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'l uxied -lis- aloiife in, a' napkin,' Mi(
through the enervating influences of
'wealth has lived and cited a more cipher
instead of the glorious being an irxclustri-
ous life with limited means, would have
made lx
im
,)
George ,for a moinent chow histnother
closely to Iris breast, and leaving a pass
sionate kiss on her cheek replied:
"Yon misunderstand me, mother, dear,
Indeed I quite like the idea of engizteer-
int., my own way h tho \Valid. It is for
you :tact my good, Mud fattier that I feel
rearm and sadness, It is not so long
sinee. but I tau well remember by what
""" ► untiring industry, what pationt efforts,
we irie•.01241 "IAIWOkl Ie IftraA your present po iticn was attained.. No
CHAPTER I,
Near ono of our largest cities, easy of
.access to the business thoroughfare a, a
eirt Lely mansion has stood for many
'. years, overlooking a scene of unusual
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r11 1
beau4y. Immense ze.-Ou resources must st1.
Fe
beenti t the vier'a cm:mim ul to enable
'a oti
him tht,s to realize the concepttous of, to
faultless taste. Be.1dences are not rare
: that betoken abundant wealth, but to t:?:z
one can easily detect discropaucies that
are unmistakable evidence of unrefined
taste and a love of splendor that has
outrun the means of uuiform gratifica-
tion. An imposing or showy front is
too often united with cra-„apea or slab.
outbuildings, and unsightly arrange•
meets in the rear are veiled by some
fanciful device too feeble to conceal the
secret.
Without the fabled ring of invisibility
either a very little imagination would
lead to a correct icl.m of the interior of
such pretentious dwellings. Throw back
the heavy eu tains, seldom allowed to
admit free light and air, and the parlors
will be found filled, not furnished, with
objects of great value and beauty, it
may be, but in nowise haxmoniolswith
the appropriate furniture or eo'a a of
the apartments where they are trend.
Bargains from. some insolvent d i teees
forcod. sale, perhaps, and boneht a.i be -
?),g „all we can hope to obtain, and they
will answer to fll:up just here.” The
berner's dye has never been trained to
shrink pa-leailly from such. unfortunate
combinations.
Pass from the parlors to the dining
room. Ii hero the varioas artiste, were
only suited' and earangest with pure tate
or for home Comfort coil enjoyment,
how attractive wo should find it! How
dazzling the exhibition of cut glass and
silver, bow beautif l the rich s io ,y
damask—if _displayed for guests ofls-
`ti,.," ,trice or fashion! If not, drop Leese
7 - i o
Cirri' ins G.. e the a Qa .x Com... :t:l
,
d peel f.:r
z
;book to ay. -Mg of the house, the c ,-_no.aa
1 dining and Letting- room—untidily knit
i and per.xriousl fare • re? The t le is
I spread for enter the r^.-,;ly. Is tint bili,
of faire iuvitbrfi Will anticipations of
it quicken a. weary husband's homeward
,.steps or call soft :ed loving smiles to
children released from the close ate of
the sohcolroom? Are these clr.lezel.y
t dre sed young ladies, idly lounging on
i the dilapidated sofa, impatiently await-
ing the tardy meal, the same, so el,b-
1 fire.telyattireatinclbrl liautwithjewel y,
1 for whom you .half lost your heart leer,
' evening at the grand ball? •
)3ut this le hardly laud. If any pre-
• for fashion and show to true tate tial
solid home comforts, why critleiee their
choice, unless by retaining to the parer .
retmoephere which we left foetistlie:res- ,:
k•s)ozi the contraste. may "shounto you a
,more excellent way."
t It requires a more ozperienced ob- '
server than tho writer to give any just
r idea of thomansion to which yonra tten- •
tion is recalled. Yea see true gz anile it
combiner! ,vete exgeretin ucataell and
gracefulness the very ideel of hone---
elo teat!: of coldness or formality, and
from thee -highest turret to the lowed'
.files about the extensive grounds this
,'bewitching harmony and symmetry
makes the picture perfect.
