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CEDARTOWN RECORD.
W. S. D. WIKLE & 00,, Proprietors,
CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1S75.
VOLUME I. NUMBER 44.
TIMELY TOPICS.
ANOTnRu unit baa been entered
against Boas Tneod, this time for the
little matter of $6,000,000.
Tiie announcement in Paris that the
emperor of Brazil intended to nbdioato
ia contradictod in diplomatic circles at
Washington.
Tnn oolleotor at Koy West telegraphs
there have been only three sporadic
oases of yellow fever. , No other cases,
and no real oause for alarm.
The court of ofaims at Washington
bos decided that the president’s procla
mation of amnesty of Deo. 25, 18(18,
does not rostoro confiscated propeity.
Count Malyabu, of Italy, has in
vented an earthquake indicator to give
warning of coming shocks. The instant
that a trembling of the oarth occurs
the mechanism fires off a gun.
The senatorial excursion to Mexico
is abandoned. Advices from Wishing
U n are that fear of the yellow fever
and tho illness of Mrs. Morton are
among tho causes alleged for tho change
of front.
The total coinage for March amounted
to $3,060,330. Of this amount $2,881,-
000 was in donhlo eagles ; $'10,200 in
trade dollars; $.'113,500 in qnartors ;
$•'113,020 in dimes; $730,170 in subsidi
ary ocinsge.
Tnn interior department is ndvisod
that tlio Sioux Indians will take $1,000,-
000 and relinquish their title to their
lands in tho Black hills. A delegation
of thoao Indians will shortly visit
Washington.
Notes of tho denomination of $5 of
the I railers’, First Nntioual, Third
Nation*! and Merchants’ Nntioual
bnnks, of Chicago, nro being redeemed
rapidly, owing to tho existence of well
oxocuted counterfeits of that denomina
tion on these banks.
T«k coinage of silver, for fractional
resumption is now progressing rapidly,
and it is thought tho two and a half
million of bullion on hand will ho
worked up by tho middle of Juno, when
tho redemption of shinplaaters will
begin.
Mexico is wuking efforts to raise
coffee, and tho statu of Colima has ex
empted from taxes for the next ten
years all young plantations, besidos
offoring u premium of $500 to the
planter who first harvests 500 quintals
of the aromatic berry.
It is estimated by Pennsylvania coal
men that tho minors will be starved
into submission by tho first of July.
• I hey tiavo tho Philadelphia and Bead
ing coni and iron company to light, a
concern which has a cool $133,000,000
invested in tho business.
In tho month of Juno another Eng-
lish polar expedition will attempt to
nnvail the mystery of tho Arctic regions.
Three vessels, one of them fitted out,
in part, by tho iudefatigaldo Lady
Franklin, will constitute tho Hoot.
They will proceed ns far ns possible bo-
foro winter, and next year tho party will
leavo ou slodgo* for tho polo.
Tmp. Loudon Times snys in an article
on Uiv. Tilden’s mossage concerning
the caunl frauds : We well know that
at heart tho American nntion is ns
sound as our own, and equally oapablo
of noble impulses. The raalpraotioea
thu.i exposed are inexcusable, hut the
corruption is not deep.seated, an l by
no means characteristic of tho American
people.
A ..bolookjal expedition to tho Black
Ilills has been ordered by tho govern
ment. in order to determine whether
gold exists there or not. The authori
ties not only desire to sottlo that dis-
put d point for tho benefit of gold-
hunters, but in order to find the real
value of tho territory. Tho Indians
aro reported to bi favorable to tho ob
jects of tho expedition, ndd will aid it.
The United States treasury ut Wnali-
ington now holds $380,810,600 in United
States bond" to tenure national bank
circulation, and $10,302,200 to secure
public deposit. The national bank
circulation outstanding amounts to
$340,659,276, of which S2,389,500 nro
notes issued to gold hanks. Adding
the greenbacks outstanding—$369,229 -
000- ve have a paper circulation of
$728,888 376.
France, Prussia an 1 Austria politely
inform us that they don't want our
potatoes. They aro afraid that the
mysterioui Colorado beetle may bo se
creted in them. England is a little
afraid of our beetle, too, and has al
most made np her mind to put the
Americin potato on the index expurga-
torioui. Americans aro not troubled
with tho beetle terror, and potatoes
will doubtlo >8 be cheaper this year.
Commissioner Watts, of tho Agri
cultural Bureau, claims to have been
prospecting the conntry in some unex
plained manner, and aavs he has every
reason to think that the crops this year
will be unusually fine. Ho is at pres
ent engaged in investigating a now
proces-. of milling ppring wheat, from
which he expects great results in the
shape of increasing the qnantity and
quality of the flour.
The California pooplo thought they
had succeeded in gittiug rid of tho
banditti when Tibnroio Vasquez was
lmug, but that monster throw his man
tle over an accomplished desporado
uamod Chavez, who iunugurated his
career the other day by attnokiug a vil
lage with his men, aud stealing every
thing that oonld bo found. Chavez
frequents tho stago routes in California,
and has inspired terror by his bold nots.
