New York Clipper (Aug 1863)

. AMERICAN SPORTING AND THEATRICAL JODRNAL. gdltovMid fioprietoF.J NEW TOEt, SATUEDAY, AUGUST 29, 18ft». ,TRIOB BIZ OBRTt. BTJSIE XlTiaHT; OB, The Trae Hietoty of Pretty Waiter Girl." A FAUCT VOKSL IH THMBH OARVOa. BIMMW »«■ ™" OLIPMI. OAHIO I. Ib«ltoTeIl«ttow l>MOlii» to «rM.- ,. Hn MMi"g * **" rtowtdl . . inm IiAVpeii'd to tb«m oat of (hoM tlimu ^^lAli qoito iptto o'«Ukt a oattot'i'load: At a«ial«ai ArlTlng of iba IoTla« l0T«r Xgtt • mow buk tlppAd tli« ODuple OTv> mil '- >• Bat Mddenla llkt tbit tn Mon fra^t; Tlu iltigli wia ztobtod and tn ttuagi w«n TralL Jor M part. aetuiw«i> apon a inowy dflft p«U m«)>- nr oouii I mtan whsaaTer 'tli 1117 lot " nkiTe a flrl to halp m» "oat the awaa" IiMtUke loUtaTT ridai, I will ooafUa, - lid i«Utii7 toBiblaa llkt I laa«. ^TTTT. ir«IL Botiert Unghad, and Busts otilsd Itfoa, And bath agtesd 'twas bat a slight mishap, , Aid ToathlU-Uks fsit glad for what was dene. Bbt was osoe mora ensconced npon his lap,> 1. —The hotae proceeding at a pleasant ran— And bidding fslx to take an eTsnlqg aap. Ha kaggtd her warmly, lorlnglr, and preu'd Ela hand apon the maiden's throbbing breast. DIT. AUsI that in the land to OhrlsHaas glrea, gjx ihonsand miles from where oar parents fsU; ftom that flns garden where a man and woman Vara drlTtn forth npon the earth to dwell— Tlu landwidah some sappose leads straight to HeaTen— dunning itorlas I shoald hare to tan I Bat than It alas o'artake New Itagland belles Bie bine oraed-law their awfol end foretells. XXT. Beddes, 'ftke troth's the troth," as Falstatr thooght, And thoitgh 'Us sad this history to relato, I snst piooted antU the whole Is wrooght, 'Aid erarrthliig with acoaraoT state: And when rva done, a moral ru haTa taoght— Toa'a find oat what It Is If no will wait. . And though I're got a somewhat ftnoy scene, in dnwlna ouraln wide and leare no soreen, IB eooiaa of tlmaBob's ••drank" did moch Inoreisa, He dropped the relnS and, let the horse dsah on Ee laTS kla whole attention to the Vplece" With whom he'd sworn to oistlty his paudou. The hoom-WBx'd late, bqt etUl he d^l not ooada To bag and kiss her In an amorons fashion; And soon begtn to whisper In her ear Soah.TOids as modest girls shoald nerer hear. xzvn. Be told bet of the plaasorea fonnd In lore— The dMP Intoxication of the bliss; HeoiUedhei "sweet," his "dear," and "pretty dOTa," inl sildtba was a loTCly little miss— An angd, fit to dwell In realms abore; . .And er'ry mid he stnogthencd with a kiss: nian oompllmanted her on her small feet, haA. vhlsparad, stolen pltasaias are most sweet, AlVUI. .iresntliieber"Iing-me-tlght"be.liadnnlooied,.\ ...... T7nbattoned too her snnglf-llltliig dress; And than hia band he qalcUy Introdaoed And 'gainst her white, warm bosom he did press. The kaare so mtny ladles had sedaoad . . He rather liked to watch their aneer distreas, irhlsh saemed to be a slngolar alloy Of one third sorrow and two thirds of Joy. 1*11- TTnloobtadly Ulss Sasle woold have told Her lorer ha was doing Tery wrong, Hut 'twas InsalUng her to be so bold, That she wis small and weak, while he was strong, That he had best release her ftom his hold— I say she woold, bat as they rode along Bhe ipled her ftther's hoose raw rods ahead, Xnsw she was home, and left the words onsatd. Knight helped her oot, his arm aroond her waist, Bat lingered still 'boat bidding her good night; In Ikct, he didn't seam to be In hssto To leave his Seedemona's pleasing sight 80 np the lawn with slaokened steps they paced, Ee feeling ehllly, amoroos, and tight: And thos they walked ontll they reached the door, Asl