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W. MASON
ATTORNEY AT LW,
OARYSBUR1, N. C.
Prvtlo I'l thw omrta of Vorths'inton
and v1 ilnln r nmnMai, also In Inn Federal
sml Supreme courts.
June 8-tf
JOS.
B BATOHEDR. '
.TTORKY KT LW,
KAtiKIUH, N.C.
Prantlnna In Hiw on'irta of thw 8'h fivll
elal Ills' riel, and Io 'tin Federal ti4 Hu
pram Onirta. Mav 11 tf.
w. H.
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KITVIIIV.
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w. a. orss.
DUN X ,
H B N
ATTHlKY C 'WaKMlRS AT LAW,
Mtotlit.i1 sleek. Unlit tx Co., N.C.
PraotlM In 'hi tlotfr's nf ll-lift V d
Hi i ''' i ') I n I in the Supreme
ami Frti-rtl IJ uirti. j-n 18 If
Ittoruey at Law,
HM.IKvX, V. C.
rvl(w in liliiix and uli'iiiiiin
J Kini-.im 4 1 1 ' Inrtl mi l Snpreme Courts.
V-Til h at St) t.l'4'l I NOi'lt, 'IH'0 oven
tnrtniiit.
An;. i!K
w. n. Dir.
D 4 Y
W. W. Hall.
HALL.
it
ATTDIN'YS AT LAW,
Vf-.MM, IV. C.
Prto'.iivi i t'lt s ii rr,- ir Kalil'is and
adjoiniiii eon itis. and in (ha Supreme
and Feleral e. uuls.
fill m ciiiactD'l in any part of North
Carolina, jun I U
gUtCL J.
A'KIUHI',
ATTOr MEY AT LAW.
j It'liSOV, x. c.
IViotiem In I li Court nf Northampton
and alninin nni'iiies.
sen 15 l Y
Q
AVIS L. II If M A N ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HALlfcUX, N. C.
Prant.iflis In ilii oiu'ts nf rtili'm and
adjoining; rm'i.H, ti 1 in the, .Supreme
an l re. iri im-irn.
Clal nsuillwt-il in all parts of North
Carolina.
Odi m i i ina C turt !f.iu
july 4 1 $
O . BURTON, Jr.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HALIFAX, X. C.
Practices in the Courts of Hilir.ix
Cowntv. ami On inties adi'iluing In the
lutreme Coin of the Xtate, and iu Hit)
Feleral C inns.
'Vlll ;i i) i ti l aW" ition to the nl!e.e
tioa nf cliins,aiid tn a(ljniti the i-C'iunt
f Knout r, aJ nnuarti irs an l Hilar
iiana. ilee-15-tf
J.
H, H I I Z i 1 I D,
ATT3S 1 2Y AT LA V,
HALIFAX, N. 0.
OflM in the Court Hons". Ktriet atton
tit aovan to all brauouns of villi proles.
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K.
T.
BRA V C H,
ATTOrt VSY AT LAW,
WflILD, SUIrtl OOMTY, M. C.
Prnl" Ii tin C'mitla of Halifax.
Is, KUinvmhH' anil vvllson.
0.II.10UOH niiM i all parta of 111
luw, j 12
T a u i a. (Pmi A K A,
ATT3S "i 2 AT LAW,
BXFIEt.lt. M. C.
r.tiM in tin fl'iuntlaa of Hali'ai,
E4fxmiM and Vaah. In tl " Snprniiu
;ourt .if Ilia Still and in tlm l'deial
..lla..l.ii miilo In anv nrt nf the
(la. Will attend a lh ('"iirl House in
J.lif4t ou Mn.iday and Friday n eai-l
wmk. JauJMc
XDREW J. BURTON,
ATTUKMEY kT LiW,
w :ldon, N. c.
Preivw ill the C'liirt nf Halita, War
ran 'iid Northampton eounliea and In Hie
Uil'inna mul Kedera ( onrln.
OUi aaoollaoiHd in auy part of Nortli
Carolina. pine u-
AH M. MDLLIK.
U L L E N
JOHN A. ailOHK
MOORE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Ilaltrai, Si. C
PranHce In the Onuntlns of Halifax
N'irthm to i, Kd,enoiiil)H, Flu ami Mar
tin In the Siipreme Court of the State
nd In the Federal Courts of luo Ka-stern
DUtriot.
Colientioaa mada ia any part of North
Caroflira, JD 1-1 o
VOL. VII.
WHY?
Wliv i It that tlin :rier.r1s wn love
On fleele-t p:,iini flv,
An l h.iiihn i-harNlnnl In our youth
Withor R' bikiii am) dicf
Why l it th r foli v (,r li e
la Imta a-inu hrth
Ami itvanmpnt fom thut hraaki
Upon tha "cms of death ?
Whv is it that tho IdvpIv rni,
That lilnmnx In frairrain ii
I aoatta wil hv tli iielnH. win,),'
An.) crnilio'1 h.n"il) our Ismi f
Il ni-rfii m", whiph wo fl'at inh. lml
Kroni mlilat IIih prinoii icavm,
Una dlaat'pa in , hmi! mi tha mnk
Hit we!) tha apltlnr wpuvchT
WIit molta ih wntir' dririn nor
Hulnrp w'l Hir;ni'ii nlt "lllif
Whv 'tro tin iJpw ilrnp Hrtiri awiy
Wlmti morn Ii in tt-uu nT
Whv InirHt Hi liiiii'ilPH wliiHi o briuht,
iil tlirotiifh I'm VMiorv nirf
Whv ilo ihw .wot..Ht (J ,witi riin.
