THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM 1TELD, VA., FEMIUAHY 12, 1878.
thing In awidly 'mlxed-up state. Her
father, UHually a Jovial, genial old fel
low, was hiiiI and haggard, as though
tome great trouble wan wearing hltn
out. Tim servants took advantage of
his uttst ruction, and held high carnival.
He hud suld uothing about Mb daugh
ter's Intended return. Her arrival fell
like a bombshell on the festive houne
liold. The chambermaid was caught
pounding vigorously on the piano. Bhe
wan entertaining her "young man."
That indlviduul, a great gawky son of
Kiln, was Htretched out oil the Bofa,wlth
Uls feet, encased in dirty cowhide boots,
resting upon one of the easy-chairs. He
was also smoking a pipe. The cook
and coachman, both In a stale of Intoxi
cation, in the kitchen below, were swear
ing eternal fidelity to each other hi
maudlin tones. The waitress had gone
to Tony Pastor's, arrayed hi one
f her mistress' ellk dresses.
To say the least, Culhle was angry.
Hhe frightened the musical lover of the
chamber-maid so that he made two
vows ; one was, never to have any tiling
more to do with his deceitful sweetheart,
the other, to keep well out of the par
lors of wealthy people. She sat up until
the waitress came back, and then gave
her Buch a talking to that the young
woman didn't sleep any that night.
When ut last her father came In, she
told him of what had been going on,
but. seeing the tad dejected look on hll
face, forebode nil reproaches. He, In
his turn, became angry, and for a short
time that respectable residence was the
scene of considerable passion. Xext
morning the whole retinue of servants
were packed ofl". Cathie hud her hands
full. So occupied was she with , house
hold duties that Carruthers formed but
a small part of her thoughts. Finally
the chaos became settled.
Then Cathie began to think about
her winter outfit. She went to her
father for money to purchase It with.
He, with a pale face and broken voice,
told her he could not give it to her, for
he was on the verge of ruin.
The news rather startled her, but re
covering herself she put forth every ef
fort to cheer up her downcast parent.
She partially succeeded, and sent him off
feeling stronger, and better able to cope
with adverse fates than he had felt for a
long time. Cathie spent the rest of the
day in looking up, and sorting out, her
drestes and jewels,ealculatlng how much
they would bring, finding out what
amount was owing in small floating
debts, and building castles in the air, iu
which the, as the simple country maid
en, dressed in plain calico, recaptivated
the heart of Frank Carruthers. Such
mental excitement was rather enerva
ting, so that when night came Cathie
felt quite wearied in mind and body.
Her low spirits disappeared, however ,as
soon as her father returned. He, too,
trange to say, appeared as jovial as ever
and all through dinner kept up a Tun
ing lire of jokes. She wondered, but
aid nothing.
" Why don't you ask what makes me
feel so good humored ?" he queried. " I
have been waiting for that question all
the evening."
" I thought you were trying to forget
your trouble, and was afraid that if I
said anything it would make you uu
, happy again."
" No, indeed, not a bit of It. My good
spirits are the real genuine stuff."
" What makes you so happy!"' she
asked.
" Listen, it's like a fairy story. Once
upon a time there was a merchant. He
did a large business and made a great
deal of money. At 1-tst there came a
crisis. Several houses that owed him
large sums of money fulled, and could
not meet their payments. One of his
confidential clerks absconded, with thou
sands of dollars. Bills began to pour in,
for money was so tight that everybody
and everything was pinched. Trade
was dull. In fine, ruin stared him in
the face. His daughter wanted to buy
some dresses, and he had to refuse her,
and tell her all about his circumstances.
jMie nore uiiKea trump, rnat same
day, while he wussittftigln his office,
trying to think of some means to escape
from his dilemma, he heard a voice. It
- insisted upon seeing him. The clerk,
according to orders, refused to admit
any one. There was a scuffle, and a
tall, handsome, well-dressed young fel
low came into the room. The clerk,
considerably damaged, followed Bid
ding the merchant good-morning, he
turned upon the employee, and ordered
Win to leave the room. The faithful fel
low wouldn't budge. He would have
been wiser if he had gone at once. The
tall young man caught him by the col.
iur, and shoved him ignomlnlously out
of the office. Then, in an abrupt jerky
way of speaking, he told the merchant
that he had heard that his business was
about to succifmb under the financial
' pressure, and asked him. how much
- money would put him in right shape
again. He was told. Giving a long
whistle, and saying it was 'pretty steep,'
he asked the merchant to eome to the
bank with him. The merchant com
plied, and when they reached there, the
young man wrote out a check, and
handed It to the cashier. That gentle
man stared with wide-open mouth, but
said never a word. He handed It to the
teller, who stared also. In fact, the
Check went the rounds of all the hank
officials, and was stared at by every one.
