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A murmur of voices in the liou.se
kecper’s room, attracted Arthur’.- atten
iion, and thither they went. The house
keeper, Mrs. Barton, was weeping 1 bitter
ly. Near her, stood Jean, telling her sad
tale. The dripping plaid of the High
land lass lay upon the floor, aDd her eyes
were looking upon it, as, with pale cheeks,
and quivering lips, she told how the
voting Laird had met bis death. Spell
bound by the horrors of the history, the
brothers stood silently at the door,listen
ing to every word.
“Great heavens! this is more than I
can bear!’’ gasped Reginald, as Jean
told of the dying Chief lying on the
rocks, bis wounded wife supporting bis
head on her bosom, uud the- wailing
mourners looking up to them.
Jean looked up ; the familiar lace.>
of Ormand and Arthur met her eyes;
and, bursting into tears, site extended
her hands towards them, murmuring:
“Oli! lie’s awa', i- the young Laird!
and wha will we do \vi’ his bit wife?”
Ormand could not speak; lie could
only clasp Jean’s hands in his, and look
kindly upon her. Arthur threw himself
into a chair, and covered his face with
his hands. Reginald was nearly beside
himself with grief and anger; his eyes
blazed, his cheeks grew pale and cold;
lie eou’d re.-train himself no longer, aud
rusht with hasty steps, to his library.
The door was locked hurriedly, and how
he passed the hour that elapsed before
he came out again, he, alone, can tell.
Marmaduke crept hurriedly up to
’Genie’s room, and sought permission to
enter.
Emily opened the door for him. Her
face was pule, but, her eves were blazing
with a dangerous light. ’Genic, unable
to check her tears, slipped out as M ar
niaduke entered. Amy was seated near
the tire ; her black dress had been re
moved, and her slight form was now clad
in a crimson wrapper. Her lung, fair
curls, still damp with rain, were brushed
smoothly away from her brow. She
turned with a faint, sad smile to 'Duke,
as he came in, and held out her hand to
him. The strong man, weak, in his
grief, as a child, bent down before her,
and leaned his brow upon her hand.
“Jean has told you ?” she asked.
“All!’ replied* Duke, in a husky
voice. “ Oh! Amy, how my heart bleeds
fur you!”
“ Dear ones,” said Amy, drawing her
sister to her side, “do not grieve so
bitterly for me; it will uot be long ere
I rejoin my husband!”
“ Oh! Amy, hush!” cried ’Duke;
‘ you u > but add to our grief. We
know that your sorrow is great; but do
nut take from us the hope that you will,
one day, smile upon us again!”
“I do not wish to grieve you, ’.Duke,”
answered Amy, “ but, believe me, it will
be bettor, as l have said. Mine is but
a poor, broken heart ; let it die!”
“ Bu r , this is not right, my sister,”
interposed Emily ; “you will have other
hopes, and other loves, to bind you to
earth.”
“ I understand,” said Amy ; “ but,
even that, sister, will not keep me To
Duke, and yourself, I leave all that is
dear to me. But, let it pass now. 1
will he with you yet a little while, and
1 would not darken your pleasures for so
long a time.”
“ I can find nothing to say,” exclaimed
'Duke, despairingly; “your sorrow is too
deep for me to have the power to console
you.”
“ T do not grieve so bitterly now,”
said Amy; “and all the consolation I
will find is in the love of my dear ones
hero at home.”
“ Oil! if our love is any consolation,”
exclaimed 'Duke, gazing up into her face,
aud the warm blood rushing to his
checks. “ Will it be ?”
“ .Believe me, it will!” answered Amy,
earnestly. “ I have so little time to
stay that I covet the dear kindness of
you all.”
“I want to sec Regie, ’Duke; you will
stay here with Amy until 1 return/' said
Emily.
“ And send Jean tc me, sister,” said
A my.
“ I will,” answered Emily, and went
out.
She first sent Jean up stairs, and then
sought Regie. Finding the library door
1 >cked, she tapped, at first softly, and
then more loudly, for admittance.
“ Who is it ?”
'Fie harsh voice fell, unrecognized,
mon her car, and she was almost tempted
i- turu away, but, another thought passed
through her mind.
“1 will see who >t is,” and she an
swered :
“ It is I, Lady Emily.”
The door was instantly opened, and
Emily entered.
“1 am glad you have come,” said
Reg'ie.
Emily started. It was Reginald’s
voice, so changed, cold, and harsh, that
had fallen on her car. For a minute or
two they stood thus, looking strangely
alike, in their pale anger.
