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MISADVENTURE,
J. E. NORRIS,
Author of “II y Iiuenr Jiu" ‘^Iajor and Minor,” “La Belle Americaine,’
‘‘MaWimony,” etc., etc,
[AiRlgbt f Reserved.]
CHAPTER XXV.—Sir Peter SiIkli . soon as she roac* rd hor bedroom, where
His Head. I I hliu threw herself face down want upon a
Archie told Cicely that he thagl.t ®»fa and no lay. Mobbing miserably, until
Va'.auiefiouravit ir “a very good mt.” . nature obtained the mastery over her
IS e had i»cen .saying to him, it upped?:!,) and brought her ah hour or two of sleep.
3iow fond she was of Englishmen In i : Kuture always has tlio last word, thougu
English ways: she bad a capital sen tion j she sometime? allows us to fancy that we
a hoive, she w.i? furpiisingly wtllyi-j can command her. Nature goes quietly
formed a? to the strength nnu efflcieiry I on with her ceaseless work of destruc-
the British army and had spolj i | tion and lenowal, brings ns health and
sickness and death, makes us sad and
then merry again, whether we will or
na Mercifully, however, we are so con
stituted that in moments of excitement
or emotion wo cannot believe this.
Wf very often speak of love
oh eternal, occasionally meaning
what wo say; and when those
whom we have loved most are taken
front us, w« almost always feel certain
that our wound.? car n>t at any future
time he wholly cured cr cease to pain
!—..... „ „ ... us. Cicely, at any rate, had somewhat
that i can’t pay visits at present; or if, letter reasons than most of us Imvo in .... - " , „ ,
she doesn't understand, you can oxplafa times of bereavement for thinking ... “ a ye;y welcome one, answered
to her.” • that sho could never again Iki ns 2 c fy;^Wh^er hejws or stays m^t
The little that Cicely had seen and,f happy as she bod been., A dispassionate ' ‘ * 11 —* l -
h< ardof Mark's tenant had not inspired, mustier might have told her that it was
* ... extremely profi t Lie that she never would.
Her fatlurs death must of necessity
draw a sharp lino aercss the oourte o:
her life, concluding the first portion of it,
hich had teen exceptionally free from
about it in terms of unqualified admin-
non. the sincerity of which it wai it
jm-uiblo to doubt. In short, Arcliio w]
*r o to confess that he never would hi
expected to find such a combination
«s ima’olaqualities inn Muscovite. “f
asked me to call upon her somo day,” he
remarked. “Do »ou reink I might go?”
••Why notr asked Cicely, laughing.
“We i. I warn't quite sure whether It
would be the proper thin# I suppose
vt>u wouldn't come with nit;”
“Sot just yet. She will understand
aunt, ty whom it was likely to bo mis*
understood. Nevertheless, she might
have thought of some rutlu r more judi
cious rejoinder than:
“You don’t lose any time In asking me
to do what would have distressed papa
more than anything else. It was his ono
great wish that I should marry Archie,
and you may le sum he would never
have wished me to do that if he hadn't
been convinced that I should he hippy
aa Archiu’s wife.”
“Exactly so,” agreed Miss Skipwith,
seizing the weapon ottered to her; “that
is prci i ely my feeling about it. If your
poor father lmd seen what I have seen,
lie would have been the first to say what
I have just Slid.”
“You think you see things because
you want to see them, Aunt Susan,” re
turned Cicely. “If I have seemed un
kind to Archie, I am very sorrv for it;
but I hope he has made tome nil j want e
for me. Such as I am, I believe he is
not dissatisfied with me; and if he ever
is it will te for him to complain, not for
other people. Please say no more
ubout it.”
Miss Skipwith was easily cowed, and
when her niece looked tit her after a
certain fashion sho invariably suc
cumbed. AH she ventured to ask wa^;
“And is ho to je.imin in this house
until y. ur wedding day? It is your
house, now. you must rcinomlcr, and he
us guest,
with any very strong desire to cuiti<f
v; te that lady's acquaintance} but slia
was only too glad that Archie should
have somebody besides herself to ex*
cs rtiige ideas with, and she urged him to
* take advantage of the invitation w hich
ho Iind received.
“You wiil Ik; doing nu net of charity
l y helping Mr. Chetwocd to entertain
. her.” she observed demurely.
V i ircumstances, however, soon arc so
I I whi* li ncccssitiited t'.e indefinite poat-
I l]>omnirntof that churimble act. ami
VaU4cd Cicelv to forget that any such
V erson as Mndntnc Souravieff exist 'd.
I'.ir the very next morning Mr. Blubs
| lalct came rushing dowu stairs with a:i
Banned face to *ay that .he t ought tno
di c:or cu -.lit to fie tent for. Hi? nm t. r
b d had a quiet night and awoke much
i.i us'.al, but in the lust few minutes
t cry had ken what he called “a sudden
change,*' and he was afruid things were
going to take a turn for the worse r.g;;iu.
The change of which lie spoke, and
v hich could hardly he descrimd iwaud-
(1 li. was simply that which heralds tiie
ai wrotch of death; and even Cicely could
lot deceive herself ns to it? tin aning
vh u she entered her fathers bedroom,
lie was lying back in Ids chair with hi*
be a* hwpl-aM*; ho certainly will not be
turned out by me.”
This closed a discussion which had not
helped Miss Hkipwith's case, l ut from
wh.irjh that of Archie derived indirect
benefit, tor Cicely now saw that she
hud put his patience and his submissive-
ionshin of lier Aunt Susan, who
tearful and sympathetic, yet perplexed
by bcliuvior wuich struck her us un
natural.
It was after Mr. Bligh’s coflln had
been laid Le*ido that of bis son, and tlio
family lawyer had ecrr.c and gone,
Kw'J"fftSTS ,; V-S“r'had na^substitutefor*whot°sbo
wt liilnchckii; hUbreathin;nastabortvl «SiSbi°td^o'mfJr«'bi-1-Jiir
t"iflcInd'amvuMr w'mrT'now”»nd ' ““ ruli - ,11; “ *'™ ■vuiOM Inin Urn-ill# tiiv
tlj-n ' lt did not EM l the inch. K : 1“ 3 ' s fu,lo ** d 1111,1 K“ v * 1111111,1 «»•
i*ir and t.io solemn cireittnl.x ut.ons f lAnikin nf im- Ann, u-im
♦lio doctor, who can.® m all haste, to
emvinctf Cicely that the time had como
to bid farewell to hope. Nevertheless
die insisted upon dispatching a telegram
to Sir Peter Pa nuns.
“It is a great expense and will bo quito
l6mi t ” tb« local praeiiiioner toid Ar
chie; “the whole college of physicians
ccUmA do no good now.”
