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VOLUME XVL

CAPE MAT CITY, NEW .JERSEY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1870.

WHOLE NUMBER iSOE

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LAURA'S TRIAL. A ktWBT or KVKBf DA* U»*. " I wUh, my dear, that yon would think rcrlonaly of It. "mid Mr*. Alton af lo her daughter Lanra. "troy woman ought In he married. I am no >*. belierer la old maid*.'' - "Bat I am not aa old rarnd yet> m mamma," warn the emlHag reply. "I am only twenty dbar." t- 11 Many girla am married leng befor that," wee the oocular reply, "not " that I am an advocate to early mam 4 rlagm; but la arena to me yog may go on aa aadeeided and anaeUtol to the A leak «T pain maaud the lair, open • fam of J«om Alton, and her mother ' continued, "Ten are the eldest of fire : i, atatam, and you mint think of that— > • Your marriage aroald torn mom mom 1 h to them, and ffagpomflto wbleh ' It Uimpoaalbie toaffbrd to all. Kale, < ' to iaataacc, might go oat and the I* 1 , really growing very pretty. It U not only lore to you, but anxietyfor tnem 1 ' that prompt* me lo ipcakL' ] "I are mamma," wiA" gentle ' reply. " I will think of what you hare ' •aid." ' > "And act upoo it, Laura, "raaumed 1 the aemiWe.oBatEetlo mother, "think- « it only half the battle. PaulLyton * been begging you orery day to * two yaam paat to be hie wile, and you » neither cooaent nor refiuc. I cannot Imagtoe or uaderatan J why you do not k make up your mind." ' "Yon forbade me to refine him," * replied Laura with mere apirh. 1 "Oteoorael did," aald Mr.. Alton. *> "I want you to hare time to come to " Paol Lyton la one of the beat matcbea to Coorbbe. He is young, 1 good-looking, has a kind heart, a line ' noble disposition a cheerful temper, a '* noble cbeerflil temper,

L good buaineas, a alee bouae, and exeel1 lent prospects. What more can any 1 reasonable girt want ? ' ••Nothing," aald lama, aa Mr*- 1 - Alton paoaod, somewhat exhausted with the leng calalognc. 1 "Then, my dear, do not triSe with ' him any lengec," mid her mother , "be • , baa lomdyoa OTereince jroo ham hem 1 old cnoogb to haix a lovsr. Any girl ( r aright be prood'to ham woo the heart I of an upright, hoocat, honorable man c ; uunsim." ; , " He Is very good and excellent," ' •aid Laura, teeing that ber mother ' waited to a reply, y*t the tone of her ' ' roto was such aa to alww that the did • not consider tuxoikmce as crarythlng i t rwjuirod in a lover. " Then make up your miod," said 1 her mother, "and 1st us hat* no more ' delay." 1 Mre. Alluu looked laaafy at her daughter's too, sad teeing there no " sign* of assent, she too tinned : "Inura, * my dear. I hope yod at* not letting 1 yourself think too much of that care- e lest, gay AQan tiordonV A banking fluah cow rod the tscv ' whose calm had been disturbed at last. " He is not a marrying man," mid ' the mother good-nalurcdly, refusing ■ to see tht horning cheeks; "he IllrU ■ with artryniae or pratty girl ho knows 1 but he likes himself too much to mcri- 1 his liberty lo any one of them.— * let hi* aangs and compliments *• and handaomc face deceive yon, for he ■ win never make you an affbr, I to! i sure. Aa toon as a ftcab hoc cornea 0 In bla way he will forget youn. It b * two years aince'be come tu Coemba; * has be ever spoken one sensible word ' of Ion or marriage to you to all that * time, although he contrives to aee yon every dayf * "No mamma," was lbs hint re- c "he never has." « " And never will," mid Mrs. .YUon. * "I know the kind of man. In higher f circles than ours be would be caUad a 1 detrimental; be would let yon Imagine F that he cared to yon, and you would ■ toe all the beat and brightest year. 1 uf you Ufe in waiting to tba uflbr be 1 means to Brake, sad he prevents 1 those from approaching you when at- ■ tortious an more serious than his * nam I slant he I. hehAum. I..i I — a I b 1

b a IriOar and a llin. It b a bad 1 thing to any gtrf to over receive the Itfltfki «< ■Eh a man. Yaorfhihat ) and I bars been anxious for some time •far Ik" No reply was beard from poor 1 latum. Ao interruption fortunately ' cam in the shape of that aunt slater 1 Kate, and toara make tor escape to 1 tor own room. Shrewd, sensible Mr*. Alton had ' touted a tore, sensitive point, and ! the girl aMveted aa the wound of tor heart was bid tola to tor own eym.— 1 She was obliged to own to tomeif that. 1 ate tared vary much to ABnSaatea, twieeaermoh as she <Bd to honest, • kindly Paul Lyton. Faramay long mouth, she bad been wondering If he 1 bared for her, and what all hb looks 1 =J8Kn Mars 1 It was for*; ym he mrer mid a word 1 that tordersd on toe subject. Soetetj i •tout unknown hot Alter (todto waa aa exception to that rnla, aa to ' •"•T after. Ordinary cmrvmrtiooali- 1 tka to set entirely at defhmoei If he 1 »W a pretty giri and liked tor, to ' »»«r aaksu blmmlf the price of hb ! admiration; to wamd her la hbowa : tetom. aoareshiog Mter the atyk M ' the tottarlly and Uw rme, until a fairer 1 •w ftrator bee drew hi. attentlta. To M one liad be eror bean mate- , M»nl aa to Lnam Alton; yat rrdttor ' didtototor pretty giris; hat rite had ! ' dasairad harmlf by thafcwe aftorewa l| -btoa, and nmr. alter tor mtohub ; 1 ^dttodteffbakre: |» Ifo^teWre ^

