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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-07-02
NEW MILLINERY e00D!l


I have just received nice and large sssortu sst
Of The
Newest Styles In Hats and
80nnots
for ladies', nisses and children. have shsds
hats for children, trimmed and unframed very
cheap, and have beautiful sashes for trimming
bats, and nice assortment OF new hovsrs and
ribbons In oil the sew shades and
FxArHxRs and TITS, PosPoNs, ORxAxExzs
AND PMS.
Priccs are Very Reosond0ls ana Work wia ~
Done 10 Suit Customers
Ladiss come and ~ The new goods. hepe
70 49, all ny former customers the coming $50
son and - many more - may favor me With
their patronage.
Il. yTOCKwRLL.
Manchester, w.. April 18th. 1885. ASST
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
CONSTIPATION!

There Is no medium through which
disease SO often attacks the system
as by Constipation, and there ia no
other i'll flesh is heir to, more apt to
be neglected. from the fact material
Inconvenience may not be Immediate
ly felt from irregular action Of the
bowels. When there is not regular
action, the retention Of decayed and
effete matter. with its poisonous
gases, soon poisons the whole system
by being absorbed into it, causing
piles, fistula, headache. impure blood
and many other serious affections.
BURDOCK BLOOD BTTTERS will
Immediately relieve. and one bottle
positively cure or relieve any case
Of Constipation.
"Was troubled for a year with
torpid liver and Indigestion, and after
trying everything imaginable, used
BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS. The
first bottle revived me and the second
cured me entirely."-J.S. Williamson.
Rochester, N. Y.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19

about oo%; Red Canada sac; No f aec 1--WE Eve
nal mo Red State at 98c; No White Soc: clos
dull Barley steady Germ 1s9Mc l1IIs M9oI only
moderate receipts PAL 83Sbush; exports III RE-
bush; sales $4,000 bush spot; No 5at 4 81 5Xc
afioat; low Mixed 46I4c Oats 1s914c lower ana hI!
rather quiet receipts "a, 700 bush exports Vhite
sales $4,000 bush on spot NO az 5ac ~ N u
Western at 34la a37c; White 90 3s94Sc ; Wnlte
State at 3S1a@41c. Coffee weak at ga ac ~
sngar dull refined IS,t dulI az "a q Es oase Yei
low at 47s @51sc Mould 6zsc; on &c S,niu
ard A at 6i4c; Granulated at 6Ac; ConfectiqIlers
at 6s4 ;.cut loaf and Crushed TIA al Ssc; Z oM-
dered 6zs 5s7Hc Cubes at 6B@7c. Petroleuma y
united at 901sc. TaIlow is steady. FORK ORR, y
unchanged; mess at 8 871s@l0 371a Beef t @uas.
tern steam spot at 35a6 37s refined ~ ta iop
Continent; z 90 for s. A. Buftcr firm W ss,n
12934c; Elgn creamery at 35c; Cheese Hill
Freights-Wheat steam Sad. r,.
CHICAGO, Dec. IS, 1S85.-Flour is dull winter q
Wheat at A 5005 90 for Southern; Wisconsin at
Wheat 8 7ota4 GO; Minnesota bakers 5 5o@4 So
patents 1906 80; low grades 0043 O0: M as4n
lower; December at 844s9s5c; No Spring 3oas
Corn lower at 39l4c. Oats lower at 2S1S@2S1ae.
Rye is dull mo at GOO. Barley slow; NO az %.
Pork lower at 0099 80. Lard steady at % 1r zs
66 90. Boxed meats steady; shoulders al 3 aolg
$50; short ribs at 1894 80; short clear D zo9
Receipts-Flour, IL 900 bbls; wheat. $4,000
5000 bush; barley, 81 900 bush 600
Shipments-Flour, 10000 lbbls; wheat ll, .rlo
bush: corn, 10000 bush; oats, 5000 bush; rye,
1000 bush barley, 10000 bush.
ST. LOUIS. Dec IS, 18S5-Flour quiet. wheat wheat
lower: No 2 Red at CSC. Corn weak mo MlAe1
at 32s4c. Oats lower; No 2 Mixed 271sc Lard
at 8 80
Receipts-Flour, 5000 bbls; wheat, $4,000 bui
corn. 1866 00O.bush; oats, $4,000 bush rye, 2,ooo
bush barley, 1000 bush.
Shipments 5000 bbls; wheat 90 900 bu,
corn, 10000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye, 900 pu;
barley, 5000 bush.
DETROIT, Dec. 10, 1885.-Wheat easy; No !
White 901ac bid; No Red 921sc bid; No 3 Red
S21sc
Receipts, 26, 200 BUSH
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IS. 1ss5.-ootton quiet;
middling l1-16c.
MOBILE, Dec 1s, 1ss5-cotton is dull; mid
ding 8 11-16c.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 1s, 1ss5-cotton is dull;
middling SS8c.
CHARLESTON Dec. Is, 1ss5.-eotton nominal;
middling SAC.
MEMPHIS, Dec 1s, 1ss5.-Cotton is steady !;
middling S5sc.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
Domestic Markets.

