REP WWW r J&iVs&SJASa 11 Will Mill B. F. SCHWEIER, TEE OOISTIT U T10I THE TTfflOI AID THE ETF0B0IME5T OF TEE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor- voi, xxxix. MIFFJJNTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 7, 1SS5. NO. 2. 4 H IMM! WALK. , m'- i'A' v Out V,r, W v.'n weMern be''hr, . .... Wi a-' Miver tliut .-, . t-rut !ibt. w " j . ! . t ln-l i-'tll Veil nvr'tl.r .i.nk-t.r.iwii heath and llr , m-wb.ic .liauumd drop. -wt-W, mystic tUiuH nr,ri m.-reaiitf.-U' wiutf-. " v"1'" be'"- UV ,.l tbe .:u'T.- -b:i.K.- swlul ia-t .v riiv-i "J elm; k,n:ibr':.r:ii. i -uiiiUt gleam jbr,,a'L :! 1' tabled reauu. j-,. ..i ui. l!ie i:ii-ir'"u dell ,,!;,:.v torn:- "I '"g :: If v u.a "i"1 ithtiiJ tui?swll lj. ;!,!!!. ja.it-r t ami fro. w,mi- v -.v e ui iv not hear X)j.;. :!- t!iat IOH b rlMf . ;.l'c to ilealb we WH. THE I"-' ''- or Tan season. "Ii ,11 V the lst of the sea-soD-it always ls-" s,) LaJ' Mac-jn-jf.r as .-lie laid down two great .JJire fa-Js on which were invitations to herself, her sister-iu law. and her two uhi-rti for tlie Racoons' ball. -I haidlv think Eflie ought to go to it," replied Mr. Macgregor, Eflie's unttier, doubtfully. "Xn! zo, luaiuiiia !" exclaimed Elbe fioiii s distant window iu the drawiug ruoui. ''Why, nothing would induce me miss it "U i. surely she may I" put iu II rs ter. "'I-et lier enjoy herself while s';e cm." Of course," assented Ethe. "Uf course." rc hoed lady Mac grtor. AuJiroui tliat liuie Mrs. Macsjreaor iiiJeiio Inniier object ions, and Kllie retrllrJ 1,1 the lu osiiect of her first uiil- iun- L ill. Tie lull was to be held ill the Assem bly Rooms a:id Music Hall, two adjoin Uigiwl beautiful saloous connected ty l corriilor tde last a spot generally veil uttroiiiA-d betwetru the dauces at web gratbtu ins. Iu the jirivacy of many dressiiu: toouis tbi-t question was fi-equeii'.!y sknl. "What will Ltlie Macgi-egor rr ?" But no line could solve the mystery, limplv bemu-- Miss Miicyieiror's attiie Va9 Lot lieilii mauulactured by auy tuLiuiiable in-IUtt, but by the. clever fillers of Mrs. Macjjregor aud ber elder duititei 1 letter, who never cousidereI tiieir time had beeu wasted w hell spent upon seivice for Etlie, the younger lUugliin, jul then a little over uitie teeii. auJ so fair to see ibat by common cuaseiit iJievvas the ackuowledijed belle uf tlie s.tMili, Mrs. Ma i,'reor was the widow of a Baroutt's thud sou, of unexceptionable (nliree, but oor. aud proud as well. SI bid hitherto lived a most retired life in tlx Highlands, ek in g out her uirijw iucome with.pt aiseworthy and, Hteu Hester grew up, eveu cou Uiving, w ith her assistance, to save a tride ui anticipation of the time when ler beautiful tllie should "come out,'' iu slie kuew some extra epena must be proTided for, Hester was three-aud-tweiity a brijrfit-faotd, pleasant, sensibld girl, vitli bo preteiitions to prettinej, but kdUike aiid retiiied. For her no effort La ever been thought necessary ; aud si vaa so thoroughly uusellisli that she never gave a thought to what others might lave considered the preference sLuwa to ter sister. Ever since Eilii bail been a tuny, IIesUr had been like little lunlher to her; aud, as her cLaniis txjaiiiled, the elder sister's pride in them had partaken of tl.e SiUie chai'acler to be jealous of Ellie never entri-j her imagination. LaJy Ma:-regiir invited her relatives to Ler Laiidmie house m Moray Place. sLortly a!'-r their arrival their gai tie beiran ; and almost immediately tlit beads of at least a dozen of the Bwmajettblejoutlisof Edinburgh were wiupletely turned by the rare lieauty of Miss Eilie Mai-gregor. Ijuly M.n eiecor was clad that she had a.keJ ber sister-in-law to come to Miir.iy I'Uioe, with her daughters. Mrs. Hnegieg.ir had foreseen great admira tioafur Ellie, but the adulati in she re- fcivea fir sin ii.issed her most sanguine MpecUtions Hester was delighted. Unlyosie thing troubled her no one )et Lad apiieaied who was good enough fut tlffir. Ltlie herself was slightly spoiled by it all. She enjoyed uer triumphs intensely. She rejoiced over tlie bouquets that were sent to her, aud U homage that was paid to her. After u quiet bi.uie-hfe at Iuverardoch Glen, the whirl of the Ejitiburgh season was MH'haiitiii!; to the simple country-bred girl. Some weeks previous to the Dragoons' lu an admirer had attached himself to the train of Miss Elie Macgregor, iu theshaiieofa Mr. George Duff, lie M Ellie marked atteution, which she wived with a demure aatisfaction ; her less important admirers shrauk with one accord from any attempt to emulate with this elijible candidate tor the pretty Miss Macgregor's favor. l.v Ma gregor fouud out that she Jw Mr. Hull's aunts iu fact, every Wicular concerning the young wan m anon satisfactorily discovered. He y .-looking, well-born, comforta wy off, hi character w as uiiimpeacha . iiud, to crow n all, as the days went "J be was seen to be grow iug more aud re m love with Ellie, who certaiulv S"n tos!iowsymiitoms of considerable lwtialityfot Limit, return. the young ladies of Edinburgh lu mate om.-iave ,-ather resented the JJ or Miss Ellie Macgregor's conquest. ?as a stranger who luid swoojied "U into their midst, aud, after out ?lbg them all. picked out the most oesirablerfiof the season, tt Itmi'llgIy one at'teruoott he called jJy -dm-isregor's, when, by a happy her ladysh and Mm, Mac Ft i IIesr were out driving, eenl ii- lug 'ioutedly sweet, re- "jwbim; and, plu -king up eourage. J"!.1 aua tliel1 P'oK)sed to her, and N. Eflie l-!ieve,l that sh. Uin aa'1 sl'e 4UiU! -'' 5uv )'CU,Sl'e tolJ Ler "Jeligh'e mhini ljer "Kagemeut, witl Mr n,?i ,to,''1'''1'. wa charmed, foi tiS'wL.fd,v OU a!1 tbeir rt8li tionf dhueaud honest admira- JiSH eJ,i"K to Uke P,a,:e mTT .Was Marcli theu-aud Effi t. . r'1 atwut choosiUL' her lnLMiii tasi i i cnoosiug ner irixwxtai eedily as p,w.sible. There were I. iiii,. , ueiays, no weary imlen Wi f"1'1'"3- Mr- i"T ould faiu itav tT. i1'? -e"iny celebrated in La-;.; Jl1iehad all the Scotch 8U re?iJtng the uuluckiuess of fcj far its mdiiiae w cob- cerued. June, she declared would be soon euougn. Air. JJurr had one characteristic which his fiaiuxe had still to discover lie was