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You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms -of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online -at <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org">www.gutenberg.org</a>. If you -are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the -country where you are located before using this eBook. -</div> - -<p style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:1em; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em'>Title: The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 366, January 1, 1887</p> - -<div style='display:block; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:1em; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em'>Author: Various</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>Release Date: June 25, 2021 [eBook #65696]</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>Language: English</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin:1em 0'>Character set encoding: UTF-8</div> - -<div style='display:block; margin-left:2em; text-indent:-2em'>Produced by: Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net</div> - -<div style='margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:4em'>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER, VOL. VIII, NO. 366, JANUARY 1, 1887 ***</div> -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_209">{209}</span></p> - -<h1 class="faux">THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER</h1> - -<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="header" style="max-width: 37.5em;"> -<img class="w100" src="images/header.jpg" alt="The Girl's Own Paper." /> -</div> - -<hr class="full" /> - -<div class="center"> -<div class="header"> -<p class="floatl"><span class="smcap">Vol. VIII.—No. 366.</span></p> -<p class="floatr"><span class="smcap">Price One Penny.</span></p> -<p class="floatc">JANUARY 1, 1887.</p> -</div></div> - -<hr class="full" /> - -<p class="center">[Transcriber’s Note: This Table of Contents was not present in the original.]</p> - -<p class="center"> - - - -<!-- Autogenerated TOC. Modify or delete as required. --> - -<a href="#NEW_YEARS_GIFTS">NEW YEAR’S GIFTS.</a><br /> -<a href="#MERLES_CRUSADE">MERLE’S CRUSADE.</a><br /> -<a href="#HERALDRY_HISTORICALLY_AND_PRACTICALLY_CONSIDERED">HERALDRY, HISTORICALLY AND PRACTICALLY CONSIDERED.</a><br /> -<a href="#THE_BRIDES_FIRST_DINNER_PARTY">THE BRIDE’S FIRST DINNER PARTY.</a><br /> -<a href="#GIRTON_GIRL">GIRTON GIRL.</a><br /> -<a href="#THE_SHEPHERDS_FAIRY">THE SHEPHERD’S FAIRY.</a><br /> -<a href="#THE_ROMANCE_OF_THE_BANK_OF_ENGLAND">THE ROMANCE OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND.</a><br /> -<a href="#GIRLS_FRIENDSHIPS">GIRLS’ FRIENDSHIPS.</a><br /> -<a href="#ANSWERS_TO_CORRESPONDENTS">ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.</a><br /> - -<!-- End Autogenerated TOC. --> - -</p> - - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<h2 class="nobreak" id="NEW_YEARS_GIFTS">NEW YEAR’S GIFTS.</h2> -</div> - -<p class="ph3"><span class="smcap">By</span> MARY ROWLES.</p> - - -<div class="poetry-container"> -<div class="poetry"> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“<span class="smcap">Oh</span>, bonny New Year, pray tell me true,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">While your birthday bells are ringing,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">What beautiful work have you come to do?</div> - <div class="verse indent0">How much of joy shall we find in you?</div> - <div class="verse indent0">In your wallet of blessings, all fresh and new,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">What fairy gifts are you bringing?”</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“For field and garden, asleep in the cold,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">A wonderful store I carry,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Fresh robes for the snowdrops, first to unfold,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Pink ruffs for the daisies, fair to behold,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">New cups for the crocuses, yellow as gold,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Wherein shall the sunbeams tarry.</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“The woods I will clothe in vestures bright,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Whose work shall be mine own doing,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Anemones there shall be found in white,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">And bluebells ring by day and by night,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">And girlies warble with new delight,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Old songs of loving and wooing!”</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“But what do you bring, oh blithe New Year,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">To human sorrow and sadness?”</div> - <div class="verse indent0">“For shrouded lives, an horizon clear,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">For hearts that are desolate, friendship dear,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">For midnight sufferers, starlight cheer,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">And morrows of peace and gladness.</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“To those who have climbed when barely shod,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">New guerdons for brave endeavour,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">New flowers to bloom on the graveyard sod,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">New visions of heavenly heights untrod,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Yea, the gifts I bring are the gifts of God,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">And of love that shall last for ever!”</div> - </div> -</div> -</div> - -<div class="figcenter illowp48" id="illus002" style="max-width: 21.875em;"> - <img class="w100" src="images/illus002.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption"><p class="center">“OLD SONGS.”</p></div> -</div> - -<p class="smalltext"><i>All rights reserved.</i>]</p> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_210">{210}</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="MERLES_CRUSADE">MERLE’S CRUSADE.</h2> -</div> - -<p class="ph3"><span class="smcap">By</span> ROSA NOUCHETTE CAREY, Author of “Aunt Diana,” “For Lilias,” etc.</p> - - -<h3>CHAPTER XII.</h3> - -<p class="ph3">GAY CHERITON.</p> - -<div class="ddropcapbox illowe9_375" id="illus003"> - <img class="w100 idropcap" src="images/illus003.jpg" alt="I" /> -</div> <p><span class="uppercase">was</span> afraid Mrs. -Markham did not -understand children. -Nothing -would induce -Reggie to let her -kiss him; he beat -her off in his usual -fashion, with a -sulky “go, go,” -and hid his face on -my shoulder. I could see this vexed her -immensely, for she had praised his -beauty in most extravagant terms.</p> - -<p>Joyce listened with a perplexed expression -on her face.</p> - -<p>“Have you ever seed an angel, Aunt -Adda?” this being her childish abbreviation -of Adelaide.</p> - -<p>“Dear me, nurse! how badly the -child speaks. She is more than six -years old, you say. Why my Rolf is only -seven, and speaks beautifully! What -did you say, Joyce?”—very sharply—“seen -an angel? What unhealthy -nonsense to put into a child’s head! This -comes of new-fangled ideas on your -mother’s part”—with a glance in my -direction. “No, child! of course not. -No one has seen an angel.”</p> - -<p>Joyce looked so shocked at this that -I hastened to interpret Mrs. Markham’s -speech.</p> - -<p>“No one sees angels now, Joyce; -not as the good people in the Bible used -to see them; perhaps we are not good -enough. But what put angels into your -head, my dear?”</p> - -<p>“Only Aunt Adda said Reggie was -like an angel, and I thought she had -seed one. What is a cherub, nurse, -dear? Something good to eat?”</p> - -<p>I saw a smile hovering on Mrs. Markham’s -thin lips. Evidently she found -Joyce amusing, but just then a loud -peevish voice was distinctly audible in -the passage.</p> - -<p>“Mother, mother, I say! Go away, -Juddy, I tell you. You are a nasty -disagreeable old cat—and I will go to -mother”—this accompanied by ominous -kicks.</p> - -<p>I signed to Hannah to take the children -into the adjoining room. It was -Reggie’s bedtime, and Joyce was tired -with her journey. The door was scarcely -closed upon them before the same violent -kicking was heard against the nursery -door.</p> - -<p>“It is only Rolf. I am afraid he is -very cross,” observed Mrs. Markham, -placidly, shivering a little after the -fashion of people who have lived in -India, as she moved away from the open -window, and drew a lace scarf round -her. “Judson is such a bad manager. -She never does contrive to amuse him, -or keep him quiet.”</p> - -<p>“He will frighten Reggie,” I remonstrated, -for she did not offer to stop -the noise, and I went quickly to the -door.</p> - -<p>There was a regular scuffle going on in -the passage. A little boy in Highland -dress was endeavouring to escape from -a young woman, who was holding him -back from the door with some difficulty.</p> - -<p>“Master Rolf—Master Rolf, what -will your mamma say? You will make -her head ache, and then you will be -sorry.”</p> - -<p>“I shan’t be a bit sorry, Juddy, I tell -you! I will go in, and——” Here he -stopped and stared up in my face. He -was a pale, sickly-looking child, rather -plain, as Miss Cheriton had said, but he -had beautiful grey eyes, only they were -sparkling with anger. The young -woman who held him by the arm had a -thin, careworn face—probably her post -was a harassing one, with an exacting -mistress and that spoilt boy.</p> - -<p>“Who are you?” demanded the boy, -rudely.</p> - -<p>“I am Miss Fenton, the nurse,” I -returned. “Your little cousins are just -going to bed, and I cannot have that -noise to disturb them.”</p> - -<p>“I shall kick again, unless you let me -come in and see them.”</p> - -<p>“For shame, Master Rolf. Whatever -makes you so naughty to-night?”</p> - -<p>“I mean to be naughty. Hold your -stupid old tongue, Juddy. You are a -silly woman. That is what mother calls -you. I am a gentleman, and shall be -naughty if I like. Now then, Mrs. -Nurse, may I come in?”</p> - -<p>“Not to-night, Master Rolf. To-morrow, -if you are good.”</p> - -<p>“Nurse,” interrupted Mrs. Markham’s -voice, behind me, “I do not know -what right you have to exclude my boy. -Let him come in and bid good-night to -his cousins. You will behave prettily, -Rolf, will you not?”</p> - -<p>One look at the surly face before me -made me incredulous of any pretty behaviour -on Rolf’s part. I knew Joyce -was a nervous child, and easily frightened, -and already the loud voices were -upsetting Reggie. I could hear him -crying, in spite of Hannah’s coaxing. I -felt I must be firm. The nursery was my -private domain. I was determined Rolf -should not cross the threshold to-night.</p> - -<p>“Excuse me, Mrs. Markham,” I returned -quickly, “I cannot have the children -disturbed at bedtime; it is against -Mrs. Morton’s rules. Master Rolf may -pay us a visit to-morrow, if he be good”—laying -a stress on <i>good</i>—“but I cannot -admit him to-night.”</p> - -<p>She looked at me with haughty incredulity.</p> - -<p>“I consider this very impertinent,” -she muttered, half to herself. But Judson -must have heard her.</p> - -<p>“Come with me, Rolf darling. -Never mind about your cousins. I daresay -we shall find something nice downstairs,” -and she held out her hand to -him, but he pushed it away.</p> - -<p>“Bring him to the drawing-room, -Judson,” she said, coolly, not at all -discomposed by his rudeness; but I -could see my firmness had offended her. -She would not soon forgive my excluding -Rolf.</p> - -<p>Rolf waited till she was out of sight, -and then he recommenced his kicks. I -exchanged a glance with Judson; her -harassed face seemed to appeal to me -for help.</p> - -<p>“Master Rolf,” I said, indignantly, -“you call yourself a gentleman, but you -are acting like an ill-tempered baby, and -I shall treat you like one,” and to his -intense astonishment I lifted him off the -ground, and, being pretty strong, managed -to carry him, in spite of his kicks -and pinches, down to the hall, followed -by Judson. Probably he had never -been so summarily dealt with, for his -kicks diminished as we descended the -stairs; and I left him on the hall mat, -looking rather subdued and ashamed of -himself.</p> - -<p>I had gained my point, but I felt out -of heart as I went back to the nursery. -I had entered the house prejudiced -against Mrs. Markham, and our first -interview had ended badly. My conscience -justified me in my refusal to -admit Rolf; but all the same, I felt I -had made Mrs. Markham my enemy. -Her cold eyes had measured me superciliously -from the first moment. Very -probably she disapproved of my appearance. -With women of this calibre—cold, -critical, and domineering—poor -gentlewomen would have a chance of -being sent to the wall.</p> - -<p>When the children were asleep I -seated myself rather disconsolately by -the low nursery window. Hannah had -been summoned to the housekeeper’s -room to see her sister Molly, and had -left me alone.</p> - -<p>I felt too tired and dispirited to settle -to my work or book; besides, it was -a shame to shut out the moonlight. -The garden seemed transformed into a -fairy scene. A broad silvery pathway -stretched across the park; curious -shadows lurked under the elms; an indescribable -stillness and peace seemed -to pervade everything; the flowers and -birds were asleep; nothing stirred but a -night moth, stretching its dusky wings -in the scented air, and in the distance -the soft wash of waves against the -shore.</p> - -<p>I laid my head against the window -frame, and let the summer breeze blow -over my face, and soon forgot my -worries in a long, delicious day-dream. -Were my thoughts foolish, I wonder!—mere -cobwebs of girls’ fancies woven -together with moonbeams and rose -scents!</p> - -<p>“A girl’s imagination,” as Aunt Agatha -once said, “resembles an unbroken colt, -that must be disciplined and trained, or -it will run away with her.” I have a -notion that my Pegasus soared pretty<span class="pagenum" id="Page_211">{211}</span> -high and far that night. I imagined -myself an old woman with wrinkles and -grey hair, and cap border that seemed -to touch my face, and I was sitting -alone by a fire reviewing my past life. -“It has not been so long, after all,” I -thought; “with the day’s work came the -day’s strength. The manna pot was -never empty, and never overflowed. Who -is it said, ‘Life is just a patchwork?’ -I have read it somewhere. I like that -idea. ‘How badly the children sew in -their little bits—a square here and a -star there. We work better as we go on.’ -Yes, that queer comparison is true. The -beauty and intricacy of the pattern seem -to engross our interest as the years go -on. When rest-time comes we fold up -our work. Well done or badly done, -there will be no time for unpicking false -stitches then. Shall I be satisfied with -my life’s work, I wonder? Will death -be to me only the merciful nurse that -call us to rest?”</p> - -<p>“Why, Miss Fenton, are you asleep? -I have knocked and knocked until I was -tired.”</p> - -<p>I started up in some confusion. Had -I fallen asleep, I wonder? for there -was Miss Cheriton standing near me, -with an oddly-shaped Roman lamp in her -hand, and there was a gleam of fun in -her eyes, as though she were pleased to -catch me napping.</p> - -<p>“You must have been tired,” she said, -smiling. “The room looked quite -eerie as I entered it, with streaks of -moonlight everywhere. Dinner is just -over, and I slipped away to see if you -are comfortable. I am afraid you are -rather dull.”</p> - -<p>But I would not allow that, for what -business has a nurse to be subject to -moods like idle people? but I could not -deny that it was very pleasant to see -Miss Cheriton. She was certainly very -pretty—a good type of a fresh, healthy, -happy English girl, and there is nothing -in the world to equal that. The creamy -Indian muslin gown suited her perfectly, -and so did the knot of crimson roses and -maidenhair, against the full white -throat; and the small head, with its coil -of dark shiny hair, was almost classical -in its simplicity. A curious idea came -to me as I looked at her. She reminded -me of a picture I had seen of one of the -ten virgins—ready or unready, I wonder -which! The bright-speaking face, the -festive garb, the quaint lamp, recalled -to me the figure in the foreground, but -in a moment the vague image faded -away.</p> - -<p>“How I wonder what you do with -yourself in the evening, when the children -are asleep!” observed Gay, glancing -at me curiously. Then, as I looked surprised -at that, she continued, sitting -down beside me in the window-seat, in -the most friendly way imaginable:</p> - -<p>“Oh, Violet has told me all about you. -I am quite interested, I assure you. I -know you are not just an ordinary nurse, -but have taken up the work from terribly -good motives. Now I like that; it interests -me dreadfully to see people in -earnest, and yet I am never in earnest -myself.”</p> - -<p>“I shall find it difficult to believe that, -Miss Cheriton.”</p> - -<p>“Oh, please don’t call me Miss -Cheriton; I am Miss Gay to everyone. -People never think me quite grown-up, -in spite of my nineteen years. Adelaide -treats me like a child, and father makes -a pet of me. By the bye, you have contrived -to offend Adelaide. Now, don’t -look shocked—I think you were quite -right. Rolf is insufferable; but you see -no one has mastered him before.”</p> - -<p>“I was very sorry to contradict Mrs. -Markham, but I am obliged to be so -careful of Joyce—she is so nervous and -excitable; I should not have liked her to -see Rolf in that passion.”</p> - -<p>“Of course you were quite right; I -am glad you acted as you did; but you -see Rolf is his mother’s idol—her -‘golden image,’ and she expects us all -to bow down to him. Rolf can be a -nice little fellow when he is not in his -tantrums; but he is fearfully mismanaged, -and so he is more of a plague -than a pleasure to us.”</p> - -<p>“What a pity!” I observed; but -Gay broke into a laugh at my grave -face.</p> - -<p>“Yes, but it cannot be helped, and -his mother will have to answer for it. -He will be a horribly disagreeable man -when he grows up, as I tell Adelaide -when I want to make her cross. Don’t -trouble yourself about Rolf, Miss Fenton; -we shall all forgive you if you do box his -ears.”