Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 13, 1874, Page 10

10 aleo floodod thie town with handbills snuouncing tho oxtrs and its contonts, ' The only oditorial comment is ns follows, showing that, in pito of tho warmth of its support ot Tilton, it hositates o publish nll the trutls i thigcommuuity, whoro Beecher hias hin strongest constiluenoy: Tho statemonts publislied I to-dny's Argus from T OiicAco TRIBUNE ato very painful roading, Wo irnst that oo oxpianntion can Lo mads of them; it rauo quallfying putts hnve been omitted, or think Juoge teceut oventn will soffon thelr menning, Al Hhough from tho columt of ona of (he moat respoct- abls Jonrnaln fu o United Stater, tho Araus hax excired party of (o stutoments unkil it bwa verificd thole su~ thontleity, Tho Lagle, howover, which hag londly cham-~ ploned Beechor, maiuly becauso the Jutter hos boon the most nctive man _in Brookiyn In trylng 1o got Thomas C. Iiolds, Buperintendont of Publie Schools, to atop & sult for scduction agalnst Kingolln, cditor of tho Eagle, waa dis- gusted with Gath’s story. 1t was not l'mnru until its first edition was printod that Tug Trin. * e hiad reached horo, aud 8o, in view of Moul- ton's mild statement submitied to tho Commit- too, hind privted in ils firat editlon n Lighly-com= plimentary editorial about Moulton, Ibsnys: It wo loook at tho wholo crowit counccted with thia peandal, wo sco but ono anan fu it actunted by prompt- ngs of manly decency ; that man s Frank Moulton, Al that ho could do to ayold swelting tho scandal ho @id do, When finally lio apoke, ko said Mot word more {hon had Leen published ngainst the man or woma, nitribuled guilt to nobody, and, in Hou of nccling tho papots, ua actunlly givon no sttement of suything ngalnst buybody that could afford an nd- ditlonal tenpenny nail to hang » rag of the story on, Tut tho whoto rapect of matters was changed Dofors ite last odition was published, aud thot jsauo eaid of Moulton s follows : ITE NEW STATEMENT OF FRANE MOULTON, Jtssnot eusy {o overcatimato tho gravity of tho statoments suade in another column on the autliority of Nr, Towusend. Witever may bo sndd of Mr, Townsend's shiity to eolor fiotion as fact, tho words Jio atiributes to Mr, Monlton are so dircct and £0 Tuch rosembles whiat io han {alked 1n ottier quarlors, That 1t Js burdly posefblo that i ro grave » mattr oven M. Townsond phould muko o stutenicut sokcrious Without authority, Ar. Movlton has stuted from bo- gitming (o end 3 this controversy that it was n matter b eutticd, loaving the imprewsion on every Lionorable nind that it was never caso of ndullery, for it Ia in- concutvablo that any mu would UMK tat ench o case conld bo settied, especlally when ong of e par- fiew thiereto fs a clorgyman, Mr, Moulton’s stntement beforo the Committes is in ditect opposition to the wiajoment attributed to M by Mr, Townsond, He Claitned tiat b lind donu nothig to Injur Mr, Becoli- o, hut bad Jeft bim whero ho bad found Lini; while it the santo Line, nccording to Mr, Townseud, o gavo for publicatfon'an_ action ngainst lim whicl, it proved, would ruin bbm, 1f this dadewd " be 80, w Lo difiult for friends of Frank Moulton to thiuk of him oa thoy lave till 0w delighled to think, Somewhero there lina evi= ‘dontly beew treachery, ond (ho whiolo of it fecns now cher. I ull prob- 10 bear down upou Iicury Ward Sl oo bl ot ' uiatoment abilily, the publieation of Mr, Townx chunges the wholo situati 1t hus been more than Whinpered, sn Mr. Deccher's frionds havo usaeri: 4hut that gentlemun bas for years Leen subjecteil threals of biackmailing operstions, under threats of exposuro ou the part of meu who sro willlng, noy anzxlous and eager, 10 focuro from Mr. eechier acoufess Bion of the cominittal by kit of some olfouso Which, ot their own showing now, he wus not guiity of st all, "Fli duphicity and treschery manifeated u this caso up 10 this poinf, leaves tho public in a temper to bellevo wiiat Mr, Beecher's fricnds have assected, thal he was cntangled iu n mewliof aceusation by thete mon, snd that his worst offense was that fnstead of paylug mouey, 88 clorgymen cven wien junocent bave fre- uently done. o averl even unfoumded scandal, Lo Tlonid have begun tho yreuont nvestigation by firat hunding hin accusers over {o the podce, As {L 19, the Tovelutions fn tho Bescher seandal to-day are certainly tho most oxtraordinary yet made, Gatl's article is thon published in full, with & FIRIGITFULLY ATUSIVE ARTICLE OF TOWNSEND. I have made inquiries and find this article was written by ono Augustns R. Cazauran, principal editorial writer of tho Eayle, wlho was Intoly ox- posed hereas Loving been twico o convict in ' Biug Bing Prison, onco confined in tho Norfoll chain-gaug for blackmatl, and ounce condemned to death by court-marila} for desertion. If Gath will apply to Shoriff Williams of Brooklyn, he can givo him the ofticial record in Cazaurau's cose. So much for tho journalistio excitement crealed, ) TILE EFFECT OX T/IE FIIENDS OF DEEGHER, was moro sonestional. Moulton's statemonts to Gath wore 30 ab varianco with bis peacoful ut- terances to tho Committoe that oll parties nt once ubandoned hopo and pencoful sottlement. Astho Eagle saye, the publication of 'Lownsend's statomont, CHANGES TUE WIOLE SITUATION. You lnd an idea of this by my lust night’s dis- pafches, DMoullon before Butlor's arrival and Moulton after bis coming wore two dilferout men, Tho long statement not submitled repro- sented Moulton a8 Gath ropresonts him, fuil of rage against Beecher. The whort statoment was Moulton mollified. Boiore Butler came Moulton wag ip great rage. o learned that Lo wag charged with blackmail; that DBeechor bad furnished {ho Committee proofs of tho olinrge; that one of the Committce hiad a letter of his which he said would mako Moulton's hair stand on end; that evidenco of Lis bribery of Dr. Comochan and B. G. Jayne hed boen col- ted ; und that, in fact, tho Committeo and Mr, hor mennt war, In this state of miud he .to his long statement, aud told Gath aboub Rceher's lying, ote, ole. i3 LONG STATEMENT WAS THE WIOLE TRUTI. Jto wid all that Beecher had over said to Lim, mncntioned ihe circtinsiances aud langusge of tho verbsl confessions, and gavo documonts corroberating all itlhut Las beon published. Butler camo on tho sceno, and stopped all this just ns I doscribed yestordny. 1fo ndvised the retention, not dischargo, of the woupon. 1t is Butler's favorite policy not Lo kill enemies outright, Ilecould fiud in fulure bot- tor use for Noulton's facts than to kill Beccher and Plymouths Church with them, Ho, by his ad- vice, the long, truo elatoment was supprossed, and Monday the short'one was submitted, in which the truth was not nll told. But it was too Tate to suppress Gall's story, snd to-day it comes back to upeet all Bufler's nice-laid plaus, and all hopes of pending compromise. To-day it was belioved hot o compromise Lad boon offected. Lho Sun aunounced this compro- mise 08 o fack, Lho Star (Joe Ioward's papor) called Moulton a man of Lonor, wherons, hereto- fore e bas been a knave. Tho Eagle, ns 1 have niroady told you, praieed him as honorablo. Evorybody concoded that there was o compro- mise. 1t was rot merely to boa whitowash for Deecher, but that MOULTON AND TILTON WENE BOUGHT OFF. Ono gentdlemun liad actually lieard the price named which Deocher and Plymouth Church were to pay, aud Moulton, Tilton, and Car- penter wore to share. No ono scoms even to hove suspocted that Doulton and Tilton hud reserved part of thelr case. The compli- cations which musi urise from the now state of thiuga canunot Lo forascen, T think, howovor, the Commitico will iguore Gath’s contribution to the literaturo of the euso, hour Beecher, and then yeport o the Chureh Committeo that there is o cue to try. hiswill bring a temporary truco ss botweon Tilton und Beeelier, with time to puteh up and bugin anow for war or peaco. 