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aWAAJJUl I in LJaTs . A I
HAY- ER
miriam-
Tie Romance of Heateleiil Hal
By Manda L. Crocker.
CorrRioBT, 188a.
.Once he was ao determined that Miriam
had been in his apartments and had touched
him on his arm, awakening him from a
sound nap, that all the servants had to be
aroused to searcn for her because he failed
to find her. All uncomplaining, the sleepy
household instituted a mock se arch to quiet
him.
So thus in the midnight hour, with tapers
alight, they moved slowly about the silent,
gloomy rooms, aoove aud below, searching
for the satisfaction of their master, who fol
lowed them in Lis feeole march, leaning on
tlie arm of oue of their number and talking
incessantly of his children.
After hours of marching to and fro, hither
and lliither, at Sir Rupert's designation, be
wearily concluded she was hiding in th'
gallery, and no words of persuasion would
deter him from pomg thither. A search in
that lonely of all lonely rooms at Heather
leigH was ail that would pacify him, and
with many misgivings and superstitious
fears crowding their courage to the wall the
servautsled Liu into thechainberof sorrows
and bitter memories. Ancil and James
guided Bir Kupert's feeble steps, aud the
trembling Fegxy went ahead with a lighted
taper.
'Howly mother of Christ P she ejacu
lated, as she stepped aside for Marcia to un
lock: the apartuiKUt, "an if this ghost ly
perade wed only lOum to an ind Or J faie re
laved Immense
The- key grated in the unused lock, the
heavy door swung open, and the party en
tcrcd the midnight gloom of the musty,
close atmosphere of the gailery.
On entering. Sir Rupert cast a quick, in
quiring giouce around him. us if really ex
poi'liiig to see Miriam somewnere in the
g'.Doiu, but nothing save the empty silence
sf the shadows rewarded his anxious vision
Ho stood perplexed aud disappointed for
some tiuie. aud the white-faced, frihtenni
servants waUhed him with bated breath.
Whut next! The question was plain in each
face of the niuch-tarmonted household.
Bi t the question was answered without
delay, for S.r Rupert, as if recollecting him
self, suddenly stretchi-d out his arms to
ward the row of reversed portraits opposite
him, and while a light of recognition glad
dened his old face he exclaimed, almost
gleefully: Aht now Miriam U here after
all."
They assisted his eager steps across to
the portraits indicated by his unnaturally
brieht eyes, and Instinctively paused be
neath Miriam's picture. James turned over
the portrait, at a look from Hit Uupert, aud
Pegi;y heid the taper np close to the beauti
ful face looking calmly, proudly down from
its heavy black drapery on the midnight
visitors.
And Kir Rupert exclaimed eagerly, clasp
ing his thin fingers in rapture: Oh!
Miriam, my daughter, you art here; the old.
merciless truiiiL. on of ourhouso is at .fault
at lust I There is love Jooe, instead of hate,
existing between between Sir Rupert
Percival and child. Is it not so, Mii-iami"
and his f.i'e lighted up wonderfully with
love's wist ful liuestioning.
Petrgy hi her face in her apron and
sobbed convulsively, while Ancil and James
Urusrukl tuo unbidden tears from their over
flowing eyes in silence.
OhJ the eager, hopeless questioning of an
affection that came too late I
'Lord I what a pass it has come to,"
moaned the sobbing housekeeper, and
James made answer In a chocked voice:
"Yes, too late Is the only certainty of the
HalL"
Sir Rupert caught at their meaning, es
pecially the lament of the honest butler, on
liuce faiu.f ui aim he rested. A shadow
of deep disappointment crossed his features
as he looked from one weeping servant to
uuot tier, and taea, as if realizing something
of the cause of their grief, he dropped his
hands nerveless by his side, and murmured
ii a blank, uncertain way: "Ahl I see how
it is at last."
Then standing quietly as If revolving the
matter more thoroughly in his mind, he
bui st out with: "Merciful God I I had for
cotten. Miriam is indeed here; but she
only is here to gaze on her aged father
with merciless reproach. She will not
spoak to me, her poor, old, stricken father!
Otil she is beautiful, but so cold; heartless
nnd cold Is my ouly daughter, and dumb to
all entreaty. Yes, James; I am too late I I
don tqu.le understand it; but I feel that I
am too Ute for reconciliation for some rea
son. Miriam understands It ; I know by her
looks Take me away, James; take me
a-.vay be lure my old heart is siain in its
fai'.h fulness; before s ha kills me with her
proud, cnll, wonl.ess contempt
' Iljwly mithert au what a taehiog this
exiuuri.tnco wud be to sum o thiin as holds
spiteaud balun-d amung tbimselves, ef they
on.y cud be here to hear an' see," said
Am il, desperately, as he turned the portrait
to its reversed position.
