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A TALE bj a minis bsU. Tb« , xliMBt«H mtsiled bj Colonel LutMtoMU I c up* rot back our He:*, I am (lilt li no Few to prevent the old aoldiere returning the swords Mrs Arp she wishes she e nld set bank her b _ — — ful little work-table thet the telj A I- S. opf rat or carried**' . i FI«i wrv' ~ tMnl L.V/i that hewp By Bismuth Miller. THE SUNNY SOUTH ■‘-carytssi smsm antique oils, and had In doing so utterly d at.used their value. Even more an uovir.g, Raymond on all occasions mani hsito an uoiiiiBiaftBbio aversion of ot>- nltfuft, w&um it Had bwm ardeotiy oopea tu u utile folio*/ wouid uuiiAiB&aaubjy me. lMt b* addeu that injtareral to; j wjt wn.teaj-- bi „ repeated. rose and made a movement toward the hall. At the instant Coosancs.P'le, mute, p e-ding and beautiful, refid into hid presence and laid both her arme opon Ha uhnuiders cia c P ,D S ner hands feebly. Throng" a ^ism of tears h« turned upon her tbe tenderest loos that ever gleamed, but he con d not speak She wound her so t w.ne a; ms about his neck receiving stances Beuigua bad introducer to the upo w e M ’ ieSP8 A t irat, with a great house unknown young gentieinen as her ! Impaasl 1 d utter<EC e; it wire to say : “cousins,’’ the salient specifications ol 1 er sinning redgbt be summed up ae com pii-te—at itaift, ,u far as tne kuowiedge or it> Liawtnorus.weut. , . On tne oluer I'jtnd, she had bsen wel contained ihrou ,1'iit, w*is txeeiLul CHAPrER V. When Ross senior said to hiB son that be had “been thinking’’ of sending the latter to Liverpool on business, it was true; and qnlte as true was it that Oeoigs Ross bad an expectation of such a trip. This was the groundwork of his purposed esoapade. And here we have the key to Benlgna's vaunting assertion that she would soon be away lrom the orphanage. * Enough since then has developed in therv pages to show that she still was not wanting in lnoeptlon, and sorely not without motive. Having Impressed the first youthful male acquaintance with whom her restricted means of Inter oourse yielded acquaintance, one im moderately vatu and ambitious as she might be expected to hope for easy con quests In sn open market, it was her desire to attract adulation, perhaps ad oration, in due lime from fawning youths and flattering society men. That she quite philosophically accepted the sudden eclipse of George Ross showed too, that she was possessed of the rare faculty which easily conforms to the un presentable, a he came now to Hawthorn with a clear, well-weighed plan, to be patiently and steadfastly followed out. It will be revealed in time that from this latest movement was evolved one or the most remarkable female careers, perhaps, of fiction. The handsome dwelling which the girl bad detcrieC al Hawtl orn while she was on h.r way to Atlanta wm the home of John ana Constance Hawthorn. He had lnheiited the estate while yet a young practicing physician in the Fair fax slot ion or Virginia, and, forthwith relinquishing his clientele »nd taklDg down his sign, be migrated to the new possession, intend ing to pursue profit- able planting and (precarious) literalore. He was at this epocn engaged upon the authorship of an exhaustive medical years or more bad elapsed since his marriage, and a bright, robust boy made the family a triad of exceptionally happy Hawthorns. Raymond was the name of tbe yonng hopeful; andaa the race of his father had been prepo-der- antly malts and habitually bachelors, John contemplated in tnis precious bud the preservation of his name and honor. Constance w as bnt twenty, and younger than her husband Just that number of years. She was a noble, beautiful woman, whom he bad known In Augusta several years prior to their union^nd where she tarty reigned a society belle, being, besides, closely connected with many exalted families or that city. Haw thorn deemed that she was specially foreordained to bring to his life every hn«« which might have been set apart tor it; and they truly wtre a model CJ Tneii was just one shadow—that was wrought by the gossamer of a memory Constance had quite early iu her young life given way to social dissipations, and her existence was put more than once in jeopardy thereby. As with the fragile Ploom on the pink bosom of which the wooing fro6t had plnntd a gleaming crystal, so had the social world bedecked the brow of Constance with a cfcaple ; and as the flower had wilted, so had the woman. She was never thelcss—here In the quiet and rest of this salubrious loveliness of retieat—fast regaining her lormerhealth- fuinese. Dr. John Morley, who once treated Cot stance for symptomatic syn cope (whateier that might b.-), due, as he s„id, to laehlonbble txctssre, had lor more thau three years discontinued his profiesiouai coils; and he {*** that complete reatomrion anaitctt tt-o Tigtd maintenance of the present conci it occurred to Hawthorne that this gratifying etite might be oven bettered II Constance’s Insignificant jtailj du d*® were lessened. of this spot to make it qujry as to the fortunate owner.” Yes, we have a quiet and pleasant home here ” Then Constance askeo: “Are you traveling for pleasure? “Parily”responded the other. This letter will explain, J think,” She presented a foldtd sheet of gilt edged paper, without date, the which Constance read as follows: Charleston, S. C. “The bearer or this, Miss Benigna Ber nand, is well tducated and rarely gifted. She relies upon her personal *** e "*f industry for an honorable and virtuous living. The undersigned cheerfally com_ mencs her to those who may have need or desire for her instruction In instru mental and voaal music, which she is undoubtedly qualified to impart. Signed. Prescott Ravenel. “That is a valuable reference,” said Mrs. Hawthorn. “1 Bhoifid think yon would have no difficulty In pressing your Droiesslon. Charleston is a well known musical centre, aud tne **“ k wuh its very best people. Will you re main with us for some time? ••1 sincerely hope to do so, said Benig na. “I nave tounu that the path of a y oung woman in the cities is a thorny one. There are so maty prejudices,yon know. 1 am now seeking lor a sultaDle somewhere In the interior. When ! first cast my eyes upon this beautiful place it occurred to me that