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Iwxtcten xxfkesst you tbe atxasta «*bai.d.1 I ! “ Very interesting," Mt. Sniff stammered MARCEL S PORTION. “ A NOVEL IN THREE PARTS. BY SANDY DcTAVARES. j “Hallo, Chambers,” said Mr. Koppered, ' stepping beside him and slapping the gentle man on the shonlder, “I’m glad von are in." I “Ah, good morning. Take a seat," replied the lawyer, speaking very slowly and deliber- “ Gracious sir,” replied Mr. Sniff’, after a ately, and showing his teeth at every word he | moment’s panse, “I—I—well, really, are yon spoke. He pointed to a coapleof chairs near i much in need of fends to-night?" | by, which the gentlemen drew up to the desk { “ Not very badly ; but I wonld not object to 1 and seated themselves upon, the fifty | “ I’ll tell yo*, then, what the lady told me. She said if I wonld do as she asked, I was to direct yon to pay me fifty dollars." k French. Criminal Case. affect Mr. Sniff in the slightest degrte. He Prairift DetectivPR became paler than ever and every time tne | „ yacht s prow dipped iuto the water, the : THI . : kku^ of Indian trailers —HOW THEY worthy man closed his eyes and shuddered. J Meanwhile the commotion in his stomach , aided materially his discomfiture. In a word | Mr. Sniff was becoming seasick. • j A Dr. Hanchendoff gives the following ac- j Jeanne Gacon was the daughter ot rich “D—n me, Sir, exclaimed lom, standing couu t G f the extraordinary skill of Indian j parents in the village of La Michelle. A up and ponding to the shore, isu t that a j trailers: ! young workman named Baronin, mther smart «:AJI TRACK ▲ TBAIL. At the Criminal (^)urt of Charente, in the ■ovince ef Ahgouleijle, in France, a singular of attemp4ed ttmrder has lately been tried. Ah, wanted to see me?” added Mr. Cham- ; tine view. There are the bluffs, robed in Entered according to Act of Congress, by the Hf.bald Publishing Compact, ia the office of the Libra rian at Washington. [COKHNUED FROM OUR LAST SUNDAY’S PAPER. ] Could you not wait until I had seen the ; bers. lady?” than perceiving that Tom was looking j PYeo, we want to engage you in a case,” indignant, he added immediately, “Could ! replied Mr. Koppered. “This is my book- you not wait until to-morrow ? X really have keeper, Mr. Bniff.” The gentlemen thus in- not so much money about me at the present | trociuced, shook hands. moment” I “Ah, well what is it? Ah, ah, anything “Well, to-morrow, then,” said Tom. “But, important?” And the lawyer scratched his let me tell you, Tom Sucker mast be treated I head as slowly as he spoke. nne view, inere are tne Diuns, rooea m | The most extraordinary* skill exhibited in I but *dth no money, had been employed by Xrfi tho We^eitk^y uTShitaiU‘of red«£ , J *" of^xtravaean g t metaphor.) On the lowlands tive, is in the practice of trailing. Here it ! J • ® T°x?® g of extravagant metaphor.) On the lowlands right in front a hundred fields lie before us, the scorched corn stalks, divested of the grain, withering beneath the burning rays; the cat tle browsing in the meadows, and there is that woman standing at the well like Laban’s The reporter read the following article from the pages of his note book: “MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. “ A LADY TAKEN TO THE ASYLUM—SHE BEQUESTS OVER REPORTER TO INFORM AN ACQUAINTANCE OF THE FACT—IS SHE INSANE ? “On yesterday as our reporter was ascend ing the stairs of the Tenth District Police Court, he saw a lady, accompanied by two strange gentlemen, and by Detective Smith, descending them. The lady was attired in a dress of brown silk, heavily flounced and trimmed with fringe of the same color. She wore a light summer bonnet of a late style and altogether was elegantly, if not fashion ably, attired. From her features we should judge her to be about thirty years of age. She has black hair, dark, sparkling orbs and exquisitely shaped lips. Although rather pale,the face was oneot striking beauty,which once seen must ever be remembered. As oor reporter reached the- step on which the party stood, the lady suddenly stopped descending and taking hold of his arm w hispered in his ear a request that he inform Mr. (we sup press the gentleman’s name) that she was being taken to the lunatic asylum—” “It is her,” exclaimed Mr. Sniff suddenly, interrupting the reading. “D—n me, Sir,” retorted Mr. Suckers, “don’t be rude. I wish you would reserve your remarks until I have finished reading, when we can talk the matter over in a calm manner. Don’t get excited.” Thus rebuking the impulsive Sniff, Tom swallowed another glass of wine, relit his cigar and resumed the reading from his notebook: “ 4 As soon as he noticed the lady’s action. Detective Smith, with his usual insolence, to j which we shall call the attention of Superin- j tendent Crusty, demanded of our represent*- ; tive what he was saying. Of course he was told that it was none of his business, and this reply settled him effectually. The party then descended the stairs, one reporter fol lowing, and entered a carnage which drove off in the direction of the river. We must not omit to mention that the detective mildly informed our reporter the lady was mad. We, however, insist upon knowing who this lady is. Justice Spinner declined to furnish any information on the ground that it would cause great pain to her relations and friends if the facts of her case were published in the papers. We beg leave to differ with him. It is a matter of public importance. The lady appeared perfectly sane, and the manner in which she was being taken to the asylum was, to say the least, mysterious. This is a free country. Justice Spinner should know that nothing