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"Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's.' T?ErtWK&kft???s SUMT?R, S. G., TUESDAY, JULY 21,1886. ?tew Se: Al t Freit" Favors. 32. louis? 17)elnli-: -and, aX? ^Jmring received great ? jead admrois ~ Ph?adei : is* new ^v?nd^?I J?hatliafJ SgacnaUed "nwniabie" 4it ?^tW$^an ti> make its virtues p^Mic: with confi "?toow?edge 0f Drs. Star ", intelligent, not. / *tatement, which they : to be trae, nor pub FhZaddpkia. Pi?m&^ATiktrr** Horn PiKMBn?<,''; Philadelphia. Wt?r of ' "latter?? Observer," natural inquiry in re ia? and personal stand > give increased confidence in our genuines* of our testi reports of cases, we print the fr?m gentieinen well and-widely of the highest personal character. Gompotatd Oxyg?nai .coa* , of-the vd?s?ov?ry ; jo?* and of Jbii^remarkable curative large ?cord of sorprising cures ?a, 0atarrii,lfenr?fea, Broach? gt?^end a wide range of Chron Ite sentfre? " < E#8 A RKET* k PA?BK. - H Girard Street Plnladdpnia., Pa. d J?welars, ite . John, ReicCs, S?. Cr*? ... m ? ??. ?3 o td o ta - tv s? P* ? ? i ? 9 5 1 ? pub?c* tfon of this ^ter ? wag b^rnn May?e* Buck Komorra ca? fnraiahed ^ 3^ ^IL^QH, CLON WAT, I Sfc?^o/*^fed3^ond "Jorfe Dayx* emPTEBxvrx At* few* rirnutes pest ten a clock is the inorning Syl vanus Mor?le,, who for ?orne waiting at the a? pat?aa?r 4w ti? finger post __JSe. ~ eyesAt ? sleepless Mm no b^xt grnmwgrim/^ ;ttWhere d^we5di:ve to?1' hft?rfied.\ ely rerpres^cry of sxu^ris?. Thepiiper worfd H?^jsQ9oa <eouldsw*?* at ^ am iate BIa<?iown. -Jnn.; -However,he gave the T?n?aetnn?the<^dr^w.npatitj "Cat and Compasses0 vas ao ins |tattc?^ dfys, o? edjto call r and ccmmerdal toteL Peav 1*^.^*P9^tbe4ra^ perhaps its a^aertic^ wastrat^alaudable evidence of a desire to j^gainits fgrme?^tust &stoodjna^ narrow ; wh^ either afamily-, or h ?tKrwQ ?i^^^ji?prr^pntq.tivfts-of commerco of oar day, would dream of stay dug. ^^ItTk?sted a b?liard room, built over a : 'stableTat'the tact, end approached by a step ladder.. .Sa^dtog..^ its attractions were to^i^biejxoiiidt tis^jBBdc-30^^21^ Ixjfctlce-eiicl neat Uitie kegs rangod "temptingly on shelves a~<fiKi^dt45?s>^^':to' fe rmrtiy'uH who entered-the Irocc-itself. l?Vhat could bring Mi?i-Claneon tosuch a placo? . ^?S^^^^^eo^?^aoS?^of the house seas an "dd friend of Mr. and .Mrs. . Eaw?ngs? ; These, respectable \ people were staying with^ her, and Beatrice had learned : the address, given ^o hersmcles. -Her t)usi nes? wasto seeMrsC BawnhgsV: ~ ? As the cab stopped Sylvanus, who knew that ^Beatrice had at a glance taken and Compasses," winch was doubtless un fairly enhanced by a man with a sodden, rface, who leaned, against the I Sfeffiil sl^^p^^^^saw; i >ver, that Beatrice appeared "agitated. " Yoa-werarigbt netta come alone,7' he said. f* You locre right not to corns atone? he said. - ~"?TOyott step in and?sk if a tody can see a Mrs. BawHngs, who is staying there Mord?a obeyed. ??. Beatrica drew down her vail and leaned bade in the cab. ' She closed her eyes, as ? for tho montent to shntout hsr^raroundings. 'fit mnsi be done she mitrmured. Her eyes were still closed when she heard Morelle, his clear accents jest tempered by surprise, house, and would seo her. Beatrice moved as if to leave the cab. The curate kept the door closed. ...... ;**3Bss C&us?h;* he^ssiay **can I not dc yonr errand for yon? This seems scarcely the place for yonto enter. " Ho spoke more gravely than usual. Hfc mind was picturing the consternation inte - wbich:Bcwace and Herbert would be thrown j didthey but know that tbeir niece was visit ing such' a place as this. He felt he was be* traying a trust, and until he could assure himseix that "the end more than justified the means would be iU at ease. ' "ffo^said Bestrice, **1 alone can do it Please do not follow me ; but I should be glac if you win wait for me." Very reluctantly he opened the cab door, and with many misgivings watched Beatrice go past the sodden-faced man, who cast after her a look of maudlin approval; he watched bar go past the colored bottles and the pewter , counter, and disappear from sight As she vanished, Sylvanns, who was shrewd enough to-?eel that it v/oold be moral min for a clergy man, especially one who was bot a curate, tc be seen at such an hour of the morning hang ing aboutihodoor of such a tavern, ensconced himself in the depths of the cab, and waited and wondered. Ho honestly believed that whatever might be the mission which brought Beatrice to such a place, its object was perfectly pure and womanly. Yet be was unhappy, and felt guilty. Horace and Herbert sat heavily on his conscience. Char itable as he knew them to be> prompted by charity as he persuaded himself was Bea trices unknown errand, he was fully aware that no milk of human kindness possessed by the Talberts would induce them to consent to their niece's exercising the sacred quality in such dingy purlieus, or under the roof of such a questionable establishment as the "Cat and Compasses.1' The limits of the charitable obligations of Hazlowood House were strictly defined by th? boundaries of Oakbury parish. At the end of the gleaming pewter coun ter Beatsice encountered the widowed landlady, whose frame, expansive after the manner of widowed landladies, filled np the narrow passage. She eyed Miss Clausen curiously,' and then conducted her to a snug parlor at the back of the bar. Inn parlors of this sort aro always cosy and warm. This was no exception