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Quarterlf and Monthly Adver isko'nnts will be chiafged tIe saIme as a ~t oaertion, and semi-inonthly the iiamieft as 'mda\ ones. All Obit :orv Noticest exceeding six nr?, ;tnd Cw2e lu munications reconisniendinig andidates sir public offices or trust-or puffing Exhibitions, will be -haig d ?t Advertisements. .TlRev. FREDEIuCK RusH, is a travelling Agent for this paper, and is authorized to taceive subscriptions and receipt for the same. MISCELLANEOUS. From Sartinm's Magazine. Tf ES TRANGED All'T.. A TALE OF MARRIED LIFE. B Y Cb A itA M O R ETO N. " And you are really ckpecting to go, Maggie ?" To be sure I am ; you didn't for am metit think that I was going to e such ' fool as to stay at home, did you ?' was the unrefined and hasty ansWer.s Hfowait 'Dorrancebs proud lip curled as he replied 'I confess that I have been so foolish as to think that you would for once yield yoet wishes to mine. You know very well how much I disapprove of fancy parties, Mrs. Dorrance, and had you any regard for me and my opinions, you would have spared me the .pain.of equest Ag you to desist from any farther preparations, for I shall not accom. pany you.' Margaret Dorrance's eyes flashed, but looking up at her husband, she knet a glance as resolute as her own. She had never yet openly defied him ; and there was somethin4 now in that stern, unswei vin; :a e, which checked the words that were already trmbling on her lips. With a via tent effort, she suppressed the pas sionate emotions of her heart, and answered with a calmness that e prized herself still more than her hus- I band : Very well, sir, it will b3 as you fay of course.' There was a long pause. Mr. Dorrance had not met the opposition that he expected, and his heart was softened by the compliance which lie never for a moment. doubted that his wife had given to his request. Ile noved his chair nearer to her, and his deep low voice expressed much tenderness, as he said : ' I wish, Margaret that we wee better suited to each othed2 ' I wish we were,' she answered 1ltoblealIg For a moment he *~as chilled ;but Inifluencd by the kind and gentle thouigh.ts that now' heH' their sway ini his-bo3ia , hie ''0In:ilied, ,'Were c iiemnd that it would eventually hi iing yun' true happiiness, ~y:wife, to indulge in the gaieity for which you have so much inclination, Swould uiot seek to deprive you of Sny portion of it. I would, for your sake, renounce the home pleasure in tvlich~ I alone find enjoyment ; but1 Margamet,. such constant' dissipation as yotir taste., would load you into, wvould not only deprive, you of that greatest blessing which God can give, the blessing of health-but yotur umoral nature would become blighted, the best affections of your heart would wither in the glare and hea t of fpshionable lire. I have seen but toio often the effects which it produces, and I would shield the wife. of liy bosom from them. WXill you not, love, place your hand in mine as on our wedding-night, and promisc again to love, honor, and obeyV ?' For a moment, but only for a mo* menit, had Margaret Dorrance re lentod. T'hat unfortunaite word 'obey,' again aroused the evil within, which her husband's cam nest tones had so nearly qjuelled. SShe direw the hand, lie essayed to clasp, rudely from im. SYou preach well,' she said, ' but rio elogunuce can disguise to me your r*wve. Romnenber, lloward. D~or myself, and consequnctly, yod have had ten more years of gaiety. I married you at sixteen=--foolish school-girl that I was- co throw away liberty and