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CHAPTER II.

Seven O'Clock on raw February morn
ing is not the pleasantest moment of the
day, and it is not an hour calculated to
make "Boycottlng" appear bearable or
deal.
But we bravely proceed to the farm
yard, and manfully struggle with those
melancholy COWS again. Our success is
not brilliant and we grow little cross,
and grumble at the hardship, and look
| with horror at the long row of white, red
and roam backs, all waiting to be MIXED.
Gerry has gone to the stable to attend
to the horses, and Ely and are patient
| ly filling our milk pals by thlmblefuls.
ri can get on famously with one hand,
but when try two L get out of time. !"
Ely says, dismally.
$50 do L. l answer, in equally mourn
full accents. "Oh, Eiy!"
A tall figure rises up beside Clover, who
looks as if she would kick over the milk
| pail; and put on the Susan face and milk
away for dear life. What possessed the
man to come out at this hour Of the
morning? There he stands, calmly sur
veying our frantic efforts, and feel that
he is smiling-nay, laughing.
"Allow me-"
Whether such politeness is meant for
tie COWS or me know not; but he pushes
up between Strawberry and Glover, and
stands looking down at me.
s'Miss Desmond, you might have told
me that you were 'BOycotted.'"
| 1t is ali over then, and look up blank
". Then the ludicrous side of the ques-
ton seems to strike all three of us at
once, for we all burst out laughing, and
| ,lyns tho oWk VIZ rftr poS
| Chow did YOU find Out?" ask, when
can speak again.
| s.Your little sister let out the secret"
he answers, 'and l partly guessed when |
recognized you IN the photograph book. :"
| ing ourselves that you should never find
| OUT
81 am very glad I have, heartily; for
now can help you. Let me have try
at the milk-pail | used to be capital
hand at it long ago."
| We laugh, we talk, and surely the Feb
ruary morning has grown warmer; for
when we carry the pals of white frothing
milk to the dairy we are rosy and smiling,
and it seems to Ely and me as if We had
known Colonel Tremaine for years.
What fun we had cooking the break
fast, each mishap and each disaster caus-
ing fresh bursts of merrlment
The colonel fries bacon and eggs, and
does it to perfection.
Norah's face, when she comes into the
kitchen, is sight worth seeing; but we
soon explain and matters progress swim
mingly Colonel Tremaine announces
his intention of lending US his valuable
services as long as we are "Boycotted,'
and when Gerry comes in he finds us al
breakfast, praising up our own cooking
and all feeling in a state of high good
humOr.
ssBv rovel'' he says, standing in the
open doorway, "the manners of the Irish
peasantry are forward, don't you think
so, Tremainei'
1.-THE murder is out" the coloael re
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Ely and George Dane have made up, and
it's all right now"
ooh, lam SO glad" l cry, heartily.
ssDid they tell your
eyes; they settled it all to-day, over
the mysteries of harness cleaning, l
believe. thought George meant more
than cleaning saddles and brides this
afternoon
cit means bridal, any way," say,
and laugh nervously at the bad pun.
eyes; and double harness." he rejoins,
and signs suddenly "Mab-Queen Nab
I little thought that the first night you
opened the door, and looked such de-
mure little handmaiden helping me off
with my coat that, that"
'sLet us hurry home," 1 say, hastily
"What is the good of us talking nonsense
when Gerry has only just escaped from
being murdered?" ~
stern; and then his voice breaks. 'Mab,
don't you know love you? Won't you
give me one little bit of your heart, even
Griffith's valuation, Nab, my darllng?"
1t is Nora, he is speaking Of, not me;
it must be Nora, and yet ''his darlingl"
One look in his face, one brief, shy
glance, and know it Is not Nora at all,
only me.
"My own! My own!'
1t takes us an awfully long time to get
home, and he knows now why would
not let him know of Gerry's danger; and
graver, deeper look comes into his face
as he listens, and whispers softly:
"For my sake? Oh, Mab!"
don't suppose the man who fired at
Gerry will ever be found out, but l hope
matters will have quoted down before
a certnin happy day, when there is to be
a double wedding in the old church.
And / know that Ely and bless the
day that we were "Boycotted."
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Gov rK SST.

