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A PASSIVE CRIME.
BY TIIF DI-CHKS3.
CTIAPTKR IX.
AI.I. KNOWN.
Vext momins, sittimr in hor own room,
liTiissiii!-tho -M.st ainl ln-r oliiK-nlate. Mrs.
Nevilif t;riivs sutldcnlv wrious over a letter
just npeneil. and wliieli not only disturbs,
but vei v t:re;vt!y MT!ees her.
It is tiuiu Mr. lVnniddoek, deinandinir an
interview, and Nejririim lier to name an hour
in which lie may speaK to tier upon a subject
ot liiuch impoitanee, both to him and her.
There is 110 mention of Maud in the letter;
yet it so unmistakably means bu-iness in
every line, that Mimi Jeels uneasy, ait rinij
lm; the Udl. summons Ksther to tier Hid the
woman liavinir proved herself of sound judu-
iiiT-m. tij'iui i-t-iiu tM-rasiojis wuen .1 rs. .Ne
ville had found herself in want of l'ikkI ad
vice, and knew not where else to look for it.
For two lonir hours she and Kslher remain
closeted tot-ether, nt the end of which time
Mrs. Neville, oiienini' the door, comes out
into the corridor with an air of open triumph
and gladness in her whole demeanor, that
contrasts rather oddly with the pink lids and
heavy eyes that betray the fact of her havint;
Iw-en crying bitterly. " In her hand she bears
ft letter, which is addressed tolieonre lVn
niddoek. i.sther, iroii 1 on to Maud's room, utter
some peisuaiou induces her to send a note
to lick. desirimr him to come to South Aud
ley Street at a particular hour that is to say,
at nine o'clock liiat ewninir.
The lamps are carefully lowered, the cur
tail ik drawn, 'l'liere is suiln i-.-iit lilit to dis
c'rn objects, but hardly enough to read tlie
leature- of Mautl Neville, wh.o. reclinim- in
a low chair at the upper eud ot the room, sits
idly ir.i.UK into acancy, whilst swintriittj
slowly to ami fro a hiue black lau.
I' poll a table iindt i nt Mi's. IYunid
dock's picture two lamps are burniiur dimly.
Mrs. Neville is lount;i:iir in a .-oleiuii tuiii
ch::ir. alel is to till 11 pjiea ranees eiijoyintf hie
in its L-ivatest intensity, which, to speak more
pl;tiiii, means that she is slowly but surely
tallim: into t!ic anus of Morpheus.
The sound ot a bell rimrs through the
house : there is a iKiusc. and then the d.ir
0.'ns slowly, and Mr. l'euriniiloek comes iu
w i h th" h"!H y. dcfei'milied step ot one w ho
has a i -rhteoiis c;"i-e to lie adjusted, and
w itli -i ni.'.enaiice stern and v. iiile.
It is at a.! t. !!! a tor mi i' i ;;ilt eouiitetiauee,
po nuchas ever thought otliel'W -ise, tliollu'tl
sUaiiirdv liaudsoiae, but to-uiht it is Very
n-;'.n rep':lle.
lie ad . aliecs towhele Mi s. Net ilie (who
was sudd- olv roused troni luuil.. r hi a full
sense 01 I 10 sit u ! n 1 i-; sittiuj but pauses
on his way. and -hudders. pc.ecptibly. as
liMikiim i by chance, he sees that he Is be
fore the poi trail o! his dead sister-in-law.
Mrs, lVni iindoek's lal.-'e pain lie blue eves
are L'a.m' dow u ujion him. as so ottcii they
ira.ed in I i I . sAcet and earnest, and just
now . rts ;t seelu to Ins distorted 1 11 ue , solne-
tiiin.- mini
Is It t iat
in the l;.st
I tills.
i"wn sui'ert;tious wi'ii-
nil 1
.ts, or ilo tla y wear a
reproachful In
Is the beaut
as though sin
I;, that thrills his whole bein '.
ill face ea.-r and expectaet,
would demand at his hands
?!," l:ttk
Kecovi
one I.-: t to him in trust'.'
riif-r himself bv a tire.it effort, he
iroes 111. to Mrs. Nevill
fi irmaf to h. r alvout hi
. and says
gratitude
soniethintr
lor the lu
terview thus u'l.tnted.
He is perhaps iroin-r on to explain why
meetinit w as s.ilici; d. when the abrupt
trance of his son checks him for the tinu
the
be-
imr. 1
A quick shade of anirer crosses the youmr
nmn' brow us he sees his father.
Instinctively his irlanee turns to where 1
Maud is sitting, so far apart from the rest:
but she is so enveloped by the shadows fall- !
itn; from the lowered lamps, that lie can not j
distinguish her features with any clearness.
1 le would have iroiie over to Wr at once,
but Mrs. Neville, by a sharp iresture of com
mand, stays him. aiid brimrs lain to her ow n j
side.
"Stay. I i k," she siys, ijuietly. "Your
place is here as ief.r"
So he stats by her. as in duty hound,
thoiu:h soielv troubled at heart.
"After nil" that I have lirsjed. you have
come.'' he s.tvs. coldlv. tuiniiiir to his father.
"Ves: to sav that w:hieh I told yon yester
day I intended to say I" retorts l'eni tiddoek.
stiiblxirnlv. Then, addressinir Mrs. Neville,
he adds, in a labored tone. "It would make
matters much easier if I miirht s,.ak to you
alone, without the presence of -Miss Ne
ville:" There is a covert insolence in the hesita
tion that he shows twfi.re pronouncing
Maud's name that nias.s Mrs. Neville aiiirry
and i in I iiri mi it.
' If what you have come here to say refers
to Miss Neville, it is both her wish and mine,
that she should be a listener to it." she says.
Slowly. "Therefore, do not hesitate, but
commence at once, and let us hear, if you
please, that which you have come hitherto
sjM-ak.-'
"That is ns iuii desire, of course." I'ennid-di'K-k
returns, calmly: "and. indeed, it is but
little of your time 1 shall require. I would
merely remark that I shall never, tinder any
circumstances, eive inv consent to an alliance
between my son aniC your adopted daugh
ter." At this. M tud. wlio until now-has sat si
lent and almost motionless, starts into life.
She rises to her feet, and. thoiurh still
koepiiu; well in the shadow, turns to confront
Peiiruddock.
"Iiescrve your disapprobation. ir." she
say-i. iu a voice low but distinct; "there is no
occasiou for it. still less lor jour consent to
my uiarriuu with vour son. As he will
hiuiscit intoim you. 1 have already told him,
and veiy diitiui llj, that uch a union is ut
terly impossible.'-
Dick uia.kes a movement as though he
would o to her, but Peuruddock detains
hi'u. ....
