Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 28, 1873, Page 11

LINCOLN AND SEWARD. x-Secrelary Welles Criticises Charles Francis Adams. An Exposition of State Secrets--Mr. Lin- coln’s Selection of a Cahinet. 3 {Thurlow Weed’s Relations to Sewarde-= Tho Famons Niuety-Day Prodiotion. I'rom the Springfleld (Mass.) Republican, Wo Liavo moro thnn onco had ocenslon to ro- maile on tho singular and sonsousblo utility of Mr. Lincoln's Seorotary of tho Navy, Mr. Wellos, ns n revenlor of truth, pnlatabio or othorwiso. An Hornco romarkod of Ulyeses, Alr,Wellvs doos not make much of a figure, but ho is fluont and rendy to a degroo alinost appalling. He has kept n dinry, too, as the Adamses linve hiad tho habit of doing for the lust hundred yosrs, and has his facts and ollations rondy to his hand. When, thieroforo, wo naw it aunounced that Mr. Wolles would tako Mr, 0. F. Adams to task for bia ill- considered disparagement of Abrabam Lincoln in comparison with Willlam H. Boward, wo at onco concluded tlinl this pleco of work would bo worth looking at. It hoa now appoared, In tho October” Galazxy, and though it does not bristle wiith fuots aud dates quito so wnuch aa Mr. “Walles' papors gonerally do, yot tho quict mas- Rory of tho subject which it ‘displays, and ita Koo aunlysis (thrico roponted, for tho ssko of ‘omplhinsis, we Bupposo), of Mr. Boward's charac- ‘tor, malko it one of tho most convinclng of the old Secrotary's contributions to his favorito mag- ozine. It orrs on tho side of disparagomont to- ward Mr, Soward, 28 Mr, Adams did toward Mr. fiucoln ; but tho error I8 not so fundamental wnd is moro oxcusable, bir. .Adams made stato- ments exalting the . subject - of his oulogy in - directions which tho facts do not arrant, and which nothing but his fg- poranco of these facts cnn oxplain. Ho at- tompted aluo tio_ hopeloss task of porenading tho American paoplo, Who knew Liucoln as fow of our Presidonts have been knowu, that their ponular President was nforior in greainoss of mind to his Socrotary of Btate. It would bo ‘ensicr to porsuado them, as somo have sought to do, that amilton way grentor than Washing- ton,—in & word, thot o part is fimnlur then the wholo, 'Those portions of ¥r. Adams' culogy to which Mr, Wellos most sirenuously objocts are + the following : 5 WTho President-elect was [in the winter ot 1861] still at homo in Tilinois, giving no signy ofiife. . « . . Mhat whick appearod most ap- palling was tho fact that wo woro to have for our nide through this perious strifo n person mc- octod nrtFy on account of the absenco of posi- tive qualities, so Inr a8 was known to the publio, and absolutely without the advauntago of any ox- porienco in national affnirs, boyond thelittle that enan be Joarned by su nccu&m',\un of wo yoars in the House of Represontatives. . . . . It was cloar, at least to me, that our chauco of suc- cess wonld rest on an_exceubivo council com- posod of the wisest ond most oxporlencod men tbat could bo found. So it secmed absolutely indispensnble on every accouut that not only shou]d Mr. Boward have boen early sccured in & prominont post, but that his_advico at Jeast should have boen asked in mfim’d to the comple- tion of that organization, DBut Mr. Lincolu ng ot know little of all this, His mind nd mot ovon oponed to the maturo of the contest. From his sccluded lomo in tho heartof Tinos, he was only taking mess- ure of his geograpbical rolations and party sor- vices, and beginujug his operations, where othors commonly leave off, at tho. smallor end. Menco it wos at quite alateporiod of tho sossion Lefore hio hnd disclosed his intention to put Mr. Boward in tho most prominont place. , . . . Mr. Lincoln could oot fail to percoive tho fact that, whntever estimato ho might put on his own natural judgment, e had to doal with a supe- rior in nativo intallectual power, in extont of acquirement, in broadth of philosophio oxperi~ onco, and in the forco of moral discipline, On the othor hand, Mr. Soward could not Lave hoon Joug blind to tho deflcioncios of his chiof in theso rospects,” ; On theso points tho ex-Secretary takos issue docivively agamst the ox-diplomatist, and gives an account of Mr. Liucolu’a intallectual qualitics and of bis soloction of & Cabinet wholly incom- potiblo with .Mr. Adams' assumptions. His Sutlority in rogard to the Cabinet-ohoosing is Mr. Lincoln himself, and he gives this interoat- jing anecdoto in veritication of his statoments : 40n the day of the Presidentinl clection, Nov, 8,1860, Mr. Lincoln said tho telegruph operstor ab Springfleld fuvited him to eceury his room, nnd obtsin intolligonce of the rosult 24 1t was re- coived. About 2 o'clock on Wodnesdsy morning, sufficiont information had come in to lenve no doubt of his eloction, o thon rotired, but busdly to sloop. Although fatigued and ex< housted, hie got Lut little rest. Oppreesod with tho overwhelming responsibility that was npon him, which in the excitoment of the campaij ho ad not fully reslized, ho folt tho nocessity of roliof and asslstance to sustain him in thonot distunt future. He did, ho said, what probably pll his predecessors liad done—laoked sbout him at onoo for the men on whom ho could rely, nnd who would bo his support in tho trials tha svare before him. The reliable and maried men of the country were in hig mind, but there wera many other things to bo tskon into considora- tion—different influcnces, sactional and political, > bo roconcilod. He 'did not again sloep until he had, conatractod the frame-work of hig Cnbinet. It ‘was eseentially he same as that with which ~ four months lafer he commenced his administration, This voluntary and unsolicited statement was from the man_ whose mind, Mr. Adams saya, months after bis election, “hadnot oven opened $o the naturcof the crigia,’ _Circumstanced and extondod dotails which Mr, Lincoln gavo, relat- ing to indiyiduals and movements, ncod ‘mot be heroe introduced. Thio gonaralization ia evidence that oven at that period ho had a policy and pur- pose, whick ho carried into effect, wholly distinet 1rom and independont of tho plan which Mr, Boward ond his frionds had marked cut. Ho rotorred to seleot his own advisers, aud did so Pnstund of pormitting Mr. Boward to do it for him. Ho had in view a Republican, not s Whig ndminlsteation, and thorefare required and form- ed n Nopublican Cabinel. Thore was but one member of it appointed on the special, urgent recommendation and advice of Mr. Seward and Lis friends, who preferred him to Mr, Chasofor the “Treasury, snd that gontleman was, at on sarly duy, with Mr, Boward’a approval, trane- ferrod to fnnmrbamnn rogions, for roasons never Qublicly and distinetly known.” Thin IJast enoor musl bo ot tho expenss, of courso, of thal puro patriot,—frioud of Butler and Grant, and successor of Charles Bumner on the Foreign Affairs Committoo,—8lmon Cam- pron, The fact stated about him is ourious, nnd wo prosume Mr. Wolles Lins writton evidonco of it. In regard to the plans of Beward and Weed for the reat of tho Cabinet, this Hartford chronioler of state scerata saye 4 Mr, Adams roprosents It to have been an error that Mr, Beward was not ¢ early socured in o praminent post’ by the Prosident-oleot, and pays that ‘his sdvico at lesst should havo beon askod o regard to tho complotion of the organ- jzation,’ The roverso of this was a maiter of duty, for tho wishos of Mr, Boward and his specinl frionds were nat tho policy and intention of Mr. Lincoln and tho Republicans, Mr, Lin- «coln know that the sorvicos of Mr. Boward wora at his disposal in case the Ropublicans wero sue- caonnful, oven boforo ho was elected, and It was impresked upon him most earnostly as a necos- sity immediatoly thoreafter, Twico at least (lhf’ Thurlow Woed, the faithful managing griond of Mr. Sownrd, the fldus Achatcs tio whem ho owed many obligations of that kinnd," visit Bpringfleld in Mr, Soward’s Lehalf, 4'ho views of Mr, Lincoln in rogard to . thio composition of his Exocutiva Connell, and tho matorial of whioh {t should bo constructed, wore 80 widely different from those of AMr, How- ard and his Albany associates, that no disposi- , tion wag _folt to ask bis or their advico on tho subject, Ifo had the selection of Mr. Boward in bis “mind as enrly as that of any of his sssooi- atos, but ho had no mora thought of cousulting him as rogarded the othor membors of Lis Oabi- net than of advising with them or oither of thom s to his Beerotary of State, I'he members wero to bo his advisers, not Mr, Beward's ; to nid and angiat him in the administration of the Qovern. mont, instead of any ono of hus subordinatos, all of whom were oxpected to co-operate for the gon- oral walfare. 