Now we will er oar find stand a roe -
1. meat in the spacious hall. Look ftp that
winrding stairway, Easy of ascent, with
many :broad, to the lofty dome
above all. Seo how the rich sunlight
Conics flashing down, gilding those grand
old piotures on the wall ---lingering ca-
rossingly over the fairy statuette fn that
alcove, gleaming through tho bright
iiowers and lug-itriant vines, on those
a bbrackets, into the sages near by and
tertking ter tho birds to a wider gush of
melody --sparkling and twinkling and
scattering dfaCnondson thogolden beads,
1 •whito arms, hare feet of the little revues
playing in that Matured brook or placing
.e "glory"' i
et on the brow of ,hitt seeping.
Ube.
lavu:g wurdr)'that 'years ago"boundit
I there? Very precious is the costly dia-
mon:d, the "silver wedding" ring, given
1 when eti gears of married life have
paned, as gull of h.'rppiuess "as ;minae
thairct eta:z seek ornam rc.xcn but
d a
p
r
( c.yx:y ninny !seI lighta
t that
flashes
ret it earl weer: speak to her with the
nuteic voice o2 ;.axis temple circlet.
caraestl y the lady gazes from the
whitlow! The mellow ttndfro;;rat2t
air ell the elori tr "I:i.iia:x ,summer," the
proreelta of choice governs, the bright
autumnal Mies just b: ;raining to eurieb
,. s
t a `r z.-.1
the s:..- b(. ,.;� cl..inx her at.
to do :, bat her eye c .::',.s something be.
road. She waits and watches for tho
e::I:ect d ha:tband, and the shadow ou
her brow would indicate some antici-
patted calamity or trouble.
I Whi}o thus absorbed a tall, noblelook-
tut, young man enters and rouses her
1 from this unwonted abstraction. She
meets him with a loving greeting, and
j truly, if his face be a correct bade= to his
'! character, lie is sa son for whom a mother
1 may thank God.
1 A few moments' pleasant conversation
, follows, but both are restless and ill at
' ease, It length the young man spoke
nbreptly.
'+;iother, deur, whendo you expect nay
father:''
"I have been watching here for him the
last half hour, and surely he must soon
be home."
"Do yea ie:pulge any very sanguine ex
poctatibns that our firm can possibly
avoid a fatal fel nre "
- "If they listen to reason rather than
pride and honestly ach-nowledge their
embarrassments, your father tbin1rs a
settlenx =nt m^L ronfldl- ntly be hoped for
that will not only protect others from
loss through them, but secure to each
member of the firma comfortable living,
with proper Cndns and
frugality, till
this fmaneial storm is passed:"
"And sorely, for their own interests,
. they cannot longer hesitate."
In the magnificent suit of rooms on
tho right
n ns
tho sem° refreslCilx n `
a on of
riche3tbeauty and softest
repose attract
s
tceu as you outer. Tho costly curtains,
owed only in the evening, aro now
thrown far back. The fragrance from
I
"a wilt'lerness of sweets" in the garden
romans the room, and the free, life -
vine; fg sun is shining uncheelued over all. °thing here need glint
its brightest
ttaeatnxs. It reacts on the pure brow of the
taiful matron standing by the deep
window, just touches the few
of ,silver in her e l
uxurC,.at hair,
ly WARS the still fair cheek and
utifteees it
pastes
w richly the heavy silk falls about
stately figure! At this moment, how-
, we mists the quiet dignity that one
wont to aresociate with eteltelinese.
plays restlessly ',ith that ii.
ara ring on the other, atx(3 as her
the golden bend do we not
1 how her beeixt reoseate this
inherited wealth placed us wlterewe now
stand, bat the sweat of father's uobio
brow, aided and cheered by your login;
care and skillful management, just as
every true Antalkali shoat!d glory in
building up for himself a prominent place
in society. And now that in middle age
you are among the highest and nobleet,
-, g s ,
where you both aro so well qualified to
thine, it does hurt loo cruelly, my dar-
lin),; mother, to res a change in prospect.
yuu could but tuatara your present
po:,ition and let yura children begin their
Biers work now, as you did, that would
be perfectly e tiir,:ctcay, and eve sheeld
•.e
hay.. no came foe(:US.eiw or regret,, And
ted: e? 1 cannot sae why this shatdd not
b8osett,,.,. eas, never allowed all hie
property to nrnglo Leith the concerns of
the store. Why not pay all, and if need
be, more than his proportion, then insist
on au immodiato dissolution of the firm?
