Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 16, 1874, Page 11

" onad 8 THE ¢HICAGO DAILY . TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1874. {for purchnsers from those com-. rocure . €laves by the wealihy o4 Turkish ofiicials, At - Gallabat JE s gid of 16 s 3 Do wbont £ but the same .qflkc,m wonld ferch £40 or £30. The @8 arg o much adsanced raco el "tho negroes of Cential Afcica. 07 en are very aficctionate and devoted to e PO ghow thom kinduess. Thus, as ‘tombine beaaty with devotion, they are otf gkt for, and command & high price in “‘;fikeh They sre teldom purchazed by 2 people. \ <0 DEOF 6y by bodily iabor ikeneg eusos, ‘delicate and unable to sustain fatizue. they are geueraliy termed Abyesioians r met with n trne “ybyssman girl—tbese would bo b e s whercas all T havo secn Lave.been 8 iy hammedan race. any of, theso Gl e from fatiguo on the desert journcy s labat to {he tcacomet. Those who inm G or the towns of Lower Egypr, 2t y=3 3 I, nfl!’;",:,“fhu wealthy, and generally toke a el 10 N the bireme, often becoming tho beb FO O purchavers. Tn tho Soudan I havo e o Cuarming Abyssivian lndies, who, =4 ropean residents, have bo 2 married ¢ m:;c fectly ci Proviug the race is ca- ‘fi; of rest advarcement. Woman’s Courage. From the Hagerstown (Md.) Press, m,mgp‘m was vesterday morning mn afever ciement when it was announced that James :{.‘.u ad the night beforo been ehot and killed § 1 wife of 3. Joseph Ardinger, at their res- a fow yords worth of the town. The cir- ces 88 near 18 we gather them are as § Fea: Alrs. Axdinger, at about 9:30 o'clock B facecay night, accompanied by eeversl of @ B iren, went to the spring ncar th houso 1 ixeer, ber busband being sbsent. On_ner B sing she was met or followed by Null, § weernis i a kuifo, used insulting Jan” ¥, “aud ~demanded admittance to the houso. {2\ rdinger succseded in gotting in tho house, %% the door in us face, and Jockedt. Null Siawent to 8 rear door, and whilst attempting Lrnrca. or alter he bad forced 1, Mrs. A.; hav- 210 be mesntime armed berself with a ro- 2 ed tvo ghots.. Null lefs suddenly, and e 2ot known unul the following morning B hots bad taken effect. He was thea B iog - abbut 50 yards from the house, LA T8 00 Yollowing ‘his path from 3 ek tho bouse. Waen found be utill re- O & tho knife in bis band. Null mas a dis- -ous clharscter, and his'sudden L aer of congrarulationn tho Highboriood.” 2 German Thrift. David A. Wassen is still in Germany, and ves Jetters to tho Boston Adrertiser. Iu the ter o gives an instance of tho thrift "o muit have been a3 paiuful to the parties ? wiered 28t is curious l0 America readers. § & Lsealthy peasant, living mot far from Stuttgart, # Lian only con, his neighbor an only danghter; ftwo young rpeople cast kndly eyos upon oue eether, the _parents approved, and they wero Jeboibed. Mouths passed ; the dsy of marriago fow near, when' the young mon's parents no- 2 alarming fact, which had ‘not attracted 5 uaratieution before. It was ihat tho damsel, /£ lhscch eioog and Dealthy, bad a long, stender f S Eaough; they immediately imsisted upon Treakiog of the match. - The poor vouth plead- etbard byt iu vain ; ther wers inexorable, and {14 Lelroibal was dissolved. With tha neck, hovconld the soung woman beer beavy burdens ontonesd ! And Low, wituout domg so, cocld das be a Lelpmate to her husband 2 - s A Funny Scene. 1 London Corrispundence of the New Tork Mail. * Avay furyscene was noticed in Westmin- etor Abbey in connection with the hospital Sun- daj services. The collectora were comiog round with Little bags for tho efertory, and people be- i fo.take.out their purses to hold tbeir morey &,band rosdy to giveit. A lady of rank and fiion, well Lnown at tho West End, was one of s congregation, ard, as the bag approached, s foiéwhat ostentationsly displayed a sove- .. The bag reeched ber; ehe dropped in the krersign—nay, ratlier, eho_ tried, ineffectuaily, wsipa three-penuy pieco into the bag—bat the @0 sck on the gilt edge of the recoptacle, and 4itobe placed iuride by the eollectors.” To say £i¥e lady blushed is not to describo the scar- 2| lsppearauce of ber face when sho saw how sho iitkesn detected inher little fraud. Those who £ by end saw the shzbby act gazed-at her in samemens, and in & nuutte she turned deadly 3 nle as thouxh sbe would bave faiuied. Then esiurped and left the church. Hentucky Women. From the Montcomery (Ey.) Republican. Thile it Las always been acknowledged that i3 Kentucky women are the fairest in the Txion, yet the half has not been told of them. Teir forms are perfect models of emso and gace, and there is a certain stvlo and gesturo in < which is not posseased by one out of thoneand ‘in ‘the North. Their features aro iepular and band=ome ; their skin fair; light, s wayinghair daik blue eves, snd a peachy m on their ciceks which mukes them almest ekist Their forms are zagh; beétter ‘developed than are Northern ¥omich, and, thougi elender euough around the vt their muecle is eatlicient to curb the fiery E¢éd upo whore Lecs tiey take their morning sarcise. The Jealousy Feminines 3 Frum the Tempue Lar, 1 In gocial life, success depends upon the proper § eajustuient of Lutle thibgs. How often do you “ea the effect of on expensive and otherwiso tasiy foiles marred by somo slight defeck or azachropism. Observe tie mceting of two of tosenlom vill sliymer in thiése parsages has ay Tear womzn! who decides our jozs, ‘And trebles our expeuses, 3 3 ill see each one eweep the other witha i ik, itiless glance frem tho hem of Ler roba 3 the topmost twig of her bonnet; and if: that ¢’ derts upon aud *fixes at ome particular be eure that there a mi:placed wad has “detected. A little- hole in a glove, an at~ : Lt lo disguuse last year's st in thisscason's inming, au interpolated breadtn in a skirt, & 4 thopse of some mystery of underwear that is Miquite as fresh as it might be, some speck Ton' the pun which_is imperceptible to male 3§ Ton stands rovealed to'woman's quicker sense, 14 1p goes & little smile of trumph on the ono tud the other assumes an cxpreszion which Sli3g upon an auts’ nest might produce. s ¥n Court. ; From the Detroit Free Press. “Amie Fronkum in court: It wasn't her firs e-and when recognized by tho Judge she 't ecom to feel flatteced, ** Gotdrunk, eh?"” taded. “No, 1didu't get drank, ch?” sho teetel Tho officer eaid it was the meanest %ot drunkenness he Lad ever seen, and he bdgeen AbGiit 3,000 cases. Whereupon Aunio ed thay his father was o pirate, his mother mugeler, aud all his relatives were horse- e from Texna, His Honor gaid he feared § Sthadan evil dixposition. Sho said Mis Hosor Wsa sea-walrus, 2 hippopotamus, & skurgeon, a ioceros, g giraffe, & buflalo, an anaconds, a 34 Singo, % ostrich, s Rocky Meuntam wolf, a 7 nfier!mn!:md'a ‘telegsapli-pole. ~ Ho' replied- 3 Mhe'd make it £20. he wud he was o whalo, :n&_mm, an clerhant, a saw-mill, ‘s tugboat,- 4wiant, and an old red bar with the ends caved R Hesaid he'd make it €30, and sho shutup Wlitened to a long lecture on tie subject of oo mich blab.” i B Enterprising Women. From the Christian Intellsgencer.. OF of & case in which & mother and her lu T doughter, and herson-in-law were fur- fagp T2 good suite of rooms, handsomely < Up, with more than simple decent clothing, " vith a wellordered table, by-tho pitifal sup- 21008 of the aged sister who made frequent Yoo BUs visiis 1o a certain set of offices down- 2. This was spoken of in the family us 13 down to the bank to draw-a little de- HasggepLbis source of incomo not being deem- .ufficient to meet the wants of the sou-in-law, pacired lawyer,” who was & little fastidious atter of dressing-gowns, slippers, and iy 8 strike was made on 2 new set of givers. ! ygpatter was refrred by one of tho latter to © pathtul city visitor of the poor, who called, re- and the result vad not only no new gifts, en “ihe bauk ” bLefore mentioued sus- u)!)