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concerning the manner et my arriv days at befor mmur 5 got A STRANGE EXPERIENCE. = = a al. come on a steamboat, the “Farmer nothing against this fell F am | moment. after se g me, clasped | tonmshed me with the following state- Mr. Hockersmith,.’ t g ung to me, lest my tears should fall upon it 1 } is Belated by the One Who Pass ; bas Mettord lived in an attractive | Bov’’—the Captain of which steam- willing to see him tu ed Through It. | old place, not far from the river. | er Was present—and that I had no SAnsn ie fe oe ee Oe | When we entered the gate, a woman The Captain a very gentle- | rejoined Mr. Mettord. ‘You needn't) was al j {| came out on the oall P i aly lookine fello. rose s ake t th rel { ' CHAPTER I. i the gallery and ina nly looking fellow, arose and a make out the warrant, Judge. Wel hugged it close to me-and took care | fa een seat i : My name—is not Norval, nor before yesterday, this man. who | home.’ and her hands and lea ai = P . | her hand d leaned against a post. | ment: Sas ther tt meee wot es — 4 Lever in away been associa ed | ae Sea : there ts nott against vouhere, | place on the floor, and with my 4 ave As we approached, she uttered a Just pefe Roc — I : : nee ‘ Grampian hills—but ny 4 1 oie sia poet tet ie ang ee ase accompany © hands clasped around it, [lay down | ry VPgth the Grampian * | shriek and sprang toward me. The eiaibe ae | ni Hockersmith. You le gleam is Oscar ; game iS to When we gil at once perceive that there is ! ntle old gentleman, gentiy taking hold of | calls himself Hockers ni came cold and dark, but 1 eles eae | = } } praved. A feeble 1 ain went to the house flickered between my fingers The gz é ‘: : Died. eV lamp grew warr Come, Mary, don’t give way toj up the river as far as Cregmore; that | would not hear of my leaving them, hand your feelings. This is—vou have} he wi ight The tol 2 : - : not told me your name, sir. Ah, as his passage | morning I awoke with a burning her, said- me and said that he would like togo | Mrs. Me d’s lip tren gothung in sucha name. but if any Fey ee gan has ever passed through an ex- ew warn jence similar to the one whicn I going to relate, he would do me ggreat kindness by at once commu- blaze flickered,and nloved bya St. Lours land | so IT remar ned all ni xt then a } | then, yes, oh, glorious Heaven, then | corporation, and ti ame a id burst ot light, | yes.” when I bad told him, ‘this 18} had somehow tailed to arrive, he | fever. Then I went into a state of Mr. Oscar Hockersmith. I wanted | was without money. Of course Ij aeliri you to see him on account of the a food ot magnificent illumination. m aad for several weeks knew | I lay on a bed. geating with me. The sun shone into One dav I arrived at Cregmore, : le old town on the upper Arkan- astiver. After taking breakfast at could not allow this stor to affect | nothin When I regained con-/ the room A face—mvy_ mother’s y pertect likeness he bears to Norval. | me into the generosity ot presenting | sciousness, my miund was so confused | fare- was bowed overme. ‘Thank nk. LT knew that | God!’ she exclaimed and encircled] BEST TONIC. This medicine, combining Iron with pure “LI GHIMWOD32¥ SISIDONYO CNV SNVIOISAiid | Come in, sir,’ he continued, leading | the man a ticket, nor to tell him that | that [could not th the way. Je te >omfort- > migh Sieh pa tue =a ¢ , ay. We entered « comfort-| he might take his own time in pav-|T talked incoherently, theretore I} my neck with her loving arms. My roprietor of the house | apy : - E : uickly~ and completed abetel, the pror ably turnished room. The old lady | ing me; but I did tell him that he | said but little bathe re oe ie Todinsston: © nakeees to me and said as I had no], a i] ) ather was there, too, looning upon rin, Chilis and Fevers, came tO 2 = could not keep her eyes oft me. would be compelled to pay his pass aed hile I = = and Nearalgte baggage, I would be compelled to Pecr Novel” : 1 ot z ; ' es é ne day while I was sitting in my e. it isan unfailing remedy for Diseases of the 3 = , she repeated Ov age in