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E M -Bird * |...|| r I. k I. Whrt bav* they (ou* to the little ilrlt, witn uktural njDuer and ualural curl. " Wbu lute their d Hies and like tbslr t..t s, AJW UK of something bemdes the boys " Little old women I* plenty [ ind, Mai on in uiaunirsaud old 10 imud ; LUUeild flirts eho talk of ibrir "Beani" And TK with tacb otu*r In ntyll.h elotues. Itltfe old belie., who, at Din* and Mo Are iicn uf u eaure aud tire 1 c I u.en Wear* of t.vl ,.f bain, of fna- And Dud i>o new ibmg uuuer Uie sun. Oooelii th nuuliful loogaio, pins de.r little children I ued to know ; Uirii who ware men 7 u lam be at play, And liugbea and rollicks* tbe livelong dy. They thought not at all of the eloth Mtyle ' ol their , Tbe Ltver imagined the boys were " beaux " Other Burls' brothers " aud mate* " wen :i.n ; Bplemlld fellowi to help them play, Where tiavn tbry gone to ? If TOO >ee puec I ttt-m, auyt>ere seatl her o me. 1 wuuld iv a M .-ml of |. ur.it (old To ub* of tbuM uw nine girl* of uld. " lib u innocent berl and an open mile who kuuw* uol the lueauiun of "flirt" or PHYLLIS. BI THB DOCHBM. Author of "Molly Mawu,' "The Baby," "Airy Falrv Lilian." Me.. ee. There is a low apologetic knock at tbe door. Initantly I Beat myself oo tbe iota in a* dignified au attitude a* 1 ou aebume, considering my hair ie all awry aud my eytlide orimeun. Duke lowere the laiu^ prudently, kud falln back to tbe hearthrug, taudlLg with hie haudii olp*d oarelesaly behind biui, before be nays, lu a clear, die- linit toue : "Dome ID." "Uii. ner u served, ' announce* Tyooo, ofiiy, with tbe vaguest, dikoreetenl ol oougb*. How ii it tj.t servant* ]*} kno* everytbiDK '/ " Very good," retarDi Marmadake, in bii ordiuary voice. " Let Mre. Varuou know.' Tbeb, ae tkough aotiug OD a keooud " Tyuon." " Ye, air." " It may be M well to Itt >oo know that Mr*. Ca* riugton and I are leaving borne next wk tut tome time." " lu J ted, air ? > on, iir." Tynon'a face if p.-rleotly impassive, txoe|t at tbe extreme corner* ol the mouth ; tbese being lightly down-drawn indicate regret ana out* amtreM. "We both feel much dia|(oiuUd kt being u billed to leave home at ibis particu- lar uiiiv, tbe Corutmae aeaou being BU oloee at, baud ; but tbe butiueee that lake* lieu important, and will adtii t of uo delay I shall It ave behind me ilio u.ual SUOl ol mobsy for tbe poor, wilU au additional giftfioou Mrs Crriugtoo, wbiob I will tru.i you aud Mr>. beunuu ' ( bo hoiuketpei) " toaee) propvrly Ui.inbuicd." "Tbtuik )uj, air ; it nbail be carefully attebd> d tu." 1 aui quite ear* of that," kiodly. The D, with a leiuru to tbe ratbtr lotoed auo tilled uiauber tbat bee dutiunuiebed bin furei; luw i-ntob, lie ** "'' >< iu KMwVt utie*rMia irVeti we kball be able tu ooiue bck to HireUiKeiaore, ae the bueiuem of Kbiuti I e(ak.wni LccvMiut) oiy g.iiu* abroad , aud a M.-. Carriug ou'i bcallli Will uut allow her to aoooiu(iauy rue, aud an be b.H beeu ordered uL.u K e ol air, abe will go to ilaZallou, wbicb. tbe Uao bot eeeo. and await my rettru tbere. You quite d, lynon 1 ' ", ' repliee tbe old butler. with LI* eye* ou tbe grouud. Aud a 1 watob him, 1 kuow buw (ieifcoily ludeed be otdcrataudr, net ouly what u beluK eaid, ilro what Is uol being xaid. D-kj, weary uf ly int. draws hi* band aoruck his forebead. Y m will please let tbe ct it- r HOI van IB know of onr movement* Although my abaeuoe may be more pro- longed tbau 1 tbink, I shall wish tbviu all to remain a* ihey uow are so that tbe bouse may bo iu readiuee* to receive u* at any moment. But," turuiog hi* gszj for the flr>i time fully upon Tynou aud speaking very ktruly, I will nave uo wui-penug or gossiping about tilings tbat