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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-10-27
81 1854.
Books, Stationery, &t.

BOOKS BOoKS-BooKSI JcH;; KEITH
EB Co.'s Bulletin of New Books, No. zSg Main st.
Memoirs of Napoleon, his Court and family.
Swell Lie at Sea-
The Singers Companion.
The Spirit Rapper, by 0. A. Brownson,
Illustrations Of Genius, by Henry Giles.
Tennesseean Abroad, by Mac Gavock.
The Inebriae's Hut, by Mrs. Southworh.
Journey through Central Africa, by Bayard Taylor
Kanzas and Nebraska, by Rev. H. e. Hale.
Progress and Prejudice by Mrs Gore
Virginia Comedians, vols.
WoOdcraft, by Simms.
The Cain Boys Story
Legends of Laconia.
Party Leaders, or Sketches of Distinguished American
Statesmen.
Lifes Lessons.
Life of John Chrysostom.
Poems, by Thomas William Parsons
Memorable Women. by Mrs. CrOsand
Arctic Crusoes, by Percy B. St. John.
Captain Canot twenty years Slave.
Chestnut Wood, by Lele Linden, e vols.)
Warnings Elements OF Agriculture.
Noctes Ambrosiana, Is vols,)
Juluime the Daughter Of the Hamlet.
Notes Of a Theological Student.
Famous Persons and Places-by N. L. Willis.
Fifty Years in both Hemisphere --Yincient Note.
Lives of the Chief Justices of the U. S.. by G. Van
Santvoort.
Firmelian, "spasmodc' Tradegy-by T. Percy Jones.
Literary Rccitations-hy john G. Whittier.
NEW BOOKS, AT ALIENS BOOKSTORE 275
~ Main st., Harrington Block.
Fashion and Famine, by Mrs Ann s. Stephens.
Isabel Caroon by Kn Her Glenn.
Organic Christianity the Church of God, by Leices-
cester A. Sawyer. .-
Scripture Reading by Cumming.
Life of Chrysotom, by f. NJ. Perthes.
G,Now-a- Days-just published.
Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands by Mrs. II. B. Stowe
Ten Nights in Bar Room, and what saw there by
8. Arthur.
Substance and Shadows, by Mrs. E. Wellmont.
The Masters lousea story of Southern Life, by Logan.
Nara, or the Child of Adoption.
Gan-Eden, or Pictures of Cuba.
Lectures on R1manism, by Cumming.
Thoughts and Things at Home and Abroad, by Burritt.
Fern Lelves-second series.
Balou's History of Cuba.
This, That, and the Other, by Ellen Louise Chandler.
The Church before the Flood, by Rev. John Cumming.
Despotism in America, by Richard Hildreth.
Martin Meiiyale his mark, by Paul Creyton.
Voices of the Dead, by Bey. John Cumming.
NEW BLICATIO ISL
RECEIVED AT 90 MAIN STREET, THIS DAY
August 4h.
e. N. TUCKER, Agent.
Nova Days-a book for all down East.
History of Cuba, by Maturin NJ Ballou.
Extraordinary Men, by VIM. Russell.
Appletons' o. 5. Travellers Guide.
Appletons' Northern and Eastern Travellers Guide
Fern Leaves-second series.
oG-Hand Talking, and Crayon Sketches, by G. W.
Bungay.
National Education in Europe, by H. Barnard L. L. D.
School Architecture, by IL. Barnard, L. L. d.
Tempest and Sunshine, by Mrs NJ. S. Holmes.
Rambles in Iceland, by Pliny Miles.
Fifteen Minutes Around New York, by G. G. Foster.
The Masters House, by Logan
Merrimack, Life at the Loom, by Lee, 100
Eliot's American Fruit Growers Guide. I25
The Secretary, or Circumstantial Evidence, so
The Lamplighter, Boston and its vicinity. 100
Mass. State Register for 1854, 125
HOMEOPATHIC BOOKS AND MED
l. ICINES-A full assortment constantly on hand, at
ALIENS Bookstore,
au11 DIFF 275 Main street.