to the rule. A cosy, low room, and' iiot without cheerful ornamente, seeing that it boasted a large tea tray inlaid with mother of pearl, several colored prints and a handsomely-framed copper-plate writ ten document, which proclaimed to all who cared to readit that the deceased proprietor was a member of the Ancient Order of Odd Fellows. Beatrice noticed none of -these artistic em bellishments. She took the chair which was offered her, and, without, raising her veil, awaited .the appearancecx Mrs. KawUngs. As no woman with any pretensions to re spectability and solvency would think of facing an unknown visitor without some little smoothing of plumes and adjustment of attive,' Miss Clans on had to wait several min?tes for the desired audience. At last she heard the door open, and, with a stifled sob, ehe rose, turned, and faced the new comer. Mrs. Rawlings' good-natured round, com monplace face wore an expression of wonder ment. She saw that her visitor was of a class different from that which usually hon ored her with a morning cali As a tribute toMissCnSanfeon'sundeniably lady-like Appear ance the good woman's greeting, which be- ! gan with a nod, ended in: something ? like a j curtsey. .... ? ?Pfat?etbe seated, mies,ff she said; ??hear vo?eew 'said Beatrice,in ? low but clear The woman's face grew grave. "Ah," she said, "I must ;send for my husband. He's managing' the business." - H Beatrice made an imperious gesture ?f dis? sent. ' 'What l have to say must be said to you. ; Kindly see-: that we apeak without in terruption. " Mrs. Pw&wlings ertf-ed back is her chair rather suIlfjrOy, and eyed ?er veiled visitor with increased cnrioaity. Suddenly ' Beatrice arain spoke : "Tell nie,1! she said, ia tones of strong re proach, and, perhaps unwisely, ecom?"tell mo why you dar? to claim as your own a child whom you saw for the first t?tne a few days ago?' Mrs. Rawlings seemed troubled. She could not see .her vetoes eyes* trat had the un? jcomfortable feeling that they were gazing sternly at her, as if striving to read the truth in her perturbed features. uWe lost ??it?e ehe. faltered out, *'a dear little'boy c? that age., My man h certain this is ours." ' " " " , . 4'But you?you are not certain. Amah may make a mistake as to his own ch?d, but not a woman. The mother does not forget her chnd, or beli?ve the enfldf of a stranger be her own." ; || VMjr.fna?n ia so certain," -repeated Mrs, "Rawlings. "henwsfc4)a-rigW -3v^sjgieejjOnr^^ mg hfcifl^ra^iowi-^It ^hair driven^him ?II batanad.at times. Now he ias found the -hildt end means to havo him." Sho spoke ?he last sentence somewhat d??antly. - ; "Ho will never have him," said -Beatrice, dowly. .-"listen tome^- Tnera is no chance of your ? ob^cining that; boy. . Eia mother knows in whoso hands ho is. If your _ claim ispreisod, proof as to who^e rtho-child really iswil^forthceari^. ..TJno" production will cause.pain and grief, but that will be borne,' if needful. I See. here"?she drew from her ^d^^to^^c^^b^^b^d^been^cntyg the tbnfrchild must produce the Ealfo^4e(^2?i which fits ^this. When wanted, it can be produced." ' know nothing about cards and proofs,'' said the wc|P^ not, pezfcaps, grasp the ingenuity of the device. - "A 1 know is this, miss: my hus band swears it is our boy, and I believe him, poor man. - Sore enough, ha has grieved for two years?noyer been the same man since." < "Youdo not believe him," said Beatrice, in the same} deliberate way, "but for the sake of setting his mind at rest you humor his delusion, and aro willing to rob another weman. You seem to bo a kind woman, yet you ?iro ready to work irretrievable harm to axotier." ~,Z~.^ "I mean no harm to any one, miss. If.it sfrmfthVtbe my .ch?d, the mother - cant be of m ich account who could desert a pretty little dear like that. But there, IVo listened too long, and perhaps said more than. I ought. If you like to see my husband, 1 send for him." ; Mrs. Bawlings rose as if to terminate the andonea Beatrice also rose and faced her. She threw up-her vc?, and for .the first time during the interview showed her face to her companion. "No," sho said, with strange vehemence; "I nave more, much, more to say to you. Look ine in the face, and feel sure that I am speaking the truth, What if 1 tell you that I know the mother of "this child?know why it was sent to Hazle wood : House?know that if forced todo so the mother w?l claim it publicly?will face whatever the shame, : rather than yield it to another? .Will these things have weight with you, and make you persuade yonr husband to let tho matter Test?? ~ ' '. Her impassioned manner had its effect upon her listener. Mrs. Rawlings fidgeted about, and her round eyes, which hitherto had rested wonderingly on Beatrice's face, wert casi down. ^ "Its no use," she muttered, shaking nei head.