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THE SUNNY SOUTH.
PICCIOLA;
OR,
The Power of Conscience.
BY MRS. JEANIE DAGG MALLARY.
I trill be measured for a conscience after the
newest fashion, one that will stretch handsome
ly as occasion may require.—Schiller.
For sb vital a necessity to all living men i»
Truth, that the vilest traitor feels amazed, when
treason recoils on himself.—Jluluer.
[Copyrighted by the author.]
take no more. Poor Ola! Her distress was
great, beyond expression. One word from ber
could send tbe life blood rushing through his
emaciated frame, but how could she speak that
word! She longed to save him. Already his
brow seemed stamped wltn death’s signet, but
well she knew that one whisper from her could
give the strength of health to his frame and
ruddy glow to his now death-like face, “
He had
CHAPTER XU.
There was no sleep for Ola that night. It
seemed as though lorg years had passed since
morning, when with a light heart and step, she
bounded forth to pay her customary visit to the
prison. A deep seated melancholy had settled
upon her, but drowned in ber own Joy Adlna
saw it nor. Ola felt relieved that her sadness
was not discovered, for so closely connected
had the Prince been with herself, that she felt
to blame him was to censure her own self. Adl-
ua poured forth many a rhapsody, and repeated
many an ardent vow.
•‘I am going to renonnce all, dear O'a," she
said, ‘-all for his matcbles love. He too makes
great sacrifices. Since his father’s death, his
mother, sister and he have lived with his bache
lor uncle, who is a man of large estate. His
uncle is exasperated that a Raymond should so
far forget bis family pride as to think for a mo
ment of marrying a Jewess Lucian’s life has
been made miserable uy it for some time, and
his uncle has ordered him in the harshest man
ner to leave his roof. Lucian speaks lightly of
It, but I know wbat the trial will be to bis wid
owed mother and loving sister. With me the
world weighs but little now. Mountains of sil
ver and gold would be lighter than air, If weigh
ed with bis love. My poor father must part
with his pet now, for if both loves can not be
retained, then fathers’ love must yield to Lu
dans’. Blessings on his noble head!—We are
to be married Immediately upon his return and
then to America we will go. Land of freedom,
to thee we fly. People of the Sovereign States,
open wide your arms to receive the outcast
“1 regret so very much that you are to leave
England. What will 1 do? I cannot bear the
thought of losing such a friend, Adina.”
“You do not lose a friend, dear Ola, you gain
one I grieve siucerely that we parr, but let
us hope that good fortune will yet bring us to
gether. We must be friends still. Promise me
right here that come prosperity or adversity
you will never desert me.”
“I never will, Adina. If ever a moment
comes, when my feeble help can be of any avail,
send to me and test tbe faithfulness of this
promise.”
Thus passed the hours of the night, but as
morning dawned, Adina sank to slumber, whis
pering the name ol the one she loved dearer
than all the earth. Ola, wakeful and sad beyond
endurance tossed niton her sleepless pillow iu
keen distress. She was so weary of life; and
whenever she closed her aclilug eyes, the pale
face of Adinetus, his form cold ana rigid in
death, was stretched before ber. It was a night
full of horrors: but it was no time now for idle
mourning, no lime for burning tears, no time for
despairing and longing for death’s release. No!
Something must be done, and done speedily.
The Prince stood now in his true light; and
though she condemned and chided him most
bitterly lor all her present misery, though she
saw through the thin gauseof “honor,” and be
held a black bean, -yet the days of happy child
hood, and his countless acts of kindness she
could not help remembering.
Wnat was she, that he should treat her thus?
What was she, that be should love her? Per
haps she was some miserable outcast lierseif.
“All that 1 am 1 owe to him,” she repeated
over and over again, as if the very thought
soothed he ri 111 -d feelings. Then his harsh
words would ring through her ears
Tjieisl tnsi to grainy « onrO|- n wpv* v—r
r tus had died, his determination upon a tiucjd
marriage, the mytery that enveloped him, nis
former character as revealed by Admetus, made
ber shudder.
“Oh, I am truly grateful, and I do sincerely
pity him!” she murmured, ‘ but never, never
can I be his wife.”
