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L.s. it.ei , d tl United Slates 11134 .• ~.or, r..tnittod Bank N okra, 610/J , • .011 ' llt r-.t paid on tilos deposita. !to , • iA.1 , 1 N'arranta floyught, sold and innanw J. Q. 1. MTKILIFLETT, t. Oozier In Not and Dry Groceries, • end Jortwalie FrPit, Wooden, WIJ• • k toh, tialt, °lane, Netts, Powder, Shot, 41. French btrert, opposite the Iteed itXl( 1. - TY 11: 31'CONICE% I,MII Ind Ade:du-an Hardware and Cutlery. • irve ♦ud Swel, N 0.3 tteed Roder, Erie, . E ri tiTO t J"k4sara sad It.tail Dealers la rvery d+s roc Civpittinp, Oil -lat4 stNwt.cortitr Irth, F.tIF , rik. ( tUNCEY 11V1.1111iLT, Co., gayst l'oettuat tvaissa. Head Quar. 213 11.akot •-irret, Plaiadelphiii. 30 )10.. HEE:BE & t wpart.i‘rtlnp, r..u16 rvapmtfully eller their r% •i.. ti/C us ~ 1 Ens and rickulty tape . • Lon 0 ..t.5. t. 01.0,L1C.11 I S. lIICIIISSOS. P. all Vr I 111COTkiEit, •-• l'-••,, Proc!tor., /Ash, tilt, Gentn, So, ‘,:114, Pat* Wooden, Willow • r 'r uu i••oh . I.rto. low. No 4 Wrighte • I t, 4t; e.ore the Prot Office, Eft Ps: 33 ‘viLLl 1 tl T/14)11:1114)N, • k Ag'velment; lined* wad MOdell• •11 , 1 ttrytallr dare. Office In • ••.urn WIC s P YNE, • 4 .•.krT Vrrcu.ots, p.rtrn la COlas itsh, A 1•16.0. tr. Goth, cUt of itatr RM. 31 J• 4 G. Parxii - . - t'Llltit 4.1.7.' L inosseet allowed on 'me 5.4 _aLeht Orshi. ( boats and Specie. an weersnts IMugLt sad sold Collections 11,1 viiics in the Called Slates; looney re ir at r+T1:11".11VT, • ,••••• ()Rice ••••irwart !Meelsir tat* , eat!) utreetl. URA Ivaco, LAI 411V.q. It - 1•••1l MOUE, r. lir, Ju4/40111, 4. CO r • r.1;11 lOrrn«stic Dry Geed% X. Ne. V-rk. ARLCV .4 eirregko. (.8141 A. 4AC4/ r, ~;tl.-. II tl"Ei • Mac, *1.4 , tar Drr • ' !..1.5. Brown • ea.. try.. Pa etc.. , 11,1, no 4' Rtnek, st .4 the l'utlit 4 kittare. Are - pr..plirt...l to 61t:roikr .tt't WV. "ttok r operztart in privet, ea ,• work sit.roplitt; to azul real mil 11.1.14:N A. TAW *11.4q. t .4TI V. .It.. I* )r* of ti Lwow., y C 4.0 • ti •Jelrft/r), ...._•Urrr 'Tooth*, in , I. Lamps end 0004" wholleak• fto(:ERS tt KEXNEDY, ~ c Geerneoce Hoirtd S. etrawee id ward Hort Hypos omade,,Keitey, Neat R. Div's, J. U Joiteuron. A Mho, rolwitil. W tplais Hay. /ebb J. Newlin. U. If .Tborstae, Ur R. Y. Human. Jots TN►sl„Jr. Spencer Mt Ilya**. ' • Riel lar d 8, isewbowt, dite.y . Ws . 16111.111 Pilo' t $7 Appereaueta ebb i.e. matbrso ..... J. HiI.I.OHG. ire Ades) 'N. J. Cues. gel.; Poo IM, DOH. oo* 4. oloo.piag malt, kom./ Y'ack. daadOa MILLIS TB+ 11,7.14 Allh.;Y 'GOO" of Goo Want lospooloasaos. TM Mot ATlea. and at priors tMt dot" atoopetiOo*. 'et. MIL T. R. BLOM Rri• Pa. rl I "Wg4,1044 ~ 1 / 1 IM tot • two at mu* • form ottoolo In North Raid Township. !WWII SO M. )rftotos low There we *boat ow 'motto' and duty acres of toorwOot Ituoi—aod oral adapted I. Nr thalry sod gratitig boalsoto ; Vet twos arid,' to aria Now. I. t 4 JAPES C, 11AKifi.l7.L. • rirbriAL.—lb folk oast good otlfro, Ott* ail at V Ikea IL KIN IMMIX= it ASSIIICIr3. G. 4 e - CliNt Itrie sod pont .6eis at ttro IfftfIWIMIT s JUSTICIrd. WILLOW LAMM of all Mods at Dot St. Jew: maxim; i merscx. 1 "11 Def l A .16;16 al. alai Iiaaa IUNDCIACIIT a JOSTICLIS. Huns, Wee sad kr* Daly 2O mists Fr peeled, at Doe. tl. IiINDKIEVCCHT k Jusrcr. 11 1 E 011- 1. 4 b ... 7 : I. April 1.11. SU. ART k SINCLAIR, M. L „Law rINDMIATOIL.4 la flu Cams, nekialas tlimi Savor as freob tb. does, nal oak itt J. 1J ANAON'S. twervinrr 17. Issa. w1tT4)404:711 LA WN!-4 Casa 1100 yards eartamatab La• I &strait* okipa. ape Amy% at 10 mato per W. RR MS, HAS 4 ea. ir INWARD OP east l'avostoto, by of is quo ji Wiwi to sett portbotoss.by Aube 1861, CAVIL% QVGIAIIt vtnteD - Evuts.--A is. 1.4 .4 Luri. Bea mew 0 erred bassos, jest toostoot bad he mit by JOB. A. STWITT. firottory. No. A, lintrboe' a*.& Stu* tt. Mar 10.11110 _ Liar MTn4ll Kara, Dee. 1%1, 1616 TIM OXILAII•211 IItITTVAL TTTTTT I ~I)tYil rifffil EMI g§ricct Vottrl). 07,4eict 'lDisctilang. THE DEAD SECRET. Ai , the clock struck seven, Mr. Orridge put on his hat to go to the Tiger's Head. He bad jii.st• op. nel his own door, when he was met on the step by • niesseuger, who summoned him immethat.ly to a erre of sudden illness in the poor to.irter of the town The inquiries be L o a d - ,...a.isfi e d him that the ai peal was really of an ureeut nature, and that there was no help for it but t o delay his attendance for • little whilg at the inn On reaching the bedside of the patient, he discovered symptoms in the case which rondered au itnintdiate operation neves. nary The performance of this professional duty tieeopiod some time It was a quarter to eight before be left his house, for the second time, on his way to the Tiger's Head. On entering the inn door, he was informed that the new nurse had arrived as early as seven o'clock, and had been waiting for him, in a room by 6. refit, ever once Having reoeived no or• dery fr nu Mr 0 ridge, the landlady bad thought it Nareit n to introduce the stranger to Mrs. Frank'and berm* the Doctor rause. "Di I sh , tedt t.. g. up into Mrs Frankland'a room . '" inquir , ..l Mr Orridge '•Y,i Sir," r'epit...l the landlady "And I thougtit she s ern .1 !tither put nut when I said ths, l nu-t hg lisr to wait till you got here.