Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 6, Number 36, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 March 1876 — Page 6

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THE MAIL

A Paper FOR-'iiiK People.

DOSPTSTAY LONG,

fir look of yearning, tend ernes* Bciieet-h her laslics He*. ,, Ami Hope and love auuuerabie

Aresh*diArsdln her eye*. As la some itoep, unruffled mwsam A ru clouds aad summerHk e*. She passed to early womanhood,

From dreamy sweet glrl-llfe, And eroded the rosy thriashold but To And herself ft Oh, ge*tly should

Iwife

Wheu by soft phyrs stirred,

Nearer (6 a brighter .xjiore.

Barberry.

11 ixvmv. *.

Doctor Maurico Oldfleld, a rising

Sotfug

physician, and a good looking

nd agreeable roan, dismounted from •Ciorseback and fctood upontho pavement Watching with much '.ntentr.ess Dick the office boy, as that young gentleman

Ciiinbod into tho sudd In for his five minutes' excursion to the stable, that 'Dick noarly tumbled over ihe other side ©fthohoree iu Ins eagerness to acquit •lilmself creditably, and finally rodo away wrathfully 'muttering, "Ef vofc don't like my btyle, old n-.nn, you kin •end

motoni|inrfi

As skepassed, our young-sultan turned andi(Xked approvingly iftor her. "A venr n'co and lady-iike girl," 4nuroiurM he,''and I wHl try to make #»er Hoqaaintgnce. Ferhap^ I might go 45 chapel to. for onoe in way I supgreat rvhlle."

Slowly following and critically watch--4ng,hm ''ride.elect, Dr. Oldfleld saw her sightly incline lifer bead aa ahe reached

Ahecha|6l door, and o.it from the porch If in answer to the salutation, bounced Mie sTIglit fignro of young girl, coqtiOtMily although carelessly dremed In suit of criniHOn and blank curiously eompounrled, li'-r b^ad covered or rather ornamented by a blnck velvet sailor hat Kith a great btrrch of barberries set Muntily nt the lH k,and dropping down wMfl (hi* Nhlnii'g, nKheveuwi coil ol

I rftidel r, alti" heavy (or tue liltio heed tbht earri-d it. l»r. Old•tfeld. hh* mind i»e«ng wa|u,'*!tniineil t'i'-»sj ddLljrytf ana undereia^d

ddTjr yeft erltlcitlly. A yot for beauty, yet hn\v of "ontf'tir suiting «#rorai»Hig ri well H-i hVl'gfd a rhlok Ct

New there's jyst the sort of girl I don went. What a contrast ehe tnakee 46 tho other—to ttiv |rirl-I#t me Kdith I think I call !»er till I know lier n*me and a* for thM barberry

In, imt.

IkI

•vPitraoger. Hlee looking, brat he?" "H'm! tolerably. *TlatiJ«T priggish, if It would do Uip good to bp

looks as •ut tb The do*#

mukar and auditor, end, Dr, Oldfleld ftgtert

himself

with

sopran^and

VJ lead her steps

Along toe path of life And M!« clas]f1 h«r smalt white bands, Upon hit anmfM stroiifr, How often. l»k a Miftm*r sigh, 0«a SvtfeH |Jk-»dlng M»ng, AeWtMuervd, with a partis: kis*.

Beloved, don't *iay long I" It'* almost ulw*}*«»»» her Up.*, **1. Her gentlest parting words, Sweet a* the fragrant from ruE KHVM,

Y"**

And llfctgerlug li» Uir memory _„t Like song* »f *nminer birds. 1

And

In his heart they

nestle

warm,

When other scenes amid fie slays not till kho weary grown, Aud her fond eyes are liid In oiirs which lie lu bitterncs-s

Beneath each -lling And, oh, how many hearts ire kept Uy that lovo-uttcrtng song! TliereV tcarccly on* wbe ou life s*a\wi lc swiftly borae along. Out that has heard froiu roips* dear lips(

TliMwaweet words,••l»on't stay Ions

WAIT.

•W

CA2UU& I-AVNK.

