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TI'HE ST. LANDRY CLARION. "Here Shall the Press the People's Rights Maintain, Unawed by Influence and Unbribed by Cain." VOL. IV.---NO. 18. OPELOUSAS, LA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 0, 189..-r; - _k 94.VPA nave You Heard the News? 4 What News? Why, Higi If Not; You are Behind + Price Has "Turned UF The Times a Long Ways + His Little Toes /" Yes lROT. iCsCIIEIE & g. ANNOUNCE TO THE PUPLIC THAT THIEY ARE PREPARED TO OFFER UNPRECEDENTED Bargains in Every Line! DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, LIQUORS, PLANTATION SUP PLIES, CROCKERYWARE, TINWARE, GLASSWARE; IN FACT, EVERYTHING KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS STORE. THEY ALSO HAVE TIIE ýIN4 ST' SAIOON IN TOWN! WHERE CHOICE LIQUORS AND CIGARS ARE CONSTANTLY KEPT. CARD TABLES IN CONNECTION. 1. P. RUSELL, PmrslelL LEO YWOLFF, Vice-Presidest IEO. W. CURTIS, Cashier. Washington State Bank, CAPITAL $50,000. WASHINGTON, ST. LANDRY PARISH, LA. DIRECTORS : Philip Jacobs, lLeon Wolff, T. C. Gibbons, Julien Claude, J. P. Russoll, S. A. Knapp, Geo. W. Curtis. Money loaned to any amount .f. on approved security. Collections on all points in 8t. Landry and and adjacent parishes premptly made. i eposits received subject to check.t. orelgn and Domesteic exchange bought and sold and all legltimate banking matters given close attention. 'our Accoiuntrs and Collcctlonu Solicited. jan27y For Cheap Lumber, All Kifnds of Lumber, Gibbens & Nicholson - H M 1E I T+- Also Three-Foot Boards, and Split and Sawed And Plenty of It, Go to Washington, Willow Glen Farm, Four Miles South of Opelousas, La. The Trotting-Bred Stallion, Standard and Registered, No. 3709. Race Record, 2:33L. Will make the season on the above farm, beginning Feb .1st, and ending July 1,'94. Currency is a rich dark bay with'full black points, stands 151 hands high, and is acknowledged by horsemen to be the handsomest horse ever brougt to this section. He is a horse of superior action, and magnificent style, perfectly gentle and level-headed, and is one of a family who are not only race horses themselves, but are the producers of race horses of the first water. His reputation is too well established In this section to need more than a passing notice. TERMS.--In consideration of the shrinkage in values of all classes, the scarcity of money, and the very liberal patronage formerly extended my horee, I have de cided to make the charges as follows For season ................... ......................$25.00 Parties breeding two or more mares, each ..................20.... 00 ,Mares will be fed on grain twice per day at $1.25 per week, and pastured at 50 cents per week. Not responsible for escapes or accidents. Also, the Superb Jack, racoo n, m ted direct from Spain, will make the season on the same farm, at the very lo se of TEN D)OLLAItS, aseco is a Jack of superior form and size, being nearly 15 hands higl-, sta 'rd measure and presents extra advantages to those desirous of raising a oo ass of mules. For particulars, address, f 3,94,tf F. E. STOKEIS, SUNSET, LA. Jno. N. Ogden, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Opelousas, La. Practices in St. Landry and adjoining par lehes. After an experience in rnminal beat ness of eight years, as District Attorney, heno. voers his services in the defense of crimina eases. Feb1ll t W. 8. FRAZEE, Atlerfley and Ceurnselier at hara -AMnD- NOTARY PUBLIC, Office on Landry Street, opposite Courthouse OELOUSA8, LA, Will practice in the Federal and State Courts Prompt attention given to all business. mchl4) H. L.:Garland, Jr., A'-TT7 NEY-ATaLAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC, 13 Commercial Place, NEW ORLEANS. FOR SALE! A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND SITUATED In the neighborhood of TATE COVE, containing 76 nrpents, bounded north by Sam Hans. south by Mrs. John Speyrer, east by Elol Vidrine. Jr., and west by Sam LIans. Also 160 arpents of CHOICE WOODLANiD in same neighborhood. One-third of a square of ground In the town of - OPELOUSAS, with the Improvements, known as the *'Lalanne Place." and now occupied by Jos. Lambas a saloon. For Information, apply o0 address D. LATLNA T2TE. Jane0 3m si ra. ,=to. Za.. TiO SALE AT OS PER ACRE.