— Will you -tt.p ilits way, and see her at once, Sir? She ts iti toy prl ir " Mr Orridy•ifollowed the landlady into a lit tic r lt the hick of the house, mod found Ira .1.3.101 sitting alone in the corner f.rt hest from t 1... w•mloor Ile wt. rather surprised to see 0.1. drew her vrol down the moment the door wn. PIM tied '•f'm .4.)rry have heel kapt wait• ing," "hilt I MAII ellied away to a .ps right. tf t , u r•ta-ml , r; btr it ii not eight o'clock )cc' firl.r , ry 116.4'4 tb. in trod tittle, Sir," said NIN .1 ts•n`i Ttiore was an seeeot of ott. -t-ttint Itt 111- t 4 tl e, *hid, •he 110 , 1 re rtiek r ear, anti a r ltlrred Vf:l , app ireorly n.tt .11111 , afr I t t h. tray atim..thing, but ep pr. t„ 11,0 ber v. , ie • might tell him at re exr,,eer.e Wti it 6 o tng she ix Au x.l •u , it It; V. t.II irritati.lo rt bar • a 1 .; p yrit•iti4 -o ;uti4 by ii , rst.lf in Ibe tad': .1% r, If ): , u Mr 0 .Itt•t qt to \lr. Fraulthinl imujedi 4.e'% ' )1r- J < p`l rnAc tvev, :yid. when .010 rn t., r I .r. r. ))))r 't30.1 t..r 10 )0 tent 00 s ir P. 30'1 .n . 0 ' , try Na it Kt-, It% 'lt • I t, tltt• .r in h.ac.nvlc to „ „t 1 ., r phy- tr . itt 4t tt e.4 lot the to,itionwhieh stp• 1.44 %••:utttf Vred to nee •• You he. 4.011, kV he le•1 the way u• of e .1(4 r c•Surely, you JO not walk all rb.• w. y Itrer "Ng:SIT. My in4l're.4 wits so kind as 19 leg ~n.. 411 -Tryouts lave ale ir. the pony e)nise." wa• the saute re:troiut iu her so& as she !mode t}.4l an-wer; uud •0111 ithA never sttewpted to lift lier volt While ase. admit the inn stairs )1r Orridg.. ni..otalls resolved to waled' her first prsiett.dings in Mr.. Franklan is mutt closely, sod to .to 1, of.er all, fur the - Linda° nurse, un less Mrs J.z.ph showed remarkable enthasiass and aptitude in the perforntonee of bet Deg The room which Mrs. Fraoklsod oeespied was pasted at the &act of the house, hoeing been bhoeen in that positiotr, with the objeet of m inoring her as much as possible from the bustle and noise about the inn door. It was lighted by nee window orerio ,, king a few cottages, beyond which sorest' the rich grating grounds of West Som.esetshire, bounded by a long imoteskoss line of thickly wooded bills. The bed vas of the old fasnioned kind, with the customary four rat,, nail the inevitable damask curtains. Is pr .jeetel Iron the wall into the wrildle of the room, in such esituation as to keep the door on the right baud of the person occupying it, the window, on the left, and the flre-plsee opposite the foot of the bed. On the aide of the bed nearest the window, the curtains were open while ar the foot, and ott _ . the side sear the door, they were closely draws By this arrangement 'he interior of the bed was neeesearily eveseealed from the view of any person on first entering the room 17IL P. Ilthodenisgist, i.e. K. Sterrett„ Jacob Ilisesem, WK. B. Hui, "How d h pn fin I porielf tonight, Mrs. Frauklan.if" arcked Mr. Orridge, reewhisig oat higt he a d to uodraw the curtains. "IN yes tbink you will do soy the Norse for a tittle freer ehrettlatiou airf" "On the enetrary, Meter. I shall be all the better," was the an.wer. "But 1 in a fe a W—i i ease pm bare ever bees disposed to tioesider ins a sisseible wouisu—that my eheyseter will safer in your estimation, when you see bow I have been occupying myself for the last boor." Mr. Orvidge smiled a• he maitre, the eertains and. laughed owright when be looked at the mother and chili. Mrs Frankleed bed hen steusisg hereclf, sad gratifying bee taste for bright color., by dressing out her baby with Vas rthhout as he lay 'Weep. Re had a inteklana, stioul,ter.knots and bracelets, all orlihie ribbon; at.l to coati - ANA the quaint finery of his angle AM hi. EDAIhor'S emir+ ittite tars cap had boen bitch. s one side of his head. Rosamond herself, a. if dutermiwil to vie with the baby in gayety• wore a light pink jastat, (brae meated down the bosons awl over the sleetew with tails of , whito goods ribbon. lothereete bl gathered that moraine, lay seetteted about the white isonstarpson, intervaixed with same' limiter of the Lily of the Valley, tied up into twa noasTaye whb stripe of cherry, colored ribteis. Orr this varied assemblage of cobra, over the baby's rod ly awoke sod arm*. over his mother's h a ppy, yoiatlifel Gee, the tender light of the May evening piwred tranqeil sad wars. Thoroughly apprestaliag the *barn of the ph. taro Obeli tic had disclosed on iadrawiag the arazio4oa v glet Dow aimed *laic 14 it "weft Trire. MEI TELL 111 NO KORN. Toll se lie son amid thous Wont oiso Beneath Um* growl / 1 " 0 .1 "1"011 ,itr per, Lolrd by tlit *diaper of 1b... Waled /meth* no old soolor7 tog tab of cant sad wrong. !wow so slow ow day WU' iatores watt,— cb.. Wit —ow Wed-- an saw to ay 1148111 lan otittlful owl VUI wow wry awl to ditty. And rive ow strength to ottani, awl to War. II it be true that levels here be enrrire, That haps &wolves. NW Atototabfir to** forth+ Lot the pad wiedats slasher WI to sorrow, Nor stood Mt-we oho oadttbis onanow W.. If I me dree t. dim I. Mattes demi •....r I will be km to liner on the ohm% To natal' UM billows in Moir wild ..milli. and bear bir of t►dr melancholy mac Nubs for Me diem beetling silk ti. Weird res,is ibr this mooring pomp sad lonely peldni For oak UM day • bewp epee On willewe, dal /toren (nosh gmbeed by tM weeerb lids. IT wiLicts OOLLIPIII CHAPTER 12- The New Noirse. Si 60 A nMON AVANCL ERTE, SATURDAY ItittietfiNlECE! 