Tl2lllllll OW POSLIPATIL0111!
Tax Itss:coress is Isiblistedsystyglai*
dayltarnbe b 7 IL (L GOolmacir4 at Stpei
annum. II Muni*
kDVENISIIMEM tamable Mem
tines are inserted at cm marre,per Stet
first insertion, mid nu mars per Hiller
subsequent insertions. 140,60111ntdieas
serted before Marriages and Diatbs. via
be charged 'Tam CMS get nag tor Mit
insertion. All resolutkass of Aseoeistions
communications of limited or Istdiebbtal
i nterest,and wawa of Marriages orDistbs
exceeding In lines, are dinged six tense
per line.
1 Year, 0 mo. 3ma
One Oolumn, $lOO $6O
si 25
One Square, 15 10 7i
fatray,eaution, Lost and Found, andothar
advertbsements, not- 11 ) 10403 db* ra
three weeks, or less,
Administrator's a Executor's Notions. di 00
Anditor's Notices 9 50
Business Cards. live lines, (per year)..s 00
Merchants and others, advertising their
uosiness, will be charged $25. They
be entitled to 4 column, moaned ettiltudire
1y to their businossorith privilege of quarter
• y changes.
Or Adverb/ring in ell gam eat unre of
nhaoriptices to the Maid.
JOB PRINTING of seal kind. in Plain
and loamy ookorn e done with nedness and
dispatch. Handbills, ittanis, Oardeifare-
Wets, de, of every variety sad style, prin.
tad at the shortest notice.: The Belvetrie
OFFICE has just bins legated with Pones
Presses, and every thing in the PAM*
'ne can be execrated in the onset aithdo
manner and at the lowest rates. TUNS
INVAlttaittilE 018 EL
, barbs.
11 - ENRY FEET, .Attorney at Law,
Towan la, Pa. j nniT, MI. •
EDWARD OVERTON Jr, &tor
nty at Law, Towanda, P. 011oS In the
;out House. July 13,1863.
(IEORGE D. MONTA.NYE, AT
k. TORNWP AT LA W-018ce corner of
Main and Pine streets, opposite Porter's Drag
Store.
WA. -PECK, ATTORN TY AT LAW,
• Towanda, Pa. OMee over the Bakery
South of the Ward Bones , and oppugns the
'Court Howe.. Nov. 3, INS.
OR: 11. WESTON, DENTIST.-
L. , Mace In Patron's Block, over Gore's Drag
Ind Chemical Blom. ljanra
Ar T. DAVIES, Attorney at Law,
I ...Towanda, Pa. Office with WO3. Wat
kins, Esq. Particular attention paid to Or.
.hans'.. Court business and settlement of dece.
dents estates.
DOCTOR H. A. BARTLETT,
i _BUBLINGTOS .BOROUGH, PA
Jaly 28; 1865
F. B. FORD—Licensed Auctioneer,
TOWANDA, PA.,
it attend promptly to all business entrusted
to him. Charges moderate. Feb. 19, 1668. •
MISS E. H. BATES, M. D.
11l (shad nate of Woman's ?Oodles' College,
Philadelphia, Class 1864.3 Office and residence
No. It Park street Owego. Particular amen•.
ciqn given to Diseases of Women. Patients
; Esited at their homes If requested.
May 28. Is6B
fiIRA.NCIS E. POST, Painter, Tow
ands, Pa, with 10 yeara experience, is con
lent he can give the best satisfaction in Paint
g, Graining, Staining, Glasing,Pspering, Ac.
atrParticalar attention paid to Jobbing in the
.netry. ' April 9, 1988.
K. VAUGH.A.l4—Architect and
, 1 • Builder—All kinds of Architectural de
furnished. Ornamental work in Stone,
r , o 'and Wood. Office on Blain street,,lmer
k Co.'s Bank. Attention given to. Rn
.- such ea laying oat of grounds,
kc. April 1,1867.—1 y.
3„1 - ERCUR & MORROW, Attorneys
Yl. at Law, Towanda, Penn's
the undersigned having modeled themselves
4otber in the practice of Law, oar their pro.
ianal services to the public.
ULYSSES MERCUR . P. D. MORROW.
k!arch 9,11365.
jOHN W. MIX, ATTORNEY AT
1.4 IV: Towanda, Snarl:m(l CO. Pa.
General insurance and . Neal Rotate...agent.—
ginties and l'enaluns collected. N; B —All
' , a,inets in the Orphan'4 Court attended to
; romptly and with care. Office Menne. new
ni rth aide Public. Square. 0ct.24,
[WIN N. CALIFF, ATTORNEY
-1 AT LA W, Towanda, Pa. Particular at
cation given to Orphans' Court business, Con
, eyancing and Collections.
azir Office at the Register's and Recorder's
::ice—so th of Court noose.. Dec. 1,1864.
oc" FAR. T. B. JOHNSON, Towsyni,
' Having permanently located, offers
oroles•donal services to the public. Calls
p r , , , n tly attended to in or out of town. Office
• ith .1. DeWitt on Main atmet. Residence et
N. Humphrey's on Second Street.
ur i I In, 166 A.
I! RS. T. F. &. WM. A. MADILL,
PRYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
, )'s7e and residence h Wysoz, Pa. Dr. T. F.
can he ennsulted at (lure's Drug Mote
Towanda. every Saturday! Dr. W. A.
will give medial attention to disown
at the Eye. Eir, Throat and Lungs, baying
r:1,12 a speciality of the above diseases for the
! ,14!: eig,ht years.
T. F. 11•1)1LL, 11. D. W.
,A. XADILL.
I:14r I 18
'3E NJ. M. PECK, Arrow , ' EY AT Lsw,
N.rands. Pa. All business Intrusted to
L. care Will receive prompt attentiovi. Office
l❑ the office lately occupied by !demur Mor-
-x, south of Ward Ilouse, ap stairs.
1 14 1 R. T IkYLOR, Fashionable Hair
• Ward Noose, Towanda, Pa.,
constantly on hand and makes to order
en itad• of Hair Work, such asSwitches, Curls,
11rtid+. PrlssetA, Lady's Front Pieces, Wigs,
Tolpet+, Waterfall+, Puffs, False Whiskers and
ornamental Hair Work of all descriptions made
, nit the customer. Particular attention paid
to thn euttinn and Dressing of„,Lady's Hair.—
fin:hest market price paid for Raw Bair.
Towanda, Nov, 26, 1868.
I 1. NEWELL,
COUNTY SITRVEYOR,
- Rradtord Co., Pa„ will promptly attend
I business In his line. Particular attention
to running and establishing old or dlapn:
Also to surveying of 211 onpotSelaW
Ili. as soon as warrante are obtained. myl7
A NI ERICAN ROTEL,
EAST SUITHPIELD, PA.
The sabscriber having leased this house, late
eccupled by A.C. Bentley, and thoroughly
paired and re-fitted it, is now ready to ac
‘ =lodate the trsvelliv public. Every en
/ror will be made to satisfy those who may
•.v him with a call. A. G. REYNOLDS
. i'l26. 1, 16 9.-6 m"
11 WELL HOUSE, TUWAXDL,
F. WILSON
f.tving leas...d this [foul. is tIIJW reads , to ac
,a-nadate the Travelling nblic, No pains
r capes se will be spared to give Satisfaction
•..hose w. o may give him 3 call.
5.3- North aide of the public square, east of
'froor's new block (now building].