Thniitfli fo l with temleroNt care T
Whv is It t,hn? Oh, lilnnming no,
Anr a I mastii' hihII
Anil d.'W (imps hriuht, uml k.iihbles frail,
he ra iii cnt thou tnll f
Ki"w the't, tha;, all earth bwneckg
Or on ita hrnaot, d"th 1 i ,
horn ..r ti n, ami, at Mis heck,
Must fido -m i 'M i
PE'iFECi L y- is SIMPLE
FAITH,
The thri'p M luittrutixi h'td at iini"
iTnij)ti"llv !nr intn Ihw Oiiluiiin al'lfr
no r, m j lii.) mi.f rpliivd t' c-tniiiir
their rirc'iNi'iii. U was a rfistres-iou
i':isf, uml, I'CCiiri u io Smijli bt iilf,
whidi is a iikti' li iiidfnl of town, pr...
v-ked itHRi intPrpt amoiiij thn ii..
hiliitu.its K.-rvhoin - kmK t lie parlies
C-'ud'rm-d. S li'i W-sthrouk, tte
r. Iiatmit pri'si't'iitnr, as seni.ir pi'tner
i i an inipressivf ly s Oiil fi in which hfl
fl .irislii-.l in ihi- hnr..iijh l.ir (ii-nera-
II H II cij ved a reiiut itiii i I'. r
stiicl pr.ihity iind liroud !) ev .,.ici1
hii;h w s'mij.ilirly mciu'd III 8"
Atl.tltus (its i nl' tlm fir ii). a wilnexa
Ii r thf prospculion, ih I.kIiI in much
I'sli'i'in hv certain "I l he vni- i;or sort
in Sinjl-hrKli lio Nvininuix tl with
Ins a niiibl" inili'lncsw, n ,r ( cfi tii i il'
thr oMit t 1 1 Inokrd ask nice ul Ihi'SH ;
whv, t'lit w is ly natural. A l i.it
Mr. B inclmitl, uiothiT wit u si f ir tin-
III OSfCUl lull, llltll- WIS k I'I'V I t'l tin;
i i iinuj ij.issijas He Ii i l lii-rn a
ifsdiiiit with :b" West brooks' fr ah ml
eiiit n: ontlis, ilnri.ij uiiic1! p ii l he
mul sat ul ooosiii (j is io tin) iilliue in
hnsiness lioins, aoil h i I been n gi'l
ilr.il ahmit with him at other tune-.
I'liev tf "ii aini'Z injH w l lm;i'inr,
pK pl i.tjsei veil, hut despiie nil his
etfurls and soon of iheso weri; niiuk.'d
eo.MisjIi s,iave r li i h int l.ille I to
fit ilii I v c'.ipluale
niil. As In'C
li is's pu-Uv si l-r
I'hll her lrtlllels
d Hie Weal I uli i .
lutliel's fl l 'it Willi
I'llinlilei, she treaii
n.iei tiou nf her
iiierriiii riici'iiilneis lilt her aweil-
est iiinods, her te deresl I ,. ks and ueei.
lest times were not for him Tee
ii aiciji', at whose Vidding tlm v s i
I.tdly came, was Clanchaid's instill. -
toe lie. rroiii the m meni IJ r lii
iVliit.-, Co. fi i.' tial c'"ik to the fi oi
and a potential uurli rr theiein, niel
d simply khii 'k hands with the West
L.ili.i", they haled each nlh r with a
halted that nwe.l its Nilslenui.ee on the
ne aide to Contempt, and on the other
to m il ce and all u ic'iariutlleness. To-
lay will neb ild the tiiu'iiph r disc i.fi-
ture nl I! a .ch ild a Hie P .ick Coin I
at S nji'ebride. in the presence
of a crowd nf p nplp the
iiiujor lv of whom are peisoiallv known
llin, IIir.'1'l While S'anls accused.
no the united testiinony of tlio West
brooks, lather and skii. of eiiibetzlc-
ntent
To the profound chagrin nf the
M jiislrates' clerk, who, cordially dis
liki' $ lilanchard, wishes well to the
accused, the latter couJucls his own
delense
'Silence in the court "
0 the four Bit ts in the little drama.
old Mr. Westbionk betras the must
agilatinii as the npeuiiijj of a door al Hie
b.ck of the court heralds the return of
the Magistrates t their seats on the
he cl) The sile .c is oppressive,
when, in a voiic full of fei p g, the
. ... ,
c'lairnian turns in Hie license", mil
sav!
"Hnri lil White, I, wlm hnn known
vim lor so iiianv ears, need in t say
that ihe Ion" i x 'Hi' inn ti'i'i which inv
b' ther I njistra.'S ami nivsclf this ila
in ucted ti the er best id our
abllll. has been ti all of lis frauebl
i h considerable pain. And we n e
limmd 1 1 ad nil, in your behalf, that!
tiling has t .-1 1 s p i r h I in Hie c iKsi! l
litis hearing whicli r (1 -cts i t' e IniSI
o yo.ir c 'ii'lucl dun g the period to
which I reler. N e have given due
Consideration to this fscl in jour lav ir.
and have cone to the c inclusion,
ictnated bv hi .lives which we earnestly
Ip.pe ymi will live tn appreciate in a
nroper vpiiii, to dismiss this case. Y u
mai .o '
"IS it my charai ter," exclaimed White,
i t voice husky w-th emotion, "wlm Is
to ch ur that ol tui t ?"
