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A TTORNEYSA T-LA lr.
I I EN K T F. SCHELI ATTORN ET ATLA W.
I X and Uuantj a a l Perialun Agent, Somerset,
fa. umw la Mammoth Block, ju. 11 U.
I.D. B StTl'I.Ta,
a ArWKNtV AT kAW,
St ait Met, I'etu.a.
T II. POSTL.ETKW A1TE, ATTttRNEI
VV . at Law, Somerset, Pa. Pndeealoual bual
aeaa respectfully eoliolled aud puaotuaUy attend,
d to
AW NtrTIOE. Alexander H. Ooflrolh tu
I j resumed the practice w taw la Souiereet aud
.joining ouunuos. vmce i Maiumma uumilug
lea. Hi, 'TO.
ITALiEXTlNE HAY. ATTORNEY AT LA W
T aaaa dealer ia real estate, Somerset, Paw, will
atusad to all buslnesa entrusted to hla care with
proiapUicaeand ndellty. aag. l-ly
J. fc 11. U OAER, ATTORNEYS AT
i.A V, Somerset- i'-. will practice la Sua.
aree. aud ad!oiuinK counties. All bualueea en
treated w una wiiloe promptly aueaded I.
JOHN It. UHL, ATTORNEY ATL.AW.SOM
eraet, fa., will prvrtnuUy awcud 10 all business
.itrul . u In m. Moucy advanced oacolleotioB
.. Office la Mammoth building.
llTlLJalAM H. KOONTZ, ATTORNEY AT
1 V Lmw. 8uoHrBt. fa.. will irlve prompt atteu.
Uuo to buatneee entrusted to hui oaro In somerset
uid too adjoining couatiea. Office In f rutting
tiotue Kuw.
f()M!U.aIMMKL. ATTCRNEY AT LAW,
tl Somerset, fa., a ill attend to all bus loan en
trusted to hi eare ia Sjint rwl and adjoining ouutt-
ties wim promptness aud ndellty. time in main
moth aiuuK. fob. U "d-ly
f U. OOL.E
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Somerset, Pa. Professl'mal buslneas entrusted
tu mycara attended lowilbpivupiitvaa and fidelity.
a', a. corvatTH. w. a. acrrcu
CIOEFROTU a. RUPrEIa, ATTORNEYS AT
Law. All buaiueae entrusted to theircare wiU
Da seedlly and piroctuaUy attended to.
umci (a Alain Cruee auvet, ojipoalto the
Mammoth Uloclc
T011X It. SCOTT,"
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Sraeroct Pa. OIBea up atain la Baer'a lllock.
Allbaaiuau ontraaied to hut care alleuded to with
pruminueaa and bdclitjr.
FAMES L. PUG!!,
ArroRNEY AT LAW,
Somerset, Pa. OrBce, Mammoth Block, ap atalri.
tnirance Mala Croae St. Oolleoliona made, es
tates aetlled, uiloa examined, and ail laical bual
aeaa attended to with pruniplnees and adctit jr.
julyU
s
UKVEYIXG,
Wriiiug IVfds, &ic,
done on hjrti 1" 1 il nioiiM t ;rm.
Aw-Enquire at t'iaebeer A Co.'a Store.
C. F.WALKER.
Angle.
PUTS IC I ASS.
DK. J. a.. aUiUM vmm ii' 1 j
In Merlin ft the practice ol hia pn-iaiuo
umce otioaiie Obarlee Kxiaainger'e atora.
apr. 4, io-u.
DR. H. BRUBAKER tendert hla prufcaslonal
eerrices 10 the cktiaen o4 lioaierael and rtcin-
l.y. mce in reaioenea, one uuw -"i
net liouae.
(AH E. M. KIMMEL will eoatinae U pracUee
a r aaeoKuio, aou wuei, --
eea to the eiUaana ot Someraet and anrroandina;
country. Otnce at the ed place, a few dvon eaat
ol the Olade Uoaae.
WPSIKY CITXXIXGHAM.
Illonnerlyof Lareawille. will eoatinae the
rTlcticeotmedkine, and tcaderi hla proh-eaional
aen lcea to the citiaena olOentreville and aurroaad.
lug OHintrr.
feW 77 .
g S. GOOD,
PHYSICIAN Jc SURGEON,
SOMERSET. FA.
' w-Orrii-a In Mammoth Ulock aaVT
Dr. W. F. TOXDESBERG
Late Res dent Surf;en,
.Km Tort Eye ad Ear Miliary,
Has locate i permanently in the
City of CUiOEELAlu), Karyiana
fjr the SZCLUSIVS treatment of all
diseases of the Eye and Sax, includ
ing those of the Hose and Threat
flar. Hex Realh wr trt
JaueHU.
DENTISTS.
DR. WM. COLLINS, DENTIST, Someraat,
fa. Othoe In Oaaeueer'e Block, Bp etaira,
w here he can at lU timee be found pretred to do
all kind of work, awh aa nlllne:, Tearulalina:, e
tracuuK. ke. Artihoial toeth ol all kinda, and of
the beat material, iuaerted. Operattooa warranted.
JOIIX BILLS,
DENTIST.
Offire la OoCroth h Nefl I aew balldlna;.
Main Croea Street.
SoOMrast, fa,
botU
DR. A. G. MILLER, after twelve
yeirl1 art Ire practice la ShankarUle, baa
nuw pimveaally located at Someraet fur the prae
Uoe at ai Jtlbe. aad tendere hia prufeaaluaal eer
rlcea to tie citiaena of Someraet and Ticinlty.
Olnce la bla lns Store, opiielte the Baraet
Houae, where he eea ba eenaaiied at ail timet
anlees prlaaKioaliy ena-areo.
arlfa ouu pivianij
dee. U, l ly.
WM. COLLINS,
DEAT1ST.
Orhre abore faaebeer A Frcaaa'i etore, Sumeraet,
fa. In the iaM clieea yean I bare (mailr re
dtoed the prteea ot aruncial teeth la Una place.
The eonataul lncrearina; demand ft teeth haa la
dajed at to ao eulaixe my tacilitiea that I can
make rood eeti ef taeih at loerer price tbaa yoa
can iret tbcm la auy other place la thta eoantry.
I am aow making a rood aet ef teeth fur and It
titer aboald he any peraoa amon my thuaaanda
of caatomert la tbia or the adhnlni; tvaniiee that
1 hare made teeth that la not Ktrta cwd sat
laiactloa. tbey eaa eall aaatal any lime aad a;et
a new eat free ef ebarva.
aaarU
RTIFIC AL TEETH !l
J. C. YUTZY.
DEMIST
VALE CITY. Jomermt Co.. Pa.,
Artificial Tank. wa aaaad to be ef taw lerybeot
aaailty, idfr-like aa a lamlanme. haaertad La the
hi atrte. f arUrwlai aUeatkai paid to the prea
erratkm of the aataral teeth. Tboea wkahlnic
eoaaalt eae by letter, eu do ao by eaci-aiaa; euunp
Addreaa aa aba. alfa
IIOTEL?
