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MRS. GRAHAM'S MYSTERY.
TtD you ever know anything bo
'"' ,JL provoking ?" exclaimed Nina
Goodall.-.1 : ' ' -,;
The words were' addressed to Janet
Keoldor, who, all ready to attend the
Rame reunion, had entered the room to
assist her pretty cousin. '
Provoking 1' What is provoking ?"
aha asked, as hor eyes rested on the vex
ed features of the other. What has put
you out dear 7'' ii
. " Nothing loss than this letter come
this instant from papa. .Only think, he
writes that ho has just heard that an old
friend of his in London, arrived lately
from India, and that ho is going to call
here this evening. . So, as papa has busi
ness which will keep him late, he says I
must stop at homo and receive this impor
tation It's some Nabob, I suppose, with
a face as yellow as his gold."
" Perhaps he may not be quite as bad
as that," smiled Janet.
- "It little matters, coz, whether ho be
or no,'" was1 the petulant rcsponso. " He
will hinder my being present at the Gra
hams to-night, that is certain ; and I did
io wish to go I When I am almost dress
ed, too 1 I wish I had started half an
hour earlier !"
. " Poor George Mcrston !. He will bear
no love to this nabob," remarked Janet,
" when he finds he is the cause of your
absonco." '
" George Mcrston, indeed 1" exclaimed
Nina, with a coquettish toss of her golden
curls. " Janet, I must request you will
not thus mention his name in connection
with mine. He is well enough to flirt
with, but further why, he is only a bar
rister, and I suspect, briefless.
No, dear, the true reason why I am so
vexed at remaining at homo is by beina;
j: .
umMj'jiuimuu m seeing mat nun stranger
who is to be there. Mrs. Graham's Mys
tery I call him, for she will not tell us -a
word about him, save that his wealth is
enormous j while in her lively way, she
has set all the girls mad' about him, by
declaring ho is yet perfectly heart whole,
and is looking (or a wife ; so that all of
us have a chance and and -1 think I
stand as good a one as any."
And the bright blue eyes looked with
conscious prido into the glass.
" As good, if not better, Nina. You
know you are the acknowledged bolle of
our set," answered Janet, the expression
ui wiiuBu sweet luce uenoteu a mina iar
above mean jealousy.
" Oh, what a terrible flatterer you are
Janet worso,I declare, than poor George
Mcrston I Xsut, and the lair features
again became sadly overcast, " I cannot
tell how 1 can laugh when I am so ex
cruciatingly vexed. Not to go, after I
have been building up my hopes all the
week 1 After I have resolved to make
conquest of this stranger ; because of an
Indian, too 1 It is provoking 1"
" Can nothing be arranged r
" That I might go ? Oh, you darlinjr
Janet. I wish there could. You have
a wise littlo head, but I don't think you
can do that."
" Well, I don't know : if you think
that I could receive this Nabob as well
as you, Nina?"
" You r iiut then you would have to
give up the party. Oh, I will not per
mit that 1"
" No hardship to mo 1" laughed Janet.
" I care nothing for this lion of the even
ing, this Mystery j and, having a head
ache, as I told you at dinner, 1 shall bo
only delighted for an excuse to stop
away." '
At first Nina, who was at heart very
good-natured, but rather vain, would not
hear of .thin proposition; but gradually
her refusals grew fainter, yielding and
yielding to her great desire to go, and
finally succumbing to Janet's persuasions,
she finished her toilet, while her cousin
gladly removed her own, , Then, kissing
the latter over and over again, doolurinir
she was the kindest, sweetest 1 and ' 'most
generous girl in existence, Nina Goodull,
all. per light-hcartedness returned, arid
her pretty face a picture of diniplos, step
ped into the cab, and . drove off to do
homage to the ' Mystery :" whilo with a
sigh of relief, Janet proceeded to tho
drawing room to await the arrival of 1 the
Nabob. , , . I
An hour passed, during which Janet
had worked a little, sang a little, and
played a little, when a loud knock At the
hull door informed her the Nabob had ar
rived. ' ' Rather curious, she hurried from
the piano, and taking up her work,
awaited his cowing, '' . ' ', . ,;
Her impatience was , not put to a so
vere test; the door soon opened and the
servant announced : : ., ,
" Mr. Edmund Webster." , i :
Janet quietly arose, then was seized
with an embarrassment foreign to her
calm nature. The fact being that Nina's
words had so impressed her that she
should behold in the stranger a true
specimen of one who had lost, all his best
years, and dried up all b,i healthful blood
in tk E8! that ho "85 fairly startled
tlemuo scarcely more than thirty, the pos
sessor of aq erect figure, pleasant, genial