yet.he Ungeied stUl and talked the more. TTTT. What might be done ? To keep him there ontll Ee froze his toes, of ooorse woold nsTer do. The night was cold, (V Enlght was also ohin. Bhe asked him In—'twas very late she knew, Iha folks abed, the candles ont, bat still Ee might refuse: and If ha came—why, she Woold see he stoyed so short a time That Us Itte call woold sorely be no crime. Bob did forthwith accept the tn^tatlon, And qulatly etepped within the silent honsa. It was a somewhat awkward sltoatlon To Boa, It least, who fesred that Fa woold roose j And so she gtVe oar hero Intimation That he must move as qolet as a moose s Then asked her loTcr op 10 her own room, A>d by thus asking sealed for aye her doom. TTTFTT . Ofopone he went:—they foond a smoold'rlng flre, whloh aeon was glssinlng with a pleasant blaze; And IS the orackllng flames leaped nigh and higher The room was lighted ss In Bummer days. OvheroUa ilmort forgot her slrei To saoh eitent the warm and waloome rays utasadhtr Tains with marrlneu and heat Bhe noUced not the boors were-flylng Qeet..'. ... i - xmr. . , The U^chimbar whloh the light (Usplayea ' . wu Tery pretty, famished, too, so mee I Borne aUlAa hand each article had laid Bach tn Ite prooer place irltli care precise. A. feather bed quite near was nlcdr "made," And eretythlng wu such as lidlght entice A weary tiaTalar on this darksome night xo isaTe the cold and seek this pleasant light. ?K y""?* "H. Bobort" most had sought, E^ta^^JhS?*?"'•'W loSret thooght wmin I channel amorooa and base. That ha acoomplish'd all that he diSgne™ xzxn. Bomehow or other Basle had itorgot fSSTthe hoor- at the Tciy mome^e sheoldnct. rcrgottan, too, sbool BaUglon's sowm WMe ^ her thcoghte rSTISld abSS^'; .oj Who had TOsolTed to crush the fraoUa flower ^ose encafnl head npon his sm McUaed! ^0, la his ^ands, her Tery soul reslgaedT^ xxrrn. He held her hand In confldenilil way, And then commenced more of that iQly tilk which had begun before, while In the ^dgb^ The oonvenatlon which this human hawk Feond.wis the sweet to entrap his hslf*woB prey. And u in epicure opoB his fork HoUa sMae rich, rare, and blghlr-flaTOred meat. a« Bob Knight h<U ti2u dawlAir and nrMb BIGNORITA ISABBL CDBAS, Teb Celebrated DisaBcsii imd PAKTOviuiaT. . Foi BlograpUoal Sketeh, see another Oolomn. The hot blood rushed sad tingled through each Toln, Her cheeks ware dyad with crimson tinging deep; Her "eyas looked lore to eyes that spake sgain," While Xnlght one arm aroond her waist did keep; And ahe, forgetting wrong will bring Ite pain, F^rmlis the other stealtuy hand to creep Upon the reiy moonte where, throned aboTO, Eros anqoesDoned reigns the god of Iotc. And yet she really did'nt mean to fill From Tlrtoe'a path, and from the pith of grace; It was a eoortlng scene, end that was all— Bhe thooght. Twas not a noTcl case. E'en though she most admit the can Was made too late, and In a tempting place: For, as yon know, I once before haTC safd Our lOTUg pair were near a feather bed. Anon more dimly burned tl^e cheery flre, . And Buile whispered: "Bcbert, yoa most go. Oome now, yoa vmA; 'tis lime I should retire. Beeldes, youi horse Is waiting down below: And 'twould arouse papa'e moet TenRaful Ire To know you'Te llnger'd with his daughter so. Bo now, good-nlghtl and please accept of this ° As your reward''—and she beitowed a kiss. TEE UBEBTIEE AlH) SIS VICTIM; OB, THE DOOM OF THE PBOniGATEi A TALE OF THE LIQETB AKD SHADOWS OF JTEW TOBS IIFK, liOVB, AND OJRliUIj The Theatre, Turf, Siog, and Bagnio. WlU ' i ' imM SXPBBSSliI rOB TSK KBW TOBS OLIPFia, OHAPIBB m. r.TT.T.tm vkbbEBT'S