==l
MI
--TEBMS.OF PUBLICATION.
Tae liumorotto ilaromrem tS pubibthed every
Thnrsday morning by Goktnittell & HITCHCOCK,
at Otte Dollar par annual, in advance. •
S 4 1 ;• Advertising In all cases exclustve of Bub
6Cr ptipu to the gaper.
sil• Et: I, NO F.S u ierted at Tar; gExte per
lints [Jr first in tertion, and VlVzCitstrit perilne for
4..1.1i,a34141,12nt iertlon, but no notice inserted •
for. less titan fifty cents.
YE AMA' it Vl': it piS.F.]IENTS wlllbelnsert
,e4l as ralsmaMe rates.
a at:mit-Ws ae 1 Flmeentor's Notices,
A.
A•t ItasmossCards,fiVelilieS,
(per year)}i, additional lines ft each.
Itchy a trertlsora are entitled to quarterly
Tram.iont advertisements must be - phi,
UM in ad ranee.
All resolutions or tssoelations; communications
of limited or individual Interest, and notices o
is or dats,exceeding five Iluesare eharg. f
ed Fitz ekturs per tine, but simple noticesot mar.
r 'arcs and 413 tth. wIl I be published withoutcharge.
""Lie likrt)ntEn having a larger circulation than- I
any other paper In the county, makes It the best i
ilr-rt.intog mediate in Northern Pennsylvania.
Jolt PRINTINt3 of every kind. in plain and
(agcy colors, done —with neatness and dispatch.
( 4 . 1 1611'0, Blanks, Cards, Pamphlets, Blllbeads,
ttemmt., kr..o o f every variety and style,printed
t :ha .hort,st notice. The REPOR.TEIt. Office Is
Ny •it s upplied r,lth power presses, a good aS - sort•
:nz of new type. and everything In the printing
o• 2; eau be executedin the most artistic manner
11 at thelowest rates. TERM INVARIABLY
4' A
1',385ittC65 garbs.
D AVIES, 4:
ATTOIO:XYB-AT - LA W,
SOUTII SIPE IVAED HOUSE
OrC 23--:5
c n ilM W. BUCK,
AT TOR NET-AT-LAW,
TOWANDA, PEIVIOA
Ni v.i.l
is °thee, fu Court House
Trra•u
B'EN 7 iRLY SMITH CO.,
UM
B (10 K BLVD E 7:S,
Ana ,I, , nlers in Fret Paws and Amateurs' Supplies
So] tnr priee-lbts. ,Itrywrriat Building;
Towanda, Pa
VL. 11.OLLISTER , , D. D. S.,
•
LE V TIYT.
Si..;..essor to Dr.1 , :.11. Angle), OFFICE—Second
of Dr. Pratt's office.
l'a., ; , lalittary 6, ISel
IrADILL & IaNNEY,
Olive—U.)oMS fOrlUeily occupied Ly Y. M. C. A.
Room.
3,1 ~so
IL .1 . . ?I \I~ILI
JOIIN W. CODDING,
ATTO It N EY-Ai-LAW, TOWANDA, PA
to:ace over Kirl.y's Drug Store.
fraOMAS E. MYER
A TronN EYnAT-LAW,
AVYAP:SING, PESN'A
:Ivo! a at bilro.on , pttld to lon , lness In the Or
-1,1.7.1/,' Court and the settlement of estates:
•tuber
pEcK & OYRIZTON •
A'iTruo; kW,
Tk) NV AN-I) A, 1.
IMGEBEI
1) DN 1" 117 P Re GI:
- . _
AT r•):: - . AT-i.AW,
•ro,vANDA.rA.,
att”ntton pall
1.ti.11,, Coin , . :11111 IQ 11Ie settle.
I.o•nt : •-.-
, 1111 , 2 Nl,Y,,tany'y. Vioek
ovEwros SA DERSON,
A T 791:N1:1"-AT•1.-1W
ToW.ANDA. PA.
E . 1:T0N..1
AIT ,11;:;S1:1',
•
AT r , ?nN EY AN N
Mi INT ROST.. P.\
!wig, .le,-up ru , nincil the practiceof the
law In iiii , ykania, will attend to any
legal it , tei: to hint in linolforil county.
! can call on H.
Ti,v..1ni1a,"1 . 4.,y. hen allappolntinent
can t nta.le,
HENRY .STREETER„
rl,ll NKY NI , 4:01. - NS EI.LOII.AT - L AW,
Tt)V,"
1 . 4
ATTII:4:E.Y:AT-I.Aw,
TuWANIYA, PA.,
}IMAM E, BULL,
SURVEYOR.
i;V:SINI: AND DRAF:rINC:.
( I .lit . t! with G. F'. MA•on. over ratc',li & Tracy.
statu streut. i 4. 15.bt.L.
- 1; 4 4 LSI) & SON,
AT:.:NLY,-AT-LAW,
TOW A N A, l'A
IMMI=II
111 ~,
___ ,
j WIN W
ronNEy-AT-1.. D U. S. COMMISimIONEIt,
Tl l W 7.; lIA, PA
—N C,l :Ade Public
ADItEW AVILT;'
t 1 .
ai!r vVt . l .1. I. Kent',
3:: ho Grrw:ut.
•
W .l. 1-0-LTNG,
kTrt.nNEV-AT-LAW,
11. WANDA. ►'A
15!..r•K, Park ,tract. 1:p ,tair-
1)It. Z. M..i\ - 001)BUIIN,
Mtilee at 1 - 1-1011 , :e. en
t • firLl 1., , 111 m..E. Church.
1. 1,1.
VT 13. IC EI,IA",
,v 0 7d. E. P. l'a.
T,.. , h t; f4l t; , •;!S Ituldwr, and Al
- 'rt.,: it ....NA rac tt.tl without
f. ;t 1-72.
D. PAYS F,, M. I).,
L .•• I'III ,,, ICIAN AND St'I:GEON.
oti-t .-..re. (wive hours from to
to 12 1%.1. from 2 4
atl.2ntEm oven to
DISEASES
'Flit. E.S THE EAR
r IN. E. J. PERRIGO,
1:VI: or I'l `JO AND 01:CAN.
G 1:1 Thorough Itas; at,.l Ilarinnnv
- I', 1.. a "f s
I'. V-v11 , 1(1% — 5,: II olln•ts
ge.
