TIIE DEMOCRATIC NORTHWEST, THURSDAY JUNE 23. 18S.
Attorney-at-Law,
Bc. oa ftrrj W. owe 11. E. Gary's Horn, Kap
vm.uw, amM;--siu
MARTIN KNUPP, Attorney at lit,
0w la DUu-iiba-r' Block, W ublnrtoo M,
Mpoleoa.u. jaa-;i
Attorney-at-Law
t And Xotury PulJie.
OAo In room with J. H. TyWc, Tyler Block
Special atteatlon paid la aoQTfjuidu. mril
It. W. CAIIILL,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
0
mCK on Wvhliixton atrort. In nt bnlMInf
wt ol Humphry via Conner. oci il mi
T7I M. RUMMELL. Attorney at Law,
P . aadKeel Eatal. Agent. ! llano Mi-yc
Building (second story) Napoleon. Ohio, All bua-
Iness.ntrusled to Bis car win dc proropny av
Undod to. daclS-iS.
CC. YOUNG, Notary Public and
( Convevancer.libertTCeiiier, Henry coun
ty. 0. All busineasoftheo(ncpron.ptlyal tended
to. Februarr7,l;-.r
E. A. PALMKU,
Attorney-at-Law
And Notary Public,
NAPOLEON, - - OHIO.
Also Attorney for 1'eiinlons, Bounty, Hack pay,
etc. Collection promptly atteudod to. Office
a stairs Vockc lllock fronting lVrry Struct.
J. II. TlLIB.
M. Donnelly.
Tuler & Donnelly
Attorney s-a t-L aw,
Jiapoleon, Henry County, Ohio,
Office in Tyler's Black, 2nd atory, Washington
street.
DAVID MEKKISON.
Attorney and Counselor -At- Law.
0
ffios, 2d atory la Frease Block, Washington St.,
opposite courwtuuse. uec.au, lwu.
J. M. HAA8. J. 1'. KAQAN.
IIAAG Ac ltA.GA.TV.
.Attorneys - at - Law,
Xupoleon, Ohio.
ROOMS No. 5 A 6, Vocke Block. Will practice in
North Western courts and United States courts.
Business wiUie.vJve prompt attention. April 8-Hu
B.M.Haoue. Wm. H.Huiibamd.
HAGUE & HUBBARD '
Attorneys and Counselors -At - Law,
Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio.
Will practice the law iu all Its brauches, la Henry
and neighboring counties. Heal estate law aud
Abstracts ol Titles a speviuity. Offlce iu Heller Block
on Washington street, opposite; Northwest Ofllcc.
justice of the Imm.
d H. REEDER, Justice of tlio Peace.
V a Office iu Shoe Store.lsl door south of Cary's
Grocery. Special attention paid to collections
wntcn win receive prouiptaiteutlon. npl21-7Uv
PHILIP C. SCHWAB, Justice of the
Peace. Ple.isant iwd.. Hnpv eni.mv nhl
JETER PUNCHES, Justice of the
reace, Marlon twp., Heary covnty, Ohio
Hamler,!'. O. BoiuO. - aprlllV-77-M
pHARLES EVERS, Justice of the
J reace, notary rublic and
General Collection and Insurance Agent,
NAPOLEON, - v- OHIO
Agency for the Hartford, of Connecticut,
Scottish. Commercial, Glasgow,
and othsr Insurance Companies. Collections
promptly attended to and deods of all kinds
antra on snort notice. bspeci&l , attention paid
l-Blle.ilatliWtfcpuntr.y. j . . --4-
Agency for the sale of Tickets -to
ana from Lnrope by the best and
Barest steamboat Lines..
Office In Vocke's Block.:
' Napoleon, Oct 30, 1877.
EDWARD PEYTON,'
Justtico of the Peace and Notary Public,
JVapoleon, Ohio.
SPECIAL attention paid to conveyancing aud col
lection mutters. OtUce In Breunan Block, llrst
stairway uorui ui Qliemeiu s morion a uaUK.
Maylith, 1R80,
hijnicinna.
HOMEOPATHY.
