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XVII.

THIS R6M-MOKTM WRAMWATMMI. He wan -. ^Hy of townf ^re new.had pc._ae*t.„ ^l«nof the law-offloers became the aatonl" ment oftMrc* and into the bewll(! a»nt of tWr (HMMII, and finally Into »roai and in i,. tion of the town—*. i- ctor waa, Indeed, merwwaj adventurer, makl love to a woman who might have ?n his mother, tor IK parpaae under the mm except that she waa wealthy. And then the Oaring insolence of Wa writing the will himself, ami inducing, peib forcing her to -v it! It was anal -i iinablo niece of aim*, and if there wax any justice left in the land, this will should be aet aside, in fevor of the rightful heir of the tody, her nephew and their

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There wore other grounds tor this widespread disapproval besides those above given. The net that IXxAor Wilmer had this will, written by himself, in his own possession, and had delayed bringing it forward till after the other will was made

fook.

mblic, was deemed to have a suspicious The first form taken by this suspicion was that it might be a forgery, that he had been disappointed in his mercenary aims by the sudden death of the lady, and had determined to Inherit her wealth, despite justice and the law. But the will bad been witnessed the witnesses were servants of the deceased and perfectly reliable persons, and they had no hesitancy in declaring that it was an authentic document—that thfcy had witnessed Miss Gordon's signature and Appended their own to the instrument. Iriere was, then, no forgery. But the suspicion which the idea of forgery had ra&bd was not so easily allayed. Who knew by what process of allurement or intimidation he had succeeded in having this will signed by Miss Gordon? The feet of its being drawn up in his own handwriting was strong evidence that it was originated by himself, and that her simple part in it, the signature, had been procured by some art not plain on the fece of things. And why so hasty

in having all her property willed to him before marriage what object could he have had in revealing sucn interested motives to a lady, who might have withdrawn from her* engagement in disgust at the unpleasant revelation of his purposes?

Only some strong reason could account for this unpolitic action. Could he, as her physician, have perceived symptoms auguring her sudden death Could he, as— the thought was unspoken. It was too dreadful to put idly into words.) There are thoughts which may rise in the mind, and die a voiceless death, and ntfne but the soul which has given birth to a monster be the worse for its existence but which, if once given to that indiscreet herala, the tongue, are gone beyond recall abroad in the world, their mission to make mischief and break hearts.

This thought was not long in finding voice. It may well be imagined that Mr. Josephs was at first overwhelmed with the news of this disaster to his hopes. 80 assured was he of his heir-

hopes. ship, BO deeply had he felicitated him self, so complacently received the com pliments of his friends upon his changed circumstances, that the first breath of this adverse wind was too much for the lofty sails of gratulations he had set, His expectations seemed about to founder in the deep sea of ill-fortune on which be had been inadvertently sail-

feeling, however, was but temporary. The new hours, as they arose, brought new considerations to his mind. His belief ran successively through the various steps we have above given. Nor had he any hesitancy in speech. That Doctor Wilmer was a forger he was the first to declare, though we cannot say that the thought originated with him alone. There are too many persons always ready to look on the dark side of and to doubt men whom leave deprecatory and lips of any one man. Doubt Ail circumstances are always fertile to the ds of distrust, and these have been midly sown through men's minds.

But the last thought to which all this tended, and which no one else dared to speak, (if any one had ventured to think,) was given ready tongue by the disinherited and incensed nephew. He hesitated not to declare his belief that the sudden death of his aunt was not natural that it had been hastened, her illness even produced, by a dreadful muse that, in plain speech, Miss Gordon had died the victim of poison, and that her professed lover had been her murderer.

Murder! The word was a firebrand that fell upon powder, and flashed from end to end of the town in one sudden explosion, ill tidings fly apace, Peopled minds in Balem were in an unhealthy s- J, an uneasy, fevered condition, pro wd by the recent circumstances, and aggravated by thesuspieioms which fcrtT been privately curtained or op discussed amongli «n. This new, rftil, fcoe-bla h-.isus--i~ nned them lef*:. many^mindsfn wh no su :-i t: jugi would have iependentfy arisen.

