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muse, ana a look OF unwonted gravity ruled
her face and features for "A time. Probably
she was recalling past scenes; for two or three
times she shook her head with n kind Of re-
Elective sadness, until she was rouseu 10y the
second chime which had sounded since s.le
last sat down.
~ wonder if Sophy is up nowr she muir
INJURED. She can't be ut hdt so long
And changing her mind she again stepped
over, and. finding the door n jar "a she left il,
she entered the room once more. The lamp
was still burning, but Sophia was in bed, and,
her silence indicated. sleeping. The mother
walked softly across and looked at her
daughter.
She was fast asleep. The night was warm,
and she had thrown back the quilt little,
and her arm, her brown hair, and glimpse
Vt her white and innocent breast, together
picture which mln'rn urtist would have given
years income to paint She looked the
very image OF purity and peace, and even
little Mrs. Barbara, who was shlt-prOOf
a~9ir most forms of emotion, felt moisture
st,a iE into her ewes rs she gazed. She bent
a little down. and then she saw that the face,
now So CAIN. had been traverscd by recent
tears. NeS, Sonhia had been crying since
She lay down. and she had fallen asleep with
wrttod cheeks
Something in her hand caught the mothers
eve. and he looked closer still. Her hand was
beside her face, and the little article she held
was placed % that her sleeping lips Just
touched .t. With great caution and stiffness,
Mrs Barbara Temple lowered her eyes, and,
STOPPING and stretching, she managed to see
what her daughter was holding. 1t was a
miniature of PerGival Brent.
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BOOK EOU X.
LADY BElTTT S CHOICE.
CHAPTER 7.
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY"


"THE SPIDER AND THE FLY"
TN one of the passages of his narrative, my
old friend. when Speaking Of "PrcndcrgaSt,"
uttered the pronoun H. As this escaped his
lips, he tried to catch back his word and red.
dcncd little. The secret was out, of course;
but seeing his confusion affected not to
have noticed anything. This artifce, how
over, did not deceive him, and he Immediately
told mo that he was himself the Prendcrgast
of the story, and an old lover of Sophia
Temple have thought it well to inform my
reader of this fact; but, for convenience Of
narration. | shall continue to describe Prem
derga>t' as he originally appeared in the tale.
To introduce him atresh, Speaking in tn first
person singular would, | find, embarrass
both writer and readerl
Greatly was Mrs. Barbara Temple disap-
pointed when the day came for leaving Paris,
and stil PrendergnSt had made no further
sign What could it meagi He was the last
man in the world to play the coquette mas
culne; and it was plain that he had assumed
the Irritation posture toward Sophia in his
soher sort of way Why advance 50 far. and
then stand still: Mrs Barbara Temple pom
dnred Then cries she to herself: 81 have hit
it, Her explanation was this: Sophia had
quietly signiiicl to Prendergast, 10y one of
those tokens with which loves intercourse
abounds, that she loved him not. And he,
retiring and even dilIident had taken the
hint submissively
VERY provoking of Sophy!" the little
woman said Very provoking indeed! If
it would do any good should lose my temper
with her But it would not do good-not yet
Prendergast was just the man for her. | am
angry: but will keep my temper
Ana sne nau her reward. To her great Joy,
no sooner had they returned to Kettlewell
than Prendergast appeared on the scene
again, and his attitude toward Sophia had
not shifted by hairs breadth. Evidently,
then, Sophia had not repulsed him after all.
"how fortunate | did not get into pas
sion the ruler of her spirit remarked to
herself 1T is a good maxim Never be
really angry; don't even seem to be angry
often / should have had Sophy crying, and
set her against Prendergast for life, and all
on account of my own hasty judgment"
Plpndcrsasts coming to Kettewell was in
a marked way He did not stay with any
body, but put up at the hotel and, when he
called on the Temples, he said that he had
run over for few days, in the hope of in
creaSing the pleasant acquaintance with
thcns Ives.
Mrs Barbara Temple beamed on him one
of her brightest looks.
"Nou speak of your pleasure in renewing
the acquaintance she said. you say
nothing about ours | can never forget al
your attention to us in Paris. And what d
| pleasant time that was
Part of my visit to Paris he remarked
Significantly, Il enjoyed more than anything
in lIy life
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He spoke quietly; and Mrs. Temple, glanc-
ing at her daughter, saw her bend over her
little morsel of lacework with crimson
cheek.