The property honestly vested in your
name, my mother, would easily support
you in your present stylo without any
noticeable change. You and father have
'borne the burden and heat of the day'
quite long enough. Let us young ones
take our turn now."
George had spoken with great earnest-
ness and rapidity, and his mother fondly
and wisely abstained from any interrup-
tion at first, but now she checked him,
saying, -with a loving smile:
"The blow ha:; not yet fallen, my son,
or at least wo can !:now nothing definite
• until your father returns. But of one
thing we may be certain—none will suf-
. fer loss by the failure of a firm in which
his name stands prop„inent, even if to
secure them from it we are reduced to
extreme poverty. Whatever property 1
may legally claim is held only for the
good .and honor of us all unitedly and
subject at all tines to your father's dis-
posal. I fully appreciate your sorrow
and great reluctance on your parents' ac-
count to any change in our present life.
"But, my son, dot not your heart be
: troubled.' Wo have strength and ener-
gy sufficient still to return cheerfully to
, the labor and close economy of earlier
days, if need be, and it will be much
i easier than when we first began, for now
' we have `elcsrful lads and merrylassies,
1 too,' who will bring not only willing
1 hearts and hands, but sunshine and glad-
ness wherever our lot may bo cast. And,
my boy, you will hardly credit me when
I I tell you that as a matter of taste and
1 preference I should much prefer some
I less prominent position thau to live sur-
) sounded, as we aro now, by all this
pomp and show.
f "These cares and anxieties aro to me
1 far more wearing than our first simple
i country home, and in this feeling your
1 father fully sympathizes. Yet for our
1 children it has had its peculiar advan-
tages, and we have accepted the trust
with grateful hearts for their sakes. If
the younger members of our family can
bo happy when called to take what the
world calls a lower position, you under-
stand, your mother for ono will be quite
content. No friend that is worth tho
name will bo lost to us, and I have an
abiding faith that 'a righteous man will
never be forsaken nor his seed called to
beg bread.' I sce your father turning
into Broad street, and now we shall soon
know all.”
"But his step is slow acid his whole air
dejected. He is grievilig for your sake,
dear mother, I see plainly, oven if you
leave no dread of the future."
"No, not Ho sympathizes entirely in
the preferences of whfelx 1 have spoken,
and I have also understoodfromthofirst
the probable termination of the present
troubles. Something has antioyod your
father at the store, I have no doubt. I
fear Lo Barron will make strenuous ob,
jections to an honorable investigation
and open aekno::..lgmont of inability to
proceed with the business."
Ah, yes. But he would make no d:if-
ficelty- if he did not fear his lady wife,
who fs altogether 'selfish, extravagant
and heartless,"
"I am not so sure about him, my son.
His course for two years past during our
absence abroad has been altogether rash
and unscrupulous, shouting radical de-
feets in bia character. She may havo
tempted him into wrongdoing, but we
Will not lett too severe in our judgment of
her. The great injudiciousness of her
early training may give her some claims
to our pity."
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� y s
It rests on the pure brow of the becauttftat '
matron.
"Thoy seem bereft of sound judgment,-
and
udgment,and 1' havo no doubt it is your father's of-
forts to bring -them to tho realizing sense
of the danger of longer delay that so de-
talus him."
1
"Ho must be sorely tried at any hesi-
tation at such a crisis"
"Ala, yes, Whilo business is so para-
Iyzed, should they attempt to struggle 1
longer with the adverse cireumstances
by which they aro surrounded, the effort
will involve them in irreparable ruin-..
and, sadder than all else, the blow may ,
fall at a time when they cannot prevent
great loss to those who have trusted in
them, and thus add to other trials the
imputation of dishonesty,
"That is the bitter ponelty almost in-
variably meted out to those who by fail-
ure impoverish others,"
Tho young mann stood anent and
tho.ughtfal for some minutes, while his
mother earnestly watched the changes
that swept acrosa his face, arid as they
deepenerl sho fondly passed her arm
around Irina, saying choerfnllyt
' Why, George, my dear son, you aro
eerier too manly to despond when for
tis there aro no darker
treadsn
i pros-
pcct than lose of property, for you may
rest assured no blot will tarnish your fa-
t/cell honor, and therefore if wo can re-
main undivided I feel very little dis.