excites suspicion quicker than con cealment. As he values his reputation, we insist upon a public statement of this case f ‘‘That is all,” said Mr. Sucker, as be closed his note-book and returned it to his pocket. “Now, what do you think of it?” “Your information is very interesting” re plied Mr. Sniff cautiously, “But I cannot see how it will help me. A lady with whom I have business relations disappeared some weeks ago. and I thought perhaps she had been taken to the asylum, but her name does not appear on the records. What day was it you sa w her ?” “On the 7th of August,” returned Mr. SucKers, referring to his note book. “That’s the very day,” said Mr. Sniff. “D—n me, Sir,” exclaimed Tom, “It’s the same woman. I have an idea. You couldn’t find her name in the records ? No. Then she has been committed under an assumed name. You didn’t visit the Asylum for the purpose of seeing if she was there ? No. Good God! Sir, bow did you expect to find like a gentleman. If ft man pays me for put- j Mr. Koppered, aided by Mr. Sniff, gave j daughter. I tell you, Sir ting an article in the papers it either goes in Mr. Chambers the facts of the case, ending or I refund the money at the earliest opportu-1 by speaking of the proposed visit to Belle, nity. You must deal with me as with a man j “Ah, if she is sane, ah, we must sue out of honor. D—n me, Sir, when VanDusen j suit of habeas corpus, ah ; came to me four weeks ago and put one hun dred dollars in my band and said, “do the best you can to have me nominated,” I promised him I would, and I kept my prom- “Do you think,” said Mr. Sniff feebly, “that the Captaiu will object to my lying down on the deck. I feel very sick at the stomach.” Hallo,” said Mr. Koppered, “Confound it, T5e. I puffed him every day in the Caroli and every other day, as I wrote my article on may be accounted an art as much as music, | th eu * and afterward wished to marry her, painting, or sculpture in the East. The In- I ] u j ael jced a * KO *^8 fortune she would dian 01 trapper that is a shrewd trailer is a Jeanne refused him repeatedly, but man of close observation, quick perception, .sometime*, weaned by hie assiduity, would and prompt action. As he goes along noth- j r *toj r ° evaaive answers to his pleading. ing escapes his observation, and what he sees and hears he accounts for immediately. Often not another step is taken uotil a mys tery that may preseut itself in this line" is On the 11th of last August, while visiting at her sister’s house, she excited the displeas ure of Bardain by dancing with some other young men, of one of whom he was particu- remarked Mr. Chambers when they bad concluded. “Confound it, don’t you think it a deuced man, you are not getting seasick ?” shame asked Mr. Koppered. “Seasick,” echoed Tom. “D—n me, Sir, “Well, ah.” be replied, giving a little, dry this is smooth water, laugh, “I don’t like to say.” “Fin not used to it,” returned Mr. Sniff,” I ^ _ “What is your opinion about the visit, sir,” : feel as if I was about to die.” City Politics for the Repeater, I declared that j Mr. Sniff asked. ^ “Stuff, nonsense, Sniff,” remarked his he was the only man in the district who could “Ah, I don’t see that will do any harm,” ; employer, “It’s nothing of consequence.” make a close run. You know the result. He the lawyer answered, again scratching his j “I’ll cure you in a few minutes,” cried has been nominated. Now, sir, as a matter i head. “It may—ah—it may do good. Per-; Tom. “I know of a firstrate remedy for sea sickness. Never tried it myself, because, d—n me, I never was sea sick, but I have been assured by old sailors it is infallible. I'll get a piece of good, fat pork from Swift, and you’ll eat it. First-rate thing for sea sickness.” This suggestion of Tom was received with a look of ineffable disgust by Sniff, whose stomach immediately revolted at the idea of eating at all, and was not relieved by the proposition to eat fat pork. Mr. Bniff madedes- of principle, I shall pitch into him every haps you had better go and see her. It will —ah—it will take some time to get her out, I mnst leave you now.” said Mr. Sniffe, ; and—ah—she should be informed of—ah with a little sigli, “good night.” what we are doing. You—ah—ah— ah—you ‘Good night,” replied Tom, as he # ehowed I say her name is not on the record. You—ah the gentleman the door. “I’ll be going my- j —you will probably find out there what—ah self in a few minutes to write the report of j —ah—what name she was committed by—ah. the Convention. Mind the coal hole. It was | Yes, find out and let—ah—and let me know. open when we came in. Good night. D—n j Wont you walk down the street and—ah—and me, sir, I’d like you better if you took a glass ! take a glass of hot whisky ?” of wine, or smoked a cigar sometimes. A whisky No.^not this morning, Chambers, thank man that has no small vices is almost certain ; you,” said Mr. Koppered. “Sniff here never 1 perate efforts to control his emotions, but na- to have large ones. ’’ Mr. Sniff wa ved a pious adieu and disap- attend to that, then V” drinks—at least I never saw him drink. You’ll I ture asserted her rights and maintained them. peared in the darkness. ‘Yes, just as—ah—ah—just as soon as I ‘Gentlemen,” said Tom, as he re-entered can—ah—can get the name she was comrnit- the bar-room, “let's all take a drink. I have j ted by,” replied Mr. Chambers. “Yes—ah— just half an hour to spare. “Who the deuce was that fellow, Tom? 1 asked one of the party. “A Pious Fraud!” replied Tom. cock-tail for me. A fellow that drinks nor smokes. A very moral man. D—n door. ■ good morning.” And the learned limb of the law, giving his head another