j I WSiCLESAM'S XOXEY BAUS.
K S * 2 > y Ktraupfwaro Not Alloncd to Insprct Tht > ra
m m Hisappolntwetit Would Kcsult.
Kll * Y ° U mu8t oxcuso mc > madam. I
WaMaa oiTj to disoblige you. Bub it is
refaai Imperativo order that no one Bliall
Ml Hfcrie vaults. You would not be
9nfi permitted to go around alone , and
al "twe ca * . spare no one to act as an es-
fmwisyrtC"
fljB This was the firm but polite reply
IB * ftbeU.S. Sub-Treasury to a lady
fl3rcm fhs country who had applied
fl trfcr permission to inspect the gold
fl * n& silver in the vaults. She had , in
$ t - einpany with a gentleman , asked
W& * Capfc. Thomas Sampson , tho special
Wm detective in charge of the Pino street
| S - - oor , for tta same privilege. He had
aB while giving her no encouragement ,
| B nelerred tho two strangers to the
IRS cashier. A look of disappointment 1
I yB passed over the lady's face as the au-
Ifflswer was received.
If Jn "You would be surprised , "said tie
I ffi ashlcr to a reporter for the Mail and
lis express us tho two turned away and
III .passed out of the building by tho
II | "Wall street door , "How many perI I I
II | 30ns ask to be allowed the privilege
| | | f Tumbling through the vaults. I I
II j "They are invariably strangers to the
li * City. We-hart * to refuse them , as it
If- ; ! • would interfere with businessbesides j :
ill " ! * Mch. tho tour would only result in '
| P ; disappointment , as they would really
' i
m * | 3 stole to see nothing. "
If I * * Bnt have you not hundreds of
In | raruffionsof dollars in coin in this
K [ ibriDding ? Surely that would be
HE ! " . worth seeing. "
IBj "It3s true we. have large amounts ;
| Bj w fuBouey he re , * biitstrangers would
Hp saot beable to see it , even if accordJ J
BE & the privilege of going around I
Bwherever they pleased. They might
Ml & t the jingle of the gold and silver
B ' Jet the coin division on the right and
M . ' * Jef hand of the Pine street entrance ,
m l . ja& 'ihe specie1 being weighed out (
m \ ajod handled at the rate of § 100,000
Ai < day ; but this can be done without j
a permit. They would not , however ,
• SbesLble , in conseqence of the screens , I
I -see a single piece of gold , silver , '
m -socket ar copper. , unless transacting 11
sbasiness therein. On certain daysj
E spjsea the government is paying off I
its employes in this city , pensioners i
1 rawing their pensions , or bondf
1 .JadiQers are collecting interest , they
I - alght see a long line of persons waiti
1 -sii io reach the paying tellers win-
Hj /.Jfow. They would see little money
R -ssxeept in the hands of the persons
U receiving it , although hundreds of
IB lhousands of dollars might be paid
I afc. The cashier's window possesses
Hj Xitle interest to strangers , as there
B 5s no money to be seen there. The
j receiving teller's branch on the op-
B jposite of the rotunda is not attrac-
B ! tSyb to sight-seekers , for although
B tdroEi § 500,000 to § 1,000,000 are
B Sbandled daily in United States notes ,
B * he screen hides the valuable pieces
B -of paper from the view of outsiders. "
B "But you have large quantities of •
B 3Saited States notes of different de-
If nominations in this building ? "
If ! "Yes , but they are packed away in
El i satfes. If the doors were opened a
J stranger would only see the ends ofa
i | desv bundles of paper. This would
II j certainly dissapoint a sightseeker ,
fl ! asatwithstanding the fact that over
fl Sraiy-five millions ofdollars may thus
K j be stored away. Now , there is the
B Spond clerk's bureau , in the Wall street
H Toamer , opposite the Assistant Treas- =
B Birerts room. A stranger could see
B i wet little there , although transac-
B * aons in millions might be going on.
B JLnd 5n the Assistant Treasurer ' s f
B rvx > aa there is no display of wealth ,
f
B JLsswfce the fact that he has under his J
B ssa about § 200,000,000 of treasure |
Bj anyone shape or the other. But no j
\ 5ennit is necessary to see all I have
B i-aflluikdlo , except the safe where the °
B jtotes are "kept. "
m , "But what about the gold ? " J
B : ! stThat is kept in two safes built in-
j
Bj j &o the masonry. Even if these doors
"
IJ - apere-opened a stranger would only
Rl - = aee a couple of whitened rooms vith
IJ xlotof iron ooxes. The gold is en-
Hi * closed in. bags , tied and sealed , and
! | " 3o6ked up m the boxes , which are al-
B | | -ao sealed. We could tell them with- *
! [ i Atopessg the safe doors that in :
HI * sci-safe are about § 58,000,000 in fj
III dJS coin , " for they could see no evi- .
Ill enceof the coin , even if they went
Ijl 5a othe vault , beyond the presence
I IzXihe iron boxes. Certainly there .
j.