turbed by tha erenls that rirook dm great world to Its centre. Mr. Alton wastes mdy lawyer far Ito i bsa.afcteltefhs Itewni to declare Id speka w«D forks mannsreand merab. E Latraoib and qnarreb were almoat uny known; sUIl to had a good practice, 0 and managed from iu proceeds to educate a top tonily, and kept ttoan In lt rrtrat hi. good rrtfc called a proper 1 position. He was a man of sound •cose Bad sterling principles, a good r husband aad Indulgent father, tat be g had lately fek sonwwhat aggrieved e that Lama, of whom be was both 0 proud aad food, did not marry hi. fst rorite, Paul Lyton. He never pre Allan Gordon a ttaoght, knowing, as , did every one else, Ural hb tore affairs . were namerotas, and never undcrtnkaa , to any detoito terd. He himself mar- . ried whoa to waa quite young; ha had , aarer loved any ana but Ito girl he made hie rrtfc, and to could not mr dcrtend what he called new-torgied notions of aenlimeotillty. Both Mr. and Mrs. Alton felt pieaaul , aad prood When, three yean ago. the ; doctor Paul Lyton, began to i la love with their pretty lively I daughter. Everything promised »o i wefl. He had a good practice. flilSy I to htcreaac largely; a very nice house, I sad ample nsams to supporting • wtfc. > He bore the highest character; they t knew and rained hb high principle* f and tonorebie pswue dbponUon. i Bui Paul Lyton was a thy andliaiid to many months he had no- t ttted and admired the pretty girl, whose e •oil clear eyes fell before hb gaze.*- r he procured an Introduction tu h aad after that to bepn to visit at t hoosr. » It wis just two yean tinea be bad h asked permission tram Mr. and Mrs t to offer himself at a suitor to I daughter. They referred him to t , insir daughter. Tfeey referred mm lo i

. leuua, giving their MR consent, and ■ . a i |inmlag their entire approbation, i tat baring the decision of the mailer I , entirely la tor own haada. jl I I aura anted for time. She liked i c and admired the young doctor, tat U j t , a momentous question, and she ' ' , did not with to settle It In a harry.- ' ever gentle and chivalrous, ac- ' e ceded to ber wieh. Indeed, In gaining ' I permlsako to add rem ber, to faad toe- r ceeded beyond hb rrildaat hopes. He a did nat doubt that the would come U> tore him In Unit at truly and devoted- i aa helored tor. He spared no pains u In hb wooing, aad If over lorer dc- b served to ancceed be did, to he was tdevotion itself; tat before he tod been ' two months on hb probation Alluu u Gordon appeared on the scene, and i> ttoa the tranquility of hb courtship b waa at au end. n AUan Gordon waa what b celled a J •'gentleman former." He lived upoo ' h hb own form, aad cultivated hi* own h laud. It waa a pretty little rotate, { o called "The Ifolhcrriea," and It had 1 U been left b> AHao by hb ancle, John ' u a Farming did not engross eD hb at- LI tendon. He waa devoted to field i n •porta; shot, hunted, and fished, waa tl magnificent hand at cricket, could ) a and wrerib, and hold his own.- j *> To thb list of aocomptehmenta he | a added the charm of a cultivated end ivr I - . a Istlcmiod; be wuigtn a rich rolling tenor b and pbyad both piano and violin. He * aa few ofhUooapoti* at Coombr • could dance. Ha waa wall road, aad hud • most retentive memory. It waa one tl of hb charms, do matter what waa the a subject under dbena. ion, to bad ever « apt quotation ore fororita varsc. c Alton Gordon waa a tall, handsome man, with a winning manner, a gay, f carelem wit, ate sparkling humor, -' that made him popular wbiita he h went. No caw evar saw him doll, do- * pressed or out af spirits. The very ' sight of hi* handsome fcf.—i Mce, U the souod of hb cheery voice, was » apt to make one feel glad. Ha waa a " universal lever; a pretty foes Mcmcd ° to tore Imabtibfe fold nations for •< He laughed at hbown inrotj- * atanqy. and prote—d hlmatir unable tl marry, from the staph reason that amount so maov nice riria It vra* si- o many girl, !

moat impeaalbb to cbooac. It Fas at church to first auw the pretlv fair fore ol Mite Alton Ht | had aero prettier, tat no— to awmt. j The dear, torpid eyro, truthfhl and ; •hyas the eyro of a child; the gtoroy brown hair, ito delicate rore-cotor ao < tee cheeks, the rfpa, red, amillng Hps, filled him with admiration. Who U that*" to naked eagerly of a friend, ae they row the Atone go-! tag op High etreet. " That b MbB Laura Alton," was ; the reply; "a— af Ito prettiest, nicest, | and boat giri. In Coombr.' " I moat he Introduced to tor," mid Alba- " It will to of no nee," aaW hb fobte. "There to ae— one In tec IhU. That voung doctor yoa row yeaterday, b tor tevrr. " Are they eugagmlf" was the brief qamtion. "1 think oat," replied hb friend. "I Barer heard that they ware pcei- I tivaty engaged, hut he b tor lorer I ! know, ate I hope to will win bet. " A few day* afterwards AUan GurtUm was intredacte to Lmnre. He found her as charming aa aba waa prettvmnrihia, amiahb, ate intelligent. Uc tor touar than any ane cbe in On—he. ate bt tor are that ha did so. He eotm found out tee exect stale of affaire— that Laura was not engaged tto young doctor, tat that ha was a krmr on preihaflaa. , ItWtotfott .teen.ifhe had loved to. 1 , to have aatd solnumMj, ■! ito might i | have ctoeen betwm ten two, but he ' did not do an. He was charmed In i Utod tor aactay. new to .sm I j dayfpas* slttemt ccattrlvtqg Icaito | vitbra ofcm ee to toted wtou j

