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CHAPTER III.
ITS MEssAGE-AFrER MANY DAYS.

1t was in verse, as Franks valentine
had always been; halting. and with queer
rhymes and changes OF the measure II
was full of the half humorous tenderness
OF quiet friendship and it ended with a
hope that she would make "old Hugh"
happier than his first wife did, that was
if she accepted him; and with demand
for her congratulations upon his own ap-
preaching marriage; since he was "the
happiest fellow alive" and couldn't keep
the news from her, though it was a secret
from all beside.
And the evening grew old; the white
fecked sky turned colder, and the moon
came out But Lady Rainham eat with
this voice from the dead in her hand, mo.
tionless; full of humiliation and remorse
And she was thinking of many years OF
bitterness and sorrow and pride, and of a
heavy sacrifice to a myth, for she had
never loved him. And her husband whom
she did love--whom she had so wronged
how was she to atone to him?
By-and-by the door opened aud Cecil
stole in. And she saw Lady Rainham' g
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face turned towards the window with the
moonbeams lighting it, and thought she
had never seen anything 30 beautiful in
in her life
Mamma" she said, softly, "why don't
you come DOWN. We are waiting. papa
and l; and it's cold up here"
81 will come" said Lady Rainham;
but her voice was strange. Cecil knelt
down besides the chair and drew her
mothers arms round her neck.
"How cold you are! Dear mamma, lie any
thing the matter2 Cannot comfort your"
Lady Rainham bent down and held her
in a close embrace.
my darling, you do always. can
not tell whether I want comfort now or
not. am going down to your father,
and Cecil, must go alone; l have some
thing to say"
She went into the drawing-room. straight
up to where her husband sat listlessly in
his chair at the window. He started when
| he saw her, and said something hurriedly
about ringing for light, but she stoppedbim.
at will be better thus. for what l have
to say. Hugh, l have come to ask your
| forgiveness"
Sir Hugh did not answer. The speech
took him by surprise, and she had never
called him Hugh before, since their mar.
rage He had time enough to tell him.
self that it was only another mockery,
and would end in the old way.
But standing there, with Franks letter
in her hand, she told him all, not sparing
herself, and then asked if he could ever
forgive her. She was not prepared for
the great love which answered her; which
had lived unchanged through all her cold
ness and repulses; and which drew her to
him closer now perhaps than it might
have done if her pride had never suffered
under those years Of wretchedness.
Cecil never knew exactly what had
happened; but when her father put his
arms round her and called her his bless
ing. she looked up at him with an ode
sort Of consciousness that in some way OF
other the old valentine found in her rum
mage among his papers had to do with
the change she saw. And it was hel
doing. So she made up her wilful mind
straightway to exult and triumph over
the fact to poor Charlie; and then, if b,
wanted to send her another next year
why, after a proper amount of teasing
and suspense. which was good for hin
and kept him in order, she would perhaps
say that he might.
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MISTAKEN CONFIDENCE.
How q Flaxen-Hafred Youth was De
ceived I'm an InstansaneOus Depila-
n the Denver Miner.1

