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I Wt.!' lifr Vrl 110 Slllll, 111 %V:IS ,111,. 14. II:Ipp,•11 It) 1111' ; I.il her L into :t tVlst•l't• 1:13' t 4,111.., .i 4,111 \Viilllolll iy , le from some e ld rout' wa it,' pi- '.I to rall ou my Mad. .111.1 what hay' it trouble:lml mino;uttee. ." I , levertlieless" said till. Ith.V: :\ r, iit a euttsolutoQ; tom,"everything: is result,' to emir mlymMme. • I l'you .ver base helot 'mem' Fortune's favor es, you have I Ii ittoresueeeslllll tlum is majority I 1:1M•i• Vint hal, Itad In:my arm Iriencls ; \vlien youstutl I letve tssetl your third ex:twin:llton, VIM :11 . t• most sure to gi•L hi:II:W:11de :I'M erhaps lucrative position." " .Ay ; but there's the ATHA mile; in :t ;;tunny . . "I ain said Ids will :1 ; bili wu must 11V(.1,,111e distrust nl your illvll owers." " Easier said than dont , . I linvi• no •:trs Lin, for I :int woll reparod. I ri•ar is sonic now *cal: or nwttilw, or, raLltrr, ~i• me." " 154 can only do our duty, :Hill I,lve rest to Heaven," ',Lill 1111. I low ateil Ila Vt. I VII 111 lily Ihal 1 . 1111i6(•il appl•artal to iva 111kri.1,11111, lit• a lili,sing! chile, on tlic contrary, a gr. at fin.tunit ollcn iiiiMes men ant, and hatils l 0 their ruin. , ' Ihrring Etnile had aeked Irani:, :tint made nil ready tir his dupartarit. I I a.; 111:1y to stimins,,l, aciainmanying lint to the their prit itationa, la in 0111,, Ihry 1.31114' very War fia. all 111, way their cal, wheel, ilutAittl an unweltainie Ensile was naturally inclincil 111011 :LS all ill 00111.11. .lust ennugh rimmitigil, when he iirrivittl it, tin , thmnt, In gel a I icltel, and lake :t nvily lout louse or his inalicr. Another ililiannia! 'chit train vit.+ Illcrally with tho cxi•cp ion of the amt it (vas wills much tlillicul y Iltal Iho cmiiltiviilr 111011 12,1 Vt. 'lila a Salt in clic of them, is hr luul manly I Ilircir lie, liavolling-Lac; un hr rcor)11'1 . elticrly gtottlianan, c a , H ie 111 • I • till:iiit ..r :11111 OW, 11 , 111 the 'ace, wnuld have prolerrcil any alicr lictr,innitig - ttioe. vo 1,1,w loamql NviiiM,w U. take la,st Im,l; :Li. 1111,1t . :11' his In(Alit.r, •ii.) tried i f Vain 1.0 (oak:. " Ro stir/ b. %%Tito ymir x:uititiatiml is over." " Yt•,, 1.,11..t1ii1:,',111 , ,11icr; put van roly i(. " Irwin 111 , 1v1 , 1 41f1 . , 11(11 11111. I•ortitT, 11:1:01111: my VaiS01,1111,( IIIS31.1,1",:11•11- iig which 11:tunied all aplcirilit ii. " 11.•,4e11111, ,ir, a, In N 1 ill ; Illt•rt• i-; n 11•11 . 11111. 1 1:%111;',11( 11,re," said the l•Mcfly !.!1.1111c111,111, Lhu silence, in a tone l hal showed plain ly lie was not in tin , Ilcst of mini, Einilc, in his reverie, teas lo \visli of Ilk ni•ighl.or, V:1110111 In Ilaye onlircly forgotten, until his companion lilt ,an, in :111 111111:Iiii'lli 1”110: "Do you Yon bovjn by throw ing your pt,l'Ell1:1111,•:111 MI lily Ibrl, and now subj..el nn• In 1111 41 :i ,, g'r ,th.ll - .11 innileiw.a.- be g pan. n•plied up ; " irtiL I WA, Willi:- lug , - " Of your L•x L imitialimi," his travelin'4 you st:lnd in ..LILLIL L. B u t , : Lis ['Ling abotiL (hal :LALLlL ished. I ave: 111 : ,,, k I l's:iv ,ll : awl It your tot:Hit:is by-the way, seems to hr :t vor . N: sou:tit:lv Nvotiuto ‘ylleit slit: wished you slieek•S,." " No :ow 1:111:1‘ , 4 ,411 \Vol' nitivli I lutvo al. 41:1114." " 1,1 tlu•u, the 1'X:1,111111311 , M t11111111111 . .' " It is 1101111111; 1 , 111 I SllOlll Ic, have 10 . 1 born under an " Bah! Nonsense'."' returned the old gentleman, with a sneer. " Alen ate prone to ascribe to fate what is only the natural consequence of their own folly." " That is not my ease," insisted Emile. "I have too many examples of my ill luck. To-day, even, I came near miss ing the train, in eon*, I ICOof my cab running a wheel off." " And now you sit comfortably in a lirst-class ear, instead or !wing crowded into one of the second or I hint elass car riages. Such misfortune:t are certainly not veryliard to bear." " That is true ; but—" " You would have found pleasanter company elsewhere, peril:m..4,J :Minn.-- instead of an grumbler, an interest ing young lady, with whom you could have passed the time pleasantly." " Ily no means. I :tilt in 101 inoo.l to enjoy ladies' society." "Ay, you can think of nothing but this terrible examination. The gentle men of the commission are no triflers, I dare say; they will somni you to the hottom ' no doubt." " Let therm I have been no idler, and feel that I am well up in the old Unman as well net tierman law." "'Then you are a jurist;" " I have for fouryeztrs lilted a position in our courts, quite to the satisfaction of my superiors, and now I ant going to Berlin to pass my thin! examination." "Which ;3 , 0u will do brilliantly, have no doubt." "Who knows?" sighed Emile. "'file gentlemen of the commission are said to he very severe, and in some in stances very disagreeable." " Certainly not more severe than is necessary ; and, so far as I know, the commission is composed of highly hon orable men." "That I do not doubt; but they are only human. Their decisions depend on a thousand little accidents. It is possible one examiner will not like my. nose, or my face may remind him of one of his enemies or of a notorious villian, or on the day I am examined he may have quarrelled with his wife or servants, or may be suffering from a toothache or an indigestion. lam con chat I shall be the victim:of some such Ifatality. , "Yon are indeed an original, with _'ialt,•.oft..'')l:--t/c/t ' ..T'l itettit4,a(?)ce VOLUME 71 your fatality," said the old gentleman, smiling. "And to add lii my other misfor tunes," continued Emile, "the commis sion of examiners has a new . President, of whom terriblelliings are told." "Ali! affr — What is said of him ? " asked his companion, with his usual sarcastic smile. "To do him justice, one must con fess," replied Emile, " that he is a very able jurist, this Herr von Wolf. His writings are held in very high esteem. Of contemporary writers there are none I have studied more carefully or more profitably, although I do not agrei.r4vith hint in all his bold and original views." " Indeed !" replied the old gentleman, ironically. " I think, for example, that lie at• taches too much importance to the so called historic law, and have expressed my opinion in acritieism, which I hope has not fallen into his hands ; if it has, I am lost." " \\'ltere was your:Article published."' " 1 u the jurists" Ja.lirbuelu,' to which I ani :in occasional contributor." So, so!" cried the old gentleman, taking :4 pinch of suety, and politely reaching the box to Emile. "'flues you tire an author also " In order not to he a littrd , m to my mother, I have contributed to several iinientilie journals. I have, besides, pub lished :1 little treatise 011 the law of hllv eeSSii,ll,whist!, by-the-way, has met will « vvry flattering reception." " 1 ant nitwit pleas,l to make flue ae quaint:ince of so inlet:le:l a young man ; 1,111 NVO are ivandering out subject. You said that this new President, Herr you NA .,,p. 11 " a real gulf, %11141, :1,111 411 1 V4'1' I:111 4 N 111 144 ;Tare a4,4441i41ate or It 4 nut I •I ul CI s will, a Nvhale slain. or hi. .evkaily, Judging frain %%hal i hear af him, it ta form 1111 141,1. Ili. is ar111•1Illy 1:11411t'll III(' 1' . 1.1 . 41ria11 , Waif." you knot', one omit hey," -Mil the aid gentleman. " I tyieb yei t will not. h o d this tilt wt co ral ,o'n- as lie has 11,, it rep: ei-bittli•il." In Familiar couvey-e iiLc illiti the last traVt•lll•rn IV:11111'1i lii iii e. lion. they lo,ilt a polite leave 4,r ~eh -1 lepe ht t you ,iiii, the old gentleman. " I be right ebb; ! I t tite.•t you, sir," replied " I leive nn doubt 11r 11, :Ind sit (it/ Cri1 . 11111,• l .._!,•11(1,111:111, With Iris F.:into:tie smile, as his cal,, drove Thc•mix I morning., ii! "arly how:, Emile salli.•,l tint tit s,•arelt of such lodgings hie lintilo,i ineaiN would admit of his tatting. .tiler a lon t r search, ho found, in a , i ttiet street in a retire,) portion or iLc oily, a modest fo it y l l,• st ory room looking into the court, and over lll'' top: 111011 , ,,. \\lilt 111, view , •I tal.ing• l inssession ti h;:, new htd,:ihgs, he tee!, ne.re,t \v,:y La.l, in lii.. The Inne,,,,t4nle,i :11./kl• :1111i iodic or the colts LtlSul kiln Iltut hit. the moment lie forgot the ordeal through Ito NV:tO 51.11 ill }MSS 4110 101 . 111/10 I'ontpivlelyallsorlctl in theever-vary ing spectacle that presented itself to lib: :tit:Hiring gaze, lie \vie., deaf toilluishouts 01 . a i•oaelunan, Nvltii was scarcely able to g overn the fiery horses of an elegant-- e q uip:l : 2e. It il - tlo out until theanimals, astlioycamei-iwiftlyilowntlitistri•et,were nearly upon him, that, Emile liecanu. aware of Ills danger, and tried by i-ittring jug to one Skit, tut avoid it. Tile tiallit'S in the I . :LlTiatt*l' -- til.' l, ll l ' till ltillltrly per son, the other a beautiful young girl-- tittered a sercam of ternir, while the coachman, cursing the atvitwardinis.