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The Huron News-Record, 1887-11-02, Page 2Ismionsmaisassessnmesaselik ghe puma 1 Lvo loud said you were the man, why didn't u.aturally t1allAa1i . muds.. disettesittrtt %nude- a rather gerlcslttl.! i.tt>tpreattl4.0 LS PUOLLstLi D you protect or ash what %vas n►eaut, but a veva ,plswt►aible explanation of $hext, this is a Hrit.iA) country, • • as you. say you did( not know what its mysterious behaviour has bee11. kltutt "int aq" deeires to retinae. 4ud you were arrested fort" trade by the uisuufacturor as fat- that there is HO immediate danger lows:—The particles of eteel which of its changing its nationality; ao were wiped off the emery• wheel by that the Globe's announcement was the sponge must idecessatily have read with some surprise. Subse have been exceedingly flue, as the quently to this outcry to which we steel was very hard. Lodging uu Faun alluded, our Toronto couteut- the sponge ig a %vet condition and porary was much disturbed at the Ontario Street. Clinton. where it is said, 'Ho was led like u in cunstautcontact with water, oxi- prospect of a garrison being (estate lamb to the slaughter.'" - dation was active—ot, iu other lisped at Vancouver. The dire of 1I r. Graham angrily, "Delft words, the particles of steel pre- festa that this was to have on the Graham, y, add sented an extremely groat surface Manners of the "sturdy democracy" blasphemy to y, by area for such action as compared comparing yourself to Christ." of (latiat,t were quite alarming to with their bulls: Under °Pliant' read, and the wind of the general '1'lle Judge sentenced Miller to 7 eircuntstaneoes oxidation does not reader was only c uieted b the re - years in the Eastern Peniteutiary develop sensible heat, but uuder :flection1 y front July 1st last. the peculiar euuditious hero realized that it t•as only the Gulose O11 aun tho usually pheuomenou of rusting anti-British tear, developed into au actual fire -creat- ing agon t,and i ucaudesce ace resulted. Here was an article which at first sight would scent to bo as iucapable of spontaneous combustion ,as an ordinary brick, but which proves to bo entitled to !•auk with greasy rags nod oily waste, and other well established fire creating combin- ations. Had not this burning mass beep discovered most auspiciously, a serious conflagration would, is all probability, htive ensued, and its cause would have been unknown.— Fire and IV ate,• Every Wednesday Morning —wv- 1-Yti\tti`y; S Aus%ver—"I tzar in custody, and I had learned it was best to go peaceably." AT T11EIrt thQuestiou—"Where did you learn POWER PRESS PRINTING H©USE, Aus%,'et•_"From the Seripture )11.-W is atlecwlce; $2 if not so.paid. The proprio tors et'TuE Cuor-ittun News, having purchased the business uud plant of THE HURON RECORD, will till future u nblish the amalgamated papers in Clinton, uuder the title of `'THE HUJLON NEws- tIEt:oltD." Cliutou is the most prosperous town in Western Ontario, is the seat of eonsiderable manufacturing, and the centre of the fittest agricultural section in Ontario. The combined circulation of Tat': Naves- aEcottn exceeds that of any paper pub• fished in the County of Huron. It is, therefore, unsurpassed as an advertising medium. 4'Rates of advertising liberal, and furnished on application. NI -Parties making contracts for a spcei- tied time, who discontinue their advertise- ments before the expiry of the seine, will he charged full rates. Advertisements, witl'iout instructions as to space and time, will be left to the judg- ment of the compositor In the display, In- serted until forbidden, measured by a scale of solid nonpareil (12 lines to the inch), and charged 10 cents a line foe first insertion and 3 cents a line for each sub- sequent insertion.. Orders to discontinue advertisements must be in writintr. inr Notices set as READING lifkI•rEn, (measured by a scale of solid Nonpariel, 12 lines to the ineh) charged at the rate of 10 emits a line for each insertion. JOB WORK. We have one of the best appointed Job Offices west of Toronto. Our facilities in this department enable us to do all kinds of work—front a