Chapter XCV. In the Sunny South

Many years of toil are all rewarded Ijy this blessed rest, which only seems too good to be true.

I have no task work, and do more voluntarily, as a recreation, than No I have often done of obligation. idle The burden tongues disturb me, or cares molest me. is taken from the shoulder, and the bit from If anything can make me young and strong again, between the jaws. of a sort this rest will. It is I never knew before in which for, at other times, pain, or dulness, or too much company, its forms; all has made I rest on the wing, it less enjoyable. to do.— C. H. as the swallow letter from is said in S., Mentone, written in 1882. Up garden, when read me Benuet's Dr. adopted them Harrald in the following lines, as my own : " O days of heaven, and nights of equal praise. Serene and peaceful as those heavenly days, When souls drawn upward in communion sweet Enjoy the stillness of some close retreat, Discourse as if released, and safe at home. Of dangers past, and wonders yet to come. And spread the sacred treasures of the breast Upon the lap of covenanted rest." ]T would have been a volume with easy Mr. account the to of fill the many other Spurgeon's experiences the sunny South, but in life make of his wondrously interestingportions it needful to full condense two chapters about record the twenty into of annual He was the most Riviera.

familiar with to visits of the fairly resorts on that part of the Mediterranean shore, and he favourite occasionally made a short stay at one or other of them but Mentone was the place ; he loved beyond Sometimes, after going elsewhere the for a chanoe of rest.

all sufficed for the enjoyment of the beauties and charms of the new scene, a few days think we On he would and then " on will hasten Mentone." region, say, to " Ah settling down in his old quarters, he generally exclaimed, with a sigh of relief, !

now feel at home." Riviera was made before Mr. Spurgeon's first visit the railway had been to the he and completed along used the coast often describe to to his travellino; companions, in delights of drivingfrom later days, the Marseilles to Genoa, and so bemg able to see, under the most favourable conditions, some the loveliest views ot On on the face of the that journey, one incident occurred which was quite earth.

While staying for a few days at Nice, he received unique in the Pastor's experience.

of the Alabama, American man-of war letter from an a captain the lying the in On acceptinothe harbour of Villefranche, inviting him to pay a visit to that vessel.

STURGEON S AUTOBIOCxRAPHY, H, time was spent very board, and a on pleasant captain asked invitation, then the Mr. Spurgeon to come another day, and preach to his officers and men, and to those of a second man-of-war which was Though the preacher was not far stationed off.

for a hohday, he out gladly availed himself of the opportunity of conducting the ; and after it was over, he chatted for some time with a number of his service desired Amongst who, when he them, one found had hearers.

sailor been a boy, in Newington uncle was a member Sunday-school, and whose at the Tabernacle, and ran away his home who, another from a as Dulwich.

Several lad, different at represented, and a good many Roman nationalities were Catholics were there but ; all seemed exceedingly pleased Mr. Spurgeon the gospel message, and listen to to said that he did not know that he had ever enjoyed preaching more than he did on and he occasion, that honorary reckon ever an should, himself that afterwards, chaplain of the United States Navv.

U. S. S. ALABAMA VILLEFRANCHE HARBOUR. IN Tidings of the service at Villefranche probably reached other American vessels, later, when flagship of the European U. S. S.

years the Trenion, the several to Mr. Spurgeon: — "Could for, squadron, was at Gravesend, the it be chaplain wrote labours, to come down some possible for you, amid your abundant day, and address I know it would be esteemed a great it would be favour, and our officers and men, it has been mv desire the means of doingincalculable good.

All through the cruise, that the ship might go to some port in your vicinity, hoping thereby that you might The Pastor was oblige us with a visit."

unable to accede to the request so kindly the more because he conveyed, but he fully appreciated the honour, and perhaps all was never invited to preach on board a British man-of-war.