1 leurn to-day that BEECHER 1AB LATELY RAID, in one of iy jocoso mavds—nt vimes he is vory impolitic as well a4 oxtravagant in his uso of languuge—that ho coyld oxpluin bis Jotlers vory readily. How? ho was avked, “ho {rick of my prenching, bo roplied, is extravagauce of lan- guage, Ay lolteis uro only oxtravagant expies wlons, e TILTON INTERVIFWED, Sy eciut Dispatch to I'he Clifeavo {'ribune, WIIAT LUTLEI THINKS OF MOULTON'S STATEMENT, Nuw Youk, Aug 12.—lillon was quostioned to-day, and tho following strange conversstion ousued ) Rteportor—Is Gon, Butlor familiar with the points of the statemont which Mr, Moulton pre- pured ? My, ‘Uiton—1fa is, I bollave, parfoctly familiar with tho detailod statoment whioh 3t Moutton propured, bub dld nob prosont, Roporter--flus Butler suid suything to you concorning thut statoment 7 M, Tilton—1ifo has, Reportor—Whal did the General any 7 Blr. Tilton—Ila suid Mr. Moulton's statomont would Kill Honry Wurd. Joechor, 1o sufd it way wimply dumuing, Boportor—Iu Moulton guided by tho advice of Gou. Butlor? M., Tilton—They have had froquent consults- tows L have uotzuude o wingle suggostion to Trank Moulton in rogard to his statoment, but I know what Moulton kuows, and I can aimply ro- poat what I sald to yoh yostorday, Frank Moul- ton will conflrm , tho truti of my atory, for ho will toll tho truth, WIAT WINSLOW THINKS, Toportor—Has Distrlot-Attorney Winslow seen tho origivals of the lotters from which you quotod ? MMr, Tilton—ITo has, thorough comparisous. TRoportor—No man stands highor in tho com- munity, as you kuow, than John Winslow. Wit dld he say aftor o had inspocted the original lottora ? 4 Mr, Tilton—Woll, you know it lLns been clinrgod that I garblod thoss lotters. 1t I had dono any such thing, I shonld cortainly havo hold mysolf up to tho scorn and contoropt of tho publio, "Aftor Mr. Winslow had inspected tho lettors ho came out into the :room where I was, I enid, * John, dld I garble thoso lot- Ho has made full and ‘tora? " 1o replicd, speaking slowly and with omphasis, * Why did Dr. Booclor writo thoso lottora? " p Toportor—Will Mr. Moulton give a dotailod statomont Lo tho publio? Mr, Tilton—You lnow just ns much shont that o Xdo. Gen, Butlor, I think, bas advised Mr. Moulton not to give his proofs to the world unloss thoy aro wrung out of him, Now, John ‘Winslow knows much of the caso, and we can afford to nwnit developments. T repent that 1 Lavo told tho truth in my sworn slatomont, L have beon malignod torribly. All soits of crimes have Leen Iaid at my door, but not a word of ox- planation or dofonso have you nonrd fromt tho othorside. Now, I ean afford to tako nll thiy abuae, for I know that I am right, aud I know that I can provo it Reportor—Judge Morris, your counsel, says you Lave not fired your biggost gun yot. Is that truo ? Alr, Tilton—I hops to sottlo the case without belng obliged to produce any moro ovidenco. Roportor—Then yon have more ovidence in ronorve? Mr. Tilton—I havo. Reportor—You have heard rumors to the offect that & compromisc has boen agreod upon. What havoyou to sny on that point? Mr. Tilton—Whon the paving-stones blossom into roes, than I will compromiso thiu case. Moulton and Tilton loft to-night for Nurragan- actt Plor. TR BEECHER'S STATEMENT, Special Dispatch to T'he Chicavo Tribune. TROTESTS 118 INNOOENCE—CUABGES OF DLACE- MAIL, New Yonk, Aug. 12.—Beccher is now reading Lis statemont to tho Committeo at his houso. ‘All aro presont, togethor with counsel, but noth- ing will bo given out until mornfug. Tho Brook- 1yn papers will probably have it in timo for their evoning oditious. Mloultou's statoment will be givon out at the somo time, The wholo will makoe from twonty-five o thirty columns of your papor. Beecher's friends cluim that it is a tor- 1iule document, snd declaro that It will at onco show Becclior to Liave beon iunocent, nud yoi ab the snmo time to have boen blackmailed oul; of muels of s property. They suy also, and this throws doubb_on otlier statoments, that Tilton and Moulton loft tho city to avoid tho possible congoguonces of Veecher's oxposures. Becchor mukes s full confeseon, they claim, of grent weakness in paying blackmnil. One of the most important statements in his answer.will be a dQenial of somo of the str ant phrases in tho confonsion, or apology. 11,41l bo remembored that Lilton, on cross. ation, admitted that the confession, which wus written by Joulton was weattered over threo or four pages of laga‘ cnp, and that the single line written by Becchor wis gowo distance below what ~Moulton lhad written, Beechdr now claims that tho last two senlonces of tho confession aro not his, Ile neitbior said the words nor gaw thiem written thore when lio sigued tho paper. o denics that ho authorized or uscd the words inany way. Of courso this implios that Monl ton pinced them thero subsequent to Loockior's intrusting him with tho pape it A MISCELLANEOUS. 7 THE COMMITIELE, Nuw Yorx, Aug. 12—Mr, Wmslow, of the Plymouth Chureh Invostigating Committeo, said to~uny it had been areanged that doulton's stato- mont should not bo mada public until Beeebor's statemont had beon hemd by the Investigating Committeo. Both statemonts will ve published simultanconsly. 1t ig stated that Mouiton, Tilton, and the lat tor’s lnwyer, Morsis, havo all loft town. Ihio movewents of the Committco aro daily boing more completely WRAPPED UP AND VEILED IN IMPENETRADLE MYS TERY, a8 this evening, for more than an honr, no trace could bo found of them. Visits werd paid by members of tho press to Mr. Shearman’s and Dr. BStorrs’ xesidonces, but o clue o their wheroa- bouts could be obtniucd, Mr, Beechot's houso, on Columbia Hoighte, was fixed upon a8 the only place the Cowmittee wero likely to be, and tho sidowalks in consoquonce wera throngod with newspaper representatives, About half- past 9 o’clock Mr, 10l drove up 1n acarriage, ac- com})nnicd Dby a styango gentleman, and entored the houso, “Mr, Willurd J. Uartictt, Mr, Shoar- man, sud Br. Hill entored n shott time bofore. Nono of tho membera of the Commiitos wore observed to entor, and it iy au'apm«ul thoy Lnd goue thore at nu early hour, The Committee adjourned at about half-past 11, and would give no information #s to their movements. MU, MOULTON'S BTATEMENT, howover, thoy said would not be mads pnblic to-night, nor could they say when it would be ready, It is not known whether Mr. Beecher was before tho Committeo, its mombors heing Tolicont on this and overy other question of liko jmport. . M EYSTERIOUS MORTGAGE. . New Yonig, Aug. 12,—On a record book in the Registor’s office, iu Brooklyn, thora isa mortgage, signed by Henry W. Leecher and Bunico W. Beechor, his wile, for 5,000, on their Co- unmarried, or married unhapplly, sud which bavo tholr_gourdo in tho necesnitics of womon's nnturo, To hor oxcited thought, hor Divine Sponan becamo a living prosonce, and her Inn- filfllkn to 1im, n8 rocorde hsy horself, is that of io most intonso passion. Blio wont to prayor ngitated and tromulous, as if to a meeting with an earthbly lovor. **Q my Lovol" sho exclaim- ed, “whon shail I ombrace You? Have You no pity on mo in tho tormonts that I suffer? Alnal ala! mf Love, my Beauty, my Lifo, Inetoad of hoealing my pain, You tako pleasuro in ft. "Como, lot mo embraco You, and die In Your sacred arms.” And agaln she writes: *Thon, as I waa spont with fatiguo, I waa foreed to say, ‘My Divino Love, since You wish mo to livo, I pray You lot mo_rout a littlo, that Imay bottor servo You;' and I promised Ilim that” aftorsards I would suffer myself to consume i His chaslo and Divine embracea.” Evon thcso Ylfl!ngcn. anyn Parkuan, give but on inadoquate ides of tho utrmgu extravagances of the fomale devotoos of that period, ¢ Tho Impassionod thapsodies of some of thom boing overheard, thoy nearly lost (hoir charactors, n8 it was thaught thoy apostrophized an oarthly love, "Chis woman bad lived unlmprlly with her busband, was divsatistled with her old confossor, and, with thiat ivsano oraving for romothing BATISFYING TO ILER BOUL, indulged in thoso Inacivious and wordu aud actions, Thera in a remarkable similarity in the rocords of thia Mario, described by I'arkman, and Eliza- both, deeoribed by ‘Lilton and harsolf, ‘I'hia lotricate woiding of tho orotfowith the roligious nffords anothor potont renson why tho rolntions hotwoen the priost, pastor, or whnt- over may be Ius name, aud the woman of Lia flock, aiould bo s nominat rathor than a real in- oy, In Mre, Tilton's cnse, not beinga Roman Catholio, Boechor was hor Chriat; and I can roadily accopt Qitton's theory that she is yeb ure as {0 her moral sense, and the samo timo Pornando Jonos' suggostion, that she may havo beon * na much the scducer 0s Boechor." This misornblo business may havo some good results growing out of it whon it shall Lave endad, and tho publie, private, and profossionn), havo eccured oil tho facts snd evidenco, an wifted them in tho light of morality, religion, and physiology. A PuYysI0IAN, blnphomons =, THE INSANITY QUESTION. Krom the Cincinnati Commeretal, Tt is a circumstauca curious cuough to note thiat tho Brooklyn Lagle undertook to provo Mr. “Tilton’s insanity bocauso hie brothor died in a mndhouso. 