The Philadelphia Times Allows how
gentlomon of that city defraud tho gov-
meat annually out of $200,000 customs
dues ou ready-mado olothiug, which
they smuggle over from tho shops of
their London tailors. It scorns those
Loudon tailors deliver suits of excel
lent material at prices fifty per cent,
below these charged iu Philadelphia ;
but the goods havo to bo rfhmggled, ns
tho duty on ready-made clothing is
equal to that on raw material.
It seems that Bonnpartists in Paris
are bold enough to wear the imperial
symbol, tho purplo violet. On tho 16th
of March, tho florists of Paris sold nil
their stocks of this emblematic flower,
because it was an anniversary of tho
birth of Prince Louis Nnpoleon. The
adherents of his family wore bunches
of violets in their button holes, the
ladies making the most formidable dis
play. Evon workipgmeu pinned the
purple blossoms to their coats, much to
the horror of tho rndionl republicans.
PnoFiisson 'lion, the meteorologist,
states that from tho 5th of June noxt
until about tho middle of July will be
a season of high oleotrio tension in the
atmosphere, many and severe t hunder
storms, possibly heavy rainfalls aud
cyclones, such as water-spouts and tor
nadoes. Again, in October a like con
dition of the wealhor will occur. The
professor maintains that the equinox
of Venus will produco these disturb
ances, nml that they may bo looked for
either twenty or twenty five days pre
ceding that event.
Mn. James Li> ic, hi giving his reasons
for revoking his deed of tniBt, stated to
a reporter of tho Ban Francisoo Chroni
cle that a strong inducement was the
torture ho suffered from tho agents of
benevolent societies to which lie hud
not mado benefactions. They were
contiuualiy at his bedside importuning
him to amend the deed so as to include
them. Another reason wuh an evi
dent determination on tho part of his
relatives to test tho validity of the deed
in tho courts. A nephew bad already
brought a suit for $10,000 for services
which he claimed to hare rendered.
LATE NEWS SUMMARY.
EAST
Tho Spanish and Cuban cigar makers
iu Now York are on a striko.
Tho Catholics of New Hampshire are
making strong n(Torts to soouro tlm ropn&l of
ttio datum in tlm stnto constitution which <li*-
qttaliflcH thorn from holding tlm ofilco of gov
ernor or legislator. Tho law, so fur hm it ro
utes to inemhors of tho legislature, has boon
Inoperative for many years.
SOUTH.
The southern Blind fisheries have boon
unproductive so far this soshoii.
LoBollo insurance company of Wheel
ing, West Virginia, a wildcat institution, Iihh
boon sold out by tho constable.
Tho steamer Bruno was fined recently
in tho Uuttod Htatos conrt, I.ittlo Rock, Ark.,
$800 for violating tlm navigation laws in not
Hying tlm United Htatos (lag.
Qov. Porter has pardoned cx-stat
Honator Robt. McKonna, sontencod to tlm
penitentiary for five years for marrying bis
former wilVs granddaughter.
Atlanta Herald : The killing of Col.
Holland, in Columbus, Or., on Monday malms
tho sovnnth man who Iihh been murderod in
that usually quint place eitico GliriHtni&s day
last.
The president hat mado tho appoint
ment of John O. Pa-knr, postmaster at Now
Orleans, vico C. W, Ringgold, suspended,
iiunjamiu Conley, jmstmaster at Atlanta, vice
Samuel Hard, suspended.
A verdict was obtained in tho federal
court at Memphis last week against Frank
Travis and Ida securities, for $20,000. Travis,
who was a citizen of Huntingdon, was internal
revenue collector for that district, and bin de
falcation occurred in 1872. A now trial lias
boon grantor].
On the 6th fust, tlio steamer Paragon,
lying at KotintH 1 lino wharf, Ht. Louis, tool
fire in tlm hold. Efforts wore made to snbdm
tlm llaums by closing tlm hatches and eleva
tors and scuttling the boat, but the fire liar
gained ten much headway. Hire whs then
towed across the river, where she .burn
the water's edge The boat was ownr
Jan. Ilocs, of Pittsburgh. Loss, $70,000
sured for $20,000 in Pittsburgh companies.
Him had about 1.500 tons of cargo on board,
valued at $125,000 ; insurance unknown.
Among the incidents of llie Georg:
deidmciion of a house, oi
Inmate of which was a little child, who wi
| blown Into a cupboard. Of all Dm furniture
in tlio house tint was the only piece
broken into kindling wood. A gin honso
wheel, weighing four hundred pounds,
carried half a mile. In McDuffie county-
face of every person who came in actual
tact with the cloud was blackened. The house
of Mrs. Watson. In that comity, wan in the
direct centro of the track. The storm ap
proached within one hundred yards, destroying
every tree in its wake. There it Jumped over
her house and came again to the eartii twenty-
five steps tho other side and recommenced its
work of demolition.