28, 1861. atosems, gate forgettala, itio errand Ass bad Ctw t bine into tike roots. ll* wsa poly n. iritto a renaelabnom d,tio• sow seem liby • s h ame g awk. 'bleb him Frooklaai addr•••• ad to die. "1 can't hirip it Dottie said liowassorad i *sit a look of apology. "I-rimily can't baltaroaeilafg my baby, mewl am ta peers womaa, jai* as 1 used to treat my doll whoa/ was a little girl.— Did any body come Into she' room with y' Lenny, are yon there? thee you doss dinner, darling, and did yes drink my health when you were left at dessert ail by yeuroelf?" "Mr. Freoirfaed le at dinner," *aid the Doctor. "Das I eertafitt *might emirs oar into the room with me. _Where in the team of wonder bas she goad, tio?...lllra. Jaseph!" The housekeeper bad dlpped round tothepart of the relies bttweets the toot of the bed sad the fire place, whefe she was kidd.• by die euttaisc that still remained drawn: What Mr. Ore* called to her, instead of thing Wei wbere .be stood oppadt• the ate appeared at the other side of the bed, Jb4re 4149 'lido* yule+ hind her. aer Astforriftlelotkly orer the bright picture which the Doctor had been admiring. It stretched obliquely across the counterpane, and its dusky edges touched`the figures of the moth er and child. "Gracious goodnesalCho are your' exclaimed Roesmood, "A woman, or a ghost?" "Mrs. Jaseples rail was up at last. Altboagb her faoe was necessarily in shadow in the posi. dots which she had chosen to 04CCIpr. the Doe. tor saw a change pass over it when Mrs Frank land spoke. The lip. dropped and quivered a little; the mark, of care and age, _shoat the month, deepened; and the eyebrows contracted. suddenly. Tito eyes 31r. Orridgu could.not they were cast down uo the counterpane at the first w,.rd that lioiatnoud uttered. Judging by the ilia of his medical experience, the Doctor concluded that she was suffering.pain, aid try• ing to suppress any outward-matilfestatioa of it, "An affection of the heart, most likely," be thought to himself "She has concealed it from her mistress, but she can't hide it from me." "Who are year" repeated Itisansond "And what in the worlii'di, you stand there for—be• tween us and the sunlight?" Mrs Jasepti neither 'nattered nor raised her eyes. She oury moved beck timidly to the far• thest turner of die window. . "Did you Dot get& message from ase Ibis af. teronoor *eked the Doctor, appealing to Mrs Fraokliod. "To be sure I did," replied Romamond.— "A eery kind, flattering tnegeage about a new nurse " "There she is," said Mr. Orridge, pointing across tb& b.•.l t o M j azep h. "You dan't say so!" exclaimed Itosamond.— "But of course it must be. Who else could have come in with you? I ought to have known that. Pray come here—(shat is hit name. Doctor? Joseph, did y , .0 *4y?—Nol—Jsr-ph?) tray cozen, nearer Mrs J'Aset b, and let weep gtze for speakirg to abruptly to you I cm wore obliged tbau I eau .ay, kinduerp. iu traiieg here, sad t , r your susetrtss's good uature in resigning you to we. I hope 1 shall not give you much trouble, and 1 nu sure you will end the baby easy- to manage. He is a pit , : . l%.t !I:7Vand avers like a dor/move. Dear )ou are iu very delmarehetalic., 4 oStufrit. l 4.."", if .Ilrs ,s-ph woad cot be off, tided with we I shoubt f el inclined to say that she 1001E5 to woo of tourolue lier&elt J .s ph lent down 'nvrr the lal , ornum 1.1...a.itua uu Ili.. ted, auu Iwgin hurriedly and estrwr 'Ltd/ .og, trier. -I di. ugh! as . vt.ta do, )Ira. Fraullaod," ea d kir U -But I ha‘e be,e em•ute I tLat Loots net-, and that t k rr caps •. a- .1 uurv, 4upte qui .1 firer t al " -Arc )(Ai g. 1,. malic all tLat laburnum fiat a no:A•gs)?" atigrd Mits. Frehkland Loriciog how the w curse ria• 00 , up) ilig t hers , If -- "II qir fLough , ful a y ou: awl h , .re maguiLrui tt w;il L.: lam afradi )ou will bud the room vry wittily. I will rig tur wy wad, to set it to right.* “If y u will allow use to put it to toiler, 1121'am, I hall be very glad to tßgio twiug ..f are ie you iti that way,” raid Mrs. 'Lavish 11'brts rise ut.stie tls, drer rite itsoitsd up, and her epo Nei Mn. Fratukiatiti . 