The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-01-20

not happened"
/ This explains the ready acceptance OF
Ferrars' proposal, and the Colonel's will
ing agreement to let his daughter marry
q comparative stranger" Iinwardly growl-
ed in dislain OF the whole business, as
! loosened the tie which Jack had so care
| fully arranged an hour before.
When he had somewhat recovered, we
! took him home, ard laid him on the sofa
in the dning-rOom. sat by him all the
evening, and although he did not seem in
the lea,t excited or teversh. he kept ask
ing me such strange questions and so un-
| conscious Of all that had transplred that
was afraid his brain was affected. |. how
ever. was determined that we should not
on any consideration remain y day longer
in Dali It Arroch and summoning Mrs.
| Mason, | instructed her to get our traps
| ready, rs we required to be oil by the first
steamer IN the morning. MIR. Ferrars
does not feel Very we'll" | added, in re
ply to glance OF inquiry she east at Jack
rs he lay motionless on the sofa ''IIe
has had unpleasant news from home"
My conscience Smote me for the dellb-
crate talsehooi | uttered, but felt that
some excuse was necessary for the pros
tiltc t'lHtlllplt tl EtllutS. Dut MIS- Nlt-
son WAS 50 profllse in her expressions Of
sympathy that somehow or other could
not help conlecturing that She guessed
somewhat the truth.
Al seven O'Clock the next morning n
close carriage was drawn up to the door
and Jack and | were driven tor the last
time down the trim avenue and arrived
at the pier in good time to catch the
steamer FerrarS' manner WAS unnatural
and excited. and | felt ;ls il | dared not
leave him m instant What need to re-
late Our miserable journey south enough
to say that when we reached London Fer
rarS was in the delirium of fever
The attack proved a virulent one, and
for six weeks he lay partly unconscious
even after the dclirinm had lett him When
1T last he began TO recover. | took 4 run
down to the Isle of Wight with him, leav-
ing him in charge OF his mother, who was
staying there. In the course OF six weeks
he came back, looking almost as well us
ever. lie showed me 4 letter he had re-
ceivcd from Colonel llallam, IN which
that worthy gentleman expressed his deep
est sympathy. The letter went on to say
that the writer had adjusted matters at
home a> delicately as he could, and that
had he for a moment supposed that Mr.,
FerrarS had mistaken his wife for his
daughter his friend should have been
spared the unfortunate announcement in
the drawing room
The occurrence which SO nearly cost
him his Lie was never again reverted to
by Us. And up to this date, at least, he
seems quite coutented with his bachelor
~ Il Il
Bob Harding
DlD WAR VESSELS SURRENDERED 10
THE AUCTIoNEEK Four large vessels OF
the nited States nayy-the steam trigates
Delaware and Severn, and the sailing trig-
ltes ST Lawrence and Maeedonian-ar to
he sold by auction, says the Philadelphia
Press of the Sd during NEXT week. The
first named, which has already been sold,
u comparatively new vessel. is lying at
the BROOKLYN NAVY Yard Her measure
ment is : 100 tons. and she has seen little
Or no service The Delaware took no
part in the operations carried on during
the Rebellion, 4 lew Years since she was
loaned by the department to the State IL
thoritp& for Use aS Il hospital ship at quar-
antlne, and alter her surrender she was
laid up in ordinary III Brooklyn.
Tie Severn. 20CW tons viii lie sold ut
New Lon,lon. This vessel has seen con-
siderable service both in American and
Europcan waters The ST. Lawrence,
| ~ tons, and the Macedonian, l. 10 tons.
are at Norfolk, Va. where they will be
disposed Of ON the ;ilst inst. Both these
ships have long constituted Il portion of
the navy, aud have visited during their
LONG career nearly every part Of the fabl-
table globe. The St Lawrence was built
in 1871. and at first carried torty-tour
guns She made 4 cruise in the 5altic,
and during the early part of the war was
one Of the blockading squadron oil Charles
ton While on this service She captured
tile steamship Herald She was in llamp-
| ton Roads during the memorable engage
ment between the Monitor and Merrimac
| March. 1866. } and narrowly escaped the
tate Of the Cumberland, which was sunk
| bv the Confederate iron-platcd steam bat
| terry, Which was assisted by the @unhoatc
jamestown and Patrick Henry.
The Congress, Cumberland, ST. Lazy
renee, and other vessels were fought with
great bravery. hut the entire fleet was
tunate appearance of the Monitor on the
scene while the action was in progress
| I've months later the St Lawrence Joined
the Eastern Gulf Squadron. Subsequent
| " she was n>ca as an ordnance vessel at
| Norfolk
The Macedonian was captured from the
! British during tle war of 1872 by the
American lrigate United States OF the
Azores Her commander made u gallant
fight, but after 4 brilliant engagement he
was obliged to strike his flag. The Mac
edonian was 1T once Incorporated in tho
United States Navy, and turned out to be
a very successful cruiser. She was after
wards rebuilt at Norfolk. She was sent,
in company With the Jamestown, in 1917
to Ireland, in accordance with a Joint re
solution of Congress. in order to convey
provisions TO the people of that country
who were then undergoing terrible suffer
ngs in consequence Of the failure Of the
potato crop.
The singular spectacle was presented
on that occasion of Il man-ofWar captur
ed thirty-tivc wears before by an Ameri
can frigate being sent with supplies fur
nished by the benevolence of American
citzers to the starving subjects of th,
Government whose flag the vessel hat
carried which had to he struck after a Sc
we're action on the high seas. However
the Macedonian did not sail in 1917 as
national vessel Her officers and crev
were volunteers The Macedonian has 0
late years been used as a practice ship TO
the cadets at the Annapolis Naval Acad
emy.
Miss Lucy Parks a young lady perhaps 2
years of age, and a daughter OF Mr. Rod
ney Parks, of Neasie, has taught the vii
lage school at that place for several terms
One Of her pupils is named Goody Smith
who is about y years of age Goody be
haved badly in school, and his teache
called him before her, when the tollowin.
conversation ensued, Miss Parks at tn
same time holding her hand on his hea
''Goody will you get your lessons ?" mo
wont =" Then must punish you" 81
could get hold of slate I'd knock you
d-d head off with it :" Thereupon tn
,.o,,tb put bic bopJ in hiC pocl pt an