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MOTHER.
I am weary, weary, mother,
Of this ceaseless, endless strife,
Ol tho bitter disappointments
I've been meeting nil my llfo;
Yes, I'm weary of them, mother.
So 111 glvo my fancy flight,
And go back In dreams, to childhood,
And bo happy Just to-night.
I'll go back to you. dear mother,
To tho dear old "long ago,"
Ero I had one thought of sorrow.
Or had felt tho weight of woo:
1 will dream of her, who loved me,
Ah ! no other lovo so true,
So unselfish, pure, andsacred,
As that I received from you.
I remember once you told me
lt was just at twilight close
That outbldo a mother's dwolling.
Lingered all tho children's foes.
I have learned since then, dear mother,
Learned that all you said wastruo;
Tho' your words had such strango Import,
Then, IacarCo their meaning know.
It Is bald our Ileavenly Father,
Lovctlithoso Ho chastcneth, best:
That the sorrowing ones arc dearer
UntoIIlm than all tho rest.
Oft you havo tho words repeated
Unto me, and now thoy come
Come like whisperings from Heaven,
Conio like words of love from home.
Mother, now I'll tako my Fancy,
Fold her tired wings to rest
But I'll take your memory with me.
Mother, dearest, truest, best.
And whene'er temptations mcot me,
God will keep mo undcflled ;
For your love will kcop mo purer,
And your pr.iycrs protect your child.
Bizauiu:.
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BfiC CtUilD UE1W B
Oil THE
SEARCH FOR THE MOUKTAIM MINE.
IiY GEOUGE MANVILLE FENN,"
AUTHOIt OK "SlIIl' AII0Y !"
CHAPTER XXII.
A SCHEME.
Hours glided by, and tho sun began
to have great power, heating rocks
even to burning point. Dawson was
weak, but cool and free from fever,
and Ybeii Adams went Into the tent
it waa to eee him Jyiug with closed
oyes, holding Itfary'a hand clasped in
his, and Bho, far from starting up and
seeming abashed at tho position,. sit
ting still and subdued , apparently
wrapped in tho ono idea that sho was
his nurse, ami it was her duty to Liing
him buck totruugth.
A hasty meal wbb oatpn, and plans
vi
reconnoitro was sot aside" as danger
ous, but with Dawson?3 glass every
part of tho valley was ewopfc in searoh
of enemies, but in vain.
So paEsed tho day without sign of
attack or sound to tell that thoro was
an enemy below.
At last, toward eveniug, Larry ex
olaimed, with delight,
"Bedad! they're gouo!"
"Gone !' exclaimed Adams.
"YIs! Look there at the bastes;
they wouldn't do that if there was
an Injun or any wan near!"
And ho pointed to tho mules, which
had been gradually feeding nearer,
and now quietly trooped all along the
vallt-y.
"Why, If there was an Injun there,
they'd smell him a mile away. It's
all right, Sor. Let's reconnoitro."
But Adams first went to lay tho
matter before Dawson, who Immedi
ately took tho sldo of Larry, and gavo
It as his opinion that tho Indians
must bo gone.
A careful search proved UiIb ; and
on going farthor and farther up tho
valley, carefully watohlng every rift
and ravine, they camo to tho conclu
sion at last that thoIndlanBhad made
for tho table-land above, from which
thoy had descended and made their
attaok.
"Good-by, an good luok to thim !"
Bald Larry, snapping his fingers.
"Sure, wo'ro too many for thim."
"For tho present, Larry. They'll
como back again. I Bhould say thoy
have gono for reinforcements.''
'Oh, tho Frlnch will come agin,
-Vnd thoy'll bring tin thousand mlu.
Says tho Shan Van Yoga,' "
sang Larry, softly. "Well, lot thim,
Sox ; an' be tho timo they got back
lot's show thim that we hadn't time
to attind to thim, because wo were
wanted baok at Frisco."
It was a serious matter to contem
plate, that journey baok; for now, iu
addition to its perils, they had a
wounded man to transport, besides
the gold.
"I tell ye what, Sor,'' said Larry,
hitting upon a bright idea, "ivery
pound of Misther Dawson that tho
mules has to carry manes a pound ov
goold left behind. Sure, let's explore
a bit, an' fiud a nico place where we
can go up into tho mountains for a
week for the blnifit ov our health, an
be that timo Misther Dawson will bo
ablo to handlo his legs agin. Thin we
can come back an' pick up tho treas
ure, an' away wo go."