H
ILL nOUSE.
iWCZfD, SCiSXESIT,
JOHN BILL, f anraik-ruf.
The propri h prepared ta aanaiaodate
In ui mi eomiortaWe and aatlalaciorT manoer.
1-be travel Mig pablir aad permaaewt boardera RJr-ib-hed
wiih tlie beat o hulel accaaoiiailwn?.
The taliea Ft" eowuaue to be fumtahed with the
heat the market aaotd. Large and eomairodioiti
nabUag aaached. J"1?
D
IAMOXD HOTEL.
sroYtrrowx PA.
This KVllv aad ereU toeera boase Is at all
tieaee a a. -rabar Stopplae; ptce a the travel maj
pabUe. t .Bk aad itouaae m rtaea. Uuod etav
bung l.acaa leaf, datly star Juhaatowa ana
VOL. XXVI. NO. 7.
BANKS, ETC.
Cambria Co. Bank.
M. W. EaEIM & Co.
JVo. SCC Main ,S7., Johtimown.
A General Banking Business
transacted.
Interest Paid at 6 per cent, "on
Time Deposits.
Loans Negotiated.
Drafts Bought and Sold.
Jany. 'A. ...
J. 0. KIMMEL & SONS,
BAUKBRS,
Saoceaeora to
Schell & Kimmel,
SOMERSET, TA.
Accounts of Merchants and oth
er Business People Solicited. Drafts
negotiable in all parts of the Coun
try for sale. Money loaned and
Collections made.
janlX
JOHNSTOWS SAY1K BAM,
120 CLIXTOX STREET,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
Chartered September IS. 1STU. Ilepuaita receiv
ed ol all aumenuileaa than one dollar, latere at ia
due in lite tuoothsot June aud lecember,aaJ if not
withdrawn ia added to the deposit, tuu compoun
ding twice a year without troubling thedepoei.
tor to call or even to preaeut the dpueit book.
Money loaned na real estate. Preference, with
liberal ratea and lung time, Kiven to borrowera of
fering brst mortKagtaon fatms worth lour or more
timea the amount ol loan desired. Otmd refer
ence, pertect titlea, Ac., required.
Thia corporation ia exclusively a savinra mini.
Noeomuieroialdeiweita reoeired, nor discounu
made. No loan on (keraoual security.
Blank apulicatlons for txirrowcra. coplea of the
rulea, by. law. and secial law relaliuK to the
uana aent to any auareaa requeatea.
Tftt-BTKKa. JiiToea tVjoper, liarld IMbcrt, C.
B. tllis, A. J. Hawea, F. W. Har. John Lowinaa,
I. H. Lh1t, lanlel McLaughlin, I. J. Morreli,
Lewis f litt, H. A. Hokics, tiinrad Supea, Oec.
T. Swank. Jaine ilc.viiilca, Jamea Morlcy and
W. W. Walien.
Daniel J. JdorrelL Prealdent; Frank Dlbert,
Treaaurer; Cyrus Elder, Solicitor. nov'Ji.
Totecco ana Ciars,
WBOLBUU AaDKaTTAIL,
J. II. Zimmerman,
JIain Cross St,
Somerset, Penna.
The beat of drari of dlltetent hrands. manufac
tured by hlmaeli, of the chidcest ol tobaccos.
These civais cannot heexpelled by any in the mar
ket. One of the bestatocks of chewing tobacco
ever brought to Somerset. Prices to suit the
time. . jan
no. HICK
LABI B M. HICK
Apnts far Firs ani Iiiife Iiisuraiice,
J OHN HICKS 6c SON,
SOMEIiSET, TA..
Ajid Beal Estate . Brokers.
ESTABLJSHED 1850.
Persons wb. deafre la sell, buy or exchange prop
erty, or ft rent will nnd It to their advantage to
register the deariptli thereof, as no charge la
saade unless sold or rented. Keai estate bualnea
generally wlllbe pmmptly atteasled to.
augU.
J. R. MEGAHAN,
BUTCHER,
AND DEALER,
Wliolesale and Retail,
IN
FRESH MEATS !
All kinds, eucb as BEEF, FOKK,
MUTTOX, VEAL, LAMB,
SAUSAGE, TuddiD?, Bolog
na, Mince Meat, and
LARD of our own
Rendering.
MARKET DAYS
May, May ani Satarflay.
Somentet, Pa
AsTMent be oWainwlany dnjr
(luriiitc the week. April IL
Cook & Beerits'
FAMILY GROCERY
Flour and Feed
We would mast reeiiectfunv annoanc ta our
frteods and the M te generally. In the town aad
vicinity of Somerset, that we have opeaed our
N.wStur a
MAIN CROSS STRKE1
And la addltkai te a fall line of the bert
Cwnreeiiaerieu (ins.
Tba?c.w., CtKar. aYe.,
We will endeavor, al all times, to anptdr jar rua-
tuners wit th.
BEST (JUAL i T Y 0 F
FATVnTiY FLOUR,
CORN-HEAL.
OA TS, SHELLED CORN,
OA TS A C0N pIIQP,
BRAN, MIDDLINGS
I
A4 wcrjrtktBg jjtujaiiaiiig to UN D--vrt
MIST WM FfilCIS.
FOR -
CASH ONLY,
AH, a well selected stock t
rlaasvare; Stoneware. Waudeavaia, Bf8a
al kinds, and
STTIOJSTER j
Which we will sell aa cheap aa lha cheapen. ,
Ptraa. eall. evamlae oar goods of all bada,aal
be aauaned troaa yoar oeia judgment.
IJoan forget where we stay ,
On MAIN OBUSS Btnet,
Oct. i. UIX.
raiEXD BIwOK,
arn-cv LABCOM.
Thou baalencst down between the hills to meet
me at the road;
The secret scarcely limping uf thy beautiful
aNd.
Aaiong the pines and nxiaars of y,mler shadow
height,
Where thou dot sparkle into tonK, and nil the
woods with light. .
The travellers crossing the rude bridge, dear
Ilrook, would never guess.
From thy staid movement through the B Ids, thy
mountain loveliness ;
Thou warn! rest among wesds and grain In com.
monplace disirulac.
Most happy te evade the glance or undtseerning
eyea.
Hat I have heard thee whispering, "Call aw by
name, 'Friend Brook,'
For that I am to thee; come up lo my remotest
nook.
And I will give thee Irecdom or the hospitable
hills,
Aad pour my freshness through thy life, from
clouds and springs and rills."
O happy soul ! thy song is sweet upon the mountain-side.'
