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There were two rose hushes, one cinnamon and one damask, while double sweet gillyflowers sowed themselves and caiue up every year along with inignou • ette and chrysanthemums. It was a sweet, flagrant, old-fashioned little garden, which Rhetta's mother had tended aud taken pleasute in, and now it was Rhetta's. There she worked all her spare half-houis, sowing aud wa tering, weeding and transplanting, till her little hands weie brown, and her cheeks like her own cinnamon roses. Aunt Dorcas, in the kitchen, used to wonder 'how 011 airth that child could he so content all alone out in her posy bed !' But Rhetta was not so olten alone of late, since they had taken a boarder. Ralph Callender found that the pleis antest path to the house lay through the little flower-garden, and when his jobs of copying failed to occupy his time, what could ho more natural than to use his leisure helping the blushing gardener ? It was lie who carried a way all the weeds, divided the white peony roots and reset them, and dug more thoroughly than Rhetta ever could around the dear old rose-bushes. Over their work they fell talking, as young people will, and already Rhetta's father began to watch them a little anxiously above his spectacles as he sat 011 the porch, while one of the neigh bors had remarked privately to Aunt Dorcas that it was a pity young Callen der was not a man of fortune as well as of family. In truth,riches had taken unto them selves wings and down away from the Calender's a year before,so that Ralph, iustead of becoming junior partner in an old and prosperous business, saw notning before him but what his two hands could earn, and being totally un prepared for such a prospect, he had to take a little time to get used to it, and to find out which way to turn. Mean while he had drifted to this suburban town, and waiting to find a situation as clerk or accountant, did copying to support himself and boarded at Rhet ta's. It was the day they had been trans planting touch-me-nots,and R ilph had thrown himself down under the plum tree for a respite, while Ithetta pulled the faded blossoms from a primrose, lie might haye been misanthropic e nough at that moment it he had chosen for the last line of copying lay upon his table finished, with not so much as a hint of an order for any more. Worse than that, a clerk's place he had been hoping for had that very morning been giyen to another. If he had got it, ho could have spoken to Rhetta at once. His glance followed her as she bent over her plants, her garden bonnet dropping back trom her bright brown hair, and his fingers sought instinctive ly a little ring that hid in his vest pocket. The old Callender pride had come to this, that he only waited for the barest chance of being able to earn a living before he offered heart and hand to pretty Ithetta Wood, whose bonnie face was all her dowry. But he could not help letting love color his words a little when he said, presently, to Ithetta, as he watched her : 'When I make my fortune, you shall have green-houses and hot-beds, and gardens laid out on terraces.' 'Like Colonel Porter's V laughed Rhetta, blushing oyer her trowel. 'Oh ! have you ever seen his plate. Mr. Callender ? It's over on the west side.' 4 I think I have passed it," answered tlie young 'man, indifferently. 'Big tree, three terraces, ribbon beds, and a peacock, on the lawn ; is that the place ?' 'Yes isn't it splendid !' exclaimed lihetta. 'I always go that way when 1 take a walk by myself ; and oh ! how I do long sometimes for things I see the gardener throwing away—slips and cuttings and roots that he thins out. Perfectly lovely things 1' 'Why don't you ask him for them ?' 'Ask him r" and Rhetta caught her breath at the very idea of her doing os audacious a thing. 'Why, I wouldn't dare.' 'Don't you know them ?—the family, I mean.' 'No ; how could I ? Rose Porter and I went to the same school, and when she rides by and sees me she bows and smiles ; but that isn't being acquainted. She is as beautiful as a princess. It is time for her to be at home now ; she has been in Washing* ton all the spring. Ralph Calleuder mads no answer. He was busy weaving a true-love knot MILLIIEIM, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2G., 188 G. of grass blades, and when it was done he gave it to Khetta. She blushed again over it, and went on talking about 110 wers. 