And not beimf alone. The emotion* to too closely allied to the rational In hn man nature for -u.!. a o-, to arise without its eoun*ri |Wt iu Indignation spread wide)/ throi.i the community. Josef vw it n. station* had'their na^al !•..•!* in rising xf lent thoughts In men wh a^r inbJa view of the cone, and belie I that the circumstance* pointed ek murder.

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ple of Salem who were already inimkul to the new Doctor, strengthened in number* by some who had hitherto been rather in bis fcvor, but who were conscientious in their disapproval of his inheriting the estate, and by others who were creditors of Mr. Jo- hs, -id felt deeply interested lis om heir to his aunt's money.

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We may have spoken too str relation to this, and given the skn this feeling was get throna—at the town. The thought too grave and appalling to he so widely at 1. M-! 1 ''lime «de It irto tfc Ami Uu. ojh.of late, many of Doctor WUmer'a mends had turned f~m him, he had Mill well wishers and lirers, and the feeling redlng 1- aeon-ran through i—Jtiy gruUiOi of doubt, ami complete acceptance.

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duty to exhume the 1 tt t^ceased, and have a i—: —. -.-3m nation made |»y able physidans. I an 1 i&< sn, nt this thourfrt |a i'-f.otv ',1 .H» 5- itive, but*--i citisen, I feel that it is requ of me to subordinate my private fe^iiugs to the demands of liwtiee. Murder to becoming more anu re r-- it In thee n,. munity. It uj usit-' head in i--fiance of law, and threatens the very Ibundat.'-—s of society by its bold impunity. 8 1 this dangerous oondiUon of al^. «, which to making our «es hotbc^ of crime, and allowing tiiit lawless clssscs to go unhanged of justice—shall it, I ret »t, obtain in our law-a^^^rtq eornmui ft Shall Balem too be* nursery of crime, and murder unqi tioned plant its horrid foot on hoi^i soil like this

This n- '1, oqjmod in advance, and its point A 'ully auade out, had thedesired effect on the audience. It was voted that a post-mortem examination was the only means of settling the question as to thie guilt or innocence of the accused, and that it was their duty to have it made without delay.

Mr. Joaei1^ was, or appeared to be, fully eonvit that his aunt had indeed died from poison, and jttad little doubt that this examination would satisfy the people of the correctness of his charge against Dr. Wilmer. Evidence is never tested very closely when we strongly incline to believe, and 'trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proof of holy writ.' Jealousy, disappointment, and a revengeful feeling added irresistible cogency to evidencas strong in themselves.

We need not enter lit to the details of the examination. Two well-known physicians from the hospital at Bronton— the nearest place to Salem of civic importance—were summoued to conduct it. It was hurried forward as rapidly as possible, under the advice of lr. Bart ram, who told the committee appointed to conduct this affair that the proofii of the action of poison would rapidly diminish with time and more than a week had now passed since the death of Miss Gordon.

Professors Wolden and Prico duly arrived. We will spare the reader, at

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resent, details of the unpleasant on which they canir. It was conducted privately. Dr. Bart nun alone being present but the position of the examiners, and their dediartnl completeness of the tests applied, left no room for doubt in the result of their examination. Those who were already Inclined to believe, accepted with full faith this report those who were undecifcxl, saw no reason to doubt its accuracy: even the strongest friends of the accused grew nervous and fearful.

The report was that Miss Gordon had died from the action of prussie acid, ad ministered shortly before- her death, and that they had found unquestionable traces of the poison in the stomach of the d|d06ftB6(L

What had before been doubt, suspicion, belief, was now knowledge. Doubt was annihilated. Indignation deepened into passion. Well for Dr. Wilmer that he was absent at this interval of maddened excitement, or the law might have been set asiae bv an outburst of mob violence. His office was searched, and the paper which he had laid aside was found there—that paper by which Miss Gordon had agreed to pay him ten thousand dollars, unfortunately it contained no word to show the real object for which it had been given, asidg from its declaration of a debt due to him, and it was accepted as added proof of the malignity of the murderer, who could poison a woman from desire to immediately possess himself of her wealth, while holding in his own possession the strongest proof of her good-will and liberal intentions.