Tho monthly report of the Memphis
cotton exchange for March from West Ten
nessee, North Alabama, North Mississippi and
Arkansas north of the Arkansas river, shows
of 184 responses, that 32 3-10 per cent, less
number of bales of cotton were produced In
this district than in 1873. The facilities finan
cially furnished in aid of producing tho crop
20 per cent, leas than for 1873. It is es
timated that per cent, only of tlio crop
anained unmarketed on tho 23d nit. There
lias boon an increase of laborers in tills district
Jtf per cent, slnco tlio consummation of
yoar’s crop. Tlio preparations for crop
planting are 8 por omt. in advanced condition
ns compared with the spring of 1874. Tlio in-
'roaso of acrongA by tho new cleared lands is
l per cent, over 1*74. Tlio prospective de
crease in tho aoroago of cotton planting from
that of 1874, is estimated lit 6 4-5 por cent.
Laborers aro accepting of work with alacrity
at 30 per cent, for wagoH, 45 per cant, for
shares of crop, and 111 per coni, for renting
lauds. The general tone of compensation to
laborers indicates a decline of about 15 por cent,
as compared with tlm past two seasons. There
is indicated an Increase of acreago in small
grains over tho avorngo of the past two sea
sons of OS per cent. There is a prospective
inoroRsoof tho acrcngo in corn planting over
tlio average of tho past two sonsons of 12 per
cent. Of 188correspondents, 05 per cent, ro-
jvort great iniprovomeiil in fences, 17 per cent,
moderate improvement, and 18 per cent none.
Fifty por cent, report material improve
ment in outbuildings, and 40 per cont. report
improvement of homes.
WEST
Tlio trial of John D. Loo and others
at Leaver, Utah, charged with participation
iu the Mountain Meadow massacre, lias been
postponed.
ho onno of Geo. Q. Cannon for
polygamy was appoalod bv tlm prosecution to
territorial supremo court, ami bonds for
$5,000 given for ids appearance.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho ooroptrollor of tho currency
has declared a dividend of ton percent., pay
able on tho 14th inst,, to tho creditors of tlm
first national bank of Washington.
The postollioo department him infor
mation that nine of tho fifteen countries rep
resented ut thcinlcnmtioua! postal convention
havo fulillnd tho international postal tronty.
Tho commission of John O. Now, of
Indiana., to ho treasurer of tho Unitod HtulCH,
to take effect from June 30 noxt, lias been
signed by tho president and forwarded to Mr.
Now, at riKlIitnapolis.
The steamship ftovioro Iiuh arrived at
New York. Among tho passongors nro Count
Marofocski, who will mnha olllciu! annouucn-
iimiit to Archbishop MeClosky of Ids elevation
to tlm enrdinuhite, and Mans. Rmieotti, tlm
ab-logato, who boars from tho pppo tlio borolln
or imdgidn of Die cardlnalato.
Conclusive proof him been obfaitlod
that four or flvo dorks in Dm postofllco de
partment, and Hovoral persons outside, havo
Hoourtd a number of contracts for mnll service
iu tlm southern Htatos by means of a counter
foil of tlm stnmp containing tlm initials of tlm
Hist and second post muster generals, which is
placed ou tho bids when opened in order to
show they have boon received in time. Tills
connlorfidt stamp lias been usnd to give ap
parent validity to strnw bids made at tlm low
est figures, tlm lower IlguroH really opened at
the advertised lines. Among the itnplioalod
contractors is II. A. Haynes, recently ap
pointed United Htatos marshal for Alabama.
The contracts thus secured will lie annulled
and all tlm cleiks implicated dismissed. Tlm
fnel that Haynes is implicated in these frauds
was communicated to Attorney General Wil-
Hams, who immediately procured Ida removal
by tlm president iih United Hiatus marshal for
Alabama,
The president is reported to have
stated, in relation to tho rocont outrages by
armed bauds of Mexicans invading tlio Texas
frontier, that lie had not expressed Ids views
to any puraon, not even tlio secretary of slate,
wlio, liko himself, had been absent from (lie
city. Orders had boon issued to tlm military
for tlm protection of our citizoiiH on tlm fron
tier, but nothing also had boon done. Tlm
goveinment was not yet fully advised of Dm
extent of outrages, though it Imd been official
ly informed of tlio arrest of a mail carrier and
Dm burning of u postolllco by tlm invaders.
Tlm Mexican government had repeatedly been
remindod of tlm outrages heretofore commit
ted by Mexicans upon oltizoiiH of tho United
Htates, both in Mexico and on United Hi ales
soil, and would hear from this government in
a abort time, concerning those more roconlly
committed, through tho department of state.
There would bo r consultation with tlio secro-
tRry of stato on this subject, and prohuhly It
would bo brought to tlm attention of tho cab
inet. Wo must determine hereafter what is
proper to ho dono In tlm promises. He could
seo no reason for apprehension of a war be
tween Die two countrioH, but of connm no rum
could tell what might tuko place iu tlm future.
