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BRAY, Ticket Agent. 7.00 8.00 9.05 9.20 3.20 3.50 9.60 ! 4.20 11.U0 | 6.25 11.10 1 6.40 1 BEAVER, PENN’A, FRID [For th£*Bfiaver Radical.] THE FAMILY JEWELS. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN OF L. BCHCCKIKQ. In the latter part of September iIL ibj? year 1870, a group of sat in the little terraced garden of ant in Void—a French tillage, sitnajelH® the upper valley of the Heusei-: The Meuse in this neighborhood is a* JBbdeet stream, having Just sprang riguons ho9Piß> of the Sichefofge,to lave, "on itsjneit* bank, the celebrated Vancouleurst farther on it winds In. a north-easterly direction, forming* a bdw at whose end lies Hohen Void; then turning again to the north it touches in its course Commercy, the ancient seat of the Dukes of Lotbringen and Bar, whose lordly cas tle, with its reminiscences of the good King Stanislaus. Voltaire, and of .the “di vine Emilie,” the Marquise du Gbatelet, is now a large garrison. Commercy itself was then an important reconnoitering station for the German troops marching from Nancy to Paris; and it was to protect this upper region of the Meuse that a company of north-Ger man lanclwebr had been stationed at Void to guard the road through the valley, and the railway leading from Laugres. It was rather an easy task, a sort of dolce far mente era that had fallen to the lot of our little corps; there was only a certain watchfulness required, owing to the fact that a number of franclireurs, who bad assembled in the vosges, and from there, or from their strong hold at Laugres, might at any moment make a descent upon the military highway of the Ger mans. This, however, was not to be fear ed at the present, for the fourteenth army corps, under General Von Werder, was just at that time preparing for its march toward Epinal to disperse those bands; his van-guard, under General Degenfeld, was already on the march that led them to the battle of Kaon I’Etape; and this the south. So it was a quiet, almost monotonous garrison service they were obliged to perform; the honest landwehr men were spared the tedium of drilling and military exercises, and after the reconnoiterlng pa trol had been dispatched and the 7 regular reports sent off to Commercy, there was nothing left for the officers but to try and pass the time as pleasantly as possible. With this view they bad chosen the charming garden of the restaurant, which, separated from the street, lay so high that one entered it from the billiard salon in the second story of the house. Granjfold chestnut trees o’ershadowed the promenade, at the end of which stood a vine*wreathed pavillion, from which a lovely view of the finely cultivated valley of the Meuse, with its meadows and vine clad hills, was to be seen. The officers sat in the pavilion around a table upon which stood several decant ers; three of their number were finishing a game of whist, while the fourth, who had wearied of the game and thrown aside his cards, stood, with his elbow resting upon the low parapet of tbe terrace outside, and glanced carelessly upon the placid landscape beyond. He was perhaps thirty or older, of slender figure, a. well shaped aristocratic head, and large blue eyes that were half veiled by their broad, blue-veiled lids. Promising, but rather bristling as yet, a full beard, the product of field life, ap peared on bis chin and finely carved up per lip, disfiguring, rather than enchant ing the face; tbe solitary star beneath tbe number of his regiment indicated that hlr rank was that of first lieutenant of bis company. Max Von Daveland, for such was »he name of our second in command at Void, had always been an active, energetic man, accustomed t 6 the busy routine ot offl* cial life. The idleness of the little garri son town was inexpressibly wearisome to him, and he found it difficult to rid him self of the ennui that bad seized him; for this reason he had seen fit to enroll him self in cupid’s ranks—in other words he had fallen in love in order to give bis thoughts some occupat on. It was rather a platonic affection, it is true; “in parti bus infddium his friend Hartig, the deputy sergeant, would have said with reference