...... .. , , im. i.i ... ... i,. t, ... TT. u tJ t i, j
h. ill ILM'Wife' : ' ;
1i
J?J gents AM,
So uuil.li.tf tit. t M l A - l-l tut ), wit.
VOii.
wauksiioko, x. c, tiiuksday, ihichmhhii is, is::j.
no. :jo.
le If y Vxi (A IB . H , I 1 H Jl !fl 111 'fa n J II : fl 3 111 B vHH
i
l
K .
One (opy.ono year
One Cpy i! month .
One Copy tiirtf Month
KATES Ol Kl'liSUirriON:
. l..V
. . to
" Katies or ai)Vi:utiin(;.
On tnrh f.intiiutr n.'Hrr.
0n iirr, IW IiimiiI..ii, 1 oil
Kacb uti-t. nt Innrrtiuii, . . ft'i,
t)l.lmrii'. .rr .jir, ..... 7".
So lmi jt? ruJe lr MnrrUf auJ l-il
toliem.
Tmn-H'it .lTli'oi'iiii Nirt fM
f.ir In 'liir f niMioniii'n.
Icil notem, wiiliHiit r icfj.iiiii, If
:..rj(f 1 tf.l rvuin rr llu'.
r - .. ...... .,...-,1 f,- .....rli' air
I 'i.durnl.
Ad Irf i lUo TroprlHor.
gtlcrtrd Slcrij.
Ili r etatioiiiii lilo l. iiuii.Ii'l irov I I'irwii tlmt brought it hinted nt
ir riMw't. I lifl not want lierloi-oo sonn-min,' iK-cuuur in iciira w me
that 1 f' It tlii" n --i", nml yet I did
not wif'i t- rv also nu. i wu yei
undecided how to I when she said :
".Mr. Jnq .. tor, you kuw no.
why I liin h r-. I annot nk ymi
to mI ici'lo your July in my behalf;
hut oh, 1 begyoii will m l make my
position harder to hear than i c iilnl
i. r. May I Ij h !tn!Jiic, ki tu my.
m!iT
"If mi ih irf it."
"An'.tlio I'lio will mc mo?"
".Noiiu lut tli'1 priMinors rinjiloyol
ou t!. jircrui" .".'--"
"That irt.).l j I tvotihl lilo in
Ulh niyfl:MVin nil hntnani'.v, tin. I
from t ho ih.artio.I tixi. 1'iiA.r nr-rt.-t!
Oli. the JUli. li.v ill rlinL'
to mo for'T.
b
Oil ! it ii horrihtf.
Ii Ii.'t l. rril.1.-:"
im" Von K.
allcniiitn-
lv c-jvc tin Iiit fact with them, us if
(ii kliliL (ill t II l irtill'i' Coli'liri'il hv the
Adeline Von -11. waaintoiice.! t" j iniitnnri.ni of n l'.-arful futur.'.".
g.-ven ly' iniirU')iiuiiut. 1 mu ' "Vuu pi too far," -ni l I, li vin ,' to
i
notiKed j reeetvo InT in ii.-u.
The lady did not'iiitm-fi me, Ih-
cause I wiw pot jH-roiiaUv ftoju tail
ed with her.-' I was il Ignorant a
to the caouc f t ii- ju '.. .u nt, bm
etill I could not jilai'e the oiui r cut
otn'vsk'ht without n i'.att d win-
' kU, fueling R foreboding tliat hom.'
thipg uuusnal and plootny would
surely tnun?jirc in counecli"" with
it. , . " ' , .
There ww really" nothing remark
Bile about thoecven day's iinnri"ii-
piout, and yet it unht be that a ion
comfort in riJ'tlic di.-ra.-.-l vs not
coiiit in tli" arn -t, bin ' ho vilu.'UM,
t!n'ditd ih.it requires siicli a jmh
nnco.". "True, that N truo. I'.nl I all
nojth.' thitik ti'.iia! How oiloil doc
it uecur tli.it tin y circ'to know if tho
1'iini-hii: nt ju-t, if one ii really
y iil;v? J'.ut wli.io :n a!tc r-ii li t!ii;iL''?
Can th .-i'd it wlu Mil!, r i.in m i nt
ly? Can tluYialic warwiih theini
joiif v.Vwim iiaint the liilo hihI lit
lost in ll.c M.-!-:i!ii ? All that i I- ft
tluui 8 cn.luiun o nu 1 ohlivioii t
J'i'
be l ;r -- th.l'l till)
V ; l v ;er eenkueo was ouvi ,l,a u.e , uu u m, k,iw lVom ukm.o
iisii ;'al P081110" ?flb H1'1'"' ,,SI' ."a ; '! vhu c:,n,o or wh-re ,."
Fk' Jocuracnt ordered th coni.i.en.e.. ,., k;nk .. i iu.t.rrll,,tul !r,"th:il
UV ' Qd Ht'1,1orn,10U " UC ru!cS ' the iud-m. lit ut the lu ol h' h - to
w V V "8 PlaC6 ,or ,, n
; J . v.. But other lasiueM preyed, and
(? . f. one etk and then another went by,
t V a d the C.R'UinBtauces had alino.-t
! Yy b n forgotteH wlien tho lat-t day of
' T t third wrtk agaiu recalled it.
