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THE SOUTHERN WO&fcD, JUNE 16,1882,
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exclamation, he seized his hat and strode af
ter his departing visitor.
That night the inhabitants of Millfield
slept in peace, to be awakened at an early
hour with the astounding intelligence that
Dot's husband was at that hour in jail on the
charge of committing the robberies of the
preceding night.
"What!” “when!” "how horrible,” “how
ridiculous," etc., were some of the expres
sions heard on every side, and nurse Moore
went Into spasms of indignation when the
o‘ne policeman informed them that "Nat
Smitli had suspected and watched De Long,
and upon his attempting to leave privately,
traveling-bag in hand, on the four o'clock
train, had had him arrested on suspicion,
anil the valise was even now in the hands of
•the proper authorities undergoing inspec
tion,” and he added, "there comes the seven
express witii the detective on board, so this
ere business will soon be settled.”
His surmise proved correct; the detective
at once identified the prisoner as a notorious
cracksman long known to the New York
police os "Gentleman Dick,” and for whose
arrest a large reward was out, which in due
course of time our friend Nat received. The
stolen property was all found in the prison
er’s grip sack, and the aristocratic stranger
reposed quietly in the strongest cell of the
village jail awaiting trial, while the Mill-
fieldites united in bewailing the unfortunate
fate that hqd thrown Dot under the influ
ence of so fascinating a man.
"It will kill if»y poor girl,” moaned nurse
Moore, which assertion no one could guin-
say; but by common consent a telegram wus
at once sent, and Nat Smith set his teeth
hard, as under his skillful fingers the wires
clicked olT the message, “Mrs. l)e Long, your
husband is here under arrest for burglary;
come at once.”
Dot could not arrive before the next day,
and so the villagers waited again, this time
in tears and doubt, with nurse Moore at
their head, the coming of the noon express,
and as the cars stopped and the lithe grace
ful form sprang from the step into nurse
Moore's outstretched arms, and the tear wet
face hid for an instant on the broad moth
erly bosom, a silent groan went up from
evijry heart, then lifting the piquant defiant
face with a haughty gesture, Dot looked
around and said:
"Good friends, it is all some dreadful mis
take; my husband is from one of the oldest
and proudest families of Virginia, and I am
sorry this dreadful thing has happened. I
didn’t dream I was sending him, poor dear,
as a lamb among lions,” here the red lips
quivered, “but of course, you don’t under
stand; it will be all explained presently,”
then with another defiant little nod, she de
manded, "take me at once to my dear Her
bert.”
The procession that filed down the village
street was so different from the one of a
week before, that neither the genuine sor
row all felt for Dot, nor the garrulous ex
planations of nurse Moore, could quite hide
the comical side of the question. After
reaching the jail, Dot, with nurse Moore,
were admitted at once to the prisoner’s cell,
and after staring a moment at the handsome
occupant, Dot roiterated her command of
"take me to my dear Herbert.”
"Why, there he is," explained nurse
Moore, pointing to the prisoner, who was
viewing the scene with a sardonic smile.
Dot turned disdainfully, “that is not my
husband; I never saw this man before;
where is Herbert, I say ?” but nurse Moore
had collapsed, sank on the floor in a state
bordering on insanity.
“Do you mean to say that he is an impos-
torT” she shrieked, "that he has fooled us
into giving the best victuals and the best
bed in tlio house, while all the time he was
planning to rob and murder us in our beds.
