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formation from Spain shat The. Spanish Pro.
testants are ID great aUxiety, and are even In
peril, being threatened bya tanntieal mob.
IA special meeting OF the Society HflIbe held
In London on Mondny, Wien d 81 tefnent
ofs the facts win be; communal sted to Earl
Derby. SIS.
!. 5es. China.
DEMAND Fob THE PUNISHMENT OF A MUIR
.... DERER-wHEcK or lBgrTrsH VESSEL.
s LONDON, October PA Reuter- telegram
from Paris says: &C Intelligence has been
received that the French Minister in China
has demanded the punishment OF the Man
DARN who lis responsible for the murder Of
the Catholic priest at Ming Kone Fou.'' !.
/. Advices from Shanghae state that the
British bark Theseus Toogood, from Minala
for San Francisco, has been totally lost.
Thirteen OF her crew were saved. The cap
tain was drowned. ~.
SIl. Tho Eastern War. - z
THE PoRTE's CONDITIONS FOR AN ARMIsTICE.
LONDON, October PA Reuter- dispatch
from Constantinople says: GO The following
are the conditions .5ons which the Porte
grants the armistice THAT Servia. shall be
prevented from occupying the positions
now in possession of the Turkish army;
that the Introduction Of arms and ammuni-
ton in SerYia and Montenegro be pro-
hibited; that the passage O.; foreign yolun-
teers into Turkish provinces be eGectu-
ally put ! a stop to (; that seryis and
Montenegro be prohibited iron, giving any
assistance to the insurgents in the adjacent
provinces. The Porte proposes that the
armistice shall extend to the 18th of March,
1877, aud requests the great Powers to APP
point delegates for the settlement of the de-
tails. The line of demarcation between the
hostile armies is to be regulated by the po-
sitions they now hold. Turkey is ready to
evacuate her positions in Servia If Servia
engages not to occupy them.
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BIsNARcK's ESTIMATE OF COUNT Won
AESIN-LOnd0n. October ia dispatch
10 the Standard from Berlin says: " Count
Won Arnim has published in Switzerland
rcpyt 10 Prince B,smarck's letter to the EN-
peror William dated the 14th OF April, 1873,
and which was only published IN January
last. Prince Bismarck in his letter called his
Naicsty's attention to Count Arnim's I'M
trustworthy character, and to the conflicts
which had arisen with him as early rs the
Previous autumn, when the Count advocated
policy opposed TO that pursued by the
Prince in regard to NJ. Theirs. The lmpe-
rial Chancellor remarked that for years past
be had never concealed from his Majesty his
opinion OF Count Arnim. He alluded to the
experience he had OF him at Rome, and
mentioned the suspicion which he had
Shared with others that the Count subordl-
mated at the time his official labors to his
personal interests. The Count il, his reply
rebuts every inputation OF the Prince"
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EXPERIMENTS WITH CoAL-DIRT.-The eX-
detrimental Use OF coal-dirt in pudding iron
at the steam-forge OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Company is proving completely
satisfactory. The quantity OF iron puddled
in day has been doubled since the begin
ming Of the trial, and the iron is clean and
OF excellent quality. rs tests have shown.
The puddlers in charge OF the furnace are
Of the opinion that the experiment Will
prove complete success in every respect.
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:, NEW YORK TOBACCO nIARKET.

