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fcUiot rU.mctn'dPfc f Ott■/., ~ ; I( .f> k't< , HK HI shadows. aWfciw'Tf.be/ ••It is so .‘Tan Vvcn in'!;, Harry ! Please stay at home o night or take me with you |V>r li-hange, dear !*' Mr. Forrest Smiled in a very superior sort of wav—a sort of . it ionizing. indulgent wav, a> Igjg'h it was the height of ah folly for Kditli to the remark. Hfl’liat is nonsense, Ktliilt. Von ■Flow perfectly well how ridicii sly impossible it is for me to either always at home, or take ■in out®n>“gT*^'' l '- Vo must A because a man i- he does not expect ne\*nv |j*™s anywhere hut where iii-s it she is the sweetest, .little ell 1 in the world SKsradfcd forward to ki'-s her. li sin I led - u-pieimi -iy M,n'-y vored smile it was. how •**, ||K,lll I do gel so tired ot -lay iniH'li hk’ 111 \ -ell'. Harry. |B /line/.I a-t ran lotin London. Wm i am sure there are only two the hoii-r whom 1 know. like to lie a I way - §l|B oll >J heir room llnrrv n- t .. not think yon would rut inv oi■ it -1\ .. |HBPIt hasn't hern I liree 111 out ll' since we were married e “"7 ■ ..■.■Alittle .Mrs. Kojiest's sohs ''Hi iridy. and KadPilloty.' in- I'.dnh Will I 11. I\ • Ill'll i I i'l en., ■■■HHPBRBi ,I| I" not I" childishness mi \oiir \nd, to Ihrlher enforce Ids f umplion of marital dignity, f llarrv Forrest walked out f ,dd shut the door alter him very empliat ically, Then, of comse, Kdilh’s tears i rami' in good earnest. '•ll's (tin hail, too hail! liar is Kitting liinl of my society, (|ovv lit* is. ami I wish 1 wish | ail m*vri' married ami lt*fl it*, v.hi'ii* everylliing was so gay ami pleasant, ami there lit*v ■*r were lmijt, loiii'lv evening*-. h dear!" It wasn’t a very good tiling tor 111 to he thinking this regret i Ul life whirh. undeniably pleas j.iongh it was, hail never W i' so beautiful ami glorified k , llarrv’s love came to her. I it was pitiably true that her * hand’s neglert of her of late ...nl more t han once made such thoughts, more than onre had brought hot tears of wounded pain and regret to the blue eyes that other young men than liar ry Forrest had thought worth their while to have smile io theirs; and Kditli was certainly very lonely. The great, fashionable board jug house to which Harry had brought her,,and installed her in one of its most elegant rooms, was not such a home as she had been accustomed to, where eve ryt lung was gay, cheer and girl ish frolic. The boarders were, ot course, utter strangers and haughtily e\ elusive. Kditli was reserved and shrink ing, and, with the exception ol Mrs. Thistle, a gentle little wid ow. who was almost as shy as Kditli herself, and Mrs. Worth ington, w ho w as jolly and gay as she could be, little Mrs. Forrest lad not an acquaintance iu all the city. ••It’s too bad,’’ she sobbed bit erly, a> she lay on the little riiusnn silk lounge, with her all tear (lushed and her rose mouth .quivering. "1 can lV s Vfet hem at home now and Si I. and the |>r lighted up, and perhaps vard singing one of hi- love enor solos to Sue's accompn ltM Vdoi l*fo r:n, k Morrison will re' *!*'y’ll have, a deli 'bell Phil Will dear, darling old Kr„ t W iwavls thought more Kvliim Kumi’ 1 ' ' ~ 1 w,sh ■ • oxer married linn, and . i„J t ils a little expievoim of **",'*T"and indignatiim com W w't memories that Wara hear compai i-oii with ' gilded loneliness nm 1 Wl ii, and it want a good K on a pretty mmied ThV tofu k For an hour after Harry had * ->ije out Kditli lay on the conch. Inerts of thoughts running ri ( i'!^*n > herbrain, until they were *fe&ted sharply bv a rap on ‘h*i y, a ~a rd that sent all out of her face and ..■es except surprise, that quick jf changeil into an excitement j,d delight. ‘•Tell the gentleman i will he down in a moment.” she said to the servant. Then'he Hew to the dressing mirror, and saw that she was in a presentable condition, and then went down stairs with a smile and three unspoken words on her lips: ••Hear old Phil !