here I might find all that I was hoping for.” . • But we have so few residents and not the slightest pretension to musical cul ture. My own piano, a very good lustra meut, has fallen into disuse, lhavequi e gl ”Are U you not fond or it?” asked the visitor. “Very; but one tires of hearing one s own peiformauce.” . , “True enough,” assented Benigna; al though I may say for myself that I never weary of it—pt maps because X make music an occupailou.” M «But you have other talents. Mr. Ravenel intimates that you possess “For’ once Benigna veiled her vanity, albeit sbe did so lor a trasparent pur pose. • An, Dut one is so apt to be over F - * ... h. nfiu’i irianos. von know. “Is Mr. Hawthorn Raymond, now a year old, Was aJiocdy a giowing c *re. Neither Dkrent was content io commit his rnuttl- tudiiious needs to the unskilled colored servant who fait, luily enough obeyed his wishes—nor to auy numoer ol ser vants, for that matter. Certainly there wire times when Master Raymonds whimsical exactions were very trying to the young mother’s nerves. Tue solu tion, it appeared to Hawthorn, would be to secure a “companion” for Constance, and if this companion should prove to oe a pel son for whom Raymond developed a decided foudness, that alone would com pensate for all tne labor and cost it might teqalie to procure such an aid. It was just at tnis happy crisis that Benigua Bernard was present at Haw thorn. A few days before, at dusk, a stately figure «a< standing at Mrs. Gas ton's door, awaiting admission. Mis. Gaston conducted the solitary establish ment ut Hawthorn where accommoda tion for the wayfarer was to be obtained, and there was usually a good natured somebody at the railway arrivals to point out her unpretentious, rather uninviting abode, witu Its .ow, portioned fiouton the narrow load that lay at the easterly base of the broad eminence known as Hawthorn Heights, the home of John Hawthorn. Benigna had been shut in, quite secure from observation, ever since nerariival. Mrs. Gaston, notorious in the village on account ol her garrulity, was at h:st favorably to pressed by tne visitor, so much so that sne contrived, in despite of her voluble propensi-y, to kei p Benlg Da’s presence a profound privacy, lue truth was. that Mrs. Gaston had tin- ployed the time In telling her guest ail that sbe know—aud muca that she did not—about the Hawthorns, whom she called “arlstocrais,” and Benigna had laid bare to ter test the inaucuve stage of her own matured plan. It may be slated hbre, as an axiom, that persons most acidic.ed to g lb tools cretlons never violate each other's secret confidences .. . , _ _ It came about one day that, from a lower casement where Constance was standing, her gaze fell upon a rather spare but attractive looking young wo man, darkly dad, fair featured and blacfc- eved, who had entered the garden through a side gate Divining irom the directness of tne stranger’s movement that she was on her way to the mansion, Peter w«a ordered io the balcony hallway to admit her. A moment later, haviug placed in his mooeet salver a monogra malic card, the caller wa snown Into the airy, old fashioned parlor, and was there left to hereeif. _ , , . Alone iu tne darke ned, deeply curtained room, the first ooject which caught the keen, vain eye of Benigna was a massive silt rimmed mirror extending from floor to celling and spanning the wide space he- tween two deep-tilled windows, attording a full view of toe foregrounds. Catching apart a broad told of the curtain, she let l£ a flood of light full upon her features, reflected from the great looking glass. Next, with a disengaged hand she put to fltah*r wanton crimp which had ven tued out upon her forehead, whilst her estimated by one’s irienas, you know, ^TheVnsinuation, easy to see, was that she and tue Ravenels enjoyed a close re latlonshlp. .. The hint was not lost upon the other, whoee liking lor the pleasant stranger was decideoiy on the increase. “But I can easily see that you have abundant letourccs of talent,’ insisted Constauce. - One like you would hardly dare to face tue ups and downs of the world were she only elngly armed. Then she added, thoughtfully: “I wish I could thing of some way to encourage you to remain with us; but 1 can find no luduoe- ment whatever.” . Benlgna's well contained and engaging manner had been such as to speak loudly In her behalf, and sue was quite conscious of the favorable Impression she was mak ing on one who, susceptible and sympa thetic, was leadily awakened to practical kl .*Mv husband has not concealed from me his wish that we had an acceptable and willing borne companion; one wno should be disposed to feel that she was truly one of us.” Sne hesitated m In- staut, and then proceeded. “And ytt 1 know it Is awkward to speak of this to one wno is pursuing a profession. 1 conlu not resist tne idea that suen an arrange ment might be agreeable to yon, provld ed It should meet with Mr. _ Hawthorn s approbation.” Benigna brightened. ‘‘Is at tomet’* sne ashed. ‘•On, yes.” “Will yon consult him?” ‘ Certainly. WiU you not remain with us to luucheou?” •‘No. thanks.” “Then you will j>in us at tea?” “That will suit me betler.” '*But vou must not hasten frnm us, .aid Col-uuce, seeing th.*: ileaigu moved oil* as If to depart, -I m not in haste,” she answered; “out have au engagement about this hour. ; tuanfe you heartily for your kind iut r est ” she added, at the door, where the cauied. “And by the way, you havo Home very rare paintings, Mrs. Hawthorn; I was admiring taem while I was here This was a fib, for she was adtniriQg Benigna in the big mirror. “Yes,” tc-juiescid Constance; “we have a few whicu have been valuable.” « Good morning,” said the visitor, turn ing gracefully to descend the steps to the garden. ‘Good morning.” Constance clos- d the door, and at once sought Hawthorn to tell him of what she deemed to be a great good fortune. Never had a matter so fraught with unknown possibilities been thus swutty disposed of. It was enough for Haw thorn that his wife was pleased with the young woman. L’enigna should come at once—come as one of the family. Meanwhile the latter had returned to her lodging, and with equal delight at what she concaived to be a question vir tually settled. Mrs. G*ston, whose sole grievance against the Hawthorns was tbatsuecould ® ■ . * - ——* -*'> * Bam heard minutely adjusted disordered portionslof her dress, aiTe turned back ana forth be. fora the mire or, as one haa seen Power* Eve—Mora Ughtiy clad-revolved upon a ^AiTtwi^ancUuMMUitoniime wae per- rni meil with * **** design to make a telling flnit’exoresaion; and being concluded, !2T.