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f Tel (From a Hamnioek.) woman, woman I who thill sound The awful <lepln uf your exaoliuni Whuu ODD* you think that man li bound To b your ala> f in ll til* actions '.' A woujau't iiullM, at oourw, enhance The }oy of liie-1 wuii'i Jeuy it; Y souutiuux iior a|>|>rov.') glance li tar too dear (or man ta buy it. lo fpring or autuuiu I would work As baza u any ojau tur beauty ; Nor in Ih* winter would 1 nhirk On* detail of a gallant's duly. Bui, wb*i> tb suiumtr nun U high And bluing hourly ? er atronger, 1 murmur, beauty, with a lick. That you muitoount tuo yours nolongsr. Forgive me. Doric, II I dwell TUUH lengthily ou trivial topics. Vie do not often have a spall Of weather hot ai In the tropioi ; But when we do. I'm bound to aay That I regard witb tome aversion Tour cruel yet seductive way Of prompting me to great exertion. You write, " I want ao much to so To C<x.kbam ere the summer ended. Come round this inoroing , you shall row ; The river abiolutely splendid. I'll lake uv sunshade and inv fan To shield me from this boiling weather. Now. is not mine a charming plan For ut to spend the da; together '.'" In all my life I never read A calmer, cooler, invitation. Perhaps you'd like to row, Instead Of leaving me that occupation ! The mercury's at ninety-two ; and bow can any man philander With even such a witch as you In air that chokes a salamander 1 To-4ay my fondest longings flow In slightly less rotnautic channels ; I melt and grasp for breath although 1 wear uiy thinnest lull of daunels. Take no offence, Ingenious maid, At me your last behest denying ; No priss could tempt me from the snide In which at present I am lying. Yet, If you oannot stay at home And really like my conversation, You'll find me here, and yon may come 1 won't resent the visitation. A plate of strawberries an>l cream This afternoon will much restore me ; And, while I lie and smoke and dream, Too can prepare the mixture for me. at. Jamu atuettt. HUE VMS m BLACK A Story f Blood and Iron. of great use to us I Oivs it to Martha, my <n ; she can return it to our lady." XJ Irian glanoed down at the handkerchief, which, soft and fragrant as a ssphyr, lay Iween hia finger* ; but as Martha would take it, ha started, aud hastily prauing it agaiait the wound, dyed the delicate lac* blood-red. What are yon doing?" erisd tbe lather, uth surprised and angry. " Would yon ndage this deep hole in your head witb tbat gauze thing ? 1 thought ws had band- ages enough." ' Ah, yes, I did not think ot tbat 1" returned U Irish hesitatingly. " Lst it alone, Martha !" and, without another word, ha tucked tbe handkerchief into hia blouse pocket. The hands ol the girl until now to active, eank helplessly, and ahe looked on motion It us aa tbe father arranged tbe bandage. Bba fixed her ayea inquiringly upon Ulrich'a face. Why did be wieb to render tbe costly rag useless ? Would be, perhaps, nol givs it back ? Young Baitmaon seemed to bave little talent for th* *iok role. Ha had already shown himself very impatient at tha abnn dant offers of help ; now he started np, and declared, once for all, that it waa enough ha would be left in peace. Lai him be, tbe stubborn fellow 1" said the overseer ; " we can do nothing with him until we bear what tbe doctor saya. Yon are my right hand, Ulrioh ! Yon would not help build the triumphal arch iu honor of the young master and mistretn tbat would be too humiliating 1 but yot could throw yourself before tbe horees thai were running awav with that same master and mistress, auu uui trouble yourself in tba least about tbe old father, who has nothing but you in tbe whole world ! Con sietenry, 1 suppose you call that in you new fashioned language ! Wall, you otbari yon would follow your lord and master in all things it can really be no bhame to you if yon pattern after him io courage." And witb these words, which, ia spite ol tbeir pretended resentment, very plainly showed pride in bis eon, and tenderness for him, the old man took Ulrioh arm, and led him away. " No more, gentlemen, 1 implore yon ! Yon see ws are botb unharmed. Let us, above all things, gat to tba bouse." H* offend hi* arm to Eugenie to conduct her Iher* ; but the lingered and g*zd around. " And our rescuer ? I hope uothing has happened to him." " Ah, yes, your rescuer I I had almost him," said the director, some' embarrassed. " It was Hartmann who ksld the bones. Hartmann, when are yon ?" The man called did not answer ; but Wilberg, who, in his admiration tor the romantic dead, quite forgot bis recent spite against th* doer, cried eagerly, " Thaie ha stands, up then 1" and hastened to th* young miner, who stepped back a* th* officers crowded around him, and now stood leaning against a. tree " Hartmann, you should heavens wbst is tha matter with yon ? Yon are at pals as dsatb ; and where does that blood come from?" Ulrioh was evidently struggling with a mortal f aiotness , but still an angry flnah passed over his face, as Wilbsrg made a movement to support him. Enraged at being seen in anything so liks a swoon, he hastily collected himself, rose to bis fall height, and pressed his clinched hands against his bleeding forehead. " It U nothing at all a mere scratch," ha aaid. " If I only bad a handkerchief." Wilberg was just to offer bis, when sud- denly a silk draaa rustled near him. Tha young Fran Berkow stood at bis side, and, without a word, reached her own handker- chief edged witb costly lac*. The Baroness Windeg could never have been called upon to offer help to tbe wounded, else she would bave known that this tiny, elegantly embroidered cambric handkerchief was little deaigned to slay tbe blood, wbiob, aa yet kept back by tbe thick masses) of flaxin hair, now welled forth in a torrent. Ulrioh, too, must have known better than shs ; still, as if without knowing it, he reached hi* band for tb* proffered handkerchief. " Thanks, your lady ship ; but that will not be of mnch use," said tbe overseer, who now stood at bis son's aide, with his arm around his shoulder. " Hold still, Ulrica I" Bo saying, be draw forth bis own coarse linen handkerchief, and prataed it againat tbe apparently deep wennd. Arthur Berkow now came np, aooomca- nied by the other officers. "Is i I really dangerous ?" b* asked in a drawling tons. Witb a start Ulrioh broke loose from bis tatbsr, and stood artol, tbs bios eye* flash- ing scorn and defiance, as be replied, " Not