The National Banner, Volume 10, Number 32, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 December 1875 — Page 1

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CITIZENS BANK T 22 S e . L cefih g . . LYIGONIER, : INDIANA.| ! il Efsin I foo CANE iAV i Ao S 8 ot e - Pirst=Class Netes Wantod, U STHAUS BROTHERS. : M. MTRITTERBAND, Notary Public. 7 - Ligonier; Ind., May 6, 1875626 - =~ - P s e St JAVES M. DEXNY, ) - sAttorney and toansellor\at Law. s T ddiee s the Ueurt fousdy o C . WALBIUN, - - - - - - IND 815 R . : - : = ¥, COVELL, ) - e oY ; : . o A - Actorney-at-Law & Notary Pablic P g Grarrets, indiana. . . ./ Offcein the Seeley Bloek, west side’Main Street. . 82, V. GHETERIN, < JusticeolthePeace & Callection Ap T o U LILE U LG AU S LdllGbLL Ag 1, e "'f Oilice—Second él-)!‘y,‘[;;n-‘::ﬂrn'ﬂ Brick Block, < il LIGONIER, ;- [['i:',’)z'AJ.\i’.ri. v 6 . e eT e . m‘_.‘..__._f.l.', e : B, . ‘A?’ci‘q\;‘il’,‘ o SGY : \ Y . ATTORNEY AT LAW, Migonrier, 3 I, 2 Srpsliama, . Special atthation yived L 4 colléetions and convey- . -ancing, amd the writing of deeds, mortgages, and -7 contractd. Legal business prompily attended to. " _ Ofiice over Jucobs & Goldsmuth’s Cash Store. 9-30 o MG ZEMEMLRMAN, —Af . $ ] 14 ~ Attorney at Law & Notary Public, 1 = = Office over Gerber’s Hardware, - : i .CaviniStreet. :#: L_igunierr,-lndi;mu.;_‘ 7% Januaryg 7. 1875.-9-37 ¢4 TR, B ENISELY, iR ormr 5 X Y. ; - . ATTORNEY AT LAW, Py LIGONIER, - - - INDIANA. - | gE-Officevn-sdeond floor of Landen’s Block. 7-2 WL, 88, FECCORNRLA, o i i T Ty b, . . ~ ‘Attorney at Law and Cir- -~ euit‘Prosecutor, . - ANGOLA, : : : .. 'INDIANA, All professional business promptly and satisfactorily stténded: tog, - 9-39 ClimeEr e e . ALBERE BBARTA, . ' ‘Justice of the Peace & Uonveyancer. SRR , LIGONIER, INDIANAG ' Special attention given to conveyancing andcolloctions, Deeds, Bonds and Mortgages draynup, and all legal basiness attended to promptly and . accurately. -uffice over Straas &:‘A\lhcugher‘gsture, ; B Mgy D 1873 15-8-8 « 0 B WAKKEMAN, | : wnranep At tipant [ InsuranceAg't &Justice oithePeace, o 5 (KEND;\LL'\"ILT.E‘, INDIANA. Ofiice-with A, A. Chapin, Mitchell Block. . Will : n-‘cn_:ii:e subsciptions to Tz NATIONAL BANNER. e e D ER. R. DEPPELLER, :9 | & . UROSCOPIC AND ECLECTIC ° i PP Y ST C LA NG Odice oy f-r'«';mufx/u chan's Drug Store, eaxt side ot | Ca%in-Sireet; Lidonier, Indiana., 10-2 - - _— _‘,‘;‘ —— S gl oy CER, W, URUBEY N b et St . 1 - Paysician and . Surgeon, % LIGONIER, i INDIANA, 4 flice over Baum’s Grocery Siore. vO li:}'-l_v. P M 0 G R ;L‘,a.za&:,‘ L I N N ?uybl-ﬁi;axl SN - HUrgeil, LIGONLER, - - - - = - IND., I ¢ wWidlpromptlyaitendall exlls intrasgedio himg o Oepand residbiive on 4l Street.] ; i: o - BN NEL AR, ¢ . | I 3 l““‘ ':?J“v"l’ T =OT, v P ’l\_"’":}* Rooms over L E. Ptke’s Grocery,:] . $ ,:@ CCorner of Maia and Mitechell Streets, “ L 1 ¥ iposire e Post; Oflce Keadall v:ite) Lad o~ Al whrk wabaited &3 . 3 “i;.fu:l ilville, May 1, 1274 3 ..' - o S 2i. A, VMIOWVER, & . -7 *iBucrersur o W L Andrews,) . LUEITTOLSL AN 3 RNTTPTD SURGLON DuNTIST, Co KENDALL ’;'L{u’; L, INDIANA. - S I QUL Nitrous Oxidé Gasadministered for the A 4 Dainless exirgedion of teethn: Allwork war~ranted. . Exaqpinaiions. free. s3-Office, *Seconsd . Bwry, Mi_tchcl\ Block. ¥ 2-14-1 y " 1 8 TS Ty TR '\fi ; R 1 it (U R Langhing Gas ! OGS )x\ Y o g RSERR L YT A PADLES EXIRACTION e ems 4T [ —or - i R e A * ~ S TEETH : o PTE as A\ - ~_,".\~..:.'.3§. § V ‘\,\ — i . . SRRy |\ N ot ‘ oNE e 2 ) ﬂ"‘mfﬁ -I 7ﬂm W s A N : Nt . Fillrng Teet) a Specialtiyf Ligouier, Tud., Nov. 11,1875 SOk T TR TEEGARDEN HOUSE, Py Laporte, Indiana.. I " - V.W.AXTELL, :.: ": Propriefor.. . - Laporte, ApFils 18710 0 Uy o e L TR ¢ STOP AT THEHE | T WIE " | BRICX KELLY HOUSF i o 5 KENDALLVILLIE, INDIANA. - NEW COMMODIOU: THREE STORY BRICK © =% Hostel,onlytén rods tromthe L. 8. &M.S. R. - R. Depot, and foar squares from the G, R. — Ouly five minutes walk Lo any of the princi%aﬁm'— . singsshonsesoftheci ty. Traveling men andstran--3:.-5 willfind this a' first-clarghoure. Fare §2 per Iy, o J. B. KELLY, Proprietor, ... Kend”*'irille, Ange. 3.1870.-14 .

. PHILIP A. CARR, AUCTION TER., Offers his servicesto thé publicin general.. Terms moderate. Ordefs may be left at the shoe store.of® P. Sisterhen.. : : © Ligonier,January 8, ‘T.TLATJT A | sam Ll O VL INES - DEALERIN MONUMENTS, . Vaults,'Tombstones,, : AND BUILDING STONES - "~ LIGONIER; IND. 5 April 12, 1871.-50 | . 1 o . ~ CONCORD & CATAWBA WINE, & “ { e e Peds fer .. WeKkeep consianily on hand gnd sell inflarge or’. " small quankifies, to suit'customers, . Lo Wekwe u;vﬂqr Dwn Manunfaciwre, . Pure — Nothing but the Juice of : -the Grape. 5 3 ! o SACK BROTHERS. . Ligonier,;July 3,'71.2tf . # ¥ — e F 4,____-.;_ SaEas Ll - Winebrenner & Hoxworth, - | : . . BOUSE, 81GN AND OBNAMENTAL ; PAINTERS, 2 : Grg“in(er_s,(ilazie\rs and Paper-Uapgers. - ° Shop near corner bf Fourch and; Cayin Sts., 'r‘)ppo{ = | .. . site Kerr's Cabinet Shop, -.. ; t . Ligonler, - « « = Indians, ‘.—-.._L'__.;T AN i g e e e g L " % 5 i .v i z * & 3 House: Painter & Grainer, -+~ 18 prepared to dojall work in hisiine in first-class ; ? style ad at reasonable rates, : GRAINING MADE A SPECIALYTY, | . and executed in’ exact imitation of the natural i wood. EBxamineourwork. Sho,on Mitchell St., f - reagof Baker’s tin-shop, Kendallville, Ind. [6m6 - Manufacturer of and Dealerin ail Kindxof =5 o + > 4 7 '» = B ok 2 i FURNITUR E. gﬂ?ﬁfﬁswmmcwf— - i WILow-warE, . | BRACKEIS. &0 |