happiness with a bredth no*-, at twentyy you would immure me, ndui-like, if y'ol could ; but I insist upon six more years experience. Perhaps by that time, the world's pleasures will pall with me, as they have with you, aild then i will stay at home and abuse them to your heart's content ; but now, you ask too much of me.' A wintry coldness settled on Mr. Dorraiyce's facc- as he listened to his wife's Unkinid amil heartless answer. You spoke otf my motives, Mar garet,' he said, 'as though they were other than I professed, what did you tucan by that ?' I Why plainly this, if y'u will have me expose them. It is your jealousy of me, and of the attention which I receive, and the admiration which is paid me at parties, which umakes you so selfishly desire to keep mte from them.' L Margaret?' What ?' There was no ahswer, and she colt tinued. Don't look at me in that way; I beg of you ; if you have anything to Say, qty it out-' ' Margaret! you cannot biean what y.'u say ; Jealousy ! Selfish ness ! It was for your happiness full as much ,As my own, that I have so earnestly sought to give you a dis. taste for the amusements of fashion able life. I see that my love, mi, hanpiless is nothing to you : every thing is to be sacrificed on the shrine of vanity. Alt, Margaretj. if you were foolish in throwinq awdy/ your liberty while still a scholgirl, I was doubly so in conmitting my happi ness into the hands of one.' I aged with you entirely, 1L . Dorratice anl I woindl' that yiou 'ver thought of' l). , lhien that pri old mtaiA, Misa I lelenu Grahaim; wa so exactly suited to y.u, andl ean near dyin" for vu, 0 er. !.uid. She was thv very one for you. fur she detests parties as much as you can, atl is ahiv "y "s treaching to mue about domestic happiiess, and such fedL de rol. It is a pity that you didn't fth y her, is'lot it. ?' Mr IDorran':e's face reddened. lie turned aw, 1t!d pacei the room hurric ily. His wino continued, ' 'fhey Say that before I cain' home from school, you were very attentive to her ; now, seriously. dcn't you think site was better suited to you than I !' Mr. Doirrance paused beside his wife, and meeting her upturned glance, he answered eahlly, ' Yes, Margaret, I do.' Nothing daunted by the serious tone in which this was sail, ani l'l! ly convinced that there lad udCvet' been any idol save herself', on the thi rote of her h it a bandl hieairt, and tat any mnomtent she could resume her power she continued hter badi 'And nowv, if you hadl only taken compassion on her, and married her-' 'I wish to Goud I had !' broke fromn Mr. Dorrance's lipis ; andii his wife read truly in his now sad, p'al fade. that with nio idle meaning had those words been wrung from his heart. In a miotietit she ivas surbdued; she spoke no more tauntingly, foir the feelings which tender words had fail edl to awaken, spranig upt in all their strength at the first breath of' that pas-sion of' which she had so unjustly accused her htusband. F"romn that niight, Mlar'garet Dor rance harbored a new guest it iher' bosom--from that night, shte felt mn her heart the truthi of' the Scriptur'e passage, 'Love is strong as deasu, jealousy is cruel as the grave :the coals thereof ar'e coanlq of fiire, whic'h hath a most vehiemient ilame.' C1IAPT1'It: II. Frivolous andl heartless as Marga ret DJorr'and niay have apipeared ini the preceding chiapter', she was not wholly so. Gladly would she hiave thr'own her' arms ar'ound her hus banid'si neck, acknmoulodging to him that of' all the unkind things she had not mnenft olhe, Ueuhblie hatve beeni sure that