Then they started with Sir Rupert for
his upartuicnts.
' 1 wish to his highness that this may be
hia lost trip," exploded Marc la, desperately,
.is she bauged the massive door to its place
with an angry wrench, and turned the key
u the kirk viciously.
'Hush! ye baythenlsh spalpeen." repri
manded Peggy, savagely. "An ye'll need
torliopoutthis right's lesson feryer avil
let-liu's."
"It's no evil thing to wish him dead. I'm
sure," responded Marcia, with a defiant
toss of her head. The dismayed Clarkson
jiadti no response to this assertion, and
IV-
"1 tix hot wbid too rtaToeit xow,
, JAMIS.
Marcia hung the key in Its accustomed ring
with the air of one who has won the day by
a rash, but nevertheless complimentary,
method.
Outside the II all the winds were whis
Ptng la the great elms and sighing in the
dark, gloomy yews, predictive of a rising
storm.
Not one of the inmates, however, had
noticed the gatheriug of tU threatening el
ements, so iu tense had been the weird ex
citement within. A sudden and heavy peal
of thunder drew their attention lotho fact,
and they hurried up the staircase us last as
their almost helpless master would allow.
He had become in these latter days of his
life terribly frightened whenever a thun
derstorm cam on, aud they wiahed to get
him into his own apartments belore the
tcuipvbt burst over lieaiherieigh.
. . But he was not to te nnrried. Ue slowly
mounted the stairs murmuring: "So proud 1
so cold 1 so dumb I Ohl Murium l No pity;
no love!" .
Suddenly there came a vivid and blinding
flash, followed by a peal of heaven's artil
lery that reverberated through the Hall,
and seemed to shake Heatberlelgh to its
ancient corner-atwne. . -
Sir Rupert ataggered and fell prone on
the landing without a cry; the servants
carelessly extinguished tbe tapers in their
terror and Peggy shrieked out that the "God
above had taken Marcia at her wuxrud."
CHAPTER XVII.
Wedding bells rang out clear and sweet
on the soft, breezy September air. It was
the morning of Patty's wedding. All nat
ure vied with the merry-making of the in
mates of Fairfax Place to make the day one
never to be forgotten for its beauty.
Mm a. Montcalm, the mother of the
groom, and his sister Louise, a pale, quiet
irirl, in silks and diamonds, had come down
from London to take part in the festivities.
The Fairfax family not bemg yet out
of mourning, the wedding was - a quiet
one, and did not take on the air
of graudeur Mme. Montcalm desired
it might. She was rather vain aud
fond of display, and this being the occasion
of the marriage of her ouly son, she was a
little disappointed that the momentous af
fair did not come out in the blazfe of social
glory she deemed necessary. Nevertheless
she was sure that her sou Hoi lis was mar
rying into a very aristocratic family, and
that his wife was a model of good breeding
and a beauty of tbe pure English type, and
that was something to be proud of.
They had lost their property, to be sure,
once, but now they were, if any thing, bet
ter off than formerly; though people did
say that it was mainly through the super
human efforts and wonderful business tact
of the dead brother and son that the Fair
fax houae was again recognized in polite
society.
"I am so glad that it happens to be such
a perfect day, it portends a happy life, you
know."
Mme. Montcalm was ' speaking to one
of the gneata lu tbe tuuidsomely decorated
rooms at the Fairfax home.
"Yes,"' answered tbe oue addressed. "I
sincerely hope the second marriage of the
Fairfax house will prove a happier one than
the first; though that one was happy enough
had not its first years been clouded with
hard, grinding toil, and the last by the
failing health, and finally the death of the
husband."
"I understood they were very much de
voted to ono another," aakl Mme. Mont
calm, avoiding the mention of toil, which
grated on her aristocratic ears, and devot
ing herself to the heart-side of the subject.
"Oh! certainly," was the rejoinder.
-'Arthur Fairfax was a devoted husband to
a most devoted wife. By the bye, bis
widow will not be here at Patricia's wed
ding. She is just recovering from a long
i.lness and, although able to be about, will
not undertake tbe trip. .- .
- - And other guests having arrived, came
op to claim the attention of the speaker
sad get an introduction to the very aristo
cratic madame, the mother of tbe groom,
wtiose vanity wa very much flattered by
the attention she was receiving from Pa
tricia's friends.
No, Mi riain could not go over to attend
Patty's weddiug; she felt that she had no
part in happiness now; but the day was
beautiful, and Patty, sister Patty, would be
ve ry happy. It was not far over to Fairfax
Place, a lonely country seat, just outside a
dreamy, quiet village, nestled among the
hills, some few miles up the shore. Patty
wanted her to come, but had not urged,
knowing that her heart waa sore over her
losses.
