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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-06-04
sTROPEL 4 EVERSOLE.

NTanafacturers OF and Dealers in
lVA Furti titure and Cabinet Ware Of all kinds.
Undertak ing promptly atten nded TO with fine
Hearse, and all ll-Sinds of Undertaking Goods
furnished at reasonable rates.
shop and Ware Rooms two doors East OF
Hooking Valley National Bank, Man street,
Lancaster, Ohio, feb. 81, lSeS-ly
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ATTORNEYS.
IL. IsIDORE BLAIIsE,

if A TroRNEY AT Law, AND NOTARY PUB
~ lie. U 8. Commissioner for southern
. District OF Ohio. VIII verify Petitions, &C IN
lection and Notarial business. offi;e with
Hunter 4 Daugherty.
March u, lsas-tf.
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Y. G. smITM.

I@rocar ana CONFECTIONERY, Tall
qT madre PIock, Main street, Lancaster o.,
two doors West Of Hotel Entrance oysters
and the various popular Refreshments In the'r
season. .s. a,.-,
Cakes. Ice Cream, &c, furnished parties and
famiIiesto order. - feb. 27, lsGs-ly
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-06-04

TnTHILL a RIGRY

OttAtIoners, Booksellers and Denl-
- ERs IN WALL PAPER, NEWSPAPERS,
periodicals Sheet Music, and all the latest pop
uiar publications.
Grsene'a Block, Main Street, doors west Of
Public Square, Feb. 27, '6s-ly
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-06-04
N. SCHLEICH.

n TroRNEY AT LAW .-ofiGe in Tallmadge
AB.ock. over Weaver's Hardware store,
viii attend to cases, and collections, in the
courts OF Fairfield and adjoining counties.
Lancaster, May 7, 1866.
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s r WRIGHT & CO.,
i f. O, DON N ELL,

DEALER IN ALL KINDS or
r1OpEuGN ANDAMEIsICAN VI AR
X hin Monum ents Tomhs and II Hcadstones
broadway, one square South of Market House
Lancaster, Chic.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-06-04

1t was still, moonlight sum.
mer night as Jennie Hallet walked
lingeringly along the meadow
path, homeward from farmer Burn.
wells. Lingeringly-for her hand
was clasped in that Of Frank Dun
can, and he talking 10 her earnest
ly, as they passed under the shad.
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MiSCELLANEo Us.
DAVIDSON & BRASEE,

DEALER IN
nRUSs, MEDICINES. PAINTS, OILS,
Dye Stutis, and Pure Wines and Brandles
for Medical Purposes; old Kaufman stand,
North side Main street, Lancaster, ONO.
ser -Prescriptions carefully compounded
Feb ~, lsGS-ly
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-11
STATE OF VERMONT.
by John -. Page. Governor
4 PROCLAMATION.

It hccometh us as people to acknowledge our
dependence upon Divine Providence. and ~ re-
turn thanks for the many blessings which have
crowned the year The custom is hullowcd 10y
the usage Of many generations ! do therefore
appoint IuuRsnAY, rE TwENTY-SIXru DAY Oh
NOVEMBER instant 10 he observed by the people
of THE State as day Of Thanksgiving and Prdis'
10 almighty God.
let us on that day enter into His gates with
thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise t1i
surely goodness and mercy hath followed Us. be-
slowing upon Us an abundant measure Of health
ganting us plentiful hnrvests as the reward Of
the labors Of the hustandman, and continuing
unto us the inestimable blessings Of civil and re-
ligious liberty.
Most Of all, should we ever render fresh Thanks
evings, for the gift Of grace and the hope o
Heaven, revealed unto US through our Lord Jesu.
Christ
let Us not forget d" the iatherless and tn,
widow that they may " eat and be satisfied
that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the
work Of thine hands which thou doest'
Girca uadsr my hand and The Scgi Of The state
m The Eroufire Chamber, at Montpelier, tii,
third day Of Noumbcr, m The ycar Of our Lora
one thousand cigh hundred and ariy-cighf. ana
81 The Independence Of fie Umied States M'
HiHctg-third.
JOHN Il. PAGE.
By Mc Governor,
;. +. BURNIlAM,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-11