'I wish I could get some slips of Col onel Porter's geraniums,'she said ; 'lie has so many kinds, and 1 have only this little pink one. And I want a root of day-lily very mueh. and so.llo tea-rose cuttings, and a double Genoese violet ; a blue salvia too, and— Oh,- Mr. Cullender, look ! There is ltose Porter now driving up the street in her pony phaeton. Isn't she lovely ?' As the jaunty basket phaeton moved slowly bv, a bright, pretty face glanced from it,smiling cordially at Khetta,and then was over spread by a look of sud den recognition and pleased surprise at sight of Ralph Callender, who took his hat off respectfully. 'Why, do you know her V' asked Rhetta, amazed. '1 tfn\l I do. She and my sister Sal ly became great friends two years ago at Newport—or was it Nahant V And Miss Porter spent tho holidays at our house the next winter. 1 thought it must be she, when you described her.' Ralph Callender paused and gazed reflectively at the ground. He was re calling that gay holiday season when Rose Porter and his sister were the belles of their set. lie could have counted his friends then by tho hun dred, and now —'Poverty does make a difference,' ho thought bitterly. All who had it in their power to aid him turned the cold shoulder. lie was simply a poor man seeking employ ment, and he felt at odds with the world. Ilhetta, grown suddenly shy, pulled away the dead leaves from a pink root and said nothing. Newport! Nahantl And people like the Porters for inti mate friends. It seemed to remove Ralph far from her quiet, even life,and to set him where she had no part. The basket phaeton was now seen re turning down the street with is pretty occupant, who stopped her ponies op posite the cottage with such an evident intention to speak to Ralph 'Callender that he at once went out of the garden and stood in the road at her side. Rhetta saw them shake hands iu the most frienly manner, heard Rose's mu sical laughter and sweet voice, though she could not distinguish the words ; and in a few moments more,to her sur prise, Ralph stepped into the phaeton, sat down by Rose, took the reins in his hands and drove rapidly away, with a backward glance and smile, which to Rhetta seemed to say : 'She is an old friend, you see !' llut when he did not come home to dinner she thought it strange. Her father and Aunt Dorcas made no com ment, for Ralph had often been absent at that hour when seeking for employ ment. Rhetta did not mention that he drove away with Rose Porter, but a neighbor, who had watched them, came in during the afternoon and spoke of it with great interest. Aunt Dorcas at once felt a great interest too, and Ithetta found it so trying to listen to their remarks and surmises that she &l : pped out of the house to her garden, and did hard weeding in her flower beds for two hours without sparing herself. But she heard every step that passed by on the sidewalk, and knew that Ralph Calleuder did not come. The afternoon waned restlessly away. He would surely come back by supper time ; and Ithetta, in a fresh gown, with pansies at her belt, hummed little songs as she moved about setting the table for Aunt Dorcas. 'I wouldn't put on that dish of hon ey " said Aunt Dorcas—'not till you see whether lie's coming.' 'Oh, he'll come,' said Ithetta ; but she stopped singing. Mr. Wood came in, washed his face and hand at the sink and sat down in his place at the table. Aunt Dorcas passed him a cup of tea. 'Where's Calleuder V he asked, look ing around. 'Why, haven't you heard ?' said Aunt Dorcas. 'He drovo off with Rose Porter, and we haven't caught sight of him since.' 'The Porters are old friends of his,' said Ithetta flushing up. 'Hum ! hum !' muttered her father, as he drank his tea from the saucer, in which he had cooled it. Aunt Dorcas now questioned the girl as to all she knew about this old friendship, and at the close said, with the air of one who meant to do her du ty by all, no matter how mercilessly : 'Well, like as not they'll make a match of it. Birds of a feather flock togeth er.' Supper was over, cleared away, and all the dishes washed, but still Ralph Callender did not come. As it grew dark, Mr. Wood strolled off to chat with the neighbors, and Aunt Dorcas, putting on her bonnet and black silk shawl, went to the weekly prayer meeting. Rhetta, left free from comment, went up into her little gar- A I'AI'HU I'OR