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VOLUME XXII.
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iPATEWTS"
HENRY WISE (! AS N ETT. Attorney-at-Law,
WASHINGTOX, D. C.
Itfi 1 3.1 N...1..11..I p.nn. Waahlnrton. V. C.
-e-ND f OK INVEJIIOBS CU1DE."M
IRGINIA FARMS FOR SALE.
n fa. . 11 . , au io lu. uuo jkcr.a .1 C9 (a VXa (v
'r.. i...ol in. i kl.. M vl'by lioi.w. ravui.
jl.l. pru.j ucti. V rii. r,,r rtYi oUr.eont.uiii r
d..irli.l ..n. Sni fm I'Yl.K . li.HAVK.S
x .vv r -ii - 'i iv i i
Hay-i 'K 3EEAM : BALM.
A particle I. applied Into ea.-h no.trlls'and ia
reeable. Pri.e i .nt-. at 1 'riiKiriet : hv mail
fKi'ere. ii . ,m. hl.V HK' is is llreensT'ib
-l., .New York.
H.'rnn coip.4 Wholly of HI-
II.iL.i i.r!a' l. I:!irre.iii".N. Mill on
at. 1 .I i ii i: n.Tw l :t-l l.y vh mill
li r '. i t. be i ho i:ut r 'ont i all
;'i' t ti...I i -i..'.! r k""ivn bi ci.lii:
.via.', li i-:tvs w tho : t ( 1 every n-e o.'
Hirwnlr r.tt-rr)i t oiroimrtt low.
Mcral :in l Vtvotm llt'hilitv.
nr:il:rid. rhronif Ithrmnit"
Pallium. Ji;i1iUh, fone in th
U'ljj iilmliliT, Hrl-ehfii l)iseao. 1t
(h'T..m. I.lver omplaint ami
Disi'xsoa ot ttie MonmcU.
U y oir I'rurjr'.nt H fit 'if onrMmph-
I lot t . i I u "l.U ill I.iii-." or it o i are
!!ii.'m't uii'i.T a d..i!Mj rii.t ricnvioiu-d
lit it or i:i ruin s-l .i,ri.ni,tiu, JJitm
I tho T'. ii.riet.ir. 3. 11, llartluaa .L ... i'n.
t1 li-UlLlU Vul . !...)
!4
NiViANALINr
wieeatBaAB ana nmiMr.ii
....... F
I'otUttt-
I .It
rj l-M.-'Is-i. o-ied-dl'-r pi rb.it:;,-: si v for
1 ! : . . 1 . . l',..l1.h.ii.li:.rm.in
hums im
STAR SH&YIH& PARLOR I
"I P'-m'.c 5 ini'iia ltt, it LkU'i Buililiis.
HIGH STKKET,EiENSBUrwG.PA.
J. II. J A NT, 1'roprietor.
'piU'fHIJi: will ly, t onr place
1 ol l ull ilea. In Lui.neaa hour.. Everything kept
neat and cisy. f-a tuv. aua a ara. ialtt.
MIK Al-l.Ni mm BFaT. Price Ree.t
EGLMAN'S NEW PARALLEL EIELES !
er jnnn. pes. y HhimWtt. A-t. wntel
V-i'cii..r4 t.ce. A. J. lleiuiau wV e,l Itlla
fj r"n l coip.Mii scao.iy ot na-1 j
ii. iiiiiMt.r 1 1
fROYALT: -.! J l
Absolutely Pure.
Ton owjf r neverTaric. A TcarTCl ol purity
fltmtitcUi and vbole'ume&ii. More economlcl
than the ordinary kind, and tannot te .old In
competition wltn'the mnltltmte of the low teat,
short weight, alum or pheupbate powder. -V
vn!y m -t. KuTti ll4ii 1'owoaa Co.,loA
WallSt..Nw Vb-
a. b . I n
r'or Mrk stomara.:
t or Terpld Li.r.
Uilines Hradach c.
('.tirrar...
Tarrant's KfTrrTrsceat
tSltxr A jxri"iit.
It I c.rtaln In its fleet.
Ill gentle In Ita actio.
It is ii!.iteD!o to the
tte. It can be relied
ujmju to euro, and It cure.
tv .nt tf 1 i;, not ty outrf
Idu. ujturc. 1k Lot take
vi. .lent I'uratlvri j your
frlvci or alluw your ehlt-
CURE FOR
C0NSTIPAT10H,
Sick-Headache;
DYSPEPSIA.
ilrru to t.ike them, alw.y.
tie thin elesant phar-ntni'rr.Mi-al
reparation,
which b.s txtea lor more
thn Nrty year a public
t.iTori. Sold by drug? "t
evrrvrcLerm.
Hie old "t and hest Institution lor oV.alntn a
Huslnes. Kdiiratlon. We have succeully pre
pnrml thnnand of yonnic nin for the active
dutle. ot life r'or 'Irnihn .1dr..
P. 1)1' I t' - so.NS, l'ittbari, Pa.
Sept. -n.-8t.
D. LAIMCELL'S
ASTHMA
AND
CATARRH
REMEDY.
SOLD BY ALL DRUCCISTS.
Having s'rnutflc.l 0 yer between life and
dr.thw.tr ASlll.MA or rHI'lllSM", treated by
eminent physician, and receivtry no benefit. 1
v aj rmnpellc.l durlnir tho limt 5 venrs of my lll
reii 'o git on mv chair day and nittht icaipinir tor
breath. Mv ni:.'rl!iic!i wcro reyon.l ilecri.tlon.
In despiilr'l ext crtnieiiteil on myself compound
ing roota uv.l IutI s :. ml inhlmir the uiedicme
thu obtain-.', t 1-Tftnn'elT d.iieered lb I I
Wti.M'KUH I. iM'Ht I'K ASTHMA AND
1'a.rAUKH. w;irrnte.l t relieve the mo.t atnb
lH.m ri-i.l AsrilMA IN KIVK M1NITES.
that the itient cuu lie down rt and sleep
c.urfortiit Iv. l'li :i- rea l tho ..lowlr. e.r..len-t-.l
extracl.V iron: i:an..lcited te-tsmonlwl.-1. all f rc
csnt date :
"liri-r . l: . M li Sun .Io - '!. wrlles: I
find the l.."!.''v cv.-n nior.. tlun repre-
ftente.l. I ri- v e n..-: ntine.ni rel'ef."
K. M. f.irnon. A. M. ttmrcn, Kan., vrites;
Was treute.l by eminent phj iins ol this roan
try and leruiau'y ; tried tlie climate ol different
Slre nothlUK atl' rdod relief like your prepara.
tion."
L.. a. rhelp, T. M. Grlsr-;.!, Ohio, writes -Saf-f.-red
with A.'thma .0 year. Your meillelne In S
minutes does more l..r me than the most eminent
physicians did lor nie in three yrers."
11. rilmpton. J dlet 111 . write. : "Senl Ti
tarrh Heraedy at on -c. Cannot Ktalonir without
It. I find It tlie most Talunble uiedicino I have
ever tried."