How dare you do it sir?” she demanded of
the culprit, who all this time was standing
quietly with the sardonic smile deepening
on his face, and when nurse Moore broke
down utterly under the magnitude of her
wrongs he bowed politely to Dot, who looked
slightly bewildered, and said in the bland
est manner:
"Allow me to explain, Madam, and pray
excuse this masquerading. It was not my
fault that I had the honor of being taken for
the husband of so lovely a woman,” another
low bow. "In passing through this village
on the train, I stepped from the car with
others for the purpose of getting my dinner,
when I was immediately claimed and wel
comed as Mr. De Long, and thinking to en
joy a little sport, I did not undeceive them,
as after all, the sensation of being 'lord of
the manor’ for a little while, and having a
wife and home made ready to order, was
rather a pleasant one, and as you may im
agine the garrulity of this good woman fur
nished me with all necessary particulars, be
sides,” be continued, “the situation offered
such unparalleled opportunities for the pur
suance of my vocation, that I could not re*
slst the temptation. Pray forgive me Madam,
and I abdicate in favor of my successful ri
val, whom I presume was the elderly gen
tleman with eye-glasses who came on the
train with me. I discovered that his name
wasDeLong from its being tacked conspicu
ously on his traveling-bag, and as he was
reading when the train stopped, I infer that
he was so absent-minded as to forget his des
tination,” after which explanation, given in
the most perfect manner, with the most fas
cinating smile and another graceful bow
which quite mollified nurse Moore’s rutiled
temper, the gentlemanly thief lieuved a deep
sigh and stood looking at his fair visitor
with a melancholy air, until the door closed
between them.
“Don’t you feel uneasy about your hus
band, deary?” questioned nurse Moore,when
Dot’s old time happy laugh rang out once
more, while explaining the mistake to the
friends who crowded around when they
were once more in the street.
"Oh dear, no,” she replied, “Herbert is
very absent minded, and I've no doubt but
he forgot ids plan of stopping until well
post the station, then concluded to go on,
transact his business and stop on bis re
turn."
"And to think we all mode sure he was
your husband, and oh, dear! ho has your
diamond ring,” said nurse Moore, slopping
short, “how did he get that I should like to
know?”
"My ring?” Dot repented. "Ah! that ex
plains. Our boarding house was burglarized
lust week and my ring was among the miss
ing; I am so glnil it can bo recovered.”
At that instant the up-train rounded the
curve and with a despairing snort stopped
at the little platform, and Dot eagerly watch
ing the descending passengers, gnve a little
cry and ran forward to be received in the
arms of nn elderly gentlemnn, slightly bald,
with cye-glusscs, who looked rather be
wildered nt this sudden onslaught.
“You did not expect to meet me here, did
you dear?” Dot cried, with another hug,
then beginning to sol) hysterically. "Oh,
Herbert! they said such dreadful things and
—and—I wnsso frightened," with which lu
cid explanation Dot’s sobs changed into a
laugh, while the innocent cause leisurely
took off his glasses, put them on again, took
another look at his wife as if to assure him
self it was no mistake, then throwing a pro
tecting arm around her, glured defiantly at
nurse Moore, who was bobbing little curt
seys, and demanded:
"Ahern, madam, who has dared annoy my
wife?” then seeing no one was inclined to
explain, “Dorothy, my love, couldn’t you
be a little more lucid in your explanation?”
Nat Smith, who from a distance hud
watched the whole proceeding, smiled
grimly when he saw Lottie Howard coming
down the street.
“Lottie,” he called, "have you seen Dot's
husband?”
“No Nat, has he come yet? Where is he?
Wasn’t it the queerest mistake?”
“Look there,” he replied, indicating with
a wave of his band, the party now on their
way to "The Hall.”
Mr. DeLong but half mollified, still glar
ing defiantly through his glasses, Dot cling
ing flushed and happy to his arm, with nurse
Moore proudly leading the way.
“Oh, Nat, that is never Dot’s husband,”
said Lottie, and they both laughed.
“There’s no accounting for tastes,” said
Nat.
"No,” replied Lottie, wondering in her
heart, how any woman could refuse the man
at her side, and Nat looking curiously at
her must have read her heart, for the next
month a special license was issued for the
marriage of Nathan Smith and Lottie How
ard.—Mbs. C. K. Minklkb, in Si. Lout* Mag
axine.
A pretty new design for a fan with a whip
attached is of painted linen. The whip is
fasteued on the top of one side of the fan
and twisted around, and then fastened on
the lower part on the same side. The end
of the handle bears a design of a hone-shoe.