Larry's plan was too good to be
slighted. If they left, tho Indians
would return, and, finding them gone
give up pursuit; and at tho end of a
fortnight or so thoy could return in
safety. Tho only difficulty was get
ting away without leaving a trail.
Tho nest day Dawson was still too
weak to bo moved; but after careful
ly seeing to tho cache, and piling over
it a few more pieces of rook, prepara
tions wero mado for the departure, the
mules collected, and tho following
morning saw tho tent struck, the va
rious impediments of food and prov
inder carefully stowed, and tho littlo
I train set off, choosing tho stony way
gBsF BsBEuTrnP
hi hhl mr mi m
a Sa ia a BbM'QJ
up tho valloy, right In tho track thoy
supposed the Indians to havo taken,
hoping, however, soon to strike up
ono of tho ravines that led higher 'up
tho mountains.
Their progress was very slow, for
tho wounded man was weak ; but, a3
they expooted, at the end of threo or
four miles thoy found a valloy strik
ing off at right angles to tholr course,
and fortunately it proved Icbs rugged.
It .was ovidontly Iho bed of somo
mighty torrent In tho wintertime,
but now hero and thoro along tho bot
tom wero tiny rock pools, whose
sands, whon turned up, showed fleoks
and scales of gold, making Larry
shako his head thoughtfully as ho
paused for tho mules to drink at ono
of theso holes.
For this was only to be a trip In
searoh of health and safety until tho
danger had passed ; and now that they
wore out of tho track by which they
might expeot tho Indians, thoy de
termined to make tho trip as leisurely
as they could.
Tho valley sloped upward rapidly,
and tholr journoy was ovideutly to bo
ono climb until thoy could descend
into somo pleasant, peaceful valley.
Dawson, weak as ho was, undertook
to note tho direotion they took and
keep their boariuga by tho compass,
that thero might bo no erring on their
return ; and Adams and Larry often
lingered behind to watoh carefully,
and seo that they mado no percepti
blo trail, by which they might bo fol
lowed by their crafty foes. As for
Mrs. Adams, sho rode gently on upon
her mule, generally far in advanco,
Btnlliug to herself as she saw the
courso that affairs woro taking, and,
with all a woman's match-making
lovo, contriving plans for leaving her
sister undisturbed in tho compan3T of
the invalid.
Valley after valley, all tending up
ward ; huge rocks on tho right and
huge rookc on tho loft. Patches of
towering pines, that seemed mere
sticks in thodlBtanco, bul which grew
as thoy approached, till tho3T stood be
neath their shade and found them
mighty monorchs in size. Now they
paused besido a cold, clear, mountain
stream, and now by a tiny lako deep
and dark, but every hour's journey
took them higher and higher, till they
surmounted a ridgo which seemed to
stand as a gate botwecu two valleys.
A cry of admiration burst from tho
lips of Mrs. Adams as sho sat upon
her mule fortunately with her hus
band by her sido for1 sho had looked
no-nf hri moat glorious
vales of verduro sho had over seen
Far o3 tho oyo
oouldgToach was ono
fertile
garden shut in ty"'tho moun-
tains; and she clapped her hands
softly together as tho thought of a so
journ in tho pleasant land, so bright
and peaceful, after tho wild region of
rocks and chasms thoy had traversed.
To her great surprise hor husband
jerked tho mulo's bit beforo she had
half satiated her eyes on tho verdant
feast, and drew tho beast back below
tho ridgo just as Larry camo hurrying
up from tho rear.
"There's a party ov them Injun
boya down bolow there,'' ho said ; "an
they'ro comln this way.''
"Yes," said Adams, huskily ; "and
in front there, in tho valloy, is a
wholo tribe. "Which way aro wo to
go?"
CHAPTER XXIII.
WANDERINGS.
Thoir position was perilous in tho
extreme ; sheltered behind that ridgo
from tho Indiana below In tho great
valloy, and not oven certain that somo
of their sooutB had not seen eo promi
nent an objeot as a woman riding up
on a mulo; and on tho other side,
coming in tho very track they had
followed, and as if in direct pursuit,
thero was another hostilo band.
A short council of war was called
on. tho instant, and tho position re
viewed. There was no escape either
backward or forward ; their only
chance wa3 to find somo raviuo run
ning off at right angles with tho
mountain, and seek safety thero.
It was a wild region of rifts and
ravines; and fortunately thore was
what seemed to be a mero split be
tween two rooks close at hand. From
where they stood it seemed too nar
row for a mulo to pass through, but it
was their only ohanco, and they mado
for it, to find as they drew nearer that
it widened out considerably, and, save
that tho mules had hard work to
climb over tho rugged stones, tho way
was easy.