"You hotir what she sas? he exclaims,
eagerly. "SLe has refused you. Let it re-d
Uiere. It Ls ail at an end. Surely you would
Hot pross tlie umtb r'.' Have you no self
esteem'.' Have veil no pride?"
"In this cai.e, none." sas the yountr man.
sadly. "It is my happiness, my life, tor
which 1 plead."
"But she tells me plainly that with lier
OW tl lilif she has rejected you."
"If. is liek. earnestly. I'wu up to
3Iauil, and Ukitn; ln.th her bauds in his "if
she will -also tail you. not only with her lips,
but hoiiestiv and Irom her heart, that she
docs but lo'.Y inc. 1 shall then resign ll hope
of ever waining her. 1 shall cease to weary
her Willi m pii.'-eneo and my sincere pn
tes tatious of Hocclion. ami leave her free, to
wed a happier man : but never until she has
told nu tuat. You may therel ire 'pure
yourself all further trouble on n: account. '
lie pauses, as it overcome by motion, and
then ''or 011 attain, in a voice that trembles
sliifhtlv,- "1 await my sentence. Maud,
ppenk f' , , . . ..
Hut she docs not speak. I wn e her lips
move as thoUi.h -h.- would unw llltnitly have
"iveti 01ee to some thought, but no articu
late sound escapes her.
Prcscnti v she lifts l.er sad ej es to his ns if
i (.. roach, and then two tears ttn'ihcr
within them slowly, and as slowly tali
out
hi- one down her pale cheek
"I )ii k. come here." :
s Mrs. Neville, nerv-
Ml-lv, l.er von e tiemlilills'.
He obes her.
I'ressui Maud s cold hands, he whispers
....-.-i...llv"'l sh dl wait forever."
And then icot-s back to Muni s sid".
It ou mean to del V me In this matter,
aavs lVnniddoek. who has overheard him.
'vou can take the consequences on onr ow n
head and you know very well what those
consequences will be. Henceforth you and
I shall tic strainjers and 1 will do my lest to
for 'et that 1 ever had a son. Hut I warn
you that siv-h mad mama-res brim; only
strict and disgrace in their train."
"Tiieic shall l' neither irri-f nor disirraee
thromth inc." says Maud, faintly.
slt is still stanilinir. and has her hand on
tie-hack of l.er chair us thoiurh to siijiport
herselt. ... ...
Tt is the lilst t;mc. iroes on l eliruildix-k.
relnois-
slv, liol l.cisiuiit me neai i-urokou
interrupt !hi.
thiit a iuot or stain has t.illeji
on our bouse or name.
-Sileiice. sir," cries Iick, furiously turn
ijiir uiKin him ; hut no more can lie said on
eiuier side, for at that instant the Uteiiti.ni
of all is turned upon the door, just insM(e
which, upon the threshold, hsther stands,
with one arm extended, as il sue would de
mand silence.
There is soiu-'thimr in her whole attitude
nnd demeanor that is remarkably striking,
mid w hich ei-trenders fear nnd expectation
in every bn-ast. . , ,
The fooks of all an- (iis( on her as she
comes slow Iv up the room, tlie tall, majestic
ti ruie clotlie'd in black, and drawn up to il
lull hcitrht.
Her manner is expressive ot mv-teiy and
lon-siippressed excilcui'-nt. Ot all present
in the room. Mr. Neville alone possesses a
t-lew to her thoughts.
Silently and slowh sue advances until she
nxs reaciien iviiruildiK-lc.
Here she comes to a standstill, and con
fronts him ' with trleaniinir eyes and parted
lips.
-No blot, no stain upon your house or
name? You dare say that! Have you lost
all memory of the "past? Does your con
science never s-ak?' she rejieats. mix-kim?-lv.
"Is murder no crime? Have a care,
Peiiruddock '. And answer me, if vou dare,
this question Where if the rhihi Hihlnt
Peiiruddock starts- back, his face irrowinu
livid. Vet onlv for an instant does he lose
his self-control"; rallviiii; bv a miithty effort,
lie avs. elariner savatrelv at Ksiher, "This
woman, this fanatic, lives but to torment tne I
l.e.tve the room. 1 command you! i our idle
raviinrs have nothimr whatever to do with
the subject we are now discnssimr. Bestone
at once, or I will lorce vou hence!'"
Ksther pavs not the slightest heeil to that,
but pointui'i toward the picture, and "razim.
sternlv on lViiruddiK-k. says, "See where her
mother looks down upon vou! Do not her
eves haunt vou? Where is the little one. the
little heiress of Peiiruddock, w ho stood so
fatally in your way to lier house and acres?
Answer! where is she?"
"She is dead drow ned, as all tlie world
knows!" savs PenrudiUck, irloomily, an
sweriiie her against 'lis will, as if in some
wise compelled to it.
It is false!"' cries Ksther. triumphantly.
"She is not dead ! She lives! She is here to
claim her own! Heboid her, villain, trem
ble!" At this moment Mrs. Netille turns up to
their fullest heitrht the two lamps that stand
beneath Mrs. Penruddock's picture: and
Ksther. holdimroiit her hand to Maud, says
in a loud tone, "H.ida lVnniddoek, come tor
ward !"'
Olievimr the trcsture, not the words, which
as vet'she tails to understand. Maud comes
slow Iv forward until she appears in the full
irlare ot the lamps, and ri-;lit beneath her
mother's portrait.
St mdiiiLr thus, silent and half lew ildered,
she is so exactly like the beautiful paiutinir
Hboc her, as to call forth an exclamation
Irom Dick.
Mrs. Peiiruddock is dressed in cream-colored
satin ; the irl is attired in cashmere of
the same shade, trimmed exquisitely with
old liold and some cosily lace.
It would be a ditlieult. indeed, an impossi
ble mutter to decide w hich is the loveliest,
the dead mother or the living daughter.
A s the extraordinary likeness dawns upon
Penruddock. he is completely overpowered,
turns aside his head, and l roans aloud.
Above even the start liiur resemblance to
the mother, he sees in the trow n jiu 1 tiie feat
ures ol the little child so cruelly, thouuh pas
sively done to death.
Airain the whole terrible scene in the cot
tatte it.ll'den ll.isiies betore hllu ; a-Taill he
watches, w ith cold persisteiK-y. until the tiny
heiress meets, as he supposes" then, and has
till now lieiicveil, with her death.
Hi.- throws ii Ins hands, as though to rinir 1
troni him the hatctul vision, and turns hei. e
lv upon Ksther.
