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VOLUME ITT.'

CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY, THUR!&>AY, DECEMBER ««, 1870.

WHOLE NUMBER 812.

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MlSCKLI.-t.Yr. "An engineer on a Vermont rallpawl T mu hit tr*tn owr a noe-year-ohl baby. the other day, ml lint it imt . ami "Wr Iwtwcrn the Irnrks, lap lc.vlhc It allw and I en rtr. aitti tearrrir a seraleh. It t» n-« ko-wn, ' what In' "hfe>-t»ftheehli IwMinpter- 1 in( lltttf in MMpM ■ bnt thr pnwid-M *1\||| ffiju*! ftftlni . It IntamUl to -J-*M;%jiWrori' al-mg. hurl U friii* uta.H'tokfenttl r.*» th- passengera ll* f -ape wu a uiiru-fe. which might n-j Wlfr II . again in im ih-.-.iand atwo; so tftthshould mm the eyw nfarij ntlanr ,-nne-yar-nlil baby. wo advi*® it la pou* L ami Tefipct hrfiro it m*':e» any Utah m tdrraniur* of It* M-. 1 train* simply by seising the caw- ' catcher. T Wc an- 4»p!i paln-wl to httra that ' a hank In M-mtmil tia- no it*i»it three thousand d-Jtam in gold, ptarod th-ro h* a metain r» l»'l. who handled wit'inul brlr« ; *n Ih, I* nk doc* nnt . kn •* what to d-> with the mmey. U U not 1 Am that we am willing drhfe- >- ratals to sacrifie* mtmrlroi fur (rank . : vfh'ini »«■ kii'.w o.llinc,- but thl* la a owl id suffering « bHi nnpeala dimetlr to nor Boer Mm**, and m.kra t» feel him mud. we hare in rniftiBim with mir frll n race. 8-. IT itfCaOn nlll .-«1 u* tl» mnaey. wo will In to Iw the With iTl she anniitwnoin.i4n.ultr and tomptalk. which it wRtowhre with It Hit th. aaka nt thr nff?k»l ilirouti-rt. PW mo draw the ■ l»jrt..nurufhti Thtr* la an km imint the : .!• iofinil.t :«1 that thr ic-dl did ihi. thr- .nth a mlki.kr. II. -aulrii tnpawontwr U.»l he hod t«.

A MYSTERI0D8 LODGER. ~ .In one at the rirrn 01 radiating iticat* wiiieti draw in a (eneral l icut In the vicinity of that team* iMimi Jhc "■* «rphant and Umth, itw/i tia-id. M, I. nU-tuhinoeil and ritti-r/tt»Uly lo *N inx hnoee. which nflfcm a tlnin.t amtnut In the bo*!* of Iw.j^crobbj-.lu.k-ink little *hupa In ita I.an^diaii- heigh ■ 1 (eithnod. . ^ I The boiMiog. thnogh old. i» yrt iu I good repair, awl ha* probably lawo tie ituiMrbm rveldrocr of e itm: wraltlii I dliicn a centary nr two ago, wbi-i> 1 Ntwingion BaU wis a |il*ru of xeaun , on hixbday an.l holiday Sir the I-mi iloo appncalkr* awl their aweet-lKart* : It ha* ih* apprnrauce of-havma bo 1 made uk of •ubh-qurnily a> a war. boun ; but at pm*cul it I* khnt up *ud only ptrtially Inhabited. The occupant* of th* two ne Ihme trnantrd romnala it am an old tuly (win net* »• hnuarkewper In the po^rrwlor of tie hoilding. and U put in mJhA-*kw nl *. exhibiting it* cu|aibililira In any intending tenant) and Iter yon n banke'erk, a line. Wcll-cno htcl d vnung fellow of Bromnd -twenty. It waa Clirialmareve. and Mr.. M irwlrn and le-raua were titling emu " f irtabir at tbelr tea. the hour lain; h ilf paat aix. The wblow waa a tnay, plnmp limk- 1 Inr body, midway between Bit* aim . •let*, dmrwr.i in tho nealeet ..I Wto k , al!k drmKMiml the whiieat of net cape I a id a* the handed the pUlc of martin- r tn her ton with a Mill .haprly hand 01 which a ring or two »|kfklnd. aln d'it «u with a comfortable ranUierl.t r - a oite that would hairc w.ai any one'. 1 h art. The ..kl lady* liuahtiid luid h Id a good pnaitluu In the C'uyt.ml h iu»c. and with her widow'* prnai.at ,. and her •no'* wUrj of A'lu" a yoir. b.«tde* living rent-free, the |»tir wen very comfortably off. Mm. Mamdcn n * ky* nae •errant-nPall-w.wk. tn whom b a'w waa raaamMbly Iwiulpattinn.l altngetbrr no happier IdrfT eomrnunltt existed than Ut.tt njfudi occupied th> d griBt-l«v*Wg, drfceyfed ol>l home. " Your Ahm-fetrieira'e «rnt o* e . picture of a turkey. Harry, my boy." . mi I tjt— mj.1 holy, rc-tlrttng her W. leaaaipwilKIireatc.unpUceneyi' Aum n liirhara" waa a Ctnncr'% wldua- In th . enbniry); "and I've mixed th - pnddiu.myeelr, and midoplenlrnf mincc-pir*; ind If your friend* dont" enjoy thraitwlr ■* they'll be turd to plume, that'. . dL" | "Oh, t» fear of that, mother; I defy . tuyn «ly t-> Help hk.ug your oetk.rj- i tYhal bn ynu do malt*, t ed"- he aald. •ipplog M* cap "And at tn llkln. f roa, why. Una you, mother, ynu'r. t worth all the 'girl* of the period' lit I The old lady had two weak |»in»>. 1 1 tho one wa* her ratokanr, the otiljr ■Jul abe thnuld be c*tu*Mcred "pV *, wrry Urr yeam wed;' an the pot 00 utile a Mm. Nlekteby air of w f-eatf* I fa lion at the takl. " Wall, my dear, a- to that, though '• I dnnTprrtrnd pi heynnaz, I'm of lb- < good oU-bahiooed atyle— " •Nod.«ibt«l all "fit," put In Harry t Imrtily. | "And my mincr-pic* were c'ai*Wcrtd by Mr, UlnXaiii, your poor .rear i fuller'* uncle-" " My dvar mother, d-ai't 1 a ty anf 1 Interrupted the r iuiigroting nut 1. who . had hani tlie at -rr "f Mr. IH »xa n 1 ind the mlnct-pire ah ml thru h indr.-O ' and Bfty-Hrr time*. " Now, Harry," returned hi* moth r > li an Injurv.1 tunc, "why d 1 you Inter t Itulatthat m-im.ntac-ibdr.riup. a *ith the nftrnaatlnn no peculiar t • 1. --.I Jon ilrivore. wlarlher in a tVm 1 End th-icatgiifare or a H-natgh by ■iria-t. and *0 t-rrtflc a knocking rn 1 -tied on the (rimed ahuttrre of the old mu* that the amply ruuma echwrd igaln with It. "Blew, me, my denrf" erfed Mr* i Martden. turninx pah-. "An axprra--•.mo to my your poor Aunt Uarboru'. doa.IT' _ •• Kocreeiwe. iwither:' ' mid the yoon-.- ' "N-maenae, mid the