It is true, a few voices were raised in opposition to this view of the question a few minds saw in this last fact evidence in favor of the accused. But they were drowned in the general outcry of conviction, and demand for punishment •f the murderer. Laura McBride alone bore without flinching the storm of accusation, which even her presence did not always suffice to allay and she hushed the tongue of depreciation by an indignant denial of the possibility of her cousin's guilt, with reasons powerful to her own mind, if not cogent with others. Of course, people in general had sufficient idea of the fitness of things to hold their tongues in her presence. But there are people without consideration, as there are people without sense, and people who speak in heedless ignorance of who may be their auditors and she startled more than one of these by her strong defence of her cousin, only to return Borne and give vent in secret tears to her deep feeling at the fearful accusation against him.

A warrant for Dr. Wilmer's arrest was at once issued, on presentation of the

above fects to the proper authorities, and a special officer despatched in search of him to Philadelphia, whither it was understood he bad gone. There was no difficulty iu finding him at the hotel at which no was Mopping. The charge came upon him like a

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thunderstroke.

He apparently had not dreamed of such u!t as this, and was utterly overds, whelmed, submitting to the officer with the despairing impotence of a mind paralysed by misfortune. But for a mo-

ment during hi* return journey did be arouse from the stupor Into which he had fallen. This was when, in driving to the depot, ho saw, starting baek in .iT is from the horses, the form of a ii.iii he had sought so persistently an so valniv. The look he gave her eximm-! fullnc*« the horror-stricken il uu ng stat' "f his ftiin-l a look ed to haunt Iter for months to

A CONDENSED NOVEL. Moonlit* night—Miwly gto*"**-4wo vers—6t ial fidelity-young 1'/ rich —young man poor—great obstacle*— young man proud—very handsome— •mart—mi* to make a fortune** wry ing lady's ft^NR very angnr—MIMI S incut—motto' mtoreeaea—Xol »oI— rich rival—very m'y -very hard hearted_iover in bad nx—won't part—die first—moonli again—garret window open*- it juaixi.w_ -old man In arsge—©J.) m:m to a row- wont forgive ihem~~ disowns tl»«m—oid inan gets sick— sends for his daoghter-«ll forgiv«m-«Jl made Hp-dies—ypung couple it"-? all luoimj—live In the md m*o1 »mforUM&-*l»av« I© children—much happiness- finis.

^mething that louche* iast moments of a doptimi -ingbnrg, the other day, at

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liar :. gun«£*1fcia bis mjt for HJl he roa* stiffly, crawtaf with dlfllstairs, visited eveiy room In seemed to bid a last OurtwaU to all master's feet #1®.

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Mrs. Fairman proud woman, if -he did rntoy rm~ry, and she had no intention .f letting Miss Henalowknow thfrt the fiunlly lived on canaille bread.

Obed had been kicked in the chest, by Black Bill, who was trying to ran with tl.- rnrt. and now he lay on the bed in ti.. jamliy bed-room, and Salome waa with him. Mis. Fairman had told the irifrt folks, more than a hundred times, tl .1 they ought to sell Black Bill but she wasn't 'anybody to be considered and no heed was paid to what she said There waa one satisfaction though tilings had turned exactly sa she predicted they would, and that was the worst possible.

Now as all® stepped away from the stove where she had been carefully covert no up her little gray loaves with crash towel, she glanced out of the win dow at the spring pasture that waa pertohing for the want of rain, and where the cattle would scarcely nibble mouthful and beyond to the hard looking plowed fields, that allowed only the fidntost shimmer of side-green oats. The wells were giving out, and springs that never before had been known to fhil.

Mrs. Fairman*s fliee had a cut-water outline. It waa rheumy and pinched in at the nostrils, and tucked down at the corners of the mouth. Now, as she looked at the oold, bleak, brown fields, taken in connection with canaille loaves behind the stove, it seemed plain to her mind that there was a judgment upon them and in a vague way she connected the judgment with Obed, "who had never been under conviction since she married him," and who had seldom stepped his foot in the meeting house st the Corners. She had read In the newspaper that the drought extended over the whole New England, and a portion of t'ae Western States} but it not occur to her that Providence was going considerable out of its way to punish Obed for his obstinacy and spiritual blindness.

