Lucknow Sentinel, 1888-04-06, Page 2•
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4 sPrant PaIT Ralintleix,..!
(Edwin FiXdf1 eiti100..) '
, . . , ... •
ilEerchanceftwebid nev,(*nsit, '
I hattbeenaPared this haaa"regret.
This eedless lone -net° imget•
,• —.Forever and Forever.
. .
• 1111ri 4.4...e.S14.44'144 . C4 • . ^ . .74ialaigfillia4.
I., Idly humming o'er spMe measure
Thatrevives some pain- or p/essure--
gaybap,.liesoring thoughts ei wither'd bliss. tor
''.
sorrows too SOOtt ripe—
' lad the palm,g rays of da ' t;
i
'ridden in. the 'lustre! twilight,
Ilr4.120e, II Autterround me,peep ; tiara theclowl-
, Puffs from inv PIP&
,
• . .
• ''' Igestlees visione rani above mo
.9f the.tiear Wm home who love Me, : .
.. Tls MinflP mtfirituget and ,;tenaer meturies
if& Of &Olund e. hettt(regre. swift d411=
.,,_ Thao' the breaking heart, at p g
Wrom love's clingin tendrils—long since broken-
,- Cr. Or, Si ap*rt. •
• Fickle rnem'ry faintlY traces
Rall-fergetienfoM4 rand f meal- ......;.-
Aorhe pressure of; pome prebious hand I seegi
„ .,..• ,to feel again: ' MO- '‘I/t•;/
Whihathescarce xememberd Whets
11-_:-... Of affection'aholy kisses, • •
, Steal backvividly. to tinge the. recreant heart
.with bitter pain. '
hew and then a vague, ,seft murmur
• Drifting,nearet, sweeter, firmer. • ,• '
Souses slumb'ring recollections Of soma volce
. °nee dear to • • t. • •
eh' there's ono regret in meeting,•
' Tia the parting that comet'. fleeting':• '
arta SOMe cherish'd tie is pnappel asunder for
••• •
•
L'hu the ehardii of znernPettigrate;
-While fantaetic xiortraits mite
'Emma and roundraY fervid pineyito ehrel) ,;•1.1,t'a
whlie.nteruthtrnikelef;diarensing
That the Past breathes beekeerne bl
Onst•extpiisite image, rising, btMga-forg
tly traCet, andelowlyspeedieg, ' •
evradvetteing, now receding;•
H.•COMSingirealmeof imagerS, while still
•1 utera'ry ; - • '
• 'Of this fair, entrancing creature
eachtaraenhancing feature
•
• As Mural by lustrous rays of thought,,thr Ugh
• which,remembrance peeps.
Then,my vision quickly clearing.
Timid don."4 Z1OW disappearing, • t
•• recall the feria in all its blush and. bloom e '
, • girlish pride;
* 'Weal, once more, the thrill in meeting-- 1.
-Mark her dordial, graceful ting—
A•V-iew, again those pure and. t•Mbli-A
- • • worth, no guile pallid de. - • • . •
Still, the Moment that 1 met her,
• Ceime is earning to forget her,-.` •
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Story of Worn% Fitithfulneis.
C EIARTZU XXX.
t
When this "`te glien to you, my
Old, yen will be about to enter Upon a
new, untried life,- and that you, .may not
forget your mother then 'I have written
these lines—written-thehi with such !Piing
thought of, you, 'In)" daughter, and with
=oh efttnelet„ prayer for Y.,t1Iir happiness and
welfare, that, even tneY.' sadden you
.1U -tie; yon must not mina now.
"What 1 am going.to write here lor, year
••• -Irea.withat•While oow enUipttfr'd • •••
By this ciaprit-vision. capturd • . -
ln its flight front Fancy's vigilance. by glad
,arresting eye*
* : , i•
'Comes a fear;I strive to.hanish,
.11That from bondage -view 'twill vazah.
teaming only spectre,,0!\:\s‘eiret behind to thrive
• on sighs.
Precious moinents thus 'expire.
