Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 18, Number 16, Jasper, Dubois County, 28 April 1876 — Page 6

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OXLY-A MILK. in'.v a ini K't ixt me anil mv iloarl 11 ut loo a'l I have tr-loi a yr; AOit btiil oh! my lioarl! rlM? i )ul Ai iarl A nioe ef r.Ti-r, anil a mile l fwr, Ami ttieri ut the n l of tup Unv' wwt clo Hit tcv aI u.e latlio aiuiif like a tar! Onlv a i.tiiel l!ut a wertoni loait Vf 'lr -n our wnv ttir-'u.-h in rT rl s rrun an i l'Uil.r.! un.i .ih.ioii.iU.- lvare. ne : p, aivl Uio nu-r rlavji Hie lilie; 1lr lurk Min-i iit-ver a yo;tr in Uip valley K.p t;.o .l.ti.iy bolray tier love in tear! V ve;ir r :u-lii- ovit the wniert nan.ls, lui' thr" .lojirvrt .-im! il.liiiiienl of laiul l n ;n n ih.tlare t"U ly to rkie that are t.lu Home from we .'.er wa bnnW!niterini; hi; An. I cl:-nif- ll.e "N"'" "'ii mai'leii' lif T ' !" a it chaoae we trust to tew ! Wi.i l f r .m n'i .:u irU-m it Hkt-nt, until Ttie rnr Iimit ilrift roil n.l, an.t a maeion ui Ami K it.' linn, tvl'ior the h.m l th.t! urt. F.ut l it l.rinja t nie i.- ni-:iri-r mv sweet -r, h ! ihni.ifti 'U only a rai t U her loot. 'l .g Tiiiiiiou, uai'iori ol uiiio to her htai't ! WOMAN'S UKillTS. We were not very rich; indeed. Fan- j uvms we were very poor: genteel j pnvtity; the worst kind, 1 think. When Iie-i le'nrt ulteriy poverty-sti ieken, you liio.v, they ran jjo to the poor-house, or die f st.irvation, and have done with it. 1 '.: w ken we feel that we have no i;l.t to the poor-ho'j jj "r tostarwition, viThi r, there are a otain amount of appe.traiues we must keep up. What a weary simple it is; it makes the hair and the heart zrow jrrsj so soon: this thinking and wondering about how far we ran make a certain sum p this trvini." t" in-ike it serve the purjiose of twiie the amount. There are so many wreti hed pretenses about this kind of Iivi;:ir. and I do so hate shams I have sull-reil s i i inn.-h from them. For example, there was a .sofa in our parlor covered wi n very pretty chintz, that cot a lot f money, but the thinx itelf was home-made: it lmiked well enough, nnd no o-.e would ever know w hether it etuie from llojt'jj lurniture store or not, t'it I knew" and trembled every time a -tranter sat on it for fear some part mijrht oe w ay and reveal to the puMie rye what a wretched imposition it was. Then that lt d of Charlie's! To the uninf' Titled it appeared to be a book -ease :' lv;t 1 turned it down every niht for Charlie to sleep in, and knew, too, that the -prinps were somewhat worn. 1 have cften iptite worked myelf into a nervous tremor thinking how dreadful it won1. ! be should it suddenly open out of it df when a stranger was present. All this was foolish and ridieulotis, of cotire, a"d a trirl with a well reflated inn.. i vi.'i.i imi nave ion i, uui wuuj be : v t!i inkful that poor Charlie H . 1 . . . . . t a b'-l Lt ill. lSvit I was io fond of fcirri i".ndii! J. and had such an idea ,t ho :ir.i: f things; so ha 1 Nelly, but he w ;s mtji-h more patient and hopeful .h.in I v. '1 lo re "-:" t . only four of inmamma. Nei'y. Charlie and I we had not been pour '.fore papa died; and we had 1 ' !. very happy. That was nearly three year.- :iro now. Toor papa had h-en -i k a lon t'nie, and w hen he die.! we had to give up our nice house ar.d .- T. :.L1 ur things, except Nelly's piano, tke Charlie from s. hool, which wa rather hard on him as he bad al-wav-war t'- l to study medicine ; but he was very good about it, and never complaii.id. l'o'-r 111.1 mm a was very delicate, and was -uhjert to nervous attacks, so, of -cour.-e, she could pot do any tiling. Nelly, w ho v. . is a good Inu-ici in, got some pupils, and I undertook the household Arrangements, and between times did iace-work and line embroidery. At firt mamma uses! to cry and say I was ruining my eyes, and that I would soon lie blind." and that she knew Nelly would go into a consumption, going out in all kinds of weather to give those dreadful lessons; so we used to pet and eoa her, and promise her that we wouldn't. So she got used to it after awhile, and was quite satisfied with her knitting and an occasional nw book. Nelly and I used to have great discussions in our little room at night after mamma was in bed and Charlie iafe in his turnover," as he called it. When all was quiet and the store down stairs was closed (we lived over a tobacconist's) what perplexing discussions they were, as to the ways and means. Our room was a masterpiece, I always said; the floor was hare, with a strip of carpet beside the bed, another before the toilet table, highly suggestive of Tersian rags and polished floor, I told Nelly, but i-he did not half believe in it; it left too much to the imagination. Our dresing-tablo is a packin-gcase turned upside down, covered with pink paper and an old muslin skirt of Nelly's draped over it. The e fleet was not bad at a d'stance. There was a lookinir - gla-s or. the table that had an uncoiu-

