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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1885-3-26, Page 2A LITTLE AVERSION. Vim Tale ora Troubled Jove sasikilag ,. , li, (Tien 'uF, i,incom eiseerfully, 'why are you ;lot out among the roses: this fine morning like our young friends there? Two aracomppaa. nv,,tltree none;' is that whatyou are thinitn of." Anthony made no answer. Be still stood gazing out upon the flowers and sunshine, with the figures of the two young people wandering happily in their midst, But be turned at last, "1 amt thinking," he said coldly, "that it is a pity you had not told me my ser- vice here was ended." The. lawyer gave a little cougb. `'1 of quite my dear sir, I think. She will— `'Don't talk to me of it," broke iuAn- thony; angrily. "I will have no more to do with it. It has worked mischief teiouggh. Fcir the cursed money, if you are thinking of that, ding it lute the nearest ditch;1 will never touch a dal- lar of it" "Nor" said sir, Lincolus "that's a yl" cried the young main "the ou- ly pity is that 1 should base been kept tri ignorance of what has occurred. leenwing what you must have known, -why was I not to know it too? Was It r* cessary 1 should be brought back to Nee tliatr" pointing with ilia finger, "When I mend have gone front this and kerr you bads me stay.Mow it bsscome to MIs, there is no coice left me but to Ire►• blit," his lips trrmhleil, bus voice tell, "I leave my haptens,, my are, De - bind me." Mr. Lincoln's bignose was buried in this ilandkerebief, e was blowing upon it a blast long and lusty, a blast that might have been one of emotion or of wheel. i truth. savored s silt � but lu h it Jml' , }• alaalpietously of triumph. Whet he might have well, with what words. have met Itis eorepsrmon's re roaches, will never nota be known, Miss Thornhill was seen approaebrng. The uext'mo- ment, ford before Anthony Norris could so much asutter one word of protest, ?4r. Liueoln had called to her, acid alai was hastening toward them. "Now, my dear,"1te began ens she join- 1 1:i there. "here isourstent who h. ed l lu. mr friend, something to sac to you. Be has been telling rue all about it. and as 1 shall only 1* in the way. I will leave you;" anil with treacherous eagerness the wily man of law hurried off to find 1li;sa Dnitcumbe, and prepare her for the Stant departure of her favorite for Shanghai. For the first sew minutes the two thus telt stood facing one smother with never a wont between thein. Beatrix looked inquiringly. it may be a little anxiously even. at her companion. She was tlunk- ing she had never seen him look quite like that before. Whatever it was he had to sac, it was evident that he could not tinct the courage to begin, Was it very strange orw°outlerful thatit should be set'! As site stood before him, with all the freshness of the summer's Merit- ing ahem her. the soft flush of summer roses on It"r +;•iii ,•k. the drtsv light mei lifts of all the sant m r':t gladness in her ese•v, he told himself he could not speak :.Its ht wttr,ls. tliat is, iali now alone were left to him. It was f>t•atrie at last who broke the • str lupe �nli'uee. "H'i'll " eh' said gently. "what is it, smll r; very dreadful. 'then he knew that he could keep si- lenee no !telg.•r, that he must spteik, nuu t say what he had to say as best he could. "'Dreadful?" he said slowly, echoing her words. ".No, I think you will scarce- ly lied it dreadful. It calx scarcely sur- prise you even. It is only'good-bye,' nothing more. 1 have decided. to troub- le you no longer." `•(:rood -bye?" she echoed wonderingly. "Yes, good-bye; lie said. 'Do you find it so difficult to believe in your re- lease? And yet," he went on bitterly, "you may well do so, seeing, as you have seen, how even your hate had no power to rid you of me." Yes, slie interrupted him quickly. "It is not too strong a word then?" he said sharply; "but why should it be? How could you look on me with any- thing like toleration even? IIow see in me anything but the adventurer, the fortune hunter?" Beatrix shook her head. "Ivo?'" he said a little eagerly. 