Disregarding dear Desire:. • • ;
, „While, the echo of Vine's footfall brittliii tea
'VII thrill of pain • "
Wort tioh tiny, fleeting minute. '
• Ateareuhage of bliss wrapp•dsin it, ,
Slowly tabbhig Me of rapture I shall neirstiknow
pernsal is the story of my life -7.a story
Which more than once lately, dear, as I feel
isay health fain*, I have been tempted. to,
tell yen.. Not that I want to sadden you
by telling you that my Wais drawing to
close—thy poor- children. If I Oddsave
you; that pain I /mould gladly !hie, even
though life is such a drearything now—but
I: think you ought to ° know my 'story,
Shirley. When I am gone to meet your
father; once r,aore—Yiesten is spmerciful
that I dare look forward to that—you will
five. in Scotland; the country I once loved
sndearly, but whichl shall never see again;
for it has been very cruel to me, my child.
I3othaps, after all, it will be well thatyou
ahould not know this story of mine until
QU are .on :the eve of Marriage. I think,
hirley, I lope witl-allAincerity_and
fervor:, that . you Will never marry e man
yoti do not love. Surely 1 have given you
such notions, of truth and honor as Will
Preserve you from the ein and the ebame,
of. a :loveless marriage !" • If you do notlove
the mane you are going to marry, my
daughter; it will not be too late to retract
even, at the last niommit ; it will be better
to. suffer any blame than to go a step further
On the road which must inevitably lead, to
Sorrow and misery, and perhaps to sin and
dishonor.„, •
• " But, ifas I hope, my child, you love
the Man to whom you are betrothed; it Will
lelay-you—to be gentle-,-ancl-lenienk and
theroitql, to the .pobrerring mother -whe has
loved You with a love which ought, withal'
her faults, toinduCe you to think of her
-tlaty.1:4,1daatwiabitste iiker119*12,Vi the
ThUS, eitreisini'Fate:coriies hither* .
DrY'aenemmeendilnlitlttgiUmnP.'
raiTiNha; Vtii4VATtitidStlatitlitini4
show themselves there, how could I have
borne itl-Sa-perhaps it is better aa it is.
knowqthe earlier pert of my his-
tory, Shirley; youknow that I was in only .
Ana petted daughter and. a•spoiled and in-
dulger! sister. I lost my father and mother
whi/e I Was still a but your uncle,
who Wes some years my senior, filled the
place -Lai those dear- parents with suchAten-
derness that I missed them buklittle. He
indulged me in every whim, he gave me iny
own way in everything; and I grew up
willfal; and heedless of ,eveythine
terror held her, then it passed—aivay, and ' Mydear Shirley," said Ruby CaPel's
she foroed her stiff livid lips to smile at the gay voice, es her bright brunette face ap.-.
vale horror stricken face she sew in the neared at the door of Shirley's room the
looking -glass BirShe passed on her way beak next morning, "this is not at all ea riote.
to the fire. • You -ought not to have ventured to get up
proud,
rather. Which 4.1e had given to me—as his had SunkA tho`lOwest level mnlwasworthy
wito.• only of c,ontempt. I was almost 4,nite
" We Were very merry over it.; and,. strOng, Again When I saw Roland; !Wattle
whenthe woman came, back, Or Tlfe.14,7 sight of his • pitying compassionate :hoe,
spoke frequently Of his wife, and I laughed io altered and sorrowful, almost brake my
an' a coquetted and called him my husband,: heart, and I longed to die. But I Was well
and told the landlady that 'We had not been enellgh; to hear the news Which he brought
married long, and said" many' other foolish met and he told me in hie grave'tender
things, ;dare say. Sir Henry said laughingly voice that I was free now—that Death had
that 'lila been engaged to Some one else. freed Me. Sir HelirrBroOter_, On his way to
but that I perferred him •' so I had thrown Rome in pars:lit of ma, had been one of the
the other felf_Owi over andhaid married him. victims of a terriblelairway accident in the
land the landadY laughed too, and said she south of France. • . . .
did not wonder, for Sir Henry WKS hand- • "Yon know the rest. Your father loved'
some enough to make any girl false. And me enough to Blame my shame and niiiefy,
all this time Sir Henry's groOnt. was Stand: and we were Married:With what intense love,
ing in the kitchen, at a distaroe frcim us, what heartfelt litunility,I became his wife
but where every word reached him dig- you cannot guess, mychild; how,earnestly
tinatly. ' I prayed for hie happiness is known only to
"
Well, the storm Ceased, and we rode the Hearer of Prayer and ray own heart.
away, and 'thought no More of cinr adven= That he was happy I believe, and I think I
ture. Sir Henry eame daily to Fairhohne helped to make him so. But of his good-
-and hawse too agreeable and pleasant not ness, his patience, his unfailing love for the
to be missed if he did not come—and the erring woman he had raade his Wife I cat -
months passed on until I was approaching not speak, even to you.. York were not too
my twenty-first birthday; and I began to young when yen lost hira to appreciate
look forward to Relandis return. his nobility, and, my child, that you will
"But •one hay—oh, Shirley, shall I ever always revere his memory is my truest
'forget the .4yr wish.