""It is all a lie!" he exclaims, loudly "a
cleverly concochsl scheme; but it shall not
avail vial much. It' is an old '.niy. Acci
dental l.kenesses have been tiled 1 .efo-e t his,
but an imposture alwavs comes to !:'-ht."
"Alw-iv's! Yes. tic-re yon areii-ht,"' re
tunis K-t'her with deep meanimt.
Man-:, white as an ar'. snovvurop. isclinif
ii ' to Mrs. Neville, vvh" has her aim around
h.r.
Dick, nt a little dist iiice. is listening w ith
intense excitement, to the st rat lire revelations
now iieimr made.
Who ever saw the child airain?" says Pen
ruditoek. "She vv as w ashed out to sea. All
iiiquu ies w ere made. No stone was left un
turned to discover her: but it was too late.
There was no one. not a livimr heimr. in
siL'ht w hen it occurred: no one saw the lat.il
accident."
"There you are mistaken. Two saw it,"
savs Ksther. solemnly. "You and 1!"
1 "1 was not present, saw nothinc of it !"
savs Penruddo'-k. hoarsely,
j The irround seems slipping from tieneath
his feet. His parched hps seem barely able
to form his words, aim he v ilh diliiculty sup
ports himself,
j "You were present !" savs the woman, re
! lcnilessly. " on stood inside the library
1 window," and I saw vou there, crouched as I
was in the bushes at the other side of the
river."
i "fn the bushes?" stammers Penrtidilock.
; " Yes : 1 had come to tret a trliiiip-e of my
' darlini; nt her play, and watched you as,
WUhKieedv eves, vou waited till the child
crept nearer and in irer to her iicaru.
l-.-arfnl is now tin- expression
on tlie
countenance ot the wretched uiau.
"Without oiu ord of warnimr, without
I one atU r ; : to save Hie i.iii -cnl life left to
your charire by a dyimr lirother. you looked,
1 w ilh a 11 iu I lonintr. to see her pel ish I"
! "'Tis false.'" Peniuddock, with very great
I difliculty. contrives t say.
"Thoiich vou never touched her, though
the crime was ,1 passive one, there was mnr
' der in your heart that day. as surely as you
, are shiverilur here la-fore us all !"
"It is all a lubrication !" says Peiiruddock,
feebly, wipitur his forehead.
j Then he irlances, in a stealthy fashion, at
his son the boy for whom this horrible thintc
has !een committed to see if there 1h- con
demnation in his looks.
"Dick, do not believe it!" he says Iu atone
I full ot keenest airony.
I He looks so oid. so broken, that Dick is
touched, and going up to him, places his arm
I around his neck.
j "1 la-lieve nothing asrainst you father." he
aavs, tenderly; "be sine of tfi.it. Hut pruv
control yourself, and let Ksther tell her
storv."
"VVlien the ihs-i was done and the fatal
plumre taken, vou rushed to the water's
ede."' giK-s on Ksther. who declines to ad
dress any 071c but P'-nrudil'ick. trloalimr over
the fact that he plainly cowers la iiealh her
ithinee. "Hut even then, at the last moment,
a sfroiie ilesire to save did not possess you.
Had v ou pursued your search to the bend iu
the riv- i. iiiildeii by the drooping alders, you
would have seen the little whit-- titrure tloat-
in-r onv ird whilst balthmr teebly w ith lle j
stream. uu would hav e seen me ruuuilur
u'omt the bank in wild pursuit; and vou j
would have seen. too. the poorchild drawn j
from the water by dilbert S.iumatc. !
"( lilbi-rt Sauiuaiez ! He?" exclaims Dick, j
in the utmost surprise.
"Yes: he was n u'm st at the viea'ace at
that time, as vou. peiiriiddoek. luav reuiem
her. Hut lie shall hini-elt 1-1! his own story."
She lu eUons v ith her hand, and S. inmate.,
who has plainly iieen w ailing iu tilt! iilile
room, on rcceiv :u r that sir:i;il. oituis up to
them.
"( aplaiu S lumarcz. tell us all you can of
this strange tale," entreats Mrs. Neviiie, with
liiltei 1114 accents.
"1 have yen little to tell ; but it's all qu ite
true," savs Sauiiiurez. after a swift irlain-e at
Maud's pale face. "I was hshin lower down
Umii the river on that day. the 14th of July,
w hen, lookiiur. up. I suddenly saw n little
child struirrlitig in the water, and a woman
that woman there," taiintinir to Ksther
"runnintr. aionir. the bank. I jnm)iod in, pull
ed the child out of the river, and saw that it
was Hilda Penruddock, whom I knew well.
Only that verv mornimr I had been pl.-f":r.g
with her up at the cottage. 1 it ston-d her to
this woman, who represented hcrsct K me
as the child's nurse, and thoutrhr -.to more
aliont it. I should of course have r.-ntioned
it in conversation at the vicara-rc il 1 laid had
time: but. unfortunately. I had ir..vie up my
lnind t- leave that day. "and hndiiis' on iook
inir at my vvafi h that" I .should barely catch
the Uefj"ain, I rushed home, seized my things,
bade, my friends farewell, and within an
hour was steaming up to town Four days
afterward 1 started for Inoia. where, as vou
all know very well. I remained for years.
"Hut vou knew Maud vou nt-otrnized her
in tow n?" asks Mrs. Neville, iu great agita
tion. A suspicion of shame crosses Sauniarez's
face, tl.ii keninir it for a moment.
"Yes, last year," he says, imu illimrly. "I
called here one day. and Ksther passed
thiouuh the hall as 1 'entered. I knew her
at once, and asked for the child. She was, I
think, about to denv a. I know ledge of her,
when Miss Miss Pcnniddoek. with whom I
was not acquainted nt that time, came out of
some room, and, looking me lull in the face
for an instant, passed on. Her wonderful
likeness to her mother, who was well known
to me, struck me nt once. I had heard of the
adoption by Mrs. Neville of some siiaiigely
prcttv child, and. as if by inspiration, the
tint. 1 neeiirred to me. 1 nccuseti Kslher of it,
and she at once, taken oil hel guard, eontess
ed ail."
"Then why did you not immediately
.sieak?" demands Dick oolly.
"It was no business of mice." resjmnds tho
ottier. shrugging his shoulders.
"Hut surely, you might iiave sMken." says
DicU ; "and it scents reniai k.io.c mat v on did
not."
"No doubt 1 should, some time or other,
have mentioned tne circumstance, only that
the woman had implored me to keep silence;
sav ing that she had waited for years to h ive
revenge on some one; and 1 really thought
it a pitv to spoil the planning and plotting
that had lasted tor so long."
