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THE HURON S NAL. P1W)`AY, AUG_ 1, aft
l _ I ill ua the pray, and Eastacel eOucE
he W Jmssop
Iwere closeted together. They had .b.
tamed oettaia iefor matiou that the Grey -
homed hsd wiled up the Frith for Leith,
aid would be uW of their way for that
night at least. They amid, therefore, is
the 3arknees which pfeOiueded moonrise.
Ord the boats uaybssrved by the excise
siker., sad creep oat of the harbor and
be out of sight at onee-Isading the
eaves in the neighborhood of fit. Abb's
abut.' midnight.
mouth harbor. andoo the decko e
4
CI:DOTER XVILL
• atWICTta Lois—+tempi MILI sue-
eanOI—Tet r•arua a1UNtta—aa
IITI•O1DIlalT Y111R:10.
The ramming sun shun brightly on
the eastern wiadowa of the great square
mansion whim& stood over against Ile -
smuggling
h t th
smuggling lugger, the !relight, stood a
brown faced man gazing tizedly at the
building till he saw smoke begin to curl
op from oti. of the chimneys, when he
at once slipped over the side into a little
akiff, and rowed himself across to the
archway through which most of the careo
was carried on the previous night. He
Th.e and other emitters being mtirtac-
tiwily settled betimes the two, Donald-
son next weight Eustace, and had • con-
versation with him. He found him
feverish with impatience to depart for
Wotdbsven in sesrch of Lilies, anu in
intensity of his feelings be would have
set out at untie tan foot, but the captain
showed him that such • course would
all the fiver totes oafbt r b,soesld .1rrw&d
e pee *Ow& It was oot till they
had air hilted the shingle that
testees elapNd at then feet of the kill
• somber of ase* sad hears. foe whose
presence there that he war mush puaaled
w aon+nut, seeing that the heights be-
hind were se perpemdioular. It was
Meer, however, frees this- !het there was
suer way of netting op sad down, and
he proceeded with the others to pot the
contour of the bents epos the beach.
As fast as they hied oat the kegs they
were carried off and slang in strange
fashion round the sides d the horses.
who forthwith hope to move up the len-
mouse height by a broad and sig seg
path, which had been oun.tructed to the
very summit. It was a terribly toilettes
road, and took a lung time to ascend,
but for the sureiooted horses it was
quite practicable. Koonce and the oth-
ers had neon so busily engaged in sat
loading their boat that they gave hafir-
to nothing else and did not observe that,
all the while the cargo was being run,
Capt. Donaldson had been engaged in
close conversation with an elderly man.
This was Mr. Adamson, the farmer of
Lowden. the owner of the lugger which
carried it. He was • tall, fine-featured
man, very hearty in manner and jovial
in appearance- While he and Donald-
son conversed together, the termer sud-
denly started and grew animated m tali!,
as if be had made some interesting dig-
oovery. A few rapid, eager questions
were asked and answered, and the:Cap-
tain Donaldson grew u •ululated and
ezetted as the farmer. Whatever it was,
it was something that pleased both of
them extremely, and it must &leo have
bad reference to Eustsnce and his
friends, for the speakers kept their eager
glantss directed towards them. At length
they approached to where they stood,
their work being new dens. Ralph and
Jack sat at the gunwale of the boat, en-
joying themselves, after their labors, with
a pipe, but Eustace and Willy stood to -
did not get the boat clues up to the t ualy needlessly pr•rtr•ct his journey. He
entrance, for the tide was • little mere I could not now reach Ayton to catch the
coach to Edinburgh, and the same eon
-
enamor would nut be •veilable till the
following morning, by which time the
1 csptaio promised to have him near the
Arriving within the heavy archway, :. mouth of the Tay.
he lifted his hand to one ,.f the tinted- i 'Look you,' he said, 'I mean to leave
atones and pressed a rusty tree knob ; gyemouth harbor with this tide, and
which no one would have noticed unless beat about in the offing till the cargo is
safely Sanded at Lowden shore. Now,
if you and your friends wiU stay and
give the fellows • hand with the bo$ta,
111 take you across to the Tay at once.'
than halt 1uU, but fastened it by a chin
w • ring sunk in • rock, and crossed -
door et the base of the high sled heavy
wall.
