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Leave Chattanooga, #9W A. M.
Arrive at Dalton, S lit a. m
Arrive at Kintrmm, lU. 7' a m.
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Change ofSelsedule.
DAY PASSENGER TRAIN
Leave Rome *:4n a in
Arrive at Kingston a tn
Leave Kingston 11.4 s a m
Arrive a: Rome lon m
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littaves Rome S 10 p m
Iniiv • t Kingston ll:4<» a m
Leave K ie.'*tou 1:1* n in
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lesr. C,min- tine with trail'- on the \V, -
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C M. PENNINGTON.
Eue an 1 Sop t.
111 A j. V >. E< >; >4
A Leaf From a Lisa.
I
BY JULIA JONQUIL.
CHAPTER 1.
"O, for a kiiolred spTit.” I sijvliVl.
is I s:tl in the window ~f my little
■min oiie eve dag. -'Pupa i# it> epos*, '
|- i went o , "mama is ft much . etter. 1
L i -d Nora .shrugs her slnoilder -a ml
, urns iiji her nose every time 1 outer
j he parlor when we luuc visitor#. a*'d ;
is certain to be.tire me about Teing a '
■-eliool gill” not yet "out,’' a nl a
| mar "or note 0 for a parlor. ' a id |
|v\ illie ad Tiddie run lye “ug’y IL-t h,” j
ust a* it I could lu-ffi bei g boiiielv ,
* t believe evt-rvo'ie i i’rlte f itnitA-hates |
lie except N.-liie. No o e ever calls j
; nc "L*7.7.io’ bm ln-i‘, it is a imv
( Rctlf and ' L:z. Elizabedi Morris |
i on is ft a romantic' urn - I know, bin j
1 don't tlii.,k tln-v on git to call me
I nigiv IL-lbs ad I arose acl went
' o tlie mirror. Tile rctlecion in tin-I
Gas.* did prove a smim* of comt'or. ; j
ale, - a'low coinpli x on. grey eye-. |
| A ilii dark li e* beiit-ath tbeni. dead
irow.i hair, a ft a slight, short figure i
• I i.ot eo ispire to make up a vary
datteri. 2 pieture. ad tears spring n
, itv exes from \yluit 1 ha I . ix-wed for
ao-iiaps the thoii-atulth time as i j
iirnett «‘.vay to r -sinnc my seat at tin-j
j vj ifuv. A • I sir! sobbii g iit my ebair. I
ay y.umgest *i--:. r.' Nellie, came n,.
\Vli.it i the matte# >i*:<*r? ' slip
i ,s!eil. a- she la:d lief guide , hen ! n. |
1 iiv knee.
"Nothi’- gf’ I j'Cphi’d. ‘or at lea- |
I otllii g yon pin prevent. I help's! i
! -very' o.e hates mb hit I ytiti."
•O. no, d-.i no! say that." she re !
I die I. "Ia nafi ui l you allow vour <iu
I igi-otfio ,to nr. t<-o far. But. lam
t -xiinied in the nariui', wiji you not g
! tow V
i "No. Ipi rfi rVeiiiai: ing iicre.”
"Well, good bye, then, a.nl sin
.attcd lue |da_\ fully in lb • cheek.—
I will cotue hack ad l ave a little
j Uti- a t>t? with you before 1 retire.'
Sweet Nellie,* tlie light *of' her gtd
1 leu head was the only sunshine that
| >vcr crept into lay little attic room;
id herkii.d words and pleasant.smiles
all that had ever shone over my heart,
i1: was not very stra ge that Nora.
he tall, yir-crlc'is Irf-aiity, with her rtf
. -eii hair and scor.,fill black eyes.
| • lion hi think her little fi'uiti, aw k ward
ister. iieing in.the parlor was ", o
|he thing;" but tliat papa ad miu.iia
Mould so utterly disregard the feel
in of their child, win someth!, g I
•nub! ot to.dci-sta-.d. My two sis
crs. Nora a ni Nellie, hotluddet ilm
i nvsclf, were termed "beautier,’ a ,and
were in society a great deal, a. and lie
•veiling tln-v were to have a brillia .1
-artv to celebrate Ni-Tile .* eightroiitli
j nirthtlay. I cdiffdTieur niusie a:nl lln
bum of voices, but never once though
if going d.iwn, for well 1 knew tin
1 ’litilit vof such a uioveine ,t. .My sis
! ccnth hirtliday iiad passi-il hut a short
ime before, but nothing had hoc.