don t ojuoeru them ; uiiud tbat. I leave you in charge, Tynou, aod 1 deem ilitt all such oouduct be puuisued witb mataut dismissal. You bear .' ' ' V.K it ; yon may be sure tbere kball be nogo*ipiugur whuperiug gotug on in ibis hou.e." " i b< pe not." Then, having noticed tbe quaverii/g voice aud depressed air of tbm Old >erviK.r, aho bae kuown bioi from bi yi.utii up, he add* wore gett y, " You may go uow. 1 kuow I oan lrut you. 1 do uot think I have auv more direction* to give you t 1 1 '. ut " T/uou bows in a shaky, dispirited way, and leave* ibe room. Ouimde iu the duck of Ibe ourildor, I oao see him put bin baud to hie eyee. Bui he 11 siauuoo, and eveu now compels Liiuoelf to turu and say, witb defemuoa and with a p-aiworiby abow of iguurabce of wbal Ib* preceding oouvena- ti !. u ay mean : " I hope you will excuse my mentioning it, sir. but iC tbere i* oue tbiug beyond au. t ,er tDat rai*> s Mr*. Oook's irrilablene**, and make ber peivtre toward* th* reel of tbe household, i tie to hear the aonp wa* allowed to grow oold." "All right, Tynon ; Mrs. Harrison'* nerve* kball ui to* upeel tin* evening. We will go down uow," Hays 'Duke, witb a *mil* a very impoverished specimen of its kind, I mnil own, but ktnl a nuile. I ruao ii t) tbe next loom my dressing room in t ff uiy boudoir and having bathed my poor eyes and hastily brushed my hair and given myself a general air of prosperity make for the diun g room. Oa tbe elairi Wl encounter motlior, looking n pale aud wan, aod almost terrified, that I take my hand off Marmaduke'i arm ind ilip u rouud ber w.int. It will never do for ber to prudent *uob a woful oouuteuatoe to the en. n i -.m of servant*. " Tiy t j luok a little more cheerful, dar- ling." 1 whisper, eagerly ; " it will not be for long; as it DM ti be gone through, let tu be brave in IQe doing it." Hie look* kt uie with a relieved aatonisb- meut ; aud truly tb* e'reug'b of i.| that beam me tbioogh this interminable evening amiXM uo cue M> un.cb as uiy.*lf. ll.x.-l on down by the *ea. 1 bave gained your kbalter at lait Ouly yesterday, Marmaduke and I finished our miserable jouruey here, ud took a long, a la*l farewell of eaoh other. How can I write of it, hew describe the aoKuieh of thoee few miuatee, in which a whole year'* keeoeit torture wai com preened ? How paint word by word the uiad but hopeleM olintiiug. tba Ubgeribg touoh of baud* tbat never mor* ibould j 'in, tbe daepair, the paeaioo, of toe final embrace? le u over, and be U gone, and I have Fallen ib to a settled state of iptthyaod iuditlerei.oe to wbat il f{oiDg on around me, tbat earely beari eome rekemblauoe to a melancholy madoeii. Hezclioo u a very pretty, old-fiebiobed bouae, about half the mitt of Btrarjgemore with many UragKlioK roon, well waib- oo ted almoet three part* up each wall. Some of tbe floon are of gleamiox polinhed oak, aome riobly, heavily oarpt td ; it u a (icturei'iue old place, tbat at any other time, and under aoy other oircuiutanoen, would bave filled me with admiration. Afar cff oue can oatcb a glimpe of the a. From the parlor wiodowe ii n plainly Tuible; in tbe other room* a riaiog hill, a jd ib lammer the foliage, intercept the view. Iu reality it la only a mile and a balf dintaut from tbe bonar, eo tbat at night when tbe wind is high, the lullen rear of it oomei to tbe listening ear. Tbe (ew lervabU who bave had the houae in charge have been retained, aud three more bave been added. Tbeie bave evidently made up their mmde to reoeive me wilb open armi ; bat an a week pawe, and 1 khow no iiitne of intereet in them, or their work, or tbe garden*, or any tbicg con- nect jd witb my life, they are clearly puz- zled and dieappoibtcd. Tbm I notice