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TIIK BRUNSWICK APPEAL.
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CJA’A’K IF. .SZITiA’S
Brunswick. Georgia.
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CITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
.Un: irlpal G'.verninent
Mayor—John B Habersham.
Members of Council-W W Watkins. Chairman,
and Messrs. J M Couinr, ill J Colson, J P Harvey.
A T Putnam. J K Dußignon.T G Stxcy aad J B
Cook.
Clerk and Traasuror—James Houston.
Chief Marshal—.l C Norm m.
Assistant M irahal—H 8 McOrary.
Po icemen—T W Flanders ani J L Beach.
City Attorneys—Mabry A Cryvatt.
Port Physiaian ant Health OnL'cr—Dr. J S Blain.
City Physician—Dr. L B Davii.
Harbor Master—G I Hall.
Port Wardem-Wm. Tamer, Burr Winton and W
G Davenport.
Assessor for ls7d, 79, ’ O-Jatms E Lambright,
Koepor of Guard House and Cb:ko! Market-D
A Moote.
Sexton White Cemetery—G W Aymar.
Sexton Colored Cemetery—Osborne Mason.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Finance— C.-uye.-, Watk.naand Dußlgnoi.
Town Commons-Harvey. Stacy and Cols.n.
Harbor—CJjuk. Watkins and Harvey.
Rsiiroads—Dußignon, Colson and Harvey.
Streets, Drains and Bridges—Watkius. I’atnam
aod Dußignon.
Cemeteries—Stacy, Cowper and Harvey.
Public Bnildiugs—Joi-top. Putnam and Wptkias.
Kducaiiou—KtM-v. and Ual*o»x.
Charity-Putnam, Du 'Lienor and Cook.
Fire D:-partmiat-Dußignon, Cook and Stacy.
City Uouiicil meets at City Hall every Wednesday
night at 7.30 o’clock.
County OlHpera.
.1 <idge Superior Court—Al L Merab on •
S licitor-General—Simon W Hitch.
Sheriff—Joseph K Lambfight.
Ordinary—W 11 Barrie.
Clerk Superior Court— L' U’Couuor, Jr.
Tax Receiver Wm. Turner.
Tax Collector—Wm. A Borrie .
County Treasurer-John P Liml>.
County Uoanmiisionsrs-J M Tia.u, Jam's M
‘ "aper, and John B Habersham.
Ju Igo County Court-F H Hanis.
1 «unty Sti vo; or— E A Penniman.
Just ce of the Peace—Jamei E Lambri ;ht.
Conner—L H Davts.x
Notary Public and Ex officii J. P.—W B C Cukor.
Superior Court convenes thi fourth Monday in
May and November.
Regular meeting of Co inly Court third Monday
la every month.
Glynn County Commissioneri an.l the Glynn
County Agiicu’.tura! So .ety inset oa the first Wad
nesuay in each month.
Unit <1 Stales Ofll?erii.
Cu.lector of Customs--Hiunswick District—Jno. ,
T Uoliins. Headquarters at Brunswick.
Deputy Collector—Port of Bruoswick —Il T Dunn i
De, uty Collector Internal Revenue—D T Dann, j
Postmaster— Linus North.
Ik ited States Deputy Marshal—J M Couper.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
CAIHOLIC CHURCH-
Sundays—Hass at Ida. m.. Catechism and In*
struedun at * p m., Vespers and Benediction at 7:30
p. m. M'.ss every morning at 7:!0
Rev P. J. McCabs, Pastor.
PRE BYIERIAN CHURCH.
Di vino service-, every Sabbath morning at eleven
c'ciOvk. Ssbbach School at d>o’clock a m. Preach
ing on St. Simons Island every dabb ith at 4-i p. ni.
R. A. Mickle, Pastor.
ST. EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Divine Servicoevery Sunday morning at 11 o’clock
arid e,'< r/ Sunday evening at a d’clock.
Sunday schoo, at 4 o’block P- m.
Prayers every Wednesday at 5 "'clock p. ni.
Rj.v. H. E Lucas, Rector.
MET, ODIST <CHURCH.
Mornin? sermon, Sabbath, at 11 o’clock . Evening
sermon, Sabbath, at 7:30 o'clock. Sabbath School
at 3 o’clock p. m. Prayer service, Thuj *jlay, at 7:30
• • clock n. m The Holy Communion administered
th first sabbath morning in each month. Scats
frej. Strangers cordially inv ted.
K L. Hoxiker, Pastor,
BAPriSC CtiURCH-
D vine worship every Sunday except the third.
Morning service commences at 11 o’clock a. di.