ShirleYlltad been reading attentively and And now, My darling, si must. cease:
Without a risme for some time When she I am very ,weary, and I have told yon all:
reachedthispart of hertnother'iFfieriatife;' Forgive your. mother, Shirley, and think
and during the last few minutes She had kindlyot her; if you can. She has sinned
grown terribly pale, and an expression of much, but she -has suffered:, for all the love
intense horror was Creeping slowly into her and peace of -go many years of•her life have
wide dilated eyes. NOW She stopped: Push- not,hlotted opt her regret for the *reyoq-
Mg the sheets of paper from her with a atleliast. • Zday such love be yours, nil
-quick passionate movement; and, as she dinghter.tbnknot such regret! Heaven for -
rose from her chair, the; letter Jell -filitter-- ever bless 'you, Shirley!". -
Mg down atler feet. She did not heed the hat was the end; the pito:ins conies -
falling sheets as she movede'irThY from the Sion ivai3 finished, the last words were read;
fire, Fishing back her hair from her face and Shirley's hazel eyes were raised slowly;
with. a Wild troubled gesture almost of de- from t the pages over which she bent. For
spair. She did not know what, horror had a nioment she stared straight in front of
come. upon her; she Was trembling -from her with wide unseeir' ig epee, then the white
lead to foot in an undefined agony of fear, lids sunk, a ghastly palldr overspread the
her breath was . coming in quick gasps of Lively face, and all grew dark as, she fell,
terror, and the throbbing of her heart back in a merciful unconscionenees.
imght 'almost have been heard in the Still. tta.
urwER
hest a the room,. For a, few moments this .
but nlY own Pleashre: : .P
-,"1 Was beatit'ifnlycin toe, • my child,
•-paesessAkiat—fitaI-,-dowry-Of-beitntya-tlut-1-
artist it will bring you, only happiness. It
nonnuanal coniinOtiOn Was to lie 10'44.
-01 After all," Shirley" thought., as iii01
leant her ,heed' upon the, 0441one end
breed a smile to bet lips, in,Y, fears are
groundlees. Sir Hugh hover meaat that--
haaeacaeonlaadi?init abofasior tdraeyagiloirOtinsweenaddienogbraaagey.. •
leaned out. It Weft a, fine eurishiny
fallen during the night—bitterly paid, bht,
It would be too cruel to wait till now. Even
if he knows the law, he does not care. Z
ani Bo absurdly nervoue. A breath ai fresh
air 40 ma good."
morn-
ing, although a good deal of @nevi had
$he Vent to the window, opened it, arsi- •
Shirley thought, if...the proverb held good
that "happy is the bride the sun shines'
'on." The view from the window was very
;beautiful; all the skeleton to,* in the park,
Were clothed With a fair spotless inantle,„
'which glittered in the sun. Two of,
maid.gervante Were hurrying along t
'taCe under the window, laughingly coin r-
ing the valentines which the post had
brenght them. They rooked, bright 'and
busy and smiling in their pretty new gray
•drelistis and =art white -ribboned caps,'"and
their gay pleasant voiced. reached Shirley's
ears as she leaned at . the window above,„
letting the cold, fresh air blow on her het.
brow and bring a faint color intoher fair
face.
She felt weary and languid, and the °hut'
reviving ;breeze was pleasant to her; she
had not slept all night, and the heavy -
ehadowanniler the lovely hazel eyes testi-
fled to, the long vigil. Her faint had bon
bat short;'she had returned to life and
consciousness to find the fire dying out and.
her mother's leiter still open upon her lap;
'And for the first few naoments her agony of
mita had been unendurable and indesorib-. •
able, but then her celmer reason had re..
asserteditielf, and she told hermit,
Sir Hugh had not meant anything Whelk
called her his wife. Had he done sof, be
Would not have delayed until now, hewould •
not have gone awaywithotit a word or Sign.
Yetall through the night hours floe thought
had haunted her with a persistency which '
she '-could not dismiss, and the -gray winter" .