From the Denver Miner.1
There is young man by the name Of
Brasher boarding on California erect,
who was wont to behold bis reflection in
the mirror with mingled pride and saiis-
faction, until his gaze would fall upon the
capillary covering of his Uranium, which
was the color of well-bleached flax. And
then his optics dropped in shame and his
manly head was bowed with grief, like
unto one who has been circnmambulating
about the ragged edge for a century with
out the faintest ray OF hope of ever getting
off unit. Gabriel toots "Re-ise up, VIM.
Riley" upon his angelic bugle Last
week peripatetic medicine vender called
at Brashers boarding house, heralding
the praises ofthe "Invincible Back-action
Rheumatic DISCOVER" and the "Instants-
neous Afghanistan Hair Reorganizer,"
warranted to turn the whitest hair to q
jet black in an incredibly brief space Of
period, both Of which he was prepared to
furnish for the small sum of four bits per
box. Brasher welcomed the philanthropic
dispenser of hair powders as long lost
second-ccusin, and oblivious of the fact
that he had promised to settle his wash
bill that afternoon, invested all bis collat-
erals in box Of the Instantaneous" ETC.,
and once more was superlatively happy.
This vale of lachrymal illusions to him
no longer was q barren wilderness, and
the vision of caput crowned with raven
locks brough. a smile of heavenly satis-
faction upon his countenance, and made
him feel as though all was not deceit and
hollow mockery.
Early that evening he retired to his
room, anxious to apply the miraculous
preparation which should bring about the
desired change. Eagerlv he perused the
directions which said: Mix with water
to the consistency of paste. spread upon a
linen rag. and apply to the part desired
to be remedied." Now Brasher thought
this rather strange, as he was under the
impression that the vender had said some-
thing about dissolving in gallon Of rain
water, and applying as a wash; but here
were the directions, and he would follow
them implicitly But as he could not pro-
cure linen rag without impairing the
symmetry of his only shirt, he visited the
room of a spinster across the hall, and
eptitiously distracted therefrom q
night>cap and pair Of hose. Returning
ne securely fastened tne nose 70 tne sue
upon the inside of the frat named article
and upon that portion of the latter sup
posed to be encircled by the garter, anC
.neh auJus.ing lne cap upon ~: neau, an'
pring,ng lns hose Iown over nl' u ,'nnacu
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Mr.. Abel Conant. 90 years of age, and
q resident of Lowell, Mass, since 1884.
died on Monday morning. He was the
Oldest living member OF the Middlesex
county. Mass. bar. having been admitted
in 1918. He was the inventor Of the
seraphine and parlor organ, and also Of
the process Of raising bread by cream Of
tartar and other acids.
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ADvERr1sINe RATES.
ST. JONATHAN.
BIZ JOHN G. SAKE.

There's many an excellent saint
st. George with his dragon and lance;
81. Patrick, so jolly and quaint;
st. vitus. the saint Of the dance,
Ct. Denis, the saint Of the Gsul;
St. Andrew, the saint Of the Scot;
But JONATHAN, the youngest Of all,
L. the mightiest saint Of the LOTT
He wears q most serious face,
Well worthy q martyrs posssssingj
But II isn't all owiBgtA grace,
But partly to thinking and guessing.
In sooth our American saint
Has rather . peculiar bias,
And never have heard complaint
OF his being excessively pious.
He's fond of cialimproyemest,
And is always extremely Inclined
In starting some practical movement
For mending the morals and mind
Do you ask me what wonderful lsbors
81. Jonathan ever has done
To rank with his calendar neighbors
Just listen o moment 10 one.
One day when q fash in the air
Split his meeting house fairly asunder,
ouoth Jonathan, "Now, declare,
They're dreadfully careless with thunder"
So be fastened rod to the steeple;
And now when the lightning comes round
BE keeps it from building and people
BY running it into the ground.
Rejecting with pleasant emotion
On the capital job be had done,
Quoth Jonathan, al have a notion
Improvements have barely begun,
If nothing's created in vain
Az ministers often inform US
The lightning that's wasted, tits plain,
Ia really something enormous"
While ciphering over the thing,
At length he discovered plan
70 catch the Electrical King,
And make him the servantof mani
And now, in an orderly way,
BE flies on the heetest of pinions,
And carries the news Of the day
All over his masters dominions.
One morning., while taking . stroll,
Hsheard lugubrious cry
Like the shrek Of suffering soul
In . hospital standing near BY;
Anon such terrible grosn
Saluted st. Jonsthan's ear,
That his bosom-which wasn't OF stone
Was melted with pity to hear.
That night he invented charm
So potent, that folks who employ it,
In losing leg or an arm
Don't suffer but rather enjoy it!
A miracle, you must tllow,
As good - the best Of his brothers;
And blessed St. Jonathan now
Is patron Of cripplss and mothers.
There's many an excellent saint,
Ct. George, with his sword and lance,
st. Patrick, 90 jolly and quaint;
ST. Vitus, the saint Of dance.
st. Denis, the saint of the GauI;
St. Andrew, the saint of the Scot;
But Jonathan, youngest of all,
10 the highest saint of the lot.
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Notorious as reader Of his sermons,s
reverend gentleman, in bantering mason.
one of his Pensioners, on the superior
stability Of ancient compared with mod
ern buildings put the question, Can you
tell me when the masons lost the art OF
tempering their mortarl" 1--WE heard"
says the man, with = sly leer. that il
was about the time ministers lost the gsIt
Of extempo preaching"
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They have heathenish way Of bury
ing people at Montgomery Plains, Mich,
il this be true: eat q funeral at Mont
gomery Plains. during the first thsw, the
grave was full Of water, and the coffin Was
forced down by men standing upon it I'M
Ill the dirt was thrown in"
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The young and progressive live in the
future; the aged and retrogressive in the
past. Hope inspires the former; memory
is dear to the latter Most men run half
the race Of life, then turning. walk back
to the starting place-childhood- Few
are the noble souls that press on 10 the
end.
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The late Miss Elizabeth Leatherland
is the oldest case of old maid on record
She was one hundred and eleven years
old when she died recently, at her home
in England
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Wells have been constructed with nose
pockets to allow the wells TO be pinned
back closely and yet set well on the face.
In giving orders for the article, length Of
nose is to be stated.
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Woman cannot equal man in q variety
Of ways-for instance, in -loafing round
the stove in country postoffice, or in the
originality Of her stupidity.
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Uncle-"How did the mother of Moses
hide himT Niece-"With q stick"
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DEFERRED CORRESPONDENTS.
TIM VARIOUS.

