Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 12, 1874, Page 10

) \ o THE C.HICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, e e} B —— e e —— e P T TEATR N TS O ponvassr oy 1874, - THE DIAMOND BRACELET. DY TIE AUTHOR OF " EAST LYNNE' I The atatoly rooms of one of tho fincst liousos * in London ware opon for the rocoption of evon- ing guosts. Wax-lights, looking iunumorablo alion roflected from tho mirrors, shad thelr riys on the gildod docoratinns, on tho fine paintings, apd on tho gorgeous resses of the Jadics; the enlivoning straine of tho band jnvited to the danco, aud tho rare oxotics omitted n swaet por- fumo, It waa tho Wost-End residence of a famed and wonlthy city morchant of lofty standlng. Hin young wifo was an Earl's daughter, and the admission to tho hougo of Mr. and Lady Adola Nothorloigh was covoted by thoe gay world. 1 “Thoro's o ront 1" almost scrommod & protiy- looking girl. By somo wmishap during dancing hor pattnor contrived to put ts foot upou lior thin whito dross, und the Lottom of tho skirt was torn hnlf off. 4 Quito impossible that I can finieh the quad- rille," quoth gl to bim, balf o amusomout, half provoked nt the misfortnue. ** You must find anothor partnor, while 1 go aud get this ro- paired.” Tt sns Lady Fraucen Chonovix, By some ne- piost the lady’s maid was nol o attoudanco up- stairs, and Frauces, in hor nnpationce, ran down to tho hounckecpor's parfor. ‘ho sistor of Lady Adela, sho was quite at homo in the house. Sho bed gathered tho danagod dress up on hor arm, but hor whito silk potticont foll in rich folds around her. ¢ Just Jook what an objoct that stupid —" And thero stoppud the youug lady. For, instend of tho bonsokeoper and lndy's maid, whom sho expected to meot, nobody wa in the room but » gontteman; a tall, handsomo mav. Sho looked thunderstruck 3 sud then alowly advaucod and stared at i, anif not lmhovlur hor own oyes. My goodnees, Gorard [ Wall, L shonld st a8 goon havo expocted o meot tho dead hiero.” ¥ [ow nra you, Lndy Francos ?" ho uaid, hold- imy out hie hnd with esttation, @ ¢Lady Frances!’ I am much obliged to yout for your formality, Lody Frauces roturns hor thanka to Mr. Hopo for his polito inquirios,” continted she, i & tono of piquo, and hovoring Lim with s uwlmmlng courlesy of coremony. o cought bor hand. “Torgive me, Fanuy, but our positions hnvo altored.” At least, mine ban; and how did I know that sou were not al- tored with it 7" You nre an ungratefal—raven,” cried sho, #io cronk like that. After gotting mo to write you na end of lottors, with il the nows about averyhody, and beginning *My dent Gorard,’ and ending * Your affectionnte Fanuy,” and beiug as ood €0 you as o sister, you meot mio with *My {ndy Trances!’ Now .doh't squoeze my hand to atorus. Whut on eurth bave you conte to En- glond for?” ) “T could not stop thero,” ho roturncd with emotion; ““1 was fmllinr away my heartstrings, So L formod = resolution and 'L vame Luck, Guess in what way, Frances, sud what to do.” # “lluw' “ml?m 1 know? To eall mo ‘Lady ‘tancos,’ perbaps.” “As a clork; alork, to earn my bread. That's what I am now. Vory consistent, iu it not, for ono in my position to addross familiarly Lady Frances Chenovix?” ¥ You never Bpoke a grain of sonse in yonr lite, Gorard,” uhe exclaimed, peevishly. *What do you moan T “T)r, Notherlelgh hastaken me into his count- Ing-house.” _ Mr, Notherleigh ?” she echoed, 1n surprise. “ What, with that—that—" “Thub erime hanging over me. Frayces.” “Noj I was goiug to say that donbt. Idon't belisvo yon guilty; you know that, Gerard.” 41 ant in his honse of business Frances; and [ came up bero to-night from the, city to bring u noto to him from hts partver. - Tho recoption= rooms wero oceupied, I suppose, and tho ser- #ants put me in here, So much tho better. Ido aot caro to meet old acquaintances.” “ But you bad & mountain of debts in En- tand, Gerard, and wero afraid of atrest.” 1 have mannged that; they are going to lot tmo square up by installmonts. ~ 1as the Lracolet gover been heard of * “Qh! that's gone for good. No doubt melted down in & cldron, as the Colonel culls if, and tha diamonds rect, 1t romaivs a mf’nmr}' of the past, and i3 nover cxpected to ho solved.” +And thoy still suspoct mol What 18 tho matter with yourarees # " N “ Mattor enough,” anewered sho, lotting it down, and turning round for his juspection, **1 camio here Lo got it repaired. Iy great. booby of a partner did it for mo," “ Yanny, how is Alico Seaton 2 ' 5 # You have couse to ssk after her. Bho iy ing.” K Dying ! " repeated Mr. Hope, in a hushed, shocked tone, % “7T do not mean actually dying this night, or goiug to die to-morrow ; buk that she i dying by slow dogrees, thero isno doubt, It may be weoks off yet; I cannob tell.” “ Whero is she ? ' “ Curious to seay, sho is whero you left hor— st Lady Sarah Hope's. Alico could not bear the kousse after the loss of the bracelet, for she was w obstiuate and foolish as to perest that the sorvants must suspecs ber, even if Lady Sarah lidnot. Sholoft; and this spring Lady Sarali iw her, and was 8o shocked at the clisnge in her, the extent to which she had wasted asway, that sho brought her to tawn by main force, aud wo aud tho doctors are trying to nurse her up. 1t ecoms of no use.” Aro you niso staying at Col. Hope's again 2 1 invited mysell thero a week or two ago, to ba with Alico, 1t is pleasantor, too, than bcing home,” 1 snpposo the Hopos are hiore to-night?” My sister is. I do not think your uncle has tome yet.,” “Docs he ever speak of mo less xosontfnily 2" **Not he, I thinkhis stormiog over it has smly made his suspicions stronger. Not a wook netes but he bogius again about that dotesta~ £ brucelot, Ho ia nehorably parsundod that rout took it, and nobody must dare to put in a rord in your defenso.” ** And does your sister lonor me with the iame belief ?" demanded Mr. Hopo bitterly. Lady Barab is silent on the poiut to ‘me; T k gho scarcely knows what to beliove, You aco 1 tell you all Treely, Gernrd,” Tofors nother word could o epoken, Mr. Nothorleigh eutered. An aristocrutic-looking 2, vith a noblo countenauce, Mo bore u sonled note for Dir. Hopo to deliver in tho city. Why, Fauny!" ba oxclaimed to his sistor-in’ Bw, **you Lere " *Yes; look at the sight thoy have made ne,” :ephiedd sho, shaling down her dress far lua ben. Mit, na sho had previously done for Mr. Ifope’s. { am waiting for some ol the dameoly to wend tforme; Ieuppose Mr. Hope's presouco has wared them sway. Wou't mewma be in a fit of mgo, when sho necs it, for it is new on to-night.” orard Jlope shook hands with Liady Frances; And Mr. Netherleigh, who had a word of direc- tion to give him, walked with him into the Lall, s they stood thers, who should euter but Col. Hope, Gurard's unclo. He etarted back whon he aw Gerard, s C—ca—can I halieye my sonses?” stuttered w0, *Mr. Netberoigh, i8 he one of your questa?” “1lo is here on businees,” wag the morclant's eply. #Puey on, Colouel.” *No, eir, I will not pass on,” cried tho on- agod Colouel, who bad uot nightly cauglhit the sord business. * Or if [ do pags on, it will anly 1o to warn your guents to take caro of their owelry. 