“But rho wishes it,” returned the
young man; rt n*id what signifies the a*
l«nser it is of no con^e:}Ut•nce to her.”
“That is true, no doubt,” iksscnted tlio
My-r, with rather a wistful sigh (for ho
refold not„help thinking what an fin-
6*ns® number of |K*oplo ho would havo
t»» kill or cure hefnro he mi,Id |w»*w« *•%
realize such a turn at tlio great man
would receive in return fora comforbitde
railway journey and a slmke of tho
tend.) “If it is any comfort to Mins
High to hear the worst upon higher
authority than urir.c, so be it. But 1 u -
Most doubt whether Sir Peter will bo
aero in time,”
'Sir Peter arrived in time to fulfil tlio
forecast of his provincial confrcro by
waking his head, hut more tlisn that t.®
dul l not do. except to promise that ho
would remain in the houte until all was
•r—which, ho added, would It* a
• tion of liours only.
‘You may remember;” he s>id to
A;tfdo % "that 1 warned yen of what
mist hi* ex|Kictcd I would have w ariu d
tw prn f girl ulso; only it :aune«l I ed to
n'.:ehcr tho wrelcheJnets of waiting
rr weeks or month? in daily dread of
tla* llow falling.”
•'if Pet » had doubtless acted mere!-
hilly, I,lit Cicely feat a* most jvoj l*» feel
a* »u,.-h times and was not disposed to Is*
K’KU-ful to liitu for his consideration.
* ought to have been told, nhe
b « Why sJie bad been kept in ig-
r f '.ce while everybody el**e had ken
loyar«*d? Whv she had b>rn allowcl
*" • cheerful and behave as though the
a ’ : A*r were over? it hnd iimde lu*r
'M cru*l to her father, wbo (a* h< r
• IJ:it t*>ld her l»y wav of comforting her)
f u< ‘ i con under no illusion as told? hoj.c-
J**> The-*.* thoughts, however, who
j “1't to herself. There was no use i.ow
}° r,, l**«siching people who had meant to
kind; only sho wid e i they would nil
" ay and leave her with Inr fathe.
c-ire* of any kind. Fr6m that day forth ‘ ‘ ,Csi * to a ■omtwhat too severe t st, and
she would have to Lear upon her should- i fr °m that day she begau once more to
cr? t ie Lur,Jen of duties which women OTt * ft hem,,f 1,1 ot,,4,p w “ r
leldoin discharge satisfactorily, and the
w«? engageil to \o married to a man of
whom it might safely bo | r.-dictcd that
ho wo»Ul give her auintance ia matter*
of detail only. Mr. Lowndes had once
told him that whoever married Cicely
Biigb must resign himself to accept tti’i
jurt of priine-consort. It is a diillcult
jiartto play, demanding an even teni[K*r,
much tact nml not a little forbearance.
Bat of course it was not thu prospect
of tin* future in this sense that over
whelmed Cicely with sorrow. What was
ro terrible to her was that her father
should have left her without ono word
of farcwsll, and that htr last word? to
1dm mould Imvo been cureless words, ex
pressing no nnxie.y ubout him, nor any
thing of the* affectum which, ns it seemed
to her, was the one strong aontiinent of
which she 11 .<l boon or ever would be
capable. It may have been from s me
undefined fear l«*»t Arcldo should imag
ine tliut lie could offer her in his
family lawyer had ccn:c and «uu air. .-n.- H,*- «rt- wi-
tho blinds ut tho l riory had been pufk-d doinjree from clorical occupation), an
nn (irr.in ik.t OU1 ■ .»■ • ,1. ii j i l-.-nr ft A'ciiri' nmn miirlit. iln a-nrix
vul
Of
up again, that Mi s Skipwith
some of tier misgivings to the
the parish. Klie said:—
“My heart fails tne about Cicely. She
doesn’t caro for that young man, and it
is usclais for her to pretend that she
does.”
“My dear madaui, what can have put
such a notion as that iuto your lieud:”
ciiedklr. Lowndes, who did not think
highly of Mis* £k pwith’s intelligence.
“As far ns I rnn judge, tho young |nro-
pie are (imply devoted to one Another.”
“Oh, yes; but you are only a man and
you can’t judge,” returned 3ii«i Skip-
with, with unwonted iharpp.ess. “You
don’t live in the house tuber; so you
haven't seen how she has shrunk from
him and kept film ut arm’s length ever
since her great sorrow ciune upon her.”
“If that is all, 1 don't think you need
be much alarmed,” said the rector.
“Trouble affects a great many people
like physical i*ain and makes them dis
like to be touched or approached, I can
quite understand her fcling.”
“I am by no means sure thnt you do/*
returned Miss Skipwith, shaking her
iicnd. “She isn’t seusilive in the way
that you suppose; it aecrus to be a relief
to her to talk about her father and aliout
the past and the future. Only it is to
rne, not to him, tliut sho speaks. Say
whit you wiil. that ia not tho way in
which any girl would treat the man
whom she loved.”
“Well, blit if she doesn's love him why
should she have accepted him T
“We know that these mistakes are not
uncommon; it is very fortunate when
they are discovered in time to be re
paired. My own feeling is that the
young man ought to go away. The
marriage cannot take place for many
months to come, an-1——’’
“Why can’t itr” interruptedth*rector.
“Because Cicely wouldn't hear of such
a thing; nor would it be proper. Indeed,
I nm not at all dear that it Is proper for
fiim to flay on in the house, uuder the
exert herself in other way*, and though
her heart was still heavy, her tqieech re-
• timed something of itd customary cheer-
iuRoss and decision.
CHAP. XXVL—M d\5ie SoiBAViErr
Sets to Work.