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: CEZ T RTAN - T :-T' B » i 4 W- C Pu O R i e = ¥ Y X i 5 SOT. MIEIZ, Conrad’s New Brick B.ock, LIGONIER, IND’NA. Moneyforned on tong and short t,gime‘.? e Notes discounted atreasonable rates Mondesinceived.on depokit aud interest aliowed or speerfied time, ;oo " . Exchange bought and sold, and Foreigr Drafts drawn én printipalcities ef Enrope:” R-2 s RO TEHE FARMERS: y*ou will please take noiice thst T am still én- * gaged in buying wheat, for whi¢h I pny the highest'market price. . 5 .. If you do'mot'find me on the street; ecall before: selling, at my, Banking Offices in Conrad’s Brick Block| - 8 \ © SOL. MIER, Ligonter.lndiana, May7th 1874.—f. - Farm For Sale ! - I désire to sell my farmof 101 .".(‘r"es.j‘.'sﬁ acres nuder cultivation, and allunder fence. C‘ontains asmaill frame Youse and stable Good wmer, &c, an orchard of 100-fruit trees. Loeation.=in Sparta townehip, 3'2 miles from Ligonier, and 215 miles south of the Rochiester Mills.. Will sell for - =3O PR ACRE. The owyper can, he found on the premises. . Address ! e WORGHTOKS, Oct 215 1875-Iv. i Li:_"n_nikér, Ind, HIGGIRBOTH AR & SON.

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VISITED LAPORTE - FIFTEEN YEARS. Ch:r'();i ic 1)1- esn h 53: s ‘EE—EEGA.TA S ‘ - LUNGS, - BBART, . e 5'1'01‘%2.&9}3,' { e -l HBAT

Nerves, Kidueys, Bladder, Womb, snd Blood Affections of the Urinary Orzans! Grayel Scrofals Rheumatism, Catarrh; Asthnia, Branchitiz, Dyspépsia, &ci : " S e Ourreputation hagbeenacquireddy candid kot est dealing avd years of euccessful practice. Our practice. ot one of experiment, but foundeo onthe laws of Nature, with” yearse of experienc and evidence to sustain it,“does aox tear down, make nick to make well; no harsh“treatment nt Iriﬂin§.nu flattering. ~ We knowthecauge and the remedy._needed;' no gneéss work, but knowledge gained by years-of experience in the treatment o Chronic dizeases exclusively; -no encouragemen: without a progpect. Candid in-our- opinions, reasonable in onr charges, claim pot to know everything. or cure everybody, but do lay claim to'rea, gop aud common renze. . We invite ;the sick. n matter what their ailment, to call and investigate hefore they abanden hope, make interrogation: and decide for themeelves ; it wiil cost nothing ar consulta jonisfree. & Eer - Drs. Price & Breweér ¢an be ‘eonsulted as follows

- Ligonier, Ligonier House, Monday, January 17th. oo | - Goshen, ¥iolett House, Tuesday January 18th,18%¢. -~ - © o Kendallyille, Kelley House, Wednesday, January 19th. © - e “LaGrange, Brown’s Hotel, Thursday, January 20tk 4 . : Visite will be made regilarly for years. f{ | Residenceand Laboratory: WAUKEGAN, ILLI: NOIS., Ll ST

b+ on GILLES e Rt s e {,L., ] ; SERAGE oAb - . T L N T Ty £ 3 HODIDE OF AMMONIA CurésNouralgia. Face Ache, Rheumatisii, Gout ;rrmgffat.%nﬁbmg-,so}eﬁf_nmmrmgﬁ‘pﬁ? ‘Bruisesor Woundsofeverykindin man orapimal. Asasta ndar d remeiy in every tamily I pro nonuce Gries LintumneTovin or Auwonia the T

o IR e L it } o ol A b ) gn : NTOT T arnny Felistdll DS il boith. wviuull e w ORy 7205 ‘ '~ -A'DESPERATE DEED , fE " ERSKINE BOYD, - Avrnor oF “THE. SToLEN CHILD,” “DRIVEN . EroM Home,” &e., &e. . . ’ o tcbxmxbnnﬁ.]’ s L , CHAPTER VIL . - OLD conia’sc;mw_ PAYS A VISIT. | s A : The movement that accompanied the word recorded fin pur tast chapter .was so sudden and viplent, that Daddy Tabaret’s housekeeper s{irted n« if ghe had been galvanized, and, hastily retreating to the door, waited, with a |palpi ating heart, -for the further development of her master’s sudden fitof 13:1(11“16595. ‘ ) “Yes,” he continued, “I’'m certain there’s a child mixed' up in'it.” = “A child mixed up in it! Good heavens!” thought Marie, “is he allnding to the soup?” And, fearful of the consequences, should it be made publie, of this extraordinary‘delusion, she advanced ‘ quickly towards him for an explanation. ] : “A child, sir!? What do you mean, sir?”"

. Hoer voice re%:alled old Corkserew to himgelf, and he be)!ceived, for the first time, that he was being watéhed by Maxie. “What do you want?” he cried, in a " voice of thunder; “how dare you stand there, prying into my private business, and picking up the words that fall from my lips, to repeat them again {o your gossiping friends? Retire to your kitchen, and don’t come ont of it till T eall yca!” “The.fit’s on him!” thought the poor woman. “He's becoming rabid!"—and, slamming the door behind ber, she fled precipitately to the Kitchen. . o Daddy Tabaret reseated himself, and commenced swallowing, with extraordinary rapidity, spoonful after spoonful of the soup, which was now completely cold. “How was it I never thought of that before? Poor| humanity!, I'm not worth much, after jall! I'm getting old, and my ideas are not so fresh as they were; yet it's all as clear| and palpable as the day. A fool might have guessed it!” ‘ , -" As he spoke he stiuck a bell that stood upon the table, and Marie reappeared. * “The joint,” he said; “bring in the joint, and then “leave me; I'want to be alope. “Yes,” he went on, digging his knife with, furious energy into a small leg of muiton, ' —*yes, there’s a child mixed up init—l'm positive of {it; and these are the cil‘cmu-t stances. The Widow Lerouge. was a sér- i vant in the gerviee of a very rich lady. The 1 husband, probably in the navy, leaves on a | long journey. ' ‘Frailty, thy name i 3 wo. man! as the English poet has said. =So the wife, during his " absence, is . falze |to her marriaze vow. -To hide the very natural conzequences of her gnilt, she confiui=s har secret to the Widow Leérouge, and, with her assistance, hides the existence of her: child from the knowledoe of the world.” )

