I.Continusd Page•l
"That will de," I said, holding the sheet,,
covered with Jack's *kit handwriting at arm's
length. "Concise; :to. the ppint.; not , too
"peony ; slightly formal ; but under the circum
itanec better se I
Jack folded the letter and addressed it; atd ,
with serums tnisgiings at my heart , \ A - hicl. I
eared not express 1 walked ' with hiin to the
p6Stoffice, and saw him drop the, miJsive into
the box. 'Fie did nothing Fall day; but lounge
about the house and garden, waiting anxiously.
until the postman would bring 'the letters In
the evening: At length the weary day passed
and the letter carrier arrived; and sure enough
'there-.it:.was, a little pink note, - addressed to
john Ferran. Edq. My heart. heat is quickly
as if it wlere :triy -oWn happineas that was at'
stake as Jack broke the seal. , •
' I looked over his shold , :x and what we both
saw was.
Wcdneaday Aftprno4n.,
.
Dear Mr: Ferrara—l except the' great honor
you have 4One Iletore; ,l_zowever: meeting
would like= to see papa, and obtain his
tonsent to',your 'engagement. , '
Yours, sincerely,
•
. - 'Eupacur. HALLAM. _
"There iti in old adage that 'sayrt " tenth' is
.
stranger than fiction," and it eveyi I' felt the
iorce of it, it wag as read tliat 'note. Con
trary to all tly expectations,- Jick had itetnally
been accept I
•
'He .bole it good fortune -with much more
equanimity than T did, his only remark being
' , Eunice—what `a pretty name !' White I,
with strangely mixed feelingi, actually gat up
I •
*hurrah.
. The next difficulty 'was how 'or where fo '
xneet Colonel ,Hallim- and obtain hiS' consent. .
An idea seized.-me. :I, had. seen the old' colonel
walk down the road a shortltime before. . .
"Stay you here., I. said 't . 1.1 Jack ;' and, put
. . . .
' tint On' ray'liat, Off I bpi telt - t
1 had not gone tkr. when I espied the colonel
leading on a 'wire' fence,' . watching
,some work-
'nen digging a chain. Pretending to be inter
-.
.ested in the . same. pursuit, i - .L. walked. up - and
Made' some 'remarked . regarding.. the -work.
Thereafter We-4ot on the. iltio4 friendly terms
which ended; as I. 'intended it should by his
walking home With . nie; and, coming into the
house to join in a rubber. of winst, - - ; •
i
I conducted him into the\ dinin room; and
then - went:for Jacit.': - He beklin.•t tetslightly
•nerVotis . 'Whe nliediettrd - :.,What, Iha . done but I
• told hini not•to' say ' anYthing to- the • colonel
about his, daughter to-night only to make 'him ,
self as agreeable as lie could. • I then instructed
Mrs: Mason.to set down the very best she had
in the heuse thy supper and - . wrent to.entertain
our interesting guest. , .
.. - i 1 .
-.. We found the colonel,a charming old gentle,.
. map... At.whist he and duminy 'beat Jack and
me i and .possessing an. irteXhatietible fund of
humorous stories 'the time passed so pleasant- .
ly that it was twelve . o'clock before he rose -to
. - - A: cinched invitatil4i to.visit hitn Was extend
ed to us, •as we bade him good nightin.the l hall,
s which' was exactly, what 1' wanted, and meant
' •we Should have.' - Pulling4 graire face', I said
"Nothing would give. t 4. greater rileasureit
we yield stay longer, but we have to leave'fOr
' . LoOdOdthe . ..dtty aftir•-to-ravirotir."
"Then you must _spend.to-morrow evening,
with me," 'was his hearty 'rejoinder. "L will
'take no refusal. •.' . I I , '.. . . , .
And to the arrangement We- agreed.
"A thousand thanks to you, pot, ; you're a\
capital fellow," said Jack, grAtefully grasping
my band as we parted for the night.
ai * . *' * *
”Fentirs!'?
."Rollo 1n:...
"ire you ready ?" I , was .donning my dres
' suit prelia,ratorYrio . presenting Myself fu Col.
Hallam% drawing room. ;' .
.4.y ea. v,
"Couie here, Mien."
He came in, dressed for conquest evidentlY,
and looking lailltie.s - aly handsome. I surveyed
Lim critically.
