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CAUGHT IN HER OWN TRAP.
I DON'T say that Brother Ben's widow
wasn't good-looking, for her age.
Then, teo, sue bad a pretty penny left her.
And she might have married very well if
she wanted to change her condition; but,
you see, Margaret Ann was a fool she a
widow of forty to set her cap at young
Ham Bpencer, who was only twenty-two !
If I was her brother-in-law, and if Ben had
laid to me as he did, " Richard, always be
kind to Margaret Ann," I couldn't help
seeing that. The fact of the matter is,
that, as a general thing, widows do make
fools of themselves oftener than girls.
Bam was clerk in the store. I was poor
Ben's partner. I tried to buy the widow
out. I'd said, over and over again, " Mar
garet Ann, you'have plenty and to spare-
why not retire ?" But she wouldn't. Ben
bad left bis share of the business to her,
iind she wouldn't drop it. After a while I
found out the reason. It was Sam Bpencer.
That was why she liked to sail about the
store. You see, I couldn't help it. If I'd
ttaid, "Margaret Ann, gobome," she would
have said, " I've a right here."- That was
it. She never did anything but bother and
pry. Bhe bad no children to occupy her,
So.lonesome, she said sho was, and that was
why she bad us come to tea so much, of
course'.
Well, this went on for nearly a year.
Big eyes at Bam, sweet smiles, soft speech
es 1 I used to wonder whether old Ben
knew how soon he had been forgotten,
To be sure he was sixty when he died, and
a bald-headed stoop-shouldered man, with
solemn ways about him; but she'd been
his wife for twenty-three years, and though
I'm a bachelor, I know what feelings ought
to be. And Ben was my brother ton.
hope it wasn t wicked of me to make up
roy mind to put an end to her capers,
Bam, went out, one night, and to tell bim
that we wanted a young lady as cashier,
and what not, and that if Lilly Rathbone
could leave Origg & Grater, I'd give her
.the place. Bam was in love with Lilly;
I knew that; but Margaret Ann had never
een her.
"Margaret Ann," says I one day, " we'll
. have a new cashier to-day. We need one,
and I've engaged one."
" Well," says Margaret Ann, "perhaps
we do. - I hope he's a nice young man and
good locking. Good looks attract custom."
" I'm glad you coincide with me," says
I. And. I laughed to myself, for I know
Margaret Ann was thinking of some one
lse to flirt with. But I said nothing.
It was fun to see her face change when
she saw Lilly behind the counter next day.
And she gave it to me in the private office,
I can tell you. Bhe hated females about
a store, and she didn't like Lilly's looks.
I ouuld laugh at her however, there. I
. had good references with Lilly, and I bad
signed written agreement with her for
nix months. Bhe was. to b cashier, you
see, as I told you. Margaret Ann couldn't
hefp herself, and I suppose she knew it,
for she said nothing after that, and Ram
and Lilly were as happy as young birds.
I believe he proposed to hor behind my
counter; I knew he did It some where, and
I knew he was accepted.
"Lord bless you," says I to myself, and
help you build your nest. I'm not crusty,
If I am a bacholor."
A few days after, I found Margaret Ann
walking the office in a towering rage with
her face flaming. x
"Richard," says she, "a woman is al
ways right about another worn an. Men ad
mire a pretty face so, that they are blinded
by It. It was always so with Mr. Wood.
Many a time he's thought a woman every
thing that was splendid until I've proved
that sho wasn't, by telling bim tilings.
Now I've found out your Lilly Rathbone.
She's exactly what I thought exactly 1"
"Well, what is it?" ...
" No better than what she should bo,
says Margaret Ann. "I saw her kiss Sam
Spencer behind the counter this blessed
morning."
"And be didn't want her to, I suppose,
and hollered for help ?" says I.
"You know what men are," says she;
"of course he kissed lier back."
"Didn't he kiss her flrst?" says I. . '
"Well, she let him any how," says she.
" Well," says I, " I suppose you used to
kiss Ben, after you were engaged if not be
fore."
" What has that to do with it?" says she.
" Why, they at least did he propose
her coming here, Richard?"
" No," said I, " but they are engaged,
Margaret Ann."
, " Don't believe it," said she.
" It's gospel truth," said I.
And then well, I didn't mind it; it didn't
hurt me a bit but then that woman turn
ed around and slapped me in the face, she
was so bopping mad.
Such actions in a respectable Btore I
"You depraved brute I" she said: and
marched out, and didn't come back for a
week, for which I was truly thankful.
When she did come, it was all smile and
amiability: . and she talked to Lilly, and
Bhe smiled at Bam, and she really did
come out beautifully, considering.