he, with truthifuhness, could have said the same. Often had lie forgiven her impul. sive wordS, and 8he doubted not he wvould again: but pr'ide kept her from seeking him. Sho had seduced enotions from his breat, which the dust of Time euld never bury from her sight ; and daily the knowledge of thena gireW hioFe and morb bitter to her. In assured levity; sbe dis guised the working of her heart; and the studied boldness with which her husband treated her, convincel her but the more fully that she had forfeited the love which, when she possessed, she had valued WO light. ly. At length sii ceased t' rep'oach herself. If she had done wiong in not studyang her husbands happinea more, she had in other respects dune bitter by him than ae by her ; she had given him a whole heart in ex ehange for a divided one. Thus thiking she determinted bpoti u course of conduct that should awa ken in him the .jealousy he had dis. tlaimeth If he has olte si1ark of' love iet for me, lie shudi learn what jealousy is,' she thought, as on the evening ol the fancy part.y, her miid irrangei her in the b'couing Spaidsh dress she had selected. Her long tresses, which were of a glossy purplish black; were folded over upon het head, and fastened with an immense & elegantly carved comb of the rrest shell. 11er vel. vet dress was relieved by a fall of fine lace around her exquisitely turn cl throat, fastened by a singlu ruby. Jewels glittered on her arms and on her fingers, and radiently beautiftl she looked, as standing before th. Psyche-glass she directed her maid in arranging the heavy black veil, which, resting on her head, fell in careless folds almost to her feet. But Mira..Durrance was apparent ly dissitisfied; tbi she glanced t'rin her mirror to the toilette-table, wthlre a proutsion of ornaments, wrte seat. teirm ini open casket; ;end cadsdi -er' "_:t.e fe !l ut.+ni her'. ssnin rh..9 se Ag - ::tur- out a Crimfsan , 1 e and-[ K movin;g the.' Jewel which ad I _1 thack the veil fre i face, she replaced it with the tI.,.v-, It was all that was nt~eleel. 11. dress was now perfect, and wonder. fully beconi; . With her large dark eyes, and their sweeping fringe, and ier rich but traisi'arently ei-ar eotipl.xion, she well e resented the inatiot ,hlise castuie she hal chosen. A carniage rattled over the stony. and drew up in frotit of thir mana Mrs. Dorrancc parteud the cutrtaius. and glanced out. She salw a yotun man alight, aI.d ascended the steps. 'It is all right, Mattv,' said she; 'throw my cloak around me, atil tell dlr. Dorr-mee when he comes hotme not to sit ult For le.' 'Mr. Dlcnaniee is in the ilbrary mi:.. iii; lie came in before the cluck struck nine.' 'Very well,' I will ;ass tlrbtigh as I go out; ail Matty, you will sir. iip) foar mec. I wouldl rather have you titan Ilichiad. You kntow you .ant sit with the children ftler t1IM other servants g~o to bed. Matty .x awnied; antd after her mis tress left lie room,~ shte mun'eed to herself of the Im r-1hip it was to work all day andl sit uip atllnighit; but when shte went into the roomfl adjoining,. where ti h chidren were sleep.ing. thde fro~wn ni .on her face was eue away by a smuile, fai~ shte ha.eued the dear little ontes fonidly. Di-aring a low chair necar the couch, she leaned her head upon01 a puilow, :and wass soi: sleepaing as soundly as they. Menwhi ile~ Mr s. I ltlrace! de scenided to the library. anald paui a besidle the door. Hecr heart h...a qickly ; shte trembled at thle thought of haing-ii her bit~uhund's dhispleaisure, y'et she daredi not leave the hiause without his knowledge. Summornitn g all her courage she entceied thec room. I'I ami sotrry that y*ou are not going withi me this eveingr , laoward, but I looked ir. to say that you nieed f'eel tao anxiety abou(tt me: year afriend, .