Curbed at the thought of pecuniary loss,
I ant chiefly annoyed at tho anxiety year
father maybe compelled to endure before
it can bring if
0
y u rx his partnere tucrs to can Ont
to
� r
an immediate settlement. But you, our
oldest ;on ars r t
g , strong,
well oda--
I
. cated, enterprising awl,energetic.
"It l., t.otd tl seem tIi
yea would t d iittr3
toot» true enjoyrnont in an opportunity
to employ your talents in efforts to build •
tip our fortune anow than in the inherits
once of wealth so abundant AS to tallier
no esettion on your own part. bfany a t
sate whom Owl lee richly =dewed lilies t
C11A?T= IL
31r. Newton was mot as be entered the
parlor by his wifo's gentle "hope wel-
come" and an affectionate a
eeti�gfrom
rout
his eon.
n Then, moments'
after a tow raom s'
general o a
g n r conversation, ho acid:
"I know you are waiting anxiously to
hear the results of this day's delibora+
tions, and fooling full confidence in your
eourrege to meet and endue° bravely any
adverse circumstances 1 tomo without
hesitation directly to the fact that wears
compelled to give up our lzusinoss and
elcie the itpz_ti. You, my dear Lucy.
were prepared to exliect this when wo
parted this neorning, but I regret that
our children cannot its readily compre-
hendchange lxend the txcce,sit •
of
a Ola 7
y€, ru
plots and a ailen as wo shall be cern.'
polled to make."
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Mr. Newton was met by hiss urge's aortae
"!rosea welcome."
"Give yourself no uneasiness, my dear
father, on our amount. We should be
unworthy of our parents could we not
meet adversity
elf labor and a simplex
style of living bo adversity) without com-
plaint. You have not taught us to look ,
upon} wealth as the only source of true i
happiness."
"Wo certainly have endeavored to give 1
you nobler ideas, and you, nay son, are 1
sufficiently mature to viow Iife as a 1
school for high and lofty aspiration and ,
pure and nobler principles! but I feel
much solicitude for the younger meat-
bers of our family."
"Never fear, Edward; you have a
strong band around you that will not t
fail in the hour of trial. Let its luxpw,
if you please, the history of this day's '
deliberations, for tho more cIeai'ly wo alt •
understand tho more readily will we be
able to fix upon some plan for our future
Course." 5 e
"It has been a hard struggle to coin
v ine° my partners that we had no alter. •
native but to close the concern if we
would save our honor. They could not
but understand that an attempt to con-
tinue this hopeless struggle would only
sink us deeper. But, naturally, they
shrank from a public eclatowledgment
of failure, and ho whose recklessness and
insane speculation haswrought this ruin
finds it very bitter to have it manifest to
the world that we by having placed en-
tire confidence in his integrity have
wrecked ourselves."
"You rotor to Le Barron, father, do
you not?" .
"Yes. In truth, 1 think the sin must
rest entirety on him. He has been long
in charge of the financial department.
Indeed, for two years he has had the en-
tire supervision of homo business, Few-,
man acting under his directions, while 1,
as you well know, havo been in charge
of our foreign affairs during that period.
I needed tho change after 25 years' close
application at home, and also greatly de-
sired to consummate our long cherished
plan of giving you all the advantage of
foreign travel, when your mothor and
myself could share part of the pleasure
with you. It was an unwise arrange- '
nzent, as the results now prove, but I
did not Breatill since your return by
what cruel to ptations Lo Barron was
surrounded, ou know, dear Lucy, his
wife's extravagant tendencies, but cans
not oven imagine how fearfully she has
involved hor husband by their gratifica-
tion. His natural fondness for wild
speculation has always boon ills beset-
ting sin. In our business everything of
the tried has been peremptorily forbid-
den.
"After Le Barron's connection with ns,
knowing of this weakness it his charac-
ter, I watched hint very closely. It was
the Only point where I had the slightest
misgiving, but during the 18 years we
have been together 1 have never until
now deteoted the least deviation from
the strictest line of honesty.. Misguided,
'miserable mart, but ho was fearfully
tempted, Tho net woven by his wife's
selfish love of dress and fashion was gath-
ering closer and closer around him; cer-
tain destruction stared him in the face;
a grand speculation was insidiously prof-
fered hint; he yielded to the infatuation;
the bubble burst, and pecuniarily we
must all go down together."
"13ut, my dear father, why should you
suffer for his wrongdoing, sc contrary to
the well understood regulations of the
firm?"