</p> - -<p>“But I should not forgive myself,” I -returned, smiling; “the blow would do -Rolf more harm than good.” But she -shrugged her shoulders and changed -the subject, chattering to me a little -while about the house and the garden, -and her several pets, treating me just as -though she felt I was a girl of her own -age.</p> - -<p>“It is nice to have someone in the -house to whom one can talk,” she said -at last, very frankly; “Adelaide is so -much older, and our tastes do not agree. -Now, though you are so dreadfully sensible -and matter-of-fact, I like what I -have heard of you from Violet, and I -mean to come and talk to you very often. -I told Adelaide that it was an awfully -plucky thing of you to do; for of course -we can see in a moment you have not -been used to this sort of thing.”</p> - -<p>“All dependent positions have their -peculiar trials,” I replied. “I am beginning -to think that in some ways my -lot is superior to many governesses. -Perhaps I am more isolated, but I gain -largely in independence. I live alone, -perhaps, but then no one interferes with -me.”</p> - -<p>“Don’t be too sure of that when -Adelaide is in the house.”</p> - -<p>“The work is full of interest,” I continued, -warming to my subject, as Gay’s -face wore an expression of intelligent -curiosity and sympathy. “The children -grow, and one’s love grows also. It is -beautiful to watch the baby natures -developing, like seedlings, in the early -summer; it is not only ministering to -their physical wants, a nurse has higher -work than that. Forgive me if I am -wearying you,” breaking off from my -subject with manifest effort, “one must -not ride a hobby to death, and this is my -hobby.”</p> - -<p>“You are a strange girl,” she said, -slowly, looking at me with large puzzled -eyes. “I did not know before that girls -could be so dreadfully in earnest, but I -like to listen to you. I am afraid my -life will shock you, Miss Fenton; not -that I do any harm—oh, no harm at all—only -I am always amusing myself. Life -is such a delicious thing, you see, and -we cannot be young for ever.”</p> - -<p>“Surely it is not wrong to amuse yourself.”</p> - -<p>“Not wrong, perhaps,” with a little -laugh; “but I lead a butterfly existence, -and yet I am always busy, too. How is -one to find time for reading and improving -oneself or working for the poor, when -there are all my pets to feed, and the -flower vases to fill, and the bees and the -garden; and in the afternoon I ride -with father; and there is tennis, or -archery or boating; and in the evening if -I did not sing to him—well, he would be -so dull, for Adelaide always reads to -herself; and if I do not sing I talk to -him, or play at chess; and then there -is no time for anything; and so the days -go on.”</p> - -<p>“Miss Gay, I do not consider you are -leading a perfectly useless life,” I -observed, when she had finished.</p> - -<p>“Not useless; but look at Violet’s life -beside mine.”</p> - -<p>“In my opinion your sister works too -much; she is using up health and energy -most recklessly. Perhaps you might do -more with your time, but it cannot be a -useless life if you are your father’s companion. -By your own account you ride -with him, sing to him, and talk to him. -This may be your work as much as being -a nurse is mine.”</p> - -<p>“You are very merciful in your judgment,” -she said, with a crisp laugh, as -she rose from the window-seat. “What -a strange conversation we have had! -What would Adelaide have thought of it! -She is always scolding me for being irresponsible -and wasting time, and even -father calls me his ‘humming bird.’ -You have comforted me a little, though -I must confess my conscience endorses -their opinion. Good night, Miss Fenton. -Violet calls you Merle, does she -not? and it is such a pretty name. The -other sounds dreadfully stiff.” And she -took up her lamp and left the room, -humming a Scotch ballad as she went, -leaving me to take up my neglected -work, and ponder over our conversation.</p> - -<p>“Were they right in condemning her -as a frivolous idler?” I wondered; but I -knew too little of Gay Cheriton to answer -that question. Only in creation one sees -beautiful butterflies and humming birds -as well as working bees. All are not -called upon to labour. A happy few -live in the sunshine, like gauzy-winged -insects in the ambient air. Surely to -cultivate cheerfulness; to be happy with -innocent happiness; to love and minister -to those we love, may be work of another -grade. We must be careful not to point -out our own narrow groove as the general -footway. The All-Father has diversity -of work for us to do, and all is not of the -same pattern.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>To be continued.</i>)</p> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_212">{212}</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="HERALDRY_HISTORICALLY_AND_PRACTICALLY_CONSIDERED">HERALDRY, HISTORICALLY AND PRACTICALLY CONSIDERED.</h2> -</div> - - -<p><span class="smcap">The</span> world-wide existence -and remote antiquity of -heraldic insignia—before -heraldry emerged from its -infancy, and developed -into a science—is an established -fact. To enter -exhaustively into this -branch of my subject, its -historic and artistic interest, -and valuable practical -uses; its institution by -Divine ordinance; together -with its various -accessories—comprising -war-cries, badges, mottoes, -seals, and devices—would -demand far more -space than could be allocated -in a weekly magazine.</p> - -<p>Some of my readers, -it may be, will inquire, -“What is Heraldry?” -and lest this should be -the case, I must commence -by stating that it is the -practice, art, or science of -recording genealogies, the -blazoning of arms or ensigns -armorial, and all -that relates to the marshalling -of state ceremonies, -processions, and -cavalcades; the devising, -also, of suitable arms and -badges for families, guilds, cities, and regiments. -This brief explanation supplied to the -uninitiated, we may enter at once on the -historical department.</p> - -<p>The antiquity of distinctive badges and -ensigns dates back, as I have premised, to -long-ago ages of the world. No exact period -can be assigned to their first adoption by -Eastern nations; from whence the custom -spread to the West. It would appear that in -the first instance only nations, or tribes of one -and the same people, distinguished themselves -by special emblems displayed on their banners; -although certain princes and warriors adopted -personal devices. In later times, such distinctions -were granted to families likewise, as -hereditary honours, in reward for chivalrous -service rendered to their country. Such -rewards were more esteemed by many than -gifts of money or lands, as they sacrificed life -or limb as patriots, and needed no pecuniary -compensation.</p> - -<p>And here I must draw attention to the fact -that the granting of such rewards for distinguished -service as should commemorate -that service for all generations, and confer -hereditary honour on the hero’s descendants, -was, in its character, in accordance with the -just and liberal dispensations of the All-wise -Himself. He is “a rewarder of them that do -well;” and while visiting the sins of the -fathers upon the children, unto the third and -fourth generation, He “shows mercy unto -thousands in them that love Him.” To -such He says: “The promises are to you, and -to your children” (Acts ii. 39), because “they -are the seed of the blessed of the Lord; and -their offspring with them” (Isa. lxv. 23)—a -clear case of hereditary blessing; for, “as touching -election,” we are told “they are beloved -for the fathers’ sakes.” Duly considering the -Divine example, it seems to me that ample -precedent exists for the reward of well-doing in -a man’s descendants; more especially as, in -most cases, those commemorative rewards -exist in a title only, or an escutcheon on his -seal.</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowp86" id="illus004" style="max-width: 34.375em;"> - <img class="w100" src="images/illus004.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption"><p class="center">A TOURNAMENT.</p></div> -</div> - -<p>We return now to our historical data, in -reference to the infancy of the art in question. -Those who are acquainted with the classics -will find many references to the use of heraldic -emblems before that use was reduced to a -complete and perfect science. According to -Herodotus, the Carians were the first who put -crests upon their helmets and sculptured devices -on their shields. These Carians inhabited -a country in the south-west angle of -Asia Minor, of which Halicarnassus was the -capital and Miletus its rival—both famous -cities of antiquity. The princes of Caria -reigned under Persian protection, but the -kingdom was annexed to Rome about 129 -years before Christ. Herodotus further observes -that Sophanes “bare on his shield, as -a device, an anchor,” and Tacitus speaks of -the standard, eagles, and other ensigns in use -of the Romans. Xenophon, also, says that -the Median kings bore on their shields the -representation of a golden eagle. The Greeks -adopted crests from the Carians, and had flags -adorned with images of animals, or other -devices bearing a peculiar and distinctive -relation to the cities to which they belonged. -For instance, the Athenians chose an owl, -that bird being sacred to the goddess Minerva, -the patron and protector of their city, while -the Thebans were represented by a sphinx, in -memory of the monster overcome by Œdipus. -The emblem of Persia was the sun, of the -Romans an eagle; the Teutonic invaders of -England bore a horse on their standards, and -the Norsemen a raven.</p> - -<p>The figure-heads on the prows of our -own ships owe their origin to the times -of the Phœnicians and Bœtians, who distinguished -theirs by a figure of one of their -gods, being thenceforth the tutelar god and -protector of the vessel. Thebes was the -principal city of Bœtia; and their tutelar -divinity, Cadmus, having been the founder of -that city, was represented on their flags, -having a dragon in his hand. They also used -flags to distinguish one ship from another, -which were placed in the prow or stern; and -these were sometimes -painted to represent a -flower, tree, or mountain; -and the names of the vessels -were taken from the -devices respectively portrayed -upon them.</p> - -<p>Before our system of -heraldry was organised, -even in a yet imperfect -degree, we read that the -ancient British kings, -Brute, Lud, Bladud, and -others, all assumed their -respective insignia. Brute -bore on a golden shield a -“Lion rampant gules, -charged on the neck and -shoulder with three crowns -in pale.” Camber, another -British monarch, bore on -a silver shield two lions -passant gardant, gules.</p> - -<p>Even to this day, the -descendants of the British -Prince Cadogan-ap-Elystan -bear the arms of their -warrior ancestors—“gules, -a lion rampant -regardant or,” and combined -with them the badge -of the three Saxon chiefs -(brothers), <i>i.e.</i> “three -boars’ heads couped sable, -on a silver field”—which -chiefs he slew in battle -with his own hand.</p> - -<p>In the same way, the Saxons, who succeeded, -and partially exterminated our ancient -British ancestors, are still memorialised by -the badges of their thanes; and later on, the -Normans—so reputed in the annals of -chivalry—were all individually distinguished by -their armorial bearings.</p> - -<p>As time went on, ripening all arts and -sciences—or is supposed to do so—heraldry -began to develop, and to be regulated by -certain rules under State control, and the spirit -of chivalry, that grew with the institution of -the crusades, jousts, and tournaments, may be -credited with that development. The English -knights under Cœur de Lion, and the French -under Philip Augustus, wore emblazoned -shields; and such of my readers who may -visit the Museum at Versailles may see a fine -collection of those worn by the crusaders, -arranged in proper order. There are (or were -some thirty years ago) no less than 74 of these -“<i>écussons</i>,” which belonged to “<i>seigneurs les -plus illustrés et les plus puissants</i>,” including -those of our lion-hearted king, and Philip -Augustus, before named. These all date from -the first Crusade, in 1095, down to the time of -Philip “le Hardi,” 1270. But, over and -above these emblazoned shields, once used by -the grandest examples of Middle Age chivalry, -the visitor to this museum will find some 240 -others, bearing heraldic insignia worn by -crusaders of less exalted rank than the -illustrious personages better known to fame -comprised in the seventy-four first-named. -The better to appreciate such an exhibition, -the student should previously acquaint herself -with the curious and charming “Chronicles of -Froissart,” than which no romance could ever -prove half as interesting, and certainly not as -desirable for study, being a faithful and -graphic history of those warlike times.</p> - -<p>To obtain an appreciable idea of a field -prepared for a tournament, we refer the -reader to the eighth chapter of Sir Walter -Scott’s “Ivanhoe.” The picture he gives of -the scene is worth notice. Imagine the gay<span class="pagenum" id="Page_213">{213}</span> -pavilions ranged side by side, and the arms of -the several knights, emblazoned on their -shields, suspended before the entrance of each -and guarded by their squires, the latter being -curiously attired, according to his lord’s particular -fancy. Then picture to yourselves the -knights, armed <i>cap-à-pie</i>, mounted on splendidly -caparisoned chargers, and riding up and -down the lines, and the whole field glittering -with arms and bright with gorgeous banners.</p> - -<p>But perhaps some reader may say, “<i>Cui -bono?</i> What a vain exhibition and useless -expenditure of money!” Nay, such condemnation -is scarcely just. In those half-civilised, -warlike times danger threatened the country -on every side, at home and abroad, and at any -unexpected moment; and such practice in the -science of arms and reviews of the efficiency -of the knights and leaders of our armies were -absolutely essential. Even in our own day it is -a thoroughly well recognised fact that such a -terrible service as that of arms needs all the -external attraction with which it can possibly -be invested to induce volunteers to enter its -ranks. Were there no band, no uniform, no -decorations nor rewards for gallantry in prospect, -thousands who, when face to face with -the enemy, would give their lives for their -country without a moment’s hesitation, would -be revolted if, in the first instance and in cold -blood, they were invited to dress in a butcher’s -apron, and were presented with a mallet or -cleaver. But these few reflections may suffice -in reply to objectors, and we will return to -the history under review.</p> - -<p>It was not until the latter end of the twelfth -century, about the time of Philip le Hardi, -that the science of mediæval armory developed -into a system. In the thirteenth century -it had gained in growth and in favour, -the uses of the art being more fully recognised. -Thus, under the reign of Henry III. a regular -system, classification, and technical language -of its own were devised and organised.</p> - -<p>The earliest heraldic roll of arms actually -still existing is dated at the time of Henry III. -It is a copy, of which the original was compiled -(according to Sir Harris Nicholas) between -the years 1240 and 1249, and the -regular armorial bearings of the king, princes -of the blood, chief barons, and knights of -England were correctly blazoned. Moreover, -most of the principal terms in use in the -present perfected state of the art are to be -found on this roll. A second of the same -period still exists, comprising nearly seven -hundred coats of arms, besides other and -similar heraldic records, which are likewise -preserved to this day, belonging to the several -reigns of the first, second, and third Edwards -and of Richard II. It appears that the right -to bear arms was inaugurated at some time in -or about the reign of Henry II.</p> - -<p>In the reign of Henry V. a registry of -armorial bearings was inaugurated, rendered -essential for the avoidance of confusion and -the just settlement of disputations; but the -incorporation of the officers of this College of -Arms by royal charter was granted in 1483 by -Richard III. The several titles and duties of -these officers shall be duly recorded in another -part of this series; for to the apparent origin -and antiquity of heraldic insignia, and the -gradual development of their use into a science, -I must for the present confine my attention.</p> - -<p>Cold Harbour was the name of the mansion -allocated to the heralds as soon as incorporated -into a college. It was erected between -Blackfriars and St. Paul’s Wharf by Sir John -Poulteney, who was four times elected Lord -Mayor of London. This mansion was successively -known as York Inn, Poulteney’s Inn, -and thirdly as Cold Harbour. In the reign of -Mary I. she removed the college to Derby -House, previously the palace of the Stanleys, -and bestowed it on them by charter, Dethick -being Garter King-of-Arms at that time. -This ancient building stood on St. Benet’s -Hill, and was destroyed in the Great Fire of -London, <span class="allsmcap">A.D.</span> 1666; but the valuable records -were all saved and conveyed to Whitehall, -Charles II. sending his private carriages for -the purpose. Thither also the heralds removed -and continued to reside until upon the -original site the present college was erected. -Of this building Sir Christopher Wren was -the architect, the north-western portion having -been built at his own expense by Dugdale. -It was constructed in the form of a quadrangle, -but the formation of a new street caused the -removal of the southern side, and the form -was changed. To obtain further particulars -respecting this interesting institution and all -its treasures we recommend a visit to the college, -if the means of admission can be procured -through acquaintance with some one of the -officers connected with it.</p> - -<p>So far I have given a brief account of the -remote origin and growth of heraldry. I now -proceed to name a few of the leading uses -claimed for armorial insignia, and still further -for the institution of a regularly organised -system in connection with them under the -authority of the State.