to be spoka aenooaJy to Mrs. Alton, and that brought about tea eoovenattan to that had tent poor Laura with a blmhre log bee and aching hrert to ber room, b. cnxi-TKH it. n- Laura Alloa waa ne heroine of a, tragedy; she had plenty of good coasa- mon-eente, and knew how to use It. in "What waa to to dooef" .be aakod w herself, for she waa lo a sore dUemna. d She did not feel exactly bound to Dr. d Lyton; she had never promised to <e marry, but only to try and lore him. d If the foiled lo doing this, the had tat h to my no; to waa too geocrous not lo i- yield in a moment to her Icusi with, e But could the aay ao? In her heart a the felt a true liking and .Inter* quiet ■ affection for the noble, Imneal man who ■ tared ber co entirely. What excuse - conld the offer him. For two long i yrnre.be had let him hope; she had ai0 lowed Um lo woo and to win her; • what could sh. my now? Mutt tee 1 ten him the liked another better, one who never steed for tor lore or had I ever so faintly hinted at wishing to : make her hb wile* If AUan Gordon • did tare ber. that wonld rimpllfy mar ■ If she could bo sure of that, she i would fell Paul honestly all about it, If he did not, was she to grieve and disappoint him, to make hb life sad and dreary for a rain, foolish draun? Could she, a timid, retiring . girl, awn that the cared for nor who ' never aakod for her love? So poor Laura rot and thought through the bright sunny day . 1 1 was 1 evident beraffitln were at a crisis. Mie matt soon accept Paul Lyton for lier ' husband, or pot an end to hb visits and ; friendship. If she sent him away, what would her parents say? They ' been to pleased over her conqorM ; ' they had made such hap|>y pie tut*, of ' the future, wlien she would be lis- d«cwife, aod live in her pretty bouae- j 1 i wne, ami lire in oer pretty liutiw :

them. It would be a dbajipoint- 1 tnent to every one: for her wstrre Im.l ' thought eo much of lier marriage, ami i : had spent many .pleasant hour* iu di»cussing the parties she would give | . than. And tton,-aUII another rvn- ' If she were nurriad, poor Kate, j who lored gaiety ao dearly, could go ' out a liUlc. One tnarnage Invariably ' more. If she remained an old maid, there was kee chance for her sister' • future. Rial, too, mutt bo considered For two year* be had been devoted to lier, outll hb love, the knew, had grown to , part of bb Ufa. Flung lock like a thaoktaro gift, be would suffe r bitterly. And what was there to couotorlnlancv all this? Only a giri'* food. Tool Uh liking for a man who never aalvd to love him; only tec fact that no j music on earth was so swwt to ta r u* I Gordon's name or tec *ouud of] hb voice; that to sen Mm, and he with even when he was talking to ] others, waa the greatest happiness in life; thsl one look from hb dark hughtag eye* would send tbo crimson flash, warm and flowing, into her clieeka; she wonld tremble when lie came her. Ah, ahc loved hint better | tho tared poor Paul— better than any one In the world; tat did he love If the could know thai ho did, I all wonld be well. H he did, for hb j aeko the would boar all IVal's iwrrow, and surprise that would foil lo her share. Bat if*hd-did not, and narer wonld; If to him she were but ooc of many "nice pretty git]," ho ad mired, then the would crate ber love, and bury It out of sight, and make "cry one happy tat horeeif. That waa the rrooh of tor day's all depended on whether Gordon tared her or not, whether wm tesoare in bisections. How to that was Lama's next puzzle: ate she thought it over until her prettv tote ached ate bereyca grew hot and heavy with the pain. She could of no way In which she conld as—lata thb. Khe could not ask him; arts or coquettish maou-a vrr* to 'obuln troth ft— him. Wtatwe scheme unJ with for, the object for which we lav the mnst i„irf. 1. 1 obfect which wo toy

cate and derer plots, to oflen attained " e j In the tttaplestp— Ible manner, with1 out ow having to expend any contrlv- . anoro in gaining It. So It happened i I to Laura. She wished to know If r An" tared her, ate the could devise a no po sateb meant of obtaining thb in- . formatloa. Ho never sold an, thatora. j true; tat to looked It; to was not ha|1 P* away ft— her, ate hb eyro woren softened look la their bright, bughlur dr|*hi. When they fell U|*in ber Mac, t; teat ahe never row In llicm atanv other , I time. 1 She waa aouo to know whether and J how much Alton Gordon cared for her. Three days after liar Mother * waro- » lag aad advice tod foDcn Ukc a dan e ctaod ovar Laura* happy life, Mre. - Charlton, a wealthy widow lady, gave i » port*, to which nod of Ito young f propta in Co—be w«* Invited— Laura i with two of tor* bUrs, Dr. Lyton and J of ootuvc Mr. Gordon. -I "Thb win dodde," she thought to I herself. "Smwthlng bsure lo happen : to-night'' j ' little did tec dreaui what that ^ » H»to of tor belire aanre tee felt a e slight hope that Alton did love tor, i afteT all— that to eared more for tor > than for other*. Pertop^irato looked f very nko that rrening^be would tell tor i to tared tor. and all wouH to wrll.- ' And nine tea did look, the pretty, foir bee with IU dcUeab ffnte- the sweet ' ' *by vyta, write the hrvchgbt ibiuing io l ! I beta -Ito soft brow u keir. fc. neatly » ! bedded. NettHng to the thh-k gtoroy . : coll. w.» a toaattfol rate, one of tho^. a I known as Uw Motdroto Bhste. Hbc • ware a full, flowing while drero, that a! L: to ii.,'i..iip, waT,fcSSt— Twr I i A (sctare foir. gbflte, inau—l , a ! Ito la""" Ux"* Abuu: *°4 Whr" ' o I -wTdT' Itoto