R UMMERFIELD CREEK ROTEL,
PETER LANDUESSES,
iog porcheeed and thoroughly ratted this
and well known stand. formerly kept by
-.t.r,fr Griffis. at the mouth of Bruumerflald
cruk, is vea.iy to give good accommodations
.nd satisfactory treatment to all who may fs
r him with a call. Dec. 23, 1868.—tf.
WARD HOUSE, TOW24.IDA, PA
On Main Street, near the Court SIAM.
C. T. SMITH, Proprietor.
nlecG
NEW MILLINERY GOODS
MRS. E. J. PIERCE,
P r , estherself to the ladles of Towanda with
n r em - eWee selection of goods end Wile
r,)sfident being able to meet the justly
rimin ding taste of each u may do:her the
r I,f an examination of her stock. Thank
ler tomer patrons for their favors, she so•
continuance of the same. Fluting done
:iota]: and on the shortest notice. Booms
Cfiben & Rosenfield's, !dab Street.
Towanda, Oct. 5. IR6B.
P'
RICE LIST.-CASCADE MILLS.
ge,t qnslity- Winter Wheat Flour per
Hared6s 60 0D if Op
. .
1 141 y Rye Roar per baulked 400
Neal and Rye and Corn Feed 2 25
ok wheat Flour, per hundred,..........4 10
k fair margin allowed to des ere. We_PaY
«.h for pain. What $1 75 and $3 00. nye.
$1 75, Rackwbeat so cents. Cots it 0 0.
Cutom grinding usually done at once, as the
g 4 Plcity of the mlli ls caning for a s large
amount of work. H. B. INGHAM.
Camptown, Jan. 14, 1869.
Ala aamaticra;Pubuithi.r.
VOLUME XXIX.
Italic
=I
H
B. MoBBAN A
, L TTORPErdiI
• COUNBELLOR• Ar LA WThwas•
ds , Ps. Partied.* *WWI, 'OW bainese
n the Orphans' coma. Julylo. 180.
UTKELLY, Dentig Once
• our Wkkham a 11114%; Tornuads.Ps.
All the Tabu styles of troth actsetUleolly
done ael itettillied; !Wester attestkat
ogled to the Allundasat Base kW Ailthebl
Teeth, which is equality _ u good es Gold sad
tat merits to eitherftbbs or Mee. ' Plods
e,all and esaidgesgeebtese. •
chloroform or Ma adsilastered seder dl.
?action of a Phydolis /ben, acarea.
Ang.ll, .
DOOTOB O. LEWIS,
apollute alba College of "Phyakdina •
and fti'Mee," New York cdty. Claes 1813-4-1
give uldve atteation to: the math* of ilk
promotion ' Mee and reddenee on the east
ern elope of Otren Hfnr adjoining limy
Howes.
January la, 111419: .
MYERS' MILL 1
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Byer, Poster & Oe., 1,111 aellver Floor. Beek
Neel, Grebem rkstr, orlsg_tbiag else their.
Line la say pat tribe
Customers will Anil . sia"Vider Book at the
store of Fox. Steven% Nava & Altar,
data left to said book will be promptly &Men
ed to. .
Any Inquiries in regard to Grinding, or other
business of the NUL entered in mid Beek, trill
be answered.
ETES, FOSTER lb 00.
Towanda, June U,11168.-4.f.
sO,OLOMON COOPER—Has remcre
ed from the Ward Home and has opened a
SHAVING AND HAIR DRESSING SAI 00/1
Two doors month 'of the National Hotel, and
adjoining Patton's Block, on Halo Street, to
the basement. This shop is OM Aleelelletil
m e a.m., to 9 p. AI, to accommodate all
trait will favor him with a call. Two sirpsrl-'
cooed workmen in this saloon, always Indy to
walt - m% customers in a aatisfactot7 manner.—
Gents. alid Ladies Hair Cutting in the - latest
fashionable style. Razors honed and set ready
for use and warts ted to unit, Ornamental
Hair Work. Switches, Waterfalls, and•Corls,
made to order. Wigs made and repaired.
Towanda, Ang. 18, 1888.—ti.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE
opened a Banking House in Towanda, un
der the name c. G. F. MASON .k CO.
They are prepared to draw Bills of Ex
change, and mate Collections in New York,
Philadelphia, -and all portions of the Grated
States; as also England, Germany, and France.
To Loan money, receive deposits , and to do a
general Banking business.
G. P. Mason was one of the late Arm of
Laporte, le son & Co., of Towanda, Fa., and
his knack ge: of the buslifese men of Itradbed
and adMindig Counties,and having been in the
banking business for about fifteen years. make
this house a desirable one, through which to
make collections.
0. F. MASON,
Towanda, Oct. 1,1866. A. G. MASON.
B RADFORD COUNTY
REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
H. -B. McKEAN, Rm Bourg Aaiun
Vaiasble Farms, ifill Properties, CIO and
Town Lota for sale.
Parties having property for sale will end it
to their advantage by .easing a description of
the same. with terms of ask at this agony, sa
patties are constantly enquiring for farms 80.
B. L WHEAL
Beal Estate Agent.
Office Montanyo'e Block, Towanda, Pa.
Jan. 29, 1867.
REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
B. B. 111cEELN, RP.AL. ESTATE AGENT,'
Offers the following Perms, Coal and Timber
Lauda tor sale.: ,
Fine Timber lot, 3 Mica from !Towanda, can.
taming 53 acres. Price $1,325.
Parra in Asylum, containing 135 acres. Good
buildings. Under a Ore state of cultivation.
Moody improved. Price 36,000.
Para.in Watt Ittrllngton—Lon the Creek.—
New home and barn. Under a line stale of cal
t 'ration. 95 acres. Price 15,450.
Parma In PranklLl. All ander good cultiva
tion. Good btaildinfte. For sale cheap.
Several .very ruble Roues and LOts in
Towanda.
A large tract of Ca /Lands in lloga county.
Towanda, July 18, 147.
MYERSBURG MILLS I
The subscribers having purchased of Mr.
Barns his interest in the Myriumono Mars
will carry on the business. of Milling, and
guarantee all work done by them to be of
the very best quality.
Wheat, Rye and Buckw,heat Flour, and
Feed constantly on hand, for sale at the
lowest cash price.
Also now on hand a large quantity of
best Ground Cayuga Plaster for sale.
MYF.S. & FROST.
Myersburg, Sept 24, 1868.
L AKE'S V.eOOD MILL
Saws twenty.dve cords of stove wood, shingle
bolts or stave timber, per day. Is drivt nby
one or two horses, aro eailly.„moved from place
to place, and can in an bouts time be set up
anywhere. This machine is complete in its
self, requiring the assistance of no otherpow
er. the horses draw by a sweep, making it
much more safe than a tread power. It saws
twice as fast, and is sold for one hal the price
A number of these mills are now in use in Pike
Herrick and Orwell Townships, and ffre giving
oniversal satisfaction. Those wishing ma
chines will apply to H. W. BOLLER, Leßays
vile, or S. N. BRONSON, Orwell.
Sent. 22, 1868.-3m*
& SMALLEY,
Having entered into a copartnership for -the
transaction of the PHOTOGRAPHIC business,
at the rooms formerly occupied by Wood and
Harding, would respecthilly 411 the attention
of the public to several styles of Pictures which
we make specialties, as: Solar Photographs,.