to the French lady; for the ob ject of his passion was tut a mere shadow, an image—not a phantasy that haunted his dreams, but the shadow of a very lovely, earthly substance. One day, the officers in quest of amusement, had visit ed the atdier of the photographer of Void, and had been photographed in a group in remembrance of their days together in the little garrison town. Here Max Dave land found a picture among the numer- CHAPTER X. ous iof I# nea re r ty sergeant, added that ]yihg of the the kind of glances he with; in their hote-mili- Daveland heeded not lorwaahis attention riv thai possessed each for him; llque settiaglpf'a ring which supported the (h. This ring had recalled events that had transpir* >, and which belonged of the nursery so oft re iy and loquacious aunt, banish the pictured (ace v ,s; he had returned to jan once, even offered to but the artist had refused ged to a young lady, a neighborhood, and he, is permit it to fall into Since then two weeks enough, and the fair im fading from his daily Daveland leant indif- half was itary their eted cur fixed upon ' voun famii ed bi to the lated He from study —lh( reaiti could straQi passe* age' drei ferei then his n “T 1 jt won" Cap' CV( iig our jealousy prompted that, Hartig ; your fair bar-maid never interested me more than to teach her enough of German to enable her to understand yonr declare- {ions jnf infidelity,” was Max’s laughing retort) necessary trouble that!” cried an »f the young gentlemen. “Hartig’s tents will never be intelligible to othe sent! her.” In sense !” exclaimed Hartig, who ien a candidate for the professorship aiversity. “It is France tbat is an Eligible country ; for in my exami in the French language I was meed ‘excellent,’ and yet these stu ds here cannot understand scarcely I say—and I’m quite sure I can ierstand their miserable jargon !” well, my dear fellow, you can re the language of the eyes, in which ess your feelings to the Jair Ne or did yon receive ‘excellent’ for complisbment also ?” said Souther toronsly. had d ina i] uninl natio prom pidc a wo not i sort to ei caisc that in hi “vy likely, for Nicaise laughs im modptely at all his attempts at ogling her,mterposed Lieutenant Merwig. “see you have no luck with Nicaise, said Dave land, “suppose you de ser»is prosaic neighborhood with its prUm barmaids, and flee to the region of | romantic past. Has it not yet oc curt to you that our immortal Schiller say? ’Tis not a day’s journey to Van coi&rs we are not a quarter of a day’s jowy to Vancouleurs; suppose you anlmake a journey to Domremi ?” fm, the idea is not so bad; but Dom fels beyond Vancouleurs, and Captain Solerin will very likely refuse his per myn to visit—” |e home of the Maid of Orleans ?” |upted the Captain. “What an idea I |u really put faith in those old tales, land ?” believe in. Schiller,” laconically. I Schiller?—hum, yes. I also be lil in Ootbe, who says somewhere, q| dispassionately: ‘Events, through ti lose their authenticity!” and this \ apply very appropriately to the e 9 concerning the ’la Pucelli.’ But iur romantic sentiments prompt you dertake such a pilgrimage, you can mt we must first learn how far it is here. Uarlig, I hope you did not [ve ‘excellent’ for Geography, and , [ell us—” mj D| d re the Captain was interrupted by loise of an approaching carriage in treet below. It was a light, open lot with elegant trappings; a young leman in a gray duster sat upon the t seat and drove the two powerful P> while an elderly gentleman and a pg lady occupied the back seat. veland bent over the wall and glanc- ■<•o r. %,yj rt •' f--,?»{ ilitfeitttl >:-j V ■'< f- tv-'*'.. ' |i *W>- Mi -%.C^ BOXCARS FEB ARY 10. 