-; of the young man, drinv in the reins, and, in his anger, used his whip vigorously tilt the inniicetibliorses. reared up, Blnecred le one side, and sprang forward so that the carriage Nvoutd have been overturned, had not with great prtsencii of mind, and regardless Of the danger he incurred, seized I he !tor:4(i,, by the 11011,1 :11111 prevented the threatened The horses, with the %id who gathered round, ware Bunn q uieted, :Ind Ult, ladies alighted. Emile would 'willingly have gone on Iris way, without waiting to receive the thanlts of the ladies, had lie out sud denly fainted in conseipaince of a Nvound on his temple he hail received from ono of the horses' cifivreet, and front which th. blood iloWed freely. \Viten hii regain,•,l consciousness he bolted aliout :is though he wort in a dream.— ] Le found himself lying on a sofa in a. ,timptwittsly-ftiritisited roimi under the Land, tic :t who anti IMMIId Up 111,4 NV1)111111. iteSitie till. sofa St,),/,1 I:.t.licA, with nn elderly mail wittisi. cy:•:: \vow lISPII upon him with rcidrnl sympathy. tv.:11:111," said 1 Ili. " is I.y uu fficans :..tittioti:;; in :t Ibw lac:, it will Inc hi.aled." " I :on heartily glad lo hear you .ay doctor," Hata the I:hid-hearted gen tleman, mid turning; to the patient be aslted : " I to you feel hotter.' "1 reel quite recovered," replied ",o well, indeed, that I think I may return to my hotel, :mil Piro you no further trouble." "1;y no means! you nue"; remain Nvith te; unlil you are fully recovered. Your generous condueL ha= Idacod ute under a dela a gralit tole I eau never repay.". NoL SO, Sir. indcr tho eircuni..tan • how could 1 have done le,s? 11 NV:LS all uly fault." "YOU vspOscd yourself to the greatest ..tailger; kill for courage present, of 11111111, \VC! \Vital. the mother expres,iiil in Nvords the daughter ..011firtned \Vilil :l SVmpathctiu giant,. The \\*hold.. mother :111.1 daughter, 011'1' SO C . :Lille:it ill ill 01'0,11' 110 E to :Appear un mindful of their I:inilliess, decided to remain in the house of the rich mer chant, Br:laurels, until lie should feel fully recovered from this shock hischiv alrous action bad cost him. I.lmile saw himself treated :in an old and familiar friend of the Ihu lily, i u 1 1 .111- ,CtlllenCe reserve and I. isltriiiiiesA that NV:LS naliae 60 111111. \Vltli the niereltatit he spoke freely of his position and prospects ; with the ladies, of the social tile of hi. little pro city, a n d ospeeially of his 1110- titer, for whom Lis allivrtion SeelllCl I to have no bounds. 'llleeordial invitation of the family to retnain to dinner lit de clined, pleading a want of appetitti and a :slight headacht . lie could not refuse, however, an invitation to dine with them :it their villa in the sulitirb. , of the city, on the following Sunday. When he finally rose to take leave, nadame Pa:mulels pressed his hand as if it were that of an old friend. As her OXII.IIII/10 was followed by Miss Agnes, the lovely daughter, a close observer would have perceived that her cheeks slightly heightened in color. Slowly and thoughtfully Emile returned his hotel, paid his reckoning, called a cab and drove to his modest lodgings.— Here, upon examining himself in a mirror, he found not only that his left temple was covered by a plaster, but that his check in the :neighborhood of the left eye presented all the colors of the rain how. "An adventure of this sort could on ly happim to me," he sighed, involun tarily ; " I tilt and I shall always remain the child of misfortune. With such' a visage I Cannot even show myself in the street, much less cation my exam iners. They would think me a first class bully.'? During this unsought leisure, he made the necessary preparations for his examination, which was not to take place till some day during the next week. On the following Sunday, Emile dressed himself in his best, :mil took the road to the Braunfels villa, which taws situated on one side of the so-called T/ iergaric n, the largest park of the Prussian capital. Besides nearly losing his way in the numberless paths in the park, lie had to-day no mishap to complain of. Ho arrived at most a quarter-hour late, which did not prevent his receiving a very flattering reception, not only from his host, but also front the ladies. The guests were not numerous, and con ' Fisted of only intimate friends of the family, among whom was the family physician, Dr. Holm. As stranger and hero, Emile was placed at the table next to the daughter of the house, which was far from being disagreeable to him, as the pretty Agnes pleased him beyond measure. A few glasses of wine, and the grace ful atability of his fair' neighbor, gave him an unwonted. ease of manner, and had such a favorable effect on his organs of speech that the conversation never for a moment flagged. To his own sur prise,he displayed more wit and clever ness than he had ever supposed he pos ssed, which was in a measure due, doubtless, to the inspiring influence of Miss Agnes. They were engaged in an animated discussion when the signal was given, much to his regret, to repair to an ad joining saloon, where cone° was served. Agues,at the request of her father,chet:r fully sung several ballads, which were highly complimented by all the guests, and excited a real enthusiasm in Emile, which he gave her to understand by his manner as well as by his words, "Judging from your enthusiasm," said she, with a smile, " I concludp that you yourself are a musician." " Oh," said he, modestly, in reply, " I have not cultivated the art very success fully, although lam very fond of it. I should have achieved more, perhaps, had I had more Limo to devote to it.' "We shall see, if you please, what proficiency you have made. You must allow us to judge for ourselves." " Not so! I :1111 not prepared to sing in a circle of strangers. I beg that, you will excuse Inc. Another time, per bap. " - No (Imp en good as the present ; he side,,, you are not among stranger,, but rtmong your very good friend,..", " l kill listen to lul ' If you roftisi•, I !Ball he seriously Out of humor Nvith you." In unlrr not to be \ o il !, forcod to ,•omply. Ife " Tht• ‘Viiiiileror," by 1.1 . 0m11 :It first timidly, but soon in spired by the homity of this wonderful composition, he and done:ivy of t•ii.pro-sion Mutt he :whim - oil roitl triumph. Ihi astiinishod hinisolf, for, often lie Mot sling the he hail nover Lrtorr produced so groat an till'oet (shim]. on his auditor.; or hiniselr. Indeed, everything lie said or did tmilay stiemoil In him to hr NV ell said :111 , 1 tl“Ile, :11111 the NV , inlll appeared lu 11i111 1,11,1%-; 111:11., clll' 11101111•11 t, he eVI.II lliS ap proaching :out the Hints \Volt*. Thu , passed the day and evening, un- IA the hour reminded him that it was: liutr tn taitt, leave. I lis host, of 1.0111 . .., , ,0, expl . cs,ca :1 ,ce Hint swot a ai u, Very " licxt " you must sing a dial. Nvith lay ino,lll3ppy," •' ir will di, nu " I shall he very glinl," rein:tied the ynung lady, while a lovely hltish tinged her modest cheek. Thai, said the "The first rcruijl, you are at Icisiirt. \Vii shall iiNpiirt pin," In thv cnutl ''Ll' Dr. 1151111, MIL, 411- 1 lell him it scat in his earriaeii, Eroile 101 l the villa :111 , 1 isoltirlicil to Ow eily. " You are really a fortunate fellow," ,aid the kind-hearted doctor. " I have ttl Nvays thought quit , the contrary," replie,i "You certainly have no rk . :L-on to in lilCeity." you, thru , till Ilk it a pieeeof good Jortune 10 receive a blow on the head ruin a hor,e's hoof, in consecitielleC of Which you arc l . olOpelicti to remain tu ,loura for a Nveul'.' " Certainly. I can aSrillre you that there are hundreds of young men in I Surlin who would envy you this same blow, which has not only opened the dooms of the house oldie rich Braunfels toyou, but has led to your tieing received as a friend by one of the most estimable :nut influential families in the city. A piicketful or the best letters would not nave done for you .what this accident has done." " In this particular I certainly estet , in myself happy; but f fear I shall not be able to enjoy my good folltune long, for immediately after my examination 1 purpose returning home." ",end what prevents you remaining, here in Herr Braunfels is a man or great influence with the au thorities, and would, L am sure take pleasure in 11,ing it to procure you a sullnble position here. Indeed, I may as well tell you that he has (,»11111k stoned me to intimate much to you, and to inquire with regard to your wishes." " I NV.111 , 1 nut apprar unmindful of Ilratinfels's kindness, but it is my am bition to owe as little to the kind offices of friendship as possible." "Ilravely 4 spoken, my young friend!" cried the good doctor. " You please me better the inore I know you. You will make your way in the world without any assistance, or I misjudge your abil ity to contlfud with obstacles." "'That I doubt," sighed Emily; for thus far in life I bate met with many failures." " I rannol understand how you call be so timid, so f:tint-hearted. eleven, aecomplislied, tolerably good lool:ing, y(111 are eminently Vall'lliati.