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Clinton New Era, 1892-08-12, Page 3Nimmillammissraommummmil What is • ,N•ss \s•s‘, ,',`W\'‘SN'.W014'''\•)N\t'p..k'Yf'';')',1•s• • • ' • ' •••e • rs.! 14: • • s" Castoria, is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants g and Children, n contains neither Opium, Morphine nor ether Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor 014 It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and Wind Coli.. Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and ilatuleney. Castoria assimilates the food, regtalaten the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Casa 'Wrist is the Children's Panacea -the Mother's Friend. • Castoria. "Castoria Mau excellent medicine for chit- ihen. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its good effect upon their children." Da. G. C. Os000n, Lowell, Mass. "Castoria is the best remedy for children of which I am acmfainted. I hope the day is nct far distant when mothers will consider the real interest of their children, and use Castoria in- stead of the variousguack nostrums which are destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby senctin,g them to premature graves." Da. J. F. Kniciamoz, Conway, Ar Castoria. " Castorla is so well adapted to cEldren that T recommend it as superior Many pr-scription known to Inc." 11. A. Artemis, M. D., :11 so. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. " our phystchns In the children's depart- ment have spoken highly of their experi- ence in their outside practice with Castoria, and although we only have among our medical supplies what is known as regular products, yet we aro free to confess that the merits of Castoria has won us to look with favor upon UNITED IlOspiTAL AND DlapENSAIty, Boston, Masi AumN C. Surrn, Fret, The Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, New York City. • • 1 ROE HART of Ike STORK •By MAsfWeet. Galore. ....•••••••••••••••• CONTINPHD• A girl with dark hair and eyes and a rich English bloom on her face, yet bearing some likeness to the limp, fad- ed, Cdried tils lady on the lounge, sat erect at a table, writing quickly and sometimes pausing to think, now with a deepened color brought by a happy passing thought, now with e smile as at 091110 Pleasant remembrance, some - tittles even With a passing Shudder as if at sone horror. Her mother oc- casionally directed an irritated glance toward her and made a peevish move- ment. "I really wish, Ada," she said, pres- ently, "that somebody would call, There is nothing to do.' "You don't get on with t he novel, mamma? I must try to find another." "I can't think; how you can get through so much writing," continued Mrs Maynard, querulously; "I am sure I write home as much as people write out to me, but I am not always scrib- bling. It is just like girls when they first come out. They think they can do as they do at home." "Oh, I am quite an old hand now," her daughter replied, "though, to be sure, this time last year I was at home. Oh! that delicious dance, mamma, little thought I should not have anoth- er for so long." "You are always raving about that &nee, Ada, I thought it stupid; I am quite tired of it. Didn't you pick up young Randal there, by the way?" "Ohl yes," she returned, indifferent- ly, "it was rather lucky for me that I danced with Mr Randal, You see, I remembered his face well, because he got a telegram:to say his mother was dying, I thought he was going to faint, poor fellow! So that I ecog- nized him in Gossamjee Bhose's house and was able to claim acquaintance with him. With a totally strange of- ficer it would have been difficult; not knowing me, he might have suspected treachery." "Of course," replied Mrs Maynard, suppressing a yawn and much bor ed by this long unnecessary explanation; "most romantic. I wonder how poor Arthur is getting on? Your father says that Lucknow must fall before many days. Sir Colin has received all his reinforcements by this time and must begin the siege. Rose's account of Havelock's arrival was terrible enough. 