scratch, returned I to the examination of a pile of papers which “Brandy I lay on the desk before him, after taking the nneither 1 hands of his visitors and seeing them to the me if I don’t think he’s a scamp. And Mr. Sucker took his drink. CHAPTER XI. Do you think him a good lawyer, sir? ” inquired Mr. Sniff, as the two walked up the street. “Can a lawyer who invites a client out to drink liquor be trusted with a case of such importance ? ” “Stuff! ” returned the other. “Confound sn i p eeceives a VISIT FEOM me. MOT AND ; it, Sniff, what sin is it to ask a man to taka a drink? Chambers is one of the best lawyers in the city. He is no orator, I admit, but in matters of law I don’t know the man to beat MR. SUCKER. Early on the following morning Mr. Bniff lett his town residence and went down to the store of his employer. Mr. Koppered had already arrived and was sitting before the door reading the Repeater. “Hallo!” said he, looking op as Mr. Bniff bade him good morning. “Down already ? So I see you have turned politician, too.” “Is there anything in that journal about me ?” asked Mr. Bniff, blushing. “I would say there was,” replied Mr. Kop pered. “You are reported as baying made a dashing speech against Mr. Yau Dusen. Why the deuce don’t yon leave politics alone. Sniff? What the thunder good does it do you to blow about morality by the hour ? Good God, man, can’t we be moral without talking of it all the time ? Not that I blame you for opposing Van Dusen. Any man that will wrong a woman should not be trusted. I think well of you for acting as you have done, him. He’s a little slow, perhaps, but that doesn’t make much difference. Yes it does, in this case,” he added; “I must hurry him up, so that we can get the poor creature out as soon as possible.” When they reached the stoxe Mr. Sucker had already arrived, and was thoughtfully admiring his boots. The reporter had evi dently put ou his best apparel for the occa sion, as his clothes, if not new, were at least not seedy. He had been shaved that morning, and altogether presented an appear ance of gentility that astonished Mr. Sniff, who at first scarcely recognized him. As fairly solved. The Indian trailer will stand ; lariy jealous. A discussion arose and two still for hours in succession to account for \ ^ a 3’ s afterward Jeanne informed him decis- tracesor effects in tracks, and sometimes £ e, y that WftM ? ot Wlllin 8 . to , man 7 him - gives to the matter unremitting attention for ! Jf® auswered angrily, “you don t wish to ? days and weeks. will see alx>ut that. . ... Tr A witness was present at this interview, and The trailer is not a graceful man. He , Tennne inlormed her sisteTof wh.t she haJ carries his head ranch indued; his eye is ] tolJ bim It is supposed that from tuis time quick and restless, always ou the watch, and he cherUlled bl8 to kill her . Some two he is practicing his art.unconacionsly, hardly week , aftenrart £ e soaRht t0 Rpeak t0 her at ever crossing the tuck of man or animal with- , a falr> but 8he aToided £ im . tlie follosv . out seeing it When he enters a house, he j d he bonght a pifltol at ^ R 0 „che!ou- bnngs the habit, he contracted in the prac- j About * mont ‘ b lat ou tlie 27th of tme of his art with him. I know a trailer as Septeuiberi he sacoee Ied in speaking to her, soon as he enters the room, through tlie door softly, and He comes iu vith au air of but received the same reply as before to his earnest entreaties. Bhe wished to get rid of exceeding caution. Before he is fairly in. or j M all ,J gaid th e saw her brother coming! at least has sat down, he has taken note ot | He burried awav _ fiayillg iu a threatening every article and person, though there may bo a dozen vacant chairs iu the room. He is voice, “i will find you again.” j , . • ...... T j- ■ On Sunday, the 2Uth ult., as Jeanne was re- not nsed to chairs and, like the Indian, pre- tumi with her maid from mass, and walking fers a more humble seat. >v hen I was ! - • ! toward her home, tne two women met Sardain, He was compelled to iuf jrin his companions that under existing circumstances, he would be compelled to do homage to Neptune. Not on the deck, d—n mo,” said Tom, raising him up. “Step to the stern and look over. Splendid thing for billious person, a trip on water does them immense good. Lean on me and don’t be alarmed,” he continued, as he dragged the sick man to the side of the yacht and made him look over into tlie water. “Don’t be alarmed, you won’t tumble over. Shall I hail Swift lor a bit of pork ? No; I don’t see what I can do for you then?” “Confound it, Sniff, ’ said Mr. Koppered, laughing, “if you would only throw up some of your morals with your breakfast, it would do you good.” “Stop a bit,” exclaimed Tom. “D—u me, I have it.” He ran to his valise, opened it and drew forth a black bottle. “Here’s some fine Bourbon. Splendid thing fer sea sick ness. Just try a little of it.” “Oh, Lord," ” groaned Mr. Sniff turning over on Bis side and presenting an ashy white face to the two gentlemen. “Good Lord, I pray—” •‘Don’t,” interrupted Tom, “for God s sake don’t pray. If Swift hears yon he’il want to pitch you overboard. Worse thing you can do is to pray. X T pon my soul I never knew* it to help a seasick man. WLisky is better. Just try a few* drops of this and you’ll feel like climbing the mast. Of course you are a When near the village he induced them to pass through a meadow, where they sat down. The maid noticed that her mistress and the ployed by General Harney l«t summer to wh0 evidently Tailing for theD1 Hejoin . take charge temporarily ot the Indians that ed thea , and continued talking to Jeanne, were gathered