culling card to a tito poster, in the best style known to the araft, and at the lowest possible rates. Orders by mail promptly attended to. Address The News -Record, Clinton. Ont The Huron News -Record Wednesday, November 2, 1857 • Abortionist and Preacher. In Philadelphia the other day Rev. ,Dr. Miller was sentenced to seven years imprisonmout. Tho nature of the charge against the prisoner Mr. Graham explained to the jury, and tho examination of witnesses was then begun, Their testimony was as. follows: lIrs. Robinson was married and '22 years of age. While lying sick at the house- of .iter mother-in-law she Sent the latter for I)r. Miller and ho paid her several visits. She be- ' came worse and the family physician, Dr. Mattern was called in. Ile dis- covered her condition and, in con- sequence of what elle said to him, ho called on Police Lieutenant Scott. Mrs. Robiasou made a dec- laration ruder oath as to the cause of her ailment, but she would not say she was going to die. Upon the information contained in that statement Scott had Miller arrested and taken .to llrs. ltobiuson's room. Upon entering ;l[iiler• went up to_ her bod;t"Tc u and said :, "My dear Mrs. Robinson, T didn't do anything to you, did II" and Scott iittorrupt- cd and said : "Let me ask this ques- tion," and, turning to Mrs. Robin- son, said, ,''Ii this the man who perfot;ned an operation upon you r and she said "Yes:'' AIi1lor ("yes. then locked up, and 'Airs. Robinson died Later in the shay. The inoriic.ul testi:nouy of I)r. \Iattertt and 1)r. Fal mad, Goronur's physician, who nude rt post•1110i•tetn examination of a eea•sed, was that site died front criminal malpractice, A search of' Millers house and of his drug stele 011 Froltt street, .near Cuulbcrlawl, was maul.., and at • the latter was funnel an instrument such 85 pr0- •fi :,,ianal malpractitioneIa use. In opening the case for tile, -de- fence, Hr. Furl still that the pris- oner is :i(i years of age, was married, and had raised a family. For 3(1 years hu had been a minister of the Gospel, and at the tithe of his arrest he was !'aster of the. Independent \tntituelist ('hutch; neer Fourth and Cumberland streets, Ito was a prac- titioner of medicine, and was called in to attend the deceased by her mother -in law. iso prescribed for her unci treated her the same as any reputable physician would have hence, and never at any time had 1113, tither by drugs 0r medicine, sent i1Lutl upon her, or attempted • to commit, any criminal malprac- tice. The prisoner, upon being exam- ittctl,-_tsatifieL_f.o the truth of the above statements. ite also testified that all that was asked Urs, Robin- son in this presence was : "Is this the man 1" and she answered in an hetiidible tone, "yes," and at that time site was in a comatose state. He also detailed his treatment ,of her, and said ho had built the church at Fourth •an(1 Cumberland streets mostly with his own money. Un cross examinrtion ho said that he had passed his 56th birthday in prison, in last Jens.; he was a min- ister in good standing, hut had been unable to get bail. Question-- "W' Itou AraRobinson CAUGHT IN TSE ACT. Two Fire Bugs Arrested in Kingston. Two Fire- bugs named Audrows and Newmanwere arrested last week in Kingston while engaged in their rascally work. About mid- night they set fire to a stable con- tainiug several horses, but a police officer detected the blaze in its in- cipiency and put it out. Not long after two police officers heard a noise in the direction of the Salva- tion Army barracks,' and going to it listeued to the footsteps of mon running down Queen street. About the sante time they found the barracks s irfrre, a roar door be- ing left open by the incendiaries. They had forced its lock. The fire could nut be checked and the . bar- ricks were burned. Value, $6,000, insurance $5,000. An hour later a fire was discovered in the base- ment of the Third Methodist church, a lot of books being heaped togeth- er and ignited. As the police were leaving the church, after tramping out the flames they hoard some persons walking near by, and secreted themselves in hopes that these wore the