Plain, Penciled and Colored, Opaltypes, Porce
lain Pictures, lc.,which we claim for dueness
and brilliancy of on* and Artistic -dash, can
Ong be excelled. We Invite all to examine these
as well as the more amazon kinds of Fortran;
which we make, knowing MI well that they
will bear the cle;ent inspection. This Gallery
eliding the highest reputation for good work of
any in this section of country, and we are de
termined by a strict attention to business and
the superior quality of our work, to not only
retain bat Increase Its vay enviable repdtation.
We keep constantly on hand the best variety
of Frames and at lower ph:esti= away other
establishment In town. Also Pessepartouts
Card frames, Card . Easels, liolnies' Stereo
scopes, Stereoscopic Vies, and everything else
o us early f Importanclortaining to the business: • Give
an
N. 11.-13olsr Printing for the trade on the
most reasonable terms. D. HARDING,
Aug. 29. '67. P. MALLET.
CHEAP PASSAGE FROM OR TO
IRELAND OR ENGLAND I
omoKsco.'sun or ITIAXIMPS/PROZ OS To
QUIXNEWAIN LITRILIPOOL.
Williams k_Galoa's old "Black Star Ldae" o
Liverpool Pickets, sailing every week.
Swallow-tail Line of Packets from or to Lon
don, nailing twice s month.
Remittances to England, Ireland and Scotland
payable on demand.
For farther partienlareapply to Williams &
Onion; 29 Broadway New-Yora
O. P. kASOR &a 114flnk en, •
Oct. 1, 1866. - Tcraanda.Pa
TWENTY-FIVE TRAILS EXPERT.-
WOE IN DENTISTRY.
J. S. Barra, 11. D.. woad respectbally Inform
the inhabitants of Bradford Comity that he is
permsnmilly located hi Tomo*
would say that from his lonirAmi successful
practice of TWENTY-FIVE TRANS duration
he Is familiar with all the difrinat st Ice of
work done In any and anDentid fa
in city or conntry, and is better prepared than
any other Dental operator Is the vicinity to do
work the best adapted to the many end Marra
cases that ;lament themselves oftentimes So the
Dentist, as be underlies& the art of whin his
own artificial teeth; and Ms fedlltieslor doing
the same. To those requiring ender este of
teeth he woold Call ett to biwnew kind of
work which consists of porialsinlor both plate
and teeth, and forming a aattbstiOas gum. It is
more durable, more natural in appearance, and
much better sdvted to the gum tbaumiy other
kind of work. Those In mot of the tame ire
invited to call "and examine specimens. Teeth
filled to last for years and Oftestimes for BIC—
Chloroform, Ether, and "Nitrous Oxide " ad
miniatered with perfect safety, as over four hun
dred patients within the last foot years can Volk
I . lf lifilsalzt rattan Block. Jaa. SLIMS.
4,4#04 rat*
At ishiskris - u[esus'
.
No pound oi amain wheel
-Tidivuusdrufs sun crept up the bYW,
Th 6 brittle of the summer bird, ti
And gosling 'slighter of the 11116,
Asa Irldvend welcome of the'Srees.
And herpeotes el the gentle breeze.- •
•
The skins fad of Sabbath sing,
bad &math beim? Agied the earqk ;
T4we It*zio Iblembeatta Wont'
Nom mg and tinseeutly Mirth j
But gOldrai mutlfght, GM aims,
lAa male of inviting beds. •
Time louse of God res, everywhere ;
.1 We stood is gouts *hen Re bud been, /
We walked smogs Sir meadows fair,
And down his aisles of evergreen ;
And strayed beside His zinc brim,
!blI. all oar beside Went chit to Itiat: - - !
lingerat Where the littlelandi
I /telt down together b 2 Ms light, .
With sun burnt faces, toil stained bands
And simple voices that loved the right ;
And 'Sidle we breathe his holy name,
Into our midst the blaster mane. '
We looked upon the preacher). boa •
But book to us looked other eyes
We hear the spoken wards of graoe, •
But 'twos another made tut trim
For God took all our thoughts Altai,
And kept them to himself that day.
0, grand 0101211.mM:did's', snowy white '
0, Wilderness of tree and fern
That throagh the windows met Our eight,
Sad made Our pese6-illed spirits burnt
Into our Weeds your joy . w ale tate,
ea love you for our Father's sake.
stintt4 gait
Pi:WOW&voi4:{zll
" She is positively starving, 'and
this`moneissill be the saving of her."
These wolils • were spokenin the
course of a conversation between spy
old friend, Mr. John Irvin, retired
civil servant, and myself ; both eit
ting on a fine September morning in
a little•summer house in the garden
of our mutual friend, the. Rev. Henry
Tyson, Rector of Norvrickaalham, is
the county of Berkshire. The subject
of our conversation had been a pece
of very flagitious behavior on the
part of a wealthy and retired trades
man, Harding by name, who lived in
the neighborhood. ' A sum of money,
amounting to a hundred pounds, was
owing by this man to a widow, living
also close at hand, for work done by
her husband just before he died. The
validity of thq claim had been denied
by Mr. Harding, and payment . obsti
nately refused.
" I have made it all right, howev
er,* estid my friend,'with iomething
approaching: tola chuckle. " Ii hap.
pens that this, Harding is,. to a cer
tain extent, in any power. 'The
dollars) of a transaction in which hti
was engaged some years ago; not of
the most creditable nature, and all
the facts. relating to which he came
before mein the course of my official
career, are not' only perfectly well
known to me, but he know 6 that I
know of them, and is awareethat I
could, even at this day, nee them
against him if I choose. Oarusequent•
ly he is always exceedingly chino
me, and when, in the course of a con
versation between
,us yesterday
assumingexplained.to him assuming ati I did;
so a dangewns look which I Could
see had its effect—that I should take
it exeeedingly ill if he did not avonce,
consider this poor Inman's clafin,and
forthwith pay herwhat he had owed
to ter husband, be turned very pale,
and informed me that since a person
on whose judgment he could so en
tirely rely as he could on mine, was
of opinion, after duly. considering the
claim,thst it was a Just one,he worth
at once give up his own 'view of the
case, which had certainly hitherto
been opposed to mine, and would
without delay discharge the liabiliky.
He only begged that he might be
spared the annoyance of a - personal
interview with his creditor, and that .
I - would undertake in my own person
to see the widow and transact the
business part of the arrangement my
self. • - ,
" You know, " continued Mr. Irwin,
"bow interested I have always been
in this poor sonl's case,
and you will
believe bow readily undertook the
charge. This very afternoon the
business was brought to a conclu
sion. I have arranged to calf on
Hardbg, (who, as yog know,' lives
close by) at three o'clock to get the
money, and I will .then convey it
with my pwn hands to the poor.wom
an as, a surprise. "
" You • have never 'done a -'better
day's work," I sat& "Soli do you
mean to go f
" I shall walk. It is not above a
couple of miles. The path across the
field by Garfield Copse is the nearest
way—isn't it 'I"
" Yes, by a good deal. " I ans
wered. " Would you like a compan
ion Y"
"Well; I should like one, certain
ly; "_ was my, friend's answer, ", but I
feel a little delicacif about introdu
cing a stranger- into the business—
either that with Mr: Hardiughimeelf,
or with my ,friend wittol, who
is the proudest and most , aensitive
woman in the world." -
I &nested to the justice of this ob.
jeotloni sad, having some lettere - U1
write; got up to go,leanagzkY friend
siaingln the summer-house. - As t
quitted %Awning sharply Amid to
go into- the , house, I came soddenly:
upon a man who was eziergi*.fr°o
among , the. shrub. which:forma _ ;thir
back of thelittle arbor.- • • . _
He was an occasional.helper about
the place;*nd-I luednotioed ahuflOrti
than otioey'and net With, ,
vies a very peculiar, and,as Monett ) ,
a vet" ill-looking • man. He Imo *
.shy i . slouching, sort of creature : tiles
always started sod got out of/lh*
way when you met hit* A matiwith
hollow, minket' eyes, a small : . i . nean,
pinched sort . of nose,and *manna&
savage-looking under jaw:with:teeth
like tusks, which hie - biota did- ixt:t
alwayaconceaL - Thin besidic
emit,
was one of the - inoet-ismined
gluacteristicest tho,oniteiir.s •
slice ;it being---as' was *hear also
--of that damuig red color which is
not very often sem4l—teall7:taxi, with
no' iiretention- to Abdo , auburn or
cleatnut orgolden tints..which have
;
MIN
MEM
=UN
~ _
..• .
