Tl-e Columbia. otmuu DRyoonAT, stab or tnn Nontn. and en. Mjkbu!, Consolidated. ' co Lined Weekly, ever, I'rl.lny Jlornln,, nl BLOOM8IlUIia,COLUMIIIACO.,l'a. If II M nAf VAItf Tn attl.HA.(i . ... P;W '"wontinucd except at thoontinn of tlio publishers, until on arrearages aro paid but loni? rnnt nnnil pnv f a oin 1 ",wPau out All papers sent out of tho state or to distant nnt onicoa must tin tin ,i fnit, .i ..:.."'3l"nl Pst ilblo person In fcoiSmui, coVnty aswrnc? to9Pnnv" ,ho subscription duo on demand. ""umcs 10 W JOB PRINTING. ThoJobrrlntln-r Department oftho Coimniuu Is very complete. It contains tho latest new tim "1 mi( hlnery and Is tlio ooly offloo that nms iffi pros es by power, giving us the best rnJi iiiliP 1?" llmotcs furnished Sn Jareo jJuS. 1 ",CS- ' PROFESSIONAL CARDS. E. WALL-KH, ATTO I INK V-AT-L A W, omco over 1st. National Hank. I,l00ra-rl?. ' Ttf- U. FUNIC, ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW. mojla tt'i iiutding. ULO0M3DCRO, I'A, J OIIN 31. cr-AHIC, ATTO 1 1 N E V-AT-L AW. AND JUSTIOK OF TUB l-EAOE. llLOO'laBURO, l'A, nice over Jloyer llroi Drug store. n W.MILLER, J' ATTOItKV-AT-LA , onicotn Urower'sbulldtng.socondnoor.room No.l llloomsburg, Fa. J) FRANK HUM, ' ATTO UN U V- AT-L A W. Bloomsburg, Pa OMco corner of Ccntro and Main Streets. Clark i uuuaing. Can bo consulted In German. QKO. E. KLWELL, ATTORNEY-AT-L AW, llLOOMSHUIia, I'A. OIUco on First iloor, front room of Cor, umiiiam llullilin-:, .Main street, below Ex change Hotel. pAUL E. WIRT, Attornoy-at-Law. OIUco In Colcuuian Uuii.diko, itoom No, i, second Uoor. BLOOMSBURG, PA. 8, KN0B1I. L. S. WINTBR8TKS1. KNORR & WINTERS TEEN, A ttornoy s-at-Law, ortloo In 1st National Hank building, second floor, llrst door to tho kit. Corner of a in and arket stroct3 Uloomsburg, t&rPcnswns and Pounlies Collectid. J II. MAIZE, ATTORNEY AT-LAW Jill) In al'O's bulld'i sr. ever Illllmeycr's grocery. JOHN C. YOCUM. C. 11 UEYL'Il. YOCUM & GEYEli, Attorney s-at-Lawi CATA I SSA, PA, (Ofllco front Milt of rooms on second floor or Jikws lrisi buHillng.) HTCAN HI' CONSULTED IN (IKK AN.U Members of sharp and Alleman's Lawyers and Hankers Dliectoiy nnd tho Amcilcnii Mercantile and Collection Association. Ill glto prompt and caictul attenllon to collection ot claims lu any run I of tho tinned Mates or Canada, ns well as to ull other professional business enliusled to them K.03WALD, ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW. Jackson Building, Ilooms 4 ami 5. BKHWICK.I'A "y. II. MI AWN. ATTOUNEY-AT-LAW. Catawtssa, I'a. Offlco.corncrot Third and Main Streets. -pj v. whitj:, AUTOltNEY-AT-LAW, BLOOM SBURG, P OIUco In Browcrs' Building, 2nd lloor. map l.tf s. smith, Attorney-atLaw, Berwick. Fa. Csa bo Consulted In German. AI-SO FIUST-CLASS FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES KKl'IiESKNTEIl. S-iTOfllco first door below the post office. MISCELLANEOUS CO. HARK LEV, Attorncy-al-Law, , onioo n lirotfer'a bulldltig, !ud story, ltooms 4 and 9. U. McKELVY, M. D.,8urseon and I'hy . slclan, north side Main street, below Market A L. FRITZ. Alloruey-at Law. Office , in Columbian llulldlng, c 'I M. DRINKER, GUN & LOCKSMITH swing Machines and Machinery of all kinds ro ll Urcd. ofeka UoubU liulld Tijr, llloomsburg, I'a. D R. J. 0. It UTTER, rilYSICIAN SUKUEON, OOlco, North Market street, liloomsbutE, i'u rll. W3I. M. REISER, Surccon and 1 I'hyslclan. onlco corner ot ltock and Market irect. JR. EVANS, 31. D.. Burgeon and . Physician, ojlco and Hosidencs on Third IRE INSURANCE. dUUSTIAN P. KNAPP, HLOOMSUDltQ, PA, OMH, OF N. Y. ML'UOHANT.S', OP NKWAHK, N. J. CLINTON, N. Y. I'EOl'LKs' N. Y. liKAUI.NO, PA. bene u coui'Okatioxs nro well seasoned by Co and pike testku nud havo never jet had a lobSBettled by any court ot law. Their assets aro all Invested lu sou u shceu'tius aro liable to tho bazardof iiKisoiily. , , Losses i-no-mi-v nnd honestly adjusted and paid as soon as determined by ciiiiistian v. KNArr, BI'KCIAL AUtNT ANU AlUCSrKll 11L00USBUB0, I'a. Thopeoploot Columbia county should natron. Iz thee agency w hero losses If any ura settled and paid by one of t her own cllUons. .,..,., PltOMlTNL-SS. i:0UlTY, PAIll PEA LINO. B i HART3IAN BKI'KliSlINTS TUB yOLLOWINd A3IERI0AN INSURANCE COJll'ANIEB North American ot Philadelphia. Franklin, " " l'ennsylvnnla, " " York, of IVnnsylvanla. Hanover, of N. Y. Qacens, ot Ixiudon, North lirlllsn, of Umjon, OJlco onMarkiitsticot, No. 8, llloomsbvrg. Oct. S4. I" Scrantoa House, ON TUB L'UKOPEAN P1.AN.