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I “Confound the plaguy light!” he said. “Let
It go; I’m better without it !”
" After an outrage of thia description,” said
fifties Gaston, “I do not think it right to allow
the contest to proceed ; and, as Lieutenant
Franklin’s second, I protest strongly against
its continuance."
“I demand its continuance as a right I” re
sponded the Major. “I am not answerable for
the accidental blunders of my second ”
“Of which you were fully prepared to take
advantage 1” interrupted Miles Gaston, with a
sneer*
“ Say no more,” cried Hubert; “we will fight
on to the bitter end, for bitter it will be to one
Of us I"
His blood was warm, and he did not like to
abandon the contest, oven when he ha 4 CQ°d
grounds for doing so.
The swords crossed again. Each fenced with
the utmost caution: the perspiration stood in
big beads upon Major Martin’s forehead; he
was becoming not only fatigued, but exceed
ingly anxious. , , ,
?’ Suddenly he stumbled. Hubert drew back,
not wishing to take an unfair advantage of him.
Fortunately, he remained on his guard, or seri
ous consequences would fcave resulted, for the
major sprang up with a bound, grasped his
sWord at halflength, and endeavored to plunge
jtapoint into his adversary’s stomach.
The attempt was abortive, for Hubert Frank
lin stopped back, and then, lowering his sword,
darted idrward with all the vohemont foroO nPa
. retributive justice, and spitted the Major on his
, sword as he would have done a lark or a spar
row. rrrT'rrrrr
• “Oh, great Heaven 1” cried the Major, “he
has killed me I Help I help I I die 1”
Hubert fell on his knees by the side of the
dying man, and examined his wound, from
which the blood was welling in a stream.
It was mortal.
“ Bend down,” whispered the Major; “there
is something I would tell you. I will ease my
conscience as much as I may. You have an
enemy.”
“ Who ? What is his name ?” asked Hubert,
anxiously.
A film came over the bravo’s eyes ; his face
whitened.
“He is dying!” cried Miles Gaston.
“ No, he yet breathes 1”
They waited for half a minute, and no sound
proceeded from his lips.
It was an anxious moment.
CHAPTER XXVI.
SHOWING HOW HUBEBT FBANKLIN WAS BUT UPON
HIS GUABD, AND WHAT HAPPENED AT LADY MA
SHAM’S BALL.
There was some water hard by in the lake,
and one of the lacqueys who was standing by,
at Miles Gaston’s suggestion, brought some
water, with which to revive the wounded bravo,
whom Hubert Franklin was fearful might die
before he had made his promised revelation.
When the water arrived—and it was brought
in the crown of a rather stout hat—Hubert
snatched it eagerly from the man’s hand and
threw a little in Major Martin’s face.
It had the effect of reviving him. He opened
his eyes, and with a startled look let his gaze
fall upon Hubert. Ho gasped for breath, and
lit was evident he was dying fast.
I “Come nearer,” he said, “nearer, nearer 1”
Hubert bent down until his ear was glued to
! the man’s lips.
“You have an enemy,” said the major, in a
jerking way, that was almost incoherent at
times. “ Beware oi him; his name is Sir Spen
cer Curfew 1” ’
“ Curfew 1” cried Hubert. “ How do you know
this ? Are you sure that your mind is not wan
dfeng?”
i-“ No. I tell you the truth. He bribed me to 1
slay you. The biter is bit. Providence inter- 1
posed. I am dying. Beware of Sir Spencer !
Curfew. My breath goes. Say a prayer for the
repose qf my so—so *
Ere he could utter the complete word and
finish hjs sentence, a violent rush of blood to ’
bis mouth took place, and he was choked by the
Isnifidsn effusion. His face blackened—his eye
balls apjioaibd. starting from their sockets—the .
f veins stood out on his forehead like cords, and
in two minutes’ time he was a corpse 1
Hubert’s hands had clasped themselves to- !
gether involuntarily. Man of fashion and the 1
world as he was, he did not consider it deroga
tory to his dignity to utter a prayer for the soul
of the man whom he had, in self-defence, hur- !
ried into eternity; and while he prayed tor the >
dead bravo, he interjected a prayer for himself, ,
for he did not consider his own hands alto
gether pure and frcQ froiq the stain of blood.
What he had Jone was unavoidable. He had
acted in obedience to a barbarous code of honor 1
Sal6nt at that time; and though ho was glad
his own life was spared, he could have
ed his adversary to bo alive.
Miles Gaston roused him from his religious
reverie. It was not a time for moralizing. His
friend touched him sharply on the shoulder,
Baying, “ Come, Franklin, rouse yourself. You
have been guilty of what the law calls an of
fciico, and it is not safe for you to stay here.
The air of the Continent will improve your
health for a week or two, until this affair is
blown over. The dead man’s friend will no
doubt see him buried. Why, bless me, where
the deuce has the fellow got to, eh ?”
He looked round, but could nowhere discover
the slightest trace of the bravo’s second. The
man had no doubt considered it expedient to
make himself as scarce as was possible under
the circumstances, and he had done so.
“The rascal has gone,” continued Miles Gas
ion. “He has acted wisely, for I believe I
should have cudgeled him had he stayed.
Never mind; do you go. I will see that "the
man has decent sepulture. Let me hear from
you by post as soon as you can make it conve
nient. I have enough influence at the Horse
Guards to get you a leave of absence ; and I
Will report at the clubs that an uncle in the
south of France, from whom you have expecta
tions, is in a precarious condition. Will that
programme please von ?”
“ Admirably well,” replied Hubert. “ Many
thanks for your kindness, and yet,” he added,
pressing his hands to his face, “I can scarcely
realize my position. I have killed a fellow
creature. It is true that he was a bravo and
ruffian of the first water, and taat it is a spot
upon my .escutcheon to have fought with him at
all; though lam not so much to blame, seeing
that I did not know who or what he was.”
“ The wretch deceived you,” said Miles Gas
too, sympathisingly; “ and I must say met with
a’Very fitting punishment.”
“Yes, yes ;but you do not know what it is to
feel that you have sent a man to the other
world before his time I And I have other causes
of annoyance and uneasiness. You heard the
men say that he was bribed to kill me, and
by whom—Sir Spencer Curfew, who has cause
to dislike iqe, because I am the accepted suitor
of the woman he has chosen to love. I can be
lieve a man on his death-bod; and this yard or
two of ground was all that outraged heaven al
lowed the would-bc assassin for his death-bed.
I am in great peril, believe me, Gaston—in
great peril I ”•
“All the more reason why you should hasten
away to'Dover, my friend—to Dover, where you
can take ship, and find safety on the Continent.
What more delightful than a short stay in
Baris ? I envy you. The wine is good, the so
ciety excellent, and the women charming!
What more can you wish for ? I declare I will :
join you in a week or two, when I have attend
ed to your affairs, and put things straight for
you in this country. Hark I I hoar footsteps I
We are observed 1 The officers may be upon
us 1 Away at once to Paris—you will there bo
lionized. The Parisians love a duelist. Leave
me to cover your retreat.”
Hubert took one last look at the body of the
bravo, which was lying stiffly upon the ensan
guined herbage, and hurried away, after grasp
ing his friend's hand heartily and thankfully.
He knew not whither to go at first. It was
clear that to stay in London would not be alto
gether safe, and that he would have to rusti
cate somewhere. Yet he did not like the idea
Of expatriating himself. He wished, if possi
ble, to breathe the same atmosphere as Margar
et Heartsease, than whom he had never seen any
more one worthy of his love. Why go to Paris ?
Why incur an exile of probably long duration ?
Why leave the coast clear for Sir Spencer Cur
few, who had, he knew, a powerful ally in the
person of Lord Warminster?
