New York Clipper (May 1866)

' Hdltor and Pmi^rlatar. I ISTEW YORK, S-A.TURP^Y, MAY 12, 1866. / VOL. XIVh-H*. 5. - THE INTERNATIONAL SCULLINQ MATCH. • uios on Tea Dtparture of Hamlll for England. FOB TBI IIBV TOBE CLmWB. "Sm bold Btmlfl, OoluinbU'i miu, B7 OeoiB* ul Jingo iwon TbAt EeU«7. fioAliDd's cbuaploo, BbonUhotOmiown no more; Be Coitta hs wot Ills chiSasga And mmcd * trr^tUia dur, Tnian ther thooJl iomI, tnosdlr iompeta, And bear (he price emj. Nov KcUar l« * mlghbr inu, Ot ptovcn greet la m, AsA dotra before IkUe been brougbt The ml^t of ctaADplonA three. Tbt lul of ihea bold Chimbere wm— A better man ne'er etroped— Hlselroke li long and evliialiis lo«. Bat bla preetlge blm bma left. What bo I my London n aterm a n , Ton'Te beaten ill oonpeen; Pny trr a lawifltti one who'a been Oar champion theie few year*. Ttn It In Mendlr rinir/, trith none lo'aax joa naj, Pat op jonr poree ivlth Hamni's own, AnJif be loae, taeH ^7. Oome forth, j« Engllih'iporlimen, The light bloe and the (Urk, Come fnth tmu bosdon's pnrllaua, nom Vapptig to Hyde Park, And giro the men ■ bial fair, ^Ai wen we know TOO Kill— And back yoor EsgUih ilnewB Against our Yankee aUni And ladlea dear, who coowd the banks Tonr tiTorlls to cheer. Don't be aftild to risk jonr (loTea On blm who halls from hen. Then go, brsTo HamlQ—cioaa the deep, TV) back Ton la no tin, n^ftr EamiD," then, we loadl7 cry, "And na7 tbe best fflin win." XKTE THREE ORACES ; MARRIED IN THE DARK. BT W. STEPHENS HATVABD. AVnoB or '*Bi.ioi i»on,"—"eran or tbb aoora"—"tuiT iaoi^'_'*LOTs AoiiBST ns woBLo"—"ruw n ni oiM"—"inxL aiR," *a, so. GHAmB TL—(OuBUSUJUj.) Bhe rat eon e little enrleslty to know for what pnrpoae he wmld nqidretenpoands. She knew that on the same morning he bad twmty, becanae in ho presence he changed ■ note for the amoant elQie hotel where she ud her oonslna lonohed wllh hmi. She Ihonght 11^ howsrer, an nnworlhy pleoe of crorloalty, and did not ■Ak, "And BOW, dear OarOllne, good-bye. Bat all this Hme I hare MnaBy foigoltan to aA after yoor heelth I" *1 am wefi. qolte well; bat my eyes are palnfol, rather. Do ysn know I thuk It Is the bil^ due of that lamp yoalmmght dewD tnm London. I think It weald be belter for a green 1 win gel OBe faMBonow wttbonl tkU. Ton nnst take care Of yonr eyee, Cenllne-thoee beeaUfol eyes, not the least among Buy other beeatlaa of mind and panon." "I am atttid this place does net agree wllhm^" eheaald. "1 Bn't know whether It la the while chalk ellOi, or the aea, or what; bat the last two or time days my eyes hare been rery pelnfal—eapedaUylnlheerenlngs." ^ 'Terhapa yon'read too moob t' "Bcarcev that, Oeorge; I don't read anything bat the am- ptper down here. It lathatlamplam aare, Itlhmws sncha, dsollBg wblla Ugtal. Iwlshyoahsdnotboaghttl" "Weill good-bye, dear CsroUne. If I don't go now, yon will te getting croes again, and that I wish to btdM.'^ •'ooofbye, Qeorge. Wall a moment, I will light yon down to the door." Mr. Agale looked hard aa If be wooldhaTe liked to eak for an- other Uas, batthooght It better not to riak annoying her. Bo they ahook hands, and he went on bli way r«|olcliig. Nerer be- fine, at least for a long time, had Caroline behaTcd so osprldoua- to him—nerer hadabe been eo oaptiona and Ul^empered, ao prone to takeoffanoe. Bni neror before hid she softened lo him —«e abe had (frolgh^nerer before hid aho ao bronght homo (he M that ehe lored tatan. Her own llpe had said It twice, tod her own line had twloe kUaed him rolantarlly, wlthont asking on his part Henoethecaaaeof hia rejololng. "Sieloreamel abelOTeamel" Se mattered these words loblnuelfedaien times. Oerlaliilt was (hat this yoang man, a fairareiege EngUah gentlemin. of Terr moderate meana, lored Ihle girl of pcerleee beanty as (Ondly and troly as erer ene oonid wish or eipeot Whether for weal or woe wlU be nnfolded In doe time. OHAPTEB TIL nUMt in> BUItOBn—AT THI SEA iDI — UAOmS OF lU OBAOI*. •Ttaa the But to Western laJ'. Mo Jewel U Uko Boealliid, Her worth, being noanted on the wind, Thnngb ul the world beats Botallnd. All the plctoree fkueat linmed Ar« bnt Uaek lo Boaallnd; '« Letnottoebekeptbimlnd Bat the ttet ot Boollnd." AsTODLmlT.