Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 6, 1875, Page 9

| * tlogulsed for hia cour, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1875,--TWELV that it need not bo noticed in calculating the in- teroat on n note; but itis large enough to con- atitate an objection when tho plea of greater scientific accuracy i# advanced ox a reason for making a change. So far from the grand progress of science do- manding sich a reform. the interests of astro- nomical science aro decidedly oppored to it. It would involvo the remodeling of some tables, and additiounl Iahor in the uso of noarly all the others need by astronosnical computors in their work. And to what end? Simply to offect ap imaginary harmony between our calendar and the metions of tho earth, which those move- ments would soon break up. The relative change of position of tho apsidal lino of the earth's orbit to the line of the equinoxes rendors any preciso ngroemont impossible os itis uo- necessary. ‘The Gregorian calendar ia accurate enough for all practical purposer, and when ag- tronomers have agreed upon one meridian from which to commence their noon of Jan. 1, no fur- ther accuracy of adjustment will ‘bo required by either ecionco or business for tory many coutue ries to como, ———-_—— PERSONAL, England {s on o grand wild-goose chase for moro of SHAKAPEAnE’s Looks. S, Tacntzana and Tay Tarcant, of Tokel, Japan, arrived yoaterday at the Palmer House. Gen. N. P. Banke arrived at Youngstown, 0., Jaat evening and will remain toro ovor Sunday. Avorngirg Capt, Jack and bis meanest war- rior, it cost Uncle Saxt $30,000 for every Modos elain, “Many happy returns of tho day,"ia tho pleasant Eastern rejoinder to on announcement of Cususan's farowella. Hore 18 9 chance for a thrilling ronsational dram” by Dany: ‘Tho Mutilated Million; or, the Disgnated Rag-Picker." ‘Mre. Gen, Tawny says that Mrs. Preaident Gnanris going blind, and cannot s30 to write ‘even to ove of her own childron. Lacna Fan is described as mounting tho wit- ness-stand with ‘the glocfal skip of « echool- girl.” Sho “skipped” a ropo she bad osrued with equal agility some time sinco. A German doctor says coffeo-drinking {m- proves the sight. A barrel of it would not maka a “lottory ad.” visible to CuaRtey itep. “Ifo Mveth bost who loveth best all things, both groat and small," but Benau, who hates chicken-light, likea gamo-cocks best of all. Whon “Wanunaton” read tho Kindly obitunry notice of himsolf from the pen of his friend Rupratu ho sent word “that bo would do as much for him somo day.” Boston Aldermon are wo afraid of being over- looked in the great throng of rofharkable men at the Hub that they wants badge. The brass in their facos ia not sufficiontly distinctive, Tho Fannagur statuo awarded to Vinnie Ream may havo “silenced her dotractors,” as the Boaton Post saya it bas, but it has disgusted pther poopla who aro not ' decractors.” At Palermo, Italy, recently, a father and son woro engaged in erecting x scaffold on which a murderer was to be executed, when thoy quar- teled, and tha aon stabbed the father to death. The Biehop of Poitiers collected 236,000 in Poter-peuco, and decided to buy # boll for tho Pope, but au oflicorof the Church at Rone, bearing of it, telegraphed him. to quit his foolish- nesa, and gond on tho cash, ‘ Natuanten T. Hunpanp shares with W. M. Evanzs alono tho honor of the frecdom of tho floor of the Now York Produce-Excbange for lifo. Tho only produce Evants has beon exchanging lately are speers and sharp words, Bir Moses Monrzriony, President of the Lon- don Board of Jewish Deputies for thirty years, and a member for fifty, is about to rotire, He ts to recoive a testimonial in the form of an under- taking for the promotion of industry‘ among the Tows. All the oratory in the world in opposition to Pixcunacu's olection to the Senate falls far short in power of this ono sentence: ‘Fancy the carriage of Mrs, Fis or Mrs. Sonator Conxtino waiting ot the door of Mrs. Senator Puyeupack.” Dr. N.B, Hint, of Minneapolis, Minn., who was struck wilh paralysis Vuesday at the Capitol, In Bt. Paul, died yesterday forenoon, having re- mained insonsible wince the stroke, Io waa native of North Carolina, of Quakor aucostry, and went to St. Anthony in 1856. For cheok commond us to Sanvov. He wants somo Amorican thoatrical manager to pay him $5,000 for the right to produce his * Taine,” which failed so miserably in Paris. Ho evi- dently forms his estimate of Amoricans from tho characters in bis “ Uncle Saar.” J, W. Cram, a barbor of Chicago, thought his fate of boing burned out in the Great Firo pretty, tough; but the chins of Northampton, Mass., were 60 much tougher’ that ho tool aconite and lett widow and three obildron to pondor over the mysterious designs of Provie denco in putting up the prico of crapo, Moncune D. Conwar is 5 remarkable man, but when ho tells us through tho Cincinnati Com- mercial that tho Princozs Bearnice, Vicroum's Youngest, in patrothed to that imaginary mon- arch, Navotzon I'V., his chances of meeting Mosxs, Davin, Jos tho Baptist, or even Grouaz ‘Wasnixoton, aro very porceptibly damaged. CuanLEs WILLIAuNs, & young man of West. Chester, Pa., has been found guilty of liboling hie pastor by writing to a Now York paper astory that the paator of the Firat Prosbyterian Churcl: was before a committce charged with crime that would insuro his bolug lynched. It ie comfort~ ing to findoneolorical scandal false, atall events. Lord Jomn Russert's “Recollections” of Guapstoxe are apparoutly unplengant. He saye tho ox-Premier sought to degrade hia country from its rank as an Empire to bo a market for cheap goods. It was Kusszr1 who echoed Pate MERaTON's famous couplet: . Who ins fight will interpose ‘Muat surely get a bloody nose, “Jexxre JuNE" scems to Lato contributed “moro valuable information to the world recently than tho world bas any idea of. Contemplate, for instunco, tho statement thet A. T. Brewant “cate a basin of Indiau-meal the first thing in tho morning,” and wonder who on the face of the globo carca what be eats but lumaelf and his un- dertakor, Dr. W. D. Buown, dentist, a gentloman of freat culture and many accomplisiments, was found doad in bis bed in Milwaukee on Thuraday night, evidently from the effects of adrug, Au inquest wau held this afternoon, and » verdict ‘was roturned of doath from an accidental over- dogo of hydrate of chloral, which he was in the Labjt of taking. A Yale Junior presented the following card to Zany BOLDENE and eome of hor companions, last Wednosday: “ Prot, — would be happy to accompany the ladies about the college rounds, if thoy are willing.” hoy wore will- ing, wud the Junior got the beat of & number of hiv clasu-mates, who were hoping to take tho Darty ont weigh-ridiug on tho avemue, a Philadelphia Zulletin has taken to itnelf G jo new partnery—Mesers, Cuantys Hxoxk ieee nk and WittuamT. MoCunzy, the latter for a ee the business manager of the concern, : oh usex is better known as‘! Max Adeles, bs oe 2 “Oust of the Hurly-Burly,” a humor- ot ook OF exceptional merit, and @ contributor eae Sunday Evening Post, the Danbury News, That awtol warrior, the Dols K.0.B, Wield-Marshal ‘of England, aed