THE HOME CIRCI.E den, and leaned against tin* plum tree with a .strange dull pain gnawing at her heart. It seemed like days and weeks since Ralph drove away with, smiling, pretty Hose Porter. And she herself has begun to think of him as somehow her own. That very morn ing, undei that very tree, there had been in his looks and in his tones touches of tenderness that had filled her heart with subtle happiness. lint now it was all oyer ; in an instant she had lost him. lioso Porter had ta ken him away, and though he might come back ho would never be the same Ralph again. She felt a girlish certain ty of that. The little bright dream was over. At first slio did not blame Rose. Veiy probably she had loved him two years ago, and had been influenced to give him up on account of his poverty, and now, regretting the step, had come to reclaim him. 'Well, I can take my turn, and give him up too,' thought Rfietta, with great hot tears springing to her eyes. 'Only I can never drive after him and biing him hack in a phaeton.* And at that she threw herself upon the dewy grass and wept unrestrain edly. She was too young to he capable of the terrible, tearless sorrow with which an older woman may meet be reavement and heart-break. She only knew that everything had changed since morning, that Ralph had gone away, that she was very, very wretch ed, and that no one must know of it. The fire Hies flashed in the grass, the flowers were heavy with dew, the air was full of the fragrance of mignonet te, heliotrope and roses, but lthetta did not heed them. She only felt that night was kind to make such darkness aud solitude in the garden that no one could see her or hear her, poor misera ble little lthetta Wood crying for a lost happiness that had never really- been hers. And now it seemed to her that Rose was cruel, from the midst of her wealth, tier luxury, and her dozens of lovers, to come swooping down upon this one chance of bliss in a lifetime. For khetta was sure that in all the years to come she should never, never marry. That was all oyer from this forth. The crickets hummed about her, the nightmoths brushed by her unheeded ; the moon rose,but she did not know it. She was thinking how she should live all her life long in the little old house. After a while her aunt Dorcas would die, and she would be left alone with her father. Then after a while he too would die, and she would liye 011 there, an old, lonely woman. From this reverie she was aroused by the stopping of wheels, and cheerful voices at the gate. 'Rhetta I Rhotta 1' shouted some body in joyous, manly tones. Sho rose to her feet in the moonlight, bewildered and uncertain. Was she dreaming,or was it really Ralph calling her ? 'Rhetta, is tlint you under the plum-, tree ? Come here for a moment to the gate.' Yes, that was Ralph calling her. With girlish celerity she smoothed back her disordered hair, and ran to the gate. There he stood, his arms fill ed with flowers, which he loaded upon her, while Colonel Porter's coachman, who had brought him home, was al most staggering under the weight of an immense basket, full of bloom and fra grance, which lie made haste to deposit on the garden walk. 'Everything is here,' said Ralph,gay ly—'the geraniums, the day lilies, tea rose bushes, and the double violets. Roots, slips, cutting, all you wanted, you have them now, and I'll set them every one out for you.' 'Oh, how beautiful ! how leauti ful 1' murmured Rhetta, very softly and gently. She was wholly overcome by this strange ending of her passion ate grief. The coachman departed, leaving the two lovers alone in the moonlit garden. Lovers they were, for Ralph drew Rhetta close to his heart, while he placed upon her finger the ring that iiad waited hidden in his pocket. 'You know what that means, dar ling ?' he said, fervently. 'My way is clear before me now. Colonel Porter has given me a chance in his own busi ness, beyond anything 1 dared to hope. You don't know how hard it has been for me to wait till I had a right to ask you to be my own little Rhetta always —always 1 Ilappy Rhetta ' The moon ought to have laughed right out to see how her face had changed, it wa3 so full now of smiles and blushes. Aunt Dorcas,hurrying home an hour later, eager to explain how she had gone to sit awhile with poor old Mrs. Davis, who had sciata, was taken all aback by hearing merry voices under the plum-tree, and finding Ralph and Ithetta there at work with trowels set ting out roots and tying up plants. 