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CHAPTER II.
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The midnight bells upon the little
sanctuary which stood by the sea had
chimed forth the hour, and still the
good Padre Garcia remained deeply en-
crossed with his studies
The candle by whose light he was
reading, as well us those upon the
altar, had burned nearly to their sock
cts, and the priest rose to renew them.
AS he did SO he inadvertently pushed
the table by which he had been
sitting. This..act in the empty edifice
gave forth sound that echoed among
the dusty rafters overhead
Slight as had been the noise it was
sufficient to awaken one who had been
sleeping upon the stone tagging with
his poucho for pillow.
"What, good padre, not retired yet?
Truly, you maintain your vigils till an
untimely hour" remarked the man as
he sat upright and watched the move
ments of the priest
"Ah, Francisco, my son, those who
serve at the altar and wish to become
master of the Divine truths must think
little OF temporal comfort, and spend
many hours, which worldlings devote
to sleep, in prayer and communion
with the saints But, let me not dis
turb your slumbers, for you are young
and soldier, and know not what mo-
ment you may be called upon to put
forth your whole strength in the de.
Tense of the weak and oppressed"
AS the padre finished speaking he
completed his task of relighting the
candles, and was about to seat himself
again at the table when footsteps were
heard approaching the church.
They were heavy and regular in tread
as though coming from body of
men.
The priest turned his head towards
the door as if curious to learn who were
the intruders, but Francisco sprang to
his feet and laid his hand on the hilt of
his sword.
The padre saw the act and raised q
finger as he said NAY, nay, my son.
Pluck not forth your weapon here, for
this is holy place-but rather with
draw to the company of your followers
for awhile, and leave me to encounter
those who are approaching, with arms
not made by man."
The officer was about to demur, but
the elder waved him away, and he re-
tired by door in the rear of the chan
eel.
Scarcely had the soldier disap-
peared when some eighteen or twenty
people walked boldly into the church,
led by a man who strobe arrogantly
down to the steps of the altar. Close
behind him came his followers, in the
midst of whom was the form of one
robed entirely in black.
As the party joined their chief they
separated, and one of the number led
the yelled figure forward.
Padre Garcia had remained a silent
spectator of this strange scene, but as
the group paused before him he said In
a low, yet firm, voice whose sonorous
tones penetrated to the furthest re-
cesses of the little church:
what means this midnight visit to
the house of God2 Have We sought the
sanctuary for spiritual aid9 If so, why
Nave We come with weapons by your
ges?" As he saw the arms which the
ngers carried.
he eyes Of the priest fell upon
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the trembling figure in black. he con-
tinued "Perchancc ye have brought
some poor creature who is in need of
that consolation which can only be
found Mt the foot of the altar If that
be the case, there is no hour in which
mankind may supplicate, and sup.
plicate in vainl Speak! What seek
YEP"
Good father!" returned the chief,
brusquely, 1--WE have indeed come to
solicit your assistance. Nay, not only
to solicit but to command it We request
your clerical aid in making this WON.
an my wife"
"Why should one of the most solemn
ceremonies of the church be performed
at such timer" asked the priest,
sternly.
Because we will it So"
SIS the lady willing to take upon
herself the vows of matrimony?"
THAT matters not to you. Priest, I
say"
"And say it does"-and the PADRES
voice rang out like clarion through
the little edifice.
Then, as if disregarding the fierce
band who stood before him, the Chris
tan man stepped down and confronted
the yelled lady.
Daughter" he said, gently, sis it
your wish to become the wife of this
man? Speak fearlessly; you are in the
~ God anA In thu m nf
one of his most humble disciples"
mo, no, padre!" sbrieked the lady.
"Save me from these, my enemiesw
MAY the saints do as much and more
for me if do aught to cause you pain. )"
Then, with strength that belied his
weak and attenuated form, the priest
seized the woman about the waist, and
turning quickly hurried with his fair,
burden up the st cps of the chancel
calling aloud as he did so:
francisco! Francisco Soldiers Of
Mexico, strike in behalf of the inno-
cent and oppressed"
The padre had no need to summon
assistance, for ere he had approached
the one whom he sought to protect,
Francisco Alvarez had opened the door
and become a witness to portion Of
| the scene.