“ Emily !”
“ Reginald !”
“ Was it for this that wo have struggled
to place Monmouth ou the throne ? Was
it this that you risked your precious
life ? Was it for this, that Cuthbert
died? Was it for this, I ask, that my
poor old father’s heart was broken
Emily was silent. She was angry her
self, but her anger sunk into insignifi
cance belore this overwhelming wrath of
Reginald's.
“ Emily ! I have but one word in my
heart!”
“ And that. Regie !
“ Vengeance!”
‘‘ Vengeance is mine, suit.it the Lord!”
They both turned hastily toward the
door.
A tall and venerable form, clad in
priestly robes, stood in the doorway.
Emily gently bowed her head, as he
came* in, murmuring in ;t soft voice :
“ Peace be with you !”
‘‘ Rut there is no peace, Father !”
exclaimed Regie, impatiently. “ Have
you heard ?”
4 1 have heard it all—the whole sorrow
ful tale," answered the Priest.
“ And, vet, you rebuke me, because I
cry for vengeance!’ asked Reginald.
“ And what would you do, my son ?”
“ Hurl William from the tlftone that
ho so unworthily tills !’ cried Reginald.
“ And how would you do it?”
“So matter how; 1 could do it," an
swered Reginald, quivering with indig
nation. “I can doit: and, by Heaven!”—
“ Hold !” exclaimed Emily; “do not
say that you will, dear Regie; remember
you the oath we took to support him?
Have you forgotten the Sacrifice by
which we swore ? Re not hasty, dear
brother: we may not break our oath;
come good or ill, we must not turn our
hands against the King !
“ Right, my daughter!'’ murmured the
Priest, approvingly; ‘‘for this gooddeed,
a reward is in store lor you in the here
after!”
Reginald sank upon a scat; the lire
died out of his eye, the color trom his
lip-
And must I sit quietly by and see
my sister’s husband murdered wituout
lifting a band to avenge! I’eiisb the
thought!”
“ Fear not, my son, the murderer will
meet with a just puuishinent: constitute
not yourself an avenger, hut leave all in
the hands of the All-powerlul One!
“ But, you would not object to my
going to the King, and demanding that
the murderer be punished .' ’asked Bcgic.
“ By no means,” answered the Priest-;
“ but, do not go, my child, until you
have calmed your excited feelings—until
you have put away all revengeful iecl
ings—and are yourself again.’’
“ I will obey you.” answered Bogie.
“ Emily, T will not see Amy before 1
go, lest 1 lose command of myselt again.
1 will goto my room now: do not let
any one disturb me.’’
11 But for your timely assistance,
Father Francis, what might not have hap
pened ?” said Emily, as soon as the door
closed behind lieginald.
“ He has had sad provocation, daugh
ter: judge him uot harshly,’’ said the
mild Father.
“ Judge him harshly, Father ! Heaven
forbid! I have been too angry myself,
to say, or even think, anything harsh of
another. Amy loved you well, bather.
I will tell her you arc here, ''he may
wish to sec you.”
Emily went out, and Father b rancis
was left alone. Falling upon his knees,
he lifted his heart in prayer, for the af
flicted one.
[TO 15S CONTINUED.]
New York, July Ist, 18G8.
Dear Sir: —ln your paper of last
week, you, or one of your correspon
dents, say that Dr. Drake is not the
originator of the celebrated Pi antation
Bitters, and that the}’ were manufac
tured and sold by one l } cdro JFeu telle,
an old Spaniard, in 'the Island of St.
Thomas, over forty years ago, as every
old sea captain can testify. Now, sir, I
can certify to the above as being true, for
I have followed the sea over forty years,
most of the time doing business with the
West Indies. These same Bitters, dif
ferently put up and named, were brought
to my notice on my hrst trip to the Island
of,St. Croix for a cargo of rum, and, for
years and years after, my ship’s stores
were never without them. I always sup
plied my lamily, and many ol my neigh
bors, with them, and can truly say, a
hotter Hitters and Tonic is not made in
the world. Yours, truly,
Capt. Henry Wentz.
Magnolia Watel —Superior to the
best imported German Cologne, and sold
at halt the price.
FOREIGN NEWS.
FRANCE.
Paris, Wednesday. —The Monitcur
corroborates my contradiction of the
startling announcement in the Guulois, as
to the discovery of plots and conspiracies
by the Government. It states that this
intelligence was a mere fabrication, and
that proceeding- are taken against the
journal that published it. The manager
of the Guulois has received a summons
to appear before the Judgd d’ Instruction.