Tho question ovon now was wheth
er they would get through beforo tho
Indians appeared. The stumbling of
a mulo would havo been ruin, and the
wonder was that ono of tho heavily
ladon beasts did not fall ; but ono by
one thoy followed their leader, led by
Larry, while Frank kept guard over
tho rear till tho lost had passed thro',
and tho sound made by its hoofs be
oamo inaudible in tho narrow ravine
as he stood listening.
It was none too soon. Hehadhard
lj' glided through himself, and taken
up a sheltored position commanding
tho openiug rifle poised and anger
on trigger when the first Indian
camo in front of tho raviuo ; then an
other and another, till from the mur
mur of voices it seemed to Frank Ad
ams that thero wore twonty or thirty,
and they had paused just opposite tho
rift.
Had they discovered something,
and were they going to searoh it?
What could they have found ? Hod
a mulo cast a shoe, or had something
been left behind? Whatever might
be the case, his duty was plain to do-
fend that pass till tho last, so as to
glvo tho others a ohanoe to escape. It
seemed a mad thing to do, but no oth
er courso was open. While his am
munition lasted ho could keep fifty
Indians at bay, for they would not
mako a rush of that ho was sure.
But then thoy could oaslly purauo
them and run thom down. Heavens!
how sick ho was of this constant lifo
of dread this hunted oxistenco!
Well, it was nearly at an ond now,
and wealth could not bo won without
troublo.
Ho listened ; thero was tho eamo
bable of voices to bo heard, and ho
supposed that tho Indian wero con
sulting about their movements. How
far had Larry got by this timo with
tho mules?
"Whisht!"
"What! you hero, Larry?" ex
olalmcd Adams.
"Sure, an' whero would I bo, whin
Miss Mary's ladln' the first mule, an'
tho tho others aro playlu' at folly mo
lader, liko so many four-futtod ba
bies?" "But you should not havo loft thom
Larry," said Adams, reproachfully.
"Yo seo what it is to have too many
masthors," said Larry, with much
solemnity. "Miss Mary sez, sez she,
'Go an' help Misther Frank,' sho sez ;
an' I looks at Misther Dawson, an' ho
nods his head. Well, what could I
do after that but ootno an' look afthor
the rear-guard, yer honor ? An' horo I
am."
It was no timo for bandying words,
bo Adams remainod silent, and thon
the two men lay there, in positions
which covered tho rift, for quite an
hour, Adams consoling himself with
the thought that two of them could
more effectually keep tho Indians off,
and that, though Dawson was wound
ed and helpless, he could still guide,
so that thoro was a chunco of escape.
Tho full hour passed, and then tho
murmur died away. Another hour,
ond all was Bilont. And now, at hlo
repeated request, Adams consented to
let Larry go forward and reconnoitro.
"Sure, I'll go along on tho fluro liko
a lizard," said Larry ; and, leaving his
riflo behind, ho crept away from stono
to stono, and was ahsent about a quar
ter of an hour, to como running back
with tho joyful Intelligoudd that the
Indians had paBscd over tho ridge and
wero now far down tho slope of tho
great valley, where another body was
advancing to mcot them.
Saved, thon, again, and by tho nar
rowest ohanoqj Thoy started forward
atjfttrojt, mid, rand 0, fojUiojhrfrionds,
toiiowlng tho courso of tho long, nar
row gorgo for miloa befdre'thoy over-;
took'theci, -anxiously wnitins aVthe
entrance of this etrango rift, whore a
eouplo more branched off In different
directions, for thej- woro in tho land
of rifts, ravines and gorges. The re
gion whero thoy wandered was ono
net-work of such valleys, separated
by mountainous crag and high point,
tho volleys wandering voin-iiko In
every direction, tho smaller running
into tho largor, and theso again lead
ing down to tho plain.
Tho mooting was a glad ono, and
thoro being now no fear of pursuit,
thoy agreod, after a rest by a mossy
nook whero thoro was water and a lit
tlo pasturo for tho mules among the
bushes, to journey gently onward, al
r--
ways from the great valloy, whero it
waB ovident that tho Indians had
mado a temporary settlement ; and
thon thoy could pause whorover na
ture offered thom a pleasant resting
place, slnco all thoy required was un
disturbed trauquillty and pleasant,
quiet journoylng, whero tho invigor
ating mountain air blow freely. This
lifo-glving breath Dawson drow in at
every inspiratibn, and already his
ohooks looked less pallid and strange.