- Viotov Koch, Proprietor. llooms nro hated by ateam. well veutllatod and olo.'antly f iirulslied. llnest liar and Lunch coua- U'rits toCorder nt nil hours Indies and (lenta restaurant furulihed Willi all delicacies ot tlio u2atton near P. l W. Jl. ILfienpt. Scranton, Pa. Mar w tf I5X0UAKGE HOTEL, W. R. TL7BB8, PROPRIETOR ELOOMSBUEO, PA. Ol'l'OSlTK COUHT HOUSE. Large and convenient sample rooms, llatb rooms boiund cold water, and all modern con u'ulcuces &. BIIIEHBEHDEb, "f"' Lliin BOOK. En'!1 "'"bt'i for 18S0 GODEY'S LADY'S HOOK, "tlio old reliable mngnzlnc," will contain a benullfiilly cnpravi'd frontispiece, lllnstriitlots of provnl'lni; fashions In col ors nnd black nnd wliltc, designs of the latest novelties In fancy work In colors or blnck nnd white, of Ukuun wohk, ckooiirt, DliAWN-TIIIlK.M) W011K,Klni!0ll)EI!V,KSITTINa, KSOTTISO 01! MACI1AME, LACE, NE1TINO, l'oo N'Alt l'AISTIXO AND TATTING, with complete instruction for tho same. In addition to plain directions nnd perfect illustrations of tlio vnrlous stitches, and Instructions In different kinds of fancy wokk, the maga zine will contain many useful and elegant designs for a great variety of articles not nffected by change of fashion. It Is so admirably adapted to its purposo ns to bo Indespcnsiiblo tn tho work-table nl every J uly. A FULL SIZE CUT PAPER PAT TERN, of which you can mako your own selection from any design illustrated In the magazine, FREE OF COST, exhaustive notes on fashions, with full description of those Illustrated, a department of iieoipes lhat have been practically tested before publication, a department or. housekeeping nnd DUKssMAKixa, two pages of select mo sio, an Ai:cnin:cTtii:r. designs department Of A0KICU1.TUHE, besides NOVELS, NOVELETTES, STORIES, HISTOliY, IlIOailAl'HICAI, SKETCHES, POETRY, NOTES ON MUSIC, ART, LITERATURE, scientific miscellany and current events of the day by tlio best maguzine writers. The mechanical production of tho book will excel that of any other $2.00 magazine published. The twelve books during tho year wilt constitute a volume of over ono thousand pages. Price 2.00. A samplo copy 15 ceuls. Liberal terms to club raisers. Address GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK, P. O. ROX II II, PHILADELPHIA. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Geo, W. Feck, lCclltor anil I'roprletnr. Ths Funniest Pap in km, What Vnuuinntiou is to Small-pox, PECK'S SUN is to tho blues. PECK'S SUItf. Is ono of tho most widely read nml popular papers in tho country to-iluy, and stands without a peer in its specialty. Tlio Originator of the celehrateil BAD BOY PAPERS. Specimen Copies Free TO ANY ADDRESS. Hear in mind that by homling a Postal Card to their olliee, a Will bo mailed you free. DON'T NEGLECT TO SEND AT ONCE, AND TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR'S TO. WOHI'II OK l'UN KOI jc Animus GEORGE L. LORD, HIH..MS.S n ij.tr.LB. MIIVWAl'Klii;, - - win. oct ai-aw ONE DOLLAR. WEEKLY PATRIOT. Tlio leading Homocratle paper In tlio Stale. Full of lutereiiiii; news, and miscellaneous and politi cal leading. Only One Hollar Per Hear, Special Rates to Clubs. Samplo conies mailed freo on application. TIioI'atkiot and New York WecLly Kurd! ono year for ono dollar and lifts cents. Tlio I'ATiiiuT nud tho l'hlladelplila Weekly TYhu'j one year for one dollar and Mncnty-lUu cents. WANTED. AOKNTS In every Township In this county to solicit subrfrlptlo.is for tlio Wkksly 1'atiuot svrito fur terms. Address all communications to 'I'lIIC 1'ATIUOT, Illlrrlsliurn, I"n. Nov (l-3w BL00MSBUH& FLAKING MILL :o. Tim nnrlcr.Hlrnpd hllVlDl put MS I'lanlCC Ml on Itallroad Street, In tlrat-eiass condition, Is pre pared to do all kinds of work In bis lino. FRAMES, SASH, DOOKS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, FLOORING, Etc. farmsnea at roasonablo prices. All lumber used Is well seasoned and none but Bkllled workmen are employed. ESTIMATES FOK BUlLIJJflUb furnished on application. 1'lans and specifics 10U3 PfO-J HUU VI UU U.inuvm HlootilMburKi l'ii ' 1'IIIOE LIST 01' ROOFING SLATE on Cars at Quarry. No.l SUto WOto No. 1 Ulb B'ato A"1 1- (1.00 heconds 3.00 No. S IIlu Bi.uo 'tod blato Uu'cn Mate J. I., IIUI.I.i S3 Lackawanna Avenue, Bcranton, 1' Jlayiw-ly !!. 10.50 4.00 mrC. MONTH AND 1IOAU1) T( A0EN1S for tilWW -uvm., pro GRANT The world's irreattol soldier, and tho nation's most honored cltueii. Ixjw price! ltanld sa Ic F. W. U KULUH CO., I0 Ann u ym, "'JJJJjJJ PICK'S SI " STUCK., n The superiority of our Cloth ing, in style nnd finish, is sutlic ient guantntee ngainst n caliunity like the iibovc. Our large stock of Suits and Overcoats for Men, Youths, Boys and Children will give permanent satisfaction. A. O.YATES&CO. G02-G0-1-G06 CHESTNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA. F Elbe KEAS IIUOWN'S INSUHANdK I? AOKNOY. Moycr's now bulldlnK, .Main street, loomsburt, I'a. AuwtQ !tna Insuraneo Co., ot Hartford, Conn $T,om,520 ltoval of Ltvernonl. I.incashlro Fire Asoclatlon. ruiladelphia l'lioenlx, ot London London Lancashire, ot England Hartford of Hartford. Sprlnglleld l'lro and Marino 13,W,000 10,(00,0l 4,10.1,VI0 D,2M,ST0 l,t0!),9-0 3,878,050 s.om.sso As tho acencles nro direct, policies aro written for tho Insured without delay In tho omco at Lloomsburs. Oct. 2S, 'SI- ii iiousk, DENTIST, Bl.OOMSllUHO, COLUMHIA COU NTY, Pa 11 stylesof work dono In a superior manner, work warranted as represented. Tkstu Eitract kd wituoct I'ain by the use or Gas, and freoot charge hen artinclal teeth aro Inserted. OQlce over Klclm's Dru; Store. lobe open at 1 1! hours during the dai , Nov -ly A handsomo YASE LA.M1 Elven with a is order for Tea nnd coff ee. An Iron stono cilAMUEli SET, 10 pieces, or a TEA hET, 41 pieces, or a liands,oinolll(ONZE HANOINU LAM1' given