Passa T , .%.,..17..ra, Pa., M:11,11 4, ISSU.
V. 11 IT A "N",
(i.f•
COUNTY SI'II,•:IZIST.ENS,E
4iy last. Sat ar.lay-of T31.1i nt.Jl n%et eenmr
Storv, 'flAvkantla,
.I , lne 2d. •
I
1 . S. 1:A.766E14:S
• tk]sEitsi
I\S E. CE • A G
TOWANDA, lA.
1 1, 1 11W.:11111
• •
PRAt:TICALPLENVER d (:.i8 TITTER
tac-.. of a few doors will!' of Post-Of:lce
1;.4 FtZtlfrz, l!vp•rtrifrifili. "f
tz1i01,1.4 l;earntg prolilptly alto 11 , 1.- , 1
- All %%au: lug :work itrht Ilne'Maaild give him
.1 in, Dee. i. M 7 P.
FIIRST N ATI o.NA LBA K,
TOWA NDA, PA
t•tTA 1.
s 7 :111•1.1 - S FI'SI).;
T 4k It ulkforers anamial facilities for the trans
ac:l,nl of a g'eueial banking
PuNVELL, PreAlent
UGUSE,
"lINEIt MAIN & A:-.11 I NUTOS STREETS
1 , 11:,,T WALD, TOWANDA,-rA
•
Meal, at as hours. "I'‘-rti,s to snit the times. Large
t , table attar Ile&
WM. II E'S ILI', r Rom' YTOR
l'•..ratt.l%. 3.11 v R. r
:NATHAN TIDD,
PITTSTO . N, WI I.K.ES-13A...R11773
1► LOYAL SOCK . COAL.
ow•est I,rkes lot Cash. Off!ce and ,yard foot of
Plaeitreet, Towanda. July 15, 1.15.
TOWANDA, PA.
3tarch 1, 1881
O. 0. KINNEY
13 ENJ. M. PIZCK
NI iy 1, '7'i
J.;IIN F.SANmAcsoN
F17'79
[novll-75
1.. EL,..nitve
J:m.1,1575
Sle's,ooo
75.,000
N. N. By.TTS,,CaAtilur
Ile:.Orr Ir.
GOODRICH & HITCHCO
VOLUME XLII.
"gem Atovettistuteuts.
A. D. DYE & CO.
Fail & Mater, 108 L
• ATTENTION' IS INVITED to our
first-clabs
Heating Stoves.
They are toe well known to require any
commendation—
New Heela,
Westminster,
I Crown, Jewell.
We also have 'a line of CHEAP BASE
BURNERS, the best of thekelass in the
market, and well adapted for supplying a
demand for an efliOiont inexpeusivd
heating stove
WOOD HEATING STOVES in gi'eat
variety
IZMA.I3 THIS
300
Happy Thought Ranges
SZ)Id in Toiianda and.vicinity by
A. D. DYE & CO
, ;
1
A LARGE STOCK OF
Wood Cook Stoves:,
CARRIAUEMAKERS' AND • _ I
•
iILACKSMITITS,' St Yi'LIES_,
'And a geficial stock of
'EA r, `i,VARE.
MAIN, STREET, TOWANDA:,
Towanda, October. lasi
SELLING OUT
AT COST!
'EAR InipP.ll. 1 R E,
IRAN;
NAILS=NAILS,
•-,TOVES,
TINWARE
WAGONMAKEPS'
---AND---
13LACKSMITHS'
SUPPLIES
The
_Entire
Stock of the late -firm
of Mclntyre Brothers
must be dosed out at
Cost within Thirty
Days, by the pureha-
ser. Goods recently
bought at Sheriff's
sale.
JAS. S. KU
tida l July 18, 1881•m1
/ 1 -
, --
- ,Publlshers.
In the Toporito;Canida, jail, a -poor tramp was
locked - up for twenty days for drunkenness, on the
12th of September.- On the morning of the 20th,
while In his Ice'', No. 1, he overheard the guards of.
the jail talking of the death of President Garfield.
"Is Jim dead P 9 he asked. " Why, I knowed Jim.
turn and me, went to school togethet and used to
fight and learn to spell at the same . school. Poor
Jim." The tears flowed down the cheeks of the
miserable wretch, who started to life with the
same chance as he whose death kid -cast a gloom
over the who'le planet. lltt seemed utterly broken
down, and asking for pencil and paper be penned
the following uncouth tribute c '
__ i
From• the German of Ernst Wickert,
I
■
From the Home Journal, New lorl4.
'Why should it be
. so incredible?
l'ou will congratulate me when you
know Ilermia. Every one envies
.me;
And you must - See what I shall now
accomplish for the stage.'
'As the husbanC•of an admired
actress ?' ' •
Felix tossed his' head. °foil seem
to be somewhat . dissatisfied with my
marriage,' he said in a piqued tone.
Another shrug of the shoulders.
'Dissatisfied ? The deuce, whatis it
to me if my friend.puts his head in a
noose P.
Felix involuntarily grasped his
cravat. not—'
- 'Besides,«this sort of suicide has
the advantage,' the other quietly con
tinued.; .that one undoubtedly wakes
from it, to another life: I believe to
-be , aNery merry lif&- You need not
wholly renounce authorship.' . •The
notices 'of •your •
'Hugo !' He. looked at him
an expression - that impciseci silence.
'I know Four friendship for me,' he
began, struggling -to repress his in
dignation. 'You toiled hard to set
me as it were on my own feet in • lit
erature, when, after my first failing,
I distruked . my own powers. 'Yon
have always had the right to bestow
friendly • criticism. 'But theie are
certain personal matters with which
ncrone must' interfere. -And 'a wife
Is one of these personal matters,
replied the other. 'I think so too
An actreSs—, But no matter! I
see you are: happy and am heirt'ly
glad - o?it. ' l'our ivt:P I believe, ap
pears to-morrow for die firsttime—'
i
'ln "Caprice." '
'How a man must feel to see his.
-wife play "Caprice." :Well,,pf course,
I shall be at the - Theatre 6-morrow.