'dawn had found her lying wakeful and
wide-eyed upon the pillow. • •
• (To he continued.) -
She stooped, lifted, with little remorse - until you, had had some tea; and of course • Rain' and /Railroads.
int tender fingein,.*tt fallen sheets and you are not tlunlung 0 -Ventrinu ,down • "-But •clearing off the land prevents rain-
rameothie AtImm.cint4vressing them, with 8. streik'SV` -• ' .3' -,•••`,P N-•• "
shlierWriat NhfahitMi'22Wf,tdrj.1&1.W._14Zet ,eiceadep atny,. firdittlit
so. Eital4g,go,rifanEt-wiatel-,- az-a-greatanti-precions-gift"•-tf—used aright,
..„ !tab tins air enchaii ress-view mast facie ,
• eneath the bught- • •• and gives the possessor a great and
aTot, ere da,rimess quite'eoneeals her, • influenc,e for • good or 'evil.' / used niY
,Thro" the glovrthat now 'reveals her.
' delight , 1)- beauty as' a snare to win hearts and toy
• power for evil, Shirley,; I employed nist
:Irresistible bewitehd, I gaze in eager. ' toOd
• • • .1 ,with them as lotig as it pleased my fancy;
• , •
At this tender fairy—t ., • then I cAst 'them aside, careless whetter
Thfe. wiles*/ eyes', her soul's purel'eleeneeee ,
. the woundsf inflicted Were serious or hot.
Artiesta delicataand airy— '. i , . ,
.ighrte beauties, deth ihapart; Fliitatio , is not looked upon as , 'a sin
hser graces'. fascinating.. * 'ill ^all time ig(*/*/61 we live, Shirley; but
And her charms, most captivating, ••' Pray Heaven, my child. that Yeti Will be
fee,M;to.nairr' or back it. grandeur and ,nobility a .X.*
kent'from such unwomanly shame. .
Ah Forever said forever •
. "Among my admirers, was a gentleman
some ten Or fifteen years My senior, whose
Altbo' years atid miles niay Sever.
A suit hay brother' favored etriangly. • Sir
• 11 Oen Constantly tenieraber lien who Seeel•e.
divine V) Mei Henry Proctor was,a man oflarge,property
' inothe Future win recnin4. me and di.stingal'shed family ; he was, more -
01 thet°114 Pastl fax behind inc' :Over, very •handsome e.ndragreishle; and he
'When ' her simple conversati u •seeni'd the .
• Sweetest 'melody. •• • so -,-ea me—yes, he loved me: But there are
, , so many different kinds of love,
• Thus, sit and gaze aid ponder=
:Oat it is difficult to Imo* Which is the true
• Thud. unfetteed; fancies wander - • •
• . 'Reason cede -my r.ee,erie„-ana elt is',37 End. This was true,sci far as it went ; but
• ...dreams are o'er . • he: preferred: hia happiness to mine, and
, Then Reality o'ertatir me • •true love does no do that
Andthe sylph -like form forsakes Die-- • • • • .
softly sweet from vieisr—but lilein'ty lives • I Was prona•ot e47-"tiesti one waieh
fareyerroore. others had, attetivted, in ; but I did
• net love Sir Henry Proctor, Whom I . had
tniown, three months 'then your father,
Shirley, came to Dinnfife, arid Gilbert
.invited him to Pairholrne. He was Very
gentle to .inerbut very cold; lie disapproved
of my. condupt, acid reproved me more than
once; but I loved him. with all my heart
,and send and strength. I loved him; and
there ' was no woman on earth so happy as
tvehen,•one day, a danger to which Was
• The Three; floaters."
Thrgrackers together, a-reckin' slew
• On the east piazzer. all in,er reit
Where are the folks yer want tet know
tir04insWettonaes, but the wind ;sighs low.
, .
" r`IY
"The old hottse gray With weather an tizue,
'ha well Curb is mossy an. 1,treen with slime,
•• Windem rattle an, endives rhyme ", • ;
Iliobodes here, but the cheers rock slow. •
.1 44 it ain't very ICiag senee all in er tavi
',gime sisters tat rdekin* here to and:fro, .
countie) from lieello toe. ,
s liliratchtn• the bay where sails coMe-and go. .
0, .44 They watched are they waited day after
;Wet a single ship sailed inter the bey; "
•sloe's long'acomin', then. they gas. •
Whale's tenet be sheerSe; and they all recited
"fut. while they` watili4 facindY.
•
•
And Mercy Into strange offences sank,
. And hfartlit,sheionked :old and 'auk;
'When wilf".Toe Cern?! end they rocked Mare.