wltha loorder. A CHA.MliEll SET otio pieces, with blue, maroon or pink band or an IKON bTON E CHINA TE SET of do pieces, ora (ILASS H!T otso pieces given lth nils order, HAND SOME I'llEMlUMS, con'.lstln'r ot Decorated China Ware In Tea sets, also Dinner and Tea sets com bined, and Chamber Sets etc., etc., given with orders tor us, jso, ISO, lis and W. send tor circu lar, which will git e you full particulars. (lltANl) UNION TEA COMPANY, 25 south .Main St Wilkes liarre. I'.u noadauar- ters 80 Front street. New York city. may is ly M. C. SLOAN & BRO., I5LOOMSBURG, PA. M anutacturers of CARRIAGES BUGGIES, PHAETONS- SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS, &C. First-class work always on hand. It EPA 1RINO NEA TL Y D ONE. Prices reduced to suit the timet. S50 REWARD FOH Every Ounco of Adulteration IN the iNW PROCESS SOAP. TBS WONDERFUL 3-LB BAA. A DE ONLY 11Y Gowans & Stover, Htiffalo. N. Y. For salo by all fiiBi-clat-s grcceis. April 10-l-yr CLOTHING! CLOTHING! I. -uAT"; '2, THE ARTIST o? r if m m AND MERCHANT TAILOR. AVho always gives yon tlio latest styles, and cuts your clothing to fit you. Having had tlio oxperienco lor a number ol years in tho Tailoring Hupi ness, has learned what material will givo his customers tho best satisfaction for wear and stylo and will try to nleaso all who tnvo him a call. Also on hand Gents' Furnishing Goods OF ALL DESCIUITIONS. HATS, CAPS, AND UMBRELLAS Always of tlio latest styles. Cull anil ex. limine his stock bctoro rurclinsiug else, where. Store nsnt door to Fiut National Bank Corner Main & Market Sts. lit Pa. Arrllss-ly E. B. 8R0WER OAS FITTING A STKASl II HATING. DEALEll IN STOVES & TINWARE. All kinda of work in Sheet Iron, Itoof ing and Spouting promptly attended to. Itbtrlct attention given to heating by steam. Cornor of Main & East Sts,, Bloomsburg, Pa. B ooms BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, NOY EMBER mm miiiipuitfi 30 YEARS RECORD. crnti-s ALL sisxASEa OP Tnn KIDNEYS uvEn AND chin Any OnUANB Enoror OnAVEI, EtADETES IlIUOUT'S EISEABD TAINS IN THE BACK LOINS on BIDE NERVOUS DISEASES H.ETENTION OR NON. DETENTION or tnmfE. FRICB i. ao. Gend for Tamphlet or Tcstl. rnonlAls. iir-rr's Itr.MEllY CO., rroTldcnee, II. I. rhyalclani Testimony. A. W. Drown, M.D., of Provl Jcnco, It. I,, says! "I havo need 1Iunt' tKIJncyond Liver HtMiDTlnmy practice for tho past elitccn years, and cheerfully recommend It aa being a safe and rllaM remedy." Another prominent doctor of Providence pays that "I am fre quently urged to ikc olher prepnra tloneaaanbstllntrsfor Hcht'I" Kid neyand Liter) Hbmedt. I find on trying them Hint they aro worthless In comparison toll." An Old Lady. "My mother, 70 years old, has chronic kidney complaint and drop ay. Nothing has ever helped her llko HctiT'a Kidney and Liver) Hkmeot. Slio has received great benefit from 8 bottles nnd vto think It will' euro her." W. W. Sander land, Builder, Danbury, Conn. A Minister's Wife. Her. Anthony Atwood, of Phila delphia, rays; "Hint's Kidney and Liver) Hemkut has cured my ttlfe of Dronay In lis vtorst form. All say that It Is a miracle." C.encrnl Cliace. General Chacc of Ilhodo Island says: "I always keep Host's Kid ney and Liter IlcuEnr In my home. Taken tn small doses occa sionally at nlghl.lt prevents hcod ache, and regulates tho kidneys, stomach and other organs." 10 Illscnso Boon shaken, by IIckt's Hejiedt taken." C . CI1I11E.M0N, N. Y (iencrtl A(-ent. SCOTT'S EMULSBON OF PDRE COD LIVER OIL 10S0 Almost as Palatabloas Milk. Tho only preparation of COD LIVED, OIL that can bo taken readily and tolerated for a long tlmo by dcllcalo fctomathi, ami as a iiEtir.nY ron rovsniPTiov. SI IKIH 1,(11 S Al HI IKISS. t.VlKMl.t. :k Illlli IH.Illl.lH. (ill I. IIS AM) llllliur Af- IM'TIOVS. n,l ill IHMIMI IIIMI1IIII l; ll IIII, lllll. II I. narrellons In IH rrplu. Prescribed and cnilorscd by tho boat l'hyslclana In tho countries of tho world. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. oct-S'My. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM the romilir favorite for drc - ini? the hair, Keitoring the c tier v hen Eray,and jrc cut in,; I ).nn- Grurt. It cicanei the sralp, iton-t the hair fallint!. nitJ is sure to please. oc and $i, sizes at DrmrcUt. Tte Best Cough Cure you can uso ami the best known preventive of Consumption. Parker's Tonic kept in a home Is a sentinel to keep sickness out. Used discreetly it kccjn the blood pure and the Stomach, Liver and Kidnej s in working order. Coughs and Colds vanish be fore it. It build, up the health. If you suffer from Debility,. Skin Eruption, Cougti, Asthma, I)yspepia( Kidney, Urinary c r l'emale Complaints, or any disorder of the Lun-s Stomach, liowels, lllood or Nerves, dmi't t till on arc sick in bed, but use I'AhKEii's Toml. to-day; itillcive you new life i-nJ tr. HISCOX i: CO., N V; Sold by DruEgtsts, Iarge sainj buyins $i six . iwg. M-ly LAKE MAHOPAC, N. Y. MY DAUGHTER WAS VERY BAD OFF ON ACCOUNT OF A COLD AND PAIN ON HER LUNGS. DR. THOMAS' ECLECTRIC OIL CURED HER IN 24 HOURS. ONE OF THE BOYS WAS CURED OF A SORE THROAT. THE MED ICINE HAS WORKED WON DERS IN OUR FAMILY, ( ALVAH PINCKNEY.' "ITS SPECIALTIES." f DR. THO MAS' ECLEC TRIC OIL FOR COUGHS, COLDS, CROUP, DIPH THERIA, SORE THROAT, CATARRH, AND BRONCH IAL TROUBLES GIVES IM MEDIATE RELIEF. THE, MOST VIOLENT AT TACK . OJF NEURALGIA WILL RECEIVE IMMEDI ATE AND PERMANENT RE LIEF; IN FACT, AS A CURE FOR NEURALGIA IT HAS NEVER FAILED. nuj;. 