Evening service commerces at half-paet seven.
San iay Sch >of every Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Ptajer ineeti ng every U eduesday afternoon at half-
three o’cio.k. All are |nviud.
A. C. Wabd. Pastor.
Ocean Lodge, No. 214, F. &. A. M.
Ocean Lodge, No. 214. F. & A. M., raesta the flwt
ai i third Monday nights iu each month -t 7,’e
o’clock at tie City Hall.
J. J. Si’BAB. W. M. Jas. Hocitox, Bee.
Ssaport Lodge, No. 68, I. O. O F.
'rwert inzev iy 'todH'laynight. 8 O'-l< ■>;
Ih oecc.i negree meeting k>c.ond Thursday in each
month Regular Begree meeting fourth Thursday
in naeli month. t
<u ) h krb-a, Ci Watd, N. G.; F. H. Ilarrie, V. G. 1 ,
A. T. Putnam Treasurer; J. K. Lambright, teecre
tary; Burr Wintou, P. G.
.» -LJI.WA»L JL 12'1
An awful accident occurred to James
Burns, an Irishman, 50 years old, at
Fayetteville, Vt. While he was work
ing on a railroad, a high bank caved and
buried him to the chin, spreading his
legs so far apart that his body was split
two inches deep. The wound, which was
five inches long, was filled with sand, the
r< moval of which caused him e'ccruciat
hi£ pain.
The entire church membership of the
Swedenborgians in America is given at
5,000. The Boston society, the largest,
has 640 memliers; the New York society,
178; Cincinnati, 172.
Witch burning is not recognized us a
crime in Russia, although this is the
nineteenth century, and the ago of holy
missions. Seventeen peasaivts of Nijni-
Novgorod met the other day and sol
emnly cremated an elderly female resi
dent in their neighborhood, who Was sus
pected of black cat and broomstick ten
dencies. w The court acquitted them all,
but directed three of them to make their
peace with the church.
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The discovery by explorers in Alaska,
that the Yukon river is navigable for
steamers 2,500 miles, is important, and
places that stream aiuoii" the. lafgest riv
ers in the world. About 500 miles from
its mouth it receives a very large naviga
ble tributary. The basin formed by the
confluence is 24miles wide. The Yukon
is nearly as large as our Mississippi.
There is snow for six months, and with
out roads dog-sledges find good traveling.
Game abounds, and Indians have an easy
life.
A new invention has been tried with
success in London ill the utilization of
the power generated in stopping street
cars for the purpose of rc-starting that),
and thus saving the extra exertion of the
horses. The contrivanceisa coiled spring,
which is wound up by the stopping of
the car, and, which, when released, acts
on the wheels so as to impart motion.
It acts, too, as an assistance to horses up
a steep grade, the power having been ac
quired iu a preceding down grade and
kept stored in thespring until the energy
is required.
What Zulu discipline and rule was is
clearly indicated l>y a story told by Ceta
wayo himself while on his way down to
the place of embarkation. Pointing to a
bush, he informed his conductors that in
front of that bush Chaka used to sit af
ter a battle had been fought in order to
hear accusations of cowardice against
any of his soldiers. If a man were con
victed on what apjieared sufficient evi
dence, he wjis expected to stand still with
his arm hijjh above his head, while an
assegai was slowly and by degrees thrust
downward from the armpit till it pierced
the heart. ‘
Xwv. strangestnews coming to us from
Germany is that a learned doctor has
discovered a means of dyeing human
eyes any color he likes, not only without
injury to the delicate orbs, but, as he
asserts, with positive advantage to the
powers of sight. He can not only give
fair ladies eyes black as night, or blue as
orient skies by day, but he can turn
them out in hiie of silver or of gold. He
says golden, eyes are exceedingly becom
ing. Nothing goes down without a name;
therefore the German doctor calls his
discovery Transmutation. u He
declares himself quite ready to guarantee
success and harmlessness in the opera
tion.