A man had ridden early in the morn ing over from Salisbury with Whitcomb's bill and threatened to lovy on some of his form implements, and order a sheriff's sale unless it was paid in ten days. Mrs. Fairman know that Obed was "drained." of money, and the prospect of being sold out of nouse and homo was a thing she had often predicted would happen, and seemed dismally near.

Miss Henslow lived across tho road in a little house that appeared to be always in the sulks. Now sho left her gooso heating, and took a section of Deacon Broderip's coat on her arm, with her big tailor's shears at her side, and went, stepping, across the way. She had a crooked back, and a hooked nose, with a mouth that hid itself in the big cavity of her fhee, and which, some way, gave one tho Impression of a gigantic owl. She appeared to have a throe-story throat, and to speak out of the basement door. She stepped over ono of Salome's flower beds, where the "sturtions" could push their heads through tho caked soil and she gave a sharp pock on the window'-pane with her thimble.

I got the fidgets sitting alone," she began, as Mrs. Fairman admitted her, and sat down, and let her poke bonnet fall back showing a ringof snuffy brown hair each side of her face, done up with a big pin.

You see I dreamed of rats last night, and it's always a bnrl n. Tho last time it happened was just before Aunt Debby 8trong died. Seth Barnaby and his cousin went up to watch the last night, and they said Miss Pratt, who'd been hired to stay there, set the scantiest su upper ever was. "Did vou hear about Hiram Walker's wife? £he was Aunt Debby's niece, and is coming into the property and just as soon as she got back from the grave, she went to counting over the things, and what do you think! there was ax of tho old lady's best linen sheets gone."

Dear me." sai? Mrs. Fairman, com ing out of tno buttery with her apron half full of dried apples, "these are solemn times."

Tho expression had great force, although it was a little uncertain whether it applied to Aunt Debby's sheets, or to things in general.

I guess they be," croaked Miss Henslow, suspending the operation of repairing one of the seams of Deacon Broadenp'scoat. "It looks as though there wouldn't be a spear of grain raised this season and there's Davo Blodgett, one of them Millerites—second adventers they call themselves—saying tho world's going to be burnt up this year, on account of the big horn and tho little horn in the book of Daniel. I asked him if he wouldn't like to engage me to make his ascension robe, for I thought if he didn't come out straight in his calkorlations, I might as well havo the job." lie

Salome stepped out of tho bed-room ith a gruol bowl iu her hand. Sho was a tall girl with light hair just turning a little on gold, ft hml slipped out of its braid and washungiiigagaiusther white

What a mop of hair 'Lome has got," mild Miss Henslow, when sho had gone back Into tho bed-room. "I notice that weakly girls are apt to run to hair." "Salome ain't rugged, that's certain," said Mrs. Fairman, who was interrupted In her calculation as to whether she could aquoeee out molasses enough to sweeten tho dried apples she was coring. '•She ain't tough, and had to bo put to hard work before sho got her growth. If Sarah Jane didn't keep school to help along, I could let Salome putter round for a year or two, and then I guess she'd

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st hearty for tho doctor says there anything chronic." I don't know about that," broke in Miss Ilcitslow. "She looks to me just like sister Patt's girl that went off with galloping consumption."

Iiiero ain't no consumption in the

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IV»U then it's always for things as they

Wal, I didn't mean to scare you Mrs. Fairman shut th bo*t to be prepared for come along.

