Cape May Ocean Wave 1

VOLUME XVI.

CAPE MAY, 2STE"W"fc JERSEY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1S70.

"WHOLE NO. 804.

THE CAPE MAT OCEAN WAVE • OAIH MAY CITY, ti J., C 9. MaJrjth- A-Airon Girretson. r*«« «-Oa* Csy» M. Tfv, M CAM MTO rOI ADVKBTIMM- ^ Wwwlt^. ; ^Mnntlra. Ocean fare Brails Mo "saTertlMX*"" '',a£rt»»ltar«i Ijcai II A ViH Farmer.' Tnota, Hardware, etc., Cape May. lUugh & "ton*. -*>J p. W Av., Phila. Una, HbupfaM & Co.. Fertilisers, .VI sooth 1M. At. l*hila Kxne II WlLUAJU, Capr May. Jkiik II Tow*arxD, " " Ulmun. I JottU II Ii PITMAN, Court Houae. > II fiBKV, Camden. S VV Rncvo, corOlli * 1-oerat, Phil. _ llK» W HitiTtl, ID Washington .L C ' May rUv T tM.'LAHK, NVn*hingtou > Cafi May U I> KltMl'NIM * So*, Cold Spring. ' HH IMvta, 43 Dey *L New Ynri. , NY 1. I Clio A no, 5 Mansion M. Cape May , Cattery I ,k a t ii A NY ABC, Cape May city ' J nil Amu-O*, " ' Ju. HooVBU, PTdVarkvl at, ITlitaf I II SMITH. Decatur at. Cue May. k KllW a III* « 1.AWT1KMCK, And A M* Icrt at*, Tblla. C..I .ad Wail I In* Snir.i.i.xxoiiii, Landing. J tins Ull.imKTlI, Jack WW at. Cape "l It CSoi'tira, Cape May city r HorruAX A >YttAiA**, NVAIIR A EMJRKUOB, S C PntcK A C 'o.'lVrry ai, Cape May Br, Uaaa. Ruhr A Otto IVrry at. Uqx May Mai KKV Williams, Dsnnbvlllr. Oil .1 K l.r aviwii. Court House. Draaaix* lira. VI vi v A Mat'RAT, c-)r. NVaahiii'.'twi A Itecmlur ata. DiteJ S K :\VKDT A BOX, Cape May CanhlOavu. IV. 0. llMOADd, Apt Kartli Cloact DO. . riaar I.kacii A NVauk. Oape May city (in> lliuimtrn, M Willi ,\u«, DcnnbYille. I A« NVAl.TiiN A Co, 413 Walnut at. P. |vn» nuo-. 337 X. and at, Fhib I.KAi ii A Warm, Jaetaon *t M William, Itenuiavilte I.KAi ll A WAR*, Jnckaon at. X t." Prut. IVrry at. M NViLLiAKs.DimntavUta. I.KA.H A NY ARB, easy M.iy II FuBWtmi Ba. Comdeti. , K K KobtixRR A *>*, i Ms Maklk - lloritl., Jaekwm atreeL John MrMakin. proprietor. ( 1 II nuiTn, Decatur at I Jour W I.vi rrr, General Agent fur , WeatJsnay. . , I X S (JOB*1*, Agent Continental Ufa tax. Co.. A Hcarllk, N. J. ( JKHK 11 .•S IIKLLK3I1IBR. landing. j M William JJwmWute. ' Ii A Nmwrow A Co., MUlrllle, Madl.laaa I IlK-JBRltmiH A 80*. OBpr Mv. ; Iha^MarrrA Mac-ray, Washington A Decatur «ta. , Dr Clark, New \ ork, .-radon Bern- I d'k'foivt*. llaltio««c; t' msh I'ymp, ( Cure for Rheumatbm, i te Geo W Sarru, 10 Waahiutfloo at. 8 U t.CMAN, Capo May. naahaM M WIU4ARS DvnnlaviU. 1IAOUK A Hosm, I'UjlaUa. IUxon, SnarLRSa A CO. I'hilada earu.i.a. IlKKTiwS-iSvRa-logon anaD^a^M^o^iiik) _ ! JsuiN W Capr May 4oM-* Ii hut CO.6** N wliarvem P. J S liARBWJR,' Oap. Ma.- i K H wrrr- Aoo, BaUMre'ailH.Oape | K DBWA.R, Li BMfe AfMt, c«M ItncntAB * Pa*T08S C S Magrath, n r HuRKM.As'tfcr Si war'a, haAA^U. Perv »•

I ^ CL.CC T j®OBTICr. .. T»L"v^ r*rl' w'lllal saw; Wa Ihoorat kea all) k« lawk I Ikal day. Brick! drrre 1 *»• ■»""■«» Tkal Uj aanaala. Ik. Kojuk leew 1 ~ OB I Ikal pallid las. la ifca aoatlichl keaattw g Wfc|J« le fcls ksafl he ka. claa|rtd e'ksa.yla., n Tkal lair yau km oa ike nasi Irysdifi ■ Tka while I*a larasd Id Iks al»r4il akwa i TltOllttsly lay Ikraeak Iks syrs Mar. • Takla. Ik. ^niakUrkakkX *yM: _ naa kapey a.nJ.1 y^ CUI^fcalOw sr. Ikawki kea um «ko wHk aaltos did t CMM il* Hate. Id Bka Ma ^taw \ ' Tka darlai daNB of kla fallaal bey y > Audflkca would fa'! M Ik* llllta dsrsUid. Tkal oaaa ra ashoa. -Ilk sekada aT Joy. lal akl wkal hrul seaW k. kail to loaaly • Aa kart Ikal plUnad kla lalaXkaad Il'a U. -kaa Ika, all an sBaplac , r.ll aod aad'brlfkl ea kar aU.ary kau. STr UMl't do. a aejua kl > aaS WPUJ ^ , H , , , Tkir. OLB S'BABLrAa4 ikla .aa y.u raalla ' Wky. awly . ay au,k Xalia. Ulaaaalaaa ip, aiaaByJo skew I «V~° X Ika. Ik yaar ta^al aUWa. A r'an'laaad ky'lka't H.lVlMadBidalTuial ""w' Ay, kar. la yav aradta I al Ikfad kraal), . ss-llk Lara kosr la walrklaf kaatda II I law, yard ika —Ii hao yaulakariiad^y II, KayallUi Ikr lalara. Lava oaa. II I , Tka, ny> Ika old aaM, tharak-ra ala, a* ( p'auM. Rill II ydaaaa^lkra ralaa aX , l^laa,aaaaul aaa>aaaaid (kadlyhadMi . fcr*' fwaMual k»lk t .III ' V^,v>',.araaa<al,al.aair.yyaarleaa. , Ay, kAu yoa, orfla M, ' , HI. Il%i7.y k.a. aka^xaUakad. , MlBCKLLANY. t thkWiut or MtioTiar. i It araa karally concsxlcil that Tmu _ -iicro iu'sBMii wna very plain. Some mid Mm u fcfixiiiil.li ; but of that we - are not ao fc Tian apent part of a peaoon al Nwport, and hU wife ar- j csrmpanled Mi. Not ouly wap he a ( pur among Akr. upon the atagr. hut ( waa is |iriMnr good felkiwa iu the i metal, ami 111 ai-i|uainunsx waa eagerly Bought V all rlaaaee. Amoog i tlinar who eliMsl a ahare of fiber- ( wiu'a alien ti- Hiljul who waa eager to make a favorek itupreaaioo, waa a rAlher anol'liialifcm of a sake* wealthy ( fiatmly, named Mtcto. " Pon my poi» aald Uowerp, aa a , lady paaertl ihenfc the plana, "that , a tpwua waBrS-1- ( lie allnded 10 )fc Sberwln, oudth. , remark waa erWefc Inlradesl to win j the Uxor of the hsflfcd. ■•Well drrwanl.MTt Phn?" nodded ( 1 Sierwln. i ( " Aye," rea|>*id<lAsi enlhurtaatic youth; "and ahriul^ her dreaa. loo. t What grace! NVTaUMkntyi" , " Yon am H, do yMP , " Certainly. Uuwm I help UT" I "Then, Mr. Bowefc .houkl aay , ! lliat you hare the beafcht to claim J'C" K i I • Ma?" exclaimed Wre, in vir- , - tuosa xirpriw- """•W' , I "By right," IBpHerl %wln quiel- , j Is . ' V*«a» «. >'X ' J He. Jr. j NO! upon the wbab it Vgd be bet- ' lee not to joint the ctiti r llN'i ell lull . The following Term will&t enough. , • The antbor aay* hb p*«Wa been : greatly admired by a biMtfrclc o1" '■ frienda, and he mya, if we 8b ,4,m-vil with m he will funiikii uA«b UIM. equally good terry wmfc. CTdoe., I we will either reaigm, or *»M hire , ] aome prowling bandit to nM him . i and blow out bb tnlna. m . "• ' eirilbod community, and mebynot I be permitted to torture Ihdr >|^a with impuuUy. HmmllX., ; ao uir tiling Bkr thU, far iMUnsfi^. t. j two b»TP « 7«wrV ^ i, jxlulLi xmu t»Wr.'rki.«^