8o, #ir," ho wdded, turning on his 1ephow ‘‘you can come back, can you, when 16 proceeds of your thoft are spent!” You heve 1eon starring it at Calais, I hear, Iow long did Hio bracelet fast you to live upon “ 8ir," auswered Gorard, with s pale faco, it s been starviug, rather than starring. T as- wrted my inuocencs at the timo, Col. Hope, sud Iropout it now." “Innoeence!” ironlcally repeated the Colonel, arning to all sides of the'hall, as it ho took de- aght in parading tho detalls of thoe unfortunate wast, ‘4Tl trinkets were sproad out ou a table n Lady Sarali’s own houss ; you exme stealthily nto_if,—nafter heving bLeen forbidden it for \nother fault,—went stoalchily futo the room, and o next minute the dinwond bracelot was miss- ng. Ivwas owing to my confounded folly in stontog t0 ® parcelof wonien that I did not aring you to triul 8 the time: 1have only onca tgratted not doing 1t, aud that hus been ever dneo, A Jittle wholesome correction at the pen- tontinry might have made an honost man of fou. ood-night, Alv. Netherleizh ; if you en- jourage Lim lu your houso, you don't Linve me in " Bpeak up, ‘Now anothier gentiemon had entored and heard fis ; some sorvantt also heard it~ Col, lope, vho firmiy bolieved in Lis nepliow's guiit, tume A off, poppory and Indlguant ; aud Gorard, giv- ng yont 1o sundry vanephew-like expletives, trode aftor him. Tho Colonel made a dash into 4 atroet cab, and Gevurd walked toward the eity, Lady Frances Chonovix, her dress all right sgain, at Teant 10 nll appesrance, was wailing to Jouitt breuth, after o whirling waltz, Next to LoRat o Jady who had also Loon whirling § Frauces dld not know her, & + You are quito oxhausted ; wo kept 1t up too fong," said tho gentlenian in aitendance on the stranger. “* What can I get youz" “ Xy fan; thersit fs. Thank you. Nothing olso.” horaolf if sho's “IThe Tady « pvod her fan, and, whilo using if, e e ot rich Dracalat gloamed sight in tho oyos of Frauces Chonovix, Yrances looks ad at it aud starcod 3 sho stralned her oyos and Tooked at it ngatn ; Ao bond noavor to it, and cama aglmmr ‘with emotion, ~ If her rosollcction did not play hor falss, that was the lost bracelet, ‘Sho dlacemod hor wiator, 1ady Adela Nothor- Teigh, and glldud up to hor: ** Adela, who is tht ndy 2™ she naked, pointing Lo tho strangor. “1 don's know who she is,” replied Lady Adoln, entolowsly. I did not cateli tha nawe. Phioy bnmmo with tho Catogans.” Wile idea of your huving peoplo in your houso umtfi'uu don’t know 1" in }g;muny Apoko Francos, who was working horsolf into a fover. Whoro's Sarah 7 do you know that 2" gn tho eard-room, gluod to tho whist-tabla.” Lady Sarab, however, Iind unglued herself, for Francea only twrned from Lady Adala to on- counter hor, 4T do beliove your lost bracolot in {n tho roum," sho whispesed in ngitation. T ehiuk 1 linve soon it.” Imposaiblo!” rospondod {Lady Sarah Hope, # 1t Jooksoxnctly the sama 3 gold liuks iutors spersod with dinmonds ; and tho clasp 18 tho samo; threo ators. A tall, ugly woman hae it on, hor blaol hair atrainad off lier fco.” Y80 yory tryingg & style for plain poople!” romarkod Lady Snrah, en passanl, ** Whoro fs who 2" “There | she Is standing up now. Let us got close to fier, Ifer drews is that boautiful maizo color, with old lace.” Tady Sarah IIuIm drow near and obtained a sight of the bracelet. Tho color flew futo her face. 1t s mine, Fanny," shio whisporod. But the lady at that’ moment_took a gentle- minn's anm, aud moved awsy. Lody Sarah fol- Towod hior with o viow of obtaining suothor look, Trancos Clienevix wont to Mr. Nethorliogh and told him. Iio showed himscl? hard of belief. “You cannot b gura at this distance of timo, Fanny. And bosides, more bracolets than one may havo boon made of that pattern.™ 1 am go cortain I feol as if T conld ewoar to tho bracelet,” said Lady Franees, *ush, hush, Fanoy!” #T recolloct it norf tly} the bracelet struck me the moment I saw it. ~ How singular that I shonld have beon talking to Gerard Hope aboub it this night1" Mr. Nethorloigh smiled, **Imagiuntion is very deceptive, Irances. Your having spoken to Mr, Hopo ot the bracolet brought it into your thonghts,” “Lut it could not hnvo brought it to my eyeu.” rotnrnod Francos, * Stufl and nonsense about imugiuntion, Mr. Nothorloigh! I am positive it in tho bracelct, Hero comes Saral,” "1 guppoue Frances hns booen tolling yon,™ ob- sevvod Lady Sarah to ber brother-in-law. *1 fool convinced it in my own bracelot, *Iyt—as [ have just remarked to Frances— othier bacelots may hnvo bosn made precisoly shilar to yours,” ho urged, “IF it i mine,” tho iuitiala 'S, H.' aro seradebied on the buck of tho widdle ator, T did it one day with u peukuife,” +You never mentionud that fact befors, Lady Sarab,"” Lnatily responded the merchinut, “No. I was dotermined to pive no clow. I was alwuys afraid of the nffair being traced home iq Qerard, and it would have reflected so much dis- graco on my husband's nsme.” * +Did you speak to the lady?—did your ask whoro she got tho bracelot?" interrupted Frances. 4 How could I?" retortod Lady Sarali. * 1do not know her,” . I will,” eried Frances, in 2 resolute tono, %y dear Frances " romonstrated Mr, Noth- erleigh. wIvowl will," porsistod Francos. But they did not believe her. Lady Frauces kept her word. She found the strange lady in tho rofreshmout-room. Locat~ ing herself by her side, sho. eutored upon a fow trifling remarkn, which were civilly roceivid. Suddonly sho dnshed at ouce to her subject, “*What a boautiful bracetot! " I think it 19" was tho sranger's roply, hold- ing out her arm for its inspocticn, withoutany reservation. “Whero did you buy it?" pursued Frances. “Garrards afe my jewelers.” This very nenarly did for Frances, for it was at Garrarda' that tho Colonol originaliy purchased it, and it seomed o give s coloring 10 Mr, Noth~ orloigh's view of more bracclete having bean made of tho hamo patiern. But sho was too snxions and determined to stand upon ceremony ~for Gerard's sako, aud ho was denter to her than the world suspected, “\We—one of my family—lost a bracelot ex- actly like this somo time back. Whon 1 saw it on your arm I thought it was tho samo. I hoped it was." The lady froze directly, aad Inid down her arm, making no reply. “ Aro yon—pardon mie, there are painful intar- esta involved--are you sure you purchased this at Gurrard's ? “1 hinve said that Mesars, Garrard aro my jow- elers," replicd the siranger in a repelling voice ; aud the words sounded evasive to Frances. “Moro I eannot say ; neitheram I aware by what 1aw of courtesy you thus guestion me, nor whom you may be,” Tho young lady drew herself np, prondly se- curo in hor numo and rank. * I am Lady Fran- cen Chenovix.”" But the atranger only bowed in_silence, aud turned to tho refreshment-tablo, Frances went 1o find the Cadogans, nnd question them. 8ho was a Lady Livingstone, thoy told her, wifa of o Sir Jusper Livingatone, The husband had madoe a mint of money at something or oth- or, and been knighted; and now they were Iannehing out into higl society. Tho nose of Tady Frances wont into tha air, Oity Knight and his wife ! that was it, was it ? How could Mrs. Cadogou have taken up with thom ? T'he Monorable Mra. Oadogan did not choose to sny ; boyond tho assortion that they wore ox- tremioly worthy, good kind of poople. She could laye said that her spendthrift of a hus- bond had borrowed monoy from Bir Jnspor Liv- ingstone ; and, to provent being bothered for it, and keop them in anfl liumor, they introduced the Livingutones where they could. It soomed thot nothing moro conld be dono. Fronces Chenovix wont home; that is, to Coal, lope's, and told Ler strange story to Alice Seaton, not only abont Gerard's bowg in Tngland, but about thoe Lracolet. Ludy Satah hind noarly dstoermined not to move in the mat- tor, for Mr, Netherleigh uad offected hor with his disbolief, especinlly since she hoard of Lady Tivingstone’s assortion shat Messrs, Garrard wero her jowelors. Not so Frances Cnenevix. She was dotormined to follow it up; ond noxt moruing, taying ovasively that she wanted to call at hor fathor's, she zot possension of Lady Haral's enrrisge, and down sha wont to the Hay- murket, to Garrard's, Alice Seaton, more fragile than ever, her once lovely countennnes so faded now that_she looked, a8 Frances lind waid, dying, waited hor raturn in o pitiabla state ‘of excitement. Frances came In, looking littlo lesw uxeited, ! Alico, it is tho bracelet, I am more cortsin of it than evor. Garrards’ peoplo sny thoy hiave wald articlos of jowolry to Lady Livingstatie, but not & ainmond bracolet. Morcover thoy say that they naver had, of that precise pattern, but the one bracelet Cal. Hope bought. * What is to bo done ?” exclaimed Alice. ¢ Iknows I anall go to thoso Livingutoues, «Gerard shall not stay undor this cloud, if I can help him ont of it. Afr. Netherloigh won't actin it; ho laughs at mo; Lady Sarah wont act, and wa dare not tell tho Colonel, Il is o obstinate and wrong-hondod, ho would bo for arrosting Gerard pondmg the investigation," “ Prancen—" 2 “Naw, dou't you preach, Alice, Whon I will a thing, Lwill; I'am lite my lady mother for that. Sarah says sbio scratehed “hor initinls iunde the firacolot, and I shalt domand to see it; if theso Liivingstoues rofuse, Il pub the detectivos on the scont, I will; oy sureas my uame is Francos Chenovix.” £ “Andif tho invostigation shonld bring the guilt home ta—to—Gerurd ¥ whispered Alice,in & hollow tone. +And i¢ 16 should bring it home to yon! and i it should briug it homa to mo! " #poko the ox- auperated Frauces. For shame, Alico; it onn- not bring it homa to Gerard, for he wus nover guilly." A\iiu Henton slghed; sho saw thoro was no help for it, for Lndy Francos wns rosolute, I Liaye & deopor staka fu thid thau you," sho said, after o puuse of conelderation ; “let me go to tho Livingstoucs, Yes, Francos, yot must not rofune no; L bave s very, vory urgent motive for wishing it.