Walt. vffift. and do not unirru-Tr, KVn though clouds oVrhang thy way, All tlis future lair* darkucw,

Comlug there's brighter day. Wait, wait ant! do not murmur, Surely there Isjoy in store, fUvchd^rk \ravf Khali only waft theo

hc»ol jest assoou as

ver a mind ter." Hut nv( horse, and .» i. eyes of the eon things ol in meditation after this wise

I dare say Mrs. Scott Is right at any rate she is one of my oldest friends mid boat patient*, and n's she says it is essential that I marry, I suppose it may so. I can afford it well enough too 0t as for Miss .Ilalstead, or Minnie .barren, or any of tho girls -be named —even if they wore silly enough to have «oe—and they aro allly enough for most things—no, I want a right-down, sensible, good hearted, woll br»xl, and well educated girl, not too young, say twen-4a--throo or four years old, and—yes, I think I would like bet* to bo pious a little. I'm far eno«jgb out of that track myself to wsuta littlo counter influence in tho f.tiniiy. Ihen- now, there's a girl coming down street whr might be the ibtnro Mrs. Oldtield, and, a1* I live, with a prayer-book in her band. Ah, yes, that's a church."

And Dr. Oldiield, v/ho had lived in Cantield street for mora than five years, discovered for the Tirst time that a quiet •Utto-~kn*wn stono upon tho C?ner was an Episcopal chapel, and was Open awry Gvening ai fivo o'clock for a w»|jer Korvice.

The young lady whose appearance had •o pleanfil 1dm. catno qalotly on, passed dose beside him, giving ample oppor 4uoKy for admiration «f h^r smooth, llgbt\ rown braids,clear pi*ik and white complexion, pst!?' Itlue »»v'r".nd rather 4tiiu but veil shiipod mouth, lier tigtall and slight, might have had a llttlo more curve to It, br.r feet a?id Junda wore aleodcr .mJ elegttitly clothed, and tho gait and motion were dig«tlfled and mod eel.

turneil maiden••men also, rap•i^tire too slight

d'^ky, creamy skin,

'touepVh which tarn© and went aglow *Uke iliat of tnpio rose* bright lips for erer parting over gleaming teeth great dirk eye*, with long laaheannd s'.ralght fcrowsnfinkjr blackne** an infinite capacity for fun, fbrsaooinewi, for defiance, 4erkin?in-*very CJiYJrtmd every glane©, njad tT'ry motion of tho lithe active tocfy ar.d rentle**e%*es,and withal a saggestton of depths of ssdne*s never vet •Auuded in tbr brief expertenoe of that blitheyonngli:», ut wfutlng^ waiting, •trreljr** waft* the fjjtnre.

Dr.^Udfleld glaa ^ed disapprovingly at thesaUtH' Hat, tlio ttunbllng hair, the car elans dre**, and *ne ungloved band teddeaed by exposure to the frostv air, end said f» himseMl

in 4 MWc^r the

theibtood ^9gun«

terr!e

is," thought he and just then the two girls passed close beside biro, and seat od themselves a little in front, following the service mechanically, Maurico never took his eyes from tho "lender forms before him, and parked with approval the exactness with which Edith followed the prescribed forms of her devotions, rising, kneeling,

siwl"j?

the proper instant, jolning modestl in the singing, with rather a thin but high

Inclining her hwd grace

fully but not excessively as she repeated the creed with her eyes upon the book. Barberry san-j: ulso, \ut it was in a rich and rebellions contralto velce, swelling in momenta of enthusiasm to a volume utterly drowning the treble of her companion, snd *t the caprice of the singer dyingaway altogether, while the saucy gray eyes wandered about the chapel, or iixed themselves In evident comment upon the figures of the little congregation, mostly of womeu. The psalms not appearing to interest her es peciallv, she neglected to tnrn the page or respond for some time, and then, rousing herself withastart, she hurriedly turned the leaf, and dropoed the book with a loud noise and picking it up pettishly, threw it upon the seat, and repeated the rest of the service verbitini, bowing so low as almost to kneel in the creed, and remaining upon her knees at the close of tho service long after Edith had risen, aud stood rcaly to pass out.

Superstitious little monkey!" com men ted Dr. Oldfleld. "In mischief all day lore, I'll bo bound, and thinks to make up for it by kneeling in everybody's way."-

And quite annoyed that his h,aith sHould be kept waiting for such non sense, tho young man passed out and was speaking to tho sexton when the two tiirls came through a side door, and stood in a nook of the porch r.ear soino stairs leading up to the gallery and tho rector's siudv. A woman waiting by these stairs accosted them, with one of the murmured whining stories so pitiful Iv common, so often falso.

Yes, I know, my good woman, interrupted Edith's calm voice: •'we can't do anythirg for you, but the rector will pass in a moment, and you can speak to him we give our charities in that manner, vou know."

Nonsense! Don't you do any such thing." broke in a deeper, richer, and less cultivated voice. "The rector has enough to attend to and more too. Give mo your address, and you'll be seen to."

Yes, by your goin£ and asking tho rector to attend to it, and his giving yo money to help her in your own name, said Edith sharply. "I don't believe iu taking the credit of good deeds I dow do."