1t now labors to prove thut Miss Teabelln Hookor, who belioves, or did at ono tima bolievo, In her brother's guilt, Is also in- eana; but it doca not draw the same inference 88 to tho sanity of Mr, Docchor whick it doos in the othier cnso, thongh the dogree of consan- guinity to the person it prononnces insang is tho same in each instance. Tho Eagle, in its cfforts to fix insenity apon Tilton and Mra, Hooker, ro- vorsed ita logic. ‘Lilton is insane becnuse his brothier was, but Ilenry Ward is not the least tainted with lunacy, though lis sistor is. ‘Tho Eagle should moderatoe its zoal in mannfacturing eandidates for the madhouse, lest tho public como to suspect that its cditor is not in the en- joyment of n sound mind in a sound body. e/ ey IRA BROWN. End of the Trinl-~Ho is Rcproved by the Moderator. Tho last acenc 1n tho Brown trial took plnco lnst ovening at the Ads Strect Church, nt the close of the rogular Wodnesday evening prayor-meot- ing. Ouly a modorate number were, presont o8 it was thonght that senteuco would not Lo pro- nounced until Thursdny evening. For this renson very fow bostdes thie regular attondanta st prayor-mectings, Lnow anything sbout tho occurronce. Dr. Felton, tho Moderator, delivored & short prolimivary address, which, in s manner, wos A CENSURE TO THE CONOREGATION. IIo thought that in all church disturbancos tho congregation altowed thomaselves to Le moro or less wrought upon. Ilis thoory . is that whon chnroh 1elatious nre once ssAumod no causo but death or unavoidable expulston should sover them. In his opinton the trial has beon a fair one, and thoe verdict rendered by the Committes hie thought wae a fatr onc, Ho thon read tho following REPORT OF TIHE COMMITTEE} The Few, C. K. Felton, P'reacher in Charge : Dran Broruen; Tho Committeo sppointed $o in- leveatigate cortain clinrges broughit against Brother Irs Brown by Drother Chiurlea Palmer and Drother John Braldwood, mombers of the Ada Streot Oburch, ro- ancctfnily submit tho following report, ¥iz.: Wefind that specitcations numbered 1 2 3, and 4 of Clinrgo 1 are not sustained ; that specification 5 of sunte chargo I8 sustaiued, yot tiot in a dogreo to sus- tain the churge ; that apecification 0 is not sustained anid tht charge 146 not sustatned. We find that »iwuflmuouu, numbered 1,2, 3, 4 and 5, aro charge 2, i8 not sustained, and that clisrge 3 18 nct sustajued, Wa Gud that chargo 3 s nat sustained, ‘Wo find {hat specitications 1and 2, of charge 4, are not sustained, but that charge 4 is snstained in the wecond dogreo, becauso Brother Ira Drown procurod the publication of certain articles in the ChicAgo Trisuse and Ohltnt(u 7'{mes, of May 6and 6, 1874, ‘We find that specification 1, of charge 5, was not sustofued, and that tho charge {a not sustained, . B, The two statemouts conccrning the ssttle ment of Lrother Ira Brown with tho Trustoes, which were preseutod in evidence, the Commltteo consider not within thelr proviuce, Locause thoy refer to mat. ters onco closed by tho official action of the Board of Trusteea and cau bo re-opiencd by them at any timo, After o short pause he administerad - THE FOLLOWING NEPROOF to Mr. Brown, who sat composedly a fow foet in front of bim: Words of reproof from me can have no slgnificance farthor than thoy gathor welght from my ofiiclal po- sition an an ollicr of the chureli, Viowing them in this light, in o far as they are fn harmony will tho apirit of {ho Gospel and tho findings of the Commitica, they aro the words of the Church of Chriat with which wo stand connected, This will be apparent if you will consldor for a moment tho fact that tho Scriptures teach us that tho Church §3" tho household of God, tho body of which Chrlst 15 the Xiead,” aud tnat we tho pastors, a8 under-shopherds, aro to ** reprove and rouko wth al long wullering. Your adtalesion to fellowship in the Ohtireh was un- dor such conditions as obligated you to scek tha pro- mation of ita walfaro by the majuenance of sound Qoctriuo, tho ordiyances of Ohristlan worslip, aud the administration of dikclpline, for tho purity of the Church and tho promotion of piely, “That cxtremo formn of adminlstration in tho Church ‘which dovelaps iteelf u the form of o trial ks fu view the protoction of the Church a fla collectiva body, by canvicting, accordiug to n dup process of church Jawy and then expolling from its communion, bed men who will ncither ropeut nor reform, It alko aima to protect {5 Individual members from tho loss of characior and standing 1 tho confidenco of tholr brothren by lumbin Heights rosidence. It is daled | furuisling an opportunity for un accused mem= Muy 1, 187, sud sworn to before Jug- | Ver to prove ibo fabity of gosting rumors, tico of “tho Peaco Snodocker, befor | iuuendoss or boultive caraes of: lmmoraiity, whom 'I'heodore Tilton swora to his statoment charging Mr. Beecher with adultery. liorace Wabstor, tho Presidont of tho Brooklyn Bavings Bauk, is said to have made the Joan. The mori- ago’ was given nout tho timo thal Beocher's son Henry became involved in his lumber busi- nese in Albany, but 1t is strongly hinted that it was procured to meet o sudden demand from auotlier quarter. e MRS, TILTON CONSIDERED PHYSI- *OLOGICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGIC. ALLY. To the Editor af The Chicago Tribune: Bm: In a physiological aud psychological point of view, the statemonts of Mrs. Tilton Lave groatly interosted me, because ihey accord with some of my profossional obsorvations. This one fact is iucontrovertible, namely: that, in cortain women, thore is & tondency of the erotic principlo to ALLY ITSELY¥ WITH 1IOH RELIGIOUS BEXOITENENT, Muny yoars ngo, while practiving in a country village in Olfo, n worien of camp-mocting and Indoor rovivals of a surprisingly-cxcited clarac- ter swopt ovor tho ecountry. Tho votaries or vie- thus of these revivals, during tho procoss of * converston,” woro subject 1o the siraugost abuormul paroxysws, during which thoy were oithor In a trance or wildly dolirious, In both canos, however, tho culmination of (ho 0L was gonerally oharacterized by an orotiu par- oxysm. In fuct, o ovidently was this Lho case thut tho most casnal observer, unless himsolf bllnded Ly roliglous zoul, was struok with the erotio charactor of tha contortions and oxpros- wlons, The confosslons of rowo of the women in ultor yours fully coufleny this statomont, I wheh to cull your niteution, lLowever, to ro- markablo pusuge in Parkman's #Jowuits in North America," page 178, It I8 an nccount of Mario da I'locarnution, who becamo such n rolig- ioud enthusiust that sho forsook houno, friouds country, snd folluwed (ho Jewnits to' Canada. then w'wildornens, Aftor hor husband's donth) gavs Parkman, sho beoame a mystis of tho in tonso snd pussionul sckool, Droams, visions, Iutorlor volees, ecstasics, ravalsions, poriods ot rapture und poeriods of deop dojection, mado up tho agitated thsue of hor hfo, " Bhe heard iu o trauce a miracnlous voico, 1t wus that of Christ, THOMISING TO DECOME R BPOUSE, Months sid yours passed, full of troubled hopos and fears, wheu again Lhe voleo sunnted in lier oury, with' assuranco that tho promino was ful. fillody aud_ that sho was indeed “his bride, Now ensupd _phenomonn whlch sre not unfroquent LIS J{umuu Catlollo fomulo dovoreos, whon A Lill of cliirges hus boon preferrod_ogaiunt you by tho church ; you lave becn given amplo timo _gnd_o- portunity to'defend yoursolf agatust all the allegationa thereln contained ; you have lind & patient Loaring ‘beforean impartis Conimitteo, who, Jn their verdict,uuy thiat you havo been praven guilty of lmmorality in tho sccond degree, Iirst, ju not keeping o promise which Jouwers sorily, thongle TRraDS HoL legaiy bound Yo regard, o Oliurch teaches, and tho morsl gentle ment of our Ohristlun _civillzation demauds, (hat hureh motibers mu professing Ohtallans sl ba lufluonced by Wighor consldoratione than morely legal or soclal obligations, Inso far, then, ss you liave been delinquent in this high stutidard of moral obligae tlon in keeplug your romiso, yott aro censuralilo, Beooudly, in belug disloyal 'ta_(ha_ Oburch—tn the fact (it tho lnygingo f tho Gomunitce) 4Tl you procured the publication of cortain articles ju Ty oAty Tmsung and Chicugo Z'inies of May 0, 18 o be found guilty of disloyalty to the Ohureh fa an ofiense of uo uinall moment, 1t waa & fargetfiltcas, I€ not u disregard, of thot folemn und nioruily outhe honnd ebligntion you took upon yourself to bo fulthful {o Clrlataud 311y Clurely when you fest approacied tho table of our Lord and pariook of tho emblnms of i brokon boudy and shed bivod. That act bound you 10 ctorual ullegfanco to Ohrist snd His Oburch, T'tho degreo that you bave been forgetful or ueylectful of this ubligulion to the Chureh you luyo been disloyal, and ure therefor to o reprovad, 1w cause, tho mere wention of (heso (ings must bo to you u mare prinful reproof than uny other worda I can utler, I trust you will receivo thees words iu the eame Apirft of kinduesa Jn which ihey are given, Termlt ma to oxpress tho Liopo that the experiopces of lhl\‘llnll will o to you o sourco of wisdous that shall gulde you more wnierringly fu the futuroe, THE COUNSEL ¥OR THE DEFENSE immodiately entored his protost to tho reproof, Ho claima thut tho 837th " section of tho Church rules allows of noerine in tho socond degrce. The section demands expulsion if guilty, aud if nequitted nothing is provided, Hodid not know wheghor or not the caso conld bo appoalod, The Modorator repliod that if it was found that tho caso could bo appealed hio was porfectly willing it should bo, Ilo waid that ho hnd endeavored to securo a foir committeo and prosocution, and ho thought he bad succcoded. flo hoped thac the oxporionce of the Church in this trial would bo of veluo to tho congregation, and that it should tonch thom to bour with one anothar Tho bono- dlction was thon pronounced, and the andienco gatherod in groups to disousa the ovent, At a Intoe hour they disporued, and Ada Sireet Churs way agaln quiot, LT E W S A Vi one (ou, Marin has just oxhibited boforo, tho Trouch Academy o bottle unnlnlulnr elght Lilo- ratnmes of oxmium, the nmost poisonous metal known, 4 'I'his is ehough," he exclunmmed, “to powon tho universd, us ous milligrammg of osminm, diffued through 100 cublo motred of alr, roudorn it irresplrabio.” Wo reully fool uu- cojufortablo, and should like to kunow ‘what tho Uoueral intords doing with that bottle, Tirothur Lrown, if yoit have any love for Chirfit and” THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1874, CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION. - Beport of the Committee on By- Laws. Resulls of the Confercnce with the Board of Police. Miscellaneous Business.’ The Oitizons’ Association of Ohioago hold thotr regular wockly mooting last night, tn Room No. 26 0f tho Palmor Houso. Tho Prosident, Franklin MacVengh, Eaq., ocenpled tho obair, Tho firet business in order was the reading of tho Exncative Committea's REPORT ON BY-LAWA of the Assoointion, which was dono by the See- rolary, Emery A. Btorrs, Esq., a8 follows, omit- g u fow of a purely formal natura : ‘- ArT10LE 1. Threomembers of the Executlys Commit- teo sbiall conntitute a quorum thoreaf for tho trausace tion of business, ART. 2, Regular mectings of the Associntion shall bo beld at_tha rooms of the Association on the St Tuoaday of cach month, and at auch other times as the Executiva Committes may dotermiuo. Ant, 3, Regulsr moctings of the Executivo Commit- teo shiall be lield evory Tuosday ovonlng, Ant, 4, The Exccutive Comialttoo ahall hava power ta call publio meetings of tho Assoclation st such timen aid pincen s thoy may deom advisable, ART, §, All monoya required to defray the necosaary oxpenscs of tho Assoclation shinil ba rulscd by yolun tary subscription or by oascssment recomonded Ly the Exccutive Committee, submitted to and ma{;lul un- at a rogular meoting of {ho Aseoclation, or by Yol 7ha Batitive. Commitiee shall o Exoautiye Committes shall appoint a Financo Conutniites of Uhree mombers of tho Anioclation, whoso duty it ahall be Lo collect funds as hercin providod, to pay the aamo over to the Troasurer of the Association, 10°andit billa, which, whoo countersigned Ly tho Pres~ ftont or Vice-Presdont of tho Association, shull ba 114,y the Treansrer out of fonds in ks Linds ba- onging to the Ansoctation. . ART.0, No Indebicduces shall be incurred by tho Associntion oxcopt through tho ordor or direction of Executive Commitiece, ART, 7. The Central Committeo of One Hundred shiall orgunize nuxiliary sssociations in tho varlous wards, (ho committeca from the varions wards acting for thels wards rospectively whon roquired by the Exs ecutivo Committcoso to do, Tho membors ofatch Auxlliary Associations shiall al- 80 bo members of this Adhociation, ABr, 8, Tl Conmitteon from cach word_shall hava ower 10 fill vacnzies in tholr committoes reapoctive- 7, sibjuct, however, o tho approval of tho Excclitlve Commitics, Anz, 9, Tho Ward or Auxiliary Asociations shall make' roport to the Executive Gommitice, and tholr procecdiugs shall o subjoct to it direction and under ita control, ART, 10, Tho Extcutive Committos shall appoint the following’ standing committocs: Fluauco; Firo Al- fulra: Polico Alfalra; Munfcipal Organization § Loglelation and Administration s Btato Legisiation, TAXATION. Eacli sald Committeo shall coneist of threo members of tho Assoclation, Axrt, 11, The Executive Gommitteo shail have power to appolut auch otlor committees, atanding or special, aa they may see fil, Ant, 12, ‘The Exccutive Committes shall hove power to 0l any vacancles which may happen in any Atand. ing or apecial comuitioe ; aud shatl also lLave power to 1l any vacancios which wmay happen in its own Comnitico, Anrt, 13, The Committoes, standing or special, shall Topart upon such subjects 48 aro submittod and re- ferred to thom by ths Executive Committec,—and all Teports of comniftfets shall bomnde {n the firat in- stunce to the Executive Gommitiee, sud shall beby &t in its discretion reported to s regular meeting of the Assoclutiou, AnT, 14, Tho Exccative Committes may, in its dis- cretion_oport to any regular mecting npon uny sub- Ject embraced within the purposes of the Association as sot forth {u the Coastitution, On motion of Alr, R, P, Derickson, the roport was adopted. X SEEING TIE DOARD OF FOLICE. Mr. Kimbark, from tho Committos of three appointed_at a former meoting to iuterview the Board of Polico, reported that ho had seen Mr. E. T, 0. Ktokke, who roferred him to the reports of the Common Councit Dprucood(ugn, ospecially to those of May idand July 21, 1874, for an ace count of tho nctionof the Board relative lo taking furthor procautions aguinss firo in tho City of Chicago. May 14, the Board recommended tho parcheso of ton additional fire ongines, four firet-class and six second-class ; alyo one floating engine on thoe river, and fiftcon additional watchmon at the towers. ~ T'ho Conn- cil, in making up tho sonusl lpprv(Frintlnn bill, struck out all but three engives, and reduced tho estimatos of the Bonrd from tho sum of §718,- 408.39 to $489,000,—about a third loss. Tho Board clalmod to have boen slwaya alive to the groat daugor of tho city since the great