4 met. ii...vauriuti testae', ly drew back un tte mud ha Color attrred t:e. orsogely you look at we!" sbe said. Mrs J s plt starred at the troras, as if ogee thing had I. truck ht r, anti Wealltd ettaxiuddrulj ti) the window "YOU are not off. oded at me, I Lope?" said Rosamond. Loticiug the action. "I have a sad habit of saying any thing that coulee uppers/est And I really thought yt.o looked just nuw as if you saw Poweibiog about me that frightened or grieved you. Prey put the room in order, if you are kindly willing to undertake the trouble.— And never mind what I say—you will soon get used to my ways—sod wu skill be as comforta ble and friendly—" Just as Mr.. Freokland said the words, "cos fortably and "friendly," the new nurse left the Window, and wept back to the part of the room where she was bidden from view, between the Are place and the cloud curtailw at the foot of the bed Rosewood looked vested to erpress her surprise to the Doctor, but he turned away It the same moment so as to ocenpy a position which might enable him to observe what Mrs. Jateph was doing on the other side of the bed. curtains. When be first taught sight of her, her hands were both raised to her face. Before be could decide whether be bad surprised her in the act of clasping them over her flee t.r not, they chang ed their position, and sere occupied is removing her helmet. After she bed placed this part of bee wearing sipper'', sad her shawl sad gloves, on a chair is the corner of the room, she went to the dressing table, end began to arrange the ValiMlll useful and twosome's' objects scattered abuts' it. She set them is order with remarks ht. dexterity 'Da !seethes*, showing a taste for strongroom., sod a capacity for discrimioatios between things that were likely to be treated and things that were not, which impressed Mr. Orridir favorably, lie partieularly eotieed the Garofalo:se with whieb she handled some betties of physic, readies the labels.. earth, sod arreng jag the embeds, that might be required at night on one side of the table, sad the meditriee that might be required in the day time oft the other. When sbe left the drte-iag table, sad 9eewpied herself io setting the titration straight, "ad in Folding up articles of el , thing that had been thrown no one side, not the slightest . movelesst of her this wasted bands seemed ever to be made as hazard or in vain. Noiselessly, modestly, ob servantly. she moved from a ids t o s ide of th e room, sod flea:seas and order &flowed her steps wherever she went. When Ur. Out* remis ed his plant at Airs. Franidantre bedside, his mind was It ease on coo point at • least-4 wale perfeetly evident that the new earn could be depooded oe to make so mistakes. "What ass odd IFolliaa she is!" whispered Rosamond. '.Odd, Weed," returned Mr. Orridge, « and detiptirately brawn ilk *Nib ,robe 14t contest to it. floweita.,be f rodirdsay seat handed *4 tiikticst, ,Read klotes saw his AO ittrot is VAN; ittr fog osui#l4. ll -40.1.,sesay, solos joit fitai • • "04 lit• smatatiP obi oak: 10,10/iiiiti*.lhimiumag**.ibampawe , - gem "Ai and manner—l can't say what—shoit makes, me feel curious to know more °Cher: • I suit get ber to talk, and try it I can't bring out all her peculiarities. Don't be afraid et my exalting myself, and don't Mop here in this dial room a 'Breading. I would mash rather You went down stairs and kept sl husband company ever hie wine. ? Do go,end, talk to him aid &mese bite a little—be mass be ea dull, pod feline, 'while am up herr, and he likes you, Mr Orridge— be does, very much.. Stop one moment, and just lo o k at the , baby again., He doesn't tale a dan• (eras quantity of sleep, does he? And, Mr. Orridge, one word more: when you have doise year wine, you *II mania: to lend my husband the nee of your eyes, and bring him, up stairs to wish me good night, won't, your' Willingly 'epees to par attention to Mrs. Freakiind's request, Mr. Orridge left the bed side. As ha opened the room door, be stopped to tell Mrs Jaseph that be should be down stairs if she wanted him, apd ilmt be would give her any instructions. of which she might stand in need later is the eanieg, before he bad left the inn for the night. The sew nurse, when be paw ed by her, was kneeling over one of Mrs Frank land's .open tanks-, arranging some articles of clothing which had been rather carelessly folded up Just before be spoke to her be observed that she had a chemisette in her band, the frill of' which was isced through with ribbon. Ooe end of this ribbon the appeared to him to be on the point of analog out, when the sound of his footsteps disturbed her. The moment she became aware of his approach, she droppi d the chenti setts suddenly - in the trunk, and covered it over with some handkerchiefs. Although ibis r leg on Mrs. Jamph'e part rather surprised the Doctor, he abstained from showing that be had ootieed it. Her mistress had vous:bed fur her character, after five years' esperieoce of it, and the bit of ribbon was,ittriosically worthless On bosh accounts, i t was impossible to suspect her of attempting to steal it; and yet, as M'r. Orridge could not help feeling when be had left the room, her conduct, when be surprised her over the trunk, was exactly the conduct of a per son who is about to commit a theft. ." Pray don't trouble yourself about my lug. gsge," said Bisiamond, remarking Mrs. Jtseph's occupation s soon as the D cum bad goes.