She walked the length of the bit of beach
below the rocks where she had been sitting
out the morning. A great white gull cir
cled over her head and sped away as free as
air. The morning sun danced on tbe calm
waters, and a fsswwhite drifting clouds lay
lazily above the downs stretching away to-
ward the citv.
It was on a day something like this, though
not nearly so perfect, that she and Arthur
were married ; but not with sanction and
- merry-making which would smile a God
speed for Patricia.
Hark I what was that! Was it Patty's
wedding chimes! She hardly thought she
could hear tbe bells of St. Martin from
where she stood. But, yes; It must be
them. Miriam pot her hands quickly to her
ears to shut out the sound, and sat down by
an overturned boat to think. W as she self
ish-hearted, that she could not bear to bear
the ringing of the bills event No; but
some way it brought it all back so vividly
her own wedding night. Not like Patty's
marriage, celebrated in the glow of tbe
beautiful morning, amid friends and music
and flowers; no, in the shadows aud quiet,
somber interior of lonely little All Saints'
she was given away by a stranger, and as
a wife she crossed the gloomy porch and
walked by the d-ad, out to the portais of tbe
quiet church-yard, without a song, without
a flower, or a an.iie. - -
Well, it was fitting, after all ; the cere
mony wasoniy atypeof all the rest. Nol not
all, for Arthur, dear, oead Artnur was true
and affectionate, but she meant the dark
aide of the after years. She had only tbe
shadows of death in view this morning;
they were always trailing across her path
way ; their dauk denseness haa grown seo
ond nature to her soul, for she had oecomo
morbid on snadows.
But It wouldn't do, this moping forever
In the mists; pne would go up to tbe bouse,
and be g.ad fur Patricia. Anout now tne
fair village lassies were strewing flowers in
Patty's way happy Patty!
Drawing the soft, rich wrap about her
frail shoulders. Miriam toiled wearily up
over the rugged path toward the Rest, try
ing to feei happy for dear slter Patty's
sake. Where a turn came in the path, by
a rock jutting out from among its hoary
fellows, Miriam paused for rest.
She might nave had the carriage and have
driven down tbe beach road, but she chose
to be alone. The presence of even the boy
in livery would have disturbed her to-dsy,
she thought, so she had descended the
bridle path alone tor her morning walk on
the shore.
Far away she caught sight of anils gleam
ing in the sunlight; some pure white, some
cream aud rose-tinted, and a great wave of
something like homesickness crept over
her. The letter which a white-winged
messenger had sped away with months ago
had been answered. And that dear friend
of her mother's had said : "Come ;" but only
a few days after the receipt of the friendly
epistle a raging fever had seized her and
she had hovered between this world and the
next for days. Since then she bad not been
strong enough to undertake a voyage, espe
cially unattended.
In thoe uncertain days of ber severe ill
ness Patricia had never left her bedside.
Devoted and kind, she had nursed ber
through until the physician said : "She will
live.' Why she bad not been permitted to
cross over and enter into rest and be with
her beloved onea was to Miriam a dark
problem.
But now, as soon as she was strong
enough to warrant starting, she was going
to her mother's friend on the shores of the
Narragansett, to cozy Little Bay View, aa
the place had been described to her by letter.
A party of rosy-cheeked children passed
her, scampering down the path, their prim,
pretty nurse bringing up the resr with the
lunch basket on one plump arm, while over
the other she had swung her hat with its
wreath of wild autumn flowers she had
gathered by the roadside. They made a
pretty picture. One ot the children ran np
to her, offering her a bouquet of yellow
fall flowers it had crushed Into a withered
condition In Its chubby palms. Sho took the
blossoms wiU-'Ulftakiou" U Jucafce llie
little one, while the rosy nurse curtsied re
spectfully and passed by.
They were from The Cliffs, a pleasant,
roomy mansion some two mi'es farther up
the shore; doubtless tbe family carriage
had been .left up at Atherton Place, a few
rods from The Rest, and the children had
been sent down to the beach for a half
day's outing in charge of rma, the bright
eyed foreign nurse-girl.
Miriam recognized them instantly, having
met them on the beach quite often during
the summer, and the Athertons, she had
learned, were relatives.
"What a happy little party," mused
Miriam, looking after them aud watching
rather regretfully each little head pass
mm
A
V'r' I I af
AH ! I SEE HOW IT IS AT LAST."
down and out of sight. "What a merry,
sunny borne Tbe Cliffs must be,'"-she added,
thoughtfully.
A merry shout from one of the children
below arrested her attention aud she, for
getting ber sorrows for a moment, arose
with a smile, and went on toward home.
