' Terms of Pabi
IHB TIOGA COCS XT AG'
tr ,ej flTadnotday Morninj,.»o'
tlii rtrj mnnabte priceof
: 'pr ONE DOLLAR ‘PE;
variably in adconct. It il im
nkuribt' wbenibe term for wl
oxplred, by the figures on tl
■orji* of eaobpeper. The paper ~
l4 ti[ a farther remittance, be recifirea. Aj t-.
s»ageiaent nr man can ,be bronj|t lei debt to the
jriattr. ] S 1
laaAorraro* i« the Official Pager ef thaConnty,
eitb-alarje andateadilyinortaaingeirenlation reach
lay into erary neighborhood in tbefiouDty. It ii eent
frtt ,»f . to any mbicriber trithin the connty
liyaits, 4«t whose moat conT«nient|poat officemay be
(a -»a, adjoining County.
Bueineu Cardi. net exceeding S|!b«i, paper taolu
led, »5 per j.ear. -
J AS. LOWKEY 4c S. FS WIISOH,
? K T£9RSBTS A COUNSELLORS AT LAW, will
the Court of. Tioga, J&ttor aud McKean
•rfflHrtieei [Welleboro', Feb. I, 185|jj - ■ '
FAIX AND WINTER GOODS.
No. 3, Union Block.
JEROME SMITH
HAS returned from New York with a splendid
assortment of
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING,
HATS * CAPS, HARDWARE,
BOOTS * SHOES, GLASSWARE, ,
GROCERIES, DOMESTICS,
WOODENWARB,
; ENGLISH CLOTHS,
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, SATINS,
FRENCH CaSSIMERES, FULL CLOTH,
TWEB'DS AND KENTUCKY JEANS.
Attention is called to his stock of
Black and Figured Drtess Silk?,
Worsted Uoods/
Mirinoea,
BUck sod Figtiered Delaines,
Long and Square Shawl?,
•7 ISAAK WALVOII iBOIiSB, Opera Flannels, Ae.
PROPRIETOR. Purchasers will £nd that
■v „ T . . F * ft Wo. <B, Union Block, Wain Street,
£TIHIB 11 ooew hotel located wiLh>n eafry access 0 •
J-, the best fishingand tabling grcgnds in Northern i? the place to bay the beat qualify of goods at the
Ed. ,-Fb fßiil rill I>o (pared for thlji accommodation lowest prices. JEROME SMITH.
•I pleanre Mckers and the WeUiboro, Nor. 5,1562.
.Apru-u. i*ep. ; i ' v
AICSIHSOII BLOUSE
. OOBNINJI, H.IT.
itu. A. Fikld, . . . . . Proprietor
‘jßiasats ieten to end from tbs Depict free of charge.
jr. E3iebit|
\ ’rmKNKT AND AT LAW
A. W«n*orO, Tioge Co., Pe. vi Will deeote his
Silas •rclnsiroljr to tho practice oftjleir. Collections
aieds' ia ur of'(ha Northern counties of Pennsjl-
Teele, • * I-;;, 80T51.60
PJBnHB¥LfAI(IA IIOI’SE.
#snMr •/ Main Street pnrf the Jan&.’WeiMarn, Pa.
J. W. BIG ONY, |ROPH'|eTOR.
- Xhie popular HeUl, beebtfre-fitted end re-
MmMmA throughout, is aovopsn public at e
! dnt-eless heaeo. ■ a/
o. c. o. CA:«PEi|i*
BARBKB AND. HAIR-BfESSBR.
SHOP in the rear of'th. Post Office Everything in
' bis lino will he don# as well ana promptly as it
j#> heAeae in th# city saloons. Pr&nrations for re
«*rUf daniirolf, and beautifying tie hair, for sale
- Hair and whiskers dyed anyj&olor. Call and
ae». Wellsboro, Sept. 22, 1g59. li
Oeeffw W. Pratt,. Editor anl Proprietor.
II published at Coining, Steuben (&., N, Y., at One
Sellar and Fifty Cents per year, advance. ■ The
I.ereal is Republican in politics, a© 'has a circula
tiea,teaohing into every p4rt of Stephen County.—
Xkese dasiront of extending; their pioiifess into that
tkeadjeiaing counties wilj find it|in oicelicat ad
vertising medium. Addressees abnye| |
WELtSßOttfi
TiTBLIiSBOROtijSH, P*.
1. J. UK, - - £ - tj: PEOPRIKTO*.
( /enesrly e/ Sid United stnlel Hotel.)
