The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-28 00:00:00

THE YOUNG WIFE'S SECRET.

Violet Heath was an only daughter, • belle,
pretty, highly accomplished, and very sprightly;
she reigned supreme in Clifton—a pleasant little
country town where her father resided—queen ffi
fashion as well as queen of hearts.
Guy Ililliazal came to take charge of the village
school. One tender, moon-lit eve, under a honey-
suckle arbour in the squire's garden, the teacher
Pleaded his cause in true lover-like fashion, and
was accepted. The old squire made no objections,
and after a proper lapse of time the young people
were united.
They had a cosy little cottage on the outskirts of
the town, all embowered with elegantine, with
shady trees, and a Hower garden in front; and the
yowl man must have regarded it as the sweetest,
happiest spot on eirth, judging from the briskness
of his step and the brightness of his face, as he re-
turned at evening from the schoolhouse. After a
while, as if fortune was bent on running his cup
over, something else came to make bins still hap-
pier; a small, dumpled, crowing baby, with eyes
like its mother, and rings of hair that looked like
spun gold,
lint there never was a paradise, perhaps, that the
serpent did not enter in some form or other.
One evening Guy chanced to come home a little
earlier than usual, and Violet and baby were not at
the gate to meet him, as was their custom; but he
hurried on eager to surprise them by being so early.
must as he reached the outer enclosure of the gar-
den he heard the cottage door open and saw— a
living man, young and very distinguished looking—
come out on the porch and talk to Violet—his
Violet. He saw her plainly laughing and chatting
and tossing her ringlets, and then the stranger
bowed himself out and left the premises by the
same path.
" boat fail to come," said Violet to him. "I
shall espect you."
Guy Hilliard looked on in amazement. Violet
was dressed as he had never seen her before—in a
magnificent new silk robe, all covered with laces
and roses. What did it mean? Who was the man
she urged to come again so cordially? A sharp
swift pang of jealousy wrung his heart.
" Violet!" be called.
"Yes, dear," came the pleasant answer; "in one
moment; as soon as I get my dress on."
Ho waited impatiently until she came out, and
then he *canned her face with keen, anxious eyes.
She looked flurried and confused, and ran back al-
most immediately to put the blue rube which she
had thrown upon the bw-1 in the wardrobe. Guy fol-
lowed her into the chamber.
" Have you been out, Violet t" ho asked, trying
to appear unconcerned.
'Out? Oh, no. she replied. "Why do you
ask ?"
Nothing. onl your

II saw you putting awl

war suer ail as v;eiraTiidel whist-i-li;a in anoilier -- - d
_ Yu°t - Jay
county. %Whilst 1 mention " beauty" in a potato, let me er""' ,an. d VII got ..681)1;Y tires"d tit h"
lay that, as a rule, it is only skin deep, anal ne eouthleare mtery.
must be placol in that tuerit abate. iii wax goinf to "0, yes," she said, catching up the little mass of
PlioW a dish of potatoes fur beauty 1 would exhiltit the embroidery. "I've been fixing the sleeves of her
hue; of the Flukes," but a worse eater 1 have nut 1101 the •
slip, you know; but come, let's go down mut look
past winter than tubers of this variety growu ou mtiff moil.„
I grew the fluke for several yearson light land, but hail to after supper.
discard it, the yield wee very poor and the tubers small; lie followed her down with a weary step and a
but on our strong land here it floes well, moil the quality heavier heart than had ever lain in hie boaun. But
i... very good Mama. It likes good rich, land, an.l the
ground must Ire well worked for them. The" American he determined to say nothing; he would not ques-
Early Buie is very popular with most cottager, awl 1 lion her, but wait and see what it meant.
hut a spendid crop last year, and they were exceptiotially - The next afternoon he returned home at the usual
free from disease. They proved to be of excellent hour, and found Violet and her Sabo at the gate
quality, specialty after they hasl been kept a %bile
and got thoroughly any. I think all potatoes are benefited awaiting him, her face all brightness and tender.