The purple ivy clusters showed rich aud
dark against the gray stone of the old wall
by which she passed, while here and there
a great leaf of tbe luxurious vine flamed
into scarlet. Ah I yes, it was autumn;
autumn of the cycling year once more and
dreary, desolate autumn of her neart and
aimless life; and she looked up through the
tree-duttad park and saw through hot tears
the silent grandeur of the Rest. The cur
tains were drawn, and rooms filled with a
desolateness that made her heart sink.
But the windows must be thrown open,
the knotted crape removed, and the merry
sunshine must be admitted, for Patty was
coming soon, and Patty's life and exuberant
spirits should not be dampened by even a
suggestion of what s be had suffered. No;
it would be cruel.
And Patty came. The great lonely drawing-room
was thrown open, aud thai sweet-
toned piano in the dim recess, which
had been silent as the grave for so long,
waa once more brought to light, aud to life
also, for Patty's deft fingers swept the for
gotten chords and made music once again.
Miriam felt at first that it was almost
sacrilege, but the sober second tboucnt
prompted a saner view of the matter. But
the tears would come in spite of her efforts
to be cheerful, for now she had not even a
home. It was Patty's, aud sho well, she
was welcome, nay. urged to make it her
home with them, and Hoiiis Montcalm, in
Lis genial, cordial way, bad requested her
to do ao. But it wasn't home notwithstand
ing, yet Patricia made it pleasant for her,
very pleasant, and next to the beloved dead,
. she loved Patricia.
They had been sitting in the cozy little
parlor upstairs, which commanded a lovely
bit of sea view, she and Patty, in the bright,
sweet weather of the late autumn, busy
discussing a little run Hollis intended to
make down to the mines for his father-in-law
when a letter was brought in.
"Were is the mistress of the 'ousel" de
manded the earner of the porter who
answered his impatient ring. "Ui was to
give this letter into 'er own 'ans," he added,
before the polite servant could make an
swer. Forthwith the porter ushered him
Into the waiting-room and sent for Patricia.
"Ere is a letter of important news,
missus, hsn hit requires han hanswer
right ha-way," communicated the lad, ris
ing with cap In hand as Patricia came for
ward. "Please to wait a moment, then," said
Patricia, scanning the superscription in the
dim light.
At a glance she saw that it was for
Miriam; doubtless the sender did not know
' WHAT A HAPTT LITTLE PAJTTY !"
that the Rest had changed bands. At any
rate the letter was Miriam's, so upstairs
sped Patty, wondering at a letter coming in
ibis pest-baste manner. "I sincerely hope
it contains no bad news," she murmured,
going in search of the owner.
Miriam was half reclining, half sitting in
her favorite deep arm-chair near the win
dow. The rich crape folded about ber
rounded form grave her pretty, proudly
arched neck and balf-expoaed arms a mar
ble whiteness by contrast with its somber
folds as she gazed dreamily away out to sea.
The jewel at ber throat gleaming in its bed
of shadowy black lace seemed to light up
her pale, proud face with a cheerfulness it
did not possess. The pallor of her sorrow
ful countenance was not so noticeable in
the light of the window as when she turned
in the shadows and yon met the yearning
look of ber sad eyes.
'-The letter is for yon, Miriam dear,"
sakl Patricia, entering the parlor softly and
dropping the letter with a strange-looking
seal in her lap.
"For me r ' and a little surprised look came
over the fine features. Perhaps father had
written, and and bnt no; a yes, wasnt
that the Percival seal! Yes, the handwrit
ing was strange; it wasn't Sir Rupert's.
"The Deai er waits lor an answer; waiting
below now," said Patty, almost forgetting
the pompous carrier in the waiting-room
in tbe strange, anxious light flitting over
Miriam's questioning countenance.
"Indeed !" and Miriam broke the seal ex
citedly. Her face lost its questioning and
grew drawn and white, so white that Patty
knelt by her side in aiarm.
Suddenly she sprang to her feet. ''I will
go ! I will go 1" she exclaimed, almost wild
ly "Tell him so; no, stay. Write it- Write
that I shall come if it be the last thing I do
Now I know why 1 have lived. Poor Allan I
Poor Allan's son ! My relative in sorrow,
as well as name."
An unwonted light burned in the depths of
ber fine eyes, and an expression of sympa
thetic pleasure flashed into her face as she
took an excited turn about the room.
Although Patricia knew in part, she could
hardly fathom the spell the letter had
thrown over Miriam. She guessed, how-
a gverj that tag legend aud malediction of the
1
1
v
r
Percivala bad a part to play In tbe exci le
nient of her sister.
'-Pen and paper," said Miriam, sinking
exhausted into her chair again.
Patty produced them, and Miriam, seieing
the pen, hasthy wrote a reply.
"That is right," she ejaculated, hurriedly.