And now, as they wandered on
from resting-place to resting-place, a
day or two's freedom from peril bring
ing back olastiolty of spirit and light
ness of heart, Larry would bo what ho
called "makin' frlnds wid the bastes,
whisperin' saycrcts to this long-eared
mulo, tlokling tho ribs of that ono,
but invariably accompanying his at
tentions with a handful of Bwcot
grass, or a bunch of tender shoots out
from somo shrub. Tho result was
that tho mules followed him liko dogs,
and a word or a whi3t!o would after a
halt bring thom trotting up to him at
any timo ready for loading, tho poor
brutes tho whilo being ever ready to
nuzzlo up against him, and rub their
noses upon his hand.
"Sure, an' why not?" said Larry,
whon, with a smilo, Mrs. Adams one
day talked to him about it ; "I don't
thlnkj it's Chrlstian-liko to hit
the poor bastes as can't handle o stick
agin. An' Buro there's no plcasuro in
it, liko thoro would bo in hittin at a
rowdy, or an Injun, or a boy at homo.
An', besides, it would bo ongrateful
to tho br.8te3 to larrup thim for carry
in' our traps. Look how a word kopes
thim in order an' Ah ! arrah. Pods.
1
yo ba3te, lavo Don John's tail alone!
How would you like mo to be comin'
behind an bitin' yours?"
Ho shouted loudly at ono of tho
mules playfully nibbling at a brother
in front; and tho result was a toss of
the head and a bit of a caper, and all
went well once more.
Mrs. Adams laughed merrily to her
husband about tho ohango in his sis
ter, and Mary know It, and acknowl
edged It with a soft, gentle Bmile.
"Can't you fiud timo to stay with
us a littlo whilo?" said Mrs. Adams,
banteringly, one morning, as the lit
tlo train was passing along a mount
ain track that was like a broad shelf,
with tho almost perpendioular slope
of the eminence on ono Bide, and a
tremendous precipice on tho other.
Mary looked up, for sho was on foot,
and her oyes rested on those of her
sister for a few minutes.
"You aro laughing at mo,'' sho said
softly ; and tho next minuto sho was
walking by tho sido of tho mulo which
carried Dawson.
Tho direotion they had taken had
bean carefully noted, and thojeompass
brought constantly Into requisition,
till on this day, during tho uoon-tido
halt, when tho Bun was pouring down
tho full fervor of hi3 beams, Dawson
announced that in a dircot lino they
woro not more than oight miles from
the golden valloy, as they had named
thescono of tholrsojourn. Thoy wero
up on a mountain-siuo larauovoic,
and, judging from analogy, Dawson
was of opinion that on passing round
tho Bhoulder of this mountain thoy
would como upon oither a valloy or a
tabJo-land, which, if presenting satis
factory features, should bo their rest-Ing-placo
for tho noxt week.
CHAPTER XXIV.
A BIT OF SENTIMENT.
Tho heat of tho day was past, and
thoy vore again journeying on slowly
and leisurely, liko travolers pasaing
tho time for their own pleasure Now
mineralogy was in thoasoondant, and
thoy examined tho specimens Larry
picked up or chipped off for them ;
now it was botany, and tho ourious
hill-sldo growths wero cullod, till,
turning tho shouldor of tho mount
ain, thoy camo upon an unexpected
sight, filling up, as it were, a hollow
scooped out among tho mountains,
which shut It in. Just below them
was a lako, whose waters in the even
ing glow sparkled with tho tints of
all the precious stoues. noro, oloso
down to itsedgo, wero groves of pino;
there, rugged, boro rocks, and again,
iu patches, brush-wood and clumps of
mountain growth. A score of places
presented thomsolves at oaco whore
thoy could sot up their tent, and find
rest and shel tor from tho wimls that
might blow cold in thi3 elevated ro
gion, whilo tho lako promised fish,
and water-fowl for their guns.
Taking a last observation with tho
gias3 beforo descending to tho shores
of tho lako, all was proved to be as
Dawson had calculated. .
Certainly within ten miles must bo
tho golden valloy, for they recognized
point after point with whioh thoy had
been familiar. Tho mountain, too,
which they had climbed was ouo thoy
had often watched of an evening
whon It was tinted by thoeunaetrays.5
A". ,wsratisfactihatJ
thoyldctormined to at onco sot upitne
'ten?
utmi Und.of tholfir grpves.Jrustingi
to iuiir
rrlBtetar-trflJmTm'oleat-
ed by any wandering band.