and Journeys to Owensboro-What
He Did, Saw and Heard as the Y fellow
banks.
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The D0population " the Fiji Iszand..

The London Spectator gives the follow.
ing account of the fearful depopulation
Of the Fiji islands by disease since their
recent acquisition by Great Britain: "A
British ship, it appears, landed there some
returned emigrants i'll with measles, and
these men scattered to their homes. Tie
disease being considered trivial by Euro.
peans, no precautions were taken, but, as
usual when an inferior race catches an
infectious disease from superior one, its
virulence was intensified, it speedily be.
came plague, and the natives, naturally
believing that it had been designelly in.
troduced to kill them of, refused medicine
and rushed into the sea to alleviate the
torment of the rash. The bathing pro.
duced acute dysentery, and it is believed
that most of the chiefs and third of the
population-say $4,000 persons-have
died. There is no certainty that the
worst is past, or that the pestilence may
not be followed by native outbreak,
against which the colonial office has TAX
en- precautions. The native constabularv.
who are under discipline, have been COM
PEELED to submit to proper treatment, and
none OF them have died; but though doc.
tors and medicine have been ordered from
Sydney, no power exists to compel the
natives to use either.''
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PERSONAL and Pol itical.

Senator Sergeant predicts that Senator Ere
linehuysen will be the Republican candidate
for the Presidency. - (
1nformatiophas been received at Washingo
ton that our resident minister to Brussels, ).
Russell Jones will soon. resign y,..~,>,. =.
Col. Anthony, Of the Leavenworth Tines
who was shot not long since, has escaped with
his life, but fears are entertained for his men
tai condition.. ~ .'.-<
Thad. Stevens housekeeper, to whom he
willed FIVE thousand dollars, has commenced
suit against the estate for six years. wages at
two hundred dollars month. @"*l~
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Sherman and Stanton.

