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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-26
MISCELLANE

NEW YORK METALs-New York. Jan. Ok.
sine .onLed phases masses q the market today were re-
s served rod more than have been noted during
for SOME time past Without showing the
least sign OF weakness, fluctuations and NET
changes were narrow and lacked particular
vices from primary points reported generalIv
continued favorable conditions At the close
the metal a. exchange called pig iron warrants
s5 bS ana s1s "a lake lake copper strong with
$245o bid and $500 asked. Lead firm, with
S4 vi, D 6id and 4.271s asked. Spelter strong
with with $oSS big and $40 asked. The brokers'
BUTTER AND EGGs-New York Ian Ok
M,o66u1aoter-Recedpts, 1923; Western creame ries
rpzgaSci D,gins. 1Sc; factory, 12@14c. Eggs
a neceiPss 4,6ZS packages; Western 19c; South
Chicago, Jan. 25.-Butter. easy; creemeries
149lSc; dairies, 11Q1sc Eggs, steady: fresh,
NEW YORK CoTToN-New York. Jan. 95
Inc Keeling was somewhat mixed on the
cotton exchange this morning. and early bnsi
ness was very much scattered. The opening
was steady at to points decline, the lower
prices being in sympathy with a drop Of 2
to 21s points in future at Liverpool. The loss
was later recovered, however, on hea q Ne
mand from shorts, led by a we'll known local
bear. and tireiess investment buyings The
South was also seen to be absorbing large
amounts of May and August offerings rumor-
ca to be AGAINST long outstanding short ac-
counts Signs OF renewed strength and actiy-
1ty In stocks did much to tone I'D the situ-
alton in cotton and stimulate buying among
smaller outside investors. Trading was heavy
on the first CALL and spasmodically active al,
through the forenoon. Liverpool was an early
seller, but orders from the continent went
almost entirely to the support of the bull
crowd Later English cables, noting a re-
dictionary feeling In futures at Liverpool I'M
nerved the local bear crowd 10 some extent
and correspondingly increased the confidencs
OF friends Of the staple. Futures closed firm:
& & n,
April, 6.11c; May. else; June, 615c; july.
sic; August, 6.20c; September sue; De-
toher, 6.07c; November, 6.07c; December, 6 9,:
2:56 p. m.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS-New York, Jan.
rs -Business in cotton goods shows some
Improvement in volume. There was also q
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DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 25-The market was
active and firm. May opened at 7114c. sod
off to ME at $40, up to 7214c at 1870 and at
12:30 vas quoted at 72iac. Cesh-75, 0G0 blu at
114c under May to arrive and 21sc under for
spot. Cash sales: 1000 blu No. l northern,
7Osse; 2,ot0 Blu No. northern, 71Mc: e, 600
blu No. l northern, 701ac; 1000 blu No north
ern. 701sc; 5000 Blu No l northern. zoe; 400
blu No l northern, 69%c; LOCO bu No. nor h :
ern. 69%c; 5000 blu No. l northern. 6sizc:
loco blu No. 1 northern, 69Ac; 1000 blu No. l
@659sc; $500 blu May fax, s119. Receipts
Wheat, 164, ia blu; corn, AZ. 404 bu; oats % S07
blu; rye. Ass bu barley, 1907 bu; flax, s,529
bu. Shipments-None. May closed 1850 up at
731sGo734c; SPOT No i hard, 7Sasc; No. 1
northern, 70lsc; No. 2 northern, 47sc; No. 3
spring 63c; to arrive, No. l hard, 1850; no. l
northern, 71ssc; No. l hard, January, 72hc;
7o a cats asg Ss dasMc rye 0i 56Sc barley Il
@56c; fax $1.16A; May, $l.1SA; corn, S5hc;
May 36&c
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tendency upwards. Several lines Of standard
and brown cottons advanced Xc per yard.
Reorcers for printed fabrics increased and ad-
Vances already noted well sustained. Bleach
cottons firm, but no dearer. Bingham fabrics
were strong. Mems wooleus still decidedly
unsettled. Coed orders reserved at low prices
for new heavy weights. SILKS strong and
tendency OF prices upward.