OCTOBER 1O.-In Kentucky leaf there are light |
transactions only, exporters somewhat Indifferent,
heads Kentucky leaf at G16c.; 90 cases seedeaf,
ssa s @ ob HER e ssSg Sn9
cases 1874 crop: Pennsylvania at 9@1715c.; 1873
cases 1879. crop Pennsyyania, part g. a5e:; 2SS
prices. and fsirbusiaess The following are the
@ lse Sn 70 f GOOD s ~ sa si
asl le 9s s iYoa S SaS ea scs
smoking luss; l5Gzoe. for :nedianl.to good; 500
59 kssae Ssa kse s SIX is n ga E
heavy, s@9c. low leaf, light $685.; heavy 9S@
a9ks; s soUa e afaf E isis hesVy
selssso1s lgh Sasi ;oII5a
$5@$6; good common, $3.50 9S7. 20 middling, va
@a9 good to fine red ss@$12; fancy q. $1s@$2a;
1pPserr country round ieaves new "
t. seea common, a@ss s Iee sa@
$40: common to medium spanseti s7@ss;! fine
SEA Ieg9eroip q 1873 and 1874 NV Eng
isc.; fine, 20@35c. New England seconds, SO
10c. filters, 5@6c.; seconds and filters, shipping
lots, 5k17c. Pennsylvania assorted lots, 1l@1ec.i
New York assorted lots, comnlon,; 7@9c. :, Ohio
assorted lots, 6SG7sc. Wisconsin assorted lots
Crop of 1875: New England wrappers, 100000:
fine, 32@40c.; selections, 42l53c.; seconds, 121f
@14c.; filters, seconds and filters, shipping
lots, 5k@7c. Pennsylvania fine to selected wrap
pers, 35i645c: assorted lots, 14@25c.; Ohio u.s.
sorted lots, 6@7c.; Wisconsin assorted lots, COM
ForesgH.-H1vana filters, common, ss@95c.; Ha-
vana filters fair, 97h@$1 o5; Havana filters, Gne,
sl.1o@$l.2o; Yara and d., II cut, assorted $50;
QQc ySls s--'sF"
Man,lfactured.-Black work, common and me
dunn. In bond. 14x@17c; good and fine, in bond, 1e
@2Ic, !; bright work, common and medium in bond,
21@23c.; good and fine. in bond. rs @44c-3
other crude 1fdTl'd
o. Hids. -Pkae. :; Lbs.
Exports for the week. 3.0S3 $500 248,l3S
Exports from Jan. !. 6S,217 .4S,0S5 6,306,166
Exports same. time
last year. 4U,466 37,74S O.1oU,029
Receipts for the week. hhds. Z TSStI SO q
Receipts for the week.. bxs. and c. s5,029
Receipts from January H.. .hhds -A.-i Il07s1Ql
Receipts from January H.. bxg. and es. Z 500
Receipts same time last year.. hhds ;o,i 1894
Receipts same time i.styear ;. bxs and
.isI.F fsge us1 ~ 81 journal ofsGonpaercc.i
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CATTLE MARKETS.
RICHMOND, q Nd LIVESTOCK I: 81 i,5 MARKET.

The following Is the livestock scales report from
October 9th to October 18th, 1876:
Cattle.-270 head; very best, 4hg5c, gross-only
q few fine heifers at the latter figure; good, fat,
l,0O0-pound cattle, 4i944c:; medium 70 good fair
quality 3X633c. :; light cattle cows aud rough work
oxen dull at @2Ic.i heavy, feshy bulls, 2a@sc.,
gross. -
Hogs.-15s head I; good to corn-fed; sSG sHc., net.
Sheep.-Demandi very lfnitedS good; smooth, fat
sheep, 44614Kc.; medium to good fair quality, 34G
4c., gross. No demand for low grades.
-MaeI csogwss ses head, as to size, ag,,
and appearance of milking quality. ~ .sssfitrII
"a number Of cattle sold by the head ffL3 rs
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4 VIRGINIA NEGRO KILLED.-On Thurs
day last colored man named Nelson was
instantly killed b. engine No. 256, coming
east Oh the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, near
SykeSyiIc. Ills remains were inferred near
The scene Of the accident. He was native
OF Virginia, and had been working on a
farm in the Observation-Disclosures Sun,
1911
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ANEW YORK Observation-Disclosures
is made OF the approaching marriage OF Mr..
William Dean. formerly OF Richmond, Va,
20 Miss Emily Andrews, Of Fifty-fiith street.
The ceremony will be performed by Rev.
DR.. Roger, in DR.. Ludlow's church, Fifth
avenue and Forty-eighth street.-Graphac,
10th.
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Alr. joaquin Miller tells curious Cali
lorna story, which recalls that Of the cattle
IN Aartc's :. Gabriel Conroy." he describes
an cmigrant train passing over the prairie
and meeting 4 herd OF buffalo at full speed
ana moved by one OF the apparently insane
impulses which sometimes seize these ami
mails. III an instant the immense herd had
Nssed-there was no wagon, there were
no men, oxen. horses left; even their bodies
were obiterated. The one survivor was q
woman, who was carried out Of the horri-
Die struggle on the back Of one OF the
heFd-how, she never knew her first con-
SciousnesS was that she stood in safety upon
BY, = 80, 80 .1..s-lggsI IA: go
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DANvILLLE TOBACCO MARKET. !.