</p> - -<p>In the first place, when a knight was encased -in armour and wore (as the hand-to-hand -warfare of the times necessitated) a visor -to protect the face, it became equally essential -that some external sign should identify him as -a friend or foe and distinguish him as a -leader and the lord of his special retainers and -squires. Thus the rewards granted in the -form of heraldic escutcheons emblazoned on -his shield, and the crest that surmounted his -helmet identified him, and even in the thick of -a close encounter, when the shield might be -hidden from view, the crest could be seen and -his identity recognised.</p> - -<p>Thus, likewise, the standards used by the conflicting -hosts served to distinguish at a distant -point of view the friendly or hostile forces one -from the other, whence the shields and crests -would have been indistinguishable. To those -individually engaged in mortal combat, and to -the countries whose woe or weal hung on the -issue of a battle, the usefulness of employing -emblazoned standards and shields and the -wearing of crests was sufficiently self-evident.</p> - -<p>Again, amongst the uses of heraldry, as at -present existing and developed into a science, -I may name the service rendered to private -families by the records preserved, the investigation -of claims to property, the identification -of relationships, and finding of next of kin; -the distinguishing between one branch of a -family from another, proved by some trifling -differences in the arms they respectively bear, -or in the crests or mottoes; usurpation of -arms and titles, and unjust pretensions to the -privileges due only to legitimacy, to the injury -of real heirs—all these are rights or evils -which the College of Heralds alone is in a -position to investigate, prove and maintain, -or expose and frustrate, respectively. Such -public services as these, not confined to the -titled or untitled aristocracy, nor even to the -upper commoners of the country, but available -to all classes when seeking relationships, and -through relationships property, or when -searching for registries of births, deaths, or -marriages—such public services as these, I say, -ought surely to be duly recognised by all.</p> - -<p>Lastly, so long as public pageants and processions -continue to exist—no less interesting -and attractive to the poorer spectator than to -the great personages that are fêted—so long -as there are royal presentations, investitures -with orders of knighthood, coronations, and -grand State ceremonies to be conducted, and -processions marshalled in suitable order—just -so long the offices of the College of -Heralds will be essential to the requirements of -the State and country.</p> - -<p>And now I have reached the last part of my -subject with which this, my first chapter, has -to deal, <i>i.e.</i>, that in its broad features heraldry -is supported by the highest possible authority. -The formation of pedigrees, the use of -emblematic signs and figures, and of -emblazoned standards, as distinctive badges, -was not merely permitted, but was Divinely -ordained. To many customs of the world -around them the “elect people of God” -were forbidden to conform. In the case in -question it was otherwise.</p> - -<p>In proof of this assertion, let me refer the -reader to the Book of Numbers, chap. i., -2, 18, 52. There we read as follows: -“Take ye the sum of all the congregations of -the children of Israel, after their families, by -the house of their father, with the number of -their names.” “And they declared their -pedigrees, after their families, by the house of -their fathers, according to the number of the -names.” “And the children of Israel shall -pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, -and every man by his own standard, throughout -their hosts.” Again, in the same book, -chap. ii., 2, 34, we read thus: “Every -man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his -own standard, with the ensign of their father’s -house.” “And the children of Israel did according -to all that the Lord commanded Moses; -so they pitched by their standards, and so they -set forward; everyone after their families, according -to the house of their fathers.”</p> - -<p>What some of these several standards represented, -so as to distinguish one tribe from -another, we have not far to seek, although we -have no data whereby to determine the devices -of the several families they each comprised. -Jacob, the patriarch and father of -these elect tribes, allocates to each its fitting -symbol. To ascertain what these were I refer -the reader to the blessing he gave them -when his pilgrimage was rapidly drawing to -its close. (See Gen. xlix. 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, -20, 21, 22, 27.) Some of the tribes had two -emblems, as in the case of Judah—a lion and -a sceptre (or kingly crown)—and Joseph—a -bunch of grapes and a bow—these two sons -of the patriarch inheriting respectively the -birthright and the blessing. Other emblems -of a representative character were attributed -to these Hebrew tribes by Moses also, for -which I refer the reader to Deut. xxxiii.</p> - -<p>In my next chapter I propose to enter on -what is designated the “grammar of heraldry,” -and without further taxing the reader’s patience, -I now take my leave.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>To be continued.</i>)</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="illus005" style="max-width: 31.25em;"> - <img class="w100" src="images/illus005.jpg" alt="" /> -</div> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_214">{214}</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_BRIDES_FIRST_DINNER_PARTY">THE BRIDE’S FIRST DINNER PARTY.</h2> -</div> - -<p class="ph3"><span class="smcap">By PHILLIS BROWNE</span>, Author of “The Girl’s Own Cookery Book.”</p> - - -<p><span class="smcap">A certain</span> young lady, a member of The -Girl’s Own Cookery Class (in other words, an -individual who has educated herself in cookery, -with the assistance of articles published in this -journal), was married a few weeks ago. Her -husband is an exceedingly good fellow, and -holds a salaried position in a mercantile establishment. -He has plenty of common sense -and energy, and, if all goes well, he will make -his way; but at the present moment he is not -very well off. He has, however, managed to -save enough to furnish the small home very -prettily and very well, while his wife has -received from her father a handsome trousseau, -a good supply of house linen of every sort -and kind, and a good many odds and ends of -things. Besides this, the young couple, having -a large circle of friends, have been presented -with a considerable number of wedding -presents.</p> - -<p>Young beginners in these days are really -very fortunate; for they get so much friendly -help in starting life. It very much simplifies -matters if, just as one has arrived at the conclusion -that a dinner service is imperatively -required, but that the money for purchasing -the same is not immediately forthcoming, a -knock is heard at the door, and a box is -brought in containing a handsome dinner service -of the newest pattern and latest fashion, -as a small proof of the affection of a friend. -The young people now referred to have -been most lucky in this way. They must have -received scores of presents, all useful, all judiciously -chosen, and with only two duplicates, -which were speedily exchanged for something -else. That delightful Parcel Post has been -a messenger of good fortune to them. Pretty -things for the table have arrived in profusion; -ornaments, pictures, silver, glass, china, cutlery -have appeared upon the scene as if by -magic; and the result of it all is that the -home of this newly-wedded pair is as thoroughly -well appointed all the way through as -anyone need wish a home to be.</p> - -<p>The routine of married life in these days is -first the wedding day, then the honeymoon, -and then any amount of visiting—dinner parties -and supper parties without limit. Old-fashioned -individuals may disapprove of this, -and say that it would be better for the newly-wedded -to settle down quietly, look at life -from a serious standpoint, read improving -books aloud to each other in the evenings, -and save up every available halfpenny for a -future rainy day. Without doubt, the old-fashioned -individuals are right; but, unfortunately, -few young married people see as they -do. Experience is the great teacher, and its -lessons can never be learnt by proxy. These -young people have not yet been to that school. -They have their charming home, their many -friends, their limited income, and their pretty -table appliances; and the question has now -arisen—How shall they entertain their friends? -They plume themselves on being prudent; they -have no wish to run into extravagance, and -they have no thought of entertaining everyone -whom they know; but they are hospitably -inclined, and they have deliberately arrived at -the conclusion that there are one or two -special friends whom they must invite, and -whom they must make a little fuss over. The -result of it all has been the bride’s first dinner -party.</p> - -<p>When first the subject of an entertainment -was mooted, the young bride, whom we will call -Mabel, was much exercised as to whether it -would be wiser to have high tea or dinner. -There was much to be said in favour of both. -With high tea it was possible to have everything -cold, and put on the table all at once, -and this would enable the mistress to see the -table laid, and be sure that everything was -right before the guests arrived, a consideration -not to be disregarded where there was only one -little maid, and that one only eighteen, though -clever for her age. The bride thought of the -anxiety which she would have to go through -if there were to be an awful pause between -the courses, and then Emma were to come to -her side and say, “Please, mum, the pudding -won’t turn out!” What should she do? -Then too, high tea was quieter, and less pretentious, -and the young housekeeper had no -desire to make a display beyond her means. -On the other hand, dinner would be -pleasanter; and, best of all, it would furnish -an occasion for bringing out all the pretty -presents, the bright silver, the exquisite glass, -the artistic table ornaments, the elegant dinner -and dessert services. Where was the good of -being possessed of all these treasures if they -were always to be kept locked up in a cupboard? -With these presents a dinner-table -could be laid out so effectively that the food -would be quite a minor detail. Besides, “the -master” preferred dinner. In his bachelor -days he had been accustomed to dine on -leaving business, and had learnt to regard high -tea as a nondescript sort of meal, only to be -accepted as a painful discipline when it could -not well be avoided. Of course, the master’s -likes and dislikes counted for a good deal with -the mistress, and dinner was almost decided -upon. But then came the question, “Which -meal would be the more expensive of the -two?” Expense was the chief consideration -after all. Everything had to be paid for with -ready money, and a committee of two of ways -and means had decided that a sovereign must -cover all expenses apart from beverages. -There were to be six guests, eight in all with -master and mistress; could the thing be done -for £1 sterling? The young lady was doubtful.</p> - -<p>At this stage of the cogitation, a double -knock was heard, and in a minute or two the -maid, young but clever for her age, came up and -announced that Mrs. Jones had called to see Mrs. -Smith. Amy Jones! exactly the person to -consult. Amy was an old school-mate of the -bride’s, had been married a couple of years -ago, enjoyed almost the same yearly income, -and deserved the reputation of having arrived -at Dora Greenwell’s idea of perfection; that is, -she had, up to this point, not merely made -both ends meet, but made them tie over in a -handsome bow. Yet she had been hospitable, -too. A person of such abundant experience -would be sure to know what was best.</p> - -<p>“Amy, if you were in my place, which -should you decide upon, a high tea or a small -dinner?”</p> - -<p>“You have begun to consider the claims of -hospitality, have you, Mabel! What is your -maid like?”</p> - -<p>“She is a very good little girl, and she does -her best, but she is very slow. If all goes on -quietly, she manages excellently, but if she -were to be flurried, I do not know what would -happen.”</p> - -<p>“That’s bad,” remarked experienced Amy -Jones.</p> - -<p>“Yet she means well, and really does her -best,” continued the young mistress, -anxiously eager to defend her first domestic. -“She can cook plain dishes fairly, and is -interested in her work. If I tell her a thing, -she never forgets.”</p> - -<p>“That’s good; almost good enough to -make up for the slowness. Can she wait?”</p> - -<p>“Not properly. She can bring dishes and -plates into the room and take them out again -quickly, but that is almost the extent of her -power; she could not hand round dishes or -remain in the room during a dinner to be a -credit or help. If we were to decide on dinner, -don’t you think you would hire a waitress if -you were me?”</p> - -<p>“If you want my advice, dear, I should say, -decidedly, do nothing of the kind. It would -be an exhibition of effort which would involve -pretence, and the slightest pretence would be -a mistake. Whatever you do, don’t go beyond -the resources of your own modest establishment. -At present, all your friends know -exactly what your position is; they will respect -you if you make the best of it, but if -you seem to wish to go beyond it they will -begin to criticise, while the people you care -for most will blame you.”</p> - -<p>“Then you would give up all thought of -dinner?”</p> - -<p>“I don’t say so. Why should you not have -a small dinner? Prepare everything yourself, -altogether dispense with regular waiting, show -Emma exactly what she has to do, and let her -do her best. Supposing there should be a -little <i>contretemps</i>, never mind; laugh at it, -and your friends will laugh with you. They -will only say that you are inexperienced. If -all should go well, how pleased your husband -will be! You are sure you don’t mind the -trouble?”</p> - -<p>“Mind the trouble! I like it. I think it -is fun. I am only uneasy about the expense.”</p> - -<p>“Well, dear, I should say that high tea, -though less troublesome, is quite as expensive -as dinner. We can easily ascertain the truth, -however. Let us take paper and pencil, and -draw up a statement of the cost of both. We -will begin with the high tea. I suppose we -are to take it for granted that you must have -something extra? It would not do to have a -thoroughly simple meal.”</p> - -<p>“Oh, no. If we ask six people on such -an occasion, we must make a sort of feast. -Let me think. You put the items down as -I decide on them. We might have a lobster -salad, a couple of boiled fowls with egg -sauce, a beefsteak and oyster pie, a strawberry -cream, a jelly of some sort, a few tarts -and cheesecakes, some fruit and fancy biscuits. -Then, of course, tea and coffee and -thin bread and butter, brown and white. -That would do well enough. We could not -well have less.”</p> - -<p>“A very excellent menu, indeed,” said -Amy, while a rather amused look passed over -her face. “What do you suppose it will -cost?”</p> - -<p>“I don’t know,” said Mabel. “You cast -it out and see. You understand prices better -than I do.”</p> - -<p>For a while there was silence, and nothing -was heard but the scratching of a pencil. -Then Amy read aloud:—“Lobster salad, -3s. 3d.; boiled fowls and egg sauce, 7s. 11d.”</p> - -<p>“Oh, dear!” said Mabel.</p> - -<p>“Well, you see, it is spring, and fowls are -dear in the spring. I do not suppose you -could get a fine pair for less than 3s. 6d. each. -Beefsteak and oyster pie, 5s.; strawberry -cream (made with your own jam), 1s. 8d.; -orange jelly, 1s. 4d.; tarts and cheesecakes we -will calculate roughly at 1s. 4d.; a little fruit, -2s.; tea and coffee (say 2d. per person), -1s. 4d.; bread and butter, 2s. Altogether say -£1 5s. 10d.”</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_215">{215}</span></p> - -<p>“That will never do,” said Mabel. “We -must take something away.”</p> - -<p>“For one thing, you might take the tarts -and cheesecakes. Surely they are not necessary.”</p> - -<p>“One wants a little trifle of the sort to conclude -the meal,” said Mabel.</p> - -<p>“Then make jam sandwich. I can give -you a simple recipe, by following which you -can produce a dishful for less than sixpence.”</p> - -<p>“Thanks. But that will not make matters -right. We must reduce much more than -that.”</p> - -<p>“Suppose that before doing so we draw -up a dinner, and see what we can make of -that. I will furnish the menu this time.”</p> - -<p>“Very good. Only remember to take into -consideration Emma’s limited capacity,” said -Mabel.</p> - -<p>Again there was silence. After a few -minutes Amy read aloud once more:—</p> - -<div class="center"> -<p class="p2 center"><span class="smcap">Menu.</span></p> - - -<ul><li>Potato Soup.</li> -<li>Tomatoes Farcies.</li> -<li>Rolled Loin of Mutton and Sour Plums.</li> -<li>Mashed Potatoes, with Brown Potatoes round.</li> -<li>Stewed Celery.</li> -<li>Ready-made Pudding. Orange Jelly.</li> -<li>Macaroni Cheese.</li> -<li>Dessert.</li> -<li>Coffee.</li> -</ul> -</div> - -<p class="center p2"><span class="smcap">Estimate.</span></p> - -<p>Potato soup, 11d.; tomatoes farcies, 1s.; mutton, -forcemeat, gravy, &c., 6s. 9d.; potatoes and -celery, 6d.; orange jelly, 1s. 4d.; ready-made -pudding, 1s. 3d.; macaroni cheese, 9d.; dessert, -3s.; coffee, 10d. Altogether, 16s. 4d.</p> - -<p>Mabel was silent for a moment from amazement. -Then she said—</p> - -<p>“That is very extraordinary. I would not -have believed it.”</p> - -<p>“Yes, dear. But you must take into account -that you drew up rather a luxurious tea; -and my dinner is a very simple and homely -one. Therefore you were scarcely fair to yourself.”</p> - -<p>“I only described the sort of high tea we -should have had at home before I was married.”</p> - -<p>“And you forgot that your mother did -not need to make a sovereign cover all expenses.”</p> - -<p>“And yet your dinner sounds more satisfactory -than my tea, and I am sure it would -look more. I wonder if Emma could manage -a dinner like that; she is not entirely ignorant. -She can roast a joint, and boil potatoes very -well, and she can bake a pudding——”</p> - -<p>“Then I am sure she could manage, for -everything else you could yourself prepare -beforehand. Of course, if she were more of a -cook, you might have a little fish, or perhaps -a trifle of game after the mutton, and still -keep within the sovereign.”