A suitablo spot was soon found, and
tho mules set froo to grazo, whilo
Frank and Larry proparedUhoir tent.
Mary loft Dawson resting on the fra
grant pino needles whilo sho went to
aid her sister In preparing tho oven
iug moai, but sho was playfully told
to go and look after hor invalid.
Mary stood looking at tho spoakor
far a moment as if In reEoutmont, but
tho soft light playing in her eyes grow
brighter, and in a dreamy, thoughtful
way she turned and wentslowly down
tho slopo amidst tho tall fir trunks,
standing up like pillars In somo vast
temple, till sho was by Dawsou's sido.
Ho motioned hor to sit down, and
sho took her placo by his feet. His
next act was In silence to hold out his
hand.
Thero was a miuuto's pause, Mary
Adams gazing long and earnestly in
his faco with a look full of appeal,
trust, and hopo. Then sho placed
both her hands in his without a word.
No word wa3 spoken no word of
lovo had been spoken but Mary
know that ho had heard what sho
said on that dreadful day whon ho
had offered his lifo for hors, and lay
half insensible, bleeding for her sake
and in her heart of hearts she had
told horsolf that sho was his his for
ever, let him domaud her when he
wouid. .
Tho sun sank lower, loavmg tho
lake of a deep dark blue, unruffled by
a breath of wind. Tho silonco of tho
plaoo seemed awful in its solemnity,
savo whon it was brokon by a merry
anatch of song from Larry, who was
putting finishing touohes to tho fir
branoh hut that had been hastily rig
god up ; and at last, when, tired with
his toil, Frank Adams cast down his
axo and joined his wifo, it was to find
her alouo, sitting with tho evening
meal prepared, and a plcasaut smile
of satisfaction upon hor lps.
"Where's Mary?" he said, about to
throw himself down upon tho fra
grant pine boughs that had been cut.
"Come and seo," was tho reply ; and
leaning upon his arm, sho led him
down toward tho shores of tho lake.
It was getting dusk now, and, as thoy
entered the little piue clump, for a fow
mimifoe (hnv nnilld not make OUt
whero those they sought were seated.
But a pressure from tho hand of Mrs.
Adams oalled Frank's attention to a
group upon a fallen treo, and as they
paused thore it was to make out plain
ly defined now, Mary, with here waist
encircled by Dawson's still feeble arm,
and her head resting upon his breast.
Adams and hi3 wife advanced, talk
ing aloud, but tho others did not stir;
nnd when at Inst tho fresh comers
stood before them, and Mrs. Adams
playfully announced supper, Dawson
eaid, quietly,
"So soon?"
A minute after ho said, in a deep,
soft voico,
"Frank, Mary ha3 promised to do
my wifo."
Then fo tho first time she raised herj
head and looked at him, to say, almost
in a whisper,
"I modo no promiso."
"Not in words," eaid Dawson, qui
etly ; "but I am quite content."
"Ownly say,
' 'You'll bo Mrs. Brallaghan ;
Don't say nay,
Clinrmln Judy Callnghan,' "
sang Larry at a littlo distance. Then
directly after ho shouted, as a noiso
camo from a 6hort distance, "Ah!
who's that squalin' ? Bedad! an' will
yo be quiet? There nlvor was sich a
set ov bltlu' an' klckin devils let loose
before, sinco Adam gavo all tho bastes
a narno. Thoro, I mano to ato an'
slapo now beforo I do any moro work,
for I'm cry In' out intiroly for mo mato,
an' I'vo caught mo oyea winkin'
twicet."
TO BE CONTINUED.
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DOT IiADID WHAT MARY IIAF GOT.
Mary liar got a leotlo lamb already ;
Dose vool vos vlto like shnow;
Und ofory times dot Mary did vond oud,
Dot lamb vent also oud, vld Mary,
Dot lamb dlt follow Mary von day to dor
school house,
Vlcb. vos obbosltlon to der rules of dor school
master;
Also, vlch It caused doso schlllcn to sohinllo
oud loud,
Ven dey did saw doso lamb on der lnsldo of
der school house.
Und dot schoolmaster dlt kick dor lamb
gwick oud;
Llkcwlso dot lamb dlt loaf around on der
outside,
Und dlt shoo der flics mlt his tall off patient
ly boud
UndllMarydit come also, from dot school
houso oud.