'Rose Porter sent me all these !' ex claimed Ithetta, triumphantly—'all this great basketful of loveliness and luxury, and we must set them every one out to night, because night is the best lime,and they will get the dew.' 'For the land sakes !' ejaculated Aunt Dorcas. 'Don't yo want the lan tern V 'Oh, the moon is as bright as day,' said Ralph, as he paused to choose a place for a fine blue salvia. 'Well ! well !' tiie old lady exclaim ed ; and then, as if she dimly compre hended that something in the glamour of youth and romance might make it a thing to be desired to dig in gardens at unusual hours, she said no more, but went quietly into the house. A WHALE HUNT. Pursuing' tho Gigantic Fish in a Boat Containing Two Largo Guns—Tho Destructive Whalo Bomb's Work. A Santa Cruz correspondent of the San Francisco Alfa ('ali/orimi writes: Tho quartermaster of tho Aggie re turned from n cruise to Monterey this morning, and is glowing with the consciousness of his bravery in partic ipating in a whale hunt that resulted in a capture. The Montery AY haling Company is about the oldest institu tion of the kind on the coast. The business office, store room, and eating and sleeping apartments of the com pany are in a white abode building in the western suburbs, and a half mile further south is a high cliff, whereon is located the company's lookout. He is armed with a powerful glass, and a tall mast is rigged with hallards for hoisting a signal when game is sight ed. The hunting tools consist of three of the regulation double pointed boats in use by whalers the world over, live long oars to each boat, two hundred fathoms of line smoothly coiled in tubs in the bow,and two guns to each boat. The larger of the two has the proportions ola young cannon and is mounted on a pivot. The missile dis charged from it is a steel bar, four feet in length, and provided with a folding barb, that opens out when the harpoon buries itself in the whale's interior. This takes the place of the old time harpoon, and is much more certain and effective. The lighter gun is fired from the shoulder, and looks like a large sized fowling piece. It is an inch and a half bore. It is used to put the finishing touches on the whale after the harpoon has made him fast, and the method is to fire an explosive bomb into a vital spot. The bomb is an inch and a half in diameter by eighteen inches long, the butt-end be ing winged with rubber tips, after the manuer in which an arrow is feather ed, to secure guiding power. It was early in the morning when the white signal fluttered to the top of the staff of the mast on the cliff, and, having previously obtained permission to join the hunt with Captain Marino, the quartermaster was speedily seated in the sternsheets, awaiting the signal to shove off. This was soon given, and six miles to the northwest the three boats came up with their game, which proved to be an unusually large spec imen of the California gray variety. The gigantic fish rolled laziy about on the top of the water, all uncon scious of impending danger, and did not even deign to notice the approach of the boats that came up on either side and behind her. A hundred feet cwav the men lay on their oars, ana 1 Captain Mariano sighted over his j swivel-gun. The men bcut over their oars, with every muscle ready to pull or back water at the slightest hostile movement on the part of the enemy. It was a moment that seemed an age of awful suspense to the green hand, but suddenly the captain had a fair mark presented, and pressed the trig ger. The boat quivered under the shock accompanying the Tcport, and the eye could plainly catch the flash of the harpoon as it cleaved the air and buried itself out of sight some where in the right shoulder. Attach cd to the steel missile was the stout manilla line coiled in the bow, and it bore the appearance of a flash of brown lightuing as it zigzagged through the air after its powerful motor. The whale hardly seemed to comprehend the trouble that had over taken her at first, and it was fully half a minute before she emmitted an an gry snort and started for the bottom at a rate that made the line smoke and emit sparks as it ran over the bows Both the captain and the boat steercr peered uneasily into the clear depths as the line stopped running, and a