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3crBlexitiei "of. a, Joujxalisr; "Wife.
tlw editor's wife haa bo pnuw MTtefllfo '"w "S
For trquble and can" that Involre her,
Oh, heftTeaf ih wid, wou!l the paper were dwtd."
While continual tera di4 dinile her.
.NeTer at dinner, nererMa, ? m '
2fenjeTenln; at hom M he; (
'And what wa o rery improper, he .
loft othtr me'ri, nuw, to dance, Batter add bow,
.-.T take hortochorch and thi opera.''
ThCTV wktM itin wbrilBtprelbfy worae! -;
j iDid he aak ; nm tdanleuUb hvx pnjraa, , ,
Itia eonnteoance felU. . i
. Jl Ifot an inch, but an en,' J v ; ; - "
"While he towed he had-Doth! ngr not m a dollar, '
. To pend Upon eriaoIliiA, floQMea or collar- , ; .'
That ia. nut to-day L 'thonli Ibis ha would ley,
- Whta the rina began t pntt ' ' ,i.i
To hi darliug'a dumaoilt lie would anver say nay I .. ,
Then, as to the Cne lie secaircf-to eiare, j ,-. .:.
It took to itm-ireuch aUruilax shiipcH "
One journal had dpeuly callol liim '-a knaTe,'
. 'While another had dubbed liim l,a jackannpeg,' ..
And onc, when the bt-11 like n pong had rang;
" ' And she peep-d from In r roam at the lwrid of the etain
-, . Ebe saw a man who a horewlp swung ' .
- A man seven feel liij-'h, ohe was ndy to swear ,
Who inquired, wih a strangely f rocious air,
" . ' Was the editor there $ - .
- And ifhe was mt at home, tfhere? -.
! As'he had a littlu iitt mut toj wjmuu!" ,
Civiug hr such a frifiht, that hfter, at night,
J Jler boeoiJi was'in arontlnuiil flatter, "
Till her hanbiuid appeared, a nhi? c nstantly fcarrd -.,
y lo j hluv brought heme m a board or a shutter.
No on tt y for dress , j. :S -
- 1 ' No time for caiesses ' ' . ' '
Bnt ouly the ghost of the m&i whom nhn married"
j .. A pale hajjrrd cifeaturfej '
With care on each fratire,
i
Bendtne undiT the weight 8 lie carried. " 1
; ... Six months as we naui, . ; I " .
Have like pitol-ballM iqied, j
When one d;ij he came homo' and lay down on tfie bod,
" And groaued, as he emotb r'd in pillows hls.hiiad,
The paper, my darling, the japer is dfdl ' . u
Th.nl sweet little wifu wasn't jeorry a hit v
"My own love," she tnurniurfcd, ' I'm glad of it,"
And takeu,"th(TeoK, with"a hystric fit, -
She laughod and wrpt alternate
i" " For the '-Irudi:!! Express.
Aboard the Picket
-April '22, 2 o'clock, P. M
Dear Ea-press : Yetdrd;y at half -past two,
P. M.,. I went nboarci ! jlie D;cxsr at'' Cape
Oiiarclcau, ilo., and intlc course of ao hour
afterwardajiket sail down the river, Ascend-,
ing to the Hurricane deck, I seated myself
and mournfully watched the dim, receding
lisaouri hilld ; among; which I had dwelt bd'
long in peace and quiet; where lived many
that were dear to my heart; and with whom
I had epent many happy days and rjighta..
But vision of happy jgreetiiige ilt the Old
Nnrth State danced Iretili and wild, tnrouii
div brain, impelling ie homeward
with a
i
heartv cood will, notwithstandm
the reluc-
tunce with which 1 leave my western friends.
KtP.iiiil.oat life on the Missies-ipui Would
certainly be a novelty p many of the readers
'it the ''Espree-H." Koi far our trip has!' been
quite' pleasant. We liave met" with no acci
dents, and nothing befond the ususal routine
of incidents has occurred. True a marl tnm
tledJ'overl)oard last night at Cairo that waB
not a matter of much (consequence but was
rescued after fishing around pome-time.
Euchre: play ing is Carried on with as (much
zeal as ever ; this I remark for the edification
of those who traveled on the river fnme .two
'ytara ago, about which time a reform was
talked ot. Last tvcnaig at four o'clock some
gents took their eeota at the card-tablb, and
without losing more ithan just enougty time
to bolt their Suppers, tossed the cardSj until
1 fix o'clock this morriingr even; the ery of
"man overboard" did not disturb them in
the least ; intent pa their game, . they were
dumb to every thing else, and by this morn
ing somebody, waS a right heavy loser, i judg
ing from the pile-of bills and pecie on the
tables ThU id i Sunday; still there is nodi-
minution in the amusements of- the passen
gers, or the labors of he officers and crew
indeed there is no afSn'y existing between
1 the.'floatmg popwlatiojn of thtf MiRsissippi ami
- the Sabbath; -At New Madrid we wercilreat
ed to a rich scene, gratipi in the shnpa of a
fight l)etween one of ith boat hands and a
" loafer, in whiclt both were equally victorious,
- and here away great Imnches of hair fts palms
of triumph. We are a rrierry set of passen
. gers highly pleased) with our fare and ac-
- commolationp, and best of all, wilh the af
fiUe oQcere. . Wester.
isccunncmis.
