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to try VEGETINE.
Read His Statement.
SrnKJoVALE, , Oct. 12, 18TC
Mr. R. H. Stevens:
Hear Sir .-Fifteen years ago last fall I was taken
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tbenezt April. Prom that time until three years
ago this rll I suffered everything with rheuma
tism. Sometimes there would be weeks at a time
that Icnuld nuts(ei one step: thene attacks were
quite often. I suffered everything that a man
could. Over three years ago last Fpring I com
menced taking Vkgetivk and followed It up until
I had taken s-Ttn bottles: have had no rheuma
tism since that lime. I always advise every one
that Is troubled with rheumatism to try Veoetinb
and not suffer for j ears as I have done. This
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concerned. Yours, fcc
ALBERT CROCKER.
Firm of A. Crocker t Co., Druggists & Apothecaries
VEGETINE
HAS lXTIHl,r CURED IE.
Boston, Oct., 1870
Mr. TI. R. Stkvens:
5mr 6tr.- My daughter, after having asevero
attack of Whooping Cough, was left in a feeble
state of health. Being advised by a Iriend she tried
the VEGETINE. and after using a lew buttles w as
iully restored to health.
I have been a great sufferer from Rheumatism.
Lhave taken several bottlesof the VEGETINE for
this complaint, and am happy to say it hasentirely
cured me. I have r-commended tho VEGETINE
t others with the same good results. It Is a great
clcansprnnd purifier of the blood; it Is pleasant to
take, and I can cheerfully recommend it.
JAMES MORSE, 201 Athens street.
REEUHATISH is a DIS3ASE of the SLOOD.
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the blood from its diseased condition to a healthy
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mav takeseveral bottles, especially In cases of long
standing. VEGETINE is sold by all druggists.
Try It. and your verdict will be the same as that of
thousands before you, who say, "I never found o
much relief as from the use of VEGETINE."
which Is composed exclusively or Hark, Roots and
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"VEGETINE," sayB a Boston physician. "has no
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wonderful cures, after all other remedies had failed
I visited the laboratorynnd convinced myself of Its
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and herbs, each of which is highly effective and
they are compounded in such a manner as to pro
duce astonishing results."
VEGETINE.
rVOTMISTG EQUABL. TO IT.
South Salem, Mass., Nov. H, 137C.
Mn. H. R. Stevens:
Dfar Sir: I have been troubled with Scrofula,
Cunker and Liver Complaint for three years:
nothing evc-r did me any good until I commenced
using the VEGETINE I am now cettlng along
tirst-rate. and still using the VEGETINE I con
sider there Is nothing equal to it for such com
plaints. Can heartily recommend it to everybody.
Yours truly,
MItS. LIZZIE M. PACKARD.
No. 16 Lagrange street, South Salem, Mass.
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WM. H. HOOVER, U. M. KATJFFMAN,
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Pictures of Memory.
BY ALICE CAEY.
Among the beautiful pictures
That haDg on Memory's wall,
Is one of a dim old forest.
That seemeth best of all;
Not for Its gnarled oak olden.
Dark with tho mistletoe;
Not for the violets golden
That Bprlnklethe vale below;
Not for the milk-white lilies
That lean from the fragrant hedge.
Coquetting all day with the sunbeams;
And stealing their golden edge;
Not for the vines on the upland.
Where the bright red berries rest;
N"or the pinks, nor tho pale sweet cowslip,
J t seemeth to me the best.
I once had a little brother.
With eyes that were dark and deep;
In the light of that dim old forest
lie lleth in peace asleep.
Llghtas the down of the thistle,
Free as tho winds that blow,
We roved there the beautiful summers,
The summers of long ago ;
II ut his feet ou tho hills grew weary,
And, oue of the aututnn eves,
I made my little brother
A bed of yellow leaves.
Sweetly his pale arms folded
My neck In a meek embrace.
As the light of lmmoi tal. beauty
Silently covered his fnce;
And, when the arrows of sunset t "
Lodged in the tree-tops bright,
He fell, In his salnt-llke beauty,
Asleep by the gates of light.
Therefore, of all the pictures
That hang on Memory's wall,
The one of the dim old forest'
Seemeth the best of all.
MY BEOTHER'S CHOICE.
CHAPTER I.