t. being stored away in a dark dry place before being max.—llia heart began to lighten; she was true to
used. him. On the topmost step he picked up a glove—
A very useful vegetable and one very much grown in a gentleman's glove—but not his. A trifle, truly;
every ttager whoas a bit of land, how
Norfolk, is the Vegetable Marrow. It is grownsmall by .ilineot, •
but it awakened the old jealous pang with redoubled
co bever .. Ido
not think it Ls used freely in its young state, but all wed pain. Still he did not question his wife, but kept •
to attain* their full sue and get mellow aud ripe l, ',.,re piton, cunning watch on all her movements.
being cut. The flesh is then used fur making pia, all The next evening, sad the next, he mute earlier,
through the w•itite ~ laths, sometimes mixed with Apples,
and and
.i.n botb iustauces concealing himself in the elm) mixed with grown's plunui or raisins,
although to some extent prejudiced azainin these shrubbery, he saw the tall fine-looking stranger leave
1111111011 pies"-as the majority of the cottager* permist the house, and Violet flitting about in the azure
in :•ailing them-1 must candidly admit that they are robe she had never worn for him, lie approached
very enjoyable. Some of these Manvws, after bang kept
; If wife at twilight, as she sat in a low chair hush-
a team, get so hard that it is necessary to take an axe to , "
sleeve them. Pumpkins, Gonna, and Marrows, in the ing her loaby to sleep.
rips state, are all used in this way, and they are also •• Violet,' he said gently, but very seriously, "1
hoiled dewn after the manner of join, and used between tot afraid we have, rkeletou in our closet."
lel.t
thry. Another Itry nisile of laden( it idil tou puti thlha is on •
cust plate
She looked up inquiringly. .
wi strips of pas laid across. ia s cal
though to toe it is a very different thing to the custard "A skeleton, dear: how so?'
one gets in Cheshire. I should say that the iatnedietala '. Haven't you secrets from your husband, Violet ?"
earl in the boiling down of these Marrow+, ike., are sugar, he itakol.
nutmeg, ego and butter, if they can lie afforded ; and it S .
Is a very profitable way of using the Vegetable Marrow, he blushed deeply, and dropped her eyes; and
anal worthy of the notice of wittagers ill otlier counties, her vice wain faint and irresolute, as she replies,
c.f....a11y ahere Apples are not over pleittifiaL Now ittet "Oh, no. Guy I—What makes you think so ?"
Fowl time to sow mewls of any of the MillTitte tribe. 1 " liNtiume,' he answered gravely, "I have aeons
longlreited green, and the white varitisai are loth sonata°
yompg man—a stranger—every evening during the
for the different owe 1 have named. lion should to
sown in pots and ploatal in a path; hot-bed, it such last seek; and yet you have not alluded to such a
..hould be at .l; if nut, then use a hanillight, or ~,it. .a. to me. what (has it wean, violet?.
rear them in a
wo dwelling-Matti WilolthOW. Thbetey isleio lbthl. ave :,'.e averted her fact); it wore a very troubled,
tor three rough lea% es moat em on; e are
plaittnil out. They Meld lo !gnu la uccessf idly by fellow. anxious look, yet there was a dancing, mischievous
ing moo to run alma, at will over the roofs of any low sparkle in her blue eyes.
out/lenses there may be in sir near the garden, preen' ~ itt g "You doubt me, tiny." she said, mournfully.
5010: h J,!,"u'lf';."1:";'`i,11,";.4(:":,?-4,.':h.'"ildarr."..t.';',.i'".',/ - 1 dun 't -ant to d„ubt you. Violet 1 would
1111 re, as theY aro gr.,. feeders. The main crop of 1 ti sect. die ; but it is stramre. to say the lentil, that
t'arnas al lal I.e novo now, alai a calto.Lay -t be yoit ml ttttt 1.1 have such a visitor every evening. yet
. rho-op, as tlie seed in of :melt a light ...attire. rhecotaltion never mention it to your huebaud. But 1 believe
l:r3..tife i. to IlliX a little dallill sand and the .ieed Nell
I..,:.•ther- Aote in rtnts 9or 12 inches :oar'. Ala, put in you can make it all clear and satisfactory. Do so,
.ofecessionat crops of Broad bean. awl Peas is ilesired. i V toltd, and let us be happy again."