ot a jealous disjiositiou. Now that Elbe was his promised w ife, he did iioi care tor llie Idea or her golug to balls in the way she had hitherto done. If she must go, be decided that she ought to dance almost exclusively with himself. And to a certain ext-nt conveyed his ideas to Ellie, who listened I'aiieiiuv euougu, uui I hi not appear quite 10 see ner way to make any prom ises ou uie sutijeci. "I can t refuse everybody," she said ''it would seem &u stupid aud 1 am Very fond of danc ng." "Then dance with me, Ellie," urged Mr. Duff. "Am I uow ?'' uot enough for you "Of course," she agreed in au uncon vinced hesitating tone that was not lost upon the sharp ears of her intended Mr Duff carried his iioiut, as far as waltzing went, at the first two or Hires dances they went to directly after their engagement ; and Elbe, though slightly restive at having to tefuse a number of suppliants, behaved altogether very well, especially as ilr. Huff did not ex eel iu the Terpsichorean art in fact, uanceu very uauiv. Nevertheless his shortcomings iu that line were a source of considerable an noyance to bis pretty betrothed, who noateu to penection round the room when she had a fairly good partner; aud she had au inward conviction that. wheu she aud Mr Duff attempted a waltz every one was watching their er ratic career and laughing at them. This idea rather (tanued the prospect of the Dragoons' ball to Ellie 11 it her spirits rose whea.ou the morning X the eventful day, Mr. Duff preseuted her with aa exquisite crystal heart-shaped locket, set rouud with diamonds of great beauty, and surmounted by a lover s Knot, a)so m diamonds. Tins orua- meut, worn on broad bUck velvet, with a splendid bouquet, aud a simple white tulle dress trimmed with bunches of stiowdroiis, completed Miss Ellie Mac- greuor's co.tuuje lor the military ball. Never had she looked pi et tier than w heu, closely guarded by Mr. Duff, she entered the brilliantly-lightei Assembly Koouis ; aud never had she dreamed of i such a lauyiifce scene as tlie rooms themselves preseuted. Ellie was be sieged with requests for dances, many of which she declined reluctantly euough. BiA presently I-ady Mac gregor came up to her aud introduced one of their hosts Captain Verschoyle he wished it so very much, her aunt whispered ; aud Ellie, with a charm iiu'ly shy glance upwards, met a pair of handsome bold, dark eyes fixed ad- uiiiiugly upon ber. "May I have a dance ?" he asked. Ellie hesitated for an instant, tleorge Duff's heart stood still. "No. 5," said ElhV. " That is the Lancers." "Thauk you," answered Captain Vei schoyle, rapidly itm-ribing his initials ou ber programme, ami then departing. For a few seconds there was au omi nous silence between Mr. Duff and his n'lwicoe ; and then Eilli said tuuidly T hof you dou't uiiiid, George ; 1 gave him only asquaredance. It really seems so foolish to refuse everybody." "When we are married, Eflle," he re joined gloomily, "I sha'u't allow you to dance at all.' "Poor me !" said Ellie to herself ; but she remembered the crystal heart, aud refraiucd from expressing disap probation opeuly. Presently George desired another turn ; and Eflie found herself strug gling along iu trying circu instances, which were uot improved by the sudden consciousness that she was being keenly watched by the daik eyes of Captain erschoyle. Ellie read lioth amusement and pity lu them ; and almost sharply she told Mr. Duff that she thought they had better sit down anything was better than being so terribly knocked about. Mr. Duff felt considerably hurt at this; and Eflie ext jrier.ced a sensitiou of re lief when Captain Verschoyle again ap peared aud claimed her forXo. 5, which he said was just about to begin. Mr. Duff resigned her, but resolved to keep his treasure in sight in fact, a bright idea seized him to dance in the Iaucers himself, if possible tis-u vis to Ellie. Accordingly he hurried off to secure Hester as a partner, and iu so doing lost sight of the blue-and gold uniform and the white dress: he would soon find them again however, he said to himself. Hester accepted her brother-in-law elect at once, and gladly agreed to search witii him for Ellie ; but she was nowhere to be found in the Assem bly I looms. "Perflate she is in the Music Hall," suggested Hester; "they are dancing there too." As Hester aud Mr. Duff eutered it, the Dragoons' baud was discoursing ".Sweethearts," and, to the horror and wrath of the young man. he beheld his beautiful Eflie whirling round clasped in the arms of Captain Verschoyle. She was very vouug he must have patience, Mr. Duff told himself as he glared at them and then by a mighty effort resolved to endure what pained him so exceeduigly, and not to be hard upon her. Captain Verschoyle danced to perfec tiou, and Eflie felt that she was the ob served of all observers as she floated along, guided by the irresistible Captain Verschoyle. What a change after George's plunging 1 Captain Verschoyle was enchanted with her dancing so he said. She could uot refuse him at least two more dances before the evening was over. He was so earnest, so determined to iiave them, that Etna, after declining it first, proceeded to deliberate; and. laving done that, the initialling took place once more on her programme; and he handsome Dragoon expressed him If duly grateful. "1 hope you are not going t dauce igaiu with the partner I have just seei, vou with, Miss Macgregor ?' he said l declare it made me quite angry U vatch how he dragged you about! Wlu is he ? "I suppose you mean Mr. Duff!" re lied Eille, coloring as Wie spoke. Duff? Ah ought i be Duffr laclaied Captain Verschoyle. "Why, here lie is lookiag as bU-k as thun ler !" And Captain Versehoyh saiiled in iiiteusely aggravating smiki at Jeorge, who certainly was regirdiuf he pair with auvthing btil sulislied eye .n.l as he stroked his momUche com Jaceutly, something of Hi" true Stat. ,t affairs daw lied uiou Eflie'S artuer Perhaps that gave a sort of zst loth pursuit of Effle which followed, just to the amusement of cuttiiuj out anothe aiiu, aud for the pleasure of aecurhtf for a time- the affections ot what hecou sidered the prettiest girl in the