The bells of Lent rang up, rang Gown
Rang SOFT and clear, rang loud or low,
AS loud or low March winds did blow.
Through wideaung doors .he hurryng
throng
C,urbt hint of psalm and snatch of song
The high-strung song of plant and prayer,
Of cross and passion and despair
One, hurrying by amid the throng,
Who caught the sweetness OF the song
Above the turmoil OF the street,
Turned suddenly her weary feet.
And through the wide flung doors passed IN
From out the weekday whirl and din.
Call me away from flesh and sense
Thy grace, o Lord, can draw me thence.
In fervent tones the singers sang,
While solemnly the organ rang,
sFrom flesh and sense;" the words struck
clear
Upon the strangers listening ear.
ssFrom flesh and sense" she looked across
The sun-lit aisles where CLINT and gloss
OF diamond-fre and satin shone-
A princess raiment that had won
A princes ransom in the past;
Across the aisles, then downward cast
Her seeking glance in bitter heed
OF raiment that scarce met the need
That winter keen and merciless
Brought home to her with savage stress,
And they, they neither toll nor spin,
These lilies fair, apparelled in
These costly robes, while Others strive,
And mourn to find themselves alive
Beneath the burden of the day,
That leave small time or need TO pray.
''Call me away from flesh and sense.
When flesh itself seems half-drawn thence.
''For you, for you, oh favored ones,
These silken stalls, these organ tones"
Her bitter thought ran, as the prayer
Floated in music on the air.
ssFor you, for you this house you call
The house of God; for me the thrall
''Of toll and toll, from day to day,
While life wastes sordidly away
In vanest hope and dull despair
Of some sweet time, when one from care
s'May pause and rest a little space,
And meet lifes bright things face to face.
But faint at heart and very low
OF hope and comfort | but know
''In these dark days the needs of earth.
All else seems now of little worth;
And little worth your silken prayer
Against my wall of dull despair
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As fire is discovered by its own light,
so is virtue by its own excellence.
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Vulgarity in high life is al the more
conspicuous because of Its elevation.
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wet, and the first tears that q man ever
| brought to my eyes are coming thick and
fast.
A boy springs out of the bushes sud-
denly, and showing dirty piece of paper
in my hand, vanishes like lightning.
Everything startles us, these strange,
terrible times, and feel frightened as
examine the missive. But the fear
changes to terror as | read the few badly
written words:
"The young master will be shot as he
passes the lime-kiln coming home to-
night. A warning from friend''
The lime-kiln! Quick as thought
| remember the place-a lonely bit Of road
| mile or more away, and Gerry must pass
| it coming home, there is no other way for
| him to come.
Something must be done He must be
| warned.
Sick and cold with horror | read and
| reread the scrap of paper. but make
nothing more out of it.
| Whoever goes to warn Gerry must pass
| the lime-kiin.
Who Is to 90?
l hide my face for a second, and feel as
| if I must choke, and my heart swells
| with love for Jerry and that other love.
| Gerry must be saved, but not by him. l
know well that he would go at once;
know so well what he would do-how he
would 90 himself to the limekiln, and
save Gerry that way. And they might
fire at him, perhaps.
No, no; my life before hist And SO l
| speed back to the house, and running in
white and desperate, stand face to face
| with Colonel Tremaine.
"Mab, what has happened? You are
as white as a sheet'
"Nothing,' answer, hastily. 81 am
tired. I have dreadful headache"
So have My head will burst. think,
and Gerry's life lies in my hands.
| His fingers touch mine.
"Mab, have l offended your"
AS he speaks the clock strikes out five,
and Gerry will be here Immediately, or
rather there
.sLet me gol'' cry out, with sob, a
wild, bitter look, up into his face; for
have | not almost chosen between my
brothers. life and his? Oh, no, not thatl
And fly up stairs and leave him there,