"Take it to the post- boy ; 1 am ao glad so
glad."
She talked incoherently; Patty felt no
little alarm concerning Miriam. She had
grown so strangely different, metamor
phosed, as it were, within the last half hour
that she was excusable in feeling no little
concern in regard to her.
Patty took tbe reply down herself and
gave it to the waiting carrier, who bowed
himself out in haste
When she returned to Miriam she found
her crying softly, her face buried iu the let
ter she had received an hour before.
"Cousin Allan is very ill and wants me,"
explained Miriam, drying her tears Jind
looking up. "I never knew where uncle
went to after after his marriage, but
Cousin Allan is now in London, and Uncle
and Aunt Percival are both dead. I shall go
to him at once, Patty. It seemed good to
have some one care for me at last,"
"Why, Miriam dear, I love you as an own
sister; you must know that, certainly," an
swered Patricia, in a pained voice, looking
at her with brimming eyes.
Miriam tnrew her arms impulsively
around Patty's neck and sobbed out: "Not
that, Patty; not that, I mean to have oue
of my own bouse to speak to me, to care
for; a real Percival, Patty."
"Oh!" exclaimed Patricia, enlightened ;
"there, there, do not weep in that heart
broken way, Miriam," and she soothed her
as she would a child.
"You will make yourself ill," warned
Patrica, "aud you may not be able to visit
that dear cousin who, of course, would give
worlds to see you."
Miriam unclasped her hands at this, and
calmed herselt as much as sho was able,
considering the unusual news she had re
ceived. Never lu all her life had she beard
from a real relative; and this one wanted
her to come.
With a nervous eagerness Miriam set
about ber preparations for leaving for Lon
don on the morrow. ...
CHAPTER XVHI.
When Miriam alighted from the com
fortable railway compartment at Charmg
Cross Station, it was raining in little,
disagreeable gusts. The pleasant weather
had put on another and colder phase aside
from the dampness, and she shivered as
she drew ber wraps about her.
Hollis and Patty had come down with
ber, having an excuse to visit Mme. Mont
calm a few day a, in order to accompany
her. They were kind and thoughtful, Mir
iam knew, aud as Uoilis buuuled her iuto
an omnibus aud gave the driver his direc
tion s.bhe moved her lips in prayerful thanks.
Between the drizzling raiu and the foggy,
smoky outlook, Miriam scarcely recognized
the number and place, as described in tho
letter, when Hollis helped her up tbe steps
of Uie second-rate establishment in middie
London, with a shop on either side.
-I will never be any better." tbe sick
man said, holding Miriam's hand in lu-.
thin, almost transparent lingers. "I sent
for you because 1 wanted some 0110
of my kin near me when I died.
I am aware of the shadow which has
cursed your life and mine. 1 bad the reve
lation from my father; he said it was as
much his duty to give me the Percival le
gend as it was to live a Christian, but 1 have
never yet seen any good come of my know
ing iu"
"No good to either of us," said Miriam,
with stony face..
The past came np in all its terrible me
nacing vengeance before ber, and she shut
hor teeth to keep back the imprecation
about to be uttered; not because of ber own
wrongs; no, she could suffer with all the
calmness of a stoic, but this paie, fragile
cousin had also been smitten. Prone on a
sick bed he lay, the picture ot bis handsome
father, her Uncle Allan, whose namo be
bore.
'Uncle Allan was disinherited," said
Miriam, savagely, "and so was I, for the
same reason."
The dark eyes of the patient man on tbe
pillow sought hers inquiringly. "They
were all disinherited for marrying in oppo
sition to paternal wishes, if 1 understood it
aright!"
"Yes," assented Miriam, "and married
better companions than the petted children
who staid at Heatnerleigh and courted
society swells."
Allan smiled at the show of hatred in
tone and manner, a strange, wan, pitying
Miriam's tone was the very
counterpart of his father's, he remembered. '
To be a Percival was to have a soul fitted
for hatred, he verily believed. In this he
was not a Percival, then; his mother's
milder blood warmed a heart fitted for for
giveness. He was only a Percival in name.
""Ah! me," and be sighed audibly.
'Do not grieve, I beg," said Miriam, soft
ening, "the hopelessness of it is enough
without grieving to make it worse. Where
did uncle diet" she asked, changing the
drift of conversation.
"In Trouville, France; my mother, also,
is buried there. After their demise I came
back to Loudon to be near you."