We have many other hsa.-i v tctimouial. of cure
ur rel.et. and In order tt.av all -nrli rer Irom Ath
m i. faturrh. H;iy j-'ever. and udred dleeae
may have m opportunity ol teitmn tie vslue ot
the Keme.lv we will -"-nd to anv auilrem TlilAL
PAI KAC. E FKKK lK AK i K. If your drr:if
i: lt lalls to keep it d not permit hlra to sell you
some w.irltil. Imitation by his representl- it to
be intl m qra.t. bat m-n.l directly to us. Write
vuur name and a.'d-f-s ulaiiily.
Addre.s. .1. ZIM MKlf M AN k -O.. Prop...
W holesa.e Irui(ii ltn. Wooter. Wayne t'o.. .
lull size Box by mail fl.uO.
Iuae24. l,7.-ly.
B. J. LYSCH,
And Maiitifacturf r & Dealer in
HOME AND CITY MADE
FURNITURE!
:i:s,
lUUtllSM
LOUNGES, BEDSTEADS,
Tiitt rosses, icc.,
l..- EI.EVKNTH AVEM'E,
ALTOOXA, lEXX'A
J-ifCitl.eB! uf Cauibrin County and all
oli er wth.in to purctiast Iiotiifst FUKNI
Tl'liK. Ac nt tinn.-i.t priop ar tvspotf ully
Invittfil to cive tis a fail hi'fore bin In it l
wtiere. as arc confulf nt ttat we cau
mrl svir? war.t anit pleas verv tasta.
I'rl-fifc the rery lowest. 4 16--r)-tt.l
PATENTS
ObtalnM ar.d all PATFN'T I TSINESS at
tended to fur MODKKATK. FFK
uf ortlpei l opik. site th I'.S. raterit
Onir and we ran obtain patent In Isas time
than tboao rpmote trom WASIIINliTI.N.
fJd MODKL K DHAWINt. We ad
Tls. aa to pateotahlMtv tree't.f rharire ard w(
maV. M cnAi:tiE UXLKSS TATF-XT IS
SKC n.K.I).
We rt-f.-rst. here, to the ltn.ater, the
!upt. of Monev Order Iiv.. ana tc tv ofli
cers of the 1". S. Patent tl:lic. For circu
lars advice, terms and references to actual
;iKtit in your own Mate wnUs to
C. ;. HXOW nO-
Op p. Patent Ofjiee Waablsstoai. D. C.
J?IiVlVO-l?OIlT13S.
I Nt4l.'ALLr.I IN
Tone, ToncIi,Worlanaiisliip & DsrsliilitT.
Tni.I.tA'vf KIARI' . V,
5o. X4 .n.l .K Wt.t rtaltlniiri btret. Itliuutrat
113 fiiih Avcauo. .Vow 1'ofk.
I GOBS FITS!
IThM 1 . rur.j I -!
r i mu . tfcai air a
tlt. ..4 i . tavo th.m r.
I !... e ... t .. 4i . .
11.1 w ni m o
i. -t U'w r.:vln; .
I u. o.. ..r i.
9. .4 t - ..m . :. t
ll.Ml" "
i in -.n. I ir . ll. w
I Kllfc hl'lLU-kV t U-i
. I a .rr.ut my rmay I. car.
:h." hm- f.o.i 1. n. ri lur
.t uu.-. for . tr..tiM ... .
r r :n.- -r. b.vo Kpr. I ' '
...r . I .1 it t I Wlllf-.
II KkTjI. I . m.i M.t.e
AHUSBAND'SCROWN
If hc doril ha'I ptool (a pprohance he
li-li at tlie eltor of Mr. Cherketts, and
listfiv-.l to tho low ripple of in.iik:iijj
I mhliT, he w .uM doiii.tli.'vn have j.atu-i:
Liui uj'ii'uvinjjlv di the La. k, au. 1
"l'.r;io! my t hil'l ! There is ntitny a time
i n il lu't do tht hotter ia randeiuoui
iinv"
Wh n the) fseerrtnry hail yawncii anc
ptrvt.-h'il litM wt;rii hull is st-vt-ral times
whilv he i-iuih:itii-ully cursc-d old, L;iv-eni-'ri"
f'.r iai'ii lsizia oat like this,"
In- t- anl went to a Liirvati. from j
ilmwer d wliii h he took a tmall parkei
oi jia-i' ami a lare key. The iiajien
io arran?.l npon the tahle biugly, Bide
ly s.-le i;h the key.
"Here is an extremely tlanirennn hand
of r:r.l.V fie intirmtirt'J. J:tt in a liurt
thi-y will t ease to exist. Then I
hh:t'.l feel secure."
Presently the diior was opened noise-'es.-ly
and Van Hlaniun -nten?l, closiu
it alter 1 1 i m wilh rreut care.
''Ar..- the hliii'Li ijuite J'jwu ?" inquireil
he, autioii!-:y.
' f coursi: thev ar" ri'plicJ Check
ers. "Then !ravr the chan.lelier lower art'l
turn up the tr.u. We shall want fire if
we 1.. n't want li-ht. What's tlmt
"What?"
"Tl.at noise."
'"I did ib-t hear itnythin?. Come, Van
r.larvom. you are retfin nervoit m ilh
out euusc. We ure sate triiouli lere
Mire! v.'
"I sup-xise si. P.ut ever tinee that in
f rn;il aio.aritiuii in the h.HUiti'.l lxiwer I
have Veen on the tremh'.e. I ivond-r
what it w:s'.' W- r.tivrht to have ex
:iininel the !aee thonui-jhly."
Why ilitlu'l yotl .'.o so, then?"
'i;ei;iu-c vou ran away.''
'An 1 yo rf-.l'.iAe.l."
V-!!," v will not wrnte'!e. AVe vrcr
n tia:r i d' bli-ds. l'.il- t t of the su.l len s!n k
H-rhaps iiiitiervel us. I have liot re-coven-.
1 from it; that'll a faet.''
"1 have. I vnu know h:it I thick
t!i:lt K!'"-t Was?''"
-No."
"An owl; nothing more."
"i f course no ilouht must liav
in-vii," said Vn Phtreoin. ithu:i;ti of
ilium n-e reli- 1. "l:v Jiiitfj! h w htran-n
we i.iii tho'ipht of it :it the til!:-.-?
l'i-rf iln'.v ; y.i;i have it. An owl! Ah,
.-h :" "
':n P.!:ire .m f.'lt :: tlio-nrli he eonld
have 'iv?e.'i.tit'i his a.-ociale w!lli a puri
ol ;;i.'bl i. r lli.il lil i.liaul Ml'i.'i st on. No
hi - s iih-ii ti ore from si:i-ertiti..ii.i t- rror
thau ill.- w iv ki 1.
''l.- t us : 1 1 v- to hu.-Jness," n tnarke 1
CI.- kt-tt-. -Have vo l I r.ni-! t i.iy
h;r:i' l'' imi:.i; :"!l of other --
li.iIMi-. t'.nt v .'i have hel 1 so 1 in ?''
-V- : h.-rv it U."
'Tii-m'.-. WviiMyouni.nl phi
.II I tl:b in it
ft in r i.i.k-i.
ino:i the taMe to j.'in t'n
Tlore Thev lie; forming a chain Mroni
etioii'.'h to lira us to riur C-inJ lor ten
yeai.-.''
l!;s t'l'iiiuniori wiiue.l.