TITRS. H. H. SHEFFIELD, Physician
ATX and Burgeon, Napoleon, Ohio. Office over
8HEKFIELD & NORTON8' BANK. Entrance 2
aoorsirom iieaa oi sinus on 1'eriv street, alto 2
aoorsirom neau ot sinirson Washington street.
BLOOMFIELD, Physician and
.surgeon , napoleon, (J. mcli4-79
T? B. HARRISON, Physician and Sur
X-i. geon, Napoleon, Ohio.OfficeoverSaursdrug
store, wuice tiuurs o ivva. Ai.; iz ioip.h
andto7p M. Nov2872-ly
MKS. P. A. SAUR, Physician and
SURGEON, Napoleon, Ohio. Will at-
and oalls in town orcnuntry. Office at Sauk's
Drugstore. jan2-T8-tf)
MJ. MARVIN, Physician and Sur
a geon, Napoleon, Ohio, will attend to all
calls promptly. Office over Sheffield & Norton's
Bank. iuch'21-ly
T M. STOUT, Physician and Sur-
J a geon, Florida, Henry County, Ohio, will at
tend to all professional calls in all parts ol t he
(ounty. Saturdays set apart especially for the
examination of patientsat my office. augllMy
drs. Mchenry & dulitz,
physicians and surgeons,
NAPOLEON, OHIO.
Office in residence Clinton Street. niylD'Sltf
DR. J.S. 11 ALY,
Physician and Surgeon,
Napoleoa, Ohio.
w
ILL attend to calls in town and country. Offlo
at ms residence on uuutou street. Jly 1, 1HHO.
hemtst.
L. LEIST, Pharmaceutical Chemist)
a Napoleon, Ohio.
All "ork done on short notice. Laboratory in
Humphrey's Drugstore. myll
gonsoriul
GEORGE W. VALENTINE, Fash
ionable Barber and Hair Dresser, Koom
WestSidoPerry Stroet, Napoleon, Ohio.
janl(!7!5-tr
PHILLIP WEBB, Barber and Hair
Dresser, two doors south of Stockman's gro
cery on Perry street. Patronage solicited and
good work guaranteed. oot8,'78-tf
Carriage Factory !
LEONHARr a SHAFF,
Napoleon, Ohio.
MANUFACTURERS of Carriages.Buggios.and
Wagons of every description. Special at
lentieu paid to light werk, which will begaur
anteed to be first-class in every particular. Do
Dot go out of Henry County for work but give
Biatrial. Also do Horns Shoeing and all kinds
frepairlng. Brick Shop corneroi Washington
and Mon roes tree t s I y8'76-t 1
JOHN KUNZ,
Blacksmith & Horse Shoer,
Front Street, Napoleon, Ohio.
Horse shoeing and general repairing of ma
chinery a specialty. All work done in a work,
unlike manner, charges reasonable, and the
patronage of thepubllc solicited. All order) for
boiler-repairing left at his shop will be promptly
tUndedto. JOHN,
(J tnU-ly Theold reliableBlacksmi tb .
JflisctllamoBS.
BANK!
for) "
Mii I Hortos.
NAPOLEON, OHIO.
DrpoaM reeHvod. Cullrrtiotta attnidrd to. alonry
fumnlrd to all parts of toe world al Uw luwest ratfak
AJao npnottit taw
Bet Fire aad Life Insnrance Coinpaa
les ia the Country.
Banking House
SuecesBorrto First Natlonsl I'siil.l
NAPOLEON, O.
Drpotit tKootuitt received and cerUAcBtti of dv
pMitimtifd pybl on demand or. at a fixed dale
Marine lutreat.
(rColkoUonB promptly at tended to.
JOHN DIEMER,
AT his Meat Market, Perry street,
keeps on hand the choicest Beef.Pork, Veal,
Mutton, Hams and Shoulders, Salt Pork, Corned
Beef, Ac. Farmers having fatcattle, bogs, sheep,
Hidesandpeltsfor sale should give me s call, tt
DENTISTRY
S. COJSTDIT,
ISuccessorto W. H.Stilwcll.