Give *my regards to your wife, and
assure her that I shall take . pleasure
in accepting an invitation some other
time. I only wanted toee with my
own eyes. 13astalt he took Felix's .
head between his hands nd kissed
him on . both cheeks. t 'Strange,
strange!' , he murmure4 'that this
should-' happen.; - Brushing , a * tear'
from his eyes With the: hack of his
hand he turned away, seizeddiis bit
and disappeared 'with a 4irti,‘"adieu.
'Felix looked after him with a very
dissatisfied, expression.. . 'He's pro •
voked with my wife:. Why Ad she
leave the
,room so hastily r - He took
ti few steps forward and pansed,by
the grate. A few embers still gleam
, ed with a dark, red light; "a heap of
white ashes lay scattered about. The
letters tied With . ribbon ligiin return
ed!to his memory. 'lf they were here
too.' Ile knew not why he wished
it, but he felt the'desire. , , ,
After vainly waiting fifteen Mi
utes fir his wife's 'return, he went to
the' chamber where .he expected to
11
find her. She was lying on e, sofa
with her face turned tothe w 11. She
had- fallen asleep he thought; and re=
tired to,his!Andy. :
He tried ..to arrange his' papers,
to write.*,,let*rs, to read the last news
paper Whichistill ay In a wrapper On
his table. ! But n ' oeCtipatim, listed
long. At last, lighting. a ;eigir, he ,
strode heivily up,and down the, room
till the' maid knocked at - the_ door ,
and said his wife could' not get to
sleep ifd he made so much noise.. So
she hadi been awake! : • ,
The . neat morning it breakfast Fe
lix turned the conversation - Upon the
visitor they had had yesterday: ~ He
thought his wife very inhospitable to
withdraw without waiting for an in
troduction. Hermia, . who looked
- it ry pale, pleaded a sudden illness,
and then inquired about his friend in
a, tone of sincere'linterest .-
Felix described Doctor Friedleben
as a * i lman who. was by Dolmans at.
tractive at first sight. There !se i
Mil
K II
TRIBUTE OF A TRAMP.
I'm the same age ez Garfield ,wuz,
And I went to school with bite, '
And here I, be in Nd. I,- •
While the world is mournin•
1 better'n I know you,
Ile lived next farm to as,
lint he was good as the wheat, and 1
Was allus a worthless cuss. •
Why, 'can remember Jim • -
When he druv an Erie mule.
,-
And I would stand on the banks and say,
"Wall, you're a thundorlu' focil
But on he'd go like a meadow lark,.. ,
A whistlin' a Methodist hymn :
Aud here I be in lie. 1,. •
While millions is mournia' Jim. -
: I went down, and he went up,
It's queer when I come to think,
But he nev< r would go on a whirl,
Aud he never learned to drink.
I tell you what, there must have been
A lot of sand in Jim,
a -For hero I am In No. 1,
While millions is mournin' him. .
Why, blame lt, I remember Jim -
In raga and'such, when I
Was:dreased 4e any dry-goals clerk
And reckoned pretty fly. • - •
I hail a chanic to climb the hp!,
never gave to, hlih ;, ,•
Yet here I am In No. I,
While mlillons Is s mll3llll' hlm.
Why didn't they go to work and shoot
'A
wortUess cluAlke toe-?
But he, poor chap, was fit to die, • •
Which 6111111 y case, d'ye Bee ?
..1 wish that I was dead and gone,
Once more along of Jim,
But herel am In .No. I,
While millions is mournia' him. •
. 5
=I,
Because yod're ragged don't beyraid,
Hut' alias remember Jim.
Stick to thetight and go ahead, ~..
And you'll l eoine to something like him
Keep a stiff upper lip—neier get drtruk,.
Altus be stroig and true, -
Awl you:11 never toi:lokrd In No. I,
And millions may mourn [Ur you. - .
ONLY TRUTH !
Author of " The Green (late.•'
B Y M: J. SAFFORD.
EMI=
TOWANDA, BRADFORD 00UW, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1881.
harshness in his manner which wound
ed sensitive natures. But the rough
shell concealed , an excellent kernel,
and his friends willingly pardoned
all the incivilities which were only
exaggerations of hie idi a 3 of dtity.
EN had known him when a school-
boy, studied with him and shared the'
same room for years. 'Afterward,
when obliged to choo3e a profession,
their paths had divided, and , they had
not even had time and inclination to
keep up a regular correspondence.
am sure,' he continued, 'that. Hun
go would risk his life for me if I
were in danger, and that to day he
would make any Piet cause of mine
his own ; but ho might quarrel with
one for' hours and days about a bad
verse, an ill-turned'sentence, a mis
taken opinion, until he had accom
plished a change. If, in the first en
thusiasm of creation, I told him of
some new idea for a tiagedy, he an
swered duly : "Write it out on pa
per." This was not so easy a matter
and usually showed that he was right
iu Lis distrust. For a long time lie
tried by , all sorts - of raillery to dis
gust me with even my more success
ful pieces, because be. feared I Might
publish something-immature,. After
ward he cordially rejoiced in my su6-
cess, only I ivas not permitted to
speakof it myself. "If yoi begin to
judge of yourself by public opinion,"
said he, "you are lost. That you
pleaseitT37multitude is the surest evi,
deuce bow little you are superior to
the. crowd." Yet he belinvCd in me.
Most men. are inclined to satisfy
themselves as easily as possible, and
I was not free from this ireakness.
The sting that urged me onward atilt
caused me pain, but I could not hell)
being grateful to my friend for pitX
lessly using it I should have .beeiit
nothing more than dozens, of poets,
and wlib knows if he had remained
with me longer—' But.yeu are not
listening, Hermia.'
'I hear, I hear,' she replied ; 'I am
very much interested in your friend
—only go en.'
'I have finished,'" he replied. He
did not seem to think it Advisable to
take her words seriously.
Various persons •wbo came to
.at
tend to theatrical business were Ali-
flounced ; the 'constant employment
of an actress who is tc. appear in the
evening began. The costumes were
to be inspected, the pares-must be
memorized; then came the rehearsal,
and the hours relapsed into Stillness.
