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Tjib DEMOCBAT. l>tibli?hccl crcrj'i Sntiirdav, MMflRiMMi r?___ ?bs;S^. . jjf. w. woreraDiN, ATTORNEY AT, iJSjfc - -. ^fmSmumk"'" ^Mk-notor at te# Weston, W. Will practice la Lawia and adjuinini caun-, ll?, nni i> tht Court of JL/peali ui J U. ?. V*?ri.. SEi-S I. J. SIMPSON, : ATTORNEY-AT law, , 4 XD CO MXMMA'Kll 01' tUS> COVXTT covin, Weston, W. Ya. 1 Will prauticiia the Caurls ?( Uwui Afjolniag couuttes. jUD'kH bflilnc3ieatruitcd t? kirn will, t Urtaytlj' att?tided loltfjflBBMWMgfig - f xrenpuY.auiuucu :>v.?c^wp'i - aNUUKW KUJILS'lU.N, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Weston, W. Va. .SMI XJTill practiea in the Cirvait and County 11 I and admLCllt COUUUeS., ftUU Vlll prailkt ia ilia Circuit aid Couutj 0?.ru ir L.?i?.ud adjacwi counliei, .iad JUarl#fAp?*al?and U.S. Lonrta. |Ji| Illll||g ATTORNEY. AT Weiton, W.,\ Win jrti&K We?Outi\??y ???-;, ? Praailvea In tht CourU of.Lawlr; and. ad U??at ?o'nnUefftaM d-lli'ijCo ur I' of A ppeala i.d u. ?.?uru;-'? : 'i&.' / ^y i: I. ILSllisi. *. h - ICBSII NOft BliSN HTT. . ?TTCRNEYS AT LAW, ,: G1 entille, W. Yh. I'nelic# U lb. . Circuit indjCount, (jiErli ?rOllwor, Calboun, Braitou, \\rt Hir'wd I.airli; iud 16 -tho Court ?f. Ap p,v!l .id Uailed Slftlcl Courli. .^O.-J.AUN.OtD^ .,. ? ATTORNEY AT LAW, Weston, W. Vs. .,jij -it tf Unli and tdjoluing MUntliaj ??d In tl|? 4J?ri of A yl'cal' .^d t] nltcdStates^CoKrtt WM. W. BRiNSpjM; '.-; ATTORNEY A T -tA IV and NO-, : ? VAItYrUBUO,J^% Wcsto o.W.V.. iClIco In the' Circuit and Count/ Ky^^dffaiacci1 t?cou nilca. L>llN'l'. W; Pv> Physloian and Surgoon, ?' r ?'f " ; "lr SBc. m Bank AII.J,' ?u. door Iroui '"ll?relU-iiU'" *nl d?j?I'romptlj ?t '?'i#nd^[TtOi ? ' ?? 5". u. sImK-oN, m. u.r ? Physician and Surgoon, 'V- -^Weston, W. Vu. Ci* b? found ntUia Uruk'Btore, corncrol - ..' irSffSSsirsrr ?? llaluSimt. .All culls-'nltflltandd?).-. . ? . >tiui|ill7 allcudeJ ic w.j.ula.nu.m. 1), Phyalokn /fcd- Surgcou.^ ? ? ?? oalLn 41ie'?!,lwo doort bill>t>? lUo: _ . _ ... ???'?J ITS: HOLT, . /Ph^ciaa^audlSjiygopn^V ?Weston, W.Va. Si w. . ?? IT'S THE TRUTH THAT EUETS WESTON, W. VA., SATURDAY, MAY 29,1S80 Local Directory. COU.NTV OFFICERS Judge Circuit Court?J. SHANNON. Clerk W; G. UAllltUlSON. Pres't County Court?J. PETERSON; Clerk " J WOOFTER. Prosecuting Att'y?-A. EDMISTON SLcriffS J. G. VANDERVOTR jSup'tftfree Soliool. Q. W. CROOK County Surveyor 1). T. PETERSON. 'Awscssor .1 hc district JOHN!KEK.: . 26 ?? GEO<FJSflEll. iY- Court JJuiise 'JJittrid. G. W. Tumor and^P. JLlargnn. Freeman11 Creel: DUtrict. Wm. Ilujl and W. V. Wood K ??} ;$Jlackcr>i Greek. Dislrid. : M. McWiiorler and D. 11. Swisher. \ ^C^UhU"^Umeni'Diiirut. S. H. Smith and W. K. Wilson; i Skill Creek Ditfrid. W.V. Chidestcr und W .G. McWhortor OtfDlNG OF COURTS. \ livvtivvW C?ov\.v\&. I%is, 20th of Fcbruury und August rf 11th of March and *20th Sept. ?shir, 25th of May and 5ili Deo. .csflta 22d of March a'id 3 J October andqpli, 11th of May and 23d Nov. udjeVlOth of April nnd Oct. 21. 'llarbiiu^Aprii 20 aud November 2(1. Wcbster\()tli oi June and Gib Sept. llraxton, n^h March aud 181h August Harrison, &|, May aud 80th Octobcr lU#iir6tt^20Vof 'Bl awnd IGtlrof Oct. SjficttS&rjSSTOV-'. ?; VjovvA^ {jOVYV\%. Lewi.4.?First \l0nday in February. April, .Juue, A^ust, October aud December?llicVJuna and Octobcr SE^iiffor fiscal $ \d "^police* btt"siue?s ^B^WpfiiRWiSsBSIE^A i uw wartia4.<?: wt;' ft ..prjl. " ~-Q?