fire of 1871, and have only boen prevented from increasing the efficioncy of the Fire De- partmeus by the spirit of economy visiblo in tho procecdings of the Comnton Council, Thef also claimed to have s good men and oflicora In the Chicago Fire Department as were In any othor similar dopartmont anywhore, Aftox the Isat groat lire, July 14, the Bostd ro- nowed thoir roegommendations to the Common Council, edding two moro floating engines, & company of mappors and miuors, fifty men, and filty watchmen for tho toward, Thofr ~total ndditional ostimate swmouat- od to $833,000, snd, sines that seport, nothing fartber bad been dono. ~ The press and the people, who kad praviously clamorod for fire prevention, immediately stopped all agitation, or else branded the recommendation 88 a now attompt at & grand municipal “stesl.” ‘This was the story of tho Board of Police, who fur- ther complained that the Council babitually cut down their estimates from one-third to one-ialf, Relative to THE WATED BUFFLY, the Qommittee wero referred to tho Boardof Pub- lie Works. Tho Board of Polica wore, howover, nreparing maps showing where fresh waler-sap- ‘ply would bo needed, sud showng the utter inef- tioionoy of the present supply. MR, JOUN ©. MAINER sialed that o was ono of the first Commission- ery—in fact the first—olocted in Ohicngo. The original Water-Works waro put up with the idea that, by 1878, Chicago would havo a population of 180,000 peoplo, It has now ncarly half a miltion, and the timonot up vet, ‘I'ha trouble was that, whila tho Wator-Works supplied plon- ty of wator for domestic purposos, thoro nover could be an adoquate supply for fire purposes from that sourco. To givo full wator supply they must fall buck on_tho old systom of conduits, running them from the river to Chicago avenuo on thoe worth, Bixteenth streot on tho south, sud Talsted strect on tho west. Thoy could be built of brick, and would be far moro offeclive than the very expensive plan of Inying large motal walor-pipes over tho wholo cily, a8 proposed by the City Engineor, Mr. Haines then gave s scientifio description of the water-towor aud pumping apparatus, and con- cluded by roiterating his arguments in favor of conduits, J MR, KIMDARK agreed with Mr. Iinines thut the water supply was wholly insdequate. Two engines conld suck any of theso ordinary stroct-mains dry in no time. At the Just firo ho_saw engines unablo to throw water to the second story of a b““‘““?' simply bocauso there was no water supply, 'Lhis was vory doplarablo. g 3Ir. Critohiell inade & fow reiarks on tho uses of a water-towor, aud agreed that tho wator question was one of vital importance, Mr. Kimbark thon doscribed the modo of so- locting fivemon,—the Aldermon chiefly recom- ing all nspirants, Then thero js » medical ox- amination, sud sixty days’ probation. 1n no case was n recrnit accopled unless approved by the Tire-Mashal. He thought tho syslom was & vory good ous. ‘I'ho Chair romarkoed that the whole mniter was ox-parte, the Bourd of Polico giving their own sido. 1o thought the subject ought to be fully cousidered. . X Mr. Dorickson moved to table tho mattor, and leave tho Committeo at ubnrlJ to pursue their investigations, which prevailod, Mr, Kimbark remarked that Lo hnd omitted stating how the Board of Palice YELT TOWARD THE ABSOCIATION, They rogarded it vory faverably, and consid- ored it 8 poworful uuxflllr‘y‘ ‘ Mr, Storrs suggosted that tho Committeo of Quo Ilundred shiould canvass for signatures (o {ho articlos of the Asgoclation. Thore was, ho snid, no committeo to whom could bo reforred, should such & question urive, tho election of proper men to oflice. ’ Mr., MuoVongh snld that the Association had first to recommend 1teelf by itu ncty, It was ay yetouly a promiso of bottor things. Thoy did not wish to add to their number men who might bo iudifforont, Groat caro should bo tnkeu in the appointwont of standing committoos, ay that was a nlost imporiant matter, Mtor somo Informal talk tho Associntion ad- Journed -— A Funny Incldont, Lawdon Correayondencs of the New York Graphto, "P'ha other day the Itomun Catbolis Bishop of Nottingham, bolug in London, walked m tho cool of the ovening In Keuslngton Gardony, in company with a friond of Liw, un oficer in the army. Whoy mot pricst—to ull appearaico p Roman priest—who had a woman on his arm, who had ber baud in his, sud who was making Tast and futlous lovo to'hods Tho faco of the Bishop Auebod rod ; ho passod onj but ho in- atantly turaod back, snd_overtaking the priost boggod pormission to sponk to him. ¢ May I nek, sir," sald be, * if you nroa priest ?* "Yos,” was the roply. “ A Cathollo priest ?" 'Yon." "Aud may I pek under the jurisdiction of what Blshop aro yon ?" *Beforo 1 suswor that question,” sald the priost, "I should like to know to whom [ am talking,” ** I am tho Bishop of Noltlogbam," sald bis Lordship. ** But wo Linvo no such Bishop in the English Church,” ro- plied tho pricat, ' Ol 1" oxolaimod tho Bishop, *"thon you belong to the English Churoli; 1 am dolighitod to hoar 1t ; and I bog your pardon with all my lifos but I do wish that you would nob wall about in our uniform I g’lm moral of this fupny story {s that tho imitation of tho Tomnn olerical dross by tho Ritualistic clorgy- men {n 6o accurate that it may decelve the elock thomsolves, and that Americans arriving hero and socing mon who look oxactly liko ftomnn priosts salling about with ladies on their arms, aud with famiifos of childron who call them " papa " at their pido, should not write homs to By thay mnnx of the Cntholio pricsta in England lavo followed M. Loyaon's exatmple, —— MARK TASCALLS CONGENTAL SPIRIT. * And it wns about a8 tall & weddin' as they got up, too,” said the young man, a little shoop- inhly, but still very prougly, Ho was having his brothor'a wedding advor- tisod in n oity nowspaper, He thought, some- how, that overybody must feol an intorost in their wedding, oven to the sharp, businoss-like olerk who took his monoy sud his advoriise- mont behind the countor in tho city nowspapor- offico. To Dick Hanacall, a country boy, young, & littlo bit ** greon,” unused to grand weddings, city ways, or city fluery, this wedding of his brothor's was the ono resplondent ovent in tho bistory of the world. It was somothing to dronm over aud toll about. But tho sharp bust- ness olark bohind the countor inthe city nowspn~ por offics pald no mauner of attention to Dick Haacall, Ho ignored the basufully boastful lit tle remark in the lofticst manner, a8 though a “tall wedding" was the mhoat,ordinary thing in tho world to him; sathough ke had a ** tall wedding™ of hisown averydayof tho year, for that matter. Diok looked disappointed at the sbarp clork's ovidont want of sympathy, and turncd and yent out without venturing any more romatks, Now, if 1'd been that newspaper clerk, I'd hiave cor- tatnly asked what the bride wore, aud who mar- ried 'em, Woulda't you? Dick Hoscall's brother's namo wos Mark Has- ctll, n country schoolmaater, with a swoet tonor voice,—a farmor's son ho w8, who bad marriod an short acquatutanca Bello Goawall, A GAY, DRILLIANT OITY GIRL, who played the piano. Sho played accompani- mouts, whilo hesang **Dreaming of Thae, Lovs,* with his swoot tonor voice, and “in throo wooks titmo they could not oxist sway from each other. After a Jongthy and oxtongive acquaintance of pix weoks, Murk lnscall wont, oug Friday night, Lo the modest domicil which was tho homo of his tathor and mothor, and said # Motlier, I'm going to b married.” ‘*Yes 8o is that brindle calf,” romarked Damo Iaegall, sarcastically. Bk, motnor, it's 50, anid Mark, “I'm going to bo married as soon a8 the school’s out, to Bolt Goswall, You've scon lhor, lLaveu't you, wothor!” Dame Haecall eot down the pan of corn dough, with which sho was fecding bor spring chickous, and wiped her brow with her aprou. “Markey, Markey! Don't akeerme,” she said lalm.{’y. #Why, mother, what is thero scaryabout being married # responded Mark, cheerfully. *You wero married, you know."s Damo Hascall recovered hor presonce of mind fminediatoly. 