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A veu-.ed!
The old clock in the wall rang out
fire melodious chimes as Cora Smith
softly closed the kitchen door, and ran
to the little bedroom for her blue scarf.
'Fire o'clock/ eho said, a? the lest
stroke died array; 'he is wondering
why I don't come, and I must mako
hustle. Madge, little Madge are you
going with me te night? I am all
ready.'
Little Madge, tho twelve year old
sister, came flying through the hall.
'Auntie says you hate forgotten to
get tho potatoes for breakfast, and we
must prepare them before you go ?
Nevermind if he does hare to wait a
little for you; you've waited for him
many a time. Come quickly and I will
help you/
So sweet-tempered Cora Smith, un
tied the blue scarf, and tripped away
to the forgotten task as merrily as her
little sister, nlheat her heart beat like
an itnprhoncd bird's at the delay.
The west was all aflame with the au
tumn sunset ere the sisters closed '.lie
cottage door behind thorn, and rau dowu
the gaideu path toward the stile where
he was wailing?in other words, where
hazel-eyed, sweet faced Cora Smith's
city lover was waiting for his lady
lore, as she had many anight waited
for him.
Almost every evening thoy met there
at the stile?their 'trysting pla:c' he
said just half way between her home
and his boarding house. He had pro
pob-cd it, and she was nothing loth to
accede?it was to pretty and romantic.
Then auntie Smith was not at all
pleased with this dark eyed young stran
ger, and, thougr, she nad uot forbidden
him in tho house, both lovers knew sir:
preferred 'his room to his company.'
And so, always with doar little Madge
at her fide, rhu daily flipped down the
path' through the leufy woods to the
hull' way 'trysiinj: plice' where she met j
her haudsoii.e. dark eyed lover, Neil
Rowan How her heart fluttered to
night as she thought of him. und the
warm love Ii?;ht deepened and darkened
tbo soft brown eye!
'Neil, Neil,' she Baid almost uncon
seioei.lv, aloud; and little Ma'dgo clasped
her sister's hand closer, and looked up
in her face.
'Do you love him so very much,
sister Cora?'
A swift, hot color came into the girl's
cheek, and then she paused, suddenly,
holding the hands of little Madge in a
fervent grasp.
'Love him ! love him, Madgo ! better
than all the world?better than my
)outh, my life?ay, sometimes I fear
better than my hopes of heaven 1 And
I am to be his wife, little Madge, this
good man's wife, when tho beautiful
spring comes. 1 shall leave you, and
auntie, and uncle to be all his. But
this is our secret, little sister, and only
you cap sharp it,'
And then her hands relaxed their
hold and, drawing tho light scarf over
her shoulders, she tripoed silently on*
They were almost there?neariug the
edge of the wood, and the stile was but
a step away. Another step forward,
and then Madge held her sister
back.
'Wait!'she whispered: 'I can see
two men on the seat, Cora. We do not
want to meet strangers there.
'No,' she said, drnwing back in the
shadow of the wood: 'it is Neil's friend,
Willis Dean. We will wnit until he
poos,* for I do not like to meet him.'
Even as she spoke the figure arose,
and the found of his voice cttuo on the
twilight air distinct and clear.
'And what of this love affair, friend
Neil? When is it to cud, and how?
Are you really iu cuanest, aud^doyon
mean to marry the girl ?'
Cora Smith's hand closed up >u the
.arm of Madge till she shrank in pain
while they waited for the answer. Neil
How fin laughed softly.
'Marry hor ?' he repeated 'She is
just tho subject of a grand flirtation and
I a?iure you I have done the tiling well
Hut for anything (urthor?bah! I am go
log back to town to morrow, an ! this is
our last meet in g; lebo off, old fellow for
I expect her every moment-/
Just for one moment Madge Smith'n
heart stood still in awful fear, for she
theqght Cora was dying. Thtjt white
ghastly face thore 114 the twilight, that
motionless figure, those tightly iookod
hands, it surely was not tho fair, sweet
maiden of a moment t ofore. But the spasm
passed, and without a word, sbe arose
and glided noiselessly array and Madge
followed her in silence.
