Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 14, 1880, Page 13

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY PARTON’S LITTLE GAL. A STORY OF TO-DAY. MITTEN FO THA TRINUNE DY SULTA BCHAYES,] Mone word, Harton!" ; Thoepenker, small, plain tvoman of some w years, stepped haatily from a sohoolboure of rude construction Which stool upon the sumptke & mntle oF BO from a small Inland town nn far Southorn State, The man addressed stoppodatones and turned mantener n face of tniost Caucasian fatriess, be nounting a throat and bust of magnificent sorportloils His eyes were keon, and of a sine ae coded blue, bis features well cut and bandgome. Tt wna nt countenines expressing nt en nobility and Intelligence, yet overcnst with that Jook of eullon determination and brooding eeanchoty which comes from a life of constant thang agoiniet and reststanco to injustice and wirgawung bis ax from bis shoulder to the und with a gesture full ot graca and powor, and removed his ragned hat respectfully. “Well, Misa. Iel'n!" bo said, as tho woman Jooked enrnestly fn his face before apenking. poth definnee and nppeal were in tho ginnce which met hers. Itseemed as if the man knew tho {mport of that whieh eho had to say, and had pinged bimeclf on the defensive, “Barton,” she sald hurriedly, bpening 4 lettor which ebe held (1 hor hand,“ T have heard from, my friends again, Thoy promiso you steady work nt good wages, and will advanco you money for the expenses of tho Journey. They wien yout to (nko your family and start at once North.’ 7 Cet fell and wandered wncertainly avout for awhile before Xxtog thamselves upon co amin. ver taee uid bo bottor for you, Turton," sho continued, “better in every way; for yourself, and Clarey, and Rosalba,” casting a glanee towards the Fchoolvouse, nt ono Of whose wine dows 1 Mugbing wirl-face was visible, Harton looked down, and swung hig ax slowly toad fro in bis seectine band a moment or Uefore answering. i oties Hel'n,” he sald at Inst, *I—T can't do it! Fwuz berned wy’ ratsed in olo Georgy, an’ {t spears Ike T wouldn't bo no mot ‘count in de world ef | wuztog’ way f'm yer, Den dere ‘'s Clrey, She wouldn't never coneent no how y¢ could fix it, Clirey wouldn't. An’ Miss Hel'n,” be went on earnestly, “‘penrs to mo ‘twouldn't beright no how! Dose yer ts hard thes fur my people, an’ burder u-comin’ on, It's de Lord's will Tghould stay vn’ help ‘em out. “Tse on'y a po! ignorant man; but somehow de xood Lord puts Jt inter my mouf ter speak f'ings dat helps ’em out. Dey tooks ter me fur help, an’ ter stan’ up between dom an’ dom dat oppresses em, It'd seem lke dey teuz fursook, sunk nough, ef Twuz ter g* ‘way f'm yer, No, no, Miss Hicl'n," ho addod, shaking hie head earnestly, “'twouldn't bo right. My place {a yerwwid dem dat hus need o! me." Miss Ashton stood @ moment, allent and be resolute, and then stepped nearer. “Harton,” she begun ogaln, almost implor- ingly, “$f you could make up your mind to let Rosalba gol” The man rniaed his band nppoalingly. WMiag Hel'n," he cried, “don? yo wny it. Don’ ow! Mebbe you's right,—I don’ go fur ter Baatnt ye int 7 ght, —bit don’ yo say it, fur T can't dost! T gist can't do itt” He stopped and turned bis head away, visibly itnted. SA tosuiba ts growing into a benutiful girl, : Barton," tho teneher urged," and you know what a place this ls for a beautiful girl of your race.” A sudden fire flashed from Barton's eyes, and ho drow himself up proudly as be answered? “Sho's got her fader yer to pertect her, ito salby hus, av’ she's ben Falsed mighly keerful, Deyain't no fear fur Rosal ma'am, not a mite.” Then, speaking with almost implor- Ing eagerness, bo continue Migs Hel’, yott know how amy heart is sot on de chile, an’ on seo’ her bright on’ shintn’ Ught among de people, You know how I'se a-workin’ an’ a-strivin’ to eddlente ber, fu do hopes tu see hor some day n-doin’ what yor Is, tenchin’ de po" un’ {gnorant, an’ settin’ of ‘on de right example. [ kin work for de ebfle til I drops, Misa Hel’n, but Leun't part fm my little ini, Stlss Hel'n, £ can’t, Indecd!" aise Ashton put tho letters back into her et. “Well, Barton,” sho snid, turning away, “you must do na you think best, of course. Ionuly nee uu Inty Naver be sarry," ‘he man stood where sho left him in deo thought fvafew moments, then swinging hls ax onto his shoulder he strode away, ‘The teacher rovutered tho schoolhouse. Tho school hud been disinfesed oarly, only Hosalon belng retained to asalst In certain mysterious prepurations for the festiviticn of the morrow, which would be Christmus-Day, With her help aud that of bor father tho rudo walls tind been hung with gurlands interspersed with fosots and streamers of the Natlonnl colors, A’ cure tain of dark cambria necross one corner concealed 2 Christmas tree, the unvelling of whose glories und the distribution of whose gittcring frults (the gift of far-away Northern riends) were to form tho crownine feature of the ocession, Rosalba, a beautiful mulatta of 12 or 13 years, was fluttering about Ina tumult of Joyous ox+ Pectution and witha vast sense of the honor conferred upon her as the teneher’s choson as- sistant. Now and then sho would rush out upon the snail platform and deliver with much = thre a Verse or two of the poem the recital of whicte ‘was to render hor conspicuous on tho morrow's programm, returning the teacher's pines of up- proval with w wild burst of triumphant inughter, The conversation which had just taken placa between Miss Ashton and Burton wos one of jnany which had resulted in the same way, and she resolycdfhnt it should be the last; yet ‘now, aa sho watched the buoyunt movements of the beautiful young creature, in whoso veins flowed the hot blood of two passionate and improasiblo nices, whose vory birthright was shamu, a fool- ing of deep pity and sndnees oppressed hor, twas Inte for a winter afternoon when they bad doished their preparations and came out of tho schoolhouse together. Miss Ashton locked. tho door, and turned towurds the town, Hosalba’s way Iny in tho pppealt dlrection, “i'm goin’ Into tho woods to get aome more of them—of Uinss (correcting herself with - rett plgpien of those red berrics, Miss Hel'n,” sho girt suid, asshe drow tho big calica-bonnet over her waving hair, and started off down tho Tonely roud, “Hutdonot stay long, for tt will soon bo dark,” tho teucher answered, Sigs Ashton walked on somewhat wearjly. Hone memories bad been tugging at her heart. all day with crucl persistonce,—memories of happy Christmas days passed among scenes and Penn oso different from all whieh surrounded er here, From the sky over ber hoad, bhie with almost the intense blue of m{daummer, from the Anciala tae ee ant foreats on elthor hand, clothod in unfuding verdure, down to tho mellow, red soll upon which hor feot were tread- iw, ull was 80 Very, Very different! Tho utr was wari and balmy, even now, whon the winter sun was low In tho weat, and the cluster of roses fn her belt bud all tho sweetness of June nbout thom, Yot bow gladly would she have fuced the drifting snow and slect of the ercest “northoxster to. look Inta. those kludly home-faces, to hour those gentle home-volees Venight! What wure Northern auow and {co to the cold, disduinful glances which mot her hery at every turn—hor, the despisod toacher of Degroval bi Why waasho here? Inthe beginning she bad often asked horsclt that question, for, ike many another, she hid Dat fully comprehonded the niture of ber under- fuking, and hud fatlen into the common error of Weatizing the people Whose causd@® she had eapoved, “Like. muy anothor, she had goa Ownkened to » reutizing voney’ of the mugnitude Of tho task, ant had found hor tustous rudely: Mepelied. “Like muny another, ton, she hud nAA hours Of Litter conillet between loathing $f her self-imposed thak and that sonse of duty, that murtyrnpirit, which, since the beginnln 0 the work, bas led mon and women to turn aside from ull that makes life wweet for tha suko of a priciple. Having found hor place hore, khe bud brought togetbor, iu the face of opposition. bud ridicule, « litte wehool for tho freed peopto; uit Loria contimely and persevution from the Shite peopie, and, worwt of atl, ingratitude and peueheey 8 tho part of those for whose wuke Cre 1 Every letter which camo from the home sho eft was full of loving protest. ‘The burden of que andall wis: “Come home! You nro kill- ng youracit tu this uncqunl contest. Itie not a Wonun's (nak whieh you have undertaken, uve it to stronger hands, Como home!" A by should whe not gor Whut held bor