\r. GIrahtamt is nily cmtifi ir.' iler tiies were kind; but there was an ui' of embarrassment niuisual to lier that showed tier coiisdience wais not pr' Iectly at ease. his wife :s lhe antswer'ed; ' djid not expect this. You told mue you woutild not go to-ntighit.' 'No, I did not. I said from the first that I shtould positively go. Y-m said 7jotL would not accoipaity mec, and I aniswered you that of course thuat would be as you said.' 'You mislad me i., ita .n ..r Mrs. D"rrance, and I presume iuten-I tionallv.' " Ie'r f&('6 eritnsohed, btt hber hus- t band botitued. 'I think yolk will liv o A ogret the !p) yOn have tukenf t-o hight; -I shall .out molest you hreift.' Closing the dwer isnpiently, she swept from the rooth without answor- I ing. Hed heard the s-ird.of th'dir merry voices, its laughing atnd chidnitg they passed out-the carriage i-Attlei olf, and Dorrante leaned back in his chair, and in solittde Ad Silence brooded over the hitter emoth'.nn of 1 his heart. 'The Present tortured him; the fu taro-he dared not imagine tha'; and i0 ie fell to thinking of tho puit. What was there in that to bring a deeper gloom to his brow=a deeper sa-h ssthis eyesY Lhere We'rt menmries of wrong an. i'justice whielh he had aoihe Aniother -a most cruel wrong. From that sin was he now Mather ing its blighted ft :lit-. ieariuir and heaviet sank-his lent t within lim-, its he recalled. step by step, the iifutuatiti Wiseh hAd lured him onto break his vows to the nb ble minded being whom he first had wooed- 111i buIeast h-eaved tremu lously, and his streng fratne shiveredI with the storm o1' thought that swept throtugh hlim - 'Yes, yes,' he miiutterd, .as he a nuose, and with a heavy yp. placed i the Boor, 'yes, yes, I delscve it all ! My punishment is just' How gladly would I now exchan,e the. wild and passiotnath w rship th1ish 4, bore Ma giet .lo ! e e orL i l@Wv hich unce etat in my heat t :or-aother. :;t it is ro .lte S too lift : g. le pased -besile a er eth of "hi ;wit tishiclshrung upt, she all; n:itd ta his lip. quivered .ith'teids.r' happiness ',". ui fondli s . hve cherishted ~ou thrvugh all trulh andi :I.1 change s:-Giiod ,maat %4 mta;.a niever nree i the love which vou have sacrificedl to your aunity' IIe gazJed l.ig ni pieu i:, n .ti:ing thu fauless oval of her face-=-that per feet r'gularity ui her claldhical fea. tures-the !ascia:iting exlressiosns of har ful latel eyeS, and uurnisering. 'She ;Y beaut u/!' eli turnsel away. Am:,.w his heart grew e..! :sod dead wiitin him, as lie recaled the temptations to hich she would be exnsosel, hil the alionasaion that must necessarily lvilo . tt - course of es1n duct which she '. d c!suent to pur e. Ie tl..uight of the ieotage wlich ' -t.md commti danl. froms the noril. the flattery n hieb she wouild eceive, anid which nio woman can listen ti, without inhaling its taint; and the re ilection smote upon his heart, that his witi-. now only frivolous and1h thought es<, might become-oh, it was too h..rcible to imnagine! lie resolved that lhe wouhld mankL onei mrorei elfosrt to save heir bsomsz thtt vartex of fa~sions and fully, wvhich too often plusnges ins shame atnd degradha tion those who hari-e trusted to its whirlb lie wijtid pilead withI her for the sake of her chbisres-= fi- his sake; for, as he recalled their bridal dlays, he culd snot smothersc the cosn viehdon