— "Thep:* my Ale maid's business, and you will make berm careless alga ever it you do it for her. I sure the room ii beautifully set in order. Done here, and sit down and rest your self. You must be a very unselfish, kind-beart• ed woman to give p.arlrlf all this trouble to serve a stranger. The DAtor's mess .ge this afternoou told me that your niit.tress'sras a friend of my poor, dtar father's. I supposed abe must have known him bdure my time. Any way, 1 ftej doubly grateful to ber fur taking an interest to rue r.r my father's sake. But you ono have so such feeling; you must bate come bens frost, puFe goi d nature mud auziety to help others Doo't go away, there, to the window Cutue and Sit down by we " Mrs. J.sepb bad risen from the trunk, sad wu spproaching the bed-ide—wneu sbe reddesty tumid missy in the dsr,ctiou of the Ere•plsce, j e .t as Mrs. Frankland began to rptak of her nober. " Gime and sit here," reiterated Rl•amond, g l ories impatit nt at reel iaino no anew. r. •.‘4' hat Lp thet tr..rki are yew doing there as tbefuut, ut The figure Af the new nom again intrritriaeri hetweeo the lard mud the f.ding evtuing VA 'hat glimmered tttough the wioduw , toef,re thcrr aa4 any ri pry " Tfte e;ttting is dosing Mrs Jaz-ph, 'and the wlnd. , • is not finite Au , . 1 •aa thank mg uf waking it f.st, and of drasiiog duaru th, n!lie!—uf u had on o' j-ctiun. ma'am? ' "0., nor yo! niit to! Shut the window, ti i•;.0 pleape, io cape the bey ph..uhl catch eo:d, but den:t draw down the blind Let me get thi oe , p at the view as lung as there is any light Ira in fee it by. That lung flit stretch f.f: eras , ing.wrnoti nut there i• just beginning. at thi dm' tw o ., to fn. k a little like tuy r • pilot -lingo .if a C irate{. D u knot,' yisy rhthK 46.11 , J " i have heard—" At thus• tiny three if reply the nurse at. pp,.d. She wia j 14.1 Lela Ofirielle to showing the winduw, and she petrued to end prune d Scully to closing the eit " Wh t Lave your beard?" a•twl R ..oinrwria 4'l have beard that Nruwall is a wi d, dr• art eikuritry," said Mrs Jts•ph..mtill bw.‘ing her• .elf with the fork of the window, awl, by e ,, ti tequenen., mill keeping ber back turned ea Mis. Fraukluod, " Can't ru shut the wiodow yet?" Pai4l Rosa. taond. 0 .31 y maid always does it quite easily. Leave it till she comes up, I am ring to rind for her directly. I want her to brush my bait and eonl my faoe with a Hula Eau de Cologne and water." " I bare shut it ma'am," said Mrs. Joseph, suddeoly sueceediug is closing the lock. drAod, ifyou will allow me, I should be very glad to mare you comfortable for the night, and save you the trouble of Tingles for the maid " Thinking the new nurse the oddest woman she had ever met with, Mrs. Pranklacd ac cepted the offer. tly the time Mrs. Joseph bad prepared the Eau de Cologne and water, the twilight was falling softy over the Issitscape outside,- and the room was beginning to grow dark. " Hod you sot better light a eandle?" swot. ed Rosamond. Wok not, ma'am," aid Mrs. Joseph, rather hastily. " I eau "to quite well trial out." She began to brush Mrs. ?reekland'a hair as ehe spoke, .sad, at the same time, asked a quo titre which referred to the few words that bad passed betwein them on the sohjeet of Cornwall. Pleased to Esil that the sew ISM had grows familiar ettoogh et last to spook before she was spokes to, Rosamond desired eothiog better than ' to talk 'laicise bet recollections of her native country. But, from inexplicable returnee Mrs Jasepti's touch, light and wader as it was, ;bad yeah s strangely discooeerting effect Os her that she could not succeed, for the moment, is collect. ferher thoughts so as to reply, except in the briefest manner. The careful halide of the purse fingered with a stealth, gentlencos among t h e lode of her hair; the pale, wanted - face of the new nurse approached, every sow end then, more closely to bee own than appeared at all needful. A vague reseal.* of nominees which she could not tree. to say particular pert of ter—when she could hardly say that she really felt, in a badly tense, at all—meased to be floating shoat her, to be hanging erased and oar bet, like the sir she bres'hed. She could sot move, though she waited to move, in the bed; she could not turn her head so as to humor the action of the brush; she could not look round; she could not break she embarrassing silence which bed bees caused by her own abort, discouraging answer. At last sheaves. of oppression—whether fancied or real —irritated her.into snatching the brush out of Mrs. Joseph's band. The instant she had dose so, she felt ashamed of the discourteous abrupt ease of the action, and eonfecied at the alarm and surprise which the manner of the nurse exhibit. et With the strongest muse of the absurdity of her own conduct, and yet without the least power of controlling herself, she buret out laugh ing, aid tossed the bruit away to the foot of the be 4. felbroy *set look sorpriosa, Idrr. Josspk," still Issigkiog,; *khan lisowiss why, ,11111•864101. lite dors slurp i s k 4 .1-oadiawr . • • ' ed. " rep very rads sad aid, 1 king. r haws brushed my hair deligitsfully; hut--I mei tell hew.