"She knows now, at all events" the mother
said triumphanty,
And when Prendergast took his leave, Mrs.
Temple resolved fairly to open her mind to
Sophia.
II have never, Sophy," she began, never
in my life seen n man who more takes my
fancy The door was hardly shut upon him.
AT first | thought him rather dull and,
well-sanctified Here our little vivacious
sinner made the smallest and genteeest face
of scorn but that soon wears off and
declare that, in spite of my first impression,
| find him the most truly lively, entertaining,
accomplished man have ever met, What
do you think, Sophyr
He is very agreeable Sophia said Sc
riously.
Polite without affectation, witty without
coarscness, serious without can't" Mrs Tenn
pie went ON, in true Eighteenth century high
style. He is a specimen of moderation in
all things; and moderation, Sophia, next to
repose of manner, is the great mark of II gem
tleman. \ gentleman should be a little OF
everything, and not too much of anything
Have you ever met so accomplished man"
YES" Sophia replied, dexterously affecting
not to bear the last part of her mothers
speech, he is all you say. like him greatly"
II am going TO ask him to dinner" Mrs
Temple said
"What, mammal exclaimed Sophia. Com
pany so soonl Welt a little"
Not company, child, the mother answered
"All alone. He will like it better than a
party" >.
"And spoil one of our little snug evenings"
Sophia murmured. "Dont, mamma"
"Now what is there in our evenings you so
enioy. SophiaP
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CHAPTER II.
1HoNoR YOUR PARENT" AND "sERvE YOUR
SEIEn

SELF.
Mrs. Barbara Temple was in her glory
For less complicated or more Immediately
hopeful undertaking she would scarcely have
cared Sophia, she well knew, was not an
easy woman to turn, and stiil less was she
easy to begue. Percival Brent had really
taken the girls fancy. He was more pre-
possessing, with his youth and his generous
ways, than this grave, serious stranger, verg-
ing ON middle life. And the mother had
found by experience that affection with
Sophia was not mere whim or fancy, much
less self interest or passion Its roots struck
deep. For Mrs. Temples present purpose the
mere vulgar brides of wealth and ease were
not enough all kinds of motives must be en-
gagged, auxilaries from nnumerable quarters
must be united; the campaign must he care
fully planned, the advance made neither too
early nor too late, just at the moment of
fate; and then the kingdom of Sophia's heart
would be won. But all this only kindled
Mrs. Barbara Temple into excitement Mar
rying Car and Sibyl had been child's play;
here was a game for mistress. She felt the
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CHAPTER VI.

SLEEPING WOMAN KISSING PICTURE.
And now, the field being clear for her
operations, our little Agamemnon in petit
coats prepared for her part of the affair She
was fully determined TO root out of her
daughters mind the memory of Percival
Brent, and to marry Sophia brilliantly be-
fore many months were out. No sooner had
the young lover departed than she perceived
how much she had furthered her own ends
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,,i,,,' I a.,s,l a,d ,,i,, aa.i,1,
,it. NJ Io,t fnc,,,, an ,rn,nv WHO ,yn,ld yin
if mo- oot ~ ,,a,yn nj, n NOVA
"I,,-nr,,l,,,,r ,n,st Lo ,lono q. ti,o ,;,,h.
,i,,n - Lo snii UEvorvtbinr, n1nst Io dnno
il, tbo ,i,,lt ,yo, Whom co.., t.r., fnr
that Whom, Nobol,. nvco,t mveoIf,r
first If oIl sba talked 70 Prendgr,,ast bor-
Golf Mincln,, certain d.for.nce for HE
oninion viii unconcaalnd reli.nce ON baro,,,
she fold him thot fo, fine present no bod hot
Tor not n,nfa any, advances to Sonhia
oRothnr tlo onnosita - She said "Sao,, 10
retre.t So,,bia has oIrondv rotic,d ,o,,r
Iling for her Now if Won Withdraw for a
wbiIe Won viii nnz1ln Ler she ,yiu COW
mia he admire me- ,ftar all ar not, la. 10
on coming to know me better. found me lcss
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Have Y N an aching back from which you
get no rel~f day or night, and do you rise in
the morning weary and unrefreshed2 Then
take CELERY COMPOUND for your kidneys. -
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CITATI)d ~ PUBLICATION.
In the District Court Of Bexar County
No. 26sG
CRAZY vANDRoss VS. JOS. vANDROss.