* ++You, you waak mite of & thing! you would faint before yon wore hrlf through tue inler- viow,” erled Loty Froucas, In & tono Lutwees fout and vexation, Alice possistod. “\hat an old_oroature to danco do‘wnl‘” thought Fraucos. * She's 40, aday.” fho hud indesd a poworfn] songon for nrging it, uud Tady Frances coneeded The point, though with much gruwbilvg, Tho carringo wus stiil nt the door, tor Francon hud desired that §& should wait, aud Alics hawtily drossod herself snd wont down to it, withont speaking to Lady Barab. 'Cho fookwmmu i c]uulnu tho door” upon her, when ount flew Fravecs, ) i Alige, 1 havo made up wmy mind to go with ous I comuot keep my patiencd untll you we {nck ngein, I oau sit i1 tue carriago while you Lady Livingatone will be two 10 i1, you kuow. Toot bk to-duj—that the world aliould {foat highor from othor hinnd apponrad to be stoaling furtivoly to- warda I own pooket, g “I should may this looka Hko atarvation, 00, “'Bomo'at nigh nkin to 18" A pauso of unstwpiclon, and the handruffs wora olnpped on tho astonished man. 110 start- ed up with an osth, “No nood to make a noiro, Nicholin," aald.tho deteotivo with s earoloss air. I have two mon waiting outsldo,” T swonr I wann't in tha plato robbery,” pas- slonately nttored thomau, “I know of it, bnt I didn’t oin ‘om, nnd I nover nd tho worth of asmueliag & snlt-spoon, after 1t was melted down. And they calted mo & coward, and thoy loavo mo horo to atarve and diol 1 swoar wasn't in ft.” ' - “We'll talk of the plate robbory snothor time,” said the officer, ns ho raided” his haty you have got theso bracolots on, my mon, for anothor sort of bracolot. A diamond oo, Dou't you romember mo 7" Tho prisoner's monuth foll. *1I thought tluet was over and dono with, .all this time—I don't knfiw what you moan,” 110 added, corracting him- soll. - " No," maid tho officor, **it is jnnl,bunlnnhli(. Tho bracelet fs found and bns boon' traced to you, You wera a clover fellow, and 1 had my donbts of you at tho time : 1 thought you were too cloyer to go on luns." 1 should bo ashamed to play tbe sncak, and cateh o follow In this way, Why conldn't yon come openly, in your propor clothon ? not como rml-mg tho spy in tho garb of & friondly civil penty hava been gladdonod wit &t 8 spoataclo of Lady Froncos Chonovix waitin € humbly at hor door.” Thoy drove off. ¥ray tces talked mcomantly on tho rond, but Alice wa, b silant; slw was do- lborating what sho shouli 1 aay, nnd was narving horselt o the tesk, Ladly Liviugatone was at hotno, and Allco, sonding in: hor card, was con- dinotod to her prosenoe, Jow g Lady Frances in the carringa, TFrancos had doescribed lior as a woman ng thin os & whippiug-past, wit L » red noso ; and Aliga found Lady Livingaton o anawor to it vory well, Bir Jdrspes, who wast aldo prosent, was much older thau hin wife, an. 1 short and stout ; a goad-natured lookinig man, v tith 8 bald hoad. ‘Alico, refined and nonsitiyo, 1 icarcely know how sho opened hor subject, but 11ho was met in a differnnt mannor from what w30 had oxpeoted. The Knight_nnd his wifo we to ranlly worthy people, na Mrs. Cadogan hod & sid s but thelat- tor had & mania for gotting into **'high lifo and high-tived company "—na foat #110 ‘would never thoroughty accomplish, They lis toned to Alicc's talo with contesy, and at longth with intorost, “ You will rendily concoivo tho nightmaro this haa beon to mo,"” panted Alice, fo v her emotion wae groat, ** The bracolet?was um ler my ohiarge, All tho teonble that it Lins hoon pre ductive of “to o T am not at liborty o tell you. 1 nt it hns cor- tainly helpod to shorton my life.” “ Yon look vory ill,” observed Tlady Living- atana, with sympathy, > 0 1'am worso than'T look. Tam g ving intothe geave rapidly, Othora less sensitive, or with numlunr‘i‘:nmly honlth, might have battled auc- cesafully with tho distross and arwoyance: I coulduot, I whnll dio In greator yeaceif thin unhappy affalr can bo clonred. Bho uld it prove Yo bathn same bracolot, womny e & blo o traco how it was lost,” ‘ d L‘df’ TLivingstono left the room anil returned with tho dinmond bracelot. She ho! 4 it ont Q‘n Mies Seaton, and the color rushed {nto Alico's poar, wan faco ot the gloam of the dismonds; #ho belioved sha rocognized thom, #But stay,” sha said, drawing back ‘hor hand na aho was about to touch it; *do not give it tomo just yot, If it bo tho ono wo los i, the lot- tors 8. I, aro seratched {rrogularly on tha bnok of tho middlo star, Porhaps you will st lok if thoy aro thore, Lady Livingatono,” Tady Livingetone tarned the brecolot, glanced at thowpot fudicated, and thon silently handed it to Sir Jaspor, Tha Inttor smilad. Wisaro onowglt hera's omiething on the fgold— 1 cnn"l 50 x!l‘i‘mlmclly wlglymnb my glasaos. , What in it, Lady Livingutono " " Hinlag totlors K. 10y a9 Mis Beaton doscibod: I eannot dony it.” “Dony it! no, my lady, what for sho'xld we dony it? If wo are in possossion of anathor's bracolet, lost by fraud, and if tho distovers will pot this yonng lady's mind at enso, 1' don’t think efther vouor I shiall be the ono todemy it. Tixamine it for yonrself, ma'am,” added -, giv- ing it to Alico, Sho turned it abouk sho put it on hor arnn, her ovos lighting with the eagorness of convitlion. It i certalnly tho same bracelat,” shoafiramed § I could be sure of it, I tnk, without prool, bué Lady Saral's initinls aro thore, scratehed iuregu- tnrly, just a4 she describes to bave geratahed them, § « It s not begond the range of possibility that initiats mny havo beon scratchod on this browelot without i¢s boiug tho same,” obsorved Lady Lv- ingstone, ST think it must bo the eame,” musod Sir:Jas- por. “1t looke suspicious.” “YLady Frances Chopovix undorstood you to say you hought this of Messrs. Garrard,” re- | Niohollw, ignorng tho friondly Injunctions, and sumed Miss Seaton. z . proceeding to oulirgo on tho fout he had per- Lady Livingutona folt rather foolish. *AWhat | formed. Aud it may bo as well obsorved that X nid wne, that Mosars, Gorrard wore my jowel- | loga 6o long a8 his are rarcly scon. *I have ars. Tho fact is, T do not know oxactly whore | nover tind o happy bour sinco. 