Heve 01d Corkserew rang ‘tlie- beil violently. 1 I

- “Marie! the dessert — and leave the room!” N i . ) Certainly onr old friend hardly deserved the gkill in/cookery that DMarie displayad on his Behalf.] Hoe yould have fouuwd it difficult, if called upen, to.amention what e had eaten for| dinnmer. Naw, hé would. have found it equally difiienlf; so mineh was he preoccupied, to say what he wuas eating now, | : Y y ow . ‘“But the child!” he murnmpured, slowly, misticgting a spoonfal of stewed pears, “The child! what has beecome of it? Did they kill it:: No. Begause then the Widow Lerouge would have been an accomplice ta he infanticide, anil therefore not fto- he feared as to betrayal. The. fTather of the ¢hild must have " wished .it to live, and en"Ll’l‘lhte(l it/to the eare of | the widow -who! nursed dand brought it up. It was easy, aiionigh to take the child from her; but not quite so| easy to desivoy the proofs of its biyib and existence. There was the difficulty. The father was the mau who camé. in/the handsome . carriage, and the mother was no other than thle person who called once or| twice with the aristocratic youth ‘mentioned by the village rossips.: No wonder thatthe dear old lady wanted for nothing. There are some sverets that are worth as much as a good piece of landed propetty. “fo get hush-mouey from two people: at once was a lucky sudle of business for her; but she|leant too heavily upon 'the prop 'of her deelining yeaty, and. it broke, Poor, short-sighted : woman! Slic must havq threatened'them, and in their Tear ,they de. teymined to get rid of her. But waich of ‘them-undertook the business? The papa? No; he is too ald. T've got it—it was the son! ! He wished to save. tha onor of his mother—so commenced by murdering the widow, and finished off byburning the proofs of his illegitimacy.”- 3

Mupie, during the whole of this time, was airing her eye at {he keyZhole, alternating it every now and then by .placing her ear to the same orifics. -It was intensely agravating and trying to her temper, however, to find:she could not succeed in catching anything but a few incoherent words, interspersed, every now ‘and. then, with a mild oath or two, accompanied by sudd=. jumps in the air, and fist chaking at invisible per]oNB, it it E l

“It’s very. probable,” she thought, “that some designing women have got hold of my poor master, and ‘are endeavoring to persuade him he’s the father of many of ;(heir children. | Well, it serves him right, funning after such disreputable people-—at his time of life, too!” S e

She got intg such a state of irritated curiosity at last, that she hazarded a soft tap at the door. No answer -being forthcoming, she turned the handle and peeped in. “Did you ring. for coffee, sir?” she #aid, timidly. o R “Nog I didn’t” said Old Corkscrew, sirortly, “but you can bring it in, all the ®ame.” - ; : ' His nsnalenp of coffee being handed to him, Daddy Tabaret swallowed it off at one dranght, and scalded himself so horribly in theprocess, that he was forced'to dance a maniae dance of pain before tha frizhtened - Marie, who again flad precipifately, Yk ¢ :

| “Thunder and lightning!” he gasped, at last; “but it was hot, and no mistake! Bother the. Widow Lerouge-—she’ll drive me erazy!' Besides, I shall become a laughingstock,if I go on in this way, to my detective friends! But which of them, after all, could have done what I have done, and by the sheer force of habit have built up the ~ whole sfory, bit by hif Not Gevrol-—poor ereature!—he's too obstinate!”’ And at the - thonght of Gevrol, Daddy Tabaret rubbed his hands with delight. “Won’t he be vexed? Won’t he be humiliated? Won’t he be sold? Shall Igo off at onece and communicate _with Monsieur Daburon? No; on second thoughts, I'll sleep onif. I can manage myideas better in the quiet of the night, 4and pick up thervarious little threads of the web I have been weaving. On the other hand, if I remain here alons, I shall *get too excited,and may have.a rush of blood “to the head. 'They say intense ‘?hought, direetly after eating,is bad for the health, 8o I’ll go.out—— Stop! What }f I pay my old friend, Madame &ardy, a wigit? She has beon ill) lately, and will f{i‘xink_,it'unkiml if T dow’t ca;?l; . I’ll have a jehat with Noel; it will help me to pass the ‘time, and will have a soothing influence on my nerves.” S L . Bo saying, Daddy Tabaret arose, pnt on ‘his overeoat, hat, and " gloves, and informine Marie that he was nneertain as to his ‘return, rang the bell at his friend's door. Hhen o i ERE i e L ooy HOW A PARAGRAPH AFFECTED MADAME mr] __ The home ofmaw%mmw deaai ol In her utmatom) i e "54 HOR lfg:%a‘;h%%%@{; thing like afluence, . .

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1875.

the-exception of a’ few of Noel's Triends who were. occasionally invited to dinner, During the fifteen years that Daddy Tabaret had visited her, he had only met three people—the clergyman of the parish ; an oold schoolmaster who had tanght Noel in his youth ; and the brother of Madame Gerdy, a retired colonel in the army. When these three visitors found themselves together, which’ was but rarely, they played' a round game at ¢ards ; but Noel seldom remained after - dinner—shutting himself upin his rooms, which were apart from those of his mother. He was known to prolong his stndies of the law far intfo the night, and often in winter his lamp was only extinguished at dawn. = : The mother and son lived but for one another ; those who knew them intimately spoke in terms of admiration and respect of the filial devotion of Noel—of ''2sacrifices he “was supposed to make for her sake in living, at his‘age, the secluded and austere life of a hermit. The rest of Daddy Tabaret’s tenan's would often contrast the conduct of this crave, studious young man with that of their landlord, whom they looked upon as a gray-bearded Satan of most incorrigible and irregular habits. As for Madame Gerdy, she posifively worshiped her son. In him she saw united every moral-and plhiysical perfection. If he spoke, she was silent, and fiistﬂ!}ed. A word from him was law; & glance’of his eye, a command. Her existence, in short, was passéd in studying his tastés, divining his desires, forestalling his fancies, and enveloping him in the soft and tender atmosphere of maternal love. - R But to return to Daddy, Tabaret. «Is Ma lame Gerdy at home?” he asked of the servant who openéd the door ;. and, without waiting for her reply, went in, with ths confidence of a man who knows the house he visits, and is almost sure he will be welcome. | : :

| A single wax candle was burning in the driuving-room,' which was not in'its ‘accustomed order. - The round table, that gen. ‘erally stood in the middle of the dpart 'meut had been pushed into a corner, - The large arm-chair of Madame Gerdy was 'near the window, instead of in its accustomed ‘place l)y the chimney corner. L } The volunteer of the detective police took in all thése details at a glance, 5 : .« Has anything unusual happened to‘day?” he asked of the servant. «Oh, don’t speak of it, sir—don’t speak of it!” said the girl, mysterionsly. “We've !all had such a fright;-it’siquite upset me, T can assure you, and made me ‘all -of a itrgimble.” ol . “Why, what has been the matter?” % Well, you must know, sir, how ill mis¢us has been for the last month, eating nothing; so to speak, and so nervous that she couldn’t sleep a wink at nights. Why, this very morning as‘gver was, she says to me, she says—" .- 1} Lon - % oOh, well, Gvell!” said Old Corkscrew , “ T don’t wantito hear aboutithis morning What about this evening?”’ / Rather disappointed at being thus checked in her bit of gossip, the servant went on to explain that her migtress had gone-after dinner into the drawiniy room as usualyand seating herself in’ her arm-chair, had begun reading the neswspaper. Hardly had she commenced the first lines fwhen she gave a scream of such a piercing character that it echged :through the house. On: rushing in to asgerfain the canse, Madaie Gerdv was found viar senseless on the

