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speak not one word of English, writes V. Methley in the Glasgow Iferati

She was a strangely picturesque figure, this young foreigner, pretty and slim and appealing, with great dark eyes, an ulive slán, and with vivid feathers, and flowers twisted into her long, black hair,

UNFINISHED. NOVELS

BOOKS COMPLETED. BY ANOTHER HAND.

EDWIN DRODÐ."

THE CHINA MAIL.

TRAGIC LETTERS.

EMPRESS FREDERICK

BROKEN-HEARTED.

Frau

from us,

Farewell, and may you and all our friends have a good winter. That is the heartfelt wish of your

“Good

Viction that fir all for the Cause that I must suffer to tel gives me strength. That cause cannot always be suppressed, and if

it should not prevail, then every

good and intelligent patriot will at

KAISERUN FRIEDRION: Whon the Emprese has been Very few tora-novels finished by A telegram from Berlin gave ex-rather frank in the expression of another hand have seen the light tracts from letters written by the er forlings and opinione-one finde observes John o' 'London's Weekly. Empress Frederick, mother of the ter telling her correspondent to the The two most recent, instarices have ex-Kaiser, to Fru Heuristic very careful with this letter." She been a novel finished by the wife of Behrader, wife of a formerly well malies frequent mention of her William de Morgan, and "The known Liberal member of the loneliness, and the bitterness caused Curate's Story,a. novel-left un Reichstag, and a ken udvocato of by the calumnias brought against finished by Charles Kingsley and the peform of popular education in her by her son's entourage. Thui completed forty years later by hin Germany. These letters forin only she writes from Homburg (June, daughter, Lucas Malet." Bul

a very small, but decidedly a most 1889): everybody knows that Stevenson absorbing portion of the recently. It may be true that time bringe died as Dickens did literally with issued biography of Frau Schrader, healing, but it has not been my the pen in his fingers, and right in as they throw un intimate light experience, and this year has been the middle of a prospective mastrapon u little known side of the so full of harshness and bitterness piece.

character of a highly gifted woman, for me, and my indignation is still But who could bond the bow of and reveal some of the difliculties great, that the longing daily. Ulysson? Was there-a-living writer with which affe had to contend dur grows akronger for him who was our employed by a neighbouring farmer with the gift of Stevenson's glamouring her enlightened husband's brief protection and our hope, our pride BOGUS PRINCESS.

to weed the fields, but from the and anything approaching his inocuation of the Imperial throne and our joy. For each one of your dear words I must thank you. Your STRANGE STORY OF THEfust, Mary cared only for boyish imitable style. Whan." Dead mud after his death.

occupations, wandering half naked Man's Rock' saw the light, signed The two women were brought understand and feel the whole through the woods, and swimming with the mystic letter "Q" Punch together by their common interest weight, the amtterable cruelty of "the" fate, which has stricken mile, like a fish in every pond and stream: asked if Stovenson and Rider Hagir popular education und social re In the early years of the nine-

What remains as so extraordinard had been in collaboration for particularly in latin to leaving ruine all that is known toentis century Dr. Wilkinson, ofry is that inspite of this running Who, then, better fitted to fish womanhool. Their first interview as good fortune and hope! I feel Bath, was well known as a kindly: wild ther girl somehow, neqfired R.L.S.'s posthumous novel than took place in 1877, and ran lonely, so isolated, and whirled

knowledge of human nature and Quiller-Couch?

Schrader describes her impression Away from the position at which it and humane mian.