'No," she returned, her eyes flashing, have bad no such thoughts: I have never so wronged you. Ilow could Ida to, seeing, as I, too, have seen, you only anxious to avoid me? Knowing, too, how difficult it has been at times for you even to tolerate me; how—" Ile stopped her with a movement of his hand. "You are mistaken," he said quietly. "The difficulty has not been to tolerate you, but"—he paused—"to hate you." Beatrix made no sign. She stood, her hands clasped tightly together, her eyes, not on him, but gazing out straight be- fore to where the sunshine streamed and the flowers bloomed, careless alike of who came or went, of greetings or farewells. "So I am going," he went on, finding she did not speak. "Going, not because I hate you„ as you seem to think, but because I love you—love you as honest- ly, as tenderly, as the man you have chosen can ever do. There is no more that I can say. Give me your band, and let me go while I can find courage to say good-bye, and leaveryou." Then Beatrix brought her eyes back to the dark, passionate, longing face. "Good-bye," she said gently, and put out her hand. He held it lingeringly in his for the space of half a minute; then let it quickly fall, and without an- other word was gone. Not quite from the room. At the door Beatrix's voice recalled him. "Yes?" he said hesitatingly, remem- bering, it may be, a previous occasion. "Come back," she said, "there is some- thing I must say -something I must ask void" Then he went back to where she stood. What had come over her since last he looked?" What was this face she turned upon him, radiant, smiling, yet tender, wist- ful? "Come nearer," she cried softly, then laid a hand lightly on his. "Now tell me, when did you begin-well,mot to hate me?" Anthonycould only stand and look at her. Then suddenly, in a flash, he knew what it was. rte drew nearer, verymuch nearer indeed. "ell me," he cried impetuously, "wile did you first begin to --well, love ar After that there was noniore pretense between them, Cousin Charlie coming in some tan minutes later found the two laughing , over a faded bunch of violets, nd the photo of a young lady -with yellow bair (which latter Beatrix had come upon that spring morning, weeks ago now). But he did not seem. in the least disturbed lay the sight, Ile had the youngest MissTurnerwithhim, and was, if anything, in better spirits even than usual, And all this time Mr, Lincoln's dog- eaut was beingdriven up and down be- fore the hall -door. Mr. Lincoln him- self was on the terrace with Miss Dun- nomdeedbs,, who was looking very disturbed. i ".Dear .mel" she cried, as she took out tier watch for about the 20th. time, ..that; r dear young man will never get ,acts to Shanghai at this rate:" Arid Auut Joanna was right. He never did. --4411 the l'ear.ifound, WE glia, f,, MY BIG FISH. Three motile ago i was altappy man. I had a charining wife, two handsome children, a comfortable income a eon- slderable practice, and (for a solicited a clear conscience. All but the last still possess, but the loss of that one item has destroyed my peace of mind and embittered my whole existence. And yet I cannot but theme that there was greet excuse for me. When a man, baselyyields to temptation, he is saki to "fa," but that expression hardly a plies to my case. I was regularly pus ed over by other people.—Bet Iw_l tell my painful atom. and the reader shall judge for hilnaelt. y name is htarntaduke Howard Jones. Dropping the Howard as a trifle too ornate for everyday use, I am known socially and professionally as Marmaduko II. Jones; and I have felt some little pride in the name, as being uncommon, not to say distingue. Ido notto .0 eat. that I ire byany means a �' means the only Jones, and there are doubtless other Marmadukes; but the tort ensenibee the combination, Marmite duke lei. Jones, totes. Iersa, aqua alum des, has always struck nee as possessing considerable artistic merit. and as do- ing great credit to my godfathers and odruothers. I flattered myself that lite combination wrist any rate unique, and: certainly never supposed unta-1 a few weeks since, tha' there couldpossi bly be another individual, stili less an- other member of my own profession re- joicing in the very sane name. The reader will therefore understand that the supposition of mistaken identity was the last that was Iikely to occur to me when, on opening my letters one morningacouple of months ago, Ifound the following from an old friend resi- dent in Yorkshire: Tzecar.. Yorks.