WBZBEABOtnS— THI PBOODBUS iin> HEB TTOTIM—TEX COLORSL STIBZS1 PILE OH HIS OAKE—BOOBBU,! OOTUOK—TZiniB IK BOB mOBT DBmS—THE BUBOLABT—^EE KOBDEB—niU, nimOTSBS AMOTHZB AOQUAIBTAMOE—lER BtlPF •inii><>B'0!imlor, Week LlUlan Eerbert awoke to oonsolousness.'she fooad her- self In a strange room and a strange bed. Bhe felt as If she had awakened from a tongf sleep, and from the sensations she ax- parleneedlt becune apparent to her that It had not been alto- gether a natoral one; her first Impulse was to start from the coach whereon she lay, bat an Indescribable feeling of weakness and weariness In her Umbsso paralyzed her efforts that she sank book on the pillows, unable to rise. Then gradtially came to her recollection the soeae at the ball; the flre la the supper room; of Har having been lifted by powerful hands Into a car- riage; a swift Journey—and a sudden blank which her meraoiy tried In TSln-to flUnp. Then oame the dreadful thought is to the bte of har parents; and, flnally, a wondering as to where she then was. Bbe had been dlTcsted of the greater part of hei clothing, and lay In a cooch fltted up In most loxorious style. The room was not large, but by the light which came from an argand lamp pUced on a teble In the centre, she coold see that It was famished tn a manner wen cilcolated to aecore the com- fort of ite occupant, ind with a rare delicacy which betokened irealth and exquisite taste combined; but a strange dread came orer her, and with a deep sigh she closed har eyes sgaln and eadeaTored to collect her thooghte, Her meTemaata, howsTer, had not beea made wlthoot attracting notice, and lo a few 'seconds we was amre of some one moving aboot In the room, and kiwiBth she was addressed In a gentle female Talce. "Ab) Itus' Herbert, s^yoo have awakened at last; yoo haTO had qolte a long Bleep, nitr do yoa feel T" . idiiian tamed her eyes opoa the speaker aad beheld a lady whom she ooold not recognize as cTsr haTlag seen before, but who was no other than Uadame BoorL Her first thoughts tomed'towards her parents. ^■Ky father and mother I" she exaUlmed. They are well, Lillian, and the flre did no further damage than to destroy the supper room." "And where aralhey T Where am IT" ■■Hash, hush I yoo mast not excite yoonelf by too much talk- ing at present; your parente ar^ at home, and you—weU yon are Inlheoountan alltUs way, where yoo are to remain for a ssasoa." "And do they know I am here r why do they not come to mel" "Because Xi.tr do not kaow.of yodi preseot place of abode. Bot easugh of this, yoo most not ssk me sny more questions lost BOW, U IraaUyam not at liberty to reply to them; aome other tune I may be; la the meaaUme be. asiored no harm shsU of clothing had been f omlsfcedfrom wblohshe ooold choose, and as a ban room drees was rather ootof the way for ordinary wear, ahe attired herself In a neat, plain dalalae, fittlag oloaetothe body, which ahowad off the symmetry of har llgnr* to great adTantaga. No doubt this was part of Uadame Bonrl's plan. Connected with the bed room was a sman booddr, whloh la Its fittings displayed even more tiato If possible than the room adjoining. Here, when Ulllan had settled herself, she obaarred a harp, goltuand piano; a small coUeodon of richly bound books In an elegant cise, while a few choice plctores hong on the walls. There was hot one window, and to this she first de- Toted her sttentlon; it was composed of email diamond panes set In a net work of Iron, whloh gsTe It st once the appearance of freedom and yet had the strength of a prison—there was no other outlet. Bhe bad prevloosly obserred that