`ll to make friends; and then, (vital is a still greater advantage, you know how to Will the favor of tlie " You seem disposed to itinuHe your :it lily expeni.iii, doctor," replied Emile, li:wort:tin Nvliellier lie should be dis pleased or not. "Ily nu illeitlln. Veit utay 1 NVllia. I tell . tern. I have i.ituilied the sex long enough 1.. know them very well.- :\ Tad:fine I lraiinfels has tal:en a devideil liking to yuu, is very natural, since you perhaps saved the life of herself :mil daughter. Anil then, I 1 ins .\xinis is far more cordial to you than she usually is to the voting Mehl \VIM N'init the her, is some thing you Wright well he proud i)r, for you eau imagine that the only daughter of the rich _Braunfels hs been of suitor., 10111 she Il in short time since she refused a wealthy baron front wl tick you eall judge. what pretensions she nuil:es. Nor are her Pretensions unjustified. Ilesideii lining beautiful, :the is as good, sensible, and iceoniiilklied, its she is beautiful," A ner a half-hour's drive, they :u• rived at the door of Eniiie's ‘vliere, as a parting salutation, thudoc- I,o• ericd uut to him : "IA forget 111 U let With we, thou faN'Oreli Chilli of Fortu !" 118111 walls, theyoung jurist sat down to his books ; but on every pag e, iii every paragraph, he saw a lovely female thee, with large blue eyes and sweet, smiling lips, in whose glance there was something so I:Iseli - LI ing that the goddess of Justice, 'who till then had held the first place in his heart, seemed to hint tedious and repulsive. Even in hi.;sleep, the bright vision hovered about, him, and For the first time for weeks he dreamed of something else than the ter rible examination. \\Then, however, he awoke the next morning, he was again reminded the approaching iirdeal by the ar rival of a messenger from the com mission, v.•lio :hande,l him an of ficial notification in which he wa-s advised that the following AVednes- day had been fixed for the day of ex amination. lie had, therefore, no time to lose, if he would conform to the cu.;- tom of calling on the President and other members of the commission before his examination came all Ile, there fore, put on his dress-suit, mid sallied out, directing his steps toward the resi dence of the terrible President, the vo racious Wolf. Ile sent in his name, and was immediately adm i tted to the august presence of the man who held in his hands the weal or woe of his future. He hardly ventured to look up, and tried to stammer out some suitable or unsuitable expressions to recommend himself to the favor of his inquisitor; but suddenly his tongue refused to do him service, and, With the look of one who sees an apparition, lie fixed his eyes upon the President, in whom he recognized at first glance his elderly travelling-com panion, unless, indeed, some strange de lusion was playing with his senses. But even this doubtful hope was dispelled, as he recognized the well-remembered sarcastic smile. "1 beg your pardon, Mr. President," stammered the unfortunate candidate in his consternation. "I am very glad to see my amiable young companion under my roof," said Herr von Wolf. "Didn't I tell you we should Soon meet again ?" "True; but if I had dreamed that you 'Were the old fellow on whose feet you threw your portmanteau, you would net have come. Ay, ay ; that would have been very unkind of you. You are a welcome visitor—believe me." El" That is too much for me to believe. I am,unwilling to take up your valua ble time," replied Emile, looking anx ious toward the door. LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 12. 1870 " Oh, for acquaintance and friends I can always find time. But be seated, I pray." " If you Insist, Mr. President." "No ceremony, my good friend. Sit down here beside me—not so far off ! You are not afraid, I hope, that the vo racious Wolf will swallow you?" " May I hope, sir, that my indiscre tion may not be construed to my disad vantage `lO- your disadvantage? By no means. You only repeated what the public says of me. Iles ides, lam greatly your debtor." My debtor, Mr. President?" " Since we met, I have made It my business to read your admirable criti cism on my works. You certainly have not spared me ; but I should be unjust, were I not to confess that you have called my attention to several of my weak points. Above all, lam much pleased with your love of truth, altho' this virtue betrays you occasionally into being somewhat discourteous." " I shall be the unhappiest of mortals if I have had the misfortune to displease you, sir." " Quite the contrary—you please me exceedingly. I, like the great Alexan der von Humboldt, love mirage of opinion ; and, if you sometimes go too far, I attribute your mistakes to your youth. There are many things of which you will judge diiii , rently when you are u.s old as I am." " Ana then, Ar, pal are really not in •ensed " Why should I he? I ras not every 110111 not only aright to his opinions, but :11,41 a right to express them, provided he does so' in suitable terms? I respect yint for your independence of thought, and ant greatly obliged for your criti cism. I have . gotholover Jordan,' as a distinguished artiu-t onee said to me. 1 have also read with much pleasure and profit, your book on "file law of Succes sion,' and hayela gacat mind to be re venged by writing a crtivism on it." =E=II4=EMI Einilewas iniloubt whether he dream ed iir whether the dreaded president, ZllllUSCaililllSdrat his expense or was in earnest.. But he spoke in such a serious, fatherly tone that the . citing jurist took courage in spite of the ironi- al smile that, would now and then en irelo the preAtlent's lips. "After these evidences of your :Wain meta," continued his excellency, "I look upon the examination ax a mere matter of form, which, it it depended on me alone, I would dispense with. From the "Wolf' you have nothing to rear." 1" your kindness far exceeds my L was never in so great danger of becoming vain," stammered Emile. " And yet," said the president with a " now that you have run into the jaws of the' you shall lint that he will not loosen his hold so easily. It is my intention to keep you here in tho city—Nee can tilways lied places forsuch young men as you.,, With :t friendly and a hearty shake of the hand, the president finally dismissed the now almosteestatic whoa( t h is moment would have changed places Nvillt no king in the world -170 : a even with a Rothschild. His reception by the other members of the commission 110 less flattering, as the president had taken care to advise them of his superior merits. Under such circumstances, Ile felt that he no longer had anything to fear from his examination ; nor was lie deceived in his expectations. After passing through the (tnce dread ful ordeal, which lie did most brilliantly, and receiving, the hearty congratulations of his good friend, the president, who took occasion to again oiler him a posi tion in the city, Emile, in his joy; started for his lodgings, in order to ac quaint his mother, at the earliest possi ble moment, of his success. As lie was turning a corner at a rapid pace, whom should he meet but Dr. Holm, who pried out : " Ay, the mischief! why, you are ra diant as a man who has just met with some extraordinary good fortune." "And that is, indeed, the caste;"-re plied Emile. " I have just passed my examination to ,my entire satisfaction, and the president ham offered me a high ly honorable position in the city." " I congratulate you with toy heart," returned the doctor. " You see, I ton a better prophet than you were disposed to think me." "1 begin In believe, I confess, that . Fate is getting tired of pursuing me," answered Emile, with a smile. "Nonsense! I low your excellent friends, the Braunfelses, will rejoice! I am on my way there now, and shall not fail to advise of your good fortune." " 1 hope nil one in the iamily is ill Miss Agnes is slightly indisposed, but it's nothing of importance -only a ner vous attaek, I suspect, in CMISCIIIIIMN) of a sudden surprise." A surprise '2' " You are, dimbtle,s, not, aware that she is almost as good :is engaged to a wealthy cousin in Hamburg, who ar rived lucre yesterday, I hear. The be trothal is to Lake place, I hear, as soon as she shall have reeovell from her pre sent indisposition. But how pale you are! \Vita ails you "\uthing! nothii Emile !" stnnitilered " You have applied yourself too close ly, preparing for your ex:unlit:alum-- I . nm need rest. You must work less and take inure recreation for a few days. Au recoil' at the Braun felses . ." Emile felt as thong!' he had fallen from the clouds. Again ill` Oil/light himself the most unfortunate, the un happiest of men. What to him were brilliant examinations: What did he care for the most flattering pro:Teets? Ile had but one thought, that Agnes was about to become another's. Now he knew that, he loved her, loved her hopelessly, and that withuul her lice would he a. burden. Poor fellow ! What he had till no te riot dared to confess, even to himself, suddenly beeame a terrible reality. And then, were she free, What had he to offer her—how could he justify his suit lie fought manfully against, the grief that weighed him down, and hoped ht time to come oil conqueror. But he would not., hr could not ivit