nd beauty. Be though l to had been no fnotbh la pnaqatlng to think he cntiM ih- wtoao foir a jewel for bimslf. AUan Jl. ttaajh t the looted prettier than ahc \ had ever done before, and, bring the 1 of nieed girt to the re—, he would drvotc is- tto evening to tor; at tout, audi part of tt to was not gi ren to other purtoi Is . gd Tberival claims were properly adjust - a. edj Dsn! was prom l*«l tto flrtt dance. , T. Alton tto thiid, which bappeoed to be to a quadrille. o. H was rery seldom tbat any novel- i at ties were offered at l oorabe parties, but I lo Mia. Charlton bad one for tot .guests , In tto shape of a young and beautiful rt French lady, a widow. Madams I>r rl Longvlllc. They had met some years io ago la Pari., and Madame had prom- < ,c bed them that she woald certainly at ! j srene time visit lier friend In her own ; p bouse. ' That tiroo had now arrived. , r; tat Mre. Charltoa kept tto fori of ber , c gueafa arrival o profound secret, know- ' e lug that a fresh foce and above all on. d like Madame'*, would arid all refer to 0 tor party. a There was tho folates! pussiblc uur- 1 - mur of turprise wlien tto door opened e and a brautlftri lady, clad io a rich und j , quainl costume, the like of which had ! | c' never been seen In Co— be. eiilerq^ | * tbo room. Mr*. Charlum proudly In- , , trodueed Madame De IxmgTillc lo tor i ■ . guests, and In a tew effective whispers , , circulated tto rumor of her wealth nud [ high connections. t The beantiftil widow', giant* fell ( , u|khi Albn Gordon. , " Who is th}t toll, handsome uuiii. L . with Uio gay , graceful manner?" alic 1 asked ber hostess. ^ the reply. "That description mil* no . else, lie Is a gentleman residing i - in tto ueigbboriiood." ■'* t j( " Is to engaged lo Hint pretlv girl u | who mmu* ta rngroM Id* allctition?" a

p j waa the next question. ,1 1 "No." Inugltcd Mr*. I liarlu-u. " lb' j j j is a butterfly wooing evert' flower, but ( y. staying with nunc. Marriage and 1 , c Allan lionlon da not seem imsslbl.-: I | ] I will iutfuduci- him to you." I, , I In a few minutes Albn found him- 1 1 0 self towildcred by tlie stullc* of Ihc j most beautiful face lie hail ever seen — , j The piquant manner that was Madame ( r Ita Iamgville's greatest charm, foscinat- 1 t.l him. tt pleased his vanity, too, tlint . r people "liouhl think he had made o 1 ,|«-ily conquest of Ito beautiful widow j so he lingere-l near, and forgot all about ' entirely regard k»* ol a sweet fore tlut 1 . grew pule and wistful as time rolled | ( . ; on. and In never even looked in tto di1 i reriiun where she was. When the ; , { first note* of the quadrille sounded. , Pant turned to Ijiurn with a smile. ' f | "I shall bare lo give you up, now, , 1 lw aald; Mr. Goaduo will to tore in a i ( , moment lo claim you." , But miuulea rolled oq. tin- itoncvr. " , look Ibeir phces. Um quadrille commcnecd, and still Albn sunned himself t *. in tto window's bright emifes. ami . p listened with a chirmed ear to Iter , r brillinut conversation n a Very wistful and sad were tin- sweet c B eyes that drooped and grew dim. but , lie never herded Ibeni. Alton never j j thought beyond the pleasure or the , moment, lie bad forguttcn all slnut | r "Mr. ( » ordou is engrossed bv the | r French tody." said Paul gently; "lie j f luu either forgotten hb engagement nr j he cannot get away." , "Hehas forgotten it," said latum, j and to lover looked at lier with sur- , prise; the voice was unlike tor own. , "Itaes it -riovc you?" he *aid simply? , T "shall I go and remind him?" | r "Not for the world, " tto replied; a but he detectad wounded pride and , ,. something 'more Mr every ring af tor \ tt a. uw nouie to tor wlllr u sharp , j |«iin trevcr to b- forgot b-n or re|iealed; j , after all. tor dream* and liope* were | . vain. He bad netcr loved tor; to had , a I mt flirted as to did with other*. He , „ thought so little of her that a few mo- , ment with a fresh fore had caused him | e even lo forget his engagement. Paul Wft tor In scorch of a— etlitag . lu watch

ahe wauled, and lAure with tor rod thoughts was left alone. Then ito over"nflr1 "TU bctwrcn two young todies who did not sec her, half-shroudctl a* tto was liy the sweeping velvet curtain*. "Mr. Gordon ha* found another love." said Uatol llare. who had been Ito drat to receive lib homage. "He will fitnl 111. match in the French lady," laughed tto other. "I had really began lo think to would make up hi. mind In marry Lnuia Alton" "Ho luu never liad any . such thought,' replied lutol. I lirard Mm say only three day* ago. that to would no— part with his lilwrty.— Ho will never marry. He ha* mid to many Umea. I remember once hearing him call Laura a 'quiet simple ! kind of girl.' If to ever dues marry ll win to In a whirlwind "f lore— Bumc one a bo take* him to storm, brilliant and beautiful like this Madanx-tle tomgville. " Every vnnl or that cvn venation fell ice upuu laura. Ah no! it was not so tui-u sjaikc- of girl* they lured. Paol would never have called lier a "quiet, simple giri." Ibtil would ne— hare forgotten «n imgag— eat to donee with tor. lie would hare sumoantqtl any UHMculiir. ami tote stances rather than tore ueglectnl a i prom toe. bowaver small, made to l tar. - ! Madame U lamavtlU liked Alton, !' at every one did. who trek him aa tto ; surface. U ptcaaed tor to detain him ' I by tor tele nearly tto whole evonlnc. ■ and to forgot everything cto. Had a 1 have forgot ton tor. latum toil Ur party, for whtah tec ; '"ta^drroaed with such high hope*. , toT1 lifted* t^TTa^ i f '^T1210 10 "v ' ^ tfip cbteanrtorgring.