--La._r _ Thcte oSI.AendTraversed by the.Te. ýt$ and Pao lo roa(di y ia tthe parish of -t. Landry between Melville and Palmetto atations. These lands have been recently sur veyed and are heavily timbered with valuable c-preasand ash timber. Apply to the under sged at Opelou.as, La. THOS. H. LEWIS. HORSES FOR SALE!. A CAR LOAD Ot horses and mares, both buggy and draft, just received. Can be seen at Dr. J. A. Heas, Ville Platte, or M. Firnberg, Opelousaas. eepttf HAAS FIRNBERG. NQTIE--Huonting and tresspassing on my home farm near Opelousas, strictly prohibited, under penalty of law. nil U JNO. M. ORN HINVEG,. Carlton N. Ogden, Life Ill a e Real Estate 7 GBNT. o N. 00oEN. E Opelousas, La LANDS FOR SALE. A certain lot of ground IOl1A)i feet. with buildings and improvements thereon, bounded north by Henry L. Garland, south by public road, east by Mrs. Hyp. David, and west by Stephen Read. A certain plantation known as the Poiret Place, in that part of it. Landry known as Plaisance, containing 211 S9110O arpents, oounded north by public road leading to Washington, south by land of Auguste HRo sette and others, east by Bayou Grand Louis. and west by public road or land of F. J. Davy. Pierre Titard, OPELOUSAS OLD BAKERY, ESTABLISHED IN 1865. COR. NORTH AND COIURT STS. FRESH BREAD AND CAKES. FUNEISa sK J ROOMS. T. Geo. Chachere, Architect, . Builder and Superinteudocn OPELOUSAS, - - - LA. Blue Prints for Mechanics, Engineers and Surveyors. Modern Designs In all lines of Architectural Work a Specialty. 'Remodeling and Repairing Attended to... hENRY KAHN. LIZARE LEVY. KAHN & LEVY, WHOLESALE GROCERS ....AND.... S8MMISS181 MEiR( HANrS. 111 & 113 Poydras Street. P. O. Box 1069. NEW ORLEANS. Best attention paid to purchasing Goods of all kind,. Consignments of Cotton, Sugar. Molasses. Rough Rice, Hides, Wool and all Country Produce, respectfully solicited. WM. LISA, $B7iRBER* OPELOUSAS, LA. Quick Work, Neat Work, Cood Tools. A. J. BERCIER, DE Ta UISnn. )FFICE.-Cor. Landry & Union Sts. o ,t"o"v. T ,.-, NEVER FAILS. That's the record of our Corn Cure; i never falls wherever tried. A corn is aboul the worst thing on foot, and a very disa greeable fellow totravelwith. Don't invite him to stick to you by neglecting to use oul Corn Cure. We also keep everything usual ly to be found in a first-class drugstore, Call on us for anything in the line of fancy goods, toilet articles and notions. If we haven't got what you want we'll get it fom you. SHUTE & DUSON. VENIRE. LIST OF JURORS DRAWN FOR THE TERMi OF COURT BEGINNING AT OPE.LOUSAS MONDAY, FEBRUARY ITH, 1894. SECOND WEEK. Willie Simms......no Opelousas Arthur Tate................ Mamou Jean Martin............ Opelouaass Forestler Richard.........e..Ilonville Louis Christ ................. Opelouas Jules Olivier...........Grand Coteau Armand Richard..........Plaq. Ridge 'Num a Miller .....................C. C. H. A. Phillips................ Bellevue 10 L. J. Castllle....... ..... Coteau Frank Shoeler..... ....... ..Rosa Louis Joubert.............laisance Thomas Tweedel........... Bellevue Louis Landry.........near G. Coteau Arnmand Richard...... , Theodule Godeau....... ..... Palmetto Francois Holller......near Opelousas Leonce Lastrapes.... <, Edward Lastrapes.......... 20 aEmle Guidry....................C. C. Ozeme Moreaou...............Teche H. C. IPeckham.............. eillevue ienry Rultedge.............Nerofoot liomereGuidry...............C. C. Chas. Clay......................Teche Win. Clark...... ............. Chcot Jos. A. McCauley..............Mamonu Robt. Laleur................Whitevllle Willis iRoza............Chatalgnler 0 . L. Hebrard ............Opelousas THIRD WEEK. J. J. Healey.................Opelousas Win. C. Miller...............C. C. Edgar Svol.......................C. C. B. A. Guidry...............Mallet Hilaire Frilot............ Plasance F. A. Stokes, Jr...............Bellevue Percy Richard...........Grand Coteau Thomas Dailey...............Sunset Chas. Qulnalty.................Mallet 10 Henry Schrewe............G. Coteau Erard Lemelle..............Opelousas Armasse Zeringue..........Port Barre O. K. Bruson...............Mallet Sebastlen Martinez..............C. C. Damon Durlo............... Pilalsance D)urel Miller. ...........Faquetalque Onezhime Young...............Mamou Benjamin F. Robert..... Faquetique Win. Tarbel....... TPlaquemine Ridge 20 J. P. Smith ................Bellevue 3 . . ............... 