One travelling companions on was of the Riviera the the the to visit first

; SrURGEON S AUTOBIOG RArilY. H. ; and he was Passmore Mr. Joseph deacon, and usually publisher, Pastor's friend, who Mentone by member company year year gathered the of at a litde had taking James Mr.

joy the of his Alabaster, though, partner, his latterly, author whose works he had so long published.

at holiday-making with the turn THE MENTONE GROUP, IJ from went time; the Harrald Mr.

and, year, that the until In for first twice, when was he absent only his of never-to-be-forgotten last visit The accompanying reproduchome.

services seemed more required urgently at Mentone, contains of the photograph taken portraits in of a tion at " Father Abraham," Mr. Spurgeon, Mr. Passmore, Mr. Harrald, "Old George," and

AUTOBIOGRAPHY. SPURGEON's H. whom Mr. Beside Passmore. deacon. Oxfordshire always called his Pastor the Mentone Spurgeon who were Mr. with stayed deacons at Tabernacle the Mr. W. Higgs, and T. Greenwood, Mr. Mr. W. F. Mr. Allison, Hio-gs, senr., F. Thompson. Mr. "Father Abraham's" "I one quoted Spurgeon don't sayings, Mr. ot otten as much work as we three men in Mentone have done three believe any other The of the work consisted quite share sitting have done speaker's in to-day."

many books which newspaper one the interesting of and or reading the still, Pastor's travelling equipment.

always formed part of the by no means rest was a season of the been intimated already that has It much was some even labour, too there hinted that friends time idleness of ; The of the present chapter quotations at the beginning and relaxation.

too little more and own few matter view the a of worker's in chief the give ; manner of the same of the period furnish details from will his letters extracts in which some of his days of holiday were pleasantly and profitably spent : o'clock, and remained there alone garden " I went up Bennet's at Dr. to He changing me, and him, then dictated to read Harrald with to till and reading pun, some speechifying fun, aad then again, a walk, a a to talk, it, though enjoy did all up the future electric shorthand botding use.

for the We were out of kiosque, wind, the in a corner of the mistral blew savagely.

all No and garden mountains, and around. the open sea, and with all yet in air, ideal of an artistic author's studio."

it was the beau one disturbed us ; The " Harrald CromweI/,~grd.nd, Life of soulme, yesterday.

read to How sweet How Lord! the man the of the faith, trusted is life in inspiring. live equally above joys and sorrows, I would and how splendid are its triumphs !

find my in the Lord Himself" and all Dr. Bennet's garden from to blow, so Harrald and " It came on resorted to o'clock, and then admitting the till about all alone 3, having a grand read to disciples among sheaves gathered of texts for be us.

other friends silent to The wind a very happy day. had articles, and sermons, and a few subjects for the sun shining upon at our backs, and in hurricanes, but we sat with a wall blew swift ships were the gale, and the flying across Trees were bending our in faces.

; but we had a hiding-place from the wind, and sat therein with comfort."

the main an growing anywhere without recalling saw cyclamen Spurgeon Mr.

never at the time when Dr. Bennet's garden amusing incident which happened in visitors secretary had The Pastor and freely welcomed morning.

his were the there in view, and during found a sheltered spot where they were completely hidden from

SPURGEON S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. H. one of the pauses in the reading or dictating, they were greatly interested in hearing " O a young in unmistakable near them, Transatlantic exclaim, quite tones, lady, There are some lovely sickly men (cyclamen) just here. mother, du come here ! men would Perhaps been have speaker du ! " not the so quite love sickly listeners who if she had been aware English proximity of the of the enthusiastic mischievously gave to her words a meaning she never intended them to convey.