From the Cincinnati Colnmercial.]
It may be that we can contribute to
the explanation of this problem. The
story that Stanton had extended his
hand, and that Sherman had refused it.
was all over Washington within two
hours of the incident, and cool observer
on the spot stated to US that which hap
pened exactly as follows: AS General
Sherman came on the stand, occupied by
President johnson and his Cabinet, all
greeted him with cordially, Stanton ris.
ing to his feet with the rest. When
Sherman was in his immediate presence
Stanton extended his hand, not from the
shoulder, but from the elbow ). and it was
remarked that tie hand was moved about
in an absurd way-wagging from the
elbow Stanton's attitude and gesture
meant clearly that he was willing to shake
hands and bury the Ratchet, as it were.
Sherman, however, was deeply incensed
at Halleck and Stanton, and he held the
theory that the Great War Secretary
had magn.fed bis office and needed snub-
bling. Stanton's course had not wanted
illustrations of arbitrary proceedings,
while in Sherman's view he had no origi-
nal authority, =, but was only a sd
clerk - whatever that may be. So that
when the I'd Clerks hand waved from
the elbow, Sherman did not take it; and
the slight was almost universally no.
ticed.
That Stanton intended to offer Sher.
man the opportunity. to take his hand,
and did so in the least demonstrative
way that he could to be positive, cannot
be doubtful-that the. precise thing he
did was to rise to mis- feet and extend his
hand from the elbow we have the best of
>hearsay from close and competent eye.
WITHSTAND that Sherman rather osten.
tatiously declined the profered courtesy
has been generally known; and that his
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Casualties.

Great storms of wind,, rain and hail contin-
ue to be reported from all directions In
France a million francs have been appropriate
ed to relieve suffering.
Nine hundred persons persisted in the flood
at Toulouse, France. The damage to property
in the vicinity is said to amount to $75, 900 OO0
The Lowest estimate of deaths in the whole in
undated district is 1900. 10000 cattle were
drowned in Moravia and Tyrol
A dispatch from Hungary says that f1ri.
GUS thunder storm passed over that city on the
29th ult. The ground was covered to the
depth of two feet with hailstones. The water
fall was extreme, and torrents swept through
the streets, carrying people and everything
movable into the river. Five hundred people
are missing.
A committee with President Mcmahon for
chairman has been formed at Paris to collect
funds for relief Of sufferers by the inundaton
in Southern France.
Pennsylvania storm, on the 30th ult. de-
molished several houses on the southern bor-
der.
A collision. Of two passenger trains on the
Detroit & Milwaukee road, on the 30th ultimo,
injured some fifteen emigrants Air brakes on
both trains prevented wholesale destruction
of life.
A fire at the Watson Bridge Works Pat
terson, N. j., on the Goth, Quilted the CEN
trail building, 60x69 feet, four stories high, and
another building, 5lxl48 feet, three stories
high. The loss OF the bridge works is esti-
mated at from $4,000 to $15o,QOo E. g.
Watson & Co. occupied room on the
third floor for the manufacture of silk, employ
ing eighty hands. They lose $4,000; insured
tor s33, 000 Chas. n Martin 81 New York
loses about 47o, 900. The Watsons IRE going
straight ahsad with their bridge, work, having
200 men busy this morning. Chas Wilkey
has been arrested on suspicion 81 firing the
place. @S ~ ,.z-. p. .,,.-u-..-.. 'fSs
Reports received at Chicago from numer-
GUS points inW Wisconsin,, Minnesota, Michdkan
Nebraska, Iowa, :. Missouri, and Southern
niinoisindieate that the torn over
this section of count lasting from Saturday
night till Monday nigh, in most localities did
great damage, killing considerable amount 81
stock, blowing down fences, barns and houses,
inundating whole farms and injuring crops to
some extent. Railroad ridges and culverts
were swept away in some localities Many
persons are reported injured bnts arative;
ly few were,killed..z The greatest damage was
done at interior points. &5.sS ~
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=. q But dido stzsyou= swear that=xher
dress was disarranged? A. The only
way that her dress was disarranged was
the way in which any ]ady's dress would
be- provided she wore hoops and lay down
on lounge. -. -
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Conclusion of TiIton-Beecher Trial.

