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Clinton New Era, 1892-08-26, Page 3erfrw:-"47111r7'''''-:7 efew'reire7 1.11 X"W144,4 OtnnaWeeka of dreandike enehant- otelit 'ode* by. Philip ,met* Ada at varmint EitatiOn gayeties and OW _found himself a 'welcome Lroiest at the Ala.74ards";' lie MO discovered "t10 nave a 0°4 but Untrained baritone VOileet which was too great an,acqqisi,o 41011 he the limited Istation' society not to be branght out and pressed into service by ;the datgliter0 , of the house. Wili.noV wanted hello' in his Hindu- stanee and FlaniliiiketudieS, in which philit.rmaxiox-:.*itrefie dui'mg Ulita):01). Otoritleseence,. and Which he, t now s I prei0:CuWI . With Ada and her bro,t er.° ' There was, of course, no allusion to the flight of. Lucknow; that accident, even though It did occur amid so many of a faradar character; and at a time, when, barClife at ;nest eonld be pre. sexved„ was ;still too compromising to Ada to be a pleasant topic, The "those fandly ' were indeed Often discussed, but always with a, tacitreserye touch- ing their connection with .thein; ale - &Wee that, being mutual: constituted a seeretbcindlietWeenThilip and Ada, the constiOusneres of which when their glancesmet 'sometimes sent a keen Thrill through Philip and caused ii.da's almeitive mouth to quiver so faintly that lie only saw it. The rose that struck, his face fle3fele!" deielx that afternoon Was like a magi - elan s wand, changing all his life; ad- missionto,that Saered enclosure'with its palm -groves, its scents of lime and orangetflowers, the enchantment of its tuberose perfumes, its tranquil coolness; and -the glowing splendors of surisete„ over all, was like a sudden admission to Paradise. Think what it mustbe, when treading some dusty highway atter a, hot and trying pilgri- --"% mage witli a mind revolving the prose of everyday duties, all of a sudden to see thet,stuning portals of Paradise rolled back, to be led in by the magic of an angel melody, to see the great river role its splendor between the blossomed banks, to breathe trip odors, tZi hear the music to taste the golden cludedewqr1 would die away, and ev- fruit. ;Surely noises of the ex - en the thun ers of conscience might roll unheeded in the dark forgotten distance. So itlwas with Philip; for a while he was dazed and spell -bound. He could' not help meeting her in thatlimited circle, and going to' the house often seemed to be a safeguard against keen- er, more ethereal emotions. And When the distant thunder -roll of con- science did make itself faintly heard, he took refuge in the distance between them, 'and especially in her changed bearing toward him. The impulsive- ness of the frank girl in the ball -room, the friendly candor of the days of peril, had given way to the dignified condescension he remarked when she conferred the white rose upon him, as a princess might confer some order of knight -hood. In the reading and sing- • ing at home, in the dancing or talking in society, the princess manner was never dropped; she was sweet and geniaLebia always condescending. The fascination cif the East had Mk -- en Philip's imagination as it had taken Ada's; and more than this fascination, the deep interest which both had in those dusky, graceful people with theft ancient civilization and religions, their venerable literature, picturesque his- tories and customs, bound them to- gether, and many an earnest conversa- tion (lathe quartet, Ada, her father and brother and Philip, hold upon Indian history, tradition and litera- ture, and neon the destiny and duty of England in the peninsula during those brief paradisaic weeks. "I cannot imagine what your father ' can see in those horrid natives," Mrs Maynard frequently said to her daugh- --ter-Matrele-"especially- after they -have - shown themselves such fiends. As for Ada, it is positively unwomanly of her to mix in such conversation. She is nearly twenty, and will never marry anybody else, I suppose.". By which 'elgelfrerRossr-understood-hermother to signify Captain Randal, who was at least good enough for a girl who had reached years so mature without - so much as an engagement. "She has overstood her market," her mother elegantly observed. ".Ada might do worse than take Render Colonel Maynard said to his wife in a mement of confidence. "You see, my deae, if it got wind, that Bee- laenporebeisiness would be awkward. • Asyeei tiny; te'eny' is a great age in India.'' l'Ada has snubbed so many men; besides, this young fellow will rise. He has not only talent and character, but has been Kicky enongh to get him- self recognized in the right quarter. Lord Blank has taken him up and means to make use of him. As for birth, Ada has