—Durr hili' Bon: Just seen it notice of your stone tt 5uccais, and hasten to cons;.vulvae you. 1.,u must come and try your ,eek with u+ very shortly. I know of a whopper, not far from hero, that 1 shuu"d, like ynu w have a shy at. Kind regard% to th;;wife. Ever y enra sincerely. Salt Tnouoo00D. I stared at the letter in amazement. I had recently got a verdict in a rattier uphill case of Grumtev vs. Pipkin, but it was not a matter of much public in- terest, and was scarcely likely to have made any marked sensation in a small town in Yorkshire, Still, this being the only available explanation, I adopted it. The allusion to the "whopper" whom I was invited to have a shy at was mys- terious; but I concluded that it referred to some wrong -doer of highdegree (possibly the.pa son or the suire) who had been riding roughshodovex his humbler neighbors, and whom Thom - good desired, in country phrase,, to "have the law of." I put the letter aside and went on with my other correspond- ence. Presently I came to a still more mysterious epistle: BOUJ:DEnai, NEAR TrvxnTON. "Sir, Having seen the report of your re- cent achievement, I trust you will i.ardon my inquiring what 11 ght you are in the habit of using. I feel that I am taking a liuerty in addressing a total stranger on such a subject, but our mutual interest in the same pursuit must be my excuse. I enclose stamped envelope for reply. I remain your obedient servant. WILLIASM PODlioRE. "Grumley vs. Pipkin must have made more noise than I imagined," I solilo- quized. "But what on earth does this man mean by his 'flight,' and our mutu- al interest in the same pursuit? Does he think I'm a member of the Aerial Navigation Society? As he has sent a stamped enveloped for a reply I sup- pose he must have one, so here goes. 89 FURNIVAL's INN. Dear Sir,—I am in receipt of your letter, but haven't a notion what it means. Please explain. Yours truly, MAnat ides H. JoSEs. The next letter I came to was from a brother solicitor on professional busi- ness, but in a P. S. the writer said:"Ac- ceptmy congratulations onyourbig fish. I had no idea you were such a sports- man." "Big fish! Here's another lunatic!" I ejaculated but at this moment I was interrupted by the entrance of a client. After we had disposed of his business, he remarked, as he stood up to take bis leave: "Everybody is talking about that big pike of pours. I'm not a fisherman my- self, but I infer that it was a very swell achievement. Allow me to congratu- late you." "What on earth are youreferring tot" I exclaimed. "Why, that big pike that you caught at—where was it?—Newbury or some such place. I saw it mentioned in one of the papers. You : didn't know you were so famous perhaps?" "I certainly did not. The,thing must be a hoax: I never caught a ike in m life, and don't intend to. 33ut now begin to understand some extraordi- nary letters which I have received this morning. Some rascally practical joker has started the report, I suppose, to put me to the trouble of contradicting it; but 1 won't give him that satisfaction." "Then you havn't caught a big fish at all?" said the visitor. "lVeil, I thought such a feat was hardly in your line." And he took his leave with a slightly injured air, as though I had'swimileu him out of a congratulation under false I went on with the perusal of my let- ters and dismissed the matter from my mind. But it was not so easily to be got rig1f, When I want into the street parson I met ludedin or other to. my "iaiigg pike," hastened to explain that the groundless, andBut that had any pi at l,my every some s 21 Of coup report not can protesta ions were received ma manlier (to use a familiar expression) to make asaint swear. I do not suppose for, a moment that a saint could or would swear, but, if he ever did, I cannot con- ceive any provocation which would more fully justify him in doing so, Where ley assurances were credited,inv interlocutors made it quite clear that I had gone down 50 per cent. or so in their estimation, some even indicating by their manner they regarded me as a down -right impostor, and believed me to have spread the report myself in or- der to gain an unfounded reputation for sportsmanship. Others disregarded m eaiai, and evidently believed that I had captured a big fish, but from a mean reluctance to explain how I did it, or some other nefarious reason, thought roper to disown my achieve- ment. Both parties evidently regarded inc as a contemptible sort of fellow; the one set for not -leaving caught the fish, the other for having caught it, and not sticking to it like a man. At last, so sick was I of beim; disbelieved and looked down upon notwithstanding, thatwheli I suet ley friend in the city one afternoon, and lien as "I say, old fellow, what aboutusual, the big fish? I saw all about it in the papers, did not take the trouble to coutradiet hint. but wearily said, "Oh. ves rather it big thing, wasn't it?" and forthwith changed the subject to more congenial matters. We parted,and the et -meaner - noon I ran against Robinson, "Ah, Jonas," he said, 'I met our friend Brawn this morning, and he was telling' me