8o nover woated any timein giving way toher emotions, 8he picked up the bowlof corn dough apain. “ Mark,” enid shie, vory soberly, **is it the trath you'veben tellin'mal” | “ Buro, mothor, I b como all the way from Braetbrier to toll you about it,” Mothor Hascall looked at him witl her grimmest. most moat-ax-y expressions. “ 8o yon've engagod yourself to that city girl, have you? And now you go to thohouse, march to yourroom, gointo the closet and shut the door, :‘x;d got down on your knoes and ask God A'mighty FORGIVE YOU FOR DEIN’ A FooL!" Bho took her emply dough-pan, and walked slowly into the housio in o most stately mauner, ‘without anothor word. Mark frowned with vexation at firsf, then he Inughed, then foll to thinking how littlo his old mother Lnow about him and his Isabel, and about true love in general, Thoy were marsied a8 oon s ever his angolio Isabel's multifsrious and multiglorious wedding garments could be repared, Itwasn *tall wedding,” sure cnough, fununl‘a father was not a rich man, and ho spent nearly all his worldly savings to give Lis dsugh- ter a magnificent wodding and some forks and spoons, 'Lhen he washed his hands of her fu- turo, and loft her to her husband aod Provi- denco, 8o they wera married bocause thoy could not exist withont each othor, It was one of thoss hurricd matches which somotimes take place botweon two youug pooplo whom the fates havo decreed shall make fools of themsolves. Thoy did not keep house, because Boll didn't Xnow how to work, and, secondly, becsuse they had no house to_koop. ~They romnained at Farm- or Haacall'y, and they had not beon married threo mouths before they bogau to discover that two congonial souls that bud boon mated in Henveon boforehand, aud born for each other, and that sort of thing, could uovertholass quar- vol like two squabbling pigoons, Dame 1lascail worked for them, and was rather kind, but grim and, on tho whole, not encouraging to a swoet girl-bride, who wore white Bwiss morving robes trimmed with lace and Ivsorting, and didn't know how to muke Boft soap. 1 think. you dou't understand doar’ Bell, mother,” expluined Mark. *'She 18 not ono of thoso Irivolous city girla who can't do anyihing but dance and thrum the piano. Dear Bell has A VERY BUPERIOL INTELLECT. That's what attracted mo to ler first. That dear girl actnally knows political cconomy ; and her favorito authora are Mra, Browning, sud Tenny- son, and Emerson,” w1 dou't know nothin’ about Enoyson and Tomorson,” answered Damo Haseal), in disdain, “But I donbt Mrs, Lomerson didu't lenrn hor how to make s loaf of yeast riz broad, or to ralso @ brindle calf by hand, or to do anything clso that a poor farmor's wife has to put her shouldor to, Knowin’ Low to do thom thivgs (s what 1 call o savin' knowledge, llowever, she can learn, I 'sposo. I wish her well, and you teo, and LIl toach bor how to mulke buttor and take care of calves aud cobbages,” Mark smiled to bimsol! as he turned nway, and thonght how his Lrilliant wife would staio at the thought of touching her daty hand toa churn, But tho smilo wus more than half & sigh, Murk worked in tho hnytield. 1lg had al~ ways been an industrious lnd, but nover stendy, Somo days he would work lhke a steuw-ox, crowding into ouno day na much as a slow man would do in threo days, then maybe be wouldu't Itt his haud for o wook. Io was just so in ovorything. All his life went by jorks, Ho wanted somothing to hold bim stendy, Damo Husewll smd, Ho scomed to lhave found it with his now wifu at fivst. Ho worked valinutly on the farm, and came howe at pight tired hungry, aud’ wich oilod clothos, nat at ut] tho trim gallaut who had won tho love of dainty Boll Goswall, It wosn't always agreoablo to Mry. Bell to put up hor retined lips to bo Ikissod by o mun who hud dirty bands and dust in s nustachie, By and by 8o loft off comiug Lo moot bim when he came from work, and re- mained iu the vine-coversd porch romfmg Mar- garot Fuller, In consoauoence, Mark wasn't al- ways as sweet tomporad as Boll thought him be- foro thoy were mmrried, ioll mover learnad to “raivo a brindlo ¢alf by hand.” She declused she could not endure tha thonght of BUGIL COANKE THINGE. * Mother {8 goiug to take s summer-boarder, Boll,” snid Mark, one dsy. “ 1o & portralt- peinter, I boliove, or somo follow like that, 1o's coming out hore to fleh, sud study ideal hoads bo's gut in bis own head.” $What's ho llke ? asked Bell. Ol ! a uscloss follow, wusting idle days, Iguoss, Lo roads pootry, aud is ot the litorary &0 ‘*Good 1" enid the beautiful wife. ¢ Then at Inst I shall moet somebody in this forloru cornor who cares for somothing that Xdo. I shall bo 80 glad," . Murk sighod again, but tws timo there was not the ghost of u swilo along with thoe sigh, They were drilting upart, and yolhoand his benutiful clty wife bad not been warred six months, ‘I'he * pummor boarder ™ camo, & lazy, good- louking artisi, oxceediugly Iutelligent, oxcoud- ingly polished in his munpers, 1o aud Lol be- cuino good frionds, Thoy took pleasant walke togothor while Dame Huseall was ohurning, and Murk was working in the field, Thoy rend poetry and philosophy togetber till Boll began to be brlpu and sunatod again, V1’ quito like old timos,™ she said to Mark, “Now I'vo found somobody ut last who is like my own set, the frionds I used to Luow before Ioamo to this dull, old placw,” Mark frownod. **It sooms to mo, Mrs, Has- ull‘ that you would ke to forget emtiroly that you've got & husband," Lo sald, drily. %Ol desr, nol But you aro no company to ™o now any more, you know." This time Matk «fildn‘ulgh, Hofrownod darkly, and muttored something Boll couldn't hear, though it sonnded savago. . > Bummor lengthoned into sutumn,, but the , bonrder still lingorad, and oun day a nolghibor romarked to Damo Iascall that hor dnughter- in-law and hor boardor soomad very much TLEARED WITH BACIt OTHER'S GOMPANY, Bo thoy wore. Ono morning thoy saton'a half- shinded bank, readlng, Toll was radisnt in ber Pmy autumn dross and soft shawl, Tho artlst loolted at hor with unmistakable admiration, sa lio 1aid down the book and uald: *¢Mra, Iascall—thora Is—I bog yonr pardon, ‘but how did you over bappen to matry your hus- band and gottlo down in this donolato spot ? Bo- liovo mo, you did yoursoif & griovous wrong whon yon burlod yoursolf alive hero," ¥ Bomotimes 1 begin to think 1 made & mis- talko," answered Mra, Hascall, ploomtly. *' Miatako!” echood tho artist. “You have thrown yonr lifo away. I wish—Mrs, Hascall, T must paint you bofore 1 go. 1have bean look. ing for n faco which would bo my idenl of ‘Len- nyron's Maud, for months. Tho moment I asw your face; I said to myself, Hore i my Mand," Ho pioked up tho book sgain. ' This is how 1 should paint you,Lady Moud, Listen™: “Cold nnd cloar-cut face, why come you #o cruolly meck Droaking a slnmbor in which al splcentul folly was rowno Tala with the golden boam of an eyelnsh desd on the check, Passionless, pale, cold face, star-awest on a gloom profound,” A strong, suddon hand Elrkod some bushes noar them, » tauned, wrathful faco, with white teoth (;hmmius:l through the sin-burnt beard, glowered ot thom, and & wrathful voico ox- clalmed s “* I'raps yon'd like to paint her husband, too, wouldn't you? Dunsmore, if you waut to fnow why she married mo, and throw kor lifo away, I'd’ rocommond you to ask me. By the Lord 1larry| madam, 1 should think you'd bo ashamod of yourself, dawdling awsy your timo with a sontiments} donkey like tbat, and letting your lusband's mother ivait on you liko s slava[ Bell, go_home."” Bho looked at him a momont ns if she could have struck him down, so much passion shot out of her blazing oyus. $1o nover thought It wasin hor. But sho recollocted almost instantly that it was unphilosopbical, as well as unlady-like, to lot the Old Adam riso in hior soul. Blio looked at hor irate lord » second and answored, feily : *¢ Mr, Hascall, porhaps you overhoard mo ro- mark, & moment ngo, that I somotimes foared I 1:5( inude a mistake, Allow me to romark now nl 1 A3 BURE T IIAVE NADE A MISTARE." Ho swora sayagely, and turnod on his heel