DENTIST.
Office over Reeder's Boot and Shoe Store. All
operationspertainingto Dentistry carefully per
formed. Laughini! Gas, administered fbr the
painless cxtraclion ofteeth. Work warranted and
prices to suit the times.
WTEETJ1 EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN
Napoleon, Ohio, Oct.14, 1878. tf
Sash and Blind Facory !
AND
PLANING MIL.
Thicsen, Hiltlrctl & Co. Proprietors.
Take pleasure in announcing to the public and
all in need of anyihing in the way ot building
material that they are now prepared to furnish
them with lumber for building purposes, from
the ground to the roof. We keep constantly on
hand.
Doors, Sash, Blinds, Casing, Floorings
Sidings, Shingles, FinishedLnm
oer, Rough Lumber,
and every kind of lumber required for abulldlng.
Custom work done on short notice. Poplar, wal
nut, whitewood, ash and oak lumber bought and
sold.
TH1ESEN, HILDRED A CO.
januaryi, lsva-u.
AT LAST !
-)o(-
TheThig Most Reeded !
r"" " ' to-
CO NOT AWAY HUHCftVtv
JOHN BEILHARZ
HAS OPEHSD
Di n i ii g" IPa rlors
Up stairs in Ludeman's block over Norden & Co's
Store, on cast side ol rerry street, napoleon, where
WAR5I MEALS,
Oysters bythe dish or con, tea, coffee and all that the
inner man craves, can be had at all hours, day or
nignt.
Oyeters by the can 40cts,
Oyster stew 2octs,
Oysters raw 2octs.
Oyster Fry 35cts,
Warm Meal 2dcts.
Well furnished parlors for ladies.
War! War! War!
Bressler tSc Co.,
Manufacturer of
Lath, Pickets, Shingles &c.
Pickets made to order, plain or fancy. Prices
according to the limes. All work warranted.
.Shop in Damascus township, in the Beaver settle
ment, nonry county, u. aeci-'S-u,
P. F. ZINK,
HOUSE, SICN,,
Ornamental Fresco Painting
and Graining,
WALLS AND CEILINGS TINTED.
O HOP in Tyler Block, over Northwest office. Orders
IC7 can be left at Humphrey's Drug Store. JelO 80
Geo, Liahtheiser,
Contractor and Ruilder,
tvi At'Uijt:ujN,unio. auuiuusoi materiaiinmisnea
i.i ana estimates maae. Jania-tim
Fred Yackecs
Boot and Shoe Shop!
Perry St., north of Canal Bridge.
All klndsof Boots and Shoes manufactured to
orderin the neatest and most substantial manner
in short notice.
KarUepairingpromptlyattended to. ocistf
W, H Stockman.
Heal Estate Deler I '
BnyB and Sells
Ditch Contracts and Bonds
With G. W. Gardner & Son,
n-80-ly NAPOLEON, - OHIO.
s. nyc. honioz,
Merchaut Tailor,.
Napoleon, Ohio, Perry Veet south sideofCanal.
Parties wishing neat fitting suit of clothes will do
well to call on me. By selecting from my very
largeand very lino line ol piece goods you will have
no difficulty in flndingsuch goods es you may de
sire. BSS-SatlBfactlon given in every particular.
seplZ4-V'Jtl. o. Ai. uuKiJi.;
NEW LIVERY STABLE.
J. I J. FOSTER
Has eatablifihed a new livery in the quarters formerly
occupied by E. T. Haines, just north of the Miller
H ouse, where be will keep teamB for hire at low rates,
and do a general feeding and livery buBinees.
In connection with the obove a hack line will be
run to and from all trains. Parties wishing to be
conveyed to or from the depot can leave orders at the
barn or at the Merchant's Hotel.
Napoleon, Ohio. Oct. 27, 1 880-1 yr.
UNTIE W
Wagon and Blacksmith
Shop
South Side of River, Napoleon, Ohio.
Manufacturers of Carriages, Buggies, Spring and
Lumber Wagons. Also repairing and repainting
done at reasonablo rates. Horse Shoeing a specialty.
junn H, uirr, rroprietor
dec30-6m
. Jli& i.
