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B. F. 8CHWEIER,
THE OOIBTiTU f 101 THE TTS10WATD TK2 ETP01CTE1CEIT OP THE LA. la.
Editor ivnd Proprietor.
VOL. XLII.
MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 14, 1868.
NO. 12.
TTercaf t it.
V are dead, whcu you and I are
dead,
IUvi' rent and tossed aside each earthly
fetter
And iisl the grave-dust from oar won-
lerloff eye,
Au'l tand together, fronting the aunri.-ta,
1 think that me shall kuow each other
better.
fun e and pain will lie behind us then;
ill will be known and all will be for
given; Wh shall 1 glad of every tiardueaa pa :
And not one earthly shadow .ball be cant
To dim the biigbtneu of the bright new
heaven.
And 1 shall kuow. ami you as well as I,
V hat was the hindering thing our whole
livea through.
V tUeh kept uie always -by, constrained,
distressed;
Why I, to whoru you wera the first and
best.
Could never, never be my best with you.
W hy, lovltig you as dearly as t did.
And prizing you above all earthly gooJ,
1 jet was colli and dull wbeu jou were by.
And t altered in my sjieech or shunned your
eye,
I'nable quite to say the thiug I would.
t on Id never front you with the happy ease
i f those whose perfect trust has cast out
fear,
or take, content, from Love his dally dole.
But longed to gr.hsjt aud be and have the
whole.
As blind men long to see, the deaf to
hear.
Vy dear Lore, when I forward look, and
think
Of all these battling barriers swept away.
Against which 1 have beat so long aiid
strained,
of all the puzzles of the past explained,
1 almost wish that we could die to-day.
II1K i:iti MWloMi KoUlim".
Mr. JMM Wylie was bitterly disap
point!. He had been in Uie private iu
nulry business for over fifteen years, and
never tiefore had he experienced such a
reverse It was an affair that had at
tracted the greatest public interest and
attention. A success in it would
hare established his reputation as a
detective forever. Hut he had failed
utterly and ignouiinously.
'this is how the matter stood when
he was called in by Sir Henry Ileavl
side to investigate It. On November
l",th 9tf Henry was away from !iome.
Ou that night his wife. Lady Helena,
supported by her father, the Marquis
of Doltshire, had given a little dinner,
which was followed by a reception.
Her lad) ship had. as usual, been rather
slow in dressing, ami, wi en the dinner
hour arrived, sue was greatly pres:-d
for time. In lier haste she had neg
lecled to replace her jewels, winch she
Intended to put on after dinuer and
previous to the reception in the cafe,
and contented hers If in locking the
door of her boudoir and putting the
key into a drawer in her bedroom.
After dinner sue loiiud tlie key wher
he bad '.eft it, and re opened the door.
On peisug her boudoir, she discovered,
to her amazement, that the window was
wide open. A moment's investigation
showed her that all the jewels she had
left upon her dressing table when she
burned cows to dinner were stolen.
Their value was close upon seven
thousand pounds.
This was, I repeat, how the matter
it-sl when Mr. Wyile was called in,
an l practically It was in the same stat
when, after six weeks' laborious inves
tigation, he gave up the Inquiry In
despair. He suspected much, bat be
bad discovered nothing. It was clear
to him that the robber, whoever he
might be, was iieifectly familiar with
the house and wi h Lady Helena's care
leas ways. It was also clear to him
that the window found open which
was twenty-five feet from tile ground,
and which showed no evidence of
having been forced was left open as a
ruse to mislead the detectives. He
felt quite sure that the robber had en
terei the boudoir by means of Lady He
lena's key, and that, if he left the house
at all, he went out by the side door,
which was fastened only by a spring
lock. He was inclined, however, to
believe that the thief was one of the
household, and that the jewels were
till lti the house. Acting on this be
lief, he searched the house from top to
bottom, examined all the servants
boxes and cuptoards, and watched
diligently all their movements; but.
after six weeks thus employed, he had
found nothing to implicate, or even
throw suspicion on auy one in particu
lar. Ha confessed himself utterly baf
fled. As, one day seated in his sanctum,
be was mournfully turning over in his
mind the question of his failure, there
was a knock at the door.
"tome i(" fie cried out.
The door opened and the office boy
put In his head.
"Lady wlsl es to see you, sir."
"Show her lti."
The next moment a tall, stately,
thickly veiled woman was ushered into
the detective's private office. Mr.
Wylie offered her a seat which she
silently accepted. As soon as the door
was shut again, she raised her veil and
snowed a handsome, refined face. Then,
without much more ado, she Intro
duced herself.
t "1 am Ijtdy Moodie," she said,
"wife of the banker of that name."
The detective bowed.
"And I have come here," her lady
Jblp continued, "in vry great trouble,
,? lf 011 Ciui s-ss13 me."
'"You may rely upon it. madam,"
aid tl.e detective, in Ins politest man
Mr. "that I shall use my utmost efforts
o do so."
"I will tell you," Lady Moodie went
on without noticing Mr. Wylie's re
niark, "the whole story as shortly as
Iible. Owing to my health I had to
inter last year in Tiorence. My hus
band's buMuess and parliamentary
unties would not jermit him to join
While living there by myself I
Jj ar Italian gentleman, with whom
1 formed rather an intimate friendship,
lou should know." she added hastily,
that there was nothiug improper in
.J,8'1 mich that was imprudent."
luite believe you," aaid Mr.
Moodie seemed rather irritated
?eVgruUUe'1 h luls assurance.