- It wa gttting late; tlie prwoiier
5 Lad rrceivf)! their aitppcr, anu i nun
f
retired to my rooih to attend tusomp
' 4 j writing.' thSt'iny Jm'hs during, ihe
"i J-v" hatf left .)" little-tliiieJjr. 1
Ol UliC
own cvii-ci ii.-c.
'oil, hn-h! Ku-M -ir. P.. you
k'lLve that 1 uiid-Trate th'w inner
ju '-.!K i;t ? I Rtru'U-tl loii0' before I
became r.ciicih-d lo'couie here. I
waeviii induced not to. Oh.tij !!
I dare not think of it ; and you ilo
not know Volt cannot undefctaud.
Hu; I did not wish it otherwise. I
must not ijJLTh tuu Jrtyfcflt with re
f
t.
he; Ot;um will ilo tht" ,,
As .';. :-uM tliir- lur v.h ilu ln:li-
ner ' chan''ed ; the s erj'.d t i civ-t
udde all tear; li'T h.ad wa-
erected ; le r r.yv in i
i eteriiiin.it on mat
IK;
ciiiin.
WM 1o l)i aObOr.; I U1IU Ol J ii oi
; liear the door .fu,! aiui w d coim--VViiuutly
m rft-thau sUrtlod whin 1
Lea.tl, not lar iroui nu, a treui!nini
Voice utter a soft ' Cwd vciiin5'." j
luukli)r Up, I .1 w an client ly at-1
I.red young girl, he-itatin- at a near 1 'ieU-rniui.i! on u,u c.,;:
Warproacli,-ahd newni'ly waHity ;r i d to nil, ;nn,;t w ,
to be addrcsHod.- ' l"'-'U lt
1 had time to make oUervat.oi.-. ' " ' '- ' u n'
Her style ofJrcsj iirattraH.'.ljijj---'ir"
ait r.tiou. It was not such as I ha i r " . T
'lieen acotiftuued to see around nie on ! Mr. 'Iiisj-tnr, 1 mn lo
in," visitors .to thw estahli.-hm-. nt. ! here seven days. I wiw tJl
ill ul.
: T.v
h 'r
tl.e'
Mie
.1 Ihil.-ri
! ' lul
; to nie,
I'rMuiicr, m th" in I 'a ami the citv
oili i.'ili wiih hi:. i wire( ii:oyiuMjniu
joke in ( niiii c'.ioii villi ivr arrest.
I did net end ,r tho ord'r,' but
Went my p-vl f", t ni ipiaiiit h;r that
hhc luu.-t n' iin iii.jMur t-foftf th
mint. JotfullV hl.e im t inn. ''Oh,
Mr. liiTtor,,i'hc cried, "u'y cix
hour awd a half, and fen I hall
lie ft ci'. I t un jiaiu inhale tl.e nir
of fit Inn. Sai.i thought! I'rec
tloiit ! h ,w fhall I love ih -enow;
but what n it, you l'Hk no tcrn, no
d.itk, a.- if "
"You nre to appear Ufuro the
jud'i j follow inc. ' ;
"JIi wiilic to Hji.'iik toniu! My
Ood! 1 i'o not knoA tin-ni.iii ; what
can he waiirTn ino ?"
"1 rat.tiot info'iu you ; he will no
i!'iult-w!i-htctr you. H.1..U11, tiny
are ttiiilin.",
"One moment, I will In- ready."
ihe n'juwid iinioet nt, ci rlainly
(die wa a-t .nirl.nl, but more inijn
ticnt than fi ibti ued. Hut lo r love
ly cms no louder latilnd;
ocardied for foiiKthiii;;, and lh-'
rcidl a cloth haliin on the ha k
'of a chair. With nt'Tiarmiij move
tiicnt fw threw it over her, h irl and
daecd herself at my hide.
"Mr. lii'j-ector, my toih t U lini.-h-ed.
The judujiioi jr bahly . i-oiiic
II-JW4 to coiiiiiiuuicate, for, of course,
I can lib! le here no lotijcr."
f-!ie aain laulusl in childi-h lee.
All the way hVr ir were j.yous,
she. was uncoii.-eious of wroii, and,
I hoped, Im1 from future jHiiiih-ni'-nt.
With thejulp-e wire other
oiiieiald h i iii-iii'' to the citv and u
-tr.iiin'i r u.ikiiou n to me, u hnc,
stout niaii, evidently a detcetivo in
t tv ..Liu d dress. J e-iin tnai lie
worthl iicMire in what followed 1 Jar
litularly Jioticul him. "
As we entered 1 notlcul liitu cn.-l
a quitk, ?!.arp "hunt" at my jri."uer,
and his feutiire relaxed into a ni.au-jii-smile.
.1 it . l iu it that my
piiiu r wad a guilty person and he
a detective. ' At tho time that did
not' annoy me an miah as the man's
umile. ' Hd.v could ho laujdi? .
The rofcision in not a triiliuj.' one.
ToTiinituji .gtiilijr jmrtie rouircK a
cliaraeti r t f.U ! CLscitis vt 4.e
jniiNir. I did in. t wis-i i to do harm.