hero? f.few childiahly-utfectionate hearts would mias «fora brief time, a few dusky faces would fadten, but tia tittle while all would be as it ais before sho came, Viulouce, wrong, all mon aes “y {ls cneompussed her here. Why should patbrorbed ha he was tn fighting, feobly It must u vonfeaued, aguinst theso tempting augges- Beis sho was roused suddenly by the clutter of boots, and looking up saw threo mgunted oming on towards her ata rapid er, Vere talking loudly and ewaggoringly, and ft rene With secret annoyance that Miss Auhton D counized In the foremost rider one Luclus coles Q notorious rufian, the terror of the a lored peaple, and an object of disgust to every Ecent whitu eltizen of the town, His compan- tony were nu bs wt . nh averted. ws sho stepped asido to avald bs) duat ritse y the horses’ hoofs, sceluy ret, all of the mon, with oaths and laughter, tte 0 thelr anituals so closely ugainst hor as to rote her ut tho risk of 4 full, to step down into tho wully washed out at tho roudalde by tho Eten than she ed to look: towards. th en thon whe veorned to Jook tawards them, bat, Setting her lips tightly, step ud buck. into. Ha toad anid puritied fier Ways dilowed by do play etuybter, and the Tuport of w pistol. frod af yfully Into the alr for the chivalric purpasy «ving the hated © nivgersteuchor " a sturt. sudden thonyht of Hosulba sont the blood from her ‘Tue, aud ato turned qulvkly and back along tho road, Tho girl was Do gereeplng sensation of fear sent tha blood longer tu atght, and, reflecting that eho inust be very near ber home by {hia thug, the momentary, feeling of apprehension parsed nviy, ra Sho reached the thronglng nezro-cabing which struggled oul from the town Uke very dirty fringo on a very. ae Rurment, Many dar) Face aimiled out at hor from tho open doors and windows, and tilf-nuked, rollicking — bables rolled nhout among tho mangy dogs and gaunt chickons without which no neygeo cabin is coms plete, She piesed on through the raugh-paved, rocking streets of the town, with thelr pecdy- looking houses, low grog-shops, tawdry stores, and vorner loifers. The puxsiig of thean ruiiunly groups had been a duity murtyrdoin ta her. Te was reldom that sho did ro without her curd being salitted with muttered epithets of acorn, and her way) wtrows1 not with roses but with diseurded qulds of toe Dneco and aguirte of juice, ojeuted with tho skill which comes from long practice. It was not to bo otherwise to-day, It seemed, indeed, #8 If popular scorn and. hatred hind eons spied ‘to render this a day of special tril. Poseing such a group, a more than usually an- moving epivit wits manifont. A fellow with long Jocks and swollen features atepped from the crowd and bowed before her with ineck gulluntry, A shout of Inughter wrocted this dispiny of wit. “No use, Seek,” anid another blackguard, inn Joud tone, "she won't have nothin’ to say to yor. She come down yer to git a nlager husband,” re swine to send Heng Puree to Bress, an slo's ne to take tip with hin!” sald Withird, Hens Tee being w half-witted negro of the vHeat type, this remark edled forth lord acelauuttions, and the brutal laughter fol- lowed her out of Bight. Bomething of the Inward angtlsh against which sho was atruguling was visible in the womnn's pale face ns she entered her bourding- house, It wus, an inight be expec! the hone ofan famille caf the cominonereart, fur vo Satth- ern faintly of a standing would adinit a Yankee wonnan to ta elrele, least of all x wemun wha eould deseend so low its to" feneh niggerrt" Thebend of the house was, (Fnot a hurd-work- ing, a burd-drinking, mcehuile, bis wife a slovenly prolitly woman, not wverse to an avel- Blonal jlaas herself, taken for that Inoviiable “misery In the stomach” with which women with a leaning towards ardent splrite are tne, vagjodly aileted, while dpphiue” and smoking’ were neconpllshments of whieh she mudo no eoneenlment, ‘Todo Mra. Tiekett justice, hho wor a good Rort of won, and regurded her Yankeo boarder with adegree of milinexs whieh drew upon her- kolt the wrathful suspicion of her fominine friends and nelehbors, “Youn don’ know!" Mrs. Luckett would placidly remark in answer to thelr taints, & you. alldon’ know, She's right smart of 1 lady, abe f8. Aho sot up with them chillen when’ théy hud the mensles ¢% ef thi a-ben bern, st’ sinee then f don let’oin kiss bor ho ino’. shod a-been borned an’ raised "round yer she ashen right «mart of-n indy, IP tell you. A: sho added refivetively, after i pause, Tdon’ seeez she could help beln’ born a Yane Keo, J don't deatl On this ovening Mrs. sLuckett studied her Dbourder’s face Duval as she made u folut of swallowing a cup of tea before golngto her room, “T reckon somethin's gone wrong with her.” she remarked as tho dour closed. “She don't look us peart.” 2 “T reekon she'll be ohlecged to git up an’ dust ‘fore long,” remarked Mr, Luckett as he wiped his mouth on his sleeve and rose te get hls pipe. “Things ie a-gittin’ Myler 'n vile, an’ teint no plnee fur no Yunkee, Pigeon County ain't. You enn Jest bet on that!” Tho room ocenpled by Miss Ashton was a dingy Hitle ape tent on the praund floor,—nt roont go bopelesly tygly that. all womanly acts had been woreo than wasted upon tt. Varios Ilttle articles of tse or orniument, bestowed by the hands of dear ones, were disposed hero and there to the bext ndvantaze, but thoy seamed quite unnble to harmonize with thelr surrounde Inge, and stood out [n mute protest against the dirty wall-paper and upon tue mean furniture. It was unusually chilly to-night, and the little woninn shivered as eho lt the ong einall shaded lamp. Then lighting the Niro in tho grate, she threw hereelf upon tho uninviting sofa, and with closed eyes fell into a deep reverie. Astep upon the bure floor of tho pnssage, alee by arup upon ber door, aroused her suddeuly. 3 i HAO is there?" sho nsked, half rising. *Onel” came the answer, the Invarhible re- sponse of tho Southern ERTS, to that question, Miss Ashton opened the door wonderinyly, Grant Barton stood before her. Te took hla hat from his hend and bowed respectfully, his syn looking straight past her, eagerly scanning the roan Hosalby, Miss Hel'n,” he fultored. “ Ain't Rasalby yer? “Mosafba?’ repented Mirs Ashton, with a quick heart-throb; ** has she not come home?” Barton stepped into the room, hiding hla works ing fuco beneath his buttered hat n moment be- fore replying. “Miss Helln,” he sald pi Ns Fateing his oyes full of desperate nx! ote, id she leave de schoo!-house when you die “Certainly,” said tho tencbers “lt wna not later than fo'elock. TP aaw her turn ut the bend {nthe rond, She suld she gould go Into the wools for berries to finish the garlands in the kehool-house, and T cautioned her aygultist stay- ing too long, Hus she not been geen 7 “Milas Hela,” Burton answered huskily, no one aln't laid eyes on Rosulby, Mee done been to da Willamacs, ant i Hogerses, an’ every enbin in de Settlement, an’ ne ong ithi't seem her, Na one!” + It fs finpossitile to eeavny: an iden of tho man's mannor a@ he said this, He seemed possessed ot sone terribic numelers fear, which shook hin xreut frame us with an ague. Suddenly be Ktopped neurer, and shot a flerce, eager glance into Miss Ashton's face, Miss Hol’n,” bo wiispored hoarsely, dtd ye-tid ye meet ary a man—on horsebuck—as yo wuz, gwine home ¢ Miss Ashton felt herself trembling from head tofoot. Her eyes fell before tho siynue ferco- ners of the man's look, She saw that his fingors wore working, hla breast heaving under bis course bhic shirt. “J—1 mot Lucitts Brownlee and two othors,” shoe forced hersetf to answer, Barton threw up his hands wile dosfiairini: geeture chiructeristic of his race, and ultered a Strange guttural ery, like that of w dumb beast in puin, THeturned to po, “Where nre you golng, Barton?’ said Miss Ashton rleing, “What etl youdo?" “T shall go home—fust,” ho nnswered in a re- pressed, husky voloc, “ T ehall go boing 'n seo of Roaalty’s done come sence Lief. O Lord!” and aguiti be threw up his hands In that strungo despalring gesture, and groaned nlond, “ Burton,” suld the woman, “be calm! What ts It you fear wo?" Sho will never forget the wrath and angulshot tho look in Burton's faco 1s he turned towants er. ™ Fean't tell ye, Mins Hel'n!" he whisporad. "T can't tell ye! Tut cf it's (rue—ef what Pseafeared on fs (rue, den winy de good Lord have meroy on Luce Brownles's soul—an’ on mine, tur dey’s murder in mo—murders"* He drew bis sleevo from her grasp and rushed aways, She followed him ns fur ts the pavement, fall ne bis nume, but in an Instant his taltpyure im turned to her room, A hundred seones whieh she hid witnessed during tho past year, a hundred rumors which had reuched her vars, recurred to her now with startling power, filng her with a sickening unxiety for tho fate of tho missing girl. . For same tine sho paced the floor restlealy, striving against tho fears which assailed her, but Jn vain. Then with one glunce np tothe serenely- shining sturs, sho closed her window upon tho merry sounds aod sights which filled the atrest, und retired, In the meantime, Clurcy, Barton's wife, was walting at homo for his return, a great hound her solo companion, Clarcy was u handsome, valn, easy-going mulatto, holding viows of life quite at’ varlance with her hushand’s, yot res gurding bin with too wholesome na fear to openly: question hia wisdom or dispute his will On this evening in particular she had been discreetly silent, although by ne means eburlng bis fours, “ Lordy! It iaez chir ea mud!" she eafd to herself with a chuckle. “De guile dane run off to town tohenr do wuste un’ seo de find Ise dono tole him tno an sein tulnt no use u-koop- in’ de guleoclose, Can't muke na white Indy out'n her, nv how. Guts is guts, an’ likes a bit o* fun,—av' of “twant furdo ole man Td go ‘long to hour de fddlin' myeclt! Be T would!® Hut va the hours possed and neither Rosalba nor hor fathor appeared, Chirey’s easy soul be- an to ba vaguely troubled, So, sotting & Nght n tho window, she called t] hound, and went out along the pike toward tho town. Tho dog bocume presently restless and oxelted, fnnding ‘back und forth bofere her with a low, peetliar whine, broken by short, shirp burke, As they eume near a place a quarter of x milo from tha gabin, where the woods stretched off to tho right ina denso bluck mais, tho animal gave uw Bue ceaslon of wild barks, and dlsappcured in the bushes, Do doggone fool!" muttered Clurey, " as huntin' chipmunks distimes' day!" Yot sho paused, with a quicker beart-throb, and, ua the dogs Toud burktig ied a momentlater from. the depth of the woods, us it pocnee i Sieh Tom hor cheeks, asl bho entled him laudly. to return. Albut once, from tho bluck tags of trees Just ntead of hor the dog leaped into view, followed by nsinull fgure, moving, slow and ghoutlike, over the starlit roud. Clarey: astounded forward with a abarp cry, .” Mammy! Manuny!" cried & faint yolce, and Nosutba stuggered into hor mother’s arms, . A thunder of cannon, breaking through tho midnight silence with a hideous shook, ushered in tha day sot npurt to honor tho birth of the entlo Savior of mankind, This wus the stguul fir a horrid tumult produced by Byry possible explostye mons, which, iningled with the shout. ing aud yelling of men and boys, the blowing of horna, aid the barking of innumerable doga, suiliced effectually to murder aloep, With the first glimmer of morn Biss Ashton left ber sloopicss plilow, and went out into the oponulr, A Mght mist bung over the town, through which the young moon and y few stars shone faintly, ‘The frostings of tho atmosphere was alrendy polluted with smoke apd the *einctl af powder, froin the contro of the town came the over-iiercasiog: prods of tire-arms, sbouts, and cries, ubuve which the old war-ery, now attuned to thucs of peice, rose consple DUN, one usly. With foverish impaticnou she watched the fad- ing of the paulo moon and struggling stara Into tho morning sky, Bho longed to cacupe from the pandemontim of the town, Buddenly tho distant sounds swelled Jato a wild tumult, which scomed ta con! an added isappeured jn the durkness, and she ro- 14 it of Herveness, heyrt quatled te henr, Ag abe stood straining her ears toe Usten, Tom Luckett, thy oldest son of tho familly, cand rine ning dows tho street with a white, setred face, ie Futannl her with a enrious eldo glince, eall- ing ausely to hit fathers Pant Grant Burton has done kltled Tavee Brownlee, an’ the boys has got him an’ is takin’ him out toatring hin ue As (fatruck hy iv Ian blow Sfiss Ashton Jonned agalust the cold brieks of the house for support. Bhe herd Indistinetly the Sager ques. tions of tho father and tho boy's brenthlers ane Rwers, ‘Thon, somehow, ahe found hersclf stand. fog In her room. trying to fice same great shupolers droud, which finally stood out In wll ita horror before her. At last sho put on her hat and shaw! and went out. ‘The tumult had diod ‘away, An ominous ale lenea rested over tho nlinost deserted strects, The few man she uw were lerrylig on towards tho outskirts of the town. A few black ebfldren werg creeping with frightoned faces to and from the pumps, and groups of hastily-ntttred girly and women gathered in doors’ and windows talking excitedly, They eyed tho Northorn womnnn with looks of distrust and acorn, of whieh sho was quite oblivious, Like one having & purpono, aho walked swiftly through the town until aha reached that portion where the better class of citizens resided. Here ashe paused for an instant before a tirge fron wate, opening upon a handsome Juwn which sur- vounded an olf-style brick mansion of stately appearunve. It wis tho residence of Jule Willice, 1 gentleman who represented: tho wenlth, culture, and blue blood of tho town, Mixs Ashton knew that fn his hands rested nltnost exclusively: tha power, both Judletal and moral, to nexert tho majesty of tho lin, and pre-e vent vielonce and outrage. She bitd sought his Intercession on two or three occnstons to ayi re ara upon the aehool-houre, and ty viatit in behalf of ainin whose very nnune bad power to arose his evil prsxous,—Grant Barton, the leader und champlon of his race, Knowlug all this, feeting with sloking heart the hopelreness of the cause eho had under- taken, and ber own weakness, Bull she did not Bhe dured not. With an, unspoken hor Nps she walked awiftly up the eLwalk, mounted the stone steps with ir Hlug couchit Hong, selzed the bronze Heineken ural Kent # shurp summons through tha house, After momont, asmall black boy with one arm Incaved ina helf-bluckened boot opened the door, fog in amuzed confusion at the curly viaitor, “7 wiah to sco Judge Wallaco,” snid tho Indy. “Jaho up?” ° “Y—yea'm; he's up, but—" The boy paused, rolling his eyes buck toward the door att tho end of the hull, which atood slightly ajar. “Who is It? enme from within In Impatient tones. “Who wints to ace moat this houre? and Judo Wallnoe himeolf, in morning-cuat and slippers, appeared in the door, Gentlemunty Instinet prompted an instantas neous change of munner at seeing uw womal— Judy, —while a moment liter prejudice and avers stony ae the Judea recognized hie vieltor,sent the Ilund sulle front his UI) Miss Ashton was not fn the mood to feel thts, Her own personality. was sunk for tho. tin Enterlug the bull, khe upprowehed tho did who, wndn ylelding to the habits of ngenties man, stood ielde for her to pass into thereon, and motioned her ton chair, She remained sanding, “To wknt am 0 Ine debted—" began the gentleman with fey polite- romething which. her not Now (twas to iinptore Aim to ftereeda ness, ‘Thon he moped abruptly, ocheeked by eomothing in the white faco and Hashing eyes of tho woman before him, “Judge Wallace,” sho aaid, speaking In 1 low, hurried voice, “do you know what IX going on in tho town this” mornlug,—Chrtetmas-morn> nee ie the quick look of scorn, anger, and amaze- ment which finshed into tho Judge's handsoine Haat Miss Ashton know ut once that he did now, “Ts It possiile,” ho answered, stnidatodinels; asif the enormity of her conduct had ntmost: puzzled ls powers of speech, #18 It pueaible that you, & woman, n—u Tudy! have anything to say int mutter ke this Really, Miss Ashton, Tam astonished, I am more thin astonished, — Tan shocked!" A red xpot tamed into the: woman's pale cheeks, and her ayes blazed, She stepped new, and Jouked him Arullinehingly, in the five, “Is it possible, Judgo Wallace,” her yolee trembihug with tndignant protest, that you, tt Christian gentionutn, will atow a delthertte murder to be committed without ralsing your hand to prevent Hy—and on Uiis diy, of all othora?”" Even as she spoke tho bells rang out from all the churehes, aud 1 flood af stinshine fell across tho pletured faces of tho * Madonna and Child” whlelvbung ubove the mantel. For tn instant Judge Wallace was rendered nbsolutely specchless. Tho nudielty of this poor, obscure wou, this teacher of negroes, fuspuesed the bounds of aredibillty, If i mun had dured thus armign bln, 2 blow would have: been the answer, Ax It wis, be could only stand there, quivering in every limb, striving for puw- er to express tho raga which constimed hin, The Uetle woman did not iilneh, Ser whole oul wea in arts. She looked straight into his fleree, work! ir face—us before, * Judge Wallace.” sho begin again, “ Thne is pueshins. 