Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 4, 1874, Page 10

i i t i i - +Dbetter, il houenty of puiposy, strougth, and wdepond- | * iportations, 10 e - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, A Far-Away Provinco of tho Cana:’ diun Dominion " . The Country and Its People. Correspondonice of The Chicags Tribune, . OuAutorTh Tows, P, I, T, June 16, 1674 Ttmalght perhinps bo iuterostiny to the rondors of Tut TntnuNe to learn somethiug abont this far-usay Provinco of Her, Britannio Majosty's Canadian Dominion, Probably mnny of your roadora biave ¢ rathor vnguo idoauf 1ts exact googeaphiieal looation, Muck loss do thoy con- celve [t to bo a I’rovinoo with & soperato Logisla- furo and all the paraphornalia of & Loenl Gov- erament, 1 was told by » gentleman from the Iplaud that, on oue oceaslon, having rocorded hin nomie as a visilor ut one of tho first eduoational Justitutions in & Wostern city, sud baving ap. pondad the mysterious Lioroglyphles, P, E. L, B, N. A, the Psincipat of tho scheol smiled ‘binndly and confessed his inability to futerpres, It may, thoreforo, bo well to state that Prince Ydward Island {8 situated in tho Gulf of 8i. Lawrence, and fs . ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE PROVINCES of the Dominion of Oauada, with a population aif ubout 100,000, Toan Amorican,and moro partioulatlya Wostern man, the ohangs in the appoarancs and chiarac tor of the poople on o1osaing the border luto the Domivion is very striking, If we oxcept tho Proviuce of Queben, whore the Fronch element prevails, ‘aud which Is altogethor unique in its charaator, the first thing whict will be lilely to impross a strangor in tho stern and momewhet luish Scottieh accent with whioh his onrs will Do greotod, Itistiuo thal the Anglo-Saxon is tho ruling eleweut in the Maritimo Provincens, and yot thero is always a sufliciont amount of tho Scoteh olement Lo malo itselt strongly folt, It the tourist should - unfortunately como inlo Jiostile contaot with any of that uncompromlam g raco, ho will at first. be ruthor dienereonbiy Jmprosyod with thoir agotim and somowhat pugs- nacious connarvatism, and by favorable fmprernlons of tho country will not ba at all liko- 1y to bo lieightencd by the apparent wunt of pus litoness and ounrtosy on the Imu of all railrond or steawboat ofticials, Ho will, howevor, if ho tevs long eiough, learn to understand them and will flnnlly bo.willing to admit that, ence of charaater, Lhoy, wore noarly thai any othor pooplo of tha préant duy, rezomble the Amerieaus af the Revolutionary periad. Princo Edward Ixlaud bolougs govlogleally to tho Perwtun, or NEW RUD SANDSTONE FORMATION § and the first thing.that catchios tue oyo of the Lyavoler on appronciung ite shores 18 the long, low, réd liue of coast risiug ubove the bluo veators of tho Quif, Ae Lo comes nearer, ho potceives that tho const 1 deeply indonted, ruu- ning out into lung hendlands, and_recodiug into gitcetully-vutved bays, or broad, winding rivers; While, at this sonson, tbe bught rod bunks ure beautinilly contrasted with the fresh groen tiolds above thetu, and the groves of beceh, birch, sud maple, just’ ous fu their eprivg-robos, or tha ‘mora tombre tints of fir sud spruce, Tio latier Liave alivays sometbing s Hetlo wintry o their apoarance, aud remind, us that we' aro oo cbhmlo whiore winter_comes in for _quite a large phiare of tho yeur, Duriug the winter therais icution with the Islaud bub by moans of little fce-bouts, which cross the strait atn pulut whore 1t iy _only 7 or § miles wido, to the beighboring Proviuee of New Brunswick. By medns of theso, the mails aro tansforred protiy xegularly; and, o there 1 also Lolographio com= muulcation, tho Jslanders are no' a0 isolatod na ouo might at thest supposo. Yet . must be u ro- lieZ when tho ey fottors broak and tio lirst sbips Vbgin to arrive from Eugland with the spring- Just imagiue tha commotion umong the ladies, afier being kopt ouc of tho Jnfest fashious for tour or live montusl CHARLOTTE TOWN, the Capital of tho Irovince, hus a fino-harbor, formed by the junctionof tlivce largo rivers,~—the Ihilsborough, Yoik, and Eliot,—and ia locatod 13 ~on the point of Iahd borwaon the two former Tivors. It 1a & wooda, impruved town, of about | = 10,000 inhabitanes, wich little of patural benuty to rocommond it; oud Art, in the way of either - architocture or adorument of grounds, has been still lnore frugal in her gifts. lora tha Local Lieginlaturo meets, nnd hete resido the principal ofiicials connectod with the Govorument of the Colony, The hotol-uccomumodutions aie poor, and the traveler will bo very hkoly at irat to sup- pose that hio has excited the cspecial dislike of the Jundlady, A further .ucguaintauge will con- vinco Lim that it is only a combination of difll. dencoe and un oxaggoeratud idea of indopendence cnusud by fzolation from the mure active world, giving riseto.s typo of chutuola which i quitd o atudy to ons intorested in pjebologienl sub- jeats, o _Ivin yelated that, when tha town was in its in- faucy, in the time of the Revolutionary War, it wan vivitod by au Auorican priviieer, whioh cars icd off two 6f the principal ollielals of the little Lis dixapproval std Togret, £5d maghanimonsly sont thom buck “nary of tho St Law- Touce, on the lalsud used t0 Lo called m the old Trench timos. A town which Te bad & sentury of growth caunot hava fuiled to dovalop A PECULIAR CHABACTER OF IT8 OWN, and some knowlodgo of tho history of tua place iways ounbles ws to uuderstund (hat. character Lutter, Until tho presuut genoration, when re- spousible goveinuiout was introduced, alt the chier putile oMiosss wera sewt out dircetty trom England. A1l was & small, isolatod placa, they Were, of comino, gonerally & neaty clyss: who Liud sometimes’ considerablo cultira cobined with & wurow ond axclunive conservative spirit, which their compnrative retirement bers touded to itorense iathor than otborwiss, 1€ we ules consider thut tbin waw, perhups, tho chopest place of residence in the tivilized world, nml bt mauy whose prido exceedod thoir weans, and who could scurcely matntsin sy stauding in Lngland, cnmo hors, boenuso thoy conld get what th isicdored a bottor so- cini position, we onn more seadily understand the reifish, 'sxclusive, and unheaithy tone por- vading socioty. 1t it somothing which van be ¢ yoy poreeptibly felt, but iy ol cuslly desaribed, Yorbups 1 can iudicate to some miuds what [ wean by eaying that the h{r'hul' culture of the place wonld genaally tond toward rituatism rather thnn toward any of the broad humanita. riuu forws of thought, But it would bo u great mistake to apply Vir- 1il's ' Ab uno disco omties” to the Piuvince ab arge. Thera has grown up all over the vountry o subktantind elass, who reprosent the true uative growth ; and from this claes Lovo sprung wil ra- forms in cdueation or politice with which the Provinco Las been blegsed. o this olnus bo- Jongs the preseut Alistor of the Intorior of the Dauunion. No counitry can continno o advance without a foundation in natural rosources, uod the utroug- Liold of wdustry in this Proviuce will always bo Y8 AGIICULTUBAL FACILITIES, though its fisherios slono would mai.o it a place of womo lmportance, The suil is not very rieh ; Dut, ull nlong tho maiu_river-beds and - inlots, there i o dopasit of sholls soveral feet Indepth. “Thiv, though mniuly composed of oystor-sholls, * i popularly called mussel-mad, and s dug up by the turmers with swnll diedges, which are * workad by boree-powar on the iee, (s tho wintor, when thoro iy little else for the agricultural lu- Dorors to do. As a fertilizor, this 18 Just adapted to the light red sundstoue soll; and tne crops of pointoen, turnips, oats, barley, sud oven wioat, iro rained, 1 suould ot forget, koo, to mentiar the Losutiful mendows, which, ut tuis season, are more enptivasing than any other floids under ¢ eultivation, and which yiold "luxuriant cropa of Dbuy. Tho genorid surface of tho countiy 1s . uudulatuig, pivivg o fine succeneion of hill” and vatloy, with ull the udded charus of groves und slroamlots. t “flhore ixn narrow-gauge rallroad (aot guits « finishiod) extendiug noarly the ontire longth of § the wslend,—mulung o distance of about 