--it seemed, all the time, as it you wen brashiattlis IltrilirSi (swiss late la? Wed. 1 east help toughies at them—l eau t, Weed! Do you how, ogees or twice, •I absolutely fitasi• ed; wires your fee. Was dimmest to mine, that yea wasted to kiss me ! Did - yoe ever beer of sly thing so ridicules! I deelsre I am more of a baby, is some thugs, than thelittle &Alai here 'by my side!" Mrs. Jiseph made no sense?. Blur loft tits bed white Roautosd ' was spesking,Nsd ease iota, atter sa ausooosatably loos delay, with the Esu de'Cologpe sad water. As she bold die bas;u while Mrs. Frasklsad bathed her EMI, she kept sway as apes lesgtb, sad mum so sewer obeli it was time to offer the towel. Itossmoud began to be afraid that the ltd' seriously and: rd Mrs. Joseph, and tried to soothe mad propid ate her by asking qttestioas about the mew meet of the baby. There wee. slight trembdiag is the swine voles of the sew none, bet vie the falatest tool of willesiess or aegis, as she aim. ply aed quietly seaweed the iisquiries addressed to ber. By dint of keepieg the eweventatioe still on the *abject of the child, Mrs. Preaklasid, succeeded, little by little, is 'airbag her book to the 'bedside—is tempting her to best dm ad miringly over thii infect—is ineboldeniag her, at last, to kiss him tenderly os the Awe. One kiss was all that, she peer, sod she tuned sway from the bed, after h, and sighed heavily. The sound of that sigh fell very sadly os Rom wood's heart. Up to this time, the baby's little span of life bad always been awochtted with faces and pleasant words. 11 wide bee an, easy to think that say we ooeld minas him and sigh aftir it. " I am sure you must be food of children," salti, hesitating a little from maws! &diesel feeling. •taut, trill god twists. me for mode• iog that it seems tether' a mournful foodoessi. Pray—pray don't answer my question if it gives you any pain—if you have any loss to deplore, but—bat I do ea west to ask if you bate ever bad a child of your owe?" Mrs Jazeph was standing sear a chair when that queitioa was pat. She caught fast hold of the back of it, purple; it so firmly, or perhaps !cueing on it so heavily, that the woodwork cracked. Her head drooped low on her helms. She did not suer, or eves attempt to utter,' a single word. ' Fearing that she must have lest a ehild of her owe, and dreading to distress her nneeeesearily by venturing to ask more questioss i Rosewood gait' not hi ng, as she stooped over the baby tok vas bits in her turn. Her lips rested on his sheet . % tittle above where Mrs. J.seph's lips had rested dui moment before, sad they touched a spot of act on bin smooth warm skis. Feariag that 4nme of the water is which she hid bees bath log her face might have dripped es him, she passed her Gagers lightly over his head, seek. 4od bosom, sod frit no other spot* of wet any where. The one drip that bad fireo os him ea. be drop' the, wetted the cheek which the sew Gorse bad kisscd. The twilight fad-d over thelawistiape, the room grew darker and darker; anti still, though she was sow sitting close to the table on which the I:mulles Doi matches were placed, Mrs. Jasvpb made no attempt to strike a light. it itsamood Jtd not feel quite e miforteh4 at the idea of lying wild stranger; and the reshlved SO UV* 4r eatviles lighted immediately, •• Urn Jot ph," she said, looking towaril the oheriog ut ity outside the window, '4 t.hal . u touch utilised to you, if you will light the candles, and pull down the tilled. I ciao trace u more re+eatilsoers out tt ere, now, to a Corn prospret; ibe view his gone altogether." " Are y , n very food of Coro:rail, means?" iiked Mrs. J •ph, tilting, in rather • dilatory wanner, to light :be osudlev. " aw," said Abuse - rod. " I wit, tp.ru cher.; anJ hu.bsoti and I were on oar esy to Owititsil when we were_lbliged to stop. .11) my ree..o th t• phi Ce. Y4l are a lotto ..me e. ttioi the clad es lit. Cso't y mfiti.l tip 114101os ' )li. Jur ph. with at awkwardness whieh r .urprlm tig to a perm iti a la• had shoots .bfi much h tndtue.