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Satisfactory References furnished.
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A E. SENKLER, M. D., C.
PHYSICIAN .SURGEON A ACCOUCHEUR
MI. CLOUD. MINN.
••ceinAlden'iBrlckbulldinf.W'a.hiBgtonaTeiro
Be.M'eaee, Richmond Street opposite Wright'. Fer
Xxaminiag Surgeon for Pension*.
Regular office hour. 10 to 1 and 2 to 4. T9
W. M. BURCHARD, M.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
(Soecessor to Dr. W. T. Collins,)
Office over Pickit & Abbott's Dry Goods
Store,
8T. CLOUD, MINN
Night calls at the office will be promptly
attended to. a29
CHAS. S. WEBER, M. D.,
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN,
8T. CLOUD, MINN.
Office on St. Germain street, 3d door east
of Catholie Church.
Office hoars from 10 A. M. till 8 r.n.
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OSCAR TAYLOR7^
ATTORNEY AT LAW
_ST.£LOm, MINNESOTA^
t. w. corns*
MINNESOTA.
Parkealar attention given to h'W""* J*
adjeiaiag Counties, via.: Wright, Sfc«
burnt, Benton, Morrison, Todd, Douglas,
afmeagalia,Pepo and Meeker.
1 0 MATS. CHAS. D.
HAYS & KERR,
A O N E S
AT AW
MINN.
Wathimgton Avenue —/•rntrlv
Moon Kerr't.
A o. wx- s. MOOBJ
HAMLIN it MOORE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ST. CLOUD, MINN.
Office over Edelbroek's Store.
J. S. RANDOLPH,
J1T0RNB AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
ALEXANDRIA, MINN.
CHARLES B. HOWELL,
(Late of the General Land Office,)
ATTORNE AT LAW.
I I A I E Co., Mutx.
Special attention to cases coming before
Local U. S. Land Offices and the General
Land. Office, Pre-emption, Homestead, War
rant, Cash, Scrip, Tof Site, R. Land
Grant and other land eases attended to.—
Collections made titles examined taxes
paid for non-residents, &c.
S I I A N A N SURGEON,
Ml CLOUD
A A
MT. 010VD M1NJ
CHARLES H. ALSOP,
CIVIL ENGINEER AND DRAUGHTSMAN,
(Late with tk* Northern Pacific R. R)
Lands Surveyed, and Plans and Specifica
tions for Buildings, Bridges, Ac, carefully
prepared.. Office over Piekit Abbott's.
O. E GARRISON,
CIVIL ENGINEER MO ARCHITECT,
ST. CLOUD, MINN.
Having had twenty years' experience—
en in Government survey,—I hope to give
atisfaetion in all branohes of Engineering.
Pine aad other Lands entered and taxes
paid for Non-f*sidents, and full descrip
tion given from personal examination.
Office" over Smith & Herbert's Store
St. Germain Stree.
Maps of Stearns County for sale.
». rinxar. WM. MOLLIKM.
PIRNEY ftriULLIKEN,
HEAL ESTATE AGENTS
Opposite V. 8. Land Office,
ST. CLOUD, MINN
Will buy and sell RSAL ESTATB on com
mission.
Locate Land Warrants and Agricultural
College Scrip.
Pay Taxes, and transact all Business con
aected with snob an Agency. v8n44-ly
VAN HOESEN I ilTCHELL,
REAI. ESTATE AGENTS,I
ALSXAXDEIA, DOUGLAS CO., M\«x.
Bay Sell B««I Ittate Conaluioa,
Pay Tone* fat Non-Residents,
And select and locate Government Lands
frt 9tfct*f with cash, scripor w»"ants.
roL. xi.
BANK OF ST. CLOUD.
GENERAL BANKING AND EX
CBANQE BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED.
O A N S I E
LAND WARRANTS,
College Scrip & Foreign Exchange
BOUGHT AND SOLD.
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Office open from 9 to 12 A. M., and 1 to
5
St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, Minn.
J. G. SMITH, Cashier.
St. Cload, Sept. 16. 1867. vl
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A I E I
A S I O E S E E A E E I N
a a W a a A
a a 1 S
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a in a Instate.
CoLartions and Remittances promptly
made.
Taxes paid for Non-residents.
Also, gent for the sale of PASSAGE
ICKETS to or from all the principal
GER1M, ENGLISH AMD IRISH PORTS.
Office on Washington avenue, one door
south of the Central House. v7n44-tf
LATHROP & KINNEY
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
GLINWOOD, POPS Co., Miss.
BUT AND SELL REAL ESTATE
COMMISSION,
ON
Pny Taxes in any part of the State,
Select and Locate Gorernment Lands for
Others with Cash, Scrip or Warrants,
Make out Homettead and Pre-emption Papers
And Abstracts of Title, and buy and sell
County and Town Orders.' n26
OO TO METZROTH'S
For the
BEST SUITS,
BBST OVERCOATS,
BEST HATS,
BEST CAPS.
BEST GLOVES
And the best of everything you want in
the way of Clothing or Gents' Furnishing
Goods.
The Finest Cassimeres,
by the yard or piece, at low prices.
AURGESTOCKOFBOY'SCLOTHINC
Suits made to order from the best goods
and in the most fashionable styleo.