fortahle way of suddenly turning down when otic was lining one's li:iir, ami inj a disagreeable sensation tf seasickness r eai-thuake. We li! jiimthr cae for a side table, covered w ith a

plaid shawl of chamois, for .Nelly s lt"k, mv account liooks ery my tcti- i mis Inmks they were aud n Iittl ium' i troo with two r throe K'avos a forlorn little th'm that lial the npHarHni-' nf a j lili"hto.l U inr. wlio.( i-arly hn-s l.a.l J hoott ntpiot tn thf hinl. On I he wholo it lul 'ry well, a:nl as Nollv sail! it tnirlit have U'eti w.ro. I hail'ii jrroat many er'loitiot in my li.iusohoi.l tliitit sN'olly ilo:ii'ti hoii.sokeojiin were, t say the IraM, vnpir, atul in anv jri'ino;Vniero;eiiey always MiiTLVtoil li.un, wliu li is wry w M in I its way. but one like .1 variety i nie ' times. f Now- eerv one must have a little bit i of romanee, and 1 h:ul nine. I had in it reaihed tht a"e of twoiitv-tne wit limit ' it. loo mine ui tut of the oast. Oh, so ! loiifj aro to ne, before one trotibh , was a inanlv form with sunny liair and honest eve, that had lookeil rijint loy- - . . . . . . i i inily i"i ine in those lost lioiirs, who h:il "indeed asked ine onoo to share his , lot with him. I laughed it oil then, and afterward wished I had not, but then it was too late. I had some very consumptive looking faded Mowers, and some verses written to ine in 21 bold manly hand. 1 looked at them sometimes and made up my mind to t ry over them some day, when 1 had time, but 1 noor had time, so I didn't. I dreamed about th om (K-ea-ionally at niL'ld, often erv fervently to see him in the ! - I wished ve davlht. i'.very tiling was poin retty smoothly when one rainy day Nelly eame home 1'iokiti flu-hod and weary with a headache. iie srtt iloO b) lli-Lie lid put her little damp feet on the fender. Oh (lot-ririe," she said, "1 am sn tired," in such a plaintive little tone it almost made nie cry : she was :t year younger than 1 was, and such a patient child. Take off your thing, dear, and lie down," I said. ' Take some rinrer-tea," suirested mamma from her easy chair, t lingerie a was mamma's sovrreiir remedy for every thing. I took off Nelly's things for lier, t'Hik her up stairs and washed h'T frhead, amoothed her pretty golden hair and wondered at her beauty. Nelly was so pretty, while I was plain and brown brown hair, bruwn eyes, ami brown face too. 1 was not in the least envious of my sister's violet eyes or delicately tinted" skin, anymore than I was of Charlie's budding moustache, but I admired her immensely. So did Charlie. He at nineteen was liejrinning to think he knew what was right in a woman's looks. I went up stairs and hungup Nelly's cloak and folded her little shabby gloves, somehow as if it would he a long time before she would need them again. I began to get ti and Charlie came in. "Where's Nell, (ieorgie!" was his lirst question. She's not well," I said, 44 run up stair, boy, and see if she is asleep," and 1 began toasting mamma's muthns, when Charlie came back with a scared face. I sav. Ceoro-ie. lu re's aro." he exclaimed"; ' Nelly's awake and I don't think she knows what she is saying: she's talking quite wildly." I dropped the toasting fork, and ran up to my sistpr. She was sittim? ui with nil her pretty hair about her; she held out her anus to me. 9 I think I mut have said Something very fMli-h, d-ar," she said, throwing her slender arms around ine; ' I think 1 fri 'ut nod Charlie, hut 1 fool -.0 queer ; I do feel