when Llsetto retired she had not fastened the bed-room door behind her, and In the hope of escape ehe hsd essayed to lesre the room, bot wss mortified to find a second door oateld^ which defied all her efforts to open. OooTlnced that ehe wss a prisoner, her (orUtode SiTe way aod ehe sank Into a chair eihaosted by her emotions, hi how she longed to be once more beside her dearpareate, and ahe could not aToId certain mlsglvlnga as to who was the author of her abduction; more than once the form of OoL Freach was coaJored up before her Imsglnatlon, bot his lone Intimacy vrith her fkther precluded the Idea of his having anything to do with her present poslUcn, and yet she could think of no one else. It was true that she had on many occaalona received attentions from gentlemen, bot of lU hor acquaintances there was not one but whom ehe firmly belleTed would have been bat too qlid to show his deroUoB by rescnltg and restoring her to bot If ha hoped to gala th4 prize he felt that to a great eztaatfet wu la her binds, aad ooold not help hlmialL Bochalle Cottage was a place that Uadame Beori hid seonet oatsDilblyasasnDimer ivstdaaoe, bot In reiUty she was awara thatmaayof her schemes oould not be safely carried oot In a town house, and therefoia foond It conTonlent to rent this place, net fir from the dty to be sore, bat stOl snfflclently apart ton It to enable her to esospe obserrattoa. It was built on a Ugh bluff overlooUna the Hodson Hirer, but on the land side was io shut ont by woods and trees, that It might have been passed aad repsHedwUhin a cesplaof hondred yards a thoosand tlBua wuhoutoBoe being dlscoTared. TheapartmentalnwhliihUlllfB wu ooafiaed ware altuated so that notUng Init a smaH oateh at gardaa, with a dease wood beyoad, was TlalUe; a lltue mat* Qhewlaff, batilmoit as effectnally shutting oot the woridlia dead wall woold hsTc done. r.!f.*1*^"*'^''>'<l>'; laslde Bochene oottue aUiteqoUt. LUllaa hid It in early hoar retired to rest; Llsette aad the othic female domeetica lay crooched tc^ether in their bed In the^altlc, moomlng with heartfelt sincerity their lonely eondltionispeea- latlng as to what their eweethearta In tom woold do wl&Ml them, and whatbar or no the oglylirateof a tinker, wha that forenoon had asked the cook for a job and InsnHed W ^ nslng him. would return and out'sU their throats, isvt Of pm rarenge. Uadaipe Bpuri was boi^y eoinged disrobing fbt tha dewribe the mjstSes of a nen^wenta'a ' 'f.fS' <^<* ^o*^ ^ twld sncogh to expose the thoosaat and one little arts ihe rasotts to . to eohaaoe her eharms,' a» ioch aacrlllgloog act sbaU desecrate tbtse psgea. UidimaB. was one of those of whom It may be said thu they aie "when onadomed, adorned the moat;" a pilnler or a acolpter wooU haTC made his fortune could he have aftUalty reproduced' tka flgore Joitthin standing before the-blaring: flre In that Uttto room. With one foot almost bidden. In.the' yielding y»-t, tha other rested with pointed toe Opon the polished f&dsr;' tha strong glare of the bright bomlDg ooal shone throogh the oahr almost gossamer robe which encircled har, throwing oot In bold relief the outlines of a figure of which Tenoi herself might almost have aavled htr the possession; one dimpled elbow rested oa the mantel piece, her hand supporting her hesd, thus sllowiag the loose garment hanging round her shoulden a freedomtf plar sofflolent to display In all their glorious follness the snowy globes of ber bust; In har other head her robe waa slightly gathered and upheld, needy to the knee, aboTO the foot ahe wia touting In the gratefta warmth of the flre; and is she stood gazing with downcast eyes araongat tha burning embers, bsx sue waa radiant with triumphant smiles, It wu plain that aha wu comfortable, both in mind and body. And why not T. ^at schamsa were prospering beyond her eipeotatlons; whit moro. oould she winti Oould she hSTe bot knowa that this wu tke last happT night she wu to spend for a long time—but w* must BotaaUclpate. 