SARACENIC TOWER IN DR. BENNET S GARDEN. When Dr. Bennet restored the Saracenic tower here represented, he placed it Spurgeon, who at once availed himself of such a delightful at the disposal of Mr.

all around was indescribably Perched up sea, the view so high above the retreat.

lock, absolute immunity from intruders was lovely, while, by turning the key in the articles in The Sword and ; and, as the result, some of the brightest of the secured

SrURGEON S AUTOBIOGRArHY. H. dictated, and some Troivel were here choicest sermons written the or of the in The were composed, Pulpit Tabernacle here j\lct]-opolitan outhne.

least at in Only a short distance away from tower, and perched on the very edge this of the cliff overhanging the Italian guard-house which Mr. Spurgeon had sea, stands the ITALIAN GUARD-HOUSE, NEAR RIENTONE.

friend, Mr. Thomas Hanbury, to pass every time he went to see at the Palazzo his The Orengo, La Mortola.

Pastor often told the story of an incident that happened In the days when the phylloxera was committing such deadly within this building.

havoc among the vines of France and Italy, the two countries tried to prevent its from one further spread by forbidding the transport of shrubs, flowers, fruit, etc., foolish and useless regulation, for the phylloxera was It was land a to the other.

to many amusing and of both led sides of the possession already frontier in it ; One Mr. Spurgeon was going, with a party of friends, for a picnic scenes.

day, ; He underarticles under his charge, were a couple of oranges. and, amongst the to comprehend fruit could not be allowed to pass that the stood Italian sufficient ; but his ready wit suggested the best way out of the difficulty, so he walked into the fire, and ate soldiers' room, peeled the oranges, carefully putting all the peel into the rights of the King of the great amusement of the defenders of the crown them, to As the story has been published in various papers and books, Mr. Spurgeon Italy !

" stepped back, five or six is represented as having paces, into France," in order to time, he was probably one or two hundred defy the Italian guards whereas, at the ; yards beyond the boundaries of the Republic.

SPURGEON S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. H. Dr. Bennet's garden was not the only open-air study that Mr. Spurgeon had at accompanying Mentone.

out easy pick the the of In to line illustration, is it THE CHALET DES HOSIERS AND CYPRESS WALK, MENTONE. olive trees at the back of the Chalet cypresses running through the dense masses ot des Rosiers, the Swiss villa where Queen Victoria stayed when at Mentone.

That to one of the numerous quiet nooks where the cypress walk led up Pastor and his They started from the hotel soon secretary spent many a delightful day.

after the little company of friends, who had gathered for morning prayer, had dispersed, and if the weather was favourable for a long stay out of doors, they carried the materials them, a waterproof rug to spread on the ground to ward off light lunch with for a rheumatism, — and some books, of course, generally including a volume of Brooks, or or some other Puritan a biography or something that would Manton, divine, with make a variety in the reading.

The reader had to pause, every now and then, to jot down texts that listener as being suggestive, or to preserve, by struck the attentive means of phonography, any happy and helpful thoughts that might be of service in dictation would only be Sometimes, the for a paragraph after days.

or sufficient two, and then the reading would be resumed ; on other occasions, a whole article for the magazine would be ready for transcription before the return journey to the hotel.

SPURGEON S AUTOBIOGRArilY. H. A The Maze, and and Clue of the several the of of part large Ilhistratioiis F/ozvers from were Garden, Puritaiis a at another thus JMcditations, written or, A good from not spot cypress kind the walk.

idea of retired far the of place that was usually selected tor this purpose can be conveyed by the view that one of the Pastor's friends took for him, and most appropriately entitled "A Pretty Peep."

iSlHEHHB^/ '"^ IMMHWyWMHMKfr; -' kiu^uHHS^HlBi^^, ^'' ' ''' 'pjfflBWfcBgp^^l^S^''-' Hi^P'^Sv^' *^^ WgKSm^ M ^. J j^^B^^flHRf^^ ;^p-^ >'''^3H ' H^^^BH^^r^' ^-''' l^^H^^^S^*-^ M «m| 'f y H H^jfj >»h ''^ <Pfl ^^nlH "* Jl I^^^I^B^^'^. PRETTY A MENTONE. PEEP, in the open air was spent Occasionally, the time devoted to reading in one of the many valleys by which Mentone Mr. Spurgeon never is surrounded.

