Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 5, Number 11, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 12 September 1874 — Page 6

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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPI S

{Owrtend Monthly »iff»fr»ihi#l IN DOUBT Rht. Death was? lute ehUd* bed. through the desolate pi lacking ot bread. ,»•"'» mdif

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The litti* face brti The moaning wa* eu*n«f»l to u«- •»$, Mppj^l^lo ««»». Bt ni0tti-1 -rrjoyv'|.- I. ,1-1 W"'• Ul Ui Yet she man -:-*rwliU- kiting h.*r loy,

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ftiryigcreattBg' auwbWte Wh(Ubve^S^ moved no wonder that the friends who had know« him is Ma baebrtor days, and had at first commiserated nim tor renouncing bis freedom, were now ready to congratulate him on the step be had tak«». sr*d to ee*rtefBj»iet« Mj» good fortune mth mln^M ailndration cod envy."" Mabel's ready t&tdnaaa and courtesy jtoou made her a (kvorite with them mi, and it was pleasant tom how the retighneas engenderedly habit softened ilo*n tn her prcsendto, and how quicddy the earelesa manners andunpoilahed speech of some of theaf stmrdy yielded to the gentle ietfluwiee of feminine sefcrHtfoent and grace. For they wefo comparatively early days of which write, and thoaph these westem jeegioop wjp no longer regarded only as a nifiige fop the outcasts, of civilisation, jra* the ilUhiX ofibe gentler sex vithftf tter. botjtersAwiwstill mty, ald^w^H^^P%«rtWll« pup uixtion still of the rudest sort.

Mabel'* firi«od« had Uwu«bt %r «ry ^tsh,wh«n she knitted the sbelfier af a rich nude's tool In a populous eastern city to brave the haafdsKipa and dangewt of the fcr West, under the protection of one whom i4*e had- married nponso jbrtef an. acqnaintance as f** scandalize flo^iw ff dfcorsnu ali»rud«,nt kad weli^raKCiattti mlad*. In defianas 4 of the old nrovwb, however, tl»ongh she had marrfed In haste, she had not vet -begun to repent at ktiauce} nwc had the slightest doubt of the wtodoia of her .'oonduet ever intruded itaalf into her mind, until the

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It eartalnly hard that Robert ahontd p«r*Wt in keef^ng tmyihinga» cret from her, "hen Abe always c«n»ded so entirety b» tt i»,Say)«*g hare her whole Jieart withou *eto fctaken. Sp« lays before _i had eometofaiju—a it r, the contents of vhkk bad win»«ght a startling change in his demeanor. !!Ja usual cheerfalt»c«K van» Wtied Ma manner grew tttiervad add: moody, and alm«A savage, Mabel when tried t.» ecNut him mntMiia. 1W ihtle Mth which h»d aeeewd all em* iem rxm hitherio. suddenlyjMsuined a vi rv »»mbrei»peet Indeed. Msaikaf huu if Me had disipleased him la any wayr l«», eenrtatntf not the Idea was abooird. Something w«a worrying him,

fcnlKtt ml amr

•ed ahe moHt not mind if for he ©ould w* brt mind wty l,a«

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another

you think, Mabel, that you can

reconcile your*#)! to tho rugyfod aur» rounding* of our mountain home, after the luxury and ease to which always been accustomed? I fMwf you^y tenner flower, Into too rude it dune.1"

These word* had Robert U*lfe to hi# young bii(tet v)m^ fhvbty errived Iron* bef hoqac In One of the At Untie States, he had introduced her to the little. iMttaga prepared to* hm xiP ccptkui. And MabeU clinging. to his protect Higairw, had aaurwfcred/ with right, trusting glance: "T oan he

Six month* bad pasted Untie tfcfta. Under Mabel's supervision, their unpretending abode had become JgivMtad -with an air of grace and comfort both without and within. A pmtty garden the fence whereof had bedh stekedby her husband's own hands, bloomed in front no uuatKbtly growth of weed or brier offended thaiy© wtthia the lintlta of th«ir inolosure, wunded as it was on the north and east by almoM perpendbnlar crags, over which hardy vines flung their tendrils, enriching their si: •with a gay tapestry-work of mixed and brill last fQlara. Where the grorad stretched aymy Jflreji to tbo ^wesjt«rtl the: an somoiuoturesqae. front a bit of smooth ttirf Sloped flown to the edge of a brawl!UKaUeaoa. whose silvery prattle was audible to Mabel's ears, when, on a clear, mild, d^y, shoaat near the open window wftb Mr work.

retcoea avtw ip «oo ?wesiw»m »ey had planted a heqg\ leaving here id there an opaline to afford a view of mo picturesque point beyond tapd in

In-doors the prospect wus no less cheerful the pietarea on tiw Walla, the dainty snow-white curtains, the flowecs disposed through the tooths, the various pretty feminine devices which stmplled tho lade of more expensive and fessattalnthln «^nrp^ian« diffllBfli thTTHflh out the modest dwelling an suttnosphcre of refinement, and «pr ^Uftante»^vc** suited to the presAAing place.