1 wos second this was bought; bat I did'not considor mysolf | footman thore, aud a good place Ihad; and I callod upon to proclsim thatfactto a young Iady |'have wished, thousands of times, that tho wha was_ o gtrauger to mo, and in ‘answer to { bracalot lnd beon in n soa of flro. ~Our folks «questions which I thought ware vorging on im- |' hiad took n houso in tho neighborhood of Aecot pottineuce.” I tor the race-waok 3 thoy hnd loft mo at home to “Hor suxioty, scarcoly loss thau my awn, |: take cara of the kitchon-maid and another fu- tmay bave roudsred hor abrupt,” roplied Atice, | forior or two, taldng the rest of tha sarvants by wny of apology for Frances. * Our hope i8 [ with them. Ibad to clean tho windors heforo 1ot 69 much to Togain tho bracalot ae to pone- | they rotnrnod, aud I had druv it off till the trato the mystory of its disappearance, Can yon | Thureday evening, whon out Igot on tho bal; Hot Tot mo faiow whioro yon did buy 167 ™ queny, to bogin with tho back drwwing-room— 43 can,” interposed Bir Josper; * thore’s no % What do yon say you got ont on @' s disgraco in having bought it whera T did. Igot | *The balqueny. The ihing with the sroon it st a pawnbroker’'s, rafla round ik, that incloses the winder. While I Alico hoart beat violently. A pawnbroker's! | was leaning aver tho rails bofora I began, T ‘What dreadful discovery was at hand ? hoard somothing like click—click—click going on 7 was ono day st the east end of Tondon, { iu the follow-room next door—which waa Col, walking fast, whoo I saw a topaz-nnd-amethyst | Hopo's—juat as if light articles of somo sort cross i s pawnbroker's windaw,” eald Sie Jas- | wera boiug lald sharp on the ta'bla. Prosontly Por. “*Tho thought strack me that it would bo | twa voiced hagan to talk, s lady’s and a gontle- & pratty ornamout for my vife, and I went in to | man's, snd I listoncd—" ) Took a6 it In telkmg sbout jowolry withtho [ “No good ever comes of listening, Joo," in- mnater o ronchod oat -this dismond bracolet, | terrupted the ofilcor. and told me that would le.s prescnt worthmak- 1 didn't listen for the aske of listening: but ing. Now, I know my Iadtys head hiad been run- | it was awful hot, standing outside thare in the ning on n dinmond bracolek; and I was tempted | sun, and listoting was’ bettor than working. I 10 ukk a: at was the lowest figure ho would put | didn’t want to hear, neithaer, for I was thinking itat. Tie.nid it was tho most valuble article of | of my own concorns, and what » foolI was to the siort ho hud for s tong while, the dismonds | have idled away my timo all day till the sun of tho first wator worth 400 gutinens of anybody's | come on to the bacl windors.. Bit by bit I heard monev, but that, being secord-hand, he conld | what they wore tulking of—that it was jowels Jart withs it for’ 260 guincas. And I bonght it. | thoy bad got there, and that onoof 'om wag There's whore I got the bracelotrma'am,” worth two 200 gnineas. Thinla I, if that was mine, I'd do no more work, After a whilo I “WThat was Just the money Col. Hopa it new at Garrard's,” said Alico, *T'wo heard thom go out of tho room, and I thourht T'd have a look at the rich things; so I atepped o fifty gnincas,” o] Sir Jaspor stared at her ; and then broke forth | over slanting-waya on to the little ledgo ruining along by tho housos, holding on by our balqueny, in » comical attempt ot rage, for ke was ona of T and then I passed my handa along the wall till I the best-tempered men in tho world. 50 old wreteh of o cheat! Sold it to moe at | got hold of their balqueuy; but ono with ordi- socond-hand price, 58 hie calied it, for the identl- | nary legs and arma couldn't nave done it—you cal sum it cost new! Why, bo onght to beiprose-~ | conldn't, sir.” cuted for wsury.” + Derhiapa not,” romarked the officor. Tt is just what I tell yon, Sir Jusper.” grum- #'hery wasn't fur to_fail, if Thad foll, only Dlod his Indy. “*You will go to thaso low, sec- | on tho kitchen londs underncath ; leastwiso not ond-hand dealers, who alwnys cheat whero thoy { fur enough to kill one, and tho leads ware flat. Dut I dido’t rall, and I raised tyself on to their cau, iustend of to a rogular jewelar ; and nino times ont of ten you got taken in." ) balquony, and laoked in, . My, what a shovw it “Tut_your having bought it of this pawn- | was! Stunning {uwe\n all 1aid ant there g0 closo broker does hot bring me suy noarer the knaw- | thatif I had put my hand inside, it musé hava struck all smong 'em, sud the fiond promyted in$ how ha procured it,” obacrved Misa Seaton. i ,mo to take one. Ididn'tatop to look; I didn't 1 sbsll o to him thin very day sod ascor- i tain,” roturnod Sir Jaspor, ** Tradospcople may {:atop to thinks tho ono that twinkled the bright- not sell stolon bracelots with lm.lmnlt-y.“ ent and had the most rlones in it was tho nearest Ensior said thau dowe. The dealor protested | to mo, and I'elutchod it and «llgned 1t into my Lis ignorance and innocenco, snd declarod hehwd | footman’s undross jacket, and stopped back bought i1 tho regular courac of businessatono | ngsin.” of tho pawnbrolers’ periodical sales. Aud the “ And got fafe into yonr baleony? ™ man spoko truth, and tho detectives wore sgain |, ¢Yeu; but I didn't cloan thewindor that night. T was upset like, by what 1 bad dona: aud I applied to, think, if [ could have put it back ngan, 1should ; but thore was no nnpurmnitz. I wrapped it up in my winder-leother, and then in a sheet of Drown paper, aud then I pnt it up the chimbloy in ono of tho spare bed-rooms. I was np tho nost morning afore 5, and I cleaned my windors. T had no troublo to wake myeolf, for T bud never slopt. Tho same day, towsrds evening, you ealled, sir, aud ssked” me some questions,— whather we had seen any ono on the leads at tho Dbuck, and suok like. 1 said that master was just come Lomo from Ascol, and would you be Plansod to spsak to him 2 " AL l™ ngain romarked the oflicer, “ yon wero a clover follow that day, DBut if my suspicions liad not been strongly diracted to another quar- ter, I might have lookod you up moroe sharply,” 41 kop' it by me for a mouth or two, and then I gavo warning to lenva. I thought T4 havo my fting, and I bocawo nequatuted with hor,—thus lady you'vo just spoke of,—nud somchow_uho svormed out of mo thak THud gob it, and T lot her dispose of it for me, for sho 8aid whe Lkunow Tiow to do it witliout danger,” Whut did you got for it 2 Tho skoloton_ shook his head. “Thirty-four pounds, and I had counted on & hundrad and iifty. Bho toox hor oath she liad not helped hor- golf to a sixponce, A “Quths aro plentifal with somo ladios," ro. markod the detectivo. “Hio atood to it stie hndn't kopt s farthing, and sho stopped_and helped me to spend the chauge, Aftor thot was done she went over to Wtop witli vomebody olsa who waa in luck, And 1 huve triod to go on, and T caw't; honestly or Uishonestly, it sooms all ono; nothivg prospors, and o naked sud famisbing. X wishi 1 wos dy? ing. *Evil courses nevor do prosper, Nicholls,” sald the ofticer, a8 ho cnlled in the policomon and congigned tho gontloman to thoir care. Bo Goratd 1fope way innacent ! +¢But how was 1t you skiliful detetives conld not bo on this mun's scent?” asked Col. Hope of Mr, Pullot, when bo hoard the tale, W Colonel, I wns thrown off it. Your positive boliof fn your nophew's guilt fnfected me; e pearsuces wero certainly vory strong against him. Misu Sonton aluo liolped to throw mo off 5 sbe snid, if you remombor, that she did not louvo tho room ; but it now appours that she did leave it whon sour nophew did, though anly for & fow moments, Thowo few moments sufticed to do, ’njm job. i & ¢ i strange sbo could not toll the oxu truth” growled the Colonal, % +8ho probmbly thought siio was exact suough, wiuce she ouly ramained outside the door, aud could nnswor for it that no one entered by it. Sho forgot tho window. I thought of the window the instant tho lovs wan mentioned tome; but Miss Honton's assortion that sho nover hnd the window out of her view prevented my dwolling on it Idid go to tho noxt door, nnit suw this very fellow who committed the robbery, but his muanuer was sufliciently satisfaotory, Ho talked too frooly; [ did nok lilo that: but I found ho had boow in tho samo korvice fiftoen monthe ; and, us T must ropeat, in my mind the guill Iy with suother,” “It 18 n confoundedly unpleasant aftair for mo," oriud tho Colonsl,” ©1have published my nephow's disgrace all ovor London,” £l * 1t is more uuqlonmmt for him, Colonoel," way tlo rojoinder of tho ofileor, * And L have kopt bimn short of inoney, and wuffored liim to bo sued for debt ; aud X baye ¢ My men aro in their ¢ proper clothes,'"' was the equablo Bumwor, * and you will have the hontor of thelr oscort pronontly, I came because thoy did not know you, and Idld.” ““"Phreg oflicors to tako n singlo mau, aud ho 8 skoleton " rotorted Nicholls, with a vaat show of indignation. Ay} but yon were poworfui onco, and fera- cloun too.; 'I'he