lovely forgot one experience which he had in the portion of the Gorbio valley represented in the illustration on the opposite page, and concerning which he wrote : I have spent many a happy day, just climbing to any terrace " In this valley left Manton .on Psalm CXIX. by the sitting down preferred, and I once to read.

it was morning roadside, and on Here, me. returned next before the to too, is to 'Walk in the Light.' I had been I learned what Christmas-day, ill with it far as the road would and, on recovering, arranged to drive up this gout valley as ; serve, and then send away the carriage, walk further on, have our lunch, and, the in the conveyance, the man spot where we afternoon, walk gently back the to left having orders to be there again by three.

I had Alas forgotten that, as far as the ! upper portion was gone soon sun of the concerned, twelve the valley after is !

SPURGEON S 20: AUTOBIOGRAPHY. H. I found myself in the shade before lunch was over, and shade meant sharp frost for, ; To be caught wherever the sun had not shone, the earth was frozen hard as a rock.

so, leaning on the shoulder of my a long illness for me cold, would mean in this ; The sun shone on me, and I set forth to hobble down the valley. faithful secretary, He I could just move fast enough to keep his bright disc above the top of the hill.

seemed to be rolling downward along the gradually descending like a great ridge, I, painfully and laboriously stumbling along, ; and still remained wheel of fire his in Of course, it was not the time for our jehu to be at the appointed spot so, light.

; with many stray conveyance came had in our on stagger a groan, a to until Out of the sunshine, is summer.

Oh, is winter in the sunlight alone direction. all : that day I could always walk of God's countenance as the that spiritually light in I managed to keep in the sun's rays ! let me walk with God, ' Like Enoch, " And thus walk out my day ; Attended still with heavenly light, Upon the King's highway.' " NEAR THE MENTONE. GORBIO VALLEY, The Gorbio valley was one of the special haunts of the trap-door spiders until underground ruthlessly destroyed wonderful homes.

Concerning so visitors their and Spurgeon these Pastor wrote other Mrs.

curious the creatures, to wish you could be There here thousands see trap-doors the spiders' are to ! wise men of them and though harvesting the ants here, declared the also, that Solomon was mistaken when he said, 'They prepare their meat in the summer.' When the volume a book about them shall send you it proved arrived, all."

to

AUTOBIOGRAPHY. SPURGEON S H. by Traherne Moggridge, be Harvesting Ants and Trap-door Spiders, F.L.S.

\\\ facsimile : — J. is here reproduced it contained such a choice inscription that and it • » $ Jt.^ 'p"'**^ f<J^ Lt.^C«^^i^ » » • « • Mr. Spurgeon was the One of Mentone that he could of the charms fact to He scenes and manners and customs.

illustrations of constantly see there Biblical its present frequently said he had no desire to visit Palestine in forlorn condition, for of the Holy in the Riviera, an almost representation he had before his e.xact eyes, He was gready interested in an Land it was of our Lord.

in the days article, as written by Dr. Hugh Macmillan, upon this subject, in which that devoted student of traced many between the conformation resemblances minute the climate, nature the South of the habits of the people fauna and and Mora, in the country, of the of the East in the time when Jesus of Nazareth trod and those France of to-day, afternoon communion Sabbath addresses, "those of holy In several his fields."

many him reminded of continually things alluded Pastor the that the to " Immanuel's trees were source of while never-failing a interest the olive land," had made One which he very considerable and works, with the of illustration.

was an the explanation Scriptural intended possible, ol progress, be, to all if references to the olive.

there were many allusions which often remarked Spurgeon Mr. Biblical that and, as an instance, could not be understood apart from their Oriental associations ; he said that some people had failed altogether to catch the meaning of Isaiah rest, whose waters cast up sea, when "The wicked are it cannot troubled like the Those who have affirmed that the sea never can rest have not seen mire and dirt."