that: besides. grand- - fathers have gone out of fashion." • "But peo-ple at least have fathers still," urged Mrs Maynard, whose own father was,a nineteenth baronet. "Not necessailly; with talent and luck the want of a father rather en- hances a ina,n's personal distinction." "But he has neither family, interest, nor money," sighed Mrs Maynard. "He has at least no family hind- rabees, and Lord Blank's interest is omnipotent. As for money, enough will come. Besides, my dear, Ada will never marry at all, unless she has her own Way about it." "True: and an old maid in India, is too terrible a disgrace," Mrs Maynard soikowfully agreed. Philip knew very well that Lieuten- ant-Coionel the Hon. Lionel Mayne/ d, R. A. was an earl's son and brother, and he knew all about the ninetdenth baronet, but he did not know how little money in proportion to his nu- merous children the tolonel had, and -what an article of faith it had become with bath parents toget their burner- / olis ' datighters married. He thought to be consic rit the Mealitirne he did not, write to bid ,,yessie ,eome out; he felt that he Must first shalm oft this pootio fascina- tion. That kind of love was donbtloss inevitable, but. jisinchligefl.04049t for one r 1)4.1x lavini, 010 ; iv*he. 1.10 used 40,4111141PINS vronld-yother.uot heactilsawani.„ poogeo. awe ,,iuTnio Someone- had lent him .„ and" ng bis early convalescence,' and he could not pot It, Lown. Vor. aua always had Ads.'e eyesand o VOitoe and npoonor., It Was Ada who can* out 'fWtflOss of eetele and'feliMtner Of pearls! • to the ,waiting lover itrthe rOjfe 'garden; Ada who WAS "Mule My Aland from hor ret Meet breathe' Ada 'finsale my Maud with that Ping lover's kiss;" Whosa,t: 'Eheautifrot voice 'Was heard "singing of love and honor, that can- not die." So it Was Nvith .11010,0 and Juliet:' 'Ada eantie out on tbebaleony instead of Juliet and feared the lark. " S " dli er- ed. dangerous, and supposed that the Maynards deemed him AS hatenlese companion for their .daughter as the pet:bear( Mee did it veer ocerir to him that princess Ada, whose repute in the. etation.Waa that of a most high "and might' darneel, Weeeld, 'deer conde- seend from. the high. estate CO.. hitn, °Vert if hedatedlaY siegq :to hethearti • to far even as. to _try to carry the ot- worka that „lofty and impregnable Maiden. eitadel. ▪ esciee Children altar .expi„ own' ethereal pain ofyearnings 'that ran.st be conqnered. "Illrolytty Jane” was Ada, SO was the "Maid OfAtheos." SO with all love songs, love lyrics and tales, they brought Ada 1)001%1114n and inust be, renounced. Only UM tra affection that comes of duty and ong association could ever be hie. So he reasoned until the gates of Par- adise suddenly flashed open and caught him on that early November evening. CHAPTER' in A LETTER FROM NOME Philip was riding slowly home one evening after a duty visit to a distant. village, his horse was tired, so he rade with a. loose rein absorbed in such thougAiteias that kind of motion fay,. ors. He !was expecting, even dreading, though he did not like to own it, a letter from home; this mad dream must end then:He had just received a hint that he might be in trusted.with a mission taking hinx horn Myserabad for weeks or months. Besides the earoepeet of advancement this afforded him, it would take him from tempta- tions which daily and hourly became more powerful; so he was tooth sorry and glad. Suddenly the sound of clattering hoofs and the startled cries of some native attendants .roused him from his reverie, and turning, he saw a runaway horse, ridden by a lady, and the lady's hair streamed on the wind Of their furious speed, the rider sat well and was pulling with all her might. He had but time (to recognize in the pale face, flashing eye, and firm set mouth, the features so seldom ab- sent from his mind, when the clashing of elephant bells was heard, and the richly ocaparisoned elephant of a na- tive nobleman, preceded by servants and carrying a gayhowdah on its mountain of a back issued from the shadow. a pope tall trees concealinger, bend of the road and caused Miss May- nard's mare which was new to tuella and terrified at these walking castles, to swerve violently and leap a low stone wall by the roa,dside. Philip, who had stopped petrified at first sight of the runaway and was close by the swerve and leap, could hear the mare's hoofs strike on the wall and the ,heavy double crashof her fall as her hind quarters rose to the jump. He turned in his saddle with sick ap- prehension, then sprang down and cleared the wall, on the other side of which the ground eloped steeplyand saw the mare steuggling to her feet at , _thaeleetemir. pf the little declivity, to which