•, 1
\ \ . '7.
I=
beConte tisltionewe'4 Yeare..
The - *Ant elect of ttan e cold
‘IPIC wi4,filoreit'Od Yet', much by tbs .
linoielkaOldviokotiolf
ca P Of , brialfest. jle ,was
othevOlti ' , 041164- in one II ? .ttw,
shor._ i l ** l 4 'ai.frOok!.
whimlre mach -wan by ''euginspi*
stokers eml plasterers, ovexibuii(*.
< There was i elpeat
brownistoh of new Material let into
the/ frout„of -this ''garment, which
ih_Pwa ianald o 9o.ol l ievekiii*
Quitablx o ;'' His : lower etaivuultieal were
Ohld in common, vefreteew ttniiserei
worn./ •
, ,
' Suck was /We , min .who appeired
l 'stidtienlyin . .my path. as I left the
sumtner-hotuse, and who dilappeared
steuddenly out of it a moment after
'otir encounter, gliding stealthlty.off
in the ,direction,of the 'kiteheu sow.
titer girdlin. =
toasi toe good Mend; . Mr. trills,
once more before be started on his
beneficial errand. He was in 'high
spirits, -and had got k - himself up in
great style for the osicasion,, with a
lightlxibred !suMmer overcoat,,_
keep off the dig, - and a white hat.—
I think he had a flower in his button
hole.
There was one part of gr. Irwin's
equipments little out of the ooininon
way, and this was butterfly-net,
fixed to the end of a stick friend
was , a most 'enthusiastic entcmolo:
0 8 4 viheit . the iotititry, never
stirred 'without orrying with him
this mei kof . %enuring his favorite
epecime 'Lacked him a little bn
the int action of this iinuatial ele
inent into a business transuotion,sag
g4tingihat Mr. Harding would thick ,
that be bad brought it as a Tempt •
aide `for the widosi's money. ‘"IA net'
have -it with me," said the old gentle.
'manil"for if I eier rventure to go out'
without it, I invariably meet with
some invalosble,siieoimeu
oapes'po neon rendering man=l
ner. Bat," he added, "I'm not / going
to let Hirding discover my sveikoeas,
you may be sure. DI leave it outside
among the-bushes, and recover , it
when the interview is over." c
" Well; good luck,atted you any
way 1" I called afteitim " a sue-,
cement end ta-yoer negotiation; and
plenty .6r butterflies." •
The good-hearted old fellow gave
me a nod and a smile,
s and, flourish
ing hia net, was presently off on his
mission.
I hid what we familiarly call "the.
fidgets," that aftereoon.l Leonid not
settle down to. anything. Having
tired of wandering about the garden,
I now took, in turn, to wandering
about the house, going first into one
room and then into another, looking
at the pictures, 'taking up different
I' objects, which lay about,
.and exam
, ifiing themtia - nu entire purposeless
'way. ,
. the' top . ' of my, friend's house
there was a little room' in a tower;
which was used' as a smokintrooni,
and also as a kind of observatory;
my'hblit being in the habit of °beery
ing the heavenly bodies.; through: his ;
telescope when favorable 'occasion
[offered.. remembered the existence
of this apartment now, and feeling
that a small dese of tobacco would
suit my present'condition very.
determined to climb ; 'the turret stair.-' I
ease; and enjoy i'qniet smoke=in the
observatory. '
The loom was chartning. There
were large windows in it, and the
(view was most- extensive, ' taking in
'scienery of a varied kind-bill and,
dale, wood, river and plain. The
sign s'of habitation were not numer-
ous; the country _but thinly popula•
ted ; still, there were cottages and!
farm-houses scattered here and there,
and even: - one or two- villages-in the
distance. I lighted my cigar and
gave myself up to tranquilenjoyment I
of the, scene before me.
As I 'sat thus,the clock of my hat's'
church Struck three.. Remembering
that to be the hour of Mr. Irwin's in
terview with Harding,'lny thoughts;
reverted to the subject of the widow's
debt, and to the good nature my old
friend had displayed in giving him
self-so much troubte,and undertaking
Such a thankless office. My mind
did not dwell long on these things,
however. I happened to catch tight.
of \ the telescope, weich was put away
in a corner of the room ; and being
restless; and ,notin a mood which
total inaction was agreeable. to me, I
determined to have it out, and exam
inelhe details of the landscape which
I bad juet been studying on a large
scale: '
The day' WllB very favorable for my
purpose. The sun was shining, and
there was an, ast wind--a combina
tion which often produces a remarka
ble clearness in the atmosphere. Cir
cumstances could not possibly , bv.
more suitable for- total:00o 'Opera
tions, so, , ' placing the instrument on
its stand before one of the open win
dows,-I eat down and Commenced my
•
survey,.
It was a superb telescope,sinotal
though- knew it well, and had often
used it before, I found mySilf - still
astonished at its power and range. I
set - myself to 'Vying experiments - is
to theoxtent of its empsoity„ taking
the timer by the chureb-slochot
lags' wo miles off; 'trying:to mak:
out what 'people ' were 4einieinthe
ways,
petting
distance, and in other
petting the kmpabilities of he instra
ment totheriest. - That 'done, with
reerdteof the inost satisfactory kind,
1100 -to 'mark is i more leisurely
hishice; shifthig the glass from !Mint
to point of - the'liedscape; as the few:
yoy took me,* enjoying the delitdous
hitititireular pictvres, which; in enii
liesirtakiety, seemed tatitthemselies;
tiiikidtet; another - into the-end orithei
latotrarnent. round pictures 1
.ItOreiteme of thetn very•pretty. ibie
Aram one--tho first the telescope
*Owed -me—iti the front of Which
Mac a small- patch of_pittplo earth
jeathrought under the plow. - A lit
g& mom bounded one . sid&of ibis.
arable land there was s very bright
green field in the distanca; and le'
the foreground the plow heal'. was,
tr awling slowly along, drawn. by a
tipki of pqnderous and sturdy boy- -
iota; & bay and a white, whoie ,course
Arae. directed : by an old man with a
-bine neckerchief, the ends hanging'
inoacca boy being in '!attendance to
.tore the --horses at tbeend'of each
.finuvw,. and, gonenlly to*ep :time
op in theti worlu, . • ')
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tan Of the another
*thee takes its - pleas A ttradlaidti•
sikthon . se now. One of thetipper whii;
d9wilm a muslin half-blind i tietokow
fug• gesiistaimmber,Another at
the gentuoil . deer is -ornamented with .
is :red curtilti--the =ailp rod& AIN;
Where Gamiest spirldisongregate tin
Sittudaysights inn has a pain
ted sign; somebody in. a waist coat
and.. with ivionnithhig Mu. his head
whiehq cant , . quite 'Make wit; per
haps it is a threeiciornered hat, and
perbspit the: On is dedicated to the
feefitlible Marttulsof Granby: iltay'l
I recollect now seeing, such an inn.in
ass of mywraUts In the neighborhood.