\ VVIVULTffUUUT rDcSwboiCifcV\ 3 p*bur ?Second MoudVjn Vcbrnary April, J uiiej August, Uobcr: anoj Pseembsr 4\ ??vsrfS? Braitoo.?Firat ^Tuesday ijJsnuary Wckter.?Vourib Tuesday in\brua I^iT' Ausus;' Tcr T?WM OFFtOERS. x Jr W.'A\ro flimlin. * Wm^rderr-C: P. Halu. ^Wcrmen^l?(/.\ntinI--John Shea. 2d Ward?A? C. Ilale. 81/ Ward?James Burns. ? 4/A" Ward?Joscpb A., Watson;; ? Sergeaut.?'F. S. Wilkinson. .litn'riftifi'r'no A. F. Jc A;" M.'?Stated couinwnlciticns ?Of tt'eston I.'idga No 10, A. K. and'A. M.,. .iriilfiM hold on tUo First and-TLird Mon days ofevery month. cnAs. o'iiARA, vr. u. J. J. Pbtkhsox, Sec JANE'LEW.?Stated communication* of Jackson,I<od"e No. 35, A. F. and A. )1, will U lield.ui llielr Untl, In Jane Lew, on ihasccondSaturday in each month.. ? '. '^jSAAO JACKSON, VfiUi ,\',W. D. OAnpsa/Sfc. r St; Josejili's Oi-fT.:A..B; Society.?Slated meetings are'held.ori the first Sabbath in or cry mouth.,'. FATHER TIUCV, I'rea't. R. J. Siupfox, Secretary. *'"? CHURCHES Jf. E. Church, Rev. S. E. Jones, Pus' tor. Preaching; every Sabbath'. Prayer Veetiuft Wednesday, night.'; Sunday School -^rrA.'.nafnM.'Siiperintondcht?every Sun day*U.2jO'cl6ck, I\ M. VrPresbyloriaft^ Chttrch, Rev.. Geo'rge-JI. iFleraiug^astor;'.Services every alternate [Sunday.^.1 Sabbath .School?Win L. Dun ;uineton,;?ujierintehderit?every Sunday at .9 ofclocic,^vil^Vtv-":'"v>\a;V}'{, 1-? c'; Catholic Church;-Reri J.', A1.:Tracy, Pag tor.' Scrvlcca every first and third Sundayn at 7j aiiil 10 A. M.,.and 7 P. Jf. Sabbath School-^Jacob. Sciimitt, ?9aperinWndent? erery Slindny at 2 o'clock, P. M. ;' 1 "'.St; PftuPs.Church' (Episcopal,)fHev/ V?. II.^Powers'- Rcctor. Dirlne gerricts,every .2d nnd 4lh*S?nditys at It' A il. and 7-.P. M.v ^iinday^Schdol every! Sunday (at 1:30 i?.\ M.-~D. .Jl. B.ilk'y, ? acting 5ii|)crin lemjont. -Bible Olrn Wednesday at 1 P. M. , Baiitist Church, ] ?v. John S.I'isher, Pas* for.. Preaching.every second &ibbnth in ench month. Pwjer uicetlug every'Tues day night." ? ? ' j' ? . ??r ,Afrlcaniii.'-E. Cliurch,. Rev. T. If; C.rris, Pjistor. Services every Sunday at 10 o'clock Snnda.v Scliool?George T. Jones, Superin tendent?every Sunday at 9 o'clock. *: . Colored 51. B. Churchy Rev. John Hughes, Pastor. -Services every Sunday ..nt 11 o'clock.^.Sunday School?CTinrlrs Lee. Su perintoudent?every Sunday at-2 o'clock, jg)? - j ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE ^^^ip^TI/Br3tAJLS. K^V?Vt M. , Braxton C6urt?Houie-daily.exccnt 8un; da*s?arrives at H'eston by 8i30 P. M., and leaves Wwton saino dayjit 0:30 P. Jt. Glenfllle?daily excifl Sundays-Ieanes Weston at8 A. M. and arrives at 5 P. M. Buckhannon?dally except Sundays?ar rives at Weston aUl A, M., and leaves i* Philippi?arrives at Weston Tuesdays nad, Fridays st,QP. JI.?leaves.Weiton llednei 'day.and fihturdays at 7 A.JJ.. Mount Pleasant?leaves Weston Mondays i and Thursdays at 7rA. 11 .?arrives Tuesdays ? nXTMJ???W!rrP.^lIrC* i** i weaves,wesu)p iuc?o?yi . ?. Sand'Pork? once a week?leaves Weston rondaysat 8 A^McP-airlves Tuesdays at 3 Patties having mail to go should iVn^t-lo-'the ofBceihalf iji hpur before th< depattur. of tha pftll.. NATIONAL BXIIANOB, BANK OF WESTON. Iscouut Dij-Wtdntld?jr. ?ti'i' 88$? f ?<&yj&avJ M. 4. BHUfltiuuiun? t" ?Jhi, ? JI.W U1MIW* Vln-Fm't. :.B*t*r,.Cai?r l; Hotels, THE WALDO HOUSE Head, of Main Street, Weston,, I.VC.' WALDO........ .'Proprietor ' Sample rooms aud good Btobling attached. TERMS.MODERATE. Hayden Hotel, Second Street Weston Courenicntly locatul in tho ccntral por tion of the town. Good rooms good tulle and excellent gtabHajj. Charges VerijMdthralt. J AS. M. HA YD EN. Weston, Sept. 11. BAILEY HOUSE, E. M. TUXST/M,' Proprittor, m m. ? Walter Hotel, sa '/p. m. ' -v . THESriAMROCKHOUSE, 'Xyrfy '? ? '<yV (ucarly opposite the Court House,) '/r^? tr. m., JAUESjByifNS,, l'ropritto Ilaring refitted and refurnished this es tablishment, I am prepared to ofler thi best of accommodations to the public. Clood sibling on the laciuises. v . \ C11ARGH8 VliftY* MODERATE THE 15AU nt mj* hotiic is ulwiiycsup plied with purti liquors, of all lcfnd?;%'.v? i Come and se? m'e.7\>. Commercial Hotel, (K0KMK1ILV liAUTLETT UUUSK] PL'ttltY CAMP, ^ Proprietor, CLAUKSllL'ltG, II'. V.4. Good accommodations and reas onable terms. /EST VA. UW1VETRS1Y V1 v. ;v- %*rr~??i< '? r>?? ? ?? <? r \ne departments of study'; text-looks ?uM\hed at coat; calendar arranged to suit tettc\?. cxpcifscs^foi ont yearfiotn $115. nott-seetarUn,* liberal,' .thorough. Fall begins September 3ii,-i8f 9. ?. catalogue and other inforiitatlon, ^l'ly- t^io11 President;; J .11. Thompson, Morganto\ w Va> . PETJ5RSON YSYOR, ^W'w;v?. j (County S?\cr Cmpty.). Parties desiring Kniccf can .address Wcslon. "Ill 9t0 r:;_r of the adjr ?ut counlloa. T'rc-^Qderau DR. J. M.\zier> Resident l_tist ' Weston, WW I lino permanentlylocX'|n Alt work done ia a ?dentl0V!1?M1.- anJ warranted to elvesfttlsJuctiotL,rIce3Jo Office ovor Lewis' Store. A Dll. TJUjYC'JjV WA Dentist,^ has iicrraanflntlj located in town onVfiton. IJo con Ib found at h office on Main Street, oppoeite tuc iicrnejr> llonio. ' r > Wheat corir, or onU taken at the Weston, office in exebauge Tor Dental work. ALL,WORK "WARRANTED CHAS. J-GOEi Wliolcsnia and Retail. Dealer in Foreign, and Doiueslic Whiskies,;.". Brandies, Wines, Gins, Alcohol &c, Office and "Ware-Rooms, No. t, Goffs 'lJloclr, Pike Street, . ; ., 'CLARKSBURG, . W. TA. . "' - " ' " * ?' "? " * - For Sale. |'* ? '1 - Th* Cherry Valley House, with 10 aorta of; land, near?Bddleon, ITtbiier.M?atj Largest and best boast !? the county. Nearly all .built thli spring. Contains 13 rooms, famished with everything necessary Tor keeping a first-class heel .Good well stablte, At. 11m done a splendid business the put ecoson. Will be sold cheap. Pos? esslon immtdlaltly. Title perfect. t -i: ffj. flri rvT.JR,'CHERRY. - JOHN E. HAYS, ATTORNEY A. LAW, ?; -fo'S Glenvflle,AY.Y a.%' i r.s ?: .Will practice 'la*the \fjru,l ani^CtoiPV* (Jonrte ofQItarHwi i To the Democracy of Lew is County. We theundorsigneil Democrats of the* County of Lewis, most respect fully represent-to the voters of the! Democratic and Conservative party, that, in as much ' as there lias not teen a Democratic Executive Com mittee selected for, the County of Lewis since the year 1874, and some douht arising! as to whether the said Executive Committee is authorized, or empowered to call a convention, we respectively request, that al! Democrats and Conservatives will meet together in mass convention at the .Court House, in the town of Weston,: on Monday, June- 7th, -1SS0, at 10 o'clock^ a. jr., for the. following purposes to-wifc: 1st, For the ?ur S~ ose of 'appointing delegates to'the origressibria] District Convention to be held in 'the- town' of jClarks ?burg, on the ,10th of/June,'. l$S0/for the ?: purpose-.'ofv appointing^ clcle% gates to the Natioriw^onycntionjat Cincinnati; ;V '-V'??,* ?*'-v \ij i - Secoiul,-Fbr- the.fpurppse - of; iip,J pointing aelcgiitos,tp-. thb Coheres-' sionul Convention to be held at ;Whcclin"g.