'Itwuaa hcnr after midnight Oitsldaof Boohelle eottaga allwu not aoqnlet; the wind blew in fltftil guate aoreas the Hodicn riTsr, and erer and anon would rattle among the teat leas l^ranohea .of tha treea, scattering sprigs here and there la wild oanfOBlon, .While large drops of rain wos'.d oome patteriag down lor a litua, ihea aoddaoly oeue. ind as soddenly begin sgaln, u U nhoertaln whit toM iboot It wu a dismal time for any one to be abroad, and yet ftom the trees at the back ol the cottage there emerged two man, who, to jodge from thalx appearincaind conrersatlon, rather liked this atyle of weather. Wrapped np in heary OTercotta, with Immense comfortOB aroond their necks, slmost entlnOy concealing their features, they paid little ittentlon to either wind or rain. "I Bay, Bill, are yer eartin this ere's the crib 7" "Blow me, Barney, does yer take me (or a ninny r AS right, my covey,'ere's an old rag I dropped a purpose Ten I wu^era thla forenoon, ven that blarsted blowen of a cook tipped me hex Jaw." "Iict'e go a'ead at vunee, then; we're got some tramp to do afore dayllohL" With caalloas tread the burglars advanced tlU vrithin a short distance of the premises, when each sat down sad pulled on a pilrof heavy worsted socks orer his bocte, the adTantagaa of which were to deaden the sonnd of their stops, and to render any footmarks In the aoft monld of the garden less liable to d»- teclton. Their firat attempt at an en&aacewu at theftont door, but here they were baffled, as It wu leoured In Buch« manner as to defy their efforts to open it, without more noise than they were dealroua of making. They next tried one of the wlndowa, and by breaking one of the smaU panes of glau they soon iscertilDod where the fastening wu, unloosed It, and steih pad Into a room, ^meina of a imill bull'a-eya lantern, they she St lut by her lonollnees to seek for something to engage her attentlen, she selected without noticing partloolarly wnat It was—a book; this she opened and pemsad la a half dreamy •teto for a abort time, when saddsnly the blood rushed to her Ssle checks, and as if she hsd been handling an adder she out ; from her and It fell upon the floor, and burying her face la her hinds she burst Into teira. At tha aame moment Uadame Boari entered the room and, picking op the Tolome, aaid:— "Baally, Ulu Herbert, you mnat not abuss my poor French attthon In auch a atyle. I reaUy find them Tery entertaining In my leisure momente, and I recommend yea to tiy tlielr efflcaoy In dispelling the ennut which I daresay you feel" ■'ifadams," repUed Lillian, "onleu you can proTlde me with bet- ter material for stody, do not Insult me by offering advice; It Is quite sulBclent that I am already deprired of my Ubertr of person, without any endeavor to enthral the freedom of my tnoughte by such unhaUowed works. But now, I pray you, reeiore me to my friends; yoo will, I am confident, ee UlMrally rewarded—no amount of gratitude, however substantlaUy shown, wlU be want- ing to proTO the value of the eervlce performed." "I know It, Ulss—I know It weU; but 1 am not the principal pirty to this transaction; there to one for whom wealth, richea, or gratltade have no charms—A< will not be swerved from his path by any