•nan. who v,-B»uetvrthvlcMa liule pah hliuwtf. " Dear, dear!" *axzv>tcd tlw old wtji — pempriBi MBk'. uu n* 'Hynry MnrvU-n, rtcrvriag fh»n hiirtab.pvnmhly thinking It tie. aarim. whyo.',;«biug the qneation. Brit b intvrrepkd by tile haaly cutraiKlit the nia'nJojf-a'd-Wotk in c.nmder.ilil,- , " I A, ma'itioyun.'. a gent awl tady * want* to bice the h-utae— tramway, part nf It— " "What. At Ihta lime nf night! '' exctalnwd Mr*. Manden, nghaat. •Yeam, and be 'a aa feruciou* a hmklng gent aa— " . Here a loud Impatient vricr demandad from Without, In angry bawa "Are we to be kept wailing la the atreet all nlnht?" | Y.atng Marakn hurried out with I the light, and to hU turprire r-anal toe I paaaoge already bharit d op with pUm 1 -J luggage, while the cabuum alter the ' oneoocerncl manner of hi* *|«x>-w, | waa adding package to ptckige with < 1 celerity which threttoo al ah irtlv I • 1 pr.-Tvnt Ingram and rgrvm alPap lli-T ' The jmung man al Bret fell inclined ,f to rmanl thia c-ml aaaampthm that tie- ■ tea* waa netwaaary at the iU*|vw .1 of e the new-eoniep. ; Itut bappeninx to oh- • arinYM taacuirnt an* d-R.-alely.lo .V ^ inx girt who w« loaning wetrily on e thaanu of a uI1.Atrk.m >ro*n.nnd hear- * Uy brardad man nf middle, age, he re- . railed, and aaM.'aa mildly w> he enW |. u vlur the ce rtainly proruklog 1 ireuatI log. " Areot y.w a fetter r-eanaT*' a i "Oh. GrargeT' remoxtiwle.) the *l "Aren't yon .. fetter of mST 1 ; 2sSsxsSS£3t SSar--®

t "If yon main, hare 1 any apart- - menu to kg. Sir, I certainly hare; (a but— " » "lIT-r apartment!'' if "A dntwing-piow toil, dinlng-par-^iplir.! Henry Morvleti, reluctantly, far 1- he did not at all bncy hit would be l- lodger. 1- " What rent!" ' Twraty guinea* a week,'' «tld thr n urnns man. boplox, aa be afterward . told hla mnthrr. by lb., largenae* of 1 the demand '"to aullofTtlieohi brute." . Hie vbip'r [anwd a moment, eri- j 1 h-ntly anrprSod; then lie aakl. "I lake them -I take them idl " Mjrwlrn, baffled, hot atlll w idling 1 o get rid of tho intruder, Ivynn. rnildlf. - A refrrcncr. Sir, la otwtlly — I "Oil, I know. " retorted th* oilier. ! •upuhmUy, "A reference, or the n-aiey." Theae laat word, he apoke with a ! necr, which audi hit tipper lip curling 1 1 way from hi* thorp white teeth, like .li.it of a fox when about to bite Then lie turned to the young lady, j 1 ho | rile end trembling, leaned again*! i the wall, and wthl, "Marietta, »our purer." She trati* hint n breiulifally imhrel.l- ; ' red has. which even in the uncertain I right Manden could tee waa crtramed 1 with btnk-nnto*. anil wltlch m-uls the . ' .-.ilroran'* eye* gliafrn. The new j ' -Iyer bvik fan It fire flve-pnond ] ' n-rire, and giving them to young Mart- 1 1 ten. add. hin-htlly. j' •• fife r. air; you can tend up the , r change and the rocci|il in the morn- f Ing." I c Marah-n bawrd. There waa uoth- . 1 ng f-ir it hut to aubmiL It wa* quite i ' evident thl* man w»t accu*tora*d to [ ' obeyed. The new lodger turned to the eab- | c "Half a » orervign far yoo to i ■ theae b-.tv. up auira." j 11 "I'd do ll. sir. If there waa twice aa : « many 00 ynl" cried the delighted P "Lonl, h^inya Ilka a prince!" Manden called fiw the aerrant-of- " ril-work to ahow the way. Then he • mid. reapftriftllly. "Will you not atrpinto my ronther'a nxrior. Sir. until a fire t* lightfd op ' .tolrar' " ••No I w*-'r. Sir.-' •• At Icait, the young lady—" 'i "The y.mng lady will do nnUdng of .f the nort, sir '• crlod the u«w Indgar. i c aahk wtvaxrly lo th" girl, "Dal j ,1. 11J tiering at dial young feBflw.- '< follow mi-;" and atrodo up the autre, j f Tiie y-mn < holy lingered hvhlndblm 1 1 .r nn in.lant, and threw tue.i a helpIvta and appealing gbtnc*- at the y.mng " .n llonl Uiau a* Harry Mam-fen tub- > fqu -ntly Mared, be Una nn'd there * " I II * n.l my ro-.theribpiu ten mio- ' n " hn whlapvred. ">fauik you. Ihauk yont" *he -aid, « hurriedly, atid aped up Uw old uak • alalrtaac. . The young man gaxvd after her a ' momcut,- a* if he acancly knew wh.-lli- • .-r he were awake or dr-i.nlnc. and then turned abruptly iotohb mutlnr * » paglnr. Mm. Maradeu ml by the fire in via- ' llifa prrturlauion. with brih curinaltv 1 ind nnxlvty d. picte.1 on her couuly She had heard thr altercation ll.- |*u*a.-F. and twen afraid uf the ' I .n.:*pb-ncr* thereof on Iter tun'* *ooicwh*l fiery temperament. More- ' MOT. aha .wondered greatly tint the- I kite, the preuding authority in the 1 >u».!— ha 1 not been referred to iu the ' .natter. Therefore «• the door opened a -..-tnrned eag-rly to h.-r eon: ' -• Law, Harry dear! winterer it li .ill 1 - " She'i an angH. rn.dh.-r!" atid the ' young man. enthral taUeally. — She! wh-i, my dear!" aafanl the be- 1 wltdere-d motr-m. "Oh tflw .-«,*• he returned, eol-w- 1 ; a little. "She that la, thar, I mean itve liken the ro ma." •• Who arc they!" "Ah! thrt'a what I ahoold ilka to 1 An utiy Bwdgn-loAlng brute 1 ujly '