at all dangerous ; no one nead trouble him elf about il ; I can help myself." Tbe words sounded rather disrespectful, yet the service just rendered had been too great for any one to reprove him. Aa for Arthur Berkow, be seemed only too glad that tbe answer relieved him of all further trouble. " I will send my physician to yon," be aid in his listless way ; " but our thanks ace still due you. For tha present, there U help enough. Shall we go, Eugenia ?" Tbe young wile took the offered arm ; bat onos mors she turned her head to sea U the needed help was really there. It seemed that the manner in which her hus- band had treated tha affair did not mast her approval. " Our whole reception is a failure," said Wilberg despondently, as he, a few minutes later, joined tb* officers who had accom- panied young Berkow and his bride to tbe bouse. "And yonr poem also I" replied tbe chief engineer. " Who now thinks of verses and flowers 7 And to any one who balievea in omens, thia first entrance to tbs new home doe* not aeem especially propitious mortal dsnger, wonodi, blood , but this is a romance just in yonr style, Wilberg. Yon can compose a ballad about il, only you will be forced for tbi* once to make Hartmann your hero." " And be is, and always will remain a heart" oried Wilberg excitedly. " Oonld he not even giv* our lady a word of thanks a* she offered him her own handkerchief ? And bow rude he was to H*rr Bsrkow I But this man has a giant natun. When I asked him why, in God's name, b* had not sooner beund up his wound, be answered laeonieeUly tbat be bad not until jnit then remarked it. Tbe idea 1 H* received a blow on tbe head wbiob would bave knocked any one ct as senseless ; but he flnt atope the hones, lifts thr lady out ot the ooaob, and does not remark that he is wounded until the blood gushes out m a torrent I" The minen, meanwhile, remained with their comrade. The manner in which tbe future chief bad expreasad hia thanks to Hartmann bad deeply wounded them. There were many morose laces, many indignant, cutting remarks ; even tb* over seer bad not now, as usual, an excuse for the young gentleman, lie wai still occu- pied in staying the blood from hi* son's wound, and Martha was satiating him. This young girl's lace wore snob a look of unmistakable augniah that Ulrieh must bave noticed it if hia eye* bad not been tamed in an opposite direction. It was strangely intent and bitter glance which be sent after Arthur Berkow and the departing officers. He was evidently think- ing of something quits other than the pain of the wound. A* he was about to bind a bandage around the still bleeding forehead, the overseer remarked thai his son stillhtld the Isot handkerchief. "This spider's web" th* old man's voice bad an unusually bitter tone" thai embroidered spider i w.b mutt havi b* CHAPTER HI. II was early evening. Tbe festival upon tbe Berkow estate, at least so far as the young master and mistress could partioi pate in them, wen at an end. After tbe threatened catastrophe bad been so happily averted, and the excitement il had caused had died away, tba original programme had been conscientiously carried out. Now, at last, Arthur and Eugenie, whose atten- tion had been engrossed on every side, found themeelv** alone. Herr Sohafiar who was to return to-morrow to th* R*ai denoe, bad just taken his leave ; and a serv ant, after having arranged the tea-table bad let I the room. Tbe lamp, burning upon tbe table, threw its clear, mild light upon the pale blue damask tapestry and the axpenaively cov- ered furnitnre ol this little parlor, whiob, like the otber apartments cf tke bouse, bad been newly and magnificently furnished for the reception ot th* bride. Thi* parlor belonged to her own suit* ot rooms. The closely drawn silk curtains quite excluded the gaa* ot tbe outside world ; flower* exhaled their perfume from ooetly vaees ; and, upon tbe table before tba little corner sofa, stood a ailver tea service, a picture of quiet, harmonious domeetie lift, in the midst of all this splen- dor. But this household comfort seemed to have no spell to charm tbe young married pair. Tbe bride, still in full society drees, stood io tba middle of the room, holding in her band tb* bouquet which Wilberg in Martha's stead bad bad tbe happiness ol presenting her. Tbs perfume of the orange blossoms so absorbed her tbat aba bad not tha slightest attention to beatow upon her husband, who, in tact, did not demand such attention , lor scarce had tha door closed behind tbe servant, when, with an axprea- sion of utter weariness, ha aank upon a fauteviL " Tbis eternal parade and ceremony i* really killing ! Do yon nol find it so, Eugenie ? Bine* yesterday noon they have nol allowed us s minute's peace 1 Firal the marriage, then the dinner, then thai awfully tiresome rail and extra poet chaise journey, which look all nigbl and tbe next forenoon, then that tragic interlude ; bare again, receptions, introduction to officers, dinner my papa, when be iketched Ih* program me of these festivities, Deems not at all to have thought that we poaceased any suob things a* nsrve*. Mine, 1 conies*, are all unstrung." Tbe young wite turned her hsad and threw a very contemptuous glano* upon the man, who, al tbia Ibeir first solitary interview, tpoka to hsr of his nerves. Eugenie seemed not al all acquainted with tais malady. Her beautiful face wore not tbe slightest trace of exbauttion. " Have yon heard whether young Hart- mann't wound i* dangerous?" sb* asked, instead of answering her husband. Arthur seemed surpriaed that no notice was taken of hia exceptionally long apeeob. " Sobaffer says it is not of mnoh account," replied ha indifferently. " Ha baa, believe, spoken witb the physician. And now il occurs to ma, we must make tha young man some recompense. I will have tba director see about it." " Ought you not to attend to tha matter personally ?" " I ? No, span me that I At I inci- dentally hear, he m not a common workman, but tb* sou of th* overseer a master miner or aomething of that sort. How can I know whether money or a present would be most in place hare ? The director will arrange all this in the beat manner." He let his head aink atill farther back upon tba cushions. Eugenie made no reply. Bbe sat down on the sofa, and rested her head upon her hand. Afler a pauta of some minutes, il seemed to occur to Arthur that he owed bis wife some attention, and tbat be could not with propriety, during