Neil Rowan waited until the light
had all died out of the West, and the
dew lay like summer rain on the grass
at his feet. His cigar was smoked down
to ashes, and his lazy reverie was
broken by the cry of the whip-poor
will.
'She isn't coming to night,' he said,
mentally' 'that rs certain. The schem
ing auntie up yonder managed to
piovent it this time. Oh, well it
saved a scene. I will drop a loving
farewell note and so it ends?a summer's
nmuscmcnt. Ha, hum I' and Neil Ro
wan strolled homeward, singing, half
unconscsously, 'I won't have nor, I know
?I won't have her, I know?I don't
care a straw who has her, I know.'
Tho farewell note camo to Cora Smith
the following night, but tho fever bright
eyes never rested on the creamy page,
for ero the insano light gave place to
reasou again, death sealed the white
eyelids. To such natures as this girl's,
love is life, and the rude blow that woke
her from the one bright dream of her
youth, snapped the slender cord that
bound her frail spirit to earth, and out
of tho depths of her awful grief, the
kindly hand of death led her to the
mountain top, where is built by tho
city of the New Jerusalem.
Day by day, week by week, month
by month, so sped the time until eight
years were counted. Eight times the
grass hnd growu over the little grave in
the lonely country graveyard, and again
the October winds rustled tho scarlet
leaves ever the narrow mound.
Wonderful changes had the eight
years brought. Side by side with this
grave were two brothers, and the head
stones boro the names of good nunt and
uncle Smith. They had retted there
sir years; and every summer beautiful
Madge Smith came down fro:u her city
mansion and lingered in the old homo
a week, trimming tho grasses au 1 plant
"ing bright flowers on tho mounds.
Bright, beautiful Madge Smith, the
heiress of all uncle Smith's hid Ion
wealth, the wealth he guarded so well
during that toil worn, weary life.
Three years before, Malgc Smith
left school, to reign queen of society.
Beautiful, strangely beautiful, with that
cold, white, high bred face, those wide,
fathomless, glittering amber eyes, a
figure matchless in symmetry and grace,
accomplished, polished and tho heiress
of great wealth, no woudcr that lovers,
old and young, knelt at Madge Smith's
shrine. Strange wonder, the world
said that all were scorn ad?not gently
and with words of pity and apology, but
spurned Irom hor very feet with scorn
ful lips and blazing eyes.
'Ah, Madge Smith was an onij ma
and mystery to all who knew her. No
warmer friend, no brigh ter companion
did those of her own sex seek for. Rut
never were those lips seem to smile, or
those wonderful eyes to soften, in re
spouse to any lover's; n o glaoier was
more frigid than she to all men. Ali,
did I say? Nny, Dame Rumor had
plenty of gossip just now. Only a few
weeks since a new rival appeared on
the scene of action. Neil Rowan a
merchant and millionaire, entered the
list of Madge Smith's adorers?not for
her wealth, surely Madame Grundy
acknowledge, graciously. He had
eoough ef his own. It was genuine
love that this blaze man of society felt
for beautiful Madge. And a wonderful
uhiinge had come o?er the fair lady
since his appearuueo. Bright before,
she was brilliant now?sparkling, witty
bewildering; 'nud the world looked o.t
in amaze to sec the Hush stain her white
cheek, und the bright smile that ligh'
cd lur eyes at his approach
And did he not, reeognizo her, you
arc wondering? Nay, how should he?
Sweet Cora Smith, and the summer in
the country, w.ro forgottoti things with
this man. lie had broken half n i'nzcn
silly hearts since thon, and lullt hem all
with Time, the great healer. Ho had
flirted with society's queens, aud village
maidens innumerable, and he pamo aud
?aid the first pure, real love of his life
time at this woman's feet. So he told
hor, one autumn night, in the graud
parlor of her stately homo.