dice a La ® distance, isin ucheas of - waiDax, fa dying. She would be» hciaghe tak the valiant Duke marmied ’ a, commoner, an actress, with rofereuce to whom etiquette de- mands that he maintain a rigid and dicroot allence within boaring of royalty, 4 prices donne was singing awsy like v sighhingale in ibe opeta ¢ “The Hoguenote® ns i then ali of & wudden bed trouble, His mother, patticoat: commonced to ho rhaky, and, notwith- standing her attempts to keep it up, fell flat on the ptago just as eho was warldang tho pinaro “Ob, Raour, don's go away.” Tho tittering among the audience which ananol camo near putting au end to tho singing that nicht. Senator Canrenten arrived in Milwaukee yea- terday affornoon, is frieuds and admirers, by provious arrangement, weroin waitfog at thedepot with cutters and ropes, and the Senator waa drawn by an enthusiastic and hurrahing crowd from the depot to bis residence, where ha made a speech acknowledging the compliment. Abont 500 persons comipoxed tha procession. ‘Tho crowd doparted chooring for Marr H. Canren- ‘Ten, the next President of the United S:ates, Mr. 8. W. Brapstacer, of Monticello, whomar- ried Mra. E, A.Watace, of Waterloo, Ia,, found it necessary to publish a card to tho effect that, aa tho bride was the propriotress of a ladies’ fur- nishing store at Waterloo, it would be nocoseary for her to romain thero, and dispense with the formality of a woddirg reception or honeymoon tour, and winds up with the following: Ani we hope all gorsip-mongern, “under whose tongues lay the poison of apy,” and all tora who must know the particulara of other folks’ busier, will bo content with thin atitement, AFrench politician warned ALFoxso nevor to coin an epigram Jike “Tho Empiro is peaco:” “Lot ua have peaco;" “Not a stone of onr forts nor an inch of our territory;” ‘Italy sliall bo froe, from the Apennines to tho Adriatic.” If ho did, and adhorod to it, he wonld got hit self into trouble; if he did not, he would ba called a chariatau and a lypocrite, ‘There te not much dauger of 'Fonsr's saving anything very brilliant for some years to come, The Buffalo Express probably mosnt well when itenid of Axovs Camenon, Wisconsin's new Senator: ‘It is safe to assume that ho will do the bidding of the White League politicians just as roadily as the othor Democrats do,” but, thank goodness, such en assumption ts as far removed from safoty a3 Mr. Canrenter from the Senate. ‘Thora 14 more safety in the necom- panying remnrk of tho Ezpress: ‘* Wo do not know Mr. Caxtenox,” An acquaintance of Mr. Brennax, tho now Commissioner of Charities and Correction, re- contly made an application to him for admission to an avylum for the insane, ‘I foe) kind o° queor, Mr, Brennan,” be said, “avd I getawfal nervous, and I think if I was shut up in an asylum a little while it would do me good." Mr. Lnennan looked at him a moment in astonish- ment, ond thon burat out: “Shut up in an asylum! Why, you aust be erazy.”-—ew York Sun. 'Thore is a child in this county, 4 weeks old, a son of Josern Puiu Auxsrroso, that has living four great grandfathers, ono grent grand- mothor, threo great grand stop-mothers, two grandfathers and two grandmethers. Nono of the mates married under 21, None of the fomales married undor 18, Tho males are all able to do a day's work on a farm; ond all the females do their usual housework. ‘They all live ina apaco of 4milos square, This can be substantiated, and wo challenge the world to beat it.—ielson County (Ay.) Eecord. James ScroxsEna sued Antiun Cuener for $5,000 damages for alleged non-porformaace of acontract to produce Mr. ScuoNpERo’s tronela- tion of the play ‘ Forunnde,” m 1971, in the Globs Theatre in Boston, of whieh Mr. Cuexry ‘as then proprietor, Tho play, although sev- eval timea advertised, was not produced, and ehortly aftor anothor trauelation was brought out, Mr. Scuonnena obtained judgment for nineteen represontations, making in all, with in- terest and costs, 8627. Cuzney appenlod, and the caso waa heard in tho Ganoral Term of tho Supreme Court. Tho Court reserved its de- cision. ‘The.youthful Ring Atyrorso’s method of se- lecting his royal advisers reminds one of the way boys play marbles, It seoms that the boy- King has o special aversion to a gentleman named Ar. Onrtz. px PisEpo, and whon tho former was lately prossed to mako that gentlo- man & Counsollor, the King stoutly refused, and, when questioned as to the cause, said: ‘* That ig the man who bad charge of tho property of the palace, and be sold my beautiful black horso to little Jousny Prix, and I shall never forgive him, never.” Jonnxy Pars ie the son of the Jate General, and is about the same ago as tho King. Afters flourish of trumpets, Brother Trsornriun E, Bt, Geonag, Graud Diroctor of Ceremoutes, de- clared the mont high, potent and noble Prince, Jauns Duke of Abercorn, ‘Marquia of Manuilton, Viscount Strabane, Tord Hanlton, Baron! of Strabane, and Baron of Mounteastle, in tho Pocrngo of Ireland ; Mar- quis of Abercorn aud Viscount Hamilton, in the Pocr- ago of Great Britain; Earl of Abercorn, Earou of Valeloy, Aberbrothick, Abereorn, Harailton, Mount- cautlo and Kipatrick, {nthe Peorage of Scotland; Baronet of Ireland, Duke of Chatolherault in France, Tard Liouteyant-General and General Governor of Ire- land, Lord Lieutenant and Custos, Rolulorum of the CouuntyDonegal, Colonel of tha Donegal Militia and ‘Major-General of tho Royal Archers of Scotland, Grind Mautor of the Most Ilustrious Order of St. Patrick, Kuigut of the Most Noble Order of tho Gartor, one of Her Majesty's Moat Honorable Privy Council and Moat ‘Worshipful Grand Maxtor of the Ancient snd Houor- sblo Order of Free and Accepted Masons of Ireland, [Repeated choers,.)—wublin Atast, When that man goes traveling he hirea a froight-train to carry his titles. * MOTEL ARRIVALS, Palmer Honse—Charles Y, Ellis, St, Louts; Henry ‘T, Willismns, New York ; Jumos W, Singicton, Quincy’: Hugh Butler, Donver ; William A, Clieesemau, Mon- taua; L, W, Towne, Hannibal ; 8, Falconer, Waubing- ton :'F, 0, Donnett, St, Lonis; L, E, Reed, Rt, Pant; ¥.H, Felton, Boston ; Leonard Hoi'man, Baltimore} Andrews, Masvachusetts. . .. Grand Pueifia heock, New York; A. P. Hodges, Dunbsr, Waukesha; G, Whitta- Sterliig Morton, Goodrich, —Jersoyvillo; A. st Panty Wiillam You 8. V, Clovinger, Dakota: G. H, Peck, Masenchurctta Walter Resor, Cincinuatl ; 31, ‘t, January, St, Louis, herman Huuse—G, W, Col, Mineral Point; Mi, nice, Anirors ; P. B, Siuith, Duluth ; J, M. Price, Newark ; 31. 11, Phillipa, Now York; 1. 'A, Bigelow, Boston ;'0.'D, Kore, U. Thompenn, Bt. Pauls G, Le » Milwaukde ;' Tusac Brown, Obto..,.vemont House—Geor vis, Pittuburg 30. ¥," Watwon, New York; J, W, Clark, Cincinnau!’; 8. Bf, Oydou, Milwaukee's W, E, Lyon, New Havens W, £, laade, Pulls D. L auimborly, Wiaconun j George W, el 7 Woston, THE DEATH OF GEN. LYON. To the Editor ef The Chicage Tribune: Duavgur, Is., Feb, $.