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I WV( NILIER. "I wonder what she' thinking of." Be musee in the lane. As shr she peevR where the jamine creeps Around h-r window-pan.: "Her little hand upon her brow. I wonder if she sees me now; I wond'.r, wonder what ihe'd say If I should tell her all to duly.' "I wonder what. he's thinking of." hMie ulll.luel at. her tano , As shy ahl pee'ps where tho jasmine eroeep To watoh him down the laun. "I wonder wheroe he goes to-day. And will ho rmne, lain this way' I wondelr wonder what, h'ld way If I should .all on hiii to tay.'" Theor's no tln at the window now. There's no one down below. For side Iby suit, tihrough the twilight Ilde A-'rous, the hills they go. Thy ere rolTnglllg, roaming, far away. Their hierts knollw all tlheir Ilt. will say; And neither you, nor I. nor they Noed wusndlr any more to-dlay. A (CIIISTMAS DRIVE. Many an old nillehr will recollect FIurze House, at 8i,. Martin's-on-the-sea, them lto resldenrlce of the prlinc of "o',ilhelltIS," M r. Fos bory. Now, when I say that Mr. Ioslery was a "coach," I do not wish to convey the ildea that he was one of thlls gentllmnon who are In the habit of advertising for backward or dellcate boys. Furze Ilouse was ninoeof those establshments that combinel thi lunatic asy lum with tihe Inlirtnary. It was the ('hristiras vacation thirty years ago. and Mr. F'osb~ry hadi gone away to join In the festivities of ti1he seal5,.4l at a counltry house. lHe hal, howeve(,r, pIermlittAl two of his pupils to kep thlleir rooms in his alslne.' Lowley andl myself. In writing a narrative in which I amn albout to take a most prominent part, it is but right that at the outset I shouliil give' solme account of my personal appiiearance, ie.. at the Ipr'lod to which my title refers; and I therefore take my pen and piaper to the mnrror, to see if there be any traces of the Harry lCuthbert of thirty years ago remaining. Hardly any. An old gentleman with thin white hair is before mIn. Ills face is gildot by exposure tA) an Indian sun, and per haps by a touch of the liver cirnplaint. I1o wears a respectadIle stand-up collar and an equally respoetable black satin stock. Ills eye is, I think, keen and judll.lally stern, though I hope not without sonri Indications of a killly nature. Instead of this old fiogy, picture to yourselves, my recuaers, a youth with abundance of light brown hair, hnstead of a scanty supply of white; a clear cvoil plexton, pale, but not saffron. As all my good looks have desertesl mnle solme yealrs, I may confess that thirty years ago I cvonrsihere'l myself by no means ill-looking, and was in the habit of adorning tly figure in a manner suitable to nly estlrates of Its merits. IMy friend Lawley was a head taller than myself and three years older. IHe had. and has now, all open, frank expression, and eyes which twinkled with merriment. We had been fast friends at Eton; but he left before I did (he was now twenty-two), and had gone to Cambridge, where, in two years' time, he had managed to scrape through Iis "little go," and to render himself thoroughly famous amongst the unitdergraduates, and thoroughly obnoxious to the "tons." He was more than suspected of being the man who, having captured one of the swar.s, put It secretly into the Dean's ieldirlonll whlen be was out at supper, very nearly frightening that dignitary luto a lit. ieI had platided guilty to the charge of intoxlicating the pea cock in the Fellows' garden with broad crumbs soaked t.i champagne, and coolly de fended himself before the college authorltles by declaring that lie had Ioon the means of heightening the morality of his college rather than depresslng It. Like Sir Guy de Mongomerl in the Ingolds by Legends, Lawley, though "a brave knight and a true, was a poor scholar." lie had therefore given up tihe idea of taking a degree and had joined nme at Mr. Fosieery's to read for the armry. The examination was coming on apace, and he had taken Iiho ad vice of his tutor to forego the festivities at Lawley Park andi read hard during the va cation. I who was not rich lilke Lawley whose wlole life depended on lmy passing the civil service exallrnaltion whoso friendsis moreover, wore in i ndia, gratefully accepted the permisselon to stop. It was a frosty afternoon, with occasional falls of snow--regular Christnlns weather. ()Ii the beach was a host of sea-gulls. mIaking up no doubt their Christmas dinner-partieh. and uttering little shrieks as they quarrel lel aboiut their guests. The sea hlwked weird and comfortless as we wathlled it ,ating onil the rocks; and we thanked our stars whein weI compared our lot in lthe, warm room, glowing I with a wood 1ire, with that of thei poor sea man tossed about in a pilot-boat off' the coast. We had been endeavoring to kioe' up our spirits by nmeanRs of cigarotteis and '+a brew" of mulleld claret. I'erhalps tlo genero'rius warmth of that conseling Iverlagi' hail rnll dered lme moreli than Iusually c'ionnlllalltiv.ll . At any rate, I had iwou making lawley i vi confident toiuchilng a certain a miur. I had I met mly first lohv' in the sullanllr, at a 'con- I try-house wlher I hadl hlbn laylng a visit.i, and absence, instIlad of extinguishing hii rand Ipasion, had inmade t twile as uiower ual. Nay, it had nearly boon mly ruin; for when I should have' ime studying Sanscrit, I had spent the time In intertwining my ini tials with those of my love lit a tllousandlltl dilfferent monograms; when 1 shoutld have i been making Latin verses, I wmrs busy in thle Oompsition of English onesu in praise iof her perfections; (ireek play could only lhe got through by peeping, every hundrei d lines, at i - small hwkiet whiich containedl a faint andl e mlperfect resenbluliin of ilher facet; anld las to remembering the names:i a tnd elits iit historyi , , Amy Linllell, .l une + I., so ran in mnv hadl, s that the bulrdeun drove ev\erything els, out s of It. "And you have heard noltlhing of IIher since I last sutmmlnier," said Lawley "not ieven re- n ceived a letter." "lHow oatuld I?" I replied rat her angrily; for this question seenlmd an llisinuation that t my addri'se's were