Reported expressly for the Richmond Dspatch.]
OCTOBER LIBERALS light. .sft$.E ,y.f
Lugs.-Very common, S6@$7; common, 5000;
medium, S9@FS1l; good, s11@$13.I :: ~ ,7,riIl
Filters Common, $10@sf2 I. medium, $500
Smekers.-C Common, ss@s15; medium bright,
S15@$1S; good to fancy. s1S @S3e. ). sl.iEGgt !.
da Sngsaa &C.
fancy, S6O@SSO. 81: :.t;$I't..,fta:f .'siip6T /.
!, ,liGAogany IVrappers.-Common, 81 8@$25; me
$50. 80, lff;sf esf.if tft.3-f ~ s1 - st.!2E r
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: ffi,FF.gG ssf;s 49,. 49, 49,
FOREIGN NEWS.
I Germany. s. n
COUNT roN IARNIM CONDEMNED TO flIMPRIsoS-

COUNT ToN ARNIM CONDEMNED TO IMPRIsoS-
MENT.
BERLIN, October II. is. officially an an,
lr,ounced that Count Won Arnim has been
Condemned to five years Imprisonment IN
the house OF correction Tor treason and OLE
fences against the Emperor md Prince BIS
mar9k ,ss1i $,
!: THE PRoTEsTANRsisAIDT0 REIN PERIL.
;dsI soasnos, 0stobsg gIe-
ligious paper, states tl,at the spanish tnusen
missionary Society have received private iIl-
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While Mr. Ludwig was driving his trot-
ing stallion Black Shark home from the
races barking dog made the beast run
away. Dir. Ludwig was thrown out. The
morse jumped over stone wall into a field
Where there was an apple-tree with two
Anbs in the shape OF letter v. Into this
crotch the horse .leaped, and was held as
though screwed in vie. To release him
Mr. Ludwig sawed ef limb OF the tree
|oItSfoacz. (PG.) Ledger. gt
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John Look, a soldier under the first Ma
poscon, died in Detroit last week, at the age
u ninety. He lost fngerat Wagraln, and
served under Marshal Souit in Spain, taking
part IN the battle Of Corunna, at which the
Ehglish commander, Sir John Moore, WAS
aliied. DIR. Look had more than one con.
sefsatlon with Napoleon, and noted with
sfeat pride that the Emperor always remenl-
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BY telegraph.
NEW YOHK.

NEW YORK, October 12-Gold opened ut 100.
Eoon.-Stocks active and lower. Money, Q. Gold,
10SH. Exchange-Long, 494; short, 4S51. Gov
ernments dull and steady States dull, with better
prices. .ggags.l nj ~ rs
Eucnina.-Money active; offered at 4. Sterling
strong at 4S4. Gold steady at 10SE. Govern
ments dull and strong. States quiet and steady.
L - ,ss.se n BALTIMORE. ilf
BALTIMORE. October l2.--VirRinia 6;s, deferred,
6A; consols, SIX: second series, 33k. North Caro-
lima 6is, old, l6 new, 6. frsEIf !-s ..tsG:Siz,
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RANK OF NEVADA.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 12.-The stock.
holders Of the Bank OF Nevada, at their an an
nual meeting to-day, reelected the old oth-.
GERS. A proposition to increase the capital
from $5,OOOOoo to S1O,OOO,ooO was unani-
mously carried. t n,.:
Messrs. Flood s o. Briend their check
for the full amount Of the increase.
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WEST VIRGINIA.

