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B P. SOHWEIEB,
THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XLIII.
MIFFLINTOWX. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENN A.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1SS9.
NO. 37.
TT it r,iT!..l. It.I.I- l .-I- I
the "elixir" treatment are not ao enltn
si.stie us they mere. T'.c porters had
better continue, taking their elixir In-teruallv.
At frkkst the three cities seem to
be about even iu the race, Washington
relying upon Its historic reputation.
New York upon the stentorian tones of
its voice, and Chicago upon its money.
Let the best town win.
SPANISH EXECUTION.
A Young Conscript Snot by Military
Orders.
Swiss Socialists are of the opinion
tha' the appointment of public ptosecu
tors "tends to restrict personal liberty."
They are entirely right. It has that
tendency. But then public prosecu
tors are apiwinted for the express pur
pose of restricting the personal liberty
of l;tw breakeis, and it Is only the latter
who have any cause for complaint.
A Trenton correspondent has ob
served that of the, prisoners confined in
the Xew Jersey State Prisou nine
tenlhs have "t.o trsde" written optx
lte their numes. There is a suggestion
iu this which parents and guardians
should ponder over. Boys should be
given tr.ii.es if they aie not being edu- i
caied for a profession or are not kept
at home on the farms.
("HICAJO
The steamship Hutchison from ITa- j
vana brought, besides other passengers,
a gentleman who had witnessed the ex
ecution in that city by the Spanish
army of a conscript soldier named
Agullo. Azullo's offense was the
murder of his commanding sergeant.
A New Orleans TiM't-Dtmocrat re
porter obtained fioin the gentleman a
description of the military execution,
which took place at Fort l'rinclpe:
'I saw Agullo as lie stood directing
the soldiers to aim at bis bead and
heart on the morning of his execution,"
said the gentleman. "It was 6 o'clock,
on the elevation of Principe, whose
crest is crowned with that gray granite
fortress, and from which point the
harbor Tiew is grand, that Agullo. Cast
ing one fleeting glance to wave-lapped
Moro, fell, pierced by three bullets in
his head, upon the narrow parapet of
Fort Principe. One bullet of the four
destined for him sjed wide of its mark,
wounding au otlicer to the rear and near
the fort.
"Agullo was a man of magnificent
physique, six feet tall, fine bead, bril
liant eyes and a face deuo lug gentle
birth and refined intelligence. His long.
military step - as he marched to the point
of his execution in the square formed by
lli corps of engineers, iu which he was
enlisted, of artillery, cavalry, volunteers
and infantry caused murmurs of ad-
m ration to rise to the lips of the 5,00 J
not a good place from , UUtn curiousiy brought together
which to get news of affairs in London;
but this fact was overlooked when obit
uanes were written of Fred I.slie, the
c 1:1 Man. who, we are glad to say,
ri polls himself direct from Loudon as
being alive and well. He is one of the
wot' i'. merry ma' eis, ami as such de
served!., popular every wh' re.
A few years ago, wiien a succession
of 1av.1l accidents had caused a demand
to l made on the Secretary of the
Navy for Information concerning the
si in , the report of this otlicer showed
t' at dining the year 27 accidents had
occurred. Of this niimU-r, one was a
of a ship ou lire, two brakedowtis
of machinery. 11 collisions and 10
gioundings. Out of the 10 cases of
Vtr.-sels ground iug nine occurred iu
home waters. AU these casts occurred
subsequent to the order prohibiting the
i.se of pilots on naval vessels, except in
t ises Wfore mentioned. The question
is now one of pilotage or uo pilotage.
V ll kn F. v k.k Kuiperor Wiiliani, of
Germany, makes asjeech hesho s that
li s thoughts first and last are of war
and of armies. Iu a dozen of lines
iu which he spoke of the alliance with
Austria for the maintenance of peace
the word army occurs four times, the
speech winding up with a declaration
that the armies of Germany and Aus
tria would fight together, shoulder to
shoulder, to maintain peace. Thai
gieatest menace that there is to the
peace or Kurope Is this young Emperor,
thinking of nothing but war ami mil
itary glory aiid anxious to win spurs for
himself, lie only wa!t hlsopoituuity
to makea name for himself as a warrior
or lose all In the attempt.
Wiiilk the Chief of the Bureau of
Construction and Repair has main
tained that the batl!e-ship Texas would
not float at a proper level if constructed
upon the plans purchased in England,
ami adopted by the Naval Department,
the constructor iu ch.urge of the work
on the vessel has as steadily affirmed
that the plans were all right. The
Secretary of the Navy also appears to
entertain the latter opinion, since ad
vertisements for projiosals for furnish
ing the steel armor plates for the Texas
have recently been lasted. With an
armored battle-ship nowadays the ques
tion appears to be not so much whether
she can tight as whether sue can
float.
Koiikrt Carkett's Restoration
To IIkaltii. It is not generally
known as it should be, but it is the fact
that Mr. Hubert Garrett, so long in the
direction of the affairs of the great
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
and other importaut business enter
prises, has been so nearly restored to
his former good health that his close
friends regard him as a fully well man
again. Indeed, but for the fact that
Is not long since he was so seriously ill,
no one having intercourse with him at
this time could entertain any misgiving
that he is any other than a thoroughly
well man. This will be welcome news
to his wide circle of friends, and to the
wiiler circle also of those who kuow
him only as the leading man in one of
the greatest transportation organiza
tions of the couutry. and as a citien
of great public spirit and broad enter
prise and liberality.
This Is a Summer of calamities.
TI e great flood at Johnstown, Pa., was
followed bv the great fire at Seattle,
W T., and theu by the lesser fl.nxl at
Johnstown, X. Y., and by a number of
other smaller floods and other disas
ters. And now, just as the danger from
floods apt ears to have passed, comes
the news of another terrible fire, this
time at Suokane Fal s, W. T.. by
which the whole business portion of the
city has been destroyed, involving
Kss of over $l,0 O.OO0- Some of our
correspondents and most f the news
papers, even those which ought to kuow
K-rt-r .nr it auv intimation that
God has had auythiug to do with send
ii;g these afflictions. But. what saith
the prophet Amos? "Shall evil befa'l
a . li v and the Lord hath doue It?"