Mabel was, happy Tft the mestic occupations which now fell, for the first time, to her lot the very novelty of housekeeping, especially housekeeping in a primitive style, amused ana interested her, and she fonad ha? time so fully taken up aa to adrul*«f no leisure for ennui, or the indulgence af any regrets for the more luxurious life which she bad exchanged for this. Such regrets bad a healthy mind, prompt to

day on which my

"^On Wonted llght'nlfe^

spirit had fled, and t^ven place to a loom and depwaskm quite foreign to nature, For the fiiat tiine since thete mari^gsllt^wrtand kmeifb»4pMiei inhaw^iousty wh«l he left home iff f' morning to see after bis affair* a* i. aL Mabel had spoken hard, bitter •h. K.thanmw7ii«hlek iwuw in Uri. urt all day, y«t not more than the fen iin$otttee and wrtMr^wltleh had .«1I thein forth.

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«4, iy detM« ly, "Tfcejre aw some which »i*t htai* tkh Mt, one of them. I MmwAI I hjd.Wdi down for 1: and •ay* Ir n^r^alffcinc bitter! "but it baa© po« t«i gZtn audit la faaalur to 1 i&MB Wflft*

Tl»en MaMpl »l«i wi» ms or fK» -w.

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wuea, wept, oaw re

finally broke oat into for bis want of

It fai no want of conflden# in you, low. II yoo could only know how gladly •our reproacsM*, M«trust me?—*n yon ttdt'gi*% fRefhft dfle great proof of yoar hv»r "No,** she replied, "I can not You refine the only proof I ask of ^*pect a blind, tmreawH^ngeonfl jfrtarfKi

"ways know," be rn me alone but iaupUcatod in this, when I need aeal of silence

reqito

Volli slltl%»wW ai Now, or not at all," she burst forth vehemently. "I will not be put off with such vague promises. O, If I had only known that you were ever going to behave t» m%ifi this way, I would never *i«v* HHyott, Robert—never J"

Mabel, have a care!" said her hua^itae^x^^^iliBea^iyeMimtls not And T'don't miiaiS'lolinSiiiy them. 1V yno think I would have left my home mna «#)tanth»Wtay here, to be treated unjustly and made miserable? Kveryoe assist I \vp» fotiiah to do iVand I io

ternl in the heat oi passion and without thought tf*ta co*»e|nejwpf»h* r«u#ut rooui, |eavi«g Robert standing ttha mefcon his feco itbad never worn yet ainoe lis nuuriaK#. A itiSi

sound of a door violently closed and locked then he slowly went out of the house, monnted his horse, and rode awigr, leftyimr her to Miji||tde Mad, her o^R wr^|«#th«ij|likfp I ,fl' I

Wretcnen hHle^^ev *Mwe, iftm silfreproach was largely mingled with them for tiw words she had spoken in her blind anger rosehauntingly to her mind and she felt that she would give worlds if she had l*e#M» to blot, tlusmlromhcr mcmcxrv ai)J from liis. Jtlow dearly she

harder to*bear« "VVlien umcried him •tie had exceoted thait tlxsre woukl lie entirf confiaenea between them, for she felt tljat perfect afTeetioij eoald not extei without it: and how often had he Said the same thing, and begged her new, never to keep one secret thought from Mml For theae nremiaes she was ready now to deduce the conclusion that she had been u&lstaken in h#*. estimation in# dytSwMi *4^1 Jkiskii' lovft unselfish as to choose to bear sorrow relief bycloudthe knowledge of It.