(atiag leased this well known fn4g>opular House,
selieits tk# patronage of ‘ the attentive
aal ebligiag waiters, together with .tie Proprietor's
kieWledge ef the bnsiness, he hopes to make the stay
ef -these whe etop with him bot®, pleasant and
agrihakle. 4'
Weil«bere,Ray >l,lll*.
r. jj. benedict; Inv ■»-,
TirOUlib the public thst lii|is permasentl
W located in BlkUad Bora, T!o|a Co. Pa., an
3s prepared by thirty years’experience to treat all dis
easts of the eyes and their appendages on scientifi
■ri.sielss, and that he can enr# wflhout fail, lha
drendfal disease, called St. Vitus’ ©Sure, (Chart
gdntti rvit.) and will attend to any osher business i
the lint ef Physie and Snrgery. _ |
Blklahd Bare, Xugbst 8, 1860. *
DEiITISTRT,!
c. N. DARTfr
* W OULD w*peetfuHy 'l# cititens'of
?V Welliberoend vicinity, *thet If be* opened
ever WBTGHT’B FLOUR| ! AND .FEED
STMtB, where he will continue.to dq.«ll kind# ef
werk intbe line of pENTISTRY. a
Welliboro, April 30, 1362, i
CORNING
. WROLStALB DRUG AND notice STORE.
BKCfiS AND MEDICINES, I
PAINTS AND OILS, I. -
WINDOW GLASS, |
KEROSINE OIL, 1
ALCOHOL, Sa
• i books and stationery,
■ U,i4»iwi»u«»i«ky. -f ;•
Vf. ». TERBEt| v
feenalry Merchants supplied with articles at
NEW YORK FREES.
foreleg, Fab. 28, 1862. ,
WAMTBD! hy %
ON* THOUSAND BUSHELS #HEAT L
ONE THOUSAND BOSHELSfKJRKI
ONE THOUSAND bushel! OATS!
ONE THOUSAND BCSUgLS RYE!
Far iMk WW *®l p»J CASH!
WEIGHT BAILEY.
IW»by tie pemnd, taek or barrel, «■,
by the pound or ton* ' 1 § ■
Bran in uaj quantities, r '& >
hr sale aheap at Wright *, Bajjay’. afwFlrmr and
Thl Stere. *; ,£ l4
Ferk cheap at euf Btore. . \ * . -'f
Aligned, dellretri TREE fF CHARGE within
ft. Carpotwtiew. ' *R»» K^WRIGHT.
AIHEBICAK BOT|L.
Kfirmitlg D. Bartt “ Crytal Born.)
CotllU 0» Uu> iHB
TtELLSBOBO, PX| |
ants. BoiiEßMAty - r - -ift**** - ***-
Strict otl.ntion ps(d totho confer*offnoit*. Good
raaionablt, | ' f
„ Ook and a hoiU«r wmafind.
Bo;*. I, !»«.<—ly|* >■ -j ;
OQJL «AB»WC
'bx oID AT -,
troijgh, Tioga Pa*
ib*r hiring flttwi np th»“pl»oe for th*
*fiWo«l C»r4‘OK »® a Cfcth Dreu'Oß.
M Infest th* p*opl» itb«tr** • w>n »*•
mfcetw* *n »hK*» of by tb* j«rd, to «uit
id *obld Uform tbe p«p%th»l w*»»
\n* time, u oar *orb« ; ?fcn by «t*M»
ito tb»t«U nflolutW be f»r fe«r
toiwd. ff«*Vn»4pw>4a«> »» be4*t*o fer
IrptVtteoUon faroring
*«io*«u*e^ siEg LEE<
, WSfi liH*-
<u« U, 18M, V
PCHTItfT.
GILLETTE, f
18, 6IBOBBN COUJS3CiijS.T.>
, tfasoV
ijoontl) Xnarrille on the SSih. Blklnd
..XMrtwtwrm* on th*J7th#iog* oath.
mrlfirttcAtv 4J»U»e» to
'tiiwiStfttnir tetttrto J«m«4 T>
' J«*. • '-j i ■ •
tUe&tloii. ' " 71 1 ■■i r
CTHE AGITATOR
then be stopped I - f -j -• '
By this tr- 1 . ■—■ ' ' ■■■ ■■« i> - •■ •
Sehotth to t&e Eptr neCon nf tpt Mtta of if m&om and the Spttato of l&ealt&j?
WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG ONBIGHTBO, A STD UNTIL "MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN''.SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.
VOL. IX.
9150 BEST PIANOS. 150
yOS. P. HALE A CO., having removed to their
dew warerooms,
No. 478 BROADWAY.
are now prepared to offer the public a magnificent
new scale .full
7 OCTAVE ROSEWOOD PIANO,
containing all improvements known in this country
or Europe, over-strung bass, French grsod action,
hary pedal, fall iron frame, for
$l5O & 175 CASH,
Warranted for 5 Tears.