"Now," resumeil fhecVetts takin:: r.p
the key and re,'ar.!i!ir it with an eye of
:i.!'ectlonate eritieisin, "here ithe i lepint
hTt of Met-1 that rave nw :i.i-ess to the
het k-iMk. I had it made expressly, as
ymi jire aware by an :ir'.is.i:i fne:i I of
mine a ciiiiniii' worker in metals who
w ill mamif.ti t nr. any interesting hit of
me'-h.inism fr-mi a wax moh-l or other
vis,., and n-k no ijnestioiis provided that
his retiinnerat .on l prompt and Katis
i.tetory. Iroiu a seiiUuuiit.il p.int of
Mew oi pi'atitud.1 for the rx-rvice it h;;s
r -leli re I 1 would faia keep it ; hut that,
!i!.e m..t sentiments would In unwise.
Take it, and teteh it into t!ie river t--mi.rriTW
mormrii without fail. I have
no lenr of von retaining it. Kev, fare
well !"
t'heeketts paused for a moment with a
hi. In n. us a.-AUmptioil of Siidm-sd. l'er
haps he reullv did regret the fate ot tho
l.Hjnie 1 key, in the same war a burg
lar mi'lit feel when compelled by circutn
stanees to sa.-ritii-e a favorite jemmy.
'These," he continueiL, plaein his fat
'humJ npui the ilitlerent Jix'unients
spread on the tahle, aa lie reierred to
Ibeiil sc-e.-rallv "these will irive 1 "S
troniile. Here" are t ert.itn memorftn'T.t
an 1 eorrespondenee through the instra
t.viitaUty of which a certain ehiek was
ea-h-d at Montreal. Here is an a. know I
i'.!'.'i!i'iit t a heavy fciun due coudition
ai:v from you to me. And here is a later
0. u'til u;ion, ju.-t brought by yourself
s-r'.oiilv eomppimi-inic my nnapotted
fame. Svhi. h nhall we N-in with first?
1 have no elioiee."
"Nor 1 either. Put them all too ther,
r.a I burn them over the gis at the tame
moment."
"An excellent idea. Puppose we do."
"Suppiise r don't!" Raid a deep voice
from the lookca.se, as tlie doors of that
ma.sie piece of furniture were flung
open, nil. I a burly figure, follower! by
lh:ee other lirures more or les formida
ble, h aped iiion thet-eene. Suip' e we
r s rve tlu-se pajH-r f'.T another .'ir-p..s-,"
the burly one went on, coolly
sweeping tlir-iu from the table into h'n
.i. ket. "Suppose we take a little leij.tl
and j-.idicialy advice upoii the tiubject In
fore we commit ourselves to any rash
action. What Io vie i say ? Airi-n-able ?"
It would r -rpiire the pencil of a Leech
to eir- an adetpiate i.le.t of the stupitir-d
auiaeiueiit with which thr two m-oiin-iln
ls regard's! this tiiidreamt-of invasion
ii;-hi the privacy of their conference.
I hey si-.J l teiallr pnralyr-vl with
fear and as'eiuishuient. Thothiailcrlcyi-T,
the l'.i'leti jaws the ashy hue of Van
It'. an i. tn, were only to bo cpialle 1 by
M.ilir phr-n mi. na in th; person of
'lierkrfs. The tremulous motion of
the one's ktier-s kept 1 1 m- to the chatter
ing ol the secretary's- teeth.
The li-1 ir of the former Mood oil en.l
like tlie tibre o:i the head of a pitli doll
nil n ,t i u''jr-i ted to an eh'ctric enr-r.-i.f.
The f..ree,l . ur'.s which the I.itt- r
cultivated witli untold pains, and the
fie-pictit npplie.-.tion of "patent fluids."
1. t tiieir spiral liri-kiieKS. and Initio dank
: ii I vjraiuht over hi-clammy brow, ion
never saw such a picture of miserable
t- rror as the ctiuiinals .resented when
lhe;r b!ini !sl..t ..'bii'Ts f. I! ujH.n Iliehard
I -a en 1 1, ll'ina!d ( i i ynnr-, the detts t
ivc. arid hi- as.sl-t.mt oiiiis-i.
"The :i:u. i.s over." i-aid l:i:g, '"s you
may ;ls well tl.niiv up the sponge yr.iee
f.i'.ly. I'.iil.-y t'rowe, alias .lohu ( ln-ck-
It-, and llir.i' l Van I'lareotn I arrest
Iroth of you on the charp' of forgery ami
conspiracy."
(. let ki t's was the first to recover his
faculties of speet h a.id motion, w hich her
:mmit!:.iteiy employed to throw himself
at the :cct of his master.
"It s md nir," he gtiruled ; "I was only
a tI. Van 1'ilarivmi iivited me to act
w thhiin. He hatched the ilt. lie is
the real swindler, not me. I'll turn evi
dence against him. I'll tell all a!out it.
I ll do anything. Search Mm! search
him!' lie screamed. "You'll tiud the
key of your sale in his . ket now.
Tliat's proof that 1 dioii't loi ge the check.
Pr.M-ctite him for it. nil 1 let me iipp.-ar
i s witness. lo let me appear as w iIim-ss,
giKu!, km I Mr. lavciipoil 1"
" tet up. yon lienst!" said the merchant,
spurning his prostrate secretary with his
foot. We forgive the old man that ebul
lition of .scorn, seeing that we should very
.ikcly l ave done the siine thing under
the circii :i stances.
A i.i Uca iio ciUi-tit ua the part cf
Van lUnrcom now caught the watchful
eves of Iting.
"' The door, Henrickl" he cried to his
assistant.
Tor once the clever detective made a
mistake. He should hare said "The
windows'." Van P.larcom darted to the
nearest, raised the Venetian blind, flung
up u as wn aa. ao.4 dlaappwarja into
the darxnoea ...iMt before a hand could
bs ra.soJ lo rrcvet h.ta.
Ji'.ct rahei after him just in time to
cf-ir.e n heel, which, of coiiMe, slippel
frm his frmp.
"Where ia he? He hasn't fallen!"
exclaimed the batJied IHng, foaming w ith
rage ut what looked very like tlio escape
of one of his prisoners.
'There he i. on the vino outside I
pee him !"c ried Keirmald, who had like
wise flown in pursuit, "liond toil ! he
wi.l be killerL The vine id breaking
amy I''
As h Ppok-a tearing, w renching nitin.l
was heard, twigs snapjed, branches bent
and broke a hoarse cry burst upon the
still night air a heavv'thud sent a dull
echo from the terrace below.
"He is down!" said the detective and
Reginald in the same breath.
They were right. He was down, in
deed. "He was dead !
At first no one exactly realized what
had hapiened. The catas'rophe had
liecn t undreamt of, so sudden, so cum-
le'.e. A rush was made for the t-rracc
v Mr. Iaveiiiort, Ileg'm.il l, and liing,
wlio were joined on their way thither by
nevernl start lr-rl servants arouse I to tho
fact that somethingnnusual was. o -curing,
buisglars bring. 4 cours. the prominent,
idea, an impression w hich h;il the cilect
of causing tlu-ui to shine I. lore brilliantly
in the ri-ar than in advance u'iar.1.