</p> - -<p>“I feel that I should be wiser to experiment -first in a small way,” said Mabel.</p> - -<p>“Very well. The potato soup you know -well. It is good, and cheap; you can get it -ready beforehand, so that Emma will only -have to make it hot. The mutton you can -get the butcher to bone, and then stuff it with -veal forcemeat, and roll it early in the day, -leaving Emma to roast it. The gravy, also, -you can make ready, and put, nicely seasoned -and free from fat, in a cup, so that Emma will -need only to put it in a saucepan to get hot -when she begins to dish the meat. The -tomatoes you can prepare. The celery and -potatoes you may leave with her, I should -think.”</p> - -<p>“Decidedly; she boils vegetables very well, -and she can mash potatoes, and put browned -potatoes round quite easily. I had better -make the sauce for the celery, though.”</p> - -<p>“You might make it, and put it in a gallipot -in a saucepan with boiling water round, to -keep hot. Then surely if you make the soup, -if you prepare the meat, and make the gravy, -make the sauce, get the tomatoes ready, make -the jelly, mix the pudding, three parts cook the -macaroni, dish the dessert, and altogether -make the coffee, there can be no danger.”</p> - -<p>“I shall be rather tired by the time our -friends arrive,” said Amy, looking a little -grave as she realised the responsibilities which -she was proposing to take upon herself.</p> - -<p>“Oh, yes; you will have to be very quick, -and to do all the head-work. But you said -you did not mind the trouble. And besides, -remember this, if once you can succeed in -your attempt you will find that you are not at -all more tired with providing dinner than you -are with providing high tea. But there are -just two things you would do well to try for, in -my opinion.”</p> - -<p>“What are they?”</p> - -<p>“One is to make Emma well acquainted with -every dish beforehand. Let her understand -how things ought to be and to look when properly -cooked; on no account let the final touches be -the product of her imagination as exercised in -carrying out your descriptive order.”</p> - -<p>“No, that would scarcely do,” said Mabel, -laughing.</p> - -<p>“Well, the only way to prevent it is to -make the most of the time between now and -the important day. Have potato soup one -day, rolled mutton another, tomatoes farcies, -and ready-made pudding a third, and macaroni -cheese a fourth, and so make her familiar with -what is coming.”</p> - -<p>“And the second point?”</p> - -<p>“I was going to suggest that if you have -anything served in a style superior to your -ordinary mode, you should try to keep Emma -up to the better way as a regular thing. This -will really be a great kindness to her. It will -make her more skilful, and fit her for taking a -better situation afterwards, and, strange to -say, she will be all the happier for it. Right-minded -girls (and I should quite think Emma -is one) are glad to be shown refined ways, and -they respect a mistress who understands and -insists upon the best modes of doing things far -more than they respect a mistress who lets -things go, and puts up with slipshod fashions -just for the sake of peace and quiet. And -really you will find that when Emma knows -what ought to be, all you will need to impress -upon her is the time required for the various -dishes.”</p> - -<p>“That is it precisely,” said Mabel, who had -been listening very quietly to her friend’s -remarks, but who was evidently giving all her -thoughts to the subject in hand. “I can see -now exactly what I shall have to do. I shall -make out a list of every ingredient, and have -everything where it will be close to my hand, -the day but one before the dinner. The day -before I shall make the jelly and, with Emma’s -help, brighten all the glass and silver, and look -out any pretty ornaments and services. Then -quite early on the eventful morning I shall -make the soup, and put it ready for making -hot; yes, I shall even fry and dish the sippets -and chop the parsley, which will have to be -sprinkled in at the last moment. I shall stuff -and roll the mutton, dish the sour plums (those -delightful sour plums! they were there without -needing to be in the estimate; how good it -was of Frau Bergmann to give them to me). -I shall stuff the tomatoes, turn out the jelly, -dish the dessert, arrange the coffee cups and -saucers—but, oh, the coffee, what shall I do -for that? Emma never makes it properly.”</p> - -<p>“Few servants do; and if I were you I -should look after it yourself in this case. The -coffee is so very important. Really good -coffee, served at the close even of an unsuccessful -dinner, almost atones for disaster, -while inferior coffee spoils the most <i>recherché</i> -repast. Why should you not steal away for a -minute or two when your friends leave the -dining-room, make the coffee, and send Emma -in with it. Then all is sure to be right.”</p> - -<p>“Yes, that will be best. Well, as I was -saying, I must be as busy as possible before -luncheon. Then, after luncheon——”</p> - -<p>“After luncheon I should lie down for an -hour,” said Amy.</p> - -<p>“Oh!” said Mabel, dubiously.</p> - -<p>“Yes. It would be unfortunate if the dinner -were a success, and the hostess laid up -next day through fatigue.”</p> - -<p>“May be. Yes, I will certainly rest awhile -after luncheon. Then, while Emma prepares -her vegetables, tidies the kitchen, and attends -to the roast, I will lay the table; and I know -I can make it beautiful.”</p> - -<p>“What shall you do for flowers? We did -not allow for them in our estimate.”</p> - -<p>“I planted some corn a week ago in a large -fancy bowl, and it will be lovely. Have you -never done that? You get a few ears of corn, -pack them in a bowl full of water, so that the -ears are close together and are partially covered -with the water. Put the bowl in a warm -room, and in about a fortnight the delicate -blades will peep out and grow to be very -pretty. There could not be anything more -effective for the middle of the table, and the -grass lasts five or six weeks, and it is a most -convenient decoration when flowers are scarce. -We always used to provide ourselves with corn -in harvest time for this purpose.”</p> - -<p>“I will remember to do the same,” said -Amy. “I never heard of growing corn in a -bowl.”</p> - -<p>“I can give you a little meanwhile to experiment -with. Then, when the table is laid, I -will dress, and when I come down will present -Emma first with a written menu, giving a list -of what is to go in with each course, and a -few notes of reminder—something of this -sort:—</p> - - -<p class="center p2">“<span class="smcap">Remember</span>—</p> - -<p>“To put the pudding and tomatoes in the -oven, also to pour the sauce over the macaroni -and set it to brown, as soon as the last -guest arrives.</p> - -<p>“To put the plates for soup, meat, tomatoes, -ready-made pudding, and cheese to heat -half an hour before the dinner hour.</p> - -<p>“To make the milk boil before stirring it -into the boiling soup, and to sprinkle in the -chopped parsley at the last moment.</p> - -<p>“To shut the dining-room door after taking -in or removing dishes, &c., and to move about -as quietly as possible.</p> - -<p>“To begin to dish the meat and vegetables -and make the gravy hot the moment soup is -in, so that everything may be quite ready when -the bell rings.</p> - -<p>“To put the coffee (left ready ground on -the dresser) into the oven, to get hot, as soon -as dessert is in, and at the same time to set a -jug of milk in a saucepan of boiling water.”</p> - -<p>“What is that for?” said Amy.</p> - -<p>“It is to scald the milk. Coffee tastes so -much more delicious when the milk is scalded, -not boiled. There, I think that is all. I will -write the notes early, and then, if anything -else occurs to me, I can put it down. But, -Amy, for safety’s sake would you mind giving -me the recipes for the dishes in your menu. I -have one or two, but they may be mislaid, and -I should not like there to be a mistake.”</p> - -<p>“There is not much fear of a mistake, if -you take all that trouble. But I will give you -the recipes with pleasure. In return, will you -give me the recipe for the sour plums? I should -like to have it, for I intend to make some -when plums are in season.”</p> - -<p>The arrangements thus laid down were implicitly -carried out, and the “Bride’s First -Dinner Party” was a great success—so much -so that every guest remarked, when the evening -was over, “What a clever little woman -Mrs. Smith is! How fortunate her husband -is to have a wife thus domesticated.” Then,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_216">{216}</span> -in a moment, “What lovely wedding presents!”</p> - -<p>For the benefit of those who may care to -have them, I subjoin a copy of the recipes -which were exchanged between Amy and -Mabel.</p> - -<p><i>Potato Soup.</i>—Melt a piece of butter the -size of an egg in a stewpan. Throw in two -pounds of potatoes, weighed after they have -been peeled, the white parts of two leeks, and -a stick of celery, all cut up. Sweat for a few -minutes without browning. Pour on a quart -of cold stock or water; boil gently till the -vegetables are tender, and pass through a -sieve. When wanted, make hot in a clean -stewpan, and add salt and pepper. Boil -separately half a pint of milk; stir this into -the boiling soup. At the last moment sprinkle -on the top of the soup a dessertspoonful of -chopped parsley. If cream is allowed, the -soup will be greatly improved.</p> - -<p><i>Tomatoes Farcies.</i>—Take eight smooth red -tomatoes; cut the stalks off evenly, and slice -off the part that adheres to them; scoop out -the seeds from the centre without breaking -the sides. Melt an ounce of butter in a stewpan. -Put in two tablespoonfuls of cooked -ham chopped, two tablespoonfuls of chopped -mushrooms, two shalots, two teaspoonfuls -of chopped parsley, pepper and salt, and two -ounces of grated Parmesan. Mix thoroughly -over the fire, fill the tomatoes with the mixture, -and bake on a greased baking tin in a -moderate oven for ten or fifteen minutes. The -tomatoes should be tender, but not broken. -If the ingredients for this forcemeat are not at -hand, a little ordinary veal forcemeat may be -used, but the taste will be inferior.</p> - -<p><i>Rolled Loin of Mutton.</i>—Get the butcher -from whom the meat is bought to bone the -loin; spread veal stuffing inside, roll it up, -bind it with tape, and bake in the usual way. -Thick, smooth gravy should be served with it. -This may be made of the bones.</p> - -<p><i>Mashed and Browned Potatoes.</i>—Mash -potatoes in the usual way. Prepare beforehand -six or eight good sized potatoes of -uniform size. Parboil them, then put them -into the dripping-tin round the meat for about -three-quarters of an hour—less, if small—and -baste them every now and then till brown. -Pile the mashed potatoes in the middle of the -tureen, put browned potatoes round, and -sprinkle chopped parsley on the white -centre.</p> - -<p><i>Stewed Celery.</i>—Wash the celery carefully, -and boil it till tender in milk and water, to -which salt and a little butter have been added. -The time required will depend on the quality. -Young, tender portions will be ready in half -an hour or less; the coarse outer stalks will -need to boil a long time. Drain thoroughly, -dish on toast, and pour white sauce over.</p> - -<p><i>Sour Plums</i> (a substitute for red currant -jelly served with meat; to be made in the -autumn).—Take three pounds of the long, -blue autumn plums, almost the last to come -into the market, called in Germany zwetschen. -Rub off the bloom and prick each one with a -needle. Boil a pint of vinegar for a quarter of -an hour with a pound and a-half of sugar, a -teaspoonful of cloves, three blades of mace, -and half an ounce of cinnamon. Pour the -vinegar through a strainer over the plums, and -let them stand for twenty-four hours. Next -day boil the vinegar, and again pour it over -the fruit. Put all over the fire together to -simmer for a few minutes until the plums are -tender and cracked without falling to pieces. -Tie down while hot.</p> - -<p><i>Ready-Made Pudding.</i>—Mix two tablespoonfuls -of flour, an ounce of sugar, and a -very little grated nutmeg, with a spoonful of -cold milk to make a smooth paste, then add -boiling milk to make a pint. When cold, -beat two eggs with a glass of sherry, mix and -bake in a buttered dish for half an hour.</p> - -<p><i>Orange Jelly.</i>—Soak an ounce of gelatine -in water to cover it for an hour, and put with -the gelatine the very thin rind of three oranges. -Squeeze the juice from some sweet oranges to -make half a pint, then add the juice of two -lemons, and strain to get out all pips, etc. -Take as much water as there is fruit juice, put -this into a stewpan with the gelatine, and a -quarter of a pound of loaf sugar, and simmer -for a few minutes till the gelatine is entirely -dissolved. Remove any scum that may rise, -then add the juice; boil up once, and strain into -a damp mould. This jelly has a delicious -taste, and is not supposed to be clear.</p> - -<p><i>Macaroni Cheese.</i>—Wash half a pound of -Naples macaroni, break it up and throw it -into boiling water with a lump of butter in it, -and boil it for about half an hour, till the -macaroni is tender. Drain it well. Melt an -ounce of butter in a stewpan, stir in one ounce -of flour, and, when smooth, half a pint of cold -milk. Stir the sauce till it boils, add salt and -pepper, an ounce of grated Parmesan, and the -macaroni drained dry. Pour all upon a dish, -sprinkle an ounce of macaroni over, and brown -in the oven or before the fire.</p> - -<p><i>Simple Jam Sandwich.</i>—Beat three eggs, -and add a breakfastcupful of flour, to which -has been added a teaspoonful of cream of -tartar. Beat the mixture till it bubbles. Add -a scant breakfastcupful of sifted sugar. Beat -again, and add half a teaspoonful of carbonate -of soda. Turn into a shallow baking tin, -greased, and bake for a few minutes in a quick -oven. With the oven ready, this cake can be -made and baked in half an hour.</p> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<h2 class="nobreak" id="GIRTON_GIRL">GIRTON GIRL.</h2> -</div> - -<p class="ph3"><span class="smcap">By</span> CATHERINE GRANT FURLEY.</p> - - -<div class="poetry-container"> -<div class="poetry"> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“<span class="smcap">Why</span>, sir, should you seem so startled</div> - <div class="verse indent2">When you chance to come on me</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Talking silly baby-language</div> - <div class="verse indent2">To the child upon my knee—</div> - <div class="verse indent0">To this happy, crowing urchin,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">While his peasant mother stands</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Watching us, while she is wiping</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Thick-flaked soapsuds from her hands?</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“When you met me first, at dinner,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">At the Hall the other night,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">You were seated on my left hand,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">The professor on my right;</div> - <div class="verse indent0">And you saw I cared to listen—</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Saw it with a scornful mirth—</div> - <div class="verse indent0">To the facts that he was telling</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Of the strata of the earth.</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“And again, when of the Iliad</div> - <div class="verse indent2">My companion chanced to speak,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">You were less pleased than astounded</div> - <div class="verse indent2">That I quoted Homer’s Greek.</div> - <div class="verse indent0">And beneath my half-closed eyelids</div> - <div class="verse indent2">I observed your covert smile,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">When our hostess spoke of Ruskin,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">And I answered with Carlyle.</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“Then you thought you read me fully—</div> - <div class="verse indent2">‘Woman in her latest phase,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Following with feebler footsteps</div> - <div class="verse indent2">In far-reaching manhood’s ways.</div> - <div class="verse indent0">A half-taught, conceited creature,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Something neither wise nor good;</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Losing for a vain chimera</div> - <div class="verse indent2">All the grace of womanhood.</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“‘Failing in her mad endeavour,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Though in every languid vein</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Love-warmed heart-blood she replaces</div> - <div class="verse indent2">With cold ichor from the brain.</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Woman striving to be manlike,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Making him her enemy,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Fighting where she best had yielded’—</div> - <div class="verse indent2">This was what you saw in me.</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“Sir, I claim to be a woman:</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Nothing less and nothing more;</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Laughing when my heart is joyful,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Weeping when my heart is sore;</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Loving all things good and tender,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Nor so coldly over-wise</div> - <div class="verse indent0">As to scorn a lover’s kisses,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Or the light of children’s eyes.</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“Over-wise! Nay, it were folly</div> - <div class="verse indent2">If I cherished in my mind</div> - <div class="verse indent0">One poor fancy, one ambition</div> - <div class="verse indent2">That could part me from my kind—</div> - <div class="verse indent0">From the maiden’s hopes and longings,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">From the mother’s joy and care,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">From the gladness, labour, sorrow,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">That is every woman’s share.