140 miles; aad, when it i _comploted, tourists will Liave tho opportunity of seeing a gioat denl of | the country in a single duy's ride, as the wholo Tutand is ouly about 120 mbios In longth n a direct Jine, wid bnw an- avorago broadtl of but 20 1 or 80 mules, , . dt 1w howover, much mora eatialactory to take } timo wisd ponctrito into TiLE MONE BLQUEWENED PLAGES, On the north coast wa find fine lavel sund-beaokies, mnking oxeullent baching pluces, aud destined ta hocome jo tuturo o fuvorts sumwer-resort, A duive among tho nower sottloments of tia in. terior wilt miply ropay the approcintive tourist, o will find some fonlly 1omantio and alnost wild scenery. From tha lnll-tops he will otion cutoh glimpaos of the blue you in the distauce, Caeiming Lo merice nfo tho Infinity OF biia sl { Sbave, © whilo * bonouth bim flo. sy valloyw and long remckes of foroat {hubing “tho hilisidos 1o o ‘miare foid . woodlanda - lio. may acansionsly _a0v sl blus, ourhng amoke rlulivg from bhe loues [ { right Laa thae National Goverumont Lo interforo | i there ute huudrads of farmets who would be - tem, thoy have no chanca of solling their land, - -THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1874, : . i —_— ly camp-fire of soma Mlemao Indisn who yot' lngors aronnd his old_hunting-grounds, snd oo~ aupios himnelf in making gaily-colored buskets aud various Linds of wooden-ware, - Thon, i the opan country, at ovory lmportant cross-rosd, ke, will flnd the modest achool-lioune § and, if it ba a Booteh . mettlemant, the acholars will range themanlvos in two lines, mnle and fomalo, by the road-slde, and bow nnd courtesy a8 he passca, Ho will observe in their sontlors the name ** gen- acous loyalty to rank and enx, proud submlssion and dignifled obedlonce,” which cauncd tholr, aucestors, {n.the lant contury: to follow the for- tunea of tha Btuarta ; and his Ropublican edu- cation and eympnthios’ - will not prevent him from “npprociating the large. elp- menk _of “pootry 'In ' sich a charactor, ‘oven It his doos auspocs; that thotr polities aro not *littlo consorvative, and their theology would find & bolter exponont i Patton-than in Bwing, Finnlly, it ho wislios to closo up the dny intho " full satioty of onjovment, lot Lim choose some solitary woadiand toad, whore NATURE' WILD WARDLERS pour out tho wholo .oxpresslon of their bolng in song, A spoclos of gray sparrow, with a serana, “plaintlve, far-renching melody, and &~ brown .thrush, with o moro wllvory, gushing food of #ong, lead thie chorus; whilo a vast Bymphonious sccomopnuimaont of cohirps, and’ twitters, and cally, echo through all the leaty dopths of shada. But ho night-ait grows cool, aud we advise our . sontimenta) tourlst to scek the sholter of sumo bospitable fatm-uouse, whoro wa shail loave him for tho presont. Viaron, —_— THE LAND-TAX. MuscaTixr, In., Juno 27, 1874, T the Editor of The Chicagio T'ribune: B8in: In Friday's Trinore 1 saw a communis cation on tho Lund-Tax question, signed T. 8. W., advancing roxsons why thio Innd-tax shomid not bo repealed. It la ensy io porcelvo that it was not a farmor who wrotet, or his viows would bo vory differcnt {from those ho expressed. Il argument is the same as has always boon ade vancod, and oo thay cerried with it » great denl of forco In the past; that is, that there I8 no othor way of roaching the laud-speculator and makiog bim bear hisshare of tho taxation, Bul the lnst dozon yonrs havo deprived that reason of It foroe, from tho fact that there s compara- tivély but hittle land beld at prosent for mpoci- Iation, owing to the fact that money invested in auy othior way puys bottor intorest, and the great laud-holdera of the prosout day (the Railrond Companios) hold their land exempt from taxn~ tion. Aud, by the by, right hera 18 & quostion of State sovercignly that I nevor saw question- "ed, and I thiuk it a very importnnt ons: Whnt i the internal policy or regulation of o State in reupect au to who or what it shall raixo its_reve- oues from? That the Stato has quictly ac- quieseed in tho matter 8o far 18 no argument nu to ity justice, and it 1 tho duty of some of the Govoruors to oxamine nto tho matter. Do that a8 it may, it certamly apnoars to me'to be gross injustice to require tho mettler 'on’ Govornment land to bear tho wholo burdon of running the State, county, and township organizations; whilo bis nelghbor, locatod on railroad ‘lands, goos free (if he has not procared bis title from tho Compavy), I understand that some. of the best and largest farms along the lino of the - | nois Central Railroad have nevor paid ono cent of tax, owing to tho fact that thoae owning them dou't want to take up their titlos from the Rail- Foad Company, as thoy would thon bp liabla to taxution. But the gross injnstice of the present land- ¢nx arises from the fact that thoro is no allow- ance mado for yeurs of partial or tocul failure of crops. 1o this county X kuow of Lundreds of faninore who talsed notiing lnat year, owing to tho drough:, aud who ewhor bad {o borrow money to pay thelr tuxes, or bave lot them run iu hopes of bettor luck thus year ; aud, owing to the sandy naturo of thelr soil, uud the continued drv, hot weather of the prosont bomsion, I um afraid that their prospects are no botter this ken~ son than lust, But hicro conies in tha Stato, and odds one nct of injustice to unother, till it would appear thut its whole aim aud objoct i to orush out the energics of the ugriculturists, snd make thom the staiking-borso for sl manner of wroug and oppression. In the first place, the Stato ens tors juto a solomn_contract with tho eitlzen thati bis_home sball be protected from the graspin creditor ; that it is sacrod from all claimy (0. debt, no mutter how junt, or under nhat cir- cumstances thoso dobis werb contracted. Tha homestend iy cousiderad as & encrod_ doposit on hobalf of the famuly. In the second place, that Lo sball be prozectod ogainst the extortionor ; and, for that purposo, striugent usury laws are passad, which the Btato itaclf Is the firat to violato, and demuuds & proportion of usury and a forfeitura that would put Shy- lock pud lus bond tar in the resr for extortion and overreachivg. How can the State espect that it8 citizons shall respect aud obey the Inws whon 1t 18 the firet to set uu example of violat- tug; them? I witl merely moution one instanco to #bow its injustico, though L could enumorate hundreds of them ¢ 'A poor widow, whose huband wia killed in thie army, owned o casap lot with & sbunty upou it. 'l Assoswor valued-thw - wholo concorn at £330, and sho was required to pay $35 tax on it Colouy, ~ Geo, Washington, huwever, oxpressed | (O ear's ax), ono-lilf of which wasu bogus railrond tex, and helf of the remainder was for's rulrond bond tas. But lera luy the' bardship of tho cave: that, if the 335 was pot forincom- iug, sho muat losd Lor litslo howe, thut eha and Ler busvaud lind spont the bost portion of their lives in acquiring. Kuraly the State bad s right to demand his 1ife fn defense of such o glorious system, DBut such is tho inevitable ~ conse- quences of the proseht system of rawing the revouus off of the real estate, If & 4nun owne £10,000 in cash, and there is & {ax-levy of from ¥500 to ©1,000 ncainst bim, they nover attempt to sell the whole 10,000 for the delinquont tux; but, if Lo sbouid be 5o un- fortunato as to Lave 10,000 worth of renl estate, tho whole must go to satiaty the demund, Now, willing.to pass over 10 o 20 ncrew of their land atulow sgue for thoir taxes, &0 as to get mid of the burden of cnrrying aud paving 1nx on so much roal estato; but, under the preeent sys- for nobody carcs to Invost inteul ostate, as taxation is 8o high and the returus so small that money will puy hotter in auy other shape, Thev, again, the tax is lnid on the laud with- ouL auy refeience to its moductive qualitios, For instauce: a poor farm, if it should bo bitnated near & town, is valued by the Auscesor often at fiom ten to twooty times as_mueh per ncre as the Dbest aud most productive fume sitnatod at a dintanco from market. Surely, it is an act of injustice Lo make oue citizon beur vo un- uqual a share of the burden, while £o mauy liv- iugn luxurious cuse, ou large incomes or kularios fruma