ness the happiness ,if his rival. For this reason he determined to see Agnes no more, to leave Berlin without delay, and forever. lie proposed, the next morn ing, to thank the president verbally for his kindness, and to decline the proirer cil position, under the pretence that did not feel himself competent to dis charge its duties creditably. Having come to this determination, he wrote to his mother informing her of the result of his examination, of the of- Cer he had received from the president, and of the real reason for his declining it. " You will, I inn sure," said he, at the close of hi, letter, " approve my course, as I see no other way that is likely to cure me of n passion which is stronger than my understanding. I love, love hopelessly, a beautiful, amia ble and inicomplishei girl, with whom, I accidentally became acquainted soon after my arrival here. Had I a kingdom, I should he happy in sharing it with her; were she the daughter of a beggar instead of a millionaire, I would cour ageously enter the lists with the most favored of rivals ; but I possess nothing but my boundless love. Insidious For tune! She shows Inc tho greatest of earthly blessings, only to tell me it can never be mine. But I do not despair. I still have you, dear mother! I stud! leave here to-morrow in the hope of finding near you the peace and quiet I so much need. It'll, as for forgetting Agnes I never can." Emile wrote also to lferr Braunfels, thanking him for his kindness and the interest he had evinced in his welfare, and expressing his regrets that, owing to his sudden departure, he was unable to do himself the pleasure of calling before leaving. lie addressed both let ters, and, to make assurance doubly sure, carried them to the post-ollice himself. After a sleepless night, Emile set about making the necessary prepara tions for his flight. While he was busy packing his effects, there came a vigor ous rap at the door, and a moment after, in response to his " Come in," the mil lionnaire Braunfels stood before him, "Pardon me," said lie, with a smile, "for interrupting your packing, but I could not deny myself the pleasure of seeing you once more before you quit the city, although wo are half-inclined to be angry with you for running off in this manner." " You are, indeed, very indulgent," stammered Emile. "But the circum stances, the peculiar circumstances under which—" " You need not take the trouble to ex cuse yourself. An accident has advised me of the real cause of your sudden de partalre."g " How? what?" cried Emile, blush ing ; "I can assure you that—" "Do not try deceive me," interrupted Herr Braunfels. "I know all, know that you love my daughter, that it is on that account you leave the city, refuse the protleeeti position, and renounce the most brilliant prospects." " Good Heavens " murmured Dm ile, "how is that possible? how can you know what I thought was known only to myself?" " In the simplest Manner in the worl i rl, In your haste, you addressed a letter in tended for your mother to me, and a note intended for we to your mother, no doubt." " And you have real it? I alone could be guilty of such awkwardness. I was, indeed, born to ill-luck. What will you think of me?" "Certainly nothing bad. , Your letter confirms the good opinion I bail already formed of you. The sentiments express ed it) it do your heart and your charac ter all honor." "I do not see that my course merits commendation. You must certainly agree with me that, under the circum stances, I could not do otherwise, even at the risk of seeming ungrateful." " I am far from censuring your con duct; sn ttre my wife'and daughter." " How ! You have not tippriscd the ladies of my folly That, at least, I did not expect." " Be calm, my young friend! I thought it my duty to inform Agnes of your sentiments, 11,1111 'MVO to her the tleci sion." "'co what could ILat leatl, as Miss _Braunfels is tui 111 eVe of lier betrollell witlt another That w it s, it is true, my wish, but I am not. of thosis parents who use com pulsion in such matters. I have lett my lati2;hter Cu!! liLrrty to consult her own inelinittiiins." ".Anil she naturally clung• tlm rich mil influential merchant'?" =II " fs it possible?" cried Emile. "Agnes has confessed that she loves another, beeause she thinks him the best told noblest of men ; because she is convinced that he loves her for her self, and not fur the considerable fortune that ono day will be hers; because site helievcs that, with him, and hint alone, she eau be happy." " Oh, sir, can I believe your words? Ito I hear aright, or am I the victim of a faithless dream ?" " 1 !41enk truly. Iry dau2;lllvr Irrccs You, declare: that will Hover biting to allotlivr." "And you '2" "I ant far too indulgent a father to thwart the Nvislius of toy child, especi ally ay I fully opprovo her choice. So good a son i•Ito not fail to Make a good husband." 'IMO INV,' men embraced heartily, and immediately drove In the l'aatitifels Villa, Nvhere the lovely Aumes received wit. hero with a niode,t blttsli and a cor dial pressure of the hand ; ;my dill she deny him her lips! SCINICC vs. LH:T. ME ESEEMB At that time, in I:entuckv (said the Nr. Knott, M. U.,) the law was very strict against what it is termed " games of ,liance." About a dozen of ()f the boys were detected playing seven up" or old sledge" for money, and the grand jury found a true bill against them. Jim Sturgis was retain ed to defend them when the case came up, of course. The more he studied , over the matter and looked into the ev blowy, the plainer it was that he must lose a ease at last—there was no getting around that painful fact. Those boys had certainly been butting money on a game of chance. Even public sympa thy was roused in la2llalf Of Sturgis. People said it was a pity to see him mar his successful career With a big, promi nent case like this, winch must go against It in). But after several restless nights an inspired idea flashed upon Sturgis, and Ise sprang out of bed delighted. lie thought he saw his way through. 'rite next (lay he whispered around a little among his clients and a few friend , , and then when the ease came up in court, he acknowledged the seven-up :wit the betting, and, as his sole defence, had the astounding clreontery to put in the plea that old sledge was not a game of chance ! There was the broadestsort of a smile all over the faces of that soph isticated audience. The judge swiled With the rest. .I'.lll Sturgis maintained :t countenance whose earnestness was even severe. The opposite counsel tried to ridicule 111111 Ind ()I' his position, and did not succeed. The judge jested in a ponderous judicial way about the thing, but did not move him. The matter was beeonting grave. The judge 10 ,, t a little ' I,f his patience, and said the joke had gone rar enough. Jim Sturgis said Ile I:110W no joke in the matter—his cli ents could not, be punished for indulg ing in what some people chose to ow -1 sitter a game of chance, until it was prove n that it WV... , a game of titmice. Judge and counsel said that would tic :Ltt easy matter, and forthwith called _Deacons Job, Peters, Burke, and John son, anti Dominies Wirt a n d Mi!..gles, to fell II; and they unanimously, mid with strong feeling, put down the legal politic of Sturgis, by pronouncing that old sledge oils a gains of chance. " \Vhat do you call it now." said the judge. 'I call it a game of SVICIll!! .' retort ed Sturgis; " and I'll prove it, tool,' They saw Ills little game. Ile brought in it cloud of witnesses, and produced :in overwhelming mass of testimony, to show that old sledge was not a game of chance, but a game of Instead of being the simplest, ease in the world, it hail somehow turned out to be an excessively knotty one. The judge scratched his head over its while itinl said there 51 . :1-5 110 way of coming to I a determination, because just as many men could he brought into court who who would testify on one side, as could be found to testify on the other. Itut he said he was willing to do the fair thing by all parties, n n d would act upon any suggestion I\ lr. would make for the solution of the difficulty, Mr. Sturgis was on his feet in a second: " Impanel a jury of six of each, Luck v. 2. Science—give them candles and a couple of tot: of eards, send them into the jury-room, :mil just abide by the re sult:" There wa, disputing the fairness of the proposition. 