1 cannot imagine what Sir Colin's re- lief will be like. If two-thirds of his force fall nobody will be out of mourn- Ada's eyes darkened and her warm color paled ; her father and brother and Philipe Randal were all before Lucknow. "But Havelock's force was so small, mamma," she said, "he and Outram were many times outnumbered. Two- thirds of the brave little tu•tny did not make a great slumber." "Nonsense, my dear. You don't imagine the sepoys are less savage now thanthywere last September. It is ridiculous to suppose that they will kill fewer English now than they did then. I do wish Lucknow would fall," she added peevishly, as if the city held out merely to cause her personal in- convenience. -Rose," she said, as ,younMrs-Pdayriaatd en eersaithe room, bringing a scent of mange blossom to add to that of the heavy tuberoserin Ada's dress; "here is Ada declaring that Sir Colin will take the whole of Lucknow with less loss than Havelock did the Residency." "Less in proportion to the whole, Inamma." "Oh, dear! dear! You confuse my brain talking like a question in a sum - book." - • • "We shall know the proportion soon enough, perhaps too soon." said Rose, sinking into a lounging -chair, *playing- --With-bels STfiray -Of Olriffige:- blossom, and reflecting that they might both be widows by that tine. "They are snch splendid troops," breke in Ada, cheerfully. "and so fresh. Not like our poor Lucknow garrison. He said that the Ninety-third -" "Who ai4r _ .ad1Ogs- Adacolored neim- "Yo" u". mean Arthur, Ada, 1 suppose?" "I mean Mr Randal," she replied, with a little defiance. "I am. sick and tired of that ever- lasting young man; I wish I might neverhearhis name again," observed Mr § Maynard. "Then, mamma, it is of no use ask- ing if you have any message for him, as I was about to do," said .Ada draw- ing little pictures on her blotting - paper. "Surely you have not been writing to that young Randal in this heat ever since tiffin?" cried Mrs Maynard, start- led intro faint animation at last; "Ada, I will not permit it. Such a cot•re- spondence is most improper, quite out of the questson." Ada meekly represented that she had only written once before, so that it could scarcely be called a correspon- dence. Common civility required that she should write to thank Mr Randal for his help and protection diming the march from the Dilkooshasnot to speak of his assistance in bringing her from Beelampore and through the rebel lines to Lucknow. And if Mr Randal had been so very kind as to write and tell her how things were going on at the Alumbagh, and all about the Cawnpore battles, and why Sir Colin did not begin the actual siege till now, and report upon the health of her father and brother, surely it was only what might be permitted to a gentle- man who had accidentally been on such intimate terms as their danger- ous flight necessitated. "I think it great impertinence of him to presume upon the accidental intimacy," said her mother; "all sorts of strange adventures have happened during the Mutiny, everything has been topsy-turvy; proprieties have been neglected, sadly neglected." "We certainly were not over -cere- monious at Lucknow," Rose broke in. "1 washed Mr Randal's shirt -he had but one, Which was more than poor Arthur had at one time -and he fetch- ed water for fne; and Ada made a jumper or an officer of engineers, whnwas'killed in it-" • "The engineer officer, I am certain," interrupted Mrs Maynard, not catch- ing the last phrase, "will never pre- sume upon what Ada did. But this young Randal must fully nriderstand r- t' • • • ..TX&E cLiPrott. NEist ER that the intimacy is never to be re - awned. And What is it to you whet- her the chief is waiting' for lung Baha - door and his Goorkhas or not? Milit- ary matters are for your papa and brothers -ladies should know nothing about them. You will of course bow to Mr Randal if you should meet him, as I hope you will not. If," she added, plaintively, "there should ever be any dances or picnic or anything proper any more, you will neither dance with or even speak more than is necessary to Wen." "While I live," replied Ada, very quietly and gentle, "I shall be grateful to Mr* Randal I shall show my gratit- ude whenever I can. I am his friend for life," "Rose I" cried Mrs Maynard, appeal- ing to her daughter-in-law in helpless dismay, "what does she mean?" "She only means," replied Ross, "that she is very grateful, as I am, to Mr Randal, for his kindness to us and the children, and that she is not yet old or experienced enough to express herself in a becoming manner about it. She is romantic, as girls are, and ex- aggerates what, after all, was only to be expected from any gentleman to people in such ch•curnstances as ours. At her age, every pleasant new ac- quaintance is a friend for life -until another comes. Pray give my kind remembrance to Mr Randal, if you really think it neceseary to write to him And. Tell him that that I do not forget his kindness to us, and that little Einmie