«Si directly facing the door wag hrr“» n<i * mechanically folded upon ^Conatance, entering with noiselesaneaa and ease, smiled graciously es she stepped forward«° l,je Blr “^ r ," h “ ’ “ lattflf with trUioj. ^To what am 1 indebted 'er this pleiui- , «i.ii?’ f asked Conatance, In a warm tone adding: “lam Mrs Hawthorn.” “Yes m-dam; I nave heard of you.” “SflraSt 1 m quue pleascd to hear _ rn —eoiDti riend, no dcubt* 1 “Oh ^es,” replied Bemgua; “they were jour mends, tor they were your neigh- ^Klnd words rrom neighbors are very grauflW H^ Bl “ UCe - ‘ T " eU >0 " * r “OuUe a suafger,” said Benigna; “the truil is, I was induced by the loveliness not hope to associate with them, Benigua’s <xjerleoce with ejaculatory raptures. Already a confidante of the latter, in seme way she considered that the girl’s entree to the mansion would pave the way for herself. Impatient for the definite conference which sbouid ensue when she called to take tea at the Iioights, Btnigua after dinner compostd nerself upon tne lounge in Mrs. Gaston’s private apartment tor , an afternoon nap. it was for the first time in a series of months that slumber descended upon her, wearing smiles and pro mises. . . . _ At uusk. arising much refreshed, Bs i igna made ber way agilely toward tne Heights mansion, where the Hawthorns were awaiting ner expectantly. Prompt ly the little party descended to the sup per room and sat to a varied and bounti ful table. In the fragmentary conversa tion aud small talk which ensued, Be nigna won additional laurels. Hawthorn now became entranced— parhaps not so mach on the visitor's ac;ount as because Constacce had expressed her own en Cham mi nt. As tne meal progressed the business in hand was brought up, ai.d then and there Benigna became one in all respects of the household of John and Cor stance Hawthorn. Upon repairing to the parlor, half an hour later, and the matter being for maily revived, Benigna signalized the gratttnde of her heart by a copious em- pbosis of sardonic tears* Sh© rallied a moment later to take her place at the piano. Here indeed she was in her ele ment. She deftly swept the keys while Hawthorn and his wife exchanged glai ces of admiration. It was in the midst of a massive fortissimo, full to the muzzle with musical thunder, that Mas ter Raymond, tucked away for the nignt in the nursery, broke form in a piping key of complaint. High above the piano were heard the piccolo notes of his ear- piercing staeeato. This terminated the concert- When quiet was entirely restored, Benigna waa cordially informed that sne must remain in her new home tbla night, ana that Peter would bring over her effects ntxt day. After prayers the tiio retired, and in another half hour ail was silent. CHAPTER VI. A twelvemonth of Benigna at Haw thorn, with allowances, exhibited an ap parent balance In her favor. John and CoDstanoe bad railed in extent to fathom her peculiarities—of which she possessed a plurality—but were not Inclined to find fault on that account. It was uncomfort able, to bo sura, to feel that she was sometimes nursing a concealed dissatis • faction; but it was just then that they strove the more to gratify her. While her musical pretensions had been sub talned in their highest claim, as an artist she bad turned out to ba a pretender, and costly one. While Benigna was re txeeii.nt company, *■—ns&Akitig; and the Hawiuurn Home remained iu iroely i era an on tue day sue first c*^ e. Constance s ntalch had noiiceaoly Inn proved iu tne year, aud bom sne aud J„na Were frank to yield io Bsn gua s presence part of tue credit for it. ■ Lut tue Hawthorns did not visit as a Haoit, aud tnelr station o.bado them as sociating where Baulgna might De ea lirely lree to go. Hence tm te was much they did not and could not know. Mrs. Gaston’s uad got to be an alternative re sort for Benigna. There cou.d haidiy exist between them a line wh ch woiud not divlue tne gutsl aud tUe Hostess tnat is to say that Mrs Gaston, uaylug been Benigna s flret entertainer at Haw thorn, was, afier a fashion, likely to be deemed Benlgna’s oldest friend. Tne Hawtnorns made no objection to tnelr apparent friendship. Novertneless, Benigna s morbid ambl- tlousuess nad not In tne s.ightest abated, bat had taken a remarkable turn. Con stance would have smiled to hear her ex claim: “Gaston, waten me! i shall one day be mistress of Hawtnorn Heights! Yet so exclalmea sne; and mere was to moment in tne calt ndar of monins she dwelt *itblu tue unsuspecting bosom ol tne Hawthorns tuat she was not—in a vague, absurd way, perhaps, but withde lermlned earnestutss—plotting for the submquent possession of the msjsStic PI Notlug ! her fondaesi for late hours John Hawthorn had taken occasion In a kindly way to explain the baleful eflect of that habit ou Constance s early Health, Impressing that it was undesirable that His wile suould ever be to spied to renew that folly—in (act, that renewal would Involve her li'e. Her very existence de mauded early retirement and tue most orderly condition at all season?, Constauce, too, at other limes, had casually stated tue eituation, confessing* in an unaffected manner, that she was still aDd ever would be devoted iu heart to tbe gayeties of social life. It was with difficulty, even now in her impaired health, tnat she could forego these fasec nations although she knew they would entail ber death if sbe should return to them. She confided to Benigna that she was compelled to deny herself the usual visits to her city friends lest sbe at some time yield to ner old passion for the dance and like diversions. it came about on a late afternoon that, while one of her multitudinous “male cousins” was being engaged by Benigna, the very last train departed, and that nothing remalued save to invito him to spend the eveniog. Benigna asked Con stance’s consent for her to extend tha- courtesy to one or two nelghoor