TINHE STATE To TEXAS-To the Sheriff or
Constable OF BcIur County, GrcetinR:-
You are hereby commanded that, 10y making
publication Of this citation in some newspaper
published in the county of BcNar once In each
week for four consecutive weeks, previous to
the return day hereof, you summon Joseph
VaudrOSs, whose residence is unknown, to be
and appear at the next regular term of the
District Court to be holden at the Court house
hereof, IN the city Of san Antonio, on the fret
Monday In September next, the same being the
sixth day of September. A. ID. 1886, then and
there to answer IA petition, filed in said court
on the 9th day of March, a. ID. 1886, in a suit
No $50 wherein Crazy NardrOss in plaintin
and lOSrph NandrOsS is defendant.
Plaintiff in her petition alleges that she and
defendant were married in January. ISSO, and
that defendant abandoned her about one year
after said date: that since said abandonment
she has, by her own labor, acquired "A house
and lot situated on South Centre street, in
San Antonio, Bcrar county, Texas, the same
being known as lot No. -, in block u.
Wherefore plaintiff Drays that the bonds Of
mHtTimOuy existing between her ana defend
ant be dissolved, aud that the property above
described be dCCrCCd to her rs hcr separate
property.
Herein fail not,s but have you before said
court. on the said first day of the next term
thereof this writ with your r turn thereon,
showing how you have executed the same.
Witness, George X. Dashicll, Clerk of the
District Court of IIeNar County
Given under my hand and seal of the
said court at my Office in san
Antonio, this I'D day of July,
A. ID, 1876.
GEO. X. DASHIELL,
Clerk District Court, BeXar Co.
ByM. YTURHI, Jr., Deputy.
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Virgins predictions have scared
Charleston so that the whole city seems
unnerved. Business men are sending
away their families by the score, be-
cause the terror of their households pre-
vents attention to trade. No real belief
in the outcome of the disastrous prophe-
cy is expressed or felt, but the predic-
ton itself coming upon the heels of the
awful catastrophe which so lately fell
upon the city has unnerved thousands,
particularly of the women and children.
The negroes are very generally panic
stricken and their prayers and cries only
add intensity to the existing excitement.
The use of the press should be denied to
all such scientific mountebanks, were
such a thing possible, and the people
saved from the consequences of such
senseless terrOrizing.
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THE doctrines OF protection as taught
by the republican party OF this country
have taken deep root, not only in repub-
lcan soil, but in some ground distinct
lively democratic as well. These demo
cratic teachers and journals having been
converted to protection principles and
practices. have shown the sOundEess Of
that conversion by an earnest effort TO
strengthen their democratic brethren in
the new faith. Thus, the work has been
taken out OF the hands of republicans in
some quarters, where the body of the
voters are Overwhelmingly democratic,
and the good work ofagitatiOn is carried
on between the two wings OF the dem
OcraCy. This insures the hearing of the
case in the court OF democratic opinion
and enquiry, and renders more. and more
certain the adoption OF protection ideas
by the democracy. The cars that are
deaf to the arguments of republicans, or
ut best lend an unwilling hearing, are
freely opened to the assertions, argu-
ments and proofs of the democratic
writers. AS Il consequence, the good
work of conversion goes more rapidly on,
and in a few years the democratic senti-
ment will be reyolutIonized on this sub
ject. As democracy becomes protection
in sentiment, it liberaliZes towards re-
publicanism. The sympathies OF mu-
tual idea and policy bring the divided
hosts nearer to each other. The disabili-
ties of republicans in strongly democrat
ic sections are removed and political
opinions are given freer expression.
All this hastens the day of liberal poll
tics. Free speech Will be followed by
free ballot, and republicans no longer in
undated ut the polls will vote as they
choose. Their votes will be counted, and
the supremacy Of the party be fully es-
tablished alt over the union.
The discovery in different sections of
France of carrier pigeon stations, from
which direct information is forwarded
to Berlin, has caused intense excitement
in that nation. The secret planting of
NEWS slhllOllb ny III lhC hthll
OF country with which she is on
friendly terms is very grave infractiOn
of the rights of nations and must lead to
unpleasant, If not serious results. These
stations were discovered by the acct
dental shooting Of a pigeon upon whose
quilts was the stamp of the German eagle
and short dispatch in cipher. If this
breach of friendship can be brought
home to Germany, it will add nothing
to her honor as nation, but will justly
be regarded as base act of treachery.
