Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1873, Page 3

Delawares tagning to w ine u. Goxing straight apwant a mile in the pine, Watening a clom) that has nathing to to, Wishing 4 deed for au acre ox two. Nothing to do but com: Born of the mist unto heaven a, Wothing to sow, aml mo reaping ef g 1. Watching a bee inbis pollen paut"aon B-ening him he i eryselite Bovn, Grow of adrommer boy dromuwing a tne. ¥. y tree nigh rae) be a jay on a ehe Strancer t lows with hi ik What of that frcket a+ Gino as the sk vh t eye— ehitic | nth tr Nerre’s red blood, ou Head ©. Ming, forever the my vier 1 feunting the leaves ax the i ie rose, Sterw ng w th fragr: RYT of repos Dying! AL! no; only changing its clothes. Weehin Werk Web ix Watching bint ¢ Shronied amdeaten, bat never atom! xt. Sparrow a-drowse on a limb overh »vi Opens an ey whon the jer is ted, Oyensa bill—and the spider is dsat! xmt. z a butterfty slowly nnfolt, t with blossoms of gol e rod that did blossom of old. xiv. Hinged on 4 life is the duplicate page, Fettered in light by a wiser thaw eage, J.asting a Summer and read for an age? xv. Burst from the bon=ds, fr that coffin was thine! ‘Tenantless thing wuere the sycamores shine, Raven and ren and the worm is divine. xvVr. Rorn from the «Inst and its veriest slave, Hail to the herald direct from the grave! Pinion of beauty resplendently wave! xvit. Bringing from far what no angel could av. Something of theth who have vanished aw Let me alone on this amethyst day. xvii. Rent is the chrysalis hid in the sod, AN the ¢rear tenantry dwelling abroad, ne through the of the glory of God! eee eee eelesias iaontk % SPRINGING A MINE, curious and 's clients held, to discern throu, office windews—heavily barred to d designs of the burglarieus—a small pa enclosed land, rich In rank grass, and sts Vitle as jt needed shade, for the neighbor houses hemmed it in on’ all sides, by an old, stunted, murky eim-tree. The land had origi- Rally pertained to a chmreh that had long since shed. Sometimes, after a ghost!y-looking, . coming none knew from whence, Whose authority, had been tarned int» [ grass, faint outlines of reen Went tombstones could be traced whitening here nel there the vegetation. Within living mem- no Interment bitants of er ivory; his satlow | ; !-under his fe. nant. Yet alth or of jv fringe of h stilt a dense black silver in the sharply-trimme whiskers he wore on his bigl though Lis lips were colori seond and white, and his gray eyes twinkled ngly beneath his heavy bent-Lonse brows. | e was, plainly, a wiry, spare whe could still endure mach wear and tear, aml make a | ol fight with time. yf ly for the mo- Row at the green enclosure to ne x window, now at a tim box, one a large pile of similar boxes, ranged | ainst the wall opposite to him, now at the mes newspaper, spread ont before him. With: ‘litative air he was rubbing the palm of bis yellow. bony hand against his very blu for his stre black bea “ Poor Delpratt!™ he said, with a glance at the | tin box. The legend Tie Deloratt Trust was in- seribed @pon it in dim gold letters. “ Dead!” He gazed from the window at the wavi 38 and the murky elm of the graveyard rut. “Four days ago!” He laid his hand upon the newspaper. It contained among its advertise- ments of deaths the following ‘not ¢ “On the 20th of November, at the Manor House, Lupton Hauts, Eustace Vere Delpratt, A young man entered, dressed in deep moar “Mr. Ernest Delpratt?” Mr. Merdock was reading aloud the name on the card. “ You have forgotten me. [ see, Mr. Merdock. But it is not surprising. We have not met for ears. Iknow that Tam much changed nee. Iwasa mere boy then.” He was tobe about thirt: i je was now perhaps iy; wearing a thiek, red-brown beard, rather hair falling negligently across his forehead. Ili | jor was no doubt increased in effect | natural pal be the black clothes he wore. But his com- pt was of that deadly whiteness which Knows urtie variation, and resists all influence | 5 of temperatur to be bronzed by the