friends; which she pleasantly yielded. Hawthorn was not consulted, for it was assamtd that ho would acquiesce. The affair In some way took a rather formal shape. Constance was startled at the style and number of her callers, and saw that it would be necessary to pre pare a light repast for » law hour. Under tne mag.eal away of Benigna the dulcet chords of tne grand piano, over flowing the great space wltnln, Boated out upon the air and adown the garden heights, to die away among tbe sober haunts of the silent village. At ten o’clock, after having partaken of refresh ments, the party dispersed for their h ' At breakfast next morning the inmates of Hawthorn mansion appeared with more than usual promptness,and were as chipper as crlukets. Perhaps John Haw ttu.ru did not feel quite so nappy as the others. Naturally enough, the affair of the night before was the one subject. Constance and Benigna were agr. ed mat tue evening was a most enjoyable one, and Hawthorn—through his teeto—coin C *Beuigna, secretly scheming for a round of lifce aniusemei*t8, went aoroad in tne early forenoon, making visits to those wno had taken part. Taeae were frank giving her credit for the entertain meet wu.cli sne herself c aimed to have instigate d. A few remark!d that never beiore h?d Hswttorn Holghts done itsoi' like Ihouor; and one or tw(. among, tha unloMt.d were contemptible enouga to ascribe the omission to tbe proud airs, over piety or peihaps penur.oneness of the H awthorns. Wnon Bonitna dropped In upau her oracle at the hotel, Mrs. Gas ton t s’« d: i.j cai) gie you re a bora society wo man, and you ougnt to run tiac house. You've got the sty e for it.” “Walt,” responded tne other; shall run it jet,.” When B nigna retar ed heme she bra z.-niy related these offensive comm uts to Constance, htr motive Deiog plain. Sbe said nothing, however, of tho little exchange which had taken place between Mrs. U-aton and hereeif. The Hawthorns were mortified beyond measure tnat such an estimate of them selves could be entertained by any per sous who kuew them, and it determined them to give such a reception as the vicinity had never known, it was Tues day, ana, despite rigid conventionalities, Friday was assigned 'or the occasion. Tne program should be music, dancing and converse, and terminate with a supero feast. All Hawthorn township guou d be Invited, irrespectively. in Benlgna’s hearing John Hawthorn quite cordially assented to Constance s idea, on the single conoillon that, In be half of her own safety, It should be the very last of its kind. This she laithfuliy promised. , .. Bentgua, making txcueo for another can at tne village, promptly made known this private agreement, her object now being to hasten certain preparations whlcn sue had been told were iu progress to reelprecate ner own entertainment; aud perhaps she might inspire others. Said sne to those who were maturlug this purpost: “I caution you agaiust de lay. Ifyeu postpone beyond Tnursday, 1 know (hit Constance .Hawthorn will have to decline, and as for myseff, I may not be able to attend without offending her husband.” At tnis matters took a new shape, and arrangements were hastened for Imme diate entertain ments eacn night. S.arcely had Btnigua reentered her home thau invitations followed for her self and Mrs. Hawthorn to a soiree on this very date. What could Cinstance do but accept? At eleven o’clock at nig it she returned to tbe Helgbts. quite fatigued. While mincing at a late meal next motniug another card invited her away that evening. Tnere was no escape. Sne attended, io regain ber homo an hour later than on the previous night. John Hawthorn was by this time the most unnappy, apprehensive of men, but he heroically strove to appear cheer- fill# On Thursday, still another invitation- still less escape for Constance—and still another night ouii At two o deck a. m. Constance fairly tottered to her borne and tumbled Into her ned. It was now Friday; and if it contained a solitary comfort tor John Hawthorn ’twas for tne reason that on this night was to be celebrated the very latest and last of the deadly orgies. The news that ConBtance Hawthorn had re entered fashionable life made Its way swiftly into those cities where she was affectionately remembered aa having reigned an incomparable social queen, and congratulations and invitations poured Into Hawthorn. To Dr. John Morley, however, the tid Ings came attended by an awful omen. He knew that she was toying with the fragile vital filament which alone linked her to existence—defying eternity within the very citadel of death 1 Concealing hla alarm, he set ont for a friendly, informal visit to the family at Hawthorn. Meanwhile Cons tan oe, sustained by a strange excitement, wae so cheery and Indefatigable in her preparations for the evening that Hawthorn’s sombre tears became slightly lighter in fane. And at length the eventful hour drew upon them, aud the reception, eelipslr g, o' course, all its pwdeoeasors, was begun, malms n-d and concluded, with re splendent sucoees. .. At three o’clock a.m. the last of the flickering lights on the balcony was ex tiognlshed, end tee mansion *as in dark ness, save that a pale taper was noticed to glimmer within Constance's bedcham • At the usual breakfast hour, only the servants were seen to be aar.tr At ten tff *rr,. he found utterance; Co 8 sU“oa“a a uo®*pwi her hands and drew tuem across bia “boulders ani down Ms bodv. as sbe sank at his fe»t H aulckty lifted h. r and gently laid her on tne lounge; »ud as he kneit belp.tssiy at her Bide and looked into her face, he saw th Tne 8 ,i 8 the“riTvtoTheartof'the man vent to pieresu* lamentations Fram e ni h Er i, f be embraced the .if less form iu which every hope save one was ' ,ed . and btdewed itsangei boa mw^tbafij d ^Benigna,overhearing Hawthorn a wall inus tcen ed tne presence of an awful w m’ Hastily gathering her effects, sbe hurried from tha house. . , , K , And wnen the tidings went abroad that Cohstar.ce Hawthorne was dead. an nn- pronounceabia sorrow overspread the mnnrning village like a mighty pall. mourning village CHAPTER VII. Two y ears after Constance’s death John Hawthorn was still bowed in «rlef. In the Augusta cemetery— that lovely su burb whose tenants are the dead—was reared above her grave a modest allegor ical shaft, on which had been graven her name and the dates of her birth aud death. Hither, attended alwayB by bis little son, he was often observed to corn- and sometimes to linger many hours. Meanwhile, at Hawthorn, seventy-six miles away, famous homestead re mained closed and deserted. Caleb, Pe ter Rebecca, arid Agnes (the nurse) iiad all been kindly set adrift, never, perhaps, to reappear that part. As for tne „r»i;d dwelling—with infinite swlifcntB had decay swooped down upon L! Tow ,ring by day aio^my as a grave-vault, at night it loomed against the background of the stars ghastly as the hauut of a horrible dream. Wltnln was yet viniole tne wild dluoider of that final, fatal orgie save tnat now weird echoes noliowij mouse) the l/fopy voices of the re\e *e.» acattared ab.