carpet. Her son ‘raised: her, and carried herin his arths to lher bed-chamberd «1 wanted to run for ihe docter,” added the rirl, “but the young muaster wouldn’t 18t me. He said he kuew . what!was the mat tup”? i ' e “ And how 18 she now?” 4 3in's retovered- her sénsés=—thatiir, L Bup;ose sie has, for Monsienr Nocl inade me -leave the réom—in fust, guite pushed welout 6f it, “All T know is that' just now <ho waa speaking very loud—so loud that I could hear herin the kitchen. &4, sin, it's very extraordinary, i the samel” « What's véry extraordinary?”’ £ « VWhat missus said to Mousienr Noal” “ Ah! ah! my givl!” speered Daddy Tabaret: “so we listen at.doors, do we?” 5 % No, sir: T would not condescend to bes snean myself to such buseness!” said the soivant;, coloring 3 % but missus was almest shricking out herwords, She said—" o “ iy good civl,” said Daddy Tabaret, severely, “listoners hear no good of themselyes, Ask Marip—she's had great expeFicice in snch mudtters—and she'll tell you all about it” v . The servant was beginning a long explanation, when the old mau stopped hers ¢ Einongh—enough!” he said ; “go back to your work. Don’t disturb Monsienr Noel by telling him I am hiere. L can easily wait his coming,” g T : And,. much satigfied with the little lesson he had just been giving, he picked up the newspaper; and :seating himself in., the chimney corner, drew the candle a litile nearer, and began'to read. ; - CHA}’TER IX. - DESPAIR OF NOEL GERDY.. 7| A A minute had hardly passed, before Daddy Tabaret in his turn sprong to his feet, and: stifled a cry of instinctive fear and surprise. LS . i This is the paragraph. ‘which’ met his gyes ;— ; LN S

¢ A critne of the most horrible nature has just been-committed.in the little village of La Jonchere, and hag plungéd its peaceable inhabitants into the utthost consternation. A widow, named Terouge who was much «s‘ecemed m the neighborhood, has been murdered in ber own, ‘house, under the most mysterious circumstances. The. police were nn ediat ly informed «f the facts of the case, and, we have every reason to believe, are upon the treek of the assassin or assassins.” : Pr el

“Thunder. and lighining!” thought Old Corkscrew. “Is it pessible that Madame Gerdy---" > i : £ This idea only crossed him like a flash of lightning. He was ashamed of it imnmediately after, and returned to his armchair, shrugging his shoulders as he murmured, “I think I ama rapidly developing into an idiot! This Widow Lerouge has become a' sort .of walking nightmare! I can’t get her out of my thoughts!” A curiosity over'which he had no control, and which his cormamon sense made him deepise, prompted him to read the newspaper right through from beginning to-end. s : There was nothing in it, except the paragraph above mentioned, which could in any way justily or account for the fainting fit or the scream--or, in fact, any emotion whatever. . i : o - “Tt is a ‘very singular coincidence, all the same. I don’t care who says to the contrary,” said the incorrigible 9¥d detective. ; -

He also observed that the paper had been slightly torn towards the bottom of the page, and crur-pled, as with the convulsive eluteh of a-human hand. . #

Again he repeated, between his teeth “It’s strange—very strange!” At this moment, a door in‘the drawingroom, leading to Madame Gerdy’s sleeping chamber, was softly opened, and Noel appeared upon the threshold. : In all probability the sudden illness of ‘his mother had, very much affected him, for he was very pale, and his face, which usually wore a calm and self-possessed ‘expression, was flushed and troubled. - . He seemed rathersurprised on perceiving Daddy Tabaret. =~ o “ Ah, my dear boy!” said the old man ; “I'm so glad to see you, for you can easo n;yf mind about your mother. How is she?” . il e e

“Madame Gerdy is as well as ecan be expected.” ‘ “ Madame Gerdy!” repeated the old man, astonished at the stiffness of ‘the reply. “Come-—come! I see you've had a greéat shoek, and haven’t recevered from it yet.” e ies % Yes, indeed,” repeated the young barrister, ginking info a chair and pagsing his hand over his forehead ; “ T've g‘ad agreat shoeck.” = : i - 1t was very ‘a.pimrent that Noel was making the greatest effort to appear calm, to listen quietly to his visitor, and to angwer hig ?eumms connectedly. " - Daddy Tabaret in his anxiety percoived W%&mdemw&mfﬁeg to tell him the cause of his mother's fll--2 A 8 TOUDE TREIRNtRIaN 20 éz“»j*w"* HEIRpUSH HO SBREE RS x’*‘"a’\%gJ‘J‘z“‘aa

aret, ana'w_e nave lew secrets Irom you.| MadameGerdy was overwhelmed by an an-' nouncement in the papers of the sudden and violent death of a woman whom she knew and loved.” T pe « Thunder and lightning!” stammered old Corkserew. s o | In fact, he was so stupified for the nio-| ment that he was almost betraying his ' connection with the police, and was on| the point of exclaiming, “ What! your | mother knew the Widaw Lerouge?” when | his presence of mind returned, and he placed his hand over his eyes to hide the l gleam of intense satisfaction that sparkled in them at thus being on. the highroad to discover something of the past life of the victim of La Jonchere. o

% Yes, Madame Gerdy knew the Widow Lerouge,” continued Noel. - “The widow was her slave-~body and soul. her {;lave. At a sign of her thand she would have thrown herself into the flames,”. : “«Then you, my dear boy, must also have known this worthy woman?” : “«JI had not seen ker for a very long. time,” answered Noel, whose voice seemed ‘veiled and husky from extreme and sad emotion ; “but 1 knew her well. I ought to add-—in fact, I don’t mind confessing to you that Iloved her dearly. It wag very natural ; ¢’ia had bheen my wet nurse when an infanf? sy 4 The-—-that woman{”’ gasped Daddy Tabaret. : ‘ St This time the poor old fellow Telt almost dizzy. What! the Widow Lerouge the murse of Noel! G It was tdo good to be'true. Providence had evidently taken him by the hand as its chosen instrument. His agonies of doubt—his ‘despair at obiaining further proofs-—seemed mnigh over ; and, overwhelmed at his success he bent before Noel, silent and amazed. - . His subtle common sense, howéver, told him that he must bide his time,’and not compromige himself as yet—which it was very evident he would d);. unless he made some remark, however commonplate, concerning the revelation just.made to him by: the young barrixter. Sq he cleared his throat, and said, in as gniet a tone as hel cobld *asgume, « What a rgreat misforfune!” . " ! . s ‘ «I cannot answer for Midame Gerdy,” | answered Noel, gloomily ; “but for ‘me it’s a misfortune. beysmnd all caleulation. I am stabbed tc. the heart by the mame blow that has struck the poor widow. Her death, MonsieurTabaret, has destroys ed all my dreams in the future, and has, perhaps, crushed for ever my most justi-| fiable hopes. T had the most cruel outrage to revenge, .but this sudden death has snapped the weapons 1 held in my hands, and has reduced me to helplesk, hopeless despair. Ah! I amindeed most unfortunate.” : L “Yon unfortunate —- you unhappy #” cried .Daddy Tabaret, deeply movec{ at| the sorrow.of one he loved so well. . In‘ the name of Heaven, what has hqppen-1 ed ¥’ e e o «T gsuffer!” murmured the barrister,! « Oh, how I suffer, when I think of it a.ll!! Not only will the injnstice that has been shown to me be nev r repaired, but I am| left without defence against the bitterest’ calumny. The world, can now say that I have been guilty ‘of ‘a series of knavish tricks ; that I am an ambitious adventurer, without common modesty and without commeon honor.” i:: P