</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“Not for all life’s garb of duty</div> - <div class="verse indent2">In the self-same tint is dyed;</div> - <div class="verse indent0">I must walk alone, another</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Shelters at a husband’s side.</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Yet I claim her for my sister,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">While—though I must stand apart—</div> - <div class="verse indent0">All her hopes, her fears, her wishes</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Find an echo in my heart.</div> - </div> -</div> -</div> -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_217">{217}</span></p> -<div class="figcenter illowp59" id="illus006" style="max-width: 28.125em;"> - <img class="w100" src="images/illus006.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption"><p class="center">A GIRTON GIRL.</p></div> -</div> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_218">{218}</span></p> - -<div class="poetry-container"> -<div class="poetry"> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“True it is I love to study</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Every page of nature’s lore.</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Must that make my soul less gentle?</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Nay, it softens me the more.</div> - <div class="verse indent0">True it is I love the story</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Of the old heroic age,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">True I love the aspirations</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Of the poet and the sage;</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“But if poet, artist, thinker,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Lend me some inspiring thought,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Must it follow that the duty</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Of the woman is forgot?</div> - <div class="verse indent0">No; ’tis you who err, believe me,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Thinking, as perchance you do,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">That because her brain is empty,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Woman’s heart must beat more true.</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“’Tis not learning that unsexes,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">’Tis not thought will make us cold,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Nor at sight of heavy volumes</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Love on us relax his hold.</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Woman is for ever woman;</div> - <div class="verse indent2">O’er her life love rules supreme,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Though his kingdom be but fancy,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">And the bliss he gives a dream.</div> - </div> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“Nought besides, however worthy,</div> - <div class="verse indent2">In her heart can take his place—</div> - <div class="verse indent0">But enough! The child is frightened</div> - <div class="verse indent2">At the graveness of my face.</div> - <div class="verse indent0">I must bring him back to laughter.</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Pray you, leave us for a time,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">Or you’ll hear a Girton student</div> - <div class="verse indent2">Teaching him a nursery rhyme.”</div> - </div> -</div> -</div> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_SHEPHERDS_FAIRY">THE SHEPHERD’S FAIRY.</h2> -</div> - -<p class="ph3">A PASTORALE.</p> - -<p class="ph3"><span class="smcap">By</span> DARLEY DALE, Author of “Fair Katherine,” etc.</p> - - -<h3>CHAPTER XIII.</h3> - -<p class="ph3">HOPE AND FEAR.</p> - -<div class="ddropcapbox illowe9_375" id="illus007"> - <img class="w100 idropcap" src="images/illus007.jpg" alt="A" /> -</div><p><span class="uppercase">s</span> soon as the -shearing company -was gone, -John Shelley -went into the -house to watch by -Charlie’s couch, -and to take counsel -with his wife -as to what must -be done about Jack, as to whose safety -he was as anxious as about Charlie’s, -for if the latter died Jack would inevitably -be tried for manslaughter, though -the shepherd felt sure the fall on the -stone gate-post was a far more serious -matter than the blow Jack had dealt, -and which had accidentally, and quite -unintentionally, caused the fall.</p> - -<p>All Jack had meant to do, as the -shepherd and his wife knew well enough, -was to give Charlie a good bang across -the shoulders, but if the boy died it -might be a difficult matter to persuade -a coroner’s jury that no more was intended, -especially as Jack, by keeping -himself aloof, as he did, from his own -class, was by no means popular in the -neighbourhood.</p> - -<p>Mrs. Shelley was even more keenly -alive to the danger which threatened -Jack than her husband, and was for -sending him away at once to her brother, -who lived at Liverpool, but John Shelley -never acted hastily or on impulse, and -he suggested taking counsel with the -doctor and Mr. Leslie, both of whom -were good friends of Jack’s, before they -decided on any course of action.</p> - -<p>“We’ll send Jack round to the rectory -as soon as he comes back; he will be -glad of something to do, tired and -hungry as he must be, for I see he has -not had his supper yet,” said the shepherd.</p> - -<p>“No, he won’t touch anything till -there is some hope of Charlie, I daresay. -He has been unconscious nearly an hour -now, John. Do you think there is any -hope?”</p> - -<p>“Yes, I do; while there is life there -is hope. I expect it is concussion of the -brain, and if so, people are often unconscious -for hours. He is breathing, you -see. But where is Fairy? Why does -not the child come in? Is she frightened?”</p> - -<p>“I don’t know, I am sure; I had forgotten -all about her. Just see, John, -will you? She has had no supper -either,” replied Mrs. Shelley.</p> - -<p>John went to the door to look for -Fairy just as Jack and Dr. Bates came -up together. The shepherd brought -the doctor in, and sent Jack to the -rectory, and then went to talk to Fairy, -who was still sitting on the bench outside.</p> - -<p>“Why have you sent for Mr. Leslie? -Is Charlie worse?” asked Fairy, anxiously, -as she beckoned to the shepherd -to sit by her side.</p> - -<p>“No, he is just the same, but I want -to ask Mr. Leslie’s advice about Jack; -I am afraid we shall have to send poor -Jack away. Shall you be sorry, Fairy?”</p> - -<p>“Sorry! Of course I shall; but, John, -why must Jack go as well as I? Mother -says it is all my fault, and I am to go -away, and I don’t know where to go, so -I was waiting till you came, to ask you; -but if Mr. Leslie is coming, I daresay -he’ll take me in for a little while,” said -Fairy, with a little sob at the end of each -sentence.</p> - -<p>“Mr. Leslie take my Fairy in. Why, -child, you would not leave us now in our -hour of trouble, when we most want you -to comfort us, would you?”</p> - -<p>“I don’t want ever to leave you, -unless, of course, I find my own parents; -but mother says I am to go, and she is -sorry she ever took me in, because it is -all my fault. So you see, John, of course -I must go away after that,” said Fairy, -gently.</p> - -<p>“I can’t spare my little Fairy now. -Mother did not mean what she said; -she was so upset at seeing poor Charlie -insensible, I expect she hardly knew -what she was doing, so you must forgive -her—will you, little one?—and stay -and cheer us in our sorrow,” said John.</p> - -<p>“Of course I will, if you are quite -sure mother didn’t mean it, but she -should not have said it was my fault, -should she? For she knows as well as -you do, John, how fond I am of both the -boys, and how I never let them quarrel; -only this was done in such a minute I -could not stop it; it really was more an -accident than anything else. Poor -Jack didn’t mean to knock Charlie -down, or to hurt him really, only he was -so angry about that lamb that he lost -his temper. How grave you look, John; -you don’t think it was my fault, do -you?”</p> - -<p>Now the shepherd understood perfectly -what his wife had meant by saying it -was Fairy’s fault; but it was evident the -child had not the remotest suspicion of -Mrs. Shelley’s meaning; she was too -childlike and innocent (children of that -day were less precocious and more like -children than they are now), too free from -vanity and self-consciousness to be -aware that Jack had any other feeling -for her than a brotherly affection, and it -was equally evident that at present, at -any rate, Fairy’s affection for Jack was -of precisely the same character as her -sisterly love for her foster-brother. -Seeing this, the shepherd felt his -wife was right in saying it would be far -better for many reasons that Jack should -go away; but he was so lost in thought -that he forgot to reply to Fairy’s -question, which, after waiting a minute -or two, for she was accustomed to John’s -slowness of speech, she repeated.</p> - -<p>“No, my child, no, I am sure it was -no fault of yours; don’t think any more -about it. Here comes Jack with Mr. -Leslie; I will go in and hear what the -doctor says. Ask Mr. Leslie to wait in -the kitchen for a minute, if he does not -mind,” and the shepherd went indoors -to hear the doctor’s report just as Jack -and Mr. Leslie appeared.</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowe26_5625" id="illus008"> - <img class="w100" src="images/illus008.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption"><p class="center">“‘COME, CHILD, YOU HAVE HAD NO SUPPER YET.’”</p> - -<p class="right"> -<i>See “The Shepherd’s Fairy,” <a href="#Page_219">p. 219</a>.</i> -</p> -</div> -</div> -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_219">{219}</span></p> - -<p>They both looked very grave, for Jack -was a great pet of the rector’s, and he -had already told him exactly how the -accident had occurred; and Mr. Leslie -was almost as anxious as Jack to hear -the doctor’s report, for Jack seemed so -absorbed in his anxiety about Charlie -as to be unconscious of his own danger.</p> - -<p>“How is he?” they exclaimed in a -breath.</p> - -<p>“I don’t know; Dr. Bates is still with -him,” said Fairy; but a minute or two -later John Shelley came out with the -doctor’s report.</p> - -<p>“Well, what news?” asked Mr. -Leslie.</p> - -<p>“He is still unconscious, and the -doctor can’t say how it will go with -him,” replied the shepherd.</p> - -<p>“Is there no hope, father?” asked -Jack, turning very white and speaking -very low.</p> - -<p>“Yes, lad, yes, there is hope, thank -God; he may rally; it is the fall on the -gate-post that has done the mischief. -He struck the back of his head against -the stone; the place on the temple is a -mere trifle. But will you walk in, Mr. -Leslie? Dr. Bates wants to speak to -you, and you too, Jack.”</p> - -<p>Accordingly these four went into the -kitchen and shut themselves up to discuss -the matter, leaving Fairy feeling -very miserable and in the way, for she -did not know where to go, on the bench -outside. But a few minutes later Mrs. -Shelley came to the door to look for her, -wondering what had become of her, -having forgotten her hasty speech on -seeing Charlie lying prostrate on the -ground.</p> - -<p>“Why, Fairy, where have you been -all this time? Come, child, you have -had no supper yet. How pale you look; -and your hands are quite cold. You are -not frightened, are you?” said Mrs. -Shelley, as Fairy reluctantly followed -her into the house.</p> - -<p>“No, I am not frightened, but it is -all so miserable,” said Fairy, sobbing, -as she looked at the unconscious -Charlie, who was breathing almost imperceptibly -on the sofa.</p> - -<p>“Come, this won’t do; I shall have -you ill next; why, the child has cried -more to-night than she ever cried all the -sixteen years she has been here,” said -Mrs. Shelley, taking Fairy in her arms.</p> - -<p>“You were never unkind to me before,” -sobbed Fairy.</p> - -<p>Suddenly Mrs. Shelley remembered -how she had turned on Fairy in her -anxiety and pity for Jack.</p> - -<p>“There, child, don’t cry any more; I -don’t know what I said; but at any rate -I can’t let you quarrel with me when I -may lose one, if not both, of my sons; -for I am sure they will decide to send -Jack away—indeed, I hope they will,” -said Mrs. Shelley.</p> - -<p>“You hope so, mother?” asked -Fairy, in astonishment.</p> - -<p>“Yes; if anything happened to poor -Charlie, Jack might get into terrible -trouble, so, for his sake, I hope Mr. -Leslie will let him go; besides, he is not -fit for a shepherd; he never has liked the -work, and he may get on far better at -something else.”</p> - -<p>Just as Mrs. Shelley said this, the -kitchen door opened, and John Shelley -asked his wife to come in to the discussion -which was being held in the -kitchen, and Fairy was left to watch by -Charlie. It seemed an interminable time -to Fairy, though it was not really half -an hour before the door opened and they -all came out. Mr. Leslie went home; -the doctor came in to look at Charlie -again; Mrs. Shelley went upstairs with -Jack; and the shepherd called Fairy -into the kitchen to tell her what had been -decided.</p> - -<p>“Jack is going away to-night; he is -going to America.”</p> - -<p>“To America!” exclaimed Fairy, for -in those days going to America was -indeed going to another world.</p> - -<p>“Yes, for two years; perhaps for -longer if he likes it. Mr. Leslie has -friends out there, and he knows of something -he thinks will do for Jack. There -is a ship sails on Monday from Liverpool, -so he is to go to Brighton to-night with -Mr. Leslie, and be off by the London -coach at five to-morrow morning. Mr. -Leslie will go to Liverpool with him and -see him off if he can get anyone to take -his duty here on Sunday; anyhow, he -will go to London and put him into the -Liverpool coach.”</p> - -<p>John had not time to enter into -further details as to what had passed -at the meeting in the kitchen; but, in -truth, both Dr. Bates and Mr. Leslie -had strongly urged getting Jack out of -the way as quickly as possible. Dr. -Bates because he was very anxious and -by no means hopeful about Charlie; Mr. -Leslie partly on the same account, but -also because he knew the state of Jack’s -feelings with regard to Fairy, and had long -wished to see the boy in a position where -he would have some opportunity of using -the talents he possessed, and, by dint of -his own abilities and exertions, rising in -the world. It so happened that he had -friends in New York, and a relation of -his; a banker there had, in answer to his -inquiries whether he had an opening -for a clever, self-educated young man, -lately written to say he had a vacancy -for a clerk which he would keep for Mr. -Leslie’s young <i>protégé</i>. Mr. Leslie had -only been waiting till the shearing -season was over to offer this post to -Jack, knowing that he could not very -well be spared till it was finished. -Jack was delighted at the idea; a -salary of fifty pounds a year seemed to -him untold wealth, and to have all the -rest of the day from five in the afternoon -till ten the next morning to himself, a -perpetual holiday; and then to go to -America, to him who had never been -much farther than Brighton, would, -under any other circumstances, have -been all that he could have wished for, -except Fairy to accompany him. The -post was offered him for two years, and -the option of remaining, if he liked the -work, at the end of the two years. The -only difficulty was the money for his -passage, but, to the surprise of Jack, -his father said he had plenty in the -savings bank for that and to get him a -few necessaries as well.</p> - -<p>But leaving as he was leaving, took -all pleasure out of Jack’s good fortune; -if he felt any pleasure at all it was only -from the excitement of the journey, and -the occupation of both mind and body, -which prevented him from dwelling on -the sorrow he had brought on them all, -and diverted his mind from the terrible -anxiety Charlie’s state caused him.</p> - -<p>If it had not been for Dr. Bates, Jack -would have remained at home for the -night, and walked over to Brighton at -daybreak to catch the coach, but the -doctor was rather a nervous man, and -knowing that it was quite possible -Charlie might not live till the morning, -he urged Mr. Leslie to take Jack to -Brighton that evening, adding in an -undertone that if anything happened -Jack had better learn it in America. -Perhaps it was as well for all parties that -the doctor’s advice was acted upon, for -it prevented any prolonged leave-takings, -and gave no one time to fret over -Jack’s departure; indeed, an hour after -the council held in the kitchen, Jack -was standing already to start, folding -his mother in his arms as he bade her -good-bye. Then he went to the sitting-room, -in which Charlie was lying, and -took a long, long look at him as he lay -with closed eyes, just breathing, all the -colour gone from his usually rosy cheeks. -What would not Jack have given to see -those merry blue eyes open once more -before he went away, perhaps never to -see them again? But no, the eyelids -remained firmly closed, and Jack waited -in vain for any hopeful sign. He was -alone in the room, and before he left he -knelt down by the side of the sofa and -prayed until a footstep outside startled -him, and he rose hastily, for, proud and -reserved as he was, he would have hated -even his mother to have seen him on his -knees, for, like many young men of his -age, he had a great deal more religion -than the world gave him credit for. -The footstep was Mrs. Shelley’s; she -was come to warn her darling son that -it was time he started or he would keep -Mr. Leslie waiting.</p> - -<p>“Mother, may I have a lock of his -hair?” asked Jack. And Mrs. Shelley -cut one of Charlie’s fair curls for him; -and then Jack stooped, and, for the first -time for many years, kissed the boy’s -pale cheeks, and then, once more embracing -his mother, he left the room. -But there was another person to say -good-bye to—Fairy—who was waiting in -the passage, and now came forward, -putting both her hands in Jack’s and -lifting up her sweet, delicate little face -to be kissed as naturally as though Jack -was her own brother; and though poor -Jack blushed crimson as he stooped and -kissed her, Fairy, if she changed colour -at all, grew paler, for she felt very sad -and lonely at the loss of her favourite -companion.