Rich moulding cases,
$2OO, $250, & $3OO,
all warranted made of the best seasoned material, and
to stand better tban any sold for $4OO or $5OO by the
old methods of manufacture. We invite
- DEALERS AND TEACHERS
in all parts of the country, to act as agents, and to
test these unrivalled Pianos with Sleipway A Sons,
Cfaiekering A Sons, or any first>cfoss manufacturers.
JOS. P. BALE & CO.,
478 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Oct. 22, 1562.-4rD.
PENSION AGS-ENCY.
TO SOUUEBS AND THEIR FRIENDS.
THE undersigned having bad considerable .expe
rience in procuring Pension Bounties and Back
puy of goldiers, will attend to all business in tbatline
entrusted to his care with promptness and fidelity.
Persons wishing to. confer with me will please call
or address me by letter at Sylvnnia. Bradford County,
Pa, Charges reasonable. ( GEO.'P, MONROE. -
Refers by permission to
H. B. Card, Connty Treasurer, WoUsboro, Pa.
D. Troy. Pa. .
A. u, Spalding, Sheriff, Towanda, Pa.
Oct. 15, 1862. r
AUDITOR’S NOTlCE.—Notice i» hereby given
that the undersigned baring been appointed ab
Aqditor to audit the ncconnt of J. F. Donaldson, Ad
ministrator of B. B. Groves, dec’d,, Trill attend to tbe
duties of bis appointment at H. Sherwood’s office in
Wellsboro, on Wednesday, tbe 19tb day of Novem
ber next, at 10 o’clock A. M., at which time and place
all persons having any claims upon said fund are re
quired to present them for allowance.
, Welleborb, Oct. 22, 1862. J. B. NILES, AueV.
Admini»lraloi' , B Sale.
IN pursuance of an. order of the Orphan’# Coart for
Tioga County, ths undesigned Administrator of
toe estate of Fannie Greenleaf, deed., will expose to
public-role at the Court House iu WelUberougb, on
the 22d day of November next, at ? o’olook F. M., of
said day tbe following described real estate gitaat?
In Delaar township to wit:
A lot of land beginning at a-.post the north west
corner of land surveyed for John Hastings; thence
by said Eastings and land surveyed to L.. Foss south
75* perches to, a birch tree; thence by land surveyed
for Wm. L, .Wamner west 1U perches to a Linn tree
in tbe warrant line; thence by tbe warrant line north
75* perches to a hemlock tree; thence by land deeded
to Gates and H.-Wilcox east 114 perches to the place
ef beginning—containing 53| acres, about 20 acres
improved, a log bouse and an old shanty for a barn
and a few frail trees thereon.
Oct 15,1882. JACOB HILTBOLT, Adm’r.
IMPORTANT ' TO COMDMERS
OF 'TOBACCO.
Persona desiring to abandon ita use, abonld procure
a package of tbe ■
ANTIDOTE for tobacco.
This antidote la the means of destroying the taste fer
tobacco, and-thereby crery one
MAT ABANDON ITS USE I
Priee, SO eents per package, «ent Post paid.
Agenta wanted for Ibis and fire other new artiales
commanding
READY SALES AND GOOD PROFITS.
For particulars, enclose atamp and send for Circular
Address, G. «■ DEWITT,
West BcnuTsros, Pa.
Aog. 27, 1802.
Application
Charlotte Hubbard,
by her next friend,, Ly- June Tern. ISM,
man Harris/ No. 196, AdvortiaeßHltft
»». in Divorce.
Goerge W. Hubbard.
}>, Qeane W. Hubbard: Ton are hereby notified
that Charlotte Hubbard, yonr wife, bee applied to the
Coart of Cotnmop Pleaa of Tioga County, for a Di
vorce from the bonda of matrimony, and that the eaid
Const bare appointed Monday, the 24th day of No
Tomber next, at the Court Homo, in Woliabore, for
hearing the eaid Charlotte Hubbard in the promisee,
at whisk time and place yoq can attend if yon think
properT ' H. STOWBLL, Jn., Sheriff.
Welliboro, Get 29, 1862.
'VTOTICE TO TEACHERS.—The School Di
reetan-of JMmtt Township will meet at the
Butler School Home at Stony Fork, on Saturday, No
vember 81b, next, to engage teacher* for the 'Winter
School*. Teacher* who make application nill be re
ouired topresent their certificate*.
EOfiEBT CAMPBBMvSeo. of Board.
. Belmar, Ost. 29,1862.
AUDITOR'S NOTlCE.—Notice i* hereby given
that the under*igned, haring been appointed an
auditor to distribute the (proceed* arising from the
Sheriff sal* of real estate of Wm.®. Middangb and
T. Pattin, will attend to the duties of Aiaueppoinfmant
«tdrii : office in 'Wellshoro, on Friday* the 2Slh day
of No*»mber ne»t,»l *rhieh time and place all per
sons baring any claimsupon said fund are required
td present them for Allowance.
; p , H. W.WHiIAMS, Auditor.