Gen. Jon n W. tirrtAquE, w fib is] su
perintending the construction of the
Pend Oreille Division of the. Northern
Pacific Railroad, in explaining to the
directors, in New York, why lie had
laid trac k frorii a fit v rater said:
“A Chinaman consumes three and a
half gallons of A’atef a day. These so
called heathen insist on washing them
selves all over with clean water before
going to bed.” The Northern Pacific
employs over 400 of them in grading its
road.east of the Columbia river.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has handed in his annual report to the
secretary of the ATOM? for the past
year. The tables embodied therein show
that during the past three years and
four months 3,117 illicit distilleries have
been seized, G,363 persons arrested for
illicit distill ing, and 27 officers and em
ployes kiHed and 18 wounded wlrile en
gaged in enforcing the internal revenue
law. The commissioner says that the
State courts have> taken cognizance of
these murders and assaults only in a few
eases, and they cannot bo relied upon
to punish such offences. He therefore
recommends the enactment by congress
of a law authorizing the United States
courts to try and punish persons charged
with assaults upon United States officers
while the latter are engaged in the per
formance of their official duties. The
report shows that 5,448 distilleries were
registered during the past fiscal year,and
5,347 operated. During the special tax
year, ending April 30th, there were 49,-
000,000 gallons of spirits rectified, and
during the fiscal yeas tire taxes paid on
spirits withdrawn from the warehouse
aggregated $4^,‘778,000. Tn discussing
the reduction of the tax on tobacco, tlie
hbrninftaiGTicr says tliat during four
months of the present Iscal year the de
crease in receipts from tobacco and snuflj
as comparorl with the corresponding pc’
iod last year, was $2,336,000. These
figures indicate a decrease for the whole
y v ear of $7,000,000, The total produc
tion of tobacco and snuff in the United I
States during the year was 131,000,000
pounds, an increase of 12,000,000 over'
the previous vear. The total amount of |
collections ii «>iu tobacco iu all forms was
$40,000,(MIO.
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER SI, 1 1870.
SOVTHEBS SEWS ITEMS.
The Arkansas penitentiary contains
607 convicts.
One hundred telephones are in use in
Savannah, Ga.
The police of Charlotte, N. C., have
been uniformed.
The Jewish fair at Atlanta, Ga.,
e’eared $3,000.
Augusta, Ga., has five railroad trains
each way daily.
Charlotte, N. C., is about to start a
bellows factory.
Augusta, Ga., has five railroad trains
each way daily.
The Mississippi Senate has only two
Republican members.
The Mississippi senate has only two
republican members.
The. cotton emp of North Carolina is
nearly all picked out.
A Clement attachment is to be put in
operation at Madison. Ga.
Thirty counties in Virginia contain
more colored than white voters.
Greensboro, Ala., has doubled her
shipments of cotton since last year.
An immense coal mine was recently
discovered in Bienville Parish, La.
Twenty-six gin-houses have been
burned to date in Georgia.
There arc twenty-six white Baptist As
sociations in South Carolina.
The cotton factory at Tallahassee, Fla.,
uses 400 bides of cotton annually.
The State of Texas boasts that she
owes less than the city of Memphis.
An immense coal ’mine w-as recently
discovered in Bienville parish, La.
A grape-vine in Chester county, S. C.,
bore a second crop of grapes this fall.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens will be
sixty-eight years old next February.
Aiken county, S. C., has more northern
visitors this season than ever before.
Buzzards are said to walk on the streets
of Leesbtirg, Ga., as tamely as chickens.
There were fourteen deaths last week
in Savannah, Ga., in a total population
of 32,656.
A policeman at Savannah, Ga., was
fined $3 the other day for smoking while
on duty.
There were fourteen deaths last week
in Savannah, Ga., in a total population
of 32,656.
Over $200,000 worth of cotton is locked
up at Griffin, Ga., for want of shipping
facilities.
Turner E. Carter killed a wild cat in
Thomas county, Ga., which weighed fif
ty pounds.
Mississippi's next Legislature will
have a Democratic majority- of 103 on
joint ballot.
Maj. J. U. 11. Russ, ex-Secretary of
State of North Crrolina, died at Raleigh
on the 19th inst
Oliver Causey, of High Point, N. C.,
has sold a gold mine to a Northern com
pany for $35,000.
A farmer in Talbot county, Ga., made
fifteen bales of cotton this year with the
aid of only- one mule.
The muncipal authorities of Jackson
ville, Florida, arc trying to get rid of
keno and faro-dealers.
A French capitalist has purchased GO
-000 acres of land in Parker and Palo
Pinto counties, Texas.
The Chronicle says that Augusta, Ga.,
spinners do not think very highly- of the
Clement attachment.
Richard Wilson, of Catawha, N. C.,
manufactured this year 2,500 gallons ol
molasses from his own crop of cane.
The Galveston News boasts of a sweet
potato weighing sixteen pounds, grown by
W. A. Haynes, Chambers county-, Texas.
By the will of the late Jacob Pensul
ger, of Roanoke county, Va., Roanoke
College, at Salem, receives about $lO,-
000.
The Chronicle thinks that the pro
prosed water-works at Knoxville, Ten
nessee, will be open next spring without
a doubt.
