Just then a carriage drawn by two run
away horses dashed among them, aod
Miss Porter, a beautiful girl of 17, was
overthrown benvatb ber horse by tbe
collision. Her animal at once sprang
to its feet and dashed across tbe street,
drsgging with bim bis unfortunate rider,
whose habit, as nsual, bad become en
tangled witb the saddle. The horse
plunged and reared desperately in bis
terror, and by struggling to free bim
self inflicted upon Miss Porter fatal
wounds. Tbe ill-fated girl was taken
into the house of a neighboring physi
can, and died a short time afterward.
In the meantime tbe runaway horses
attached to tbe carriage bad hurled it
violently to tbe pavement. Tbe four
ladies who were within, as well as their
colored coachman, escaped serious bairn
but all came within a hair's breadth of
destruction. The carriage horses bad
been frightened by a swiftly-spinning
bicyU coming npon them suddenly.
Lord Redesdale, somewhat shabbily
dressed, as is his wont, recently went
to see the Foreign Minister on business
Knocking at the door, he was received
by the footman, wbo without knowing
bo Redesdale was, informed him curt
ly tbat Lord Granville was not at borne.
"But look here," continued tbe flunkey
"just run and get me a pidt of 'arf and
'aaf, will you?" producing a jug.