J. W. METZROTH.
St. Clond, Oct. 5,1868. Y9i,ll-tf
J. E. WEST,
General Insurance Agent,
Represents the
/€TNA',
Of Hartford, Conn.
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Of Hartford, Conn.
Also—Life, Accident and Live Stock In
surance Companies. Office in
WEST & CO.'d Book Store.
o. DAVIS. L. CLARE.
CLEARWATER MILLS
FLOUR & FEED STORE,
DAVIS A CLARK,
Dealers in Floor, Feed, Grain and
Agricultural Implements.
Cash paid for aU kinds of Grain.
Washington Avenue, St. Cloud, Minn.
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SMITH & HERBERT,
I A MCLU81VELT IN
BX)OTS, SHOES.
and
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Boy of them and
Bell's Block, St. Germain Street.
St. Clond. Minn. vllnlO-tf
O A S S I
(SUCCESSORTO O. I. POKTKB,)
Dealer in
Groceries,Provisions,Flour,
GRAIN AND FEED,
Washington avenue, opposite MontanaBil
liard Hall,
ST. CLOUD, MINN.
Good. Delivered Free of Charge.
Prodaee of all kinds taken in Exchange
or Ooods. apr9-tf
M. BECKER,
BOOT AND SHOEMAKER.
Boots, Shoes and Gaiters
Made in the latest style and of the best
stoek. Good fits warranted. Quality of
work guaranteed.
EASTERN WORK always on hand for
sale cheap.
ALSO LEATHER AND FINDINGS.
Shop en St. Germain street, next door to
Rosenber re.
8t. Cloud, April28,1868. v!0n41-8ro
CITY BESTAUBANT.
SySHEiSTI. O S E S
SREVBU UP IX AXT STTLB.
Fresh and Canned Fruit of all kinds. Con*
feetipnery, Pastry, tfc.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
Regular Boarders at reasonable rates.
LOUIS GOYETTE.
Utt. Cloud, Nov. 18,1888 vllnlS
E S A S E 1 S 5 1
R. MARVIN & SON,
Importers and Jobbtrsof
O I I I A S S
AND EARTHENWARE,
SilTer Plated and Brlttannla Ware,
LAMPS, TABLE CUTLERY,
LOOKING GLASSES, &c,
122 ThirJ,_and 20 Robert St., ST. PAUL
WILLIAM LEi
IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE HEALER III
DRY GOODS & NOTIONS,
No. 156 Third Street,
ST. PAUL, MINN.
My arrangements with one of the oldest
Importing and Jobbing Houses of the East,
and having a buyer in the market all the
rime, and buying my Goods all for cash,
Minnesota Merchants will find bargainsat
all times in mv Store. v9nl8-t
CURTIS & NASH
WHOLESALE DEALERS IV
Shelf and Heavy Hardware,
S O E S
And Tinner's Stock,
185 Third Street,
ST. PAUL, MINN. 42
Livery! Livery! Livery
CENTRAL HOUSE
Livery and Sales Stable.
My friends and patrons are hereby-noti
fied that I am prepared to furnish them
with
EYERYTHIN6 IN THE LIVERY LINE,
On the shortest notice and most reasonable
terms. Office at Central House.
J. E. HAYWARD, Proprietor.
NEW LIVERY STABLE.
Chas. E. Foster & Co]
hate opened anew
LIVEHY, SALE, AND BOARDING STABLE
In Hansons stable on Richmond avenue,
where they will keey at all times,
for the use of the pub
lic, a splendid
lot of
HORSES. BUJGIES
CUTTERS,of
Which willbe let at reasonable rates.
Their stock is all of the very best, and
they are confident will be appreciated as
such by their customers.
Leave yonr orders for livery with
CHAS. E. FOSTEd & CO.
St. Cloud, Dec. 19th, 1866. v9n22
HARRISON & CO.,
North Star Iron Works,
MAIN ST., OPPOSITE THE FALLS,
S A 1 3 in
Manufacturers of
Steam Engines,
Boilers, Gang, Circular and Flouring Mill
Machinery, Architectural and all
other Castings of
IIROlSr O A S S
November 23, 1868. nol9-Tf
STRONG & WILLIAMS,
(SUCCESSORS TO R. O. STRUNG,)
3 3 5 1 S a
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A E S in a Oi at
in Curtai Material a in
Upholsterin a is in W in
dow Shade Wal a Mattresse
a &( 7
G. P. PEABODY,
WHOLESALE DEALERIR
Wines, Liquors and Cigars,
107 2%tro' Street,
ST. PAUL, MINN.
MINNESOTA MARBLE WORKS
Corner Robert and Eighth streets, near
the International Hotel,
DESIGNS OF SCULPTURE WORK,
Monuments, Gravestones, Mantles', Tab
Tops, &c, made and furnished to order.
J. S. TOSTEVN.
O. Box940, St. Paul
ROCKVILLE EXPRESS.
I will run an Express Wagon from St.
Cloud to Rockville every SATURDAY. PaB
aengers will be carried either way for fifty
cents each. Packages and freight at the
rate of thirty -ents per hundred pounds.