its most placid mood, when for days or even weeks at a time the Mediterranean in During that calm rippie upon of period, sorts scarcely a there surface.

all its is then, when tempest comes, and time of accumulate along the the shore refuse ; that they do "cast up anyone who walks by the side of the agitated waters can see

in one or near hand. of out In one his great storm, either at at sea, far of the scene he had just following graphic letters home, he wrote the description witnessed : " This afternoon, There was a storm to watch I have been out the sea.

last its wrongs upon is avenging night, and the sea cannot forgive the rude winds, so it but away The sun shone there was no wind and here o clock, the shore.

at ; over the waters hung an left a rainbow adorned another cloud, and to our awful Though much mud was under world frowning mass the of blackness.

foot, ail rush upon In one to watch the hungry billows place, they beach.

the turned out rose, like the waterworks against the esplanade, and then Versailles, high at rolled air, over the walk, and across the road, making people run and dodge, and into the In another place, the sea removed the pavement. leaving thousands of pebbles on away, and the walls, carried them foreshore, undermined then the assailed the all it destroyed in mouihfuls, much as a rustic eats bread-and-butter broad path, which !

I saw some Here and there, it took away the curb it go, and then twelve feet of it ; It was amusing to see the people move as a specially big wave attacked the road.

The lamp-posts were going when I came in, and dashed an erection of solid up.

Numbers of a pump, was on the move. were people used the as stone, ot site I came it was undermined, and a chasm was opening at sundown around this as in ; Men were it and the between pipes, or digging getting up the gas into the road.

partly gone by the not wonder road the gas should road cut the to is off.

if Though splashed with mud, delight of seeing the morning. I could not resist the The deep huge waves, and the sea birds flashing among them soft lightnings.

like howl, the solemn hush, the booming roar, and the hollow mutter of sigh, the stern Then the rosy haze of the far-ascending the ocean were terrible and grand to me.

spray, and purple and more-distant waters, the the azure part imperial the of oi together with the snow-white manes of certain breakers on a line of rock, made up a I saw just a lew yards of Far away, to be forgotten. spectacle never in the East, a Pharos glimmering there, or a ship It seemed rainbow standing on the sea.

like O my God, how glorious in gala array, dressed out with nations. the of flags all art Thou I love Thee the better terrible, so good, so true. for being so great, so ' This God " is our God, for ever and ever.-' : — Another phenomenon was thus described in a letter of the same period "About six in the evening, we were into the road to see a s^uperb all called out Aurora Borealis, — a sight that is twelve Natives say that is very rarely seen here.

it it means a winter which last appearance, and years drive since the cold will that Our mountains are yet, above to Mentone.

people North, and tops, the their to we saw the red glare of this wonderful is on fire,' said an old ' Castellar visitant.

SPURGEON S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 20S H. such hamlets cause could a the conflagration of million the as faintest lady, if first sight of a world on approximation to the Aurora, which looked like the fire, or the blaze of the day of doom."

so many years at Mentone that he had watched Mr. Spurgeon had been its He had little more a town growth considerable from than of a village to size.

knew every nook and was and he thoroughly explored cranny, there that so it in the neighbourhood with which he was not not a walk or drive perfectly familiar.

" Westwood " in The Szvord and the Trowel, on the journey from His to articles, resort, have been most useful drives around Mentone, and winter the later his to Many of the far more interesting than ordinary guide-books.

travellers, and villas and hotels were associated with visits to invalids or other friends, and some were the scenes of notable incidents which could not easily be forgotten.

