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nth.s rsrp StaI 6stat, for Salt.

FOR SALE, or EXCHANGE for improved
Il PROPERTY Ses-YoFk Or Brooklyn RESIDENCE With "
ground the combining the security ,nd al
With the shade privacy Of the country Fggel
police n 'front.' Of house, quantities u shade I've @
u from deuoi, hour from Whst Large odfsho1ed and a.
house. barns and 0utbudngs Puce -hWp
same distance the depot COZ
TAGE % n and cellar with bathroom hot aud cold
water. furnace. range. &c.
About geln IN Of shade and al varieties Of fruit trees
With good garden. Price 1000 Apply WHITEHEAD LYON
Counselors ai-Lsw. IS WaLst
HOUSE and two LOTS for SALE-ln jersey
City opposite Van vorsquire. Threesoy sHd basement
broruone HOUSE perfect order sth without furniture Apply
10 JAIME SMITH 90. 40 Broadway.
MONTCLAIR, n. J.-Country Homes, Villa
" Site Tor sale AL Houses Let By " Jacehus Moutclsr y
DLAlNFIELD.-A new French-ro HOUSE,
minutes yak depot lot; will be sold sacrifice
the oNsr leave before April Inquire Of BRONX MARSH
opposite depot.
RUTHERFORD PARK.-Choice LOTS at the
~ staon for SALE by the Mount Rutherford Company Apply 70
ROWS. SHpt Rutherford Park.
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furniture.

WARREN WARD X Co.,
w Nos Is ADD II >PHlNG-~l.. corner Crosby
Esab. .ls1 81.
Wholesale manufacturer, ~ 'r@ attest
PFUROpN rAEIOE DINING. ANU LIBRARY FURNITURE
NAIIEE>NES. SPRING BEDS. Nr &r
GOODS WARRANTED As REPRESENTED
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2uus,s mo flms 6clI nttS.

HOUSES WANTED for desirable tenants
wAug furu sb ard
furnished HOUSES prices Please send u e.
scnpons No charge viii be- inside unless furnish an
eeptsbe tenant o. g. BESSEr, 81 Cedlrst,
date B-nne keueuh
WANTED-By a small family, whole or part
w unfar-hed HOUSE coGu within one hour -
City Hall by Neser,ey preferred Address ioe' m
pirncuss moderate W NJ Tribune OM
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guus arb 9ouns.

BOARD WANTED--A single gentleman
ID ..b,, furnished ROOM -th BRBAkFAsT ard TEA
.ey private family Reference given viii pay 80 per month
10 Iivsbos Address " BoOkKEEPER' 1reaee once
BOARD in the frst-class brown stone House
ii " West Poarteeuths St moderate prices
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grun d1lorks.
Eost and fOun0
priating.

NVM. EVERDELL's SONS, 1Q Fulton-st.--
w LITHOGGAPHIC. STEAM JOB PRINTERS, au1 LABEL
NAStFACIl HkES
NOUR CUSTOM SOLICITED by FRANCIS
LH.rII >tao1ers Printers. 50 - Naidrulale We
...-.. - - -.---- La l NJ III
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OFFICES to LET-The ASbuTy Lie lnSuT-
" ,ure ComUany having removed Offices a. O9 bodNaY
az l s-r to r their lJI BoadFAy corner
Of Appv on the
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dnttinn SaIts Of Rtll fstltt.

DOSITIVE SALE OF CAR FACTORIES
/ and REAL ESTATE 20 Jersey tiy, =. j.
The sutscrbers II the ate WN CJAMiN"S i'Al
Car Msuuleturfr. deceased. will Offer for >ALh
AT PUBLIC AUCTION,
on THURSDAY.
The 18th Day Of March, 1870
O'Clock . m a.
TtILORS HOTEL. ~ JERSEY CII1; . 49,. =,
An of,s Car Factores Machine shops landrre, 20 ~ &
,.f consisting III fourteen Ctg Lots, each 'k" s'i 90 e
s, ~ ~ st. aui extending ron HirlhrA ~
In Iey City being Convenient 20 railroads. lrl's Au ~
s ici "a sor kind u EluuirtnrH purposes
SALE PEREMPTORY: TBlthS hAsl'
Posses. o the De- Jay oi NAY lrhI
D'''N ''''' ''' THOMAS W. JAMES lp,eerior.
iS1lCJ yASuERBECK 49,
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NEWARK AND NEW YORK RAILR
NrEW IrpSEY RAIIRnAn- ERnM EnnT n