Und den dot lamb dlt run right away gwlck
to Mary,
Und dlt mako his hot on Mary's arms,
Like ho vould said, "I dond vas scharod,
Mary vould kept me from droublcs cuahow?"
"Vot vos der reason aboud It, of clot lamb
und Mary?"
Doso scullion dlt ask It, dot scoolmastcr ;
"Veil, dond you know It, dot Mary lofe doso
lamb already?"
Dot schoolmaster dlt said.
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EOjIASCE IN REAL LIFE.
A Trno Story that Throws tho Novels
in the Sliadci
Sonth Bend Tribune.
Whilo in Victor, Ontario
N. Y., recently, wo learned
tioulars of" ffromanco In
County,
tho par
rekkrllfo which rivals' tSo incfit Ingonlous.cro-
atlonooffaiho vranoyr voetopttro-
etory as it was told to usovery detail
ofAvbiphr wobollevo to bo strictly
truo.
Tho principals, Calviu Bates and
Nancy Hill, wero born something
liko fcixty years ago, somewhoro tho
exact placo Is unimportant in Ver
mont. They were very near of an
ago, wero the children of neighbors,
and spent much of their youth in
caoh othors' company, mutually divid
ing their joyB and corrows, as well as
their bread and butter and sugar. But
thoy couldn't tarry as children if they
would. Calvin grew into a stroDg
liiubed young man with a downy up
per lip and a deep baso voico, and
Nauoy rounded Intoacomoly maiden,
tho prido of her paronts and tho ad
miration of all tho villago beaux. Cal
vin loved hor of courso; hadn't ho
always loved hor; and Nancy was
morally suro that none of tho young
men of her acquaintance wero moro
worthy of her affection than Calvin,
and so thoy woro engaged and wero to
be married as soon as enough monoy
oould bo mado to givo them a littlo
start in lifo. It did seem forouco that
tho courso of truo lovo would run
smoothly.
Tho oponings for young men to get
ahead in tho world In Vermont, at
least in their section, being fow, Cal
vin bade a tender adieu to his Nancy,
and toro himself away and went to
seek his fortuno iu Cortland county,
N. Y. Hero ho labored hard and
practiced rigid economy to savo up
enough to buy a home, cheered tho
meonwhiio by loving epistles, con
veying assurances of undiminished
regard and sympathy. But thero
camo a chango. It wasn't a ploaaant
thing for Calvin, although if it had
not occurred tho pi tli would htfvo
been knooked out of this etory com
pletely. Nar.oy's letters ceased 00m-
lug. Missives Inquiring tne causo 01
tho sileuoo brought uo response, and
roports came to his ears that Nanoy
was smiling on another. Ho sorrow
ed over his disappointment bittorly
and long, but ns ho didn't commit
suioido tu start with, ho finally con
oluded, as a majority of rejected suit
ors do, to marry some ono else.
Ho reached tho conclusion sevon
years after leaving Vermont, and af
ter the ceremony was performed took
his wife back to his old homo, just to
let Nancy see that sho wasn't tho on
ly woman in the world, and that there
wero thoso who woro glad to havo
him if 3he wasn't. It would have
been better for his poaco of mind if ho
had stayed away, for he not only
found that Nancy had not married,
but thatshe had been patiently chough
tearfully waiting for him all those
years, sick at heart with hopo so long
deferred, but never doubting that he
.would ono day como to claim her
nanu ana ciear away mu utytnui..
Itseemed that sho had written as faith
fully as he, but his letters ceased com
ing, and tho explanation camo too
late to mend affairs. Tho village mail
waa distributed by a women, and sho
had a grudgo against Nancy, whioh
she mo3t
copting and destroying her letters to
Calvin, and his replies.
Tho mischief was dono, howover,
and thero wa3 no honorablo courso
but to submit and make tho best of
the dilemma. Bates took his wifo and
camo off to tho Wost, whero ho made
her a homo of comfort and caso, and
sho boro him a half dozen children.
Soven years ago tho recollection of
tho old times so worked upon him
that ho left his homo in California and
visitod Vermont again. Ho found
that Nancy, whom ho had left moro
than thirty years boforo, had been
married to a man named Walker, and
had bocomo a widow, that she had
grown up children, but was in stralt
euod oirounistanocs, and that hor
homo was in Victor, N. Y. Ho hunt
ed her up on his way back, and mado
her a call. Together thoy roviowed
old rccolleotions, and all in all had a
very pleasant, melancholy timo of it.
Ho had hor ploturo taken to oarry
back with him, and on leaving Insist
ed on giving her an elegant silk dress
and $150. It isn't probablo that Mrs.