I am also prepared to carry either passen
gers or freight on any other day, upon no
tice. Orders may be left in St. Cloud at
the Post office, or at P. Kramer's Hotel
at Rockville, at my hotel.
PETER LOMMEL,
Mail Contractor on Route.
Rockville, Aug. 17. 1868. n5-tf
E N W W E A
CARRIAGEMAKER.
I
A E removed ttmy newshopnear
the Bridge, vhere I am prepared to do
allkinds of work in the Carriagemaking
ine. Wagons, carriages and sleighs made
a neat and substantial manner at low
ates- Particularattentiotipaidtorepair
v.3 tt
LEWISTON HOUSE,
ST. CLOUD, MINN
This House has just been greatly enlarg
ed and fitted up in pood style for the ao
commodation of guests. The Proprietej
would be pleased to see all his old friends
who stopped with him at the Minnosoto
House
ALL SHALL BE MADE
ABLE.
COMFORT-
LEWIS LEWISTON.
St. Cloud, Dec. 15, W68. n22 6m
RUDOLPH SCHOEMA\N,
St. Germain*-Street.
T. CLOUD, MINN.
4 .GOOD assortment of Watches,
£l Clocks and Jewelry alwayp on &*Jj&
hand. Galvanising done. Repairing neat
ly done and warranted for one year.
1.4 lareelotof Spectacles for sale,
Life Insurance •CoMipany
OF Ttfi/
United States of America,
WASBIN&TON^D. Ci"'-
CASH GAPITAI
Ari ii
•.,.. A a a a
$i,ow,opo
Branch Office, Philadelphia.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK: BUILDING,
Where the general business of the Compa
ny ib transacted, and to wtiich all general
correspondence should be addressed.
I E
Ueorgei". 'llei,i"ijila.
J. Umckley Clark,thiia.
A
Ja^Cooke.Phila. E. A KoUrna, Washington.
O. U. Uiuk,FtiiIa. Uuiiiy D. Cooku, Waoh.
*". iUtuhloi ti Man-, PUilu. W in h. .Uli'uudler, \V mh.
iluorheaU, VUila. John' 1. Uolreee, Wash
JtduaidUodge, *eW York
II. C. IVhnestotk.N. Y.
CLA&EKCU II. CLARK, PL iUulelphi., l'rc'.ideutT
UKMU 1. COUKA., Washing.oil, Vice President.
A It V'UU&E, Cliauiiiku £iiiuiict und .Executive com
luittee.
KAlJiKaoW V. PKETG, PhiTa. Secy *ud Actuary.
& a, itli.Ni.li, Wasliiiigtou, Awtistaiit Stcretucv.
H'KANclb ti. a M.. Oi, Mediciif Director.'"
J. ii A ii u. 1)., AssUt. ilea. Director.-.
A A I S O A I
J. £.. 1*AKN£8, Surgeon-General C. g. A., tV»»Ii.
P. J. auKWllZ, Ciiiet Meuical Department. V. S.
N., Waehinglioa. -i'f -...'OIJJ
D. W. BLISS, M. V., Washington^ 1
S O I I O S A O A S
•-, eJiiitail*?''! Ifl'j
WM. E. CHANDLER, Washington, D. C.!
OJWSML UAKD1NU, Philadelphia, Pa. ZO
This Company, National In its character,
offers, by reasou.of its Wge.C'apital, .Low
Kates of Premium, and, New. Tables, the
uiosi desirable means of insuring' life- yet
piesenied to the public. „_y _,
Tbe fates of premium, being largely re
duced, are made as. iavorable to the 'insur
ers as those of the befftfM^ual (^Qmpariies,
and avoid all the complications and uncer
taipffes-of Notes, Dividends and the-mis
understandings which tiielawer are so, apt
to cause (he rohcy-Holders.
Several new and attractive' tables "are
now presented which need only to be un
derstood to prove acceptable to the public,
such as'tbc'iN'OOME-PRODUCING POLI
CY and RETUKJS PREMIUM? POLICY.
in the former, the policy-holder r.tfot only
secures a lite insurance, payable at death,
but will receive if living, alter a period of
a few years, an annual income, equal, to ten
per cent, [10per cent.) of the par of hi*poll
cy. In the latter, the Company agrees to
return to the aitured the tptat amount of .money
he has paid in, in addition to the amount of Ait
policy.
The attention of persons contemplating
insuring their lives or increasing the
amount of insurance they already have, is
called to the special advantages offered by
the National Lite Insurance Company.
Circulars, Pamphlets and full articulars
given on application to the Blanch Office
the Company in this city, or to its Gen
eral Agents.
0&» LOCAL AGENTS ARK WANTED
in every City and 1'owu and applications
from competent parties for such agencies,
with suitable endorsements', should be ad
dressed TO THE COMPANY'S GENERAL
AGENTS ONLY, in their respective dis
tricts. ••"•*».
tiKtVKKAL. A E S O O E O
A N
-. WMT
JAY COOKE & CO., New York, for New Tori State
aud Northern New Jerfeejr.
E. W. CLARK & CO., for PeunsylTanif, and footh
ern New Jersey.
JAY OOKE & CO., Washington, D. for »arjland,
Delaware, Virginia, District Columbia, and West,
Virginia.- .:... v.