Ere the morning dawned her plans were part
ly fixed, and yet she needed some experienced
friend to bad her by a silken thread from such
a labyrinth asthis. So far, she had determined
to leave him. but where to go, what to do and
where to li nk she knew not. Upon Nathan
Rubens she bad not tile shadow of a claim, and
the Prince regularly paid her board, too proud
to let her remain without remuneration. Heie,
she could not remain, for Adiiia's marriage
would compel her to make a hasty exit. Then
where was she to go? This she queried a thous
and times, and a thousand times found no re
ply. To desert the Prince suddenly would cre
ate suspicion among her Jewish friends, neith
er would the gratitude which she sincerely felt,
and her sorrow for his imprisonment, permit it,
though she inwardly resolved to receive no
further favors from him. Might not his arrest
and detention tie jus;? Numberless doubis
rushed through h“r mmd, but she put them all
back, and wiili a firm resolve she arose anu
dressed for her morning vi'-it,
When Adiua awoke sue found Ola equipped
for the walk, with a lovely bouquet in her hand,
arranged with more than wonted care.
“You will go with me this morning, Adina?”
she anxiously asked.
‘Certainly. Anything to while away the te
dious hours till Lucians return. But pardon
me, Ola, this is nor the only reason I go, for the
deep interest I feel iu your frieud is a sufficient
motive. Another dish of strawberries shall
atone for my unfortunate speech. Will that
satisfy you, my serious frieno?”
“Oh, yes, I shall rejoice iu the speech if it is
followed by so refreshing an atonement ”
Ola was re arranging her boquet, and just as
she was iliming In a rosebud, a thorn caught
the slender circle of gold which adorned her
fin er. She started at the piercing reminder, for
until then the pledge of trust bad been entirely
forgotten. With a murmur of thanks, she knew
not to whom, or what,she laid the (lowers down,
and went up to her room. Opening a small box
of jewelry she removed the ring, and as she did
so the imperfect Itt-.ers of an engraved name
attracted her eye. It had been carved by au
inexperienced hand, perhaps with a knife, but
rough as it was, she deciphered the name
“ANNA.’
Regardless now of this strange coincidence,
remembering only that Adina was impatiently
awaiting her return, she threw the ring among
the gems, snapped the lid, and was soon by her
frieuas’ side, boquet in hand, winding through
crowded street and alley to the prison. Oia
trembled, as tbe jailer opened tbe outer door.
A dread of some impending ill seized ber, and
now her hand shook uptil the stone flI >or was . COJC ii o a was lying, a box of costly diamonds
A^leimth theiuuer door'wasthrown^nen and ’ by i l r rs, . d< ‘ ^ Hereyes were wild and rovlIIK '
for si moment oT slo^upon theThread i ^.^L '^es^h^^Vuerl^tuidl^from 9 its
shading her eyes to accustom them to the sud- to wrest «e gntteriug_ bjindIe _fromjm
den change from day tonight; and then slowly
and fearfully she entered. At first the room
bends over us. My love is as boundless as this
wide expanse, and as fathomless as its bottom
less depths. Why do you doubt me? Why ask
me if 1 really love you, Lucian?”
“Only to hear It all again,” said he, as two
more kisses were added to tbe already infini
tum
“Then,” she replied, “if that is your only rea
son, listen, and you shall hear it all again. See
you that star? St is my love, though It burns
with the iutenslty of a meridian sun. Clouds
may intervene, but it will shine on and on
throughout the endless ages of eternity. Look
now below among the waves. Above is my
love; below is yours. Mine is tbe brightly shin
ing substance; yours its dim reflection. Mine
shines on through storm and calm; yours, de
pendent upon mine, will soon be extinguished
If mine Is overcast. Mine is a steady glow;
yours will change with every breeze. Mine ”
“Hush, hush!” laying his hand over her coral
lips, “you have puDished me enough, 1 am per
fectly satisfied, for if yours as far exceeds mine,
as tbe substance tbe reflection, dear me! where
does It end? As well might we expect to drain
the ocean, drop by drop, or measure immensity,
as to define its power and extent.”
After a merry laugh, the happy couple re
lapsed into silence, which was broken by Lu
cian.
“Adina, in our fright and fl'ght, I never once
thought to inquire after your friend, Miss Oia
Gray. Where Is she, and what will she do, now
that Col. Princeton has acted so unaccount
ably?'
“I was thinking of her myself. Lucian. Poor
thing I My heart reproaches me for leaving her
so summarily, but she Insisted, and there seemed
really no alternative left me. You know when
Col. Princeton’s escape was made known to her,
instead of manifesting Joy, as I expected, it
tbrew ber Into a strange delirium. For days
she raved frantically, but her expressions were
so incoherent that 1 could understand nothing.