Poetry.
The Uma KIU blee Clsft) Cfeorag.
Ya, wm an puna' ms 4e Ism,
An' fcahia' by dc ay(
J tot too mmt toiwlour Hatha
A a' lor dtrhl'M pray;
La' buiiday pttaciwr (ordo aaid:
tnarv viii toon b 'r,
Aa' all (Wold fitika hMj czm
I'poa dat aiiiuiii' bxm.
CisuBra But old folka as lolly folks.
Aa' rb.iW ail to fo
Lrt'a ala dr Addir lota o work
And raabi dc ok banjo.
DarTDrlDanXkeam laas
An er Wbiic am bald,
Aa' iHnah Hock au'ol Auitt CUo'
Am waitlu' to be called;
An' Trustee Fullback says to me:
wDf lumtnotu oon ntua'cotne
for yn aa' rn an' as ol folka.
To Iota our baifgahonie.
Csjonra But ol folks aia Jolly folk.
A a' while w wait to go
LH'a sio de Addle Iota o' work,
Aud rush de ole banjo.
Dftr's PlcklM Smith and Daddy Toots
A nearin' of dar end.
An' lH-acon)ipootierau his wife
Amrrutchlu' round de bend;
Ay ! us old folks am li tugiu on,
Au' kinder waitin' rwuud.
To let da chil'en (rrow a bit
For we go under ground.
Cdobl's But ole folks am jolly folks,
An' while we wait to go
Let's gin de fiddle lota o' work
And rush de ole banjo.
Select Story.
THE WATER LILY.
Tho little village of Chelston, in the
county of Hertford, might have been
termed with Goldsmith's 'Sweet' Au
burn' the 'loveliest of the plain,'
"Where smiling spring It's earliest visit paid,
And parting summer's lingering blooms delayed,''
And on this bright summer's morn
ing on which our story opens it ap
peared more lovelv than ever, with the
ricli foliage swaying beneath the clear
blue sky, the broad green meadows,
and the grazing cattle, while the gur-
(He of a brooklet mingled its music
with the caroling of birds.
Half-hidden amid a shady clump of
trees a young artist sat painting' at a
small, light easel, and the faint outlines
of distant hills and scattered hamlets
were already standing out from the
canvass in front of him.
He was apparently but little rover
thirty years of age, and his face looked
grave and stern for one so young, and
bore unaccountable traces of some long
hidden sorrow.
He had for some time been sitting
absorbed in his work, almost uncon
scious of anything around him save the
fair sketch of landscape he was so
faithfully delineating.
The brooklet ran by him not twen
ty yards from where he was seated
and the dappled cows lay chewing
their cuds upon its banks, or quench
ing their thirst in its crystal waters, re
minding one of Sidney Cooper's most
perfect pictures of cattle.
Ernest Darrell's attention was, how
ever, suddenly arrested by a new ob
jeet, and one which to his gaze, was
iairer than any be had, seen th&t min
ing. A little girl, scarcely seven gears'
or age, was standing near the orooK .
she had been gathering water-Knes,
and in her hand she held a basketlicon-
taining a number of the pure white
flowers. His eyes fell upon her face,
lifted wistfully to his own, and then
something like a smile broke over the
little one s mouth as she said, half shy
ly :
'Do come and reach me this beauty,
if you please.'
Ernest Darrell was hardly sure at
first whether it was really himself she
was addressing; but no sooner was he
aware of the fact than he' laid down
his palette and brushes and came for
ward to her assistance.
'A water-lily, is it?' he asked, glanc
i n g at her basket.
'Yes, such a beauty, but so far out
of my reach," she repeated, and then
stood eagerly watching Ernest, who
stretching himself full length upon the
bank succeeded with his long arm in
grasping the coveted flower.
The child's delight was unbounded,
the sight of which amply rewarded him
for Ins trouble; but the unusual beauty
of her face and the air of childlike
grace which accompanied her every
movement completely won Ernests
heart, and he was determined not to let
her run away just yet.