Npw vopK ~ 5 70 FgaaE E.IEIour market-
Receipts 16, 1855 bbls; exports 3735 bbls and /,
42S sacks; dull and heavy but without quotaple
change; sales 1890 bbls.
Western and State at 8 ooQ3 40; common to good
extra Western and State at 309S 75; good 70
choice do at S0d5 so; common TO choice Whlte
at 3oG5 go; common to good extra Ohio at 3 80
95 80; common to choice extra st LOUIS at y 3og
Ooa5 so; choice to double extra do at s COG
IS, Including 24o0 bbls city mill extra at SOC
85; 600 bbls fine do at 2593 20; 1900 Dds SUI
perfine 3 OO9S As; 1900 bbls extra No 2 at 3O9
B TO; 1900 bbls winter wheat extra at BOG
80; $500 bbls Minnesota extra at 3o45 60:
Southern -four is steady; common to falrat oog
4 90; good to choice at 4 O5a6 80. Rye Flour Is
firm at 1898 90. Wheat-Receipts 1880 bush I;
exports 35,295 bush; NG1ac lower and dun
sales $4,000 spet; No Spring 9318c; NO nara
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
Boston Stock Market.
by Telegraph.l
New York stock and Money Market.

~ IelegIa4Pln.I 1870. ~ ,o,,
continues easy at 2921a per cent. Prime mercan-
tile paper at 495 per cent. Exchange continues
quiet but firm at S4s4 and 80 GoveInment
Railroad bonds quiet and strong. After 2 10 p m
the stock market became more active and strong
and the active stocks advanced IA to per cent,
closing at or within small fraction Of best prices
of the day.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggres
gated 347.127 shares.
The following are tOday's quotations Of Govern
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
EREicHTS.

(bpec1HI 70 IIIo Is1z5''9
SAN FRANCISCO, December Is, lss5.-Graln
freights are somewhat frmer. Wooden vessels
fixed at PTS Sd for orders to .. X, Havre and
Antwerp. Iron vessels about SIS; small iron YES
sci with -four for orders to q. X. at BIS
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
European Markets.

By TeIegraph.I
LIVERPOOL, Dec. IL, 1856 Cotton market is
quiet uplands at Sd ;0rleans sled; sales 5000
bales speculation and export 500 bales
LIVERPOOL. December 49, 18S5.-Winter
Wheat at 7sa7s I'd; spring wheat at 7s97s I'd;
California average is lodges club IS 1d@7s Sd;
corn, mixed Western, As Sd; peas 5s sd. Proyls-
ions, &c.-Pork steady at 49s for Eastern mess;
clear; cheese at 46s for American; lard prime
Western at 31s cd; tallow at 26s Cd for Ameri-
can.
LONDON, Dec. IS, 1885, Beerbohm's report
to Chamber of Commerece.] OargoeS off the coast
of wheat and corn very dull. Cargoes on the pas
sage and for shipment, wheat and corn rather
easier. At Liverpool, spot wheat and corn dull.
Weather in England mild.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
New York MlnIng stocks.
gloucester Fish Market.