e 1 n.l hla daughter, I auppoac. And- • .et, no! ahe tollol hiat -Gc «rge" She I vouhln't call bar father •George.' you 1 r »'•«*•" *-- f • " Ofcourac not" . "He ealfed bee 'Marktte.' lan't II that a p ratty name, mother?" " To*, dear. But 1 arant lo know . .boot them poopfe." n "I declare I've I'dJ j"U *U I know. mother, i-xerpt'that he lit* paid th.y fimt week*a read hi advance. And . her- it it;" and be I burd the banku«»to* III hla waather** hood. • Why, Harry, are ym mad?" aire exclaimed. "Yua'aogiren mutwenty Are pound*!" |. drramlly. "and we're to give change , in th* in wiling." ir ".71** -If guinea*, my dtar biy? and the Ian llor l told ua to atk fimr!" h " 1 kn-iw it tn-'lh r; but I didnT like x the loofca of the f Bow. and wanted to m get rid ut hun. So I a -kt*l a prior I ir thontol would atop him." a, --Wl.?' " Well, blcv. yoo! he jrat -cow U1 at | r it dir wtly " al •• Uw!'' la- " And thou attlknl up the ataim a* 1 ..1 if the wbrir ti-uae belonged to him." | k "Ah, biaaa it*, md««l! I nut1 ». make haad or Uil uf the nutter." r- " But, my dear wa ran't take twen- < t- ty guloea* a week tut re.wua only dorth' ild f.mr It"a re* boov*t. and rant be " 1 in- • " Well, what'* totwd-me? " ' " I'm tore I dool know." cried the iot j oH lady, in extreme peeplaxHy. " WaR. wv utrat think it -wr tori- I night, moth-.-r. end tie what'* la he t" j daw* iu the morning.' ' be ! " Vta. jm." h-.- j ■ And now A-nr mother, yriwrne to ! tm and mm that all la nfe reaofiatahfe P ; for the ymag W ly. a* I toil y« rimaM £ (— .fv^,".uld.

rt- 1 would allow her to do. and topped re: •omewhal timidly at tho principal til-ting-rum at th* anil allotted to hor new lodge ra. A gruff "Come la!" ir- Waa the anawer to her knock, and abe ■o entered ' or They were a wry handaotna art of be room*, bong with red damaak; but the walla were diaculared and nainrd with - long diiuae. A thick choking amokr ir ' which flikd th* apartnirau did not - d add to their comfort, and in tpitn of if *11 her effirt* lo the cmtrary, Mr*. •• Martden burnt Into a violent fit of i. coughing. " ' The mald-ofoll-work wa* im her kocra, Denroualy endeavoring to coax g a atubbom fire lo ahow tome then* at fe |. ffet nir, Ou the lieartb-rug beaide h.-r 1 "tood the ne*r<umer. awmring at her r in 110 matured term*. Hi* fine, tul- e , ; wart figure waa drawn up lo Ua full * u height, and with hia pointed braid. gleaming white teeth, and fierce black ll I ! eye*, he waa, 00 bad emb-idiment of t Mephiatoplielca. Mr*. Marvlcn after- * . word declared that the Aral tight of him . "gave her the horrure, and uude her " j ilc»h all of a creep " 1 Iviuing hack, half tainting, in a hlaryr old-Guhtoned red damaak -corered/.a/eat/, the crimaon hoe of which tn , online* led vividly trlth her beautiful j M 1 irulden hair, which had falfe-u looee up-in one arm of U, waa a fair girl of i br ; wt more than twenty. Now that abe ir 1 thrown aaUle the numeroua wrau* IV ! which abe bad pmviooaly hem en- wi j tcloped, it could Ik tern that the waa | richly nod FXperalvely dmaard. A j rnbn ..I cnally bine *Uh, trimmed with j fine, w.ft black lace, set off her fair at ! coinplcxi.m to great advantage; nod if Ut ; cuop.-inl.rn ir.u no inapt repreacn- ly i tativn of Mrphiatoplielea, ahe might pI bcraclf Itave been the origin tl of | MaigOerlte. Poor. Mm- Maradeu Ua ! even. Willi ber threat tilled wi hauiolw tci j and her infbuned eyra with aympalhU- ne I ing team, could not help noticing with admiratioD the riaion of iureliueaa ojo wile her. "I don't wonder Harry called her lb angel." aim thought; "but, Imnl *.ivc ua, ituw like that man i» to the j mi devil!" bfe Then ahe butted lKiaelf in ftting right the ntialakr* of the inexperienced bo uiat'l-utaU-work, aupcrlntending the he 1 poor young wuman'a rfforta with kiodi ly anil remaauring mice. tu: ' "I*« owl, Maggie; it I* all that | cm!, that mak. a the emokc." P po "Smnke!" luterpneed the grutloI man. iraacibly. "It amnkea like the |,n fttnnvl* of ten tbounnd infernal Ileum- „.i " "It will ton* down directly. Sir.-' da uid Mra. Mnn.il.-n. mildly. "And you. my dear madam, pray let me na ahow yoo to a bedroom where there it a lire, and yon ran refreah youraclf The ymng laily half rote, and looked no at Ihb gentleman, who nodded a gruff "That II do, Maggie," Mid Mia. I , Mamdcn: "the fire'* drawing nicely wl now." Then laming to her lodger: h--"Ynu would like tea and aupper aa tnrm a* |m*aibfe:, I auppoac. Sir?" He relaxed •omewhal of hia more*®- by and aald. in a more graelou* j» "If y.m pl«*c. ma'am.'' "Very well, Sir. You ahall have a fowl. rgg*. c«i flee, tnaat, and ham In lea* than an hour. And aim gave th* ncoreaary order* to Maggie, who do- tll part, d, apparently nothing loth to be rill of the presence of the dark-looking h tiger "di, my! ain't be a Tartar, Jnat!" (j, alio aofel, at aim wrat down ataira, resulting to "ahow hi.ip up." aa ahe ,p. cnlle.1 it, to ber "young man" the next hi Sunday. A • Mrs Manden nddmned tb® young ly: u "Sow, ma'am— or abould I ray llt mia?" ,u , "S*y ma'am, pfeaae," add the young l*.ly faintly. "If ynu will fallow tue, them * a fire rr ( in the Yellow Boom, and I'll hive. on- -0 11u1.lv ready a> *000 aa poaalbie for '"