in a doll, wondering fashion. Wry can tbey uot be indifferent to me a* I am to them ? All tbe vintm that ihonld call do oill ; it ie> not a pjpuloui ueigbborhood, bot ai 1 dtoline aeeiLg them, aud do not rttjru their VI-UB, tbe would be acquaiutauoe drope. Ou Monday tbe vioar, a uluht. int.l ciual-luukipg man, ridee up to tbe door, aud, beiug refused admittaijoe, leavea bie oard, and eipreenee hie iuteuliou of oominn again icme d y eoou. Which me- age>, belt g oou*eycd to me by tbe reepeoi- able pereou who reigDi here ai butler, ri-.r my ire, and luduoen me to nive an order OD tbe spot tbat never, on auy prt teuoe whatever, n aoy one vior or no vioe>r to be admitted to my preneuoe. . Sunday oom<M, bat I feel no inclination to olulhe myeelf and go forth to coot*** my iu* aud puur oat my griefe in tbe hou.e of prayer. All dayi are alike to me, aud I brink wi'h a morbid horror from preaeut- itg myee f to tbe eyci of my fellow*. In tbm quiit retreat I can bury mytelf, and nurae my wrou^r. and brood over my trouble* withoul luttrftreuoe from a cruel world. 1 u id aome half numbed work among my tbiu, and taking it to my favorite room, oeuu over it hour by hour ; more often it fall* uubeeded on my Up, while I let memory wander backward, aud aak mynelf, i>ad<y, if euob a boiun tver really Imdaa wild, merry, cartleee Fb)lli* Veinon. Tbeda>agoby, and I feel no wub for outdoor txercite. My color *lowly fade*. Oue moruiug, tbe wumao who bai taken Martba'a place, aud who nodi muobajpt reut dthi^tit iu the binding and twikliiiit uf iny bair into IOIJK i-ibia faiLioni, taken " The gardeuK berr, ma'am, are *o pretty, tbe pretlioat for lullen rouud. " " Are tbey ? 1 muot go and eee them " " ' l)aed, in 'm, aud it wuuld do you good. A Hin.rt walk now ouoe iu a way lubelur'u uieciome, ao I ui told. Aud the grouud* round here ii rare AI d pretty to look at, though IO be) MM wii-t.T ban a. diipmtiu' ffeot ou ever>thiLg " " It ii ould," I nay, witb a ihiver. " It , in in, turely" leaving the mighty editioe ue u ereollug on Ibe top of luy bead to give tbe fire a vigoroui poke " but uu your fur oloak and hat you won't feel It. Bball I briug tueui to )ou after break faet, ma'am ? " \ury well ; do," reply I with aiigb of renignaiiun. Muob pleaitd witb her luooeae, the dam- el retreate, aud punctually to the momeut. aa I rUe from my breakfaet table, appeam Main, armed wub oloak aud glove* aud bat Tliun oouatrkiutd, 1 nally forth, aud make a tour rouud tbe garden* that lurrouud what ruuet be for evermore my borne. A. d very delioioua old girdm* they are. a* uU-faebioued a tbe boue, aud quite a* piolumque. Tbere U a total waut of method, uf precmion, iu tbe arrangement of iheiu, ibk>t iLitiuctively oharm* the eye*. I wauder from oiohard into fl jwer garden aud from fluwer-garden LU agaio to orchard, without a break of any lort ; DO gate* divide tbiui ; it M all oue pntty, bap|iy medley. Tue walka, though rcrupalotuly neat, are Ubgravelled, aud here aud there a dead leaf, ormp ai.d dry, di-playi itcelf. The Very treea, though bereitof leaven, do not a|p-aro fooliBb, no oielauoboly, in tbia would leave irery thing to yon. Why do you a*k me to-day in particular?