"Yet you made love to mv niece, knovviie'
all that vou did." says Mrs. Nev ille, gravely.
"In t'iat matter, madam, 1 acknowledge 1
erred," savs Sauniiirez, lightly, though he
bites hisAi'p. "Hut all is tair in love and
war. 1 iMM-tl her as a girl over whom a
cloud rested, knowing her in my heart to be
an heiress, and of irreproachable birth. Nay,
hear the exact truth," lie says, with a some
what reckless laugh. "lam not so rich as
the world deems me; and thought if I could
w in Miss Neville. 1 might afterward prove
her to lie M iss Penruddock. ami so secure her
fortune. Hut 1 iailed. At tilst 1 thought
only of the money to which she vya-entitled;
hut now. and always, I shall think that, were
she jieiiiiiiess and unknown, the man who
gains her love will le richer than any sou!
on earth. oil believe me. I am sure?" h
adds, turning abruptly, and most unexpect
edly, to Hilda.
""Yes; I U-lieve you," she savs, earnestly;
and then very sweetly, struck by the ex
treme melancholy of his expression she
conies a tew steps nearer to him, and holds
out her hand, lie takes it, presses bis lips
to it, hastily but fervently, and without an
other woni quit.s the room.
"It is, 1 plainly sec, an unnecessary ques
tion; hut, lor all that, 1 will ask if you have
quite made up your mind that this ridiculous
story is true? ' demands Pcnniddoe k, angrily,
addressing his son. upon whose countenance
no disbelief can !e rend.
"Quite !' savs Dick, readily, who has for
gotten t think of anything la-vond the fact
that the stigma attached to Hilda's birth has
lcen removed.
" Then you acknow ledge hel .'"'
"As my cousin? Yes, certainly."
" Then! as certainly, 1ok are a iM-ggarP
savs Peiiruddock, witli aliarsh !augh.
The young man starts as if shot, and puts
his hand to his forehead. For the tirst time
lie realizes w hat all this may mean to hini.
liv what right now shall he speak of love to
the woman who is all in all to him. whose
image occupies his heart? Their positions
are reversed; -.' is the possessor of land and
fortune: 7ic is now the lonely outcast.
He draws a deep breath, and then rouses
himself, lining up to Mrs. Neville, he bids
her good-night, iu a low tone, that still does
not falter.
"All this has been too much for v ou. and-
my cousin." he says, gently, though without
looking at Hilda." "To-morrow, everything
can ta-discussed more thoroughly; hut tor
to-night enough has been said."
"We shall sec vou to-morrow, I hope?"'
savs .Mis. Neville, anxiously.
"I think not. It wil' be 'ix-tter not." says
Di'-k. w itli a taint smile. "1 shall have 111:111 v
1 lungs to see to, and my father will, of course,
renin re me.
At this mention of his name. Penruddock
turns his head, and all present notice how
tersiblv his lace has changed within the last
few miuutcs.
As if all hope has died within him. he looks
crushed anil broken, and very tutiatue.
Th"M' is. too, w ithin his eyes a somewhat
vacant expression that contrasts verv -ower-'nllv
with his insolent demeanor ot an hour
Kh. Dick? eh. lad?" he says, in a con
fused fashion, putting his hand to his head,
and si-hing deeply. "What are v oil saving
ot me? 1 heard my name. Dou"t believe
them. Dick! It is all false: every word!"'
1 hen. in a tone of eager, almost ahieet en
treaty, he adds, in a w hisn- r. "Don't iou
condemn me. Dick ! Yini have not the right
to do l hat. It was all for your sake, Dick
all for vim !"
"Come away. Come home with me. fath
cr." says Dick, hurriedly and anxiously.
A touch of deep painmingled with shame
mars the beauty of his features as he listens
to his father's words, which are a confession
of his guilt.
'Home! Where is that iotrr' asks Pen-
mddocw. vaguely, disregarding his son's cf
fort to lead him troni the room. "From the
castle to the cottage that is a fall, indeed !
And."' sinking his voice,"! can't go to the
cottage. Dick the river is there: iilu-uu
the river !" with a strong shudder. "Audit
never ceases it th iw s on and forev er ! 1 can
hear it alwavs iu mv dreams at night !"
"House yourself. You are dreaming now,
1 thick. sas Dick, who is as pale as death
"No: not now." sav s the old man. He
looks a very old man now indeed, so strange
ly altered are his features and mien. "It is
too late now for dreams. If what she says
be true, ail is over, all is at an end :
"The end is not come vet." returns Dick,
bravely, throwing up Ins head with a certain
proud gesture that brings tenrs into the eves
of one w ho is watching him.
He closes one hand firmly, as though to de
fy mi-fort''".!-, while into his face there comes
a nobility, a sense of dignity, that iw'ihaps
lacked before.
"I'..? have still enough to satisfy every
want." be savs. addressing his lather: "anil
as for inc. the world is before me, and I shall
conqtiet it in doham-eof fate and evil f 01 tune,
i,f . il . ,. - 1. 1 11... ,1. ... L.
.All is inr toe la-si, anil we suouiii oe iiiaiiH
ful that the little one was saved, ton (ire
thankful, lather, are vou 1101.' Say that you
are thankful," he a-ks, with extreme earn
estness.
It is as though lie had completely and en
tirely dissociated the love of Ids manhood
from tin-delightful little companion of his
earlier dav s.
"ies, ves deeply thankful, says 1 en-
ruddock, 111 a strange tone, nanny recogniza
ble. "A weight i- lifted from mv heart a
load from mv soul that has lain Umh them
tor inanv a year! Now it is nii-M. my heart
feels lighter. I'.ut, looking helpleslv
around, "inv i-ml is b--anng the burden
now. It led- like niodcii lead. And there
is a sound as of iu.;iiy voice- and "
A deep groan escaped him; he staggered.
and. I n 1 1 that I lick h.-.siii v cau.'ht him in his
arms, would have fallen heavily to the
ground.
( tlAl'l KK X.
OK' ! II HI l'.i: It MTV.
months later, and aire:
It is tw
iv I'cn-
ruddock has
quiet grave.
For some d
consequent o
hooes he had
i.t
n for six week
within his
v-alt'-rtual 1. ariul seizure
the destruction o all those
in cl.-iscd cv en at the price of
crime --he had
stab-, know ing
nothing, but
lingered in an unconscious
no one. hearing and seeing
omeiinies nun 111111 ing. "The
child! tllow ne.i 1 luiht h;
but no I-.-t her go -ail tm 11
mv -mil"
Then the tortile, scheming
i e sav en
v hoy ;
h.-r-
II lor
liiaiu had come
t iu ail it.s many
re alo-i tlon. had
K-k vv as no more.
to a standstill ; the heart, th:
years hud know n hut i.i
cca-ed to N-al. and !'!. rudd
Mis. Nev iiie h.ad ca -I at Dick's rooms,
where the dviug man lay. every day dining
his illness, and bad -ecu Dick sun I conversed
with him many times, of his father's state
alone no oilier topic had N cu touched upon.