1o woll undorstood the nature of tho differences which existod in the Republican porty—the canses which lind influencod the morabers of the Ohicago Convention, and tho nolioy which it was expocted would charactorize Llu administration, Hig sympathios, fennn[(a, and viows wore iu harmony and tull accord with those who had scoured his uomination ; and, faithful in his convictions and to his truat, ho would not pormit thoso who selootod him to bo disappointod, nor allow himsolf to bo divortod from that polioy nor -to organize a Cabinot op- posad to it, ¥ ** Mr. Soward and his speoln! friends, who still olung to thoe old Whig party, aud hoped by somo dovios to renow and Frclong it, wore approlien- sivo that thoro would bo too strong nn {nfusion of the Domooratic olement in the Cabinet. They did not proporo to wholly exalnde mon of Dom- ooratic_antecedonts, but” it was urged that the ‘Whig cloment should, for the sake o harmony and offlolent, concorted, united actlon, have n decided preponderanco, Mr, 'Lincoln quistly listonod to thems ropresontations, but he woil undorntood tho objoct, and avolded tho path to which thoy savited him. Instead of yielding to thom, ho wng confirmod in hia conviction that tho Republican poliey swhich led to his nomina- tion and cleotion was right, and should ho maintainod indopendent of old partics and old organizations. Discarding tho importunities of tho Albany misafon whicl visited him in Bpring fiold, ho brought into his Cabinot an equal number from each of the old opposing porties, which would opablo Lim to gol tho opinlons of mon of differing political views, But, nlthough this was his purposo from the firat, ho was wisoly roticent, and kopt his own counsol,, Whon, bowoyer bis intentions finally becamo known, and tho namos of the gontle- mon whomho proposed to call to his_mdo were secortainod, thero was an omphatio dissont on tho patt of tho special managing frionds of Mr, Soward. 'I'wo of tho gontlomon woro ospocinlly excopted to as oxtromo Domocrats, antagonistio to Mr, ‘Boward, who had boon instrumental sgainst him, eb{mchn’ at Chiongo, and to whom ho could searcoly bo roconoiled in administra- tivo dutios, But, objectionablo ss thoso mon woro, tho opposition” to Mr. Chase was atill more decisive; and - it .was intimated that I - those gontlemen, particularly . tho Inst roferred ' to, _weoro to Troveive Oabine}_appolntments, Mr,-Soward might deo- oline the associotion. This intimation had no offect on Mr, Lincoln, nor. did it in tho least obango his dotormination, Whilo willing to se- copt aud dosirous to have the sorvicos of Mr, Boward, and the support of his frionds, he did not feol t*it waa absolutely indispensablo ou evory account'to sccure him abovo others, or to the oxclusion of others, or to be govorned by Lim and his ikos and disllkos in-tho cliolco of coufidants or the make-up of his political family. Inpoint of fact, thore was strong opposition among his frionds to Mr. Sownrd's sppoinimont. Ho had no apprehonsion whatover thet ho should not bo ablo tohavo Mr, Boward in his council; and if tho gontlomen whom ho soloctod lind mnot in thelr party . antoco- dents, or in certain fundamentnl politieal opiuions, agreed, but wero Republicans in accord with bim on prosont *ouhons, that was sufficiont for hig purpose. Dut schiomes to so- cure a Soward Cabinot commoncod carly, and v;orn peraiu(unlly followod np to the insugura- tion." v Mr. Wellos also faithfully relatos, moro than onca, the differont ljonmoys taken by Mr, Weed ia the interest of hiy friend, and how little camo of them. Inregard to Mr.Weod Limself, and his rolation to Mr. Seward, hio makes thoso ob- sorvations, not wholly just, but coertainly entar- taining, and with quito a4 much truth as error in them : 4 Mr, Thurlow Weod, who for forty yoars was tho ruling mind of the party with which ho was sagociated in New Yorlk, possessed romarkable qualities a8 o party mauager. Woed, & man of strong, rough native iutollect, without much early culture, was a fow yoors the sonior’ of Mr, Boward, whoso more polished snd facllo mind adapted itself to tho ather—clung to it ag tho ivy to tho onk—nnd tho two became insoparablo in politics, When Br. Boward was about to ¢ chooso hia sido,’ Wood was the oditor of & papor in Wostern Now ‘York, which fomentod the wild, fanatical, aud prospoctivo anti-Masonio oxcito- mont that for a brief poriod swopt with uncon- trollable and unreasoning fury thnt_ section of country.- An organized party was formed on the narrow basis of hate, futolorauce, aud prosarip- tion of overy man who belonglod to tho Masonio fraternity. Under this anti-Masonio banner, of which Weed waa a champion leader, Mr. Saward enlisted and commonced his public official oarocr, was its candidate in that district, and elected by that ‘me to' tho Bonate of Now York., Mr. Weod possessed espacity, which, rightly directed, might bavo boan of sorvico to the country sud to maokind, He was not without good qualitios whon party and porsonal favorites or oppouents woro not concerned ; but ho was wanting in_political morality, snd waa unserupulous in his porty intrigues. When the auti-Madonio faver wubsided nud the orgnnlz:\- tion died out, Messrs. Seward and Wood becamo jdentified with the oppononts of tho Juckson Adminigteation sud tho eupportors of tho + Amorican systom '—n contralizing policy. “ Opposition to Gen. Jackeon and his Adminis- tration, and to tho policy initiated undor him, combined the sdvorse oluments, and was the ground-work of tho Whig party, to which, in all its phases, Mr, SBoward was & dovoted adhoront. Whatever abilitica or qualitios of mind ho pos- sessed—and thoy woro in some respeets romo) blo—woro givon oaruoatly and choorfally to that porty and its coutralizing policy, In thoir party councila in Now York, Thurlow Wood be- cama the supréme . mavnager, and guldivg, con- trolling :Elm, always doclining oflico. Mr, Sew- ard was the oraclo, and received the official hon- ors, _When anti-iasonry was on the wane, snd aftor Mr. Sowzard entered thoe Now York Sonate, ‘Weed romovod to A)bnn{, wherae he cstablishod & paper and exercicod with skill aud offect his lovo of intrigue. o soou orgavized aud becamo chiof of & lohbfi which nd an odious notorioty, and which, while it gave him & cortaln influence in Now York, was viewod with sbhorrence by many, with distrust by tho whole country. FHis managoment was, howevor, adroit ; aud tho lob- Dy under bis diroction, thohgh often profilgato, unscrupulous, and always debnauching aud cor- rupting, contributod at times largaly to the suc- cous of his party and the promotion of dir. Sew- ard, Tho porsonal influenco of Weed was' en- banced and made eoffcctive by his apparout self-abnegation and uniform “and persistont refusal to accopt any office bimgolf, while all aronud him werae scoking ofiico and leglalative favors, Tho montal forco, magnotism, systom, and will of the man were artful, but imporious sud indlsputalls with blaprts, yat ¥oro Bbrowd- Iy and in goneral discrootly exoroised. Mr. Bow- ard, over prondvised and consultod, wos bis ox- pouent iu the Legislaturonnd in party conucils, and thondvocate or opponent of tho monsures ond men as prescribed, with his concurrence, by Weed. Although tho latier never sought oliico for himselt, ko nlways wanted high place for Beward, who was his chorished and almost idol- izod politicnl offspring, with whom ko nover dis- agreod, aud who never went counter to him. The two alwaya soted in concort, It was intor- esting to witness thoir operatious, Weed's mind had by far tho groatost vigor, SBoward's tho most Eln\:iily. Weed's appsrontly slngularly disin- reuted labors wore solilsh, yot given with de- voted snd unsparing fidelity to his friond Sow- ard, who might woar the honors while ho_was tho substantinl power bohind, Mr, Adsms ‘gtrongly euspecta Mr, Boward owod many ob- ligations* to Mr. Weod, It was nover suspicion among thoeo wuo knew them, but an unquos- tioned and indisputablo fact. Mr. Boward him- 8012 noknowlodgod It with npparent satisfaction. X once Lieard him declare, othors being prosont, “Boward is Wood ond Weod is Soward. What 1 do Weod Bpprovos. ‘What he says I indorso, We aro ouo.’ ‘Iam sorry to_hear.the romark,' snid the Iate Chief Justice Ohare, * for, whilo I rould strain & point to oblige Mr, Seward, T fecl under no obligations o do unything for the os- pecial bonefit of Alr, Weod. The two are not, and nover can bo, ono to me,’”’ In rogard to Mr. Soward's famons ninety-day prediction, snd tho gonoral difference in montal dtructuro botwoen bim and Mr, Liucoln, Mr. Wolles hassomovery intorcating obscrvations, in which, we belleve, the country goucrally will concur, whilo his estimate of Mr, Soward in othor respects will not becomo the judgment of history. o snys: “ Mr, Boward bad a theory, but not such as to oithor inspire hope or ereato alnrmn. It was of a pacifio tendoncy, and esloulated to calin appro- hensions In that ¢ perilous emoargoncy.’ 1is an- ticipatod, and said there would be hrrmony and reconoiliation within vinoty days. , If sincoro in his prophetic assortions, ho did not exhibit intel- ligence or statesmanshipsuperior to Mr, Lincolng 1t Ingincere, ha way ovon less rollablo aud faith- ful. " Mr. Liucoln hud tho inclination and cer- tainly tho wish to beliove that his solected coun- solor, who was iu Lo Benate, with opportunitios superior to himsoll or any other man to know tha faots, waa correot in his predictions and con- olusions, Unfortunately, Ay, Beward was mis- takon. Mr. Adoms saya: ¢ Wisenoros bhayo commented on his failuro of maguelty ju naking ovor-confidont prediotious. " Iut what was ho to do in "the fuoo of ol tho nations of tho earth?’ Ile certainly woy not to falsify tho truth; he was not to snorl- fice his futogrity, nor did the * wiseacres’ acouse him of any suoh sacrifico whon they ‘commont- od on his failure of gagacity.’ s snguoity fs not to be fortifled at the exponss of hia voracily, Tho trath I8, Mr, Beward did not, oven at that Iuto day, roulizo to its full oxtent tho naturo of tho mpending confliot, but viewed It as o sovero and embittered party conlroversy, nob unlike othars the country had oxperienced, aud which, buing roally owuolow, bo hopod ind volloyad timouud_the chango of Administration would pacify, Many of his associates as woll a8 bline belf wore of the purty of oxpedionls, and por- susded Lim and thomselves that if onco in power ho could o manage as to allay dlssonsion, pre- veut gocession, aud etfool & restarution of Union THE CHICAGO DAILY "YRIBUNE: BUNDAY, SuilisMiug s, r fooling. Honco, without sny substantial ronson, nothing but past ¢ experionce,’ Lio Pradlutud tho spoody poscotul solution of n dlspnto or contro- vorsy that to othorsJookod formidable, and whiclh soon not only throatoned but aseailed the Union, Tlg prodiotions woro In harmony with tho polioy, A0 for a8 lio hiad & polioy, of himuelf and frionda, Ho was for peace, and had faith, hopo, and con- fidonce that penco would bo prosorved by somo oxpodiont, device or luick—bo know_not how— and ho therofore predicted 1t Mr. Lincoln was comforted by tho nssurance and predictious of his futuro Ministor, thon in tlio Sonate, but Lie had npprolicnsions which no prophotic declara- tlons could, ontirely put ot rest. Resnlts havo shown'tthat ‘in this Lmrlloun intorval* ho, 'in Lia gocluded abodo in the heart of INinols," with unprotending yot undoubtod sngacity, had morocorrogt knonlodgo nud battor approoiation of tho condition of nffairs-—forosasw with mora accnrate porcoption the throatoned difloultios— than tho exporioncod politiciaus who predicted and promised ponco. *Thoso who beat lnow. the two men are aware that thoir minds woro widoly differont inhorently and in their organization. The Prosldont was groatly superior in intel- lootual strongth and vigor, had the moro solid and aubstautial qualitics, more carnestness and slucority, » groator grasp and comprohonsion, a moro intnitive aud far-secing sagacity, came al- most inatinctively o right conolusions, had moro corroot convictions, greater solf-rolianco, grestor firmnoss of purposo, & strictoradhiorence to prin- oiplos which he belloved to Lo corract ; points that wore beat undoratood by thogo who know him bout. The Eucrotsr¥ of Btatoe had, with high- er culturo and scholastic attainmonts, quickness of apprahension, wondorful facility and aptness in adapting himeelf- to circumstancos and oxi- oncies which ho dould not control, and o fortil- fiy in’ oxpodionts, with a dexterity in adopting or dismissing plans and projected schomes, unsur- posaod ; qualitios whick mndo him an accoptablo companion, if not always snfo adviser, but nevor tho uupotfnr and controlling oxcculivo mind. His tralning oud hablt wero partisan, and his aots ofton impulsivo ; but, accustomed through his wholo ofticial life to consult a falthful friend, to whoso judgmont and guidauce he doforred, ho had not inn_grost emorgencics the self-rolianco, lnor{ry, will, and forco of character which are es- sontial to a ly great and stroug exocutive. Ho waa aibordinato to Abrahsm Lincolu, and do- farrod to him aa hio doforred to Thurlow Wood— conformed to tho views of the former as ho had for thirty years to thoso of tho latter—and sasumod orodit in tho ono cavona it hind alwsys boon givon him in the other, without being the orlghlatlug and directing mind in oithor, *Nr, Lincoln was divosted of partisanship be- yond almost any man in active public lifo ; not that he waa insonsiblo to party and its claims, but, they wero secondary and subordinate to principles—the moans rathor than theond, Ho _*drifted,’ as he used- to say, into tho Whig or- ganization at the boginning; his nssociations ‘wore chiofly there, but lie had 1o particular von- eration for the Yuny, or regard for many of its professed dootrinos. Timo, oxporionce, refloc- tion, aud observation wonkenod whatever feoling or sympathy he once entertuinod for moro party. TUnlike Mr, Soward, ko had no reluctance in giv- ing up the Whig organization ; nolingering nffec- tion for it, nor any hesitation to pnriicipato in and urge on tho Republican movemont from it incoption, Mr. Seward was an adroit and skillful Blltty taatician, while Mr. Lincoln had no tasto, clination, or respect for such practices, an would not, to socuro party success, intontionally, ovon in the most oxcited oloction, decoivoe, or per- mit others to docoive, thoso who trusted him. The minds of tho twomen ran in different chan- nels, and whon they came tanumr on important quostions, that of tho President waa the princi- pal, and not, a8 reprogonted by Mr. Adsms, tho tributary.” e e HOW GUNPOWDER IS MADE. " A ¥ousc Where flon Nover Laughs From the American Sportsinan, How do you think you srould like to live fear- Ing every moment to bo blown up, nonoe daring to apeak aloud to jar anything, for foar of start- ing an oxplosion that would send you in an in- stant to tho other world ? You don’t think it would ba very plensant? Wol, it isn't, yet hundreds of men live in just that ktato—work, recoivo puy, and live year after year in tho very sight of doath, n it wore—all that the world ‘may Lave gunpowder. You can onsily flmnu that theso mou go about quietly aud never Iaugh. Xou kuow that gunpowder is vory dangerous in's gun or