In a comfortable easy chair, drawn
close to a fire that glowed cheerfully
til a grate of polished steel, my feet
resting on a fender-stool, and a small
table covered with letters ou ray right
hand, I sat one dreury afternoon in
November. The fumes of burut pa
per pervaded the room, and black
masses of the same material, floated
np the chimney. Presently the door
opened, and my brother George came
in, looking dreary aud abstracted.
His eye lighted on the various mis
sives still lying in confusion before
me; one by one he took them up and
read them, with a half smile, half
sneer on his face. He knew he was at
liberty to do so, for their purport con
cerned him as nearly as it did me.
George had lost hi3 wife about six
years. He married her in India,
where the greater part of his life had
been spent. It was with great diffi
culty that he was persuaded to return
to England, but at la9t the health of
his little girl began to fail, aud he
consented to bring her over himself.
I then lived in a comfortable house,
in a country town, surrounded by ev
ery luxury. There were only two
drawbacks to my complete happiness ;
the one was the fact of my husband
being in the navy, and consequently
being away from home a great deal ;
and the other was my having no
children. It was therefore with in
expressible pleasure that I undertook
I the task of acting a mother's part to
I ward my little niece.
My brother's health was very in
different, and I induced him to make
a lengthened sojourn in England.
Rosa was entirely spoiled. What In
dian nurses had left undone in that re
spect, injudicious passengers on the
homeward voyage had completed by
flattery and petting. This fact once
brought home to him, ammyed my
brother beyond measure, and he pre
vailed cm me to receive intomy house
a governess, one who would under
stand by experience the management
of a spoilt child, and at the same
time be a sort of companion to me
during ray frequent solitude. Ac
cordingly we inserted an advertise
ment in various naoere. mv brother
insisting that the salary should be one
hundred pounds a year, which I
thought a great deal too much for the
amount of services we required.
Day after day applications poured
in from ladies of all ages aud various
accomplishments, until I felt sicken
ed by the glimpses given me of birth
and education struggling with pover
ty. It was very clear that only one
could fill the place, for which nearly
a hundred had applied ; but which to
choose of ail these became a question
that set my brain in a whirl.
After burning fifty letters of the
least suitable applicants, there still re
mained a large number, mau3' of
them possessing very high recom
mendations. AH the afternoon I had
weacied myself in trying to weigh
their respective merits, knowing full
well how much my happiness would
depend on the sort of person I admit
ted into the domestic circle.
My brother left the decision entire
ly to me; butjust as he came in, my
patience was exhausted, and in a mo
ment of irritation I swept the remain
ing letters on to the floor, saying,
"George, do decide this for yourself ;
I believe any of these would suit us."
"Answer this letter," he said, hold
ing one-toward me. "If I can trust
my power of guessing- character from
handwritiug, this Miss Manning is
both gentle and firm; and the age
twenty-seven is just the thing.''
"Very well," I replied, "I will
write at once, that we may not be
tempted to change any more."
The rest of the letters were burnt,
and I wrote a short reply to Miss
Manning's note, and also auother let
ter, containing a few questions, to one
of the ladies given as a referenoe.
TJ-o next post brought replies satis
factory in every way. Miss Manning
also expressed a wish to come to us as
quickly as possible, saying that she
had no home, and therefore would be
J glad to be spared the expense of lodg
ings. Of course it did not matter to
me when she came; the sooner the
better, as Rosa was quite beyond my
control.
My brother had to go to London on
business, so he was notat home when
the stranger arrived. Sho was an or
phan, and an educated lady, and I felt
disposed to treat her in every way as
a friend. She could not arrive until
late at night; but I sat up to receive
her. Rosa was in bed, of course.
When the omnibus from the sta
tion stopped at the door, I hastened
into the lobby to welcome my future
oompauion. I heard a soft voice giv
ing directions about the boxes, and
presently a slight figure, rather below
the medium height, stood before me
clad in deep mourning.
"How do you do, Miss Manning?"
I said. "I am afraid you must be
very cold aud tired."
As 1 spoke a thick veil was thrown
back, and I saw one of the most beau
tiful faces I had ever beheld, at least
so it appeared to me at that first
glance. For a moraentl was so taken
aback, that I hesitated in what I was
going to eay. But the embarrassed
flush that stole into her cheek recall
ed me to a sense of my duty, aud I led
the young girl, for such she looked,
into the dining-room, where I had
supper prepared.