I'm never unprepared." returned the •'Tier dismal!v "I've gono through so iH ifthtiiat it cms as though I was always expecting trouble: and Olted, he ^nn't seem to see things as I do I -1 at s'pose it's to be expected. KellgiMti'm lemnleer. Miss Henslow and uutr win it looks as If we all were going to Jnrve, and the ows dont averany day more f' nti two quarts r. 1-, it seem* most a iiitobe making

tall»r. s*. "Ain't nit si in necked? intaml Jo comes here pretty often 1 "Lome.**

He to«** the lwya," returned Mrs. *iriu»n with some asperity. "Law, a young fellow can visit the .1 isiuint toward a girt at the

and the wait to the rink fui png the handle of the

pump with such vigor that her neighbor's last words were fortunately lout. Miss Henslow remembered her gooe. heating red hot over home, so she took herself and her voice away, but not hell r« she had got a peep under the cranfa towel: and that same afternoon thought it waa her duty to go oyer to Mr*. Seth Spencer's, ana tell that lady how straightened the Fsirman'a were.

Jo Dscres, a broad-shouldered, liuty fellow, with a great stride, and cheery, loud voice, waa just opening the gate of the bomeplaea. It was the snuggest, best kept mtm In the neighborhood. Simon Decree, theoldinan was forehanded, and bad money laid up in the bank and if there to anything folks do love and respect and bow'down before, it to money In the bank.

Mna. Dscres always regulated beraffidrs by the almanac and tho first of May the Bitting room stow was taken down whether or no and now the b*u^e was chilly as a cellar, with a clean SUMU about ot whitewash and varnish.

Mrs. Dscres was waiting for the men folks to oome to dinner. She had blown the horn twice out of the back door, and the pork In the spider was curling itself up into little hard, bilious looking scraps. With enforced patience she came and sat down in the rocking chair with its puffy feather cushion, and untiod her oap strings. She was a large woman, with a heavy tread and a double chin, and an Immense talent for manag-

her own person she represented the bard-headed ethics of Burn bam, and perhaps was more honest, if lees nice, than some of her neighbors.

Obed Fairman has been kicked by a horse, mother," said Jo, betraying a little hesitation in his tone. "The hurt isn't dangerous, but I think it would look friendly if you should step in and inquire how he IB." "Ifit aint dangerot step," returned Mrs. Dacres, shutting her mouth in a positive line. "You do running enough over that way for the rest of the fondly and I expect yon will make a fool of yourself one of these days."

There might be two opinions sbout that," said Jo. rather evasively. Wal, you know what I think right out flat-footed. You're hanging around that girl, and I expect you'll get a weak ly wife on your hands, who will bo whining round with neuraligy or high-

Son't

half the time. Obed is shiftless. I mean that he Is lazy but he ain't got no calkeration. His wits are off wool-gathering half the time and Salome is cut out of the same piece of cloth. She's as crazy as an old slicep, and would soszle round a house and tend a lot of flowers, no matter whether there was any bread in tho cupboard or not. If you are ever going to get ahead in tho world you must marry a woman that can help you pull as I have helped your lather—a regular staTcr, that can put her shoulder to the wheel, and not a bundle of aches and pins tied around the middle with a string, who will eat you up with doctor bills."

Here was the Burnham valuation of women put into tho plainest words, and they made Jo wince.

Salome isn't sickly," said Jo, in gloomy tone. "She may not be quite as strong as some girls, but I feel sure that she will turn out a healthy woman

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have told you before, that I don't mean to marry a drudge or a glare. I shan't look out for a wife to do my cooking, and washing and nothing else. I want a human companion, and if I have a man to help me on the form, my wife shall have a girl to help in the kitchen. I shan't go and look up a wife as I would a horse. A man gets his eye on a girl, and longs for her, and likes her—he can't tell why. She is different to him from any other woman in the world he can't be happy without her. It isn't a thing for a fellow to bo ashamed of, neither, if he's got one spark of manliness in him hnd that is the way I feel towards Salome." "Granny!" exclaimed Mrs. Dacres, bringing ner bread hand down on the arm of ner chair at the height of the young fellow's ardor,

that Fairman tribe I don't ask for your money." returned Jo, rather savagely. "I shall take what grandfather left me, and stock a hired farm, and then I shall ask Salome to be niy wife."

Ho strode out of tho house without eating his dinner, and marched off to the woods to free his mind of the excitement.

As ho was getting over the fence by the roadside he saw Elder Northup stop under the cherry tree in front of the Fairman farm house, and festen his horse. Tho elder was a little mm, and his Sunday suit seemed to tyrannize over him a good deal. His coat cuflte descended over his hands, tufts of stiff hair stood up above his narrow forehead, and he spoke with a slight snufllc.