near A firo, but porhapi yon don't know that it is equally dengerous all through the process of meking.” A powdor-mill isa foar- ful placo to visit, aud slrangers aro vory soldom allowed to go iuto one, 'They are built far from any town, in the woods, and ‘each branch of tho work I8 dono in = soparate building, Theso houses nre quito s distance from ench other, so that if one blows up tt won't blow up the rost, Then the lower parts of the buildiug are mada very strong, while the roofs are vory light- ly sot on, eo that if it osplodes only the roof will suffer. But, i spite of ovory carc, sometimes & wholo scttlemont of tho powder-mills wiil go off almost in sn instant, and overy vestige of tho toil of yonrs will o swept away in o cloud, Buhhtlmugh you feol like Lolding your breath to look atit, it ia roslly o very intorosting pro- cess to see. It is made, perhaps you kuow, of charcoal, saltpotro, and brimstone. Each of theso artioles 18 propared in & hougo by itself, but the houso whero they sro mixed is the first terriblo ono. In this building is an immonso millstone, rolling round snd round in oniron bed, and umder tho stono aro put the throo foar- ful ingrodionte of gunpowder. thoroughly mixed aud ground togother, This ia & very dangerous operation, because if the stone comos in contact with its ironbed it {svory apt to strike firo, and the merest suspicion of & spark would set off the whole. The materials are spread throe or four inches in the bod ; the wheel, which goes by water-power, {a started, and every man leaves tho place, The door is shut, and the machinery i8 left to do its torrible work slono. Whon it iag run long enough, the mill is stopped, and the mon como back. This operation leaves the powder in Lard lumpa or cakes. ‘Tho next house is whore the cakos aro broken into graing, and of course iy quite a8 dangerous a8 the laab ono. But the mon can't go away from this, Thoy aro obliged to attend to it overy momont, and yon rusy bo suro not a laugh or a joke is evor heard within its walls, Eyery one who gocs in_hns to take off his ‘boots and put on rubbors, because one grain of tho dangorous powder, crushed by the boot, would explodo the whols in an instant, T'he floor of this house {s covered with lenther, snd is mado porfectly black by tho dust of the gunpowdor, 1t contains n sob of Holvos, each one swaller than tho last, through which the Pu\vdor is pifted, and an immonse ground and aboring mill, whore it is graund up, whilo mon shovel it in woodon shovels. ‘The machinery makos & great doal of noige, but tho mon aro silent, as in the othor housos. Tho reckloss cnnhin;ilo{ the machivery sven sooms {o give greater horror, and ouo is” very glad to get oub of that houso, The stoving room is noxt on the list, and there the gunpowdor is hoated on wooden trays. It is very hot, and no workmon stay thero. From there it goos to the - packing-houso, whore it is put in barrols, kogs, and canisters, Lantly, tbrough all these houses, it gocs ab 1ast ta ¢he atorehouse, Ona fecls like drawing a loug broath to seo tho fonrful stuft kafoly packed away out of tho hands of men, in this ~curious Louss, You've hoard of things belng as dry as n ];owdur-hnunu, bt you would mot think this ouBe very drK. 1t iu almost imbodded in wator, Did you ever hearof a wator-roof beforo? In- atend of steps to go in, there sro shallow tauks of wator, through which everyono must walk to tho door. 3 In none of theea powder-houses is any light ever allowed, excopt sunlight. 'Lhe wages aro good ; the day's work ia short, onding always at 3 or 4 o’clock, But tho men have s yorlous look, that makes one think evory moment of the dan- gor, and glad to gob away. THE CROWN OF SORROW, (a that heart grown cold snd forma!? Darling, still the pock slugs : 4 A BorToW's crown of S0rrow I8 romomboriug happlor ihingafh A8 tho moon's kind boams wora on us, aud your tromn- Uug haud fn mino, Toaven séomed L0 yiold & bicaulng, and hor softest stars to ubino, Could that forvent prayer you ultered flow from aught save roalms pliove? © Conld thint sweel “ Gud bleas you, durling } como from liga tat breathed uot love? Doth my lieart and soul wero loysl,—trus xs noodlo to 0 polo; And, withs thy doar smle to clicor me, I could crave 10 Liapplor goal! Though (he world might deom you faithlosa when your lips refuse Lo speak, Towll anly wuo. tho sugel; ‘wht 18 bumsy mokes you weklt, T will atfll Lo truo and loyal,~mauly tn my bitternoss; And, aa mawmary brlgs you (o e, wite will be (Lo volco o blvasi— Praylug God to guard and shicld yon, whilst eacl hope 1o memory chiugs, For 1 A orEow's uiowi of sortow 18 remoibiring L~ pier thiiys " Cu10400, Bepieiibor, 1673, 0.8. K. There they aro | 874, ¢ 4 THE EVIL EYE. From All The ¥ear Round, X Dright soarlot pomogranaton’ snd frogrant;: soltly-tinted rogon oling round o woodon veran- dn, and ahovo them aro vines aud star-blossomed myrtles, broathing swootnoss into tho nott ovon- ing nlr. Overhond tho mky is cloudless, with purple and green tints raroly scon In Northern' countricn, and, bosides those tokons, thero isn moro humaan indication of Southorn climate, A mtddle-nged woman sits undor tho yorands, and bealdo hor o girl stands spoaking, Dotk womon bave Southorn faces, clear olive sking and lustrous dark oyesi both aro haund- romo, but the girl is bosutitul. Bo far, that is, a8 ehapo and foatures and skin can beautity, Thereso Nouailles is beautiful; but, ms sho stands sponkiug to hor mothor, she looks impo- rious and frotful too, aud there {a o floree, reso- luto will in hor splondid dark oyos. Hor mother had beon liko Theroso yonra ago, but now sho s fat aud bulky, and her oyos aro rathor wily than flerco, Bho woars & gown of pale straw color, but hor head and shoulders are wrapped fu o briliant Indian shawl, in which black and searlot aro the predominant colors. Bho looks like a handgome eibyl ns sho poors through the shawl at hor daughtor's face, 1 tell theo, my mothor, I hato dolay. At Voron ‘thero is a rich home waiting for me, and* Ilong to soo it, Ab, my mother, romombor that I have boon poor,all my life; 1t is o glorious feoling to think that I shall never want mouey again,” Tho mother's eyes gliaten, thore s a keen look on her faco, which argues somo sympathy with this lovo of money, and yot sho roseuts hor doughter's words, ‘“''nke caro, Thereso. Tho dog threw away substanco, thou knowest, in suatching at a shadow. Thou art married to a rich man, and he loves theo, and ho is gentlo and casily por- suaded; Ho will stay hore in Ohardos if thou willost it, Ilis property is funded ; his presonco is not nooded at Yeron. Bo guidod, my child, Btay haro, 1t is, indeed, botter.” Tlio mother's voice grows imploring. At firat a solflsh wish to koep hor rich son-in-law and his money at Chardes moved ler; but, a8 who spouks, tho ploturo of Ler daughlor's dull lifo alouo with this quiet old man i realized by hor fm;:;isflt fmluay.m " gho repeats, tlb ld ny hoj 8, “among thy ol cnmpnu{uns, and nsnr“é’l.’