"K in for a rlx-tor. som of ymi !" rrir-d
Mr. 1'aveiiport. as thev dis-iiTangir-d the
i-oiitoit.il, ni'-tii'iiltss t iriu"i icraid Van
Pilarcoui iro:u the iu.-i.-vi of leaxei and
bran- lies that ixvercrl it.
"Yes, I s ipp..s-- it will be lelter to .Tj
po, for form's sake," observed th-; detec
t.ve rpi.etlv.
"What d you mean? You do n-
think he is I you 1 the reach of hope 7"
"I .io, tho-.uh. If h- .Ildu't ln-g forgiven-
ss f. ir hi sins on his way from th-
wiu lnvto tin (groitnd, he has lo-t his
last chaiice ot uttering a pr.iver in l Ins
world."
"I am an aid you ar - rig'.it," wh"sj tlsI
Ili-gin. il. I, rising from his cxaminalii a of
the dea-1 man. "His heart rlo s n.i. ive
the f iiiites; -ign of a throb."
"Well, l it him ca;vnilly inti th
Ikium, ami place hint in the lirst rmci
win re there is a sol.1. 1'eihaps the vital
spark is not. i litirely extinct," haiJMr.
laenjnrt.
Th t - w.is something fo ilrra lful i:i
standing b-foi-r th' sliattercrl ru;n of his
en -uy tiial the old limn frxpei u-nccd a
th'iil of comp.is-ioii. A few uiomciiU
a;;o his rage against him was burning
li'" furnace seven times heated. Jit
wmld have chased him with tiiir.-leiit-iug,
merciless stes to any doom of dis
grace or misery. Hut now the king of
l-rror. arojk-, black and awful, between
th -in, hurling him back, baauTiin re
veng fnun his grasp, and forcing him to
remember with a shudder tho-e won Is
of dread and irresistible jower "Venge
ance is Mine J will Tv-pay. '
Vle n thed'M-tor made his ap;var.tn.e,
Lis inspection of the b-ely was o: the
bricies:. He .-iuiply lilted tho head
once or twice, and immediately d.-iiwreJ
himself of a verdict which set all doubts
ct rest for evermore."
"Neck I r .ken." """ - -
Jy Uus time tho entire household was
arouse-L Kate and Flrhtli came down
stairs trembling to make inquires. The
former was prepared for a aVu.eem f of
pomi kind, lor she was of conrsr, to a
grc.t extent in the detective's confidence.
He liai revealed to her that lius uiht
was to w itness ttie execution oi m.s i
s'g:i that he was altotit to .strike a blow
rt their cunning enemies v.hi h would
render them powerless and bring upon
th -m a punisliment too long rb-ierre 1
that on the morrow her beloved hus.iand
would be act free, unsullied in name and
honor.
'Hie exact means by which a'l this
was to le brought alwut she did not
know, l.ing w.is very ti-cr-tive in his
nature, and never coniided lus ultimate
plan to anyone if he could avoid it. He
told Kate to h-ave that part of the busi
ness in his hands for her share in the
iiMietiit task was ended, and he advised
her to retire early and endeavour to get a
few hours' rest, of which he saw, joor
girl, a!ie was really in need.
she obeyed ii.ui, as she had done all
through in the smallest matters. P.ut
sleep was out of the question ; and when
thi i'oi-e md ioiifnsirn consentient upon
the events iust described had somewhat
bubsidi-d, she could contaiu her burning
a:ixi-ty u- longer. So, rmsing llrlitli,
who lad fallen into a slight dose, they
crept forth from their chamber together
nr votisly hand in hand.
Th -y came t:iun Krgiiiald and Ring
engaged in a whispered consultation.
"iV hat is the matter?" impiirexl Kate.
Jlnsli ! " said I:.-liinM. "We thought
you might euue dow n, no we !oo 1 he.'c
to intercept J oti. There h.ii b.eu ;in ac
cident, and your presence caa do v.o
good."
"It is all right, so far a? we are con
it rned," said tin hti tive, with a reas-
ii.ng glance. "We have trapped our
birds one of them, nt least and the
other trapped himself Very eflectaally.
Tinmoriow, as 1 told vou, Mr. 1-awrence
will le me."
"lhank iorl!" sheexclaimerl, clasping
h-r liuu.Ls fervr'iitly. "Hut w luit is the
accident you spoke of, Ilr-giual 1 ?"
"Jii-tter tell her," said lilug, "or I will,
if vnu like. Well, miss madam, I
should say the worst of the two precious
sr-o:in Irels we cam- to capture has es
cairsl the claws ol human justice."
"How ? Mr. Van lllareiua ?"
"You have guessed com-ctly. lie is
th-worst. When he fmi'i I how neat ly
we had bliitXe 1 him he mah a desjn r.it
ntteint tojw-t away through the w indow.
I 'ut foil line did not favor him verv iar.
'I I... ,.1 I . I... ..!., . ... l .1... .....
. vosv lTJ.llll. O LJ1 1 ' JCU l 1. .1 ,
ami hv came to the ground w ilh a croslo.
"And he was hurt?"
No; he umld not have PiifTensl very
much, except I nun the lirvt shock of the
fall. He was killerl on thesjat."
Neither K.-renor Kdith rnul I suppress
th - -ry h.iil-horror, half-pitty tli.it
sprang to their lijis. They, tia, in that
moment, could forgive the wretched man
whir wickedness lial well-nigli cikmiii
pasrsl ilu ir utUT ruin and tliat of all
they cherished and held dear.
Oh ! iH-ath, thou great leveller of
earthly destinies before whose tremend
ous stroke all our enmity, and passion,
and resentment must lie swallowed up
forever surely thy victories are not all
covered by the grave? Thou canst dig a
tomb in the hearts of the living, and bid
the sweet flower of Pardon bl-siiu upon
tlie ashes of bygone injuries, however
deep.
"And now I'll he off and attend tothe
safe keeping of the prisoner 1 have sile
nt led in necuring. 1 am afraid Mr.
John CI M-cketts won't pass such a c :u
fortablo night as lie anticijatgd. The
jailice st ition is rather a dreary lodging
lor a gentleman accustomed trjuilier
quarters."
With these words Mr. King retired.
"Had you iuk ueiier bee .Mr. I'aven
port now, and explain your re'atioii
t.h.7; ir.qircd. Kcaald ol Kaie.
e "1 th!r.k rnot," she inswered, refWtiv
1". I wouid rather 1-awrence spoke the
!lr-t words of reconciliation to his father.
Until they have met, and pace between
them is restorer!, let ns keep silence."
"You will not forget to say a good word
forme and licginald, in the lubiess of
your power," whispered Jvlitli, shyly.
"Never fear!" Kate smiled back at
her. "1 will plead your cause with the
enthusiasm of an apostile and the deter
mination of a tyrant.'
CHAPTER JC
Worth bears the same relation to wealth, as tho
diamond docs to its setting.
The evidence against Checketts was so
conclusive that when tlie crestfallen
knave was charged at the jroliee court in
the morning the juJg3 at onco commit
ted him for trial.