the whole tea bonr, bury himself in hi* jauteuil. Il coal him some effort certainly ; but ha made Ibe sacrifice, and really arose. Bitting himself down by bis wife's aide, be allowed himself to clasp bar band, and even went so far as to try to place hi* arm around bar waiil ; but it remained only an effort. With a passionate gaatnre, Eugenia withdraw bar band, and turned from him. At tbs earns time ibe gave him tbat very glanoa that bad so deeply wounded his father In the ohnroh at hia first embrace of hia daughter-in-law. It waa tha same axpreeaion of ley, proud repulsion, whioh, better than words, said. " I am unapproachable for tbae and Ihine I" It appeared far more easy to impress tha father with this aristocratic manner than tbe son ; perhap* because th* son ne longer allowed himself to be impressed by any- thing. He looked neither confounded nor intimidated at HUH token ot an only loo plainly expressed aversion ; still, some- what astonished, he asked " Is this disagreeable to you, Eugenie ?" " Unusual at least I You have hitherto spared me all this." The young man was much too apathetic to comprehend the deep bitternei* of the** words ; he appeared to take them as a tort Ol reproach. " Hitherto ? Yes, etiquette waa some- what alrietly enforced in your fathar'a bouse. Dnring our two months' engage- ment I never once had tha happiness of aeaing yon alone ; tha constant presence of your father or brothen placed a conalrainl upon us, which at tba present nndialnrbed interview may well be removed." Eugenie again drew back, and in th* ioieet tone aaid, " Let me declare Io yon, at this tbe first boar we have bean '.eft to ourselves, that I have no liking tor expres- lions of fondness given because custom demands them, and in whioh th* heart has no share. I, for all time, releaa* you from this vividly mpre*sed opo Arthur'* features , yet b* did aot allow himMlt to b* excited. Yon seem to b* in a straiig* mood ,o-day,' b* aaid. ' Custom bear! I ;lelly, Eugenic, 1 believtd thai with you, east of all, on* ne*d have tear of romantic .lluiiont." An expression oliutensebitttruee* passed ovsr tha young brida'i fealaret. "I renounced all my yoathful illusions tb* moment I promised you my band. Yon and yonr father - yon would, at any cost, connect your name wilh tb* nobl* old name of Wind*g, and thereby fores entrance into circles hitherto ttnotly closed to yon. Wall, now, yon have won your goal. My name it Eugenia Berkow I" She laid an infinitely toornfnl emphasis upon tbat laal word. Arthur bad risen; he seemed at length to comprehend that there waa something more to deal with than tbe ill humor of a young wit*, called forth per- haps, by bis neglect on tbe journey. " You certainly do nol appear to love tbi* name much! I had cot supposed compul- sion on the part of your family bad led yon to take it ; bnl uow il seeme to me" "No one compelled me," interrupted Kugenie emphatically. " No one used ovar persusaioo. What I did wai of my own Ire* will, with tb* full consciousness of what I waa taking upon myself. It wai bitter enough for my family to bave me make this sacrifice for them " Arthur thrugged hia shoulders. Hi* lace ibowtd tbat tbe conversation already began to weary him. " I do nol understand why yon take a aimple family arrangement to trsgically. If my father in thia matter had ulterior plans in view, the baron's motives were otrtaialy ot a no more romantic nature ; oL'ly be might preinmably bavs more press- ing reasons lor tbe conclusion of ao engage- ment ia wbiob be certainly wa* not th* losing parly." Eugeuis Ktarted np ; her eyee flashed i and wi u a , . aionate movement ahe threw tbe fragrant Oouqaet from tbi table to the floor. " And you dare say this to me, after what happened before your wooing? I believed thai yon must blnth at tbi* if yon really ware capable of blaahing!" Tbe dull, half veiled eye* of th* yonng man auddenly opened wide ; under their lashes there glowed aomething like fire , but hia voice retained its languid, indiffer- ent tone. "Imualbegof yon to tpeak more plainly I cannot understand your enigmatical words.' Eugenie, with a paMionate gesture, crossed her arms ; her breast rose and tell in atormy emotion. 11 Yon know aa well as I," she said, " thai ws stood on tbe brink ot rain I As to whom we owed this, I cannot and most nol judge. II is easy to fling itoa** at tb* man who ia utrugitliog witb destiny. If one inherits hia family eelstei encumbered, il be must uphold the lustre ot an ancient name, uuaiu tain bis position in the world, and secure tbe future ot his children, ht oannot heap up wealth like thiBarkows iu their plebeian gains. " You havs squandered money from full bauds, you have had every wish fulfilled, every caprice gratified. I have tasted tba whole misery ot lilt whiob feigns, and must leign, outward epleodor to tbe world, while every day, every boor, bring* it nearer to inevitable rain. Perbspa we might Hill bave eioaped, il we bad not fallen into your father's net. He, from tbe first, pressed his assistance opjn us, urged it so persistently tbat al laal he bad all in bis bands, and we, honied, entangled, dee- pairing, knew no way of escape. Tben be came, and demanded my baud for bie eon, aa tbe only price of rescue. My father would rather nave born* tb* ntmoit than sacrifice ma ; bat I would not aee him sac- rificed, forced from his career. 1 would nol destroy tba future of my brothers, and see our name dishonored ; and ao I gave tLy consent. What il ooel ma, no one of my family will ever know ; but, if I sold myself, I can answer for U to God and my own con- science. You, wbo anbmitted to be a tool in carrying out the ignoble plant of yonr father you hava no rigbt to reproach me ; my motive* were al least more honorable than yours " Bhe wai silent, overpowered by excite- ment. Her buaband atill motionless before her ; bie face again abowod tbe slight pals- ness il had worn at midday a* b* bad just been rescued from danger, but tbe ayaa ware again vailed. " I regrel that you did not make tbeae explanations before our marriage," he laid slowly. " Wherefore 7" " Because you then would bavs been saved from the humiliation of being called Eugenie Berkow." Tbe young will wae lilent. " I bad DO inipioion ol tbi manipulation* ot my father," continued Arthur, "an I ant accustomed t? keep myself entirely alool from bis famines! affairs. He said to ma one day, tbat if I would go to Baron Win- deg, and sue for his daughter's band, my proposal would be accepted, I consented to tba arrangement, and wtat through the formality of an introduction, followed ID a tew days by a betrothal. Tbat is my share in the matter." Eugenia turned away hir head. " I would have preferred an open confession of yonr joint knowledge of tbe transaction, to tbia table," relumed she coldly. Again tbs yoaog man'i eyai opansd, and again glimmered in them tbat atrange park, which aeimed about to burnt into flame, and yet waa atifled by the aahea. 