The trees bend over thee. In league lo stay thy
downward tide ;
The wild arbutns, flushed with h ute, trjtla rloao
to make appeal
F ar btitf delay, and after her lite wot eyed vlulels
steal
Hut not the white wake-robin, a-- the w.l stars
on thy brink.
Nor any summer dower whose Mils from thee re
Ireshment drink,
t.'in need thee with my need. Frieud Urook ; and
never any bird
Caa trill such gratitude to thee as my heart chants
unheard. '
No; not the wood thrush singing In the ploe trees'
twilight shade.
As If one-ball' his melody the boughs' low murmur
mule
A lovc-song eloquent with breaks of speectiless
tenderness,
A music heard through thy soft rush, too sweet lo
tell or guess.
For thoa respondeat humanly, almost, to human
thought,
SoHhingtbe silent ptin wherewith a stranger
meddletb not.
Healing sick fancies from thy clear life's overflow
ing cup,
And winning nsgging foot ami heart forever
up awl up.
Of thy pure springs afar, the mystery of thy
flow
Out or the mountain caverns, hid by tangled brier
and fern :
A friend Is most a friend af whom the beat remains 1
to learn. j
New-born each moment, flashing light throuxh
worn accustomed ways.
With gentle hindrance, gay surprise, sweet hur-
ryings and delays
Spirit that iasueat forth from wells oTlireungueas-
ed, unseen,
A revelation tbi.u or all thy holiest friendshlis
lii-au.
I will not name the hills that meet to hold thee
hand In hand.
The summits leaping toward the voice, the moan
tain lone an I grand,
That looks across to welcome the. into the oj en
light:
Be hid Jen, O my Bruufc, from all save love's an
notated sight !
Yet am I glad that every year, and all th. ram
mer long.
Some waywrers will seek thy side, and listen to
thy artug.
And leel their hearts bound on with thine over the
rocks of eare:
With such as these, through shade and shine, thy
friendship will I share.
And oat or their about ding joy aew loveliness and
grace
Shall grow Into the memory of thy green alddlng-
place.
Thoa veilest thyself In sua touched mists through
which I may not look.
Yet blends my being with thy flow, In stir and
rest. Friend Urook !
Harr't for jlaesf..
THE ROIlSlCEOFl LOBUISW.
CHAPTER I.
"Whtre to, nia'am?" inquired cab
br as be opened tbe door of bis ve
hicle to a lady and ber son wbo bad
just arrived by tbe evening train at
ictona station.
"I want apartments somewhere in
the neighborhood of Cbehea; drive
on until yoa find tbem; tber are pro
curable, I sappese ?" the Udj replied
as she look ber Beat
"I do hope we mat find a lodging, "
sbe remarked to her companion, af
ter tber bad been driving what ap
peared to ber a rerj long time. Tbe
lad made no reply, being of a phleg
matic temperament, that Ends speech
an exertion unless distinctly necessa
ry. Tbe lateness of the hour, together
witb the influx of visitors, owing to
the London season being then in full
swiog.made tbe search a difficult one;'
tbey were about to give op its con
tinuance and go to a hotel whea tbe
cabman good-naturedly proposed
making ooe more attempt, and drove
down a fresh street. Stepping at a
baktr's shop on tbe way, be invited
tbe aesietauce of tboee serving, as it
was growing too dark to discern the
csids of advertisement.
Tbey directed him to a private
bouse in a street adjoining, but add
ed: "Tbe chances are tbey are let;
still jou might just as ell try, as
Mrs. GrifiUbs Das a yearly lodger
wbo allows her to sublet sometimes ;
perhaps be is away now."
"Shall me chance it, ma'am?" in
quired tbe cabman.
"Do; I am so weary. She may
be able to give as a corner for tbe
night at least."
When tbey reached the house,
Mrs. Griffiths! late cook in a noble
man's family, wbo bad married tbe
footman appeared, ar.d in answer
to tbe appeal, skd hesitatingly:
"For how long?"
"We bhould take tbem for a week,
of co u rrie," said the lady. ..
"1 cannot let lor ao long," tbe re
plied, after a brief calculation ; "but
1 can accommodate yoa for a couple
of days, if yoq please; that will give
yoo time lo find other rooms n
"Tbatik you very much," aa'td the
wearied traveler gratefully, as she
followed tbe landlady into a goot
tized room on tbe fight of tbe en
trance ball, and begged for lights and
tea as soon as JJrs. QriQubs could
make it convenient to send ttero.
"How very fortunate we are to
(tare found a night's lodging," she
said to tbe Jad, who bow joined, her.
"1 thick I see aa easy chair ia that
corner; what a comfort!" and she
rat dowo to rpet, removing some of
ber hear J wraps as aba spoke. "Xow
at leant we bball . bare breathing
time to consider what ia best to be
done after your examinations are
over. I can go in search of rooms
to-morrow a bile yoa are at tbeaa. I
wii-b fcbe would hasten, with the
light and tea; ibid daikness ia op-prtr-eive.
Where are jtu Fred?"
"liere," he replied, from the oppo
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUJiY 25, 1877.
site side of the room. "Can -1 do
anything for you? I've seen to the
'ugge od paid tbe cabman, and
now am quite ready to do justice to
some tea." .
Tbey were soon put . out of their
discomfort by tbe entrance of the
landlady bearing a handsome lamp
which gave a brilliant light. .
"I've brought you my gentleman's
lamp, ma'am ; be is away just bow ;
that is why I have, been able to ac
commodate you ; for he'a most oblig
ing, and don't mind my letting bis
rooms this one and tbe one inside
behind tbe totding doors, together
witb tbe ono I have given the young
gentleman up stairs, which belongs
to bis man-6ervant. . May I ask
what name, ma'am ?" , ,
"Mrs. Arlington ; and ibe young
gentleman is my son."
Mrs. Griffiths glanced at tbe tall,
elegant woman ia widow's weeds,
and thought to herself: "Sbe looks
more fit to be bis sister tbaa bis
mother; aad is a sweet looking lady
any way, whoever she is;'' and she
was glad she bad taken her in and ber
son, if such he were. And then sbe
bustled out of the room to prepare
their meal.
As soon as they were alone Mrs.
Ar'.ingtcn gazed arouod the rcom in
differently. It was of the usual
stamp of lodging houne spirtment,
furnished according to tbo taste and
means of tbose who take to letting
for a livelihood. A dismal horse
hair suit were tbe chief articles of
furniture, supplemented by others
which stood out ia contrast against
tbe boree-bair back ground, a good
piaoo, an harmonium, a book case
witb glass doors filled with a choice
selection of tbe best works, and an
easel. Ou the walls bung several
good painting?, one of which was tbe
portrait of a beautiful young girl.
