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The Brussels Post, 1885-1-2, Page 7doaitly. It was tho Hallllist (Biding to a protty romauoo, Still it was of no use mourn. ing uvor a woman who was dead; if slit) could have boon living, and bo could 111010 found hor, all wolf and good, 110 was never constant for vory long togothtlr; this had boon by far rho longest love of his life; now Ib was ever thoro )vas an cull of It, and it was of no use repining. Iso know, Ire had always known, that if evor this 1(uowletlgo roachod hor sho would die of it, It was a gloat unfortunatr, h11Hi1n.He, and be would have Loon lnorc ;mutant to barn laid hor in solve green English church -yard, than in the depths of tho lalco watiun. Ile was vary depriissod and unhappy for two or throw weeks!, 110 touch 140 that he considored himself a model of sten. stnncy; and tllon he began to cheer up a little. lin phot soma English friomis in Paris, and they sport aortae ploasant ovoniugs together, Once; more tho lovo of fast life took hold of hila; its faliu glare blind him, and ho could not believo that ho had spent no many months in tho solitndo of l;olleflours. Iloresolv011 nl, laving Paris, and going honto to :;[gland. Th ore, in the midst • of the whirl in which ho had lived, ho should forget all tho sooner, Ilo wan dread- fully grieved and sorry ; but hu ,11,1 not feel tut all art though his life was fin- ished or marred—far from it. Ilo had to live it. So, Mt.'s a fee; cooks, ho returned to (1 r, +0,1, o-'-'1 was soon plunged into sir. 01illa of Ltu;inoss, poi les, sail 111 001,s (:1x11 t suns lam tato 01101 •.ter. lett than ever; ,(,t.- .t7 t..: • c;J /•,dentes; quite ft.ti:ra i1 ,,:0ztgbt LI 0,-r, To 1. mistress of (I:swim, 1 W.01 10 1111, ut of 1u,11ya 'til 1 1 u W08 tally r is .l to h 11 11 ,1 ,. , IIo would not a to the ltl . t ov it Lord Croft 1(1 it,• l l h... 11 ,10 0100(0 e weed. to lovo Agatha, and 11 he never ceased to grave over c ; but, Wei passed, d th t 1 .... t tr ' e< ]c. It incl only hien e1�o ei 2.,t1ty :1 e odes iu ]rid life—i:; had Loon iho of 1u 1's. iI JANUARY 2, 1SS",. TRIG RBUSS,GI.IS POST 8 'r.91:2~Scot4'zi>ra<`a'F^'sst-x.".2'KnY^^••••••^•r-R,S.^•t.raeTrl ..r4),.tiee2x.es41aur ,a.1.u476c^.t141Z411Rat •-xgaszro arre,ti:'aC'im5 'ar3"•r#/>., I1TPF;..aFarStzza:ar�r-f, . -.. ._ l•S.^9WYir.X,at^wau'tmt ',ppy • rrtir•Fi'•nr.*�^TZia'.{I!6•/Yi' ILN•.,n,M,ML v,spYVTr.+�inf�•.f:tM n. W,I )9 Tho doctors examined sho yonug 1,y1IAT WILL I 13UY FUR count, and forlooil a favourable opinion �7 `�p y� for tl v1Sk To LOAN. of him; ho was not sosovoroly injured ! 0��1 It bbin !Ug 1oL - ashadboonfeared at first; and whoa lrlsnt±lutldS, Appy nL'I'ni: l's1 t';tti; •. ,.. madame ]a countess, to hor dolight and (}J{ lag uouw<,, lu + grail Vida, sat there woopiug happy tears, ono of Um stators cable to iugnn't what should bo done about tho young holy, Ivho did not [wont to bo inlurod, but wbo was vory 111, Tho countoss said, iu sur. priH0 "Wo had no young holy with us," Thou HLe remembered the beautiful taco in tint vomit. "Sho (loos not belong to us," Haill the Countess; "bot I am so leaveu if 111)0 110 iuiwant or inits need, 1 !sill tal:that, caro of ]ter," And that Was how Agatha Leettnto too 11ruf''iI'''' of Madmen') la Countess '1'ior. nay. CHAPTER XXXYIII. TI)0 d'll0 OF AN ANCCISI1ED Mike. —.— Madame la Countess Tiernay was ono of tho wealthiest and most generous us ]adios iu Paris. 