- "Not a bit of usa Ho has set k? heart on tho boy. Hen* say it's only s trick." . "Then ? have jet more to say. Look at me again, and ?ten. Put yourself in mj place, and realize what you compel me to do. I tell you the ch?d is mine?it is mine. Dc you understandr Mrs. Rawlings shook her head feebly. ' It is mine," repeated Beatrica "I am iti mother. Do I speak clearly enough? Thai "il is mine," repeated Beatrice. **I an. its mother.'" boy is my son. I bore aim in marriage, but in trouble and in secrecy. Now will you or your husband dare to lay claim to him?dare to swear it belongs to youJ ; Answer mei" "Oh, dear! - Oh. dear, dear I" ejaculated Mrs. Rawlings. Beatrice's face was pale as death. She breathed quickly, astone in pain. Now, that her hand was forced, now that the guarded secret of her life was wrested from her, she seemed to speak like one who, having told the worst, cares little what follows. "Save myself and one other no one knows of its birth, I loved it and longed to have iteverwitmnie. But for years I scarcely dared to see it. Then came a chance. I schemed so that it might come to mo and be always with nie, and yet no one need know it was my very own. I injured no one by so doing.' I had my <mild and could love it and care for it. I was all but happy. And now, for what can be of no benefit to you, you will force me to tell my talo to the world or part with my ch?d. Yet you are a woman, and must have a woman's heart She looked at Mrs. Rawlings and saw that tears were in her eyes. "I believe ycu are kind," continued Bea trice in a softer voice. "Tou have forced mo to tell you all. But I be lie vo you w?l keep my secrot and help mo to keep it." She did not mean to sue, nevertheless there was an imploring tone in her voice. Mrs, Raw lings clasped her plump hands together; the tears streamed down her checks. In spite cf years of practico in plaiting up those myste rious white integuments whose fanciful shapes adorn shops where pork is sold, the worthy woman was still humano at heart. * "Oh, my poor young lady ! My poor young lady I" she cried. "You so young, so proud looking, so beautiful 1 To bo led astray I Oh, dear I oh dearl What villains men are, both high and low !" Miss Clausen flushed to the roots of her hair. She seemed about to speak, bu t checked herself. "You are satisfied now she asked after a pause. "Oh, yes, miss. Oh, I am so sorry for you. You were right to trust ma Kot a word shall pass my lips." "But your husbandf* "Oh, dear! oh, dear ! I must do the best J can. I must tell him it is not ours. He w?l be so unhappy. He's a good man and a kind hus?and, but rather excitable. I assure you, miss, he was f idly convinced that sweet little boy was his. I own I wasrrt, but I humored turn, seeing the thought made him so hapvf. Anyway I would have loved the boy lake my own. Now I promise you there shall be no more trouble. But my poor man, he will be disappointed." "W?l any sum of mousy?-" began Bea trice rather timidly. "Oh, no, miss. Although Rawlings has neglected business dreadfully for the last two years, and his brother is grumbling, wo are fairly well-to-do people with a tidy bit saved. Oh, nc, my man is single-eyed. Ho OrifyW4jntedi?e boy." "How was your ch?d lost asked Bea trtwl-^'?..'-.:?:?; o : ' * -_? .Mrs. "Bawlings looked rather contused, jj ^th^.pOC^: ; little feliem7 was drowned and never found. But Rawlings be wont baye it sa Be says be was stolen and. we shall find him some day." After this Miss Clausen thankedherhostess with grav? dignity. Then she dropped her veil and attended by lire. Rawlings went back to the cab and Sylvanus. She had gained her end, but at aprica only known ito herself. What it had cost.her to reveal the _ secret of her life to that strange woman can scarcely be over ectimated. Such was her feeling of degradation that she almost wished that her uncles had been in the room when "yesterday she went with the child in her hand to tell them whet she had to-day told Mrs. Rawlings. ?And after aiy she" mur mured with a bitter smile on her face, "it is but staving off the, crash which must come sooner or later.* Here she sighed involun tarily. MordleVo^iick ear caught the sound. ''Nothing unpleasant happened, 1 hope he asked. - ?My business was not of the pleasantest naturo, but I accomplished it successfully,* rephed Beatrice. He f aid no more. By her desire she was . set down at one of the principal shops in Blacktown, an emporium of articles of femi nine need into which Mordle could not ven ture to .accompany her. She thanked M*n for his services, and he knew that those thanks were a dismissal '. He strode back to Oakbury looking very thoughtful ; indeed it was net until ho was well into his own parish that he remembered the necessity of resum ing his usual clieerful air.- "It must have been charitable,n he muttered. "But why th? secrecy? Why the fCat and Com passes " Saturday came. All that morning, the busiest of the week, Horace and Herbert werpiidgety and- uncomfortable. Long be fore the hour fixed by' Messrs. Blackett & Wiggens for th appearance of their client's carriage the brothers were glancing down Miss Clausen, However, appeared r*tfm and p^Tngr^case. Her woman's instinct told her th?t anda^g^^irom the claimants was at an en& * 'Ab^ Horace turned fo>hcr.~ *3J?y dear," be said, "has Mrs. Miller made anypreparationafor the child's departure i 'Nono whatever. He will not be sent for It was but an idle threat.'* Horace and Herbert exchanged glances. They knew it was no idle threat, but they little knew how the fulfillment had been averted. Three o'clock came?four?five o'clock, but no carriage, no Rawlings, no Blackett, no Wiggens. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday passed without any sign or manifestation oi hostility. "The Jmherte were then bound tc confess that their niece had judged aright. "Beatrice appears to be remarkably clear sighted," said Horace. . . "Remarkably so," answered Herbert . But had Sylvanus Mordle, who spent the evening with them, committed a breach Oi faith and mentioned his excursion withMis* Clausen, the brothers might have suspected they had credited tiheir jiiece with .a quality to which she had no title. CHAPTER XVHL SWEETS OF LIBERTY. "O Liberty! thou goddess heavenly bright ! Profuse of bliss and pregnant with delight." Every bard has sung the joys o? liberty; every writer has said his say upon her glories. Patriots have died far her, and statesmen?modern ones especially?have made her a convenient stalking horse. The subject being such a stock one, and apt quotations eo plentiful, there is no need tc dilate upon the #^me of mind in which Mrs. Miller's acquaintance, Mr. Maurice Hervey, late Ko. 1080, found himself, when Portland prison at length discontinued its ungrudging and machine-like hospitality .and restored him to the outer world, a free. man save foi ? the formality of once a month reporting him self to the police, and that general suspicioni surveillance which is so irksome to the usually modest and retiring nature of t ticket-of-leave man. The "goddess heavenly bright" showed hex face, the first time far some years, to Mau rice Hervey on the very day when. Mist Clausen and Sylvanus Morule went to Black town. Mrs. Miller, who had manifested so keen an interest in the felon's enlodgement, re mainedin complete ignorance of the happy event. This was due to no omission on her port She had written twice to the governor of Portland, begging that the date of the convict's release .might be made known tc her. The letters were dated not from Oak bury, but from some piac?in London. The first letter was: duly acknowledged, and the information vouchsafed that the date conic not be exactly fixed. To the second letter she received no reply. The reason for such Apparent discourtesy was this: The day of the man's emancipation was drawing very near, bo he was told that hie friend had written, and he was asked if he wished to be sent to London to meet her. He cast down bis eyes and in a respectful way stated that ho was sorry to say that he attributed his present shameful position to ; certain evil counsel which the writer had given hi"), and which ha had followed. He did wish to be sent to London, but would rather avoid this woman than seek her. After this avowal Mrs. Miller's letter re mained unanswered. He was an educated villain, who had been sentenced to five years' penal servitude for uttering forged bflls. Like most such men, who are sent into seclusion for the good of the community, Maurice Hervey was able to realize, without such severe treatment as was needed to convince the Apostle Paul, that kicking against pricks is foolishness. Ho had been ordered to pay a certain debt. Misbehavior meant that the debt would be exacted to the uttermost farthing; whereas good conduct won Id in time lighten the obli gation end induce bis creditor to accept a handsome composition. So he did to the best of Lis ability such work as was al lotted to him. He was too clever to attempt the elbow-worn trick of interesting the Minpiflin by a pretended conversion. He sagely reflected that chaplains must by this timo have grown wide awake. But he wore a contented, inoffensive look, spoke civilly to his jailers, complained of nothing, and gave no trouble. It was only in the seclusion of his circumscribed cell of corrugated iron that Ko. 1080 scowled, grated his teeth and clenched his hands. It was only there that while his heart craved for personal freedom his hps noiselessly framed bitter curses and vows of vengeance. So it is that if upon his return to freedom Mr. Hervey had given his experiences of penal servitude to the dairy papers, his de scription of the punishment of oread and water diet, dark cells, and that humiliating exercise with the crank known as "grind ing the sir* would haw bad no first-hand value. Before leaving Portland he was told that the "Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society" would doubtless do something for him. Ho expressed his gratitude for the information, but added that unless from disuse his right hand had lost its cunning, ho could earn an honest?he emphasized the word?livelihood without difficulty. He had been an artist, and could again pursue that craft under a new name. During his detention be had given his janitors proof of his graphic abili ties by the graving of sundry slates with complicated and not inartistic designs. These works of art are still shown to visitors to the prison as curiosities. So, practically a free man, Maurice Her vey stood in the streets of London at 4 o'clock on tho second day of the now year. There was littlo about hirq to attract attention. By a merciful and sensible dispensation, dur ing the thrco months prior .to his emancipa tion a convict's hair is left" to nature, so that in theso days of military crcp3 Mr. Hervey's head, which no longer resembled a Fitzroy stormdrum, was not a signal of danger. Tho suit of clothes which replaced tho durable prison dress was rough and ill-fitting, but not such as to create remark. In London that night there must have been hundreds of thousands of respectable men who looked neither better nor worse than Maurice Her vey. Free at last I Free to turn where bo liked, and, within the limits of the law, do as he liked; in splendid health; in the prime of manhood. -, Free to redeem or cancel the post by honest work, or by dishonesty sink lower ?and lower in t^fntuTe.;^Ih bis pocket the sixpence, the result of yean of elf-enforced good conduct and unavoidable herd labor, lite fingering of tuia money gare