SUR, OF reddened by exposure to the wind. It im the vear, but the weather was w naturally sultry. Still it had not. bronght any increase of color to his face; only the glisten of clamminess on the surface of his skin. “You are aware, of course, of the sad ocenr- renee that has bronght me 7 “Ihave only just read in the Timesof Mr. | Delpratt’s death.” Mr. Merdock’s manuer was reserved, even distant. You knew bin intimately?" cam searcely say so much as that. L saw him frequent!r at one time. But of late years we seldom met. | rarety quit London. he rarely Visited it. Still] regarded fim as a friend. heard from him occasionally. He was kimd~ eno: always to address me in the most cor- have learut of his death with ex- gret. * But you were his professional adviser; you new more of bis private affairs than any one?” so." sald Mr. Merdock, coldly. ir. * I should explain,’ young man went on, “that a8 Bis sole surviving relative” — Pardon me,” Merdock interrapted. ‘lé the late Mr. Delpratt bad no Perhaps so—but he always regarded and spoke of me a> his cousin. or rather as bis first jaite sure,” said Mr. q Mr. Merdock, a'r of deliberation. He left the ee tarnee. “ The will bore’ pinehof snaf. | cromfand easant. so certain of Mr. lace there; ant | ihg-builiings took | » of it now,except now and then to | a s a dust-bin tacle | sepneaninanansas ae pose! of his prop= r e ty ( did find, Lut these were unsigned—mere Solis of aa tatermad character, Nottong in the naiare of a will. Vou know of nor is +1 know of none.” 4 There was a pause. Mr. Merdock took @ “Mr. Detpratt diced rather suddenty—that is to say, he had be ea suffcring, 0 alt he hones. e @ hold well k: om disease res late. He was not present, however, sad By ye oho pte _— ever, as e Cause rath. to aueurismal hypertrophy of the heart. Tam ot doctor enough to understand precisely his he you bed his white face with hantkerhicr, He was ach moved, and trembled as he continued. y say that my coi “re many 2 as—due to my folly to my iseonduct. | am now prepared fully to admit. But we had been re led. We were on inti- terms. gtatetul for ny alt he had done for me. Most waturtanately L 1 was absent fom the house at the time of his ae | deat Mr. Merdock was silent, bnt Me now scemed the unconseions contortions of his hands. “I had left the house early in the morning to atiend the meeting seme miles «listance from Lupton. It was late when I returned. My cousin had then been dead some hours. Com- ing up to London, to transact some business that could not be postponed, I resolved to call upon you, Mr. Merdock. In the first place, f have to request that you will attend the fun- eral, —~ is fixed ag hes ath, act on at the next place to t you will ac behalf, as my opal avtese in the new position that devolves upon me under the terms of Mr. Delpratt’s will.’ «shall attend the Up ses a meal —_ + “TI have sincere respect for th the lawyer. ve. shin get 4 memory of my late friend. I sha! you please, in my character as professional ad- viser, during many years of the deceased. A carriage shall meet the early tra , town at Andover—the nearest station t m Manor.” «Any business arrangements in re, | Your own future position it may be well, per- haps, todefer antil after the funeral.” 1 As you think best, Good morning, Mr: I will only add a hope that you dismiss any prejudice you may have formed against me in relation to my life in the past. I do assure you that Tam a different man. not now as you onceknew me. Good m: They shook hands and parted. Mr. Merdoc! | resumed his desk, after carefully rubbing his fingers with his silk handkerchief. They had been left so cold and clammy by ‘his visitor's gr a ditticulty in devot- umn of the Times newspaper. Ww | atthe gravevard outside his window. And at | intervals he studied the card of Mr. Ernest Del- pratt. 