Mrs. fairman was ironing by tho table when she saw him ride up, so she put the flat-iron back on the stove, and went out on the stoop to moet him. "I'm so glad you've happened along to-day," said she, with her foce withdrawn into its usual puckers of anxious concern. "Perhaps vou'vo hoard that OtMd got hurt, lie's laid up now, and I thought mebbe if you should talk with him there might bo an awakening. You don't know how I wrestled In pmyer to bring OS»ed to conviction. I often think of what the Bible says about being unequally yoked with an unbeliever— not that I'il have it thought that Obed ain't a good moral man, kind to his women folks, and as good a provider as he can lie, wnen times ain't Hard but It's

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can lie, wnen times ain't Hard been a trial." I know it has, sister. These are all filthy rags of self-righteousness," said the elder, taking out hia bandanna and wiping the dust from his thin legs. "The human heart Is deceitful alove all things, and desperately wicked."

Salome had been smoothing Obed's Iron-grav hair. He loved to feel the touch ofdelicate fingers

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joints lay man's foci •till a dreamy look in the eyes, waa softened with an almost childlike expnM!011 of peace. Mrs. Fairman came ushering in tho elder. rthul to see you," said Obed tot!, little pamrn, and he pUtout his han I with genuine warmth. "I've had a little pull hark, but the doctor says I shall be round again in a day or two,"

Ahem!" returned the elder, clearing his throat "the Lord mmdi season* of affliction upon us to brinj' us to a n«ofsin."

I don't know about that," return 1 Obed with lii-i eyes brightening. "I ain't flunHiar wfth the Lord's Intention- is some folk*, profess to lie and as for the trouble, guess we bring most of it on ourselves/'

That aint

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"The impenitent heart to in the gall of bitterness and the bonds of iniquity," replied the elder fidgeting on hia diaft-.

How will the sinnerfeel in the day

when the goats are separated from the «beepr» continued the elder. According to 111 Obed, "God

iy Sphering," said to take oars of the

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what they're worth. At any rate, shall take what comes without grumbling or complaining. There's a passage of Scripture that says, 'Though he will I trust in him,' I've a good many times when ing alone in the field and I guess I tale what the Lord sends but there are some things men would like to force on me I aint so ready to receive."

The elder couldn't think of an answer for this, so he cleared hia throat and said:

I should like, if you dont object to have a season of prayer." I dont mind your prayer" replied Obed, cheerfully, "if you want to, tait I guess the Lord knows all you can tell him, and a little inure. Folks take a sight of pains to give him information. There's a still small voice spoken of that I thought I heard in tho lot sometimes, with the birds singing and everything still, and my heart has answered

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pering together in the kitchen. Vt 0 must try and scrape the barrel, said the anxious housewife, "so as to get white flour enough to m*ke griddle cakes for tea then we can put on the canaille bread to look liko one kind. You must tell Ezra to be sure and refuse the cakes. He's dreadful fond of them There Is the dried-apple sauce, and a little mite of plum preserves, just enough to help tho elder twice so I guess wi shall manage to appear respectable."

The next daythere came a change in the weather. The oold northeast wind gave way to a south breeze, and it grew warm and close. Big black clouds rolled up the sky, and anxious longing eyes watched it, and prayed for rain.

Tho shower was coming when Salome went into her father's room, with a letter in her hand. "Why, child," said he, opening it, "Bunker, the man that bought the old Havno's place, wants to get three acres off the back end of my land. It's a strong piece, but it goes cornering into his'n, and there'a some folks cant bear to have a notch in the form, and I guess he's one of them kind. He offers a big

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rice, and tho money will pay off my to Whitcombe, and leave me something over. It does seem as though there was a Providence in it. I can't see that the Ixrd bears a spite to his children, but I'm ready to acknowledge all his mercies.

O, father, it's raining," cried Salome as she rushed to the window. The big warm drops were beginning to patter down on the leaves and grass, ana soak into the hard grouhd. Paster and foster it came, roaring upon the roof, while the wind swayed the wet limbs of the tree.