It is the Marquis- of Gratiby,as I well
twinetnber. Air empty cartis stand
leg in front of , the hones the driver
watering his horses:and liming
self just before the house dear, where
I cen see him /plainly ! ' -
'.:Another. and a more.itaulive tarn;
and the little railway station comes
Within the limits of the mite° ofrole.
Not much to interest here : a small
white-washed,. ilatecoofed, formal
building, hard, and angular, and hid
eons. A lot of Bitola piled up againat
the wall, waiting to be sent off by
the luggage tram ; a great signal
post rising into the air, a row of tele
graph'poles stretching array in per.
specify..
Now it . preepet.ons tennetead # with
a big thateha haws 'ethern the far
mer and his family reside, with well
preserved sheds and outhouses ; there
is a straw-Yard, too, with Battle
ding 'knee. deep,
, l and eating •' out mf
ream well found .in bay ; and there
are pigs wallowing in the mire, and
there are cocks and belie 'jerking
themselves hither end thither, and
;melting, and generally
_fussing', as
'their manner is. Thin picture in its
circular frame Pleases me well, and
so does the next. A gentleman's seat
of the entirely conifortablo, not of the
showy and ostentatious sort. The
grounds are large enough to be called
a park, and the house lying rather
low, as it was the fiehion to build a
cirtury or two ago, stands in the
midst of them, with a Slim and pleas
antly formal flower garden round
about it. It is a red brick house pf
the Hanoverian time, with a rather
'high slate (green elate) roof, with
do . rmer windows in it. The other
windows have white , sashes which
are flask withtbe wall, and not, win
these days, sunk in a recess..
/ look long on this scene, and then;
not without reluctance, shift my
glass, and,turning away from human
babitatiens begin tcy examine the
more retire d' and Unfrequented ono
of the landscape. The magic circle
now encloses nothing but trees:and
meadows,.and little quiet nooks and
corners, where thalazy Cows stand
about in'shady. places too idle even
to feed, or Nhere the emirs blacken
the very ground by' their numbers,
unmoles*l by ',halting boys, un
scared by even the old traditional Nat
and coat Upon a stick. I come pres
ently, to a little bright green paddock,
with a pony feeding ip it,--a refresh-
lug little round piadre pleasant to '
dwell on. There is' a pond in one '
:corner of the paddock, surrounded
with pollard willows:, the water, re.
fleeting them open ire iturface,w also
.a little .parch of sky, which it gets '
sight ofitomehow between the branch
ee.
,
It is. a , comfortable and : i nn ocent
little place this with a small wood
close by, with s haystack near the
gate, and stay-- what is this ? There
are , figures bere—two ,men—how ,
plainly:! see Win 1 But what are
they doing t They are is violent
movement. Are they fighting„wrest
ling, struggling Plt le se. A strug
gle is goin g on between diem, and
one of the two—he weirs a high : rod
cap: --has the best of it. , He has his
antagonist, who seems to be weak
and makes but falai, resistance, by
the throat; he strikee fiercely aCtbe
wretched man's :head with a thick
..stick or club be holde,"and, prating
on him sorely, beats Win fiercely to
theigrolind.. The man who has the
beet of it-:Sher. is something. mere
Of red about biq besides his cap ; is
it his bead l'—idoes hot spare the'
(Oda man, but beats him still about
the head- r a gray bead surely--with
; his club. ' . Horrible eight to look eel
I would give anything to tear myeeU
away from the telescope, or st_least
to close my eyes and shut out '.the
sickening spectacle. But the; hatch
ery is nearly. ovei.2. The gray-haired
man continues yet to'struggle 'and
resist, but only for alittle while: 'ln
a very short time the - contest; as I
plainly bee„- will be over. Thsalut
quired man,' making` 0114. more su
prase effort, rises nearlito _hisfeet;
I receives anotbet - orizehing•bleir;falls
suddenly ,to the ground, and .
Merciful_ Heaven what is this
'Who, afe these two men 1 . jlio I
know fhemilt canna-be that.thiels ,
my dear old friend - lYing, helpless
the ground, and thet the other lathe
man whom I took aotioe of just now,
'in therectory garden. k . • • It cannot be
that this deed of which I have been a
witneis—inactive, p3werless - to help.
or save—is a Nunn
I feltior;moment .as prey,-
esiceotinind ,iind_power of action had ,
deSerted me. ,What...was I' to do 1.
Tbit . -.lvas,all could.. Bey,. over and
over again , as .1 sat still -4'244
through .the. telescope.'.with an
eductive - feeling. that I must note lose
obO 'tingle ingredient of :the scene be.l.
foranie. that-:,bnppened Lamm
see. I recalled tnysensesby &Mighty
effort, and,ressoned as men do in a
"crisis. What was to be done ? The
4141'0 where- the horrible ;deeding
being committed., waeco far, off -r.:
abbot three-quarters of ° a mile Muthe
de* flies—more than ',Mile by *4. 1
- road I knew of,-.that there !could be .
Ain tossibilitrof my.getting therein
time to be of the • 'slightest service.—
The end, if it-had _not-Come already- ! -
And felt „certain :thatit
:moiitcarsily. have coniebefore: I could
kaversethat distance. j There-was..
bat oaeiray:now-in which I could be
the slightest service, and that-watt
in securing the detection of the mar-,
.derer. I most remain at my post and
watch his every -movement, beeidet
endeavoring Aveude,r, Myself certain,.
siklares the glass - *Mid- enable me
to do 50 • opocerninghis ,appearance
' and dre s s . So there I sat, helpless .
and speilbowid i v,bnkm*liing3 with
.0 1e*lithito :Thew wow *Jodi*
ME
iitikees itheri therehidlecti befo
'ed, gnat 'Oritritalhig . ;eriff - move
mint' The blorperat *Off% f
molt 'The:died =bnipmilistie.
inid there *no Moretietid forth*
The 'Utah hintitilf,' the L initidereri ,
lUD; tiottittsde Wed 'hie lden
Pitiere'sraellteled biltiffiefeffitith •
issibetint'llittee
lying int Ihe *omit- there 'weir th •
bastes frock with the - patch In ?rob ,*
There image Elf-doubt Alas? ity
Otero sok doubt ettber about that - nth.
filigi"TLI S El443-.l:2ll44riel'etetdat
he IL_ *urn When .I. first saw
kinkr-the white heirs: It %rid fleetly
4 too Much tonbear i .bUt a savage' cra;
ving fort vengeance came to my aid
ing braced up 'My energies. I dia.
gelled by an effort of the will a dim
ness which came , before my eyes I
aid, =straining them more intensely
than ever § sew the man with the red
bap start 130,111 i-if egddenty doe/minus
that he was. losing time, and set him
self to- work to ride the body of his
Victim. ,its far Ara could see, he
was engaged in emptying the poor
bid man's pockets,andonce I thought
I saw the gleam of something geld
en i'but this might have been fancy.