It was so late that I asked Miss
Manning to allow the servant to lake
her things up-staira, that she might
have something warm at once. She
removed her bonnet, and disclosed a
profusion of auburn hair that waved
in masses over a low, broad forehead.
As she sat opposite'me, silent, and ev
idently nervous, I thought there
must certainly be some mistake; this
could not be Miss Mauning, a lady
who had been a governess for ten
years. -Those beautiful eyes, and that
soft, snowy complexion, bespoke
more refinement than the natural
possessions of a matter-of-fact govern
ess. The lady before me was no more
than eighteen.
Miss Manning, who had been
watching me furtively, seemed to di
vine my thoughts, for in the course of
conversation, with admirable tact she
made some allusion to her first situa
tion, in which she said she had, not
been happy, adding with a sigh, "that
is now nearly ton years ago."
I managed to say .that I hoped she
would find her home with ua happy,
.fchig"all thv, V7hilifh3 ii timi-1
little lady was the last person I should
have chosen to manage the high
spirited, passionate Rosa. She thank
ed me in a gentle, winning voice, and
soon after we retired for the Light.
I laid my head on the pillow with
grave doubts as to the probable suc
cess of this arrangement, half smil
ing as I thought of the sensation our
beautiful governess would create in
the quiet little town, and wondering
how, amid all the wear aud tear of
teaohing, any one could have retain
ed so much of the bloom of youth.
What would George say ? I deter
mined not to tell him anything about
the beauty of the lady, and pictured
to myi-elf his surprise on being intro
duced. Had he been at all like other
men, I should have felt sure that he
must have fallen in love with one so
attractive at first sight; indeed, how
it came about that sho was still Miss
Mauning at the age of twenty-seven,
perplexed me, bo ardent was my ad
miration of her personal charms.
But George was so morose and satiri
cal, and professed to hold pretty wo
men in such contempt,- that-I believ
ed him quite safo on that score.
His wife, to judge from her portrait,
was very plain ; but she had brought
a large fortune, aud had always been
represented to me as an amiable, in
telligent person. George rarely spoke
of her, though I had always heard
that he made an affectionate hus
band. "No, no, Rosa," I thought, "you
will not have your governess for a
stepmother."
CHAPTER II.
The following morning I came
down rather late, and, on entering the
breakfast room. I saw Miss Manning
and Rosa chatting together like old
friends. By daylight Mi3S Manning
did not look quite so young aud fresh
as she had "appeared to me on the pre
ceding night; but she was, if any
thing, even more interesting. The
lines about her face, and the some
what anxious expression of her eye,
told me plainly that years of work
and worry had not passed over her
with the soft step I had at first imag
ined. Day after day passed, revealing to
me fresh beauties of character and
disposition In my new friend, for
as such I began to regard Laura Man
ning. She rapidly gained an influ
ence over my little niece, who, with
the quick Impulse natural to her,
loved her governess at first Bight.
When the child had gone to bed,
Laura would sing and play to me for
hours. I wrote a most enthusiastio
description of Miss Manning to my
husband, and chafed very much at
my brother's prolonged absence, so
anxious was I to introduce him to his
most fortunate selection.
It was not until nearly six weeks
after Miss Manning's arrival that my
brother wrote a note, saying that he
should be home the eame evening.
It was twilight when he arrived. The
room was only lighted by the fitful
blazeof the firelight. Laura was seat
at the piano, singing a low, sweet
ballad that suited her voice admira
bly. The light fell on her bright hair
and slender form, whloh were ao well
set off b' the black dress she always
wore. The door opened, and George
was in the room before we knew he
was in the house. Rosa gave a de
lighted scream, and sprang into his
arms. Miss Manning turned round,
and stared at the father and childwith
a fixed, blank look of amazement,
uorer even moving from off the music
stool. At last Rosa released her fath
er from her tight embrace, 'and after
saying "How do you do ?" to me, he
called Rosa to introduce him to her
new friend. He glanced toward the
piano as he spoke, a look of mutual
recognition passed between the two,
whom I had deemed such utter
strangers to each other, then a faint
cry from Laura, and she was lying
senseless on the floor.
"George!" I exclaimed, "what does
it mean ?"
"Mean?" he repeated; "I don't
understand you. It is plain enough
that she has fainted."