‘l,!lnp and the young man Wwas actu- § vy ven to"the crucl ‘mlferuative of Bolnfio i% of going hangry, i i i . Impndent Milliners. toga correspondent of the New York 825e: “Tywo ladies went the rounds of th0pa togother a few dass ago, oze s buyer, ta:um Teady with advice. Entering the apert- ey Of2 certain modiste, the chief of. tho es- < "Mhment received them in most upercilious 88 their price is too high, and’| e)tyle, and turned them over to her underlings. Presently came one of the attendants, and sxid to the lady mapager, ¢Madame, 1 have been | showing ihat bended baeque_aud apron at £150, and tbe lady wishes o Lave it seot_to ber at the United States to try on. Will youdoit? *Cer- tainly _not,’ Madame auswered.! The’ girl re- tumed presently with the reply, that the lady Mrs. Beetlo, or’ somo_ such ' name, of New York, and ho wanted the, articles sent to pedor No. — ab the States. ‘Leetle,’ -re- peated Madame; ‘1 know mo—Beetles, and ehall accommodite nome, Ask ber who sho is." Scveral other imperiinent messages were £cnt back and forth. It was not proposed, nn- derstand, that Madame's goods should bo risked being seut to a stranger and left with hor— merely that they should ‘be eent by ovo of her most tiustworty employes and tried on in her presenco. The lady cudured tho petience with the calm euperiority to petty annoyauces which i one of tho virtues it is claimed in the first part of this ‘srticlo that ‘wealth bestows, and finally sent ber card to the haughty modiste, who was transfixed by reading one of the most aristo- cratic names df * your cfly. Sho was ‘st once trausfixed with horror—she came near fainting. Her eyas 10iled and her features twitched. ‘That 1.’ sho aimost sobbed, * shiould Lavo hesitated to obligo, Mrs.—; “that I should mot ' haso recegnized her. Oh you stupid’ thing' [to the gitl] yow shonld "bave koown and told ‘me. Yes; scud her tho bead- cd basque and apron ; rend her that embroidered dress, rend that last’ fichu wo' got in, send ber everything if slbe wants it," and so speaking sho bastened forward, was overwlielming” io her greeting to tho lady, profuse in Ler apologies. “She was 8o near-sighted,’ &c., and insisted, whetler flnaily purchxsed or Dot, that the most costly articlesher establishment contained shonld Le sent Lo the lady's parlor, *"The two latics who were going the rounds had been silent witnesues of tius episode, aud coucluded they would not entered the establishment of auother modiste, Hero they found tuo head 6f the establishment attendant did not of preparing dress just purchassd to bo sent out of the store. With the conscious dignity which a full purse Lestows the ‘lady who wished o purchase stepped over the worker, who was sitting on the Acor, and began tossing over the goods, opening drawers, and examining their contents and demanding the prices of “cach in imperious style. The girl on the floor answered mechanically, or perbaps answered not atv_all. Tunally, the lady said, *Have you nothing here worth buying ? ~ Nothing 0 good as this I bought of you last year?’ and she held up one side of the 8300 polonaise she wore to the girl's ae- tonished cyes. ‘Ohb, yes,' exclaimed tho gul, *you did buy that of us, didn't yog? I remem- Ver it—that is, I recognize yon: madam; I beg your pardon, I was o busy.~ O ves, vea’ to be wure, we have lovely tlungs. Will you not look atsome? My work can wait. Ob ves, it’s all right, but T Hope you'll pardon my not knowing you just at firat ;' etc., oic., etc., to the end of the chapter.” ' A Cuban lady at Saratogs, famons for her wealth and very claborate toilettes, wearsa neck- Ince of American $20 gold picces, valued at #500. Whenever she wears this peculiar oruament tho fellows ‘““nudge” - one enother and - whisper, ++She has monev! * - Saratoga bails and hops are a eignal failare this scason. Tho attendance is slim, there’s no g;m dressing, and the &1 ticket don't pay the gas i That think yon of one who changed his cos- tumo tlires times one day before the races, which begin punctaally at 12 m., and who has &' hat, and tie, and gloves to match every suit? Well, Su:h a onoe cxists and flounshes at Saratoga to- ny. 3 Miscellancous -Notes. Mies-Construction—Whalebone and’ paint, powder aud wadding. —The Detroit ** Lired-gitl ring " now demands three beau-nights a week. e —A vory slight differenco—That botween a fashionable woman's ball-room toilette and her bath-room toilette. 5 —A young Izdy in Des Moines put vitriol on her ecalp to take daodrufl off, and what scalp sbe Las left docen't bother her any. —The excuse of a young lady to her minister +ho canght Lier napping was, *Don’t vou think ladics had better be fast asleep than fast awake ?" . —hen a Massechusetts temperance-man gets druvk they carry him mto the ‘presence ot Ing wife, and leave Liim there, without any means of detending himself. —It is now ‘thirty years since the first tele- graph-wire .was esiabliched, aud' yet two women will stand aud *‘jaw " each other from opposite gides of a fence tho entire morning, without even thinkivg of the marvelons progress of sci- ence. T 7 ) 5 —In France the ladies at tho watering-places get up costumes for themeelves of the homespun stuff and fashion used by the womenof the dis- trict. wealthy voung Englich widow, whose pas- sion is small feet, offers to marry tlie man who :i’suvar.’: feet tall and can wear ber shoe—No. —Freeh, and beautiful, and over CO years of age, is tho latest description of marck’s wite. 5 o | —Tho expression of a nervous woman's face, ipon + getting-into o deutist’s chair, is rome- thing that no mao can mitate -until ho gels a Ietrer from his mother-in-law, sharply inquiring If thet apare room is reads. —This 13 what o San Francieco roporter enys of & lecturess who recently appeared in that cit; Ter fect beneath her petticoa, Like grest big rats, stole in and out, As if they feared tho cat, —TWomen sometimes get bigh, but 3rs. Roster tops them all. Bhe has climocd to the enmmit of Popocatapetl, the greatest altitude ever at- tained by a woman, kX —A man who respects his wife and family will mever tell alie when any ono asks him how be got that scar on his nose, but will explain how “astick of wood flew up, you know.” ~When they told an” fndisna: woman that her husband had been sliced up by & reaper, sheim- patiently replied: ** Wall, take “the pieces to the barn: 1can't leave this gooseberry eauce just now.” 2 —ies Gilbert. a blind Indy, opened a blind- gchool in- & Holborn (London) cellar, for which ghe paid 18 pence ‘a week. She has now 1,000 purils, whou e has' taught to support thew- selves. They maintain the institution that gives them a home, an cducation, and an occupation. —May Ileaven's avgels whieper golden words as they kiss your darling checks,” wrote a La Crosse man to his Betwy only last spring: and now ho wishes Heaven's angels would whisper to Lim how his breach-of-promise suit is coming out. as his lnwyer is doubtful. : —What sublime courage was that displayed by the Nevada woman, who, when the stealthy savage approached her, just pulled off her hair and gave it to Lim! : : Cuncinnati boarding-sciool girl, whilo indulging with her companious in the amusc- ment of kicking at a murk the other day, dislo- cated ner thizh joint. —TFlora McTlimsey i8 abrolutely surpassing herself this season in the matter of hose. Those thiat are worn now are of colored silk, and valued at $8 the pair. . —A woman never looks more humilinted than when, while sitting on the deck of a steamboat, she becomes simultancously conscious of a ciu~ ider on her noso aud the absence of her pocket- Lavdkerchief. © —When one is in the act of tipping Lis Liat to b lady whom be supposes is au_scquaintance, 1t roquires some tact to make believe that he is oply ecratching his head a8 ho discovers the lady