your |*pa.'' The trenlfe-mau co lured fnrionaly, n and looked like a thunder-cloud, a* he ul eafel. la a ruiae wbaar tuura narafaUd a the growling of a hull-dog, "That tally it my w if*, ma'am!" 10 "Oh, taw I Blcaa me! I'm aure I aak «* . pardun." cried the |aior old ta-ly. ,r at irtk-d oat of ber propriety. "By what uauw ahall 1 rail you. pkaoe, I Sir?" " "ttall me Mooafeur Moire. That " 1 I tally i* Madame Muin " -And what- al But the ludger'a |a!icuce waa ex- " P batu tad. h "Gwt out, you dhattering. croa*-ex- > - aminlng ubl fuui!" be cried, iu a C * p. wring fury; "and yoo. Marl cite. 1 c d-eit anawer any af lb* prying ulfegV V quntinna!" And hc-turudand poked p I lie fire toT igtly. " Ip great uaiaternation Mm. Mam- p * d- n mad.- kigm to Madame Muirm to " f.ilfeiw her, and brat a precipitate re " treat from the apartment. " Having ahown her govatu. a kinall li 1 bedroom in which a cheery fire wa* "I 1 i burning, and fttrnuhc-l her with entry r " nquielte of the toilet, Mra. Mamdcn i descended again to ber parlor, and to a i Uie anriety at licr ton. ! * j "They It neaag do f-ir ut, my dear, I n-F-vo-e!" abe aaid, shaking bar head 1 I in an aggrieved faahiun. 1 "1 tluoT think they will, mother. I j bat what now?" ' Fancy, Harry— that brute called ■ ' j uk: '.i chattering old tool:' " ' "How Jrer he!" eicUi rural the ■ mtng man. indignantly, and yet hard- | ' ly abK tn help Uugbiog. 1 "" ; the old lady; "and 1 dvclam. my dear. 1 * ■ the wteA- atttir pou am in mind nT no.- .rf thra® fair, ta-rie. uf, aodtoated , . i-aakfe* I n*rd to mad wbun 1 waa a * "Uwntt?" ^ un promWd to

-d ' Ah! I dent tbink Ofe young Udy 11 t- tear premie* that." rr "But, my dear hoy, *ba tor." " A thriB of diaappoinliaenl »Lut ie through young Maradeu aa be aaid, . "Why, what do you moan, routbef?'rT rf "Sha *«i married him— thoyhi. ® wife." h "Impoetibe!" / r "Ob no, d»r, not at al! itopumibic^ [ ( lit raid *0, and to did >V." U r The young man grained tiigbtiy. -^JTlwn be aaid, auddenly . r ' Mother dear, there's M.melbius ! strange in ail tbh." "All what, Harry?" "Why, iu people tumbling into 1 r thia time of night, paying - twenty gdoraa a week like dirt for 1 ■ room* not worth fife, without a mur- t . mur. and bringing all that luggage without a tingle eerrauL" " My dear, people often lake lodging* anddrUy." a - But doirt pay four timer their • S-o," raid tt«e" aid tady, hesitating; a "I don't think they often do Iter." n "Sot rtvy! And thro, if that man'a fi her hualnud— " n "Well, Harry, young girl* often men much older than them- n ••So they do. But yoaug ladle* of al i evident rank and wraith don't it travel about without a tadyVraaid.— you can are abr ir not tired to a: wait upon heracll." tl "Thalta true." Ir "Then what dread ehe ha* of hint!" "Wall, my dear, ilef 1* noaigumeni at all. Some violent men do frighten wives, you know, witbontactual- >| ly ill-treating tbem. Now. even your •• poor dear father— " pa "Yea, yea. mother; I kuow lather * a hot temper, and so, for the mat- th of that, hare I. Hut then. Innever lil-uaed you." "Of courae not." cl "And / hare never Ill-usrU you. " re "My drar child, what are you of?" I- • Wherraa," canliuucd the young M 1 man, "thia pnor Ctrl ahrank and I rem- . .[ when her hualnnd looked at her." "My dear boy, that is no pr>«if of M bodily 111-lrentmenL 1 doo't aoppoae *n lie brau her." wl ■ ' B-ali ber!— beau that auperb crea- *h -- Well, my drar, I aay 1 dun't sup- ve "But the mere thought of audi a ,-ii horrible Ihiug! Did he toll you fait re "Yea— Moira; Mouiicur and MaMolra." br "That wainda like a I'ortugueec In •Yrt, nrSpanlth.' -la "Oh, taw, Harry, I hope tbey'ra th not Spaniel-! ot "Why, nathcr?" hs "Oh. brrauae the only Spanish lady *t| I ever knew— auch a lovely creature, re with a black tac| veil lied orer her th hrad. you know, and all that— 1* "Yea, yta, I know." n. "WaB. my dear, abe waa tubbed her husband In a fit of Jralousr. re poor thing." -.1 "Thl* man certainly worn-, all that." n< "All what?" re -Jealnua." ot "How do you know?" "Why, mother, heaeowfedatmcbe- jj cause I naked If hia wife would come v m here and warm hemelf." "Did he?" t, •Dldn'the! The nan *< a veritable t) Othello." m Here the bell rang tiolcnUy half a dnxen time*, and Mra. Manden p Inistled Into the kitchen to help Mag- *1 _-k iu the dishing up of the anpp.-r. n Harry Mamdcn lighted hit pipe and „ - u with hia feet on the fender, leal in *| •leep reverie, until hi* mother m- ,1 Chrlatmaa morning broke cold and froety, but with that indescribable S >g- " •j hiixe. nowhere teen but in I-nadon. h •ind only there la autninn and winter. " Mrs. Martden and her ton were earl r 11 Mra. early

rieeri, and unastaily ao an Utit partlc- h utar morning ; fcr, not ratly were the cncnlhrtt nf thr new Indprra tn be aura N to. but aereral of young Maraden 'a fel- 1 lowrierica had hern Invited to Join th- b good tady'* dinner-table, and ahe bad much more to do before ahe could dim " her brat tilt dreea far church. * It waa, therefore, but a little after " •even wbeo the housekeeper and her I were sealed at their rariy break * f.st, and ;be Utriatmae pudding had h heeo pat on the fire to re- 1 reive ita Ankthing louche* (far ll hail ' en partially bolted daya pmvioualy). » Maggie waa below, cheerily chirping a ' Ch rutin** anng while tho rooreil 1 .midst hre pot* and pana^for Uie new " were not to breakfast until half- 1 taat nine, and the Bute maW-of-oll- 1 work had not yet gone opataira to are ( range their allling-room. Mra. Mamdcn. tipping her coffee. 1 «-** (after her usual fashion on Chrlat- | ins- nmrtiins) rerawdmg to her ion a J h"*t of remlnlacroces of her earlier . now regretfully realtor tome 1 ps.l mcolfeftion, now chmrlly laugh- | orer anuie pkaianl memory. There | are many persons betide* old tadira who have Ihia habU of looking back to the pas', on the annivmary of great hotivala ; and. indeed. Chriatmavday is an ^ mile-* tone on the road of life with na all " Ir ip rather awkward they ahoaM coma Juat now," aakl Mr*. Mamdcn. "I wnodar what they'll want for dinner! (hctalnly them are thoae tha turkey." "And there'* n fine Ut of href. , mother " r "My braf. Indeed! Oh no! We j I ' can send 'em up a phoaaant and some j I J mitwr-p.1* ; and quite good^sAoitah too j I ""lYrtlpa thoyll dio® out." i| -ftSSSfeaitowJ . ' mother. L'ertaialy »r rant oontirma „ to take twenty guinea* a week. Bv-tba-wnj, mother, hare yon faur pound*