and atrodo away, Heo did not come to dinnor, nor to tea. A Jittlo alter midnight somolbing camo tumbling and kicking at the frout door, and tho something was Mark Hascall, and, for the first timo in his lifo, Mark Hascall was boavily intoxi- cated. It f & maw’s way, you know. That was the begioning of it, After thaf, no more poace, no moro love for thoso two. Mark 1lnuenil's life wont by jumps, and ho had takon & long and desperato downward leap. Their lifo thenceforth was a sorios of. bickerings and bittor querrels, Thosoe tvo souls that could not exist apart, you know. Atthoond of a year, Boll wont biomo to her fathor's, an ill-tempored, dis- appointod woman, to haug liko & stono on the shoulders of tho fathor who, but one little year ‘boforo, bad rubbed bis hauds aud fondly whis- pored to hitnself that he was rid of the burden of ono of bis childron, at auy rate. Then Mark drank himself beastly drunk to drown bis troubles, and followed her to take her home agmu, She rofused to go, and tbere, in tho Emmncu of her mother and sister, he ralsed his and and struck ler in bis drunken rage. Even then Ler cold presonco of mind did not leave hor, Bho pushoed him across the threshold +| and out of doors with hor own hands, and mado 84if sho would havo spurned him with her foot. “1 ehall make application for a divorce to- day,” sho spld to bim in hor calmest voico. 1t sobered him inut\\nllg. * Do you roally mean that ?* he asked. 8o help me God, Idol I willnever live with you another day. For your future I have neither Taith, hope, nor charity, Gol® 8ho pointed with er hand to _tho stroot, and ho wout away withoat a word. In due couras of timo, a yoar and a hialf after thoso two congounial gouls had beon pronounced ono, because thoy were unable to exist awsy from each othor, A DIVORCE WAS ODANTED to Mra, Hascall, sud the oustody of their infant son given to hor, she ing in overy way fitted to roar him proporly, the Court gald. The most common ocourrance,in tho world, you know—happons every day. Mark made no romonstrance to any part of it, He did not drink so much as bofore, but sesmed suskon nto & eullon, Ioadon apaihy. On the day the divorce was grantod, be came to tho houso and asked to sco his little boy. Even Bell could not find it in hor heart to deny Lim, eaguc\ully ag hor formor husband was perfoctl, sobor. She carried tho child down asairs horsolf, *You aro froo now,” said Mark, “You, gho answored, with enthusiasm, #Tho old dreams and tho old ambitions scem to shine boforo me ngain, I tako off your ring and ro- turn it to you, and with that 1 put off the old lifo forever, 'Thank God, I am free! Iam golug to put tho past out of my life so entiroly that T shall not even remember it. I have no memories ; Ibave hopes—once more I have hopes. Iam free, freo! A hope is bottor than a memory. Al, 1 havo wings1™ +l And tho Jittlo child ?" said Bark, softly, Hor cheeks flushed hotly, 8Sle claspod the baby cloger, I shall take him with mo wher- over I go,” sho auswored. -1 sball devote my life to him, aud try to muke him wiser and bettor thou Lis father "—shohegitated a little, aud then added gantly—* or his mothor.” Now that it bad really come, nud she was all freo from tho drunken bLusbsnd, tho cosrso mother-in-law, and the horrible 0ld life, with ity abameful bickerings, was it odd that she sud- deuly felt a strange sonne of BADNESS AND MELANOIOLY ? Thosoe who have prssed through a fike oxperi- ence will understand it. Mark kissed tho baby. “Well—good-byo,” e said. *“Good-bye,” she answered, But neithior bold out a hand across the gulf which lay betweon. Igabolhnd snid that the old dreams and am- bitions shone boforo hor again, Bhe was but 20 when hor ill-starred matringo ondod in o misorable divorce ; ouly just boginniug life thon, &0 to spenk, The drcam of hor girlhood, bas fore she mot Mark Huseall, aud found in him hor ** congeninl soul,” had been to go on the stugo and be famous. Al I dou't suppose there ovor was n romantio girl or boy who didu’t bove tho snme dream ono timo ‘or an- other. ‘Tho ambition came back to her mow with & wild heart-bound, If sho could becomo an actress, and show thom all what she was capable of—Mark, who Lad blighted her Ule, aa sho said to horself, the coersa old motbor-in-law who snubbed her, and oven Lier own father aud mother, who seemed tired of her and disappoiuted in bher, and to luok upon her as & burdos on their houds, and who somehow didn't seom to care for her ay they used, Sho didn't consult all her frionds about it. Bhie mado up hor mind all to herself, aod whon shie wus ready to go shoe just went, and tho friends stormed aftorwards. “When you waut to do a thing, tho bedt way s to go and "dait, Ten- bel was young, bright, handsome, and persever- ing, thorefore eho succacded, and when sho was succosslul her frionds who had turnod thoir baoks ou bor tirned around faco front again, and oponed thelr arms, It's tho way of the world, Her lifo wan full of ups and downs, and potty vexations, $00, and bord worlt; but througnout it all sho had ono stondy Joy— MEL BRAVE, BIIGUT, CRETTY NOY, hor Loon, Mothor's heart cauld tot havo longoed for & finor son, Ia grew and thrived like a Juno blossom, uutil one morniug leabel rememberod tbntit was his birthday, and he was 10 yoars old. ~Ho hud never given hor o moment's sorrow in hia life, oxcopt that, whon he was a vory littlo follow, ho nsed torun to her from his play some- times, and say : “Tommy's papn Is Whore i my papa, motler?" At ynoh momonts lifo soomod Yory bitter fora little while. As tuo ehild grow older, though, he cessed to ask hor such questions, He scomed to understand it himeolf. ~Aud now Leon was 10 voars old, and sho bud heard no word of Mark i[nucnll sitice tho dey Lo kiswod tho child sud wont away, ‘Fhist summor she took hor boy and went to an obsoure farm-house in Maino for the vacation, ‘Though in Maine, tho sottleniont was aanow aud “unfimshed,” one might say, as any placo in thy Westorn wilds, Thub was why &hoolioso it. Bhe saw #io mach art all tho yenr round that the vory breath of nature rested ‘and gladdoned Lor lite. Thoy had noither doctor nor ministor in the wottlement, Thoy didw’t noed auy dootor, thoy said, and no ministor hiked so rough a living 88 theirs wad, Tho old lady at tho farm-house gaye Isabol nor best biod, coverod with tho delight of her oyes, hor **saw-tooth” quilt, with calico teeth 4o sharp and flerco that thoy looked g it thoy might have sawed your hoead off at any moment, Teabol lked it, booatso it wan old-fashioned and countryish, aud somoliow, as sho grow older, countrylsh thinga bogan to ba beautiful to hor 1 thjuk ib 18 60 with moat of s, fininfi to take Lim a ride, jer? oyaB, Drave Loon waa s full of childish happinoss s hig little body could hold, He mnllt? Il:m'munlnuw with tho pigs, sheop, and cows at onoo, sud was soon on oxcellont torms oven with tho old mothor hens, Mo watohed the nosts m the x‘:“:;r}n:lnq;fl:iml ovor sn;l n;loln !c.‘mno rum:llng Ini;:r- ng np a frouh Iatd ogg, and cacliing folmitats 1ho biowa o that Jhid i Tsnbal E:: ?g&h; :lx‘l:s :m hmrplfr than uhfl bad ouver beon L nees of childhood, 9 Homnk et hn?p!