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THE WORCESTER SPY.
TERMS OF PUBLICATION.

Printed and Published by john MILTON EARLE, &
THOMAS DREW, at No. 212 Main Street. Worcester Mass.
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Mr.. Slavery was deranged for some time af-
ter this. His present wife is beautiful Ka-
naka girl, 10 years old. For supper and
breakfast he gave me turtle steak, broiled
chicken, fried fish, roasted sweet potatoes and
sassafras tea, all of which enjoyed very
much.
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l. u NJ B q r .

The subscribers having disposed of their interest in the
Wholesale Produce Business, devote their whole time
to the LUMBER TRADE and would respectfully call the
attention of all Carpenters and Builders their
Having secured the exclusive of several LARGE
MILLS, we ready to furnish, at short notice,
FRAMES OF ALL KINDS,
OF THE BEST TIMBER
PINE, SPRUCE, OR HEM LOCK,
In lots from twenty to Eve hundred thousand feet,
And aom Guarantee Satisfaction.
All in want Frames the coming season, will do well
call early.
FINISH NC LUMBER,
Of ALL KINDS,
Constantly hand the very Lowest Market Prices,
such as Southern Ha Pine of all dimensions, Shingles,
Clapboards Laths, ned and jonted Floor Boards-of
Hard Pine Soft Pine nd Spruce, Eastern and Western
Finishing Lumber, of ndimensons Also. Cherry, Black
Walnut, and White Wood and in fact, every kind Of
Lumber that this ma set demands.
N. B.-We prepared to send
Frames and Lumber
OF all kndshaving purchased for that purpose,
all roads leading from Worcester, the best of terms,
and respectfully solicit liberal share of the public pat
ronage. I. & 0. X. EARLE, Washington Square.
d&wtf
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NpERSONS WHITING PIANO FORTES
II OR MEL0DE0NS-Will do well to call at i. s.
NAS0N'S New Piano Forte Ware Room, No. 200 Main
Street. and what they do there before purchasing
elsewhere. disd je1S
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TENHE FLOATIN BALLS, OR
Il KNUCKLE
WASHING MACHINE!

This Invention is the "Ne Plus Ultra" of a Labor
Saving Machine in this line, much the Sewing
Mschine is in that line Three to five shirts, and
fifteen collars may be washed at once perfectly ctean in
II to minutes other articles in like quantity in less
time they soled All astonshed at the
almost labor required and the great rapidity of its
workthe thorough cleansing obtained and without the
slightest injury to the finest fabric Bank Notes have
repeatedly been washed with clothes till cleaned, and
came out uninjured. An examination will satisfy the
ncredulous of its great value in every family, for
by it, washing is rendered of the most easily dis
charged domestic abors. Please to bear in mind that
warrant this Machine to wash l0ice fast and with far
less power than any other Machine the United States
For full particulars apply the subscribers, who have
them for sale at of Exchange ST. and Railroad
Worcester, Mass. LAMB & FOSTER.
ap24 d2taw1y
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RE IT SAVING IN FUEL
N WASHING WITHOUT BOILING.
CHEMICAL GOLD WATER SOAP.
This Soap is manufacL .sdby N Wheeler 9S Utica ST.
Boston, and is warranted TO tS1sh clothes 0e in
or cold, soft or hard water, 0lthout the usual expense
and labor of boiling. 1t has been used extensively in
Boston and vicinity, for MONTHS and has given the most
perfect and entire Satisfaction, every styling it the
very best Soap for Washing exan House keepers need
mott fear of its inurng the finest fabric and it will leave the
hands of those who it. delicate the best article
soap could make them. 1t will remove grease, tar paint
or printers ink without injury to the apparel 1t needs
only be tried fairly to place it at the front of the
various soaps in use
Sold in Worcester at Wholesale and retail, by
sill daw3m ]. b. PRATT, "a Main street.
apLUE ylTRIOL, ALUM, AND BI-CHR0
NJ MATE P0TASH.A
Is casks Blue sitri5
Is bbls. Alum--sump and ground;
10 casks Bi Chromate Potash, for sale by
SO lis. Il A. ]. HOWE. Wor Bank Block.