{Jo\v her hands tremblod and hor
eyes shone as sho listened! 'Wait/
she said, 'I will gife my nqswer to
morrow night: it is my birth night, and
1 shall give an entertainment. You
will come; I will see you. then Ro it\
the library at ten and you shall hear my
*DSwer.'
m. - ?
Aud tht night came, and he was
there waiting* He paced the room
impatiently. Would she eye** ceme,
this gsrl that was dearer than hU life ?
Ay' ehe was life .to htm. Tho world
had seemed 'stale, flavorless,. until ho
met her, the woman who, aloae of all
her sex, had ever stirred the slumber
ing passions of his heart. How bright
the future seemed! He was so sure of
her answer, had not she giren it all
but in words?' j .
'My beautiful, my queen 1' ho said
softly. Aud just then he heard the
light ripple of a woman's -laugh: he knew
it among a thousand; aud hor voice; she
was speaking loud and clear :
'There, Guardse; you must h,t mo go
now, Mr. llownn is waiting for me in
tho libary. You know I am to give his
answer to night.'
And the guardian's voice, speaking
tendorly said.
'And that answer, I can guuae it. lit
tie Madge. Your are going to marry
this man and leave ub all
She laughed softly.
'Marry him ; No, indeed, sir 1 He
is just the subject of a grand flirtation
and I assure you I have noted my part
well; but for anything further?bah 1
But he is expectiug mo, so by-.by till I
come again,' and she tripped lightly
through the half open door, ere the
amazed guardinu could utter % sylla
ble.
A white, ghastly, shivering figure
stvod by the library window.
'For God's sake, Madge Smith, tell
me you were Testing!' he cried, as bril
liantly, glowingly | beautiful, she glided
into the room.
'Not so. my friend,' she answered
lightly, 'I spoke the truth. If you
over heard my words, I need not repeat
them. It is my sister.'
'But you gave me hope; yau led me
on; you have given me reason tu ?diiuk
you loved ino,'.hu cried, p-wsi/a&itely.
'it is the one love of my lifo! i have
centered every hope and thought in you
Madgo Smith and fur my sake, for God's
sake, uo n?d wreck my life;'
She was very pale now, and her ey es
were black and glistening.
'Neil llowan,1 she said, slowly. ' I
have prayed for this hour for eight
years, but never in my wildest dreams
did I think my prayer would be so fully
answered. When I saw the hue ot
death, the while agony on my only sis
ter's cheek?when I sa*v her writhe in
speechless agony at the words she heard
eight years ago to night, I vowed to
avenge her. God being my helper.
Again when I heard the thud of the
earth upon her cofin, I vowed that vow
God has bro >ght it about even sooner,
more complete, than I hac vthnught. If
I have given you an hour ofsuch ago
ny as she |suflercd 1 nm content If
you could live and suffer it forcouutless
ages, I should be better contented. My
woik is ended. Good night!'
Two hours afterward, the sharp rc
port ol a phdol rang, with startling dis
tinctness through the crowded draw
ing room. All sprang to their feet,
save Madge Smith. Perhaps her check
paled a little- - I caunot tell; but the
light of her eye never changed, her
smiling lipB never relaxed, as she gazed
upon the blood stained corpse in the li
bary. Neil ltowun had taken his own
life, and Cor a Smith wasevenged,
A performance of educated fleas is at
tho present time attracting much attcn
tion at Berlin. At a recent exhibition,
ouc of tho most accomplished of the
insects, obeying a suddcu impulse of its
nature, sprung from the table and took
roluge on the person of an illustrious
lady. The exhibitor was in despair, as
the truant was his best performer, aud
said ho would be ruined unless it could
be recovered. Tho lady good uaturedly
retired to an adjoining room, and, after
a few minutes' absence, returned with
tho flea between her thumb aud (or -
finger. The exhibitor took it eagerly,
gave one look at it, aud then, with visi
bio embarrrssmont, said ; 'Your High
ness will pardon us, but this is not tho
right floa.
- ?Tf---- ?milhi i -
Good grows stronger and evil weaker
overy time we overcome in temptation.