Abbotsport, which, through nil the
varieties ot wild weather which com
mon! y set in about thu middle of Sep
tember and rage with little intermission
until the middle of May, look.? not le.?s
Menk and htormU-ateii than other fish
ing villages on the south coast, ia trans
itu mod for three or four months out of
every year into as lovely, peaceful and
slumberous a seaside retreat as any over
worked Londoner could drtnrn of. Then
the sun shines down with Ltrengtli uj on
tli* ditto roofs and makes the chalk
cliffs so dazzl.ngfy white that no one can
look at them without blinking; then the
Mia is at rot, and barelegged children
cun | audio about am ug the rocks at low
water to their hearts'content, and the
trees on tilher side of the r :*d vv hich h ads
to tho Priory and to Upton Chetwode
give a grate! ul shade, and every wooded
•fi II ami green bunk is bright with wild
dower . At this sea on Abbotsport,'.al
ways dhpoued to l>e contemplative, in
dulges largely in those habits of placid
meditation which soften life and tend to
p: o ong it; at this season, too, it does the
greater part of its courting: and if there
were ant a‘commodation io l»o found in
tlie place (uut there is not, for the Hoven
Stars U apt to be a little nohy after sun-
set aud Mr. Simpkins* h/d^lu K i* are set-
ns therefore far more
die, was led on to i
ps and the uncertainty
o what he ought to do.
tie awkward,” said he,
observation of Madame
Miss Skipwith was
to me this morning and
Indict her. Mr. Lowndes
I, that there is no reft*on
ot be married qui-tly in
Cicely has an idea that
e ipectful to her father's
) the wedding within
ih; so there it is. l'i
mg it due
iS»“>tliin; i
~T*; *n sim
for me to stay u whole
y as her guest or not.”
tere you 1 should leave
.ten f«jr tho present,” nn-
Hnu Souravieff, aftcruppur-
it «lue consideration. “I
ab' ut it for a few
bus r.Toverod from
dro <: of hor lor? she will very
kid things in a different wav.”
•r.jlct was not pursued further
tin.u. lecause Mine. 8- uravieff
ifesse’da great anxiety to hear
idM jiolo described; but later in
ling Archie reverted to ,t.”
g,-td you think Imrystayou
nm, he onserveil muoiiigly.
ill. 1 never had any home but the
t isn’t as if my being eugageil to
ere the (lily reason for my liv
1 And then 1 think I may be of
rr in managing things—if she'U
i the
returning con-1 circumstances. What do you think ?”
iMiess. “I don't see the harm of his being
v. of rouree they did not go away, j here, so loug as Cicely has you to act as
ltd?! uUut and whisper*d mid her chaperon,” answered the rector;
c l the room on tiptoe, in accord-1 “but I don’t set np to be an authority
" ith wlmt would uppa-nr to bo one upon such |wiuts. I’ll a*k Mrs. Lowndca
r di* talcs c-f human nature. It is , if you like.'
ult to >-co whv one should not >• : Tliia kind offer Miss Skipwith declined
ed 11 uiu ..I ..ic. since nobody thin'.:? with more promptitude than apprecia-
:*'3ring one ifi- privil«*ge of living ! t on. Hh* did not want to be taught her
*> : t ut wtMiiuy a? well make up car duty by Mr*. Lowndes, though she
■ that, utile?* we have thu good for-; would have been willing to accept advice
• t» me t with a violent death, tlio frem her parihh priest, had it been of a
' l ung that we shall tee in t ds world nature to lend support to her own viewa.
h- a circle of faces ol pieceroatvral I Apparently, howewi. lie was not to be
*and must console ourselves with counted upon aa an ally, so in the course
• otion that they will resume their of a few days she adopted what after all
' •Innd more becoming outline very was the most straightforward plan and
” a^er we have left them. To Mr. attacked Cicely personally.
*-'» it mattered not at all whether “My dear child,” said she, when she
• •y or few hi c t.-itor* n itre eed the Iiad led up to the subject by variotif pre-
A 1 -vttl - w 11 :»|n> wa? fighting, for liminary circling* ami doublings, “you are
1 f?nly was eng igi?I fn that afnig- only laying up udhappiness for yourself,
mind having already retired J You have a strong feeling of attachment
field never to return. Before for your cou*in, which I don’t say he
' may not deserve, but you cannot deceive
l i fii,lit th*- universal conqueror scor* d
morn vletnvx- •«*.! *K- a—? •«—-
“ *ne hLtcry ot an nn•.dent and honor-
* * family tlie Bligfi estates, with all
"'I'lanmcntsand lc-ponsibiliticM at-
*■ ‘ I hereto, t».?bcU into the pusses-
x o a woman.
. ' * n Mr. Bligh had ceased to breathe,
r ' P’Hwps breathed more freely.
.* • mcerely regretted one who all his
, 0,i K had had nuny friends and no
-‘•rum; fiin they hud known that lie
* eoori-.ed, and ih»y were not sorry
as a wife sfoould care for her husband.
“What makes you say that, Aunt
Susan r asked Cicelv, raising her heavy
eyes with a wondering and startled
look.
“It is obvious,” replied the old lady
“be him-elf must see it All this time
you have been giving your*elf the great
est trouble to keep him at a distance;
and if you don’t know why yon have
, been doing that, I can tell you. B die vs
1 » painfol *cen* was over, and they | me, It would be wiser and kindlier—
H**ed in praising tlie courage and though it may not be p easant—to con-
!«o-ure with which Cicely liad iisseed
c ' ur ®S* might be credited,
i/i. f W ’ UI **i u »hty inherited in her
1 ^'iLut her couipjsure gave wayaa
fees to him at oroe that you do not love
him.”
This, aa we know, was a confession
that Cicely had already made; bm Mie
did not fuel inclined to repeat it to her
idiu or a weary man might do wor
than betake iiiinself thither, and might
derivo as mnch amusement ns was nec
essary for his iiurpofio from watching the
humors of a pritmtivo community.
But there are many men who know
nothing of the pleasure of inaction;
men (Anglo-Saxon, for the most part by
race) who are blenned with such redun*
(hint health and vigor tl a unless they
uro tiring their bodies in wane way their
mind* grow restless and unca..y; and
these usually prefer winter to suinn er,
because in winter thoy can bo hunting or
shooting all day long, whereas in sum
mer there is not much to be done except
to play crickot, and cricket is not ob
tainable everywhere. It was not ob
tainable, save in a very rudimentary
form, at Abbot*|>ort; ami even if it hul
been it would hardly have been con-
bidered decorous for Archio liligh to
take any p.m so soon after Ids undo's
death. Very likely tfio morbid irritation
from which lio could not free himself
may havo been due in some degree to
want of exercise, and undoubtedly
cicely was right in thinking that chungo
of air and scene would have done him
good.
This, however, the refrained from say
ing—now that she was his iiostess it was
hr? easy to say such things—and ho him
self baa au unreasoning dread of leaving
tlie Priory. Ho was still haunted by ths
fear that something would happen to
prevent his marriage. He often thought
that old Coppard harbored distru?ttti!
surmises about him; he felt os if ho w ould
not be safe if his back w as turned. Hence
it camo to pass that when Cicely once
more admitted him to frequent and in
timate intercourse she was astonished and
r.o. best pleased at bis fits of petuhuce,
while he tortured hima-if with doubts as
to whetlier k she was not becoming tired
of him.