minute later the former shout ed : "Back all ! Back hard !'' The The liye ashen blades bent and quiver ed with the strain put on them, but it was none too much, as the boat was scarcely a dozen feet awav when the huge bulk of the infuriated whale rose to the surface and spouted twin columns of brine high in tho air, a bucket or two seeking the back of the reporter's neck for a resting place as it descended. Before the animated wa terspout could repeat the dose the boat was out af range,both of the fire- Terms, SI.OO per Year, in Advance. extinguishing apparatus and tin; ter rible flukes that soon commenced to thrash tho water into foam. Her con tortions were so violent that tho Cap tain could not got U] 11 Hii°t with his bomb-gun,which he raised and lower ed half a dozen times without pulling the trigger. Finally the flukes quit their thrashing, and like a flash tie leviathan dashed away at a terrific rate, burying the boat's bow between two walls of water fully eighteen inches high, but the speed was such that scarcely a drop entered the boat. This gait was kept up for a good ten minutes,aud then the speed commenc ed to slacken, and the wounded mon ster swam easily and quietly on top of the water. The living tug came to a total standstill at last, and pulling around to a broadside position the Captain was given bis opportunity. The second explosion was followed by the whistling of the rubber-winged bomb, which buried itself in the great mass of blubber with a dull kerchug. Scarcely had the smoke cleared away from the bow before the muffled boom of the bomb exploding in the histori cal residence of Jonah sounded the death-knell of the poor old whale. The victim's huge bulk grew animat ed again, but for only a moment. The flukes thrashed violently for a few seconds while the waterspouts became tinged a warm red. Struggles and spouts became more and more con tracted, until,with the last final the inwardly-wounded monster roiled over and expired. The other boats made fast, and a bard pull of three hours landed the prize on the beach near the try-pots. Judges in Satin Gowns. The judiciary all wear big, flowing gowns, made like a bishop's gown, of black satin,writes thePicoqune's Wash ington correspondent. To see nine of those mighty, diomified and awesome gentlemen, strung out all in a row in their big arm chairs, all glaring sternly —in their official character, mind, for in private life some of them are the most delightful and gracious of men down on a poor little mouse of a lawyer is a spectacle that had always a fascina tion for me. I used to go in again and again to delight in this tableau. Nat uraUy I scraped acquaintance with the doorkeeper, and one day, as I was slip ping out, be asked me in a hospitable way why I didn't stop longer. I told him frankly the speeches were so dull, and then besought him to let me know some day when a really eloquent lawyer was going to make a fine speech. lie threw back his head and began an up roarious laugh, recollected that sound travels, looked scared, clapped bis band to his mouth,and,when duly composed, answered: "Bless your soul, man, they don't make fine speeches in there —they expound the law." And I hum bly admit that, for the first time in my life, I became aware that in the Su preme Court of the United States the judiciary listen t arc>ent they are held responsible until tin y have.settled the hills a: d ordered them disrootu.ned. I f siihsei liters move tool her plaees wit hoi t ill tlie publisher, and Hi" newspapers are sent to the former place, they are responsible. ADVERTISING RATES. 1 wk. i mo. I S m os. f> 111 os. I yen 1 square *ctH> iu | 15 on iiiui ssco " 7 ihi lo oo I lf> ih) lUM'ii 4000 1 " 10 00 . 15(H) I 25(H) 45(H) 75(1) One Inch makes a square. Administrators and lixecutors' Notices tl.'il Transient adver trsements and locals to cents ner line for first, insertion and 5 cents per line for each addition al insertion Lieutenant Governor. 