</p> - -<p>“You will think of me sometimes, Fairy, -won’t you?” whispered Jack, holding -her hands.</p> - -<p>“Yes, often, Jack; and mind you -write to us directly you get to America; -we shall be longing to know how you are -getting on.”</p> - -<p>“Jack, my boy, it is time to start,” -cried John Shelley, who was waiting -outside to walk to the rectory with his -son, and the next moment they were off.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>To be continued.</i>)</p> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_220">{220}</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="THE_ROMANCE_OF_THE_BANK_OF_ENGLAND">THE ROMANCE OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND; -<br /> -<span class="smalltext">OR,</span> -<br /> -THE OLD LADY OF THREADNEEDLE STREET.</h2></div> - -<p class="ph3"><span class="smcap">By</span> EMMA BREWER.</p> - - -<h3>CHAPTER IV.</h3> - -<p><span class="smcap">After</span> having tided over my difficulties, which -had been brought about partly by the ill-feeling -and envy of the Land Bank, and partly -by another matter to be explained later, I -went on successfully in my old home, gradually -increasing my powers and responsibilities, and, -if I may be allowed to add, daily growing -more attractive.</p> - -<p>Everybody courted my smiles, and were -wretched if they failed to find favour. Among -those who paid me attention were members of -the royal family, bishops, clergy, ministers of -state, merchants, and philosophers; and, -strange to say, I was as great a favourite with -the women as with the men, and I think I -influenced their lives not a little, for if a girl -were known to be on my visiting list, even -though she were very plain, she found no -difficulty in marrying well. Did a mother hold -in her arms her first-born, she was more -restful and content concerning its future if it -had an opportunity of being placed in my good -books; and, certainly if a person died who had -during his life stood well with me, he was -buried with more pomp and ceremony for the -fact.</p> - -<p>It seems wonderful, does it not, that I -should have kept my head amid so much -flattery and attention, and I very much -doubt if I should have done so but for the -healthy tone of my home and the constant -care of my people.</p> - -<p>Every now and then I got a fright, which -prevented my becoming frivolous, and which, -but for my good constitution, would have -gone far to shake the life out of me. One I -remember well.</p> - -<p>It occurred in 1707, when I was but thirteen -years old. It came in the form of a “run,” -and certainly, but for timely help, I should -have been torn to pieces.</p> - -<p>The word <i>run</i> may be suggestive to you -merely of a race between me and another -bank; but in bank language it has a most -terrifying and disagreeable meaning.</p> - -<p>It is a sudden demand from everybody to -whom you owe money to pay up on the spot, -and without hesitation.</p> - -<p>Your office is filled and refilled with people -angrily and defiantly demanding their money. -Such was the case with me, and in my one -room in the Grocers’ Hall, at the date I -mentioned.</p> - -<p>I tried to console myself with the thought -that if the people would but give me time I -would pay everyone to the full, but, alas! I was -old enough to know that this was not sufficient—my -existence depended upon the whole -world believing me to be safe and worthy of -confidence, and their test of my trustworthiness -was that I should pay everyone in full at a -moment’s notice.</p> - -<p>I was nearly wild, and, for the moment, -utterly powerless. To me confidence was -money, and by money I lived and breathed.</p> - -<p>It was no use disguising the fact—I had not -sufficient in my chests to pay the reckless -demands.</p> - -<p>Not that I had misused the money -entrusted to me, but that I had lent it out -again, that it might work and earn for me the -means to pay interest to the depositors and -afford me something for my trouble; all this -was quite honourable and above board, and -yet how frightened I was! Had I wished it I -could not have run away, for you know I had -but one room, without private doors and -staircases; I was, therefore, compelled to stand -and face the excited and unreasonable crowd.</p> - -<p>In the case of a <i>run</i>, it is absolutely necessary -to find the money somewhere, in order to -meet the demand made by the public; for if -once payment is suspended credit is gone, -career blasted, and business at an end.</p> - -<p>When a person asks me in confidence my -definition of a <i>run</i>, I always answer, “A reckless, -senseless attack on a bank—one in which -self-interest is so overpowering as utterly to -cover and blot out reason for the time being.”</p> - -<p>Of course the news spread like wildfire that -I was surrounded by a clamorous people whom -more than likely I should not be able to satisfy, -and who, in that case, would not hesitate to -take my life.</p> - -<p>This roused my friends, who without loss of -time came to my assistance with the only -commodity that could save me.</p> - -<p>Godolphin (the Lord Treasurer in the reign -of Queen Anne) declared that the credit of -the country was bound up together with mine, -and that help must be at once offered, for -which phrase, when I had time to think of it, -I was thankful; but, better than words, my -friends, the Dukes of Marlborough and Newcastle, -and others of the nobility, at once came -to my rescue with large sums of money, and -gentlemen of all ranks came with their offering -of such cash as they had in hand.</p> - -<p>One incident deeply touched me. A poor -man, hearing of my trouble, came to me with -£500 which he had saved, and placed them -absolutely at my disposal. On my mentioning -this to the Queen when next I saw her, she -was so pleased that she sent him a present of -£100 and an order on the Treasury to pay at -once the £500 which had been lent to me. -You may be very sure that I did not forget -such a friend.</p> - -<p>You see, therefore, how the ill effects of the -<i>run</i> were averted by the kindness of private -and powerful friends.</p> - -<p>The next fright I had was of another character, -and occurred on the 28th of February, -1709, just two years after the <i>run</i>.</p> - -<p>You who have studied the history of this -country know that in the reign of Queen Anne -a certain Dr. Sacheverell caused a great deal -of trouble to those in authority, and roused -the people to acts of riot and rebellion.</p> - -<p>On this particular day the people were mad -with triumph. They had set fire to chapels -and meeting-houses; they had made bonfires -of Bibles and other books and materials in -Lincoln’s Inn Fields without let or hindrance, -and while these were blazing the mob, which -had been joined by persons of the very lowest -class, began to entertain the thought of attacking -me in Grocers’ Hall and relieving me -of my wealth.</p> - -<p>So on they came, as you know mobs will -when they think themselves masters, and there -stood I and my whole household, determined -to guard our home and its treasures with our -lives.</p> - -<p>Thanks to the Earl of Sunderland, who -rushed into the Queen’s presence with an -account of the mob’s proceedings, help was -sent before harm could reach us. The Queen, -on hearing of the danger which threatened me, -turned pale from fear, but quickly regaining -her courage, bade her secretary “send her foot -and horse guards forthwith and disperse the -rioters.” Thus peril was once again warded -off from me and my home.</p> - -<p>I know that you will think I had enough to -do without dabbling in politics, but in all -your criticisms of me and my doings you must -take into consideration my education, my -position, and my responsibilities. Of course, -I had daily dealings with every class of politicians, -and became acquainted with every -shade of politics.</p> - -<p>There is no knowing on which side I should -have ranged myself—whether among the -Whigs or among the Tories—had I been -allowed a choice; but circumstances decided -for me, and made me, and kept me for several -generations, a determined Whig.</p> - -<p>My friend Joseph Addison<a id="FNanchor_1" href="#Footnote_1" class="fnanchor">[1]</a> fully realised -my position, and in a pretty allegory set forth -the calamity which would fall upon me should -I by chance favour the Tories.</p> - -<p>It is very elegantly written, and, as it is not -long, I will relate it to you.</p> - -<p>You will see that he speaks of me as a -queen—by name “Public Credit.”</p> - -<p>“I saw Public Credit on her throne in -Grocers’ Hall, the Great Charter overhead, the -Act of Settlement full in her view. Her touch -turned everything to gold.</p> - -<p>“Behind her seat bags filled with coin were -piled up to the ceiling. On her right and on -her left the floor was hidden by pyramids of -guineas.</p> - -<p>“On a sudden the door flies open, the Pretender -rushes in, a sponge in one hand, in the -other a sword, which he shakes at the Act of -Settlement.</p> - -<p>“The beautiful queen sinks down fainting; -the spell by which she has turned all things -around her into treasure is broken; the -money-bags shrink like pricked bladders; the -piles of gold pieces are turned into bundles of -rags, or faggots of wooden tallies.”<a id="FNanchor_2" href="#Footnote_2" class="fnanchor">[2]</a></p> - -<p>The truth which this picture was meant to -convey was never absent from my mind or -from my governors’.</p> - -<p>We were perfectly aware of how very closely -our interest was bound up with that of the -Government, and the greater the public danger -the more ready were we—that is, I and my -people—to go to their rescue.</p> - -<p>I mentioned in an earlier portion of my -story that I gained part of my income by discounting -bills of exchange.</p> - -<p>It has been suggested to me that I should -make clear to you the meaning of bills of -exchange, their origin and purpose, and how -I could have gained money by my dealings -with them. I will do so as well as I can, and -in as few words as possible.</p> - -<p>Originally, a bill of exchange was nothing -more than a letter from a person in one -country to his debtor in another, begging him -to pay the debt to the person who would -deliver the letter to him.</p> - -<p>This way of proceeding was a saving of -trouble to everybody. To the creditor certainly; -to the debtor, who could pay the -money owing without the danger and expense -of sending it abroad; and to the third person, -or bearer of the letter, who, travelling in a -foreign land, found himself in funds of the -country without the great inconvenience of -carrying much money from home.</p> - -<p>For example, Madame Rotina, dwelling in -Constantinople, has sent goods to Mrs. James, -of Cheapside, London, to the amount of £300,<span class="pagenum" id="Page_221">{221}</span> -to be paid on a certain date some twelve -months hence. Well, a friend of Madame -Rotina’s intends spending a few weeks in -London, and asks if she can do anything for -her friend while there. “Oh, yes,” says -madame; “I shall be glad if you will take a -letter to Mrs. James, who owes me money, -and receive it for me.”</p> - -<p>It might so happen that the friend would -wish to leave London before the time has -arrived for Mrs. James to pay. She would, -therefore, take the letter, which would be -open, to a fourth person—to me, perhaps—and -say, “This bill is not due for a month. -The debtor is reliable. Will you be good -enough to discount it for me?” Under the -circumstances, this is what I should do: -take the bill for £300, and give the bearer -£298 19s. 6d. Four per cent. interest for one -month would be £1, which would be mine for -the trouble and risk of discounting, as well as -payment for the loss of my money for that -time. The odd sixpence would be for the -stamp. At the end of the month I should get -the full £300. Now do you see how I increased -my income by discounting bills of -exchange, especially if some hundreds passed -through my hands in one day?</p> - -<p>These letters or bills, which were representatives -of debts, became by degrees articles -of traffic. They were simple instruments, -transferring value from place to place, at home -or abroad, and by their means accounts were -balanced without the transmission of money. -At this present time the net produce of stamps -alone in Great Britain is enormous.</p> - -<p>I hope I have made it clear to you; because -I want you to become thoroughly acquainted -with all my daily work.</p> - -<p>And now to proceed with my story.</p> - -<p>There is no knowing how long I should -have gone on content in my one room at the -Grocers’ Hall, had not some unpleasantness -occurred about the renewal of the lease.</p> - -<p>My governors and directors met me in -council on the 20th of January, 1732, and we -decided that, if we could find a suitable site, -we would build a house of our own.</p> - -<p>We were fortunate enough to find a house -and garden for sale, the property of a former -director of mine, Sir John Houblon. It was -situate in Threadneedle-street, in the parish -of St. Christopher-le-Stocks.</p> - -<p>We employed a first-rate firm of builders, -Dunn and Townshend, very well known at -that time, and the first stone of the Bank of -England was laid on August 3rd, 1732.</p> - -<p>It was a great day for me and a very -imposing ceremony, in which my governors -and directors took a prominent part. I -gave away twenty guineas to be distributed -among the workmen, that they too might have -cause for rejoicing on such a memorable day.</p> - -<p>In less than two years the building was -complete, and on June 5th, 1734, I took up -my abode there, and have lived in Threadneedle-street -from that day to this; so that I -am, of course, the oldest inhabitant. One -after another I have seen my neighbours pass -away, and their houses pulled down to make -room for other and more stately buildings. -The friends of my youth, too, are all gone, -and there remain none who can sympathise -with me in my high position, because there -are none old enough to remember my early -struggles, which led up to it.</p> - -<p>A very lonely old woman I feel sometimes -when I have leisure to sit in my grand but -comfortless parlour and think, with only the -shadows of past friends for companions.</p> - -<p>There is no one with whom I care to speak -of them; for, alas! the present generation -remember only their faults, and none of their -greatness.</p> - -<p>It was but the other day, when some one -was abusing one of my former governors, -Thomas Guy,<a id="FNanchor_3" href="#Footnote_3" class="fnanchor">[3]</a> I reminded him that my friend -had built and endowed Guy’s Hospital at a -cost of £18,793 for the first, and £219,499 for -the last, and that he should be spoken of -with respect and gratitude. “Oh, yes, I -know,” was the careless answer, “Charity -covereth a multitude of sins.”</p> - -<p>I think this is the first time I have been -able personally to express my feelings about -people and things in my life, and for the opportunity -I am indebted to you, the girls of -the world, who have expressed the desire to -make my acquaintance.</p> - -<p>The house in Threadneedle-street, into -which I moved all my effects, and in which -I took up my abode in 1734, was small and -insignificant compared with its present size -and appearance. It consisted only of the present -centre, courtyard, hall, and bullion-court, -and was scarcely visible to passers-by.</p> - -<p>It was almost enclosed by the Church of -St. Christopher-le-Stocks, three taverns, and -about twenty houses.</p> - -<p>This house was at first sufficiently large for -me to carry on my business comfortably; but -as the work became more complicated we -found it necessary to add to it, and in 1770 -built the eastern wing. Thirty years later -the western wing, together with the Lothbury -front, was built. From time to time there -have been additions and alterations, which -account for the variety in the style of architecture.</p> - -<p>I ought to have mentioned that part of my -residence stands on marshy soil, in the course -of the ancient stream of Walbrook, and, -that I might suffer no ill effect from this, the -foundation was strengthened by means of -piles and counter-arches. And here, being -settled in my new home, I will pause to put -all things in order before going on with my -story.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>To be continued.</i>)</p> - -<div class="figcenter illowp100" id="illus009" style="max-width: 34.375em;"> - <img class="w100" src="images/illus009.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption"><p class="center">THE OLD BANK.</p></div> -</div> -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_222">{222}</span></p> - -<h2 class="nobreak" id="GIRLS_FRIENDSHIPS">GIRLS’ FRIENDSHIPS.</h2> -</div> - -<p class="ph3">By the Author of “Flowering Thorns.”</p> - - -<h3>CHAPTER III.</h3> - -<p class="ph3">HOW THEY ARE BROKEN.</p> - -<div class="ddropcapbox illowe10_9375" id="illus010"> - <img class="w100 idropcap" src="images/illus010.jpg" alt="I" /> -</div><p><span class="uppercase">n</span> all friendships -which ultimately -cease to exist -there comes the -point of departure -as in the capital -letter Y; -the point where -the two before united -friends separate and continue -their lives in different -directions.</p> - -<p>At first the division between -them is a very narrow -one, but it widens -and stretches out till the -two wholly lose sight of -each other. Of this I -have already spoken as -the drifting apart of friends; the gradual -cooling of once warm friendship.</p> - -<p>But it has another kind of conclusion as -abrupt and final as the termination of the -capital letter I, of which no continuance is -possible.</p> - -<p>It was difficult in the first instance to say -just where the separation between the friends -began, but here there can be no mistake, and -very often not only the girls themselves but -their relations and acquaintances know that -there has been a quarrel.