He was commissioned to try his of the Empress (at that time the hud esemed to be our duty to stand It was quite natural, therefore, human-gits which enabled her to that his servant should call him out play many parts--and play, them hand on St. Ives, the novel Crown Princess in a letter to hand to work; forsaken, betrayed of his study one wet evening, when well in the years which followed. Stevenson had well advanced before ster Anna. The conversation, and calumniated by: so many whose Mrs. Baker soon despaired of tris death, and it is universally ad-lasting nearly two hours, turned interest it seems to set in this in

ner! Yes, it is very, very hard! a young woman was found, cold and

Mary as a useful member of society,mitted he did his task well. It is, almost entirely on educational an But I am comforted by the faith- young, woman, moreover, who could | Ass the girl would not help her in indeed, difficult for the average social questions, I was so deep, fulness of the few friends who have

the house or garden, her another go render to tell where Stevenson left delighted with our talk, a place for her na domestic servant r and where begun Schrader writer, not became remained true to me, and the con- Fin Exeter, but she ran away after a

was the Crown Princess who was se few days, and embarked upon a Many have tried to finish Edwin intensely interested in all questions. series of the most mhazing adven-Drood," but the opinion still holds as because she has such sound and that none have succeeded. The up-to-date views. She is mor tires.

теграіне. Mary Baker must really have mystery

Dickens in favour of thorough, practical been one on the greatest amateur great contemporary was in the work and charactor building thas actresses the world has ever known!uidst of Denis Duval in the on much book learning for you She rarely begged outright; that Cornhill when he died at Christmas.people. And what a good math She wore a single, brightly

She 1863.

andhausfrau” she is! Fraule coloured garment, a strings, of would have been inartistic. barbaric heads round her neck, depefided rather upon her prettiness Fincheray was editing the rings-de- P'espigna has told me casually

shin of twisted and her paths to excite pity and zine at the time, and was engaged few little things. At first she wa together with gold. She pointer to this continu- gain help, food, and y. In in writing the serial month by before all else a mother he urgedecried and calumniated as it ally, repeating the words, Jesse this way she was assisted during her month. He almost invariably rehur childon almost entirely hereal appears to have been thought neces Manduce."

wanderings by many private perquired the push of urgency to get but now, as she has no more chilary to do in every way in the last Dr. Wilkinson was vastly intri-sons, by 14 Stranger Friends fun to settle down to lengthy work, dren, she thinks only of her duty a gued. This was something unusual Society, and by the chaplain of nurs-at-first it was feared that th

princess. hi the quiet life of fashionable Bath London hospital, where she was was no data by which to continue | natural!'

the novel. Yet despite in certain He took the girl into his house, pro- carried when seized with lever.

This chaplain found her a situn indolence he was an ultra-careful vided her with food and clothes, and tried to soothe her timidity unl distion as servant, which she accepted scribe, and it was found that he had tricer her name aid pace. But gratefully, and left very soon after. eft full notes of the development of signs, ware her only known langu For Mary had come to the couch the story, and Frederick Greenwood age, although she talked incessantly sion that life in service was too dull finished it without, its continuity in an unintelligible tongue, which to be endured-at any rate as a girl being brokon: sounded rather like Himlu.

She put on man's diess, and actu=

If The Watsons" has ever been

Aniidst all her woes the Empress By-signs, then, the doctor at last ally took the place of a footman in finished I am not aware of it. It is

finds time to discuss with Fran discovered that The girl was called her own native village of the novel left in his desk unfinished Caraboo, and that she was a Prin- Witheridge, at a large house nearby that wonderful little woman.

Schrader the various philanthropic cess in her own land, the island of to her father's cottage. Here she Jane Austen, who has gained the

projects and institutions in which they were both interested, and to Javasu, where Jessee Mandueo, her remained for a bug time, without thusiastic adminition of such

read articles in the German, Eng- father, reigned as King, Dr. being discovered by her parents, for great men as Scott, Coleridge, Mac- Dear Frau Selunder-Really 1

It is not have very few moments for writing note of sadness is rarely absent. lish, and French, reviews, but the Willson gathered,"by de- the future Princess Cariboo pes-lay, and Fitztierald." grees, that the pretty Princess itsesed the extraordinary at of probable that death actually cut this but Immat send you a couple o