—ActUL, Soene L Haying derolsd a whole ohapler to OaroUne and her tiUHiMt Wllh<3eone Anie, Itisbnl Alrweahoold doihe eemebrker ooaalna—aUeast, ao far as to giro them a chapter between than. , immedlaUyIhe genllenian had left, theyoame down stairs to the diawlng.room. . ."Well, (Jerry dear, yon and Mr, Agale hare been tatrlng a clirmlng long Inlarrlow all by yourself, wllhont tar of ao^ gtM^and prying oyoa. I hope yoa nude good nse ot year "Indeed, Jolltt, yoar leartng ua alone wis a gratnllOBa and nnneeeaaary klndneaa, I, for my part, had no soft secrets to whisper or to listen ta" "Do yoa know, Caroline," Jallet went on to eay, "I think yoa . ueteryordtl to poor Ur. Agate. ltm>arehelsilnd,alIiotIan- ate, aUentlTe, and eraythlnga girlcan wllh for."' "Handsome, talented, brare, rloh. nobis, fto.—pray add a fewmoreedleoilTee, JaUet,"aaldOaiollne,langhliig. 1 "WelLldon'toare—you may lanah and mock, OaroUna; bnt I m.fiifcin that you are a great deal too dialant wllh Ur. Agate, and yoa aeem (0 dollgbt In making him tee] yonr power <ner hlffl at erery opsortanlty," "Well, dear ]aUeL I can only say that I am qnlle nnaware ot tay fading ot the aort When neit I aee him I will tell him what yoa oay, and ask him la It sot" "Por-beayen'e sake, don't do anything ot the kind," ailed Jnllel, in Uarm, "It would look ao dreadnilly bold aodtmlady* ' like on my parL'' "Well, then, don't torment mo," aald Caroline. "And now I Shall go np slalie—I muat btlho ny eyes, and do my hair, and all sorts ot things." - "Don't be long Iben. Wo will hSTe loareadylnatewinln- ntse," ' Oanllno made her dopartnro, meeUng Blanche on the atalrs, who entered (he drawing room,-itad (he (woalatcn were alone together. We oinnot take a belter opportaml^ of regarding them more pattlcolarly. Both mm beiatltal, botlhee^leot their beanty wis very different. Blanche wu fair, her hair a Ught brown, her eyes between bloe and may, Jnllel, on the other hand, Wuabmnetle, her bilr nearly black, her eyes large, dark and ueltlngi her month was amall aoadelloately penoUled, the Upe ooiredi the shape of her face OTilpoomplMlon a doqi, ■lorloos brown, noldark orswarthT, bnt a rich dear brown, uroosb wblota tbe bright blood coidd be eeen to mantle as her oheelTfloshed with any emotion. Her alatore was sa nearly as possible the same ss Ihit ol Blanoba, bit she looked taller, by rfSaon ot tbe more erecl poalUon In whloh aho oairlod her bead. Blahohe, loo, was rery beeabfal; ben was a boaatr, soft, BelUng, TOlnptaons Iihetrle. There was a lingalshbig look In her beraUto] eyts whiob homed lo ny, "Loto mo or 1 ale." Her whole demeanor^hcr moTlmenta—bor emoch—partook of this -delloloas langnor. Slightly iltorler la staiare (hao Caroline, ibo was more fauydeTelopod. HeV.darjllnaly while arma wero lar- .ger, though bor handa were u a Vll- She measured a trifle more aoroaa tbe ahoolders and aroaooKthe boeom. Her moTements ware alow, bor erery action repleliwlth languid grtoo. Deelded- rr of (he (nree abe bad what men iMuld call "the llneet flgnro." ImproTonont wis she Inst saddanly Innepofed Into iTlUora stood ohlae) In hand, iring—could find nothing hands were email, her fair >loom—bps, rlchudtaapt^ JOHN W. ALBAVOH, Tbioisun, Coiidiax amd Ltintxa Max. For BlograpUoal Sketoh see uoUior golumii.' Bern might objoot thit II would btl • anne alenderer. Bui nppoiing )l narble and disrobed, Ihongb theu ° uer would not know where lo begl Which needed pranloB. Her feetal ftoaeoTved wfth dellMte, peach-: log as that lasdoos trait—eyea which aeemedot atlfaUblae- featurearellnedanddellcale-aklnusoiftaad delicate u an bi. ftnl'a. In fealnnL ahe gnally reaembled Caroline, bat that her face was a trifle taller, and teas ot in OTiL BUll, bowerer, aa the hair grew oa the hoed In Iheaamo manner, In the case ot either coming rather forward behind tbe delicate oais, and was.more- OTOr, nearly of the aame