him a now, or at least awoke. a dormant sensation. It was more than four years since bis- hands had touched a coin of the realm. Think of that and realize what penal servitude means I The first use he made of his liberty and money was characteristic, and I fear may awaken indulgent sympathy in the minds of the majority of man- (not woman-) kind. He went into a tobaccomst'3 and bought a ninepenny cigar. He lit it, sat down upas a chair in the shop and for some *""frf smoked in blissful, contented silence. Ind shopkeeper eyed his customer narrowly. His general appearance, especially the look of his hands, did net seem compatible with what the tradesman called a "ninepenny smoke gent." Hervey caught the man's eyes fixed on bis hands. H? himself glanced at them with a look cf disgust anda muttered curse. Tears of turf-carrying and digging end ^delv ing ior Portland stone-play havoc with a gentleman's hands. \ Sovey's nafls were .broken,- blunted and stunted; his fingers were thickened and hardened. Altogether his hands werasuch as a person solicitous as to the refinement of his personal appearance would preferto^Mep'iii nw pockets. There were -other actions which ehowed the ticket-o Weave man tobe possessed of a fastidious nature. The first enthralling solemnity of the refound enj?ymont of good tobacco having passed off, h? left the shop and went in search of a ready-made clothing establishment. : Hero he bought a shirt and collar, a pair of shining boots, a hat, gloves, anda cheap suit which for a few'days would hang together and present an appearance almost fashionable. He asked permission to change his apparel on the premises. Then having had a brown paper parcel made of the suit presented to him by a generous government he went .his way, no doubt much relieved by the amelioration of his ex ternal condition. / After a few more purchases needed by a gentleman for his toflet, he found his money had dwindled, down to very little. He had, however, enougs left to buy a shiny black bag; Into this he tumbled his parcels, cad hailing a hansom paid his last shilling to be conveyed to the door cf a well-known hotel ^luxurious dog this convict I _ a bedroom. He ordered a dinne,* of wiel^vcn Horace and Herbert might have WBfc^?H.1 rang for hot water, and fpM |?a hour' soiling his hardened and dJH^K bai?SP=Sa scowled as he realized the pBrul fact that hun drudi" of gallons of hot waSr and months of time must be expended before these badly-used members in ?any way resumed their original appearance. Then, witnbtdfe shilling in his pocket, he went to bis dinner, with which he Then without a shilling in his pocket he went io im dinner. drank a bottle of champagne. It is clear that Mr. Hervey, late 1080, had liberal views as to the treatment due to himself. He hod, moreover, a lot of leeway to make up. He spent the evening smoking the hotel cigars and drinking the hotel whisky and water. Pleasant as these occupations were, he retired to rest early. While he had been soaking Ins hands ho had cast longing eyes upon the beauties of the white-covered bed, and had mentally contrasted its soft charms with the asperities of the strip of sacking which had for so long been his resting-place. Sweet, truly swcot, are the uses of adversity when they teach a man to enjoy the simple comforts of life as Maurice Hervey that night an joyed his bed. He reveled in the clean white sheets, he nestled on the soft mattress and yet softer pillows. The profusion of blankets filled his soul with a rapturous warmth. And as he fully realized the con trast between the innocent luxury he was njoying and the discomforts of an lion cell sight feet by four, he vowed a vary proper vow: that no ill-advised conduct of hisQown mould force him to renew his acquaintance with prison fore and diselline, ?o love of .nxury has saved many a man from going wrong* "Besides," he murmured, as he sat k off io sleep, "there is no need for fooler of itat kind. I am master of the situation. I aia eat, drink and be merry for the rest of my life." There are many men who would deep the sounder had they sc^h a thought to rock them. In the morning, after breakfast, it occurred to Hervey that a moneyless man staying at \ hotel is in a rather prec&rious position. Pleasant as was his newly-found liberty, there was work to be done before he could with a clear conscience enjoy it. So he rallied forth, trudged through a number of streets, and at last reached a quiet back road full of unpretending little houses. At one d? these bouses he inquired for a Visi Martin, who had lodged there some for or fir- years ago. Miss Martin, he was In formed, bad left ever so long'?left without giving an address. Hervey's heart grew sick. In his has* ) to once more taste the luxuries of life he had been too precipitato. He knew that unless he could find the person he wanted it would have been bettor for him to have kept his good conduct money intact. The woman of the house, who noticed his dismay, added that the shop at the corner might know what had become of Miss Mar tin ; so to the shop ho went. Ho was in lude He learned that his friend lived about a mile away; moreover, that she was now Mrs. Humphreys. As he heard this supplement ary piece of news the man laughed so curi ously that the eb op woman eyed him ask ance. He walked to the new address, that of an other little house in another quiet street He knocked. A food-locking, respectable young woman, carrying a baby, and