On two occasions Hilda had accompanied
lu-r, but on those days the young man had
been either accidentally or willHilly absent.
Not once during till these long weeks had
the cousins nu-t. They had. never, indeed,
seen each other since that last momentous
evening in South Audlcy Street, when Ks
thcr's di-closurc had made tlieiii change
sides, and lisil changed the fortunes of bi.tu :
so hnnpily for the one, so disastrously h-r
theotiier.
Vet. about that time then- was a police
man in thai quarter who for many ni :hls
had kept a sharp vvatch iita-n a young man.
Well dressed, but with h;-. nihil' tu'.'i'd up
to his ears looking upo.i him as a possi;.',
burglar, for he would stand for an hour with
out flinching opposite a certain house, gaz
ing upon nothing -o far as tit couid see -except
a faint streak of light Unit came irom
an ups-r w in-low.
Finallv. X '.d grew tired or ashamed of his
suspicions, and. comforting hini-clt with the
thought that tins ccceiiti ic young man was
either a hiirnilcss lunatic or an c.dinirerof the
upp.-r housemaid, let him tta.e iu eai-e.
To-day is too lovely for description. "Tlie
Mill has "drunk tlie dew that lay iii-on . i -morning
gras-:" the very bit-Is ar.- silent
Irom excess of languor: the (lowers ilrnon
and grow (tensive beneath the heat, and all
nature sis-ins al rest
"T' e wind had no more stn-ngth than this,
'iiut leisurely it blew.
To elUM- one leal Ihe next to kiss
Thid closely by it grew ."
In the castle, on this golden September
morning, scarcely a sound can be hi-ard.
The inner world sivnis as lazy, as averse to
action of anv kind, as the woi Id without.
Three day's ago Mrs. V-viHo brought Hilda
down to her birthplace: but the girl has re
fused to tmd com ort or pleasure in the grand
old castle. ealtn has come to 11. -r. ami. lor
the time ::t least, happine-s ha- departed.
There is a pallor in her checks, a loiuit.iiu
of hushed tear-in her exin . -siv e eyes, th 1
goes to Mimi's heart : but having extracted a
promise from Dick that he will not leave Kn
gland without bidding them farewell, sue
can only wait p.-ticntly. if unhappily, for
w hat is" vet 1o come.
Il is i inning very qiiiekiy that tor which
she waits the solution of all her doubts.
Kven as she aii-i Hilda arc sitting together
in one of the morning-rooms silent, but lull
of thought, a tootsfep sounds in the hull
without. I he d.ail' is oH-liei. and Dick l'ell-
ruddock stands before them, pale and ni
gard, but always the same Dick in one pair
of eyes at least.
"1 am very fortunate in having found you
at home," says Dick, in his most formal man
ner. "1 have come down hen because 1
promised, and liecanse I could not leave Kn-
gtanil wiinoui uiuiuiig vou tmiii-itje.
He takes Mrs. Neville's hand, and presses
it warmly, w ith a faint, a very faint, smile.
iKf-lieT echoes she, in dismay, as
though the fear of this hour has not been
tormenting her for days.
1 es; 1 am anout to leave tne country, ner-
er more to return to it.
He hits not dared to glance at Hilda after
the lust involuntary look on greeting her.
Hut tins is all so suditen, so dreadful! '
pavs Mrs. .Seville, wno is at ner wits end.
What is your purpose in leaving? Where.
are vou going.'
"To New Zealand anywh.' -. 1 nardly
knovv whither; ami, indeed, it matters very
little, so long as 1 get well awav irom tne
old world and all its associations. '
'How vou must le the old world, savs
a soft voice close to him, that has a suspi
cious tn-mtue in it. - imyoii mean to carry
nothing irom it but regret.-.'
Nothing! shortly.
Is everything forgotten?' asks the soft
voice again, even more tremuious:y tins time.
'Can you remember no happy hours.'
"Mv deepest regret." says the young man.
with inlinite sadness, "lies in the fact that I
shall never be able to forget those happy
hours."
Mrs. Neville, kind and considerate soul
that she is, has stepped into the conservatory
for the time being, tlieretore lliey are virtual
ly alone !
"Dick !" says Hilda, looking and sj-aking
verv tenderly" and very reproachfully.
"Don t says 1'ennnldock. Hastily. "uo
anything but sja-ak to me in that tone. It is
more than lean bear, For weeks I have
been training myself to meet you with proper
coldness, an-l How. nv one kinu worn, w uri
one gentle look, you would seek to undo ail
mv lalair."
And why, it 1 may ask. should you want
to meet me w ith cnlme-s.
She is very close to him by this tune, and
has laid her band Umn his arm.
Then- is no reason wny 1 should tell you.
because vou know. I
I know ! what is that 1 know?
Do not torture me." j
T hav e no desire to do that Hut vou have ,
not vet said what It is that you know. ,
"Ilh. cruel! be excli: iin-il. "lou know
that vou are rich now. w hilst I have noth- I
ing. 01 next to it. I 111 fact. says Dick, ;
iniiiini.!:!"-, i am no inaicn mr you now, 1
whatever I might have been betore."
Hut vou are tin- same Ih -kaavou were 1
then." argues she. "except tnaf you are a lit- I
tie more i mean, a great deal more un
kind. ;
"Am ir savs he. "It is very likely. Mis
fortune imbittcrs us all.
" on t you look at me. Dark? ' 1
"There Is no need to look at you. Your I
Image is engraven on my heart. 1 ran pcc i
you at every moment, and shun see you, go 1
where I niuv ." !
Nevertheless, look at me; it may soften 1
vim a little. h. Dick. I don t want tins
onions money : tint 1 i want you. jxovv l 1
have said it.' flushing cr.nisou "an I you
will not, I hope, think bad! v of me. :
"1 could never do that. Hut it is Imj-ossi-
ble. Do not let Us tilk alsiut it." 1
His voice breaks a little.
"Then you refuse me?'' I
"S'es: because it is for your own good." I
"No: because I happen to have more money !
than you possess Ket us have Tie truth, at ,
all events. Say that that is really what you
mean." .
"Well. then, yes, since you make me say I
it. 1 could not te indebted to my wife for j
for everything." !