^.c- t“e uLlng room lay relics ol a banquet that night spread oy dainty, dying hands, in the U> rary ttuod one lounge on which the btautrui Constance breathed out ner swoet, wuite spirit; and tutr , too, was the desk con taiulug Hawtnoin’n unfinished mauu icripis—ms work nevermore to te re burned, in tne parlor uiudewcd masier- works of art appealed througn dust aud roin and everywhere rust and Dllgnt, coufusion aud litter paroeized tee prince y interior. No wonder Hawtuorn nad resolved never to re enter It. It was a long' vime ere the man solh cieuily overcame his sorrows to see that he owed a resolute fuiure to bis helpless little son—no. indeed until he had allowed the msj .r portion of ms resources to slip away At .eogtn rallying, he concluded to return to Virginia Tnere he would Diace Raymond io proper c.re and pro coed to Wasulogton Cuy, In wmch had been spout many of ms earlier years. He hoped to find influential fnenus ol former days, to whose Counsel be shou'd defer. Ho foresaw tne possibility, ue tno. gat, of useful employment. There at least, he wou d be constantly neai to Uavmoud. it was not the Washington City of old that ho found Modern *r. and modern extravagance had swept »way ail tue vestigeb o> antiquity, aud there remained nothing to remind him of tue olden lime save tne Inseparable flotage of “ih.. Avenue.” Aim even thio contained new characteristics Tne tide that swept by boie on ns crest adventurers, tramps truants, loooyists, matrons wltu m*r riagiatne daugutora not fceiles at homo, maidens matrimonial but minus beaus, marketable widows, frauds, gamblers, cranks, ciatm agents, shysters, laklre, et id omne genua—ail iuitrmlnglec, e* entangled,a.l torturing tnemtelves uph toward tho capilol, eiuo.ving and joining into tno rotunda. It was a iUrno y*et era, tnis, wn-teln plain, sober Jon Hawthorn, after twenty years, reappear ed at tue Amoric.n capital, rij nad Washington aoc.uty cuauged—not for i tho bettor bu expected to arouse, she by Innuendoes •Sorting to have lost her hearii Tne statesman was astounded and stalled bat said not a word as they stood together under tbe glare of the coruer lamp, watching four ways for a convey anco. His Bilencs nettled the woman, who at laogth said: “It is due me, sir, that J on should candidly s.ate your iuttntloi.s ” Whereat he spoke, but with trai.;,. - ebt timorousues.: “1 can say th«t tuoy ,ve been entirely disluleiesied and honorable.” Do you consider that a fullansw rr’ sho inquired, wltu soau warmth. A hack rumbled along at IhL point. It came to him like a Ufeooac lu a wreck at tea. He said: - Lut us talk tnis over to- muirow,” taking a attp from the side 'a *fc‘ Vary well.” assented she, moving a so The h-ox was waning. As he assisted bar into it, Bre said: “Name an hour.” ‘Auy lime, ’ ho answered. ‘ Auy lime' is no time. Make an ap pointarent for a special intoi vie Tuen,” said he, witn evident reluc^ tanc -, “same hoar and place aa today t” Vtry well, then; ton o’c.ock, sharp, to morrow morning. Don t fail! Good night. Right ahead, caoman. (To be Continued.) She Can Hold Her : seemed haidiy wido enough, t j the WOMAN'S r£al;.i I5i ICOnD OUTSIDE c- DOMESTICITY. Whenever woman achieves success ! outside the donu ic circle for some un- j explained re:ison slie obtains a not-oiii ly i rreater than that of a man who has been ! equallv fortunate in business, literature, | art or management. To many people ! it seems an ever recurring wonder that ) representatives of the “weaker sex, so tiu oe rausa * taped*! fctttifj that It Was now tne uil “apartuiebt y,l llaewisu tue ill adveutereos,” J ilia tiaivt Just a. luuvfl B.rnaud saou d',, FOUGHT UNDER FOURTEEN FLAGS. ie Remarkable Record a» » Soldier Made by Geu. Maclver. Gen. Ronald Maclver. who is enjoying a peaceful interval in the United States while waiting arrangements to take command of the San Salvador army, is considered by experts the champion sol dier, as a soldier, of tbe world. That is, be has been in more battles and fought under more flags than any other man now living. He lias documents (aud many scars) to show that he has fought n:i.le? fourteen flags, and has been repeatedly promoted and decorated for conspicuous gal hint i y. Unfortu nately for him, many of liis paigns have been for causes that were unsuccess ful. such as the southern Confed eracy. Maximil ian in Mexico, and the Carlist war in Spain; and GEN. KON.VLD maciveu. where successful the rewir Is ware not great, lie may he called an American, as he was born in a vessel on the coast of Virginia in 18J1, and he calls that his native state, but his parents w the famous Di a Maclver of burgh. At the age of 18 lie joiue 1 the army in India, just in tiino to help put down the Sepoy rebellion of 1357-OS. in this war, when surrounded by the enemy s cav alry, he killed two of them, but was cut down and left ou the field for dead. He was picked up, however, recovered after a long illness and received promotion Ue next joined Garibaldi an. I fought till Italian independence was secured; but falling in love with the daughter of the British consul at Naples lie thereby be came involved iu a duel in which he killed his antagonist. He was then de coved into an ambush and set upon by bravoes, but fought so ile.