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committees were appointed to receive the visi- ‘ors upon their arrival in this city and escort chem to their quarters. At the of this committee was placed Gen. Albert Ordway. the commanding officer of the District militia, ende throughly equipped military man. No bet- ter choice could have been made. Gen. Ordway Was born in Boston in i843. and graduated from the English high school there. Although under axe he entered the army at the breaking out of war. and served with great gallantry and dis- tinetion, being breveted brigadier-general. Af- ter leaving the service he settied in Richmond, Va., and then subsequently came to this city. As chief of staiT he had practical charge of the parade at the inauguration of President Cleve- land. Associated with him on the committee are the following: Maj. H. L. Cranford Maj. J. O. Stanton Maj. W, McIntire Maj. T. M. Gale E. H. Neumeyer Maj. E.B. Townsend A. L. Campbell Capt. D. L. M. Peixotto Thos. Turnbull Capt. € Dorsey Clagett Maj W J. H. Shelton Maj. c. Capt. Frank Aldrich Lieut. L. Jor . G. Sloan oh Col. Cecil Clay Col. B. F. Hawkes Lieut.-Col. M. E. Ureil Capt. E. P. Hall Ma). E. R. Campbell Lieut. F. W. McElroy Maj. Jas. A. Long Jno. A. Logan, jr. Maj. J. M. Pollard Jos. 5. Coolidge Col. J. H. Strickland Capt. Colin Farnsworth Capt. W. H. Dalton Maj. J. V. W. Vanden- Lieut. P. Printz burgh Maj. C. A. Fleetwood Capt. A. Hart Maj. F. C. Revelis Capt. J. P. Oyster Lieut. C. R. Dougiass Capt. J. se Col. H. C. Corbin Col. R. 1. Col. C. P. Lincoin Capt. G. Breitbarth Col. W. FP. Morse Capt. Allison Nailor, jr. Capt. T. B. Harrison Capt. J. M. Pi B. Prentice Capt. 8. ance Wheeler Capt. T. H. McKee . Kelley Capt. J. E.MeCabe Capt. H. Dingman Gen. Burdett Capt. Dp. MeCathran Maj. W. P. Huxford Maj. M.S. Hopkins Liew Seheyer Col. A. B. Gariand Gen. R. H. Orton | Alexander © mpbell Col. J. C, Sehofner effords Gea. D. H. Hastings |. BE. Dyer, jr. |. M. L. Bonham, jr. G. W. H. King POBSSS Theo. S. Peck . B Ainger J. MeDonald Gen. F. W. Seeley |. E. L. Wood € . C. P. Chapman Gen. Peter F. Bacon Col. Amos Webster m. A. V. Cole i. M. F. Anderson The Printing Committee. A great deal of printing has been found neces- ‘ary in carrying on the work of preparation. In | order to secure economy as well as accuracy a committee was ap-} pointed to take charge of all printing. Mr. | John McElroy, wino was | made chairman, is well | known as a journalist | and author. He was born in Kentucky forty- four years ago, and be- | fore taking a hand in the late war he served his apprenticeship at the printers’ trade. He joined the sixteenth illinois, ana survived a long imprisonment in 4 Andersonville, and af- JOHN MELROY. ter the war he went to | Chicago and engaged in newspaper work. Af- | terward he became managing editor of the | Toledo Blade. He came to this city in 1884 and | became the editor of the National Tribune, a weekly paper devoted tothe interests of the soldiers of the Union. He is the author of sey- eral books. His associates on the committee are as follows: Chas. E. Beach A. F. Childs Geo. Gibson W. H. Lowdermilk 4C. Parker The Banquet Committee. The arrangements for the supper at the ball room were intrusted to a committee, and they bave adopted such measures as will not only prevent a famine on that occasion, but will enable those present to eat In comfort. Gen. Geo. B. Williams was appointed chairman of the committee. Al — oan . Lock- . N. Y.. he spent panel years of his boy- hood in this city. When ® young man be re- moved to Lafayette, Ind., where he engaged in manufacturing and banking pursuits. At one time he held the position of deputy com- GEN. GEO. B. WILLIAMS. missioner of internal revenue. He received an offer from the Japanese government and in| 1872 he went to that country and assisted in the organization of the fiscal system of that kingdom. He has been Intrusted with In portant missions to Europe by the Japanese government. and finally retired from the serv- ice in 1876. Since that time Gen. Williams has had a home in this py 2 The other members of the committee are as follow H.H Brockway John W. Corson Jas. 1. Christie F. B. Noyes J. F. Olmstead W. F. O'Brien J. 8. Tomlinson H. H. Twombly L. P. Williams Col. A. Von Haake. G. G. Cornwell 0. C. Green J. 4. Marr Dr. D. C. Patterson J. L. Smithmeyer J. Dempster Smith W. E. Whitfela. Decoration of the Ball-Room. The work of the committee having in cnarge | the decoration of the ball-room will speak for | itself. They made contracts after a careful ex- amination of the various proposals submitted. A Separate contract was made with a florist. | Palms, flowering plants, | and flowers will be used in great abundance, and will biend with the other decorations, which are rich and elegant. The ebairman, Col. 0.G, S ples, has displayed t! energy of a well-equip- ped business man. He was born in Jefferson county, N. -Y., and in early lite was engaged in commercial enter- and then in the real estate business in ertown. He then weat into hotel business, having built the Thousand Isiands house. Com- ing to this city, he leased Willard’s