at sero[, a� as he beat uleself4ue°r bet. be
• `neer in 'Well, I deal eroaAr pair I sad a ea. is Nee s salr#11° that she
� faced reed
` CHA TVIR XQ. IIs eat •bit ul ua* trying w pat ria N lowered, and '[ 'I'll
ftsa& wit► the d
And e, mho forthwith heehawed
b him off tut lila .raei•7 mad brunt read his orae, and the fere begat) W caper pay � as yusag and
beset�bl•
heMteeMJ team eb'"�-
the lugger oaplata be
tlgl, sat M is *till la pets. may I w t tlesi the sided
enigmas. to do Toa more wjery flea The iaimea uerlI" tootle d
the boat beutg
eek the girl was lined
net sad married by immune iota the whim
whither the others followed, w lent,
whether she was dead or might be rrreie-
ed.
The limp which swung from the tow
rout Mut its Light str.aaKum'full into her
face, and showed it to be indeed ill a fampal.
of a very young end pretty g
evert to whiteness, but wanting that
Isbarpness which irdiostes death.
'All richt --she's not dead,' whispered
presumed of peculiar inforwtati•,n on that
point. A minute or two passed after be
had operated thus on the rusty knob ere
any sigus were given that the doer was
to be opened to him, and we may es well or Eustace teeter', embraced,
employ the short interval iu introducing' amt thus This oditer
was agreed that he and Willy more particularly to the reader.
and Ralph should remain in Jeesop s all
ot T latter probably wtell per- that day and give their Nasistance at
n too be captain Donaldson.
n. the cam- I night in removing the cargo to the con -
mender of the smuggler ; he isn't. He I ecalment of its owner.
had indeed dept iu the captain., berth k Mnnd.tek had
on beard the lugger, but the captain "Ph Bloom and Jacbeingke t in
himself had .noosed in more comfortable I no particular grudge at P
(posters in the large public house which I Je cop s all that day. The perfect bodi-
stood dose to the quay, aur which as f ley not it brought them was rather wel-
yet.bowel no signs of internal anima- tree thou otherwise, and after eating a
Capt hearty breakfast they went and lay down
1
*Armee' as tow Dee —a interwar--ttsis
Newsraru r•a•eite ra.
(Meths rapturous joy of that sampan -
ea meting with Lineal It produced a
shoat of Madame of almost denseness
intensity. For many momenta gusts°e
held her in kis arm• in • state of period
bewilderment. 11 was such as ssex-
poated and unlikely thing to wet with
her there that he bad seam wild thoughts
of terr'ur least he had become the sport
of • delusion, and would immediately re-
alise that it was au. This flashing fest
caused him to tighten his bold of the
lovely burden in his area, and he fogad
that it slid not melt from his grasp.
'Lilies,' he again ventured to tatty
do him.
e[, said Ralph, in • decided one.
rola him before 1 live muck Longer. I
told you sums months ago I tied the
power to do it w far as ht. chasms d
Bsng&rry went, and I'd sootier part with
my right hand than see him woe in toe
the estate but he won't ; it's yours
by right and your it shall be, and deer 1
make him a beggar, I'U find a way to a
sweeter revenge for what he did to me
ou board the Falters.'
Leese* saw %het it was useless to Ps+
the attempt- res- I sired a
w up the captain, and as he spoke he pu
sue with pt. atiJ The latter
er promisedd W re- poly 1little brandy into a glees, and inserting
at the farm, but beyond the edge of the vessel between her closed
mashthis
• few days he would engage for nothing. li loured some of the liquor int. her
s + mouth. She swallowed it, and almost
• tt
It was the Right atter this eon•ers tiaw immediately a flush came upon mtar-
that the lutwer vrla b° rte, end as Capt. hie cheeks, and Eusteee felt a flutter at
Donaldson and Jew remained ou shore her heart he .ais►mnred, and
Willy 'Rhe is $&!M01i'
till almost the vary boor, Enstac*, spoke her eyelids giuvssai,
and Ralph undertook to row them out to even se he sip ked u1p with
the vessel in Mr. Adamson's large cob- her hp' parted, and she loo
bMe, which lay in a creek at the bottom • wondering vacant stare, gazing frogs
ogs
of the cltflk. fame to face with • blank,
ss
All the party were in high spirits, and expression on her counteaance.