Nothing, however, would be dorm by this gov
ernment to provoke such a result.
rOREIGN.
A-.lvicoi from Spain represent the pros
pects for peace as increasing dally. One Inin
dred and eighty Garlist officers have already
given in tlmir vuhrdlftslop to AlphooHO.
By the ml vico of his physicians, Bm
p' ror William lias uhandoned bis proposed
Journey to Italy to visit King Victor Emanuel.
i will i
instead.
The Chinese have been badly whipped
r,y tho natives on tho island of Form080, where
they bad established themselves after paying
Japan $5,0(0,000 indemnity money for tho
massacre of seamen.
The emporor of Japan is going to
visit France iu August, with all tho pomp and
circumstance of his exalted rank. Mutsolfito
i * twenty-three years old, and has been
emperor for eight years. Ho is progresf
and liberal, although tho embodiment of
Chamfort's definition of absolutism : “ I—ray
self."
Tlio Times’ correspondent nt Berlin
telegraphs that it is aaticipated that old laws
forbidding intercourse between lira pope an
Catholic clergy of Prussia, except through tli
government, will bo ro-on&etod arnl measures
introduced wholly suspending papal authority
in Prussia, till tho popo abandons his preten
sion to cancel laws of tho kingdi
—In n murder trial ut. Bangor, Maine,
the other day, the skull of tho victim
wiui brought into conrt, where the lic
ensed caused u profound sensation by
taking it into his hands, and moralizing
thus : “This skull had a fongne once !
I wish it had now ! for, if it could
speak, it would toll a different story
from what some of those witnesses told,
It would say I never so much as in
jured a hair of his head, by any word
or any deed of mine,"
IF WE KNEW.
If w»> knew tlio woo amt heart-aoho,
WnltliiK for iih ilowu tlio road,
If our lips Could UMo tlio wormwood,
If our baoka could fool tlio load,
Would wo wusto one day lu wlMllug
For a timo Unit tio’or can bn?
Would wo watt with Hindi linptitlonoo
For out ships to como from soa ?
If wo know tho baby ntigorH
Prorsod aitalust tho wlndow-pnno
Would ho cold and stilT to-morrow—
Novor trnuHo uh analn--
Woiihl tho bright oyo* of onr darili
Catch tho frown upon onr brow
Would tlio print of r
Ah ' those ljttlo loo-cold ftiigorn,
llow they point our luninorlos hack
To tho banty words and notions
llow thoao little hnudii remind u
For our reaping by and by.
Btnuigo, wo novor prlao tlio music
Till tho Hivrot-volooil bird iiaa Mown ;
Hirango, that wo should alight tho vioirtH
HttniiKO, that summer skips ami Hitiiahtiio
Novor hooiii half no fair
Am when winter's snowy pinion*
Hhako tliolr white down lu tho nlr'
Lips, from which tlio s«al of atlenoo
None tuil Oml can roll away
r tdoHsomod lu snob tioauty
As ndoriiH tho mouth of day J
And swoot words that frolitht out
Willi their beautiful perfume,
riirough lho pnrtnlR of tlio tomb,
Isd us gather up tho sunbeams
Lying all nmund our path ;
l.ot us hoop tlio w heat nud roses,
Iu tho lilosslngs of lo-dny,
iVttlj a pat lout hand removing
MARY MILTON.
In all the confusion of the inn at
Bouillon, George Dickson could not
help noticing Unit wherever ho wont,
one pair of eyes followed him, an if to
gain his attention. Mo, however, said
to himself, “ You have a tongue, my
French mend, and can speak if you
ohooRo and then ho thought nothing
more about tho matter, but gazed on
the extraordinary scone before him.
Tho people were eating oil tlio floor,
on tho liourthstoueH, on tho beds, and
on tho hillurd table. They were eating
indiscriminately everything they could
get hold of, aud drinking everything
which was liquid. Some were still
asleep whoro they hail fallen down the
night before, and thorn was a gliiiHtly
hilarity about tho whole thing which
disgusted George, and made his two
companions eagerly aoquioeoo in imme
diate departure,
“ Lot us got on aud get over," lie re
marked; "anything is hotter than these
oxoitod, boozing wrotehos."
Then tho Fioaolinmn who had watched
(1 forgo como up, and, taking him
abide, said, iu perfect good English :
"Sir, I am going to ask you for a great
favor. Will you allow me to aeoompany
you
" Boldly, sir," said George, "our ex
pedition is nono tho most pleasant or
safe,"
" Exactly ; hut you have two passes,
while I have actually no papers at all,"
" l cannot reoommerid your going
forward, sir."
" No ; I would uot recommend it my
self. I only link it us a favor. My si’s
ter is i>t school in town, which yours,
Mr. Dickson, in safe in London, Come,
sir, go hail for mo and let me go with
you. If London was sacked I would
do tlio same by you." •
" You Boom to know me, sir," said
George, very much surprised. " If you
know much about me, you must he
aware that I trusted a stranger once ton
often in my life, and am uot prepared
to trust another.”