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Under lines. From, 5 10 lines. From 10 IL lines
l day 25c ! day Acc squre.
2 days 40c days soc day soc
SOC +" 75c 2days 75c
60c +" soc s 100
5 zoe " 100 l20
8 soc 6 " ITO l,5O
10 E" 100 10 $50 10 220
Il ITO y 4" ITO y $50
l month LIS / month 2,54 ] month $40
2 months $50 months $50 2 months 500
325 " $50 8 A." 800
500 6 $50 Z" $50
year 800 / year 1000 ! year 400
Ditto with right Ditto with right Ditto with right
to change to change once to change once
week SIS week ST. week SIS
u The contractor for square for year with the right
of change has also the privilege Of making up his space
with several small advertisements, if he chooses. Larger
advertisements at the same prnportiOnate rates.
" Advertisements inserted every other day, or on
special days two thirds of the above rates. Advertise
ments ordered inside all the time SO per cent. advance
Special notices. so per cent advance.
Loaded business notices. in reading columns, 10 cts
line for one insertion.
Notices Of Funerals 12t cts. Obituary notices. in ad
dition to the record of the DEATH cents per line
WEEKLY PAPER. Ono square, weeks S1,00 Each
additional insertion 20 cts On squars months $780,
One square, year, $500
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FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER
mants

NNANTED.-BooK AGENTS CAN BE SUP
Wv Piled with the following works alta liberal discount
SUNNY MEMORIES IN FOREIGN LANDS. by Mrs.
TEN NIGHTS IN BAR ROOM, by T. S. ARTHUR.
ALDERBR0OK, by FANNY FORESTER.
THIS, THAT, and THE OTHER, by You've LADY.
LEAVES FROM THE BOOK OF HUMAN LIFE.
z DAUGHTERS OF THE GROSS
Also, large assortment Of new and valuable works.
Agents wanted to circulate the a6Gye works
Bookstore, 207 Main street, Worcester,
au4 def I'd door north of Temp. House.
5000 ,1 THE APy nspIsl s,5 HAS HAD
ton as BO0K-KEEPER in Store Counting Room;
would make himself generally useful Salesman or Col
ector but would prefer writing Satisfactory reference
giyencompensation reasonable. He has five hundred
dollars to loan his employer if desired line addressed
j. L. L. D.. through the Worcester Post Office stating the
nature of the business will receive immediate attention.
sl4 diff
A CENTS wANTED-ro engage in a lucrative
"a and permanent business Of the sale Of Dr. j. Black
mans Genuine HEALING BALsAM SALvE SPREAD
PLASTERs
For further particulars inquire of J. C. sTODDARD y
Agent for Worcester Ma1eseX and Essex Counties, No
Newton st. to whom all orders for Medicine or appli-
ration for Ageacie must be addressed.
apl8 dtf
a GENTS WANTED.-AIEN of business habits
m wishing to engage in lucrative business who would
like to sell Blackmans Genuine Healing Balsam and Val
uahle Rcd SaiVr w'ua do wen % ra Gnd us at
place. GEltALDS " THOMPSON. G'flerfti Agents.
No ] Valiant So. "'rresuT ,iass A23 d1y
WNTANTED EXPERIENCED MTILINERs at
Wv No ia Main street Apply Immediately to
81 dtf AUSTIN FLINT.
NNTANTED TMMEDIATBLY-Eig or ten
w CARPENTERS. Inquire of N. R. HAPGooD,
At Agricultural Building, or at his Shop Foster
July q, 1854. diff
NOTICE TO MASONS.-Wanted immediately
liz by the subscriber TEN BRICK LAYERS to work
through the season. Good wages will be given
s12 DIFF WILLIAM t. MERRIFIELD
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NEW ENGLAND LIGHTNING ROD
IN MANDATORY, AND OFFICE, 10 THOMAS STREET.