were kind
were laughing and talking in tosses so The faces that set her
gaze loud as w he heard • considerable dist- fano full of m them the assurance an titer heart r d Ave
anon dder the quiet era memoryand • terrible
Suddenly they were startled into mil- at onceollecton rushed returned, into her caul.
enee by'a piercing shriek, which rang recollection
she shrieked, springing to
out at no great distance, and was almost 'My eked, prilly gingnto
d.
immediately followed by • woman's
Hel voice �Wbet'eer feet,
, uh,and
wb°re is ry cki13 1'
help.'mtng in trantio tones, P 'Here it is,' answered Joe, who had
help.'
The sound mems from almost right hitherto been behind the other, but now
ahead and Ralph awl Joe, who were came forward and held the sleeping
rowing simultaneously bent to their work infant towards her.
�I , With a glad cry she snatched it from
his arms, pressed it to her heart, and
covered it with kisses—every thought
and feeling being lost in the great joy of
her mother's heart at finding her child
safe.
r.
'Dear, dear gumbos.' was the reply, in
the old well remembered tones, while she
lifted her head and gazed fondly up to
him.
'And this is no dream,' he went on.
'I du indeed hold my darling in my arms
—she whom I deemed to be still many
miles from me. Strange, to meet w un-
expectedly after our dreadful separa-
tion.'
'Just se hug,' sail Willy. coming close
to him. 'Just ane, Eustace, and I'll gin
her back.'
'Willy—my brother '' she cried,throw-
ing herself into his arms, to be embraced
with vehement ardor.
'I'll be dashed if this is no worth a'
we nae endured,' exclaimed the honest -
hearted fellow.
Good God, how pale and worn she is, with eagerness, and made the bs•.tt s1
ejaculated Eustace, who now obtained • swiftly over the water.
view of her face, which, though radiant
Eustace and the captain looked keenly
at the moment with excess nt joy, yet out in front. After the one shriek and
showed deep traces of the suffering she the cry for help no further sound was
had endured. heard, and even when Captain Donald -
'Dreadful,' added Willy. She'. awe son gave a loud clear hail it was not an-
swered.
Mon. This personage, then i, not gether a little apart gazing at the busy a tae •perfect skeleton,'
rL Willy Sommerville would have
Donaldson, but Frank Dickson he who been restless and impatient as Enstace'11wo wonder; observed Uncle John. ` Do you see anything, G,ytliame r ask- s,Ressara•taie see ed.
had boarded the liner off Rt. Ann's and scene prevented by the lading . t the
but for one impartant circumstance. He horses. 'She has neither ate nor slept since she ed the latter, after a minute or two of The most remarkable cure of Rcraitsla
weird the Captain of the presence of on record is that .,f the Rev. Win. Stet,
the cutter, advising him at the same bad become the subject of • caw of love j kir. Grahame, said the captain, gaily, came here.' 1 hard towing. of Wiartun. whose case of Scrofulous
o at E emunth. at first sight. Having been brought in' ,thin s the owner of the vessel in which .But I will do both now,' cried Lipase 'Nothing.; replied Eneta:e.
Abscess baffled the skill of sevents.m
time to lend the cargo y contact with the pretty, blooming, free- wo neve just come across, and he u snz• with a happy smile, as she again flung I 'I thought I caught for • moment a Surgeons 1'.r twenty -thew yearsHe
black speck on the water, but lost it was perfectly cured by Burdock Blood
2.
(TO ax .•,)(tnerate. )
He was the farm steward, and likewise hearted Marion Gilbertson, he was struck ions to make your acgaintattce.
the reenli ill✓•, in his smuggling to ansae. byher u he had never been by any girl. •Gin me your hand sir, and let me
tions, of Adamson, tate farmer e.f Lowden i e was charmed, facioated, captivated. have a look at you,' said the farmer with
to whom the Lelight belonged. and for t He did not himself understand the feel- I pleader heartiness and earnest interest.
vetoes Dnna!dson sailed to Hol end. in which influenced him, but he was And as he shook the hand which Eustace I advertisement in the Gnsnuit.'
n trusted Dickson implteitly,an3 i gave him he looked keenly into his lime ,Which aMr.nt Rankin inserted.' added
latter had always shown himself 1 haunted by an incessant desire to be be-'
side Marion, to look at her, to talk to
and all over his tall moble frame His Lilian 'I never would have thought of
ticrtby cf the frost. her, to see her smile, to hear her laugh, look was w inquisitive and w expressive it.'