5 The very thought was madness.
• " Although prudence dictated a far different
course, Hubert resolved that he would go into
the country, disguise himself, to a certain ex
tent, and take an obscure lodging at Market
Goswell, where he could, without being known,
learn all that was interesting about Margaret,
and, if necessary, defeat any plot that was set
on foot against her happiness by either Sir
Spencer Curfew or her guardian.
Only those have once loved with all the truth
and ardent affection of a first love, can guess at
. one-half the adoration and idolatry which Hu
bert Franklin lavished upon Margaret.
He made a goddess of her. He did more than
that—he worshipped her. He could find no
spot or blemish in her. To him her character
was perfect—she realized his ideal. He could
have sat at her feet all day, extemporizing
verses in her praise. One lock of her lovely
hair was more to him than a mine of gold; one
kind look or loving smile more than the wealth,
“ barbaric pearl, and gold of Afric or Ind.”
-v Acting upon his determination, he traveled
leisurely into the country, and took an insignifi
cant lodging at Market Goswell, having arrived
there upon the very day on which Margaret
ifeartsease and Zorah ran away and left Castle
Warminster, as Margaret fondly hoped, for
o, OT His precipitate flight prevented his being
in u present at Lady Masham’s ball, to which he
' ' was invited. He would have been delighted to
Y' . ■ assist at so fashionable a reunion, had it been
possible to do so ; for Lady Masham’s parties
j, 1 . , were undeniably and admittedly the most bril
' . liant of the season.
■ The company was most select; and yet it
2 \ comprised celebrities of every kind, and in
7 \ .every station in life—that is to say, every grade
' of respectable society. Sir Spencer Curfew was
',"„ H there. ..He had expressed his intention of
being present to Mr. Loysell Gardagger, who,
£ . at his wish, accompanied him.
T The various fancy dresses were of a rich and
gorgeous description, and, for the most part,
I,' manufactured expressly for the occasion. There
' ' was the utmost diversity of costume, and, for a
,_i; ...wonder,-very Tew duplicates to be seen, There
. .. - »ere two njins apd three monks, two cavaliers
of life time of Charles the Second, and a Louis
Qualoize, a turbaned Turk and a pig-tajled
Chinaman.
; All the nations of the earth were represented
with great truth, exactitude and ability. Sir
I Spencer Curfew went as clown or fool of the
■ fifteenth century, carrying a sceptre in his
; hand, as a mock assertion of monarchical au
, thority, and wearing the cap and bells indica
tive of his profession. •
Mr. Loysell Gardagger was attjred as a devil,
- and was perfectly accoutred, even to a long
tail, with a fork at the end of it; horns on his
forehead, and cloven hoofe—thus fully embody
ing the shape with which popular superstition
and tradition have invested him.
He wore a mask, as did Sir Spencer Curfew.
The mask did not cover the lower part of his
face; it was merely, strictly speaking; a domino.
They separated when in the room. Loysell
Gardagger walked about by himself, and" Sir
Spencer met some friends, .whom ho knew in
spite of their disguises, and entered into
friendly conversation.
Now and then he looked round him carefully,
as if in search of some one. He was evidently
anxious, for some reason or other, though he
might have been looking for his absent friend.
Two men particularly arrested his attention.
One was a Knight of Malta, the other a janis
sary of the Turkish empire. Those dresses
served to conceal the faces and metamorphose
the forms of Dod and Stephen Harkham.
They were together; and though they walked
carelessly up and down, it was to be observed,
by a close inspection, that they kept their eyes
Toyinsr about far and wide.
An excellent band began to play some in
spiriting music, and the company at one end ot
the room resolved themselves into different
groups, and walked solemnly through the va
rious figures of a quadrille.
An hour glided away. Wine was procurable
in any quantity at a buffett, the festivity was at
its height, when a loud cry arose, and the
greatest consternation was visible amid the
crowd.
Something had occurred to disturb the se
renity of the gay and fashionable throng.
What that something was will be presently
revealed.
During the commotion, Loysell Gardagger
glided through the well-dressed mob that was
temporarily panic-stricken, and finding Sir
Spencer Curfew, took up a position by his side.
Neither of the men spoke.
The doors of the room were violently shut,
and dark-coated forms might be seen near
them. The approaches were evidently in the
possession of the police.
“ What is the cause of all this commotion?”
inquired Sir Spencer, of a bournoused Arab, go
ing by.
A robbery has been committed, sir,” was
the reply.
“A robbery? Heaven bless me, I am sur
prised I A robbery! and in so select an assem
bly! Wonders will never cease! Pray may I
ask who has been robbed ?”
“ The victim, sir, is, I am informed, the He
reditary Grand Duke of Ehrenbreitstein-Stre
litz.”
“And the extent of his loss—may you have
heard that ?”
“ A diamond ring ; a massive watch, studded
profusely with the most valuable diamonds ;
also a collar, the insignium of some foreign
Order, made entirely of precious stones. A
hundred thousand pounds will not cover his
loss, they say.”
“ I hope the fellow, whoever he is, will not
escape, said Sir Spencer. “ Such outrages on
private property on such occasions, and in such
places, are intolerable.”
“They are, sir,” returned the Arab; “and
they must be put down by the high hand of the
law. The police have closed the doors, and I
think the thief has but a poor chance of escape.
The best way, I think, would be for the officers
to search us all, individually.”
“ Search us I” indignantly repeated Sir Spen
cer Curfew, while his lace flushed scarlet, pos
sibly at the proposed insult. “No one in this
room, with a spark of independence about him,
would submit to such an indignity.”
The Arab bowed, and passed on.
“ Very unpleasant!” laconically remarked Sir
Spencer to his friend.
“ Counfoundedly so,” replied Mr. Loysell Gar
dagger : “ I quite agree with you.”
The Grand Duke of Ehrenbreitstein-Strelitz
bewailed his loss in a most pitiable manner.
His kingdom was not a rich one. His principal
property consisted of his jewels; and to lose
hem was to lose all.
In the most unexpected manner, a Knight of
Malta approached Loysell Gardagger, and stop
ping close to him, exclaimed aloud, “ Here he
is! I’ve got himl”
“ Got who ?” asked those who were standing
by.
“ The thief I” replied the Knight of Malta.
As he laid his hand upon Loysell Gardagger’s
arm, the latter indignantly threw off the grasp.
Every one crowded around these two.
Sir Spencer Curfew retained his mask, and
did not declare himself.
Loysell Gardagger was externally calm, what
ever his internal emotions might have been.
“ Who are you, sir, and what right have you
to publicly accuse a gentleman of a grave
crime ? Better beware. Most likely you are the
culprit yourself, and think by an unfounded ac
cusation to turn pulffic opinion in your favor
and against me.”
This hypothesis, which was given wi h great
fluency and vigor, seemed to impress many of
the bystanders. The crowd, in fact, seemed to
be divided in opinion, not knowing exactly what
to believe and what to discredit.
The Hereditary Grand Duke fell on his knees,
and began to weep like a child when he heard
that the thief was taken, because there was a
chance of recovering those dear diamonds that
were more to his sordid old heart than kith, or
kin, or country.
The Knight of Malta threw off his mask, and
jumping on a chair, unbuttoned his long cloak,
disclosing the well-known red waistcoast, which
had made the Bow street runners famous
throughout the kingdom.
“A Robin Redbreast—a Robin Redbreast!”
shouted the people, who had, by this revelation,
made a startling discovery.
“I am a Bow street officer, sent here to de
tect criminals. Saw this man”—pointing to
Loysell Gardagger—“ in conversation with the
old gentleman who’s lost his jewels,”—indicat
ing the Hereditary Grand Duke with a wave of
his dexter hand. “ Thought something was up,
and watched. Two minutes afterward, old gen
tleman found himself minus. That’s the size
of it, ladies and gentlemen. My name’s Dod.