1.1I10 hal boon ono of -lee most faulolts court boautios, and had marries' tlio Count Tiornay„ ono of titu richest and most oelobrated noun iu Franco. I ler llfo had boon one long scene of brilliant enjoyment ; alto was one of the 010.0 popular queens of Fr, -melt sonioty—tet one more beautiful or thorn sought after. ',V11i10 sho was at 110 zenith of hor hap' ,11.1(3111.1 and pros. po3'ity Iter husband died, and the bcatl- iful countoss was left with this ono sou. lie gavo up t110 lasl:!onablo ),orldthon, udtraittedher i 14,1 a ti Lor 00; and h 3a it 1 teetoniy fond hens proud s f , 1, itni. ul Soother. 5.11-y went rue her c;,uLineally he•;own . eo u,t %vas far pronaor of talc. to ids statoly, l a mother to • til that of the levolb st girl ;l1U'1TO1 • S ParParii. 'tT la Cile4) ( BRACKETC-1, :lout charii .l, o was olio of 1 '"' { ad, VW VW l t(edV 5 PRES:i NTSP This question of ten puzzles a person at this season of tho year but a Call at Mrs, Long's and a 112„1c 14 11;4' l-rgo and Well Assorted Stock (,f beautiful Picture,;, including 'I'Ilr: 1''r and \Vo,1;ly ('lube 1r?f. 13 1. ' 11 x1.1 L. 1 nnteler t_rn1:1;5 fanny ert„inert fr r tiudr 4117Iiba'r- t"C) •• nl,upport for tl a butt 4117 Y r)n !71„Wfi, sell hineo of 1881 frig', . 1Lv.i wi+)u.•n 4)/,140,01 tl"n Shot lor InF, burnt d nut ref 111• u],) [toed here Shied up 11 Wimp Oi t.t"sl Woo it 1r,•Enln,, 'tel,• whort lit i') s to net, [l1 111' 1•i uat1014-1* Tall 1 us'/ 1111(1 Vrd o4te1'11 - Aslv('r. at i Lou nor c• 01 10 01,10h, 11"01 41::.25, 11)011111(.'1' of 188.1fl 1'1'. nlJ luad��ot )]n'tltry tot 5 1 .0 11reru1 to 1014nrl1 <,t 11,, Town barer. ('a,11 *aid for Vat 4enek. '['IUE POS')' and London Free VALral,z,j,1''Al,III 1.010 SAL!.. 1irusS $'?.'.3G, halitnco of 188.1 frau. Tits PosT and "Grip” for ti:3.715, billanlo of 1881 lieu. Tlti1 I'ut3'r 11.1.50, balance of 1884 farce. Subscribe at Once —AND-- Ost the Benefit of One Month ?roe, eal Oil Paintings, h. Splendidly -framed and Sold at 1a Figure 0; to l,_ 01131•1 teach of all, tvunrito tett '; a i orcu1 ttluns• it U11$1P CI1:lIRS, vas said et her that no one ever appeal. FP10`I' h 00L1 , 1 to her for 11,ip 1:1 vain, So that WORK TAPLI , gaol L bad fcilc;l inti) hands whenria., 111. he attracted tiro attention of 11011anm Cocotte 1 do 'Lit nay, of : r.l von It 'Splendid Opportunity The result, of tho prolonged and will e t ( malting a srlcctton at a Small Expense. .pealed oxanlination of rho count was tat his injurios wore not fatal. Stilt, tlic most skilful doctors said it would be bettor for him to remain at the hos- pital for some days at least, lest the removal should injure hint, The nursing at tho hospital of St. John ri01,3 carried on by a baud of devoted sisters called the Sisters of the Rod Cross,” a body of noblo women, whose lives wore devoted to good worl(s. Ouo of 1110 kindest and sweetest among them, called Sister Angela, was placed in charge of to young girl found in the old stone orch, Tho Countess de Tiornay had con struck withAgatha's almost angelic eanty, and hail askod the sisters to Sud nice room for her ; she was not to go to the wards where the great body of o patiouts lay—she was to bo what as called a private pationt—to have 10 of the pretty rooms that overlooked o gardens. She was to have every at. ntiou, every comfort at madamo's ox. use ; and when she grew better, atlanto