" Don't say that,” says tho French
man. " I know that you are only hero
as a nowspupor correspondent. Bo-
cause you trusted a Frenchman who
was false to you, I will not ho ho. I
pray you most earnestly to let mo go to
the front vfltli you and get news of my
sister. Surely you cannot refuse,”
" But, my dear sir, you may be a
spy, for anything I know," said
George.
" Well, I am," was the startling re
ply ; " but not lie.o, or in this matter,
flad T been acting an a spy I should
have had papers ; as it is I have none,
f am only a Jesuit, and we are getting
much the worse of it. I will swear to
you that my only object in going to the
front iH to see after tho safoty of my
nistor. Gome your puss from Bern-
storin’ in t ignod for yourself and ono
friend. Make mo that friend. I am
only a Jesuit,”
" You seem to know a groal deni
about me," said George.
" J do,” was the answer. "My cous
in, Aime Herbert, was at one time
your friend. You were together at
Dieppe. You know him when he got
older, and you trusted him. He de
ceived you for a time—and you had to
pay some money for him."
" One hundred and eighty pounds,”
said GoOrge, ruefully.
" Yes, 1 thought it win two hundred.
I can get that all back for you. He
will bo able to pay soon, and he will
pay. tie is a very honest fellow."
" Is he a Jesuit?" asked George.
"A Jesuit,? What arc you talking
of? No, ho is, like myself, a Free Mu-
“ But you said you were a Jesuit,"
said George.
“ I don't think I said that," said the
Frenchman.
"Yon certainly did," said George.
“ I am so worried that I don’t know
what I did say,”'said the yonng French
man. " What on earth could have in
duced mo to say that?”
" I do not know," said George. " Do
yon know that I do uot oven know your
name?"
" Delaval. Your mother was a Dela
ys!, you know.”
"That is certainly true. Do,'you claim
relationship ?"
"Not for the world. I know nothing
of you savo thin, that you went security
for your follow-student, Aime Herbert,
who is rny cousin. In consequence of
his failing, you have come here as a
correspondent to a daily paper. Her
bert can pay now, and for your kind
ness to day I will make him. Tn oar
society we have power which you do not
dream of."
"The Jesuits aro powerful," said
George.
" 1 have told you cnee boforo that I
was not a Jesuit,” said Dolaval.
"And once that you were," said
Goorge, laughing. " Woll, wo nood
not talk any more. You are something,
and you nood not ohooao to toll what.
I shall find out Homo day or other.”
"Yes, I suppose so. Meanwhile, I
have a groat friendship for you, and I
should liko to bo reoiprooatod. Wo
might both of us do ono another sonio
good.”
Goorgo Diokson had a good lock at
tho man, and, sharp young lawyer that
ho was, could not make him out ut all.
Tie wns vory baud so mo, shaved liko a
genf loman, with no lmir ou his face ex
cept tho mouHtnoho ; and yet ho did
not look liko a Frenchman, llo said
that ho was a spy, a Jesuit, and a Free
Mason, all in tho Hiimo breath. What
was ho ? Tie appeared to Goorgo Diok
son something between a Greek and a
Jew when ho examined him more nearly.
" You aro a vory agreeable compan
ion," said George Diokson ; “ but to
toll you tho truth, 1 am in no humor to
talk business. What has lmpponod is
so ghastly and horrible that 1 oau thiuk
of nothing exoept tho awful misfor
tunes.”
They had crossed tho frontier for
some time now. Tho road through tho
forest continued to bo very bountiful,
and the weather heavenly. But iu a
turn of tho road, at n place whoro two
officers had paused, there was the first
sigtiH of war -eight doad horses, a lum
bering van standing across tho road, on
which seme German wag had ohalkod
"via Berlin.”
Then they walked together. The
road still wound up tho hillsido, nbovo
a flashing trout stream, soon far below
thorn in tho valley, through trembling
loaves. Then there onmo a turn in tho
right, and they pasROtl through tho sol
itary street of La Ohupollo.
George Diokson stood among tho
dead, and looked round him. Tho
place must have boon beautiful at ono
time, and later travelers have told us
that it is niton more beautiful by nature,
though to our eyes it will remain a hor
rible obarnol lumso until death. Tho
17th of tho French lino lay in ruinw,
motionless, except where they were be
ing dragged to tho Ironohos by Gorman
soldiers.
Why dons Goil allow snob things,"
ho said aloud.
"There spoke a villain," said tho
Bengal officer. " I hot you ton rupees
that you non somo nature ennoble 1 by
thin horrible business before tlio day is
over. What, do you fool youraolf ? "
"I fed a horrblo, iueonooivablopity.
1 fool as if 1 could lay down my own
life to mend theirs."
" Than hand mo over toil rupees,"
said tho Bengal oflleor, " for your na
ture linn been ennobled. War is uttorly
evil, but God brings good out of it
somehow. Look at that, man 1 Micro is
a woman on the field, looking at tho
dead men’s faces."