Know what I’m about. Don’t make any mis
take.”
Dod was highly excited, and appeared to have
no moral doubt that he had really succeeded in
making an important capture. Whether he had
done so or not was as yet problematical.
“ Don’t want to exceed my duty,” he contin
ued. “ Siever want to insult any one, But facts
is facts, and stubborn things.”
The people neither applauded or showed
signs of disapprobation. Tney had not yet made
up their minds.
“ You accuse me openly of being a thief?” said
Loysell Gardagger.
“ I say I have my suspicions,” replied Dod.
“Then you lie in your teeth I” shouted Gar
dagger, furiously.
“That’s all very well, sir. But will you get
®n tliis chair, and let me search you ?”
“Yes, yes! Search him—search him I” said
everybody.
“Certainly I will,” said Loysell Gardagger.
“ But afterward, I shall take the liberty of kick
ing you; for a charge of this sort ought not to
be lightly made against any one, much less
against a man of my standing in society, and
my position.”
“You may kick me to Land’s End, or to John
O’Groats,” replied Dod. “I ain’t generally far
out.”
Loysell Gardagger got on the chair, vacated
, by Dod for the purpose, and permitted himself
to be searched m a professional manner by the
Robin Readbreast, who, after ten minutes’ exer
tion, was obliged to abandon the task, and, with
a crest-fallen air, admit that ho was baffled.
He could find nothing whatever to incrimi
nate him on the person of Loysell Gardagger.
The blank vacuity which had taken possession
of Dod’s face vanished like clouds before sun
shine, as a new idea struck him. Gardagger
was with a friend. Who was the friend ? Pos
sibly an accomplice.
“That gentleman was with you,” ho said, in
a loud voice. “ You were hanging on his arm.
Let him disclose himself. Who is he ? I shall
not be satisfied until I have searched him,
also.”
Sir Spencer looked steadily at Dod, and re
moved his mask.
The officer fell back. He was beginning to
be conscious of having committed a mistake ;
or, possibly, the evidence of his senses had de
ceived him.
“You know me, Dod ?” exclaimed Sir Spencer.
“Yes, sir.”
“I <lid not avow myself before, because this
gentleman was my friend, and I did not wish
my position to screen him. You have satisfied
yourself, I hope, that you were mistaken, and
that you have been guilty of an indiscretion,
which, however, is justifiable, perhaps, under
the circumstances. I admire your zeal; but,
upon my word, I deprecate your rashness.”
“lam very sorry, sir, that such a mistake
should have happened,” said Dod, very much
mortified and chap-fallen; “ but I couldn’t help
it. I could have sworn-—But no matter now.
My eyes must have deceived me. I beg the
gentleman’s pardon, sir.”
“And I accept the apology,” cried Loysell
Gardagger. “Only mark tliis, my good man.
Yorn - hastiness will some day get you into trou
ble. Be more cautious in future. To show you
that I bear you no ill-will, here is a sovereign;
take it.”
[“lf I do,”muttered Dod, “may it blister my
fingers. I don’t like the man and I won’t have
his money.”]
“No, thank you, sir,”he replied; “I’m well
paid already, and don’t want anything for hav
ing been fool enough to make a blunder, though
how I came to do it I don’t know. I’d have
sworn—but it’s no use.”
He made a bow to Sir Spencer, and took his
departure. To suspect Loysell Gardagger,
after he had discovered that he was a friend of
Sir Spencer Curfew, would have been folly; and'
' yet Dod could not divest his mind of the belief
that his eyes had not deceived him.
Facts, probabilities, and circumstances were
. against him; so he remained tossed on a sea of
doubt and conjecture.
i The doors were soon afterward thrown open,
, and the company allowed to depart. In the
> street, the baronet and his friend parted, the
i former saying, “Oh I here is your overcoat. I
i have been holding it some time for you, and
I amnot sorry to get rid of the pQftkfits gjp
so (WBfoua<lodlyaeMia£ '
-NEW YORK DISPATCH.
Loysell Gardagger took his coat with a smile
of thanks, and snaking his friend by the hand,
walked quickly away, and was soon lost in the
darkness.
CHARTER XXVII
A THREATENED MABBIAGIk
Margaret and Zorah made themselves com
fortable in their humble lodging. The adven
ture had all the charm of novelty. It was not
to be expected that after that wore off they
would be so contented with their position. Ev
rything was new—the plase, the scenery, the
faces.
They allowed themselves one day’s rest after
their journey before they went out to seek for
work. Zorah was not nearly so anxious to get
employment as her mistress, for she hated
work of any sort, and expected an answer in a
short time to ths letter she had sent to Castle
Warminster.
On the evening of the second day, Margaret
was sitting in an arm-chair reading a book—
Zorah was making tea. The odor of some mig
nonette, in pots, was blown in from the window.
All spoke of placid contentment and mediocre
prosperity.
.“I rather like this, Zorah," exclaimed Mar
garet Heartsease, Irfhg down her book. “It
is much better to here, poor, unknown, and
contented, with just sufficient to live upon re
spectably, than to stay in a palace, have no Will
of your own, and bo forced into a marriage the
Ivlvm it 11 IvyL» PewHw a mil ”
“Oh, yes—a thousand times,yes!” respond
ed Zoran, in a voice that was low, sweet, and
thrilling.
She seemed to enter most fully into all the
sensations of her mistress—to sympathize with
her and share her troubles on all occasions.
“ I am reading a book Hubert gave me,” con
tinued Miss Heartsease. “You have seen Hu
bert, Zorah—do you not think he is the perfec
tion of manly beauty ? Is there any one in the
world who has such bold and defiant eyes, and
such a noble carriage ? Honesty and truth are
stamped upon his forehead. Can you wonder
that I adore him ? Is he not worthy of my idol
atry ?”
“Yes, indeed ho is!” answered Zorah. “I
have seen Mr. Franklin, and I should blame no
girl for losing her heart to him. Who could
help loving so perfect a creature ?”
“ I wish I were near him,” sighed Margaret;
“it would bo so great a comfort to «ne. My
only consolation now is thinking of him. My
mind is always full of him; and his image is
eternally stamped upon the pupil of my eye;
waiting and sleeping, I see him.”
“ I wish I loved like you, miss,” said Zorah.
“Have you no sweetheart, my child?—no
hope for the future ?”
“Alas, no!” Zorah replied, being guilty of
telling a wicked and deliberate story. She
wished to excite her mistress’s commiseration
and pity. It was not part of her plan to confess
that she was already burdened with a lover,
whom she was so passionately fond of as to in
land to make her husband, her master, and her
companion for life. It may be observed that
the word “master” is usedin its theoretieal
rather than its practical sense.
“ Some day you will have. Many men will
admire you, Zorah, with your raven tresses and
your black eyes.”
Zorah shook her head, as if she disbelieved in
this prophecy, and was about to reply, when a
heavy footfall was heard on the stairs. A knock
open the door, marveling much who her visitor
might be.
Margaret turned her head out of curiosity,
thinking that the landlady’s husband had come
up with some little article or other.
What was her surprise, her astonishment,
her dismay, to behold Lord Warminster!
Bright Bob remained below. Ho did not
think it prudent, necessary, or advisable to go
up-stairs. And he was right, for Zorah would
have infallibly recognized him as their betrayer,
and have done her best to shastlse him on the
spot in the most approved Algerian fashion,
which is presumably more forcible than elegant
or agreeable.
“boh!” exclaimed Lord Warminster. “I
have succeeded in finding you at last, have I?