With terrible oath Luigi Pillion,
the pirate and would-be bridegroom,
sprang after the priest with drawn
blade, as if to strike him dead, but ere
he had taken three steps he was con-
fronted and brought to a standstill by
the weapon of Francisco, which flashed
before his eyes in the candle light.
"Ah! Is ityou?" exclaimed the rene
gade.
Eyes, Pillion, 1t is /. And l thank
our blessed Lady that we meet face to
face with swords in our hands. Now
fight, and Heaven will decide which is
the better man.
The struggle that ensued was short
but furious. 1t presented strange
and impressive sight. In the middle of
the chancel stood the padre with the
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Spurned.

II spurn you with contempt" ex.
claimed the proud, imperious girl in
naughty tones
The spurnee was a base born clerk in
her fathers ninety-cent store.
His head fell upon his breast at her
cruel words
But for an instant only.
Then he hoisted it aloft once more,
defiantly.
"All right" he said, coldly. That's
better than being spurned with your
fathers boot"
He had tried both -Detroit FREQ
Press
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much as though were your natural
father"
'Senor," replied the maiden, in a
deferential, yet determined, manner, 81
have ever done sos and so shall con-
tinue to do in all things save those
which pertain to my marriage. In that
particular ] reserve woman's right,
to follow the dictates OF her own
heart"
But, Teresa, Luigi Pillion is a man
of high birth and loves you most de-
votedly. He has wealth and can place
you in the highest circles of society"
Luigi Pillion is knave! and sooner
than accept him as my husband would
climb the loftiest battlements of For.
tress Diego and, from that rocky pima
Gle, hurl myself down into the waters
of Acapulco bay, and thus end a
life that from girlhood has possessed
but one ray of sunshine"
81 read your meaning"-quietly re-
torted the heartless guardian quickly.
THAT ray of sunshine beams from the
beardless face of Francisco Alvarez,
the beggarly scion of bankrupt fami-
ly-"
"And through whose evil machina
tions was that house reduced to penury?
will tell you, Senior Pedesso. 1t was by
you and your evil companion, Pilliorn
the pirate. But it shall be my happy
mission to restore to them in part the
wealth that was once their own"
And the lovely Mexican maiden
swept proudly from the apartment,
leaving her cruel guardian transfixed
with alnazement
Beautiful, Manuel, beautiful By
our Lady! Your fair ward is as majestic
as a queen. The conversation which
have overheard has caused my love to
redouble. And now did Senorita Teresa
not possess single gold-piece should
still make her my wife. 4 fitting con-
sort, she, for one who rules alike upon
ship and shore"
"Ah, you were listening, then?"
said Pedesso, turning to his Wis
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which he meant that Carlos body
quickly followed his eyes
"rll give you the ten now,' said
Farmer Hardy, two or three months
later
Thank you, sir" said Jack, but I
think I'll keep him, Sydney Dayre
in Harper's Young People.
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THE PHANTOM PARTY.
An Old-Fashioned Amusement Revived
Again--How 1t is Conducted.

An OId-Fashioned Amusement Revived
Again-How 1t is Conducted.
The old phantom party" idea, reno
rated by the witchery of web of
fate" is with us again. The phantom
costume consists, as every one knows,
of large enveloping sheet, pillow
case with apertures for the eyes, or a
mask shrouded with pillow case
about the head Costumed in this
ghostly attire the hostess receives her
guests in silence She greets them
without words and motions them to
the toilet rooms, from which they
emerge clad in the white disguise.
Each phantom guest receives GA en-
tering the parlor single bright thread
of the "web of fate" This thread is
of the bright-colored Irvine now to be
purchased in the shops, and is about
twenty yards in length 1t is suspend.
ed from some conspicuous place over
the chandelier, the doorway or pict-
ure, and thence pursues its intricate
and winding way over doorways, be-
hind bookcases, up stairways and down
again, even out of doors and into kitch-
ems, until finally in some secret place
it is tied about the hidden 'fate."
These 'fates" are written upon rolls
of paper, and set forth the destiny Of
the person for whom each is prepared.
On the cleverness of the hostess in
writing prophecies in accordance with
the whims and hobbies of each guest,
as we'll as the humor and wit desirable
in the composition. depends the success
of the entertainment Quotations are
also made to do duty in this capacity
when originality and ingenuity are
lacking. Each of the strings in the net
must be of decided tint contrasting
with all the others as they cross and
recross many times In the disentan-
CLING. They must also be of the same
length, as prize is given to the phan-
tom who first discovers the roll of fate.
