People's voice., 1899-04-07

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lightful host, and 10 have the knack
OF putting people at their ease with
a tact as keen as il is natural. The
Scots Pictorial says that upon one oc.
casion Lord Rosebery was entertain.
ing a large party. and had among
other rural guests farmer whd
tasted ice cream for the first time.
Thinking that something had gone
wrong in the kitchen. and desiring 70
save his fe;low-guests The pain Of his
own experience, he whispered TO hi,
host that The pudding by some mis-.
chance had got frozen. His iordship
listered yrayely, withLIt riNing 8
muscle Of his face, tasted the pudding,
thanked the farmer, and then called
servant. After some little coDver
sation, he turned 10 the farmer with
relieved expression. ard said: Iii
all right, Mr.. -; thev tell me iti
a new kind of pudding, and is frozen
on purpose" Thereafter the farmer
partook of his portion with evident
relish.
she asked, as she turned towards the
gate again.
And so on fairly easy terms, the
new neighbor was ushered into Mrs.
Chester's presence. The long, low :
room was lighted by ruddy wood
fire, for the evenings were cool. Mrs.
Chester sat in deep armchair, but
her knitting had fallen ON her lap
umheeded, and she was busy with her
own sad thoughts when Elaine and
Sir Lowell came in.
They soon fell to talking over cot
tages and drains. and many other
puzzling things that had not been
worrying the new landlord, but which
were household words to his hostess.
He found her interested in them all,
and thoroughly sensible Oh every
knotty point; and all the time he sat
and watched the freight as it fell
lovingly upon Elaine's soft auburn
hair and the clear outline of her face.
Three pretty girls" he unused, as
he watched dark-haired Majorie and
pale-eyed Millicent; "but"-his eyes
fell uncomfortably bly-"but, when
look at Elaine, wish | were not such
an awkward fellow! Texas has
roughening influence, l begin to
fear"
He rode home much subdued, and
Cyrus went sadly. Both were leaving
their hearts behind them. Mr.. For
dyce wondered, but asked no ques-
tons. He knew nothing.
That was the beginning Of "a new
era for Sir Lowell. Cyrus good men,
ory was the cause Of great many
pleasant afternoons at Chester Court,
where Sir Lowell soon became much
valued friend. He snubbed Mr.. For
dyce over the matter of the Chester
mortgages, and utterly refused to
have anything to do with certain
things he, himself, had planned few
weeks before.
But Mrs. Chester was OF too nervous
a temperament to sit down and an.
ticipate tamely. The sword was
hanging over the Court. she knew;
Colonel w. C. Church, the editor OF
The Army and Navy Journal, says
that Secretary Alger recently receiv-
ed the following letter: Sir: know
1t is most presumptuous in me to ad.
dress so great a man, but firmly be.
lieying as ] do that you truly have
the interest OF every soldier al heart
venture to make bold 10 request that
you will not start the Second Division
OF the Second Brigade, First Army
Corps, now at Americus, Ga. TO Cuba
until after December IL, because my
soldier has a birthday about that
time, and | want to send him a birth
day cake, with candles, to remind him
Of home and mother, and you know
the cake would not stand transporta'
ton to Cuba"