Of II DO to discontinue the allowance Of interest
on funds IN The treasury Ut this state third read
ing ordered
From general committee in favor of II 1874, %
change the mime of Lizzie Blakcly third reading
ordered
The Speaker announced rs select committee OH
the subject Ol new county
Mr. Proctor of Rutland
" Wales Of Burlington,
" Jackson vi Pantun,
D." lnnglon Of Montpelier,
" Darling Of Derby.
Bills Rcad Third Timc-ll 30, to protect tisl
In Duck Pond passed.
II %, in amendment Of nm act relating 10 re-
cognimuces In criminal cases passed.
II ~, legali1ing the grand lists OF the town oi
Nmhull for the years 1865, 06, 81, and '6s
passed.
u 40. % Incorporate the Middletown Springs
/ Hotel Company passed.
H. $50, to Incorporate the franklin Slate Com.
pnny passed.
H. l5l, toincorpomte the Maple Grove Come
terry Association passed
H. ls6, in amendment Of chip. 49, general
statutes. relating to the grand list pissed
Sepaic BiH Reftrred--S. 60. in addition Ia
chap. l. general statutec, relating collections u
committee on elections.
! The Speaker announced MS Select Committee on
H. lO7, In authorize the formation Of Railroad
Nfl IhllNNliNl- AilA W l'NhANAN' Ailf NiiA'
Mr. Jones Of Benson,
" Miner of Manchester,
" llcldcn Of Salisbury,
" Weed Of Shelhurne,
" Dyoll of Rockingham,
Wentworth of Chester,
" Niles of 'lhetGord,
" Davis Of East Montpelier.
=" Narnum of peacham,
licutte OF Brunswick.
" iloyt Of Westfeld,
" Glecd Of MOwistown.
" Dunn of Fuirlnx,
" Reynolds of Alburgh
Mr. Proctor of Rutland asked to be excused
from serving on the select committee to consider
the matter Of "a new County request was grant
ed, and the Speaker nominated and the House
confirmed, a. chairman If said Committee, Mr..
Mood Of fairhnven
! On motion Of Mr. Webster of Lowell adjourn
| ed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-11

Wheelock Of Berlin, Hiblard Of Concord, Flcich-
er Of Cavendsh
The speaker announced a. select committee on
the part Of the House relating 10 final adjourn
ment. Messr- Hancock Of Worcester, Proctor Of
Rutland aud Miner Of Manchester
R,p0nS From committee on education, ".
i relating to the fees Of School District Clerks,
by substitute bill, which was ordered to lie on
the table, and be printed
On motion Of Mr.. Miner of Manchester, all
iourncd
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-11

President ANCELL's LEcuRE.--We call ntten-
ton to our standing notice for the Course Of Lee
lures, and especially to that Of President ANCEl1,
Of Burlington College, to be delivered this (Wed-
nesday) evening. The lecture will be Of rare in
terest. As there are to be no reserved seats it
viii be the dictate of prudence to 60 early.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-11

Mrs. Abigail Paul, of Rochester, has
spun six pounds of rolls the present season /;
she doubled, twisted, secured and prepared
the same for knitting, using an old fashioned
wheel-Lead, such as were ia use fifty years
ago. Mrs. Paul Is eighty-four years old, and
her usual weight is upwards of 200 pounds.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-11
The Great Result.

From the last information up to the present
date the following is the result Of the presiden-
tial election-showing Gen. Grant to have recely.
ed nearly three-fourths of the electoral college
and popular majority of four or five hundrel
thntIsand
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-11

DoumE SUPPLEMENT pres, upon our col
umns compels US to issue this week Supplement
of double the usual size, and filed with interest
ing and valuable reading matter Doubtless oui
subscribers will not complain.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-11

to grants Of land for educational perposes, and
for internal improvements referred to commit
tee on i dera relations
On motion OF Mr. llewett. Of Chiitenden, adj
inuincd
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-11

Grant's electoral majority, PIG.
Mississippi, Texas and Virginia not being re-
constructed, did not vote
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-11

By Mr.. Smith Of Fast Hay,
sale of nonresident lands in Il
years 1917 and 1913, and 1867 q
Z IT,. -, s..Ita,orV
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20