very sick, tJo-Tgie." I got her , 1 1 . . . . . ...... into Iel ami gaC liersoiuenuujMr iemedy, thinking she had caught cold, and went down to give niamina and .'harlie their tea. Then I sent Charlie up to her till I got poor intmnia comfortably settled f'r the night. Mamma," I said, ' I'm afraid Nelly's very sick." "Did'she take the ginger-tea?" she asked. No, mamma," I said, 4,I am afraid that would have done no good." You don't know, (ieorgie, as you did not try; you never do any thing I say," said jnxir mamma, "I think it is very wrong when tnv own ohildren won't oliev mo; don't contradict nie, (leorgina." We neor did contradict mamma, it made her so nervous, so I got her to bed as quickly as I could, and ha-tened back to Nelly. She was sleeping heavily, and Charlie was sitting on our side-table gazing on the brilliant prospect of back yards and occasional cats gliding along the moonlit fences. I came and stood beside him. The tall stone houses on the other side of the block were well lighted. In one there had been a dinner party; we could see the servants at their late meal and in the parlor through the lace curtains. We could seethe trailing ures-es 01 me women and tho bla k forms of the men. How nice to lie rich. Oh! Charlie," I said. Ho nodded and laid his dear curly head on my shoulder. Charlie, I wonder why I can't do something grand and make a fortune ; I don't think I would mind dying very much if I could leave you, mamma, and Nelly in comfort, for the rest of your lives." That's to Ik? my part, (ieorgie, " he aid, " and I don't think there would he much happiness without jou, i ieorgie, dear." I kissed the boy and sent him to lied, and lay down beside Nelly. I think it was about four in the morning when I ran down and awoke him. Charlie," I said, Nelly is very sick and we must have a doctor." What doctor?" he a-ked, and he , only half awake. l "Oh. I don't know ; any om the Wil, 1 III Ml i All" V , .III V "III.-, UIC nearest," and I hurried hack to my

poor r i r 1 w ho w;n tossing itt a high Icier. About half an hour afterwards Charl.o ushered in tlio man of medicine. "This is lr. Kingston, (Ieorgie," he said, and I saw a tall, very largo man,

with sleepy ey os anl curly brown liair ind hoard ; a jjontlo I do; man, with a klllll VlI '. llo left' nome ihops for Nelly ami saiil ' hoM t all njrain It was many aiwl many a tune Ir. Kintn was il.it iinvl to rail a'ain, ami Nelh's life was lruiin by a tlirea.l. I. ate one nilit he railed. Mamma had erietl herself to slot j, ami Chailio w as watehiii li)W n .stair. Pr. Kino;M.m to,.k boHi my h.nls in one of his j bi, :entleones, and laying the other on i in v sin miller said in a iiitin tone: I ' Mv loar Miss Hunbaf. 1 have done 1 my bet; we ran only lie patient now ami wait; Her lite is m iniier nanus than ours." I saw Charlie's white fare disappear! from the doorway. I shivered and drew i . t l 1 my sliawi eioser roiimt nie. i oenn ioser oyer my dai lino; and noted her warm, thislied faee, half-elosed ryes and restless hands. 1 called her name, but sue made no sign. The 1 Victor pressed my hand kindly and went away, promising to come nain durimr the uiht. I staved at her residence a little lonirer. then i word to p.Kir Charlie, who was breaking . . . . his heart out in Hie pa-saire. O Charlie, Charlie," I cried, and threw my arms about his neck, drawing niv head upon l.is shoulder. 1 tried to comfort him ; f t me I had no tears to . . . . . i : . i