Oh, yea, It was the forces of Natnre
Working according to the laws which
govern them; and it was the hand of
n,.n -i..h built the dam or lit the
r not back of it all was an over
ruling Providence working for right
eousness and directed by infinite ve.
Say, brethren, shall we heed the warn
ing and awake to righteousness, or
shall we harden oar hearts still more,
VKa Pnaioah?
to witness the stern sentence of the
military court.
-As he stood, the central point of all
eves, dressed iu his fatigue uniform.
striped trousers aud cap, directing his
fellow soldiers to aim with surety, the
sad contemplation of a life which in
other fields may have led to a success
ful earner broke in upon the spectators
with harshest feeling. There is no tell
ing what gi ief-Iadeu hearts beat with
suffering throbs in far away Spain, In
nocent victims alike with their soldier
sous Co jiielle 1 to rve the hated cou-
I scupllon in Cuba. But such is often
I the case, and this poor Agullo, suiart-
ing under the overbearing sergeant
I who fed hi in his food iu insult as to a
i i loir, buruiug under the ail verse fate.
lv4uie the assassin and slew his victim
when asleep.
"The urisoner's hours before tlie ex
ecution were spent in calm, deliberate
consul ration. He had begged a friend
to w rite to a brother and sister telling
Uieui of the close of his life, and alter
ing his will by bequeathing a small
house In Spniu to his sister, which in a
previous document he had left his
brother, and spent much time in religi
ous exercise with his fat her confessor.
"At 5 o'clock iu the uioruiug large
crowds began steadily to wind their
way toward CasU-llo Principe. Senor
Ellas, Chief of x'olice, aud the Colonel
iu command inspected the square
formed by the military on the north
west quarter of the esplanade, in the
direction of the chore ra.
"The condemned soldier, accompani
ed by the Brothers of Charity, saluted
each on-looker with his farewell, aud,
defying death, stood at the spot where
a ost had been placed for him to lean
on to await his doom without one
quiver of nervousness. He was heard
to remark, '1 was a coward. 1 killed
tm while he was as.ee p. mat was
badly done.' In the preparations going
on around him he took active interest
the direction of one thing and an
other, and then, calling a sergeant from
some distance, bade him good-bye.
When the soldiers advanced to place
the baiiilage over his eyes he told them,
putting his liands across his face.
There is no necessity of bandaging
my eyes, but if absolutely necessary I
will bandage them myself, lie took
his own handkerchief ior this purpose
loosely tied it so that he could see over
the edges. I lus he was told would not
lo, and for the first time his fingers
shook under the strain upon his feel-
mis and one of the chaplains stepped
forward, securely knotting the ends of
the batidage and firmly pressing down
his cap to hold them in fjositiotu ihe
sol tier kissed the cross as his last
glimpse of earth was taken, and saw
the four soldiers had Come closer to
him. as he requested that death might
be .quick and certain. They hail pie-
vlonsly been at tlie military instance.
These four soldiers luvt been given a
cigar each aud same money by Agullo.
Ih.sreearditiir the special plea ot Agullo
these four men, as they looked at the
livid countenance and eyes of feverish
blaze when the request was made to
come closer and closer, were visibly
dlsturbeJ. Agullo could touch the
muzzles of the pieces.
Standing close to the post placed
for support the i nsoner at the order
kneel' lie quicKly sauu to nis Kuees.
Tnen the four t-hots irregularly rang out,
an l the body leauing against the postfel
to the crouud dead.
Here passed the spot the troous ai
slow time, marching toward their quar
ters, and each man gazed on the bloody
face. After all the troops had filed bv.
the Brothers, who had turned the corpse
on its back, looked charge of the body,
which was buried without a cotliu.
"Asa curbou his emotion.it is stated.
Senor Elias asked the Governor of the
castle to breakfast, and they departed
with the troops, leaving the ueld to inn
dead soldier. The bay m geulienes
sang the requiem and stern old Mum
Castle rose uo in all its proportions,
emblematic to the decree of woe to be
sent to the dead soldier's relativts
across the sea. aud the pitiless carrying
out of the seutence of a conscript."
for passengers. A literary ferryman!"
sueeved Edna Can-on.
Miss Barbara made bo verbal cone
nient, but walked resolutely dowa tee
anding and aroused the absorbed boat
man from his studies with the toiut of
her parasol.
"Bring your boat around," she said.
sharply, ' want to cross the river.
Be quick."
The boatman pushed back his broad-
brimmed straw hat with a look half
puzzled, half amused, that made Bar
bara Lynn turn towards her companion
with the petulant words:
"I believe he's an idiotl"
"Where do you wish to go. ladies?"
asked the man, when they had safely
bestowed their multlfar'ous flounces
upon the seats, not without many com
plaints at t:.e smallest of the accommo
dations. "To Staplefon Park landing."
As the oars dashed through the
bright, tldeless water Edna Carson
drew a deep sigh of relief.
"Well, we shall be there soon, I
hojie. If you bad only written, Bar
bara, Miss Stapleton would have sent
some one to meet us perhaps that as
tonishing brother of hers."
"Yes," said Barbara, curling her
Up; "and a nice first oppearauce we
should have made, tired and dusty,
with our dresses ail crumpled aud our
hair uncurled! No I choose to meet
Harry Stapleton (n yrande tnilttle,
when I do meet him. Everything de
ends on first impressions, you know."
Edua put up her little hand to hide a
yawu.
'And you really mean to captivate
himr"
"I mean to try."
"How do you know that he will make
a good hui-baiid?"
-What difference does that make?
lie s rich!"
The boatman stepped ashore, aud,
doffing bis hat, pointed to a superb
gray stone mansion whose gables aud
uiullious gleamed through the groups of
tiees just beyond, saying:
"There is Stapleton, ladles you will
have noditliculty in finding It."
llarlaia tossed a piece of silver to
hi! 11.
'See that our trunks are sent up as
soon as they arrive, she said, lortly.
'And now, girls, get ready for din
ner as soon as you can!" t-ald Miss
Stapleton, as she usheied ber visitors
luto a dainty little dressing-room all
panelled lu oak aud goldgreeii, with
curtains of pale greeu silk, and mir
rors that reached from ceiling to floor.