I I 3ald be little satisfaction in that to J
Mm a aght-fieeker , besides taking up the . ) • ,
| I tame of the government employes. " ,
I I But the silver coin is to bulkj'to . ,
Ii e packed away in boxes. That :
111 aroeld be a sight worth seeing ? "
| | "Not half as much as the one that
K eaa be seen every day by the passing
B strangers when sliver coin is being ,
B &ez& away in bags from the Pine y
B street entrance. Then a number of
B 2 > ags containing § 1,000 each will be * f
B ie ed along on a hand truck to
Kde entrance , thence lifted to some :
Bjyetkie and carted away. The silver w
Wk oini6dex > osit l in a vault fifty-eight j
E . " * et long by twenty-six feet broad
B r-and twefve feet high. It is put up in
K lHgs.which are piled one upon another °
B 2ke rain in a barn. So far as an
B outside observer is concerned the ?
j J > ags might contain oato or eorn for ,
4 "any opportunity * he could have to
I iell the difference. They are kept out ?
i | * f reach. by massive iron bars. A S
a .strangeT might be in formed that
1 hereareinthebags § 31.000,000 in a
I a lver dollars and § 10,000,000 or ?
ft snore in subsidiary cilver coin. But
I 2tJCOuldbe told this just as w6ll up- *
1 * staira. The visits to tho vaults tfl
$ would not give any one ocular or '
2 feasible confirmation of the state- ? !
k saect , as he could neither see nor F
I ! tcock the coinSo it would only be P (
II -waste of the visitor's time as well as ic
M ; < Si t of tke government ofiicials. "
| | - 1 .
; i She was a girl trom Holly , N. J. , w
I juad fae had a mouth which attract1 1 °
! m < • goacral attention. As she leaned P1
I aagaiaet the railiag and watched the f [
M tice kecs , she suddenly exclaimed : n
[ " * * 0Jasa96 , b t how grandl Seems
5 .ae if I cokI openmy mouth and take S1
i " * * But won't will ? " a'
.3tl ? you , you
1 tre * ed a boy who stood by. "Ma JJ
x * I ive coeao IJ00 miles to see the
I u gidve doa't want to lose it Dj
I " 8t
r8tdy.
B
undeb the sea.
What a Dhcr Scm Among llio Rroken Wrcclca or
the Ocean.
Mr. Eugeno Sullivan , the diver , sat
on a coil of rope smoking his pipe.
Mr. Sullivan's helmet and diving suit
wore laid out on tho pier to dry , Mr.
Sullivan's boat was moored at the
wharf , and Mr. Sullivan himself was
enjoying the placid luxury of tho weed
after a hearty dinner. He had been
exploring tho regions under the
bridge in search of teredo worms and
limnoria , and any other pile eating
animal that might be skulking
around in the vicinity ol the recent
disaster. The tide was up , and Mr.
Sullivan could work no more till it
went down again.
Mr. Sullivan talked. He had never
seen a mermaid. He was quite posi-
tivo on this point. Moreover , he
doesn't believe and diver ever saw a
mermaid or anything that could be
constructed into a mermaid. He had
never seen ono of those terrific mon
sters with a hundred arms that Jules
Vere tells about in ' ' 20,000 Leagues
Under tho Sea , " and which tho Ameri
can theatre-going public have seen in
"Fantasma. " In fact ho had never be
held any blood-curdling reptiles nor
gigantic sea monsters. He hadn't
even seen a shark.
Bat Mr. Sullivan had seen a sword
fish , which divers dread more than
sharks. ! Everyone knows that they
have a sharp sword projecting from
their heads. Well , this fish goes
charging ( through the water with his
sword , pointed dead ahead and he
goes it blind , turning from his course
for ! nothing short of a ledge or the
steel t plates of an English ship. When
he strikes a ledge he shifts his course
enough ! to glide up over it , but when i
he I strikes anything penetrable , like
the 1 bottom of an American mer- '
chantman . , he goes right through
it.
it.Mr.
Mr. Sullivan thanks his luckv stars '
that he never encountered but one of
these -j fish , and that he was only a
young fish , with a cartilaginous.
sword. f He saw him coming and pre
pared ] to ward him off with his axe , i
but i the fish relieved him of all uneas-
iness by veering his course before he
came within sword's length.
. . As to the other fish the diver sees
they ] are legion. They swarm all
around him. Hideous sculpins peep
into , his eye windows and grin horrit
bly 1 , and snake like eels glide over his
feet and squirm round his legs , and
crabs and lobsters claw at his cloth
ing and make themselves familiar in
, n
a cordial manner that would make
anyone except a stoical diver , go
out of the water. But it's the sim
ple ] , everyday perch , the little fish the c
boys , catch at the wharves that t
bother the divers the most. They
c
seem to think his fingers are bait ,
prepared by an over-ruling Provi-
dence for their special appetite , and [
accordingly . they nibble and gnaw
the bare flesh with the same persistJ J T
ency that they employ in devouring g
angle worms sent down on fishjx
hooks. You see it is not fashionable h
among , divers to wear gloves when jj
diving in warm water. Gloves would n
greatly decrease the delicacy of touch
which the diver examines the slimy j
pile in search of worms.
Yes , he goes by the eanse of touch
entirely. He can see nothing when
he is under thirty feet of water. In a
fact he can see nothing after he has
gone down half that distance into w
the muddy depths of the Charles Biver.