.There NVE . WiIkOI ,
_;an item faMISS,
from the ,nelige arrangement of his aul%urn
curls' to the polish of his patent leathers,
"How do I look rhe asked,with a laugh
and a satisfactory glance at, his Magnificent
proportions in the roirr6r.
"Like a Polish princti." I answered. "Miss
Hallam might havo
_Many loVerii, but I'll bet a
new hat she never had a better looking fellow
than -you.. liow,;,loOk here iz you'll - ,exactly
as I tell you, and tint diverge one iota from,the
ruled lay down. Ask for eolonel Hallam, and
say you wish to see him albne.l When the first
, greetings are Over, yoifil :explain to 'him that
Mr. Harding is detained for a short time with .a .
.little packing; he had to finish, and 'that you
Ed not wait for hini, 88 7 011. 'bad" something to
communicate to him—the colonel. Then pitch
into the subject
,nearest your heart ;.tell him
of your busineas-- and - , social connections, and
Ciln't neglect to imp as with the fact that,
you are youftnothet*only son, h and ' heir to
her fortune,ittil•-estates. ;These sort of things
go'a long Way."-, , •
- 'Having thus .delivefed my adviee to Jack, I
sent him off to puslr his sentimental fortllllCB
with Colonel Haliztm, and Rai down`pensively
So smoke a Cigar, before lolioiling
Abouthalf an hour atterward I sallied forth
• and a,minute or two found me ringing at the
cOlorters limit &or. Illy heart beat audibly,as,
following the servant up the stairs, I heard the
sounu 01 a' plauo;'andiMiss Hr.l.ams voice mer
. humming a bar' !or 14,0 o somelively tkir,
and felt much relieved*ben tb6 door of ; the li
brary was : th rown, open, and I 'found myselt
inhered into the presence of , only ColOnel
Ham and Jack. • •
One glance: at_ and radiant face
as.be stood leanini against the marbleinautle
piec.e,43utticed: ,
,one that' all bad gone
"‘inerrY islinittrriagli bell" with him, and with .
a fee li ng ofth ankfulness I returned the cOltinel'a
colliargreethls! ' • • - - •
a • -
"Come 'a w ay;: , nOW, f! , nd. see the ; -
know. this boy Is getting impatient,"-he said.
with a twinitle , eye;aa he laid , Ida hand
ft :00V on Par t ed shoulder. .•
"It's all right, 'old. boy,
.and I'm the happiest
alive;" whispered Jack as we 1611 Owed
the colonel down Ftiairs ;• but :I had only time to
grasp hiS hand and give it a squeeze: of con- .
gratulation, whenthe driwing thorn door was
'opened and we entered. •
. .
Theelder lady Was . seated - on a conchbeside
the fire=place, wher i e a sre had been lighted,for
the •eVenings were getting. ; the younger
was leaning on the grand ,piano..engmze.d in
looking over , - Berne, music.. Both .stood. erect
..When we entered. The colonel, going over to
the'eldec lady, tarok her" hand; and led her for
ward, saying as he did so :
•
"Eunice, I have Much pleasure in intrOduc
ing 11r. Ferrets to.a you. My daughter, Mr.
Perr;irS." • •
, , . .
• Ferrara turned .deadly pale, . ,
"And--.--and—the other —lady he • c.a.specl,
loOking atiMnd. at /he . beautiful young:girl at
.„
the - piaita:
"M3r l Wife - 1 1 ' .
h (Wl:et Suppese our,cOnsternation could have
been :greater, had bomb-shell entered . the
aPartiaienti ,Ittek -*Mild have ` fallen had I not
: supported hinai. Fiveryone- . seemed, to., take in
'situ, tion at a glance. Miss Tlallarn did
not, faint rifai;aorenin,or AO anything • which :a
.:younger i- ormnie. sentimental "lady - "in "similar
eirctimstandeatnight have ;done, but she bluSli
ed s deeply ".a&-her
. faded complexion would
allownt,
_and:OoVering her . face With her, hands
bow dreadful he has , thought :Telly
,
was my hithees daughter,": • .