such oonslderatlons." "Then who Is this man, and what woold he have of me t Oh I If yoo have any compassion In your breut Bare me from his dS' signal" "Uy dear girl, I see I hare told yoo too moch already; bot do not fear, yoo are safe firom him at present—farther than thla I cannot rereaL In tha meantime, mike the but of Diy friends In thebookcue." ••Uadame, yon have no meroy, yoo arc and moat be In leagoe \rith this Tlllain—nay, too most be wome than he. thos to aulst In the oontomplated rum of one of your own sex; but, mark me, nerer ahaU I submit to the fate to which you woold doom me; so yoo may spare yourself, the patas too would take to drag me ' aay roluniiuT act on my pari Into the meihu of your net.'' bafkll you, and that anything you dealre that Is In my power to grant ahill Inilintly be supplied. I shaU send yoo a maid who wlU assist yoo in ;ou toilatte, u yon muat by this Ume be In ntod Of soma'refreshment;" so saying Uadame Bouri gUdad from the room are LllUan had tlmetouttor a word; Bhawu now ooihWetely bewUdered and a wild tenor took posaeealcn of i^.'iv^J''""*^*' "••■hef end for what purpose t The tut th^ her parents were Ignorant of her destination, and the evident Intention to sedode bet entirely from opntaot vrith the world BUda her feel her poalUon to be one of myatoryand danger, aotwlthatandlng the aasoranoasof her hostess to the oon&aw-.nor wara theao feais by any muns aUayedbythe oonducl of Ltaette, a Urely yoong freach girl who wu aUottod l^«?!!llli%ff?^5L^l!v«°'«~*»»'««><>Sandwllha wl^^ imU'nEIJI^illiL'?^ OOP of tea on one of the neatefl rtS 2d^!u. lJ-JJ^— • •"•Hfirf* •MUX* *» qoently eadeirored ooold, botthewUy ratlM on about anything but whi'LiSto ^rtSSVtelk'abooi"! ffS^'SjJiYte f* n»»tnM« of her toolSd sSiS: ptalied her^oagalfioent hair as ahe combed It oot, and eren went so far !!;A2ShS„5,'I.S"T%ff"?»5 •"»»'**«oJ at tbrberoty of her S23iStaS?f?Jffii?^'*.° !L'*'* fc^nwawllh bloshas, andshs ISSF'^.tv^S!*''? ^'*»» her nratlBgor leaVoherto SfI!AV.-I?l^ABofto be easily felladi so ut Obaagad her tooUos and kept harposltlon. ^aimple supply e by ' ••Enpngh, LlUlan, of this foolish talk I time works wonden, thedsy may notbetkr dlsteat .when you will be glad toll upon me u a benefiotreu, and think me for the kindness I nl show you." ' . On returning to her own apartments, Uadame Boori foond bar frtend Gol. French In waiting,who Instantly adranoed to great her. ■■Why, Uadame, this Is a sadden obsEge at thla sauon ftom towBtocoontry; what on earth coold tempt yOo at this, the most featlTe Ume of year, to leave the gaieties of New York and shot yoorself op In this little box? What new scheme hare yon formed that reqolres soch sedoslon? Tour note latlmitlng yoor InteotloB took me quite by surprise." "Uy dear Ooloael, you must aot qaeitlon me so closely; let it suffioe for yoo, when I teU yoo that the change wu made with an rae to yoor benefit-" "Thea bare yoo really aay hope of dlsoorering her f Hare yoo aoythlng to oommoalcate to comfort me 7" •■NottOng In the world, my friend, bat while there la life there la hope; the great obetacle In our way Is the large amount offered for her dlsoorery by her friends and the authorities, aad If we woold not lose oor prey means moat be pitted against means. I am winiog to do aU that Uu In my power—bot are yoo, Colonel, preparedto stake hearlly on the game 7" ■iUidame, I hare ateted already that nothing on earth ahau stand betwaea me aad the poaseaiiCB of Ulu Herbert; OvO. is aow tke aim of nur exlsteBoe. aad whitorer the stake I am ready to ron the risk, I hare known yoo long enooghtothlnklcan