'You must give me a kiss as pay
ment for it,' he said, with a smile,
lightly passing his hand over her gold
en head from which her hat had fallen.
She started back, with a vivid blush.
'Oh, no, indeed ; I am a great deal
too old to kiss you,' she exclaimed.
'Why, I am seven, and quite a young
lady.'
'Are you, really? Then I am sure I
beg your pardon,' said Ernest, hardly
able to repress a laugh. 'But at any
rate you will tell me your name?' ho
added.
'Oh, yes; my name is Lilian, but I
am nearly always called Lily,' replied
the little girl, with an air of conse
quence. 'Lilian nothing else?' asked Ernest.
'No, only that,' she answered. -Surnames
are generally superfluous
with children.
'Then, I presume, the fact of your
being a lily yourself makes you fond of
the flowers that bear your name,'., he
rejoined, smiling.
She laughed a soft, silvery, happy
laugh, that fell like music upon the
young artist's ear. . '
'Oh, 1 don't know; l thmK l love au
flowers, but especially these,', she. said,
glancing down at her basket. 'They
are so large and pure and white,Uike
the white-robed angels in the stained
glass windows at church." Mamma
loves them too, because she says when
I am not with her they remind her of
me.'
'You are mamma's pet, then and pa
pa's too, I suspect, for the matter of
that, replied Ernest, his interrupted oc- (
capttion toully forgotten ib the new
pleasure be fell in conversing with the
child. ,
I haven't pap,' she said, dropping
her voice; 'he died, oh, long before 1
can remember, but I never ask about
him, because it always makes mamma
cry. Would you tell roe the time,
please?
Ernest glanced at bis watch. 'Near
ly one o'clock,' he told her.
Then I must bid you good-bye,' she
said, or I shall be late home.' And
setting down her basket she bethought
herself of the hat, which she proceeded
to adjust on the top of her golden curls.
'Do you ccmo here every day?' she
asked of Ernest.
I shall be hefe every day for a lit
tle while,' he answered her.
'Then I hope I will see you again,'
she said artlessly. 'And thank you so
verv much for getting nie the water
lily!' For a moment her little ungloved
hand rested on his own, her lips parted
in another smile and then she wa3
gone, hastening away with all possible
speed across the sunny fields, bearing
her sweet burden of flowers types of
her own pure soul.
Ernest Darrell ' stood gazing after
her Was it the touch of her light
fingers that had brought so strange a
thrill to his heart ? He sat down to
resume his painting, but even that had
lost its wonted charm he was rest
less, and his thoughts wandered back
to what might have been some years
ago, when he married a girl who loved
him only for his father's wealth, and
who (when the securities failed in
which old Mr. Darrell had invested
the whole of his money, and he was a
ruined man, his son's prospects also)
left him his six months' bride, leav
ing behind her a cooiy worded note,
intimating that she could share pover
ty with no one, and that he need not
seek her, as she never intended to re
turn. And he never had sought her; but
the love he had borne her was as warm
in his heart now as it had been on the
day they were married. And as he sat
at his easel there, in the field where
little Lilian had left him, he wept for
the memory of her who, in those days,
had not been worthy one throb of his
noble heart.
Several days elapsed before he saw
the little girl again, but during that
time she was hardly once absent from
his thoughts. He had lived such a
lonely life since his father died (broken
down by the trouble that had come up
on him in the loss of his wealth,) and,
nothing to care for in the world but
the art he was wedded to, tho child
had come across his path like a ray of
sunshine in the darkness. But one day,
as he was returning home, she came
dancing toward him, and seizing his
hand as if their acquaintance had been
of years instead of days, she immedi
ately began-an animated conversation,
such as only children can begin on, the
J spur of a monrent ' 4.' . , :
Ernest was certainly .amused, if not
interested; but as their way along- led
them past the brook where; they ', had
met before, Lily broke away- from him
and ran eagerly toward. 'it. She looked
back once or twice to laugh at Ernest,
and in doing so tripped over a stone
hidden in the grass and fell forward
into the water. ,
A cry burst from her lips, but im
mediately Ernest came to the rescue,
and ere she became totally submerged,
had succeeded in drawing her out up
on the bank.