-/r^-'1 h ? Third,. To..appoiijt delegates to the State Convention to be held at Mnrtinsburg.' rr. ;f Fourth, To nopoint delegates to attend1 a State Senatorial Conven tion at such place, and time as may | designatodbeby.thejSenatorial Ex-' ecutiv^Coinniittee.^ ? \ l^iftli, For the pu'rpose of solect ing a Cpuuty Executive Committee, and determine the host uiodejof selecting candidates) for county offices.. - . ;:*l Israel; Simmons,: PaTierney, JohnrKiera'ns:' xArM; Dent, 1 P.-Fisher,';;?v ?: ?T&A; .Edwards; j :PH-P. Washburn:*'AfM., Smith, i i G/BlvSimpson, : J:jA. Watson, r. ? S. 'Atcliflsoh., . : ?AT A. Lewis,. J. I? Clifton, Williams, ' iTrp.VRea}'; v : ^\;m. E.^Livsly, W. G. Bennett; : ? Tliomas CasoV,*/) ! ?Tl'G&awson;, -:.;W;;B. McGacv,-\ J. K. Ityun, : Joirn Mulvany,. Thomas Murray,; H.vH. Harrison; ii- ! 1. ';niiill, \V.:G. Harrison; John Murr.iv, : H. \V. l'u:-:U David Tetorj, : G.W.Crook, t^enryiBrannonf:v'Ja?ob Sp'aur, Win. E. Arnold,: J. P. Snyder,-'' ^"iipJS? Helniicjc; 5 ?5f:;Ediniaton'- .: A;W. Wondfo^i., W.'J.Blandj--:,: F.ar.-Cliali-int;, vtfEdmiston;Noah Life, 'M; ifenry IRexipad,: J.:M.,'Bbiinott.j: s'-A-HEART SkETGH/ . !??' ?: \ '. " : '? ' --5 "??-J: rf V."No\r, Mabel, I wish you to play And; sing: for me once ^moro our old tjsweet song?'Annie Laurie.' " :V;"iSTo,, no, guardy, not that?not now. Let me sing you something else." "Dear girl, let it be ai I have said : "Well?to please you." ?And she went to the piano-forte, ran her' fingers over the .keys, and pretty soon began the song. Her voice was rich and sweet,.and as it broke upon the listening air it filled the room with melody.'. She was in tho midst of the second vorse when hor-ivoice began to falter, and on Bearing a (Jeep sob behind her, she broke down entirely, and on turn ing-she beheld her guardian quivor ihfi ,with strong emotion, while great, tews were rolling down his cheeks." She glided quickly from tho music-stool, and sank down upon the sofa by .his side, and put an arm around his neck. uO! Dear guardy?what - is it? Tell me. Tell me. I have a right to know!" The two persons thus introduced were guardian and ward. In the other ..years Walter-Perce/ and Vercival Kichardn had been firm ends. They had .been boys to \iier; lintl grown up together; V graduated;, from col lego to PSf; and, finally, hnd been in "%ss together, though Richards n-o yonra the other's senior. ti they left college, Richards (intl i-aniitvyenty years of age Rfty twenty, and very short* 'SmSSp8' ente?d into a pnrtneiVj jrtIl mercahtilo pursuit, PJK'Jftthe stock and good-will rj.-Nablislmicut, the owner ? W " old age, was retir ing upon\ competency. This iTZnTV tolllwi"'nml in his familv daughter, nainod kydia, who r^red tito two young themselves to settle and squart s, bright and win,o.V' * and true, and as fit . h'Jt? ?">* ""J iJSatfWrtSfi Baldwin had lent heV. * Percival Richards had frIS"?,?; in love with her, atrt.W; y month from the day of hK"? upon the newly arranged V|" with his partner she hai\ ~ his promised .wife. y Lydia knew that Walter V had also loved her; but Rid? never knew. With true and K ous heart Walter hid his love i own bosom?hid it so completely that.' his partner never even mis trusted" it,?or, if he did, it was never n knowledge of love. He knew that Walter respected Lydia ?that he was very happy when she smiled upon him; but of tho great passion that lay hidden in his'heart of hearts .he did not dream. And well for them all ?whs it that lie did noti for, ap it was, they wero happy and jovous together,without a cloud to darken their dear home. Lydia Itichards became the mother of a bright-faced, beautiful child; lived to see it walk upon'its tottering feot, and to hear it chirp a merry song of mamma, and of love;, and- then slioisank into tho sleep.that knows no earthly wak i?Ri And from that tnno Walter and; Richards loved the dear departed alike: Now the silent Jovet.could, worship atrvtheiphriiie.