Mrs: Hallam, glided to her .side and led her
the from the roots, while - the colonel - and I
applied
„restoratives' to poor . Jack's =colorless
lips. • M . •
_"Poor - fellove," muttered' the colonel ;
,`1 see
his unlucky - istake... I wish, for the sake-of
everyone conc'e'rned, this had' not happened." :
"This explains the ready acceptance of ;,Far
rar's proposaq and the colonel's willing agree
thent to let. his daughter marry a compa.rative
stranger,"l. inwardly growled, in ~disdain \of
the whole : business, loosened the - tie
which Jadk had So carefully arranged an hour.
before:
11,
When. he had somewhat recovered, we- took
him home rind laid him: on, the solain the din
ing roOm. llsat by him all ; the evening, and
although he did notseem in the least exalted or
. feverish, he kept asking me such strange gues •
lions. and seethed so unconscious 'of that
'bad transpirel,.ttiat I was afraid Ilia brain, vas
'affected. I, however, was :-determined that we
shoUld not on any consideration remain a day
longer in Dail d'Arroch ;; and summoning Mrs.
Mason, I instructed her 'to get our trap ready;
as we required, to he off by the first steamer in
the Morning. .
' "Mr.•Ferrais -does net feel very well," I add
e,d, in reply 9) a glance of inquiry she: east at
Jaekas. he lay', motionless. on the sofa..
has had - unpleasant-news from home:" -
My • elonici4nce. - :sinote - me for; the deliberate
falsehood I uttered, but I felt that some excuse
was necessary for the irostrate condition of
-
Ferrars.
But Mrs.' Mason was so profuse. in her ex
pressions of Sympathy — that somehow or other
could not help eunjecturingi that she guessed,
somewhat of the truth. . • .
At seven . e.clock the next morning a Close
Carriage ivas drawn up to. the dooroind
and.l were driven for the last time down the
trim avenueOnd arrived at the .pier ;in good
time tocatch the steamer. • .
Ferrara' Manner was unnatural .and excited
and I felt :.dared not leave him' for an in 4
stant. Wnat_ need to relate our. miserable
journey south ; enough .to say that when we:
reachen London, Ferrars 'was •in thekdeliriuM
°Hever. . 1 . • I
!
The attack proved - a Violent . one, and for
six weelis
. 14 lay partly uncenscious; - even aft
ter the delerium had left him. When at lnst . he
began . to recover, I took a rim down to the Isle
of Wight w:tichini, leaving 'charge :of
his *other, who was staying there:.
- - In the .cOnrse of six.'weelte 'he came 13a0 .
~looking- a lni6t as well a& ever. :,Hi"shOWed me,
a letter: wide]) he had received from Coloneyl
.
Hallam, in Which that worthy gentiernan. ex-
pressed his deepest sylnpathy. The• letter. went
on to, state the . , writer had adjusted mat
ters-at home as delicately as 4 he . 'could ; .and
that, had lie,for a moment suPposed . . that Mr.
Ferrars had mistaken his wife for his -daughter,
. his friend siiotild have been spired the unfortif , '
natedeimilinent in the drawing room.
:TheOceurrence which so' . nearly costhim his
,
life was never - again ~r everted 'to. by us.: And
'up to this... date, at - leaSt, he seems :quite . con.:
tented with his,. bachelor chambers and the Eiti
piety of his '>l4 :friend . Bob - Harding:- ., 'Cktinbees
Journal; • • . . • •.. .
4710
"George, ;Ay: darling George,Troutise me one
thing," said the-young bride of a inonth, as
she ;bre* her arms around her hnsband's neck'
and,gazed anxiously into his face. "What is it
preehins ?". he asked, as be drew her to his bos
om —"Promise me, , George, • dear, ' that yOu
will not • become a Presidental candidate."--
"'Why,iinY -darling, ttiat is asking. - a geed
deal," he replied, axid, c.ii;u Otnaßee'dirk
"There are 4oiips, - SMith,- and Browno, and,
fact, all the best 'people—they .are ea»didate r s;
You want me to - .0041eboOy; .dotek yen
"Yes, yes, George. I do, I do," said tse
young , wi 6, ' bursting
.into tears ; but _ all the
newspn.pe will
' tehow big'
1 .1
You kLowlolks never think that ahytiody's feet
may bugood shaped if they are large"
A. •Westdin paper aaid 1, Talk ab4:mt the wind.
I
bloWingthe graashoppers . awaf. One of them .