with that grave, puzzled look IN his eyes.
There is such little time to do anything
in. Gerry must BE- on his way home now
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81 can't help it," Ely cries. desperate
ly, struggling with the birds long, yell
low legs, that are held toward heaven
supplicatingly, while the unfortunate
turkey goes humping and steaming about
the table, and refuses to get into shape or
form.
ssHe will think it is the Irish fashion of
trusting"
I cannot speak for laughing as Ely
settles the bird in dish with its legs in
the air.
"Mab, you go On with the soup. See,
he is loking more natural, and the beef
is really beautifully done, and the sauce
legs, Think
at the white sauce flowing round and
the long strings of celery hanging like
carriers round the terrible yellow ankles
of that most miserable bird.
But, putting good face on the matter,
l carry in the soup, feeling little ner-
vous as l announce dinner and see them
all coming in. Gerry gives me one de-
| lighted look.
Mamma is murmuring to Colonel Ire
maine about the state of the country, and
| her fears for Gerry's safety; and Nora is
acting her part to perfection. So they
take their places, and Eily and hand
round the soup without any disaster.
Sherry with soup, and l gravely fill
Colonel Tremaine's glass and go round
the table. The pepper in the soup makes
them all cough, but the conversation
goes evenly on, and we are waiting adj
lLirably.
81 thought you had more sisters, Des-
mondf" the colonel asks; and Ely dashes
off with more haste than sense, and
hear smothered laugh.
"They are away" mutters Gerry, rec
as peony; and Nora steps into the
breach:
81 am sorry you have missed them
Colonel Tremaine; they will be here
next week, [ think
Nicely put, and she has not said any
thing that is not true. And then-hor-
ror of horrors!-I hear that awful colone
telling Gerry that he will be able. aftel
all, to stay for at least a fortnight on {
long promised visit of hunting.
a fortnight when the man wrote t
say he could only stay two days on hi.
way to pay visit to somebody else.
| Weshall never be able 10 keep this ur
| for fortnight. However mamma ano
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| tears are falling.
When it is all told, Colonel Tremaine
draws a long breath, and looks quickly
around
(which way did the man go?''
/ Then l speak:
"You could never overtake him; he has
been gone for ten minute for more. Gerry
don't try. but go for the police.''
sMab Is right; it would only be wild
goose chase Tremaine, will you take
Nab home, and will ride on at once and
let the police know about this work.
| So Gerry rides ON, and we two are left
standing, with no sound but the retreat
| ing beat of the horses hoof.
sMab, why didn't you let me help you?
You risked your own life, and might not
have been able to save his.'
! No answer; turn my face and walk
slowly on.
| "You might have been hurt" added
he, presently, in a low voice.
ssIt wouldn't have mattered much,'
whisper almost inaudibly. "My life is
not of much value to any one"
| ssThat is for others to judge" returns
he, and there is something in his voice
that makes my heart cry out with long
ing unspeakable.
| ssTake me home-oh, please take me
home,'' cry out, brokenly.
| He puts my hand on his arm, and takes
the revolver from my cold fingers.
| $50 it was this you came to the house
for2 Nab, l wondered al your white
face, and followed you here; and | met
Gerry's horse and came On as quick as l
could; but why didn't you let me help
you save your brother? A mans judg-
ment might have been needed" And
this from him.
ssThey might have shot you," [ return,
! in low voice. "And-and / thought
they would not notice me-"
| SHY Godl And if you had come to
harm!"
Strong and quick, half to himself, the
words fall from his lips, and over my
hand his fingers close suddenly.
"Why did you run away from me to-
|days"
no answer-I cannot speak.
"Why did you run away?" he repeats,
and know from his fond, tender voice,
THAT he is thinking of Nora.
"Mab, had something to say to you,
and you would not listen; and then Nora
lcame. And what do you think happened?
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-11-10