There is reason to believe that the state
ment of the GauJois arose less from any
malignant desire to spread false news,
and to frighten the public from its propri
ety, than from misapprehension of some
words said to have dropped from one of
the Ministers, aud which, as every story
gains by passin g from one to another, were
grossly exaggerated v hen they reached
the GauJois. The “demonstration” which
was made at the tomb of Rau lin, at Mont
martre, the subscription opened in some
of the Opposition journals, the speeches
of a very few foolish men, and still more
foolish women, at recent meetings for the
discussion et social ami economical ques
tions in the Salle de la Re loute, and the
Grand Pavillion ol’ Mennlmontnnt, and
the disorderly conduct of several of the
spectators seem to have disturbed the
equanimity of one of the least experienced
members of the Cabinet, who r girded
these thing- as pr >of A’an organized plan
to overthrow the Government; and it is
said, lie gave tolerance to some strong
expressions on the subject. Os the “man
ifestation” in the grave-yard, I have
alroady spoken, as well of the sudden en
thusiasm for one who had been utterly
forgotten for seventeen years. Os the
conduct of some persons at the meeting,
I can only say that the right of public
meeting is so recent in France, that it ex
cites no surprise that such meetings should
be conducted with less regularity than
in countries where that r.ght is of long
existence. Liberty of meeting, like any
other liberty requires a long apprentice
ship, and long practice to make it familiar
to those who enjoy it. The notions of
Communists and Socialists can be better
refuted by argument than by force; at all
events, it is much safer to oppose* them in
open discussion, than to allow them to be
propagated silently among these masses
of the population. Some of these meet
ings arc attended by members of the Po
litical Economists Society, which has now
existed for sijL-and-twenty years. At
one of them, held a day or two ago. at
the Salle uc la Kedoutc, composed of
Economists, Communists, and Socialists,
an Italian gcntlemau, named Ceruschi,
made a very effective speech, resolutely
defending Cajvtal and interest —the ques
tions discussed, lie overcame all inter
ruption:', aud proceeded to sli >\v the dan
ger of the attacks on the laws, by which
all societies are held together, aud the
utter impossibility ofsupprcssing property
and capital, which can no more be abol
ished than the laws of gravitation.
Proprietors and capitalists may, indeed,
be alarmed, but the first victims of this
alarm would be the working classes.
Ilis arguments were, no doubt, distaste
ful to several of his bearers, but they
were so forcible, and so courageously
put, that he carried the majority with him.
Doubtless, some persons, over-zealous,
or over-timid, would take advantage of
those eccentricities to induce the Govern
ment to withdraw the liberty of meeting,
restrained as it is, recently accorded, and
profess to be terrified at the use made of
it Ido not think it likely their object
will be attained. At another meeting in
the Salle de Moliere, one of Proudhon’s
disciples defended the theory of gratui
tous credit. lie was answered by M.
Courcclle-Senniel, a well-known econo
mist, who was listened to throughout
with deference; and a gentleman, who
read an attack, in heroic couplets, on the
Rank of France, amused his audience a
good deal.— Times Govvcspovjiciii.
Revolution at a Distance. —A Flor
ence correspondent of the Pall-Mall Ga
zette says that the reproaches of Mazzini
and his friends, in reference to the failure
of the Roman insurrection last year, have
so pained Garibaldi that he is determined
to leave Caprera and go to America. As
to Mazzini and the Party of Action, th^ r
seem to have, for the present, aban
doned the idea of making: any more at
tempts to invade the Papal territory.
They wish to precipitate a solution of the
Romish question by involving 1 ranee in
a (treat war, wh.cn would compel her to
withdraw her troops from Lome; “and
it is with this object, apparently, that
their emissaries are now preparing, to
gether with the Roman Government, to
stir up disturbances in the East. One
is unwilling to credit them with any
such mad schemes, seeing, too, that they
are far more likely to gain their end
without war, should France continue
much longer in her present state of iso
lation. It is certain, as the Independance
Beige points out that none of'the Great
Powers will lend France any encourage
ment to break the peace; and her recent
present of do,ooo stand of arms, 6,000 of
which are Chassopots, to the Pope, must
more than ever have alienated him from
her the sympathies of the Italian Gov
ern meut.—J lorning S/ar.
I‘RUSSIA.
The Monilcur da Soir says that the
speech of King William, in opening ibe
Prussian Chambers, has produced a
favorable impression, and been every
where considered as anew evidence of
the pacific ideas which preside over the
mutual relations of the great Powers.