Well! I like that ejaculated Barberry angrily: but Edith walked away without another word and as the mendicant recommenced her whining petition, Barberry caught sijfcht of the doctor's attentive face, and roughly roplied,

I have nothina for you—nothing at all and don't believe you are telling the truth and you mustn't come worrying the rector. There, you'd better go."

The woman crept away without^ a word, and Barberry, passing by Maurice to go out of the Iront door, met his look of disapproval with a swift glance of storm defiance, and went her way.

Uncharitable, ill-tempered, and given to false protenses," summed up Maurico following and walking slowly down the street to his own lodgings, he recalled Edith's perfections with much satisfaction.

Some weeks passed on, and Dr. Maurice, pursuing bis matrimonial scheme in a deliberate, not to say listless mannnr, discovered t*^t inqnw«t.:'s name was Miss Winter, aud that she was the daughter of a retired merchant to whom he had easily obtained an introduction, and whose house he had already made one call, finding tho family all that could be desired, and Edith, as he still chosf« to call her, although dis covering her name to bo Ellinor, yet more irreproachable, and altogether correct in her home bearing tban in public. 8he played Mendelssohn To perfection, and sang in her thin treble some airs from the operas, and a Herman song or two, with faultless accuracy. Neither she nor Maurice alluded to their occasional meetings at church, although a slight consciousness in the young lady's manner betrayed her recognition of him at the first introduction.

Altogether a charming girl, and just tho sort of wifo I require," commented Dr. Oldfleld,fitting his latch-key into the lock. "But there is nofspecial hurry."

About this time n'so Dr.Oldtleld made the discovery that thelittlo church upon the corner was open for morning service every day just about the time he generally mounted his horso or his buggv for his daily Tonnd, and somotimes, when thore was a few moments to spare, he strolled in that direction, although he soon discovered »hat Edith never appeared at this early hour, and that Barberry the irrepressible always came, generally aocompanled by a quiet St. Bernard dog, whom she always commanded with great stemess to lie down "right there, and not stir for your life, sir," and carrying eithor a roil of music or a text-book under ber arm as if bound to some class or lesson, t^he always met the yonng man's attentivo look frankly, sometimes with Indifference, Koin^tinu'H with'the bright defiance of their flrt meeting.

It was one keen wintry morning that he first spoke to her, and it was when coming up close behind her Just out-side the eiiurclidoor he heard her saying:

Nonsense. Don't you come here again with that story lr you do I'll set my dog on you. You can't see the rcctoi ho tola me to tell you so."

Tho ragged urchin wnoni she addressed slunk away without reply, and Maurico gravelv bowed, and inquired:

Was that boy annoying you Miss You seemed.having trouble with him."

Not at all, thank yon, sir. Only one of the beggars who besiege this church," replied Barberry coldly. "And who evidently never Impose upon your gpod nature.' suggested the doctor with a satiric smile. "That's the advantage of having no good nature it ean't bo imposed upon," retorted the girl. ««True. I h»d net thotigbt of that. All&w to ask a little further instruction in the ways of this church is your dog allowed here for the purpose of terrifying beggars, or does he come for his own good f" "The latter,

alt

#reeloftii chapel, a«d Hvjtwt going in "snid the sextoft hi friendly tone and a^ilsorlc^ thanked Mm and stepB»d inW the porch tbn tvi'o srhta glanee4 eound.'Kdith furtively and Barberry

door,

«Whet alau^}-, jtrt little min* It

fhebushed.

unpleasantly in

think,air. Some in-

Alnft NMYifl to

lead

the most stupid

creatures to good places at time*.

^M^rr'/dl^red toblnd Uft red door, whose color reflected itself in the dbctv**g nice as he turned away mattering. "Of all the disagreeable chits"*«jftd jumping into bis buggy drove fn rioosly down the street. Ills wounded feelings received an unexpected balm, however iq $he course of the morning, for in rtulliig npon a poor crippled girt, one of bis charity patients, and very intense sufferer, lie round her happy and amused with an illustrated story fast

Asking where sbe got it, for

family were dismally poor, the tovalid answered brightly:

Such a nice young lady came to see tne yesterday, abd when I said I Inntted! tor something to read *he gave me this book, whieh *h« had ju*t bought, and not so mm as cut the leaves of. She said I should have tho first reading. See, there Is ber ram* on the cover.M

E. Winter. Why is it Miss Winter— Ellinor Winter ?".exclaimen tbe doctor in pleased surprise. *4 How did she hear of you?"