1 Aua I stand so bigb in the estimation of my wife that ib* cannot even believe my word?" iaidhe,thiitimiwitbadeidsd touch of bitterness. Kugsnie's beautiful face, which the DOW turned to her husband, wore an exprestioo ot tha deepeat scorn ; and tbt same expraa- lion was in bar voice ai ihe replied : " You must forgive me, Arthur, If I place no great confidence in you. From that day when yon for tba first time entered onr bouee, and for a porpoae of which I am only too well aware, until now, I bave only known yon from the speech of tba Resid- enoe, and Ibi* " " Painted my picture in no flattering way 1 I can imagine tbat. Will yon have tbe goodness to tell me what Ibe Besidenoe was really pleaaed to say about me?" Tbe yoong wite fixed her large eyes reproachfully upon her husband's face. " They aaid that Arthur Berkow indulged io a princely expenditure, pqaandered thousands upon thousands to purchase the society and frisndinip ot tha young nobility and thereby make the world lorget hit plebeian birth. They said, that in tbe wild, unbridled life of a certain circle, Inn life was the wildest and moat unbridled of all. What else they said about him doe* Dot lie within the nnge of a woman's criticism." Arthur's hand, still rutingon tbi arm of tbp f.ivteuil against which be leaned, had, daring these list word*, involuntarily clutched at the velvet npbolitery. " And yon naturally do not deem il worth your while to attempt tbe reformation of a reprobate ovar whom public opinion has already broken ill staff?" "Net" It rang icy cold, this no. A slight quiver passed ovar tbe young man'i fact, bat b* quickly subdned il. ' You are more than open hearted I Yet it i* always a geod thing to know bow peoplastand in relation to each other; and aa wa now stand so we most remain. The itap taken yesterday oannol ba recalled, at Isaal that sort ot thing between as. I detest all kinds ol to sues; my nervet cannot endure them ; aud life may be regulated so as toavoid these unnecessary echaufementt. For the present, I oeliave 1 beat carry oat year wmbuu by loavioK yoo alone. Tou will (ijuae me if I withdraw." He look tbe silver candlestick whiob lood hub < -1 upon tba table, and left tbi room; but outside hi paused a moment, and tin. . back bis head. Tba apark now more thau . atuiutred in tbe young man't eyes ; il flamed luridly, but only for a moment ; than all again became void and dead. But tba ossdle Dickered as he walked through tba ante room ; was il from the draught, or because tbe band that bald il trembled ? Eugenie remained alone, and a deep sigh ot relief escaped her breast as tha door clotted behind her buaband. She bad attained bar wish, As, after thia scene, nbe felt anted of tha open air, sba stepped to the balcony, drew aside the oartains, and, ball opening tbe window, gazed oat into the partially overeat!, bul balmy spring night. Tbe str glimmered faintly through tbe ligbt veil like clouds which ojverad tbe whole sky, while tbe contours of tba land- scape, already enveloped in shadows, were scarce dtetiuguiahable. From tbe terrace aroe the perfume of flowers, and tbe ligbt murmur nf a fountain. Over all lay deep repose and peace war all bnl tbe heart of the young wife up there, wbo to day, for tbe first time, had crossed tbe threshold of ber new home. Il was uow at au end tue dumb, aofcU'sbed ttriugle of the last two months ; and Bhe bad borne up through all. To heroic natures tbere is always something great in tbeHtbought ol saorifioing tbeir whole future lor others in purchasing freedom, giving theoibelvcd aj v ffiring to inexorable daatiny, for tboae they love, Bnl now, when tbe sacrifice was consum- mated, when its object was achieved, when tbere wai nothing more to overcome, the romantic illusion with whioh Eugenia bad always surrounded her filial love waa dispelled, and iha terrible emptiness and dreariness ol the life before ber opened to bar view. Ou tbe aoft, odorous breathings of the tpring night arose again tbe long restrained auguith cry of this yonng girl, wbo bad demanded bar full sbare in the happiness and love ot life, and had been so cruelly defrauded of all. Bba wai young aod beau- tifulmore beautiful thau ao many other mors fortunate cues. Bhe waa from an old, neble race ; aud tbe daughter of tbe Win- deg* had aver adorned tbe hero of her youthful dreams with all theibining, chiv- alrous quahtifi of her ancestors. That be must be hsr equal in name and rank was salt evident ; and now ? Had the husband toroed upon ber accept- ance posaeBeed that character and energy she most prized iu man she might perbaps have forgiven kia plebeian birth . but tbia weaklisg, whom bba bad despised even before ahe knew him I Why, tbe insults the bad deliberately and intentionally burled at him, and which would have made any other man beside himself, bad not lor a moment roused bim trom bis stolid indifference. Even Ihe bit- terest expressions ol ber contempt bad only tor one briet instant awakened bim from hia apathy. And to-day noon, in tha danger which bad threatened them both, be bad not ao much aa lifted hia hand Io rescue hi maelt or ber. Another, a ttraoger, mail fling himself before Ibe raging horses, and curb them at tbe riak of bis own life. Before Eugenie's tight arose tbe image of thai yonng man with tbe scornful blue eyaa and tbe bleedlog forehead. Her boeband did not even know whether tba woaud was dangerous, or perhaps mortal ; and yet both ba and sba would bave been lost bnl tor thai euergalio, lightning winged deed. Tba young wife tank into a chair, and buried bar lace io both bar hands. All through which in these laal months aba bad lough! and buffered pressed with ten- fold weight upon ber soul, and found sxoreeaion in this on* wild. <lpiuriu ot, "O my Ood, my Q->dl How thall I endure this hie ? ' remained true ; and whether be dealt with moderate venture*, or em barked in tba most darmi( speculations, all ba