In the open ocean or the limpid lake , Bl
or the sparkling river he can see with | _
tolerable clearness some distance w
ahead , say twenty feet , but down e
underthe , pile bridge of the Fitchburg
Railroad it's as dark as the condensed tl
quintescence ofanEgyptian midnight. 0
, A year or so ago Mr. Sullivan was w
clinging to the mast ofa schooner rj
sunk off in the ocean some where , n
when . the boat that was pumping '
air to him dragged her anchor and b
ame . pounding along on the waves w
right over the sunken ship , and
thumped twice on the mast to which jj
le ( was clinging. n
"If I had been sitting on the top tm
5f the mast , where I was a second behj
ore , I should nave been paralyzed , " i aJ
bserved the diver he stirred '
, as up Ci
she ashes in his pipe with his jackSe
inife , and knocked them out against -
he side of the bridge house. "The
irst thing I knew they were dragging ga
ne through the water , and yanking ai
ne , up over the side , and hauling me
ill over the deck trying to get my he
lelmet off. They thought I was dead te
Ebu see the boss had lost a man just
day or two before , and was frightyf
medmostto death. Well , didn't I te
uss them fellers when I got my helfi (
net off ! " gt
Mr. Sullivan worked on one of the
Long Islands Sound steamers when bl
she ! was ashore somewhere. He was sj
abh'ged ; to work in the night down sj
under the sternpost. He borrowed
;
ane of the electric drop lamps from tl
the cabin and hung it up on the rudw
3er. It shone just as brightly down fo
under twenty feet of water as it did ui
the guilded saloon of the steamer , in
Fish came up in swarms , like moths fr
iround a candle , and smelled of the te ;
lass ' bulb that contained the incan
descent J , and had a midnight picnic h <
with the diver.
"I went down" says Mrl Sullivan'
'for the body of a lovely young wornm
who had been drowned in '
m 'changtr
ng seats. ' I walked around on the
aottombf the lake for two days beki
ore I found he * ; then suddenly I saw bi
ler right before me , with her body m
ma rock and her great blue eyes lr
ride open staring straight at me oi
ust as natural as life. She was the tl
jrettiest girl I ever saw. I tell you wi
hated to take her up to the folks bc
the boat above , but I had to ; so I fa
rraspedher around the waist and Ei
signalled to come up. Well , it was fa
iwful ; her father and mother and her fa
over and her friends took on , and
jailed her pet names and tried to w
sring her back to life , but I didn't tl
stay there long to watch them. " ai
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how to make love.
Various Expressions of tho Tender
Passion.
If in tho spring a young man's fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of love ,
along about this season , that of the
novelist seems to pattorn after dog-
dayweatber , or else tho old lady's
grog , which had to bo "hot , strong ,
sweet and plenty of it. " And as so
universal a tendency is proofpositive
that the public likes fairly that sort
of thing , we have been at the pains
to delve through cubicyards of recent
fiction and bring up specimen nuggets
for its delectation.
First in right of age and "thrill"
comes this from "The Maiden
Widow , " by Mrs.E. D. N. Southworth ,
the which the publisher's note assures
us is tho most popular work of its
phenomenally popular writer , and
from ; it we get this bit of the old two-
\
ply , copper-bottomed love-making ,
all ; on the surface and unvexed with
subtleties that spell-bound readers in
the days when we were young
"Haley , " said Clarence , softly and
sadly , "dear Haley , why have 3Tou
denied yourselt to me for almost a
week past ? Tell me , my love. "
She did not answer.
"Tell me , dear Haley. " *
She continued silent.
"Why , Haley ! why ! tellmewhyyou
have avoided me so constantly ? " he
continued to plead , trying to draw
her 1 nearer to him.
"Well , then , if you must know , it is
because ] I couldn't bear to see you
there , " exclaimed Haley in despera
tion.
tion.A
A look of profoundest pain shot
acrossthe boy's face.
"How have I offended
you , Haley ? " he inquired ,
dropping on one knee at her
feet , taking her hand and looking be1
seechingly in'Tier face. ? * ' * j iA
"By the way you' went on that
night frightening me out of my wits
and into all sorts of absurdities , "
exclaimed Halcyone , snatching her
hand from his clasp.
"Is that the reason you have been
so changed within the last few days
as your guardian says you have
been is that the reason , Halcyone ? "
"Well , yes , it is , there , " she cried ,
jerking J herself away from him.
, "Well , I am answered. Heaven
bless you Halcyone. Good-by , " he
exclaimed , rising from his knees and
turning to go out. But there was
such white despair in his fair young
face that in the midst of her anger
Halcyone was struck with pity and
terror. Like lightning she darted
after him.laid her hand upon his arm
and exclaimed :
"Don't go , Clary , dear. I didn't
mean all I said indeed I didn't. "
He turned and fixed his mournful
bluft eyes full upon her saying : s
"Halcyone , it is too true that I 1
cannot live without your love and
the hope of your hand. But if you c
cannot love me , Halcyone , if my p
hope is your fear , why then I would
die Halcyone , I would rather die d
than make you unhappy. " d
"But I should be very unhappy if
vou were to die , Clary. Indeed I s
should ] , dear , for I do love you ; I do s
indeed. " She earnestly insisted a
holding on to him all the time lest a
be should escape and do himself a ft
mischief.