At the end .•t a minute h two the in- Ito los deliciously bewildered by the be of personal interest, and he seemed se 'Time we were sorting for our voy-
dsideboll of the heed a the door were witching glance of her bright miss exceedingly happy, that thetyuuth was I age,' mid Captain Jrswn back. and is was pulled open by whisper to our readers not a little pooled.
girl. Ar►d we may Pe
• en her round faced. bin the
g fine noble looking fellow, indeed,'
i bright eye fell on the figure that the wish was mutual. Marion was '
oWhen 7 greatly taken with the frank, wanly,gen• exclaimed the farmer. 'I like you, sir.
t anoe ie the dexpression of her iron- I emus -heated Willy Sommerville. Her I am pleased with you, and more still
wasnopartn'ed that rhe sight c E him from what Donaldson tells me of the aid
was not particularly agreeable. 1 fresh young heart—free and nntramtuell- you have given hint. But which u the
"Weei, Marton, hoo's a' wt. ye this , od till now—was free no longer. Most looking hurriedly
unexpectedly she had met one who other 1' he added. lightened on
moNi a r he inquired.kye' I called forth its soft, tender emotions— round ; then as his eye lig
'Nicely. ..ane :pest esrly. But yell
one who "harmed her fancy, and clicted Will] he laid his hands on his should -
`No,
N o, as' to see ).cater J 1 i her admiration. Francis Dickson, who en and gazed search eg 1
`No, lee, I e ..et o sue you.I th a had formerly been simply indifferent W
* *rack
i' a tiro this opportunity tee bee . her was now deeply disliked, and his
herself on the bosom of her Eustace.
'Whsur or boo did she find ye oot,
uncle 1' asked Willy.
-A month •ioce, my boy, through an
.tack wt' ye at nor o' the moires • i suit was hateful. How immensely in-
saved1/e ye, as ye bravely ken, and es I nae
a wee bit seller—as msckle as, Eerier he was to Willy. The letter was
well set us up in housekeeping—I hope so kind and brai4.1I' could cliny�'to him'
yell say yea, an' we 11 gang thegither dayaed wore awayimt thout utw fear. And an the
ifrp a mansion, and
' auto.' n ht and darkness cattiest length. The
'Weal, Frank,' returned the girl with � Dean
honest plainness. -I tell't ye afore that ; lugger had sailed from the harbor at
midday but not before the captain had
this aomide& be, an' I hope never
hear ye speak o't again. I'm no inclin-
ed to marry you. Anis heart, Frank,
unci just aye at command.'
'Toots, woman, toots, toots. Yell
never get one we los ye as I dae, and as
for your loye, that will come after.'
Marion shook her head. 'lime wunne
dam, Frank, lad. Ill never marry where
my love diens gang first ; and I tmU I ye
afore this that Its no your.'
'Ay,but are ye shore its 1,o saltine'st'
returned Dickson, sharply.
'Yes, I'm very shuts o' it'
'Did, there's something in the wind,'
cried Dickson angrily. '1 spak'ta balth
yer father and Meister Jessop aboot this
and they say ye micbt tak' ye
'Sae they did, Freak,' returned
Merisel, with heightened color. 'But I
in Donaldson very de-
murely, as he appeared on the threshold
of water, and over the edge of the gun -
et the room. wale was a human head supported by
'Ah, Captain, you pare done os very the chin. As they approached they
neatly,' laughed Eustace. 'Yoe and Mr. made out it was a women's head, for the
Adamson managed to give us • moat as. long hair trailed over the Bide, and Aoat-
tounding surprise.' ed on the water which was only a few
'Won't you go, then r asked the i inches farm the top of the guuyrsip.
other, with •dye ruugish smile. t She lay their motionless as if dead,
'Not likely sinless Cede John tuna I but sic.ce the shriek and cry they had
i 1 in his fans. wont. mist beard must have proceeded from
'Good, good.' he said emphatically, '1 t 'Uncle John islet each •tool,' exclaim- her, they concluded that she was only in
could not have wished for better. Come, d the latter. 'No, nee, my boys. Dtal-e 1 a swoon, and made all haste to reach
Lel let ns climb the heights. and allow house your home as long as 7°O I her
t welcome you to my ileum.