is's stranger, < A echool-girl in Davenport was overheard trsing to convince o school-tellow that she liked Lim better than she did some otber urchin, of whom he seemed jealous. **Of course I like ~ou better than I do Bill,” she eaid, * for don’t 1 miss words in my epelling lesson on purpose, £0 88 to be down to the fout of the class whera youare? " . s, 2 X T —A pensive young man in Wisconsin, while singing * Come,dlove, come,” boneath - his dul- cinoa’s window the other night, bad love, nusic, wind, and everything elte, knocked out of him by & Fomething in-a long white germent that fell out of a chamber-window. It proved to be no- budy but his girl, who, in her_auxiety to know who was serenading ber, leaved too far over tho ‘window-#ill ; hence the result. e suys when he sings * Come love, como,” ngain, he will Leep lawey from under tho window, 8s lus system can- _not sland may such shocks. i "—The London Times, tho other dey, recorded {Lerrogard, Norway, of Mr, Hubert Smith, the INorway,” to Esmeralda, the heroine of his book. Perhaps the public ‘would like to read suchan iinteresting - announcement in the Romany lan-: guage. Anticipating sucha_desire, Mr. Smith ‘has-published the following in the Times: ** On ‘{he 11th inet., Adry Vallo Phillissin, Norway, tho ‘Rye: Hubert Smith, Esq., romadosto Tarno .Etmeralda Lock, who pookers: covah Laya to eaw Romany Palore:" - —1When & good-looking stranger approaches a Western town where women aro scarce, be is .met 2t the boundary by s band of meek-eyed “ givilizers,” armed with sbot-guus; at which istage of the proccedings be considers comment i upneceseary, and lights out promptly for a point forther east. . —A youvg 1ady in & Pennsylvania town pufa trouble the lofty Madame with their orders, 80" very busy with other customors, and' thé oria 2 her eyes from ber work’ !tlie marriage, on the 11th of July, at Vallo | ‘guthor of * Tent Life with - English Gypeies in | picce of wedding- cake nuder her pillow, ‘and went to-bed with the happy belicf that she would dream--of eceing- her {futuro -hushaad., That evemng;- however, she had cuten two plates of ice-cream, about a pint of strawberries, several sweet cakes; and two large pickles and she now- says she would rather remain ginglo all her lifo | tuan marre the man'she saw in her dream. —It is somewhat amusing, says an cxchango, to frequent .the . fibraries and witness the fash- fonallo young Iadies ns they draw their meutal Tations.” They baunt the ** new book *‘shelves, : and would under 1o - coneideration road a vol-- nmo that bas acquired the age of-mx months, Like the clothes they wear, the book must not bo ont of siyle, -Their summer resding must be light'and airy,—something with which they can wrestle aud nos start too much perspiration.” It must be literary organdie or -French tnuxlin, cat and trimmed with the freshest pattern of Ligh- toned edging. 5 L4 i —New York dog-seller—loguitur’ e keep all sinds hare. No terrier on the loor there, Lio's worth $100. A lady canie in hor carriage -yesterday from up-town, and says ehe, ‘T want that dog; - he's & datling ! T'll give you 375 for him,' but-my price way ¥100, and 1 didn't weaken. Bloss ¥ou, she'll bo down to-day aud have that fellow lout of thiy, with & eilver cotlar around his nieck and .a long nibbon to Jead him. Then she'll be back with him sick iu & week from over-foed, and want me to cure Lim. Ha! ba!"" qwith. somo contempt in his Voice), *theso women are wise.as sarpints with }!hu men, but they don't kuow nothun’ 'bout ogs. ™ —Ir. Owen A. Tlunt and Miss Sarah E. Hall, ‘all the way from -Mubleuburg County, Ky, were marricd here Thursday in the store nf W. T. Ioider; by the Tiov. Mr. Butler. The loving couple hiad fled. the wrath of parents and step- mothe:s, aud come to our land on horseback to unite themselves by the bonds of wedded love. Mies Sarali looked- to" be 14 or15 years:of. age.: When the preacher atked -Hunt “if -ho would 1ake this womau to be his lawful wedded wife, aod would protect, comfort, aud support Ler ag long a8 no- should live,” he promptly anewered, *Yes, sir, if I can,” which, by the way; way a most considerato znswer; {nviow of the drought snd hard times.—Gallatin Tennesscean. e T THE POET PERCIVAL. To the Editor. of The Chicago Trbune : Sm:‘ In passing through the lead-region of Southwestern Wisconsin, I thought I would visit tho pleasant Villago of Hazol Green, waero the poct Percival spent tho. last few years of his life, and whero he now lies interred, and loarn what facts I could concerning him. It seems that, while making a geological survey of this rogion, be was taken sick; and, Dr. enckes being seat for, it was not long ere thoy formed s fricndship which resulted in his re- woval to the Doctor's house. It 'was here un- doubtedly that he whom George W. Curtis called the greatest scholar of the age spent the happiest veriod of‘his life. While visiting the grave, whose only monu- mont 18 an evergreen tree, I could not help bat recall the criticism of James Russell Lowell, Which 1S as unjust g8 it was uncalled for. In readiog it, one cannot fail to sco that tho critic 18 either willingly blicd to the merits of tho poct, or unable to appreciate tuem. But, coming as it does from a Harvard Profeseor. is it to be won- deredat? Could he, or would he if he could,” laud the merits of a graduate of Yale, who was not only master of eleven language, bat who was familiar with the literazaro of each? Percival was not only a lingnist, but a mathe- matician and u fino poet. favored him with the bighest order of intellect, but had refused to grant with it that quality of the - mind withont which ~ even an angel would nppear to disadvantago; that is, reif-confidence. 1t is true ho was reserved aud said Intle Loforo stran- gers. Bt in thoso long winter evenings, while seated around the glowing hearth with a chosen for, be poured out bis bavpiest - thoughts, couthed in the finest langmage. Wo aro om'y sorry that eome faithful Buswell was not there to Tocord his minutest sayings 3 to tell us of Lis wonderfal memory, which retained everything ke rend, or Lieard, or sew, a81f bound in a band |- of ‘steel, ready to be called up at & moment's no- tice; to tell us how he read velume upon vol- ume without cutting tho leaves; and how Lo wrote tho survey of Connecticut purely from memory, even without notes. Such a volumo +would bave been as charming 3s it would bave been irstructive. E A Visrror To His GRAVE IN SYCARCRE--AN IDYL. 2 T kmow the wild, soquestered spot, Far up a wooded mountain, Whiere 1rom a mimic, fuiry grot Steals forth ity tiny fountain : A modest, creeping tuing at first, Beneath low mosses Liding, Thot nestle theroto calin tieir thirs Ana still its wiispered chidimg. A hewthorn on the forest’s cdgo Ir last to nod its parting, AR o'era steep and racky ledgo Tts sun-kistod waves go duriing, Then down tho Lill and down. the hifl; =~ - - Q'er:beds of sund nnd A young, cmbitious, waywanl thing, 1is widening patiiway crushes. Atruant child, that will not heed, Of sportiyeless grown weary, Below, upon the grassy mead, 1t scoopa a Lukelet cheery ; Then, gently circling, throulithe vals It purls with may 3 dlmple, And prates of its romantic tala To woo the grasecs simple, They lean toward the laughing thing, Tisey eatcl its Lapyy numbers, That dance to muny 3 tangicd note They loso anong the wilows, A-winding through the mendows green, Tts hanks keep wider growing, As liere and there on infant stresm. « To swell its tide comes tlowing. And by-and-by the becches’ shads . At noon-tide will uot sjan it, Where, nestied i a cosy glde, The church and s:L:ool-house scan ft, 1Its foot-log, worn with many a step Of children blitliely going, Alriost a £core of years baidi slept, While we have nil been growiug, Alas! and when we crossed it lst, What joys we left bebind