advance. He declarea that} : = ; | ‘+The ae | and Liver. : +9 advance $ & = . room, a man was shown up by one here, dear,’ said my mother, uable for Diseases peculiar to i) payin a C and over again. ‘Poor child. Ob, | he had no money, but thatitl would | of the ser 3 | 6 -s Women, and all who lead sedentary lives j ee aay? 7 ered : of the servants. Mr. and Mrs. Met- | ‘keep verv quiet. For weeks you | _ Itdoesnot injure the teeth, cause he \ ‘Baggage, indeed. exclaimed. | sir, it I did notknow that he was] let him come up as a passenger, he | ¢ 2 $ } § : xluce constipation—other Jrom med: k bowe : i fad ford were away from home. having | have hovered between life and] | Itenrichesand purifies the blood, stimu | ‘Have my trunk sent up, 1f you | killed—oh, sir, are you indeed he?’ | would, upon reaching this place, get | gone over to a neighbor's hot | death. the appetite, aide the assimilation of food ro. 4 5 a as 4 E er to a neighbor's house. jade lieves Heartburn and Belehing, and strength- ; , ‘ , ; ae g ase. Be quiet, Mary,’ said the old ne money fr P P ay tiga S: z | ens the muscles and nerves. ple a : ae \ 4 in : “i the money from a friend and p a i Don’t you know me?’ said the | I closed my eves and warm rec-| — for Intermittent Fevers, Lassitude, Lack of 2 “4 cht no baggage, sir- gentleman. ‘Don’t become exc a 2 ’s only mall < and I: | : | Energy, &e., it has no equal ‘You brought eRae I nIL oe i ne excited. | me. _{t’s only a small amount and Li yan. : j ollections poured over me. [could | gg The genuine ac chore tata werkacl ona oe us — mane map capers Bene on Str sbouldapu axe mentioned it but for} <] don’t think I ever saw you be- | remember it all; how T lett that dear | i espa oslehic apd Edersaniecnolised | 4 sre, for I am sure it arriv ockersmith, and perhaps h will Rear t I aes Seay ee ei - | ede ante hy RRO 0, RAVTIWA i , soon be here, f : : bik pete e € the tact that the Marshal came down | tore.’ [ replied. ; home and went into the army. a) ing see eliv oO al] remain sever: a t ss. Tell] < aske 2 he stranve fel- 1 \ : } | ed, having seen : de ia to ves days : " Teil | and asked me about the strange fel- | He looked at me and smiled sad- | * . e . * ; i atthe depot. haye noj us something ot vourself, Mr. Hock- cae fs 7 } } | wagoner at the ; ; ae ” low, ly. Tam sitting in my room looking a y with me. rope that you | ersmith? | ‘Wha - éav Concerilt ky: P Ms é money with me ve F s y What have you to say concerning | What do you mean!’ [ asked. | out on the grassy slope’ where I } ee. : N by ‘ al olan ; , k on s e . stic eS , { : 7 § appreciate my position Su I was born in Richmond, I | these statements: sked the Justice. | +] mean nothing offensive. ou | played so many yeats ago There} q He doubtfully shook his and | rephed, ‘and my parents died when ‘Nothing, only that they are NOt) Know Ane Ca ? is the old tree where I used to swing} ked away. This an -<] me not a es : - Oe aeoe all | | waked aw ee i ar —, _ L was quite young. I went mto the | true,’ Treplied. rei fell Gyows E> Ge enibeara of him” Jin the coolshade. I hear my mother tle, and I wondered if tne fellow | arme a d was w rac sece | came here by rail, arriving here yes-| z : ares al aie eis Th ali SS ee a s re s wounded by a_ piece} ¢ eme here rail, arriving here y ‘I am sorry. for 1 had hoped that | ging in the situng 1oom. rev | ad mv tr < € ay a all tS b f er th yar te , ine.’ i . . who ha : ne ce vg ee shell at Sinloh. After the war [| terday morning. leouswoniiaecoenice ame” say my father laughs again, as he H y > Pie, Vas RLS Ane > ith it. had uo check, ang \ went } =f t ale ‘But no train arniv yesterday uere Gs 2 } | } N j with 1 : ate? a | went home, but found that the uncle But no train arrived yesterday CHG cia cee ne your uene (dull when was a bow. Pune @ Rk. : ah (ii sf ¢ meght have trouble in ; chy } es sae ‘ ve tinier: { gnize J ;: knew that Tomght ha t ; | with whom T had hved was reduced | morning. 