The prominent republican candidate
for office, who on the night of the repub-
lican primaries was willing to wager al
most any sum that there would be no
democratic nominations for county Off
GERS this year, may have had his eyes
opened by the democratic primaries
Saturday night. The democracy mean to
put a straight ticket in the field, and all
good republicans will commend their
fidelity to party organization and prin-
ciple in so doing.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
MAYORS OFFICE,

MAYORS OFFICE,
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, sept. y, 1876.
In accordance witha resolution adopted by
the city Council September ~, 1886 scaled
PROPOSALS will be received at the Mayors
Office. san Antonio Texas, until Il O'Clock,
noon, saturday, October III, ls~ti, for the fol-
lowing work, viz:
23,WjO square yards gravel roadway on Tel
ford foundation.
1900 square yards gTavclCd road surface.
$500 lin fl of wood curbing.
600 lin # of pipe sewer.
Plans can be seen and copies of specfca-
lions obtained at the Oty Engineers Office.
To insure entering into bond, and rs for
felt the sum of 500 must bC deposited with
the City Clerk upon filing proposal. The sue
cCsSful bidder will be required to enter into II
good and sufficient bond, to the amount Of 80
per cent. of contract price.
The city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids or to increase or diminish the above
estimated quantities to the extent of apprO-
priatiOns for the work.
All proposals must be addressed to
BRYAN CALI.AGHAN,
g-29-td Mayor.
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The state department at Washington
denies that the draft Of any such treaty
as has been published by the Canadian
press has been received by the United
States government Canadian John
seems bound to annex the Unites States.
whether we will or not.
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W. W. Reed, druggist of Winchester, Ind,
writes: zone of my customers, Mrs. Louisa
Pike. BartOnia, Randolph County, Ind, was II
long sufferer with Consumption, and was
given up to die by her physicians. She heard
of DR.. Kings New Discovery for COnsump-
ton, and begun buying it of me. In six
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lance of six miles, and is now so much i'm
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CHEMIST,
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SAN ANTONIO. Tex, July |, 1855.

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purchased in this city package OF Prof.
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and submitted it TO chemical examination,
and tnd that the same IS composed Of pure
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The idea OF Prof. HorsfOrd was indeed a
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WIGGINs apparently. relents and the
crack of doom is delayed. The crack of
the revolver, however, is still heard in
the land, and Texas furnished her full
supply Of the victims of the crack.
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DOES the country want to establish
free trade relations with Canada and all
the vast northwest, and flood the United
States with the lumber and wheat OF an
immense area which would depreciate
the values of these staples and render
their production in America less profit
able than at present? This is the ques-
tlon proposed in the published text of
the mooted treaty. Canada has always
held the handle and given Uncle Sam
the sharp blade to hold, and then when
it comes to pull your Uncle gets the
worst Of it. The United States senate
will do well not to let the Canucks draw
the wool over his eyes.
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QUEEN VIC prorOgues parlment and
returns thanks for small favOrs She
assures the nation that there is no
danger of any rupture Of the peace of
Europe: that the treaty of Berlin will
be duly observed by all the powers, and
that there is no need of any anxiety on
that account. She cOngraluatates her
subjects in Great Britain over the in
creacing cordially and closeness of
their relations with her Colonial
dependencies, and augurs commercial as
well as political advantage from this
fact. The commons was thanked for
their promptitude in voting the sup
plies necessary to maintain government,
and her gracious majesty prOrogued
parliment until November next. Much
of this address must have fallen
strangely upon ears filled with the
rumors of meDacing war movements in
the east, in which England may become
involved at any moment. 1t suited her
royal highness, however, to say these
nice little things and John accepts
them with thanks. England is in bad
row Of stumps.
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GLADSTONE talks of visiting Ireland.
Should he conclude to do So he will re-
ceive such an ovation as has never been
accorded an Englishman In that country.
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For Governor
A. NJ. COCHRAN,
OF Dallas.
For Lieutenant Governor,
LOCK MDANlEL,
OF Grimes County.
For Associate Justice Of the supreme Court,
". Il. BURkHART,
OF Fort Bend.
For Comptroller,
FRANK CLEANES,
OF Cook County.
For Commissioner of the Land Office,
A. ZADECk,
OF Navarro County.
For Attorney General.
NJ. JOHNSON,
OF Young County.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction,
HENRY G. CLINE,
OF Harris County.
Chairman of the State Executive Committee,
JOHN b. RECTOR,
OF Travis County.
Member of National Executive Committee,
WRIGHT Quincy,
Of Galveston.