Show ter Sunday Is celebrated with elaborat ceremonies The day is ushered in by the firing of cannon from the castle of St Angelo and about seven o’clock carriages with ladles and gentlemen are beginning to pour toward St That magnificent basilica la richly ornamented and the lights around the tomb and figure of St Pe-t-er are blazing after their temporary extinction According to usage the Pope officiates this day at mass In St Peter’s and he does so with every Imposing accessory that can bs devised From a hall In the adjoining palace of the Vatican he Is borne Into the church under circumstances of the utmost splendor Seated In his Sedia Gestatorla his vestments blaze with gold on his head he wears the tiaja a tall round gilded cap representing a triple crown which is understood to signify spiritual power temporal power and the union of both Beside him are borne the ‘'flabelll” or large fans composed of ostrich feathers In which e are set the parts of peacock’a had been tearing to pieces in my pasto signify the eyes or vigifeathers he hawthorne of sion a little spray you use?” lance of the church Over him Is borne-had given me earlier in the day I had I shall never forget auntie’s quickly-giAfter silk canopy richly fringed pulled off the leaves one by one and ven answer but I could tell by the altar the at mass high at waa officiating stem bare when he left me the faint flush on her usually pale face the Pope is with the same ceremony left in my hand with one leaf only re- how deeply she was moved and to the sound of music borne back maining See here It Is the last relic “You gave it to me yourself MaGod grant through the crowded church to the balof my first and last love Blake ago” years jor cony over the central doorway Thera that In your whole life my Ruth you enSurprise delight and Incredulity I have as tears never such rising from his chair of state and weep may In the mafor the mastery he struggled officers his vironed by principal wept over that one faded leaf” face He took off his hat and a benediction with IndulShe opened the little red prayer jor’s pronounces and that one little stood book in her lap and showed me hidgence and absolution This is the most more told plainly than the gesture den In a tissue paper pocket the yel- mom Imposing of all the ceremonies at passionate protestations could The crowd is low hawthorne leaf Rome at this eason love had been under the bal“This little hook” she said “was have done that the old most dense Immediately I a treasured and sacred thing AS EASTER ROMANCE Edward’s gift to me and this old dry kept cony at which the Pope appears fori mouth as leaf is my only relic of the day when think from the smile on her the same there papers are thrown down containwe parted In the wood never to meet she looked at him that ing a copy of the prayers that have (By Alice Chasemore) In this world Stay I have one thought came to auntie uttered and ordinarily there is a again been waa know I HETTY Yes UNT “And you are Hetty! the Easter fire It would he curious scramble to catch them On the even- treasure more see!" twenty six only to trace In how far the holy lamp used and! She drew from her bosom a quaint you now” he said ing of Easter Sunday the dome “You had forgotten the eight years when I came to old locket and It In Catholic churches is the offspring In hand It s are my Peter St of put exterior other parts the her was a miniature with I knew you from Rye of vestal fire however this at leaBt painting representing Major Blake beautifully Illuminated with lamps There was only a a young man in an naval first” appears evident that the Igneous suIf there be any country which has me two of let “And would you really have (jjfference common to paganism Imcostume It was a handsome face but perstitions the Invasion ot civilization and! us years between Into Christian ob- escaped and I could go without a word?” and proud-lookin- g stern crept perceptibly a revolution in manners It is assuredly! hut somehow she very well believe that the original “Why not? How could I know you servances And these superstitions the Vorarlberg In the Tyrol Thiaj seemed old always must have made violent Inroads among would have behaved as Aunt Hetty would wish to be reminded of to me middle-age- d betimes?” our Christian predecessors since it had described she was so quiet 'Reminded! I have never forgotten came necessary for the Sixth General “But did you really part like that so and serious and tried my hardest to forget and I said “Did you never see auntie?” Assembly of the Church which was self couldn’t Although you preferred andifferent from my restless excited held In the year 680 under Constanhim again?” I could not go back to the other” She was so sad at times that “Never He did tine Pogonatus to prohibit “the pracn “Another! What other?” an outward-boun- d cot help wondering if some time tice of fighting fires in front of the but joined party picnic some “Didn’t you marry young Sandys?’ her life she had not experienced and houses or shops and jumping over ship the next day leaving a “I have never seen him since” note for my mother stating that serious sorrow for she had means at the time of the new moon brief them ING ho the Easter At this stage of the conversation 'It friends enough to make her life wort we had fortunately found out in time The Easter fire in particular which bonnet has not fallen into disuse even in our that we were unauited to each other struck me that I was de trop Major living and should have been happy a lot of own times in some parts of the south With One day I found her weeping quietly and had therefore by mutual consent with a little’ red book in her hand I put an end to our engagement” things upon It of Germany Is probably of pagan ori“But that was very cruel auntie” endeavored to calm her to find out New and bright gin and Its Institution like that of so “I thought so then Perhaps it was the reason for her sorrow and then And the avenue many ether of the corruptions which she told me this story: a little but afterward I blamed mychurches the primitive parade disfigured self far more than him I had given “It happened when I was only eighOf the maidens all seems not to have been altogethter teen I was engaged to be married the provocation and I knew In my arrayed foreign to sound policy for the moBt My lover was four years older than heart of hearts that one word of reFor the sight respectable bishops had persuaded and a on my part would have made all myself he was a mate of a ship gret themselves that the Ignorant rustics between us But I was too proud fine dashing young fellow named Edright faces would more cheerfully renounce the Easter For sweet the lt ward Blake We had been engaged six to say It I let him go with my eyes of paganism If they found the places superstitions up That brighten months and were to be married a opened and I have been justly punsome compensation resemblance some go Where they month later The day was fixed and ished” bosom of Christianity The old and their smiling in the their nodding With sea the “But have you never heard from him Edward had arranged to give up chronicles record a twofold celebraIN THE PAST All our mannish hearts beguiling— end take a situation on land We were since dear auntie?” of the Easter fire the one held know tion As could they “Once or twice but only Indirectly as happy as two young people within and the other outside the sa- - primitive region begins where the ordia He had no relatives In our part of the possibly he but unluckily Just cred edifice the showing nary traveler stopr wearied with the month before the time fixed for our country I know that he gave up the “Will You Tell Me How You Came bj Not a man but likes the for was usual beauties of Switzerland and hesitating) On Easter Eve It Of the bonnets in their going up sea and obtained a commission In You Use?” wedding day a picnic was gotten Prayer-boo- k ! In Red whe'ther he should abandon the highi bonfire the the a open make to Jews street Edward some Indiana regiment When last I Up the by some of our friends and was 7 bread leavened all which roads to rough It in the difficult passes air Into rightly and I were of the party There was a heard of him he was a captain but Blake side by side with auntie was And our admiration at the Jerusalem day of these mounta'ns In present cast — is sightly homeward and on Do we give the sight handsome young fellow there named that Is many years ago and I do not walking slowly Is performed which Is a ceremony treat 1 a So And a of or son alive corner street dead la convenient the neighboring a know whether he reaching Percy Sandys called the "Miracle of the Easter colends my poor little romance There Is went off for a stroll In an opposite diEASTER MORN1NQ clergyman He was fresh from dollars Fire” The Latin churches have not I one thing I should like to ask Ruth rection When I reached home I found So let’s hang the hills for lege and full of fun and frolic the for In this ceremony taken part chanced to be placed next to him at and that Is partly why I have told you auntie and the Major sitting In the That are stiff enough for collars (By Mrs M A Kldderj last three hundred years The Roman Yea and high dawning! EaEter luncheon and not knowing as I aft- my story You have seen my relics courtyard under the trees The MaJoi Catholics protest against It and it Is Oh the glory erward discovered that I w'as en- They have been my greatest treasure lifted his hat at my approach and said And pray for decent weather now managed entirely by the Greek “Miss Danvers your aunt and I are For the witching maiden’s feather And the sweetness gaged he was specially attentive to In life and I should like them put in and other churches of the Orient I Indeed So friends say many old Of thi story! me I did not care for his attentions in my coffin when I die Will you rememyear very With the Greeks from darkness the least but I was in high spirits and ber this dear?" ago we were engaged to be married Light moThe Greeks say that the miracle has I could not answer for tears but I but an unfortunate misunderstanding from sadness For I love one Easter bonnet v only bent on the enjoyment of the Joy been celebrated ever since the days of us We have