Robert would' ha*# doaeWwiaeJf to take her info Ida counsels but he did not yet fully know her nature, or comprehend the dentin of self-abnegation which would enable her to bear cheerfWly the heaviest cross fbr ftissake. ^h from the couch npfl® ^B&& ^Be*nattrhrown herself, and wlarily

Mis* Leslie, there's a message come to you from Hoskins' wife, down to Rockv Run her child's mighty bad eff, and sfe'dlw^ha^kfhTIT J^SO w9»to run lWld

Rocky Ruu was aamaUmimngwtr tlement abotrt a mile off. and Hiwkim orieof tlw nriners-thosteadicat and moat trustworthy jKadWMM1 tbejce--„wajjan especial fevorite vrilb lothltobert LimHc and Ma wife. So sUe roso with alacrity at the summons, and, almost fbrgetting her own^ooblea tn ber anxiety to assist the distressed mother, qet outt at once on her errand or inercy. Bhe was vtHM^tward in uerforming a charitahfe do«ti and tpe pd|r people who mr§e to $ier for aid loved and tever_l»«%fcr tht taedplieeai and »ympathv witli which ehe imnlstered to their

Tlie fflbthsr of the sick child welcomed tier With gratitude and tears, and led ber at onoe to the bedside of the little sufferer, whoaie condition indeed appear* ed Wy UrMqil, tbeug)) Wabel thought there might still be hope. She had brought jioiuei j$a&$py|ivj *h|6h*r a time had tfte satisfaction oil that their effect seemed to be beneficial. She remained several honra in the little "t#lii,we'iaiher her to remain out n«ach longer. Nome tlSl^iSl%ckmd8 Mid ^Mne ap,foreboding a storm, and the wind blew raw and cold, making her congratulate herself on her precaution in having brought soma wsftrt W^h h#.

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an ugly walk home," said Mrs Hoskitta. as she «Aood with Mabel at the door. "I ought to ha* sent you off sooner, but I was so taken np with thinking of poor little Bans, tn them, that 1 fai#* every* thing else "O, I sh!» do ven' well, aald Mabel, clieeffully. "fm 'not amid of H* walk r*m know Mtw^totwItfoiU tn all sorts of weather. 1 think llcswio h» rr*lly t#tter now JuM keep on wlU] that mallei rve, and In the mom

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ran down awln atti see how «di« gets along." JEBm*irourMnd Sua# 1** said the wemah?fer4«»^yr»» «**, ^hel's aoft hand in her hsrd, ro«ed palm,

You're Jart an angel of gpafimtm, Mkr1 Leslie, wad the to*d wftt ree*«npenss you for what you're, dtona far me this c^y-and «miy sdaj^ before, bel'* she «mnST^at«^ tnonetaio j«th die was tilled with the sweet (^rtMousneea of having given ahl and comfort to a Mfow-ewatws*, «nd in thejime^iiiflKtfoii vMoii this alforded hetdhe ««oo4 foal ttte inemory of the bitt and sorrowful thoughts with »hi her heart had that tnoniiug been Ailed. Iter i^prtoward Ilpheti nudlid •way and tendor dbai^ »ranqlrd war t« #8*wtv% «ii stroMai, fif wrongs there weekend seek. Jbrpveneesforhir own ftolMtn return.

I knew have been hasty.*" Hmm "it's always my way. I will 5 *st matter* right again fhi# tbt ar'iaemMe

TiwahiHg

WWde the door^uid whined antrealta*-

Mabel waited to hear no more. Qaiv-r eriagall over with a sort of indetinabie dread, she entered the little front parlor. There by the tiro sat, or rather crouched the woman-~and socb a looking woman Oaudy linery, tattered and soiled, draped Iter attenuated form, and '-lack elflocks hung about a fade that bore the traces of former beauty, now msrre and defeced by the Unfa of want, an oare, and something worso than either— something that made Mabel shrink back, as the feee was deflantlv turned toward her, and the bold black eyes were raised to hers.

Who are you," she demanded, *'and what are you doing here V* Had the woman been an ordinary beg gar, no matter how repulsive, Mabel would not have addressed her thus but the account Tony had given of her, coupled with the sudden conviction that flashed over her that this unlooked-for visit was In some way linked with the secret her husband had so jealously guarded, banished every feeling of oompaaslon from her hoart. "JS'o matter who I am!" was the sul len re^l^. "I've aright here, and that's on have no right here," said Ma-

enoug Yc

performing her ttsu-

ad Everything went Wrong her encrgjjr had fled all incentive to exertion seemed gone, and the m^lrfncholy feelings that oppressed her cast their tinge pver ev t^qay ^,%m^i«mgptly •tlerlaW, Jwtifef# M* at%jf mm as eaty 1m heart, and the very%nnshine that streamed in at the windows was an unwelcome visitant, mocking Willi its brightness the gloom that hung ujjwn her. So unendurable did this mate of affairs at last become, that she felt thankful when the entrance of Tony, tnte red-headed man of all work and sole domestic about the place. Interrupted her reflections.

bel, trving to speak calmly, though fthe felt sick and Aunt. "I am the mistress of this house, and I have authority to refnae admission to all vagrants like yourself."

Refuse and welcome," salu tho woman. "I'm hero and I'm going to stay, vagrant or no vagrant so turn me out if you can!"