Felix sat down to his writing-table
and read over the last pages of his
novel, but soon erased the few lines
he, had added. The door bell rang
continually': now some question was
asked, then something must )3e found
which had been forgotten. .vOlis was
only the first day,' he said to•console
himself, closing his portfolco - withAL
sigh. He went to the hotel irheiie
his friend was staying, but did not
find him at home. People were stand: ,
ing at various places studying the
postefs put but by the theatre ; ) he
remained aloof that he might' not
hear what they said of his wife. He
returned to the house long before the
dinner hour and was obliged to-wait
some time after before Hermia ap
peared. Half the dishes were spoiled;
Hertnia scolded the cook,-and there
by drove away the last - remnant of
good-humor. •
. In the afternoon Hermia shut her
self up in her chamberto rest for the
evening. When she reappeared the
costumes were to be sent off, and she
was obliged to got° the theatre op
hour before the play began. No
quiet conversation between the hus
band and wife was possible, and it
was equally impossible for Felix - to
be undisturbed. Then it was a mat
ter of course that he should, be pres
ent at the theatre. He had a box
which afforded a fine view of the
stage.
He again went to the hotel. Frie
dleben was.just going oat, also to the
theatre, so it happened very well.
There was no opportunity for serious
conversation in the street, and they
parted in the lobby. 'My wife de
pends upon geeing you the fink eve
ning you are at leisure,' Fell*, said
as he bade him farewell. He , felt jus
tified in telling this little falsehood ;
his wife had un doubtedly merelx for
gotten to give the invitation. His
friend gazed at bhp with such
piercing look that be was obliged to
cast down his.eyes as if he had been
detected in a lie. will certainly
come,' said Friedleben smiling, and
went to the ticket office.
The play proceeded as a perform
ance usually does when an audience
is eager to show a favorite, whose
life has undergone a-marked change,
that itfi sympathy may he relied upon,
Ilerinia's - first appearance was greet,
ed with a , storm of Applause. WhY
did the bright face suddenly turn so
deadly pale? 'Felix, who shared her
triumph as ifit were his - own, did not
fail to notice the incident. At the
close of the Dist act he rushed upon
the stage and tenderly inquired how
she felt. 'lt was nothing,' she an
sweredl 'the friendly receptiont—the
momentary ,excitement.' He was
forced to be satisfied' with thee 'few
words ; countless admirers, '
whose
entrance could not be prevented be
tween the acts, pressed forward to
utter compliments, express their ad
miration. There was no room for the
husband. He hastily returned to his
box.
The audience continued to be in a
very amiable mood. Eiery scene, , was
followed by loud applause. Ileimia
was. called before the curtain at the
close of every act. And yet she; i
played—Felix noticed it anxiously
wit's less ease . and animation than
usual. She did not once glance to
wards his box, as she had so often
done during their engagement, and
this annoyed him. She looked wea
ried, and when she retired tottered
perceptibly as she reached the side
scenes. The manager spiting forward
and offered her his arm.
Felix was obliged to wait; some
time before she came • out of the
dressing-room. Leaning on his arm t
she walked wearily - ;nd silently down
the steps to the ca ringe, and during
the ride rested against, bite. On
reachinit, borne she said that' she bad
not the least appetite foe supper, and
went immediately to her own room,
where she threw herself on the' sot*
t 1
' 7\ --...* 1
1 i .••
REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER.
and ordered the lamp to be placed
behind a screen. • 'But what has hap
pened?' asked Felix anxiously. 'You
are seriously in—'
'I acted horribly,' she exclaimed,
bursting ir.tolears ; 'horribly P
'The' audience did not -notice it,'
he answered soothingly; 'co'uld you
have, greater proofs?' ;
'That amounts to nothing,' she
cried. 'The people don't know them=
selves why they applaud. r,q'here';ii
one who cannot be blinded
'lf you mean ine, '
4 1inu ?' •
'Forgive •me ; I now.have eyei only
for my wife:- •
She took this as a Compliment: and
gratefully presied his hanic It 'was
folly, Felixohe said. afteri_ a pause,
nestling doter to him, 'to Call up old
memories yesterday. I dreamed all
last night of the disagreable man
who called me a destroyer of art ;
and this evening, at the theatre—
don't laugh—when I looked over the
footlights at the audience; I saw him
leaning with folded arms against the
will, motionless, statue-like as ever.'
'What fancies, child lie answered
reprovingly, stroking her hair and
kissing ger closed eyelida; 'I really
wish I had some oryour vivid imagi
nation. I could make it useful. Go
to bed andiget a i good night's rest,
that I may have a bright, cheerful
wife to-morrow. .That's,„the way it
always is when people take At'acatione;
they are obliged to begin'all over
again.'
She seemed to be considering
whether to say more. But he walked
so carelessly over the niry bridge she
had built, that she could not bring
herself to destroy it by an alarming
word. 'I felt it a weary duty to play
in comedy, to-night,' she assented.
'Well, ,my pleasure in it will return.
Good-night; dear Felix.r -
The last favorable opportunity for
frank explanation was neglected.
• One morning, shortly after this
conversation, Doctor Friedleben paid
I l ia formal call. He did not ask for
Fax, but his wife, and was instantly
admitted. Chid in' a suit dfl black,
his appearance on this occasion was
even more gloomy and threatening.
Hermia felt as if a cloud, which
would soon dischargeltself in thun
der and lightning, was risino. ° in the
blue sky of her happiness; but she
.vas woman of the wfirld enough to
appear quiet and composed. Perhaps
he' too wished to forget the past. 'I
am very glad,' she said offering him
a chair, 'to meet my-husband's best
friend.'
She was mistaken.. He did not
seem to understand her intention 'of
having, all future relations between
them depend upon a third perion
hut instantly defined them himself.
be beat, madame,' he: began,.
‘to:,,,regulate the terms on which we
stand h,+, a few short words, ; even if
scielet3r--iii-Tuture imposes its levelling
Coral's Yon remember that I- once
offered you My hand P
tOf-course. But why—' _
I should think such a►n event could
never be wholly indifferent to the
two Persons it concerned. -Tine, it
has a - different meaning to you and
me. It Was neither the first nor the
last time. you received a proposal.-
Neither before nor since have I made
any woman the confession of my
love.' -
Thermia, who telt that her compos
ure was deserting her, clasped her
hands convulsively. 'Sir!' she ex
claimed and then , paused, although
her visitor gave her plenty of time to
finish the sentence.
You gave me at that time,' he , be
gan again, an answer which con
vineedtThe that you understood my
nature as little as your own. What
soothed me Wits that yougenerously
added a promise not to marry.'