"Because, my son, ho was the accred-
ited maanager of the
busines in my ab-
HCCC. 13y a longand
vex�tious legal
procese and by hard measures I alight
possibly securo oureolvos front any great
change. But it would be all uncertain,
end cannot for many reasons feel this
to be the bettor, way, certainly not the
kindest and most noble. Poor Le Bar-
ron, onto all that he can r now, ow, I
10. greatly fear all the clfsgraco and odium
must
in tho and restwith him, ltrx.I'reoin
atz
has been careless and blundered, but is
teat othor.vise culpable, I think."
"Whon did you first t'•ta r rot
of tda
y any
y
(Unger, father?"
"Only ul a short time before
we loft nue
rope I received a friendly intimation
that while tho present cloud overshadow-
ed oar country generally it might be ad.
'Amble for zoo to return and rezone° tho
I charge of the business at house, 1 was
' not et first greatly disturbed, although
i 1 had for some time felt that Le Damon
was not keeping me as fully posted with
regard to home affairs au Was desirable.
Audi le? X. W4 grollthe.14art iaveral
tizzaoe, end in My last letter lied spoke
rather so'Perely-, XIo at llret ; womb()
mor° punotuality, but in hie hast ixo c
ttb(d his a
4 ) s c(tniz
x,I txt€;lirtelico on the Igo
that bueiuesa had been for mine tuna s
unttoualiy brisk sand. prn)lileraus it lot
hint but little leieuro to coznxutlniela
with znc+,
"'Tliia I know mel(. not bo comet, an
fearing he Dail dar(i to venture on man
wild! whoum° in tory Absence 1 became so
eloreily alarined, !aril, as you well kno
recalled you a1)ruptly from your Ovarian
travels and Mistimed home, taivitig elo ox
planation for this trodden Amigo in our
planer to any one t)xeopt your mother.
For the .diet three rno t1w Uwe we boon 0C-
.
copied ix) nualkizxt; a !petit rigid investige
tion, anti clow you have the r esulta,"
"Plow has Lo I.rety on carried Minitel
during your ex:aminationa, which Ito nits
know Would end h the discovery of hi
f fraudulent (mum?"
trial a hardihood •(i x
i111Ia0( And ixl �
t o t. x d iffn i n
z c
that havo been very paint -el to zoo. Du
vrithiu tho hast welt', its hit( duplicity be-
, mono fully ravoaletl, .t o has broken
down completely,"
j "elan, that you know all," said Mrs
Newton, "sero yhehusuottlioeffrontery.
to iixge len ;or clolay irz elosana to bu '
e 4,
ns
"Alit IIe is half frantic. All his
hopes and courage aro crushed, and he
dreads tho revelations which must be
trade to his family more than death o
dishonor." °
"I:Ias bis wife thus far received no in-
theation of the storin that is gathering
about her?"
"Some, I imagine. But before this the
wretched woman must have been told
the whole. When he became satisfied
that the revelation could no longer be
delayed, I took the responsibility of reek-
ing oto• determination public and urged
him to hasten to Roseville before the
tidings could reach his family through
general gossip, and before this the talo is
told, If Mrs. Lo Barron has any love or
prtedence left, she must prim it now, for
she cannot leek upon her husband with-
out realizink that his life and reason aro
both in danger."
"There is little hope for him if his
safety depends at all upon his wife's gon-
tleness or prudence," said Greclrge. "She
loves nothing batt her own self. You
would be shooked could you know how
shamefully her family have always been
neglected and tormented whenever their
wishes interfered at all with her selfish
gratification."
'Wray, George! S thought she Ioved
her children passionately dx x z to
p p Iy ana indulged
them most injudiciously. But for years
I have known very little of them."
"Yon know, dear mother, your chii-
dren aro often thrown. into their society,
and etiquette has madean occasional pall
necessary, although the atmosphere has
been very distasteful to us, and thus wb
have of necessity known more of them
than yon could. Oh, mother, it just oc-
curs to mo that on returning from our
ride this afternoon I left Lillian and Rose
to call at the Lo Barrons. I had no heart
to accompany them, knowing as I did of
father's anxieties, and now I fear they
will meet with a stormy reception."
"Oh, my son, I amatory sorry. Should
they learn of this misfortune there, it
bo a rude shock for our dear girls."