lost many hap- With a lot of thingB upon it ment and I did not check him as per- kissed her hand and she was content oh ring separated Ring of of Most of the humour tired pilgrims Two months ago the Apostles Ye bells with gladness! Bright and gay haps I ought to have done Presently py years but I hope some still remain the Eastern churches believe that the I caught sight of Edward’s face and drum country life auntie and I re- to us I trust we shall have your good For the face that’s just below it fire actually comes down from heaven caw that he was looking terribly cross solved to visit foreign parts Accordwishes” And I care not If you know it Ring and send out are able to Ignite their they that and Foolishly I thought it ingly we went to Boulogne and took Cheerful greeting ' I looked from one to the other and angry away Right “You dear darling auntie then you Notes from other PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS candles from flames sent by God This rather good fun to make him Jealous up our abode in a quiet boarding Joy-beholy fire appears precisely at two and on purpose to tease him I pre- bouse In the Rue dee Vleillards There really are going to be married after meeting In visitors of more a notice were all staying I the many wish good and take o’clock in the afternoon every Easter course to Of you whole world tended joy ail? the Till Sethe house but they were moetly in Major Blake too from the very botMr Sandys When we finished lunchSaturday In the tomb of the Holy Filled with wondei not tom of of the church All the lights heart!” eon the party scattered and 'strolled families or parties and we did my the clouds Bees pulchre at I don’t know how the secret oozed have been put out beforehand and the about the woods in various directions mingle with them Our of All rent asunder wait for the soldierly out but before another day had passed Edward to actable was a tall gentleman 1 naturally expected people stand for hours and in was always spoken of every one in the house knew that the the walls holes are who a a There he but rather fire me rudely appearance Easter beauties! holy company When he ventured to handsome English major had met an How they cluster! of the sepulchre Itself aDd through 1 thought held aloof and to punish as the major address an order to the waiting maids old love in the person of the gentle these candles are passed to the Patri him I paired off with Mr Sandys Lending fragrance arch of Jerusalem who is Inside He To their luster When the party got together again in French the difficulties he got into little lady with the sweet smile and ended them with the sacred flame and Emerald verdure the soft gray hair and that after' a Edward looked so savage that I were dreadful and he always lights angry with himself and separation of eight years they were enhands them out burning Other can Buds and flowers thought It better not to provoke him by gettnig of a out him to of acI ' one ventured help Is were them ASTER dies are lighted from these and mesto be married and they Hidden deep gaged any further the holy fire difficulty once or twice and In this cordingly promoted to all the privithe hOVA Lenten “I shook off Mr Sandys and walkgreat fes- sengers running carry Through to scold manner a slight acquaintance sprung the all over Palestine to Bethlehem and of tivals leges of engaged lovers ing away with Edward began and of Galilee had however Sea to the gone us It between year to Nazareth Christian I must pasB over the homeward JourEaster lilies him for his unreasonable Jealousy Of up or a re-of our the others being to the different parts of the earth course I did not think I myself was In no farther than a friendly nod Smiling faintly: ney and the astonishment untlde from which the pilgrims come The in-as Tall and slender friends at Fairfield when auntie refault nobody ever does A loving Whits as Is digreat word would have made ine penitent Sweet and saintlyf From the earliest terest in this ceremony turned engaged to be married Some flocks down that which surrounds the Passion Play Snow-whit- e of them had known Major Blake few of Christianity rectly Unfortunately he was white period " 4 The night before at Oberammergau molded has it nature with anger and began to reproach me but to most of them he was a stranBy to the present day were the questions and ex' In a way that roused my temper too Seem they meek been celebrated by Many ger always acAnd all unfolded! for I was quick enough to take ofChristians with the greatest planations before everything was Ruth I satisfacthose though days in to fence everybody’s counted for In'1 primitive times it was usual I can reAnd joy EaBter muslo on have learned better since tion but it was done at last for Christians to salute each other trous of the is Sing ye dear ones member as if it were yesterday the “Christ came the preparation then this day by exclaiming we stood where woods the rehave the Lift your voices In nook seau and at last the happy pair risen!” to which the person saluted and near ones Far else or sunshine glinting through the trees been made one and auntie is off to the