-n ! Mrs. Allbn "oodeWd why tor Id ! daughter was so silent, and tto foir, n I bright face so rod and wlttfhl. lc , aurrn in. * "' It waa fortanate for MUa Alluu that * j one uf ber stnaigcsl chararieriatioa '- bad had her lotu-dream, as all glria j have, tt had been snoct and bright, h j tat It was rata .and foolish, lleaaou e ' aniLsafisc lold tor that if Alton (Jurffiui had lored her ever ao Utile, he /would nut have ao completely' forgot- ' Ucu an engagement to dance with her; * fvqittor would, he hare let tto whole of * | a loltg-awolhg past wifhont seeking ' j tor. She said to herself that she had > j been foolish, and liad mistaken the " | substance far the shadow, tinsel for ' 1 pure gold, mock Jewels for precious 1 stones. She saw ber cr— ; for two ■ i long yearn the had, to all Intents and r i purpesea, been dreaming. "I will do totter, ' • said poor lours, ' i with it sigh. "I will no longer moke ' ' Paul wretched and my parents anxious. I will do what is right, and ' brave the rert." ' j Full of tills resolution, she went ' j downstairs and listened lo her sister'* ' | comments upon the beauti- ' ' fill F rench lady without one shade uf ' j gravity or care upon her -foir fore.— ' f No one could hare told that at every ' ; mention of Alton's name her brart beat will a dull aching pain— a pain she had resolved to overcome at any | Not tang after breakfast, white was ' that momUig. a loud ring an- 1 nouurevl a visitor. To Laura's aur 1 prise it was Allan Gonlon. He was ' full of a|iologies, and regret, and con- J 1 'If von were less kind, Miss Allon," said. "I should never dare In I approach yon again. I am shocked ' and annoyed at my own carelessness

tluit I could neglect or appear to 1 what bos always been to me oa 1 i of tto greatest pleasures in life, but j must forgive mc. Modamo de 1 ; 1-otigvilU" knows some friends that 1 itw-d hi be very intimate with in Paris ' j long ago. and I was eomjiletclv engross ' edin listening to tor account of tlietu. ' you accept my apologies and 1 assure me I am forgiven?" "Most completely," replied l-uiru. 1 "We all know the irresistible force of ( I novelty to Mr. Gortlon." j She repented this little touch of ' j pb|On in tier reply, wtou the found ' that to made It an e xenac for totrin- ' ning uw- uf those half-flirting, half- 1 j flattering conreniatlous in white no I one excelled him. Hut never again ' > would tho,* honeyed word* please tor; 1 i sto bail Ihund out exactly what they | were worth. Allan wondered why this fair young ' 1 that utnl to btcah anil brightan ' ut hi* hair lorer- like speeches was so ' grave and quirt. IIo did not feci 1 quite comfortable, and when be rote ' b> take bis leave Laura said nothing ' to detain him. He would have been ' totter plenaed had sto shown pride. 1 or pique; he did not like thai 1 calm, friendly manner. Perhaps some- 1 thing like a half-hope lingering ta her 1 that if to had anything to *ay ' to might even have called for this pur- ' pose; tot when -the door closed upon ' anil his handsome foce dirop- I pcared. latum knew that no words of ■ love would ever come frivni Allan Gor- 1 dou to lier. ■ tt waa all over— ended; lorcver;aiul ' wtou sto rot foce to foce w Uh her own 1 disappointment and sorrow, then for ' the first time sto realized how much sto 1 bad loved handsome Alton Gordon. A blank, dreary dullness had follcn 1 her: apd for some days Laura ' Alton was unlike ta— If. One morning her mother lold her 1 that Paul waa com Ing. lie wa« c— • 1 iu tto evening to hear hit Site.— ' He waa tired of suapenae, wretched, 1 unsettled, and miserable— longing to 1 make the girl ho lored his wife, lo 1 take tor to bis own home aod make 1 tor happy thorc. ' "There to no need for me to repeat I .it t i.... Mu " vr~ * before," Mr*. Alton

J remarked, when ahc told tor daughter ' Dr. Lyton had asked to aee her. "I 1 trust to year awn good sense and ■ sound principles. Refuse Mr. l.ytou. " if you like, but remember that you bate allowed him to hope for two r years, and have no good reason for " dismissing him." When the young doctor did cuine, to was so gentle, so humble, so pa- ' tient, that I aura's reserve melted ' a way. Paul lacked Alton's grace and ' charm of manner; but he hod what was wanting in hto rival— truth and ' honesty. Tlie tare story be had to 1 tell waa plain and unvarnished; there 0 was nothing in tt of romance; bat its " very troth made it beautiful. There ° was no one hope or wish of his, no ' tingle aspiration or desire of hto 1Kb, c that He did not toy lore before tto girl_ f be asked to be hto wife, A queen might hare been proud of such lore; '• and tea greatest charm of all, Iaura * felt It, was, that he had ne— ta all hto lib eared for any ono but herself. 1 Pretty feces might smile upon him, * and bright eyea grow brighter for hto coming, but ftml Lyton had never * given ono thought away from Laura. " He did not make many proteatatlous. 1 and said tat Utile of what to hoped •' todo to make her after-life happy; tot ® in that calm, kind foce, and clear hon- " est eyres, there waa pruratoc of much. * "I know, Laura," to aald, "tt was " pirsumptuoQ* in me lo hope to win yuu. You are for a bore me, my dafl- >• jTlag; btft If yon could overlook that, j * i and t— ber only how dearly, tud j " ' I rag. nnd well I tare yon, you should k twi*r repent it. Trust me with yonr » life, ami year trust shall be fulfilled. d Before sto listened to any more, Laura told him tor secret. Sto might * j tare eon—fed it, and bkkku it from '• him; but hto truth and bo— ly ' r touctod tor toartj aha felt tors- If un- , >■ worthy of ante retire and 'ecu. tact i ' drvotioa. uf sute gnat and patient i