Daddy Tabaret hardly knew what to think. How tould {here be 'any association between the henor of Noel . and the murder at La Jonelhiere? A thousand ideas, each one dissimilar to the other, seemed jumbled in his brain. i “Come! come, my boy!” he 'said, cheerily; “compose yourself = How can calumny ever reach you? Keep up your spirits. Thufider and lightning! haven’t you got {riends? Have I deserted! you? Trust in me—tell me the ¢agseof your sorrow-— and tHe devil’s in the case if'we two can’t strike out a something that will-——=>" ! Before-the old mau could finish Lis sentence ‘the barrister rose suddenly, as if struck with a sudden resolution. ¢

“Well, yes!” he interrupted. “Yes, you shall know all! lam weary of bearing thé burden of a‘seerct that ig choking me. The part I am playing overwhelms and disgusts me. I want a frietid who, can console and encourave me--—a friend also who is capable-of . advising; for - we are bad - judges of our own éauses, and this matter plunges me into an abyss of doubt and hesitation.” ] “You know,” answered Daddy, simply, “that I am always at your service; and have your interlests at héart as much as if you were my-own son. Makeuse of me m any way you may think proper,;and I shall be only too happy if it is in my power to serve you.” The barrister pressed the old man’s hands between his own. , - ! “You must know, then-—--" he commenced. ‘“But, no; not here. We may be - overheard.. Come into mystudy.” > S | / : CHAPTER X. s : OLD CORKSCREW. LISTEXS TO A DISCLOSURE. When Noel and Daddy Tabaret were seated facing one onother in. the barrister’s. private room, and when the door had been carefully locked for fear of intrusion, the latter remarked uneasily t 6 the young man that perhaps his mother might require his presence, and feel hurt at his absence. “If-Madame Gerdy rings the bell,” was the ¢old reply, inade in a short, dry tone, “the servants will ansvser it? . ' The indifference of his manner, the icy disdain of his voice, astounded Daddy Tabaret, accustomed as he had been fo the affectionate relations that had hitherto existed between niother and son. g “For pity’s sake, Noel,” he =said, “be calm, and don’t allow yourself to be led’ away by any momentary irritation. I see you are annoyed:with your mother; by to-morrow you will have forgotten the! cause of that annoyance. In the meantime, drop the icy tone you have adopted in gpeaking of her—if (i’oésn’t please me; and why this affectation in calling her Madame Gerdy?” | Ll ! “Why?” echoed the barrister, in a hol—';! low voice,~—%why?”? e Hélrose as he spoke, paced the room for a few seconds in ‘an absent, uncertain sort of way, and then, returning, stood close beside the old man. G “Bocause, Monsieur Tabarvet, Madame Gerdy is not my maother!” : i 11is words fell like the blow of a heavy club upon ‘the head of Daddy Tabaret. o was stunned, and for some moments sat &'arving at his'young friend,’as one paral czed. e ; & #0h?” said he at last;in an expostulating way, as if the words he had last heard wore heyond all possibility, of belief; ‘reilset npon what yon are saying, my dear Lay! Think how improbabge_ it is—-how wttorly ineredible!” < ' “Yes; I own it is incredible,” answered No 1, speaking * with a certain emphasis, | wnd dwelling on each word in a manner which was familiar to hifa, «It may seem improbable, yet it.is true. For thirtyihree years—from the day of my birth, in faet—Madame Gerdy has been playing a wonderful comedy-—ought I not to call it a tmgéd‘g?—-tb,'my detriment, and to the profit of her own son-—for she hasia son,, as I am about to prove to you.” = ° | . “My-dear boy, you may speak to'me. unreservedly,” began - Dadgy ‘,Ta.bfa:et,l who, in the dim distance, ‘canght a more distincet glimpse of the phantom of ' the Widow geroug,e. dn e s ‘ But Noel was not listening-—indedd, soemed hardly in a contﬁﬁon'boﬁigten. o This young man, ordinarily iso severe and cold, so walled yound ﬁt{ an ug resorve of manner, appeared to have ent raly;l lost his self-command. The sound of his own words seemed to lash him into frenzy, a 5 'the ring of his barnoss-ells fires the blood of a spirited horse. - TN e ST L e kS S mmcmﬁg&egﬁvg n T have been—aore © miserably” or more shamefully MAAE i s e spoke WL X groing ot FEe “«*:*aﬁié*?; Aot S 1 ottt A steadi ag§ 3 %‘f‘ 5“*“’“"'”"\\“"%@:“ Dyt s o S e e R ) SR

| “But what end had she in view? ~What ~were her motives of action?” asked Daddy Tabaret.. “No one acts in the way you .deseribe without a motive, and tﬁé,t a ipowerful one.” | : L ~ Noel clenched both his hands tightly | together, with a bitter langh, . = = | “Her motive was that her'own son might .enjoy what rightly belonged to me.” -~ i “Her own son?” echoed his listener, L “That, unsuspected, he should ‘assumé a lgreat name-—a very great name! My {name, Monsieur Tabaret, with a fortune {to maintain it—an immense fortune!" A glorious fortune! My fortunely li’es!v—-‘ high name!-—great wealth!-—%;ts,nd gosition! This pertidious woman has robbed me of all!” w 5 ' e

“Ha!” thought Daddy Tabaret, in whom the spiritiof the detective began to be excited, and whose subtle nose already scented some great secret,—“ha! The cork is beginning to move at lasi!” ‘ This is what he thonghi.® What he said was as follows:—*“A serjous accusation,my dear boy, a very serious accusation! And to believe it, one musi give Madame Gertween his teeth, “is the name of Madame Gerdy ! : j " «] know—l know!—pray don’t inter. rupt me!” said the old man. ¢TI will read each letter in my own way, and we can comment upoa-the whole aftersvards.” - The reading of the first letter concluded, - the Daddy stroked his chin for some moments before he spoke. » “This ldtter,” he murmured to himself, and not addressing hisf anxious listener, as he folded it carefully, and placed it aside —«this letter expresses, in burning words, the writer’s deep love for the beantiful Valarie.” T : Sy “Valerie Gerd}y——-—" : ‘ “I’m not speaking to you. I'm only miking notes—notes on my own: account. With your permission, I'll read all the let--‘ters throngh, and we’ll postpone our decision'till the reading is over.” : ; *Then} with a ' methodical ealninesg, very irritating to the nervesof the impatient Noel, Monsieur Tabaret read letter after letter, now * and then pausing to make a pencil note of something that had particu-" larly struck him, till the last oné was concluded and placed with the others. “A strange story,” he .muttered—“a very strange story—a romantic and asad one.”” e e S e G

“And what do you advige?” ; . “Stop a bit, my impetuous young friend —just stop a bit, and let me run over the simple facts. If you think FPve got them \clearly, why, then we’ll proceed to discuss them.” : e S ' Half closing his eyes, but very keenly watchful, nevertheless, - Daddy Tabaret, leant back in his chair,; crossed one leg over the other, then clasped : his thin, restless hands over his knees, and spoke as follows; Noel listening with a nervous yet \absorbed- attention, hanging, as it were, 1;:1)0n, the words that fell from the old 1:11:_119’3 lips. G |23— s : s | ' CHAPTER XIIL : g THE TRUE HEIR. - - “These, then, are the facts—the (simple facts,” commenced his friend, “as far as I can glean them from the pile of letters I've just perused; and if you'll allow me, I'll repeat them to yon in ‘sensation’ para‘graphs, after the fashion of sonme of ‘our favorite movelists. Your father, the posgessor of a great ngme—Tl suriise this—! though the letters are without 'sicnature ‘—and an immense fortune,while yet a very young man, devotedly loved a young irl, 2 .+ : : “The young girl was far beneath’ him in birth and worldly position.. Unable to marry her without the consent of his parents, the love of the young peopleé tock a wrong turn. © - ok Can ““Valerie Gerdy, viclding to a fatal ima pulse, lived with your father as his wife, thtl)ugh; without the right to that sacred title. 2 ‘ & ' éDiplomatic relations took him to Tfaly, and there, in the absence of Valerie, who