shade—CtroUne'e a fertile lighter—It would be easy for a stranger lo mistake one for the other. ^Peo- ple Inntlably, at tot, look Blanche and(^Unetohelheelstem, and Jallet the ooualn. Bach la a brief and lame discrlpllon ot Blanche Btafford, whoee Ungulahlng, melting, loving beauty was of a nature, as Byron aaye, to "drtre one onxy." Taking all In all, Iheae Ihrte young ladlea (horoughly dcaerred the dealinaUon which an accident had earned them, (bat ot the "Three oracea." Hie gentlemen imanlmoasiT toUm them the taireet girls who had troddea Bamagtta ssnds for many a seaaon. Uany wero the ruaes and lehamea reeorted to for an Introdno- Hon to these betnUea—schenea, however, which genenlly reeult- ed In failure—principal^ owing to the leelona giianllanablp of Carolina, who eyed all aoqaalnUncea ot Ine oppoalle lex with the atmcetausplQlQn. Then wen none so boldis to'dare speaklngfai Iheae young ladlea on the cblaoe ot their orerturee being reoalved wllhout an IntrodocUen. And eren with that totmaUly tow could boast even a limited approach tcwarda "T'"'»**"''^*''r The girle could not bat be oonadona of the many admiring olincea which were east upon Ihem, nor the remarka not meant tor them, but whloh Ihey aomeUmea overheard. Theie wan invariably llat- lenng In their natnriL "By Oed, there's three beauUea—then'e waists—Ihere'a flgnree for you," an admlrbig oookney would cry to tils friend, "DeyvUsh floe girls, by f ova," s swell of (he Ime PIcoedllly heavy brigade would dnwl oat ■ "Who een Ihey beT Dots any one know themt" one lady would wblaper lo another. IVo, I eee them every day-pretty, decidedly—bat itU then'e a—Ihoie'aa—" •Tea, I understand you, Jemima dear, then's a oertaln want otreOnement Don't you think, loo, Ihey ar« rather bold hi manner t" "Ob, deoldedly—perbapa Uiey an ao good, who knowat" "D—D my eyes," aald a Uont aallor captain to a Mend, "If thoee Ihroe Jnat paslalnt (behandMmes( and lauteabrlgged Ulile pleaaon orafta I've ever clapt OTOa on." *^ey eertalBly an three ollppen, Jadk. Whloh among 'em la yoor fuoy, 1 mesa for your own privats aalllngf'* "Wen, now, to my mind, I go for the darkest one of the three." "Andlgoforlhesbostestof the two lUr.onee. And wbsta beaulT—Icaaghtalookofbar eye u abe peaaed—II wis like a piece of melting sky," "Crikey, BUI. then's three lonaniln' gals. What a lark lo take'emapto'AfflpateadHalL throe ot *em,iome Sunday, and gtn'em lea and ahrlmpi, ahl'' "Baylhsr. I doable bit they'd itand It Ihongb; Ihey thinks too much ot theotelvts by Iheir halro. Come on, lot's go down on the sands, and look at the gals balhln'. It's ever ao much In- decenterthanBtron Nloholnn's." Our three henlnee, boweier, wont on In the oven tenor of Ihdr way, appeering not (o notlee Ihe admlnllon and occaalonil Impertlnencea to which the; vrere sublecled. Caroline on such occasions wonld rear her proud bead vol higher, a haughty smile wou ld ptsy on her mouth, and troa Ine oomera of' her eyes she would shoot fbrlh a quick glince ot dlidiln. Juliet, on Ihe other hand, would smile, and her eyes wonld dsaco with smnsemont She enjoyed tho ton. But Blanche— ahl Blanche, ahe beard and mw,and IhoogeotwaadliliirenL She, too, wonMamUeatUaea,a'ioftsmlleot pleasure, with nothing either ot fun or Boom tharolo. Her eyes would bilr doeodroam* Ur, and seemed to be brimmbig over with molitnre. A deep binih would fly lo h^ ttat oheek, a Utile tremor ebake her lovely form. She wae half obinned, a little pleaied—end ehe knew not why.* Since Ihe dealb Of tbolr molber, tbe tlstcri had ImpUdlly obeyed her last wlahes, and placed themielves ondrely ander (be gnldsnoeot our heroine Caroline. Tboy wen gUd to do so, Irre- ■peettve of their molhor'i dteln j for on OiroUne Ihey bu long been acoustomod (0 depeod ind look np lo aa an elder aisltf. She was BO muoh bnvor, wlier, and ilronger-mlodod than them, aelves. Her jadgmeut was 10 sound on all caoaUoni that they fell at all times when doing is she advised It muit be right OnHn. Blafford'eallUfs being kwhed Into, It transpired that ■ .