One day Mr. Lowndes said to him:
“In my* opinion, Archie, the sooner
you are married the better. You needn't
have a gay wedding; let it be os quiet
and private aa Cicely pleases; but get her
to fix a date. Yen will both be much
happier when you are man and wife.”!
lie acted upon this not very judicious
advice, thereby earning an indignant re
buke for himself. Cicely would not hear
of anything in the shape of a festivity
taking place for another year at least,
and said he must be well aware Hist her
marriage could not and would not be
allowed to be sohmnixed without festivi
ties.
“I don’t think you understand how
you hurt me w hen you make such sug
gestions,” she said.
“1 don’t want to maks any augges-
tons that are disagreeable to you,”
answered Archie. “Of course it u for
you to dacide bow much longer our en
gagement shall last,”
But he did not offer the apology which
he certainly would have offered a few
weeke earlier, and his tone was almost
sulky. Well was it for him that ho hod
to deal with a character which, being
magnanimity which belong? to conscious
strength. Cicely was willing to pardon
him a great deal and to overlook little
manifestations of temper; nevertheless,
he inevitably fell aouiewhat in her
esteem—which Miss Skipwith and
Madame Souravieff would have consid
ered a hopeful sign.
The latter lady, although she had the
etiquette of every European nation at
her fingers* ends and never infringed es
tablished rules through ignorance, some
times thought fit to do so intentionally,
snd b«r audacity was generally smiled
upon by fortune, which is said to favor
the audacious. To drive up to the Priory
sad insist upon admittance, notwith
standing the shocked surpriso of the
butter and his «k»ur«uc« lim? Mias Bligh
received no visitors, was it mt t lx*
acknowledged, a tolerably bold n«pg to
do; but shu had carried throu riiKore
difficulty enterprises than that id her
time and had no fear of theooneequftccs. j
“You mustnoi blame your scrv.jB?.” | »■
she said, when she bad been shows**into j hi
tlie little room where Cicely \va- thing , 1 •
alone; “they told me that yon ^fl)uld tl>
not see me, so 1 forced my way I
bouse in spite of them. It r,*cs ba
if you will, but when one i? I r.
face to face with ouo of tho die
realities of life, one forgets all pot*.;,
vent tonalities— at least 1 do.” Shq
holding the girl by Loth hands nrd
ing kindly and compassionately int
eyes. “1 lnvo been thinking eo muc
you since I heard of your rad i;.i
tune,” she went on, “and I have lot
to come and tell you how u ell 1 k
wlmt you must bu feeling. At Is
t«aid to myself, ‘Well, at tho wt r t
can but turn mo out,’ and I came. ■ i>r
child! I I a t* been through it all >W)r
case was just like/ yours. My inotl
11ietl when i was a baby, and iny fat .r
was everything to me. Then ho v f >
taken from mt—and I married Mousic’™
Souravieff.”
There were genuine tears upon Madar
Souravieff** eyelnshes ns she told tl
concise and pathetic tale, it was na
almost true, and she had such u facul
tor throwing herself into any part V hi
Hie might bn playing that the memo
of her girlhood quite affected her for t
moment Cicelv »Iw> was touche 1 a
did not resist the further advances
this *ynij atlu'tic fellow-sufferer, who I
down on a sofa betide her, Mill hoh&L
her hands, white the talked in a
pit nsnnfiy nu duh t *d voice about if. i
w hich soinetiimvcxibla between a fath
and daughter, and which, as sho sal
eoaietiuics, hut far fi.ore raitly, nb-ol
unites u husband and wife. ilieal
she went on to dwell upon the many fur
t .ing? thnt f-hu lu.d heard in prabe «.f
.Mr. Bligh—hi? kindnctu of In ait. hi * t hi.
cliarity, hi? c.:cerful endurancu of » f- n«» i
firing; und sho was careful not :•> < on
fireatne a word ubout conoolation. A’.l I n
this was very skilltul of her; for t-iic ?ha
made Cicely cry’, and reached the girl's 1
hcait, nud was j e:nd'.to,l to embrace her ]
tenderly, ilio next step wus somewbat >
Ie?? easy, for Cecely was by nature very J
loyal ui.d not very communicative, Lut ||
ut length Madame Souravieff obtained
an admission that Archie did not' qu to
reali/.o the nature or extent of hial^^^
cotniu*s grief, and of this she took quick B| much pleased with the Uussiau
udvuntnge. 1; It. whoso frank friendliness and quick
“Of course he doesn't!” she cried. . «i.ij itjhiusion of his feeling? supplied
“How should he, poor young man? Ho ;w ia ije iiad felt to Lo a want in lit* life,
cannot thiuk oi any thing cr any- « ,-twi R-, too, was not such alalfel-
Lody Lut you; and thnt i? no fault of his. .< v icffhis way. During tlio half hour
Men arc always like that when they are u »«, h had m; ent with Chetwode in
in love. I wonder,” sho ccn inued. tl ? di.iing-room ufter dinner hu had
meditatively,“wliether it would beat nil f< i id i.;m agreealilu and fullof informa-
n relief to you if Mr. Chctuodu and 1 ti a ot> i.ll sorts of Bubjects, which had
were to take him oil your hueds and try I ; *u at her hinted at than displayed.
.o divert him?” IMF*
Cicely jumped at this rather hazardous
proposition with suspicious alacrity.
••it would lie most kind of you if you
would,” ?lio answered, “lie doesn’t
coni] lain, but 1 can see that he finds
GEORGIA SOCIAL GOSSIP
RECENT SOCIETY EVENTS OCCURINQ
THROUGHOUT THE 8TATE.
How Mr. and nri Kumph cf Hfsr-
•ItallvJJle Celebrated Tbrtr Crystal
Wedding—cmn«l Autumn II»i»
FentialncVTcrpnlchorram,
"MAR8H/JJ.VILLE.
, , , ,,, The crjeUI wnliHiigof Mr. »ml Mr*.
"JZ'PJ'jygyg L.v. Kumpl. and Mr. and Mnj. H. H.
Ktunph, Tueoday evening, was tho occa
sion of the most brilliant social gather
ing ever assembled in Mars'mriJvilto.
’j he itfflgniffcetit dwelling ot the brides’
l«reut? 3. . and Mrs. B. T. Moore, wus
tendered more charming bv Icuitilul
and crlistic dccoiations of 11<
evergreen. .... %
The dwelling brilliantly iluimlnntnu
and tho front yard jiofuie with chiuejo
lanterns, fermed u most enchanting
tight.
ll.ero weic gathered two hum.r«d
guests or more to do honor to the occa
sion. Never did JIarsliallville society
ap)>car to Letter advantage.
The Indie* dress o 1 in sillc. satin and
lace.? and appeared a? only Mnrdwllville
ladies can ii*oic, while the gentlemen
sustained their part in a moat becoming
mannev.