tonobed aeimed Io tarn to gold. (To be cuutiunsd). liu t"i> en III. \viir . mettled. Then is in tnis ally * yoang Benedict who is to unfortunate as) to be wedded to a lady of rare beauty and attractiveness. Now thin young Benedict had in all reipeots proved a model husband and bad ao quitted himaelt so faithfully ou all oooa- mona that bie wife bad confidence in him, and wiiliogly intrusted the most aaored and important dntiea Io his charge. Be fully, indeed, did she trust him thai on Wednes- day last she started for tb* country to have a week'i yia-il with a friend, and tba lait words to him before starting having consigned the baby to tbe tender mercies of tbe nurse were : " Qeorgie, promise me to takeguod oare of Fido. Djn't let bim overeat himself, and above all, bathe bim regularly. You'll find th* bath-tab in tbe parlor, tbe towle are In the linen-press, and his oomb and brushes are in Ibe left-hand eorner of my right-baud bureau drawer, and the cologne is on tbe ihulf above. And be aare when you've finished to wrap bim in bia blanket and pat him in tbe sou- ehiue to dry, and if he o-o-oatches oold telegraph me." Bo way inn, she printed one lait impassioned kite on Fido'a nose, tear- fully delivered him to her husband's arme, stepped into the carriage, and was gone. On Thursday and Friday Oeorgie impli- citly carried out Ibe pavrtmg inttrnetiouaj of bia absent wife. He bathed Fido, oologced Fido, brushed, combed and dried Fido. But yesterday morning whan tbe scribe paused by their residence he beard wild yelpings and ki-yiioga proceediog from tbe yard. Stepping up to the fence, be looked, over and saw an unusually fat pug, now tumbling on the ground, DOW turning somersaults iu the air, and frantically yelping tbe while. Borne few yards on Blood Otorgie with bis hands in hi* pocket* and a> imile ot uweet contentment on hit face. He waa bathing Fido. He had chained bim to a post and turned tha boee on him. Buffalo Courier. not immediately, without exposing us both to ridicule. If you provoked this scene to show me that I, inspiteof tba plebeian pre- sumption which won yoor hand by fores, mail keep my*elf an far a* poesible aloof from Ibe Baronets Windeg and 1 f*ar thin alone wasi your intention yoo havs won yonr goal ; bot" her* Artbor again relapsed into hit old drawling, bleu tone but I beg you let Ihie be Ihe first aod last of CHAPTEB IV. The very extensive Berkow mints lay at some distance from tbe capital, and ID a remote part of tae Province. Tbere was little attractive about thia region. Far miles around lay . wooded hills and onouu- taioi, the minotonons dark green of the firs covering vale and upland alike ; and here and there waa a village or batulet, a farm or country seal. Tbe soil was ol small account ; its treat- ores lay buried within the earth ; and all tbe life and activity here centred around the Berkow mine*, whence in prodigal abundance these treasures were brought up to tbe light of day. Tbe Barkow potsesaions lay solitary, and quite cut off from tbe business marie, tbe nearest town being sosne hours distant ; but these giant and complex raining inter- ests had ot tbemailvea called into exitl- anoa a town iu the midst of this wooded valley. Hilher bad been summoned all those aids which industry and science could afford, all that Ibe power of machinery or iha strength ot human hand* could offer, to wreat tbeir wealth from the malicious spirita of the mountains. A great retinae of cffloere, machinists, inspectors, and over- seers followed tbe lead of tbe director in obiel, and formed a colony ol themselves ; while the workmen, Dombering several thousands, dwell in tbe adjoining villagei. This bueintsa, which the proprietor had from imall beginnings expanded to its preteul magnitude, seemed almost too xreat for tbe means of a private citizen, and was, indeed, carried on only by tbe raoit colossal expenditure. II wai by far tbe greatest mining interest in Ibe Province, and in large measure controlled all otber indoitries ot tb* kind. Tbia colony, witb its boundless outlays in maobiniry and wages, with in baeiness and dwelling bonus, it* officers and workmen, was in a certain noise a state in itself, and its owner aa mnoh a sovereign at tba ruler of a small piiaoipality. Il seemed strange tbat a man who stood at tba bead of such vail concern's should always be denied tba honor ot a title that honor lor wbieb, beyond all otberaj, bs strove, and whioh is bestowed ui <m many wbo do far lass for tbe industry of their country ; but here as everywhere, when the deoieion comes from those highest in authority, the character ani personality of the aspirant were called in question ; and Berkow did not possess tbe sympathy of tbe Government. There were many dark apota in his pail life, which hia wealth migbl, indeed, partially efface, bat could not wholly obliterate. Ha bad certainly never coma in conflict wilh tbe law, but pltin enough he had gone to the i moat limit th* law allows. His transactions in tbe Province, vast as was tbeir magnitude, were, in many res- pects, not such as honest man would care to imitate. 1'bare was much talk ot a iyi- tern ol unprincipled speculations, caloula- ted only to enhanoe tbe wealth of tbe pro- prietor, and having no regard to the weal or tbe woe of tbe workmen. Tbere ware also rumors ot the irreiponaible tyranny of tha officers, and the Increasing diaoon- tent of the minera . but Ihe colony was too distant for tbe reports to be verified, and they remained mere rumor. One thing, however, was certain ; these mines contin- ued to be an inexhaustible fountain of wealth for their owner. It must be confessed tbat tha periiatenoa snd industrial ginini ot this man wer* al least as great as his lack of principle. From tbe hum bleat circumstances, borne upward on tbe wave ol life and then dashed down, ba bad oooe more riien, and had at tail tuoostded in reaching those sunny heights where be bad for years held bit undisputed place of millionaire. For the last lew vtars Fortune bad proved his steadfast friend. Often as ba bad pat ail ocDitaDoy to tbi test, the) had Ttje Horrere e>l nrs>hlssr. " Oiva ma only a few drops ; for Gtod'i sake, give me just a little." Tbe words, nay* the New York Journal, came from a shrunken -faced man who stood in front of a drag tore on William street yesterday, as be raised bm hands supealmgly. " loannotgive you any," replied tbe druggii!, as be oloMd tbe door in tba man's