hotel, which he has conducted with great success. Col. Sta- ples is interested In a number of Washington enterprises. The gentlemen who are associated with hicn on the committee are the following: E. F. andrews Joseph Auerbach Gen. John C. Black EF. R. Brainerd M. W. Beveridge Chas. Baum Edw. F. Casey J. Coleman ‘averly *. Dancanson Jas. Elverson Frank M. Evans Thos. B. Entwisle Jas. E. Fitch A. L. Howison A. Lisner A. M. Lothrop J.D. Martin W. M. Poindexter Harvey L. Page ©. Leslie Reynolds Geo. A. Shehan Robt. Stead Paul schnitzer H. Simpson Fred. A. Schneider . Sake Geo. H. Tichenor O. T. Thompson Cc. T. Wood 8. H. Wimsatt W.T. Walker W. C. Whitmore Wash. B. Williams F. B. Youmans Street Mlumination and Fireworks. Of course everybody who attends the inauga- ration does not go to the bail In. the evening. In urder to provide entertainment for the great throngs of visitors a committee on street li- jumtination and fire- works was appointed. This committee has ar- Yanzed for a grand pvro- technic display whieh will be given near the monument. The pro- gram is one that cannot | date, by the executive Jas. H. Adrian 8. J. Bieber le Samuel Bensinger ‘Appleton P. Clark Geo. H. Driver E. i Neumeyer N. Dumont Holmes om A F. P. Dowes Herman Phillip Wm. Dickson Harry Rapley Richard Emmons Geo. Ryneal. jr Robt 8. Pletcher A. P. Fardon £. H. Harner Hillman A. Hall Harry H. Jacobs 6 H. B. Kirkwaod Andrew Wall Chas. W. King Thos. Wilson Francis Miller H. E. Weaver. The Committee on Badges. In order that the members of the various com- mittees might be properly designated and thus enabled todischarge their duties in a proper manner a committee on badges was constituted. This committee was senor ggem be have hs pare or badges and have them made aud distributed to the chairmen of the several committees. This duty they have perform: in a very creditable manner. The ehairman, Mr. Simon Wolf, has more than a Jocal reputation. He is prominently with Hebrew benevolent jsocieties,and through his rts the Hebrew or- A in asylum at Atlanta, He was born in Bavaria, but came to this country when aboy. He first settled in Ohio and there graduated in law. He came to this city and established himself as alawyer. In 1869 he was appointed recorder of deeds of this District. He was sent to Egypt as consul-general, and upon his return resumed in the practice of his profession sociates in the committee are as follow: Frank Cowdry R. M. Drinkard Frank 1. Rawlings Henry C. Morton Siduey H. Nealy A. S. Solomons. The Auditing Committee. inaugural ceremonies, before payment is made, are examined and approved by the auditing committee. A weekly report has been made to the executive com- mittee, by the chairman oft the anditing com- mittee, showing the ¢ amount of bills approved for various purposes during the week and total expenditures to and subcommnittees. In closing up the affairs of the executive committee it will be the duty of the auditing committee to examine aud certify toa JNO. JOY EDSON. final statement and settlement, exhibiting in fall the receipts and disbursements involved in the management of the inaugural ceremonies. The chairman is Mr. John Joy Edson. who is widely known as the secretary of the Equitable buildi sociation. He is connected with sev- eral Oi | and charitable institution in this city. He was born in Ohio, served through the war, although he was a mere boy when he eu- tered th , and afterward came to this city. While studying law he held a position in the Treasury department which he resigned to fol- low his profession. He has for a number of years devoted himself to building association interests, and is Known all over the country as one of the most successful managers of enter- prises of that character. Gen. Ellis Spear and S. W. Woodward are associated with Mr. Edson on the auditing committee. The Committee on Public Order. The committee on public order co-operates with the District Commissioners in securing the necessary means and enforcing reguiations to keep the avenues and streets clear for the formation and move- ment of the inaugural parade. They also lend Such assistance as may be necessary in aid- ing the authorities in maintaining order dur- ing the inaugural period. Major Moore, the chief of police, ia a member ot the committee, and such measures have been adopted as are deemed best adapted for secur- ing the safety of the great crowds in the city. Anactof Congress was obtained providing COL. ROBT. BoyD. for additional police force. The chairman of the committee, Col. Robert Boyd, 1s a native of this District. having been boruin Georgetown. When @ young man he went into the hardware busi- | ness and subsequently went to Omaha, Neb., where he engaged in the same business.” After a couple of years of western life ie returned to his native town. At the breaking out of the war he at once entered the service and became captain of the Potomac Light Guard, but before the expiration of the three months’ service he was appointed captain in the First infantry, Dis trict troops. He served through the war. bein promoted to lieutenant-colonel, and then re- sumed the hardware business, which