! aid about having a party for “fifth
■ significant Beth.
Ase" da vs afterwards my cousin.
| Leila Wavu'e. cstm'c to speriii a « sek
;-if her vacation at my fat tiers. Sic
: was a “boarding-school miss." a wild
i aiding cin :U itrc, jan one year my
' -ci.ini. bu; in tin- eyes of the world
j ninth, very mm-li older. She won!
rr.-ijuentty vi*it me i my “do g.-n .
is -lie termed it. ad o c ev.-.n g li
i began to I" -K over some pie-'cs ■■!
! -vi itii u that vv ere -caUrred over tli
, ebb-:'
“Wliv. Ilethl"she cxc.aimed, "il
Mis# Corklc was to see these I have
o doubt she would pro: ounce you a
1 genius, a* -lie calls it. lii declare I
| t is too bad to be cooped up here a!;
be time: I intend to a.-k uncle Lem
to ii t vo,i return tn the city with inl
and go to school. Would you not like
to go’;’
“O. Leila! I vehemently exclaimed,
"I would go any where, rather tiia i
stav here, hut I know papa will never
j consent."
I “0. yes lie will, after undergoing
I one of inv teazings—tell you what,
I've learned to teaze si.-ce Ivo been
; been going to hoarding-school. Come
' on, 1 will ask Aunt Margaret first,"
| and she placed an arm around my
I I waist and drew me along.
SUMMERVILLE, GA. APRIL If), 1872.
4 Well. Aunt Margaret," said Leila.
“1 want you to place this young lady
under my charge a while, or. in other
words, to le her go home with ineand
Mama muttered somethi: g about !
tlie insufficiency of my wardrobe, but ,
after considerable coaxing consented
to "leave it to papa."
‘A on will donhiioss repent of your
burgaiii. said Nova, as we left the
rnoir.
W e found pupa in the ’ibr r' . 1 u*i' j
ly engaged in v. i lti-e. 1 trembled
like a culprit await-.: -- bis -loniii, a* 1
entered, but Leila, who feared noih- 1
i '2. walked bobby up. and made the ■
object of lo v visit known.
••W’o-i 1. ’ said papa, hesitatingly. ’
"1 have been thh king of sending her
sotuewlicre. she i* such a queer little [
lady, ai.d it is such a bother to keep j
tcaeliers employed, ami 1 suppose as i
well there a* anv where.
We were both very highly.' elated at j
obtaining our v ictory so easy, and ran j
out of the library in unusual spirits. |
A dav or two was spent in recruiting
my wardrobe, and vve then started en
route for Leila s home in the city.
CHAPTER 11.
Three years passed away, and I
was still at school. liieonlv con.mu
iealiim I had with home durii g this
time, vv is a i oeea*io al letter front
Nellie, wiih sometimes a li ic or two
from inaiiui; but I lies’ll vv ri "lew and
far bet vvmen.” We were sittii gin tlie
parlor. Lei*a a -I 1, n.ie evening in
Oitober; the w.-a her lull suddenly
iuu ed cool, sons lo render a lire
pha-ant, and a blight tire was burn,
ing in the grate, for my aunt was one
of those good o! -fadim. ed people,
who kept o e fireplace in memory of
the past.. The morrow was cotinne. ee
nie.it. nfiit which we would lau..eh
forth in I In* w■ ii-1 1 1 a- young ladies.
"I tlia k my stars," said Leila.
Invakn.g the lo g silence, 'that my
-clmol days ire over. 1 am going to
• • joy myself now.
• 1 very much regret my school
d.ivs hei, g over," 1 replied, "for they
have hi-e.i my happiest ones.”
"Well, 1 should regret J belli if 1 s<
pec:ed. as you do, to leave crowned '
vv ii ii honor.*. I overheard M,- (,'otikic
:i*lii g Mis- Ar.-1,-.' y.-t.'i-day she felt
sure vmi would win t!e* nretniuiii for
die best rointios:!ion. YVou t it be a
•eat to show i’ whefl v-bn go liome?
And. von have cinisgi-d so much, too,
0,,k a vvi-ii as Nora or Nell either,
livv. Ii ic and going with you to see
your iriumtdi.
'■Dear N -bie," I r.-idicd, 4 ' I will be
o glad in see her.
As Leila said, I had “i-hu- ged ’ a
great <ieal. The mirror told me so.