1 beg, Fimploreot you, todo some. hing to wrrest this outrage, ‘hero has been enough bloodshed and violence, Let Grant Barton have atrial. ‘The result will be the aame, butat least Iet there be a show of justice. My od!" she erled out, with a eidden shuddering souso Of the urgency of the citse, “even now tt may’ be too Lat Xt the name of Grant Barton Judge Wallace's rage found tonguo, A cry of tnspeakublo wrath mene ath. * Let the d—d nigger swing!" he roared. “Ho ought tw bave swung long aol Let thom tear: him to pleces i€ thoy like, the mischiet-making hound! And you—whut bive you, a woman, to do with all thla? Worth manage ont owe altulrs! Wo want none of your Interference, neither yours norany of your low, Northern’ breed of ond meddlers!"" np while the furious flood was at tts hight, Mjsi Ashton had turned away. Before tho tat Word wag uttered, tho door hid eloged between: herand the furlous man, Dazed, stung, hope- Jess, she pasded out Into tho buautiiul morning, ‘The curly mister bad yintehed, tho sun shous warmly, tho trees on the Jnwn wero) nlive with ainging-birds, vases fled the ule with perfume, and the Joy-bells were still lure 2 As sho passed a clump of holly tho slender figure of Nina’ Wallace, tho Judge's only danghter, stepped partinily into view. ler sweet, young fuce wus pale, and she glanced unxtously towards the house, us she beukoned Miaa Ashton to appronch, *T—F wanted to tell you," sho sid, and even now there was a trace of hnughty reserve In hor manner, “1 wanted to tell you that brother Courtney and seme of his fronds bave gone out to soe if—if ftcan bo prevented. 1 wus in tho next roum and henrd what you suid to pa," shoe udded, 28 Miss Ashton looked Into hor face with sur “T heart what pussed (her fuco flushing). "Pang hadaheap of trouble with Grant Harton, and it's no wonder he’s angry, but: wembrother Court and I—we bata the way things oon; and if"—nguin hesltuting for 0 worl" it @ can be provented, Court can do on much as inybod ‘Tho worst of them respect brother Courtney. “1 think you, Misa Ninn," sald Miss Ashton, her fuco tushing Nt he mity Hu kuid tho 4! again hotly, “ you can't expect us to fool a8 you do about tho riegrocs, and you know Grant Bare ton killed a white mun.” ‘Tho older won looked keonly Into tho durk, deleato face. The girl's oyes wavered slightly. “There hus been it territla wrong done, Mss Nina” she wild, “a great und awtul wrong! And Barton has trken vengeance into his own hands, The God who knows how little justice hohud to expect from man, will judge bin lenlently, ut of those who are even now per- haps wbout to heap wrong upon wrong, God will demand thy full nccountt" Sho turned and went rapt’ down tho wulls, Ninn Wallace watching tho small, wry figurd outof alight, and thon, with o thoughtful took on hor childish fave, returned to the house, Oneo in tha wtreot’ Helen Ashton stopped, ire resolute. Thon, urged by tn iaipulso sho could not realst, sha turned In’ the direction towards which sho knew intuitively the wnddened crowd hud tended, To know tha worsty—to bolp to wive porhups,—these were tho feoblugs which urged hor on. ian tho quiet streets, past the squalid cablod in the outskirts, shy hastoned on. Yrero and there wo durk, troubled face pocred from a hulf-bpencd door or shut- or, and vanished as quickly, . Past wl) thi,” and out into the open coun- try, walking shudderingly, in the vory footsteps of tho hungry nob which had Just swept on to ita droudful work, Along the middio of the road wns the trace of something dragged beavily through the dust; furtuer on wore some rudd drops which turned her sick to vege Past all thid, und the sehoolhouse caine in sight, every window. demolished, the ground about it strewn with nifgaites, and the wreck of the Christuns- tice and allthy protty work of (he provloun day. The tencher saw it, but it caused her nolther surprise nor palo. Thit wll seomed like some- thing fur uwny and insignificant. Bho paused bul tia fastant, und then on uguin, é And now a inurinur of volofa reached her cay, It caine fromm tho clump of lvo-ouka just at the turn fn the roud whore shu hud seon Rosnlba's, Uttle tyure disappear, 1 seemed ages ugo, but it was only yesterday, A vlolent trembling sclzed hur, “She stopped and put her hands over hereyes. Tho sunvhine seemed to burn into her brain. Bhould eho: fee pt that scone of bore bee Tae tho midst of that throng of maddened men As she stoot there, Montenthiar she became aware of approuching boots, und looking up Baw throo horsemen riding rapidly tovaunds hure The foreniuat of the three was young Courtno; Wallace, a bandgome fellow of 2 or 2h, who bee strode bls horde Ikea true Southron. Mls but wos pushed buck, bia jong, dark halr matted upon hls forcheud, As bo saw Mins Auhton bo rode direutly up to her, Tho mon with bln rolned In algo, regarding her with looks of deop aston- jahment, . “Missy Ashton,” sald young Wallace, “you don’t think of gulnye down there?" (polntinig bake wurd), ‘ there," sho answerud. “Yea, T am goli “Donatop mat “Luimy bu too late! Tou lates" reposted the young mun; “too late for whut?" “To save !Grant Burton's life," sho answered, Young Watluce aintted bitterly, Tho mon with bin ye her w singular glunvo. “IE thutia all,” Watlace watd, “you can go back. You are too lute, already." ‘Tho woman shrank buck, with a low ery, “iow did fan Lal renrces wuvo hime” went on the young fellow, halt’ wondering) ‘half scorn fully, "What did’ you exnoct to Uo with that erowd of drunken bri Axcept, fideed, to make tham madder ptiil. Why, good God, Nea Ashton, your own life wouldn't hive been worth u plo if'you hid mare thoattompt, We "—look- {ng round upon his companions" ire would have guved hit but when wo got there it was done, They dtdn't walt for tis," he added, with bitter confempt, wiping groat boads from bis forehut, and breathing deep! ly. Mins Ashton auld nothing, hut started on her wry agin, “Why-where ore you golng, iu MHeavon'a none?” erled Wallaco, aa bo saw her tntention, “Aro you fngane?" “Tam golng to Barton's wife,” sho anawered, Jooking up at him with a strange calmness upon her face, “She may need mo.” The young fellows looked nt each other, ‘This womnn standing there Lotween thom wis note thor young nor bundaomes yet, looklag Into her face tow, young Wallace removed his bat, and tho others did the same. “Mig Adhton,” bo sald respectfully, “do ie know that you rnust puss directly through that mob—the .vilest: acum of the town—to yet. to Burton's house? en I supposo #0,” ahe answered, still going Wallaco turned his horse's herd about and rode beside her, “Court erlod ong of the men, “what are you about . ‘1 ehull seo Miss Ashton through tha crowd," Walloce answered coolly. Misa Ashton looked up inte the handsome, de- Mined face, “Don't do it," sho suid: “thoy will not barn w helpless woman, They’ can only insult nd tam used to that. Lam pot artald You don't. know," Wallree olswered, atill riding beside her, . Sho enid no mare, It wits but a few momenta before the mob was Inalght, gathered In and around a small grove of stately onks—a motleycrowd of men and boyr, the dregs of x Southern town, If possible vier, More tenegant and Dlood-thirsty than the drogs of any othor partion of the civilized world. Ch laet.