23-ly-nlil. irCjet life Best" Kill rain, soothe and Btimulat the Urc4 imuioles, and wonderfully etvcngLhea weak parta. All tho valuable medicinal virtues of fresh Hops, combined with Surirundy PltcU and Canada Balsam. Applied to Backache, I Sciatica, Rheumatism, Click, CU tci.ca, Bid Ache, Kidnej Affoctlons, Sera Chest or any of tho various pain and wcAkucBucs so common, Instant relief is eiven. Cures Dyspepsia and Liver troubles without Internal dosina, Sold everywhere, CQ e. 5 for 1 1. aiallod f?r prioo. HOP rLASTtiico., lTopTu, uoston.uass. AWonderfuL o. streN"gthener ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCES, OF CAST Clt wnouaiiT IKON. Suitable for Yards, Cemetery Lots and Public Grounds, :o: Tho following shows tho I'leket Gothic, ono of tho set oral boautirul stylos of i'ouco manufactured uy mu uuuerbigucu. Forlloautvand Durability they nrounsurnass ed. Set up by experienced bands and warranted vu givu saiuiaciiuu. Prices and speoimciis of othor tie signs Bout to any aauross. Address s. wl mmm BLOOMSBURG PA- JUy t-tf I s MOP ' ! MASTERS SELECT POETRY. tl'Oll THE COI.l'XIlliN.) LIFE AND DEATH. Byjontt BUTTON. A llttlo wlillo ago was soin, Tho landscape drossed In lit ,ag green, And ns each object met tho eye, It aocmed too boautirul to die. Hut now In ctery gorKeoushue, llotv changed tho scono that comes to Wow, All seared by autumn's frosty breath, All covered with the signs ot death. Til thin, on eaith, with all that's made, Tho llottcrs only bloom to fade, The leaves to wither and to fall, A common lot await's them at'. All life, on earth, must hnto an end, All progress docs to this nttend, However fair or puro or high, It's but to Uto n while to i"e. And man tho noblest form ot life, Is not exempted from the strife, Kach step ho takes upon his way, Is but n slep toward decay. He's bora and enters on bis race, Ho grows and glories In his space, In mahoods, strength ho Is matured, And thinks Ills life Is still assured. Vain dream, for since ho drew his breath, He's been upon tho road to death, And while each step has led htm on, Just so much of bis life Is gone. Wo live, but dying wlillo wo live, Tho years tako back tho lifo they give, And leato us with tho numberless, As on our Journey btlll wo press. But 'tis but forms of life that die, Tho powers of llfo all hidden lie, The power that nil cxhtenco gives, Tho real Uto forever lives. The grass will yet be green again, Tho Mowers will deck Ihe hill and plain, And man may perhh from tho earth, Hut llnd a higher nobler blrlh. lltith then Is not tlio Utlng land, Wo seo things dlo on every hand, It's only when wo look above, , Wo nnd tho land ot Uto nnd love. Lite Is a blessing God lias lent, Heath, In Mercy God has Kent, That wo to him ourselves may give, And llvo to die, and dlo to live. n Stillwater, Nov. s, lsss. SELECT STORY. A SWEET LOVE, L.VDV CATIlCAItTS CONl'KSSION. Thcro was no uioro admired figure in London society in tho season of 1879 thanJLady Howard Cathcart. A wid ow of 28, as richly endowed by nature with wit and beauty, as by her lato adoring and grateful husband with wealth unshackled by any odious re striction, sho might well bo reckoned among fortune's favorites. Ji,von thii debutantes ot tlio season, however fresh and fair, were constrain ed to acknowledge her supremacy, but men pleaded iu vain. r or tlio most part she succeeded m evading, with equisito dexterity, the outspoken expression of their homage, or when this failed, sbo listened and declined with a grieved and grateful sweetness which rivotod their chains. So many brilliant chances had been tli us passed by that tho world said that either her ambition was insatiable, or that sho was ono of tho few women who prefer personal liberty to social distinction. Bertha Cathcart somotimea smiled to herself when somo of this sort of gossip was wafted back to her cars. tier ambition insatiable, when sho knows it is bounded by tlio strong do siro to lay all she is and all sho has at the feet of the ono who alone treats her with a courteous avoidanco t Ten years ago, on her first introduc tion to society, bho had met young Laurenco Kinnaird, tho oldest son of a noble but impoverished family, who had passed UU examinations for tho India Civil Service with such special brilliancy and success, as to draw to ward nimselt a certain amount ot pub- lio recognition and regard. lie had obtained the enviable post of pnvato secretary to a distinguished Governor of tho Madras Presidency, and was within threo months of his de parture from England when their ac qiiaintanco began. 