—In your ieate of the 26th ult.,—a copy of whiol lias juat fallen under my observation,—you remark that the letter of Col, Theodore Yates, published the day preced- ing, ‘Mottles a fong-disputed point in ono chap- ter of tho history of tho Rebellion, viz.: Whether the brave Gon. Lyon met his death at the bead of the Lowa troops or of the Kansas troops,” Tho lettor itvolf I bad previously seen, copied into one of our local journals, Although en- tirely satisfled of tho incorroctuess of Col, Yates’ conclusion, I bad not designed, previously to mosting with your editorial, toimake any public roforenco ta the mattor, Now, howover, I asi space to way that Lam in possession of evidence that I deem irrefragable, whowing that Lyon was with—not leading—-tho Second Kauans when ho was killed. hia evidence was obtained in the process of gathering data for a historical work relating to the War of the Robellion, in the preparation of which I have been engaged for yevoral years, ‘ho work is now complatod, and will probably bo published during the pros. ent year, Init will appear all that is deemod important to w correct understanding of the olr- cumstances astending Gou, Lyon's death, A. P. Woop, TELEGRAPHERS’ BALL, New Yonx, Fed. 6&.—The sunual ball of the Telegraphers, nt Tammany Hall, was largely attended by telegraph offjclala and operatora, The order of danving was inuounced on & “Glent Bounder.” Among promi. nent electricians present wera E. 0, Botloau, of Philadeiphia ; P. Vory Dograw, of South Amboy, N.J., and Albert L. Sink, of Utica, No . The German wee lod by Miss Jeunle Willis, asuisted by ber ister, Annie Willy, and she isaca Turner, The evening performance closed with ® cavatins from Rigoletto, by Misa Maguire, and the rendition of the “Heart Bowed Down,” by George Cuaimin, of Springtisld, O. THE PETROLEUM MARKET. Prmapevru, Ieb, 5,—There ia great excite- ment aud s large speculative movement in po- tear oain bas advanced to 11 oenta in ais 8027 conte in bulk. Refined olused at 1434 gente. Bensine is 1 cent bi; fd'cais oll ld widkarayus ow Mad So ' BANKRUPT ALLEN. ! Meeting of the Creditors of tho Cook County Bankers A Defense of Mr, Allon by His At- torney. Allen's Assets Said to Be Ample to Meet All Demands. But tho Statement Is Unsatisfactory, Indefinite, and Mythical. Allen Will Be Thrown into Bank- ruptcy. MEETING OF ALLEN’S CREDITORS, THEY WILL THROW UTM INTO BANKRULTCY. Specuat Diszateh to The Chicago Tribune, Ja, Feb, 5.—A miceling+ of tho Des Moines creditors of BT’. Allow was held in Moore's Opera-House thie morning. Long advauco of the openmng of the doors, the side- watky were lined with citizens of ull agos and conditions, anxious to secure their claims or get aglimpse of tho monoyed King of Iowa, Lie hall doors were thrown open about 11 o'clové, which was the sigonl for a general rush. The lato Caybior of Allen's bank here, and several policemon, guarded tho main entrance, and wero instructed to eaclude — Chi- cagoans, whether cteditors or represent- natives of tho press, Allen entored the building by 9 private entrauco, and hanging to his skies was a ‘I'nmuNe representative, who only auceceded 1 gaining admission by retusing to loosen bis bold, ‘Tho attondauce amounted to about 250, tho majority of whom were residents of this city. C. H. Gutel:, ono of Allen's attorneys, called the aiceting to ordor with o specch in defenuo of Mr. Allen, Ho -stated that tho Cook County Bank Lad fattod because it had relied upon re- sources Which failed, and thatthe coutimuance of Allon’s bauk here was arrested by on alleged mortgage of $900,000 heid against him uy New York parties. He was satistied that ii Mr, Allen was allowed the control of his property that all claims hero would bo mat. Ho tated the nseote of the Cook County Bank to bo @100,000 ovor all fiabuities, and that Alleit's as- sets were ample to mect’ overy demand. Ho then prescuted the following statement prepared by Mr. Allen: ATABILITING, $ 978,670,79 1,005,00 Neal estuto enti Ratiroad, ban! Billa receivable, Uverdrafts, Cash and ols, + © 24,900,14 4,958,719, 76 Surplus g seecessB. BUT,829,00 ‘Uhis statemont is supposed to incindo all of Allen's individual Jiabilities, exclusive of tho $900,000 mortgage in dispute and tho debts of tho Cook County Bonk; and also all of his osauta. ho 8739,816.41 overdrafis, in the lia- bilities, is thought hero to bo the basis of tho €400,0U0 mortgage which Allen neither confesses nor denies, "Tho €426,072.45 of railroad, baok, and ingugance stock, put in the aascts, ts beliov- edto cover his interest m tho Cook County Daok, which is really a liability rather than an ssset. Among his assets, or bills receivable, is also understood to be about $300,000 owed him by the Cook County Bank, which hod beeu advanced by bis bunk lero to carry tht institution. ‘Iho statement through- out is UNSATISFACTORY, INDEFINITE, AND MYTHICAL, nnd has brought forth more curses than Diessings and shaken the confidenoo of many of his warmost friends. ‘ho meeting was organized with Judge Willisms in the chair, An effort was at once mado to have Mr. Allon appointed his creditors’ guardian, with power to dispose of his auects, ‘Ihe wove met some favor, but, fortu- nately, was fruvtrated. ‘Then came a discussion as to allowing int an extension, which ho declined to accept, Following this a'proposition to THNOW HIM INTO BANKRUPTCY was considerod, and, alter « lengthy debate, was agreed upon, A Committee, cuonisting of KS. Volk, Hoyt Shorman, James Callauuy, Jobn Cunningham, aud ‘!homas Hatten, Jr., was ap- pointed to take tha initiatory ateps to that end, Allen is regarded aa hopolesuly wracked, since tho meeting of to-day failed in its purpose, It waa called really to mako Mr. Allon the agent of_ lis creditors, but ostility to the idea was evident’ froin tho first, whieb increased until the meating would rather Lave censured than praised him. Ho is not boreft of friendy, however, but his fu- ture ovations will be few and far between. is paper may bo aid to bo slmost without value, At twenty cents on a dollar no biddors can bo found. ‘To-night ho is very roticent, rofusing to oxplain bis wtatemout of to-day or gay auything i referents tothe affaira of the Cook Couaty anit. XoTIce to cnEDrTons. A meeting of the Committee appointed to-day wai hold this evouing, aud hag issued the fol- lowing uotico: Ty the Crediors af B, F, Allen : ‘Yuu ure hereby nolffled to meet, on Monday, the 8th inst,, ut Do'clock, at 403 Aborn Block, Dos Moines, Is, to prove your claims ugainst eald Mr. Allen, and algn & petition in bankruptcy against him, COMPROMISED WITH HIS CREDITORS, JONATHAN WANED, Youxostown, O., Fob. 6.—The oroditors of Jonsthan Warner, of Mineral Ridge, iron and coal merchant, who has suspended, held a moct- jug there yesterday. His assets were found to be $570,000 ; liabilities, $384,000, An oxtousion of #1x years waa grauted, SAN ANTONIO, TEX, To the Editor of The Chicage Tribune? San Antonto, Tox., Jan, 80.