proforaions and oflicinl position, are com- puraiively exeiapt, 1 don's bluuno oho clnus of e communicy tor trylng to shift 8o onerous a burden on to another, it thoy rouliz what an - cubus taxation ls to tho furming vlnus, They would pover willingly submit to a burdon that 18 nothing short of outrago und oppreesion. Since 'ig URINUNE Las bocn apitaling this subject, T bayo wutohed closely for somo farmer to take holdof tho subjeat and exposo the gross injus- tico of colicoting so lurge = proportion of the revoune off of the renl estato, } thuk if evory Farmers' Club In the West and every Grange would dovote one night toa disoussion of thiy subjeot, it 'would bo time well and profltubly spout, nnplnf somo of the able wrifors amopy toe farmers will take hold aud lolp to expuse and denounco this system of Injuistice and op- prosxion, I beg leave o remain, yours reepegt- 1ully, BAMUEL BINNETT, ““THE EARLY BIRD.” Datntlly over the dow-wet grass, Iriprel b cyed Mily, 1o furinor' Ly, Bwinuing Lo mitk-puif to wud fio, As sho murmured s lovevoug, solt aud low, Mauy u sultor Milly tiud, ¥iom thy squifes son o \he herd tud} But sbe amiled on all with & merey glauce, Aud gavs cach Woaer an equal cliauce, Norw falthful Donald, the herdsman's laa, Ui Tho more ho lovud lier the murn was sad, tFor what with the squlse's son,” hought e, 4 Siiw never will turw w thoughy fo me 17 Bt down {1 thie mondow hio raked the hiny, Wheu biilly went stugiug ulous tnt way, 1 watehed ok i uud ube exted, i Jouty 4y the ourly Lird"—you kuow the rest ‘Tien suddenly Donald grow o lold st the “old, ol xtary wan quickly told; ‘Au Dlioyed iy Wi noviy Totd 2 O that suinnier worng to plight her troth, 0N fooilsh Douald " sho éried, fu glee, #'L0 wail a0 loug for u kit from e 17 ‘Then merrlly over the dew-wot grues “ripped Dunald and ALuly, Uis owa uwest Inss, —New York Intepencent, A ANSWER. (FROM UNLAND,) “The rorebud which T had from thes, Which tly dewr Buyers culled for m, 18 doud of wriet, 10 lewve thy sidej Tt ucurcely lived to eventido, And pow, behold {lx wpirit tise, A il sty Jalin Eraver i BRET HARTE'S LAST STORY. “A I’dusngu in tho Life of Mr. John Oakhurst.” o alwaya thonght it must’ have been Fato. Corluinly nothing could have boon more tuson~ slstont with his habits than to have boen in the Plnza at 7 o'clock of that mideummer morning. The aight of his colorless face In Hacramonto wan taro st that scason, nnd Indoed at any sea- son, anywhere, publicly, bofore 2 o'olook in the afternoon. Looking back upon It In atter yoars, in the light of n chancaful life, he dotermined, with thio characteristio philonophy of his profes« sion, thatit . : MUST TIAVE DEEN PATE. Yot it is my duty, ass, striot chroniclor of foots, to stato that Mr. Oakburst's prosence thero thiat mornmg was due toa very aimple ¢auso,” At oxnotly Lalf-past 8, the bank being thon a winnor fo the amount of §20,000, ho had rigon from the faro-iable, relluquished his soat to an socomplished assistant, .aud withdrawn quietly, withont sttractiog a glance from the silout, anxious facos bowed over tho table. - But whon' o onterad hia luzurious slesping-room, across tho paseago-way, bio was a little shooked #t finding tho sun strenming through ao innd- vertentiy-oponed window, Sometning in the rare boauty of tho morning, porhsps somothing in the novelty of tho idea, struck him as bie was about to closo. the blinds, aud ho hesitatod, Then, taking his bnt from the table, he stepped down a privato staircase into the strest. T'he people who were abroad at that enrly honr were of a tlass quito unknown to alr, Oakhurst. Thote wero milkmen and hucksters dolivering thoir wores, small trados-pooplo oponing thelr shops, housomeids swoeplng doorstaps, and occasionally » child, Theso Mr. Oakbuxst ro- gorded with o cortoin cold curiosity, perhaps quite froe from the cynical disfavor with which b genarally looked upon the mora pretentious of lue race whom he was 1u the habit of meoting. Indeod, I thiuk bo wae not altogether dikpleaned with the admiring glauces wluch theso Lumble women threw after T3 LLANDSODE FACE AND FIGUR conapicuoun eveu iu o country of fine-looking men. While it is very probable that this wicked vagubond, in the rride of his social isolation, would heve been coldly indifferont to the ad- yatices of o fine lady, & littlo girl who ran admir- ingly by his eide, in 8'ragged dress, had tho pow- orto call a'faint lfueli iuto his* colorless cheek. He dignussed her ut'lact, but not until sho bad- found out—what nooner or Iater her large-bioart-- od and discriminativg sex inevitably did—tbat ho wes oxcoodingly (reo and open-handed wish hin money, and alio—u liat per! ops nota - other of her sex over did—that the” bold, this fine gentleman wera Ih reality of & browmsh and oven tender gTAy. 4 Thers wan & tmni] garden before & white cob tago in n elde atreet that attracted Mr. Ouk- burst's altentiou. It wad filled wilh 1oees, bofio- trore, and verbena—flowers femiliar enoush to Iim in tho expensive and mote portable form of bouquets, but, o8 it teemed to bim then, pover Letol ¢ ko notably lovely, ‘Derhaps it was bo- cauke the dew wan yet freals upon them, perbaps it wis becauso they were unphucked | Bat B Onkhurst adwired them, not a8 possible tuiure- Lriluto to the fascinating snd accompliehed Miss Ethiclinds, then paifoimivg at the Varieties, for Mr, Onkhurst's ery.ccial benefit as sbe had ofton. agenred him~—nor yet as a doucetr o the en- thralling Mies Montmorrissy, with whom Mr, Oukburst expected to eup that evening, but sim- ply for lmizeif, and maybap for the fowers' tako, Howbeit, he pasred on ond so out into the open plaxa, where, findiug o Lench under a coftonwood tree, hia fitst dusied the seat with Lig handkesebief, aid then eat down, IT WAS A FINE MIOENING. Tho air was ko #till and celm that o sigh from the sycamores scemed liko the doep-dianp breath of the just anakening:tree, and ihe faint rustlo of its boughe as {ho outstretebiog of cramped and reviving limbs, Far awsy tho Sierras stood out agninst n sliy 80 remoto as to o of po posis" tive color; o remote thiat even the sun despair~ ed of ever resching it, omd mo expended its strengih recklcesly on the whole landscape, until it faitly glittered in o nhite and vivid- contrant, With a very raro impulae, Mr, Onkburat took oft bis hat, avd hatf reclived on the bench, with his fnce to'thie eky. Cortamn biras who bad taken & critical attitude on o epray above him, apparent- ly Lepan an nnimated diecuesion regurding his postiblo nalovolent inteutions, Ous or tno, emboldened by 1heeilance, hopped ou the giound oL bis teet, until the round of wheels on the giavor walk frightened them away.t Looking up, be snw o man coming nlmflr to- ward bim, wheeling & nonodseript vebiclo in which & woman was partly sitting, partly reclin ing. Without knowing why, Mr. Onkburst in- etantly conceived that the carrioge was tho in- vention and workmanebip of the man, partly from 1ts oddity, paitly from the strong, mechati~ icul Linnd tbet grosped it, ana partly from cor- tain pride.and vieildo coneclousuess in the man- nes in which (ho man "handled it. Then Mr. Osklnret eaw goniothing more; ' the man's fuco wae famliar, With that regal faculty of not for- getting a fuce that bud ever given bim profes- siousl audience, ha instantly clasuifie it under thio following meutal formuta s **At 'Frisco, Polka Buloon. Lokt his wecl's wagon, I reckon—§70— on red, Never camo again.” Thera wa, -lows ever, vo {ruco of (his in the calm oyes and un- moved face that ho turned upon the siranger, who, on the contrary, blushed, lcoked embar- 1a£8e0, hievitated, and then stopred with an in- veluntasy wotion (bat brought the carrisge and 1T8 FAIIL OCCUFANT * face tc face with Mr. Oakhurst, . I ¢hould Linrdly do justico to the position sbo will cecupy in this veraoious chrcnicle by deserib- ing the ludy now,—if, fudecd, 1 am ablo ta do it at all, Certaivly, the popular eetimute was con- fhotivg. The late Col. Btarlottle—towhose large cxpencuce of a charming sex 1 bave before been indebred for many valusllo suggestions—bad, 1 repret to eny, depreciuted bier. saecinations, * A yellow-faced cripple, by dach—a vick woman, with nnhopany eyes. Ove'of.your blanked, spiritual