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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-25

SaNuOsuu kSccfVrOC1ty ktt3nay ExDla1neds
We are informed from Montreal that the
general feeling among the people on that
side the border who are in favor of annex
alton or independence, respecting the move
ment for new reciprocity treaty, is that
it is the last resource OF the colonial party
to maintain British ascendancy in the New
Domnion that 1t is admitted that the old
reciprocity treaty for eleven years was
the thing which prevented independence OF
annexation, aud that the intense dissatisfac-
ton prevailing among the Canadians arises
from the failure 30 far to secure renewal
of that treaty. This is the true explanation
Of the subject. If the Canadians can have
oil the advantages of our citizens in the way
of trade without any of our taxes, they will
be satisfied for long time to come, perhaps,
to remain under the British government;
but let us hold them to the alternative that
if they wish the business privileges of our
citizens they must come in and share with
us some of the costs, and we shall soon bring
them to the doctrine of manifest destiny"
In any event, it is not the policy Of our gov
eminent to uphold the New Dominion by con-
cessions to the Canadians at the expense Of
our own people, and so there should be no
more Canadian reciprocity treaties.
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BowEaY THEATRE. Bowery.-THE FELLOWS DOOM
DEATH PLANE-FoUE LOVERS.
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WOODS MUSEUM AND MENAGERrE, Broadway cor.
ner lhireth s-Manee daily Performances every evening
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ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW EVENING.

ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW EVENING
NIBLo,s GARDEN. Broacway.-THE MILITARY DRAMA
FIRE FLT
WOODS MUSEUM AND MENAGERrE, Broadway cor.
1hreth st.-Maanee daily Performances every evening
BowEaY THEATRE, Bowery.-THE FELLOWS DOOM
DEATH PLASK-FoUE Lovers.
wALLACK's THEATRE. Broaiway ana Is,a rtreet-
HoME-A REGULAR FIX.
ACADEMY or MUSIC, laIh sreet.-GRAsD yocALAND
INSTRUMENTAL CosoERT.
FRENCH THEATRE. i4ta 81. ana CIV av.-LoSpos;
Or, LiaETe AND SHADOWS OF THR GREAT CITY
THE TAMMASY. Fourteenth sreot-rar HAsLos
BRoTHEas, &C.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, e,rnsc OF Elghla and
e3d ssreei.ThE BOHEMIAN Cat
BOOTHS THEATRE. a. b wsea 9Th rad s.A avs
TuE DOMESTIC DsAaA or MARY WARNEG
OLYMPIC THEATRE. BroaawaY.-gaE Lost WILL
THg LOTTERY r,cxEr.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE FIN avenue ANA ann al
EvLRYDoDY's FRIEND.
MRS. P. D. ooNwAy's PAaK THEATRE. Rrootlyu.-
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MusIc.-1rALIAS orEnA-
LINDA III Gil AMouHix
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE, 2ol Bovery.-couro
VocAtis&, NEGRO htssrRELsf, so.
THEATRE CoMIouE, 5A Broadwsy.-CoNIo VOCAL
Isa, NE0ao AcTs &C.
BRYANrs' OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Building, 18th
st-bRrASls' MlNsrRELs.
sANEnAN0IsCo MIysrRELs, ss5 Broalway.-ErHIo
rIAs MIAeFlaLsY, NEGRO AcTs. 40.
NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street. Equestrian
AND GyMsAsTIo PERFORMANCES. 40.
sTEIswAv HALL, Fourteenth street.-The nuTon1seoS
FAMILY
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xIBLo,s GARDEN, Broaoway.-THE MILITARY DRAMA
or FIRE FIJI.
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FRENCH THEATRE. i4th st. ana Gin av.-LoNpoS;
OF, LieETs AND SHADOWS or rHR GREAT CITY,
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wALLACK's THEATRE. Broaiway ami Is.a street,
UoME-A REGULAR FIX.
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ACADEMY or MUSIC, l4lh streeL-GRAsD VOCAL
INSTRUMENTAL CoSoERT.
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THE TAMNANY. Fourteenth sireeL-THR HASLos
BRoTHRas, 40.
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE, clrnsc OF Elsh.A avenue and
23d slree.-THR BOHEMIAN Girl.
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General Jacob stanwood, for Albany: Meyer
Strouse. for Philadelphia; Colonel James Bailey, for
Ctlca; colonel John Butler for Washington; O. J.
Bridges, for Monreal c. Morton, for Massachusetts,;
George Higgnson fer Philadelphia; J. A.lSklitod
United States Consul OF Mexico, for Washington; E.
Il. King, Richard Potter, oswald Iounghusband and
r, L. Cummings sailed yesterday on the steamer
Rnssla for Enrnne.
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BOOTHS THEATRE. 23d A. De wsen stu na1 5th avs
TuR Domestic DaAaA or MARY WAgSEG.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE. BroaawaY.-TaE Lost WILL.
THE LOTTERY TgcART.
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE Fifth avenue ana ana St,
EyLRYDoDYs FRIEND.
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LADIES nav YORK MUSE M or ANATOMY, tIsi.
Broadwgy.-FaNALEs ONLY ~ ArrESDASog.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1869-08-28