-.-v.-j,.— ^ ... . .—* iiihun- L (he fur- she hsd left properly behind her ot (he annual value or all bun. drod poanda, euluilve ol the pretty Hampihire ootiige, (he fur nllure, ind (be pony chslu ind two ponies. This wis treohold, and was left to Jnllel and Dbache as a resldsnoe. Out of tbe aU hundred a yter, then wae a charge for payment 0( one hundred a year loCanlbe, her lagaoy. Hilaleftlhialslena dear five hundred a year belween Ihem. Beeldee this, then wae a sum of twdrohundredponndsin Ibsfunds; ao that they oouU count on a oertsbi and perptioal Income of ats bundled and forty poundaodd. Then there wis no tent to pay, aaBoaaOollaae was Iieohold. Under Ihtaeolraumslaaaes, II would have beeaabange Indeed could not the twoioang ladlea have lived In ease and corarDttBamnni^byill Ihelunlleeto which Ihey had ever, been acoustomed.. ■ They lived at Ihe Mla^ In aanpehln for a grealer paH of tbe year,lCuolIae elwaya apadlng at least three months wllh them, gonertfydividedwfojlowsi-^aonlh Intht^ " ralHampahlfsw Iheta a month at Iheaeas lfla ohargeof theouraleotthe pariah, who itladly obliged Ihem by Uvlag there dartng Ihe owner's abHucc—and lisUy, vlsllsoti fortught eieb it two other timee. WhUe on their sea-elde trip, Caplaln Conway wis left sole bouse. keeper It Findon OoUage, Pntaiey; and be decltnd that tor t Qhsntie,justoncelnawhile, beliiodit Hecertalnly made him- self vei7 JoUt, and Caroline on her return would find great bavoo made In the Jan of whiskey andoltaer spirits which ue had laid In previous to going. The dd officer had made acquaintance with aevenl other re. tired oflcen In Ibo neighborhood, end Ihey wen itont lo take turn and turn ahout at each other'a abode In the ovenlng. OHAPTEB Tin. rAMsoBA ceriAOE, pnvEi—OATiAin ooxwAT—nux OM A rAn TBAOI. "Such a face- It made the sunahlne ot a ahidy place." DainxM. When It oame to Captain Conwiy'a turn U> play tho boat during hIa dangbter'a abamce, a right hearty and Ubenl ncepUon ha gave Ihem. "I'm my own hooaekeepe^ mr boya," he would aay; "(hat toung rascal of a diogbler of mhe hai gone giddlOB about to AeeeaeldBor eomewhen, bat I'll aerve her out—111 punish herl rve got the keys, and I'll be nvenged upon beroapboardai Itlden't aammel" AndOaphln Conway kept hla word. On Oanllne'a return ahe Invariably found a dean aweep made of CTerylhlng—preaervcs, pickles, ham, tongnee, aadot coune splrllai eo that ahe had lo go to work again and bkyla a stock for laolber year, Botahe took It reiy good mtoredly, men espediU/ as she was certain betom ahe went that auoh wcoJd be the ease. CaptalB Conway had an open heart, and 'whenever be got (he chance evinced it by keeping open house. It waa high holiday fOr the beggan whDe Caroline wis swiri not that abe was uncharitable, but that her father was so reoUnaly.profase and IndlnrlmluUng—giving to everybody who took the (rouble to isk, lavBrisbly, howoTor d—Ing (heir nee for Isty scoundrels at Ihe same time. "Ob, papa," Caroline aald, on resuming (be keye aflar bor holiday, "yoQ have been playing rack and ruin with mydomCs- tio aiTaBgements—TOU wMked, wistcful, dd man." "Ah, ul served von oal, ehl my jal—yonll so away and leave your poor old mlhor, win yon f Til tor tat Miss CuoUnei while you've been hiving a JoUlflullon It the seMlde, I've been havtaigijoliuioitton at home,eht Ah, we did have air"- laetnlgbt—landJonee,CaptainBuiby,indVukes. WoAnlsbed sU the whiskey—every drop then was In the bouae,'Carry; ahd than aal down to whist with a bottle of yonr dhetry tnindy-al each oomv. Finished Ihst np loo—eveir drop ot it—only sli bottles I Busby said he wished then bad been slity. Hoi bo I hoi my girl, I'to Barred yon out I ean tell you; Ihe last pot of (mrtani jam I gave away to a beggar woman this morning. Holhlngelse toglre Lucky yoa came beak." "I thuk so. Indeed, pepa,^' ahe eried, laogblng good hnmored. Ir, "When yonoAhie 10 feeding the bMiirw on oanaalItia lime tor Bome one to keep yoa m order.'