This is a fine escapade of yours, miss! Certain
ly, you have done your best to provide the
neighborhood with a very pleasant scandal,
which it will take all my skill and address to
contradict and explain. If you are not ashamed
of the adventure, I am sure I am, and you ought
to be.”
Margaret was so completely overcome at first
that she was utterly incapable of replying.
Zorah shrank into the background, leaving her
mistress to fight her own battle. She was fear
ful of offending Lord Warminster too much.
She had done much already to incur his dis
pleasure, and she was desirous of obtaining his
pardon, if possible.
“I was under tne impression, my lord, that I
had a right to follow my own inclinations,” she
replied, proudly. “I did not know there was a
chance of my being followed by you or any one
else.”
“Then you find yourself disagreeably mis
taken, miss,” retorted Lord Warminster. “I
have come to save you from yourself—to save
you from the ruin I see staring you in the face :
and, above all, to save you from the insidious
snares of that beggarly Hubert Franklin, under
whose disastrous advice I make no doubt you
are acting.”
This attack upon Hubert, whose image had
just before been filling her mind with delicious
emotions, roused Margaret more than any di
rect personal attack upon herself would have
done. She put up with abuse and obloquy from
her guardian, but .she felt bound in honor to
protect and defend the memory and reputation
of the absent loved one.
“ You are very much in error,” she exclaimed,
“when you attribute any part of my recent con
duct to the instigation of Mr. Franklin. I
should, however, at all times be proud to follow
his advice, if it were tendered to me, for I feel
positive that he would recommend nothing but
what is of an honorable description.”
“It maybe so,” replied his lofdship, with a
sneer. “ Nevertheless, lam entitled to my own
opinion about that. Mr. Franklin may be the
pink of courtesy and of honor, but he has, up
to the present time, .hidden his light under a
bushel.”
“ I emphatically deny it,” cried Margaret,
with flashing eyes, heaving bosom, and flushed
cheeks.
“Indeed!” said Lord Warminster, coolly.
“The young man ought to feel preud of so
energetic a champion. Your denial of my sim
ple allegation may be emphatic, but the empha
sis with which vou invest it does not prove its
truth. We will not waste time, if you please, in
an undignified and unjustifiable wrangle as to
the merit or demerits of a poor and insignifi
cant young man, whose highest claim to gen
tility is the commission he holds. I have a
carriage waiting at the door; be good enough
to put on your clothes, and return home imme
diately.”
“Home ?”
“ Certainly.”
“ With you ?”
“With no one else.”
“ What if I refuse to obey so peremptory a
command ?” asked Margaret, wishing with all
her heart to act defiantly, but scarcely daring
to make the hazardous attempt.
“ In that case I shall employ as much force
as will be necessary to compel you!” answered
Lord Warminstei', resolutely.
“ Are you prepared to break the law of the
land ? Surely the law was made for the de
fense of helpless people like nyself, and will
protect me ?”
“ I took the precaution, as I came along, to
obtain a warrant from the magistrate, which
will oblige you to obey me as your guardian 1”
“ Come, Miss Margaret,” said Zorah, slowly;
“better do as my lord tells you. It is all for
the best. He is acting for your good, although
you may not see it now. The time may come
when you will thank him for doing what now
only fills your heart with hatred.”
Margaret fell back half fainting in a chair,
and made no response.
“ As for you, woman I” cried Lord Warminster,
regarding Zorah sternly, “you have abused
and betrayed my confidence, and I hereby give
you your instant discharge. Whatever claim
yon have upon me will be paid to you on appli
cation being made to my steward.”
“My lord, you are too harsh with me,” said
Zorah, turning ghastly pale.
“ You forget that she is more my servant
than your own,” said Margaret, rousing herself
to fight a battle on behalf of her dependant,
and, as she supposed, tried friend in misfor
tune. “Have my poor fortunes sunk so low
that for any one to be devoted to mo is to ensure
persecution? I wish I were dead I There are
those who would forget me ; but there are
others who would love and cherish my mem
ory.”
“ You are deceived in this woman,” Margaret,
returned Lord Warminster. “She is not the
friend you supposed. She has betrayed you.
If you do not believe me, read that letter.”
As he spoke, he handed his ward the letter
which Zorah had written to her fellow-servant
at the Castle. Zorah would have flown forward
and torn it to tatters, but her master’s powerful
arm kept her back. When Margaret had read
the letter, she turned sorrowfully to Zorah,
and said:
“ Go! I forgive yon; but since you have been
so base, it is better that we should part.”
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an opportunity, while she debated in her mind
what had happened, and what was the best to
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plexing circumstances.
Margaret Heartsease, at length, was induced
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and pressing expenditure, and, having given
Bright Bob the hundred guineas that yet re
mained owing to him, ordered his coachman to
drive to the coach-office.
Having arrived there, he got out and went
into the waiting-room, presently returning with
a gentleman, who preceded him into the car
riage.
With a feeling akin to horror, Margaret recog
nized Sir Spencer Curfew. The baronet sat
opposite to her. Taking off his hat with a bow,
he said, with a suave and dulcet tone:
“ Pardon this unceremonious intrusion, Miss
Heartsease, but I am here at the express re
quest of your guardian.”
“ I am not responsible for Lord Warminster’s
action,” responded Margaret, with spirit. “All
I can say is, that if you had been acting in obe
dience with my request, you would be many
miles distaßt Ufijs at tto pieaftat mo-
“ Now ;ou are cruel,” he said, with what he
intended to boa heart-broken sigh.
“Don’ttalk foolishly, Margaret,” cried Lord
Warminsier, with a brusqueness that was very
unusual, ma quite foreign to his nature. “ Sir
Spencer Curfew is to be your husband. I in
tend to have you married within four-and
twenty hours. So let us have no more refrac
tory speeches, for, by Heaven 11 am in earnest,
and most fully mean every word that I say.
You shall be married by my chaplain, in tho
private chapel of the castle, by a special license
already obtained from ths bishop of the dio
cese.”
Sir Spencer Curfew was watching Margaret’s
countenance narrowly during this announce
ment, so gratifying to himself. Suddenly he
exclaimed
“.She has fainted! What can be done ?”
“ Oh, open the window. She will not come
to any great harm if the cool air plays upon her
face,’’ replied Lord Warminster, roughly.
Sir Spencer Curfew let tho window down, and
a grateful current of air rushed in, thinking all
the while how very white the poor, pale, mar
ble face was.
The fell decree had gone forth, and Hubert
Franklin was in ignorance of the fact, and pow
erless to save, had he been well advised of it.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
MX. MO«TA<MJB PAT’ a VISIT TO THE MSHT-HOUSB,
uIAKES a binoulab discovEHY.
When Mark Lancaster came to himself, he
was utterly at a loss to discover where he was
or what had happened to him. When the gift
of rapid thought returned to him, ho was able
to remember the embarkation on board the
Wilhelmmeister. He could recall the courtesy
of Captain Clootz, and tho awful storm which
had raged shortly after they put to sea, and
which had driven them into the neighborhood
of the Jagged Point light-house.
“Am Im the hold of the ship?” he asked
himself, in tremulous accents. “ Have we been
wrecked ? Am lin some cottage, or within the
ward of a hospital. I will rise and explore.
This uncertainty is very perplexing!”
He had no difficulty in rising to his feet, but
he had no sooner done so than he became
aware of the fact that he was chained, or con
fined in some way, in a dark, close and noisome
hole. When he found that he was deprived of
all means of locomotion, he became more be
wildered than ever. He was unable for some
time to place any interpretation whatever upon
so extraordinary a fact..