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York Jan. 90
Coffee options strong at unchanged prices
to points advance, ruled generally quiet,
but showed firm undertone sympa HIKING with
active speculation in stocks, grain and cot
tons, but still neglected by outsiders: lit
tie local covering followed slight advance in
European markets, small receipts a. Rio and
Santos and liberal warehouse deliveries in
this country. Closed firm at unchanged prices
to 10 points higher. Sales II, 900 bags includ-
Ing February, 5.4oc; March, 5.55c May. $40
Q5.75c; June. 5.7Jc; July, $3.50; September,
5.s0Ql5.95c; November, 6Q6.o5c; December 610
G616c Spot coffee Rio steady. No. invoice.
CSC. No. Z jcbblng, Use; mild, steady; Cor
dova, 7Ag14c. Sugar-Raw Arm and tending
upward. Fair. refining, sAc: centrifugal, IS
test. 4Ac; molasses sugar. 8 9-15c; refined,
steady
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MONUMENT TO A MONKEY.
Shaft to Mark the Last Resting
Place of a simian.

SHARON, Mass, Jan. 25.-Beppo, q
monkey of high breed and aristocratic
association. was buried here with hem
ors, and soon monument Will mark
his grave on the lawn of the big sum-
mer hotel.
He was born in New York ten years
ago and was owned by Mrs. William
Guild, Boston society woman. He
had lived in luxury and knew nothing
but kindness from his friends, and
when week ago he was attacked with
the grip every attention was shown
him and medical experts were sum-
moned to attend him. Pneumonia de-
veloped and on Saturday he died in
his owners apartments in Newbury
street.
The casket In which he was buried
was provided by an undertaking firm.
and was covered with blue velvet and
lined with white satin, while quilted
Write satin robe encased the little
form, and a silver plate on the lid lore
his name, Peppo. There were several
floral tributes placed on the grave by
his owner and her relatives, who were
present and bore sad faces as the cas-
ket was lowered into the grave.
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Live Stock Markets.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Jan 25.-The receipts
at the Union stockyards today were: Cattle,
SEQ; calves. $50; hogs, 100; sheep, 45o. The
cattle market continues active with prices
steady to stronger on good butcher cattle
and the better grades Of stockers and feed
ers. Aside from some COW stuff there were
very few good butcher cattle offered, but all
sold well except very common stuff and can
ners which sold low. The run contained
quite little common stuff, and this dragged
and sold low. The hog market was stronger,
with fair sized run and a wide range in
quality. The bulk of the butchers sold at
s3.571a to ss:65. according to quality, with
range for the day of 1875 to So. 6Tfa. One
bunch of fine hogs brought the top price.
The sheep market was dull. The run was
lght but sufficient to meet ell demands.
Prices continue steady
Eogs-Comparative receipts:
Total for today i. 100
A week ago onO
Market shade stron. ~; ,,;. ~! Soo
butchers sold at range of s.. 5711 to So Go,
With the range for all the sales at s355 to
SS.6IiA. The range in quality was as wide
as the prices, running from poor to fine,
cnoice hogs. Representative sales:
Butchers
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SAMPLE SALES.
lain INSPECTION.
Northern.


ltl ~ lS "a
OTHER GRAINS-No. corn II cars. NJ
corn IL; no grade corn, 8; No. oats AZ:
no grade oats, 4; No. rye, 4; No. barley
fax, s. = NO.
CARS INSPECTED oUT-wheat. No. i
northern, 81 cars; No. northern. 20: M. 2
): rejected, 2; no grade. A. No. corn 1S.
no. oats 81; No. rye /; No. 8 rye. l,
RRCBIPTS-Wheat 800 cars e2s soo M,
corn, SO, 4S0 bu; oats. 1900 bu; barley. 4 $50
bu; rye, $40 bu; fax, $3.50 bu: -four IA
hbls; mil.stuffs 40 tons; hay. so tons; fruit
1882 lbs; merchandise. $780, 500 lbs: lumber
q cars; machinery, 195,9o0 lbs: coal 1.197
tons; wood. 2SS cords; brick, 5000; household
goods, $4,000 lbs; dressed meats 49. 500 lbs
railroad materials, cars; sundries, 6 cars;
car los 675.