slieil. At iat I joj, nun quieter ami ' iiniu inu-m-ni, .uo . .... . j sent him down stairs. I returned and ; tii-e little leiniuis. -oners I had so h -j sat down by the w indow, and looked ' roically ro-oUod to burn. Tlion I sat ; out on tiie murky niht. I don't know i up, dried my eyes, and ;"fiv mi-an-' hwV K;r. - 1 sat there. suddenly litlirooie. Wtiat, w:usl cniwi', I of the

lUnllll ID lilt) I'l'H. Afin ill) 0-13 quiei. A sirane stillness seemed to have stolon over her. ller hands were at re-t, and a pallor seemed to have set - tied on her sweet face. Could this be death I asked my self. How fearfullystill every thing "was. Was she dying. nasinrawav inth.it noi-eless manner A terrible feeling came over me. .Must I see her die, my darling? I w ho had never seen ueain. ucn a ore.au seieu ine that 1 ran and called Charlie. He came quietly w ith a white anxious face. Charlie,""! said, "Nellie is dying; a change has come." lie went over and touched her hands. There's a change, ( Ieorgie," he said, 'but I don't think it's death." We stood there hand cla.-ped in hand looking at the silent figure on the bed, till the Poctor's step on the stairs brought a feeling of relief. He came in softly and we moved aside and he stood looking down at her. Oh, Dr. Kingston, what is it?" I akc 1 . 'She is better," he answered, turning to me. "I think, with care, she will recover." I looked up to thank him and his eyes were full of tears. I held out my hands to him in gratitude, and like a silly girl he began to cry. He drew me right int his arms, and I re .-ted mv tired head for a moment on his kimf heart. I seemed such a little thing, quite lost in his embrace. 'Pior little girl," he said, smoothing my milled hair, "you are tired out." and he mad- me sit down in the lug chair and drink something he gave me, after which I felt better. He stayed awhile and talked, eh, so kindly, to Charlie and me that I was orry w hen he left us. After t fi.it Nelly 1-egan to improve verv slowly, and it was a long time before she was abb to go about again. In the meantime thr state ut ur funds .1 1 1 . I'll t 1 was low, very low; ine iioctors oui that must come in some day loeame a perfect nightmare to me, for. though Nolle was out of his care, Pr. King-ton still "continued his viits at intervals. Poor mamma wanted to know if we were to pay for all tho-e vi-its. I Imped not, as in that ca-e we would be utterly ruined. Mamma said -lie had her doubts, but then poor mamma always had her doubts about something. At "la-t 1 came to the conclu-ion that he wanted to marry some of us, w hich. was the question. Mi rely not poor 1 mamma, nr Nelly, as she seldom saw him, being confined to her room. I was the only other, o I suppose it was me. 1 immediately found peace of mind, at least as far as his bill was concerned. He was very nice, too; kind, and handsome, and oung; about thirty-five I fancied, lie always gave one the idea, when he moved or spoke, of some ponderous machinery that was hard to set going. My handsome doctor," Nelly called him. ( Ince in the goodness of her heart mamma asked him to stay to tea. I rushed up in despair to consult Nelly. Fry some ham," said Nelly. riood irracious, Nellv," I cried, that'a always your mggestion Always under the impression that he liked ham." Well, that once I acted on Nelly suggestion, and dispatched Chanie on a se7-ret mission for fresh eggs, then pressed him into service to break them for frying. Oh, I say, (ieorgie," he cried, "we can have a swell supper; here's a spring chicken." Charlie, for pity sake, hush," I cried. The parlor and kitchen were painfully near together. "Why on earth del you not get fresh ones?" He swore they were fresh," said he; 'that they were ali laid this morn imr to order, but there are some not quite so fully developed that will do. don t suppose Kingston win Know ine difference." Our housekeeping was by no means eav, you ee. I fancy the d'x tor liked l'd-lj"ll ri'. i"1 - - I his'supper, for he came often and never