M all events he continued for Some
time to' tern'the beds over and over,
andibeni having:vlenppose, satisfied
tiling& with whitleticl-leanied,fie
gotrep, and t dinging the torpee
ter him, made hie way to the little
wood close by, and entering it, dis
appeared from sight. • And now, in
deed, a Crisis had arrived when it
w$ difficult le the extreme to know
Ituiti - ,to act - ;What if that disappear
ance were final ? Whit if he should
get out of the wood at the- farther
extremity and 'should see hie ,no
more ?
It was a breathless moment. 1
continued to , watch,. and
_hardly
breathed At last aud When I-wse
becoming dowate with uneeitai nty,
I saw something move again. The
trees were parted, and at thil same
piaci, where the mu/deter hid enter
ed the wood, bearing with him the
body of •my old friend, he now re
appeared alone. He stood* moment
Is if undecided, and then came out,
looking behind him first, and then ar
ranging the disturbed boughs as
though to make the place look as if
no one had paesed that way. That
done, he stood still for a moment,
looking abouthim as if in. ,search of
something and then moved aCross—
how mconscious.of the pursuer on
his track, the telescope following his
every step, unseen and unsuspected 1
—to where at the corner of the
meadow there was, as I have• men
tioned, a little pond with pollard wil
lows round .about its margin.• He
stooped and tookup-some object ly
ing beside the pond. What was it!
There Was something green about it
Waa it old Mr. Irwinis botterily-itat
"could not - see with certainty, but
no doubt it was v•and no doubt the
poor old gentleman had wandered
away .from the footpath, which was
near at hand, in pursuit of some en
tomological specimen -1'
The man with the. red cap threw
this, object into the water. Then,
taking off his canvas frock, he be
grin to wash the Ergot of it, stained,
no doubt, with blood. Then he wash.
ed his hands and face, and
. putting
on't.he fiock, wet as it was- m part,
stabA 'up, and (Moe more looked' sus
`piClotiedy about. All this took time,
.bul I dared not remove my eye, from
the glass for it single instant. Once
/had tried to reach 'the bell:bandle,
but, I could not. "Sot4ething would,
howpvei, have to be done presently,
and done on the instant. ' -
BE
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For he..
wassoing- ile turned - his '
back spun the pencil; ! lc'eked- about,
`as :if to bee whether there were any
traces . of his ethos. visible • then
crossed the field, got over- th e gate
by the - haystack, was lost to eight
for a moment, appeared again, die
aPPvered. era* Slid finally, fitter he
fog out of sight forsome time, 'show?'
ell-U.lost, - walking about- the high
. road; wake came to A. roadside inn,
that very Marquis of 'Granby spoken
of above, into which he entered. 1
. And now,. indeed, I felt that, the
thne had come when - some decisive
step must be taken. It he were not
secured now, while' he was in the
publiohousee—if he got out of it
without being taken,--he might get
off by Ways which were hidden from
my gauge of vision, and so e s cape.
I still 6rM not move my eye, from:
toe - telescope or the telescope, from'
the. inn door. It was abaoldtely in
demensable that he should not:. be
able to leavet-the .house. without my
.knowing it. '' I must not stir, then;
but as something is required to be
dune instantly, somebody else must
Stir for me. In a moment I; decided
011 my . course. Remaining . , motion
less at my poet, !lifted up my..-voice,.
Arid gave utterance to such. A `su e .
eission of shouts - that I Confidently
expected. that the whole . establish-
Ment would - rush up stairs to the ob-.
aervatory, thinking that I myself
were being ' Miirdered. ' It was _not,
soi however ; : and, Considering `.th e
n o• ise I made,. it. seemed -really_ Aston
ishieg how long
.1 called* vain.' At
last it did appear, that ',was beard.
'The head gardener was in . „the
greerndi'ploseflyi and the sound o !
my 1. voice , - reached ' hini: at - lengt 1
throegh the .open w. -: window , Eve - !
i
.when he beard, howeyer,„it waa. Avg
dent that' he could pot - mike out
.wlience the cries which reached hire
Hostile. ' " Who callir - te cried.—
! ~ . !-11ere,, ,, I shouted:. !:"In the - tower... ,
.aelPvlielP atooco I -There- is not a
mrillient to lose," And very. ewni
! heard the welcome sound of footsteps
hurrying= up' the turret share; .Al
- before the door :was !open p, or
ll,te gardener *, the r oom, a
maned
leY orders- -, -. " Jump OP o o. th e. lierffy7
r ioted, s til l with my, glass...figed on
the 'deortf the old inn, "and gallop
st.fult.speed dawdle diti-Marquhi'of
.Gronby: ,There has been:a* -- - murder
.ontirmittedi.. and We murderer is . in
that house,: Helens on, a scarlet cap,
.hs red heir lied Aied lama, and a
ewes lroCk; with' ' a daik patch in
front"-
- :!.
" What l. •My helper here ?" cried
the 1, 1 09.4er-i,
if be same. Seize_ him, or if he
Lac left when you get there, raise-the
biased* and follow He
ih Iszeidezedi poor °IC Mr. - Inds.
PO 4 etepAo , aaaiter,'! I added,: ea
fit=
~'l
the MID uttered tin eiolimation' of
heeler: "Go- ; go 01100. 1 dal*
not letneethli . post: 'Go"; and - if you
tneet'anYl,cmeanyour way Send him
--her—arty ones--to
~ .The man was 'a sharp fellow; and
disappeared instantly. Very soon I
bad the satisfaction of hearing a
hats& hoofs •gOloping not of the
yard at the Meanwhile, belt
of the household, aisimed by what
the man had told, them, had rushed
np-to the observatory, and were now
gathered round' me. sal = eat- at the
telescope. They were silent for a
time, and I could feel, though My
eyes were engaged, that they were
watching me intently.
" What was his -name 1" I asked
after a while. \
"His. name is Mason," somebody
renlied "William liaison." Then
there was a silence again, an I went
on watching. - '
"For God's asks, what is it, air r
cried the old housekeeper, suddenly,
in antler, I suppose, to an involun
tary exclamation of, mine. •
' The door has opened," I answer
ed.
" Is he coming out r
No m `
one appeared for a moment ;
at liet,sotne one passed out. It Was
not he, however ; it was an old wo
man carrying II bundle.
?There were several false alarms of
this kind, as different " people who
had been tatting refreshment at the
tap came out, one, after .another, in
pretty rapid succession.. At last, ,
after'a longer interval than Usual tire
door opened quickly ence again:
"It is he," I said, hardly knowing
—till I . heard the confused murmur
of an exclamation from the grouji
behind me—that I ' spoke: "He is
looking first one way and then anoth
er, and now, he is gone, and the
gardener will be tet• law 1"
I could still see him, and could
make out in which direction ho was
going.
"Is any one belonging to the eta- .
ble here ?" 6
" Yes, sir," replied a voice I knew.
"Get a horse saddled at once, Mat
thew, and bring hien - round. The
swiftest you have in."
In a moment I heard the, man's
footsteps
r clattering down the stairs.
"Can you see him still?" asked
the old housekeeper.
"At present I ottn, but I shall not
be able to do so long.. The part of
the - road he is approaching is hidden
from my view. . •
Very soon my prediction '•. came
true. There was a turn in the road.
Trees- and buildings and rising
ground intervened and hid the figure.
It did not show again for -a tong
space ; when it did it came out by
the railway station.