M v complexion had lost its sallow line,
a, I was now clear a ,and transparent,
wi h a faint li fX" of lip; life current
•o'oritig mv cheeks, inv eye* were
darker, a nl the lines that were form
erlv beneath iln-m were now erased,
inv hair soft ad glossy, ad ray form
taller and more womanly. Boarding
chool. wiih ail its li iiTors a nl atroci
'if.s. Inid proved a friend to both my
mentnl and physical eleiiu-nts. for I
ovv ha I good health, probably fiom
he fact that ! was compelled to take
■xercise daflv, amt also lia-l progressed
verv rapid'y vvitli mv studies, rising
from the lowest to llii; highest classes.
L :1a had cfia :ged very little, either
in feaiure nr imiiiuer. Fin- was *.ii !
lie wild, rattling creature of former
-la vs, some taller and pcrliaps a shade
more thoughtful, hut no authority
could completedv Aame her. though
Mi-s Corklc had used her utmost, eo
leaver to do so.
Coniine ceuicnt morning dawned
| clear ad bright, and in due time we
! wended our wav to the school room.
| which vve foiltui unoc'-iipied, save by
;ii: remaining young ladies of our
cla*s; but ere long vve hearil the state! v
i t read of M is* < birkli* on the * .airs
-i: and she soon entered, attended bv her
i*si«ta t teachers. We were then con
i hicted behind ihe curtains, and llin
liut out ‘'from tlie outer world.
I'eopb- till- : began to flutter sol j 1 V un
-d -l-.vv - sta’i's. ami i mn-: confess 1
elt a little tl -nnibuis about, ajipearieg
1 efor- a ’urge at, |;-;:te ma v of* whom
: ! had never seen; but 1 had learned,
i mm g ~;her llii g ; . to he brave, so i
ultimo ed all the courage 1 could
| - unim.imd and re.-olved to “do my
' best." Leila a. and I were the !a*t to
1 re, el, ai.d Leila’s composition, written
"Out ni on i are ! lie shall n t stay
; Within a heart ilk*; mine,
.-rented much merriiiTcnt. a. and great
appl iuse. so mu h so, that my voice
trembled audibly, in spite of my hrav
; crv. as 1 began readi g. for although
1 had scarcely • expected to win the
! premium, still I had allowed a fai.it
i liope to spring up in my heart., which
i now withered awav. I soon recovered
mv selfpossession, however, mv ’-hecks
Mowed with excitement, and I hvjScatrie
lost to everything, save mv one sub
ject. “Let there he Light." At mv
j conclusion, numerous bouquets amlj
! unbounded applause greeted me, Im**
I retained but one of tnc bouquets
and retired
MBs Cockle then made some appro- !
priate remarks, anil erowiiitig me with
a wreath placed the premium, which
was a silver vase elaborately curved
in my hand. Farewells vvere then
‘spoken, promises exchanged, and 1
quitted the halls of my Aliu Mater:
forcer.
CHAPTER lit.
It was but a dav s journey to 11
the nearest iiiiivva v staiwu to my fath
ers. a;..’t the evening oft! e preceding
day found us at that ptaeb,’ where a
carriage inet us, in which * vve were
soon seated and rapidly whirled awav
tiavard the pin a- of our destination.!
Twilight had spread her “mantle of
grey" over the earth ere vve reached
it. arid as we drove up the long avenue j
which lead to tlie house, 1 recognized
Nora s voice, singing, vvi.lt a stronger
one mingling occasionally in, while
ever and anon the breeze would waft
tlie tones of an instrument to my ears.
It seemed that no one remarked the
approach of the carriage.except Nel
lie, B illie and Kiddie, for they came
running down the .steps to meet us,
and from Nellie s vvaiin embrtce I felt
that she still was tln; same Nellie as
of yift'e. Leila.rushed on in the pan j
lor, while Nellie and I followed i.i !
quick sill-cession.
“Bless me!” exclaimed pupa, in ec i
stacy of surprise, as lie pulled down
his glasses and grasped’m,v hand.--
" This llcth? \Vhv, child, I never
would have known you again.’’
“Nor 1. either,” added mama.
“Almost as tall as I am; I il de
clare," said Nora.
'A nl tlie prettiest, by a deal,"
chimed in brother Willie, its he glanced
over her -upn-li figure.