Wherever l have wan
dered in my missionary labors, whether in
the East. West, North, or South, have
always observed that where the newspaper
was taken BY The family. there thrift, mo-
raIity, and general intelligence were to be
found. In the log cabins Of the West, as
soon my eye caught eight Of the news
paper, I thought to myself, Here at least,
I will find morality, intelligence, courtesy,
and welcome, as garden ripe to receive
the gospel seed !" and l was seldom mis-
taken. On the contrary. where neither
newspapers nor good books were to be seen
there ignorance, bigotry. superstition and
grossne<s were found in all their forms
Yes, l have often thought that the news
paper was the pioneer Of civilization, and
did much TO make the way easy for tht
successful labors Of the home missionary
LORENZO Dow.
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One of Life's Contrast.

Three years ago, while breakfasting at a
mining restaurant nes. the Oregon line, a
stranger with uncombed hair, huge gray
whiske,s and tat,ered coat, took his seat at
the table. BY accident, I was relating to
the landlord an incident which had oc-
cured some years previous in the Conncc-
ticut valley. After had left the table and
was walking alone, the unshorn stranger
accosted me. "You are the first man. y
sail he, whom, have heard mention my
na,iye town for twenty three.years, and it
made my heart come into my mouth when
you did So" This circumstance, doubtless
made him unusually communicative. lie
said he was living in the IN oun.ains. ten
miles from any habitat;oa, subsisting BY
hunting, and visiting the settlements two
or three times year. This statement was
afierwn'd corroboraied by other evilence
What induced him to lead this hermis life
he did not see fit to explain. In his early
heyhood. on the bank. ofthe Connecticut
lie and the present Chief Justice Of the
United States lived on adjacent farms. and
attended the same public school. What .
sharp contrast has marked their subsequent
liyes--tl,s one having filled the must
responsible stations in the gift Of the
American psople-thc other hermit, un,
knowing and unknown, amid the wild and
almost inaccessible fa.tne.s OF southern
Ovgon.-{Cor. Boston Journal.
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STIMULANT.

Here is temperance lecture by George
ID. Prentice, worth score, at least. of the
Good Tempar exl,orations aud misrepre.
sentations
There is time when the pulse lies low
in the bosom and beats low in the veins
when the spirit sleeps the sleep which,
apparently, knows no waking; sleeps in
its house Of clay, and the windows are shut,
the doors hung and the invisible Grape Of
melancholy: when we wish the golden
sunshine pitchy darkness, and wish to
fancy clouds where no clouds could be.
This is.a state Of sickness when physic
may be thrown to the dogs, for We want
none Of it. What shall raise the spirit
What shall make the heart beat music
again, and the pulses, through all tie
myriad thongei halls in the house Of life
What shall make the sun kiss the eastern
hills again for us, with all his old awaken
ing gladoess, and the night overflow with
moonlight, love and gladnessg Love itself
is the greatest s,imuant, the most intoxi'
eating Of all, and performs all these mira.
cles, and is miracle itself, and is not at
the drugstor". whatever they say. Inc
counterfeit is in the market. but the winged
god is not a money changer, we assure
you.
Men have tried many things, but still
they ask for stimulant.
Men try to bury the floating dead Of
their own souls in the wine cup, but the
corpses rise. We see their faces in the
bubbles. The intoxication Of drink sets
the world whining again and the pulses to
lpl~ying music, and the thong hts gsIloping
but the first clock runs down sooner, and
an unnatural stimnlant only leaves the
',ousait filed with the widest reve'ry,
more silent, more sad, more deserted.
There is only one stimulant that never
Iinsoxicates duty. Duty puts clear sky
over every man, into which the .kylight-
happiness-alway goes singing.
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King Of Chills never fails,
Substitute for quinine. King Of Chills,
King OF Chills cures dumb and shaking chills,
King of Chills cures every other day chills