</p> - -<p>The letters and meetings do not become -shorter and fewer, they cease; or if circumstances -do not allow of this—for their respective -families do not necessarily quarrel too—they -become noticeably forced and frigid, and, -if possible, avoided. There is a sore feeling -on both sides which those who tranquilly -drifted apart never experienced. The friendship -has broken off short, as it were, there -has been no period of preparation for this -sudden issue, and both girls are wounded; -though whether it be in their affection, dignity, -or self-love, the cause of estrangement and -character of each must determine.</p> - -<p>It is impossible to sever all at once the many -links which bind friend and friend; and the -consciousness that it is so, and that for many -a day after their quarrel they must stand connected, -often adds to the pain and bitterness -they feel.</p> - -<p>Now, what are the causes of these complete -separations, or, to put it more correctly, complete -alienations?</p> - -<p>Death is, of course, a final interruption to -friendship, but does not mean alienation. Our -dear dead friend is ours still, in a sense. We -know that the dead in Christ have a conscious -existence, and feel convinced they do not -forget, but continue to love us; and looking -forward to a reunion some day, we cannot feel -that our friendship is broken. A friendship -interrupted by death seems to me to be only -purified and elevated, and when the thought -arises, as it often will: “What would she say -to this? how would she advise on that?” -the certainty that her opinions must now be -always ranged on the side of what conscience -tells us is right must tend to draw us upward -and onward.</p> - -<p>Yes, the severance of death is not complete, -but what are we to say of the severance -of pride or jealousy?</p> - -<p>It is, unfortunately, true that many a girl, as -well as her elders, cannot bear to feel herself -second, and because her friend is prettier, -cleverer, or it may be more fortunate, then -she manages to quarrel with her.</p> - -<p>She does not acknowledge that such is the -reason, of course; even if she be conscious -that it is so, she does not give it the true -name, but, “I am not always going to dance -attendance on Louisa”—“Louisa comes to me -when she can get no one else, and I won’t -put up with it”—“I don’t see why Louisa -should expect me always to go to her, and -never come to me,” and so on, until an -irritated feeling against Louisa is produced; -and the two come to an open rupture.</p> - -<p>If Louisa is indeed the superior of the two -she has probably taken the first place unconsciously, -and a slight to her friend is the last -thing she dreams of. She feels the reproaches -are unmerited, replies hotly, or contemptuously, -and the breach is made.</p> - -<p>The friendship was, of course, a very imperfect -one, or it could not have been so easily -broken. I don’t think the girl who felt herself -slighted and aggrieved could have given -her friend much help or sympathy for some -time before the quarrel began.</p> - -<p>“Ah, but,” someone exclaims, “perhaps -she could not help and sympathise with such -a superior creature as Louisa.”</p> - -<p>“Then,” I reply, “the friendship was too -unequal to last long.” Not that I mean for -a moment to insist that two friends ought to -be on a level in every particular, but each -should be superior in turn. It won’t do for -one always to be able to look down. If the -other is meek and submissive it creates a one-sided -friendship; if she happens to be high-spirited -or mean-spirited, a quarrel. So that -if your friend either is, or considers herself, -your superior in everything, or if you will not -allow that she is superior to you in anything, -look out for the breach that is sure to -come.</p> - -<p>And these breaches are not such as can be -healed. The one most in fault is sure to be -the one who thinks herself injured, so that the -necessary first step is never taken. The -friendship may indeed be patched up for -awhile, but it is never reliable again, for the -simple reason that girls who can quarrel once -for such causes are quite certain to do so -again.</p> - -<p>Friends are alienated, too, by a misunderstanding, -and the beginnings of these are often -so far in the past that it is almost impossible -to find them. What very slight things -occasion a misunderstanding which in course -of time may kill a friendship! A trifling -neglect, an explanation given too late, a carelessly -worded speech or letter, and, above all, -perhaps, conversation incorrectly repeated.</p> - -<p>Probably the remarks made are not of -sufficient importance to deserve that we ask -an explanation of them, and in nine cases out -of ten we don’t stop to inquire whether it is -not likely they have been inaccurately reported—often -by mistake—or, even if the words be -right, what a difference do look and tone -make!</p> - -<p>“You wretch,” is quite a term of endearment -from some people, for example; and -“how mean of her to tell you,” does not sound -very severe from laughing lips.</p> - -<p>“Clara said it was very mean of you to say -anything to Maria about the way she spoilt -that dress of hers,” says the tale-bearer (and -tale-bearers do not generally understand a -joke, but take all they hear <i>au grand sérieux</i>). -Harriet is vexed, for she thought Clara -considered the spoilt dress quite a laughing -matter, and would not betray her friend’s confidence -for the world; still, it is not worth -while to make a fuss about it, but she can’t -forget it, and the next time she and Clara have -a “difference” it comes out.</p> - -<p>“You told Maria that I was mean and -didn’t keep your secrets,” says Harriet.</p> - -<p>“I did not do any such thing,” cries Clara, -who has forgotten all about her careless -speech, and to whom the spoilt dress had -never seemed a secret.</p> - -<p>“Well, somebody heard you.”</p> - -<p>“Nobody could have heard what I did not -say.”</p> - -<p>“You must have said it, or it would not -have been heard,” etc., etc.</p> - -<p>And even if the two make it up now there -remains a feeling of distrust of each other -which is almost sure to ripen into alienation.</p> - -<p>Misunderstandings may also be occasioned -by a letter so heedlessly worded that it makes -a misrepresentation.</p> - -<p>If such a statement as that the body of the -late Prince Leopold was to be “burned” at -Frogmore can pass the proof-readers and -appear, as it did, in a public paper, it is not -much wonder if girls, in their hasty, thoughtless -letters to one another, often say things -quite as untrue without the smallest intention -of misleading. Girls do not always write -their meaning very clearly (nor other people -either, for that matter), and even the omission -of a comma, to say nothing of a “not” -or a “sometimes,” may make all the difference -in the world to a sentence.</p> - -<p>Separations caused by misunderstandings -are hard to bridge, because it is so impossible -to trace them to their beginnings. We have -forgotten ourselves what it was that first -aroused the feeling of distrust, and because -we cannot give a reason for the feeling it is -probably the stronger. “I feel because I feel” -is, after all, a position of great strength. -But we have lost each other as in a maze -whose complications are too numerous to -permit of return or even exit, and here there -is no man in the middle to point out the way -backwards or forwards.</p> - -<p>Interference from without, tale-bearing, and -meddling generally are such obvious modes of -dividing friends that I need hardly allude to -them except to say that outsiders rather overlook -the fact that the “third body” is nearly -as much in the way between friends as between -lovers. Both resent having their quarrels -made up from without; the would-be -healing hand is in most cases changed into -that thumb about which we so often hear, and -which makes a small breach a large one.</p> - -<p>I will only now speak of one more way in -which friends part utterly, and that is the -parting of determined purpose for some -clearly-defined reason. This is not to be done -lightly, and will only—can only—be done by -girls of decided character.</p> - -<p>The reasons for such partings must lie deep, -and in light, unthinking characters there is -no depth to contain them. Earnest differences -will often spring up on religious questions, -and if their convictions or fanaticism -lead them to believe such differences vital, -girls will sometimes mutually agree, either -tacitly or in words, to bring their friendship to -a close and be in future mere acquaintances.</p> - -<p>When two friends disagree in matters of -religion, the subject is generally altogether -dropped between them; and can there be a<span class="pagenum" id="Page_223">{223}</span> -true friendship, do you think, when what is of -vital interest and importance to both is entirely -left out of conversation?</p> - -<p>Minor religious differences are of no consequence; -but let there be agreement in what -an old woman aptly called “the fundamentals,” -and this Christians of different sects -can certainly manage to do.</p> - -<p>Again, if one of the two friends pursues a -line of conduct of which the other strongly -disapproves, either on religious or moral -grounds (not upon some strained question of -ceremonial or class etiquette, remember), a -total estrangement is likely to take place. I -have a case of this sort in my mind at the -present moment, the cause of disagreement -being certain books, the reading of which one -considered would injure her moral purity. A -hot dispute ensued, and the girls parted. It -was best they should part; they could never -have been lasting friends.</p> - -<p>Let me add but one word to this chapter -of broken friendships.</p> - -<p>Girls must remember that even a dead -friendship is a sacred thing, and that its death -does not loose them from the responsibility -laid on them by that friendship while still -alive. The secrets your friend confided in -you while your friend are secrets still. You -have no right to make them common property -because she is no longer your friend. All she -told you must be as if it were under the seal -of confession. There is nothing I think more -contemptible than a girl who makes use of -the knowledge she acquired of another while -they were friends to show her up to ridicule -or scorn. It somehow reminds me of a decoy-duck. -It is some satisfaction, however, to -feel that such a creature gets more than all -the contempt and disgust she intended for her -sometime friend.</p> - -<p>I am afraid girls lose sight of these responsibilities -of friendship, and think when the last -handclasp is loosened they are freed from the -burden of the other’s confidence. But this is -emphatically not the case. A dead friendship -is a sacred thing.</p> - -<p class="center">(<i>To be concluded.</i>)</p> - - -<hr class="chap x-ebookmaker-drop" /> - -<div class="chapter"> -<h2 class="nobreak" id="ANSWERS_TO_CORRESPONDENTS">ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.</h2> -</div> - - -<h3>EDUCATIONAL.</h3> - -<div class="blockquot_ans"> - -<p><span class="smcap">Nurse</span> and <span class="smcap">Housemaid</span> should apply to the secretary, -St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, W., stating full -particulars.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">L. Martin</span> will obtain information on schools, etc., by -getting “The Englishwoman’s Year Book” from -Messrs. Hatchards and Co., Piccadilly, W. Her -question is too vague.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">One of the Girls</span> (Belfast).—The openings in India -at present are generally in connection with medical -missions, and good governess situations are not easy -to get. You are far too young to think of it yet.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">A Cornish Lassie.</span>—We recommend you to study -Dr. Angus’s “Handbook of the English Tongue” -(Mr. Tarn, 56, Paternoster-row, E.C.). You must -not end any sentence with a preposition such as -<i>with</i>, <i>for</i>, <i>by</i>, <i>to</i>, <i>in</i>, or <i>of</i>. Transpose the phrase -so as to avoid it or alter it. “What did he do it for?” -is incorrect. You should say, “Why did he do it?” -or “For what reason did he do it?”</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Schoolgirl</span> (Toronto).—Backboards and stocks were -both used. The former are to be seen now in many -schoolrooms in England, and when one sees the -rounded shoulders and poor carriage of so many of -the present generation of girls, one wishes that the -backboard <i>régime</i> could be restored.</p> - -<p>E. M. H.—The name Abram meant “a high father.” -This was afterwards changed to Abraham, which -means the “father of a great multitude.” See the -promises of God to him in the Book of Genesis.</p> - -<p>H. Y. M.—We must request you to read all that we -have recently said to other correspondents desiring -to become governesses, and reckoning on salaries in -accordance with the amount of their certificated -acquirements, but overlooking the circumstances of -youth and inexperience. In your own case, your -hand is not formed, and you are incapable of teaching -that essential branch of education—writing; nor do -you express yourself properly—<i>i.e.</i>, you should not -say “for teaching same as above.” This is a very -commercial style of abbreviating a sentence. Also, -you should not say “over seventeen,” but “upwards -of.” We point out such little inelegancies only in -kindness, because your style of letter-writing might -obtain or lose you a good situation, and we wish you -well. A visiting governess is generally better paid -than a resident one.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">A Constant Reader.</span>—We recommend you to procure -a small “Directory of Girls’ Clubs,” published -by Griffith and Farran, corner of St. Paul’s-churchyard, -E.C.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss A. S.</span>—We are glad to bring the Parkinson -Society of Lovers of Hardy Flowers into the notice -of our readers, and regret that, although not specially -designed for our girls, it was not until too late for -publication brought before the compiler of the shilling -manual of girls’ clubs above-named. It was founded -by the late Juliana H. Ewing, and had its origin in -her story of “Mary’s Meadow,” in reference to the -cultivation, study, and preservation of hardy wild -flowers. The name was given in commemoration of -the old herbalist, John Parkinson. Members of this -society receive a parcel of MSS. and books on -gardening every month, from April 1st to November -30th. For rules and other particulars, apply to the -hon. secretary, Miss A. Sargant, 7, Belsize-grove, -London, N.W.</p> -</div> - - -<h3>ART.</h3> - -<div class="blockquot_ans"> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mimica.</span>—The remains of Turner, the painter, are -buried in the crypt of St. Paul’s Cathedral, close to -those of Sir Joshua Reynolds.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Cotaghaleurin.</span>—We do not usually give addresses. -You may procure cheap unmounted photos in all -London bazaars and at many art shops, and the -prices range from four pence to half-a-crown. Your -handwriting is good. We are obliged for your kind -offer of a fern, which we are unable to accept.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Celandine.</span>—1. We consider milk and water a good -preparation for setting pencil drawings. 2. Probably -you have forgotten to dip your mould in cold water, -and so wet it before pouring in your lemon sponge.</p> - -<p>K. A.—For setting a smoked picture, see answer on -page 399, vol. iii., to “Charing Cross.”</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Two Schoolberries.</span>—To preserve holly berries, dip -them in a solution of sealing-wax and spirits of wine, -such as you employ for colouring soiled baskets.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">An Interested Reader.</span>—An annual exhibition of -china paintings is held by Messrs. Howell and James, -and they will take any articles for it if fairly well -executed. The price is attached to each piece, for -which if sold a small commission is charged.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Elise.</span>—To remove the gloss on the surface of a photo, -apply the tongue to the paper, for no preparation is -as safe as this natural one.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Violent.</span>—We cannot make promises as to competitions. -Read our replies on this subject to other -inquirers. They can only be of rare occurrence, and -are so planned as to suit the majority of our -girls.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Daphne.</span>—It is difficult to paint without a few lessons -at the commencement. Bad habits are formed, -which have to be abandoned. Green’s three shilling -volumes on painting from nature, sold by Messrs. -Rowney, might assist you. Study them carefully, -and copy the examples given after having enlarged -them.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Sag.</span>—A “cold shadow” in painting is one that runs -from a blue-grey to black, and a “warm shadow” is -a grey tint inclining to crimson or purple. The -shadows are effected by the amount of sunlight at the -time the picture is taken. Megilp is mixed with oil -colours and other mediums, but not to any great -extent. Make your capital letters more distinct. -We cannot tell whether you call yourself Sag, Say, -Tag, Lag, or Lay.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Howell</span> and <span class="smcap">Emmeline</span> (Barbadoes).—For an article -on waxwork, see vol. i., page 355. It is sufficient -for a beginner. We are surprised that you should -select such a field of art in so warm a climate. Surely -it would be very unsuitable? To model in clay or -carve in wood or ivory would, we should fancy, be -much more practicable.</p> -</div> - - -<h3>WORK.</h3> - -<div class="blockquot_ans"> - -<p><span class="smcap">Judy.</span>—The cashmere skirt with the beaded bodice -would be quite suitable for a quiet evening at home.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Gertrude.</span>—The only way is to procure orders for the -things you make by going round with a collection of -them to the shops, and showing what you can do; -but it would be a very precarious way of living.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Grannie</span> must send the cloth to a good French cleaner. -We fear the crimson spot is a dye, not a stain.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Daisy Randolph.