I ,' ' .Company Manners. j'"
- A well-bred.l man has always the
same manners at homel and in "society,
and what Is ba'd k : tjio forirncrisQnty
worse m the latt.t It car never, be
pardonable, to swagger and -lounge,
v nor to carry even into the family (circle
thdr actlons, propr to , the fJreslrig
, room, Even ..where familiarity-Jias
nothing shocking in itself, it attacks
the respect due to the society of oth-
crsrhodver'' they may be, anfipre
8ents.the danger of a farther.blreacn. of
it. . From familiarity to indecency is
but one step; TbuV no partT of nhe
, dregsf not a 6hoe-trJng, even, . ' ihoild
be arranged in tf presence of ladies.
The. Hindos, remarkable for the deli
; cacy of their manners, "would,;not al
low kk iisiii7r6cr t'nS'K(P'P cKng; 4 or
- lying down tq be represea ted ;on th e
stage, and at ' least the last i three
; shouW'nerer be permitted in a 'mixed
society of men nd womeniThre
are attitudes, tool :hich are , ViransL
, t tion from ease to :- familiarity,; and
should never; bej fndulsed: hnkti
I may.cssns leg3m theWlsetftaV)
cTi'milsl rw. ; r .i " -
but should never Utrr.b ti.Vi Z
(UorrcsiJonbcncc.
' Towipet thej forehead,t gape, rvawn.iby on whoe freshnes formed a sttU
i noxious, than thej-Aqncab' abftoHfber4ef
. expectoration -ilt presented ra ng'prPofda
uu ionn, are pniya sbadeff esd oVI
VVjllr.4you -love - me even ' beyon
the tniTiK?'.
I Urn mioefinir. aYi trnm tli.v vdr.
rti;if?rt' fri r.Vii o-.V" f.i i
ball in'Paris 'dtirincf the reich of Xouts
Xy;.Shol wa s a brillilnV .'iunetfe,
with 'abundant' " raven hair, and Vore
the Spanish veil . and. mantilla which
she had assumed for the occasion with
all the1 grace ofi aiighier" ofnda
lusia. Ilef tnterldcator,' a young VTs
count of twenty,1 arrayed aa a ''page of
Mary Stuart, in Scotch plaid anil
.Highland bonnet and feathers, had
been" pursuing Ithe fair uhkhown all
the evening' with protestations of lov"e
ah5 etern.al fidelity. "IllsVanswerW&s
prompt and unhesitating; "
'ir.Tcs; I swear it.- If T' die FVfll'
dream of you in the sepulchre, a'tid a
thrill of joy will welcome you if your
foot but press the grass over my head."
' And if I should die ?' inquired
the' young girl, in a sad tone' s ;'
" If you should die, I will be as
faithful to you dead as living; "and if
yon should be permitted to visit me I
will kiss your cold hand with as much
love as at this moment--nnd he press
ed to his lips the little white hand of
the beautiful Spaniard.
"Ah, well ! I permit you,- then to
love, me? We shall see if you are
constant. Farewell ; we shall meet
again.'- . . -
"But where? when?" demanded
the viscount, anxious.y. " ij " -"I
cannot tell. Perhaps here
perhaps elsewhere but you Tvvill gee
me." .' : ' . -
Arid with a gesture which forbade
him to follow her, she disappeared in
the crowd. 4 t .
Two -years passed, during which
Viscount Ralph sought vainly "at
Marly, at Versailles in every place
of public resort--for his beautiful un
known. He" was a Scotchman by
birth, and like many, of his country
men, had entered the service of the
King of France. But a court life did
not compovt very well with his slender
forlune, and he became, ere long,
deeply involved in debt. - ; ,
" "..'You must find some- rich heiress,'.'
said his sympathizing friends- it twas
the usual resource of emba.r rasped gen
tlemen of that da v. But the viscount
y
had not forgotten the bewitching An
dalusian, and was in no mood; for the
Search.-, Ho wassparcd the trouble,
however. His uncle, who was arch
bishop in partibu8 of an Assyrian city
destroyed by the Romans, 'infornieu
Hi in one day that it was time for hini
to marry, aud that he had found a
wife for him.. .
! "'Is she rich?" inquired Ralphs 'l
do not ask if ,,shc is pretty it "is all
the same to me." , y i '
" Very rich' and very pretty." I
The viscount thought of- his 'un
known, aud sighed: thor, thouhf nl
his creditors and con?enUd. "'i uc
clc arranged' every thtn, :nid -when at'
was fettled - he ga ve his nephew ti
benediction' arid two hundred-pistols,
and sent hi ui off to Burgundy to pay
his-respects to M'lle-de Roche Noire,
whom he was to marry in a fortnight.