"Then• h • • ' Om .*Se•
t er..cotne et ay when pty ch
; 111,60ed soft in,thii:wind by the sister pair
• A.,yesit more passed,and Matey there':, •
-fat Wtittain'two.idtb rockets hie*.
'Three teeters together. a-rocidn• slow,
lot a Pohl ther plate to make 'era go;
ellte ate:dead:'.if, yet Want tot know.'
• :Any the hinesoine.peit is rackite Joel "•• •
' • ••.,41%.*, Witi.ti.oiv, in Teuiles OantParrien,',
;
'Plaiting., •
"
(By Archie Mack)
;Waiting; yes, patiently waiting, • •
nO murmur' or Moan. -
Silently, hopefully waiting, '
, Living -her life -time alone.
• 'Patiently beating lifer; burden,
: Waiting the ElWeet by.and-by..r,
'Daily fullillieg her 132188101)
Stifling the long tretthled'Sigh.
. S• adly thaweekt follow swiftly.
Had, oh, niore sad grow they still, •
Sy Monthis and yeare they are numbered
• Yet, never the promise fulfil:
'Atom and erinshine visit the earth. '
The iieAS0118 expectant roll,
-- And bring peacd. and plenty to , .
Ali iittv,e the po'or waiting soul.
h
.1 Vesta sadden the fair, patient faCe. -
' • Weary the gentle blue eyes ' ,
, Crow with their watt:I:ling and waiting,
For one Who never arrives,
At length dames the welceine naeSsage;
Ahe Meekly bows 'neath the rod;
Otatit eledins her one or lila Vieth:as;
" V.er waiting soul is with
•
• As a letter of Condolence; the following
ki.aa been offered for a Model: / have
board of your' great grief arid I send yeti a
' Simple pretafire of the hand." '
expased, and front Which he rescried me,
fotced him to betray the love for rnewhich
he had hitherto ,kept cancelled, because he'
:wag not wealthy enough to aspire to Nisi
-Fairhoirno, Alt, how happy I was! •
'314' brother did not receive the nein of
Our attachment very cordially:. Mr. 'Rose'
was not rich; arid his ,•profesiion Was
seriously. against him; in Gilbert's opinion.
'BUIL:when he saw . that my happiness was
involved, he ..cortsented• to an engagement
between as; but WQ were. not , be mar.'
tied until I Wart twenty-One—a condition to.
which we both agreed vvillingly: .Shortly
afterward Roland went to l' Adthe to con-
tinue the stiidy cif the art he loved.
"I haisaed,him 4rcitly,.for, I lovedlirn
with thy whole heart; bat my love did not.;
prevent mo froni, continuing My flirtation
with Sir Henry Proctor., My engagement,
the news o,i which he had received very
calmly, did' nOt. seem to tronble him 'at all;
he
was just as devoted as ever, but he did
not put his devotion into words, and se
was off ra'y guard. I tholight he was willing
to leak, upon ma as a friend. , He often met
me .in my aides and Walks, and he was a,
inoat agreeable companion.
One day --411, how Clearly. I remerne
;bared all its details afterward, although
they Made's° littlo impression upOn me at,
,the: time. -L -;we were riding at Borne distince
,frera rairholme. I wait unattended; for I
;rarely rode With a groom, but Sir' Henry's
servant was with WM. A sudden and via.'
lent dorm canie on, which frightened the
horses and compelled us to seek shelter.
'We found it in a Wayside inn where they
, were able to accommodate the' horses; and
Sir Henry and myself were glad to .dry onr
alothes by the kitchen fire. NVe Were laugh-
iqg and chatting merrily over the mishap,
When tb.e bankeeper's wife came in to ask if
tqa ttetila take any refresbraent, HenrySir
enriwered at once, Yea': thy wild .vvotild
like' seine tea, if you pletiae.! 'And what
willyou take, air ?'' Some toddy,' ha
answered laughing; then, when she had
left us, he turned to Me, merrily asking how
liked the position I had assume,d—or,
L113 ,'411 ZWIt'Uqiiiit 4"Att ekt.",f•- •Vlaq-rd.•357. , -17'.4,Wel/ffikonwum"
pale, she set down...and; retonimeneed to with 'herirettY clestntithairiallingaroinia ,,Wholeis.recentlYrstuthedIrO4 lidiengfia. ' •
• • ,• her, turned. rolindi: imithigr to ',,:artesver-ber- •jeiint 'into :S6nth--,:Ainerida. '
• • iv,
one ha --Asn,. Rhiiley, shall I ever friend'egsy 'Mg. • . ".That may be so," returned the latter.' ' • _ .