—Tho old, beanti- ful City of San Antonio, Tex., is fast growing in popular favor a6 ® fasblonable reaort for the wealthy families of the North during the inclom- ency ot the winter mouths. It will soon have two railroads,—one from Galveston, now nearly completed, and one from the City of Austif. San Antovio was firet cetablished aa a mivsion- ary station, by the Spanish, in 1735. It is located in Boxur County, ‘Tosas, on tho San Antonio and Hau Pedro Rivers, some 8 miles oat of a range of picturesque hills or mountaios, varying 1 balgnt from 600 to 1,000 feet above the level of tho oity. It ig noted for ita wealth, healthy, charming climate, beautiful rosidences, villas, schools, churches, pretty women, good svcicty, and an abundance of tropical fruity avd flowora. Ite popolation is come 20,000, cousisting of about equal numbers of Americans, Germana, Moxicaus, with a fow other nationalities, Ja this city ia locaged the exteusive tannery constructed by the Confoderate Government, at an iminouso cout, duriyg tho late reballion. ‘The city is lighted by gaa: bas good water, and aujco manufactory in full operation, Jt haa tivo howspapers 5 aud is the home of Col, Howes Antonio Navarro (one of the old patriots of tho Toxas Revolution, and tho only surviving algner of tho Texaa Declaration of Indepond- once) now 79 years of ae. San Antonio is alao aotod as the home of a live Chicagoan, 0: D.L, Wicks, who has grown immenecly wealthy bere, owuing hundreds of thousands of broad ucres of rich Toxas soit, and yet ho han not forgotion his old Chicago friends, and, Lhave no doubt, would take great ploavure in showing them the beauties of this lovely city. Mavp. Sa DANA’S LAST LIDEL. New Your, Feb, 5.—Tho libel sult of William A. Kemble againut Charles A. Dau, for the pub- lication, in the New York Sun, of alloged libelous chargos affectiug Kemble's character, was con- cluded yesterday by the jury boing unable to agree upon @ verdict. When counsel far plsin- tiff, in bia address to the jury, soemed to tntl- mate that tho date of the letter of Kemble to “ My Dear Titian” hed beon altered from the lst to the 20th, in tho Sun office, Mr, Bartlott, Sr. who had arrived, indignantly aud loudly ex- claimed, “It's ao intamous ving oharge. I don't cate wether it come from # human being or a flend from the pit of ry yrs as, that id we word" BROW OW THE WORLD; oR, THE DISCARDED WiFE! Again tho door of the dining-room opened, and Bil~ via Rymer, looking up, ssw the flushed faca of Ha uab, the maid, “I 4s after 7, and dinner was ordered for 8, not keep it auy longer,” Mra, Ryter azriled, though » ehage of uneasiness came over her beautiful young face, “tan not my burband returned yet, Hannah 2”sho sald, Tcap- » wan the blunt roply, "I alwaya did think that when a guutlerasn once leaves a Louve he never known the time to come back,” Mra, Rstnor laughed. 'y to keep everything ice one half-hour longer. You can do tt, Hannab, if you wil try." + Lean try,” sald the girl, but Letween trying and doing there te s wide difference.” She went back to the kitchen, and Silvia Rymer took up tho boul she lind been reading, but it waa iu valu that phe tried to Ox her attention on It; there waa 8 mist between her beautiful eyrsand the page; tho senso of the words sho was reading did not reach ber mini, She looked at ber pretty, jeweled watch, It was twenty minutos past 7; and when Le kieed ber that afternoon, he aaid he should be back hy 6, “Tt im atrange he doce not comu, Jont then, from smong Wie roses, came a young girl, holding s lovely, princely baby fu her arma, “Bring tho baby tome,” s2id Mra, Rymer, Bho took the cbild in her sris, kinscd the little velvet cheek, carrenred the little guldeu head, talked to him in tust sweet language only known to mothers and children. “Where is papa, baby 7"? whe sail; and the child rained bis large dark eves tolers, ler heart grow werm within ber apie losked at him, Ab! please Meaven, what s grand, nobla msn he would bein the yeara to como, but never ao noble av his father, Alrlo Rytaer, Earth did not bold bis equa ‘then nurso aud baby weut away, Over the lake camo the sound of tho chimes—talf-past 7, ‘Thera was Hanuab, looking very cross, with am appearance of great mockness, 4+ Would you bo no kind as to tell me what Tam todo with [hie dinner 2” she enid, Mra, Rymer went back futo the room; thaecent of the rosea and lilles followed her, ‘The room wus the yery pletureof comfort, prettily furntaked with flow. ersand books, the dinner-table bright with its chotee Hnen und dellento allver, There was her busband’s chalr ready for him ; everything that he could desire of wish, prepared with loving bands snd loving thonght. He had left Lome at 3 telliug ber he ‘way going to Bruc on some business, Brac was a sinail town only 2 miles away, Sho Tooke round noling every detail; on avide-tablo whe naw acigar-caso and a kid glove, with a faded flower he had worn that morning, She Tuised the glove, and Kiaved it with passionate kiewoe, “My love! my Jove!” she murmured; how waaT worthy of you" ‘An who stood with thnt half-livino Ight om her face, sho looked fatrer than avy pictured dreain, Bho was tail and slender, not more thon 18 with a Aguro of perfoct grace end symmetry; fino little hands, and fine little feot; a white neck, delicate and graceful facora puro and lovely in its fresh, girlish beauty—so sweet, so true, so eloquent—a face such aa Haphael vould have given to angels, framot in soft, shining hair, brown in the ehade, and golden in the aon; dark violet eyes bright aa starz, She was exquisitely, but simply dreseod, On her while neck shone a golden locket, worn witha golden chain, and on the fair, rounded arm was u bracelet of gold and precious stones, ‘Tho eunlight fell over her, the perfume of flowors floated round her, but ble was lost ina tranco of hoppy love. “My lovel my love!" abe murmured again, “ who 1m tats wide world 8 80 happy as 17” Hannah again, but this tine sbe held in ber hands» letter, and her faco looked less anzious, WA’ measenger has brought this from Brae,” she asid, The master eent it.” With a emile plill on her Hpe, and a beautiful blush that overspread her face, as her eyes fell on the pulovod, fumiliar writing, sho took the letter, sho Kieacd Lor own namo bocause hte had written it, “ Sty love,” she enid again toneself, “ Low thought- fal he is for mo.” ‘Then aue sat down in his chair nearthe window to read {t, Heavan help ber! With the sun slining above her, and the fair flowers sround her, stio road her doath-warrant, Bhe read the words thst struck her from the list of honored ving women, and Lilghted her whole life, ‘Oue moment rho waa emiting, her heart warm with tho thought of hin, the next that tender, loving heart was broken, Heaven help Ler, aud oll who wufer fev the beartlas cruelty of ment Theso were the words on which tho sun shono, words that stabbed oud wlew the truest, the kindest, and most tender of Gud's creatures: “My Deans Siva: Itis better and kinder to speak plainly to you, and tell you all, You will blaine mo, but my oxetiue Is I loved you a0 dearly, #0 madiy, that I could not hve without you, Always ‘romomber that, when you aro diposul to judge me bar); Ale ways remember that Iloved you firat, dearest, and Best ; that Ho ofber woman cau over take your ‘place in my hoart ; but, Silvia, I have deceived yous was obliged to deceive you—-ail fa fair in love, ad if T have wou you by strutegom, Iam not the flrvt who hay for- gotten what tho world calla honor in luvs, “otter for you to know the truth, I could not live without you, Dut, Silvia, you ure not my wife! Do not hateine.” Lrould not marry you, because for