All 1 could gather was something about a ring
been her protector. Through infancy, child- which she repeatedly declared had killed him
hood and womanhood, he had watched her ten
derly. Could she not make the sacrifice? All
of his past kindness rushed upon her like a
mighty current that would not be stayed. He
loved her too, and if he bad acted ignobly was
it not in tbe delirium of Impassioned love? Yes
terday was almost forgotten. Now with a sof
tened heart she sat by him gazing Into his pale
face, her bands clasped, and . her lips mutely
compressed. , .
Suddenly bis broad chest arose like a troubled
billow, and a heavy sigh passed through his
slightly parted lips. Ola scarcely breathed.
Was it death, and this the last, long gasp? In
a moment of bewilderment, she laid her fingers
lightly upon his hands that were clasped upon
his bosom. But the Prince moved not, nor re
turned the gentle pressure. Determined to
arouse him to life again, she slipped her hand
between his to insure his waking. The Prince
mistaking her design, received It as a renewal
of tbe promise which she had silently made the
day before, and he caught- "her baud and held it
in a tight clasp between his own. Startled by
the thought that she had performed an act
which wits susceptible of such au interpreta
tion, Ola sat like one petrified, with a counte
nance of terror, which became more intense as
iu imagination a whisper, as from invisible lips,
met hpr ear:
‘ Thy vow is recorded in heaven ”
Gladly would she have snatched her hand
away, but now it was held firmly in a slroug
grasp, and, In an agony of fear, she felt that she
stood between her dead and living lover. Her
labored breath came and went, and while bead
ed moisture stood upon her brow, sbe tried by
gentle means to disengage the unfortunate hand
which had twice nearly sold her life. She hoped
the Prince was sleeping; but, as sbe moved her
fingers gently, his hands clasped hers tighter
and tighter; a bright, happy smile lighted his
face, returning life tinged cheek, lip and brow
wiili a rosv bn**; and, opening his eyes, he look
ed languidly, but with inexpressible love into
hers.
In imagination she felt her other hand grasp
ed by coid fingers, and a cold breath upon her
cheek, and, almost paralyzed with fright, she
drew her hand from the fancied death clasp and
rested it upon the pallet.
Adina looked on iu perfect bewilderment.
S'le could not withdraw her gaze from the trans
formed face of the Prince, not even to fix them
on Ola’s ghastly features.
Ola gaz*-d upon him with a vacant stare, never
once returning his luminous smile, or the pies-
snre of his hand. But life seemed to have bien
instilled into the sick man; but as yet he had
not spoken. Happier and happier his face be
came, brighter and brighter his eye, and, re
gardless of the presence of anotL--r, he mur
mured her uame ic the softest, Tenderest ac
cent. . *
Faint as the whisper wrvi^g ceased the pal
lor of Ola’s cheek, whyrSiwateTib^nf Adina di
lated iu perfect astqlfc.e. Two Receiving no
to occur to him, and irv. hu.dfig her’hand ii
one of his, with the other lie si'cight :ue one sbe
had laid upon the pallet. The hand was found
and clasped in his, and wiili his thumb be press
ed the basilisk ring until it nearly buried its
diamond edges in the delicate flesh, still be
moved it back and fortb between his thumb aud
forefinger, while ills eyes was fixed with a
steadfast gaze upon Ola’s deeply troubled, aver
ted face. Too well she understood for what he
sought, and now, like a hov.ed bulrush, she
wailed the coming storm. Raising her hand so
that his eye could rest upon It, he pushed the
basilisk backward and then forward, then he
looked beneath, hut the golden thread was
gone, the pledge of trust had been removed.
He pressed tberii.g uuiil the pain compelled
Oia to look up. As she did so, a look of mute
inquiry, as plainly as words could speak it,
asked:
“Is iiust gone?”
Again she seemed to hear the hollow whisper,
though farther off it appeared to be, blit the
words were strangely clear:
“Thy vows! Tnyvews!”
With strange, new strength she met the
Prince’s eye, and he read in her calm, cold
gaz“:
“It's gone forever gone-gone past recall!
hoiiy lie tooKed, as it to ne assured that be
read alight, but the answer was unchanged.
With a dull, low moan, lie pushed her from him,
turned upon his pillow and buried his face with
his hands. No word, no touch could now arouse
him. Silently the l wo girls sat by his side, until
the jailor entered and beckoned them to come
away. With heavy hearts they started home
ward. Ola’s grief was overpowering; and Adiua
asked no word of explanation of the siugular
scene which she had Just witnessed.
Again on the morrow, the girls prepared for
their morning visit, and walked in silence to the
prison. As they approached, the jailor spoke
in a low, troubled voice:
“lie is gone.”
“Dead?” whispered Ola, as she sank upon
the stone steps.