J. A. ELLIS & CO., Chicago,H inois.for Illinois Wi.
consul and Iowa. iiei'i'jb
O N S E E N E I St. Paul, for
Minnesota.
A 1
SPECIAL AGENT,
For Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin,
Headquarters, St. Paul, Minn.,
E. WEST, Agent at St. Cloud, Minn.
lylstploO-
MINNESOTA
IRON WORKS
Minneapolis.
Iron and Brass Founders
MACHINISTS.
SHOPS AN OFFICE,
FirstStreet, corner of MarshaWStre'ef.
tf .d •••. 7 fit i'i'-i
Washington Avenme,*near First Nationa
'•'-. '. -:•»:•. C'h'l ?.*
TS 1 ••. -i'-:'- Ll:
Plans, boeciflcations and
Estimates
On Short Notice.
Steam and Water Mills_.
Built on contract and furnished-complete
with
MACHINERY, MILL STONES,
MOT AND BRAN CLEANERS.
SEPARATORS. BOLTING CLOTH,
BOILERS, ENGINES,
WATER WHEELS, &c.
Address all letters and orders
I N N E S O A I O S W O S
ling MINNEAPOLIS.
Store and Lot for Sale.
The best location in St. Cloud for a re
tail grocery business: Will be sold at a
bargain. Inquire of
C. F. & W.ePOWELL.
St. Cloud, Feb. Ui 1869. »80-tf
HOUSE FOR SALE.
CHEAP FOR CASH...-
Possession.giygn, at,j any time, de.jrtd.
Inquire cf"
era X3l JOHS R. CLARK.
zt.c^w.&jm^K
ST MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1869
ivrrf o^Rfcrtaeato tbe St/Cloud Journal.]
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IX A PkIVATE KILLED."
«W«!'»3 lmd alnu»h," lb* Captain MUd,
"^nioBj*d'tloxl*o,«aiiaiUod»
Vt'e came offTictom wltb the IUM
Of only a private killed."
"Ah," mid tbe Ordwli., "Jtwaibot!—"
With tho gall ol woe is filled.
Speak the cruel consolation—
"Only a private ktfled."
What tho* hi. orphaned children
Cling to the mother's knee,
And look up to her tearful face
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J3H2JN.J. O N
WkotXSA&X PSA1K& IX
SADDLERY HARDWAIUB,
AND SHOE FINDINGS,
W a S W A
Orders promptly and carefully filled, ..
a i.
Then he breathed a heavy breath—
"Poor fellow -5ie badly .hot,
37ten hayimtM to death l"
Aud now was hushed the martial din,
The saucy foe bad fled
They brought the' private's body in
went to tee the dead
For I could not thinMbo Rebel foe,
Tho* 111 der cuneand ban,
So boastful of their chivalrjr,
.Could kill a wounded can
A musket ball bad pierced his thigh
A frightful, crushing wound
And then with savage bayonets,
They bad pinned him to tho ground,
One stub was through the abdomen,
Anothtr, through the head,
The last was thro" the pulseless breast—
Vine after lie wat dead I
Hi. hair wa. matted with his gore,
Hi. hand. Were clenched wi might,
A* tho' he .till hi. musket bora
So firmly in tbe fight
Ho had grasped the foemnn'a bayonet,
Tbe murderous thrusts to fend
They "raised the coat cape from his face—
Us God l—itviat my friend!
Think what a shudder dulled my heart!—
Twaa but tho day before,
We laughed together merrily,
As we talked of days of yore.
"How happ/ we shall be," ho amid,
"When the war is o'er and when.
With Vict'ry's song, and Yict'ry'. tread,
We all march home again 1"
Ah, little he dreamed—that coldier brave
So near his journey's goal—
That God had sent a messenger
To claim his Ch rietlan soul 1
But ho fell like a hero,—lighting
And hearts with grief are filled
And honor is his, tho' tho Captain says—
"Only a private killed."
I knew him well—he was my friend
He loved our Land and Law.
And he foil a blessed martyr
To tbe Country's holy cause.
And I know a cottage in the West
Where hearts with woe are filled,
As the lightning flashes back to them—
"Only a private killed J"
Comrades, bury him wider the oak,
Wrapped in his army-blue
He is done with the battle's din and smoke,
With drill and the proud review.
And the time will come ere long, most like,
When our blood win thus be spilled,
And then of each will tbe Captain say—
"Only a private killed."
But we fight our Country', battle.
Oar hopes are not- forlorn.
And Our death .ball be a blessing
To millions yet unborn
To par children, and their children!
Then, as each grave i* filled,
What care we if the Captain say—
"Only a private killed
What tho' a tottering mother
Sheds tears of anguish hot
O'er her darling son, the soldier,
That cannot be forgot
What tho'a sister's bowm
With a pang of woe is thrilled.
A. she read, tbe careless telegram,
"Only a private killed t' ..
What tho' a promised loved-one
Kisses his pic tore dear,
And bedews the shadowy feature.
With a maiden's hory tSar
What tho'the poor heart', fountain
Of silent agony
And ask of her the reason
Why her eyes with tears arefilial?—
Will she kiss their cheek, and tell them—
"'Tu only a private killed P'
But the glorious Old flag beckons!