little crelii for. "Howl w couild I rci'iv I'a lttl'r? lav\-' I nl., tichl i you that shll wont on the ('ontilnnt wit hher gtuardian. wiii had ihi, uriniu'rei by his phy- i sician to sIlind tii rest of the '1oaT" in Italyii -y plans werI'i' nit setthel at th111e tllu', and I could nut give ii jssitivu iuliiri'ss ; liut I sup- vI pose iipl' c'arn I (il cnstanlt t( ' cl holiillt' ii without writing letters ever'ry day n ''t C they?" ani I got up anid gave oin of the logs a desperate poke. "Don't exelte yourself, my dear fellow," Said Lawley, with aggravating coolness anl a iuff of snIoko; "li'ten to reas'on. Miss Lin field is rich, is she nt.' "Her guardian is. and he is goIng to leave his money to her. I brelieve; hut, what has that to do with it'" "A good deal. Listen. A pretty girl with lots of money, traveling in italy, is sune to be picked iup by si nie infernally poor ('ount with t waxed Illoulsta'he alnd a tiI 'r voic,'. Against suIh a man as a rival you wloull Ilot have the smnallest chance. 'I'ThIy Ial' nulnir OUS, nlmoreover, as gnat, and the onily pity is that you eannt keep them off wit ith rins qulto curtain. Mies Liulield i art ies the Count--" I rose in anger. "I say M ,s Linlield marries the ('ount. the' guardian dies and all things jlo alo'ng pretty -moothly. until the ('ount ihas lost all her money at cards. In the mneantime If you go on in this spý,l"I way. Instead of reading, you will have\ giit pluhk'ed for your examina tion and prolalli gne to the logs." "iut site has pl'tdg'ld ime her word." "Ya-as. very likiely." repht'll lawry in a drawling tone. ele'vating I is ecvhrows and shrurgging hiii- shoulders; "1 darl eay she has. You know 1, for my part, do not Itelievo ill marriage," hie continuel, putting his feet up n the mantlpie'e. "It isallvery well for " But 1 stopped him. I forgot what I said. Snfly remember that I told him that the two yars he had spent at Cambridge had entire ly ruined him; that instead of the frank. un suspecting dispoastoin be used to have at Eton he had acquired the cynical, heartless man nor of a disappointed man; that I wished him for a friend no longer; and I was bidding him in a peremptory manner never to allude to the subject again, when I was interrupted by the mart servant, who entered at this moment and hland1dl him a note. "Pray what imhnprtinence is this ?" he cried, redlhening as he loiked at thie not'. "Master LawIey ! Who the devii has Iroiught this ?" "Sir Tlhomias Ilmnlplehy's man, sir; and he is waiting for an answer, if you please." Lawley 'oisidi"rni for an instant. "I'll ring for you," ih s.Ud, "when I've written the re ?Disll.issing the man with these words, he tor)l' enl'l t he noteI1 and read as follows: "My 1 iar l;y" IWhy. I have never see'n' the mann iii my life; it nluist he, a nlistake!] "M y .ldl frlinrl, your father, writes toi say you are' studyinvg with your tutor for the ('hrist irons holilays. Lady iluirrpleby and riyrself will Ie, delightndli If you will come on Chrlist Inaas Eve, and stay over C(hristmlas Day. I lhave written ia note to Mr. Foshery, Ito beg him t111111o excuse your absne"ll n [(t3nfournld his ilplludeinci'!,r "and to say that I will nuot fall t tos.seln youill bIaik ini Kcdl ti rnil Thurllsdirtilay morlinling. I fear I sihall not Ie iable to si.ll thile wlagonellttlO fr yiou if the frost conlltilnues, liis I lllhave a prijlidic'' againsllt havirng my horses shilarpl'l'llil ; but, tihe milk iart 't Lawioy looked at itne with a faei.' full if sill'h Sserious conste.,lrnalltilonn that I could nlot. help Sliiurstinlg iout laughingi. "T'he mnik curt !" ihe gasped, Uas th nolite droppeel frorn his hanld. I picki4i it lip and fillnishd it. "lhit thei nilk cart will ie pa.ilssing Furze hloiuse at 5 oeluock, andli I dlar,' say you will lnot rlinli cilrlinlg ip ill thalllt. "Yours iin'nerci. y, "TrolMAs IIi'fuLE º,iby." In my nlinld's eyei 1 piitured the thing: Lawle'y. lthb' lst whip in llthe I mllintry. wllh hailt driven tlihe St. lrlnstarl's drag to New limarket on tll 't, Two 'Thousanlid dlay for two ((,1successive yeaLrs; Lawley, whose 'turn-out" was so wtell knlown in the park; Lawliy. .lhe i'xquisite', driving up to th.iri'r of l lumpinlilby Hall l(no doubt full of visitiurs' ill a mnilk-cart! "'inme, i.awley," 1 said, "It is evidentlly a lilistake. Sir 'Thomimas thinks you area boy a.t s:llhonl. Pl'cke't vour dignity andll writ.e a civil nobt accept iug the invitation. You will enjnoy yonrself I amn sure." liI walkelI once or twice round tlhel roonl in thought and thein alld sIudden'lly: "'Yen, give me a shee't of nIote paper; I will accept it, but I wll dh so with digrnity." "Mr. hawley IpreseI'nts his compllllments to ir 'l'honias anid Lady lumnplneiy, arnld li'gs to thank thlln for their kinlld llvitation Ihavilng so far exiirili hiii nslf ion paper, he se4'nnld re Ilevied and dlisposisd tio vie'w tlhe mallitter lliore iirnlplac'ntlyl, whlich he will l mnniost happy toi nacep(it. Al r. Lawley bI'gs that Sir Thollmas will not tlroull e to senlld any (cinve'yalnce for hlmn as he will drive over In his oiwn traip. "' Furze Hous'l, I)cn'ernibn'r 24, 1.41." "I dar,' i.aI, ' lie sall, as hie folded iup tlhe note, "It will be very good(I funl. ii'tte. thllan be'ilng ctrilpeuil uip here, at any rat.e." I asslnta'il, andl I sulpole I must have do ine soi in rather Ia nmounrnfnul ttinl; for Lawley, with that gnodl nalure whlich is his true clhar acteristir, said mmlnnlledati'ly: "ly .love! Harry, old boy, I quite forg'ot you will be quite' to yourself here'. I won't go, oif 'coiurse. I quite forgot. What a selfish beggar I am !" lie was going to tevar up the note he had jlust wrlitten, buti I took it fl.nlr him. "I really sh.loull not be happy," I sail, "If you stayedl away on mys acioiInti. I shall ge't on very well; I shall (line at the Qur~e'n's, and go in fir a bottle of their old port afterwards." "l'nth!" saild Lawley. "Fancy dining 'n Un-u'rnon Christmas day ! No;: now I 'ilcome tol think of it, I doin't earen to go to this maln's. I believe hi lti t io 1 a pomnipous, stuck-up old fnllow, anti ten toi one' he ihas invitdel a set iof pe4itlne as disagreeable as himselnf. We will spernd Christmas together, Harry." In vain I ulrged hi on on no account to miss so goioil anll opportlnity. I painted a glowing piciture of tihe delight of Christmas eve in the old house. I inte'rlarded my description with the Inviting words, skating, Christmas ch4''r, pretty girls, improvised dancing after dninner. It was all to no ipulrl.ose; hei storminly Ibegarn to write' anothe'r inote dl.nllinng the invitation. 