The jury in the Beecher-Tilton case
sent note to Judge Nelson, on the
morning Of July End, telling him that no
agreement was possible and that as some
of their number were suffering in ill
health, they asked to be discharged. The
different persons connected with the suit
were Immediately notified to be present
at the court room. Judge Nelson was
the first to arrive, and soon after the at
torneys and groups Of other interested
parties arrived. Mrs. Beecher appeared
with Deacon Howard. All the standing
room was occupied at II o'clock.
On the arrival of the jury, the Judge
said: "Gentlemen Of the Jury, have YOU
agreed a upon verdict g. Foreman Car
penter replied: 1--WE have not, your
honor; we regret very much that we
find it impossible to agree.''
The Judge said he learned that their
disagreement was in reference to the
weight Of testimony and credibility of
some of the witnesses, and it appeared to
his Honor that it was impossible for him
to help them by any suggestions. Not
even in his charge could he find any
means of helping them on that point.
The weight Of the testimony, he said,
rested with the jury. It was for them to
say what witnesses they would believe.
The court had no right to interfere. He
was glad to be assured that the disagree.
ment did not arise from any want Of at.
tention on his part, and God knew there
were some points on which he could do
nothing.
There was one point to which attention
had been called and he would like to
earn from them explicitly that the appli.
cation to take further testimony had not
in any way: clouded their vision occupied
their thong hts, directly or Indirectly.
Foreman Carpenter assured Judge
Nelson he was right. He had question.
ed many Of the jury and they all told
him they could not agree, he would there
fore discharge them. The clerk then
stated that they we're: now discharged.
Juryman Thayer arose then and said
ne wished it to be distinctly understood
that they, the jury, did not stand II to l
as rumor had it.
The jury were all spoken to as to how
they stood, to which they replied that
they stood nine to three for acquittal,
but the names of the jurors on either
side they had taken an oath not to reveal
Mrs. Beecher left the court room with
the Plymouth throng and the court room
was then cleared Of spectators. Thus
ended the great Tilton-Beecher suit.
The jurors for Tilton are said to be Jaf-
frey, Flate and Davis. Tilton SAYS the
result is moral victory for him.
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THE NEWS.
Crimes.

A negro who committed a rape in Hancock
county, Ill.,, was taken from jail and hanged,
on the 26th.
A suit for libel has been Instituted at Pitts
burgh, Pa, by Maj. A. NJ. Brown, on
the part of VIM. S. Evans against VIM Kountz
and the Mail Publishing Co., to recover dam
ages for an alleged libellous editorial article
published in the Allegheny Mail on the 23d
inst. The article was headed lis it Equal JUS
tice," and spoke of Mr.. Evans and others as
living here in luxurious style on money stolen
from the Indians and the government. The
plaintiff says the accusations are false and ma
icious, and were published with intent to de-
tame and injure him: He therefore brings
suit, claiming damages in the sum Of sos, 900.
In Chicago June %, John Condor, a laborer,
residing at No. II South Halsted street,
while at breakfast, drew revolver
and shot across the table at his wife, hitting
her in the left breast, and also in the head.
The first ball passed through her lungs and she
died instantly. Condor then placed the pis-
tol in the region of his heart and fred indict-
ing wound which will doubtless prove fatal.
As neighbors attempted his arrest he fired
among the crowd but did no HARM He stated
to reporter that he was perfectly conscious OF
the extent of his crime, and that he had lust
cause for it. Jealousy is supposed to be the
cause of his act Condor was sixty five and
his wife forty years of age.
On the LIST inst, eleven members Of the Jury
in the Beecher- Tilton case reported to the
judge that it was impossible for the jury to
agree. One jury thought they should be sent
back again, to "talk it over some more" The
Judge, a:ter speaking to them of the import
ance of terminating the case, sent them to their
room again.
The man Price, who joined with Joseph
Loader in affidavit Of having knowledge OF
criminality on the part of Beecher and Mrs
Tilton, has confessed to perjury, and turned
States evidence. Loader and Price we've both
arrested, and the trial for perjury attracts as
large crowds as did the Beecher trial.
General Cortina, the Mexican bandit who
has been raiding on the Texas border, has
been captured by the Mexican regular cavalry,
and his men disarmed and imprisoned. There
is great excitement at Matamoras, and trouble
is anticipated. Troops are patroling the
Streets
Elex. Erwin, confidential clerk of H g. Nor.
ris, OF Philadelphia, has been arrested Tor en-
bezzling Sl40, 900 from his employer.
The various banks of Bowling Green, KY,
have distributed 100 needle guns among diff
erent persons of the vicinity, to he used against
the notorious James and Younger brothers,
whose presence there is strongly suspected.