"I have a delightful party of guests
staying here, and I want
look as lovely as pos-ible.
Joy and Sorrow.
T tiave pieannrea, w have nmn,
W have bopaa, aad wa have feats;
Ti are ginng, we are taking,
Smiles to-day to-morrow tears.
Staid experience is brut owl Eg
Gems of wisdom, pearls of truth.;
And oar soals are daily rowing
Sarong, approaching deathless youth.
Each most work out bis owa mission.
In his own and only way,
W bat to me la right and j ustlce.
Might he wrong for yon to say.
From oar small one-aided atand point,
W no can jadge anotber'e lite?
EamiQ eyee see not the forces
That impels to peace or strife.
Oar deslrea, our wills, oar efforts
To the sovereign soul belong.
And the spark divine within us
Telia as wbat is right or wrong.
Let as gather, aa we journey,
Goodnesa, troth wbere'er 'tis found,
Letting onr light, though faint it be.
Shine ireely all around.
THE LOST RING.
It was a pretty parsonage, old, to be
sure, but bright aud roomy, and such a
wealth of greenery on all sides rose
bushes, lilacs, wisteria vines, some in
bloom that to unaccustomed eyes it
looked a paradise. .
Mrs. Arabin was a happy woman as
she walked back and forth on the wide,
well-shaded veran.la. She passed the
study window, which was open, and
gave one a glimpse of shelves full of
parti-colored volumes, a crimson por
tiere, and the curly head of Austin,
ber only son, who was busily writing at
a balze-covered desk.
I Her ambition was satisfied. Her boy
I had . o -tained the rectorship of St.
i Paul's, in the thriving town of Rook
i ville. It was his first charge, and he
t had earned it by self-denial, application
; to his studies, aud bard work. His
I ability was unquestioned. The Rook
vilie tieople were charmed with his
' eloquence, and his pleasant, social ways.
The beautiful stone church was crowd
ed Sunday alter Sunday.
Some said the new rector was a hand
some man; almost everybody admitted
that he had a striking-looking face.
His chin is altogether too square,'
said Miss Sue Uhlaud, the alto leader
of the double-quartette choir, as the
family were discussing the new rector
at the dinner-table. 'It's absolutely a
defect when he turns his face in profile.
If he only wore whiskers, now, just
English siders. like papa's, it would
you boln to change the whole cnaracter oi ins iace.
Reuieuiber .He certainly has got tlie chin of a prize-
our old school compact. Barbara you : fighter.'
are to captivate Harry!" ' 'What do you know about prize-
llarbaia did look love'y as she en- I fighters?' asked twelve-year-old FreJ,
tered the drawing-room, where lights, j laboriously peeling an orange,
and flowers, aud delicious pei fumes ' 'That chin gives force to his sermons,
made a sort of fairy land. She was j and I do not remember ever listening
dre.-sed in rose-colored tulle, caught up
with bouquets or moss rosebuds, and a
branch of trailing roses and buds fast
ened ui her glossy brown curls as care
lessly as if it had fall -n from the vine.
Edna was pretty, loo, iu her white
musliu and lilies but Edna's beauty
was to Barbara's as twilight to sun
shine pearl to the impei lal diamond.
Anna Slapleton's eyes brightened with
a sort of admiring pride as site came
forward, Wuing ou a gentleman's arm,
to greet her guest.
"Miss Lyun my brother. Mr. Sta
pleton !"
And Barbara's cheeks blazed into
-arlet Ore, as lu the calm glance of the
gentleman bowing besore her she rec
ognized the lark blue eyes that had
beamed so quizzically lietieoth the
shadow of the ferryman's straw hat.
S.ie was literally struck dumb she
could not have siKiketi to save her life,
but Harry Stapleton was less embar
rassed. "We have met before," he said, with
a ha.f smile. "It was my tlrst appear
auce in the role of ferryman. I hoie it
gave satisfaction. Everything deeiids
ou first appearances, you know. Par
don me for not disclosing my name.
Miss Lvuu, but your orders were too
lmjierat.vely given for me to disob.-y!
to a better reader. None of your pretty
preachers for me,' said Mr. Uhlaud.
'I thought bis mother perfectly
lovely,' Mrs. Uhland said. 'That suit
of Iron-" ray was so becomlngl . She is
stylish, too, and has a very sweet face.
We rally must call at the rectory this
week. Sue.'
The girls will all be fighting over the
new rector,' remarked Fred, when the
rest were silent for a moment.
'Little boys should be seen and not
heard,' was Sue's commeut, though her
cheeks flushed. 'Any girl who wauls
to marry a clergyman is welcome to
him. For my part Iliad just as soon
.marry a tioctor.'
Sue Uhlaud was the only daughter of
rich parents, pelted aud a little spoiled,
but, except for au undue estimale of
herself as the lieauty of Ilookville, she
was a pleasant, well-meaning girl. She
had been much Haiti red by friends and
Ieieui1euts, aud had uo doubt at all as
! to her ower of conquest over this
fastidious-looking rector with the mu
' sical name. If he did not fall into her
net, it would be no fault of hers. She
had laid out the whole programme; he
was to be a hoeless worshipper at her
1 shrine as to marrying him no, ueverl
I In a poor little otUge, ou the out
i skirts of the town, Etlie Olds and Ler
He stopped abruptly, for Barbara. ! graramoliiersat at their numoieuinner-
overcotue with thauie and mortification. table.
Iiad fainted away iu his sister's arms.
And then and there ended all her
hopes of ever becoming the lady of
Stapleton Park. Alas! what radiant
visions "a little mistake" will some
times overthrow!
Weariness.
A tramp knows what it is to be leg
weary, a farm laborer to be body
weary, a literary inau to be bralu
weary, and a sorrowing man to be soul
weary. The sick are often weary, eveu
of life itself. Weariness is generally a
physiological "ebb-tide." which time
aud patience will convert into a 'flow.'
It is never well to whip or spur a woru
out horse, except in the direst straits.