But his countenance cleared in an "
instant. d
"You do love me , Haley ? "
"Yes , I do. " y
"Then what makes you so change
able ? " ii
"I am not changeable , only I am a a
japricious little wretch , I suppose. " I
"I would knock any man down who
3aid so. You are an angel , Halcyone tl
since you realy do love me tell me si
ivhen you will make me happy , " he lc
jagerly entreated. " a
As this specimen brick is not from rc
the main love story at all , but from t
ane ] flung in for good measure , as it si
vere , it will at once be seen here's a
ichness indeed. As gray-haired , if w
lot , so venerable , is this bit from a
'Beyond j Compare , "by Charles Gibo
on , , a high-pressure romance all the d
vay from Chicago. t
When Elwin entered the room where ci
3erta , was waiting , there was little
leed of the explanation which was t
jiven by-and-by. The outstretched n
lands , the bright welcome in the eyes , h
md the flush of joy which gave colT
r to the pale cheeks were enough to n
latisfy the most exacting lover , even g
rithout the tender exclamation : r
"Elwin ! have " ;
you come you are
iafe. Dad said you would come. I hi
im thankful , " r
Then , when his arms was round p
ler , and he had kissed the joyful
cars away , sheadded , "Iamhappy. " cc
Elwin could not speak for a little n
yhile , and then it was only .to mut-
ler in a voice which was made almost si
ierce by his efforts to control it into w
tteadiness : tl
"My darling forgive me. How oi
lindlmust have been to doubt in oi
pite of all the proofs before me in id
pite of your own words. " fc
Bu t when he lea rued by what means b
ihose words were forced from her , ii
vhat she had suffered , and what ef-
brts she had made to enable him to ti
mderstand the cause she was pursutl
ng efforts which were constantly fr
rustrated by Brasnet , he set his L
eeth hard. Ik
"I am glad he is beyond my reach , " hi
said. h (
She put her hand upon his mouth. SI
"Hush ! he htfs been punished in the tc
noment when ho thought himself
riumphant over ira all. " pj
Any experienced novel reader will tr
mow that is from way over in the hi
ack , and that so far as we are per-
nitted to see them in print , they A
ived happy ever after. Nor will he
r more properly she need t o be ti > ld tl
ihat this intense presentiment of the h <
roeful wooing of lovers wedded to
lomebody else is.quite English , you w
mow being , in fact , from "Philip
Darnscliffe ; or , the Morals of Mayis
air , " that which all good Americans
mow to be in rather a bad way. rt
They had now reached th river , pi
rhose liquid masses floated by in
sheir black stillness beneath them , ol
md Marguerite shuddered as the in
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wi ny y 1 "W * * * < i 'Jfn.r- -in-i-n
chilly air from the water struck up *
on her heated cheek. She shrank to !
Philip's side , and his blood becamo
fire as he felt her slight form cling- [
ingas it were , to him for protection. I I
He thought of the world's cold
breath , already raised to wither
Marguerite's good fame , and j j
strange sophistry ! felt that his
honor constituted him , her protec
tor. I |
"Philip , you could not urge me
thus , if it were wrong. You are so
much better and wiser than I
Philip ! will it really make you hap
pier if I once more tell you the secret
of my existence the secret that will
make my whole life a blank ever1
more ? Then hear me I love you 1
still as I did at Kelsaint ! "
Her voice sank to the lowest
whisper , but Earnscliffe heard it
still. He seized both her cold hands
suddenly within his own
"Marguerite ! " ( his voice , too ,
was low and altered in its sound
from what she had ever known it
before ) "let this moment , then ,
decide our destiny. You say that
you love me still that that love
will make your whole life a blank
without me be mine , then , I know
the sacrifice I ask of you the sacri1
fice ofa good name , of position , of
all that women hold dear , and that
against this , my passionate love ,
my utter devotion , are all that I
have to offer. Come with me to an1
other countiy , where in our love all
the disappointments of the past j
shall ' be forgotten , and we will live .
for each other alone ; " and his arm j
was thrown round her trembling
form. ; |
But Marguerite even yet shrank '
back. 1 "Let me go ! " she whispered ,
very faintly. "Let me return to my
home 1 to my husband ; I will not
bring 1 dishonor upon him ! "
"As you will , madam ! " He releas
ed < his hold instantly. "I was wrong
in supposing that for my love you
could < so readily give up your fair
fame. i You speak of his honor , and
forget i that I , too , should forfeit
every ambition , every prospect in
life 1 , and deem their loss as nothing
'if I possessed you. Oh , Marguerite ! "
his voice sinking again into its
deepest , most passionate tenderness ,
"forgive me ! I know not what I say.
I 1 cannot loose you ! Oh , Marguerite ,
Marguerite 1 ! remember all the years
that Ave have loved each other that
you were mine , in heart at least , beli
fore your husband ever knew you i
that years-ago you promised me
never to love another. "
"Philip I have kept my word. "
"Then redeem it now now when
all my happiness depends on your
decision. "
"Philip ah , may God help me !