plied "Christ Is risen indeed” maidens and Men her and lighting up Edward’s flushed face to honeymoon “And hath appeared unto Simon! spend Islo of Wight Join the chorus and angry eyes He reproached me she called me to her Before going I IIow to Fix the Uy than Joy and gladness bitterly — more bitterly me think room and said: a heartless there has never been any called He Though deserved to Should reign o’er us I am going I you give dear “Ruth Christian d of opinion in the d'fference as a book coquette and I called himmade red part prayer this little Little children himself Church as to why Easter is kept there and told him he had You know how when It lng remembrance to deal as unreasonable Sing in gladness his a jealgood been has ridiculous by have treasured It and you won’t value movthe Is one of It your young hearts hotter and and For hotter to be kept We got ousy It the less I am sure for having been ought no sadness Is it Is not flxod to Know declared that If I did not that feasts able he Mr And if when finally Right so dear to me sorrow “GO IF YOU WISH IT” a Christmas and like Not been had day wrong I admit that comes Ruth you are tempted to be one particular 25 The Dims your morning differently for the mark across the dinner table With willful or wayward or to pain a heart Day which is always December promise to behave of the us I between you love over rule’ the he at yet beginning must given future all other visitors he fraternized even lees that loves you truly think of your Is Easter dawning this: Mr The find for Easter Sandys to straw a Book did not care So matters stood until the night of Aunt Hetty and the faded leaf for not Prayer have had sooner first Sunday the times la always fifty would came we when to Day went Easter and Easter dawningl every mistake in life ends as mine did would have Easter Sunday after the full moon which21 happens Edward with me but I told Oh! the glory the little English church in an adjoin- on Easter Day” if and so him March died sooirer than have street We were ushered Into one upon or next after the sweetness And ing answer full moon happens upon a Sunday the then So I gave him a bitterstill His of the pews appropriated for strangers the story I Of She Dll two later the major is the Sunday after AS CELEBRATED NOW or a and we both grew angrier Easter minute and Light from darkness all the Inten“Jane” said the landlady severely Einter Time shown Into the same pew and sat The was last words uttered with In difthe In I dinner? Joy from sadness— told hundreds for sleep are the eggs In the the miracle my ears I ring still During the service “where cook that dozen I borrowed down beside us Is well known that fire has oh ring sity of passionthem in It In rotunda the Ring and for word: to word chapels In ferent ran tell you of most nations been held with gladness! the major by an accidental movement you bells Ye morthe for Infancy now underhold good places the neighbors’’ me some of them order to and among ‘Hetty If you let will gonever see my of his arm threw down auntie’s little from esteem me churches to told later high "Yes mum hut you row and during the day the He picked It up and stand ’clearly you worthy of veneration There la something wrong with tht believe red prayer book be sure and return 'em”— Detroit Free oVen accounted are thronged to such an extent that looked It as held but he been face again’ I did not quite to was about replace water having and who goeB home from church mad crush Fire man should the still I means of people are often Injured by efficient most U him Perhaps if I had rate I was It In full view under the gas his eyes Press as the whenever the Km ter Sun AJ la Home The moat honest man In the world upon have let him go At any then Go chanced to fall upon it and he started we are not at a loss to Eas- - I squarely at the tace ot sin be purification expected as his for way la Roma might of as though he bad seen a ghost Hs will Us about what he pays far too angry toif give wish account for the origin and design It I said you but ha down glanosd book laid the by all means moment he was gone I nd In another to from it to Aunt Hetty m 11 serThe some on point satisfy himself mon came to an end and the benediction followed but I fear the major had no part In It He took advantage of the moment when all heads were bowed to do a very unmannerly thing He slyread the ly put up his eyoglaases and It was name Inside auntie’s book escaped have quickly done and might notice but I watched him closely could even read the name To Hes was In a bold manly hand: at 1 waa aghast 18—” ter June 28 such an act of Impertinence and would glanced at auntie to see If ahe resent It but she had probably not noticed it for she made no sign The congregation began to disperse and we went out hut we were scarcely in the street when the major spoke to auntie “Madam I am going to ask you asvery singular question but let me sure you that I have a deep personal interest In asking It Will you te" ma how you came by that red prayer-boo- k Easter bare-head- r’s eye-lik- ed Jjn — I j ' sum vis-a-v- is ijAi) & little-minde- ra r 'i J |