Codflsh-We quote large Georges Goldfish 8 cog
for large and S2A for small dry cured do 3 90 and
SO; Shores at 3 20 and so y qtl for large and
small cusk ga p qtl; haddock at 81; make 81
and pollock S175 slack sailed do so.
Boneless and prepared fish at 39412c y ID for
hake paddock and cusk, and 4G7Mc u fb Tor
goldfish as to style and quality. Smoked halibut
at SAT- ac p IL; smoked salmon l5c. Scaled her
ring lac - box No and tucks lie. Bloaters al
Mackerel-We quote inspected Shores at S51s
y Dbl for 3s $3.50 for Is, S189S2o for Is; ex-
tras S25GS32.
Fresh Halbut-Last sales Of fare lots at lac
and &c p ib for white and gray.
Herrring-We quote Nova Scotia large splt aI
3 90 p blf; medium 90; Labrador %; Round
Shore 81 1893 90.
Trout sl1 y Dbl picked Goldfish 6 90; haddock
S5 halibut heads 5 so: tongues 00:sonnds Sl3;
tongues and sounds 90; alewives 90; salmon
Is 90; fins 90; fins and napes u 90; No shad
II 90.
Pure medicine oil at 75c y gal; crude do Soc;
blackfish oil 50c; cod do 32d35c; porgie do 25c.
Fish scrap SO p ton; liver do So; fresh iivers at
SOC u bucket
Fish waste 90 u ton.
Shore Fish-Codfish 81 rs y cwt; pollock STA I;
haddock 8 25.
The total receipts for the week have been as
follows:
Fares Grounds. Goldfish Halibut. Pollock
10 LaHave Bank sss,ooo 400 80
Shore 100000 5000
Bnk habit 10000
65 8l8,2O0 176,400 5000
Other reeeptS-29,000 Tbs haddock.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
Foreign Exports.

LIVERPOOL. Steamship Sarnia-36S, 900 lbs
cotton 4S9,6Oo do bacon zoe, 700 do lard 1911 bis
apples. o..
400 feet Iumber
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
Contagious

am native of England, and while was in
that country contracted terrible blood poison,
and for two years was under treatment as an out
door patient at Nottingham Hospital, England,
but was not cured. | suffered the most agonizing
pains in my bones, and was covered with sores all
over my body and limbs. Finally completely lost
all hope in that country, and sailed for America,
and was treated at Roosevelt in this city, as well
as by prominent physician in New York having
no connection with the hospitals.
saw the advertisement Of swift's Specific and
and can say with great Joy that they have cured
me entirely. / am as sound and well as | ever
was in my life. l.. FRED HALFORD.
New York City, June 18th, 1885.
In March of last year (1S84l, | contracted blood
poison and being i'll Savannah, Ga, at the time,
went into the hospital there for treatment SUI
fered very much from rheumatism at the same
time. did not get well under the treatment
there nor was cured by any of the usual means.
have now taken seven bottles of Swifts Specific
and am sound and well. 1t drove the poison out
through bols on the skin. DAN LEAHY.
Jersey City, N. j., Aug. 1855.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer g. Atlanta,
Ga. N. Y. 157 w. 23d st. ian1d&wnrmcTh
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19

Palpltation of the heart, nervousness, trem-
blings, nervous headache, cold hands and feet,
pain In the back, and other forms of weakness are
relieved by Carriers Iron Pills, made specially for
the blood, nerves and complexion.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19

Mamma (absently to Dolly, who has been kick
ing her chair Don't, say! Don't Dolly don't!
Do you hear me? Don'tl'
Dolly (njured) "Oh, mamma, l did don't",
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. 10.
Wit AND WISDOM.