We have pledged her heart and hand!
And we '11 brave even Death to rescue
Our dear old Father-land!
We ask not praise, nor honor
Then as each grave is filled,
What cue we if the Captain say—
"Only a, private killed."
CAMP STOKE, S Oct. 21st, 1881.
[Enterel according to Act of CoDjrreav, by Mr*
JaneG. gwisshelm, in tbe year 1868, in the Office of
the Clerk of the United States DistrictCourt for the
District of Western Pennsylvania.]
MARGARET
MERLYH.
WRITTEN FOB TUB ST. CLOUD JOOBNAL,
BY RS. JANE G. SWISSHELM.
CHAPTER XXIV.
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A N E W AVOCATION.
That night when Margaret sat by
the open fire in the up stairs room
where she and the children slept, Mrs*
Kendon came in, beaming and incon
siderato. She had had such a delight
ful time. De Baun was such a splen
did fellow, and it was so amusing to
see his ridiculous old wife, dressed up
like a girl of sixteen. She was "Oh
dear knows but ever so many years
older than he, but rich as Girard, a
hateful old widow and De Baun hadn't
a dollar, poor fellow." So he had
yielded to tho necessities of the case,
married the widow, and left all the
girls to wear the willow. He was the
most amusing creature, a splendid
dancer, and polkaed ye-gods, how he
polkoed. Mrs. Kendon thought it was
something to awaken the spleen of all
threo of the graces and his perform
ance on the guitar—it was splendid—
showed off to such advantage, those
aristocratic hands, and the magnifi
cent diamond ring he wore. Monsieur
De Baun was a hero every inch, and
after Mrs. Kendon had kissed her
children in their cribs, she went out
singing his favorite polka.
Margaret had been several days
teaching the little ones to be happy
her trunk had come, and sho was quite
accustomed to her work, when she was
called, one forenoon, into the library.
The Judge and Mrs. Howard were
there, and the latter rose to meet her.
Without a word, she took her hand,
kissed and reseated her, then sat down
still holding her, band and looking into
her face, inquired:
"DidWfctf get your child
••I am to send Sally for him to-day.
She tpok him-there, and the Judge
here hot succeeded in arranging it,
so that I am to have him by fending
"And," ho interposed, I have not
yetjtohJ you, what I learned this mora*
ing. The ladies have engaged frosty
matron, a Mrs. Bateman, a member of
Dr. Dieaming's Society, in Denton,
one who has a high reputation for hu
mane labors in behalf of the poor, and
who enjoys the entire confidence of
both of the two parties who differ in
opinion as to the management of the
Institution."
Margaret was rejoiced at a prospect
of a reform which should not Involve
her.in any further contention with
Miss lronton and her party and turn
ed now to discussing the plans- and
prospects of Mrs. Howard. That lady
war pleaded with her suggestion of a
home beside Michael and Kate Sulli
van and it was agreed that when Mrs,
Brown returned, Margaret should go
out with her to see the place and peo
ple When Mrs. Howard wa« leaving,
Margaret accompanied her to the door,
and placing her arm around her, said,
so as not to be heard by any one else:
"Cling fast to the Omnipotent arm,
for the way is very slippery."
Tears sprang to her eyes as she
spoke, and there was a tremor in her
voice and Mis. Howard with bluo
quivering lips replied:
"I hope and believe He will keep me
from falling."
Margaret returned tj her charge in
the nursery, and she went to assume for
the first time, the duties of a mother,
which she had repudiated in the insane
hope of preserving her son from a
knowledge of the shame attached to
his birth.
One forenoon soon after, Judge Ken
don came to the nursery with some pa
pers and handing her a legal document,
in crabbed characters, said:
"Do you think you could read and
copy that verbatim 1"
She thought she could, and would
make the attempt. She had a good
deal of leisure, as Nell was an adept in
amusing tbe children and the doctor
objected especially to have' Freddy
held. Tbefloorsof the house were all
warmed by a furnace, and that of the
nursery covered by a thick soft carpet,
and in this the little' Congressman was
to exercise himself in creeping when
he wearied of lying in his crib So
Margaret found time during the day to
copy tho document, in a manner which
gave entire satisfaction. When the
Judge examined it he said:
"Very good. Mr. Winston and I
have been thinking that after Mrs!
Brown's return, we would like to have
you stay and write in the office Mrs.
Kendon, I fear would rebel if We per
mitted you to leave us, and there is
nothing I dread so much as family jars
If you oould stay with us for thirty
dollars a month, you would have no ex
pense except for clothing."
Ho said this with a most genial (ath
erly smile, sitting in his high-backed
chair in his indolent way, and as Mar
garet stood looking at him, feeling
what a good, groat, magnanimous lion
he was, and of the jackall whom he
tolerated, an undefined sense of dread
of coming evil paled her face and
kept her silent. He looked at her, with
ao air of disappointment, saying:
"You do not like the prospect
She rallied, and replied with
earnestness he had not expected.
"Youaro too good to Jive, I
afraid.''
"Oh is that all Would it suit you
better to have me die and bequeath my
old clothes to tho poor and as he
spoke he laughed in a joyous way, she
had not before heard from him.
an
am
She left the library without replying,
for she had lost her voice but he felt
that his offer was accepted with much
gratitude.