A free, merry time was the O der of
the evening cml all spent a most enjoy
able time. ’ „
In tho course cf tho evening Rev. F.
A. Branch, who performed tho marriage
ceremony lltteeu s can ago, made a/b
propriute remarks in pronouncing lus
congratulations and blessings, ahd that
umiTiage in tlieso instance?
sucres?.
Dr. W. J. Green gave a talk that
sparkled with wit an«f humor, and his
ie:narks touched a responsive chord in
every heart, as lie wished that as they
paused along the stream of lime, that
they may ever be buoyed up, having in-
(mid remain on that account, if
Thor,” Mine. HouravietT replied.
to reaton that tlio tuaiiAge-
[ (lie property must be given over
n ntuaiiy, amt if I were Miss
> mid only be too thankful to
ukoit at once.”
jjkmilcd.
t Cicelv** wav to resign her
os to an adjutant,” he remaiked.
riietia young; she has still many
B lea;n. Amongst others, thnt
pamL who is worth anything will
^o net as a mere adjutant. B it
r not venture to critiche I #.• or 1
pe you angy.”
yite possible that such a criticim
a\o angered Archie a short time
but it had not that effect upon
Oa the contrary, he thought
Biongh; although he hnd made up
iod that if hi? niturow*ifu should
to exercise undivided authority,
should be entered bv him.
clever fellow—there was r.o
tout that—vet not bumptious, ns
Mlows so often arc.
• say, this favorable judgment
t leciprocatcd by it* subject
panying Madaino Hourn-
tothe door and taking a
coj ive of him. Mark returned to
•Tlmt,” tins git Mad; mi ,Souravieff tb ng-rooiu with the ejaculation
to herself, “is conclusive; sue not only J ofj
ILL moiioionous existence depressing, v
and of course it must le laid for him! * o
decs sot cars for l.«i ■wldier, but is
heartily sick ot hi u. 1 exp.« i 1 a*
niucn. Aloud she ;nl: “ \\ ell, tlu-u.
1 will do wl.ut I can. I am livimr «jui: -
alone, a* you know, and'1 should like to
tiak you to come ami see ino sometime?;
cut I won’t do thnt, bccau?o I am sure
tlmt you would rather be left to younelf.
Perhaps your cousin would dine with me
one evening, though, and 1 vvou.d get
ill*. Chetwudu to invest him.”
And as at this moment Aicliie himself
entered the room, she struck while the
iron was hot. She offered no explana
tion of her presence, which evidently
nut prised him, but, after having shaken
him by tlio hand, said cheerfully:
“I was just asking Mis, Bligh whether
?he thou gut you could Lo pursuaded to
look in upou mo at dinner-time any day
this week. I havo no inducements to
hold out; but if you would cotuo. and
smoko a cigar with Mr, Chetwode you
would do an act of cliarity both to him
and to me. Mr. Chetwode dines with
mo overy now and then, because he
thinks it is duty lo do so; but our stock
of conversational subjects lias run very
low and wo arc sad*y in need of a third
person to provide us with fresh cnea.”
“Ob, thank you,” answered Archie,
glancing doubtfully at C'icoly; but a* he
received a smile and a slight gesture of
encouragement in return, he went on to
say that ho u ould like very much to ac
cept Madame Souravieff* invitation.
“Then let us make it Thursday,” re
turned that lady briskly, and immedi
ately afterward rose to lake her leave,
kissing Cicely once more on both cheeks
U-fore site retired.
When the door had closed behind her
Archie looked notes of interrogation of
the largest size.
“Sho came lo tell me that sho was sorry
for me,” Cicely said explanatorily. “She
was really very kin l It wasn’t the sort
of tiling that an Englishwoman wtuld
havo uone, but it wu* done so simply
and nicely that one could’t feel anything
except grateful to her.”
Archie looked a little pur sled; for it
appeared to him tiiat Madame Bouru-
vieff had taken a liberty which he could
have aworn that Cicely would resent.
Perfectly right. 1 don’t want you to
think that you must shut yourself up be
cause I do; on the contrary. I wish you
to seo people. I shouldn't iiko you to go
to a dinner party, anl 1 know y„!i
wouldn't go; but smoking a ctear with
Mr. Chetwode it quite another thing. I
wonder whether Mme. Souravieff her-
self smokes, as they my that so wanv
Russian ladies do. I bo,?i shedoon't.*’
As a milter of fact, Mme. Souravieff
did sometimes smoke cigarettes; but sho
denied herself that' indulgcnco on the
following Thursday evening, because, be
ing pretty well versed in the principle*
of diplomacy, she was always vt rj care
ful to avoid trampling upon the preju
dices of anyone with whom she might
wish to ingratiate herself. Mow oho had
reasons of her own for wishing to ingra
tiate herself with Archie, and it was
«*•»/ is* |/e»vei»o MUM iMJ belonged to that
class of honest Britons who look wph
dislike and distrust upon all foreign
habits.
At any rate, be neither disliked nor
distrusted Madame .Souravieff, who
treated him toon admirable dinner and
a most amusing description of her season
in London. Mark took little or no part
in the conversation, to which, indeed,
he saarcely listened, umii MU? LU.-h’s
name whs introduced, wheu he pihkod
up hU ears. Madame Boumvieli was
sneaking with affectionate warmth of
dioely'a charms of person and manner,,
and Archie was looking plea^-u and a *
trifle embamt-ed. After a tiin«, the Pah
latter, who differed from his cci-m in infcri;
that he was not of a retkent teiupura I to a<.
for you,” ob-
. good hu?band. It IT may Le
[Krmittfd to ask—why did you not re-
« < m iu nl him to leave the neighborhood
when he gave yon ouch a line opening?”
“Yoj may be permitted to ask any
thing, bill you ought to be ashamed of
rr:p;;rir;gii; £££»«.' iu •udi » ijuv.iiim.
I)o you wl.h the g.rl to be cured of her
wcanue«aof Mai? Do you wish the coi-
litfioO which rnuht occur when tlie ques
tion pf who shall be muster arisei to be
! cd uutil it i? no longer a matter
Bit to you? 1 will not call you a
ny dear 31ark, but I will take
rty of saying tliut yoii would
terrible mess of this affair if 1
t at your elbow,”
r probably I should, and even
io trtith Is—pardon me—that it is
rhat dirty affair.”
i? thinking rather of his share in
>f hers when lie said so, for ho
>t f rget tiiat ho proposed to do
te person more than she did; but
uraliy accepted tfio stricture as
t lier.M’lf alone, and her temper,
was of tho Slavonic variety,
blazed up suddenly.