followed by a toddling child, opened the door. She gave a low.cry, and staggered back against the wall. Hervey raised his hat with mock politeness, and without invitation entered theh;U:0. The woman called to seme one. who came and relieved her of her children. Sho then opened the door of a sitting-room, into which she followed her visitor. Harvey throw him~clf en a chair, and looked ac die woman with a satirice 1 smile. As yet not a word had passed between them. The man was the first to break s?ence. "Well, Fanny," he said mockingly, "sc you are marrieJ, and have forgotten me?" "?fo; I am trying to forget you." She spoke bitterly. "And you can't. That's a compliment, considering the years cf separation." Tho woman looked at him in the face. "Maurice," she said, "I am married. ] married a kind, Imo man, who loves me. and works for me and for cur children. He knew a great deal, not all about my past, yet hotooicme and trusts me. You will sncei when I tell you I am trying to bo a good woman and a good wife. You al wa y s sneered at anything good. But, Maurice, for the sake of what wo were enee to each other, spare mo now. Let mo 1 ivo in peace, and soc you no more." She spoko in solemn earnest, such earnest ness that tho man's light lau~h socmcd dis cordant. "My dear girl," ke ssid, ,I have no wish to tempt your feet from tho path* of domestic virtue?no wish to harm you. 1 have finer tbh to try. But you may remem ber that when certain circumstances ren dered it imperative?curse it! I can speak plainly to you-?when I learned that tho war rant was out, when I knew, that tho game was up, I placed a little packet in yonr f one hands to keep until better times. Where ii not answer. Her prayer for mercy had beer genuino; ber wish to Me Mm no moroar honest utterance; bot yeart ago she had given this man all ? woman bas to give given it without consideration, without price. And now, so far as ho w^3 concerned i the only memory of the past which iftkee them together was but of a certain thing \A\ in her charge. He saw the flush, be saw the hesitation, and, of course, attributed both to tho wrouf motive.. His brow grow black. "By G_dP he cried; "if it is nc* forthcoming-" She burst into tears. '< "Wait," the raid, quitting the room abruptly, and leaving hoi visitor indire suspenso, in lew minut?e sho returned and handed himagmaB scalee packet ^Hen it is?just as you gave it to nu that night/ she said. "Manya time whet I've- been hard preeed, and did not know ?nere to turn to for ? shilling, I Med tc persuade myeea* that you meant mo to uso i: in case of need. But I knew you too well Maurice?I knew yon too well Hervey paid no beedteher last words, th< scorn conveyed by which should . have brought th? bTood~t? ?ho cheek cf any max of decent fe?hhgs. Ho toro the parcel open. It contained a gold watch and chain, twe valuable diamond rings and about a him- ! drod sovereigns. He placed tho watch in hh j fob, then tried to draw the rings on hi ? lin gers. Neither would pass over his enlargcc knuckles, so with a curso ho shoveled them along with the gold, into his pocket ; The woman watched bim sadly. . "Thank you, my dear," he said airily "?kn?w I could trust you. By the by, per haps you ro bard urn Have some?I can -gei plenty more." Ho neld out some gold to her A-. **Sfct a farthing. Your gold would bun me." 'Will you givo me a kiss forthe sakj of o?d timesf Fancy! it is more than four years tinca my lips have toadied a woman's." She modo an emphatic gesture of dissent. *'It would bo well for some women," she said, "if y oar lips had never touched theirs, " He laughed an unpleasant laugh. "Well good-bye then, if we are not to rake up ole fires. Bemembermetoycur respectablehus band. Keep yourself unspotted from the world, and train up your children in too way they should go. Farewell." He swung out of the house whistling s j merry tune in vogao when his incarcera tioi: began. "Now," ho said, "that I have money enough to last a long time, I can make my own terms. <Grim want Trent .push ma inte ^n corner. Now, you jade, moke yon bend yjfcejoud knees I" He gM mK^*iJ teeth and stamped bii foot-tl^^ ete?ZL ^ i=iooslj that a timid eld^MH Jfcjwas eloee by himstarted off at anac^^ ?^fc^eia the direction of a distant rxdicenS Hlflfcl Hervey hung about LoniodB He made considerable addition^ robe, was an excellent customercW^ he patronised seve;*al theatres, and generally enjoyed hirrmalf. He was not altogether idle, part of his time being taken up in making a series of inquiries which it took some trouble to get answered. At last be learned what he wanted to know. "So near!" he muttered. "I feared I should have to look out of Eng land.1* Forthwithhe paid his hotel bill, and, carrying with him the respect of the pro prietor, left the house. Evening found him in comfortable quarters in the smoky old city ] known as Blacktown. ftO Bl COSTDnJKD 3 What Our Editorej?