*' "Law, mam, lure il'i Cbriitma* day, and I thought may be as 'ow " "Christmas day, u ill" 1 exclaim, curi- ously. ' Tben I bave been a whole foil- night iu this place." " Yei, mum. A whole fortnight aod one day, by tive o'clock this heaveuing, pr- oi*ely. 1 took tue liberty of aakmgyouto order diuner for Ibis one night, thinking ** yon might pot a tame to something or otber dainty that you fauoiem." " Indeed I have, uo choice, oook, and I am not fct all hungry." "Likely enough, mum, considering il ii now only twtlve o'clock ; but tor a lady like yourself, a* eat* uo luncheon to apeak of, you will for certain be itarved by even." " I thought a Ohrutmaa dinner never varied, oook. Yon oan bave tbe mual tbiog, I suppose." "In course, mam," isyi oook. undaunted Bbe u a nue, fat, faeslcby -looking womau, with large eyes, and slightly whetzy intoua tiob, ai though she were oouetauily trying to swallow some of ber own good things that had inadvertently ituck in ber tbroat. It seem* t> me tbal I ought to love thia comfortable creature, wbo is so obitiuately bent on dataring m* against my will. " But whatever folks miy sa/, * plum pud- diug for a delicti i lady like you u ouoou. men 'eavv on ibe 'art and mind when bed hour come*. If you would just aay any- thing tbat would pleat* you something light tbal I might try my band on au ice pudding, now?" tbi* with a* near an attempt at coaxing as reepeot will permit. But ibe word ice pudding" call* up old memories ; I remember my ancient weak nee* for tbkt particular confection. My brown contract ; a sharp pain fill* my brea*t. "No, no! anything bat ice-padding," I ay. baatily ; ' I bat* il." " Dear me, mum ! DOW do you ? Molt of tbe quality loves it Tben wbat would you ay 1 I'm a first clan* hand in tbe pastry line " " Make me a meringue," I murmur, in despair, seeing I (ball bave to give in, or els* ge through a list from the cookery book, aud f rtuuately remembering bo*/ I once beard a clever housekeeper *ay there were few sweets so difficult to briny to per- fection. Bkt tbe difficulty, it there U any, only enchant* my goddess of tbe range. " Very good, mum , yon ihsll 'ave it," she nay B, rapturously ; and riuree witb flying colors, havuig beaten me ignomi- Iron laud of tbtire, an tbiy alwayi look eliiewbere, I feel MUM.- auunalion creeping in my bland; my etfp I* more spriugy. At tbe garden gate tbe father of all thin iweet nei-* *tepe up to me. lie u a ruey -cheeked , good bumored-lookiug mac, a brilliant contract u> tbe unapproachable Cummioe ; be preaente me witb a email bouquet of winter fljweri. " I am proud to aee yon ma'am," heiaya, witb * touoh of iutereit in big ton*. I am Horry 1 have nothing better wortb offering you than the ie 'ere." He tender* me the bouquet ai be ipeaki a very mar- val if a bouquet, ooneideriog tbe time of year. " Thank you," I lay, witb a graoiou* mile, born of my brink and pleuatt pro- menade ; " it u lovely. It 1* far prettier IQ my eyee than tbe lammer one, beoauee ao uuelpwOted." I p**a on, leaving him, bowing and rapiug and much gratified, In the middle of tbe path, with tbe unwonted imile (till U(in uiy Up*. Bui, an th* evening draw* on, thii faint- cat glimmer of renewed hope dice, and I iok bok ouoe more into my aoouiiomed gloom. " What will yon pleaiie to order for din- ner to day, mum ? ' a*k* oook from tbe dooroa/. 1 have never yet giveu direo- ti >ue for that meal, touch to Uiat worthy oreaiure'e deeuair, while heart aud A month two moithi go by, and still my atlf.impoard aeclualon ie unbroken. Now aud igaia I reoeive a letter from former friendn, but tbeae I dinoonrige. From mother I bear regularly oooe a week. whether 1 aoier berornot. Poor mother! She baa begged and p-ayed for permiwiou to vikit me, to fee Low time u uiug mr, whether I am well or ill ; bat all to no avail. I will not be dragged out of tbe gloomy aolitude iu which I bave oboeen to bury myelf. From Dora, on ber return from Rome, comee auob a kindly, tender ltt.er as I bad nitbtlieved u poiibli the chilly Dora could pan. Il H wound i p l>y a pot<nnpl from Kir O.orge, a* wirrx-uearted in toue a* be i Linuvlf. Il toaobee m*. in afar- i/ff, ourioui nTanner ; but I abribk from the iu. ...w.,,.v, j .in them tbat It Outiliiu*, aud ret ui>e it m mob a way a* mui 1 1 reveut a repet. t. on of it. M' rotonoui a* in my exiitencr, I budly know how lime fl e. March wind* ru.b hy mo, aud I scarcely heed them. But for tie hurtful r.oking oouiib tbey leave mean ''Koy, ere ukmu tbtir Dual departure, I would not have kuowu tbey bad beeu among tu. Thm oough grow* and iuoreawH eleadily, reuderiLg more palid my alrpad) oolorle.a obetkii, while the little de*b that lill oleavti to my bouee become* lew aud lee* a* tbe bonr* go ou. It tears my tligbt frame with a cruel foroe, aud leavci me leepleii* when all th* real of the world u wrhp,,ed in klumber. On, tbe w. aty day* ; the more than weary night*, wnen oblivion never o jmee to drowu my tbougbtn, or. oomiug.otily wrape me m dreami from wbiob I wake, dirnpl) oold, or Bobbin* with a horror too dee.) lor worde I There are time* when I fight witb Fate, with all tbat baa brought me t> tbia p>**; when I ery aloud and wring my b%ndn and' call on dekti to rescue me, in tbe privacy of my own room, from tbe misery that weighs me down aud keeps me langunhiug in tbe lu-t. But lbe*e tiruee are rare, aud come to me but eeldom at >uob weak moment* a* wheu a feeliug of deadly kiokuei* or overpoweritg regret gain* mastery oxer me. la very trotb, my life miKtkke abut; tbere ia ii i iad one a no proper pine* are in bin atew-paua. I Bl.i, rw t p itb languid kurprim. " An) t IIUK pun p eaee," I a*y ; " yon are) alwayi very aatiaf actor y, I told yon I fur me in the universe tbat neem* ao gieat. I U. r.- in no ba| i ut iibio me, no xpriug of hope. I appear to my aulf thing p irt -ioi.ooent, jet marked with adiKgraueful tir.ni. Witb an old writer whom I uow forget I can truly say : 11 For the world, l count it not an inn, bat an bo*|ital; aud a plaoe not to live bat to die iu." At laxt I awake to tbe fact that I mi ill dreadfully ill. There oan be no doubt of II; and yet my malady has no name. I bave lost all appetite ; my trength ba* de*ertd me ; great bollowi. have grown in my cbeekM, above which u y yes gleam large aud feveii.h. When I *u down I feel no desire to rue again. Towardi the middle of April I rally a little, and an intense oraviug for air u ever on mi. Down by th* tea 1 waider daily, getting an oloe to il a* my atmgib will allow, tb* mile thai separates me from it being now looked upon ae- a j lurney by my impoveriibed itreogtb. Somewhat nearer to me tbau ih* ibore ie a bigb, level plain of >and and eaitb and gram, that rani back inland from a prtoip oa Ib* t overlooks tbi ooean. Ou tbii I .u, and drawing ometimri i p to ihe td*e, peer over, aud amune myselt eonuiing tbe wavea a* tbey dash ou tbi beaob far, fir below. That plain forming part of the ground* belonging in U.saltou p leaeriM t IB double charm of being eatier of aooen than the traud, aud t>( being sirio.ly private. Ilia the 17. b of April a cnld day, but fresh, with little tubibine anywhere. I am sauntering along my usual path to my dy plain, though lene of anything) in tbe present, inuopeut of preeentimeutK, when >uddeuly hefore me, as itmuith aiin out of the B.it \ atandi Kir Mark (J ire. How I ,n K i* it line* U*i i , aw him ? - not mouth* kurtly?