“You go too far r she exclaimed. “You
insult me! Another such speech and 1
renounce you. 1 wash my hands of you
—ye4, forever!”
“It is what 1 havo ofta.n advised you
to dot” observed Mark, comnosedly.
She broke into a flood or |mssionate,
incoherent reproaches, referring to
many bygone causes of quarrel and
making use of Urms which were not al
ways choice. It was not often tiiat site
lost her he. d in that way, but such fits
overcame her from tiino to time and
were (aa Count Souravieff was went to
ax,uro her) ainguiurly unlearning to
her. There are people who look impos
ing when they are enraged, but sho was
not ono of them, nor could she ecold
without raising her voice to a scream.
Mark nailed patiently until the storm
had spent itsHf. It dues an angry
woman no good to interrupt her while
her breath hold* out. But as soon as lie
“And about my timing there,” be ct.uid obtain a bearing he said:
asked—“is that all rlghtr "I have no doubt that all your accusa-
q ■ tionaaru fully justified, Olga; 1 will ad
mit, if you like, tlmt I Imvo every defect
in the world excc-|»t inconva icy. And I
suppose I ought not to make an excep
tion of that, because with your piesent
view* you would probably consider it u
merit.”
This was hit trump card, lie played
it, perhaps, a little toooitv n, but it never
failed to score. The result of its produc
tion on tho present occasion was that he
was forgiven mid begged to forgive, and
that lie left the house with on inclination
to laugh, tenqiered by a strong sense of
humiliation.
Madame HouravlefTs emotions were of
a loss complex nature. There was u good
deel rnoru ot triumph than or shanm in
tlie face which she contemplated intently
in a hand-mirror that *ne caught up
from tho table utter Matk lud left her.
a tool oi nusetr,' said she to
loves me still! All, Miss Bligh, you are
younger than I am and prettier than 1
ever wa»; but 1 am not afraid of you!”
(To be continued.)
< action Plant Damaged by PI re.
Cleye' <\D, O. Oct., 27.—The National
Curb in W>rks wem damaged by lira
to-day to tne extent of between *30,0G<)
an 1 $lu,000, fully h aired. This is the
Lr-j-rt carbon plant in the world. For
a ri no it wa? feared that the entire plant
would be destroyed.
( nrool Slicks to Ilia Cabinet.
, Oct. S7.—President Carnot has
d the cabinet that be will decline
t any minister’s resignation.
scrit ed on their banner the Eibertn and
Belle (teach and at lajt sweetly glido into
cverhuitiug rest almve.
The dining hall contained two long
tables that formed nn X. In tlie center
was a beautiful pyramid of flowers nnd
fruit. 9 . The tables were artistically dec
orated with flowers, fruits, cakes and
confectioneries, and a feust of good
things that delighted the eye and made
glad tho heart.
A most dimming sight was the nvora
which contained several tablet crowded
with cryrtal presents.
Space will not petmit to mention more
than that there were over 100 presents,
some of them exquisite, and ranged from
cut gl.tui seta lo a magnificent buffet.
Quitu n mimlier of relatives and friends
were present from a distance. And all
went away pronouncing St one of the en
joyable occasions of their lives.
FORT CAINES.
The grand autumnui hop given by the
Terpsichorean Club Tuesday evening was
nn eminent success. A large crowd
was la attendance, all of whom seemed
to greatly enjoy thu programme as ren
dered. BcSow is aporikU list of tho
Horace
•
. a.-
Brown,
W. K.
guests:
Wimberly,
m:A. 01
! m!:. 1 • n. 1 . .1. I i imi . I .
lister,*Chas. Cvloman, J. G.
Tho*. Llghtfoot. L, Hunt, — fierston,
Unii
capture
to bo a major-genoral of lb-
State, MiuJ, w imw f uly 4, uw
of Vicksburg,
9. Muj.-Gen. Goo, ( 0. 3ronde, volun
teers, to be a brig.dicr-genural • in the
United States army, to date July 8, the
victory of Gettysburg. Very reepe<‘
fully, your obedient Servant,
JMV. Halleck,
on tlie TarlfT*
■ora th« Ilostoa IUoi. j
Aa the Herald says, “tho tariff que
Uon, as it applies to America, is best un-
Frank ifsrt, L e Peterson, with Mu- * ? lowing appointnientr. '
Emma Burney. Lirzie Burney, Jennie L Maj.-Gen. b. S. Grant, vol n
Irwin, lallixii Williams, Posrla Hutton,
Mia. It. L. I.uiiuv. Mi»>c» HuUiu Wood,
Julia Lightfoot. Carrie LePrade, Annie
Wholly, Atuiie Brannon. Eddie D. I»wis,
IJlliaii Kelly, llattio Italuigh, i n 1 F. B.
Dillard ond lady, 31. E. Peterson and
lady, J. D. Coleinan and lady, A. M.
Wsillersteiu nnd Indy. E. Ik Mims and
lady, 31r*. D. C. Adams, 3Irs. Alford,
Misses Alva and Currie Mandeville, Ollio
Coleman, Hallio Turni|>«fed, Marv IJght-
foot, Mown. Jno. Cummings, Ed Isaacs,
Harry Kendall, I>eo Ixiwentlixll, Will
McAllister, Joe Cook, T. H. Jcrnigan,
Bob Burnett, Tobe Bethune, Jno. and
Pat H|s*ight, 11. M. Edwards, II. L.
Browning, J. A. EdwarJs.
TWEED.
Dr. T. .Summerlin, n professional den
tist of Dublin, is practicing at 3Iount
Nernon and will reinaiu there until No
vember.
Mies Urania McRae and Mr*. 31c-
N11 lan of Bartow are visiting tlie family
of Dr. Charles nicks.
Mr. Ixmis. Beach am leave# for Mill-
edgevillo soon to attend the college.
Mi»s Alice Todd of Wilkinson county,
after a pleasant sojourn with her friend,
3IL-« Lulu Itamviy, hns returned home.
Mr. William Brady and Mim Rebscca
Gilliert of Wilkinson county were tnar-
riod by Rev, W, 8. Ramsay last Tuesday
morning. It was a Gretna Green affair.
Miss Marnio Gresham of Woyneaboro
has returned home.
WRITE SULPHUR BPRIXOS AND STINSON.
31 r. N. F. Culpepper, principal of the
high school ut Greenville, Gn.. spent a
few days at the Springs this week.
Mrs. L H. Tigner, ilisses Mattio Tig-
.. »r, Liiie Tigner and Kate Neal of White
Sulphur Springs Wt yesterday for tlio
Piedmont Exp wition nml tho State Fair.