faced a gale for an:hour; 'and--then 'yanke4 a
ahingle off la house for a fan saying -it <.iB
awful sultry. - ' , . . • I
A down Sist editor says e The Ladies! 'spring
iliate
, ,.
are pretty, and worn on the ,upp er edg of
he lett ear, which makes one 1T)I( arch tied
piquant, like a chicken 'looking through a crick
in the fence,; ; ':. ,
~...,.,.V.hy.l! e„,tele 7 bearer4e 4-4Alckjiwer
cause he isiseizistoilte.. ~ . -. .".- i ': --:.' i - -! ,-I
-.: 7 I'llE::-.DE7.46(T4t....-:JUNt ,28,.:-.1.816
AT ;
H. & DICILERMAN'S
FURATIII'UR,EItQQIIIS'
and will , be sold very cheap : for, °Atm ?All .goods
warranted as represented., \ ' ,
I ' •
' 111& W T. DICKEWA tiN
Fel). 16.'1876.-4m. •
TIIIIIIHANXOCIE.
MARBLE WORKS.
IiURNS_. .k-WitIT.E,
ITALIAN & AMERIcAII MARBLE,
MARBLE AND SWAT, MANTLE S .
BCOTCII 4 AMERICAN GRANITE,
P. C. 'BURNS,
Tunkhannock. Pa. Jan. 19, 1870.---ly
FOR 1876. _
JOB PRINTING
.. ..
. .
1 4. SPECIALT Y. : . -
With our four - pre3ses, ala n'e . : a rtment of
plain and fancy job type, bcrderp.; liilici, papers,
,cards, etc., aiid.,experienced . workmen, we . are
prepared to (10
. .
:All Kinds - of lob . Work
at the .LOWEST .PR7CES. Promptly upon'
receipt of order,ihy,mail or otherwise,),
we•can Tor:tisk .
• Wedding Invitations, ••
Envelopes, Bill .Heads, Statemen ts, Note Heads;:
Box J.lahel4, t.',.tiow Cards, Admission
ets, Ball Tickets . ; Livr Blanks. A&tion
. • Bills, Lig.fee Posters, Small Posters, .
'Bottle Labels;
-Calling Cards; Address
Cards, Business .Cards; Invitation, Cards,
Pamphlets, BusinessCircularS, Wrappers; Tags,
,Daticinz Programmes, • . •
• etc.; etc.' .
HAWLEY & CRUSER, •
• •
p c macrat Office.,
GENTS 25 eleggant 9211 Chromos, $1 ; 100 for ss.
..Cl. National au= CO., l'hila:, Pa. , 24a4w
A' CURIOSITY A ter-dollar bill of
1776 sent free for
stamp. _Address Hurst lbCo„ TT Nassau st, N. 1. 26
. .
N 0 0 . "
, ,
I D. Y '
„.„ Sermons and prayer noeting
, %.3 . talks'frOm the Tribuno verba
tim reports. 500 pages $2. Just oat, 3 01YJ so) before
publication. AGENTS NV ANTED. E.B. TREAT.
Publisher, 805" Broadway, N. Y. , ' , '24
. , •. .
101SYCROMANCY.or SOUL CIIARMIN4., }lwo eith
j.. er six may fsscinate and gain the bye ar i d affec
tions of any person ihey choose instantlY. This sim
ple. mental acqiiiremeot Alreall possess. -tree, by mail,
for We. together with c.marriage guide, Egyptian Ora
cle. D ream s . ilints to3o
I.ws.Wedoing Ni,,,,4ht Shirt,&e,
A queer book; . Address T. WILLIAM - lit CO., Pubs.
Poiladelplaia.; : i , , ' ' -• 1 2
TWZIN7I7
Ne* riord''Pa.,.
: Can be found the largest and hest ;
sortment of Furniture tonsisting , of; :
PARLOR, CHAMBER, DINING ;:
;• - ROOM, AND HALL '
, ,
,
: to be found in the County, all new :
: -
and; of the late t patterns, ' •
~ a _
Manufacturers of and. Dealers in
A Specialty
-o--
tgreeinetery Lots Enclosed.rr
-0-
May, 10.
Datichy tt Co.
*FRANKLIN HOTEL
FORTIETH AND POPLAR STS.; PHILA.