Thinking." ghe continued after a
puse, "that tie was an honorable man,
t frequent; j wrote to him, and some
or my ietter3 one or two of them at
oy rate would, I am afraid, bear to
jealous mind a very differeut meau
" from that intended. When I re
inrt0eJ li0m'J 116 followed me. By rev
jonuence he was received in society
"Wenot only MX, but I assisted him
n time to tim with money. At
his demands became too extortion
te' an' 1 refu.-,d ihem. Then the
a, i 8-'U"drel turned upon me,
a-w threatened that if I did not comply
with his requests he would give the I
letters I had written him to my bus
band. He has mistaken his woman,"
Lady Moodie concluded, passionately; '
"I would rather die than give a penny
to the menaces of such a coward I"
"May I know the gentleman's '
name?"
'Count Ulricl."
"Whew I The male professional j
beauty 1"
Mr. Wylie, like every bjdy else, bad !
heard of the count. lie was considered
the best looking, best dressed and bsst
mounted man to be seen in Rotten I
How. He was eputed to be very rich, i
too, and it was this revelation as to the
means by which he lived that aston
ished Mr. Wylie,
"I presume," said the detective,
after a pause, "you wish me to get
possession or tbese 'etters in some way
or other?"
"Precisely," answered Lady Moodie.
Mr. Wylie reflected for some mo
ments in silence, theu he said: "I really
don't see how I can get them without
committing a burglary."
"Couldn't you be induced to risk ,
that?" asked Lady Moodie' eagerly.
The detective started. Evidently
her ladyship w.is not Inclined to stick I
at trifles.
"Well, you see," said Mr. Wylie. !
very deliberately, "burglary is rather a j
large order."
"I'm willing to pay anything to '
baulk the coward," replied Lady Moo
die, fiercely.
"That's all light," answered Mr.
Wylie, doggtdly; "but money's of little ,
use to a man who's doing ten years."
At bis words Lady Moodie's face be
came downcast. She was evidently
; I ippointed. Mr. Wvlie noticed this.
"At any rate," he said to her, "let :
burglary be the last thing. We may !
be able to hit on some eai-r expedient.
Let me see. now." And he reflected a
moment. "How mauv letters are
there?"
"Some forty or fifty."
"Ah, so many? He couldn't then, j
carry them about with him. Has be
any servants?"
"Just one a valet an Italian, like
himself. "
"Hutu. I wonder whether he could ;
he h t-d? Most Italians can. If I
hail a week or two to gain his confi
dence "
"Impossible. If five thousand pounds 1
ho. not given Ulricl w ithin a week, the
etters will be lu my husband's bands."
"Oh, is that the case?"
"Yes; Sir Charles ami I leave for
Iarklingbourne that's our place in I
Doltsbire to-morrow, and the count i
says that this day week he'll follow us,
and that if? on his arrival, I don't give
him that amouut he will at once baud
the letters to ray husbaud."
"By Jupiter!" exc aimed Mr. Wylie,
jumping excitedly to his feet- "By j
Jupiter, I have him! Excuse me, my
lady," he added, more calmly, "I think
i see a way out of the maze. Do as
you intended. Let him follow you to j
ilarkllngbourne. and if be presents him- 1
seuts himself to you there, defy him.
You may do so with impunity, for by (
that time be '11 have no letters to pro
duce." During the ensuing week Mr. Wyllc '
kept a strict watch upon all the move- i
ments of the count. He contrived, too. .
to discover a good deal regarding his
past life and bis future plans. He
picked up an acquaintance with bis
valet, and from him discovered that j
ins master intended to carry out his
threat of going to Darkltngbourne.
The valet had orders to have his port- j
manteau ready, packed with everything
necessary for a few days' stay from j
liome.
On the evening preceding the day on
which he was to see Lady Moodie at :
Ilarkllugbnurne. Count Ulrici drove to
Boston. Mr. Wylie, who had ascer- '
tained beforehand the train by which
he intended to travel, was there await
ing him. The detective was disguised.
He was an adept In that business, and j
now bis own mother would not have :
known him. He hail provided himself
with a first-class ticket to Kottenbor- i
ough, the station nearest to Sir Charles
Moodie 's seat.
The count came to the station unac
companied by bis servant. Mr. Wylie
noticed that his luggage consisted of a
large portmanteau only no doubt the
one the servant spoke of. It was marked
on the side with the count's initial..
"IL 17." As it was too big to b taken
into the carriage, its owner directed It
to be placed lu the luggage van.
Having marked well the portmanteau
and the van into which it was put, Mr.
Wylie took his seat In the train in a
compartment not far from the count's.
When the train reached Willesden he
got out and went into the refreshment
room. There he remained until the
train had bgun to move, when he
rushed upon the platform, just too late
to get iu.
Confound it!" he exclaimed, in
affected vexatiou. "I'm left bihind."
"Very sorry, sir." said a porter.
'Where are you for?"
"Rotteuborough. When Is the next
trauir"
"No otlier train tu-night. sir. Y'ou'll
have to wait till four to-morrow morn
ing." 'My gracious!" exclaimed Mr.
Wylie, apparently much put out by the
information. "What on earth am I to
doT" My luggage is goue on!"
"Train stops at Harrow, sir. I'll
telegraph there and have It sent back
by the next train."
"Thank you, I wish you would. If
I am to stop In town over night, I must
have it."
"Very well, sir. What Is yonr lug
gaire like?"
"It is large leather portmanteau,
and was put Into the through van for
Uottenboroagh. They'll be able to
distinguish it easily, as it has my ini
tials upon iL"
"And they are, sir?"
"It. U."
The porter went off to telegraph, and
the detective returned to the refresh
ment room. There Mr. Wylie remained
for some time apparently absoibid in
the consumption or a glass of beer, bat
really wondering what the result of his
stratagem would be. He greatly feared
lesl the count might notice his port
manteau being removed from the van,
and instead of a message coming that
the luggage would be sent back at
once, one would arrive directing his
arrest. So great was his anxiety on
this point that it seemed to him hoars
before the porter turned up. Then to
his immense relief, he learned that the
IHirtmanteaB had been taken from the
van at Harrow and would be sent back
by the next train.