SHIPMENTS 30 cars. 24.60o bu.
corn, 6O,720 bu; oats, 1880 hu; barley. ESQ
bu; fax, 2,220 bu; flour, 47,107 bbls; mil
stuffs, 1,6O6 tons; fruit, 1920 lbs merchnn-
disc. 1,409,310 Tbs; lumber 81 cars; barrel
stock, car; machinery, 10000 lbs; coal,
30 tons; cement, 100 bbls; ties. II cars; live
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BOSTON MINING SHARES.
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.

WALL STRBET GOSSIP-New York stock
gossip reported by H. Holbert & Son, bankers
and brokers, 3A Robert street, National Ger
man-American Bank building, St. Paul.
Strong, Sturgis & Co. wire us: Very soon
after the opening of business it became evil
dent that not only were the short sales of
but that the decline which took place in the
last hour yesterday had tempted fresh buying
for long account. This demand grew more
marked the day progressed, and we are
glad to report that 1t took judicious course
and followed the line mainly of low-pricad
stocks and not industrials. We note very good
O., and regard purchases Of these stocks
as safe. but think Big Four has advanced too
rapidly. In the coalers we have had less
a aceyt the having to some extent
well as Reading are likely to advance Met
ropolitan was heavily taken by the Philadel-
phia interests and the coming arrangements
with the electrical people will put the shares
to 225 to 250 It will become a sure 10 per
cent stock, and at no distant date. Quincy
has has, been ss again absorbed by people who re-
charges as near at hand. Southern Railway
shows good earnings, but will not paw over
per cent In 1899, and is we think high
enough. Many brokers are reducing their
loans. and the most healthy feature here raei IL
the taking away from the street Of stocks
oy TP ParsisS who pay Srf for them
Jan. 2o.LToday's statement of the condition
OF the treasury shows: Available cash hal
ance $3.50 1928 gold reserve, 1925, 2eS. 798
NEW YORK MONEY-New York Ian Ok
Money on call rather frmer at Diana ner
cent. Prime mercantile paper, 21163Hl ner
cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with ectnsI
business In bankers bills at 81 S4160D4 Saas for
demand, and at s4.s21a@IS2N for sixty.dav
bills Posted rates. $4.89h@4 S5h. Conner,
cial bills, s4.S1A@4.S2. Silver certfficates
pominai, 5s1Ag e01kc. Bar silver, 5s1hc. Mex.
lean dollars, 471Sc. eA-
FOREIGN FfNANcIAL-New York 10,
sao.-The Comm ercial Advertisers London
financial cablegram: THE markets here were
acrve today considering the settlement Tho
tone was good except in Americans. Africans
continue buoyant. diverting attention from
americans. The latter had dull openine
qnaer steady pressure Of selling orders
Jooners refused to buy. There was a IuIi
In the early afternoon on the exhaustion 81
sales and some preliminary buying before New
Yorks opening, which caused rally. adyane-
Ing Union Pacific issues Ontario & Western
and B. o: The close was feverish with a
seggdng tendency predominating The public
made large deliveries at the settlement. show
Ing no disposition to lock lp capital. but
only to scalp dollar profits. The general
ccntago rate was about four; for Atchison
pfd 1t was lighter. Tintos were 35X Ana
condas IL. Money was at the easiest. There
vas fair American bidding for gold at 77s
sgd" - 10
BANK CLEARINGs.
st. Paul, $971, 697.SS.
Minneapolis, 81, 757, $685.
Chicago, $23, 60S 839
New York $277, POI.
Boston. $22026,06S.