COUTH SIDE RAILROAD OF LONG
SIs ASD-wINrkR ARRAsGkNENr.-ou aui amer osioosi
IS the .p . ..,s the Roosevelt AID Grad o. frres n
s.s a n NAL Passenger for Patshops n 'f ssrfsA
an m gprea 10 Passhssae A.Sl a Aeso@n'aA1na 20
ign S,Sr,v, broash 20 Patehosus, % foe hsrr'ei
a, Sr5,,, through 20 Babylon All sesssSi AZ waller SrsA
sls''' - - soIGLAs sspspatssJssI
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DRIVATE STABLE to RENT, with every
oonyeui-rce for coacmln Appj on pe'
"a l.-se
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INO LET-The Large Iron Building. G}XlOo
Stone. high Sos aud is2 Br ai~ay corner Of ro"ar
r,t o,cuTls BIZ N-s.-, '. HiugaEort Co. Apply on =.
premise, or 10 A. L. FLY y Pnest N-s,rs r. v hAJDh"OJ
4 Co vii remove % No. 90 BroAivag before MAJ p.
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DROADWAY-To LET, the splendid double
ID marble STORE and BASEMENT IN the Mason snhn organ
Co Building 81 BroaIsay, veil Lighted 55E2'0 Apply 70
A RAYMOND rs Fgltonst.
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CTORES. VACANT LOTS, Pier and Bulkhcad,
y River gL e7-r- part 20
b ,Ut tire. f-rr, % BraoayH REST Jols
VIZ ' D,N-L ". RICHARDS s. Co.,. goo aHl " Mt.tl.t
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Rtal estatt 10 erthlngr.

NJ A. rutland q CO.. Beekman-st. have
vi. to EXCHANGE for NEwiORK o. bE0oNLlS -
FARMS Knzs Queens Suffolk RoesaHd, Putnam "s'''rsrl
Dutehs orange Counties y. y NeFJelsey ana Oo0
necicuL
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l. ltlh hAlLN Al - laus. VII i'd'E lop"''
Tar.az4 Ergr,,. a. To-. d. m
and p. taly. -aF- Ts-lT fl - 20 . o. r. - e
ri III. ..F5 o. r .4.rl Nss improved Drsr koon
Cosets ACCOMPANY tl@ uolyl 70 blfao eoab-'ta.
>-ri-g Coaches tarHrs- % eve
t0fra-s F accompany tur TO- Ua Isa
Sugg-ltrGa Elfl and .I- t2 % Rochester Baiao
au. Cincinnati. An cH'-alt uau leaves taig a. B D.
for Pr-. Jrrvis VA. 40 yelt. b. 3 Is p m,
rrrurt Tor NarEcS holL
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N-EW-IFESFN SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
g., long BRANCH, RED BANH. BElChSB kg. MAN
cuFS rRR rows RIVER &c. By Ssimr JESSE HolF Al p
m. from er ~ i"' 0-"Hs v - SNEB y General N,asgsr
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lofts TO Let's HOWARD-SI', neal
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ETRNISHED HOUSE AND STABLE-IO
LET to private family onl7Au eEtrs 'r1~i 'oy '"or i.oa
frr.hi Louse and stable separate al 4N IT, on t coA
Of Murray Hin near Fnh.ayr Inquire Of HOMER MORGAN
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Flu RN | ) II f ID, first-class, brown stone
"A HOUSE on Foueenth Fifth and SItbsv-s To LIT.
ApplH A. =. FARRELL. 2l7 CanaLsi.
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DEY-ST., near Broadway-TO RENT
DBuMDlSG No . Dest S be- put good order Apply to o.
y. l. ROM ~
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UNFINISHED HOUSE TO LET for six months
4 from l.t Of May, private family ohys No % Vest
- ,.rt $40 month Ingnre premises. Reference '-
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I'IETAN I I I nv IINIII-II IITN-II " IL
II a 6rst-ca.s s1e house Thirty u1asL near Ilfnase;
IN rent 10 private family 10 OF tl- most De-
,ir,be houses 10 fhe cty perfect Orier Full Pacui fc"
HOMER MORGAN. 2 Pine-st. Nt,l-
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6itr Stal estatt FOX SJl'.