The quest is pursued in silence.
which is broken only when the fates
are all found and read aloud to the as
sembly. Then there are unmasking
and hilarity galore.-N. Y. Sun.
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"A Noble Lad 0'Toole-
Faith, it's my Tim that's the noble
ladl' Mrs. O'Call-"Is he, thinP"
Mrs. O'Toole-''He is that There's
ne'er boy in the whole ward can give
the polace the ship as well as he can"
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WASN'T WORTH MUCH.

A Little Boy Who Concluded His Play
mate Had Value Below His Station In
Life.
Perhaps all the good children do not
live in Brooklyn, but think fair
share Of the bright ones do.
Max is five years old, and his best
friend and playmate is Stella, little
girl who lives next door.
Stella has naughty fashion of losing
herself, and the other day her mamma
was greatly frightened when she could
not be found, for she is wee mite of
three years.
In came Max, bright and eager, to
assure Mrs. s. that he would find her.
In few moments he made good his
word by appearing on the scene lead
ing very rebellious and dirty little
runaway whom he delivered to her
mamma.
Hastily seizing the first coin her fin
gers touched when she put her hand in
her pocket, she thanked Max and gave
it to him without noticing its denomina-
ton.
1t was penny.
Mamma, said Max when he reached
home, that little girl can't be worth
very much, can she?"
"Why, dear?"
"Cause her mamma only gave me
penny for finding her. / don't fink I'll
care to play with her any more If that's
all she's worth. Rams Horn.
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One of Baron Munchausen's so.
called whoppers was simply tale
about roast pigs running around with
knives and forks in their ribs, begging
people to eat them. And now it turns
out to be historically true that after
the Caspian sea was overlooked by oil
in July, 1869, and caught fire and
burned for days, its entire surface was
covered with delicately roasted fish,
such as those in honor of which Master
Francois Villon wrote his great
"Ballade of Roast Fish. IN Y.
World.
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itor, who had entered unannounced
81 am glad that you did so, for it
saves me from repeating the words OF
the naughty and ungrateful damsel;
but how are you to accomplish your
ends?"
That remains to be seen" replied
Luigo Pillion, thoughtfully. Were
not young Francisco Alvarez under the
protection of his uncle, the Padre Gar
cha, could have swept him from my
path long ago. Despite his ecclesiasti-
cal relative, though, his fate is sealed;
the senorita but moment since, I'M
willingly, spoke his death warrant"
DO as You see fit, my dear capitano,
regarding the youth. Now let us
arrange fn11uthe. disposition of my
wards Her lands, which
border are to come to
me, Will he of the girls
fortune, no means insig-
nificant, That believe
was the
"Sucl Nv
Teresa
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1T is said in Asia that the soul OF
every dead poet lives in grasshopper.
The spring poets in the west become
supreme pests in Kansas according to
that idea--Picayune-
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All con ems for this paper should
be accon the name OF the author,
dence OF g 18th on the partrfthe writer
write only oa0ne side OF the p. per. BE par.
ticulaily careful In giving names and dates
haveaiiietters or figures plain ard distinct
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Ifs your uncle an extensive farm
err" "You bet, answered the little city
boy, who had just returned from va
cation in the country. HE weighs
three hppdred and forty.eight pounds"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-11
advertisements.
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS,

As provided IN Sec. 3, of Act No5of tho tavvs .f
loH0 arrangements have been made for n nubiic o.,
follows: N"uii'y' Az
Mortified, on Tuesday and Wednesday March y
and ". "9' warren -
Barre, Thursday and Friday March 10 and %
Naitsfeld (SchOol House,. Monday and Tnesda,
March % and a. w '''"'''
,,W Waterbury t1igh School Room. Wednesday and
Thursday. March Is and %. ~
Worcester Corners (~chool Housed Friday ana
saturday. March q and g. NV
montbeiier, Monday and Tuesday, March 30 and a.