1 ion Mr. Mord the solicitor. «1 was passing, Merdock look in,’ said Mr. Pi mitted an erect posture, with space for free movement bs Wego vag “We're infor a he matter’s not ripe for disens- sion, but it’s worth mentioning. Idon't say | that it’s su=picious as yet; but its odd, anid I take it,you'll have to look into the parties are of great respecta- Ways are, I ¢, in casesof an heavy claim. i it’s odd, as LI k—we divided it of course with ot 1 still we stand to lose a large amount. m insered, with umulated bonuses, avytotal. Esit allfair? ‘Phat’s the Upon my word he doesn’t k teome here aboy entoknow a g late Mr. Delpratt was a et mine. It was through me the insarance w: aS ef ected. He was the natural son of old Joshua Delyratt, who bequeathed to him absolutely the Lupton Manor estat property of con- i Joshua Delpratt ups |. His presnmptive heir elamere Delpratt, the fathe a follow me?" You're getting complicated. But at pre- sent, I understand. “Delamere Delpratt was a scoundrel, anid dais intention to leave all he Possessed to Eustace, rather than to his ne- Phew,Delamere,who had brought disgrace upon | the family. To'assist Delamere Eustace bor- | rowed a large sum of money. This was in Joshua's iictime, mind. Evstace coula not | of course charge the estates, which he was only Joshua proclaime: to acquire under the will of a man who still Hving, and who might at any time cha Lis mind as to the disposal of his property. The only security Eustace could offer was his rever- sionary interest in a sum in the funds invested for the benefit of his mother, and the subject indeed of the Delpratt Trust, the deeds a’ pers of which are in that tin box beside wa ‘urther, he could, ashe did, insure his heavily, lodge the policies, and bind himself to premiums regularly. Of the money stace never touched a half-penny. by Del: - Oncominginto sy Delamere. re ee] pee the estates, Eustace pai joan, but thought it worth while to keep up the policies. He had especially in view the benefit of the legitimate members of the family. Ot these the man you saw to-day"— «+I did not see him,” interrupted Mr. Pixley. “Twas engaged when he called. ButI heard ot his visit from the assistant-secretary, wio | had some conversation with him.” Well, of these Ernest Delpratt is now the sole representative; for Delamere, his father, Eustace, my no children. Here’ have, briefly told the story of the Del 7 ‘Then this Ernest is the last of the race?” « The last of the race.” « His father, vou say, was & sconndrel; ant ed of drink, many years ago, leaving no other my old triend and llent. lett “Well, [d rather defér my opinion. We musn’t be ina hurry. Hr is, elearly—and there he’s wrong. Hurry, needless hurry—and hurry is generally neediets—provokes distrust. Tho case must he looked into, but very quietly.” + Tn suspicions cascs”— ¢ “ Mind, I don’t say that this is suspicious as ’ interrupted Mr. Merdock. Let me continne. In suspicious cases what we have to inquire is, who is Se who benefits by the death ofthe insured? Li wrong’s been done, there must be aninducement, a mo- tive for it. Find out that, and”. “My dear Pixley, hadn't you better leave it all tome? Don’t keep a dog and bark yourself, Li attend to it. “®'m going to the funeral on a are? Then I've nothing mote to @ay; s me informed of everything,” ‘ “Of ever} towards me. ‘That night Mr. Merdoek lett London. On the morning of the 2th of November a carriage from Lupton Manor was waiting on the Andover station to meet the early train London. Mr. Merdock, however, stood on the Platform of tive station some time before the ar- rival of the train. He was dremed in deep black, and looked worn and anxious. Among the passengers brow; Mr. Pixley. Mr. bu iy = «You ‘bout the funeral. Get all the better for us. the other doctor, who gave tit to the im, and it only comes to this_he was dismissed from it would be put hat docs he su: amount to nothing, mnless with evidence of it present. But he sas- cts—bend your he ad;"* Mr. Merdock clatehed pamion by the fore-arm, and whis; suspects that the medicines were tempered with, and that death resulted from the administration of. in small but freque: could only have be inattendance