°&sties I well only is gladThey were yet as y
again. Keep a steady look on tier lar- Bitters.
board bow.' Some moments pasted and The samwvr t. Came.
then Euatsce cried : The birds are with us once mon. No.
'Yea, I ase a 'peck. Something dark, 1 tufo garbed in the brierhtest green trines
low in the water.' ' joy to those who hate the cold and
The two rowers plied the ,airs with I dreariness
of wieter. her uianV othBertthinfts b
desperate energy, and every stroke sent si3es green fields and aimging birds. Cord
them yards nearer to the object they 1 sprout and grow just as if mother seed
had described. It was s boat nearly full pm • sharon e
nubemurin Go, them,thand o the
o
nearest drag store and buy a bottle (4 the
great and only sun corn curs—Putnass's
Painless Corn Eztrector. A few days
will relieve you of them. N. C. Polices
.! Co., proprietors, Kingston.
i
made all requisite arrangements for the
wed that was to be accomplished &t
nicht. Dickson wet to have nd a chane
M the transfer of the cargo,
boats were engaged for the undertaking.
Long before moonrise, host after boat
had been loaded in the darkness, and,
gliding out, had noiselessly quitted the
harbor, and gone round the cliffs to the
westward. In this way four large boats
very heavily laden had departed—the
last being in charge of Eustace and his
three companions. The boat joined
each other under the shadow of the cliff,
acid started nearly abreast for their des-
tination. Dickson was in the tint boat,
and he was particularly gloomy and sul-
the roams of landing he
len. During P
had noticed certain sweet interchanges
between Willy and Marion, which
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It was never known to taiL b
see my
' be ,o it you'll viral ices off when a ODERIOS
IDs o
'You see very kind, sir, said Eustace, veto your dart' pgrmanent, for I am $the heat made a great lurch. Her bow ]� T ,1 ,VI%VG MILL
'bat I :would ether not remain, longer lonely men, and have no telstives near rose up for s moment then she went 1 ` L� !`1
here. We aro both intensely anxious to het v.eu.' down in an instant, stern foremast.
ESTABLISHED tats.
reach another part a the coast, sad And so it was settled that, fnr ill. 'Great Heavens,' cried Eustace, 'we 1 �y� T —p �j�j��
Captain Donaldson has kindly prom present, EytiCe,\Yilly and Liltts shosld I are too late. She has disappeared.' 1 Buchanan,LaWSQf i Robinaai
to remain at the farm -house. here was •Nae, she's fl„atin;,• exclaimed Kelly, 1 yasors�t tauq o►
'Yes—yes, I know,' ition. td the k f then there.The farm d he spike he made a dart over the
farmer with smiling animation. 'He hes
told mo that story leo ; but come up to
plenty of work for a and u
was
took it very ill that ye cad nae spoken made hies furiously jealous Never had
either tae the ane or the other. Iwt me I h smiled ons him lo s. had seen her
tell ye ante Inc s', that the thing canna the girl
be, an' neither my tatter nor Mr. Jessop I simile on Willy, and •t parting they had
1 squeezed each other's hand. This galled
blame me for denying ye ' Dickson dreadfully, and brought the
A], I sea hon it is. Daith them an
mak • better match.' first emotions of • demon ins goal can'
ch
itis think yet se might do fell work if fairly rouses' into
'They thin into vigor. n
• large one, and there lira, besides, side, and caught hold of a dark object Sash, Doors . lind�
Mr Adamson, extensive smuggling that had just risen above the surface. As
my house first, and you will discuss that
journey afterwards. Come at once—
come all of yea'
'Really, sir, returned Eustme in a tone
of embarrassment. 'I would much rather
that—'
'I think we had better go sip
farm house,' said Donaldson, in answer
to the
to an appealing look which Eustace cast
towards him. 'it won't take long, and I
promise you to depart whenever you ask
Though it was now past midnight the
rooms in the two-storey louse were
lighted, and • bright fire blazed in the
kitchen. It was into this latter apart-
ment they first entered, and here Ralph
and Joe were consigned to a rosy -clank-
ed buzom lase, who received her master's
instructions to set ample provisions be-
fore them. The Captain, Eustace and
Willy were taken to the parlor, where
their heat unoeremonioasly lett them.