At length it occurred to him that he had
been shipwrecked; that by some providential
means he had been enabled to reach the shore,
and that some kindly-disposed person had
given him shelter; that subsequently the ex
citement to which he had been subjected brought
on a dangerous fever, which necessitated his
being put in a dark place, and under medical
care; that he had been very violent, his vio
lence resulting in his being put under restraint;
and that the delirium had just left him, caus
ing him to awake, as it wore, in a darkened
room in the middle of the night.
This elucidation of the mystery satisfied him
for some time, during which Judith enjoyed a
slight slumber up stairs. When she awoke,
she at once thought of her captive, and lighting
the lamp which had burned itself out, she lifted
the trap-door, and in a brief space was con
fronted with Mark Lancaster, her step-son and
foe.
“Where am I, and who are you?” he ex
claimed, his eyes being dazzled by the light,
which circumstance prevented him from recog
nizing Judith until he heard her speak.
“Let me answer one of your questions at a
time,” she returned, gaily. “lam so delighted
at seeing a relation that I will become commu
nicative. My name is Judith Lancaster, widow
of a ranger in the forest of Arden, and servant
to Lord Warminster, an estimable man, who
always enjoyed a good character until he com
mitted suicide. As to ”
Mark interrupted her with a great cry of tri
umph, mingled with surprise.
“Great Heaven!” he said, “can it be possi
ble that I have met you in this unexpected and
wonderful way ? I was searching for you, and
heard that you were in Holland 1”
“ Then you were misinformed I" replied his
step-mother, with a sneer.
“ Where am I?”
“ I am about to tell you, only you want to
know so much at once that I have no chance to
speak. When I left the forest, after my poor
husband’s death, I journeyed to the coast ”
“I always told Dod so!” exclaimed Mark, im
petuously.
“You were in search of me, then ?”
“ I was. But proceed. I have no wish to in
terrupt you.”
“ Having arrived at a quiet and unimportant
part of the seaboard, I heard that a light-house
wanted a keeper. I applied for, and obtained
the situation, which is one that I have ever
since filled, with equal gratification to myself
and my employer. I guessed that the Robin
Redbreasts would endeavor to make a chain of
circumstantial evidence which would inculpate
me in the Arden Forest tragedy; and as I was
not disposed to trust myself to the tender mer
cies of my step-son, I resolved to bury myself
alive on this rock; and, instead of fate throw
ing me into your power, you are cast into
mine!”
“Do you mean to say that I am a prisoner on
the Jagged Point light-house, and in your
power?” exclaimed Mark, aghast with aston
ishment and terror.
“ I mean to say that you were rescued from a
watery grave by me, a few hours ago,” replied
Judith. “ I knew that you hated me, and that
you would bring me to the gallows if you could.
When your ship went to pieces on the rock, and
you alone were spared out of all the passengers
and crew, I might have cast you back again
into the raging ocean, but I did not; I wished
to have the exquisite satisfaction of keeping
you here in my power. As long as you are not
at large, I feel tnat I am safe!”
“But you will let me go ? You do not intend
to keep me here all my life ?” cried Mark.
“ Your life will not be a long one, for it is de
pendent upon mine—when I die you die!” said
Judith, solemnly. “No one but myself knows
of, your being here, and no one ever will
know ”
“Of that much you cannot be certain; the
issue is in the hands of Heaven.”
“ That may be; at all events, the chances are
no one will know of your existence. You will
be given up, mourned as dead, and your place
will be filled up. When I die, you will perish of
starvation and neglect.”
Mark shuddered as he felt the force of what
his inhuman step-mother was saying, and yet
he could not blame her. The simple issue be
tween them was her life or his; still he felt that
the doom she had so graphically sei before him
was very awful.
Ho was to be out off in the spring-tide
of his youth, his fame and his success. His
prospects were to be blighted for ever, as
much as it he were that mysterious captive of
the Bastile known as the “ Man in the Iron
Mask;” no one would know when, where or how
he died—his life would be hopeless and misera
ble. Would it not be better for Judith to kill
him at once, and put him out of his misery ?
He was strongly tempted to think so; still, life
was sweet, although he was condemned to en
joy it under such distressing circifmstances.
Help was at hand, however, when he least
expected its presence.
Judith always kept the door of the light-house
locked at night; she opened it in the day-time,
because she could, from the windows, see any
boat approaching, but at night she might be
taken unawares. She did not fear robbery, for
that was scarcely possible. Her dread arose
from the simple fact that she had a restless,
uneasy, blood-stained, sinful conscience, which
ever and anon pricked her, and made her fear
every stese an officer, every wave a Robin Red
breast.
The dawn had already flooded the eastern
horizon with a golden splendor; day had broke,
and the fishermen were abroad and busy.
Mr. Montague was an early riser; he had not
visited the light-house for some time. Hear
ing that a wreck had taken place during the
night, which had been very tempestous, and
that pieces of a ship had been washed ashore,
he determined to go to the light-house, and see
what had taken place while he was in bed and
asleep.
He arrived at the light-house when Judith
was taunting her prisoner with his inability to
escape, and reminding him of the dreadful fate
to wnich the winds and waves had condemned
him.
A knock at the door apprised Judith that a
visitor of some sort had arrived, and she said
to Mark:
“ I lea-’e you for the present; I shall shortly
return. Dare to utter one word, and your life
shall pay the forfeit!”
Mark made no answer, and Judith ascended
the roughly-hewn stairs, letting the trap fall
down gently, so that Mark was safely en
sconced in his dismal prison. When she opened
the door, her surprise at seeing Mr. Montague
was very great. She had expected one of his
men, for he seldom visited the rock himself.
His visits were more frequently made by deputy
than in person. When ho did come, he gene
rally rambled all over the rock and light-house,
as if it belonged to him, and penetrated every
hole and corner, however insignificant.
This species of searching investigation Ju
dith at al times detested, but more especially
did she detest it on this particular merning,
when it was to her interest to keep Mark Lan
caster hidden from everybody.
The storm had subsided as rapidly as it had
arisen, and the aspect of the sea was that of a
pond or a mill-stream. Mr. Montague had
come over from the land by himself. His little
yacht hat carried him. The slight beeeze exist
ing had vafted him to the Jagged Point in lit
tle more than an hour. He had made his boat
fast to t ring in the rock, and exclaimed to
Judith:
“ Good morning, Mrs. Lancaster! lam up
betimes, as you perceive. Here is lovely wea
ther after the storm 1 I have been informed
that a wreck took place in this neighborhood,
last night.”
“A wrick, sir?” repeated Judith, wishing to
hear more before she committed herself to a
decided expression of opinion one way or the
other,
“ Yes. Several pieces of a ship, supposed to
be a steamer, have been washed ashore. Has
it been your good fortune to eave any of the
poor creatures’ lives ? If so, I shall feel that
my Itbor and expense in erecting this light
house have not been in vain.”
“ I have saved nd lives, sir,” answered Judith,
“ because I have had no opportunity of doing
so. -* visb to fiQodfiSfla 1 m bm UahUd t#
enjoy th<? blessed privilege of doing good to my
fellow-creatures ! I fancied in the night that I
heard the guns of a ship in distress, and I went
up to the tower to see that the lamp was in
good order ; and, having satisfied myself upon
that point, I went below again ; and, opening
the holy Scriptures, read an appropriate por
tion, and then prayed humbly for the safety of
any poor mariners who might be exposed to the
fury of She tempest.”
“ That was right,” said Mr. Montague, who
had listened patiently, and with perfect cre
dence, to Judith’* recital of the manner in
which she had passed the night. “I will step
inside, Mrs. Lancester, and take a cup of tea
with you, if you will kindly allow we to pass.”
“ I am sorry to say, sir, that I have run out
of tea.”