incendiaries, , and they woro correct in flesh ex- pectations. Tho teen stopped op- posite the basement entrance, and ono kept guard while the other started to eater and see what had become of the fire. Thou the pol- ice fell on then] and arrested theta. They subsequently admitted that they had fired the Salvation Array barracks as well as the church, and it is suspected that they fired the untenanted buildings of Senator Suliven ou Sunday morning. They said that they had made two at- tempts to destroy "the church. Ince when they unsuccessfully es- sayed to light fire at the pulpit, 8:nd again where the police found pit• They bad no object itt burning the property, they acted simply in a spirit 'of deviltry. They wore brought before the magistrate, and pleaded guilty. Newman was sent to the penitentiary for 21 years, and Andrews, the elder, was soot to the sante inetitutiou_ for--lifo,. The first natnod of thein took the matter very coolly, but rho other was very much depressed, =A Case of Spontaneous Com- bastion. Otto of the most curious instances of spontaneous ignition ou tec51'd is that recently reported to the Iron Ago' by a'Chicago manufacturer. of plane hits. For some time a sponge had baenused for•Wettin:gan emery - wheel in his shop, bringing water up out of .a water box by capillary attraction, and touching the wheel, It; was kept ttgainst the wilco! li•,ht- ly 1>y a . spring. The wheel as '(881 in' grinding very hard s 1 hiatus, therefure the sponge eon- staelly wiped partieles•of stool oft' the wheel during Its t•evolllt.lons, and it was nsed in that way until 111050 particl05 had fillet] up its cells to a very cuuslderablo degree, of course being wet all the time, It was then 181(1 aside, the string being still aLt,,chod to it• together with a little c0ttun (10111. In time it be - (nine entirely &S., lying .on gild against a couple, of pieces 0f pine svuoel. After lying unobserved for. a week or ton clays, it was suddenly discovered -ono afternoon to he; iu- candescent—i11 fact, a living conl— end to have set fire both to the hoard on which it rested and the one against which it leaned. It had hurtled a considerable portion o1' the stout twine and tihe cotton cloth attached • to it, All were smouldering, and although the flames had not buret foith'they evi- dently would leave done 59 in a short time, its the roost had It very pu►tgont smell of her ging wood, The boards were each burned to a dapth of a quarter of an inch and anti to width approximating three in- ches when the iucipientconflagration was quenched. The appearance of the chaired sponge was not much unlike that of a piece of roasted iron ore, which it differed from, however, very decidedly in weight, being quite light. When broken it exhibited the sante charactoristice throughout, showing that the fine particles of steel had been thorough- ly distributed in its interior. This evidentcase of spontaneous ignition of an article which brad not been sat- urated with grease or oil, but Which consisted of a piece of ordimury sPouge, filled with fine particles of ulna Home one was making to mance forward and pay the awful charges steel while it was in a wet state, Canada "a British emrntry." There on t'iim." Great Doings at Schneider's. About a month ago Mr, Jacob Selmeider saw this -etivertisewtent. To Let — Paradise Hotel, Crystal Stream ; wealthy locality, no Opposition, good reason for selling. Apply Timothy Hogan, Crystal Stream P. 0. The •' good re,tsen " was that Tim had been fined $50, and the inspec- tor .was again oil the trail. After learning from 'J'iu, that his reason for selling WWI tin aceouitt of ''Bri:1C# e, health," Schneiderlemeht the furniture mutt rented the place. The good people congratulated each other whet 'Pirie got out. Ile was a hard old citizen and kept utauy young fellows from attendtug tweeting. A hotel, or rather a hop�rse of accommodation for matt t►tid 'east, was an ak)solute necessity, bat it Must. be run on strictly tem- perance principles. A strong depu- tation waited on Mr. Schneider and promised if he would abstain front either using or selling liquor all the temperance folks would use