A THREE-STORY, high-stoOp, brownies
y HOSE d-.Inby located ia tlr e"uiuOl al Improvements
for SALE 1850 II sold Terms e.sF. g. fkEhhAN
? ? RIM
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4 HOUSE to RENT on EOustOn-st.; also on
~ Tseuy fourth aud Tsrnty seyenhs Rents 00o : so
and 1900 Country residences Of aprces C. FREEMAN III
Hr.at
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Hard Water for Drinking Purposes.

DR.. Letheby, in an article on the wa.
ter supply of London, states that water
of moderate hardness, ike that used ia
London, Paris, Vienna, and some other
European cities, is always TO be prefer.
red to that which is entirely soft, as
being best suited for donieslic purposes,
on account Of being brighter 10 the eye
and more agreeable to the taste. He
also makes the singular announcement
that the French authorities are so we'll
satisfied of the superiority Of hard wa
ter that they pass BY that Of the sandy
plains, near Paris and 90 FAR away TO
the chalk hills of Champagne, where
they find water even harder than that
of London; giving as a reason for the
preference that more OF the conscripts
from the soft-water districts are reject
ed, on accouat of the want Of strength
of MUSCLE, than from the hard water
districts, from which they conclude that
the calcareous matter is favorable to the
formation of the tissues.
DR.. Letheby further states that tho
mortality in England is greater, on an
average, in places where soft water is
used, other circumstances being equal,
than where the water is hard audi
suggested thatthe sparkling hard waters
OF the limestone districts are relishc d.
not only because they are pleasant 10
the eye, but 90 account Of some hygieuir
properties 10 tile excess Of carbonic acid
they contain, aud possibly because the
percentage Of lime acts intellectually upon
the system. The Doctor concludes by
expressing his preference for the ysry
slightly hard water Of London over i
softer quality, although rcpreheadine
the use Of water containing an excess of
mineral matters.
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TIE BATTLE.