“No, escaped. He is pursued.”
Handing Ola a small package, he continued:
“Last night when I carried in his supper, he
tcld me he must die. No medicine, he said,
could save him, and then he made me swear by
all that I held sacred, that I would place this
bundle in your hands.”
Within the cell there was no change. The
hard pillow still bore the Impress of his head,
and upon the bed the outline of his form could
be distinctly traced.
Again they walked home in silence. Ola has
tened to her room and closed the door. Adiua
would not intrude, for sbe felt that her grief
was sacred. Impatiently site waited Ola’s re
turn, but at length suspense could no longer be
endured, and she approached the door and lis
tened. An earnest voice met her Var, but the
words were strangely incoherent, and in terror
she turned the latch and entered. Upon
seemed empty, for not a sound could be heard,
not a moving form could be seen, but at lengtu
her anxious eye saw the dark form of the Friuce
stretched upon tbe straw pallet. Motioning
Adina to follow, tbe two approached the bed.
The eyes of the Prince were closed as if iu
sleep, but tbe slight rustling noise startled bin),
and, turning slowly upoD his pillow, he raised
his eyelids languidly, as though the very effort
was intense pain. Adina uttered an exclama
tion of surprise. Ola was silent. The girls re
ceived no worded welcome, but the blood shot-
ten eye grew strangely bright, and something
like a smile played around his moustache, as
O.a sank upon the fl oor by his side. Adina sat
down, too, holding her glass bowl of berries
covered with a snowv nankin, but ail were now
entirely forgotten. Tbe Prince’s gazs was fast
ened upon Ola’s face, while her eyes wandered
from him to Adiua, aud then around the room.
At length her eye fell upon the box upon which
she sat o:i the evening before, when she laid
her hand iu his. She shuddered. Tne Prince
saw it, and a spasm of pain passed over his face.
Rallying at length, in a cheerful voice Ola ad
dress-d him:
“Prince, you are very ill.”
He smiled faintly and closed bis eyes.
* “Let us callin apbvsician, you are sadly in
need of medical aid.”
He slowly but firmly shook bis bead.
“Prince,” and she held out ber hand for the
berries, “Adina has brought |you some luscious
strawberries. Your lips are parched and fever
ish ; these will refresh you, please try to eat a
* C He glanced at the bowl of scarlet fruit that lay
so temptingly beoea'h a du-*t of sugar surround
ed by rich crimson jahe. Ola lifted oue in tbe
8p mn to tempt him s i I more. His lips parted
sifghily. and with q link instinct she understood
bis wish, and jielaiur, she carried one by one
to his lips, till a slight movement of hig bead
nd his eyes gently closing, told her he could
sienaer resting place; while raving in
delirium, she muttered:
“My ring—my little ring. It killed him!
killed him!” .
mad
CHAPTER XIII.
“We are safe now—safe on the broad Atlan
tic.” and Lucian Raymond pressed his beautiiui
bride close to his manly form.
Adina, too bappy to speak, rested ber head
upon liis shoulder, and together they stood upon
the deck of the palatial steamer and gazed upon
the ocean’s limitless expanse.
“Oh! Lucian,” she said, lifting her sparkling
eyes to hi?, “it is the sweetest, soul-enraptur
ing joy to feel safe in yonr strong arms and to
know that no earthly power can part us now.”
“My peerless wifel” exclaimed the happy
husband, “as often as I have witnessed marri
ages, it seems to me the words, ‘What God hath
joined together, let no man put asunder,’ never
had slicit a solemn force before. No! no man
can, no man will dare to separate us nowand
again he drew her to his bosom.
“Lucian, dear Lucian,” aud there was a
strange sadness iu her voice, “I am too happy.
I tremble for myself. I cannot believe that ..ny
human creature is permitted long to enjoy such
a beaven-born felicity as I now feel. Earth
would be far, far too dear. Oh! It is dearer to
me now than Heaven,” and her voice lowered
to a troubled whisper.
A bright smile met ber.
“Unhappiness,” he gaily replied, “wouldcome
quickly to your call. Do not invite her to be
your guest. Let us enjoy tbe present bliss, and
let the future reveal its shadows by degrees.
Your radiant face Is clouded, Adina, why is it?
Have you beguu already to pine for those be
hind—to mourn that you have given up all for
me?”
“You know better, Lucian; why ask such a
question?”
“Adina, my wife, arejyou snre, very sure, you
love me?”