" inai caniioi uviui you even
it'iotihl your intention luve Jm on of
I In tu U Voii client.'.! tlie court on U
fa rU'hteoui juditie: t by conniv
iunt tho cc9io of t'iC ra! crimi
aal.H
"No, T)o; did not ll'hi of Mirk (
thinr. I only ili-fir-d Jo vo mw
tin r front t 'ter l. -t ructu.n. Oh,
Ulievc im1, tho piitle, lovely jfirl
would havu l-conie ii nin. 1 net
troner than hhe. ritr Would
. i i i.i . ...
v'U ii.ivo or.iii'-iii ii. i m.vo lo tin.
bri.
pl;t"i', an I if j on!' li f
would you havu h.d to
tel.
'Iahi that will not ih-a rou frun
t i .dic p'-on or fiec j frm it.-
I f I.IIM'llt.
"What -hall I tetv I) -flen vur
Inrl he.irt.r"
"Ask that jH-r."ttf" he, naid, point
iu,; t- tht- ilvieciive. 'lie will till
ymi I have f;!y fond--"! tha truth
uboiit in v friend; ho In. her. lo
ymi think it war an r:.t matter to
idaeo m v-H-!f here ? I id 1 tint ciiT.T
V, 1'llni!
.. , ' !
li
I icF face was young, freidi, and round ;
i!ie regularity of features ahinocam
id au exclamation in favor of its
i e uty, the downcast eyes cloyed tln-ir
mirror from viow, but tho whi.!-.- c ;
lession of face and tierson iiidi.:aud
ui sense-of horror, f-htime and fear. .
Such conduct i- rare- in prison, yet
tl.e girl had evidently coiiTu to stay,
judging by the bundle of wearing ap
parel .--ho curried.
Mv svniDalhv. was awakened, and,
i.i a "kinder tone than I thoiild have
U3:d under oraiuary eircumstuiices
for this ill timed disturbance, I re
oue.U:d Tier to ajinr.ach inc.
I She did not move; herjiead re:
niaiifad bowed, the eyes dtooiiing. '
"What y, your name?''
, I received "no reply. The girl sepin
"ed to Srfruir.de for coiuposur-j, herl p.
q iirett, tier mouuiTuniev uing lo
lora words.
JJut. dear child." I asked rather
, k .- ... ..!.'.. .
inpatieuuy aner a pau.-e, .you muei
what ycu tiei:'e ; ny arc
yMUitre .'
'am here unyer jyicst.
said-it alrnosl wlpenng, the
words scarcely passing.- her ltps. I
looked at. her in nsti iiituiiK.-iit.
"For hovv'l mg'?''. . "C
;v "Oh7(lodfJtArhrrott y-
Notl.ltTg Fiti jLTiis e.-ca ped her motlLh.
glirc'bie.tt.U.J hx-avily, hetylittMity pah-.,
nitatinsr with distre.-.iinr rapidity.
7r51 1 t r i ed fd con i pi e V "1 icTSel TM ii T fli e
Btrength of hej. feelings seemed - to
-liiaster hir en.deawnvj.
"Tell me, ciiild, how long
you. remain h"cr.e ?"
".Seven days-" . ;
This exi.; ,-s1o.u sceiiied to
unutterable relief. Tin: trembling
limbs bocalue (julcl, respirtiiion regu
lar, -only -the eves reiiKiiiLcd. downcast
sill.., " '
. yAnd your imme
"X am called -Aduline Von It.
"Ah!"- . ; ,
:.:The-exchuii:ition escaped -me Jje
fore I Wiis aware nf -if The ill wan
Vtartledand JiroStly.raiti-d-hcr. head
tind gazed mu-full iir' thts-'.faee, with
fStl i-.nnsjHikeiti-n.iiry. I .saw- - two
""jffe ktrje and :woidn'iis Ijeautii'ul,.
an irresi tilde pou r r of : fascination
Ttl:in their 'depths speaking of child
like iiiiioeem e, f':uiu.l furrow 'am!
fright, vet cxjiiv.-.Mve of n .ignatio'n ;
thev wrfe"huii(17ilf j- pret d
, t -f Oli.t 'ti'Jil fit' the wilhtoboslr.iiit;"
jv-. ... i " '
-ii.il euooi.-.4
IV til 111
voti had
received the older f.r my lee. piioii.
Here is the do. umcnt that hnhls nie
prisoner is ti-is u:Ii:ient ' If not,
pi -a?"" tell me h.it els : ii rcj:;il..-d
Her ma me
qui A ili -nit v
-.. :l i ...ii' i
in l 1.4 Ul 1 1 iiil'l .-?eji, tui'i o.ii-
tho critiie tliat broii-ht lier
i
-3 ' -
f. '
' & -1- ' .
f
; 5 - Xh.
J
r ..
must
bi'ing
r had ac-piired Mi'-li a
thi.t my inteicourse
i . i ii
count Hot go oeyotui ousinos (pms
tioi's; althiiugh my intt r.-t and eiifi
o.iitv would like to havo-kuowu in ore
uboiit 1
ticularlv
under my superviai'.n."