I can have no will but yours. "
He folded her to his breast ; he
knew that she was his. But even at
that moment he could hear the unt
natural throbbing of her heart , and
and mark that the face upturned to
his was one of agony. The hell of a
fallen angel had already begun ,
with the first breath of guilt a dark ei
shadow had fallen over Marguerite's li
love. <
"Mine , mine ! " whispered Earnst
cliffe , tenderly. "Death only shall fi
part us now. " n
"Death ! ' she repeated with a shudfi
der ; "yes , you are right to speak of tl
death „ g
"When years of radiant life are
spread before us ? In Italy , in the r
sweet south , my Marguerite , we shall vv
at length be happy together happy h
as we should have been long ago , if
fate had not divided us. "
"Aye , fate ! " she answered , dreamily ; ft
"there was an evil fate in my mother's i
destiny and in mine. Both married o
where they could not love ; she died tl [
young , as I shall. " 1
"My own love , do not speak of dy
ing. In my new-born joy do not ' b
cause me the torture ofthinkingthat li
could ever lose you.U. . • -/i" ' * " g
"Philip , I am yours wrong , lost si
though I may be I am yours. I
shall never part from you now. My o
love is interwoven with my very life , ir
and can only end with it. But it ir
will not be forverylong. Something
tells < me , even at this moment , that I it
3hall die. When the summer comes d
again , and you are breathing another g
warm night such as this , you will be ti
alone ; but you will still think fondly
Df me , still hold my remembrance w
3earer than all other , and in that is
bhought ] is almost happiness suffia
jient. " fa
She looked up at him with one of na
those ] ineffably sweet smiles that I w
never saw on any countenance but T
tiers , and laid her head upon bis arm. w
The gesture was so natural , so ina
aocent , so like Marguerite , so unlike ce :
juilt , that Earnscliffe's conscience m
recoiled even yet from her betrayal , hi
'My life's devotion must atone to p
tier for all she loses , was his inward h
resolution while he bent over the H
pale ; , upturned face. ni
As though any human devotion "j
jould make atonement for sin to a m
aature ; like hers. ci
This is the way young women tl ;
shoot "Society Rapids" at least if it
m may believe "one in ra
the swim , " who poses as authsn
Dr and we wish to remark that to of
* mind the ear-marks of
am poor - rap-
dity crop out over the whole peren
brmance , which purposes further to Si
oe < "A story of real life at Washtli
jigton , Saratoga and Bar Harbor. " ai
Eveline , though dancing all the wi
time felt no great interest in any one g *
there , and at 12 o'clock she darted ni
rom the room , unobserved by Miss wi
Lawrence , wrapped herself quickly in of
ler cloak and started to cross the ye
lall , when Victor Yon Yroom , seeing fo
ler unattended , offered to escort her. if
3he assented , and he went with her to
o the carriage. te
Then it was that the demon yc
Drorapted her with , "Now for a wi
trial. " She smilingly leaned toward te
urn and said : St
"Is this the end of your gallantry ? st
1m I to go home alone ? " h <
This unexpected inquiry touched m
the conceit of the man , and , without I i
lesitation , he replied : <
WI will detain you but a second de [
vhile I get my coat. " sij
He hurried into the house , returnti <
ng enveloped in a sable-lined ulster , st
Taking his place at her side , off
oiled the carriage with its two occutu
pants. ta
"I do not know what yon will think ht
f me , " began Eveline apologetically nc
a deprecating tone , . te
i i - - in u iT ingaim nrwurm m
At tlmt moment shtfelt n imiul
stealing over her cloak and • clasping
hers as he replied :
[ "I only think you nro charming ! "
Her first impulse wns to fro ; hi r
hand ; thenremembering thenewro. 'e ,
it was left locked in his.
"You aro rather bold , though ! "
she said.
"I ? I have done nothing wrong ! "
"Why , look , you are still holding
my hand ! "
' 'I wish I could hold more ! "
Eveline felt , outside of her velvet
wrap , a strong arm encircling and
trying ho draw her nearer. Not pre
pared ; for this demonstration she
drew back , and then began a tilt of
indignation : , which was ended by
their arrival at the house of Mrs.
Eurlburt.
Here is the continuation what
happened at Von Vroom's first call.
The next day Eveline sat balancing
her 1 crimson mule on the tip of her
foot J and balancing in her mind
whether she should remain by her
cozey * fireside or go out on a round
of < visits w "hen Von Vroom's card was
brought 1 to her. She was totally un
prepared ] for such piomptitude , but
concluded < to see him , as he might
have 1 come to apologize.
When Eveline entered the room ,
Victor Von Arroom rose eagerly from
the i sofa and taking her hand , which
he 1 retained , said , looking down into
her 1 face : "I came to inquire if you
took cold last night. "
"Cold ! " she exclaimed , with a laugh ,
"Why , I thought it rather warm. "
Still holding her hand , he drew
Evelinetoward thesofabutinstead of
complying , she dropped into the first
arm chair. Von Vroom released the
hand 1 and drew up a tabouret directly
in front of her.
"Oursensationshavedifferentbaro-
meters , for to me it was cold. "
Determined not to subscribe to his
allusion , she replied-inpassively :
"And all that sable could not pro-
tect you from chill ? "
Von Vroom leaned forward , took
up her hand , and , fixing his eyes on
her , said :
"Do you know that you froze me , . .
that you did not give me theslighest
pressure from one of these dainty
fingers ? "
"For what result ? " she asked.
"It would have warmed me just a
trifle. Ah , cruel Miss Mason ! "
There was no response from Eve
line. Von Vroom glanced rapidly
into ] her face , as if to instruct himself
how far he might go , or to read
there some play of emotion , or sin-
swering look of encouragement. But
there was only a placid , calm gaze
from those innocent orbs that a litc
tie baffled him.