Lilly took a great notion to her.
" What a nice pleasant lady Mrs. Wood
is," she said, as we were folding things up
that night; "and so pretty too, for her age.
I think she s splendid."
" Olad you like her," said I.
" Dear me 1" said she, with her head un
der the counter.
Mster-tn-iaw, you know," said 1; "one
of the family; it won't do to praise her too
much."
"Oh, I wasn't thinking of what you said,
Mr. Wood," said she. " I'm so surprised
about my key I'm sure I hung it hero. A
little brass door key, with a nick iu the
handle, and a piece of Pink ribbon tied to
it. I can't think where it is gone."
Well, we both looked everywhere. We
unpacked packages and peeped into boxes,
and poked down cracks in the floor. I Lilly
kept worrying about getting a locksmith to
fit another before she could get in, and
said that Rose was always bo tired.
Rose was her sister. The two wore or
phans, and kept house together in one lit
tle room of . a very respectable tenement
house.
- "I've always had tea ready before Rosa
got in," said Lilly! "but to-night she'll
have to wait."
It's odd bow we remember little things
sometimes. Perhaps the girl's pretty puis-
xlod face, and her graceful motions as she
ran about looking for the key, impressed
this on my mind. At all events we did not
find the notched key tied with pink ribbon,
and Lilly went home without it. I told
Margaret Ann about it when I saw her next,
and she inquired very politely of Lilly as
to the end of the affair, when sho next saw
ber. The key was never found, but Lilly
said she bad two made, so that such a thing
could never happen again. Bhe would keep
one, and Rose the other.
" And as I presume it was lost here, you
must have the value of it from us," said
Margaret Ann. " It's not much, but it's
but just." And I thought It very kind of
Widow Wood, considering.
Welt, time passed on, and one day was
aliout like another. People began to go to
the country, and trade was dull. And Bam
told me that Lilly and he were going to be
married soon, Qod willing.
I bad just left Sam, 'when Margaret
Ann's colored girl stepped acrow the
street, and told me that hor mistress wanted
to see me.
Of course I went over. And when I got
into the back parlor, I found Margaret
Ann wrapped tip in a shawl, her eyes red
with crying.
"Anything happened?" says I.
" Yes," says she, " I'm afraid so. I'm
so sorry." ,
Dear me I Do mention the facts,"
says I. , ,
" Well," says she, " 1 can hardly bear to
do it; who has a chance at the safe beside
you and me?"
"Nobody but Lilly -Rathbone,'', Hays I.
" You are sure ?" says she.
" Why, of course," says I.
"Ah! well," says she, " perhaps there is
another way out of it. May be you've had
occasion to use , that money of mine. I
mean the thousand-dollar bank-note that
I put in there, in a red pocket-book last
week."
"No," said I. "Of course I'd. have
spoken of it. It was your private money."
It's gone, Richard," said she, "you
saw me look into the safe to-day ?"
" Yes." says I.
" Well," says she, " it was gono then. I
couldn't bring myself to think of It. You
see a girl like that has so many tempta
tions; going to marry and all, Richard,
promise me you won't have her arrested,
or anything, if it is her."
" It is not her," I cried. " Besides it was
your money, l on would be the prosecutor
of any thief."
"Dear me yes," says she, "and I'll let
her go; but I must get it back, and she
must leave the store."
" How can you think so ill of the poor
girl?"BaidI. "Why don't you suspect
mo ? I'm ever so much more doubtful
a character than she is."
" You are my brother-in-law said Mar
garet Ann., " Now listen to reason. Come
to the store with me, and we'll search. If
we don't find it, I will charge Lilly with the
theft to-morrow, and if she don't confess,
get a search warant out for her rooms. I'll
be very kind, but I can't lose a sum like
that."
She cried agaiu. I really did feel that
she was in trouble. We went to the store
again, and searched the safe but the money
was gone. Margaret Ann had the number
in ber pocket-book. It was easy to identify
it, and besides a poor girl like Lilly did not
have thousands lying about loose. - I con
fessed to myself that the poor thing was in
a suspicious position, and I said that if she
should prove guilty, my faith in human
nature is gone.
"Mine too," said Margaret Ann. I've
come to like her so. And then poor Bam ?"'
I went home to tea with with my sister-
in-law, but we had not much appetite,
Bhe promised not to come to the store
until closing hour, and to be very merciful,
and to give the girl every chance.