Also ism a little Itroceoli seed and Savoy I '41.1.a.a,,. and it ' She shook her Lead, raying, easily," I have noth-
ruelf delicate and delicious greens as the nwtsseh. spools • foe t.,, say:,
are desired dote Melba 110 w. t %der,' lined la- moN'll as earn -
las possible after this Oak la 3 ,ikeltored spot, anti thh is a Then ife rushed from her presence down tho
Plant 9:::', rnitst lc kept well watered; awl when.io a -stairs, out into the open air, his head throbbing as
'"suing state, awl the saute may alai IMI said of Radishes to . if it would burst,
have them tender and soot flavour. Another flay came,
Ito dismissed his school at noon and came home,
' concealing himself in the shubbery. flours went
I.y, and at last, instead of seeing the stranger
c:iffing as he had expected, he saw him leaving the
li.ofse, lie had been there the entire afternoon, in
e.ttage with his wife, lie would overtake him
rani free him to an explanation. But the stranger
was too quick for him; he had crossed the lawn
and was out of sight in the woods before Guy oould
possibly overtake him.
lie turned back, aggravated and disappointed,
and made his way to the house.
Violet Ivoked up quietly from the little frock she
was embroidering as he entered.
" You are early this evening, my dear," she said,
pleasantly.
" Violet," he said, hoarsely, throwing himself into
a chair, "you see I ant almost iusane. 1 cannot
hear this suspense any longer-1 will not bear it.
As your husband I demand an explanation. I saw
that man leaving the house a few minutes ago, and
.be has been here for hours. Violet, I want to know .
. .
I what it all means!"
_ ______
EXTItAORDINARY ABANDONMENT 01 A 1 Violet was very pale, and her fingers trembled
STEAMER. nervously, as she stitched away at her embroidery;
• still that little mischievous sparkle lit her eye.
It is not often that sailors nowasdays pick up* prize of . „ Violet, will, you explain?" .urged the excited
.1:250,0UU at melt but the Atiorique is now lying at Ply-
mouth with writs for I:170,000 nailed to her mast A few hushand.
days ago an English ',argue, the Auburn, of Sunderland, : " No. air; I have no explanation to tnako."
out ,tll liliglhh 4eauldtip, the !envoy, of Newport. hi ttttt t lie „.„,„, to his feet, i r white and stern,
a qtlentli.l Atlantie steanier rolling about titt a stormy „ ,- '''"
at ,ti„..t„. Hoag sad a.ttat a aaile ihen you are no wife of mine. I cast you off—
,,j,„ a life on tesay,t, The wind was blowing a gale an. a wash my hands of you I You can go back to your
half, snit it wasonlY with meat difficulty that the vessel father and tell him that you have blighted my life
could be loarilerL Rat this was not a prize to he thrown and broken my heart."
away without an effort, anal a couple of boat leads of men
f the Auburn awl Spray were soon scrambling up She arose and took tip her babe. the j
si.les of the ship. She uttA intact lot full of tracwi of "I will go, Guy," she replied, quietly.
hasty abandonment by pumengers ivn.l enter. All the I Was she leaving him—his Violet—the mother of
hdat to were g
ran paratus were
une exeept gig, ...till laiiging to the • bis babe—the only woman he had ever hosed? At
it„,. Iler spars. ig, and steering a •
...„.nriata a. when
.6 idg, port, ittu ,i,p,, a.,,,, „laioat that instant be heard her voice calling from the
that she had recently weathered • terrible storm, and had Lead of the stairs I
I,ma Oland...led in vonfii-7on anal haste. The ship was "Guy, Guy, will you come up here, please? I
strewal with all the 0h,,. anti ends of the passengers and i
want you a moment.'
crew. The Its.rs of Ow twain; Were scattered all over
m ith articles of dream. Itogs, private letters, papers, : She led the way to a small room just beyond the
packs of cards, thing aside am not worth heoring away ins . chamber, the saute little sparkle burning in her
moment .1 precipitate flight littered the tossengers:
.. Oyes. She threw open the door, and there, sups
saloons and ...LIMO; %bile the lailut,' quarters slowest ;
wood trues of hasty aleuelonment. The engine,. boa. ported against the wan, was • portrait of herself
ev '•r, were perfect ; lout the tires hul been extinguislted. : with a babe in her arms as large a. life. Her
aad over eight feet of water were found inthe coal golden hair fell back from her smooth brow in
honkers, and in the wigineriman- A leak in the after Shining ringlets, and her azure robe sweeping off
compartment hest let in water there to the depth of
~.,.,,,..1 feet; lan the tessel ,tilt thdated, slid it ca., 5.,..n from her shoulders in clouds of misty lace. fell to
low.; that lithe emtheralssted the ship could la tee, al. the floor in gorgeous folds. Never was there any-
slir a mat once Pumps.' unt, token in tow, anti afterwards thing so perfect or lovely. And the baby • mass
int" itifnmuth S'nind as TI she was d found 1111
.ri.t„n:l... Of . .