-iof jnemory wi thou t* sin ;'a ml ?her fou n d --a'1 great joy^3^t|ia^l>l<^ie]4^4dr^tlpti^ W. ~.'t niM troa^i a?to^tli"d,Ii ttl eu'^ r a bol f it; wp u iilrciil tcT *tel 1' which lovecHhe.darliuS'cherubmost. At a]b i von ts,*the love of"1 "Walter ? Per; L'ivalV^vas^th'e 'deepest'and: most sacred.; v >; And so the months -passed on into years; and the two partners nourished for a time in business, and then their business became poor. Tlio financial''crash Tof i'57, came upon them; and hurt:/'them' terribly. And about that' time Mr. Bald win, full of years, and full of honi ors,bowed his silvered head beneath the weight of almost four-score vears, and fell asleep! By.his will ne left the bulk of his propertyrrto tho amount of niorei than half !ai million dollars?to his grahd?child, >[abel Richards, 'constituting ; her father guardian?sole keeper and custodian?of tho fortune, until she should have ^reached Kthe' age ? of twenty,or/should have marriedwith iher father's'consent. i s Perci val'llichards was a nervous, emotionaLman', ahd;sihcethe death of his wifatis had never been what lie .was before.* : The financial crash; finding him thus, and, in a meas ure, paralyzing his business, fell rlioavily unon him, and, |on the day that hisr daughter was' teri.yearg of age, lie fell asleep with the dear ones who had gone before. Whence knew thatrthe end of 'earth was-drawing near, he called to his bedside his partner and his child.' /It - is doubtful if two men could l^e found whose hearts were i more firrnly-and trustfully united iiwthe bonils' o? brotherly lore than "were-'the hearts of those two. In ? Walter-Percey Richards had all the confidence he could have had in his own self,'arid when he gave into the hands ofihis'friend certain trusts, he did- it' with just the same assur ance that would have characterized his - owiu; assumption thereof, in health and strength. -a lawyer was summoned?a dear and mutual friend?who drew up a writing constituting Walter Percey guardian of Mabel Richards, and sole keeper and custodian of h?r fortune; and in fixing the limita tions, lie copied the will of the grandfather. The details wero of little account. Kicharda wished that Percey should be a father to his orphan child, and he loft his last will and testament simply to that effect; and he asked that the guardian might not be required to givo bonds; And then the father went to join the host upon the Other Sidet f Thus, at the age of thirty-ono, was Walter Percey left the guardian of Mabel lvichnrds, then ten years oUK ? She was bright and beaming as the evening star, and as beauti ful as tho poet's ideal; and for her dear. guardian her love was uu-. bounded. . After the death of his partner Percy settled up the old business and commenced anew. He had the confidence of all who knew him, and though ho was not of the stuff of which driving speculators and venturesomo traders'aro made, yet ho was earnest and industrious,and was very soon in the reccipt of a goodly 'income,?more than sufti eient.for.all his wants.. ? Percoy had never loved another woman since the death ofLvdia, nor had he found the want of 'such, love. For a time the memory, of the lost one was enshrined in his heart to the exclusion of all