Will you tell me," said Mabel, with a shudder of disgust, "what your business is here t"

My business is with Robert Leslie, was the rejoinder, "and not with you, He appointed to meet me, and I'm not going until I see him."

Here Tony, who had lingered near the door to keep guard, gafe bis mistress an admonitory touch, "Mis' Leslie," he whispered, "yon jest come away and leave her alone. She's drunk, in my opinion, and when the master comes he'll manage her better than you or me. Don't let her sass you no more*"

Hush!" said Mabel, whose face was very white, though she spoke calmly. "Did you say,"' she continued, turning again to the woman, "that my husband had appointed to meet you

Yes, I did say so, and I soy so again. And if- you want to know any more about me, you'd better ask him. Maybe you won't be so glad to fiad out my name as you think."

What do you know of my husband?" asked Mabel. More than you do, I expect," was tho reply. "There, does that satisfy you? Now, leave me alono^and don plague me with any more talk. I'm tired, and I want to rest.," So saying, she turned away .clasped her knees with her hands, leaned her head against the side of toe fire-place, and closed her eyes, as if preparing to sleep.

Mabel stood irresolute for a minu to then she moved toward tho door, beckoning Tony to follow. "Tony," she whispered, "pleasekeep watch, so as to prevent her going upstairs, or doing any harm. It's no use for mo to stay here any longer." "Certainly not, ma'am,"said Tony, approvingly. "You can't do no good. I'll keep an eye on her, never fear. And don't vou worry yourself, Mis* Leslie," be added, with solicitude, as he marked the expression of Mabel's face. "The master 11 set everything right when he oomes."

and shut herself in, lb try and stem the torrent of chaotic thought that swept through her mind. That unexplained letter Robert's altered behavior his declaration that another person was Implicated in this secret the arrival, so soon after, ol this mysterious visitor, and ber hints in regard to Robert's knowledge of her—nay, her express assertion that she came to him by his own ntment—all seemed connecting lat a strong ehain or evidence itHlm. If hat ghe -snHpectiw him she aKwreeiy knew—to analyse her feelings at that moment was impossible shobiUy felt that there waa some disgraceful mystery, in which he was some way concerned, and lelt herself deceived and wronged, her love and confidence cruelly betrayed. The stormy tide of

Mssioii, which had beert calmed and aid to rest by the gentle Influences of the afternoon, swelled up and beat over her now with lasiitlima force, deafening her to the voice of reason, to the pleaaand filling 9 mk er home

ing of every softer etnoti her only with on© "4 refuge somewhere, away from and from him who had made It hateful to her, and hide herself out of his eight. Ever impulajve and prompt in aotfon, with her to plan waa to netrorm. A few minatce later, Tony, had he been in his accustomed place, would have ao^n her steal softly downlthe atmrs, imbum the kitchen, and out into the yard bat he was keeping guard at the parlor door, only tbtakmg how unusually kpte the ma*er *tMi fiTeotnlHg home, im« apebu* lating on the ottriotm twcurrenco which had disturbed the tranquility of their quiet household. So be was quits *ttconscious of Mabel's Alt, and did not discover ber absence until an hour afterward, when she waa 00 over the darkened drenched by the fain meneed to pear down almost before she waa out of sight of her own toclosafe. Her dest inat ion was the house Of feiaad some fourmiiea distant, the only person ftl^thsfrtt world to whoms^ way w»'wii»ame 5°l^tl,1^t%KtWy bard totratel tmAoe suehetwattwiances aa the present. Nothing but a sjrfrit btAeatf will to the utmost «tMt nf endurance eould haveawstainsd heron ber foarftil walk through the l«Mljr paaaea of the IMeri*, away from every human habitation, in the gloom and peril ofT that stormy night.

Little Mis. Etheridge, rery briskt busy, and cheerful, wasjmrt puttlngtlMs last stitches to a pair of mud-colored InexprsMribfee she was finishing for her husband to pot on the next morning, uhI Mr. Ktheridse, laringdowu a book

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TET^ MTRNG SATURDAY SVISMISRA MAIL

l»g to look atlt. Atraaaaehaptenin(|touiui

thianraanekt 9»: theoorneirof the Mis'LealiV7 ed look on ma **wtit a minu WMtaotttcihi^i "Well, little

want to

yc^go4»w" ... she rt^pondod, a hto fijaBiuSt'. ash©

You see, nuTSnn, t*nnt w» ImbII «f ndua, and I hu«M yo» won't Wau^uie,'' h# continued. apol(^fellca4y. "Tbereii a wocaan—anC a queer one, too, she «oem»—inaide there butrtie got in un^ beknownat to *M!d»^tat Igr.