near tort Randall, Dakota, ■ — to form a new* reservation, one day a guide and trailer came to the General’s headquar- ters I told him to be seated. He sat down ; y()Ung man were barrelling, and started for bm< ? ,n * “5 back against the £ 0 ine^sgain. Her mistress was about to fol- wall The General saw this and in vexation low> wh b en Sardaia 8toppe d her and said, “So cried out, * My God, why don t you take a I ^» 8 we q understood, then, von will not have cbalr :, * h L eQ <here are pl i nt - V , nno< ; cn - ' me?" “No,” she answered,' “you will never piea. The man arose aud seated himself in be anything to me; i ueTer matry VOQ: lt a chair, bat in so awkward and uncomtorta- | wonld bea mesalliance to which I could never ble manner that he looked as though he would 1 conRen t ’ slip from it any moment. Bat when this nn- i H e responded: “Very well. I am going to couth person came to transact his business km you ahd klU lny8elf afte rwar<l. 1 b ve with the General he turned out to be a man bo „- ht a slx . barre l|e d pistol-three for a ou of no ordinary abilities. His description of ! an q three for me ” a route he took ns guide and trailer tor the i xhe girl wa8 not frightened, bnt, struck Ognllalas in bringing them loom the Platte to Nvdk tb. e singular expression ot his counten- the tort was minute and exceedingly interest- , ance _ sU(J wlshed t0home with Uer servant. mg. Every war party that had crossed his trail he described with minuteness as to their number, the kind of arms they had, and stated the tribes they belonged to. In these strau ge revelations that he made there was neither importance or supposition, for he gave satisfactory reasons for every assertion that he made. if what you said is true My good fellow,” j other , g faand ' ,. rm dolighted to he continued, rising, and giving Mr. & ■ — tremendous slap on the shoulder, “You’ve acted like a brick. But tell ns about it. Is it really so ? I/et's have the story, but don’t preach, don’t !” “I came here this morning,” said Mr. Sniff'. “ I came here especially to speak with you on the subject. I want to ask your ad vice and assistance. I want you, sir, to aid a moral—to aid the woman that Mr. VanDnsen did that patent Cheese box go off?’ “Capitally,” returned the other. “First rate notice you got of it in the Re peater/ said Tom. “D—n me, sir, if it didn’t nearly lose me my situation. But I told Fradden, our editor, you know, what an im portant invention it was. ‘D—n me,’ said I, ‘it’s an invention of public importance. Cheese requires to be well boxed. Mr. Kop- „ pered has not only invented an admirable wronged. 4t w i box, but he is a thorough repeater, and adver- “Aid her ! _ exclaimed Mr. Koppered, Is , i iberA i lv » ith UK - S o that settled the soon, however, as Mr. Koppered and Mr. | temperance man, but that don’t prevent you Sucker had looked into each other’s faces, j from taking whisky as medicine. Knew* a there was a mutual recognition. I temperance man once that took it for rnetli- “Hello,” said Mr. Koppered, “is that! cine every day and nobody ever blamed yon?” | him.” D—n me, sir,” replied Tom, grasping the j To Tom's persuasions Mr. Koppered joined you. How j his, and finally Mr. Sniff was induced to take i some of the liquor, which he did by placing the neck of the bottle in his mouth, and pour ing the whisky down his throat, tbe reporter meanwhile looking on with tbe calm air of a philosopher. Upon the bottle being returned, Tom took a look at it, then whistled. “D—n me,” he whispered to Mr. Kop pered, “if he hasn’t swallowed nearly half. Takes your temperance men, sir, to swallow whisky then aloud, “ How* do you feel now, old fellow? Better, hey? Do you in need : certainly, rut uie uuiu iur , although he was as mad as the deuce, one hundred dollars. Where is she ? and I Sq ^ go]d ^ Glad tQ hear {{ x congratu . the gentleman r ,ut his hand in his pocket and , ^ y(m B the way> Mr Sniffi cau j fiee pulled outmporte-monaaia. | you for a few* minutes ? Oh, Mr. Koppered knows all about it, does he ? Well, so much Not that sort of aid, sir,” said Mr. Sniff. She is a woman of wealth. But Mr. Yan Du- '—- • — j-- —- . .. , „ the better. I have the order in my pocket. ..^u, vux.vu iuv .. ~ her? Y*ou must visit the Asjlum, and 111 go sen has put her in a lunatic asylum. Are you ready to start? Yes. That’s good, i he brought up from tbe cabin. Thi^ was with vou. Shall I sav to-moiTOW ?” “ The devil you say, observed the other. ». * a ^ or aa noinn i rx 9 i rollpfl Till ftT»d lllldlT thp liP'fd of Ml*. think you can sit up? No? Well, lie down, and I’ll put my coat under your head.” But the good intentions of Tom were frus trated by the boatman Swift coming up at this moment, and on learning that Mr. Sniff was seasick and needed something to rest his head upon, offered the use of a blanket which with you. Shall I say to-morrow Mr. Sniff gave the offer due thought while Tom smoked his cigar and drank the wine. J Should he trust the reporter? Was a young man lost to earthly grace, a proper person to ‘The devil you say,' “He’s a scoundrel, then. Is she crazy “ No,” returned Mr. Sniff. “ She is as sane as you or I.” He then stated to his employer all the facts Koppered. - « « -i ., . . x ..i“There He followed, and when they were a bhort dis tance from the dwellings she turned and said, “We must part now.” He answered that they should not pa r t thus, and since she would not marry him, he should kill her and himself at the same time. The affrighted maid tried to drag her mis tress away, but Sardain seized her by the I have ridden several hundred miles with , right arm and told the maid to go on, and an