She goes to see the woman up stairs, and reads to her HH hour almost every attcrnoon, snd she iohl her l»w sick I was, and how poor and all, and she came iu." explained t»e cripple, her eyes fixed so longingly upon tbe book, that the .d«MStor asked no more except professional questiousr,and soon after took his leave.

That day Miw» Winter m-Hvrd a copy of the book in question. "With Dr. Old field's compliments," and that evening the docter called. Edith thanked him In her guarded fashion for tho book, and hinted inquiry as to the especial motive of send lug it.

Uood dfeds aro fcnv times fonnd out. ert-n if covrt-d up o\er so modestly," replied tho young IIIHJI with meaning. "I wei.t to see Mary Nor1 cross to day and found some angel of mercy had been before me. I thouuht voti might like a noif copy better than one that had Ix-m in the hands of so ill a person too."

You arc very kind. I'm sure, doctor. I did not kno*v you wcr« Mary Nor cross's physici.-in," said Mdith calmly and perceivinc that she-wished tochan^ the subject, the yonng man politely did so, even while admiring the modesty thus proven.

The next afternoon, in passing by a ltaman Catholi- church, Maurice saw among tho throng of entering figures a slight and cart-less f»rin, a little head, and a black velvft hat trimmed with barberry blossoms all of which were familiar to him and impulsively he followed them into the church, and soon perceived their owner kneeling be fore a side shrine, ln face buried in her hands, her whole form shaken with emotion. Moved by a dozen eonllicting feelings, Mnuricestofd and watched her until .she rose, bowed to tho altar, and passed out, starting a little, and blushing storuiily as she recogmssed him, yet never llinching from his gn/.p. Hardly knowing what he did, he approached, and said in a low voice

What are you doing here, child? Are you a Itomanist

Does the--quest ion interest you vor3T mnchrsir "Ye*. Y"ou are a mere child, and I am by profession a guardian of other peoples' bodies' if not souls. I cannot bear to see you here, and your emotion shows—"

Did yon see mo laughing then?"

Laughing! 1 saw you weeping bitterly as you knelt before that altar."

Good graeios*, did you think I was crying? Why, 1 made a bet with a friend of mine that 1 would go in there and impose upon the very priest with my imitation of their performance and as I kneeled there tho i^'ea of what, a lark it was came over me. and I fairly shook with laughter. I didn't know I was imposing on you as well as the papists." And Barberry laughed again until the tears ran down her wheeks.

Is it possible! I was sincerely sorry when I thought you came in here as a worshipper, but now that I find it was as a4 mocker

It is something more than sorrow, I suppose out-and- ut horror perhaps! And so good of you, doctor, when after all I am not even a charity patient of yours."

Excuse nif. I was quite aware of my presumption in addressing you. Your youth try profession sirid fhe fact of so often meeting you in my own church, must stand for inv poor excuse."

Rather poor, I am sorrv to agree with you. And so you own the Church of the Four Gospels, do YOU? Well, now, how strange that I should have belonged to it for three years and never found it out."

When I say 'my church' I mean the church where I attend and belong," explained Maurice patiently,

Don't agonizo any more about my age. I was seventeen on the third day of last May, so we can let that topic rest and if you* have quite done with your lecture, sir, and will pass round the hat, I will contribute my mite toward the encouragement of your benovolentefforts." And carnfully extracting a fivocent piece from the brca«t pocket of ber jacket. Barberry made a loint of ottering it to the young man, and then dropped it in tho alm-cht st saying:

Never mind. We'll give it to the

Eoor,may

some of your charity patients peraps prol\t by it.'* I wonder how you knew that there were such beings as charity patients, since you always drive away the poor people who address you, not even permitting tbem to rcach tho rector, whose concern rather tliau yours I should imagine tbem to

let"sahi

Ikj

Maurice bitterly.

Yes, but vou seo tho dear rector is so good that lie believes everybody, and isiuways being fearfully imposed upon. So I make it my business to keep all tbe poor people away from him that I can, and tnoso who got in in spite of me are twie» too many us it is." •4 But those whom you drive uway may

really deserving persons, and

vou do not inquire to see who are th" impostors and who are not." O, they are all impostors, and got or. somehow, I suppose and if they don't, what matter? There, I'm going now. Ciood night. Doctor Guardian-of other-people's-bodles-if-not-souls." "That is rather a long title to use often. Perhaps you will accept a card bearing my more usual na»ne.,f

As I don't intend it

4to

use often'

the longer one will d« for me so good night" And the wild girl walked away, leaving the young man planted, Ids card in bis hand, and a very angry smile upon his lips.