- , Close, to the Main Exhibition
Single Lodgings • . 50 Cants•
Booms with Double • $1 to $2 per Day.
'This floe it is.especially adapted to families.
A.' 3. WEIDZNER & CO - - 20
FoR • •• ;
COUGHS, COLDS, HOAlts.oEBi-. - 7,
• ,AND ALL THROAT DISEASF-,4
WELL'S, OABB(ILIC TABLETS.
' • PUT UP.;'ONLY , 4N- . 111LITIE BOXES.'
:- • A TRIED AND,.SURRREWPDY. -
Sold by Druzgists generally, and •• , 24
Johnston. Holloway& Co.- , • ' l Phlladelphlit;..l%;• •
WEE NOW ?
1876 !
olfiel:Igao, one of the foremoet, flourishing lend
healthy Stiites • -
WHAT FOR?
To buy a rai:m out of the
One Million. Acres ;
of fine farming lands for sale by , the,. Grand Rapti,
&Indiana R. R.
Strong Soils. Ready 'Markets, t nre props. deg
Schools,.ll. R. runs through centre of grant. ''.tompw.
meats all along:. All kinds of Products raised. PI
of water, timber and !inding materials.' Price
$4 to $lO per acre ; one fourth down,. balance' gn t
Tito - Semi for illustrated pauipblet, fall of facts sad
figures and be cunvincecL Address.
.' • HOWARD, Comm'r.
Grand Rapids,
P. R.L. PIERCE, Sec'y Land Deputy.:. ,
IT PAYQ,
any smart Man Who Wishes to /make $2,000 a.
year on u. binitlf . capitol, to commence In our
line of Iniiiness. Roofing is a spdcihlity: 'There
is no'one in your county who' carries on the
but.iness. YOU can learn' it ,tn one
,week:h3
studying our instructions, which we send to elf
who asks for them. Any roan having $lOO cap-;
itid to start with, can purilA'se cnautth
niftteri
.al to rout' three ordinaryolises.; - Tlie sum le•
ilized from isle and profit on this ,Supply, add.
ed to the regular - pay-hir labor as iloofer,should
aniount to not less thati's'2oo. An expert maa,
couldeasily do, the work in,nine. working days..
Two persons of smell Means' can join together
to advantage ; one canvassing, while =the other
attends to Lhe,work. Send for. :our hoek'ot
Structione (free if you write at once )'and study
it Ask for terms. if yell. are. unahle to
•einice the money, present themattcr
principal storekeeper in - pint . Place, And talkit
over with him. lle will lie glad , to furnish the
stock and, divide the; profit with You.. We will
guaraatce the territory- to, the first respopidbla
applicant.' Address VOW SW*
'Rooth* Co.; runited, 4 Cedar = St, N. Y.,
and mention. . ' 24
LIAGESI NO
.04y . :,G 1 -0,.0.., - ;: - .Qt4OT.4.INp - ,: - .,akT.$: . : . _*N'ili.7.(qA_Ps,
I3OOTS I AND; SHOES, NOTIONS, WALL. PAPER,
',STATIONERY, AC.
In the BLOCK '',
s - •,, : .
iswAa goOds:boght with n oarei.and for ciesh .only. Am.immense line ®f Bar
justreceiveli '.] •
Country Prodnee .of all kinds imarketed,in: Philadelphia , and New York,
"Welcocn" t0:',14.h and.new..cuEttoyners: i .•••
„
Great Bend,
PlaUfM OPIMSUE
g .i•
• .
T\• 1;1 ~AT—,..
, rd.. .
- 71)
ON-- Li • ,
Mil • KDONIs
np: , r•.."
i* WELRY
• 4TORE
•
* *
A LARGE i SSOECTIIENT OF •
'
COLD AND ; WA «L'
- . AN ENDLESS VARIETY OF CLOCKS.
liiiigiiii
Of ,all Descriptione.
L, l • 4
NEW; GOODS' Ce*STANTLY ARyIVING.
GREAT RED&TION IN PRICES
Tips' Spring.: .
`‘,,A .FIN:'ASSORTMENT.
"Watches, am;10, and Fine Jewelry re-.XI
paired oh short; notice and, w arranted. , Brick Block,
Fine F f ngraving done. • March 2'211,1876.