Bates know anything of this, but as
monoy was to them, bo to speak, a
drug in tho markot, who shall blamo
the husband for giving his old fiamo
a helping hand.
Soven years more rollod around and
left Mr. Bates a widower. True as
tho needle to tho polo his thoughts
revorted to Nancy, and after a decont
season of waiting ho sought her out
last fall and the twain wero speedily
mado one ficsh. Sho plead for a
little delay to mako wedding pre
parations, but he would listen to no
postponement for any purpose. Ho
brought her rioh jewels, and sho was
married in tho dress ho had bought
her soven years before. A littlo later
they wont for a bridal tour to thoir
childhood's homo in Vormont, onco
again to bring vividly to mind tho old
days whon thoir hoarts wore first
wanned into tho lovo for each other
Whioh had roaohed its full fruition af
ter the lapso df so many weary years.
Thoy havo now aottlod noar Victox
in Ontario County, whero they antio
Ipato sponding the remainder of their
days in peaco and quiotudo. Thoy
aro an old oouplo, but vory happy,
and scarcely less fond of each other
probably than when their passion
coursed through tho voins of youth.
election of United
Slates Senators by
tlio
People.
Tho WaBhin.to.a, Republic makes!
tho following reasouabld oommsnts
ontho question : riaftu t
" TfiiiTdoa"scelM3pra(JlIiHuIo. "Wheth
er truo orfalao, thd oh&rge,usually,fol
low3 a successful nspirant for Sonator-
ial honoi3 that his success was depen
dent and consequent upon corrupt el
ectioneering. While it might bo pos-
siblo for a wealthy man to buy up a
sufficient number of Stato legislators
to sccuro his election to thd TJuitod
States Sonato, thero aro nono wealthy
enough to purohuso tho votes of tho
masses, and whilo, under tho
present sjstom, candidates personally
or through interested frionds, might
havo tho hardihood to approach mem
bers of thoir Stato legislatures corrupt
ly, nono could bo found with offront
cry sufficient to mako corrupt over
tures to tho people. Again, one can
scarcely ooncolvo why tho power to
eleot United States Senators should bo
transferred from tho pcoplo to their
representatives, 'or why electors aro
not as well qualified to voto for LTuit
od States Senotors as for representa
tives to their Stato legislatures, or in
tho lowor House of Congross. Anoth
er thing to bo considered in this con
nection is, it not uufrequcntly hap
pens that tho will of tho people aro out
raged through tho operations of tho
present system. A Stato may givo a
majority for ono party and, through
tho apportionment system, elect a rep
resentative of tho opposition to tho
United States Sonato. Thoro aro ma
ny notablo instances of such, tho most
modern of which aro thoso in Illinois
and Ohio, wherein Douglas defeated
Lincoln In '53, with a majority In tho
Stato against him, but a majority of
Stato representatives for him ; and
Thurman was elected to tho United
States Senate in 1SG8, though the Stato
of Ohio, iu tiio election of '67, which
brought about such result, eleoted tho
Republican Stato ticket. Adopt tho
principle proposed by Nebraska, and
tho will of tho people would be reflec
ted as to who Bhould represent thom
in tho United States Sonato, as well
as in tho iqoal oounoils. Threo yeara
ago this proposition waa submittod to
tho Committed on Platform in tho
Philadelphia convention, and favora
bly considered, but was finally tabled
in committee, in tho belief that the
question had not boon sufficiently
canvassed by the pcoplo, though all
acknowledged that it was emiuently
correct In principle, and would event
ually work into popular favor. It Is
to bo hoped that Nebraska will incor
porate tho idea into its organic law,
and thus exhibit Its practical work
ings. The Ailontown (Pa.) Chroniolo and
News says: "Jacob Gintor wo3 a
farmer and manufacturer of mill
stones in the Miuisink Valley, and
ono day when out hunting he discov
ered the first specimen of anthracite
coai. His Bon still carric3 on thd old
business at the old place, and whilo
In comfortablo circumstances, ho has
not profited apparently from his fath
er's great discovery, which has en
riched so many men and oreated suoh
a vast business Interest in this State.
A TERRIBLE REVENGE.
How an Injured Hnsbanit Fenced his
Wife in.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Ho lives in a nico littlo town In tbte
Stato, not many miles away from the.
city, to tho north of it, on the lino of
a flourishing railroad. Wo don't caro!
to hand his namo over to tho press.