A gloomy journey of several- days'
duration brought him at length to the
ancient feudal manor-house of Roche
Noire, situated in the heart of a forest,
on a lofty, rock from which it derives
its name. -He was expected. The
grand door of the mansion was open,
and the aged servant met him at the
threshold, and conducted him toa large
hall, at the extremity of which sat an
old man and a young girl. The for
mer,: whom he "divined at once ta .be
the Baron of Roche Noir, rose at his
erf trance and saluting him in the some
what formal fashion of the day, pre
sented him to his daughter Hermine.
The latter had the delicate beauty of
the flower which has unfolded under a
northern sun. She was pale, with fair
hair, and 'eyes of the deep blue of an
Italian sky. Her " figure "was slight
but graceful,' her hands exquisitely
Bbaped.'and transparent ts alabaster.
t5& much the viscount saw as he bent
low before his betrothed, and m spite
of his indifference, he .inwardly con
gratulated himself on his" good Tfor
time. ' -' - ' :- ' r ' it""-'
" Tlie bar on'and viscount exchanged
the usual reciprocal complimonts and
"ihquifisi.,"Ralpli was accustomed to
socieiv mm uiiueraioou ne au.vi
;ing himself agreeable : the bar tfn,
spite of his" seventy wmtersfliad notfreseraWeoeniiles ; when the present !
forgotten how to be a courtieKl'and
Hermfne ? had the simple "grace; the
ilirrnTtv! the modestv with6ut nruderv.
ota young irJJit'higJ)irtbjreligtr4
ously.educateu,Duj; iWifuouctny gi-j
animated Und 8parkipg, whjle .Ralph
watcheJ..Hcrjnip4 ndvinow,andihh
murmured to himself, 44 Sheischarm
ing ! blessings on roy uncle for.finding
me a jvife;ftt. pneeso preity.and so
riph.".iv 'c .J,m ysUi
When supper-was announced heof-
fercd: his hand, toahe young girl, who
jvrinn fli sir-lli xcort nsnended ancient
accepted it with a blu3h,rwiie tbe:ba-trtain. ae-uuapi ovBry acwituun
ion led the -way -toother iltnmg-rtKra.witKreproaches ShefieemedJresign
It was a lofty apartment, furnished in fed. 5 He saw ncmlean: heri haad-npon
ffc .-i;v;AtiliirXI-V.t.and hand s-a 4earj8hoBemhereye,.and
SAW 1X1 & v." T V k t--
triflr,0rtralk ;As ilUlpb's veUI am coglwn saidkiadf? rising
AAA.dA j,a1 tWpsX Ka wksttraeted
innt cxntrtsttotbmoy canva5es -
m. .mm . -w-v . mm '-Z. . sa. I . z
C zlinff buti foreiffn beatity." such . as is ' Heavens !' exclaimed RalDk rooiharl noatrol r-oVKriwr-ilPRtirfirtlvp
onljr,ouidbnderiw)u dead; bat, ; dead, or lmngfyon Jmine' -.'s-jt'k.' s tis?
; more 0rilUatdaurhtr of S Da in never i are beautiful, more beautiful than anv f I . Yon are t-rtrHt hnvKmva" Vliif 3 X a-tw
danced the boterv in the perfumed gar
denaot tbe - Alhatebta. Ihe e
-Ralph Wert fixed Umraovahly trpon the
canvass the first'glance had told him
that' it -Vas -hi lonr-lost-tinknowritrf
the fancy-baR. -. -.: - v'.?
Come, -my, -dear visc9untj''aid
the barony Met us be seated."''
ouRalpbi started aud i obeyed f t then
turned his eyes from the portrait o
Hermine. lit contrast with that glow
ing1 beauty she appeared tp him uttgr-ly-insipid.
- He madofsome remark
about the;pieture. -The baron did not
Veply; but a cloud" passed'oTer his face,
and-Hermine turnod pale, and sat Sil
lent fw-i th- downcast jeyfis.t A. chill
seemed'to be thrown" over J these three
persons! just now talking so joyously.
Brief remarks were- made occasionally
in a constrained tone, and the supper
nded almost in silence. -At,its. close
tho viscount made the fatiguecof his
journey an excuscfor retiring early.
As the servant was'conducting him to
his apartment, they passed again
through the dinning-hall. v
" 4 Whose portrait is this V he asked,
pointing to the picture of the lady.
f he servant hesitated.
Speak l' said the viscount, imperi
ously. ' ' V ' -" "
- It is the portrait of M'lleFulmen,'
said the old man trembling.
.'; - And who is she V
i ' The elderj sister . of M'lle Her
mine.' K - - '-- ' - -
4 But she is dressed in Spanish cos
tume.' -' ' -.
' Yes, her mother was . a Spanish
lady.'
- ' And Fulmen, where is she now ?'
- She is dead," said the old man, sol
emnly.'' She lies- at the left of the
altar in the chapel of the Chateau.'