the master of hall. ~ " Do you ma Mm?" . | " "My eytu are good, Sir, and along ' the high-road 1 can me no one." " WbatV that aouod?" "Only Doctor Bell, who haa juat drieen to the. door. And hare yon quite forgiven yon aoo, Mr. Clare-lW-d« hot?" " When I know whether he will do aa l .wiah. 1 ahall know loo wbethar I w can forgive him. Mra. I aim, go to the cabinet, aod bring out the two papers on the kcodu ahclf." ln " Here, Sir, arc the papere." " Thank you. Lane. Whatever hajr pcoa, you will be provided fur: whether .1 my aoo cosnplka with my reqoeat, and lima obtain, the property ( whoae di»poaitiou b acilled in a deed .ignrsl by me two or three slay, ago), or whether ■f he dlaobey. me, and the lnatrumeut executed a twelve-month liner, when hb rebellion alienated my favor, go. - u forth aa my final one. You have been a good servant, .Iaoc and 1 have not forgotten you." 'k The woman, who haA mated bcnelf « waa old, tall, with a An frame, and a fact: whoae worn look waa Indicative of physical suffering. A great singularity iu her countenance lay in the j contrast presented by its gipsy brownma* to. her light gray hair. » In obeying her master's direction- '• with regard to Ibe papurs in the cabi- , net, she had walked ao lightly that the invalid who watched her movements from hb heavy-curtalnod bed, would not otherwise hare known that the had " left her place by the window. " I can't see to read any more," mid the old man in the bed after a while. "Light a candle, Lane, stir up the '. lire. What b that doctor dutng down < stain, I wonder? Not that I waul him much. That's right, 1 <-an we now. Just look from the wimloiv ' again. The aun haa only now set; hut , any one coming along the high-rend from Tarchester you can tee from the > ' " It b ao dark now, 8ir, that 1 eould we nobody. But Master George b pure 1 to come, since you wrote to him your- 1 i self." i " I hope an. 1 never exported much i lore from my children; but obedience 1 ' and respect I hoped to win. I waa a fool for hoping- iL Yea, he'll come. ' Isanc. Ah, tliere's the doctor at tbr 1 door. lie may come In." . ' • A little bald-hcauled man bustled In. < and trippsd to the bed. ' " Mr. Clare-Talbot, improved since ' ■ the morning, eh? Yea. a little; sorely ' ' a little? Dou'l you think ao, Mre. J Ijuw?" gioucing acma* tlic bed to the ' other a Me, where the liousckrc|ier I ■ stood, "laov spirit*, certainlv Yon | ' i must not give up, Mr. TaiboL No, ' no, nol Such a One constitution aa ' ' yours daaa not go down before an al- 1 , tack Uke this. Yon'll rally, Sir; yon'll 1 rally!" ■ "Xot. I. doctor. When I took to 1 [ tliia tad a week ago, I never expected ' to get up from IL Bah! dim't talk 1 nonsense. What's that?" " "Ouly Carlo, disturbed by my arri- > nil," said tin- doctor, looking down at " a very old dog. which hail been lying * the lire, and new came sniffing 1 1 about lib bg. "Carlo will outlive roc, after all," 1 aaid Clare-Talbot. "Poor old brute! •' he's the only creature that * rrer obeyed me; lie", the only bring l: that will car. when I'm doad." 1 "Sir!" expostulated Iaute softly. " drawing tlio curtain. ' "Yea," rvpiieJ Talbot, "I under- 1 ataud. But I can in a mcn.urc make *' vim corafortakle when I'm done * for. Dial dog I can't. I've Imd that * pour linite twenty ywra.and lie divided * hi- alfectinu pretty equally belweeu " and boora. Honrs ha can hare after 1 death. I Cancy be may mbs me, 1 ami pine. Bo when I'm dead, put him 4 qubtly out of the way. He's blind ' and das', and haa rheumatism. He waa 4 not much respected. I've beard people wonder which was the more Hl-fc- ' voted looking of the two— the master " the dog!" 1 "I'D attend to your wishes. Sr.— poor brute dull db— very comfortnldv; mi pala. .But really Mr. f you must not gin- way. really brautlftilly! You, Mre. 1 lane u>., are looking bettor today — ' You M more capable of foUHUng your 1 duties, don't you, eh? That Ultlo i reatorad you?" 1 " Yes, Doctor IbH; but I .hould be ' obliged If you WSrtd wud me that I draught for neuralgia. 1 have been I tortured at time# for days. '' "Y«a, yen, yak; the composing 1 draught. I'll attend 10 It" , 1 " NYheti my maatcrjb gooil enough ' tnrrkwsc me from my duties toward"1 I'd Uke to have a few hours' un- 1 disturbed rest, which my complaint, • ' Sr. won't allow me to obtain without that medicine.'' 1 i " I bcanl a bdl!" cried Clare-Talbot I rising the bed. '"TbMmtevtieorge, I've no doubt " ' 1 replied Mre. lane. "IU go aod ad- ' I mil. turn Sir. Arc you prepared to see ' j, at ooce?" 1 I me, yon may go down slain, doctor." . > > And with this Mr. Talbot reuioveJ the ; ■ • papers from his bed, (which he had ! ' t again doubled and tied up, and laid ' 1 > them ou the table by the aide, with his 1 1 Bell left a* woo n» George appeared j 1 and the old dog. who had U-. u licking ! 1 1 hb master'* haul, snarled al Uie Bea ' " | arrival, after which he taped to Id- ■ ' place hy the lire again, and Hither and ■ 1 i ana ware alotat togrtber. Fraacia Clare-Tall*.; wa. a rnau of , ; mark in hb county. Umngk hi. uda ! ueoalls abefo for a rapuUlion. Ilia • ^LrM;i!^ ^rL^bTh-'i