day, April aud g. ~ '
April and 4. o." ' ~ '''
q cabot tschool Iiouse), Monday and Tuesday April
-, ~ examinations TO commence at nine A. w. An
cordingy. l. r BOOTH CoyDf,i Ern5,j,er ~
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j STATE OF VERMONT, Washington DlstIlct' IS
In Probate Court held at Montpelier in ana Tor safu
District on the 9Th day of March. A. ID. 1877
Frederic j. Dieter, Administrator, De b0HS nor,
with the will annexed, of the estate Of Timothy >
Hubbard late of Montpelier. In said District, De
ceased makes application to said Court for license
to sell part of the real estate Of said deceased stu
ated In Montpelier, in said District, to wit; The
store on Main stree now occupied by ); A. Loekin
the other real estate belonging to said estate CON
sists of the new brick block on stare street, the
brick block on corner of Main ana state streets
ana n niece of land in the rear of said stores, and
the administrator asks that enough OF said real es
tate he sold TO pay the debts Of said deceased and
charges of administration of his estate, Including
permanent repairs amounting In all to Si,6O, repre-
sentng that such sale is for the payment of
such debts and charges of administration. Where
upon il is ordered by said Court that said application
be referred to session thereof, to be held at
the Probate once in said Montpelier, on the 3lst
day of March. A. ID. 1891, for hearing and decision
thereon and 1t Is further ordered that all persons
ed be notified hereof by publication OF notice
of said application and order thereon three weeks
successively in the Vermont WdfchmdR a State JO~-
nal newspaper published at Montpelier In this
state and which circulates In the nelghbOrhOod OF
those interested, before said time of hearing that
they may appear at said time and place, and II they
see cause. object thereto. by the Court.-Attest,
1882 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
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the remainder is in Dakota, Idaho and
Montana. In some OF the above cases the
Indians have other reservations to which
they will 90 and in others they will take
allOtments in severalty of lands on their
present reservations and surrender the re-
mainder.
JUDae LAcoME Of the United States cir
cult court at New York has handed down q
decision in the matter of the application of
BALM, Joseph q Co., for review Of the de-
cision of the board of appraisers upon GER
tain importations made by the firm. The
court finds that the collector and board of
appraisers erred i'm classifying the goods as
wooden cloths, determining that the correct
denomination of the merchandise is "manu-
factureTs OF worsted," upon which duty
must be assessed accordingly.
Foreign.
A FARMERS alliance has just been formed
in Germany.
The international socialist workmen's
congress will be held in Brussels next Au-
gust.
THE Berlin merchants have decided to
make an exhibit at the Worlds air in
Chicago.
BISHOP REEVES of Belfast, Ireland, has
issued a letter amounting practically to the
eXcOmmunicatiOn OF the Catholics who sup
port Parnell,
A DELEGATION of Parnellsts left Queens
town, Ire, on sunday for the United States
to raise money. A large crowd was present
at the wharf, and fight between the fac
tons occurred.
INCENDARfEs at Listowel, Ont, bound
and gagged the night Waterman at Hess
Brothers furniture factory Saturday night,
and the building was burned TO the ground.
The water pumps and fire alarm system
had been tempered with.
IT is stated that Boulanger is to be ex-
PEELED from England because of his part in
the recent demonstrations at Paris against
the Empress Frederick of Germany. 1t is
believed that he inspired the assaults of the
Boulangist press against the empress.
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Poor girl, poor girl, so young, 80 fair,
And doomed to die so soon;
The seeds Of death are scattered there,
And long before life's noon
The grass will grow upon her grave
So friends in sorrow say,
And think no power on earth can save
The dear one from decay.
Why do they think and talk like this?
Simply because some of her family have
died from scrofulous poisoning Of the blood,
and they are indications OF the same faint
in her. Scrofula of the lungs, commonly
called consumption, liz a terrible disease,
and it is not to be wondered at that they
dread IT,. But it can be conquered. The
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Marrra9es.

In East Montpelier. March 4, by Rev. l.. Warren,
Lewis Leroy Provost to Winnie Matilda Pierce, both
of Calais.
In Montpeer. Feb IA, by Rev. j. Edward Wright
Martin T. Rich to Mrs. Josephine X. Rogers, both
of Montpelier.