“ In-deed 1 Why did you not communicate
with the land, and let me know ?”
“ I scarcely liked to trouble you about such a
trifle.”
“ I do not call it a trifle ; tea is a necessary of
life to a woman. You might have sent your
little girl.”
“She has left me, sir,” replied Judith, sum
moning some crocodile’s tears to her assist
ance.
“ Left you ?” cried Mr. Montague, in aston
ishment.
“ Alas, ves! She was a bad ungrateful girl,
and told me that she was not satisfied with ner
position; though, goodness knows, my chief
occupation and delight was educating her to
the best of my ability. Well, sir, one day, be
fore I was up, she took the boat and sailed
away in her. What has become her—whether
she is alive or dead—-I know no more than a
baby.”
“Bless me, what a singular thing, Mrs. Lan
caster I” said Mr. Montague. “ I think you did
wrong in not allowing me to take the girl away
and educate her on shore. If you had done so,
she might have proved a prop and a consola
tion to you in your old age, instead of being a
thorn in your side. Well, well! there is one
above who rules our destinies. We must not
murmur.”
Deceived by the disguise, Mr. Montague had
all along supposed Bob to be a girl.
Judith was hopeful that he would go away
when she informed him that she had no tea to
offer him, but she was disagreeably mistaken.
“I will take anything you have to give me,
Mrs. Lancaster. Feed me as you feed yourself.
I am not particular, but something I must
have, for I am nearly starved 1” he said, walk
ing into the light-house, and taking a chair,
which he placed exactly over the trap-door
leading into the cellar m which Mark was con
fined.
“Do you not like this part of the room better,
sir ?” asked Judith, wishing he would sit any
where but where he was.
“ No, no; this will do very nicely. Bustle
about, and get me something to eat. Give it
mo in the rough—never mind table-cloths, nap
kins, and all those luxuries of civilization.”
Mark heard the sound ef voices, and guessed
that some stranger had arrived at the light
house. 80 he determined to make an effort to
achieve his freedom. He calculated that Judith
would in future contrive to gag him in some
way. Nor was he far wrong; for she would
have done so when Mr. Montague arrived, if she
had had time to make a gag and thrust it into
Mark’s mouth.
It was, in truth, now or never with him.
Without a moment’s loss of time, he uttered
a prolonged groan. Mr. Montague sprang from
hie chair with a start, his face exhibiting the
liveliest amazement.
“ Hey I Mrs. Lancaster, did you hear that ?”
he cried. “Is the place haunted ? Bless my
soul 1 what does it mean ? Where did it come
from ? Hey, but it’s awful I”
Judith was astounded. She had feared some
catastrophe of the sort, though she had not
really reckoned upon its taking place. She
stood with her mouth open, and her arms ex
tended, without making any reply. At that
moment she was incapable of doing so. Mr.
Montague thought that she shared his surprise.
He fancied that he was on the point of making
some remarkable discovery.
Both waited a repetition of the startling
sound.
They did not wait in vain, nor had they long
to wait.
[To be continued. 1
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BSgjgga- manner Be accidentally discharged. 4th. The
facility of loading is such, that it can be loaded
or unloaded in the dark, as it is unnecessary to detach
any part for that purpose. Sth. It is more effective, the
ball receiving the full force of the charge, there being no
loss of power by gas escaping between the joints, as in all
Cylinder Pistols. 6th. It has a Retractor attached, which
withdraws the shell of the exploded cartridge. For sale
by the trade generally.
WM. W. MARSTON,
Manufacturer of Firearms,
Union Steam Works, cor. 22d st. and 2d av., N. Y.
gopulat
li. R» It.
RADWAY’S
READY
RELIEF
IS THE MOST USEFUL
FAMILY MEDICINE
in use. It can be used for bo many different purposes,
that its application in any case of pain, injury, or acci
dent, or in cases of sudden sickness, will always do good.
RUBBING THE SPINE.
Some remarkable cures have been affected by rubbing
the spine with the READY RELIEF.
Rheumatism, Lumbago, Neuralgia, Coldness of the
Extremities, Paralysis, Diseases of the Bladder, Kidneys,
and Urethra, have been cured by a few applications of the
Relief to the spine. And Ladies suffering from Reten
tions, Obstructions, Irregularities, Weakening Dis
charges, Flour Albuj} are quickly cured by rubbing the
spine with the Relief.
MRS. WESTCOTT,
AN EXPERIENCED NURSE OF WESTCHESTER—BEAD WHAT
SHE SAYS :
“Your Ready Relief and Regulating Pills do our Fam
ily more good than all tho physic and doctors we have
had for years. If I have the headache, I take Radway’s
Relief and one of the Pills—in an hour lam all right; if
pain in my bowels, Radway’s Beady Relief gives me ease
and comfort; if rheumatism, I use the Relief; if sore
throat or hoarseness, I use the Belief; if neuralgic pains
shoot about my body, I stop them with the Relief; if I
catch cold, I take the Reliei; if toothache, or cerache, or
face-ache, I apply the Relief—in a few moments the most
severe pains are lulled. If my children fall and bruise or
otherwise Hurt themselves, the Relief removes all pain
and discoloration of the skin; if they bum or scald them
selves, the Relief takes out the lire and relieves them
from anguish. I could not sleep without a bottle of Rad
way’s Ready Relief within my reach; so with the Pills,
the very moment my stomach or bowels are out of order,
one of Radway’s Pills is all that I require to restore my
system to order and regularity.”
Sold by
And at No. 87 MAIDEN LANE.
FOB THE PILES.
DR. UPHAM’S ELECTUARY
IS A CERTAIN CURE FOR THE PILES,
COSTIVENESS AND LIVER COMPLAINTS.
Sold at the Doctor’s Medical Office, No. 387 Fourth st.,
third door from the Bowery, between Bowery and Broad
way. Price §1 per box. Sent by mail to any address.
N. B.—Qld number, 387 Fourth street; new number 35
East Fourth street.
Offiee hours from 7 A. M. to 9 P. M.
FOR THE WEAK.—
J V BIOKRENE, OR LIFE REJUVENAT-
X OR.—The uses of this powerful Vegetable In-
f vigorant may be summed up in a few words. It
' relieves with absolute certainty all disabilities,
cures nervous debility of every type, restores the exhaust
ive powers after long-continuea sickness; prevents and
arrests premature decay; is a vitalizing, strength-renew
ing cordial for the aged; may be relied on by woman in
all her physical difficulties as a harmless and sure restora
tive. Is an antidote to the consequence of early indiscre
tion in both sexes; can be relied on as a specific for pa
ralysis, partial or entire; has no equal as a stomachic in
cases of dyspepsia; sustains not only the physical strength,
but the constitution itself: and is in all respects the best
tonic dopurative and anti-bilious cordial in existence.
Sold by DEMAS BARNES <fc Co., No. 21 Park .
Row, and H. T. HELMBOLD, No. 594 Broad- /
way. SI per bottle, or 6 bottles for $5. Sold by X
Druggists generally. Sent by express every- Y
where by addressing HUTCHINGS & HILL
YER, Pbopbietobs, No. 28 Dey st., N.Y.
J>RICE REDUCED TO $1 PER BOX.—
THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY FOR
GOUT AND RHEUMATISM.
All sufferers from the above cou plaints, either of re
cent or long standing, are advised to use BLAIR’S GOUT
and RHEUMATIC PILLS. They can be relied on as the
most safe and effectual remedy ever offered to the public,
and have been universally used in Europe for many years
with the greatest success.
Prepared in England by PROUT HARSANT; and
sold by their agents, F. C. WELLS & Co., No. 115 Frank
lin street, New York; and by most respectable druggists
throughout the United States. Price $l5O per box.