1873. the artist’s collection, attracted him. It was '.raitof a young-girl of earsi the pure oval, of the French type .g of German senti v at you from be* closed eye-lids that ’sown. a German face,” said whose 7 attention had the picture by Max’s she is evidently ft ns* ie mossy sall, not a single fair unknown disturbed is finished, Daveland— a hand again,” called the ierin, I’m 6o tired of this it!” be returned with a ‘W&SM* r-Vr i v ■ ■* ?.:■ -f ed carelessly at the travelers suddenly he changed color as: he recognized ; in the lovely face, that was girl ish-curiosity, the original of theportrait that had haunted his faocy-for so many days. She had rested the brown parasoi on her shoulder as she peered inquisitive ly toward the garden ; a coquettish straw bat, with blue ribbons and daisies, rested lightly upon a mass of lightly brown curls tbatrippled like a * streaqi of golden sun sbijie qyer her shoulders. liiijser eyes, WOSJ' glance of the young officer, there heimied something thatrecalled Scbiller and teminded him —‘rhelllgen; and gandet”— Just as the rolled be neath him, Max startled from the singular rivited bis by a painful and uhejpected occur rence. The gentleman who hel<| the swiftly long, flexible wfiip, to fancied misbeha vior of the .spirited beasts, and* unfortu nately—or rather awkwardly, struck Max a sharp big#-In the eye. With an involuntary exclamation of pain Dayeland 3ta*,p:d back, posing his wounded meififcp»s| Captain Southerin, who was leaning dot of the window and saw the accident, sent a volley of all the French maledictions he con Id master af ter the carriage as he, followed by his companions, hastened to Dave land’s side. Several soldiers of the company at that moment passing in the street, saw the threatening gestures of their superiors and turned as it to detain the carriage. The man on the front seat had urged the horses to a faster gait, but his companion caught his arm as the girl rose to her feet and looking back began to speak rapidly. She had evidently seen the commotion their driver’s awkwardness had aroused. your eye hurt—is it badly hurt?” exclaimed Soutberin, while the philolo glst bUJTied into the house to procure is injured—l : re- Merwig. “I’ll wager the fellow did it in tentionally.” Then 111 have the whole party arrest ed f or assaulting German troops,” said Soutberin hall jestingly, half earnestly. Hartig approached with a basin of wa ter, the pretty bar-maid followed with a Daveland uttered a grateful ex clamation as he felt the cold cloth on his burning eye. “Who were those people?” demanded Soutberin of the maid. “It was an accident, monsieur,” replied Nicalse hastily, ignoring his question. “Good heavens f such a thing can happen so easily when one is not careful!" “Look here you little serpent! I’ll war- rant you think it was skillfully done in stead of accidentally, and are secretly commending that fellow’s skill—at least you are trying to shield your country men. Now tell me who they are ?” “Oh, monsieur !” exclaimed Nicaise in a tone of injured innocence, “/ commend the act ? Why see how the poor gentle man suffers—” “That is not telling me who these peo ple are!” interrupted Southerin angrily. “Here comes the gentleman Who will tell you,” she said pointing to the elderly gentleman who at this moment came to ward them from the billiard salon. He was tall and rather stout—almost too stout to be a Frenchman, with iron gray hair that only half concealed the large expressive head, |t was a head something like that of Gustavos Adolphus; a ming ling of hardy, weather-beaten features with a refined and thoroughly intellectual expression; two clear steel blue eyes flashed beneath the shaggy -brows, and anxiously searched each face in the little group as he joined them. With his hat in his hand he bowed courteously and be gan in German, with a slight French ac cent and hesitating voice as If long unac customed to the tongue: . “I hope you will accept the apology I bring you. I need not tell you how much I am vexed at the awkward accident, Herr Lieutenant,” he said taming to Daveland who was bathing the injured eye while he surveyed the stranger with the other. “It whs certainly a very singular acci dent!” said Southerin almost roughly, not appeased by the stranger’s apologetic mein; “and a very little carefulness *would have prevented it. Did you Wot see that a Prussian officer was ieanuur over—” I “Mon Dieu—yes 1” I saw him, so aid my daughter; hut my friend’s attention was occupied with the horses and did not observe him. I aissure you my friend will do all in his power to satisfy you—at least I hope be can convince the one who suffered by; his awkwardness that U was • -3 iN4DVANg|;. f H t really unintentional ?’» he 4 added; turning inquiringly to Davoland. “Belihvc me, I would give much to have prevented the unfortunate occurrence.” Max, who held the dripping. cloth in hia right hand, good-naturedly held out his left to the stranger, in whose face such evident regret was depicted. “The pain is decreasing,” he said assur ingly; “the eye is not Injured—and really there is no necessity for your troubling yourself about it. lam sorry thUt you in terrupted your drive, and I thank ...you kindly for -You could n# dismiss the unpleasant affair more generously than you have dope, sir,” said the' stranger, his face brightening. “I convince m&|lf that the eye,>hfß;rfeallj Bnffered no injofv.—if it has I shail tafeo the liherty of sending my phy3#|*W *ho i 9 a skilled suiraoD, to your a^y|inye-L" you, by means; I do not need his services,” interrupted Max. Then you are at home in the neighbor hood ?” if \ i . “I reside only a fmniies farther up 1 - the va^ey.” “£jf&P erba P B y°o can-tell us how far D *iBf|6sB from here ?” asked Soutberio, less for the sake of the for the pacific turn the conthrsatlolftiad ta ken. “Just six miles.” “Aod just too far for an- afternoon's pleasure excursion,” said Hartig. “If the gentlemen would like to make an excursion up the valley, my house would certainly be a more comfortable destination for you, and I assure you it will give me great pleasure to entertain you. By your acceptance you will assure me that you do not bear roe any ill will for this disagreeable occurrence—” he had turned to Max at these words—“will you not give me the pleasure of entertaining you as my guests? Your promise will prove you have pardoned me.” “Oh, if that is all,/ promise cheerfully!” answered Max hastily, slightly coloring. The stracger drew forth a card, gave it left them. •». - While the rest watched the stranger walk rapidly to where his carriage await ed him, Max read the name “A. d’Avelou” upon the card. What is this polite monsieur’s name ?” asked Southerin, when the stranger had driven off. D Avelon, answered Hartig, taking the card, “Why that sounds almost like Dave* land; it must have been the similiarity of your names that made you friends so quickly—/can’t say I admire the fellow,” said Southerin lighting a cigar. "Why not?” asked Max. “There is something repulsive in his face a sort of restlessness never seen in an honest man’s countenance.’’ “That is rather a severe judgment,” said Max, pressing the towel to his eyes- - once more. “Why should a face that be trays, as you say, a restless mind, be re pulsive ? It can be attractive, too ; life, for the best of us may be but a series of troublesome tasks and soul struggles. Now this face attracts me; there is some thing homelike in it—he spoke German very well if it was not for his name £ should think be was a countryman.” “Nicaise!” cajled Hartig, as she ap- ' preached with fresh water, “is ;this Mon sieur d’Avelon a Frenchman—a native of this region ?” “He has lived on the Ferme des Auges, here in the neighborhood, for many years; but I think he is a Belgian by birth. The Ferme is a very handsome estate and Mods, d Avelon is an excellent proprietor; he belongs to the council, and is a friend of the Prefect, and—” “Ho, ho, Nicaise! See what precise in formation you can give us now ; you shielded him very ingeniously, my pretty enemy, said Southerin laughing. Max now laughingly reported himself fit for service once more, and the rest re turned to their game. £ TO BE CONTINUED. The president has directed a pardon to be issued to the following South Caro lina Ku-KJux prisoners, now confined in the Albany Penitentiary: Galbraith Hambright and David Kamseur. The latter- is quite a young man, and was- con victed on the charge of murder, but the charge has since been withdrawn. —Ex-Governor Hoffiaan, of New York, will sail with his family for Europe on Wednesday next, to remain two years. —The number of assistant assessors of Internal Revenue m the service Decem ber 1, 1872, was 1,375 the number m oik January Ist, 1,110, showing a reduction 01365. This reduction will gradually go on until the Ist of July next, when thw entire force rgill be dispensed with. NUMBER 2 vi rr , '4 « fv f*V ■ • t'iii