Year: 1870

ion. He solicited from the lady an explain
alton of her designs but she told him to be
silent and ask no questions, and immedi-
ately led the way into clothing store, with
Tudor at her side. Here Tudor was told to
select the best suit of clothes in the store
that fitted him, with corresponding articles
of clothing and the sailor in his doublet,
tar-bedaubed pantaloons, and chequered
shirt, was i'll a few minutes metamorphosed
into as fine a gentleman, as far as appear
ance was concerned, as had walked the
streets of that great metropolis for many
day. The bill at this place, as at the 9TH
ers, was paid by the lady.


Tudor's amazement was now complete.
He neither knew what to say or to think
Who the lady was, what her intentions
were, he could not even surmise. He again
asked for an explanation, and insisted upon
one but the only answer he received, was,


"Follow me, and be not alarmcd-all will
be explained hereafter to your entire salts
faction"


One thing Tudor was obliged to acknowl-
edge--the lady, thus far, had done by him
as he could have wished he therefore re-
solved to ask no more questions, and TO
comply with all her requests and demands.
Presently she conducted him into a mag
istrate's office, and politely requested
the minister of the law to unite her and her
companion in the bands of matrimony =
This was something of q damper to Tudor,
but nevertheless he strictly yielded; the
ceremony was soon commenced and in a
few seconds the couple were pronounced
man and aoJfs.


Without uttering q word, or even ex-
changing a kiss, Tudor and his wife now
left the magistrates, but not, however, I'm.
til she had given him sovereign for his
services.


The couple passed through many streets
in silence-Tudor hardly knowing what he
was doing, or what he had done, and Ger
tainly ignorant of where he was going, OF
what awaited him and of the thought!
that occupied his wife's mind, the reader
will soon be able to judge for himself
Turning the corner of street, Tudor be
held few rods in front of him, q splendic
dwelling, towards which the wife seemed tt
direct her footsteps as well as his own, ant
into the front door of which they indeed
soon entered. The room into which Tudo
was ushered by his wife was furnished in
style of the greatest magnificence. She sa
him chair, telling him to make himself
contented for minute or two, and thel
passed into another room.


The first one here to address her, was he
uncle, who OH seeing her enter the room
jumped in astonishment from his chair, anC
calling her by name, demanded how she haC
escaped from her room, and where she haC
been. Her only answer was,


"Thou fiend in human shape, allow yol
just one hour to remove your effects from
this house. The actual possession of my
property here you have long deprived me of
and vainly thought you had made arrange
ments by which you could have deprived
me of it through life; but l have frustrated
your wicked designs-I am now mistress O
my own house, for l was this moment mar
ried, and my husband is now in the from
room"


I must now leave the newly-marrieC
couple for short time, for the purpose o
reverting to the previous history of Mrs
Tudor. She was the only child of very
wealthy gentleman, whom shall designate
as Mr.. A., not recollecting his actual name
and for the same reason, shall give to hi
daughter the name of Eliza. He haC
spared neither time nor expense in the edu
cation of his daughter, she being the onl.
object of his care and regard, his wife hav
ing died when she was quite young and
before his death, which took place whel
she was fourteen or fifteen years of age, h,
had the satisfaction of witnessing her one o
the most beautiful young ladies of London
A short time previous TO his death, an ar