“Just as snre as I am that the calm, blue sky
The last time I saw him he acted like a mad
man himself, and frightened me beyond expres
sion. There was love somewhere, but on which
side I could never decide. Sometimes 1 felt
sure it was the Prince, and then 1 was con
strained to believe it was Ola; and thus 1 vibra
ted between the two opinions, aud just as olteu
1 would conclude there was no love at all. The
subject was delicate and too sacred to be
treated lightly, aud as she never volunteer'd
an explanation, I never sought one. I left her
very feeble. 1 paid a woman wbo was an Amer
ican, to wait upon her, and gave her every
charge, but Ola will miss me sadly. Our marri
age will so exasperate father, that I fear he will
be unkind to her. I told her so, but sbe smiled
and seemed perfectly indifferent to fear, and
indeed to every emotion. Oh! if I only knew
where she is, and that she is both safe and
happy, it would ease me of an oppressive anx
iety.”
And where was the pcor, stricken, friendless
girl? In a brilliantly lighted room of a large
hotel she lay, while her faithful attendant hov
ered near, ever ready to answer each su;
pressed groan that trembled upon her pale ups.
It was by no gentle means that Nathan Ru
bens had brought about her departure. . Tne
fact that Adiua bad married a “despised Geu-
tile dog,” ana had left him as she had, made
him augry with her, himself aud all the world.
It was hard to lose his beautiful child, his only
living relation; and how could he preveut
his heart from over-flowing wirh bitter, galling
invective? Had death parted them, his gray
head would have bowed low before such a ter
rible blow; but this was a voluntary act, her
own decision, and in a frenziea moment he
vowed never to relieve a distress, and that ii
possible, his aged hand should grieve ber still
more by robing her iu the sable garment of wid
owhood.
It was during one of these angry spells, that
he remembered that Ola still remained up
stetr. Glad to have some one to blame tor hts
misfortunes, he went straight to her room, en
tered without knocking, and poured form a vol
ley of harsh words upon the innocent girl. Rap
idly the words flew from the old man’s tips,
while his eyelids snapped as though to add lire
to the heated language; but silently, patiently,
Ola listened, without offering oue word of ex
culpation. Ouce, such unjust accusations would
have fi'ifcd her with indignation and resentment;
now, her own overpowering grief rendered her
insensible to anv increase. A litlie soiteued in
face and manner, though none the less loqua
cious, the old Jew turned abruptly aud left the
room.
as soon as the door closed. Oia arose and in
sisted upon being dressed. By the aid of a little
wine she was enabled to descend to the office,
where the old man sat with his head bowed low
upon his hU ”s. As she entered, without rais
ing his eye %. >• muttered:
Well?” SI
ilv ^
Tn’c iiunkdiate compliance with ms rcuet!
command surprised him; and noticing the ex
treme paleness of her cheek, and that she was
compelled to steady her trembling form by rest
ing ber baud upon tbe table, he said half kludly,
half apologetically:
“If you are not well enough ”
“I am quite well euougb, thank you, and
think it best to leave this morning. I would be
very glad, sir, to dispose of these two diamonds,
which, if vou will purchase, will aid me to pay
you, aud 1 hope leave a little suiplus iu my
hands.”
He took the jewels. Once his eye would have
flashed over such a treasure, and how low they
cjuldhe obtained would have been Ins only
thought, now wealth was di**pised, and he de
termined to give Ola their full valuation. More,
he well knew sbe would never take If he was
deserted, so was she. and left to battle with the
fury of the storms of life. As he placed the
amount in her hand, she said with much sur
prise :
“But, sir, my board; you have forgotten it.”
“You owe me nothing. Go, my heart tells mt
I have wronged you. Were I going to remain,
so should you; but now no one spot is borne to
me. Farewell! May Israel’s God befrieud
you.”
Ola expressed her heartfelt thanks to the
wretched mau, and then hastened to the hotel
ere strength gave way.
As tire happy couple were standing upon the
deck of the steamer, the deserted, heart-sick
girl lay in a noisy hotel, while the watchful
nurse lioverPd near, to soothe as only woman’s
hand, prompted by a warm heart, can do. Worn
and weary, at Oia’s earnest request, the nurse
tiuiiUy streteh-'d lierseli upon a eoucii, aud was
soon breathing heavily in deep sleep.
0:a was now alone, aud truly and keenly did
she feel the full import of that little word, not
a friend to cheer, not a friend To chide, uot a
friend to smooth her brow, not a frieud to whis
per soothing words of love! Through all the
world she had no frieud. In the darkness of
the night she now felt an emptiness of heart,
an aimlessness of life, a longing for something
which she could not define, nut which she felt
that she did not possess. Whatever It was, it
was up, up far above her, and now she stretch
ed her arms up, as if to find the invisible help
uhb pravpfl tht* ir.viuih!i> rinamr aha u.> mi.ou
heart could not answer. Adtna’s orisons, so
singularly grand and Impressive came fl isbing
through her mind, like tbe dim music of the
past, and now her own lips murmured snatches
of tbe prayers of the young Jewess.