Then casting down his eyes , they
fell on the pretty hand , which she
had previously withdrawn , now lying
in relief against the dark dress , and
taking it up , he asked :
"How many rings do you sport on
one hand ? " and began counting ,
"One " J
two three four.
"How is it possible that can inter-
est you , Mr. Von Vroom ! " said Eve
line , making an effort for its liberty ,
"It does for themust have a his-
tory. < This solitaire diamond came
from mamma ; the sapphire and dia-
mond from your aunt ; and on this c
finger , the circlet is an heirloom ; and s
this little garde ring above is your
gift to yourself for its securi ty. ' ' t
"Only one have j'ou guessed coru
rectly < , Mr. iEdipus ! " said Eveline ,
with a laugh , at which he carried the a
hand to his lips and said kissing it : o
"One for each ring ! " g
Eveline now tried to disengage it n
from . his clasp , when he said : ft
"Oh , if I am to lose it , I must not b
omit a farewell to the rings ! " and he t
thereupon re-enacted the same farce , ir
This rather amused her.
g
"Why is it I have never known you h
before , " said Von Vroom , "bothtl
living in the.same " ; fcown ? " and he bea
ijaif playing with''the lace on ; her ft
sleeve. si
"You in of and
were pursuit tulips k
ather gaudy flowers , and not look
ing for Jillies of the valley , curled up jj-
in their leaves. "
c
"Au contraire , I have seen this lily
a
many times , and admired it from a jj
3istance. But I do not know of any
jaudy tulip that had particularly at
tracted me. "
j
After reading all this it is perhaps
ivorth while to know that Van Vroom i
not , in the end the one chosen of
ill : the many1 called , and to moralize Bl
aintly on the changing times and
Banners , since , the rule of well-bred ] ?
womanhood was noli me tangere. lc
The former times may have been no . ,
vhit better or even , it may well be it
trifle worse than these but there a
an be no question that they were
nore dignified and decorous , and ?
lad somewhat of Turveydrop's de- w :
Dortment < even in matters of the )
leart. < But love at Washington , Bar
Elarbor , or almost anywhere else
nust pall and faint before affairs of SI
'Napoleon Smith , " whose author is (
nore mysterious than Donnelly's j *
iipher or relation of the Mills bill to | ?
he building of the pyramids. For
is Parisian-of-the-commune all tc
- - - , ;
aw-head and and w
- bioody-bones ,
imells o' gunpowder , with a flavor P *
f La Dame aux Camellias. m
"In that last sortie a piece of an
xploding shell wounded Napoleon j * j
smith for the third time in exactly 5J (
he same spot ! All my work was fi (
Lway , and Napoleon Smith is again J5a :
nthoutmemory , education or intelli-
fence. He will live , but for years he " }
nust be educated like a child. Ho st
rill be brought up to the intelligence i
manhood with great care , in ten .
ears. A nurse is with him who ca red
or him when he was here before. Now ,
any one here loves him well enough j1 ?
lead him back to manhood by > *
enfler care , here is your chance. Do
on wish to see him ? " Aimee stood c
cith her hands over her face , and , , ,
ears streaming through her fingers.
Sturgis was pale as he listened to the • m
trange story. Hippolyte Boh was ,
lorror-stricken. I will confess that w
uncanny feeling came over me as tc
heard that such a fate had again |
ivertaken Napoleon Smith. I shudpj
ered as I listened. When we all en
ignified onr desire to visit the path
ient , Dr. Mortlake led the way up-1
tairs. I su
"Do not be any more afraid of disde
urbing him than you would be of j
alking before a baby a year old. He jel
tas about thatamountof intelligence nc
low , " said the doctor , before we enin
ered the room.
-
How well I knew what I was to fice.
The same brawny form. The same
smiling face , and yes , tho sumo
loving look at tho black-oyed nurse ,
who stood beside his chair. And sho
somehow sho wns different. Her
fierce eyes were subdued. A look of
resignation was on her face and an
ivory cross hung on her breast , sus
pended by a ribbon. Then she tried
to move away , but her patient
reached out his hand and drew her
back.
Aimee approached near to the chair ,
extending her hands.
"Napoleon , do you know me ? " she
said.
said.A
A childish smile was all the recogni
tion she received. With a sob she
drew back.
"En avant ! " shouted Hippolyte Boh
to hfs old comrade. Smith lifted his
hands and smiled as innocently as a
baby. It was too much for the lieu
tenant , and he wept.
" I it " said the
"As understand , doc
tor , "this man has no relatives. If
he has formed anjattachment to
any person which would give them
a claim upon him. I wish to know
it. Nothing but a supremo love can
make the care of this man a pleasuu.
as well as a duty. Does any one here
know of such a friend or lover ? "
Ah ! how well Aimee now under
stood ' tho words ot Le Noir. She
staggered , backand curiousby enough ,
| Sturgis caught her and held her hand.
"Oh , heaven ! " she cried , "I cannot
I cannot ! It was tho man , the he
ro , I worshiped. "
I saw the tremendous drama enact
ing before my eyes and said :
"Let no one here make a mistake.
This i man , Napoleon Smith , is richer
than 1 an Indian prince. If money can
eke ( out the dregs of love , he has
money : enough to hire all the nurses
in j Paris. Bemember that , " said I
fiercely.