upon th « And we kuow that Ernest into his ear—““he ison—probably mt doses. That n done by some one constant Delpratt had op- He sat up some nights im, indeed, con- his beating brows to éve his visitor | with 2 new curiosity. His attention was at- | tracted perhaps by the restlessness that marked the young man’s manner. He moved uneasily in his chair, shifting his position constantly, tinually, except on the day and twisting his handkerchief into a string by was absent, out all day— to ined that. He did go to the meet. But there was but a poor day's sport, a short run with a you mington Plantations, only a few miles from ‘ight ve been home by two o'clock. But he stayed drinking in a little pub- ham road. So, you see, he fox, and a kilt in Dar- pet as his father was befor the at the public, and account of his conduct for the suke of decency.” «+ He was on good terms with the deceased?” take it, was trying to like h well of late. Ii . truth, Exnest was as bad as Delamere had from the army before he was ‘aceful conduct—cheat at of what's called, in cards—then e Bailey. forgery. But the terms, at the Ok acked off to Anstra: acutely his own position, itimate members softened towards him years, form, and viewed him even «: Who was with him at the time of his death F tafnly heart disease of co: Ipratt, always family, gave bi <p. affectionately.”” Apparently Mr. Merdock was not indus- i inelined that day,or he was preoceu- nt absorbed by the news of : msiderable standing— nd and client, Bustace » to account for his death. fo add. Heis known to have of the strange taste of his medi- cines, and of the great internal pain and burn- ing thirst they provok _ * After all, as you said yourself, just now, it’s but a poor case. * I repeat it—a poor case.” "t see that we've an: ment of the policy. * Perhaps not, pean yh Pix! many things may happen. case, I mean ox 4 grounds for re- ut never rush at e’ve time betore us, and And mind, in’ any pring a mine wy, s he little dreams of. 1 don't forget that. e’ve arrived. Remember, you’re my asof a simple kind. It was » perhaps, for its pauct ir. Merdock had e: itt had legally spe: 2” to use the m, had flowed in his veins, died childless. Ernest Delpratt was the chief mourner. He Was accompanied by certain members of nis ireetly connected with yman or two from neigh- ad been on friendly terms t, and whose flecks had re- ceived aid from his benevolence; and, of course, Mr. Merd ance. The gentry of the district sent their carriages, and round the numerous tenants, farm-la resident npon Lupton Manor, who ibute of respect to its departed He had been to them invarial nd and generous—had never been known k ungentiy. They re- ly and sincerély, the more hee sooty view — " in Who was recognized on squire of Lupton Manor. ’s position none entertained understood that Ipratt had be- Br. Merdock e funeral cere- chiefly remark: the late Mr. Delprai conveyancérs’ te . tity | mother’s fami tous, and the party most interested has person at the office. Now I consider her sharp work. What can be the rea- Ivs 8 of Jong standing—a ther y dropped four days ago. Yet ought advisa boring parishes, who hi > were in attend: we were uped atid poor folk to pay a last tril 1r0 act harshly, or to gretted his Tors deep! espe: distrust the gentlemai all sides. ys future t rat any doubt. It wa: to aa bd late E queathed his entire possessions. “Keep close to me, Pix whispered to his friend, mony was concluded, and the mourners had re- te the manor-house. Then he added known that I have nd fo Brower nas adviser, of the late ‘Apratt.”” " That is quite understood,” said Ernest Del- rather impatiently. that in that eharacter you «1 ‘oud, ‘« I wish it to be full led here to-day as ould read the will sed.” He placed upon the table a small packet, the seals of whi u wish me to do so?” I wish all the usual forms to be melancholy occasion. « Be it so, the: nd_you produce this docu- ment as the last will of the late s Vere Delpratt?”’ Only a small party Ubrar; Lu toner, and bis hands trem! Mr. Merdock took his seat at the head placed beside him a small black The you produce, ' business-like air, turi tt, ‘bears date the 1! was drawn by me, and of one of the witnesses, tion of the document will the whole of both real and personal, is ”’ he said, with a grave towards Ernest Del- of March, 1859. It ‘ie the Mr. Eustace Del wn, sole executor. You is last will and testament? You other will or codicil executed by the will or codicil,” said his life, which he Wesirea to ced the proots of the marr Ta some no qn‘ stion whateyer.’” ‘amped: a ‘ erled Ernést, € livid face. + go to law. I'N estab-) sum of mon ‘the will. It’s monstrous to suppose that ft could be revoked by such a marfiage.” i} il P| fer you tw the act of the first | Victoria, chapter Sygeir six, section po fewer ‘a said che lawyer: “ you will, cours®, as you areadyised. Only you will dis- understand that I declime to act on your bebalk that I am not, and that I never will ae- cept the position of your legal adviser. I gt- tended here, as I before stated, solely in thy character of solicitor to my late friend, Mr. Delpratt. Genticmen, I do not think 1'need trouble you with any further observations. This Wilt is Waste-paper. It was revoked by Mr. Delpr: marriage. He was well aware of its revocati He intended to revoke it. He had grave fault to fird with Mr. Ernest Del "s conduct, and did not design to bequeath him Lupton Manor and Ris other ms. Sub- sequently he was disposed, however, to make some provision for the young man. but his in- tentions in that respect death.” A servant entered and handed a note to Mr. Merdock. The com rose, and p to quit a i bey ‘become stri aintul. “ Aud the 2 one . “ Mr. Del Fad avin intestate, and without legal heirs, his property to the Crown.” goes e “Tt can't be—it shan’ ;? Ervest cried, wildly. ‘I'll not be swindled in this shameful Way. I'Henforce my rights. I’ estabish the will: At least the amount of the Insurances shall be mine. The policies are in my posses- sion. They were assigned tome. I can roveit. Ithas always been understood that ey were intended for my benefit.” “In regard to one of these insurances I am at liberty to state that, acting upon my advice, the directors of the Albatross ce will refuse Mithe lawxes looked the e lawyer man vi i i i iped “6 Td «What next? What are you going to charge me with next? Refuse yoeatr How dare you? Why—do you think I poisened the man?” “We know you did!” sad Mr. Merdock, pap la pag ent and sha: uy e note hehal just recelved two He elutched it tremblin; read it with rag- ing eyes. Then it fellfrom his shaking fingers, and fluttered on to the floor. He gave a piteows moan; raised his hatids, and pressed them against his head, as though to still some terribly acute pain. “I'm ill,” he murmured, faintly. Let me get some fresh air. Ishall be better presently—I shall”_and he staggered from the room. wr Menleck found himself left alone with r. . Pixley. “7 told you T should spring a mine that young man,” said the lawyer, quietly. 1 think I’ve been as good as my word.” “pine that note you handed him?” « Read i Mr. Pixley took the paper fram the floor and read: * E. . ought i 3 of Gibbons, Chemist, Catherine street, Salisbury, on the Tith and’ 29th October, and the 20th November.” * It’s from a very careful fellow who's been helping me to investigate this matter. I was in hopes J should have heard from him last night. However, the note came in time. ther I did right to show it to him I’m not sure. Per- haps not. ButI felt a longing quite uncon- trellable to crush the villain. fee to be revengeful; it interferes with business arrange- ments. But I owed something to the memory of my poor friend. That y! felt the biow. How he wineed!” “He's certainly a villain, if there ever was one,” remarked Mr. Pixley. And now I can tell you something more abont him. You're fond ot dwelling the motives that lead to crime, Pixley. ‘ht e Same time T may tell you that you omit from your calculations the