Shortly after the farmer's heavy foot
was heard descending the stirs, seem-
transactions—in ailing which neither he did so, • child's vo tee began to send
Willy was particularly pleased at the sir- firth vigorous cries.
rangement, for it promised him the op- 'Preserve us a', she had • bairn in her
portunity of again seeing Marion Gilbert- arms,' cried Willy, and while he kept the
SOIL woman's head afloat by holding her hair,
Then were other two, however, to be he lifted with his other hand the scream-
dialw"d uf,viz., Joe Murdoekand Ralph i e child, and passed it into the boat,
B'own. Joe was not long in making
up his mind what to do. Captain Don-
aldson wanted a second trate fur his lug-
ged, and Joe, he acid, was the very man
Inc hint. The latter readily consented to
accept the situation of second officer of
the Delight ; and, on the second night
following, it was agreed that the lugger
should depart on her nett voyage.
It was more difficult to settle anything
with regard to Ralph &exam. There
was • sufficient sphere for his occupation
at the farm, for Ralph could put his
hand to most kinds of agricultural wo k
his strength an °forage
would also be a valuable auxiliary in the
k seething e' the kind, •n- perfect silence I smuggling department. Bet Ralph was
slmos i'°
swered Marion, with spirit. And what ` voyage was pure-
ed,
( paned with • rustling sound—the door strangely averse to settle down at Low-
rest -
f tr wad ye insist after my plain refusal?' the slow and tedious vat
ed, the men brim[ cheered in their labor I was thrown open, and the vision of • wo- j den. There was a spirit of fierce
e )prion.' mss about hem which would not per -
'Because 1 toe ye, snaking pest the various land marks ! mac appeared on the threshold. lowness for it, but 1 wad I by pit 7 pt
e ' Weal• I'm sorryoutlyingriou at the farm, and on the
d 1 was tae —rocks and height and fnr, I East/toe and \� ill lea simultaneous- mit of hie engavinq to remainInc any
wrsng baith you an' tsetse!' iy to thele feet, and at the gam" moment definite pe after Mr. Adamson
let tri end the matter following evening,
dee as ye ask ; •i° broach it to th had tomer vainly urging hem o m
at anon, Frank, an diene
where Joe received it very tenderly, an
begun to soothe it cries as best he could.
Mesnwhile the others were engaged in
the attempt to lift the woman oat of the
water. They hal great difflqulty in ac-
complishing this, 1 ,r her dress was satu-
rated, and their was danger that in drag-
ging her in over the side, the boat would
capons. But with care and judicious
movements they succeeded. and Eustace
sat down in the stern with the wet inani-
mate form in his arms.
'i fear she is dead.' he said. 'Her
d h� fuse is white and cold, and she moves
and from Rt not.'
'Let us make Inc the Ingesr,' exclaimed
the captain. 'Yonder she is. Wel
reach bar in a few n.inutes-
As Joe had the child, aid was manag-
ing to still its cries, Willy to .k his nsr.
and Ralph and ho made the heat ly for-
ward as before towards the lever, which
new lay at no great distance.
V u
ORAL[*. IX ALL KINDS Or
Lumber, Lath, Shinile,
and builder's intern et every deserlt sioa
SCMNOL FURNITURE Fa ff E IAlfl.
sErAll Orders promptly attended to.
tloderlcb. Aug. 2, tti7. 111117
GODBRICR BOILER WORT
which they knew brought them nearer
e end of their journey.
At length they got slowly round it,
and came in front of Lowden shore, jest
as the moon roes out of the a*•, to light
the some of romantic beauty with • soft
and weird•like radiance- As they drew
land, the Isomer, which they
in towards of>fag
bad all the while diecerne'Y r�� o ,
ed as emir u
ver Captain Donaldems
}Mood them Th ts which till this
uttered a startled cry. t t eke the
'Illy God—Lilies !