'The Your deacons and the two dominles were sworn in as the ehaiii.i," juryman, and six inveterati old seven-up professors were chosen to represent the science" Hide of the iN , LIC. They retired to the jury-room. In about two hours, Deacon Peters sent into court to borrow three dollars from a friend. [Sensation.] In about two hours more, Dominic Miggles sent into court to borrow a " stake " from a friend. [Sen. , ation.l During the next three or tour hours, the other dominie •ind the other deacons sent into court for small loans. Aml still the packed audience waited, for it was a prodigious occasion in Corners, and one in which every father of a family was necessarily interested. The rest of the story can he be told briefly. About daylight the jury came in, and Deacon Job, the foreman, read the following MIME We, the jury in the case of Ii Com monwealth of Kentucky vs. John Wheeler et at., have carefully consider ed the points of the case, and tested the merits of the several theories advanced, and do hereby unanimously decide that the gains commonly known as old sledge or seven-up is eminently a game of science and not of chance. In demon stration whereof, it is hereby and here in stated, iterated, reiterated, set forth, and made manifest that, during the en tire night, the " chance " men never won a game of turned jack, although both feats were common and frequent to the opposition ; and furthermore, in support of this Our verdict, we call at tention to the significant fact that the " chance" men are all busted, and the " science " men have got the money. It is the deliberate opinion of this jury that the " chance " theory concerning seven-up is a pernicious doctrine, and calculated to inflict untold suffering and pecuniary loss upon any community that takes stock in it. " That is the way that seven-upeame to be set apart and particularized in the statute books of Kentucky as being a game not of chance but of science, and therefore non punishable under the law," said Mr. knott. "That verdict is of record, and holds good to this day." GRANT'S idea of the duties of Presi dent is to dictate to the members of his party for whom they shall vote for State and local ()Meer,. Ought I to Haw Done It? I know there are many cold-blooded and obtrusively moral people who would have called it a cruel and criminal act, yet I cannot help regretting that I did not do it. I doubt if any Court of J lice, in view of my extreme provocation, would have found me guilty of any thing worse that justifiable, temporary insanity, and I am confident that all right-minded men, after hearing the story of my wrongs, will fully ag: cc with me that I ought to have done it. The circumstances of the affair can not be presented in all their enormity unless the peculiar relation in which I stood toward Dick Farrell is fully un derstood. It will, therefore, be neces sary to go back to the period of my first acquaintance with that individual. I met him in this wise: Undoubtedly you remember the rocky ravine iu which is situated the little town of SC. Jean dc Maurienne, formerly the terminus on the side of Mont CelliH of the railway from Paris to Turin. I had readied this place one morning, on my way to Italy and found that owing to some accident al delay, no diligence would start to cross the mountains until evening. - - Consequently, having several hours :it my disposal, I devoted them to an cx ploration of the valley, and finally at tempted to climb up the steep face of the nothern side of the ravine. Now, I had never been a good climber, even in my boyhood, and, as I was at this time more than—well, in the prime of my manhood at all events—l ought to have known better than to attempt. how ever, I did not know better, and so la boriously climbed up the precipice, I found myself on a narrow where further progress up became im possible. T. my great annoyance, found, ton, that 1 could not ram., illy steps, stove any attempt to look down into the valley, which lay SOlllO two hundred feet below, made me excessive ly giddy. At this distance of time I am willing to confess that I was decidelli frightened as I thought of the probahil ity of remaining a hopeless prisoner, starving to death in full sight of the hotel, and of the railway station. Ibipe, which we are led to believe sprim::s eternal in the human breast, fortunate ly inspired me with the happy thought of tiring my revolver as a signal o f tress. No sooner had I acted upon Otis idea, than the entire population of St. Jean appeared to become sjniultanelfits ly aware of my position, amid flocked to the foot of the precipice to. watch my anxiously expected fall, Oseing either to their natural stupidity, or to their reluctance to spoil a prospective trage dy, these people did not make the leant ettbrt at rescue. Finally, after they had waited two hours in the vain hopes that I would lose my foothold, they set up an idiotic shout at the appearance of a very young man carrying a coil of top, on his shoulder. Presently he disap peared, followed by the greater part of the crowd, and I was about to resign myself to despair and an utterly hope less attempt to clamber down the rocks, when I was delighted by the re-appear :Hite of the young man, who landed beside me, having been led down by a rope from the top of the precipice. Now, old boy," he remarked, with an indecent familiarity, as he unfasten ed the rope from about his waist, " let me just fasten this upon you, and you'll be all right in a couple of minutes. Tell them not to forget me when you get to the top, for I haven't hail my dinner yet!" So saying, he tied the rope under Inv arms, shook it asa signal to those above, encouraged me with the remark, " Steady, now, old boy, and good luck to you!" and calmly proceeded to rt.- light his extinguished cigar, while was rapidly hauled through the air to a place of safety. This young man was Dick Farrell. The rope was again let down and he soon made his appearance beside me.— Luckily he could speak French, of which I did not know a single word :ma I appealed to him to rescue me from the police, who had promptly arrested toe on the charge or having attempted to commit suicide. Dick's persuaiec oratory secured my release, and, being thus dolt by indebted to hint, I icit ()bilged to invite him to the hotel and to dinner. lie proved to be a painter of :111112 sort—l know nothing about art—on Ids way to Rome, and, though he was in the main honest., and always good-temper ed, he NV:IA alo.gether too much of a V:e4- abolla to be a suitable traveling com panion for a gentleman of my age and position. I felt this strongly, when, af ter 'ouch consecutive champagne, he proposed that ire should journey to Rome together. Itut what was Ito d 0 ... Clearly I could not say to the man who had just saved my life. "sir, I cannot consent to travel in your company, be cause you wear a preposterous hat, and are addicted to perpetual smoking and untimely singing." Of course i lacked the courage to say this, and hence it fol lowed that for the next two weeks We were constantly together. I will do him the justice to say that he never attempt ed to borrow any money from me, and he rendered me considerable service by acting as an interpreter between myself :red the natives. Still, his undignified habits were a constant source of annoy ance to me. Ile would insist upon my accompanying him into third-class cars where he smoked, and sang, and drank cheap wine, out of casual bottles, will chance acquaintances, in a manner dis reputable in the extreme. I acquit bin of an international disrespect in repro seating to the police at St. Senn that was a lunatic, and that he was my keep er, since lie solemnly averred that by no other pretence could he have save, me from arrest. I cannot, however, ex- CUSO his habit of calling me '; old troy," amlthe gross familiarity with which he criticised my personal appearance, and what he WaS pleased to call my " jolly greenness." After we reached Rome, as was quite natural we saw a good deal of each other. It so happened that we one day visited the Catacombs at St. Calixtii; The guide who was with us explain in , the skeletons and things with great op parent eloquence, and Dick was trans lating his remarks to me with commen ladditions of his ow,ll when w came upon another party, consisting o ,1 middle-aged lady, her daughter :Lin of course her guide. As they were eyi dently Americans, we stopped and eon versed a few minutes with them, and untimately accepted their invitation to accompany them through the rest of the Catacombs, Dick escorting the mother, while I Acniked by the side of her pretty daughter. Pretty is just the word which de scribed her. She was not strictly beau tiful, but her manner was extremely at tractive, and she had, moreover, an idea of the raspeet due to a man of my char acter and position in life, which I have found that young girls, as a rule, sel dom have. I some learned that her toothier, a widow lady, was from New York, and that they were both well ac quainted with the family of my business partner. Wu therefore became as fa miliar :Is old acquaintances, and pres ently, while Dick, with his accustomed impudence, was giving the old lady a history of the Catacombs, of which I :tin certain that he knew absolutely nothing, the daughter drew closer to me and whispE red : " Would you dare to get me a little piece of bone out of one of the niches? They are all saints' bones, you know, but the guide won't let jibe have any, and besides, I can't reach them, though I do long for a piece of saint!" - I need not say that I stole sonic saint —a rib I think,it was and lily new ac quaintance was delighted with it. The girlish pleasure with which ahc hid the bone iu the folds of her dress, and in sisted that she was ever so much obliged to Inc, together with