, 1875-12-20


"':aI,lIood. SIN combined Tue hit1l,,itcity a,nl
hrtlrrrn::H oi thu r:,;lh with the growing dignity
Of wonnn. Sprighty In conversation. and cnInsly
til Appearance. rl,e WAS snngl.t after nnI petbed,
perhaps :atteresl: and. II tho orAcles had
been consulted, they wnul1. without ambiguity
have marked Out for her \ brilliant future.
Coming from family Of moderate means, aho
was not highly edacstcd; bnt what sho lacked
iu ncquirca intelligence WA amply compensated
for BY the remarkable natural intuition Of
woman, aud she tact with which aha caught tho
hsi'its Of tho eoodiy. born.
Az have ssid, sue had many Huisors; but
AMBITION rAD PossExslaN Of uEn nEAnT,
and Der hand wns eventually sought and wen by
ono Of tho Private secretaries OF rresidcns
Grans. lIo was man of handsome appearance
and polished addscse. hut, unfortunately, waa =
slavo to dslna. They were married, and aprAt-
entity lived happily. Before long, however, his
constitution sank under tbs burning power Of
whlskg. AMI. te!oro theis honeymoon wsa sc.rcr-
! !? oscr. hs died victim 10 thc insatlste t]li.pt
TIC coHld not con1ner. i1e left, healeyo, a t:le
property aud with this lis widuw lgain TO-
Turned 10 Warrington, and cotnmeuced house,
keeping il house not far aiAtan. from the Cap
| ltol. lh few short months the widow became
= mother. aud garn ali hcr tjsno to
the 1casng oof tao infaut. short dis-
taneo IRON her house, = young physician
was struggling ipto trac,,ce under Tho ,nspira-
ton of devoted atndy Ana natural iuc1iu atiou
J Already hc llhd met With sonae Buccess, aud WEB
| gonossl, accredited o sislng man. Tl.s conne
] were brought together, no mauter how, null
| within fnw months they wcsa married. Du:
| tue hapulnc-s u Their weldoi life w,s Ut
! short du.stiun. JealouAy on the Oar: Of
the wife, aud rnososeucss Oh the pa,s
Of the husband, lei to Au estrnnxcmcnt.
At first the eepatat,on and indulgence II,
| angry words ended Ni.b the tlav, b,t at 1cucth
tue husband aise'ted himself for days together.
\ ratelled'up reconciliation wns effected bur,
| wien they agaiu entared the Ha1pa Lou.e thu
] wtte 4oon lcarned that her husband had puc.
| cutnbol 10 temptation, ani was OH tho descont-
| lug ecs'o to dtunkard's gravo. It can readily
be imagined that r iEute undor a4rh eli cut.l-
ssanceH
Was ROOM nnoEEx.
The man nov had refuge whlc!i Nigh. provo
| his aettr'c:on, bat which sieuccA the pAuas Of
immediate snrrow. They quarrele1. aud iulab-
atcd kllo nanlo ilouRo al etIaHter to oue another
| Will 4 "otaanr iaahican ano puyBlol Tho blk-
Ter coursa which could ou'y n;f,r III lnftlpcratlo
obetacle 10 1cneHa! Of their marital reIa.to,ls
aud the Tre!h.nasuli Of her l.:lsbauu. IL tho en-.
| jnrceu solitude * hsr oTtI l1ume. she wslcoMcl
the EttentiouH Of otAar ~ b.yon ngn.u, then,
HaB rue ac Il Oil tho tt;ect. at tho the.trcs. aud
'n til. lu1ur,Rnk r9-taus2utB Of tho city. lhe
cusninall.'n "f tuis Is easily toll. Returning
una night from none round Df pleasure, stIv
! found the hbuBe tightly loeGed. n,u Ill im}en-
t etsable dar"ne-s ~ithlu. 4 ft!cnuIs ne1silnor
tod hcr that her husband had Lel.. and hausya
| lel tu0 kGF OI LE9 uJCEGMpIGu ADtBD
SAs di uot eh:ct. boNeser. ta: came tlowa
| town ii, eo.rch OF hsm. Through -o,ae meAn@,
the hutel ut winch ho MAS BtupEnnx vas ,iltcov.
| cred, aud tho woman hcsi1ated not . mo1aenl to
auter iss portals far paet the hour IT niInleht.
| Ths nKht.cetA denied that tlle :. Doctor" vsg
! there whll. he-i,oor foaI !-*aa reeIIn1 IN the
ae:-zoana. Without reason and without senKe
! She wanted room. but MAS informed that
ladies weso not accommodated At that hour OF
| tho nigbs-tho cleEd ncanwas castnE
| EueDiflJHH TldDcnS 4 thu n1AJ4 Attendant
| Oh tho sidowa'k, Tho husband, however,
unawarc of tue situation, stumbled into
| the sun,l office aud. WITH bound. tue vito ana
bv bis Sido. It was no iove.s meeting but, the
shock omswhst st'bering the tnan nutua! re-
| criunaton wns iudu]Eed. There, In tao ,.reec,cu
| Of a crowd Of loateTs and gaping strangers, this
aRplrius thsHiclan aua l.s beautiful wife
| nEHEsH1ED T1IE sTony OF 1nE1I LIVES.