"Monsieur the secretary must
know ] , " said Hippolyte , extendinghis
hands ] in desprecation , "that it
would be impossible for Aimee in her
new position as head of agreat house
to sacrifice all for the brave captain.
Is ] it nofrso , friends ? She must ap-
peainn society , you see. Ah ! it is
sad | , " and he drew back.
Sturgis stood silent , watching the
terrible play of emotions as a lover
of sport watches the mad contest in
the ring.
"It was for this I called you here , "
said the doctor , in his calm , metliI
odical voice. "You see the patient , -
you see the task and the complica
tions of love , interest nnd pride.c
This J man was a lover who would
creep up the gleaming face of the
abys3 to win a look from a maiden's
eye. He thought no more of facing
death in quest of his love than
he would to breathe the zeph- *
yrs of his American hills.v
He was a king in bata
tie but a slave in love. Now he is ]
smitten down , and lies a noble ruin.
Is there no gentle hand to train the
ivy of affection over his blighted life ?
Warriors were wont to be solaced in
death or in wounds by the ministra- *
tions of love at some gentle hand.v
This man was a Baynard , a gentle c
knight to us all , and now shall we r
cast him out to the charity of n
strangers ? " n
Aimee was crouched down against ,
the wall , moaning : "I cannot , I cani
not ! " ilg
The doctor went on in his merciless
n
address. "Then , I ask , is there no a
one who loves the vase for its fran
grance after it is crushed ? Is there
no one who can see in the statute de- i
faced and stained the outlines of a h
beauty once fashioned by the Masc
ter's < hand ? What ! do we hate the
mother when her golden locks are
ray ? Do we spurn the father when ft
his eyes are sunken and blind ? Does
the mother cast away the crooked
a
and deformed child when it yearns
for her bosom ? Is there no one who Y
still loves the ruin of this brave -
man ? "
Sl
Then the dark-eyed nurse , with cattl
like tread , came and stood before the w
mair ] of Napoleon Smith and said , in
, ringing tone and with extended
tiand , : E
"See , messieurs , I was beneath him H
md a thing of shame. They called me
Le Noir. I saw him strong and pure as t
young god , and my heart went out
to him. I tried to buy his love. He .
spurned me away. His pure , brave C1
young life made me ashamed , and I ai
plunged into mad crime to bury in d
fqrgetfulness my love. I followed 1
liim afar , and as I watched my star , ,
fell to earth. Its light was quenched , rl
md I dared to approach rt. Talk "
you of money ? When no friend stood >
I would have ? ; '
lear ' coined my blood
n drops and doled it out to buy him
ainless ! breaths : and then when my n
treasury . was exhausted , would have m
jivenmy J soul to win an answering ? *
smile. But again he went away , and ,
spurning me , left my heart bitter. 01
gain I tried to drown my love in P1
jrime and mad revelry , and then she , a
the pure maiden yonder , taught me
pray to her God and I had rest. I
vould suffer in silence and seek in
lenitence to find my peace. Again
ny star fell , and again I drew near.
3od had heard my prayers but | ai
mrk ! I ask something. I ask yonwl
ler maiden to make her choice. Let dc
lersaynow that she will love and ar
are for this man , and I will go away th
md bury myself in convent wall and ar
ind peace in secret prayer ; but oh ! if af :
ihe will give me this poor shadow of he
noble life , and let us go away and dc
jewanderers in the world if she will t
ead . him and delve in the ground da
vith the hardest toilers , to win his to
iread to be his hand his
, , eye , his w <
rain , his all , it is all I ask but let at
ler choose , and forever hold to that w <
hoice. " of
"You hear ? " said the doctor coldly , sej
'Will you make your choice , madeth
aoiselle ? "
"It was the man I loved , not this
yreck , " cried Aimee , in a piteous Hfi
one.
i
"Do you , then , reject all the love of
last , and leave this man to his presm <
nt fate and his present love ? " asked as
he doctor. m <
"Ido I must ! I could not give him th
uch a love a3 hers. " and she shudbr
lered. sir
"it is sensible , too , Aimee , my anth
, " said Hippolyte. "He is not lu :
lot now an eligible party. Oh , no , gh
adeed ! ' ' cu
"Of course Magdalene gets her re-jof
ward , and this is how ip comes abotifc / jflL
soven years later. l *
"How long did you say ? " < $ <
It is coming now. Tho curse , tho # j
curse tho rejection , tho bitter up- . j * .
braiding , and tho search for tho doll- .fa .