"No doubt vou nre right." says Miss Pen- ;
ruddock. "Pride before all things, no mat
ter how many hearts may lie broken by it." ;
She menus to he sarcastic, but only succeeds !
in la-ing wretched.
"Mint: is a just and projior pride," he says. 1
"Oh. very well! Then it is not worth
while, 1 suppose, to say anything moreatmut
it?" ' j
"No. indeed," he sighs.
"And vou are quite tletenuitusl to leave
England' forever, and to go to New Zealand."
Ouite."
"Then." cries she. "since you im.ist upon
it. I shall give this hateful money to a lunatic
a-v luin. and. w hether you like it or not, 1
shall go to New Zealand, too."
'Maud T says Dick, in his overpowering
agitation forgetting lu-r real name.
"Ye-; I -hall. Nothing shall prevent me,"
savs Mi-s Penruddock.
And here, we very much regret to say, she
sot.tr forgets herself us to place her arm
around his neck, and to burst into tears up
on his bri-a-t.
So tor the next few moments, at least. Pen
luddoek's trip to the other side of the world
is delayed.
He drops his hat, and encircling her fondly
with his anus, for a full minute is quite ridic
ulously happy.
Then he checks himself, and sighing deep
ly, siys. "There must be an end of this.
This will never do. you know," in a most
miserable tone.
"Never?" says Hilda, who has quite recov
ered herself, and in whose blue eyes a ma
licious twinkle mav now be seen.
Does not victory "already lie with her? NTo
Wonder, therefore, that she rejoices.
"Come over to this sofa," she says; "tmd
as we must, to please you, give away our de
testable though rather comfortable" income,
tell me. which do you consider to be the most
deserving of all the asylums?"
At this m tiit Mrs. Neville coming in. nnd
seeing them sitting t-igethiron apparently
amicable terms, goes up to Dick, ami kissing
him on eilhcr check, tells him, without a
word of warning, that he is a "dear hoy,"
and as worthy us any one can lie of tier
"dearest girl."" and that sh is happier to-dnv
than she has been for a very long time, and
several other things that are equally pleas
ant to hear.
All w hich so overpow ers Dick, that he has
not Muhcient courage to say anything that
shall dump her satisfaction, and' Hilda car
ries the duv.
"
They have la-en married now for four
weeks', and are in Italy, or Egypt, or St.
Petersburg, or somewhere we really have,
rtt the present moment, quite lorgottcn
w here.
At all event-, we may safely say that, be,
they vv here they may. thov are two among
the very happiest mortals the world contains
THK F N 1 1.
A Hose by any Other Name.
Mr. Jolineck had lieen engaged in a row
with the elevator boy in the tlat : here he
re-ided. and had succeeded in making that
juvenile functionary exceedingly wroth.
About fifteen minutes alter he had gone up
to his rooms, a stranger came to the elevator.
"Hoy." he inquired, "is there a gentleman
ill this" flat by the name of .tulim-ck?"
"No. then- ain't."' replied the lwiy gruffly.
"Are vmi unite simv.
" t course. I am. l"vi
Ihi h cngi'iceri! g
hi- Hat was built,
shortly after v.-ird
this elevator ever since ti
and I ought to know."
The stranger hut and
came back, looking like
a man wno nan
heard something.
"I sav. mv Inv." he remarked pleasantly,
"is there an old 'hog nioting an- ind in a l-cn
on the top tli -or of this sh.-baiig?"'
"You liot there is," reso!ided the Imy,
with a fraternal smile of sympathy. "Climb
in and I'll h"i-t you up there in about two
shakes of a sheep's tail. When you get no
to the top you can track him down the hall
by the mi-tles on the lloor." Meixlmitt
7 Vm li r.
A beekeeper having b.-en told that a lad.
through being repeatedly stung by U-es, had
become iuiix-rvious to any unpleasant sensa
tion w hen .iU.u'k.-d bv them, reso.v i-d to ex
periment on his own jhtsoii. lie kept a
record of (he number of times he was stung,
and vv hen he tu g-in to cease feeling the ct
leets ot Ihe stings. The nsult was that all
sense o: teeling hud gone w hen he had heeu
btung. tliirlv tunes within a lew weeks.
A Cnasrlentle WIlnfM,
Cotuisel (to witness) The previous wit
ness swore that when found he was
bit athing like a jairjioine.
Witness 1 dnimo 'Unit dat, sail.
Counsel You were present?
"Witness Yes, ah.
Conned Examined him care fully?
Witness Yes, sah. I zamined him
keerfully.
Counsel Aud yet you will not sweat
that he was breathing like a porpoise?
Witness No, sah.
Counsel You will state to the Cirtrt
why.
Witness Cos I nebber heard a po"toise
breave, sa.h.
MEM0IRS0FA CHILD.
"Thrilling Story of the fviperlencwa
of On Family During Kick
noiid's Fall.
BT SIJ8 L- Jf'Ls PUIASAScn.
tVe wera a utrangc household, yet a twTt t
Sample of those crowded into RlchmontV ,
The roomy old house that had not been ac- j
counted In happier day too largo for my -aunt's
family was now stretched by pover- 1
tj and old Virginia hospitality to acconv j
rcodate my father's family and one other '
the latter refugeeling, as we always said
cf those w ho fled from homes oiaile nn- j
pnfe by the occupation of the enemy'a i
forces from the far South. Resides these)
there was the "soldier's room," which 1
very house, however crowded, gave to
the cause and which was rarely empty. i
The four years of war seemed to ma
but a pleasant play time. The straita and 1
Inventions necessity compelled were j
greeted as new and enchanting gamea, j
and the tears we sometimes saw onr elders 1
f bed were uncomprehended and speedily !
forgot So now it seems to me the war, or
at leat all that it brought of terror and 1
filsmay, beau the night before the end.
None of ns children dreamed of what I
was Impending. Supper was not dispensed ;
with (as more than once It had been) and ;
we found our r.urseriea ns snug as usual.
Th" pretty brenkf-tst room had long ago '
been converted into mv mother's chamber,
which 1. us the eldest, than d with her, ,
and to this fact I am indebted for the ;
strange, dreamlike impressions that
crowded that nlht
A FATKVtL Nir.HT.
I eux-poFC It must have lcen e'sant ten .
O'clock w hen the saddened, qntet voices of
woiuen and the deep, grave tones of '
anxious men In the adjoining room roused ,
tne fiom my sleep. I crept softly to the '
balf-open door and saw, in what seemed
to my sleepy eyes a brilliant light, the
soldierly figures ot my father and uncle,
their swords and huts laid aside.
Sup;sliic this to t a joyful oecne'on,
an unexpected return, I sprang with a
glad cry upon the slartlc-d group. With
a hasty kiss my father put me from hint.