"Some ar.ist must live here, I im
agine," said tbe lad, as be went from
picture to picture examining tbem,
finally stopping before the portrait of
the young girl that bung immediate
ly over the chair in which Mrs. Arl
ington sat.
"I dare say," she replied wearied
ly, as though it were a speculation
which could not possibly concern
ber, and too glad of repose to be
roused to any sense of curiosity upon
the subject.
"Just look at this, mother; it is so
pretty."
- "I cannot, Fred; I am too exhaust
ed to turn round. I cannot possibly
think of or look at anything until I
have bad a cup of tea.' Ah I here it
comes. Uo and pour :t out for me.
and never mind the picture. Bat I
forgot. I am unfeeling and unnatu
ral to tell yoa not to mind, far you
are just at tbe age when young girls
are beginning to possess a powerful at
traction for yoa ; but yoa mast put
tbe pleasing delusions cut of your
head until yon have passed your ex
amination for bandbarst: that is tbe
move in chief toward which all your
energies must now be directed. ' I
long to see your poor father's wishes
fulfilled, and shall not feel quite con
tented until you are gazetted into
tbe Army ; then my trust will have
been accomplished. How many
years is it now, Fred bince yoa first
became my child
"Tea."
"Yes; you were a little fellow
when I first took you in band as your
governess, and you learned to love
me so well tbat your father asked
me to be your mother."
"Was that a by you married him?"
inquired tbe lad as he brought her a
cup of tea "Didn't you care for
him for bis own sake? You always
seemed to."
"Yes since you could observe; but
not at first, r red not at Erst. 1 bad
no heart for any one or anything just
at that time but mayhap for a little
child like yourself, who was mother-
les and needed tenderness. It was
jost such an uncared-for flower which
alone could have saved me then, for
I Lai gone through a bitter sorrow,
born -f my own caprice and foolish
ness; aud through it I lost what
never could be mine again. I must
have died tf despair bad I not set
uytelf tbe tack of working out my
wrong doing in. atonement, if not lo
ibe person '.hat was impossible at
least to some one of God's creatures
wbo might need me; and it was at
tbat very time I took up tbe paper
containing your father's advertise
ment for a governess. It served me
for a suggestion and a field wherein
I might find that for which I sought.
I bad never been a governess; but 1
determined to become one, notwith
standing the opposition of my family,
wbo could not comprehend, and
strongly disapproved of my' taking
the step ; but I carried my point
through our doctor telling my moth
er rbe was wrong to oppose me, as
my mind needed distraction after all
I bad gone through, and that my
choice, so far from being reproved,
ought ratber to be commended, since
I bad preferred it to the injurious
remedy of a round of amusementsso
invariably prescribed for distraught
spirit, which need instead tbe
healthy medicine of some reasonable
duly to restore them to their former
mental composure. , Thus 1 became
free to answer your lather's adver
tisement, and waa selected by him
for ibe post oddly enough. And that
is bow 1 became your mother, Fred.
I hare tried to fulfill my trust; per
haps tbat has atoned."
"Atoned for what?"
"Ah. never mind ! 1 waa only a
young gir then, vain and impericut,
because I louna J poasessea a q)on
dangeroos power the powta of
making whom 1 would love Qta
precious gift, which t did not kaow
bow to value rightly until . Bat
never mind. , J , jate recalling by.
gonea Life ia such a perpetual
atombling up bill with moat of ua, it
is no use retarding our. journey by
oseless retrospection; ao whea j am
inclined to iudulge ia vain . i egrets J
alwaya think of that heart stirring
line of the pjet'a, 'A, act ia the
licin g present,' and therefore, Fred,
please to cut me another slice of bread
and butter and give me another eup
of tea, my child," and the laughed at
tbe application sbe bad give lo ber
word, which, waa commoc place
enough to destroy all their poetry.
The way in which the boy watch
ed and waited on her, and the look of
quiet amasement and interest oa bia
face aa she spoke, showed how thor
oughlyahe bad von bis heart, and
waa indeed hia mother, Bister, friend,
all ia one. Yea; whatever might
have beea the fault of har girl hood,
ber subsequent years bad fully ston
ed for it ; she bad used ber gifts right
ly ia the case of her stepson, aad hia
father, who bad died; about a year
ago, bleesiog ber for her .unwearied
devotion and the appinesd aba had
given him, leaving bertheuodiepated
guardianship of ba only child.
As Booa aa their meal waa cooclnd
ed she went into tin adjoiping room,
divided by folding doors from tbe on
in which they had, been pitting; It
bore no traces of a previous occupant
like tbe other, save for a few perfectly
executed pictures fvhich hung above
the manetl-piecc She bad her trav
eling bag ia ber band aa abe entered,
which she was about to deposit upon
a table, wbeu her, eye caught sight
of one of the pictures, and tbe bag
fell to tbe ground as she started for
ward to examine the pencil-sketch. '
"Impossible !" aha exclaimed: and
sbe gazed around tbe room, helpless
ly, n see if sbe could by any meant
find aught therein tbat would throw
a light upon tbe mystery before ber ;
but all was void ; tables, chairs, war
drobe, and dressing appliances : were
wbat met ber gazef while, like ooe
fascinated, she continued standing
before the sketch aa if spell-bound. .
"Are you coming son ?" inquired
Fred, knocking, who, notwithstand.
ing hia disinclination to tree converse,
could never bear bay long out of his
sight when they ware together. ".
"I will be with jou in a moment."
she returned, recalling herself with
no slight effort. " g ,
"Wbat ia tbe master?" beexc!a:m
ed as soon as she joined him. "You
look as white aa at ghost; yoa are
over-tired, 1 8uspec; had yoa. not
belter get t ) sleep as soon aa you
can?" be inquired avitu concern, as
he noticed that abe was suffering
from an amount fof nervous ex
haustion tbat alarmed him:
"It is nothing," she returned ; "tbe
journey was fatiguing ;" andtben her
eyes stole round tbi room with sup
pressed interest f '
"Is that tbe pretty girl you want
ed me to admire, Fred, just now when
I was too hungry to oblige you ?"
"Yes. Is sbe j not a picture ?
What I should call a 'stunner f"
"When shall we ever knock the
school boy out of tou, Fred ?" sbe
cried, laughing. "Yoo are a long
way off from tbat refined phraseolo
gy 1 am laboring to' inculcate. Bat
you are right ia tbia case. It is a
beautiful pi cure of what I should
call a detestable character. She is
aa you remark, a 'rUnnner. . There is
not tb6 least Boullo' her face ; nothing
but proud self consciousness, as if sbe
were saying: 'I am a beauty, and I
know it.' Poor thing! she is to be
pitied if that is a true picture, and it
looks as if it were."
"How ia sbe to be pitied ? I don't
see that at all."