L lug from hb house an the high biB, Uher hack or front, be surveyed an area of land which was tndead nearly 'e all ilia own. ilia sight was singular's good; bb hoariug bre ao, or he might bare beard many a aobgoing up from itrickrn men and women in the lioro.,u .leads whore view was to well comd- mauled by the alio of Bed Hall, be*. cause he, the owner thereof, hail turned h» proprietors into tenants, many of them aba, holding by feeble tenure what ie bad otree apimled to them with all the re glory or possession associated with IL Several children were horn to him; three only lived. After the birth of p- the last his wife, haviqg mailr a feeble >r struggle for exbtoucr, quicUy |aisvl , d away. Being a meek. hmg-Milfering ' •- woman, alie never spoke openly of the y manner in which her husband treated r iter; but lie had unquestionably as much it liaml in bringing iilnul ber cud na her n feeble constitution and the buby whirh s cimc into tin world rereu ibva before a she left iL t Bed Hall was a gloomy pbec, ami it boot wonderful Ihwl Talbot's cldcal ;f sou preferrwl cr«t aelioul to lb dull i precincts, particularly as the law at n school waa^nflnilely lea* atringcul than . the taw at home. Father and aod a agreed Ciirly well during (lie early - j days of the lad's life; hut oa young Francis liail iriibibcd certain rcpubii- ■ can notions, and avowed them, in hi* . | father's presence with au obstinate iu- ; difference to his lather's opinions, he i aggravated him beyond endurance. | The earlier movements of the French 1 revolution of 1PW were being rec-irdivl in the newspapers just then, and young 1 Francis, who bail made some French , friends at school, and was anxious to • identify himself with a cause which lie , considered good, loft England for ; Franco, found iu an old niaalcr oiuyif . the leading revolutionbts, fought nt the •' barricades, and fell with a tricolor Ibg ; in his hand. 1 Clare-Talbot having beard of this > freak, never mentioned his sou's name again. 1 So mo years afterward Ilia mils ilauglithe poor curate of Um parbli. and by artually daring to bo|si Clint she might . him— an idea which Iter lather regarded with infinite acorn, when the , young gentleman, with hi- narrow stipend, ventured to by tlw inqiortanl matter licfurv him. Kbsalictli, liaving n good dral of lii r Gttlicr'a obstinacy, . determined to follow Iht own rtevior* , in the matter, even tbougli tins" did not coincide with bg- father's. She | marrirsl, and reus (wr^ptlv luqipv tor year, In spile of the refusal of I 'bre- . Talbot to do any thing for tin- young poo- | pic. Hut one asucuiugii U tter was put his lunula coulainiiiu inf ■: iii.atioai ' aa to lire fact of lib .laughter laving , died In her confineuieul. II. smiled , rather grimly.^ just ankuowledgrd tire , husband's letter, anil al- J lowed tlic matter to drop. Hisdaugh- | tcr bod bcndiaobedicnl atid was ooly tro|iing the fruiu which Invariably at- , tend diaobrslimrr to those who lave ( an inalienable Ikn upou their willa. ^ Hb last boy, George, sonmrsl In b' . easier in lem|s-r than the others; bat when It mine to the point, it was | found tlot lie was as obstinate as Ilia ' brother and Ida sister. Marriage was the subject oa wliicli he and liia father . In tliia caae it waa the father { who saggeatrd the match. Tile young tally, a dauglitrr of a former tenant J C'larr-Talliot's. had some |o<r*nnal . attractions to rocommend liel ; but, to ' the astonishment of those interest olin Talbot's proceedings, and who believed that the acquisition of money the mainspring of hb cxblencc, . she was without a shilling. Illgb | words rose when George said he would . not marry her. The father " as sternthe son inilis-rrnt. C'brr-Talbit thrratrmxl ail kinds of punishment*. ^ bruehed bb trowwrs cirefuiiy with lib riding-whip, and mid that i fother eould do as lie r!m->y Foe several days the father frowned when he aaw Ids son at odd times, Imt | aaid nothing; ao Oeoegr (sirked up lib trunks, and started off for London. "Ilell starve," thought his Ulbcr. ' "no's got no money, and precious few ss its to cant anj\'' But from lime to time report nine that he waa apparently doing very well. Ho could draw beautifully, the talent having heeu fonneil by a strolling artist who viaitesi lied Hall a (goal many years ago. Having opportunely found a market for Ida sketches, I*and fiiblfiod his lather's prepbecy. Talbot waa not a nun i • mak< an idle threat; ami with him disinherilutd a mrnning. He wouhl b are every shilling he possessed qway from •tile only child living to represent: him. Hut his frirnds were t-w, and it was some time before hb choice was' made. At bst in railed in the assistant" of hb house keeper, Mrs. lone, the only he wna ever in llie habit of consailing, and then nulr <n> rare and , difficult occasions. Mrs. 1/tnr -raCar too wise to suggest herenif a* a fit ami proper person to receive ih< fortune of which Talbot's hat son hail i renders- 1 hiiOA-lf unsrorthy; and, bc- ! ing apparently aubficd that iu the I event of her master'* death due jwa- , vision would be made for her, the lad | never lyeen injudicious enough to court j , | tlw old inanjs favor to ami excessive i I degree. "I don't rare who J have my pro- ! ] pcrtv to, so long, a* Isa .b worthy," • ! cried Talbot. "Uy refaelUons son . j ("siege. Shall not !i:ss. a shilling. I'll . select a ebsrity biy liivt " After reflactka, Mra. lane l»!pevl j ' , master out of ibis -1 ifficuity h* pro- 1 i'-'»s « i yr* I oner dene her master a" : % : • v. '