WHEELING, October 12.-Matthews's ma
iority will probably reach 10000; and the
Legislature about two thirds Democratic.
NEW YORK, October 12.-The following
dispatch was received at the Democratic
headquarters to- day:
Wheelia,g, October 12.-You may rely on
10000 majority in the State, with q good
prospect for $4,000. =
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- NEW, YORK ITEMS,

NEW YORK, October 12.-The Abyssinia.
which arrived to-day brought S25O,ooo IN
gold. 20
Madame Blanc, who was shot by her hus-
band, the blind French musician, Is dead.
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THE GEORGIA CROPS

PHILADELPHIA, October 12.-At the morn
ing session of the Board OF Missions Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, Bishop Be-
dell, OF Ohio, in the chair, the committee to
whom was referred the report Of the trea-
surer made their report, which shows the
total receipts of the Board for. the past year
to have been s2o5,OOo; disbursements,
S309,451, .sHs' ..-' .r@.
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DEPsINE PORCI EnglishI e'...4
BoUDALTs PEPslN, ...,"
pa scHEFFER's skccHARATED PEPsTN, y,
HAWLEY,s AMERICAN PEPSIN, ~
LIQUID PEPSIN, ~. rE4as. a.a"H
AROMATIC LIQUID PEPsIN, .,..,
WINE OF PEPsIN,
LACTOPEPTINE, &C., &c. 8 =
For sale by j. BLAIR, Druggist. ~
au30 corner Broad ana MIMI SIects.
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Exports for the week.
Exports from Jan. ].

tNWICS ITUIH OHlI: +
Exports same. time
last year......:.....
Receipts for the week.
Receipts for the week.
Receipts from Janliar!
. Receipts from January
Receipts same time las
Receipts same time!i.s'
I u, .,s
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PARK RACES.

JEROME PARK, October 12.-The principal
to-day was the four-mile-race for the Cen
tennial cup-a beautiful work OF art val
ued at S2,5OO. There were twenty-three
entries, but only Tom Ochiltree, Acrobat,
Big Sandy, and Dartagan started. Ochll-
tree was the fayorite. The horses got away
nicely and went to work at once. Aero
bat led, Big Sandy second, Ochiltree third,
and Dartagan last. On the first quarter
Ochiltree passed Big Sandy, and the lat
ter was also passed ton the first
mile by Dartagan. At the end
OF the first mile Acrobat Led by two lengths,
with Ochiltree second, Dartagan third, and
Big Sandy fourth. At the end OF the second
mile the same positions and distances were
maintained. At the end of the third mile
.Acrobatiled still. Big Sandy made good
work on this mile, and closed on Ocmltree,
Dartagan falling far behind. On the last
half mile Ochiltree crept up to and passed
Acrobat and won the race by hall a length;
Acrobat second, Big Sandy q good third,
and Dartagan far behind al. Time, 1856.
The nd-one-eighth mile race mem
hers OF the club riding, was won by FIRST
Chance, Madge second Gray ;Friar tnlr q
Time. a:03. First sold lowest in the pools.
The one-and -a-quarter mile, for three
wear olds, was won by .Warlock, Mlttle
Second, Abilene third, Time. 2:lSa.
The d-three-quarte mile race was
won by shyloek, Partnership secona' Nc"
York third. ea.,, n,oo,
In the three-quarter mile, private Sweep
stakes, six started. The horses were. VILE
out pedigree, or record. sTne race, %hici
was very amusing, was won by Harry Alex
andcrss PollyWog, Robert Centres brown
mare second. and r. Peters's Lizzie third.
| Time, 1:25s. ,5y;yf,.,.t
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- .TWEEDS PARTNER IN NEW YORK. ~ -
) NEW YORK, October 12.-E. A. Wood
ward, Tweed's protege (orpartner), arrested
in Chicago, reached here this morning and
went direct to the Police Central office.
Superintendent Walling ordered him to be
taken to the District Attorneys office.
d. Woodward plead not guilty tofive indict-
ments for forgery; in the third degree. He
was then committed to the Tombs, where
he will remain until his trial. n 100.
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.1sITIzENs BANK OF RICHMOND.
J. is a, = .,,,4, 90,
SIspTI II !. ,00I
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IO.HN III a II o n ,f7l7,s,, a.
liz Haii 4 - LIE - - = S sily
- <, 4s!1t;a DENT ISF ri q; ~ -.
- ,fs.i formerly Of wayt& Mahons f ,.s1;9s
egce, 825 Main street. between sisthaad seFanptfh
II a;ss Il y5foc lseodl n r.
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INDIANA.