white embroidery , with • round, dimpled face, •e journal of the captain WWI foun in his cabin. reatt
in, till a day or two before the abandonment of the and chubby hands peeping out.
it,-el. It was all pleasant enough sailing till the "To-day is your birthday, Guy," she said softly,
Ann:Mine came Into the nay of Sisal ; ...hula., s‘ss there "anti that is my present. I heard you say once
th
caught in a hurrieam. ehteh,nabated ewept sae aurepeau shle „t e Atlantic.. Rhea the ot.a it was repornat that you would sooner have a portrait of me and
hoard that the vessel had sprang &leek- ',...l'ini„„," '"5'-an the baby than anything else in the world; so I
found It impossible .ot
te keel; t the ,wan,,- otn Immo, coaxed the money out of father, and engaged an
were Uncle... The unglue-room was Ili nee-111.1r11 111 Sealer,
tho nr,... w,.r.,
..,,,inismao J. aad the „wain,,,,. artist to paint it, secretly, so I could give you a sur-
believed that ute vessel most !minder. The doter., prise. But he hail to work to get it dune against
'ague' was h0i•t...1 ; the eartani callol all the paw...le-era to-day."
on deck, bola. thew put on their life-lola and show trait "I have
done now, Guy," Violet said, the little
if roo
t" "°
oir
were o,.„afaga, ranged the company
im-thu ' n don the bulwarks mischievous dimples deepening about her mouth.
f e .ler in which they to n""n ano 1
..hilalsoi nrst, the male passengers nest, then the crew ; a will SO,I.
rignalle4 three ships to stand by him, 1a,„...ere.1 hi. 'sot:, "O. N iolet I" he burst out, "forgive, forgive
anfl,truf-ferrel 111+,0 powengeN„ nt'e..',„'cl'il:rlwja-k me. I have been a great fool, I know—but forgive
...mei hanny have lafen maroon...on us
_r a . IV eau Lao, ~,,0..t.,.
pilot, named Maroc wh.• litemily caught the wOlilen and ~,‘`,,..1
children in hi. aria; ea he steal in the boat, holding on by il 'Ming her babe with one arm, she put the other
ore:,ing lib ankles firmly tasinst the tho arts. The pa- around his broad shoulders and drew him close to
-enters sis•sli a hi. rfkolne.'. 'tm".ll'. an I dn't.'"li•ne" h'r "idt n. lie bent his head to kiss her.
to io perilous task as an exaltiPle or ." 'lin' ' 1"1.:
- id, thanks to I ' the whole of the passengers, r-,Lb la mi......l....l,,,Grudo,u„htshinec.agaidin..."l forgive you; but you
"of the erew, were iratialerred t.. I tdian, Niirseziati, aim
the ,e,•,,u,1 officer hong thenuly _ Never again, Violet,'
anothb:rv:kLeulerLt.donin."
Euglisla ship. in safety he answered, tenderly.
Per ttttt lo.t, although tile linst mate ha. since on tt iii t %test You
e completely; we shall never Gee
subade. This talker, M. laberge. fell into the water.::o
tin''', in getting into the English ship Eliza, but in.:lit ed
effort managed to o.craltilde on dock, so exhaumted 9
,Ilie The fravelli nu throw it agaitast the utast, and broke his jaW ,let 1 l'! li.--___ . _ nif salesman of a famous Ilnilish
life ea. saiol. The captain maw all the Pe"Ple sun l'uni ur...!.r
" spoken
of
a.
a Bala
drummer'
his ‘e5....1..fe1y launched before ho left her ;it Wad nitfla The scientific conundrum of the day, What did
potassium.
before tho trait-fineness aas rimatilete, and in the n't"4 /0 die of? iodide of
the .L. 0. N ,4{ nov.l.en. to lie Well. Pedant- af kr this
,
the Is -I thing the Uremia n Transatlantic Steam Navigation , Mean spirits, under dma•
tOttiteany can do is to shut up their liuminese. , beer in a thunder-storm , alwppoM tment like small
ays turn sour.