\y father and g}e."y ¢ Morel, mo mero. Na. 1'hava decided, I ‘must ado my husband's home, I£I stay horo T sm only :Theresa marriod iuatoad of "Whersss Ehlilu; but at Yeron," sho curves her gracoful nook, sud hor oyos shine out with the coming triumph she pictures, ‘I shall bo Mme. Dupant, wifo of tho riohest landownor, oxcopt the soig- nour himsolf. What do I know? It is possiblo that when tho ladies at tho chatonu see me tho; will ba nnla tao glad to woleome me, aud ta ad- mit me to thoir intimacy.” Mme. Nousilles shakes hor bead, *‘'Chat might bo possiblo hore in the Bouth, Therose, whoto our claims aud old descant aro known; but the Northorners are s cold-bloodad, insensiblo people, aud thy beauty even will nok break down tho s{iff barriors set batwoen classes up there.” Monsisur Dupont is not cold-blooded.” Tho youug boauty laughs and blusbes ; her court- ship hins been very short, and hor husbana dotes on bher. ; ** No.” Tho mothor pouses an instant, ¢ Mon- sieur Dupont is all that ean bo desired in & hus- band, or Ishould not have presonied him to thee, Therose. Monsieur Dupont stays hero happy and contented, aud, although le is so much oldor, e stands by choerfs {‘, and Aces theo dance and amuge thyself with thy old com- nnions ; but at Veron all this will be changed. Elm‘u Monsicur. Dupout_considera that I am still Dbegido theo, and that all that I permit ia to ba pormitted ; but far away at Veron ho will bo thy solo_guardian ; and my Ploroso Lovos ploaguro dearly, and it isimpossiblo that, at Lis age, Mon- giour Dupont may not care for tho gaiaty which In to thoo so necossary.” Thorese turns away pouting, but, as hor moth- er ends, & coufident smilo choses the pout from tho girl's lovoly lips. * My mothor, it I wero to bid Monsiour Du- pont stand ou his hoend, ho would try to obay mo,” Her mothor laughs, and Thorese flushes with quick angor. “ L may this n prulus of my husband. Ho is ovorything I wish." Bho moves away tothe end of the longlow Liouse, and tands looking at the exquiaita sky 5 ot leust hier great passiounte oyes are lifted to it, but her thoughts aro all of earth, # And can my mother think that Ihave mar- |. ried so old & man, given up sli chance of a young and handsoma husband, to stay contontedly un- der her wing at Chardes? No, lmust have somothing more than this for my sncrifice.” Sho bogins to pace up aud down, * My mother says that ut Veron no one will know anyshing about ma. Well, thoysoon aball know some- thing about Mme, Dupont. I will stop in Paris on our way, snd see whethor I liko the bonnots ood dresses thore botter than my own. By hus- boud saye thet jowelry would spoil my boauty, but I think socing is bolioving, It he ls so rich it is botter to decorato mo than to hoord. Yos, I have docided, I will not stay another week at Chardes.” Bhe gives a litilo stamp by way of soal to her purposo, then, 84 sho turnus abruptly, sha moots her mother face to face. Mmeo. Nouailles bas cropt up silently. She uts hor hands en hor daughtor’s shouldors. 'he girl is startled by the unusual action, Bho looks inquiringly. ;) She socs a frosh romonstrance in hor mothor’s imploring oyes and partea lips, bub ab the sight her will socms to bo of iron strongth. 4 My mothor, I have decidod,” slio says, quiot- Iy, “'Within ® weok I ondmy bhusband must Jeava Cuardes.” “'Ab, mo!" Thorois a sob in the womsn's voice, and her shoulders riso and fall with sup- prossod ngitation, *“I conjuro theo, my child, Tiot to bo rash, uot to tompt fato ; I eannat toll why I so shriuk from thy departuro, It is not only tho thought of losing theo. It mny bo bo- canse I dotoat the North and its cold, formal ways. Dut Ilavoouo roason, that may weigh evon with theo, my willtul Therese. I do not like that thon shouldst go to a houss whore thors is alroady a mistress.” Thorcse's blnok brows knit in a fiorco frown. I say Ido nol liko this Moro Mangin of whom thy husband speaky with so muoh praise.” “Ihorese bonds down and kissos hor mother, ** Ba at enso, my mathor." Sha gives & cheorful smilo, * Ln More Mangin is an ugly old womun, and, if shodoos not plosse me, why I shall sond hor away. A, hero is Monsier Dupont.” A tall; thin mion comes from underncath the vorauda, and advancos toward thom, Mme. Nouailles shudders, and then crosses horself. 1 should not foar so much,” she whispers, 4 if ho lind not said that the poople of Voron pay his Lousekoopor hay the ovil oyo."” 1L L Moro Manginia a tall, dark woman, with long, narrow black oyes, and an ever-changivg pisy’ of countomnco, Tho childron of Voron, call hor a witel, aud thoir mothors gy that she hias the ovil oyo, but this is only whispored, for {:o oue prospers who iy on unfriendly %nrma with or. Look at hor, Btnndlniin hor master's garden, Bhe Iy, indeed, vory llko & witoh, Ifor brown cotton gown clinga closo about hor logs, and on tho top of hor whito eap, which has scarcely any frills to sponk of, isn coarso brown straw hat with a Ligh erown. 8he wears a blue and yellow nockorehiof, strained acrosn her cheat, and tiod behind her back, and hor folded arms rest upon o black stuff apron. Her faco is so wrinklod that you aro aur&)rlund to sco her auddnulfi turn round and go tripplng toward the house like & young girl & porhaps the movomont can searcoly bo deseribod as tripping ; 1t is quicter, mioro ent-like. Shoe pauses when slio roachos the Iow-browod ontrance, ‘Tho howso {tself is u lurgs, square, gloomy-looking place ; insido thu long nurrow passuge the tlag-stones ure gresn with dmn[: and toll how littlo lito goos on within the old stono wulls, Bho pully a lotter out of her poclkot, and be- sing to roud it through again, 1y the time slio f’mu reached the eud sho is frowning heavily. + You, yes," sho says to hordelf, ** my master, Monslenr Dupont, Is oxcollent, but the bost of mon havo tholr fanlts; Le is good and gontlo, but ho f also wonk and obstinato; ko loved hin wifo, that poor piuk snd whito, mook Josephino, Yos, ha had for hor a passion that is not to be believed, aud whon sho died in tho ilrst yoar of hor marrizgo ho was 80 obstiuate he would not talko comfort. Ha shut himsolf “F' he shut up tho houso from light aud alr, 111t liaa bocomo moroe liko a prison than o houso, Cioll I do not know how it will ever recover it ; aud now what has bapponed? Bix months ago ho doparted without coneulting me, and now ho is to bring homo u wife. Woll, wo sbiall soo who will bo miutresn, 1 am too old for chango.” fihe hing left off seowling, but hor smile hns somothing far moro foarful than her frown, ur, he wind 18 sising fust j olouds, at firet gauzy, ' but Intoly thickening in toxture, sond more and moro 'rapidly acrosa the sky to join aloaden, humid masa of vapor that scoms to bo sproad- lng upward from Sm horizon, E 'liero is atill somo light on tho river, but it looks cold and ghastly to Monsiour Dupont’s {mmg brido, a8 sho catohos a glimpso of it hrough the wiord, white-limbod Lireh-trocs that border thae road, Bho Lins boon 8o impntiont to reach hor: now homo Lhint sho refused to wleop on the road, aud sho s vory tired with tho long, wearisomo jour- ney, 'f‘hsy have loft the dlligenco at tho last market town, and havo boon jolting along tho stony road in nn old-fagbioned vehicls with s hiood for tho }mnsnngum, and » small gent perchiod up In front o!xhflm L(flvd‘l;i el horoso ehivors am aws hor head again within'the hood, . - * Monsiour Dupont,” sho n:{n in o frotful va(elob““ how much louger is it along this dlsmal rond % No answer comes, and sho bonda over to tho corner whore hor husband sits, and touchea his shouldor aith her hand. " A loud snore—na start—and then— ‘*Al, oul, Margot, faia comme tn voudras,” follows tho snoro, 'l'horeso loans back in hor cornor with a look of disgust. * Foolish old man,” sho snys, and thon sho smilgs, *“poor old donr, I am hord-hoarted; the Journoy haa boon too much for his politencss. I wish I could go to sleop, too." But sho cannot Bl"\’f hor mind in rostless, and tho fatiguo from which sho suffors has fevored her, - Bho wishos slie had consented to sloop at the last town they stopped nt, then sho should havo reached her homo in bright morning light, There {8 n suddon jolt. ~Monsiour Dupont starts awake this timo, and looks around him with staring oyes ; as those rench his wife ho TECOVLIE CONBClousNCHS, */Wo shall ‘bo at home very Boon Dow, mon fl]nio" snd thon Margot shall tako care of oo . o puta ont his hand and takes hers, but The- reso shivers nnd draws hersolf away. At that momait hor mothor’s warning assumos a new shapo; forthe first timo sho hoarsin it truth and likolihood. And then her florco will risos against hor fear. T am tired and ovordono,” sho thinks, I havo always ruled everyono, and I will rulo this Margot also," Hor husband has wrapped a shawl round her sinceho woko, aud oither the warmth or her comploto oxhaustion lulls Therese into a short aloep. Bho does not rouse till the vebiclo atops. Bho ‘i so tired that sho docs not atfirst renlizo whoro phe is. Bho leans forward and looks dut, Itia' almost dark, but sho sces a largo dark houso standing & littlo way back from tho road. At tho open door is a tall womau, shading tho Jlight of n_lamp with hor hand. ' As shosoos Monsiour Dupont the woman runs up and shakes hands with him, #“A Inbonne heuro notre maitre,” she says, L] Wh{ you have flown here. I did not look for you til | fo-morrow. However, a8 you know, it in not oasy to find Margot unpropared ; you will find all Foady but a firc, and if you nood ono that 18 aoon kiudlad ; hero, Louison, como and carry in the baggago. 