that benea.th all her frivility al w~orldine(.s, theire smutlle'i-e a Ilamue wh Iich msighst y'et spring iup to liarmsths1 an duty'. Ahs)t un5ic.neiosly as he thougi~ht, ''f lita e~'iids en, he~ tt', ived hs st !.s t thir r'Oom. lie opene.l th -r ( dr. A iidgLhihili burnedt~t do..e.4 uis --ic tueantle, bout i-a rag~ werse trn: en .g to reveail tni himti thle isleepiing abses upo lth: co uch. ihabes thesy s6d1 were, for hiub Iliarry, thre eldest, was se:ue cthdret yea-s old, andc lda's scond Ssmmer nl as buit nows app. oaching. M\r. D)oririitce bent ovcer theman t'rciing ins his boy. 's ltite Csicn itec lhe feastures of Isis wah-ls; wshih- linrhis lv round the phnnyrij arnd dimplead laeo of Ida; fell curlis thant wvould have mastchesd his owns in hsoyhoodl. A s hie Io.akeud on theins, so hseaustifusl ini thiir dep5'1endent amal Ithlpless ini fasncy, lie qjusionedt wh~lethenr all hsis wosrds would nlot prove pow'~erless, whsens evein 'the profuteiid joes of masrterntf' hsad fiie I to give hiiswilfe a fornnss for homise pleasuries. And noew, uinfortuinately, another chsange. crasne over him. 'I will not stoop to plead,' hso said. 'Ita -marrying, 8h0 assumled tho duties cif a wife andI mothnr. I will hercnftn. ,e lr'o ibel ahr her fullliing thaemn }ropl oy; My baiiie Aliall itut be) liigraed, nor shalt theseo Uea,i is eceive u hier~tcabe of sliauie.' I have t shed kindihea3 in v.1;it; atni Will nuw t red ;htL izt~lan'q authority lxiii ibrary; he -crew his chair up tWh1 ,vritin ~desk; and urdlocidug a rawer, lifted froth1 It, andO by oine, t he souvenirs of the past, that longr nd laid~ thler'e hidtden and uii* c 'There were packages of letters,+ ketchesa of hwtvls, , mnfinishied t an01sw ies; Ald betieath all lay a 1 ~arlmnt1 of gay-coiorcd autumin lezaves. 1 Clio Sttrip of paper' t"bkh la~bel cal it, bort-the words, "arum lIcckn;i 1ic1~jru him rose the rirele old( I )rest, Where he o rt, Iti~d Kmet meo whose tastes and inchlntions~ *xttetly accorded with his owni. 1lie ecalted the grae-ibi 11.1w of her ;')ii~ersaitieii; tht;init tal0 ignity ofI ior Iunliiers, the~ lovtll'uest of her .ruthful ciliflteiiauce, as first it inpressed itsif Uj~on hire then; ternd, uuore than a1l, the i+el~ulanccd ninid, anal thb mature judgonieat,I vliel laitl aften wrards been developrdt :o him, ais day after 'day he Ifingered . y her side. lie tell the flush that tiounitedt to his ten j;ic8, a: ui cutradlstirarih, to Sueh a being-, Li uti ir visu.,u ruse before hinn~liu )f the petted, spoiled, vain beauty, sho full left her bathe thlat nigh~t, ittle dreaminig how (lungeus wvouldi ,rove the; solitude to her husbanfd. Arousinag frin thits revery, he it! a folded aler. It comttaiiieI l i'..."hlue tiitlieacdl flower, "uUd a tpr*_f nnyxzl-lcul , au- the 'wioi di, U ~his owniJ~ancl~wrtwg ,'1' cYjtipa Yv A ,. lie' ret ~'iblgrbd tirot : c *oinig is 'torat..-woild i:jv.: di.ne, aliti i., ascart airsweredi, "i, muse hotso Le:iuerlieas, thuse; ('191s of joy~, thou 14". t.it tobrctten! (Aa, Margaret, duve Ii( t" tu ti!n o TbClu1noies!' .! ,; i ewv unfol-siir a sheet of Lissue.Ipapelr, he lifted from it. n i n *:" ul Soft hi owu lhair, u lie'li felt Lruhn is fu ingers inI spiralce sheide poii.' hein as io wrliii u it1in. lie ticled' none, Lihl ihai e r illci ii ith t:rs as lie U06k-1 iqua~ it. Caircf~ullv lie1I efuldeal anKd closed the paler, aim s, reverentially lhe pressedt the pcka-e to hi~ :i, and' then; , iithi a dc-it g lie Iieint i ha~ld uponiI hiis la' llA1 aKnti KII~id 1o rK ht- u ITKe click stnuck uola-t WGv.