us Dear Meniory can but shadows cast To tenderly remind us. But balf-way up Life’s slnting hill, I caunot find the sweetness, Search where T may, that uscd to 1L Those hours to round complefencas, And, with the chalice mn my hand, Ambition’s brightest vision I'd yicld with joy, sn bour to stand 12 childnood's Llest Elysian. No sparkling draught is half 5o swect Ax water from the fountsin That gurgled in its cool retroat Twon thie school-house mountatn, How oft, upon its mossy seat, We've filled each beechleaf-measuro, And with grave tones snd language meet Wo'vo drank each other's plessure, Then, from our rambies here and there, Rare mors and wild-flowers bringing, We'd plan our grounds with fasteful care, And take our Lurns s-swinginzz, And 'neatls tho shadowy mapies (hero, By childieh fancy gilded, Grow many = princely chamtier fair, Among the Laro Toots builded. Our converse, like a bive in June, ileld myriad glad fones prended, g over But sbe had ever plandits swevt “I'o lure us to ambition, And on the stage her * Naughty-Seat,” Where soung hearts learued contrition. And thus, with ever-varsing scenes, The duy draws 1o its eading. The forest-ehadow castrard leans, Aud we are homeward wending. 3fidway the dusty road we stand, And oy, % Good-by till morning. The Lzoad stream strokes its pebLiy strand, And whispors low, ¢ Take. warning.” We vaguely marked the gentle tone, Nor recked its doepest meaning, Till o'er youth's greensward life iad grosm, Tts Lliss forever weaning, SrcamoREDALE, W. Va, RoSE-GERANTOM, —The Nation adds to the liet of the Izte Jules Jepin's smusing and amazing blunders the rol- lowing stors : ** In 1851, Jenin was gent over to Loudon as correspondent of & Perisian journal Tor the purposo of describing the great exbibi- tion. The exhibition did'not wholly engaze his mind, and by times he employed his valuable bours in philosophizing on the character of the English and dispatching the- results of lus ob- servations and meditations to the editor at-home. Ouc of thesa precions results was that, gomg into the city, hie vaw on the front of the Royal Exchange au inscription which read, ‘ The Ezrth is the Lord's” and which he at’ once transferred into his note-book. Thero it appearcd as ‘Ls terre st auX Scignenrs,” and such was the trane- lation forwarded to.the French nation by our journalisi. In other words, tays Janin, you may gce by this that not even the merchant prince of ' tho English caa free himself -from n desrading subserviency to the aristocracy—to the House of Lords.” 1o fact, Nature bad- THE FIVE COBBLERS OF.BRESCIA. Radiant summer was reigning over tho rug- ged and picturesque old-City of Brescn L'Arma- ta. Italan - sunshine wrought its: magic on eversthing. A bluo elysian haza onciicled the town, with gold-green -acacias peering _sleepily through -it, olivg-hued poplars piercing it,'and the fury-like towers of rock-borne fortresses ghinieg rosily across’ it ont of. the gky. " Red foofs and’ chimneys burned; tall, dingy houses Tifted their painted brows out of black depths of tlindow, and grew ‘brilllant with gazing at tho sun, Narrowest vicolétt breaking the blocks of the dwellings looked like dark. flssnres in o mountain; fresco pictures on the fronts of tho houses: in the' open streets blazed with—atmost—thejr original color, aad oleanders in the rusty balconies flasbed out pink and searlet'and érimson, making * garlands of fire all down the time-darkened walls. " =* . o= - " -7 A young girl was entoring’the town by a hilly road on the outskirts, a solitary. figure, troadiug”| : the tall poplare, and surrounded by a background af ‘ecetiery, like: ono of Titian's pictures.- A Llending of the'gay, the fantastio, and the som- re were noticeable ia-the ‘face ‘and apparel of' this maiden, making her peculiarly picturesque, as shie advanced out of the- ethereal blues and: greensin the distance, and took her way through the deep-colored streats of the town. 1t was evidently all new to her, for she gazed at overything as a forcigner gazes. In the market-place . ehe pecped curiously under the ..greas.. white umbrellas of ‘the fruit- women, and spoke-in broken ‘Italian when sho purchased a piceo of ripe ‘melon, to ‘quench her thifst of travel. Tho two strange mon of matal who bammer out the hour on the face of the great clock made her_ start.as tbey stepped for-, ward to their work,.and.the paintings on the fronty of the houses; - with their curions stories atold in half-biilliant, half-blotted colors, had a fascination for her as ‘sho leaued against a wall and enjoyed her refréslimeat. ~The markot was going on at the time. Carts rolled about, voices sang aud sbiouted, tho yellow. .curtains fiuttered out from the black shiadows.oi the little shops at the sido of the treet,: figares of - young pirls, of mothers with children, appeared among tho fire-flowers in tho balconies ‘and nodded down to other people who were gazing up from bolow. A stono picrced the girl's shoo, which was worn with walking, and shie 8at down on the stops of a church and exawined it ruefully. There was au ugly. bole; -tha . owmer mado -a. lictle wiy faco a8 she looked st it; then laughed, aud put it on sgain. “I shall earn s pair of strong ones before long,” sho eaid to herself, though notin Italian. 1 muost pick my steps until then.” Tho shce was certaiuly nob a peasant’s shoe,. yet the girl was dreseod like & peasant. Her brown skirt, black bodice, and white chemi- sette wero of tho coarsest materials., Bare and sunburat were bor pretty, round arms and deli- cate hands; a ecarlot saeh hung round her waist, and scarlet ribbons ticd up hor bair—silky, datk Lair, a littlo bronzed atthe edges. T face waa plump, dimpled, a0d exquisitely molded; ber eyes wero dark, luminous, aud fuli of buwmor. A white coif sheltered tho eyes at present, aud threw o traneparent, fickering shadow all round the-face. After the accidont to her shoo the oung stranger walked - cautionsly, and with a ittle limp, through. the strects of DBrescia, aod thio peapld.looked after Ler as she went, Iu a street which - descends a hill five cobblors were sitting in the open air, buaily engaged with their work. They saz on five wooden stools, whick wore close together in o line, and each man supported his feet on the rail of the seas of. his neighbor. It alwost ocemed as.if they all rode a ringle wooden hiorse.dowa the brow of the bill, in #o close snd - straight o-line had they ranged themsclves. First in the row was a very old man, with white hair and a placid coante- nance, who wased his. thread often, and was slow at bis work; next, his sous, two elderly men, singularly like oach other, escept that the oxprossion -of the 0uo was morose: and ab- stracted, while that of the other was nervous and flerée ; fourtly, a good-lovking young man, with Tively eyes und nconfident air, who gaze abuut the sircet between every two. of his stitclies: and, last of all, a second. young man, with an earnst, intelligent face, who seemed to givo all liis attention to lus work. As our limp- ibe maiden camo down ho %treet she cangh: sight'of this group, aud, hastening up to them, rpointed to ber broken shoe. N, * Ciabattiui »" shé mhied cagaily i Yoo, thoy wero cobblers. uuswored tho mep; raising their five heads-aud gaziug in surprise at tho liveliness and beauty of L Thuldo, the old man, looked at hor kindly; Lrifoui the morose, and Grifone, -the nery, regarded Der . with. grudging adwmiration; whilo tia two young mon, Prisco, tho son of Trifa- bius, eud Slvio, the spprenuco, gazed round at Ber over (heir ‘whoulicrs with the liveliest intercet and delight. As they all stared, with their d susyended, the young siranger suddenly Lroke into a peal of the most delicious mirthful laughter, which ehook in the air liko tho song of a latk, amd mada the tive cotblers also laugh, though ticy did ot