The whip is very useful for excuraionists,
and the new design is quite unique. A
great variety of fancy jewelry will be wom
this summer. It 1b difficult to withstand
the temptation of wearing artistic designs in
very fine work when they can be obtained
at such low figures. While traveling and in
the country, a lady can scarcely make a dis
play of costly jewels, so these fancy articles
are a relief from the old-fashioned plain
gold ornaments.
Home Friendships.
If we cultivate borne friendships with the
same assiduity that we give to those outside,
they'will yield to us even richer and fairer
returns. There Is no friendship so pure and
beautiful in its nature, so rich and full in its
power of blessing, or so singularly rare in
its occurrence as that between parents and
their grown up sons and daughters. Where
the parental and filial instincts are supple
mented by that higher and more spiritual
affection that binds together minds in intel
lectual communion and souls in heartfelt
sympathy, few deeper or more delightful
friendships can be imagined. The guardian
and dependent gradually lose themselves in
the dear com panion and true friend of later
life; the youth becomes wiser and age bright
er, and both noble and happier in this lov
ing and abiding union.
A Hint to Housekeepers.
One of the most important features about
housekeeping, is airing and purifying bed
rooms. before putting the rooms in order
of mornings, the beds should bo stripped,
and the clothing left hanging for full fifteen
minutes, if not longer, in front of an open
door or window, immediately in a draught;
while the mattress or bed is lest to air also.
There is so much impurity of the body pass
ing off through the pores of the skin during
the night, that we cannot be too particular
os to this. In damp, cloudy weather, it
would be well, both in winter and summer,
to kindle a quick blaze in the fire-place; if
only to lost, for a few moments. The air of
a bedroom should be kept perfectly pure—
no odor, either sweet or otherwise, should
be jwrmitted—not even a boquet of fragrant
flowers should be left in a bedroom over
night, for as it withers the smell becomes
oppressive to the lungs, and on getting up,
one will feel languid and dull. It is not
good to get out of bed too suddenly after
awaking, as it excites the nerves, and takes
lioure to get over it. One should be very
careful not to spend a night in a bedroom
that hus been kept closed up for sometime;
besides the impurity of the nir, there is
great danger of earwigs in such rooms.
, Home Hints.
Chinn picture framesnro anticipated.
Wild mint will keep rats anil mice out of
your house.
Flowers and shrubs should bo excluded
from a bed-chamber.
Lime sprinkled in fire places during sum
mer mouths, is healthful. .
Oil paintings hung over the mantel-piece,
are liable to wrinkle with the lieut.
A little water in butter will prevent it
from burning when used for frying.
A little saltpetre worked into butter that
has become sour or rancid, will render it
sweet and palatable.
I’ennyroynl distributed in places frequent
ed by roaches, will drive them away.
8erlm is much used for curtains; sols
cheese cloth, hemmed and trimmed with
lace insertion.
Five quarts of boiling water poured on a
package of pearline, will make an excellent
soft soap. Let it remain over night to
harden.
Spanish brown mixed with a little water,
will make the hearths look pretty. A pound
costs ten cents and will last two or three
months. Use a little at a time.
Leaves of parsely eaten with a little vine
gar, will prevent the disagreeable conse
quences of tainted breath by onions.
Take carbolic acid diluted with water;
take one part acid to ten parts water, and
with a syringe throw this liquid into all the
cracks and holes, and ants will soon vanish.
Cockroaches are are also driven away by it.
Tile door-plates arealready introduced and
pottery name-plates for doors, are talked
about
In many country houses the primitive
fashion of filling in a fire-place with branch
es of evergreens will bo revived, as well as
the equally old-raahioned custom of placing
a great vase before a grate freshly filled each
week with common garden flowers.
Heavy lambrequins and cornices have
made way for the simple curtain pole of
brass or wood, and with the adoption of the
pole comes shorter window draperies. Light
materials embroidered in a continuous pat
tern are much in vogue for window drap
eries. For windows in country houses Mad
ras muslin in varied tones of color will be
employed, while chintz curtains in pretty
patterns will be in order for bed-rooms.