an I.j- the way, who had givwi the spui rly ; to George (.tara-TalSpBn anitac raja--it tulltira— WAS a bay, dever, hilf-ap hi ]nv>-iated oil-painler, who, lavinj an bam engaged by the martcr of Roil n- Iloll to take hb likeness, soon woe n- 1 lib favor. w- ; But, after a while, even Ctare-Tal-nd j bot's temper underwent a change. It m l waa not that lie forgave hb son's disat : olwditnsv; but lie believed be could lie J forgive iL provided that soa woaid IL | admit bb error, and try to rectify It. u; j Ago began to_tcll upon the , old man. of ! and the hardest of men must soften by I" I inexorable years. Finally, hb IkbIUi d : began to firiL Hb hursts of ill tornig I per against hb dependents were fob i° lowed hy a distressing lassitude, which "1 worried him, ami mad" him eager for h »omc other companionship than that r ailorehd hy Mrs. Lan» and the doctor, '» wiio |iaid him his |.criodlc*l visit*. v Then tlw old utan would endeavor to consul* himself, and justify the 4 course bs had thought proper to adopt. |4 Satisfied one day, and worrfrd Uie " next, ho paaaeil several months, until ll inilia post lion boramc serious illness; " svhicli, first of Ml, prevented hb takn ing any exercise save a slight stroll y about bis garden, which then kept - him to hb house, and tlunliy drove I- him tobb hod * After ho had been I Hi-re five days, '* Iw said, "I'll make another will. c George shall have a chance. ' ' Xo conditions were expressed in it, !• these he resolved to state to lib soil by 4 ward of mouth. If George complied I with them, welt and good; the lost will > would hasv effect. On the oUicr hand. 0 rehiwil would l*s accompanied hy the ° destnicU-m of this instrument, and the r valid ratahlblimeut of that in tavor .if ' Artlmr I' liihrcd. ' Mr. Clsr -Talbot did .. .t intend to » Inform Ik- eon wbotu he -liouM benefit. lie ".pisalbficd willt being able * to threat . George scog'^1 loam more 9 after hb d- Mh. * the master ^fBcd liail, aT Ida son ' hand Into which, with n little .liosv of hesitaii.Hi. the old man placed his. r "Yew, I 're come, father I am ! sorry to -ce ybu no III." ' "1 fiirgire vou frankly, lay, for the ' freak "f leaving uie as you did. It I* 1 of the fitlur.' I wi.S to -I*.-.lk. NVIien ' Etaie. Y.-ir, ago. her lather and I had a good deal of husiueas together. Hi- sva- a p-vir, ignorant fool, never knowing an advantage when he had it hb hands. 1 lent him money on 1 good Mwttrity— the deeds of Mnraluun ' Wick. This was hellirc Miriam was | born. Aftor n white I discovered that was in debt— here, there, iu every ' market-town which I aod a»y neighbor* were in the habit of visiting on ' business. I hail long wanted to ImsUanliam NVick, for I saw the value of it, though Ebie did nuL I knew I 1 eould soon make It worth twelve thousand pounds. So I agreed to remit debt, and give him two thousand ' pound* to pay hb other liabilities mid ' act uj» In loudness a» a tenant, if h* would conrey the farm to me. Ho \ was a fool, nnd thought he lusd n tine tnrguiu. I found tlutt I had. Noknew tlic particulars of our arf rangemcnt but ouraelrea. Now you know why 1 want you to marry Elite. If I did any wrong in my bargain— 1 don t say I did for a | moment — your marrying her will 1 make everything square." "If yon think yon have wronged her family, you ran easily amend it by ! tearing her thb property, without forcing mo to marry hest* - "1 could do sn, bat 1 shall not. After iny death nobody ahall aus|iect thai this wa* an stct of reparation. As I soldi I don't even admit that 1 was wrong. ' It Is my will to do this. AndwiHyou thwart mc?" "I can't marry Miriam Ebb, bccansO I am already engaged.'' 1 "Enough. I've said all I lutd to ■ay. Be content with disobeying me. ' Don't sbndcr ait win* 1 am dead. 1 My proper! v is mine to ilo what I like . -Uta. AU falhss did ulm.br liktxl ' with It; nnd It wa» ouly because I [ obeyed him that it o.imc into my ! hands. If you will not consent p> j this, 1 will leave it to a stranger— a man I hare not seed for years. No- ' body will wonder at thb. I have bran ' »o king accustomed to have my will, ,md as my children. It la known, hare disobeyed mc. thb won't am n' much 1 iialonlahmenL They «'UJ only jay old ' Giare-Taibot had hia way to the laaL 'idw gtrl will go unrigbted. If I left ' Inr a ahiliing, [leopte would au«pcct ' tints was some motive in the procscd1 In;; after that there would I» luquir- » tea. Yon refliec to ehcj- mc? Enough. 1 hare done all I think necessary. { You may go." I 0 A sharp ring al tin bell hrouglit , Mra. Lane aod Mr. Bell bck. Frun- * els t1in.-Talb.it loaned one of tho wilb „ aside, and Mra. Issue's eyes sparkled I as alto mw which it eras. " Yoa may go, 1 say! I never core a I to >«• you again." When tlw door - hud dosed on Georg* tho master o! I Bod Hall tonwd to Mrs. Imoc: "Barn t thi». You are witoeea, doctor, that d I my Imuaekcepcr destroyed Jhb dead at ! my njaNL" George went duwn into the old jur- ' : lor. hoping hb folher alight releat; but I a iiu-aaage come lliat lie nsighL have at II any time, as Mr. I -Ure-falbet dM -note | tare to see him again— a hint ho took I j by quitting tlx- hou*y at oooa. Two a i Una of bis nalber '.s death, raaefapd hb d . I .lgoqj.. but he had bit for Belgium c . turn, to fulfil some arttatte engagement , ; w. a newspaper with whacfa he was ilromw led; imd tlare-Talbut wa " " K! I-I, a'' a"' follo^w. '"The thT^m * waa duly rata -the Imlk oT the proA^pmty Vins kft to Arthur Bryant d l'*t)4rra-l- Vorty pmnxb u rear was d Tsh-ei - re^ognUWu of 1-1 -.