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~
ST. PAUL, Jan. 25.-Wool = wisconsin
Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota: I'm
washed, fine, heavy, 10Q11c; do fine, light IL
Clio; do medium, Y and %-blood, l4g16c; do
braid. 12@isc; do cotted, bury, seedy or
chafy, lie; average lots, fine out 14c West-
lumbta and Northwest Territory Unwashed,
fine. heavy, 10611c; do fine light, 11912c; do
medium, 14Q15c; do coarse, 14g15c; do cotted,
bury. seedy or chsffy, Toe; do average lots,
ern Iowa, Minnesota, Manitoba, British Co
fine out, 14c. North and South Dakota: I'm
washed, fine, light 15c; heavy, lie; do medf-
light, he; do heavy, 1GQ12c; do cotted, bury,
seedy or chaffy, light, Zoe; do heavy &c. Non
tana: Unwashed, fine, bright per lb, lie; do
medium. lac; do coarse, 14c; do dark col
ored. heavy or short, 8G10c.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET-Boston, Mass,
Jan. 26.-The american Wool and Cotton Re-
port will say tomorrow: THE demand for
wool is still quiet. Manufacturers are not
buying literally. The clothing trade is hold
ing off from purchasing and will continue to
hold off long as they think that it is for
their advantage to do so. The remarkably
strong position of the market abroad has very
materially stiffened the ideas Of holders CT
prices are really frmer than they have bsea
for many months. There has been more
activity In Texas woods the past week Terri
tory woods have been in fair demand whereas
but little business was reported in pulled
woods. The sales of the week on Boston mar
ket amount to 1859 GOO pounds domestic. and
655,090 pounds foreign, a total of 1891 90
week; and a total of 5,13s,0O0 for the CORE
spending week last year. Sales since January
LIST, 1899, amount to 10 216,000 pounds. against
i94f5,OCO pounds last year at this time"
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
qulet No. spring wheat, 70971o; No 3
ssprng wh eat ss14G7OS; No. 2 red. 72c. No.
No corn -, S6A gS1c; No. oats. 27A@27lkc;
No; rye, t7%c. No. 2 barley, 42lb@5se' No
! l., naxseed, $l.15G1. 151a; N. w, sl1STs. Prime
s sI0 S66yo seed 23@a5c. Mess pork, per bb
Short ribs sides 1oose) S4SO@5.o5. Dry saIt cd
snhOuIa a boxed. 4A943sc. Short clear sides
so0xSe0, $515 Whisky, distillers finished Shed
S ebensed per gallon s127 Sugar. cut loaf un-
Mo GOO bu; corn Gil 400 bu oats as ono Mne h'
Eye Eye, fGoO bu; barley, $1,000 bu. sbinment Du'
SSF S SSo0S ost bbls ;,z Wheat $500 bu corn
barley 1,0oO Blu. On the nrodncse 'o exoS bu;
ioe the butter market was easy. Creamn ge
res, lSTtdSc; daires, 11916c. Eggs stesdr.
'ieSH' loc' Cheese, steady; unchanged. '''
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DULUTH

stock, car; oil cake, 80, 500 lbs: railroad ma
tcrials, cars; sundries, 6 cars; car lots. 1877
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CAttIe-COmparat1Ve recelpts:
Total for today ...... .................... $50
A week ago 49,. Observation-Disclosures. $50
year ago northumberland $50
The cattle market continues steady, with
a stronger tendency good butcher stuff
and choice stockers and feeders. The run
contained quite little common stuff, and
this dragged and sold low. Representative
sales:
Butcher Cows and Heifers-.
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MrIjcH COW WI Ex Sf South st. Paul
Jan. 26-Lytle & Raeburn's report: The
market was fairly active with good milch
cows and forward springers In demand. The
supply is a little limited and prices remain
steady. Common cows and Gamers sell low
REPRESENTATIVE sales:
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@lstiye ACTION No corn, 55ac choice h5in SPEC se
o&TsN No. o s5.se as si9SSSgdIng to sample
I2STaSe.~RYE-No. 2 rye. 54G54M u; Mhite
LE1-high grade mating, 41G4sc ana ~ H.
sconTa iOr really choice mailing; No. 4, 4c
FRED I-T o. fn a;rt quality; no sa.es-
10 10 advance with coarse grains. A-'''ineo
ocarse cornmeal and cracked corn.