Shu still lvtai.ied her cii!mnc.-d
when locked hi her cell. Witluyit
cxliibiting tiny particular cnutio'ii
she entered the little, dark ho.n. I
directed her to the bed, gave her a
few pariieulars in regard to the- rules
of the place and left her alone. This
hvas'the beginning of a
drama. '' ,;
The following nioniing I went to
the exaimuing bureau to hud" par
.ticHlars' iu regard .to Adeline Von Ii.,
hut could .heovcr little". The case
lud. been heard at some place juite
distant, w here ill j prisoner was for
merly resident, and iu the requisition
it -was particularly remarked dm t&he
desired' to "serfo. I.cr time" titidi;rie,'
lnit,thu'..tic.t.. that called ibr "seven
day-rr-i fmifi.ioiiiiien t wa .not rtatod
whether hy -.ie,s'igu ..ou... nitslake we
were to bo left -in. i'liurance; I- could
it nu i ii.:ktV, and. to charac
ir.!i a JtvoheH ctireh.-.-ii. .-'.-I
out o; r!.i then. Tne iniinl
a 'icart in
lolll let. ii. '.
Ml;- I tm
t i ..
4-orn.iii -io -wuv-.yitu jjave iioli
Ad- l-i- V":i U. v. a-i under
with villi st veil d.ivs." -
"Ye,."
"'Ills false."
, "Judge! Sir!"
'T repeat, it is fuNc ! Atv voit p(r-
lilllS
terh
seemed
;uu -t I. avc.il io:y
it. :ii I b i lililel
".Weil .'" " i'i.-ki d
"lt i- u- I ii i;
-ttr.! :;,!' eet T,'
man.
j'ld'.M',
arr:s:
with Adeline
She
l.fltw.
th
distressing
What should I do wiih A-
Vou'K. how' j cttliij, I tiv-a.1
not say ,- . .
' 'TtuTfriHti cthingm-j repassing th an
linie. AdeJ-n-re Von ..11.'. Iiad done
fcu.'ihce six (iuy.-j. Only I had seen
.it-1-dirrnig tins tune; even tin; di
rector, Uclllg lll.ill.--po.-e,!, ima IIOL
liiado his custoiliary tvvisio.'i. I. did
what was in .'my. power to make her
puinsniuent light, a"d she -.-howeu her
ippreeiatioii try- giving tne, no cause
to.xoiii plain. . 1 .
1 was no wiser. iiQ regard to her
circuinsntneerf. J;AerS' atteiupt to
itiestio'ii lie-r was delicately turned,
at.d 1 wa,s giveu to iuidertaiid thai.
my Might did not extend inio her
private idlaiis.
1 lie mornmg ol tlie seven t n oay
she greeted hk- with a hearty checr
i'ulneis, toiling ni(j-.how slie w;ould
count the hours, .and I disfovere(f
that some one wfs lookirg for her
reh'i-o i s' uiixiou-rly. lis she hersell
d. -iijd it, imtl "coiih I. not tell was
it i; it'll CP, inothcr, brotheivor sister,
or 'Ji rend, -Another time and place,
eillilvtetlr-il in . ' - ' ' '
S-Miio hour.- fcr:.r. I reet'ic,-n.
s-mallv aeu-taiuted
Von U." -
-o'."'
"TJiit tierson has lied (o you.
has a- iiin-'d a luinie she has' no liht
to. -. What y.atr uaii't-i''-' he a.-ki(l
the- p i.-oner. - j -'
I had quite overlooked her since
we (-nt -red the room. Now I turned
towards iier: "sin; whs htandiu near
the door; palo.tirf death,' tr-m
dumb, as if .--he 'had not l.eatd
judg-.
J It- sh jipc-d towards In r, "I n.-ked
you torive your name, will .you an
swer!'" ho qile.-tielied ill U lolld and
angry voice. -
The prisoner sertiicd.fightened, so
that her limbs refused to bear her;
and had I cot quickly 'graspc-d- her,
rho would Iiavi.- (jilleu to tho floor.
I placed a chair lor her and remain
ed standing at her side. Spite of all
our endeavors we could - not get- the
girl to speak. She sat sileiit.,iid ut
terly, speechless, gazing on : tlrrtJoor.;l
but. as the judge in convei-.-utyot; Willi
others ' dochu'ed, , "This person re.-
f niaiiw a . in lsuiJUi'.Lfme.. cannot go
I'rcei!! .-dic'-prang ironi the chair i iv
the last wj'rd. w us utt-.-rul, k-t her
axroTliT-irwrit
ind.-.eiibahly? Myf V-!, laihd
mo t-viii al tho jTii.oi..-ite; bet I
ihoiight of my fi it nt?. " T her kih",
u til artin lio mpl tuJ in lam- l
in In r augui.-.!i, ami 1 liee.uu.j htnm-;
iigain, and when my .-j.iritu faileil
me ouring I his time llit picture
j,'.ivo nie i-(iurngi.'
'Will, well, tellyojr faturojii 1'tJ
this at vol have t old o. I have
nolhin,' to do with it. I'.rhaps they
will, iu ciir-identtion f 'nri tive
you only two year and ?1'KJ fine.'
"I will do t vcrTthii! y-iu tell mc,
-ir. but you will let me ;o now, will
von not? may .1 r-teu homo th'.i
tvuii:tg!'lic pleaded. t
'No! ' he replied, .shortly.
Mut I rcjH-at it, sir? I nhall go
mad. I tini'i be homo to-night; toy
tiuiid awuitri nu? Mie uu-oln-r-i the
iiiomouU until I teo her 8ain: h!ie
will die in herjirro si fear!'