tan IVtBbnd at the ftmcral either, though put every means waa taken to make him pa- acquainted with hb go*d fortune. At aj* loot it was discovered that he had died ing six monllit since. Where were his tod heirs and assigns? rou ' f-awycra went to work, and apparently aatbficd tltcmscivos in the end. 'al- But Francis Cbre-Talbot*. aoiicitof shook his head when lib Inquiries lutd Us- brought to light tlic nearest of kin to old the idle painter; and he shook lua hooff" old again omnioualy when he informed Mr. Bell who was the happy pcrsiu. »n, "Good gradout!" erted-^h* Ifitct, "11 b oddl— devlish oiklf Tii (hink lit, that my tronbtesome nebralgic' pattern m. ltosetta lane should he tlw nearest of lb), kin to Pendred! Clare-Talbot waa worth ninety thousand pounds, yon for ■ay? Very singular!— ltosetta Issnc-I ,at ran scarcely credit it!" w> "It's true, nevertheteea. Slw has pbjrcd her canb well." or' Bell hyrriesi on to Rod Hail to give hc Mrs. Ijuic a hint of her good fortune. Ht, Iler aurpriee at the Intelligence seemed 1B. genuine; her relationship with Pendertil cxi having been too removed to allow ber to expect that only hb life stood t-' between her and her master's properoil *y,pt "To wliat an etevatiou you are vc ntbed, Mra. lane! And I bear thenII. lite f-irtuoc without any trouble." "But I am old, doctor, and ran not K, huvc long to enjoy it. Besides, now ly that my— master is dead, tlie great i d pleasure of my life in serving him is ,|| over. Poor Mr. Talbot!" ilr "No, doctor. I couldn't altvp last ever; aud 1 hail none of your draughts with inc." , <_ "1 must N-nd you some up, dear {|v Mre. lame. That mixture is an adn, uilrall.' reejody— admirable. I never know it to foil." y "This reminds mo of a mistake I nearly iiunle last night. I wcuktomy I, eupbuonl, thinking to find the draught, „f | and took the bottle containing the poison tluit okl Cario was kilted with.— m My g'*«l fortune would have cotnu too late, if 1 liail not discovered my misre take in time." "God Id*** my soul! But I wrote ,. Itecn refill! Poor Carlo, how c-niifort-n, ably he went oil! Singubr freak that ot Mr Talbot's, not wUhlog lii. dog r to live longer than lilmnclf. And here r cornea llnrvey. the lawyer; IWII give il you ad tin- |Kirticubra for your goral fortune; nud in tliu mean time I will go m home and mix you a compoaiog „ draught. Very nice it shall he, Mrs. lt 1,'tne. 1 ho[«' you'll live Ion" to enjoy y y-iur property. Mbtress of lied Hall! ,. Ah you were a faithful servant of the master, and deserve your good luck." IV Harvey, of TarrlKster, who had If l«rn Mr. Clare-Talbot'* solicitor for youa without gaining any special j. knowledge of tlw old man's secret*, ,t very rapidly made Mr*. lame acquaint ,| ed with h-r |*nition, now lliat Pcn,1 itered was Uenil, who, It seems, aftFr ir leading a dissipatal life, had died sudle denly at obscure lodgings in Blackw friars. A1I the necessary evidence was „ complete to establiah the nearest close r. n-btionsliip between hint and Hosotta ,u 1 aw— registers of births, ilea lb*, mar.y riagea, etc., being iu the bwyer's liands. So the fsrtncr houaekiepcr of u Red Hall was duly insUUul as mbII treaa, awaiting cougratubtions when they came. These congratulation* ,r were wanting. It was difficult to peranode the nclglibora of Rod Hall that I, Uie whole proceeding had nol bteu a cleverly arranged piece of business by f. her. i rediL however, to whom credit , b due. Rosetta Iauo only knew that , Rendered bad always Uked hsr, and that, for Iht services in hia behalf, he would bo willing to reward her amply. Iwngtbier calculations msy hare entered into her scheme, but they were at present too vague lor recognition. Nothing waa heard of George, even ^ when the legal formalities establishing I ibe genuine ues* of Mrs. Lane's claim t<| were completed, though Mr. Harvey ■ luul written to htm aa to the fact of his "J till. .', singular will. Francb CbreTalbot had been dead more than two * montba, and Rosett* Lsno lutd been reigning in bb stead, without ber hav- ^ ing received any congratulation* whaterer— save from little Bell, the ductorI ou her altered condition. Handsomely rl', dressed in deep mourning, her white ,h hair seemingly whiter than ever, and jj contrasting yet more singularly than L before with her dark complexion and ber asbte garment*, she hail made her rt appearance at church ln the pew mpt propria te.1 to Rod Hall. People looked at her, wondtred, aod shook their . beads; some of tlie more adventurous, knowing tho ble of Mr. Clare-Talbot's old spantel, daringly assorted that the hoonkcopcr had most likely disposed 01 of the master llraL Bat the scandal "" was ao eutirely without foundation, •' that ItoaclU Lane scarcely needed the tongue of Doctor Itey to refute iL It was ipring— cohl, windy, nngeun" Ul. iU-d Hall, dreary even m iu Lit. master's time, waa drearier than ever ° now But beyond adding to Mra. ™ Iaoc's neuralgic and rheumatic at1 tacks, which r«|nired constant alien - a Hon from Boll, it affected tlw lucky owner's spirits thereof m a very trir' ding degree. Even the fact of noiu igbbor of note having called to see ber troubled her HUle. She was toblrees • 7 of a .pbndld fortune, and she was ' vulgar enough to be satisfied with IL ; Toward the sad of April, which thai . lb ' j*"r *M aacotdaa December, llosetla, j m ' »iOing one afternoon In the big dinlug. j nt | room, beard a cab posting along the , ' | garden-rood. Wa* a visitor coming at „|brt? She stirred tlx firs, drew Iwr v.! thick block shawl, around ber, ami ,li ! gaiT a glome of Inquiry toward the