+in Netting the nom to rghttri.. t o —te the fir.t watch to atti ttiptio e t to light it , itid let the twrond eut the ibstsut rafter the 114usi %is. kindled. Abbe itiinl , attesurit Am was ai .1 4 - auerersfU . ; but she iiuly lit one osadlt. and that .itie she e•irried away frau the tablet Mrs. Frank• sand eiitild see, to the. dres+ios table, which was hidden from her by the curtains at the foot of the bird, a Why do you move the esedle?" asked Lea , mood. " I dough:, it was best for your eyes, Olefin, ant to bare the light ton near them," replied Mrs Jesepb; and ilash added, hastily, as it elk wes unwilling to slit' Mrs. Fruitland time to make any objectious—"And so yes were, going to Corn wall, ma'am ' . whoa you stopped at ibis place? To travel abo ut there a little, I suppose' After say log these words, she took up the sealed candle, andost of sight as she serried it to the dreitai=te. Resamond thought that the aurae, is vete of her gentle looks sad sneers, was a remarkably obstinate woes'. But she was too gooditatersi to ear* shoat asserting her right to have candles placed where she pleased, sad, whet she answered Mrs. Joseph's question, she still spoke to her as ebeerfolly sad familiarly ea ever. dear so I Not travel aboot j " she said: "but to go straight to the old soustry hoses where I was bore It beings to my boyhood, sew, Mrs. Joseph. I ban mot ben near it sloes I was a little girl of lee years of age. Bach a ruinous, rambling old place! Yoe who - talk of the dreariness . sad 'Weise of Carswell, would be quite horrified at the very ides of living is Rtrthgeun Tower." The faintly roetliag mud of Mrs. Joseph's silk drew., as she 'moved about the dressiog table, bad bete audible all the while Brimmed was 'peaking It malted isstasseeously whys she said the weeds '6 6 Portbgenua Tower; " sad, for on moment, there was a dead allees is the " Yoe, who have beer living all year life, I ruppoor, is sioely repaired bosses, sae sot ion mitt* what a Ow it is that we an pie§ to, whet I as well "sough to total itgais, permed Ruessund. "What do you thigh, Mrs. Joseph, of a how, with ass whole side of it that has sewer beet isbabited for sixty or aneary years past?" Toe may r 4 some tones of the 011ie Porthreas Tower from that. Then is a weer side tout we are to lien it slim' we let then, sad a North tide, where the empty old rooms are, shish I hope we shall be able te repair. Orly thick of the hosts of odd, old fashiased Wags that we many led is those saisbabited rooms! I mess to pas os she eook's apron sad the pe daloes gloves, and rammage all over them from top to bottom. How I shall astonish the hosee. keeper, rhea I get to Porthgessa, and ask her , for the keys of the ghostly North ROOMS!" A low sty, aid a mead as if nesetkag had struck opium the dr/sing-table, followed - Mrs. Vnakland's last words. She started is the bed, and asked eagerly what was the matter. " Nothlag," asswered Mrs. Joseph, speak* so constrainedly that her vain dragged to a whir per. " Maltby, ma' , Immo I "Week my side, by 'Ass t —ray 'Estes be fo `*- vordk sods, • fq - • - , •. , Mira MI I Is sm as speak ss Wise wen is pais," said N% p, sot is psis. Not hart, sot hart, Wad.' While As.. Josephwas deeisriag that she assisiet, tits door of thi room was imaged, ssd ski Doom ssisted,leadisg is Mr. Frask- M We twee early, Mrs. Franklead, bet we are gait g to give you pkety of time to compose soar:. self forth slight;'said Mr. Oreidae. He plum ed, sad soetsed that Itoeutined's (elle wee beighteued. "1 am afraid sou hire &ea tear kg sad eseitieg yourself a little toe mu r k," ho west on. .-If you will ezeure me for resterieg Oa tble '1111411402, kr. Ftstikland, [ thick that wooer gond eight is said the better. Where is ** sane . lire. Joseph sat dodrs with her beck to tie lighted eeedle when she beard herself asked for. Jut before that, the bad been looking at Mr. fresideed with se eager, utilised, d radially, Odel l if say 01111 had, ecitieed it. must here sp. rewed eurprwiagly out of ebareetertitith bet *eel modesty and rellwenseet of. manner. f'• " I es itifreid the BMWe bet steideetal /7 heti her aide more than she is willing to t.s.feee," said Iteetwiesd to the D tutor, pito lug. with nee head, to the Fleece is which Mrs. Jaa..ph was eituag, and raising the other to her huaband's seek es be stooped over h. r p s lbm. • blr Or' , inquiring what lied hews mikes ed,coald sot veil en tbe new nurse to octane! r edge that th e Wee' was, of the slight. at env sego/nes. He suspected, tiererth4l. ea, (bat she was seferieg, or, at least, that itomeibiog bad hippeied to discompose bet; for Lt• found the dillkolty io fixing bur attention, while r i gate io bier • few sreinel iiirretittes in care bit eervieee were required daring the night. All the time be wee speaking, her e)t a wandered s•sy frog him to the part of the to m e 6. re Mr and Mrs. Fruitland were felting tog !Farr Mrs. Jimepblooked lite the le.t pervert its the Ito' d Who weed be guilty of an set of imperttu.ut 'curiosity; sod yet she openly b, tray. d all the eherutteriatios of an inquisitive w.oioin. while 'Mr. Freeklaed was stan hug by hit witc's pillow. The Doctor was obliged to assume ills woes peremptory manner before he could get her to attend to him at all. 4, And toss, Mrs Frankland," sai I Mr. Orrid2e, turning avt•y fret the nurse, "a.. 1 li.ve g iven Mrs Jat•ph all the direeti•tus •Ite *ruts ( ph a lli set the example , f Wattled you in qui.4, by say. ing gond:night." ~ Uoderttanding the hint conveyed in these word., Mr. Frank land att. sup'. ii 1 , 1 .i ) 14.4 41164 ht . , too; but his wit; kept Not ho!.1 .t ti •;1 1 hi, hands, and declared that it war unres•tou Ade to expect her to let him fp f.tr atiAlser Still hour iii. Inuit Mr. ()midge ehottlt I,i, i.e ..1, ant t wg . a to wa p it i s % oa she evils of ov,ren•tremetr, sod the blessings of *map were an [ s'e p. lit. re• sannetrauetta, however, wou tl hurts pr•el nem' very !hag gar l ic even if It ~.a r t io f,,l (Lel alhorel him to /outings* them, Gut for the inserts ..stsms -1 the taby, who baprued tot wakc up at that os-tu. la, and who ;wooed bisself a vs,. t Cul *unitary ..tt the Doctor's side, by •h.t.trltisq ill id. ut tth , r's attention immediately. Sis n ut tI- ..pp.rttittity at the right moment. 