Spotted Tail oan speak only tw>
words it) English, and quo of those he
would probably spell with a small 'g.'
Let all spinisters he happy ; they are
never without two good beaux at least,
provided they use them well?their
elbows..
A Springfield Love Story.
About fifteen years ago n young wo
man liriug in her home in Monson, be
enrue possessed with the desire to go
West and teach school. In the town
of Auamoso, Iowa, she found her voca
tion, and by and by a husband. He
was the youngest and indulged son of a
wealthy widow. The happy couple set
out early on the matrimonial sea, both
being only about nineteen years of ago.
When our horoino wrgte to her father
in Monson of her plans, he went on to
Iowa for a few months' visit, and being
pleased with his daughter's prospects,
built and furnished n house for her.
The mntbof of the young husbaud gave
bim a lino farm, well stocked and
cijuiped, and no youug couple ever
started in life with brighter prospects.
In a abort time, however, bad specu
lations and mismanagement had strip
ped her husband of all his property.
His pride was terribly mortified by this
turn of afTairs, and in sudden despera
tion he left his home, his rife and in
l;mt dnughter, and enlisted in oneot
ih* first regiments which was raised to
put down the rebellion. His family
received a few letters from hint and
then came an unbroken silenee. In
vnio they wrote to him, and then to his
officers and comrades. He was reported
among the missing. The wife or
widow?she knew n|t which?nt length
returned to hor Morton home, and after
wnrd enme to this oif^and entered the
employ of Tinkham & Cbr,^proving her
self capable and efficient in ihe milieu
ery department.
At the end of fo;ir or five years she
revisited her husband's friends in Iowa,
and soon married a gentleman there,
having first for the sake of certainty
obtained a divorce from hor long lost
husband, although really supposing her
self a widow. In a few months alter
this marriage this socond hasbind died,
and the lady again returned to her
New England home (twice widowed, as
she supposed) and soou was in her old
place at Tinkham's.
^ouie mouths a?;o?and this is one of
ti e .-liiiug< si incidents in this eventful
history?she dreamed th:.ta hack called
at her boarding place and took her to
the jfassaoit House, where she met her
mit?aiug husbaud to who.n she w.is again
united in marriage. The dream, of
course, uiade a deep impression on her
mind, but as mouths wore away and
nothing came ef it, she regarded it more
and more as 'only a dream.' But one
da}', last fall, a letter reached the post
office in A namosa, directed to her. Some
ono who knew her caused it to be dir
ectcd to this city. It so happened that
she was absent on a visit at the time,
and after remaining in the Springfield
postoflice awhile it was returned t>
I ^wa. Her friends there then enclosed
it iu another cnvolopc aud sent it hero
again, and it finally reached her as she
was at her work in Tinkham's store.
On opening it she nearly fainted. It
was from her first husband, from whom
or of whom not a lisp had been heard
by his friends for thirteen years It
stated tlut he was In the wildsI of Terns
following the huzadous life of a ranchero.
Ho had left homo with the determine
tion of never returning till he made
good his shattered fortunes. Several
times he had so far redeemed his vow
that he was on the point of'seeking his
family and friends, when some turn of
the' trhcel of fortune had dashed him
back to poverty. At length the fickle
goodness had favored him and he was
rich again. Whether his wife was
living, whether she wan the mother of
another man's f'untly, nnd a host of
other quehtions asked, hhe hastened to
answer.
Other letters wero writ ten by both ;
hut all failed, by reason of*hostile
Indians, faithless carries, ote , of rouli
ing their destination. Hut ths one
assuring him that his wife was still his
own und telling where she could be
Ioniid, was enough.
Some time afterward a pi ranger in
(juircd one afternoon at the Mas-msoit
Hoiihe if there was such a firm .is Tink
ham ct Co., in the city, iieitig assured
on this point, he called a hit ok man and
told him to drivo to their vtore and
bring Mrs. - to tho ho:el. Sho
was not at the store, and the back
driver was directed to hor boarding
place, where ho found her, and?tho
dream was proved true ! The mooting
is uot for us to dosoribo.
