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Pt ?l.oISEti WEEKLY By -
xfe X\'w O)th'ai&E "Ct,,e rotl*oi Comenany, at , *
Xe. to~ Grad icf Ireet. betweent Mnop aend Jfaeva.
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oQRNING STAR AND CATEQLIC MESSENGER.
NEW OJI:LIANS, SUNDAY, SGE'TEMllIER2I 1811.
* SIMIJMER DYING.
Y' W. C. Itos.Stit.
ir"aau( .t flou the hillside and dell •
1,. . ai.tes are ringing.antai ct:ekct. are alu,;ing
Io suulmmer ia ontg oat tirewell! '
i.tr brightly clroeir. lint whertre.r the roses
•n;i-e wreatlhedl with hrr treaw.-s of gold t
S-,,t ullldo atre sighig. wlhtre tialkly aire- Ia ing
lheir raly·-buatatn leiava o the tallol.
72 . i cn ri't- ' rr me, 1"11" bLn1-r-n Irl·t'uoe tI,_"
Lte iitirlo thata I trted t At he a baly:
N,, hiare in the shadlnows of oak. on1 the toeadows
Sut, lmowlrs their ntooltino enlt i Joy.
TIh. tlt i tl,. hlw lo1to y : ct etI a i hltln g up only
hlerra i grli-a at ittl-rht e .glet lear tillI.
A.lIl eapl't arla e ninoi-F llg tI i c dles anlld singilg
l-ilha t. aritrina to '..lflh l the toil. al sio a
t'.h"aatwoi WIldig wt-hoitl a- h'ta.tehlading
iThe hw ath.thIw hed itt the atreMe :
li.ti.al.dcotw ti lotattin . I o, s.dlydelwineg
'1 hiti r. ler wiltl paa1 like ik a (tre.tt.
•1 ~'i. h,,~ st momsa sailling; threo,e h miit, ias ttveilt g
\'.," h . ilbouy anwl err*, t hl, i l r te lil-laet full l caen.
11e hI , tl., froot the akit errty heiht.
I fat beataty. t s k ta ttitati.
S. net.ells of ,. ,ith .st tht h l in.tga t a l tl.,
. ,a. a, . lhea b al'al l t he .-owt1f o;
:, , with th e aeo. :t h g'uar'.
1':-.. "': , lili ! ohitn t. r it,,"ac--rl nay- talaoldg,
lot Ilight fito the, litldao ape It goie.
I hao the tt le, t he o-enin- nit'h hi; go de
ate .tl c ereatl tdhe. . teatow of tlit ol, it
i.td larks. s. a lltlng fthe titrn witl their l sipeng,
a:l, iiel to huk a glb otott tc t year to, on.
Iatre rl'te ainc alll og. lattle irt llarea are fallinlf,
glut -till a tld lovelinta s retlgi4d; .
A w(liit a ting adties., thou ligh a alte f hi gleriess
Anti glory fIro t ~nat A remain I
I hadt spet the evening with hitn ; v o Ihalll
s ppedl. Pentel Croasley, ylu old s choolfallow,
Lthe ataderheadedest lay in the shool, wi th
t it a tshilling'tt-worth of Irainstr, or sixpeteIll
worth of exmpeF te Tation, had, e aitw is.or t ei,
Noitltnllagl'd tl tl i ao a gitood. I olth t yuear ango, on
tIlle t s oilgttr of wich the lhad jut taloeio the.
Matt --raliusc in outr littlte villge ot- llita.eftrdl,
btut '. t ha lit,1 tot in digntieiut ie e .aso .I tcoUtli
S"-,it r.,' rwith ai liLr-otat-tlIer of hlis oot ;
scit ltt I, wholt It,,l; to w'ri.ttt hitlf his elxerrccses
ft Lrlthn, wla li s ctrkiilltkg hird tir l litv-itt.
anlt tI ihlgi a g it on littl . I tlid'lt I t. ttllt hlmt
hi-i, J,;t o rity, bl l t I watlit -l b'tll Ih l lla t l itt
;,-bliii N :i t - ';ttlel thro g nok ,Billh r i 'L of i-ilh
litt -tlat it wha;, in fat, notlahi; hitll httk.
" t.i, I at i tl a ntta.!, J".luck alit tl t y.
L.oIt;. il. Ilytn gtood fellow, itnly hlt ic jtc
ilie-it's ati Ilq el. Tltat'ta whee it is."