NJ :" Saens; per ton, sacks extra. s12 oOa12 o.
=, cats, SO-lb sacks, sacks extra - 7so,,, m
no: ground feed. Y corn, y oats. 'si' W
'' s''Ns' SACKS extra. 10 25@1a so
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HIpEsss,, n WOOL q AND IALL!o !,l

tallow and grease, furnished by D. Bergman
& Co., 1S6 East Third street, st. Paul:
Green Hides No. l.. No. q
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MINNEAPOLIS

I, M LIME Jan. 25-Wheat rulad fo,r
Ing t6e s same Wheat opened at 7oc - be-
early to s sane as Tuesdays close, declined
Jumped to 7osc, lost Lice firmed io5 nn &c e.
o Tsse and lost Lost e by noon-Juiy Wbea 40
close armed an dO1s 6 IL being 7ha Ac under Tuesays
ned at dc;;-The cash wheat marE os noon loon
I IN ing with WITH good demand for anythins
NJ ene semblance Of milling stuff.-Janmarrg
at s 79sbc cio~ed at n1sc, July at 70Ac and May
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SheepComparativ0 receipts
Total for today Observation-Disclosures. 80
a wear ago 800
Market steady. The demand is not good
and the receipts while light. were sutn-
Gent Quite few of the sheep went to the
feed lots. Representative sales
No. W.T.. Price. No. VT. Price
ii lambs $50. .73 81 soil stock ewes.11S % 80
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-22

lie life. The eighteenth century was
comparatively free from them, and so
was the first half of the nineteenth.
There were seven in the fifty years
preceding the year 1900, one in 1901, and
none between 1901 and 1886. Then they
began and there were several small
punches of them in the period inter-
vening before 1851. A bigger bunch
came along between 1866 and 1869, dur
ing which time seven attempts were
made upon the lives of rulers or prime
ministers. The biggest bunch how
ever, was in the six years between 1876
and 1882, when no fewer than seven
teen attempted assassinations are re-
corded. Between 1882 and 1887 there
were none; but two annually Are re-
corded for the years 1887, 1888 and 1888.
Again there was an interval until 1894,
when two are mentioned, with one for
the following year"
"Ecw do you account for it?" asked
the matter-of-fact man.
II don't account for it, returned the
other. IT am merely giving facts. Let
some one else try to tell why things
come in punches. All I know is that
they do. And the same rule holds good
in all minor happenings in a smaller
way. 1t is true of the deaths of not
ed men as well as of accidents and
crime. All such things are punched.
Aren't they?"
They surely seem to be."-New York
Sun.
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OWNED LAKE WAUSHACUM.
Employees of Barnard, Sumner & Putnam
Co. Make Day of T..

The $50 employees of the Barnard,
Sumner & Putnam company, owned
Lake Waushacum yesterday The firm
bought it for their use. The employees
also held a large amount of Sterling
camp ground property. but 1t was only
for the outing
When the store closed at IL o'clock
yesterday noon, the employees formed
station, where a special train had been
chartered by Arthur " Putnam of the
firm. Upon arriving at the lake a gen
uine clam dinner was served, topped off
with baked chicken, green corn and
watermelon in abundance. Caterer Haas
had charge.
In the afternoon the cash boys and
check boys had a series of athletic
contests, while the married men gave
pointers to their unfortunate fellow
clerks at base ball. The young ladies
had a gala time, and were participants
in sports which had been arranged for
them.
w. r. Tongue raced around the track
with E. A. Sadd and won by lap. The
program of sports was not carried out
in full, owing to the heat.
Supper was served in the paviiion, ana
an entertainment was given by the Bar
nard, Sumner & Putnam Co. quartet,
consisting of W. K Stanley, W. A. Weir,
D. A. Short and A. w. Vanderpyl, as
sisted by several artists from the store,
for dancing, and shortly after 10 o'clock
the special train left for home
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SIR WALTER SCOTT.
The Great Novelist
Was Not Ignorant
Of Love.