place. Before the Dragoous' ball was over, more thau one matronly head had shak en itself gravely at the atteutions paid to Mr. Duff's fianctt; aud Mr. Duff himself determined that Effle should not, with his cousent, have auother op portunity of making herself conspicu ous with Captain Verschoyle. "But, alas, poor foolish Ethe was flut tered I Captain Verschoyle was the ' swell" of the regiment, very hand some, very rich, aud so fascinating that in a miraculously short space of time she succumbed to his attractions; aud good honest George Duff, who could uot, because of his love for her, conceal his wrath, showed himself .u a Uilit to EMU which apparently changed ber af fection for liim into a feeling of almost iversion. To a certain exteut Lady Mecgregor and Hester viewed the state of affairs w ith complacency. If Etlia found she could uot care for George, it was as well to discover it in go-xl time. Aud by all accounts Verschoyle's wealth was ten times greater than Mr. Duff's. He was the nephew aud heir-presumptive of an Earl ; and for Ellie to be come a Countess was more iu accord ance with J I ester's ambition thau to see her plain Mrs. Duff of Ardloch Park. But the mother's heart misgave her. Not that she disliked Captain Ver schoyle; she admired him extremely; he was certaiulv far more tmlishMl hihI elegant thau Mr. Duff. But there was a something Mrs. Macgregor could hard 1 V extlhlin wh:lt tint hIim ili.l nut approve about him ; aud she was hon estly grieved aud sorry wheu Eflie finally informed hr ufutit. a furtniirht ufiiw the ball, that she and Mr. Duff had said goou-uye to each other, "He was so ieitlnus so tire.4nm I could never liave been happy w ith him, mamma ; besides " "VOU lliiVM He!l OIIA VAII liL. better, Ellie," added the widow. "Perhaps I have, mamma." she con fessed. Eflie did uot escape censure for her desertion of Mr. Duff. At more thau one afternoon tea-part) her conduct was canvassed and condemned. But w hy should she care ? she asked herselt. Was not Captain Verschoyle growing more devoted, more empress: t Hid he not come dashing almost duily into Moray Place, driving hii uiail-phaetou, with its pair of showy chestnuts, a smart groom sitting behind t And did he uot parade the regiment past their windows, with tusThaudsome self at its head, all for her sake ? Did not the baud strike up just ashey reached her ab.Rle for her special delectation If Aud what bouquets came from Loudon I Edinburgh was uot supposed to be able to furnish suitable floral offerings for the idol of his heart ! For a brief sea son Etna lived hi a whirl of happy ex pectation and excitement. George Duff liad departed ; there was uot a cloud to nar her enjoyment at least she could uot discern one. At last the lirst bolt came from the blue sky. The Dragoons were ordered to leave Edinburgh aud to march forth with to Manchester. Pale as marble. Ethe who was now deeply iu love with Captain Verschoyle listened to the news. Iuly Macgregor and Hester were rather glad. It would bring mat ters to a crisis, and be better for Ellie, who had never been very stroug, and upon whom the unwonted excitement had already begun to tell. Mrs. Mac gregor was glad too in a way. She was afraid she had uot acted very wisely iu Elite s behalf ; and every day she re gretted the honest heart her pretty daughter had thrown aside. She felt certain that Captain Verschoyle would do his duty, that his intentions were honorable. But was this gay butterfly likely to make a good steady husband t She pondered the question very anx iously. If Ethe had mid a father, or even au uncle, she would have feltsafer, and gone to him for counsel and sup port. But the Macgregor family were strangely devoid of the male element. Sir Hubert had beeu dead for several years, and the only surviug brother was in Australia. Airs. Macgregor on her side had no brother. Lady Macgregor was very certaiu that Eilia would be "all right" so she expressed herself and, now that Cap- toin Verschoyle s day of departure nad beeu fixed, the family might hourly ex pect Ellie's second engagement to be announced ElQe saw him at a flower show on the day after the receipt of tiie unwelcome tidings. She herself was the fairest flower there, in her simple white straw bonnet, with its white trimmings; and Captain Verschoyle at once, as was his custom, took possession of her. "Vou have heard the news, I dare sav ?" be said. "We are ordered off, Eflie, I may have to go immediately." She tried to smile. She trusted him; she was too innocent herself to believe that he meant to go and forget her. Though they were in a crowded room, no one overheard a syllable of their conversation; but many guessed from her shy happy face that auother crisis was come for the belle of the season. He explained to her why he must go ; but he added that he would return. She must promise to remember him, to be very true and very faithful. Could she do it t Might he t rust her ? This had uottieeu George Duff's woo ing. He had said out boldly that he loved her, that he wanted to make her his wife. And there bad been no talk of indefinite departures or returns. However, she was satisfied. He was going away then, but he would return. She must be brave and trustful. He said a fervent good-bye to her, haviug escorted her home to Moray Place, Lady Macgregor and Hester walking la front of them. But he re fused to enter the house a thing he had never before been known to do. He was rather pressed for time, he said. With a partiug glance at Eflie, he raised his hat and departed. Lady Macgregor wondered why he .iad not come iu. Herter looked anx iously at Eflle; and M s. Macgregor, ,vho had seen Uie partiug at the door, fel wniething like a throb of pain, which However was strangely minglad with relief. What had Elbe to say r She was all joy and cheerfulness oufidttiit regarding his truth and honor. Ie had ascertained from her all partic atars ab tut her Highland home; he had ilso made a urte of her address, for he ueaut to write to her as soon a he ould arrange certaiu u.atters to which ie alluded vaguely. He had impressed upon her that for he present she must keep their ar angemeuU aud hopes of