he has con- ducted with much success. He is thoroughly identifled with District interests. The members of his committee are as tollows: c. Geo. M. Lockwocu umgarten D. Lo 5 uy Heory T. Brian L. B. + Pearson Maj. A. C. Richards Wm. J. Stephenson L. P. Seibold . Duncanson E. T. Semans Jas. Davies H. 0. Towles Louis E.seman J.C. Ergood Robt. W. Fenwick Jos Hodgson Chas. Hayes Henry Hurt C. Heurich L. P. Williams E. E. White Walter Wheat! Geo. White Wm. T. Walker Jas. W. White. Committee on Street Decoration. The elaborate decoration of the buildings along Pennsylvania avenue and in other parts of the city is due tothe public spirit and enter- prise of the citizens. In order that every one should be encouraged to Spare no effort in this direction a committee was organized and the matter of street decora- tion was placed under its supervision. In dis- cussing the subject of street decoration it was suggested to the com- iittee that an elaborate system of arches spau- ning the avenue at inter- vals would be effective. The committee. how- MR. LOUIS D. WINE. ever, reached the con- clusion that this method of decoration would detract from the appearance of what Is regarded as one is the finest avenues in the worid. was thought that the decoration of the build- ings along the avenue would be the most ap) priate ——- of the welcome which the citizens of Washington extend to the nation on this great national celebration. But committees were formed and visita were made to the occu- pants of buildings along the avenue and the line of march inviting them, as far as poxsibie, to outdo every previous effort in this line. The chairman, Louis D. Wine, has acted with his customary energy as the head of this tm it committee. Mr. Wine is a member of the real estate firm of B.H. Warner & Co. A native of Loudon county, Va., h teacher, When quite is identified | T. A. Harding Philip T. Halt C. H. A Geo. W. Joyce | Frank Johnson | Montague D. Jacobs C. W. Johnson C. L. Kellogg Thos. J. King Clarence O. Krafft W. H. Kilimano S. H. Kauffmann J. F. Lee Tolbert Lanston Leech L. A. Littlefield | Joho A. Luttrell Chas. Leannard M. Lothrop A. Lisner Frank H. Loving Clarence McEuen A. B. Mullett Jas. F, Manning Hon. John A. Swope Melville C. Shuster B. P. Snyder J. W. fer Fred’k Schmidt F. H. Smith Jos. H. Sloss F. D. Singleton Harry M. Schneider Fred. A. Schneider H. Walker Tucker John Tweedale A, 8. Taylor Warder Voorhees Thom. Williamson Walter R, Wilcox B. F. Whiteside John W. Wheeler John B, Wight A. J. Whitaker Calvin Witmer Philip H. Ward Wash. B. Williams Ed. B. Youmans | The Floor and Promenade Committee. ‘The pleasure of those who attend the inauzu- His as- Tal bail will be greatly increased by the efforts | of the members of the floor and promenade committee. | into sections. | section | moving. | Surgeon M. L. Ruth, | United States navy, has asystem ty which the | entire floor will be unde! }ais direction, the d jferent sections bein connected by electri bells. j tended sea service. Daniel Macauley Chas. C. Worthington | Alex. Britton H. T. Wright W. Bainbridge Hoff 8. E. Binnt vellon A. Brown P. Duvall Fremont Huxford Edwd. McCauley H. Bliss . V. R. Berry James A. Buchanan John C. Boyd W. H. Brownson J.C. 8. Burger L. G. Boggs Dr. 8. M. Burnett A. T. Brice C. E. Brainard Norman Bestor Martin Britton Wm. Ballantyne, Jr., C. Birkhead C. F. Bacon Landon N. Burchell John A. Baker F. V. Bennett H. P. Burney R. W. Bulkley Barry Bulkley Wescott Bailey Dr. Chas. A. Ball Jobn J. Beali Wm. Britton Jobn E. Beall Jobn 3. Blair R. Burrill C. Cowles L. H. Carpenter J. W. Clous T. C. Chulmers Calderon Carlisle W. C. Clapp Geo. E. Colgate Willard S. Campbell Geo. W. Cissel Jobn F. Chamberlin John F. Cox Myer Cohen W. A. Cowles Alfred R. Conklin Alfred J. Clarke Coker F. Clarkson, =. Davis W. DeHart C. Davalt S. Davis er D. Davidge, jr. Pickering Dodge 3. H. Dickson Herbert E. Dickson John Joy Edson, jr. £. B. Evans Jobn F. Ellis J. E. Engle Hayden Edwards Robert [. Fleming Alex. Grant J. W. Greer A. C. Geer Wm. Ike Gans A. G. Gedney id, Be Gedney N. Galt C. Gurnee Frank Gordon H. G. Goddard J. F. Gregory L, Huot thos. Hyde, Jr. 5. B. Hay W. B. Hopkins Franklin T. Howe A. G. Heaton R. K. Helphenstine Dr. C. A. Hartleben G, W. Harris W. H. Houghton A. T. Hensey Gilbert Hart Thomas Hyde, er. G. Hunt Lee Hutebins De Bree Higgins A. B. Hall H. L. Hotchkiss, jr. V. Baldwin Johnsow E. F. Jones ‘as. F. Johnson W. W. Johnston « Ralph Johnson Gresham The great ‘hall has been divided To each has been as- | Signed a certain number of members of the com- mittee and they will en- All bills for expenditures for conducting the | deavor to keep the ball The chairman, Vp Dr. Ruth has had vs wide experience in such affairs, and is a popular leader in the gay society of the capital. was born in Lebanon, } medical education in Philadelphia. into the army as a volunteer medical cadet. and | in 1868 entered the navy, where he has kad ex- S DR. M. L. RUTH. He Pa., and received his He went e has been stationed in this city and is now on Ieave. The members of his committee are as follows: SPECIAL AIDES. T. M. Foote Frederick