While I had been speaking I had
raised her head a little, and then
George fetched her a glass of wine.
It was some time before she recover
ed her consciousness. George left the
room directly she began to revive,
and I could see that she looked about
for him with an inquiring gaze.
"My brother has just left, Miss
Manning," I said.
"Your brother!" Bhe exclaimed.
The words brought on a flood of
tears. . I begged her to remain on the
sofa a little longer, but she insisted on
going to her room at once. I went up
with her and laid her on her bed , and
she asked me as a favor not to let any
one disturb her again for some hours.
Oi: coming down I found George
sittingj)y the fire, looking strangely
ill and haggard.
"How is she now?" he asked.
"Better, I hope," I replied. "But
this sudden illness is most mysteri
ous ; one would almost think you bad
met before under agitating circum
stances." "I believe we have," was his lacon
ic rejoinder.
Iu vain I plied him with questions;
I could get no clue to the affair. All
I could gather was the bare fact that
they had met before, and that he
knew more of Miss Manning's antece
dents than be chose to disclose to me,
and that what he knew was not to
her advantage.
All the evening I wearied my brain
?ltnl'v.ejui -uspiaions. Ky nature
and education I was prone to regard
as altogther to be avoided any one
over whom there hung a mystery.
Now there was this undeniably hand
some woman fainting at the sight of
my brother, and he refusing to tell
me what he knuv about her; while
she had actually been in the house
with me six weeks, I believeiug her
the impersonation of every virtue. In
my present state of feelings-, how
could I regard her in any other light
than as an unprincipled deceiver? I
could not even make up my miud to
send aud inquire for her.
The evening passed silentlj and
dismally enough. When bidding me
geod-night, George said,
I shall wish to have a few words
with Miss Manning aloue to-morrow,
Ann ; but I think, under any circum
stances, she bad belter not remain
more than tlie quarter.'
'She shall not remain under my
roof a day, George, unless you or she
clear up this mystery,' I replied.
'She can do as she likes ; I am not
at liberty to do 60, he said, sternly.
'But, recollect, Ann, you do not treat
the girl unkindly. She is as lonely
an orphan as jou can imagine, what
ever her faults may have been.'
I felt inclined to make some angry
retort, but I had always been rather
afraid of George. Oh, how I wished
that my husband were at home to
counsel and comfort me! I did not
sleep much; my conscience re
proached me .for having left one,
whom I had so recently regarded even
with affection, all night ill and alone.
She could ring for anything she
wanted, it is true; but still, in her
evident agitation of mind, a kindly,
encouraging word might have been
worth more than any bodily comforts.
When the bervaut brought my
warm water the next morning her
eyes were read, and her manner was
evidently meant to be reproachful;
for Laura had alwaya been a favorite
with the domestics. A letter was
given to me, whioh Miss Manning
had sent, I was told.
'How is she this morning?' I en
quired.
It is not for me to say, madam,'
replied the servant; 'but for ray part
I should scarcely think Bhe would last
out her journey.'
Journey!' I exclaimed. 'What are
you talking about, Mary? Miss Man
ning is not going any journey at pres
ent that I am aware of.'
Mary gave me a look full of import
ant mystery, and replied,
Miss Manning went away by the
quarter to seven train, madam. She
told me last night to tell Joe to come
this 'morning and fetch her boxes.
She has not been In bed for the night,
and has not tasted anything ince
dinner yesterday.'
While the servant waB telling her
story, I broke the seal of the letter,
and read aa follows :
Dear, Mrs. Preston Please do
not judge me harshly, nor think me
ungrateful for acting in this way after
all your kindness, which I assure you
I feel deeply. I cannot explain this
to you; but your brother may if he
likes. I would have staid until he
had dons so, bat I feared that if I
did, you both might think I had In
truded myself on you purposely.
Please believe me that until I saw
Mr. Nugent I had not the least idea
that his name was anything more
than a singular coincidence.
These few, tome, incoherent sen
tences, threw no light ou the subject.
I dismissed Mary, who had reraaineO
in the room while I read the letter,
her curiosity getting the better of her
good behavior; and hastening over
my toilet I sought my brother, and
put the note into his hands. He read
it with ill-concealed agitation.