A promise-7' ,
CertainlY. I had the weakness
to keep your letter—it closes with
the words :--" Much as you' despise
my performances, my life belongs to
art. I give you, and it may. soften
your disappointment, a sacred prom
ise never to marry." 9
The beautiful woman flushed to.
her temples. . 'I felt so then,' she
said indignantly;' 1 did not mean to
enter into-a binding obligation. •
Of course, of course,' he inter
rupted without any change in hi&
quiet tone. ' I only wish to prove
that you have been faithless to your.
self.'
• And what follows ?' she asked af
ter a pause.
• You have married, Hermit'. So
your life ought no longer to belong
to what you called art and—as,l dai-
ly convince myself at the theatre—
still term by that name.'
' You are still deceived, greatly
deceived, 'or—you do not love ~the
Man who was more , fortunate than I.'
' I love him qbe lure of that,' ehe
eagerly replied. ',With my whOle
heart.'
He compressed his lips a• moment
and his eyes flashed with sudden fire,
but he did not avert his gaze. Then
I am right,' he said in a tone so gen
tle that she., scarcely distinguished
the words.
Hermit . ' took a book from the table
and turned the leaves. ' I will not
argue with you on subjects about
which our opinions are totally differ
ent,' she said. ' But 1 may ask what.
authorized you to Make these re
proaches?'
You ',may,' ho answered very
gravely, watching her as he played
with the book.
She threw it angrily on the table.
'Then ask,' she exclaimed.
He bent forward and brushed the
carpet with the'glove he held in his
hand. 4 It haprens that your . hus
band is my friend,' he said uttering
each word very slowly.
' Tben treat your friend in a friend
ly way,' Hermia cried in an agitated
tone, and above all don't let him
know.that we are old acquaint:ices.'
' Ought he not to know it ?'
Good heavens—later ! At a fit
ting time He knows all You could
tell thim except your name—an acci
dent prevented him from learning
that. It he now hears that you—l
doubt whether the revelation . would
be agreeable. He will think I inten
tionally concealed your ,name, that I
had some reason for withholding it.
Ile will scarcely attribute your pres
enee here to the motives you assign.
- What more shall I say ? Well, this
too. You will no longer be the friend
in whom lie places the implicit confi
dence.'
Friedleben reflected. 4 His . confi
dence—yes,
dence—yes, his- eon fidence—'
And if you desire to be, a .true
friend to him;' Hermia- eagerly. dui
tlnued;.' the sooner you bid him fare
well and leave this place the better.
be best for all parties.'
'*- IES lips curled iii:a sarcastic smile.
Do you think.so ? ; And why did.'l
come ? I confess that very bitter •
feeling stirred in my heart when I
heard of , his marriage with you.
Why with You? Something like envy
—every one has the - base impulse of
grudging others -. what he can
not have himself, perhaps no longer
desires to have.. When such atta ck s
selfishness are_conquered I know
not what remains. Perhaps in a
stronger capacity for self-sacrifice
the friend: has unconsciously become
indebted to me, and therefore I love
him the more. I . love in hini what I
have lost for myself.'
Hermia shook her bead incredu
lously. That is improbable. I can
but. repeat : your prompt departure
IS -the only. real kindness you' can
show your friend.
He reflected for a short -'time. 'I
should not like to go away • empty
handed,' .he', Said, rising from
Yon:Amie married—well. Do
you - intend to be really a good wife
to Felix ?'- .
Hermia also rosé. ' Sir—Do you
think a happy marriage between an .
actress and author impossible ?'
He "did not allow himself 'to be
conquered. ' No,' he said quietly,
'two peOple, who live in sacred eark
est for their Ideal iu art—pshaw,-
madame,,idealists are very rare now ;
and these who pretend to be, usually
do not stand the test. Will you
hazard it ? Ithink, after each per
formance you know very Well how
many times you are applauded and
called before the curtain—applause
is your reward, of course alter the.
question of salary is settled.'i
. Doctor!" she indignantly exclaim
ed, You take -the liberty of • using
expressions--for'which I can 'find no
name.'
You would find it,'' he answered
gently, if you did not feel that the
shaft_had struck. • Pray don't try to
debeive yourself, Hermia, the actress
Can only want a husband who dancel
around the idols she adores, who is
nothing, in himself, only the bell that
ringS for her, at any rate thel cymbal
she strikes Hermia, the wife—'
She turned indignantly , away.
Spare •me • 'any farther discussion,
sir.' •
' Hertnia, the wife,'. he continued
in a warmer tone,' would have time
and patience to loge her husband.
She would make him a home, and
render this home Mparadise Of quiet
happiness i• 'She would understand
and aid his' work, his victories would
be her -triumphs.' . .
Both were - silent a moment, he
waiting, .she reflecting. ; Then Her--
: mia . ongrily shook her beautiful head, -
exclaimmg. : —' Impossible! Your
efforts are vain—it is impossible. I
ask once more, don't put yourself in
our way. You can only—lose: your
friend.' - .
,Doctor Friedleben rose sighing.
' As you choose, said, he, !' I have
warned you. Remember me O. Fe
lix: I should 'not know what to say
to him at this moment.
He bowed and left the room.
._ Her
mia ' was in a most .-angry mood.
'This is his vengeance, 4 she, said to
herself,' butl will not, for the 'very
reason that he wishes it.'
Severhl weeks passed as the first
few days had done. The buSy ac
tress claimed by the theatre from
morning till night. New pieces fol
lowed the old ones.. Long-parts were .
given out, which must be studied,
then learned, then played.. Rehear
sals.of all kind's followed each. other
in, quick sueeession. New costumes
were to be - procured, conferences
with the dressmaker, the theatiical
hair dresses were unavoidable. More=-
- oVer all who had entrance behind the
scenes, pressed upon her more close
ly. The door of the drawing room
was never still. And the invitations
to the . luxurious suppers given by.
enthusiastic admirers—it was 'a life
of constant excitement. -
Herniia was accustomed to the
bustle, she. .had employment and
scarcely panned-to .think. And *yet
there were minutes and hours when
she looked back with - regret to. the
first happy weeks after her marriage
and found' her present life shallow
and disgusting. Her • profession
no longer . filled her heart mainly,
and yet what remained' unfilled was
only a minor space, which she herself
felt was unworthy of what it was to
receive. There were moments when
'she fain .would have' exclaimed :
"This. must stopthings_ can't go on
s* We will close the doors,. admit
no one,—no one ! It is time for us
to be . alone together.' Then -she
would imaaine how the messenger
from the theatre would rap, and the
,physicians drive up, and at last - the
manager come—all in vain. But she'
did not yet feel courage :to disclose
such ideas to Felix ; she feared he
might wish her .to' carry them into;
execution, amt that would never do.!