"Ntatt tste,'" i retort-ad. " l)t ia ilt| to
-atthat yltr gold ist ithl fiuit of .laiur braiti,
too our hatlals-wall h ty t he s rauehat-"
a Now. ittla" the il th err a Lt l i, t 't I tell
- ,l it'l all t tol y. tLo., a] t lete Yttatl hml.'
aclct L n, !lbaidtt eo , tt. d Lnt l.'" lie asieti
.\VI(el I had oavtittiatt ItVs) teitrillltý'.
N o, I tttlli.
Nor yet tliiv f" ind tut tatlt a ttl-1e-tncil,
aotid ldeaiitlr:ttclv ttlped it agai.nst his .-ft eye,
nlilgt onrl nh eyehiall, auwl lLt h  l1Uile tattoo.
" eti, weati dt i tll un t" I crietl, agllhast.
"Ji t tat i . I tell yt uit it's aTl tmy" eye. It'ts
tly a gltacais ue, Itat a capital bit oi glass it it;
too dark tolece thrutoii hitt keesc the lrauthait
tout."
" uit wtiecht tt tta arlitiial oeye " I nskalt,,
,ar I declare I thtld ott elil t I lotoed at himt.
" Lotit" said m 'eto taprirmg ien atl, tihorntlyv
"rTtee ire oar t t thhre lapoithe kilW it testide
caainlsetl-tl-t' oplticiani, toy fiathcr-in-latw atndt
tat tlo, tia r al ltokintg icl tt the tazii le to s,
c ay it woataltdn't lit i, th charg'o 't Trdt ill and
ity ey' waottt outtt. W'laitl I recovereil, anti pail
itly ee rplaceadl, I wtt ihotitu i to steptliister
to aiutry tteticittinl e id tr lilty father, who wvit
nelnica il iapectolr to tlte ltcatl btoted if hoealtlh,
otit hial little or nt pirivateo plracttco. After ai
4ew years I htegal to reiin'liev iy fithecr of hlie
'idutit'. T aiid ait i elt tiremtett, which shlrtly
Iatretdetl hit ieaitht, tile appaiutiottitit iats I ratios
tatr al lit tmte."
" Stit t lne brefolir I Was tllptliinteal inp es'ctor,
I• veealthy gatatlentaut hite miol 0tt t-'rtt lgtltl.
Svwidowtar, hlatll settlel int 8ttatuiastcr. le
iathl ,i v-ry pretty only- taglin ttar, l.:lut:t. Thley
aere not ait all pirontl, ond in t ppe.areti fouintd of
aaacia'ty. atIti ott at gatat deal, atid gat\e beutfit s
at'their ittisi. Thny reret ntutu hikltatlI leli -v
fia trlii vi tt aaklet,t t itc ta.uaataaa :aaa. .aaita t'ii
tMr. ''redgtlhl'cs wcaltlh.
'i" s l'relgrotld \t aa sti.ll--io'ngalad. Shl
of thelin with never-flihg alliiiiy, !he hadil
thire hilt. cnt-intt rt''p,.e tilag hit it alit ai, t',i
it.ill n t, rii i lr it ittI V word. a
ao ilety. 'iiticttiue ty latl bacut at;ia titalc \tay
aettliaty by- Mr. T'1retlglti, hitinself nii itian
ntabtaue ta ti tlc dwula-baL-as. atWc ntart iat nicii
a hous lt-ctiic aternately, atd splac .mct I of the
pllasantest e-iutugs in this way. L.ara Trt, !
gold playetd the piani or organti with real tTr
vaou. ft eling ,laestcls which she had at very re
spectable sopttno ,voice.
"It wentolt like thisa foragood bit, friequent
ly coting down to duets betweenl Miss ITrctd
gold and mt elf. At last I began to ti'el that I
loved LauraTredgold, and that my lposition as
a miserable one-eyed inspector was an insupet
able barrier to tellinug her so, anud much liss
her ith'tble old fu'ther. I tried to ,title this,
feelings, and to look upon our acqi:uaintance in
the simpll light of t iusical ouI. I ail afrit id
the very cffort I niade to hide thelm must ha:ve
in souto way betrayed thetl to Laurlta, foir [I lt
eame impressed with a gros itig convtiction
that she knew what I felt, and lhat her own
inclinations were at least not ui'iavoratble to
woircds ite. I noticed, when shlie partd front
ilte of all ivenittgl . how she would raise thoso
'eyes to lilne with a gentle expression that
tinde uie giddy. Laura had speaking eyes, as
folks said. Theyt were not bashful eyes, but
miill, alungentle, and seemed to flash back a
tivorahll e anliiwer to what I longedl to yet dared
noi ask. I tdared out tell her lest, if she reject
ed ule. it should: get bruited about Stelmianster
that tie hoard had a one-eyed inspector. That
would tie ruin. It was clear to me I Itlist keepl
this secret locked up in my ownl eyelid. Blit
supllpso I should ht married with my glas eye,
and never tell noy wife ! I should be found
out. There would be ati etind to all confidence,
iibr I should he a wretched deceiver-anid would
it lnot he obtaining a wife and a fortune under
tillt' pr'etencels lHowever, ctaulidly, I only
expected a rejection of my snit; and should I
fir this iitt tmy eye into any one's power, and
lose lly llace as inspectore No, I would know
Ily fate t irst. I couldl easily tell her alfterwards.