Mrs. Brown soon returned, and be
fore entering on her new avocation,
Margaret was to visit Kate with Mrs'.
Howard. With a straightforward pur
pose of a new life, that lady assumed a
very unpretending style of dress and
they made their short railroad trip un
recognised. Few words passed between
them but Mrs. Howard said in faint
and-hesitating voice:
"I do not like to use hw monev to
buy a home and provide for my future
but do not know what else te do. I
Wrote to him, and he wishes me to
keep what he has given me, and to
draw on him if I should be in Want,
knowing that I will see him no more."
"I have thought of this," was thetain!"
reply, "but do not see how it is to bo
avoided nor can I see clearly that it
is wrong. It is a small atonement for
the loss you have sustained and be is
legally and morally bound to support
your child in accordance with his cir
cumstances. He has no other child
ren, and all you have will be no more
than a comfortable support for him and
you, while you devote yourself to his
care and education,"
A private conveyance took them
from the depot to Michael's cabin, and
any attempt of describing Kate's joy
at seeing Margaret, would be futile.
They found the situation quite as eli
gible as Margaret had supposed, and
within five minutes walk of the cabin*
tho edge of a body of woodland, a
mixture of evergreen And deciduous
trees. Here in these shades, was heal
ing for body and soul. Michael was
quite willing to part with ten acres of
land, at a price whioh woull pay ono
fourth the cost of his hundred and six
ty. 80 it was arnnge-f, and builders
were to come out and put up a plain
wooden oottago within easy speaking
distance of Michael's cabin, and hero
the two women and child would live
under the protection of his strong arms.
The visit was satisfactory, and in
good time the survey and deed was
made, the price paid, and Miehael'a
mortgage lifted.: Then came the bouse,
and before the middle of June, Mrs.
Howard and Aunt Sally were getting
settled in their new home.
The day after their visit to Kate,
Margaret entered upon her office du
ties, filling out blank deeds, mortgages,
bends, articles, &c., copying business
letters and legal opinions. Sometimes
her employer directed ber to search in
huge volumes for particular passages in
statutes and decisions and read to him,
while with closed eyes he sat wearily
on evenings of days spent in Court,
and she could not help knowing that
•he was useful to him.
Mrs. Kendon generally had company
in the drawing-room, or spent tbe even
ing out. Sometimes he was with har,
but oftener fo his library preparing an
opinion. Margaret became ambitious
to hunt up authorities and arrange
thw*, so that he could more readily tee
them, an* thus save him time to go
out with Mrs. Kcna0D
or ad 8
evenings with her home. She tried
to get the bright velars
creature
to
aid him in his researches, and hsi
letters. She knew it would pleasehim
and thought it would develop her.—
One day she Was artfully trying to get
her to copy a letter, in his crabbed
characters, When she laughed gaily,
saying:
"Oh, you little old grey hen I
know What you are about. You want
to lead me in the way I should go, and
get me to be a model wife but I won't
you see. I don't believe Mathaw
would like me half so well, if I were a
little dummy thing, and understood
law, and all the ologies. Don't you
know, grost men always like silly wo
men, and visa versa. Just you put
»way those tiresome old papers and
come to the drawing-room. I want
you to play that new polka until I prac
tice it. That is just what I camo after
you lor."
This was in the back office, and Mar
garet said, as the jeweled hands took
away her papers:
"But, you see, there is no one in the
office, and I must stay until Mr. Win
ston or Jenkins come."
"Fiddle dee dee on Winston and
Jenkins. I'll lock the door and let the
customers ring. If they want fivo dol
lars worth of law, 70U and I will come
in and fill out the order to a T. You
will measure out the law and I will
take the money."
The office door was locked, and Mar
garet played the polka, was happy all
tKe forenoon amusing the bright crea
ture, and listening to her childish sal
lies, and sat in her own room far into
night to finish her day's writing. She
often played for the parlOr dances of
the evening company for, in spite of
the general religious opinion of the evil
of dancing, she had read the Bible for
herself, and concluded that this was an
innocent and healthful amusement, and
no more liable to abuse than eating or
drinking. She played for De Baun
and Mrs. Kendon to waltz. Mrs. De
Baun and Judge Kendon were both
present, the latter delighted with the
sylphlike motion of bis charming Ze
lia, the former constrained and unhap
py. Margaict concluded she would
never again be a party to a similar
scene, and always avoided playing when
thoj two were to waltz or polka. With
the exception of her dislike to De Baun
and tbe continued trouble at The Home,
her first six months at Judge Kendon's
were among the happiest of her life.
WOMAN'S BUSINESS CAPACITY,
CHAPTER XXV.
When Margaret had spent several
weeks copying or filling deeds, she was
impressed with the idea that here
might be a field of labor where she
could sooner win independence and at
her first opportunity inquired of Judge
Kendon whether their was any impedi
ment in the way of a woman's practis
ing as an office attorney and conveyan
cer.
"None," he replied, "but those which
lie in the woman herself, viz. her want
of business capacity."