" And t here is that Fronobman, Dole-
val, with her," said George. "That
must bo a sister. Ho said she was in
town ; but ho told mo more in ono
week titan I would boliovo in a twolvo
month."
" Beally," said tho Bnngal officer.
" And yet he does not look liko a liar."
" No liar over dees, my dear soldior,"
said Goorgo. "If you wore a lawyer
you would know that.”
“ I found my sister at Fonda do
Givonne," said Doloval, approaching
Goorgo. " Him is looking for somo ono
whose death might ho important to you,
Aimo Herbert."
"But you said ho could pay mo,”
said George, astonished.
" My dour sir, T required assistance
iu getting on, and I forgot what I told
you. If any part of it was trim. I must
havo been a great fool. My object was
to docoivo you. Do me tho compliment
to nay that I succeeded, or I snail bo
oxlromoly angry with you.”
Goorgo felt oxtromoly inclined to
kick tlm man, hut it was not tho place
for any demonstration of tho kind. Ho
said, " T. novor know boforo a French
man to toll such falsehoods as you havo
done, sir.”
" But, my dear sir, I am not a
Frenchman," said Deloval.
Him oamo toward them and raised her
veil. In one instant tlm great passage
iu Goorgo Dickson’s life was over.
Amidst tho horrible ruin and desolation
ho saw tho only woman ho had over
eared for ; tlm woman ho had so seldom
seen in his lift!, but so many thou
sand times in his dreams.
Miss Milton, of Mifiold Lane. No
other person iu tho world. Ho had
mot her twice at parties at Highgato,
and about thoro, and had fallen in love
with her. Ho had also dared to walk
with her in Milfleld Lane, but she lind
boon cold, almost rude to him. He
had tried to forgot her, but it had been
useless. For tlm timo, as ho behoved,
ho bad met hr r in Milford Lano, and
laid his lovo before her.
81m told tho plain truth. All her
pooplo wore Fronoh, exoept her father,
whoso name Gin boro. Hho was ufll-
nneed to Aimo Herbert, and could not
listen to him. IIo then committed an
awful aoc of folly ; ho made tho ac
quaintance of that young Frenchman,
so that, ho might see her sometimes,
oven when another’s arm was round her
waist. Ho followed Aimo Herbert
about, and at last wont security for
him ; a debt which Herbert nogfectod
to pay, and which for a time nearly
mined Goorgo.
He would not be rich before his fath
cr’s (loath. His father was penurious
and meat), keeping him poor and telling
him that lie must muko his own way in
life. That does not do a man any harm
if he can ho got to believe it; and if
George's father had stopped there all
would havo been well. But the old
man thought it would ho a fine thing for
George to marry well. Ho proposed to
match him with a rich young lady, older
than hiraSilf. Him was very pood, and
ho in a stato of infuriated disappoint
ment. Goorge told her tho lio that ho
loved her ; ho know it to bo a lie, but ho
told it. 8ho believed him and was
gr atly gratified. In tho meantime her
fathor decided that they must wait for
three years and that ho must make his
way in tho world.
So ho went to the bar, and so natu
rally lie went to literature ; so ho natn
rally cumo to tho field of Bcdau, that
Aceidama of so many hopes; and so on
that field he met his old. his only love,
only to find that tho chum of honor
dragged her away from him forevor.
Would he not havo changed places
with tho dead whon sho told him tho
truth ?—whou she looked into his oyes
with hors, and said softly, " This is a
strange place to moot you, nml this a
strange plaoo for you to tlml me in. I
was in town tho whole of tho horrible
day. Tho German soldiers wore very
kind to us, but tho town was so horrl-
blo that I oamo out and oropt into a
house nt Fommo do Givonne. I have
oomo norosH tho field whoro tho 17th
do la Li guy perished, booauso I wanted
to see if I could rooognizo tho body of
ono of my cousins."
" Your nows is good," said Goorgo.
You lookod coolly for tho body of
your lover."
"I do not understand you,” sho said.
" You aro as rmlo to mo as I used to bo
to yon; but in this ruin wo must forgot
all. My norvo is good, beeauso alter
tho broach botwoen myself and Aime
Herbert, who grossly deceived you, T
have entered a nursing sisterhood, and
have taken my first vows, aud I shall
tnko tlio veil in throe months. My
fathor sent Mr. Doloval after mo ; but I
think among those kindly Gormans I
could havo done without his assist-
"Mr. Dolaval said ho was your
brother I"
" Mr. Dolaval my brother 1" said sho.
"Mr. Dolaval is a Polo; I boliovo
known to most polioo courts in Europo.
Ho is a splendid spy, and my fathor
employed him, but o.mld got him no
papers ; ho is too woll known. Aro you
married yot ?’’
" No, not yot.”
"It is delicious to meet you boro,
after all. Look around at these poor
innooont young men, lying so quiot; in
tho presence of death one scorns to ho
almost with God. Wo loved oaoh other
moo, now your heart has gone to an
chor human buing, aud inino is givou
to heavon.”