25 W. S. Andrus.................Big Cane W. J. Willis......................Mallet George Smith.............Faquetalque John Miller......................C. C. Ozeme Fontenot........Grand Prairie Cezalre Miller.................C. C. Edgar Moche.....Prairie Des Femmes 30 Pascal Delhuano...........Opelousas FOURTH WEEK. Leon Sonnler.....................Mallet Sidney Louallller............Opelousas Jos. Dejean................Port Barre Constant Carriere........... .Bellevue A. S. Andrus.....................Sunset Joseph Lagrange..near Grand Coteau Dlomel Durlo................Plaisance Frank Jones................Opelousas i. F. Hardesty...........Washington 10 Alcide Guldry................C. C. A. B. Chachere..............Opelousas Guy F. Jean..................Palmetto Aleck Taylor..........Faquetaiquo John B. Gudry.... ..........Sunset George Pierroti................. Mamou Duprevllle Meche...........near G. C. Alcest Campbell.............Opelousas J. H. St. Amant........Grand Prairie Aug. Brlnkhaus.........Grand Coteau 20 Chas. Selmis..............Opelousas E. H. McGee.............Faquetaique Jack Presten.............. Washington A. L. Fontenot.............Tate Cove Theophile Thibodeau.............C. C. Leopold Firnberg...........Opelousas Sam'l Johnson............. Plaisance Heart Sandoz................Opelousas Henry Clay...................Leonvllle Albert Burleigh.........Grand Coteau 30 Adolph Lavergne. Plaquemine Ridge GUS. FUSELIER,. JEAN F. JEAN. C. M. THOMPSON. dec950d Clerk. Succession Sale. By virtue of a commission issued from the Twelfth Judicial District Court, parish of Calcasieu, State of Louisiana, directed to me or to any duly qualified public auctioneer of St. Landry parish, I will sell in person or through some public auctioneer of said par isl, at Morrow Station, in the parish afore said, on Saturday, February 24th. 1894, the following property,notes and credits be longing to the succession of FieldingE. Bell, dec'd, to-wit: Eighty acres of land on Bayou Rouge, par ish of St. Landry, with all the buildings and Improvements thereon, bounded as follows: North by lands of J. M. Jackson, east by lands of A. Kahn, south by lands of L. Goud chaux, and west by Bayou Rouge. marked item one of the inventory taken in St. Lan dry parish. One Colts rifle, one lot of notes, one lot of open accounts, marked respectively items 2, S and 4 of said Inventory. Terms: Cash. MARGARET E. BELL, Jan20 to febl7 Administratrix. Final Tableau. ESTATE OF APOLLNE VIDRINE, DEC'D. No. Probate Docket District Court Parish of St. Landry, La. Whereas, Lucius Jeansonne, of the parish of St. Landry, natural tutor of the above estate, has filed his final account and tableau of distribution of said es tate, accompanied by his petition praying for the homologatlonofsame. And, where as, prayer of said petition has been granted by an order of court bearing date Feb. 2, ISW1. Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all persons interested to make opposition to said tableau, . to file same in writing within the time required by law, why the said tableau should not be h-mologated and confirmed. C. B. THOMPSON, Feig 2t Clerk of Court. Constable's Sale. OCTAVE DAVID VS. GABRIEL SOLOMON. WIth Justice's Court, St. Landry Parish, La. By virtue of a writ of fleri faclas issued by Hon. Benj. Guidry, Justice of the Peace for the 19th Justice s Court, Parish of St. Lan dry, in the above entitled suit, and to me directed, I have seized and I will proceed to sell, at the office of the 19th Justice's Court, at 11 o'clock a. m. on Wednesday, February 14, 1894, the following property, to-wit: One gig and harness. Terms :-Cash. JAMES DARBY, fS-2t Constable 19th Ward. _ ,. -' w /ýc ~rn~~~~ RMr. isaac lsvesliam looked supreme ly foolish. That he should have been betrayed into a momentary relapse of sentiment was provoking enough, but that his silly advances to this little friendless chit of a thing should have met with such a humiliating repulse was simply exasperating. "There, woman, take the squalling little thing to bed," he said, "and let us have some peace in the room." And all knew that as far as Isaac Evesham was concerned the fate of the baby was sealed. Half an hour afterwards Mrs. Evesham had to brace herself for a fete a fete with her disagreeable rela Live, an ordeal she dreaded beyond measure, notwithstanding the encour agement her children managed to whis per in her ear under plea of bidding her wood night. "Be firm, mother dear, and don't give .nay to him," Alice said. "I shall cry my eyes out if you let iim send Wanda away," sighed Kate. "Hang on to