depend npon yen. Let me see, fiie onlted ameonte offered u a reward reaoh 110,000; to-morrow, at the Btete Bank, yoo iriU find the Slim of 18,000 placed to yoor credit, and on the day on which LllUan Herbert la placed wlQila ny leaoh a like som I sbaU band OTor-to you." "I Be^ Colonel, yoo fuDy appreolate the real ateto of tha cue without such sn assurance I should bare been much hampered In my operattone, but now, thanks to your UberaUty, the chances are In faror of an early and satisfactory oomplatlcn of our plot. Do you Intend retomlog to town to-night, Oolonal 7" "tinfortauately I muat DoUghted u yen know I always am to spondafewhouralnyonr company, I hare engagemente wUoh are Imperatira, so you moat pardon me for once. „ . • "Ahl Colonel, you are a sad f<Uow, I am iftald-nerer U»ad of oonqnesto, always on the look ont for aomothlna (tosh. I P19 the poor riral that comes between you and your lore. ••upon my word, my dear Uadame, you flatter me—but that s ibe way wlttiaU yoo women; but I must leare yoo, toi mUu U no great distance to trarel when ono feela Uke It and you may depead on seeing me again rcry soon at 9ocheIle Cottage—that I think Is tha name of your snuggery." .„ , "Bight, Colonel, and I need har^ assure yoo, yoo will always be a welcome visitor." . . If the Colonel could bars seen Uidime Bouri a few momenta after his departure, and could bare lliteaed to the soUloeny she Indolged In, tho susplolons he enteitalnad that she was playing a double game would not hare laokad moeh of oonflnnation; bat thoughhefelt alraoat oertoln that In this instaaoa ahe waa aojing towards him la ahythlag but good lilth, he ooidd aot aftud to break with her, shewu too osetnl to him in aU hU aolfflaea. He wu oohriaeed that her ararice bad beea Mosed to an enrara* gsat height by the Tilu* set opoa HIm Herbert by her Meads, . bjrhilf a dotea plated apoons and a bottle of wln(, In a hamper of whloh they drank better aocoess. The box waa next drawn ont, and, after oonalderable trouble, forced open, when to their moiUfleaUon they discovered thai tae mihogmy wu only the outside covering to an Iron chest, the opening of which wu a much more tedloos operation, and wu not performed without some noise; but at last it wu.io* eompllshed, ind they obtained oosalderablo booty, which they depoaltod in sacks ready for removaL Baniey wu for an lmn» dlito start, but to this BlU objected; he wasted, he said, to make a olaan thing of It at once- Barney, who generallyplayed second flddia to BlU. at lut gave In, and they proceeded to make flutther eiploiations. Opening the door leading into the entiTWar, they opened one on the opposite side and found themsefruln the chamber of Uadame Bouri, where theylald their hands on* gold wateh and many valuable trinkete. WbUethua engaged, a alight BOlsa disturbed them, and turning rouad, they behud Llutte aad her compinloa, with Ught In hind, stmdlng In the doorway. Uke a senalbte girl u ehe wu, Llsette fainted right away,whUe the unfortunate cook fled, screaming at the top 6f her Tolce—"the tinker I tbe tinkerl" With a ourae, BUI bound- ed after hei, and caogbt her u ahe wu aboot to enter her room. Frantic with terror, her criu became more plerotog, tUlBfll, drawing a blodgeon from his pocket, feUed hei lo the floor, from which shewu doomed nerer to rlss again. BlU, letumlngto where he left Barney, foond him standing ovsrUsdsmeBooii, who had been awakened, threatenlag to blow her bralas out shoald she make the leut aolu. On beholding BUI, her ftce grew whiter than the linen sheela aroond her, whUe he, vrith glaring eyes, rushed forward, aad