They stood looking at ono another.
Their interview had boon short, but
thoy had found out something in it;
thoy hail found that thoy oared for ono
anothor. Still tho man had oast away
his heart on tho altar of avarico, and
woman, us women will, had dedi
cated hers to religion.
A loud noisoof talking disturbed thorn.
Thoy retired unto thoirisolvos. Tlm
Bengal oflleor oamo uj) and said : "Ono
of thoao abominations of percussion
shells is lying hero unoxplndod. Oomo
up, Diokson, and look at it."
She took his arm aud wont with him.
Ono gontlo proBsnro told him tho truth.
Sho loved him still.
Dolaval had tho shell in his hand. As
thoy advanced ho was discoursing about
it, and holding it aloft. "Tho permis
sion fuse in this ono Iiuh gone wrong,"
ho said. “ Seo, I will throw it down
among us, and you shall sou that it will
not explode.”
Boforo any ono oould stop tho mad
man ho hud dono it. Thoro was a great
blue flame, and a sound totally different
from tho report of a cannon. A shat
tering, hrokon noise, thou smoko and
an instant’s silonoo, Dolaval was pros
trate aud horribly injured about tho
head, and Goorgo Diokson had his loft
arm torn away Mid w is oryiug out for
water.
Thoro was a burying party uoar,
aoroas tho road, composed mainly of
tho oitizons of tho town, who Hoomod
to prefer this droadful occupation to
watching tho ruins of tliolr own homes.
Thoy canto and helped tho two wound
ed men ; but a London doctor who was
thoro said thoro was no help for either
of thorn.
Thoy carried thorn to Givonne, and
laid them in a burn, in tho straw, sido
by sido. Tho English doctor attended
to Goorgo, and ho tried to sloop ; but
tho man on tho loft of him was roBt-
Icss, aud iu trying to soothe him lie
found that it was Dolaval, groaning
heavily.
"Why, aro you hurt, too, said
George, "I am vory sorry for that.
Wind, a fool you wore to play with
that shell."
"I did it on purpose,” said Dolaval.
" I saw Mint she oared for you still. I
wished to destroy you. Aro you badly
hurt ?”
"lam a miserable cripple for lifo,”
said George. "But God knows T for
give you. Why did you do it?"
" I toll you that I saw sho eared for
you. I lovo her and site hates mo. I
wanted to kill you and her too. Is sho
doad ?”
"No, sho was not injured,” said
Goorge.
"1 wish sho was. But now that you
aro uttorly ruinod it does not so much
matter. One comfort is, that sho will
never look ut you now."
Dolaval died that night, but Goorgo
was delirious, and did not know it.
His head was confused for a long time,
and ho oamo to himself very slowly.
The first person lie knew wns his fath
er ; ho fancied ho must bo in London,
hocuuno his father never went out of
London on any pretext whatever, and
lie would never take tho trouble to
come ten miles to see him, though he
might spend a hundred pounds in
sending him a doctor, and scold him
violently for tho expense afterward,
Whon lie saw his father at his bedside,
he concluded that ho must bo in Lou
don.
But only at first the walls were not
London walls, so bright and so oloan,
and those loaves tapping at tho windows
were vino loavos, which certainly grow
in London, but in a most dingy state.
Tho first information that his father
gave him was that he was still at
Givonne, and that Paris was besieged.
Thoro was an intonso tenderness
his father’s manner, which ho hud never
noticed before. Ho made a guess at
the reason of this tfhen his mind fully
returned to him. He know that lie had
lost his left arm. "And my fathor,
he argued, "thinks that T havo forgot
ten it in my delirium, and hesitates to
toll mo of it."
Tho next timo that tho immovable old
face oamo near him, ho threw his
mainiug arm around the old man’s neck,
and suid: "If I had two arms, father,
I would put them both round your neck.
Forgive your poor oripplo for any u
row lie has caused you."
"My own hoy, you havo caused *:
no sorrow, I am going to causo you
some. Aro you strong onough to bear
it.”
"Is Elizabeth doad?"
" Your faithful nurse? God forbid
that such a thing should happen. She
close by. But tho match between
you aud Ada is broken off, Sho lias be
haved more heartless than I oould havo
oonoeivod. Sho lias rofusod, do you
uudorstand, to marry you after your
aooidont. It is all over, my poor boy.”
" Thank God !’’ said Goorgo.
"Aro you ghul, then?” said his fathor.
" 1 don’t know yot, Did you say that
Elizabeth was boro ? Send lior to mo.
And, doar father, go away.”
Whon tho fathor oamo book, a boauti-
ful woman had thrown off her wimple,
and had disolosod tlio magnificent ra
diance of hor hair, which ono month
aftorward would have boon cut away.
Sho said: "I am going to rnnrry your
ipplod sou, sir. I will bo a good
daughter to you. Try to ho a good
lather to mo.”
So thoy took hands and wont, down
tho stream of lifo together, aud novor
soparatod in thought, mind, or deed.
FACTS AND FANCIES.