But his namo is well known In con'
nectlon with tho ihcideht we arc about
to narrato, and to tho people gonoraU
ly in tho town in whioh he livest'
He camo down to tho oity ono dayv
ond called on tho superintendent of
tho railroad that runs through hkf
town. Ho Introduced himself In a'
mild, inoffeusivo eort of a way, and
handed tho superintendent a tiocu
ment.
The superintendent road the doou-'
ment. It related that tho boaxer was
a citizen of M , in good standing!
a man of voraoity; that any state1
ment ho might mako, could safely be
taken for tho truth. It was eigned
by several prominent citizenB of M
somo of whom woro personally
known to the superintendent.
Then a conversation come about, in
substanco as follows :
Superintendent Very woll, sir.
Now what can I do for you? What
Statement do you wish to make?
Cltizon I am a ifesldent of M .
My property where I xesldo, whore
my .darling wife lives with md abuts
on your railroad. Thero is a freight
oonduotor in your employ named
A . On ono ocoaalon when hlo'
train was slowly passing by riiy place
this man's oyo caught my wife's eye;
He bowed and sho was Injudicious
enough to return tho salutloa. Aa tab
passed tho houso frequently on hlo"
train this man continued to bow to
my wifo; and tho darling girl, little1"
thinking of tho troublo that was to
como, continued injudiciously ta re
turn his salutions. At last, sir, em
boldened by his success in receiving
recognition from my wife, this niari
dropped her a noto. She was foolish'
enough I regrot to admit it, elr Bhq
was foolish enough to piok it' up; 1
need not detain you with a long Btory
of tho ovonts that led to tho finale.
The monster accomplished his hellish"
design. Ho seduced my wife. Do
you remomber tho timo ho reodlved a
weok's leave of absonoo?
Superintendent Ah, yes.
Citizen Ho led her astray then.
-Thoy-uiet on tho commons, when X
happened to be away. It camo to Hay .
cars In such a wy IhlGould not treaS
ItTfgHtly. I accuKi'fniy, yoor, dear
wife.:- She &dmittedlW':uUtltlL
tears and begge3 my forglveueadi I
could not withhold It, fori lovaher,,
sir. I then wont to tho man who had
thus ruthlessly stabbed my happiuess.
Superintendent And what did he
say?
Citizen Well, sir, ho said, "What'
aro you going to do about It?"
Suporintendont And what did you
toll him ?
Cltizon That I shbuld apply to
you to havo him discharged. And
that is what I havo called on you to
day for.
Superintendent My dear sir, I ro
gret exceedingly tho misfortuno that
has happoncd to you. You may havo
been cruelly wronged In this mattor,
but I cannot Interfere. This conduc
tor attends promptly to his dutiess
It would bo a mistake for mo to inter
fcro in this matter. I oannot possib
ly undertake to attend to tho moiala'
of a thousand mon, moro or lcsft. It
is a difficult thing to lay out a ourrio
ulum of morals. Tho gentlemen who"
aro tho priuoipals of tho vast publio
ochool oyatom of this groat and thriv
ing city arc wrangling now iu a most
objectionable manner, on this- eainu
subject.
Citizon Thon you refuso to dis
chargo this man ?
Superintendent I must refuse
kindly, but firmly, I must refuao.
Citizen Then I shall take my owri
course. tdfe
Suporintendont Of couree. This
la your right.
Citizen Yes. I'll build a fenco
thero that'll stop him after this !
And now ono of tho prominent ob
jects of tho thrifty town of M , la'
a fence sixteen fcot high.
Two eloping couplco from Ken
tucky wero to be married at Casoy-
ville, 111., tho other day, and wh'eu
they went beforo the parson somo
dozen of their friends, mon and wo
ineni "3tood up" with them. Thd
clergymon who performed tho cersJ
mony, Row H. W. Jeffries, by name,
married the whole crowd in this fash
ion : "Gontlemen and ladles, do yott
agree to take thoso standing by your
sides a3 your lawful husbands and '
wives?" to which they all nodded.
Tho parties who officiated oa grooms
men and DNdesniaida wero terribly
surprised when thoy ascertained that
not only the eloping couples but them
selves also had been joined in the in
didsolubio bonds of matrimony.
"Ah !" said a Sunday-school teach
er, "ah, Caroline Jonos, what do yo
think you would have been without
your good father and ploua mother ?'
"I suppose, mum," said Caroline
who was very muoh struck witlr" thi
soft appeal. "I suppose mum'
should ha' been a horphlng."
"Every treo is subject tar d;
said a speaker in a fruit-g
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