Poor. W. K. Van. Reypen. AIDES IN CHARGE OF SECTIONS AND CORRIDORS. A. C. Tyler John J. Chew A. G. Quay Clifford Richardson Woodbury Biair * Richard Smith R. B. Bradford Geo. S. Anderson Charles H. Poor Ed. ). Woodruff. OTHER MEMBERS. W. H. Lamar Dr. G. L. Magruder Theo. Maris Seaton Monroe W. E. C. Moorhead C. L. MeCawley E. S. MeCalmont F. McKenney Carroll McKenny = W. C. MacBride J. F, MeCoy F. McDermott W: C. Mertz W. B. Moses H. Morseil A. P. Montague H. Moses - Moore ay W. MeConihe Mothershead Charles A. Muon ¥ E. z A. c. on James Henry Norton R. O'Reilly H. 8. Owens Jas. L. Owens Cc. M. Ogden J. A. Gleott Fred Pratt J. H. Patrick John Piteber Jas. C. Post Howard Perry H. L. Page W. A. Percy W. S. Parks J. C. Poor J. F. Paret Geo, Prince Chas. Parker Geo. F. Parkes R. Parks Picking Porter Randolph Rodgers * Rae D. Rudy Ree Tr. ‘a A. H. G. Richardson A. E. Rapley W. H. Rapley A. E. Ridgway T. E. Roessle A. J. Robinson J.C. Rock E. M. Robinson U.S. Roniette W. B. Rankin Herbert Radelyffe H. W. Reed J.E. Sawyer W. H. Schentz Franklin Steele, jr. T.W.S: e Shuster Theo. Smith J. H. Saville F. H. Smith J. H. Small Hubbara T. Smith H. J. Stancliffe ~ J. Schultets W. 8. tr eg Jn . §. Teel Dr. J. B. Ten Byck W. F. Tucker C. Townsend Ross Thom; Dr. Tullio Fred. H. Voght Jas. M. Varmun Ben. D. Walcott Be nS. Ward ‘ashi ard Wallach Woodhull John We LOVE TRIUMPHANT. Spring comes with laggard and uncertain does the hand of winter, which has held nature so sternly in its rigid grasp for wellnigh half & year, show signs of relaxing, and then it acts much after the fashion of the cat with cap- tured mouse, One day the south wind will blow steps to the southern shore of the St. Law- | rence gulf. Not until the advent of mid-April | gor: 4 i 8 z. tit with he: softly, the sky will be agure and afar off, the Lavoies, air balmy and delicious to the cheek weary of wintry blasts; and then the next day perchance themselves in fretful despondency as they cower before the piercing wind, “Is this winter never to end?” Right glad, therefore, was Francois Comeau when he awoke to find that the gale which had buffeted him so fiercely the day before, and then offered him some amends by rocking him to sleep as he lay under the eaves of the little cottage which was his winter home, had blown itself out during the night and made way for a happier state of things. Hardly a cloud flecked the blue expanse above; st ht from the sun poured a gota flood of light and joy-inspiring warmth; the drifts of discolored snow that had lingered so obstinately in the hollows ran away in sparkling rivulete as though they could not make cient haste. One almost expected to hear the carol of birds already seeking out the most desirable loca- tions inthe maple and birch groves. whose leafles branches were still destitute of buds, But Frangois needed not the bird to sing for him. He could sing for himself this beautiful Sunday morning, and he did sing lustily as With quick, springy stride he made good prog- ress along the rough road that led from ‘Traca- die to Pockmouche. For a score of Sundays past had he taken the same walk, but as many | Sabbaths would go by before his feet would again make the journey; for to-morrow he went to the Banks, not to return until late autumn. But to-day was his. and with it all before him there was no need to be taoubling about to-morrow. To-morrow would come soon enough, And his strong, clear voice rang out a care-free joyousness, The road kept close to the seashore, follow- ing its innumerable indentations with unweary- ing patience, for it was a home-made highway, and its builders had neither skill nor strength to make the crooked straight or the rough places plain. Francois would not have had it otherwise. He loved the sea, and was never altogether happy out of the sight of its fickle waves, 80 that it is doubtful if he would have appreciated an air-line route, even though it might have spared bim half an hour's walking. A mile or more from his starting-place he checked his singing and gave himself up to thinking. Evidently his thoughts were of a very pleasant kind, for his face often broke into a smile. and, snapping his fingers sharply, he would exclain “Ah, ha! ‘That's it—the very thing! The good God grant it!” So light of heart was he that before he knew ithe found himself skipping along the road like a yonng goxt. and then he laughed roundly at himself, saying: “Ah, Frangois, you are a lucky fellow. Truly the blessed saints are good to you.” It was 8 o'clock when he started, and an hour anda half of steady walking had brought him to the outskirts of a cluster of houses beside a placid inlet of the sea which one may at first glance decide to be simply another fishing hamlet. It is in many ways more attractive in appearance, however, than the one from which Frangois set forth. Nature has been kinder to this corner of the coast. It is better protected from the northern and eastern winds; the soil is less grudging in its returns; the hills slope more softly back from the shore, and do not seem so ragged and out at elbows as they do at ‘Tracadie. The cottages, too, as is befitting, are