-Atlanta Fas issued six per cent, bonds
to meet a pressing floating debt of SBBS
- and the bonds arc being sold very
rapidly-.
At the first of' the week there were at
onetime thirty-eight vessels at Galves
ton, -Texas, loading witli cotton for for
eign ports.
Arrangements are being made already
to celebrate the centennial of the battle
of King’s mountain, N. C,, which will
occur in 1880.
Hollis Beck, of Marion county, Ga.,
has a vineyard which produced this year
thirty-nine barrels of wine worth two
dollars per gallon.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution says
that in spite of the revival of blue rib
bons in that city, bar-rooms arc rapidly
increasing in number.
Gov. Colquitt, of Georgia, has named
January 13, 1880, as the date for offer
ing to lease the Macon and Brunswick
railroad.
Blackwell, the North Carolina tobac
co manufacturer, pays a tax of $520,000
a year, SIO,OOO a week, or over $1,428
per day.
The little county of Lewis, one of the
poorest in Tennessee, has voted a tax of
*20,000 to help build the Nashville and
Tuscaloosa railroad.
Commissioner Killibrew will soon sail
for Europe in the hope of inducing a
part of the great tide of imigrants to
settle in Tennessee.
Hie merchants of Augusta, Ga., are
contemplating the organization of a pro
duce exchange. There is already a cot
ton exchange in that city.
Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution: Clinch
(fdunty has made an immense crop of rice
this year, and sold it at a dollar a bushel.
This is a little ahead of cotton.
The now Georgia flag consists of a per
pendicular blue bar from top to bottom
of the flag, next to the staff, and three
horizontal bars, red, white and red.
The Young Mcn,s Library, an insti
tution in which most citizens of Atlanta,
Ga., feel an interest, is to have a new
and commodious building of its own.
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph says that
a greater amount of mail matter origi
nates in that city than in any other in
the south, in proportion to IMI popula
tion.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Signor Dario Mezzei, stenographer to
the Italian Senate, has invented a ma
chine which claims to re-produce a speech
in the ordinary printed characters as
rapidly- as it is spoken, a word of several
sy-llables being recorded by a single touch
of the keys.
Brigandage is thriving in Sicily. A
Signor Shermi has had to pay 102,000 f.
for his release; Signor Tucci has paid
25,000 f., and nothing is known of the
fate of the three otherland-ovyners lately
carried off, their families refusing to meet
the demand of their captors.
Dr. Jager, of Stuttgart, Germany, has
been making a fresh investigation into
the subject of the human nos?. He finds
that the human nose is the seat of the
human sou!,- and that the workings of
the hitter are recorded on the surface of
the former ; also, that by- the use of cer
tain volatilizing chemicals in the nostrils
specific traits of character can be pro
duced or changed.
C ONGRESSIONAL SUMM AII V.
The Senntc.
The senate on the Ist was called to order
bv Vice President Wheeler at 12 o’clock
The vice president laid before the senate the
annual report of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, which was ordered printed. Just before
two o’clock the I’rk .iiient’s message was re
ceived and read by the clerk. At its conclu
sion Hr. Ferry arose and announced the
death of his colleague, Zachariali Chandler,
and moved (hat the Senate, as a mark of re
speet to the latter’s memory, adjourn, which
was agreed to, and the. Senate adjourned at
3:15.
In the senate, on the 2nd, Senator Gordon
announced the following joint resolution :
Whereas, The project of the construction of
the inter-oceanic canal in Nicarauga, is re
cognized usa necessity for the prosperity and
commerce of the world and the development
of the maritime and commercial interests of
the United States, and, Whereas,such enter
prise must of necessity he considered as of
international utility under the protection of
the’United States ; therefore, licit resolved,
that the Government of the United States
pledges to accord full anil complete protec
tion to the company to which shall be grant
ed concessions by the government of Niea
rauga foisthe protection of said inter-oceanic
canal, and will secure to said company the
peaceful enjoyment of the rights conceded
by such concession. Referred to committee
on commerce when appointed Mr. Burn
side then called up his resolution of last ses
sion, reaffirming the Monroe doctrine in con
nection with the proposed Itarien canal and
proposed to speak thereon. At the close of
Mr. Burnside’s remarks, the senate, on motion
of Mr. Garland, went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopened, it ad
journed.
In the senate, on the third, Mr. Beck intro
duced n bill to authorize the payment of cus
toms duties in legal tender notes: also a bill
to amend title 48 of the revised statutes so as
to authorize the purchase of foreign built
ships by citizens of the United States for use
in foreign parrying trade, both of which
were rerer.dsl to committee oti finance
Mr. Bayard introduced a joint resolution that
from and after the passage of this resolution
the treasury notes of the United States shall
he receivable forall dues to the United States
excepting duties on imports, and shall not be
otherwise a legal tender, and any of said
mites hereafter issued shall bear this super
scription. Referred to finance committee.