We ni.iv a Id that a few weeks later a
jury, mainly composed o1 eoiumercial
men. feeling scant mercv for a forger,
found him guilty in two minutes without
leaving the box, aad a stern judge sen
tenced him to a long term of iiuprison
iuent. The secret -iry now passes from our
view like a black siiadow in a galauty
show. He lias puie suddenly and com
pletely. He will not again apjiear be-'
fore the stectators of the drama.
Very so-in our little theatre itself will
be disiuountr-d. We shall pack up the
"pmperties" should r the posts and
walk away to look out for a likely "pitch"
in a fresh neighliorhood.
l-rhais shoo among our present
audience? may come across us again at
tlie other end of the town,, and rreognisd
the sane f imili.tr pupH-ls lrcted up in
a new i.Lsiiion. rlaiicing to the saauu old
pipa as it whistles aiioihcr tune.
i-aw rencc was of course, imm-diatc-ly
released. He was met in th-.? tir.it mo
ment of his regained liberty by K;:t-,
KcginaM. and Hdith. How foiirlly fie
strained his brave little wife to his heart
and cover"-. 1 her fair fa-e with kisses!
How earnestly he clasped his frien 1 by
the hau l as he said, in a voice of emo
tion "Thank ymi, old boy. Tliank yon !"
ll.e.v unult' rably sweet to him was the
affectionate embrace of his gentle sister!
What a d-l.eious sensation it was to trove
again in th- air of perfect freedom not
onlv lroni tin four dreary w alls w hen
he had been confined during the rem ind
but more thau ail from the oppressive
weight of impending and unmerited dis
grace ! The hard tlag-strne-i ii'H-it which
lie trod seemed to pjssjsa the tlaitici'.y
oi indiarublr.r.
'Tt is the a -paration from yon, my dar
ling, th-'t was the worst to hear" ho
mm tuured in Katr-'s ear. "The thought
of your misery has, at tines, nearly
driven me mad. I cwM not have tsirn ?
it much long'-i I could not!"
"We vi 1 nevr r, nr-ver again he part",
Igtwreiiee," .-he whispered back. "ur
gre:;t tnmble has been bitter in deed, but
it hfs lieen brief. lb, we shall undcr
stund far lett"r th" value of onr happi
ness now, my hushaniL, my love!"
"Look h re," said Ileginal l from the
rear, "you two naturally rb-sire to be to
gether, and as Kdie and I feel, in coiise-ou-in-e,
liKmt awkwardly in the way, we
will take the liberty of walking ourselves
otf for the present. Where shall wc meet
later on '."'
"At Havenport Ixxlge," replied Kate,
glancing snvly at Ijiwrence.
"Never l'r eclaitn'd t-er ln"l,
atcrialy. as a dark loot flitted acTOSS C13
face. "Io you think I would "
"Yes, do.ir," sha interrupted, genl'v.
"I fed you wnl.l I am sure vo-i w.ul 1
I knoiv you will, when you have heard
what 1 have to tell you. l-t lis hail
von I-r cab and speak of this as we go
along."
"1 cannot cannot go there," rejeated
Lawrence.
"Weli, when are we to see you? in
quired l.rgiuald again, as they shook
hands at the drur of the vehicle.
"This ev.-niiig. at I'avenport Lodge,"
answered Kate, firmly.
loiwrenee said nothing, hut Le looked
tcrrih!v gloomy.
As tiiey drove on, Kate took his hand
and softly kissed it.
For niy sake, then, dearest." r-he Raid.
"I-awrene'e, I Ix-lieve your father's heart
is bn-aking. He has lone us a grievous
wrong, but his sufferings liavc been
cruel intense."
"I le deserves them all." ""
"Ikm'otless; but we must not kec-p the
wouii.ls open we must heal them. It is
ours to par-Ion, ours to comfort. We
have so much joy of our ow n that we
cau well aif- rd to scatter some it around
us .'ml, lirst of all, over him. We must
forgive him, not with the lips only, but
from the ln-Tt." jj
A hard duty."
P.ut a holy one, Igtwrenee. BoOol4--
I-t lve triumpli over enmity."
"You are I-nve." he answero'', tender
ly, "and love shall gain the victory."
"Yon forgive him ? she saiil, umlling
np throv.g!i tean, as her heai recline-i on
his breast.
"Yes my dear one."
"Frec-lr unconditionally aa I do ?"
"1 wid try."
And you will go and Be him to
day?" 7. .
"Will not to-morrow do as weU?'
"No, to-Iar. Say you will !'
"So be it, then," sweet tyrant of my
heart. What is there I would not do if
only vou asked me !''
"I know one thing," she said, archly.
What may that be, you puss!"
"Pcier our honeymoon for another
week, and "
His uiustaclin, in close proxiinitv to
her lips prevented the remainder of the
sentence h-om becoming audible. And
here it will le well if we follow the polite
example pre,-iouslr set by Ifeginald and
Kdith and "take ourselves ofT."
Four honrs that day Pdchard Haven
port w.mdernl restless y about his house
and grounds plunged in the rleejn-st
melancholy, anil haunted by tho bitterest
reflect ions.
Kdith had returned, accompanied only
bv J.eginald ti wynne. The old man hail
clierishea a vague hoe that the im-ssage
of humility which he hail sent by his
daughter would induce iaiwrciice to
come back with them. Now he dreaded
that his sou's affection w as lost to him for
ever. That he deserved to lose it he was
fully mnscious but the gnawing pain at
his heart was only increased by the
knowledge. There remained now onlv
.one thing to be done. He must s" -ek
liwrenee out, lling himself at his feet,
and crave for pardon. How was tho
haughty spirit fallen and the proud nature
crushed w hen lie decided to do this! And
vet he had so determined. He was wil
ling ut hist to expiate his errors on anv
altar, however low ly, if the sacrifice might
only be accepted. That was all he
hop -d, all he prayed for, to clasp his son
in his arms and say
"J-awrenee, I have sinned. Tity and
forgive me." ,
"&t very late in the afternoon l-awreneo
arrived nt th I-odge with Kate upon his
arm. and thev were received joyfully by
K-Iith and lleginald. lticliard laven
rport had shut himself up in the library,
bv wav oi a change, perhaps and was
nut aware of their i.ri-s-nce uii.lerhisnrf.
"I will go in and ee him alone," said
I-awreiic. A lid Kate, when yo.x hear
meea.il vou oome in to us."
"1 wii'l wait near," she answered. Cut,
Lawrence, remember, no reproaches, 110
cruel w ords mo unkind memories
No, dear "
"Promise me, promise me not one 1"
"Not one. For your eake, wifey, not
one."
"(Jo, my noble hov! carry penre to
that poor, sorr wful old man who, w hat
ever may have been his faulU, is still
your father and mine."
I-awmiee answered her with a glance
of generous meaning as In turned the
lcuidle. entered the room, and closed the
dir softly behiud him.
There are sxi-ues so solemn that even
the story-telh-r shrinks from intruding
upon them. There are gajis in most his
tories tliat should remain sac-red, silent,
unprof ini-d. The door that shut out
even Kate and Edith, and Reginald,
must include us also. Tears such as
doubtless flowed at that lirst painful
meeting between tho repentant father
and the injured W)n require no witness
of earl h.