larger and better kept, their snow white walls, deep brown roofs, and short black chim- neys making an effective contrast of color as they gather together in an ixregular group about the farthest curve of the inlet, Standing a little apart from the others, in the midst of a snug plot which evidently en- joys careful cultivation, is a cottage whose pro- portions exceed those of its fellows, and toward this Francois directs his steps. He speoees it with the confident step of one who has no doubt about his welcome; and sure enough, the brightly-painted front door, closed fast on all other days but this, stands already open wide, its lintels framing a living picture whose beauty might well make a duller heart than his throb with exultant ecstasy, Francois was not alone in thinking himself especially favored of heaven when Meline La- voie. after gently but firmly saying “No” to half a score of urgent suitors, yielded at last to his impetuous wooing. The gossips wondered not a little at them both. According to their ripe judgment Francois, as hasty as he was handsome, and as reckless as he was loving, seemed hardly the fittest mate for the demure, dark-eyed, deep-natured maiden whose unas- serted right to be the belle of the village had no contestant, But, sagacious as the gossips may be, they happily do not make all the matches, and neither Francois nor Meline sought their counsel or permission before confessing their love to one another Just two years ago, true Meline’s parents were not very cious at first. They would have preferred. ther the young medecin or the more mature avocat, both of whom had honored la beve Meline by laying their hearts and their prospering prac- tices at her dainty feet. Wedded to either of them, she would have held a higher social po- sition than Frangois, even though he should be no less successful than Lavoie pere himself, could hope to afford her. And then, moreover, she would have had ber husband at home from jour de Can to Noel, whereas Francois must needs be at sea from early spring to late autumn. All this they did not fail to strongly urge upon Meline; yet, dutiful daughter as she was, neither arguments or entreaties availed, and Francoise was really too gooda fellow, and their daughter's happiness too important a matter, to allow sterner measures. So the young folks had their own way, and were be- trothed, with the parential blessing upon their future. They would have been married ere this had not shrewd Lavoie pere made it a condition of his consent that Francois should not come to claim Marie until he was part owner of the Rose-Marie the trim fishing smack in which he spent his summer. So cois had toiled hard, and scraped diligently together every dollar that coukl be honestly earned, bringi it all to Meline to be kept safe; and now, ly approachi season yielded a fair return, his wouldadd to his savings the sum necessary to purchase a half interest the Rose-Marie, and entitle him to his bride. The blush of happy consciousness enriched with color-Meline’s olive cheek, and her deep black eyes shone with a light whose meaning needed no interpreter, as she came half way down the garden path to meet her lover, “Bon jour, Francois; youare in good time this morning. I am so glad that it is fine. This ens Sunday, you know, until you come Francois ought to have behaved better, no doubt, for it was Sunday, and they had not yet been to mass. Moreover, the little street wa: already dotted with worshipers wending their way to church, and people have eyes on Sun- days as well as on week-days, But then Fran- cois was always an impetuous chap, and if, be- fore she had time to evade him, he threw his strong arms about Meline and bestowed a ied ardent salute upon those velvet lips which —_ welcomed him so sweetly, well—it was just ike him to do so: what more could one say? It goes without perder that Meline blushed until the olive altogether ded to the rose in her bewitching face, and breaking away from her assailant, she stamped her shapely foot in well-simulated anger as she exclaimed: «+ Fi done! Do you turget that this is Sunday, and we have not yet ee mass? of uy” triumphant, Fran- of counte- | ® fierce gale will come careering ont of the | Francois’ north, the somber clouds will lower as though | very fine, they fain would fall upon the disappointed | until earth, and those that must be abroad will ask | Cowd | | walk, and she, not of the last neonsciously home, were tempted they reached a hill-top _“Ah, no, Francois dear, not there,” said Me- line, with a shudder, dra’ close to him and looking up beseechingly in his face, id not like to live there, “Why, Meline, darling?” asked Francois, in rise. ‘‘What's the matter? Why not there? Is it not the finest spot about?” Meline was silent for a moment. She evi- dently would much rather not have given her reasons, but knowing that Francois would in- = : —_ them, she — with her toa strange, repellent-looking grou, of buildings that stood in the center of A 2 field some distance away from the plot Franco’ had chosen, yet in full view of it. She had no —_ tospeak. Francois caught her meaning at once, “Ah, I