still talks of him." "There is no occasion whatever to write ; tear up your letter, this instant, Ada;" said her mother, with unusual energy ; "what possible reason can you have for wilting?" "He is in danger,"she replied, with a slight catch in her voice. "They all like to get letters, • you know, ever such a stupid thing brightens them up. Besides, Sir Colin says that it is of the highest importance that the troops should be kept in good spirits," she added, with a demure countenance which belied a certain wicked sparkle in her eyes. "Danger, indeed, and pray what business is that of yours?" returned Mrs Maynard. "What have you to do with the spirits ,of the troops? Rose, what are you laughing at? I should have thought, with your husband at the front and your children so recently lost, and Lucknow about to fall, you had little cause to laugh." "It is unreason that makes people laugh, mamma," returned Ada. "Sure- ly you won't grudge poor Mr Randal such a small thing as a letter just be- fore the storming of Lucknow? I am uow writing to wish him good luck," she added, coaxingly. "It is not worth a fuss," said Rose to her mother-in-law; "in the first place, it is uncertain if the letter will ever be delivered in Lucknow--" she paused, and tears came into the eyes of all three women; "and Ada only means, as I said -" "I meant what I say," Ada replied, s•itli her quiet manner and distinct intonation. "They have only been holding the Alumbagh and the lines during the last three months except when they took Cawnpore, and have not lost many men, but the assault of Lucknow will be no child's play. How can I let my friend go into such an action Nvithout a wort' of kindness. and lie with no friend nearer than Enghuhl?" So :-Lying, Ada deliberately folded and sealed her letter, and with a quiv- er ing lip and eyes like two stars in a frosty :night, rose and walked slowly from the room with an air of proud determination that Mrs Maynard feared. "Rose, is it true that this wretched boy rose from the ranks:. she asked, when Ada and her letter were gone with the tuberose scent, "and you think Ada cares for him?" "It is quite true, and he has no rela- tions and doesn't even know his fath- er's name.. But he is gentlemanly and steady, and is considered a prom- ising officer. As for Ada caring for him, you know what nonsensical ideas libess -hatbout-mrf e-frieridg: She wotild insist upon kissing thatpoor lad whose legs were shot off at Lucknow, and wrote to tell his mother of it." "rhat was of no consequence, for no one could marry a man with no legs, even if he hadn't died, my dear." "True, but this young fellow is to iiI rinieh the game ease, though his legs have proved of the greatest service both to her and me. But Ada is wilful and makes the more of her friendship the more you go .against her. Then she has such a hor- ror of anything underhand that she always makes the worst of everything she does." "I feel," sighed Mrs Maynard, "that shells too eccentric for any man. If I could but get her safely nuirried. Though even marriage is of little use in these dreadful days, since both Em- ily and Mabel are coming back widows, married to civilians though they were, and such trousseaux!" Mrs Maynard paused and thought what a fine opportunity was here for Providence to dispose of ineligible and superfluous men like Philip Randal and her sonssenior officer% while care- fully guarding eligibles and her in] - mediate farnily circle. But. Provi- dence did not, seem to see things Mrs Maynard's point of view. 'Itis not. worth while to tell Ada, said young Mrs Maynard, "but as Mr Randal's company has already left the Alumbagh, and the Dilkoosha is actu- ally taken, it is most improbable that he will never get this wonderful letter, or have time to read it if he does." But Philip did receive the letter, and read it in all the tumults, for the city was taken piece -nice]. stronghold after stronghold. When he returned from escorting the Lucknow fugitives to Allahabad in November and took up his quarters in the camp at the Alumbagh, all the charm of military life and the excite- ment of the great enterprise seemed to have evaporated. The monotony of camp routine seemed as profitless as unendurable, contributing nothing to the grand final result. There was no more fun in the hardships and vicissi- tudes now; making forays upon friend- ly but timid natives; seizing their cart - loads of provisions with a ,pretence of force, and smuggling payment into their hands so that their hostile com- patriots