would see what was to be done. 0 ono knew anything of her—no ono ha, soon her enter the great stone porch hero the wooden crucifix hung. Two throe of the sisters stood round rho elwllcreonthey had laid her ; fairer cture was over seen than this—the ce, white and still as sculptured marble; o long, dark lashes lying on tho palo sok ; the wealth of shining hair lying to a veil around her. They drew ares to her, theso good sisters, who Blom saw anything so fair. Ono oohed the white hand, so cold and 11—tho others raised a tress of too [kion hair. 'She is English,"said Sister Gertrude. by the Thousand Feet, and Frappes Made "a fair, beautiful English ;tirl ; her Hair Up for Any Sizccl Picture. - is like gold, and her face like a white 1010." "She is so young," said Sister Clare ; "and her face --ab, Madonna 1 how boautifol it is. I wonder if all the English ladies are like hor?" "Do you thins( sho is a lady?" asked Sister Ana, who rather disliked and mil,tlnatett tlio term. Sister Clare sisals again tho whits) 11a11d1 that 111 outside the counterpane, "Look, sister," she said. A1111 ono g;tl:ueo was enough. The beautiful, snit, white handl lying 111000 rvini (l0rtahlly tho handl of a fatly. '.Look, too, at her dross," said, Sister Care, "Everything sho wears 18 of the in a Stylo that Cannot be Surpassed, st eostly description ; her dross is rn au,l soiled as if by long w'allting ; il( at tho ;dead leaves olinging to it, t it la of the finest description ; look this hamll(0rchief, of the purest 11010, , indeed, dear oister, tho poor thing is alady." "It does not matter much," said goods Spats r Gertrude, "whether er sho is t4) lady or not; that is tho last thin; Ivo [00(1 trouble about. Who or what site is does not concern 1114 11111011, but what we can do for her ? 8110 is very ill," "Site looks to xno," said Sister' Anna, "as though she would never opon her oyes again," and titan the kindly sisters drew nearer to 04)1x10110 dread. "May 1lcaveu pity hor," said S1Ht0r Claro, "Suroly oho will not din without a word or a prayer, Wo must do ammo, thing at once. Sister Anna you will bo t110 best to remain with her. Sister G-0rtrudlo, will 300 Sind Dr, Rognier at once?" The sistois dispersed, oaoli carrying away with icor a vivid reeollootion of the beautiful English girl lying on what 80011101 to boa bed of death. Then Dr, Itcguior eamo, and looked. astonished at Mao beautiful girl. Something serious," lie said, to Sister 1a, Ho bent clown over the pale face, be laidl his hand on tlio girl's heart. Sho is alivo," ho said; "but this is a worse caro than the young count's." Ile looked at the white Paco, and tried I'ra 13,: OONTINTIRD.) .1 4: 4, The sumo evening that Agatha found r ,ter way to the por011 0£ the hospital of tri St, john—ono of 1110 fittest institutions in I'aris—a sad accident happened to the rune;; C'ouut do Ti01n1a-y. Ho was attuning with his mother, too ',;.:Loofas and wealthy Countess de 'l:ieruay, from a ball, when their carriage carte in collision with a Sher( tltrtt Was rapidly driven by a roan not (luno sober. Ilo could uover answer for the CO1IHe(llienee9, for ho was lulled at once. I t; Tito collision was of tarriitlo forco ; the horses were so seriously injured that l' they had to he shot. The two belong. I h lug to the count wore most valuable. a Tito countess was thrown out, but ti escaped uninjured. :Che count was slung