-it seem* more like yeiterdiy. Why do I feel no surprbe, no emotion ? I* tbi mind indeed withiu me dead T I am more puzzled ' by my own oalmnew at tbu moment then even by an eveut no unexpected ai hu presence here We both ataod itill and gazeat eaob otber, A< far aa I am OQMerned, tlmo die*; I forget tbeae weary uioulbl at Haxelten. I thiukof our parting at Btracgv- iuore. Hia t))e* are reading, eiammicg with undiH^uid pain, tbe ebanget in my face and form. At length be epeaki. " I hardly thought to meet you bare, Mm. Carrioptoo," be *ayi, advancing lowly, and addreeung me in tbe low, bushed tone one aio|ti towardi the tick or dying. He appear* agiut^d. I regard him with filed ooldoeei. " Too, wbe know all," I *ay, with quiet empba*ie, why do you call me by that name? Call me Pnyllii ; tbat, at leait, till n maiuH to me." He flushe* orimaon, and a pained look oomes into bis eye*. " I luppoae," 1 go on, curiouMly, " tbat lant waruing you gave Marmaduke at the library door at home at Btraogemore," Correcting myaelt without be***, "bad reference to tbkt woman ? Am I right? ' "Yes; I regret now having ever utt.rd it ." " Regret* are uaele**, aud your words did no barm. Thinking of things linoe, 1 knew tbey mutt bave meant an allusion to ber." How oalmly you speak of it I" be *a> s amazed. " I ip**k aa I feel," I r< ply. There U rather an awkward pause. Now tbat he u here, tbe question u.tarally pre- cut* itself - tor wbat reason ba* be come ? At length " Will you not aay yon are g'ad to see me ?" ventures Sir Mark, uuean y. I no neither glad nor sorry." la TIV unmoved return ; I hive forgoitin to be emotional. I believe my real feeling j ait now u indifference. Considering bow uulooked-for u your priaenae here, it MAtouinbei even myielf that I oan call up o little kurprise. Curious, ii it not ? You look tbin I think, and older not no well aA when l**t we met." B* grow* a tbade paler. " H i 1 T" Then, drawing a bard, qniok breath " And you, child, wbat bave you beeu doing with yourwll ? Except for your eye*, it i* hardly you I ee. So white, *o worn, au obacged . ibii plaoe i* killing yon." " It i* a very quiet plaoe. It roiti me better than any otber could." " I tell yon it M killing you." be repeat!, angrily, "Bitter to face aud endure tbe world's talk at ouoe, than linger here UL t.l body and i>oul part." " I shall never face Ibe world," n turn I, quietly. Here i* my convent ; at leaat within ita wall* I find peace. I set no one, therefore bear no evil talk. I bave no wiab to be disturbed." " Bo you think now ; but ai time goei on you muat you cannot fail to tire of it. I* it natural to on* ao young to lock bereeif voluntarily away from people of ber own agi? Wl y, bow old are you, child ?" " Almo*i nineteen." ' Aimoot biuiteen I" oriea be, with an nnmirthful laukb, "aud yon may live for ti'iy year* I Ate yon going to immure yoonelf wiitin tbeie lame four wall* for fifty yearn." " I >ball not live for fifty yean." " Bui you may . without excitement of any detoriplioo, I ave uo reaaoil *hy you should not l.ve for a century." "1 Khali uot live lor two year*," returned I, impreviively. "I'll) In*, what art you laying?" cries be, witb a nhudder. "Tbe truth. I am dying slowly and I know it. I am glad of it. I bave DO energy, uo hope, no winb for life. Do >ou wouder much? At nines I bkve a ttrauge fancy tbat I am already dead ; and then " I break i If dreamily. " Wbat abomiuable morbid fancy 1 It u bnrrfble! exoUimi Sir Mark, ixcittdly ' Yao muit ee a doctor without delay ; il yon were will 'no idob ruuoraful idea* would occur to you." M. ui r i. full" I *mil a little. "Ye*, perhaps no ben I wake again to find I am alive." " Nunaeoie," impatiently. " Why bave your people let I y i u so nioeb alooe f 1 1 is bameful, unheard ol ! Pnyllii, promue me you will tee a doctor if I *eud one." " Who Bball minister to a mind du- easid? ' lays I, >t lltmiling. "No, I will in i >.! 