should not detect them, was a stale joke. There was good fighting to be had from time to time whee Ah- med Oollah tried ta force their lines and cut off theii communications, but even that was inspiriting only for a time, and made the camp monotony only seem heavier afterward. Philip Pitch r's tatitorttil) was milted upon bis low spirits and accused of home -sickness lay secret suffers front the mute xnalady. But though be sometimes persuad- ed himself that he was yearning for the gray cool skies, wind-swept downs and green meadows of Hogiand, and truly would have been heartily glad for a glimpse of Jessie's sweet face and the cool touch of her lips on his cheek; Liu knew too well that India held the romance and poetry of his life, and that he was pining for a glance from Ada Mayna,rd's dark velvety eyes and the thrilling music of her voice and laugh -such a laugh; low, rich, heart - easing, and such a voice; pure and fiexible, with a certain tiruhre that woke indefinable feelings. The Hindoo songs she sang in their wanderings ran in his head, and the soft crooning lullaby with which she hushed the ailing child could not be forgotten. Her face in her various dis- guises was always rising unbidden be- fore him, but especially her face as he had seen it at the end of the march from Lucknow at the railway station, with little. Willie's face just beneath it, with her star -like eyes shining through tears in a long, earnest, wist- ful gaze. How could he ever forget that febe, or cease to long for a sight of it? Yet he knew that he must forget. There was no need to fly from her since it was MO improbable that he would ever see her again. This very improbabil- itsegave him a sort of plenary indul- gence to think a little of her sometimes and recall their adventnres more than he would have done had there been any hope. It is not only lawful but right, to mourn over a new -made grave arid muse a little upon what can never be again, and the Alutnbagh was so dull, and offered such temptations to long brooding memories. Yet when Miss Maynard's graceful and friendly letter of thanks and pleas- ant reminiscences arrived, he was not so very rnuch surprised; the camp rou- tine seemed cheerful, and the well-worn jokes of his surviving brother officers (for a comrade's death was a too com- mon incident) fresh and amusing, though, as one cheery young fellow said, if they did not make their jokes see a good deal of service they would have to do without any. This letter hadthe curious effect of nnaking him add a couple of closely written pages to a letter he had already witten to Jessie, whose continually repeated de- sire to leave the neighborhood of Cleeve and seek remunerative employ- ment elsewhere, seemed to him, com- pared to the grim realities surround- ing him, but as the vague discontent of a spoiled child, and like that to be caressed and teased away. "I can never be too thankful," he wrote in that very letter, which was dated Christmas, "that you are sur- rounded by people who know all about us, and are with Mrs Plummer, your nearest relation. I don't. think I could stay in India if I thought you were alone among strangers." Nothing could be more 'correct and impersonal than Philip's acknowledg- ment of Ada's letter. It was the more kind of her to write, he said, because she knew what, a boon a letter was in camp, and how excesssively hard up they were for amusement. He thought she might like to hear from an outs I sider how her people were faring, to- gether with the experiences of his detachment of the leeth, and as, much as he could hear or see of the progress of military affairs in general. There- fore, he ventured to write, and remain- ed, very truly, hers. Considering it was such a short letter, it was amazing that so profici- ent a scribe as Philip Should have taken so many days to write it and wasted so much precious paper in rough copies of it. The second letter reached him on the eve of the great decisive day, when so many strongholds fell, and apart of his regiment, with some Sikhs,hav- ing the second line of defence, i insisted, n the heat of victor y, in rush- ing on to the citadel and turning the third and last line, after which they hroke-out, Tegardiess---of theit-officersi into wild license, and sacked the rich houses and palaces near, burning and destroying whatever they could lay hands on in their madness. (TO as CONTINUED.) When Baby was slat, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. 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