I won't hare Edith fteotiainted with her any longer, that's settled," mutter ed be fiercely, and yet for some un known reason he never, itt his formal interviews with Miss Winter, alluded to tbls objectionable friend of hem, whom, indeed, he did not know as yet tinder any other name than that of Barberry.

Hut how there came ttpsn tbe city wtlore all these people 11 veil one of those scourges of pestilence whose full terror only known to the dwellers in citiea, here coHttttit personal contest ..with rangers is almost inevitable: so that one never walks the streets, rides in a heme car, enten a shop, attends a plac: of amusement, or even one of

withetit feeling that

the

E SATURDAY EVENING A1AIL.

and influential, who sought him uneeaaingly, and offered hfcu any reward for the healing be might bring to their beloved, but among uiose humble and friendless ones whose blessings and prayers were their only wealth. Poor Alary Norcrosa was one of these, and tbe daintiest lady in the city received no tenderer or more constant care from the young physician than did slie. Here, however, was,(be appointed door for her esflapo from suffering, and poverty, and loneliness, and she passed through it, her hand in Maurice's, and saying with her latest breath,

Give my love to dear Miss Winter. Sbe and you are all I leave on eartb— and she loves you."

Up stairs also they told him of Miss Winter's constant attendance and devotion to the sick, and again, in another plague-stricken home, and in yet another, be heard her name, and always couplod with praise, and blessing, a.nd gratitude.

At last, one evening, bo called to see and to thank her as well as to refresh himself by an hour's respite from his painful labors. A quarter of that bour was spent waiting alone in tbe drawing room, and when theyonnc lady appeared it was with so uncertain and hesitating a manner, and so powerful an odor of disinffcting drugs hanging about her clothes, and she so decidedly withdrew from his offered hand, that Dr. Oldfleld stared in surprise, and at last said

Surely you are not afraid of me, Miss Winter?"

Oh, certainly not, doctor, I suppose ofcourso you change all your clothes after coming out of those dreadful places where they say that you go."

And they say that you go too, Miss Winter," replied Maurico, smiling ten derly. "I do change my clothes, to be sure, but you run ten th:::?4 and times tho risk of infection during everyone ot your visits, in which, by the way, I nover can catch you, than In seeing me. I came to-night on purpose to warn you, and at the same time to thank you over and over again for tho noble work you have done among my poore-t patients. Everywhere I go among tbem I hear your'name and the stories of your courage and devotion. But—are you ill

44and

atn

srlad to know that you have belonged to it for three years, fcince that period must embrace pretty nearlvall your responsible life."

A little laint—excuse mo—another day I will apologize, but now And, with a gesture of leave taking, Edith tottered from tbo room, her face white as the cologne saturated handkerchief which she held over her mouth •and noso

Full of concern, Maurico waited for a while, and then rang fora servant to inquire if Miss Winter was ill, and would like to see him professionally. A written answer, in her mother's name, wss presently returned, that the young lady was only faint from over fatigue, and need nwt trouble Dr. Old field, who was, however, requested to call again in a friendly capacity.

Over fatigue from these visits to the sick and pooir," said the doctor to himself as he walked down the street. "Wh .t an admirablo girl! You would not find Barberry fatiguing herself in that way. What can have become of the child Now that I have no time for church haunting, I nover see her. I dare say she has left the city to avoid infection a pity so bright and fascin ating a creature should be so heartless."

Arrived at home, tbe doctor glanced a little wearily over the list of applicants who had called during his absence, and rapidly classified them.so far as he knew their names, according to the urgency of their cases. Four of these nam were quite new, however, and the nearest address to his own home among them was that of Christie Love. To th's address the doctor at once took his way,-won dering a little- as he went whether Christie Love was a married or a single woman, young or old, very ill or only frightened, and where she,had beard of him.

The address led hi in' to a quiet house in a retired street, and hardly had a pallid servant girl opened the door than a woman's voice sharp with terror called from the top of the stairs:

Is it the doctor Please to como di rectly up!" Laying aside coat and hat, Maurice obeyed, mounted the stairs, and followed the dark figure awaiting him into a dimly lighted room, where, tossing herself to and fro upon tbo dainty white bed, lay Barberry, her great gray eyes shining like stars, lier cheeks and lips glowing crimson red, and tbe glasses of her shining dark hair flowing over her slender form llko the shadows of comingnight—gloriously beautiful, with a beauty that struck a chill to the beart of tho young phj'sician as be held the scorching hand and watched tho glowing face.

Miss Winter, Miss Winter, Miss Winter! I thought winter was cold, and I'm so warm—burning hot!" babbled the bright lips again and again, and the. mother, standing helplessly by, moaned,

44Sho'sdelirious,

hands of

you see, doctor and

oh, she's so very aiok, and I cannot lose her! Doctor, sne's my only child, and I am a widow. Save her, save her for me!"