JOHN RUSKIN WAS WRONG.
Calumnies That Have Dark
ened the Memory Of Will
liamina Stuart.
JOHN RUSKIN WAS WRONG.

The true story of Sir Walter Scotts
love for Williamina Stuart, as told in
the July Century by a descendant Of
one of his intimates, shows how far
astray Ruskin went when he said that
the romancer had never known the
passion of love.
We come now to the year 1896, the most
momentous in the history of this sad
first love of a noble mind and 1t is also
the point from which may be said to
date the calumnies that have darkened
the memory of beautiful Williamina
Stuart. These were twofold. 1t had
been asserted, both in published state
ments and by the easily deceived vox
populi, first, that after having given
Walter Scott the utmost possible en-
couragement. and virtually engaged
herself to him, she then deliberately
threw ham over when a more welcome
lover appeared; secondly, that she did
this dishonorable and cruel act from
the most unworthy motives-because
the worldly position of the new sutton,
heir to the title and wealth of the bar
onets of Pitsligo, was infinitely superior
to that of the young and as yet un-
known advocate. Now, the first of
these calumnies is mainly founded on
the false Interpretation of a letter
written by Williamina to Walter Scott,
in answer to one from him. After three
years of silent longing and devoted
love, he had at last been unable to re-
sist the temptation to tell her openly
the real nature and depth of his feel
ings towards her. anc had written III
that was in his heart for her without
reserve. They were, as we have
seen, ain the habit of cores
pondinga and therefore reply
to this letter was no proof of any
intention, on her part, to allow of
change in their relations. Scott, writ
ing on the subject to an intimate friend
admits that she distinctly urged upon
him the prudent line Of conduct"
which would leave their intercourse to
be conducted. as before, on simple
terms Of friendship; and then he adds:
Il read over her epistle about 10000
times. and always with new admiration
of her generosity and candor. *s+++s 1t
would be very difficult to describe the
mixed feelings her letter occasionel,
which, entire nous, terminated in very
hearty ft of crying"
Williamina had written with the gem
tleness and sweetness which were her
prevailing characteristics, and probab-
iy from this fact Scott does seem to-
have, unfortunately, derived some hopes
which had no real foundation, as 1t Is
plain that, although they met frequent
" afterward In Edinburgh, there was
no change whatever in the footing on
which they had always stood, and Scott
apparently did not attempt any further
avowal of his attachment. Just at this
time he brought out his first poem, a.
splendid translation Of the wild German
ballad of "Lenore'; and friend Of his
prepared for him a beautifully bound
and ornamented copy to be by him
presented to Miss Stuart. The gift
could not be refused from the young
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author, and Williamina intimated that
she had appreciated and admired it;
but the matter went no further, and
the fatal climax of his unreturned af-
lection was at hand. In the autumn
of that year Walter Scott went to stay
for a few days with Sir John and Lady
Jane Stuart at their county seat, where
he had frequently been received before
with the friendIiness and hospitality
which were natural to them. 1t was
the last visit he ever paid to them, for
their daughter let him see at once that
his hopes were finally in vain, and that
the affection he so long had tried to
win had been given unreservedly to
William Forbes, who was emphatically
her first as well as her last love. 1t
is probable, as we have seen, that Scott,
in his anxious hopefulness, had misin-
terpreted some expression in Williami-
mas written answer to his avowal Of
his love for her; but, apart from all
other proofs that there never was any
engagement between them, William
t'orbes was far too honorable as well as
too proud man to have sought her
had he known that any such existed.
SCOTT was his ownsintimate friend, and
the fact of his betrothal could not have
been concealed, Intimate as they were,
had It ever taken place.
Tie fact that Williamina had never
known feeling save that of friendl-
ness to any save the man who became
her husband, Is clearly shown in let
ter from Lady Jane Stuart to her flu
ture son-in-law, Sir William Forbes.
Apparently this lover also had been
diftident and doubtful of winning the
prize so many coveted, and had applied
to the mother Of his lady-love to tell
him without reserve how far he had
gained her affections.