*' * * * * Three weeks later Mr. Forrest came in somewhat unexpectedly —.jlist in time to sec Kditli stand ing by the window kissing her hand to a gentleman driving by in a carriage—a handsome, dash ing locking fellow, with hold black eyes and drooping inns (ache—ljukt in time to see the sparkle in his wife's eves and the heightened color oil her cheeks. • Well, who is he (" lie asked the question so sud denly that Kditli gave a little crv of surprise. ■•Oh. Harry, I didn’t know you were here! How von startled uie !" ••Doubt let-. Hut that doesn't explain why you were kissing your hand to—whom !” The hlush on her cheeks deep ened till her face was scarlet. •He is—a—friend—acquaint, mice of mine,’'she stammered. lie looked angrily at her—an grily, with a faint sense of pain mingling with the anger. ••An acquaintance! Since when, please f Edith, do you know you are doing a terrible risky thing in answering any salutes from bold, fast men who, in driving by, may have been fascinated by your pretty face ! Kdith, 1 wont ask any more questions, but I insist upon you obeying me in keeping away from those windows." And for the first time in their lives they sat down to their din ner with a cloud between them. "And I don't care,” Kditli said to herself "If Phil is kin der to me than Harry is, i'll like him best, that's all. He would net leave me alone, as Harry does and this very night we are going to drive to the park if the moon is bright.” And when Mr. Forrest raiue in that evening, about 10 o'oloek, lie was again fortunately in time just to eaten the black eyed, lilack miistaehed fellow going down tin* front steps to the cluiise waiting at the door, and just iu time to tind Kditli folding away In*r jacket! Hut he aid nothing. His whole soul was beginning to be mi tire with fury and jeal ousy, ami lie found it remarkably easy to stay at home when Kditli vtis so 5 winninglv sweet and charming (hat he wondered wdielher or not she meant it or was only trying to cheat him in to a disbelief of her recklessness. But Edith’s curious conduct times when she was almost ex traviganlly gay. times when she was dull, pale and sad wore on him. She never asked him to stay at home ju the evenings now— ol'course she preferred to have him out of tlie w ay. so she eonld have her ow n good time with her ••friend,” Harry said to himself, ironically, tor in his very heart of hearts be could not bring liim sell to say "lover." His faith in his wife was too strong to admit a doubt of aught beyond indiscretion, and yet lie was Agonizingly jealous. Theft one evening the climax came, w hen Harry went home to dinner half an hour earlier, and Kditli reading a note, which she tore in fragments the instant he crossed the door sill—tore and threw it into the tire with flushed face and startled action. "Mis. Worthington wants me to go to her room to-night. I supjtose you w ill lie going out. Harry ?” He knew she was telling what was not so. ••Yes, I am going out to the cluli." In his heart In* hated himself for the falsehood he told, for lie knew he had made up his mind to watch his wife that night and see if his jealousy w ere w arranted HV , Edith's cheeks glowed and her eyes sparkled, and she seemed iu a state of delicious excitement at dinner. Then -lie dressed iu a beccrn ing toilet ot black silk, w ith filmy laces at wrists and throat, and Til E F I E LI) AND F I R F SID E. rich jewelry—rather elaborate for a with Mrs, Worth ingtou* Harry thought, a- he; smiled bitterly behind 111- news paper. He purposely prolonged his stay half an hour beyond his u sual time, and then was vexed that Kditli should show no -ign of jsertubatien. ••She's already so Versed in de ceit that she can control her fear and impatience." Finally he put on his overcoat, hat and gloves, and went out to take up his position on the oppo site side of the street. where he commanded the doors and w in dow'-; and ten minutes offer wards a (all black mustached gentleman drove up and rang the hell, and in a moment more iiis wife—liis sweet, beloved Kditli. whom lie never loved so well as at this Inomeht of‘her falsity his wife came down, and the two were driven away. It was the work of a moment to hail a passing cab, and the chase began, and ended at the door of Exeter Hall, and Harry bought his ticket and took his , seal a near as he could get to Kdith and her —her—“friend.” It was a pale, haggard face that watched them all that evening, and a pair of eyes that wore pill* fully pained and indignant and passion Ail as he noted Imu per iectly happy the two were —how Kditli, whose -weet reserve and shyness? had been one of her greatest charms to him—how Kdith was so free in her manner to him, and how admirably the gentleman returned her pretty little familiarities. It was an hour of torture 1o him. * He sat there remembering all the times he had neglected Kdith —-how she had so coaxingly a- k ed him to “stay at home'' or “take her." He realized, as he had never done before, what a sudden and great change it had been to her to leave her home where there was such a large family of broth’ ers and sisters, and consequently a great deal of young company. He began to appreciate how careless lie had been of the hap piness intrusted to his keeping. (treat (toil! what if that negli gent carelessness should result ill He dared not think it. He sat there, repeutont. indig nant; jealous, remorseful, ready to flv at that handsome, dashing fellow who assumed such an air of proprietorship over his foolish, silly little wife—the lovely little girl, who not having her bus band's society, bad sought com panionship elsew here. He never heard a chord of the divine melodies —he never heed ed the storms of applause. All he heard, all lie saw was Kdith’s occasional low laugh, her beautiful Hushed face as she turned her profile towards him. Then the performance was o ver. He followed* them closely as he dared, until lie saw them take their carriage, and then the sec ond chase began, that ended—at the door of their house, and then, from inside his own cab lie saw the black ninstach<? sweep across Kdith's mouth—and lie heard her low, sweet good night. ••Anil Phil, don't forget to drive to the park to morrow—at a to morrow.” •Phil, Phil f' It had come to the permitted familiarity of names, had it And Harry thought, as lie dis missed his cab and ran up stairs, two steps at a time, that if ever a man haul .just cau-c to shoot an other he had. Kditli stood before herdressing case, slowly drawing off her gloves, when he dashed in. pale, w rat hl'n 1. -What does this mean ' Where have you been f If'he thought to confront her iu a falsehood ire was mistaken. She flushed crimson, but an swered promptly: •*1 io Exefer Malf.-“- llave 1 committed an inipankm able sin t" "You have done the next tiling to it. Who is that that mail with whom you dared to go ? l>o you know that you have, run the risk >f'losing \ hit erolraen*r*—ymi; a married woman, going to a i place of pqhfcic entertainment }if§tf44 fh#|s aJniri.-.nursTi-au gef to jnfti ' Tvlith! have Ivon *uy Flea of what yen have done She turned her laee. pale e nough now, to him. ‘•Harry, have you any idea of what you have dime ’ Nighty af ter night I hive Julyi*d here by myselt unti I wonder I did not run away and go home. I begged von to stay, or let me go some “Ometimos—not always-#-midyou laugcd at me. And then when I found -nine one who paid me the attention you should have done, you talk to me this way! 1 wilt tell you. honestly, the gentleman who took me is very, very dear tome. I love Ititu !J1 here f And if you wont be good to me. he will !" Forrest -total dumloimded. ••(beat (iod ! Kdith. do you know what you say! <>h. Kdith, wife, are von mad that you dare -peak such awful words. Von love him !'' He staggered to a chair, pale as death. This. then, was the end of all. For a moment Kdith kepi her ground; then her bus began to qniver. and her iy!