'iho high school at Stimou i? in a pro?-
peroiis condition. A new teacher will be
added to tlio faculty next 3Ionday.
Col. J. Jl. DeLacy went up to Atlanta
List weok and sun oil that was there to
be teen.
tAINBRIDOB.
The young men have emnloyed an In-
•tiuctorand r*organized the oJd Bain-
bridge bra?s Land.
A debating society lias also been or
ganized among the older men, and it
promises to tie an interesting feature of
our long winter evening entertainment*.
3Irs. W. C. Suliers ami three children
left last week to visit relative? iu Macon.
Grerer (Irvetand,
From tb* HhHby vill • Un/site.
As tune wears ou the name of Grover
Cleveland grows brighter, and :v> the
preseot administration becouus fully es
tablished, tiiat broad, lumen und clean
huml stands«u the more prominently ty
the contrast, ilis name awaken? an cn-
tliiisix m w iierever mentioned, which no
other name iron awaken. To-day, -a bile
other men prominent in the puny corn
el's are aspiring to party leader?iiip, (ilain
Grover Cleveland, i ractlciug his (»rof» s-
sion in the city of New York, in nearer
tin? gnat democratic heart titan any
other living American. Whether lio
will be the detqocratic nominee in 1802,
or whether, indeed he will accept a
nomination if tendered, we do not know.
But this we do know, that aa impartial
history, laying aside all partisan mttcr-
nr-ss, writes down the record of his ad
ministration, it will be one of the purest
and cleanest the American nation has
ever known.
This is tho time of year when the sale
of beer falls off, and when commerce in
staple and fancy hot drinks improves
apace. The dealer in ice cream goes
back on his rrstwhilo lucrative branco
of traffic and begins dealing in oyster?;
tho ico man’s he;.d is bowed in sorrow,
but tho frisky plumber gleefully smites
his knee and laughs ond is glad; the
dramatic agencies ore crowded with
hordes of long-haired men and short-
haired women who nro uimuimoualy and
extremely “open to engagements;” our
wandering brother, the amiable tramp,
trims his wings and goes South with the
birds to wander among the live oaks and
(talmcttocs till the (pring time shall
dawn again o’er tho North, gentle Annie;
tho keepers of summer-resort hotel?
thiuk life ia not worth living; the aristo
cratically inclined hopper of counters
and dispenser of ribbons wears the joys
of life away in trying to borrow enough
money to get his overcoat out of hock;
tho luolancholy humorist sadly lays away
his jokeu on green apples, watermelons,
summer girl* und bathing suits, # nnd
wearily brushes tho dust otf tho jokes
about the hill of tho cool dealer and the
cold foot of wives, tho soulful poet lets
up ou fair Inna nnd gives gnrn old borean
an inning; tho giant-brained farmer goer
no more to his fields to plow, nnd fpell-
irg matches and husking bees dot tho
fair face of tills great nation.
. Autumn has come, chest protectors are
beginning to rest on the bosoms of fair
women and bravo mon, arid in a million
happy homes mny l>o heard again tho
oft-spoken words, “Shut tho door l”
A Smokeless Fire
From Iron.
Attempts to prevent the formation of
smoko have hitherto mainly had refer
ence to tho tiro grato or tho boilor fu--
nace. Attention is now being given to
the fuel itself, and an invention is being
brought out for treating coal chemically,
so as to prevent smoke being formed or
noxious gases being evolved. In this
invention a solution of certain chemicals
Is prepared, in which the coal is dipped.
The effect is stated to bo tho concentra
tion and hardening of ita constituents.
The effect of burning coal thus treated
was plainly seen at a demonstration re
cently, at which we were present. There
were two largo fire# burning In open
S ate*, one fed with ordinary coal and
e other with tho treated cook The
ordinary coal fire gave, of course, the
usual results cf smoKo and flame, while
tho fire of treated coal woa nil but smoko
less, but bright, and with plenty of
flame. Tho fire, in fact, waa well main
tained, nnd a good beat was thrown out.
It is stated that tho treatment of tho
coal costs Oil per ton, all expenses includ
ed, and that tiio coal ia greatly improved
thereby, no that one ton is equal to twen
ty-five cwt, in use,
siiiian ruu it* Fuiuiiment*
From the Latest Volume of Civil War Records.
Washington, March 1, D03.—Maj.-
Gen. U. S. Grant, near Vicksburg, Mi?*.:
General—There is a vacant mnjor-gon-
eralcy in the regular army, and 1 am au
thorized to say that It will bo given to
tho general in tho field who first wins
an important and decided victory. Vcrv
respectfully, your obedient servant,
(Same to Maj.-Got
-in*-)
W.. Mi-.i.v.. ! • (
JO, L M. B .niton,
Sir—I respectfully
H. W. Hallkck,
lloj’nor and l:>.
A HORRIBLE CRIME IS REPORTED
FROM HOUSTON COUNTY.
Robbers Assault NIr. and ?Irs. Til tier
With an Axe, Killing the HasbanA
and Fatally WcundlngthoTCIfe
—Two Negvoes Arrested.
Unadilla, Oct 27.—[Special.}—One
of the most horriblo Crimea ever com
mitted in this country was the killing of
Mr. William Miller and the probably
fatal wounding of his wife by unknown
negroes last night, Mr. Miller live*
about six miles from here and owns a
large farm. Mr. Miller wenttoHawkine-
villc yesterday for the purpose of getting
money to pay cotton pickers, tnd re
turned homo too late to pay off the
hands. It is supposed that the moneywaa
on his person, as his pockets were found
turned.
THB lrjRDEItHRS CREEP IN’.
About 9 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Miller
were seated by tho fireside—Mr. Miller
in an arm-charm, with a lamp on tli <
arm of the chair, reading a paper, and
Mrs. Miller sitting by his side, w ith tl>> ir
back? toward the front door. Tin mur
derers secured an axe from tho woodpilo
and entered the front hall door. Upou
entering tlio room door of the couplo
Mrs. Miller turned to see them, and a»;
aho did so waa struck on tho shoulder 1
with tho axo. Mrs. Millor cried:
“Don’t do that any more.”
In an instant she waa struck again, 1
this time on the back of the head, render* 1
ing her unconscious.
KILLING THB AGED IU73BA2TOfc I
Mr. Miller wa* struck on the head
just abovo tho right ear with the blade
of the axo and again on the back of the
head and on the forehead with tho edge
of the axe, killing him.
After this deadly work the homo waa
plundered, trunks, valises and bureau
drawers broken open and somo valuables'
stolen. Tho murderers then made thoir
escape by jumpiug out of one of tho back
window*.