lace, adorned witu , a large . beard and
moustache of a deep red brown, and large
soft eyes of the same hue, which seemed
to penetrate iuta tho spectator's , inmost
soul, as, partly surprised, partly amused
at ner oouiusiou, ue advanced toward ner,
Speedily recovering herself, however,
with an easy grace,.. she welcomed the
stranger, and apologised for her uncle's
absence, ,. ;i, , , , ., . ,, ,t, ,
'' Have I the pleasure of addressing
Miss Goodall 1": asked Mr. Webster, as
he took the seat she assigned him near
the fire.i. ,
(" Oh. no,' smiled Janet. ' t am Jan
et Keoldor, Mr. Goodall's niece. , He
is my guardian. But as Miss Goodall
had unavoidably to be absent this evening
I offered to fill her place, and endeavor
to make the time pass as pleasantly as I
could to one whom my uncle seems so to
esteem, till he should return." " ' ' '
" Thero is little doubt of your easily
succeeding in that endoavor, rejoined
tht ' gentleman, gallantly. : " Besides
those natural capabilities I am sure you
possess, I observe here many means to
kill time," he said, as his eyes rested on
the harp, piano and musio books ; then
added : " If it bo not a rudeness, might
I ask whether it was your voice , I heard
singing that old, old English . ballad of
Dr. Anns,,, Wafer larltd from uie
Sea?" , '
r f 4 Oh, it ia ' old, old indeed," laugh
ed Janet. " So very old and out of
date, that I only treat myself to it when
alone." ,
" Why soi may I ask f Yet I can
guess. The English ballad how a days,
is banished from our drawing rooms, its
place usurped by bravuras, endless trills,
and senseless runs. But when we come
across it, how sweet, how soothing are
its soft, simple tonos ! especially, my
dear Miss Keeldor, to those who have
been long absent from home, and accus
tomed to the shrieking (called melody) of
young ladies, who, after having been woll
coached, are drifted to India on matrimo
nial speculations. Pardon my disparag
ing the sex to one who forms so charm
ing a member; but I speak, I hope, of
the exception not the ruloi . To me the
English ballad is a passion. Bare I,
therefore, ask you to kindly humor iiiy
hobby, Miss Keclder, by imagining your
self still alone, and again singing that
song. I remember it was one of my
mother's."
Janet never required any of thut ab
surd persuasion to do anything she knew
she could do. So going to the piano, Bhe
tried to do her best ; and that best was
sweet, harmonious, soul-inspiring melody
at least Edmund Webster thought so.
Ballad after ballad was sung. Then
chancing to come across " Flow on,
thou Shining River," and Janet regret
ting she had no second, Edmund Web
ster offered to attempt it, and speedily
proved himself the possessor of an ex
cellent baritone, and a voico of good com
pass. To both, tho hours passed so pleasatly
that each started when the clock struck
out ten.
" Ten," exclaimed Edmund Webster,
laughing. " Why, I had an appointment
at nine, which I certainly ought to have
kept. It is too late now, however. It is
all owing to your ballads, Miss Keelder ;
tberetoro, as a penance,! must ask you to
put up with my company, a littlo longer,
to see if your uncle comes in."
Janet seemed no way loth, and the
ballads proceeded, till interrupted by the
arrival of Mr. Goodall. .
It was about two in the morning: when
Janet was aroused from her first sloop by
a lignt step in her room. Looking up,
she perceived Nina, just returned, look
ing rather tutigued, her dress limp, and
flowers faded.
" Well, dear coz," asked Janet, " how
have you enjoyed tho evening ?"
"Ub, very much: excessively! but
such a disappointment !" ? 1 :'
"Ilowr Anything about the rich
stranger ' the Mystery' 1" smiled Janet.
" Was he bo dull and senseless as not to
bo caught?" -1
" I cannot tell, for he was never put
to the test dear.' Really everything; has
boen provoking this evening.- ' The Mys
tery, alter promising Airs.. (Jrahaui tor
certain he would look in to-night, never
came." . . :,
" That was vexing, indeed 1" remarked
Janet, " You see, these millionaires are
so conceited about their wealth, that they
think etiquette baa no rules lor thorn.
' "It appears - so, indeed. ".'But one
thing I have learned, which is, . he, too,
comes from India, like our Nabob. By-the-by,
dear, how did you get on with
the old follow ? Was ho pot very yellow,
besides a considerable bore f , And did
he not shiver at the mention of every
draft, save that in reference to his bank
er's, i Poor coz, what an evening you
must have cussed for mv sake."
" Believe me my darling, I am not a
fit subject for commiseration, as I never
spent such an agreeable evening- before
in all my life, for your description of , the
JNabob is the very reverse of what he is.
, .' Truly? Pray, in that ease describe
him, Janet",,, . .