U lo your puree far Mooaieur Motra'u . . change? And I'll write out the reeHpi.". y •; The old tady row tn skx. tayimritia; . . Chrtatmaa.pxpeoyr liad kftvticr wry rfi»ra/<HoaeilS5d«' managed thy lossr 1 j precis "krjdfe hej *uu_wrute"jJl«- re4 1 >«at. 'full take it up myself when Mnimj/ take* up their breakfast. • $ — r0b, by-the-way I" exclaimed Mi*. I Maradeu, as a thought had struck her. I She opened the door and ealfe.1 out, j "Maggie!" I " Yca'm !" screamed that young no1 man'a voice from the regions below. " Hadn't yon better light the fire in the aitting-room np stairs and arran-,-. tho room*?" " Directly *m ?" , " Yea. go at once. " And Mra. Martden returned tier sent, and took another piece of tonal. But not five minutes had ctaiwd when auch a shrill srrdfcn from tip stairs rang through the hotob that molherand ton simultaneously sprang their chair* in alarm awl dia"tiood Ilraveni ! wliat ran he the , matter ?" cried the young man. horri- i fl.-d ; while Mrs. Manden. white a* a ! sank hack in ber chair, wring- 1 her hands. Young Martden rushed up the stairs ; ami found Maggie on the- landing of firsl-ftaor, trembling like an n-peii 1 an.l almost unable to speak. "flood Uod ! what 1* it Maggie- T" ho , asked rxcitedly. 1 "The bed-room ain't been step' in, < Hammered th>- servant-girl.— ] "And— and— look here !" she added. , which was slowly trickling frota under ! 1 aitting-room door. • It's blood I" be cried, horrified. | | "i"em. it bo. Sir," returnW the girl. | clinging lo the balusters, and over- I with terror. go for the police." raid young "The door mutt Ik broken j f -qien." ^ To deacribo tlic consleroittlnu uf ^ Martden when informed of the state of things would 1» Impoaaibir, ^ poor Maggie, aa frightened na f clung to her, sobbing. Thus the two terrified women awaited the ad- J rent ol the poli«. Unlike what usually happ-ii iu such ' they were not feiog in coming, and than the party proceeded up ataira. * The door of tlic ailliug-room was 0|K0. and a terrible *|v. etncle met their gaxe. long fair hair soaked in blood, tay Mif- 1 Moira. She w** still arrayed in ' blue silk dress which ahe had worn [ the previous owning, and in on.- of small white hands, which .was 1 clenched, was a handful «f 1 coarse black hair. A large wound In the region of her heart had evidently the cause ol death; but that it had not been instantaneous wa* sufficiently t proved by the fact of her having made resistance to her murderer, aa Hie lock ' •if liair in her clenched hand bore witTho inspector, however, after regarding the body a moment, sent . of his men for a doctor. "What is the use of thai- asked Marsden. in a hollow voice, and pale v ashes. "She's dead. Isn't she?" " oil re*, she * dead en- jgli," renin wd the Inspector. "But ii*» always rule. In such eases, to un.! far a medical man." However, when the doctor arrived, tlw great surprise of them all, he announced the fact that th r lady wna not .lend, and, more than that, she not llkelr to die, unless from thr to the ayatetp. She was In a state at ayncope, he said, from Io*s of blood. Examination proved that Hie weapwith which she. had been slabbed ha.1 glanced aside trore a steel comet which she wore, and thus avoided the heart, within a few inches of which. within a few Incite* or which. c

It had gone. By tho doctor's directions, Madainr Moira was end n-stral and put to bed, ind a prac'iced hospital nurse rent for to attend ber. Moira was of course sought for high c nod low, hand-bills were circulated. r nod a reward offered; but, alter all he ^ strangely enough met hit fate by orci- . -lent a few days subsequently to his j attempted murder of hit wile. After j having tain yrada a day or two his holy sraa discovered on the line* of the ^ Hoodoo. Chatham, and Duval Ball- r war. It was supposed thai, heing un acquainted with the neighborhood, h- t had endeavored to make a short cm t serosa the line alter dark, and barn knocked down and killed by a pasting , train. The aeoouut which Madame Moira gave of hemelf was a singular one.— ' ■die Stated that ahe was a Hwrde. ami had been brought up at Stockholm hi an old lady whom abe had always supposed to be her mint. No expsnaor luxury had been spared for her. 1 and the sraa highly arcompliahed. (It waa aftersraid ascertained that sh. waa the illegitimate daughter nf a Una•tan nobleman ) At a soiree given br 1 her reputed aont the fimt met with 1 Moire, a Ifartugnete merchant, and a • man of grind family, who became replicated by her singular beauty.— Strongly nrgeil by heraunlt and.in/«eqver impelfed by that alrangr fascination which aomrtlmra induce* women to marry men utterly repulsive to tlinn. ahe at hat accepted the offer* of thr Portngneae merchant, wlrn. 00 the aoddrn death of lier aunt, brought her to England. Madnme Molra affirmed srs.sst.'Eias artualltlU-tmntbrr W her.- Ibry bad lodged In lymd.m ahe could not tell bring utterly a stranger In the ettr.1 All si*, knew wa* that, 00 the night of . their remoriog to Mra Maraden'a tier i husband had tadd her to array herself 1 did thl* tojall any auaplcioo which ah* might firm : far a letter found in «w I of hia vaRs^JglYU berood d mbt thai ! ha taken hi* srife to an obscure , . place an porpoae to murder her. bt1 Mousy having become uubsonMaj, ■ aad that ahe bad obeyed him. She > aaid that when ahe peiusiiad a eab