Heavy and solemn,
A cloudy column,
Through the green plain they marching oamo;
Measureless spread like table dread,
For the wild grim dice Of the iron game
Looks are bent on the shaking ground
Hearts beat loud with a knelling sound
Swift by the breast that must bear the bruni,
dsliops the Major along the 'front.'
"fIatl"
And fettercd they stand at the stark command,
And the warriors, silent, halt!
Proud in the blush of morning glowing,
What on the hilltop Shines in iowing2
" See you the foemen's banners waving ~
We sec the foemen's banners wsvingr
" God be with your children and wife -
Hark the music--the drum and the fife
How they ring through the ranks which they
raise to the strife
Thrilling they sound with their glorious tone
Thrilling they go through marrow bone
Brothers, God grant when this life is Ger,
in the life to come that we meet once morei
See the smoke, how the lightning Is eleaving
asunder
Hark the guns, peal on peal, how they boom
in their thuuderl
From host to host, with kindiing souud,
The shout and signal circle round
Az, shout IL forth To life or death
Freer already breAthes the breath
The war is waging-slaugbter raging,
And heavy through the reeking pail
The iron death dice lalli
Nearer they close, foes upon foes,
Ready -
From square to square II goes.
They kneel as one man, from flank to flank,
And the FIRE comes sharp from tue foremost
rank.
Many a soldier to earth is sent:
Many 4 gap by the ball is rent;
Oer the corse before springs the hinder man
That the line may not fall to the fearless van ;
To the right, to the LEFT, and around and around,
Death whifls In its dance on the bloody ground;
Gods sunlight Is quenched in the fiery fight,
Over the host falls brooding night!
Brothers, God grant when this life is DER,
In the iiie to come that we meet once more
The dead men lie bathed in the weltering blood
Aud the living are blent in the slippery food
And the feet, as they reeling and sliding go,
stumble on the cOrses that sleep below.
what Francis, give Charlotte my last fare
well -
As the dying man murmurs the thunders swell
mPn give-o God, are their guns so near?
no eomrades-yon volley look sharp to the
III give thy Charlotte thy last farewell
sleep soft where death ,hiokest descendeth IL
rain
The friend thou forsakest thy side NAV regaini'
lliiherward, thitherward, reels the fight,
DARK and more darkly the day glooms to night
Brothers, God grant when this life is DER
In the life to come that We meet once more
Hark to the hoors that gnlloping gol
The adjutnnt's flying
The horsemen press hard on the painting foe
Their thunder booms dying.
Victory
Terror has seized on the dastards all
And their colors fall
| Closed is the brunt Of the glorious fight;
And the day, like conquerOr, bursts on tn,
night
Trumpets and flies swelling choral along
The triumph already sweeps marching in song
| Farewell, fallen brothers! though this life s,
DER,
There's another in which we shall meet yo,
| once more.
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rivers, from lake to lake, distance of
eight miles, where the ground will some
times sink and the cavity Gil with water,
until tall trees, that had stood and sunk
upright, will have their topmost branches
deeply cover; where rivers will disap-
pear in the earth aud rise again, thus
forming natural bridges, some of them
n mile in breadth; where, Instead of
spring, summer, autumn and winter,
there are two Seasons only-eight
months summer, aud four months winter
weather; where the winter is the dry
season, and the summer almost a daily
rain where in order to take walk,
yon first wade through light sand
ankle deep, and then get into mud
puddle, aud some of these mud puddlcs
cover whole country; where no clay
is found fit for brick making, and people
build houses without chimneys; where
to make living is SO easy task, that
every one possesses the laziness Of ten
ordinary men, and every one you wish
to employ 10 labor says that he is tired
and would seem to have been born so
where agues would prevail if the people
would take the trouble to shake; where
large orangc.tree will bear seven thou
sand oranges-ieaves, buds, blossoms,
half grown, fullgrown fruit all ut once
and every twenty FIVE feet square OF
sand will sustain such n tree where,
in many parts, cold weather is an i'm.
possibilityand perpetual yerdure reigns
where the Everglades are found, cover.
ing many large counties with water
from one to six feet deep, with a bot
tom mud covered, yet underneath solid
aud firm, from which grasses grow uT
to the surface--a sea of green, and with
islands large aud small scattered oyel
the surface, covered with live oaks ant
dense vegetation where alligators, o.
gators, as they are called in Floridi
parlance, possess undoubted aborigina
rights of citizenship; aud mosquitoe
pay constant visits, and are intrusive
aud even penetrating in their attention.
to strangers"
There must be accorded to the write
of this passage considerable skill in tn
phraseology, as in no instance is til,
sense rendered ambiguous by the pro
longation of the sentence. The phrase
are short, apt, aud disentangled-Net
York Methodist
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Mistcllaneons.
Description Of Florida.
4 SENTENCE EIGHT HUNDRED WORDS 10,