Then It was paid. The merchant felt
happier than he had for months before.
He was sure of deliverance. They went
back to the offlce,and then, after arrang
ing the security, during which proceed
ings, for the first time, the merchant
learned the benefactor's name, he re
ceived the money. The merchant asked
what the young man's motives were. At
first he hesltated.and then acknowledged
that It was because lie loved the mer
chant's daughter, who had rejected him,
and he didn't want to see her suffer.
He also said, that though he should
never ask her hand again, he should al
ways watch over her. He told the mer
chant to keep mum, but the merchant
didn't; he told his daughter. Now,
what do you think the name was ,011 the
security papers 1"'
"Was it Frank Carruthers?" Cathie
queried, hiding her blushing face on her
father's shoulder.
" By Jove, you are right. But, say,
what the deuce do all these blushes
rueanV Crying, too, I declare. Tell
me, child, what's the mutter V"
And then Cathie confessed the whole
truth. Her father was a little vexed,but
more amused.
"Well, well, my little girl," he suld,
"don't feel down-hearted. But this Is u
queer state of things. Let me think;
O, have It I you know you've teased me
for a year past to let you have a nins
querade ball. You shall huvo it now.
Unless I'm mistaken, your Cousin
Will knows our recreant knight. I
don't doubt, that the wonderful Car
ruthers he is always talking about, and
your eccentric lover are one and the
same person. We'll Joke him ubout it,
and tell him we want to see his remark
ably friend, give him an invitation for
Carruthers, and then you must wheedle
both of their disguises out of him. As
for the rest I leave it to your womanly
instinct to accomplish it.
" O you dear good papa. One would
think you had made love all your life,
you mortage tilings so nicely."
" O, it is not difficult to comprehend
lovers. They are the most transparent
creatures in the world. They're easily sat
isfied too. If I dared, I would add,also,
that they are also the biggest fools In
Christendom, but I'm afraid of you."
He got a pair of boxed ears for his
pains, and than a shower of kisses.
After that latter interesting operatiou,
Cathie hastened up stairs to her room.
The house was a busy place for the next
few weeks. A ball isn't gotten up in a
day, no more than Rome was built iu
the same length of time.
Affairs went smoothly. Cousin Will
was most artistically pumped by wily
Cathie, and by the expression of know
ing amusement, and look of incredulity
which the deceitful little minx wore, he
was goaded into a resolve to let those
fine folks see what sort of stuff his
friend was made of. He invited him.
It took considerable persuasion to bring
him around. But Bill was a persistent
creature, however, and after a some
what lengthy siege Carruthers yielded.
Will kindly helped him to select his
dress, promising eternal secrecy the
while, and then went right straight to
Cathie and told her. The wretch I Here
is a case of the demoializlng effect of
society clearing demonstrated. A few
weeks before Will was a man who could
be trusted. Now, what is he V The
tool of a scheming young woman in
search of a husband, the betrayer of the
inviolable secret of his friend's disguise.
It is deplorable.
Finally the night came. The merry
maskers thronged the house. Cuthie
paid no attention to them, however. She
flitted hither and thither, looking for
the one, of all the assemblage, most
dear to her. Will had said he would
wear a Fra Diavolo dress. She searched
for a long time in vain. At lust she
came across it. The wearer, instead of
joining in the merry throng of dancers,
was stretched out at full length on a
settee, in an obscure part of the room.
She tupped him on the shoulder.
" Come and dance with me V" she
said, in an imperious sort of way.
" All right. Leap year, and you've a
right to take the lead. Don't abuse your
privilege though, and ask me to marry
you."
Cathie felt her cheeks tingle. Did he
suspect who she was, and what her in
tentions were? No, she told herself, he
could not.