other orotic passions; and now that he had littlo Mabel to occupy his heart, his measure of love was full, lie had never loved the bright and beautiful being as he would love an ordinary child, but. as we have al ready said, ghe hold a deeper,holier place. In short, he loved her with a love which, he could not/havo ex plained had he tried. . With regard to Mabel's educa tion, Percey was advised to s?nd hertoono of the many excellent boarding-schools which the coun try afforded.for tho education .and training of girls : but he shrank from it with dread. Ho could not bear the thought of trusting the winsome, ;loving,* trustful child away fr.om hie care, and cxposod to the thousand-and-one evils which ever lurk in the path of a boautiful girl abroad in the world. And when ho consulted the little maiden herself, she declared,with an energy that was of the heart,that she woulH noC go. He was himself blessed with a Buperioredncatioh.and when Mabel had learned nil that was to be learned in the schools of the vil lage, lie called in such private tu torship as ho deemed proper, find ing, however, aftor all, that not one was to bo found who could teach the child so well as ho himself. Ho was a thorough master of both French and German, and by the time she was fifteen years of ago I she and her guardian could con verse in French quite fluently, and she could also read Schiller, and Goethe in the original. For music Porcey: was obliged to ; coll in a Uachorjand it so hap-j pened' that one was"at hand who seemed to have dropped down upon them for the espccintpurpose. >? Ho was;Edgar Atherton, a youth of2l, who had just completed a term of thrcV years'. musical study in Eur ope."" Mabel: had alroady taken several courses of lessons in music from an excellent female teacher of the. vil lage,>.ro that Atherton found her quito proficient, and only requiring what might be termed a finishing touch. And she'very soon began j to exhibit to her guardian'tho re sults of .the. new teaching. , < Vi ; Mabel was in,her- sixteenth year when Edgar Atherton began to teach her, and the first time that Percey saw them together at .the piano-forte, the two young heads so close, and the two pairs of, hands mingling in a common work, lie felt a pang at his heart as though a knife had been plunged into his bosom ! The first effect was that of astonishment. He felt the pain, and/the sight of the handsome, bright-faced youtli bending over his^ribel, was hateful to him.'?HQ felt as though ho could, with good relish, hurl the interloper out-of the window ! .<? : ' I As quietly as possible, he got away from the scene, and w^ked I out-into the garden. What did it meah? Ah! it did not take him long.to determine. With; himself, lie could afford to be honest!; ami he kne w tha t he was 'giving1: to Ma-: bel that place in his heart which her mother'once filled! Yes?he'knew it 1 ?'* The: firat'dis covery frightened him. He felt upon the impulse that lie had been guilty of a groat sin. The innocent child had been lett in his care with calm and-holy;trust' arid now lie had allowed himself to look upon liar .with & love which a true and proper lover alone had the right to feel. But when he had reasoned further he put away hie alarm. Said he, at the end of half an hour: "Mine alone must be the penalty I Oh Mabel 1 Mabel I I will be.true to the trust reposed in me! And vet. would to Heaven that the trust haa never been mine. Bitter, bit ter, must be the sundering of the, sweet, ecstatic tie! Yet, lean do it, and she shall never