1 ho latter part ot that period was passed by him under tho direct influ ence of Bertha Maxwell's gifts and graces, as they were both staying in tlio country house of a mutual friend. bho was a girl ot whom our choicest English homes offer so inauy fair sam pies i sliu was beautiful, highly intelli gent and taicltilly educated up to the ever rising standard ot tho dav. Uaro had never touched her; life had taught her no hard lessons, nor exacted any grievous discipline. Scarcely had vt ish remained ungratihcd, or an liicli nation been crossed. It was not that sho was incapable of sacrifice or averso to y wlil obedience, but that no demand upon her sell denial had hitherto been made. Also sho was an heiress. Of all tho men who had already gathered round and worshiped tho bril liant girl, competing for tho favor as knights ot old at a tournament, none pleased her so well as tho gravo and rather cynical student, thu famo of whoso prodigious attainments had al ready attracted her toward him. Af ter tho desultory iutcrcourso of a Lou don season, they met, as wo havo said, bcncalli tho samo root, and under con ditious tho most favorable for uutck cning a latent inclination into lovo or friendship, for six weeks they mot and patted morning and night, until tho thought of tho morning hand clasp uecauiu iu uuuu uu uiiiicqiaien rapture, and in tho light chat of tocial inter course, or tho more earnest discussions of thought and opinion, their eves in tuitively sought each other's for agrco ment or dissent. Then as other guests, less closely allied to their hostess, dropped off, they walked or rodo to gcther iu tlio cool autumn mornings and tho young man allured by the sweet interest alio showed in all ho said (his speech having become for her something diltcrent from other men s opened out his heart. Ho told her of his family history of tho horoio soldier father, disable-; by a long lifo of hard service in India and never uttered a complaint of tho scanty recognition lio had got ; of tho tender, sickly mother, oppressed but nuvcr overwhelmed ny tho weight ol domestiu caics, and of tho littlo crowi: ot brothers ami sisters who wero ono and all looking to him to pavo his ow way to fortune, that ho might help them along tho road. It was evident to Bertha that tho chief satisfaction ho derived Horn ins present success was tho chanco itgavo him of fulfillin what t-op m oil to her tlu-su somewhat unreasonable expectations, and ho spokoof it with it simple manlv grnti lude, not at nil as if it, had been won 13, 1885. by his own oncrgy of will and brain. in mo wont inoy iovcu caon oinor. She know it and rejoiced, for wlial stood between them and hnpniness t no kiiow u anu iookjiis resolution. fsho was sitting one morning in the pretty iiiornini: room which had been set apart for her use, when ho knocked at tlio door lor admission. "Como inr bIio cried brichtly. "I avo finished my letters, and am ready to talk j or perhaps you havo some Bchemo to propose!" lie looked at Her for a moment with grave- earnestness ; in her pretty thick wluto jjowii, with a crimson sash round tho littlo uuppleo waist, and a red rose in tho laco at her throat, ho thought ho had never seen her look so fresh and fair. Her swcot faco had that expression of mingled softness and ardor which was ono of her distin guishing charm?. Ho turned away from her a llttlo and referred to a let ter in his hand. I am ofraid," ho answered, with a forced smile, that tho timo is ijono by for schemes or plans. I havo received summons Jroni my chief wo aro to ail in ten days, and thoso of necessity I must sneud at homo. I am como to say goou-by." Her lips parted, but sho checked the exclamation that had nearly escaped her ; sho could not, however, check the sudden paling of her cheek. Unco more ho glanced toward her, grasped his purpose moro firmly, and wont on. "I am uoinK away, as vou know, with tho prospect of a long cxilo from England my lifo's work is cut out for me. Any regrets I may loci, 1 am bound to stille. Mv father reminds mi- onco moro that I havo mv foot on tho first rung of tlio ladder, and must mount lngher,it only to pull my young- r brothers attcr mo. ion would smilo if you know all tho hopes thoy are building upon my start In lifo at home. It is a foreign conclusion I must never marry." "Yes, ' said Bertha, with that match less self-command which comes partly from tho highest training, partly front the exigence of tho unwiiltcn co-Jo of social tradition. 'I havo hoard you say that before. It is, of course, a much liner rolo to play in Uto to be the prop and head of one's family than to mako somo commonplaco match, espe cially when it can bo played without ltort or denial. And sho had enough faith in her own courago to raise her lovely eyes and look at him. Ho was silent tor a low moments, and then ho said, iu tli-i low, deliberate tones sho know so well : "It seems an unworthy thing to try and found a claim to your approval, Miss Maxwell, or poso beforo I go in tho character of victim or martyr, but tho chances are that wo may never meet again, and it may help me, and cannot hint you, it I tell you tho truth. I tako away witli mo to India a sorrow that will help to mako my dedgo of celibacy easy a lovo that I cnew very well from tho beginning was hopeless, but that I had not the power, scarcely tho wish to strugglo