kuow what they were loughing ar. *You all look 0 funny |” cried the girl, draw- ing forth o fino whito handkercliof and wiping the tears of merriment fro:n her eyx. *Tlus is not business!" growicd Trifonius. “ Can.you pay #" e do -not work for nothing.” eaid Grifone. ] have ng mouey ub presuns,” wauid the girl ; # but I mean to pay you afterwards.” ¢ 16 willnot do,"” eaid ‘Lrifonius, “You can go clsewhere,” said Grifone. *I'rast ber, my sons! " sz2id Ubaldo. is a stranger.” I'be girl looked np and down tle street, bend- ing the broken shoo back and forwards iu er hands, and then she glanced wistfully at the row of men who refused to holp her, “If Tbad a needlo and thread .I. could doib myeelf,” she said. +That you could not,” crird the old man, “Give it to me!" And ho turned it over and over on his knees, It was a dainty little thing, made of finest leather, embroidered in colored cilks. *Pretty. very pretty!” said Ubaldo ; bat not like what a peaeant maiden wears. The work it too fine for my trembling fingers. And he handed it on to Trifonius, who ear- veyed it susp:ciously. iStolen !" bo taid, 2nd flung it to Grifone, who tosacd it to Prsco. *‘Gentlemen,” eried tho girl, “*if you will not hotp me, do not hurt me. T will go farther and find xinder fellow-creatures.” ‘- Not so fast, little one ! gaid Prieco. ‘It is a pretty shoe, aud deserves to be mended.” And he fell to worlc upon 1t clumsily. . 1le was not ut sil.skillful, and tore the delicate leather with his handling. **A curso on it!" o cried. mo!” * Give it to Il Garzone !" said Gbaldo. And Silyio, the otber young man, took. the vexatious shoe in his hands, swmiled at its neat- ness, chose a fino it of leather, and put a deli- cate little patch upon the rent. ‘Then he pre- sented it withia look of simple good-vwill to the siranger maiden, who drew it ou her foot and clapped her bands witns - delight to sce how strovgly it was meuded. “T will ropay—I will repay! ~ Will you_ trust me?" gho cried, fixing her eyes upon Stivio. © Toat I will,” he said, emnestly. . s Ju 15 nothing to him,” said Prisco, quickly. “le is only our appreotice. Without oar permission ho could not bavo put stitch n it.” 1 thauk every one,”.said tho girl; ** but bim ‘the most. Ah! now I cau walk further and luok for work.” i # Are you looking for work?” cried Y'risco. # What cun yon do 7 Cau you mend my boots 2 “ No; butIcan scrub afloor, cook a dinner, dance, sing, and tell the truth.” .+ She is 8 lively creature,” whirpered Prisco to bis unclo Grifone. “* Wy not hire her at ouco to supply oar need ? " TN +Well thought on!” said Grifone. “So friendless and poor, she would work for next to nothipg. o g ) ** Aud we can send her away without notice, if elio nffords,” growled Trifonius, ++1t were a chantable act,” said Ubaldo; *but ‘here comes La Mugunais, returning from her search.” 3 - A tall, meagre-tooking woman came up the street and joined the group. La Mugnaia was gaunt aud satlow, with & square, . wrinkled face, white teeth, and large brown eyes; lLer head completaly bound up fn s yeliow handkerchief. She looked stern and wary, like an old soldier; but.when she smiled, her fine brown oyes soft- enod. and s surprising sunshine warmed ap the weather-beaten countenance. “iWell, Orwola! " eaid Trifonius, *have you sticceeded in finding us a maid to take care of our houso?” . o “ No, indeed,” £aid Orsola. & There is a soung girl hero who is eecking for " said Ubaldo, Question ber.” bat can you do 2" asked the woman of the “She It is too nice for girl.. ... ©"4Pat ‘me in ahouso and try m «\Whot payment do yon expect ¥ - ¢ Food aud shelter and anviling you like. I have to work up.the price of meuding my shoe.” *¢ I will take her.vith me to Veroua,” #aid La Mugnaia, *auvd.thero I will proveher. If you sce ber coming back you may bire her.’ it is s great deal of trouble for nmothing,? grumbled Prisco. . * La' Mugnain is a sensible woman,” said Ubaldo.” ** Let hor manage our affairy,” Il the gignora will allow me to add eome strong sandals to her shoes,”:-Sivio, *sho will bo better able for the journey.” - The tw0 women parted for ‘Verons, and tho cobblerx.went on with their work. During the weok that followed many g glauce, way cast up the strees by which the. stranger maiden was ox-. vected to return, till, at .last, one doy, Silvio startled the rest by erving out,— oy s gcra is Lo ?{i‘l’lm’ilu coniilu.': over trll'xa hill " “Bravo!” gaid Ul o. * Itisa go the * Lictle Shoe.”™ : R heoameue “1 toredeo she.will tarment ns,” £aid Grifone. * *“Rob us, perhaps,” said.Trifonius. “0 r maks us very bappy,” said Silvio, whose gazo was fastened gladlv on tho merry eyos s~ twinkling fect of tho girl who was tripping dows, the Lill. e N F ** You aro a pair of old gramblers,” said Prisco to hisfather.and aucle. ** As for yon,” turning :_o Silvio, * remember, you are only the appren- ico.” *Nay,-Prisco; you surcly do not want to fight again,” eaid Silvio, good-humoredly. And Prieco frowned, but protended not to Liear, ““Now, tell us where you have boen eince,” said Irifonius, “that wo may know if you have been really with Orsola.” **1 have been living in ber little “mill out in the Adige,” sid the girl. <Tho water rushed under our feet and all round us, ~The strests were ebova us, and peoplo. gazed down. at-us from dark arches over the water, Wo renched our mill by a. plank, ewinging on ropes, across the river. At night we carriel a 'lantern, that we might not walk into the flood. was hard-as flint on tha first few days and sweet as honey on the last, She sentyoua cake I haye Dbaked, » sbirt £ have washed, aid & stocking I bave mended.” ., 3 The cake was tasted and eaten to the crumbs, the sbirt was whito as snow,- the stocking was sound and no lumps on the solo. - *Go to the house,” said Ubaldo; aud La Scarpetta became bousékeeper - to tho ‘cobblors. The next evenjvg Prisco and Silvio each pre- seoted her with a pair of sturdy shoes of” his own making. Frieco's wero- large and clumsy, and fell off her fect; but Silvio's fitted ber ton nicoty... Strongly and safely shod, she danced about the floor 1n delight, while Silvio whistled a tuno for her, acd Prisco guawed Lis lipsin the corner. 3 “I am deopl? in debt,”- #aid the little daucer, looking at ber ¢hoes. and then at the Garzona. “Give mo ths old oues, and I am paid,” said Silvio. *I also have a right to them,” said Prisco; “for my shoes would fitif sho would only go soberly.” . * You shall each bave ove,” said tho maiden. *T will have both,” said Prisco. ¢ Sho shail do 88 sho pleases,” said Silvi “Shall?” cried Prisco, insolently. * Yon, who came to us a pauper—you think to give law in the house!" e * “Give up the shoes!” eaid Silvio, deter- minedly. ' = “Come, come!” cried Ubaldo. * They belong to the house, and we will uso them as tho sign of our trade.” b Aund the little shoes were hung up in the window, with their broken solea bid from view, fiu(l]"fl.