Fatigue had no power that night to
bring sleep to Ralph's eyelids. It
was in Vain that he extinguished the
candles, 'and buried his head under the
blankets ; 'the'iinage of Fulmea still
pursued him. 'Now it was Fulmenra
diant -with beauty, as she -was; repre
sented in the picture, and as ; he had
seen her at thefancy-ball ; again, it
Was Fulmen, pale and T cold, extended
in her cottin under the pavement of
the chapel. Then he remembered his
oath, tp joye her as well dead as Jiv
ing and a cold sweat bathed his brow.
At tbat moment a light atthe oppo
site5 extretnityi- ofthe apartment at
tracted his attention; 4a door, whose
existence he had not suspected, turned
noiselessly mu its hinges the caiidles
rf-lighted' themselves '-spontaneously,
and a1-figure drapped. in - a .winding
sheet entered the room nndapp.-oached
his bed. Tt -advanced -slowly ; the
mo t acuTe- ear could have detected n f
4ou1id'of I'otsieps.l : Brave as he was!.
-hev!iiii tt'tmhled at -the appan
tion.- Vvllen tiio-iigUi'O was willun a
few fett. ot ttK ted Ute winding sheet
'.vas thrown back, and revealed a young
girl dressed in Spanish costume.
' Fulinen !' he murmured ; 'the pic
ture has descended, from its 'frame !"
: It was indeed FuHnen, just as she
was painted, save that" tli6 lips;were
pale, the eye mourntui, the wnoic ex
pression unspeakably sad,
' Fulmen I' repeated the viscount,
with a tone of terror, iq... which was
mingled a sort of feverish joy.
.'it is I,' she .said. - 4 Do yon re
member your oath ?t . They shave of
ten told you that I. am, dead. . .,
... The 'teeth of Ralph chattered C hut
the voice was so - pure, ' so , melodious,
that it aided im to shake off the ter
ror which was,creeping over him. -
4 No, you are" not dead,' he exclaim
ed, with an effort. .
4 1 have been dead-ayear,' replied
Fulmen, sadly: Xhey-buried me in
the chapel. lryu can read my epitaph
on the marble slab, the third from, the
high altar.' r-, 4. ;
Ralph couldj not ; detach Ins i eyes
from this singular creatureKwhose
marvellous b e a u ty counteracted in
some degree the terror which the .ap
narithm would otherwise have caused.
i ' - --. - -
'Alas'.' resumed the speetre-rwr ap
ing the shroud about her form with all
the coquetry with ' which" a living belle
might wrap anopera: -cloak around
about her ' I am dead, really deadj
o- tai'nntaon ivTurt l lifo t wa C full
light, and perfuine.lapd ninsicwheii
Vtearseven, were- so sweet . that Miey
was "so happy thatjtlie future was quite
forgotten. Andi ihea,v-lioved you.
Apt care fore.- YouhaYccameiere
Fulim3n lUjnururedV Jlalph, who
Vibe a!ea4rtar6vnexer,loved J5hc
ad jnpuri4fully,t , 9rri-M,
Httalprrremoiea; xie-ieu ii& otooa
curdlqin hiaei3He.rei
diis oath. - - Yet tFulihea 3 didi 1 b otioom-
a hiveppassgq
4 a hfver passed tiirohgh, ftauie-k
! from-theieliaife.in wrhicb sbeJia'd eai
jan' ;u o nanuwvu-v,
rf.wltA v wa- r n j- w mm rijifl , - " mm mwm
felt a: pang o remorse t his f.e.art,.:!
iiavtj joyed y layeoutili v
1 ; n 1 1-1 a. 1 - l t
)iying womaaa, and I love- yotis as on
the daydt first saw youte ve -jhi'-r"
.Thet dead are never loved she re
peated, mournfully.- t 4
l Bat yOn are not dead, The Umbs
of the idead- are : rigid j the -flesbr cor-.'
nipt theyre insensU)le:ithey can
not walk:? they cannot speakiyorj are
not; dead-fitJs impossible, v;t zz'ixs
-n sJ Jam dead,? . repeated 'Fiilmen a
ton e of . Authority which admitted-of
no x uestion, 3dea,d and yet I 'raffer.
-You suffer 1' , the yiscount exclaim
ed, -ij-".---. -
-'-Yes. Because I died with a guilty
thought In my heart. remembered
the ball where I ihet ' you. . It. was
earthly love,.not ; penitence,' that en
grossed my . last hours." .! Yet if : you
who are alive canr lovfe me-stilllGod
will perhaps pardon, me, and I shall
suffer no longer n
4 1 do love you,', cried Ralph, gaz
ing at the young girl so beautiful in
her.sadness. : Yet a secret voice .said
within him-4 Ah !? if she were only
alive !' ; -
- A Palo smile passed over the face of
thephantom. It rose and advanced
toward him. r Ralph involuntarily
shrank back at its approaclu . .t -
' You see she gaia, mournfully,-, 'it
is always so. The living fear i the
dead.' ; - f .