1 1 ur doctor. My ailment baa no umui; I du not auffir; quiet is my best meoieiue." We walk on a l.t'.le w*y in mlence. " Y..u do col a*k al'.er your trienda," ys br, abruptly. Have I Mill any left ? Well, tell me. I bould like to know bow is Marmaduke ? aud where ?" " Do you not bear from him, then .'" turning to gsze sui| ioinunly iu my face. " NII ; why khouldl? We parted for- ever when be brought me here. Ob," witb a sudden, sharp uplifting of my voioe " bow long ago U >eemi ! what yeari, and yearn, and yeari I Tell me yon- ever met me. Had b* iven doubted on tbe subject bia triaebery would have been ontqualled. Bui 'you cannot think i hat; it ia impoittble yen oao think it ; therefor* ay ao I" Still be b silent ominously so, as il Mean to me. His eyes are still downoait ; th* evil determieation in hi* faoa U trocger ; hi* oane i* digging deep furrows ui the saudy loam. " Why won't you fpeak," eried I, fiercely ; " wbat do yon mean by atandiug tbere silenl, with that hateful expreeaton upon your faoe ? Do yon mean to insinuate that tbere wa* a doubt in bii mind 1 Look at me, and aniwir truly. Do yon believe Marma- duke knew that woman to be liviug when be married me ? ' I am half mad witb inipena* and fear. Plaoiog both my hands upon bii arm, I pal forth all nay puny ttraugsn, and actually compel him, atrong msu M be i*. to meet mv gaze. For a moment be hesitate* a lone mo- mentand tben tbe right triumph*. Though in bis own mind be u firmly con- vinced tbat oan be bat endue my mind with this doubt of Maimadnke's iutegnty, it will bub't >uually aid hie owuoauae, mill, beinc a gentleman born and bred, he fiud* a difficulty iu bringing hut lip* to utter the miserable falsehood " No ; I don't believe be did know," be answer*, doggedly. " Yon are sure of tbu?" I ask, feveriihly. " I would give my oath of it," he replien, witn increased Bnllennea*. " Coward I" murmur I bitterly, taking my haudu from hiu arm, and turning away. Tbe excitement of tbe past few miuutei has been lei r. bie to my weakened frame ; 1 feel a vagne dizzmeee, a ooldueee creeping over me. I am a good half-mile from home ; ebould I faint, there will be nothing for u but for Sir Mrk to carry me tbere, and to have that mau's armi round me for ao long a time u more than I could endure. Tbe bare tbonglt of it nervei me to action. Hurriedly drawing a.piu frum at masters! fold of mydree*,! pregitdeepiulomy *rm, o deep that preaently I feel a warm tlug- bitterly. '-Have you eome all tbe way down here to tell me what I kuow ao well alresdy ?" " Ye*, aod for lomstbing more , to a*k j on to b* my wit*. Hoeb I let me speak. I know the answer )ou would ma* me, but I do not tbiuk you bave folly weighed everything. Were yon to endure this life yon are DOW leading bat for a eaou, fur a year, even for several year*, I would say nothing ; but until this woman, this Car- lotta, dies, yon oan never be hi* wife. Kumember tbat. And wbo ever knew any one to die quickly whose death was longed for? Look at annuitant*, for initial ue they live for ever ; therefore thii isolation of your* will kuow u> end. ' lam uiotionleae, intoble**, from rage and amazement. (To be continued.) Ill 'I < r| on III* I'Hrin. r. I iat in my pi*ua ruminai ing. over tbe *oeue aid I wondered tbal tbtre were ae many happy mating! IB tbere teem to be. Partners fur life ought to be oongei i .1 and harmonious iu ao many tbiug*. When men make a partnership iu bume*i tbey oau't get along well if tbey are unlike in aispoi- tiou or in moral priuoiple or in bukiuea* habit*. Tbey can du-solv* and separata at p ea*ure aud try auotber man. A mau aud hi* wife tn^ht to be alike in moat every- thing. It IB said that folk, like their opposite, tbtir to intt-ri aru, and BJ tbey do, ia some rtiptouj. A man witn bin* tye* go** ruigbty bigb districted ovtr a womau with bsz^l eye*. I did, aod I'm diatraoted yet wbeuevtr I look into them. But iu Mental qualitie* aud emotional qualities, aod tkU* aud