1Io Ihad reached the miIhhlide of the note, when I saw him stlop and smile. SHIoon he putll down his pen, and lthe smille broadentel into a grin, and at last, it hiecarnm a loud laugh. 11e llthen rose deliberately, put the note into tih Ilr', and rulbbed his hands, chunlkling the while with intenseo delight. At last he burst out with: "I have thought of the bhet joke in the world. We will Both go! I will go in my own trap -at least a hired one fromni Martingale's - and yolu shall comelll as my servant!" I was not dlisposel to jumlllp at this proposal with so much alanrity as lie hadl suippoinil. "lIon't you see?" he cri4il. "Why, it will lie splendid fun for youll ! G(reat lnings inl the servant's hall pre'ttv maids and liitstln'etn, iboughs! You're a ca iital actor, and theny will lInver find you out. 'ore, ring the Iell." I hiavnie desci'rin.il aIoiv nly pe(rsonI'al appear arnm', but have not touchelld on mily ch.aralcter. Alias! I wins one oif tlho.is wnlk-inindedl inn dlividuals who are "'anslly Iou." Lawliey could talk mne onver to do anythilng, howevetr absurdilrI I rlight ionunsider iton the fii rst repreT's.rntatioin. (lii tills oc',aslnhn heI did not givi'e lie tirn' to remonnstrat; for after dispatching the note, he saidl : SNow to businelss no time to be lost. Come along tIo the tailor's and get rigge'd out. I ildonli't mindi if I gn halves in the e'xpunso my- F self." It seemnnedl tom n ollly fair that hie sholllnl goi whlles illn the ,xplls4'; but I did not say so, for lihe talkned away so volubly that it was ill oissihle to gnet ta wo Irt in tiign'ways, until we filini Oinis',iv's inn ('ultlawty's silihl)p. Tihe' tillnr, biroiiight lt out a glronll's cioat wlli·llh h l.lh In stciik. It wai so tigllt tILhat I 'oIlI I iarnidly Iri'latine in it.; but Lawl'y sahl I rlnist iput iup with It, anlld so I dli. This, with a b'lt, stlick-up icollar', a whlt cravat, hren!ch's, anni a lpair (if "tops" birrowdl fromn the shnoi. ilmakn'r's nompl'tl! tin equt'ilpnimrnt. "Pu't a Iblack 'inkadnn inn th hat, ('rllttaway," said Lawley, as we I,.t the siliop; "I sihall )e in hInr nIlmjn'sty'ss n'rvi\.' in a couplo of ilnmonlt 1s , anlid thini'mi is rIm hi.inr in illntiiiaptinig i a liti ''." a And niiiw tli Martinngalni's Inn arranngn abioilt t1. trail. lnr was illnrirhe iflfiHinly still. At iirst in sihnply r'c'fuisl tl let il.ns Inav a tan dm'lln at all. 11, oiji'cte.d to inlavt hiis hirrsc· lshiilr'lnt'l. If Mr. ILawhly insisti'd on mit he wiili p hit i lnisif lnut, ti, lirv' a "paini," sihnrinii'id fir |hI' mail iihanioiii, if that would suit him. hut it ihil nint suit Lniwl''y. 1ti hnll stl, his mnitld oun astonishinllg Sir 'Thonnals Hiuinilnhb-y with a tanint'nnn, annd a tanidrem hoii niniist hlvI. 'The man stinek ti tli dtib'rinini l atihnn for sHlme tinlnm; Ilull nll L'awl'y's threat i'ning nniev'r to pay il, hill if he rinfis'l, lie n nh'nnllgi'i his Iniii, saving., "Wl, I knlow aIs ow -i'u cain ilriv-n, M r. laiwhiv; but I woulhil't c dio mit fior anin y one ni-o, I lironIlsi yu''f." f 1 rl'otll~ct I spl.,rlt illist if ti. iliglht in im igin:ll'ry oilinvl'rsintiiinl ibnti'wcn m.ys.lf aunll I nlii'sltl shi'rta llll s of diflrTil' lit raI , uIn' il at I Cilt I lSlink iito nii kihii of liiz,', in whiihn I .:.i. rnath'r unii irtain wh.ttiln'r I was in i'd or r Cuthlurlt, or lFitills. Mir. L.awlhys ninani. The next n~1y, at thout half-past I in the af t"rnooni1, all the people on1 the high road from St. Marltin's to llumplehy Hall stoppevl on their way to wat'h a gent lenall dlriving a tan de Ilat a: ol tw'lv nllill; 11n hour. The1 horses slnifl d up Ith cold, frosty air, to'-ed then'I11 heas and "tl4 ',(norted4(1 with pI llaulllre. JTherl hool.s and he wheels of,1 tlh trap dashe1d upll t hei slight -1attering of 1snow whic'h had fall'en t he IdayI before'. The h'ar'ness. jingled 'merrily. T hi crack of the lIong-las.ed whiip ,4soutn4t1l as clear and lou4d as1 the slnap of a pIorc'llussion1 ,1. T1lh'" driver on the high I.,.x-.'wat was onl velopl I in a heavy cat, handling thei ribbons wit hI the deili-ate but tirll tmclh of anl accol plished whip. A smile of pleh.sure lit up lhls face', tholi'sl k' of aln Havana escape fromn his lip. 'l'he peop at t the village waytside inns hurrid41 to the windllows. The villhage boys hurrahei. The carrierr carefully drew tip the ir wacons to oIne side of the road. and waited the advent of the flying car with all lthe deference4, with which a lparliamentary train shunts int1 a siding when the shriek of thie a trat Northern express is heard in the distane. Thei' only thing that seemed innongruous with the gayety of the turn-out was the look of anxiety on the face of a tiger who sat be hind, blue at the tip of the nose, taciturn, white-gloved, respectable. From the furtive glances he cast ahead now and then, he seem*d hardly to join in the joy of the horses or their charioteer. P'erhaps his livery did not lit properly; perhaps he was envying the warm rug and driving coat of his master; perhapa he was unaccustomed to such rapid driving; for whenever a sharp corner appeared. he hung on to the railing with a look on his face of gravity and almost of terror, and seemed to be prepared to jump into the quick-set hedge which bounded the road at a moment's notice. And now the horses again exulting In free cldoil, dlashl.l along the carriage drive in the park, where herds of d11r rivalled their speed in Ilight, anl shaggy Sovcteh cattle hlosk"l up with wondlering eye's from their search for gra.s ulnderl tlhe coat of snow which clad tihe Searth, and thn, their tails aloft and their lhornse swIr plig the groundl, made off to join the ldee1r. Th'le trees on either side dripp'l with