experienced guide and trailer, Hack, whom j that Jeanne would follow her. The maid I interrogated upou many points in the prac- j then hastened for assistance. Meanwhile the tice of his art. Nearly all the tracks I saw, either old or new, as a novice in the art I questioned him about In going to tbe Nio brara river we crossed the track of an Indian pony. My guide followed the track a few miles, and then said: “it is a stray black horse, with a long bushy tail, nearly starved to death; has a split hoof of the left fore-foot, and goes very lame, and he passed here early thin morning.” Astonished and incredulous, I asked him the reason for knowing these par ticulars by the tracks ot the animal, when he replied: “It was a stray horse, because it did not go in a direct line. His tail was long, for he dragged it over the snow. In brushing against a bush he left some of his hair, which shows its color. He was rery hungry, for in going along he has nipped at those high, dry weeds which horses seldom eat. The fissure wretched man embraced Jeanne, crying, “I am about to kill you.” “You wouldn’t dare to,” was the answer, ami at the same instant she fell to the ground, wounded in the left side near the heart. “You have not killed me,” she said, attempting to rise, but two more shots from his pistol tbeu struck htr. The would-be assassin fled. His victim walked homeward, but was soon met by her parents and the maid. On seeing her hand over her left side they asked if she was wounded. She said no, in order not to frighten them, and after she had stanched the blood, which commenced to flow, she came down staiis, and with wonderful pluck busied herself about the ordinary household daties. But on the following morning she suffered ter ribly, and was obliged to confide to her mo ther the story of the attempted murder. The But, d—n me, what are we going in? Never j rolled up and placed undir tbe Lead of Mr. j a bu ’ D( jie of kiuikinick wood in of tbe left fore-foot lelt also its track, and the i surgeon who was called discovered three balls depth of the indention shows the degree of m the left side of the abdomen, but he was his lameness; and his tracks show he was here j not able to extract tbem. The danger now i6 this morning when the snow was hard with ! that at some time these balls may partially par- lrost. j alyze the poor girl, and also bring on some At another place we came across an Indian tearful disease, track, and he said: “It is an old Yankton, On the trial of the young man, his defense who came to look at his traps. In coming was remarkable for its fabricated ingenuity, over he carried in his right baud a trap, sud ! He said Jeanne had been desperately in love in his left a lasso to catch a pony he had lost. \ with him:that he proposed to elope with her, He returned without finding tne horse, but; but she said as tney could not marry, she had caught in the trap he bad out a prairie j prefeiTed to die with him; that he bought wolf, which he carried home on his back, and ! the pistol at her urgent request, and that on thought of that. Suppose we hire a boat,” suggested Mr. there ‘watching him' drink and smoke, and | merely suppressing Belle's real name and sub^ said Tom. ‘ ‘As we cannot go without a boat hearing him “wear, with a feeling of sicken- stitnting that which she had assumed. Mr. and have none of our own we must hire one ing horror, which none bat a Moral man can Sniff explained the manner m which he be- i Bet me see. 1) n me, I have it. Ot course mg norror, w men n n | came ‘ ainted ,-th the wronged woman, we must have a sail boat; a row boat would nt ' and declared that he was interesting himself j do. I know a fellow that a got a good boat, in her behalf from purely phil#ithropic mo- ! Skims the water beautifully. I can get it t j veg * cheap. Speaking of that, d—n me, 1 have “As a father with daughters,” he added,— ' left my money at home It deu't make much “small, it is true, bnt still daughters—I felt j b j? y r f“ bars til0 p® rb ' a p s yan bav ’e 'that amount ■ of his shoulder. “To be plain. I tell you that lt my duty to succor tins poor creature. Bhe J 4 • P - . ». ; in my opinion a Pious Fraud is either a knave c,“; ofh a cr'nr;: d X:. e t ! rductonUy Mr. Sniff or a U and that chap is no fool d-n me. ciety of her native place, wherever tnat is. ji . vr r Knnnere.l looking if be is. There are a lew honest fanatics relieve him of them. “You needn’t be afraid to trust Tom Suckers,” he said, “I'm as true as steel. And, besides,” he added, sentimental ly, “do you know I feel an interest in that poor creature ? I can never forget the ap pealing look she gave me. D—n me, sir, do you think there's been any foul play m the matter ?” “Young man, I fear so,” replied Mr. Sniff, “Then I’ll help you to rescue her,” said Tom, jumping from his seat and slapping^the table with a force that made the bottle *and glasses dance a jig upon it, “d—n me, if I don’t." Bniff, wbe presently turned over again and was soou asleep. “Queer fellow that, Sir,” said Tom to Mr. Koppered, giving the sleeper a glance. “Can’t say I like him. First impressions unfavorable. D—n me, Sir, he’s too virtuous. Every time he talks to me I feel as if a snake was climb ing up my pants.’ “He’s a political and religious fanatic.” re plied Mr. Koppered, laughing. “But he is a good business man and I think he is honest enough.” “That may be,” returned Tom with a shrug right I tbe day of the tragedy she told him to kill her hand.” Then he cave his Teasons*. “I know j and then to kill himself.