colo:ed mad wrought With all tho paeson wi1ich
liquor can arouse and suAtsin. For be It kn.xu
shat it M carly discovered that tho ambitious
R1l lad fallen 81 low AZ to rarakc too largely of
! VINO. To avert such n sceue. it was resolved TO
give the WOMAN A room, Persuaded to retire,
| SIR insisted upon tho presence Of her huHbau1,
aud ho 81 Htoitlr resisted, saying
| that on tho day previous ho had entered
. suit for divorce M the ground Of adultery
uer boisteruus conduct At laas made tue pres-
| once Of q policeman necessary. anil her chambe.
WAS eatassI ooiv to tlnd i half. nude woman Ira
zeuty confronting tla intsuderd. 1t is not nee.
{ sesary 10 20 much further. Her husband ut lgHt
4AdAy or two elapsed. and then the newspapers
Aluoanecd that both parties lad mhdo hppitca-
tlo.e {or dl. o:ce,-ono on the ground Of aduI.
tory, and the other for Continued dr,inkennoss.
They hive never been toee:her since, a,,d uow
their Wtha nte 1nr. far Ktart. Slo outered upon
q "hfo OF pleasure" haunted the strec.a aud
puh!ic t'kacta. aud at last entered one vi thoBe
| riIiied pataceA wnere rovclry and tnirth arn
tho pr:ce for The sacrifice Of virtue. anil
SIN claims sita own tue victim, bndy and soul. lie
| 10 MT outcnst. living upou cIuat Of brad dat
ant trusting Tor life upoa tho liquid poison given
| linn in Ltty BY former associate or frieli.
SAN hlu, tho other ul:ht, when. without ptl!ow
on which to lay ha hoad. he war PROSTATE nct,5s
| the marble counter or ths ho;el in which his
I money had beeu kluaudoTed aud hia shame OK
poaed. How many nHe c1ses @ aro 1ncrasteu u
this would divine tho termination OF life otce
ffaueht with auspces 80 bright aud op9ossuni-
ties 80 sacred!
The transitions Of life are - rapid aa the tran~
atiops Of thought. IL th easy, therefore. to turn
tiozu the melancholy spectacle just recountcd tn
tho theatre OF moro cheering oxiBtenee. Ihe
winter rromises to DO unusually bright, and the
aocial gatherings are to bo {why mt asscrt It ~
fact Pit will bo long t,me before it IL co,~
trhdcted) Of the inost hugnst spendur aud pro
nor lions. There ia ono source Of tfepidattou
] which you MUSTN'T mention after / tell you. lts
not III o entertainments.
hit TAE QUESTS,
that e1c4'te alarm. Just - many OF our old Con-
cressmpu wore getting to know how 10 bo!seSe
tbemae!ses in company, whin there coa'es along
Gil Ill w,pd s'hlch h!0WH them to the fouf ccFnerB
of the ealth, tia not that tho new men arc rot
trying. On thu contrary there hns heen an eA-
teps,se rlu Gu tn u hook-conoerpa. and MIS- Dahl.
greu will be force.1 to Get out All extra outon OF
be1 "Elouette in u <shiugton." Said one eEazzl'-
looking customer to another. OH iIoFag'ns eT.
redison after good uapnass already ptepas"'s'
for 50 cents. currency ,aken, ''Whoa ira: Dahl.
gron7" "Why, don't yo>s know? She's tho wet
Aurse OF society, who rala "a young ch'e1ens' use
yon and mo-"
Tbes arc learning, howe 'er, shd have got 70
far that they don't now f,rget thae TIC Enio
itn't tho fork. but it's not slu males 10 MUCH a.
ths females who create ali tho oonltna tlol Men.
| as rule. learn very soon that velSss carpet ~
| not = dook-mst, aud that they mustn't taEo tue
mAntol.ornaments for spittoonB. Nhsu ahey get
thus TAR, they will appear prase 2sapls IL ttey
w.!i sit quietly III tho corner. aud not trJ IL pn!
their feet upon tho piano. ..
but with women it Ia 30 drerent. Its "a
difficult 10 convlocs \ woman thA. Sue 1sn't A.
home tu tue drnw.nS-room, ~ IL ~ to convince
her that ahe 10 not tbs bestlookiug IN tho croHd.
Aud, ~ tho result OF this tho tosn IL Oh the
Oni.ylvA nhnnt fha frat Hf}l.rhrNnc8 OF khbHa