face. Tbi latter began a vigorous pounding on tbe door, and preaeully a policeman appeared. " What's the row ?" hi aaked. " This man U a morphine fiend," replied tba druggist, " and 1 can't sell him any." " Ob, lor heaven'* aake, give me juet a a.in. I Bee, I bava money I" Tbe policeman led tbe man away, bat ten miuntet later he was back again. Tba policeman again appeared and dragged tha man off in the direction of tba nation bouse, " Ityaa'llgo home I'll let yoa go," said the kind-hearted polioeman. Tbe man promised to go directly home and started away. An hour afterward b* was again m front ut the drugstore beseech- log tbe proprietor to sell him a small quantity of morphine. Tnis time another policeman bove in light, and in retpouie to the druggist'! demands ordered tbe morphine " fiend" away. Threats wers useless, and tb* polioeman oufled the man's ear*. It was in vaiu, be still pleaded for tbe drug. Tben tbe polioemau eiuved tbe man away. Tbe latter eeemid very feeble and fsll headlong to tbe pavement. When begot up tbe blood wa* ll owing from bii mootb, bat be refused to go sway and tb* policeman wa* compelled to take him to tba etalion. luey can talk about liquor ruining man," taid tbe druggiet, " but whao opium once get its grasp ou a man he's gone." A New Use lr KlrcirtcllT. " What i* thia ? " aaked a broker, as b* isuntered into a Wall itreel banking-bouts on Batorday and fixed bis inquiring gtze on a curioue little macbin* irom which there came a subdued whirr and a itrong current ot air. Tben he pul out hi* baud to inviitigat*. Tbare was a sudden snap and be drew it back with three fingers out ball-way off. While the clerks ware nind ing up bis woundi previous to atarting bi off tor tbe family doctor tuny explained tbat tbe thing which ha aw was au electric motor, while tbe part that be felt, but hadn't seeo, we* a>n eigbteen-inoh fan, making 2,^00 revuluiiout a minata Tbe broker went borne with bie cariosity satisfied, and tba olcrks decorated tba uiiohine wilb a huge placard, " Hands off I ' inert are uow uver fifty of these fans in ate intne down tuwu district alone, tbe 8 look Exchange and moat ot the leading banking hoates having them. Tbe renl for n machine ia SI j a summer, and they are run by tbe currant which supplies the lam ft at night, a fan and a lamp requitiof about the same amount of power, tba coal oi eilber being 1 1-5 oents per bour. The fans can also be bought outright. A large one will create a current of air that can be felt al a diatanoe of filly feel. Tbey are mad* ol two kinds of material, metal and fiber. The latter ii nol as durable, bat II isn't to hard ou tba fingers of thaioquui live spectators. New York Tribune. tre f.ui. A group of lawyers were disoutiing tbe late war. " I was al Bhiloh," aaid one, " and while standing under a inaoky sky in a storm of leaden hail, beheld the noble Albert Sydney Johnston fight and fall upan the blood red altar of hia country." " And I," said another, " was at tbs Wilderness when Ihe very air WM red witb tba fire ot battle, and tbe myriad Miniea sang the death-song in tha ears of tbe brave, I, too, fought, bled and died for my country." " And I," laid tbe third, " stood in tb* Are's fronl at Oattysbnrg, when tha rebel yell mingled strangely with the shriek ol tbe deadly ahot thai ploughed tba patriot rank*. I, too, fought, bled and died tor my country." " And I, gentleman," said a lank, *eedy, solemn man, witb a faded umbrella under his arm, "I was at Jonesboro' when shbt and ahell sped swiftly by in tbe waggon, tram, and all seemed lost. Bat I, too, was a patriot, aud, while I neither fougbt nor died, 1 bled for my country 1 bled tbe army mules I Gentlemen, I am a borie doctor. Are there any jackassMi in this crowd?" Atlanta (Qa.) Journal. KMIII el i. nihom rsslls. It it said that the waters ol 81. An- Ibony'i Falli, Minneapolis, are eating their way around tbe apron and tend to rain tba magnificent water power. Several years ago a wooden apron was built under thi tall* to protect the tott sandstone ledg* ovir which they flow and through wbioh tbe water was eating. Water baa got under tba wooden protection, and II seems certain obat the whole thing most go. If tbii happens tha damage to milling property will reach millions of dollars. Tba dragon fly can outstrip tba awtl- low ; nay, H can do in tbe air more than any bird; iloan fly backward and sidelong, to tbe tight or left a* well as forward, and alter ita coarse) on tbe instant witbont taming. Il make* twenty-eight beats per second witb its wing*, while tba bee makes 190 nd tbe boraa fly 330. The twittesl race horse can doable tbe rate of tbe sal- mon. 89 tbat intact, bird, quadruped and flth would b* tb* order aooordiog to velo- city ol movimsnl. TVDBNTSI OV TINY I. IF*.. ckeee Ireaw the m.lcre*cea>lM*' lomrn- Uou Is I Irrrl.u.l -oni.lhlu* %b.ul Ike Veeel we Km. A multitude of micrjsoopistt hava beta in the oily nearly all the week, writea a Cleveland correspondent to tha New York SIM, in attendance on the tub annual act- ion of Iba American Society of Mloioaoop- law. Tbe miorotooput* are a peculiar com* paoy ol men and women ; very melbodioiJ, very moch in earntil, and very moon dis- gusted with a member of tbe laily wbo uoesn't kuow all about tbe great men in their profession and what they hava accom- plished. " What, yoa don'l know that grand man, Dr. Ueimers?" exclaims oneot tb* profea- uion, pointing towaid a nervous Uerman ol ebon suture. " Why, hi is the man who discovered tba ptomaine in tbat great case al Momenoe." Tbotpeskkar looked down upon the ques- tioner witb aglavnoa of pily when he was timidly asked what ptomaine wae. Later th* doctor himself luld all about tbe case. A number of persons in Momenoe, 111., died from eating aooae Cbieago dried beet. Dr. Ditmeri searched through tome samples of tbe beef with bia powerlul mioroooope and found that the meal was Irum a cow that bal been reduced to a f tale of frenzy in being driven to tbe slaughter-house. It is well-known tbat Ihe meat of a deer thai taas been driven into a atate ot frenzy by dog* will sometimes poison those wbo eat it, and tbe doctor deoiares tbat the meal ot cattle torturtd by being trampled under foot in ibe cars it absolutely dangnrous eauug, while the meat of animals afflicted wilh inmpy jaw, abant which tba health authorities make such a baa and cry, u harmleu. Dr. Delmers WHS employed by tbi Agricultural Department at Waabing- ton