It was better:that he should know
nothing about such fancies and i be
lieve her perfectly happy and .satisfi
ed. After all,. there .was nothing to
be done; except accommodate herself
to circumstances.
This was at first his consolation
too, but it soon filled. Felix felt as
if lie were imprisoned in a: net, which
allowed him no - freedom of . move-
Ment. It was useless to' tear first
One thread and then another, the
Meshes - immediately closed again.,
ille would .have been obliged' to pull
Off the whole net and throw it away.
—but What then 7. 'lt was partly ov4-,
ing to nervousness that be could not
accommodate/himself to the new con
dition of things in Which he had
placed himself. But when his brain
Was so confused and ibis heart so
sore, that-the pen fell from his- hand.
on the blank paper—no! his, indip•
nation was justified. :It increased
day by day, he could not shake it off:
.•• , .
' -
. .. . . • . . .
•t . . • -- _ - • . .
t• . .
.. .
;. I,V "., \ : ll\ •,, \
•
.... 1P . ;.,
, T
1
, 1
T
litlast he could bear it no longer.
What Hermia only thought, he open
ly expressed: "Phis must _ stop—
things can't go on so.l
. _
She was startled when he spoke so
abruptly. It no, liinger; occurred to
her that she had felt the same ;..she
only heard that-'he was dissatisfied
with her . and , himself—perhaps more
with her than with himself. 'What
must stop ?' )ahe asked ; ivhat
_can't
go on ?' •He explaine.l. Nothing
could be chatiked in he,r mode of life,
he admitted, she.was an actress and
bound by ithe condition of her pro
fession—but he had an equal right
to existence
. and could not • allow it
to be crippled by them. Her eyes
Were already full of tears,,. Did he
mean that she was in his way?
' Think seriously; dearest,' he plead,
ed, 4 of what I ask. It •is only to be
1 •
a one. when I cannot enjoy.your soci
ety. A sort of voluntary separation
—.-' The word struck - , her like a
thunderbolt. ' But understand me
clearly,' be said soothingly, 'I mean
let us separate during the part of the
day each is engrossed by profession
al duties, so completely that no in
terruptial is possible." • • .
' You_ have never. - disturbed me,'
she cried;' but if you want:to imply
that you have no interest in my art
sobs - choked her ut-
erance,
. He had not been prepared for such
opposition ;and was completely be
wildered. But you must see me,'
he pleaded,'' that I . can accomplish
nothing if mjrtrain of thought is con
tinually interrupted.. My novel has
becionae the most pitiable, botch-work,
my tragedy has not advanced—'
Why do you _write tragedies?'
she sobbed.' Nobody wants them.
Everybody expects that you are cre
ating a new part fur' me. ' For.' that
purpose, you inns/ surely study me.
And now it is too much trouble for
you to go with - me to rehearsal or
see nie act. This is unkind, :Felix.
But shut yourselfup in .your roam,
.don't trouble yourselt:, at all about
; your wife, show peopl&, that I am in
your way—,—'
- So she continued to . pour forth
more , and more unreasonable re
proaches. lie no . lonor spoke of
the justice of his cause,; but .merely
strove to soothe her. And when she
threw herself into his arms, said she
could not live without him, and ask
ed if he really loved her still—his
calm resolves melted like ice beneath
the rays of the 'spring sun. Every
thingzeinainedAhe .same as before.
Dr. Friedleben' limited' his visits
to minutes. or a quarter of an hour
at the utmost. He said, in a mingled
tone of jest and earnest, that he con
sidered himself a family physician,
whose duty it was to•look*after his
patients occasionally. Hermia de
dined to see him whenever she
could; Felix tehaved like -a person
who has a bad conscience and wants
to appear in the,best • of spiritS—es
p,ecially when his wife was present.
Some impulse often led him to his
old friend, and often - imprudent
marks ;were frequently made in the
quiet little- room. Friedleben pre
tended not to hear them..
One day lie brought the married
couple the news that-die had taken
charge of the department of, theatri
cal criticism in . the liaper..i. 'lt was
formerly . conducted by a very insip
id man,'. he continued, Who distrib
uted praise and blame.hap-hazard. I
am conscious of the grave duties. .of
my office, and shall be :biased by no
considerations. k - -Every true. friend
of art, even among the aetors, - cari, I
think, only be benefitted by. such a
course.'. An icy chill, ran: through
llermia's veins.. She saw h',m in im
agination in his usual place at the
heatre, leaniugT with folded • arms
against the wall, gazing fixedly'sat
the stage. And the man who did
not even applaud or utter - a bravo
when the whole audience. was in an
uproar, this than: was to- 'criticise her
acting.
It' soon appeared ,tbat 'her fears
'were well founded. The first notice
was in relation to a new piece, in
which the leading charatter, though
not at all suited to her, had been as
signed to liermia, beca4e the inan
aget relied
. upon her popplarity.lShe
did refuse, in Order to keep ut a
rival who was trying to obtain the
part. She imagined that, she played
it satisfactorily, and thci applause of
the audience confirmed her opinion.
,One of her admirers, who edited a
minor paper, came out the next day
with a flaming article, in' which he
stigmatied the piece as pitiable, and
said it must have failed if ' Hermia
had not sustained it liy Tier personal
charms and finished
. .sting. And-
now . a long ..article s!gned ' Hugo
'Friedleben ' appeared in the princi
pal paper, in whieli, with Olympic
(calmness, he showed that the piece
'was an excellent one, but evidently
- misunderstood by the management;
as•was evident 'by the error in dis
tributing the parts. Then, speaking
Of Hermia, he said :—' This actress,
,=who is certainly very charming' - in
her limited sphere, unfortunately does
not possess the posver. of creating
character She has, within the limits
imposed by her individualitY., a very
clever - faculty of repreidinkinn, but
will never succeed' in Creating new
parts with the means at her disposal.