"1 am inoxproasibly grieved," said the
father. "We could have made the rev-
elation so much easier; I have these
dear ones very near my heart of late. To
them life•has been thus far only sunshine.
How will they endure tho shadows?"
"Lillian is naturally quint and self
possessed, but Rose all life and joyous -
"Oh, father! You do not yet know
our Rose if you fear foe her," til George
earnestly. "I do not believe that I cher-
ish warmer affection for one sister than
the other, Neither will rine, X am
confident, but in times of trial of what-
ever nature little Rosie will teach us all.
Her smile will be just a,s glorious, her
sweet voice be heard in cheerful carols
as fresh and hopeful and hope gibing in
4 lonely cottage as in "'Parody parlor. Is
it not so, mother?"
"Yes, my son. You judge correctly.
Our girls, my dear husband, are brave
spirits and will not murmur at any
change that brings no reproach and
threatens ata disunion, but Rose seems
gifted with an abundant overflow of
cheerful courage that is peculiarly inspi-
xating to salt who are brought within the
sphere of her Willem, and Which will
ever be to her the strongest assurance of
peace and happiness under all eiroum-
dames."
e'' "But, my dear Lucy, it .is not simply
the effect of a change in our powdery
state or social position may have on- our
daughtters that has eausecl mo so rano&
anxiety. On those pointsyou and George
cannot trust theta more fully than I do.
tut you cannot both have forgotten that
there are other ways inwhich our iris.
fortune may imperil their peace of mind.
They have given their happiness into
other hands than ours."
"Yon refer of course to Dunbar and
Grenville. Why, my dear, Eustaoe has
so grown up with our children, and Lily
and ho have so long thought and felt in
would soon expect unison Haat 1 as°poet our
f om t trf "
boy would shrinkr o al
ob .
Y.
"No, dear; I havo no feat'.: for Lillian's
peace, but a slight and mot natural mite
giving about Grenville. X wish Dunbar
wore hero for her own eako more than
fears for his e(mst.�licy."
"All, now you touch th one fear that
11as often made fee tremble of late, and
which all this day I havo weakly tried to
1)tznislt. Girenville'n faults lit mostly in
hie pride and i istotratic ixotiolta,, blithe
t
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d ; hns'trttly a toeing heart, and for our
x- ; MK I ant onnii(leut hie affection is. very
0 l (loop and pro, On such lova, you know,
o , 1 havo over felt it safe to lean trusting.
t ' ly, If lie should fail our darling, slie hake
t0 given hint no truly the :fall love of her
intentio nature,. how nould oho bear it?"
d ii ,Atte. tho enotlier's voice was full of fop,
e George had listened to hi.'e parents' con-
- versation with tightly folded arms 8nd
w cornpretisad lips, but now oitopping quick
-
t 1 ly to his nxuthor's sidehe laid a hand lov-
• 1 iugly on Iter shoulder tied! mita:
".tgaiu, 1 say, try dear parents, have
no fear for our noble girls. Lilly's. hap
piuosa is in safe keeping. I would pledge
my life for Eustaco's truth. Ho will, 1
think, bo here tonight. As for Gran -
f 1 villo -.•ho lzesitated,'and. hieevee became
t 1 almost fierce, "Qui: Rose's danger lies
s in another direction than the loss of our
poor wealth."
0
Idatotunderstand
),
�you,m
son."
v
t "You know father, since our land Immo, , a has
o• boon so full of bitterness you have been
i'oarfulthat this wilt! election strifo might
least to civil war. I have listened with,
• deference to your maturer judgment, but
even while it forced itself upon mesas a
um
correct idea my hoar, did not recognize
it as a danger that could really befall.
1
us, Tho United States at war with each
Iother! It truly seemed absurd and im-
t possible, Xiut the last few weeka have
x Ibrought the°idea before zee with a fear
that seems like certainty. And, father,
t should war conte upon us, Grenville is
i a southerner, though educated at the
1 north, and this is what fills mo with ap-
prehension for my sister. Ile has not been
frank with us. His feelings are with the.
south."
"Why have you never told us this bee
fore?" said Mr. Newton, with doep emo.
tion.