Wet clothes and a severe fright was
all the harm tho child had sustained;
and as Ernest proceeded to wrap round
her a thick plaid shawl, which he gen
erally carried with him to protect his
feet from damp grass, she began to
laugh at her little adventure.
'I have gathered my water-lily now.'
said the young artist, smiling; 'and I
would not exchange it for all the oth
ers in creation.'
He took her, entirely enveloped in
the warm shawl, up in his strong arms
and continued his walk, now in the di
rection of Lilian's home.
'I am so sorry mamma will be out,'
she said, lifting her beautiful eyes to
his face. 'She would so liked to have
thanked you herself. Butdoyou know
which way to go?'
'I want you .to direct me, Lily,' he
said.
Tho distance was short, as he sup
posed; and as they reached the gate of
a pretty villa residence, which had oit
en attracted Ernest's attention before
by its quaint picturesqueness. Lilian
informed him that this was 'her home.'
I thank you so very much,' said the
child, as she stood once more upon the
ground and rang the bell. 'I wish
mamma could thank you herself I
don't know how to.'
'You need not thank me at all, dear
child,' Ernest Darrell assured her, with
the old shade of sorrow darkening his
face. 'I only hope the consequences of
what has happened may not be serK
ous.1 , He remained with her until a
middle-aged woman," ; whom Lilian
called 'nurse,' came . forward to claim
her young charge; and then,- after giv
ing a brief explanation of the whole
affair, he " ba'de Lilyt good-bye and
walked on. . '
About a week subsequent to this
event, Ernest Darrell happened to be
passing the house .where little Lilian
dwelt, when ho heard her voice calling
after him down the sunny road '
' 'Come .back Oh, please come back!1
she was saying, in breathless eager
ness; 'mamma aoes warn, 10 see you so
much, and thank you for saving me
when I fell in the brook.
And Ernest felt his hand grasped in
the child's, and almost before he was
aware of it, she had led him through
the gates and up the steps to tho porti
co. Then across the wide hall she
dragged him, laughing and c'aatting
gaily the while, into a luxuriously furn
ished room, where ber mother rat.
A beautiful woman, with dark hair
and Oriental eyes, rose from an otto
man at their entrance and came toward
them. At least she came half way,
and then tottered back, with a death
ly pallor overspreading her counten
ance; while he Ernest dropped Lili
an's hand and stood gazing at that
agonized face.
'Marian my wife!'
Ernest! Oh, is it 'possible that we
meet at last T
There was a dreadful silence, during
which, at a sign from her mother, Lili
an fled, and those two were alone af
ter seven long years.
The stern, grave face of Ernest Dar
rell was sterner and graver still even
Lilian might have shrunk from it then'
and Marian, tho woman who had
blighted his life, fell at his feet.
'Oh! Ernest, my husband my much
wronged husband forgive me!' she
cried. '1 have suflered deeply, ever
since that day I left you.'
'Suffered!' repeated Ernest, in cold,
rigid tones. 'Have you ever thought
of what I have suffered?'
'Yea, yes; ten thousand times,' re
plied Lilian's mother, in a voice well
nigh choked with emotion. 'But mme
has been the undying worm of an ac
cusing conscience. Oh, Ernest, I have
been justly punished for my wicked
ness. I never Knew how dearly I
loved you until I had lost you, until I
had sacrificed that which I would have
given the best years of my life to bring
back. Remember what I had always
been a spoiled, petted child, with nev
er a wish ungratified, and it seemed so
hard to face poverty, even with you. I
was very young, only seventeen, re
member, Ernest and all through the
dim vista of years that lay before me I
saw nothing but want, penury and de
privation. I fled in a moment of mad
ness, delirium anything you like to
call it leaving behind me that cold
note, in which 1 bade you never seek
me. I did not go home, for my par
ents would have immediately com
municated with you. I went to an un
cle, who loved me only too well sin
ful wretch that I was and I told him
a lie, that you had deceived me, and
that I married a beggar whom I be
lieved to have been rich. He was a
bachelor, and lived a secluded life, a
way from all relatives and friends ' I
think I was the only creature he loved
on earth, and we two lived alone. At
his house my little child was born, and
it was then that I began to think and
long for you. I wrote and told my
parents, as soon as I was able, of what
I had done, and bade them to seek
you, and bring you back home. They
wrote, I know, but never received any
answer; and so iwiaoiurnt vou had
treated I'daAS,.! dsVEft-ed ind" had re
solved to forget m forever. When
Lilian was three years old my uncle
died,leavihg me his heiress, and I took
this house, in which I have lived ever
since, alone, quite alone, with my child.