If he meuds his pace in obedience to
the stimulus, every step is a drop drawn
from his life-b:ood. Idleness U not one
of the faults of the present age; weari
ness is one of the commonest expe
riences. The checks that many a mau
draws on his physiological resources are
numerable; and, as these resources are
strictly limited, like any other ordinal y
Uiuking accouut, it is very easy to
bring atiout a balance on the wrong
side. Adequate rest is one kind of re
payment t i the ba- k, touud sleep is
ti er, regular eauug aim goou uaies-
First Impressions.
"The bridge broken? How provok-
IUAnd Barbara Lynn leaned from the
the carriage window to spak to the
brown-faced boy who bad volunteered
the above piece of distasteful mforma-
U'l?Ve ma'am: the freshet carried the
ti,.,irs clean away, day before yester-
k."i., w-.wr mr we to cet across? We
.,i,, t visit Miss Stapleton ut
ei.nlutiin Park."
"They keep a ferryman there, m'an,
with a little boat. He'll take you
if vou'U drive round by
Uncle'Ena's, he'll send your trunks by
a.. ....tntiin mail. '
"Very welL Driver, follow the boy's
directions."
-i. ,,.ir tru creen sweep of
clump of water willows lay a little boat
fastened by a rope to the upright post
Lui-k .inn remained of the destroyed
bridge, and tenanted by onein apict-
w hat whose broad brim
. Tl km fdi-n altogether.
k.ti- Mdimr. 1 declare, instead of
'mlBklUkg Us biMlnan.
ieclare. instead of
i and looking out
'How did you like the new rector to
day, dear?' asked the elder lady.
1 like his mother so much,' said
Ellie, with enthusiasm, her piquant
face sparkl ng, quite ignoring the sub
ject of her grandmother's query. 'She
came into the vestibule as we wt-re
coming down stairs.'
'1 think it was you who sang that
sweet solo; thank you so muchl' she
s id. and there were tears iu her eyes.
I have heard it before from one I lov. d
ileal lv. who is in paradise now.
Then she went on to say that she
knew 1 was the daughter of Rector
Oids, and what a shame It was that I
hail to leave that pretty old rectory.
where I was born I It was my turn
then, grandy, to grow a little misty
about the eyes, for you know I cau
never hear dear papa or the old rectory
siKiken of. but it make me cry. And
it is hard to live anywhere else, after
being all one's life in a lovely home
like that. But we must not complain;
the people have been very kind to us.
and this little cottage is really not so
bad. It is a great thing not to have
auv rent to pay. If you were only well.
urandy, or if you had what your deli
cate health needs:'
Don't worry about that, darling.
am bountifully provided for. Didn't
the new rector .-peak to you, too?'
Dear me, no! The people kept hmi
n
lion another. One day s holiday iu tne i t lue chancel, just as they used to keep
lala. aud I wondered if his dinner
week and one or two months in the year
ror those who work exceptionally hard
usually bring the credit balance to a j
highly favorable condition; ana tnus
with care aud management physiologi
cal solvency is secured aud maintained.
But a physioliigical fortune is as good a
thlug. or even a better wing, man a
monev fortune. Mo red resources, ei
invested, keep the mind easy and the
body youthful. If. however, a mau
have not these, but only enough of
streugta to go on steadily from dav to
day, he should watch carefully against
excessive weariness. A feeling of
prostration is the dark thuuder cloud
that portends a cl-anae in the atmos
phere. Health, like weather, may
"bn-ak," aud when once it is broken
uobody knows when the barometer will
mark "set fair" again. Weariness,
coming on in the ordinary course of
work, without any sjiecial and tempor
ary cause, is nature's dem.md for au
immediate hoi day. The horse is tired.
He does not want the whip, but a
month's run iu a quiet and abundant
pasture. As nothing in the world can
properly satisfy hunger except food, so
no drug or stimulaut of any kind ex
cept rest cau restore the wr-ary to
energy and health. The doctor's tonic
is a very good thing in its way, but it
will no more act as a sub titue for rest
than a glow worm's light will serve the
fi.nn purpose as Uis moon.
wasu w getting coiu ' tme repiieu.
think him very good-looking, and his
sermons aie beautiful.
'is he as tall as Arthur?' asked the
sweet-faced old lady, as she poured the
lea from a liny silver tea-pot.
i es; but he Mi l so handsome as
papa everybody says that. Miss Sue
Uhlaud doe-n't seem to like mm at
all. She is all the time taking his face
to pieces; saying his nose in too thiu,
and his chin too large. Well, to be
sure, very few of us can bear to be dis
sected feature bv feature. But. oh.
grandy, that dear, lovely mother of hlsl
J t seems to me that she looks as mamma
did,' she added, softly.
'Your mother was a remarkably
beautiful woman,' said Grandma Ol la.
'Well, Mrs. Arabin looks like her, I
know,' said Eflie.
There was a moment's si'ence, each
being busv with her own thoughts. At
length Etlie looked up and asked:
'What do you tbiuk Sue Uhland
asked me to-day, graudy?'
She liad pretty, shy browa eyes, this
little girl of seventeen and a bird-like
quickue-s of gesture. Her hair, auburn
with a suggestion of gold, rippled back
from a low white brow, and her lips
were red as ripe pomegranates. Xoth
iug could be more bewitching than her
smtfevthat showed a lovely row of. milk-
white teeth, and set hidden dimples
dancing. She was not striking or
showy, like bus V hland. but ner race
sweet and chanzeluL ana sue was
good to look at.
What was it?' her grandmother
asked, as she rose slowly for she was
lame and set her chair away.
'They have a great deal of sewing
on hand at Airs. Lhlaua's spring
w-ork, and nearly all plain; a good
month s work. Sue savs. Miss hingle-
ton, the seamstress, is sick, and Sue's
mother thought perhaps 1 would go
and, in a way, take her place. Site
will give me a dollar and twenty-live
cents a day for a mouth only think!
Aud, you know, 1 dearly love to sewa;
it will put us ahead nicely, aud enable
me to finish my quarter in music.
Once I am competent to teach the piano
we shall get along famously.'
Eflle's grandmother had seated her
self in an arm-chair by the window.
She looked pained as theirl spoke.
'I don't like your going out like au
ordinary seamstress going out to w ork
you, the grandchi.d and the daughter
of such men as your grandfather and
your dear father.' and she shook her
gray head.