—with thosererucl eyes and wolflsh mouthat Cleilzed with that awfdl object hinging there inthe light of God's sun, within sight of tho spires of His consecrated temples, within he ing of the chimes which even now were ringing: in duefitl secon ition of tho birth of (ia Son? Cloillzed! Groat Godt As thoy drew nefr, those on the ouskirts of tho crowd saw and recognized the worin,—siw and recognized her companion, aud after one murinue of ‘surprise, Immediutely checked, 1 silence fell upon them all, With duwncuat oyes, with tightly folded bands, anil firm step, the despised Northern teacher: walked through thelr very infdat, Tho foulest mouth was hushed. It may be that the womin's face held tholr brutal impulses In cheek, and it ds certain there was that In South g Na lae face nea eee i to him who dured utter one ribatd jest, Inunbroken sitonce the two pussed on until the further cdge of the crowd was reached and missed, Then one minong the crowd, more dire ng than the rest, vont Upon a remirk which enused a low, uneasy laugh fi those about hin. Instantly Wallico turned bis horse's head und rode back into tholr midst. “ Did any one speak?" ho inquired, Nounswer, “Has ony one anything to eny to me?" ho paler oguln, flashing’ hisdark oyes over thelr ‘ave An unenst shufling of feet, an Interchange of furtive glances, but still no.anewer, With aw sinile of Intinit contempt Waltace turned back ngntn. When the eottlemont was in wight, hu stopped: Mint Ashton give him n quick look of thinks, Ho ralged his hat defcrentiaily, and rode buck through ‘tho silent erowd nnd Jomed hits com- pantons, Hy noon the mob had straggied bick to the town, diversifying the monotony of the home- ward way by setting fire to the raided gehol- house, For un bour or two a deep silence rested aver the scone of tho tragedy, Then un few cole ored men, With usby, sullen” faces, cropt from the woods, out from the tree its drond fruit, and’ bore It away, Tho sun had just sunk out of sight ne Helen Ashton cime out from tho humble cabin of the Burtong and stood a noment looking along the lonely rond which lay between ber und the town, All places not fully exposed to the feeble Ight. which still Hngered Iny in deep xhndow. Just Where tho pale arv of tho sky: met tho horizon a Jong streak of red lily ucross the hilltops Uke w drawn and bloody aword. A xpell seemed to hang over the whole settle- ment—it_epoll of terror and. sitenee.—bioken only by tho volees of the watchers in tho enbin she bud left, a8 thoy chanted ong of the wolrd, heart-breaklug hymns of tho volorcd rice. Ithud been a day to try siouter nerves thin hors; u duy to by looked buck to in after years with fnercdulous amuzoment, that one vould witness, and feel, and do what she had wit nesked, and felt, and done, and yet Ive, Sho had been strangely uphold through {ft ail. Not ence had hand, or volee, or conrage falled her, With every power of her nature she Hed ‘min- Istered to the living and to the dead, Yet ts night fell she felt intuitively that her presence was no longer needed; to these poor people with thoir superstitious rites and rade cers monies sha wis oven a bindrance, So, un- noticed, as sho belleved, she had sllpped away. The day's bistory was plainly written In every outline of hor drooping igure, fevers: feature of her higuurd face. as she stood there in tho twilight, Jpwas even more perceptible in the Jasai nie of her notions us ahe at length started E on her lonely way. s Stringely cnotgh no senso of fear stirred fn hor breast. She was conselous only that sho wie yory cold and weary, and longed “Inexpresaibly for tho shelter of her roum, for solitude, anid rest. ‘That was all, Sho had not gone far when tho sound of foot- stopa behind her enused her to turn her head, niniost involuntarily, ‘fwo of the mon hud lert the cabin, and, yun in hand, were following hor Ati respeettul distance. Seeing her ttrn, one of them cane forward and spoke, “ We'ra swine along wid ye, Miss Hel'n, Don’ ye fear nobody Mud he, She would huye porsunded them to go, back, ut thoy would not heur to it, and with this selfs chosen bodyguard o pirt of tho way was passed: over. . Over tho Christmas dinner nt Judge Wallnco's no fertive spirit: presided, The fuet that within the past year death hnd removed the wife and mothor from tholr elrcle, would ulong bave beet sulllclent go render the occasion ons of riduess: rather thin joy, yet tho scowl which dlsdgured tho countenunec of the Judue during the meal spoko more of anger than of sorrow, and gath- ered now darkness ench tine Hatt ble glance fell upon the ubstracted features of biy son, or tha pulo cheeks and downenst cyes of Niun. Tho ment was eaten in almos sitence, and at fe close young Walluce, with bono words of excuse withdrow, aud w few moe Inents iter was heard to leave tho house, Tho Judge, muttering mnoledicdons upon tho yurious cuntses which bud disturbed, hls enjoyment of che luxurious repust, retired to his room to fntuleo in the blesta which always followed his port and clay, and Ninn Watlice was left to herself, he gut awhile by the window, a slender, grace I figure cnough, In her simple, close-ftting mourning-garb, Her detlente, elritsh features wore a perplexed and plc expression, Sho had Mstencd with the partod ips and wide-open. oye of n startled child to hor brother's reeltal af the oceurrences of the duy, including his mect- ing with tho Northern tencher, “Why, Courtney,” she had exclaimed, at its clos, “how splendid? And tu think of doug all that—fora negro!" “Tt ts odd, sis very odd," her bro thor had an= awered, looking down into her faea with o strange sinilo, but I funey the woman never thoughtof that at all, 1 belleve such people think only of the * underlying principlo,' as thoy would cull it, You, Ft fo wid." * 1 nover thought mitch about It before," the uirt sald to herself softly, as sho sat looking out ut tho shining follage of tho magnolia glittering in tho level russ of tho sinking sun, “ Lover thought of it, but whatn sad, migorible tine sbo bas had he all this while! Poor thing! And sho seomed quite a tady! 1 wish—"" Tho wish took no dofinit: shape, but the alwh In which W ended meant slinply that the litle Southern beauty wits conscious of baying her- self stung the Jonely teacher, on more tian ono cecaxion, with avornful shafts from her own bright eyer. All ut cuve n chango cama over hor favo, 0 aturtled look {nto hor eves, “Heavensi” sho excited, rising und pacing tho floor Irrusolutely i few moments, ‘Thon she golzed the bolleropo and ring impotuoualy, A boy nppeared, “Pell Auron to have tho carriage at the door Ju ton minutes,” came the order. closely broken tn [ttle more than that time Miss Nin veiled, hye stoppin {ute tha rathor whubby Ut= He coups, which wis always at ber disposal, “You know where latekett, tho eurponter Ives?" sho sald to tho staring couchman, “ Drive thore us quickly ag bevilbie, Auron obeyed. Ag he dfow up before tho Luckett residence, Mrs, Luckott, looking x ttle awo-struok and a gond deal ombarrassed, ap: peared, unxutnmoned, at the door, © Hus Miss Ashton returned 7" cumo the ques. Har from the carrlugo in Bliss Nina's awect Ones, f “No, Miss Nina,” the woman answered. “Sho hajnt, die suys us how abo's out to tho Bottle ment, fio suys——"" Mixa Nina waited to bear no more. Drive tu tho Settloment, Anron!" she sald with redolu. tion, “and be quick about it" Airon, who had alighted and thrown open the earrlugo-door, changed countenance percept- "Lore, Miss Ninn.” bo began ploadingly, “Do asl tell youl" sald Tuo youngelady tine Porfaulys : *"Dooil, Miss Nina,” remonstrated Aaron, * 7 can't dri¥eout tor no Sottlemunt to-night, 'deod ant “docayt Ain't monvy ‘nuff in do bank ter iro nig, Sse Nina! No tnd renin “ You cowardly dog!" orled tho girl passion: ately, What. tre you afraid of? Who's golog to harm you # Vd ike to bea tho mun, white or colored, who would dure siup iy cucruaned a “Devd, Mixs Niu," waited the fellow, with rolling eyes, **tufa't ne man as 1's0 afeard Tho ae ultored a ery of {mpationes, . *“Derlyo to tho yery, then, you fool!" she cried desperately, * and £ will sco if Teun tind a wan thors who “has a bitof senso Im his howd. Goon. I way “What fy it, sla?" sald a quiet voice, and ‘out of breath, Courtney Walhice, haggered en appeared on the scene, i ‘Tho girl turned her eyes, full of angry tours, upon her brethrr. “O Court! * sho exclaimed, “TI couldn't bear d with wll thos uo- to think of her out there wlon ‘e coin ufter her, and this Tore ' ‘Tho look wale Wallace gaya ‘bis sister spoke yoltunca, as joy," ho zald to the coachman, as he stepped ont? 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. 