Oh, Ernest, how I have longed for you
and prayed to heaven to send you back
to me? I have seen your name in the
newspapers sometimes, and I know
that as an artist you have risen to
fame. And now Ernest, for our child's
sake, forgive me, take me back, and
try to think of me as leniently as pos
sible. I know jhat you can never love
me again. -1 don't expect you to ;
but--'
'Indeed, Marian, you are wrong; I
have never ceased to love you,' inter
rupted Ernest's cold, stern voice, 'I
have been as truly your husband in
heart, all through these bitter years, as
if we had never parted. I have wept
for you and prayed for you too, over
and over again. But '
'But you cannot take me back. No,
no!' exclaimed Marian weeping. '1
was wrong to ask it ; only I thought
for Lily's sake '
'And, for Lily's sake, I will," said
Ernest. 'I love my child too well to
part with her now. Rise, Marian, my
wife my well-beloved the past shall
be fo'rgotten; blotted out as though it
had never been, and we will begin our
marriage life again.'
'I am not worthy. Oh, Ernest, I
have never deserved such lovo as this!'
said Marian, as she was clasped in her
husband's embrace.
'You shall make yourself deserving;
it is all in your hands now, remember,'
ho said, with grave tenderness, and
looking into the depths of her beauti
ul eyes.
How long they remained thus, in
happy silence, they might never have
known had not a little hand, the touch
of whose fingers Ernest Darrell had
felt before, been placed within his own.
He looked down and met the up
turned gaze of his child. In a moment
she also was gathered : to his arms,
while blessings fell upon her fair young
head.'
And as she had fallen like a sun
beam across his path in the beginning,
so did she continue to the end ; and
through the happy years long after
ward he could only look back, with
joy and thankfulness unspeakable, to
the day on which he had met her by
the side of the brook, carrying her
basket of water-lilies.
The Methodist ministers of the state
generally censure the work of the
Cleveland convention. They say the
alleged temperance plank is a humbug.
Dunkards have been holding their
annual convention at Ashland. It was
decided after a profound discussion
that the sisters might wear their plain
cloaks and plain hats but on no account
to wear feathers in their hats.
THE 8PIDEX.
Remarkable Thlsn Afcstt a Us f.
a Issect. ,
The worst thing a rout this poor in
sect is, that it is so thoroughly ugly.
In it Nature has sacrificed, everything
in the formation of the industrial ma
chine necessary for satisfying its wants.
Of a circular form, furnished with
eight legs and eight vigilant eyes, it
astonishes (and disgusts) us by the pre
eminence of an enormous abdomen.
Ignoble trait, in which the inattentive
and superficial observer will see noth
ing but a type of gluttony. Alas! it is
quite the contrary. This abdomen is
its work-shop, its magazine, tho pocket
in which the rope-maker keeps his
stock; but as he fills this pocket with
nothing but his own substance, he can
only increase it at his own expense by
means of rigid sobriety. . TrueType of
the artisan. 'If I fast Xo-dayf he says
'I shall, perhaps, get somofhiig to eat
to-morrow; but if my manufacture be
stopped, everything is lost, and my
stomach will have to fast forever.'