ileiles, whichll Ilasllhl in tlhe sunlight with all , ie tints of thile spletrum, and the taill fl'rn iltble tio heaur l lie weigtht of snow hiweld ,obl'ailli' to I he hy-pIass.rs. A imo rellnt's check Is thel hIorsesi clrossil the brlidgit over thie riv[iV, and theln irrily upiii to the dw)oir .of the mansion, where lFibbin/s was in an instanlt at thel IIader's head, strloking his stI-.liing nostrile. Why soildul continri my narrativClinr the tird lip rso5n '? My retidlir's kinow that Law I'y is the charilter, and Fihibuin the grilooml is r. Sir'l'Thirlas larnto (out to welcome lour ar rival, and I i'Lcaught eight of laliies' faics in the Itall. T''he iff'rmer sirleemed il1it taken ahaick with s.,tolnisihrrhment Ias lie surveyu )i tihe eq) ipllment aild filllgur'l t riny friernd. "(hid hires Ile"' he sald; "a few years ago you were pnlaleetl, a little iaby, onll rny knee! Come in Mr. luawlcy. A fr' y'airs! Let me see; hoil' meiyU yea.r's ago, i it. t!'et, fouiirte'rn why, bless my heart alive, it is over tlri.l/t! So it Il! Hlow timle ilte!" "Tl'ake til'he holrsoe roulll tot the stnabls, Fib hins !" was L:twiy's onlorr, as the hall liwir iclosed upoiii him: aild I toU('che'd mly hat in re I f)Ilulndl ny way to the servLanits' hall. and was hospitahly welhomnId by the butler, who had asissted at our arrival. After dei lningr llis (lTier of a glass of ieer after my 'rive, I wli5 prl'elsntlel' ti someIO of the "huppers," amongsit.t 'who(lll IIt vetry stoulit hol)sek'ee'per ilan a very pretty FreJ'h mahi e84ied to hold preleelt rerlne. They rI.'c'.'lved lme with curtse'ys, which I retulrnedll with a Iow of sullch elegainc' as to) give riim a stat ius at onlel with the folt man. Toi the Lin iter I waits inoit intirol.iuced iI eIluppose It isi not etliql 'ttie.) In a word, every onlie Wais iimost "h.alT'hle" to ilme; anti I wasi feeling very icomfotr rtabnl Ias I thlawed Ibef(re the huge lire, when thel biutler Iade a page lring me some01 hIot water, .n yllng ii'he sulppiosi'il it wllas nearly time to diiress for dinnell r. ("late (Inlner, by .love!" I soliloqui,ed; "this is ciapital. I llnever knew lbefl)re that 1iservants werel l Illl'gel toI that extent. Ihow ever, one le arlns a goodll dal ty being behirlndI the sleles.") "I'rll not .urrly to hear it," I re'plied alodll, as I fllowed the page, "for I arln vIery hilungry." "()h, I niman dinnecr in the dining-rroom," saidl the Itllter; "w' shall take somnethilig afterward." It then lashed ullpon nme that I was expecbted to hell, wait ,on tihe table!,! I had not hargaiilld for thls; uilt how ioull I ge't out of the dilemar ? t Whit excuse couldI I nake' I was racking my trains to find one, when the butler, pointing to a bell whlich was ringirlng, sai: "That is your malster's riooi0m; pIerhaps you would likes to put oullt his evenilng things first." I thanked him for remrrinding mre, and I hastened up stairs, wherel I found Lawley lyingon i th sofa in hls lidstle'ss way. "l'bbins," he said, with a semleh "put out my things, will you, and Iring me some huot water ?" "May I die lirst!" I repliied in hot anger; "and I'll tell you what, Lawly, I'm going back." "Hallven't they iien civil to you?" "()O, yes; but but they want me to wait at dinner." "Is that all?" replheIl Lawl',y; "why, of course you must do that. II will be the gre'attest fun inl the worldl, Iny dear follow. You wionl't have to, do muchll- those feillows never do. ley-the-by," lie said, suddeinly catlchilnK1 me Iby the gilt button, " I've a sur prise for you." "A surprise ?" "Yes. I'her is to he a servants' hall to night. AII the peopl, ,'go down to the servants' hall and arne qlllte 'pr)omiscloulls.' You will so.e Sir 'li lomiiIts dancinig with the head house mliaid, and thie fat in-achman leadingi out her ladyship; the fotnran will foot it with the glusts, aRlll the gentlermen will rinake Ili to thile maidsl. By Jove,, sir, if you dlrn't call that a lark, I should like to know what you call one !" Thils was certainly goodl news, anll I bright onel III 'onsidtraAlly Iat the prosplct. "And I'll tell you what, lharry," continllud Lawley; "there's the most cha.rmirng little gir! staylng hlere tlhat you ever saw a Miss (rangelr; I will let you havie one dance withl her, bult onlly onel, rllld. I shall keep her to ni9. self for the rest She .s she is so jolly!" 'So you are spoon)lly IIalready?" "Slpony? Why, my dealr fellow, I've top pledl haiul ver, ears ill love with her. I shall take her oit to dinnetr, if I eall. We get oili wonldelrfully well already, and I intrln to fol low uip my advantage this evening, I cien prmisc' yoil. ()Ih, by the way, juist go down artl get rol, It lower for my buttoun-hole, will yVI'r?" Again my weakness of character was. ap parnlt. A ftr a litte I ,oxing I was 1 aIslly I'ed td rget the, Ilower, and it edledi in my fetching the Ilot water too. "lh very careful you are naot discovered,," anld iI whl.y. its I lift hlnt; "Sir 'Thomnas is very tnuchy, anrd a joke Is just the thing he tcannot appireilate. 1ii would never forgive 111i . Well, I was fairly In for the thing, and so I resolved t plamyriy part as perfectly as I cmhill. I now betook miyself, ulnder the guld ance' of tihe Itge,. to niy room. I found two bedsteafds thlere, and I was told that I was to share the apartment with thet strecond fI otrian, whil. at the monllment I entered, was scouring his faro wit ii soap. I now threw II yself into my part. I flung off nly jac'krt and fell to scrlbbingl my facct in a srtilll Iar manneir, exce'pt. as I was connectedt with horses, I nlade tlthe grotnr's Ir feissional hiss duit ring the operation. I bruicld rly hail and cloths ti the same t''accompaniment. tcoiling tilhe forlmer into, two \nvin ite't rical curls over mly ttemples. Indelei', after sllrvity ing nys'lf Inii the rather diminutive lo.king glass, I camt to the' colllitlsio that Irly ap ipearance was that of what is termied "a very rl't.spirtI l' young llan."' I Idriw on ny white i'otto nI glo\vti, and si) (as P',pys would says to the dininug-r' ,lm. I iam not of so unoblservant a nature as to ,be unacquainted with the iproper Inmethlod of waiting at table, and I now