"Do you think we lack business ca
pacity
"Not only think but am quite cer
and taking his favorite seat he
motioned her to a chair and continued
in his grave fatherly way: "You have
much more than an average allowance
of good plain practical sense, yet you
have no business capacity, which might
in other words be called stiok-to-it-ive
ness."
"Why, I think 1 have a great deal
of perseverance," she replied, with an
earnest, puzzled expression of voice and
manner.
"Of course you do, but I think I
can show even you, your mistake. Af
ter your father's death you sincerely
resolved to fill to your mother and fam
ily the place of a brother dead—to be
the business head of your house. You
made a bravo beginning, broke through
3 a
D«nd
wot
women to the
hearth-stone, then came off to seek your
fortuno as a joung man would havo
done, accepted the first honest labor
whioh offered as an earnest man would
have done, did your work faithfully,
jpromotidh, crucified the flesh in
the loye of dress, saved your money
and^ invested it wisely. All this was
businesslike, manlike, but then comes
in the woman and spoils all. You have
a good situation, your "wages are rapid
ly advancing and you are doing well.
Your employer's children are tsken ill
of a contagious fever, the nurse deserts
any man in Mr. Walter's employment
step in to perform dangerous duties for
which he has not contracted Was it
in the bond that ydu ehould break down
your health by waking all night and
working .11 day Your relations with
the family were business relations aud
those required that you should goon
with your usual duties, no less no more.
This would have been busiotss-iike,
manlike, and had you pursued this
course you would have had two more
Jota all paid for before this. So that
you are a business failure."
She had crossed her arms on the ta
bic, laid her forehead upon them and
listened in silence. Every word went
home and she began to see herself in
new light. He was unmerciful
continued:
ba8
She raised her head and resting it
on her hand, said thoughtfully
"I fear that this is all too true, and
yet I cannot see that it is wrong to take
care of the sick. Christ spent his
whole time going about doing good and
He is our great example."
He leaned his head so as to suppor*
it by his forefinger pressed upon the
left temple, and his third touching his
lips aad clasping and unclasping the
arm of his chair with the right hand,
looked into the fire with a comico seri
ous expression, as he replied:
"I think He never succeeded in bus
iness, and never heard that bis note
was good on Change There, my dear
young lady, is the woman again. Yon
ask my advice on a business matter,
and when my opinion conflicts with
yours and you feel unable to defend
your position, you fly to another and
fancy yourself on the old ground. We
were not discussing your duties as a
Christian. I wish to show you that in
your course at Mrs. Walters' you failed
in not adhering to your purpose. You
had dedicated your capital to your fam
ily. That capital consisted in your
skill and labor. You suddenly with
drew it, snd threw it pell mell into an
other and totally different investment
without considering whether or not it
her post—what is thai to you Does' 9,uotei always waited to be called upon
tttttytif
NO. 35.
a
aod
"Moreover you injured Mrs. Walters
by bestowing the favor of services which
could not be repaid* No one has a
right thus to humiliate another by lay
ing him under an obligation that may
be avoided. It is an injury which is
generally resented, and where it is it
never forgiwn. The most marked
instances of
ingratitude generally
arises from the impulse of narrow souls
to resent favors which they are unable
or uawiliing to repay."
"But do you not thb,k it was right
for me to take care of tho*
8
dren she inquired.
"No, certainly not. Mr. Walters was,
abundantly able to* hire as many nurses
as were required. There are women
who depend on this business for a liv
ing, and would be more and the sick
would be better cared for, if it were not
for this habit which women have of do
ing double or treble duty on all extra
occasions. Women complain of the
narrow sphere of their labors, yet one
class go to premature graves from ex
cessive labor, in their efforts it would
appear, to prevent others getting em
ployment. A woman with work enough
for two in the care of her house and
children, will nevertheless undertake
to make her husband's shirts and vests,
do his mending, make her own and
children's clothijg, can tLe fruits and
perhaps make the carpets for her fami
ily. Per consequence other women
are deprived of work and wages she
is overworked aud her nervous system
broken down sho becomes impatient
and shrewish, has no time to amuse or
instruct her children, wearies her hus
band by impatience and ill temper,
simply the resulc of fatigue, drives him
to the saloon and them to the street,
and fancies herself a model wife because
she has doue so much site ought not to
have done, and has left undone her du
ty. Ninety-nine hundredths of all the
scolding and fretting which women do,
are the direct results of the work which
they ought not to do. In otner words
they want business capacity, and by at
tempting too much fail in all."
for His services. Often ho waited for
a succession of very earnest entreaties
before relieving eases of the greatest
distress but women are as hkely as
not to be led by their strong sympa
thies, to thrust their good offices npoa
those who as I say resent them as so
many injuries. Mrs. Howard appealed
to you for help. It was a case of real
and very great need. There was no
one else to render the aid required
and we would have to agree that busi]
U3ss success or our duty to ourselves
was incompatible with Christianity, to
assume that one may never turn aside
from business to do an act of charity
but to be efficient in this we mutt
achieve a certain amount of businegf
success. For instance, in these troub
les which you seek to allay at Tha
Home. You come to me hr aid, but
had I not so given my attention to bus
iness as to win a success, to gain that
wealth and knowledge whieb is power,
I should be powerless to- aid you. 1 do
not want to discourage you in any laud*
able effort to do good, but to show yctt
the habit which almost all women and
very many men have, of frittering away
the time and effort, which if concen
trated might accomplish so much."