13 tnto the carriage, “drive wh tho town, find Twit rive the rest of the way inyaelt, Yout will wait at the toll-gate until we return.” Through the fast-gatherlng ahndows Helen Ashton pttraned her way. Without raising be eyes from the road, sho waliked on in a hil contefous atte, her fect Struggling hewvily. arms banging Metlenly by her ido, Jt ecormed to her ug if she hid been walking thus for yeu and sens, aa if the roud had had no vexhining, would hive no end. Not even when tho gro’ of orks wan close nt hand, tho giant trees, inuto, solemn witnesses of crime, standing hn elose ranks, thelr branches unstirred’ by gven a passing breeze, not even then did eho look up or feel nny access of emotion, The lenden welght upon heart and brain precluded overything like feur, Nor when the sound of wheels was audible ald guy Iinpulee of ctriosity or surprise entiae her toralke her eves; but when, a8 she atood mes ehunieatly aside for it te pass, tho carriage halted and a min sprang from the driver's seat. and stood beside ber, then indeed she looked up tu meet the curnest gnze of Courtney Wallice, io bowed with manly yrice, enstlig a detlat yet not unfriendly, glice at her eacort,who 6 looking scowlingly on. y i fisss Ashton,” he snid, “I haya come for you, Hefore she could speak he had taken her paa- lve hand and had almost ified her into the curclage, whon slender, girlish flagers setzed bers ft a nervous gruap. “Jackson and Thoms,” be sald to the men, “yon can go beck, “Well all your friends to keep qulet—for their own nukes. It is all they can do at present. ‘Tell them J sny so, und you ought to know by this thing that Pam not your eat at feast. “Heres? giving one of them a small uckige, “give this to Clurcy Bartun, ‘Tell her Miss Ninn sent it.” ‘Thon the Md hee sprang upon the driver's seut and drove back to town, ‘The conchimun was wailthig, as ordered, wt the toll-gute, and Ferutied Une relus, but Wallace remained out- side. Both women leaned back in nearnerof the cartinge, buried in a altence which neither cured brenk, When thoy reached the door of Miss Ashton's bourding-place Nina Wallico leaned forward and took tho hands which lny in her Jap, “Ab1" sho anid, her volee full of*sympathy. “your hands are fey cold. You ure quite. worn out, Tam sure! Do ent and drink somothing,” hesituting a little, doubtless, at tho thaught of whit fare the Luckett mansion wis Hkely to furnteh, “and go to bed and rest. You must be very, very tired and faint. { wish—" and an- other wigh died still-born, ag the young girl sate Ued buck in ber cushions, Young Wallace helped Miss Ashton out with deferential gentioness, and stood before her, bat in hand, while she tried to utter some broken words of thanks. ‘The utter exbiustion and do- pression iu her voleo touched him to the quick, “Ithne been a dreadful day for vous" be exe claimed, “a horrible, eruct day! ‘Try to do as wistor suye,—take some refreshinent and retire,” ie hevltated a mutnent and begun again in a hurried whisper. “Miss Ashton, I want you to promise to go away from hereto go to your friends, tor morrow, If Brasil. or next ut farthest, Your schoolhouse ts in ashes: you can do noth> ing bere. Lt never was a and after to-day it will bo worse—Ininitly worre! Promise me," be repeated, us. sho made. no answer; “promise me that you will zo. why, J cuonot answer for whut horrible thing may huppen if you stay. The people ure mad, —elinply mad—und there aro only a few of us to hold them in check. You twill go?" he urged. “What will become of Burton's wileo—und child?” bho asked In the same faint, tired way, “will nok out for them,” be answered. will send them to you, even, ff they will goz but notnow, It would not do to attempt It now, Leave that to ni ‘ell me. you wil gor “Tf dt must be,” with a long sigh Ike « sob; J yes, F will go.’ Forty-cight hours later # snail, velled woman sitpped into tha shubby walting-room at the rallway-stition, and sut, a solitury, drooping figure, In one corner, ‘The lonfers ubout the depot may or may not have recognized her. If they did 80, the sight of Courtney Wallace walkingup and down the plate form witb a nonchalant alr, but watehtul eyes, suficed to check any demonstrations, Whutever doubts may possibly huve Hngered 19 to tho womnn'’s {dentity were scattered to the winds, however, a# on’ the urtlval of the northward Dound train Wallace wis observed to escort the sinall velled figure, with all bis customary high> bred gentlencss of manner, to a sent iu the car, and to make every possible arrangement for her: comfort and conveutence on the Journey. lace for one like you, Aa thosignal for starting wis given, tho young fellow téok tho wonnin'shund and bent above It. “Tam golug awny—buentise Dt #nld the ony ary Yolee; “be ying might eauss of more wrong-dolng; not,” aho added, with sudden tlre, * not beenuse Tain afrald—for myself, I want you to belleve uit! Hut if Lan defeated, at teust Udure hope that ath tho aceds J have sowed have not fallen upon une fruitful soll, Courtney Wallace, the gole hopo of tho South Is in such usyou; her future ts iu the hands of such ns you. “Stuy God give you the reauisit strength and wiedor !* ‘The faint Wht which filled the eny showed the young fellow's bindsame face, grave, snd, yet Tull of « noble cournge, We shill do what we can,” he sald, * but who can sce tho end?" rr THE PRINTER'S APPEAL FOR SPELLING REFORM. ‘The new style of spelling I like very much— avi one 1 to smelijing, leaving o out of tonteh Wollo the delicate fe(e)ling 13 spelled with ona o, And the senso we cull sequ)lig,—as both ought, to be: Dut bearing and tasting, us we well may Infor, Should remutn without change, or be spotled as - they were When i as and Woreeator improved the old style By droppiug out Igtters whose mission was guile, Now, whut sort of tinish does b give to thumb)? Doce it bhint the sensation to add ft to mam(b)? Why give o to have), or annex it to love), As thoit ‘ed sotne ehoiceglft from above? Why use u, 2, fi, when we seek to spell inf? Or what force has the | in the elmple word cat? The ug, and b now In plow baye no chin, Drop the k out of (kjntfe, and ‘twill cut Just tho gume, Why double tho f when one f will convey he very gine sound ina more direct way? ‘So, Instead of ph, putting f ti Thole pale We secure the same ond in ono third of tho apace, ? Wolle tho «cribo and the printor might husband thelr tine, And the poet. anon frog the h out of rih)yme. Now, why should two I's in connection he found When the two put together convey but ove sound? 'T, b, 0, 1 @ bh look quite well fn arow; Hur'why ‘add u, gb, when wo eiply mean tho? Whon (tf bas but one sound, why double the rf Or what use his tho hat the end of eatarr(h), Except to confuse the forelgner's thought When a knowledge of English fa curuestly sougt Why double tho 8 when wo wish to spell, glass)? Orwhuat force do they buve with tha juvenile vines? Thoy re cnsily spoken togethor, ‘1y true, Tht thoy double the work for tho prhiter to do, Conamning his vigor, his thue, and hls spueo, heehee no favor, tut rither aise J confess It secina mixed Hhe raspberry-jam When T see mand o annexed to progritny Dut the ph and th In phthisic, no doubt, Aro a useful appendage when breathing gives Or when’ the Greck phthisis ts consuming tha But ine Shanta thé Englishomn apo forelyn if wor ust Farolan words, lot us spoll them ut Nor nine ‘the Romans, oxcopt when ut Home, Rut Hine, space, and patience would fufl me to OF tho nuuerots words wo awkwardly spoll, Which slmply bowllders tho young studont’s brain, Or gives the old teacher a chance to exptaln, Hut thie Is called money, as every ono knows At least It brings monoy, which buys food und clothoa; Munce, drop usoless letters which in spolling np- And Tvulk suave many milllousof dollars cach your, 3 “pwilt gave with all typos, and ponmon us well, Ait sayo halt the labor in dearsing to spall, hie lust couplet eight letters are found Which 1 ‘be left out without warring the nett ‘ The doubling of consonants always has been The nutathomed sea to drown students In, AlUhall to tho day-star that dawns on our lands The morn is approtching—the uy Isat band wen A ters and Sefence shalt huve a now pit And the spelling reform encircle the Barth, Ag ote Minplitted language oxtends+Enst and Vea! ‘ And, ike: Aaron's proud serpent, devoure tho ros * Opens, 0. A, Meat * $$$ Growths of European Budgets Binee G5. Parts Correspondenve London Tho Frankfurter Zeitung publia esting comparison of tha tudye debtq, and military exponditure: mea. ean inters intional PUPP enh States in 605 and 1670, Firat of ull, ay requrds Germany herself, bor tliutietal requirements tu that tmopval have inore than doubled, In 18 she rejelced in tho vompurativo tunocence of tnuking two onda meet with a budget of Sil 000,000 sterling; but greatness has lis expenses, and sho now fads ft no. cugy tank tasaallsty the pubile needs with £6d,t00,00) sterling, ‘Tho cavlost budyots ln Kurope are nt tho prosent mionient those of France and Hussia—Franco: with wn expenditure of some £110,000,000 und Tussty with one of £107,000,000, tho dutter now ranking befory Bngland by sonie 22,000,000, In 1865 [hussln, Hike Germany, required qi income of less than half us much. Mor budget then amounted to 251,000,000, There ib not a European, Btate but hus inervused its expenditures alice }005, the total for all Kurope baying ren from 25,000,000 to Jef, 0004 Ag xexurds the national debts of tho diferent Kuropeun sintes, tho sume may, be st V d and Halland, ton of tholr debts. Kusaly especially nos inti aged to bring up bors foun a mcdlest £2209,000,000 to tho respoctallo tyure ef Sdud,000,000, und shu: hus been closely followed by Sputn and indy, Franco now yr first of all; while tn ley Magland was by Cur the most heavily burdened, wtanding dofore Franco to thy extent of £250,- The total debta of the Bates of Evtropo hav heen frou 423t20,000,000 ta £4,7024,000,000,, Hut the most interosting Meurer of all are thore of tho military expenditure, and they afford much foot for reflection. OF 1 total expendt+ (ure for rope of 25A%,000,000, 221191,000.000 nro dovoted to matntaining armies. In 1405, of £08,° 900,000, £115,000,000 were devoted to this depurl- mont. Here, too, nearly every Btate his ine creased its expenditure, Germany, Franee, and Russe heading the lst. Roth in 1865 and 187%, bowover, Itusela and England atand frst. Wt yer £536,000,000, Erugland £4,000,- £277,000,000; aod Germuny, £21.