Forester, Mass.
The construction of this article affords the most salts
factory Recommendations of it. Those who wish fer a
good article, invited to call and examine it.
We will only add that is not machine to do mischief
to buildings when struck by lightning, but is insulated
and property connected and from long experience,
constructed solely fer a Lightning Conductor.
To Scientific men say, please call and examine it.
P. S. We have all kinds of rods; varying in price
from to LIZ cents per foot all erected in the best
ner. Repairing promptly attended to.
A. LYON & CO.,
Agents and Manufacturers for the Company.
MI
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HNTANTED TMMBDIATBL Eight or ten
Wv CARPENTERS Inquire of N. R. HAPG00D,
At Agricultural Building, or at his Shop, Foster street
July q, 1854. diff
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NOTICE TO MASONs.-Wanted Immediately
~ By the subscriber, TEN BRICK LAY ERS TO work
through the season. Good wages will be given
s12 DIFF WILLIAM T. MERRIFIELD
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A MOS SANBORN, MANUFACTURER OF
IN SILVER SPOONS, SILVER WARE h JEWELRY
Importer of Gold and Sluer Watches, of the first quail
i and Warranted time keepers and where may be found
at all times larger assortment of
Sicer Ware, Watches, Jetoelry s Plated Ware,
than at all the other Jewelry Store in Lowell combined.
All of the above will be sold all times as low as be
bought in Boston or in New York.
Post Office Corner, corner of Central and Middle sts.,
Lowell, Mass AMOS SANB0RN.
mch27 diff
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CARBONATE AMMONIA.-3O JARS Car
~ Donate Ammonia, just received, and for sale by
@. A. HARRINGTON l. CO.,
jy26 diff No so Main st
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A GENTS WANTEDs--AIENo of business habits
IA wishing engage in lucrative business who would
like to sell Blackman's Genuine Healing Baan and Val
uahle Rod SaVr. wsu,a do wen %
place. GElsALLS " THOMPSON. fon'ral Agents
No. WaHHl H'irs.sur. Aiass 10 div
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LN j. COUCH. PLANE MANUFACTURER
IL On account of the late fire, having been obliged to
leave the place for short time, continues to make all
kinks of
MOULDING AND BENCH PLANES.
Orders for the above work, may be left Il. W CAR
riders attended to. jy25 diff
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VENHOMPSON,S FRESH SOUTHERN
4 Hominy. For sale by Edward Prest, corner Of Main
and Myrtle streets, No. AZ N f. ?. Union, G. H. Harlow
Front st., and Reed d Clark, Main st. flo d
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Reol estate.
MJOTICE.-The subscriber would respectfully tende
~ his services
REAL ESTATE BROKER.

Immediately looked at. Delays are dangerous.
diff LARKIN SMITH
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HONEY "A few Boxes of CHOICE HONEY, just
received. sis diff BROOKS & sTEARNS.
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FpUTTER, 3 UTTER.-JUsTg RECEIVED AT
E0 the Genesee Flour Store, thirty kousGRd pounds
of CHOICE DAIRY BUTTER, which is offered to the
trade cheap for Cash. J. HESL0R,
au6 diff No. 80 Mechanic street
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my words and ideas into something like
order, ! said
Ida-as know you by no other name,
| will still call you by that; Miss Max.
field | know not--,for her fortune care
not. You do know, and love. The
charms ofyour face and form first won
my admiration; further acquaintance
with you added to that feeling ofesteem
and friendship, and these combined have
produced in my breast as profound
love for you as ever man felt for woman.
| cannot offer you wealth, it is true, but
| can offer you a heart, which, in its
wealth Of love, will every way make up
the deficiency. Dearest Lila, say, then,
that you will be mine. and ere another
sun bids the world good night, you shall
have become niue own sweet, beloved,
BRIDE
We'll, Erred, of all the complete
Stop minute. When had finished,
as she did not answer, took her hand,
and repeated the question. She raised
her eyes to mine, and casting upon me a
look which | shall never forget, said
And you do not despise me then, for
having thus deceived youl
Ida, lore YOU
Then, dear Frederick. | am thine;'
and falling into my arms, she hid her
face upon my breast.