Your friend reeciviti w!th you the
sain'? I'linisht-ieiil!' '
'What tay you? sh-"f eroamcd:
'you tell me fche wuufliir nlo?
Why, .-he d-j'C- not not evu know
that 1 am here; !io bcl..-v-' tlnil
have g' .ne to witne one ia a tlu'i-.ut
phyo tci iilerytl.-' f- - 1V .
, i.xnniinaiioii utuy pr viZTi
of tiiis iis-se-rtioii.' .
'My t-x-imiuation!' the girl Tc
M utid. 'Oh. I 'fell Ho strange;- u'i is
void in my h. art; rut I yd it n-cmh
as it it woiud hre.iK lroiiifh.- iu.ii c.-
of it- in'. cry. I iv-npr. Iieii-l i ii. i
-till cannot l- uiie. It c.u.uwt ha
Oh, Mr. In.-p-'ctor, you i.I ItViu'tgo
It-nlre- tliktVVttiti'. ;
'1 dare; not,! I an.-wi n d, iijfirn; i.i
I could. ""
' ' ' .
'Tha, v-,r.f cm-lovd tny sou! in so
small a r-p ice 1 caniiot uiider.-tiid
rh 1 lie In art reii.liug ery'sho ut
rrred will never be Ihtgottcn. All
were silent; only thc'pii k bVeatlmig
of the' prisoner could i t heard. The
judge thought the haThi cottio satis
lied; further' words ere 'useless,
and by a motion. Ire' I.e. lo nie Like
lier away.
Tied her out by the hand; -sdic u!:
tered not one word: -arriviti-' at IhV
prison slu; entered, k' r cell in the
siiiiie silciicc; In n-yes nere hard and
dry; die did not appear to seo tne,
tint -at wit'i folded hands gazing in
to vacancy; - .'
'The pressure ofl-n'r trolihles was
too "nun ii -lor the spirit of.lhe (.irl;
sis days had she wajtrd for the'-mo
rn ul w. ten she e jmuhtoe her Ixrluvcd
f-iend aiid say""Vou are I'.eel' . '
She h.nl coii.-iaiitly kept before
her miild the sorrowing.' picfuivi of
their jrarting, and-fiiei'i l'ancied the
hatipines.s h(-r , .leritics would brill"-
not liiJpkcr stiditiiii, and year
later the nutTenr died in an inmne
H'Vllllll. ,
I after a lime diivcrrd that the
crime forwhitdi Adelnio Von ILwa
entcncc.l -, iiothini more than au
tiniiili tiliitmil injury done th'u detce
tive that a!o dirtCovcriHl the fraud.
It ii'im A, Von 11. rc-iitcd n bit of
liifni mnt nut at a tUH-ial cntertainm-iit
that lH' had received front h"r tritiii
utr.s-t, nu I it wan thai spread unti
it mi. hill the tuint ol liu iUH'riont
It wa-i of Midi a n'.itoii- (hat ho ap
iM-ari'd in a nuiutntitihl.' . rliaraNer
and nh ti culled uim.ii for fit ralhority
he Couhl j;i vo liotio but the iiecdlc-
wotn.iti; Pill a ho wiia this original
cnuriMif hi ilignice ho h-iii fuiid
a ln-alin rui..ly Ly lutnting her
down to puui-hiM-iitand nu-iii her
Hell Icirtn ii ho knew Would bring
tho i,'iioiniv home t ) her nb. I her
position. Th un for a careh--i repel t
ti'iitofa piece of frivolity ehe wa
. iileuciil to tho di.-grace of arrest
and a iirion cell. The discovi rv hais-
x ned uiifortunately through mio of
the t.lli.s-t-ii im I. r liim, who had w en
Adeline Vmi K.'whih' he suppoM.1
lar to Iu in cloe confinement, i.nd
shortly after the lady lursilfap
ivnr'il b f..re hint to be,' pardoti lor
tho I roii hie she bad inuoceiittv
en !!' I him.
The ui.hrtpiiv L'irl that MifT. r. d so
fearailiv for In r kind act wim the
niece ol -'l' lino tuii K. bore tin
sameunmc, and wii the timt Kg
Thi lady herself I never met,
hut who fun doubt how-fearful It
shadow this trial cast over her whole
future, i
irl'i mid Vmj'i jPfi':irlmriif.
Who WaiSciaah.
t
A dear, little grav pu.-s striped
irfl't pntty n, bin; couhl be ; no won
der tliat I'd lie's round, dimph-1 face
wa-i n bright n a sunheam, and that
(i'i-y clapjH'd her hand-i and caught
it in her urniv frying; "Vou sweet,
darling, dear little pel of a thing!"
not a bit of wotider. '"Did you
ever see anything likp it, H ldief
plaain fiid round, and don t scratch
tt all. .ilTt K'tL-n-" ro" on iu a
ii ii i i l
uroiiuu i it jiv, ivilir ron aroi
do you know it? mil I luve you so
much I could i at you Uf)."
"(ill .-V." Whispiled IMdie. II little
,1
"Why, I'll just take both, and
then I'll he Mire."
"Well, I think you won't then, for
ono in for mamma."
"It-t mo cot-, then I will take
this one" and Ivl.lio showed her the
rosy nd check.