4 No, no!' said he, eagerlyr ashamed
ot his momentarj terror ; 'no Fulmen,
my beloved, come !' . c
She extended her hand, and took
that of theyoungman. Ralph uttered
a cry. ' His hand was pressed by the
cold, clammy fingers of a corpse. )She
let his hand; fall,-. .; .
, 4 Nb,' she repeated, in a haif-suJTo-cated
voice, 4you see it cannot be-r-I
shall suffer always.'.
And she fled" while Ralph was so
overwhelmed that he had no power to
speak or move.v; The candles went out
suddenly silenee' reigned again in the
chamber ; the phantom had vanished.
The next day dawned bright and
beautiful. The, Baron de Roche Noi-
re, who did hot appear to notice the
pallor and abstraction of his guest,
proposed a hunt.' The day was spent
in the open air-; and if, amid, the ex
citement of the ' chase,' the,' viscount
thought of the occurrences of the last
night," they seemed to him only as a
bewildering 'dreamt- But with. the re
turn of darkness, and especially at
the sight of the ' picture, the' appari
tion again seemed 'to him a reality,
and he determined td ascertain the
truth. Pleading headache-he re
tired to .his' room, and extinguishing
the candles, he called softly t
4 Fulmen! FuhnehT" "r ';
There vas no 1 answer. ' Again' he
it 1-' . . - -
" Fulmen ! I love you though dead!
Immediately the candles were re
lighted and Fulmen again appeared.
She threw off her winding-sheet and
seated herself in ! a chair by his side.
Her face had the cadaverous paleness
of the tomb ; her eye was sad ; .her
step slow and painful yet her'exrui
site beauty exerted the same fascina
tion over Ralph as when sparkling with
life" and vivacity - " -' , ; .
4 Fulmen, I love you ! he repeated,
gazing at her with admiration. ' -
4 Yet if my hand should touch yours,
she replied, ' with a sad smiled 4you
would utter a cry as you did last night;
the dead are always cold,' , . ,'t
4 Give me your hand,' and 'you will
see,' said Ralph, extending resolutely
his Own. She took it, and again there
came over him the -same terrible sen
sation as before ; but he had eelf,con
trol .enough. to conquer it, and again
tp repeat: . J '.
it X love you!' ! '
"A bright smile illumined the fea
tures pf Fulmen.. . " . r '.
. 4My poor friend,' 6he said," 'I would
gladly ibelieve you; but if your love
would end my suffering, -itmnst be so
profound, so ardent, that it can.con-
auer, even the desire to live. A tomW
with me must hye'jattr'aetiori's for, you.
And you are Imi twenty-two, Ralph.
At yourage4Ife.8 sweei." " 'J'.
The yiscoijnt' ihpolcHii hea'dr1-
.1 4To live without you would be death,
to oe unuea io you,, even ju-ine lomo,
would D"e'nfe.r;v' .; . . . s
Takfi 'care,.my liend r, r: """
: !Ofi what, dear Fulmen V exclaimed
Ralph,. over whomTthe smile of tne
young gjtl jsemed to exercUe. an over
whelming tascHiapon.
if you utter such a wish, God may hear
your prayer; .U -M'l X
Ah 1 if he- would : 4 -An eternity by
hyour side wpuld .e infinite happinessl
jlalphj niyfrjond, interrupted; ful
men. while aainilc of celestial iov shone
in? her face: tako,carej you -will die if
But you are betrojhe&tp ,my lis
ter.' -tim.
Vitm ' jM4MMaW:---'tiaa'Htit
BatrH'TieiaiJ Tehemehlly. :
re
YhrrJJ x:ffJ5t'4:C ffullf half a tmieroiii'anr wusebe fwiiihereaviiimifssiaqirHa r?.5,i' iHajisi''-stv
Betftuicshe is aliv Wtti&lihaA W
nkttmitm& ddiiSthUlie down ! He bai fallen iirtell? . you ?'
teUhaufiJnK be'nht1)f theirt!ief He tt&lRniiftt8&ri icV r-.No; JFiaiittlerii V!fct Ujarrt : gft M g aai.'-t,: .
iacerrueof theoWr,th . fWeUf howTcaano yd4totlef5iV.Sa A'pfttiKgiH wmypcffY Her
r H birdi ?aserif younger dr ttore lfacThIre:he,1fraped ThSld? 6tt ler fcwhip pbiUvtW tH ; : frnticUcWe 1c ie her.-1 -That's
.k . 'r ' ' n tKrfi saTVT1- wifii' .-0 Oil "Us til ' dcalt til t4i iw :
oydtt-that I wilt naver jmarnr Her-
mine. -4 wreniiaoe oorsanayours
onlyj foreverl - jp' ? xs.ius itt-f
Yottare mad, "my friend I cannot
accept uappiness arsucn -a saennce.
bhe rose slowly.