TERRE HAurE, October 1.-THE Demo-
cratic gain in Nigo county is 81 over the
vote OF 1872.
NEW YORK, October 1.-THE following
has just been received at the Democratic
headquarters
Indianapolis, October 12.--The majority
in this State is from 5000 to 5000 for the
entire ticket. [Signed]
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-05-11
A Brave Workman.

A coroner's jury at Brislington, near
Bristol, England, has rendered verdict
of accidental death in the case of John
Chiddy. He was foreman at quarry
close to the Great Western line, between
Keynsham and Bristol, and was super
intending the stacking of the stones
alongside the line, when he found that a
large block of stone had fallen on to
the metals of the down line. There was
no time to be lost, for rushing toward
the spot came the "Flying Dutchman T"
express, described by the driver, who
gave evidence at the inquest, as "the
fastest train in the world.' One second
more and horrible tragedy would have
probably occurred, but Chiddy, forget
ting himself and large family depend
ent on him, and thinking only of the
danger of the unconscious passengers in
the train, leaped on to the line as it
dashed out of the Brislington tunnel,
and, seizing the block of stone in his
hands, was cut to pieces as he rolled it
from the rail. The witnesses for the
railway company took more cheerful
view of the matter than that held by
Chiddy. They Thought the life guards
of the engine would have cleared the
rails"
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Notes of the Fashions,

Linen parasols are much worn this
season.
Small reversible shawls of thread lace
are counted with novelties for dressy
house toilets.
Cream colored muslin handkerchiefs
are offered for sale.
Ladies will be expected to wear some
outside wrap on the street, even during
the summer.
Pink and blue batistes, striped and
plain, are offered for summer dresses.
Gray and ecru batistes will again he
worn this season as overdresses for
black or brown skirts.
Brocaded cream colored silk parasols
are trimmed with cashmere lace.
A cuirasse, short in front, cut open at
the sides and finished at the back by
two long lappets, gives new shape of
corsage.
The madrilene fringe is novelty. 1t
is composed of a network of silk, fin
ished with several rows of tassels.
There are great variety of mantles
and jackets, but the casaque and the
scarf are the two favorites.
A new model in overskirts has from
four to six long straight breadths of ma
terial, with the lower part of each seam
left open, forming square aprons and
square backs.
The Centennial kerchief is q three,
cornered affair, made of white muslin
and trimmed with Valenciennes or Other
lace. to wear about the neck.
Whatever is Centennial" is the
fashion. Children use Centennial hand.
kerchiefs, having the corners marked
1776 and 1876.
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What we are Learning.

The two countries of the world, leav-
ing central Africa out of account, about
which least is known to outsiders, are
Thibet and Corea, both of them popu-
lous, and both ruled by despots of the
Oriental type. The numerous attempts
made to open them up to travel and
commerce have heretofore proved
failures, and they remain sealed again, t
all the influences of our form of civiliza-
ton. But mankind will presently gain
entrance into Corea. BY the treaty
through which war has been averted, and
the long standing quarrel closed be-
tween Japan and Corea, two of the
Corean ports will next year be opened
to commerce with the enterprising
japanese. This is signal triumph OF
Japanese diplomacy. 1t has gained that
which all the menaces and all the nego-
tiation of British and other European
agents have failed in gaining. Other
governments, including the United
States, will now of course demand that
Corea shall put them upon an equal
footing with the Japanese.
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Fire i'm a Theater.