"Ymiisil1," solemnly answered the
chairman. 'Call Hie next case "
I) in d, tremhling under Ihe ii fi i" c
of wafting passi oig. be le't Ihe d"tl
and passed mit of the C "in intn the
into the sunlit street. Wbitlur
shnuld he direct his feet? As h" rI 'wli
and mectiaiiicullv, seeing nothing, heai
in.! no'liii'L', Willi bowed head mil
leaden gad, st le along in (be tlirect'nm
of the river side: he felt a touch mi bis
arm lie paused
It was one of Mr Westbroi k's cleiks
The lad's im utii was trsuiuiuus with
syuimtl)y.
ii i
1 lP
WELDOtf, INT.
I'llr Westhrn k lias
this mile, Mr. White,
ai ser "
scut me oith
Is there any
"Ven," he repliei), tearing the paper
intn ainn.s, "there is. Mr. Weslbronk
wishes to ire nie. Tell him that we
shall nut meet again Until lie is pre
P red to stand up in that court house
and pruv to be allowed to proclaim my
innocence in t"iies as loud as those
which he useJ t i-lay in declaring my
t;nilt"
The lad left him. The, September
U was setting redly behind a familiar
belt of woods which froged the further
liai k id the rier, as he continued his
moody walk. He had held mi for miles
lieedli ss of the dirertimi he took, a d
now he awoke from his fit of passionate
bittrrue-i to fi 'd himself mi a spot that
had often been hallowed 'by the
ureao ce of the girl that be loved,
Wlini did she think uf him ?
"II in y I"
'Fanny !"
In those two words all was ex
pressed. In that fieice embrace duubt
was slain.
"O i, liar lil, I h ive folUwRd ynu fur
h ops. leariuj; to speak to y U, you Im k
8o pule and changed "
'I uni chai'i;' d. Tnev have nut sent
nie to pr'uii' , V but the prison taint is
ui)"ii me Why ilnn't y ) shrink frniw
tlie moral leper, as the rest u1 Hieiu have
don.!"'
"15 cause" ai d it seeined tn him ns
Ihouiih her v ice had never tnnlleil
with such Seet. ess bel'oru "I k ioit
i on "
'A "I you believe "
" I'lial all will be righted yet I can
ail. dear if you will let me. Y oi
ere iie-r more preci "is in me lli.ui
Mill nie at Ibis uioinei.t "
1 Miss Westbronk cnnitt, FailtlV, this
i mi place for y .u "
II nol.1 iio! she h id not heinl
lo' lstep.. It w is I)i i.ii.hatd a nl
ir..ih. t who were approaching
not ceil,
" An I n i place for vnu either,"
the
her
tin-
laid
White ti H: uicli ard .
"Fiig ," leplnd that wnlHy "I
have no word to waste op ton, sir I
In heie to perloiin a duty "
"S. :"tl di el 1" II ,r dd Ile um, ti' the
same tune laisi g his Hand S le touched
lion, a'ol h" w .s si ill.
"S i," she sai.l, "l i n mistrtss nl
my ow.i actions. 1: I ch ms.1 t acc mi
pa iy mi br ther ii i iecaiisn I choose I
II ir Id, g "d-hve! ('nun! wt it mav,
ii v lai n wi.l not lult"r, my love never
Cl.'inii.. "
l'i is i:it loin- w oils were murmured
As she shaio'd I loon slie reached lor
w.ir.l ami k's-eo luni he! ne her brother,
ih ,e sip prise ii! her biTlaut ultituue
was unspeakable.
Tiiey parted and went their several
The chargn against Huold White o(
I'liibi zzlemei.t, and the remit, produced
a wonder that lasird miicn longer th in
nine days His depurture, the day
idler the be ir g, no one k ie wh ither, I
hud ttie i'ff ct nl in 'reisin the' n iuber
and Kvinputhy o' his Iriunils, It was
generally admilted thai his iele..c had !
been weak iucnmpreheiisiiily wi ak. '
IJji who kiuw? He might have hid
Ins own in-incible reas ms for not mak
ing it siriinger. Whv had the brother
nf ins alii mce (mr she was bis Hfliincei
in ail but an open and formal declara
tion ul the faf) broken with him so
suddenly? Until Hi chard appeared
upon the scene they were insepaiablc
llepe-d upon it, tan West Indian was
ai tlie bolt ou "I it In tins fashion the
gossips of S'uglebririge discussed the
eveuis which had led t U irold While's
downfall and departure
TiU' e mouths had elapsed. And not
I word had heeu heard of or fr m
liar I I Wliile; unless, liiii female go ssip
si.g-sle.l, be had wii'len m Mis- West
bio.'k, which cu sidermg his depariiue,
he w.s hardly likely to have done.
For one , however; they were nut in-
their ciilculutioiiss lie had written
her a letter in which llieai) word nc
cuired: "If I tiiuught, darling, that vmi would
b happier to get rul of mu for guild
and a I. our b md shiiuUl be diss dved.
It ia your love for the siuiole laitb in
me that sweeiei s my Itle and keeps me
slendlast in niv dr.lio u.iiiiiU'iu to undo
Ihe iiHSerahl ' wrong IV' -ill which I sutler
Thev sb .11 right me yet.