In the Senate on the 4th, Mr. Carpenter
offered a resolution declaring that the re
sumption of circulation of gold, silver and
greenbacks as lawful money and the expec
tation that finances would not be disturbed
by precipitate legislation, had been followed
by revived industry and general prosperity,
(the successful conductor business depended
upon a stable financial policy.) and that,
in the opinion of the senate, any legislation
during the present session materially chang
ing the existing system of finances would be
inexpedient\t 12:30 the somite went in
to executive session\ bill was introduced
to-day by Mr. Mori ill to facilitate the refund
ing the national debt. It is a duplicate of the
treasury department bill introduced by Mr.
GarfieldAt 12:45 the doors were re-open
ed and senate adjourned until Monday.
The House.
On the first, at precisely 12 o'clock, the
speaker called the house to order, and after
prayer by the chaplain, the roil was called
and showed an attendance of 232 members,
there beings 6 absenteesAt J:3t) the Pres
ident’s message was received and read by the
clerkOn motion of .Mr. Wood, of New
York, the message and accompanying docu
ments were referred to a committee of the
whole and ordered printed The house ad
journed.
In the House on the 2nd, a resolution was
offered by Mr. Price of lowa, declaring it to
be the opinion of the house that no change
should be made in the currency Jaws at the
present session of ('ongress. It was referred,
as was also the joint resolution introduced by-
Mr. Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, jdedgingthe pro
tection of thegovernmcnttotheNicarauguan
inter-oceanic canal company, when it shall
have obtained a grant from the Nicaranguan
government. Mr. Speer introduced a bill
instructing the Secretary of War to prohibit
military parades and army bands from play
ing on Sundays After the introduction of
several unimportant resolutions the house
adjourned.
In the house, on the 3rd, by unanimous
consent the States were culled ire on Monday
for the introduction of bills, under which
call the following was introduced and re
ferred by Mr. Wood, of New York, respect
ing the refunding of the National debt. The
bill is ar follows : Be it enacted, that so
much of the authority conferred on the sec
retary of the treasury by- the acts of July 14,
1870, and January 20, 1871, to refund the
public debt to the extent of $1,500,000,000 as
has not been exhausted mid executed, be and
the same is hereby modified, so as to limit
the rate of interest on bonds yet to be issued,
authorized by these acts to a rate of interest
not to exceed 3J4 per cent, per annum
Mr. Garfield introduced a bill to facilitate
the refunding the national debt. Referred.
[lt provides that all existing provisions of
the law shall apply to any United States
bonds bearing higher rate of interest than
four per cent, which may hereafter become
redeemable; and it authorizes the secretary
of the treasury- to exchange directly at par
four per cent bonds of the description au
thorized by- act of July 14, 1870, for any’ such
bonds. It is understood that his bill was
prepared at the treasury department by Sec
retary- Sherman, and contains nil the provis
ions which he deems nci'i ssnry to enable
him to early ofit successfully the work of
refunding the five mid six per cent, bonds
which fall due in 1781, amounting to nearly
S 8()0,0(K>,000]W i thou 11 ransu<-ting any i ni
portant. business, the house, at 1 o’clock, ad
journed.
In the house, the 4th, aim ng the lulls in
trodm-cd mid referred was one by Mr. Gillet,
of lowa, declaring congress opposed to any
reduction in the volume of I nited States
legal tcmli r notes, but on the contrary is in
favor of substiiiting greenbacks for national
bank notes, and that it is in favor of free un
restricted coinage of grain silver dol
lars Mr. O’Connor, of South Carolina, in
traduced n bill io return to the freedmen of
the south their livings,
and
TUK MAID AND TUB liKAr,
A JAI-ANBSK IDEA.
A dead leaf drifted along the snow,
A poor brown leaf with edges torn;
Now here, now there, blown high and low
An outcast and a thing of scorn.
Alas I Alas!
So life drifts on to hearts forlorn.
Once in a bower, fresh and bright,
Kissed by tlie sun-rays and the dew,
A maid to nee the hot sun’s might
Prone on the ground her fair limbs threw,
To sleep, to sleep,
And dream of some one that she knew,
She slept and dreamt a horrid thing—
That he she loved from her would stay t
And starting up, deep sorrowing,
Resolved to seek him out that day.
Alas! Atas!
•Twas all too true—he’d fled away.