she liWgia-ilieheerestrugglea• after her tumble. Ada lay at the foot of a tree; he supposed her head must have struck it m the fall. A red mist came before his eyes, he hastened blindly to her side. Her hat had fallen off, her face was quite white, her head slightly drooping to one shoulder, her arms were flung helplessly, one above her head the other abroad downward, the wild hair mingled with them; she did not, stir a limb, she seemed not to breathe; he thought she was dead. He knelt down and raised her in his trembling arms, feeling her pulse and .vaguely observing that there was no bloodon he nor any sign of broken bones. We called her by her- Waite - and kissed her, and it seemed to him that some time Must have elapsed be- fore there was a little sign, a faint quiver, then he saw the dark eyes open.. She raised 'her head" "end' iiiadt effort to rise, his firm clasp relaxed, and with a little help she stood on hen feet and moved and felt her arms. "Oh! there is nothing the matter," she said, with a smile and a gradual return of color. "But you, you look so pale and strange. I arn so confused and giddy. My head." "Sit down, you are hurt," he cried. Then he placed her gently on the ground with her back against the tree, and knelt by her side and fanned her with his cap. Their servants had in the meantime come up, water was fetched, the run- away horse carreht and brought back, and Ada, who hid been exhausted by her long struggle with the mare, and stunned by a blow which raised asmall swelling on her head, gradually be- came herself again. "I do think I must be a kind of cat," she saidilaughing, and looking up with a sort of shy confidence that he had never seen before. "I always come to life again. whatever happens!" "Why will you ride that beast," he complained, "she is not fit to carry a lady." "She is a darling. A Hindoo pro- cession frightened her and the elephant drove her distracted. Colleen Hawn is afraid of elephants." He took care to have the saddle transferred from the darling's back to that of his own tired horse, when he found that Ada intended to ride home, and himself mounted the Colleen Hawn, who was too much blown for any more cantrips. Ada made no ob- jection to this arrangement, allowed him to lift her into the saddle and ad- just her habit, which he did without looking up, and when this was done, and he was on the runaway,they started homeward at a walk, in the last rays Of the sinking sun They' rode abdut a mile and a half' in sileriee, broken only mice or twice by Philip's inquiries if she was torarro enough, for the air was sharpening.; if the motion hurt her, all of whichhe did with a eertain air of connsainetiOn, as if he had been the cause of the acci- eident; and to vrhjeh Ada replied itt a IOW tone, as if confiding seerets that must reach no other ear, The fide Seemed unending, and yet the dark tress of the Mayriarde &into pound beanievisible with too 'coel Pitcher** ClkiktOrime quieir-neaskrk 44.4944 ,horlsov replies, it wasIfke maven) and yet no • hesitated Wepeak frellee , et. terror Of • • heTahrjig eleihfetrieVOVitg' Indian ftheht bed alreeelee fallen, when they drew% rein i before the veranda, so that they could scarcely sop each other. "I PAW Oft yon," he said, when she' . would have taxon his hand to :spring; ,4‘ en must not risk any jer,", hen She nalltiedin without any $000,11ight, and while the syees were 'ROM changing saddles, Philip explain,, 04 to colonel Afaulard -why he had been riding the Coileen, and then rode uffuoenshatissottr ilnietilies. room for .lorao ti Ins* not even trying to shake off the intoxication of the last ,liodurc Why' should be? It would have to .. be got rid of soon enough, and it was, some- tbing'to have lived that WO.' Home letters had arrived; he was in no hurry to open thein: Was there not a life -time teeconeiderthene in? Why, he , had' held her, like's .child, in his arms, had kissed her urirehuked-,-but - one hour since, and must the chill, hard agony of duty come so soon be- tween them? His hands still thrilled with ' anguished pleasure Of touching the thick tresses .of dark hair; when helping her to gather the disordered Mass togethereand his heartistill ached with the, reproachful memory this soft touch called -tp--of the day of his father's:fnneral, when ,Tessig covered his face with the Olden mantle of her eleV'ee curling hair, ,and,Romfotted him in his need. And Jessie and,he Were alone in the world,' together:, now 40 then, bound forever by a solemn pro- mktunt°deYpMengeeclalvetters lay on the Wile before him, their white fades offering a perpetual mute reproach; but the low rich sounds of A.da's voice were still in his ears, and he still felt the throb of