some Soars pant Thave been Lutrothad (o ‘a Indy in my own Tank of Iife, and I'am now compelled to leava you aud Keep any promise to her, Ihave misled you as to my- Bolf, You have belleved me to Lo Alric itymner, a man of tnoderate and mediocre position; it is not 60, Prudeuee forbide me to reveal my reul namo and rank, “Now, Velieve me, Silvis, I am grieved to write this st ithad been poewivie, T would ‘fain have kept all Knowiodge of this from you, ‘The form of marriage we weut ihrough I knuw was nacles—li was merely to eutfofy your delicate consclonce-it was a vain, fdlo errenony, repeat this becauso 1 hope, in course of tline, to Ehow lat you Lave marrivd sume oue worthy of you, 7 T hope comman arsine will guide you, and that you will avoid ail tragic uourense, Hundreds of girls havo Veen iia similar positing, and have wfterward sottled comfortatly in life, Remember, if there be any blatno, it {s tine, not yours, You have believed yourself my wife, [knew you woro not, It{s hurd to part from you—wo Lave been very happy—but I dare not rematis in Scotland for auother day, I know you will grieva, Dut you must make the best of #8. You mny be very comfortable, I have made ample provision for you and the boy. If you write to Alessrs, King & Gro flaw, Thaves Tun, London, to whom I have commit. fod your interests, they will tell you the amount of your iucome, xl what te set aside for the boy, It Will bo paid to yon quarterly, on condition that you never sock to Gid me, my noine, nor anything about me, Your marrying will roske ho difference. Lake Cottago was taken for two years; you bod better zo- auain until the time expires, ° “Now, gomlsbye, my beautifal Silvia, My heart nehes to Write thy word, You must try to forget mom try to make the best of it, aud learn tobe Lappy. with avine ons olac, ‘Che waddost hour of my. life 19 this in wiifeh Flesve you, but got must, ‘Though wo slull Rover iicvt again, balleve wo always your lover and ad- milter, ‘Ataio Kysten,” From the thin folde of paper 4 bank-uote duttered to the ground, end lay unleedod where ft fell, Haven help her! ‘There ts uo remedy olther on or in Heaveu for euols woo as hers, She read to the very end, and then ast still, aturing, dumb, ike one turned toatono, Bhe did not scream, faint, or Neop j but the awful despair that came ovor er "was forrible tosce, ‘The white tips were parted and open, Lut uo sound came from them ; tho violet eyes hans wild, lost, Lewlldered exprosuion ; no truce, uo out ward expression of grief could have been #0 awful os this thank, went, torriblo despair. Tho winds blew the falling leaves of the rosea into tho roont, and thon {dly atirred the letter which lay ot ther fect? tat aroured her as though some living hiughad inaved beside her, he rove froin her seat, ‘Alrio{" she erled, with o terriblo volo, aud then rose, liku one blind and dizzy, aud went into the gar= den, Bho thought he wos theros her brain rvelod be= neath the ahock—there wus uolhing save the flowers aud the troca, aud abe wont back again, uot kuowing what she was about, ONAPTER IT. “Did you call me, Mev, Myer?” aaked Hannah, who heard somthing vf that terrible cry. She turned hier quaatly fucg and vald “No,” |‘Thau the gle, ox: jug down, saw tho bauk-note ou tlw floor, Bue picked it oy woudoringly. Money i Hloutiful,” alie sald, placing it on the table, “Bhall T bring’ your dinner, or will you have some tea 7? “'{ wall ring whon I waut anything,” wae the reply, ‘The girl wonderud why hor wlstress’ volco was 80 changed, Buu turued tu look at ber, but tbo white face was hidden trom view, Sue weut away again, loavin, the lady alone with her despair, Ayain abe looked at ‘the letter and read it word fur word. **1t must be Jost,” wha satd to berself; “it cannot betrue, Tam hits wife befory God aud man,” ‘But those were no jeating words; they were terrible, strange; but, as@heaat in horrited, bewildered stieucy, it duwued upon her fur the tirst timo, that she oilubt havo beeu betrayed, duped, decerved, aud deserted, Buch things had Leen doue before, but not ausuly by such men as Alric, Alric, her handsome, gifted heru! wo gouerous, 80 Yoble, #0 far above bis fellow-men | ‘Tt Ww uot possible tu believe it all at once—but sup- posing 18 was true) She vat quito Sill sud motiouless—there war 20 eveu 8 quiver on tho white pie “OL Heaven!” she cricd, “let me die before T know the truth.” ‘Malt-au-Lour bad passed bofore abe ralsod her white face again, und then there was upon it such hopeless, Lelpices, settled deepalz, that no ous could have recog- nized her. the rose slowly, and stood erect; hor lmts trom. ‘bled, » morta! aicknuse wav upon her, mortal cold that, seamed to frosae tha blood in ber volns, and made bor Sato eli nh anid +2 gave hi hay earl, my Inve, toy Jife, my honor, and in. return he has de- ceived ime, Tain ud wate 1 ‘Hho ratred ber (aco to the siniling summer heavens, She raised ber waite hand o« though ale would fait Dlerce with ber wronga the bive rklex, and reach the great White Throne, “Gud of justice!” rhe sald, rlowly; “God of light! T appeal to you against him,’ Yas innocent, for Fee Hieved that { wae bis wife! Did that wild prayer, that wild cry for justice, plorce the clouds and reach the inorcifai Father to whoin no wroug erlen iu vain 2 Hhe had been alleut, stunned, bewildered, until now, ‘Tho rore teaver ine floating part her, the sun. shone brightly over her, and % buriug xcnse of outraged pride, of wounded loveand wounded honor, began to uri ber very heart away, “1 gave bitn my love, etd he has made an outcast ofme, I gave lim my fey owl he hse marle me ashamed of it. Tloved’bim, and he as left tue.” ‘The silence and atupor of despair had died away ; the vers frenzy and raye of aorrew wan upou her, Her even tisined with anger, ber face dusted hotly.” Sie fook up the bank-nole that Jay on the table, and Isughed,—s round terribia tu hear, “This was to be the price of iny love, my houor, my fair pame, my woul!” Bhe itinto shreds, Hue Went up ts her room and brought down all the Jewels, tho ornntnenta, he had given bur; rie tore the goblen chain from ber neck; one by ove she thiew them under er feet, and tratapied theta Juto thous sand fragmenta, +1 aid uot cell my soul for there! sbe cried, an nln apurned tho fragments, 1 will have nuthing that hax ever Lelonged to hiin ! Then the wild fury died away, and she atood lost, bewildered. “Tcaunot lve!" sho aatd to Lersclf, Loarscls—"T cannot live! £ wan not prouts but Lhold my fair name aud my loner Jearer tan iy life, I Lave lost botly and I cannot ive,” Once ayain whe went {unio the room, und put on a Lonuct aud shawl; on the stata she tet the aurce and the baby, A low, bitter ery—one that must have pierced the high heavens—came from her dja, She did not look at her child abe tuned ber face away as he wa catried by. # Aro you going out, madame?” inguired the nurse, “Yer,” replied the Hoarne voice, "Do the bert you can for im, Tam going out,” She must die; the utolerable ehamo was not to be Lorne, Mesided, iu hier fair, {uno-ent life sho bad had ‘but one love, oud now that he was gouo trom her forever how ‘as sho to live! Bhe could not look in the baby's face sho was never