future meet ng strictly to herself. And so she ueaut to do ; but she had never yet ad a seoret from her mother or Hester she could not keep ona from thew now. Si), after Lady Macgregor bad gone to her room to dress for dinner,, she confided to her auxiou lis'.euers a good deal of Captain Verschoyle's con versation. Lady Macgregor guessed tliat she was not being told everything, and felt a good deal aggrieved. She wanted to have the triumph of announcing her niece's engagement, and to take all the credit of haviug brought it about her self. The least Ellie could have done was to let her kuow how matters stood She would cease, she decla'ed, to have auy interest in the affair if she was to be kept in Uie dark. "Has he proposed, Ertie?" she askd. ' No, aunt Charlotte, he hasut." au- ..... ... . . ' . swered Eflie with a happy blush, which threw a doubt upon her denial. "Then what has lie said ?" urged Lady Macgregor. "Von surely dou't mean me to believi that alter weeks of dangling aud devotiou he has said no thing V "I am quite happy." replied Eflie. 'Please dout question me, aunt Char lotte; direct iy anything 'is settled vou shall be told." "Oh, very well !" cried Lady Mac gregor indignantly, taking up her gloves and departing. But Mrs. Macgregor aud Hester in terposed ou Erne's belnilf with her aunt, aud contrived to smooth matters, so much so that Lady Macgregor bade tbean all a cordial farewell when, about a week later, they left Edinburgh and returned U tlie solitude of their old home. Arrived there, Ellie Macgregor began ber watching and wailing for the post. Captain Verschoyle's letter must come someday; nothing could convince her to 'he contrary, though the June roses bad bloomed and failed, aud still there came no tidings. Every morning the look of auxious expectaucy changed into one of patient disappointment, aud every morning the girl said to herself "To-morrow his letter will come." But no "to-morrow" brought it; aud Eflie herself seemed to be drooitW wheu the autumn winds swept over the fallen leaves, aud still there had come no word. To Mrs. Macgregor aud Hester the truth was self-evident. Ths man was a villain ; he had deceived them all. piayeu witu t.tlie'8 affections, aud out of the sheerest selfishness, for his own momentary amusement aud gratifica tion, had singled her out as a temporary toy, rendered all the more tempting be-' cause she lielonged to another man. But for him Eflie would probably have been George Duff's happy wife. Many a consultation took place be tween Mrs. Macgregor aud Hester as j to the best meaus of putting au end to Ellie's expectations, which became al most pathetic from their very hopeless ness. But nothing could shake her con lldeuce in the man to whom she had given her heart. "He promised. I "2d f would trui ' him." Tliat was her argument, quietly spoken, wheu a doubt was thrown uiou the good faith of Captain Verschoyle. As the wiuter wore ou, she grew pale aud thin, a shadow of ber former bright merry sell. And in the dull December days she became so ill that the country doctor who was summoued to see her declared that a change was imperatively necessary. But she pleaded hard to be allowed to stay on at Inverardoch. Ca tain Verschoyle knew she was there ; she wanted only to be allowed to re main at home. Mrs. Macgregor could ill afford the expense of a cliauge ; still she would gladly have met it but for Ellie's dis like to the idea. It was abandoned for a time, and once more the girl began her watching for the post. Only for a little longer. Her illness increased with alarming suddenness, m low fever seized her, aud for some days she lay almost unconscious of passing events. And while her child lay thus, hover ing between life and death, Mrs. Mac gregor read in the columns of a fashion able newspaper an account of a certain marriage in higVi life, the bride being au only child and heiress of a well kuowu millionaire the bridegroom Captain Stanley Verschoyle, of the th Dragoons. Mrs. Macgregor's first im pulse was to keep it secret from Eflie, to spare her a pang if she could ; but Hester advocated a different course, "Let her Know the worst, mamma ; it is the expectation of hearing from him, the suspense and disappointment, that is killing her" for Eflie was now conscious enough to remember the de sire of her life. "Any letters?" she would whisper, with the anxious eager look they bad begun to know so well. It was Hester who broke the tidings to her. She bore it with wonderful for titude; and from that day her lipsxiever repeated their old inquiry. Ellie did not die. She struggled back thanks to her youth into health again ; but the brightness of her life was dimmed. She was never the gay, happy, light-hearted Eflle Mactregor that she bad been of ) ore, aud dark days came for the sisters. Mrs. Mac gregor died suddenly, and they were left almost penniless pensioners on the bounty of Lady Macgregor, uniess they chose to exert themselves personally to procure a living. Hester would gladly have toiled to save Eflie all anxiety or care, but ad versity revealed in the latter a strength of character and purpose that no one had ever supposed the pretty butterfly of old days possessed. She would do her share, she declared, and, when Hes ter looked out for a governess's post, Kllie did the same. What a change it was to them wlmt a pang to say good bye to Inverardoch, aud to face the world alone for to gether they could not be ! Lady Macgregor professed to be of fended at her husband's nieces for dis gracing their connections by goiug out as governesses; but she was honest enough to admit to her intimates that she would have considered it a great hardship to have had to support them ; and she was kind enough to procure for E'lie a post with a distant cousin of her own who was blessed with a goodly sup ply ot olive-branches. Mrs. Elton was very kind to Eflie. She took to her pale delicate young governess at once, and treated her from the first with more than ordinary kind ness. Oue day, about a year after Eflie had come to Mrs. Elton, the latter casually Informed her that she expected a bride aud bridegroom to dinner. There was to be a party of