"Because you can't see yet, Fred,
from yoor brief study of ber face.ti.at
a girl i ke that may learn to feel at
some time tr another, and when sbe
does, tbe Utson is generally such a
painful one that few have tbe cour
age to rise above it. Tbe artist wbo
drew ber was in no lenient mood ;
be could detect nothing in ber but tbe
stern facts which possibly made him
suffer," she added in an undertone,
accompanied by a long-drawn sigb.
"I wish we had a book to read ; try
the bookcase; it may be unlocked."
He did as sbe bade bim; and shook
his bead negatively as be went first
to the bookcase and then to tbe pi
ano. "'The gentleman,' as our landlady
calls him, is a cautious man evident
ly," said Mrs. Arlington. "Well, we
must not find fault witb him, for bis
amiability toward his landiady has
secured us a night's repese. I won
der ii be i tbe artist of these pic
tores? I am ashamed of my curiosi
ty, but -1 have a wish to know.
Could you be diplomatic, Fred, and
find out fr me?"
"Wby not ask tbe landlady straight
oat?"
"I bate to appear so inquisitive, as
it is of no moment to us wbo be is."
"I don't know tbat. If be is an
artist, be would, no doubt, be much
obliged to us for asking. Act on
thai presumption. You admire tbe
pictures, and may possibly wish to
order some, or to bit for your por
trait."
"How magnificent you are, Fred!
We look a likely pair don't we ? to
order pictures or bit for portraits! A
hundred guineas or so are nothing to
o?, are they, my poor boy ? Rein in
your fancy. I am afraid of you in
this respect, w hen you are once fairly
launched on jmr own resources, as
1 cannot always be at your elbow, to
control your lavish ideas, and our
means are not large."
"Well, I waa only suggesting,
you know, a ready rrode of solviug
your difficulty about Coding out who
is tbe artist If these pictures," said
ibe boy as be wished ber good-nig bu
As soon as be was gone, Mrs. Arl
ington went cautiously raund the
room, making a minute survey ot
every article, witb a look of intense
interest ia ber race, as . tnougn sbe
was searching for a clue abe could not
find. Every vase on the mantle-piece
sbe subjected to a close scrutiny, to
see if possibly a card or old envelope
lay concealed tnerein. uut every
thing waa dumb, and refused to bear
the least witness aa to tbe name or
calling of tbe previous occupant
Quite foiled, ah sat dowa aad fell
into a profound reverie, which contin
ued until the laadledv knocked at tbe
door, aad entered to inquire if there
was anything more sbe wanted, aoq
when sbe would I ke her breakfast ia
the aborning.
"Thank you: nothing mora to,
aight ; and breakfast at 3. By the
way, have you anv other lodgers ia
the boase?"
"Yes. ma'am : the first floors are
taken by a lady and gentleman for a
month ; leastways, ao tbey told me
when they came; but the lady haa
got a maid wbo is that vexing that I
can't bear her ; and 1 would be glad
to give tbem notice to go if 1 could j
be sure of another party lor the same j
time ; but you tee, ma'am, we who!
li k. 1.., n'no ..n't ST. .,) , r !,.!
ur rooms empty." ,
"You can't let me have these
rooms, you aay beyond a couple of1
days ?" i: ic-ii ; ;;. -$ui I::- -
?' No, .oa'am. : Mr. MeredithK
the gentleman takes them by the
yaar oa the. ooodilien that they are
alwaya to be ready for hia when be
writes ; ami enlyt thia afternoon . be
aunt me letter te aay be woe Id be
here on Wednesday." ..: :
"Mr. Meredith, did yea -aay, was
hia name I - Aa artist. I suppose ? if
I may judge by the pietares and tbe
"Dear no, ma'am i? exclaimed the
laodlady, as if n discreditable imputa
tion had bean cast apes tbe charac
ter of het lodger by tbe question,
lie's got ao call to eare bis living,
not he t He'a got a place ia tbe
country, which he has let for I dout
kaow bow many years, aad be keepa
himself free to come and go aa be
likes, v Such m- fae noble-looking
geatlemaa aa ha ia! He took these
rooms of me some eight years back,
when I first married and aet up house
keeping, because be said be liked tbe
quiet of ibe place; and be keeps tbem
by the year; but he lets me take ia
lodgers when be is away so long as
I don't bring children into the rooms
He baa been here for a whole year at
a spell ; and then again be ia off, aud
ma be we won't see bun for months
at a time. He ia a most excellent
Ijjgeras ever was, aad hia map, a
nice, civil, bandy fellow, with none of
them airs and graces as these minxes
of girls give tkemselea; but then,
'like master like aar' say I, and I've
always found it so." ,:
"And your first floor, ycu tell me
you would be glad to lelet, were you
sure of another tenant ?"
, "Yes, ma'am." :.
"Very well, then; as I have no maid
likely to disturb yon, I will take tbem
for : a month certaio, if -1 caa have
them on Wednesday morning; and I
will further pay you the week's rent
you will have to forfeit by - giving
the present lodgers notice to quit
summarily ; but remember, I oaly
take ibem on this one condition. It
is now Monday night, and I most
move ia on . Wednesday morning."
"Ill manage it for you ma'am,
even if I get a summnas for it."
'Yoa thall be no leser in any case;
I will pay sail expenses." and she
drew out her purse to deposit a
week' rent in advance.: . .
"Never mind it, ma'am; yoa look
a lady as one may trust, and I'll see
that you are ia the rooms on Wednes
day morning. I can easily put the
blame oa Mr. ; Meredith, if they be
come very unpleasant, by saying he
takes the rooms by tbe year; they are
not to know whether he may not
want the first floors this time."
Mutually satisfied with the bar-
ain, landlady and lodger parted for
tbe night. On the face of tbe latter
could be discerned a compression of
tbe lips, wbicb bespoke a sudden re
solve she was bent upon carrying
out, even tboogb it failed in tbe end
to prove successful.
Cn AFTER II.
"Well, Fred, what will you ray to
all my sermons on extravagance, when
I tell you 1 have actually taken tbe
landlady's first-floor rooms . for a
month; and tbat without any view
to your advantage, which has hither
to actuated my movements: lou
will say it is only a preliminary step
to my employing tbe artist after all
to take my portrait!"
Thus did Mrs. Arlington announce
her plans next morning at breakfast
to Fred, wbo offered no remonstrance.
It was enough for him that sbe chose
to do it; be was too well satisfied and
accustomed to her guidance and good
sense not to fall in readily witb ev
erything she did. as ibe best possi
ble tbat could be dooe; and so be as
sented without a remark.
"You don't scold me, Fred! I ex
pect your reproaches; but tbey will
come later; yoa are too engrossed at
tbe present moment with tbe pros
pect of tbe examination before vou
to-day ; but I have no fear for you;
sj bare none for yourself."