and support the house, to which Mr. Schneider consented. A few days after this there was a revival and temporauce meeting in the village. Mr. Schneider was no.ti• fled that he aright expect a big rush stud to be prepared for " great (loinge " on the morrow. They got extra help both indoors and out. The house %yds cleansed and renova- ted ; llrs, Schneider worked like a Trojan to mance things nice. The day after the tweeting as couple of c0tntner•cial nen called for Hinter. They were surprised at the '• l:ly out." The tattle groaned with cold chick It boiled, and colt] chicken Toast, Iain and tongue, cold roast .and coree11 beef, pion and pastry in endless variety. " Why, Scluueider, is the fair to- morrow 2. What is all this about 7" "Shentlomtalls, dot dinner vas for der good heeples as game to hear dor breachcr what shpoke herr: yes- terlay. Ve vitas.folt to be breltetred for n -bin lotso17Gmoplrss. \lint; vife worked all night ofer as hundred ation,—Kingston News. hooples caiuo in from der goontry. • cis than gtlicicuess of wit—to his TIw wonhans weal upin nitre tar- fides Achates ,ono morning in the 1 SENSIBLE st;u eeno[es. • row. for—and tole my wife it vitas 'so (J' it ph nts Itaso from time to ''!`hero's no accounting 1:1191 11 Und nice u1tl cheerful. Dey time Leen matte that tlin Po. . ccounting for -brought tleir'diuters hint them. I)is Post truster, muttered the other', trilling otlice pe0pltt wend inentliciurrtly pre- his Mustache and lartl g moreinge del parlor vitas all dirty . ],aid letters from' alt parts of ,the glances a z,uo io W88 like von big pig stye as neuter vas: Dominion to the Dail ,. at little Fritz, tubo %est lae•y h.ue•prt ulinr, 51fee luul :Iinter•inc Letter seated between two of tlr, prettiest .0"31k;! for 11I:101r met tea.' l),, Office et Ottawa, where• thee are yoUttg widows in 1.ontlait and y opined and subsequently, after flu seemed mightily to relish the .poli said it 1.41114 gnat 11111 tier house vh:n` ray, returned to the writers, if th tion. '"r •-(1tiletu,. \Iiue Clot: It vita, la • e I should. leave thought to hatter, can he. fn lel—it system of..cli,.rtuling tvutnen like .\lr8,. ruall,-no 111i.ehtalcn about dolt. A'hilee 1>rncetlurr• %vlliuh iuvulst4 Incl mond—" diet lada:cH were Fla}'iu� der detil mit +i5 and d „Ire Ilial not finish the der 1:a1110t tr.pslttairs der mans e11)1 in671ivrnienue, hestrleH being more sentence, but glared fiercely at the ufl'r deer bar mit LI"itrt•cor or less irregular and ufilawflul, Th (Tapper figure of littlo,hrite, who e'red all authorities have put forward the %% is laughing and cleating gaily to uud mud. 1hreat rluttige, ;1in't 117 foIlot5ing defence :—Fir•st lit, 11ir companions. i 1 1•. . I shpt:nt twenty dollars for der that !t oo.,., could the, sre.pnwerle,s to art t. ntIl(rwist', kill, what whUlosalesleughter would bnoplee x111(1 alt tier I(((4(1;: tae tunn) Iluaeh as tale s'atute rix;,t, :�"t) on- ill this u •, , it 511(54 to�, ;1011)8 111111 •-e1' 0101Y-11 5'0 thl, 1 1 tbhLy ei511u e.d uletry procedure. To this it may be re• yolk 'of ours. sorts, (treat doings, ;tin't it 1 plied that, the statute was r • t Sick;: prattles silinger `dweet promoted tllntcal pops,} by thre drp:u•tluent and p'assrea at etlps of tea, (1011 Heg:u•s ural ,Ire 111(14 the iUrlatce of the Pi ' Pis - in der :Mahle took £3':i :werlts. 1)14 tit tit t tlr- Is t1 I,Iaee vhi'1•e a 110411 0011 110 It ;,tout bisnoss, if 11(1 01(11 shovel eferyttag be Vli5nts. Shint;or pup uud brertele in:; aro fery Boot, but it don't flay. One lathed eh -pent ti ye lent% for la cup of Lea, earl. salt K:aterjne to the We hope that roue, local Pasteur will speedily discover some remedy, for it i:, not only melancholy to sou a journal of the Globe's calibre so mentally afflicted, but the ravings of our friend are tieing injury to a political party in that Dominion to whom there is osteon to believe the Globe wishes well. In the Liberal party of Canada which the Globe is thought by some to support there are a Targe wuntber of Englishmen awi sons of Euglishuteu, who are by no menus disposed to cry "amen" to the Globe's altti•Britisli ravings. They are