I have borrowid lor the present
another name my uioilp'i's .eloie her
. . i
mat i tug ; Put I'm pe op e with wiioiii l
am knows ihaf I am ll r.ild While, ami
are ac(l oiinled with my historv I
mast tr , dear, to rub on without Hi-
Ciuis lall ii win h your hlleis wouiu
neslow. It is belter that we s'lould
seem to have patted forever. In
the g md lime we shall meet and
then I"
It piizi'ed the wrl'-'ufornii d Single
Inulgi; In bear Fanny Wisllir. ink's
cheeilul word, to note Iter plac d brow
and bright inuuner. She never cipd
have th iiehl much of that Huold
While, v. u know or she. would have
miiuiitsted some regie t ul Ins niisim
tune 15 anch ird. t o. was misiifi d by
li. r Wnat did it portend? Had she
res'glied ad ll pes ol being rest ueil to
the lovei whiiiH he ha-l so efleciu illy
helped to disgrace ai d l-iiuish? Was
the cumse cUir lit last I 1 1 .1 would See,
His imp' t ious loe for the su u y-
huited. S.xn -eied girl, a l"ve which
S.nui'g into ixistriice the moment they
met, had grown u.ighiilv since the
goi ig of While II would out an eiul
to tins uncci tainly. Ild could face bis
late,
C, SATURDAY,
"An interview with nie'r'' replied
Fi ny tu Lis blandly proffered request;
"cert inly, Mr lilanchard " Her lime
Was prnvnkiiigly even.
"And, if you please, let it take place
now. Pray be seated "
If she had only been embarrassed!
"Miss Wcsibrimk, I I tear that
the impression which I made upon ymi
the day of Hut uniortunite tenconlie
by the river side was not favorable
I--"
"l'ray proceed, sir," she remarked in
icy tones.
"Well, then, allnw me y m cannot
surely have remained firm iu the res
olution you then expressed U cleave
t"
"Mr H'anchard, I will assist ymi,
ynu apparently with to aiy that must
have ceased tn live Harold While. Is
that a,.?"
" M iss Westbrook Fanny pardon
nie; Ida. He is ail ucwutlhy uf yoj.
()i, it yon did but know the dept uf un
love for mil "
"Clop, Mr. lJlanchanl," said she
rising Irom her chair, mid moving slowly
towards the d .r ' l,et ua understand
eich iither. Whether ur not II irold
White holds the pi ce iu my hen 1 1
which he mice ilul umicern hid and mo
only Tha honor you have done me.
Mr I a chard call it by what tender
nanus ymi please I despise. Mr.
lSl.uiclt.ird, I know y.iu I"
"top, Miss Westbro'kl" he ex
cl lined, ii ii k gone step forwaid and
hairing her nun to toe da t, "a d
heaiken t' me, Y .11 have thrown the
gate Very well I nc ept it It w is I
win. tli ove II irold White from Si gli -hridge.
Ah. ou can te iuipn ssed, I
see. Ii i- I win can c" "pel your cm
se t to my demands. N iw, Miss West
bo k, kno.v mi I"
Her I u c! wis verv white as she swept
pr uidly past te West Indian, hut it was
not the whiteness of fear. TnV
measured swords with their eves Ii nv
clear mid seaichiiijj hers were and
in r i ed
Next dav F ny Westhimk was miss
ing Irom Singleton.
F r twelve m oiihs Silas Westh'o.k
has I). ii iluughteil ss Fan was
S ill 'hi for far and near, h'lt wilh-mi
naii. A'loistus had, to () i on the
idiomatic iXi.ieSsiou nf that congenial
companion !rad referred to, "gone
clear to the bad." Of all his former
chums ISeinehar I was the s de p issess ir
o' tb v on- g sc ip-er ice's nheieanonls
A. .r ihe West In tun he seemed to
lia e entiielv relinq i stied nil ix'e.tiin
nl relur. i g to Jioiai ii. 11 wever, we
uiiisi for the present leave Snijle'iri lge
a d i. tik ir wiv in the lueiire II n il,
lvisil'.a npt on. Tlie h-use wjas cinv-fed
h) the iiduiirers nf the leading luily,
whose he tfn nijbt it is
0 I FassU'i", Hie stage d mrkeeper,
is at (his iiionient i i a state nf uiind
bordering ou despair. 1 1 dare not for
the pe of In n 1'iaie his post, und be ha
j ist learned that a stranger has sue-
teede.l i i reachin( tha stage u "ler the
cover nf mi audacious super If that
should como t'i Hie k lowledg of Mr
S miers. t Iteauclump, the matuger, he
1 1' issvtoO w ill t i a cvruin'.y be d.s-
missed ou ihe Spot.
"Take a ii"te to M'ss Harebell, sir?
C'lnl l uul d i it. Wi agiiiusl orders,
sir "
The speaker is a call b J. II s
lei.pter is Mr. Illatu'liard.
' Very well, sir; I'd risk it If you
are an old It. end, L supposj it will be all
rigid."'
l..ducd t i cnniniit a breach of dis
cipline by the bestowal "f a rather potent
mine, the cull b v dis ippears behind a
pile "I scenerv, and is presently heard
iu uliertatiuu with Miss Harebell's
ibesser.