Aler the exclamation® and saluta
tions were uver, :i gentleman who had
been leaning against tin* pin to (from
wli eh 1 divined lie was the same I had
lieai'd singing) came forward a.id was
introduced as Mr. Marshall. I will
take the pains to describe him for tin
lie: efit of the reader; lie was tall
a ,and ei.mmandi g in appearance, with
raven hair u ll >jl picreiii.g m rey eyes, anl
was about, in my yciirsYl’ age.
‘•Who is this grex’"eye Ima nos des- j
tiny be'.uvvasked J.--i!.-i m vve as j
co. iled the stairs to and e-s for lea.
“He is a wealthy sugar planter of
Louisiana, ’ Nei-.ie *Jcp!ii-d. "i. e
for.ned ii is aeqnaii ta'see la I summer,
while at Sjiriligs. wliere lie
promised to visit us, sc.il i* here now
fulfilling his jii'omiSe. He inis a
brother, ('harlie Mai- hall, younger
than himself, whom vv-- expect in the
morning, who is unite comm? ti/nut
among Uio la-bes. 1 li.tve prepare i
tlie green rouiii for your reception,"
-lie went on, leading tlie way. “I
; prevailed on liiamii to let me prepare
it, as 1 did not wish you to go hind; to
the attic.”
“A perfect paradise for weary, worn
out school-girls!” exclaimed' Leila,
throwing herself on a lounge- as we
entered. “I suppose we newly fledged
young ladied will have to "set our
caps" for these gallant Louisianians.
Ivv ill turn inv atte itio i to the
von ger One, Beth. I >!i-qib| wilt, it i
ler the fierce looks of Mr. Marshall.
| genior. <>, you are going to wear
i ilint sweet roFe," she added, a* l
j brushed, nut. the folds of a rich black
silk. "Wear toy gold;chain, aid I
will don ail ashes of rases mid coral
ornaments in opposition’.”
"I have never seen you looking so
well.” said Npliie. surveying me after
f hint dressed. "I feel sure vou will
captivate thfl fa iev of Mr. Marshall,
for he adores black sillt.”
The tea Ifeil rang just here, and vve
proceeded to answer it* summons.—
Mr. Marskfiil bowed judilely as vve en
ter-d. a Idr-ssed in me trivial remark
to us, mid,;h"!i resumed his eonversa
tion with . pupa. Leila was soon en
gaged in an animated discussion with
WillpfoVitiTe merits of uoardfiig school,
-liile 1 j lined in the general tide of
rent arks.
Tea bein'' ever we returned to ihe
parlor, where niusie was soon intro
j his-ed. end Nora being the oldest was
ed to the piano first, .'■•lie was niitii
; . J, ll v e;.-l iwed vvilli an excellent voice,
land jt liad been well cultivated; but
ito night she did not sing vvitli her
: usual power, and Leila, who always
I contrived t<> be at my elbow, vvhis
! oered : “I just want to see you eclipse
> her pith "Bane'll Alpine.
1 was next, led forward to “gra -e
j the .*nii,strfti’«lj*'ri»t, ami affer playing
a lively tiiag. in a voice
never before Vo’’- or thrilling.
-15 a ell Alpine.’ ‘ihe looks ot sit r -
i pri-e vvitli \vliii-li I was regarded when
| J concluded, considerably abashed me,
and 1 felt the b! ood rush to mv brow
j as 1 met Mr. Marshall’s steady gaze
: aul Nora s haughty glance; hut- quick -
Iv recovering myself. I resigned toy
-eat to Veftu-. -'who, being no great
P r'.}-. *r, played and sang a simple
tallad. ‘short and sweet.”
|V~heri Leila finally was conducted
<o -the instrument, she dashed off with
-: Kr
out mercy to the piano strings, in a
bril iant waltz, which made Mr. Mar
shall seem nervous, and Willie start
uneasily in his chair. Conversation
then followed, in which vve all joined,
and the remainder of the evening
passed off quite pleasantly.
The next morning Leila and I arose
early, as vve vvere wont to do in our :
school days, and rambled down in the
lawn. The sun had not yet risen, and
the flowers were lying with the heavy
dew sos the night still on their petals,
while robins were hopping and twiter- !
log among the laurel trees. At length
vve seated ourselves in a summer house,
completely covered with yellow jas
mine. from w hich Leila plucked a spray
and placed ii my hair, when vve were
somewhat surprised by hearing horse- j
men approaching, and on looking saw
two geiftlemen voting in an easy gal
lop directly toward the arched gate
wav. where they dismounted and en
tered.