ll sbe doing tlwre, and what doee she wantf «ay, ma'am, 1'm snre. Hhe aakl slw had a better right there than anybody else, and that she wanted to see the master, and—-«-M

with a long yawi •working-!

me for working-folks to bo in loud, htHtfBd knocking a*

the ftaat door atartled them both. Met" «id the Utile jfcdyt.... in* fa the mf of wlmuns potfiread round the laii button, *wfw on «iirth can ft bef KM a awwftr, ftt tW» |sfee hour.?* 0

shelter, I supjKww^ either ho«' fcihetnoyed towarfl the do^ uf»chains KMy,»ad ahtfc^ gent pants out ^rf ^gbfcj" *4jPoohl what figUmP Ihg them

«a}d Mrs. Kitty, Who,

novice at »»eh work, was quite of herperformaaraein the tailedni iMpd^iWther aits^eue Uian otherwfjMi for an opnortnmty of displaying it. waa obediently rolling it up, however, when an exclamation of ariowfihmgpt from Miv ^thcridge brought? hoc i^tta#' lyu hissida.

AtrembKug,dripping Bgqm «te| sKryls the threshold, and a vtote* sounded hnlliar, although hoerao and feehte ftwu» exhauetlott, uttered 4heir

Mabel l&jftef* erted Mta. 1?th^ridge, almost breathieae wtth anaagoment. "Alone,andnotin this storm ao iato^t

Take me In, Kate," said Mabel "Keep me hem with you, and—don't*tell—him--—" :t Ai*.

And here the words trailed brokenly off into an inarticulate whlsner. and Mabol, weakened as she waa oy ion«r-fiwt-ing and fatigue, and overpowwred by the excitement she had undergone and the sudden transition from the cold without to the heated atmosphere of the little

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arlor, waa lying, quite insensible, In Etheridge*a anna. Hie wife was dreadfully friglitened, and they were both pumed enough to account for this catastrophe bat no time was to be lost in useless cortfceture, and soon they had Mabel laid on a couch In tho next room, and wore busy applying the various reHtomtivea they had on hnnd. They recovered her from her faint at last but when they questioned ber, she answered ao incoherently that thoy thought her brain was disordered, arid decided that tho only thing to be done was to keep her quiet and try to indoee her tosleep, something dreadful has ha

I'm sure," whispered Mrs. Etnoridge. "Where can Robert Leslje, boM| bonder?" "Hush! I'll ride over aa soon as it's daylight and find out. I'm afraid she's very ul, Kitty shouldn't wonder if she was going to hove brain fever."

His surmise was not far from correct, By morning their guest was in a bi, fever, alternated with cold shivering and tho few words she spoke were so rambling and wild that it waeevident she was unconscious of their import The anxiety of her kind nurse may be imagined, as slio counted the hours which must elapse before her hnaband'a return from his errand of friendship, on which ho set out as soon as it wna light enough for him to pick his way over the aiippery, uncertain road, rendered perilous iy the recent rain. At last the welcome clatter of horses' feet wa» heard, and, running out to the door, she thank fully welcomed Robert Leslie,who looking as pale and haggard as a ghost, had accompanied bis mend home. "I cant t?ll you bow relieved I am to see you!" she cried. "I feared you had fallen-down one of the shafts, or something, Mabel seomed so distracted, and I could find out nothing from herat all." But sho was astonished enough to find that ho either could not or would not rive any explanation of the cause of Ma* bel's expedition. Solicitude for the latter, however, overpowered all minor considerations fbr the present while the only available physician, who was-sum-moned from his residence twenty-five milea oSL and arrived at night-fall, looked so ewllshly solemn pver the case-, and Spoke so ominously of the necessity for extreme care, that he succeeded in rousing their liveliest apprehensions, and duly increasing them with the conyic1 that only wisd own could avail to bring Che paUent safely through.

Whether her convalescence was owing to-tho skill of the learned JRsculaplus, or to kind and judicious nursing, or to the advantages offered by a naturally strong constitution, or to all of the^e combined, must remain a matter of doubt but, at all events, the fever left Mabel after awhile, and sho was pronounced In a fair way to recover. No word relative to what had happened had yet ponied between her husband and heraelf but she would watch him with wistful eyes as be moved about the room, an if longing, yet afraid, to speak. At last, one evening, when they were alone, as twilight was closing round thorn, and he could just discern the outlines of her pale face against the background of the huge stuffed chair—John Etheridge's great achievement, which had been moved in here out of the par-' lor for her use—he broke the silence which seemed to bo cast over them like a spell, and said, tenderly but very decidedly

Now, Mabel, I must know all, from the very beginning. Tell me why you left home."