When the next trai arrived at n
lesdeu the porter pointed out to him the
returned portmanteau. Sure enough
was Count Uiricl's. LettlDg it remain
where it was, Mr. Wylie jumped Into a
compartment and proceeded with It to
Huston.
At Euston, Mr. Wylie claimed the
portmanteau, ad boldly putting It on
the top of a hansom-cab, drove to
King's-croas station on the Under
ground railway, and there he took a
ticket to Charing -cross. Carefully
choosing an empty compartment, he
contrived, during the course of the
journey, to effect a change In his dis
guise such, that while no more like
himself than ever, he was still a very
different looking man Irom the one
who claimed the portmanteau at Wil
lesden. When he arrived at Coaring
cross it was quite dark, and there were
few people about. Taking the heavy
portmanteau in his hand, be carr e 1 it
himself from the station to his office In
Duke street.
The moment be got safely Into his
private office he produced a bunch of
skeleton keys and set about picking the
lock. Succeeding in this, he eagerly
searched through the articles in the
bag for the letters he wanted. To his
chagrin, he could discover no trace of
them. Over and over again he searched
the contents, but each time with the
same result. At length be paused in
bis work, almost fainting with anxiety
and disappointment.
"Another failure," he sai 1 to him
self, "and a worse one than before."
As be spoke lie continued aimlessly
turning over the portmanteau's con
tents. "What a f jp the fellow isl" he ex
claimed. 'Why, half of his luggage
is brushes. And now that I notice it,
what strange brushes they are! What
heavy bacKs they havel"
The backs of the brushes certainly
looked very thick, and wheu Mr.
Wylie examined them closely he found
that they were even thicker than they
looked, for the hair in the centre was
much shorter than at the sides, and the
backs, therefore, must bs deeper there.
Indeed, they looked so suspicious that
the detective at once liegan to try if
they did not open in some way or other.
He soon discovered that they did. The
top scale of polished wood ran in a kind
of groove, and was easily movable. He
pulled It back, and there, in the middle,
was a hollow space crashed full of let
ters. Trembling with excitement, he
lifted them out and looked at them.
To his delight they were the very onea
he was in search of.
There were two cases, each contain
ing two brushes. In the first brush he
opened there were sixteen letters from
I-ady Moodie; in the second there were
tifteen. These were all in English.
The brushes iu the other case had also
movable backs and contained letters;
but a glance at the baud writing showed
him that they were not Lady Moodie's.
He glanced rapidly over the letters.
Their contents were of the most inno
cent character, mere commonplace con
gratulations, condolences and inquiries
such as a friend would write to a
friend.
'T don't see," said the detective to
hlmselr, "why she should be afraid of
her husbaud gettiug these. But she
said there were more than forty of
them, and there are only about thirty
here. Let me see. By Jove, I have
It! She told dm there weae only a few
of them that were of a doubtful cnarac
ter. it is just those few that are miss
ing. He has them in his pocket and
I've failed again!"
He sat silent and still for a moment,
dazed by this discovery; but he quickly
regained his habitual coolness and
decision.
"Well," he said, "I may as well see
what the other letters are about."
He began rapidly to read them. They
were in various handwritings, but
most of them in one which he somehow
or other thought be had seen before.
These letters were signed simply with
an "H," and were coucheJ bo the most
affectionate terms.
"I wonder who this "H' can ber" he
said. "She's evidently very much gone
on the Co int. and there's no mistake.
There's a ove' or a 'darling' for every'
other word. Here's an Invitation for
the loth; how sweet it is. But here
Is one in which she has gone farther
than the U.' It's signed 'Helena.'
Now, I wonder who 'Helena' is?
Hullo, what's here? A letter from a
in m, and signed 'Svendeleri' the old
Jewish money-lender and receiver of
stolen goods. That, at all events, looks
suspicious.
lie read the letter over carefully.
Wtien he had finished it he lay back
in his chair, and drew a l )ng breath.
"Good heaveps!" he said, when be
had recovered bis composure, "this is a
discovery! Was there ever anything
so fortunate? I'm off by the morning
train, and our friend will be safely in
quod before he has a chance of seeing
Sir Charles."
"liut stay." he said to himself, "it
isn't quite so simple as I thought. I
must account for how I came by this
paper, which will be difficult. Besides,
I'm not sure it will be evidence against
him unless its fouud in his possession.
Let me see."
He paused and reflected. Then,
after a few moments, with a cry of
triumph, he set to work replacing the
contents of the bag. When everything
was in except the letter from Svende
leri and Lady Moodie's correspondence,
he selected about ten of the most inno
cent of her letters, and, replacing the
remainder In the backs of the brushes,
locked up the portmanteau. Then he
placed Svendeleri's letter in one of
Lady Moodie's, put them iBhis pocket,
restored his disguise to what it was
when he claimed the count's luggage,
and, taking the portmanteau in his
hand, left the office. When he reached
the Strand he called a hansom aud
drove to Euston.
At Euston he asked for the station
master. That official was duly forth
c. ming.
"This I find," said the detective to
him, "is not my portmanteau after alL
I thought it was at first, as it has my
initials on the side and is about the
same sire, but I find that my key won't
go into the lock, so it can't be mine."
"No, sir, it Isn't yours." replied the
station-master, "It Is Count Ulrici's.
He's baen kicking up a deuce or a row
about it. We've had half-a-dozen tele
grams from Iiotteuborougu already.
I'm glad it's recovered. What about
your own, sir?"
'That's the question. Tou had
better telegraph down the line for it.
It must have been put out at one of the
stations the live o'clock: train called at,
I suppose. I'll call and hear what news
you have to-morrow. Good night "
And Uie detective walked off.