against or to conquer. Mow strugglo and con- quest are too lato. 1 don't know that 1 am to blame, and 1 will not pretend to ask you to forgivo a folly that was all but inevitable tliero was nothing n your kindness wnicli reminded mo ot my presumption. ilo stopped and looked at her wist- fully; ho could not read tlio expression of her downcast face. "You aro not angry with me, dear!" to asked in a tone that cut her to tho leart. "Oceans, and plains almost as wide as oceans, will soon divido us,and what will it matter to you then that ono man whom you may never seo again accepts tho bitter pain of your sweet memory as tho test and safeguard ot his lifo i "I am not angry," sho answered gently. "iNo, ho said, "you could not bo yourself and not bo sorry for mo ; also you could not bo yourself and I not lovo you . uivo mo a passing thought sometimes if you should hear ot me as playing my part fairly well in life and carrying my burdens liko a man. Re- member, 1 shall owo a great deal ot what courago or pationco I may show to tho wish to bo worthier of the girl that I havo dared to love.'' For a moment it was in her heart to toll him how every pulse of her being responded to tho words he had spoken, I and that sho asked for nothing better than to share her wealth, not with lam only, but with every member of tho family which weighed so heavily upon him, but tho next convinced her that his prido would roject such charity,and that to let him know that ho left her behind to suffer as ho suffered would bo to mako tho sorrow unbearable that ho was now ablo to boar, thinking ho endured it alone. 1 uereiore sho kept nor socret, aim young j.atircuco lun- naird sailed for Madras without a sns- picion that lio had won tho heart ot tho sweetest girl in luiglaml. But that was ten years ago. Bertha Maxwell was married somo twelve months after his departure, with tlio full approval of her family and friends, as well as of society at arge. Sho did not marry ono of her outh- till Biiuors, but a acotch peer ot great wealth and still larger philanthropy, who was out enough to bo tier lather, Lord Cathcart was not too old, how- over, to lovo me gravo una intelligent girl who listened with such winsomo interest to his manifold theories and schemes for bettering the condition of tho poor on his estatus, and who ulti- mateiy consented to join Iter life to his for tho purposo ot carrying them out, Was Laurence Kinnaird consequent- ly forgotton 1 By no means ; but this girl could not justify it to her con- 6cieiico to bitteily disappoint tho rea- sonablo expectation of her friends and wound tnu heart ot ono ot the worth- iect of mon, in ordor to nurso to her gravo a hopeless passion. It might bo considered by somo a ouuiuii ui cuiisuu'iiiiuusiichs, urn ueioro marrying tho mature viscount, who told her that, old as ho was, lio had nover loved any woman beforp.sho con- fessed to him tho unconfessed lovo of her heail, and that tho career of young Laurenco Kinnaird, already drawing publio attention to it, would always bo I watched by her with sympathetic inter est, 'tho soven years of marrlod lifo which followed wero full of nuiet con tent and widespread human interests, but they closed with her husband's THE COLUMBIAN, VOL. X1X.N0 44 COLDMIIIA DKMOCHAT, VOL.XLIX, NO 37 death, ami Lidy Catlioart, after a long norioil ot roc us on. in wind s 10 tiurs cd a vorv real oriel, had annln nnnear. ed in society, wliero sho was courted ami admired tvitli creator zest than whon sho was cither debutante or wifo. Wai it a mero coiiiciileuua that this stepping out of her retirement occurred precisely at the samo tlmo as tlio re turn of Laurence Kinii.iinl from Tndin. ho havinc obtained a loin le.ivo of nb. tenco fiom his onerous post of duty 1 Sho answered tho qiit'stion to herself with tho courageous truthfulness which d'nlinmiished hr, owning that'it wai this circumstance, and this nnlr. wliieli had dnddud her course of action, Ho was still unmarried and sho was freo if the old lovo survived, what now stood between them t Their first meeting took place at a crowded evening assembly, and though ho recognizcil her instantly ainJced, time had dono littlo moro than develop nto porlect beauty the crude loveli ness of tho girl ho avoided moro than a pa'sing recognition. Was sho not now even richer and moro desirable than before still fur ther removed from hi in on tho social plane and sought by men who had tho highest prizes ol it to to otter her T What measureless folly to suppose that tho lovo which was presumption in thu bloom of his youth could be ac ceptablo now that timo and caro and the sharp harass of accumulated re sponsibilities had prematurely aged and worn him 1 True enough, the ono passion ot his heart had not grown old, though ho had led too busy and strenuous a lifo to pino and fret over tho inevitable. But in tho depths of his strong nature, wrapped up iu its virginial shroud from all contact with tho outsido world, lay his lovo for sweet Bertha Maxwell, as fresh, puro and vigorous as when his eyes had last laden on her girlish face. And do you suppose that she, with a woman s in