"Because, although it is some weeks
since this suspicion has haunted me, I
had not been sure beyond a doubt till
within two days. Why, it is only last
Sabbath evening wo were all expeessing
tho most decided Union sentiment, Rose,
the darling, you will remember, was the
most earnest and enthusiastic among -us,
and Grenville listened and replied to her
with an itterest apparently so true, with
no shadow of dissent, that I reproached
myself for cherishing uncharitable fears.
Bat the deceiver," cried the youalgxnan,
while the veins on kis flushed brow stood
but like knotted cords; "let Rose know
with c rtainty but half what I have
learned, even sinee•I parted from her but
a few hours since, that he is linked with
the south and will strike hands with her
in case of war—she will cast him from
her at once."
"Yes, my son, and break her heart in
doing it."
4, "No, xuother. I hardly think that she
will be broken in spirit upon a question
that divides the affections of so many.
She is extremely enthusiastic in her
views upon this znatter, but her true
heart was given to what she believed to
be real solid worth. When she finds it
was but a phantom, she may suffer for a
time, but fear not—she will . bean: it
bravely and come out of the fiery titin•
naso unharmed."
"This grieves mo cruelly," said Mr.
Newton. "How insignificant are all
other troubles cot pared with this.
Anxiety for your parents and bearing
with you this grievous 'knowledge of
your sister's coming trialwas heavy ,
burden for your young heart to carry,
my son."
"Did I not tell you, Edward, that
•
domains ia).)
noleav Or own
Mr. Davis/ 111..Torch✓,.
et Idmeston, N.Y.
Colorless, Emaciated, Helpless
4 Contptetc Cure by ' irobiY,s
This is from Mr. 1). M. Jordan, a re-
tired farmer, and one of the moat re-
spected citizens of Otsego Co., N. Y.
"Fourteen years ego Iliad on satteack of the
gravel, And havo since been troubled with toy
Livor and Kic9trioye
gradually growing worse. Three years ago I
got down so lowthatX could sea rem/7 ;r,>ilk.
I looked more like a corpse than a living being,
I had no appetite and for (live wve:c:s I ate
ksotking ibuet: groat. I was badly emaciated
and liad no mere color than a r,asfi:rluf a masted.
lI0 c
oleaw +
ti i tl nrillta was recommended i
left and
thougttht! would try it, 13etom I1111(1 fteistle
the nrat bottle I indicted that I felt better, i r.-
fared loss, the 1stGtarmrrsaaiord mai the. L>�e}d.
drtiir bad subsided, the color began to natio° to
myq taco, anti I terge.r to fedi a, mum. After
I had taken three bottles I could oat any t.tlnu
without hurting lac, Why, a or so boners
that 1 bad to oat 3 tlntei today, I i):avv l:o'T
telly recovet'ed, thanxate
Hood'e a, r>' a, zeilIa
x toot 11,0*. Gadd tsar vaiaL
.A,1 vrho know
1110 marvel to silo ole so hell;" 1). itl.'Ioat)Atr.
Hao Areth
Li 8 et)n
l3 �'t44 rtrefter•di er !
est t'
>ik
oda eigettion, acre headache Lad bWotiteaeeur.
(
1,'atrezta' Platform.
The N11010ng0s the platform of the
?rtrin's of iminstt;v AS adopted ley the
/Grand A$goelntion of Ontario end
ytueeee at London ail September N2nd
1891 :
1, Ale! ttainence of British uorzttes►..
tiion..
2, '!ht' t'aser'slso) of alae pablitr
lands for the newel settler.
3. Purity of edntiuistrtrtion and
ebeeltzte iirdepenaveC" of Perliareent,
4, Beget economy in every depart-
ment of the public eervict'.
tin i
toff
00)t
strir
per
bef
plr,
bee
of t
evtt
rel):
IL 8;
6, Situplineat.ion of the laws and a Lia)
general reduction of the machinery of stil.
goverflnu'tet. yee
6. ",,'bed sbolit.ion .of tho Onnrediau lir?