1Is the little mistross in the oar- riago ?" “*Yes, yon." And Monsieur Dupont turns "baock to Yol p his wife down _tho awkward stops, But Therese has serambled down by bhersolf, and sbo stands waiting for busband, vory orect, and with o tompest of prida in hor face. -4 You had botter tell your servant that [ am Madame Dupont,” shie says, vory coldly, and so slowly that it secms as if * she had morsured tho apnco botween hor words. Monsieur Dupont is sonsitive. and ho shrinks into himself at the chauged tone. 1 hardly consider Manuofllu an ordina) servant,” he says, gently; “but I camo to fotcl ou that I might presont you to her.” o tries 7 tako his wito'a hand, bt sho Avoups past him up to whore Margot stands, lamp in hand. Instinctively the woman raises the light, and a8 it falls on " the advancivg figure it falls also on Margot'a faco, 8ho lonns slightly forward; there ia an oagor gleam in tho long, dark eyes, but the lips aro prossod tightly togothor, and tho thick, eyobrows meet in an intonse frown. Thoro is malico and strongth in Margot's face, and for an instant 'theroso faiters in her pur~ pose. Hor mothor's warning comos back; sho feols chilled and fearful; but sho hears hor, husband's footstepa comiug fast up tho wall. Bhe makes a slight bow as sho reachos dar- got. “You aro the housekeeper, I suppose. Go on first, and show the way toWwhatovor room you bavye propared for me." Sho doos not look at hor—and _she wonld not read much on the tutored faca; Margot turus a littlo pale, and hor thin'lips smilo, but she goos on first, and opens tho door of a wmall room,. Bho ‘gm in, lighls two_old-fashioned sconcos on oach side of the firo-place, and thon departs, closing tho door behind her. - Tharese looks around and starts, then gives a littlo cry, crossos horself, and flies to the door ‘which Margot has closod on her, The candlos in the sconces shed only a foeble light on the dark walls, but facing her nro two nknl‘limnu, and on the table below theras o laige skull. v, At the end of M. Dupont’s garden furthosat from the house thore wss a thickly-plantod f(ovu of gycamore-trees ; beyond this wasn gato fending into a fiold, and on tho right of this gato through the trees you could #ee anothor gato sct in the ivy-covered fenco that bordered that sido of the gardon, Margot stood bz this smaller gato, basket in hand, for within the fence lay tho kiichon-gar- don—heor treasury not only for horbs, but also for the curious planta out’of which sho brewed lvlm dococtions which had mado hor famous in eron. Monsjeur had practiced surgery in hin youth, and had also given modical advico, and Margot had studied his books to somo purpose, and probably was the bast doctor of the two, Thero was o acowl on her face as sho wont into the kitchen-garden. . “ Monsjour bids me mako & bisane for Madame, and whon I answor sho will not drink it, ho has looked at mo more stornly than ho ever did ba- fore, Ilhatehor.” Bho begins to gather dandolion loaves, snap- ing them off with a sharp uip of her bouy umb and finger, as if sho wauts to hurt somo one, and is forcod to give vent to tho feeling on that which conion nearcst. I will not bear much more, "—tho words drop from her lips in Dbroken sontonocs. I thought Folix Dupont, for his own sake, would havo taught her how to bebavo; she has ueither tact nor tempor, and sho i8 a fool.” Margot smiles at tho last word in an unplesssut maoner, and then Lor quick eara catch tho sound of voices among tho syca- moro-tress; sho crouches down near ahole in tho fenco sud listens. #No, my aweet [riond, "—it is Monsieur Du- pout's voico, aud it sounds yoxod,—!*1 am sorry to rofuse theo,—it is hardor than thon knowost.” -t Thon why give yowrself tlie pain ?" Thoreso spoaks scorufully, * Bocause I Jovethes really, my child, and I would keep our life tagathor free from olouds,” # At loast, thon, I ought to havoaresson given mo, Ionlyask that all our friends and neigh- bors, who havo scomod so glad to soe mo, may come and dance in my honor ; it 18 not muoh to ask, and why am I refusod ?" Margot Iaughs to herself as sho orouches under tho hodgo, “Tienal she has a rare mmlwr, but Falix Du- I)out muat bo doting indeed il ho submils to & ono like that," Bhe listons eagorly for hor maa- tor's answer, but ho waits beforo ho gives it. ‘Whon ho spoaks his voico ie full of paju, # Therose, do not make mocalithoo willful, I told thoo at Ohardes that I lived aquiat, dull lifo; that at Yoron we are quiot, dull peaple. Every now and thon, from timo to time, wo ask 8 fow of our neighbors to dino with us, accord- ing to tho gustom of Veron, and thou halt do this, my child; but o foto, such as that thou dosirost, would raiso the tougme of gossip ngninkt us, and wonld lesaon our frionds fustead of in- croasing thom; and besldes—hush, till I havo eondod--since we have boen married we have had too much gayety, I want theo more to mysolf, wy dear littlo friond; if wo lovo one suothor, our own socioty should be all-suffiolent,” 1t sooms to tho listonor that Mademe Dupont strugelos away from hor husband, % Oh that I had stoyed at Obardes,” tho girl sobs, passlonataly. ''1have nevor lived a dull lifo, and I will ot ; if you had a quartor of tho love for mo which you f)rotond to bave, you would uot mnko uie fo unhappy ; but you do not lovo mo. Boonor thun displeaso that hnteful Louscloopor, you will break my hoart, Lither sho will go or T will,” There is a sound of swift footutops hurrying away, and thon silunce, Margot risoy, eroops softly to the gato, and looks through it, Monsleur Dupout stands un= dor the troes, vory atill and quiet, his faco hid- don botweon his handa, © Banl gho has shown her band, 8ho shall zo, not 1, Lhio honsekeoper auys, botweou hor voth, ag sho hidos again behind o tall row of nu:;l,nt-m]mmnl. ion sho conios aguin to the gato, Monslour Dupont in out of sigite i Margot goes in-doors, 8he i anxious to seo liow the young mistreas hosrs dofont; bub Thereso I8 not in oithor of the down-stuivs roows, aud prosontly, when the housokeoper makes an oxcuso to go to the Madamo's hod- room, ehe finds the dagr Joaled. adnme Dupont kept her door locked till noon tho next day, thou she came into the cat~ Infimom and raug for coffee, {therto Margot had refrained from remon- strauco, Bho foilod Madamo Dupont's haughty airs Ly an apparent unconsciousnous that any offonso was monnt, and this reticonce hiad boon part stratagem, Pmt. love for lLer mustor, and doslro to sparo hin pain, T'o-day sho brought in the coffeo herself, and sho saw with satisfaotion tho polo chooksa and honv{ oyod of hor mastor’s wifo. 1t sosmed to hor that hor tims to spenk hnd como. ¢ Madamo has not u‘ow well,” sho said, with koon look throuph Lor Lialf-closed oyelidu. No ansyer, oxcopt n haughty movemont of the gracoful neck, ¢ Monsfour has not slopt cithor.,” Margob drow noar, and put hor hand on tho yonnf lady's chalr. - **Al, Madamo, it mukes mo end to soo my maator unhay %" Thoroue'a firet impulso wns to bid the woman loave her, but sho checkod this; thoro was n now sound in Margot’s volce, and the girl's hoart Lont fast in vague torror, Tho droad that had sofzod lior on that first night lind beon lulled b{ thio honsckeeper's indifferonca but now tho old foar was comiug buck. =Bl darod not look up; tho ‘'ovil cyo™ might even now be blight- ing-her. Margot's appoal bad startled her,—the woman was bnperiinont and interfering, but sho was plainly moved Ly love for hor muntor, and socrotly Uherose felt ashamod of hor own treat- mant of lior gentle, loving busband, Margot was surprised ot Lor silonco, * “Tho bird is tamed 8o acon, is it ?” Bhe closed hor o{\;ou on Lhig thought, and stood wolghing the posatblity of governing Thorose instead of gote ting rid of hor. 1 will go and toll Monsiour," sho sald, ¢ that Madamo wishos to sco him,"” “You willdo no such thing; you had bottor mind your own businoss, or you may get iuto trouble. All you havo to doia to take care of tho house, aud see that it goos as it should do. You ean loave me ; 1 profer to bo alone.” Therese spoke haughtily, but she did not look at the housekeopor. l\lnfioe bent over the high- lla)uckndtohur #ill hor faco almost touched Madame upont, “p(iood coungel should slways bo woloome. Madamo is very young, and sho does not, por- Laps, remombor that the chief duty of a wifo is submisgion. Monslour is moro unlmmf than I havo ever scen him since tho doath of Madame, and lo did woll to rogrot her,—sho never gavo sny ono an unkind word. Bhe cousulted mo in evorything.” 