Baby
Thoy oallotl him tidily toklo sing,
Yot Inndor did lio bawl.
llounatli his potticoatH liin fool,
Liko liltlo inloo who purnty moot,
1)1(1 twist and twirl about;
And, oh! lio roarod iu such a way
No oostnrd Holler blitiio and guy
<tivort half ho loud u shout.
„ HOllt ,
Homo lloa had lilt him badly.
Poor pit, ho Duos up in fro,
Strong argument duos him insplro—
Things nud for baby sadly.
—Fun.
—Gen* Ouster says it takes an Indian
four minutes to sculp a victim.
Bismatok was sixty years old on
April 1. IIo is no fool, oithor.
—Go and buy a cow rigl^t away. A
Wisconsin now cumo homo tho other
night with a bag of gold ou hor horn.
Ohio has a now religious soot.oallod
tho Eternalists, and thoy aro eternally
fighting to boo who shall load thorn.
—A postal card picked up on tho
street at Norwich, (Joint., tho othor
day, boro this solemn appeal: "Door
marv for luv of God solid mo a pare of
pants.”,
—" Don’t call on mo for tliroo days,"
what an Ashland girl posted on tho
front gate, aud she further added :
" I'm going to oat some onions thin
week if I novor havo another beau."
A wonderful exhibition has been
oponofl at Brussels. It is a collection
of about 100 hindsoivpoH of groat, merit,
painted by a hoy named Fritz Kor-
ohovo, of Bruges, who died an idiot,
at eleven yoare of ago.
-Dark colors nnd quiet, neutral tints
becoming tho regulation style for
street wear, all tho year round. Black
grouedino for summer wear, and black
silk for winter uso, aro to bo found in
tho wardrobe of almost ovory lady.
—Hats aro flaring, with bread brims
turned up, or turned down, or raised,
so ns to display branches of trimming
under tho brim on ono sido. They nro
nioturosquo and pretty, and tiro vastly
becoming to young faces.
—A Missourian who comes homo after
abaonou of a week and finds that his
wife has been knitting n tidy instond of
splitting wood 1ms a right to toll hor
that her folks always did havo tho name
of biing tho laziest pooplo iu tho state.
—Groal, preparations aro afloat at
Trieste for tho unveiling tho statue
orootod to tho memory of Maximilian.
Invitations havo boon sent, to all tho
companies who serrod under the em
poror in Mexico.
—That mysterious muttering which
of ton comes to us on a southern broozo
has been finally explained. It is tho
awful blasphemy of the Louisiana our-
drivers when tho native hollo plants her
majnstioNo. 14 on his toon,—Cincinnati
Times,
—Arizona lions aro accustomed to lay
ing eggs worth $tadozen; and the gontlo
Susan B., inclining hor bond a little to
ono side, and argumentatively flour
ishing hor right arm. oxolaims : "Seo
what oven tho hens oan do when thoy
have thoir rights!”
—A gigantic swimming bath, com
posed of iron slid roofed in with plato
glass, bus been moored in tho Thames
at London. Tho water that is admitted
to it, flows through a thick bod of char
coal, and is so offeotually filtered that it
sparkles and glistens as if it wore drawn
from an urtosiun well.
—Cardinal Manning, in accordance
with a usual custom, will tuko his title
from some church in Borne, and has
selected tho church of St. Gregory,
after whom ho will bo called, if by
any possibility ho should be elevated to
tho papacy, ho would therefore become
Popo Gregory XVII.
—Tho following harmless fif hard) hit
wo find in ono of our English exchanges.
The " doctor'’ referred to, it will bo
porcoivod, is a reverend doctor :
“ 1 cannot praiso tho doctor’s oyow,
[ novor saw his glance divine;
IIo always shuts them whon lie prayw,
And whon ho proooliQH ho shuts mine.’’
—A largo, heavy-set man who resided
near Indianapolis died recently from a
disorder which no Indian doctor could
make out. At tho timo of his death ho
was little more than a skeleton, liis
flesh having wasted away. A post mor
tem examination showed that his liver
was full of abscesses, so that his food
had not been properly absorbed, aud
that ho had actually starved to death.
—Johnny saved himself trouble but
lout marks in liis definition exoroise the
othor day. Ho got bravely through
"presbyter,” which he found, by look
ing it out, to bo one who hail had tho
laying-on of hands by tho presbytery.
Tiie noxt word was "dissenter,” and m
an ovil moment Johnny, without turn
ing a leaf in liis dictionary, wrote,
" ono who has had tho dysentery.
—Tho present programme of the Brit
ish orctio expedition proposes that tho
, i_ «i.,.tl Lx.un T’nrfcHmonfcli
two vessels shall leave Portsmouth
about tho latter end of May, and taking
the usual route to Baffin's Bay, en
deavor to pass uj) Smith’s Sound. In
81 degieos or 82 degrees north latitude
thoy will probably separate, and while
ono will oxploro the northern oou9t of
Greenland, tho othey will posh still
further northward-