Britieh and • their present intention is to remain British in spite of the Globe's dislike to Britons, or 1lr. Joseph Chamber- lain's dictum that they inuet get out it' they run foul Itf his fiscal ,dmfs, They are not very well please,] at seeing the lending organ of their party behaving itself as if it were a Yankee Brits], lion tail twister, and they think that either the jour- nal is misrepresenting rho senti. merits of its subscribers, or else that a review of the situation will become necessriry. Ili other words the Globe is shaking the ullegiance ofa good Many of Mr. Blake's supporters. CURRENT TOPICS — -"— THE THE AMERICAN PURIM/LASER AND TiIE CANADIAN PRODUCER. A correspondent of the Globe, W. Dryden, jr,, in a letter ort Commer- cial Union says : "(aiv1 the (Ji>Ua. dian farmer 10 cents a Bushel more for his barky and • there will bo such a stimulus given to the pro- duction of barley that in place of sending $5,000,000 of"barley to the United States we will send $10,000- 000. (iiive the farmer 20 per cent. more for every horse sent to the United States, and in place .of )32,00.0,000 worth of horses we will send annually across the line $5- 000,000." From whence is the Can- adian farmer to get lois ten cents a bushel more for his barley and twenty per cent. more on every horses: Evidently Mr. Dryden ex pt•cts hint to pocket the duty now t out again 111 all their pristine brilai paid to the U. S. (Government on agcy. those articles, 1f . the Ca, adian And that is how he %fou th turner isto liocice.'tt`lie .slut ' the e farmer nun purchaser wilt oaso to soubriquet k;y which he wee I'' Tito 1 to e\7oi•y cdiili to London of '" The pity just tis 111001 Its he does now 'Widows' Adonis." ORT UR TORY -tie MOs. The Widows' Adonis. r•'ron, the Argosy. Fitzgerald Brandon was nue of tho lucky mortals treated with material peotiality by that fickle jade, fortune. No stepdaule fruens fell to his share, no chilling glances, no rebuffs. Everything went well with hint. Did he speculate imprudently, the speculation, however unpromis- ing was certain to du wall; did he back a rank outsider for a great race, it was almost certain for a place. Fortune always befriended him. Ho gouet•ally rose a winner from his post -!prandial rubber, not bright blue oyes and at ohevolure of the meat bcatutiful-•-dye; at bast so bur "" dear Minna" said. Both were reputed to be wealthy' and acknowledged to be charming, and both were beut on securing the affection of that unfortunate indivi• dual, " The Widows' Adonis." " Pshaw t" muttered Cnruforth, as ho watched the trio. " I suppose his money is the attraction." "" Cif course it is. You don't think any woman would admire his looks, do your retorted Maitland, squaring his broad a}houldors and arrattgiug.the gardenia in his button- hole. " Women aro always mer- cenary," ho added, with a sigh. He had only a couple of hundred a year aid his pay. A good-matri- mouial adventure would have sot because his skill was extraordinary, him ou his feet again, for it would but from sheer force of luck ; and have enabled him to bid defiance to it was on record that ou one occa-' a cortaiu Jew money lender who sion he broke the bank at 'Monte had more of his "" paper" than he Carlo. eared to think of. Besides, he real - He was, besides, extremely hand- ly admired Mrs. Somers, and it en - some, though on a liliputian scale !..• raged him to see her show this for Fitzgerald ".Brandon was not 'narked preference for Brandon. only ono of the luckiest but also Meanwhile the latter, in serene ono of the smallest of teen. He unconsciousness of the wrath he stood just five feet five in his boots, wets rousing in the two manly but his neat little figure, always bosoms, was thoroughly enjoying dressed in the most perfect -fitting 11►mself. The old adage did not chofad oeuvre of Stualpage or Poole, hold good for once; he found three was so erect, so dapper and so well excellent company. He admired proportioned, that any short both his fair companions, and their comings of stature were readily for- given all but open rivalry ]oat a delight- ful and forgotten by his nutter- piquancy to their