The ne*t evimin^ there w as a wed
ding at tho house of a prominent clergy
man of this city, aud the bride was a
woman who was then married the third
time, yet had but two husbands, and by
their Bide stood a blooming Miss of
fourteen to witness tho marriage of her
legitimate father and mother.? Spring
field Union.
An Attempt to Drown Predesti
nation.
About thirty years ago, there lived
in Beaufort County, of this State, an
eccentric and shrewed old Baptist
preacher, whose name was John
Toumans, and whom many of our older
readers in Barnwcll, Beaufort aud
Col let on Counties will remember. Io
the section ol the country where Father
Toumans lived and preached, there live!
an old Methodist preacher, and one of
tho best of men Father McF., between
whom and Father Toumans there was
the best good will and Christian follow
ship. Of course, they differed about
baptism and some other matters, but
their doctrine about which they differed
most was predestination, which Father
Toumans preached in almost evory ?er
moo, and against which Father McF.,
waged an unceasing war It chanced
that one cold Sunday morning, as they
were going in opposite directions to
their appointments, they met on a
bridge over a pretty bold creek, where
immediately the battle was opened by a
shot from Father McF., 'Good morn
ing, brother Toumans; how is predesti
nation this cold, frosty morning ?'
'Oh,' said Father Toumans, :as strong
as ever. It thrives in winter's cold,
and. in summer's heat.' And now a.
thoughtes^curred to {father McF., that
proved to benan unfortunate one for him
and his cause. 'Do you say brother
Toumans, that it is predestinated that-I.
am not to jump into this orcek this
morning?' 'Yes brother McF., I do
say that it is predestinated that you arc
not to ju up into this creek this morn
ing, und you can't do it.' Those words
were hardly out of brother Toumans'
mouth, when Father Mo F., was ofT his
horse, und jumped into the water up to
his neck. 'Now,' said he shouting
triumphantly to Father Toumans,'vrhero
is your predestiuation ? Von siid it
was predestinated I was not to jump
into this creek, and I fiave done it.
Your prcdestiuatiou is drowned forever.'
'No' said Father Toumans, 'it is not
drowned, I was only mistaken. It is
not for poor, ignorant creatures to know
the decrees of God, until they have
come to puss. Now I know that it was
predestinated that you were to jump
into this creek this morning, for no man
would have done such a thing if it had
not been predestinated.' With hisauti
predestination ardor considerably cooled
by the wetting, Father McF., went on
his way wet and cold, while Father
Toumans was doubtless rejoiced that he
had been able to save his beloved doc
trine from a watery grave.? Working
Christian.
Kt-iining Influences.
Plaeea young gi*d under the care of a
kind-heartod, graceful woman, aud she,
unconsciously to herself, grows into a
graceful lady. Place a boy in the
establishment of a thorough goin.?,
i straight-forward business man, and the
boy becomes a self-reliant, practical
business man. Children arc susceptible
creatures, and circumstances and notions
always impress. As you influence them,
not by arbitrary rules, nor by stern
example nluno, but in a thousand other
w ays that speak through 1 e.iutilul forms,
pretty pictures, etc.,fo thoy will grow.
Teach )our children, then, to love the
beautilul. If you are able, give them n
comer in the garden for flower.; allow
the u to have their favorite tree* ; to.ich
them to wander in tho prettiest wood
lets; show them where they can bost
view (he sunset ; rouse them in the
morning, not with stern, 'Time to work!'
but with tho enthusiastic, 'See the
beautiful sunrise!' Buy for thotn
pretty pictures, and enoourag i them to
decorate tboir room in his or her childish
way. Give them an inch and they will
go a mile Allow them the privilege
and they will make your homo plea-aut
und beautiful.