'The nextminute she again raised her
head, and, while smile ofthe most pro.
voking archneSs overspread her features,
exclaimed:
Mr. Aylmer will again have to par
don me for practising on his credulity.'
'Who are you going TO be nowl' said
!, laughing.
Mine own proper self, Ida Maxfeld,'
she replied.
And it was the real heiress, then. Of,
ter alp said Clayton.
Yes, the little sly.boots had thought
tit to test the truth of my attentions by
this ruSe. The result showed her that |
was no fortune-hunter.'
And when are you to be married =
asked Clayton.
If you will march off home, divest
your chin and upper lip of their luxuri.
ant hir-sutc appendagd, and encase your
locomotives improper garments, You shall
have the honor, sir, in less than two
hours feom the present time, Of acting as
my grcomsman.'
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SOUTHERN MAIL.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.

THE southern mail via El Paso TO San Antonio,
L Texas, leaves Santa Fe on the 10Th Of each
month, arrives at FL Paso in from six TO eight days,
and reaches San Antonio on the llth of the next
month. Returning, leaves San Antonio on the 18th
Of the same, arrives at Ell Pdso in from IA TO l8
days and reaches Santa Fe on the 18th of the next
month, making the trip through in from % to g
days, winter and summer The Contractor has
spared no expense in placing upon this route spring
carriages lhc best adapted for the convenience as
well as comfort of passengers Persons going TO-,
or coming from the States will find this very
pleasant rone particularly during the winter
months, os It is entirely free from the intense cold
and heavy SHOWS that SO frequently obstruct the
eastern mail route 10 Independence.
RATES OF FARE.
Sl25 90 through from Santa Fe TO san Antonio.
80 90 from Santa Fe to Ell Paso.
Passengers allowed 40lbs baggage.
HENRY SKILLMAN
NIB Passengers not required 10 stand guard.
Santa Fe, Oct. I, 1851
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SUNSHINE AND LOVE.

= :, , ~ -, ~
II is hard telling which OF these uxuries doe.
the most good, Sunshine brings on summer aud
carries oil melancholy. but love stocks US win
fresh eggs, young chickens, veal, signs, and rulr'
bosomed shirts IL Is 10 love lIat nature mas en-
trusted the charge OF iulIre generations and inc
peopling or the grea' valley Oh me mls'lsspp'.
Talk about The power Oh maeh,nery-a,l inc loco.
motives and S'eamooaS IN 1oUs world could mol
add single soui 10 uregvn N century, he
Lord should SOP Tue supply OF 'o'''lmg aho COZ
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SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, JANUARY Z, 1854.

to direct his attention to some other OBJ
,ject, he invariably at the earliest oppor-
tunity turned to gaze on the beautiful
orphan.
At tn, conclusion of the third act. as
Edward Clayton himself hal turned
To gaze for an instant in the direction Of
Miss Maxfell's box. he suddenly per.
ceivel her fix her glance upon him, and
regard him with the most marked atFen-
ton for about minute; then, with n
most gracious smile, and a slight wave
of her fan, she bockoned him to come to
her
Now, Fred, your wish is about to be
gratifed. She has beckonelme. Come,
let MS 90.
We need scarcely say that Aylmer Of.
ferod no objection to this proposal. Two
minutes after, he was being introduced,
in due form, to the Hon. Miss Ida Max
field.
Poor Fred! it required but few min
utes' conversation with the fascinating
Ida to place him a helpless captive at her
feet. The tones Of her voice fell with
such liquid melody on his ear-her witty
and merry sallies flashed SO brilliantly
before him-whilo her face was lit up
with smiles of such wcirl-like beauty,
that when the drop-sceno at last fell on
Amina and her happineS, and it was time
to 90, he hailed it as q welcome reli t.
his joy was almost mbearable.