'Adieo Rilph,! she
Hermine- and praT f
'Fulmeri! Fulmen exclaimed Ralph,
fallibg on hilcnees at her feet- Do
not abandon me-t love youl's fjrt-
hi! Kilt Trnn-r imra aa. rfaath ; t w
M'Itiap happiness U It is life l :
V His tone was so earnest, 0 tonch-
-ing; thatlhe young? girl liesitated. 3"
t4Let met'live f eternally-with iyoul'.
ho persisted . Tefi
I 4Listen, my friend slie -sahl at
length, as jf shq CQuld no lor)ger resist
his entreaties, 4in this casket,' point
ing to a richly, carved box wnich stood
on the tabley ther e1 13 a'phial contaih
ing a" dqrk liquid,.:
t And that liquid V ' ' "
' 'is- death: ; ;;. t '":
, 'It is happiness exclaimed Ralph,
seizing theieaskel. I " .V3
. Fulmen. Stopped him by a gesture.
'4Not yet; she said ; 4by-and-by at
midnight but first reflect.
'Immediately the' candles" were ex
tinguished, l and he" found himself in
complete darkness.' ' ' ' ' "' ' '
If viscount Ralph had beenaFrehch
man, as soon as .Fulmen disappeared
he would have opened the window,
and let the cool night air play upoii
his brow. Then, the fever-fit 'being
over, he would have said to himself: ,
'All this s folly. I am twenty-two
years old, an officer in the 'krng's ser
vice, and am about to marry a young
girl, bland as a Madona, fair as a lil
ly, who will bring me. an income of a
hundred thousand liyres. I.have on
ly to be quiet, and let, things take their
own course. . . , ' . ' ' "
After which he 'would have" slept
quietly, and dreamed no imbre of Fut
men. But Ralph was s a Scotchman,,
with an imagination as susceptible jpf
exaltatibri'as most of his cbuntrymep
of the land of mountain and mist. As
soon as the phantom vanished, he re
lighted the candle by the aid of a half
extinguished firebrand, andopening
the casket, he took out the" phial. J"
. . 'Fulmen ! Fulmen I wait for me ! I
ana. Coming j' ho murmured, and swal
lowed the cohtentsata. draught.
For a moment' Be experienced ' a
strange and inexpressible sensatfon;
a coldness in the chest, a heat in tlie
.head ; then his eyes' became heavy ;
his limbs trembled .an" extreme lan
gour crept over him, and he sank up
on .the i floor still murmuring faintly :
"" iFulmen wait for me I love you.'
When Ralph swallowed the contents
of the phial he expected to awake in"
the other world. He 'was mistaken.
The phial contained only a-narcotic,
and he was very much astonished T' on
opening his "eyes to find Himself in
bed, and to see the sun shining through:
the curtained window. . ' A wpman' sat
by the bed-side, It was Fulmen 1 but
no longer the pale, sad'FuTmen, with
livid lips, and toTm. enveloped in a
winding-sheetj; but Fulmen, fresh, ra
diant,' joyous, in the same costiime
s,he wore at lthe fancy-ball. '
xne reaaer win unaerstana tne ex
planation of all this more readily than
the young' yjscpunt, whose hetdwa
still somewhat confused frorn "the ef
fecVof the narcotic, The young irl
had wished to put the sudden passion
of her ball-room lover to the "test: and
with some difficulty she. had persnad-
' i'r.'.;-l-ji.;i ail'-t'l '5-1- Jl. 1. Tx-r
ea ner iona 01a ratnerana ner cousin
Hermine toj lend themselves to, the
my stification. -- AK Tittle ingenuity,
some invisible assistance; transpa
rent glove of serpent; skin; aided Vpy
the native superstitibhof; the yCung
Scotchman, were all that " was necess
ary to the success "of the sehenife?J " r
" We need not say that the viscount,
when he recovered his senses was very
glad to exchange his 'phantom bride
for a living'joneJ" 4 - x T-
.Aldttle Hero. U
BY GRACE GREENWOOD. ,
-'-. . t . - . ' , v. '
In the city of Hartford, Connecti
cut, 1 i ves the hero of the true history
I am about to relate but'Tiq longer
(little," as the perilous adventure,
which made him dor a tune famous m
his native town, happened severaly cars
ago.
9 .i r
f jQur-hero ras theni a bright active
boy of fourteen rthejson.oi a mechan
ic.trt theerere winter?of,18,;tbe
father worked ia afaCtoryaabooi,
mile, and a-half from hia, iomevTjand
every '-uajuia nvuuau.uis
snowon this nieadow nearty' twfeVt
deep,-and no traces of-tho littlo foot
"path remalfiing)- Yet ratVottS aa
fasf as ' ssible, 1tngidgthroagh
(drif tskeepnghimseif warmioy mg
erWsvWxercise-and -'tit aviicheerfu
dinneracrpss a vide piece ofnifiaoowJiUse not
thoughtg. i;Uy rwltrMTitcfrVftid W
2Wrren1njthe mtdWnlaiow" nniima I? b-i4ite;1gBS ft fc infex; are .
rested oir. th tottom of Uie-Vellye'
(otherwejJ)crht fourfeetiabbye
!TnHij, -tik: wsin'mindairof
for.hrmrako:timselfMd4r;
such adepthand at ttc&4sllirrrj
nimselfrjjtheinfiic
andibraced'-hime4fgaihthaf
it and IheialUoTheevM Js
of .brickf -'andtlqilitew sffi5dej?4fh m
hepulletLoffis?;coatirdj4jiki4iiC
his rketWfecTj;b"ff lllp4tsrt&i
he mig hti work 'totgratervanti f.