" Certaiqly. Then his- complexion ', is
healthy, and just bronzed enough to be
manly. He is tall, has a good figure, . a
pleasant handsome fuoe, an agreeable,
winning smile, and large, clear, brown
eyes that seem tq ask for, and deserve
confidence., i Id. oonolusion, he is about
thirty, and a passionate, admirer of old
English ballads.", ,-,,.,; . , ., ,,
" In which passion you could well, tu
mor him, oo j, declare, with your fer
vont description, I should fanqy he , had
made an impression already. Kiel what
a blush ! And now what is the name of
this Amandis of Ind f" "
, " Edmund Webster. Why, Nina, what
is the matUr !" .....
, Nina Qoodall lad suddenly pat down
on the bedside, and wai looking at . her
cousin with the profoundest amazement.
M Whywhy, Edmund Webster is the
name of Mrs. Graham's millionaire her
mystery.'" ' '
Need more be sold ? ' ' ;" '
Mrs: Graham's mystery and Mr. Good
all's friend were one and the same. "
There is no knowing what tho effect
Would have been, had the whole batteiy
of ' Nina's bright eyes been leveled at
Edward Webster when heart whole ; but
one quiet evening with aweet, good-tempered
Janot, and her Bimple English
ballads, had placed ono image in his
heart which an houri from Paradise would
have been unable to efface.'
-. i Thus, four months after, Edmund
Webster married Janet Keelder, or his
little ballad singer, as he called her, who
bad made him on that evening of their
introduction feci how the comforts of, an
English fireside might bo realized.
. Nina was woefully disappointed at first,
but recovered after a whilo on finding
that George Merston was more lovable,
and not nearly so briefless as sho imag
ined. Eventually, she even got so far
over her disappointment, as to laugh mer
rily with her cousin, when recalling how
Janet's good nature had been the means
of catching tho substance, while she,
Nina, was running after the shadow.
1 Romantic Marriages.
SOME months ago a gontloman re
siding in Illinois, wrote to an
official in the youngest city of New Eng
land, stating that ho was desirous of
procuring a good wife ; that he had heard
so much of the excellence of the daugh
ters of the Bay State, ho was fully per
suaded they would make the best of
wives, and he requested the names of a
few Haverhill ladies. The official, satis
fied of the good standing of his corres
pondent, promptly forwarded to him the
names of a few ladies, to each of whom
the would-be Benedict despatched a letter,
requesting an answer, with a view to
further correspondence if mutually agree
able. One of the answers he received
was from a native of this town, who at
that time was in Haverhill, teaching tho
young idea how to shoot. Her's was a
well-worded, straightforward epistle, and
the recipient was at once impressed with
the intelligence and good sense manifest
ed by the writer. A correspondence
ensued, which as it progressed served to
strengthen the favorable opinion each
had formed of the other; photographs
were exchanged, and, to niuke a long
story short, an engagement of marriage
was entered into, and the gentleman is
expected here shortly, when ho will re
turn to the Western home with his sin
gular won bride. The lady is well edu
cated, of spotless reputation, and posses
ses tho necessary qualifications to make
happy tho homo of nor husband, who is
a gentleman of integrity, culture and
wealth, and well provided with the goods
of this world. He is largely engaged in
mercantile pursuits.
But this is not solitary instance of an
tcellent lady contracting marriage under
such romantio circumstances. A fow
years ago one of our factory operatives
was recommended to a gentleman resid
ing in San Francisco as a person likely to
make him a good wife, by a mutual
friend. He wrote to her, a correspondence
was opened, cartes de visite were ex
changed, and in a short time they wore
betrothed. Being unable conveniently
to leave his business to come on here, the
gentleman sent his fiance a check for
$500, with which sho procured a bridal
outfit, and started alone for San Francis
co, to marry the man she had never yet
seen. ' Their nuptials - were celebrated
soon after her arrival, and the union has
proved a most felicitous one." Botion
Traveller.
KaUier Long.
BROOKS is an office boy, aud is quite
a character. . He is about sixteen
years old, and five feet ton inches in
height, aud proportionally , narrow. A
more brief and very graphic description
of his physical build, is. expressed by
him when speaking of himself. : He says
' Very little Brooks principally legs."
Brooks needed a renewul of that useful
srticlo of raiment known to him as " trow
Bis," whorewith to protect thq before-men-foiled
legs from " inclemency of the
weather, and tho vulgar gaze.
Brooks applied to a gcntloman of the
Jewish persuasion, who published to the
world tho fact that he manufactured rai
ment of every description. 'By partic
ular request,' the tailor measured Brooks
for the required article of clothing, in
suring, at the same time, " a doad fit."