3lr 0 role , 11.1 .its 1.4 Mr Fro kland out of she 1 .1.. 11• j Ist .4 it .v.. OWL . a 4 taking the chili up iii is. r onto+ Ile stopped, fore einesns the ti,,r, to le:114por o.as i e lam worst to Mrs. J.s.-pb. Dot escuursge bee," A• ,tio hae tinieted the btby, the "u4h• in g. , rp. TL,,e i 4 a chair A-.1-fe d in (II if e..r.. r you can noeD y..ur If *lien 3..11 t . (lowa. Kwp the v.endl i• i 4 b the curtain. The le. 114 fit Mr- Fr .n.11.4..1 see., the sooner she ili e.impo-o r3v,if to sleep " Mrs Jaa'ph made to 'natter: •in'y •t the D a:tor, awl cu rteate-ii , Triat atratigely aearel tistiressitin in hr eye-, &Ile I he 11.1 . 14 tired no Brat ferielg her, as t• •rf- p,11,419) ap paiyist than eat-r, when 11e• iii •r rof the eight with the 11t.. , 11-r da," tb 'ugh; Mr. 0 ri•lt , lie li• I Mr, Fiattit I Slid (foal the iuo ' 0 1 .1111.4 C." (•• *tip! to Lotitiota d . .11 . 1 lint a flv irt•tariii t) .u.t.iiiiry wan- D• rin 11/44:11 her his-641..1 114.1 t, . u lak ,e .y (rout her; K 'situ i fro fu:ly r) r•. i •h• .•tf• rs assistat which vier- .h.rby NI ,Issepti as -onto si4 the D t•.r 1...1 I. i the r • •tu. The !Mrs* NI 4 tie hiug 1. r I l"et••• w. rt s .teelined, sod )et, ju 10% by Lei c.....fucr, -he *tuned 'maims. t..p Tow.: 3 ' l , a I visuce toward the brd.itir—open.-41 h..r lip.— A•leppe d— soil retired oonfustdly, b. f..re -he -with./ ti. firmly is bar forayer plain by the tres-too table. Here she remained, sliest and out of piglit, iota the child bad been quiered, sud b.. 1 fallen aslet p is hie mother's - arm., with one little Volk, half- Gloom) band resting on h• r bosom llossmond weld sot resist raising the bawl to ber lips, though obi risked waking hits ao kin by doing so. As she kissed it, the souod of the kiss we. folk lowed by a Wait, suppressed sob, prom ding from the other aids of the curtains at the lower end of the bad. "What is that?" she exclaimed "Nothing, ma'am," said Mrs. Jas-ph, is the suss ormatraitted, whispering tottev in which she had saswerid Mrs. Franklaud's former question. "I &balk I-was just falling asleep in the arm. chair, haw; and I ought to have told you per, baps that, baying bad my troubles, and being *Sorted with • been complaint, I have a !molt el sighing is say sleep. It mesas nothiug, ma'sw, sad I hope you will be good *Gough to nesse it." Sonamosti's tostisets were aroused its a Nutmeat. " arose it l" she said. "I hope I maaj 4 .o better time that, Mrs Jazepb, sod be Ilia seam of relieving it. Whets Mr. ()triage ceases tomorrow, you shall cooattlt bias, and 1 will take Mrs that yon west for ootbiog that be way order. Nu Iso I Doe't amok me until I have been the amass of making you well—awl keep where yon are, if the aropchair is emuf The baby is asleep agate ; I .11°101 like to have half as hour's quiet, before I chant. 1 0 the eight side of the bed. Stop wbere you are for the proses'. : I will call as *too as 1 Mai pa: * So ter from ezereisiog a stiothiog. olf-et on Mrs. Jartepb, these kindly meant word. pe eine. d the precisely opposite reset of making her teat. lees Elbe byte to walk about the room, and tioefeeedly attempted to mount for the change is her etmdect, by saying that sbe wished tout. lily herself that all her anuogenteote were prit. arty trade for the sight. Io a few 'ninnies wore, she began, is defames of tb,. I) att. rs probikwit ion, to tempt Yn. Frsakisad into talking again, by asking _queetioss shout Porthg-nos Tower, sod byre ferring to the chances for and against its being shows as a permanent residence by the yosag married couple. "Perini*, ma'am," she said; speaking on sudden, with an eagerness in tier voice which was euriosaly at variance with the apparent iediff, r. ewe of her meaner. "Perhaps, when you see Portligenna Mower, you will not like it so well es you think you will now ? Who eau tell that you may sot get tired and leave the place again after a few days--eepeeially if you go into the empty rooms? I should bay. thought—if you will renew my rayiug eo, rea'sas-1 should have thought the a lady like you would bars liked to rt sta far ors as passible from dirt, sad dust, slid ~lr b 1" wrath r' "lan bee wares larionvenienoes than those, tilimersof NANA,kreeseerned r satii Roausoad. Onrithrini ea h : Piga taMils4.