(h| ' George Clara-Talbot! What does m be want? Who an the glrta? Ah, one U X Miriaul Stem! A tatam of aoux sort* sd I snppoac. What ho* happened?" ,i* An oki Cathluaed gUoa reflocted brr ibric gipsy fiace, and it eras Tory r- Iroublcil Indeed. d. Mrs. Jane and her four visitors had or been together about ten minutes, and u! her foce was strikingly pale al their 10 expiry. The' two girls, who had aaid little, were near the fire. They were Hi both pretty, Miriam Ebie, toward n. whom George Clare-Talbot bore him- * self alinoslA* a brother, bring eepecik i*lfL*o»ntedium height, supple figure, it brown eyes, quirk, tender, and aparkof ling, brood low forehead, and thick u Mack hair. mi Her companion, toward whom -I George did not certainly conduct him- 1 self as a brother, was tailor, had gray j is observant eyes, light brown hair worn like a boy's a high sweet voice, a nrrvrc ou* grace ln her movements, with a p. way, too, of looking about ber — eapixd tally at Mrs. Lsne-wtih a lialfpathrtic, ■■ half-comic Interest, which wsa very w distasteful to that fortunate lady, d In due coarse George came to serious "I don't wbb to be liostile to you, r , Mrs. lame, and I acquit you of any <■ underhand attempt tognlii my father's i- property. You lake hia fortune under 0 a wili leaving il to one Arthur Bryant Rendered; as you, as Mr. Harvey, ;ns •t everybody else supposed, nearest akin, v It has been discovered, however, that t Mr. Rendered was married, and tluit s he bft a daughter. This daughter will soon he my wife. ' it "Arthur Feuderod married!" "Tills,'' pointing to Uk* taH. lightit haired girl, "is hia only child. It Is a i a ami story, but uniat bo told. llo j his marriage, and felt lier i" get her I r living aa liral alio could. Nu com- 1 . uiuulraUoii took pbco betwirn them j r afterward, and abe n- umul her uiuideii j name; her daughter lias borne U since, j 1 Lucy Carlton, ar Lucy IVndcreil. has j y been engngesl to me for a year. Iter mother died eighteen months ago, liav- - ing given her child her marrbge-ccr- - titles to. 1 saw Mr. Harvey, my ; i father's solicitor, and 1 never made a 1 evidence was complete." s "Arthur Pcodcred married!" raid : ! Mrs. Lane again, glancing nt Arthur - lVadcral's daughter. t "Yes. NYhat qtore there is to «ay I ; leave to you, Mr. Harvey. Mra. loilic r will believe you, if site ilocsu t believe 1 but you can da|«n<l upon me us your a friend. Your annuity, of courso, won't ; bo disturbed. And if you like to re- ■ main here nkhouae-kueper, you qui do r ao. I'm no objection, and I'm sure 1 Lucy won't tiave any." t "You arc nol married, Mr. George. * yet?" 1 "No, Mr*. Lnne." r Then Harvey gave Mr*. Line all the 1 dctalb of the business with due gra- , ciouincaa, Mre. Tome liatcnnl, and - openly acquiesced. It waa a stab; but ah* drcormialy hi,; r the wound. "Oh, George, tothink Out, after all, | - the pro|ierty sliould come to you!"— | I said Lucy one day, two or threw wrek* f afterward, oa the two looked from tlic ' window of lliai Hail over the strop - garden in front. "Haven't tliluga 1 turned ont strangely?" f "There la one request I shall make ' of you, Lucy; lliat is. present Mirbm » Elsie wltli one of your farnia. ^,1 can't ' exactly tell you my reasons. " "I can gueaa, George, I can gui-s*! ' It wna slic your father wanted you to ' marry, and as you didn't like her juin t well enough, you with me to do thb, 4 eh? Poor Miriam; for her aako 1 1 would do any thing! And you didn't 1 really like her?" e "As a slater, Lucy. I ahall like her ■ always in that way. But bow curious " It wa* that she and yoa sliould become 4 friends!" "Not at all. She wa* regularly 9 engaged at Darling Court Scbtxil, ■ t'bpham, aa music-mistress, where I 9 wsa employed, twice a wrek , aa made r 1 of drawing. NVclikodcncliotlierfroiii * tfrnNa*. fd when I tnew of my good " fortune, she waa ibu first, alter you, " lliat 1 llKKiglil abouL Drnwlug 9 brought you and me together at the u South" Kensingtou Museum -the school * brought us *11 three together. Uow - surprised, George, 1 was, when 1 r mentioned your nana.' to Miriam, to " hear that ahe knew yon and all about J yourfkmily!" > ' How long dues Mra. Lans slay?" 1 " Roof old thing, a* long at she likes, r George. NYhat a disappointment fur " her! Do you really think she knew ' nothing ot my father but what ahe ' said?" I "It's hnpoasibb to gltcas. I duU't * blame bar. I know my father ao well, e hb wilifulneu, hia tyrannical spirit, ' that nothing he did with regard to bis J property Would surprise me— ao long * aa 1 did nol get iL NYefl, it's all for e the beaL I must aootl ho going, Loey." i- "Going?" « "To return to-morrow. But uiy r Iilgxyctneuls with tlx fiefortaf Jomrmal l b not up, aud in apim uf my coming •- good fortune I must run np to lamdon i- lo-utghL" y "I wish you were to stay; U b so i- much more- conifortabfe- wtou yrou are H here. Aod 1 am not really well. The t excitement of the last thrre or four s work* hat toeu so great I feci quite * 1 rustle**." I - —My poor girl, you do fouk |Xk, and 1 your eyv* strained. You must roc s i JUL My pretty wife thai b to Iw p ' mutt na« get IB." s j "No, Goorgc," said a voire behind 1 1 (Miriam Ebb's); "but she will unite* r there's a ehangr. Your lover v eyes ii ] are not to sharp as ber friend's. Dear C late/'." And Miriam' who had juat entered, come to U» aids oT Lucy. a ! And all al one* it stew* George I- : that there were xwiona traaa of indta- . pusitiau in tl»: girl's fax:; bat thb fact