110 was,indeed, an aspirant for the nomination as Con gressman in the York and Cumberland district in 1874, but was defeated by Hon. Levi Maish, the gentleman who placed him in nomination for Lieuten ant Governor in the State Convention of 1882. By that body he was placed second on the Pattison ticket on the first ballot by a vote of 1704 to 731 for George 11. Irwin, of Dauphin. In 1880 he was a member of the CmcinnatiCon vention, and voted for Judge Field at first, but changed his vote to General Hancock. He went through in 1882 witli the rest of the Democratic ticket. Mr. Black is credited witli being tho author of a revival of the so-called Jef fersonian system of politics,which con sists in the establishment of societies throughout the country for the study and practice of the Jeffersonian princi ples. He is the President of the organ ization of that name in York county, at the capital of which he resides. For many years before he was made Lieu tenant Governor nearly all the plat forms adopted by Democratic State Conventions were bis handiwork, and be always attended the Conventions well provided with planks of all sorts. His counsel was sought by the leading men of the party, and bis acquaintance has been extensive with the prominent men of the country of all shades of po litical opinion. Mr. Black married the daughter of Hon. John L. Dawson,who represented the Fayette district in Con gress and was a prominent politician in his time. In personal appeaiancc he is tall, of good physique, and bears a strong resemblance to his distinguished father. Colonel R. Bruce Rickotts. Colonel It. Bruce Ricketts, who re ceived the nomination for Lieutenant Governor,comes of Scotch-Irish parent age, and was born at Orangeville, Co lumbia county, Pa., on April 29,1839. lie was educated at the Wyoming Sem inary near Wilkesbarre, and was read ing law when the Rebellion broke out. lie promptly entered the Union service, and having assisted in recruiting a bat tery of artillery, was mustered in as a member of Battery F, First Pennsylva nia Artillery [Forty third Regiment], on July 8, 1861, and promoted to be First Lieutenant, Aug. 5,1861; to Cap tain, May 8,1863 ; to Major, December 1, 1864, and to Colonel, March 15, 1565. Battery F was furnished during the month of August. 1861, with horses and equipments and four smooth bore piec es. As early as Seutember 12 following it was ordered to join Gen.Banks' com mand at Darnestown, Md., and from that date on was in active service con stantly until the close of the war. For a time the battery was divided into two sections, one under Lieutenant Brock way, and the other uuder Lieutenant lticketts. The latter had its first en gagement December 20 h with a body of the enemy's artillery as.d cavalry, which was attempting the destruction of Dam No. 5 on the Upper Potomac. For more than three 101 l years from that date. Ricketts was always in the front, and his battery beci me one of the most famous in the Union Army. In almost every one of the great engage ments of *62, 63, and '64 in Maryland and Virginia, and in scores of minor conflict:;, it was prominently engaged and at Gettysburg especially it did brilliant service in assisting to repel tlie fierce, terrific onslaught of the Confed erates upon the right of the Union lines. In this battle Colonel lticketts lost forty horses and twenty-seven men, and the ground on which his guns were planted is among the historic spots of this great contest. lie was under fire one hundred times, and engaged in 57 battles. At the close of the war Col onel Ricketts returned to Wilkesbarre, and has since been engaged iu manag ing his large lumbering estate at which is known as North Mountain in Sulli van couuty. He has been an active and consistent Democrat ever since lie reached manhood, but has never been an ollice-liolder. William J. Brennen. William J. Brennen, the nominee for Auditor-General,was born in the South Side, Pittsburg, about 34 years ago. His parents, Irish working among the early settlers there. He re ceived a common school education, and was apprenticed and learned the trade of a machinist. He followed that trade until 27 years of age, and sayed money to tit himself for the legal profession, lie read law with Colonel J. K.P.DuITj his present partner. lie was a delegate for Tilden at the St. Louis Convention of '76, when but little more than 21 years of age. He has been a delegate to seyeral Democratic State Conven tions, and is a member of the State Committee now, and is serying his sec ond term as Chairman of theAlleghany County Committee. He was counsel without compensation for the coal min ers cluirged with conspiracy over in Washington county; is a cousin of Gil bert R:\fferty, the coke operator, is un married and a total abstainer from in toxicating drinks. (Continued on 4lh payc.)