Madam, I cannot try to save her unless those about ber are perfectly calm. Even in delirium the patient is affected by the moods of those around. Please to tell me quietly how long your daugh ter has been 111, aud if sbe has been exposed to fever."

Indeed she has, doctor," replied the widow, her voice subdued and ner agitation controlled to a nervous tremor by the mere force of tho other's look anu tone. "She has been round among these dreadful poor people, »*ver since the fever broke out. I had ast \v:"' «,so she said them was r.v .la..»«»• -f tuingir.g it home, ind that she baa acharmed !He herself. Sbe always did Just as she pleased, doctor, and I never tried to control ber, for sho was all that I had, and

But hero tbo enforced cu'mgavoway, and with a wild gesture, the mother darted from the room into another,whose door she softly closed.

Maurice Oldfleld looked about him a girl's room this, with its white maidenly couch and hangings. Its little prettiness, its childish trifles, and hint* of dawning womanlv tastes, Its volumes ef Action and poetry, and Its shelf of worn school books not yet quite done with upon one corner of the mirror hung the black velvet sailor hat, with its bunch

Mary

"Miw Winter' written

worship,

seeds of sulfer-

iag and death to himself

those he

Ifvee may in that hoar have infected hie

found In this great necessity his oppor tauity, end soon became known throughout the city as «no of the few men who understood and cured, tinder God's control, tbe plague so that his days and nights were soon full to overflowing, not only among the wealthy

ihant

find mt

bar*

berries, and on the other was festooned a msary with a pendent crucifix, at fwbiob Maurice frowned, until he per* delved that it was too elaborately arranged to be taken down upon a table lay a book wuich he had iSat

so and looked so. It breaks my neart. Oh, it breaks, it breaks my heart I" And sbe broke Into a passion of £iief whose sounds reached her mother's ears, and brought ber rushing back to the siok room, crying: "Christie, Christie,'darling! Ob, for God's sake, doctor, do something for ber. Sbe said you could. It was almost tbe last thing she said before she went out of ber bead. 'Mamma,' said sbe, 'I have the fever, and I shall be very ill. Send for Dr, Oldtield, and let them write my name upon his sUte, Christie Love, Hlthough I do not believe he knows who sbe is: but I will have my own name for once.' Those were her very words, doctor, and what she meant I don't know but I did just as she said. I always do."

Maurice did not reply. A strange light had broken upon his mind, and be was busy, even while tenderly caring for bis patient, in recalling taelr few brief and stormy interviews, and tracing the workings or tbe willful, sensitive, proud, yet maidenly nature which bad so carefully bidden all its own best side from one who bad Misjudged it, and which bad taken a perverse delight in deepening the bad and false impression accidentally given at first.

All that night, and for the great part of the next day, Maurice Oldtield stood or sat beside that bed. battling as never he battled yet with the fell destroyer, for this fair young life which each bad determined to make his own—all night and all day and when night came again he knew that he was vanquished, and muet yield but still be sat and knelt beside that white couch, now become a death bed, while the moaning, almost lifeless mother lav prone upon the floor beside him, that,'like Hagar in the wilderness, she might not look npon ber child's death.

The delirium was over now the fever had burned itself out in exhausting the springs of lite, and from the stupor in which he thought she would have passed away the dying girl woke suddenly, and fixing her great shadowy eyes upon those bent so agonizingly upon ber face, smiled wanly and said:

-1 am glaa you have come at last. I sent for you when I was first taken sick, for I knew then that I should die, and I didn't want you always to remember me as what I pretended to be."

I know, darling—I know it all," whispered the young matt hoarsely.

You have told me all in your delirium, and I have been such a brute towaid you. Say that you forgive me, dear, 'or I love you so dearly."

Do you love me! I thought—but it is no matter now, although I should have been so glad if I had known it when I used to think you despised me. I didn't really turn away the poor people, you know, but I kept them from worrying tbe rector until I had followed hem home aud found out if they were really worthy of his attention and when I found you liked Ellinor Winter best I thought I would let her have whatever credit I might have claimed so I wrote her name upon the book, and left it for you to see and then I felt so badly that I fancied going into that Rofiian'Catholic church to ask a Ittle help, as they do. It was foolish, perhaps, but I didn't like to go to our own lest some one sbon}d see me. And you thought I was a hypocrite, and so I helped it on and I "a'ways said I was Miss Winter everywhere and Maurice, I think Ellinor likes you, and she is a right good girl, and never does improper tilings like me, and—I am so tired—so tired and faint!"