CHEERFUL PEopLE.-God bless the
cheerful person Imam, woman or child.
old or young, il!iterate or educated. hand
some or bo,neiy. Over and above every
other trait stands cheerfulness. What the
sun is to nature--what God is to the
stricken heart which knows how to lean
upon Him. are cheerful persons in the
house and by the wayside. They 60 un-
abtrusively. unconsciously, about their
silent mission. frightening up society
around them with the happiness beaming
from their faces. We love to sit near
them; we love the glance Of their eye, the
tone Of their voice. Little children find
them ou. oh so quickly, amid the den
ssst crowd, and, passing by the knotted
brow and compressed lip, glide near, and
laying coufi.in2 little hand ON their
knee, lift their clear young eyes to those
loving faces Western Home.
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A BEAUTIFUL THoUGnr.-A writer,
whose life has passed its. meridian. thus
discour<es upon the fiji ght Of time: Forty
years once seemed long and weary pill
yrimage to make. 1t now seems but step.
And vet along the way are broken shrines
where thousand hopes have wasted into
ashes footprints sacred under their DRIFT
ing dust +; green mounds where grass is
fresh with the watering tears; shadows
which we would not forget. Wewili gar.
ner the sunshine Of those years, and with
chastened step and hopes push on towards
the evening whose signal lights will soon
be seen swinging where the waters are
still and the storms never beat. T'-'
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Rhetoric and Business.

The Cincinnati Commercial is disposed
to underestimate the abilities Of Mr.. Bige
low, 4. i jouvnali.t, for the reason that he
Is an able writer on general affairs. The
Cincinnati Gazette, .riticising the opinion
Of the Commercial. is disposed to over
estimate the value of writing ability as a,
element III journalism. Both draw thei'
conclusions little ont Of proportion. Mr.
RAYMOND was m able writer ard q capable
journalist. whilp NJ. Bennett is . capable
joosn1list and very poor writer, II bt
may 30 considerssla 4 writer At all Un
rdoubtedly writing talent is:he commones'
[sort Of talent known TO newspapers Bot
jousnalist,of energy, discretion and train
Cd purpose 10 none the worse tor being
able - write, and vtite brilliantly, # h
tinds time 10 write, or II it becomes neces
sary that 10 should write. 4. journals
on eht 10 30 msn Of culture - well As |
man Of business; and 10 the future, "
suspect, while many ssccessful journaitse
viii oontiaue business mon exclusively. tn
mosl sninents SUCCESS willlb 30 achieved b
tbops Who pnite u lsygs talents lor bosi
uesA judgment. peaetratioai 5and sforce o.
! kcharacter 10 public affairs, the power q
sxpteasie6 which Il essential othe place
me1t ana representation Of ideas befof
tlis spsb!ic. va. ID 4 ssIsta 's4 -
II Leuissills Coaries-Jo journal.
~ a 4azS4
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NoBLE DEED. . The Memphis Ava
lanche records the following incident from
which our carpet baggers might learn a
lesson:
An accident occurred here on Tuesday
that ought to bSsecorded. Mr.. Charles
Waltegs, q former Confederate soldier, who
had lost an arm 10 the war, arrived ut the
Charleston railroad depot on his way to
Texas. He there got into hack No. ~,
in which be WAS driven down TO the steam
er Magenta. Just when that boat was
about putting oif. hack. No. 27 was seen
driving furionsly back, and the driver
rushed from bis seat, hastened to his late
passenger, Mr.. Walters, and placed in his
hand bis pocketbook, containing z45O and
y check for 81 900 on the First National
Banksin New Orleans. which that gentle.
man had left behind him 10 the hack. Mr.
Walters Vas profose 10 his thanks, and
with hearty gratitude asked the man e
accept SO Of the returned money Nnt
: cent" said the noble fellow. "you fought
With the grayI I fought with the blue
you lost an arm; rhave both Of mine
keep your money. and may God bless gou
with it."-This generous, manly fellow
whose sentiments and action do honor ta
his nature. was James OConnell who has
. wife aud family, and back No. 81 fo'
+ his whole fortune.
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GEORGE ID. PRESTiCE.-We copy as
follows from letter from Louisville to the
Cincinnati Commercial:
l was wandering through, the hot rooms,
at nidaight. in searh Of a proof-reader,
when Isstumbled upon that Of the man
whose ,nagic name yet gives significance
to the Journal he founded and made ia
,inoe& Itwss a little room, lit by one gas
Jet, that fared over low cot bed. one Ia
bIeAand a few. chairs, all Of the svverest
slsie Of upholstery. From amid a pile OF
newspapers knee-deep, scissors in hand,
rose up the poet journalist. l could have
then and there embraced the dear old gen
te,nan, had l not been shocked into a
sense of propriety by bis unexpected ap
pearance. had not seen Mr.. Prentice for
years. and was NOT prepared for the change
he presented. Never. at his best, caring a
fig for appearances, he had, in the heat oi
this July night, discarded all wearing ap-
parel save his linen, pantaloons aud slip
pers, while his hair stood out like quilIs
upon the f'etful porcupine. He welcomed
me heartily. and was glad to learn that
his health is better now than it has been
for years.
Few men have welded wider infu
ence in his day and generation than
George y. Prentice; and even now the
shadow Of his name seems to breathe over
aud give character to the journal he origi
mated. But looking back over his bril-
liant career, an ajmirer could wish he
had other surroundings than these. Per
haps, however, he would not be happier
Berranger like he probably clings to bis
old ways from choice.
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IC(. "9bbtrtistr :