x attending the dbcovery of Lney"a title n to Rad Hall. A servant was diat» patehod for Bell, who came In about half an hour, accompanied by Mra. i •y "Too much nervous SXcltglmSlt, I i too,"' he observed, after putting a few . d questions to Lucy. "Indllferent sleep, 1 d lost of appetite, debility, 1 understand; i ir tlx strange and interesting events of d the bat few weeks hare been a little i ■e too much fof-your ajstem. Tonics I i d (ireacribo— and, ah, Mrs. lane, that i i- mixture, which did you so much good, i Miss Rendered would find lnvalu- ' ,, able!" , 1- "There's nearly a bottle iu the house , k now, Mr. Bell," aaid llorolta lane, 1 quietly. "Mbs IVndcred will find it ( n in tho cupboard of the room *lx ■«- 1 1. eupiea." I y : "That will do, then; we'll try that H lirsL A few dart and ail will be well, i NYhat, going, Mr. George?" i "Yes, Mr. Bell, for a short time. I I . leave Locf in your and Mra. lame's I luwds for to-night. When I return to- l y morrow, 1 hope I shall Ixar a better 1 account of her. Good-by, Lucy dear, t , Remember, I'm ooly a hard-working I artist yat." !, The afternoon got gloomier tluui t y ever. A tire wot lit. Lucy rained r , George, nnd almost eried; but with c r thb bor illness hail as much to do prob- [ t ably a* hit leaving. Her faec became i * very pale, and tlx expression of rest- « , Icssncaa about ber eyes Increased. t t "Oh, Miriam, I hope I'm not going 1 i t»!« very 111, and die. Shall I sleep ■ I to-night better tixn 1 did bat? Mir- 1 tun, 1 wish, dear, you'd play to me. ' Can't you get some music out of the ■ . old piano? Perhaps that will soothe x i me, and quiet my nerves. 1 wonder 3 whether ail people who conic uucx- ' r | pcctrally into great property go through * r I nil the worry and excitement I Imt I ' . ! have done?" I I "I'll ptay to you. draft" so, I Mir- 1 . j which gave out a feeble sound. '"'But ■ j my music i* not here. And. It's in out r I bedroom.'' " . I She hurried away to get il. Tlic 1 . wind rose more and more, twisting llx 1 , 1 branches of tho trees about in front, * , and whistling in the long passages of e C : tlx dreary bouse, till l.ucy got *ar- * ' prised beiauae Miriam waa so long | ! away, and then frigliteneil. t r " Why doesn't Miriam come buck?" c six cried, fretftiliy, rising to touch the | bell. I Mrs. Irene, having from In-r room Ii , seen George Clare-Tsilsitsali'ly beyond 0 , tlx grounds, ou liia way to TareSrater '' . aat down and thought very attentive- 4 ; ly. After a while she rose quickly, . power nnd meaning iu her faro.— * i "George is not marriivl jet." bur re- * . Ilections ran. "I am still tho nearest ' relative to I.ury Rendered; and her 0 _ ill news gives mc n good cliance. Bell t is a enrelraa man. The blame will fall f Having drawn Inr shawl closely « . round Inr Invid and shoulders, the I | cold air bringing twiugrsof her okl 0 complaint, she bft her room, and , cr,*Miliig screml dark passages, reached u ' tlK-aimrtiiH-ut where I .ucy and Miriam 0 j aicpu It wa* t(ic ■tab-room in the , lorsliip die luul occupied it. '' All old-fashioned, heavily < iirbilned c , lad oceupii'tl tlx prineiinl position; a ' , capacious sofa stood near one walk— d Close to the door was a rjnact, which * , upon Ixiug iqienrel, revealed three , shrives wlUi mreeral b.tthw on them; u , otx. standing si the back, was labeled » "Pobon;'' another, near -tbr edge, 1 . » C'ompraliig Draught." Tlx Ubeb 11 , were wrilten in a plain round liaml. 1 , Tlx color of the mixture* -was al- * most identical. She took Ux lint H [ down, ami began rubbing oil the bbd; '■ t but It waa gunuued on. and restated 1 her. Having repbeed the bottle, she L left the r<»m. and returned with a Jug ' l of hot water and a pot of gum. 1 She tlxti hrailated in her procsading*, peering anxiously abmrt. "I ' ought to have lirougiit pa;ier. Ah, 1 tlxrc'a sonx ticil round Mix Miriam's ' [ music — tluit will do. Ink! Misa ' Miriam's ink. too — good!" ? | With that six began Iter work r*|>- ' ^ Idly and drxtroudy. | ting bla-b on ihc bottles cotdaining ' . mixtures whicli did not correspond I with llirir description: the iegrnd 1 r " Ifoiton" figuring on a bcixflebU 1 I m,«llclDcadinfbbtcral to|quiel Ibe ner- 1 j von t system; "Composing Draught" , on a compound which, thoogh |xlnless in Its operation, was deadly in Its 1 efferts. Ibaxtta Irene meant to poison Lucy 1 J Rendered. At her terrible work was in progress ' s the door of tlx Ixdroom was opened ' by Miriam, who had come there for ' ber music; but the nolrolt-Rx wind ' without drowued tlx notscoftbe turn- 1 ' ing lock. So Rosetta weut on without ' suspecting ties I a witness was pn-senL ' Miriam, liaving hrnrd wliat Bell had ' said rcs|xvting llx fchepuig-dr* light, j r saw in a slwirt wliife- what wws going ' on. Horror, and apprehension on aoc unit of l.ucy, kc|il Ixr s|ieli-boun4 at ( tlx doir. ■ Smfelonly tlx iliiiiug-roooi Ixll rang. | ' later, vexed by Miriam's long absence ( ■ liad rung it. Mrs. Lane started — , a She bad just then risen to replace the , Utiles iu the cupboard. lllriam . 3 sprung swlftjy hack. There was an- ( ' other isxsagi' hy, and Into thb r she n-treotial, as Rosetta Irene, ilark t r crape drrs. ru.Ulog on llx old stairs 3 and against the balusters, dmorndtd ' t-, obry 1. my's call. 1 IV him she I Hani tlx door af tbu ilin- ! iiig-ix*mt cforod oo Mrs. Irene, six «n- * 3 u-red that where ate and her triend stcRL TU- MM were stlfi standing I on the table, > " NN'lial .lull 1 do?*' abc Uionghl— • aim, wt whispered. "I see what thb r worn in nxans. Thofa b nobody la 0 the house lirsldiw ourrolrws ami Ux • - rvaiii*. George b gone. What " » ahall 1 do? ra re-trswAr lit bWs, 4 - or write fresh ones! Shall 1 teULmty? 1 I No! In for nervous state it wlH fright ' I oa ha. 1 will give her her draught' >