• I A San Francisco couple were recently married in
Queszsfaxn EnIGIUTION. --The ship, St. Janes, 1..*10 a balky, at an elevation of several hundred feet
tons register, Ilessrs. Taylor. Bethell, and Rober.a 1111, , „...113 t e earth.
Fenchurchoareet. bfarion, .allal from Gravesend. ou th° ""
lath inst. bound for Nlar) borough, teusetudand ; Captain The west bashful girl alive has inst bean heard
courtin eep.
Adei • linriteen''"Pe'rinu•nicht. Dr. J. P. Ittrau ' Math"' from. She blushed on being naked If she had been
Mrs. illutchinson. Thw St. Junes is the I th vessel that
g sl
has sailed and Ler the and order System of Emigration, .
and under the if 1111 l ediatc direetion of the Quen"6", 4 That "little birds do in their nests agree" is no
rfoverionemt Unice, :r2.• (haring Craws. Lawton. Stie
rani, 451 soak ji,hl,,f into a„,,tat,d. remittaam aim' credit to the little birds, because it waard never do
(r'-'n In-,eniters. and CollAistee 14 291) members of families, for them to fall out.
115 single viten, amh sixty single rebates-
The St. Louis Journal says that "The Bishop of
Mg fr•ltt loil bliod, tualarious districts,
Hoefowit'.. to . fen PILIa.-All dor iseases
overheated spring-
Atlanta is one of the nicest, smoothest, squarest old
atmospheres call be cured by these noble retneolies Fever,
ague, influenza, bronehitls,iliphtlieria,stomachcomplainta, be • wan in New Vnrk DO thin
standing in the
bilious disonlers are cattily toe, and readily conquered There is said to be
in the busineee."
cool at any time by
I.y these unrivalled inedieantenta. Both act harmoniousli
,a, pros,r t-ing the pure and hest !tutorials of the Issly, •ns shade of a lamp-post-
that he Can keep
ii, expelling all that is redundant, effete, or corrupt. 'llium
the cure is not slight end eplienteral, but complete and RATS= Dua.—The price of a girl is quoted at
1.,,D.,111ent a, th..ii,aleht ellin hat e pertilleally amuse their te,o cows in the slave districts of East Africa,
I..uer have ZS-Wilily teatitied. !Mali& in all quarter,. - -
...u,,, to 8,,. Samuel Baker.
.4 the 0..1% %vb.... 2 lath:mums of mind tool sallowness of sencn"-"9" -
companion warnol them and their friends of some under- The Syracuse Journal .ay-.Be careful how you
taiams diseases, have been throughly mnovated by x,in a -CP relations All his relatio finthe Milit'rY tiCtsul ,t 9
baloway's runwthes.
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PROPARATION OF Tug POTATO FROM TIIE

IIAI:1.11.

As the season suitable for the purpose is drawing nigh,
I submit an outline of the method abovednentioned, the
only .me in WO ii, the %Vest Indices (where I re.ideil for
many years), producing three crops a year regularly. with
little or no manure. %%lien the haulm is in full flower,
about two or three weeks before lifting, one or two at
most are cut off about 3 or I inches from the ground, and
about 4 or 5 hales 04 the cut end are inserted in ridges
about it or 10 inched high, and about I foot or so apart
have sumanstully tried the plan here on is small scale,
with haulms cut early in June bat, and early in October
lifted an average crop of tubers of excellent qualitY, sense
of whirl, weiehed a little over 5 ounces each, withmit the
leaalt symptom of iliwiase, so •li so that one of the
parties who saw them sugatestml that the plan might lead
t• his enthe prevention. The tubers I reserved for semi
trom the baushuuus in .01.0111. planhal on the 4th ult,
broke gr lon the :Nth inst., and lin 'se a favour:Ode
result so that 1 obtained two crops of tillers in one
season for use and seni 1 leg leave to submit, with
reference to the suggestion of the gentlemen referred to,
whether the tendency to dise.ne might 'sot exhaust it...elf
in the decaying haulms instead of in the growing Ones.—
W. 11. linorm, R.N.. Lyme Alia. Dorset.