*^ Alherand dangblarwen on eicelleni tormsi apart fii.'m bis 5nugiuTiesndiottgbneBsof manner, he wee a TBiy gO"d flther, Like everybody elee with whom ihe oeme In centael^ hr, hidlm. pUdtfiUlh In bar goodnoai and dlaoieUoiii Aa to qnestlonlog serlouely (he propriety of anything ahe did. or suggested lo do, he wcald aa eooo nave thongitt ot questlenuis Ihe admiral of (be fleet aa to hla reasoas for Ihe orden he signalled,. Thlnsa were very oomforiableet PandomOotlsge In a worldly point of view, A year aftw the death of Un. BUrord, by whicb Caroline Inberlled a hundred a.year, Oaplala Conway received e auaoflhreelhonsand ponnds ptUe money. This, Jndlalooaly Invested, bnngbt la a hundred and thlrtrponnds a year. Ouo- line eanad at Mitt eighty poundi In leecuog mnsio snd singing, end having now 1 good conneoUoo, could, II ibe bed sopleaiea, have earned nearly double, arealpeople.reoommended brother Esat people, ran after our borebe to beg b« lo tnatrucl thdr nghun In muelo and singing. ButCuoUne wis not greedy, ehe saw no reeeon why sho should not Ute reaaonsble roluaUon In the way of hoUdiys, oonildeilng that her laboring at all horeelt as pnrely a mailer 01 oholce. She ooBBldered, too, that ahe wis bound lo devote sono conild- enble portion of her lime to her two orpbsa cooilns, Juliet end BIsoobe. Sbebadaccepledlholnsl,Bnd.moreover,ea]oyod(he fmlts of their motbar'sDoanly. From ill sources then the In. oono of Ibe Conwaya, father and daughler, was nesr sbout four bundred pounds per snnnm, amply snfldent to mslnlain them In comfort ind decency, despite ue old offlcer's reoklees eilnva- Sncs whenever ha got Ibe ohinoe. Tboy won very happy ough, taking then all In all. The dark clouds of sdvenlly had not as yit overehadowed Ihem, Ihongb occasionally aqualla threat- ened on (he bOrlion. Felli Conway was a aourceot lrooble,and bla slstar did not seektodlsgulae It tram bere«lf, II wis not wbst they >iim whIob alarmed Ibem, but what ther did eel know, and vaguely ■nipeded- Fellididnotmakeeinorbltant dsmandefbrmoneyi be waa loo pnud for lhal Bat they had loo good reason lo fear (hat be was gettlog IndebLsndlhstlnnlleof averyfUrbioone foraaloiIeyoTmf nan, with, Ifhs eo cnoee, a hmne c»pen for him. newaalalhsreeelptoriwohaadredeyairsslary.indhls IMher, Boreover, velontBrlly anmted him aaether flfly, Ihesonefaaavaleflksraadegenr tloatomakea What grierod Carolina men than anything wis his Indif- ference to home. At flnt be need to cone to " "P. &—Idiminyoadon'llaowwbsiwOaiBllorttnelli. IT yoadoeonwibecabvrllllikeyoatoltdirtet" ■ - ^,' _ ARjstsdtotdsbtl Har brolhar Felix In prison tor d«MI B>t knew nothing of these aSUrs, sod hsildaa of an pHtouwot allki itimit walls, earthen pItoheiB, damp floon, straw IM chahiB. Andberbrolherhioneof thesthenlblapUaes. . Ob, yes, otronrse, ahe irauld come atonee. "Iwaibenadylnflvemlnulee," aha saldio lhamaa, tasm. hUng wllh eisllement- . ffle heard her Mber'a alep coming np Ibe UUto bank gtidn bowenr, and this nmladedhar that If waadasUahlsDSttoM hlffl know snythlng about It ^ ^ ... . "Ben cones my father," sbs said. "I don't wish hia it know, indlfhs saw yoa bt may aakqnttUoas, PlsHswiUoiili aide. As ahe spoke ahe opened Ihe front door. ^„ „„, "AH light mlaa; I'U wait tor yoa In the pubtto a Utt>*«T up Ibeetmt When you go by labaBaee yoa,aDdwJlw^oobe. kind yon to the lUUoD, so Ihst we eao both (etlnKetnlswttlK out any notice bela' took." Oirallne flew np slain, ud In Ave mlanles hiad bar boiasl andahtwion. UaUnganexcasetotaertiUiertbatahswaagoiiig sboppbig, she west out sad horrlsd up the street Thesoange manjohied her U Ihe rallwar station, and In lea* Uua ta boor flnnalhsllffle she received the letter WMbelag.dflvtolatfliar vrheelcabto Ooiitlorslmt . ' . Bnt good haale u abe had made, sons ens had made attln The nun diamounlod, snd knocking, Ihe door waa opeoeo. ''Oon^" abe baard Dim an. "WSl.I'mblowed, aadbepieo). lead me a crown It I was muck." "fniat place Is Ibia t" ashed Carouse from the cab window. '^bla,nliet This Is the'sponging bouse.'" '"Andnybrothert" "lie's gone, miss. Paid oat and gone." "TMaadgonel" "Tea,mlaa. Ageatlanaucafflehaltashourtgo—paldthadaWt then wen no delalnen, ao ha was let out" ■.1hankaodl"eheorled, with heartfelt gratltnde. . Tbm hivlag attended lo Ihe man's nqoast tor someihiu ftar hla Irouble by giving blm two hilf^rpwss, sheovdsted Iheenb* manlodrlveto her orolber'B ohiobenlnlheAdelphL AiTlvel hen, tbs mounted the sisin lo tho top floor when UsthiBallUls noma were Uluatcd. Bhs hsd been then bslbre,aad. «loDet hnoeked. ,.'