Thus when all is said and done in the mat
ter of ornaments for the fire-place, the Jap
anese umbrella, cut short at the handle,
opened and placed In frontof the bars, makes
one of the prettiest devices conceivable.
These exquisitely colored and designed
pieces of mechanism come within the reach
of almost any pocket, and it Is doubtful
whether, when turned to the purposes of a
grate ornament, they can be exceeded for
beauty and general effectiveness.
A good wins is the most faithful and con
stant companion a man can possibly have by
his side while performing the journey of life.
When a woman loves, she loves with a
double devotedness. Her love is as deep as
the ocean, as strong os a hempen halter. She
will not change, except it is in a very strong
fit of jealousy, and even then her love lin
gers as if loath to depart, like evening twi
light at the windows of the west.
■IOUNKHOL.il RKUIl'Kft.
Pkacii Ick Cbkam.—One dozen of the best
and ripest pouches; )>eel and stone, and
crush with six ounces of pulverized sugar.
Proceed as for strawberry ice cream.
Lkmon let Cbkam.—Obe quart best cream,
eightouncesof pulverized sugar, three whole
eggs and a tablespoonful of extract of lemon.
Place on the fire, stirring continually until
it reaches the boiling point, then remove
and strain into the freezer.
CorrKK log Cbkam.—One quart best cream,
half pint strong coffee, fourteen ounces
white pulverized sugar, yolks of eight eggs.
Mix in a porcelain-lined bnsin, place on the
lire to thicken and strain through a hair
sieve. Put into a freezer and freeze.
Stkwkd Ahpabaoits.—Cut the green and
tender plant in small pieces; stew gently in
a pipkin, with but little water for half an
hour. Milk gravy is the best dressing.
Milk Gbavy.—Take one pintof good sweet
milk, two tcospoonfuls white flour, one
beaten egg; boil the milk; dissolve the (lour
in cold milk; stir in the hot milk nnd odd
the beaten egg; mix well, allow it to boil at
once anil immediately remove flora the lire
anil serve.
FANHION FANUIEN.
Spanish lace is all the rage.
New black laco veils have borders.
Corded silk rivals satin for brides’ dresses.
Ostrich feather pompons aro worn in the
hair.
Jumbo gray is the latest simile of that
color.
Gentlemen’s folded scarfs are worn by
ladies.
Cadet blue is the coining color for flannel
dresses.
Pannier draperies modernize Inst year’s
dresses.
Capes of black Spanish piece lace are very
dressy.
Capes entirely of jet are handsomely
adorned with fringe.
Trailing arbutus is the favorite Rower at
present for corsage bouquets.
Lawn tennis stripes conio in red, olive and
Japanese blue shades.
New veils are seal brown or wine colored
tulle dotted with chenille.
Jet collars and cuffs arc wired for trim
ming black grenadine dresses.
White flannel dresses will be popular in
the country with young ladies.
The Boulevard parasol is flut in Japanese
fashions, and has many narrow ribs.
Very dressy suits are of basket flannel and
cashmere, a few showing embroidery.
The basis in every department of dress is
harmony, refined effects and individuality.
It is considered bod form to wear the bustle
close up to the waist—the correct thing be
ing to fasten it some inches below the waist
line.
Ribbon neck-ties are in vogue. These are
from an inch and a half to three inches
wide, and pass round the neck outside the
collar and inside the dress, tying in front
with longloops and ends.
Jerseys are to be the fashionable ig fatue
costume of the summer. A broad sash should
be draped over th# junction of skirt and
Jersey, else they have the effect of an under
skirt worn outside the dress.
It is a great art to do up an umbrella
properly, an art in which few persons are
proficient. First see that every fold is
straight and then rbll from the top down
keeping the hand over it and fasten with
the strap, which should be tight, before re
leasing your bold.