"Oh, my!" exclaimed Gusy, til
imrpriic: "ju-a the reddest and sjfl
est and iiicett apples I c.vcr saw
but oh ! d. ar, y m are nn-iui, IMdie
Mnith thi ono is trie Iilt'o one: J
just know you cave mo this o' imr-
i misc. Oh! I woiildu t lio so mean
no. not for all Jho aiudui cvt-rv
where; you jiKt wanted that for
yourself, ntid I t pose that what
mamma meant-vest r.la- when she
said noiiiy iK-ojifo were selfish, and
that meaiu Imp thenim Ives so tnuth
better than thv like mher tx-oidf"
and w ith that she s latched the
largest iipiileiuid foiled the smaller
one off in lite grass. "There, now,
Mr. Mi aim s, take your little snt.i
of a one and go ; Kitty and I will
have this one; wont we, Kitty?
and l-fure he had time to say a
word or to get it bark, she had bit
ten a treat piece out, and Was roll
itig around with Kitty as merry a
you pieano ; " while j. tuic, irettwu
and hurt, hunted along tint grass un
til he found the .,it red check, and,
wj-ndewiig w ho k m selfish after all,
rati- to give his mamma the la.t
ireaure, and to gel iv kiss, which
comforted him more thuu a whole
Io7.,'ti of apple could have done,
hihI made hi l.earl throb fast with
"delight lis she called him her "little
lllisclfl-ll hoy throti as last itlnl
with as much delight as it did n lit
tle while alter when papa tossed him
two cre.it, b auii.iii pu.i Iicj tho
ritK-st and woitest and told him
that au liiiselli.h heart wa bettir
than au orchard oi'ajiplo au j peach-. s.
Tonnj Aajtici at taj wliot.
A wi 11 known chrgyman was ers-j-ng
Iake Ihic, some years ago, upon
ne of tho fUumers, nnd scviog n
small lad at the wheel, ho accosted
dm as follows :
"My son, you 'appear to ho a smull
boy to steer so large a hoat.
"Vw.r," w;u toe rcplyi,' btityou
I.AJau-.Lvux. On ihc4ih ult.,
Dr. Tims. laiinh to Miss Matilda
I-yon.
Millennial advieateiii:iy sound
( 'i'lu ir (Iiihrh lie horns;
'lhe end of time, the n it'll of m'aco.
ihis simple notice warns.
For U l the lion licth down
T'gelher with the lamb,
Ami soon, jierhajM, a little child "
Shall lend (hem hy tho hand.
Sr.:n-C't titty. On tho Dik
lust., Thomas Sued, ll.-nj., to Miss
Sarah 11 furry. ,
Said, Ilrowu, "To.u Su-cd's to very
small, "
I fear ho will he flurried.'
'Oh no, said Joni , u steed's a horse
And a short one t soou curried.'
Wii.mam Wimjam.. On the
L'Oih tilt., Mr. William Wil.iams to
Mi-s Lizzie Williams, both of Wil
li imstown.
"Tor further particulars, sec small
bills." jyjioKilion Journal.
fliir Qoq gem's lUckiuQs,
A ajM'r mill a light between
rival journals.
lcs, -i-ir, wa.j iuc repiy-,
I cniKl; i! thoitgh." .
It is said that every editor on the
Hot-ton j'ott wears sectacles.
A Ilostoii dry jroods dealer aIver-
tises "linaucial crash towels.
Some peoiiie have their lliiiikim?
like- their washing, doue out,
A Ciioksj-llcr advertises "calf
ocu, two dollars and fifty ccuU
acli.
Ih-fore shites were used people
multiplied on tho face of the earth. '
The -licading -Eiigle is the only
paper iu the interior that stereotypes.
Athens,' Ga., has a paper named
Cat, with thonmrtii !'I can icrateL"
, We always ljke to seo gentlemen
ami ladies w jlu beautiful gold rings
dn their lingers, and Jong dirty nails .
.it looks bo neat ;JUice"iteeL ,V
,-l"-'"'.-..'.'i my- t: n 1 , ; j-w .
.I. r fir The
before ;h
:ijipYu;ai
cxawiuin '
,f A. II
e-.(;s r'.Tve IV.'fn. o'nerfo'
ttrey-'iTstTd on liim, attd lonk'mg him
Jirnily in the eyes, she said : '
. "I hav? suffered iny .sewn -days'
imprisoiiment ;'nnd to night at liu.fV
iiist seven; it is at an end. Vou d.arc
not detain mo longer.' Vou have
not the right."
"That is, not for you to decide."
"int th'inv"3, l-.atti not guilty..of
iiiiythiiig,; not only I-, hut two others
will be o lniserablo if you do not
let mo gt." ; ' '.-''
" The poor child was the picture of
jaifl'ering and fright. . '
. "Now, said the Jude mildly,
"answer me. A're you the Adeline
Von K.- th'atva' condemned by a
militii-y-eoitrt at li. '" , '--. :
"No, I am not; the condemned.