Mrs. Miller remained unconscious until
about 13 o’clock when she
consciousness.
id th
Bismarck or Brii iht if. U un honest and
able man, and his opinion# are entitled
to ths nme rcapeot as those of other
honest and able into, tho vast majority
of whom ore of his way of thinking on
the tariff question.
Tariff reform will come, becauae the
bset men of both parties see' the need of
it FFee trade Is another matter. No
living alumnus of Harvard, nor evon ita
youngest freshman, need rear that tho
revenues of htecollcga will be impaired
during hia lifetime through the adoption
of tiiat policy by the national govern-
eminent. At the somo time, we admire
the good tense of President Eliot in ceas
ing to ben mtgwump and joining tho
truly indopendint Democratic party,
Nlra. naybitrk Glvsa a Itlortgitse,
From th* New Yurk Times.
There was tiled at the office ot the
register of deeds yesterday a mortgage
signed by Florence E. May brick, the cea
trel figure In London's recent poisoning
case. The mortgage is given to Richard
S. Cleaver of the firm of Cleaver, Hol
den A Co., aoUcitors of Liverpool It ia
for 90,000, and is given aa security for
certain debt# of said Maybrick to oaid
Cleaver, (>ayable Jan. 80, 1890, inter
est 5 per cent, half-yearly, Tlie (iroperty
mortgaged is a warehouse at 89 East
Fourteenth street, built on land which
Mrs. Maybrick held under a lease from
Mary 8. van BUren,
Mrs. MaybricL’s signature was put to
this paper five days after sentence of
death had been passed upon her,
KILLED PLAYING CARDS,
Four NIen Maplne t arda Under n Car
•re .Hassled,
Irwin, Pa., Oct. 27.—Thomas and
James Thomiaon, Robert Robinson,
Samuel Hemming and Benj. Stubbs
were sitting under a car playing cards,
this evening, when a shifter poshed tho
can back on a siding moving the car
they were under und instantly killed
Robinson, Hemming and Thomas Tomp
son. _
James laompson nad His bock broken
and died while being removed to his
home, Stubbs escaped with alight in
juries. _______
la HoiortfSln. Hayes.
Gbaslhtox, a C.. Sept. 27.—Memo-
rial ter vices were held in Ccn Unary M.
E. church to-night in honor of tlio late
Mrs. R. a Hayes, who was prominent
in the work of establishing tbo Woman’s
Mission among the colored women in
the Sooth. The mission# in all tire
colored M. E. churches joined in ths
VX8. HILLER GIVES THE ALA1X,
Shocrar'kdto the bed and ll.ero re
mained quiet until about 8 o’clock fn tlio
morning, being afraid to give the alarm,
thinking the murderers might return
and finish their deadly work. At 8
o'clock sho screamed, arousing the cook,
who lived only a short distance away,
In a short whilo all tho hands on ti.*<
|imm nvie caiitni, au responding save;
one, who could give no excuse for not
going. He, of course, was xuapicioncd
and is now under arrest,
TRACING THB FIET.'D?,
This morning the murdi rs were
traced a half mile frem tho window
where they jumped out of tho house
through ifiu c<dtun patch, and a ioi an
ipers, including land deeds :m l mort-
iges, were found.
Tbit IBOnti&ffS POSS*Of fifteen nrmrd
n puT-p.w*c ->C
c ' > hi uuia They
idcwfotwliPlBwwfiri ™ on
e truck of twoof thususw < ted uvirrooH,
id tracked them to Vienna, Whero
ey loct trace of them.
Between two and three hundred arnwri
men are scouring the country, two ne
groes aro under arrest on suspicion.
'Mr. Miller is from Wiloox county, and
moved to Houston Vmnly about four
years ago, taking chamo of bis son's
farm, who was accidentally killed while
hunting, lie is near 7k years of u^*,
wna a highly respected gentleman and
successful farmer,
MRS. MILLER WILL DIE.
Mrs. Miller is conscious to-day, but is
suffering greatly and it is thought by
hsr attending physicians that her wounds
; will prove fatal. The coroner reached
the scene of the tragedy this evening,
but your correspondent has baen unable
to learn the result of the inqpesfi. Five
hundred dollars reward is offered for
the guilty parties,
Wbsl Our Protective Tariff Daea.
tua tfc* LmlsvfUs Courier-Journal.
The largest number of tramps ever
mix in tboOuftedbudes appeared under
a high tariff,
PAIf-IWBRlCA AT #HAIIA*
Tho Oraat silver rmrltisc AVorki
Hake ths Delcgeirs Stare.
OMAHA, NeU, Oct. 27.-T** Pan
American excursionists ibis n-orninj
were driven to the greatest
works In the world. The works or
catcd near Omaha.
The process of abstracting gold
Ls-
silver bullion from ore woo
watched and the delegates wore then
taken to the room where tho pure metal
lay in bricks, ouo on top of the other, to
tlio value of more than JCO,000,000.
With tome exertion, Seuor Calvo lifted
one brick 5 inches long, inches wide
and li inches thick. A curious expres-
•ion was visible on tho foreigner’s t j
wh:*n tho superintendent remarked:
“You havo in your hand |6,S00 worth
of metal.”
The delegates were told that cne-
fourth of all the silver annually resolved j
from the oro of the United States camu
from the works they bad inspected, i . 1
that ^(.O.otO lay near by awaiting ship
ment.
The remainder of tho day was spent in
tlie review of tbo United Stales t ■ , • .*t
Fort Oman#, a visit to Cot::.< il Bluff*
and preparations to leave for & . Lauu
BinCLlIMlIDDI N Bt I LUR.
The Town Seems «• bs Infested AVI tlx
an Orcanlxrd Ban i.
Butler, Oct. 27.—[Sj d.}—It wnre
a* though burglars ore bet i to test But-
ler to the full. Tho t •. ve
iled by them no less tha:, i ur a dozrn
■■during tlio i u t • r. Last niglm
they enter* d tho j • r i N l i-
cf ebeut three ».!!«*• was,sa mm
inenoy they could find.
Mrs. Wallace and her assistant, M's x
Sal lio Niesler are very careful, and |HJ«
only s uttlo change they
failed to carry away from t’re office. For
tunately the rascals did net interfere*
with the letters, stomps, or anything in tho.
office except the cash referred to.
Like all other robberies that have oo*
enrred in Butin, there is no dew to the*
perpetrators. The people are wTough,^ •
up now and the scoundrels are likely t*
be apprehended.
The. Vi a ml me Conference*
Lcni Oct. 27.—The Times says that
the fruite of the maritime oonfcrei: . ,
now in seeaionat Washington.
-»• i when tho conference assunblej at
The U«, u.-.