"What will you do while 1 am
awaj?"
"Stay where I am; study the pict
ures; read tbe backs of all the books
through the glass doo's ofihe book
case: and think wbat a cburl tbe
owner is to have locked tbem up.
And this amusement over, I shall go
in search of a piano; we cannot lire
for a whole month without one, ean
we? So I shall order it to be seat
on Wednesday morning to our new
quarters."
"Suppose tbe "gentleman" unlock
bis, and ets up an opposite tune;
the jumble of melodies will be tbe re
verse of harmonious." .
"Possibly; but then, you pblemav
ic youngster, yoa wouldn't keep me
without such a resource, for fear of
an occasional discord. Let ua hope
the gentiemjin in question will give
place to ibe ladies, and be amiable
enough tc listen without creating a
discord; or be may decamp altogeth
er, if he does not approve of our per
formances." .....(...;
"But tell me what haa put it into
your bead to stay a whole month in
Loodon? I thought you said we bad
only funds for a week."
"Well, my dear boy, it ia just this:
I have been thinking tbat. we may as
well wait and bear tbe issue of the
lamination; aa ia tbe event of your
being among tbe successful candi
dates, of which I have very little
doub you would be ready to go te
Sandhurst without having to incur
tbe doable expease of tbe journey
home and hack again. Besides, I
should like to see the last if you be
fore I sink in'e my future oblivion,
with no further call in the world up
on my time and eueo'ion beyond
writing to you."
; "What nonsense you can talk,!
mother, when yog once begin ! I sup
pose you expect me to believe yoo
are one of the sort that Is allowed to
go into oblivion. I bet you ten to
one some fellow will he wanting to
marry you when I am at colleger"
"Hush, Fred!" she said, with a
solemnity of manner the well knew
bow to f aeseme, that ' effectually
queBched anv conversation the sub
ject of which she did aot approve.
"It ta time you started."
"Forgive me; and food-bye," be
said, with a smile, as he prepared to
Wistbieg bim "Qxl peed," sbe
saw bim depart, aud then rung for
the landlady.
t p
era
J'Tbere.ia no difficulty,, Irope,
about the rfloma". ake asked.1 w
"None whatever ma'am. I've told
tbe lady; aad tbey M'V-nigbt."
""Thank you.' X wished to know
positively befi te I ordered a piano.
I suppose there ts ho ebjection to my
having one, since there ia another in
tbe house ?",');
"None whatever, ma'am. Least
ways Mr. Meredith if mostly playing
and singing when he isn't reading er
painting, or at bia meals; ao that I
am well accustomed to the. soand by
this time. Hike it "when he plays
lively music. - But dear me, ma'am !
there are times when bis spirits are
low, or so I take it to be, and then
be plays such dreary doleful tunes, it
is, for all tbe world as bad as the
"Did Hundred" on tbem barrel or
gans." "He is not married, then? ;
"O my ! no; not hr, nor never like
ly to be, sbe exclaimed, repudiating
the idea of losing her lucrative lodg
er under snch unfortunate circum
stances. "His man Janes says as
bow be once painted tbat there lovely-faced
young creature to remind
bim that women were one and all as
false a? 1 wouldn't like to offend
your ears, ma'am, by naming tbe un
holy geutlenian as be likes them to ;
which I took to be n great compli
ment to myself, seeing I am a wo
man as was never false to none,
which is sayiog a good deal, seeing
bow selfish and tiresojie men are, as
a rule, that it needs ns women to be
born saints and angels to put op with
them." ' .
"I am afraid I can't quite agree
witb you there," said Mrs. Arlington,
smiling. "I ratber think we give as
much trouble as we get, and a little
more sometimes. "
Wednesday morning saw ber in
stalled in the rooms above, which sbe
busied herself in arranging taste
fully, with a view to making their
lengthening sojourn comfortable.
Toward evening tbe piano came,
and sbe was just about to try it,
when an unusual bustle below. stairs
announced the arrival of tbe gentle
man, Mr. Meredith. . He was evi
dently a perton of consideration' in
the eyes of the household; such har
rying to and' fro up and dowa to
have every thing as he would like,
bad not before been experienced.
"G!ad to see you borne sir," said
Mrs. Griffiths, courtesy ing, and beam
ing witb pleasure.
"Thank you. Hare the rooms
been occupied?"
"Yea, sir." '
"I should say you ought rather to
be sorry I have come then." .
"Not at all. Sir.. I've been able to
accommodate the lady up stairs;
and right glad I waa that sbe cam.
when she did, for sbe has got no
troublesome hussy of a maid to come
bothering about my kitchen." ,
"The same old story, Mrs. Grif
fiths !" be remarked, as he smiled
pleasantly at ber inability to bide her
ruling mania ; "and new please let
me have dinner a soon as you can,
as I bare an engagement this even
ing." He walked round the room, placing
bis desk and other articles he bad
brought with him in order, examined
his pictures, to sea tbat tbey had not
undergone ruthless treatment at tbe
hands of deputy lodgers during his
absence. After lookiog at tbem all,
be paused opposite tbe portrait of tbe
young girl, and exclaimed mentally :
"Yes, there you are still, heartless
mocker, just as you looked whea you
defied me and flung back my love in
scorn. And yet and yet perbsps
bad 1 been a little gentler, I might
have softened you !" he cried in re
morseful thought, as ha turned
away ; and tbe look of genuine regret
be wore showed how deep bad been
tbe wound thai had the power still to
call op a thrill of pain, "lea, I tri
ed to break ber proud spirit and make
it subservient to mine, and I broke
my heart in stead. She was but
young ; I ought to have known bet
ter. But I was bard and determined,
and could brook no opposition to my
will. I bad studied life aad estab
lished my views on moat points, until
I grew intolerate a dinease natural
to culture as well as creed and I
coo Id ill bear to bave my opinion
questioned, especially by those wbo
aspired to my friendship or affection;
it interfered witb my visions ot har
mony. Harmony ! It was but a
monotonous drearv unison I was cul
tivating to foster my intense self-love.
Bitter delusion ! And from ber above
all others, 1 demanded a slavish bead
ing of ber will to mine. 1 was jeal
ous of her possessing an individuali
ty or free right of being a thought
apart from me. I was aot content with
ber affection ; I wanted her blind
worship. No wonder her proud spir
it revolted at such a proepjet ol bond
age, and flung me and my love far
from ber. Sbe waa wise and riebt,
and 1 waa too headstroog to humble
myself to sue for ber forgiven ens, or
seek to wia ber by a nobler course.
My heart waa a flint, which it needed
her loss to softsn, for I have never
seen another like my darling. Yes,
my poor girl, I was an j oat and cruel,
and Providence was kind te you in
leading yoo to reskt."