She made no reply ; so oft they glided
in the bewildering evolutions of the
"Dip."
When they had finished, he made a
movement as though to lead her to a
scat ..!;. ... 1
"No, no," she said. - "You do not
escape me so easily. You dance divine
ly, so I won't release you."
"Thank you. Quite a compliment."
"Let's walk; take mo Into the con-
servatory."
" Don't you know, Frank 1"'
" Cuth Miss Kent, U it you V"
"Yes, Frank, and I want to speak to
you."
" Certainly, show me the way," he
said, wondering what was going to
happen.
"Shall we follow tool1 It seems
hardly worth the while. If you are a
maiden of uncertain age, or a bachelor,
you will swear, if a married man or
woman, you will think how much bet
ter you did it than they ; if young and
sentimental, you will feel disappointed,
for there wait wonderful little gush in
Cathie's straight-forward way of ac
knowledging her mistake, or Frank's
happy acceptulance of the peculiar cir
cumstances. Justus they were In an Interesting
part of the conversation, Frank's arm
was aroung Cathie's waist and her hand
rested upon his-shoulder In a most con
fiding manner they heard a laugh. It
sounded like a poor imitation of some
stage-fiend. They looked up. Leering
witli a sutauic grin, over a clump of
ferns a short distance from them, ap
peared the face of Mephlstopheles. They
parted. Their demoniac intruder laugh
ed ugain.
" Will, drop that dodge aud come
here 1" cried Carruthers.
Will came.
Now there is a new name added to
Mr. Kent's firm, and merry little grand
children around the old gentleman's
knee. Frank and Cathie are still the
same lovers they were before their mar
riage,aiid every year they visit Compton
Shoals and have a hearty laugh over
their spicy courtship.
Concerning Trousers-Legs.
OF whut use are the legs of u pair of
trousers below the knee? They
have a sort of easy-going, respectable
look, says the Vorkl, seeming to suggest
that the wearer intends to take life in a
decent, decorous, leisurely way, but
beyond that they are worse than
worthless. They are not graceful, since
they hide the leg In a mere narrow bag.
They are not warm, since they flap
about loosely, letting the wind In. They
are false, inasmuch as they coneoal
nature's handiwork. ' They are imper
fect in structure, since they let the boot
telescope into the trousers, instead of
joining it. They are ugly and vicious
in a hundred ways. They take up
valuable cloth in making of them, and
then hasten the wearing out of the
breeches by coming in contact with the
ground and getting frayed at the edges.
They are apt to be sputtered with mud
by a rapid walker, and a careless walker
wears them away on the inside as a
horse that interferes in trotting or cuts
his legs. . They make a trousers or
should we rather say a trouser V that is
made of heavy cloth and worn long,
bend at the knee aud stay bagged In the
most uncomfortable fashion. All men
of action despise and repudiate them.
The furmer trumping through the wet
gruss in the early morning tucks them
iuto his hoots ; the cavalryman making
ready for a long ride stuffs them out of
the way iu the same style. The ball
player discards them altogether, as does
the hunter, for both have need of activi
ty and endurance and no need of trousers
legs. If the men who lovestrengthand
agility contemn them, certainly they
have never foumh favor with the men
who studied only beauty. In the ages
when gentlemen vied with ladles in the
richness and grace of their attire there
were 110 such things as trousers-legs
The breeches ended at the knee in some
hundsome form of buckle or ribbon, and
the leg wus encased iu a tight-fitting
stocking that made its fine curves stand
out in a fashion that was good to look
at. When the leg hud no fine curves it
owner at least hud the satisfaction of
knowing that it was clothed Iu the
lightest aud best device for use that any
leg could desire. We certainly have no
wish to see the men of our time give
themselves over to the vanity and love
of display which prevailed iu the Court
of Charles II. or Louis XIV., and we
would rut her see them in the -striped
suit common at Sing Sing, or In the tall
hat and swallow-tail cout prevalent else.
where, than have them return to the
perfumed wigs, high-heeled shoes with
diamond buckles, sloughed hats and
feathers, gorgeous doublet and hose and
r utiles of the Merry Monarch's era, for
men dressed too exquisitely are disposed
to slide into luxury aud immorality.
But there is a medium In all things, and
we would draw the line at the knee,
carrying reform no ldgher in that
quarter, but skipping thence to . the
head. .