tonceugail, aul bu could nut its the puro little ipe—stie was going out odie around her with hoggard eyes—eyea that burned, but from which no teara flowed Thia time, last evening, ho had walked with her up and down tho broad patus, his eru clasped round bur, Juughing aa she told him pretty marvels of the Laby, luughing at her inquiries, Mer earuent, tender. words Just there, close to that great theaf uf white lillex, lie Lad stuopéd to kies her, antl asfd ho was Jenlous’ bie cause ebe loved thu bany most, ‘Yes, at that very moment, he new that he bad de- ceived her; that abe win not bin wife; that iu tweutye four houen be would have left her foreve A cry for vengeance, for Justico~the ery of a Lroken hheart--came from the white lips, On, for death ! for death! Sho could not bear tio sheme of life; she could not bear the horriLle pain tuat tortured Ler, " How am Ito ile 2” abe uaid, ‘There lay tho lake, abiuing, clear, and brigut iu the fu, becting white water lifics on ita can breast ¢ bright-winged birda skitnmed over it; gentle wavelets washed the green bunks, Should she stuz her rest there ? + No, T could not dle,” she thought ; “(1 have bos with Lins sv often over that clear water, I should sce his face in the depths, and I could uot die. must hove a quick death in which I eball not be turturad by any memory of him.” ‘Thou she started, for ehe beard n sound of laughter —wild, unearthly Inughler—it wae herself, “Am I golng inad 7" whe thought, Let me dic! let me dio} not live mad 1” Sho was laughing, for tho idea had just occurred to hor that it was a Jest—a poor une, a sorry ote, but still a Joat—Lo bad written that letter to try her, only to try her, and be would come presently frown alnung the trode, laughing too, holding out la arms to Les, and fhon—and ten abe whould press to bin, with bone, low, abuddering sigh, aud ho would kiws ber tear away. “If oould not be true,” she maid to herself, now sue stood ont fn the sunlight: ‘*no man daro #0 wantonly and wickedly ruin an iunocout git ; woman “date bo outrage the lawa of God and of man, She would go to Brue and know if it were indeed true, sho reached Brae; no cne who had known hor u few hours ago,—frosly,' fuir, and radiant,—could Lave recognized her now—baggard, with o gliastly taco and despairing cyes, Some recollection must lave come to er, for, as sho left the woods and saw the little ‘Town of Brao lying befure her, sie pulled tho yell over her face, and tried to look more rational, more like Leraelf, "The bulls wero chiming from the old church tower—chiining somo aweet old mulody to which she had ofion listened with Alric by her side, Where waa ate to go, now that sho stood in the town from Whence had come that cruel lettur ? CHAPTER Mt. ‘Thero was but ono-hotel in tho little town, “The Brao Arma,” aud there Alrfo had goue at timey'to p) at Dilliarde, Slo remensbered thut, and perhays eve now he might be thera, luughiny at the jeat,—auch a cruel Jeatj—to unlike’ bun, “Couid 4t bea feat, after ? One or two strangars who pasred her by looked with wonder ut her, Through tho thick veil cue could s= the white face aud the burning oyec. ““T must apeak calmly," abe thought, “or thoy will think that J am mad,” ‘The landlord himself stood on tho etups of the hotel, Bhe clenched her handa so tightly while she epoke to him, that great red denta left their marks there for da: fterward, “Ta Mr, Rymier here 2” she asked, aud the man, who know her, replied: “No, madame? heleft at¢ o'clock, Te went to meet tho train at Gleurock, Iunderstuod Mr, Rymer that he was going to Paris," The landlord, who know that the lady before him was called Mra. Bymer, looked st her in wouder, She saw the look, ‘No nced tolaugh aud encer at Ler yet she would be dead soon, Vefore people know that she bed lost her honor und her fair name rhe would be lyiug dead—aud no one eueers at coath, Sue clinched Her bands more tightly, aud the physicel pain brought hor ta her souseu, “Thank you," she replied; “I did not know that he had goue,” Then sho ‘walked away, with no traro of the deadly Gcapair that hud mantered her in ber manuer, How wus sleto dic? There wax uo mistake now— no ope left ; it wau io Jeat, but a grim, bursible truth, —sabamo she would not'fecn, a dieyrace whe could not endttre,—but tho diteulty remained, Low was ho to die? ‘There before her wasa druggist's nbop, Plenty of means of death there, Sho entered, There was only 8 boy bebind the counter; thy muxstor way out, She went upto hin, “Twant soine laudannim,” she said, “Iam suffer. ‘ing intense pain, snd 1 must have some at once," ‘Lhe boy looked up with somutuing of a atatle, “Tw it toothache?” he asked, And she, whowe lips bad never been sullled with a false wort, bowed. "Yon had better take a bottlo of this be added, poluting to some patent medicine, 'Yoa,” ho replied, fupstiently, 1 will take that as well; but 1 must have Iaudanum, Nothing but laudanu wilt deaden my pain.” “Ido not know,” maid tuo boy, “ if I can sell poi- son, Thera is somie law or other about it. "you can coll it,” abe replied, steadily, * to trust worthy people, I’ have to. sigh my name in u book, You kuow my hame—Iam Mrs Iiguier, of Lake cot- ture, Then, before sha bad finished tho words, she remem~ bored that eho had nu clatm to that mani—it way not hors, ‘The boy did not understand th criibyen tah that’ came over ber face, ho thonght the putt had caused It, He placed the ‘bottle of iaudunum on tho counter, audserved hor with a small quuntity, Sie was louging for death—Jouth that whould tree her from whame, She aent td bey ta auother part of the shop, and he, all unsuspiciowy, went. White to waa gone sie took tho bottle aud tlleit the little phial that gho had to her heud, thon shu paid hint aud hastened Bway. ‘The door of the other werld wu opeuyd to Ler now,” Sho bold tho key in ber ends, Hlowly abe walkod down the quict stroct, At tho ond. stood te old church, from tho tower of which cue the pealing of bolls, tho awoet old chimey, lt wea nn longer a question of how eho shonkl dio—bnt whvre, Where suionld sho take her Inet look ut the fair aniline earih? Before her lay the churchyard; there thu dead slopt in peaco; there wus rest from shame, from Gisgracy, from mixery. Bho would 1 theto, and, wit- ting on one of those green graven, would drink the laudanuin and die, “"Phiy fu iny deatheknell,” ae said to herself llston~ ing to tho plalutive, awoet Chinon, Sus ant down on a grave that had been mado under ho shade of a hawthorn tros, then louked round on arth and aky, Bho was going to leave it all, because the eeldsb ain of oue man bud made her life intolerable to hur, Sho wes tosd with same wud worcow ; no thought of sigut Orwroug came tober, She ucver once renombercd that bur Ifo was not her own to dostrey whew sue jehe rometabered only the wbame of hur jos Hon and the blight of her Iife, ‘Suddenly, a8 nue wat there with the poison in her hand, whe thought of tho tile child ; in the mudiess of hor soguivh, why had almost forgotten it—1he child who, when abv was dead, would Le left wloue aud frlendleav in the wide world, “Hotter that—better that,” alu mosnud to herself, thaw that it aboutd know fos mnother's storys ‘Then abe