her returning -life beneath his hattd;,,he buried his fade in his hands and the long eyelashes slimly parting and the wonder of the dark eyes in the sudden flash • of returning conscious- ness. She looked so happy. He would give the whole world that Ada should not love hire; and yet it would be like death to know she did not. At last he plucked his. hot face from his hands, pushed back his ruffled hair and stood up. The letters were few, there was none from Jessie, and he was glad, he would feel like a traitor if he read a letter of hers just then. Theywere business letters, some on Jessie's ac- count, one on his own,- he read them studiously, hoping to cool the fever that consumed him. The last was from a friend, it had the Marwell post- mark, and was in Mr Ingleby'e hand- writing. "Gld Ingleby," he cried, "if he were but here for one half-hour!" Yet what would Mr Ingleby think if he could see into his heart? Many a time he had asked his advice, both as boy and man, from the days when he went to tea in Mr lngleby's rooms and wondered to see a grown man eat so many slices of bread and jam, until the landlady one day told him it was because he had given his dinner away to some poor inan or woman, and grumbled that there was no pleasure in looking after the comforts of such a discomfortable gentleman. He open- ed the letter, foreboding no evil, and read: "DRAB. RANDAL:-You will wonder why in the world I am writing to you, and when you have discovered the reason perhaps you will wonder why I did not write before, unless, indeed, .youarateomieelemeddlere heather men's concerns."„ Be read on and turned red, still on and turned pale, and when he had finished, his face was gray and con- tracted in lines of pain. HIS blood throbbed in his ears with a doll sound like the old familiar throb, throb of the mill, he saw the dark water break to diamond -dust in, the slow wheel, smelt the homely scent of corn and meal, saw the kind faces in the sunshine and firelight, and: re- membered all the pleasant peace of his youth. The yearning, unspoken tenderness, as of some dumb animal, in Matthew Meade's eyes, seemed to follow_him everywhere through_ those boyish scenes, the mingled ap- peal and trust in his dying eyes stab- bed him to the heart with perpetual poignancy; again he felt the tremulous fingers relax their hold on the clasped hands of Jessie an. :hhwetf., and chill his marrow with their icy touch. How' young, how utterly alone and defence- les.s Jessie was! And he had not un- derstood the half -articulate cry in her letters, He would read that last let- ter offering release again. But he could not; he had torn it up. (To BE CONTINUED.) People who give Hood's Sarsaparilla a fair trial realize its great merit and are glad to say a good word for it. Have you tried it? An abeent minded barber has a shop in Philadelphia. He lately tricked a newspaper under a patron's chin, and gave hiin a towel to read. "August lower" There is a gentle- DY8PePsia- man at Malden -on - the -Hudson, N. Y., named Captain A. G. Pareis, who has written us a letter in which it is evident that he has made up his mind concerning some things, and this is what he says: have used your preparation called August Flower in my family for seven or eight years. 1 is con- stantly in my hOuse, and we consider it the best remedy for tudigeition, and Constipation we Indigestion, have ever used or ' known. My wife is troubled with Dyspepsia, and at times suffers very much after eating. The August Flower, however, re- lieves the difficulty. My Wife fre- quently -says tome when I am going to town, We are out COnstlOittlon of August VloWer, and r thmkytiti bad better get another bottle.' .1 aril also btedwfthlftdigeati*n,attdwheh- ver ever,t ma, I take one or tWO. tea- Isoofu1sbebre "tinit;.for aday tiT and all trouble is removed." € • t • r") 04040/A 10 15*O**11., 0,t0,4et.40 PreSeriPtIOn'tar-thrant0 C zmd Pb1,1(tranoi:.1t.".L5T414Ir,x4pitirrrop.p4:..1#>, iiilic*:$14#443,4;114)8P00,0-1 IS:0 .4 401$00$ far'Pareg0.1444 Drops, Poot1413`4' §iiulng., andCastor OM Taw 'pft it,1 IVIIono rsT,eaR1141,,,o,r316, 1st', ferrlohn,e8s, 9aspprtiY.rrtvents '90440,1i :cOirdt 'iailes *0.1044 and Wind CoJl. io,#(14.14 ,roirr.e4 tfiet*og troublcs,,cures corsth6ggik...,i14 11A1**010, 04804# ix4si 04. fh.'° *Ig6d1 *,g,AftP4 h"t? g.fton#igt‘ 004,1)4vre!0; giving 11,teallthy and, natural aleep, -C toria 14 di* r *anacea-,the Mather's, *laid. . „ . "OartorI ras excellent Medicine for chil- Amu. Mothers have repeatedly told :roof Re, good effect Upon their ishildree." • ibt. G. C. Osueoli, Lowell, Mass. 