remained alone in France, notwithstanding his most ardent desire that she should accompany him, one of' those . grand marriages was formed by his aristocratic family, which consists in simply bringing two great names and an unlimited quantity of . land together, utterly irrespective of any of the nobler feelings of the heart., ’ ~ “To judge by the tone of ‘the letters it proved a most unhappy union, bringing in its train sorréw, sin, shame and death.” old Corkserew paused for a moment, as if gearching for a new point to start frora in his story. v v “What were your father’s motives,” he asked;breaking silence 'at last, “for his lengthened stay abroad?” : ok ‘““My father,” answered the young barristér, “notwithstanding -his age, was an intimate friend of Charles the Tenth, and. had undertaken for him a seeret “mission in Italy. My fatheris thy Count Lionel 'de Valeourt.” S : 5‘ Daddy Tabaret staxted. -, V| 1" ‘The name pronounged by Noel was one lof the,most ancient 'in France, and had, hitherto, been handed- down ‘without blemish or stain from father to son wuntil _the present time. L “ Yes,” continued the young man, in a “low voice, taking up one of the letters, - and:glancing at its_\datm‘it was at Naples, in the -middle of the nf#ith of May, 1829, that my father, a man in the full possession of ‘his ‘intellect—a statesmran,’ celebrated - for his wily policy-—a gentleman of high ‘birth and education, led, away by an absorbing passien, committed to paper a scheme as monstrous as it was unjust!” “Stop a bit—stop a bit!” again said ‘Daddy Tabaret. «Let’s stick to the bare “and simple facts, which are as follows :—- Two children were born in the same “month of the same year. One the child of the poor girl called Valerie; the other -of the Countess de Valeourt. [« At the instigation of the Count Lionel. ~de Valcourt, the children wére changed, and the real heir to his name and estates - was consigned 'to, the care of Valevie, - whilst her child was brought up- as t(he future Count. ; . i “The accomplices in this scheme were ' i‘Gex‘main, the Count’s valet ; a wet nurse, - ‘named. Claudine Lerouge; the Count himself ; and, of course, Valerie.- . | %The manner in which the plan was ex‘ecuted was simple and effective. 5 ! «The two children, a few days affer their respective births; were: sent in the care of two wet-nurses into Normandy, . where the De Valcourt estates are situ ated. 7 g : ] : | «These women were, of course, un- . known to each other. i) ‘ | «An accident on the road, previously arranged by Germain, the valet, who ae_companied the nurse who had taken _charge of the Countess’ Nttle son, caused ‘the two women to pass the night in the 'same room at a wayside inn, where the change was effected. o j | «A munificent reward for her services had been given to- Claudine Lerouge, the wife of an honest but poor sailor, who _carefully kept the secret, and tenderly nursed t}{le'chﬂd of Valerie; who was thus ‘brought up as the future heir of the Count and‘gountess.- s e | “Am I right sofar I asked Daddy Tab~ aret. . S o g - i 4 I\l‘zel bent his head in token of acquiescence. - oo : 1 « And now,” said Old Corkscrew, sud- ° “denly sitting bolt upright in his chair,and fixing his piercing eyes on the pale face of { ‘hi%ye‘uhg friend, “ where are your {proaz?: ; I oel took back the packet of letters, J replaced them in his desgi.m&v then look- | ‘ed steadily into the sharp countenance -that was peering into his own, = : ‘ | '“Suppose,” he said, slowly, and in meas- - ured accents, “{hat ail the proofs I posgess in the world stop here. PWI\M then "~ £ g-gdya'x‘am%t took some ﬁih%t:s be-fore-he answered tk%a uestion, He was {reighing the sizongth of he ciiumatan tial evidence contained in th letters of the Count de Valdowet, -~ . o 0 'L%E""‘ mm% lhe said, at last, * I'm convinced that you're. e S of, Moo it e | #Thank you—thank you?” he burst out, -

have been” advised. directed, and held in | ‘check by some more powerful intélligence - than her own. She must have had ac-complices-—and able ones, too. It’s im-:| possible that she could haye acted alone! Why, even her husband-—=-" ° . “Her husband?” interrupted the young | barrister, with another derisive laugh. “And you believe’ inher pathetia story of 8 long yidowhood-—of Wweeds and tears—weepnjlg willows, marble tombs, grassgrown graves—and all the paraphernalia - which makes up what society calls a respectable death! Her husbang hds ceased tc:l exist—-simply because he never existed!” : : L .. Noel paused. e i He seemed annihilated by the tempest ' of his own passion, as under the strong breast of the hurricaue the turbulent sea assumes for a moment a terrible calm. . He looked at Daddy Tabaret as, expecting some: outburst of faeling on - his part; but the old man’s eyes were bent upon the ground, and his long, sinewy hands clasped his knees.” " . i He was meditating profoundly. . N ~ There was no perceptible emotion of any kind in his face when, after p rew minutes pause, he raised his calm eyes and ﬁxe(f them on tke bloodshot ones of his young friend. ot “Don’t let us wander from the subject. You are young; youth is impulsive. You' ask my advice. Well, without any undue boasting, gou might ask the same thing of ' many, and would. get worse; but, when aiming at a target, the skillful marksman strikes the bull’s eye at once.” . - Here the old man moved his’.chair forward, and darted rather than spoke his words, | : e o ~ “May I ask how ymrve gathered -all this curious information? By what means have yon obtained possession of this most extraordinary knowledge? Hearsay is not evidence. Suspicion is often but a foolish nightmare which tortures while it deceives. Have you’ proofs? If you. haven’t, I refuse’to listen to such charges | against one whom I have alwaysrespected. | If you have proofs, then I have a right,. considering the position in which you have placed me, to demand them.” =~ = “I have proofs.” .+ Eaid “Since when?” = CiobE .“T’ve known all I've told you for the last three weeks.”. ) Voo «How did you obtain your' proofs?”’ «By accident. ‘I have enough to make any unprejudiced mind morally certain of: the truth of whatlil state. They are but’ movral proofs, I know; but a word-—one word only of the Widow Lerouge would. have turned the scale, and before the world, even with the most skeptical, have made those proofs decisive.” . ‘ . «Which word,” commented’ Daddy Tabaret, “the respectable 'lady: in question cannot, .under the circumgtances, pronounce.” B ; o “Because, those that dreaded she would do 20, have killed her!” cried Noel, passionately. “They have killed her in order to shut her; mouth® for ever; ‘and now Madame Gerdy will deny all. 1 know. her! Were her head upon the block, and the axe within an inch of her neck, she would deny all—all! My father, “also, without.doubt, will refuse to own me! I have papers—substintial evidence—here, under my hand, when this woman’s i murder zcatters my hopes to!’ the -winds, and nullifies them all!”! o Daddy Tabaret shook his head, and mused for a moment. S Fia s «You talk of proofs. proofs, proofs!’ What are thitse proofs? Two heads are better than onie; but before I give yon adviee, I must know everything you have to communicate.? . 3 e iy ‘D?"ouf shall? 00 T oel pansed, glanced at the windows and door, q:'o\'q his chair nearer, to that of - Kisrold friend, and spoke in .a distinet -tone, though st'll in a whisper. i : ; iTO BE CONTINUED.] ' ifow j’ru‘;\lelin wecured a Seat. 4 ‘ Dr. Franklin owed much of his extraordinary success to his Keen insight ‘into human nature, and' a [sagacily that quickly l)C’l'C(“;{V(fd the Dhest and readiest method of obtaining the desired énd. To:be sure many of His cstrategetic movements were ngt ai~ways - commendable, hut they were. more humorous than injurious,’ of ‘which tlie fellowing -is aj characteristic specimen: ° . ¥ ol In the year 1772 Frahiklin visited Boston, and on his rdturn to°Philadelphia, at every stopping place he was beset with officious inquiries for diis name, business, ete, on: which he . determined to be beforehand with such . interrogatories in future. s At the ‘next tavern he registered himself as ' Benjamin, Franklin, from Doston to Philadelphia, a printer not worth a dollar, eighteen years of }J‘c{e,' a single man, seeking Ins fortung,: etc, and “his singular introduction checked all further inquiries, and effectually repulsed the daring propensities of Yankee inquisitiveness.; At enecof the public houses the fire-place. was surrounded by men, so closely packed that our trdveler could not-approach near enough Lo feel any of its agreeable warmth; and, being cold and chilled, he ealled out: = | e “ostler, have you any oysters?”’