‘s‘ tilled with fears; then -he Went up to him and knelt beside him. -Harry, Harry darling, I do love him. hut not as 1 do von ! lie i- my brother l'lnl, Harry— the one you never saw. He came here several weeks ago. and we planed it all to—to make you love me. more, dear. ‘ And the lesson had its eliect, for Harry Forrest remembers w hat agony of mind he suffered when he feared the worst. And lie realizes that it might all have been as he feared. Ephraim's .Hind Weakens. “Blossom, dean,” said bed rid den Pintle Eph," 1 feels a little betta tonight, an' 1 kinder hank ers alter a bite of stewed chick en. 1 wish you'd send Chvorge Washington into do market to buy a hen fo* Ids ole fodder, who mils' mighty soon pa-s Iron de oa'k valley of de shadow oh death," and the old man sank hack on his pillow exhausted. ••Jos’ calm yo* fealis, Ephra ham ; de meat shall he fort boom in'," replied his good wife Bios som. Then beckoning her son to the bedside, she said to him, solemn ly: “(iwoige, you heah what yo' jio' fodder said. I'm otlle leered dat long -ickness has impa'ed de ole man's intellec'," and she shook her head sorrowfully. “His min' ain't what it used to be, or he'd tievfth talk 'bout sondin' you iu to de ma'ket to buy a chicken in da'k ob de moon. He seems to liab forgotten de lac' dat fo' eul lud folks to go 'round spendin' money fo' ehiekens when dar's no moon would e'rate mo" talk dan a eliu'ch scandal. No, no; deole man ain't hisself no mo'," and Pdossom laid her head on the bed and wept like a child. Presently she dried her (ears on her checkered opron, and said ; u Go out, (iworge ;go out into deda'k an' sunless wol'd and get a chicken in de usual way, an' den dali'll be chance fo' talk." 'There Was a tremor in the young man's voice when lie said : ••De ole man seems mighty bad off to-night, an* talks 'bout pas sin' de da'k ami shadowy riber ; so you bet vo' life dis ehiel'll have a yallvr logged pullet ef lie shouldn't git back 'fore mo'nin','' and taking another hitch in the girth ofliis Ulster, he pushed out into the moonless night. PM) -—— , | A Long Wait fora Wedding. Orange County has just had a wedding with enough romance about it for a novel. In 18(ijthe bridegroom, then a young man, though undtir an engagement to the lady whom lie has just mar ried, enlisted in the Union Army, llis sweetheart made no effort to dissuade him from what lie thought his duty, and with a breaking heart she bade him a due,ami quietly buried herself in her home with her widowed mother the only living member of the family besideherstdh for a while all w out well, and loving letters from his sweetheart cheer ed the gfllaut -i|diey. anil tender |Words .f hope from him made life endurable to- her. After the battle iil'Chaticollftr-iVtlle Ids let t rs suddenly ceased, Letter al* ter letter was written to him and his comrades, but al! that could l*\loiiVnoS was that titter that terrible battle lie was missing.- \\ hether he had been killed or taken prisoner no one could tell, and his fate remained a mystery. Mis stip|ck|ii*Wfetheai| mftT a lived o|> 'jtai der aud ti'fe.j lifqiiifg ftgfinst Iwipc fur 11-frollnK Alt if - many patient years her trotli litis been rewarded, and she is now a hap py bride. His narrative i- that -®nte time durii&t /the tight he Wie tatfifti pci oift r-and soon al ter he was sent to a Southern prison, where lie was kept about a year, stiffening untold torture. He filially escaped and reached the seabord. where lie conceived theiflea of personating.an Fhig lisJi saMogpw.l gojuiugjo England i ! on a iJnckade runner. After Umt < all is a blank. He learned after wards that he had been taken ill. and soon after insane. On his ar rival in England lie was taken to an insane asylum hv the captain i of the blockade runner, where he remained until a year ago. when he was discharged cured, Iml pen niless. He succeeded bv the as sistance of friends in the asylum in securing a situation in a tner caul ile house- w here he rapidly won the esteem of t he principals, to whom he told liis story. A leave of obsence was granted him, lift came to Middletown and found his old sweetheart, now a mature lady of thirty-two, still faithful to his memory. They were quietly married, and have returned to England, where lie proposes to remain for a term of year- During his long absence his only surviving relatives, a brother and uncle, had died, and he had no ties to keep him here, save the love of country, which will eventually bring him and his faithful wife hack to our shores. They gol Christian Satisfaction. The old Abercroiubia house at Pelham is said to have once been the scene of a practical joke by Rev. Mr. Abercrombie, the origi nal occupant of ihe house and minister of the town. In his days of course, llip of course was the common beverage of clergymen and the laity, and no objection was ever made, unless people be l came notoriously o*er indulgent. The charge was finally brought at a church meeting that the minis ter w as drinking too freely, and a committee was appointed to tell him of his fault and warn him of the danger of continuing in it.