brought his bill. 1 had, after a little ctruooir., made up my mind t marry him when ho nkod ine, for the sake of mamma and Nolly ; to burn those forlorn little meiiiontiH'S of mine en my

wedding eve. What did it matter if 1 1 rrushedout a few sentimental ideas? I I flattered myself that I w .s superior to i that sort of tiling, .".ud often ireaelio l often proae lid I bei'iu tn Nolly. 1 wore on, an in to look upon it quite as a mattorof our-o. ; Nolly was able to he alnnit a'ain, pn t-1 tier than ever, and in Mifh 'iki1 spirits ! that 1 ne or lneiitioiio.l m v eontoinplated saeritiee to her. One wrote hed wot day I hoiie Iltllt Ull II I'UI - .j-i ' ! !...... ...it w li. m .i ti .r it- f lio 1 hate shopping when one is I noor. I eame home nit a little heartpoor. ii k, as no is apt to bo Mometiines, v'ii know. I heard Nelly l!ayin as I opened the door. 1 pauM-d to listen a mo - inent. but she erased almost immediate ly, and I rlnmied the stairs slowly and opened thr diK.r softly on aeeount of inainma's nerves, but mamma was not there. Could Nolly be ill aain, turned faint and loaned her p.hlen head on the ibn tor's shoulders and he feelin her lule? I was soon relieved oil that score. Iic-lors ion 1 kiss tneir patients so tenderly to bring them too. I closed the door and went up stairs, put a-ide my things, lay down on the lied and cried. Not that I was jealous of mv pretty si-tor; not the least 1 it in the - I . .- . ...... . ..... 1 ! world; but 1 still held to it, that when ' i . . .. ii.... i a n i iioieriniuet so uooi u i m. j herself on the altar of family intere-'.s, it is a pity to disappoint her. lhit that - little scene down stairs had liniuht i back some tender thoughts of wnat I ...:.!. 1 . I .. .. I I .. ... ,r K.I 1 I.m.I 1 un- .inn i in. ,... ... ..-v j century, I, w no knew so much more j aUnit the rights .f women than my ' orat jrrandm.tlu r di I. Wh it were the ', men of ourtimeth.it one. f them should : r.nise me to shed a tear. 3 Wli.-r.. u. -r. ! the hi-roes. the Maddens of Warsaw ! rea.U about : all. ad. erumlded to dust aes ajjo. They wore worth 1 woman s snrii. but the rapid voutu I? of the present day, who-e li hands did their well- ! no nobler work than twit trained moustaches; whose coner-a-tion consisted of the last opera, the newest moo! Hinl ir.bci'.o remarks on the weather. Who, when contemplating matrimony locked out for a wife who could support them ; and matrimony, what a wretched institution it was; fT me, I s iw nothing oit.-rt liniiv in dtrnin r a man's stork- - f- - . inirs or cmking Jos dinner; as f r love, and sentiment, and all that, very bruin theory, you know, but f.ir the re-t, a terribly mi-taken idea. I felt much better after this and bni-hed my hair In-fore that aggravating l.ttle gl.i-s and felt in .lined to sma-h it, but when one has to practice striet economy, one must control one's temper. I w ondered if it would be .fe to go down stairs. Well, I would go into the kitchen and put the kettle down, for however this might affect the rest of the family, I knew Chat lie was sti'd in good health and had a beautiful appetite. Then I .' a It . I heard mamma go down ami 1 wam-i to follow. ( (ii-orine. I am so h UM'V.' said Nolly, presently running into t he dreary little kitchen, lighting it up with h r smiles and sparkles. What's the matter?" I a-ked coldly, and with dignity. '(ieorgie, he's a-ked Pie n be his wife, and I Joye him - ," she cried ra;itVHisly. 'I siippo-' y.ii mean Dr. King-to;.," I s lid stio coldly. You horrid thing," said he pouting, why are you not glad?" My darling" 1 bild," I cried putting mv arms about her, I am giad if jou are happv, and it's such a relief to mv inin. faliout the bill." Nolly bnr-t into a peal of laughter, and declare. I she was iroing to make some I l-eints bi-ouds I M for supper, reg.irdle-- of pcn-s. 1 s;e w;is soon in the mid-t ' of it ami looked pretty that I had to leave the dividing door open so the in- : mates of th parl- r might have a peep. The doctor ro-e ;s if he Would go to her but she laughed saucily, and ! shook lo-r floury hands at him. All J that seems silly except to tho-e ' most nearly interested. I'ouMI' re-to.i. jiouiuie-s