^ iprt Stop-eW nted. and Courier. The base ball craze is running its: usua} course io Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. Charges of lying and cheat ing are bandied about like so xnaoy "hot balls'* between the Leagues and their respective friends. The spectators mob the umpires, the clubs of the police flourish alongside of the bats, of the players, and a "grand break up of the Southern Base Ball League" is an nounced as imminent. These rows in the diamond field have become ma tiers of coarse, unfortunately, and are the natural result of allowing what was truly a pleasant and manly game to pass into the control of "pro fessionals," to be reduced to the level, of such gambling entertain mente as roulette and slugging matches. Pistols. Canden Journal. We are in favor of a thousand dol lars tax on each pistol as it is m an fac tored, and an additional tax of fire hundred dollars per annum opon each man who carries one. And io case a concealed pistol is found upon a man "the penalty should be at least ten years in the penitentiary. There is no use io mincing matters in questions of this kind. Down with the practice at once, aod the only thing that will put it down is a severe law against it, and that law rigidly enforced. Humanity demands it, and human life will not be safe notti such a law is passed and enforced. Cowards and thieves are the only ones who will be put to any inconven ience by such a law, and for them we should hare no concern. The innocent and decent people of our country de serves more consideration tbac the law less rowdies and murderers, and we think it is about timo that our law ma kere and representatives in the Legisla ture were making a little more effort tcv wards protecting them. The murderer and rowdy has had bis full share of protection. Give the others a showing now. The Political Effect of the Pall Mall Gazette's Exposures. New York Sun. It is generally admitted that the ul timate result of the immense increase in (he number of voters caused by the new Franchise act will be a distribution of Englishmen between two camps, the Radical aod the Conservative, all the components of the present Liberal party which are reluctant to be swayed by Radical ideas being irrevocably destined to fusion with the Tories. But opin ions hare hitherto differed widely to re gard to the celerity with which the elimination of the Whigs and old-fash ioned Liberals from the political arena could be brought about; and remem bering tho slowness of the changes wrought by the first, and second Reform acts, many have given up the hope of witnessing the triumph of the Radical program?i? within a generation. The political siiuatiou has been materially modified by the events of tbc last week. The progress of Radicalism cannot fail to be signally promoted by the revela tion of the iniquities committed by the British aristocracy in the indulgence of their appetites. Especially potent will be the stimulus imparted should it provo that the authorities have been restrained by the direct interposition of the Crown from entering upon the rigo rous official investigation which the charges launched by the Pall Mall Ga zette imperatively call for. Although Mr. Chamberlain aod Sir Charles D?ke arc too cautious to avow the full scope of dum- wishes sod ?oten includes the abolition of the peerage, the compulsory psrcellatioo of estates, ilbe disestablishment and disendowment ? of tbe AugHcao Chares, and the sup pression e? the throne. Fur t?at mon strous excrescence on the polity of * | tOuntry professing to be free, the he i editar y legislator, there is really noth ing to be said, and nothing but the gen-1 eral impression tbat the House of Lords vas ? Messt inoffensive bas tared it froai dempHtiott. Bet thepeer* can no longer shelter tlproselves behind a rep utation tor barmleseness, provided a large majority of then esa be justly ac cused of tbe revolting practices ?std bare by- s -London; newspaper. Thmi the Imputation ja weil founded w?lbe eniversaUy. assumed, should the legal piroceedwgs requisite for the extirpation of those practices be on any pretext ioterropted. - The Crown, is much more firmly planted than the peerage, though that [ is a state of things- net looked for by the Whig bobles who imported a doltish HiBwecian to be their figurehead. Bat tbe bold ?hieb theiostkution of royalty no questionably retains on the sentiment and imagination of the masses? of the people owes in neb of its firmness to tbe reverence for tbe personal virtae* at tributed to ? he Q uceo. It is very ques tionable whether ?ogFtehmen would now brook a ruler: ef notorious private rices like the first, second, or fourth Geo.ge. Bat no other member of the house of Brans wick was ever so tainted in tbe popular -eye aa the Prince of Wales would be should the crimes cas tigated in the' Pall-Matt Gazette be brought home to him.: ; Oq the other band we see no ground j for believing tbat tbe Established Church is directly menaced by the rev elations of corruption tbat can hardly fail to shake tbe peerage and the throne. Bishops 'tf the Anglican communion have been as tenions in applauding the work done by the PaU Mall Gazette and j in denouncing the abominations brought to light as Cardinal Manning or tbe il a-con formist B?r. Spargeon. ..;The feet will be remembered to their oredtt t ^jrho?e British system. u sab r?^?