promisci'd myself no small diversion In thllus witlnessing til'h "business'" of a dinner party in so novel a cihaLrai t er. I hadl not stooIl in my place with carefully fo<ldd anrs long after thei sondingl of the gong, before r dn was a n lnitlncedl , andl the party, laughing and talkint., camle in. First of all. Sir T'liho.llas alli a idowager, then four others, and then.. It is no use. Noit all the acsterisks and ntotes of adiniration in the printer's founit catn atide qulately pre'ss my amnazerlent as Lawley Who was thatt on his arm? Miss Gran(ger? Miss Fiddlestick Sthe was no other than lily own Arty linhlield. She was dressedI in miourning. How lovely she Iot)keld How wellII tle Iblack lace c'n trasttled with thei ilazzling whitcene.s of her arms! TIhei ahbut'n of hler hair was as rich as inl Junie, I II, and the bhlue of hlr eyes as d'tip. HWith difliuilty I preve'nted mlyse'lf from fallirng into the tlrins of the nearest fotomanr. andI stagger.'tI ti tho thr. "What is the Imatter, Mr. Fihbins?" in quired the biutler, "ain't you well?" "I've go it ia uddeln stitcth." I replied, hIbl ing ely hand t,, mlty side, "I shall be better di rt't I\'v." "'I'll give you a glass if champagnie," he saidl, gpring to a wient-i-tl'r outside atl utn corlking Ia bottle; "I'ml troubled with these little disparageitents inysa'lf, and find that a glass oif champagnel is as goIts a stomnai-hiit as anything. So inuple a remedy, too." I drank off the tumnler he handed me, andi dtit feel tIwtte'r afterwards. I had, on dis covering Amiy, 'resolvetl to escape, andi hide my ridliulous head. but I now determined to stay. Would it not I1, a pleasure to wait upon her? And as to my livery, had not great Jove himuself wos'd I)anai' in a shower of goldhi? Why, then. should I be ashamed of my gilt buttons? Would she not appreciate the jcke a much as any one after I had told her of it? Perhaps she would not recognize me. and if she did I would make her a sign to keep the secret. Never was a lady better waited on than Amy that day. I plled her with every del Icacy on which I could lay my hands. It was In vain. however, that I attempted to catch her eye. She was perfectly absorbel in Law ley's conversation; she laughed heartily at his atrocious jokes, and was as interested in the adventures (all horrible Ilhes that he told of himself as Desdemona had been in th~se of her dlark Iver. I was instantly se7eBld with all the jealousy of the latter. (Uould my 1'sailan onla bel happyv thus In my abtc,'ei'? IHa Ain y turned flirt? As to Lawley, I loathed hinrh. So he was going t allow me onr e lance with M is- (:rangelr, tiet no more, taeeiause he intended ks'ping hier tAi himnllf! If I had poison in niy pocket, I verily beli eve I shoull have mnixl d it with his sherry. I did what I could ihannoy hitm; for I whiisalre, to the ibutler that my maaster never t rank wine, ualu had the satisfaction of seeing his glass ipassed whenever the ciharrn pagne went round. I returned a stony stare. to him as he appealingly plintrdal to his glass and chuckltel with ldelight when In dll'spera tionr, he at last laIpoure'd hihrseif out a glass if water. But even this did not lower his spirits he talked to Sir Thiomas aboult hunllting anal shooting, coImlpilmlnonted the Miss IlfaIiIphr'daly s on thell arrangeIl ent of tlle Ilowers inll t al c'lntre-laca', p 'relll'nied lip in the state of tihle craops, irlal aset all thii gen.rtlultalen righKt oii tihe stateL.l' thei latest othlqs. IIi i wordl, I could esaa that all tlhe cairnlly and Amly alrolorlgst the numllllll'r -lhked l uponill him with the re spect diia to a itaost aenteriasilliang younrg ia1iu1, alail rlone who haald dlriv'en l Ill his own tantld rlll. The crisis camne at last. I was employevi in biting nly ilis with rage, when Anmy turnaed rounid to ani, and sanii i In a tone as a'ah1 aIs the wea.thear aoutsidel, "li.ia, please," iand then tllrlrda to answer Lawley with the sweetest of smtiles. I dlia not take htier any Ibread, hbt rmade nmy way .aut aof the' rooarn ouat of the hiouse, andi walkaed aillut, ill tlahe frosty Lumonllit air to 'ca(l my" hIeatead hala5nl. I tak uite' a long walk down the avenue. ald on miay returna had ai)rna to may senses at litlle', anlld then I bIa'galn tao ie asiallaldl of my faIIlishi jealousay. What had Amy lronae wrlong? Why should I tlame her for ateing amnuseal at Lawle'y's stupid talk? lid I wish helr to go almlaalt the c'lounltry with sall, pale Iac'i lllletil shel' should saa irin ageain? Was it noa)t a thoill saR(l timesh better tio se5 her rosy anld cheer fil? With tl'hese better tahoughts I retutrned th, thehtous, wheir'( I f onaa everyliSly in high spirits. 'Tie niaids ap.pearl' in cl 't anl prillt Sdresses andi fresljy trilinred t p+i Is, the irac1 in S.undlay meats, and hypear- p1rnauled hailr. 'lTlhey wrre arll busy irl putting the finishing Lt.aulhes to thel decoaratirons, whvil, the butler was piling Slog onlloog ol tihe lhire, as tllthugh Irhe waould never stilop. "l1,Idi, hr. 'rristranm!" said aoni of the gra msrla-; "we shall ibe hot aenouairgh danllnllag, II Iaa baunda." "In that casah we can open the windows.," replied the h butler. "I never think (Christ Itaas ave' in ('hristmllas evoa withiout a tailaloug graal fire. Isaides," he addaid, "we ain't adl olf is Koing tit dancel' the night throiugh." The French Inald here called far s mr oane thi help her arrange tlh rnistlei5m'. I wient to her assistalrrc, and began tle following con versat lin : "'l'}ou have a ylounrg ladly rnaliral Miss (;lrangr staying hlr', haven't yaou? )Do youi know arllything albout herl"'' "I ouight to, att ally rate,'" she aid e nrl 'lllrat tishly, as shell cnt away souime alad leaves, "fr I am her miald." "Shei has cilhanged h'r nale from Linflaild, has sihe not?'" "Yoa were with haer In Italy?" "lii n'tthae aIrries ohbk funny if you hildi ltheari rp a) tahe light?" she sail, iginoring mny Irquestionl and cshutting oir' eye, ani sl rtlll il nl. ing with thalopen tona awhich twinkled mrls 'chlevously) a sprig of mistletoa as shie held it abaove hle'r heal towards the light. I beganlr to haave an inkling iof the way in