After describing how her son has been captured by pitutes, carried altering her features at will as to be novel short, but that it was aban- lines to thank you for your splend turned against her this passage

doned, or at least luid aside, for a letter.z.: I have been having r neross the seas, and finally jumped utterly unrecognisable.

was quoted by our Berlin Corres- overboard and swam asbote when After several years of a foot-time, for other work; but Miss very hard time here in niany, res they came in sight of fand-arriving man's life, Mary, was sent one win Austen was actually engaged on a pects. Thank God, our dear pati pondent) the Fanpress writes: finally, by, this means, at Bath, and fer's day on a message to a village nameless novel when death claimed chte, Crown Prince, Fredericko bear this cross in patience, the house of the good-hearted some miles away, and was, over-ter, that White Scourge which he is getting better every day, and together with all the woe that rends

taken by a terrible snowstorm. been so fatal to genius.,

although sleep and appetite leave my heart, is terribly hard." The Overwhelmed in a drift, she war

something to be desired, and the letter continures:

A very pleasant occupation for ngly cough has not yet disappearedne is the furnishing-of-my-future- nearly frozen to death, and only

his strength is good, and his spirit home (the English word-is rescues just in time by some coun--

also, and he spends much time ofed at Kronberg. There is sa try people, who, took her to their cottage. In their efforts to revive

the balcony; reading, writing, and She would not her, her sex was discovered--and wear the sophisticated clothes once moro Mary ran away in search which the doctor provided; she of further adventures.

doctor.

12

A CLEVER DECEPTION.

News of this interesting strainger spread rapidly, for Dr. Wilkinson had many friends in Bath and Bris- tol, and they all came to visit. the savage Princes

would eat nothing except fruit and

ADVENTURES AN SCOTLAND.

fish, and these must he fresh and She found them this time in

row.

FLAUNTED LUXURY.

SERMON TO ACTORS AND

ACTRESSES.

F

How simple and The friendship between these tw warm-hearted women lasted or than twenty years, and because is intimate that the Imperial both as Crown Princess and late as Empress,-revealed her inmos thoughts in conversation and corres, pondence with Fran Sebrider. The tender and sympathetic nature the Princess in disclosed in many o these letters.Sho writes, fo exante, from San Remo, March, 1888

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into a little mom under the roof and of a pretty war widow," saying bers of the theatrical profession at weeks. As soon as he has got over

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least know that it would have been

better for Germany, Europe, and the whole world if it had triumphed, and that we, its representatives, ought not to have been so wickedly

tivo years! During the past week I have read many touching porns. hany-beautiful articles, which Raiser is not forgotten, and that showed me that our dearly loved

many a true heurt, keeps him in re bewails the fate that took him so membrance, mourns for him, and

timely com us! good,

That does me.

MOTHER AND SON,

peace in her loneliness, and in her

independent there then anywhere else; as it will be my own property. only wish that my friends could

come to live there.

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so forth are no effort for hinuch to do that the work can only Thank God, we are in, a climate dicate all remembrances to him and preced slowly. Then I will de- where we cant make use of every sunny hour, so that he can breathe the whole house to his beloved plenty of fresh airt I think thatle, and this alone can his poor, memory. There his spirit shall Once a week she went np] Scotland, where she played the jar Preaching at a service to.amwe shall be at home in about eight forsaken, broken wife secure a little Worshipped fhe sun, which she call- that her husband had been killed Manchester Cathedral the Bishop this senson and the weather is some-pain. I shall be able to do more ed Allah Talib.

in the Napoleonic wars, and giving of Lincoln, Dr. W. S.. Swayne, what warmer, we shall be able The doctor discovered that wife her Mackintomatit a grout-responsibility return to Germany.

I must now could write and provided her with She held various situations, prekinema showed too many films dead for husband. Your

ed on theatrical promoters. They a husty good-bye. Greetings to pens and paper. Sitting upon aided by people who took pity on mat, she covered sheet after sheet her apparent helplessness, and sym- with crime and violence, and

':. CROWN PRINCESS.