- bo Gertnan exponditure on war Was catinnited at 410,000,000; the Austro-Ifun- guirlan nt £17,600,000; "the Froneh at £17,000,000; tho Hritish at £27,000,000; and tho Hnssian at 22,000,000. Only Itnly and Austrin-flungaty pure. since then roduced tholr army oxpond)+ A POLITICAL MURDER. An Enterprising Northern Man, for Eleven Yearn a Healdont of Alnbamn, Biltes Hecause of His Political Opin= O1M, Correspondence Oincinnats Gazette. Cuttmay, Ala, Feb, 7%—Of all the bloody doets, of all the eawardly murders ever perper trated, the nasasination of Bydnoy H. Loc, of Leesburg, Morgan County, Aln., {8 the mosb ding bollent, capeetully eo from the coolness and de- Uberativencss with whieh {t was planned ond executed. The crime, committed at about sun- down on tho Mth of January Inst, wus tho con- summation of eevornt years of violence, threats, and ostricism toward the sald tafortinate man and his inoffensive family. Mr, Leo wasn nativo of Hush County, Indiann,—and by trade 0 wagon- muker, and nbuut 55 years of age,—where he re- aided until be cniisted In the Union army and assisted to restore the anthority uf the Stars and Stripes over the soil whieh drank bia = Wfe-blood. In 1809, pone sessed of some incans, he removed to near Falkville, Morgan County, Ala, and engaged in farming, being fairly succcesful, but from tho the of his nrrival In that scction he was the ob- Jeet of peraveution and abuse from the “ ehiyal- ry," so culled, but, being a munof energy and hoping for better treatment, he remuined nt: tentive to his own work and iotesting noon when, in 1871, his son, who had the effrontery to take u public school, received the following letter from the Ku-Klux then infesting Morgan County. ‘his was served on Mr. Lee by pos ng on the school-houve window, August, 1871: “Oi Lee: You must not take bold of the free ubile: school No.—, at Ebenezer, in Morgan sounty. ‘This by orderof the Great Driyron, commanding Middlo Section K.K, K. It Is gens eral omer from the Great Dragon that no damned Yankee shall teach our Southern blood. The idenof a dunned Yankee teaching our Southern people Js alla damned humbug. Why, they would put more deviltry in thelr heads thin thetr parents could whip out in ten Years. We have been watching you und your old dad for soino. thine, and from’ what we van sce of you we ure coinpelled. to kay that you ate two of the dummedest rascals untiung: but itis not too late yet. L nin satisticd that the rope hus been made and is now in good bands. You are not only willing, but do tnke mean, low- down advantages of us, We will put a stop to ty and that dumined quick, Solf you take tho publle school at the place referred to, we nro unwilling to do anything that will cause oxelte- ment In the county, but we are still more un+ willing to Jet uw damne wnkee tench our Southern peapie, We buve henrd of some of your yas about the Southern people, bir, te cut the matter short, wo will kill you aa dead us bell before you Kbnil teach, and the way fer you to live fat" and die happy {4 fur you to preach Yankees the way to Henven, but your damned selemutics don't preach with tho Intention of going, to that place.- By onder of the Grent rayon conmmunding Middle Diigo, 1 SKIN," m thut time Lee and hiv family have been tHE object of sutlre, ridleule, und oxtmiclan, which was not abated when Mr, La benetit, to be derived by Introduc! capital, kabor, and men into that e ebused nt Ineo body of land, and. 1 Into srall faris, and hiying olf a portion into town lots, be founded thé thriving ditte Ville f Leesdite, in which soon were erected those evidences of Northern Hfe and elvilization—a church and school-house. "Tho bum of busy life mude the dense off forest resound with life, and. the inerry songs of the sons of Ohio, Indinna, and Now Englund floated (this time peacefully) on the Southern breeze, One would think thata fiate posesatuy. common sense and # mutual interest: woultl rejoice at these evhtcnces of yreertts. but not Bo. L Tho Mttle struggling about two iniles from with but few exe ventions, .ury Southerners, peeseasing: wll the prejudices of that pen ne, Were nut pleased nt the incursion of the Northern “barbu- hing, and when thoy succeeded In huving a post-oflice and nmiliroad sidetrack established at Leesdule, the youd peaple of Falkvillo were Aled with envy, and no means wore left wns wherehy to prevent iminigration and to ent Mr, Lea adding to the number of North. eltizens, As to Jeo himself, he was tho centre of thefr bate aud imalignity, and while a nudge of election fu 1875 at Fidkyille he wu badly beaten, and bls life threntened because he endeavored ty prevent a fnud being perpe- trated atsuld clectlon; no smmcans were left to rily hin; his fences were burned; his Ifo threatened, and in tho apelig of 187 he received one of the mont flithy, ¢ MRED and threaten ing letters, which would caf! a blush to the cheek of tt Madoc, ‘Thus things went on from bad to worge, till a mob with unis went from Falkville to Léesdule, connnitted nssuults, and, threatening the lives of Lee and others, cnused bin and his friends to think that the thae hnd come for something to h So he cuused the arrest of the th ined of Fulkville, whose inhabitants, jor Auswer for other alfenses In the Clreult Court o: the county, About thirty days provious to his death he wns the recipient of anothor infamous fettor, xiviog him thirty days to prepare for death, and containing disgusting lingunge never: before put on pape have Inclowe Ai the letters, Of cours thoy uro untit for publlention, but will do to show whut refined taste and lune uungy our Bouithern chivalry possess, ‘rox truly, in thirty dug he was killed) A man with black ened fied in dlegnise, armed with a shotgun, Jerking in tho woods nerr his house, aecosted hls. Samuhtes, badly frightening her. She ran inte the house and told hur futher, who, orig bint salt, went out to wee who the Intruder was, Ag he passed out of his back-door, tho nexnxin ebanged hig position, and, deltberately walking past the vit of the house, in full view of und tt sight of Mrs. Lee and her diughtcr, took & posl- tion behind a large tree, aud as Mr. Leo eaing outot his gate the muntoreus gun belehed ow its contents, Instantly killing the victin of as hellish a plot as over diseritced tho annals of erlme. ‘The ussusin Hed, and ho is unknown, but wore he known no Justice woutd bo meted out toh Suspicions ure abroud, Wut none, dire aay who they suspect; men go with buted breath und horrusstricken fices, not during to ywhat thoy think or fecl, Horrible na tho erlme wns, not a nowspuper in the Stute han ever published more than a cursory mention of the munler, It miny be elated: that it was not a_ political murder. It wna) noth: Ing else, ‘They buted him. for hile polities, and that hate was fed by overy menna and by overy pretext haughimble, Nothing ean be said agulist Lee, Ho was akober, quict, ludustriows nian, 1 faltb fal man to hls friends and a feurlens Toe ta his oncmies; a Repubtlean, but never tuking any share ty polities; he simply voted w: he thought, and was never Known to fnjuro. one, The people of hls Immediate neighbor feel deeply incensed, Bomo will zo back No: others will ronin but tho murder of 8 M. 1 will bo long remembered by all who knew hin, Nothing hos beon done to ferret out the porpos trator; his frionds dare not, tho authorities will not. Pend you the reply tho Governor of Ale bana gave Whon asked 10 offer a rowand for his detection, Can nay one bolleve tht, If It bad heen sone: prouisent Southorner who had been murdered, tho sine auswer would have been given? No gensibte mun