fact that much wickedness in this world is accomplished at @ very cheap ¥ €, #0 to say—for very inadequate reasons. ‘here Was motive enough in this case, how- ever—more than =e Ernest Delpratt had of course discovered the will in his favor, never dreaming that it had been revoked, or of the banner of its revocation. But more than that. The man isa gambler, and deeply involved. He owes at least tive thousand pounds. He is a defaulter w the turf, and he has forged ac- ceptances inthe deceased’s name. I have as- certained that. Bills are falling due at the Branch Bank atAndovor, which he inust meet, or prepare for exposvre, if not arrest. determines upon the murder of his benefactor. Once the Py mgs of Lupton Manor, all will go well with him, he thinks. But he was in too great a hurry. If he had onJy waited a little, a hew will, under which he was largely to benefit, would have been executed. Something his crime would then have brought him. As it is, he gets noth: ng: he simply beggars himself. Murdering } eipratt, ax he did, in fact, the murderer, speuk plainly, cuts his ‘own hroat!” ‘A strange noise was heard in the hall outside the library door. The servants, greatly ex- cited, entered the room. It 7 some méments | hefore they could relate lute! igibly the tidings ba? brought. he y of Ernest Delpratt had been dis- covered lying on the floer of one of the upper and rooms of Lupton Manor House. His one clutched a razor, with which he had inflicted een wounds upon himself. He was quite It was the room in which Enstace Vere Del- eae met his death by poison.— Ali the Year | round. see. Permanent Homes. It may be said of us, asa , that we are not yet settled. Homes we have none as they have in the old world. There a farm passes from one generation to another, and is asettled thi Associations cling there of an at counts scores in its reeord. As much as can be on earth, thisis an abiding-place. But here with us is no such thing. We are our fortunes and Hoses venelae ay rulet. When wi become iol sa le imi we satisfied with our lot we shail have & rs will satisfy our childre: sai ur mn. them there; otherwise they homes. Now, what is wanted? I tend to say, in all cases, what. I fer to England poi the ‘xecuted Evert, ta a low, faint voles, ; deceased » however, i little time since, ed’ waking hae contemplated making a new notes and memoranda. He d make a handsome provision for Mr. Ernest of hisestate he pi y. But I need not ustace Vere Del pratt, but the to apply in a different intothat. Mr. E: survive = — hele as of his are t Mr. Merdock pai snuff. An intense qu The quick breathi: ible. He brushed hi deadly-white face. Then, ing how much his hand trembled, e aay, and thrust it out of table. other persons Well aware that they were was plainly aud- yihing. And mind yon do thefsamne | ve now to state,” he continued, raising There wasa im of surprise. Ernest seat, and raised hishand. voice appeared to fail “Three years after its execution, this will was “ By deed? fogs one asked. to speak bat his : int to buried—almost ‘literally buried— at vines, and in a landscay As soon as a home is the chief place of attrac- tion, so soon “it is a home proper—a Temalfi. The old acres, with pop Praee draw alone come a possession . This is’ what we want. We want our ehildren to have a ma 5 is no real zest, no haven, and no heaven which a home is a near ——— Dr. Axprew Comse—Dr. Combe is stance of what may be done adv ire welence, and for many years he phycician. Then he was |, by of the lungs, to withdraw hi fi tive duties of his wateb bisown Ht i : Fi J Tz j if) aus rh et Eye Le Laas MUSIC 8’ Butl mastexpinin them. Ow * 5 pla for Tomes ‘lea Conveyancing, ay... bet. 12h and Ich ete, arssinee: Of its yaldl ? 