Dut what of that?" she asked. -
"Much'," very mueh.:J-Vou -are
guilty of an al t- p.nis!iublo by ten
years iniju rsnnuietit and. a" fine ol
from one hundred to tefi j.honsaiid
dollars, nnif until iinalJudgmeiit is
passed in tin;. matter 'you return to
close con-n mellu'.'.-'-'H
"Uh, (i :d! iny GoiL!" 'she "cried,
oiUfv, "I do- not ih, ientur. 1 what
Sucli visions haiitji her cpuragcoiis
and-cheerfttl; no -' 'with one ft-arful
4jIow they were destroyed, and Otdy
"the prospect oi"a lilo "covt-red;- with
disgraco left her. , . . . . ... .
f - a j hm ( iloi 1--Ui- the-ju dge i a 'lv-
lieliall, and exptaeu-a i,,-y icar.s ifft
i ... . 1
Ji:tiauii,...iu-mn-
-r - -.ii ii- .i- ,
iii ii" t- oi m-ig.-iuor tiatnius, Who
v.,i--watt hiiig over her spec :a!ys
... . . i i . I
.iiiiv-v, am t si;t a lot nunc 7
... vl' ,!;..!:,;iir..:t' .. :!xdidtii.jLJiuiii.
Watklns put her rigid m my arms 7"
"Vc; but that was only, because
you got to him (ir t."
"We'l, if I got to bi n first, and
Johnny Watkins gave her to me,
why I guess she's mine."
"I (1 -n't. believe mamma meant
her all for you ; she said , Kittv
should be sometimes yours and some
tiiilesjHi ie," .
"iM-'ie Smith, you just bother nie,
you do; the next- Kitty anybody
giv-s mo I Will H it let you see at
ill." '
V. Idie, overcome with disappoint
incut and n I mo-it or. any . to cry, sat
ihev.ti oiiaHiitio sLad a short w'iiy ofi
te?ff-4iw iiiinutey tithout saying a
wwrd ; (lien lie came up quite clos
to Kitty and laid his, face sufdv
ngaiiist her,. whispering : I
'tiiissr, w hen vou get tired of her
don't you think you eduhl let her be
mine, to iday with tu.-t for a little
while?; ,m
"()!i, my, no! becau-H you sec
she is so sweet anil good,, that I shall
never get tired or her, afid Cannot
spare 'her aiiugle miiiute."
NufCyt'ii to Jet me holj in my
arnis'one little bit ?"
"Vou Kddie Smith, I-fohl-ou no,"
and Gusriy, Jakin'g JCjUy t iu. her
your tAXAifen; hit nun t
"Yess r, I thick I do." ' -
"Can vou box the compass ?'t .
"Vcs.Mr."'
"Let me hear you box-it."
The bey did as he was re-quested,
whi n the iiiinirter.sai.!
"Well, really, y:m "can" do it! Can
you I mix it had; ward.-.
'Vesfcir." ' " - ; .
"Lt t nie hear Voti."
The boy again did, us requested,
when the minister remarked .
1 "I declare, niV son, you' sceni to
undcrstaiil your business."
.The boy then took his turn at ques
1. 1.011 ilsklllg liegiiiuiilg
"l'ray sir, w hat might he your bus
nicys : ' '-. .
"I am a ini'ii -ter of the gospi 1
"Do you understand vour l usi
ikss?"
"I think I do, mv smi.
"Can you say the Lord's prayer?"
. "lcs. "
'-'Sitv it.
Tho clergyman did so, repeated the
words in ti very fervent manner, as
though trying to make an impression
ou the I a il.
"Well, really." said the boy, upoi;
its conclusion, "you do know it, don't
you t Now say it hack wards. .
. "0!-i!. 1 liT'i't do such 14 thing-as
unit. 01 course -
. "Voti can't do it, ch ."":ie''unied
tliffboy." "Well, then, you see 1 un
derstand my bu.-iuess a great dear
better thau you. .do voiiis'."-
The clergyman aetnowleried him-
sell beaten .and r .-.tired.
er, as a g- ninu v
some, scolding wuc
" ' ' ' i ,
arms
1,
rtm.-toiiii;..-Hr
eim.hecome hardetrt'-d,-'thrfrtigriaTrti-
ilarify to.Biifioiuig ui every ..shajie.
He anticipated iiothing leiious iu
couseqtietice. '. ;
BtU; her situati'-iii'dKl not alter;
sTTcTobsi'.ryeil n -ither iy t-oinTug nor
going :' 1 tried to draw lief, interest
from Jier'own tliosighu, without buo
cess. She neither uty -lor drank.
Occasionally her eyes wotild be raised
from the. floor "to flit" from one "otiect-
to another, as 11 m search of soine-thing-fhttt
.could not he Toiind. It
was the restles wtiu'deriug of a gtiIi-x
inir -soul the hni'ua-'e of a -.broken
spirit. She had cxl,il,ilu(p the courage
of a niiiii; she-hadjiflyrt-d 'more than
life in the aef ofi-ut(.rn,, the prison;
.1 . 1 1 . . . i i .... ..... 1 . . .
rnaisne toio- ...u u-aiiu uw unnaj)
PY result did. tint detract- onu "iota
irotn the -tiohleiit-ss of th'o iiiti-jiiion.