Our friend of the shears beiog of inquir
ing turn of mind though we suspect
some irony iu his remark thought to
question his customer, as he inquired ad
dressing Brooks : , ) , . .
i ' " Does my. fine shentleman , vish any
pody to his pantaloons ?" , ,. , . ,
,, Brooks answered, " Of ooutso, I want
a body to them. , Who ever . beard of
breeches without a body f" . .
"Yell don," said the Jow, " if such is
tba case, deo you niusht tie dctn round
your neck; vor help me Moses, 11 nover
i saw suca iorrg legs petore.
' " '. ; "
SUNDAY BEADINQ.-
, ; . .; , The. Little Loaf. ,. , ' '
In a tima of famine a rich man sent
for the poorest ehildrcn in the town, and
said to them :
" There is a basket full of bread; you
may each come every day and take a loaf
until it pleases God to send better times."
The children attacked the basket, and
disputed as to which should have the
largest loaf, and then went away without
once thanking their bcafactor.
Unly i ranees, a very poor but eleanlv
girl, modestly remained behind, and had
the smallest loaf which was left in the
basket . She gratefully returned thanks
and went home quietly. Ono day tho
children behaved very badly indeed, and
poor Frances received a loaf very much
smaller than tha rest; but, when she took
it home, and her mother cut it open, a
a number of pieces of silver foil on the
floor. .
The poor woman was astonished and
said :
" Go and roturn this money immediate
ly ; it must have been put in the bread
by mistake" " '
francos went directly with it to the
gentleman, who said :
" My dear child, it was tlo mistake. I
had the money put in tha loaf to reward
you. Remain always as peaccablo and
conientea. i nose who are eatisbed with
little always bring blessingB upon them
selves and family, and will pass happy
through the world. Do not thank me,
but thank God, who put into your heart
tha treasure of a contented and grateful
spirit, and who has given me the will and
opportunity to be useful to those who are
in need ot assistance. . -
The Great Want.
Napoleon tho Great was once asked bv
a distinguished woman, . " What is the
great want of France?" His reply was
comprised in one word, " Mothers!"
Should this question be asked to-day of
tnis our iana, wuat more appropriate and
truthful answers could be given. Our
wants 1 Mothers 1 true mothers ! for it is
the mother's iufluoce which molds the
character of the child, for good or evil ;
tho mother makes the home, and homes
make the State. Would we know the
character of the Slate, we have but to
enter the homos. -
If It is true that the child is father to
the man,docs it not behoove us to search,
witn the most diligent scrutiny, into the
influences which are brought to bear
upon these young and plastic minds, and
to mold those influences, so far as may be
possible to us, by all and every lawful
means which may present thsmsclves, or
rightfully be sought by us?
t&" How much is contained in the
small acorn cup! When a little child
holds an acorn in his hand, it holds not
a small nut only, but the whole forest;
for, folded within its tiny shoet lie trees
and their children trees even a whole
forest. How wonderful was the com
mand of God: "Let the earth bring
forth the trees yielding fruit whose
seed is within itself!" It is a great work
to make a tree; but how much more
wonderful to give to the tree the power
of producing other trees for countless
years 1 There is this self-multiplying
power in all our acts. Love begets love,
hate produces hate. Christian patlonce
and courage have in them tho seed of
future heroism. Of nothing is it more
true that its seed is itself, than of our
moral influence. How careful, then,
should we be of each trivial act, since iu
its minute compass is enfolded the forest
of a thousand full-grown deeds, each in
their turn to fill the earth with germs of
right or wrong.
JKsiyMany men pass fifty or sixty
vears in the world, and when thev am
just going out of it they bethink them-
seives, ana step tiacx, as it were, to do
something, which they had all the while
forgotten to wit, the main business for
which they came into the world, to repent
of their Bins, and reform their lives, and
make their peace with God, and in time
prepare for eternity.
S&" Dew falls but little upon the
smooth and brilliant surface of polished
steel or burnished gold, while coarser and
less costly objects are freely 1 wot. The
gentle dew of the heavenly graoe often
takes effect upon the rude and uncultivat
ed, while the refined, the tasteful and the
critical are loft, like frostwork, brilliant
aud beautiful, but cold and dead. ,..
$& It is a terrible thought to,remem
ber that nothing can be forgotten. I
have somewhere read, that not an oath is
uttered that does not continue to vibrate
through all time, in the wide-spreading
current of sound; not tt prayer lisped,
that its record is not found stamped on
tho laws of nature by the indelible seal of
the Almighty's will. Cooper.
& A worthy Quaker thus wrote : " I
expect to pass through this world but
ouce. If therefore, there can be any
kindness I can show, or any good thing I
can do to any fellow human being, let me
do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect
it, for I will not pass this way again."
M&- Tho durkost. day in. any man'a
year is tha( wherein he fancies there is
some easier' way of getting a dollar than
by squarely earning it. 1 '