185,000,000 Isr sides. This Seance among the mimants were to by the Boston , before whom the ci Parsons was mcrebants to look after Pa. av, Law, Th OPriciaNs. him, and he appronched him on thes expressed a willingness to go the fee ant we p' If the sum reeoveres much, he was to have five per cent.; if so much more, two and a half. We wenton tw Washing- Then we got to Philadelphia, he was ap- the merchants there and asked to He asked me if | thought the | Boston merchants would object. I told him I | thonght not, unless fhe interests conilicted; if He desired me to ascertain. did so, and found the matter as 1 Webster then bargained with them. ceived two thousand dollars in hand asa re- tainer. The next day he spent this twe thou- sand doliars in buying a silver service. ee years in looking At the end of the time he got ion of the money; I called to ece him. was there not something said about Mr. Parsons? I said was said about it, and ittem, too, ($40,000 was the maximum fixed.) | a he, the calculations are long | we checks for ninety- five per cent. of the le amount. We can arrange the calculations very well. We can first put the accounts into tae bands of anew countant, and he ean figure it out in a whole day and make it all plain. W: it is, Mr. Parsons, Lhave represent them. Ines Law "ScanTeT, Columbia Law is | so, they would. es Tw ~ “4 8. W. cor. Pa, av. and oh et cor. 1th and D streees, ‘M4 street way. Watt & were prevented by his FF TLLIaMs, Mul, | in Washington these interests. = nines 4 PY ‘ M. G. CoprLanp, 643 La. ave., bet. Och and Tih ets. | maximum for | him, Yes, ag NE, cor, N. ¥ @ & Tavst Co.,Pi D> bory td | | | ‘ell, the truth of CHENBACH 433 TIth ab Pa.av.agt Koate tell these men that them to take ninety-five per cent. to do so and did write to the leading merchams who ul | Saw hi. & Bt. Bleacher, 94 Pa. av. NALLEY, southwest corner $&h and E ste. y onee ‘Acsent me to tell due in a day or two. to paid. Well, sir, you ee 301804 etre, Set.geh torn me | SEB ‘Hig will is a phenomenon. It is drawn up in @ masterly manner, and should have made—it to his residence, half a mi Of his greatness there cannot be the slightest as of power and not ing. He would never study a case unless Sea weanet nsineatia thoroughly read le Was not asystematic, Tread man. He could read a book rapidly, and know more of it than most persons who studied it—to use » “He could read it with his | m to Support it. Set la , 618 K street, bet. end 7! Danio. aor Me Bees a 6 a, street, op. Post Office,” Coleridge's phrase, thomb and forefinger. ‘He fell into a great passion for quoting Latin sentences in his speeches. He did tion Of the members of the English Parliament, who never conskler @ speech finished unless | Latin phrase put into it. | knew very little about Latin. When we 1 were on the way to Washington—the means of travel were not then as now, we h: coaches—I put a TING LIBRA ae bet. dd and 65 ste. ~» bet. 9th & loth ate. ave.,ander Met. Hotel, bet. 1th & lh ste, we. (See advertisements.) NGS. orb st. 7a NERS he NT, cor. E aud Sih sts. 3.W Rooms), 521 7th st.,opp. P.O. y Of Horace into my Ours as we journeyed. I was reading it one day, and he asked me what He said, ‘ Ah, that is just the proper book to bring; let me see it.” I handed it to him, and he could translate no four con- secutive lines in it. Professor Felton used to supply him with all Teet, op. Post Office. ND CANDLE FACTORIES G st., bet. 6th and Zeb. w convavapceks, a Bistro Pa. mre Lam, Tten Notary.) SEALING WA! mcr holesale, tte tot op. Patent Office, He bad all the elements of real greatness, but | seme follies also. He only seems to illustrate the great maxim, which I will not give, uu Might not be able to translate | I would not be able j will give you the translation, “Phere never wag yet a very | some very great folly annexed to him.” ‘This is true of all the men I have ever known, ‘arshall, and I will close that he was one | men who ever | N A.B. Shernenn& + lua 7th street. ‘geverally ) 408 9b st. ERRILL, 1192 F street northwest. ARDS. P ACKER, Ist and E streets it, and second, in Greek, s0 I SALOON: Uarvey & HoLpen, 1016 Peun. av. corner 1th st. set EM on AMER ar cow 'g taught by rule) Penna. avenue, corner $1 st. 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