The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-23

asked that it be solemnized tho ,,,oroa,,t
ne party reached The little ca,np. for th..t
step would at once and forever mi q,
end TO the wild dreams of his father +,
mako the beautiful Pauline bis Tv;fa AID
snd this wicked persecution. ','-
me impatient lover promised to have
Dlsnop Whitman, as the only clerry-
man u that part Of the province was
casted by the miners, present to perform
tho ceremony. ~
How shall ev dare 10 face vour
beautiful sister, ths Diana Of the Fraser's
Vaileyf murmured Pauline. ..Only YES
terday she informed me thai she had her
eye on splendid black mare for me.
ana mat she ana would be the twin
angels 81 the mining camps. All, Lucy.
lear, prefers the admiration Of all men
to the love Of one"
6ut you have both. dearest Pauline,
urged her lover. .I1l buy the black
mare Tor You, and when Lucy gets over
pouting with you for marrying a man,
you and she may ride cross country to
your hearts content. Only, | irnplore
you, keep out of her squabbles with the
miners. She passes more than half her
time regulating their conduct, settling
their disputes and preventing good, hon
est brawls which keep such peoples
blood cool"
That night as young Roberts, armed
with a crowbar, approached the door of
the guardhouse with the intention OF
forcing it and setting the father and
brother of his fancee free from an in
iquitous Imprisonment, be was startled
to hear the sound Of footsteps and the
rattling Of keys. AS he had taken the
precaution to furnish the only man on
duty with liquor enough for him tc
drink himself into stupor, these
sounds could only be accounted for by
him on the theory that his movements
had been watched and that his design
was about to be thwarted. He halted
and was on the point of making his es-
cape, when his sisters form loomed up
in front of him.
sLucyl'
Clifford In heavens name what are
You about to do with that iron barr'
Force this door and free the French
prisoners.
well. pardon me, but / think these
keys viii answer that purpose"
In another instant Leon Morel had
sprung forward and caught the fair Di
ana of the Fraser in his arms, and she
seemed not at all dispIeased with the
ardor of her worshiper.
.'Lucyl you are not alone?" stammered
Leon. his face white as chalk in the
moonlight.
"0h, don't mind me, I'm only hel
brother, whispered young Roberts, and
laying hold ofhis sisters arm he punched
her, saying:
.'Cry, .Peccavi,' Belle Of the Caribou
"Cry, then, 'Peccavi,' bold slayer OF
grizzliesl' replied Lucy.
In few moments the party of rescued
and rescuers had mounted four of the
six horses awaiting theu1-three ON each
side OF the guardhouse-an were on the
way to the little camp, the elder Morel
and young Roberts each leading one of
ahead. The French women chung in
speechless Joy to their loved ones, and
not until sBishop" Whitman, fearing
the loss of his double fee by the arrival
Of the ferocious captain. had sounded a
note of warning, was Leon surrendered
to the belle Of the Caribou
The eastern sky was Just beginning to
show the first faint glimmer Of coming
day when Roberts, pistol in hand, dashed
into the little camp But it was too
late. He had lost wife, but gained a
son and daughter.
The Pauline mine proved to be one
of the richest in the Cariboo district. and
the next year Leon returned to France
with his fair English wife, and there is
every reason to believe that he viii one
day be Senator Morel.
Clifford Roberts loves the wild west
ern land so dearly that he is still there,
although Pauline is longing to see Paris.
Prancing, Posturine and Dancing.
There is not in China at any time over
much of the charity that thinketh no
evil, and where women are concerned
there would seem to be none at all A
handskake between man and woman
is as badly construed there as was ever a
casual kiss in our own divorce court.
But Yuan, when describing our social
gatherings. does SO without any overt
cOnQeHuatluus perhaps uc tnOuSHb tLti
a plain and straightforward description
of them would be quite enough.
Besides invitations to dinner" he
writes. there are invitations to tea par
ties, such as are occasionally given by
wealthy merchants or distinguished Off
cials. When the time comes an equal
number Of men and women assemble.
and tea, sugar, milk. bread and the like
are set out as aids to conversation. More
particularly are there invitations to skip
and posture when the host decides what
man is to be the partner of what wom-
an. and what woman of what man.
Then. with both arms grasping each
other, they leave the table in pairs and
leap. skip, posture and prance for their
mutual qualification. A man and u
woman previously unknown to one an
other may take part in it. They call
this skipping tanschen (dancing)
The reason for this curious proceeding
on the part of our countrymen was well
explained by writer in a Chinese illus
trated paper, The Hwa Pao Western
etiquette requires" he says, ''the man
IN search Of wife to write to the girls
home and agree upon some time and
80. For n s,rinniup match" (scilicet a