Her last love token—just a leaf
Os sycamore—love’s emblem bright,
She threw away, then juayci tliat grief
Might bear her off from mortal sight.
Alasl Ala.!
Whilst the deed leaf drifted through the night.
—AU the Tear Hound.
THE EMERALD RING.
BY HELEN LL’QUEER.
Mrs. Ladis turned from her glass, rn.ti
ant and beautiful, and said to her hus
band:
“I hope, dear, you are satisfied with
me, you are so critical about my dress.”
Her lord condescended to smile upon
the pretty, pouting woman as he replied:
“ You are just splendid, Eugenia, and
born for rich robds, lace and jewels. But
speaking of them, where is yous emerald
rang?”
“ In nay jewel box, of course."
“ No it is ntt't”
“How do you know, Edward?” asked
she, elevating her eyebrows in surprise.
Because 1 looked for it, and y-ou
know it is not there, but on the finger of
that insufferable coxcomb, Ellery!”
“ Edward, what do you mean?”
“Just this; if hia attentions and
admiration of you are not less pro
nounced and your pleasure thereat less
apparent I will thrash the puppy, tbatis
Mr. Ladis had worked himself into a
Sassion of jealousy, and his fine eyes
ashed with anger as he stood confront
ing his now indignant wife, who, word
less, turned to her dressing bureau and
began a hasty search for the ring, hop
ing to flash back a denial to the unjust
suspicions of her husband. But the
valuable jewel was gone I For a moment
the lady stood with one pink finger
pressed upon her rosy lip in a vain men
tal cogitation, as to where she had last
worn it.
Together with a large party- of city
friends they were sojourning at one
of the fashionable summer mount
ain resorts, and the days were spent
in picnics and rambles, and the
nights upon the balconies or in moon
light promenades. She recollected
that ouly the previous evening she bad
walked with young Ellery; perhaps ho
had been a trifle too attentive, and as
the ring was large for her slender fingerhe
had, as a bit badinage and to tease her,
slipped it from of! her hand and was
openly wearing it, and her husband was
so suspicious and jealous that should he
see it upon the gentleman’s finger there
would be an unpleasant encounter.
These reflections caused her to turn upon
her husband a rather flushed face, and
with downcast eyes, she said:
“ I am ready to go down to dinner,
Edward.”
“ Come, then,” he returned in his
most rigid manner, “ and remember I
forbid you to receive even the most
trivial attention from Ellery.”
“ You are unjust, and your suspicions
cruel.”
“ And your pretended search for the
ring is entirely too elaborate and over
acted; and you may as well be informed
that not two hours ago I saw the emerald
upon the hand of that idiot.”
“And I protest,” she answered, draw
ing herself up to the most queenly
height, “ that if Mr. Ellery has possession
of the ring, I do nut know how he ob
tained it. But I shall ask him for it at
once, and return it to you;” and hastily
stripping off ail the costly gems from
hfer slender white hands and placing
them in her jewel-case, she continued:
“ and I make a solemn vow never to wear
one of these baubles, these gifts of
yours, until you have taken back yom
cruel words and relieved me from y our
unjust and jealous suspicions.”
“ And I forbid you speaking to Ellery
upon any conditions, unless you would
have me kick the scoundrel out of decent
society,” replied her angry husband, as
the regal woman coldly took his etofleied
arm and was led to the table d’hole.
How splendidly and coyly did the
young wife demean herself that even': g.
She had not the ghost of a smile fur a
single one of her many admirers, though
she discussed eloquently of art, tcience
and music, and succeeded in keeping
Ellery at more than arm’s length, and
with a haughty bow refused his hand for
a dance.
And afterwards, as he and a friend
were smoking their latest cigar for the
night, he said: “ I’ll bet the cbampaigue
that Madame Ladis has had a conjugal
tiff’ with her savagely jealous husband.”
“ Such is married life,” was the laugh
ing reply.
“Give me freedom and bachelordom
before such flashings of cold scorn as
that lady showered upon her husband
from those wickedly beautiful eyes, at
some remark he made upon social pro
prieties.”
“Oh, he is a jealous dog, and his wife
will not lead a happy life with him, 1
fear. But as Tupper has it:
“ See then that ye love in faith, scorning petty jeal
ousies.
For Satan spoileth too much Ly souring it with
doubt,”
or keep to your resolution, old fellow,
and cling to a bachelor life,” advised
Ellery, as he said good-night.
The next day, according to attange
ment, there was to be an excursion tn a
famous glen, and Mr. and Mrs. Ladis
Came down arrayed in picnic costume,
and the excessive upliteticss of the hus
band and the pro.ud disdain of tlie wife
convinced the observant Ellery that the
quarrel had not l»n'ded.