"Me r asked Miriam. "How did you know
I was even iu England P
"Oh! I knew." replied Allan, briehtcning
visibly. "The Montcaims are old friends of
my relatives on my mother's side, and
Hollis' engagement to Miss Fairfax led t he
way to several other connecting links,
whereby I traced you to tho Rest, that
lovely home by the sea. By inquiry 1 found
that you were my cousin. Uncle Rupert's
daughter. I wrote to you because I counted
it a heavenly privilege If baply I might
see face to face a genuine relative once
more. '
He reached out his hand and touched ber
sleeve significantly. "Mourning," he said,
sadly; "mourning for Aunt Percival sweet
Lauy Percival, as I have beard, and your
husband, Artkur Fairfax. Ah I well, wear
a little knot of crape forme, after awhile,
won't you! "
His dark, serious eyes turned with plead
ing look wistfully on tbe handsome face of
his cousin for a reply.
" es," she said, tearfully. Then a deep
silence reigned in that gloomy apartment
wnere deatn ana oespair were preying re
lentlessly each upon their respective victim.
Outside the rain came in gusty dashes
against the pane, and in the corners of the
room the deep shadows were already gath
ering. It was evening. Hollis liad taken his
leave and was now with Patricia, enjoying
tbe luxurious warmth and elegauce of the
Montcalm residence in the aristocratic West
with her proud soul almost rent in
twain, was sitting there in the close, unpleas
ant rooms of a dingy establishment in the
busy, restless central part of the city by
the bedside of her only living relative, ex
cepting ber unnatural father, who would
not recognize their relationship.
Tbe sick man shut kis eyes aud remained
quiet; he felt contented to find he had a
friend with him at the last. Tbe puysician
bad said be could not lost many days now,
aud she, Miriam, his regal cousin, would re
main until the end came. He had not asked
this of her, but he knew by the deep, grieved
expression on her beautiful face that she
wo j Id grant him this priceless boon.
The attendant brought in lights and, un
derstanding that this woman was the ex
pected relative, showed her to her rooms in
the adjoining suite. Miriam's rich apparel
and costly belongings set the servant to
wondering why she had not come before
and help! her relative financially before
he lay down to die.
Thejiext day Miriam set about iu earnest
to make the sick-room as cheerful as oossi-
ble. "Ho did not dare to be moved," the
physician had said when she suggested
living in pleasauter aparlmcuts. . That oe-
PRONE ON A SICK BF.I HE LAY.
ing so he should have all the comforts and
luxuries money could bring into this stuffy
place, Miriam decided, and forthwith the
changes became so numerous and so hartpy
that the servant who felt that tho line lady
had been neglecting; this sick relative be
gan to believe she had a heart after all.
But after a foeb'e protest from Allan,
that "it wasn't necessary to waste so much
attention on a dying man." that very
thankful feilow looked on in silent wonder
to see such blissful transformation.
' I believe," said Allan ono afternoon as
Miriam sat by him, "I believe thut I feel .
better. There Is a change for tbe better, I
am sure, although I can not explain it ex
actly. I feel as if I wanted to live now; be
fore I only wished to die, with a friend
near me."
He sought her face again with those wist
ful, mngiietic eyes for an affirmative. Al
lan had wonderful, clear, expressive eyes,
and now they were continually filled wit h a
happy thankfulness toward this leflned
and cultured woman who had fiaaued tbe
glorious light of loving care over his dark
day.
Miriam looked at liim, a bope kindling
within her -bosom. If he only could live.
Sue had wealth enough for both, and to
spare. She would lighten any flnanciril
burden be might have and send him on his
way rCjoiciug.
"I believe you will recover," she made
viswer, assuringly, while a pleased ex
pression came into her white face. "Only
live. Cousin Allan, and we will at least have
each other. We can each say 'I have a
cousin, which to me will be great happi
ness, knowing that we will always be
friends." , .
. A mist obscured her vision, and she put
out her hand toward Allan with a gesture
cf deep emotion. His thin, trembling fin
gers closed over it in silence. Neither of
them were able to speak for some minutes.
Then Miriam spoke.
'lam glad," she said, "so glad to have
found you in time. When. I was bowed
down with grief and sorrow for thedea-i;
when my heart ached because of the cruel
decree, separating me from my house;
when I prayed for a friend, I found oue!
jienceforth we are friendU, inseparable,
whether you live a week er a lifetime."
'Amen! amen!" respondud Allan. "And
now I shall live,'' he corunueu, iu assuring
tones; "instinctively I feel that I shall out
live my loneiy, troub.ous existence and en
joy life. 1 n:n only thirty years old, cousin,
and it seems as if I ougtit not to give up
life so soon, especially with a sworn friend
at my side, and sho a Peroival."
A faint smile lighted up his wan face and
his fine eyes shone like stars, "(iod bo
thanked!" he s.iid, fervently. "I know
what it is to be hopeful and happy at last.
I believe I have groped out from under the
. curse, Cousin Miriam, and I trust it Will lift
from both lives as well; it mint."