“Our God, and the God of our fathers! What
shall we say in thy presence, O thou who dwell-
est on high, what shall we declare unto thee,
wbo residest above the skies. Behold thou
knowest all the secret things as well as tbe re
vealed. O may our affliction ascend at even
tide ; our pardon come fortb from the divine
presence iu tbe morning; and our cry be con
spicuous until even. O may our knocking at
tbe gate of repentance ascend at eventide; our
joy come from tbe divine presence in the morn
ing; and our petition be conspicuous until even.
Blessed art thou, O Lord! the King whopardon-
est aud forgivest our iniquity. Amen.”
When the morning dawned, Ola’s bead rested
npon the open Bible, and the nurse was shock
ed to find her fast asleep. In alarm she shook
her, saying—
“Child, you are killing yourself.”
It was very pleasant to be called child, for
tbough Oia knew notbing of a parent’s care,
still sbe felt sure a child was the especial ob
ject of warm affection, and hence she loved the
name. With a smile she raised her dreamy lids
and sat silently regarding the good woman as
she moved about the room.
“Nurse,” she at length said, “I cannot afford
to stay here, my limited funds will not permit
metoremaiu at so expensive a place. Where
can I go? Can you not help me find some posi
tion where I can earn food and clothing?”
“Have you got to support yourself, poor
thine: ?”
“Yes, nurse, I have no one to look to but my
self. I feel right weak at heart sometimes, but
I must arouse from all this, and be a ‘hero in
the strife.’
“Have you no friends, child?”
“None, nurse, unless you will be my friend,”
and tears filled ner eyes.
“Yes, honey, I will be your friend. I have not
looked at your pale face, and seen your sweet
ways for nothing. I am a poor, old woman, and
don’t know much, but I will help you if my old
withered bands can do it. Let me see, child,
wbat can you do? Your hands are too little to
work, but tnayoe you can sew, and you’ve been
to school all your horu days haven’t yon?”
“Never a day in my life, nurse, but still I have
a good education, and 1 can teach or sew just
as vou tbiuk best. Do please try to help me. 1
know 1 have no claim on you in the world, but
if you have ever felt tbe love of a mother for a
child, do be my friend in this tryiug hour, for
no one in all this broad earth loves or cares for
le.”
The old woman turned away to hide her emtv
tiou, and in a few moments left the room, and
went forth to seek a situation for Ola.
I TO BE CONTINUED.]
Our Country Friend
BY F- S VEIRS.
For the past five years we had spent much of
our time in Baltimore, and, although village
girls ours -Ives, we were sufficiently well up ia
city ways to appreciate the lnnttiation ot our
country friend whom we had invited to visit us.
Well, one blustering winter’s day Sarah Crabbe
—for such was her name—arrived. She flounc
ed into the room, her hair awry and her dress
loosely flying with the wind, all excitement.
We were to attend a german that, night, the
time was near at hand, and still Sarah’s bag
gage bad failed to come.
“Dear, dear, girls!” she exclaimed, greatly
agitated. “I’m in a peck of trouble! What ou
earth must I do?”
“But, Sarah.” said R we. “I don’t understand
how it would lail to reach here if addressed
aright.”
“Nor I, Rose, T told the ticket agent express
ly 1 was bound for Mrs. Woou’s, and the old
eoose should have known where to send it.”
“What!” 1 cried, now growing alarmed, “you
don’t mean that you tailed to put our number
on the trunk!”
“Certainly, where's the use? It is a poor old
b , i(r‘’ageo>an who dosn’t know where to take a
trunk. Way even m R — they only have to tel!
him the lady’s nami.”
The Idea ot comparing the ways of a country
town to a large city struck us as being ridiculous,
and we both roared with laughter; but suchion-
ly our mirth was hushed, for the trunk arnved
safely, it being directed by the village ticket
agent, wbo, by chance, knew our address.
Wishing her to anpear well, we took pleasure
in making the necessary changes in her toilet.
We drew in her waist and tied back her dress
A have ts.3« to. settle with you, sir.” sh<v.\'-' 1 ,-o tight, that she swore she .suffered mortal ag-
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" us to give her good old comfort, hut Rose told
her it was the style aud so * he submitted. Thus
far our efforts were successful, but we failed to
entice her into the german. Instead of dancing
she retreated to one corner of the room where
she looked on. Occasionally she gave a vigor
ous pull at her dress, then sighed, and, ouce
when I was passing her, my pulse quickened.