wilhil sire wished mn. to help her fix the mis tletoa, a. "T'lII mae a little about Miss Granger, and wea will set the mistletoe to rights afte'r wards," I said slgnilliantly. "()h. she- is-a-very- rlia- i n- demoiserlle- and- Is very-kin- l- -and-t- c-arn- lier- gulariian-Is- dial and-she took-his-iarne- bea'aise-he-wished-li, and that's all." said thea nailden in one breath, and speakling very quiikly. "A sflhrt-ilghtahd policy of irls," I remarkeul. "A what?" "I mean to say It was a silly thing on the part of the old gentlreman for it Is nrt likely that so) pre'tty a yaoung lary as Miss t;ranger Is would k',eep, hber oawn name n Ing. I 11)suppose sheu had pleanty of lovers in Italy?" "No-o; ironly ael'." "lIa! Whlat wars his name?" "''ah!" she trieal, trying tao rememberr "('maianlnt 'aaypcllr-t-ii' Crunt -U(ount 'I'rica lini." "(,rount Tricoalinl?" "Y''s. Oh, ihe' was very fol of lher, ad sang aso preattily! IMr. i ranger likd himi i very wa 1, I.eaiLls.e he illa a such capital a'igar etts. for airl." "Anrl was llld Miss Grang.'r likae him?" " )h, I (aLnnot say!" she saidl wit h a shrug; "I thilnk so. At any rartr she gave hin at ring." "'A whnt ?" I shruted. "A rilng; and hI is coming tr o si helr In Eng.linnld. Bat you c1' an lto he very rmuclh In ta'r'a'tl'd in Misse (trangeir." "My nmaster h:as rmt her befoire," I replhil, sick at heart. "8.'S, there .are trhe peopl,(i' ,le ',rring doiwn ''we have not yet a' rriiiig'ii the mis' t xtl . Stay, we will plut thi. bit up yonder behind the door." I knew very well that she expeotedl me to kiss her; but I coilid not do it. My head seernmed on fire; I could only think ot Amry, who was lost to foe. So xlhe was a flirt, after all or wors', perhaps, a jell! I saw her comlling towards ime, bult caitre l not to get out of the way. She was stil laughing and talk ing with Lawley. She lasiwl close to fme, but I 'could not Iwook at her I did not know If she lixokedI at mie I felt Ibroken-hearted. And now the scraping of the fiddle was heard, an'd the twanging of the harp ; nd in ten mlinutes thes faIi es of, all spark led wlth pleasure as they took their places for the first dlancee of the evening '"Sir Itoge"r dl( Cover loy." I alone of the iLas'imbly sat dejectbd and joyless. "Conme, Fihliins, you're going to dance, r hoipe," said the hutlelr. "Why, you are the only one standing out !" "''h, I cexpelt every one to dlance this dance,," said Sir Thomnas, poiplllously. "'Come ali ng, niy lua.'." al'h', French maid pointed at nme, and toll her partner that I was thet mºust disatgrw(ahle lLyoung man shet hall ever se en, andl that she+ bhe lieved I wav In itxiiated. IiBut neither the hluti ll nr Sir T. homas, nor any ione ,lse' could nlakel Ime ILance. I sat suil lei and rec'ikle'ss of eve'rythillng. O(h, let hih alonte!" said Lawley; "hle Is a queer follow, lBut where was Amy ? She was not anlmong the d(ancerll -she had gone away. I was int In the humor to watch tli' dlance with great inter.est. I have a r tlir reel lei tion of a (liarrel bit w'een the ullnde'r-holuse maid and the .odge-keepor's daughter touch inrg pr-icedence; anl I know that the un wonteld exe.'rcise whi'ch thei fat c'lachmalrn, is her ladysllip's partlner, had undelrgone, hail ioendlered him s.i hot and red ini tlhe face that it was whisperetld ahiiout quite auhhily, that they feared he would have a lit oif "apipli'xy." The merr'y hulrts of laughter, thii rlily glow of the lirl', and tih general niirth so, grated oln my preoent fielinigs that I plunk frolrn the' hall illtio ain inner rool'mi, where a mirry ('hristmas-tree hadl been preparld fur the antusemelntnt of thie village schioil ihildrlen on tho mn.rrow. Itterly wr+,tc.he-], I sat down and leanedl my head on my arr-;. So this wax- the nli sting te, which I had loiiksvi forwardl xo many times drliing the, months of emr separation'! This wax the real character of he'r on whose ons-tancy and love I would have sttaked my exite'nie'. I hadi un wittingly di,~ove.re.l Amy to i' flickle, per haps fale.-. I had tbeen "living inl phantasy;" I hadl bween luilding eastlies in the air of my future happiness when Amy was my hride' - castltes whi.ch a fw winrdk from the French maid had blown away like a puff of smke. I theuglht of the "fo''rget-me-nr ts" we picked to gether, and the VioWS we swore over thelmr. ), Amy, "shallow-hearted! O, my Amy, mine no more." Smilie not, reader, at the lo,s ,f a first love as something deserving rather of laughter than pity. Many a time it is the loss of the purest and truest aff.ction in a man's whole lifetime; and there are few who can in after years refer to it without emotion. I rose to see it she had returned to the hall Yes, there she was talking to Lawley most earnestly-nay, even whispering In his ear. As I looked, they rose from their seat and walked toward the room where I was sitting. I would not let them see me; inIleei, I was not lit to be seen by any one. The maidl would have be'n justflied in her remark that I was "Int)xitated," had she seen me then. I had ripped open the tight jac'ket and the gilt hut tons hiung on single threatds, and IInokeiI its dejectdl its myseJlf. My hair was all rufllltd anld wil-lookling. As they canrr I retreatld behind it curtain, which conIcealedI a seat ill a winlllow ri''iess. "Ylour nanme was Linfllioell " Iawley was naying as the'y sat dlown. "I lid you ever know a nmian callidI C(uthhert ? liI, is It frilend of Ilnll, and I haLve hleard( him menitionl your "(:i Ithrtt? .)h yes! I met him in tihe coullrltrv last sprilng." "I thlink he ratheir aidmiredi you, did he not ?" "(Oh, I don't know. I dIaresay h1(e has f. r gotten mie by thir timrrel." "A lirst love rffair," said Iawley, laughing. "Eacttly," inil slhel laughid too. "I fIanuie' that he saiL hI e was iLengagediI ti "I hillieve we did c'onslider ouIrslves n-ll gaged, hut hii hitas s mol rlrmre if the' woirld sirne, itandl tllls (lriubtlesiIs foundl Imany he I oii's rlirl ire thatn rie." "Arid perhirirps you, also, hlave foundi malny whomir you ailiirie rio itr.h tan hinm." "',lerh' its I have." "Shall I r'nnitb.er ylou tlt hinr wlhen I see him?" "'ertainly, if he c(ares to hea.tr alout o'e. Biut it is surprising hotw nsoonl r gt'-s over Ii first live. But, sii', they are thuginnirnrg tl waltz; shall we got" My heart heat so fast. I could hear' it. In the still rol iii. (iutsid i fthe wiltow I saw the snow falling fast im rid thick. I gasped for Itrialh. 