invtelf U-niphL Godgivanxtam. to • make the ehangel Tiff f par of my I own music' ft. -Mm. Uot, U eh* (r- . turns, as six -sriH, |a pot Ox teUh-s hack in Uxir pbce. won't me ttel I somebody haa hem left opto by Mq>. • Irene. A boat thtii time the wind bad , a little, and Miriam eonld tear ; of the mnnafU below tttdra. r As six hail Jnat gummed the bbd ihi : the second bottle, Mr*. Irene left 1 1, ! to replace llx boUlo* ; their original position. To crime h , down by the bed, and eono-al tersolf • with the thick heavy curtain, was almost the work of on InstooL lloaetla ' entered immediately; Miriam bald her N , ibtening to Mrs. IrewA . at'-nlthy foot as the put the bottte • in tho cupboard and finally i»ft the room, closing the door after bar. Finding on her return that tfar excite*), nervous condition of ljfo RaBdcn*l was unstated, Miriam svpfortifled in Ixr determination not to tell wliat she had discovered. Goorgs would to hack to-morrow, rend he Would to able to soggsot the bate means of dealing with thev wicked house - " , The wild afternoon cloaod aa the girls sot together in the old diningToward night the cold it • cn-astd. Mrs. Irene came In by half past seven, and naked whether Locy would require hrrasrrtces anymore tlint evening; otherwise she would retire. as tlw felt mm* symptom* of a returning neuralgic attack, which might poos off by her going to rsstearAt half post nine Loey *Dd Mir* went to their room, the former " NYill that stuff do mc any good. shu said, wearily, a* Miriam went t" tlx Clipboard for the mixA glance showed her that tor work bad not been Interfered with. "Xo doubt, dear. Met into ted. and I'll give it In yon. I shall lb on the sofa to-night, and watch till yon " sleep." In loss than ten minute* after tlx administration of the draught Lucy murmured that she was ItoMng ranch quieter. A* a tall gloomy "1.1 eloek standing in llx loldiy strnek tlx hour of ten, Miriam, tending over Lucy, * saw that six waa In a profound sleep. "That It sleep, not death," six thought. "Oh that tomorrow wouhl \ ami this night of horror end!" \ Having inrtblly undressed, she \ threw Ltn-y's dressing-gown around and lay on the sofa. Sleep at bit ) overcome Ixr— steep that she baMret/ a tlins In Lucy's interwt— steCp that mattered her in Ihoimd. ' How long six had toon uncontciou- | six could form no opinion; but wfo isix hud evidently torn in (his couth tlou some time Ihc movement of *anu> in the room teemed mingled with " the theme of a sombre dream. An efmode hy ber to wake failed. Six succumbed again, it was to rely for a minute. Tlw was a sound aa of gfaM falling; and she awoke now. and sprente from the couch. N Tlx light frr*n tlx tatnp showed tlx cupboard; and a tigurcjaho recogIxlow IL "ilra. Ijincl sb^r^L^n a voice of horror. "NVIuit have you teen Ob, God! I sun it all. She t-atnc here for her own computing mixture, and, not knowing that I had unIxr evil work, has poisoned l«racirby mlstakn." I'hc dreamieaa sleep of Lacy cootluunl, in spite of the loud cry of Miriam whirh brought two frightened servant*, the door. Homtta Lane's Mate was hopeless. Over Ux dark, strange comptexion tta'.uiimialakabb huehf death slowly criteping; but tor Oearlv glased eyes Ut with recognition ae Muiain, bmp in hand, beat aver her. Tib* even ln life, that abc had been discovered aod thwarted, and that tlw fallen a victim to her own deception. Not having taken enough of the draught to destroy life at once, she lingered on unconscious for an hour Mr. Bell, summoned by a servant, arrived. Then ahe dtod. Servants wandered about, terrified by tlx story Miriam Ebie had told ibtuu. The night wore away; morning broke; I-iirj tUll riunt. manfifrtHy abpl, Imass - ing nothing of the horror of the night. Goorgc C^are-Talbot, returning hy early train, was met at the door of Hall by Miriam, who, In a few words, toll hint what had happeued. "I did every thing for the beaL You luul gone away, and there was nobody tore w» could rely upon. My only wish was to save Lucy, who was to to your wife. The accident wa. not mine; It was that wicked woman's who lies dead in bar room.— have told Dr. IleU every thing.— Come, George, and kb* Lucy, who sleeps still, ignorant, Uiauk God, of tlx . tragedy of bat night:" George, ted by Miriam, went to the of Locy, and with a lover's I woke tor from a alurp which II - sclta La tx had inten led to have bi.-n ' lKrU,t'-_ ... Pmst'LE -hould mind how tla-y 1 express themselves at public dinner*. NVe read, the other thy', that tlx of* church onw in tto ooare* ofarection hi S-nitb laiodoo, wheutiM toast of bb health was giveu. rather enigmatically replied Rial ho was "more fitted for tlx acodbld than for public sprain:. . Nor long tlno., an saslcrn man, while on Ids way to Boston, was atop ;vd on Hx highway by a thief, gnd requested to hand over hb money or have hb brains blown ouL "Oh," said the traveler, quietly, "bio* away, Uow away. It's totter to go to Bo# ton without brains tlian without A V eloquent orator prupuara to "grasp a ray of light from tto great orb of day, aptn It into threads of gold, and with than wsnfc a shroud in which to wrap tto wUteiwtad which dies upon tto hsaran <f oar wsterrn peviev.' NVefoar I h trait hracrywill before tto fabriA: through its