Eighteen months after this Maurice Oldfield married Ellinor Winter. Why, I do not know except becauso Mrs. Scott still said that it was best for a phyr sician to be married, and because sbe was an unexceptionable young lady and the tepid affection sho plainly cherished for him was preferable to utter in difference or to a passionate leve which be did not want.

In her betrothal hour sbe conscientiously confessed ber want of candor in accepting praise and admiration for charities she had never performed, but did not feel quite magnanimous enough to disclaim.

Maurico forgave the want of candor, but did not explain the enigma which Edith had never solved.

Neither did sho ever know, or even wonder, why tbe only artistic ornament of her husband's study was a panel on which was exquisitely painted a bunch of barberries npr did she ever guess how many lonely moments fie spent motionless before the little painting, a tnournlul smile upon his lips, an unwonted ilimness in his eyes.

dyn MOM EXT.

A Hint to Those who Have not learned what Procrastination &tcal«.

[New York Sun.)

In a popular down town restaurant there was a waiter who had an unpleasant habit of saying "one moment." Otherw se be was a good natured, affable man, who did his work well, but he was unable to break himself of his one failing. If, .while he was wipltig a knife or a spoon, a customer asked nim for tbe salt, he would say, "one moment," finish the knife, and then hand tbe salt.

If ho was polishing glasses and a gentleman wh« bad a cup of coffee beside him asked lor the sugar, the waiter would not set the glass down, serve t!ie guest, and then resume his laber, but "one moment" and the sugar afterward. If the custouiei failed to »eo it in that light and repeated his request, the waiter would give bis napkin a deprecatory flourish and impart to his reply a slight aceent of reproach. "O one moment, sir." V'-'

Last week tbe waiter went over to Jersey to visit some friends, and a day of innocent bllUrity be returned to tbe railroad station from which be was to embark for homo. Whilo waiting for tbe train he strolled out on tbo track and stood looking down tbo long perspective of tho road. He did not observe an express train that was booming down from the opposite direction, but be beard the warning voice of a man on the platform shouting:

44Get

seen in the

Norcrass, with

the

words

across

the coven

but hero his observations were cut short by a low laugh

from the sick girl, as she

said: ••Just In time to escape tbe doctor, tffeb! How tbe clothe* in this closet wnell maybe tbey^ have the Ifever in

Mlaa

Winter yet. Oh,

dear, It's so warm, so warm, and the clothes smell so feverish Maurice, Maurice! What a pretty name! I wonder

Ellinor Winter will eall him

Mauriee* He never cared to come and see fhe. theogh be goes there. Never mind, I wasn't a very

nice

girl, and so

off the track! Got off the

track Iw

One moment, Mrl*' tftUi tbo Itfvolun tary reply, as he tarried foran instaut to straighten his watch chain but tho express train was in a hurry, and in one moment he had gone where momenta were as years. ,**** -f"

Don't

buy a'whale till you'vo paid f»r

your inii.nows.,

'Cherry Ttaitf' -.'aW*. Axt"JLiJfof Ihe Field."

We are now giving to every *2.00 yearly subscriber a* choice of tbe above Ctitomo*. Tfcfy are catalogue* aad aoli in tb« a*e atorssattijOO per copy but willbefcivwnto all persons wb# sead it* their namee as tobaerlbeis enclosing 1240 tb* prieaof the paper oneye«r. Thtes pictures am perfect etoles in every delleau tint and color of magnificent paintings eostlng hundreds of dollars. All who have any idea of or lovs of srt tell in love with them at ftfcst sight.

e- JL

1 V' r- 's

Saturday Evening -J

MAIL,

FOR THE YEAR

1875-6.

A MODEL WEEKLY PAPER FOR THE HOME.

TERMS:

Mail and office Bubscriptions will, invariably, be discontinued at expiration ef time paid for.

Eucoaraged by the extraordinary success which has attended tbe publication of THE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, the publisher has perfected arrangements by trhleh it will heuceforth be one of the most popular papers In the West.

THE CHOICE OP

Two BeautiM Chromos

Presented to each yearly subscriber, from and after this date. These beautiful pictures Just from the hands of the French ohrom artists, are faithful copies of oil paintings by the artist \V. II. Baker, of Brooklyn. One, entitled

"Cherry Time"

Represents a bright faced bey, coming from the srehard, bountifully laden with the redripe limit. Tha other, entitled

"Lily of tbe Field"

Is a beautiful little girl, with one of the sweetest of faces, gathering lilies In the field. One is a wood soene, the other has an open meadow in the back ground. They are of striking beauty.