\elr embroidered toes tarned out to tho After this tho house of tho Tive Cobblers proved to be the merriest house in Brescia. La Scarpetts was found quick, active, aud with a genins for making people comfortable. She was more child than wowan in her frolicsome waye; yot had wit and shiewdness onough to carry on her business and give point aad Liveliness to her speech. Sho had” 8lso & cortain diguity and in- deponidence of mannor wluch wou her the ro- spect of Ler many masters. Sho madé their food delicately, kept tho place garnished with flowers, aud ofteu sat 2t the door I the cool of the even- ing, chatting to them while sho mended the housebold linen or Lelped with'tho finer patts of the cobbling. i . * Our sister-in-law has suited s well,” said Ubaldo. **Tins wowan was really boru for the corafort of man.” “fost of them being torments,” eaid Trifo- nioug. “ She will torment us yet!” growled Grifone. Tho ancient Ubzldo was veld in much - esteem amoung his frieuds in Brescia; also ki zons Tri- fonins aud Grif; TLey had all followed the cobbling profession from their youth, had laid up zomo money, and walked in honcst woys. P'risco, who was tbeir pride, was to be eudowed with thoir.eavings, being already crowned with the hzlo of their.good numo. The future wel- fareof-Prisco a8 the constaut theme of their thoaghts: Anything was good or bad, according 433t aflected tho glory of Prisco. - .. + %This sorvant-mad Las bowilched our sop,” whispered Grifone into tie ear of Lrifonius, ong holiday, a8 thoy.set off for & walk eround the fown. Prisco was always kuown 2a **our sou” amoug tho clders. * Nagsense! ” eried Trifouins, **It is, Silvio who is in luye witt Ler.” “You take tls too easily,” said Grifone. * Prisco. I tell Fou, is2lso wfatuated. And do vou thiuk she will prefer Silvio, tho ponniless, to ourwon, who will- inberit our property avd fine pasitiou in the town # : +This is too absurd,” e2id Trifonius, *A foreigner, who dropped from nowhere npon us; 2 begiran! who cannot oven tell who weore her pareats. | What Go you propose to do2 " Seud Lor away, of course.” £ Ah” eard Frifonius. “she has made us so very comfortable. Letus first reason with the voung poople.”! “ You are a fool ; but here is Prisco.” * Prisco,” swd Trifonius, * Law auxious to tell you thnt you muat not think of marrying La Searpetta.” : 5 ~w1do not think of it,” said Pritco, moodily, “thiough I cannot denyi would make me happy. If shewero tho daughter of a rich tradesman There must bo some little honor and now——o show about Ty wedding.” “Qnr gou! our Lrus gon!” cried both the fathers. +You will give her to Garzone,” said Gritono joyfully. - ** Are you mad ?" cried Prisco. *‘Ife has not a friend 1u tho world, and has not oven learned T trade yet. Desides, uho keeps us both at au equal distance.” **Good girl! snid Trifonins. ‘‘It ix bolter {hus, 18 sl makes us so very comfortable.” La Scarpetta was stauding 8¢ the fountain in thie mosket-place, with ber emgty pitcher poised ou the brim, leoing down iuto the quiverinz, golden water. The diamond ripples_broke over tho piquant face, the warin. neck and arms, aud the color of hor dress; then melted away aud allowed her eyes to mect thoir own gazein tne tranquil depths of the basiu. * Aud thiyis 11" kaid the scrvant-maid, looking at horself. 1. thoy. will never: fiud me ous. How swact it is to tasto iberty and to be loved I” Voices caught her ear, speaking closo boside her, distinct from the noiso of the strect. -Sume men stopped to_read a large-lottered bul, wiica was posted on the wall of the fountain. “Whom ean_this -be?” eaid one. *“Is she some thicf, whom they want to catch, or is it o willful lady who hus run'away from her friends 2" 3 I caunot guess,” said another. ¢ They havo worded it 80 very carotully.” | La Scarpotta turned round, and eyed the men with o frightened stare, hurriedly fillod ber pitcher, und thea, suddéuly. ell the strength weut out of her arms, As the men passed oo #Lie was left standing quite alone; motionicss— pazng ut tho bull on the wall. Silvio found her thus as ho passed by the fountain, coming Lome from Lis holiday walk.. The auguish of distress an licr face nilled him with amazement. Never had he teen the saucy, mirth-provokung maiden louk like this before. -+ Bearpetta! Carina! Fellow-servant!” Lo ex- claimed in wonder. I3 sho suddenly cbunged to stone, that she dees net even bear when ouo speahs 1o Lier ?” ) Ok, Silsio, is it you? Lifc the pitcher to my mouth, will ¥ou? I am so thusty. That will do.. Aud have you, also, been kecping Loliday ali alons .*Yes; and do let mo say it once: I have ‘been longiug to havo you with mo. I Lave been out 1 the vineyards, whers they are gathering the grapes. I bave been haanted by a picturoof La Scarpetta with a basket of grapes ou her bead.. That is bow you. ought w live, playing about in: the beauniful open country, iustead of being shut up in this vulzar town.” “Ifow old you are, Silvio! Imagine anyof my other masters takiog the fancy toput a basket. of. grapes on.my head! Wbere do you get tuese pictures, I wonder, being Lut & cobbler? I sce them sbining bekund your eyes, somotimes, when, you do nat give them forth.” - 4 Being but the apprentice of a cobbler, and not even ooe of your. masters, you might ray. Well, I wounld rather be your feilow-servant than the finest master-cobbler in Brescia. - As for the pictures, 1 supposo they come from my father, who wos & famous artist, and through whose fzult I am now where I stand. . I am too proud to speak of thisto tho vuigar; Lut I feel no pride towards my fictlo follow-servant. I was brought np by relations in bitter dependence, and I left them to learn a trade. With the help of that lowly trade I shall place myself where I et b "And you have learned it well; for I notice that they give yon all the delicate work. But, Silsio, will youread for me what is printed oo this bill npon the wall # " 7 It is an adveriisement for tho captureof a younggirl who bas biddon herself—either from justice, ber frends, or her enemies. A reward 18 offered for her discovery. She has a beautiful Ls Mugnais | 1n face. and is supposed to have crossed tho Alps all alone—Scarpetta!” . Thio girl iad turned white asdeath;, and caught ¢ lys arm to keep herself from falling. “Silvio. Silvio { where shall I hide myself 2" Silvio supported her to the fountain and dip- ped her Little ico-cold hands in the water. “ Poor child, poor child {” ho raid, in amaze- mest.” +And tbls is your story 2" **Ifido me, my friend " “That would be maduess, poverina!” said Silvio. "* Yon are kafer at your work a3 the cob- bler's servant than'you woald be in the canning- est biding-place. You must stay indoors as much an povmb:f for a while, and I will watch for you al i me wh_yl zm o terrified, and ** You ehiail tell mo what yon please, and when you pleaso. I cacnot love you “more than T do, and will'not love You 1dss. “You have forbidden mo to kpeak to you like this ——» +"Ab, it was 60 good to-be at peace.” P *1 will not epoil your péace. Let me bo yon: friend in thng‘aifliculty.” “ Heaven bless you, my friend. XNow, Silvio, 0. and lot mo get home in my own fashion.” Loft alono onco mors, the young-girl: Lifted Tier pitcher and took her way~ bravely, though with'pale checks, through “the streets, “which, lato a refuge, bad now grown a terror to -ber, She shranka little at sizht of every bill posted -on the wall, aud fancied that the people gnzed strangely at her as she passod: along the.‘path. ‘Wheu she returned to tie cobbler’s dwelling sho found Prisco alone in the house, leaning deject- cdly against the doorwsy, and reflecting Low hard it was that his position in the:world would not allow him to bestow his hand on La Scar- petta. *Hero sho comes, looking a8 palo as a ghost. Never was-a'girl 's0 changed. I can no longer Luvo any donbt that she' frets at my colduess; yet I date not tell my elders thay he is in Iove With mo. Ah! why am I go delightful? I woiild not bave Ler sent out on tho world becauso of the warmth of her hoart!"” Trisco sighed as tho young gitl set down her -pitcber and kilently began her- nechstomed occn~ pations. It Lad boen too painful to thissel-lov- ing youth to believe that La Searpetta preferred Silvio; and he- had gradually endowed her with au imaginary deyotion to himself. He found it ‘pléauant to dwell on_tho fancy that he bad tou- Iderlyrefected her. Thisiden, ot firas & plain fal- -lacy, had impercoptibly beeomé a delusion of bis ‘mind; for, when e 'will what -to believa, wo can belfeve what wo will. The appeal of lus uncle and father, their earaest request -that ho would not marry La -Scarpotia, had given a reality, as of proof, to is faith. As hewatched tho young girl, who Liad_forgotten his presence, sho sighed bitterly; and