TERMS
.-.sc,,,nox -FOUR DOLLARS per annum,
'..sss. - FIVE DOLLARS if not paid
~. thc 6sst three months.
:" ~ 31 --ADyERrISING-
=, ssaare, no lines or lcss) .........sl %
-, - 8 n1sequcnt insertion. .........x IS
nsus n.sus1s.enf az candidates Tor Office. -. $40 90
~ n. ss.ait vill be given for Advertising or job
~ =, sc1ps BY special agreement.
c.,S astinr merely the names. business and
~. e ssidcnce, with paper included, Twelve
IN sasmtiscmcnts not marked, will be pub
,..n.s s6l forbid, and charged for accordingly.
'''s - All jedicial advertisements must be paid
=. = thc lsss day Of publication, or on the day
ri ale
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RAPID PRoMor1oN.-Hon. Judah P.
BENJAMIN. late Of the Confederate Cabinet,
but now Of England, has, after two years
appearance at the British bar, been made
Queens Cousnel. an honor almost without
precedent in the promptitude Of its
bestowal.- .-Commercia Bulletin.
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WIT AND HUMOR.


Used up when it rains-an umbrella.
Light literature books of gas
company.
A peaceful disposition is not absolute
protection against the turmoils of life.
What's more peaceful than clam F.! And
vet, ten to one, it ends its life in broiI.
And then how peaceable an oyster is Z!
And yet how often he gets mixed up in a
stew.
Young women should set good ex-
amples, for the young men are always fol-
lowing them.
"a prudent man." says witty
Frenchman, sis like pin. His head pre-
vents him going too far"
The most remarkable organ in the
world is the organ Of speech in women; it
is an organ without stops
If leaden bullet hits man, what
striking metamorphosis takes place! The
Ieaden bullet becomes felt.
~ don't believe its any use this vac
cination," said Yankee :" had child
vaccinated, and he fell out of window a
week after, and got killed"
Little Frank was taught that he was
made of dust As he stood by the window
watching the dust as the wind was whirling
it in eddie., lie exclaimed seriously, ma
| thought the dust looked as thoug h there
was going to be another little boy made"
In the last illness Of witty George
Coleman, the doctor being later than the
time appointed, apologized to his patient,
saying that he had called in 20 see man
who had fallen down a well. Did he
kick the bucket, doctcr!" gsoaned Cole
man.
81 say. my little son, where does the
right hand road 90 to!" "Don't know.
sir; tain: been anywhere since We lived
here"
WHY is a one dollar greenback better
than a silver dollar? When you fold it
you double it, and when you open it you
find it in creases.
VERY IxpEr1S1rr.-Ano old lady was
asked what she thought Of her neighbors. of
the name Of Jones, and with knowing
wink replied:
"Why, don't like to say anything
about my neighbors but As to Mr.. Jones.
sometimes think. and then again don't
know after all, rather guess he'll turn
out to be good deal such fellow a.
took him for
An exchange calls the Grecian bend
back CANNON.
If bedbugs have any destiny to fill, it
must be their stummucks. ~.
One fiea will go all over mans
suberhs in less than two minitss and leave
him as picked as the measels.
The jealous man is always hunting
for something he don't expect to dnd, and
after he has found II, he is mad because he
has. He is always happy just in proper
:ion as he is miserable.-Josh Billings.
Warning to dogs: A Florida cur enter.
ed butcher shop, jumped for . piece Of
meat hanging high, caught by his collar
on hook and was strang!ed to death.
-Dearer than life fashionable funerals.
An object Of interest-seven-thirties.
The winds merchants pray for-the
trade winds.
High words-conversation on Mont
Blanc. ..
Men who takes things as they come
along thieves.
The flowers o. speech spring from the
root of the tongue. 81
What goes most against farmers
grain-his moving machine.
BE temperate in diet. Our FIRST par
ents ate themselves out of house and home.
| "A gentleman looking at his, watch
after midnight cried, "It's tomorrow
morning must bid you good night"
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The JOY Of my youth hal lef, me- forever.
Boys who spurn mothers counsel ;
who are ashamed to own they are wrong;
who think il manly to resis' he, authority.
or refuse to yield to her Influence, b ware
Lay not.up for yourselves bitter m -mores
for future years.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1869-08-28