4 Phen pho was a fool—" Thorose'a anger mastered hor fear, and she ushed brok her chair impatiently. It struck ho blnluunkuopur o sharp blow a8 she still bent over it, Margot whitoned till she looked liko a dead woman, and Thereso trembled as sho glancod at ber fico. “Bhe was what you will never bo,—sho was an angol. She made othors liappy, you live only for your own pleasure ; her death was blesged ; yours will bo & curso.” Margot bad lopt calm outwardly, but the blow, which she bolieved was intontional, had made hor furious, hor words came without her control. Thoroese's indignation conquered all discrotion, Bho stepped forward und gave the insolont ser- vant o box on the oar. “ Go away, do you hear ma. Insolont " gho stamped her fool, *I do not wish over to see ou again. You can tell Monsiour Dupont I vo discharged you.” Mporgot stood drawn upto hor full height, colorless except for o faint stroak on the cheek which Thoreso had struck. “Twill tell your master and mine what you !n,’“ she snid, hLer voice full of contempt, . T'horeso looked up quickly,—a tlush of shamo had !l)ral\d ovor hor face,~bnt whon sho mot Margot's oyes, 5o blanchod at once, and caught at the chair to save horself from falling, It seemed to tho unhappy girl that through those Dalf-closed, dark oyos an- evil spirit was looking at hor, smiling in malignant trinmph. Bofora ahe recovored horselt Margot had departed, V. Tt {4 lalo evening, and the wind is cold and searching ; it blows pitilossly chmu;fu the syca- more-troos, and, sonds with™ each blast o freph tributo of leavey into tho dark wator that lies in the flald boyond the gate. Tho wator eddies and tremblos ns if it, too, shrinks from the chill blast, Mouslour Difpout, buirying homo oross tho fiold, shakes his head at the accumulation of loavas nud broken twigs on the water, I, must bo_cloansed to-morrow,” lio enys, #or the flah will be choked.” And then, a8 hoe opens tho gate and passes into tha garden, Monsiour Dupont sighs, and wonders whothor ha wife'a tomper will bo changed. Margot has told hor story, and ho is angry as woll as grioved with his wifo, o has only seon Therese for & fow minutos, for sho insisis on Murgot's instant dimmissal. As Lo walks slowly to the house, 8o full of discord now, the memory of his aweot, loving Josaphine comes back, and Lo sighs still mora hoavily. “ Hhe loved Margot,” ho says, trying to nervo himaolf futo resolution, * sud Margot is & good and.valuablo womau, I canuot have her ill- treated.” v Monsicur is patient and good, but his wifo's conduct is oul of the pala of his sxporionce, and hor resoluto avoiduuce of him during thoso last days s brokon the spell of bis infatuation. 1 was happier alono with Margok,” he mur- murs, o8 ho goos slowly and heavily into tho ouso, o finda Therese pacing up anddown tholarge ‘bara dining-room, Bhe stops when slte soos her husband, but she doos not speak or smile. Movsiour Dupont watks up to or. “ My wifo,” ho #nys, vory gm\'ulf', +* Christlan rcoplu caunot live a8 thou and I hiavo beon kv~ ng thoso lost throo dsye, and Ilove thee too well to suffer theo to commit injustice without ropainug it, I will never pormit Marguerito to be importinont, but 1 caunot discharge so good & servant, I must ask thee to apologizo for the Dblow thou hast siruck her. Iam quito sure thou dost, ropont it.” Thorose’s eyes flash such briliant scorn that the poor man cowors, #“Thon you chooso between mo and ber, I have enid I will not live with her, and I will keop wy word.» Toneieur Dupont shakes his hend, * Thoreso, thou lhnst made me [rightencd ns woll as sad; such o temper i o cuise, 1 is n‘clnlt }unrgot, it is thywell thou muwt learn to rule.” Bho gives him n passionate glance, and Lurrios away to hor room. ‘T must write {o her," ho thought ; *' she will pot listen to my words.” That night tho wind rose to storm fury; it burat into Lionses through windows, hurled hugo slutes off-tho old roofs, and brought many a troe orashing down into the river. Dut Therese did not hear it. Bhe paced her lonely room up and down till twilight faded into darkness, aud even thion shie wout on pacing up and dowit. Thore camo n suddon tap at tho door, and she startod with a scream of terror. # Q'est mol, Madume.” Tho twnnfi of Loui- son's voico soothad Thoresc's fear : shio went to the door nnd opoued it. A sudden shrinking from her louclingss made her glad even to soo Louigon. The girl bad a. lman n ono hand and aletter in tho othor, Sho Leld the letter to Mme. Dupont. “DBut muadame has no light.” Bhe poored over tho young lady’s shoulder into tho davk room, “@ive mo your lamp,"” Thorese eaid. Bhe longed to sk Louison to stay with hor, but the irl turned away when she hud sot tho lamp ox Lo tablo, "Thereso sentod hiorsol? and looked ot tho lat- tor, It was from hor hushand, »* Folly,” sho sald, augrily, ‘A sermon, I suppose,’ At the firat fow words hor oyos softened, and her bosom benved, Monuienr Dupont ussurod his wito 8o tonderly thut hin ouly wish was to make horhappy ; but as hie wout on jn praine of l\lnrgnl'a good” qualitios, tho dark eyobrows knittod, and the florceness camo baclk. Tho lat- tor onded with thewo words: * It is better to submit to a little that wo do not liko than to loso 80 good n housokospor, Icannot turk away Ho old und nttachod o sorvant oven for theo: and Tesidos this I muko it o spocial roquest that thou wilt npologize for the blow. Adtor ihis thero will Lo ponca.” ‘I'neroso started up and flung the lottor on the floor, “ Bolflsh old fool | Isoeit now, Hocaros for his penco and Lis untroubled lifo more than any- thing—muech, muoh more thau hae carcs for meo. Wall, io shiall bava It. I will go away, and leayo him to find out what it Is tolosome. Iwill go—"" Bho stopped and put both hauda to hor templed; thoy scemed to bo awelliug with the dizzy lumult Within her brain. ‘Whero should sho go? Not to Chardes, where sho hud thought to maka & trlumphant roturn, Bhe could not go thero as a fugitive. Where could sho go? Bho ehivored and loaned against the wall of lxm-li room, Bho oould wob go into that great cald outsido world alove, ‘Would it not bo botter to stay horo? But the tiny whivper wau silenced instantly, ** No, no—nayor 1" Bhe stood oroct again, her ayes flashing, hor hands clonchod, **I caunot sluy uulmm‘i beg pardon of that woman., Ah, #ho Is no womun—sho iy a flond ! —her oyes—hor oyos " ghe covored hor faco with quivering flugors, * Aud he—he is determived. or bo would not writo in that cold manner L]m would come himeolt and ontrent mo to bo frionds. Frionds " slio loughed scornfully, ** I bogin ta hata tho old wroteli, andif I did atay hore, ta Tiva shut up alono with kim wonld bo holl—| holl! Woll, theroe i5 ono flond horo alroady - hor oyes grew wildor nud sho talked alond in hes oxcitomoit. * You, sho hna the ovil oyo; I folt it soorch my brain, And aho hns said my doath