Before four o'clock the next morning
Mr. John Wylie was at Euston, not
disguised this time, but in his usual
costume. He took a ticket by the first
train for Rottenborough, where he ar
rived about eight- After swallowing a
hasty breakfast at the hotel in that
interesting town, he obtained a cab
and drove to Darkliugbourne. There
be inquired for Sir Charles Moodie.
Sir Charles at on';e s tw him.
no explained to Sir Charles that be
was a detective. He had long, he said,
been shadowing a foreigner who was
suspected of a great crime, and who,
he learned lately, was about to try
levy blackmail upon Sir Charles by
pretending to have letters from Lady
Moodie which reflected on her reputa
tion. He was anxious to have a talk
with this gentleman in an unsuspected
character. In order to try and obtain
some ungarded statements from bim.
He begged Sir Charles to allow blm to
represent hi no self as Sir Charles when
the scoundrel came to the house. Tue
baronet seamed very averse to such a
course, but Lady Moodie, who was
called in for consultation, so strongly
supported it that at last ho was induced
to consent.
About mid day Count Ulricl arrived.
He sent up his card to hi ly Moodie,
but she refused to see him. Then ne
asked for Sir Charles. He was at once
shown into the library, where the de
tective was. The count had never seen
Sir Charles, who, involved lu business
cares, seldom went into the gay com
pauy his wife so delighted lu.
The count at once proceeded to busi
ness In the coolest and most impudent
manner. He had no dlflidence or hesi
tation about sta iug what sort of rela
tions he wished Sir Charles to believe
had existed between him and Lady
Moodie. He said he had letters of her
undeniable handwriting to piove the
truth of bis statements.
"Show me then," said the detective.
The count band-id over the letters.
After fumbling with theui for a mo
ment, Mr. Wylie proceeded to read
them one by one. When he had fin
ished he paused, and said, very coolly:
"I see nothing incriminating iu these
as against Lady Moodie. They are all
of the most Inucceut description. But
what's this?" Aud he held up Sven
deleri's letter.
Tne count turned deathly pale,
"Can I have made a mi-stake?" he
muttered.
"I'm afraid you have," said Mr.
Wylie, and touched the bdll.
As he did so Uie count sprang madly
upon him. There was for a moment a
fierce struggle, but before the Italian
could overcome Mr. Wylie's resistance
Sir Charles aud a servant rushed bato
the room aud seized him.
' Too late, my hearty." said the de
tective to the count. "Look, Sir
Charles, these are the letters he re
ceived from Lady Moodi-; more inno
cent notes woman never penned. And
see what I discovered among them a
letter from that Jewish scoundrel
Svendeien, offering two thousand
pounds for the Ueaviside diamonds
which were stolen about two months
ago. There stands the thief!''
"What!" exclaimed the count,
"you're not Sir Charles Moodie?"
"No: I'm John Wiley, private de
tective, at your servi:e."
"What a Tool I was," exclaimed the
count, "not to see how it came about
that my luggage went wrong."
The You ii i: Itulcr of China
The outside of the E -nperor's palace
all that auy Euroian has ever seen
of it since the days of Marco i'olo is
ideal, a fairy palace. High walls shut
in the forbidden city; a moat surrounds
them; and then there are the glistening
yellow tiles, the roofs built by the old
Mongols in imitation of their tents.
Then there is the green MA with its
trees aud the palace roofs climbing up
it. The entrances are of deep blue,
bright green, golden dragoued, with
here and there a touch of vermlllion.
The sky Is blue above, the sun shiuas
and hero iu the road-way sits a child,
stark naked, its face so dirty that it Is
Impossible to se what it is like, its
head misshapen with 'isease. No
wonder the present Emperor never
cares to come outside, and is supposed
never to have done -so. The wotlJ in
side must be far more delightful, if it
matches w.th tiiose glittering fairy
roofs, il -port does not speak well of
the youug Emperor. He is described
as unwilling to learn, sickly and for
ward very ready to tliug things at
people's heads if displeased, and alto
gether cut out to commit some great
folly if he ever bscomes rea!ly the ruler
of China. He receives the high offlceid
of the Empire kneeling on their knees,
he alone sitting in state, but behind a
curtain sits the reigning Empress, hear
ing all and really ruling Cnina.
The Lazarist Fathers aud the Sisters
of St. Vincent de l'aul, who aloue or
Christian missions have for centuries
nestled under themselves a church, to
whose high towers the Empress strong
ly objected, are now moving into other
quarters; aud it is said the Empress in
tends to occupy the Fathers' bouse and
to use the church as an andience ball
in which to receive foreigners. If this
last bit of gossip be true, Feking may
shortly see great changes. Site has
particularly asked for the organ to be
left, and the high towers, from which,
if not as now walled up, you could in
spect the palace garden. She says now
that she has always been fortunate
since they were built.
Thfs little Incident may perhaps illu
strate the Chinese state of mind: The
Chinese Minister lately accredited to a
leading Euiopean court, was taking
leave of a very eminent Englishman,
and, pitying him that his wife had gone
to England for the education of their
children, said: "You must be very
lonely, but of course you have a num
ber two." "I tried to explain to him,"
said Uie Englishman, "that that was
quite out of the question. My wife
would be lu a great rage if I took a
second wife, aud my government would
punish me severely." The Cainese
diplomatist was astonished, but after a
pause he siid: "You Europeans have
so much more intercourse with China
now that we may hope you will soon
become sufficiently civi iz -d to act as
we do." In this spirit the Chinese
diplomatist started for Europe, and in
this spirit he will probably return.
The First Line or Battle.
P.ilamedes of Argos is said to have
been the first commander who ranged
an army in a regular line of lu-'
placed sentinels round a ramn a:i ' x
cited the sol Iter's vigilance by gu.ug
iiiui a watcuwDra.
Charming evening toilets have lac
I skirts, with moire bodices with sashes
to match.