alktelcton aspect ls n recont ono.” ““ And to be took for nothing! I don't kuow about any bracolat." L " Don't _troublo yonrsell with inventions, Nicholls, Your friend is safo in our hands, an has made a full contension.” “ What friond ?" naked Nicholls, too engerly, “ The lady you got to dispose of it for you to tho Jow." Nioholls woa atartled to incantion. * 8he hasn't Bplit, hag sho 2" * Eyory ‘partienlar sho knew or gaossod at, 8plit to savo horsolf.” “ Thon thero's no faith In woman.” - + Thore nover waa_yot," roturnéd tho officor. If they aro not at tho top and bottom of nvo&y mischiof, Joo, they srosnre to bo ju the mide dle. Is this your cont ?" tonching it giugerly. “ Bhe'd o disgrace to tho fomale sox, kho s, ravad Nicholls, disrogarding tho his cost. ** Bat it's a roliof, now I'm took; iv'a » woiglit of my mind, I .wns alwnyn oxpectiny of it ; and I shall got food in the Old Dailoy u! any rato.” *Ab,” enid tho officer, * you wore in good sorvice na & rospoctable sorvant; you had botter nve stuck to your dutios.” “ Tlhe tempiation wasso_ great.” . man, who lad ovidently abandonod all idea of donfal; and, now that lio had done 8o, was rondy to be volubla with romembrances aud particulats. “Daon't sny suything to me,” snid tho offlcer. "+ It will ba used nfinlnfl! you.™ i “It camo all slong of my long legs," eriod wve for ndred 1, In an obcure room of a low aud dilapidated lodgiug-house, in o low and dilapidated noigh- borhoad, there #at & mnn ono evening in tho coming twilight; a towering, gnunt akoleton, whoso romarkably long armi and logs looked little losn than skin and bono, The arms woro futly exposed to viow, sinco tholr owner, though Ko posscssed and wors a waiatcoat, dispensed with tho uso of a shirt. An article, onco n cont, Iny on the floor, to bo donned at will—if it conld be gob into for the holes, The man sat on tho floor in & corner, his hoad finding a resting- plico against the wall, and ho had dropped into u light sloep; butif ever famine was dopictod in & faco, it wag in his. Unwashed, unshinven, with matted bair and foverish lips; tho chooks woro hollow, the nostrils whito and pinched, and tho skin ronnd tho mouth had a blue tingo. Somo one tried and shook the door; it aroused him, aud be startad up, but only to cowerins bonding attitudo nnd Haten, 1 hear you," criod s voico, to-night, Joo? Open the door.” ‘I'ho voice was not one he know; consequontly not one that might bo responded to. “ Do you call this politoness, Joo Nicholls? It you don't opon the door 1 shall take the hberty ‘of aponinig it for mysolf s which will Fnt you to lbudlflnubla of mending tho fastonings after- ward,' * Who are you ?" cried Nicholls, reading do- termination in the voice. **1'm gona to bed, and 1 cun't udmit folks to-mght.” 4 Gono to bed at § o'clock & Yen ; Lam ill." T give you ono minuto, aud then I come in. You will open it if you winh to snye trouble.” Nicholls ylelded fo bis fate, and opened the “How aro yon door. The gentleman—he looked like onc—cast his koon eyos ronnd the room. ‘Thoro was mots ventige of furnitoYe in it; nothing but the bare, dirty walls, from which the moriar crum- bled, and the bure, dirty bosrda. # Whnt did you mesn when you said you wore gona to bed, o 7" “8o I was, Iwas nsleop thore,” pointing to tha cornoer, * and thut's my bod, What do yon want ?" added Nicholls, pooring at the stran- or's fuce in the gloum of the ovaning, bul sseing t imporfocsly, for his bal was drawn low over it, “ A little talk with you. ‘Chub lust sweopstoke you pub iuto—" The man lifted his faco, and bt forth with wueh oagernoss thut tho wtrauger could only arrent his own words and liston, * 14 was o wwindle from boglnning to end, 1 hiud seruped togethor the 10 shillings to put in it ; and 1 drew the right liorso, and was shuilled oul of tho guins, and I bave n had my dues, not u farthing of 'ens. Binco then 1've boon (), and I can't got ubout to better myself, Are you como, 4ir, to maka it right 2" ‘ Soma "—tho atranger caughed—~* frionds of 1ealso, waid Lios * and thoy lost minoe were their money.” s Evorybody lost ity the gotters-up bolted with all thoy liad drawn Into thoiv fingers, Have they heon took, do you know "' ' “AllIn goud time; they bave loft thalr truil Ho you hnve bean ill, have you " I fuot thko u kight at mol for a g mun.” e nivetehed out hinnuked arm for inapeotion ; it appeared as if o touch would emup it. The deraugor loid his hand upon ita Augers, and Lils I'boro's & arm juostion as to obuervad tho lot bim go and live among the rinaway seamps over the wator, and hava not hindored his en« Englug Wilingelf ng i merchant's clerk | In short, hava plnyod tho vory detico with him.”* “ But reparation los, doubtleas, in your own honrt nnd handu, Colonol,” T dun't kmov that, sir,” toatily concluded the Colonel. . nn, Onco more Gerard Iopo ontered his unclo's bouse, not as an Intorloper, stealing into itin #eevot, bint as an honored guost, ta whom ropara- tion was duo and must bo mnde, Alico Seaton Toaned baolk 1 her iuvatid chuir, & joyous flush on hor wastod chool, & joyous huppincss in hor ovo, BLN tho_ shadow of coming desth was thoere, and Mr. Hopo waa shockod to seo hory— moro shiocked and startled than he had expected ar choda to nx}lrosn. !4 O, Alicol what haa dono this 7" 1 bt," sbo nnawored, pointing to the braco- lot, whiiel, roturned La ith truo ownor, lny on the tablo. I should nol have lived many yenrs; of that I mn convinced; but I might haye beon ablo to live a littlo longor than 1" now shall, It hos boon the causo of misory to many, Lidy Barah savs gho shall nover regard it but as an ill-sterrved trinket, or wear it with any pleas- 10, “*But, Alice, why phould you hava suilered it thus to afiect you?" ho romonstrated.. * You know your own lnnoconce, and you sny you bo- lovod and trustod in mino; what did you fear ?" T will tell you, Gerard,” she whisperod, a doopor hectic rising to her chicoks. WG not have confessed my foar, even in dying; It was too dintressing, too terriblo; but now that it iu o1l olear, T will toll ft. T belioved my sister had ‘alken the bracelct. 1o nttored nn oxclamation of amazomont. “ 1 havo believed it all along. Sho had callod to seo mo that night, and was for a mivuto or two, in the room alone. with the bracelots; I know she, at that timo, was short of monoy, and T foarcd sho had been temptod: to take it—junt s this unfortunato gorvant man was tompted. Ols, Gorard ! tho dread of it has boon npon me night and day, proying npon 1oy fears, woighing down my upirity, weariug away my loalth and my life. And [ bad to bear it sl in silenes, It in n::» onforced, drondful silonco that haa killed 6, * Alica, this must have beow & morbid fear.” #Not #o—if you kuow ofl. - But it is nt an ond, and I am very thankfnl. I bave only ono hope now,” she ndded, looking up at him with a u:u;my smllo, * Al, Gerard ! ¢an you not guess Yo “No," ho answored, in n stifled voico. **Ican only guoss that you are lost to me,” “Tost to nll Liere, Ilave you forgotton our briof conversation tho night you went into oxile? I told yon then thara was one far mora worthy of you than I conld have ever boen.” " Nono will ever bo hall so worthy; or—I will suy it, Alicu, in spite of your warning hand * —-hulf 6o Joved,” - ** Gerard,” sinking hior voleo, * she Lias waitod for you.” “"Nonsonse," he rojoined, “ Shio as, When sha shall bo your wito, yon tell hier that § eay it and said’is," y darling, —" “ Stny, Gerord,” she grovely interrupted; “thoso words of oudenrment are not for mo. Can you dony that you love hor 2" ;}1’orl|‘x‘1ps 1 do—in » degros. Noxt to your- solf — ¥ Put mo ont of your thonghts while we spoals, m; ahe nob ho dearer to you than any oae on oarth ? Would you not be woll pleased to mako ber your wife 2" + ¥ gg, T might ba.” “I'hmt {8 enough, Cerard. Frances, ocome hither," I thought you wore talking socrets," said Lady Frances, L “As wo woro,” anawored Alive, * Francos, what can wo_do lo koop him among us? Do you know what Col, Hope has toid me " * No, What ?" # That thongh ha shall bo