Pen.il the child to bed, Jennie; there is
much to be done." This was cruel.
Thiiigs seemed ail wrorg to me. Hut the
order was promptly obeyed aud my mother
led me off, a most unwilling and tearful
Victim. A little petting from her helped
matters and reduced me to meekness and
bed, but sleep was Impossible. With a
promise that she wonld leave the door
open If. I'd 1-e i,ood f-l.e lefl me.
The p.-pie in the adjoining room
moved about. I heard the tearing of
papers. Then they unlocked the cellarette
and locked it Rgaln ; then words of warn
ing would come to rue. What did
Uiean'r Why must they be 'sguarded
With Tom" good, kind Tom and why
was Mammy goln away? And I waud
I dered off, alec ply thinking what would we
j do if Mammy didn't dress us In the morn
; la. Would wc stay hi tied ail day? I rather
j t ioui;ht that would be fuu. There were
1 tin of tif my little cousin aud ourselves
j nnd perhaps mother would let us play
! all together iu the big nursery at the top
1 of the house. Here my eyes closed ad
there wab a blank.
TIIK HATTLES OVKR.
'"Sever mind the others, Jeanie. If only
Cadie keeps up. They are all bo little," he
eighed. 1 woke with a start. This was a
rery strange night. I must tie In a fairy
! story, for there, bendinu- over me, were
j those two, so wrapped in each other that
I they scarcely seemed to see my eyes were
I open as they spoke of me.
"Remember, dtar," he went ou, "you
j always have your diamond.- and the silver
i that "is lift, but that must only go for
bread. I may be sooner back than I think,
nnd help will come from the other eiJe as
soon as the line can be crossed."
Hnt if you do not come, what does It
! matter," and she hung tearlessly, dea
ralrlngly upon him. "Why, Jennie, this
i ln't it battle ; they are over," ho added,
bitterly. "I rely on .toe," he went on,
I hurriedly. "He is Truthful, nnd if the
other negroes go he will look to you,
Now let me kiss the child. Why, she's
i awake! Kiss father. Sadie ; take care of
' mother and the others;" and, with a most
satisfactory hug he drew my mother away.
Home hurried movements, the clinking of
ewonls quickly buckled on, some sobs from
aunt, and the door closed on them.
They came back presently, those two I
care-worn sisters, letting each other sea
the misery and terror that must be con- I
quered by the daylight. They rut whisky !
and tobacco on the mantel, carefully rolled
up some lnce, remnants of former cran
fieur, sewing It cnrefrlly In their cloth
ing. I saw my mother tnko two rare
jiieces of silver, older than our country,
and wrapping them tenderly in rags
put them up the lireless cLimuey. 1
watched !t all in dumb amazement, my
penses taking in and half appreciating
what wonld have been Hebrew to me the
flai" bt-fc-re.
MAMMY tl I 'II1LCS' arilTI
The next moruins the first thought that
came to me w as of relief that Mammy was
there, and as I sat up and rubtied my eyes
I sjiid : " Mummy, I thought you'd gone ;
papa said so."
"Ho ain't n ver said no such foolish,
ness" she flatly contradicted, "How de
name er trod Miss Annie gw ine to do
Mont me, let alone you contrary chiilun"
" Hut, Mammy "
"You git oufn dis' bid and put ili-m
stocking" on. I suppose," the wily old dame
went on. seeing some jxiutlng imminent,
you don' want to see r.o tire. Ail do
odder. bin lookiu' at it dis long time."
But I did not spring cheerfully up to
the distasteful sciuhbing and hair curling
with which Mammy regularly aa'.icted us.
She handed me a second psstr of stot. kings
as 1 accomplished the iast garter.
What for. Mammy ?" 1 askeih
"Tain't no use jour a-kln' questions,
chile " she rcplb-d. ! reckon 1 knows
Miss Jir.nie's orders; you Rin't obleeped
to know ebc ryting." she ridded, ' Yer all
gcttin ko smart you '1 !e ged to lie so
knowii.g yon bettor comb your c-wn
hyar." Hut she helped me kindly enough.
"Notiody minded Mammy's talk end on
this occasion I found two ot a kind very
Interesting. j
When the Inst curl was nr-curntely ad- i
Justed she led me. to the window with a j
dyarriow?" How lieautiful it seemed to !
Tne, The familiar fiour-lii.lls tliat us-sl to j
loom up black and ugly in the ditnrce
how in bright flames, w ith every window
a JcweL
1.ATK. N'T HVKl.T.
How red the sky was! And yet it
struc k me there was no sun. " I it very
early ?" I asked. ' An your mnr done let
you sh ep U1 dis time ! An all de c hiilun
done dressed and gone. No, chile, 'tis
late, ati'ef you don' hurry d'uint no brek
fus for yon dis mornin'." Hnt there was,
as usual, my own special meal waiting
for me, graced with the solitary piece of
butter which had been saved for the deli
cate one. so ungrudgingly given thsit it
never occurred to the other children that
their poor sorghum was plain f are.
When I saw the sad faces of my mother
snfl armf, each pressing upon the other
the scanty meal both so sorely neeOed.
the events of the night came back to me
and I was somewhat surprised. Child
like, however, I was eager to escape the
disagreeable and hastened to Join the
usual mornir-z crow d of children on out
front steps.
" Isn't it funny," I began, imp utamly,
we've got on two evei ythir.gs, but
tlresst s?"
- We've got on two drcs-cs. too'" cried
a chorus of oppisite neightiora (our play,
matesi, and so they had. Whereupon mj
Vanity was que lled momentarily in a deep
dejection nt my mother's lack of original
ity. " Hut you haven't seen the fire," 1
said, in a faint hope of getting aheal.
"Your windows are toot the same way."
Little I dreamed that there would be few
windows In that doomed city which would
riot on that dreadful ilay look out upotB
the Bre-fiend.
And so we children went to out morn
ing's play. Soon the bursting ot the
bombs came to drowu our childish crlea
We were hurried into 011 r homes, and to
scene after scene of such terror as svero
now comes vividly before me.
THE 11UKNISG C1TT.
One by one the houses in our nelehbotf
fcood took fire from the sparks which Cew
thick and fast before a strong wind. Ours
alone was saveih and that by the bravery
and resolution ot my aunt, who spread
with her own lovely hands blankets all
over the flat roof and then saturate! them
wlti water, which was supplied to her by
my mother and such ot the eider children
as could be tmstcsd to do such work. A
little below us the houso of a dear old
frlenfl was seen blazing urid we went flows
to help remove such valuables as could ba
carried away. We children were allowed
to go, too, as the other alternative of
leaving us w as even more dangerous, and
great fun we thought it to trot back and
forth with our small burdens until we
saw a man killed by a brick which fell od
bis head.