Of course, the ruost, interesting with fine script, which seemed pathised, as patristic Scots, with their effect on imperfectly educated

WRONGS AND INJUSTICE letter in the collection is that-in- people was bound to hè injurious. oddly European in formation and her assumed nationality.

But the responsibility rested na On November 28, 1888, the Ewhich the Empresa Frederick yet conformed to no known langu- For and here is where her. age. Dr. Wilkinson and his friends cleverness is so amazing this De- much on the public as on the propress Frederick writes from Wind-scathingly criticises the politics of her son, the ex-Kaiser, and the cons from Bristol and Bath pored over vonshire giri who had never before moters, for they could not expect sor Castle: the pages, and could make nothing been across the Border, managed the public. did not support them thanks for your efter.

promoters to put on good films if Dear Frau Schrader. Hearty duct of bis entourage. The long- So many extracts telegraphed by our Berlin of them; then they were sent to the to speak with such an unirapeach-There were people who still looked proofs of avmpathy and attachment Correspondent may be usefully sup Frost learned scholars of both Ox-able Scottish accent that she decoivon the thxtre uns being wicked.deeply comfort my poor, broken plemented by the following refer ford aut Cambridge-with the same ed all who met her. result.

After a year or two, Mary weari-Such people were simply creating heart, and outweigh the insults and fence to the relations between Eng- The girl's beauty and sweetnessed of Scotorul, and set off towards artificial evils as much as those mis-mortifications; the wrongs and in land and Germany

I am glad that for the moment of expression, her gentleness and the South again, tramping the taken people who would forbid all justices which I cannot yet forget. timidity drew people to see her from ronds, sleeping under hedges or in dancing because it led occasionally although every day say to myself the two States, England and Ger- to mischief or who desired prohibi-that it is not all wickedness, but to many; are holding together, and illover the district. Several hayricks, but often obtaining com wealthy ladies of Bristol wished to fortable shelter by means of those tion because wire or beer led occa- great extent folly; though against perhaps there will be sorumb of -adopt her, and gave her money and appealing-oyes of hers,

folly the gods themselves fight in profit here and there for the good sionally to drinkenness. trinkets; she was grateful, but she

People must meet temptation and rain! Here I am surrounded catac," possibly also the blind It was in this way that she reach-resistit instead of hedging them by everything that can do my heart hatred of the German public against made no attempt to learn to speak ed. Bath, and suddenly formed, the solves round with unilpoesury pri good love, ander landing, tender England and her institutions will English, or to communicate except selteno of impersonating the Can-

foeling and intercourse with my unconsciously be a little softened: cautions. by signs.

nibal Princess, Caraboo a schemo Curaboo bad one fashion, Bho which stecceded so well thief, exon, Bishop CC Story: au particularly thankful for being not have any beneficial effect. My Tlw of Chester, Drown people is rest comfort. Upon thy own fate, however, it does loved to fence with the weapons in after her exposure as a fraud, znany his diocesan-Gazette says neat my mother whom heart on believes that only ho-but not belief in all the malignant ranioure behaved otherwise than chivalrously. Dr. Wilkinson's collection, using people refused to believe that Mary cannot help wondering it what understands and Tesla with mine in his parents would have brought which were suggested to him from and considerately to Prince B., an sword and dagver after the medi. Baker and Camboo were one and seems a really provocative display of everything, and who mourns, with about an "Intente Cordialo" with so many sides is not vet shaken, historical personality with a great

val fashion, one in ene hand, the same person.