reinstated in favor foction or his homo, nuless he prove sorry for that first robollion of his, I thiuk Gerard i" sorry, for it; you must help bim to bo woro so.” “Yanny,” ‘said Qorard, whils a demask flush mantled in hor chooky, devper than Alico’s hoc- tic, **will vou holp mo ?” “As if T conld mako ont head or tail of what you two aro discussing! cried sho, as sho at- tompted to turn away; but Gerard caught Ler to Lis side, Fan houso ?" Blo lifted her oyes, Lwinkling with a littlo spico of mischief.” “ Idid nol drive you before,” “Iua meuner, yos. Do you know what did drive me 2" -Bhe had known it at tho time; and Gerard read it in hor faco. “Isooit all,”ho murmered; *yon_ havobeon far kinder to mo than I deserved. Fauny, let mo try to repay you for it,” Alice caught their hands together and held then betwoon hor own, with & mental aspiration for their life’s future happinees, Sowe timo back-she could not have broathed itin so fer- vont n spirit; but—as sho had said—the present world and ita hopos ware closing to her. “But you knowz Gorard,"” cried Ludy Frances, in & saucy tone, "if you ever do help yoursell to somehudy's olse’s bracelet in realicy, you must . not oxpect e to o to prison with you.” 1Yo T ghall,” he answered prompily. A wifo must share the fortunes of her busband.”— The Argosy. « LOVE’S ECSTASY. will you drivo mo again from tho Tonely and sweet a violet grew "Th meadow-woeds among, One morn o rosy thupherdeuaid, With careles heort and idle tread, Came by, Cawe by Tho meadow-lands, und sung, 1€ Ah 1 maid the violet, * wonld Twere Kome stately garden-flower | Then 1 might gathered be, and preesed Ouo Ltk hour o hor aweot breast : , no Al, mef Only oo Jittle howr ¢ Qv cama the tasy sheplined-laes, Witk heart that Idly beat, Aud crushed tho violet in the grass. It uly eatd, » 1ow sweot] How sweot 1" it sald, with fainting moan, “ICT must die, to die alona For hier, For hor— To dic at hor dvar foot,” —0ld and New, The French Revolutionary Tribunni, Tho following i an oxtract from the London Evening Mail of Jau, 22, 1706 ¢ * From the institntion of tho Rovolutionm Tribuual in Franco, in August, 1792, to tho 271! of July, 1794, the memorable 'duy When Robos- picrre was deposed, the peysous who sutfered ita droadful sentencos of docapitation were Marle Antowetto, the Quoon of Franco; tho Princoss Blizaboth, sistor of the King; 6 Princes, 8 Princessed, 6 Dukes, 2 Dnchessoy, 14 Maryuises, 2 Mavchionosses, 8 Barous of tha Ewmpire, 23 Counts, 6 Countessos, $ Viscounts, 214 ox-noblos, 12 Knights of St. Louls, 127 mar- riod women, wives of ex-nobles, and othors 45 slugle women snd women divorced, 75 widows of ex-nobles aud othors, 4 Abhots aud Abbosses, 2 Constitutional Bishops, 14 {rines aud monks of the difforent orders, 186 priouty, ouvatos, and vicars, 17 econatitutional prionts, 23 nuus of tho different orders, 2 Mur- shls of Frauco, 18 Morshals Dos Campa, 47 Gonerals, Liontenunt-Geuorals and Brigadiers, 42 Colanals and Lieutonant-Colonols, 8 dlajors, G0 Captains of eavalry sud infautry, 17 Aidos-de- Comp and Adjutants, 2 Admirals, 1 Commodore, 4 Captaiug of vessols, 41 Licutenants of tho army sud navy, oficers of tho artillory, 81 soldiors, natioual guords, and suilor, 49 mom- bers of the Nationul Convention, 4 membors of tho Legislstivo Asvembly, 29 memberf of the Coustitiiont Assembly, 8° Ministors of State, 50 Mayors of cities aud “towns, 22 Judges, 11 Jus- tiees of the Peace, 2t autlory, litorary mon, and editors of nowspupers, 178 counnelors, Prosi~ dents of Parlisonts, atlornoys, lawyors, aud Notarles, 100 gontlemen, 11 baukoers, 33 'mor- chauty und fuctors, 104 commissavios of war, warine, natiousl agonts, and contractors, 106 municipal ofilcors, clovks in public oflicos, ad- miuigteators of districts and departments, polico, otc, Auditors of Accounts, Nogisters, nnd Tocoivars, and porsons — of diffor~ ont trades and des jons—makimg to- gether 2,774 porsous, P person ventonvod was AL, Dupin, a Couucillor of the Parliament of Thoulouse, whose extrome ago of 97 ploaded in valu for morey. o and twonty- five more Councillors of ‘the sama Parlament und four of tho Parliament of Paris woro oxe- cuted at one time. ‘Ihe youngest porson seu- tonoced: was Charles Dubost, aged ouly 14, who, with hig hrothor and futher, suffored on the wamo morning, ‘Lwonty-nine timen, in tho short period that France groanod beneath its tyranuy, Ui s paront ucoompany his child to doath ; and Lhis connpivacy of Verdun, uy it was tormed, sent at tho same momont thrao hoautiful slutors, thu oldest only £5, to tha woattold, From the 27th of July to the 15t of Docomber, 1794, the labiors of the'tyibuun! bocnmo moritorious, aa during that intorval no ]:pumm received ity sontonco but Tlobesplerre hinmolt and 100 of hls acoomplicon : und 1t will bo recolleotod with satisfaotion that shortly utter tho Judgos and jurymen of this nover-sparing oourt shaved tho fato of thokr pa- won snd protostor.” It T were—whers 1 so soon shall be, would 2% to monoy-matters, ho shall not ho in his af-, THE FARM AND GARDE Socking o Now Home—A Now Plum— A Now NoediingeGirape, with Some Iomnrks In Regard to Now Grapes n:ux Graporirnining—Tho Wenther, otes From Our Agricultural Corresnondent. QitastpALCK, Tk, Sopt. 10, 1674, SERKING A HOME, OannonpaLy, ik, Aug, 17, 1874, Mn, " Runa "—8in: As yon have travoled exton- Mvelyover tho Greal Weat, I would liko your privato opinfon an 4o tlie beat placo for a man with itlo means and samg enory o seflln down for life, Inwfreo lomentead in tlis I'ar Wost praforablo, under auch circumaiances, 10 renting fu this Stato, and tolling mora slowly np toa homo and a compotency? One othior quiestion: What of the prasont courga of the Wonl,—thio_grasshophor? T 1f deptlued 0 b & pore potiial eurso to tho tranm-3timsouri country, Hablo st tuy tim Lo mwnop down ani dovantals e Tand, sa nt H 0 any cortainty that - Zontintig to vimitnT 7 A S deor Ty sunwering brielly the abo confer u vary gront favor, v taqnities, you will , 8,1 niogiocted fo may that T am a farmor with docidel profotenco for alook-raming, - O Vit & Tho poleotion of & homo for & porson with littlo monns is very onsily anawored, For, with lttlo moans, hio lind bottor romain among his Kinufolks and acquaintonces ; but, it a man has s fow hundrod dollars in ocash, good hoaith, onergy, aud tnet, ho may eelect n homo ot any polnt that ho may choose, and, lot that be whera it will, it 1a the best piaco for him, for, as o general thing, he will bo successful and ontis- fled. ‘Thore is A manis nmong our peopia for soeking wnew home, without for n moment roflecting thiat & now bomo at the West meana the forming of new aysociations, or, ns in many instances, doing without socloty altogothor, and dolng without many, vory miany, of tho comforts, and moat, it not all, of the luxuries, of lifo,—among which wa may inolude achiools, cburches, neigh- bors, modicnl attondanco, the fruits that tho changen of the soasons bring to the peonle of bor of the Chicknanw family, whiok Is thoughs much of by our Wikconatu frionds, Tho frui not hm‘v grown, bug will glvo a fair ldos orf w'u:.'l it s, To those native variotion wo must look for our frult of tho plum. All of my Euiopean varictios have beon killed, nnd, for & numbor of i’]:mrn. wo have dopendad on the Miner aud the o Solo,~tho Intior for {he paat tlirea years,” . Tho Do Suto is a palo rod on a yollow gronnd, in of medium slze, flesh yollow, rathor firm, plonsant to tho tasto, and mitst bo very good for cauning, and, in tho absonce of tho Dlto pluin, vory %ond for ontlng. It will no doubt bo a valitablo moquisition, aa st rinons In advance of tho Minor, I bave groat faith in th family of plums,; that, intime it will prove®of no I(‘:uu valuo, Conned and dried pluma are good things to liave in the family, and & thiciet of plumh, that gives anuual crops, ia n pleasant foature about the lomestend, A In this connoction I bave somo notes in ro- gard to A _NEW BEEDLING GRATE, grown by a Mr. Jones, near Ostnargo, Douglas County, this Stato, Mr. Jones ia a . farmer and an smateur grapo-grower, and has boon dsbhbling in all tho new varioties sont out, and also tostin now veedlings, of which bo pow has ovar 10 Horta, only one of which i4 of any value, and thns 18 & white grapo, . Aug, 97, Mr. Jonos brought mo ssmplea of this grapo that woro rathor past rino, and he says that it s ripo four dnys In advauco of ths Harl~ ford, and somo ton days ahead of the Concord. Tho bunchos are regular, woll formed, cum{»ur, and woigh from 3 to 4 ounces oach. Tho skin s thin, like tho Whito Frontignao ; it i8 of tho sizo of tho Aunp, and is sweot and rich like the Dola- {IBro.