"but it is a meteorological fact' that the
laying of railroad tracks in certain' conn- ;
tries' produces ran. Take Malice,' for '
forget. the day'?—our uncle came into the
room where I was writing to Roland, and,
.with sternnets. he had 'never shown to me.'
before, handed me 4 letter from Sir Henry
"01 Cowie% sin not going to venture
dOWn stairs,' she: said lightly. "1 have
some slight regard. ./es enance ,
• instance. Reoeht, serious damage. done
Procter; claiming me as his wife. I re- The very idea of a bride meld3.2g her bywashouts . on the northern Section of
-member haw I- laughed; and said gayly ,appearancebefore shenedressedni,_all_her the Mexican ;Central., Road was due to •
that -Sir i :Henry musk have taken leave of
his &wawa; • bOt. Gilbert's .never
changed. . down and desired me to
tell hint all that had happened at the inn„
I` made light of it ; but he interrupted.me:
' he mid sternly, 'this is no jest-
-sing niattier. In this country there are mar -
;lieges called Irregular marriages. which are
as binding;- in. law aa any other& Persono.
with no intention of marriage may become
married,. even when they do not know that
they are legally held to be so. If the facts
are Sir Henry Praetor has stated them
in his letter,- there . may be the greatest
diffioulty in proving that you are not his
wife.' • I 'looked at him in surprise, with a
feeling of intense -horror creeping ever tne.
May' f see the letter?' I resihisW.,adily ; and,
..;
' hiteh
wheia :he . gave it tome; I wasable to read,
it, calmly,, and to acknowledge that Sit.
Henry had.. Merely' 'related what had
occurred ;attheinfi•where we ii4a Sheltered
during the.starm: But I 'could' not believe,.
even .When Gilbert assured inc of it; that;
thatconld possibly constitute a marring&
.0f course legal assistance was, songht ina-
Mediate:Iv, and the erainent .1**yeis.Wharn
my brother consulted gaveOanilicting
'opinions.. One said that I was Sir Henry's,
wife, another that it no Marriage.; but
I saw the danger' to which I had exposed
,Heaven :only knows hove' infiered
daring that . terrible • tine 1 01. coarse
Roland had to be told; and, as =On as he
came to Pafirholme,. Sir Henry tressed hie
claims npen me, and all myentteatieg were
. vain.' . At first Gilbert, anxic.ms'to avoid
scandal, entirely ref -maul to have the .case
referred to the' law courts; but my Paseion-
ate pleading—I threw myself at ' his ..feet;'
Shirley, Until he consented,-atlast suc-
ceeded I' 'tell you • the •result,..-niy-
datighteil'A feir Words spoken in jest.at
h wayside inn in the presence' of witneseee
made Me the. 'Wife of a man whetra"I never
lint wham, now I:Abhorred: L was
Sir Herat Proctor's wife. :It was • no mat'
;ter ;that'I had not given MY con gent,. that I
Was ignorant of the abominable marriage.
law In TO -Me ,in the., 00unt;,, t 1ovease';
dearly; I• was his*eddea. Wife. I think'
tliey.belieied that I.had leen a consenting
patty; and that r wagywilling then 'to accept
.ft richer Kilter than Boland Anse, and that
hart Consented to: this irregular marriage
to aiDid. the ',Waite /which 4' jill • justly
incurs.' But, ., be . that as it may, I.was his;
wife. A Jong period of darkness followed,
Shirley. I was very ill—sick unto death—
and I was 126 lid*, when l'went home to
Sir Etenry'A magnificent w•tate=ra wife.
who ,Liated.her husband, who; despised him
for the •treachery that had cadged her
misery, r, Who loved another man viith,all
her heart. ' •
Shirley. , hew ‘caii I Wyatt the real
How can a mother coniesii to her child
Whit will perhaps make her deep's() her
aftaliate, for the shamei elielag brought'
upon her How. can I tell you how
iny enclurenee failed finder the miseryand
wretehedn.eait Which Were My .constant
companiOne 7 My health gave way; it ter-
ror . of death' Without' ever .seeing Sehtha
again Caine' Over me. I itruggled against
it an 'vain. could not feel that I was
married in the eight of heaven,;. and Ono.
clay left Sir Henry's hot:Senna travelled
'day and night to Rome, ,Where I knelt'
Roland was. '1 remember geeitgi:bis tie-
tlitpd•r.startled, rapturous lace; then con-
sciousness left:Me. • ^
'When.. My Sensesdame back, I was
lying in 4 strange' room, with a strange.