And so we parted. I rose to say good
night, and came around the work table to
shake bands with Margaret Ann, when,
like a clumsy old bachelor, not used to
woman's fixings, my coat caught in a little
wicker work sewing basket on long spider
legs, and overset it. Out tumbled cotton,
buttons and tape, and I stooped down to
pick thorn up, when among them I saw a
little key, with a nick in it, and a long
piece of pink ribbon tied to the handle. It
was a very little thing but it made my blood
run cold.
If that was the key Lilly lost what waa
it doing there ? I didn't dare to look at
my sister-in-law. And I walked the floor
all night, but by morning my mind was
made up.
At nine o'clock I met that boy and girl
at the store and told them I should be out
all day. In ten minutes more I stole
Lilly's key from under the counter, and
went out. I went to her house to ber
little room on the third floor, and enter
ed it like a thief. It was very poor
and very bare, but very neat and
clean; and there was a closet In It, with a
few dresses hanging up on pegs, and a bon
net box on a shelf. .
Into the closet I went, and there I sat
down on an old trunk and waited. I beard a
queer old clock ticking n the room. I beard
it count the hours, teu, eleven twelve. And
I kept Baying to myself:
" If you are a wicked, suspicious old fool
Richard Wood, Lord forgive you I"
But I waited still, and just as the long
black hands pointed at half-past , one
heard a knock at the door such a rap as
ladies sometime give, with a parasol
handle; such a knock as my sister-in-law
gave at the office door.
I drew my closet door tight abut, and
put my eye to the crevice In it. , . , ,
There, was another knock pau&e;and
then I heard the key turn in the lock, and
saw the door open and my sister-in-law
came in. . She looked about her, shut the
door, re-locked it, and stole across the
room. t Then God forgive the woman, I
suppose she was mad with jealousy she
lifted up tho mattress of the neat little bed
in the corner, and taking a red pocket-book
from her bosom, thrust it under, drawing
the quilt well about the bed afterward.
"I hardly think you'll marry Sam Spencer
after all, Miss Lilly," she said aloud, with
wicked toss of her head. I've outwitted
yu- -
"Not quite,', said I. ''Margaret Ann
there are two sides of tho matter."
t walked out of my closet, and stood
with my back against the outer door. She
knew herself trapped, but .her wicked
tongue had its way still.
'So, you're in the habit of coming here,'
she said. "Nice young ladies certainly."
"I never came here before," said I, and
and you know it; but I've been here all
day, waltiug f6r you. I saw Lilly's key in
your basket lost night, and I began to
guess the truth. Bring me that pocket
book." Margaret Ann did it. She was as pale as
death, and almost as cold. I looked at her,
and folt sony for her, after all.
'You're my brother's widow," I said
"and a poor, foolish, jealous creature. I
havn't told any one of my suspicions yet,
and I never will on two conditions."
"Name them," said she, "I can'tt help
myself."
"You'll retire from the business," said'I.
"Glad to do it," said she.
"And you'll give that thousand dollar
note to Lilly as a wedding present."
She looked at me and gave a great gulp.
"Nasty little cat," said she, "no I
won't !"
But she did, and I, only knew why the
Widow Wood was so gracious to Lilly
Rathbone on her wedding-day, or why she
started for Europe on the very next steam
er that started from New York, and still
remains there.
Notable Events.
Bowling was a famous old English game,
and was very common as early as the 13th
century. Charles I. played at it, and it
was daily sport with Charles II. at Tun-
bridge.
The flrst bauk was established in Italy
iu 808, by tho Lombard Jews, of whom
some settled in Lombard sheet, London,
where many banks have ever since been
located.
The first piece of artillery was Invented
by the Germans, soon after the Invention
of guapowder, and artillery was flrst used
by the Moors at Algesiras, in Spain, over
500 years ago.
The oldest and largest chain bridge In
the world is said to be that at Eingstung,
iu China, where it forms a safe and perfect
road from the top of one lofty mountain to
another. .
Calico, the well known cotton-cloth is
named from Calicot, a city in India, from
whence it flrst came. Calico was not
known in England at all until as late as the
year 1031.
Among tho Romans all men of lull age
were obliged to marry, and it is even a
modern law of England which inflicts a flue
upon all the bachelors in England of
twenty five years and over.
Woman never appeard upon the stage
among the ancients: their parts were repre
sented by men, until as late as the year
1003, when Charles II flrst encouraged
their public appearanoe.
Glass bottles were made In England,
about 1658, but the ait was practiced by
the Romans in the year 70, A. D. as they
have been found plentifully among the
ruins of Pompeii.
The first book ever printed was the Book
of Psalms; by Fost and Bhueffer, A. D. 1457,
It was printed on one 'side of the leaves,
after which they were, in the binding,
pasted back to back.