; WelW»ro, Nor. 5,1862. -
ja CDKlOSlTY.—tftuite a curiosity in the shape of
-,2jl ’a naw patent Fruit dar (or preserving Fruit,
eenbeseenat Koy’aDrngßlore. Call-and azamio*
Uer»n II job da not »i«k to buy. -
WIU8B0W). TIOGA eoUNTti BA., WIiDKESDAT MOBKING. KOYEMBER 12, l«n. i
The nurse vrhn tended Philip’s wife was a
woman of peculiar temperamept, strictly up
right, but fanatical in her notions of duty, and
with a strong self will. She was an old ser
vant, hhd been in the family of Mrs. Stmirton’s
father many years, and'had been selected to
accompany the young lady at the marriage.iP-
Shß had a sincere attachment to her mistress',
who trusted and favored her. when the fact be
came knownthat |frs. Stourton could not re
cover, her grief wife violent and uncontrollable.
On the day fallowing the scene above described,
Philip Stourton walking almost noiselessly into
bis wife’s sick chamber, observed the nurse i
bending over the poor sick invalid, and taking
froip her hands a while some whispered
'instructions were being'given a* to its careful
delivery. His entiance'seemed todisturbthem
somewhat; but hfe wan to - heavy of heart to
heed anything except the pale face which looked
wistfully at him from the pillow. It was a sor
rowful day, for before it closed bis yoong tyife
died in his ayros.
During the months of desolate solitude
which fullowed his bereavement, the circum
stances uf the promise he had given, never once ;
oceured to his mind. The great grief swal
lowed up all minor responibsilities of life. His
loss was irreparable, his sorrow inconsolable ; I
with his heart sealed up, as be fancied, and |
wished, against consolation, he went on his ,
cheerless way. But the influences which n»
tore brings to bear upon us in our misfortunes, |
though slow and silent-in their operations, are
in the end irresistable. Grieving constantly
over bis loss, Pnilipls sorrow grew less poignant.
His children became mors dear to*, him, and to
a greater degree thad ha thought possible, gre,w
to supply the plaUei of hjs dead wife. By der
grees their merriment became less grating to
his'enrs. There wrpra times,, too, when his dis
position recovered its natural tone; intervals
of forgetfulness of the past, and hopefulness
for the future, Thie children found a kind but
strict foster-mother,, in the nurse; and his
household was a fairly ordered household, yet,
though not the bright and complete one which
he knew before the.spoiler had trespassed upon
it- , t
So Philip Stourton lived through his trouble,
and found, after a! while, in his children, his
calling and his books, both comfort and tran
quility.
In his profession of jyi.. architect, be worked
steadily and successfully ; be loved ,it because
he excelled in it, and labor of any.kibd blnn
ted (be sense .of pain and loss. A wealthy man
ufacturer'had employed him in the erection of
some extensive business premises, and afttr
wards of a private fnaufrien ; and on the com
pletion of the hittor, arranged a pleasant party
to celebrate the circumstance. Te this 'festive
gathering the hrchftecf rebeiveif a kindly word
ed invitation.’ Philip- debated with himself'
whether be should Accept it,'and Anally con
cluded to (Joyo. His wife had how beep dead
two years, during which, time he bad altogether
refrained from society, Jn his happier dayshe
had been anything but a redone, for a gayAn.d
buoyant tempferamfint bad madehim the favor
qte of many circles; and now the natural d»-
sire to mix with men once more, began to find
aplace inhi* mind. His.promige occasionally
recurred ito memory, but bad hitherto caused
•him ho'-erabarrassmoat or uneasiness; -It yas
•Bo fear on this score -tha| had influenced r .hss
mjodi of life-hitherto;; wi(l he .thought npt»t
•11 of the ciroonfetalncO when he consented at
Jast to hmk an on ihe -wwlusHn -whldlt bid be-
In Divoree.
ALL IS FOR THE BEST.
Repin* not tbon when dark days come, 1
For come they sorely mast,
Nor let misfortune's surging storms,
Prostrate thee in the dost;
Bnt bravely item the rising waves, * -
With hope within thy-breast,
Remember —with a faithful heart
That all is for the bes(l
I ■ .j ■ >• . ■
Have courage jq the darkest boor,
And tears and moans despise,
For oft thy sorrows and thy woes .
Are angel® ip disguise. • i
Let hope and faith within thy sonl- .
Be each n welcome guest.
To whisper thee—’‘cheer up ! cheer up ?
For all is foY the best.' 1
Then fling away all foolish fear,
Be foremostrin the vanj
Trust like A child in Heaven's God,
While acting like a man.
Confide,in Him and frfeelj tel!
The sorrowsdn fby'breast,*
Hope—end bo jiappy in the thought
That all is for the beet.
' ' —Lamxttltr £7niew.