AU means of conveyance had
pressed into service to
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"1 shall not be able to go with you to
day, Eugenia; I shall have to go to the
station and reply promptly, and may be
compelled to run down tp the city upon
important business.”
The face of the lady paled a little at
the cold announcement of a separation
which, though brief, would be the first
since their marriage; and as that flashed
upon her tho fine eyes grew misty and
her loving woman’s heart forgiving, and
bending down to him as he stood by the
wagon, she whispered:
“lam so sorry. It will spoil the day
for me. Cannot Igo with you.”
“No; I shall be running about, and
you would only be an incumbjancc.
Good bye.”
He was turning away without even a
hand clasp, when she reached out her
white, shapely and ringless ope and said:
“Good bye, then, Edward; surely we
have not been married so long that we
may not shake hands.”
He glanced coldly at the proffered
member and replied in a tone so low
that she alone could hear:
“You have registered a vow, I be
lieve; so have I, and trust wo will not
again join hands until you put on your
rings, at least the wedding one,” and
with the words he turned upon his heel
and walked away.
There was a great lump in the pretty
white throat of the young wife and a
mist before her eyes; but she managed
to suppress and hide her feelings in the
bustle and confusion of starting, and to
send cut a ripple of musical laughter at
some badinage as her husband drove off,
and for his especial benefit; for woman
may be loving and forgiving and yield
ing by nature, yet the best of them can
be provoking and spiteful upon provoca
tion—and Mrs, Ladis was no exception
to the rule.
The day was passed as usual upon
such occasions. There was much fatigu
ing search after a little enjoyment;
much climbing of rocky heights and
clambering over rough and slippery
ways; sitting upon banks mossy, damp
and bug-sheltering; dining with cramped
limbs upon cold viands and with limited
facilities; for either somebody had for
gotten the spoons or cups, and all were
surprised that “ they never once thought
of forks!” But their appetites were
sharpened by exercise and all discom
forts made light of, and the deluding
creatures went home declaring they had
had “ such a splendid time.”
In this instance the wagon in which
Mrs. Ladis was returning (with many
others) broke down upon the rough
road, and the others bad to take in the
ladies, leaving many of the gentlemen
to walk, and it so happened that Mrs.
Ladis was assigned a seat in the buggy
with young Ellery, he having driven
out alone. She knew well enough her
husband would be furious over it, but
she was not going to render herself
ridiculous by declining a simple and
necessary courtesy.
Yet as they rode along she felt im
patience and chagrin at the accident
which had thrust her upon her com
panion.
“ The whole day has been to me an
unpleasant one, and I wish I had re
mained at home.” she said.
“ 1 wish Mr. Ladis could hear you,”
laughed Ellery. “He would vote you
the most devoted of wives and his con
jugal coni delight in the snubbing you
iuflict upon your gentlemen friends.”
“ 1 suppose I ought to be exceedingly
grateful to you, Mr. Ellery, for the
privilege of being driven home by you,
but I do not feel very kindly disposed
toward you at present.”
“ Why, Mrs. Landis?” he interrupted.
“ What have I done to merit your dis
pleasure? I have noticed all day your
avoidance of me, and with what reluct
ance you accepted a seat in my car
riage.”
“ I have lost my emerald ring, sir, and
I am told that you have been seen wear
ing it and knowing, if so, that it must
have fraudulently come into your posses
sion, I must have naturally felt indig
nant, especially as my husband is angry
thereat.”
“ I regret to be a cause of annoyance
to you,” returned he, and while speaking
took from his pocket an emerald ring
very unlike the one in question. “ You
see, madame, that your jealous and sus
picious husband—”
“ Hush! I will not heara word against
him,” interruped the lady. “ 1 have
lost my ring, and it was but natural he
that he should think—”
“ His wife was a giddy flirt, having
denied any knowledge of the where
abouts of the missing jewel, and insist
ing, 1 presume, that I had it with your
sanction.”
“ Mr. Ellery, I will never speak to you
again if you say another word against
my husband,” she replied, with indig
nant tears springing to her eyes.
“ I am not likely to have the oppor
tunity, madam, for there comes your
lord and master after the wife he neither
honors nor trusts.”
Nothing could have exceeded the sur
prise of Mr. Ladis when they met, to find
Iris wife being escorted home by Ellery.
They had started in advance of the rest
of the company, and consequently the
husband had nc knowledge of the acci
dent which had thrust her upon him.