it was very chati.nngto the doctor to : u,g reallv a smart girl won tb-old man -have Nelly shaking her floury hands at liking. "When the father died he lift him, also to Nelly to see this big hand-, the son nearly a million in per nal some man look as if he'd like to put her property. What more natural than the in his pocket and mn away; buttons establishment of a bank? The batik lookers-on, free and enlightened of the wa-i oj m d ; its great capital was well nineteenth century, Pah! There were know ri and it promised to depositors a some happy satisfied murmurs from , tempting amount of interest, l'oorpe"mamma, three cheers for Noily and j pie drought their little hoardings ; mill her doctor from Charlie, and the j e;irls and mill boys were eager to inve-t ; whole thing settled down to the com-j widows deposited their all; seainmon place. Nelly went on with her j strees and school teachers flocked to pupils rather again-t her doctor's will I snatch the alluring bait, and the bank and we were scrapping together some- wont on sw immingly for ju-t one year, thing for the buying of wedding gar- j Then it failed, pay ing soy en cents en a merits. 'Kvcry now and then I read i dollar, bringing to many a household Nelly a lecture" on the folly of marriage, utter ruin and poverty, but the I'ro-i-

s j thus giving up one s freedom, an l lorver after being obliged to consult sue h an unreasonable creature as a man. I hoped sincerely that she might not live to repent when it was too late. Marriage was such a lottery, so few prizes, and such a woeful number t f blanks, such a terrible leap in the dark, blindfolded, and all that. I think I actually frightened the poor child once or twice, hut one look in her doctor's kind gray eyes, one clasp of his strong gentle hand, and her fears all vanished. Charlie set me down as the old maid.

and one night brought me home a pray j now on his way to this country, conkitti n, a half starved little waif he pi, k-1 si-ts f.f the limpress. Chamberlain, a ed up in the street as a first installment, gentleman in waiting to t!i- Mmpie-s, he said. Nolly christen d her i'.lue ! a maid of honor, a physician, a private Stoekin", and I liave her vet. ; secretary and a treasurer, with s in

I j kitten, a half starved little waif he pickOne summer eveiing, mamma was I - - asleep tip stairs, Chailie was out, Nelly

ainl her l.n tnr w ro mi iiiii- ( tbuso r etiinj; strolls that people in tin ir al. Mini frame of iiiiml M-nu to i,j.y mi inmioiisoly. '1 he kitten wa n-ln p in my lap, ainl my tlmulits wore any Ihlnj; but the oo'h ihiiii la:iiiiy " tlnuio;lits that younj; o;irls aie niippooil to think on stn h exenins, ,ut hinl pra' tiral rah ulati-ms as to how I u,!