'Isshe really gone?' he said. 'Well
Ann, you might certainly have 6een
her last night, and then the thing
would in. all probability have passed
off without scandal. She would have
made you her friend, and told you
her version of the story ; mine would
then have followed. Now there will
be gossip enough for the whole town
for the year when it gets abroad that
your pretty governess went off direot
ly I came home. I wish Rosa and I
hud staid in India.'
Just at that moment I devoutly
wished the same thing, but I only re
plied, 'You need not reprbaoh me,
George you chose the governess
yourself."
'If I did,' he rejoined, petulently,
'how was I to know that some Miss
Manning, with a dozen respectable
references, was likely to turn out to
be a married woman? If I had, I
can tell you I should have been the
last to bring her here, for she has
caused me misery enough already.'
'It is very unkind of you, George, to
be so reserved ; I am sure you ought
not when j-ou know I have done all I
can for you,' I said, beginning to cry.
'You must forgive me, Anna, he
said. 'You will when you hear all
the truth.'
But when is that likely to be?' I
asked.
'When I am quite sure that I know
the truth myself, he replied. 'But
make haste, my dear; I must have
6omo breakfast, and be off by the next
train.'
'After Miss Manning !' I exclaimed.
'Yes,' he replied ; 'but whether I
shall find her or not is another thing.
Anyhow, I will get at the bottom of
the matter. Her being here aa my
child's governess is most extraordina
jy, after all that has passed between
us.'
But, George, I .uid, '-how -young
and innocent she looks !'
'Yes,' he replied, with a sigh, 'she
is very little altered.'
These few words were all I could
get from my brother before he set off
for London, whither he managed to
ascertain that the fugitive bad betak
en herself. .
CHAPTER III.
Three days passed the longest I
ever remember without bringing any
tidings from George. Rosa was in
oonsolablo at' tho loss of her "dear
Miss Manning;" and the servants
occupied themselves a great deal more
with the mysterious events of the last
few days than with their legitimate
duties, and I was too depressed to cor
rect them. I knew full well that the
less notice I took of what had occur
red the better; but I was also aware
that the affair, with various color
iugs, was occupying the attention of
all the gossips In the town. What
might still remain to be talked over I
dared not imagine. Anyhow, I tried
hard to prepare myself for tho worst,
but certainly not for the truth".
At the close of the.third day George
returned.
As I heard his footsteps iu the hall
I mentally exclaimed, 'How much
am I likely to drag out of you now, I
wonder?
Never had I greater cause to lament
my brother's taciturn disposition. A
certain relief stole over me as I saw
that his face was even less cloudy
than usual.
Well, George,' I said, 'have you
seen her?'
Yes,' he replied,' 'I have; she was
at the Governesses' Home. I have
a long story to tell you.'
'Then begin at once,' Baid I. 'You
do not know how dreadful this sus
pense is.'
'I will please you for once,1 he re
plied, 'though I am cold, hungry and
tired.'
I am sorry to say I had not the po
liteness to suggest a postponement, so
accordingly he began.
'It was about ten years ago that the
Grangers came out to Madras. As
they were Welsh, like myself, we
soon became great friends. The fam
ily consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Gran
ger, a grown-up daughter about sev
enteen years of age, and two little
children, about five and six. Miss
Granger was moderately good-look-iBg,
amiable, and accomplished. I
was with them so much that I was of
course obliged to be- attentive to the
daughter of the house, and it became
generally settled that I was to marry
Miss Granger. She would have a
splendid fortune, and the parents
were evidently anxious to bringabout
tho match. I had never committed
myself in the remotest degree, for I
wa3 not all at certain that I cared for
her sufficiently to choose her for my
wife, though we liked eaoh other well
enough.
It was while things were in this
uncertain state that Mrs. Manners, a
sister of Mrs. Granger's died, leaving
two orphan children almost wholly
unprovided for. Mrs. Manners im
plored her sister, in a letter written
on her death-bed, to do something
for her daughter, who was jusfe the
same age as her cousin, Marion Gran
ger. The boy she hoped would shift
for himself. Mrs. Granger decided at
once that her niece should come out
to her, and, if she liked, make herself
useful in the care and education of
the the two young children.