4 SENTENCE EIGHT HUNDRED WORDS LONG
Last week we informed our readers
that an article in Lippiucott's .Nagazins
contained one of the longest sentences
on record, consisting Of over eight hun.
dred words. The sentence 10 question il
found 10 well written article on Flori.
da, we append it:
"I propose, then, to give nv readers
some description of this old vet still
strange and wild country, that has been
settled for three hundred vcors and i
not yet inhabted-a land of shifting
sand and of deep mud land of nohle
rivers that rise in swamns and consist
merely of Chains of shnllow l,kes somo
of them twenty miles across and onIv
twelve feet deep-of wide sandy Main:
covered with solemn sounding Dines--of
spots so barren that nothing can he
made to grow upon them and Va, viii,
soil so fertile that if Won .t;cklo \,
with hoe. il will lauyh with an obrn
dant harvest of sugar cotton r;ee ,na
fruit-a land of ORANGES lcmons noma
grapatcs. pineapples frs and h,nanas
whose rivers teem with fsb ;,s So,
with game and lis very air with g,,rI !.
where everything will rrow ovoar,
wheat and annlcs. where ororr,h; ~
can be found exeent ;ce No, whoIss
the peonle with nrodnc,;yo sn;I :
mild climate and boup,ifnI n,,,ro /"
fordinc every tablo lnxnry I;ro an 60
erist sweet notatocs aod n,oIassos " .
where many mon nossess;na far,r ~,
sand hc,d of cot,Ie noyor ssu 80 a"ou r.
mill in tbo;r lives ns;nn aml,' IL ia; -
porteJ article who, n.ed @ -; III M 5 '
thcn coll;ns il co,sre,a,a,1 ,,;Il, IN ", ,.L auu
tbe yerv efFort 10 m;It I. s a". is mnels
nronahly scare bor 70 So.,h "" w, a1ula
& fr;ah,on . nSoIo na;,hha.Lana ~ I, % wen "
nn6aarJ of nLonomaann ~. y .ie
banos n,o', - oa p. .Lo ,nns "ne'o eau,
Won NAV d;c hread on, oe ~ o, ',.o,,ai aJu .
where below ,be rros, l;na ,ho ~ 49," s.u' y;
,Ion, heconos = iarao 49, s"s os S"sso. sei VI,
years, grow,L and T : n,nsI; nes " Seterai s
vino vii, ,.ka 700, r.an1 !. ...;I: Gan
hranche. anS ,hns ~ s,.aoa I'm s =, W.. .'a,,,ng
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Canning Fruit.

Like many others, | tried, again and
again, to sepI fruit without moulding
upon the top was particular in fol-
lowing the printed directions 10 general
use, but found that my cans, when cold,
would not be more than two.thirds full,
and in few days white mould mp
peared upon the top. | finally appcalcd
to friend who, knew, canned large
quantities for her own use She showed
me fruit over year old, quite fresh, tho
cans full, aud no mould. | at ooce
adopted her plan which | have since
followed with great success. have no
interest in the nianufactdre Of cans, and
believe that every one should do his own
advertising, but 1 prefer that kind 10
which you have onlj the can, glass
cover and rubber to use. 81
Fruit can be kept just as well with.
out, as with sugar; and those scaled up
for pies are better without any, as they
will retain their favor far Better Brass
kettles should never be used. Tin pars
or kettles lined with porcelain, SO as TO
preserve the most perfect favor of the
fruit, are the best. While my fruit is
being scalded, | put n gill Of cold water
in each can, aud Gil up with hot watet.
putting the covers and rubber also into
hot water. The fruit need not be
cooked-ouly heated to the boiling
point-unless in preparing pears or
| ounces, or some ether hard fruits, that
may require more cooking, and then
only just so that straw may be passed
through, always being careful to have
juice enough to cover the fruit. As
soon %, boiling hot, empty a can aud
fill; then another, or as many as can
well be attended to. Let the cans stand
open until you can comfortably bear the
hands upon them. Meanwhile moro
fruit may be heated.
Cut thick writing paper in round
pieces the size Of the top Of each can,
and when the contents Of the cans arc
cooled, SIP d piece over the top Of the
fruit in each can, and at once fill up on
top Of the paper with boiling juice
Saved for the purpose aud put on the
covers as soon as filed, according to tho
directions given.
l often seal up cherries and tomatoes,
only for winter, in one gallon stone jars
that are small at the top, prepared just
the same as for glass. Leave oG the
covers, seal with melted resin, adding a
little tallow. Try it on piece Of cloth ;
if too brittle, add more tallow, and rice
Uersa. Cut piper also for the top q
the jar, Just SO it will como over the
edge, and dip piece of thick cloth into
the resin, only upon one side, spread
over the jar and tie down now, with a
spoon, dip and spread on the hot resin
until entirely covered, pressing down
, the sides with tile hands dipped 10 cold
water. When cold. If the jar is all
tight, the cover will be depressed q
, quarter Of an inch or more. But If Il
is level, then you must seal it over
again. Those who can common soul
, cherries will fiud them greatly improved
by first draining off all the juice; and
then covering them with water--scalt
and drain of, aud cover over again fol
/ sealing, canning, preserving, or drying
Farm and Freside.
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Select 2ottry.
From Harper's Magazine for Augu'i.
MY NIOCKING-gsaRD.