to bunt for tnohiLie. He examined ten thousand hogs, and reported to tbe Agriaullnral Department tbat be bad found 5 per oant. of tbe animsja affl'.ctcd witb tnchiL.i but be avers tbat the Agri- cultural Department suppressed part ot the tacts. Tbe perpetuation ot tricbintu, be declares, ia doe to the revolting practice ot western farmers wbo leave hogs that have died to bs eaten by the living. " Cremate all animals thut die of disease and triabiLie would toon die ooi," said hi. Tbe aston- isblug statement was made in tbe society that every person has aome triehits) in their person, while rats and often oats are literally alive witb them. " I* u possible yon never heard of Prof. Qage ?" exclaimed a learned member of tha society as tb* identity ol a, gentleman tbs centra ol an admiring circle of mioroaoop- IIM was sought. " He IB professor ot mic- roscopy in Cornell University and tha author of that well known work, ' Tne Anatomy ol tbe Domestic Cat.' That tall gtntleman, with sandy whiaken, yoa no doubt know by refutation. He is Prol. Kelliooll, ol Buffalo, tbe discoverer ot new varieties of floaonle. It il pottible thai yon never beard ot hii great research in poud life tkuii water aupply ?" Il waa a relief to find tbat Prof. Keiliooll does nol oonaider tbe water tnpply of tba lake cities very bad, allhougb he showed that it swarma witb all sorti of uiiuute animals, nearly as long ai tbeir names. R. N. Reynolds, freight agent at Detroit of the Grand Trunk Railway, makes a specially of bacteria and paratiteit. He scraped the teeth ot virton and exhibited wriggling things, like spiral curings, in tb* ecrapiugs. Tb* (erasing* from a tooth in one uiau'rt mouth showed thai all tbe bac- teria were dead. Tbe man finally admitted tbat be bad just taken a drink ot Cleveland whiskey. Mr. Reynolds showed a specimen of a mosquito afflicted witb hoe. THE SOUTHERN REVIVAUIT, Sketch of ant Bam Joneaj, Itiner- Proaoher. Hit Quaint Ditcouri* and Startling Way of Putting Thing*. [Cincinnati Enquirer.) F....OU.I.I. III., I. foullr. Now that the breeding ttasoo ia over give your birds as large a range as possible Turn tuetu out into thegraaa and woodland, and silt eessou, when you oome to mate ilium, yon will bave strong, vigorous stock and DO oomplainte about toe infertility ol eggs. Separate tba cocks from the hem confine the cocks in limited rani, each one by himself. Thit will prevent fighting D j tbli, uil you will Had your hem wil, aome through their moulting period nicely and botb male aod female will be in belter breediDg eoodilion Best season. The moulting MMOO ii at band, and it it the most trying in tbe life of an adult fowl It you wtiut your birda to do well and pay next winter, lake good onto of them DOW, I'ruviJo them witb peoty of shade and pail fresh water. Keep tbttu quiel, and feed Kood, nu.ntiouB food. Give them the Douglus mu lure in tbeir water every other day, and don'l forget to give them milk, into which bran has been alined Hoalded oati and boiled potatoes, or olber vegetables, mixed with bran (to wbiob little floor ol sulphur ii addeo), given three limes a weak, will aesiit wonderfully the moulting prooeas; above all, provide tbel- Mr, not oulj from the bot rays of tba tun bat from iuolemeut weather. It will do your birds DO good to roost out in tbe rain Qive Ibem daily aooesi to ground oyster bell, bone and charcoal. Do nol giva any heat-producing food, aoob aa oorn. Feed daily t little meal and oooaiionally mix i liule lie tup seed io soft feed. Bad moult iag is generally erased by improper feeding aud oloie ooDflnemant. It will pay to givi your birds oare now. Tou will nead to feed the turkey s very little if yon give them range io tha woods aud grain fields. The) are great foragen, if given a ohaaoe to pick np tbeir living. The number of grasshop- pers and otber ioieota destructive to vege tation whiob a turkey will destroy in a day it simply astonishing. II our farmers more generally understood their value in thia reipeot we are certain mure tnrkeya would be raised and tbe oropi greatly increased. Ttie loouata this apring fur- nished an abundance of animal food to tbe growing ohioks. When turkeys and obiok eua bad access to tbe orchards very little damage was done by the inseote to fruit traeo. The >. in <. rr; honncl I .rnHi r. Tba Ounard steamer Ktruria baa now taken from Ibe Oregon, of the same line tbe record for ibe fastest trip across ths ocean, Bba left Queenatown on Sunday August Itith, al 4.80 p.m., and reached Hiudy Hook at 4 p m., on thi following Saturday, thus making the trip in six days sod five hoars, allowing for Ihe difference in time. This wai an average of 20 milea par hour in all kinds of weather. Tbe daily runs were: Aug. 17lb, 434 mile*; 18th, 464 mile- ; Ui;b, 460 milea ; 20th, 465 miles; 21et, 464 miles; 22 od, 464 milai ; to Bandy Hook, 70 miles, a total ron of 3,801 miles. trlsicnl Kiilr-. Tbeie rnlea are printed on the back of the monthly receipts that tha landlord gives) who owns a tenement house on Liberty atreet. They are selected from a list ot fourteen roles : The house must be closed every night at 10 30 o'clock. No dogs, oats, ohioksns or other animals ars allowed to be kept without consent of tha owner. One* a year tha outside blind* must be nicely washed. No common kerosene oil ii allowed to be uneii for lamp* or starting fire* in stoves. No party thall disturb the other by too much noise. '/ties Obierrer. Picture to yourself, reader of the quirt r, a man jast above medium size, slender iu figure, iligbtly stooped in tLe abouldars, of dark complexion, and witb a face that, while not handsome, bears an expression that will cause you to look a second lime ; a face nniaDOtimonioup, keen, sbrewd and ibarp iu every line from the rather low, square forehead, down par; tbe clear, sparkling black eyes, to the thin lipped moutli and square, determined jaw. Clothe thin personality iu neatly-fittii nun of blaok, and you bave a by no mati < unsatisfactory picture of Bam Jones, the eooeutrio bat terribly earnest preaobc , wboite seutentiouii utterance*, though cU i iu bomeapun, have the fere*) of provarba and the fierce emphasis of hou. directed truths, from whiofa Iher* M no escape. To be appreciated be shoo d be beard, for one cannot convey npo > paper any idea of his eccentricities t speech and action, tba drawling lone, ati t bomely but terse style of delivery. Au orator he ia not. Gesture be avails