understand—the lazaret. Why, I never thought of — To be sure, it would not be = pleasant mighbor. We must find another dee.” » It was not to be wondered at, after all, that in selecting a site for his future home Francois shoyld be indifferent to the presence of the laza- ret.” This saddest of all human structureshad been there before his birth. He had grown to manhood in sight of its somber walls and iron- barred windows. He had even played in boyish thoughtlessness within the shadow of its lofty palisade of cedar pickets. But to Meline it was avery different affair. Her tender sensibilities had not been calloused by constant association, and she shrank with invincible repugnance from the thought of having within view from day to day the place over whose portals might with truth be written the inscription, “All ye who enter here, leave hope behind.” By common impulse the lovers turned their faces away from Tracadie. As they walked slowly back to Soe Meline men re to a upon Francois a juest that jong 2 inher ey It was that instead of making his home in Tracadie .he shouid come to Pock- mouche. There were many good reasons on her side. During the long summer months. when he was away out upon the Banks, she would be near her parents and not feel so lonely. Then in the winter, when Francois was at home, it would be so delightful to h: all one’s friends at hand, instead of being separated from them by miles of snow-drifted roa in, she loved her church. In it she had been baptized; from it she wanted to be buried. And finally—Me- line's voice sank to a whisper, as though perhaps it was not altogether right to bring foaward this | reason—there was no lazaret at Pockmouche. Francois made some show of resistance; but, to tell the truth, he was ready to grant any- thing Meline might ask that golden afternoon, and no sooner were her arguments finished than her cause was won, and the decision sealed with a most lover-like embrace, against which this time the happy maiden offered not the slightest pretense of protest. They had much to talk about as they saun- tered on side by side; and it was not the first time that Madame Lavoie had been to the door to look down the road and exclaim: ‘Those foolish children! Why do they not return?” when she descried them coming toward her with faces full of love and light. The next morning the Rose-Marie bore Fran- cois off to the Ranks, and Meline composed herself to six months of waiting and on daily supplication to la Sainte Vierge on behalf of the loved one at sea, The summer passed in serene expectancy and pleasant preparations. Her’s was the delightful task of making ready for the new home to be established ere the snow came, in a cottage that stood fortunately untenanted within easy sight of the Lavoie front door. In due time they would dwell be- neath their own roof-tree, but for the present a rented cottage would suffice. Now and again tidings would come from Francois, carried by fishermen who made only short trips to the Banks, and theywere alwayscheering. The Rose- Marie was having a fine run of luck, and there would be a snug sum falli: to each shares- man when the profits were divided at the close of the season. As the summer waned and the virent woods flashed forth in gold and crimson in honor of autumn’s sure approach, Meline began to betray a degree of impatient eagerness that was hardly in accordance with her calm, steadfast nature. A close observer might at times have thought that provoking doubts as to Francois’ fidelity had somehow founda lodgement in her breast. Yet, was ever lover more simple, more whole-souled in his devotion ; or was it that a strange, subtle, inexplicable premonition of approaching ill dis- turbed the serenity of her waiting? She had no confidant save Francois, for though she loved both father and mother dearly, they were both of the practical, hard-headed kind, toward whom one never feels the impulse to confession. Whatever it was that troubled her, she kept the secret in her own heart, unless the breathing of it in the passionate prayers she offered more frequently than before to the Virgin Mother might be deemed a revelation of it. tober—cool; clear, and calm—drew near its close, and Meline’s eagerness became almost feverish. By the first of November at the latest the Rose-Marie should come to cois be returned to her. The days by one, and October’s hand woul empty.’ November began on Sunday, and Me- line hoped that Francois would appear by Sat- urday; otherwise, she knew right well she could not pay due heed to the holy mass, Sat- urday came, and proceeded from dawn to dark, and still no news of ois. In the evening, after Meline had gone to her room, there was a knock at her door which made her heart beat wildly, and she listened with strain- ing ears as her father received the message, but she could not catch ite import. In response to her inquiries her father—surely the angel of mercy granted him instant remission for his tender deceit—put her off by saying that it was of no consequence, he would tell her in the morning, with which answer, kno’ him too well to the matter, she was fain to be con- tent. came slowly and fitfully to her that night, and the m found her it b pale id unrefreshed, but the sun shone bright oa at her window as she dressed. It was the and loveliest day of a late Indian summer, and, inspired by its cheering influence, she went briskly about her household tasks. She thought her father and mother seemed odd and con- strained in their manner, and more than once was on the point of asking if they had not news of Francois, but something—a shrinking, per- haps, from knowing the worst—kept the words oes On her way to the church she fancied the inqui , half-pitying expression that sent an inexplicable chill to her heart. What did it all mean? Did they which she was s some knowl were shimmering be kept back, and his as he murmured: to the pity of God, inmenng cht tere sould the wor! Many day ter upon a sad, silent life, which, while it left a duty unfilled nor task neglected, spoke terms would none of them, and they were possible more crestfallen than before. Good old Father Ganvreau was her the particulars concerning’ abappy renee e partic concerning w y Goi, in vy pats in perfect health,scarce haif the season had passed ere he noticed that began to lose its natural healthy color and his complexion its ruddy freshness, He thought little of it at first, deeming it only some temporary ailment; but, as the weeks went b this ominous pallor increased, until at length the dreadful fact could no lo: be and his shipmates were com in reluctant, sorrowing self-defense, to immure him fore-hold of the Rose-Marie until he could be handed over to the lazaret, There he was now, & prisoner for life; and, alas! instead of submit- ting to the will of God, be was rebellious, if not i blasphemous, as with hot words he cursed bis cruel fate. One day by chance the cure mentioned that one of the Seurs Hospitalieres, who, with ahe- roism unsurpassed in the annals of martyrdom, devote their lives to soothing the sufferings of the inmates of the lazaret, had gone to her re- ward, and that another was ly expected to take up her noble work. “Where will she come from, father?” asked Meline, with an access of interest she had not shown since the day of her great grief. “From the Hotel-Dieu at Montreal, my child,” answered the cure. Meline was silent for # space; she seemed lost in thought, as though some design were see! ing to take form within her mind. Presently she looked into Father Ganvreau’s benevolent countenance with a bright gleam in her eyes that gave him a start, as if she had suddenly awakened from sleep. “Father, is it —- for me to become one of the Sisters of the Hotel-Dieu?” she asked, and it was evident that she awaited his reply with intense eagerne: ‘Yes, certainly, my child; it is quite But why do you ask?” the cure replie at first to catch the drift of her thoughts. because.” murmured Meline, hes- I became one of the sisters I might some day be sent over there,” and she pointed in the direction of Tracadie. For a moment Father Ganvreau was com- pletely nonplussed; he knew not what to say. Should he condemn or approve of Meline’s sug- gestion? Was it his sober judgment or his warm sympathies that caused him to thrill with admiration for her daring conception? He knitted his brows and bent his eyes upon the ground, while she awaited his reply, divided betwixt fear and hope. At length he raised his head, and looking very serious, said: “I see your meaning, my child, bu® I am in doubt as to the propriety of the matter. I will think it over, and give you an answea when I come again.” The next day he returned, and spent an hour in earnest converse with Meline, the result being that, satisfied as to her perfect sincerity and trustworthiness, he undertook to renderail the assistance he could in the furtherance of her design. When Meline’s desire toenter the Hotel-Dieu was made known to the elder Lavoies they of- fered but little objection. They were devout Catholics, and since their daughter had lost all interest in worldly things, they would not op- pose her dedicating herself to the service of God. They would bai e their married son come to live with them, and he would care for them in their old age. ‘So the way opened readily be- fore Meline, and ere another April d she had taken the veil, and was henceforth Sur Clémence, of the Hotel-Dieu. Here only the mother superior knew her story, and, won by Father Ganvreau, who him- self accompanied Meline to Montreal, she him a promise that at the first a) she would send Sister Clemence to the work upon which her heart was fixed. The good father returned to his parish no longer doubtful as to the wisdom of his actions, and lost no time in conveying to poor Franco’ int that if he would but be patient his miseries might in time be lightened by the ministering care of the one, separation from whom had been the bitterest drop in his cup of misery. Francois, who, since his entrance into the lazaret, had alternated between periods of sul- len gloom and paroxysms of furious reviling, could hardly comprehend the cure’s meaning t first, but when it was made clear to him he showed such wild impatience that his inform- ant felt somewhat sorry