Cincinnati has 230, 900. inhabitants.
ll9 churches, three morning and two
evening papers, besides two German
dailies, and 10 weeklies, 20 0monthi'es and
one quarterly. Its suspension bridge has
the longest span in the world, and cost
two millions. ssala4 ses' s''"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1869-08-28

cE Il is not because Massachusetts,
loves the negro, but because Massachusetts,
hates the white men Of the South that this
blasting, withesiug, crushing savage sui-
frage IS sought to be fastened on each
| Southern State Memphis Appeal,
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English Female Bitters regulates and restores,
E. F. B. will cure your sick wife,
Physicians are invited to test E. F. B.
E. F. B. is adapted to old and young females
Trahan & Rose, Agts in vermilionville.
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500 for case of chills which Droomgoolc Co.
cannot cure with their King Of Chills
A permanent cure, King Of Chills, #o .@e
Quit shaking, by using King of Chills
Trahan i Rose, Agts. i'll Vcrmilionvillc.
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SINGULAR SCENE AT A WEDDING.

The New Orleans Picayunc SAYS: Wed
ncsday night quite a fashionable wedding
was celebrated in the Fourth District. The
bride was pretty, as all newly. married
ladies are, and the groom was the glass Of
fashion and the mould of form. A mum.
Der Of invited guests lent grace and beauty
to the occasion, and hearty congratulations
testified the good wishes Of the many
friends for the happiness Of the newly mar
ried pair. The bride was led by laughing
bridesmaids up to her chamber door. But
imagine their surprise when it was open
ed by lady richly and elegantly clad in
travelling suit and evidently waiting for
an interview.
Il beg pardon, madam, but you appear
astonished," said the strange lady.
Il must confess l did not expect to see
any one here" replied the bride.
mo, madam, | came in very privately,
and wished an interview subject to no in
terruption.''
1t did not occur to the bride to inquire
BY whom she had been introduced. or by
what means she had gained access to her
apartment.
"It's very strange, m~'sm. and I can't
imagine why you wish to speak to me-"
1.-THE reason is simple. The man you
have Just married has imposed upon you.
am his wife,"
"Oh itnpossible-you rave r AMI the
lady sank into chair almost fsinting. OF
cou rse the bridesmaids screamed. Such a
succession Of shrieks one has rarely heard.
1t speedily brought the family to the door
with terror stricken faces, and with them
the bridegroom, all asking with trembling
lips :
"What in the world is the matter
"Oh, Edward !" says the bride, 'this
woman says she's your wife,"
INV wife y shouted the astonished hus-
band, why she's insane"
The strange lady stood up calm and dun
ruffled:
"Is it possible, sir, that having perpe.
trated this great wickedness, you will have
the hardihood 10 deny that am you,
lawfully welded wife!" she asked, look.
ing the sorely-troub!ed Edward full in the
eye.
why, confound you woman neve,
saw you before in my life !"
The lady regarded him very much as =
minister would person given oves-to to
tai depravity. y
"Oh Edward, I'm afraid it's true and
| love you ~ sobbed the young wife
how could you have treatei me- SO 7"
Il tell you that haven't got any wife
but you- this woman is an imposter."
The strange lady uttered low. mock
ing laugh. The scene was getting inter
e.iing to the las, degree. The Jaiies were
all crying. and the father Of the brid'
looking stern and indignant. He had beet
f,r sometime regarding the strange lady
when suddenly his eye lighted up, and Al
amusing s,nil. played upon his lips. q
took step forward, and LAYING his hant
on the shoulder Of the strange lady, said
! "Colne, John, this is very cIever'y play
ed, but its time it was over" and follow
ing the impulse Of his arm the strange
was pushed into the hall.
"John 7" exclaimed all a
once.
! It was the brides younger brother
wicked chap, who had pIsyed a nanght..
p ank, with the aid Of his sisters travelling
4 suit and her cast Of chignon and curls.