“Yes, sir,” said 'theman. ' - | “Well, then,, give my horse a peek.” ““What! give your horse oysters?” . “Y es” returned Franklin, “give him a peck of gysters.” : The hostler“carried out the oysters, and many of the occupants of the fireplace went with him to witness the ‘great cufriosity of ahorse eating ovhters. I'ranklin'seated himself comfortably befpre the fire and derived muclr sat;,isfactg:m} and enjoyment from the. fubny &kperiment. ; Svon the man came in;-and the gompany, with rueful faces, expressed most decided dis< satisfaction at their disappointment.. “The horse would not eat the oysters,” and they had lost-their comfort-’ able, cozy, warm seats. . “Well, if the horse won’t eat them, Pll eat them myself, w you may try him with a peck of uats” - ! - ; e — 4 6> W— Y : © L Not Afraid ef the Pevid. o " (From the Detroit Free Press ) .~ ] A colored man named Nelson is owilig a butcher on Beaubien street five or six dollars, and after trying in vain to collect the money, the buteher and a friend put their heads together. the other night andlaid ’plan. About midnight they called at Mr. Nelson’s: house and he was awakened by arap on the window. e UL - *Who's dar?” he called. S “The devil!” solemnly replied:the buteher. Al “You is, hey?” & oy MY T waneyeal - : - “What fur?™’ gl i - “You refuse to pay your butcher: and I come to take you to the bottomless pit{™" e : " “Youime' oo fal e e “I 'am. Come forth at once!” = ] “Ize comin’!” ‘replied the negro as: he jumped out of bed; “I can’t pay de six dollars an’a haf as easy in any other way, an’ de ole woman i 8 so might,yccruss I’ze glad to get away from ome . o e e The butcher and his friend didn’t | ~wait for Mr. Nelson to come out, = A Judge 6f the New York Supreme: Gul T STREG Wl b America @mewh% produced at Wallack s, The Judge ) <>'~N§N R ":ﬂi“ s B V" ]

b NO.-32.

. THE DISTRICT SCHOOL. L wraispaTevEßmG 5 + Down ih'e,mjaa’ alittlewsy 'y Lo "'/ 'The country échool house *'airs™s = 1 " There’s the bmllding old and gray. -. ' . Itmieeds d new one forTepairs. .~ You wouldn’t think bystanding here = - | " Andlooking downtheroad, " That from there, in wrath of fear, - = . "~ ~: Ten whipped tedchers strode. =' i L s Yo’vri think,*‘tongh and rough,” I know, .~ . ‘Bukthensuch things havebeen, . ' 7 _ Where scholars wash their wounds in‘snow i And fight'ft oleragain.. T _‘Where girls will suarl and pout and eneer, | - " Andtredd ench other'stoes; - - - . When'wenk-nerved teachers interfere, * “. - They tempt rorhe “gritty foes S - Therexeed to'be aboutthree score- ' Ofyouugsters there enrolled, /- *. ~ Thatslammed snd banged the battered door, . As'they rushed in fromthe cold. ¢ i . Bome were five, somesix, fegtamll, et .. From that on down to three, © Fo - Their yarious heiglits are on'the wall, = i W‘i/thlpan\:gs"fr@;xiz’i.‘t(i‘,Z‘;',', A s ‘.):o;u ¢could see them trodge along | . From seven o’clock till ten, 2 S . With lessons right and lessons wrong— = ~ “Bmall matter to'them then; . . : - With dog'sseared books and things to trade, T With'pOcﬁké,tl'"ﬁoﬁchiing fifl: o nig _“'The brazen boy. andssucymaid, . - S Came tramping iuto schogl. . . o : ,‘Aﬁa';hg';fe,;wjthfuihx,’nsc‘\(ou‘r' old walls; * - % The chewed-np pel ets flew— 1.~ 1 . And whispers drowned official calls = - . [ A duzen ymiesto fwo.s - Lt L e b 0 There stalwart boys'and’blushing girls - Slipped love-lines to and from,:. . . - -And litle tow-Heads brushed theircurls ‘. G i&nd.aakéd'.thq teacher home. . . !

“And many a mother; "wund ghout ¥ i '+ When tie niantel clocks struck foar, = . With clonded brows, would oft loekont . ' - And scau the school-path o%er; =-4 | AT when the weary peddgogue .- ¢ i |- Wounld meeklyseek theirfiome, " 1N They dbrashthe bearth, and kick thé dog, |.. zAnd'say,**The torment s come,”: i .~ And go ft,went down there for years; ' | | Thro! wiriter in aud winter out, Focn +“And ifa teacherboxed their egrs / | - The*big boys’ kicked himont. [, . - Andifbedidn’t knock them down, - o L |+ AnQsternithe fideofgeoty . T - The “‘deé-eteic” Tolks wonld go the found,, 2~ And sénip‘lj;"‘turp Rhim: o Tk AlohyTnd Now dimes < chtn 0 e e b ot e '\\’_'r'izleﬂ fOr_TT‘\é i‘lﬁtiqyil I'{avu,r‘zer.v it o YWreatha., STORY OF A WOMAN'S HEART Y e S AT M me e