creatures—with o flech on her bones.” On the other Land, Liowover, eho cujoyed -later mach complimentary dispsiagenient fiom herown sex. Dies Colesting Howard, second leader ju the bal- let at the Vorictics, bad. with great alliterative directness, in after years, denominated her as an "M‘nllmn asp." Mile. Brimborion remem- bered that sbe had alwuys warned * Mr. Jack" that this woman wonld “ empoison™ Lim. Dut Mr. Oukburst, whowe impressious are perbaps tho most important, only saw a pale, thin, deep- oyed weman—rnised alove the fevel of er ccm- ranion by the refinement of long suffering snd wolution, and a cortnin shy virgimity of maner, ‘here was ¢ sugrestion of physicel purity in the folds of hor freh-Jooking robe, aud s certain Dicturesquio tastetuluess i tho details, (hat, witbout knowing why, mado him think that e 10ba was hor invention aug bandiwark, even sy the carringo €be occupied was evidontly the worls of Ler companion, Her own' Liand, 8 trifl too thin, bub well-thapéd, pubtle-fingered, and gentlowcanly, rested on'the sida of the enr- 1106, the counterpart of tho strong mechunical Bigep of bur ccmpuyion, 2 'hioto was ome abstruction to the progress the vebicle, and 3r. Oakbwist el B1EPTED YORWARD TO ABBIST, Whilo the wheel was bemg lifted over the curb- stono, it wae necesenty that sho sbould hold hix arm, and for & moment tho (hin hand sested thero, light and cold as 8 enow-flake, and then —us It tocmed_to him—hlke a snow-flake melted oway, Then thero waas | ause, and then can- ‘clm’imnn—lho ludy joiving oceasionally and sliyly, 4 }menm\ that thoy were man and. wife, That for tho past two vears she had been & great invalid, and had lost the uke of her Jower hmuw by rhewmatism, ‘That until Jutely she had been confined to her bed,” wntil her ~husbaud—who Wad A masier-carpeuter—Lad bethought. himself tomake hor this cmringe. He tuok ber ont regularly for an airing Lefore 3nlnf to waik, be- cause it wus bis only fime, ana—ihoy attracted lesy attention, Thoy had tricd many doctors, but without avail, They had been ndvised to o 10 the Sulphur Springs, but it was exponsive, Mr. Decker, the hustand, had once eavea €80 for thut puspcse, but whilo in Saw Francisco lind Ins pooket picked—bir, Deckar was #o sonyeless, (e intelligent rendor need not b told that it 18 the lady who Is s eaking,) Thoy Lad :never been able to make up the sum again, and they hiad given up tho iden, It wasa drexdiul thin to havo one's pocket ploked, Did he did no think so? Her huaband'e face was crimsan, but Mr. Oak- lurst's countenauce waw quite calm and un- moved, us by gravely agieod with her, and walked by her sido until they Pasted tho litth widen thas lio bag admired, -lfore Mr. Ouke urst comumandad w-hult, and, going to the door, antonisbed the propriotor by rvwroulermmly axtravagunt affer for a clofos of the flowess, Fresont; f he roturned to the cariisge with lus arms full of roses, holtotrape, aud verbena, snd caut them in the lap of the invalla, Whilo che was beudiug over them with chfidish deliglt, Mr, Onkhuret took the opporiunity of draning sband aside, Perbopy," he sald) In » low voleo, aud & her " black eoyea of | manner quitefrae from any personal annoyance, * perhaps {t's fust s well that you lied to her an you did, You onn ary now that the pickpocket Wao artosted the other day, and you got your money baok.* Mr. Oathiurst quietly BLIPPED FOUR TWENTY-DOLLAR GOLD-PTECES inlo the broad ksnd of the bewildered Mr. Docker, * Bay that,—or anything you like but the truth, Promise mafinu won't say that 1" The man promiead. Mr, Oakburst quictly re- turned to the front of tho little earriage; "The sick woman was atill eagosly occupied nith the flowers, and, &s the raisod ber eyes to his, Ler fnded clicek neemed to Linvo caught eome color from the rosee, aud hor ayes sosno of their dewy freshnees,’ Dt at thot instant Mr, Oakburst lifted his Liat, and, beforo ele could thank hifn, was gone. ., 4 1 grieve to say {hat Mr, Decker sbamolersly broke hia promike. That night, In the very good- 1088 of hiw, heart and uxorious eslf-abuegation, bo, like ali davefed busbands, not only offere himeelf, but his frlond and benetactor, 28 a sac- rifice on the fumily altar, 1t s only fair, how- evor, to add that he epoke with great fervor of the gonerosity of Mr. Oskburst, and dealt with husinsm ?nfln common with his class on he mysterious famo and prodigal vices of the vow, Elsie dear, say that you'll forgive me,” suid Dix. Declier, dropplng on “one kneo be- slde his wife’s conch ; *'J did it for tho bost. It was for you, deary, that I pnt that monoy on them cards that pight in 'Frisco, I thought to wina heap—enough to tuke you away, aud enough Jelt to get you a new dress.” Mra. Decker emiled and presned her husband’s hand, 1 do fo1gve you, Jov, dear,” she raid, stil] emiling, with eyos abstractedly fixed on tho cetling: “and you ought to bo whipped for deceiving mo 8o, you bad boy, and maling me nko such a speech, ‘hero, say 1o fuore abont it. If you'll Le very good hereafter, aud will Just now hand me that cluater of zoses, 111 for- ive you," Khe took the branch in her fingarn, tted the roses to her face, aud prescutly esid, bobind thelr leaves : *Jool" 4 What ls it, lovey ?" Do you think Lhat this Mr,—what do you call him ?—Jnck Oakburst would have givan that monoy back to you if I hadn't made .that epeact " “Yes." *'IF IIE WADN'T BEEN ME AT ALTP" Mr. Decker looked up. His wife hud managed in vome way to cover up her whole fave with x;o!e;,t‘ oxcept ber eyes, which woro dangerously tig) ‘*Noj 1t was you, Elslo—it seelug yon thet made him do it." ** A poor, sick woran like ma 2" A gwveet, little, lovely, pooty Ello—Joo's own littlo wifeyl' How could Lie Liolp it 7" Mos. Decher fondly cast one arm around her buskana's neck, stll’ keoping the rowes to her face with the othor, ¥rom bebind them eho be- §an to murmur enl!y and idiotically, ** Dear, ole square Jon{. Elelo’'s oney boolul big bear.” But, really, 1 do uot see that my duby as a chroni- cler of fucla compels e to continua this little Iady's npecch any furthor, nnd, out of respect to the unmacried reader, I stop. , Novertlhelees, the next worning Mrs, Decker betiayed acme slight ana sy yaiently uncalled- for_initabillly on resching the plaza, and pree- outly dosired” her husbaud Lo wheel her back bome. Morcover, ehe was very much sston- ished at meeting Mr. Onkhusst just as they were rewirning, and even doubled I it wero Lio, and ucstioned ber Luslavd s to bis identity with the wtronger of yeslerday ab ha aypronched. Her manuer to Mr, Oakhuizt, aleo, was quite in contraet with ber husbaud's frank selcome. Dir, Oakhurst inetontly detectod it, ** Her husband b told bier all, and o ENX DIBLIRES NE," 0 ha eaid to himeolf, nith that fatal appreciation of tho baif-trutbe of & neman's mouves that canges the wiscst masculine critio’to stum- aa all along of vle. He. lngered only long - enough to take the -.Lusiness-nddross of the hus- bund, snd thew, lating bin Lnt gravely, without looking at . ibo Isdy, went bis way. It stiuck the honest moster-cargenter s one of the charming auomalics of bLis wife's cloracter, {hat, although tho meeting was cvidontly very much coneirained and unplesiant, instantly allerward his wife's spirils began to riko. “You was batd on him—a lestic bard, waen't you, Elsio#!" raid DMr. Decker deprecatingly— “Tin afraid ho moy thiok Y'vo promise,” .M Ah, inceed,” Eaid the lndy in- differently. « Mr, Decker inetantly stepped tound tothe fiont of tha yvebicle. * You look like an Al § loss Indy riding cown Brosdway 1o her ago, Elste,” £aid he; *I nover seed you lookin' £0 peart and enssy beforo.” 4 A fow doys later the piovrictor of the San Teabel Bul bur Spings seceived tho following note in Nr. Oakhursy'’s well-kuown dainty haud': Dxan BIEYE : T'va been thiuklng over your propost- ttou o buy Nicholw' quarter futeiet, aiid huve con- cluded to o Sn, ButIdon't seo how the thing will pay until you have miore accemmodution down there, aud for {hie beat clnée—I menn my customers, What we want {8 nn extension to the main bullding, and two or fbree cotteges put up, 1 sena. down & budlder to ke hold of the fobat ghice, "Ho. toiieu bin eick wife ‘wiib-him, snd you are to look after them sa you would for ona of un, 3 may ran domu there myeelt, offer thie vucer, fust to look nfter tbjugs; but I than't rot uj suy game this Beazon, Youte,alwsys, JOHN OaRHURST, It wos only the last entence of this lester that PROVORED CIITICIEM! . . 