*>ic?nmg r?novation Rrst Chester The Neiet and Courier of j? publishes a long letter from Wade Hampton correcting errors in recent artiolee of tjrenerals s?id fmboden toucb?ogjhe of Man aseas or " pHMirptoo^ gion, 6" arrcewfrthe victori 'man and Keys, who were Confederate forces back, and that the Leg ion so delayed tbe Federal ad ranee as to enable Confederate reioforcements to be broaght up. Tbe News and Cou rier ghee an elaborate review of the*] battile, tbe history of which H claims 1 most now be re-written. Its conclu sion is that Hampton was to Jackson at Manasse* what Jackson was to the whole Confederate left. Hampton saved Stonewall Jackson a* Jackson eared th? army. It was tbe magnificent fighting of tie Legton ?oder terrible odds that gare Jackson (time to bring bis troops into position. Had be not.bad the op por tun i ty to form tbe Virginians, who afterwards stood "like ratone wall," tbe 'battle would bare been irretriev ably lost. The opportunity to form those Virginians waa giren to Jackson J by Hampton and: bis meli, and was] giren by them alone. - Greenville Next. The revelations of the Pad Mail Ga zette will impress on practical minds the utility of the double barreled abot gun as a means of preserving the parity of tbe social atmosphere* By the laws and customs of the h?gWy civilised j English dominions a man whose wife, daughter or sister is stolen by a member of tho aristocracy is without redress ex cept iln tbe courts of law. If he is poor he has nothing to expect but a hopeless fight against wealth and the tremendous power of social, and family influences; if be is rich be most consent to fix a money value oo bis own honor and tbc 1 virtue of his women, and .obtain it by placing all the salacious details of his shame before tbe public in affidavits. In this unprogressive and uncivilised southern cono try the f, wronged man has no need for more capital than a shot gun and a load in it, and bis wrongs bring him tbe support of his community in erery extremity, whatever bis social position or financial condition may be. All he bas to do is to select bis oppor tunity and tbe jury attends to tbe rest of it and sends him out with official en dorsement of his action. Libertinism is therefore something more than an expensive pastime with us. It is a very dangerous one, with sudden death at almost every step, No man can indulge in it without putting him self outside tbe pale of the law a protec tion, and making himself liable to be shot like a mad dog. Our plan is not a very civilised one, as civilisation is in terpreted now- a-days to mean the sub jugation of every instinct of manhood and human nature. But it is very, very wholesome, and makes the exist ence of such widespread and wholesale corruption as is found in England tm Showing What Weak Things Words Are. When the god of day climbs tbe eastern hills and scatters bis glittering beams over tbe trembling, shining leaf and on the waxen flowers, catching oo its tender petals the diamond dewdrops, born in the night, it absorbs tbe rays and appears more beautiful than the brightest of Golconda's diamonds. But the beauty of the sparkling dewdrop hid away in the home of the sprite and tbe fairy is rivalled io the hush of eventide, when "the moon, the reaper of the ri pened stars, holds out her silver sickle iu the west," and the white stars, like saintly lilies, blossom in the infinite fields of blue, then the magnolia ap pears ftraodly beautiful. YYotds are week things when it comes to describing such a scene. . ? young man blackened his mustache t with a lead combaird then took his girl., out for a moonlight stroll, When ? ! 1 fair eue appearjsd tu the ^ightj?rj^^: ana nave vrowttev tuerf t-; longtenet jcftSS?tt^ have ?aovo him tbat east nrucu^aiefw 1 41 tw?; Be< stances ?7 trngoiaued by now a town ?n tbe?rehch day several Ken on the road, ask?d chance to get toise few tarantes, aod ojother baj the that I know of, have to be gave h?m a a torn ih toe road, aed eaiiieptiniag^n^J^I^ banned it to the mark : 'IWi er weald tan me that had a^J^'.'^^lp gave hue aqearterawt ittr^d^fcai brisk gate. When cat of aightr on* *f power fol awing at it, bot at anon anJbe took the be4tfe fro* hia ? out a OKHrtbf ul end eja???f?^ii?kjr great Kentucky horse tra ear eatfc. has filled thia boule witk. Looking bank in the Zeb, who bad fat?owed Imi waa laughing fit to kilt Thoaa wio hai not drank ont el the bottle joined to the fcagb, bet the fri low who ?Daid for it aod drank libarally of the 'liquor,' waa eaw^a* ?yr^ae4 : a wore rangeante againat ?b if W ever passed that way agaio.?ficciosas. * Wey Editors "Have. We hare reoeived one ticket.-to Ae -y reception rink to-morrow evening. Air only one was sent it was probably int on Jad fee the office koy. The editora take their wives when attending a reception of this kind ? ?a /Vets. Jadge Hudson fu ?< reeent tei!inj>?|taOe?rt for rioktion of the lien law, instructed the jury to bring in V quittai on the groeud that the" trod need as a Ken was not a legal paper, and therefore no lieu endet arp*6pee interpretation of the statutes; oeJy^ooe, of the parties to the trannctioe haTOfc signed it. fie has previonarv decided ? ????--?? ? *''^'-\ &' ^ ?."?^ ^^^ . U ease m ich a criminal action was brought for selling crops and the State failed because the paper purporting, to he a lien had only one signature, and was, thereferea?He?: ^ ^^ table nan do nothing wit* 3t yvit^? law Thia decision towebes an ant question, .;for:;;a greo|fw liens ?re gj ven Jon and most of tliewi are only signed by the maker of rhe Hen.:A"Wl^?jS?i?yff under this rating, that both parties to the transaction sign the Ue%. The relative American railway tra?an has subject of much tween travellers representing aod Uncle Sam. A wrijefi* on "Engltsn/ and Ameru t?o?t?wsp^^^^pv<. ing. ."The Jruto? '^??^mJm^??$^t we have tra?iia** A?nericV^ fc fast as the fastest' tr?fet'j and that they have tram which are as slow aS; ws^ in Auicnca,'\t4on^^,a is greater inj * 1 1 * road-beds, airi a better avitcea stops. On t?" our passeai?rs, <f The J5jH$?^~ ~~ tbnirtsa?jr^*" ? '