“WREATHA —Alice never knew un-: til tosaay that I knew: you, aud TOW she will not rest unless you. will come ' to ud - She; bhas read ‘your: beautiful poetry, @na 1 -have heard her repeat; verse after verse, ‘when slie little thought the memory they brought to nie. < She-hias been ill a Tong time and her:days dre Towl; therefore, I beg of I you 1o eomne td-herpandisoothe as best ‘you ean-the last few houts of her suftferings. - ®ltis the one joy of my un‘worthy lifé, that threugh all these years I have beew-true to/her, and we “have been happy; liabpier far than 1 deserve to be. 1 tell no untruth when Isay I love my beautifud wite dearly; and the little ones God has given us are the joy and conrfort) of wy life. My little givl i Wreathd”; and Alice Jdoves the nime as well as L. .~ Come | And see my - wife and little cnes, and’ Jido not think toortunikindly. of mel You, too, have suffered. . Come out of your secluston and do us ail good, by your presence as wellas by yout pure | langyage. v ARTITUR BT, CLAIRY . "’,lThér(; was 110";sfcn‘ti'm'efn‘t:zl‘ foolishe ness about Wreatha Eaton ;- althiough, there was: a keen memory of ~ those early d il_\'st,f_“’jl‘(.: i n“the springtime of life Shie had met Arthur St Cliie, and [ had loved with all the pure affection? {of Tier ihnocent heart. But lié was rieh, and she was poor; and he had no idea of facing his proud mother and '»l‘mn’ghty',,,S"'istez?s. with Wreatha Morton, only the village school mis- | tress; and when hie graduated he left [-the pet” heroine of his college con--quests in her Tumble howe, while he - went out into the world, whose praise he loved ‘better than his own real happiness:. Twelve years liad passed away. Ile hiad ‘married a beavtiful | woman, and. as he said, hé had loved Tier, as well, perhaps, as such selfish ‘natures:can love. " She was not enly very beautiful, but also wealthy ; and ‘had -assisted him in many ways to’ | forivard his ambitious plans. Wredtha Morton, also, had martied; a man of high socigl position, who iad encour- - ‘aged her love of literature, and she ‘was, at the time-we Write, in the full glery. Qfsué"cgss;‘ -‘.}Helr ~husband had ‘bieen dead five years, and the grass of _seven summers grew over the graves of Tier little ones. Father and mother -are dead, and alone in her quiet Lome ‘slie was doing’ the work God gave her to do; and her ‘writings had not only brought her fame. but “wealth, and Wreatha Morton. Eaton was high above the plane whete years before’ CArvthur St. Clair had stood in’ his selfish pride; antt bodsted of his wealth. To-night, as she sits .in Ler private parlor, 1o one would think that thirty years had crowned her life with their i ‘weight of joy and sorrow.. A sma_u; | graceful figure, dressed in the deepest l ~mouriing, only relieved by the finest ‘of white lace at the throat and wrists;. the wealth of beautitul brown: hair _put plainily back, relieving the shape1y head innost perfect tuste, she was o falr picturd in @ large arm. chair, while the lavender-tinted walls and, delicate-hued carpet and blazing coal | fire it the graie, were only settings to the one’jewel of this elegant home.’

‘She re-read Arthur St Clair's letter, ‘and, touching a bell close beside her, summoned the housekeeper to her Yool o o SE S e =T am going away for some weeks, shall leave to-night, close the front of the houle, and suy to my friends that I-have goue into the conntry for a MY G s ~ That wus all._There. was no feverish heat or excitement, no trembling' of the hands, no fluttering of the Dieart, as she stood, for the first time atter twolve years, in theipresence of her girlish ideal. .He was fotally unRaind 1o soeet it et and fora moment was 4t a 1038 What tosay. ~But shie quickly reassured b “‘t;“‘w‘" i e 1‘ A: el SERE T

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St. Clair? You said your wife wanted to see me, so I came; please show . ‘me to her now, if possible.” & This was' Wreatha, gentle, loving, = caressing Wreatha, whom he imagin= . ed would start, perhaps weep, at the = touch of his hand. Bat, no, it was. . npt even “Arthur,” but simply, “Mr. = St. Clair.” ; Oh, woman!' thou art a . problem man can never solve; capas ble of bearing the heaviest cross without a murmur, and meeting any storm | ‘without the loss of a moment’s self- ' | control. -t ~ Arthur St. Clair led the way to the room where lay the ‘emaciated form = of his once beautiful wife. He simply ~ ° said: “Alice, Wreatha has come; will you see her?” and turning, left the = room, losing, for one brief moment, | his entire self-possession. .He knew = T theny as he saw Wreatha in her mature ' loveliness, how he had loved her,and . ' he wished for the moment that they ; -had not met again, 2 | v

: Alice seemed to rally and draw fresh strength from ‘Wx;‘eatha’s genial pres‘ence, and she kept' her close beside . ber until Wreatha herself became a shade paler. Then Alice insisted:on ' ‘her going out more; to take theiichil“dren, Wreatha and Arthur, for adrive® ~or'walk. And so the days passed by, - until Alice began to sink more rapid<: ' ly. . Then Wreatha would not leave ' her: o 5 s b b . Arthur came and Weznt very g’u‘ieﬂ'y;' giving to Wreatha, the entire care of - Alice, who would not rest without her. -At last there came a day when “Alice seemed better. Alas! it was -that fatal cheer which tells that death ig close at Wand. She knew it well, ;' and calling Wreatha close to her side, she.said; it gi e i - “T have muc;li to say to you, my more than friend. Oh Wreatha,” and - here her voice almost failed her, “my {"childre,n. my precious babies, how can T leave them? For myself Idp not care. I have not been happy. God - only knows how lonely I have lived. Arthur has been kind to me,'but I -knew he only loved me for my beauty and wealth. I would not tell him this. He Would deny it; but it is the truth. A man eannot deceive his wife, who ' lives in every look and word of her. husband. I know he will misg me, but only for a little while. But my children, oh,Wreatha, what will become of thent? I must say to you what I wanted to say long ago, and . you must not dény my last, my only request. This house, and all in it, is imine—my wédding gift from my parents. I alsohave a.good sum safely: invested, and I want'you to have this and stay, here' with my children. You ‘have no home ties, ‘rmd' I beg of you "’ to ‘erown your noble life with this one sacrifice, and ‘I will die content. * Arthur travels so much, wlio would - care for my little ones? Say you will accept this trust, and lam satisfied.”

' For Wreatha, it was no little thing to do, notrifling trust. She had learned to love Alice, and she dearly loved the ehildren. For-awhile the strug- | gle was sharp between duty and‘inclimation, but a look into the bes{eechin?{; ; eyes of the dying mother settled all - other points, and Wreathasaid: “Yes, Alice, I will stay, and may God do by me as I do by your children.” g lor a moment, neither could speak;, ;and then the silence was broken by the low vdice of the dyiﬁg'Woni@in, as: she breathed a divine . benediction _upon the sacrifice of this really heroie woman: “Father in Heaven, I thank Theey now Thy will be/done.” : ~ She seemed to droop after the excitement of the hour, and as the sun ™ shi'\/v‘ly wended its way westward it became very evident that Alice ‘was fast passing to the “land of rest”; and when the last rays shone brightly , into her room, she murmured faintly to Wreatha: “See the glorious sun‘set, It is my last on earth. - I'shall see it rise in Heaven, where it never [ more will set. Oh, Wreatha, is it not worth while tolive and die, that we - may see God? Ob, it is glopious; 1. can almost see the dawning over the hills of the New Jerusalem; the angels are waiting and I shall soon be gone. Bring the children.” And they cameé and’ nestled close beside her, Wreatha'and little Arthur. ‘She drew ’ them: close to her, and putting their. Jittle hands in hers, said: “Mamma is going away, darlings, to be gone & \ long time. © Aunt Wreatha is geing to stay and take care of you. You 1 must mind Her and be very good to her, won't 'you?” and with her last kiss and good 'bye she seemed g;oal-1 most faint away. . 2 T

Wreatha took the children quietly ‘away, and called Arthur, and they to* ‘gether watched the feeble, Jight as it : was dying out of the once beautiful face. The shadows deepened over the earth, and the death shadows gathered over the home df Arthur St. Clair. . Alice did not speak again, only to-i” faintly murmur, “Wreatha, love my little ones, and God will bless you,” . and-like a tired child, she fell asleep, ‘while her breath grew shert and shorter until the pulse stopped, and ‘Wreatha put her hand tenderly over the eyes which could, see no more of gl U e

When the morning came Wreatha was. alone with the great trust the dying mother had given lher. She drew the children "close beside her. ‘and prayed God to bless her more and* more; to give notoﬁlywibdom&&{, patience, that lier life might bear rich ¢ ‘fruitage from these children she ndw claimed asherown. - L " Wreatha pitied Arthur and did alf she dould, in her quiet way, to enliven:. his desolate home. She cared for the. birds und flowers, and what was deAE to Alics sle took great care shoulE of duly, and the days went by in ¢ routine of care, teaching. the