Lord ShafJesbury recently stated in a
public meeting in LONDON, that from
personal observation he had a-ccrlaimrI
that of the adult male criminals of that
city nearly all had fallen into a course ol
crime between the age Of yi4ht and six
teen wears and that ifa young man
lived IN honest life mp 10 twenty years "t
age. there were forty-nine chances in his
favor, and only one against him, rs to an
honorable lie thereafter.
Thus it is in the physical world. Half
Of all who are born, die under twcu. y
years of age, while f,ur-.ii;h- OF all who
reach that a-e and die before another
score owe their death to causes Of
disease which were originated in Their
''icyn-." Ca careful inquiry, it VIII
he a>ccrtained that in nearly all eases tie
causes Of moral and premature physical
death are pretty mach one and the same,
and are laid between the ayes Of ''cj@ht
and sixteen wears" This l. a fact Of
startling import to fathers and mUjh,.~.
and shows l,artuI responsibility. Ger
tainlv a parent should secure. and cN-c-
cic. absolute control over the ciliiI until
sixteen il cannot be 4 di.llcuit matter To
do this, except in very rare cases. ana r
that control J. not wisely AMI ,iii i.irli r
exercised, it must Lr the parents fault
it is owing to parental up-lcct or r.mi~--
ness. Hence the rcal source oi ninety
EIGHT u,.r cent. of the CRIME OF a country
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20
T1IE HISSING LETTER.

We are sittipu on the rocks beneath
the broadway House at n: the
snrf rolIina up to our very feet. the moon
making a hriaht pathway across tie
yatrrs. and tine cool evening Irccz. ilav-
ioo ON our brows; 50 delj,iou. after IL,
intense heat OF the Anonst dav.
Phil had inst arrived that afternoon.
and nav heart had warmed airr,h to H..
,,,rpaniou Of old ,!ay.. Phil had L.,n
e, c,,rat traveller since tho.. d,v,-h..4
seen MI tIIat was worth .c,ino in fine oI
world and tLc ncv-had bcen fine gor.;au
corrc.ponJcut Of some Of our I...},ny
;ournal. and had skctched Ills czpori-
,ncc in \ stvle prculiarlv his own-bnr-
ro,vinn neither from the hinnant witt
,.;.m. of ON. class of writer's nor tb,.
solemn. owl-likc wisdom Of others. Weary
and worn. Inc had thrown away the nil
Grim : staff for 4 brief season, and j,ad
7,.,.c,,,sJ an ,t,ic, in tbc most office do
,,,,.tnopt IN W,.b;n,ton-ip fac, hi.
hn.ine,s Law in ,he dead letter office.
His ouick and active mind capoht NJ
once. the DEFICIENCIES of the system. and
he Iaborcd for a whole wear to forward a
ulan to remedy them. In thi, time many
very serious incidents came TO hi, know
Ie,!9r, in which individuals had suffered
JrppIv from the loss of Letters. And on
lhis night he found a ready listener to a
story which had excited his sympathy
and which he had traced. step by step.
until It's finale. As near rs can rccol-
Icct them, shall give them in his own
words: although my readers must suffer
a loss in the absence of Phil'< deep, i'm
pas>ioned tones, and the cloquence, not
only of his voice, but OF the great brown
eyes. which even hy moonligh: spoke TO
me oc earnest, intense feeling.
''About the year 1916, a family, nam
cd L'E-trange, removed from Canada to
| York. and took up their abode in Il street
Of somewhat aristocracy pretensions.
/ The father, as you may guess by the
name, was of French origin. The
mother was an English woman. Both
were deeply imbued with the pride OF
ancestry, and 10 less with national pride.
The very name Of an American pr0du-
&c! in them feelings of disgust that made
itself Extensively visible TO every person
tLot knew them. Gradually tine friruIly
hospitality which our people so generally
.Xtcnded to strangers was chilled and
weakened by the presumption and AFRO
rance of these foreigners, and they wer,
thrown hack on themselves for society.
..To one mombcr of the household.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20
}lrln, Garden ana Ajttltu.
IcC UisG Icc II0ascS.