' What do ynu want? Miss Harebell is
not "a begi'Hi' r." She is lint on until
tne second scene "
"I knew that, Mm. ('.imains. I
want to speak li) you. Ojen Ibe
door."
KUnchii'd heard no more. A whis
pered co vernation between the leading
I .dv's dresser and ami the call b -y was
miiiipdiately su ceeded by the reap
pent ant e ol (hut precocious V 'Uth, wlm
said, "Miss llirebell will meat yoil alter
the pin r n men, at her hotel, the
(Jenrjie, Sue has private aparuiieuis
thete. A I yi'M hive ( do is to send in
your nam And now, si', '! clear out
nl tli s. II yon g it i", I d "i't U:io
ll M" ISi'.'itshaiig Was to stag you,
w mi l ''t Here mi a shi , ne.l'ier '"
Mean pne, his nnte bud produced a
Slatting i fleet ti) fi Miss likened. U
lau I iflus ;
"At last I did fi d you. I Miss
11 irehtill, I have recngji-d Fanny
Westbrook Al the penl of those
nearest uu l dealest 1 1 tee tne ti-nighl I
inn desperate "
"Cuiii hii'gs," gasped she, "lock that
I mr. Y "i did it I t tun nest ti get
nd of him It is alwuya coiive.'ient t"
decline ro:eivtno n visitor ut one's
hotel; hut I will see linn I'mis'l my
hair ami the fi l l Mr lie nicfiamn. I
would tpi uk with bun before I go
on.
Blancha d Ha.l again ctuimisly under
valued the s'reugth of his lovtly i'
ponenl Sue saw the maeager, uJ x:baned
Willi him a few ivlii-perid words. H
grnp. d her hand wanuly by way nf cu
ih idli ng bis cliivaliic imeiiiuius in her
cause.
Since lit at nav. morn thin twelve
months previously, lhai M'ss Wesi
br " k bad merged her ide. til v in that
of the now talented uctress, Mm H ire
tell. Fanny had played man parti,
DECEMBER 21, 1878.
buth tin and off the stage. 0'i this
panicular night she excelled herself.
The applause of her crwd of admirers
was what would hava been termed iu
stage parlance "terrific." S ich wu$ the
electric force of her acting that it tar.
ried all before it. Was -he playing up
defiantly tn ISIancbard? Perhaps,
O the conclusion nf the plays the,
laden with bouquls, rel'pcd tn be'
dressing rnnm and in a few minutes
hud resumed, with the aid nf attentive
Mr. Ciimmiui, the allire uf ordinary
life.
In the space of a few minutes Miss
"Harebell" was proceeding unnoticed,
sa-o by a group of her youthful
id. tutors who surrounded the pit door,
uiHer the envoy uf Mr lStaiichump,
to her up ittoienl at the Ue nge.
lie fore usceudi'ig the staircase which
led tu her rooms, the informed the
uiaid-servunt that probably a gentleman
would call up n her. If he did s; e was
to show him up, and after having pti
vulelv informed Mr. Deauchamp, who
would wuit for the news in the bar
parlor, of her visit-u's arrival.
Mr ISeiiuchamp, wnosa face henmed
with i niiiphicent delight, uudd''l sis up
provnl of this arrangement. Observed
Faiiov to hi n :
"Now, Mi'. IS aiiehamp, I shall leave
you to your d 'vice (icie she iudnlrd in
the tiniest riiiide of laugliie-) yeur de
vices, wind "
"Very well, mi dear, they shall be
ready if wauled."
"Ad he-"
Everythi g is read, Miss Harebell,
a d eierybndv. Lt thai suffice yul
Sealed in her sung lilt Io room, Fanny
d'a iiily awaited the co nii g ol her tin
ciL' .t persecutor. Sue had uo", long tu
wait
'Mi-. lSlaiicharil, 'm" anuoiinced the
maid-servant, and thereupon Ushered
that gentleinaii in,
M ss Westnrook rose and acknnwl
e lg.-d his elehor ale b with a silence
that was lull "f scornlnl vlniiiience. Sue
then retipnH.1 her seat
'Mi-s Westbrook, can vnu divine why
I a.l here?"
"s"
"Oh, vil can. You are frank .Sler
al', whv shoul I ymi tot he? We can
sinie e.:U thjr tie reci'al "f a 1 1 .i
p-elace of dull retroso-'i linn. After a
Io ig am piinful se nch have foil id
you no miller how"
"I kn ' h i " she cal nly interpnse l,
"Ah I" be ex .'lai'iied, "peihnps yu
woun I not annul enliohla iug me"
llst'nes were sneering 1 1 r peifect
eqii'iluily put hi n u'niut.
N t at nl! Y .ii got your inf.irini
lion frmii my I r ther."
"E eu si. And your brother? H is
he i'liormed you also that lie is j ist as
soiiiple'.clv in my power us us another
person of our ucquai d nice iiuuo than a
leir since? Hid he tell vmi that there is
in this hiindio nf pipers that which
woiiid give him penal servitude if I
ch 'S" t' put the law iu nperuliou? I . 1
be-"
"No, Mr. iUvcWd, be did not." A
tear had st den d wn her cheek at the
mention of Ilirold's nuin -; but now
that she Coiillnnted the West Indian,
her eyes blacd deli nice up hi him
' lis did not, ll'iti've your mask I
Can raid the rascal underneath it. S ,
then, my hand bestowed no you is tn be
the price of your silence concerning my
brothel's crime, ifciimtil he, 1! it ynu
have shown your claws tun s oui, tir ;
tee that they are not clipped "
"A id who is to clip tnein'r"
"1 1" exclaimed a voice that came
from belli id the chair near whi .h lilan
chard st mil, while nl the sauui lime bis
am.s were seized with a giip f ir.n.
and wrenched violently back. ' I,
II indd White I Fan, take pnssessiuu nf
those papers. "
"S i ymi think In trap me, d yon:"
growled IS ai.chanl, actually foaming
with rage; 'but you are mistaken."