ratxed the pial to her tps, aud scrow the Yowtldered quind and wbirling Urvin came the thought that she had to meet ber Gd, Atew minutes nore, and she would be face ta ture with the Grest Father whoui abs had nover wiltully offended, Bho fellon her knees, and o- wild cry for pardon caine from her ipa, “He has driven mo to death, oh, God,” sho said, “for Lcannot hide the shame of ny iff, You are more mereiful than men, take pity ou me, She closud her yew, aud placed tho Uottle to bor itpas Several drope of the Litter, thick, dark Hyuld had bea awallowed, when wtroug Hand dseied it from hos, aud it fell, broken intu u bunured traginenty, the doudly polson watuing the swect groen gray wa What are you doing criad a clear atrang oles 4 How duto you tly in the foco of the living God ¥ You Are sealing ty kill yourself ‘She raised her haggard cyes, and saw bofore Ler & atately old man, whose hair was whito with age} bis face Desutitul with goodneus and benevolence, You ware going to kill yourself, obild,” he sald, folding 04 Lar ia horror, PAGES Bue ntvod iu tho sunt garden, looking ‘ Tint eho fell at hia foot, crying willy y have you navel ine? Uh, why ald you not Jet m0 lie 7” CTAPTER TV, The rector rtooped, ant raieed the unhappy girl in fsarne; helo ked in wonder at the white, havgard «terrible impress cf nueting ; he wonders [ th, her hesuty, her sorrow, \ Wuat can havo driven her to death 2” he thought, She had not falnted—auch minery as hora ia rarely, ore, He placed ber on the grave In ae moaned? ket lown en her—not unkindly ; Ne had ren too murh of hnican guttering for that, “Uf Draw you wtanding on the brinic of a procipice," hee mvbl, ebcutd Pinot itiaw son ack? TfL aw 30% Pplliua into a thasno of Bre, wuinuld T not try to save you Sho lo Jou up at him, and ho eb and uuguieh in thove td exer. ene foe ae “You dy not know,” sie said" yor = Mand, Teannet live.” eebaeuttbec cass fw tooie both her Mande tn hin th deati—so cold that the touch starting Marne eal “My poor child," he mad, quietly, “do yon know that your iifa ts not your awn? You eannot.prolouyt it for one moment, Bor ean you dare ty destroy tt, God gave st to yout; Goal will fake ft back. You inay not thg st in tis face Hike an unwelcome gift,” “ You do not kiww,” she mosted, “Noy Ido not kuuw, perbays, sour particular sore tow; but Lunt an via mun now, and all tay life font T have Iwen teachiug the Ia ¢f Gul; T lave acon fusering in overy rhay, fu every furin, and I know that nothing justition aut Lie.” Bhepbrauk at the word, “Thaveacen'buman devolation and misery that could not Le exceeded,” he continued ; “the remedy Lt euly tuisstun to God, not wiliful destruction, Cau you not trunt sae with the story of your aorrow 7” “Noy she rept “it fe not to be told,” “Pour child 1 he'eald, gently ; you are young to endure ro much, But whataver your sorrow inay Le, do net make bad worke, ‘Lhis Lf will soon be ened; whether it hay Leen happy or minerabe will not matter fo ud atthe hour of deah, Du not make it wore# by adding eternsl rain to it, “You kuow—though men of Sctence may rave, and men ef would-bo wieder may Fneer—sou know that forthe crime of eulelde tere Ia no pardon, “Would you like to be cut off for ever from the face of the Grant God 7°" “Phd not thought of that," eho replied. “I only thonght that £ could not bear the shame of my life." She wat etlent for some minutes, he watching fntent- Jy her Deautiful, guawtly face, Buddeuly she looked upat bim, “Can you tell mo why this bes happened?” win tall, “Thave been a gooll quel ail my iife—I do nit rememler tht Ihave ever willfully sinned $1 Lurn proud of my fait name, L thought it the’ crown ing glory of ty sife, the crown of my womanhood, the ous pearl beyond price; I was unver n coquette ; 1 never spoke a light word ; I never gave a free loo't } 1 ‘wea tnuttent a4 tue white daitles here growing over the deal, If any one, to teinpt me, had offered me the whole world’ga tho priee of my honor und far name, 1 Fhould hava despised it, Now enn you teil me why this happened 2 why my lifes to Le one long what ¥% Sle spoke with wuch passionate vagerness he eculd hardly follow ber, * You forget,” he raid gently, “that I do not know what usa happened, Will you not tell me 2” A crimson’ tush camo over the Ucepalring face; she flung herveif upon the ground, + Tonpnot, Tcantet,” she eried, “I.cunuot sully my lips with ty own Btory.” ‘Mr, Loigiias looked at her, not knowing what todo, He would not leave ber there, Ife bunt over iter. “Have you a fathoror mother tiviug 7" he saked, and che answered bint thut Ler father hud Leen dead many years, but that her mother still lived—far sway, though, far away, I mo where?” he arked patiently, yin Euglind—to Kent, among the hiils and yee You not go to her, or let me send for her?" the repiled; T ehall never look upou my gain. Oh, tir, if you would Lut leave Tay, cleave tno to diel Teauuot, tidved I eauuut, tear any’ hte.” * Have you not looxed up to the ministers of God as hol autbority 2” Le asked gravely, answered with a Weal oebe; oa exiol decpeniaig on ts ee mnethet's face, hen, by virtue uf that aqui yo to tell me your eters.” “Twas 17,"tebe wait, “and cureed,—isten to mo,—= cursed wits beautiful face Wueu a htrauier catue to our town aud married me. Mo waw uaudene and clever; 2b inet sh met there {any one like him, He asked Ine to anarry hin, and my mother tad @Yen? T loved iin; ucw can U tell you Low I worshiped him? You would think it wicked, He wae the very light of my eyes,—the pulse of my heart, I raid T bad done to wrong? I had forgoiten, My mother wanted Un to bo msrried at the chureb in our tuwn, but he was not willing; Le told me ho expected nome money trong relation, who would never lvave it to ui ii ho found thet he wae married, Ho asked me if T would consont to Leop the amarriaro secret for aume time, and I told him? Ho asked me ff, instead of being married at my house, I would yu to 8c Juni; there was danger for him, ie wid, in bung quarried in England “I was {nnocent of all_wrong, of all mule, of ull harm, ag a little chitd; but T did th« greatest wrong of my life wheu I contented. He plesdsd so earncatly with ine; bo asked te not to tell my mother, lent nue rhould be unwiillug, for she would wot understaud 4s Lud the need for wecrecy. T mut hive teen Iind— ut then, I way go young. I left home with hitn, lorying a letter for my mother that all explaiuou all ? ani I, poor, bind, infatustod elit, thought uo barn and knew mo wroug.” Bhe paused for a few momenta; the words came from ber Me in such a burning torrent that he at times contd hardly hear them, “Teame with him to Scotland, sir, and we w married, I belioved really, lhoucstly, aud truly m ried, If 1 aut wos beticved that, siz, dearly ut I loved him, I would ten thonsand tiries rather have died than have dono aa I did. I huve ilved for nearly two years iu awhirl—a dream of hapniness, T thongitt often Gnd often that Heaven cord 1ot be fairer, brighter, or aweeter than earthy and wheu tay baby caine my heart aneltea with gratitude ta God, “bir, Usteu tome, Tw: thority," he esid, “I come rongbt up modestls—to Jove God, tu value my foul, to value my fair name above ull other