“Who on earth can they be?” quer
ied Leila.
“IVrhai s we will find out at break
fast.’' 1 answered, as 1 watched them
stroll leisurly off toward tlie house.
Leila meanwhile placed on her head a
Inigo wreath slit: had been weaving,
declaring she was going to wear it be
fore the elegant strangers.
The gentlemen were presented at
breakfast as Mr. Charles Marshall and
Signor Carl Lodeski. The former a
nephew of our acquaintance' of the
preceding evening, ad the latter an
Italian ge..tlenum and at list, traveling
in the country for health and recrea
t ion..
Mr. Charles Marshall was very
much like li is uncle, except that there
seemed to he a degree less of haut.?ur
in his general deportment, .and his
eves wen brown while those of his
uncle vvere dark grey and piercing.
Signor Lodeski was slender but. well
formed, his ha,ids and feet small as a
Womans, while Ii is classic features a ni
bright black eyes were framed in hv
a mas* of curly l.iiovvu.hair, which
flowed over his shoulders. In per
sonal appearance he was the criterion
of clega.iee.
Tfie day* now passed sweetly and
pli-a’-aoll v. '1 lie elder Marshall read
to us, while Si f .or laid •*!■ i sang wild
melodies of bis native Italy with a
richness and grace all Ids own.—
“Charlie,” as lie was termed, and
Nellie seemed to prefer each others
society to that of a iv one else.
One evening Nellie came sobbing to
me, hid her face on mv shoulder, and
whispered site was “engaged.” Os
course I needed no iit format ion as to
win nn.
“I Ifope vou will be happy Nellie,”
f replied, as I drew her closer to me. ,
"But why do you weep?"
‘*o, Charlie is so noble and kind,
I am sure 1 don t deserve such hap
pin.-**.”
“,lnd lam sure you do,” I re
plied, ,‘so dry your tears, darling, and
tell me when my little sister Nellie is
ooing to lie a "bonnie bride?”
"Not until the Christinas holidays.
You see. Belli, 1 wished to stay vvitli
vou a while, you have been absent so
lone,” and she laid her cheek con fill
nigly against mine. I lie merry tones
of a waltz, under Signor L deski’s
skillful hand, rang out just Imre, and
vve lioih rushed to the parlor. Mr
Marshall arose as vve entered and of
fered me his a.-in for the dance, a
which Nora drew herself up haughtily
and giving her hand to Leila, whirled
oil in the "mazy ring.”
■ The hazy September days drew on.
a nl our guests began to tail; of taking
leave of u-. Air. Marshall seemed !■
be growing daily more a nl more inti
mute vvitli Nora, vet was ever kind
and attentive to me, while I scarcely
dared ask myself the question. Sul'
flee it to siiv. 1. thought him to lie tin
model i,f a gentleman, h."‘•gorttl ma
and true". But as lie- let (shown N era
us 1 thought, llm greatest preference.
I did not dure to lmpe. A lew day-
Imfure the time appointed to depart,
when tliev were all gone to ride, as 1
t’mng!.'. I took a favorite volume and
strobed down to my usual seat in tie
summer house. There was nothing to
■u aw mv attention and I soon became
i-u-'l-o'seil in mv lirtok. \Vlien at lengtl.
i ruiseit my head. 1 encountered a pair
j of eyes that I knew, O, so vveii! gaz
i ing at me as if fascinated. I felt the
i hot blood rush to u.v teffiplcs as 1 ful
lered, "! thought you were gone!"—
He seated himself beside mo and re
plod :
“No. ! beg pardon for interrupt
ing you, but i liatl something to tell
vou. Elizabeth, he eo:;ii.-.nod, ai.d
1 saw his lips qu v er, “1 love ynS, and
! 1 want vou to he my wife. Will you?”
I could answer nothing, but lay
sobbing on his shoulder, u.,d Oh!
| those were blessed-tears.
We sat for a long time and con
versed, Mr. Marshall (or Justin as 1
now called i-*) said be had been at
traded By Duma’s sparkling beauty,
| ! u ; her haugaty imd repellant manner
toward me hiuLdimiiiiidied tlie attrac
tion, and the ft tendtjhip he had at first
tek for me by daily association hid
ripened into love. We finally strolled
out hand iu hand to view the brilliant ;
sunset and encountered the riding
party just ic urning.