■er Um sto would not deceive hid; ta ir, teauld know tor folly, ate Iton to could please himself. Paul gated tenderly ou tto syeet, at shy foce, and the timid, drooping eyes,' ;m as to listened to tto pitiful story.— he Sto I tad rarud to much about Mr. Gord* don,— more than for any one else, and It, had bo; led ho wonld love her; tat m he did nat, and acrer would. It. "Can you lore ma after that, Paul?" sto whispered,— "alter knowing that, t- If another man had asked roe to hare r; hsen hb wife, I should have been aof of "My poor darling!" wa* his reply; | ig "oven my lotc coakl not shtebl you I ul from trouble." " ; lc Tliere was no thought of himself or I lr his own disappointment in the young ' is doctor's mind. The heart to had ; „ thought all hto own liad leen given to i J another's lore. But It was not or tlut t ho thought or spoke. AU hu care, bis a unselfish solicitude, was for the voung i , girl who hod sufftml t , "And you care for uh a* much us ■ 4 before?" she said, when lie catvssed f the soft brown hair, anil touched tto ■ t blushing face with bis lip*. . girls, Laura, wonld not have told me d f what y ou have done. I lore y ou bet- ti trr for your honcaty and candor. You o f could not help it; there I* no blame to fa , you. Alton Gonlon to mute hand- 8 i aomer, and. in some respects, better A f than I am 1 only excel him In una Ithtag, that to, my lore. I would give « , up ihc wltofe world for you, I-iiura, * . and think it well lost; he would not II give up hto liberty. Try b> to- happy; w , forget all about him. tt shall nut be <1 , my fault If you have time or thought j ol for aorroif." • X| , gently. "I thought you would never I » Uke me again after I had told von all." to "That show* how little you tiuder- 1 ■ iiai snow* now inuc under- 1

•tand my lore," to replied;" "It would •arrive for greater shucks. Do uot I think of II, or speak of il again. Try bo happy with mc, ' tt would hare been difficult to la t otherwise, for never was lover *o con- ' side rate. VI dcroted, or kind; and »• ' 1 good fortune liad tt, AUan Gonlon wns 1 •uddrnlr railed to lanulon, before tin fact of latum'* engagement Iwcume : i generally- known. Every one in 1 1 knew of tho young doctor's 1 1 tare. He wa* too honest and simple ' i to make any secret oTIt; but since the 1 1 master of Tho Mulberries liad made appearance, many were uncertain I I it would end. ; I Paul pleaded for as short a probation »» possible; ho liad already watted 1 I years, and, to please Laura, would I have waited several more, bad there been need for iL Hut his house wanted hto wife; so tto wedding was settled ! 10 take place at Christmas. I -aura ! a long-standing Invitation from ' cousins residing In London, whotn tee had promised lu visit before marriage. By Mrs. Alton's ad-!1 rlco and Paul a wtohi- aha remind ' ' pay tto visit now. She wa* not I to leave far a .tort lime. In be where she could rest both lady and 1 mind; for, after all, despite tor mtilu- 1 lions, tor courage, and good *nn*r bard to bear, and her life one round ! of monotonous duties. Mhc wa* I grateful to Paul, and fond oflihu. bin I 11 was not tbo love she bad dreamed of; and imagined year* ego. Sto though t ! alwencc and change would alter thb. •» one bright sunny morning in Octo- ; .to left home for tondou. Utile dreaming that tto trial of toe life would take place there. Paul wrote every day; thru fur tto Ural lime she began to —lire what she was to him. Every letter waa tilled . tnined foil dctalk of all the prepan- , lions nmde to receive tor ta tor pew of tto new furniture for tlw drawing-room., of tto UtUo conserve , torv Uiat was building, the laying out i of Ihc flower-beds, Ito choice of plo- , everything had reference to ton every thought and wish was centered , her. II to a gnat deaUny to he so m completely necessary to any human i

;r heart. Laura began to aee what Paul j 'I would have suffered hail tee married t iff Alton lioerW are! at t tme» she felt . ,, gbui, nnd even lutppv. that fate had I io given her to him. c „ Madame de Laiigrilfe returned lo >r I'srit, and three days aftenrarl Allan 1 Gordon came home-. Two unexpected I 5l pieces of tteira greeted Mm; one waa 1 i- that prettj Laura Alton had gone to I d I-oudou on a visit; tto second, that id ahc was eflgaged to the young doctor, tt Paul Lyton. i id "I don't believe one word of It," I lo was hto flret expression; hot to could I re not twlp tto conricthm that tt wns i ta true. it "Well, and what bad it tu do~VM*. .1 10 him?" hu said to himself. He had i u, liked Laura wry much— who could i rl help tt? Sto was rqajraecful. so pret- i i" ty, to good; above all, she liked him; • e; he was sure of it. 1 1 ad be cot watched I ra Ito flute npou ber cheek, and the love 1 Jl light In lier dear, limpid eyes? Hto f. vanity waa wbundod that tto should I n, have preferred another, ate not waited i to a little longer for him. Ha liad toeu | it more constant lo bis attentions to tor i >. than to had been to another. I .. These were bis lire! thoughts.— I d Wounded pride, slighted vanity, and I it angry plqne, aoongfeT* plso to others. | j- W tether It was the spirit of uppod- 1 tloa or roalndictlun. It wonld be tra- i . u pant bio to say; wtolter tt waa that 0 when to found how highly Laura waa 1 1 f. estimated by another, that to diseov- I t, ered lier worth, ur whether, uukoonn j k d ! lu hlmseK, to bad really lured tor. i o d will never to known; tat ta began j l ,r now to think that ate was necessary ; * i to hto life. He mtoaedtbe fair, sweet ! ., foee, tbat had a— smiled on him g mora thau word* uuold taU; ha mtasad b ,, 'tor gentle aoctoty, always amiable, b y ! always Und, ate willing to lltten lo I >. j him, to sympnttda with hto Uufe tar- a ,l i rows and vexations, ate to rejott* In ,[ htojj^fc Thore wqa no one to taka a 11 hoc ptoc; and through his own foolish < 1 ■ Indifference, ate pretended tore of I

