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ORIGINAL TALE.
WRITTEN FOR THE INDEPENDENT rREss.1
G II A r L E S MORGIN
Or, The Schoolmaster.
SchOOlnlasler.
BY CHARLES M. PELOT.

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And what added zest to the affair, was that the
man was n foreigner, dressed elegantly, and rode
in his own coach attended by white servants.
Thus like the rest of the world the good peo.
pie of Gorgoville were attracted by something
new, dazzled by external appearances, and
thought anything foreign superior to the pro-
ductions of our own country consequently, they
were the easy dupes of any humbug that tloated
along in this age of humbugs.
Well, Monsieur Bamboozle announced that
he would lecture and experiment on Biology,
the evening after he arrived. Frederic went
to hear and to see. He brought home such an
account of the extraordinary powers ofthe man,
that his sisters concluded ogo the next evening.
q They asked Miss Miller to accompany them,
but she declined; 80 she and Emma STAYED at
home As soon as the party set out Jane and
Emma went into their room up stairs, and Miss
Miller locked the door-she did not know
why, but she felt nervous Tho Irish------.-
a short time came to the door and asked adnis-
sion. The knocking startled and alarmed Miss
Miller who told the woman that she wanted
nothing and could not admit her She preten
ded that she wanted something in the room,
but Miss Miller peremptorily ordered her
away. When the party returned, the girls
confirmed oil that Frederic had reported, and
insisted that Miss Miller should accompany
them on the following night After great
deal of persuasion, she at last reluctantly con-
scnted On the evening in question, it was
cloudy, and Miss Miller predicted rain and ad-
vised them not to 60. But they were all enger
for the amusement, and their determination was
fixed On arriving at the lecture room, they
found it very full; they, however, got seats
near the door. The Biologist made his ap-
pearance. As soon as Miss Miller saw him,
she started, and turned deathly pale Emma
noticed her change of appearance, touched her
brother and pointed to Miss Miller. Frederic
asked her if she was iii she nodded, rose, took
his arm, and tottered rather than walked out
of the room. IfEmma had not supported her
on the other side she could not have got out
All the family left. They took neighbor's
carriage which was at the door and drove home.
They asked Miss Miller what was the matter.
She said that she was in such state of excite
ment, that she could not tell them then, but that
tomorrow she would tell them all She was 30
nervous that Federic (who was studying medi.
cinel thought it advisable to administer an
op;ate, which quieted her somewhat The
family retired at about eleven o'clock. Fan
nv (Morgin's youngest daughter) slept with
Miss Miller. Morgin had couple Of very
fierce dogs which were kept chained in their
,, kennels all day, and let lose at night. Be.
3 tween two and three o'clock, Emma went into
i Miss Millers room to see how she was. Judge
eba- snrnris. when she found that she was not
| tserei she ran down stairs, went into her
brother's room, woke him, and told him that
Miss Miller was gone. She then ranto the ken
mel and found both dogs tied. The animals
were barking furioualy, but. she, poor thing
could not hear them. She loosed them and
clapped her hands to set them on. The dog
ran TO tho gate and she followed them. They
and Pederie got there about the same time
The +ain was descending in torrents. Frederic
thought he. saw two objects in front OF him, ont
;n advance of the other; he ran with all hi
=. naie,,k came up to the first. object, which tn
doSs had passed, and with one blow of the cud
!, : uaI failed it to The ground The dogs by thi
81 time had overtaken the other, which the,
=. aa;rea.4 Frederic ran TO their assistance; bu
~ 81 M I. he came up, tie man, W some .nieafl
. disesgsgsd himsslf from the dogs md spranI
.irco ! carriage xbisR Has in waiting. leayin' y
the burden wiish he was carrying on or th
z :; orournpa He didnot escape Frsdsfic however
q. "a iust ss he Va lsspipg intd The carriage "a
i; vonnr man asys him > blow on the hack Of u
S.aa q hs tbousiit, tsst prostr4sed him on Y
Z aoor Ii ths cssrsax dross pysy rapid,
81 -. t,a,s ss,.,s,d 10 nae what that was that u