tuition, did not discover this ? Sho did, and her eyes bnght"iiod and her heart leaped within her with a joy keener than any joy sho had tasted betore. lio loved her still tho man sha had played so gallant a part in tho thick ot diluuullies, which would havo bafllcd and crushed ordinary men, and whoso claims to honorable distinction were recognized on all sides. For ten yo'iM ho had kept her memory green. Would all her Uto bo long enough to pay him back for his sweet fidelily? lMom timo to timo they met and parted without a step's advance to tlio goal she had in view ho inacccssiblo in his courteous reserve and sho striv ing to overcomo it as best a fond but proud woman may. ft is now very near tho end ot tho season -, thu cards tor tho last ot her littlo dinners havo been sent out and ho is to bo ono of her guests to-night. It was generally conceded lhat of alt Lady Oatbcart'a successful little din ners tho last most nearly touched per lection, and to explain tho phenomen- on whero a woman rules alone, it was remembered that her lato husband, who had been just as much of an epiouro as becomes a wiso man had bequeathed her his cellar and Ins chief, with all tho rest of his real and personal estate. But sho herself : when had her beauty been moro influential, hor,voioo touched witli tenderer inflections, or her talk moro characterized by that sweet irecaoin ami cultivated thought fulness which mado her, every other charm apart then, theJmost delightful and stimulating ot companions T Tho most silent guest at her table was Laurenco Kinnaird, but then his tactitcrnity was poverbial.aud might bo excused in a man ol action; or it might bo that ho thought it gavo moro effect to his weighty and incisive words w hen uttered. When Lady Cathcart roso from tho tablo with tho lady who was her con stant companion and friend, sho signi- hed that, tho evening being bo sultry. sno nan oruereu coueo to bo served in tho garden kiosk, but at the s.itno tint o begged that they would consult, not their courtesy, but their inclination in regard to joining them thcro. Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed bo foro sho saw from within tho sholter of her summer house Laurenco Kitinaitd approaching the spot, and ho was aioue. Behold tho opportunity sho desired, granted hor even boforo sho was prepared to meet it 1 But whero was tho supremo courage, rising above all lemiiiino and social conventions, that sho had resolved to put forth t No voung girls heat t could havo beat moro strongly, or her oheok changed color moro swiftly than hers, Still was sho such a coward T Should lovo s labor be lost for want of tho fitting effort on her part t Sho roso from her soat, and tying tho black laco hanndkercliicf she had just throwD off over her hair and under her daiuty cinn, said carelessly : "I will go and meet Mr, Kinnaird, and show lam my flowering yucca, no will laugh at it, no doubt, but at least I would rather know what can honestly bo said in disparagement A few moments more, and tliov wero walking side by sido where sho had walked olono that afternoon, witli tho full-brimmed river gently kissing tlio green banks, and reflecting on its vicar surtaoo every loat ot tlio lush over hanging foliage, and every tint of tho sunset ukv Kinnaird looked about him, and "Hiojo aro tho soenes,'' ho said, 'which a man darca not recall in In- dia, or ho might well go mad with long ing. How often I havo sympathized with tho wish oxpressed, I think by Leigh Hunt in Italy, to tako hath for five- minutes in tho green grass of old En gland I But this is morbid." "You nro very hard upon yourself.' sho said. "I can so well enter into tho Keeling you describe, but why do you call it morbid t It is morbid, accord- ing to your creed, to let ovon a wis! escape tho bounds of reason ! If it wero I should stand vorv muuh condemned by tho creed; but I suppose i an itauo creatures io their best to square their practico wilh their theo ries, and draw on their reservo of na tionco when they find their 'best' a very inadequate quantity." equato quantity. "Ah 1 sho answered, "you aro not much changed from thu old times you were always ono of tho men whoso reach Is so much higher than their grasp, and yet boiiio o us might bo well satisfied to havo lived your lifo during tho last ten years." 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"All that tho world knows," sho said eagerly, "and moro beside. I know of tho hatd and thankless wotk dono through good report nnd evil report, through gickncFS nnd health I know much of all that with which your chief was credited was tho result of your brain and courageous patience. Ilo is tho first to nckuowlcdgo it; he said to mo himself, just beforo ho returned to Madras six months ago, that you were tho ono man who had served under him who c.ired for tho g.iod done, and totally disregarded tho credit for doing it. burely, that was high praise." "If it were, it would bo Baying very littlo for human nature. But there were a dozen men at least moro disin terested than myself. If I did not la bor and schemo for my personal profit, I did for that of my k'.th nnd kin. I was always on tho lookout for a cor ner into which I eouM in-iiiuato Jack, or somo opening that would help poor Tom's caret r I wns t aer enough to utilizo any goodwli that fell to my sharo for their benefit. 