IHE GARDEN UF HOTEL D ITALIE, MENTONE. to see John Bright, who was just then At the Hotel Pastor called d'ltalie, the He was a very uncomfortable room, in anything but a bright frame of mind.

in and was in the sunshine and in of complaints of the variations in temperature full

; SPURGEON S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. H. give him Mentone His had he the shade. description a of tried as visitor to for many years, but the great tribune of the people seemed only anxious known it The to more to get away Shaftesbury was congenial another Earl of quarters.

visitors whom Mentone cheer when he was of notable Pastor the the tried to England and and about depressed on the of state religious social affairs in the Continent.

One morning, among the little company gathered for family prayer, Mr. T. A.

Denny unexpectedly put in an appearance. of his sudden explanation In arrival, I would just run over to my friend felt down in the dumps, so he said, " I thought it always does me good Spurgeon His to see and hear him." for a few days, for presence was equally welcome to the Pastor, and they drove together to some of the most charming places in the district.

The genial Sir Wilfrid Lawson scarcely needed anyone raise his spirits, for to in one of his merriest moods when he met Mr. Spurgeon at the hotel door, he was The Right Hon.

and the half-hour they spent together was indeed a lively time. politician whom the The J. Shaw-Lefevre was another Pastor met at Mentone.

G. subject of Home Rule was just then coming to the front, and Liberal the statesman what day heard Spurgeon Mr.

Mr. thought that Gladstone's plans of the time came when the privately were published broadopinions then expressed Kingdom, throughout United and the cast the great materially contributed to leader's defeat.

of visiting Mentone, Hotel des earlier years Pastor stayed 'he the In the at ; and he used often to say that he never passed Anglais that spot without looking at thanking God which he and room, deliverance the merciful there a for certain One day, he was but he had that room, very lying experienced.

insisted in ; friends who were with him going out Scarcely had upon the for a exercise.

little they left, when a madman, who had eluded keepers, rushed the of his vigilance in, to save my With I want you of mind, the dear great presence and " soul." said, the poor fellow kneel down by the side of the bed, and prayed for him sufferer bade Mr. Spurgeon then told him to go away, as best he could under the circumstances.

; and, as soon as he was gone, Providentially, he obeyed and return in half an hour.

servants were summoned, they were the doctor and but to overtake the not able madman before he had stabbed someone and, only a very few days the street in ; later, he met with a terribly tragic end.

of the same Pastor once had an unusual and amusing the garden hotel, the In A away was working poor organ-grinder instrument experience.

his but, at ; Spurgeon, moved evidently, was evoking more sound sympathy.

Mr. than with at his want of success, took his place, and ground out the tunes while the man pity

srURGEONS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 2IO H. coins thrown by the numerous company in picking up busily occupied himself the the windows and on and gathered soon Mr, hear the see balconies that at to When he Spurgeon also had play the organ off, other guests at the a turn left !

and, although they were not so successful machine first amateur player had the as ; been, when departed, he carried away a heavier purse and a happier the organ-man heart than he usually took home.

It was while staying the Hotel des Anglais that the Pastor adopted a very at original method vindicating one ordinances which were two of of the Christian At a social gathering, at which Mr. Spurgeon and a large always very dear to him.

number of friends were present, Mr. Edward Jenkins, M.P., the author of Giiixs Baby, It was a matter of surprise to many that he persistently ridiculed believers' baptism.

did not at once get the answer that he might have been sure he would receive sooner The party broke said by the up, however, without anything having been or later.

it was arranged Pastor upon the question, but of them should that, the next day, all On way Spurgeon reaching Mr.

the Ventimiglia. the cathedral, led to visit and when the company had gathered round the crypt the baptistery the in all ; old man who was explaining the Pastor of interest, objects the said his to anti" Mr.

better than we Jenkins, you understand immersionist Italian do, friend, will Thus for us what you the guide is saying ? " the trapped, kindly interpret fairly He says " This of the previous evening began, is an ancient baptistery.

assailant in the early Christian Church, baptism was always administered by immersion."

that, The crypt which the at once rang with interpreter joined as laughter, heartily in He " sold " as a man well could be. as anyone, admitting that he had been as neatly the combatant who crossed swords with our was not the only one who learnt that Mr. Great-heart might not find the conflict to his permanent advantage.