—-som parsons proforring It Lo tat vario- ty, Mr. J, claims that it ia a oross botweou thoso two namod grapos, from eveds of tho Iatler im~ nregnated by the formor,—the ona growing une dor glass in'a cold houno, and the Dolaware ab tho door Just outsido. Tho soods of tho latter woro plantod in Hoptemibor, 1860, aud tho oua plant bas fraited throo yoars, sud &' layer from this lss froited” this = year. Tho Joaf {8 of tho Labruska famlly, similar to that of the Concord, but a tritlo smaller and decper lobed, Iis abit Is noxt to tho Concord in vigor, moro populous places, and the nows of the day. Thoro i8 & sort of excitement in pioneer-tifo, 08 the new home puts on changes from timo to time ; yot this is not suMiclont to compensato for il of ity deawbnoln, In answoring this lottor, I propese to look at it FI0M A DUSINESH STANDIOINT, leaving out tho gambling or speculative viow, that puts a man on a homestend. far out on tho prairle, oud, aftor a few years, domnuds his farm for a now railrond:depot at $200 or $300 per acre. Many sunh ¢ases hava ocourraed, and it s possible that others will follow, for such has baen pioneor-history sinco Iludson made tho purcliase of the Isjand of Now York for less than $100. Speculation hss done wondors for the Weat, for It hies fuyited both copltal and euergy, and mndo of it & garden-spot, That s, the Wost ihot bogan at Albay, on the Hud- son, sud wade ita stendy march fo tho Migstseippl, and to-dny 1s sproadiug over the trang-Misaour] country. ‘Within 211 these bounds thers aro yob places for now homas, for tho wholo space is not yot occuplod, 'fho differauco is botweon' the man who grows 20 tons of hay on sharos, giving 10 of it for ront, selling the romaindor at $20 por tou, and the mon who owns Lis farm, and solls tho 20 tons ot $10 per ton. The one haa oa much money aa tho other at the ond of the year, without inveating in Innd, Last summer, o farmor of Now York mnade mo o visit, aud wo discussed tho rolative advautage of the dairy districts of New York and of this State, and, among othor things, the proapect of the farn-renter in New York nud the small farmer nt the West, Taking tho averago valuo of hay horo at $8 por ton, aud that at $20, tho showing was on tho side of the rentor; but, with tiio present low freights on corn aud wheat to tho sosboard, tho advantage i8 in favor of the Western farmer, Then, agam, tho ad- vantagos of this over tho trans-Misnouri country 15 abont in tho samo proportion. And yot it ail depends on tho man, whother o has a place in which to stay, or s A TIONE in which tolive and to briug up Lis family, T havo ong neiglbor who worked for mo tivo ea1s, but now ho has noarly 200 acres of good and undor o high stalo of culturo, and is reck- oned among tho well-to-do farmors. Another nelghbor, who camo here3half-a-dozen yenrs ago and rented 40 acres of land, i8 now its owner, with an addition of 40 acres, aud is now muhng u&n now liouso, and in ‘ont of dobt. This land, which cost Lim over 330 por sero, isin a high stato of eulture, Icould go on aud enumerats hundreds of similar cases, and, without any dif- fleulty, could give many pictures of the roverso. Fortunes bave boon made and .lost all over the West, and yot thero is the satno opportunity now of making” and losing #8 for tho past thirty youra. T'ho man with small moans must ba content to purchaso a small amount of laud, fust what ho 18 ablo to cultivato, and to avoid lowling himol? down with intoreat and taxes,—iwo items that stoadily #ap tho foundatiou of progross. A man with a sall family and small means had bettor ront for a timo than to go boyond the settlement to make a homestoad. Wnen Ing monoy is gong, he must work out ; and, for tlus roason, ho is better off in the sottlements. In Iilinols, or in many pacts of Iowa, tho man of smull means can do botter at ronting or buying u fow acres than to o on a homestead, as ho cau obinin bottor pricos for bis crops. — In_many cages, the rail- rond-lands offer good advantages, ns thoy aro sold choap and on long time, and locations nenr tha stations are often donirablo, In patting our face towsrd tho West, wo lose sight of MANT 000D PLACES NEAR NOME. These is tho Shennndonh Yalloy, in Virginia, 100 miloa long and 20 to 30 wide, runuing from Harpor's IForry to Stanton, that to-day presents ona of the richost fiolds for tho omigrant; sud than Wost Virginia has many rich places along the line of the Chosapeake & Obio Railroad. ‘ha Vulloy of Virginia, for tho coroals, frutts, and for geazing, is_uuoxcolled in_richnoss, with cheap lnnds and a noar market. It is a mattor of surprise to me why it hns boen 8o long nog- loctod. The climate i detighttul ; it aboundun streams and springs, and §8 sholtored by moun- tuin-1anges, If we goivto Toxas, wo find tho Ulncls sandy oils oasily worked, and good _crops of cotton, swoeb potutoes, corn, and wheat. ‘I'horo is trouble in rogard to most ot the land- titlos,w bivk j8 » serioun drawback,—mont of them being based on Spanish grants. Tho Indiau country is vory inyiting, 88 the country s roll- ing; thora ig a fair show of timber, and a most dolightful climato. Along the Arkaneas & Santa Fe ltond the stock-raiser will flad a good loca- tion, with cheap lands and a roady market. Coltorado and Wyoming offer many cholce Jo- cations for tho stock-man with & fair show ot mounk, but few of thom offer inducements to tho poor man. ‘Plio tino i coming whon tho farmer of small meaus will ho contont with 10, 20, or 40 acres of land in HHinois, or othor thickly-sottled State, and on which bo will bo ablo to support a family, and to educate them. Thoro is no one place tunt possossos nll tho advantagas; NO FLACE AT WE MAY CALL DEST; but thera are thousands of good places all through the country, to suit the varioty of tasto of tho emigraut,—Lil land and valley; broad river-bottom and wido rolliug prawlo; boputiful vak-oponings, like tho parks of anciont Drnids, aud sloping lawna that reach down to thoe shores of silver lakea. With all this variety of laud, of wood, of wator, and of climate, the intolligent farmer ought to be ‘ablo toilud him a home, evon if thut home i rostricted to a fow acros. As n general 1ule, the farmors neur & good mor~ kot muke tho most monoy and live tho most com- fortablo, ovon on lund worth 3100 or $200 an aore. 'The siz0 of the farm hns littlo to do with the proilts of farming, a4 a farm of 0 acrcs is otton a botter-paying farm than one beside it of & seotion,—tho diiforonce belng iu the mansge- wment, “T'ho eapitalist who can purchase choeap land, and walt for sottlernont to make it vatuablo, is & spocalator, and takes no harm from his ploucer contsot ; but the families that go to improvo and mnke valuablo thoso frontior sotflamants must of necessity undergo many bardships be- {{Jrs tho comforts of howe can cluster around hent, N Tofore starting out fora now home, all of these things are to bo taken into _acconnt, and it I8 better, beforo takilug_ the family, to visit the now Rldorado, and oo if the things rogarding it are truo ; for nomotimes thosa places aro mvest- od with too much of fictitious imagination, Bome mon can pay §100 an acro for land for the growing of staple farm crops, and mnke monoy on atich land ; bur, in thal onso, thoy must bo nenr & good market. But I would pro- for land under calturo, with a fair show of farm- bulldings, st 250 per ncro, in an old soxtlomont, yuther than tho best homostead that oan at pres- ent bu ohtaived. : A NEW PLUS Our Galenu frionds havo boen paying consid- erable attention Lo tho seleotion of now pluma from nmony the nutivo varioties, Tho Seoretiary of the North [inols Horsleultural Bovioty, Mr, D, W, Heott, hus sent e a box of the De Buto pluny, & soodhng of the native plum, AMr, 8, says: ' Isond you by mail to-day a fow sam. ples of tho Do Boto plum, auothor seedlivg mem« ond, judging from the samplos prosanted, 1t will bo 5l profuso boaror. Tt h peoved £ e auly without protoction, hnving givon thros continu~ oun crops, Mr. J. s no vinos or cuttings for. #nlo, aud is in no spooutating moad on the sub-’ Joct, but will givo it a furthor test, and puts fow plunta in tho hands of grape-growars fn dit- foront Blatos, in order to give it widor tost, ond hoping that in time it \le provo & desirable addition to our list of native grapos. If Mr. J.hada stock of plantsof this new F:4 3% :, fl{ld ll: tli.