According to the best estimates
there are uoarly 100,000 ohilJreu iu
Now York city, of who.n noarly three
qiiortere are poor,
A Mau Sees His Own Skeleton,
Col. Tcel, of Twiggs County, (jre.,
went to Maccm, found one bal??f cotton
with bin factor, w Ii ich he thought ho had
sold three mouths ago and spent the
money, had it turned into cash, and felt
so happy that he got on a drunk?in
deed, he got bo drunk that he had to bo
carried to a friend's room, and was so
drunk that it took a good many friends
to take him there. When tho doctor
who had occupied that room last year
moved out, he left a complete human
skeleton standing in one comer, wired
together, and full length. When'.Col.
Tcel was laid on his side on'the'bed,
the skeleton was laid alongside and
facing him. After sleeping three hours,
he opened his eyes and saw the grinning
toeth, the sockctless eye-holes, tho bald
head, the breast and arm bones arid ribs
of the horrid looking figure. ?What!
am I dead 7 Is this my spirit in'ihe
coffin looking at its old tenement T Must
I move? must I stir 7 Good heavens?
Is there do one to tell me what to do ?
Oh, my 7 I will fly, if it kills! Ifatl
m dead now! But I can't bo 'any
off!' And with that ho leaped
ipon tho floor and out the window,
fortunately lab ling upon th e balccny,
where he met two or three of his friends
ud stood treat for all most willingly.
Corn-tins in Church.
A young gentleman, happening to tit
at church in a pew adjoining ono ia
which sat a young lady for whom ho
conceived a sudden and violent passion,
was desirous of entering into a courtship
on the spot, but the place not being
suitable for a formal declaration, the
case suggested the following plan: \
He politely haaded his fair neighbor
Bible opened, with a pin sticking in
the following text:
Soci>n i 1'Vjstle, John, yewe 6th?
'And now Ibegeoch nf theo, lady, net
us though I wrote a new comlnaocttr?nr~
unto thee, but that which we had from
se>'
the beginning that we love one.another.'
She returned it pointing to the second
chapter of Ruth, verse 10th.
'Why have I found grace ia thiae
eyes, seeing I am a stranger V
He Returned the book pointing to tho
thirteenth verse of the third Epistle of
John?
'Having many things to write unto
you, I trust shortly to come unto you,
and sp ak face to face, that our joy easy
be full.'
From the above interview a marriage
took place the ensuing week.
The 27th of March was the anntver
sary of the bloodiest tragedy in/Aaori
cau history. On that d.iy, thirty-sight
years ago, Colonel James W. Fannia
and 445 men were shot to death by the
.Mexicans, under Urea, .in the fort at
(Joliad, Texas. A week before, Fannia
and his force, being surrounded by the
one my and at the mercy of their artille
ry, surrendered and woro tatfeu to
(joliad Major Ward, whom "Fannia
hud sent with 100 men to escort some
lrsh families, wus also captured, and the
Americans were massacred together Ott
a Sunday morning. Aud yet Santa
Anna, the blooJy batcher, Was after
wards allowed to visit the United States
unmolested.
Kai t.no ad Mattkrs.?IPB? Sou'-h
Carolina Railroad Company's earnings
for the your 1873 amounted ?o $,491,
1)15.80, and the expenditures for oper
at.ng and maintaining the road Wero
J914.550.57. The ratio of expenses to
eiruings for the two past years vary
only 24 100 per oont. 291,784 tons of
freight have boon transported within
the year. The locomotives have traveled
897.530 miles The average ohargo per
? on for freight was 84.14, and the
average expense of moving the same was
S2.35 per ton. A reduction of $33,331.
03 lias ho.-.n effected in the bbuda aod
bills payable.
There was a charitable eeWing party
in Now York the other evening, aa 1
during the affair the father oVone*?the
young ladies present appdared on the
scene unexpectedly. He' Was SO BSUeh
gratified at the clovorness exhibited by
his daughter with her needle that Jjo
then and there resolved that he WQfflJ
never pay another dressmaker's bjH
i'hat young lady has' tiffi a1 strong pro
judice againbt Rowing parties/ a ad sjyi
bhe wat< an i^iot ever to Attend sueh +u