Her Majesty’s Commissioners have authorized the
name and address of “ THOMAS PROUT, No. 229 Strand,
London,” to be impressed upon the Government stamp
affixed to each box of the genuine medicine.
TVIARKING PLATES FOR STAMPING
xVJL Embroideries, Braids, Slippers, etc., etc.
BUCHAN’S celebrated EVERLASTING MARKING
PLATES. Manufactory, No. 1 Marion st, one door from
Broome st, y N. X,
ptHEWING, SMOKING,’ and SNUFFING
TOBACCO Qured ana Prevented. The medicine
sent free “y f ° T TW ° DOIJ/ABS *
Sunday Edition. Hay
HUNTER’S RED DROP.
From Che New York Sun, 1838.
„ _. . _ New York, October, IS38 f
Dr. Hunter—Dear Sir—At the request of a friend whd
has lately been liberated from the fangs of affliction, by
the aid of your inestimable medicine Dr. Hunter’s Rea
Drop, I address you. He tenders his sincere thanks and
gratitude for the blessings he has received at your hands,
having been radically cured by magic, as it were (using
only part of a phial), of a dangerous disease, to which be*
had rashly exposed himself in an unguarded hour. But,
having received both a Cure and a lesson, he is indeed,
truly grateful for the one and hopes to receive a salutary
benefit from the other. I myself, who witnessed its effect,
can testify to its merits, and as a Christian philanthro
pist. most sincerely wish that the public may be made ao
quamted with its utility.
O pour thy balm, upon a wounded world, /
And let the banner of disease be furled ;
Life s embers reillume—while yet one spark*s alive.
And bid the kindling glow of health revive;
Extend thy arm—the sufferer’s pang appease
While groaning ’neath the demon of disease—
The grateful heart shall all thy care repay,
When stern Affliction’s chains are burst away.
Defenceless youth I—if Passion’s firm control
Has placed thee where dark waves of anguish roll.
Where sorrow reigns, and storms of suffering fall.
Where Mercy’s ear ne’er heeds thy piteous call—
Then flee to him who kindly holds for thee
Those precious Drops, that soothe and set thee free.
And when thy just afflictions once are o’er,
Go, rescued child of wrath, and sin no more.
Yours, respectfully, E. G. P.
From the New York Sun, November, 1837.
No. 3 Division St. —The time is not far off when Dr.
Hunter s Red Drop will supersede the use of everything
that ever was known for the venereal disease, notwith
standing unprincipled scoundrels are trying to rob the
Doctor of its popularity. But it’s no use ; people are not
a© easilv deceived, particularly when three-quarters of
those that are cured every week by it are persons that
have used everything they heard or read of. If you wish
to go to no further expense, get this first, warranted to
effect a prompt and safe cure, or no pay.
Dr. Hunter s office is at No. 3 Division street since 1834.
His reputation as a skillful and reliable physician is so
great that every viUianous quack in and out of our great
city either pretends he knows the materials of which the
doctor’s remedy consist, or that he is or has been in some
wv connected with him.
A ll persons afflicted with private diseases to make sure
of the genuine medicines, must call at the old office.
Open from eight o’clock A. M. to nine o’clock at night*
Not open on Sundays.
QUACK NOSTRUM BUT A
Z IN RADICAL CURB. We will give
< SI,OOO REWARD ! I
FOR ANY CASE, MALE OR FEMALE, WHICH
DR. RICHAUS’ CELEBRATED GOLDEN
REMEDIES FAIL TO CURE.
DR, RIOHAUS’S GOLDEN BALSAM, Nos. 1 and 3,
will curei syphillisin all its stages; Ulcers. Ulcerated Sore
Throat, Sore Eyes, Soreness of the Scalp, Tetter, Salt'
Rheum, Tertiary, Mercurial and Syphilitic Rheumatism/
Eradicating mercury thoroughly, requires no diet or out*
ward application. We have testimonials from the hos
pitals from California, China, Europe and New York
from patients who have been suffering for years, and
treated by the best medical faculty of the age without
success, and who have been radically cured in a short
time by the use of this balsam. It is the best blood puri
fier known, and is really a blessing to those who need it,
DR. RICHAUS’ GOLDEN PASTE
is a speedy and radical cure for Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Irri
tations, Gravel, and all urinary derangements; is pleasant
and palatable, imparting no odor to the breath.
DR. RICHAUS’ GOLDEN ELIXER
cures Spermatorrhoea, General Debility in old or young,
giving vitality and imparting energy with wonderful ef
fect-. To those who have led a life of sensuality or self
abuse it is invaluable; to those who are anxious for an in
crease m family nothing more certain iu its effects. It is
composed of the most powerful ingredients of the vege*,
table kingdom, harmless but speedy in restoring healthy
and natural action to the sexual organs.
Expressed, safely packed, and free from observation tq
cliparts. Correspondence confidential.
Trade supplied on liberal terms. None genuine with«f
out the written signature of Dr. D. R. Richards, and thq
name of Dr. Ricbaus blown in the glass of eech bottle. i
Office hours from 10 A. M. to 3 P. M.
WHOLESALE DEPOT, 1
no „ No - 84 CEDAR ST., New York. / i
Da. D. B. Richards, Agt. Z
* Address P. O. Box, 3,528.
RS. CAMP & CHANNING, No. 11!
CARROLL PLACE, Bleecker street, N. Y. Office
hours from 11 to 4 and from 6 to 8 P, M.
B DURANT OFFERS WITH CON-'
FIDENCE to the Ladies, his celebrated remedy;
for the removal of all Irregularities or Obstructions. Ret,’
lieves after all other so-called remedies have failed. La-'
dies, try it; Office No. 7 Beach street. New York.
ANHOOD ’ HOW LOST—HOW RE*
ITJL STORED! | t
Just published, in a sealed envelope. Price six cents*
A LECTURE ON THE NATURE. TREATMENT ana'
Radical Cure of Spermatorrhoea, or Seminal Weakness,!
Involuntary Emissions, Sexual Debility and Impediments
to Marriage generally; Nervousness, Consumption, Epi-,
lepsy and Fits; Mental and Physical Incapacity, result-*#
Sg from Self-Abuse, &c., by Robert J. Culverwell. :
. D., author of the “ Green Book,” &c. “A Boon TQ.
Thousands of Sufferers,” sent under seal, in a plain
envelope, to any address.
DR. J. C. KLINE,
No. 127 Bowery, New York. Post Office Box, 4,586. i
R. WEST’S MONTHLY TONIC, THE;
Great Female Regulator, a never-failing remedy in' l
all obstinate cases. Office No. 515 Broadway N. Y. >
O MARRIED LADIES, WHOSE
health will not permit them to become
MADAME DESPARD offers her FRENCH ECLECTIC
PREVENTITIVE. It is perfectly safe, and will last a
lifetime without getting out of order, and cannot fail. It
can be carried about the person. Those who do not find
it as represented, can have the amount of its cost return - "
ed. It can be sent by mail to all parts of the Unitedl
States. Call or send for a circular Remember her Num
ber, 392 BOWERY, near Sixth street. Office hours from/
9 A. M. to 5 P. M. 7]
/CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL ADVICE;
—DR.WEST,No. 545 Broadway, between Spring and.
Prince streets, New York, continues to be confidentially
consulted in all cases requiring skill and. experience—suefi
as Gonorrhoea, Spermatorrhoea Leucorrhoea or Whites?
Nervous and Sexual Debility from Self Abuse; Impotency,
and all other Diseases of the urniary and sexual organs,
male or female. Persons consulting Dr. West may rely upon
receiving every care, and strictly professional confidence.