" e aye '">' ''-i'''i''- I" earn Wh"'
was "'""''''~ one OF me H'n' "'>'-hS "'
row ''''''' III scattering SO many crystal
'.''- over 80" I'''-''''''' " !IA every
'''' ''.-.'' " '.' + "' ''t Is I"'N'" ui'""
'"'"' "''''I ''.'> '"'''N'IiS |" me r'-
',> ~ '''-> '''''" country ana III
CT T''-'' IL, ''hn'H '' h''IIohH III t'l-
ana "'''f h''''~' !'"> er'l+ Is iaiN.'
N'''''"' f''"'''-' S""l'H or any ''i''Na-
''''' ana "''' h''.'~ 10 "' N'fNeS'e'' ana
- '''''' ''''' 80 '''"''''''.' '''"' ""' "'''
'''''''''''" i'.''' = ever ~''"''|
-''''''H "'''''' ''' '''' '''' 'i'>''>'1 '' ''''-
'.'N"'s - ".'' It '''' ''' '''' 'i't' ''>'o'''
'''''- 'S' '".t,'.' ''' COM '''''''''' ana 'N-
i''-.''' "'S ''''' NC '''''''' - ''i'l''
,' - ''''''' ''''' "''' 1t '"'"i'' S'''''''
''''''' = '''0' q '''' anu d ~ ''' "''''' E
..' '''' I''''l''' purposes me '''S' ice
'.''''-' We "''''' S''''' '"'''. years SINCE
WAS I''''''' "''"er 2r'"'''' Ten l'e' '''P'
""' I"id up leg house fashion with chest
nut SaFiln@@, h'Wn ei-ht inches square
ii was '"rr'"'' out h"'d an" iI'I'd "'-
tween 'h' in'''@ an" los with me char
ruH. he r"ol was also lined and filed
between the lining and shiuolc with
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20
IdfcH Him.

An honest mana man without preteuse
Modest but brave though silent, full of sense;
His liGhtest fancies ar substantial flcts,
And his best thought: translate themselves in acts
No fog Of doubt olstruct his steady gaze.
No vague, dim shadow looming through the haze,
i'ut all stands out, clear, rh.rp and wen defined,
Before the earnes' challenge of his mind
MIND that, in beginnings, sces the ends,
Explores, compares weighs, guaees comprehends,
And with force resistiess the tides
Shapes 10 results whutever it decide:
clear, cool brain, well hslanc,d and compact,
Tha in to-day di.ceus to-morIow's act,
And, fruitful in resource, 10 I'll its needs
Measures he sUccor that must come in deed:
a calm AMI lofty oourage hat cope
With d.res Pcrils, hoping asain-: hope;
Patience that tires not, and an ifon win,
Tenacious, stubborn, and per.i- tent still,
That nsugh! swerve from it, one grand design
To fight it ont and conquer this lne;"
From even disaster Wrestling full succcsF,
As in The conflicts Of The Wild rnesa"
And m king all things to hi- purpose bend
TIL "Appcmn:ox'' bring. the glorious md:
Such the traits that mark our chosen man
Note him, . world and match him. if you car ~
-A.,r Iort sta
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20
Orer the Rirer.


over the river they bcckon To- ne
Loved ones who've crossed to she further side:
The glevn Of their snowy robes see,
Bat their voices are drowned in the rushing It'd
There's one with iingle;r of sunny gold,
Aud eyes the rejection of Heaven own blue
lie eroF-cd in the twilight gray and cold,
And the pale nsi hid from mortal view.
We not the angels that met him there:
The gate Of the city could not see
over the river, over the river,
My brorhcr stands waiting to welcome me
ever the river the hoatuau pale
Carried anoihtr-the household pct:
Her brown curls waved in the gentle gale
Darling Minnie! l see her yet!
She crossed On her bosom her dimplrd hpi-,
AMI fcaslessiy entered the phsutou bark
We watched it glide from the rilv, sands.
And all our sunshine grew strangely dark.
We know he is -a:e on the other side,
Where sn the rauson.ed and angels he:
Over the river, the my-tic liver,
Nv childhood'- idol il Wal ing for me.
For none return from III quiet hores
Who cross with the boatman cold sud prc;
We hear the dip Of the golden ar,
And catch glimpse of the snowy sail.
They eloss the stream and are gone for ave;
We may not suudcr the veil apart
That hides from our vision the gIt,s Of d,y.
We only know that their bark. Il, more
Sail with L. ore Iife's stormy sci:
Yet somewherc, know, on tho ua.. 4 shore.
They wstch, and beckou, and wait f,c m.
And l Il: and think, VIII the -unset's gold
l. flushing river, and hill. aud horc,
-hall one Stand by the water eli.
And list Tor the sound Of the toa'rn n'4 oa-;
hall yatcu for CLEAN Of tn, hsPpinc =..!.
shall h, a the boat : il ..ss the strand;
l hall pass from s-h' with tie Hostilau psle.
10 thr he; CT shore of tn" -pirit land
shall know thr loved no have : IL before,
md joytuily sweet will III" mo. Ing Re
When over the river, tho mys il liver,
The Angel Of Death shall carry me
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20
VOLUME 80 NUMBER 1854.
TIA" rate Of the IDOstieS.