faced girl ; but sho will turn to God < < |
and prayer. The voico is low and re- | Jl
signed now as sho answers : . * , | I
"Seven years. " v I J
"He gets up slowly. Ho looks upon. i I
her , then ho drops upon hia knees j j
and creeps to her. Ho takes that iJ
strong right hand and kisses it and 'ijT | |
sobs. 11
"I am a soldier. I will relieve tho JJ |
guard. You may como off duty and t jl
rest. Now , my love , this hand of : f ! |
mine shall lead you over tho rough > <
places of life. My eyes shall watch ym
while yours close in sleep. Oh , ray km
love , my angel ! I have been dreaming | m
for seven longyears , butinmy dreams u M
an angel-face bent above mo and an |
angel kissed my brow. I have had | M
a troubled sleep , but in my feverish | M
sleep a cool hand pressed my head f M
back upon my pillow. I kiss that t m
hand. I havo been buried in a tomb , [ m
but an angle sung at its door and fm
rolled away tho stone of death. Will fl
my life be long enough to prove to i B
you that this is tho real lifo and tho • B
real love ? When you doubt , layyour yM
head upon this bosom and see if every ' B
heart-throb is not yours and yours B
alone. I offer you a love as deep and 'fl
true as your own. Do you believe fl
me , my darling , my angei ? " pfl
"It is too much. God is very , very i jfl
good i to mo. Will you kneel and pray J fl
with me , my captain , my brave , onco | fl
more ? " shesaid ; and they knelt down fl
together. H
This should have been felicity , H
enough ' but when the author tops it jfl
off ( with a letter from France , saying H
that the false Aimee is huge , red- ' jfl
faced and commonplacely happy , we , < H
) feel that he has led up to suchacli- | jfl
max ] as may fitly end this compila- | B
tion i , where we forbear further quota- jfl
tion , though the array ofuntonched jfl
newest new books fully bears out ( fl
King Solomon's statement , that to ] H
the making them there is no end. /H /
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Bit By an Alligator. . '
Valdosta ; Ga. , Times. ( M
Mr. Marion Perm enter , of Echols jfl
county , writes as follows : | H
"I have happened to an accident hH
which I wish you to publish. I have Mff ' _ H
been waiting to get able to sit up to " I
-write , but lam not able to do it vetfl
and I write this laying on my back. v tl H
"On July 21st I went with a crowd H
of men to sein the Suwanoochee creek , M
one mile below the Maddox ford. We M
went into a deep dark hole of water. 'H
Some were swimming and some were } S
wading. One of the party sunk , H
and , when he rose he said that an al- H
ligator l had struck him on the leg. , H
But we never paid any attention to H
him , for I had been seining for thirty H
years and never knew what it was to H
fear an aligator. When we came out H
there were so many logs in tho hole H
we decided to clean it out so that we } |
could sein it better. We then went H
right in , and I was in water up to H
my mouth when the 'gator clamped H
my ankle like a steel trap , sinking five ' H
teeth to the bone of my leg. One of /H
the holes caused by the teeth was as 1H
large as a large man's thumb. He jfl
struck ; me one time and then turned j
me loose. I walked about ten feet , ' jB
and was so badly hurt I fell. I was ) L\ \
Dover as badly hurt in my life. lH |
"I never saw the 'gator , but his H
brack is twelve inches long. I guess ] |
he has been there ever since Suwanoo- |
ihee ] was made , for they don't die un- m\
bil j something kills them , but if Hive H
to ( get well I will live a near neighbor B
to him or I will kill him. " M
Mr. Permenterisaresponsible man , H
and those who know him well will . H
believe his story , although it is a |
rery ( unusual thing for an alligator H
to attack a man. In this case we m\
suppose the brute was hemmed , or it JM
thought so , and any animal will fight \jM
vhen retreat is cut off. M
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Eul anfl Drink When Yon Feel like It. fl
lerald of Health. H
Temperance is superior to regular- • |
ty , , and there is nothing regular in - ? • fl
mture ; everything is governed by - - M
'ircumstances and environment. The t J M
mimal , vegetable and mineral king- ' M
loms < are irregular ; they may run by * M
the season but not by the minute or M
iour. Eatthe right thing at the right M
lime , follow the dictates of your ap- M
etite , and eat and drink with mod- B
ration. This is the kind of regular- M
ty I observe. I never have taken any M
lote < of the hour orminute for taking M
neals or doing anything else cir- M
mmstances control me. The plain ' M
xuth is that few persons ever find M
ut how to eat and drink until age 1
vertakes them and it becomes too j jH
ate to reform. ifl
A S elect Party. ( fl
I will engage to entertain at din- | ' |
ter , at a round table five feet in di- ) |
tmeter , all the American novelists , JH
rho make more than a thousand ftfl
lollars a year out of the royalty on ! < |
my one of their novels , and to give ' M
hem all they want to eat and drink , j M
md three of the best cigarsapiece ' 1
fterward , and a hack to take them | fl
ionic in ; and I will forfeit a thousand f fl
iollars to the home for imbeciles if ffl
wenty-five dollars does not liqui- .jfl
ate the bill and leave enough over |
buy a cloth copy of each of the tfl
rorks in question , with the author's | | fl
.utograph on the fly-leaf. One hack ffl
rould be sufficient , and would allow • g'fl '
their putting up their feet on the ' ffl
eat in front of them. Julian Haw- M * fl
home , in Belford's Magazine. / li |
Broken Glass for a Eazor. ' 'lifl
fairdreseer. f H
The Andaman Islanders shave alffl
lost the entire surface of the scalp , A ffl
thoroughly as the imperfect impie- I fl
lents at their command will allow ifl
hem. Formerly they used cliips of Ifl
roken flint for this purpose , but Ifl
inee the arrival of Europeans upon "Jfl
heir islands they can indulge in the I fl
lxury ofa shave with a broken bottle rf fl
lass. It is said that a wife takes peIfl
uliar pleasure in shaving the head 4fH
her husband. \X \ H
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