The Republican journal., 1875-09-09

pride . il will be my death IN
1t is the last day Of the oil
year,
Duke Rutherford, Il stern and gloom
man. was about to bid abieu to his ma
! TIVE lahd, for a long season.
lie did not wish to breathe the air O
the same continent with lIortense, an
She the wife Of another.
PEOPLE are different you know. Som
keep ther disappointments ever at heart
others put them eternally out of thei
reach IN the past,
Duke wished to free himself from mem
ofN,. ne had destroyed everything bu
the heilotrope, and even that would b,
sacrificed, he said when the ocean rollc
between it, and the soil that nourished it
II was dark, moonless night, wit
prophecies Of snow in the air. He shu
the door OF the cottage where his tathe
had dled, and went out for walk II
avoided the path to the cliffs he had clos
ed hls heart to all dreams of tenderness
Almost unconscously, he turned hi
steps toward Delmaine Hall 1t rose up
agloomy massive pile, lighted only b
rcd llrelight, at q single window 10
morrow night it would blaze with til,
lamps lit to shine upon the bridal.
lie paused to turn back :; something lie,
him on. Through the deserted gardens
mp to the broad door, which stood aal
Ali was silent within. The guests wer
in bed. Only some tardy servants were W
- II would ITO no harm to glance within
lie stepped to the door of the room
where he had seen the light and pushe,
it softly open. lie saw no one Still h,
went IN, ana SIT down in great loung
my chair before the warm blaze.
Some one rose up from a sofa at th
other end Of the Fireplace He started up
IN apology on his lips, for his audaciou
Intrusion.
She was lIortensc clad, not in bri
dal robes. but in sable yestments an,
destitute of ornaments, came toward him
looking up into his eyes, hands rest upol
his shoulders
"Duhc," ~Ir said at last, her cheek
crimson, "hWe offended past forgive
ness? y"
lie di'i not answer, Only looked at her
She Went on persistently
II will let the truth speak, Duke Ruth
eriurA. love you, have loved YOU al
along. tut pride came nigh to being m,
ruin, Thank God ut last | have ceal
hands anC pure heart have dismiss
cd Eugene IrevanOn, and true to myself
true 10 YOU, cast ASIDE all Womanly mod
e9ty and Shame, and tell YOU that low,
yuu y
'llortcnse," he said ii, this thing true
Are YOU done with that man }"
Il n
lie gathered her into his arms.
"Your> ii YOU will take me"
And Duke Rutherford forgot his ami
mostly to America, and did not sail 10
Europe, which WAS sensible.
y female burglar has Just been cage,
in Indiana whose ingenuity and daring
would hr worthy Of admiration were the,
exercised in Il different field OF labor. lie
name is Nellie Spencer, and She is report
ed t. have had under her command as dies
prrate q gang OF thieves rs ever flourish
ed. The latest operations "t her gan2
We're undertaken in Evansville, wher,
Nellie WAS So mlucky rs 10 be- caught
She is described as Il Young woman. abou
% Years Of AGE. She is a very pretty Wo
man ana wears Il determined look upon
her face She is Of good, large figure
and hrr movements are extremely grace
in;" .- N@e arS co1 ot hiaffe ",th a"h N3', 1E
wears her hair short and curly. combeG
back from her forehead and she has
ycrY pretty way vi throwing il back by
a dash Of her head Size is no ordinary
woman and has little OF the timldlty Whicl
churacttriHeS her sex. Sac has discarded
the garments oi her SEX with all the Other
feminine attributes. and donned the cloth
in9 OF the stcrner sex, while carrying on
her plans Her gang would usually NEE
1T O'Clock in the morning. The party
assigned for tile work of burglary Woult
be assisted by one person to hold the sWag
while the others would be posted aroun'
to giSe warning The signals were varl
Gus. sometimes II gentle rap on a fence
approached, the party Iaid low until he
passed, and the business was again resum
rd. No one person Was selected to do Thu
burglary, the risky work being diyidet
between the members of the gang. Ere
Qurntly, however, Nellie is said to HAY,
accomplished neat Job gle-handed
Her NaliSr was found where sie boarde,
aud among its contents Were two suits o
mems clothes.
George Alfred Townsend pcn-portrait
con. Ti.len A. follows: Conceive yoursel
IN the presence of u boyishly built, trim
limbrd, smallish man, probably not tiv
tept seven or eight, yet in perfect proper
tions. He is supple and quick in his move
ments his feet and hands are expressive
he has Il round head, swelling behind The
TEMPLES to u rather remarkable breadth
and his hair is soft, medium brown, en-
short. while his complexion is unusual,
fresh. taking the tints of the sun readily
ami his checks and chin are round, an,
the blue eyes very full in the lids an'
brows. with soft, girlish eyebrows; hi
nose is striking and almost llebraic, with
out being either sharp or large. He ha
no beard he talks with one side Of hi
mouth, Vet with IN agreeable information
and distinctness, and his chin is rathe
immobiIc and slightly voluptuous, and hi
dress neat lie looks ut his visitor while
talking, but not with equal imtentness, be
ing OF Il phlosophic and subjective staml
OF man, so that he is often led to wander
ING off to the relations and appointments
of the matter in hand. But he never lose
the thread Of his discourse. and is ottel
pertinent and SentenIious. lie has Il broa,
range Of acquaintance. reading and refer
enre, is not suspicious, and when starte'
IN line Of talk he eXhausts the theme
enllghtening the listeners mind Withon
cramming it. One never leaves Tlldel
with 4 confusion Of ideas; but some mer
do not like instruction, and these are ap
to remark, after hearing him talk, wha
the rural Member of Parliament said ate
one OF Macaulay's instantaneous state
ments of history, "My Lord! wish knew
anything as wen As iom Macaulay know
everything"