1 am scarcely to bo persuaded that I am a hero, even by Lady CathearU" "Do yon admit l.hcro is any satisfac tion in having succeeded so well in do ing what was required of you T" "A little," ho answered, with an im patient sigh, "but fcarcely enough to jutify a mail's career. And tliero is another side to my good deeds, Lady Cithern t. and a very seamy one. What of the miserable and far-reaching mis takes which I have mado in my official capacity t of temper of judgment, aye, even of justice and morcy. Then, again, what merit lies in being without ambition, when you know tho ono prizo of lifo is out of reach 1 To do stolidly one's roulino duty saves many a man and woman among us from despair. But 1 am forgetting to whom I speak or no, 1 remember it only too well, but it seems witli less power of self- control than when 1 was a boy." ilo tunica away abruptly as he spoke, as if with tho intention of breaking oil tho interview; but sho laid a detaining nanu on ins arm. "Stop! she said, in a low but firm voice, and with a sudden name ot color sweeping over her palo check, "you snail not leave mo this lime under a mistake. I am going to confess how much that boyish self-control made mo suffer. Suppose I had told you that sad Autumn morning that if you went to India you would tako with you all my joy in life, would you havo stayed behind 1 And yet it was true I" Ho started and turned a little pale. "Aye I Vou can venttiro to own a girl's folly now, but you wisely kept your secret then 1" was his answer. "I kept it," she answered wilh a sweet forbearance, "though it cost mo a hard struggle to do so. You were bound to go away you had tlio for tunes of your family to make you would havo refused to tako what I yearned to givo. It would have hin dered, not helped you, if you had known how keenly the girl suffered whom you had left alone in England." "Fcr mercy's Bake," ho said hoarsely, "sparo me, and say no more I Is it not tlio very refinement of a woman's cruelty to tell mo of a good I neycr knaw l had until I lost it? You Iovod mo once, but thought it kind to keep tlio secret. Would that you had kept it till tho end 1 Is it within my light to ask if the girl had coascd to suffer when bIio became a wifot'1 "Yes and no," said she, fixing her softened oyos upon his agitated face. "When wo have buried our dead, and tako up tho daily duties of lifo to thoso still left us, wo do not ceaso to remem ber becauso wo consent to submit to tho inevitable. Yon had told mo our i lovo was hopelcsi, for you could never marry, and it seemed to mo wrong to sacrifice tho reasonable wishes of my ear parents, and refuso to mako a good man happior. Ilo was quito wili ng to tako mo even when ho know what I havo told you, and from that hour I strove to do my duty toward him, anil was happy iu tlio doing of it. I hushed my lovu to sleep and buried it out of sight and hearing. I thought," she added, almost in a whis per, "that it was dead but but tho old lifo stirs in it yet!'' Ho caught her hand eagirly and caned toward her, to question moro closely tho glowing averted face. "Is it not pity ?' lie askid, with tho sharp abruptness of inleus-o feeling, "not a woman s passion lor si'lt-saori-fico t Aro you sure that what you felt long ago was anything more than noblo guls sympathy with tho pain sho had given, or that now now your kindness goes beyond compassion for trio lovo you havo detected after so many years' fidelity 1 But oven if you wero in doubt, at least vou givo mo leavo to try and win you, sinking my unworthini'ss, and no future will bo long enough to tiro out my patience, my love, my queen P Sho looked at him with a smile. though her beautiful eyes wero wet with tears. "Tako what tho present gives you, and let tho future take enro of itself," sho said. "No need to wait or try for what you havo got already. I beliovo I loved you in the past, Laurence, and I have btrong faith that I shall lovo you in tho years that aro to come; but nil that counts for nothing in compari son with tho conviction that I lovo you now now, with all my soul l" Need of Caution. Tho New Oilcans J'icmunc tells tho following story, which has a good monii tviieiner it, is true or not: A clerk on Canal street was standing in tlio door of his establishment wit- iieauig tho parting interview between a fellow clerk and a fellow clerk's sis ter Tho young lady started awav. but, forgetting something, hurried back. Both young gentlemen had turned around, and wero about pro ceeding to business, when the sistcrless clcik felt a pair of arms Hung around his neck, nnd bis faco pressed lovingly by two rose-bud lips. "I forgot to kiss you, Charley," was tho laughing explanation. "So you did I" replied tho blushing recipient. "O 1" screamed tho lady. OP apirated the clerk. Tho young lady begged pardon. It is needless to say tho pardon was granted.
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