1 when this is the first time we have people are ma Heaven of hupp ; eri y property. ust as a pe s ¢ ‘e 2 Me: became indigz of | ‘i -_ E Ka t EN meovering my prope J =f almost to a penniless condition. He Tnen I became indignant. *AN) oo er? ness. The physician says that a tew q > out, an oO gentleman | dic ES cere aael : ti oe er et eS ase “ t ; ao ; tuned to ee . = do g did not lony survive, aud there be-| right, have it your way said I. One | He eheakibishesd: andermuttercd days from now [can resume the | s < y encountered threw | ing hing ick t articu A: ar j 1 ave st 4 + 1 whom I sudden . nco d thre ing nothing mm Richmond to particu- | man can not stand up against so | ; which sounded to me like | business ot hte. Can any one doub = i is hands « exclaimed: 1 > bine en a 7 leserve i nt fine | i . se ; 13. 4 CA REA GIES yphis hands and exciaime larly bind-me to the place, [I wan- | many- It I deserve punishment. fine | ‘poor fellow’? Ther he startled me the existence of a God? Who bur «| sAIS* io j ‘My God!” dered away and have never returned | me and I will go on the reck pile or! i sugine God could have planned such jov?| LD atyles and prees What is the matter: 1 have come ) this state to look af- | the convict farm and work it out | L have been your keeper tor My mother enters and presses her | food {earse Alwaye on Hane ‘Ob, sir, if I did not know that my | ter the lund interest of a corporation, “1 don’t exactly see how you have | lips upon my brow | gon Norval was dead, | would think | and as soon as my business js com-—| violated the law,’ replied the magis- | ‘You haven’t the slightest symp-! sii = tg ae ; Bie alee 4 : , : losiaae rith al P r , eum ished on shorty inyouhe had returned. He was | pleted, I shall go back to St. Lous.’ | trate, looking at me with almost an) wy. Pam connected with the | toms of fever now, Norval dear,’ sh Mad ae ae a A srete rt gana killed in the army. Until then.’ said Mrs. Metford, — of pity. roe have not} Missouri Insane Asylum.’ Says. iter night oren Sunday. Bneler. Mop ie regarde e clos Z in al ‘fy u remai p r use. | obtained money under false preten- - oe ere Pes : } es - He regarded me closely, and in you must remain at our house 5 ones | ‘E don’t dispute your position as Angelic woman! She can not : qmeter tone continued : Although I know you are not our] ses. likeeper, but I can assure you that I | keep her arms trom around my veck BARNES & HAYWARD’S ‘Lhave never before seen such a] son yet to see vou here revives and So far as his passage 18 COP |) Ve never seen the institution. I when she comes near me. Now resemblance. Same eves, nose, | illustrates a memory thatis sodear— | cerned,’ remarked the steamboat | am a St. Louis man.’ she goes singing through the hall- TELECRAPH, SHORTHAND & | ‘ mouth—everything. Will vou please '| here the poor women completely | man, ‘am not anxious. I would | “Let me tell you something which | Way- There stands my father at the! Fr ” avor?’ t ce G 4 } 3 f 7 ? ra . . . a . H fo an ald man a tavor? ; broke down. not have him punished forthat- has just come to light. You were | gate. Something has amused him, Lreplied that I would favor him in | ‘Mary ?? said the old gentleman, The town marshal shifted and wounded at the battle of Antietam.’ | tor he laughs as he did when I was aay possible way. approaching her and stroking her “twisted himselt in his chair. I could Shiloh” aboy. Yes. my name 1s Norval.— 506 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. hair. ‘don’t give way to your teel- | see that he did not hke the change x See, ore sa = . ’") sAt Antietam. You and a young Arkansaw Traveler. ‘Then come with me to my hous 1 twa » wite see you.’ ings. I would not have urged him | that had come over the court. ae a | Foremost Eetablishment of the kind In the want my wite to see you oe ‘ Ba : Virginian, who to some extent re-| ), w, Princlel toe shitty scare aiae eee Complete in Every Department. [told him of the perplexing situa- | 9 come but I knew that if I did not, *Your honor,’ said he, ‘this man Fy Wanted DEANS ren Ln : Wee : 5 sembled you—a man named Hock- | practical physician of well descrved prom~ Bastass tion in which I was placed. . | you, in the event of hearing of this | also made false statements to