The bayonet derives its name from the
place it was invented, Bayonne, in France,
and it was flrst used in battle as a weapon
by the French in the year 1003, and soon
became universal.
The practice of insurance ia of great
antiquity, and was known in tbe time of
Claudius Cwsar, A. D. 43. It ia certain
that the assurance or ships at sea was
practiced as early as the year 45 A. I).
tW Alonzo Ilubbell, a strong man, pull
ed against a team of horses on a wager oi
$100 dollars in tbe stable yard of H. G
Bishop, at Goshen, N. II., recently. The
team made three pulls in attempting to
draw bim fron; the ladder on which ha lay,
aud twice the chain attached to bim broke,
but Ilubbell stuck last. . , , .
A LAWYER SOLD.'
A GIRL, young and pretty, and, above,
all gifted with an air of admirable
candor, lately presetted herself before a
Parisian lawyer.
" Monsieur, I have come to consult you
on a grand affair. I want you to oblige a
man, I love, to marry me in spite of him
self. How shall I proceed ?"
The gentleman of the bar had, of course
sufficiently elastic conscience. Ho reflec
ted a moment, and then, being sure that
no one overheard him, replied hesitatingly:
Mademoiselle, according to our law,
you always possess the means of forcing
a man to marry you. You must remain on
three occasions alone with him; you can
then go before a Judge and swear that he
is your lover." " '
"And will that suffice, Monsieur?"
" Yes, Mademoiselle, with one furthor
condition."
"Well?" ' '
"Then, you will produce witnesses who
will make oath to having seen you remain
a good quarter of an hour with the individ
ual said to have trilled with your affec
tions." " Very well, Monsieur, I will retain you
as counsel in the management of this.
Good day."
A few days afterwards the young lady
returned. She was mysteriously received
by the lawyer, who scarcely gave hor time
to seat herself, and questioned her with
tbe most lively curiosity.
"Capital, capital!"
"Persevere in your design, Mademoiselle
but the next time you come to consult
me give me the name of the young man
you are going to make so happy iu spite of
himself." . , ' .
A fortnight afterward the young lady
knocked at the door of the counsel's room.
No sooner was she in than she flung herself
into a chair, saying that the walk had
made her breathless. Her counsel tried to
reassure her, made ber inhale salts, and
even proposed to unlose her garments.
" It is useloss, Monsieur," she said, "I
am much better." ,
" Well, now, tell me the name of the
fortunate mortal."
" Well, then, the fortunate mortal, be it
known to you, is yourself,' ' said the young
beauty, bursting into a laugh. " I love you,
I have been here three times tete-a-tete
with you, and roy four witnesses are below,
ready and willing to accompany me to a
magistrate," gravely continued the narra
tor. The lawyer thus caught bad the good
sense not to get angry. The most singular
fact of all iR, that he adores his young
wife, who makes an excellent housekeeper.
A Leap For Liberty.
A few days since while a prisoner uauied
Murphy, in Philadelphia was going down
stairs from the Photograph gallery where
be had left his picture, he made a bold at
tempt to escape. He was accompanied at
tbe time by two officers one of which pro
ceeded, while tbe other closely followed
him.
On the socond-story landing of the stairs
is a window, opening on the rear of tbe
building. When within a few steps of tbe
landing aud on about a level with the win
dow, Murphy, with the agility aud desper
ation of a cornered wildcat sprang through
the window, carrying the sash with him.
With singular presence of mind and brave
ry, Sergeant Buchanan instantly made the
same leap into me unknown uepin. ine
thief and the pursuer both landed on the
roof of an out-building about ten feet below.
On the west of this mns an alley abAit ten
feet wido, and full twenty-five feet in depth
from the line of the roof of the out-building.
A gulf at which the boldest gymnast
would stand aghast. But without pausing,
Murphy made the jump, landing unhurt
on the pavement below, and again followed
by the Sergeant, who, in his full, demolish
ed a wooden railing surrounding a cellar-'
way, scraping his leg and damaging his
nose and lower lip. The gate at tbe end of
the alley was open, and out of this Mur
phy shot like an arrow, still pursued by the
Sergeant. At Eighth and Sansom, Serge
ant Buchanan overhauled bis -chase, and,
catching him by the throat, was about
giving bim a dressing wheu Murphy beg
ged for mercy. The policeman who was on
the stab's at the time of the sudden disap
pearance of bis Sergeant aud the thief,
wisely took the safer course down the
stairs to Chestnut street, and arouud Uie
cornor to Sansom where be insisted in con
veying the slippery lawbreaker to the Cen
tral Station.