-..,ciI tt. +ite c..O Kiut, .,tai +it Iihliit~ceC ;d'Ie. to di.4plca~.sure, h .Ln~,dut~ ,,i h pror, tltFo ote weary ho~ur jinc-l the I', "lo)uIs to als hro. Nut ai s,;Iini fe-ll ijiuti h1i ci ix srave tlit- lot. ticking o! mnbroken. lie held the. door opdn, aiidiig in the shade of it- ,$. that ic was aot obServed. *IHe h1red Mr. 3 rahlam say to hi *ife- i ib fv-, fa rilliar tonle. 'I am giuvl, hi de64r Mrs. Doi ance, that you haed resolved to ap sear more frequently. in.. the Sodiety iet hi yuo o adorn; Will y'oni here. Ifter honor me with iv' cortninuls hat you may hav&'?'for, I can n'ssi re roi-,h it I anm but too happy to be -ntirely at your hervite-2 M~r. Dorrinte did not wvait for his vifs's 'eply, bit stepping forwifd in o the light. he meet tbt' 'file to ace. Ile forgot hiS usual courteSy, uis studied selfItIssessionfai-, 'ra ng his wife's hand. rudely from the tron on which it rested-, he said; 'I will excuse you, Mr. Graham. 'roth All fature attentions towards my wire; she will n't go into society here lfter without my protetion.' It we9 so sudden, so unexpdcdd; hat both stood Speechless. 'Tlhe ext nonent Mr. Dorrinte had clos : d the door upon Mr. Grahaii, vith >dt even aechunging the rivilitics of parting. And now his ife's dark :yes flashed vehemently, as breaking 'rom his grasp, she entered the draw ig 1room, and threw herself upot a velret fauteui. Her small foot beat the rich earpet hervouely, and the toit color of her cheeks deepened, Lnil they glowed like the heart of the crimson rose which her white fin r~os were now fiercely tearing to pieces-. As her husbahd fohlowei; he burn ed her head disdainfully from hi:. Each tithe that he bssayed to speak, ie anuswercd him with scornful .auntiug tords; until at length stung o uidnesaje seized her arm, by . g Iia zaailsiUnds the fle h. Mt argo 1,tt jlyou he o r .t g fiendo rig 'trr .it r'Ad with pait;she Oid est -.k t shahk him off as before; she rather exu!ted in the idea that he hal add'ed persoai violence to the miortiticatiu he had inflicted upon ht~r, by his unigcntiemanly treatment oi Mlr. r ahani, se she smiled coli ly, anl iL'+11e.rd a ntockingly; '11''Yur my.:, mi1lpassions, sir, have cv eited yo tu i iote liegd wi eh y o aieow you are, ni14 which I can not hispute- no, nor even doubt,' he added, as glancing at her aim; whuich he had now released, she saw a drp1 of bl.ood trick!ing down its pe-lisled stur-lace. Around it she 1 hier ti'fe caubri'c haudker !'ie-f1 and risiig wotui ha. C left the 0011'. Mlr. fit . rance ;:to:'1 betw&etn her 'M,; :1Crt, you taad1e 'lcd mc,' he 3 1d. 1 did 1i't know that I was 'so itidelli -!ltten to die -w inust have i1 alludvrsta.din g.' 'I Understaitl you now thorough ,' shle answered; il.t inecas Go I w ill niot. You must first hreinise me that:-=' 'Mlust!' hissed Margaret, 'muit! I p1 oise yoiu iaothingi,.' Thieni subdu ing hterself she auzded, wiith more dignaity, 'When~ you are over your lassion, and cani treat mue pr'operly, I wi ill listeni Lto ou- uot betbre.' 'You will listeni to nie now,' said Mr'. Durranee detertainiedly, and ia1sylzzg hit-ra I hands, he held themi Ili.Lj between hcii s ownL. I will zt: 1 nill not listen -to L)neI v.Oi Let meo go; let ine go, Ii.on arti D)oriu..e. 1 wvill tuot bear this. You arc brute! I hiate you! L)I. hetavenas! I wish I never lhad marrilied,' and, exbuansted by the ef 'urt she laid imde to free hisef, she sanik hack upion the f'auteuil; anid ir to an h..,sterica! fit of weep. g. but her tears were not sahitary. T'iciey ars tromu wounided piride, f'rom mi'ertifiedl vanjit, f romt excess of pas-' by1J