"N"t a bit nf it," ntserved obliging
Mi. ISeauchamp, ul that moment enter
ing i-t, the d nir un the landing, (looly
tin ning the key and placi' g It in his
pocket, the manager nl'ihe E isHiumplou
theatre cnnti.uel: "N I i"k liere,
Mr IS a. chard, I have slag-uiana ool
Ion ma n lillle thing of this kmd h"l In
know hill's required tn slieng'ben the
S'tua'ion I have lant of my I'ellows
handv un Ihe stairs. My properly man
i. on the '.ther side ul those hi ding
doors Mv Irie.ol hare .o4 iws.i
k ni lor soniethi g, to hi nothing ol
Mrs II irold While"
Mi s Harold White?" gasped lSl.incli-
ard.
"Ye', Mr. IS' 1-ch ild," releasing liiin
id approaching her, "my wife. She
ulw ivs believed i . my peilecl iunocvuee
of Ihe charge you hetpe I to lasten on
ire, and when poor, miseiat.le Ij us Cull-
fessed the part he played in the Cnn
ipiracy, we got married,"
"Coiilesse l Conp racy I sneeringlv
elcl ii ed Hlilicluid. "Wbeie arc
your proo's"
"Here, replied U irold, pointing to
ihe papers, "uud here tbey remain
Willi-"
' U "til what?"
U' til the lather nf my dear wife his
perused litem line hv line, and the mag.
is'.rat- s nl Singlebridge have made my
innocence at public as a year since they
proclaimed my guilt "
"Then I may go," said 1J; inchard,
alter a puu e; and. taking lor grant"d
the consent nf leuiporarv custodians, he
s'epped towards the d mr, which was
ti ulee the j ii'ilorslnp ol Mr 15 'auchiirnp.
lb it geniUmiiu grucelully HuveJ bun
back.
x0. 43.
"Ynu may go on one condition, lir
pardon nie and it is this : That yen
leave for Jamaica by a certain steaim r
which leaves this port to-morrow. I
have to-night betpnken your berth
Pardon me if ynu decline, take the
consequences, one uf which will be the
temporary wccupntien by ynurstlf of a
neat aud commodious apartment within
the precincts ot Kistha upt.il, Jail."
"Opoii the d.mr." N t another word
did he inter, but Inking bit hut and
looking straight before him, he left tb-!
hotel a d proceeiled not unattended
in the direction uf tha J.unuica
boat.
It was a pleasant hour or sn which
Mr. and Mrs II irold White and their
friend lie nicb.uup spent together that
night It was a more than pleasant
meeting that tunic place u few days niter
in Siuglrbriilgo S las Weslbniok's hap
piness was unspeakable. There was a
streak of sorrow in it, thought, when he
thought of bin absent a. in, and prayed
thai the lad liai turned mer a ties; leaf
al the oilier end uf the world.
A FORSQTTE'J PAR&Q1&PH.
A b'ty about twelve years of age
called at I lie pntiutlice and desired a
letter which bis luothur h id posie I an
hour bef.iri!. IU devenbe i the envel
ope a ul direction, hut it had already
b. en sent aay in the hag. Tut! lad
seciie I so nnxii'iis nu uit Hie missive
that the cl ok lioully ask ' I Iiim il it was
a inutier of li'e a nl d"iitli.
"Tnai's x ictly what it is," replied
the lad as be turned a shade piiler,
"you sai , run writ t i h"r sister and for
got to put down ; P S We are a'l
well ; and so my aunt won't k i hv b it
what lull tlio family arc dead auJ the
other half dying 1"
' I cuu write that oh a postal card and
tend it ulong after the ! ter," tuogestej
t'i" cleark
'T guesss you'd better" replied the
b y as lie implored n p 'iviv, "'cause a
long ns we am t dead th-re a i n use t i
woii yi ig nti' an it a oil it
lik" mi d ies if v in ca i, uud
il S P. instead of P S "
Wiite j isi
dm' l gel
HOW A MANGOES 10 BED.
So. uviiiii ol hoiv a iiim ;;o to lied, un
i rh in iv sa. s : "T' e'e's w hi ie u nuin bus
t he id . nit .c. lie C't i un lr-M in a e ld
ro on, and hive hi. h'i wa-ui Inf. re h
worn. n Ii s "ot her lisi -;iiiis nut and lei
shoes untied." Th.it'a lio.i it Io k in I'tiui.
an l tins u liovv ii n ally Is : ' I'm g "' g '"
Ii il. Ill V 'I' ll'. I hall-pall tell" No
ii'ol' ' Nas .loliii, yoa k:io ynu'ie nl
s v late In the in "filing 1) i g i to Ii il!"