1 ean understand,” eaid Mr, Homlin, a pro- feesioual brothicr, to whom Mr. Qukuuret's let— ter was shown, “1 can.understand why Jock goes in hoavy and builds, for it's a sure epec, and 18 bound to be a mighty soft thiog in time, if he comes hers regularly, But why in bisnk he don't eot up a Lenk this season,” and tuke the chanco of getting some of the money back that Lie puta into circulation in building, ia what gets ma. I wonder now,” he mused deeply, * what 1s his little game."” “Lio seasun ind been a prosporous one to Mr. Oakhurst, and froportionally dirastrous 1o sevor- al membotw of the Legislature, Judges, Colonels, and others who bad enjoyed Lut briefly tho pleacures of Mr. Oakbuist's midnight society. Aud yet Sacrsmento bad becoma very dull to Iom,” Jle had lately formed a Labit of eaily morning walks—eo unueal and efartling to bis triends, both mwle and female, as to accasion the intencest curioeity. Two or three cf the latter aot sples upon his track, but the inquisi- tion resulted only in tho diecovery that Mr. Oskbust walked to the pinza, sat down upon cuo particular bénch for a few moments, aug: then returned withous aceing anyliady, aud the theory that thero was a weman fn the cago wast atandoned. A few s\l)'emtluaun entlemen of lus own profession belicved that he did it for “*luck.” Bome others, wore practical, declarad that bie went out to “study points,” . After the races at Maiyeville, Mr. Oakhuist went to San Irancieco; from that place ho ro- turned to Marysville, butsfew daya after was seen at Ban Jose, Benta Cruz, and Ouklnnd, Those who met him declared that his mounor was restless and feverish, and quite unhke hus oidinary calmnees aud phlegm, _Col, Btaibot(le pointed out the tact that at San Francisco, ai the ¢lub, Jnck hiad declined to deal, “HAKD EHARY, 6B gep?gd upon it, don't stimulste enough—blank- m From 8an Jose Lo started to o to Oregon by Inrd with & rather expeoeive outfit of horses ans cump equiringe, but on_teaching Stockton he sudden! ly diverged, and four. hours Iter found im with 2 single horse entering tha canon of the San Jeakel Warm Sulp bur Epiings., Itwas o pretty tilauguler valley Jying at the foot of thiee stof.ing mountams, dark with pines aud fantuetic with madrono and manzauits. Neetling apafust the mountain-sido, the stiags gling buildings ‘and lcng ‘pinzza of the hotel ghittered througl the leaves, and hero and there shone & whito toy-like coltage, Mr, Oakhurst Wik uot an admirer of vature, but he folt some- thing of the £amio uavel satie fuction fn the view that he expericnced in bis first mornivg walk in EBacramento. Aud now carrieges began to’ poes bimon theroad, filled with gayly-dre: sod women, and the cold, California nul‘ilmu of the land- #capo began to tsko upon themaelves somewhat of ahuman warmth aud color, Aud then tho long hotel pinzza camo In_viow, efllorescent with the full-toiloted far. Mr. Ockburet, o gocd rider, atter the Calirornia furhion, did vot cbheck his speer au he nyproachied Lis destination, Lut chiarged the hotol nt & gellop, throw s horee on hie huwunches within & foct of tho riazza, and then quictly emerged from tho cloud of dust that veiied bis dlsmonnting. Whatever foversh oxcltoment might bave raged within, all his habitual calm retuned as h stepred upon the pinzza, With the’ instinct of lnufil habit he turned and faced the battery of eyon with the zame cold Indifferenco with wfi’lnh be bad for yoas encountored tho Lalf-hidden sucers of wen and tho hsif-frightened admira- M_un of women, Only one pereon storped Jor- word o wolcome him, QOddly enongb, it was Dick Iamilton, perhaps’ tho only one presont who, by biith, “education, and position, miglt have satitfled” tho wort fastinicus oeinl gritie, epplly for Mr. OnkLurst's 1eputatiou, he was Mo & very rich banker and soclal loader. ll)n Jou kuow who thut wan you: spoke to 7" sl 5c(l.¥amxg Tarkor, wiih an alaimed expression, Yoa,” repiied Hamilton, with_ oharnctoristio efe groutery, * tho man you fost $1,000 ta lust weel, 1 obly know hiui socfolly." 6130t fon't o & gam- hlu“rl ueried the youngoest Misa Bmith, **He is," replied Mamlton, *but 1 wish, my dear young lady, that we i} .}’)MM 28 open and hon- €8t & gAma 8 our frion: yonder, and wero as ll(““&lll his is to abide by its forfunes," mlx: v, Oakburat w Larplly out of hearlyg of thiu colloquy, and wan tvein then loungh g Dintlounly, yob watchtully, aloug the uppor hnu. bicke my . Buddonly he heard a light footatep behind him, and then hip amo called in a familiag volos thiak dn‘!]W the blood quiokly Lo bis beart. Ho turned AN 3 . BIE KT00D DEFORE 1M, But fiow transformed { 1f I Lave beeltated to dewcribo tho hollow-eved cripplo,—iLie quuintly- dressed wrtiean’s wife, o few pages apo—what ahall T do with thix gracaful, ehiapoly, olegantly- aitired gontlowoman mto whem she has beén nmlgl'd within thers two montha? In pood faith tho wes very pretty, Yon and I, my dear madame, would have been quick to eeo. that thore charming dimples were misplacod for (rne ‘beauty, oud too fixed in thelr quality. for honest b éhfulness, that the delicate lnen around thees aquiline nostrita were cruel and selfiab, that the “smeet vifiual enrprise of thore lovely dyca wors %5 opt to bo opened on her plate as upon the galant sreechies of ber dinner purtrer. that her &y miy aihielio color came and went mere with her own eplrite than yours, But you apd 1 are not in love with ‘her, “desr mademe, and My, Oshburst is. "And oven in tha folds. of ler Parielan gown I am ufraid tbis roor follow eaw il eome subtlo etroken of purily tbat he had eeon in her home- - epun roba, And then thero wes the delightful revelation that ehe could walk, and that she had dear little feet of her own in the tinfcat slippers of her French sbocmaker—with such preposter- ous bluc bows, snd Choprell's onn stomp, Ruo dn[ rometbing. or other, Patls, on the narraw aole. 3 i Ho ran townrds ber with s heightened color and outetreiched bands, But eho whipped her onn behind her, Slssced ranidly up and down the Jong ball, and s'ood looking at him with a belf audacious, balf miechicvons admiration in utier aoutrset to Ler ald rorerve, “I've & great mind ot to ebnke hands with youstall.” You paseed mo just now on the plazza without spenling, snd"I ran aftor you, 88 I suppose many another poor woman has done," Mr. Oskhurst stemmored that she was so changed, *The more reason why you should know me, Who chauped me? You. You bave recrested me. You found a helples, erirpled, sick, poy- erty-ptricken weman, with one dievs to ber back, and_that her own make, aud you gave her life, health, strength, and fortuno, ~You dig, and you know It, sir. . A0W DO FOU LIKE YOUR wonm?" 8he mmsm the side seams of her gown in sither hend, and dropped Iim n playful courteny, Then, with n sudden, rolanting gosture, aho gave bim both ber hauds, Qutiageous 68 this specch was, and unfemis nive, as I trust overy fair reader will deemit, T fear it pleared Mr, Gakhurst, Not but that hie wan accustemed to a certain fronk female nd- miration ; Lut then it was of the coulisses and Dot of tho cleister, with vhich he always persiet= ed in arrocinting Mrs, Decker. To bo'sddresred in this way by an invalid_Foritan, a sick saint, with the austerity of euffeting etill alothine her; a woman who had a Bible on tho dreesing-table, who went tochuich (bree timea 8 day, nnd nas devolea to Lier busband, cempletely bowled bim over. He still beld Ler hanas a8 alio went on: - Wh{ didn't you coma before? What wera yon_dolng' in Marvaville, in Ban Jose, in Onk- land 7 You ges I have followed you. Iasaw you o8 you came down the canon, ard knew you at once, Ieaw your lstier 1o Jorerh, and knew you were comirg. Why didn’t you write to me? ?i‘ml me. some timel Good evening, My, Hame- on." he bad withdrawn her hands, but not until Hsmilton, acconding thio etnircnfo, was nearl abreast of them, Ho raised bis bt to ber wil well-tred composurc, nedded familiarly to Onk-~ urst, and