I sat and 44 thon - ght • the .situation
over, and the conviction forced ?self
upon me more strongly, tha . the
railway station _ would be .the -ulti
mate destination of ~the murderer,
and that the only chance now. was to
keep a steady watch upon its ap
proaches.. But my eyes, - especially.
.the left eye, which 1 h ad to keep
closed, were now so tired that I
could hardly use them. - I found it,
however by no means easy to 'get a
substitute.
There were only present. at this
time the women servants and a boy.
The boy could not be . trusted, of
course ; and the women, one and all,
proclaimed, as they seated 'them
selves by turns before the glass,
that they could only see " something
dark bobbing up . and down at the
end of. it." At, last it was suggest
ed tat Martin, the vicar's factotum,
who had bee 9 out, must be at home
. by this time, - and a servant being
despatched in search of him, be pres
ently appeared and took my place at,
the glasi3; through 'which he could
see perfectly.
"He lives just there,‘ sir, between
the part or the road where you say
be disappeared and the station,"
'said Martin, when he had heard all
the foregoing particulers ; "just. be
hind that row of poplars you see
down yonder." .
This opened, a ntlw view of. 'the
matter. Martin 'suggested that per
haps he bad gonehome, and that the
right course to, pursue might be to
send there to capture him. The pro
priety of this, however, I doubted.
"Keep your attention fixed upon
the station, said, " and let me be
informed 'of- all that goes on there.
He will find his way there at last."
Martin kept his glass fixed on the
- little blinding in - ailenise. Everything
appeared'to be at a stand-still for the
moment. '
." An old woman carryings basket
is making her way alowlY to the eta
". said Matteis "one or two
.other ; ) people are beginning AC sr
rive.
"-What sort of. people.?" -
"0, not our man. One is • lad,
looks like a gentleman's gram), come
to fetch some parcel. The other is a
miller with a sack of meal. There
are ,signs of some stir about the
place,-and. I can make out the porters
!noying about. What time is it, sir?"
asked the . man. suddenly...
" Thenty minuteepast four," an
swered.
" The down train is due at 449,"
said Martin. "That accounts for the
hustle."
"Nhere does it , go to I asked.
It is the Brietol train, sir," was
the atiiiwer.
Jinn the place where I thought the
muraerer would want to go.
"There's a cart, driven by an old
min with a great Many parcels,which
the porters arilemoving, and takiet
into the station . ; there's a man wit
a couple' of yointers coupled. The
train's cdonng, sir, I , can see the
smoke and they'll) working the eig
rials as: hard as they can go. Beres
,a carriage driving up with a pair ,of
white horses. It's the,Weatbrook's
- carriage—l can see , th4liveries.
There's Squire Westbropg getting
out, and there are the two, young la
dies. Here's the posbnan with his
'leather bag. Here's a woman with
a little boy; the train's in now '
-and
they're jest going ',to 'shut' the door.
Here ammo somebody running. He's
yolunteer, one of our own corps.--t.
He'll-be.too late. ; the porter
sees UN and beckons hinito make
halite., The.volunteer runs -harder
- than ever, the porter drags. hbu into
I lie' station, end the dote le @heti/.
ea
,40* .Annum, w Advance.
thefiti nobody else V' lasked in
.violent excitement. -
"Not a soul,:eir, and now the kaki
"And sue you , sure you've not
infeeed.ay. one ?".
Quite' sure. air"' • .
"I Was profoundly disappointed,
and fot the moment , puzzled:how to ,
act. Watching the station was, for
the present ; iselese.
There *bald not be another train
until eight de,lack at night, The
only chance under these circumstan-,
nee seemed to be the chance of find
ing the man at his Oft house.
Thither tdetermined to go, thinking
that even if he were not there I
might obtain some information from
the neighbors which might' prove of
use. cl got a description of thibouse
and its altudion from Martin, and
leaving him with dlrectitam to still
keep a watch on the station, ran
down stairs, and, finding the horse I
had ordered waiting
. for me' at the
door, went
off at full speed.
Tbe hOree carried me eh well that
in a very 'short time I bad reached
the little slump of cottages to which j
I had been directed,and one of which
was the dwelling place of the mur
derer. I dismounted, and, throwing
my horses bridle on the palings in
front of the 'cottage, passed along
the little path which led to the 'door,
and proceeded to try the latch. The
door Was locked. Looking up at the
windows—there 'were but two—l
saw that they. also were firmly tie-,
cured, and that the blinds were down.
The small abode had a deserted look,
and I felt that it was timpty ; but 1
knocked loudly, nevertheless, and
shook the door. ,
The noise of my arrival and my
knocking, at length disturbed some
of the neighbors, and one or two of
them appeared.
" Is this William Mason's house ?"
I asked, addressing one of them ; an
old man who looked tolerably Intel
ligent, but wasn't.
"Yes, sir. Bat he's not here now.
He's gone out," the man replied,after
a minute or two devoted to thought.
"Gone out? flow long ago_?"
" Well," replied the man, after
more time spent in reflection, " I
should think it was about haf an
hour."
" Which way did he go ?"
The man took more time than ever
to consider this question, driving me
ahnost wild with his delay: Then,
after looking first one way and then
the other, he pointed in the direCtion
of the station. I was already on•
horseback again, and just 'about to
move olf, when another of the neigh
bors interposed:
" I do think," said this pile, speak
ing, if possible, more , deliberately
'than-the ether,. "that he went
-to his
drill."
"Drill I" I cried. " What drill ?"
" Why, volunteer drill, to be sure."
" What 1"4 screamed. " Was he
volunteer t"
" Yes, sir. The parson he requires
everybody in his empiciyment—'
I did , not wait for more, but gal
loped off, as fast as my horse could
go, to the railway station. I saw it
all now. In the interval during
which we had lost sight of the man
he had been home, and, thinking
that a change of costume- might
baffle pursuit, had assumed the :vol
unteer dress as the best .disguise at
his disposal.
"Does any one here, remember
man in a volunteer uniform, who
went off just now by the down
train?" This was my inquiry, ad
dressed to the first person I met at
the statiod=4 porter, who referred
pm to the station clerk, to whom I
-put. the same question. This man
\ answered In the - affirmative' at once:
His attention had been particularly .
'directed to this -volunteer by his hav
ing required change fOr a five pound
not& at thelast moment, as 'the train
was going to start.
"For what place did he *take his
ticket?""
"Bristol."
"That mauls a murderer," I said,
"a"nd must be arrested. If you tele
graph at once,to Bath, the message
will bcthere long before the train,
and he can be stopped.",,
And so . this terrible experience—
the 'particulars of which I have re
lated just as they occurred—came to
an end. The murderer was arrested
at Bath, and on his being searched,
the hundred pounds—except tho
small sum which he had expended on
hitcrailway ticket—were found -upon
him. The evidence against him was
in all . points overwhelming. The
body of poor Mr. Irwin was discover
ed In the little wood. I myself di
rected the search, _When it was
concluded I wanderad away to the
willow .pond_to look ft r the butterfly
net. 'One end of the stick was visi-
ble above the water, the other end
being sunk by the weight of the
metal ring Which was attached to .