OM bending over rae. I had baen ill
Many clays, she told nie, l•nt she Would' not effort,: and; there .was 'short .silence, during ." Ola Meek," Who has. just teen releakal
answer any queations—only itoOthe Whielairuharladniitedilie-dis,rnonde glitter. .troni the penitentiary at afilieto• Ill.,, is
.SleeN• And.I was too voak to he 'Orr ing on their satin. he,At and Shirley 1.3,vBtill probably:as aeeetaplieboa hottie4hlor wi
eta,. or to feel anything deeply, ;tit, as and calm Outwardly', but, till Of it • .terrilifi there is in the :country. Daring the thirty •
days .wentfin, my strength'crone back, and •o,ntietY. Thenilthy flitteied'aVay aa'n of his (tithing ottroot Iio16 known to.
with it My ree011eetteh ; and r suffered an het,Ptetty bridesmaid dress, :and Shirley .1106 .stolon Ware then 800 betties, inoind
agony or. distrea ,When I thought . of the Pat Waiting, for the bridatireald to coin° and ing some valuable Xelittleky thermighbrods,
.Shante I had brought upon a name hitherto. dress' her, the color defiling back slowly .and ha has Sorted WS tithe itOalf dotchi
,hotioilahittneined, and that Myself Into her cheeks as ths tittle etifvea by and peaiteutlitiss, .
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bridal finer* is &knight° makelirs. Grtindy
expire !", Cried Ruby gayly.
• "Then,•if it would have such 'A very. de-
sirable effect; ./triby, I had better. go down
atonce," • . • • •
She Would expire only for Me min -
rites," said Ruby resignedly, "She a
regular, headed malaster, and there is no
must have been a terrible
ghee& to her to think that Major. Stuart
slept in the house last night. • That is quite
contrary to etiquette. Really I ' 'ant so
au 'fait' that you might very Well imagine
that had been mariaeci'myself.". .
While she chatted she had • piac,ed
on the table the little tray she had carried
into the room; then she went to Shirley's
side andstood on tiptoe to kiss her; .for
Shirley was , much taller than ;the little
"pocket Venue" with 'wham Captain Fair-
hohne was so smitten. ,
.1 "Come and have echile breakfast; Shirley;
my bonny bride," she said fondly. "You
look eivilully pile, my dear,. to -day. Have
you had h bad 1. '• •
' " I • • did not sleep ranch," . Shirley
answered, "Bat I am very well;
and I, am sure it 7 is the correct thing /or
brides to be pale, Ruby." • .
"Yes, but you have such dark ,shadows
under -your oyes, 'dear. Never niind=yoti
look moat lively," she. added softly.; and
Shirley returned her hies With passionate
fondness as she went . over to the table to.
Pour out the tee.
"Alice is not 'Stirring yet,!!. Ruby said
Merrily; "She does horiiitond'—to put in
an appearance until She comes to assist- you
With yaw toilet. She says .getting upearly
ie a mistake en an occasion' of this kind.
The menare 'Wandering aboht as If .,they
were lost, or had strayed," 'she,w,erit on,
"1iaughing have piet sent Os—Captain
rairholine to take them into the billiard -
room, or they, will get desperate. Men Are
suck helpless mortals on• occasion like
the present." •
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"'Certainly, women take more naturally
to it," said Shirley langaidly, drinking her
tea feverishly; but not tasting any oi. the
dainty breakfast Which gahy brought
her. ," Whe mit, Ruby,' who saYs_that All
women seem to be in their natural elerneht
at a welding, and All the men to be out
alt.?" •
Some one who has studied ' brinier'
nature," inewered Ruby, laughing.: "Come,
Shirley dear, do eat shmething. We shall
have you fainting by and by and frighten-
ing poor Guy ont of his senses." '
"You need not beat all:afraid," Sbirley
Said laughingly...1'1am not given, to faint-
ing, and he' such catastrophe will happen.
Even if it did, Guy Would not he frightened
out of his acmes.' °
"
You think' ? I' the
reverse. And swooninglatides May be very
interesting in a. hovel, , but they " aro 'very
tirenotne in •teal life;" said Ruby gayly.