^ he is old by the impression his gait has made, “ I wish to kill myself at La Perouse, he and a Yankton by that of the moccasin. He answered. is from the other side of tlie river, as there j “ I wish to kill myself at j our sicie, are no Y'anktons on this side. The trap he j }lQ d seizing the pistol which he had in his errried struck the snow* now and then, and haud, she .shot herself twice; and that, acting She is a lady of culture ’and ot refinement, j handed over the Bum, Mr. Koppered looking Of course I do not pretend to excuse her fall. There is no excuse for that. Bat while I on with a half amused smile on his good na- tured face. The fact was he had expected never could bring her iuto my domestic circle, i Tom to borrow a few dollars from him, on the I will, at least, do all that I can to restore her i streogth of the puff written twelve months to a lile of virtoe and morality.” ' " ~ ~ “Confound your morality,” put in Mr. amongst them, such as Greenmount tor in stance, but not many.” They conversed ou political subjects for some time, when Tom proposed that they take lunch, w hich Mr. Koppered agreed to. The before, about the patent Cheese Box. .. , .rr 4 .- ... “Now, let's start.” said Tom, as he pocketed ; va! ' 8 S Us contents, which con- ... for *a uiimtM sisted ot several sandwiches, a couple ot cold And if fraud has been practiced, do you 1 Koppered. “Didn’t tbe very men who . J' ^ f the trin I have I tongues, a fried chicken, three roasted sweet asked Mr. preach morality and all that sort ot stuff, ! I must get some cigars lor the trip. I nave | ^ * ^ ! I nominate Mr. Van Dusen for Congress last! everything else with me but cigars. think they will let us see her?” Sniff. “I’d like to see’em refuse,” rejoined Tom, with a grim smile. “Only say the word, and I’ll have an order for us to visit the Asylum, before to-morrow morning. I’ll get one from Judge Sterne. An old friend ot mine, the. Judge is.” “You can get the order,” said Mr. Sniff'. “Call at the office of Mr. Joseph Koppered, No. 190 Hardware street, in the morning.” “I will be there before eleven,” Tom re plied; and he hailed out: “here, Jim !” The waiter appeared. “Very good wine this, Jim,” said he empty ing tbe l&at of it into the glass. “The cigars j are poor, though. What’s to pay V The waiter informed him what the sum was, and as Tom thrust his hand into his pocket Mr. Bniff interposed. “Perhaps,” he said very hesitatingly, “Per haps I had better settle the bill; not that I approve of drinking and smokiog. I think it a very immoral thing. Y’on must excuse my candor. A young man of your evident abili ty should walk in the ways of the Lord. I night?” • “Not exactly,” replied the other, mainly the Damdutch. They are no And he 1 P otatoe8 > some bread, and a few cakes and I peaches for desert. These condiment; Tom ! pointed to a small valise on the ground near P €ftCD ® 8 IO / de f® rt ‘ luese cona menu, xom ^ r spread out on the cabin roof, inviting his com- 1 y Mr. Koppered. however, told him there was P»“ion to help himself. Before they had iuiwuij me AJ»muuM,u. ...v, aawv i !-i_ a ’ | ’ _ 00 u Q .i RnrnA | quite completed the meal Mr. Sniff awoke, I own, but we have to submit to their alliance j y . , ^ ^ Accordingly he I mac b refreshed and his seasickness gone, but on account of the good work m which *he declined to eat anything, npon which Tom Pious Frauds are engaged.” And he heaved j brought out • {*«. ft»m offered him the whisky bottle and advised him a sigh as he added: “The day will come, sir, haudfol, as did also Mr. K«o]pper<eo. “J , “ | to try some more of the stuff that had already*] horRes. He had on the shoes of a white man, when we will get rid of the infidel Damdutch ! the party set out for the river, which they don / him 6Q much d whom he had iu all probability killed, but his whicn we only use now as instruments of tbe | reached in & few minutes. At the boat land- . 4 j bave t 0 -dav,’ sa id Mr. Sniff, sitting up j steps are those of an Indian. Going through Lord. Then, Mr. Koppered,” he continued j 1D 8 Tom hailed a stout, weather-beaten Doat- | ovi#1 urvan »hmbn ,i cnipn.n I the ravine the end of his enn hit the deeD in the manner as when he came, shows that he did not find his pony. A drop of blood in the centre ot his tracks shows that he carried the wolf on bis back, and the bundle of kinkinick wood he used as a staff for support, and catching a wolf shows that he had traps.’’ “But.” I ask ed, “how do you know it's a wolf ? Why not a lox, or even a deer?*’ Said he: “ If it had been a fox, or a coyote, or any other kiud of small game, he would have slipped the head of the animal iu his waist-belt, and so carried it by his side, and not ou his shoulders. Deer are not caught by traps; but it it had been a deer he would not have crossed this high hill, but would have gone back by way of the ra vine, aud the load would have made his steps still more tottering. Another Indian track we saw twenty miles west of this he put this serious construction upon: “He’s an upper Indian—a prowling horse thief—carried a double barrelled shot gun, and is a rascal that killed some white man lately, and passed here one week ago, for,” said he, “a Lone Indian in these parts is ou mischief, and generally on the lookout for jntinuea | 11 » . . ’. , , , ik Q /LaI- aud speaking solemnly, “broken a solemn ft rennblic l man, wbo was lviug stretched out on the deck . , ” . , <■ j. • ,,, > , j republic , masted yacht, and who, rec- i P 1 ^ I aba l m ^ el1 ' Aad ‘ I he declined any more whisky. * “If vou fellows regenerating the country, you will make a nice mess of it. But this has nothing to do with the. unfortunate creature. If she is sane, we’ll have have her out of the asylum, if it cost me five thousand dollars. Wait till I put on my coat and but, then we’ll visit Mr. Chambers, the great lawyer, and put the case in his hands.” Mr. Bniff here explained that he had agreed ^ ■ with Mr. Backer to pay a visit to the am a father, and take the liberty of speaking ggylum that day, and that the reporter would plainly to you. Young man, do you know | ttt the store before three o’clock, with the where you are going?” ! order allowing the woman’s quarters to be •• Ye *v” returned Tom, “I’m going to pay j visited. Mr. Koppered thought it would be this bill. D—n me, sir, do you imagine that br best to be guided by Mr. Chamber’s ad- | I wonld make you pay for it ?” \ y j<»e on that matter. If he said to pay the ayiDg.lTom'liandfcd tbe waiter the iden- . visit, it should be paid, and he would go him fervently, “then will we live regenerated and disenthralled.’ . . , ‘Infernal nonsense," growled bis employer. | ogmzmg tbe voice, sprang to bis feet and tin- broken a solemn j the raviue the end of hi* gnu hit the deep snow*. A week ago we had a very arm day, aud the snow being soft at her request, he shot her the third time. Sardain contradicted himself afterward, and said she fired the first barrel only, and he the other two. No credence was given to his de fense, as the evidence against him was over whelming, clearly proving all that we have re counted. The jury found him guilty, with extenuat ing circumstances, and he was condemned to eight years’ imprisonment. Poor as our juries are, it is doubtful whether one of them could find extenuating circum stances iu a case like this, where a most delib erate attempt is made to kill a young lady, aud three pistol balls are coolly shot into her bosom and left side. Twenty years at hard labor would not have been too severe & punish ment for so brutal a wretch. The new opera of “Adam and Eve,’’ it is thought, will be given up, the on ly manager who has yet attempted to produce it having had a difficuUy with the prima donna in ihe matter of costume. The lady declines to take the character of “Eve” unless allowed to appear in a yellow* satin train and diamond necklace. Adam, also, exhibits a marked preference for a velvet tonic and rapier. The great moral work will probably be handed over to the ballet people. The embarrassment ol the l uiteu States ;rowled his employer. | ogmzmg tne voice, sprang to ms teer anu an- Mr Koppered gave utterance to bis usual Be made these deep tracks." I sug-1 shipping commissioner of New York in tiu- that day, instead of swered the call. This jolly tar ionmintro- „ gtuff , UOI1Beuse ; wb j| e Tom remarked, as gosted that perhaps he bought those shoes. I nisbing crews continues, ou account of the -1 to his companions as ?““? “ e i he look a drink himself. “ D-n me. sir, I “Indians don't buy shoes, and it they did | difficn f ly with the sailor boarding house 5 f b °5‘.Em £ 7„!ve«d £ ; hope you may never commit a greater sin. If j they would not buy them as large as these | keepers! :»assrs*ff , saf£ as lered insisted UDon ravine, although Mr. i (to be cosTinfED ra next Sunday h hekai.d.) i ’A*™? . JL iJ/LL* ..... : made aud sold iu one season, since the war. So f Sucker promptly pulled out tbe money he had received from Mr. Sniff lor the same purpose. In a few minutes the ihiee gentlemen were on board the yacht, which was a neat craft, be&utifu ly modelled, and apparently capable of great speed. As there were no chairs, and the odor from the small cabin was none of the Samuel W. Allen, who lives at Galveston, mid carries ou an immense “ranch” forty miles north of there, shipping his cattle to Galves ton, and thence to New Orleans and New* York. He owns 600,000 head of long-boros, most agreeable, the party took seats on the and his freight bills over the railroads during _ -V. . . 4 -c*ii nan .... roof of the cabin “How is the wind, Sniff?” asked Tom. “Stiff northeast,” answered the boat map. “We’ll make a quick run.” 55 5 Mre.whl,eW ? «M ly. onfcre thrf SS5S5 j Mbieluffi “cy iSHSHSttK vacht, alter drifting into the tide, bounded | ladies place upon their heads." lncompre- iorward before the wind, which, being big!., caused her to pitch to and fro on the rough evening from Hans Spegel, and bade him bring back the change. He then threw him self back into his seat. “ I should like, for the sake ot your soul," said Mr. Sniff, “ that yon would ,|>end a cou ple of evening, at my boose." it tbe reporter arrived before their return, lie be requested to wait. This done, and by this time having put ou his cost and hat, Mr. Koppered took up his cane, and, followed by Mr. Sniff, sallied out. I T'p two flights of narrow stairs and iuto a “God forbid," replied Tom, bluntly, “iff j rather dark, though roomy office full ot books course you are a Pious Fraud, and are very | and desks, both just old aud mnsty enough to religious, and all that sort of thing. D—n ' gi ve them the characteristic appearance of a me, sir, wasn’t Longlace, our late Collector, a 1 lawyer's property—thoogh why the .books, Fioot Fraud, and did'nt he go to Church 1 papers, and desks of a lawver should smell twice every Sunday, and subscribe to every ! mouldy, sod always look old and musty, we miaaaiooary enterprise' Did that prevent j haven't the remotest idea—the two gentlemen him from swindling the government out of | went. Before a desk, st the left hand corner nearly two hundred thousand dollars ? We ' of the room, near a window, w»s seated a middle aged man, of short stat ure, and large frame, though by no means stun’. HU features were eomewhet sharp, but regnlar and rather sgreeaple to look at. He had a tolerably high , brow, with a scanty supply of hsir above it, tbe change, which he handed to Tom, who j ftn d the complexion of his smooth-shaven face rose from bie neat, as did also Mr. Sniff. As was that of a reddish-purple hue, caused they left the room and got in the passage, ' _ .. . ... ... Tom turned to his companion. /fvpeoter* drink and smoke, some steal occii- sionaljy, but we make no pretences. I don’t mean any offense, you know ; hut you will admit that the biggest rogues that have turn ed up have been Pious Frauds." ■ At this moment the waiter returned with DalorU, a hull-breed, who died under M-0 00 worth of tobacco on land for which ho The most extensive stock grazer in Texas is I ^““ ds of 'ousuaHiou las summer dollar pet acre . ,«T All— -A-.!