She lacks the first attribute 'of an
artist, the capacity to -enter into the
character to be represented. She
really plays but .one part, in which
the public, with good reason, is never
weary of admiring-her.; Her mode
of langlino - ; weeping, pouting; thr mt
eninio., nodding - and raising her ayes
imploringly is extremely charming,
but does iibt suit every
. rOla' Our
stage fortunately possesses a young
- lady—'- and. now
.her riv .1 was
named and the reason the part had
not been assigred to her frankly told.
- Hermia was furions. - A friend ,of
her husband had written this about
her, and the whole city was reading
it. In great naiiation she .took .the
pa per;- wet .witri tears, 'to . Felix. She
did not even g ive him time to read
it. ' It is infamous l'• she exclaimed,
fairly beside . herself. ' : This man has
determined to destroy my profession
al repntation. - His praise is . as in;
suiting as-his blame ; every. Word is
barbed with malice. And this is only
the commencement. NO 1 :he must
81.00 per Annum In Advance.
not write another such article ! What
do you mean to do?'
This direct question showed'him
his critical position. • First of all,
calm yourself,' he entreated. •It is
impossible to form any sensible con
clusion while you are so agitated.'
He who can stop a moment,to
consider—' she , exclaimed. t. -
He led her to the sofa. 'The cri
ticism is very sharply worded.' -
' Do you call that criticism ?' she
cried angrily. ',I call it a. piice of
rascality. I have all possible respect
for public opinion r but this is ktet its
expression. It is the cry for ven
geance for a personal offence!'
He could not help smiling. Tbe
cry for vengeance for a personal off
ence, Hermia? How could Friedle
ben, my best friend—'
She bit her lips. I hope you will
now forget that fact, A man capable
of abusing you wife in this way—
ought—can be yourfriend no longer.'
Permit me to inquire—'
- 'ln short, what do you mean to
do? That something must be done
is evident.'
Dear Hermia---' .
'No, no. -. Not in that tone. I ask
satisfaction,
which shall be in pro
portion to the public affront.'
MOM
'But in what 'shall it consist ?
When I am attacked by unjust criti
cism,' what effectual means have I to
refute it? lam defending my, own
caus'e, and everybody knows it.
Wiite an answer, Felix.'
'l—your husband ? It can only
make us ridiculous.' _
Doctor Friedleben must take
•••
back hi words.'
He has expressed his real convic
tions,' and will retract nothing he
has said and signed with his name:'
'He must never print_ another
word about me-never.'-
How are we to -prevent it child ?
But I 'will talk seriously with him
about the matter,theg
'Beg! . You. say this to your wife!
Beg this" man to spaie me ! I sup
pose I am only . tolerated on the stage
from compassion.' _
!'The public on your side, Her
mi.a; leave your defence to your, au
dience's.' ' - L
"Oh they will not-dail me,' she
eagerly replied. ' 'I must'have an ex
traordinary ovation on my next up
pearance. I still have fjjensls.'
All hi4.renionstranceS were useless,
they only made her mote obstinate.
At last he resolutely leclared that he
would not allow himself. to he urged
by- her passionate
not
to a
course - he could not apptove as an
author,. This opened a gulf. - Hermia
now knew-that 'he had never loved
her," and left the room with the
threat of obtaining satisfaction for
herself
-Felix took. the course lie .had in
stantly resolved to pursue: he sought
Doctor Friedleben - to offer energetic
expostulation. • This unkind attack
had wounded him 'more deeply than
he eared to show his wife. If Her
win had expressed her opiniOn in
gentler terms; it would not have been
very unlike his own; but when she
angrily tried to force her views upon
him, it aroused a spirit of opposi
tion: Here, face to face with the
critic,
he t hought it . his duty' to
speak all the more sharply in defence
of his offended wife.
Friedlebea saw from his face-what
he had come ;to say.. 'You - can, irn-,
agine, my de it friend' he began, anti
ticipating him, 'that it was,. very I
painful to am to be compelled to,
condemn your wife's acting. Hat - WI:A l
else could ,I do as an, honest man
The point in. _question was .not
mere trifling defect in the perform
ance, but
, ; a total . misconception of
•Ilermia's This must be told
the • manager, and of course could
not be concealed from her. The'
article is 'makibg the , ' uproar it
intended to excite—the best proof of
its necessity.' .
" And do you intend to continue to
write in the `same way ?.' asked Felix
coldly.
" Certainly.' . .
`To write about my wife P
If
. necessary, about your wife.
She is an actress.'
Felix .with difficulty maintained
the .accessary degree of indifference.
must call your attention to: the
fact that such a course would appear
to me the most Shameful want of
consideration.' .
Friedleben shrugged his shoulders.
You know that Ilermia has hith
erto been. accustomed to receive only
the approval of the press.' •
'Unfort,unately.
•
':lt is a fact, and as such deserves
due notice. • Your dissentina opinion,
on the other hand; has another mean=
ing besides disspproving criticism.
It is an attack upon .the position. she
has . gained in the esteem of the-pub
position that • has been .consid
ered impregnable. Still *more, our
friendly relations are known, hence
special favor is expected from you.
The blow froth a friend's hand is not
only more painful but inflicts a deep
er wound.' - .
Friedleben tossed hiS head proud
ly. " And what Is my criticism
worth,' he asked' carelessly, 'if. it
.proves venal at the firSt trial ?'
'No one would have ~ reproached
you for Felix eagerly replied.
`Things are bad enough it .5 the
scoundrel who falsifies "public opin
ion is not punished by:public zebra.'
pause
. ensued. There seemed
nothing to be done except close "the
conversation with some careless or
.
passionate word. You place your
position as critic so high,' said Fe.;
lix, uttering, the words as if his
breathing were difficult, that I must
extend my . hand to the friend in
vain. 'SO I word the question
differently. You haVe often seen
Ilermia :ict, you had already. formed
an opinion of -her performances, you
knew that you would be compelled
to struggle with a mistaken. concep.
tion of art-I speak - iron' your point
of viewand yet you -"undertook an
office that imposed this duty upon
you. You unartbok it voluntarily.
A friend I think would have declin
ed the position. . =
BEOIN with modesty, it you would end
with honor.
rin that lacks time to mourn, lacks
time to mend.