" Y- s. In a lir l.ille " he ll poes as lie llllei
the pap. r in-i le mil vi.l liej.ns iii.jiv
.rude beaded " I" tits L nusiaiiun Mud lie ''
F'lllc ll ihiliines la'er Kile Calls lioai Hie
lie iroon.: "John r.uiin In lie. I nnd don't
k ep Hie gin liiiri.iiie theri n I night!" an I
slid hi si rut n r hi mill" thn'g aUout "ihe hill
being bill in "Uijli nn.v," she creeps be
l we n t lir i old she. Ii, while John reads
p neidly on, h'8 leet nooss the piuuo-stool
and a lg ir i i hit month liy-and-by he
ris", yawns, trete!iei h i i n -1 1 . tliroas the
paper on Hie fl or. and, izih" the a piker,
proeci' r. to that vigoioiis exeieise, shakinj
ihe eii'll Jn-t ut t Ilia Stage H tlot-altnee'h.
rr pleasant Voice ItiijU ev : "F r pity's
sik.! ain't vnu res 'v t .r bed ytC ' Y .
I ill 11 ' mi I IV II V 'I ul t nil g i to sie-p
and let a liilow nl nn?" Then lp ili-envei"
that Hieie l real needr I. Wheo that i.
supplied and rallied into the s'nve he sits
In vn to warm Ins tt'it. N- Xt ha slowly
begimi tu uml e-s sml a be t .n ls s"r peh
insr liiiiisi-ll and a '.is mu lv gsioig on Hie
last eainp nt ilaueli 'g over Hot haek ot
the eliair. be leiiii'ili'iiTS that the ilo k i
not woipi i up y. t. When Hi s is attended
to be wants a drink ol water, and hwuv he
pmimTH 'e to Hie kitelieii. Ol c oir-e
when he M t irns Ins skill rese.n'i is that "I
a pi' k'ed chicken mi i ouee np're lie B-nt.
Ilimseli hrtori- tile lire lor a last ' Sl'lit up "
Vsthecloik stnkes twelve he turn, mil
thegisaud wnli s flip of the lied eioihes
sod a lew i l opvll c sliiv.-n he Fiihsid a
No, lint l'i; he Inrjet. to see ll Hie front
d o ir ia forked, and another ll p nf the
lieiiel.Hies urinoa lorili I In; fi'inaik: ..I
:raeiou-! il Hi it Ulan aui'i em. ugh to try
fin- patl lire ot Job!1' Sett'ni.; her teeth
hard she await the ll 'ml Hop, with the
ireoiiiinni ino blast ul rnl I nl. . and then
qiiieilv . q ine: " rr ion fi tiled Iq t r
nub?" Tn which he replies bv n.U'tei
tug: "Il you ain't the ptovoking st wo
ma ti."
Il is 'ie I hv eu.inef n itnrslisls t'i i'
III ' V' 'V Hits e one I'lmpley mil nl 'I
wom.l nl ' am) laugh I'ke ile. nous w lieu a
woiiixti irii s tn vra a stick ol woo l.
If Mrs I.ofne wasn't a red ptini'ev ,
vnu unii'dii't ri'i'li ii, i r'oii'i ai.oni..
rt....i,.' in.; hr-ell p'ain "I, ui-e." She
would cl lieisell 1 '.V'i'i' lie." II iwcve.
' Lve is blind." mi I that', the rissm
whv if ran c't sto'ig ai'ti o;ie sois'l Itsnd
limn Mirmol i!mn s low in it Kill go.
H . II as iindv r a l'!7. no chandelier el
Hlty burn-1
A lav rm-ived tn. g m nlnl at Ihe
repent exaurna'inn in the fapuby nf law
i-t Meliill p .lleoe. Montr. l. There is "re
Indi "Mi'lent in tlie law school of Il'h-toii
university
-
A Sv r.orir Indiana man p:rked up
iek "t e od wi"'! ' he otlnr ni lit. mi I
rhned a en1 SP'n-s the hack Turd. He
didn't ea'pli the est hu lie elicit th
p Hies line wi'h Ins teeth and no v when
he ani I. s the r. orners ol his moii'li ria-s
aeli oilier t ihe hack of his neik. Haw
eye Tell me. Wil tun," 'd Mrs. Jones,
turning over on her tick bet, a ul loukieB
H'liltte'shle ten lern.-ai m lp r husband, "if
I should d'e y,,u would not nasirv again,
wiiM v ii?'' 'Not by a da'rd tight!"
replinl W'lli un. with ifr-at violence, lml
inif R" t v l lit dio'll led h.ad; vol ran
o t voir tne nn it!" "Ah! William " sui t
Mrs Jones, her eves fillliw with tests
"I ne'e never was sny feutiincnt sOOUt J0U
wonb mentioning."
THE ROANOKE NEWS
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DANIEL K. HKATTY,
D.e. I,f Wasblnuton..J.
gCUOOL TEiCUIKS,
Yon ran easily Inereaan yonr ealiry r
bv dovotiinf a very sumll portion nf 'yanr
leisure time to in Inir iest, I ,i not
peet you in canvass lor niv e!ehriitd
ll'.itlv'n I'iiinos and OiKaiia unless y
ee tit to; lint Hid serm a I require uf van
In hoth plnasant and proli ahle. full
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J)ANIi:r, l". HKATTY.
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Jul V 13 I T.