grasping har by the wrist, ex- olalmM:- "Louise, yon here I How in h-U did rou flnd yer way to tUi place? Tere'syer'osbsnd-Issy.reielshel" "That Is more thani can tell, BUI Jaokson; Indeed Itis," "Veil, ve can't stop to bandy words Just now; but mark me, I shall come some day aoon and sea TOO again, aad take care that you be'a 'ere—you 'know better than to give any alarm, ao ya'd better not try, but yer 'ad better look to yer reawu there," Barney and he then dragged Llsette mte the room, shut ihe door, turned the key la the lock, and with the proceeds of thelt eipedltlonleft. Llsette wu not long in coming to herself, and explained to hei mlslreu how she and her fellow-serrant had been disturbed by a noise In the room below and, coming dovm. togfthe(:to see if anything was the matter, hid suddenly (outd 'themselres la tke presence of the robbers; bat nothing could Induce her, tUldaT> Ught should come to aulit her, to open the door to look alter the cook, Theo a most horrible spectacle presented IteeU; ihe blow she had recelred had UteraUv smaihad in one side of her held, and there she lay stone dead, har fltce trightfuUy.dlsfignied by the sgonlcB of her death, Desperate wu the perplenty of Uadame Bouri and Ueette—to alarm the poUce would bare been to eataU Bseuchlng examination of themselves and the prem- law, and tbe probable discovery of Lillian Herbert besides whloh, Uadame Boori had evldenUy some other weighty private reuons for aroldlngglrlngpobUcl^ to tho affair. They agreed, therefore, to aeorace the body tkemaelres, and-that rarf day, after houre of hard labor, eocceeded la dlgolng a hole laioe eaoogh In the corner of. aa oot hoou where they depoalted the - coipM, and corered It op oot of sight with reiy Uttle oeremoay. AsforLDUaBifrom thepoaltloaof her rooms aad, sosalbly, beoaose they bid double doors aad warie othervrise rendered Im- penetrable to scuad, she slept wlthoat dliturbaace, aad nalthec Lsette or her mlstreu took any palaa to enlighten her la any way ibout Oie matter. TO BE OOMtMUBD. BBiiu WoBS.-t-No mao after middle ag«, If .he hopes to keep his mlad dear, should thlak of working bis brala after dlaa aer—a seuon which ehonid be given np to eajoyment I^o.>p>; mediate result of poat-prandlif labor la always l^or to that Eroduced by the rigorous brain of the morning. When maaw ibor>hu become k habit howerer. we know how the worda of warning to mUe a loflerar a^Sffi "iJJlJjr.I? minded of the answer made by Blr Walter Bcott to b^ who, in his bst mnus, foreuw that his mind woold brettdoinj OBleu he desisted from brain work. '"A"""'"".S, S?; work," said ke, sadly, "HoUy might u weU put the k»tM^on»« fl,e,ttdthen iay-«ow,don'tbo1ll'" Itmuatnotbean^^ howerer, thit we wish to deprecate etrn se«te menW Wbjri m the contlary, a weU organlred brain the bUoksmith's arms, flourishes on It Wo beUere^it plaalu ant biain work 01a be' ^J^^^^JS.^S'^M^^^^ without inlnry. A poet In tho ftiU swing of his tonpy, a PWM«> Serwoiangoutsomelohune for the bf«»"»«'kw»^Sl5S Jnehes rather thin waaena the braUi. It Is ^e^ •^^SS tuk work which lean and froU the fine gray matter of the oere- brai^ It IS toe Bt»to aad anxiety which »ooompanl«s toe wMjj gJ^J.'iJli!:, J!!!J^;tar» tranuotloni whloh orodoou that s»l«t andt. . , „, strong man, and redooesi A8UiBllUEWt--itajri^ ont of oreat nonetaiy tranauUona whloh prodooM «« tSrrtbS?3nSK«wSJ« whlohgradnsllr «apattamtad°f.*b« mSi, Md redcc es him to tSo coa dl&on of an Imbaofl*'. ,r . ^ BuiBT B«EiiPt--bne of the exempted «m«<»^»I*h'?„S'SS ^^^^^^^^^^^^ MMlred hlsouhasioofiasthsr«bWBi ttiAlA. '..^ ..••?vA ■ e ft:.: •