te liberty, to had losl this taantifcljmi « that another wooM poetess no proudly. "Sto likod me, I am sore," to ta thought, "It to not too late,— the to q not marrlod yet. Let tor be where - sto may, I will find tor rat, ate ask > tor to he my wife." 1 tv. ; t AQan Gordon managed (to beat knew how) to find out the address of • tto ladies Lanra had gooe to visit, - | , Morfey Terrace, Regent's Park; and ; s before ho had known It two hour, he was on Ida rood to London. He ne— j ; gave even one thought to tto feet that i there wa* dishonor In seeking tto promised wife of another man; that •Ido of the question never struck him. i him it seemed that to tuff the doctor were rival., and that Ito > latter had had an onfolr atari. Uc would not remember tto tang months when to might have asked Laura Altuu to to his wife without uuj I'rar of refusal. He would not luive awakened to a knowledge of hto lovo her had not the fear of Iraing law sharpened hto focullir*. N It was a baautiful day in Octubre, ono of Nature's (hi reel "and brigtiUat when the sunhcaui. lighted up j gay colors of Autumn until II to- ' dazxling. when rattling lava : upon Ito ground, and seemed to | 1 till the air; a morning that sent Laura | ' Willi a light heart iuto tto pretty little garden where Autumnal flow- j er* bloomed. While she was then- a • gentleman railed and asked I" see tor. j 1 sent in hi* can), and Xlis. lirut \ ' seeing upon it the name "T Alton Gor- 1 1 knew that to was an old friute I ' | of Ito family, and asked Mm lo join ! , Allon in the garden. { ' I -aura was busily engaged io tying j up some scarlet clutter*: sto wn. .mil- ^ ' tag to herself a* the remembered a I liumorou.lv extravagant expression in j ' . Humorously extravagant ! '

1 1 Haul's letter thai imwtildg, when, 1 1 I ' raising tor eves she saw tto lisml- 1 1 r f-aome, smiling for* of Alton Gordon - , ' Fflr a niomrnl her heart seeitud to . 1 stand still. Why had to come thore I . I to seek tor? Then the Warm flush 1 , dyed lier foce crlmsou. Nut yet could * , "Laura." to said, going up to her, ' . and taking Ito trembling little hand t . I hto own. "do y.«i know why I am « ■ and am eomc to n-k you reawseir If It * f true. '' It . "What I- It?" sto said trying to « i take ber hand from Id* grasp, tot to I ' told It tightly. t "tt to that you un- going to to mar- 1 1 1 ried to Paul Lvhai," he n-pllnl: tan « I is it lrae»" < 1 "tt to quite true," tto replied. ' "I cannot— I win not believe It?' ' I said, passbinately. "You knew I i you, I aura; aud I thought-- 1 ' i faoeied- you liknl me. " I , ' ''You liave loved so litany,'' sto re- 1 , . plied calmly; "a sibyl could nut have 1 . J decided that you preferred otic to nn- ' I 1 other." I tl "That Is all noii«a.sc, ' to cried; I . j "nttd you know It, Laura. IVrhapa f I I tare been too food of roaming, but • - 1 1 luivc always rami fur yon. " J t ' "Yon did not say so," wwsjtorturt • I I reply. I "Do nut pnuisb nw for thai,'' to 1 * ' said gently. "I did not know my own 1 I heart. I did not know liow dear you _ f ' were to mc until I found I was going , | "The knowledge la. outue too tote," 1 - .lie raid; and lier lljw quivered a* die ' a .poke. * "Do uot say tluit," to continued, I and his rite musical voi(u secroad to 1 0 reach Ito depths of tor heart; "Do '■ * not my that; it is uot too late. I was 1 1 foolish and careless. You liatu made ' - a mistake. Mo not let tire eooso- - qurnces spoil yonr life und mine.— r tt I* not too kite lo nqmlr an error. I 1 c tin come to ssk you to to luy wife; ' t "tt ts too tote," the said gently.— 1 - "I am the promised wife of Paul 1 -. Lyton.'' I "That pruutitu uinuuk bind _voU," ' o to cried hastily; "tt w» made under 1 mistake."

"I shall abide by it," she replied \ with gentle limine**. must uot. Tell me— hare you never ' rared for me?" "It to uscfeoa to speak of that uow, Gordou, " said Laura; It would not to honorable. I shall sny nothing to you that I would not ay lu Dr. Lyton 'a presence." "Do not behute. laiun..1' to sold; "have some little pity for tue. I am to tell you that I tare yoa betthan all tto wubd besides and to you lo be my wife. Look at Il was a hard trial; every fibre uf - tor hart seemed rooked with pain, end yarned toward, him; tto faand(aee slowing with lose and tenderness, tto dark ryes softened and , wistful. Ito rake that bad ever made music fo tor eonl, pleading with tar Wire. The lefe sto lad wished and tor- . rowed for was bet*, the lore that bad , acetate to tor life's fairest nnd uasl pnnoa gift-it wa ton, tat eta conld nM take it. Tto happiness (tat lad evrt appared loo dazzling ate fo to real, was offered lo tor, sto must torn from tt- Hs loved i lowborn tto flret fair love of tar i hail been (riven, tat ids.' most I Il raTa hard trial; tto gukfao ran- e : light, tto t-iar rooming air, tto hloows- < Ing flowers, tto' "drifting autumn c j ten i ts, all seemed so many mockeries ' of lier sorrow. I aura never forgot t those few minutes when sto stood 1 with tor life as II wore In tor load*. I Tto first rath <-f happhxra waa I great — that she could not help, hot I faith never faltered, Ito trial que c tto temptation atzrag; tat no < Uiraght of betraying Fatd Lytoa rver ectered tar mind. , AUan watched tar fair, swot face i at H poled aod ftaatad. and tto qolv- ' ertag lips grew sod ate ttiU. He to- 1 gut to am ttanwae do hope for Mm. ,