Mabel looked up with a quickly beating heart. Surely, she thought, ho must know yet hi* tone did not betray tho selfaondemitatien she thought he must feel. Bhe waa silent, scarcely knowing how to answer him.

Tell me, Ma best," he insisted. "After treating me as you havo done, the least reparation you can make is to let me hoHrvmir justification, If you havo any

I should aak yo« for ato** justification," she replied, and then all the pentup torrent buret frfrth. Robert Leslie listened to ber half-incoherent reproaches and broken accusations with feelings ot surprise and dismay, generous Indignation and wounded pride but he heard her patiently through, and when she ceased and waited breathlessly fbr his answer, he carefully steadied his voice and nervea before apeaking.

And so, Mabel?* be said at last, in a low tone, "you really believed that I waa guilty of some great offense toward yon? H'm this your lore, your faith?"

Then It was not true?" she wb ed faintly, for the sudden revulsion suspense to hope was almost overpowering In her weakened state.

I could almost find it In myh**rt not to satisfy you," he rejoined, "only that I blame myself as well as you for this unhappy misunderstanding, which might have been averted by a confession on my part, the pain of which wag anxious to spare both of us."

Then be went on to tell bera atetyof Ills past life {of a young, beautiful, giddy sister, who had been left in his oare but who had repaid

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bis devotion with careless ingratitude and a wlllftil disregard of bis authority* He told ef the earnestness with which ho had striven to overcome her evil propensities of his bitter sorrow and dls'ntment at the failure of his efforts,

ppol the dl of an everwldenlng

breach between tWm which b^vmtnlpr tried to bridge over erf her rapid advance from one error to anctbwr, until people shunned ber society, and her name became a by-woiti watt11? Uwslr acquaintances hoW he had taken her away from their old home, trusting to

uewjnfl he#' nifod to Iter lnc4ttttv«B t» how she hut, bin, and pursue bra time, u»*il at waauuumtLaml ved froth hjis palnmi Then be had heasx! no

ESCtm, hdMigiitjt, and a uw» Wc lyi

himaelf at

inose of barter thro* long ysar*Jtttsl wbMi lift Kf«4 a Mllmnf* ,h«rd-w«rki^ life, trying to live down t^ memorv o, his a^soasvaniJbMtii Ibcipti wbeMT (9 the oocupaU»a» of tbe|p«i»ent» Me went E«iit,*aw Mabel, and, In the love and admiration with wbleh «ie immtrvd htm, be forgot his dnny past aM aawanewand brif^it figure openl»g bsfors him. Altar he married and took ber to his bome.he enioyed a few months ot unalloyed liapjrfneea, until suddenly there caiiw uj»n hl«% Ukj tbundeAoIt, the liitetlftsnce tiiat tl wm4ted siafepr--»«» bewttifal and beloved, mm sunk into the depths «f dag-iwtetian-bitying baan pmit off by her husband, and lading mlserrnole and vicious llfe. wia oonung to throw hwself on bia derhbiroof. ^. it Into contact with his spotless and oontominUinff with her presenoe the hallowed purity of their booMw almost erased biiu, and be felt that such an ertt must be averted at al moat any coat, We had kept his wife from *11 knowledge of her, trusting never to be forood to reveal the exiHteuce of so unworthy a relative and he now wrote to bis sister, forbidding ber, on pain of his severest displeasure, to come to his house or make herself known to hie wife, and appointing a place of meeting, where he oould see her privately and enter into an agreement with ber respecting some future provision for her maintenance, conditionally on ber complying with his demands. The first part of his letter she had ohoaon to disregard, and, on going to the appointed place, the very dsy of his stonuy parting with Mabel, he found no trace of her, and returned home at night-fall only to discover her presence under bis roof, and Mabel^s mvteriouB disappearance.

What I suffered for your sakothstnigsht may vou never know,' he added, in a tone of deep emotion, ha she drew his hand to her llpe. Covering it Witt kisses and repentant team. "In ray anxiety about you, even, the trouble anddisgrace that wretched woman had brought upon me were forgotten. Tony went to Rooky Run, and together we searched the rocks and paths around, fearing you had met with some injury then Tnncled some wandering Indians re carried you off In short, there waa no wild or impossible conjecture that did not torture ray brain. Fancy my intense relief and gratitude when John Ethcridge came over in the mornshelter ou cap fllgh'tr' "Only this," said Mabel, speakinj with difBralty through the mingle emotions of shame, Bolf-reproach, penitence, and gratitude which agitated her heart, "that if you had formed a truer estimate of woman's nature, you would never have feared to tell mo your worst trouble# for vou ought to have known that the cruelest privation vou oould make me endure was that or being excluded from sharing your grief." "And tboee cruel words had spoken to me that morning, Mabel—do you think, the recollection or them counted for nothing?" "I was insane when spokefbem, Robert surely yon could not have believed what I said! And, besides, if you had not given me great provocation I would not have been so angry aa to talk in tha* foeihfo way."