And the flushed face and indignant
manner of the lady he at once construed
into signs of guilt at detection, for he
well knew his coming must have been
ueexpected, she supposing him to have
gone to the city. “ I will relieve you of
my wife, sir,” said he in his most icy
manner and with an angry Hash darken
ing his face. As Ellery assisted the
lady from bis carriage to that of her
husband some imp of darkness must
have prompted bls words, for he said:
“ That's the way with you husbands.
You won’t let another fellow take even
one step into your Elysium without put
ting in an unwelcome appearance.”
Wordless, and with fierce
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accident that had caused Mrs. Ladis to
be in his company.
Forgetting every doubt and grievance,
the young husband held his wife in his
arms, gazed upon her death-white face,
and frantically called her name and
begged her to speak but a single word.
Help came at last, and they bore her
home but partially revived and laid her
in that unconscious state upon her own
bed. The physician who had been sum
moned pronounced her in great danger
from contusion of the brain. Wearily
and slowly the hours dragged along to the
young husband, ever a watcher by her
side.
Tortured by her sufferings lay the
poor woman with her spirit wandering
ever in a dream land peopled by her
husband's doubts of her, his accusations
which she attempted to refute in mut
terings of indignant protest, and the lit
tle hands wandering over the bed in
search of the ring; often finding it in
imagination, with sighs of contentment,
only to be followed by its loss again or
some new trouble or misunderstanding
between herself and her dearly beloved
husband; and all the while her eyes had
an unearthly brilliancy, her face flushed,
her lips ashy, and even moving. At
last the physician forbade the presence
of Mr. Ladis.
“ I will not answer for her life unless
you leave the room,” he said. “ Your
presence constantly keeps up the excite
ment; your voice increases her delu
sions.”
“ I will do asyou bid me,” returned the
agonized husband, “ provided you pro
mise to notify me of any change the in
stant it occurs.”
The promise given, young Ellery, who
had been in constant sympathy with and
ministration to Mr-Ladis, led him to his
own room, placed him upon a couch and
attempted to lead his mind away from
the cause of anxiety. In nervous ex
pectancy that wouldnot admit of repose,
Ladis tossed about the tassels and fin
gered the hem of his dressing-gown.
“There is something in this corner,”
he said; and taking his knife, he made a
small incision and out rolled the missing
ring of his wife! Then he continued al
most wildly: “I remember now; Eu
genia sewed up a rent in the garment the
very day she lost the fatal ring. It was
always large for her and required a
guard. She had neglected to put one on
and the emerald must have slipped
from her finger. And I, miserable
wretch that I am. tortured her with
doubts and mistrust, and if she dies I
shall have been her murderer!”
In vain Ellery attempted to cheer and
speak words of hope. But springing to
his feet Ladis paced the floor rapidly and
continued:
“ I tell you, but for my ceaseless
jealous rage, my poor wife would not
now be lying there a victim of that acci
dent. If she dies, I shall have been her
murderer, and cannot, will not, survive
her.”
“ You must not yield to this mad
ness,-' said his friend. “ True, you have
cruelly wronged your wife, and are but
receiving a justly merited punishment,
and must submit to the blow; and
should the worst come and seal a life
sep::ration, it would bo better for you
both than the life you had commenced
to inaugurate with that pure, sensitive
and trusting woman.”
“ I know it; God help me!” exclaimed
the contrite, broken-hearted man, as he
sank into a chair, and covering his face
with his hands, wept repentant tears—
that balm of Gilead for a tortured souk
Long hours passed before Mr. Ladis
was summoned to the side of his wife.
She had at last sank into a quiet and
peaceful slumber, and he was permitted
to watch alone by her bedside for the
same awakening the physician had pre
dicted was to follow.
The blackness of night had faded into
the rosy dawn of a new day, before she
opened her eyes to meet the loving ones
bending over her. There was a silent
meeting of lips; whispered words of
assurance an t thankfulness from the
husband, as ho bedewed her hands with
tearsand covered them with kisses.
In reply she only whispered lowly and
trembingiy, though joyfully:
“ Bring me my rings, Edward.”
He did as she had requested, and
slipped them one by one upon the poor
white hands, even to the last emerald,
and sealed them with a kiss, explaining
briefly how the wiring one had been
found. And at last, when Mr. Ellery
came with the physician for tidings of
the invalid, they found her slumbering
sweetly with her head upon the breast
of her husband, whose face smiled upon
them unspeakable joy and thanks for the
life preserved and their kind administra
tions.
Since that hour, life has glided for
them as a peaceful stream, with no vain
coquettishness upon the part of the wife,
and no jealous doubts on that of the
husband.
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