conversation. ous admirers of tie fair sox. For .Each Was so anxious to outshine whatever the lady novelists may the other that their talk was almost say, women aro not so utterly devo- brilliant, and little Fits was kept ted to those lords of herculean well amused. Like luany men who " build and superhuman physical aro not remarkabld for wit, he ad - strength who invariably figure. in mired worsen who could skilfully the pages of fashionable fiction, use that essentially feminine wca- Little Fitz was, in his way, quite Non, the toupee ; nothing retort o ed' a lady killer, and as he was well- hila more than a ready retort or a known to be n rich as well as n neat epigram; and even. satire, if lucky than, his lines generally fell not' levelled against himself; pleased in pleasant places. His position in hint. society was assured, and • many a That morning both ladies had fair demoiselle moving in the very hoporltto15asttuuforture him fnateatlnit the best circles would have been will- ing enough to share his fortunes. !lopes of both should be fulfilled and yet baffled. But little Fitz'scetnod reluctant Minna wished to have. hint all to to don the matrimonial fetters ; he herself it was really m'os't' •pro eschewed tho society of the denois vokiug; that as re Clementine's wishes olio ti metier, preferring the maturer clashed with hors. charms of ladies who already wore the marriage ring and yet could "Are you going to Mrs. Eaton's enjoy a flirtation without fear of this afternoon 1 asked the latter, in scandal. the soft lisping tones her friends In short, little Fitz %vasa devoted stlalltattznd as "absurodly affected" admirer of that privileged class, brit which many people thought young and pretty widows. charmiue, " Yes—that is if you and Mrs. Perhaps lie fondly imagined hewas loss Desmond will be there" replied these bolcltvod SOI bo "" caught " by tIle gallant little 11181 pomp >tl .l ons than by young I 1 } debutantes still under the maternal lits. ;Soner'a blue oyes clouded. %vine,• This was not at all what she wanted. At all events, Le %vas nearly Minna's face brightened; evidently . always to be seen, with ono or other Brandon did hot caro much for Cle- mentina s society, of those fair ladies, is ho having , dotted their weeds, had, bloomed ' Yes, I shell certainly eo," she' said, shedding her brightest smile on Fitz. I thought, Clementine, you uleant.-to drive out• to Rich- mond to call on our Lady Merry- - weather," she added sweetly, at the same time darting a half-definant ghmtea-imot ss•at 0lomeuti118. Ca fur Canadtan barley and horses. ' „ what, inducement th}"n will there Just look at the fellow'? How be for hint to double his purchases re any woman can take up with 'such ;v those things ( And ❑t,lesa he be conceited little coxcomb I cau't w104(1 e to truw, how can the Duna. intagino,". said Riff land, of ,the dian farmer sell l These are cues. Fiftieth dragoons—a " heavy t' dra_ tit IA W!!1011_._ 11 r, arse a should _000n.itt more sense than one, for he talar into hi, bast serious consider• lode fourteen stone and was more remarked for his breadth of should - lettere! ; , e:epursibility, therefore, belongs 1111t•4,, 117,41 lint to the public, t5hicl. has to take what it gee* noel to do e•s it it bidden. Second :'float the ra111e rule prevails 1n other countri,:'q. '['Ills i5 not, our 1•xper, ,once. English letters are deliver- shtere for crackers and mine rife here ' with the iesuflfcient ostarre down for hot •water to dor bed room. u p Glean towel, brae)} and comb, ,111 for 5 seats, Mine (Sot I a grim Must shteal to I. !,noes( 111 Itis eellectablie on delivery ; and the Union] State, authorities write tit Canadian addresses of unpaid goontry. Eider of 41, ntlenm'Is !warletters ask int{ for a remittance of loan, slteerful rile unpin pnvllle!'