Mr. | Zomithfelliclose to each other. In inence. at Forristelle Mo., says, Aug. 26 Easiien Beane, I rd an ‘Here, Mr. B eevee lai wonderful likeness, would never : ietor é 2 pants 7 883: I use Merrell's Penetrating Oil gp 5 ce i Mr, Bunoh!" he exclaimed Foeeeeli Disnitaiee % Bunch, pune of the hotel. Hej iy. report of the killed and wounded | egularly in my practice tor external ap- ion “ ¢ ine - . org me. on’t give away, now. ai i . : . ications, 3 al img the proprietor. ‘Look at = ‘ : : é way 2% obtained board under talse preten | you were guvdown onthe dead list tications, and t cheerfully pa you ey i this man. +O Ae She became calm, but every time Se? ss . . - sais : hisman. Doesn't he look exactly a ene Paneer ree — a a and this man Hockersmith was re- Jee eee \ fk " For >? she iooked at me, cou se ner it ni: m. vec aa . ” ke my son Norval? , acess Dil Gee ee ee € would’ jorted to be wounded. You had The Philadelphia Times says that) ‘Exactly, only he is mueh older.” | QUVe™ ‘What a pity that Iam not | urge charges against me merely to| ‘Yes, but you must remember | Your 50n, I mused. ‘Any man, | defend his own position. been struck by a piece of shell and | more than one consul about to come | 280 ® was, upon recoyery of the wound, | home from Europe will find the) gy | ‘; ance ? sate. years | aSide from natural affection, would . 2,’ said a voice that = r thatitas more than twenty year fies nye cto DS ai Judge,’ said a voice = 2 a found to be hopelessly insane. You | walking wet. | Healt, Boousy_ 3s - . : ae ‘: eel proud of such a mother. soki 4 } : : fs | ooenes al went into the army. E . Looking around I saw Mr Mettord. | vent to Richmond, but your sup- = REE! | Sas ths ren pomp cs trom posed relatives spurned you, so I Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. - am. vg , = eee an a splendid home his death had made | +7 7 ckersmith > [I bes a ig rreatest edical wonder of the ————Wrigers m. Iwant you togo home with # I met Mr. Hockersmith at the hotel |) oye heard; and, after wandering The greatest m all stand . . » | cheerless, and I almost wished [ had | yester: adorning accot 7 world. Warranted to speedily cure Burns me, I will stand good tor your bill.” | ¢ — oe re i yesterday morning. On account of | jround, you went to Missouri and | Bruises, Cuts, Ulcers Salt Rheum, Fever ‘L feel under many ob! tons to | told the old couple that Iwas really | the wonderful resemblance wh | 3 = Sores, Uancer-, Piles, Chilblains, Corns, was placed in ain insane asylum, | Teter, Chapped Hands, and ail skin erup- vou, old geutlema for their Norval, whose death was er- og t ys Sorval—’ é : } ‘ old geutleman, for Lam _ really bears to my son Norval where vou remained until a few | tions, guaranteed to cure in every in- assing position. I tear | FOBCouSsiy announced. ‘Yes.’ replied led. Prive 25 cts in an embar that tellow bas stolen my trunk, hut After dinner. to w it you w judge. ‘Poor | d.” stance, or money refuu ate ms Lee roe < weeks ago when you escaped. Your per box. Forsale by F. M. Crumly & Co. - I was in-]| Norvai, lL saw him t iname, I have learned, is Norv count of that re H go with me to the town | duced to remain, we were sitting in “On 4 | | | since Nor { } FPoor boy, he was killed at Antiet- thought of the dead son and of what | Every one waited for him to speak, | i I 6 tt Pusvly Vegetable; Mo Griping. Price Sc. AD Drogeite 1 me | that it is you—’ >mblance.” | Metford, and I have come to tell 00,000 BUSHEL® He agreed and we called upon the ter cot ncxc ee ple Ses | home. Le explained his embarrass- The room began to turn round. Hicer, 1 will afterwards go with | the parlor when a loud knock on the | continued Mr. Metford. ‘I invited | your parents, atter satistving myself | T hel who. after listenine | Who answered the .summons, soon cy dLtold M Zunch that Bes 3 s own Marshal, who, after itstening | : ae 2s | ment. and Ttold Mr. Bunch that T) pre man’s voice sounded away o 3 ; MO my statement, look atme sus- | irn accompanied by Town | would stand good forthe bill. Se, ata great distance. He seemed to . tousiv and said: | hal. Y