The Sovereigns ami Statesmen of Europe
seize every opportunity to affirm tenden
cies, the development of which must
serve the cause of progress. The K ing of
Prussia protested, with reason, against
unfounded apprehensions and the mode in
which these fears are turned to account by
the enemies of public order and European
peace. Casting a tranquil glance at the
prospects of the future, aud on the general
state of affairs, his Majesty expressed the
hope of seeing the commercial and manu
facturing movement assume a rapid
activity. This is a wish in which all
the other Governments share; compared
with the languageof the various European
Cabinets, the speech of King William is
connected with the thoughts of concord
aud moderation which tend more and
more to prevail. This is, certainly, a
very decided expression of opinion from
the French official organ, but it will
scarcely convince impartial readers that
peace is assured, while the great standing
armies of France and Prussia still con
front each other.
SPAIN.
The Queen of Stain.— Paris, Nov. 12.
- -Ex-Queen Isabella has determined to
start a paper, on which she is prepared to
spend TSjJOiq the object of which will be
to combat the candidates of Don Carlos,
as well as of the Duke of Montpensier,
and criticise the acts of the Provisional
Government. This new journal is to he
managed by M. Ilugclmaun, the author of
the pamphlet. “General Prim aud the
Prince of the Asturias.” No persuasion
will induce her cx-Majesty to abdicate.
The majority of the Spanish Nation do
not attach any importance to any a<M of
hers, but it would, evidently, facilitate
the candidature of her brother-in-law, as
well as that of Don Carlos among Legiti
mists. The ex-Queen drove in a cab to
return the visit Princess Mathiidepaid her
on Tuesday; she was accompanied by her
t hrec youngest children,— Morning Star.
ENGLAND.
Tuc Archbishopric of Canterbury
—The Tunes announces that the Rlshop
of London has been appointed to the
vacant Sec of Canterbury, and anticipates
that his appointment is a material guar
antee against our being disturbe l by new
ecclesiastical experiments. There is every
reason to believe that the new Arch
bishop will hold lhe scales firmly between
contending parlies, and will direct she
energies of the Church to practical work.
There are various rumors as to Dr. Tail’s
successor in the See of London.
The Post mentions Dr. Wilberforce,
Bishop of Oxford, in which case, Dean
Stanley, it says, would, probably, be
come Bishop of Oxford.
The Standard, however, believes that
the Bishop of Lincoln will succeed to the
See of London, and that Archdeacon
Woodsworth will be nominated to Lin
coln.
ELECTIONS IN IRELAND AND
ENGLAND.
Topics of this week arc confined to
one topic —the elections—which are in
full swing just now, here and in Eugland.
Though the results to our country are
not at all important, yet we will sum
marize for our readers’ information the
progress made up to the hour of going to
press with our first edition. In England
all the borough contests have been de
eided. The result is a net gain to the
Liberal party ol over forty seats, leaving
their working majority 1 IS, as far as the
elections have been decided. The poll
ing* in the counties commenced ou Thurs
day. The results have nut yet reached
us, but, according to the lino s, the entire
remaining seats, to the number of P'7,
will have to be won by trie Tories to be
on an equality with their opponents. If
they only win half the seats, they will be
in a minority oi 120, ihe dories claim
to have wen ail the great boroughs, in
cluding Westminster, Manchester, and
Liverpool, but, in the face of their losses
in other places, it would be a matter of
litter impossibility that their party can
held office lor a week after the meeting
of PaDiameiit. The defeat of Mr. Stuart
Mill, at Westminster, was unlooked for,
but it is said that a seat will be found for
him in Greenock. At Sheffield, Roebuck
was defeated, greaUy to the delight of
the people, and a professed friend of Ire
land and a Liberal returned.
Iq Irelaud the ball was opened tin
Monday with the nomination of car
didates for Dublin. Ou the followin'-
day, Tuesday, eleven members were r,
turned unopposed—six Liberal.- and fi
Conservatives. Amongst the form r ar<
Mr. O’Donoghue and Sergeant Sidliva.