Tle thorn rnonIi to eat at t tie .saino time. I heard .-tops on the nt:ors and Lie-k. 1 rio with lllue StK kin un. dor my arm and upem d the il...,rf ;t I" in to'l there in the mmniiiht. What in-oh the iit.!iit 1'uii.r ru-"i to and my heart uhnut elioko my elii me? t leorie, tl.in't ym know me, ho i said, stepping in and holding out hi ( lian 1 "Oh, Areliie, I alll so yl.id to lull," I said, holding out both ;iy liands, and dropping poor little sni-tri-eii kittv, ami as ne too my I k it t v. and as he took my h in in 1 w:.s so Mad I had nut burt the littie tokens and married the doc tor. 1 really don't know how it eatno about, but there in the suft summer ; twilight we h id a long talk and Mr lord hit, pnmiMiig to come again. He came, too, b!e-s his dear f.n e, and I know it's ridiculous, but I f.uii.d 1 was not a bit wi-or than the ret of my se. As to darning Archie Ford's sto. king., ; what greater privilege could any g ! . I ... a . - 1 .: .1: w 11 id. and as to getting his dinner, w 1!, I leave that to bo imagined. ' 1 say, (ieorgie." ! ied Charlie, afii r the aggravating manner of brother-, ' what's heeouie of your Women'-High!-,' oiir nineteenth celdiliv, and all tint y'' '15 y, I -till star.. 1 up for tin mi." J .-aid, only I've alb-mi t!ie prineiple :t little. A woman's right-are to be i anl and JToteetod b ail le -lie-t, true iiearted malt, and to be allowed to ii:ive iuin ii: return and nuke liim h-qipy." "Very tii.e," sighed 'h:ti lie. I.;.' what'- to bectime f the rat J" "Never mind the cat," -ai l N il, laving ht r sunny head on mv shoulder, hob w hi img cut nor liaiol to m-r iloc '-r, ! Archie grouped bini-elf gr n ful ly behind my chair, at. d main m 1 n.;.!e, beuignaritlv at us; never m:i.d, (ieorgie, she and I have got our rightarid are content." So we were. Stolen rrtuues. Anna S. II., the Washington correspondent of the Cleveland . al r.wriv-a-follows of a leading lady in Wa-h-nigtoii society : Tliere came hero railv iu the season a lady with her children :md si-tor. Kxoois-ive apartment- were . 1 1 taken at l Hotel ; oai ll.tges wire ut K-b-!y ordered; two Kreneh nures niin-i-tored to the wants of the tw o children. Mv lady wore splendid diunond-; h r streit c"o-turi: -, h.-r carriage and ening dre-.s, her It.dU shawls nn-I velvet mantles were the envy of a.l who U h. 11 her. while the .-i-! r, adiejti-i d a-a young, confiding gitl, wore brilliant array, she Ikm-aiiio ili-tro itigly intimate with olh-r young ladies in the hoiie, and openly 1. ml -n. ires f .r various "ontlemen. he Vowed that the j crimp in her hair was natural, that the 1 bloom on her cheek was only that of . . . .. . I h,. in. ati-t oeing rat:. r bright sl.e tn nl h r w ay triumphant Iv. pliant iv. o 1,0 an1 it.ev ?" in ed from lit to lip. .Someliodv made aiwer. I hov are iro::i Now York; Mr. will cme aft.r awhile," and wb.n the voimg I idy was que-tioned -bo said, Wean from New Voik; ei t while I w a- .t . hool I have lito-l at t'.e 1 "if:h Am " II .t.l." an I -o 'nt, .'..1I-.1 -.vita t : -, aeeorded all t 1 e hoin and .! '- arr ived . i litv, 1 je's.ll .-le .i i ! nity claiii'od. At length. Mr. -1 a gloat ma-s of tle-ll and tUj , w iili a euiiiiirig ! k in I ;- rv il 1 dn ! like a gent'em in; h and gale awav exp n-ive eig,ii rumors Wg.m to be rife com-enm 'I i.trot deli'S I'V le local. s ri!i l.l.t and I'.u the story leak1 ,,-jt. Ill an interior town tin: a venerable old man with 1! i- : ii-. ,..1 . :i. the 1 While the sop cro.v to tn inb' tatos grow Valuable till t!i f ill: ; w a- ib eme l eriorne 1 -ly rich. It 'a .1 manufacturing di-triit. Among tl. mill giris w as one who-e bright J attracted the stupid son f ti e mio r and he married her greatly t hi- f.tth r' wrath. The bride's young !trwas in lire-t poverty; the m:ng bu-ba: ! i.;.i-e.I Je r at d lu r at srlnM.l. and the I ride l - dent fled, and lias since lived wiiie'ia . any ostensible kuitiess as if he wrte ' Cru sus himself. This winter Wash ington has had the benefit f his law-n cxjionditurc, while hundreds in that faraway town are suffering the direst penury to pay for his magnificence. 'I he story became so unpleasantly common that the party left, hut society had smiled for them her sweetest weleoim s and Miss was paragraphed as an heiress! To what? The suite of the Ilmperorof Jlrail, . servants. 1 hey will occupy i"oi"s I ?! III at the I iftn Aenue Hole cl. New lei.