that he had opened his lips, especially ‘ there was no telling how long a time might Mapse ere Sister Clémence’s coming could be counted upon, In the event the time was long. and Francois, whose im- petuous, volatile disposition stood in #1 contrast to Meline’s quiet, steadfast nature, was at first feverishly expectant, then fretfully apeacernn clan finally, as hope long deferred 2 ee sicl of heart, gloomily despond- ent ible. failing iends she met looked at her with a half-| ter i cibidiy her face with her hands, wn as if her gratitude could find with tears Teco ubliing @ Voice was the soil, Fram feeling carried him before His vuision of it. Hhag seb eed and his voice had a cruel ’ why do you come here? Was I not miserable enough already? You had better have left me alone.” And turning upon his heel, be strode back to his spade and drove it fiercely into the ground, as though he would vent his wrath upon the im nocent, defenseless earth. Sister Clemence, lifting her eyes for the first . watched him through her gathering tears, ing deeply as she murmured: “Poor Francois! Surely God will help him to days that followed were full of trouble for Sister Clemence, whose great purpose was to convince Francois that God was good, te the titter shipwreck of t plans for ly happiness, and that instead of mourning in re- bellious despair over an irretrievable past, the one thing for them both was to submit without complaint to the divine will, and find consola- tion in the preeious hope of an unbafiled bound- less future. Surely an eternity of unshadowed bliss in heaven were compensation beyond com- a gal & few years of uncertain happiness om ry Francois was slow to learn this lesson. Tho very presence of Meline, lovelier now than ever, though seeming afar off, and more like a pictured Madonna than the Meline of old, in. stead of helping to reconcile him to his griev- ous lot, at first rather increased the fires of his rebellion. It was a constant reminder of Soho at had been denied him. But in time his hard feelings toward the ways of Providence began to soften. Sister Clemence's profound, unquestioning faith put forth an influence that could not be persistently withstood. He listened to her sweet i he heeded her earnest injunctions, he turned to the same source from which came her wonderful grace of submission ¥, even more—of serene triumph; and ere the dread disease, creeping on from stage to e with slow yet ceaseless steps, laid ite fell hand upon the centers of vitality, and the long yrdom of his life was ended, he found his wi and patience which had already been her sure ion. Kefore Sister Clemence It was man y years folding her weary, toil-worn hands upon ber heart, fell asleep, as softly as though she did not well know her eyes were never to open bs in — the drear surroundings, and amid which, during that interval of waiting for tho summons, she had been the best-beloved of all ~ holy women who shared her Christ-like 8. You may still hear her story if perchance rou visit ie, for her name will not soon forgotten where lovers. secking the strong- est assurance of their constancy, covenant wit one another to be as faithful as Meline Lavoie, J. McDonald Oxley, in Harper's Bazar. GRIT AGA SENTIMENT. The Yankee and the Frenchman and the Honor of Our Flag. ~ From the New York Sun One day, while I was staying at Limoges, France, I received a call from an individual who announced himself as “J, at present on a little tower in Europe to dis- pose of an invention.” He was an out-and-out Yankee, twang and ail, and the invention was a needie-threader. I was, of course, glad to meet and greet a fellow-countryman, and in reply Mr. White gripped my hand as if it were a lever and exclaimed: “Gaul darn my fish-hooks if it haiti't good for sore eyes to meet a Yank over heref Say, we kin outwalk, outran. outjump, outtalk, and outwit the hull of Yurup as casy as rolling down hill! I'm a-making 500 per cent profiton this little tool, and if I'd only brought over a combination stove-handie I could have made a barrel of money in a month. Say, don't stand on any ceremony with me. Hev a chaw of to- baceo—reg'lar Boston plug. Say, call me J. M. W. for short.” It came out after a bit that he was in trouble. His rough ways had offended a merchant of the town, who demanded satisfaction. “That means a row with toad stickers or hoss-pistols,” explained J. M. W come to you for advice. T ain't afr necticut in a rough and tumble, but I won't stand up and let any of these Frenchmen my Vitals with an old sword ness out of my head with a 2. “It will be @ disgrace to our country for you to refuse, Mr. White.” “Drop that mister bigness and call me Jim, I ain't stuck up over a little money. then, I'm all bizuess. I'm reapi ate and I —— tocontinue. I want you to f°. to old High Dudgeon and make him an offer jor me ” “To apologize?” “Not by Sarah Jane's relashuns! I'll buy him What!” , “You penny oo 4 Bry a4 lenge ani e hands. hange too es a up to $15, as there's nuthin’ stingy ‘But "t be o ealed aha © z, it can’ wet it way. would ft to make him such an offer he challenge little trifle like that for band! They must be o