shall bo a curse. No, the cutso bo on lilm who hl‘n“[ihh mo hore—tured me undor the same root with this flond ; my curso on her, too ! - Ah, m; mother, it I had but listoned to theo, if I hn hut stayed In Chardes ; but that s idle now, I am doomod—If I etay I can only wither slowly undor this firo, it I8 in my hoart and In my brai; it Ifly it will follow mo, for sho is mno woman, and ber torriblo u,vo—nh, what do I know, oven now it ia destroying me I” Bhio flung horgelt on the floor. L Moro Mangin roso oarly, Blo was always up and drossod bofore her lazy help errived, for Louigon did not sloop in the house, This morn- ing, to ber surpnse, sho found the door Jeading into the garden opon. “Did I forget to lock it, thon, last night " ha gald, with o puzzled face. Loufson was Iate. Tho firo waa lit and the Idtchon awept before her sabots came clattering down the stonn psssago. Margot turned round with a roprimand on hor thin lips, but tho sight of Loulson's faco stayed hor tongue, 'The glrl tooked dlay-color, aud ahe g{omm into a chair as if sho lad roceived & o W “Thoro iu a ghost, Mere Mangin—a ghost wha walks among tho troes la-bas,” and sho points ta the leon' # Plorrot has oen it whilo hie was looking far mushraoms—a ghast with lang black hair and all in white.” La_3Mero frowu pale, and hor narrow oyes shrink into a line, ) “Hold thy poaco, simploton; do not lot the master honr of such folly, Hers, mind tho goffae-pot an inatant.” For o sudden thought, almost a fear, has come tn Margot, and sho hurries up to the room of Mme, Dupont. 8k opons the door gontly. Bhe is eurprised to find it unlocked., The room s empty, tho bed has not beon slept in, but the clothes” which }me, Dupout wore yosterday lio in a heap ou the floor. Margot takosthis in at a glanco, and thon she goce to find Monsiour Dupont, ¥ Iavo you seon Madsme ?" i face auswor hor, and she hurries on to the garden. 8ho sonrchies overy corner, and then with slow, unwilling steps she goes to the silont ool bonoath tho trees. * Itiscovered with fallon lonves, and one or two large boughs: have hoen wronched off by the wind, snd stretch their twistod arme as if thoy.were enakos writhing on tho wator. Margot stands poering down Into the water 88 if she thought shao could soo down £o tho bottom, Ier arm ia ronghly soized. “\Vhat do you horo, wasting timo 7" Monsieur Dnpont says hoarsely. *‘Yon have driven her away—find her, I tell'you, find bor at once.” Margot only shalkes her head and poiuts to the pool, and the wind moans sadly among the trece, They soek her at Ohiardes, for at first Monsiour Dupont will only beliovo that she has sought refoge among her own poople, but Therese ia nok thoroe, and her_parents cry sbamo on the gray- buirell busband who has fallod to mako their daughio: happy. Thoy search in tho neighbor. hood of Veron, and at last In shoer woariness, Monstour Dupont pormits tho pool tobo searchad, ‘but ‘Cherero is nover found. Bome of tho old folks at Voron shake their lieads, and say there aro deep holes in the pond, and that Margot knows of thom, and that till the missing wifo 13 found the house'of Felix Dupont will bo haunted. And it is whispored that in every Soptember, in gusty weather, just when o dawn brings o ghastly light over the damp, dismal houso,” s tall, whito woman with long black hair glides through tho garden and disap- pears smong tha s{cnmornu. La Mero Mangin has nover scen the ghost, and no one would daro to tell her of it, bit she ia avoided moro than over. Sho rules supremoly now in tho old Louso, but she looks aged and anxious, and thoro is in hor eyos tho same seek- ing, oxpectant expreseion which you see in hox mastor'’s, Folix Dupont is always secking his loat The« roso, As ho goos through Vernon the children point at tho withored, bent old man, andery: out: ‘Thero Rocs the old Dupont looking for hig witch-wifo," And as ho goes, tho poor broken man mur- murs: s * My poor unhappy child,—my lost Therese,~ shall I ovor Bud tllx.‘& o % i ——— THE OLD SURPRISE. Now what hath enterod my loved woods, And touched tholr groeni with sudden change? What 13 thia Inst of Nature's moods’ ‘Fhat makes tho roadslde look 80 strange? Who blanchied my thistlo's blushing faco, And guvo the winds hor silver huir 7 Bot golden-rod within her placo, And gcatierod asters everywhers? Who aplnahod with rod the sumnch hedge— ‘The sassafras with purple stain ; Govo Ivy-Jeavea a suby odgo, And painted all their stews again ? o1 tho change roschen high and wido, Tiath tonod the aky o softer blue; Iath cropt along tho river siio, And_trod tho valloys throughi and through ; Discolored overs hazol copas, Aud stricken ll tho Pasturo lande; Fluug voils acrons the mountain fops, And bound their feet with yollow bands, Ts, thon, Saptomber como 0 soon? Full thmodoth Sumimer noler abide? While yet it secins but Bummer’s noon, Wo'ro floating down the Autumn Had, —Atiuitie Monthly, An Old-Timo Teamster. Howas an old tonmstor, and kuew not only every iuch of tho road that led to the distant market town to which we were going, but e landlord, groom, and barkeopor on_tho way. man of such vast gongr-p cal knowledge, and such oxtensive and, interesting acquaintance with men, became to'me a most important per~ gonage. When he bad smused himself long onough with stories told to excite my imagina~ tiou, he turned to me BMTI] and said ¢ * Boy, do you over tell lios 7 “ Yos, sir," I nnswored, without hesitation, “Youdo$ Then why didn's you lio when X askod you the question ?" 4 Bocauso I never lie oxcopt to plense people,” X repliod. “Ohl youaro one of tho story-tellers, m® you?" ho said, in & tone of severity. ¥ Yos, Bir." A \Vul'l, then, you ought to be flofl«l. nr had o story-telling boy I would iog 16 out of him. Truith, boy; always stand by he truth | It wag only thia timo last £1at I was carry~ ing nload of goods down fie mountain fors fawily the samo_as yours, sad thero was a little boy who wont with mo tha 880 a8 your are gos ing now, I was sure Imelt tobscco, Said I, *X smell tobacco.’ Tlagrow red in the face, and § chargod him with baving some in hia pocket, Ho dociared ho had none, sud I ssid, ‘Wo shall/ sao what will como to lisra’ 1 pitied him, for knov somothing terribla would happen. A wtrsp broko, and tho horsos startod on A run, an off went the boy. I ntoEpod thom aa soon as eould, ran back, and picked him up insonsible, vith as handsomo & plug of tobacoo'in his pool~ ot a8 you ever £aw ; eud tho rascal had stolen it trom his graudmother! Always 'P"‘k the truth, my boy, atwaya sponi tho drith1” + And did you stonl tho toboco from him 2" § asked. 4Nop, 1ad, I took it sud usod it becanee I know it wonld hurt hiny,andI couldn't boar the thougliy of oxposivg him to his fimmlmouwn“ Do you think Jylng 1 worsa than stonling P I ngkod. “That is somothing we can't eottle, Tobacoa {n vory proacrying aud cleausing to the tooth, and T'am obliged to use it, Lo you soo that lits tlo building wo are coming to# " That fs Snow's store; and now, if you ara & boy that has soy horrt—ony real heart—and if you havo saved up afow ponnies, you will goin thore aud g‘gt | stick of candy for yourself and n plug of tobae. co forme, That would be tho sqnaro thing for boy to do who sands by the truth, and wnats todon good turn tothe man that helps hin along ;" and ho looked mo iu tho oye o steadity and pemumivo\g that reaiutanos was impossiblo, and 1y poor lttle puree went back lato my poaks ot painfully ompty of that which had Hoomed Pt sab ki ooy 2 like woalth,—Holland's Arthur Bonnicastle. ? i ? An Intoresting Marrlagos A marriage possosging somo Iuluruul;,f Ssg tores took jlace & fow duya ago at Moy 2 \illago. o Novths Garoiu, Lot Dridogeoon £10 doaf wmntes. T :? Thuntear, “Ia tho duughtor of FRIEL. the Doa? sud Duw) § = wony the couplo o 8 Ou their way, whild & Mr. [lh\vn?gl);u & M =D Lioeh m‘mr. g E‘{gm ki Blamoso twing; tho groom wesp Tatolgh, Ve twain woro_dutipy lE& aud-dumb aiphabot, tho,gm 0 having been intorprol gfi' g 1 E@fi