The Van Buren press., 1873-04-29

| Ne, he added, " met one to day that
you have not spoken of, and was surpris-
ed to n oticc she avoided speaking to me.
Mile Norton it was.
"Millie Andrews, Annie said. Yes,
we had quite forgotten her. Poor gitl!
Well, | was giving Flory all tse good
news could, not the sad. .
Tell me of her, " said Flory. Has
she had trouble? I've heard nothing
since her marriage You know rumor
declared she had male brilliant match. )"
Yes, true; George Andrews was
very wealthy. They lived in a style OF
unsurpassed magniiicenee here but for
short time only She is now widow,
dependent on her own exertions for sup
port She has oua child OILY. George
drank himself to death. "
Z" But Miles parents-thoy surely
could help hor5'
"No, Flory. Mr. Norton lived up to
his entire income, nay, more, went
il debt to keep up such style as Mlllie
wanted, to entertain and retain her aris
tocratic friends Mr. Nortor is dead and
Mrs. Norton is with her son, who is not
able to help Millie at all. / have been
to see her several times, and urged her
visiting me last summer. She declined,
and seemed to shrink from her forIler
! friends
Because they do net approach her
rightly. | do not mean you, Annie.
dear. She shall not shrink from mo. l
will find her Dear Millie! How she
used to love me, when we were little
girls r' FIory said, rememb ring only
Miles sorrow. and Miles love in
childhood days.
The next afternoon,as tired and weary,
Millic stepped forth from the place of hor
daily labor, an elegant private carriage
drew up The driver FASTENED to open
the door 4 lady sprang out, and with
outstrotchad hands approached her As
If the wheels Of Time had turned back
ward in their course, Flora came to her
just as in their childhood
Such warm, loving greeting Millie
could not resist With eyes filed with
tears, she asked:
"Can you forgive me 2"
"Never, if you persist in wearing out
yeur strength in this warm, dusty city
never if you refuse to grant my petition
answered Flora, again claspmg and re-
tanning Miles hand.
"What do you mean, Mis-" she
hesitated-" Flory Z" she said. as Flory
looked reproachfully, saying gently
"Don speak to me so, Millie, dear.
There is place in my heart and home
waiting for you to Gil. Mile We waat
you TO come with your little one to US.
Come help nae take care of my children.
Be my sistor and their teacher. Do, Mil
lie p
Flory would listen TO no denial She
drew Millc with her into her carriage,
and insisted on calling for her little girl,
to go out with them to the beautiful
home, few miles out Of town, which
Howard had just purchased.
Howard De Vere's greeting was as cor
dial as bis wife's The children, with
their mothers LOVING nature, gathered
around the littlo stranger, and made her
so happy, that when Mile returned next
morning to town, she was forced to yield
to the pleadings of all, and leave her
child with Flory,
M.liiq's next wilt was prolonged from
time to time, until at length she grow to
call Flory's homo hers Truly she had
proved the difference between her former
friends, and the noble woman whose aris
tocracy was Of tho highest and trucst
foundation, coming direct from her Ma
kcr--a pure, loving and forgiving heart.
Don WANT ANY OF 1T IN THEIRS. H
V. Redfeld, the spicy correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Commercial, recently met
u Canadian somewhere ont west, who
rather set him aback. In reply to a
question, what he thought of the project
Of anncxing Canada to the United
States, replied very quietly and empha'-
cally, that he didn't want any Of it in his.
Redfeld then asked him if that was the
general feeling?
Yes, you can't find one Canadian in
twenty who would consent to annexa
ton. If ever we join the United States
it will be at the point OF the bay onet
Right now we are freer than you are,and
have less taxes to pay. You can get a
pint Of good liquor in Canada for what
a drink costs here Everything we buy
is cheaper there. Clothing, even, is thr
ty per cent cheaper. Whyi Because
you are taxed to death in your rotten re
public, and don't know it. Your con
grcssmen and officials at Washington
steal more than it takes to run our whole
government in Canada. Do you suppose
that outside people, knowing these things
as well as we do, want to pin our destiny
to such government! The theory Of
yours is good enough, | know, but cor
ruption and imbeeiity have crowded it,
until what YOU cali the best government
the world ever saw has become the
worst was about TO opea vigorous
broadside in defense of our institutions
and government in regular Fourth Of
July style, when saw him spread out a
daily paper and commence reading the
dispatches under the head OF" Credit
Mobilier | did not say any thing.
REGULARITY OF THE Mules HooF.--
The hoof Of the mule has been said by
some writer's OF limited information to
be small and contracted. Parker, how.
ever, says that he knows better. He cx-
amined the hind heel of a mule of very
moderate size, and found that it extend
ed quite across the hard floor to the hay.
NAV onnositp He states that BEING