the baby, rn.," implored larry. As these suggestions were in accord nee with the promptings of her own ind heart, she had not much need to iesitate concerning which course she r.,,,1, +oi., To her surprise the enemy opened the battery with a mild salute. "We must make a radical change in your affairs, Esther," he said grimly, but not without a certain tone of kindness in his voice. "Now that this lodging-house business has proved such a deplorable failure, we must look for something else for you to do." "I hardly think you can call it a fail ure as yet," the widow remonstrated: "I have been here only a few months and am getting--" "Into police courts and newspapers. No, you must come to Buffalo-and talk the matter over with Mrs. E. and Jane." He had nearly committed him self to undertaking the charge of their support, but as he afterwards said his good angel stepped in at the right moment and whispered discretion. "Now, with regard to this little girl, Esther-had I not better see the ma tron of the Home of the Friendless and n +ton ntae -er r rrrrn .-r - us to take her tere in the morning? Your children are so obtrusively emo tional, and-" "You need not put yourself to any trouble about Wanda, Isaac." "Oh, no trouble. I've put my hand to the plow and I don't mean to turn back." "But I have not quite made up my mind what to do with the child." "You don't mean to say that you are going to keep her!" "Yes," Mrs. Evesham replied bravely, "I believe I am." "Then all I can say, Esther, is, that you are mad, and I do not mean to waste any time over a person devoid of common sense. What excuse have you for such an act of folly?" "The child is motherless, friendless, homeless," Mrs. Evesham pleaded. "And there are in this city of New York a hundred thousand in the same condi tion. Is that any reason for you to turn your house into a foundling hospi tal?" "That awful fact does not absolve me from rescuing this one wee lamb from the storm." "One wee lamb, indeedi" Mr. Eve sham ejaculated, purple with indigna tion; "it's all very well to talk now that she is a baby, but what will you do when your one wee lamb grows old enough to go to school and wear dresses? You'll find your one wee lamb the dearest piece of mutton you ever bought in your life. See here, Esther, you know you have not the means of clothing your own children without extraneous help." "Are you alluding to the box of caste off raiment you brought with you yes terday, Isaac?" nhe was at bay now and her eyes flashed with unwonted fire. "What if I am?" he asked, doggedly. "Only this. That you can take the things back with you to Buffalo. I was not too proud to accept them and should have found them useful, but your coarse allusion to my need gives too strong a flavor of charity to your generosity. You may have paupers in your own city much more worthy of your bounty." "Hundreds! I haven't a doubt of it," Mr. Evesham assented, utterly uncon scious of the sarcasm. "But that is neither here nor there. The question is, what are you going to do with this deserted child? Let me state my propo sition before you decide. If you choose to behave in a sensible manner and place her in charge of the city autholr ities, I will continue to give you my protection and assistance, to aid you in clothing and educating your chil-, dren, and, perhaps, to find a career for your son when he is old enough to go out into the world; but if you obsti nately persist in encumbering yourself with lher support, I shall decline, in the name of myself and family, ever again o hold communication with you. It is a choice between the brat and usl" He made the "nme" impressively em phatic, as though in his opinion she had no alternative. The widow was very pale. Even the snapping of thiak.lender link which bound her to hesohtusband's kin hurt her keenly, but al . bravely raised her big, brown eyes, wst with tears, and said: "I think, Isaac, I shall keep the baby." An angry retort rose to the lumber nan's lips, but cre he could sneak he ia~s s~i eked Into silence by the sttir'ed attitude of his sister-in-law, who stood tfore him as though petrified with fer. Hýstherz" he said, with some little wcompuntion, "1 didn't quite mean "Oh, husht" she cried, lain her hand on his arm. "Are you de Do yon not hear?" The lumberman caught the infeetton of the lady's terror. "Not What? Where?" he gasped, staring in vain for an explanation. 