have sold during the past six months, over one
hundred bottles of Athlophoros, and am glad to
say that it has met with more success In curing
rheumatism than any other preparation have
ever sold W. L. West Hudson, Mass.
While Keene was playing Richard III. in Little
Rock, just as he called for horse man from
Washington county sag sag 10 MS companion:
aWsit t mint mini IS SAM M fhe clown has called fur
hoss an reckon the shows goin' to begin"
For moro than twenty-five years DR..
VIM. Humboldt Parker has occupied the front rank
in the great American army of physicians; besides
doing his suffering fellow creatures great service
in the line of his practice, he has also rendered
the youth Of this generation inc&lculable service
in publishing unique medical volume entitled
the Science of Life:' 1t is a beautiful book, and
the only reliable treatise on important and deli
cate subjects. There is an advertisement in
another column that will tell you how to get it,
the cost, Sc.
"what paguey fools some people are!'' ex-
claimed Mrs. Gruff as she read the title OF the
VII Y MnfD ISN'T t. that Why
viii die? Because can't help it, simpleton."
Always call for Colgan's Taffy Tolu.
Sympathetic friend Ito recently bereayed wild
ow); my poor Elsie, how lonesome you must feel
Mournfni relict: ayes, dear, but know where
he is nights!"
Do not suffer from Sick Headache moment
longer 1t is not necessary. Carter's Little Liver
Pills will cure YOU Dose one littlepill. All drug
gists sell them.
Mamma (absently to Dolly, who has been kick,
ing her chair Don't, | sayl Don't Dolly-don't!
nollv 1iniuredi ooh mamma did don'tr,
Palpitation of the heart, nervousness, trem-
blings, nervous headache, cold hands and feet,
pain In the back, and other forms OF weakness are
relieved by Carriers Iron Pills. made specially for
the blood, nerves and complexion.
The Emperor of Austria sent million Of ciga
rettes TO the Seryian wounded. Some arsenic IN
their bread would have Killed them OH as quick
and would not have cost as much.
The Three Outlets Of disease are the bow
els. the skin and the kidneys. Regulate their ac-
ton with the best purifying tonic, Burdock Blood
Bitters.
There is home for lost dogs in London. The
nearest approach to it in this country is the sat-
sage machine.
Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver
OIL with Hypophosphites.-Ss especially
voluable for Children. DR.. j. r. FRAYsER, Mem
phis, Tenn, says: 81 regard Scotts Emulsion as
a valuable medicine for the diseases of adults for
infants teething and sickly children,
Gong to law IL like skinning new milk COW
for her hide and giving the beef tew the lawyers.
slade's Epicurean Spices are sure to please
those who want the best goods, as they are the
hest Cultivated Spices powdered perfectly pure.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19

Do not suffer from Sick Headache moment
longer 1t is not necessary. Carriers Little Liver
Pills will cure you. Dose one little pill All drug
OistS sell them,
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19

The Three outlets of disease are the bow
els, the skin and the kidneys Regulate their ac-
ton with the best purifying tonic, Burdock Blood
Rittarg
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19

The Emperor of Austria sent million of ciga
rettes TO the Seryian wounded. Some arsenic In
their bread would have killed them off as quick
and would not have cost as much.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
Always call for Colgan's Tafy Tolu.

Sympathetic friend Ito recently bereayed wild
ow5; my poor Elsie how lonesome you must feel
without your husband"
Mournfnl relict ayes, dear, but l know where
he is nights!"
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
Cleared.
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

Ar at Callao Dec IA, ship Henrietta, Blanchard,
Ar It Maracaibo Nov 25th, sch NJ A Trundy
Dodge, Laguayra.
Ar at Zaza It'll inst, brig Clara jenkins, Hooper,
Trinidad.
Ar at Rio Janeiro 9Th inst, barque Mary Jen-
ness, Winslow, Pensacola, 100 days
Ar at Marseilles 18th inst, Darque Herbert Black
Nichols, Singapore.
Sid I'm St Thomas Nov 81, sch Falmouth, Clark
Hayti, to load for Delaware Breakwater; Esd
barque Clara McGilvery, Griffin, do. to load for
New York.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
Memoranda.

Barque Mary JennesS, Winslow, which arrived
at Rio Janero Dec from Pensacola was out 100
days, and was supposed to be lost.
Sch Moses Webster, ashore oil Shovel ShOal,
has been stripped of every movable thing and the
material taken to Boston. Noprospect of saving
the vessel.
Sch Annie Palmer Holmes, from New York
for MacOrris. before reported at st Thomas leaky.
has been surveyed and ordered to discharge for
repairs.
St Thomas, Dec 6-Barque Helen Sands, Nor
tom from Portland for BuenOs Ayres, which put
in here strained and ledky. is to be surveyed to-
morrow, 7th.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
A WARM HOUSE.