“Why, what does this mean?” ask
ed Charlie, as he rode up. "Areyou j
in a trance, or walking in your sleep?' 1
“Neither,” replied Justin. “It |
means that I have aske 1 Elizabeth to
be my vvde. and she has c uisetitc 1."
Lodeski s eyes opened wide at this, i
and Nora seemed astounded, while!
Charlie and Nellie gave us theirwarm- :
cat congratulation. Something in j
Leila s 1 ice told me she did the same, i
but Nora sprang from her horse with
out waiting for a groom and rati in i
the house.
"Come to my room, Beth,” said
Leila, as vve were going up stairs to :
llv.-KK t,»l- 1.-a. ‘- l , IxUu, liuvil tl Salt.
session to make.”
"Nothing more than I expected.”
was my laughing reply, as l followed i
her. "And as I generally act the'
part of priest to the penitent with ■
you i will comply."
“0, Beth, l am so happy,” was her j
Gist exclamation.
"What is the cause of this sudden
linppiii ss?" 1 asked, feigning igno
rance. “Mortals are seldom ever able
to cage that phantom.”
“Can you not guess?” she wont on,
“Carl and 1 love each other, Beth,”
she said, growing serious. “I intend,
if God will he my helper, to try to
; become worthy of Carl’s hive.”
“lie will help you, Leila," said I,
I "long ago, J learned the “stronghold
iu time of trouble.”
It was late before we went down,
Beila was so wrapped in her dream of
hlis s, and [ in mine, that in telling j
each oilier of our hopes for the future
time flew by unawares.
That night, after we had retired, Ii
strolled out on the hack balustrade to
catch the In'eeze blowing up from the
sea, and came upon Nora, sobbing bit- ;
lerlv.
“What can Ido for you, sister,”
said I, laying mv hand o:i Iter head.
‘•Nothing,’’ obttswid, uiovinf farther
from me.
“ I Fill you not tell me wlmt is troub
ling you?” 1 asked, coming nearer
again.
“f cannot,” and she left the lmlusi
trade.”
“Can it he that she loves Justin?
1 asked myself, as I sat in the moon
light, and that her proud heart is
breaking in consequence? But oh!
jean l give.him up? -I ilo not think
he would marry her were I to refuse
him, indeed he has told me as much.
Poor Nora! how I pitv her, mueli
more than she ever pitied me.
CHAPTER. IV.
The Christmas holidays vvere rap
idly approaching, and with them came
t liu three bridals. J had begged for
a longer respite, hut Nellie wished it.
thus; so did Leila, and 1 was too hap
py for refusal, so they managed mat
ters their own way.
Justin and Charlie had gone to their
home ill Louisiana, but would return
mi Christman day to claim their brides.
Carl had gone to the city to remain
with a relative until li is marriage, af
ter which he would depart for his
home iu sunny /taly. Here he also
obtained the consent of Leila’s mother,
who had made arrangements for ac
companying them.
Accordingly, on that day, when
“peace and good will” is promised to
ill, vve were married tpimtiy at the
litlle chapel in the neighboring, vil
age. where vve had been accustomed
io go from childhood, 1 had never
bought Leila beautiful, or even pretty,
but on this night there was a light U
her eye. a serene, calmness in her face
1 hat / had never seen there before; J
while Nellie looked radiantly heauti
fid, a* she breathed those vows which
hound lier forever to another. Nora
pressed a kiss on tins cheek of each of
us as we came down the aisle, but it
seemed to me her voice sounded harsh
and co ■strained as sir- congratulated
us. The next morning vve nil left eu !
.• ut? for the place of our destination.
* * Jk * *
Years have passed since then, and
Nora is still unmarried; but site lives
not without a purpose, for mauv are
the charitable deed* she lias done, and
the poor who “arise up aid call her
blessed. ’ For Nora has learned to
place her trust in the only true A:i
--! r!uu', and i* cheerful and even happy.
Nellie amt / are drifting down the
stream of Time side by side, and lie is
silvering the tresses in our temples,
yet as vve view our children growing:
up amid all the refinements ant! luxu
ries of wealth, vve feel thankful that,
| the lot of each of us has been east in |
a ple;p*iyip lij.es as it .has betyi. Lei-'
In oftei : wwires us long letters from i
lor beautiful Ttaifatrjiotne. She, too, I
■ is a lmppy mother, the "Ivife of a hap- j
! py husband,” and she assures us that j
she has been led through green pas- j
tures, and beside the still waters. 1
(NO. 15
-An Amusing Incident.