'Hark!" For a moment, silence. Then, over their heads came the soundof measured footsteps, as though some one was mov ing cautiously in the room above. "DO roU Xot aAau" "Gracious, Esther, how you seared me. Is that all?" "It is in number s.i"n hJo replied in a frightened whisper; "the room is un occupied, the door is locked and I have the key in my pocket." Mr. Isaac Evesham was prompt in action. "You stand on the stairs here, Esther, to see that no one escapes by the front door, while I fetch a policeman," he cried to the trembling widow, and be ach iT hi a s.addrt ishaI" was flying down the street at a rate highly creditable to his physical condi tion. It was not very heroic to leave the woman to bear the brunt of the adven ture, but his was not the staff of which heroes are made, and he may be forgiv r aE wAS VERY BRAVE -*ow T!EAT Th PoaLctxAR wAs Bit ms sw . " an if be preferred the common-senes new of personal danger over the stal wart shoulder of an officer of the law. It was very provoking. He certainly was not gone five minutes from the ouse; yet, when he returned with a atrolman, he found the frontdoor wide >pen and his sister-in-law lying on the tairs in a fainting fit, with two fright :ned servant girls chafing her hands md using other homely arts to revive ier. "Why are women such bundles of erves?" he queried, petulantly, mop ing his face with a large bandanna andkerchief. "Ugh, you brute!" the pretty house coliapsed into sullen indifference. Presently Esther's eyes opened, and, with a long-drawn sigh, she feebly asked: "Is he gone?" 'Who?" "The man." "What man?" "The photographer." "Now, bless my soul, what rank mad ness! What hysterical nonsense!" Mr. Evesham ejacnlated. "Do for goodness' sake try and be a woman, Esther-at least try and not be a woman, for they are all emotions-but try for just two minutes and be a sensible human being, and tell us what has happened." By this time Mrs Evesham was fast recovering full consciousnes. "I am sorry I was so weak," she said, "bat I was ltach frightened. You had hardly left the house when aman rushed down the stairs and passed but at the front door." "Man! Pahawl All imaginatloear the lumberman blurted out, idig. eantly. "I am not quite sure of that,," the of. -ner Interposed. "But why did yoa say on thought this man was a photog" rapher, marm?" "I thought ha was the person who same to photograph the body of g gen tleman who died in this house a few lays ago," was the quiet reply. "Al habi,"s Z ; 'veaham Interupt'. ed. "She's got that photographer or the brain, policeman. Why, it's onl3 yesterday she told me a cock-and-bull story of him glaring at her through a window, like a ghastly specter in a dime noveL" "Yet you yourself heard the footsteps, Isaaa" "Oh, pshaw! I don't know about that; might have been some one next door. However, we will soon find out." He was very brave, now that the po lieman was by his side. They went upstairs and found all se cure. It was an hour, late in the even ing, when the house was unusually de erted. All the doors of the chambers were fastened; even that of number six I was securely locked, and when the l room was entered not a thing was out i of place. Even the policeman was fain to con fees that he thought It one of the nu i merous seares he knew too well hyster ical women were apt to indulge in, and SWent his way with a grin. Isaas Evesham was properly exasper ted. "You will find yourself In a lunatic asylum if you go on In this way much longer, Esther," he said, grimly. "I have, indeed, my shareof trouble," the widow pleaded, wearily. "You mean you make your share of trouble and other people's shares, too." The widow's eyes flashed indignantly. "Isaac," she said, "in God's name go and leave me to myself. I do not want your help. I never asked it. Forget that your brother ever had a wife and children." "I wish tcq heaven I could," was the blunt reply. CHAPTER IV. REVERSEa If it is true that whom God loveth hIf chasteneth, Mrs. Evesham must have been particularly favored by Provi deuce, for the ill tide of adversity swept in upon her with resistless force, over whelming her with such a flood of re verses that even her brave spirit nearly sank in the waters of despair. That croaking brother-in-law of hers had foretold her speedy downfall, and his ominous prophesies seemed in a fair way of fulfillment. True, the world in general hadforgotten the mystery of her unhappy lodger's untimely death; but to ber little world-the