know never !" And from that time the guardian fancied he was guarding his hoart, and ho thought the pain he felt was from the old shock. Six months had passed since the new music lessons had commenced, and Mabel had seen the sixteenth anniversary of her birth-day j when, j ; one evening, Edgar Atherton, with | [true gentlemanly dignity, asked! i Percey if he might be permitted to speak with his fair ward of lovo?if he might declare his own love, and ask for hers. It was well for Parcey that ho had bien expecting this, and was therefore prepared. Ho had detect ed the signs, and had made sure the request would come j and bis answer was rtady: "Mr. Atherton, I can have no ob jection to you as a man, or as a lover of my lair ward. In fact, I know of no young man living to whom I would more cheerfully give hor. But, sir, she is yet young. I roust a?k that you nrait at least two years. At any rate, you shall not demand from hor an . amwor before that time; but, if at any time before that, you should have reason to fear that another might come in before you, you may apeak in your own behalf. It would please me if you would grant mo this." The young mnn gavo his premise as required, and rercev brejuhed again. But the years were on the move. ' The eighteenth anniversary came at length, and then Edgar Atherton confessed his love, nnd asked, oil, so beseechingly 1 if she could love him in return. ? The poor child wa.s literally frightened. She had never thought of such >i thing. ' Sho didn't think she fould everMove anybody^I),ut. her guardian. iiut, aaid Edgar, "vou surely would not marry with tiitii.'?. r ."N0-?I don't want to marry. I dont want to leave, him. lie shall be ruy guardian always." But Edgar-would not jive it up ?o. lie continued his visits, and playod and sang with Mabel as before. Two months after Edgar ;&de liie declaration of love he received an excellent offer to, go .to Sari. Francisco to take charge of a large Ch'pir, and play the | orgabj)and , Ee The dujidcj^k: " < - EatesiofAdvertisingiF One Square, len lined or less, ouo in . For'ctch subseqaent inscrltoo >' .. r ?; One Sjuare, twelve mondis - ;-1; One-fourth of a column, 12 monllig", 0?e-lm|l of a column, 12 months .$" One column, 12 raonll t " Local Xotfecs.20 cent! per IfagprlflchK must be )M?W fn ndvanoe. f. clmrffed Tor nnnoimcinff cnndidaSSWforJ County, ni\d Slo for Suite and U. S.yol!5e*ri Lengtlir Obitoarr Notiecs must be' itaTdrofy Le^iil Notices are charged tQjflaSgj alornejr presenting tliora. vuod'dd 2ZPa?^ccx(h2.cfiig fitr- Xeatljr und prvtnptljr oswmjSii accepted it, more, WrtiapsffioffijuS purpose of travel and information* than for a salary whi clOliQ."cli^notg need. Before he went awayilieijmdg j a serious talk with Mabel, and | finally succeeded iii gaininj^ftom^ | her a promise that she wonlflffiqflB give tor heart away to another; nor listen to a proposal of love from another, until his return. A!m|liloM was to be gone two years. ? - This Mabel told to her guardian, saying in conclusion: "So you see, dear guard^IKKlDM have a husband wlien EdgacycetsiB back,?that is, if I.should ConcMloM to want one." Her guardian kissed her^pmfc the pure white brow,'. aritl^blesstxlH her and then went away 'inioJliiaB own chamber and looked Hiinsclfp in. . ' .. ? As the weeks passed, old routine came feiclc&l., , liajjpy' again.' lie, did 110] 'himself-l*ow He loved hig|' isrardj-T-ho did,' not, cnrcj-^,^ for him that she was happy joyous when ho. was hap;?