psseed o, When he had gone, Mre, Decker litted ber oyes to Mr. Onkhurst. *'Scme day I £hall ask a great favor of youl” Mr. Oakhuret eeged that itehculd be now, “No, not uotil yon know me Lottor. Then, some day, I'sholl want you to— KILL THAT 314N 1" She Taughed, such & plestant little ringing Tough, such o display of dimples,—albelt a litita fixed In the corers of her mouth,—such an fn- nocent light in her biown eyes, and such a lovely color in her checke, that Mr. Oskhurat— who kcldcm. lsugbhed—vwas fain to laugh too, It was 8 if A lamb bnd propaced to a fox o foray into & nefghtoring sheep-feld. A few evenings after this, Mrs. Decker arore from a charmed circle of lier admirers on the hotel pinrves, excused hergelf for a fow moments, langhirgly declined an eecort, snd ran ovor to hor littlo cottago—ane of her Lusband's creation —ncross tho road. Perbars frcm the eudden . and upwonted cxerciso in her etill convalercent stato, ebe broatlied hwrriedly and fevorisbly as she entered ber bondoir, and ooce or twico placed ber band upon ler breael, Bhe was startled on tuning up the light to ind her hus- band lying on the sofa. ** You lock hot and. excited, Elslo, love," said Br. Decker ; *‘you mn't tock worse—nre you?" M8, Decker's face bad paled, but now flushed again. “No," tho enid, ** enlfi » kittlo fain lere," ns sbe again placed her hand upon bLer coresge. * Con I do anytbing for you?" eafd Mr. Deck- e, riting with affectionnte coucern, “TRun over to the hotel and get me some brandy, quiclk!" - : Mr. Decker rnu. Mrs, Decker closed and bolt- ed tho door, and then, mmmf Sier bavd to her besom, drew out the pain. It was folded four- squaro, ana wag, I gieve to #7aY, IN NIt OARTILRET'S HANDWRITING, Ble devoured It with buining cyee and checks unti] thers comoa step upon the porch. Then sbe hurriedly roplaced it in her boscm and une Lolled the door. Her husband entered; ehe rafeed (he spirita to ber lips and declared ‘hior- self hetter. g **Aro you going over there egnin to-night 2" actrod Mr. Deckor, submiesivoly. “No," eaid Mru. Decker, with hor eyes fixed drcamily on the floor, “I wouldn't if I was you,” said Mr. Decker with a siph of relief. After a paueo lio tcok & eont on the' gufs; and, diawing s wifo to s side, amd : **Do you know what I was thiuking of when you crmo in, Eleies” Mrs, Decker ran Ler fingors through Lus stiff black buir, aud couldn't imagive. e 1 was thinking of old times, Elslo; I was thinking of the dnys when 1 built that lierridge fcr you, Elsie—snhen I ueed to take you out to ride, ard was botlr hose and driver! Wo was poor then, and yon was sick, Llsio, bul we mas happy. Wo've gat. money now, and a bouss, and vou'io quite anatber wemun, '1 muy say, deor, that you're a naw wempn, And thet's whore tho trouble comes in, I could build you s ker- ridge, Etsio; 1 could build you a honto, Elsie— but thero I'stopped. I couldn’t build up you. You'ro stroug and prefty, Eleic, and ficeh and new. ’ ,Buz somebiow, Elste, you ain't no work of mine!" e raueed. With one band lald gently on his forebead and the other rrossed upon ber borom a8 if to feel certain of Lo rickence of ber pain, she eaid sweotly and soobingly 1 “ But it was your work, dear.” Mr, Deckor ehook his hoad sorrowfully. ¢ No, Eisie, not mine. I had the chance to do 1t once and I'let it go. It's dous now; Lut uot by me." Mss, Dechor rmsed ber surpnsed, junocent eyes to bis. He kiesed her tenderly aud then went on in o moro cLeerful voico, “That ain't nll 1 was thinking of, Elsle, X was thinking (bat may bo you GAYE T0O NUCIL OF YOUP COMTANY to that Mr. Hemilton, Not that thore's any wrong in it, to you or him. But it might make peoplo talk. You're,the ouly one bere, Llsie,” said the master carpenter, looking fondly at his wile, who {en't taked about: whoee work ain't ingpected or condemned,” Mra. Decker was glud Lie had epoken about it She bad thought go, too, but ele could not well be uneivil to Mr. Hamilton, who was a fine gen- tieman, without, making & powerful enemy. “apd he's always treated me as if I was a born ludy iu bis onn Lirclo,“ added_ the little woman, with .a certain pride_that made her lurban fondly emile. “But I Lave thought of a plan, He will- not stay bere it 1 ¢hould go away. 1f, for instance, 1 went to Sun Francisco to vinit Ma for a fow days, be would be gons pofore I should return,” X Mr, Deckor was delighted, *'By all meane,” Lo eaid, **go to-morrow, Jdack Osklimist Is gomg down, #ud 1l put vou in his chaigo.” « Mrs, Deckor did not think 1t was prudent. “ Mr, Oakhuist 16 our fricud, Jogeph, but you kuow his reputation.” 1n fact, ehe did not know that she ought to go now, knowing that ho waa gomg the sume day,—but with a kiss Mr. Decker overcame her seruples. - Sho yielded gracefully, Few women, in fuct, knew how to givo up & point as chaymingly s shie. A Sho stayed & week in San Francisco, When she'retoried, ko was & trifle (hinner and paler than the hiad been, This she oxplained s {ho result of perhaps too notive oxorcize and exeiles ment. * I way out of doms nearly all'the time, s Ma will foll you," sho enid to bor hushmud, “and" always lcno, I am gotting quita indo: pendent now,” sho added, ,gayly: * I don't went any eccort,—I bolieye, Jcoy. dear; I-could got along even withont you,~1'ni so brave [" " Dut her visdt, apyavently, lind nat been pro- ductive of her imrelling design, MMy, Homilton biad not gone, Lut hiad xemained, and called upon them that very ovouing, - “I've thotlght cf a " plun, Jooy deat,” eaid Mis, Docker when ho had deported. “Poor Mr. Oskluret has a mikerable rooin at the hotel,—suppose you ask Lim, when h yeturus from Hau Frapeisco, to - sTOR WITH UH, o oan have our spuie voom. I don'tthink,” she added srehly, “that Mr. Hamilton will cull otten,” Her husband laughed, intimated tbat she was & litlle coquetto, piuckod bor chieel, aud = complied, -*The queor thing ‘abont & womsn," bo sufd afterward confidentiaily to My, Qakhurat, ‘*1s, tuat, without baving any plan of lier own, ehia'll tnke'anybody's and Lulld a house on it en< tirely different to suit “hertolf, And dern my skin If you'll be able to ray whether or not you didu't giva the senle and measuroments yoursolf, That's what gets mo," The next weck Mr, Onkhurel was justolled in tho Deckors’ cetinge, The Luginers 10)ations of hor hurband any himeelf wero kuown to all, and ber own reputation waa above suepicion, lu- deed, fow women were as popular, ke was do- munlie, mba was prudent, vhe wns pious, Ina country of great feminine freedem and lutituds, #he never rode or nalked with anybedy but bor huslind ; o san epech of elang and ambipnous expreatlon, ebo was alwaye precies and formal in her sreech; in the midst of a fachion of os- tentatlous decoration, £he never wote a dins moud[ nor & piglo valunble jowel. $he never permitted on Indecorum in publis; eho nevor coundenanced tho familiatities of Culitornia_tcciety, Bhe dectamed againet tlio prevailing tone of Jufidelity and skerticism in relipion, Few reople, who were prorent, will ever forget tho dipmified yet siatoly manner with which ske retuked Mr. Hamilton in the putlic Farlor for ertcriLg upen tho diecursicn of 8 work on materislism, lstely publiehed,—and some smotp them, aleo, will uot forget (hn expresrion of amuged sury riee on Mr, Hennlicn's face that gindually changed to eardopio gravity as_ho conrteously waived big point. Cextatnly not Mr. Oakhurat, who, frem that moment, began to Le uncaslly mpatient of his fricnd, snd even—if auch & tern could ke applied to any moral quality §u Mr. Qakbwiei~—to fear lym., For, during thig time, Mr, Oukburstlad be- gun te 3 BROW EYMTTCN OF A CHANOR o bis urunl Lalite. Ile was eeldem, If ever, seen fn Dne oId baunts, o a boz-room, or with bis old areouintes, Piuk ana white notes, in dis- f1acted bardwriting, accumulated on_ the grees- ivg-tatlo in hin rcoms at Ecramento. It was given out in Ssn Fianclsco tLat ho had some or- ganic disepso of tha beart for which his physi- cian bad rreecriled jerfect reat. He read more, Do tock long walhs, Lo 50ld Ll8 fust Lorses, Lo went to chusch, Liave 8 very -vivid recollection of bis first eppearnnce there. He did ot accompany tha Deckera, nur 6id ho go into their pew, Lut come in an the