the childish eager ness with which she had whispered her request., completely charmed me. In fact I fell in love with her, on the spot, and determined that I would marry her if she would give her consent. When we parted at the enterance of the Cata combs, was warmly invited by both the ladies to call upon them, and bring my friend with MC. To visit Miss Scott in company with Dick WAS precisely what I did not wish to do. But here, again, I could not help myself. Though Dick professed to be a warm admirer of the widow, it always happened that, soon after the arrival at the Scotts' apartments, he would man age to be in close conversation with Susie, while I fell a prey to the mother, whose conversational powers were of the most oppressive character. The same thing used to occur when -we visited ruins and palaces together, which we did nearly every clay. Still I felt no fear of his rivalry. Susie evidently liked me, and always appeared delighted to see me. Besides I never for a moment supposed that she could prefer anienni- less vagabond to a man of means and recognized respectability. All this is merely introductory ; and, though the preceding statements have a tendency to make a short story long, still it was necessary, as I have said be fore, that the precise nature of my inti macy with Dick should be set girth be fore I could ask the qtwstion, "Ought I not to have done it !" on e day we prevailed on the ladies to make a visit to St. Peter's. In order to ii kethecacursionpartakesomewhittof the nature of a picnic, it was agreed that we should take a lunch with us,aud cat it on the iiumense roof of the church. In order to make sure of securing Susie for myself, I prevailed upon Mrs. Scott to invite the Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley, who was then in Rome, to accompany us ; intending to inveigle that worthy divine into acting as an escort to the widow, I never thought what would become of Dick if thus left without a lady companion, nor were my suspicions aroused by the Bareastie smile with which he praised my forethought in inviting the clergyman. " If any neeident should happen.—i t you should break your neck, for exam ple," he remarked, " it would be so handy to have a clergyman ready." The day appointed for the pi,—nie of 1 . 1,11N0 arrived. Never shall I forget le sensation which I ascended the mg, winding, inclined plane which •ads up the roof or the church ; I had etermined to offer myself to Susie in he rourse of the day, and, though I had o doubt to to the result, yet the novel ty and importance of the step I was about to take made me somewhat ner vous. I had, too, an undefined and wholly acknowledged feeling , that she was not, after al 1, precisely the sort of wife for me. Silo knew .absolutely iwthj 31111 was about :u s ignorant of the ditties pertaining to the position for wide!' 1 intended her as a girl could well be. Nevertheless, I had so strong a laity for the litte butterfly, that I felt the impossibility of existence a mart from her. For weal or for woe • he held nly fate in her hands, and I etermined that those dear little hands hould he mine t•uinc what might. I:efore we had our lunch, We Were to ascend the dome. At this stage or alEtirs I succeeded in placing the widow in charge of the clergyman, and, with Susie, began the ascent of the countless stoics. Dick, however, followed so clo:ie ly behind us—in order, as he pretended, to keep Susie from fai ling—that I could lied no opportunity to ask tier the ques tion which was on my lips. At last we reached the lantern, and only the great copper ball remaii.nal-to be explored.— As Mrs. Scott declined to enter the ball waited with Susie until her mother h a d gone out upon the outer gal lery, vainly hoping that the long sought for a moment had arrived.— hut scarcely had her mother disappear ed when the young lady announced the intention of climbing into the hall, whereupon the officious Dick ran up the iron ladder to assist her. When they had both succeeded in entering that stilling den—where no man of sense ever willingly placed himself—she cried t that no one else wag to come up on any account, for she was afraid that the ball would break loose under any ad- ditional weight. I was thus forced to stay :it the foot of the ladder while they remained in the ball, engaged—during what seemed to be an intolerable' length of time—in an animated conversation, conducted in a tone so low that I could not hear a single word that was said. When they finally descended, Susie's face was flushed—by the heat of the plae, she said—while Dick looked un commonly grave, and gnawed his mou stache with a nervous, dissatisfied air. J Lad he been any one else—the Itev. Mr. Smiley, for example--I should have believed he had offered himself to Susie col been rejected; but, being simply he penniless vagabond that he was, the dea of any such conduct on his ',art was a, ridiculous to he entertained for a noment. &t la..t we turned to deseen,l the roof, ME=M=IE=M press my intentions toward Susie had arrived. Lingering dexterously in the rear until the widow and the clergyman were safely out of sight, I led Susie out upon the gallery under the pretext of showing her a part of the landscape which ,he had not noticed. As we leaned over the railing, I looked around to make sure that hick was out of sight, and then began : "My dear Ails,. Susan, I have ,-.omething to say to you." She looked in me a moment with •tartleil eyes, :old then, putting her lands together, with an imploring little esture, cried, "Oh don't.' "Don't I,lluite puzzled l er conduct. "1 )oil't please say :tnything. I mean don't. WI just look what a pretty Hower. I low I wish I had it'" The chi Id was evidently confused and frightened. I was about to explain myself more fully, when (lick appeared upon the scene, carrying upon his arm a ,diawl belonging to some one of the party, and asked what war the matter. "'That beautiful little pink (lower, there on the dome," she answered, "if I could only reach it." " You shall have it," lie replied, and then tossing one end of the shawl to me with the request. that I would hold on to it, lie seized the other end, and was over the railing and sliding down the slippery surface of the dome before \volt knew what was his intention 'flui flower was growingon a little pro jection not store than twelve feet below us. Dick, however, had placed himself in a horribly dangerous position ; for al though he could remain for a time rest ing with one foot on this projection, it was impossible for hint to regain the gallery without the aid of tho shawl to which lie was clinging. lie paid not a 'article of attention to my peremptory demand that he should come back at once, but quietly seizing the flower and putting it temporarily in his bosom, he looked up to Susie, who was watching Min, silent with excess of terror, and said "'You know what I :eked you just now. Will you promise She only replied: "Come back, Mr. Carrel, do, please ; you frighten me to death." " Susie," returned the scoundrel, with the • utmost solemnity. " Unless you give me your promise this moment, I_ will let go the shawl, fur I don't care a straw fur my life." "Come back directly, sir," I shouted, "or I'll let gu the shawl myself. Don't you see how you alarm Miss Scott with your confounded nonsense'?" The villain never heeded my exist-. ence ; "Promise me, Susie, he repeated, or I swear I'll let go." " Yes, yes, Dick, I promise," she cried, Dear Dick, do come back. I will marry you." This, then, was the result of many months of devotion to that shameless girl. This was what became of condes cension towards a miserable unprinci pled painter. Before my very eyes, in my very hearing, lie gained a promise ' of marriage from the lady whom I in tended to marry myself. Before I could fully realize his as tounding villainy, he hail climbed back again and had Susie in his arms. I blush for human nature when I men tion the fact that lie actually kissed her in lily presence. . I tossed the shawl down, and turned away without speaking. Before I had gone many steps Susie overtook me and said: " Please forgive me, if I have given you pain. Mamma wouldn't let me see Dick unless you were by, and so I had to be civil to you. Besides, Ido like you ever so much, and if you would only marry mannna, it would be so nice." "I really think you'd better," chimed Dick." "There's a clergyman here, you know and it could be done at once." There! I have told the whole story, and the facts have been stated precisely as they necured. IL only remains fur me to ask the question, would --I not have been perfectly justified in letting go the shawl and thus puling a sudden and effectual end to my treacherous rival's suit? To be sure he had on a former occasion saved my life, doubtless for purpose of his own, and certainly without waiting for me to request that favor from him. But did that excuse his subsequent conduct? Just look at it in all its hideousness. While I held his life in my hands, for nothing could have saved him had I let go the shawl —he dared to ask my intended wife to marry him, and what was worse, gain ed her consent. Could any one have blamed me hail I let go my hold? Ought I not to have done it? The more I think of It, the more I am convinced that justice to myself, pity for the poor girl Dick cruelly made a sharer in his poverty, as well as due sense of the guilt of outrageous conduct, demanded that I should have dropped the shawl. And I don't hesitate to say NUMBER 11 that I am confounded sorry that I did not do it. " Donner Lake." 