, 1874-11-03

aR6cVorAtctlt BIO llnu hofer known to Tail. 1t
consisted Of powder, ahsurdly composed, rart
Of which was to be nnxsd with vino, and
pars wrapt up In u down pillow. or tho vino
tho lovotn woro 10 pattalio. An to tho pillow, It
WAS to bc reaorvcd for l1anae'lfn's ,so aloilo,
pol ita Virtues, L'Estalloo observed tha lirco-
tions very exactly, And IIainBein Ravo hor full
opportunity: for, with uttorable nleanteaB, this
consnmn,ato con, II, snca1 kopt 1np hts acquaintance
t tho rIbn to tho sory 1sa But" sleled
useless as Tho other. I Eaw very clearly tint
moro fondIy."
Then l'Estnlloo wont on to speak Of tho vreath
or rather wrcatllH, for there lind boon two.
Visiting tho market on tho ove Of St. John to
purchase sonlo roHos doutlrc n'cr, and somo
other flowers, "wllorowith to decorato her por
Ron, as was tho custom Of young women at that
aoason," sho bought. nmoug tho rcst, a bunch Of
ihat weed Of dirk repnto, ntiePl,crds.Pursc Or
at tho tavern. Thon Margot obaorvod tho Hhep-
her(l's-pnrAo, aud said that BY ta mems, Hho
co11ld work iii such form rs should cause 1Iatn-
scll'n to abandon tho wife he wns about to wod,
ly say, at once changed lands. and q bnrgaln was
struck lilo boldamo promised to wcavo tho
shnpherd's-pnrno into two gnrinndB, ono for the
bridegroom md tho other for tho bride, which
tclloo had 10 1nuch Mt heart.
Wedding. It was liked for tho Sunday, aud, on
the TIlursday or Friaay boforo, ,-aho could not
vol xenlonber which h,-h1arion called oil hor
1ior promise respecting the Rariands,, removed
tho nathB to aocrccy Of tile unhappy rlbald. and
imposed another 10 the effect that eho would
bring Inauy customers aa she could to tho
tavern. Ihon she whispered that tho earlanas
would bo roady on tho Sunday, wlon Marion
would rccctyo thotn, along With a1nplo directions
for their usc.
1loro. rs often In tho course Of this report. tho
dull, dry grolsicr beeomss most attractive
Btory-teller. It ig unintontionally indoca ho
merely gives tho moro in,portnnr items of tho
evidence ia the usual n1ntter-of-fact atylo OF
s,tch people. l}ut the dctaiHt hko nil those into
which human feeling crters deeply, posHcha m
iutcrest of their own which needs no ails from
the artlflccs Of ntyle.
The confession wont on to rolnto how on tho
morning Of tho Sunday, WHOM her amo waa to
we'd Marion roso carly; how, sitting sally by
her lattico sho eaw 11ainaclin pass, and su!utod
Linn; llow, when tho marriage hour drew nigh,
sho felt constrained to 20 and witnesa tho proccs
sion OIL its way to church how she followed it
thithcr, at.d remained, with what feeling no shall
hot attempt to guess, uutil tho cerenonY WAS
oycr. how, whom it was over, she atoppcd for
ward before tho company. with that atoiciBnl
which i0te,acst passion cnn 10 strangely assume,
and BaIutcd tho pnr,. "bien Il do,ict7eHt !" how
afterwards she accompanied Tho party baok to
tile 1oBtolry OF Aencon, whore 1t Was to spond
Luz Ill EHfGI} ANu AuH, YullklAR IL ~ AIld
door Of tho hostelry, she returned to hor lonely
ch9tnber.
10 Marion that day wns omplatically tho day
Of darkneea, which. according to 0ld-World
superstition, everybody IL compelled to undergo
ut loast once III lito q miserable day, terrible
day, a day Of impotent fury, hopeless sorrow,
aid withoring rcmorse, every ono OF whose inci-
dents burns ita impression doop into tho NOM
ory.