'Did ever anybody work harder than
they did? particularly grandfather, as a
bishop. We can't live ou past glory,
and bread aud butter are very import
ant factors in life. I think ou uiust
let me go, grandy. 1 waut to get a
little mouey ot my own to put into
some fair work. You know the church
will give au entertainment in a few
weeks, and I suppose 1 shall have a
table,' Eule added quietly.
'For men to go out into the world
aid work for their llviug is all very
well; but for a young girl! 1 don't
mind the being alone but I suptiose I
must not stand iu your way,' added the
grandmother, with a sigh.
So it was settled. Ellie was to begin
work ou the following day, and, after
putting the house in order, and looking
out fox her grandmother's comfort, she
went over to the residence of the
Uhlands. who. being the wealthiest
people lu town, lived iu great style.
It was very pleasant there. A large
room in which the sun shone all day,
shining through a great bay window.
was appropriated to the sewing-ma
chine. Eflie, and the various members
of the family who could snare the tim
to work. Son.elimes Mrs. Uhlaud
made one of the party, aud Sue, as kug
as the novelty pleased her, busied her
self in basting or running the machine.
One day they were talking of the en
tertainment to come oil in a fortnight.
'I told Mr. Arabin that I knew you
would sing for us that night, and so
you can and must,' said Sue. 'Do you
know vou will lierhaps have the honor'
of singing a duet with Mr. Arabin
himself? He has a lovely voice aud ft
is well trained. I never saw such an
enthusiast in music. I caught him at
the organ, yesterday. He didn't know
I was there, for, bless you, I thought it
was Mr. Jacoby, our old organist, l
went in to get those Gregorian chants,
,and there he sat, perfectly absorbed,
piayiuz such lovely chordsl 1 never
heard such a wonder! ul performance.
He goes far ahead of the professor. I
stole out without getting the book 1
wanted. Of course you will sing witli
him, Etlie?'
I don t know ' said Elbe, feeling a
little frightened at tlie thought.
'Oh, yes, you will, aud the girls will
all be so jealous! Cau't you see how-
some of them are making a dead set at
him? He cau, I warrant you; the man
has eyes iu bis head pretty bright
ones, too. Ahere s JSeliy JUorgau
gracious! she cau't talk of anything
else now, perfectly infatuated; and
Lily Brown, with her silly little doll
face; aud 1- rank Bowen she is down
right wild. By the way. JSlr. Arabin
never knew you were the daughter of
the last rector, until 1 told him.'
V hat, that sweet-faced girl who
sings soprano? he said, and then im
mediately told his mother.
Eflie s face flushed.
'How beautifully you blush,' said
Sue. 'If I ouly had your fair skiu!
But one cau't have everything.
The rector had called ou the Uhlands
twice iu one week, one call being upon
church business, but Miss Sue fancied
that he had paid her particular attention.
'And he said more,' Sue went ou;
'lie said he must know you better that
you had a beautuui voice and and
oh, dear, lots of nice things; so, if we
arrange tor the duet, you must ue
ready. We are to liave a meeting here
to-night; how I wish you could stay
and help us! We must have cream and
cakes aud a few fancy tables, or it
would not be a fair, you know. Papa
has engaged the best hall iu town
opposite the church. It is so very kind
of Mr. Arabin to help us; don't you
think so?'
'Very,' said Effle. absently.
'Where is my basket?' Sue aske 1, a
moment after. 'Why, there's my ring I
how careless of met Do you know, I
have 1 -st flesh this suaimer, aud tiiis
ring is too large? It was always a little
loose; now I shall have to get Haltered,
or I shall lose it.'
Oli, how lovely! I never saw such a
beauty!' said Eflie. in au testacy of
admiration. She always particularly
liked diamonds, and tins was a very
fine one.
Yes, it is one of the prettiest stones
I ever saw said Sue; 'papa bought it
in Paris, last year. It would have cost
a hundred dollars and more, here, but
I think he only paid fifty. I certainly
must have it attended to;' and, shaking
the precious item in the sun till it blazed
scaiu, she put it on her finger, turning
it round and round.
Presently she left the room, and Effie
did not see her again until the next day.
The trifling things told her by Sue
had sunk deeply into Eflle's ueait. It
was very kind of the new rector to
notice her, she was as timid as a little
liare, and never would have thought or
asserting herself. While she was think
ing it over and putting it with the
sweet words which his mother had
spoken only the last Sunday, Sue came
in.
'Papa Is going to Xew York, and he
can take my nug' she said, 'hand me
my basket, please, EtBe.'
'I think you put the ring on your fin
ger,' said Eflie.
'Yes, I know; but didn't I throw it
back in the basket again? Here it is;
no, that's a button. Why, where cau
it be? Didu't you t-ee me put it back?
Of course I must have doue so, for It's
no a here to be found.'
I saw you put it on, I am positive.'
said Eflie again. 'I think 1 am quite
sure vou went out with it,'
Oraciousl where is that diamond?'
cried Sue, her face flushing. 'Papa is
in such a hurry: e w ill laugh at me,
and mamma will say it !-rv- s me right
for being so careless. Ou, dear, dear,
at isn't hare at all!'
'It was very loose, you know; muht
it not have dropped off soiuewherey
suggested Effle.
I did not keep it on, I tell you; I
flung it back.' said Sue fretfully, "lie-
cause something occurred lo me, just
then; I distinctly remember throwing
it l ack.
ro. no; you went out with it, I'm
sure,' Etlie persisted.
Don't tell me that again, Eflie Olds,
said Sue, angry with herself and with
Ltiie for whatshe considered her obsti
nacy. 'All is, the ring 13 gonel .No
body comes into this room but the
family, and well, 1 mut go and tell
papa that the ring is lost. I shan't
,'i-t another like that in a hurry.'
Etlie condoled with Ler, aud inno
cently searched all the work baskets
through, r or days it never occurred to
her mind that she might be suspected
of taking it: u"i until she thought she
noticed a change in Sue, aud. so it
seemed to her, in other members of the
family. Even then she could not ad
mit the terrible suspicion, but it trou
bled her. Could they think she had
taken tlie ring? What if Sue had
spoken of it?