•
NUMBER 25
The Midnight Sun in /Wont.
The correspondent of the N. Y. -
Herald who is with the Arctic- Ex
ploring Steamer Alliance, says:. On
our way through _the ice, which was
made with slowness and,:cttntlon, we
had -our first clear View of the mid
night sun, whose - altitude observed
by the se xtant its 4 deg. 33 min. 40
sec. In' the clear water astern several
white whales sported about.' The
statementa that whale fishing is no
longer successful seems strange .in
view of the fact that since' we bare
been in the Arctic seas we lave nev
er been a day without seeing them.
We }Pave encountered whales of all
kinds and in abundance. . Subsequent
to this we had, if possible, a better
view of the midnight sun, without
the distracting accompaniments of
whales. We had forced 'our way
north, after sloiv%sailing i , the ice
pack, to within sight of Spi v ibergen,
and when again viewing the;midnight
sun we were quite near Horn Sound,
the most - southern fiord on the south
western coast of Spitsbergen. The
i
litSt success . of our exped Lion bad
been scored. :It was a cle r, bright
night, this ,( don't mind th seeming
confusion of terms), with not
. a fleck
of cloud as big as a mustard seed in
the 'amber sky.
The sun looked like a great disk
of molten gold, which seemed through
the smoked snow glasses- to throb
and pulsate, sending rays of light ,
from its centre to its rim. These soft
rolling ripples of light seemed to de
part from the periphery with irregu
lai ity, although they started from the
centre as if a pebble had been dropped
there. Sometimes they would depart
from the rim A with the same regulari
ty as they started, and then again
they seemed to hurry off On one side
and delay oCtlie other, giving the
sun for an instant an oblong appear
ance: This midnight sun, was not
alone sensible to the eye ; one could
feel its rays, which burned the skin
with the copper warmth of Indian
summer days. .
A Philanthropist.
It's a:great thing to be - a philan
thropist, So Mr: Goodheart thought,
and at the suggestion of his neigh
bor, Mr. Snyder, be resolved to have
a grand picnic for the poor boot
blacks of
_t he city, at his elegant
country house. So'h'e sent a man to
hunt up alot of - the boys and bring'
them out there one - fine afternoon.
They came,
a good hundred of them,
and the old gentleman' received them
with smiling face and- kind Words. -
" Make yourselves right at - home,
• boys, and
. have just as good a time
as you know
,how to," he - said to
them. Then he left, them to go it •
and went in the house: In about
fifteen minutes • his ,head gardener
came in arid asked hini if he had
given three of the boys permission
to ride upon his isl2oo. Alderney cow
and to throw racks and hard names"- -
at whoever objected. Mr. G. "No,"
and went out to see about it. He
finally induced the boys to quit that
Amusement, and then . his coachman
came and said if- he wanted to have
any fish left in his trout pond he'd
better go and stop the boys from
fishing in it. He did - Id-and began
to feel rather annoyed. at their pro
ceedings. But he stood it and didn't
scold. Ile also stopped nine-of them
-from . bathing - in the fountain, and
then when he found that six of them
had his two pet cats hung by their
tails over a clothes line, he scolded
some... Supper was served, and only
thirty-seven pieces of crockery broken '
so he began to think 'that he should
;ger off pretty easy.. But presently
he . his dog flew by, with a kettle at
tached to its tail, and the whole gang
det off in pursuit and ran over his
ower beds - and into.the conserva
tory and upset "valuable plants, an:l
'Ail a heap of damage. ,Then he
ordered the gang to start for the city, _
and in hunting the up four were
found to haVe just got the:bap afire
by smoking in the hay. Vigorous
efforts, however, saved the huilditig,_
and_ the boyi were shipped away. .
And then Mr. G. sadly told his men
to try and repair the wreck while Le
went over, to see the neighbor whO
suggestetVt.he affair: And Mr. G.
declares he is not and never will be a
philanthropist. It's harder than, be
ing a hero.
' His EXPLANATIO ; N.-flt was Sun
day evening Angelica had invited
,her "best young man" to the evening
meal. Everything bad passed of
harmo - niously until Angelica's seven
year .old brother broke the blissful
silence by exclaiming; -
"Olhma! yer oughter seen , Mr.
Lighted . the - other night, when he
called to takd Angie to the drill; he
looked so nice' sitting :Jong side of
her with his arm--" '
"Fred?" screamed the maiden,
whose fade began to assume The col
or of a well done crab—l-quickly plac
ing her hand..9ver. the boy's mutt'.
"Yer oughter seen him," col - tinned
the persistent informant, after gain.;
ing his breath, arid the . embarraised
girl's:hand was removed; "he had:his
arua—"
" Freddie shouted the mother, Ir 4
in her frantic attempt to reach the
boy's aurictila - r appendage she upset
the contents of the teapot, in Mr.
Lighted's lap, making numerous Rus
sian war maps over his new laven
der pantaloons.'
‘,‘ I was ; just go-in' to say," theAndr
frigtened 'boy pielled,,between a cry
and an injured" whine; "he had his
arin--" - _ _.
.
"You boy!" thundered his father,
"away- to the wOod-shed.".
-And the boy made the nearestexit
exclaiming
" I was only goin' to Mr. Light
ed had his army clothes on, and I
leave it to him if he didn't !"
And the.hoy was permitted to re
turn and tli remainder -of .the meal
was spent in expl:inations from the
family in ►,••;ar•1 'to the number of
times Freddie bad to be '•talked to
for using his finders for a,ladle."
I=llll
Too Op.-_--Mr. 161 Mrs. Jones
were starting—
for "Wait,
dear," said the lady,.;• I've forgotten
something; won't you be god; now,
and go up stairSlind get mygoats off
the bureau.?"
"Your • goats!" replied Jones.;
"what : new-fangled thing's that ?"
"I'll.how you," remarked - the
wife, and she 'sailed up the stairs, and
down again With a pair kids on her
hands; "there they are,"- said she.
"Why, I call those things- kid-3,"
said the surprised - husband. •
"Oh, do you?" snapped the wire.
"Well, so did I once, but they_ aro.
so old now, I'm ashamed to eallthem
anything but goats."
Then they went to elti;rch. The
next day Jones' wife had half a doz
en pairs of new gloves in a hantleome
liogneredboxof;ttie latest design.