'I was there when Laura Manners
came. The first momenc I saw ber
decided my love affairs. I would
marry her, or no one. I could do
nothing but dream of that lovely
face. It haunted me. Nor was I the
only one to appreciate such unusual
beauty. She became the bello of the
place. I could but admire the amia
bility with which Marion Granger
stood the transfer of the attentions
formerly bestowed on herself. But it
must have required a very hard heart
to behave unkindly to that gentle,
lovely little creature. Week after
week went hi', and found me still a
constant visitor at the residence of
tbe Grangers ; but I feared to declare
my passion, never having received
the least encouragement from Laura.
I was sorry to find that Marion evi
dently felt more hurt at my prefer
ence for her cousin than at anythiug
else, though she never sought to
check it in any way.
'For some time I had feared that
Mrs. Granger did not treat her niece
with the amount of kindness which
she deserved, and one day this was
confirmed by my surprising Laura in
a flood of tears, sobbing as though her
heart would break. This was too
much for me; I was obliged to declare
my love at once. To my delighted
surprise, I found that it' was heartily
reciprocated. She fancied that her
aunt imagiued that she stood between
Marion aud me, and had consequent
ly shunned me all she could. How
proud I felt in the possession of her
love!
'Mr. Granger had no excose for
withholding his consent. He In
formed me that, to their surprise and
annoyance, their niece had rejected
two most suitable offers since her ar
rival. Of course I could but feel
flattered. There was no occasion for
a long courtship; indeed I did not
feel my treasure safe until it was in
my own keeping. Besides, sho had
been compelled to acknowledge to me
that though her cousin Marion was
everything that a kind sister could
bo, yet that her aunt made her home
most uncomfortable. Indeed, Mrs.
Granger was constantly insinuating
to me that Lnuru was deceitful that
she was encouraginganother admirer.
Though I scorned the idea, yet It
made me the more anxious to place all
such doubts out of the question.
'It was about a week before our
wedding was to take place, that I
went to the Grangers to see Laura. I
was met by Marion in tears, and by
Mrs. Granger in agitation. My
thoughts at once reverted to tho one
dearest to my heart.
' 'It is Laura!' I exclaimed ; 'is she
ill?'
"No,' replied Mrs. Granger ; 'bet
she were dead. She is unworthy the
regard of any of us.'
'I was too overwhelmed to hear half
the torrent of words that fell from
Mrs. Granger's excited lips, but the
substance I grasped soon enough. My
beautiful Laura, whom I bad deemed
as good as -bo was lovely, had sailed
that morning in the homeward-bound
paoket, with a disreputable looking
youth who had been lurking about
the Grangers' for some weeks. What
could have led her to take such a step
was as inexplicable, apparently, to her
relations as it was to me.
'Tlie blow fell so suddenly that for
some time I was nearly crushed by it.
I had been bo elated by the success of
my wooing, that I suppose I must
have shown a little of the pride I felt
for all my friends were' unmerciful in
the way they joked me about the
flight of my bird. I grew to hate the
very name of the unprincipled little
jilt, who30 conduct had made me a
laughingstock. Twelve monthsafter
I married Marion Granger, and an af
feotlonate wife she made me.
"You may imagine with what sen
sations I recognized in the governess
of" my child and tlie companion of my
sister tbe heroine of my romance, won
derfully little changed In tbe lapse of
ten years. The more I thoughtit over
tbe more convinced I felt that I could
never have known tbe full truth; tbe
more particularly as there was no
weddinc-rim? on "her finger. I re
solved to learn the facts iu the case
from her own II p3. Under any cir
cumstances it was a plain duty not to
neglect the cousin of my late wife. Of
course I could not tell how much of
the past she might wish to conceal, or
what injury it might do ber, if I rak
ed it out of oblivion.'
'You saw her, George!' I exclaim
ed, interrupting his story. 'I do
hope there is nothing wrong about
her.
'No, no, poor girl, he replied; -'but
she has been deeply, wickedly wrong
ed, lam, however, glad to find that
I was not mistaken in her after all.
She told me the truth willingly, with
no wish to cast more blame On any
one than she could help.
'It seems that her brother turned
out very unsteady. A distant cousin,
in whose office he bad been placed,
discovered some trifling peculation he
had been guilty of, and turned him
adrift with only a few pounds in hla
pocket. He managed to work his
way out to Madras, and to the rage
and indignation of his aunt, notified
hla Intention of staying with them
until be could get a situation. This
they would not hear of. Poor Laura
was dared on the penalty of being
turned out of the house at onoe, to.
breath a word of this to me;. and it
was arranged that his passaga should
be paid back to England, and a little
money given him to support himself
until he could get his living as best ho
might. Laura, of course, was miser
able enough ; but what were her feel-,
ings when Mrs. Granger told her that
I had discovered the existence of her
brothor, and on the plea ' of his dam
aged reputation, had refused to fulfill,
my engagement!