They both sat in deep thought until
she raised her head, and said
"Then you think it would not be
worth my while to attempt the study
of law?"
He continued his study some mo
ments before replying.
"I do not know It is an experi
ment I should like to sec tried. As I
said, you have an unusual allowance of
good, plain practical sense you have a
woman's industry, and I have ntver
seen any one with a more logical com
prehension of the truth and relative
bearings of any question. In other
words you are a natural logician you
.have all a woman's quickness in seeing
+he point of any subject, and in fact
there ig
no
njore than one lawyer in a
thousand w,0
as
cations for that
y0QT natural qualifi-
frofession,
with the one
lack which spoils aU the lack of con
centration. You might Ve on the high
road to any success, and if cur sympa
thies crossed your path, off you would
go on a tangent and like the French
man's flea when one had hisfingeron
you you would not be there."
After some consideration she replied
"But I have a very strong will and
a good deal of canny Scotch caution.
When fully aware of my weak point
could I not guard against it? My mo
tives for wishing some better field of
labor are very strong."
"It may be worth the trial, and if
you conclude to make it, Mr. Winston
and I will afford you every facility fcr
preparation, and aid you infindingem«
ployment."
"The way I shall thank you is by
trying to succeed but you wiil not ob
ject to my getting those orphan child
ren from nnder the iron rule of that
Iron woman
He smiled significantly and replied
"You arc to be a free agent and I
think in your present position it is well
for you to see that through—
I
you muse lay aown a plan of life and mighty polite about everything else,
stick to it. You cannot succeed in bus
iness and be a traveling missionary.—
You cannot win pecuniary independ
enoa for yourself and friends and take
earn of all the sick children you see."
He rose and walked back and forth
with his right hand grasping his left
wrist on his back, and added with em
phasis:
"I tell you, Miss Merlyn, you area
business failure you have been "weigh
ed in the balance and found wanting
and "Mene, mene, tekel," has been
written upon you."
She felt that he really condemned
her, that his disapproval was earnest
and well founded and she was full of
self condemnation. She had refused
to transfer her right to her own labor
to Edward Strofynder, because she felt
that it was due'to her mother, her dis
abled brother and young sisters. What
Was I wrong about Mrs. Howard
He resumed his seat, and taking up
a piece of paper began tearing it into
scraps and throwing these at tbe fire
as he answered slowly:
"No, I think not. You appear to
have been called to that particular case.
If you remember, Christ whom you
'Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel bntfeeingin,
Bear it, tliat the oppueer may beware of thee.*
You arc already pretty well in, in this
quarrel, and as it is just it will be well
to finish it if necessary, but you have
been superseded I think. Mrs. Bate
man has entered the lists with Miss
lronton, anc* the Managers have refer
red the quarrel to the Trustees. We
meet to-morrow to investigate, and if
she ran be removed as I have no doult
she can, without you appearing in the
case it will be well."
Margaret rejoiced at the good news.
Ber article of agreement was drawn
and signed, and phe entered on her ap
prenticeship as a lawyer. Tbe knowl
dee of Latin which she had acquired
iu a New England academy was suffi
cient and her prospects fair.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
O N S A I E
Aman in New Orleans took out an
accident insurance policy before start
ing on a journey, and happened to be
killed by a railroad accident. The wid
ow, armed with the newspaper report in
which his name appeared among the
killed, presented herself at the office of
the company, but was informed that
aiore definite proof would be necessary.
"Why, of course he's dead," said the
bereaved lady. "That is possible,"
said the polite official, "and, my dear
madam, I am very sorry for it" "Yefr
sorry, are you sorry?" "Of course I
am I sincerely sympathize with you in
your bereavement." "Yes," exclaimed
tbe excited and bereaved lady, "that's
always the way with you men you are
but whenever a poor woman gets a
chance to make a little money, you're
only sorry." And the indignant lady
left the room in search of additional
proof.
—The coffin of a young lady buried a
few years ago flair Alleghany, was res
cently opened. The body was turned
over and tbe clothes torn. It was evi
dent that she had been buried alive.
The mother, who saw the remains, has
become insane, and is now in the Dix
mont Asylum.
—A Richmond lady having seen
the Black Crook, was asked by the
editor of the Enquirer if she thought
the exhibition objectionable. Bhe re
plied that she saw "no objection to
ladies going."
—The Department of Agriculture
has no seeds for general distribution.
right had she to bestow it gratuitously, I —-Tho Publio Library of Boston is,
upon strangers 7 Why had that ques-1 with the exception of the library of
tion never before occurred to her Af- Congress, the largest collection of
tor a pause of several moments, she
said in a timid faltering voice:
books in the United States. Within
14 yeaYs it has increased from 14,000
volumes to more than 145.000 vol
umes.
—India has had a curious railway acci
dent. An elephant, seeing tha red light and
smoke, concluded that the noisy locomotive
was an enemy to be summarily demolish
ed. He accordingly placed himself oa aha
traok, aad mat the strange ereature head
on, with trunk, aad tusks. The result was
a dead elephant and tltveo ears sspsj.an