Oh, horrors! George Munro had iuvited her
to accompany hint to the theatre, and after
much hesitation, sbe accepted, provided be
would take a fire-escape. In vain did he expos
tulate with her, saying lie had procured seals iu
the orchestra, but she thought ic best to always
be ou tiie safe side, she begged of him to pro
cure the fire escape, for unless they had it, she
would not enjoy the piay.
Rose, who stood near enough to overhear
their conversation, seemed brimming over with
fun.
“Mr. Munro,” I ventured, feeling a little dubi
ous of my footing, “our friend is good at acting,
don’t you think so? Oje would suppose she
really meant what she has first said.”
“True.” he answered, laughing, “MissCrab-
be’s ignorance is well feigned, but noone would
ever accuse ber of having 'rats in her garret’.”
“indeed we have,” she exclaimed, taking his
remark literally, aud all excitement.
“Why! Helen, didn’t you notice the feather
n my hat? It’s ail eaten up by them ’Tisa
haute, too; for auntie said it belonged to her
great-grandmother, it c ost loads of money aud
posterity should prize it.: but when I brought it
down frutn the loft all rat-eaten I wish, Helen,
you could have seen auutie’s iook of consterna
tion. I tucked it m toy hair, aud, much resem
bling a Cherokee Indian, wasdauemg round tne
room when—oh, ugh! auutie—she’s a maiden
lady, you known—pulled and jerked and scold
ed me so for making light of my great-great
grandmother’s finery that I pouted up my lips
and cried because—because the old lady was
dead.”
R ise had joined the group and she and George
Munro were convulsed with laughter whilst I
was uuwardly chafed with mortification.
“Then, Miss Crabbe,” said George, j ikingly,
“your feather and my fire-escape will cut a
figure, won’t they?”
“Yes,” chimed in R »se, “one would suppose
you had ‘rats in your garret’ sure enough,
and—”
“Well, for true, R >se, what do you mean? a
person with no sense? ’ she asked practically.
“I’ve plenty of that—auntie says so. No, Mr.
Munro, I’ll "not wear the old feather, for sue
told me I might buy a new one; but it must not
exceed S3 00 He'eu, can’t I get oue for that?”
Whether Sarah’s ignorance was affected or
not, George believed it to be, and he seemed to
enjoy her company, so we left them together
the rest of the evening.
A few days later as Sarah stood by the win
dow fronting a vacant lot sbe gazed out across
the city aud said:
“Alii surely this is a monumental city. Every
way I turn a mouumeut or statue of some one
greets my eye. Rose, come, please, and tellnte
all about them.”
R >se wound her arm round her friend’s waist,
then asked:
“Where are they, dear?”
“Seel Ail about there! Oh, I see two or
three dozm. Look!”
Winking her eye, 1{ ise choked back her mirth
and replied:
“Sarah, you are indeed country. Don’t you
know your would be monuments are only church
spires and tel *grapli poles? I h >oe you didn’t
make that big a goose of yourself last night at
the theatre, for ”
“Indeed, I did! What do you think? Can’t
guess? OU, dear, I kuow you’ll be shocked! I
took an electric light for a star and commented
on Its brilliancy, but it was so far arvav that—”
“I do wonder what he thought ot you!”
“He told me what it was, aud said it looked to
him more like the moon. As we drew near it,
it fluttered aud flickered so that I really feared
it would explode, it not trimmed, but I did not
say so, lest that would be wrong, too. Oa, ves,
I’ve something else to tell you. As we came
out of the theatre a little ragged boy came up
to us aud said, ‘Lady, let me ride on your bus
tle!’ I was awfully mortified and inwardlv
swore I’d never wear the thing again, though I
said nothing, for I must b? verv, very careful
what I say aud do, or that, big brother of mine
will disown me Indeed, to near nim talk you’d
think he owns B ilum >re citv, now he’s got an
old two-cent clerkship. Say. R >se, he must have
been dreadfully green, inus’n't he, or he would
never feel so u teasy about me?”
“What did be say, Sarah, I won’t tease him?”
“ ’Tis a good joke and I can’t keep It any
longer. I’ve been dying to tell. Tbe other
night, during the germau, lie called me aside
and said in a patronizing tone, ‘Sarah, you know
bow to use the water and gas fixtures, I
hope?’ ”
“Did you ten him. yes?”