Then,-with his eet aganitsotfeje
of. the wall and his oulders;sftgaist;
the other, ho -worked' hir way t py
the mast fearful;iBxertion', abontjlf
the distanpe to the top , Jlere hejis'
obliged to pause, take breath and jgffi
er up his energieafbrithe yrofkiyetfe
fore him:.i ; or harder was it.tharlic
bad goncthrough. for the side of Jthe
well, being fromhat; point compfe-'
ly covered with ice, lie must outkwh
uu grasping oiaces iorifus iin-
gersslowly'and carefully he w:y
t f1 . ' " J - . . , t! "
Trir suij k i -uw"-..3ffeftjf
here the little, hero. lifted:.up4ija J:e: jt'
to Uod and prayed tervently for he5 p,
fearing he could never,get out,atpif
. . Doubtless the Ldro heard ,hi$ ygfy
calling from the deeps, and pitied M$S
He wrought ho mifacle -to- tayedif i,
but breathed iniW.hart a yet larri
measure ,'.p caliess-..and;OOttra:ie,'
strengt.henirig Ai,to.Qrk.'oit;Un
deliverance. It is igi,Jthiaa ay . 'fytpt
God oftenest-' answers' our; prays
when we call uponfhim in time of trs-a-
hie. . r 1. ... j- - .1 . -... vi .
' - After this the little, her crtt JUs
way upward, inch bvj inch; -tHisNtlet
stockings froze to the ice and kentllis
feet fom slippingJbutihis hirt fks
quite, worn irom-his 8tioulders;( erfae
reached-the top j ' Ct ir$'t
Jtie dii reach it at last crawled
out into the snow,.aridlay down,ta
momen t to restpanting ou t his breJi,
m utue wuito clouds, on the clear itS&
ty air.,,v'..'0: , i I.."..
He had been two Mursjind a Jm?f
, His cjQthcs soon frozec.toh4Sh(iy,
bnt he no longer, euffered . with .; ihe
cojd,, as, .full, of joy ami thankful i;iis,'
be ran tQ the factory, .where liis 'od
lather was waiting an d avou derin g j
. The poor man -was. obliV'rtV'Wirn-
without his dinner , that day; - JmljjSu'
may be sure he carbdj little aboaf it,
while ltenin, Iwith fears ,in Jis ,f f sr
to "the'thrillingitofy Jris. ;'isW$.jto
relate to him. ; ." s r ....ivv-i-.'''!.' '"-'
He inust . have . been very In'roiiilof
the boy that day,-aa j he wrapped i&n
up'in his own warm overcoat, ahdi&ok
him homelto mQtheri ; -i'i'--
t .Andjiow tbatlmgther ' rqust - re
wept and. smiled toverTthe ladl lahd
kissed lim,, and thahked "God foj- Sibri!
I haveiojhearjd of Ue '?itle hlrj)f
for two or three years, but T truSe
is'grOwing'up into a brave heroic niitri,
and I hope fie wtJl- never -forget i (he
heavenly friendwho did noi, forilet
him in" the bonrfof Wse&t'-faee'dVHM
- There is ari old- fiaymgthat-trWi
lies at the bottoni of'a' welli . Vy MiA
' I trust 'that" this Ibravoboyf fQifid
and brought' up- fjroiri t'herethlsYri:
God helpsrthose? who'lielp WenwerVis.
! Howr worse, Jhajn: empty "js'aLliof
selfish struggle.-Tobo born tin
eminent- place, .wii th-great work-JoijjW
that is something which those whjise
faculties fit.eaii, for. the; laceid;
work may;perha thankjtGofliPr
though it ha its greaUempatiOnsill'u
bo carried upward into tbo high; pi"fies'
of jho arth, aTidrinysted;with iis
tinction and hontori, wUhoat a.sfc fish
seeking for;them 'but; -merely . inJo
sequel and resul.tj otbravejaadaleki: ..,-t-" v,iA l ' J'V4
doing of theMtippa w tGlNl
and man iiKe asbin?ton-fa siiBie-
-a 1 rr Ti - -
ity,:or emoyedwith.modM sajiQlltVVd
and tastes. To ieek .eyena: nobfH
ipity spnere 01 vpiui4j action ? afehje
TlITiTTlTlTlTl IF. dsT O. arriWA r BTin ATI iva
nature- consciom of abihtiea to rtiUw
good service, tqone country; tlft
maaKindr'anu
thiiisBotpe
COeringnvy Ui-wiU, ana tfi
6iojis-rwjetched - iQncoess,
;thin4 ialVaWhtiia, lifehptft
out lhward pehL? Which QtJitiM
llife j& am ImH&k&ti ?A?f t 't'M.