-.p Tately that he CiSCiip^il. Tiiiiiii'^ rttftijjp i i t.lio moun tains from the feuds thus caused, ha was capture -1 by bandits; but wuan they learned that he* was “tue brave Mac lver'’ they let him go. He then ran the blockade, readied Richmond, fought under Jeb Stuart and was badly wouuded, aud for a long time disabled. lie was therefore sent to Europe as a seen t agent, did his work well and got Iiac'x just niter Lees sur- j render. With other Confederates lie went to Mexico, fought r.ui duels suc- taa worse, and worn j v "-iiii Vo il- mi . ' i.-w . served -■■■j. ii,i bo bsiTer. O ia well earned renown. She was i 'U'ling a »nd had. reached a road ordi nary eye, for a single carriage l > ;. iss in safety." On one hand towers a cm.., and on the other is a precipice extending to the valley, .VO feet below. At a saarp turn, and while going at full : - *, sue 1 her son Charley Foss com- > grade in charge of a four .. There was no choree to por'r.mtv to turn arouii'i, and (o do—the vehicles l ad to rher. ■ hugged tho cliif, the -agon i the edge of the pre. ipice, nba-of the two conveyance* .inst each other, but the peril- made, aud maue in i.v 1 encounte horse st; stop, no but onet pass each The shige shivered on and the !:; clicked ag.ti ous paasagi safety. Whili horse‘.vi she is Drivers anythi’ ments j , ; r her own ability as a in an 1 of the title by which r.vn, “The Mother of ■ 'tags '• Mrs. Foss delights more than ; else iu dwelling on theachievo- ,f be- deceased husband. Sho i;n .. : >7 A <• . v I {•" yf yum ja.- v: \ : Wi tells, anion g other things, of how on on* occasion l.-.‘ came tearing into a own holding tlm linos over eight horses, which were going at breakneck speed, '& le of the leaders suddenly succumbed "to the blind staggers. Foss swerved the > -ther 1 animals sharply to the left, threw the I lines holding the leaders from his hands, broke the link by the shock, left he' standing in the street and with t ■ slackened gallop dashed nji to the 1 o i What is written above has had to u i with tho successes of women, it ia only | proiier to add the story of a misfortune, : for "sex is no bar to disaster, and not yyy. Scotch, liis mother of las clan an l his father bi social rank iu Edin- laLled. are beyond ti - p Y'i' \ i * . E. llOVGHTON. to undertake enterprises uitations which range in degree from that of servant girl to that of society leader. Within certain bounds woman is an acknowledged queen, but when she over steps them and proves her power to cope with man in liis own field of enterprise and activity the feat is thought worthy of particular and favorable comment. Yet about this there is nothing phenom enal, for in all ages and under all condi tions the female has been found able to hold her o wn if environment or emer gency demanded. Even as lar back as the days of Solomon she occupied a com manding position; for it is a matter of record that Israel’s greatest king was glad to meet on eqnal terms the haughty and beautiful queen of Sheba. Indeed the world’s history teeim with examples of woman s intelligence and ability. There, for example, was Ze- nobia, the gifted and unfortunate ruler of Palmyra, who reigned over a great and powerful nation; who had for her chief counselor the wise Longinus, and who swayed the destinies of Asia until she came in collision with the stern majesty of Rome. Her power and king dom melted away before the resistless charge of Aurelian’s legions; but she met misfortune with dignity and spent in honored retirement the last days of a glorious life. Catherine of Russia is another name which illumines the chronicles of time. She was cruel, immoral and capricious, but she showed capacity unequaled by any of her line save Peter the Great. Elizabeth of England also swayed with firmness and wisdom the last affairs of an imperiled realm, an 1 dying left behind her the fragrant mem- ■y of stupendous undertakings mag nificently acc of her reign jmplished. The is the story of Burk ‘jxiiicG uuaUtred, oui^ '3it: Wasuiagtou Was '-areiole Par..dire or iidjlaoi.” That li. was Secci oi the American lossswy simple fib-ijted ad u,vor known. I jio was li that ^ vitate to tills pi«03 „„ tout me stick ol an atcndlng roCiei Biioulu rsturn to the earth! And here she was. . . , Do vc in the southeast section she aaa her secluded lodgings, win.e she »ie at me reo.auraats and peivahed every where, it was *ar easier lor her thau ;or many of her class io get into a certain order ol * Washington society’ —into that hemisphere of is which is nos by any means Washington society at all, but a specious mimic. Tne Integrals of the true, lime-Honored system rein *in ie»v, Dut iis aciopods is well sentineled. Tnere is a sert of “political'’ aristocracy, into this BenigLa found tier way as easily as a lading pebble finds entrance into * For a short season she had been divid ■ ing nor ptregriuations between the de partmenls aud tue Capitol by day, and tue opera houses at nigut—of course alaayb in the company of oue or another official of higher or lower rank. More lately she had been receiving tae ratuer exclusive attentions of a vert-aut North W6Bt6rD in&fciiig liis nrst venture upon tue hubioos waters o ua tlouai fame. He was a fuil sample of the genua greenhorn, away off in the wor d lor uis maiden voyage, with plenty of wealth back yonder m the logging coan , and proud as a peacock at naviug fallen in witn a Wasnlngton society bello (!) That s wnat ho took Benigna io be- for along the far away conttaeuss , f theiumoer worecitwasbiucereiy believed that ouly great women were to be met with at the fashionable American capi tal Ordinary mortals of tuat genuer had never been heard of as haviug ever oeeu seen there. Tnat a tbe reason Congress man elect Wubar told his wife saed bstoei stay back there where she he longed, for Wasnlngton was too grand a town for a plain woman. 