SUCH STRANGE FOLKS.
t'nele Anthony Preferred to "Lose Money
to Having leling with Tliem.
Anthony Tnillips is a well-known cit
izen of Little Rock. lie is something of
a politician, having at different times
worked with the Democratic and Repub
lican parties; but his chief distinction is
that he Is the blackest negro in Atkan
saw. The other day Anthony went into
a life Insurance office and asked for the
man who paid out the money.
"What do you want?" tho manager
asked.
"I want er thousand dollars," the
negro answered. "Krlniut three months
ergo I had my wife's life insured in this
company an' now I want my money, fur
d lady is dun dead. Vere s do papers,
yere da is,;ih."
"What was the matter with her?" the
manager anked..
'Got drownded, sah; was down in de
country an" fell oflcn er foot-log inter de
water an drownded ez dead as er mack
erel." "Did anybody see her when she fell
in?"
"Yas, little gal eeed her; oh, sho fell
in all right, an' now ef you'll jest count
me out er thousand dollars I'll be
mighty 'blifed ter you. Yas, fell in all
right enough."
"Did the coroner hold an inquest over
her?" the manager asked.
"X-n-n-no, sah, he didn'."
"Why?"
"Well, sah, mo an dat man doan
speak ter ono nuder. We ain't on de
same quality er tall now, 6ah. Wife
she pot mad wid him some time ergo
' an' den me an' him fell out, an when
my wife wuz tuck outen do bayou dead
and gone, w y I didn t think it wuz jest
de right thing ter hah dat coroner hold
in' his proceedin's over her."
"So you buried Ler without the coro
ner being notified."
"Yas, 6ah. dat's wbut wo done ack
ly whut we done under de "zi.sting sar
cumstanees, sah. Yas, we done dat."
"Wh-re did you bury her?"
"Huh oh. whar did we bury her?"
"That's w hat 1 asked."
"Yas, tibby sho'. We set her 'way off
yander whar her sister lilies, sah.
I Uster say dat w'en she died she wanted
ter be buried "way off ysnder, caze she
tuck er likin ter dat country."
"What ii the name of the place?"
'Oh, it's er little bit o' er place, sah;
'taint ez big ez Argentry jes' ereross do
riber yere. Yas, mighty little, 110
'count kind o er place so little dat you
wouldn't know it ef you wuz ter sec it,
sah." '
"I don't care any thing about the
size. What is the name?"
'Oak Bluff is de name o' de pi ice, ef
dat's whut you wanter know. 'Way off
yander an er small place, too."
"Well, no matter how far nor how
small. We'll send a man out there to
dig her up and bring her back here be
fore we pay you; but mind you, if sbe
can't be found, we'll havo you sent to
the penitentiary for ten years."
"Oh, well, now, ef dat's do way j-ou do
business you neenter send atter de
lady. Je' let de blame money go. 1
'splze ter hab dealin's wid tsich, strango
foLLs." Arkuauaw lravtltr..
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.
The Chautauqua Literary and Scien-
tific Circle now has loO.OoO names on its
roll.
' The Dictionary of Fossil. Issued by
tho Stato of Pennsylvania, contain.--thirty-four
pagvtt in small print cor-rex-tinjr
statements found on tho other
40.1 pages. ....
In writing1 to Pe Witt Talmajs in
praiso of one of lii.-i books Wilkie
Collins spoke of "llie wise words which
tell married jieyj.le how to. Ix-ar with
each other and to help each other,
under tho trials and troubles of their
lives." '
Henry Russell's song, "A Lifo on
trii Ocean Wave," has been adopted as t
thu ro.val niarciiol Britain,':- murines.
Mr. Hum" 11 resiles in London and i
now a wry oM man. Ilo is the father of
W. Clark Russell, atithorof "The Frozen
Ilrate, first published in tho Oetroit
Free Press, and other fea stories.
John Uright, who wan a- lover of
poetry, said that he always selected .
American poets as more clear, intelligi
ble) and unconventional. Whittier,
Longfellow and Lowell he classed al
ways clear as a running brook, as bright
as sunshine, and vefreshinw a" breezes,
while the English. joet aim at subtle
ties. Miss JTelen Gladstone has taken to
journalism. Miss Gladstone's experi
ence, of women will warrant ber writing
with authority on their affairs. She. has
for nearly ten years been closely con
nected with Newtihani College, Cam
bridge, first as a stu.ient. then as secre
tary to Mrs. Sedgwick, whom phe suc
ceeded as vice-prineipal of the college.
Some one writing of Miss Mary L.
Booth, late editress of Harper's Bazar,
ti lls how sho . supported herself by
svit.- while bhe wrote for the press
gratis. She was "learning her profes
sion,'" as she herself exrtrsQod it, and
the certainly learned it to some purpose.