eorvice commenced, an: took &_eeot quictly 1w ono of the bsck pews. By stme myaterious inrtinet bis presenco E:cnmn prewently kncwn to the congregation, eome of whem g0 far forgot themeelyes, in their ouriotily, n8 to face arcund and_as parently ad- dresn tlicir tewpraees to lim. Teioie the ser- vice wan over it was prefty well understocd that **mirerable tiuners weant Mr, Oakbuyst. Nor did this myeterious influence inil to afiect the officinting clergyman, who iniroduced an allusion to Mr, Onkhuret's calling and hoblts in a ecr- mon on the erchitecture of Kolomon's Templo, and in a munner ko romted and yet Inbored as to canco the youngest of ua to flame with indignation, " Benpily, howover, i was lost upen dack—I do mot think he cven heard’ it Hin hondecms, colorlees face—albeit a trifle worn and thoughtful—was inecrutable, Cnly cnco, dming thosinging of a hymp, at & cerlat note'in the contralio's voico tDore crept uto hin dark cyex a look of wistful tendoincss, ko yesrning and yot &0 bopeless that there who were watcbing bim felt their own glinten, YetIretain a very vivid remembrance of bis standing up to receive llie benediction, with the suggeetion in his manver and tightiy- buttoned cont, of taking the B3 of Lis aovereary At ten paces, After church he aieappesred as quietly as ho hnd entered, and foriunately es~ caped hearing the comments on his rash act. His appenrance was geverally considered fs an imrertinenco—atiributable only to some wanion fancy—or PORFINLY A RET. One or two thought that the eexton was exceed- ingly 1emies in not turning bim out after diecoy- ing who'he was; and a Trominent pew-holder 1emarked that if he couldn't take his wife and daughters to that church without exposing them to £uch an influenco, ho would try aud find eome cburch where be could, Another traced Mr, Oakbursl's presence to certmn Bread Church 1adical tendencies, which e regreited to eay he hind Iately noted an {leir pastor. Dencon Bawyer, . whore delicately-orpanized, elekly wife liad ai- sesdy berne bim eloven children and died in on ambititious .altempt to ccmpleto the dozen, avowed ihut (ho presenco of & rerson of Mr. Onkhuret's vorious and indiscriminato gollau- tries wen an {neult to {he miemory of {ho de- cepsed : thot, s8 o man, Le cculd not brook. Iu was nbout this time that Mr. Ozlkhurat, contrarting bimeelf with a conventional world in which ho bad bitherto 1arcly mingled, tccon o aware that thero was sometbing in his face, fipure, and cnrriu‘_go, quite unlike other men— ecmething that If it did not betray his former career, at least ehowed on mdividuality and originality that was suxpicious. In 1his belief he rhaved cff bis long, silken muetache, and relipioutly bruehed out his clurtering curls every motning. Lo cven went to far as {o affccts nepligence of dices and hid bis rnall, slim, arched feet in the Jargest ana heavieet walking- choes, Thoto fs & fory told that ho went to Lis tailor in Sacromento, and aeked him to make him a euit of clotkes like everybody clre. The {zilor, fomiliar with Mr. Oakburet's fastidlous- negr, did not kuow what ho meavt. I mean,” #nid Mr. Onkburet savagely, * something respect- able—something that DCEBN'T EXACTLY FIT M, yon know." But, howover Mr, Oulhuret might Tide bix ehnpely fimbe in bometpun and home- made parments, thero was scmething Ip bl cor- ringe, ecmicihing i fhe poro of bis Leantiful liead, ecmetbing in the strong and fine manli- ness of hie merence, semething in the petfect and utler dieciylive ard ecutrol of his muecles, sometbing in the hivh rerore of hin noture—sa repore not o much & matter of intellectual 1ml- ing eaof his very natmo—thet go where Lo wiuld and with whiom, be wa always a potnlle men in ten thourand. Perl aps this wer reverto clearly intimated to Mr. Oakhurst as vhen, em= boldened Ly Mr. Humilton's adsvice a1d astiste ance and bis own predilections, Lie beeaws s Bun Froncitco Lroker, Eveu befora objection wus mado to bis piererce in fhe Beard—the objeo- tion, 1 remember wan iged very eloquently Ly Watl Eanders, who was euprored to be tho in- ventor of the ™ frcezmg out™ 8y etem of diefou- ing of rcor steckholderr, and who aleo enjoyed the repuation of heving teen the impebiing cauge of Dripgs of Tuclimue's 1uin and enic cide—even befcre ts formal protest of re- spectability ogninet. Jawlersuess, the aquiline euggektions of Mr. Onkhuret's mien vnd coute- nence, not ouly alurely flnttered the pigeonn, bui abeollely cccarioned much unenki- news smong the fieb-hanks, who circled below him with their booty. *Laeh mol—bul be's an likely to go ailer us ds anybody,” seid Joe Tielding, ¢ It wonted 't & few daye before the clora of the Lrief tun mer eearon at Son Ienlel Warm Eprings. Alrceay there had Leen son:o migration of the more fathionalle, and there was an un- comforiablo suggeution of dregs and lees in the social life that rewained. r, Oakhurst was mocdy—it wae hinied that even tl:e secure repu- {ntion of Mre, Decker conld no longer protect Lier fiom the geesip which bis prerence excited, It s Lut fair (o Ler to kay that during the Jast Zow weeks of this iying ordeal ehe Jooked like A SWEET, PALE MAITII, and ecnducted beirell toward ber traducers with the gentle, forgiving manner of one nho relied not upcn the idle hon.age of the olowd, tutupon the eecnity of & {ulnciple that was dearer than popular fivar. Wley talk about miveelf ond Ir, Onlbuzst, my desr,” she eaid to'n friend, “but heaven nnd wiy busLand can Dest anewer thelr culuniny. 18 never khall be eaid that my huslard eyver turned bis beck uron a tnend in the mowwut of his adversity because the posi- tions was changed, becauce i fiiend was | oo and he waa rich,"" This was the firet intimation to the public that Jack had lost money, although' it wae known generally 1bat the Deckers had bought scive valtalle | roperty In San Francieco, A Tow evenings aifer thie an incident ocenrred which ecemed to urpleatuntly discord with the genernl rocinl Limmony thot had always existed at San Irabel, It wus st dinner, aud dr, Ouk- burst snd Mr, Humilton, who sal togethor ata separute {able, were obferved to riso in Bcuie agitation, When (hey reached the hall, by a commen inetinct they etepped into a litle brenk- fasterocm whicl was vacant and olored the door, Then Mr. Hamilton tuined, nith » Lalf-amured, balf-eerious emile, iowmd bis friend, and said: “3f wo are to quaniol, Jnck Oskhurst—you and l—in the name of all that 1 ridiculous, don't let it Le albiout ge— 1" 1 do not know what wasthe epithet intended, Tt was euber unepcken ov loet, Tor at that vory insant Mr, Oskhuzst rafeed a wine-glasa ard DABHED 1TR CONTENTS INTO TAMILTON'S FACE, Ap 1hey drecd each othier the men secmed to bave changed natures, Mr, Oskhwnst was tremblivg with excitoment, and {he wine-glans that hie returned to tho table ehivered betheen his fingers, - Nr, Hamilton stocd ihero, grayieh white, erect, and dripping, Alter a pauso he sald, coldly: “8u beit. But remember 1—our quarrel com- mences hero, 1£ 1101} Ly your land you wlinll Dot uke it to olear her chinracter; i you fall by mino, you ebinll not Lo called & martyr. 