ari " he sash grally, 'it wool.' y. break m v kqart to ha WBt away frusta you. Now I know I love yon; I eanno! Uve wltboat yon. It cannot U re tbat you have an— aerad for me. " fc Hear— forgo* tto exp—ttra of tor flrn u tto turned to Um. "It il nsalesa to apeak of that,** ahr tt, cried; aad to taerd tho sharp ring uf - tor. Mr. Gordon, that tod you cared id | fur my love, you have bod plenty of te time for eeyiag eo. Yon' tare waited •r until another has asked far If, and I it 1 am tto betrothed wife of an lyjooraUk 1- gentleman. I ten you it It too lafa.,t Whale— I might have door or eaid ,. i a few weeks since, i tell poo now II i* e too laie;a premise such a Itave given e Is not to to broken." s "WU1 no prayers, no pladiug , move you, Lanra?" to asked, again. a "None," the KpUte; "aad I! they r hod power to do tf^l should not to e worth tto winning, ltlsaloyaltoart a that luu bran given to me. I should r to false and wicked to totiay ft." "Ainl I must lire without you?" he i nahL i , '.'Until you Hod souie ooc else to , low," said Laura; "and then, ilr. . | Gunlon, take my adtkc, flirt lea and I love more. Do not watt a esoote Um. , j uutll tto girl yon profess to love fe i wooed and woo by another," IIo turned from tor sadly. . , "We wUl part friend*,'' she said. , i "Nay," to roplfed; "I want foon , tl.au thai, I aura. Can you not haw ; "oiueptty? WUlyramcrilioettowhnk , j of Blyllfe fern Bsazachlmcm I : if honor, a shadow, on Ida?" , He looked Imploringly at tor while t< art gu tto rod slowly in hia dark em. Laura Alton will never euflbr again ! -is .to did in that minute, I shall lire and die l*aul Ly tun1wife,'' sto sold, slowly, "aa 1 have mie, ■ sue- saw, siowiy, "as 1 have

promised. I leave tto- reel, bay nu , Mr. Gortka; it grieve* me, ami it u all too late." He never forgot tto divary sound uf pmu in tor votoo aa sto uttered those wonts or tto look of patient endure m* that camejo— tor face. "Do Dot leave roc uudor any (she j impressions," tto added. "Remember J my leal words lo you are, that Ihonor aud esteem Ito man I am going lo ' marry." Sbe never remeaibsnd how to felt | her. hto had tat u dim racoUacUou j of lev-fan g thai a dull uwfttl blank had | tallru upon her— of hit hotel ola^ug tors while to murmured words of farewell, that even Usui woald have eorrowed lo bear, of reolng a broad patch of sunshine where to had stood, and feeling that light and life ate aunthim were all cruelty. Tto morning passed like a kmg dream. Yet through It allthrough the pain and tto sonar— sin had a feeling of relief mod thankfulu- •- that tor faith was unbroken, nnd tht that trusted in tor had not linn And as time won on sin grew even more thoogbtftil and tnuro glad. She bad not givon up the gold lor tto lined. Sto oould ne— bnvc thoroughly trusted Allan Gordon; at any time a fairer fam would have taken him from tor aide. Time proved to ber the strength, and constancy, anil truth of tto young doctors tore. After a lew days tto pain grew lc—. When the oould think quietly over all that liad happened, Allan Gordon did not rim In tor set .on foe making tin - , of another man's pumilaed wife. Paul would ne— hare done ao, and in prdporlhmaa bar . admiration for Um ! sterling, honorable qualities of tin , youngdoctor Increased, the charm thai , tto gay maimer of Allan Gordon faad • thrown o— tor grow tees. Tto time came when Laura could . honestly look In tor lovers kindly faro and fed thit tto bred Mm for better . than all the -world besides. Ttou the ' was thankful that tto tod resisted the temptation, end bravely stood Iter , trial. It was a happy marriage. Tlicro . doom be than Laura Alton. There is no happier household In the world

I than that oT tto young doctor and hit , It wto long before Laura taw JUton _ r Gordon again. He wm not fit Ooomto when (to was married. He could not hear the place wltMot her. He went | to Ifarls, where to met Medtme de , Longvflle again; end the hut rumor in ' foombe Was, that to tad pomaded the brilliant and braulIM French lady to share hh home. Laura nafted when she heard It, and looked with tender, grateful eves at ^ tor husband. She would not have changed his sterling character and goud sense for all tto brilliant qualltle* that I could bo given to man. Her lore fur him grew and Increased day by day as ' sto appreciated and understood him " better. . Then It no event In Laura's life for c which she Is so grateful ae for having had strength and firmness to withstand tor trial. - Mr. Akxaader G.~Mqim«jr,af Ohio, I traded off hi) boose and lea for a ferai* t out In Arkansas, aad moved thither . with hit family and ImimhiH good*, t Upon faieantenl to was dfaguatad to I dad thai to kta tora swinflfad. There i ~ Itou *• around it. Afcm rawtog around OTer ito atatte fo* nn hoar cr two Mr. chtefl^rf Aetata other hoase, he hu drtemlned to live ou tto fiun anyhow. He contemplate.* erecting a coffer-dam In tto mUdh of the lake and lowering hit family Info wfth a derrick and Mock ate tackle. Under tto circumstance* we would recommend Momwy to lira in a divingbell, thai to would have at feast "modem co—tknee"- water all over tto bouae.