Hanbury, who Mr. Spurgeon was never able of Mr. to accept the invitation wished him to stay at the Palazzo Orengo but, on two occasions, he was the guest, for ; He had frequently spent a week or two, of Mrs. Dudgeon at the Villa les Grottes.

to a drawing-room meeting in aid of one or other of the many a day there, or gone religious and benevolent works that good lady was in which the interested, in or, evening, had met, at her house, a number of friends, belonging to so many different it seemed like a gathering under the auspices of the Evangelical denominations, that On one so many Church England there were of Alliance.

of these occasions, canons in the company, that Mr. Spurgeon humorously said that they might form a whole company park of general season the a conversation, After of artillery.

usually settled down to listen to the story of the Stockwell Orphanage, or remarkable or a few words of loving gospel of answers closing with instances to prayer, talk, earnest supplication for a blessing to rest upon all present.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY. SI'URGEON S When the weather Mrs. Dudgeon to arrange for a permitted, liked picnic, at which other friends could have the opportunity of meeting her honoured guest ; she glee, the remark of a Mentonese woman concerning one related to him, with great can't make out you you have of those outings English people nice at all ; hotels and houses where you can have your meals yet you go and comfort, and in The eat your dinner in a ditch !"

was, of course, a dry one "ditch " and, usually, ; an olive garden was the scene of the al jrcsco repast. IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. AN OLIVE GARDEN A named was Beaulieu, these parties favourite picnic rightly resort for The Monte through and "beautiful route the led Carlo, directly place."

to it Pastor was always glad when part of the road was passed he that the said that ; On one whole region seemed brimstone of smell of early the his to to visits !

Riviera, he had gone see the gamblers in the Casino in all later years, but, to in ; so many had been building where he avoided even the gardens surrounding the ruined both for time and eternity, and he did not like any of those who were staying He used with him to go merely to tell them what was said .look at the players.

to once to a friend of his, who was walking in the gardens, and who, when he met the manager, began to apologize for his presence there as he never went to the tables.

SPURGEON S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. H. " My dear sir," replied Monsieur , "you are heartily welcome to come at any time, e\'en though you do ; you are one friends, for you and of our best not play to whom to make our place As like you help the one others respectable."

these words were addressed had an utter horror of supporting gambling in any way, he took care never again to be seen anywhere near the gardens.

THE CASINO AND GARDENS, MONTE CARLO. of many Almost Mr. Spurgeon was every at Mentone, he heard while year, at Monte Carlo, and in various ways cases ol result of the gambling suicide as the he discovered that the ruin wrought by the Casino was far greater than was known On some England.

the public to he published of various occasions, in this One information, in the hope of aiding the movement for the abolition of the evil.

of those papers, entitled "The Serpent in Paradise," was reprinted, and had a large the gaming continues, and circulation the annual but, alas of victims roll still !

; appears to be as long and as terrible as ever. One delightful excursion was arranged the charming Laghetto, Laguet, or to pilgrims, who valley which has numberless been, almost resort of the times, at have gone large wax which the supposed there obtain mediation of the to doll

SPURGEON S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. H. A drive out probably still preserved to the monastery. the chapel attached in is to that lovely spot, with a mid-day rest for the horses, and an open-air meal for the LAGUET, OR LAGHETTO, NEAR MENTONE. travellers, was always regardegl by Mr. Spurgeon as one of the greatest enjoyments it was only possible in the sunny South.

But of his sojourn finest weather, in the and when the days were long enough to permit the return journey to be completed illness would most chill and before sunset otherwise, a a painful as follow, likely ; there was the sun disappeared the temperature the great a instant so for in fall the nio-ht.

IN THE GARDEN OF HOTEL BEAU RIVAGE, MENTONE.

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