will baileve it. — —. UNREST. Like a thorn in the tlesh, like a fly in tho mesh, Like a bout that is chutied to sliore, Tho wild turest of the heurt in my broust, ‘Tortures me more Rad more, a Tiknow not nee It should wail and ery, Lllse a child ibat fs fost at nights For it knows no grief but bis found relief, And [01s not touched with blight, Tthas bad of pleasure full many a measure: It bus Hevk with Love's rod wine: and hon! 03 une) youth's rare wealth— Ovi his heart of mined Yet it le not ghid—it ds wild and nad, Aiko a billaw before it breaks; And its couseless paln is worse than vale, Binee it knows bot only it Kubes, It longs to be Ike the waves of the sea, ‘That break from control, and beut, And dash, dud tinge, and hurry, and plunge, And div ut the gry rocks' foot. Tt wearles of ify, and dt wickons of strife; ‘And yot {t tres of roxt, Ob. | kiow pot why It should ache and cry-— “Kis a troublesome heart at de ate ‘Tho! not undorstood, 1 thinks ‘thy a good And god-llko dlacontent, Ut springs from the soul that longs for its goal ‘The sottreo froin which it was sent, Then surge, O breast! with thy wild unrest— Cry, heart! Hike a child at night vu the inystic shore of tho Evermore, Shall dawn on tho soul's glud wight. Etta WHERLEH, MreV jor Again Prophesica. MOSTREAL, Feb, 5. Tu tie Editor of the Albina Anyua: Tho second coll period in Febriniry wi redch Wa on the 22d) vad, Sith, and 26th ays, ‘This, it La probublo, will be extromely cold along tho Valley of the Bt. Lawrence and Ottawa Avors, Northern Unitod Stutos, und to tho woxte ward, ‘Fobruary will cortataty’ end cold. The n'y! 3 uboud the 1th, and fair to bo heavy, with drifts and fairly cold weuthor, We have’ yet to get our beavicat show-falls of tho winter, and xmne of these ore vertaln to extend: through Shirek, Up tw tho Ute the weather should be moist, Yours truly, Hexgy G. Vexnon, THE PUZZLERS’ OORNER, |: (Originat contéiiutions will be pubtished fa this departinent. Correspondents will plenso send thor real nnines with thelr nome de plume addressed to’ Puzzlers’ Corner." Avoid obso- Jeto words ns far ns possivic, Answers will ba published the following sveok.] ANSWERS TO LAST WEER'S PUZZLES, . ae No. 1,007, ats N aa B.A D DOLES . DENETE 8 .BOLDFAO ED MALEFAOT ION R DETACHING: BROT ILE : S E-I NB- DO. N nNipbuoe TRIUNE ESCARP PIGEON: DECRHIT ROTTEN No, 1.080, rotoun tote D cart IT ey CN, U itim A C allo W No..1,07 Kopec K Exten te No. 4070, No, 1,074. {AX TM Napolenn, “deublodn, i EON A Ithaler, hulfpenny, snile xEBEG Uni sovereign, pound af a e } E igitder. K INIGIT TEMPLAR'S CROSS—NO. 1,078, { 9 * aw * 1 10# # » 10 nC ey * St "3 * ad *$ ee gk #5 4 16" # * m2 se 8 eee MW 13. From 9 tol, a girl's nickname; 10 to2, a boy's Name and olson surnames 1) to8, 0 boy's nick {3 to 4, 0 yelrl's name; 1 toh, a girl's nick- mimes 15 to %, 2 boy's nlek= ieknnme: 9 to 10, a kind: to 12, to stimulute or ret on; veaver'a reed: 15 to 16, a kind of gruin, rele, 1 to 8, tnelusive, fibrous. GaAuena, IL. Dnowios, RUOMNOID—NO. 1,0%6, Across—A written decision of tho Turkish mufth on some law polity a sna 1 course woolen wrapper: i sort of stone: restrained: conslating of two parte. Down—In Eff Aiteh? half of ayvolennoy tonim; anything ueciesa; a letter and 2 supports lean; irritable; four-fifths of weinall roll of tobacco; a color; a prefix; In Puneh, STEWAND, Ik, Mn. E, Us. AG haere WORD—NO, 1,077, tee for aryl * hav vi H eddy upc tara POPS aving wings: a lee a Wis, Wen. SQUARE WORD-No. 1,078. A type: it genus of trees; to comprehend; an earthworm, E.r. K. Curcaga, CIEARADE=NO, 1,070. Quoth Rebert Rovbin to tho mufd, as, swinging: on the gute, They tatked of sentiment and things, although ._ the hour wag hte: “ Now, do not answer tirst, Gertrude, nor second ime, I pe ate und tet ma know just what you io Deelde my bave to guy, ‘but A whole, dearsccond, I'd favor ding one 0 poor, why, slr, I mits Sodo not’ yet engage a priest, with robes all anverdotal: aes My Gunter sei be plafnest if I merely speak the otul. Feros, 1, TOWMEAD. 3 = CROSS- WORD EXIGMA—NO, 1,080. Nor tu hight, but elevation; Not fn Joy, Hut exultution: ot iv loss, bit deprivation; tin hint, but intimation: tin heap, but vryresnition; ‘ Not tn sign, tut indication. Jn whole you'll see a roddess falr, Who Ughtens up the morning alr, Bavrisone, Md. OnsoLe, UMERICAL ENIGMA—NO, 1,081. 10, 1, fs tealor,. 3.9, 8 isn compartznent ina ship. 1. i, U, 0.8, Je Watler-zruel, + 5, Oy 7, 8, 0, 10, 11, 18 an whrub, Exena CHANAGRAL TRANSPOSED SLOWERS—NO, 1,08? (HELO. Buster, (2) Peter O'lloll, (3) Olive Te 4) Marie Gun. (5) Dan O'Leer. (6) Sam VU. Itute un. Gh) Wild Cop (8) Norn Cantt. Cucago. ee Trno. CORRESPONDENCE, ¥ Aunt Lucy, city, mndo autthe Biblical charade and the trungposed money. ‘ Prim, clty, sends answer to Nelsontan'a oho« rade, and §t 1s entirely correat. O. W. Te city, neks to be credited with five, and, hero thoy nro Nos, 1,007, 1,068, 1,070, 1071, and 0rd. = ~ Engel, elty, pictures out tho puzzies In tho proper manner, not belng at fqult sn ono of the clght, M. WalJean, Canton, TL, indo a clean sweep from one end to the other, aud was much pleased thereat, Pouch, Urbunn, It, pondered only Jong enough to Mind full, true, and correct nnswors to last week's Datel, Dux, Steward, TL, requests permission to take Arent at table, answerlng Nos, 1,070, 1,074, and 1,074 in his letter, Towheud, Fulton, Hl, answers tho rhombold and tho decapitation, and souds a rhyming square, Much obliged. Dick Shinnry, city, toes the murk with soven solutions in what ho styles splendid list. Tha ono omitted wys tho acrostiv. ¢ ‘Tho Droming, Galoun, were at no loss to flud tho right puzzles Saturday evening, and what tay found weru forwarded and found te be cor ‘Tyro. elty, was unablo to square No, 107) or eurtll tha © pleture symbolic,” Hs six solu- fonds sont satlatios (uo Seerctary that Tyra know what ho was writing about, Hontda, Champalan, th, senda his comptt= ments to the Dromlod for thety execliunt wqnure, and squares ull tho Ist, from the Ful- ton diamond to the monoy of Tyra. Ef Alteh, Fond du Lac, Wis. makes out the Met without the diumend, and fuys itis a vel intorosting one. Tis lettor concludes; van butony, How are you, Oshkoshy* i Youngster, efty, hind much plorsuro tn Andi Avo and forwurding the sumo, Youngster’s ibksses wers Nos. 1,004, 1,008, aid 1,070. ‘Lhe rhon bold sent isu very good ane, ‘Thanks, ue Mr. 1. Us, Stewant, HL; “can Iny tho fate torlag unetion,” ote, that ble ist was the that received, and therefore is entitled to all the souars of Pugzledom. His ist fscorreet to a lol, Garth, Paxton, I, saw hor way suecessfully theotgh the list without tho afd of spectacles, wad sent (ho nnawers Corncrwards, The thst lia peuaia transcript of the tangles, ‘Chunks for Wiwte. , i E.F.K,, city, clalms credit for a clean chart con ny vorrevt musivers ty the puzele of last week. flv was troubled most with the “Tot peat)? Dut was at lust ublo to tote "it, then to tot’? it down, and found he was right to” yD Hal Megs, Nelson, UL, dolved tate the uiystes rles of last. week, and) snececded tn bringing to Nght all the puxzics save the equate, at the Dromlos, ‘ho ludy would ike to hayo the * “granny for a chai end. would then follow it a up. Dhunks for puzal Web, Delavan, Wi nfessed bis wonkness onthe Dlbllead churide, and cnn night ‘ox. tenuate,’ * but gets "down In mallee” that hale oF the tribe of Maniaseh wie generally on hand who the goot things wero divided, aud forgo! if bu ever knew, tho number of ctlles the ol man posscased. Puzzles recelvod, with thanks, Enon Chanugra, Dixon, TL, easily mustered the listentirg, ‘Lhe indy auys Coochio's puzzle was sotved at glyht, though sho was nt u loss to know what was mount by: tunding for ono hundred and sixty. Wiis it ber intention," stio uuky, to contract tho word * would,’ muklng it read | Cwanr'd (selasored)? “That fs, one hundred and alxty cut in two equuls elghty—a il, Chit ts the vuly solution of the naiystictn L can arrive at” This qtiestion hus boon usked by eove watt ts hoped Miss Coochie will rise and 5 Ox ——— + A Land Flowing with Ol’ Stare’ Reporter yives some stutistles of tho pulruluum buuiess und production lust your. ‘hu mount of grude petrofoum prodyeedd wus Noaurly 30,000,000 barrels, being 6,000,000 Rareets fn uxcess Of uit ea yeur, The Miipment - from the olf-Heldy were nearly 10,000,000 parents, leaving na etock ou hand ut the close of the i Roarly 8,600.00) barrels, as aguluat 4,000,000 ui the close of Wit, Thive WHousand and’ thlrty-olghe ew wells were drilled ia your i t