Cj5 Have you known how to compose
your manners V You have done a great
deal more than he who has composed
books. Have you known how to take
repose V You have done more than he
who has taken cities and empires.
The Soldiers of Montenegro.
In reccntly-puhllshed accounts of tho
Montenegrin army, some details are
given of extraordinary marches which
have been made by its soldiers during
tho present war with Turkey. Before
the battle of Butschldol the force en
gaged had marched for 14 hours across
country, over hill and dale, having
moreover, been previously under arms
for six hours. On this occasion 'the
men had not a mouthful of food from
daybreak until midnight; the day was
intensely hot, tho country traversed
was mountainous and difficult, and yet
not a man was left behind. When
marching from place to place the Mon
tenegrins never follow the roads, but
move straight across country. Although
heavily luden, the men easily climb the
steepest rocks or descend the most pre
cipitous slopes. Besides their weapons
they carry invariably a " torba" and a
"Btruka." Their arma consist usually
of a rifle, a cutlass, and a revolver or
brace of pistols. The " torba," or bread
bng, contains generally an enormous
loaf of bread, biscuit, a flask, and a
reserve of cartridges. The ammuni
tion for Immediate use, as well as money
and any other small articles, are carried
in the belt. The "Btruka" is a large,
heavy plaid, which serves as a clock, a
rug, or a covering. When it rains and
the Army is halted the soldier wraps up
his head In his " struka," rolls It round
his body, puts his gun in its leather
case, and lies down and sleeps, heedless
of the weather.
Why They Often Fall.
Young men often fail to get on in this
world because they neglect small oppor
tunities. Not being faithful in little
things, they are not promoted to the
charge of greater things.
A young man who gets a subordinate
situation sometimes thinks- it Is not
necessary for him to give it much at
tention. He will wait till he gets a
plaoe of responsibility, and then he will
bhow people what he can do. This Is a
very great mlstske. Whatever his situ
ation may be, he should master It In all
its details, and perform all its duties
faithfully.
The habit of doing hia work thor
oughly and conscientiously Is what is
most likely to enable a young man to
make his way. With this habit a per
son of only ordinary abilities would out
strip one of greater talents who Is in
the habit of slighting subordinate mat
ters. , .
But after all, the mere adoption by a
young man of this great essentiul rule
of success, shows him to be possessed of
superior abilities.
Little Things..
Little villages are nearer to being
atoms of shattered paradise than any
thing we know of; and little fortunes
bring the most content, and little hopes
the least disappointments.
Little words are the sweetest to hear ;
little charities fly furthest, aud stay
longest on the wing; little lakes are the
stillest, little hearts the fullest, and lit
tle farms the best tilled.
Little books , are the most, read, and
little songs the most loved. And when
nature would make anything especially
rare and beautiful, Bhe makes it little ;
pearls, little diamonds, little dews. .
" Everybody (says a writer,) calls that
little that they love best on earth. Wo
ouce heard a good sort of a man speak
of his little wife, and we fuucled that
she must be a perfect little bijou of a
wife. We saw her, and she weighed
two hundred and ten pounds ; we were
surprised. But then It was no joke ;
the man meant it. He could put his
wife in his heart." r
(FJ" Providence has an Enoch Arden
case. Thirty-one years ago John
Thatcher, and Ellen Walley were mar-
rled in that city. Two years later the
gold fever broke out in Australia, and
leaving his wife and one child, Thatcher
departed for the far-off country. For
several years letters passed between
them, but the husband did not meet
with the anticipated success, and could
not or would not send money for the
support of his wife aud child. Finally
the letters ceased, and for many years
no tidings were received of him. In
the meantime Mrs. Thatcher married
Mr. Corbett Stowell, who died eight
months alter. After a brief widowhood
she married Mr. Jums Conwell, who
died ut the end of seven years. After an
absence of nearly thirty-years Thatcher
returned to this country and went to
work at a mill in Suco, Me., and thither
his wife, having heard of his where
abouts, went aud found him. On the
last Sunday in December, Thatcher re
turned to Providence, aud is now living
with the wife of his youth.
Ipr The muu who suld he had Just got
out of a tight place hud been seen a few
minutes before wiping his mouth in
drinking saloon.
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