Ihe matter preyed upon her sp'nts.
She grerr pale and haggard. Her
jrandiuollier, not-cing her colorless
cheeks and preoccupied maimer, begged
her to come home; aud. Indeed, so
wrought uioii by her imagination was
she that she fell ill, and did uot leave
the house tor several days.
Meantime preparations for the fair
went on. Sue had uot been uear her.
and Ellie did not know that she had
gone to Xew York for a short visit.
When Mrs. Uhland beard that Efli
was ill, she sent the mouey she owed
her, with the message that Miss Single
ton was quite recoveied, and she should
not need her any more, but she must
make haste aud get well in time for the
entertainment, A very cold note,
Edle thought.
Had t'.iey found the ritigr' she won
dered.
She determined to ask Sue on Sun
day. But when Sunday came aud she
tried to sjieak about it, her tongue re
fused to speak, and she could say noth
ing. At the close of the service, how
ever, she managed to gather the cour
age requisite to put the question.
Did you hud your ri.igr'
Xo. indeed: never expect to, was
the curt reply. 'By the way, Mr. Ara
bin isn't going to sing. Excuse me.
I must stieak to Mrs. Arabin before
she goes. '
Then Sue hurried away, leaving
Ellie shrinking and troubled, quite sure,
now, that she was sustiected.
Sue certainly was changed; she
thought everybody was. Glances were
cast askance at her, people hurried by
her without speaking; at least one of
the congregation who had always stop
ied to speak seemed to avoid her.
hat should she do' Xolody spoke
to her about taking part iu the festival,
aud the rector's sermons were unusually
pointed. Yes, it was plainly to be seen
that the news had gone all over the
parish that Sue Uhland had lost her
diamond ring, and she was charged
with taking it.
Iu the midst of all her distress, the
new rector and his mother called. Had
they come to watch, to convict her?
The pall of her owu dark thought hung
over all this visit. Her constrained
demeanor forbade ease cither of man
ner or conversation. She had worked
herself almost to a frenzy, not daring to
sieak to her grandmother about It,
w hen, in the Bileuce of her ow n room,
It seemed as if the sweet voice of au
angel fell upon her ear.
'Did you take the ring?'
Xo.'
'Then why this cowardly dread?
Whv this horror of darkness, when no
one has ever accussed you?'
'I won't torment myself any longer,'
she said, with a new determination, ou
the night of the entertainment. 'How
do 1 know but the ring has been
found?'
There was no sweeter face than
Ellie s as she went half reluctantly into
the hall, which had been gayly arrayed
for the festival. Flags and flowers dec
orated the walls, birds in gilded cages
sang overhead, the tables were bright
with the gifts of the townspeople.
'Why, Eflie Olds, what have you beeu
doing with yourself? asked one of the
voting ladies, as she met her at tlie
door. 'Somebody said you were off
with it all; and you haven't been near
us to help one bit, so we concluded you
didu't care about it, aud gave your
table to Anne Metcalf. lo tell you
the truth, I don't believe you would
have made as good a saleswomau as
she. you are so very quiet.
Effle was glad but hurt; glad that she
had no table to tend iu her present
state of mind, and hurt that they should
so easily have taken it for granted that
she did not care to help them. In sinte
of her brave resolution she was tempted
to fly the place a dozu times within the
hour.
Suddenly her name was spoken; one
and auother turned to look at her just
Ihe most natural thing lu do.
"Miss Etlie, in leed you must sing for
us,' said the rector's mother, '1 am told
you dou t need the notes; come, every
body is expectant; something must be
done. It is getting a little dull; won't
you try?'
How could she refuse? Eflie went
toward the platform. The lights, as
she looked up. all teemed to resolve
themselves into huge diamond rings.
The old dread, the old horror catnt
back, and while rendering tlie second
stanza of a charming litlie ballad,
everything grew dark before her. She
tainted; and life was a blank to hr for
many days. At last the fever left her.
and reason was restored once more
How strange to fiu I herself iu the old
familiar rectory; and once more in her
own cheerful room. She looked at her
hands they were thiu aud bloodless;
her head felt heavy, she could scarcely
move. What did it all mean? The
memory of the past came back to her.
but only of her childhood. This was
home, but where were the rest?
'O motherl mother!' she moaned.
'My darling!'
The soft, low voice thrilled ber to the
heart, and bending over her was it
that mother who went to paradise so
Ions' a no who had come back to her
child?
'Is it you, mother?' she whispered.
Xo. iuv poor little girl, l am not
your mother, but I wish I were. You
are very weak; you have been sick ever
i-iuce the n gbt ot the lair. JNow you
are to be quiet. Your grandmother is
here in her own old room, and we have
done our verv best for you.'
'But I I want to know I want to
to ask about '
'Xot a word nowl As If I really
were your own mother, I command
vou. Everything depeuda on perfect
rest.'
Effie smiled and was sileit. It was
easy to obey that sweet-voiced woman.
She lay quite sdiil, watching tha
shadows of the swaying vines outside
her window playing upon the white
counterpane. Weil she remembered
the sparrows that had so often bu'lt
their nests In the great chestnut tree.
It was so sweet to be In the dear old
room again!
A day or two after that she veutmed
lo ask Mrs. Arabin if the ring had been
found.
1 am happy to say yes.' was the an
swer. e kuow ail aiiout it. lou
reveiiled your trouble that first week
when you weie delirious, aud it gave
us the heaitache, I can tell you. It
was altogether a fancy ot vour own. i
Xobodv thought that dreadful thing of ;
Mu. Miss Uhlaud says it never entered (
lier uitnd that you had taken the ring. ,
he simply gave it up as lost through i
her ow u carelessness, aud thought uo I
uore about it,'
I am so glad she found it,' said
Ellie, drawing a long breath of relu 1. '
here was the ring, .Mis. Arabin t
'Mie rlid not find it; it was Mr. Ara
bin who found it,'
Where?'