For ono dollar extra (93.09 in all,) we will send The Mail one year and both chromos mounted ready for framing. These pictures are catalogued and sold iu the art stores at FOUR DOLLARS EACH.

FRAMES.

We have made arrangements with an extensive manufactory of frames by which we can furnish for One Dollar a frame usually sold for (1.60 and $1.75. These frames are of the bost polished walnut and gilt. Here is the

BILL OP PRICES.

The Mail one year and choice of C'liro109 S2 00 The Mail one year and Both Chromes mounted... 8 08 The Mall one year and Both Chromos

FRAMED 6 00

THE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL lsan Independent Weekly Newspaper, elegantly printed on eight pages of book paper, and aims to be, fn every sense, a Family Paper. With this aim iu view, nothing will appear in its columns that cannot be read aloud in the most refined fireside-circle.

CLUBBING WITH OTHER PERIODICALS. .... We are enabled to offer extraordinary inducements in the way oi uubuiii,-, other periodicals. We will furnish THE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, TRICE E2.00 PER YEAR, and either (),P niov« Chromos with any of the periodicals enumerated below at greatly reduced rati-s. These periodicals will bo sent direct from tbe offices of publication. Here Is the list:

SEMI-WEEKLY.

Srmi-Weekly Ifew York Tribune, price #3.00, The Mail and Cbromo_ 14 50

WEEKLY PAPERS.

Indianapolis Journal, price 92.00, The Mail aud Chrwmo S3 60 indiannpoUt Sentinel, price £5.00, The

Mall and Chromo 8 58 iV. Y. Tribune, price 82.00, The Mail And Chromo 8 60 Toledo Blade, price $2.00, The Mail and

Chromo 8 60 iV. Y. Sun. The Mull and Chromo 3 00 Prairie Farmer, pricc $2.00, The Mall and Chromo Tftafern Entral, price #2.50, The Mail and

86ft 8 50 4 6S

Chromo rhioaffo Advance, price $3.00, Tho Mail and Chromo Chicago Interior, prlco 12.50, The Mall and Chromo Chicago Inter-Ocean, price $1.60, The

4 00 8 25 5 25 4 25

Mall and Chromo AppUion't Journal, pricc $4.00, The Mail and Chromo Rural New Yorker, price $3.00, The Mall and Chromo...Hearth and Home, price $8.00, The Mall and Chromo 4 60 MMhodiM, price $2.50, The Mall and

Chromo 8 50 Ifarper'M Werkly, price $1.00, The Mall and Chromo Harper'$ Bazar, price S4.00, The Mall ntid Chromo Frank Ladict lUuttfated Newspaper, price $4.00, Tho Mall and Chromo 5

IQOmH N( fN The Nursery, price $1.60, The Mall and Chromo 8t. Nicholas, prise S9MW, Tbe Mall aad

6 60

Leslie* Chimney Corner, price $1.00, The Mall and Chremo 5 00 Boys' awl UirW Weekly, prlco $2.50, tho

Mali and Chromo 8 75

MONTHLIES.

Arthur's Tlwme Magazine, price $2.50, The Mall and Chromo $4 00 Peterson'* Maya tine, price $2,00, The

Mall and Chromo. 8 50 American Aprtcutturist, price $1.50. The Mall and chromo Beinoretl'* Monthly, price $3,00, 1 year,

Chromo

800

The Mall andChr»mo„ 4 85 Oodey's Lady's Book, price S3.00, The Mall and Chromo Little Corporal, price $1,50,The Mall and

4 50 8 50

Chromo.......... Scribner's Monthly,.price $4.00,-The Mail and Chromo.. ............... Atlantic Monthly, price $4.00, Tho Mail and Chromo Old and New, price $4.00, The Mail and

6 20

620

6 00

Overland Monthly, price $4.00, The Mall and Chromo.Harper's Magasine, price $4.00, The Mall and Chromo t}trdiener's Monthly, priCe$2JJ0,The Mail and Chromo Young Fbtks Rural, Tbe Mall and Chro-

600

6 60 8 60 2 76

8 10 4 40

Chromo All (he premiums offered by the above pub licatlons are included In this clubbing arrangement.

CLUBBING WITH COUNTY PAPERS. We have made arrangements to furnish TIIB MAIL, with Chromo, and any one of the Newspapers tn tbe neighborhood of Tprrg Hgnte all for $3.00.

JUST "LOOK AT IT!

Hie Mall. tmee. 09 toorOoottty p^p^t 00 Tbe Chromo, worth——

Total..

All these—{$8J)0—for $£w. Address r. 9.

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Publisher Saturday Evening

Mail,

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