A man and hi ■ wife vvitli two chil
dren, emigrating from North Carolina
to Kansas, passed through here last
night, and on account of the sickness
oi the children - were allowed to ride
in the sleeping car, which was one of
Pullman’s rolling palaces, lined with
mirrors. r l he unsophisticated North
Carolinians took a seat, each holding
n i olive branch. .Scarcely had the
good woman settled her skirts, whew
she saw, as she thought, through a
window a man, the very image ot her
husband, holding her youngest daugh
ter in his arms.
"/ say, old mart! ’ she cried, “bring
that, gai in here Husband, whydou t
you go a id get Lula?”
“Why here is Lula,” said thcold
man by her side, “vigla. b„vi, ~, <„,
lap. ■ n.. v -
“No it ain’t, there she is out yon
der, go and get her.”
Well, said her husband, “/guess
/ 11 hold onto this un.”
“/ tell you that's Lula out yonder,
or else (lookingdown at the little girl)
or else its twinss”
Just then the con 1 actor 1 came nlong
’ mid explained that she had seen a re
flectio i iu a mirror. ,
"A mirror. Good gracious, what’s
that, ain t that a window? We
have no such things up in North
olina.” . . f
Gradually the situation dawned up
on her and she gently sub-udoil, while
the other pa-son tiers smiled audibly.
Chatl nioaga Times.
Here,* a true tale of woe; all about
a beautiful ami abandoned wife. She
married a vv. eteli who loved her money
not wisely, but too well. When he
got the money he loved somebody else,
and departed for the “rolling prairies
of the West. His earthly posses
sions vvere burnt up in the Chicago
fin-, and then lie came back to New
York and put up at the Astor House,
| without a cent in hi* pocket. Remorse
I seized him (it must have hueu revnnrso)
and. ascertaining Ihe address of his
lawful partner, he thus wrote to her:
•■J am here and penniless. For
give the past, and come to uiy arms
again.” *
This is wlmt she wrote back :
“i’ll come as soon as I can. Ex
cuse delay. /’ve gone to have a loa
ded head put on the cane you left.”
He did not wait! Remorse seized
him again and carried him off. Finia.
Coupon, the corpulent hanker, was
standing in State street one hot day
ill August, “wiping the servile drops
from off Ins bt ovv,” when a nigged but
sharp-eyed newsboy accosted him with :
“Please, sir, tell me the time?”
Coupon lugged out his Frodsham, i
and looking benignly down upon his
intenoputor, replied:
“lust two o'clock.”
“All tight, old buffer,” said the
gamin, gathering his rags together for
a run, “you can sellout tor soap grease
at three,”
The insulted man of money raised
his cane, and making a frantic rush
at his tormentor, nearly fell over a
B'iend who was coming up the street.
“Hullo, Coupon, what’s the matter?'
said the other.
“Matter?” said Coupon, pulTiing
with heat and anger, “n-hy-o icof those
d—d neivsb ivs asked me tlie time, and
when / told iiim two o’clock, the im
pudent y mug scoundrel said / might
sell out for soap grease at three.”
“Dun t be iu such a hurry,” wa»
the malicious response; “it is only
live minutes past tvvojyouv’e got
fifty-five minutes to do it in.”
It is weli known that Frenchmen
will put an end: to themselves on very
slight provocation, hut the extreme
point ot indifference to life has per
haps lately been exhibited byayouttg
ma i iu Paris who concluded his ex
istence on account of his inability to
get off some tight boots. Having writ
ten a memorandum to tlie effoot that
lie had luiled in everything from in
fancy, ad at last had ereu failed to
draw off his torturers, lie proceeded to
cut his throat with a kitchen knife.
Alt, Baa.— The Sacramento Union
id the Itli instant says: “A number of
sheep on Patton's ranch, north of the
Auicrican, were not sheared last fall,
ami lienee thir fierce, very long, dur
ing the fail it got very dirty, and
probab'v grass and other seeds fell into
it. At all eve .is, since rain com
coinmeiiced to Cali, grass, with blades
-av two inches long, is growing luxui
riantl v out of the wool, and the sheep
travel about carrying pasture upon
their hacks. Anv grass which the
sheep cannot reach itself, a friend is
allow.-d to nibble, and he or she recip l
roealos. We hav’ntseen the zheep
ourselves.
’I he Lord a day is time separated
with a view to eternity; always givo
God Ids cwp; if lie claim fnn one day
in seven, let him have * whole day.