* so was she sad when 'her4 Consequently, for liefc studied to bo har>nv. The tvro years.were at;anfon'd|Be; foro I'ercey could fully realize the" flight of time, and Edgar Atherton had returned?a young mai^^sigj-; and-twonty, and In evcfjrf,^Sgor<5\;, thy.the love of any. woman who did not look for a saintin he^uito'r.';H . Mabel was now twenty years of ago. * slrong and vigorous, healtKfmfiftflffi buoyant,and her beaiity had^eemMp to increase and strengthen rotH!Ker years. Walter Percey, when he thought of younger people, called! Himself old; but he was only grand and noble in allithatiwentlto the making up of true, loyal man hood. . The womon,both young and miadle-agedj of his acquaintance, wei;e many,:who would;hayelbeanl Dnly tto'happy in'the -?offe^ofihiil: liand,juid his great heart to go with Ifc TTftS on a bright pleasant even ing In June that Edgar Atherton,af ter his return from the Paci fic'coast, called on Mabel. She received him in the smaller [Bittmg^?om||an<l|S there Percey left them, talking bus ily, when he went up to his bed. ? On the following morning Mabel was vary sober, and her guardian was sure he could detect traUtslofil tears in her eyes, and upon her cheeks. During the day he made lus arrangements for going to New York, where it was possible he might remain. The house where he had found a home for eo many years belonged to hisSward,.attd he Lad made arrangements with, the old family lawyer for iunaing all her property over to her own care. The term of his guardianship was at an end, and he was sure his dear ward had found a new protector. The business was all done, and on the morrow he would have the lawyer come to the house and com plete it, when he would transfer his card's fortune, and surrender hi^ charge. *? ' Jfivomng had oome, and we find the guardian and his ward where we found them at the opening of our story. , Mabel had broken down in singing Annie Laurie ; had turn ed anu found her guardian in tehra; had flown to his Bide and wound an arm about his neck, and had cried: "0! Dearguardy! What is it? Tell me. Tell me. I hare a right to know 1" He dared not look into her face, so he drew her ? head down upon his bosomy andanswered: her. "Mabel I?Darling I?I.-i,-cannot >11 you now. Perhaps at some time?I will tell you?but not now." She clung to him more closely, and cried more beseechingly and more earnestly: "Tell me now! I will not leave you till I know I". ' . Then Walter Percey lifted his head and looked into her face. ? "Mabel! Don't you know? Oh, you will break my heart! "?ou know not what you ask !" : "Tell me! Tell me! Oh,' Walter, if you love vie,?tell me 1" ? - ? .. /? tew?you! Oh, you have said it! Mabel, you have said'it!" "Oh, Walter.my own! Do you love me se well that you will never send me away from you?'V The strong man started, and a great light filled his eyci and ever spread his face. . ... "Mabel! "What have you told Edgar Artherton?" . "That I never could live'another while my guardian livedo ^ "Mabel! You lovejnie-^me) an old?" "Stop I stop!-?,0!d?,: 0! dfar, dear altor, you are to meilie^oat, the. truest, and the mosti"perfect man;! ever knew! Old??1 know a hundred; men who'have-nop lived > more than half your yearwtliaVuro" older , than you, 0,/far* older; in beautiful, vigorous, hoalthful ? nian homl. Dear Walterj -P will nlver taW. a dollar of niy?monoy', from :y6ur hand9 that vbUKvdllnjotFshart, with.irie,*arid I will never 'loveyan- v' other?never!'- ?', :?jThon Percey took the np^lefitua '' hSartec^ girl .tohiaibosom^feelirtg' tliat lie was rewarded for Lis self