After the lapse of what seemed an asre
to the three anxious watchers in an ad
joining chamber, Kate heard her name
softly callr-1 by 1-awrence, and a 1
vanccd to the Library, where he admit
ted her.
She saw Ricluird Davenport standing
in the centre of the room, pale, but com-jios-d.
An expression )f salhlued glad
ness irradiated his face, causing the
in-.nth sin-had once thought somewhat
hard t grow tender, and the eye she
had hithert soen veiltsl in "sternest
(.loom to listen with the light of some
lie -v great joy springing np within him.
As Kate looked upon him she knew that
her husband had kept his word, and
that the reculicilialto:i was complete.
Tho old man blcppd forward to met t
her, and, taking both her hands in his,
gazed at her with a strange mingling
of earnestness timidity, and all'ectiou.
' So you are liwreiice's wife!" he said,
at length. "Can you I'm 1 a little place
iu your heart for one who, by errors,
well-nigh .unpardonable, brought such
heave tnjuble ujiou your earliest wedded
hours?-''
"1'otiotlet us speak of the past," she
r p!ie 1. "Have we not each of us been
tie- ictim of a wicked plot ? Kiss mc,
father; ki-s me, and forget it all."
He embraced her fondly, and pressed
his lips to her cheek several times.
"Krave, beautiful girl!" he exclaimed.
"How ran 1 ever bi grateful to you as
you ile.ervr- ?"
"i'.y not thinking me an impostor," shr
sniil -. L for coming to your house as Miss
Raymond instead of lvate l'avenjiort. I
am not wholly to blame in that matter.
It was the detective who organised the
iH-heine, and 1 placed myseli entirely un
der his guidance, believing in his w isdom
and experience."
"You oil right, ray dear. You did
nn T.-than right. You did more than
right. You showed wonderful courage
:n I dov tlo:i, w'ithout w hich ruin must
have oe. taken me like an awful tem
pest. I have just heard the whole store
irom Igiw.-enee, and I need harily tell
you witu what astonishment I listened.
.My admiration, and, let me say, my love
lof you is ooiindless. If I couidon'ly do
something to prove my gratitude 1 Rut
that is impos-ible."
' Not at all, papa. I have a great favor
to ask of you, 1 came in hero prepared
to crv '.V'b. mil a boon !' "
"Name it, my child. Nothing yon may
ask me will I refuse, 'even to half my
kingdom,' " he said, gayly.
"That is exactly what I am ahout to
rerpiire ol you; but not for myself. One
liaii i.s already secured to me" 'she indi
cated Lawn-lice with a playful wave of
her ban !, "and I am perfi- tir satis:id
with my share. I now wish you to dis-jmis-
of" the other half according to my
will and pleasure. Of conrs-, you wid
understand that I speak of dear Kdith'.'"
"Yes; and what of her?"
"1 want you to give her away.''
' i i ve her aw ay ? To whom ?'
"Tit the man she loves to the man who
loves her." . . -
"And he is"
"Jicuteiiant O wynne. " Our warm
hearted, faithful friend, licg'maliL"
"I giics-cd as much," laughed Daven
port. "In my dark day3 I had a hazy
suspicion that a liking "h id grown up be-
tween ttie two; iui i na: no io"a it ria l
taken such deep root already. You want
to seize the bull by the horns to strike
while the iron's hot to hit a poor fel
low when he's down. That's it eh?"
"We do," siid Kate with demure
frankr.i-ss. "We are selfish. We desire
to enlarge the circle of our bliss so that it
may take us all withiu its bounds iuclu
ding yours. It."
" Vell, whr-rc are they ?" ho cried ruin
bing his hands, gleefully, "lir'uig them
in I 111 give thiii a lecture IU serve
them, yut for all t heir sly trickv -ITls'.iow
them what it is to try aiid get ovr mi old
father in tuis way. 1 11 rt tu.-m for
ever, and ever, and ever. Rrin thctuiu!"
Kat lh w lo the door.
"Hdith -Hegiual.l !" she cried.
Tin- young lovers entered immediately.
Vicing, :ia w e may supjmse, not a hundred
liii!-s away, by preconcerted arrang--mert
with Kate, tin- conspirator.
'Now, sir, s (id Davcnp .rt, addressing
the lieutenant with a comical r.ir, some
thing between a s iiil; and. a j'rowu
"miliis tome, sir, that you have b"en
making love to my daughter without my
knowledge or consent. What have you
to say for yourseli?"
".simply this -Mr. Davenport, that I
love her as my life. You might tru-t
her to a richer ainl, may In;, a belter man
thai. I am ; but not to one to whom she
cau be mere dr ar."
"I supp iso 1 mit believe that '0ur
excus i.s greater tlian your fault '.'"
w "It i-i iii'leed, nir."
"And what rioes my little Edith say?
Come hither, child, and breathe a word
in your father's ear."
f 1. tit li plaits I her arms around her
father's nn-k, and drew- his face close
down to her blushing cheek.
"( Hi! that's it, is it .'" he said, in reply
toher whimper. "1 hen there is nothing
left for me but to turn you lioth, neck
and crop, out ot the house, with an old
sliplR-r flying after you at the proper
tiute, I meaii. Here, G wynne, take her,
and Ire as happy us you can. She has
jMisitively had the assurance to admit to
me that she lovea you ! I confess myself
def.-ated all around and glorv in the "fact.
Thev say marriages are ina.fe in heaven,
and in that c.is.- a mere wealth-accumulating
machine like myself may consider
it fortunate if his igold is employed to no
worse purjiose than to set olf gems of
Heaven's ow n selection." .
Tlte Slrst loun; r.lrl Cremated. -.
The first young girl to be cremated in
America was nineteen-year-old Alida
Weissleder, tho daughter of the Super
intendent of the brush Electric Light
Company, in ( incinnati. Her body was
burned ret ently at the crematory in that
city. The corpse, wrapped in w hite alum
linen, with white and yellow roses on
tho breast, was slid into the retort by
two attendants who at once retired, and
in the stillness that followed the mourn
ers could hear the puff and sizzle of the
gases of the body as the heat devoured
it. After on hour tbc blue flames stopped
circling about the bo ly, und a loti white
streak was seen where it bad been.
These allies when gathered up, weighed
less than a pound. They were returned
to the parents and will be pr. served in
on urn. It was the iiiutu iucinera;ioii a
thu ireuiHlory. ..
a no.MA.NTn; career.
History of King Kalakaua's Disposed
Prime Minister. .
The yomndlr t.lf of Wnlter "T. OliWi
Hie Career na 'ir liiiiau iiinl Scholar in
the South. Ili.Tiao l.
f An infercsfng sketch of the romantic
and checkered career of Walter M. Jib
son, King Kulakaua's dejosed Prime
Minister, comes from Anderson, S. C,
where he spent many years of his early
life. The fa'-ts in this story liavo been
gathered in en several old citizens of An
derson, -who knew tiihsou as a boy nearly
filtv vears ags and with whom be roved
the" hills of the lilue Ridge in pursuit of
g inie that has long siuee disappeared to
the deeper fastnesses of the great mount
ains bevond.