gifts, “T loved this inan, who woo me with the de sion; Dut T thought myself his true wife, Now tell me why Tam eo cruelly pun- ished, ‘There bse come to me to-day a letter from him. aud He telly me Luin tot bis wite,—that hu purposely deceived me,—thut 1 do not know his name, hiv rank, or anything of him; that be hex left me forever; lett ane to marry a lady in bis own rank of Mfe; thut be bas feft mo maney-~as though mousy could repay me! Oh, God!” eriod the wrotehed (irl, “why did you uot let we die? How am [to lwar it? ‘Tue Kindly fare of tha good minister grow very white as he Hateued; he rulwed his hand as thongh he would fain protest ugatust te scltlsh cruelly, hy sia, the erfute of toen, “How loug, oh, Lord! how long?” bo sighed, for it amazed bia how tae good God had patience with men, ~ ‘Ten ho lela his hand on the howe head. Tt is hard, cruelly hard, terrilly hard for you, my pour cilid," Be waid; Out is will “be Warder for hain on the duy when ho inust anower fur his sius, You uever nd tho Teast euspician, then, until uow, that your marriage was s false one “I never even drvamed of such a thing—how ahouht 1; howeould 1? Tehuual as avon have doubted desven us doubted him.” It was her firvt expertenro of tha world's wicked nose, Lut it was uot his, He bad veer beart-broken women and wicked mien before, yot hu had nover been Drought face to taco with ru:h adrrow ex this, “You piuet uot add to bis condemnation by adding to his eiu,” he sald, gravely, “If you devtroy your= welf, your death will tie at his door." Yeot—how can I hye?" she cried parsionately, She plucked up the Jong roota of graai and duug them away, Bho looked ¢o wild, xo bewildered, tat be felt aftail sho would lace hor reavon, “Others have had the sume to bear—othera have been thrawa on tho world. You must make tho best of it, You take a miorbid view of your own cave, Eveu wuppeso that all ho siya is true, yo bave Levit deceived, Teuunot seo that yon are yruilty of auy win; anil if vour own cousclence be clear, und you are uot ny abi, child f you aust carry your bravely Lefere inoa, What haw happened is your inistortune, not your fault, Listen to me, Let jue try to give you more hopeful vows, A long and ppy fife may yet be before you, though you are now jeiulens and tirown on the world,” ‘The continuation of * Thrown on the Warld ” ap- sin No, 16 of the New Yous Wer ry Newa Agent, ‘The New Yous ‘by nail to guy address one month for 25 cet inuuiby, $1 5 six months, $1.6 New Yous WERELY contilins bi huinber of abort eketeho wud poems, inforination fur the mnfiifon, and plenty of funny anecilotes, fi ~ SPECLAL NOTICE. Consuimptives, Take Notice. Evory moment of dolay makos your cure inars hopelass, and much depends ca tho judicious choice of a romedy, ‘Tho amount of testimony in favor of De, Kchuuck's Pul- mole Syrup, ae a caro fur consumption, far excocds all that ean be brought to support the pretensions of any othermedicine, Sao Dr. Schonck's Almsuao, containing the certificates of many porsons of tho highest respaota- Dility, wu have Loou restored to hoalth, after belug pro- nouneed ingurablo Ly phyriclans of acknowledged ability. Schonck's Ialmonls Syrup atone has curod many, a thow evideuovs will above; bat tho cure ls otten promoted by tho employment of two other remedies whieh Dr, Schonck provides for the purpose, ‘Theso additional romodics aro Souenck's Sea Wood Tonto and Mandrako Pills, Dy the timoly use of these medicines, according tu dirvctions, Dr. Sehenck cortifies that most auy case of consamptiua tuay bu eurod, Dr, Soheuck iy professionally at hls principal ofice, cormerfilath aad Arch-ats., Philadelplia, every Munday, whuro all letters fur advice must ba addressed. TO WATER & GAS COMPANIES, GLOUCESTER IRON WORKS, GLOUCEST Ut CLT'Y, Node DAVIDA, BROWN, Pre. JAMES 2. MICHELLON, Boe, MENI.GHINW, Troas, WL BEX PUN, Supt, Utice, Philadolpniz, 6 Nurth Serent! Cast Tron Gas aud Wator Pines, Cast Tron Flange Host tng and Steam Pipes. Stop Valves for Watur FIRE RANGE CHARTERED ................1850, CASH ASSETS 01,000,000. Invested in U. §. Bonds, OVE. $800,000, LOSSES PAID, OvVEnr. $4,250,000. Term Risks in the LATE Underwriters’ Agency (com- posed of Hanover, Germania, Republic, and Niagara Ins, Co's of N. Y.), may be RE- WRITTEN IN THE “NIAG- ARA,” at expiration, and we will be pleased to issue poli- cies in lieu, DAVIS & REQUA, AGES, 153 LaSalle-st., CHICAGO, ILL. CLEARING SALE. GOLDEN OPPORTONITY GREAT ANNUAL ARTNG SA RETAIL DEPARTMENT OF CARSON, PIRI & 06, MADISGN & PEORIA-STS, In addition to other bargains heretofure advertised, the follows ing are offered: Hosiery and aderwear, peitdivn Meary Whlto Cotton Homoat 23g and 16 oantey ait price ta on White Merine Hoso, petout aakles, 15 conta, ormarty Tndice’ English Wutte Cotton Hota, 2% conta, reduced nar train de, ; ities! Kugtil, Whito Floocod Thoaa, rexular seauay 96 ecludtinnein batter grades, die: crits, ‘Hoary reduath Gunts' Nalvrigaan 34 Hove, ellk clocked, 95 cents. lest aud Missoa! Castinere: anneetel argue i fall Host. Merino Vestn and Drawers, 6 cents, worth 81. Moriug Shirtwand Drawors, all grates, greatly Dasties' lish Shetland Shirts and Drawers, ¢1, wortie tisuts reducod, ats" atleast x, The following are e few among many oztraordinary bape gains iu tho BANKRUPT STOCKS Which wo are losing out ta thi 9 Soal Clavh Cluvks, farnmar-aatin lined, 34.75, werth §7 seth sek Boner Cloaks, a5), gt and 83, "worthy BB 1 Black Beaver Clonks, ia $1 ae sa ana Ria nat ated 3 si 0st r nd a, papitata Heater Chats, $12, $15, 818 and &3y, all at pric ned ier ceppiabeala ikth Polonaleo, worth from $18 to Bea toy, . ba Wilistebona Corsats, £0 conta, thi ae ‘do. cata) and 1 centa, tha be 1 Corsots in relly: AiucE Gorete at 91.25 OLY and $1.73, wort trom 8A ios! Superfine French Corsata af 82.60, formerly 96 3 moat watonsuing bargatna evar fred, tn Ladiow? Unusretuthiug—Cheniao, Lrawors, &o. Nught-Drasver, boylaniog at 40 conta gach and upwards. ull of thers absnt half price, nnd much loss tuan cost uf quater 30d lug, Viaiwe Pac Hnebiae nt toe, worth 82 to #4 cach. fu) and, Tdmrick Vacs Udbty, lava lawn contres, 89 ants, wart’ ad @3, ‘BO rtuz. Nottingham aud Guipure Lace Tidiov at 15 and, Sheeatecach, worth trom 40 ceuts to ly ‘A Alllliuory and Muliuury Goods ata great eacrifice. Hamburg, Embroidaries, 15.¢w yards at 8, Zand # canta, really with double. Jui yards at 10, lay aud usa tag half price, 35, yards astra tind arudos, cholcudt aud Lateae pate terns, proportisnataly cheap. oniliea lll ud those Hinbirotdertes tbo cheapest ever jared, Great agorifice in DRESS GOODS, SILEB, ‘WOOLENS and Houskooping Goods, as previously advertised. Golden Opportunity. Madison and Peoria-sts DISSOLUTION NOTIOE, DISSOLUTION. embrold’d and beaded, 38, handsomoly trimmod, vr Gay, all alzo,, PIR VY DPMAN TS, Gas Ho!ders, Telescopic or Single, Gprgee bad Weowgbs Isoa Work of all kinda for Gas ‘The partuorship Leretofore oxisting between the undere algued uader thu frm atyle of W. M. Mazo & Co, is thie day diszulved by wutual cuntont. The aid W, M. Maye is along suthorized to gollect the assots ond settle the business of sald tirm, W. M, Mayo, Chicago, Feb, 4, Lett. d. @, COOPER.