In character the spider is watchful
and cunning; in disposition timid, un
easy and nervous, being endowed with
a more sensitive nature than is pos-'
sessed by any other insect. These
characteristics are tho natural results
of its miserable condition, which is a
state of constant, passive, weary wait
ing. To be forever watching the cease
less, joys-us, careless dances of the fly,
which piiys no attention to the greedy
desires of his enemy, or the gentle
whispers of 'Come here, little one,
come this way is to be in a state of
instant torment, to bo continually un-'
dergoing a succession of hopes and
mortification. The fatal question, 'shall
I get any dinner?" is continually pre
senting itself to the dweller in the
web, followed by tho still more sinister
reflection, 'if I have no dinner to-day,
then no more thread, and still less hope
of dinner to morrow.'
The male spider often makes a meal,
of his progeny; while the female loves
them so tenderly that if site cannot'
save them in circumstancos of peril,
she prefers to perish with them. The
love which she bears to her littlo ones
she does not extend toward her ' mate.
Sometimes, after having in vain at
tempted to prevent him from devour
ing their oiispring, the idea appears
suddenly to present itself to her mind
that the cannibal is himself good for
food, on which she constantly" falls and
eats him up.
Artcmus Ward. -
Mr. Toole, who was one of Artemus'
Ward;s most intimate friends in Lon
don, says that he told hini-the follow
ing story He went to lecture at a re
mote place, where his face was not
known. Ho was a little late; the audi- -ence
became impatient, and. began to
stamp with their feet and . to whistle.
kBy-and.bv Ward icame out, -and began
pro move aooui T.ne piaiiorm ousting
tne cnairs ana aesK. ine people wok
him for a 'supe,' and became still more
impatient. Presently he turned around,
dropped the dust-cloth, and - said:
'Now, having dusted the chairs, I will
begin my lecture.' Many of the jokes
he made were not so good as this, but,
no doubt, served to amuse himself and
others. An acquaintance told me that
he was once riding in a Broadway om
nibus when Browne got in, and, on
being asked for his fare, inquired of
the driver if he could change 5. The
driver said he could not, stopped the
coach, and requested Ward to get out.
Upon this Ward became very indig
nant. Why should he get out? Be
cause he had not the proper fare. 'But
I have,' he said; 'I never said I. hadn't
1 0 cents. I only asked if you could
change $5. Scribner's Monthly.
Bernliardt's Son.
When the Amcriqicc, with . .Mile.
Bernhardt aboard, was near the port of
Havre, a fortnight ago, a large tug-'
boat was seen coming out, with a score
or more persons on deck. Among
them was Benihardt's son Mauri oe',
who is described as an agreeable
young fellow, of aoout 16 years of age,
of pleasant appearance, and dressed in
exceedingly good taste. His mother
was expecting to see him, and eagerly
surveyed the approaching tug to catch
a glimpse of him among the throng.
When her eyes fell upon him her ac
tions are said to have been indescriba
ble. 'She trembled,' writes an eyo
witness, 'turned paler than ever, cried,
waived her arms, ran from one part of
the vessel to another, shouted out his
name time and again, and would, in all
probability, have sprang into the sea,
had not the faithful Claude been by to,
prevent her. Finally the two boats
were lashed together, and the son was
soon enfolded in his mother's arms. It
was a touching sight. No acting now.''.
A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat should
be stopped. Neglect frequently results
in an Incurable Lung Disease or Con-.
sumption. BROWN'S BRONCHIAL
TROCHES are certain to give relief in
Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, catarrah, .
Consumptive and Throat Diseases. For
thirty years the Troaches have been reo-.
ommended by physicians, and always
give perfect satisfaction. They are not
new or untried but having been tested by
wide and constant use for nearly, an en
tire generation, they have attained well
merited rank among the few staple reme
dies of the age. Public speakers and
Singers use them to clear and strengthen
the Voice. Sold at twenty-five cents
box everywhere. oct 7-1 yr . ,
Deaf as a Post. ' .
Mrs, W. J. Lang Bethany, Ont., states
that for fifteen months she was troubled.,
with a disease in the ear, causing entire ,
deafness,. In ten minutes after using j.
Thomas' Eclectric Oil she found, relief, ',
and in a short time she was entirely cured.
and her hearing restored. For sale by
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