Ia inch a strain did bis thought
ran, aa he sat waiting for dinner, of
which be partook in no very elated
mood. When the spirit wanders
in tbe sad lone land of irreparable re
gret, and Borvevs with tbe light cf
experience how different all might
bave been, had eur hearts and wills
beea differently turned te action, it ia
tbea our footsteps linger, paiafally
borne down by a weight, well mgb
fatal to that eourage which bids us
bury our dead out oi aight, and wan
der no more amid tbe graves of the
past, but live afresh io tbe light of a
new and better day, with high hope
and atera leaolve.
'" Something ot ibis be bad done, but
not all, for tbe torment . of . self re
proach was at times powerful tt waste
bis endeavors in fruit lea action of
torpid reverie. Ha waa about lo siuk
into tbe latter at tbe close ol dinner,
as, left alone witb his coffee aad ci
gar, be sat meditating oa the pax
which be had invoked, when he was
startled by ibe sound of music aad'
tbe strains of a melody wbicb sem-
ed to float to him across tbe distant
year, Bud rewaken bis heart's sweet-'
est -and bitterest memories. Ah!
bow well he remembered it. It waa
.a
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WHOLE NO. I35D.
one he had written aad composed for
her of whom he bad beea thinking;
aad when she sang it to him, he
could aot restrain hia tears; but there
eatae a little "rift within the lute"
eae day, that eooa "made all the Ba
ric mate." Some slight alteration
that she had naked for, jarred opoa
his sense of its perfection aad bia
own and he refused half haughtily,
which sbe resented ; words succeed
ed words, until that waa said which
eould net be forgiven or andoae ; and
then she asked to have her freedom
back, and he gave it: yes. be gave it!
and had never aeea or beard of her
after, until bow be hears tbe echo of
tbe melody ; but the voice "Can
tbat voice be hers?" he eriea passion,
ately. Starting up ia hia ahair he lis
tens, every serve vibrating to the
strand, until it ia fiowhed. "My ewa
song !" he exclaims aloud ; and then
he ring? the bell nervously and sum
mons the landlady. "Who is your
new lodger ?' he inquires . with as
sumed calmness.
"Mm. Arlington, Sir."
"Arlington? Arlington ?" he mot
tera "Never heard of her. What
is sbe like?" . ,
"A tall, sweet-looking lady, Kir ; I
was tbat taken wilb ber I hadn't it
in my heart to turn her from the d'tor
the night she come here, so I gave
her your rooms for a couple of days
(or ber son and herself."
"Son I did yoa say ? How old ?
' "About sixteen, I should reckon ;
he has come up for his examinations."
"No ; it ia not she, be thought
aadlv ; abe eeuld never have had a
son so old. But it may be some friend
of ber. How else came sbe by tbst
song I most find out. "Thank you,
Mrs. Griffiths," he said aloud ; "you
did quite right to let tbe rooms, and
sines she is sueh a great favorite
with you, yoa are welcome to the
newspapers for ber. Perhaps yon
bad better take them to her every
day with my compliments."
Thank yoo. Sir ; I am sore you
are most kind, and I'll tell ber what
you aay.
"I never will believe, ma'am, half
as these good gentlemen say who pro
fess so loud against womankind
Here Mr. Meredith dowa stairs, as
James says, swears against a petti
coat even r be sees it banging ia a
shop window, which is most unfeeling-like,
to say the least of it here's
be been a begging 111 bring You the
newspapers every day, with his com
pliments?", ,
"Indeed ! That ia very thsugbtful
of htm," said Mrs. Arlington, smiling
at her landlady's enthusiastic eense
of victory. "Pray give him my com
pliments, and say how very much
obliged I feel. What did you tell me
bis name was?"
"Meredith, ma'am."
"Of wbat family, do yon know?"
"That's more than I ean Bay,
ma'am, r amides, to my mind, is
like flowers a great lot all alike, but
divided into so msny branches, it were
always a pozzle I stopped at I call
a pink a pink, and a carnation a ear
nation ; though tbe gardener where 1
lived ia service could tell you they
were different branches of one family,
witb a long Latin name, as I never
could see not the least bit of good to
remember. So I just follow the same
plan with families, call them by the
names as tbey hold at birth and bap
lism ; and I on'y know my gentle
man bv tbe label oa his box ; 'Mr.
Firman Meredith.' But if you were
pleased to wish to know, I'll ask his
man James." :
"Not en my account," said Mrs.
Arliogton ; "I am not in the least cu
rious ; I merely asked for asking's
sake. . Give my compliments and
thanks, nothing more."
The newspapers psid their regular
daily visit for a week, during which
time Mrs. Arlington never once touch
ed the piano when she knew tbat Mr.
Meredith was at home ; although be
had porposly remsined indoors, hop
ing be might again hear tbat song
which so roused his memory on tbe
evening of bis arrival ; but after sev
en nights of waiting and disappoint
ment, and ineffectual efforts to catch
a glimpse of tbe lady, wbo did not
go out once during tbat time, be crew
so restless and impatient tbat in des
peration be summoned tbe landlady
once more to bis assistance.
"Well, Mrs. GriffiitH, ia your lodg
er gone or dead ? She is a very silent
person."
"Oh dear, no Sir," said tbe landla
dy, smiling. "Sbe took the room tor
a month certain ; but she's been suf
fering from a cold ; and the young
gentleman has been away most days
at his examination ; but he's thM
quiet you'd never know he was in the
bouse but for his boots."
Uad Bhe any visitors tbe first
evening I arrived ?"
"None. Sir.- Sbe hasn't told any
of her friend?. 1 imagine, that she is
here ; as if it is not td be supposed
as how sueb a well-to-do ladv as sbe
seems ia without a whole score of
fiiends as would keep me busy at the
door if they only knew where she
was. ,
"Do tou think she objects to visi
tors thea ?
, "How can I aay, Sit I ere you
pleased to wish to call :" she inquir
edaomewhat elvly. "Ill speak to
the lady, and find oat if it would be
agreeable, if vou like. Sir ?" ,
"Please yoorself about that," he
returned with feigned indifference.
"If I can be of any service to her or
ber son, beyond .the newspapers, I
should be happy to call."
,"You are very good, Sir, I am
sure, and IH tell ber. . She was most
grateful for the newspapers."
Wilb a glow of triumph on ber
(see, Mrs. Griffiths next morning ap
peared before Mrs. . Arlington. It
was now her settled conviction that
ber theories concerning the unreality
of tbe enmity of.certaia men for wo
men was aa "true as gospel," to use
her own phrase; and as there is noth
ing dearer to human nature, from the
deepest phiiospler even to a (peculat
ing landlady, than to feel that tbey
have hit upon aa ..infallible vein ol
truth, her rejoicing was very nat
ural . :' V ;
She had been planning all tbe way !
up the stair hvw she might beet ta
uudiiee socb a delicate topic . with
due acceptaace. for . Mrs.