The nominations for some of the cunte
boroughs were held upon the same duv
In Belfast, such was the violence of * A
mob in the Court House, tint the nr, .
ceedings had to be adjourned til! fa
lowing day, when Mr John l\ a, v.-j,
had been badly used by the mob on ih -
previous day. appeared as lively as cv i.
and declared bis intention of aidim
the movement for the release of the po
litical prisoners, and read for t'<- cr.n.fi
of Orangemen the address of the commit,
tee which has been formed for the py r .
pose of setting on foot an onjakised
movement to secure a general a-,
which was very well received. Mr. ID* a
intimated his intention, amidst eh r-,
subscribing £o to the funds of the com
mittee. In Cork, where an Engli.Tri: ,
“dropped from the clouds,” sud i el! ] v
turned up as an opponent to M ..;•.*
Maguire and Murphy, tie* proeee u.
were very noisy, and, on the foil wm_-
night, the people invaded the Prut*
Hall, broke up a meeting of the Engli.di
man’s supporters, and to be dispersed hv
rue police with bayonets fixed. Tli ?
latter worthies distinguished them '-elves
after their u-iial manner. Accord ini; * .
the Corl ■ Examiner, they se: upm ,tu
inoffensive man, and so beat him a0 , a
the head that his life is despaired of. In
Athlone, to the surprise of many, Mr.
Reardon was not nominated. In N w
Russ. Mr, M’Mahon, a man who did noi l
service for Ireland before, has been elertcl
without opposition In Drogheda and
Dundalk the proceedings were v-.
stormy. In Drogheda, I>r. J. C. Wat- r.-,
of the Dublin press, spoke against Mr
Whitworth, and the speeches of the can
didates were not listened to. In Limer
ick, the proceedings were very noisy
and the show of hands was declared to
be in favor of Tail and Pigott, though
the latter gentleman, in a letter which
was circulated extensively about the city
declined to stand. On Wednesd y tii • •
contest in the city terminated in the and
-of Sir I). Corrigan and the Hon. M.
Plunkett, ckieffv owing to the cornu
, » O l
freeman vote. The fight was a cEk
one. The successful candidate?, Messn.
Guinness and Pirn, being, the fume ,
206, and the latter, 106 over Corrigan,
who polled the fewest votes. The T re
candidate, Plunkett, was beaten by
majority of 186 by Pirn, the Libera!.
Several Liberal voters abstained fa
voting, and it has been reported germ:.!■
ly that at one o'clock upon the day o!
[lolling, orders were issued from Mi
Pirn’s committee rooms, to his support
ers, to “plump” fur him. thus p hiving
Sir Dominic Corrigan in a memo.
Some rioting occurred at the close of “ ■
poll. Some of the police were b by
beaten, in an alleged attempt by the peo
ple to seize the pull-books, and the .
Lancers were greeted everywhere wifi
the usual hisses, and eris of “ Dangir
van.” The first day’s polling in the l Di
versity, placed the Liberal candidate a!
the foot of the poll, showing that hi
chance was hopeless. Sligo borough v,v
the scene of an unusually tur. n! -r.
nomination—public feeling seeming to ;
strongly opposed to the Tory cantl: fee'-
(Major Kuox) pretensions. On the log
of the polling a circumstance occurre
which has been made the most of by Li
Irish Times. A supporter of Maj
Kuox was shot dead in the street as b
was going to record his vote. The Tnr
represents the act as having beeu com
mitted by one of the opposing mob. out
according to the Mail, it was the rc.su I
of accident. The unfortunate man—-:
Captain King—was stated to have beei
knocked down, and a revolver, which ii
had himse/r' upon his person, expl-Ged
killing him on the spot. Upou Vfedn
day, also, some uncoutested cou.il s re
elected their former representatives, bu
the proceedings do not call lor ) b.v
On that day a Liberal candidate, in th
person of Alderman M’Swiney. une\
pectedly appeared and was nomau M
His candidature is not regarded a
ous, because it has been lrequem.y
proved, at enormous expanse, th t -
Tories in tiie County Dublin are m m
I sailabie. Mr. M'Svviney has, d-mbt. >
i only b£en pul forward to giv- e-.: •
| notoriety-seeking individuals an p
| Utility for speech-making, or pus-ib.
j the more sensible object of eomi -i-c and
! 'Tory in- inber.- to spend a iitti • mu'
defence oi their seats. On Tnur-
( Captain Fagau (Liberal) was return
for Carlow. Mr. Biake and Mr. De
i huuty (Liberal.-) were returned 1
Watetford, Messrs. Russell and Gave.
Limerick (a large number of vole- 1
j ing been recorded lor Ibgott, although '
, declined to come forward,) Mr. Bun: t
; Athlone, Messrs. Magnire and M
j for Cork city, Major Kuox for .Mu , ; •
in Portarliugum W hig Attorn, y-Guuu