That is music," said Obed, with his face all aglow. "It makes me think of where the Bible speaks about the fields yielding their increase, and the clouds dropping fatness. There ain't no such poetry as that anvwhere else."

The shower had lasted a longtime, and soaked into the thirsty ground, and brightened the grass, and brought out the dandelions by hundreds, and opened the pink li]s of the apple blossoms With the patter on the roof, and the ,t peace that had fallen on his spirit, fell asleep.

Salome sat beside him. Presently there came a tap at the window. She started and turned, and there stood Jo Dacres. leaning over the sill, backed by a lilac oush, just shaking out its purple plumes. Everything was singing overlead.

Salome went softly to the window, and she never forgot how that bird's song sounded. She was dressed in a pale blue calico, a glazy stuff, but it just suited her style and now, as she leaned out, her light hair fell about her face. "I've taken the Spinner place," whispered, Jo, "and used grandfather'!! 1 ney to stock it. I feel as strong as fifty men, but if you should refuse to manry me, I should be as weak as a cat,'

This was the way Jo proposed, and Sa lome just put out her hands to him, and for one moment her fece was out of sight.

The robin went on singing, and a 1 bough showered down bright drops on Salome's hair, and the early roses began to blow, and good, moist smells came from everything, and there, over the happy girl's shoulders, was a rainbow, spanning tho dark clouds, which seemea to promise that there had come an end of Hard Times.

WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO. Here is the way a farmer's daughter in Concord, Mass., made money in the poultry business: She oommenced with about sixty fowls in the Spring. From those she raised four hundred and fifty chickens. When yonng she fed them on cracked eom/and when fattening them 1 rave them whole com and Indian meal. During the season she sold egos to the amount of fUJO, and from September 20 to January 17, she got ready for market 150 pair of chickens, which she sold for |260, making in all |350. It will be seen by this statement what may be done by roper attention to poultry, tho profit M)ing perhaps greater than in almoet any branch of forming. It also shows that tho business is one In which females mav engage with success. The time occupied in earing for sixty to a hundred bens does not average more than an hour or two a day. The exercise Is light and

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leasant, and the change from houshold rather agreeable than otherwise.

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whole

doctrine," returned

the elder, shaking his head rather dismal 1 v. "It may

do to live

by,

but it

won't serve In toe hour of death."

MI

dont know why," Mild Obed whetting his argument! ve weapon. "I gueiw what will stand In this life will stand In

any other,"

HEARTED gentleman sat by 1 of a wretched, ignorant feljondon hospital, to whom he

A KIKD-HKARTKD the bedside of a low in a London had often spoken before, when he saw the muscles of the poor fellow's foce quiver, and at last he drew the sheet over his head and sobbed aloud. The gentleman felt annoyed, and said he hoped he had said or done nothing a pain the invalid,as he only came to comfort him. ••Sir," sobbed the man, "yon are the tire* man who ever spoke a kind I word to me since I was bora, and I cant

stand it."

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•"illft LIVKn 12* side, and to the largest gland in the wshrhitt# from a© to 90 o*. One of weighing from offices Irto separate from the blood, this

the waste material should each day be

mtirled off In the ltecw, when thelfver

fells in this ftmetion, constipation ensue*. this matter to reabsorbed, and the

system becomes Impregnated with poisonous waste matter, therefore take Lane's Oordial, which acta as a gentle aperient, expels acrid matter from bswels and regulates the liver.

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This to a Providence boy's composition 011 "games"There are various kinds ofsrames. The moet ing ball, because among young persons. ference between games and game. I had a game leg when I fell Into a ditch."

wre are various nnas et useful game to playit promotes activity sons. There to a dir-

THE LITTLE PBOPLS,

As two children werei little Jane Johnny said I'll take a seat up there on your lias/' •Then," replies 1 lane, quite cured ofher pouta, "I'll laugh, and you'll foil off."— [Boston Journal,

One of the chubby class of four-year-old Sunday school scholars, when ««by hie teacher about the aim and frailties of the body, was asked, "Well. my eon, what have you besides this sin! Ail body?" Ouick as thought the little fellow responded: "A clean shirt and a nice new pair of breeches.**