..: The door wts opened to her Inshmlly, and eststug,' ah* ttmS buielflslhenreienoeof harhTOlherindHr.Oeorgelgila.- Bbs colored np ana looked contOacd for a momsst on' Baednff lbs Utter. Then abe bowed, and iddreised herself to Helix.' . "1 got yonr note, and lost not a momaitt It Biemafihy burtl WBSneedlna." " 1 "Tea, deer CanUo^ Ibsnkslo thle, my best Irlead. Hehtart byseddml lhallwaa Imprisoned,and <s halt aa boarl wsi free." ThassppeBledto,shocooldnotweU halptaklag aomafBiIha notiM of the gentleman. "lam very mnch obliged to yos. Indeed, sir," she said, tjoldly and leslnlnedJy, however, for she ooald sot tonet that ^ bad felt more Iban a passing liking fbr bar bcolhsr'solaod.' '•Onlflcob^y to have bean eble to ohUge your bi . , ^ „, ohUge your biolha H such a bue, Ulas Conway. Terr hicky I was In the wu. Ki. ceedlnily stupid ot him to send (0 yoa and putyoti Is Ihelionhit ot coining lo town." OmUne wu paislonaldr fond of her brother, and Connd It Tin, very bard lo look coldly on any one who In his sitreally hadgtvenblmpraDplandafflolantald. Veils utterly hr^dowi the barrier ^Wtde, anger, and nearve by^hls seat njeeh. . ^ Osgood! The [dee of being classed irith Agats'ua good Mow 1 ■remarral fUkoia." every BoDdaj regnUrly, and Bleep at bome that flight Bates time worn eotheae vldls grew rarer and rarer, tni et Isalthey oeased to eipeot him. When he did oome bome he was, of conno, heartily welooma; but though tbe oM cantun noticed nothing, Otnllne did. Ste obierved that be looked pile, lod aomeUmes evanhugaid; that his eyes wen tnqnsBllT bloodshot aad that hebad bntUIUeippetlls. Tho, (00, ho old not aeem happy, nor br any meant at his ease. Bla talk, too, was of a satareln. tensely npugnant to Oanllne, nolbliig coarse or vulgar^FoUi wiitoomuehofigeDtleininforlbBt--oulhe aeemedlo think ot nothing bnt hone ndng ind beltlnii. Theodda on Ihe fhvorlie aad the lateei news from Hemnarkeil wen eonatantlr on bit Upi. "Felix doir, do, for goodneta •ak^ talk about aomethbig eue beatdes IhoM drasdfu] nones snd gunbling traniiotloni." "Well Carry, ny pet what ihall I talk abootl BbaU I tell yon bow I plaral a malob, Hve hundred up,' at blUards wllh Oeeige Agile, end won non by good luck then good plsjr I Bust oon- feti, for Oeoige la betbr then I sm, especlslly at Ibe 'aids stnke."' . . "Wone end worae," cried poor Cinllae, "and yon hive lo- tniUy been pining for money wllh Hr, Oeorge Agab-gaBUlng wllhhim. It u be then who is leading yon lomln." ■* "BIsleriBlns, don'tsty a word agiLisI Agate; betBta|i)oda foUowai erer brealhed. And as for bis leadlngBslo Iiiln,lt then'e any mln hi the cato It'e tbe olhtr way; for I owehlma good bit of money one way or the other." "Bnt Falli, deep—" "Then, there, hold your pretty pnttling tosga^ then'H a dear good alater, and ttve me a cup of atrong lea with Jnat a dith of bnndy In II, for I've got a deuce of a bead-ache." OwoUoe aighed and aald no more, ms wse eisally s yeer aflsr Ihedstth ofMrs. Staftod. 0EA17BB Q. AABisizD roa A i>xwp--A)r uMKxrsoTWD Mumio—so BimHO -VBM riasoB. 