Arlington t
waa a ladv. abe felt, who wb aot
to i
be taken liberties with ; bat impulse
overrated discretion : "Would you
please to like tbe gentleman i. eall .'
I tbiuk ma'am, for all be feigo to
bate us, he's about dviag to e,iu
uj." , '
Mrs ArliBgoa fairly laughed al..u l
l the pdrtetrebip io th c inf!iitw.,i
wesamiiJ 5y ber go J aatar.d Uu.ll -
iv. "Wh da VO-a Strd ?
rhtf iaOdir.J. af.Laaliu t. K.. ...
!vi tb.iiiijb declining .6 tu.iJrr I t
tbersrlf. i . ...
by all OMwiaai ha ra Lhu 'ui, vV.
suouio. ixj u rtOH I an. m paper-.,
and say 'No, thank jmf tu himself."
"Yon ran tell bim, then, Mrs. Grif
fith", that we Bball piw-d to sp
biiu this tftenwn" .
"You. will you itieAta,'' said f'red.
"You kuow 1 prumised Catbcart lo
go out with him, at yesterday's exam.,
and spend tbe afternoon noon tbe
Serpentine, after our week's lag."
"Very well ; then I will receive
bim. 2ai mien. I can judge if
he Is likely to prove a desirable friend
for yoo, Fred. -
With the afternoon came Mr. Mere
dith's servant with, hia master's card,
requesting to know if Mra. Arling
ton could receive him.
Having granted tbe permmsioo,
her lace betrayed unwonted agitation,
which it required all ber nerve to
control before the door - opened and
be entered. He had advanced half
way up tbe room to where she stood
waiting to receive bim, whea tbeir
eyes met and flashed one mutual
heart-stirring glance ot recognition,
which she was tbe bravest to bear, as
he started exclaiming : "Gertrude
Bancroft!'
"Firman Meredith ! she cried, but
witb calmness, for sbe at least waa
in a measure tbe mere prepared of
the two. Tbey shook baada; nay
more ; tbey met aa we meet tbe lov
ed and mourned after years ol part
ing ; and then she whispered, as she
held his hand. "I am Gertrude, but
not tbe proud, soulless, imperious
girl whose portrait yoc bave no faith
fully preserved. I am aow Gertrude
Arlington, whose life I hope ha not
been altogether spent in vain. And
yet mine was not tbe whole wrong,
was it Firmsa ?"
"No ; my poor girl ; God knows it
was not. To myself alone I
take all blame."
"Nay; I cannot allow that."
"But it is tbe truth sll the tame,"
bs sighed.
"Had you yielded to my will, I
might bave slain yoa with my cruel,
stony heart; when you resisted, as
you must have done, the matter might
have ended I know not how. In
deed. I might have destroyed yoa, aa
surely as he who takes weapons of
steel or drops of poison to rid him
self of her of whom he has wearied!
A merciful God saved you from uch
a fate, and me from tbe worse one of
causing it."
"Yoa judge yourself too harshly,
Firman; I bave no sucit thought
about you."
"Not so, Gertrude, . believe jue.
There are many gone to their rest
wbo, it tbey eould return, would tell
yoa 'be speaks truly ;' poor souls
wbo have gone to their graves thank
ing God for their release from a life
which left tbem nothing to hope for
but death! -
"Then, Firman, there is nothing to
regret between ua; for across the
gulf of precious years, wherein we
have each learned so much, we caa
clasp bands faithfully as truest
friends. May I tell you, it waa for
tbia I remained; for I recognized
tbe sting I had left In yonr heart
when I saw tbe pencil sketch of the
portrait you bad made, and I thought
that if we conld meet once more, and
leave happier impressions than those
remaining, it would be wise and
right to thus overcome past evil with
future good. And now once more
you are my friend, are you not ?"
"And no'.hing more? Ab, Gert
rude, bave you no dearer name to
promise me, after all these years of
sorrow and loneliness without you ?
he pleaded.
" Yes ; my w bole life aball be yours,
if you think I caa make you happy,"
sbe murmured ; "but not unless
bave no misgivings. Firman."
"Happy ! Tbat is a poor word to
express the intensity oi my gratitude
for this meeting, and your promise
that we shall never part a again.
Oh! I too have a past to repair, of
wbieb I hope your future life to be
the witness! Your are my Gertrude ;
and yet, now I look well at you, you
are not mine, for your face is altered,
and wears a softened look, different
from tbe old Gertrude."
"Let us forget her altogether, and
paint me afresh aa I am a woman,
who (or years has prayed for naught
else but what is born of a bumble,
tender, loving heart. If you find I
possesa it, then, Firman, our loog
parting baa not been in vain. But
bave we aot mub to tell each other
of our past lives?"
"I shall feel more interested in
planning our future," be remarked
smiling.
"Ab, well, whatever we may ar
range about tbat, I shall consider il
a point of bocor not to rob Mrs. Grif
fiths of ber pet lodger ! It would be
base of me to requite tbe good Sa
maritan by running off with the ass!"
she added merrily ; "ao we must
keep ber rooms for tbe present."
"I'll take the whole bouse, if tbiU ii'
all, and you will be obliged to stay al
together, for where I aa there yoa
must be also."
"And I leave it to yoa to tell Fred,
my boy," sbe added, with a pretty
blush, "lor I led a guilty cbeat to
ward him ; he has looked upon me
as his mother, I msy say, tor so many
years, I shall seem like a deserter."
"Say rather yon have been one,
and are now returning to your col
ors." .
"Strange to say, Fred was struck
with tbe portrait, but found no re-
semblat.ee to the original."
"Because you are ao longer the
same woman ; tbe originsl has
gone."
And tbns were happily reunited
for life two wbo, though severed for
a while, bad been along iotended for
eaeb other this was the Romance of
tbe Lodging Chapiters' Journal.
ileaekalaare MBtaSased.
For downright eool-btadedness, I
believe that tbe people ot Dead wood
beat the world Tbey are never non
plussed ; are quick at retort, aad e-er
ready for aoy emergency that caa
arise. This was well illustrated the
ether day, when the owners of a cer
tain tow a lot proceeded to forcibly re
move from the premises a photegrapb-
r'a tout that the owaer woald sot
take dowa, aa required by the con
tract ia tbe case. Of coarse a large
crowd assembled, aad by their pret
ence rave encouragement to the men
engaged ia oeaMliobia the gallery.
Witb axe aad Bo tie tae asea went io
work, aad soon reduced the leal to a
as of ran aad splinters, but not he-
fore the artist had adjusted bis eeo
era npon a favorable piece of groood,
and secured a lastiac view of tbe
whole proeeediag. 1 ne picture i. to
be need as evidence ia a sail lor oaia
ages.
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