friends to meet them, and Eflie was iusi. acted to appear with her pupils iu the evening. No suspicion as to the bride and bridegroom crossed ber mind, until ahe caiod face to face with her discarded , love, George Duff, who, looking both handsome and liappy, was leaning over a low chair occupied by a pretty girl in bridal splendor. A cold chill ran through Eflie Mac gregor's veins. The girl-wife looked so briebt, so happy, so couteuted, while she Eflie was miserable aud alone, a governess, a dependant, with no one save far-off Hester to care for her. The blue eyes grew misty as she thought of her folly. Likea scene sud denly revealed, she realized exactly the part tliat Captain erschoyle had had lu ruining ber life. She saw clearly that she bad thrown away an honest heart, that she had indeed sacrificed the ! substance for the shallow. But what I a . . .. . . nvaiieu ii to revert mourniuuy to me last sl'e who must so bravely try to : ice the lonely future f Mr Duff came forward frankly to r.ine. lie held her hand perhaps a sec ond longer than he need have done; aud men sue would have turned away. But he was not to be repulsed. Her pale sad face smote him to the heart; he guessed her story, and his whole desire was to utter one sentence in her ear ; while the bright-eyed Mrs. Duff gazed with some curiosity upon Mr. Duff's newly-found friend. lie asked after Hester, and then re ferred lightly to herself Was she well and happy ? ITester was iu England, and she her self was well and happy. "And, Eflie, have you not releuted?'' he asked. Ueleiited ! Was he mad ? She looked at him indignantly. "I have never changed," said George Uutr. "i loved you from the first dav 1 saw you, Ellie. 1 love you still. 1 made up my mind, despite your deser tion, that, if I did not marry you J would never marry any other woman." 'And your resolution broke dowu ?" sitid Elbe. "How V he inquired. "What do you uieau V "'I oat you married some one else, alter ail." Tl.eu Eflie fouud out her mistake. The pretty bride was George's con-un the lucky bridegroom was uot Mr. Duff. Six months later he and Eflie were married ; and Hester crowned bwr sis ter's happiness by taking up her abode with them until she changed it for one ot her own. Eflie looks back uow and blesses the day that she did uot marry Captain Ver Bcnoyie, though he is au Karl at pres ent, aud his neglected Countess does the honors over a tar grander domain thau lovely bome-uke Ardloch. She feels that she has leen providentially guided to her own safe haven again, and shudders wheu sae recalls how weakly she at one time strayed from it. For, as site once said to Hester "There are too many Captain Ver schoyles in the world, and too few (Jeorge Duffs." ' Tit I aifutoite uf tu B.Jy. One is often led to ask the meaning and the origin of the attitudes which we assume, the gestures which have become to us a second nature. We read that King Solomon "spread forth his hands towards heaven." Why I he writer asked this questiou of a Bible class of boys. No answer. Then he asked, "Suppose- I should hold my baud, in this way, open, toward John; what would you think i"' "That you wanted him to give you something." "Just so; if I stretch out my hands open up toward heaven, w hat does it meau?" "That you want God to give you some thing." The uncovering of the head is said to have come from the olden times, when a knight or warrior by taking off his helmet aud exposing his head defence less to another, showed tierhaps his con fidence iu the honor of the oilier, or threw himself upon hs mercy. Bowing the head was also the way of putting one's self at the disposal of another; it showed trust or submission. Kneeling no doubt had the same signifi cance. Just how the usage of shaking hat.ds originated, ls not quite clear. But when pugilists shake hands before be ginning their combat with the fist; it is a survival of the habit of showing in this way that neither had auy heavy lead or the like in the hand, designed to give deadly weight to the blow. The custom of giving the lady the inside of the sidewalk originated when Uie streets were full of mire aud filth, when the passer-by was liable to be splashed all over by every team, "To take the wall," or be willing to "give the wall," marked the man as a bully or the reverse. The usage of giving the lady the seat iu the pew farthest from the pew door, perhaps half a dozen ersons rising for this purpose, originated In New Eng land when au attack from the savages uot seldom was an episode iu the ser vice, and when each man carried his musket to church, aud stood it at the pew poor, ready for use at a moment's warning. Of course, the hieu must be at the head of the pew. It is said that the custom ot tiring a salute iu token of respect to a guest, originally expressed the confidence pla ced in him and the friendly intentions of the boat. The guns were thus emp tied, and rendered harmless. Many of the funeral usages iu vogue among the Eastern nations were ex pressive of abandonment to grief, and absorption in grief. Thus wheu the mourner tore his clothes, it was as if be said, "I have no furUier delight in life, uo use for beautiful raiment." And when the hair was torn, when the body was cut with knives, it was a way of bidding the body share the distress ot the mind. The sacrifice of costly ob jects at the grave, expressed the instinc tive desire to make to the deceased an offering as costy as poseible. We feel as though, when we make the sacrifice, it in some way benefits the person who is gone. The wiping off the dust of the inhos pitable cities, no doubt signified that the apostles would not have so much as the dust in common with them, that they would not be indebeted to the cities even so far. It is curious to remark how differ eutly sometimes different nations em body the same emotion. Among the Orientals, reverence is expressed by covering the head and uncovering the feet. But among Occidentals, a person who should come into church with bare feet and his hat on would hardly be considered as showing reverence. Sim ilarly, Uie Orientals despise the aog and ad mire Uie ass; we reverse Uie estimates. i hey write from right