Health, Comfort, Steam nj One Pound.
No noise no dust, our apparatus leads, thor
oughly tested, strongly endorsed, i'll use in thous'
ands Of buildings, trade rapidly increasing from
year to year.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19

SHADES Epicurean Spices are sure to please
those who want the best goods, as they are the
best Cultivated Spices, powdered perfectly pure.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
Foreign Ports,

Ar at Hong Kong prev to 10th inst, ship He'll
con, HoweS, San Francisco :
At Hong Kong Nov 14th, ship Palmyra, Minot,
for San Francisco.
At Pernambuco Nov IA, bark Formosa Pierce,
BuenOS Ayres.
Sid FIN Aspinwall Nov 81, brig Screamer, JOr-
dan, Pascagoula; 2Sth sch David W Hunt, Hall,
CienfuegOs.
Sid FIN do Nov a5, sch A HAIRY, Green, Pearl
= At Barbados Dec A, sch Maud Briggs, Young,
Bangor
Ar at st Thomas Nov 18th, sch Carrie Wood
bury, Bryan, San Fernando 29th, barque Belle
Veazie, New York; 9th. brig + Henderson, Ross,
Pernambuco.
In port Dec 10, barque Helen Sands, Norton,
from Portland for BuenoS Ayres; sch Annie l.
Palmer, Holmes, New York for Macorris.
Ar at st John. PR, 18th inst, brig Jennie HUI
BERT Southland. from New York, (and sailed 14th
for Arroyo)
Sid FIN Havana 18th inst, barque Antonio Sala,
Mitchell, Delaware Breakwater; Havana Rice,
New York.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19

"what plaguey fools some people .arev ex-
claimed Mrs. Gruff as she read the title OF the
tract Which had tlst been left at the door. why
viii You Die?" NOW, isn't that sense? why
will die? Because can't help it, simpleton"
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19

There is a home for lost dogs in London. The
nearest approach to it in this country IS the sau
sage machine.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
Spoken.

Dec IT, Pm. off Cape Cod brig Gipsy Queen,
from Philadelphia for Portland
Dec IT, by steamer Eleanora sch Fannie Whit
more, from Newport News for Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.

FRIDAY, Dec. 10.
Arrived.
Steamship Eleanora, Bragg, New York-mdse
to j B Coyle, Jf.
Steamer State of Maine, Hilyard, st John, NIB,
via Eastp0rt for Boston.
Sch Franklin Pierce, Holmes, SO West Harbor.
Sch Mary Eliza, Morrison. Bangor for Boston.
Sch Wins0w Morse, McDonough, Bangor for
Boston,
Cleared.
Barque NJ & E Cam, OBJ Durkee, Buenos Ayrcs
Dyer g. Co.
Sch Weaka, Cottrell, Norfolk, to load for Bar
badoes-Ryan s. Kelsey.
Sch Melissa A Wiley Wiley, Bremen, to load
for Pensacola-Chase, Leayitt s. Co.
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
p0RrIA Nn HoLESALE MARKET.
Flour.

Flour
Superfine and
low grades. 8 2593 5OI
X Spring and
XXX Sprfng..5 0oG5 20
Patent Spring
Wheats. 20 0o9o 20
Mich. straight
roller .....5 2595 30
clear do. ...5 00@6 20
stone ground. 4 75g6 90
st Louis st'gt
roller. ...5 b0G6 10
clear do. 10 25@5 30
Winter Wheat
Patents. :. s 1895 OOl
The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19

l have sold during the past six months, over one
hundred bottles of Athlophoros, and am glad to
say that it has met with more success In curing
rheumatism than any other preparation have
ever sold. W. L. West, Hudson Mass
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-10-15
OBITUARY.