Our little Kitty falntM at the sight and
we were all hurried home by our half
cHstracted mother, aud it w as many days
before we were all- -wed to leave the house.
We boasted an underground kitcheu ta
our house w hich, at such a time, wae
thought specii.liy safe, and here we f.rally
coY.ccted, being reinforced by terrified
neighbors who were without any such
stroi ghold, until wo numbered forty.
The terror-stricken servants went from
room to room, seeking courage from the
two bravo mistresses. My aunt, until quire
late Iu the day, kept her place on the root
My mother in twenty 1 ia- es t once
ordering, rebuking, comforting aud now
and then llnding time to come to us in a
crowded kitchen w ith words of cheer or a
rmile of Kyrnpathy. The hours crept
by, the minutes kept by the booming
she.ll the dei.se t,ray smoke, as of a fog,
over all, but no enemy was seeu 1 haraly
a creature upt-n the street.
There was xi"tniug in the house In the
way of foe.""!, savn a quart or two of meal.
With so many to feed it was a very eerious
question, that of dinner, and auntie sent
for Joe, our trusted major domo, for a
consultation. Judge of my dismay when
she learned that he had gone for hours,
along with the faithless Tom, whom my
father had distrusted. This was a blow.
Auntie and mother looked at each other
wilh a desnnir tcK deep for words.
"Jennie." mil. tie said.
sf:er a pause.
there is nothing for it but for p-u to go.
You mv I could never leave the house.
Mammy seys they are giving thing away
nt the commissariat I em afraid to trust
the servants alone. Take Jane and Ck ra
aud .i1 keep you I"
And Ood did keep her. Through those
deserted streets, where the shells were
bursting every mi'inte and where death
Seemed inev Stable, my mother went and
came back laden with molasaes and meal.
Hut 1.0 meat. Nothing was to be scorned,
however, and these provisions were greeted
with rapture -tin delight by our anxious
and hungry household.
It was by th;s time three o'elcick. We
were- nil dan-d by the long stisjM'iise, the
frightful bursting of shells at the armory,
not five blocks nway, followed bytledeulh
like silence Every window in the house
was broken. My mother's eyesight was
permanently Injured by the effect s of the
concussion Suddenly the lec.g-cs jH-ctexl
cry of "The Yankees:" was brought to us
by a ternr-stricken negro. No one
quite knew what was to 1 e feared, but ihe
terror was none the less real t ause sm
vague.
TI1K Y ANK TIES VMl.t. (nViSH.
Purely enough they were coming a
gitllant in d chj- company of cavti'iy. can
torli.g up the street. Onr house was
large and conspicuous and bv the time
tlie cnviilcade reai bed it my auut was at
the door. There she sbxxi, calm and
Stately, her grand figure and dlgnihVJ.
gentb'i. ess a fit protection for the fright
ened children hiding behind her skirts and
the bewildered negro fa'-..- in li e back
ground. What a 1 i-"'.e of qnl- t bravery
she ntr.-'e ! OhiM n I vs, I look'-d nj
at her with a wondering awe 1:11 1 thought
shemu-t be like the g: at .lo. nof Ari
ihe heroine of rt:y small -to k of 'cirning
She stoeul on the imrtico. Istvvecn twotall
pillars at the top of the high -ti ps and
signed to the leader of the b..nd in come
to her
Hs was n handsome, wrll-bn-d yim-rg
fellow (I reineml-er my est'-tiishinciit that
this should le the case, an-l e!iic prompt
ly n: d courteously.
-:-'.r,"' my uuiit said with wh it wln
nh k grace end dignity 1 have no words to
describe "I s e that you ire a gent h-man.
We are a household of helpless women
and children, and 1 ie.re irom juu some
gunnl or protection from sin li as li.ay
prove less court onus than yourself. "
e-ovi-AinsoNS are cVTf's: eu-i-u s
Madam,"' he answered, standing bare
headed before her, -I will gladiy leave
yon (in- of my lorn until 1 can -co the
commfi: dmant nnd provide you with a
permanent tuird. An', ltti.i t u.e to
say, u:a 'an., that if th" women of I-wii'.sl-aua
bad shewn jour eo"rt--sy and con
sideration for onr fe-11m:s there wnuM
have been fewer out rages"
She thankee hlui graciously, ami, her
ho-oily getting the liefer ef he-r fcurs
Invited l.f:r. In t have a class of h!skey
and water, saying es she handed it to him,
-1 am sorry we have nothing better to of
fe r. but everything else has t-een taken
from n."
He le ft an orderly, who prnvel rsful In
helping us to patch windows an 1 more
useful still in allaying cut fears He
cheerfully slept in the cold front hRll,
there Nirg rto vacant nmn, nr l 1-ore
with admirable patience the airs sr.d
I
I
graces -f r.ii e impulsive, ore -hied chil
dren H ac tually made frbM.ds w 1th the
boys suflii.iei.tly to indue- them to accept
a knife rtpiece rare and Uglily valt;el
srtle les. I tnu-t add. however, tln-.t tl.'s
conduct to hen jmrt of the Isiys met with
such hearty disapproval from there, e.t
is as to send the m to Coventry.
So the day. which had thrcntrnesl nil the
horrors of war, ended In peace. Ihe
e ace of de feat, not of victory, it Is true,
ut at hast with the Rscuruuce that there
sras an end to "battle and murder," it
not to sudden desth. And I" r T:- 1
think even the brave spit!; ef tv cunt
v.i.8 thankful, remembering th1' two dest
cue s nway lienl alone knew vv la re and
the terrible day that hn-Tv':cM n nt.ys
silver stn-ak to her locks A few days
afte r the roads were open to trve-L On
the i'.rst train en me my gr-ti:. . t-h'. her,
from the "other -id"."' .-.!:! - ith the
mother-love thst forge' suV sr3
factions teKsk. us Ka k lotbcot-1 teof-trcse,
where, if my fathe r and mother In thell
maturity felt the bitt--rue -s- or ref.-M. we
little ones gie-w up and cnine 10 s--e e.nd
know but one side she I inoti Phila.
Times
A FTemma tor Teln.
Mrs. J. R. Phoffner of Greemeboirr'eig.
N. C. having given birth to twin bcyti;
making eleven boys in ail in her fam'.ly,
the North State hes put he-r em its free
list and offers the same premium to every
daughter tf Ouilford curry who pra
scuis hel hiisba. 1 w i: h n:..h- ti ;i- "
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