The New York World says Ler puocess,
may le an encouragement to a certain
brave little woman in New York. win.
white supporting herself by writing ten
hcurs a day in a "title insurance ottice."
attends art classes in thoe.veuiug. where
fche is busily striving to attain suf'.icient
proficiency in her chosen profession fo
livo by it and give up her less congenial
occupation.
Sir Edwin Arnold, lecturing" nrri
the .Maliahharata," ai'l; '.'This ia tl.o
great epic poem ui India. It contains
over U-ii,0fi lirles. besides a supplement
of about lS.iNH) l'n'-s; enot;fh to raak"
eiejit times as much as the 'Iliad and
Odyssey" combined, with several 'Vir
pils' thrown in. Sumo pliiloloi-sti have
derived its name fioui werds nicaninj:
book of weight, indicating1 t-.at the
gods preferred it above all others; but
thLsis fanciful, and its real origin is
from words meaning 'grer.t war of lihB
ruta.' The jhx-ih is hijfhly valued it
might ." alniost be said worshiped
throughout India. The natives consider
that even to have heard it issanctifvinrr,
snl to havo read it through frues- one
-from ain."
m mi
A DANGEROUS BEAST.
The Bng-J.eur IleRcril.eil by a t-tuilent of
l'nnatnnl UUtor.v. '
This animal, liko severs.1 othera..
flourishes and grows in imagination.
1 ts size varies according to the locality
and the demand for it. If the cs ; S
urgent, then a large bug-bear is bef:
but if it is unimportant, and only neces
sary to have one on hand hut nut fcr
actunl use, then a little bug-bear will
answer.
The bug-bear is always equal to the
occasion that is, if tho person hand
ling it is t-qual to tho emergency. It
must lie acknowledged that the bug
bear, like the. cinnamon bear, is apt to
turn on its trainer or handler and hug
all the fun out of him; but such risks
must be taken in the menagerie busi
m ss. What think yon would have
leen the size of Barnum's great bhow
had he been afraid of a bug-bear?
The chief use of the bug-liear is to
add to the fright of those who would lie
frightened at their own shadow, any
way. Wlvn the are all nicely scared,
along coiut-s somo fellow with a bug
lear, and away they go, taking fences,
hedges and ditches at a liound. meta
phorically speaking. It is strange,"
but nevertheless true, that all pef
ple are liable to Ik? frightened by u
bng-liear. Men who would bravuly face
a stuffed lx-ar and valiantly knock tho
straw out of him, turn pal', and it would
le impossible to draw a sheet of paiier
lietwcen their knees when they meet, a
bug-hoar. .
The nurse, to keep her charges .;! -ly,
has a hug-liear; the stocJ--"irckt r
uses a bug-bear to influence tho market
in his favor; the tradesman, the man of
leisure, the laboring man and the bond
holder, all have a bug-bear. The police
man is an t xeeption he has a bare club.
The weak and timid can take consola
tion from tbe fact that, although the
bt:g-be:ir has done a groat deal of harm,
it has never yet been known to bite.
E. U.Collins, in Tim Siftiiigs.
Louis tlie fourteen! h'11 Joke,
Louis the Fourteenth, of Franc.", had
in his court a nobleman known to be in
ordinately anxious for distinction. One
day the King asked him if he understood
the Spanish language. "No, sire," was
the answer. "That is unfortunate,"
said the King. The nobleman at once
conjectured that the King wished to
make him Ambassador to Madrid, and,
employing a teacher, he forthwith ap
pliiii himself day and night to acquir
ing the language. At last, pale and ex
hausted, but with a satisfied, expectant
look upon his face, he came to the King
with the announcement: "Sire, I can
now speak Spanish." "Do you under
stand it well enough to converse intelli
gently with a Spaniard'.'" "Yt . , -ire,"
the man answered, his heart ' . V;
high in anticipation. "I wish yo'i i y."
said the King; "no-.'.- you can real 'lion.
Quixote' in the original." rian Fian
cisco Argonaut.
A irl Mount ?1niint Ararat.
Mount Ararat has this autumn, for tho
first time, bn n ascended by a young
girL It seeiiiS that the forester
Mlokossevitch, accompanied by Lis
daughter, v. ho is only seventeen years
of age, and by his son, a boy of fourteen,
undertook the awent, in the company
of three Kurds. Tho strength of the
boy was exhausted whon thi-y arrived
at the height cf 14,0oo fe t, and the
father stojijA'd at the height of lti.T.V)
feet. Tho young girl and the three
Kurds, however, uontim.od tho ascent
tint il they reached the top lti,817 feet
There tho girl fell ill from the intense
cold, and in the descent was obliged to
depend upon the Kurds for support.-
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