them ito a Ceahnfer state, sat l.,wni ticitr- lter tand tried to Sootht ra* she waved huu fr om her with initl, sabbing~ out, 'Go awayv, go away. I itish I werue decad. antd then I would bet out az the reach of your~ tyrnslty? Mr. JDorrance answered not -a won dI, but went straight from the ronan to his chamber. Aund now, throwing he~tself across the fiateuil, Margaret buried her lface ini its soft cushions, and, forga few mnomients, gave way to the modt riolent emnotioi&. '.'hcre were noe self-accusations mingled w~~bi. ter upbraidings of her husba) * conduct .$hii was the n u and h scesolved "ta shoileoifees t bi d. orf p oil r beforfebho wobd re'tire 1ii W' sWhathad the, -done? a e But he! no woyrde Wei. hutli express the measure of' his 'conderi tion- 4 noit .startlId he looked ufj IId'r Tomb ho bd'i e from her head; bearing with it bezy -- w het- rib, bh " treses, gy~cl }1. Cloa , s (rongy4' And*y id$ t R " flung her hair from hc' e les, phi were throbbing painiyul e h-er small Jewelletli hnnda oier t n u and rising slowly, whilhe'.riak fe to bee 1b' she caught the re e of her by > iietri al and richly io foirt. ' he'% 1r '0g'io ; '.s cinate. y her d '11d beauty, she drew rtiider as she did so, her falloen " Alas! thus destructieiv Q tratolipg dewn her life's 'powersi: s e. she said, still Iono her image in the glass. ble that Howard Dorranceeht a ed We so $hpmefully? Uowy times before I was hi "..l b promise to study only iny wishes; anV now, because I persevered i th tomplishment of o'ne - desi"re vented his ~assio his in1u3e upon ihe! paill no regard .to my ings even before aniother; addin abuse to insult!' and _":he ''>n" down upon her arm: - - ' 'T;he sound which had bfd'&;bt led he, wrii irpeated. A wildow shutter creaked; itutiight bhayb the wind; but terrified, sn stBM the rootn across the ha k and t the library back.' The ligh ' burajiig th.ere, ana the firt t byes fui 'ope and thro other uementoes. Once sbot to tear open a packaabf i/ she dared not do that; the rii fastened them was neafe A irgth shbarmbe to the longura ot Chesnut hair, and now 1m fIce blanched, and her lits gre ; Wrenching it apart, she wdul }t " thrown it tipon thelieals; but sdddj ly the expreisioni uf hqr cogateB chaued, a smile of tridlibh 'i from her cyis, and she rep ia careuilly in'theu papcr; as shadid a: She louel towards the door .1w' a jar, and the blood erept f1iI tlhrc;iaghi her, frorii head to .he met Edward Graha 'seved upo:n.her- With hidfin er upon hiM lips, hmeapproachcd her withdnibelesde fuotsteps. l . . v 'ID. not be frightene<'l. pbin to you in a moment hrw: sy lirb. a'there, sit dowt you at ill; you'look'so ack, iviil jb'99 faice and pale lips. idlf thifr4~ I orrance, let ume tell you honv .1io ship) yop; that I 2ujI have sbous cube foi intruding upon yoiIsth - done.' Margaret's voice was hgarib a what would Ae say, if h y ouli iete? Go *gdt .' bego I tremble to thin koft we! ~ 'I will g~o, if my pbse cd m lieve yeu anfr Oh Magref~ % dared to pead Nithi you o e mnet V Wiy *il-yoti.stay tob lj~ yourself' ti 'such treatment as~t~"" witnessed this night? Da~1r ret wvill youi not lot spe ect from him ?'~ . Mrs. D~orra~nce's mind vas cupiedl.- Shlevideul 4{11~ Uf derstand h is me she Ana - that yont hadSie ' iit mue; but you must excuse hil for'ryy sahe. I be'ver saw lub ~ 1de be' fore. As fr mne I tcjAj &o iorl beenfor this,' anid sh'o pointl to 4t t table; 'sed there 1,r /OMN does'not lovhe lie i there lib th -~I"4'i nem'nin deeper lo*fT6 .o.fbr yI' E know, wasa a o yas he .arsfe' ( con(biAtdE;four1. pagew~