- i Om: l:Iny ‘{g:]nl:i foll into lf‘hn llfile {'l:nr. and lore 0] roeoue him ti loving el 9 bgh RWodk WAS DROWNED, Tsabol would havo toru her hoart out to brin him to life again, and whon that would not do & sho could have torn hor honrt out with agony. The only joy, only hope of Lor lonoly llfo was taken away, B8ho oursod tho hour sha waa born. ! “If your busbuud was only alive to help yon boar it, it wouldn't be 80 haid," sald tho mild, swoot-faced old landiady. “ 1t appears liko & mnn's arm_is strong to holp o woman throngh troublos, I've had ‘six children, and I buried four of thom whon thoy were littto, 'Peared liko it would have killed me when I lost thom, only for my husbapd, Ho hold moup. Thero 18 110 friond so near to a Woman 88 & good hus. baud, Forty years my old man aud I have hold togothor, through good and: bod, and tho older wo get tho moro good there i and tho Joss b nud in & fow yoars mors, plesso God, it will bo all ;finnd. andno bad any more," said tho doar old lady, reverontly. ¥ Isnbol wopt bitterly. **X havo no friend in the world, not ono, now in my troubls,” sbo sud, Iho old Indy hold up hor hands in diswny, ' Don't take on like that," sho said, 1ler son cama in and whispored (o hor.' Bho aroso aud wont out with him. ** Mothor," guid the young man, * there is not a preachier within 20 llos n% bero. What shall wo do for a bucial sorvice 2" Again tho old iady beld up her honds in dise may. “To Lo surol” sho oxclaimed. * But &Ao:o‘f tho schuolmdutflx;. John, 'Ho s & lkind, bristian mon, and will say it as beautifully as® auy ministor could, v Y 1E OUGIT TO BE A MINIBTE) thin day, and he's a losson to 'om o l‘:'&n. There nevor was 80 good and wise a wan fu tho setile~ meont, Johu, or one the peoplo loved s0. Got the gehoolmastor, Jobu.” 4 They told Isabel, who was in puoh s mazo of Rriof, pour heart-broken, lonoly creature! that she scarcoly know what thoy said, 'Thoy Lad tha child's funeral in tho sohicol-house, aud all the noighbors, good, kiudly peaple, came to holp hor bury her del In the echool-housa Isabol cov- orod hor - face, aud searcely saw tho tall, pala wnn in binck who stepped imidly to the open 8paco boelde ber boy's coln. e rosd & chiapter which is vory blesged to boreft mothora. ** Suffor littlo childron to como unto ino, and énrglsl them not, for ot guch is the kingdom of od.” TIaobol hoard that, oven through tho darkncan of grief. 'Then tho schoolmaster sang s hymn, Tsnbel started whon ebo heard i, For tho voica which sang was a thrilling swoot, rich tenor volco, and the hymn was oue which once Mother in-law Iascall sang at a child's funeral. Isabol looked wp, a6 the buloyed schoolmastor advancod and with reverend hands uncovered tho faco of bor boy. e looked at her too, then, and algo at tho dead child in-tho cofin, Then e mflu softly and gontly: 4 Chig little one "'— Ho stopped. While thoy looked to sep what it moant, thero came a sudden, heavy fall. Tha beloved schoolmaster had fainted across tho coflin of tho dead child. Isabel's heart seemed Dursting, whilo thay Liftod bim up and_ sprinklod his faco with wator, For tho pale face of tha boloved schoolmastor was the faco of Mark Hascall, He rocovored himesolf in o minute, and sank bosido the cofiin, clasping it in his hands with & bittor ery. Drivon. by an impulsa she could not reaist, Isabel hurried forward and - FELL ON HER KNEEQ DESIDE I, and thoy wopt togethor boside their dead child's coflin, .. Maybo the bright spirit of tho doad little child embraced thom both in hie tondor arms. Do you know what tho zost is? It 18 nover quito” possible to bo entircly off without an old love. We nover can fecl toward au old love ox- sctly as wo feol toward the rest of the world. Aftor a littlo time, Marx Hascall and lsabol, oldor, eadder in somo ways, wise through somo gall-bittor lifo lessons, joined their hands again 1 holy bond, this timo without auy diamonds or splendor. And this timo it was 'a holy boud indoed, hallowed by the memory of what had beon. Botween them thero is nothing now bug pence, love, :and happincss. It is bocause thoy choose to have it 8o, ana mako it so. Thoy will go down haud jn_haud to a beautiful old ago, Tike tho beloved old couplo whom I sce somos times bonding together over a nawly opencd rose, or leanibg over tho gato, talking softiy nnd looklug a¢ the diatant green hills like Clristian viowing the Delectable Mountains, Iam sura that no young love is_half so boeautiful, Lalf s sweot as this gentlo old love. Tuabel writes as follows to_a friend who has quarrols with her busbond, and throatous ta leave him becausa they ara nat *congenial,” and cannot live togothor in peaco, Thus: ISADEL T0 MER FOIEND. “Ihave learned sl I know of hn]}plnnuu through » sorrowful experience; thereforo is my knowledge worth somothing. Do not lok tho pornicious idea take root in your heart that gau and your huaband are vot * congenial,' Tho aloful paiton of this modern philosophy haa ruined hosts of homes. 1 kuow that thore are no two well-disposed persons of sound mind on earth, who caunot live togatlior peacafully, hnley, even, if both make up their minds to it. ‘T'he sacred, old-fashioncd way—* till death do part’—is tho bost, wisea and holiost. A serap ‘of an old poom which Tond yoars and yoams ago, flits through my braln a8 I writo ; e Blfli\ the goul 1In one pure love, and ft will luat theo long.! #Truolove is somotbivg clse than ‘spooning. Truo lovo {3 working, waiting, aud boping, And somotimey it meavs drudgery, and infinite mu« tusl forbonrance ; and, without the undorlying En\u(lo of & sonse of duty, thero is no_true love. For duty is tho_strongest bond of love, The chain of love, unsirongthoned with hore sud thore au iron link of duty, will shortly fall to plocos of its own waight ; but theso links will ‘male the golden chiun otornal. % Do not wait till you arc matod witk a ! con= gonial epirit* in ordor to bo bappy. Youcan make yoor two lives congenial, Say not, * If my lifo woro only this or that '—which it is nuly and novor can bo—* thon I might bo happy.' Tako lifo as it 18, and mako the best and tho most of it,"—Cincinnati Commercwl, st tiicn o il Turcos and Zouaven, Tho Paris correnpoudent of tho London Times suys: *'This tople reminds o that in my ne- count of tho seviow beld by Marshal MocMahon luse month, I romarked on tho abuenco of Zou~ aves, I was pot then sware that thero wore na longer any in France. BSiuco the wor they have roturned to their original dutios, which wers thoso of colouial troops. The Bupire imported them into Franco as it did the Turcos—thosa Sopoys of Algerin. Whon those corps wero in- troduced fnto the Imporial CGuard, it becamo pecossnry to have reserves to koop up thoir strougth, and so line rogiments of Lounvos wers brougitt into Fronch garrisons to SOrvo ns & uure sery for the Zouayesof the guard, Tho late war did” a good deal to dissipato the oxaggorated rostiga of those somi-Oriontal trooph. Am ?nr the Turcos, aftor Forbach and ~Woorth they woro reduced to a handful, Their Eue ropoun drill and discipiine mado thom for- midable to the Arsbs, aud their desperale valor and ferocity ronderoed thom ugly oppo< nents oven to vogulor soldiore, Hub thoir valuo was greatly diminished by tho introduction of longo-rango riflon. Lxcellont skismishere thoir catlike agility sud speed aud furious onsof also wade thom torrible m a bayovot attack, when, rogardless of death, they charged home to bresk s liue or square, But when such charges had to be mado upon troops carrying yitlen that kill at 1,000 yards and firo »six limos in n minute, tho chicf utility of the lalf-savage Turco was gone. It in unlikely that oithor ho oz the Zounve will again be econ figuring in s Luropean war." ~ N Y An antelligent Shoop=Dogs An fnstauce of oxln\armnur} iutolhgonce it ivon by a correspondent of Land and Waler ho gontioman who witnossed the oveut was s shore timo sinco on a visit Lo Beotland, and dur. &, ing onoe of his walks Lo camo ncross sowio men who were washing eheop, Clogo to tho wator whera the oporations weraboing carried on war & shoop-pon, In which a dotacinnont of ton shooy waro placed landy to the mon for washing, While wutching tho porformanco, hin aitentior. was called to o sheop-dog Jyiu flOvm closo by. Phia unimal, on tho pon becoming nearly empty withous a word from any one, atarted off to the maiu body of tho flock uud brought back ton o) thoir number, and drove thom iuto tho empt: waghing-pons, Tho fuok of the dog bringing exaotly thio same numbor of shoop us had va cated it Lo looked upon ab freb as a sbrang colucidonce, s moro ohuneo, But ho continuw Jooking on, and much to is surpilso, oy soun n tho mon bd roduced the numbor to throe shoop the dog utartod off agaln saud brought back ter more; and 8o ko continued throughout thoafter noon, uever bringing one wore nor ono loss, ane always golug for a frosh lot when ouly thron woro Joft in the pon, evidently being aware thi during tho time the lnst throo woro washing ho Wémm bo able to bring up a frosh dotach mont,