In all cases an early application is of the most utmost im
portance, as neglect or maltreatment leads to the most
disastfous results. Consultations and advice free.
Terms moderate. Rooms arranged that the patient seej
no one but the Doctor.
DR. COX’S JAPAN FEMALE SECRET
possesses the wonderful power of completely con
trolling end regulating all obstructions, from whatever,
cause; also successful as a preventive. Although a pow
erful remedy, it does not contain anything hurtful to that
constitution. Safe mode of removing obstructions at one
interview. Ladies at a distance can return the same day.
Office, No. 67 Carmine street, near Bleecker, New York.
IMPORTANT TO THE
DURANT treats all irregularities by a new method,
without danger or pain. One interview is quite sufficient.
No charge unless effectually cured. Office, No. 7 Bead*
street, New York.
Medical dispensary estab,
lished in 1832—N0. 65 Orchard street, corner Grand, 1
N. Y.. Dr. GEORGE R. BOND & SON can be consulted
at their office on all diseases of a delicate or private nature*
by ladies er gentlemen. Scientific treatment, a quick
oure and moderate charges guaranteed to all. Ladies can
always rely upon the Doctor’s treatment for obstructions.’!
irregularities, &c. He never fails. Spanish Female Month-, i
ly Pills, $2 per box of 72 pills. French Sugar coated Fe« '
male Monthly Pills, S 3 per box of 60 pills. Periodical
Drops, $2 per vial. Syringes of metal, glass and hard'
Rubber, from $1 to $lO each. Ladies, the above remedied
are invaluable. To gentlemen who cannot make it con-,
venient to call at my office for treatment, they can hava
all the medicines required sent to them by express, by;
sending me a plain statement of their case. Medicines '
for gentlemen put up in $5 and $lO packages. Invigora- 1
ting Cordial for nervous debility and seminal weakness, $1 5(1 ■
per bottle. To the gentlemen I can safely recommend my
celebrated French I. R. Preventives, as a sure and posi-.
tive protection against disease and pregnancy, under all.
circumstances. Sent by mail anywhere. Price, two for}
sl, or $5 per dozen. N. B.—The public are cautioned
against buying spurious imitations of my French Mala
Safe or Preventives. The genuine oan be had only at my
office. vm
TVT ADAME RESTELL’S ADVICE TO'
I.TJL MARRIED LADIES, who require a safe and 1
certain remedy for removing obstructions, from what*!
ever cause, can rely upon her celebrated INFALLIBLE*
FRENCH FEMALE MONTHLY PILLS. No. 1, price.
$1 a box, to restore the monthly sickness in forty-eight
hourSj if of short standing; but obstinate cases, of lon<
standing, may require No. 2, which are four degrees!
stronger than No. 1, and can never fail, are safe and'
healthy—price, $5 per box. Can bo obtained of Madamej
RESTELL, Professor of Midwifery, No. 162 CHAMBERS
STREET; also at the Druggist’s, No. 152 Greenwich st.,!
near Liberty, New York City, or sent by mail, with full
structions, by addressing Box 2,359 New York Post
11/TAD. DESPARD, FEMALE PHYSIW
_l_V_iL cian, has removed from Sixth avenue to No. 393’
BOWERY, near Sixth street. Office hours from 9 A. M. to!
5 P.M. J
DR. SELDEN, No. 233 BLEECKER*
street, near Sixth avenue, relieves all female ob-*:
structions at one interview by a new method, without,
danger or medicine. Elegant rooms for ladies who re-*
quire nursing. |
Married ladies no not delay,
but call or send for the Anti-Conception Ad
monds, or Pheventtve to Increase of Family. It is
effectual and easily used. Full directions sent. Prica
per box of one dozen Almonds, $1; sent by mail, $1,25.
French Female Pills, for obstructions, carefully prepared
for obstinate cases. No. 1, price $1: No 2, price $5. Sent
by mail, sealed as a letter, to an# address, or at mypftlce,
No. 658 Broadway, N. Y. DR. CHAS. MANOHEB.
Dr. west, an old and expert
enced practitioner, is enabled to guarantee a cure
in all private cases, by safe remedies and without change of
diet or hindrance from business. Call at No. 545 Broadway,
R. COX, NO. 67 CARMINE STREET,
between Bleecker and Hudson, has resumed busi
ness, and will devote his attention to female complaints.
My mode in correcting irregularities and removing diffi
cult obstructions are peculiar to myself. No pain is
caused nor operation performed. The euro is guaranteed.
Ido not pretend to do miracles but realities. Japan Fe
male Secret, $3, $5 and $lO per bottle. Send to any ad
PB.R. D.-DR. WM. EARL’S PURI-
• fying Botanic Renal Dragee’s cure in a few days
(frequently twenty-four hours) the worst and most obsti
nate form of Gonorrhoea. Gleet, Stricture, diseases of tha
kidney, bladder, prostrate, &c., in fact all affections of
the Genito urinary organs in either sex.
The P. B. R. D. are nearly tasteless, leave no disagree
able smell on the breath, cannot injure the most delicate,
and may be taken without the knowledge of the most in
timate friend. Price $2 per box or three boxes for $5:
mailed secure from notice by addressing DR. WILLIAM
EARL’S AGENCY, No. 12 White street, New York.
I~NVALIDS. READ DR. BOND & SON’S
MEDICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
MAD. DESPARD’S FEMALE MONTH-
LY PILLS are the only medicine married or sin
tle ladies can depend on with safety and certainty. Can
e sent by mail to any part of the United States and Can
ada. N. B.—Ladies who desire to avail themselves of
Madame Despard’s valuable, certain and safe mode of re
moving obstructions, suppressions, &c., &c., without the
use of medicine, can do so at one interview. Ladies
from a distance can return the same day, or will be vis
ited at their residence, or Hotel in any part of the United
States. No. 392 Bowery, near Sixth street. Office hours
from 9 A. M. to SP. M.
Thousands are ruined beyond
REDEMPTION in this life by not calling on Dr.
HUNTER sooner or later. Ho can cure the worst cases
of secret disease in a shorter time than any other physi
cian, or no pay taken. Skeptics and doubters will pleasa
call and read lots of reliable certificates of cures mads
within the last thirty years, of almost hopeless cases, that
had had the benefit of dozens of the most eminent physi
sicians and surgeons. Dr. Hunter is in constant attend
ance, from 8 in the morning until 9 at night, at his old
office, No. 3 Division street, New York city, since 1834.
Charges moderate, and a cure guaranteed. Separate
rooms, so that the patient sees no one but the Doctor
himself. His wonderful medical discovery, Dr. HUN
TER’S RED DROP, cures private diseases, when regu
lar treatment and all other remedies fail; cures without
dieting or restriction in the habits of the patient; curesr
without the digusting and sickening effects of all other
remedies; cures in new cases in less than six hours; cures
without the dreadful consequent effects of mercury, and
possesses the peculiarly valuable property of annihilating
the rank and poisonous taint that the blood is sure to ab
sorb, unless ins remedy is used. This is what he claims
for it, and what no other will accomplish. Its value in
this respect has become so well known, that scientific
men, in every department of medical knowledge, begin to
appreciate it, for hardly a week passes that he is not con-\
suited by druggists, chemists, and physicians, in regard
to some pitiful patient, who has exhausted the whold
field of the faculty, and still the disease will
What human being, with any pretention to Christianity.
will sav that this medicine should not be made known fan
and wfde ? Its popularity is so great, that there is not a
quack doctor in the city that has not attacked it; and
when they find their lies are not so easily swallowed. the»
then pretend that they can make it, It is $2 a vial, and'
cannot be obtained genuine anywhere but at the old
office, No. 3 Division st. One Dollar will secure by return
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