with violence against the -curb. 1 th stone, and lay there lil(0 one dead, of A Grow(! collected at once., and two 111 gondarmos came to the scene, It was n curious sight to sea that beautiful lady I tw in her diamonds and magnificent dross m kneeling on the pavement crying out 1 that her Hon was killed. Sho woultt let' h no one 1'0100 the injured head but ber- self. She ]aid it on the soft satin folds I c of (tor dross. "Prod 10 doctor," sho cried, in most , "` ht•.:rt•'nwlin,; tones. "Por Iioavon's sako pt 31111 f!4) a doctor." :c; unto in the crowd 0'1111 for. wax{, and said; "Madame, it might bo half an boor heforo a doctor could bo found awl brought Hero; tho hospital of St..Tulu1 tb ell 111 110 HC to 1H just ttl'otmd the corner ; the best plan nti will bo to carry him there," g "1)o you think ho is dead ?" asked the lad '.Cho stranger placocl Ids hand on the count's breast, "Ha 1.4 not dead, madame; his heart is boating, though faintly. Ho may rally if he has immediate help, bub not if he waits hero until tin doctor comes—in that case ho must die." "Thou, for .!'leaven's sake, lob slim bo taken thorn 1" she said, and it was Bono at once. Thera was an instant stir in the crowd. A Fronohmau lioldom requires asking twice for help. . Tho door of the carriage was falcon quickly from the hinges ; 110 was laitl upon it. Soveral strong mcu Came forward with oilers of help, mune was carried quickly down do street to the hospital of 81. John, loo Thnlcountess walked by his side ; alto Co conk/ not 1eavo him for a moment. Tho loc usual crowd followed. It was not an bn uncommon, but a most picturosquo pro- at 00ssiou—the woundod man, his mouserAh in all too splendor of lior ball lt1tiro, 1110 diamonds gloaming in tho light of rho lamps, her joWuled hand clasping ono of her sou'.s, 'tiro crowd, all agapo with wonder, following. Thera was tho dleop, old-fashionod porch, with tho bright light shining, au,1 tho great crucifix hanging to 1110 hall, They rang the bell, and wllilo thoy wait- od for an answer tho countess saw rho silent figuro, ovitl3 its white fano and foldod hands, lying on the scat. Evan oho stir of the crowd had nob around Agatha from tlio deadly sleep of oxllaus. tiou. Tho countess wont up to hor. "Dear Heaven 1" sho cried ; "what a faeo 1 --what a beautiful, anglclio faro 1 Iiow did this girl come hors 2" No one know. "Sho is a lady," said the countess ;. "and I fear sbo is dying. 13ring soma 11011) for hor. Oh, heaven, what a nights —how full of inisfor1uno and accident!" In rho 00.11£301011 that ensued whorl 1110 attendants hastened to answer tho bell, thoy assumed naturally that the young girl lying on the seat belonged to 1111 party. Agatha was oart'iod into film hospital and taken to a room, and many flours elapsed beforo tho truth was known. oa Mindsof Fraronitme, Including Ilan(1so1110 Parlor and Bed Room Suites, Easy Chairs, Comfortable Sofas and Lounges, Sploudidly Finished Sideboards, Boot( Cases, Secretaries, (C0. A CIPDICE STOCK OF rt TTI.I,511' TV0EK --IN— Chairs, Tables, Stands and Cradles. MOU LDING, Either Plain or Gilt, G'rcZZ i.n' cinacd See T72,0772 - KINDS OF— Hand-3a .o Furniture Made to Order Ant AGENT FOR TIIli CELEBRATED KA RN ORGAN ANI) PRICES AWAY DOWN. I have hundreds of articles not mention- ed ahoy() that would probably suit you if you saw them. 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