he sprang to Ler side. *Have cournge, ma bella!” he said. * It is, indeed, a bard fate; bub timo will cure tlis wound."" - “*What do you mean ?"asked Scarpetts, turn- ing whiter tlixn before, and thinking that tho se- cret of her 1dentity way discovered. . “I am grioved that I caomot offer you my band. It is not for waut- of affoe- tion—that I swear fo yon; but -the world Tequires' some sacrificé of our feelings.” The gir! staredat him,—at tho solf-complacent, seutimental look on his face—and, catching the full absurdity of his meamng; broko into a it of such merry Iaughter as bromziit the color to lior checks again, and transformed her for a moment into the old Scarpetts oucomore. It was de- lightful fo her to licar the evand of her own Inaghter again ; aud #ho laughed and laughed to tho ccho, with the most exquisito sense of fun and_enjoyment of Prisco's discomiiture, who blushed, and frowned. and at last stamped with his feof; and walked: away to the door. He ‘baw " through' the fury of his confusion o horscnun riding up to the door, while Scarpetta’s - imitating langhter was dying awaoy iu gasps of ccstasy over Lis shoul- der; and then there came suddenly a_quick, sharp cry of anguish from within, snapping- the music of thoss mirthfut sighs. followed by a crash of something breaking. Prisco turned bis hend in aptonisbmezt. Ths divh that Scarpetta had been holding was smashed upon the tloor, and she had vanished. “Diatolo!” cried Prisco, “the girl is a witch " and then he saw the strange Rorsemsn beckoning, and weot out to the street to speak to Lim! Ta Soarpetta was on her knees in an upper chamber, peeping with oue eye from behind the window-cartain. The Htrange horse- man_ was - richly dressed and of haughty bearing. with a dark, harsh countenance and ‘3 eottish complexion. : : “Itis be! itix he!™ wailed the girl, quailing s bis_cye roved over the house; aud she Te. treated, wringing her haads, into the darkest corner of the room. **Ah!" she moaned, **what folly, what ill-lnck is mine! Were I Sivio’s wife, I need not suffer this anguish of foar. Ob, now iudeed I kuow that TJove him, gince tlis agony isupon ms, but I have made bim afraid of me, sud I am given np to my fate!” At tho samoe moment the evil-looking horss- man was pointing with Lis finger to Lie pretty littlo embroidered’ shoes, which had been taken from La- Scarpetta, and buog up 28 & sign of their trade 1 the window of the cobblers. “Theeo rhoes nro stolen goods,” he was sayiyg. *“1 command you to give them up to we, and to tell mo how you came by them.” “'You are under a mistake, Signor,” said Ubaldo, who bad come up, and was holdiog the stranger's borse by tho head, merely as a ‘mark of atiention, for the poor animal looked too tired to have any wish torun asay. *Wo came by thae ehoes honestly ; butif the Siguor cares to buy them " “You bought them, perhaps, from a young woman who came traveling through the fown. You have scen the'town placarded with inquiries regarding ber. Tell me where to find Lier and you shail be handsomely rewarded.” * It is many weeks siuce she called 'on us here aull ot & strong pair of shoes in exchango for these,” eaid Ubaldo. **She was in a harry to be off, and ingaired about the road to Milan.” 4 is dreadful to think of an ofd wan’s telling falschoods like this. T.et us pray that Heaveu forgave him. IPrisco, with Scarpetta’s irritating laughter ringimg in bis cary, had & sterver regard. for tho truth, and called after the stranger as ho rude away: “1 advise you not to Ieave the town with- out searching it well.” 1o was not wickea ccongh to - give her up on tho spot to er foe, but he was pleased to avenge himseif by prolonging for her the torment of whatever dau- ger beset fer. As the stranger nodded back at Tim meaningly and rode away, a faiut peal of thauder disturbed tho serene ovening air, as if thoso rosy fortreskes thac looked so ethoreal in the distanco were opcuing afabry cannonado upon the town. f ** Who was your noble visitor?” " asked Tri- fonius and Grifono, breathlessly, hurrsing up.to the door at which Ubaldo and I'2isco stuod look- imgs at one auotler, in amazement. “]tisof our poor Bearpeits that thezo bills are posted over the town,” cried Ubaldo. ** Can it all be for the stealing of o pair of ehces? " * Poor, indeed!” cried Trifonius. ** How piti- ful you are, my father! A thief harbored in onr honde! And here is Prixco, who might have :lnan'icd ber if be had not been a miracle of wis- i s **We must get Ler out of this,” said Grifone. ':‘Ho\‘v. nicely’ wo may be shawed before the own. “iarbor her a little while, my sone,” suid Ubaldo. “She is such a young creature, and yon do not even know whit b-r fault is.” “[Lis plain that sne is czcaping from justico, Not another. hour shuil she stay iu our bouse.” Searpetta did not ask what charge was agninst her, but took np -her xmall wages and went into thostrect. Ubuldo dropped tears in the corner; but o was ouly 8 weak oid wan, with no power iu tho houso of Lis wons. Al the beart that DPrisco had was aching, but e liked lus reve “'The Garzone will protcer ber,” muttered Ubaldo to huaself. Searpetta, ‘afrmid of tho town, fled to the conntry; then the sun set,a thuuder-storm camo down, snd the. territied gul rau frau- tically back into Dresea. Lifting the cartain that hung before tho entrance of o queer little church, slie #aw that a dim light shone out of tho plice, which was filled with people, who secmed to the frightened girl to have taken refuge tnere in terror like herself. They were einging o ebrill, wild litauy, ono verse taken up by the men,and the uext by the womzn,—a weird, monotonous chant that filled the car at intervals, aud was lost again in the roar of the thunder. La Scarpetta cowered on her knees in. a corner of the church, the thunder cracked over her head; and with her hands clasped over her closcd eyelids elhe scemed (6 se. plainly the harsh-looking honeman, Lis pioroing gaze fixed on ber, aud bis tinger pownting cruelly to her un- lucky little shoes -in the cobblers’ window."| Every time the ‘cnrtain etirred i the dooriray she atarted, expecting to seo him euter to drag ber forth. The people at Jact departed ; the fu~ gitive crouched farther inco tha sbelter of the shadow of & confesrional; aud, looking up with zwild glance, sho_saw Silvio, the Garzone, who' was srandiog beside bier. “ Have they “fo mo, Silvio? Are they coming to take mo ? “Nobody bas found you but me; and Iam comiog to take von—if you will le me.” . ** Take me where 27 # Qver the mountains—ont of this troudle.” 4 Aud yonr work, Silvio ? acd your masterd £ 1 have brokez wizh my masters, and I have my work at my finger-ends. Be my wite at once, and we will seek our fartune together." ‘“Yet you do not know whom you are taking tor a wife.” 3 i “t Kneol down with me here, Scarpetta, and ot your hand in mive, Say, *Silvio, am an woman.' You dare not, if it were un- ru +'Silvi6; I am an honest woman. They remained, kneeling baud-in-hand, like two children, prasing in the lovelineds and dark- ness of the church. - The-one-dim red light Dburaed, the thunder ceaged, the death-Like Lour of thie” night went past; dawn_peered through the rude-painted windows, and ‘an’ old, white- Laured priest, Lalf-vested for mass, opencd tha gacristy-door and looked into the church. *This old priest stopped- muttering his pravers when Le saw the two palo-faced young peopia standing before bim. - - .. “Marry uy, holy father!” eaid Silvio. *“We f‘m going a lung journey, and must get away be- imes. ** I'hia is tho girl who is flying from justice, 83id the priexst sternlv. I will help ler to fly,” satisfied that she iy good.” - ““You are a youth- of gnod birth, and will rise inthe world,” said the padre. ** Lemember, T know your story. Will yor not afterwurds re- peut of having married a vervant-maid 2" # I caunot