A Chicago parson, who to also a sen ii teacher, handed a problem to bis in mathematics, the other day. The flret boy took it, looked at it a while, and said, "I pass." Second boy took It and turn it down." The said, "I turn it down." Tho third boy atared at It a while, and drawled out, "I cant make it." "Veiy good, boys," said the parson, "we wifl proceed to cut f?r d®»l and, with this remark, father strau danced Uke lightning the shoulders of those depraved

said the parson, "w®

win

proceed to'cut

for anew deal j" and. win the leather strai. over young mathematicians.

In a Sunday school tho other dav, basket was handed around for a collection for the heathen, tho teacher somewhat surprised to find a bank examination revealed the feet that it was a counterfeit. Tho inquiry among the boy* brought to tho rxmt, one wK° acknowledged having handed in the spurious scrip. "Did vou know it was counterfeit

was

thn

quertion. "Yes f" he Raid, "but I didn't think it made any difference heathen they ooula pass it off."

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cents: large bottle, fl,00. J. 11. Hose A. Co., 58 Broadway, New York. Castorfais more than a substitute for Castor Ofl. It la the only safe article in existence which la sure to regnlate the boweK. euro wind-colic and produce nafttral sleep. It Is pleasant to take. Children need not cry and mothers may sleep.

County Election.

TREASURER.

We are authorised to announce CHARLES H. ROTTMAN as a candidate for County Treasurer, subject to the decision of tho Republican nominating convention.

JUDGE OF THE CRIMINAL CIRCUIT COURT. We are authorised to announce THOMAS B. LONG as a candidate for Judge of tho Criminal Circuit Court, Rubject to the decision of the Democratic nominating convention.

AUDITOR.

We are authorized to announce KAMUEI. ROYSB as a aandldate for Auditor, subject to the decision of the Democratic nominating oonvention.

REAL ESTATE APPRAISER.

We are authorized to am unce the name of JAMES B. WALKER a* a candidate for Real Estate Appraiser, subject to the decision «f the Democratic convention.

SHERIFF.

Wc are authorized to announce tlu name of JOSHUA M. HULL, present sheriff, as a candidate for re-election, subject to the decision at the Republican nominating convention.

FOR TREASURER.

We are authorised to announce the name of JAMES M. BANKET, of Riley township, as a candidate for the office of County Treasurer, subject to the decision of the Democratic Convention to be held May 23,1874.

RECORDER.

We are authorized to announce the name of JOHN B. TOLBKBT, (the present deputy Recorder,) as a candidate for the office of County Recorder, subject the decision of tho Democratic county nominating con vcntlos, to be held May 28,1874.

Please announce DAVID PUGH, of Honey Creek iownship, as a candidate for the office of ReSrder of Vigo county, subject to the decision of the Republican nominating convention. MANY FRIENDS.

Marble Palace.

Great Headquarters

FOR

Lacc Points and Saoqnes, Ladles linen Suits Parasols, Black Grenadines, Black and Colored Silks, Striped Silks, Spring & Summer Dress Goods, and line Dry Goods of every description.

One of onr firm being now in Xew lfork to take advantage of the present low prices in Dry Gotods, new Goods will be opened in every department during the coming week, at extraordinary low figures.

Felsenhgld & Janriet,

Marble Palace, COO main st.

jyjILLINERYj

E. B. COLE,

DEALER IN

Millinery Goods, Laces,

EMBROIDERIES and NOTIONS, I*. Ml Terre If ante. Ind.

Has a lance and elegant Htock of Bonnets, Hats, Flower*. Ribbons• and a general amrtment of Millinery Goods-all new and fresh and will be sold cheap. Thaw goods were carefully *®lect«l by Mr*. Cole, who Is a nractlcu Milliner and an experienced buy* er and the business will be conducted under her Immediate supervision.

Ladies Hats and Bonnets made to order and guaranteed to give aatU&ctlon. N. B.—We have permanently located in Terra Haute, and hope te receive a liberal share of the patronage of the tadi**. [aim.