all about your big�flsh. You always were a lucky dog. uch things don't come in my way." Havingallowed Brown to believe in the legend, I could not very well give him the lie, so to apeak, to Robinson; so I again acquiesced in a vague kind of way,aud changed the sub- ject as soon as possible, hoping to hear no more of the matter. But I was dis- apgointetl. Within the uext two or three day's I met at least half a dozen friends who claimed to have lead par- ticulate from either Brown or Robin- son, and, having let the thing go solar, I hadn't the couragoto undeceive them. AUK :Nemesis was beginning to pursue me. ..4.8 the poet justly remarks (I for- get for the moment what poet, or his exact words, but he must have been a man in the first rank of the proles- mete) -- Alt 1 what a tangled web we weave When once we venture to deceive. Remorse had begun to set in. I be - gad positively to go round back streets in order to avoid meeting friends. I lived in a morbid dread of the subject of fide cropplug up as it invariably did in some shape or other, Even a pair of soles on the table was enough to de- stroy all myappetite for dinner. Idared not now unIb eeivl' Brown 0811 Robin. son,who having related the story (on my authority!) to Quells, woulti naturally think I bad inntidnally befooled them. .Again I met iiitOW11, this time in com- pp,uly with a Warmer, a tall.gentleman- ly Iuan to whom he introduced me as "Mr. , >?arrnaduke H. Jones . the hero of the bigfish." His friend, whom I found toe Sir Lionel Darner, a noted fisherman, paid me the usual compli- ments on my great catch., and then pro- ceeded to ask me one or two questions, which would have been plain sailing enough If I had really caught the fish, but which, as it was, I answered in such an incoherent manner that 13 awn chari- tably cut short the interview, saying that we niust talk over details another time. I have since heard that he apolo- gized to Sir Liouel for my being "a lit- tle tight," kindly adding that he newt knew me In that condition before. Nev- er in all my previous experience had I been in so horrible a position. For the first time in my life I realized what a. "cold sweat" meant. If anybody suffers from a cold sweat, ormore of it, than I did on that occasion, I pity him. And the worst of it was that I might find myself in the same position again at any moment. I had hitherto attached so little importance to tne matter that I had never even seen the paragraph which started the mischief, nor had I taken the trouble to note the name of the papers in which it had appeared, though they had been more than once referred to by my congratulators. I was pretty sure that the original statement was in the Fishing something or other, but what the precise name was, or where it was obtainable, I had not the smallest idea. With a feeling as if I was concocting a bank fraud, and might be "run in" at any moment, 1 began to make inquiries at news agents and fish- ing -tackle dealers for any paper that answered the description. I discovered that there was a paper called the Fish- ing Guyette, and I bought the back num • bers for a month past and began to study them. At last I came on a para- graph as follows: • • "A Monster Pike.—We learn from a correspondent that on the 34th ult. Mr. Marmaduke'H. Jones, solicitor, while spinning for pike at the Upper Weir, Tenbury,was fortunate enough to hook a 21 -pounder, which after a three-quar- ters of an hour struggle he succeeded in landing." This was so far satisfactory, though I had' an uneasy consciousness that somebody in my presence had mention- ed Sunbury, and somebody else New- bury, as the scene of my exploit; arid that I. had not contradicted them However, my moral sense was by this time so far perverted that (now I knew Tenbury was the spot) I was fully pre- pared to maintain that I had always said•Tenbury. One expression puzzled me. What on earth was "spinning" in connection with pike? It unfortunate- ly; happens that if ;there is one subject about, which I know less than any other it is angling. My experiences as a fish- erman are limited to the fact that when I was a boy of 11 or thereabouts I spent all my available pocket money (three - and -sixpence I think it was) in abrand new rod and line. I used it persever- ingly for about a week, but not having caught anything (except colds) I felt that it was locking up capital to no pur- pose, and accordingly swapped it away to another boy for 18 pence and a dead squirrel. What use I intended to make of lite s uinel I don't remember but I q , know that was the