I am going to tell you. After you
were brought into the reclory, mere
was an auction sale of cakes and flow
ers. One ot the cakes was reserved lor
the rector, and put iu the closet. It
had tiie name of Miss Uhland on t.aj
tig. A few days afterward, while ou
were still very ill, we had company. 1
li ft you in care of your grandmother
and went down stairs to oversee t ie
table. That cake was cut, but still re
tained its shaiie. When it was d stri-
buted, my sou, breaking his piece, felt
somel dug hard, and, looking at it
clo-er, there was the ring.'
How In the world did it come there.-"
asked Etlie.
fhe solution is easy. Miss Uhland
says she went Into the kitchen to give
dliectious about the cake, aud found
the cook already mixing it, Iu her
headlong fashiou she declared that as
that cake was for the rector, she iiiut,
have a hand in making it. She does
not kuow how the ring got into the
dough without her missing it or I la
cook finding it. She was positive that
she had put it back iu the basket, 1
cau assure you, however, tnal .Miss .sue
did uot once susect you of taktug tne
ring. She was much grieved over the
revelation you uucoiisciously made;
and here she is to speak for herself.'
tie ca i e in radiant, and almost took
Eflie iu iter arms as she kissed her.
Vou precious, silly little goose,' she
cried, but her dark eyes were full of
tears; to doubt tne sol As it 1 could
charge the granddaughter of our dear
old bishop with stealing! Why, Etlie,
how could you?'
Poor Ellie ouly shook her head; she
could not speak a word; the memory of
H. all came over her so vividly.
I wondered what altered you so.
why you were so cool and distant, and
there vou were writing such teiriblo
tilings against yourself, aud no one ever
dreamed of it. I certainly thought ou
were changed, aud tried to reuieinlier
what I had done to displease you. As
for the ring, it didu't uce enter my
iiead in connection with the case.
Then when the fever came it was all
explained; and haveu't I suffered since,
1 found out what caused it allr la pa
has bought lue a special Jewel box I
lost the first one and 11 ever 1 am
tempted lo forget to put that ling iu it.
I'm going to wear be.ins in my shoes
for penance. I've a great mind to give
it to you.
Etlit) shook her head.
Well, then, seeing that my miserable
thotlghtfulness has caused all the trou
ble, I am going to take you home lo
stay a long, long lime'
Xot yet,' said -Mrs. Arabin. 'Aus
tin declares that she sha I not leave li.e
rectory, her old home; that it was cruel
to turn her out of it, and if he had
known the facts of the case lefoie. Me
came, she Slid her grandmother should
lever have leit it. 1 ho rectoiy is a
largi house, quite too spacious lor us.
mid he has arranged tor her grand
mother's comfort. It would indeed U-
arbarous to send the widow- of a bishop
and lue moiner oi acieigvuiau n.u k io
that dreary little house on the outskirts
of the town. It is requittal enough to
see that dear old lady enjoy her room.
which is almost precisely as she U-tt iu
So you s-e. dear M ss L hland she may
come and visit you by-and-by, but tins
is her home.
Wheu Ellie returned to ber old place
in tlie choir, sue met wiiii quiic au
ovation. There wei choice flowers
from the organist, the members of the
choir, aud eveu from the sexton.
Everybody congratulated her on ln-r
returu to health, and never h i 1 .s i
sung as she did that day, she was so
very happy.
I say, Elne,' said Sue, as they were
about to leave the church choir seats,
don't forget me aud the good old tunes
we've had , wheu you mount the t rone.'
hat do you meanr asked Elbe.
'Don't you rememlx-r the die. i n you
told me the day after the lirsl sermon
of our new lector? That oucaiue to
li. e church, and it was so cro ided that
there was uo standing room, but that
vou seemed to float over the heads of
the congregation to the chancel, where
Mr. Arabin sat on a throne, and you
quietly look your place lside hlui. Jh
yes, every gin in the parish b is given
it up. 1, myself, yield gracefully,' she
ad led, laughing.
Etlie turned away with a bright
blush; she had always wondeied over
that dream.
It was very sweet to feel at home
o ce more. The very wall-, with timr
flowering vines, were dear lo her. How
much she hail misse l her li .me, si:e
nad never dared say even to h-ix-lt.
And the blessed old grandmother, with
hT happy face, declaied that the
c ange ha 1 added years lo her iile.
'I never soke of it. deary,' she said,
one day, 'I wouldn't for your sake; but
I felt so craui-d in that little place, as
if it were a tomb instead of a home.
I. dreauiel of your grandfather last
night; he sat over there in the arm
chair, and a more con eute i smile I
i.ever saw on a human face. I am sure
he sees it all aud is sitislied.'
So the rectory was to be their home
always; for the re tor, as well a- his
inolh-r, had fallen in love with weet
Edit; at tir-t sight, and before another
spring came rouu l tiiern was a wedding
iu the pretty stone church, the -trains
of the wedding march laiij blithely out,
aud EtBe found her rightful pl.n.e by
ihe side of the new rector.
One hint is worth two bushels of ad
vice.
If the brain sows not corn it plants
thistles.
The world's policy is a policy of cen
tralization. A ruflled temper is no help to any
body. .
Be content; the sea hath lish enough,
Be alow to wraUt,
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Another new c-ib'm from England
to America is proposed. It is to rns
from the west civast of lielaud to the
Straita of Belle Ile and te an inde
pendent cable for Canadian purposes.
A truroiet producing lis musical
note by the vibration of a circular teel
membrane bv means of electricity has
been invented by Captain .iiiatig ot
the Thirtieth luf.n try, in garrison at
Domfront, Orue, Fram-e.
A ciiniinerci.il diuiiinu
at a La t i unite, tia.. hoi,
that a burglar was in I. is
awakening he mistook h.s 1
r, stopping
1, dreamed
room. Oa
at .11. d Vest
Washii.gbM
ri uriii'-d r.
hanging on the chair for t-e intruder
and opened fire, lie put 'luce bullets
through the metits before discover
ing his mistake.
Chicago lias a tir.ivt rs-ty tin con
fers any honorary degree. fr.ni M. A.
to I. L. 1., for the reasonable sum of
from ilO to f:."i It consists of a Presi
dent and a type-writer, who, l in
dustry and strict i.ttenti m to business,
manage to eoui ete with m m;. i.iii;tT
institutions.