Be it so," said her husband. "I am willing to take my share of .the blame. You have taught'me a lesson for the future, at any rate. But your willingness to help m© shall not be too severely tried. Before I take you homo, that wretched intruder «u our peace shall be removed, and then "Stay, Robert," said Mabel, softly. "Have you aright to cast her off? Was it not sueb as she that our Saviour came to soek and to save? Who knows but that under a purer influence she may learn better and heller lessons, and God may make us the instruments of leading her to Him?"

Mabel—Mabel 1 you know not what ou propose. Have I not tried every means in my power to reform her, and do you not see how signal my failure has been?"

But the counsels of Maboi prevailed. She consecrated herself to her new task with a fervent prayer t.Vat her efforts might be crowned with sucoess and in the weary season of painful, hourly tried and self-sacrifice which followed, she never once shrunk from its fulfillment. The cross thus taken up waa not without its blessings for, in bearing it together, she and Robert learned a new lesson of mutual reliance, faith, and love: and when in later years the shadow was lifted from their home, and sunshine, pure and uncloudod, Illumined it once more, their hearts expanded all the more gratefully to ita ra^m, fbr the happy con-

amousneaa they faithfully performed.

a Christian duty

HOW THEY DRESS AT THE WA TERim PLACES. SWOB*—Are worn high In the neck, flounced with point aquills lace, cut on the bias. High heels are common in Saratoga, especially in the hop room. Cotton horn open at the top are very much worn, some of them having as maay as three boles in them. Cotton plows are not seen.

Chiujbkw—Are made very forward this year, but they are often dispensed with entirely for quiet toilets. They we too loud. A neat thing in babies ean lie

tnatoh the undenkirts are very mnch wern. Many are worn all down to living skeletons by such fashionable ladies [ins Management, Miss Usage, MlM Behavior, Miss Doing and Miss 3 aid anoa.

Bonkkts—Are worn high—none less than |3&. llwy am made high in the instep, attd«rtd«ooHeteia front, trimmed with the devilknowawhat. Lowbonnets, with panniers, are no lodger worn. ITbe front of the bonnet now invariably worn behind.

Lovnne—Are onoe iaore in the n«hion. They are worn on the left «de far afternoon toUeta, and directly to front for evening ball-room eoatunil. A nlee thing in lovers can fee made ef hair, parted in the middle,) a silky moustache, bosom pin, cane and ideeve buttons, dressed Tn chock cloth. Orant ltitellecti are not festokmabte hi Saratoga this aewKHt. The broad, maaslve, thick skull fa generally preferred. The old ioverv trimmed with brains, ebaracter and i» telligenoe Is no longer worn.

Dttwuw Are not worn long—none over two days. They are trimmed with Wooster street sauce, looped up with Westchester laoa, with monogtiun on 'em. Shake well and drink while hot. Inoloae 25 cents tor circular.

It to said that Tuesday being "ironing day," more fllea occur on that day than any other dsyin *be week.

A trgr«i^ri»the Levfut gH^a tbfrfrl* lowingaeco«at*f uaaaa lathenvaaaar, |«?%rXci«iotaiao who had never seen a woman. (Bow many maofed ms* who will envy hitnt

A moojk bad atrived from oj»e thai crying feHU&r Who could spaabuflt# tie Italian he waa deputed to do thd1 honors of the house, and acoordiuB}\4? dinwi with tno. He was a, xuaguifiwmu loobing mm, of thirty or thirty^fivo «g». With large eyea and kxtur bhultbalr and beard. Aa, we ant to«etli|| ^^Wng, in the ancient fa/A of one dim bmasn Umpf with deep stydee thrown aeroas hie face ana ngu.K I thought he- would iwrtr •dmu**1'' fta^y for Titian or SebwtUndel Ftombo. In the course ot TO.^^!on,Ut)onTtluit liehadTaTm: Cia Ttallart from another monk, havingf'

bom, somewhere la ReS! Position ho

did not know,) Nut been mae^norat Ai. rinu some revolt or dlstnrbance. Soho had been told, bnt beremembered nothI ng about it. He bad been educated at a school in this or one of the other monasteriea, and hte whole life had been passed on the Holy Mountain, and this he said, was the case with very mamother monka.