— W arned of their coming, the err ing pastor told his wife to prepare t he tir-t round of flip, which even this committee would expect,with equal parts of rum and water, the next with more rum, and the next mostly rum. The committee soon after their arrival, partook of the flip which their pastor ordered, alter which they made known the nature of their errand. The pas tor admitted that there might he need of the reproof, and that he ; would be governed by it. Then | came the second round of Hip, and, as the business had been des patched, the committee were dis | posed to he talkative and social with the pastor ■wlft> had so hum bly admitted his sin at their % re- 1 j buke. The Hip came around the | third time, and it is said near sun [ rise the next morning two of the , i committee managed to reach their homes, but the third lay prone on the floor, unable to stir from i the effects of the flip, until broad daylight. At the adjourned { church meeting, w hen this com mittee made their report, it is | said they made a very concise re port of their visit to the pastor, and the kindly way in which lie received the reproof, by report i ing: “We have called on the pus ! tor. as directed, and he gave us ('lirist iau -atislact ion." How Fort Sumter MIGHT HAVE BEEN TAKEN. It is pertinent for me, profes sionally, to remark that, had the Federal naval at tack on Fort Sum ter. of the 6th of April, IS6B. been made at night,while the tleet could have easily approached near enough to see the fort—a large, lofty object covering seve ral acres—the monitors which were relatively so small and low on the water, could not have been -ecu from the fort. It w ould ha w been impossible therefore, for the latter to have returned with any accuracy the lire of the fleet, and this plan ot' attack could have been repeated every night until the walls of the fort should have crumbled under emunious missile which made holes two and a half feet deep in the walls and shatter eil the latterin an alarming man nor. 1 could not have then re paired during the day the damage of the night, and 1 ant confident now, as 1 Wigs then, that fort Sum ter, if thus attacked, must have been disabled and silenced in a few days. Such a result at that time would have been necessari ly followed by the evacuation ot Morris and Sullivan's islands, and, soon after, of Charleston itself, for 1 had not yet had time to com plete and arm the system of works, including James island and the inner harbor, whieh on aided u> six months later to bid jo Admiral DahlgrenY. powerful fleet and Oilinore's strong land forces.— (}. T. Heav regard. THE FIELD i\ll PIRESMIE. BOOK AND JOB Printing Establishment! I*o WTIER SPKIXu STItKKT MARIETTA, GEO., RETNG FI 1.1. Y PREPARED \\ ITH \isu & imiiti;irm;wi:y Also, with the latest -I vie- ot (Tpjic. Sorters. ORNAMENTS. &C. 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All that I'oulil la* expected as the legiti mate fruit of an ex|ierienee of nearly twenty years imiteil witheonseientou fidelity in tlie discharge of ilnti is pro mised to such ;i. may patronize the School. The course of study will embrace all that i- generally taught in the High Schools of the Slate. t'upils are earnestly requested toeoni menee on tlie first day of the term. The most careful attention will iie given to pi 11 ill- in the lowest classes, and a kind, lint tirm discipline will lie en forced. Scholars received at any time, and charged from the date of entrance to the close of tin* mouth. TlalOIS; /*('(' .s'cAo/'ist/V* )11‘tith ut Turn ft' - /.)■ . Reading, writing, spelling, . . $2 00 lieography,grammar, idstory. at ithinetie, etc on Algebra, geometry, rhetoric, ete. 4 tin Aliy of tlie foregoing studies, to gether witli one or more languages 00 \ H TOR K. MAXGFT. Marietta, Ga.. Aug. 10,1877. tf