give her up (o her enemies,” meine The ’old id LnVScag:m(!::\i! s mauy cheek tlushed, and his Lrightened. g dushiod,fand Misieyea ** Be grateful to lim, my daughter,” he said. ““Iknow your secrct. and I will give yoit to him. May God wiake you both hapyy for evermore I And tho apprentice and the little maid-servant. Tent out futo the moraing sunligist man-and wife, 5 Sulvio was quite surprised_to sco how, a8 they seut along the etreets, his brido scemod to for- get lier torror, aud smiled back at the-people who stared ot bor.. She cven lingored, -here and there, to geze up at the paintingaon the houses, saying -she Lud never scen them look 5o hand: soms before. *‘Lut you are still in Lresela, my dearest, and your euémy is cluse by. Lt us Lissten and’ get oub of dunger.” - i - **famsayiug farewell to Drescis, Silvio. If s beeu good to me, since L am leaving it with ‘you. As for my enemy, I o longer fear him." “The young pooplo took the road to Verons, and Iate-ono evening they urrived- there, going to seok for LaMugnata in her litue mill out in the -Adige. They stood on the bridge which carried tho town across tho river, and saw the dark “water rushing and the twinkling lishts sliding along through the air, lize fallinz stars, as people puescd o or fro on the swinging planks that led out to the litle water-bound dwolling. . They discoverod the mill they were in scarch of, and, Innters in haud, went riding across the night, ag it seemed, on tho rickety plaok that led to La Mugnaia's door. : The milleress gave them a hearty wolcome, buk looked oxtremely grave when gho beard the whole of thetr story. i “That is all very pretty,” she said, squaring her arms aud fixing ber wary brown oyes ou the littlo wife, ** trust and gencrosity are good in the right place, but you ought to have told what tlus cioud is that hangs over you. Aud you, Silvio, 1 bave Lnown You many yenns ; Sou &ro & rospect~ able young man, and 0azht not to liave married & girl who bas done auything improper.” il *“She shall speak when she likes,” snid Sil Lot her #peak now,” said La Mognaia. she s _done wrong, and 1s, sorry, wa will try and sbield bher; but let there bo no eecrets be- tween a man and hig wife.” ° La Scarpetta stood twisting the comer of her eash, and glanciog sbyly from one to another of of the faces, on which the lamplight shouve, at each side of her ; and sho euid to the millers womau: - 1 * I will tell my story here, and you shall bo my judge. If whatI have doue Las wrovged Lim, he shall put me away. Oue thing I muat get right foryou; I havo not stolen anytbing from the horseman who i3 searching for me, not even the shoes in the window, which were my very own tiil I gavo them to Ubaldo.” I knew that,” said Silvio. * Tne Siznor i8 my uncle, and the guardian of my property "— **Ah—jvo have heroa noblelady!"™ eaid La Ingnais, aghast. 3 “Silvio may porhaps mako me onme, but he found me_a maid-servant, suspected of crime. Axit is. I am nlmost totaily nneducated and ignorant of the world. Iran away from my homa becanee I found it 3 place of borror. The Alpino precipiceshad no terrors for me, though I traveled Dr thein alone. 1 wrs escaping from a hviug dath, and my froedom was delicious to me. 'You must bo filled with curiosity, and 1 do not maks mystory plain. My castle i3 on one of thosa mighty rocks that” overhanz the upper Rhine. Heaven belp tho poor creature there walied ap, who pines to escape! YciI escaped. Iwasa prironer there, indeed ; for by my father's will a(1 his fine possessions were to bo enjoyed by his brother nutil my marrisge; aud my unclo was resolved that I ehould nover doprive him of what he chose to call his own. - I did not wish to macry. I feared all men, having kuown nona but the harshest' of -their kind; but § Joathed to be within sizht aod sound of the wicked 2nd riotons living of my uncle and his chosen compamons. I longed to be free, Like tire peasants who walk on tho hills ; 2nd by ihe help of a faithful old nurse, I escaped. -} dressed myxclf liko a-peasont, and crossed the Alpsalong. In patting on a strango costume I Torgot to chango my shoee.” Silvio and tho woman of the mill stood gazing at the girl in utter amazement. ** And knowing that you were a noblo woman, you chiose to marry & cobbler # gaid La Mug. naia, : + Ieaven never made him to bo a cobbler,” #aid La Scarpouta. “flat is true,” e?id La Mugnaia. * Be vou what you may, he is good enough for yon.” Ex- cuse me, lady, but 1 caunot forget that I gase you lessous in baking Lread and sweeping loors.” . “ Ah, Scarpetta! ™ eaid Silvio, * what a wrong you Lave doue yourself—you who ought to have maried a noblemen.’ **And so I Lave, Silvio, else I can tell you I should not lhave married at’ all. T'risco could pever have saved me as you Liave done; for one great misery is as bad as another. I thank Heaven that by your act of generos you lave unconsciously enriched voursell” 7 Wiiilst they wero yet talking the daylight brako, and looking out of the window La Muguaia #axw & whole compuuy of strangers on'the river- side. They wero the four romuining cobblers, with the hanghty horscman and bis servants. “These fricnds Lave traveled go fur to sce my downfall,” said Scarpetta, mournfully. “Ab, Silvio, your sex are unkind.” ‘*Nay, some of them may hope to help you,* said Silvio. *“I'll wasser my life thattho old'man, Ubaldo, does. My good Ordola, these visitors will sink your little will with their weight.” ** Let them come over,” said La Muzuaia, glee- fully. *The mill must take it3 chance. It will be Tare sport to sec them all walking back, one by one, scross our plank, Langing their heada with vexation.” “Enter, geutlemen,” said Orsola, opening her ught now, I thiuk,” cried the firece-look- uur, graspiug La Scarpetta rudely by the ah, my runaway maiden, I shall trouble you to follow me to your lome.” *'No, wy lord,” sad Silvio, *for tho law al- lows a wifo to follow ber’husband.” ‘-Fool I” cried tho cuemy, turning pale; “¢ this girl is no wife.” At this moment Lo old priest was seeu hurry- ing across the river, clutching the rope in boih Lands, ws the plank danced under his fect. ‘“Go away, Signor!” be cried, *and leava this noble youth aud his iu peace. o across the Alps aud make ktraight your nc- counts of the moueys and land which wera left in your charge. Your niece aud her husband will give you just oue month to betake your. relf'and sonr fellows from her dwelling. Io the name of the Church svd of the law of tho countrs, I who marricd these young people, knowing Tully both their histories, cow: maud;you to begono aud interfere with them no more.” La Mugnaia had the satisfaction of secing tha company of strauge visitors depart across the plauk, Thaldo slune beiug invited to remain with the victorious nnd bavopy bride and bride- groom,—Al the Year Rouid. —_— MOTHER. Yester-eve s vision radiantly bright Stoe o'er my sleeplng uenses, and away It bore me suftly to thome realms of Ught Whre geutln Fancy, £.ddy queen, holds sway, I folt agaln a mother's fond caressing, Heard her loved volre n cadence soft and low, Axnd onco again the fervent * good-uight blexaing ™ Bootised ei'ry care, as in the long ago. 1 scemed to bear the songs she mng of yors, Av oft mry head was pillowed on her breast 3 Eouyy that now choer my lonely huars 0o more, Or fall my sprit into bllsafal rest ; g 1 feltagun her warm and loving hand Drash from my brow the waves of clustering hatr, Wuiie seraph-volces from you spirit-Taud 801U fioated on the perfumed air, Again I knelt beside my bumble ted, ‘Whila loviug lips upon ma sweetly smiled 3 With fuided hands my ev'ning prayer I sald ; In that brief apace T was again o child. Then tois fair vision slowly passed away,— The worshiped form, the biue cyes’ mriting beam; orn's rosy fiugers ored the gates of day, And I awoieto fiad it but a dream. OwLy M. WiLsom, §g,