He did not remember hie mother, and lid not aeein trite sure that he ever had "e. He had never seen a oman, nor bad he aoy idea what sort of thiuga women wore, er what they looked like. Ho asked m» whether they resembled the picture ef jftx»a£fa(the Holv Viruhi), which hangs In ever dtiurch. Xow, thoao who are conversant with the peculiar conventional iwpreeentatktts of the Blessed VI the picturee of tbo Greek Chuiuh, which are all exactly alike—stiff, hard, and dry, without any appearance of life or emotion—will agree with aae that they do not afibrd a very favorafcte idea ef the gmce arid l)««uty of the fair aex and that there was a difference of appearance between black women, Circassians, and thoso of other nations, which waa, moreover, difficult to describe to one who had ne\ seen a lady of any race. He listened with great interest,* while I told him that all women were not exactly like the pictures he had aeen, and that they differed considerably from one another, in appearance, manners, and understanding but I did not think it charitable to carry on the conversation further, although the poor monk seemed to have a strong inclination to know more of that interesting, raco of beings, from whose society he had been ao entirelydebarred.

I often thought afterward of the singular lot of thw manly and noble looking monk, whether be is still a recluse, either in monastery or in his mountain farm, with Ids little mosa-grown ohapel, as ancient as the days of rhn»tftpt{i)ff[ or whether he has gone out into the world, and mingled with ita pleasures and its cares.

To illustrate this remarkable fact, which is not a solitary one at Mount Athos, we must inform the reader that, by a law which is rigidly enforced, "no female animal, ot any sort or kind, is admitted on any part of the peninsula of Mount Athos and that, since tho days of Constantine, tho soil of the Holy Mountain has never been contaminated by the tread of & woman's foot." Fleas, however, pay no respect to this monkish ordinance, and bring their wives and families with them in great abundance.

*A SMUGGLERS NAUR A TITR We shall be, doar madame," said I to a fellow-passenger in the Dieppe boat,

taking out my watch, but keeping my eye steadily upon her, "we shall do lu less than ion minutes at the CustomHouse." A spasm—a flicker from the guilt within—glanced from her countenance.

You look vary good-natured, sir," stammered she. I bowed, and looked considerably more ao, to invite her confidence.

If I was to tell you a secret, which is too much for me to keeft myself, ohl would you keep it inviolably?"

I know It, my dear madame—I know it already," said I, smiling, "it Is lace, Is it not?"

She uttered a little shriek, and—yes, she had got It th«re among the crinoline. She thought it had been sticking out, y&u see, unknown to her. "Oh, sir," cried she, "it is only ten

uuds' worth please to forgive me. and liefer do it again. As it is, I think I shall expire."

My dear madame," replied I, sternly, but kindly, "here is the pier, and the officer has fixed his eye upon us. I must do my duty."5

I rushed up the ladder like a lamplighter I pointed out the woman to a legitimate authority I accompanied her upon her way, In custody, to the search-ing-house. did not see her searched, but I saw what was found upon ber. and I saw her fined and dismissed with ignominy. Than, having generously given up my emoluments as informer to the subordinate officiate, I hurried off in search of the betrayed woman to her hotel. I gave her lace twice the value of that she lost, paid her fine, and explained

You, madame, had ten pounds4 worth of smuggled goods about your person I bad nearly fifty times that amount. I turned Informer, madame, let me convince you, for the eake of both of us. You have too expressive a countenance, believe me, and the officer wonld havo found you out at au events, even as I did myself. Are you satisfied, my dear madame? Ifyou still feel aggrieved by me in any way-, pray take more lace a

When I finished my explanation, the atuitr lady seemed perfectly satisfied with my little stroke of di would have doubt Iem preeminent part tn

she

red a little

MOW HE OPENED COURT, CoL Boone, of Denver, tells the following of "early practice in Missouri"

At the opening of the first district" in Calloway county, Judge instructed the sheriff to open the court, thus: "Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye I" When the latter had thusannounced the ope rill jat will do!" When much to bis astonishment, the sheriff yelled at the top fata voice, "That will do! That will do! That will do!" A man sitting inside near the door, faughingiyremarited,

Now you havo done it. The sheriff, mistaking It aa another prothptSng from re, belched forth In a still louder key, Now I have done it! Now I have done it I Now I have done it!" three times whereupon the disgusted judge said, Amen {"and the sheriff In response shouted,M Let us pray!" before be could be choked into quiet.

Colorado Is a fine place for speculaApanper recently «ws{rtl from flMDOQf^ .«»! m.v*. .11 .W) ill land spf be recaptv

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