S me, and at cl re is wipec ae “ : - 1 susiy and said: \ ; ae : that charge is wiped out. be shouting, but I could not c ; + eth. oes act his angentle hand on my a} see r api = a a You dida’t come in on the train.” | & J ner HS wo hen some one, dresceait you.” front door, caused 2 momentarv flut- | Mr. Hockersmith to acco ! i] ' j ‘But. sir, iknow thar E did. I | dE iP aen tbr he: me in and sreeches, came in anc : | = A "E clivered my trunk to a tall negro | lon the back of a chair. A] who walked with a limp, and who, | i Tasked in surprise. i beheve h led in a horse and began } 5 a i Lremember correctly, had an im. | a ome, T want you." be punished m. Hisb ws roared and > atin his speech. The truna “What right have you to as he ought to z so loud that had to | ry 3 5 = as you term its” st ket.” sin my ears. His fire | ousand——-1s a fa He took out a paper and handed ' one. covered | nd Twould know it among a} an you to gradually darken and, with 7 ~ 7k> rax ty Jack leat jitteo me. It was a warrant, arrest- | as BE Fare ne za ¢ i = i 4 pasibeara aes 2 fi ico sly.” reyour | a sudde , it went out, leaving ; IN ELAR i Di aE » is oo ae 8 . fing me on a charge Of Wi y and} = “Y } i 5 = - ; so 00k here,” said t cet. you Teas aon } } ford. You borrowed ten « meinat I We des to say to the tarming community that we are now mae : maliciou deceiving ot é -s a . = ‘ z < came na boat, for i, saw vou]. a oni ee at two months . grouped around, but could no prepared to receive Gorn in any quantity. We have recer to Fwhea you off; besides, vou could Scorer ee re r would Dy) opening in the wall. f eri tloud ly overhauled our Machinery, and now meen oe faci ales tp : i ea : ‘ e ling asil nd expeditious! ur My prot have come by rail, tor as there | si i 2 week. stwithstand-| tor a lamp and I cursed the biack- ; t andling Corn ¢a a Pe 10) | suct a - e i he fare several wash-outs above and t te fact that vou have st f ving his hre to go out} Wr mips Are Convenient, ] } a gue : < . = } Pa, « mow t s has nut been a train } i to bet at poker, vou with such a crue: puff. Crawling i e ‘ vB fin f 1 , { elingl : : on Grade very easy and perfectly safe. To those who have im ws 7 tor two days. = promise. around on my hands and knees, I : os z fe ty hanks = 7. lodged | 2 E : a the past so liberally favored us, we return our hearty thanks, “3 Chis statement was insulting. vet ae } jea'to pumsh mentor |b : er I kissed it. J and respecttully ask a continuance of their patronage. To eo fl struggled to conceal my resent: i ees : and now, since you re— | pressed to “Thaak those who have not heretofore dealt with us, we desire - nay ee ee ruthtuln Sod!’ I cried od F , solici ial, believing that our mode ot = Ment. Officials, in smali towns. are truthtulness. I) God 1 criec God at we rnestiy 2 slic ae ee ret | au if so, shall en oe joing bu ] meet y oval, and. oO, sha Senerally nariow-mi: once more there Z the ee , ‘ehave a large Ae men ee ae gned be- P deavor to merit a share of your patronage. We havea larg E . ane cared not Z ron ny = = fore a ius re quantity of quested me to make a brief state- Moen the morning train. i for sowing purposes, to loan tor the season ite all parties who contemplate sowing y selecte ecial 1553, and we Ring to the old tame Thad lear gentleman whose ny ving Yui lettorad é what to ay. ps ui 2» maki heir an 2 . Mettord, I rout losing an } a ae nd sweet Flax next year to come and see us betore making their ar mnounced my readiness to accen k, and I ve dtc take to “You all know me. est Votes ee rangements for seed, as we Know We Can Do You Good. Pany ben. Tle had t so absorp- am nota stranger. ‘Who are you?’ I asked. A tear fellon my forehead. and clasping my hands, I turned my face upward. ‘Whose tears are ; JOHN Px: LEFKER & CO. those falling upon me?’ Icried. The j bbornly would wes in the thing, set §what he says.°? - *Winat mam <« Come and se ed ia the contemplatic rot the re perpetra- y ges. The Town ot come 1 come in- semblance between his son and my- had pund but Hrle at- e disparity of staten

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