The discussion OF "The Christian
Religion" by Col. Ingersoll and
Judge Black. which was commenced
In the August number OF the NOrtl.
american ReUier, is continued in the
November issue OF that publication.
Col. Ingersoll now replies to the
structures OF his opponent, and pre-
SCENTS much more fully than he has
ever before done the logical grounds
for his opposition to Christianity.
The article will be received with in
terest by those who have read the
first part Of the debate, as we'll as by
all those who believe that the cause
OF truth Is best advanced by free dis
cussion. An early number OF the
Review will.contain IN exhaustive re-
ply. In a Symposium on President
all inability. four Of our most emf
nent jurlsts, Judge Thomas N. Cool
ey. the Hon. Lyman Trumbull, Prof.
Theodore w. Dwight, and Gen. b.
F. Butler, discusses the several
weighty problems arising out OF Ar
ticle 2 Of the Constitution. "Englands
Hereditary Republic" is the title Of u
significant paper contributed by the
Marquis Of Blandford, and Senator
George F. Hoar writes statesma n
like article on 1.-THE Appointing
Power Of the President OF the Unit
ed States.
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EpITon PLAIN DEALER:

EDITOR PLAIN DEALER:
The motive Of the imp who pre-
sides over the Times, in abiding 70
u .Funcra. sermon preached In Crcs-
co not long ugo," was to find faint
excuse for cjccting some Of the pent
up venom with which he keeps his
serpent carcass charged, upon those
whose privilege it is to differ with
his views on business, moruls, poll
ties and religion. The worthy
Clergyman who he attempted to slur,
made all the amends the friends OF
deceased required, andsupposed the
matter was to rest forever. But the
venomOus, backbiting, slanderer,
who edits the Times, best known rs
Annnias, and q faithful prototype
OF him for whom named, seems still
ignorant Of the fact that the dead
whose name and memory he would
scandalize, to crafty an enlarged
spleen, died OF abscess OF the liver,
and not OF incorporate habits; be-
cause he was not Incorporate. To
crafty hatred born OF the devil,
this fawning sycophant, and vindict-
i've villain, would belle the deal sol
der, harrow up the fond memories
OF the sufficiently afflicted family,
and hycna like, rob the grave OF its
sacred dead, to glut his own rotten
carcass with its offal. Pardon this
intrusion upon the time and atten-
ton of yourself and readers, in MOTTO
ing the Thing whose war record, II
exposed, would bring q tingle OF
shame to the cheek Of the basest
coward. II. G. PRICE.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-11-10

james Morgan, Milwaukee, buys
and sells more first class Flannels,
Blankets, Hosiery, Dress Goods, Dol
mans, Shawls, Cloakings, Millinery,
Sc, than any other House in the
Northwest. He buys direct from tic
manufacturers In conjunction with
large Houses in Auburn, Albany, n.
Y; Norwich, New London, Con-, Buf-
talo, indianapolis, St. Louis, Cleve-
land, Detroit and Wilmington, N. c.,
thereby saving all intermediate
profits.
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Free Lunch and Free Delivery.

These are not established and
maintained for tramps and dead
beats but for those whose patronage
warrants their establishment, and
which pay more than the expense
OF their maintenance. The proprie-
tor Of rectaurant who sets free
lunch daily, would soon find means
OF Kidding himself OF the patronage
Of the class whose purchases ut his
table or bar, did not compensate for
the FREQ lunch as we'll as for the mr.
ticles purchased.
And it would seem that it should
be SO in the free delivery OF mer,
chnndlse. It is only reasonable.
just aud right that the dealer in nd.
dition to the cost OF his goods and u
reasonable profit, should also hav.
sufficient compensation for the de-
livery to cover its entire expense
OF course under this arrangement,
purchasers us rule would hardly
expect the dealer to send box Of
matches, a ! ID OF tea, or u ID Of beel
to the house except under ex.raordi.
nary circumstances. We believe thu
majority Of the patrons Of any store
grocery or market are willing tt
make ample compensation for til,
entire expense incurred in such de
livery. The dealer should have in
dependence enough to prevent i'm
position. This would prompt him I.
say to the snob on his way home t.
dinner, who had ordered q loaf o
bread for the meal sent up, to com,
down with the cost OF the trip. /
reason why the dealer should ar
range for the delivery Of goods /
that having many families to suppl,
he could make better terms than TIN
individual purchasers. Promising
that our premises are correct, it |
fair to presume that ere long on
merchants will reconsider their nc
ton upon the question Of free dc
livery, and will resume the bushes
In such manner as to make thos
benefited thereby bear its burden .
expense.
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Chas. Brown instead OF working a
pump handle by personal efforts to
exhaust the abundance of water
that Il kind providence has shower
ed into his cellar, is allowing the in
dulgent providence aforesaid 20 use
his windmill to operate . punp for
the purpose Of exhausting the sur
plus supply OF aqua.
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Il certify that my wife and myself
were In bad health for some fifteen
years. I CHANGED to be looking over
one OF Simmons Liver Regulator
Almanacs and saw A. H. Stephens
and Bishop Pierce's names to testi-
monials. / then obtained some OF
tho Regulator, and can heartily
recommend Simmons Liver Regula-
tor to my friends MS m excellent
medicine. Z.E HARRISON, NJ. D.
GOrdOnsyillo. Va"
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Piles /! Piles Piles
VI Sure C1afc Found at Last!
No One Weed suffer.