to left; we me contrary. Sophistry is like a window cui" It pleases aa an ornament, but its to keep out the light. Klevtrle Solano. "European telegraph instruments dif fer materially from those m this coun try. iu Europe most of the lines are under government control, and as they insist upou keeping a record of every thing transmitted, we use the Hughes printer and Biudot sextuple printer instead of the Morse system of trans mitting by sound. The telephone in Europe is uot used to so great an extent as here, but it works more perfectly. We use two wires intea I of ctHiipletiug the circuit through the ground return current, and by that meaus we get less induction. But the chief difference between electric science iu Enrol e and lu America is this: Here most of the experiments of to day are conducted witn a view to the perfection of the electric light, but in Europe our ener gies are mainly directed to the consider ation uf the problems of the accumula tion and transmission of power aud its application to r.ulroaJs, machinery, domestic, aud even military purposes. Iu this connection the Paris house of the Kothchilds has eutered into au agreement with Dr. Here under which experiments are being conducted on a large scale. The contract calls for the transmission of 300-borse power from Creil on the Northern railroad, which is owned by Mr. Hothschild, to the rail road workshops in Paris, a distance of ol miles, with a loss of power not to exceed 50 per cent. M. Rothschild has contributed l.OUO.OOU francs to the enterprise about f .OOO.OUO. The work Is being conducted by Marcel Deprez, iu my opinion the greatest scientific engineer now living. In the event of the experiments proving successful, as I have no doubt they w ill, companies will be formed by Dr. Herz and M. Uoths child, and nearly every waterfall ou the continent w ill be used as a source for the transmission of power all over the country. There is nothing impractica ble about it. In Germany there are already s:x lines of railroad run by elec tricity, and the time is surely coming when improvements lu the uiiMes of accumulating aud transmitting power will lead to the utmost universal use of electricity for nearly every purpose t' winch steam tiower is now supplied. "May uot the greater use of electrici ty introduce new elemeuts of danger to human life?" "Perhaps so. But it Ls, after all. difficult to say w hat amount of tension ls actually suilicieut to destroy life. Last year 1 w ituessed some experiments at 2 uremberg, which were couducted by Schukert for the Bavarian govern ment in response to the suggestions of philanthropists, fir the purpose ot devi sing a speedy aud painless method of executing criminals. A current with the high tension of 4,0UU Volts, which is probably a greater power thau any like ly to be brought Into practical use, merely burnt the skin of the animal slightly at the points of contact and the sheep skipped away as though uothiug had happened to it, the reason being that the current merely passed jver the skin, which proved a better conductor than the nerve system of the annual. ith rabbits and other animals some were killed and others were uot. Now as to human beings. I Ait year, during their discussions, members of the insti tute deprecated the practice of experi menting with these high tensions as dangerous to life, aud iu reply M. Co run memlx-rof the institute, stated that shortly before that time, while measur ing a tension of over .I,ml volts, be picked up the two ends of the wire with naked fingers, inadvertently omitting to protect himself with the rubber gloves used for that purpose. He was thrown back by the shock and Jropifl the wires, but immediately recovered himself and went on w ith his work, the only incon venience being a slight burn ou the tips of his lingers, caused by the spark pro duced by the forming of the arc as he broke thecitrreut by dropping the w ires. In this case again the current must have used the skin as a conductor, so that, while there is uo doubt that under some conditions death might be produ ced by a powerful electric shock, elec tricity as a means of iufl'ctiug capital punishment must be regarded as unre liable. As to an underground system of telegraphy for your large cities, you have great difliculties to contend with. In Paris our system enables us to carry our wires underground, while they are suspended practically iu the same man ner as if they were iu the air, but if you attempt to carry the w ires bunched iu masses in trenches or tubes, 1 doubt much whether any method of insulatiou yet discovered will prevent an induc tion, which will be so great as to render the wires wholly useless. Henry Claj'a Style la Codcrm. Mr. Clay made a good Secretary of State: but his place was in Congress for he was formed by nature for a popu lar orator. He was tall and thin, with rather small head and gray eyes. which peered forth less voluminously than would have beeu expected in one possessing eminent control of language. His nose was straight, his upper up long and his under jaw light. His mouth, of generous width, when he was silent and curving upward at the cor ners as he sioke or smiled, was singu larly graceful, indicating more than any other feature the elastic play of his mind. When he enchained large audi ences bis features were lighted up by a winuing smile, the gestures of his long arms were graceful aud the gentle ac cents of his mellow voice were ieisua sive and winning. Yet there has never been a more imperious di-sxt iu politi- al affairs than Mr. Clay. He regatded himself as the head-centre of bis party "XiVfaf. e'e.