bin - salt of rarely, if at all. Hi* manner is easy aud hia toneeouvaraational. When tbe announcement was made th" ha would preach at the Loveland awotmi ment it was surmised that be would be greeted by an immense throng of curiou * aud earnest people, and whan an Xnqvirer man alighted from tba train at the little rustic depot yesterday morning at au awfully unseasonable hour for a " night owl," acd wended bis way leisurely np the wiuding path to tha cluster of cottage*, and sacred buildings turt crown tha slope he was snrpneed to enter upon a scene to quiet, so Sabbath-like. A handful of worshippers held possession of tha pavilion, and their songs and prayare echoed and re-echoed among tbe tree*. After a while tbe preacher appeared. Among otber things he said : The devil is always around. It is your buHoesB to keep out of gunshot reach of him. God never yet allowed a tool to go down into hell until tbat soal hsd marched up and stacked arms in front of the devil, saying, ' 1 give up.' 84 watchful iu all things. Now, there's temper. Did you ever see a blacksmith temper a piece of steel or an axe ? After he has hammered it all out be stioki it down in the water of tbe alack tub, then he takes it out and watobeit It take on the rich, steely hue. Yon ask hint, Is it tempered right ?' tn t be will say, ' Don't know, but yon can soon tell by trying it on that old knotty log there.' Bo you take it and strike Into a tough knot, and after a few blows tbe edge is all knioked in places and bent in others. It wasn't tempered right. Bo like your temper I Yon get it all fixed np and temp- ered nicely, when along comae the devil witb an old knotty log to try, and tha very first lick yon fly all to pieces. Tamper ain't rigbt, Obi temper, temper. And bave yon noticed they always have attached to them a merciless tongue ? Temper's tbe powder, tongue's the bullet. " I contend that there's no use in losing your temper. When I first got np from my knees I made np my mind never to lose my tamper until some one treated me worse than 1 have treated the Lord I V u bave lied to Ood, aud, oh, bow you bave slandered the cross of Christ. Tbs tongue is an unruly msmbtr. AU manner of beasts can be tamed, but the toogu* never. About nine-tenths of tbe loet who lie down in perdition will say : ' I am damned with my tongue.' It there's any- thing I bave a profound contempt tot it's a gossiper. How yon meet and talk, and generally the absentee catches it. If yon hadn't bean there though, you would have been talked about tbe same aa tbe other fellow. " Why, it we could have all beard what baa been said about us here to-day, this camp would be depopulated before night. The Methodiats sprinkle or pour a convert, and the Baptists put him olsan ondar the water, but the tongue always oome* out dry as powder. A man puts bit foot and bis bead in th* church, but is there a tongue iu tha church ? " I don't go much on religion that gocl about in spots. It religion, like tha meaalea, brnaks out well, all right. If it goes in il will kill yon. I want a fellow's pocket' book broke out thick. with il. A man tbat isn't religion* everywhere ain't religions anywbsre, and ao tbe Lord bids us to be watchful. Yon can't go up to God with a widow's money. There are too many men boarding witb their wives." (This laal remark came at the point to some remarks upon the settlement ot honest debts) "Tbe world knows who to fool with. If a sinner walks up to ask yon to take a drink he doubts your Christianity, and has got yon right, too. Hs meets yon at a ball and puts you down as a religious fraud, and he pntdown about right in my judgment." In alluding to the Church he aaid : " I tell yon, bret 1 .en, I never saw a c bur oh on a high lavsl that tha Lord didn't drive sinners np to it. There's too much sham in this country, too many brown stone fronts and common brick houses." Again he said : " Tbe secret of a pare life it a pure heart. Tba devil ocgaa about and goes to a heap of place* where he ain't invited, but he ain't goin' round when he ain't invited, and it be comes to yon it's became you treat him well." In conclusion he turned upon tbe Church and advised a separation from the world. Warfare is needed. And if you take a church and place it on God's side, and pat a chip ou it's hat, tbe world will knock it off mighty quick, and there'll be a fight before sundown. There mail be a straggle. If you are going up to heaven without a tar and without a sword, why, God bless yon, you are going In backward. Your face is turned tha other way. Suddenly he ceased speaking, and, look- ing out upon the faoas of his laughing con- gregation, said in a way that sounded mightily like a covert sneer : " Mow tha curiosity is worn off in this first hour, and I reckon you got just about what you came for. These meetings an going on, and I reckon yon can coma and go without any body paying mnoh attention. Whenever yon gal your little cap* full yon can rook out, and if you don't Ilka the way things go on yon know the way home. The next bonr we'll get down to business." A correspondent of tha " Monthly Magazine of Pharmacy," writing from Mespius, says: " A bottle of bromine left in a cloned room all night with tbe stopper out deitroys all infection anil insect life. I bave oliared place* which were infected with vermin many times. It is far more effectual than the vapor ot burning sul- phur." Pianoforte players have always com- plained ot th* difficulty of making the ring finger work as freely as Ibe othsrs, and according to tbe HritiiH Medical Journal 5'r. Smith, of Queen Anns street, London, IIM by a delicate operation succeeded in enlarg- ing the powers of tbe pianist. He says : " I have just snoosedsd in freeing the ring- finger of the right band of an accomplished lady pianist, without oauiiog her muels more pain than i* tell from the prick of a needle. Before operation the was able to raise tbe finger only five-eighths of an inch above tbe others. 1 > reotly after operation she could raise tbe finger easily to on* and a half inobei, without tbe least testing of loss of control over it* action. The division was, of course, made anbontaneously, so tbat only a minute wound was left in the skin, one-eighth of an inch in length." Fresh v* getablei are selling in Calgary as follows : Cabbage, til to IB par dcren ; pititoee, 3 to 4 cents per Ib. , carrots, 1 ;.er dctsn ; onion*, II per dozen , turnip*. S oents psr Ib. ,