[Troni Chamber's Jonrnal.’y
5 A DEATH BED PROMISE.
From the dark-chamber where Philip Stour
ton’s wife lay tick of a mortal! disease, the doc
tor bad taken bis departure, after gentle but
ominous words, and the husband and wife were
face'to face in “the valley of the shadow of
death.” Buoyed! up to the last with hope, that
might ebb land flow, but had never wholly, for
saken them, the doctor’s warning fell heavily
indeed on their hearts ; and. the pangs of parting
came uponj them with premature and unlocked
for bitterness.
“I couldi have wished to live a little longer,
with you,” l said the sick lady, in a momentary
lull of leafs, “and not to leave the bonnie little
children so 1 soon with no mother to care for him ;
but Philip, 1 you will promise, me this, it is ray
dying request—do hot put them in the power
of a mother who is not their own; such are
always cruel. Fur the memory of me dear
Philip, and for the sake of the children, prom
ise me not to marry again."
Philip Stourton was silent; he felt all the
onerous condition? which a promised this na
ture involved. However moch he loved his
wife—and he loved her devotedly-f-yet ho saw
what his partner Could not see, that in depriv
ing himself of hi? free will to net, he might be
creating for himself a life long burden and
sorrow. But his wife renewed her entreaties, and
clasping him around the neck in a passion of
tears, besought him not to refuse the request of
one so near to tbs grave. With those dark,
beseeching dying eves upon him, ho could not
deny the petition; he promised. Nay, she
begged him even to swear that he would be
faithful'to her memory, and never wed a sec
ond wife ; and Philip Stourton took the oath,
his reluctance vanquished by an importunity
which it seemed almost cruel to resist.
came habitual. Once under the roof of hie
hospitable friend, Philip’s mind quickly took s.
coloring of cheerfulness apd gaiety in keeping
with the scene. This gaiety was, in fact, its
most natural phase, and long constraint served
no doubt to make each pleasurable impression
more vivid. It has been said that he was well
fitted to shinfc in such gatherings; be seemed
to regain all bis old . powers, on this occasion.
Had the reunion been specially and cunningly
planned, (ns Tt was not) to allure him back into
the circle of living sympathies; the object could
not have .-been accomplished more effectually.
The lights, the .music, the wine,- conversation
and repartee, the (air and happy faces about
him, inade up an atmosphere which a nature
like his could not long resist. And when Phil
ip returned to his somber hearth, the shadows
seemed less dense, and life more lovable than
before; for we-.lnok at life through the coloring
medium of inward feelings, and to these human
intercourse s like sunshine. But was there
uo special reason beyond for this revulsion in
Philip Stourtnn’e mind ? He might have an
swered there was no otherbut it was whis
pered that bright glances shown upon find fas
cinated him! Pshaw ! -glances indeed 1 Yes,,
but they were Honor Westwood’s glances, and
Honor was a very lovely girl.
She was the niece and ward of Mr. West
wood, their host. His heiress, also, it was said.
Philip admired her beauty, felt perhaps a little
flattered by her favor. But hp was not to be ta
ken by the first pretty face that chanced to
look his way. Not in the least.
But Philip had or made an errand to the great
house, within a few days, when on opportunity
was afforded lo him of judging whether he had
not overestimated the young lady’s beauty nnd
courtesy, on his first visit; a matter which cu
riously interested him, and exceedingly favora
ble to die lady were the eonclosicns he came
to. ‘ 1 '
• Then more than once or twice or thrice did
be repents his visit, and gradually from .his
heart and from his hearth faded the dark shade
| which fell upon them when bis dear wife died.
One night after a prolonged visit to the West
woods, Philip Stourfon returned home, and sat
down in Ins silent study, with a flushed and
troubled brow. Heo tried ter read, but after
turning n page or two the febok was thrown
aside, and h* sat with thoughtful eyes before
I ‘{he fire, absorbed in .reverie. Not ’ve'ry pteas
• ant; were his reflections, to judge front the mub
tered words that escaped him now 1 and then,
. betraying the theme on which his thoughts
,wera busy. He had subjected himself to an in
fluence that few can long resist, more especially
. when the mind has been acted upon by sorrow
nnd solitude. He foond himself suddenly inn
forbidden realm, tempted by beauty, affeutirin,
companionship, feelings universally welcomed
as the highest good of earth. But he was un-,
der disabilities; he was not free to choose like
others; bis promise siared him in the face. A
wild mood of passion and remorse, nnd una
vailing repentance perhaps for his rash prom
ike, took jpossession. of his mind, and made the
long liOorj-of that night sleepless. He was nut
so deeply enslaved but that be still . retained
sufficient control over himself to take what was
undoubtedly a wise resolution, if he desired to
preserve involiable the pledge he had given his
lost wife.