Mr. CLAYTON said Ida, as she seated
herselfin in the carriage to which our two
friends had conducted her, 4 shall be at
home almost any evening when yon and
your friend feel disposed to honor me
with call
Both the gentlemen bowed, and would
be only too happy to avail themselves Of
her obliging kindness; then turning on
their heels, in another minute, arm in
arm, they were vending their way NJ
Broadway.
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WHcH IS THE WEAKE, SEX? Females are
called the weaker sex-but why? II they arc no;
strong, who is? When men must wrap themselye,
in thick garments, and !ncase the whole in stodt
oyercoat 10 shut out the cold, women in thin silk
dresses, with the neck and shoulders bare or near
" so, say that they are perfectly comfortable.
When men wear waterproof boots over wolfe"
hose and incase the whole in India rubber 10 keep
them from freezing, women wear thiosk hose
ard cloth shoes, and pretend not TO feel the cold
When men cover their heads with furs, and then
complain Of the weather, woman half cover their
neads with straw bonne,s, and ride twenty miles in
an open sleigh, facing cold horth-wester, and pre-
tend not to suffer at ALL They can sit, TOO, by men
who smell Of rum and tobacco smoke, enough 10
poison whole house, and not appear more annoy.
ed than though they were sitting by a mammoth
boauet of roses. Year after year they can bear
abuses of all sorts from drunken husbands, AZ
though their strength was made of iron. And then
is not woman's mental strength greater than mans
Can sne not endure suffering that would bow the
stoutest man 10 The earth? Call MT woman ile
weaker vessel for had she not been stronger than
man the race would long since have been extinct.
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CHAPTER Tie Bite.

friedrich Aylmer was in his dressing
room, and Just abont to apply one Of
'Mcchi'S Patent to his belathercd chin
when the door of his chamber was sud.
denly thrown open, and to his infinite
surprise, his friend, Edward Clayton,
stepped forward.
We say surprise, advisedly, for Ayl-
mer had deemed Clayton 4 sojourner in
the land of gold, he having left New
York for San Francisco a few days after
the conversation took place which we
have narrated in the preceding chapter, to
investigate and manage a case that had
been placed in the hands of the solicitor
to whom he and his friend were articled.
1t was, thcrctore, with just cause that
Aylmcr eX,laimed-
By which of the telegraph lines did
You come! or perhaps you took the con-
venicnce Of a return fash of lighmingn
Neither lcamoin the clppcrF Flying
Fish to Panama, crossed the Istbmus,
anl catching the mail steamer at Aspin-
wall, Jumped aboard, AMI arrived here
about haitian hour ago,
But the case?
is settled. Our client died the day
after | had sent the last dispatch, via
steamer to New York. This Of course
put quietus on further proceedings, SO
having s.cn--but | can tell you this an
other time. How about the heirpss, is
she wooed and wonF
Yes was Aylmer's quiet reply.
Are you serious, Fred9 No tricks
upon travellers, You know
1t is true, upon my honor, Ned
Then | congratulate you. But tell
me the how, the when, and the where
i shall scarcely have time answered
Aylmer, taking out his repeater and CLAN
eng at it. However, | will do SO to
obHge you-only | will be as brief as
possible. Youlelt New York, you know,
on the second day aiterwe had called on
Miss Maxfcld. Well, as agreed upon,
| called to acquaint her with your hasty
departure, and to apologize foryournon-
appearance to bid her good bye. This
visit led to another, and another, and q
fourth. At last, to come to the point at
once, when | was not engaged at the of.
flee Twas eitherchatting or promenading,
or at the theatre with Ida, and
you told me all this in the last letter
You sent me.
so | did. Well, then, it was about
three weeks, | think, after | sent you
that letter, when one evening, during a
confidential tete-a tctc with her, | man
aged, like Bob Acres, to screw my cour-
age up to the sticking place, and, and
proposed.
And she blushcd, and said yes, of
course
No: but you shall hear. For sever
al moments she held down her head, and
appeared considerably confused; but at
last, raising her face--and it was flush.
ed-she said;