She-)vas' not aware kIc was coniaiit-ling-soiuefhmg.
im hidden; she onlv
believed that s. lf-sacrifico would
bring peaee to Iter family aiid dnqt
piuess to his friend. .. , ,;.,,
Myhcnri bh-.l f,',r hor. and i-fLcr
eight d iy s f lie ph ;. j-i; i.ui i :i i hi go
pro.'io-a.-.-. -i.'-ir-in erahle" IK- aadd
an out to get 011 the swing.
widen she just Happened to think 01,
beforo iTpqipcd in "Eddie liciittj,''
as .she whisrierci! to Johnny Watkins
lir-;(3nr'(!i)ofrvhilc'',o ' lyJdilat
very still on th'o stdol,' " tvitlr a- -frig
t -ar on -his lashes, and a big, sob, in
his throat. ,"" " - -; ,.
A, day or two after this Lddie took
A "ll.' .1
a message 10 a neigiinor iicross ine
field, and wiw rewarded with "three
hi ight,' rosy pdes suclf -bra lilies';
ripe and soft and ml :4uM'ouId hard
ly wait 'to get out the gate before be
ginning to eat them, and Was -jusfj
about 16" take' the hrsfbitc, --.then, he,
stojiped, shook his curly head, fixed
them all in a row-ou'Jiis arm, laying
his hand on them to keep them from
falling off, and hurried Tor horns as
lasf as he could. v -
"Pnp;i, papa !" he cried with de
light, "see here. One lo ( iiiav, and
c- -...1 i:... !ZT'
one joi j uu, oiiu 0111- 10 Mii; -
"They are beatitiful.'sure en .ugh ;
but how about inaninla?"
"Jlamina? Oh ! why, sure enough ;
..ne for Gussy, and you, and niainina
we'l, I lionet mind maybe you
will givo me ir little lite of yoms
saying which,;'hj darted ofi toward
Gu sv, who was tjiifing Kilty with a
cio.er tult und -r t'.ie cliii tree.'
'iV hiih Un-iv-(.vt-sv-:'" - ' . -:
x-.y. , EL
Moon 13 -MoDiii:. On the 1st, Mr.
Wil Haiti Moore to Miss Maria. Moore.
The happiness tiny-will enjoy,
. Is gii;at -beyond, degree .. -But
w hen they have a little 'Moore,'
, "Oh, won't it greater be ? . .. .:
Nj:n,i, Tii'tt. On Wednesday, .
Mr.! "VViHia-Jh Nrei 1 to JMiss Jane Tier
1 .. 1 ..a .. ..1. . .
l sua event we.nuiiei-ieiir, 1
r.i . -V". 1 I . 1 1 ' - "
cue tunica loiiiicci. ana im pped a
"' tear.. .. ... . : .'
Lishop Meado said "our girla'ai-e-'-'
poorly educated but our boys will
never find it out."
The best remedy for nierenntiU
!' troubles A liberal use of printer's
"Print aud prosner," says the
iso man at the "Times Printinjr
ir,. rn...L....L .... . in 1 . P
i.fu-rc, tiit-siiiut streei. 1 iiuadet-
phhl; -
Out iu Montana when they start
a man down hill in a barrel, -they
speak of his "appearance iu a new
role." ' .
&Jf It is an cstablishb?dlict tjmt
M. array sells trood shoes. Jt
flfsy." Murray aji'preciatt-s the times
aud sells low-for cash.
The proprietors of the Auburn.
Mei, "Clipper " have been-held in
three thousand dollars ball for
rifcrring to a judire as- "a muddle-
headed inaiiikiu."
The London Time says that life
is lived so nuickly.- in the United
Slates that a man who has been five
years 111 public hie 4S almost a
veteran. ' - - '
A Khode Island jury were five
days debating on hog case involyin'"
seven dollars; and then recommended
both men to the mercy of the court.
AMissbuii cherry uianVTees- for
marrying lburleen couples amounted
to dift'v pounds of dried apples and a.
bill lor. eighteen bushels of buck,
wheat, "r:"";' y'- - -...-i..
"WiifctitT DrcK. .On Monday
hv tTe'lu'v. ,Mr. Seals, Henry;; W.
Vright tir" lliss..Orilla lluck."; ,
The jrarsoii se:iis llreix fate rtis
verv clear, 'She's righf fe-r once the
buck lia -got' its . de; .
Conr. Wi-nn. Last week", Mr.
John Colih to jMi.-s Kate Webb. ' '
A newspaper recently. quoted
iiigiiiun-s ccieorffteii work,' 'The
ntijiiities ofthe Christain Chureh
is .-"IJingliain's Iniquities of th
Chrislain Church." .
A new. rcMgious sect litre fan
ecentiv organized in'Koaiioke couu.
ty. Va. They arc disaffected" Turks
and calr , llitmselves "Christ s fo.1
lowers." - -
A gruh'old loi 1, whgsifs just heside
ih, savs iis our ear: "Look-out: for
iittle spiders.,
An editor lately killed a lady in
his papeci T!he bereaved husband
v's ted liim. ; '' f -
"Vitlian," cried the enraged luis-'baud,-"you
liave killed my wife !'-' -'-.Editor,
with dignity :. ; .
' "Sir, I am an edftoi-jtiot a doctor.'1''
"That's just it," cried the bereaved
husbiuid ; you've killed heron paper
and she's alive !". ' T: - 1 '---
"If she's not ilead, I congratulate
you !'" .. -,.' "
'.Congratulate? Idemnnd daiiirtLres.
) for drsappointtuent'''
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