"; I have brought uPydur diamonds,. Shirley.
HOW superb you will bo!"
• „ " I wish that Sir Jaeper had not elesired,
that I ehotild be Married in his beautiful
gift," Shirley remarked languidly. "
perfer a bride, 'espedialry a doWerleas bride'
like me, to wear no jewels. , Whit are you
gazing at;so steadfastly, Ruby!" . •
' "At a/mounted Messenger riding in hot
haste hp the avenue," said RtibY careleesly.
" telOgr6121, suppose."
She did not turn away from the.window,
or she would have seen the awful look of
terror which Crossed Shirley's face and i the
deathly 'pallor which. stole into her lips.
But Mtge Ross contniered her emotiett by an
waterspouts bursting .on the track, and it
is a cations fact.that .waterspouts seem to
be attracted by the iron, track and tele- .
graph wires. • ,
' ." Not only that,"' continued the tourist.
"But the engineers on the line of the
Gruidalejeiti branch ef the Mexican , Cen.
UAL Railway have noted that is fast as the
-construction advances rain follows, and
they hold that thisis due to the large,. • .
qttantity•of steel rails on tlat .cars, Which
are carried 'forward is fast as; the Work of ' •
construction permits. The most noticeable
fact' is that the country is dry in admit:ilk
of the construction trains, and alio 'behind
them, for winneber of miles. Rains best ....
down;, as, described, in bucketfulnjust
where the steel rails are; but only in circlea,.
a few miles in diameter." . • • •
' How true this theory is,'" added the
traveller in concluuion, "1 don's pretend to
say, but the fact remains, and hp to date
it has, not been explained," - •
' /Rumors Of the Jury: . ••• ;
" r rerdernber,” says Lord Eldon, "Mr..
Justice Gould trying . it case it '31"citk, and
when he had proceededfaishout tv.idhoaid ,..., ,..•
he observed, '' Here areonlyeleven pry;
.men in the box; . Where is . the. ' twelfth?'
'Please yon; my ‘ lard;' said ono of the ,
eleven, 'he hag gone away about SOMS bud- .,
nessYlinth.e has.lift hie verdiet, with me.""
This is almost On a par With a case tried in .
one, . of the Lancashire 'courts,' when Her- '
:geant Cross was a resident barristet,in that,
county: • The jury having consulted and
'agreed upon their verdict,: were addressed : ..
iby the•cleth of the peace: "How ,say you
gentlernen of the jury; he you; find for the
plaintiff or the defendant ?' • "What sayn !,
ye? ' r dunnot tinderstand,". said the fora.
'man. "•Why,.as you have decided . II I
i '. •
oll
went to know s, whether yOur 'Vet ,
for the plaintiff or the defendthit/" . he
foreman was still greatly embarrassed; but • . .
he replied, ." Whey, I rely 'auntie* knioW, , ..
btit We're for him as Mester. Cross is kir 1"".
' --Clomliere 't.loprizal. ' '
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The Artist Tells Iter liill Secret:.:
Lady--." I like your pictines 96 :Inhola,,,.
arid I would dearly love to be an r artist....
Won't, you tell me the secret hew to do lit".
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Artist—" Mast willingly, . madame: .YOft
have only tai select the right colors and .pult, . ; •
them' on the right place." . • '
. ‘.1 Oh, thanks, awfully; . r.slisli. gd home . _.L.
nOty.ahd commence tight itwaY.".
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. A i,iier kule That Won't Work 'Beth WaYit,
• ..,Mother—.Johnny, ' did' you ask YOur'''''''
employer if you might get off.to.day?
. Son—No, ' the 'boat neiar speaksbe
about it when he goes.-•,--Prorn eilidOci:
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In an interview between Hairy M. Stan-
ley andit now:aper correspondent, the
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distinguished explorer said: "1 have bean
in Africa deVenteen years, and I have never
met a man who wouldkill Me if , I folded
my hands."' . „
• —Rev. Dr. Sraith,'exlModerator Of Prea-
byterian Church in Canada, ow in
Cali-
fornia, has decided to abeept it call ..,froiri
St. John's Church, Sin Francisco. He is
expeadd topreach bie farewell sernicin in
Galt ebOutthe second Sunday in April.
Mr. .Daniel Collins, it well-known resi-
dent of London West, fell down it stairway.
it the Bagwell Howie: Xing etreett on
Thursday evening ilutitaming where inju. •
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Alexander Arnold, otherwise known as;
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