Al-ou't Mr. William V.-mi W'yek, a
wealthy p'.anterof Anders m County, win
married to Miss M wrick, and th. young
crtupb starter! to New York r a bridal
trip. In New York Mr. Van Wyck adver-tis.-d
for a driver to take his coach ba-k
to Sin' h Carolina, and am ug tlie appli
cants wiio came in answer to the adcr
tisemeiit was young Walter M. liihs ci,
then a mere Ua', bet already had heg..th
crcd enough experi.-ui-e an I km-w ! .!g
'ifthe win; 1 to form the l.a-'is ;'i.: ai -
sjieitdile dime novel. Of Oibsoi's life
j.re ious to t hi- time nothing detinite was
known, but it w-is sid that he was of
f ireig l bi.-'h. rind that he had alrea ly
been i:i j.rison in Or. -c-, but ha I es
ca;i -.1 l y the -i I of the keeper's, daugh
ters, mil that he hit n-t itn -1 to N-w
York, f. r he had previously sieiit eome
time there.
A SC110I.A10.Y rOAl llilAX.
f;ilsm saw the adv riis -nieiit of ?dr.
Van Wyck, and, being v of i'r.n 1j, and
also to ciatiiy his roving, romantic spirit,
he ypp.i'd and was accepted. Oil.s in
rlmve the horses fro'n New York to Nor
folk, Va., where his employer, who hid
come bv a dia'i-rcnt route, joined him
with his wife, and were driven fmm
Norfolk to 1'eiidleton, S. C. While oil
the road" Mr. and Mr. Van Wyck were
carrying on eonrersa'ioiis in French and
Oci-iiirm, until Oihson told them that if
they wisiied him not to understand ihem
they miisi u.-e some other 1 inu ige. This
led to in.juirv. and Mr. Van Wyck dis
covered that his boy coachman was a
sc holar, and, though a coachman, h- was
treated as one. A whit- s -rvant was
something u:iu-ai:d in the South at that
time, and Mr. Van Week's driver ex
cited a g.nnl deal rd atu-ntioii, especially
as he always- had a book with him, an I
would .sp -nd his time reading while tfio-e
he drove were visiting. That Oi'.ison was
strongly attached to his employer and his
family is seen in the reversed way he
sp -aks of th.-m in a hook written after
his es-iip.; from thf Dutch in Sumatra.
J it this Iiook, w ritten in the prison of
c-terrcd.-n, he makes t!i lo.lov.ing re
marks o.i his bovh I in suth ( Violina:
The region of count ry in which I
dwelt, the upland border of the siate, i.s
a chosen spot of nature to fester the
ardor of young thoughts of novel and
lofty enterprise. There an no groupings
of earth aud woods and s. renins that of
fer wilier and richer pi. teres than cm
be socti along th- windings of the
Ke. .wee, so ilef ply fringed with Icrders
of laurel and muscadine; on the Wild
Wolf Crock, from the mighty bceiling
crags of table rock, in the s.veel Vallevof
.Tacossee, on Horseshoe Ohauga, famed in
Kennedy's romance, and then lwyond
Tagiloo in the Currahce, iu the rich
b a i'.y of the leaping lapiiJ silver of
Ta'lula und Toii-ti, p.r.d tliis as n pot of
wil I aud lovely vales and trowning peaks
and shining, streams, in this Sw h.i rl.m.l
of Ani'-riea, were the scenes of my early
dreaming.
i:is r ti.E iv AN-riEttsox coc.vtv.
Gibson remained in Anderson County
for about ten vears and during tliat time
he taught in the family of his employer
for a'-out three years. He afterward
married a daughter of Mr. Jessie lx-wis,
of the Sandy Springs neigh! xirhoo. I. He
speaks very fou lly of his love for this
fair, gentle girl, whom he wedded "long
'ere 1 was a man." After his marriage he
taught school both in Anderson an I
Pendleton, but teaching was not to his
taste. He longed for adventure, and
spent much of his time wand. -ring over
hills searching for the silver mint's of the
Indians, lie found some silver, but iuC
a great deal.
After his wife died he ran a lwiat for a
Rlmrt lime on the Savannah Ilieer. H;;
wife bore him tb; children, two soils
and a daurder and di-da'aiiit ls4-, and
now Hs biul. imhe old L, wis f.mi W
burying -.,,1 Mear the old homestea f
Oibson always visits his wife's grave
w h--n he returns to America.
Tiiere was some didi-rence of opinion
n-garding tlie character of the man.
though the great majority oi "jfiu ih-ojiIc
thought very higl,lv oi ' Lsnv He. left
South Carolina t ls'.irt, leaving his i-hd-dreti
h'T".
What he did for tlie- next few vears is
uneci'tam, as ho, in his b..,ks. tells one
tab, and many others are toi 1 eNev.-ii.-n.
At all even's he follow 1 l.':s incii na
tions an 1 b-Mme a fr -e-tra b-r ju his lit
tle vessel, v.hicn was originally inleu lel
for one of the. ships in the "M.s ioiiarv
Centralian navy.
c.i-ri IIED BV TIIC IlVTCir.
Tt was at this time that he w.iscapf ured
by the Dutch on Sumatra an 1 imprisonc 1
in Wcltcrreden. His esc:i:e from the
prison was in itself a roniane . lb was
aim -t worshijie I by the Natives. Th -re
was a woman who did a yreat rl-al to as
sist him in his escape. The plot wa- laid
and a vessel ready. lb had been fur
nished with a woman's dress and, shav
ing otr his beard an 1 changing his cos
tume, he managed to pass the guards and
escape. This was in ls.v;.
He returned immediately to Anderson,
but remained only aUmt six uiouihs.
During this visit theciti -ns of Pendleton
held a meeting and expressed their sym
pathy with him, and pass.il resolutions
asking Colom-l J. I Orr. just elected to
Congress, to take the matter in baud and
recover damages fmm the Dutch. The
matter was afterward dropped. Taking
his children with him, he set out f..r Salt
Lake City. He remained there several
years, and was there during tlu- civil war.
Fnmi Salt Lake he went to tlie Sandw ich
Islands, and his history from that tim is
Well known to the nwsp:ip -r reader.
Mr. Gibson has ben luck oii -e to his
old hom. inee ho be -ame Prime Minis
ter. That wasa'tout In77, an 1 In-delivered
a lecture in the Mas mi. Hall, w hich
nearly induced all the young men to go
out there to raise sh ep", but th in-xt day
he blasted his own hopes bv letting it out
that there was leprosy there. So I in did
not carry off any of thebovs. Mr. Oihson
has many w arm" friends and svinpathi.-rs
in Anderson County, and he isC uin. cted
by marriage with m iny of its best p -o-ple.
lie lias a sister who is now keeping
a candy i-torj on lhoadwav, New York?
s now to Get a C rcivi ilecl I fori He.
First actor "I am going to have my
benefit next s'atuniay night."
Second attcr "You are ?"
"Yes but I'm puzzled to know how
I'm coing to till the house."
"That is easv enough done."
"Luthow'."f
'T uvite your creditors." n.-ci S-ji;,i.!K
Jus! ice- I hleiii.uroi Wiih Mercy.