few upon whom she was dependent-the event had brought a sad reaction. One after another of her lodgers left her, and none came to fill their places. There, was a gloom over the house she found it impossible to dispeL It was the old story-money b.rrowed at a ruinous interest on her frnture, a foreclosed mortgage, and she found herself adrift and homeless, with four children dependent on her for their daily bread. Not for one moment did she pause to consider that one of these little ones had no olehn on her ef r --_ s3.,ton was as dear to she would have scor- -the-e-.h. . h-1o shifting from her shoulders the respon siility of her care. aeIor was she one to sit down with folded hands and bewail hermisfortune. 'For ten weary years she toiled as a dressmaker, working by the day for rich ladies, who, charmed by her gentle manners and exquisite taste, paid her higher wages than usually fall to the lot of women so unhappily cfrcanm stanced. Thus with heroic effort she was enabled to clothe, feed and educate her children till they in turn grew in stature and became breadwinners. Then a glimpse of sunshine glowed through the darkened clouds. It was at the close of the terrible war of the rebellion. Society was revolu tionized. Thousands had sunk in pover. erty; hundreds had grown suddenly rich. Prominent among the latter was Ia young married woman named Alice Potter, of Michigan, who chanced to be visitingNew York, and, havingengaged Mrs. Evesham's services, had in her own generous, Impulsive way formed a deep affection for the gentle seamstress. "My dear creature," she said one day to the widow, wlýen they had sunceeded in designing a costume more than usea ally attractive, "why don't you make a .strike for something better? Come to Michigan and start a store. I'll help The saggestion took the widow's breath. Michigsl Even in the W's Michigan seemed as Ultima Thle to a 'Nbw Yorker. "It would eost so much, Mrs. Potter," she sighed. "And the risk would be so great." "As for the expense of getting there," the impetuous young matron declared, "1 will see to that. You see, dear, my cousin Jack is auditor of a rail. road, and he shall get you all passes, or .Ill know the reason why." "But I have so little in hand to start with," the widow pleaded.. . "All the better for you; you will have the less to loge." "But, if I failed." "Failed! Fiddlededee! You shan't fail Come with me to Glastonbury. What, never heard of Glastonbury? Well, the ignorance of you Knicker bockers is something shameful." "Is it a village in Michigan?" "A village! Bless your innocence, Glastonbury is a big, thriving lumber city on the banks of the loveliest river you ever saw. We haven't many brown stone fronts there, I confess, but we're new and rich, and our women know a stylish dress when they see it, as I hope some day you will learn to your profit." "But the store?' "Oh, we'll fix that. My husband Isn't half a bad fellow when you know him, and he'll pull you through. You can geta few things on credit if you are too proudto borrow. It Is all as easy as preaching-say, may I speak tohim this very afternoon?" "If you will, but -" "But me no bant, my dear. Pm wild to carry out my projects." CHAPTER V. OI mmm ssr's .ova 1 One summer's dy fifteen yeasw afteer Ambrose Arlington's sdden death in 4 the lodging-house, a couple of young people, fair to look upon, sat on a rustle seat under a tall ehnlm on the bank of a tpr Uy river-a yog man n A gir just blossoming into the maturity of womanhood. The maiden was fair as the creation of a poet's dream; the man stalwart, strong and nobly featured, but though you never would have guessed it, look ing at his big, brown eyes, blind from his childhood. The river which flows at their feet is the St. Clair, the deepest, broadest, clearest stream in Michigan--I had nearly said in the world. Yonder thriving town is the new city of Glastonbury, and the dusky cloud which blurs the landscape ten miles away, is the smoke from the chimneys of the village of Havana. The young folks sit in quiet converse, evidently enjoying the delicious breeze, which comes from the broad river to fan their cheeks. There approaches and passes them a buckboazd wagon, drawn by a pair of ponies which, poor beasts, though they tug with heads bent low, hardly aceom plish the barest apology for motion, Not that the load is heavy-simply two men, who sit upon the low seat of the vehicle with knees high up, on which