Jet Mvs1 ppFthcrp l$ifevflifr$ljft imflipec
Yosltir-. f ?Kad' afight ibti WfiJF0f3W-C IVtjieirney 1H0
1 rthV-!'--he FAniirfia hit . g . UboTwhaw wg.4Cii4.-5 fc ppoar-that
2? Xij?.Early4Ini;e$,1 tz:r: ,.
r- a uere cap ve no r : re ai er Dies sm 2
kiKSit&zZ
faTiKrnif
r r -anrXi -
iters. ;
'ithtf'au'eache.firtrVth .
tUUncwWivilleafthnbSyr
etSgSBar totlrw?nr!wyWtf-
loiaiiFg 01 t5iiuunroann oooyf tmna or
atjnMhl4wis(ol . -ed;
birt-ohlld h&vtifef ateastnlivo V
doe Ih'dtheuHanfBr Ifr ' '
'andgroed p!ayc-4ril 4eet7e)b' -
life funs tferrcatet' ManierWbS
wworld of witheringor gfoWinitnnted
toEorarndJwrbnjDr'iDf'be3t:
Uurelybldaiidtirriid4ha
TCfood Manners 'and1 lloralsJ -Ai
iU t:Wi-a4 .i. 3KCr
at O.atiSaSaur iinijfiiai'aaglxtrii
tnamodesty:is thes tmv&pxnti of 1 .
.ccipt behayiojr, and a8.ijoteiaihtme4 1
tCrnqtice, and.rbuj4e ftritard tnaxtv-20 ?
nwsfisllo guests, inakgtlia '
jliustrations. iQf leveraj of hid parables. .
aiveH ii epea.Kingoi uie cruputpom
hAhiJothJhariseesb4id?l
qondemu theirAcleanlines litsej,biit
the folly ick attached o mucbral.
ue,tp mertfCornYi "tHejconformedhlm
self ta thosb habj fs. anL in iheti waslay
'iog pf feeateals;,jdrem-paiiEBal
greatest follower haa left aa manynV
junction to- gentleness, and courtcott
nejs ovrnanper.anti bheT passages a
.wotoeia dresswhichBhould be paihb
ed .over eyeryady' toilet table iartha
iana
. a. "J.
'Kespect -ty the Sex.'. f '
- a WvUsssmssm. -
5;t.
1 slibnld.be, the boast bCeyery man
lhat'he had iicverpaf tnodestv id'tbe
blush, nOB,encourared : immodestirVio
iT encouraged : itnmoifestjrVib
reraove-uer maK. jjut we lear jtncre
y far toolittle chfvalry Jn the pres'eni
day. ' . If young mertdQ riot chucj tbev
partners under thchfr (hey $rj$-
sEoVhat. rhTWeVse fisS
ueeri.noiiceu, ou n a lauy-conaescenus
to Teroyp it inwords,.shQ ' fyrppfSli
culnntto defen.dii'rmseJ.tofteA
cnds:bVmaVingHhefhreacTi :worse.4-
raifttflKowhrarlse'
hef'ant ifil' crefeWrUln lliat
it'yill iol Wepiea; iT
?ya?aij riturnmglato frtfma
Wagt oraeyexitbe
poachman . to jlrive 9seto?(heiide
wVIJu 5fi3itUl uhablsi t'qstefi across
. ' X can,lift yon over 4t. isaitlCoa-
i-S1'?!-") - V. . T3-'-a1 . -sa i
Aa '
aa
she.
barrels, of engarjV; repejbnii
5 Eren iir IJdtth : Carblinal-pyrhavps
one of t ho niost s&beV? S fates'- olt he
Jnionhebco!thfr lesVtniV$.
gance, Vaste? ind -cHmeHlhef e s7?
nogh''onipen foiKffttorcfd
ally icorisumed nleoholieMrfnlci.
to -cover her rn'twentt yealflrHfl-rbds-to
pr 5Vide air Wdm-foir' erefV
ImiatictoetlacateeverT irnuteor
kbnnd hihl,'4ridalt theciilawrbBhe
-uikivc -iv an vue oiair wiin vnurcnes,
'wiii-gcBf'siiiif t?;iiuui5,"antx vo pro
vide a comfortable enppOrtoeYeTy
p;a,up'e tl Enough to'ma w Nrth Oro
lirm theiEttplre'Stat-dfl thoittmen
As ltiibf she iiipled nd n'afepered
byin ftmpemncesnd islWnsennt
'A d ai.e'o?' ffr- t-tJ 4 .
H
ViW
a-l:er!
" . . .
il'l.t a-"f a
i I'm
olhei .MM Shaffer
'AcWcsofohdentLbf ;s tlii farmn .
"cu mv uanuo uuyrus iiu oupgrxmil-
me wmer iiuiiu, ev a.woman'once
6veflo6k the BliglUest;famife
l u 1 1 1 1 n rr t inuiimiir lia . r - y
Which imimmdriw ait-exDositien of '
f the IfeilTrAbookternrif e. or w bam-
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