The sud leu influx d pfHijUe into Cali
fornia and th :ir dislributiou thiougliou
tli.it wide sweep of territory compassed
v.i'.hiu the placer mines called into
re.juis'tioii an army of supply trams,
frcihte I with provisions an 1 mining
tools, for the sustenance mid usr. of the
gold-seekers. The mines in the foot
hills were accessible to freight wagons,
while to the flats gulches and canons iu.
the far oil" mountain fastness, s pack
trains toiled up the sinuous trails, lead
ing from perpetual summer below b
itcriial snows aliove. liven y. t there
seems to ring in our ears the familiar
' hepah, mulah 1" oi the muleteers, as
they urged their patient iind heavily
laden animals along tortuous acclivities.
In IsM-":' Mnrysville was the great
distributive po-nt from whence radiated
tic sup;. lies tor that vast, lull ing r.gioit
embrace I between the Yuba and tie;
l'.-athi-r rivers. Th who!- sale (s abl:h
liienrs of t hat embryo cit v did not h.tv.s
s'orage i ni.u'.l v fr a tith" of the sup
plies arriving by Tjat, and th ; conse
t;'i"nce wii that hundreds of tons of tho
more substantial articles of merchan
dise was cor le i up out of doors with at
be-: but canvass coverings to prote. t it
fi-o u the Weath-r. Th l'.ib-l of (.illu
sion around these supplies during tho
drnlimc, incident to loading Iri-ighi-wa'goiis
and p.u k-tr.iins, remiuded one
of th'- scenes described by travelers as
I'ttending the arrival or departure of
1'uos; in .lister merchant caravans at
Alexandria. I'n ler cover of this confu
sion it wriJ po-sihlc for tons of freight to
be sp: riled a.vay without the owner
eii.speeiing the laiveiiy.
lea! to my uai iv t i ve :
In tic- early s.,;ii;g of IS "2 there wero
a niimlM-raf us mining at the lower end
of Long l'.ar, on the Yuba, on what was
then known as Island liar. Our little
colony of bachelors lived in a row of can
vass shanties, each mess doing its own
co iking. As it was a half mile to the
nearest provision .-lore, and us delivery
wagons was not th ti in vogue, the pack
ing home of our snpplb-s was no incon
siderable task. I'nder these circiim
stanocs it was not strange that we should
welcome the arrival in camp of a wagon
la-Ion with a general assort mi nt of pro
visions. Its proprietor cheerily inquired
whether we were in need of any pro
visions, and announced his iut--iilion of
visiting our camp oliec or twice a week
with supplies.
Here was opposition ; and upon being
made acquainted with his prices we
found th'-m so far l low the prices we
had been paving that we at once threw
oil' the galling yoke of monopoly and
voud that provision peddler a public;
benefact jr.
Tami'T, for that was hisname, for
months regularly brought supplies to
our doors, and at prices which made the
lo.-al merchants curse the day he lirst
cast a shadow on that bar. I!ut be need
ed n-it to care either for their curses or
blessings as he experienced no diiticnlty
in selling load alter load of his provis'
ions to the miners. Aside from th" con
vcnieifce of havingour supplies brought
to our doors, we experienced other bene
fits and advaul i-.es, for upon lai.ing h's
lepart ure Tanner never faile 1 to siy,
"Well. boys, what can I do for any of ymi
at M arysv.ile '!'' And however trivial the
matler entrusted to him, he would attend
to it to the lett.-r, and refuse any com po li
gation for his trouble.
AN e had come to look for tho return
of jreuial, obliging Tanner with almost
the certainty ot" the rising of the sun.
l!ut at last lie failed us ! The sun rose and
set on the Jay of his appointed coming,
and at night" the question in our littU:
camp was: "What can be the matter
w ith Tanner ?"
The next day we heard all about what
was the ''matter" with Tanner! He had
been arrested in Marysville upon a
charge of stealing provisions and other
miners' supplies by the wagon load !
In those primitive (lavs of California
there, was a Statute which sanctioned tho
inflicting of the death penalty for grand
larceny, if the Trial jury so elected in its
verdict. Th it the law would le enforced
in iis full rigor in Tanner's ease, seemed
to us hardly probable. Rut the jury
that tried bini thought differently, and
rendered a verdict closing with the omin
ous words: "Guilty of jraud larceny,
punishable with death."
The doomed man's Forney fought
bravely for ; nt(1 cf jHS ,.i;,.t. 'Ul(i
cas. was appealed from the Court of Ses
Bioiis to the District Court, jind f,Uiu
theiiC to the S'llpicme Court. Hv thc-si
proceedings the prisoner only gained re
spite cf alv.-'iit two mouths.
On a bright sutiny July morn the con
demned man open d his eye" to behold
the bght of bis last earthly day. Tho
slanting rays of that day's sun, sinking to
rest behind the we.-.; -in mountains, kissed
anew raised mound, marked by aboard
upon which was inscribed, "George Tan
ner." Since the event narrated, over thirtv
y-ais have been udde 1 to rccor VI time";
and, of tli present g -m-ration, th. iv may
be those who will question that the dent it
jK-n ilty was ever inflicted in C ihfornia,
by judicial d.-cree, for the crime r .f lar
ceny. If there are any such, we, iu vindi
cation of the accuracy of our narrative-,
rei--r them to "The People vs. Tanner,"
see-on. I voiuuie of California Supreme
Court ReiMirts. S.vm C.vssio vy.
J'onnn'Jou f (mI
Ac;orJiii2 t Professor lsky, ,ho r-ar-ied
bed of vegetation w hich has boo:no
what is now known an I used us tho
Pittsburg cod .bed, twelvo feet thick,
must have originally been a.s innnv as i ".
:'eet in dejdli, it having been comnrrso-l
to its present size, as the coal bed, bv the
artion of boa. and the. pressura of tho
strata or layers of sand which were de
posited upon it at dirk-rent times after it
was covered with water. As this coal
beJ is far above the oil sands, it is noi
tiiought that the bod of vegetation which
it now icpieseiits furnished tho oil and
gas now being found, but that thev have)
been formed irom other beds buried be
low tie oil pan Is, and w in h may have
boon of even greater depth or thii knes-s
than this one, pressed down by the tre
mendotu w.-ight cf the hundreds and
thousands of teet of sand, gravel, etc.,
w hich now form the rock strata alovo
them, and heated from below ly the in
ternal heat of tho earth to a very b.ig:i
degree, thesi beds of vegetation would,
as a result of such forces.'be ch m-oa in
part into oil an 1 gas which would escape
upward to where it is now found, tho
arts not so changed remaining and be
ing ch tige I into beds of coal. It i? sup
posed th t In t'.iis war thf) gas has been
produced, and possibly is st 11 bciti? pro
duce t, from bed.? cf vegetation bune 1
below tho o l s-m Is and that it has fou-id
its way m compitiy with oil, p -ih.fi-, u;
to the. pototo si id locks or oil s.i kIs.
A Very ;.'ntur.-il Mlstnlss.
Cncle Moss, entering tho house of
Judge Peiinyhunker, was astounded at
hearing a parrot exclaim :
4j"Tko o I your hat :" "
He comj lied at once, ejaculating with
chnt.ering teeth :
" Scuso me, boss; 'fore Go 1, 1 misttick
ye for a bird. 1 did. suah." "l.r-t
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