a'* I laden with the luggage of herself am ,v_ ' bag bus band alia wa* snrpriwd a as - waa about to qnratioa him. wb> a b. slopped brrwiUiaper<m|iUiry grature. .a; : and dcund her tu gel into Uw vehicle rs that abe, well knowing bta morow u"r ; dispiaitioo, did nut dare to ditubey IVhlle at anppcr on the night of their .arrival at Mra. Marad.n's, Madame da ) Moira stated that ber husband, aln | though cu.«k1v, showed mure than 1 usual polite-oca* toaard her; Indsrd, but far his jcahiU* tcruio-rwie nl, which *- ; k.-pt Iwr iuontiuual dread. slwaffirmr. i cd Hut he was extremely kind to and 1 fund of her. There cnuhl be no quea- ' I lion that Mo.ni * incvaaant dread of a ^ rival had rrniV rvd hlruqylKc Ins-ine .ai young Maradeu. though Iwliad known Q i him hut an hour, in that light. Madame Moira declared thai thr bad never fell more at cue with her j husband in her life, and that she imI agincd she wa* gradually coaxing him into a genial humor, when he paralyred her wiUi terror by sudden!* Jumping up and seizing her by tlw hair, declaring that tlw wa* "a fisUhfen d wife." and that ahe sb-oild "live to *.- I, dure no more men." 8he remembered . only *ering his fierce black eyus gleam with the light, if insanity aatbc clutchS esl hold of hia hair; endeavoring to hold ! - him away from lier. She wa* loo | u-rror-alrickrn to give any alarm. — 1 Then she felt a tu.kfen. slurp, flerec | |«in, and fell u-nsrfeas to the ground. " ! I he weapon with which lie had stablc-l j > her wa* a beautiful stiletto, found . I on the floor, the hill of which was 1 j richly studded with sapphires and j |. S.wne of the boxes of the deccaaul [ 1 amount of valuable propertT. ' Ifeai.lea j plate aud jewel rv, there were large | . qnaolitisa 01 mold-.res, double d-.ur- | luooa, English sovereigns noil f-m ign i nod English taiuk-note*. N'on-tations ' , of Molra tver putting forth claim to . any of these valuables, they hecam. I the property of hi* widow, who con- 1 ! Naturally there could bebutuuceu.l • ' all this, and lluit was oik- whirl. I I caused the young bnuk-ck-rk's com- ! , [.anions to term tilin "a lucky dog."— | I Within cue year of this memorable 1 eve Marietta Moira changed j name fur that or Maradeu. AM ODI) m. Rowley's consent to pay my addresses tn his ward. I knew it was all over with me. 1 felt all over directly I wa* shosrii mtffTft: the lire, toasliwg Ids gouty feet, and reading hit newspaper. 1 fell R wa* to completely all over with backed myself out of 1 be room withoui entering into any particulars as to thr object of my visit. I would liav.cheerfully informed him that I wa* an agent fur llnahller't Hair restorer, and had 'idled wilh a sample, which might fa. returned If not appro* , d nfand I knew him. He an.lrr*to<Kl perfectly Well why I had a lleitaj ihe twelve o'clock at.-, be K.» K sharp old . gentleman, who had had hla ryr* .01 1 nnnscd upon. , lie said. "TrfW^ seat. Mr.- 1 forget your name." and tlieo lie fumbled with bis glasses, and referred to my polite epistle, which tay on Hhtabic near him. I took a aent and nursed my hnt.— I (Kraplrrd a little. I bad a tremu motion ol my knees come on. which made me look ridiculous. 1 waited for him to begin, but ho did not. I began myself, alternoe or tw.. secret encounters in my throat with a something which felt very much like a cork out of a soda-water bottle. "You are not aware— thai is, you eau not but be aware— that 1 liav. ' long regarded your ward Clara with— Did you speak. Sir?" ^ "No, Sir, I did not speak." He bad given nn awful cough uf a double-knock character, that was all 1 Ho kept hi* glaase* on his none, and focused mc, and the nja ration wa* unpleasant. 11c wa* not pleaaaut in bis | reception of my statement eitlier; he was decidedly nnplouan', not to say depcrately disagreeable. Bat then b< * wa* n cross, in-grained ok] fellow; ' evert bods knew It lo Wolrerttoo. in

and I have no particular reason to disguise It here. I rssnmoisnsed my statement. I poured forth the best feelings of my heart, and with no ckojuincc thai 1 might hare melted adamant 1 conk-sa-rd to him that Clara waa my one amAa I have aaid already, 1 that It waa all over with me, but 1 waa poetic even In the midst of my deS|oiiiing conseiouso.-M. Mr. Rowley set aaid* hia newspaper. ' his chair an inch or two closer to pat hi* great hands— miliar disposed to be gnnly Kke hla feel - upo.i hi* knees, and anrreyrd mc from head ' to foot contemptuously. "May I aak your ago, voting man?" [ he aald. , This wa* my weak point of defense, . but I told him. i • •Seventeen.'' 1 "And how did you drat'becoine *e- , qnaintad with my Clara, who la a year -. Junior, ihe hu»y?" t "Well. Mr. Bowler, it ha. been n " long attachment. My finishing *ch «. J at llerabarough was situated npprwtb h her finishing school and we inw each a other al choreh; and I think—" " ' I think that ynu both ought to br " homa-whipprd!" he aaid, fiercely, in- ^ tempting me; "and at far myeoosrnl n to Clara's engagement to a hoy like ■■ y on— I will go an far a* to aay a whip- ' per-annpper like yon—" I "A whlpper-onapper, Sr!" j "I repeat It. a whipper-snapper! ' - cried old Bowfeyr, becoming very red h and aioiplsctic In appearance. "I dra cUo* to li«teo to TOUT propnsterom I proposal far one Instant. Clara la . ..nly sixteen, and data not knnw ber w own mind— abe la a mere child." .. "But we ahall both grow older. Mr. If Rowley." a "Ah. nod more semi hie. I hope.— s, Cood-ronrnlng." - "Gewd-morniog. Sir." a 1 did Dot wall to tail him of my ex m pTnitaSI iriS bira,odn^0mS» * Instice aad oouaiderntina. I want 1 away rreet-fallra and btart-broheo. 1 H- dash -d from tha library In daapalr. b aad brought my farehcod against that