Honor Westwood wondered when the sum
mer evenings came and went,, but brought not
the wonted and welcomed guest. To wonder
succeeded disappointment, and' to disappoint
roent.-the bitter, though orily half-acknowledged
pangs of slighted' love. Would, he overcome
again? What discourtesy,had she been guily
of? She searched her memory .and tortured
her mind in vain. In Philip’s absence she
brooded over bis image, and as we are apt to
do, overvalued the merits of what she seemed
to have lost, till in this way her half-formed at
tachment ripened into absolute love.
Mrs. Westood missed Philip. Stourton too,
and unacquainted with the true state of affairs,
at last sent a pressing summons for him. And
what did Philip? With the faculty of self
delusion Which is common to us all, he resolved
to visit his friend ; it was a pleasant intelligent
intercourse he sought; was it manly to shun
the society be valued, because of his shadowy
danger? Honor Westwood was nothing to him ;
be would go. He went, nnd in that peculiar
mood of mind it may be easily guessed, with
what results. His early impressions wers in
tensified, a passionate love took root in him,'
against which all hia struggles were unavailing.
But the lady whs changed tuo; now Philip bad
come' back, she manifested a certain reserve. —
He felt the change and was piqued. Instead
of accepting the opportunity thus offered, and
placing the intimacy on a footing more conso
nant to bis sense of duty—as bad be been at
one with himself on the subject be would have
done-—he determined to combat .and overcome
this .estrangement.- He succeeded. As his
visit* grew more frequent, Honor Westwood’s
manner, resumed its old grace and warmth, till
h,er unde began to take note of such small cir
cumstances.-a* led him to suspeet that his niece
and bis architect were-—well no matter—Honor
was of age, mistress of a small fortune, nnd
Philip Stourton was an estimable man nnd bis
good friend. Smooth as regarded outward in
fluences was the course of Philip’s love-making,
but bis own mind was irresolute and distracted.
He felt the fascination which bad seized upon
him grow; day by, day in power. He knew that
he.was paltering .with a sacred engagement
which he had: never proposed 1o himself to
break through, yet he would not , terminate the
dangerous intimacy.,,and be dared not look be
yond the- present hour., He' worked hard at
his profession, crowded task upon task, pur
posely aUowingJbimself little leisure for reflec
tion, ;bb| be gave blind ,way to bis impetuous
feelings whenever chance or choice led him to
Honoris side. He did riot -Ineglect his own
.home; but the nurse (’now housekeeper,) to
‘whose -management his domestic concerns were
entrusted, was far front being satisfied with the
state of affairs, and spoke Out her mind (is she
was fo the hubit J (if doing. 1 “The motherless
, children'were slighted. Business—if it'was
' business that absorbed j Wifi ‘Stott ft on—shohW
-riot swallow upborne tll|tieir ind-lf ■it’wiHi'gay,
‘bdwpftny that aUi*otfted lnm» Vt yf&d
able.” Tbetse'-rhffiWsttiiocee •b*did«B* *hru
fo--- -VC-’. c-J-. -
pie to make to Philip’s face, and far from being
silenced by his rebukes,! let fall expressions
which showed a knowledge of the attentions be
paid his fair acquaintance, and inveighed'bit
terly ngaint second marriages. This was suffi
ciently insolent, but Philip did not care to, re
sort to the obvious remedy. ' Her well-tried
fidelity; and the anxious care with which she
watched over the welfare of his children, for
bade her being sent away, so her insubordina
tion was endured, and her prate and caprices
passed ovsr ds necessary evils.
There camp a time, however, when Philip’s
vacillating purpose became fixed, though prob-
ably in an opposite direction to what the real
balance of his confused feelings inclined him.
iOn a quiet winter’s evening he and Honor met
once again, . It might he qhe was kinder to
him than usual, or‘ he himself morn su-cepti
ble-lhan ever, s However that might be, her
beauty and the scarcely concealed favor with
which she regarded him, so far conquered, that'
before they parted, .he had asked her to become,
bis wife. And on the.morrow, while his mind
was filled with conflicting emotions of lovoand
remorse. Honor wrote to him” consenting.' It
made him very happy of course. Poor Philip
Stourton.
lie had taken a step, however, which seemed
irrevocable, and he rushed blindly on -to the
end. Like a man engaged In the commission
of a crime, he resolutely evaded reflection on
the course hetwas pursuing, though he could
not prevent his thoughts from playing a* a dis
tance, as it were, round the forbidden point.—
In incessant labor, he endeavored to escape
self examination, indemnifying himself with
long evenings of delicioos companionship, when
conscience, which should then have stung the
sharper, was laid to sleep by the all-powerful
blandishments of the boor.
After a while the marriage day was fixed,
and the preparations for it were begun. The
fact was.whispered about, and reached the ears
of Philip’s housekeeper; but strangely enough
.that ready tongue of hers for once was mute,
though her feelings were anything but placid,
,4n judge from her stormy face.