—. Z1-1_—4- A I have spoken of him in a ioi :uer letter. At] 1 . * . one time I rode with him, u-d trailing was i A Hungarian named Gpoolsker, recently naturally tbe subject of our conversation. I j »rnved in New York oilers to bet s-o.OOO that begged to trail with him au old track over the J>e can beat Paul Morphy at chsss, and says prairie iu order to learn its history. I hardly i h* 8 friends will back him to an} amount, made the proposition when he drew up his ! A sumptuary matter, bmart volunteer cap- horse, which was ataravine, audsaid: “Well, j t*>»- “I thought I told you. Private Figgms, here is au old elk track. Let us get off our | “i la-t parade to have your hair cut horses and follow it." We followed it hut a j shorter behiud . Private Flggino (taking his few rods when he said it was exactly a month j W1 8 Wlt ^. oue band, and bis shako with the old, aud made at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. | other). “You did, sir, but—cut it to your This he knew, as then we had our last i own bking, sir. Fiuu'Ju raio, and at the hour named the ground 1 Ibe cooiie trade goes ou, notwithstanding was softer than any other time. Xhe ( *ke constant remonstrance ot the civilized truck before us was then made. He broke i world. In one branch of it, that between up here and there clusters of grapes that lay *Uciu> and Peru, a large traffic was conducted . * . ... . . . * . .. I....* ........ ,.n.l *1.,.. . wMltn Y ^ vAfii .lilt'll ; the month of March were $31,000, while on ! the steamer line they amounted to $330,000. A Bangor clergyman, last Sunday, alluded hensible is good, even for a clergyman. caused ner to pitcn to ana iro on me ruugu . , . .. . . , , , here and there clusters of grants that lay i nacao ana r eru, a urge mum* ^ in. water, much to the discomfort of Mr. Sniff, ; lt was found impossible to open a locked I patil 0 f truck, aud showed me the j year, and this single route is said since who wu» not accustomed to mnrine voyages. , ‘ loor tl “ J»‘* ftt bpnngtte.d, Massachusetts, J o( wme tb »tumo» of others. »ud 18C0 to have been traversed by no less thuu “Now. look here," said Tom, as soon as i '»**J- 8 J;. ^\ oti/tisniu/uu* ac^d ! ^SM.coolies.. During the voj age 3. JIT per- tbey were (airly out, “as there's been foul i locksmith, and au old burglar, who was in play we must aot cautiously. That doctor in custody, was appealed to to try his hand at it. charge of the asylum is a Pious Freud and a (He opened the door in a very few m mutes, d—der scamp never lived. Just watch him ►**♦*• when we get there. He’ll talk like a saint, Hartford people have oltou and success- and yet d—n me, sir, they say ho treats the j lully bribed the horae-car drivers by giving for manv circumstances that astonished me. i from .shipwreck, and five per vexi . c We lollowed tin trail over a mile. Now and j the whole number died Iroyi suicide or mck- tlieu we saw that a wolf, a lox, and other j u Thu* is a sod story, animal* hud practiced their trutliug instincts . ^ member of the Ohio Legislature has in- on the elk’s tracks. Here and there he j troduced a till making it u misdemeanor to ^The Corn- know, so the committee appointed to investi gate the charges whitewashed him." “Goodness gracious'” «**♦•«**■" Sniff at this remark. “! rough? “The pitching makes ine quite giddy. Rough.’’ said Tom. “Not a bit ol it. The Louisville Courier-Journal set prints ou the track, also, of the state of the . | The mail carrier wag thrown from hie horse lite washed him.” 'example. Already we have the Columbia <S. j leather siiTce the elk poos^, and "the effeetn • iu an Indiana village, lust we«k, aud cut a :ious !” interrupted Mr. ' C.) Union-Herald aud the New-Berue (N. C.) I G f Kunshine, wind, aridity, sand-storms, and had gash in his bead, and the postmaster . “Isn’t the w*ter rather Kepublic-Conner. How are theeu tor hyphen- other influences thiit huveii boeriug on tlieee I mode him puy five cents for » little strip c f etui concerns. “ Do you consider tho information I hate I table sttire, cowipleteil all there iven yon of value?" he asked. ' seen of the tcan. rome («id, by too liberal living. A pair ol I n' 8 ,i e liuhtful Miliug. As soon as we get j A young man iu Canada refuaed at the last n»at gold spectacles, and plain thong'n re«pee- ] lu to , be sound it will be magnificent." moment to marry the girl of his choice unless | iuto the sound it will be magnificent Tne enthusiasm of Tom anil the quiet ea her father would bind himself to support her [joyment of the sail by Mr. Koppered did not 1 as long as the bridegroom’s mother lived. tracks. The old man, like all other trailers, was reticent, bnt ou this occasion, seeing that I was interested, became especially communi cative. cotton to bind up tbe wound with. A subscription paper for repairs to a church j in Lawrence, Mass., contained one entry, “A . Poor Man.” $2, and directly beneath this an- J other reading, “A Poorer One, Si. ’