'TheI i i Iiuside the house' siler.I to lpoLisn rure; I hardly krnw wihere'n. I was.r what I did. 'lI'ho dinierrs si''icnel tal swil befotlre llny sight as I r'l'iced tlrtouglh theil hall. I net the grv'rioi at the door as I was going .. out. "Mly master wishes . i. to go t St. Martin's with a tIligramn." I said. "'(lit the ttlintl readly irirtlintei'ly ias p.lckly ins you caitn atil tak this forw yuril trouble from my r iris tiv arid I i.t,.svereigni in ris ha. ld.r) (Crre and tell me when all is rei'tdy." In nlvv! rnrinuts I was in tit' box ltblidlng the groii In i t sholting voict' to let the hors'es go. Wihere was I ging to ? I did not, know myself. I had only rone tholuglht -ol, get. away from this ',rsedl pIe'.,' to beI., out iof hear'inkll Amy's charged vllce to Ibe away. The long, straight tcarrilage driv+e wais efore nil. I lished the lailer anll hrld thei reins slack. Away w'dlashedil. A sensation of joy ols frieldlml friot tihe holt ri andtiI lhe ghaLst ly gayty thi rillI'd thir ri rh me. iiThe excite mentl gave ime a wild delight. The kien air, as we Hlir. thlrolugh it, s'i'drri ito turin tihe l u il ing bhrl hi Imy veins to icr',. I ciiull not have, been iln my right sonseis, for I riillhct laugh ring atloinl. Te'l hotrses wiri, fre sh, and I could not have stopped them ivien if I haul wishnlI. I did inot wish. What ratter if I werel killid? Ni' one woirlld nric', excep. t prl haps ml y little bIrther i Indialla,. But themr' waisr ni ferar of overt urnig; the rndall was broadl and straight, iandl the horses would lhe tIredl before we reached the park gate. Agairn I heat then with tihe whip. This rmadl drivei was doing me all thi geod in thl woril. Stay! What is that in tIh distaneri' shining In the moonillght? The froz'n river. The bridgei is nrarrow, aln I rituist ibe wary. I tighten hle re'ins ti cihek the ihorss spled; it onrly irg'es tlii'rri on. The'i bhrilgir Is ine'ar ioie for iti We are not quite straight a lit tle pull of the offfT rein -bah! I hayve pulled the wrrong one irish ! Whin coinsitousness re' turlnd, I foiunr miys'lf idl 'stel of imry livery lying in a stranutgels'l. T''l Ire was a rlturafu pain In my hadl, and a horridl thirst parchedl my mrnouth. Bty ny side srromeb.ody wais sit ting holding o(r. of my hauirs, with her faci hurirdl in the li'id- lrthis. I Iputout mly othir hanld to rub my eyes, but let It droll with it sereamr, a.l then I notiecii that It was tied up in splints. I had foirgottrln all thevenIts thailt lad just i'ieurr'ed, but I kn'w who it wis silt ting my me. Whin I sreamred she looked up. It was Amy, and she' was sobbilrng. ")th larry," she cried arnidl her sobs, "lhow wicked I have bit ii n! I have bes dei liiivirng you; ibut it was not altogether my fault. I recognized you after dlinner, anl wits hurt be' cause- even disguised as youn w'ere- you had never srpoken to me afte'r so long W..e'para titrn, I sat someir time I niv yown rtrinn, andr then I caire down to Mr. Lawley, who thli ire the whole secret, amidi persrnad.l Ire t.saty what I sIiI. We both of ius knew you were behind the curtain. Buit it is not true, Harry. Ifi youi siuppji|so I hi've oiver thought of any ine' huilt Vyou have loved anity one but you?"'' "'t'hen thnere is no truth about iCount Trlcri "The most orlhius matan in IIe world." ")Hat the' ring you gave thin?"' "W\as onlyv Ita itturniirg ring that mIy father left for hin." I prnssird the litt! handl that was in mine, ari(i stir s.lusrptri ltrown anl kissed Ini'. Was niot this 'enough tio repay mie' for all ?" "Niw you Itriust, hti very quiet, oir I sihall go; for youir irtrlr is tbroki'n and your titl aIll cut by the ice, and you are, very feverish." Sti' i. cntinued. "The w iheels tiught agtinst a blutt ri's of the ibridge, ril the t rip Is srniish'ed to hits. Vitrr friendl is in ,t terrtiie state of ainxiet.y ilbouit yiou; hut tiht' doittrr wouill oiot lit hini sne yutt nor me eitiher, until I told himin yiou would not ibe happuy until I had ctin fissei. Now go to sleep. In three weeks, by the' aid of Amrny's inde fatigalthh' nur'sirrig, I lhal r'ecover'IedI. I riturniedl toi Mr. Irihsery's, andl, with tihope before int. if shortly riarryiing hir I lovr'i, I put all my energy Iintr niy stily. I wits frirtirnrati' enough to lass ony extminttioru well, anl ini rnrthlu,'"r year was u1o my way, with Airmy firn my bride, to Ilrlia. A Ravage queen's nevotion. I'ti pnalnac' of tfhe nat,iv e gwi an of the Mar lqueit'siL group of Island inl the 'aeille has lately bien visitd Iy a corresp, ndenrt of the Louisvill,, irurietr-.IJurntl, who writes of the llae: Altogthler it is. ac thut'rnintr retreat. Slalunlttring up the st r't, the llllen's houseii waS oirntbl out to Ime, and I 'onelrJledd to (.ll on her majesty. 'Tlhe i,+u,- is built of sawed I irits'r', anl is larige a.ld airy, sit lp')in the usual psi-pai, lat elevateU'd pdi'e of stlime work, ollut. three fiet hiigh, anljl solid as storlne can rnake it, with rouglh hiiwn stone, st'leps itlaldilng tot tlhe ditrway. T'Ihe cl'nerl Wtas not in. but I was informed that shei could isi found at the king's grave, which was lpointer(d out to meI, situated on a klnoll, with stone stlps leatdilng up to the tro, to, tlhe, lett of the hIouse, and allmost hbeside+ it, "as it were. Asten'rdllilg the stAeps I fouind heir majesty seatertd by a grave or t nitb, sutitperintolding .'rulet wi rk lcin who wtitere . ltililng a latrge ttmrt of masonIII'ry. 