\t 18 q}lh that hg clatm for it, he could not aoll them if ho would ; for jus people havo beon lustoow sy PRETTY WELL SURFEITED with pew whito grapes, such ss the Anna, Taya lor's Bullot, and lastly the Martha,—all of whicly have boon 60 bepraised and cortiflod to that grape« pinntors have lost sll faith in & now white graps of any valuo. This pernistent lying has ruined tho aale of any grape thab might be put on the market, however good it might bo ; it is but ths atrllry of tho wolf aud tho boy ropeated in & now rolo, g Some of our grape-growara deny that we can bave o cross of the Euvopean with our ustive grapes, whito others as gtoutly alliem that tho Dolawaro ia such a erosn. Thero will, of course, bo doubtors in rogard to a cross, aa JMr, Jones claims, for neithor of tho reputed patonts have a dawny, but & smooth leaf ; but it ia possible that tho old Labruska blood shows more markedly in tho new grape. I do not intend o be drawn into a controversy on this point, and chooso to moko tho stutemont as stated ko mo for, aftor aftor all, it i8 fucts, not theories, that will win in this cajo. Tho thin, melting ‘skin and swall soeds of tho new grapes nre a$ unlike the Lo Uruska family as aro tho loaves of the Vitas Yinifora or the Eatmvolis, Wo shall know mora about this grapo after it has beon fuited in fitty or 100 places, from Maine to tho mountains, saik willbo. 3lr. Jones has named it TILE WILLIS PRONTIGNAC,— a rothor unmeaning name, that shonld be ohunged, providing the grapo can make as gond a showing away from home g it hus thus far dono at Camargo. ” Alr, Jones has a vinoyard of 1,800 viunes of tha Concord, and somo forty variotios, in small lots, of other gurts. Tho Concord ia Lhe only one that has o vineyard valuo thus far, and, save tho now grapo, the entire forty sorts must go to the Drasbthenp. Dhug hnw also been iy experionco, —out of sume eisty variotios tested, tho Concord boing tha only oue of value. I'ae Lved, 8o much Inuded in Ohio, {5 of no valuo hers, I'have sold abont half a ton of fruit thiy yoar from 500 vines pianted six years ago, sido by sido with tha Concord ; but this s the first aviompt st any- tiuing liko muking a orop. 1t i cightoon daya in advauce of tho Concord, but oven then it is un- protitablo, though better than;the Hartford, Wa want Lwo more new giapes,—one earlier and ong Iator than tho Contord. We may binvo the first in the now geapo, but, for this part of the Siato, wo mnst wait for tho Intter, Torone, I donot seo wiy the Europesn anil native gr"flm may not produce s cross,—nuok that the subject is a promising one, but, as soma people hnve it, an nccidontal cross,~and, after once made, furthor oronses may be looked for with more conlidence, It is claimed that TILE BOULARD ORAD-APPLE ia & cross botweon our nutive crab-apple and tha Europeans, thiough botanists dony thia; and yot it is posstble that some of the diota of the botnnists may noed revising. There havo boen WONDERFUL, CITANGES . wrought in flowers by hybridizing, and thera iy 10 good reason thak tho sama lnw of chianga may not be found in grapos, plums, and tha apple. © is but n forw years sinco tho quostion, Can wo grow grapes in Illinoia ? was angwered i tho nugative, but the adveut of tus Concord chnged all this, and to-day grapos aroso abund- ant thut in our market thoy ratail at 4 cents & pound, aud at Bt. Louis at 2 conts, Thoro is no doubt in my mind that the Concord haa a touch of VitaViuifera in it composition, as hasalsotha Delaware ; but tho smooth loaf of the lattor makes it an casy proy to tho thrips, a loal- Boppors, that rondora it of no value in this part of tho State; and nothing wshort of a thick, downy loat, like the Concord, will stsnd, TUE $PIRAL MODE OF TRAINING has had anothor souson's tost n its favor. Tha branches are niore uniform in sizo grown on thit plan, and commaud 10 to 15 cents moro a bushol n Ohinnfo‘ than those on trellis or common staken. It is tho simplest of all modes of traine ing, and noeds no ourting-hook or summer-pinoh« ing; in short, it ia tho farmor's modo of insur- ing an abundant and chenp supply of grapes for tho family use. ‘The plan Is coming into favor, aud in thine must supersede the common staka and the trollis. . TNE WEATHER, ETO, Soptombor ia blandly marching down towards the scauon of frost; warm days and hoavy dows sk night aro tolling on tho prass, the nowly- wown winter wheat, tho turnips, aud luto -pota~ toes, The shallow wells ara affording mors water, and tho now wells aro about equal to the domand. A neighbor who has a gas-woll, bup which fillod with wator Inst spring, and_bad_ tha boring filled with mud, hus boen digging down some b0 feot, and has mot tbo gas coming up through tho soum from 20 feet below, and is hopiug soon to hieab and light his houso with thin gua, a4 bio bad done for a your:previousm Who Doring at Chawmpaign 18 down 530 feot, and no cosl as yel, though tho drill has passed througn soap-stone and coal-shale of tho car. boniferous atratn. ‘Tho supply of water is sbundant, coming within 20 foot'of the surface, ‘I'he work is progressing, and cosl or & flowing well is yet hoped for. Farm-wolls of 11 inchos hore, caged with tilo 2 foot long, are boing put fi)u&n uir. 13 cols,t iof %1.25 llfl SLG0 por foot. Thia nd of well is bocoming popular, The; from 40 to 100 fect doep. 5. hiyie 01d corn has advauced to 65 conts, bnt theio fa very littlo to go fornard, Tho enrly-planted corn 18 about fully ripe, with only now” and thon a groon-looking ear; bub thero is some Iato corn that will liavo to sk tho Indulgonco of tho frost until the full moon in Octaber, when It will ba snfo from harm, ‘Pho farmors are busy putting In whent, and plu‘\vmg up tho stubble:land for corn nnd oats, 'I'ho high price of corn has eut slhiort the hog-crop, waich will be light. Littla millet or Hungarian was sown, on aecount of the dry wonther and tho chinchi-bug; and I have yet toHoe or hoarof the firul pateh of buclwhent. Tho grasshoppers are busy ou tho turuipa and young wheat, und may do considerable harm, Dusluoss 1u our towns appears to have Ime praved, and thingware woarnng n bsttor finan. cial aupoct, Money ot the banks is reported c\mm‘ sud yob colloctions are romarksbly good, 1 again ropent that tho farmers have vory littla roason for complaint. Tarm-labor i vory abundant, aud lower than usual; but thoacason Tor cutting corn {8 now st hand, and all will o ablo to find emplbymont, savo tho tramps, the mostof whom ard unlt to put into adecont room, and of course must tramp o DMost of this claus aro of tho railroad bmldnm who have Daon acoustomed to o rough sort of living, and liave not the taot to soe that, in thoir filthy con= ditlon, no farmor will employ theni, Thoy tvavol througlh the country, sloop in barns or wudor haystacks, stoal lrufi. break iute farmhousos wlicn tho owners are out, aud oroalo no little suxioty all through the country, The towus ave fillod with thew, and something must be dona 1o improvo their worals, Many of thom linve trades, :::: K‘l.lhlukyal‘;;n‘ \;orkoi tl&f‘lr i, and they do arai-hau U ho; shin us » Last rovort, b t'ilvylm..‘m“