they rest their elbows, as they gaze wearily at the efforts of the horses, sinking at every step deeper into the yielding sand. These men have no appreciation of the beauty of the landscape, no ear for the melody of blackbird or oriole, no delight in the flower-laden wind which wafts its grateful incense over them. One of them is about fifty years of age, dressed in the garb of a western farmer, with a face so hard and ex pressionless that it might have been carved out of a block of wood; the oth er, a young man more sprucely attired, with hair as black as jet, gossy and curly, eyes large and elo eut, com plexion swarthy-altogethei a figure characteristic of his race, which came a century ago from the sunny south of Prance to settle in this region. He possesses some education, too, having graduated at the new college whose spires you can see peeping over the pines. For two hours these men had sat in silence, but as they descended the hill,. after passing the elm tree, with a jerk; of his whip towards the two young pe. ple, the elder spoke: "One of Widder Evesham's gels an' that blind feller as stays at Gorham'., eh, 'Phonser? "No, Jim, she isn't oneof the widow's daughters, that onet her name ts Arling "Arlingtonl" "Aye. Mrs. Eveshanm found her, ' little baby, on her doorstep one morn-: ing when she was living in New York and adopted her." "I want ter know! Well, her is an uneommon pretty gel Wish I'd taken" a good look at her, for Squire Robinson, moderator of our school, tole me the., he'd engaged a lass o' thet name ter teach nex' term, an' I'll bet adoughnut$ to our house, too-should'n'..wonder." "Ha!" the young man ejaculated with; some energy. "Do you really mean it?; Say, Jim Dolman, you couldn't aocom-i modate me too, in case she did, could you?" Mr. Dolman's wooden countenance almost screwed itself into an expression. as he replied with a chuckle: "Oh, thet's the way the wind blows,j a it? But, 'Phonse lad, I should a' thought you'd a looked higher nor a' fondling-a orphin, reared on the chart ty of a dressmaker-you with a good, business in Glastonbury an' a half; section o' farmin' land in Havana." "'Well," was the satisfied response, "that is just why I can afford to make a ool of myself." "'An' what's her first name?" the old; nan continued. "I disremember what the squire told me." "Wanda-Wanda Arlington." "Wanda! Sakesalive,whata'stroara.ry same to give a Christian female! But; tolks do go now to the dime novel rather than the Bible to name their children. lBt, about Widder Evesham--in't she rot two darters o' her own?" "That she bas-one of them Is mar-, rled to a eousin of Bill Potter's In De. troiti then there's Kate, who teaehes In the Glastonbury schools, and is the pretties. girt in the county next to Wanda Arlington." "Then there's a son, tob-leastways I eaught sight of a tall, straight young feller one day at her house." "Aye, he'sin New York making his fortune." "Then who be the blind young chap, as is often with the Arlingtons?" "His name is George Arundel," Al) phonse Danneirs said with a savage scowl. "He came from the east about a year ago- for the good of his health, they say--but, if he fools around that young woman much more, it would have been better for his health to have stopped away." Mr. Dolman turned his fishy eyes on the speaker and asked: "How so, 'Phonse?" "Never you mind," was the sullen response, as the wagon took them round the bend of the road. Let us now turn to the two young people sitting under the trees. It is George Arundel whois speakings "Now, Wanda, tell me what the fish. ermen are doing? I long to hear the, sweep of their oars, as they pay of the lines of their net, and hear them sing the merry French chanson to the time, of their rowing. And, have the Indiani squaws reached the island i6 their dug-out, or has the stream carried them $oo far below?" Soft and musical waa.the voice that replied: "The fshermen ae nearly ready tQ start. The squaws are fi beaching their canoe, and some little lads arq, running along the shore to meet them, with a dog barking at theifrsheels But, oh, George, sueh a lovely sailboat has Jtes come round the bend of the river; you can almost see her keel as she ieS. like a brd over the water." "How you love the river, Wandal" "Yes, to me itis a thing of perpetual beauty, changing the expression of its loveliness with every cloud that foate yer its" [To BE CONITINUED.] THE CLARION, only $1 per year.