D4 England f. They would only have After the Princess had been a Her part, as we have seen, was luxury in what everyone says are me with all her soul,

bard times. I was in Toulon The writer mentions the per damaged Garman interests, but he with Prince B was most unfor-have had to regard him as an oppon- The manner in which he broke prestige, although he might often wouder for considerably more than sustained amazingly well. The three weeks ago and I canhot scouting of Professer effeken, the would have advanced thomuunstad no herois act. There ent. " mine days, suddenly and without language which she talked was not momber over having on so lavish publisher of the diary of the Em-thermore, people-in England was no desire to renounce a evil The lost letter in this very inter. warning, she disappeared and mere gibberish any scholars host of costly unroossujen peor Frederick III, and pro absolutely indiferent to the persecu- and corrupt system, whose prinesting sories is one in which the when a bue-and-cry-was raised to affirmed--but comthing which had was flaunted here in the more wede

Svartios (for which he was principally ciples were known and condemned, Emprend, in extremely touching discover her Whombouts a good definite words and phrases and fashionable streets. Silks and But I would rallier not say what responsible) which his parents had wono pormcious effects and mis-words, olfers her condolence and deal more was discovered than sounds, though they must have been intins pearts and diamonds, very think least, not on paper to endure in 1887-1988. Had bechievous measures, it was hoped hymnathy to Horr Selimder on the either Dr. Wilkinson or his friends of her own invention And, the expensive toys, and muscs of cho- because Russian conditions probeen criticised then, the blame finally to remove but one no longer death of his Milo had desired.

sams must be said of her written colate; There is something heart in Berlin, and I might do you some would have been laid only on his desired, the personal, inconvenient For it was proved beyond the language, it could not have been left as well as dangers in waste harina State which is ruled mother who had slandered him interference of a powerful Minister presibility of doubt that Carbon was obviously rubbish, since it deceived fulness face to face with mal went by the police one tmist have no begrudged him all his triumphs grandfather and father often TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND an impostor probably one of the the learned students of the two

opinions at all, and to give expres People in England are now com found the reponderance of this cloverest frauds on record, as her Universities,

spoon to them only affords a welcome pletely convived that all the blame man somewhat harassing. The one

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

latest adventure.quisite knowledge is a marvel; since. After she left Bath in the chanic upon whom it is desired on the with his parents and not with him right in bla eyes that was Conserva

excuse for persecuting those misunderstanding rate endured it, beenuse overything was ALL preliminary moldes of forth she had had practically o educater of the savage Princass, no more instructions of the authority to self. - Prince Bismarck is also tive and and Liberal, and because entertainments, sear for insertion in coming meeting, lectures and Her real name was Mary Baker, tion, and since she set out to deceive was ever heard of her. That shefix something unpleasant. I am convenient scapegoat. When any B. forcibly impressed, hint, and he the news columns of the Chino Mail, and she had been born in 1792 at not ignorant and easily-doped peo played many future parts we can filled with loathing when I think of body convinces W that something himself was of a moderate dispost are charged for at the rate of $1 each. the little Devonshire village of pla, huta society of clever and well scarcely doubt, for Mary had surely all this about any mat of a future has gone wrong, then it was all on The other because, out of (as announced in May and June of Wilferidge, her father and mother read men mul women.

as many lives and on many roles | I have entirely ceased to think, be Prince Bs fault

love for the Fatherland be wished last year) providing that they do not being respectable labouring people. When the imposture was dis- as a cat, i

canne I cannot picture it to myself,The Bistrust of his parents of to socom From childhood the girl had been covered, na we have said, PrincessButan Cambon, the lovely savage, and nee no light in this darkness, the Liberal party;; and

age to better ocopy more than four lines. In Fall feat wild and range. Her mother Camboo vanished-and so did Mrs, she (flutters into the limelight for since our good angel, our guardian friends unfortunately,

carefully, not future if this space, is orceeded, they ecomes. taught bar iso card, and spin Mockrinkam Mary Baker, and all was brief moment and then dis spirit, our star of hopa bas departed stronger in him

shooks, but will be placed in the adverts ag wool, and, in the summer, she was the other aliases which she misumed.

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