'Olveme (hit msa Ihst is not pssaten's slave. And I will wear him In my heart's core. Aye, In my heart ot hearts." Bamlei— Act 111, Scene i TUklag of Oeoqe Agile, berp liagood'opporlnsltyotralaUsg howthereooneUIttlon boiween him and (AnUne WM bnnghi about It wUlbenBembendlhtl Ihey parted biingir.Uiit ibe bninedlhilbuk notee with which he wufolmiledlo.milo her brother, aad be tlto In a iptrll ot plquA and bnndA whim chillenged.diredtodathe tune by her, followed her sismple, and burned bis own wlnnlnjis, a much mon oonsldenblesum. He was vexed wllh himself iflarwirds for bis egregious folly In wilfoUy and waitefnlly deeuoying money at lha bidding of a men girl—ilbell sho wse besutttul; ud he msde up his mind Ihil be would nerer speik lo her igiln. She on htr pert was ingry vrilh him. And thus these lw»- bolbof wbMn bad a mutual liklog for each other—bid fair to be- coneltnotenemle^ttleattttiBngenforllh. DatU.Wasaotso, An ouiuiieuoe which-If then wen neb things aasoddenia— mlibtoertahily be rogaided In that light, bad btongbl Ihem to- gether sgab. One diy then osnie aletterloFsndois Oollsgesddresudto Hill Cuolne Conway, ud mirked "private,'' It cbbo by hud, aodiotlhiongb the post CtroUns wu informed by Ihe aemutlhalanun vruwalUngln Ibe bin with Bleiler, 'Well, why deea he not eeod It np I" ahe aaked. 'Pleate'm be won't give It lo Be—uya he Butt tee you him. eell." Caplaln Oenwav wu notta the tooD, or probably his ootleaily would have led elm to see what the sua wuled buaettt Caro- Uaewentont Inio tbe ban, much wondering what baslneaB any one oonld hare with her, too UdportuI for the letter even to be oonfldedto 1 servint ' "Servut mlas, «ld a.shabbOydii|sed man, holding la hla bud a Isttar. ^ "Fca have a teller tor m^'- Vit, mlas; the young goal aald u I wu to be vsiT ctreAil Md not glvi It lo any one Mil your owp etlf," "The yonng genllamalfa do you mean my brolhar ? Ooodneu gndoai, laaaythtaig the matlar I" "NolUng much, mln, oollfbt's over here," ud Ihe mu pointed overhlsshonlder. ■■ "Over ban 11 don't uodanlmdjrou." "lor, Bias, hg*- green you ara'' be aald vrilh a fear," "He's in ouoi thtt'a aO, aad Ibit leKer'Tl tell yer ell iboil it" "Hy brother in qnod-eh,hBaTena,wbil la that I It he hart ( Doyoumean aboipllalt" The mu eoold not t^ubear a Itngb, notwllhslandlng ber dlt* Intsudalirm. "Wan,miae,It la aUndo' hosplW, bnt aollbrihe so>t yoa Tbeplacs ' '"'"" a when be Is Is (tw themu is dok la poekal, not In pocket I I don'tanderetind," AnatoBoalt^abtd . . thglettsr; so think. lnbo< . "Ul aerou bee mind thit II sUghl be uweOio the tore II Open i, ' 'niiaaiiMBBfBggi, OuwonT.ujiB, ■4huaBsira,-I>0B'tbt Mgblaed, tod don't Istths govtmor know, Tliefbetls,Ihsvsbeaiairettsdftirasniindsb(whlehi Bsgleeled—IMge^ In iaelt ndl bavn'l the money to pay It at IhepnaantBienaat II is twsnly4hrse posadt odd. Kswhst Done, TOU two," he ssld, 'Iknow yoa hadsonia yiaiB ago town In Bimpablre. lIakeitap,theiVag -1 Agate uagoodtaQ le, and be Uaahsd .onfartBbt! Omtm , 1| ana whUoiU thin .wan yat g; lha young lady ud the genUemu ahook hands, iige dale had, by a atrong effort of TiIO, dlamlasad her torn klalheaghfi. He bad not teen ber tor men thu a year, and abanue did not mike tbe heart grow fonder In hit eit. It II poe^ble that In Ume be might have forgotten aU abontlhetewi ml, ^oUt^iBlred girl who treated h£a with so^ sneana»~ Bnt now that Ue alood baton him In ber bright yooag bttaly, lorelier thu ever—mon fisdiiallnf by Ui than whan be flni BW heiMleorgs Agile wu plungel bsedJong tola Ihe pit again. Be could not look on her ud noflove bar. Hla btart, hit eyu loldhUnlbat And bow could be avoid htr, now |ha{ tbty had made eveiythlag np agatot "Ton nnateome down to Fntaiay wllh ae, old bey, smrlhtl we ire all fHendsagala," aald Felix, "Too don't know irfea I s geodfiaowhshuDeentome. What sotmeBbelut gotmsosl oi; WhslBoapM he bu prevented me ftsnng bilo, aad that it evumoriLltblnk. TouvTilleome,wos'tyoal" "Thatdepnds," said Oeorge Agile, biwHsHng, "onwhsUier —whether my preteaoe would be igreeablelo Kin Oeaway," "Of oonru It vrOI," orled that youag ltdy. " I ahalfbe ds. lighted lo tec you It uy time, I sm terry wa ever auamOad," Otrollne always mtdeapohil, u wehBTebefonoDearved, of doing evaiTthlng ttaorongnly. She nerer either qatmllMI ot made fHenda by halt. She gave ber whole heart or floae. "And now. Cany, I am going lo be a good boy," said VeUi, "X will not get Into UT nun snob sonpea. If It hadn't bees fOi Oeoige,ben, Imlght bsTebeuin aworasoasbefonthls." . All Ihlsevldenlly heartfdt praise