In her chamhcr lEsta!lco remained for hours.
tho lasl'os Of tho Fnrioa, Thoro, in the very
focus Of human suffering, sho sat, tho rcaliza
tion OF the picture 30 powerfully paiuted in tho
"Giaour":
Darkness aboye, desra.r beneath.
Around her 1ntne, within her death.
1.-Two hours after midday" SHE bethought her
Of the promise Of ID Barre, and hurried 10 tue
Rue Ftoidmantol, wlere Hho conducted herself
as one possossea wrlnging her hands, goaeuring
wildly, rendlnE hor hair aud hor garments, aud
sending forth fierce complaints which were not
altogether without foundation. From tho evi-
donee il appears TINT 1iainsellsn dealt with her
as such acoaudrelB doal with snch women. Ho
had used her money as unscrupulousy aH her
affections. Ho wna evon indebted to her for Ills
life. LII a dangerous illucss, Wherein lo had no
ono else to look to aud ITO othor shutter for his
head, s!o llad conveyed him to hor lodging and
nuraed him herself carefully and teudorly iback
to health. Poor rEstallon wluked sho was, md
immoral in tho extreme, but Btill thoroughly de-
voted mud seif~sacrilicng excellent i'll that which
makes tho moat exceilent quasity Of woman
wlo does not pity llor
Having subsidized into something like oompos-
rre, Mation Sns agnin HWGrn to seprecy by tho
l,olttame, and tho. garlands wero produced.
" Holding thom III hor loft hauQ," narrated tie
unfortunate, - she crossed tLon with hor right,
while aho lnuttcrod oyor tlom some words too
low for me to hear. Tlou she handed them to
inc with these directions: Go to the hoatclry
where the nlarrlasc~fcast ia hold. aud whou YOU
ECO tho married couple join in tho dance. make
aomo o.cuse-auch as STOPPING to tic your shoe,
Or to pick up something you have dropped
which will enable y0u to place the garlands in
Eheir way without exciting Intention. II you 80
manage that they shall trend upon taen prom.
i5o you tllat your wish shall be acoomplisLad.'
Hero, as Marion asserted She Was seizod with
Il scruplo. 6ho. Mhoao lito was one round Ut
mortal sin, actually Bhrank from imporiling her
precious soul By following the instructions of
tue ogross. That the sctuplc waa real wo
witnessed tho like. But when Margot answered
ller that tho gaslands were, aud would renaiu,
perfectly harmless to overy one but the BRIDE
groom aud tho bride, hor Bcruplos eyaporasod.
nnd size consented to 30 through with tho Bor-
Gerry.
Concealing tho things beneath tcr drcss, Mn
rion laHtcued to tho festive Bceno. There she
found tho company footing it with plobcian
yigor. And thara, tlGuks to tho easy manuorH
Of the! period, Hho found no difficulty in Join
lQB tue HauEts AAV!uR q partner WHOM the
grsf1ior has not forgotten to describe with ox-
cr,cintiug precision rs One Eyed Thomas, q ,fa-
miliar servant Of tho Duke Of Touraiuo. And
here wo must pause to protest against tllut
habit peculiar to tho law, which will persns IN
taking advantage Of tho trial Of toro.igh-pacoa
Bcoundrol to coslgn TO Immortality all the moro
unpleasant pecllliarties Of respectable people.
ln tho course ot tho evening, Marion managed
TO deposit her Garands. Having no further
bMsincsa there, Bhe Wont homo to supper aud
after supper she haatened to the tavern to report
progress, uud be again assured! Of SUCCEEDS.
Tile Monday aud 'Tuesday following the ILL.,
tostunato spent in ali excursion to alontmastro.
There ao,no gossip respecting tho uowy-marriod
led hoz to think tlat tho spoil had failod sha
returned therefore to rAfs +. oSesodtugy down
ono, as ii happenod- that brtds and
bridegroom we're Ill, tho latter alarm
inyly. This With tho addition Of conyer-
nostrums aud to encourage ths hopea OF her
dupe, waH tho end of this unparalleled oonfos-
AlOn.
1iargot waB confronted with Marion, vlloao
dopoaitons were road over to hor. 10 every