'rut , Orcriana and no doubt with minute accuracy, a ut change of events, which, for glstly horrors, are probably without equal iu authentic record. The tale realizes, iu truth, the frightful denunciation of Othello, for in it "on horror's head hor rors accumulate," and surely imagina tion call picture nothing in the way of the piteous and awful inure extreme than what was sulfered by the unfortu nates concerned. In various forms, by books, new papers, and more frequently by private report, the story has been told; fur it happened long ago—in 18-Iti —before Captain Sutter had made his discovery, and before every old whaler front Casco Bay to Hatteras had been tit led up, to brave once nu re the perils of ('ape Horn, But many have persisted in disbelieving it. It WaS too horrible to relate, they said, to believe. And it is true that there seemed ht , be a raw head and bloody bones air about the narrative that more frequently attends fiction than fact, and which, at all events, lent warrant to the suspicion that it had liven expanded and embel lished. There is, however, no doubt about the melancholy truth of it; and the minute account now published is to be accepted as the product the ,ift ea and collected testimony that it ha, been possible to obtain. Donner Lake—naMed after the leader of the party who met their death hard by—is one of the most picturesque and lovely spots in the elevated vallff! , of the Sierra Nevada. "Starvation Camp," the immediate scene of the calamity, is close at hand, and by it runs a railroad, strange contrast in the plenty and suc cor it suggests to the helpless misery the spot once Witnessed. The Donner party left their home for the slope in search of a healthful :n o t eligible soil, and having penetrated this great dis tance towards their promised land, were "snowed up" near the lake. 'l'he•ir In dian guide, one Truckee, warned them one afternoon that dreadful weather was nt baud, and urged them to push on. Ilin—for the ground was a: yet undis covered—they hail found wood, water and grass, and determined to halt or the night. In the morning a foot of snow had fallen, and their cattle had wandered away, so that l'ew 1(1 them could be found. Alarmed, the wayfar ers Leann to build cabins and to take such other measures as they could to protect themselves from the elements. The snow continued to fall, and pre sently became impassable. In a few days it was eight feet deep. During nearly the whole of November the long storm cantinued, and the snow on the mountain ultimately reached a depth of more than twenty feet. There were eighty-two souls in the party, thirty-two being women, and a large proportion children, The captain, George Donner, was a nein of some sa gacity and considerable wealth, and his wife and children being with him, had every incentive to prudence and activ ity. But all eflbrts to escape from their frightful situation proved vain. In a short time everything in the shape of wholesome food was gone. They de voured their dogs, the hides of the cat tle they had saved, and their OWII boots and shoes. Finally the miserable crea tures began to think of eating each other. At this period a death occurred —thusdeferring a need for violence, and horrible to relate the corpse was eagerly consumed. Other deaths followed, and the survivors continued to subsist on the flesh of their dead emu ',anions. A ftersix weeks, the storm having subsided, eight men and live women, guided by two Indians, set out to try to make their way to California. The hopes ocall that romained hung on their effort:4, and they struggled desperately to succeed.— But in a week, and before they had passed the Divide, this forlorn hope was again overwhelmed by snow. Three died almost at oneo, and the re..t ate their bodies. "I laving," says the Over land Monthly, "now been without a morsel to eat for four days, those wretch ed people eut the flesh feint the bodies of the dead, and having refreshed them selves upon a portion of it and dried the balance for future use, again pushed um This was their New Year's feast now eing the first day January, 15.17. lye dap: later the f eel Wile :1!!:CIII all one, and they had only the strings of heir envµ•-shoes left to eat." unhappy wretehesthen desired to , s•our their Indian guides; but the tter, seeing their intention, lied over le hills and were seen WI 1111,11`. le 17th of January all but three of the tirteen were dead, and oi the survivors two laid down to die. 'File third had fallen in with :t friendly Indian, who conducted him to a settlement on !tear river. There the story was told, and immediately expeditious sat forth from San Franebwo and Suitor's Fork. to re,- cue those of the original party who might still be alive. What the benevolent adventurers found almost beggarsdeseri pt ion. Those who had died remained where their last. sigh had been breathed ; but they were stripped of their flesh. " holies hall' devoured lay strewn :11 , 1111 , 1 the dis mal cabins, from issued a stilling netor," of those who yet lived. Not (oily were their bodies cideeliled and emaciated to the last degree, but with many the very soul hail become a desolation. \\ldle some welcomed their el i verance with etistacies of joy, others Jimmy 101(1 cailaveroui+, regarded then with a coldness amoun ti i; almost to in difference, they having become not only reconciled to their calm lbalistic diet,but preferring it to wholesome food when set before them. Monstrous as it may seem, to such an extent had the natural tastes of these people become perverted, that they pushed aside the Ila n • and bacon tendered them, choosing rather to partake of the horrid feast to which they had so long been accustomed. Parents wereseen feedin g on the remains of their children, and children on those of their parents. Here a wife WIL9 broiling on the Mia=== where a company were making a repa.., upon the roasted limb of a lead compan ion. All filial and parental all'ectioi seemed dead, the one instinct of yel preservation reigning supreme. tapid ly some of those most wretched creatures were being transformed into glum Is and demons, having already 1 t many of the divine traits of humanity. lia„ard and attenuated, they spoke but little, wild and unearthly. Too incredible In belief are the stories told of the raven ous greed exhibited by some of these starving wretches, one of whom is said to have eaten the entire body of a child during the course of a single night; while another insisted on appropriating to his own use the hearty and other viscera of his dead companions. On the other hand many refused to touch the flesh of those who had perished un til the very last, and then partook of it sparingly, and with evident feelings of horror. Thirty-six of the company had per ished, and many of the remainder were on the point of doing so. Amid devas tation and there woo gleams of heroism Nvhielt ahnost seemed needful to show that these afflicted souls shared a common humanity. Donner, the leader, was too far reduced to he taken forward by the rescuing party. 1 - lie wife had her choice to be saved with her children. With wonderful fortitude and devotion, and in spite of his earnest entreaties, shechose the latter. Another man, one Keisburg, was also too weak to be removed. The rest were taken in safety to California. In the following April, another small party repaired to Donner Lake, to see if by chance either of those left behind yet survived. They found Keisburg living, he having sub• sisted for several weeks upon the body of Mrs. Donner, who had died soon after her husband. The story is almost too shocking to be repeated, but as remark able and trustworthy instance of the behavior of mankind, under the most trying circumstances of which it is possible to conceive, the narrative has an interest and importance which justify its recital and preservation. •rue COAL OIL PLIINCE lie is Virtuous and happy The Titusville Herald, in referring to this character, says: "Johnny Steele is uow considered ono of the steadiest men at the Creek. Ho can do ilia) of teaming for loss money in less timo, and do it bettor, than any man in the business, and says he wishes the papers - wouldn't kill' him so often, nor state that ho has '$2O,MO lying loose in a New York bank.' John also states that the stories of his marvelous expenditures have been greatly oxaggorated ; that ho never had much money at ono time, thanks to rascally agenLs and importuning friends. Ho is now happy and correspondingly vir tuous." RATE OF ADVERTISING BITSIN CM ADv EUTISEM ENT'S, Sit; n yein r squre of ten lines; $8 per peer for melt niiii I - [tonal square. RRAT.P.i,A 5 c e tsfo ii;lll{ , t , nt a 01'41.1. the fi rst, and 5 cents for each an ham - input In Ingertlon; GENERAL ADVERTrSINQ, 7 cenja n line n, I 11 ret, and 4 Cent:4'4dr each Hu lisetinta l 1;1 r Gan. Si•ECTAL NOT/Cr./3 OlSCrled In Local 1:01litJalls /5 cents per Iltic. SPECIAL NOTUEs preceding inarrlneev and deaths, 10 Cents per line for last Insertion.' and 5 cents for every subsequent In.ertion. LEGAL AND OTILEIL NOTICES— Executor's' notices Administrators' notice. Assignees . notices Auditors' notices Oilier "Notices." ten hilts. or less, three times Japanese Tea-Houses These tea-lrotises are !A; e inns ,d hoe dwellings in Japan--one storied wood• en structures, something like n card-house, divided into a number of tiny rooms, with windows of 0ik.,1 Japanese paper, and the iloor eoveretl with snow-matting, but contain in..