An improved folding ladder has been
patented by a Caledonia, O,, Inventor.
Besides being contrived to fold into a
! very small space, it can b erected to
the desired length very rapidly, and
can be adjusted to various snaped and
' forms to make scaffolding.
FIRST WOMAN IN CAMP.
The Strong Sympathy for the Lady
Who was Deformed.
Every miner in the camp was excited
and talking about it. Now, it took
some very important event to thor
oughly arouse ail the boys along the
gulch. A row In which only one man
was killed was considered a very com
monplace social event, and an ordinary
lynching did not attract much at let.
tiou. What was it?
Why, there was a woman in camp
and all was commotion. It was the
lirst great social event in White norse
tiulch.
The young lady had finished her din
ner and was strolling about the camp
with her uncle, a large, fleshy, jolly old
mau, w ho was a large stockholder In
one of the principal mines in the galch.
He had brought his niece, a young lady
of 20, on a trip with him for company
and also to show her something of the
wild and rugged West. It had been
many a month since the boys had seen
a womau, aud hence everybody wanted
to meet her and invite her to partake
of the hospitalities of White Horse
Gulch, for all the latchstrlngs were out
and she would have been welcomed to
the best the rude mountain cabins
afforded.
Now, any woman would have ap
peared handsome. A dried-up old
maid from New England, dieted and
preserved on non-sugared tea for a
quarter of a century, would have been
considered handsome and very lovely,
for the mountain boys are very gallant
to women, and old mai ls are given a
fair show every time.
The boys were all charmed by the
polite manners and handsome face of
the young lady, but there was a look of
deep sympathy in the eyes of all when
they saw her. "It Is too bad," was
the prevailing sentiment of all.
"What a handsome face, pard, " ex
claimed a miner to his friend, "but
how unfortunate."
Some admired her handsome face,
others her bsautiful black hair and
others her comely-shaped foot, but all
pitied her for her deformity.
That evening, after the young lady
had retired, the uncle was chatting
with a number of the miners, and his
niece, of whom the fond uncle was very
proud, became the top of conversation.
Finally one, hardier than the rest, said
it was a pity she was deformed. In
tones of sympathy he told the uncle
how the hearts of all the miners in
White Horse Gulch had goue out
towards Lim for her affliction.
"Afflicted!" shouted the enraged
uncle. "AfflicleJ! Why, she is only
wearing one of those blaukety blank
Mink bustles." And everybody re
plied In a chorus:
"Bustle! Bustle! What's a bustle?"
Mad Mitchell; Or. a Dent Me Love
Chaae.
"Lang Mitchell escaped from the
Asylum!" exclaimed Alice Duraud.
' 'Yes." sail Bessie WesL "Aaid.
only to think, a faw weeks ago he was
a suitor for your baud. They do say
because you rejected him be went
mad."
The other's face flushed angrily.
I ''You are very unkind to say such
things, Bessie. You know I was only
friendly with him. The Insanity was
hereditary. But mother will be looking
for me," putting on her hat. "1 must
hasten home."
"But what If you should meet Lang
i-i the wooJs; they are awfully lonely,
you kuow." sa il Bessie. "Let me go
with you."
"Nonsense," said Allie bravely. "I
am not afraid, good night" as she
kissed her friend and started on her
lonely journey home. She was filled
with terror as she came to the lonely
place known as Dark Hollow, for the
careless words of her friend at parting
filled her with fear. How she wished
her betrothed, Frank Lane, could have
been there to see her homs.
She was speeding through the louely
woods, her heart beating wildly, wheu
the sound of footsteps behind her sent
a cold shudder through every nerve.
Glancing wildly over her shoulder
she saw to her terror that some one
.was following her.
With a second gUuce she saw that
her worst fears were realized.
It was mad Lang Mitchell!
Seeming to divine her discovery, he
gave utterance to a shrill, maniacal
laugh, which made her blood curdle
and heart fairly cease its beating.
With a wild, agonizing scream she
fled for life.
His frantic cries making the evenlug
air hideous, the madman rushed in
pursuit.
Terror seemed to leud wings and
strength to the fleeing gill, who s;ed
on like a hunted fawn, expecting to be
overtaken at every bound of her wild
pursuer.
liut he proved a clumsy runner, and
at first she out distanced bim. Her
hopes began to rise as she began to feel
that it was possible for her to escape
blm.
His superior strength, however, soon
began to count in his favor. She be
gan to lose ground!
She saw saw that a boll stroke must
be made for lreedom. She remem
bered there was an oVl ruined house
near by; perhaps she couli find a tem
porary refuge there. She ran in Its di
rection. As she bounded across the grass
grown yard she ft-H the outstretched
hand of her pursuer touch her flying
hair.
Sne barely reached the hall to close
the door, which had stood ajar for
years, as his foot gained the threshold.
Her almost superhuman effort hurled
the dilapidated door from Its rust
eaten hinges, wheu it fell at the feet of
her pursuer a shattered wreck.
A portion of its frame struck the
madman upon the side of the head, for
the time stunning him.
She was given opportunity to cross
an adjoining apartment liefore he re
covered sufficiently to follow.
As she passed swiftly over the floor
she felt It tremble beneat'i her weight,
but she safely reached the next room,
which was smaller and from which she
saw at a glance there was no place of
exit save from the door through which
she had entered.
There had been a window, but it had
been loniz since boarded over. To re-
I treat was to rush Into the arms of her
i pursuer, whose wild cries rang in her
; ears again. Her heart sank within her
as she realized how hopelessly she was
entrapped.
The door was but a shattered frame,
. which hung upon one hinge, so that it
j could afford her no protection. How
ever, she showed wonderful self-posses
sion as she cried out in a clear, ringing)
tone:
"Hold. Mr. Mitchell! Why do you
pursue me?"
He was just entering the adjoining
room, aud stopped abruptly at the
sound of her voice.