In Chelsea, March 4. by Rev. IL. II. Reynolds
FORTS Il. Hood to Nellie NJ, daughter of Benson
Sanborn, both of Chelsea
In waitsfeld, March s. at the home Of the bride,
by Rev. Il. s. Fiske, Joseph Palmer to Mrs Ellen e.
MehurOn, both of Watsheld.
In Planfeld, March g by Rev, @, II. Taplin, at the
home of the BRIDE Martin Atkinson of Underhill
TO Nina B Moore of Plainheld.
In Underhill, March 4, by Rev. L. Wheelock. as
sisted by Rev George Wright, Ira Il. Morse to
Addie Is. jackson, both Of Underhill.
In waitsheld. Feb. s, at the home of the brides
parents, by Rev. E s. Fiske Frederick X. Palmer
to Jennie NJ. Barnard, both of Waitsfeld.
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Greal Nutltcs.
sADIANCHARD's ESTATE.

n STATE or VERMONT. Washington District, So
In Probate Court held at Montpelier, In said Die
trict, on the 2Sth day of March AID. 1891;
Arabella Blanchard. Administrative of the estate of
Asa Blanchard, late of Montpelier, in said District
deceased presents her administration account for
animation and allowance and makes application for
decree of distribution ana partition of the estate Of
said deceased. Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said
Court that said account and said application be re-
ferred to a session thereof to be held al the Probate
once in said Montpelier, the 2sth day OF March,
A. ID. 1891, for hearing and decision thereon
And 1t is further ordered that notice hereof he given
to all persons Interested by pnbeaton OF he same
q State J0uihdL newspaper published at Mont
peer, previous to said time appointed for hearing,
that they may appear at said time and place ami
show cause, If any they may have, why said account
should not be allowed and such decree made.
by the Court.-Attest,
$685. HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
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| HAVE been great sufferer from catarrh
for over ten years; had it very bad, could
hardly breathe. Some nights | could
not sleep and had to walk the floor. / pur
chased Ely's Cream Balm and am using it
freely, it is working a cure surely. have
advised several friends to use it, and with
happy results in every case. II is the medi.
cine above all others for catarrh, and it is
worth its weight in gold. l thank God l
have found remedy. | can use with safety
and that does all that is claimed for it. 1t
is GU ing my deafness.-B. w. Sperry, Hart
ford, Conn.
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AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, alays all pain, cures
wind collie, and is the best remedy for
diarrhpa. Is pleasant to the taste. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle. Its value is in
caculabe. BE sure and ask for Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup, and take no other
kind
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Business 0otiees.

THE following item has been going the
rounds of the press, and as our druggist, &.
Blakely, handles the goods, it may interest
our readers: Having had occasion to use
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, it gives me
pleasure to state that | found it to be the
best medicine for a cough | ever used; in
fact, it cured me of cough that had bafiled
several other cough medicines. IN. Il. Bur
nett, AtdliSSd, Iona.
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THAT old established cough remedy,
Downs Elixir, still more than holds its own
in the public estimation, despite sharp and
active competition. Tits n 81" home remedy"
and in this locality needs no word Of praise
from us, so well and favorably known is it.
1t is the standard remedy for coughs, colds
and all throat troubles, with great numbers
Of our people, and their continued use and
unsolicited recommendation of it speaks
volumes -BUrlington (W) Free Press, Janu-
drB 26 1882
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l WILL never allow myself to suffer again
what have suffered for the last year. That
vile disease, dyspepsia, gave me no comfort.
/ could not eat nor enjoy anything. The
doctors amounted to nothing nothing
of Sulphur Btters. Four bottles made me
well.-Joseph Bdtchelder, Master Of Schooner
O. A Bdber
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faint can be eliminated from the system.
DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery has
cured thousands of persons who were ex
pected to find early graves because there
was scrofula in the family" Golden
Medical Discovery" is warranted to re-
move all blood.taints from whatever cause
arising. 1t cures all scrofulOus, skin and
scalp diseases, or money paid for it will be
returned,
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ARREsTED.--Charles A. Daley was ar
rested last evening for stealing from the
drugstore OF Shiefman bottle of Sulphur
Bitters. Before the court this morning,
upon being asked why he should steal he
stated that his mother was troubled with
rheumatism, and that it was the only medi-
cine that helped her, and being out of
money and work was the cause OF his steal
ing. AS this was his first offence, he wis
put on northumberland NetOS.