1 Aud now te was tue daily consort of Benigna, lavish of his bounty to gratify her captious cravings whilst she as coil Stautiv exerted Irer artful fascinations on his sclent fancies. He would breakfast each morning witn her, by appointment, at a fashionable restaurant, “ nd later ‘ having conducted her to an eligible scat i it the ladies eaiiery of tue House, take ms puce in the floor, ind at intervals shoot Pack ravishing glances. At recess he was agafn at her ride, and at night they would occupy adjoining seats at the ° P Du a rlngahlaU rin these congenial pro ceedings Benigln*. unaccompanied and deeply 8 veiled, naving entered a nerdic at Nhnih street and Pennsylvania avenue, wm storiied to see, sia.ng placidly with- in the same venlcle, Johu Haw there! At Fourteenth street, N. W., he aiiguted. Sne did likewise; and following him to 612? where he ascent ed the stone stoop, meanwhile taalng from his pcctet a key, she: closely scanned the nurn- her on the door and passed on. She immediately wrote to Mrs Gaston fo?paitmurors,.ud in just throe days learned, among other things, that he had mortgaged the Hawthorn property, with Slit* furniture,to an Augusta banking company for the paltry sum of two thou “^uwU^the opportunity of her life. If ahe could ralae such an amount she would P TnatJoh^towthorn waa financially . . n..nrt «raa DiaUL She accordingly s> JJSSd* henePf tor n whole day from t^nstomed haunta and companions to Seiran plan of getting twothousind d °N«t morning <*“»« forth, resolved that toe greenhorn Congreasman should t{, e net dful means, and her con- rertvanoe for nis overthrow waa complete. MeettaS Lim as u.uTO, a caU at the Whit. House at eleven o clock was agreed upon; trlD down the Potomac ana at Sght tne usual attendance at soma public mmnasrnent The inflated memoer grew Sara and more subordinate to tbe achem- becoming conUn- uaily more arch and roainnatlng. Late at night they separated, she to j evssfuky svitli A:ueii( nil .i’m.-.t . served af u ‘s great* Hnr.eig. Maxiimli-in we!!, uiirl after the latter’s J cr adviser: Ral«gh and Essex SAVED BY THE BANK OF ENGLAND. How the Rurings Were Eim'oled to Tide Over :i Crisis. “The Barings are emliarrasse l—threat ened with bankruptcy. Such was the startling telegram from London the other day in partial explanation of the great flurry ire stocks there, which caused an almost- equal flurry in Wall street, New i ork. The Barings have been bankers ami negotiators of public funds for various nations for nearly four gen erations. John Baring, a German from Bremen, located in Exeter about 1720, and his sons John and Francis estab lished the house of Baring Bros, in 1 Their success was so wonderful their aid during the Napoleonic wars so valuable that Sir Francis was made a 3^fj' story Brit- ;h for were hards hi: -. lire tilt i freight under Dorn mantle 1 her s when t! le Armada was In India an itiv e women are turning Pedro ir tile O'. ■:i army jigmust the swept ai d the fir rce menace of their attentioi to the study of i .divine Turk:; ar .1 in the Greek army against Spanis l don ihw ,nce recc ved its death and as a ce' S oq tence the ba Tiers of the lirig; revolutii .' i ' IT! • lie joined the ’ul>::. was again de- blow. wer S( me of th > women who prejudice ai d At the Madras Me dical s ■ ’ down, ii.-re are feated a nd lived :ia;iy weeks iu tlie have r aled. It may be n rged that all of thirty-nine fe: i:ilt students am at the woo-is a hunted fit. -in , e. lie al.:o served them ave ( 'ati erine wei e bom to the Calcutta coll: m- e twenty-four. Seven in Egypt under th: Khedive, ia France purple and th -,t they found circum- young women of Agra receive: license against ( >criu:::i‘'. a Spain fur the Carl- stance and °PI ortunity ready to their to practice t. .is year and nin 3teen at ists, am in Hon egovina against the hand; but it is not alon jis sovereigns other points. Turks. He in now ready for more fun. that w onion h;t\ -e acliicve 1 success. MRS. A NC HEINE ELIZABETH CONRAD. - every female, nor every male either, for that matter, who seeks wealth fines it. It was no fault of her own that the ill luck of Mrs. Angeline Elizabeth Conrad was minimized by the vigilance of the police. She is a resident of Br .cken county, ICv., and the widow of a soldier. By hard work aud the hoarding of her pension money she accumulated 7 IjO in cash. This sum she recently took with her to New York city, intending to in vest it in what is known to the criminal classes and the credulous people upon whom they prey as “green goods.” Shu had been offered $2,000 of this commod ity in exchange for her savings, aud un der the direction and guidance of a man familiar to the police as “Big Walter" was about to make the exchange whoa detectives stepped in and saved ner from financial ruin. They sent the widow back to her southern home repentant and rejoicing. She gained large ■ xpeii- ence at small cost, for she lost nothing save her railway fare and a big revolver, which the authorities confiscated. So it will be seen that woman s activity extends to almost every fi al in which man is conspicuous. She governs na tions, she fights battles, she wins her way iu tlie business world, and .s even thought worthy the attention o! tha most artistic sort of mod rn windier. B\ X. Writ ra. That they make good soldiers under | certain conditions is amply shown by i the recent contest in Dahomey, where : the jinny of France barely held its own I against the Amazons of ji barbarian ! king. That they havo business ability is demonstrated by the manner iu which the Baroness Burdett-Coutts h:is con ducted the great banking business which she inherited, aud by the way iu which the noted American woman, Mrs. Hetty Green, h;:s triumphed for years in finan cial contests with the shrewdest capital ists of the New World; and iu the do main of litigation no male suitor can be (ij . named who has made a more plucky ,70. ! fight against apparently insurmountable o.