All the appostles were assaulted by the
enemies of their Master They were
called to seal their doctrince with their
blood and nobIy did ihcy bear the trial.
Schumacher says:
''St. Matthew suffered martyrdom by
being SLAIN with a sword at a distant city
in Ethiopia.
Nt. Mark expired at Alexandria. after
hlving been cruelty dragged through the
streets of that city.
St. Luke was hanged upon an olive
uce in the classic land OF Greece
81. John WAS put in cauIdron Of boil
ing oil but escaped death in 4 miracu-
iou- manner, and was afterwards Danish
cG to Patmo-.
rt. Peter was crucifi,l at Rome. with
his head downward.
NJ. James the Greater was beheadcd
ii Jerusalem.
st. James the Less was thrown from a
lofty pinnacle ct the temple and then
beaten TO death with lulcr's club.
-. bartholomew was iiayed alive
81. Andrew was bound to Il cross.
whence he preached to his prosecutors
until he died.
=. Thomas was run through the body
with a lance at C)romandcl, in the E.a>t
iuiies
-. Jude was shot to death with ar
rows.
Nt. Matthias was first stoned and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20

In the last sickness of Old Tom Benton,
has physician, to proIong his days, open
ed has abudmen and took out his bowels
while he was conscious and proceded to
clean them. AT one place they found
some grape skins; they found bits OF
wood which he useI to chew abstractedly
while writing or reading. Look ON
gentlemen,' said the old man teebIy; Il
dare say you will lind Congressional
Globes next"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20

reservation. | ne hardest tllnO 10 do.
was for John Holland to ask tLe proud
FrcncIlman for his lauohter: but if must
he done. II, had an intuitive kuowl-
edo, OF the nre,u,licc of L'Estrance but
Marie was ricI,,v worth o.ki,o tnr and
tac!i,,n that after nil bo wa. ra,lv the
canal or I,ar f.,,Lor in birth Mnoi and
i,roc.I;no h. L,I,jir co,,o ~, ,o IN. u.rL
ant ...,,,.,.,d ,I,, I..,J II IL J,,,,,l,
,.r
..Ei.,,-o. Won, o,... soa, - L,r,,,.r.,,o,,
k.,I v.l.., Ii. ,o,r,lin,,o .,If ,on.n-
ou.nro I'm. Laan hrop,Lt down his seIc-
love vounJrl and bis sunerior;tv ;,nor-
IeI1 lie r..t = lion or = tiger. attack
ed in his den. aud nnlIv rcscnti,r his in
inir, NOR even =. ,auSr,us house doo
Ibarki,.. oIii nis in,jigot;or at What his
ins,;uc. r.,.,rizs. .s an insnlt
.HFo +. onl,. . m nL,v whcs, Willis.
and ;mro.rrr r,o,. sncni. itself in orin,-
c.- In.ii,rnps .,rd uclr ex.;t;uT onIv
.,;.,I, ...,I ,..,.,..,,..,: 81, IaI..,1,n
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-" ....,I f.,,, a,,ar;.n., s',,.o IS 49,
...l..,, 80, ,...,,l.-.+,,, ,,.I,,.n T.,......,,..,
I..i...I7...r,- r..,t,;,,t -, ,I.. ,,,,,,L 49,,
tnorn,..l e, ,ro,..n ,...,r,,;,., ,,nom nm
i,.. ;u.nl,r,.. ami ,rl..r.1 h;,a n,, af n,a
Lon.. '''N
81, ,r...i won. ,v.o,.. I.o+ - II.
hcort Of hearts, Ln ra',i.I.r,I ~ oo,I
,,". prn,;I.n,.. ,o,,5;,,in,l ra " ,,nnIi
,,,,. MINI. hi. vi :. Jr.ui,r bor c,,bar,s
,rpo-i,i.n
~. ian &. .,,.,. .u,v. K,rI - toll I,,,.
i.s ,.,,,,,--.; i,i. ru,,,.a I,;s .u,u..b
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20