One evening, after a laughing dispute about
sums intended matrimonial arrangement. Hon
or suddenly remarked : “By the way Philip,
what was the nature of that promise you made
your late wife? I have received a curious an
onymous letter about you, which I suppose I
might to show you ?’’
Philip’s face grew white ; he was not able to
affect unconcern,, the onset was so unexpected,
and so deudlyi Jle remained silent, breatlripg
hurriedly like a man in pain.
Honor'was rather startled when she observed
fhe effects produced hv her words, and said;
“I am sorry .dear Philip,'if I have grieved -you
by my question, but I have indeed received a
letter containing some vague accusation or oth-j
or against you! I give not the slighest cred-*
ence to it, however ; neithdr do I ask you to ex
pbiin anything, if to do so would be disagreea
ble to you. ] can trust yon Philip.”
“You have trusted me Honor, more than .1
deserve,” said Philip; "let me look at the let
ter.” ’
She handed jit to him ; it contained but a few
words, penned evidently- by an illiterate 'per
son, and ran thus : “You are about to be mar
ried to Philip Stourton, T hear. You have no
right to him. ■ Ask him about the promise, the
oath be took to Ills wife who is dead, ' God will
visit you both,”
- There was no signature. Philip read it tbriee,
an'd lingered over ft, as though endeavoring.to
take same resolution in his own mind. He
looked pt. Honor at last, and said: “Could you
marry me, Honor, if you knew 1 had broken a
promise such as the letter mentions ?”
' Honor trembled a little, but after a short
pause, smilingly said: "Well perhaps I could,
provided it wet's not a very bad case.”
“A death-bejj promise—an oath ?.” said Phil-
! P- 1
The lady wa< silent fur a'moment and her
eyes began to fill with tears. “What have you
been doing, Philip? What do you mean?
Must you break an oath in marrying me ?”
“I must,” groaned Philip. “I promised my
wife on her death-bed not to marry again. She
had no right—l feel it now—to impose such a
burden upon me. I had no right so to pledge
myself; but I aid. It is irrevocable; no One
can relieve me of it.”
" I will not marry ft man who has perjured
himself,” said Honor. “ You have been cruel,
very cruel to tempt me so far as this. 1 can
not marry you now, Philip,” she repeated;
and covering her face with her hands, she
sobbed bitterly, and left the room. Philip, ton,
stole away, crushed and miserable; in his own
eyes hopelessly dishonored.
Truth, loyalty, self-respect, yon are but thin
shades dwelling in a-human breast, lightly es
teemed, seemingly of little power; but when
you depart, the pillars of the world seem to
have fallen in, so weak and so desolate are our
lives without yon.
if Philip had been less scrupulously honora
ble, if in his h&art he bad attached as little
weight to the promise made to his wife as his
recent course implied, he need not have seen
his hopes fall in ruin abont him as they now
appeared to do.—lt was not that he lacked the
ingenuity to avert it. It had crossed his mind,
of course, to deny the vague accusation con
tained in that .miserable scrawl to impute mal
ice nnd falsehood to the writer. Who was to
know what transpired between him nnd his wife
at such an hour? And Honor Westwood
would hare been a lenient judge, although in
her secret heart she bad believed him guilty ;
but when confronted with hi* offence, con
science re-asserted itself, and -constrained him
to admit the truth.' '
' Philip went straight home to his study nnd
there sat down. By and by.be got.np' hastily,
unlocked a secretary, and.drew out, something
which glittered in the dull light of the lamp
It was a pistol. He placed il on the table at
his elbow, and turned his pale cheek and ab
sent eyes towards the fire. Did’,- he see faces
there, as we all do occasionally; when imagi
nation is busy,and judgment in abeyance T— 1
Pcrhspd be did- The. gentle face, it may be .
of his dead wife, earnest, hiving, deprecating
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wonder, appealing to him not td leave tbiem
helpless to the scant mercy -of the wo rid. -f-
Howevcr that might be, a change ,<pm« over
his face before long which augured n better
mifid, and he pot the shining,laathsome .weap
on back.
On the morrcw, though his reflections were
bitter enough,-the-despair, which had given
birth to that dark, thought of the- previous
night nO longer haunted him. It wag true thqt
there was an end' forever to bis hope's fijr
Honor, bnt now at least he could face coti
scince once more. lie was even glad, amid
his disappointed passion and poignant sense pf
humiliation, that he had teen prevented from
completing his design. The aurfi'n-diip of the
anonymous letter perplexed hint, though his
suspicions finally narrowed down upon big own
housekeeper. Yet how could she have pos
sessed herself of the secret His wife, lie felt
certain, would never have communicated to
I her what toot place at that troubled interview,
j hut it was possible.she might have overheard.