-u ; obstacles titan Mrs. Myra Clark Gtiines. (ILU1 | . , --I-1 niiitii ’ “ ri B S, mr — To these extimples of womjm's ability to reach the front rank outside the limits An Alins of the Heavens. The great photographic atlas of th* heavens will be commenced next year after the directors of the eighteen chief observatories of the world have met at Paris on March 30 to make the final ar rangements. The atlas will 'outain from 1.300 to 2.000 loaves, representing 42,080 large squares, which comprehend the super! ' the re. She Hus Joined the Anoy. The Salvation Army iu Beriiu haa found a recruit in the Baron * Margjv- retha von Lilienkreutz. So • :s beauti ful, and ouly 30 years old. '-a" is the daughter of a Swedish knight ml the widow of a Swedish captain. Before her conversion to the principles of the army she led a gay life in St. i eters- burg, Stockholm aud Berlin society. >K OF ENGLAND. an 1 two of his sons re- title. while his grandson MUS . c . H . foss. became Lord Norm,.rook, idefami.y f h - aeknowiedged domain of domes- has been re-preseu ed m ' feity and fashion may be added a few ments and lias held almost i.verj oflii-o j - recently brought to public atten- below that of ^ tion. Mrs. II. E. Houghton, of Spokane was learned tuat they ue.. overloaded ^ gtate of Washington, has with stocks not immediately available j ^ fame of lute because of her suc- tbe Bank of ^^‘other ' cess in the manipulation of real estate, cue with ueai ly b** 000 -^®* :‘ nd , ™ while her husband, who is a lawyer, has parties have followed so lajuiUy^that^e bugie( j himsdf with polities and office guarantee iund has reached *.,0.000,WO. . gh(J has deTote d her time to The explanation is after all verv sim- ^ f maJrillg . Three years ago she pie, and the inquirer who^ would ^fully ^ ^ ori ginal investment of $100. The modest speculation proved a fort- one, aud she continued her baron ceived n It waB Mr. Emerson who said “the ii -st wealth ia health,” and it *a2 a w iser than tbe modern chiloaopher who said that “ihe blood Is the lire.-’ The system, like the clock, rues down. It uer.es wn d lag up. The biood gets poor and scores of dcreases tesuit. It needs a tonic to nrlch it. A certain wise doctor, after j ear3 of patient study, discovered a mediclno which purified the biood, give tone to the system, and made men—tired, ner vous brain-wasting men—'eel like new. He called it his* Gulden Medical Discov ery.” It has been sold for years, sold by tbe million of bottles, and pe pie found such satisfaction iu it tbav Dr Pierce, who discovered it, now feels warranted In selling it undtr a positive guarantea of its doing good in all cases. Perhaps it’s the medicine for you. Yours wouldn’t be the first case or scrof ula or salt-rheum, skin diseases, or lung disease, it has cured when nothing else would. T.ie trial’s worth making, and costs nothing. Money refunded if it don’t do you good. After a long cessation of such event* there has been attempted a great bank rob bery at the Cape of Good Hope b.ank, Kim berley. There were thirteen feet of masonry to be cut through aud twenty feet, of earth to get into the strong room. As the erjicka- men were nearly finished the bank sus pended payment, and through hurrying up the job, in order to prevent any withdrawal of the funds, they were discovered. The blandest men to be met with these A. Wells on “Recent Economic Changes, 1 and the articles of Mr. John W. Book- j una 0 . waiter on England’s new sources of trade “deals” with almost unvarying success, and grain snmily. It might bo summed until now she is said to be worth nan a up thus: Civilization has advanced too million dollars. Wealth has not come rapidly for old investors. England has to her through luck, but because of]he* poured hundreds of millions into Ans- energy, enterprise and foresight^ Where traha, iudia, Africa aud the Argentine 1 ever a town showed promise of a boom, da L;~ u ~ the ~ wb ' Uom xheomaUo who has Republic, while the United States has or wherever it seemed probable i tried Salvation Oil. suddenly brought 100,000 square miles some railway might extend its line, mrs. Before the dare of Dr. Bull’s Cough of the finest wheat land within easy; Houghton was to be found taking ad- Syrup a person troubled edth a cough sl- «Jii raffroads vantage of the situation, and as a result , ways consulted hie physician. Now it Is Tr^rtults have followed. ] Le h^ now the reputation of being the nolonger neerorary. Stocks in old lines have declined to an ■ wealthiest woman in the state, although extent that must be estimated by thou- not yet 30 years of “S®- nnds of millions. The new develop-1 It is not as a financier that Mrs. C. H. ments called for enormous sums at the Foss has renown, but as a stage <Brver ti me The Barings were loaded she is said to be unequaled on the Pacino with investments in the Argentine Re- coast. She is an old woman now and ndblic—that country took a sudden lives at Calistoga, CaL Despite her age L,uhi» in its rapid progress; immigration she retains the ability to manage the ceased; dividends gave place to jissess- most spirited six horse team that ever ments ’and the republic wanted a new pulled a coach down a mountaiff side, loan even when it confessed to great Her husbaud was famous in the old days donbt of paying interest on the old ones, as a “king of the box,” and she is the i.ciLs ■» — n — • i The extent of the crash can lieuce be mother and mothcr-in-law of tho most —, take a back ior t> er apartment in tne. conjectured. The Barings claim, how- expert drivers in the west. hanging some of the Hawthorns’ best | o’clock J .hn Hawtbm, bwliiff teto goutheastf of «ttak re 1 ever, that they need but a year to “turn , Not lon „ ag0 M rs. Foss, who is now 70 studies, “for better effeot,” aB^hesaid, ; a u 8“ 0 y> and lasting himself , ? a?uionabui quarter of the [ themselves uu” ( yeais of age, had an experience ou what Con9taoce innocently remarked to her ! U p 0n iour*^e, abandoned niinseif to “ _ | ■ ■ ,„ L _ ^ j is known :i3 til© “Hog'S Dack road to “How Dteasant it is to hive a ! o ri6 f—Con9'ai ce was iataliy iu! . I “J; ~ husband: ‘How pleasant i ned-rstands these „ a - n njith na w’-.o OLd rstancs inew i adoui tie»ou u • iSngfl!” Tlie young woman had marred step descondiug tne stair waa heard. grief—Cons’ai ce was fatally ill! i °‘^ t btfcra they parted Benigna took Do not weakfn yourself by drastic pur- | ^ g wb i c h added to her already About eleven o’chck a hgbt unsteady j occab | on toleig^ a B^utimeut he had not gativcSe Take Simmons Liver It ^guiator. b I It Is estimated by the potato men that a, least 8,000 barrels are used in Now \or» city alone every day. • It is estimated that the number of pra- aengers carried by all the railroads in the world averages 6,500,000 a day. A horse is like a man. T1 f 0W ^ y . t °^J heart is through his stomach Put a tat in his mouth aud he will do almost any- thing for you. With two exceptions tho women teach- ers in the New Ilaveu high school receive from $3C0 to $S30, while the janitor receive, $950. To feel bright and cheerful attend to your stomach. Take Simmons Regula tor.