- vci c ill pin.'ion in.
per it iv luadn bv
anv woik-rot ei'l.er s.-k, i t;.t ii their
owi lociinies. !'ar(j,.iii ars ami s mi. lea
Molt li j1.! I', en. Improve your siHre (lino
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': a?so. r.;ui;.-i Ss.v.ini-.v.
, V i. ', 1
June 0 tn.
k i: li
Any I'eraon who will make and for
ward me a list of Hi" names of rclialila
pioaims of HiHlr ueqiiaintatiee w!i i wish
tii prm'iire mi iiisirtiuient, ult er I'iano ne
iiritmi. I will uso mi best end'avoia l-
sail tbO'n one, and ler every 1'iaoo I
sueeend -elliinr to the'.r list within rnn
yasr. 1 w 111 eredil Ho in w itli 10, and for
every Ortian isi, to lie applied on pnvuient
o! either a p inio or 'ir.ai: n:i.) when it
amooiiis to u sinn tiilll -lent to pav lor tiny
instrooieiit, seleet.'d at llin lowest w hole,
sale piiee, 1 will 1 in ill "d'alelv shl'i the in
H'riioient, free, "r alter any nmuunt is
credited ibe leinineu mav bn paid me In
cash and 1 will then shin llieni llin inslril-
inent. Tuev tie al i; -t l" known in tlio
:iia! ter, and w nl lie d'Ut.K He ir Iriends a
re il aorvii'.', us I eliall make special ttlr
to ilieiii, mdiii g a aupprnir Ins'rumeht for
from one half In two-thirds what is ordi
nirilv asked bv remits. Please spiel in a a
list at. linen, and at'ier woi have- made
inquiry, yuu ean add I i'.
Aildri'sn,
PA Nil' 1 1 K. UTvATTY,
asliltigtoo, N, J.
Hen 1 tf.
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10 CUB AS Aosnct
and . 0 or $10) ptr waek.
"mr, Lvi:a r.xii'Y asli mt.i i'tr ny uti.uu''
IIOUI sil KAO
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I I'l! TAIILKPIX rniriN I'l'iin lit. usn.r :C.
A .-rf- et se 1 un '.
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ei o .il. tor I'.eisiant
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l.v nt a iii.nii.'iii's no-
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t.l-e IO ilo :U
r i, ii
ill of nriier. Hint
ss-1 1 i i-i -it a -'iiera 1 1. ni with iin.ilenile
to innlersiaii'l inel nroiaje ; iiei,t( .siii..th, nnil
swift rininiii - bk.s tlie w-.q re.-ulsl.-.i move-ni.-nt
t a ilur- w.'i i'li : Mni'-le, i'iutipi.et, I inei-tit
ami itrinib!'-. with ali lie- vnlnahle hnprnvp
in. til s to be foiin.l lii I li.- b iirlo-sl priee.l Maulile
w STiml il to Uo l ne a'lle vv erk. ttie n:iin way
si.,1 as rai hi sn.l sninniti im n s;:i Maeliine. An
(ii-sni'Wl.nUeu tri'itnpli of ouretiious ni'H-lianleat
skill, esseniniilv (lie w-. tkiiic woiiinn's friemi,
nu.l 1 ir in a.pa:-ee nf n l nr.lll.ai-y Maellilies. for
si.s.. Pp.- seen -th. Keiial'ttny sml ireneral use-fthi-ss;
will 11-iit, Kul. I'ile'(. S-nu, IJu lf,
Hoi., Hranl. C.ir.l. l.alln r. ltullle. Spu r, Plait.
Fohi. sciilli'P. Itnll. Muihmnter. - Bun un
Ur ailtlia, e.. Willi wonilerfiil r ipiilily, m atness
Rlit .'ft l '. sews tin. stronet llisi lnir st it.il e
rjun'lv line ami Mii.m'li i!;r.iu-4h all kimls of
iroeils, from eonhrii- to .i. vert thirknessi'
hroa 'etoth or Ir n In-i., n ir t. tin.. .. roars.-rntt, n,
linen, silk or twi- e. (lives tt,-i feet siitisi'nt.rion.
Will earn lis mst s v. ral tiens . i.r in Ilia
w 'rti It .toes, or make a moil itv m: fnr.iiiy man
o' w-onian who ilesn-es to uKe it f.-r tti.it pur
pose; a't.r so f.itt lifiii an I "-isy the servaitia
or etitt.ln'll ean use It without .latn.T-e. l'r'r.v
of M l id w.th li . lit t.ii.le. f.i.li- e.iiiii tie.1 for
family work, .''. ll 'lu'ase, ("i-vr. side iirnw
ers nml f'ahi'iet Style eteti af eiirt'rspoi illnly
nvr rites. Saf- ih-tlvery (riisnusite- ). free from
iirtnia.rr. Krp'anatni-i- tialiii.l.lt'M liltistenf .it
with enrrnvhij's f the mivinl sivies ef Mi-
ellines. r f.-is-u.-.s. vsriety ,.f sew-hir ti-., uialleit
free I'onli.l.'t'tial ternw sv 1 1 1, ill.t-uil hiilue--imuits
to i titeri'P'she; ('ier.;ym ii, Tepeln-rs,
llu.iness Men, 'nv.etiu- er l.-cl Aleuts. &o ,
wlm (t 'sire e.-liisive A 'ret. In, furnish. -il. mi tv--i.llratieit.
A.l'lres.s-Kilm 11. Kvuilall S Co., 421
Uiuwdw', New Vcsrk,
Wee 15 1 y.