ind of my beloved with a caocnaalrm thai 'J- waa nearly the means nf stretching |JV" our sensrk •* Inrma outelde the tyrant"4c! ilen. tho victim* of hi* cruel obduracy n-c Clara, naturally interrated in the m■J aolt of inj interview with her guardian. hod fiweed ber pure but anxious " aoul to listen at the library keybnfe.- - al- I hod retired in haste, and floored h-*r. an "Oh. my gracious!" she sohbol *j- f-irth; "I did not know you were reim- ™ lug out like that! Oh, my head! Oh, 0l| bow dreadful! Oh. Alphonto, sre •s- : must part forever!" I 8hc re-tad her bead oq my ahapkler, ™ ' and shed many Irarv I .klWri away m ber tears; P-ioiUsl lier lured fondly, keeping dear of the bump* which I bad , raise. I there. I could scarcely see her ' I gulden liair for tears myself- the wain ler had risen into my eyes iramrdtateX- 1 ly we had met each other. I sought j I" • to aim her emotion. I bade her I*- 1 £ | firm, and 1 recommeniksl vinegar and I | brown paper for her damaged brow. s| j I raid that I sh-uld try them myself n j when 1 got home. 1 te.1.1 her that 1 , J." j would die rather thau relinquish her; t| I she said the same thing in a burst of' - ! unumlroltabfe emotion; we. renewed C our row* of eternal fidelity, and tore ^ | | ourselves from each other » arms. 1 d ! eru'lwd in spirit, but strong yet lo re- 1 -* ! "« ""J""1 oppression, d ; I told ail my trouble* to Jack E.i- ^ Jack and I ba.l been tchciol-fclluws , I t'lgethcr; wo were gdng into the mrdc I ial proles-inn together luvseiillv: my 1 - father bail resolved llut I «h..uki walk ' ' 1 tlic hftspltnta lusltsul of the ri—y |«th j r> - of love. Jack, hard my story, and' c aaid that Ik would not have *t.«d half! • | or 01.1 Rowley , oousenre; hut what he | I j would hare done under the ein-uru- 1 stances he did not Impart to nw at tl.- - time, ami 1 fiwg'K to ad; Id... aft.-.-, j ■ - wanL J Clara and 1 met ckiodcs«lu.-l}. We j , were lovers; we had been lovers from i I ..or youth; live flinty hart of a guard- j , tan who liad outllvul mortal passion ! I I met Clara Iu tue village; I scaled j 1 " the park fence, and met her in thejj b -rpi-u wood; an.l Jnck; R^l fellow, j , keppwreti-h on the .W..I tlic Hall an.l I . ' okl Rowley's libraiy window, with a I j telescope, let w>- alinukl Ir surprised | J ' much ol our time talking of what ne - should do when she enme Into her I I I propv-rysat iwraty-onr, and my grand- 1 •nother favored me by departing froni this earthly spliere; l-ut it wna a sharp , ' winter, and our teeth cluttered over ! ' * our prospect* Clara and I used In j 1 ' arrange our ihtrting in this wise — ; .-arne- keeper. P.-t.-r Sokes, an invnl- ■ -n, and wilh a heart all charity tie | •rare! hi* fellow creature*. IYtcr was ' Ira * ts getting np subscriptions for hi* II fellow creature* in Hie village; and '' what arifli hi* subscription* and hia ' tolatccu— I kept him rutirrly in tobacco— my pocket money knew hut Huh '* e-#t. Still Ik had a good lieart, and " was kind to n*. • lie te»k charge ol ' " -ur c«rrv»p.oulrncv, which sots car -i.il .01 by a circumlocutory Imt sun- '' ietina, another confidant— who, alas! '• orovtd lieraclfa perildiou* snake— and ' fe-llna intrusted it to IVter, who took .1 to a cnarl-il monarch of the forestin oak tree in fact -and .-onccaled ii 'mm all hunnn gaxc iu a small bulls* cavity aomu leu (ret from the ground. where, at a later hour. I found It, ami " lepoaited my answer, to bo conreyrd '' by the same process tnlo my deamt Clara's hand*. Peter was a tank old mau, and very wiry: b® eonhl climb a tree like a »qu I rrel. and I wa* agile myself. Tin . whole conception wn* romantic, if yoo will, but grand! I thought ao. (tarn ?* thought »o, IVter thought »o. Th- '* idea sra* from Miltals's picture, which " wo had Ixth carefully studied; and ilj (N-ter Intel uot generally dcpailed his small notea to myaolf at the aome tiiiv. ' isking ray "kind consideraahun. aa a isxing my ainu consioeraanun. as

rentleman horn with a warm hart, t> in adicUng kase in the pariaah," tie ,| , romance w.aiM have fern pure nnri a .innlloyed. f!Urn dcfi.il the obdurate guardian m '■■r two months; It wn* February wbeo (1 ' -i-hna Mogi 1 1* betrayed u*. I wV Q idrandng, in on innocent and untus 1 •lllce In Hi® wood, half a mile from 1 dr. Rowley's house, when I bream. t; -.mscious at the wtaile perfidy. I sra> J •lose upon tho tree — Hurt brave ol. " uk which had held so many accrete- . when voices in another direction filled , | uyaoui with liorroe. They were tfe ,. voices of Samuel Rowfey, Esq , 1 P.. u md IVter Stoltra, my Mercury. 1 ' sank down In the long jraa*— then ,, wa* a rapid thaw that morning, an" ' the damp stock to roe at ootx-and 1 1 rem bird for my lore. I sraa not or 1 imtant too soon; their footsteps wen f .i|»in mr. Mr. Rowley's right (hoi , was nearly upon me also; be shared . my feature* by a hair's breadth, luu! -iisaed on. Tile harsh tones .of h<» , I voire rang tn my ears an instant after- , '' ' You doo't eouahier yourself an sbominabie kcamp, I suppose." Mr. ' ' Rowley aaid, "an unpeiuei paled old vagabond, to net u a go-between to e h 1 silly school girl and that idiot of a n fantl You never thought of the harm " of euc mragiiSnhta. did yoo?" '• "I'm srerry serty, far." whlmparad * . IVter. '• ( '-Teaching my ward to fa- deceitful '■ - Ine the sake of a few sixpence*, I sup- " s H^I've never ha'penny, yoor honor. P r nuwh rare* a sixiKncr." Neither had be. They were grner- . ally half crnwna he waa In the habit ol " receiving frnen mc. "Ynu draerva to be kidusi out nf a IK "flta^ far a wtekad old hypo- " crttrt" - me » bearechina; and whsai 1 tedd bar „ there waa lutrm la writing to Maasavl? HnaUmon srith.wt her dear giuxtot wul knowing any think aboat It.

