Connecticut western news., 1891-09-24
lowed leisurely.

The arrival home of the tailor's daugh ter alone did not surprise the old gentle man, for he supposed she had come tu plead for forgiveness and reconciliation. Before she had time to say a word he kissed her and said;
 'I am sorry you did it in this way, but I forgive you both. Send for your hus- band"
 But when the father was told the truth he was wild, and upbraided his daughter for her 6ckleness. From that day and for weeks, greatly to the amazement of Anthony Fraley, Anna's father used ev- cry means to reconcile the stubborn and inexplicable lovers, but Anna would not yield, and declared that she would never again see or speak to Anthony. On the contrary, she openly accepted the atten- tions of James Johnson, a widUver, twice her age. In the meantime Fraley had repented of his hastiness in revenging himself on Anna on the day of the elope- ment, and consistently endeavored to ob- tain his former sweetheart's forgiveness, but she held out stoutly against his ap- peals, although they were aided by the efforts of her father. Six months after her elopement and it's peculiar ending, she told her father that she intended tc marry Widower Johnson. As Widowe1 Johnson was by no means prepossess- ing man and had three children, one nearly as old as Miss Colbert, every one knew that the girl was going to marry him simply out of pique.
 No one knew this better than Anthony Fraley, and he made up his mind to pre- vent the wedding. He chose singular way of doing it. He went to Johnson and told him that if he married Anna Fraley he would shoot him dead on his wedding day. Widower Johnson was not man of particularly strong per sonal courage, and Fraley's manner was so determined that he was filled with mortal terror. The result was that he broke his engagement with the tailor's daughter. This did not seem to grieve her in the least, neither did it have any effect in softening her toward her old lover, and Tailor Colbert at last gave up all hope of ever having Tony Fraley's great expectations as part of the Co., bert family, and ceased his endeavors to bring about a reconciliation between that young man and his daughter. Fra ley himself finally made up his mind that he might as well give up his efforts to renew the old relations, and about three months ago apparently showed considerable partiality to the daughter of his old employer, he having in the meantime started in business for him. self. Some time before he began paying attention to his former employers daugh- ter Miss Colbert had gone to Clairsville to live with an aunt, who was an invalid.
 According to the gossip of Coalton about the Fourth of July letter from one of her girl friends in this place con- veyed her the intelligence that Tony Fraley was going to marry his new flame, and in replying to this letter Miss Colbert had written, "Tony Fraley ism going to do any such thing" At any rate one day early in July she returned to her fathers unexpectedly and with out notification. The gossip of the place declares that she told her father that she wanted him to send for Anthony Fraley. Whether she did or not An thony Fraley certainly went to Coberts
 
 continued going there right along, and the first thing people knew it was an- nounced that Anna Colbert and Anthony Fraley were to be married on Friday, July 31, and so they were.
 Such is the romance that has kept the gossips of this place more than busy for two years, the denouement to which has lifted great burden of suspense from their minds, and carried joy to the heart of Tailor Benjamin Cobert.-New York Sun.
 Norwegian Time.
 English tourists in Norway are re- ported to be not little perplexed by the eccentricities of Norwegian time. At home they are accustomed to a uniform time, calculated for the meridian oi Greenwich; but in Norway every town adopts its own meridian, hence tourists watches are perpetually appearing to be wrong. The telegraph offices and the railways that happen to be in connection with Christiania regulate themselves, ii is true, by Christiania mean time, but this only increases the confusion, for all the other railways, together with tho steamers, start punctually by local time To add still further to his bewilderment no sooner does the traveller cross the frontier than the Swedish railway time, which is eighteen minutes different from Christiania time, comes into use.
 In Bergen unfortunate strangers who have set their watches by the town ol postoffice clock are constantly rushing te the telegraph office only to find that it is closed in accordance with Christianiia time. The unlucky British tourist who spends so much of his time and money in Norway in these days might fairly ask for a little more consideration. The Norwegians themselves are asking for . uniform time according to the neridia, of Christiania.-NewY York Recorder.
 Remarkable Vitality of Seed.
 It has been claimed that the seeds taken from ancient Egyptian tombs ar: capable of growth, but proof of tn; claim is lacking. It has been dem"l strated, however, that seeds of q v,G, great age are capable of development Raspberries have been raised from scei taken from the stomach of man vhr died during the time of the E.apei.o Hadrian, who reigned in the Seconl ce" tury of our era Think of it, S,
 springing into new life after lying mant sixteen centuries!-St. Louis l-e public.
 Everybody has heard of the lac dress meant for Empress Eugenie, no, in possession of Mrs. Mackay. It cos $10, 900, and is said to be the fines specimen of modern lace.
 An Oddity Showing 8 Law in Optics.
 Here is very singular illustration o the optical delusion which a change o