1884:
THE POPIIIIR DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING HOSE
.GUTTfiNIWRb.... R,QS I ; .. AjTA.I.. 4
Ie still in 'Montrose, being establiShed nearly n quarter of a century. and intend to be another. ' Are aiming
the
the
largest And most comPlete Asiortment of Dry Goods,: Ready-Made; Clothing, c., c.. of anyother firm la
County. Our facilltiO for, baying intlarge quantities Of first bands by thtt. original packages, and I y having
resident littyet-cortstantly lathe Market,ishach,thatilt iniketpit almost an impossibility for any navy or old dealers
to compete with us in anicett : _
M. S.-Dessauer, having just returned from Veit I YOrit wiih a int Mock of seasonable gOods, boughtfor
cash at the Most favbrable rates, prices being- s 6 tempting that hot:tough heavier thawnsual; and mostly at large
Auction Sales.' We ;1411, Can and shall sell the* at astonishingly law' apses. •
DRY GOODS 4 AIt,PETS, ;MILLINERY, AND FANCY. GOODS, LADIES'
'AND' GENTS' FURNISHING: GOODS, •
PL : -•:!':',Et,-:-.41:145r---ThiE.Evict.e ••
Flue lot of ClothsCassimers sad Pultltigs 'for Custom • Work Measures tiken - and . perfeet gnaw
eed. Only reliable goods sold that will bear ;rettmmendation. Priceillso furnished on n applirAtton a oar cm
out. We will say for one sacral), that We 'defy ainvelloa, Realfeetfally yours; 2 ;
1 MITTEN BURG, 'ROSIMEAVIN k Co.
M: S., AESSAI.IBII" Kanaging Partner.
18701
' -
'Montrose. April 12; 1816.
VIIOLESALIt DEA LEM 'IN
BRONZE LAMPS,- OPAL I:114PS, LAMPS, HAND. LAMPS!
_ BuRi4OB, , WIOKS, SHADES, ,SH - AP , EOLDERS, 4 &'c:,&'c:,, &c. E
NAT , ci\ El
DI
ALS9 ) MANUFACTtitER
11 1".trN . -..gh.wx)
i' l . •• •• • ••• •- L - . '
Prices GuaranMed as Low as alfy House - in: &mai 1V to York,.
ddresA by :Mali rompUy. Attoiodell To. -• 3 . tirri3 at 41515.
, .
B ES TA co ll rp.imirENG
•
L Stac k
, . , ' • I. T. •
Doti' fa, Prto and Quality, either ia Ptahr Site .)r, Colored Work.
BEST ISSORIMENT 1N IHE UHT
MN
10th. 1876.
imvcrmi.A . Pulr
t'acts Better Than Fiction.
,
1 1 OUR, STOOK. 0041PRISTS AS USUAL,
Of our awn manufacture and yell appreciated for its . superior' workmanahip
' -, ;ml.''k,.E'R;i',p.i : t4 . o47t4iykTc - N,
MEI
..,..-::::i:-.'
adding,--::;:**:,*.Tcp . o ll 4iillt:..,q*'::xii*(l* - to...*tit,J:::,c4lia,-;,:siiii-,wiibi.tii!r
`~.i ~}
, •
1.1 •
,
CoMepe.ti on " - A l "
JOB. TYPE. i n t.y o u lt , printi4g„pre st es,. u,fi4
.
MERE
--AT--
:GEW:'LTENHEIM.
(-_ (It! His New Stoie.)
MATHUSHEK Aisii).....OIIEXERING
2•I , I
-
George, Woods .& Co's
) J. F. 13110 NSC N, AG'T ,
.• -
, WiIuLESALICI AND .RETAIL.
MIISICAL MEIRCIFIANDISi
- • Of all Descripiio : as.
SHEET *USW, INSTRUCTION BOOBS,
- .4ZIW
HATS,, CAPS, - &C., &O.
dicuL
INDUCEMENTS
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great Bend, PA,,
14st:3:Lc) IS
r •
mosixim - s- I . cc)..va,
AND OTHER ORGANS.
etc., etc., etc.
MONTROSE, Pa.
Colo ti,ll g
'AT THE - T aiiiii p,,ATES
BiIiEMOM
f 1
MIIMME
MERE
1876.
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