A sure Cure for Blind, Bleeding, Itching and
t'icerated PILES has been discovered by DIR. Will
iam lan Indian rcmedy,) called DR.. William y
indian Ointment. A single box has cured the
worst chronic cases VI % or 81 years standing.
10 one need sufYcr iive minutes after applying
his wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions In
struments aud electuaries do more harm than
suod. Williams Ointment aOsorbs the tuinors,
Lays the intense itching, particularly nj night
fter getting warm In bedD acts as . pouluce,
ives instant and painless relief, aud Is prepared
lnly FOR Piics, itching OF the private parts, ana
or nothing else.
Read what the Hon. ]. NJ. Coilinbe1y Of
leveland says about DR.. williams Indian Pile
Hntmcnt: have used scores Of Pile Cures. and
Affords me pleasure 70 cay that have never
'ound any thing which gave such immediate
md permanent relief rs Dr. Williams Indian
ointment.
nor sale by NIL druggists or II asled on receipt
II price, $l.OO.
HENRY L CO. Pr0p'ra,
cIEyhIA AND. o.
MORRISON, rLuMAER 90. Wholesale Agents
Chicago, III. aeonIy
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A GREAT desideratnm In the prepar
alton OF medicine Is that 1t should be
nalatable without losing its efficacy.
This is the case with PRIcKLY AsH
BITTERs. and being graded ~ regards
their cathartlc properties. they are
better adapted for general use than
any other similar article. A trial will
convince the most skeptical. 4t4
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HOW he MADE II.

one sweiterinE do, In not july
A beer saiO1n Ii. wandered b.,
Ard seeing hat he aa5 MT seen,
IL ent, rcG ~ tha swinging scfc,n.
.snd 10 rcbnka thn drinking mnn
Whom lie observed around him then.
He ordered, as he knew he'd ought ter,
A glass OF pure, clear. crystal wttter
He set Il down: ".Ah, ha," said he,
s.Cold water i the drink for me-.
And so, 10 make 1t cod and nice,
lie pounded In little Ice.
Healthful and good, sliced very thin,
lie dropped little lemon In.
And then he said, '.Swects 70 the sweet
And stirred some sugar In the treat.
TO Kind Of brace the mixture mp,
lie dashed some bitters In the cup.
Then just a i Q lie whisky--well,
Say twenty lines or nonpareil.
And while he stirred 1t with spoon.
lie sang, la glecftl tones, this tune:
.'Water, cola water. pure and free,
Water Is the drink for mc.n
He raised his head; loud, loud he laughed,
And TO the dreg. the goblet quaned
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Ye Editor, and yea oil his family,
are unfeignedly thankful to II. s..
Webster esq, for having his pasture
fence removed from encroaching
upon the street, to where it belongs,
thus permitting them to pass dry
shod over the sea Of waters which
flood our town.
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Catarrhal Poison.

Catarrh poisons the mucous mem.
brane, poisons the blood and vita
fluids, poisons the lungs. liver an,
kidneys. From, simple cold to tn.
rotting. sloughing aud death OF tn,
senses OF smell, taste and hearing
Sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrl
is supreme. Complete trcatmen
IL. apg nov.
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A bank at Osage has a counter
costing $500; larger sum than =
majority OF the farm houses in Mitch
ell county cost. The papers OF that
county IRE iubilant over the counter.
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O. Fl. Wood has a small herd 0
cattle OF 15 head to sell to some
farmer at reasonable prices. Will
sell on one years time for good APP
proved notes at Z per cent. five per
cent discount for cash. Il
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

eenrreeationa Churehp--Rcv. alex. y
WeCennci. Pastor, services every Sabbath as le;S,
.. N. and 1850 p. N. sunday school as u n. Al
ore cordially invited.
Episcopal. Grace Church-Sectcr, Rev. G
a. PERCIvAL. services every sunday at II 9
N. and p. m. SUNDAY school lmmenalci !!
evening.
cordially invited.
Methodist Eplscepal--kev. Geo Elnot1
sunday. at ton 4. ~, nEd Z ?: =.
eabb~th school Immediately after mOrnipg service
PAy.r meeting each Thursday even nss. Beats
uoe. General Invitation extended.