The famous turq'iols l ine en-iinel
of the old Egyptians, with which their
amulets au 1 sepulchral liuics ,ii
often coasted, has been the subject In
recent years of several communications
to the M Ineralogicai socicly o! Trance.
It is found to lie a double s;l cate of
copper and calcium, without anv truce
of alkali.
A dog owned in I'.cd II. ..k. N. Y.,
by one l'lyitn. recently chewed i p ai . I
swallowed a f J bill. As the ca- ine Im l
no commercial value he was kiln-d ai d
the fragments of the bill, iiiiiud.ng the
piece which bore t he number, ie re
covered. Thev were forwarded to tlie
Treasury 1 i pari incut at
nd a new bill was dulv
Flyuu.
A lining the 1 1 indoos there are s. .mo
castes near Ahmed. ibid in wlmh wi
dow marriages aie a'lowed, uii 1 a
gill can lie given in second man .il-c
without the i u nous eH-iis considered
necessary ou 1 he iH-cisi. hi of a tii -I al
liance. The parents, theivfoie, some
times marry a girl to a bunch of flow
CIS, which is al terw.tr Is thrown down
a well. The husband is then s.i 1 to lie
dead, and the girl, as a widow, can lw
married at moderate cost.
The old elm tree, wit ieie! and
dead in the top from old ae, wl.ih
Blaiidf at Ihe entrance to the s..uth ap
proach to the Stale Cap tol al iliii"
burg. Pa., was spared I rum il. stiuct . ii
years ago at the request ui ieuei.il
Cameron, who had taken a bkin lor
It aud had asked that it should le le!t
untouched during Ins lifetime, lie wits
so earnest iu pleading lor the tn-e. th it
his wi-hes were iesei-ted.
Aeronauts seem to lie having a inn
of bad luck, Hiiother one.na.n. I M .en,
having met with an accident at West
l'.roinw lch, Eng. lie aseeu ied. in
tending to jump, by in- ans of his j-mii-chute,
from the clouds, bur, tin mg
something wrong with his airship, he
Jiimi-d when at a height of about '2"0
feet. He landed on his back iu a 1 un
ler yard, the parachute, not having
opened, aud was seriously injure. I.
All amusing misadventure lull
iieiiwl recently to a w-ll-kno a n ait.st
in Paris. He had pun-hax-d an old
helmet in a bric-a-brac shop, and when
lie got home tin- idea occuii.d to liuu
to try it on. It went on i .is ly enough,
but when he wanted to tal e P olT tm
found it impossible to do so. Finally
lie wasfoiecd to go to a in ighl-oi ;ng
gunsmith's to have it lem-ived. Ilisaii-M-arance
oil the si i eel wearing this
medieval relic produced a decided m u
sation. A death from tight l.n-in,' .n le
portcd fioin !tn 'iniiighiiui, l.ngl.n d.
The victim was a po.r servant gn1,'. l.o
died after a fi lglit, and lier dt-aLli was
attributed by the physicians bi ihe fact
that she was too tightiy belie 1 to en
able her to stand t he w ear and b ar of
any sud-b-n eiiiol mil, -she was a n iiii
rioiis light lacei ; ler coil.tr tilted so
closi ly that it was iiiip..s- l.le to loo-en
it Hi the critical tie .nient , au 1 under
her slays she woie a ln-lt so ieni..r--ly
buckled as to pieveht ilia fue cu i na
tion of the blood.
Poor King Milan bad a Utile dis
appointment on bis le-cent iouiuey to
Jlelgiade. It happened that I'rb s
lemeiittne, the mother of 1'riii' r 1 ei
iliuand trav-ied by Ihe same Ma n as
I lie ex-K ing 1 1 om twiphla, en louu- t
'oburg. A' tiie Sophia ta I e-u M.l.ni
was pleasant ly surprise-1 to find tha a
multitude ol iilhc.als unl i.!!i irs.
headed ny Prime Ferdinand h uis..lf,
were awaiting Ihe arrival .f t' e tialn,
but his smiles weie turned to m Iiii-ik
when he found out that the crow 1 bad
ii ig-- to t ,e
. it assembled lo pay bom
i.naway King, but to we.
ess Clementine,
r
For 11 years a B dd
has been at work with
making a museum of w.
1 1 has done nothing els.
ford, M-., man
his J.e k k I. lie
lid eur.ii-it.es.
. alt hough h s
j.tck-kiufery has hrougnt h:m n..
money, except the miihII nroeee ls ..t
two exhibitions. lie has made ai.imaN,
t.Mils, a violin case composed of J'.i ,7
pieces of wood of ll dilb u nl kinds, a
yoke of oxen and a cai t put tog.- h.-r lu
a glass jar with a small mi l . M.tnv of
Lis carvings are ornauien' ai, a ml i t t.-i s
would find ready sale as toys, but hn
will nor set a price upon anything or
part with any article, aud li s co.lecta.u
is consequently lucrea.ing all the
time.
A pack Of playing ear 1 s, aid to 1
the only one of the kii. l in existence,
sold at auction, in 1 u i ughum. Kng
laud, recently lor "i.very carl
is si-ciaby engrave 1, anl the pa k
comprises an exhaustive pictoial his
tory of the principal events in tim leign
of Queen Anne down to 17 oi. They
include tha victories of Multorough
the sea figh's of A-ini rat !'.--iiiow, ail
the various chan.es conn' i '.- I with the
Parliamentary proceedings o: li e da.,
and the couciusions of the tr-i' .-s
tteu England and France an 1 'spa u.
The tueen of Hearts is a very we 1
urawu picture of IJuf-u Anne ber-eif,
and the King of H-aius r-irs-i,i.i
Prinze George ot Jeuu.aik, l ei ..us
band. The Queen of I ;..rnori Is is Anr.e
Sophia, Queen of D-nmaik; the in.-eu
of Clubs is the Pnneess If .v.ii of l 'i us
fda, and the Queer, of .s.n lei is tne
Priucesa Anne of Russia. The knaves
are represented by lead ng po ilsciaas
of the day. This curio i p us was tne
occasion ot much spirit": bidding le
tween persous who hel I omm v uis
for the purchase. Had th - calls g-.u
to one of these. Hi London Ait ga i.-ry
would hav eventually r- cciv. a t:a .a.
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