• Th,Th, el•y,e of anypody vents a b 1111111 s rulea has against It at least hotel, in a wealthy feearliV. sem.' three objections :—(1), it is a dere. then here pefore daylight to- fiction of duty not to forward a morrow morninge, for der is an. other meetil,4 next Ivr•ek. The Anti-British Globe. (Prom the llontrro,l Iterl.' (telt.) The Toronto Globe is at present suffering under Iul anti-British craze. No one knows exactly when it (vas bitten, or why it hoes not send for Dr. Pasteur, but the rabies appears at ulle('rtaitl inter- vals end with more or 1(•ss vigor at each attack. The (Hobe complain- ed a short time ago fit some att.nnpt post,letter to its destination with all possible despatch ; (2), it is a crime to wi1ful1ly open a letter ad- .drnsst'd to another; and (3), it is a principle of law that a post•letter be- longs to the addressee and not to the sender or writer.— iV'jn'ess, —I11 an advertisement by an ex- press company of some uncalled for eorels, the letter "I" had dropped from the word lawful, and it read : "People to whom these packages are directed are requested to come .Jack t Jtrnfurlh, the iu,pecuniotte oel:,huot of ttn'alcient fluidly tree, would have elven n good deal to eeettre pretty Mho 1)estnuml 11111.1 her I•urtnua, which was til:ill to be -eemsiete stent:- -tt our time she. had accepted hie bolt tgo with apparent pleasure, rout since Fitgera d 111'an- don had ceoseed her path, she had turned a deist' ear to the pennile45 young atttache's pretty speeches. Pour Carnfol•th, in spite of his good looks,fcltthat Ito %vas hopelessly out of the running, for,thouglt ilranllon might be ns M tithautl said, "a cencei• toll little cuxeoi de,," it was impossi- ble to deny than he possessed the art of making himself agreeable. The two ladies, between whom this miniature Paris %vas seated, were as antagonistic to each other as Maitland and Carnfcrth were to the object of their rivalry, though they called each other "dear \[inns" and " hear Clementine," and be fore the eyes of the world posed as great friends and allies. In appearance, the two ladies contrasted %well, and each flattered herself' that her friend was an excel= lout foil, to her own charms. Afinna I•)esrnoucl was a tall, hand- some brunette, with fine eyes and magnificent black hair, while (.'le- nentina Somers was a fnirlvlike blond with a dazzling complexion, "To Richmond 1" echoed the othol•,archingher delicate eyebrows; the dust would be simply intolor ' able, and old. Lady Me•ryweather is my aversion. Presides I never liko to miss oi)0 of -Mrs. Eaton's Mati- nees, ' .10a1.-41 .o-tw-h-e-w--I dote- on music. " \Vliat a lib 7" thought .Minna. " I don't believe she knows "Rule Britannia." from the- ".Dead March in Saul." Ilut she made no audible ient•ark, and the three arranged to tweet later at Mrs. Eaton's, elomoutina had a charming little . house in fuer street, and she prided herself greatly on the artistic arrangement of her rooms. Iter eetabl;isliment IVIS small, but "tire -sem:utits wertl irltuitlbly drilled and kept up to the !mark by young lolly—:t cousin—Who acted as a • suit of humble •cuntpauion to the fair widow. Indeed, much of the . credit Mis. Somers received for per- fect taste., both in personal .dud• household adornment; ;ghottLl hey*. been 'placed -to this young 1ri 1y's acc„ttltf: Un returuillg from her ntatutinal ailing in the: llo%w, Clementine was not in dm Ilea of te.einpnt•s, and Mary (,1"t y Inn! rather is bird time of it. I:ver`-thing 'wits wrung, the cutlets at luncheon were pronoun- ced uneatable, the claret corked, the lluwese 1010e1, 81111 the Imp -dog's condition .Itu)•thiuo but what it . should be. Fortunately :\ Eery had the com- mand of temper proper ton depend- ent and poor relation ; she listened lu all the repeats in silence and With eyes meekly downcast, and afterward wont through her custom- ary duty of dressing her patroness,, for iAirs. Somers kept no maid ; \tory was more skilful and so much cheaper than the ordinary run of Abigails ; without evineing a scin- tilla of the wrath tliit was smoulder- ing in her bosom. But when the lady had departed, arrayed in full war•paint and feathers, as the irreverent Miss Grey put it, the humble companion perforated a sort of pas d' extaso round the room, looked at herself in the glass --the was very pretty,. for her grey oyes %vera wonderfully bright and expressive, and het' com- plexion was simply perfect—shook her fist at the lap -dog, sang a snatch,