babn* aud priuci- )<it s and tbe like they ought to clai to- gether, ludeed, it if belter for them to bave tbe same inline* and tbe same religion. And *o I hve or irved tbat the b*|piet union*, a* a gruenl tiling, are tboke where tbe bigh eoijtroiiDg partiee have kt.oon e*xb other for a long time, nd have ainlmilaud from tlmr youth in tuougbt and feeliug. AUtmtie Conitidtdo*. where Ik be ?" of " Abroad some when ; we none know where. Yon tbiuk of biro moee- eautly '.'" fetill with bii eye* r*arobing aud reading my lae I " n i* lor bita tta uutor ban led your cheek*, tb* ligbl bae died from > our eye* ? IH it the old life, or u il merely I inu you regret?" " I tbiuk I regret nothing but my youth," return I, wearily. " Had yon never at any time, any idea of tbe ttuih ? ' ask* hi, in a low tone, pre atntly. " Never. How ibonld I ? He kept it from me, fearing it would cause me pain." " H* deoeived you groatly." "Ye* but, a* be thought, for my good. Where wan the use of enlightening me? Tb* siory wai told ; tbi woman waa dead or so be believed. H* chose to hide il from me." " Yei, he bid it from yon." "Well, wtal of tbat 7" I cry imp* tieiuly ; it wu a miilakr, I think, but a kindly one. He wai alwayi thinking of my happiness. Il was perbipe a wor*e bosk to him than il wa* to me. He bad no faintest tboogbt of her being alive until kb* stood bt fore him." H* i* silent. B.imetbing in bis manner, in the very way be keeps bii eyee bent reat - lately upon tbe ground, obill* me. Upon ln face a cur ouxlv determined txpreaeion ha* lathered BI <1 grown. "No faiuteit tbuugbt," I repeat, sharply, watobiog him now ai keenly ai he watourd me before ; " of oourse he bad not. He had beard of ber death yeari before be had I Una: ibr 'fqulrr.. &n, 'Bquire Pattenon, wearing an air of deep concern, approached bis friend, Farmer Olover, and, wiihoul speaking, leaned on the fence and t-igbed. " What's the matter, Vquire ?" "Idou'lkuow wb> t thik country'* corn ID' ti. Wbat wonld yon think if your daughter should run away and marry an ignorant hired man? ' " Ob, I don't know, f qnirr, but I would not take it to heart, if I were yon. I would try to think that it happened for tbe beit" " Would yon forgivi tbe girl ?" asked tbe 'tqiire. ' Yei, I believe I wonld. Torre's no u*e in boldu g out, you know. When did it happen?" JUKI a while igo." 11 Wbo performed the oeremony ?" I did." "What I Then yon could nt t have beet orpv-ed to tbe marri*v." ' Ob, it make* no difference to me," re- plied the Vquire, "for, you see, it* your daobt., inatead of mine." Arkatu*t Traveller. ut . . Me a l-.iiu. i.n. Arkatutu Travtller : A little bey and girl playing in the yard. Th* girl find* an aj>ple under a tree, and with an exclama- tion nf delight, btgini to bite it. " Hold in, I" eaid tbe boy. " Throw it away. Tbe oolwy is oomiu', an' if yon iat tbkt arpli yon will be too kick an' you can't talk, au' tbe doctor will onme an' give you aome bad med'oini an' tben yon will die." * * . - The girl throw* tbe apple down, and the bov, unatobing it Dp, brijni to eat il. " Don't I" the girl oriee. " Won't it kill yon, too ?" " No," say* tbe boy, munching tbe frail. " It won't kill boy*. It'e, only after little girl*. Boy* don't have oxl wy." That )oung*ter will be a greit politician. The valuable stallion, "Olorio," tbe property <.f Mr. McMann*, Berlin, died n-iii miy of iLflamruation of tbe bnw*l*. Tbe animal wa* valued at about 12 HOo! There wa* DO insoraLoe on tbe borne, and tbe Ions will be a asrion* on* to the owner. Tbe Oerman phyiioian* bave to study m an ordinary college for five year., tben attend a medical tobool nx |ari, and end up with two yeari mi he bot pital thirteen year* in all.