'Knowing full well the life of hu
miliation and vexation she would be
obliged to lead with her aunt under
these circumstances, Laura formed
the sudden resolution of returning to
England with her brother, and get
ting her living there in some waj
She had money enough to pay' her
passage, but with nothingover to sup
port herself until she could get a situ
ation. She dwelt very little onall t he
sufferings she endured in that dreary,
friendless portion of her history.
When they left India, she and! her
brother changed their name from
Manners to Manning-, thinking' tho
better to avoid- recognition. "Her
great difficulty lay in getting a first
eituation without references, but that;
once surmounted, her amiability and
her accomplishments did the rest.
Her poor brother died just as he waa
made mate of a merchant vessel, hav
ing worked himself up from beforo
the mast. She had never heard any
thing of either her aunt or cousin
from the time she left them until I
told her of their death. She greatly
relieved my mind by telling me that
Marion had never heard of her cou
sin's arrival in India, and was there
fore, most likely, as much deceived
by ber poor mother's invention as
any of us.'
But, George,' I said, 'what would
Mrs. Grauger have done if Laura, had
staid and seen you ? Her falsehood
must have been discovered then.'
'Yes,' he replied; 'but she knew
her niece's impulsive character well
enough, and so timed her communi
cation as to secure a rlddancaof both
her encumbrances at one.. She knew
that Laura loved her brother, and
that I was the only link that bound
her to India.'
'Where is she now? Poor Laura !'
I exclaimed. 'I wish I had known
all this a week ago.'
'So do I,' replied George; 'not but
what Laura is happy enough now. I
took her at once to Mra. Peroy-'a
'Why did you not bring her here?'
I asked.
Becauso she would not come uutil
she knew what you would say about
the end of the romance,' he replied.
'You do not always approve of my de
cisions, you know.
'What!' I exclaimed ; 'you do not
mean to say thatyou have asked Lau
ra to be your wife, after all? Well, I
will congratulate yon with all my
heart.
I did not need that George should
confirm my surmi3e in words; I
could read In his face that I was right.
Laura did not visit me again until
she came as Rosa's step-mother ; and
I do not believe we shall ever regret
my brother's choice ofagoverness or a
wife.
The capacity of Louisiana to pro
duce sugar is practically unlimited.
The crop of last season, 190,072,570
pounds, was raised on about 105,000
acres of land only, being at the rato of
1,817 pounds of sugar and 114 gallons
of molasses to each acre actually cul
tivated. Of the 26,000,000 acres of land
in Louisiana, there aro at the lowest
calculation 5,000,000 acres adapted to
the growth of sugar, and each of these
acres would have to produce only 28
pounds of tbe staple to furnish the
United States with all the Bugar it
needs, which amounted last yearl,
429,000,000 pounds.
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An Irishman who had 'been sick a
long time was one day met by tho
parish priest, when the following con
versation took place:
"Well, Patrick, I am glad you have
recovered. Were you not afraid to
meet your God?"
"Oh, no, your reverence; it was
meetin' the .other party that I was
afeard uv,'' replied Pat.
Lives there a man with soul po dead,
who never to himself hath said, 'I'll
pay before I go to bed, the debt I owe
the printer!" Yes, there are some,
we know full well, who never such a
tale could tell ; but they, we fear, will
go to well, tbe place where there's
no winter. Ex.
A million little diamonds
Twinkling on the trees ; u
And all the little maidens said,,.
A jewel, if you please !
But while they'held their hands
outstretched '
To catch the diamond gay,
A million llttle.'sunbeamb came
And stole them all away.
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.Wa.tterson says: "President Hay ea
is ready, affable, and what is known
in the South as a 'good mixer.' But
his coming did not, could not, and
should not, ftom the nature of tho
case, make one single Republican out
of one single Democrat."
A little girl was teaching her broth
er the Lord's prayer tbe other night ;
and when she had sard, "Give us this
day our dally bread," ho suddenly
cried out : "Pray for sirup too, -later."
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