1mi sorry It hns come Lo thls, but amen 1—the aooner naw’the botter," e turned proudly, drnrped his lids over hia cold steel-blus eves an il sheatbing 8 rapicr, Lowed, and paesed coldly ont. Lhey et twelve bouis later fu & litlle bollow two miles from the Liotol, on the Stookton Road, As Mr. Oaklutst reccived his platol from Col, Btarbottlo's -hande, lie said to ym, n a low volco 1 ** Whatever turne up or down' I shisll nog return to the liotel, Ycu will find soma direos tions ln‘mf rocm. Go there—" but lis volcs auddonly faflorcd, aud ho turned bis glistening eyea away, to hiu eeccnd’s infense avtosh hment, *I've been oul & dozen timen with Jack Oake buret,” eard Col, Storbottle afterwnrd, **aund 1 ueyer eaw bim avywayscut hefara, Dlank me it Ididu't thiok he was losing his sand, till he walked to posltion.” The two rcports were almost simultancous. Mr. Oekhuret's tight arm drorped suddenly to his side, and biu pistol would Liave fallen from his paralyzed fingers, but the disciptine of trained nerve and muscle rrovniled, snd hio kopt tip graep until he bad shifted it to the other hand, * withont changing hiv position, Then 1Loro sras n gilence that kcemed interminable, gathering of two or (bree dmk figures whes +moke-curl edill lnzily floated, and then the hur- {‘lml. husky, ponting voice of Col. Starboltlo in 18 ear *'Hp's MIT TARD —tbrough the lungs—you must run for {¢1" Jack turned his dmik, questioring eyos upon his eccond, Lut did not socm to liston—rather eeemed Lo bent ncme othor valco, remater [ tho distance. He hesitated, and then made o etep forward {n the dircetion of the distang group. Tlion lio paeed agnin 18 tho iigure sopAraton,’ tud tha eurgeon eaine bastly toward bim, *He would Lo 1o speall with you n moment,® raid the man, *You hava littio time to loso, T krow; but," he added, in & lower volco, 1t s my duty to'tell you ho has atili lees.” A Took of despalr, 50 hopeless in its Intonsity, snept cver Br. Oakbwet's ususlly impaesive foce, that the rurgeon stnrted. *You ara bit,” b i, glanciu at Jacics bolpleen arm, * Nothing—s iero serateh," said Juck hastily, Then be added, with a bittor lnugh, “I'm nok in luck to-day. But como! We'll seo what ha wants,” Lily long, fovorlsh atride ontetripped the sun co's, and in another moment ho stood where o dyiog man Jay,~liko mont dying men,—the ouo eain), compoted central igure ol au atxious gloan. 31z, Ouliburat's faco was less calm s he dropped on one kuee beside him and tak s hond. T want to speak with thls gontlo- man alone,” sajd Hamilton, with somathing of L ola impeslous manner, oy e tomed to thona about bim. When thoy diew back, be look In Onkbnurst's fuco, e sdup, *T'vo someting to tell you, Jnck." Tiin own faco wus sblte, but not ro white sy that which Mr. Onkburst bent over bim,—~sa faco 50 ghartly, with buunting doubts and o Lope.cea recontinent of comlug évile—s face so plteous D it infinite weanness and envy of desth that tl;ed(zyln fnnn 'fii’, touchied, oven in the languor o Exvlution, wi M pong of compassion, ki g ynical &mfls._,{udkl-(!figmhhla e o * Vergive me, Juck,” he whispered more fe bly, “for what 1 v to sav. 1 don't e I orger, but only becauso it muat be seld, chmdd ot do my duty o you—I could no dis content~ ed until you kuow il all. 10's a miserable busi. nesy at beat, all mound, Dut it can's bo helpad now. Only 1 ought to have fallen BY DECKEI'S TIFTOL, AND KOT YOUTS." A flueh like fire cawo into Jack's cheak, snd }!a'nould Luve rinen, but Hamilton bold' bim ast, ** Listen ! In my pockot you will find lotters. Take them—theio lrl'uu \»’ill know the nbnud— wnting. But promiso you will not resd them until you aro {n aplico of safery. Promiss JInck did not spoak, but Leld the lottors bee tween hiw flugors s If they bad beon burmng o romiso mo,” paid Hamilton, faintly, “Why ¢ asked Oukhurst, dropping hié friend's hand caldly, “Tecunho," aald the dying man with & bitter emile, “ bucause—when you liave read theme yon—will—go back—to capture—and death 1" They wero his Just words, He pressed Jack's Dbord fuintly, Then bis grasp relaxed, and he tell Lack u corpee, It was nearly 10 o'clock at night, and Mre, Decker reclined lenguldly vpon the sofs with a vovel in ber hand, whilo'her husbeud discussed the Bnhuc! of the countryin the bar-room of the hotel, 1t wan a warm vight, and the Freuch window Jjooking out upon & little balcony waa portly open. Suddonly she heard s foobupon tho balcony, and she tised ber oyes from the book wilh u elight start, The next moment tho window was burriedly thrust wide and a man entered. Mrs, Docker xoze to her feot with a little ory of alarm. *~For heaven's snke, Jack, aro you mad? Ho has only gono'for & Little while—le may retury at any moment. Comuan hourlalor—to-morret —any time when I cou got xid of lum—but go now, dear, ot onco." Mr, Cakiburet walked toward tho door, bolted it, and then faced hier withou! o word. Bis faca W28 begrad, his cont-sleevo hung Jookoly over an i thut was bandaged nnd bloody, Neyertheiess hervoico did not falter as sha turned aguin toward bim. *What hag'bappened, Juck ? Why axo you biera 29 % ur opencd his coat, aud threw two leters in ex Iop. . *“To return your lovor's lotters— TO KILL YOU—AND THEN NYSELY," be eaid in & voiée ¥o low au to be almost inuuditle, H Among the many virtues of this sdmirable weman was_invinciblo courago. Bhe did mot faint, ghe did not cry cul. Bhe sat quict); duws sgnin, folded Lior hunds in Ler 1ag, any said calmily s # And why ebould you not p” Hud b’ rocoiled, had sho shown any fosr or centrition, bad sbo ossaycd an oxplanntion or arology, Mr. Oukburet would Linve Yooked upon 1t as ‘an evidence of guilt. But thero is no quahity that courage secognizes Bo quickly aa courngo ; there i bo condition that desroraiion bows befcre but desporation; aud Mr. Onke Lust's pover of aualysis wns not so kaen aa to prevent bim fiom coufrouting her cournge wah amoral quality. Even tn his fury ho cowd not Lelp adn.iring this davntloss invalid, “Why ehould you uot#” shoe reneated, with a emile, “You gave we lifo, hoalth, aud bappis uess, Jack, You pave me your love. \E hy should you not take what you have given? Go on. Luin rendy.” £Lie Lold out Ler hands with thad same ine tinite r{nCfi of yielding with which #he had tuken his own on the fist day of their meet= g at tho hotol, Jaek rajsed hin head, looked at her for ona wild moment, dropped upon Lis kuees berido her, and 1mived tho folds of ber drees to kis foverish Jips, But she was too clever uot fo instantly eeo ber victory; the was 100 niuch of & woman, with all bar clovertices, ta refisin from pressing that viclory home, Attho same meanent, as with the impulse of a0 oute rsged and nounded weman, sho 1080, and, with suimporicus gesture, powsted to the window, Mr. Oshburet rore in bis turn, cust ono glaucs upan ber, and without another wod TABEED OUT OF NER FPREEENCE FOREVER, Wheu be Led gove, ehe elosed the window and bolted it, and,- going tr the chimpoy-piece, ploced the letiers, ose by ong, in the flume of the candle unlil thoy were consumed, I would not heve the seader tlunk that duning this paine ful operation ehe wus uumoved, Her hand {rembled, sud—not Leing s brute—for sowme mivutes (peshups Jonger) she folt vory badly, aud the coiners of Ler eonsitive mouth were de- yreeeed. W heu her huekoud nrived it was with & genuine joy thut #he tun to him and nesiled nguinet bis brond brecst with n feohu of seourivy thiat {brilled the Lonest fellow Lo the core. “But I've heamd dicadiul news to-night, Elsie,” eaid Mr. Decker, aftor & fow endear ments were exchanged, “Den't {ell mo xnytking drendful, dear; I'm vot Wl ta-uight,” ehie yleuded mweetty, **But il's alcut Mr, Ookhurst und Iamilton.” “ Lleage I" Ar, Ceeker conld not yoeiet the retitionmy graco of those whits hands and thad #cueltive meuth, and took her to his sy, Sude denly be eaid, ** What's that ¢ He was rointlng 1o tho bosom of her white dregs. Whers Mr, Oakhuist bad touched her thero was a spot of blocd, 1t was noflung ; sho Liud elightly ent hor hand in cleeing tho window ; it shut so limtd! 1 Dr, Decker Lad temembered to elovo and bLolt tha ehutter Lofcie Le went out, ho might bave seyed ber this. There wne such & genulne iviabitity and force in (bis remmk that Mr, Decker was quite oyercemo by remoreo. Tt Mix. Deckor JONGAVE HID WI13 THAT ORACICUSNESH which 1 have befora pomfed out in these page, and with the bulo of that forgivencss und marity cenfiderco rtill ingermy aLove the pur, with the reader'’s pormission we will lenve thom and refurn to Mr, Qakbuest, Lut not for tvo necks, At the end of that tine he wallied into his rocms in Bacremento, :xvlfl in s old manuor took g seat at the farc. ablo, .. ** How's your arm, Jack ?" neked an incantlova Player, dhere wos a emilo followed the quention, which, however, costed asJack looked np quict.y at tho'kpeaker, - “1t Vothers my dealing alittlo, but I can shoot a8 voll with my lcqt,” ‘Tho pame wiiw cortimied in that decorous eie Tenco which usualy dirtingrishod the table b which Nr. Johu Oukhurst presiced,—Lret Harlo, inthe New York Zimes, —~The beeq par ——— (mnt of the Lynchburg Neios hasn'y tionlarly luoky. In sn ode to his girl Le ways: **Keel v your suriow, but keeper fg my gitof." Tho composiior, who lost hie unde-s most nickle on the ton row, the night beforo, b0t up, *buk keno by griet