-it moi"- and he wanted everything utilized for his advancement. A CiHtum of th tntlierlMiia. Birthdays in Germany are never neg lected. From the first one, wh-u the infant receives the pre ents from the god-parents, instead of at the time of the baptism, the thing goes on from year to year, and peoples of all ages and ranks consider themselves slighted if eveu an acquaintance does not duly ap pear with the usual congratulatory of fering of flowers, etc. The custom Is really a tax to many, for all inembc is of household consider themselves enti tled to valuable gifts ou their biith lavs. Even servants expect to be substantial ly remembered, and as on their en trance into the establishment they are legally obliged to render a full account of the time and place of their birth, there is uo pleading ignorance as an ex cuse for neglecting to notice the day. Wholk cloves are now used to exter minate the merciless and industrious moth. It is said ttiey are more effeotnid m a destroying agent than either tobao PA; ciwBbor or cedar shaviags, The capital city of Cuba is built on the northwest coast, that situation being chosen, because the channel be-, tweeu Cuba aud the mainland of North America was the most convenient pas sage for merchant vessels bound to Eu rope from Mexico. Havana, however, is uot only the principal city, but has long lieen the greatest commercial em porium of the West India islands. The shape of the town, like the harbor, is semi-circular. Like many other tow ns within the tropics, it appears at a dis tance as if embossed in a wool of palm and other trees of great novelty and beauty of form. It has been truly said that both the Old and New World meet iu Cuba. Havana seems like a piece of Spain that has drifted into the Atlantic. Approaching the city from Europe or America the eye is riveted by the vari ety and brillancy of the panorama Ou oue side are fortiticatious, resembling those of Jl ilia, hewn out of dark gray rock, and along their parujiets may be seen lines of soldiers in white uniforms, the ancient Spanish banner, red and gold waving in the passing currents of air. Below there, along Uie shore to the right of the entrance to the haibor toward the rampart spreads the town, parti colored, like Damascus. The houses are blue, pink, scarlet, yellow with masses of green ulins gleaming above them and shading the streets and squares with their broad fatheily fronts, the whole city basking iu the sun aud resembling an immense number of showy articles of porcelain and glas? on a stall of fancy wares. In the harbor float old-fashioned (gondolas, not black like those of Venice, but brilliant and beautiful. Altogether Havana has a peculiar character and a romantic life unlike any city iu Europe or America, The riches and maguiticence of Havana have frequently excited the cupidity ot invaders, aud it has been therefore, re peatedly subject to attacks by hostile j armaments. It was taken by a t reiu-u pirate in loO; afterwards by English and French buccaneers, and s'.ibsequiit ly by the British uu.ler the luke of Albemarle, iu the reign of lieorge III. It was howtver restored to Spain by Eimland al the beginning of the year 17'kJ. But the vaiueand importance oi Uie city, as also of the whole island was rated jo high as already hinted, Uol imti- uu ms'imnt uf Ho t r:is 1 1 n. it. w:i4 found to contain, but still more from greid political aud commercial consider ations, as it was the key to the Spanish , pos.-ssioiis iu South America aud the haibor iu which all the galleous and! merchant vessels were accusto red to assemble before they departel ou their voyage to Europe. OroMth ut our 1'uuncry. Few thing so impress us with the extent and growth of our country as a careful look at the annual lieports of the U. S. l.and 1 rtii-e. The bst one of these shows that the number of acres of laud sold by the government the last year, was jtl.&l.lMl, about two-fifths of which, or 1 l,0tJ,?,lS, were lu Dakota. J Of the remainder, :!,10.",815 wero iu Nebraska, l.Ol'J.-loS iu Minnesota, and about 1.0110,000. each, iu California,: laniiskina aud Washington Territory, ' with smaller amounts In other states aud territories. I These figures show how rapidly the great West is lieiug settled. And they show, too, that the tide of immigration flows strongly to the northwest, and especially to Dakota. Iu 1SS1. only 4,- oOO acres were sold in that Territory ltiit in the liiiildiiu' of ti. North, ern Pacific & Manitoba liailrotuls iu-!lisu si"mer who Ls coming to thi; creased the sales to some 4.." "1,000 country. acres, au amount which was doubled iu Ninety-five thousand .-heets of pa 1Sjs5, and increased already, by aliout a I" r are daily consumed iu printing Uii fourth in 1S4. Though Dakota btis an I cle Sam's money and internal reveui: area of U.", 424,000 acres, which is near- j stamps. iy a fourth greater thau all of Great The United States raised uearl Britain and Ireland, the increase of its tiaim ilut inn w k riTiiil 'iti.l irrft:if tli-if ! in a few years, at the present rate of its growth, the entire territory will be comparatively occupied. We say com paratively, but it is only comparatively; for if the whole were as densely settled as Massachusetts ('--I to the square mite), it would contain a population of over 3o,0o0,000 people. To show the vast extent of our public lauds two years ago, the uusurveyed lauds were 'JSo.OG3.7oV) acirs, which is 100,000,000 more than all that had been surveyed up to that date; so that still there is room for millions of settlers be fore the land will be full. To say no thing of the surveyed lands which are not yet sold, the unsurveyed lands of the United States would make 20 states of the size of Michigan, or "JSO states of the size of Connecticut. What au appeal Uo such facts make to the patriot, to the moralist, to the philanthropist! What au argument for spreading right views of personal purity and integrity, and of temperance and Sabbath observance, and of the family aud right family instruction and framing- Thousands of yards of "Smyrna" rugs are made iu Philadelphia; thou sands more in Great Britain. The name of a carpet signifies little in these days; even the "Kidderminster," or ingrain carpet, is no louger made iu Kidder minster nor the Mecca prayer rug in Mtcca. Philadelphia to-day makes more goods than all England, and she calls them Brussels, Venetians, Dutch, Axminsters. What, indeed, is in a name? Massachusetts- produces the highest grade Brussels, Wilton's and ingrains. The time is past wheu the fact that a carpet is of English origin has any influence iu a sale. Twenty two million dollars worth of Philadel phia goods are made and sold every year. Competition is sharp, and not