The London Standards Paris core
spondent says the fire in the theater in
Rouen broke ont while the actors were
dressing for performance of the opera
OF Hamlet" and was discovered before
the public were admitted. The flames
spread rapidly. The outlets of the
building were so narrow that the exit of
the members of the chorus and the
supernumeraries was cut off, and the
poor people crowded the windows,
many leaping from them upon bedding
piled below by the inhabitants. One
chorus singer was visible for an hour in
an upper window beyond the reach OF
help. Four soldiers were killed and
fifteen wounded in endeavoring to save
lives. About fifty persons We're badly
injured and taken to the hospital. A
leading singer, Nine. Pzys, entered the
burning building in search OF her hus-
band and perished in the flames. Hel
body has not been found.
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The Story of the Madman.

President Grant. in conversation with
gentleman in Washington, told the
story of the mailman who has recently
given such romantic testimony before
the committee on expenditures in the In
terror department. The President says
that he was conscious for many weeks
that he was being shadowed, that he
could never leave the White House
without finding this maniac turn upon
him at some street corner and lower
upon him with his raving eyes. This
espionage became intolerable, and the
President one day stopped the man and
told him that it must cease or he would
have him arrested. 1t did not cease,
and the President, in his walks, carried
a cane.
The mailman still continued to haunt
the White House grounds and the
streets, and was finally taken to the
asylum. He had been there but short
time, when his friends here told the
authorities that they would take him to
his home in Ireland, if he should be re-
leased. The request was Immediately
granted, and he was sent to Ireland
He did not remain there long.
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RIDGWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY, MAY

among the evergreens-it was my boy 8
foot upon the threshold He has come
back to me ~
She rushed to the door and threw it
wide open.
Ernest My boy |"
And the tall, stalwart figure canght
her in its arms, as if she had been lit
tie child.
Mother, are you glad to see your
wanderer back once more 7"
Nor is it any aspersion. on his manly
dignity to state that slight moisture
was sparkling on his long eyelashes as
he bent to kiss his mothers cheek !
Men are but mortals, even though they
be six feet high, and framed accordingly.
AS she drew him in he caught mo-
mentary glimpse of the figure in the
apartment beyond.
You are not alone, mother2"
"No; Edith is with me-"
And who may Edith be?"
-" Didn't You get my lettersl 1 wrote
all about her."
"I haven't seen letter for three
months"
Edith was standing where the full
brilliance of the lamp shone upon he-
blushing cheek and radiant hair, as
mother and son entered the room to.
gether. Ernest stopped short, gazing at
her in bewilderment.
/" Mabel ~
Ernest, what do you mean ?" ex-
claimed Mrs. Be, kford, doubtful
whether or not her son had taken leave
of his senses. "This is Edith Moore. :"
"She is Mabel Moore, my own affi-
anced wife p said Ernest, sprnging
forward and sealing his words on lip and
brow and cheek with half dozen kisses,
while the young lady, much to Mrs.
Beckford's horror, made not the slight
est resistance.
The next moment, however, she with
drew from his encircling arms, and glid-
ed TO the astonished matron's side.
Dearest Mrs. Beckford," she said,
softly, 81 may tell you now what was
just trembling on my lips when Ernest's
footsteps interrupted me. Ny name is
Edith, but it is Mabel, too. Will you
forgive me for stealing into your heart
by stratagem L knew you were pre-
JUDGED against one whom you regarded
rs a mere butterfly of fashion, and 1 had
told Ernest that 1 would never marry
him without your consent. Half an
hour ago promised never to leave
you. Mother, you will not send me
away from you nowl"
And Mrs. Beckford melted straight
way before the pleading sunshine of the
blue eyes.
81 always wanted a daughter" she
said f; "but couldn't bear the idea of
Mabel Moore, the Bayswater heiress.
"But you will love little Edith, who
came to be your companion"
81 suppose ought to scold you for
deceiving NE" said the old lady "but
II couldn't help loving you if 1 were
to try ever so hard, and that's the truth
of the matter. There, Ernest, take her,
and will ring and tell Thomas he may
serve up dinner"
All! AS though Ernest cared for any
thing less ethereal than Mabel just
then
"You have conquered, dearest" he
said, tenderly. "My brave hearted
darling, will the devotion of my whole
life compensate you for all this faithful
love"
Mabel thought it it would, and Mabel
was right,