"Oh. Allie! AUlei" he cried, "are
you afraid of me that you floe thus?"
She realized that her only hope was
in conciliating him. Fortunately for
her purpose, the pallor of her counte
nance was not clearly seen by him in
the semi-darkness; equally fortunate
for her, too, was it that she could not
see the fearful distortions of his hag
gard visage, else she could not have
acted her part so calmly.
"No, no, Lang," she replied, "not
afraid of you. But your appearance
was so sudden, and you seemed angered
with me. What have I done"
"Come, quick, Alliel" he implored;
' fly with me! They are after us!"
And he glared around him like a wild
beast at bay.
"No one is after us, Lang. Y'ou are
letting your reason get the better of
you. Even my folks do not know I am
here."
Her words were not without their
effect. He appeared calmer, and bis
voice lost something of its harshness as
he said:
"You will go with me, Allie?"
"Where do you want me to go,
Lang?"
"Anywhere to escape them! Come!"
"You may go ahead, Lang. I will
follow soon."
But he was not to lie deceived so
easily.
"No, no, Allie. Y'ou do not love me
or you would fly with me at once. But
you shall!" and he started forward.
"Yes, yes; I will go, Lang; only wait
a moment. 1 must rest, I am so
tired."
"And I will sit beside you, darling.
If I can only be with you, I do not care
for them."
She uttered a wild, piercing scream
as he started toward her, his distorted
visage gleaming with a fiendish look of
triumph.
He was barely midway of the floor,
however, when the rotten tlmbeas gave
away with a crash, and the man weut
down to the cellar, covered with the
debris.
As his ghostly face disappeared Allie
sank against the wall, weak from the
fearful strain upon her nerves.
The madman lay motionless amid
the ruins. He was struck bv one of
the falling timbers, it was afterwards
found.
Finding he did not move, Allie
looked around for an avenue of escape.
There was none except by the window,
aud she turned to tear off the boards
when the sound of footsteps attracted
her attention.
A moment later her lover, Frank
Lane, appeared upon the scene, at
tracted by her cries as he was Coming
up the road to meet her.
"Oh, FraukI" she said, "save me!"
and sank to the floor in a swoon the
next moment
He soon reached her side, wheu,
beai ing her to the open air, she revived .
and they starred ior her home.
A party of men were quickly aroused
to undertake the capture of the mad
uiau. It was easily done, for be lay
pinned under one of the floor timbers
His injuries proved fatal, aud it seemed
better that his unhappy existence had
ended.
It was a long time before Allie coul I
pass the site of the ruined house with
out a shudder, and she never forgo:
her fearful adventure.
The Contagion of Yawning.
There has been an amusing discus
sion lately iu Paris ou the subject of
hissing at theaters. It is interesting
to note that an attempt made in the
last century to put a stop to the prac
tice proved a disastrous failure. The
edict had hardly goue forth, under the
auspices of the'cLi-f of police, when a
first performance came off. A gentle
man who was addicted notoriously to
hostil? demonstrations was "sand
wiched." by way of precaution, be
tween two agents of the law, and soon
the curtain rose. Every eye was di
rected toward the inveterate delin
quent; but, to the gener.il surprise, he
sat still without making a sign. Ere
ljug, however, he began to yawn, and
soon the two policemen took to yawn
ing in sympathy. Tiieir neighbors un
consciously followed suit. The con
tagion spread, and In a short lime pit,
boxes and galleries were yawning a
they had never yawned before. Even
the actors, with their gaz- fixed on the
public, could not resls' the example set
them, and the unl uky sailor had the
misfortune of hearing his mo-.: : ng
"hits" launched forth ami 1 a pet feet
chorus of yawns. The embargo against
hissing was promptly removed, it hiv
ing been found by experience that a
return to the old system was infinitely
preferable to the new one inaugurated
by the irrepressible Cnevalier de la
Moliere. who made a perfect s(iecialty
of his demonstration against new plays
at the Comedie Fraticaise, and hai
particularly distinguished himse'f by
the uproar lie created at the first ap
pearance of Voltaire's 'Tancrede."
Railroad Itccrve.
An old railroad man said It was a
curious thing that railroad officials
never iermitted their employes to tell
any thiug about au accident. "It is
worth a man's position to do i'," he
said. "I remember once wheu I was
in Omaha. It was about the lime that
the Union Pacific gave orders to
shorten up the time. An old engineer,
who was to make the first run on the
new schedule, said Just before be
mounted his cab that the engines on
the Union Pacific were too heavy to
make that time, and that it would tear
up the track. When the engineer got
to the end of his run be found a
message discharglug him.
"Railroad companies are just that
strict with their employes. They not
only do not allow them to give any in
formation, but do not allow them to
make any remarks about the company's
business. I was coming into Chicago
one day on a Chicago and Northwest
ern train. I was a stranger to the con
ductor, and I thought I would have a
little quiet fun with bim. So I asked
him in a sort of confidential way where
the train was going to stop at Uie end
of the rnn. He shook his head. After
a while 1 tackled him again and told
blm that It was necessary that I should
know. He took one out in the baggage
car aud told me he was coming to
Chicago, but Implored me for God's
sake not to say anything about it, as
the company would discharge him if i:
was known." . .
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IV pi.- Whose Itnles ,,f I.tfe It CM
ble Tin.-.- at Bible Times.
On Sunday is the best time to see this
colony, because then it offers the 1
strangest and strongest contract with
the life that surrouuds it. East Broad
way is the main thoroughfare in Uns
coioi.y. The once grand aveuue of the
rich Quakers of forty years ago the
street that led to the houses of the
progenitors of Henry Bergh aud Berry
Wall and the now aristocratic Koose
velts. The soli 1 big houses are there
yet, w itk their high stoops and broad
fronts and mansion-like appearance,
but how changed, how sadly changed.