Mockng bird mocking. bird swinging high
Aloft in your gilded cage,
The clouds are hurrying over the sky,
The wild winds licrcely rage.
bnt soft and warm is the air you breathe
up there with the tremulous ivy wreath;
Mud never an icy blast can chill
The perfumed silenccd sweet and still.
Mockinr-birdl mocking bird from your throat
Hreaks forth no food Of song,
Tor even perfect. golden note,
+ triumphant glad, and strongl
bot now and then pitiul wall,
Like the plaintive sigh of the dying gale,
Gomes from that arching breast of thine,
Swinging up there with the ivy vine.
Mocking. bird mocking bird well know
& Your heart is far away,
Khere the golden stars Of the jasmine glow,
III And the roses bloom alwny
For your cradle-ncst was softly made
Id the depth of a blossoming myrtle's shade !
tAnd you heard the chant Of the southern seas,
Borne inland by the iayoIing breeze.
4 But ah, my beautiful mocking-bird!
Should bear you back again,
Never would song Of yours be heard
Echoing through the glen.
+ For once, ah ! once, at tho dawn Of day,
u ou walked to the roar Of the deadly fray,
When the terrible clash Of armed foes
Startled the vale from its dim rcpose
At first you sat on a swaying bough,
Mocking the bugle's blare,
Fearless and free in the icrvid glow
I or the heated, sulphurous air.
Your voice rang out like a trumpcts note,
With a martial ring in It's upward float
And stern men smiled, for you seemed to be
Cheering them on TO victory!
But at length, as the awful day wore on,
You flew to a trce-top high,
And sat like spectre grim and wan,
~ Outlined against the sky;
Sat silently watching the fiery fray
Till heaps upon heaps the Blue and Gray
Law together. silcut band,
Whose souls had passed to the shadowy land.
Alb, my mocking-bird! swinging there
81 Under the ivy vine,
Z You still remember the bugle's blarc,
And the blood poured forth like winsi
The soul of song in your gentle breast
+ Died In that hour of fierce unrest,
When, like spectre grim and wan,
You watched to see how the strife went oni
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Drained to make you the wife you de.

Drained to make you the wife you de.
serve"
But if there is no other woman 10
the world who would content me us u
wife," he murmured-'.if | love your
very faults, Rosy, can you not let me
be happy my own way?'
"Then, Herbert, | must promise you,
| suppose, il you are determine to rush
wilIulIy on your fate" she replied, with
an attempt to regain her playful man.
ncr.
lie was sealing the bond according to
the customary iormalitcs, when Mrs
Gaston entered he room.
"Really, good people, am unlucky
IN my intrusions upon you" she said
81 am again interruptiug your innocent
amusements"
Though Mrs. Caston's words were
iesting, she spoke rather stiffly. The
fact was, she saw no chance of any sue.
ccsslul termination Of the affair, and
this was going altogether beyond the
bounds Of mere Irritation, however
widely tho limits might be drawn.
"My dear Mrs. Castor, let me pre-.
sent to you my intended wife," said
Bligh, joyously.
"Oh, that is what you have come to,
is it p she said; but what will Captain
Villiers say r
81 have his consent" replied Bligh;
land what is more, Rosy's too And
now, will you not congratulate me r
with all my heart-ond you, too,
Rose. like you both SO much, that |
am delighted to see you happy" she
exclaimed, her manner quite changing
"But how did you overcome Captain
Villiers' SUPP osed inyincible prejudicey
All, | can guess-it was your exploit OF
last night. Why, Herbert Bligh, you
are quite hero in romance"
Captain Nillicrs was good as his woid d
he gave his daughter a portion, which
enabled Herbert Bligh eiTectually to
carry out his irrigation schemes These
have so increased the value of his pro.
perty as to surpass his most sanguinc
expectations. Captain VilIiers is now
an old man, and it is commonly sup
posed, that, at his death, his large pos.
sessions will descend to his fayoritc
daughter; if so, Herbert Bligh will be
one OF the richest mea in Australia
lie protests that he is quite contcuted
with his lot, for he has the most darling
little wife in the country.