Massachusetts has one mil, Of railway
to every six square miles Of territory.
Connecticut one 10 seven, Rhode Island
one to eleven, New Hampshire one ~
fourteen, Vermont onc 10 -evcntccn, Will,
Maine has one to every sixty-two square
miles OF territory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20

John II. Surratt was discharged Fri
day, and the ''Surratt Case ended. The
District Attorneys appeal from the pre-
vious dicision otJudge WyIie, discharging
the prisoner, was dismissed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-11-20

TO see Mr.. ana MIS-. l. Estrange, but
shall 90 and claim my wife
"'Yes, John, 90. believe it is your
duty to see her and prevail on her tc
come home. Believe the letter! You
know do not but do not blame Marie
too harshly. 1t was terrible blow tc
her young and trusting heart
But nothing could ever have shaken
my confidence in her, mother,' said John,
mourniully, as he turned away from the
door
'LEstrange never did things 10y
halves. Ills willy cunning had assisted
to fix the fact of Johns guilt deeply III
the mind of Marie: aHd he persuaded
her that a meeting between them would
be fruitess and even wrong. She per-
mit!ed her father to say that she could
not meet him under any circumstances
whatever; and john, well nigh distract
ed with grief and a vague feeling Of re-
venge toward .ome one, he knew not
whom, went home to his dcsoate cham
Der, and passed the MINT in an agony
that NAV not he described.
after that time, he made numerous
Intellectual attempts ~ see her. but in
VAIN 'Icc' "' S''i,S ~ ''i' i'o">e ~
strange he i"Nnu II empty ana a
card at the window signify that it was
to be sold. He da-paired now OF any
future reconciliation. lie went home,
packed away everything that could re
mind him pt lis lost I1Iriup-s and
hilnu nun ol ms '">' ''"l anu
changed ms sleeping room 10 a distant
part OF the house,
"MeAHlme' l. ENir'h-t liaH removed
to canada. lie W"N hlhn enough 10
Marie, but She rev every day more and
more wFel'"t'' Che gay Htr it'her
was hroh2ht nome "e''' ~ ia" Deer,
@'rl'heh "o"' ny ','' i'"-G ana "''', ~"
nehea'h tle iv'i "L ''ie ''''reS' -,''''
ms death M'r'e lo1Ne'. over Ms P.''r',
ana, IN DOM So sht !u'ii ''lc o.'-'''''
dralt "l That 'erri'e 'et'er. li'iN 'I'
only knows what thn' poor S''! ''e.l''@>
were when She 81" '!'al II VIZ 'tr "''h-
er's own hand. All her 'i@n>'Ice 10 her
husband rushed upon her in'I"i- ana she
wrote hm hurried letter, explaining
how she had been decrIVei ana lmpt"f-
Ing hls forgiveness. Her c.'sIuE words
wrr'. III you can forgive me. write at
once. 1T mt uc your VIE once m"re-
your pcHtrmt. Illuminated wit II r"u
do not answer, | snail know Illt y'u
wl!l not receive me /" Your he1rt. tut
q. John. think OF what | have suffered.
and pardon your wre'ch'd Marie,
''Six months afterwards thi- very let
ter made ito appearance At I'll" dead let
ter office. re:H'mb'r i'at. contrary 70
my usual custom. ! read II through |
was struck with the sad, almost hopeless
strain oi rntrraty winch II hr"i.I..
''Slx months. and thLt letter. the very
embodiment OF that Woman'- soul. nat
never reached the M'hr ior W"I'h 1t "AN
lntrLIrd. W lat Hl-hS ii;'i "'cn sent al
ter II. W hat prayers and >upphcllI"n~
had arisen 10 the -r'H White throne. that
II mIght touch the heart "i john II"i-
iaud.
"ilapW'y' l was -"'ns I" Ne" ",N
the very next day. and. though nearly
all my time would be occupied win OF
iical business | s""nId iInh moment to
deliver that letter INTO john HOLLAND :
own hand
The evening at that day i"H"t me i'll
h- presence. IL NAS Ia the library that
assured. the husband of that picadin.
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