dUnotttUtohavellsegbel Da Oanllne, who now began to aee Ihatihe hid done her too. Iher'B friend tome ln|utUce. She had taken u Ides Intd bar bead that he led Felix (nlo mlachlef, oinsed hlffl tobefflonex. tnvtgut thu he could slTord to be, ud allogetker WH sot 1 tulUblo compuion. Now, after Ibe manner of ber Impalatvt nston, the veered right ronnd the other wu, ud looked vpon bImuberbnther'B betlthend. Theylalked A>r aUtUewhlltk ud Ihu Oanllaa tald:— "Ur. Agale, win you aoeompuy me lo Ibe' Witeiloo BaOway Slaliout I must get home to pane. And Toa,relli-tUtJtM day—I Shan eipeol you both lo dinner on t '•All right (firry, ay pet-I'D be there, ki daarolaltr. Ahl wbataomloIaB. I ought lo be happy «lth sneh ■ Bltlfr,andsncb a fWud." Oirollnt'a guile eyee flUed wllh lean ta the Ihonght of (he In. Jnelloe ehe bad done Mr, Agele.' "And, now, Ur. Agole," the aald wbta Ihey wtrdlnlhetmet legelher, "IwutyontotellmeallyonknowBbontmy bto(het ud hit (loloit," "Vel],rul&,"heaald,"I don't know whtt to Ky, I (tni break oonflduooe ud npeat to you everrthlac 1 know* .l.-eoa aafely aay, howovor, thai your bnther Full hu solhlag lUkm In hla diaposlllon. Ha Is free.haaited,ftee-haadsd, a naatooi ud blgb-iplrilod feOow,'Boduwbat reoliltet, and Ibai u IM voni whleheubetaldorhlm," ' ' "And the cluu Of ttaeie embamtamntot" .' •'- "Vdl, yon know, young men.wUL aomeUmtt eieeed their to. oomwaUttlebltatAnt ■ HewlUiooa wawtowaaeii, sndBiatt both endt meet" "IbiveipraeuUfflUl,lIr, Agile." , ,; "A prceuUmratf" . , 1 1 . ... ■ ■ "Teei Iteelcertiln that thlamitldila* debt te wUAba Ml arroalod badaomelhlnglodo wflb that hosrld hoiM nduoi gifflhUngotaoinaaort''. . , - . , Ul. Agile looked oontueed. iu..itl« ■rOy Jove," be.oiled, looking at bit tratch, "miha.htiu, w biTtonlyaevenmlnalei 10calehIhetrala;and,that Ig oot.ta* other for—for a long time." ' ''* '' * Bo oa this preleaice be harried his eeattalon tai nd itUad further Inqalijri Hut Caroline wu udhiafliud kept day. She look aa ' ownedIbilthlipt . tetioot; fbr, wbfie one portion of It wuAir bOUirdi aa/rol|int Ihen wu u llem of twelve ponnda loat on a bom noei ud ha had itnne bill of eiohugo?or tbs whole, wblob, UtOl cauted bin lo bo aelzed ud committed to (he oual aherlilof Ulddltsei. Vainly she tried to forcaapioii her brolbtr never lo gamble or wiger again In any ny 6 Be refuaod, andtald bo tbouldnotbo tofoollih'tgiln; l„ making a proBlae, why, It^wu u ridloaloia u.louk tau to lake Ihe pledge bocauae be bad once ovenlepped Ihe hendia pmdeaoe. cSnUneud Oeorge Agate eaw e good dasi ol sMB other now, ud graduaUyahs caaa lo eierelse e oovtdW, Wn- once over Um. He tell deepenlely In lore with har,^ fat '*e Ukodhlffl,bribewculdnothsrelresledhlautbedid,' XHttMf beapokaout HhellsleaedwlthonldlapleaanriL ■' .._ ■>■ : 'deorgo Agalo, I wlU oonsldsr wbst yoa aay U yoa wjAgftnlii BBonelmna." ^ , . .„ • ,|,m • 'WhUlefll Ipremlaebefbrehud." \_ Hon't b# loo surs. I know youanal«t«adt._wta»tpwjiB| menosUlhe'tnrtrdoyoaloTelt betttg.tfiai yoapnfiailolon "Ho," be answered, flmlr asdit'tal*.''' "And ^«i WlU give 11 up for ny nke t" "Touwlilpromlao neraripBikea bet on abont-nliottlf; uy game of^abanoawhatarer." 'liutt Inotaran have abetoBlhe&artytrltlciar'M said, mofullT, "Moi Ihsljsjo «y,wllhsalArst getttaigByexplUI ooaatal." "Tray wtd, I Bgree," "Tom promise I" . . . n ; .'■I'pioalse,onmywordofhonoxuagsaUensa." .',.'j>« "Very welLUun, Oeorge Agate, I vrUl ownlhli Id jaiiXTSkt ■ yon beHerthu uy mu I ever met or k n ew llk s|o u dldplli yonrfaulla. If ever laarry IwlU manyysa," "IIaveryoumarry,Oareunsf" rv i, "Tmi alpresenllhaveoltaerduUet wblehlaeoiMmmiil dying rant-ihe charge of hetdaughlera^ tadpllM 'Etim I willtalfllnytrust" . •' , "Ihea I may eoarider mntlt u ta toegptid Iota . , "Ton may condlUonslly,'' "And yoa will mirry ms tome dt^ I" . ■ . T -t J ^'.- "ft. It ^ not going to give up Ihejpoini that,: Mil tbclr wordi, ud otma to ainaai.pn ws Son. rpportunlly to stk ber: brolhar, who Atphly loulat deCtwuoonseotedwIUiMttingtniu. •aMll:lf.«e^«oihsgfead."