• article of furniture whatever, the mat- 1g serving for table, chair :Uhl 11 They :tn. , eXehniiVely thiVOIL . II 11/ the I,•. eeption of travelers ; w e ar, like the of at. which we hail now :trrived, more , eittlly for Europe:lns othvr, Nviwr ;only natives arc rceeived, and wln•re it would Ur impossible for a rOrel.lll/.l' to effect an entrance, and evert dangeroo, to attempt it. Tim scone, to ee c rode• up, was On anithaled one; thy• interming,od crott•d or dog , „„,i rltii dron bask intr in the sun all ,prang ul aL once into a stale of rful ellcrgy :111,1 ot1,1111; Lliv attelllion I,C 111 Q tli)111,1i,, 1110 cs1:1111is111110111 by :1 rlluru: I,i tarking and a shrill volley of exclanut ions ; a group of women %Vert conl<ine II a sort of open outluus,•, it j,. ; rue, to a certain extent, in their many .olorod " I:ivinocs, • ' but, withal tits- acing a redundancy of chnn,l64 that it one roreibly in mind the role at the ()pert at, London, hot with it the cloalts. These vottntry or mou-anees," a, they are calosl, are line or 11,111 wonderfully pretiy ; Lit ti tz aires lire short bat vonilnict, 10 raves strain hat oval, very fair emu- and hair; tho lattcr i.s in :1 :,tylt mr•III,11 is a compound Of the " Engc tile" and the pre.ent rhi, nnn, thy latter (whiyli, by the way, is eater-: al out there) hi•ing skewered through ito licop it in its place, I suppose' with a heavy silver or ,unher bodkin, having a l:n•ge ball of the same material at thy end. Their dress eonsists simply of one cloth robe, something liken dressing gown, slightly spell at the breast ; this is girded round with a heavy sill: sash, and the al tire is completed by the inevit able unibrella and a pair of stockings and raised wooden sandals. If the young lady Is a very swell " of the peried,'' she is always aceinn unieil when abroad by 0 luitive pagolog, whose merit lies, I fancy, in his ugliness.' (if course, the above is the gala eostunie of the Japanese women, and. not thaL worn hy the group win, leaving their nul:itt r, nose i.,11110 I.llllttCritig and laughing Ruin,' its greeting IN with II profusion (it' and mmie very graceful bows. On our arrival within the house, :AIM intuiting our horses to posts as far from each other as possible (the brutes having tried to breakfast on each other several limes on the roads, we were each pre sented with a tub of deliciously cold spring water, with which three decid• edly elder(,}; ladies attached to the estab lishment proceeded to bathe our feet; this was an attention invariably otrered to every traveler in Japan, no lustier what his rank may be, and is a tremen dous luxury after a hot and dusty ride. After this, we turned our attention to getting something to eat. I laving been, as above' stated, deprived of our Eu ropean t•oni furls, we were compelled to depend on native provisions, and really they were not bad even to English tastes. Soon after mak ing our wants known, 11. little pro cession, consisting of two " mousmees" (young this time) and three small boys, brought into the room and laid upon the matting at our feet a breakfast, consist ing of some very good broiled fish something like small salmon done up in very thick sauce (which, by the way, we could have cheerfully dispensed with;-- some boiled yams and rice, with tea iril. lib.; nut at all a bad repast, if we had had anything to eat it with ; but us MOW Of IN had arrived at any sort of proficiency with " chop-sticks." we did not gel on very fast. Indeed, to get a satisfactory meal with those instrit- ou•nts out of well-boiled rico require:: no inconsiderable art—to a beginner the process is :boat i.el till e TtiSr II as catching a conger-eel with a pair of tongs; however, we did the rn•sl we could, and got on somehow with our broak fast ; the only annoyance in connection with which was the crowd of ragged little boys, who would persist. in staring into tic room to see how the foreigners ate, making their remar•l::, :Ind laughing with a most perfect disre gard of any feeling we might entertain on the subjert. I however, the ringleader happening to turn his head for a mo ment, WIC of my companions suddenly thmst a handful of very hot rice dawn the bath of his " kivizioe" or jaeket, which sent the whole brood nil scream ing with laughter at the recipient of the gift—who also bolted, wriggling his shoulders in the most absurd way —and we Motor no more of them. A her ap- pealing oar hunger, We lighted our pipes and called for the reel:oiling, Which, for the three of us, amounted to an " itzeboo," nr thirty-live cents; this included Laths, attendance and every thing; not an exhorbitant charge cer tainly, though eour9r nhnut three times as much as nalive,4 Would Imve had to pay. African Drinks Ilesdon, a drink In high esteem in some parts of Africa, is !male like ledge with honey, but in this CL4O the oily addition is HOMO millet, the beverage being brought to perfection ;by being exposed for two days to the:lam!' of the sun. The Soosoos extract a tolerably etlatable liquor front " lug! ng " root, .y burning it and infusing the ashes in lie water. The people of linyou think t wasteful to eat the plantain. They Jury the green fruit in a deep hole, anti 'cep iL covered with earth and straw, intil it ripens. It is then peeled and ailped into a large wooden trough, well unshed and thoroughly stirred ; In a .ouple of days it is fit for use. The tuflonts go a different way to work ; they let the fruit ripen naturally, remove the skin, and bruise the rust in hot water. In twelve hours or so this mix ture is strained and bottled, being " corked " closely fur a week, by which time it hay become a beverage of mode rate intoxivating power. The folks of robago pind their wine all but ready nadc. When the flower.stalks of the Nmerican agave begin to sprout, the licart of the plant is cut out, and the juice collects in an artificial well form ed by the operation. One plant will yield its much as three pink a day for in mouth ; and, when the juice has fvr ;limited, it will cause intoxication, and the end of the collector is attained. • Dampier relates how his friend Laut, Rajah of Mindinoa, with all his cour tiers, got as drunk as swine upon rice drink, which must have been a similar beverage to saki, beloved of the Japan ese, who make it of all degrees of strength front that of weak wine to potent spirit ; and much the same sort of thing as the Chinese sarnshu, and in the opinion 0f Sir It. Alcock, quite as good or bad.— Marco Polo, perhaps because he had not tasted it, is much more complimentary. He says: ''l'l° greater part of the peo ple of Cathay drink a wino made orrice and many good spices, and prepare it in such a way that it is more agreeable to drink than any other liquors. It is clear and beautiful, and MalCeS a Mall drunk sooner than any other wino." This is praise indeed. But of • all curious drinks commend us to Ladakh beer, which possesses the great merit of por tability. It is made of parched barley, ground, mixed with rice and the root of an aromatic plant pressed into a hard solid cake. When wanted, a piece is broken oil and thrown into a vessel to ferment. This resembles gruel in appearance, and has a sour (spirituous smell. What a boon it would be to our soldiers and sailors if the beverages of Bass and Whitbread could be thus ! Where is the inventive genius, not above taking a hint from the savage, who will make possible to carry a pint or two of Burton ale or London porter in one's waistecyV, poeliet?—eliconberB' Journal. How to Keep Grapes till Spring Tell one who wants to know, to pick his grapes when not too ripe, on a dry day ; have ready some good sealing wax and whenever any grapes have been broken off the steam, apply the incited wax, and likewise at the end of thestom that has been cut. Then take any sized box you may choose, according to the quantity of grapes you want to put away.—Then take cotton batting and cover the box with it ; then lay in your grapes so one bunch will not touch the other ; then cover with the batting, and so on, a layer of grapes and a layer of cotton batting, till the box is full, and lot tlae last layer be cotton. Then put on a good cover and keep them in a cool place, and they 'will keep good till spring.
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