price, CATARRH-- A NEW TREATMENT. The above having been my first and Perhaps the a*tiaordtuary success that only a*perience in the fishing.line (no , has been achieve eau ploderu medicine has joke IS intended the subject is far Foo I ween ettafued by the Dixon treatment. ,arca- * tnrr11. Qat of 2,g00pa laths treated clueing the painful to be • treated with levity), it 1a 88 six I,ioutl,s. dant per coot. hsve will lie readily understood that my. been. cured of this stubborn malady. This is least, elementary, However, one point t i i knowledge of . he art was, to say the i ,.ouethe less startling when it is remembered that not lies per cent at patients presenting hemsely e& to the rocular practitioner are be - was now clear. I lead caught my mon- u,,Otted, �cl.:le the oaten t meoictues and other ,,'vert`.Fed eures never record a .cure at all, Stat ting with the claire now generally velieveci by the most scientific men that disease is dee to the presence of tiring uarttsitesin the thsue, Air, l'ix, n at once adapted his cure to their oxtern:inatiou—utas accomplished, he claims the Catarrh is practically cured, and_tho per- uuaneucy utques.iuned.. as elites effooted by bite four yt�ar4 a o 'tire curesstill. No Otte else h. is "tte,nnted to cure Catarrh in this znauuer,aud no other trey talent ever cured Catarrh "lh, application of the remedy is :Ample. 1.u•i eon b4 done at i1,)n,e, t,ud the present season of the Syear 's the most favor- able' for ,t speedy and permanent cu -e, lite majority of eases being cured at one treat mein Sufferers should eorresnnud with c�ressrs, A. 13, i.IXON & s<1N,S05Ring .street 4. west, Toronto,Camide,an' enclose stamp for their treatise on. Catarrh. -Montreal Star, Nom ster fish by spinning (whatever that might mean), audapiunuig I must stick to. The mystery as to how the para- graph appeared In the paper was still unsolved, I referred to the "Law List, hut could not find any Mar-maduke 11. ones, solicitor, It was just barely possible that there might be a country ppractitioner of that name, country so- l.icitors Quly appearing under the head- ing of their respective towns; but, after looking through all the big towns, I could find no one of my own name ex- cept myself. )ll first impression was doubtless right, that the paragraph lead been inserted. as a hoax, anal smiled to myself as I thoughthow the engineer hadbeen hoist with hili own petard, his Weeded "joke" baying been received , as a substantial verity. But then an- other thought crossed my mind and made ine extremely, uncomfortable, Perhaps this anon •mous joker was only ? biding his time. rerbaps he was only lullingme into a false security, and whene thought "bis joke" had gone I far enough he would write to the paper N again and say that liiarxnaduke Jones did not catch the big pike, after ) all—and a nice sort of position I should I be in tben! No, be had chosen to dee clare that 1 had caught a big pike, and I was by this time more than bale convinced of it myself. if the story was eat true, why, it ought to be true, and. I was determined that for all practical purposes it should be true, I made up my mind that, come what might, T would stick to my fish. (The reader will perceive that I was now beeomlug hardened in crime.). I felt that I was now master of detasls. The pike was twent. our pounds in weight, he was caughtat Tenbury; and be was caught by spinning. Secure in this knowledge, I salliedfortb with head erect, feeling that I could not now he caught trip- ping, But pride comes before a fa Almost the first person I metwas an Old ilegivaintantla, tlael{ Brcrtlet3p. Intl•. 1o, Jones," he said ""I haven't seen you since you caught that big jack." "It wasn't a jack," !replied, "it was a pike.* "Well, a pike is a jack," he rejoined "isn't it?" I began to stammer out somethingin reply, when be continued, "I forgot, by the way you swell sports- men only s of four -pounders and such small as jack, I apologize for alluding to your big fish so disrespect- fully, but I assure you it was quite un- intentional Ily the war, how did you catch him? Live bait, I suppose?" "Live bait, of course," I said. I hadn't a notion on the subject but as be seem- ed so cocksure, I thought it better not to contradict him. "Spinning, you If "Spinning," he exclaimed, "with live bait! That's a novelty, isn't it?" "Well, l believe it isn't exactly gen- eral," I said, modestly. "If •ou say it off course it must bethe thing to do. I shall note that as a wrinkle. But I should think it was rather awkward to work. If it isn't a secret, how many hooks do you have on your flight?" The question obviously implied more then one. "Oh, about two," I said, tim- idly. 1'wo hooks only! All, two triangles, you mean. Whose flight do you use {ho'.) 