l '
e I
of
7. A spate))) tlf civil service reform goat
that will glee each county power to •
appointe,or electall comity otii+:ieie paid
by tb°trx, c'xeepe caenty,jadgee. D
g. 'I':drlf for re,
edrrtr, t)lily and Ko goat
(sal
ad]tsh
eI a9 to fell as ferlK prQ
RI
l
, and
upon t130 iuxuri'•s snd not upon the font
necessarit'K of ltf'• dro
tc
9. 13e-'iproea] trade on fralr and ' ply
equitable tams tit•tivh'd.n t;,,)ta'ta and
e wortri. I
10, Lt%cteltrt l++,t;i+.latiou aha': .will the
protect labor end the results irf labor it
from those cr)rul,ines roil mueopolies Ilio
which entirely enhuu.o' the price of al
the article prudnced by 'heli combines
or nlotlOpcli+•4. ca)
11 1)rnitil+itiau of the l+uuf5tng of wet
railwa.ye lee :rove"runtent gt•attts tie con- A
trary to the pablic interest. etl
12. Preparation of the Dominion
and Provincial Voters' lists by the
$tinieipleNfil cr•rs. } e
13, Oonfortuity cif electoral districts t�t
to county i+otti)ditries as canatiteted re;
or tnu)alei pal pne`.s, far thtn,
principal of re ires+'posutetiouns of popuusla-
e
tion ,vitt allo.u, do
mate,
Constipation Cured.
'rRE following extract from a letter
I from Mr. Jas. if. Carson, Banff, . N. ir
W. T. will speak for itself: -"I have
been troubled with eon l
t10)
and
general debility mud was induced
to usy o
your a '3. B. 8, through seeing your ad%er-
tl meet. I now take great pleasure in re-
eomcrendiug it to all, my friends, as it
completely cured rue."
n
' Cause for Congratulation.
Brit gs---Girls are queer t!tinga,
aren't they 1 r
Griggs --Very, i,n, what ;raped you 1
say so
erigee-1 was tlriiii:ii.g of Miss t
Rosebud, 1 happened to tweet iter ou
the avenue yesterday about noon, and •
having a few cold boners in fay pocket
and, betel inspired by her new tailor.. i
-de gown, 1 ask her into Detre.
riggs--Did site accept ?
Brigge--At first she didn't caro for;
anything, and thein she said she beliov t
ed she did feel a tittle faint. Say, old
man, did.you ever take a girl out t•?
lunch when she felt a little faint ?
Griggs ---No. Did she eat any.
ping'1
Briggs—Did sire eat anything! Well
sir, that girt grabbed the menu, Look s
lightning glan(se at it, said she wasu'r
feeling llunxry, and thea she urdet-
sit•
riggs---Well what did she or(ia ?
riggs(iulores sivel y)—She Ordered
clams ane bouilon, lobster cutlet,
'Went breads and peal , chicken a le
Maryland, tritrimly sals+d,bisouits glace;
mararoons, co11rni, and a creme d
tneuthe. Grcetat, Scott 1 It cost me
$14.
Griggs (tltougbtfullyy--Welt, of
follow, you ought to be glad. '
13ri gs—Giatil What for ?
Griggs—Why, glad that she ,vase'
hungry,—llarper's 'Bazar.
1)
$ tvonderieti new nonbination is
ark's Headache, Neuralgia and Live
Powders, Wee to take diad perfectly barn
less. Mr. S. F. Glass, London Putter
Werke, says: "14"o testimonial can be tc
strong to express the beneficial effects
have experieueed frau the use of It. otark
Headaehe, Neuralgia and Liver Powder
persouatly end iu my facility, and tit
httave afferdo3 tee perfect, relief from t
most distressing siek headaches will
frequently iuc31p31Oitated lee from doi
business. I know of others who ha
been srjtimlty benefitted.. I consider th
one of 1110 most useful medical eombir
tions of the day," .7. Temple, 48 (lath
Me tarter, 14., llanliltant say. 1 "f find
'Stark's llrudaet+e, l euralgia and Li'
Powders a sure cure" lir, Ltancetid
librarian, pubiio library, Hamilton. Aa'
bey aro meet veluabto for sufferers fr
ce )s • •d , . hver complain
I
ead. 1 , uu ) til t mai It e u
u
p
ren 2rcoats
a uac, tetrl by all r
u)c
stealers,- - .
No labor is hard, no tint's is 1
wherein the glory of eternity is
mark we level at..
' "'• ^ "sd)txt Coagu cure.
lr.'t4r . •, tir:rway fine Syrup in
feetest mei h. t cure for coughs, 0'
s,. lir , • ":tier. sore throat, and
ate! t.,, ,„ i,oublce, .'rice eee,