ial .b* allcri raid U waa far tha tart tin*. ng Sir— really. " tv "Ifltsnu not far your age, StoX-s, ly I 'daeud you about yoor business this re- wry day." d- "Itai arerry sorry, ®r," Slokr* »»h. us agdn shedding mooy tears. "Is this the tree " •r. "Yes. far. tbotv th* trac." " Kl "And Claras tail letter it up there n now, eh? In that hole? Sow no h. more Ilea!" re "Yea, Sir, in that hale." "How on earth do you gst at It?" r. "Master Huskistoo cllmba upthcrv, iv Sir. for his answer*. IH go up and I r". feich down Miaa Clara's letter in a d uiinit " •r Tlwre waa a small epistle of Ida own i- lie wished to obtain aa well. pcrh»i»; .,r t sraa possible that hia noble mind It ; had auggeaud aome scheme to save ; dear Clara's mia»i« from socrik-Kicu. d I eye*. But Mr. Rowley suspected this. "Stop where you are, Stokra!" he If roared forth; "I'll have do more of your monkey tricks. Glre me a q j buck." if! "Give you a wot. Sir?" J "Rend yonr back, you rascal, aud e i I 11 Jump on it, and get the letter my - . :Vlf •• . / Jump.m it!" reqaatod stoke*, wilh | a look of dismay at Mr. Rowley'*. - !»>rt!v figure; "It don't strike me that . "H will be only for a annate," said . ! Mr. Rowley, quite brutally; ' and if I ' break your back, it will serve you ; right enough. I'm not au elephant, I mob, an.l 1 will have uo more ot Ibis ! Mr, Stoke* resisted U" farther. He mud.- liia tuck a* If atamt lo cmi ru ne.- u game at leap-fregf wltli a jus- - 1 lice of tho |s-acv; and, wilh more agih- - ty tlcvn 1 had given Mr. llo» ley credit l-'-r, the guardian wa* aloft, ami within Nil loch or two ol our fetter-boy. "O. lor! shall you bo king. Sir?" - u»krd Mr. Stoka*,' groaning soltly to , himarlf. "liaise your shoulder, you rascal, a I little more-," cried his employer. ' ! 8tok>i illJ in, and from my hldiug1 1 plan- 1 saw Uie hand or Mr. Rowley ! strive, with snnK difficulty— for It was 1 : fat. gouty hand. I haw already aald I —10 force ilwlf into that casket, which ' had contained so many of dear Clara's j epistle*. J-niuuel Rowley was an ex1 his efforts, and turned very red. aud , moved bis feet restlessly upon poor ' I Stokn's laiek. 'I "1 have got ft !" he cried at last - I ' The artful jade— the coming, plot- | ting Uufe minx. toaervchcrowoguan!"It hat's Hie matter, Sir ?" "Walt a moment. Stokes— dou'i ' shake. Oh. lor. ham mercy upon us ' • J Oh. A— n it ! Oh, dear, what Is to te ' I "I* any think pxrtlckler the matte r. Sir? Nat a hudo.-r, 1 hope, or n u.-»; of »ar|«-iils. or ony^lhink?1' ami oh! . tucked Id bis tuppenny we called ll at -cl.u-.l— to cnucval bis laughing and •Mo. Siokes: "It's something much . worae, I'm aornr to aay." I "Wu*. -Sir?" aaid Stokes, wh" left off laughing immediately. "Yes; I— I can't get my hand out!" "The devil you can't Slr!»' cried Stokra, in dismay. I "ItV twisted eoroeliow, or awolfen. , .rr the ww«l has gripped me. Walt a ■u.snirnt. Stokes— Oh, it'* all up with "Take ft qniet. Sir. Keep cool or I -you'll never do It—. don't hagitate • voursclf; but for Corel's sake look . sliarp, I'm a-craeking." 1 " . ou t move. Stoke*- aa you arc a 1 .nan. don't mow! If you were todrop. I ran not Imagine what wonkl become , -f me It will be all right In a minute"' " Make It less, if you can." groaned • -tok.-e; "all the blood's got into my 1 nend, oribl. .Oh, lor, what is to l»1 lone? Are you out. Sir?" , "No, I'm not; I'm fixed, Stokea. imlerd." 1 Stokes burst into tear*, mud howled - with all his might; and Mr. Bowley •h.Hited a great deal, aud swore a groat deal too. Stokea would haw run fur 0 it prohnblv, fiir be waa succumbing 1 f*«t to the ilrnd sseightabimi him. had - nni -Mr. Rowley held him by tbo throat I, with hi* boots, ami dxed him too. fa u.-i, mid was rushing to the rescue. " 1 am really wry sorry, Mr. Row- . ley; eu> 1 he of any aasiatanos? • , " Assistance, you— yoa — young .lev — ! Yea. vou ran. ma dear child.— Ye*, vou can, child. —

Run l>r aladdcr, and **aw or aomathlng, at quick at lightning, to the "Sm-hl-beUol" shrieked Stakes, I prepared to obey Mr. Rowley'* i.ioiniaooa; "doo't run; come here, md let me ran, or boat up I must! lor. Master Huakiasoc d.m'i have ouy longer— do crane and tab a turn. He's not to heavy wbeo yoa're isrd lo him — ta isn't inderd." I saw the Deceaaily of advancing to rescue at ooco. aud *0 did Mr. .tnwley. 1 was loll for my age and inferably stremg, and I hastened to take ihe pbue of Mr. Stokes, which I did wilh great caution on all aide*. Bei- dd ow at last bearing the gu srdtao of .."tara aa my shoulder*, and feeling terribly the srrlgbt of my responsibility * lie stood with hla has to the tree, -till demising bis ingenuity to get hie innd out of the trap. " I hope I'm not ton heavy fbr you, Master Husklsaoo," he coodeacended uy, politely, for the tight of me wu* -re-ti 'pleasant to witness. •• Not at all." waa my ehrerfh! an iwrr. "You'll make yourself aa light is rooenn lo oblige toe, perhaps? ' I had not quite doqe growing, and nan it fragile daring that process.Mr. Rowley was wry bravj. and v** "i-wig in hia aaaerrlon-' wlctadly wrong. !*••«,« fault, mind roo. Thl* might hava boon nr death," hs sold, raprMshfttfly. • Yes, Mr. Rowfef, If I hadn't la Ih* way." was my -happy i'-j.-imfer. * . ■ Ah! bur"— hs looked round* wi.h liffiuully, aad food Stakes stilt Iberr, making ovary tears (Art to etral. - <• •n h Is bMkhaftws By Ing 00 his mission. ".Tome it, faokes, ran fur roar life.'— -lou 't stand thtro, you wreldMd lunatic, muiher Instant!" Stokra ran away, and I sraa left rt ooe *u|ipaet of Mr. Rowley, fan' ra and a half, wbsa^'wfahsd that he baa remained and ahonal the Wright wi'h me. 1 tried lokaap firm, bat Ibediff. cutty wa* immenaa. " Boy. you're giving! Doo't ahaks Kerp y .uracil mora aflainst Ih* Baa." Mr. Bow lay collad down. "AU right. I'll do it be CtaraV sake, if it's passible; hut If I soap-" Thou I rasnasaharad that hah- 1 2.^,-a3r=?s^" ™