Pillows and carpets hang from their
upjer windows, what were once the
diLing rooms aud parlors are packed
thick with workmen aud workwomen
making clothing, and the windows aud
walls are lined with bales of the cheap
est coats aud trousers imaginable,
tjueer, blousy women in greasy w igu
and very old-looking men in their long
beards are running hither and thither.
The roadway and gutters are full of
lei use and waste, the air is heavy with
bad odors, the breath ou all the window
panes is the breath of squalor, neglect,
aud indifference lo appearance and
comfort. Very slrange signs are over
the doors. The characters are Hebrew.
The omy words we cm read are Uie
proer names, nearly ail ending in the
"letters "sky" or :ski." Sunday to
these folks, as U) all but the liberal He
brew, is as Monday i-i to us. There is
only one way lu which they observe
our Sabbath. This is by closing then
theaters. They do tt.il liecause our
laws forbid their being ojiened.
By mounting auy one of a do.n
flights f s'ejis we can step from New
York to Modern Asia Minor, nlruost to
ancient Judea. It is in Uie synagogues
that this change coiilronts us. They
are bare, forlorn places mere rooms
full of benches but they are highly
important to this strange community.
Here the rabbis preside, aud the rabbi
is, as he used to be, the chief source
of authority aud wisdom. HEepOMbM
here on Saturdays, teaches school all
the week, holds court ierpetually as a
lodge btl'ore whom all r 1 -iseusions and
disputes are brought, marries, christ
ens, confirms, blesses, advises, exhorts,
chastises, aud. In a word, guides and
controls his flork. Like nearly a 1 the
men lie wears a velvet cap, and like
all he refrains lroui shaving tiis beard.
His lauguage is sometimes Hebrew,
but most cases he uses the tongue of
his jieople, a siinuiar mixture of Be
brew and Polish, or Hebrew aud the
tongue of whatever other slave race he
belongs to. All about the neighbor
hood are bookstores, aud the books are
all printed iu one polyglot or another
corresponding with the talk of the peo
ple. The young girls are more or less fsir
and pleasing to the eye. The majoi ity
are swart, but some are very f.iir
blondes with golder tresses. All the
married women look alike, however,
for all L .ve shaved their heads end
w -ar wi-; of black hair, procei
.n 'heir looks front' little Stems or cord
or horsehair. It is said that Uiis me
chanism of the wig does not show
when they are new, but I never saw
one that did not show its secrets auy
more than I ever saw a Chinaman's
iueue that was uot lengthened with
black thread or horsehair. These mar
ried women are made to looa less at
tractive by theli fashion of wearing
their waist bauds almost under their
aimpits. The strongest 1 :.- iou is
of red dresses, and their next strongest
is for wearing them lor lengths of time
exceeding human belief. Their wigs
serve instead of other head covering, so
that one is next to never seen in a hat
or bonnet, no matter where or how far
she goes. Even on railroad journeys
they go bale headed. They aie not
allowed to cover while in church,
where they sit apart from the men,
aud 1 have heard that among the
strictest of the orthodox the women
nriy not cover iu the presence of their
husbands. However, a perusal of
Ieuterouomy aud L-viticus (which
I beg leave to state aie books iu the
Bible) will show exactly what the
strictest rules of the race we:e, a id in
the main, remain to-Jay.
A M arveknu lo. 1.
A Waterbury company has com
pleted a wonderful clock, which, in
1 hainsm, is said to surpass th
famous clock of Strasburg. It will be
on exhibition In several of the leading
cines 01 ine l. niieo. .-uiies. i ue clock
la eighteen feet high, with a base of
seven feet; the width ii eight, and it Is
six and one-half leet deep. Nearly all
the choi je and expensive varieties of
wood enter into its construct iju, also a
numberless variety of metals. The
cabinet work throughout 1 1 a marvel of
beauty. Five long years have been
consumed iu its construction; some
times four, at others live men have
been engaged iu the work.
Time is indicated iu the usual man
ner by hours, minutes and seconds; in
addition half seconds, eighths, fif
teenths and thirty-seconds. The day
of the year, month and week may also
be taken from the dial. The number
of wheels, parts, pinions, springs, and
other parts of the mechanism Is legion,
all of which cout-ibute to most won
derful and amusing exhibitions of his
tonsil events. The several phases of
the moon are indicated. The entire
system of the planets and solar system
are shown iu perfect form and iu all
varied revolutions. A perfect system
of astronomy n. .y be studied from the
ii genious machinery. Many hundred
figures represent distinguished clergy
men, lawyers, physicians, orator.;,
poets, musicians, sculitors, artists, a--tor.-;
also distinguished men of all na
tions. These figures are said to be
carved in wood from correct likGOCMM,
and are most complete repiesentatl-.es
The signers cf the Ueclaration of In
dependence asseial ld as repreente i
in history, the Cabinet of Lincoln
when the emancipation proclamation
was signed , the surrender of Lje at
Aupouiattox. several scenes at the Cen
tennial In lS7i, at. I noted scenes an-1
historical events as iepies-nted in the
Bible have a prominent place. Shake
spearean plays are set out with char
acters true to the representations of
the author and modem settings at the
theatres with dtess and co-tume to cor
respond. A multitude of amusing
scenes will till out the measure of this
wonderf ill clock. It is safe to say it
will fcurpass auy other mechanical
structure of the kind ever produced.
Ocean gray and old silver are neu
tral colors which are much admired for
cloth tailor-made gowns.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A fortune of f30.000 has fallen,
tbiongfe the death of his father, in
Germany, to a pn-oner serving out a
sentence In a Nebraska jail for the
fluff of a steer.
At Columbus, Ohio, a railroad
train entering the StatlOM jumied the
track, but almost the next Instant re
gained the rail and moved on without
the slightest injury.