</span>—Alas! so many of our correspondents -write to us about “a little work they -could do at home to add to their incomes.” Such -work is the most difficult to get; but dressmakers -are always in request. Why cannot “Daisy” try -dressmaking or millinery, and make a small home -business?</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">E. Gemmell</span> writes in behalf of the Decorative Needlework -Society, 45, Baker-street, W., to say that -scientific or other dressmaking is not taught at their -institution. The art of decorative needlework, including -church embroidery, is taught, and all desiring -such instruction should address the hon. secretary, -Miss Mary Haworth. The promoters of this society -were formerly engaged in that of the Royal School -of Art Needlework.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Seventeen, minus the Sweetness.</span>—Nun’s-cloth, -cashmere, or fine alpaca, are all suitable for inexpensive -evening gowns for young girls. We should -think that a crimson or ruby-coloured material would -suit you, though as a rule youth looks best in white. -Black lace over a red foundation is also used by -young girls at present, and is not expensive.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Thermometer.</span>—Steam the plush on the wrong side -and shake it well. Curl the feather with a blunt -penknife, drawing each filament separately and -gently between your thumb and the blade.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss Rendell.</span>—Inquiries being perpetually made -by our correspondents as to any method of disposing -of their needlework, we are glad to have found one -at last in a society for the aid of girls and young -women. To those who live by their work, the yearly -subscription is 2s. 6d., and Miss Rendell’s depôt is at -12, Shawfield-street, King’s-road, Chelsea, S.W. The -names of all lady workers are kept quite private. -The depôt is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturdays -excepted. A commission of 2d. in the shilling is -charged on all work sold, the rent of the house, etc., -having to be met.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss E. Radcliffe.</span>—The Pinafore Society is one -conducted by this lady, to which each member subscribes -one shilling annually, and must contribute, -as we understand, two pinafores a year likewise. -For further particulars write to the hon. secretary, -Balmore, Caversham, Oxon.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Amy W.</span>—To make a handsome sermon-case, embroider -an ecclesiastical design upon strong linen -with floss silk and gold threads. Transfer this to -good dark velvet, and hide the linen edges by couching -a gold cord round them, lining the velvet with -rep silk of same shade of colour.</p> - -<p>F. L. C. W. (Leicester).—A verse of four lines suitable -to embroider on a needlebook is not easy to find, -especially as you give no particulars as to the receiver -of your gift.</p> -</div> - - -<h3>MISCELLANEOUS.</h3> - -<div class="blockquot_ans"> - -<p><span class="smcap">Edith C. Jarvis.</span>—Your little poem gives promise of -better to come. There is considerable freedom, but -no original ideas. Had the writer been younger, we -might have tried to find space for it.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Daisy</span> should read our series of articles on good breeding -and etiquette under every circumstance of life. -Possibly these may be published in separate form, -and if so, it may be shortly; but, in any case, we -advise you to read them in their present form.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Doris.</span>—See our articles on the meaning of “Girls’ -Christian Names,” in vol. iv., pages 39, 134, 235, and -381.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Rothsay Bay.</span>—Of course, you should say grace -before breakfast and dinner. A very usual form is, -“For these, and all Thy mercies, we give Thee -thanks, O Lord!” or, “O Lord! relieve the wants -of others, and make us truly thankful.” It is certainly -to be regretted that people who recognise the -duty of returning thanks to God for the “daily -bread” for which they pray, should mutter them -hurriedly over, as if ashamed of them!</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Bessie.</span>—1. Cousins of any degree of nearness may be -legally married. 2. May 27th, 1868, was a Wednesday.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Horseshoe</span> inquires “why some people have different -coloured eyes.” We will tell her if she can inform -us why some people’s noses turn up and some turn -down. Such peculiarities may be hereditary, but -what the ancient origin of the distinctive features of -various races may be we do not propose to investigate -for our correspondents.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Heliotrope</span> and <span class="smcap">Mary’s Lamb</span>.—The word “marmalade” -is of Greek origin, composed of two words, -“apple” and “honey.” From the same source the -French derive their kindred word <i>marmelade</i>, the -Spaniards their <i>mermelada</i>, and the Portuguese their -<i>marmelo</i>. The term is not merely applied to an -orange confection, but likewise to one of apples -and of quinces.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">An Old Friend at Aachen.</span>—We read your letter -with much interest. We are not certain whether -you intend to say you are earning £30 in English -money and have also £30 income. If so, and you -are now in a situation, you should dress on £20 and -save the rest.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_224">{224}</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Vanity.</span>—We have pleasure in directing attention to -the opening of a home for destitute children of the -upper classes at Tunbridge Wells. So much is done -for the lower orders, and so very little for poor -gentry, that we sincerely wish this little institution -will meet with abundant support. Address Mrs. -Ladds, hon. secretary, 11, South-grove, Tunbridge -Wells. The objects are twofold—to provide a home -for the children till able to earn a livelihood, and to -offer temporary change of air to those whose parents -(military, naval, or professional) can only make a -small payment for it.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Jo.</span>—1. We recommend you to go or write to the New -Zealand Emigration Office in Victoria-street, Westminster, -S.W., where you will obtain all the information -you need. 2. The 14th of September, 1864, -was a Wednesday.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Fauvette.</span>—To fasten small shells on boxes, strong -glue is used, or cement such as you buy at a chemist’s -for mending china. We are much pleased that you -value our paper. Of course, you are one of “our -girls.”</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Venture.</span>—The poem is prose badly rhymed. How -can you make a “thankoffering of a friend”? Your -thoughts are confused, and your metaphors nonsense.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Alice Cann.</span>—Your duty is to serve the Lord -faithfully, relying on His grace and aid -in whatever situation His Providence has -placed you; but if one of special temptation, -you may seek a less trying one -when able. On no account, however, -neglect your obedience to -His command, and give up -your attendance on His divine -ordinances, especially that -of Holy Communion. It -would be the first step in a -downward direction. We have -a battle to fight, the “fight of -faith,” and must “overcome -evil with good.” You write -a very pretty hand. Accept -our best wishes.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mabelle.</span>—There is no sequel -to either book, nor has the -“Mystery of Edwin Drood” -been finished by anyone bearing -authority from the Dickens -family.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Just Eighteen.</span>—The mutual -opening of each -other’s letters should be -made from the beginning -a matter of distinct agreement -between a husband -and wife. However great -the mutual confidence -may be, expediency may -often render the indiscriminate -opening of letters -undesirable as a regular -rule. In fact, it -would be better, in our -opinion, that each should -open their own and respect -those of the other, -thereby showing the -greater confidence in that -respect. Voluntarily to -read aloud the ordinary -letters to each other is -certainly desirable.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Troublesome Flo.</span>—We -do not think the lines -original enough to get -into print, but they show -a very sweet and tender-hearted -disposition, -and no doubt it gave you -pleasure to write them, -and relieved your heart -at the time; so be satisfied -with that, and cherish -the good and loving -thoughts, and seek ever -what is best.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Tulliallan.</span>—Christmas -Day, 1860, was a Tuesday.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Bobtail.</span>—January 4th, -1874, was a Sunday.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Jeanette.</span>—You would be both rash and imprudent -in marrying so unreliable a man. His saying that -he “could do so much with you” is mere talk, -when every act has contradicted the assertion. -Besides, he has no right to reckon upon leaning -on you. You have a right to expect to lean upon -him. He is a broken reed to depend upon, and -would drag you down to poverty, and then, when -failures and want have tried his weak nature, who -knows the result? Drink might follow. It is unmanly -and dishonourable in a man who has no -home nor money to ask any woman to marry him, -and you are fully justified in withdrawing from the -engagement without asking his permission, having -already excused his failures so often. Ask your -parents to dismiss him if troublesome.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Margaret.</span>—What is called house-leek, or, vulgarly, -“hen and chickens,” is a very good plant for bordering -a garden bed.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">A Young Mother</span> (New Zealand).—Your very gratifying -letter has been long unanswered, but we greatly -appreciate the opinion you express respecting this -paper, and thank you for it sincerely, the more so -as your sole object in writing is to encourage us in -our work by a few gracious words. Accept our best -wishes for you and yours.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Rogator.</span>—We read in <i>Notes and Queries</i> that whenever -the German knights headed an infamous Jew -hunt in the Middle Ages they shouted “Hip-hip!” -equivalent to saying “Jerusalem is destroyed!” -“Hip” is said to be a <i>notarica</i> of the letters <i>Hierosolima -est perdita</i>. The authority given is Henri -van Laun. The word “hurrah!” is taken from the -word <i>Huraj</i>, “to Paradise,” and the two words -thus connected would seem to mean “Jerusalem is -lost to the Infidel” (or unbelieving Jew or Saracen), -“and we are on the way to Paradise.”</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mumbles.</span>—“There is a tide in the affairs of men,” is -taken from Shakespeare’s <i>Julius Cæsar</i>, act iv., -scene 3.</p> -</div> - -<div class="figcenter illowe28_125" id="illus011"> - <img class="w100" src="images/illus011.jpg" alt="" /> - <div class="caption"> -<div class="poetry-container"> -<div class="poetry"> - <div class="stanza"> - <div class="verse indent0">“FREEZE, FREEZE, THOU BITTER SKY,</div> - <div class="verse indent0">THOU DOST NOT BITE SO NIGH</div> - <div class="verse indent2">AS BENEFITS FORGOT.”</div> - </div> -</div> -</div> -</div> -</div> - -<div class="blockquot_ans"> - -<p><span class="smcap">A Constant Reader</span> tells us that she became so deaf -from a severe cold, that she could not hear the clock -strike when close to it. For this deafness she tried -the following prescription, for which, she says, a lady -paid a physician three guineas. She moistened a -little wool with the fat of uncooked bacon, and put it -in her ears, changing it every second day. The -weather being cold, she tied a lace lappet over her -ears, and when out of doors covered them with her -bonnet strings. In less than a fortnight her hearing -was restored, and she has had no return of deafness. -Another lady recovered her hearing by means of -taking a strong tonic, taking also nourishing food, -and so strengthening the entire system, and with -equally satisfactory results.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">S. Mearer.</span>—We do not recommend the profession -you name. It is one of such great temptation, and -such a hindrance to spiritual life and progress. It is -also exceedingly trying to the health.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Helen Ada.</span>—All games of ball are of very remote -origin. The Greeks played them assiduously, and -gave a statue to Aristonicus for his wonderful play. -Tennis is thought, from the terms used in the game, -to have originated in France prior to the fifteenth -century. There is a book called “Annals of Tennis,” -by Julian Marshall, which would interest you.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Awkward Sixteen.</span>—Ask a surgeon. We could not -give an opinion without seeing them. It is always -a risky thing to carry bottles full of any liquid in a -trunk; it is better to put them in the handbag, if -there be room.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Note of Interrogation.</span>—A widow can claim a -third of her husband’s property, and the remaining -two-thirds are divided in equal shares between his -children, by whichever wife. The marriage settlements, -if any exist, are apart from this. You may -have money from this source.</p> - -<p>A. B. C.—Always consult your rector as to the decorations -of his church. Your writing is fairly good and -legible.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Persis.</span>—It would be better to consult your doctor -about your fits of sneezing, as there are several causes, -and, independently of outward irritation of the air -passages, some affections of the stomach are said to -produce them.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Sara Amelia.</span>—The Mishna of the Jews was the -oral law, and the Gemara was the commentary -upon it, and these two united form the Talmud. -The Masora is the true reading of -the Scriptures, while the before-named -Mishna and Gemara combined gave -the true interpretation. The commencement -of the Masoretic Notes -is dated by some as far back as -the time of Ezra, the inspired -writer of the book bearing his -name in the Old Testament.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Violet</span> and <span class="smcap">Sunflower</span>.—The -St. Bernard puppies could be -disposed of by advertising them. -Of course, a pedigree would -make them more valuable. We -should think that the fowls -wanted a much warmer fowl-house.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Ella</span> must put her name on her -mother’s card. Young ladies of -twenty-one do not have separate -cards.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Ariel.</span>—Leave the steel -brooch in oil for a day or -two, and then rub it well -with chamois leather. -Should that prove ineffectual -in removing the rust, -send it to a silversmith to -be cleaned.</p> - -<p>E. M. H. must let her -friends know that she has -returned, and the best -way to do that is to call -and see them.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Ernestine.</span>—The name -De Lesseps is pronounced -as in English, excepting -that the final “s” is -mute. The name Sodor -is derived from <i>Sodor -Eys</i>, or South Isles—<i>i.e.</i>, -the Hebrides, the Orkneys -being known as the -North Isles. These -Southern or Western -Isles were made an Episcopal -diocese by Magnus, -King of Norway, in 1098, -and were united as one -diocese to the Isle of Man -in 1113.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">John’s Kitten.</span>—May -6th, 1853, was a Friday, -and July 21st, 1867, was -a Sunday. We are glad -to hear that our answers -have helped you.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Janie Shaw.</span>—Miss Ellman, -The Rectory, Berwich, -Sussex, is secretary -of an early rising -society, as well as of other -societies.</p> - -<p>F. E. S.—There is always a table for finding dates in -every “Whitaker’s Almanack.”</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss Moore Smith</span> wishes it to be known that her -Home Workers’ Missionary Union passed from her -hands into those of Miss Chute, 25, Longford-terrace, -Monkstown, co. Dublin, and thence again into other -management. Perhaps Miss Chute might give any -information desired.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Daisy A.</span> (Moor-street).—The “Old Maid’s Story” -is not without merit. The language flows very -easily, and, with more experience and plenty of -perseverance, we think the writer might do something -worth reading later on.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Forget-me-not</span>, <span class="smcap">Maggie Davies</span>, and <span class="smcap">Little Dot</span>.—Write -to our publisher about the index, “Crown of -Flowers,” etc. The 13th November, 1833, was a -Wednesday, and the 12th October, 1833, a Saturday. -It is pleasant to hear of your appreciation of the -G. O. P.</p> -</div> - -<hr class="tb" /> - - -<div class="footnotes"><p class="ph3">FOOTNOTES:</p> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_1" href="#FNanchor_1" class="label">[1]</a> Joseph Addison, an elegant writer and a Secretary -of State in Queen Anne’s reign. He was born in Wiltshire, -1672, and died in 1719 at the age of forty-seven.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_2" href="#FNanchor_2" class="label">[2]</a> Try and keep the meaning of tallies in your mind.</p> - -</div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a id="Footnote_3" href="#FNanchor_3" class="label">[3]</a> Thomas Guy was the son of a lighterman in Horselydown, -Southwark. He was born in 1643, and died -in 1724. He was apprenticed to a bookseller, and -afterwards began the world with £200, which, by good -business habits and extreme parsimony, became an -immense fortune.</p> - -</div> -</div> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>[Transcriber’s Note—the following changes have been made to this text.</p> - -<p>Page 211: dreadfuly to dreadfully—“dreadfully sensible”.]</p> - -<div style='display:block; margin-top:4em'>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER, VOL. 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