'Queorlit Is the beat remelts, forchildren of which' am acquainted, J hope tbe, day is not far distant whenmethers wiliceasider the real Interest ot thelachildrearandnenCastorirk la- nced of the varieuaquack mostrumawhich are deetroying their leved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, abothing syrup and other hurtful &gen* down their throats, thereby Bending Welt* preniature graves," , Da. J. F. KINCEDCLOW, Conway, Af ca4,orilL " Castorla is so well adapted to children Mai I recommend it assuperiortaanYWMAPG06 known to me." -1 /1. iiteMe*;'N. in So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. f "Our physician in the, children's depart- ment have spoken highly of their experk ence hi their outside practice with Canons, and although WO only luxe among Our medical supplies what * ,known es regular Prodeuts, yet we are free ta confess that the merits of CastUria has wen ul to look with favor upon it." UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIOPESSJAM BOWS, MOM Aram C. Siam, Pres., Tho Centime Company, r mums, Stn., et, New York City. McItURRAY & WILTSE Desire to return thanks to their customers for past favors, their business during the year ending April let having shown a substantial increase over their first year's operations, and would ask all their old customers and others to remember that BO house in town shall give you better value for your money than can be got frora them. All kinds of Groceries as good and as cheap as is consistent with honest dealing. SPECIAL ATTENTION given to the TEA trade and as our business in this branch is steadily growing, we conclude that our goods and prices must be right. SPECIAL PRICES TO THOSE WHO WISH TO BUY NOW, FOR CASH, THEIR SEASON'S SUPPLY OF SUGAR. CROCKERY away down in price and away up in quality. A fresh stock of all kinds of FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS. A trial respectfully solicited. M'MURRAY& WILTSE NEAR THE POST OFFICE, CLINTON RumBAwsiLua.az..._,FAC.TOtt I-Iuron Street, Clinton We have on hand an assortment of splendid BUGGIES. CARRIAGES, & WAGGONS Which we guarantee to be of first-class material and workmanship. If you want a good article at the price of a poor one, call and see us. clAlwri14:311N P.Nqv-inu MINTON' 1 LN ,MtLLJ ,4 niiirwir-ommersNTAL .04o: SCOTCH'. AND myr.RAelican, rag,. 711* 477fis am A OPISCIAOTT , • LARGE STOCK ON HAM>. The Above ornamentel ttees and ahrubbery*IN, aold at very low prices, and those , wentnIgrier. thing in this connectien will FAY8 ' 03011q.),1 puroliammeeere. r` Orders by Haile/Lei ee prompay $2 -$*0.c.. to. Addrees, JOHN STEWART, -.."Bennillist.:‘ cainvTox Planing . • --AND— DRY „KILN! rrix Hat ilaiLBSIOuRrnfi0Beh4friBVI4141,1pUisSICefitil machinery of the] %test improved patterna le, ow prepared to attend to ail orders in bis line in the Most 'proMpritxrd, satisfactory mann etzand sonable rates, He weUld AISO return thanks toilal who patronised the qid Mill before they, were rn gd out, and now being" in better petition., to x ute orders expeditiously and feels corifidi3nt bean Railway, Clinton . vFe FACTORY -toRaelaer TuthoeactosramnodRENT: • comi's WALL - "PAP and Paint Shop Is stooked with a Select Assortment of American and Canadian Wall Pa WITH BORDERS TO MATCH, from five- &int rolls to the finest gilt. Having boughtmy Patibra, and Paiute for Spot Cash, and my practice& ex- perience justify me in saying that all wantintto ' decorate their houses inside or paint them oat* side will find it to their advantage to give Meet '- call, IM'Shop, south Oliver Johnston's biaokendtic shop, and directly opposite Mr. 3. Ohidley ' residence. LL PAPE Our Wall Paper for the spring trade is in, and comprises the newest designs in American Pa- per hangings. fronl 5 cents up to the highest priced. BORDERS to match all papers ex- quisite in design and .low in price. CEILING DECORATIONS of all kinds. W. H. Simpson, Clinton Bookseller and Stationer CHOICE GOODS AT J-.A.Miii38 IL COMBS' We have just received st large invoice of fine Bohemia Cut..Glass Bottles filled with finest PERFUME. Call and see the fine display. Prices within the reach of all. animmaom.••••••••• 0 •••*......6.1.1••• S ALWAYS BUY THE BEST. THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST 3rd Car Redpatb's PTIATer New artived, tins imiedierer. 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Printers' Ink is is- sued weekly and is filled w i th contributions and helpful suggestions from the brightest minds Ie the advertising business. Printers' Ink costs only a dollar a year. A sample copy will be sent on receipt of five me GEO. P. ROWELL ei 10 Spruce St., - New York. ealleeleetote aevetete Steop's Feed & Seed %I Flour—P-;;ed Ete The right place to buy your Flour, Feed, Cured Pork, &a. :Mitt s STEEP, Peed and Seed Dealer, Olitrten