There was'lto link wanting in the
'mass of, proof. The evidence which
it was my part to give on the trial
was irresistible. Great attempts
were made toohake it,: to prove that
I - might easily have, made-a mistake
of -identity; and that such details as
,I had described coald not have been
visible through the telescope at such
a distance. Opticians,were consult
ed ; experiments wefe made. It .
was distinctly proved that it was
really possible for me to have seen
all that I stated I had
.seen; and
- though there was much discussion
raised &boat the cue, and though,
' some of the newspapers' took it up,,
and urged that men ' s lilies were not
L I to be sacrificed-to the whims of " au
idle gentlemen , who' chose to spend
his afternoons in looking out of a
window through a sppglass , ", the
jury returned a verdict again st the
prisoner, -- and William. Mason was
convicted "and hanged. . -
The reader may, perhaps, be suf
defently interteted in the fads .of
this case to be glad to "hear that the
poor woman who 'waft -the innocent
cattle of =the coinmiaskin 'of this
- gheatly.crime did - get her hundred
pounds after.all. though not frowthe
handef,of Mr. Johtt
A Yeinats naptiin' once sang ont in
's nail' to a sity bud on board la
go the jib tbsts l :.DP232 son skn set,
go that jib l' r, Git sin'ttanabing sg aalkd
apt the DOhnilkistos.
NUMBER 39.
, •
hateIONABLZ
W 4. •• Qin Plovitis
The Hartford Post • y hits the poiP.
uJar_style of d .ing fashionable
weddings. It as t "One if the
most stylish and , ashionable wed
dings that 'has t • place this sea-.
fn The Ward,' , ired the
'Hole in the Wall; on Profit' street,
war the railroad jancticnt, 'a day or
two since. _The patties were Ifrid
Patrick 0110olihan,st isnish itentle4.
man, late attanbe of the Tartish Em
bassy at East - Whidaor . UM, sii4'
Sign= Judy O'Bialligircdstighter
Of Signor Terrence Ora/lags°, cif
the same name, an Italian noblemite
from Cork. The asseinbligei „wig
large and *brilliant, and the display of
rich dresses particularly noticeable.,
Delightfil wedding . music, including
the' Rocky Road to Dublin, was fur- -
!Dished by' blind Casey, the pipet,
daring the eereMOny. The bride wore'
a magnificent sorrel calico, with ie!
high corsage and - a,very short - train. •
The skirt'was trimmed with puffing*
of-green gimp, :banded with rolls of
white muslin delane. She wore high
heeled gaiters, with the heels knock- .
ed off, and an oakum colored water:-
fall held in place with wirerope ern?
yarn.
• Among the rich:‘tutnes preeent
we notice the-folio - wing : Miss Bridg:-
et O'F3-, red aid yellow striped def,- 1
lake ;. Misillonora greeli
cotton waterfall and short seeks-;
Mrs. P. rich Cocheco print with
short sleeves and gored waist ; Nisi!
Judy If—, green and red de bags"
_walking suit, en pannier, trimmed
with heavy bands of gunny cloth,out
bias ; ,Mrs. B. /WO—, blue and whitti
spotted ;shoo - waist, with ied-anit,
black checked skirt, and copper-toed; ••
shoes Mira Margaret 4YD--,atimped,
lace collar, and red shoe stringni,
Miss O'L —, black cherry colored hat,4,
and three-ply shawl with long train ;1
and there were still more if we had;
time and space' to e nume r ate
During the giving and-taking of the;
ring, the piper performed a few soft
notes on the pipes with gocid effect.;
A large reception and dance closed
the festive scene."
Orn Itlims.—There is a stigma of
reproach cut upon the term " old
maid"—too often justly so, I admit.
But where does the fault -lieu I
know two women who may be-class-
ed in this category—unmarried, forty
years old, - or thereabouts. 'Both are
of good family, the daughters of `.
wealthy men. The one, some dozen
years ago, finding, as no sensible
woman can fail to find, that fashion
able life-had. nothing in it to Patisfy
her, made a stand for herself. She
told her family that she must have a
life of her o'wn. She had no egpepial
gifts, except a remarkable aptitude
for businese, -inherited from her fath
er. In a quiet way she had turned 1 .
her attention to fruit • growing, a
branch of industry, offering many !
tractions to her, and into that busi
ness she determined to enter. For
tunately, She had sufficient money,
left her by her grandfather, to be
able to carry out her plans, despite I
the
.sneers of hey fashionable ac-,
quaintances, and the objections and - I s .
obstacleseraised by , the home circle.
She eitabli'shed 'herself on a fruit
farm. in the western part of this .
State. Her work prospered. Now
she is the owner of several hundred
acres, and has constant and remuner
ative occupation of a kind agreeable
to her. After a few years her father
died, and instead. of being the rich
. man he was estimated, he was found
to be a bankrupt. . This daughter
bad a comfortable home and support
to offer her mother and invalid sister. -
She has quite a "settlement of- work
people, men and women, to whtm
she and her sister minister in various •
ways. In fact, she Jives a life which
la useful to others and deirelops her
own ,
powers, and in the conactons
nes3 that she finds happiness and
peace.—.Lippineotes Magazine.
A Qum. HYMN Beim—A good
joke is told of a preacher out in Ne
braska, who had - dined with a friend
just before the afternoon 'services.
As it hippened, thisifrierad occasion
ally luxuriated in a smile of the ar
dent, and sometirries carried a mor
rocco-covered flask yin hiis overcoat
pocket:
By mistake the minister took the
coat of his friend for his own on bis
departure, hnd walking into the pul
sht, begap the exercises without doff
ing the,grannent, it being rather chil
ly in the room.
L .°king_ very ministerially over
his congregation from behind his
spectacles, be began drawing from
his pocket, as he supposed, his hymn
book, with the introductory remark
that the.. congregation would sing
from a particular page which he had
selected beforehand.
The minister held the supposid
beok up in fall sight of the congre;
gation, and attempted to open it
sideways, but it was no go.
The situation was . realized in a
moment but alas t too late.
His reverence was' dumbfounded ;
the audience giggled, lud the — whole
scene was made ludicrous, by a fel
low in the back part of the cogre
gation, not altogether too sober, who
drawled out,
"Say, mister, kin vie-all (hie) jiite
nto that ar hymn ?"
Pagrrr Errrucr.—The following
waif, afloat on the "sea of reading,"
we clip, from an exchange : "Mne
seldom think of the great event of
deathnutillhe shadows fall across ,
their own path, hiding ,forever from
their eyes the traces of loved ones
whose living smiles were the sun
light of their - existence., Death in
the great antagonist of life, and the
cold. thoughts of the tomb is the
skeleton of. all feasts. We do not
want to go through the dark valliy,
although its passage may lead to
Paradise; and, with °bailee Lamb,
we do not want to lie dolin in the
muddy grave, even with kings and
princeii for oar bed fellows. Bat the
fiat of nature is inexorable. There
is no appeal fr9m the great law
which dooms us to dust i We fionr
ish and we fade as the
a rs of the
forest, and the flower at blooms.
and withers in a day h not a firm
er hold - upon life than - , the mightiest
monarch that - ever . shook the earth
,with his footsteps. Generations of
men appear and vanish as the count
less, multitudes which throng the
world today will .to morrow disap
pear as the footsteps on the shore."
Ttacnia—"lf a man gave -you a
hundred dollars to keep for him, and died.
what would you do f - Would you pay tot
him 'I" Candid pupil—"No air ; but
ray for another Übe him."
A corwrair sculptor in England was
watired to eagratampaa atone- 'fa Tittooas
imam is a crown - talon haotoad,'' . bat
iag pinched for room , ft au oontniatod
thas-,1% iirtuous Nromiarki Si to bee law
band."
—Au eminent artist lately painted,
a imbir storm so sattosul that ha oaaghtli
bad bold by edtdair too near is with his otias