'Pennell's,' or the 'Thames.' or tne 'r'rancis,' or something of your own?" "Well, to tell the truth," (which it certainly wasn't) "a little arrangement of my own." "Something special eh? Well, I sup- pose these are professional secrets, so I mustn't pump you too much. By the way, it was at Tenbury, I think, the event came off. Now, whereabouts is Tenbury?"" This was a poser. Tenbury might have been in Owyhee, for anything I knew. I was obliged to make a leap in the dark. "Oh! Tenbury, you know. Down Berkshire way. "Berkshire, is it? I thought it must have been Tenbury in Worcestershire. There is a Tenbury in Worcestershire, I am pretty sure. Tenbury in Berk- shire, eh? Good fishing there, I sup - 113 Pretty fair," I said, with the air of a man who didn't think anything under a twenty -pounder worth mentioning and at the same time making a mental memorandum to look up the geography of Tenbury without delay. "I must ask you to excuse me now; for I'm in a des- perate hurry. I have an appointment at the Taxing Office. Good morning!" Ile wished me "good morning," look- ing, however, rather huffy at my abrupt dismiss tl, and I went into a stationer's to buy the .A. B C Guide. I found that Tenbury was in Worcestershire, and determined to stick to. that county in answeringfuture questions. I met three or Put more acquaintances that afternoon. All` of them were full of my big fish, and showed a disgusting appe- tite for details. I answered their quer- ies as well as I could, but I felt that I was getting deeper and deeper in the . mire at every step, and that I must manage to acquire a little more knowl- edge on the subject. On my way' back to the office I bought two or three treatises on fishing; but I had barely time to open them when a valued country client; Mr. Culpepper, came in. He .had important. business to discuss, and was compelled to leave town again the next morning; no, to economize time, as it was nearly my hour for going home, 1 invited him to dine with. me en femalle.. We walked home together, and dinner was half over when he suddenly said: "By the way, Jones, that was a tre- mendous catch of yours down Tenbury way—that big pike, eh?" My wife looked up ;surprised, for she had heard nothing of my apocryphal achievement. "Oh, nothing particular," I said, 'try - hag to turn the conversation; "the thing has been much ` exaggerated. Nothing in it, I assure you." "All very well for you, my dear fel- low. I suppose you are such a sports- man that you make nothing of a five - and -twenty -pounder; but we outsiders, who don't get such luck, think a good 'eat of it l: can tell you. But Where [To be Continued.) A MARVELOUS STORY FROM TOLD IK TWO UMW. zas. FRAM THE SON ,York,0ot, "Greflesaaaa: 'My father resides at AIoTer, 11. net= been a great sufferer from Serot- i ula, and the inolcsed totter will fell Ton what a marvelous chest 1 • Ayers Sarsaparilla, - has had in hisdss . I think his blood must ttea laaTe contained the humor forst leas Tenn; but it did not show, exeept in the form of *scrofulous son ccs the wrist. until about. eve years ago. From a few spot. which ap- peared et that time, it gradually agreed so as to corer bis enure body. I aerate San bewea terribly afaeoted, and an obeeet of pity, when. he began using your medicine. Now, there ere few mon of his age who enjoy u good health as he has. I could easily name fifty persons who would testify to the fasts in his else. Yours truly, W. M. mum.. H FROM THE FATHER: Mesaµ 3° 21 a duty for rile to state to you the benefit i halo derived frons the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla,. Six manthsago1wala completely 'covered with a terrible humor and scrofulous sores. The humor caused an inoeesent and Intolerable itching, and tho skin cracked so as to aanae the blood to flow in many plums whenever I mored. illy snEferinga wore great, and my life a burden. I commenced the use of the SARSAPARILLA in April last, and have used it regularly sine that time. My condition began to improve et once. Tho soros have all heated, and I feel perfectly well in every rev.ct being now able to do a good day'. work. alb, ,.iii] years of ago. Many inquire nbini p.o,';httuella cure inmycare, and I t :' 1:, ,m, as I have hers tried to tell you, 9 :• . SATAAt•ARITA. A, Glover, Vt., Oct. 21,13°w' Yours gratefully, Masai P ULLIPil. 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