, He toot measures ti) ascertain, if ho could,
the truth; but they were of no avail. The
I woman’s sullen answers revealed nothing, ana
Philip ceased at last to question, though not to
suspect her.
With stern self-discipline, Philip weaned
himself from'everything connected with his|nu
fortunate passion, hoping to find, os once I be
fore he bad found, in labor, solaceand forget
fulness. The struggle, though sharp, was in a
measure successful, and be calmed down >hv
degrees into content. It would have Wo
harder to him had be seen' how dim the fur
j fiice of Honor grew beneath the cruel. Til-i'-v
dealt in her trustfulness ; and had lie VVrl
the apologies she made for him to her A n
heart, be would most surely have been temidV'i
back. Her sex naturally, it maiy be assumed.
Would deal lightly with siicb an offence. A
woman perhaps was wronged, but a wuoinii
was the gainer—and promises were but words.
Honor was angry with him, it roust be coii
fessed ; but rather because he faltered than be
cause he allowed himself to be tempted. ‘-She
had no right to 1 exact such a promise; he had
no right to give it; but the fault was hers. (J,
Philip, had you urged this as some would hava
urged it, I lbinfc I should have forgiven you/’
So “mused the wdmilh he loved; and it was well
for Philip he could'not know.'
With,great chivalry of character, Honor
never disclosed to her guardian the " cause df
the abrupt termination of their engagement;
and he naturally attributed it to some petty
quarrel originating in. a difference of disposi
tion. “ Ton must make it up. Honor,” be said
more than once. “ Write to Philip, and bring
bim back.” But of Course-Honor never wrote,
and Philip never, came.
Several months bad passed away, when Phil
ip Stourton’s housekeeper was taken seriously
ill. Meeting the doctor afteryma of his-visit*,
Philip asked bow bis patient progressed. “I
will not disguise .from .you,” was the reply,
“ that she is in great danger, I fear she will
not recover." ,
" I trust yon art mistaken, doctor,” Philip
ssid; “ I conld ill afford to lose her, she has
been a most faithful servant/' -
The same evening Philip visited the sick
room, and perceived too. plainly that he had
heard the truth. A peculiar expression came
over the pale bard features of the housekeeper
when she observed his entrance, and there wag
an anxiety in her manner of. replying" to bis
inquiries which- attracted bia attention. .
“Are we alone?’’she asked.
Philip replied in-the affirmative.
“ I wished much to see you. I know I shall
not live long," she continued; “ and there is
a matter nearly concerning you, of- which I
feel it is my dnty to speak-something about
your late wife, my beloved mistress.”
Her voice was steady, her manner resolute;
hut'she paused, as if debating with herself
whether or not to proceed. Philipasked if- she
referred to the letter received by Honor West
wood.
“Yes, to that and something beside. Mark,
sir, Ido not confess I have done wrong, ido
not believe it, and Ido not repent-of what
I have done. -Butif I bad lived, I should have
broken silence some day; and I feel 1 have no
right to take my secret out of the world with
me. Listen I I nursed Mrs. Scourton whan
she was a child, and -I loved her. Before she
died she called me to her, and otmfidedto me bow
in the first dreadful momentj when the knowl
edge of her fate came tipon.ber, she had cine-,
le<f from youan enth that yon would never 1
marry again. ..She told me that in a calmer
hour she had considered and repented of that
act, but that the subjectwas to painful to be
revived betwixt you'again. She had entrusted
to me a letter; which she had written to you,
and enjoined me to deliver it to you when she
was dead. The letter I never delivered.!' -
Philip tu struck dumb by the avowal; the
old affection and (he new hope, both starting to
life at the sound of- (be dying woman's voicecla,
shed together within. hUhaart.
■The housekeeper went on: “Of second mar
riages Ido nut ppprove.and I do not believe
(bey, are happy ones. It was enough for me
that my darling vti-hpd you hot to marry again.
She might unsay ths words, but she could not
unsay the wish, and I followed her wish. Had
you not your children to console you, and ; was
I not beter to them than a step-mother could
he ? However, lam leading you now, and you
may workyodr will I wrote the letter to
Westwood. I doqot fay forgive me for all this
for 1 have prayed .to Heaven for guidance and
my conscience does not condemn me."
“Nurse, jfouhave. acted a strange part; I
might reproach you, save that you are so near
to the timewlien ypu will be judged bya high
er power. ' Where is the letter you have with
held?”. -
The sick'woman pat her hand beneath the
pillow, and drew it forth. Philip took it and
silent y left thej room. ■, *[ •' ..
, In the silence-, of bis study, with a
heart, tieopened the letter, which, seemed, ip
truth like n me*s«ga fnra the dead., With dif
ticalty be, deciphered the loving, sorrowfo.l
.voids that his wife’s dying hand bad .traced to
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