William Golding Henry, the col
ored centenarian who died 111 Canada,
left twenty--iix children, more than
fitly grandchildren, and a scora or so
of great--randchildreu.
The Poor Farm iu Pawnee
county, Kansas, Is said to be a failure
tor lack of paupers. And this Is
suffering Kansas!
In the view of the scarcity of coal
in San Francisco, the adopt ion of crude
petroleum as a fuel is b.-mj very gen
erally talked of there.
Stringent measures are lieing
l:iken. it is said, to rid Detroit of the
"crooks," who have found that city a
congenial home for some time iast.
After having suffsrel from a
great flood, China is no-.v con.; laming
of a sevcie droulh.
Georgia Troup. 1 ".-year-old girl
ivmg in West ltridgewater, this
State, is sold to have eaVn two quarts
of DeWMrta the other evening, since
which time she has been at the point of
death.
The liiieijest book ever bound is
owned l.y yueen Victoria, and meas
ures eighteen inches across the l ack
and weighs thirty pounds. It contains
the tnlclee BOjdraaoM of congratulations
from Members of the Pi .mrose league.
At last accounts MSB-pM was
spreading in Hong Kong, China, and
the authorities were hnding great dif
ficulty lu rwm1HlH the Chinese to
pay attention to even the simplest
laws lor preventing the spread of the
disease.
Owing to Uie action of the liost,
a crack occurred in Uie lunk oi a
large INUIOic at Burlmngtoji, Yer
moid, rtartlng a leak which soon de
veloped Into a large excavation lu l.-, :
wide aud two feet deep, so that about
21X1,000 gallons of water escatnjd.
.slimiting tiie population of the
United States at 50,OO0,0J0, enough
corn Is MMalty grown to allow each
inhabitant at le-tst one bu.shei pet
week. This is more than enough corn
alone to supply all the food required,
but the larger portion is consumed bv
live stock, liemg therefore converted
into meat.
Social life !n Yieiina is l ast losing
its brilliant;., chiedy through the
tyranny t f porters. The city is prin
cipal y inhabited in Mats, which are
presided ovei by a concierge or porter.
This official imposes a tax upon eveiy
one who enters the house after a niveu
time, it most cases au early hour at
night. On this account people stay at
home evenings and the streets are de
serted. Expet'iiuuuU were mode . M i
ford, Mass., recently with the Pulson
telephone, which has been jierfected bv
Jerome Prince and Lemuel Miller, and
oierates without the use of electricity.
A loose wire was extended 1,690 feet
from a transmitter to a tiee. with a
loose end lying on the ground. Con
versation was heard distinctly by sim
ply placing a straw bat on the wire.
Ordinary conveisation was lieu. I
through a Derby hat as a reccivei at a
distance of sixly feet.
For years Indian arrow heads have
been iotmd in such nambeu on the
shores i f Baatmi Lake, n Connecti
cut, that auttqaariaM thought a battle
must have been foagfat there once.
Beoooxly ewtei digging there found
corroboration of the battle theoi in
the form of bones of mm mingled with
rare Indian weapons. Apparently the
men had been buried in a sitting pos
ture, and one grave, by its unusually
large col c-ctlon of weapons. iiidiciN-.l
that its occupant had been a chief or
mighty warrior.
ITonnt von Moltke lately expressed
his belief that -Volapuk," the imivei
sal language, nad a great rotate lie
fore it; and It lias been learned and is
being studied by an enormous numbei
of pci ...us on the Continent. Last
winter more than 2,000 people received
Instruction in the languoge m Vienna
aloue. It is claimed that "Volapuk"'
is so simple that it can be teanred 111
ten lessons. There is now published at
Vienna a " Volapukagased," wlilc!;
claims to have a large circulati n.
Ex-tueen Isabella's 1 1 iends asset t
tl-at she never formally abdlca'e.l. She
signed a paper m the presence of wit
nesses which was undei stood to be an
act of abdication. But It was DOTM
ratified by the Cortes, never given
legal publicity, and, ladped, never let
out of her poeOMOioo. The roval signa
ture is no longer visible. Where it
was there Is now a huge ink stain, she
having. In her son's lifetime, in a tit i
anger at his disregard lor her wishe-.
taken up au inkstand and dashed it
down uisjn the document 111 qaeotion.
-TSw last ut the 1,408.50 trade
dollars, which have been received ot
the United states Assay Office in New
York was Melted recently. These
dollars were taken as tbej came in and
transformed Into silver brick of 1 IOU
or U0O ounces in weight. What is
denominated au "iticlosure" 111 one of
the vaults of the assay cilice contains
over 4'K cubic feet of trade dollars
which have passed through the cruci
ble aud are now stacked up in the
shape of s'lver bricks. The Govern
ment has paid about 13,400,000 for
them.
Among the interesting ohjects
that were exhibited in the Texas Mate
fair at Dallas is a large aeiolite, or me
teorite stone, which wa-; found in the
county of the Uoonache Indians m
1859 by Prof. A. It. Koessler, then
State geologist of Texas. The In
dians knew from tradition that bad
come down to them from au extremely
early period that this was a thunder
stone" wiiich had fallen iiom the skies,
aud they regarded it with great rever
ence aud wonder, and weie accus
tomed to visit it where it lay partially
buried in the earth to wet their knives
and arrow points upon its sides, be
lievleng that their weains thereby ac
quired some celestial t.r naagio powers
An analysis of its composlt m made by
Dr. W. Biddell, cheuut 1 1 the geolog
ical survey, shows it to consist in parts:
Iron, 88.78, nickel. 10.7s, cobalt, 10.54,
and the remainder brenx te, which
contains silica, alumini, protoxide of
iron, protoxide of manganese and
traces of magnesia, soda, potash and
chromium. The stone Is exeied.ijglj
hard and takes a fine polish.