John Ice, born near Circleyiis, Piqna county, o. !,
January sth, 1882 died Of puinonary consumption
lsep smber 29h, 1855 aeea IS years, smo alhs and 81
days. Wasmarried to Miss q arriett y. Owens Sept.
ID, 1860, and unto these patents were, born seven
children, six still living 70 mourn the loss Of a
loved father. When orgahixed treason hurled de-
ance at the government and the call for its preser
vation was made by arms he among the wliling
ones to respond; he entered the service for the
preservation of the great uion, and was q member
of the 169th Ohio National Guards 1t was not his
fate to fall the red field of battle neither when the
wild wall of defeat hear or the thrilling cry Of
victory was boIn along the line he survived it all,
and in the calm retirement OF pleasant and peace-
| full home surrounded by friends who knew and
| loved him, he peacefully b eathed his last Asa
soldier and citizen, he was beloved by all who knew
| him. Reig lousy, he was rot a member of an
church, but believing in all wise and Just creator
believing that love would do more to save mankind
than fear. He died he lived, fearing naught In
the future. He tr l to have all cheerful sroand
him, and always had kind word ior his children.
fathers welcome was always given II waslndsea
hard to part with tnst wasso Lind, but the fam
lily and home have been wrecked and bfole but
may be rebuilt in heaven. Calmly and Quietly TIE
sun of his life went down, and with him the battle
of life is over to him has the eternal Sabbath
| his frneral took place at the NJ. E. Church at
| Florida, Ohio, the Rev. Barren officiating. His
bbody was conveyed by a large coneourse Of sympa.
thizing friends and neighbors to the cemetery two
miles northeast Of Florida. r..-lqrs-raas
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-10-15
Our Premiums

May all be cassedas household necessities of true
wo, h and genuine inert, ADD OF red at figure, in
some cases below wholesa e latss, Dut never below
cost, as we are not In tie hu nbug b1si ass; our
object being to benefit our Fa.rops end make olr
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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-10-15

! q tps door epeis,, he rstf>.fsng mistress
ew1bow heaFily itnined
"Nbw, AIi<e, /" shs called ct In her vixen
kh voice, .jfhat girl canzot 10 -sut in such
rain. Let her sit down until tie storm is
over" =
pride or resznfment n her preast, sunkdown
en- the seat As she did 50 the light Of the
amp fell On her face; and he won
lsEfal- beauty OF the- -faca. its pallor, its
deep sadness, arrested the sharp fady.
"You look very pale" she said, coming
back, and speaking stin insfhs sams sharp
voice. ~ Arc YOU III Fsa - --ass
Vanity looked up Something In the
lady's face encouraged her, although the
tones were harsh But when she tried 30
speak her lips would not obey her, and the
only sound she uttered was q sob.
Immediately the lady few .ofsto the
drawing-room, and Vanity heard her says
"Augustusl Augustusl there, ~ d poor
girl outside. She looks so TIM, and 30
pretty-and so cold Do go.snd ~ heEs
Maud an indolent volce replied. s'shat
have 1 to do with such peoplef n you listen
to their tales, you may as well commence
relieving officer at once"
which Vanity felt must be the voice of
Dame Domineer, quite right. Providence
would not approve of your housing every
vagrant that comes to your door,"
Really, Augustus" the lady retorted,
''how self-indulgent you are, here in this
warm rooml And that poor creature out
side!n "a
"Maudrn called out Dame Domineer, ''you
we're, always self-willed, ever since you were
four years old"
swell, wen, well,n Augustus rejoined in a
sood-natred tone. .this comes of being
married to wife. ] suppose I,may as we'll
90 at once. You are the most restles-"
Now, Augustus' the lady cried, 'do
goln
sAugustus,p cried the dame, ''dont go.
Maud, / am astonishedp Al. q.
The next instant the gentleman was stand
ing beside Vanity.
'sWhat Is your business, my girlsn
He asked this question with curious air
Of mingled condescensiou, authority and
kindness
Vanity took courage. It seemed easier,
after all, to deal with man.
II come with letter from Sister Gather
ine."
'TndeedI' the gentleman said; but in that
brief space he, too, passed under the spell Of
her face and voice. Let me see, will you
won't you-had you not better come in to-
to the drawing-roomT
Dame Domineer must have crept to the
door to listen; for in whispered accents that
were ludicrously audible, she was heard to
exclaim:
"Maud, come here: Augustus IS actually
asking her inr'
Augustus looked naturally uncomfortable;
but Vanity, with an ease which the gentle-
man did not fail to admire, affected to have
heard nothing.
II am not fit for the drawing room,n she
said. Please don't ask me-
MY library, then, = he said. Follow me-
RIO aH corrIzUsD I