“Not I, indeed. I said I knew nothing except
that my dress was squeezing me beyond endu
rance, and that 1 hau already come near death’s
door twice—once by blowing out tbe gas, then
once by hopping Into the bach tub with tbe hot
water turned on and not knowing how to turn It
off; oh, dear, he gave mean awful black look,
then sought to pacify me by saying if 1 wished
to dance, he would lead me through the lancers.
Listen! George Munro asks for Miss Crabb. I
think, girls, I’ve made a mash—Is tnat city
enough for you?” ,
After primping awhile before tbe glass, brush
ing her nails and re-adjustiug her bustle, she
went down, all smiles aud graces.
Winter was drawing to a close. Sarah, who
bad at last been convinced that all lines ot car
riages on the thoroughfares were not funerals,
auu had overcome her sunerstUion of crosslur
them, had also become sufficiently well-benavei
not to call out from the street car, “come In,”
when tbe conductor counted bis tares'. She had
several admirers, but George was her one ideal
Indeed, sbe had not dreamed ot caring tor him
until be aroused her Jealousy by devoting him
self to another girl, and then sbe used every
means ot regaining him.
Pique urged her to encourage the suit of Tom
Darrtngton, but sbe played ber part well, and
no one knew that tbe fiend jealousy was eatiug
deep Into tbe core of her beart. Yet dissipa
tion, flattery, and flirting were sadly telling on
ber, and sbe had not that fresnness of color as
when sbe first came to visit us. Lately George
had ceased his attentions entirely so they were
still more estranged though why Sarah could
uot conjecture.
“Girls,” exclaimed Sarah early one morning,
her cheeks aglow with her old color, “Auntie
has written for me and I must go home, but
I’tn so happy, I don’t mind it a bit.”
“Complimentary, indeed, Sarah Crabbe, after
all tne trouble we've taken too.”
“Ah, It ise, I don’t mean that. See! This Is
my ring! I’m the afli meed bride of—
“Tom Darringtou?”
“No! George Munro. Look, isn’t it lovely?”
“Oh, Sarah!” we both cried, simultaneously,
“do tell us about it, I thought Tom was the one
now? ’
“Did you? Tom’s a nice fellow, but too much
of a dude tor me.”
“But George hasn't spoken to you for over
two weeks. How did H come about?”
"You see, giris, your country frieud has out
witted the cliy oue after all. LtstenI I’m go-
iug io tell you, but it must be strictly confiden
tial, and you musti’t repeat it. Last night while
you ail were ‘tripping the light fantastic toe,’ I
watched George Munro’s retreat to the conser
vatory. A few moments elapsed and I suffered
Tom to saunter back with me leaning on bis
arm. George bad disappeared. I looked round
aud saw him seated alone behind a screen, bis
bead bent upon his hand as if iu despondency.
He escaped the notice of Tom and apparently
he was ignorant of our presence.”
“Poorfellow!” responded R ise. “I dare say
he was then racking his brain about bis little
fire escape girl.”
“Yes, tie told me so afterwards. Oh Helen,”
sha said to me laughing, “Tom was conceited
eunught to believe I cared for him, and he was
just furious when I told him I didn’t. He turn
ed on fits heel aud left me with—George Mun
ro.”
“Well,” was the sole rej under, “and what
then? ’
"On, I coughed, cleared my throat, gave a
sigh, and relapsed into tbe arms of my old
lover.”
"Pshaw, was that all?” said Rosa, disappoint
ed.
“AI1I I should say not! We are to be mar
ried in the Fall. I say, girls, the city is a lot of
fun!”
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The jadge, the B'neriff, the coroner aud the
chief ot police at Red Gulch were engaged
in playing poker. The pot was pretty large
and considerable excitement was manifest
ed in the ontcome. Ttiejtdge “called” the
sheriff, who op.sua!ly remarked: “I hoid
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‘•I am a lawyer’s daughter, you know,
George, dear,” she said, after George had
proposed and had been aocepted, “and you
wouldn’t think it strange if I were to ask
you to sign a little paper to the effaot that
we are engaged, would you?”
George wa- too happy to think anything
strange just then, and he signed the paper
with a trembling hand and a bursting heart.
Then she laid her ear against his middle
vest button and they were very, very happy.
“Tell me, darling,” said George, after a
long, deliotuus silet.ee, “why did you want
me to sign that paper? Do you not repose
implicit oontideuce iu my love for you?”
“Ah, ves,” she sighed with intiaite con
tent, "indeed I do ; but, George, dear, I
have been fooled so many times.”
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