'The 11i' ni was very gr.i':lios anil g tl-loiokirng, having riLnantsR of beauty in hil r person, ant' Hs.'rs to hltitt' booIt very pretty in her younrger dlays. Shit has a grave, b'rinovol'rent 1.Xpri!Iss.io of countell'llnanit , and ht'er .i';demeanlor t'bes)lpeaks her rank. The king has been dtad at,lut twelve y'ars, adi ever since his death she has kept wat.th ,over his grave; thel' rnmost of the time she.l k,'-ps her silent vigil over the resttrig pl'au'e oi h ,.r love. A light is always k.pt Iurning beside the tmbrnh; never allowed to go out, undei'r any 'iruostanulfces, and attended to ,v t1h, qlt'lie's retinue, who live in it native bhuiilt houe adljiring. Slh' I.s now having a la.rg, r tormb built, antl intendl having the ro t:ains put in it, togeth'r with her child, when finislhe'd. Sh. alsot it leaving a pla'te for htir-,if and stnl, lnow living. She wasth'" seitondt wife of the king. What mrnr' touching andt tnder Spe,,t','l," than thi; rlui,"t devotion to the elirt. V of her iV, by this grave and sald The Leaders of the Slenate. ?N. Y. Star.) Thurman is the logieian of the American Senate,. Larnrar the rhittoriit"an, and ]Bayard, the Ar;.tid' s. 40 4VAN.- Finelt tianos aind organs at Grunewald I"all. ItELINQUENT LICLNSE AND CAI'ITAL TAX UCE THE STATE WILL BE SULD FORI DECEMBEI: 2S. Low-st prits for vian.-, organs and music at Grun,-wald Hall. To furnish a library no bett'-r opportunity is offered than at Montgomery's auction on Mon day night. Music boxss for Christmas presents at Grunewald Hall. EDUCATION. NEW ORLEANS INSTITUTE. SELECT SCHOOL FOR BOYS. 135............Calliope Street...... ......iL (Between Camp and Magazine.) Annual session will begin MONDAY, Novem. her 4. Academic. Preparatory and Primary Classes will be in charge of able and expe. rlnned teachers. Only a limited umber of pupils will be received. For circulars and all necessary Inforwstion. apply to or02 ly A. B. CHTANDLER. Princlp. IBLACKMA\N'S 131...........Carondelet Street...........131 STUDENTS ARE HERiE QUALI Sfld for busllinss inl the shortest posSibli tim. IlBook-konpilng may ho thoroughllliy learned inI a few weeks. Pl'.nmanship. Conmmercial Cal uilations. Ent list, French. Spanish and (Gbrman practically taught. at reduced rates, from 8 a. m. to 9 p. m. 0('27 4m LOULE 8 OOMMEiIUIAL COLLEGE AND b Literary Institute.-Day and evening see sions the entire year; elective system; fl branches of study: dally lectures; gymnasium exercise; special care givent to native capacity dlisposition, manners, health and morals: non. sectarian: students free to college, literary and debating society; full faculty; large, well ven tilated study rooms, and all necessary appara tus: aspeial classes in particular studies. 3o boys, at from 31 to 5 Der month. fell I GA O. HOULE. President GREAT INDUCEMENTS - IN - DRY GOODS PEPIN & BROUSSAID 158............ CANAL STREET ..........155 White Building, corner of Baronno WILL OPEN ON MONDAY AT PRICER BUB- I'RItSINGLY LOW a new stock of DRESS GOODS) . MOURNING GOODS, TARTAN and SIIE'I'LANI WOOL SHAWLS PLAIN and FANCY FLANNELS. Five hundred nerw and elegant CLOAKS whlach having be,,,n rece Iverl too late,wijl be sold AT COST. A complete line of KID GLOVES, IIONIERY and CORSETS. - Also A Full LTnn of WHITE. RED and FANCY MAT TING: VELVET AND BlitUSHELS RUGS, CARPETS and CRIUMB CLOTHey from Auction. Our COTTONS and PRINTS Departments are complfete., and we sell ALL STAPLE GOODS - AT - NEW YORK PRICES. Dr. JONAS' MEDICAL AND HYDROPATHIC INSTITUTE, Corner Canal and Burgundy Streets, (ESTABIISIIED SINCE 15CR.) DEUITSCH E-HEIL-ANTALT. Exclusively devoted to the treatment of the URINARY. GENERATIVE, NERVOUS 8YSTEM, and Chronic Diseases Generally. Runsian, Turkish, i.lphur and Medicalet Vapor Baths, Electro-ialneologIcal Treatment, German Mineral Water Baths, Prepared from the active prlnciple of these wa tfrs for the tbinrllt of those who are unable to visit those nliiao'. Thev are imported from the springs of KISSINOEN. EMS. KREUZNAOH CAILLHBAD. WEISIADEN. BADEN-BADEN, and all other renowncd German watering The following maladies have been success fully treatel in this instituti: Chtroni l)Dislses of the Air Passages. Liver. Stomnach, Kildnlva. lilder. FemailComplaints. Neufralgian. Paralysis. Sexual Debility. Sperma tIrrhn a. Iand l dulseases of the nervous system, Nwllingiof thri Silcn. chronic Biliousness and (Conrti.ation, Skin Diseases in all their various types. Atusei,,f Mrcu ry. tRheumat sm. Sciatica. A lbuminous, 'limnat Ic and Mercurial Rheuma. tism. Herofiul,. etci. Th'i rf' rat lvi virtue of this treatment is proven by the ti irn,irous diseases relieved and cured in this Institute. IN 'I'I PRIVATE DEPARTMENT all li-asltes anLd infllrrrltii of the Urinary and OiGnrit iv'l OrgansL. have attentionll. These dan g''riis aroul nfllultinnft dliseseiHs rieo ivethemost carefull Ind thorough .onsidiration in all their viiriIIous forrms andl irilitlions. DR. JONAS may be coInsulted by letter and his remned ies forwarded to any part of thelUnlted Htates. Hlourrs of consultation from 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. und ays from 9 It. in. to :1 p. in. rno8i 1I ST. BERNARD COAL COMPAil, 29 Carondelet st., New Orleans. SCOAL AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Steamboats, Steamships, And LPalnliliei!E" Mupplied. Han alwaya on hnnd a full stook of Rt. Bernard anl O'Nil & CMo. ulobrat'I IPittsburg Coal ann4t W. H. CAMPBELL, Agent COAL.----- PITTSBUR ----- COAL. W. G. COYLEE & CO., 3. Carondelet, Corner Gravler. PITTSBUIRG AND VIRGINIA CANNEL COAL. - ALr,O ANTHRACITE, LUMP, E(GG AND (IIESTNUT SIZE, DELIVERED AT L(IWEST MARKET RATES. nr'is rn NEW INVENTIONS. SHlnt,'r', El',ven rombinations in PIr fI'' " , ni ,r',. Ov'r 275, r. now In I,,'tarry i-'. Every family r Flur anl 'haull hav,,or+n. Agents M-!.r. : ifter for Louilana and , l .,rgia wa.t,,. S-- ri- l s1 for samples Sii.''lal trms to agentR. L trcnne atreet. lTOVEM. The Ro,,,rt E. Le.e C(;king Stove, made of h'.!t r'har'a,,l Iran; light on f'l l; good even hiker. Guararn.', to gi~' ,rf,.ct satisfaction or mrney r-v. I. T, n.ah Lurn:h.er .L :nt ifter will bhgiven. TOIECII.-Nt, aingu'r fr, m tsarks; wind or rain -rannirt ,.x'inguinh; 'rinnot explode. All atearnt 'ate hiuld hIit l nveo ELECTRIC BELL.--No unsightly wires or 'rank- to get out of order. Always reliable. BIllI vila'-d anywhere. Of esveelal value to families and steamboats. Warranted for one year. Call and examine. JAaMES H. REYNOLDS, S .......... Darmse srees ........... o anl9 Between Unlen and Perdido.