only are the yarns doctored with foreign substances but the colors used are, iu many cases, reduced, when dry and old, to a mere dust, which can be literally swept with a stiff broom from a lloor. A practice w hich has crept into the retail trade is this. If a buyer discov ers that he has certaiu goods which are unsatisfactory he puts a premium on them of 5 or 6 cents a yard, and this in duces the salesman to pay special atten tion to them. They are w hat are com monly known as "stickers" in stock. aud the purchaser is very likely to have this undesirable rubbish p.ilined off upon him if be is at all influenced by the enthusiasm or assurances ot the average salesman who reaps direct extra profit by the transaction. "Do you know why yon and George remind me of two shades of one color?" asked a young lady of a companion, who had been engaged for a good many years. "No," was the reply. "I'll toll yon then; it's becjase you dnn'l batch." NEWS IN BRIEF. Caua grinding his beun in Geo gia. Edinburgh, Scotland, is to hava calle railway. Waco, Tex., is to be lighted wholi with electricity. Th Tendon cabmen now have thei orgau, the Ctala ir. David Wilson, Indiana, forty-seva children, year li-'A). A lobster yields from .M,00' to :. UA e.'gs annually. Catching 'possums for the iu.i;kj p:is well iu Alabama. It is said that far more women llu ui n fall victims to cholera. Kev. D. Erskine, Scotland, Itiutj three children, year 17tKI. Mine. Frescoba'di. Florence, fifty two children, year loTO. A new sensation iu St. Louis isai to be speculating in babies. .Mr. Grcenhill, Abliots lingely Herts, thirty nine children. German immigrants are said t avoid settling iu cotton States. A Newton, Ga,, man has paid fo a tat in wiih the melons off it. The Gainesville, Georgia, until factory cau't keep up w ith orders. Twenty-five ladies aie doiiu; jm; Mervice in Columbia t unity, W. T. A Philadelphia firm has contract for 'J,5o0 tons of Alabama-made iron. About 1.0 10,000 tons of paper ai iiKiiiiif.u tiiieil annually in the world. Iu 1-JU there were eighteen cleikf iu the General Imd ( lli.-e. Nowtlicu are The holiry crop of the coil lit iy las' year was estimated at rising 4 0uO,u..K pounds. Since lsi'.'I cholera hxs visited Eiu roie:iti K issi.i three times .ni l killei 1 tli 1,1 H HI. Three bundled thuiisaud do. eu oi eifgs were destroyed by liie at Water loo, Iowa, recently. Dining the dry st-asou now abou to begin. .Vi.iw men will be employe, outh- I "an fii. i canal. Lewistou, Miin-, has already hid a t;iMf uf bos drowning, b lneuk h, : through ice, this se isou. Even as late as the time of Henry VI 1 1 all foleisiu artificers were prohib ited from woiking in England. Of IX! male children recently borr in Dallas, Tex ts. T2U of I hem. it is -Ua ted were christened "(iiovei." --It Is estimated that the o..i cl.f of this year will amount to ."mi Onj.ivi pounds, and be worth j-t.",0i.Kj,iHm. During l.iS4 Massachusetts hie (aid her militia ii",517 tor pecial duty J spi ing aud fall drills aud camp drlil. The people of "Hancock County, Georgia, have decided to hang the first man caught at house burning there. Plank sidewalks are diisappe.nlu in Tallahassee, Fia., and more substan tial pavements ale taking their place. - lu Eebiuaiy, H.'.'! slaves, woitl i li.oiio, were freed iii Brazil. Then aie still l,."0t 1,00X1 slaves in the empire. The com cropthisyeai b estimate,! at 1,"207, 000,000 bushels, a;;aiiir,t H-VJ,. 10,0111) last year and sI',T71.ihj iu I l-i,s . i A sixteen-year-old New II imp.-ihiit , lal hanged himself iu bis room a few - nights a;. while in a state of somnaut biilism. Another attempt to swiiu tli-i Ni- a'ara tails ls proposed by a noted En half of the numlier of hogs produced iu tlie world. Iowa takes the lea 1 witfc o,lo7,44. As late as 1540 there were but seven vocations into which New England women had entered; in 1SS4 the num ber w as 17. A monument to Kit Carsou wai uuveiliil at Santa Fe., New Mexico, Deceuilier 1st. Col. I ugersod delivered the oration. Key West.(FIa.) smackmru do quite a trade by selling fresh fish in Havana, where their stock brings uiln; cents a pound. The liber of silk is the longest con tinuous fiber known. Au ordinary co coou of a well -led silk norm will ofteu reel 1,000 yards. Tha American ship A. G. Uopes, said to be the largest wooden vessel uow all at, spreads SJ.'ii) square yards of can -vas under full sail. Iiu.-'-sian engineers claim that Se bastopol is stronger thau ever, owin to its monster guns, torpedoes, and im proved ear: h works. A hunter iu the Black Lake region of New York State recently accom plished the remarkable feat of killing two deer at one shot. If all the locomotives iu the United States were placed in line they would make a train more than "200 miles lon, worth i::o,iHi,noo. Up to November 21 the ciioler epidemic in Naples h;ul lasted seventy four davs. during which time 702j peo ple died from the disease, Mast of the more than 4,t") women employed ill th-; Government . ivlce at W:t: h nrtoii are from the Middle and New England States. Ml. Mitchell, lu Noith Carolina, m declined to lie the highest point of land east of the KiK'kies, being OiiS feet altove the level of the se i. Herds of tattle and (locks of sheep were snowed iu on the mountains, say-j a despatch from Hill. N. H., during a recent heavy snow storm. A Chinese doctor at Victoria, P.. C, is reported to have made some re uraikable cures in, cases where white physicians hal given them up as incur able. Boston now possesses that literary Convenience, a Bureau of Itulexniakin, and authors need no longer worry about the indexes so necessary to a well-made. book. In the cotton States there are 1'j7, Ooo.OjU acres ot land iu farms, of which u7,:jO,000 are improved. The cotton area actually tilled was about 4 l.tHJO.OOO acres iu 1S7'J. The Third- Avenue Theatie, iu New Yoik, is aaiu trying tho experi ment of that present great theatrical novelty- a stock company and popular prices. Abilene. Tex., which was a wilder ness three years ago. Is now a flourish ing town, inhabited by thousands of people and with UuaUuu bf 1.400.00t
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