ICcuse :y lot clwelling on thilte tr:ms in which
I laid b:ite the state of mly t''elings ti Laura
'i'redguld. It is neither here nor there to the
t'1 havio li)ved you, Mr. Crossley,' shie said,
w:itll euotion. I hiavoe ever lo\'ett another.
Yet I fear I can never be yours. You do not
kutw," she continued, sobbihg on amy shoulder
'w-hat brotught nis to Steptuinster. Nio, you dcl
lnot know. Yet if you will ask my ittheli; first,
ftir Ilis coinsout to your tait, and nowtt, to tell
you"W liut brought ht--to Stepmiraster; if his
antswer to the fitrt is favorabso yottr desire,
and if his answer to the se,~ u is satisfaetory
to your mind, I will be r wife.
ohld gentlet had been up stairs to rummage
out soluceiew trios for our next practice.
"' J;vely things!" said Mr. Treldgold, pat
tit;I heat afliectionately.
**Coi lit I have a little ci)nversationi with
ioni, Mr. ''"redgoltl, in private '
" OtI, onslnsClll I Not now. I lknow what ystui
lhtivc got to say. That's aill my eye. sir,' ihe
said severely; "I w" are going to pratictice now.
Oh, they are lovely things !'lll lit ttick iia
tuill hisia tic rasp at his doiubhle-has. ' W'e will
talk, if yon like, after supper, when L:aura
goes to bed. Now, then--oli,- two, tlthrie.'
".ll And off lie iiwet into cliumlher uitsie. It
w:as a very con.stratined aftlir, intetr whnt I
knoliew, alnd what Laurat knellw, ain whallit Iwe
both uildged, I iel strte, tihat lie seenited to
know witas cning. For three ile-sed hum
w, Ithl-pt this 1i11; tlii supe r Ctnie, which I
thought \,)"rvr woulll cal. At l, ,t L lt
ki-,sil her flithr, alind, tis ig r gool-ig t.
ri-ti i--iher 1t'111l diark e , i lln tou ine wit l a ici
I11Id happlier llaltil g in tllh til, r tirl.i,
'""lW tll. -1ir. frosshl y," the 4,l lllyo " iltlemin
begll, wh'i h hearlid Laura'.I iito.,, ,di
t:,litiil, il teill you -1 1 1iu t l i- k it tv inrlritl..
I have had a ghis} mlla"y yinit:g m:1,11 Ilhl',. all -I
I hatavb.sl rv, lttihirattiention t lmyd(ia'igh tr
hi\ve. Ilnaturally resulted ill a little convrcrsrinti
with ite. i hirve also iiatlhld v'+(l, and hall
it doilll t ' lIir iatt ,e tl rits -wo, tl resl ult itlmlil i l
Ily ill a fi'w wordst it pril-atu w itth c ilt i ic,
Si't u." lhae thllicse w wti' ltl. li, lhit al , tuu the
i prps". You are cotn to teil ile ort lvt
mi t ti llu iliter Lanita in il
"" Thii was a most utnlrrnu i -gi h,,uilnni:
1 r nt l l n t r i 'otl l ils e t""  "t tmall s h e1 2
w ild,-ring cador.
SI ertaitv ly was iholut tto vaiv, si', that'I
dels, -your ,, i: ' i g i rC: . t i t sus i,,.r tm-a:.u
di il trr tRdly : n1di that in li:tli.n this cull
ti"a- is,, I have noit. 'un eye to-'
" l'n have nta., arl r} e to "" Qhto: la `Ir.
Tiredlgild, cmipulihizing the 'niot' inl a vty uliii
pl tanlat llani:llar.
' I 5tafl, sir, I amn not it -th-- slightc-t
dlegre illtiln,'ceit by lpecuniairy cittsiil-erntin,
kIowinig, though I c1i), that -li. s "'redgoldh'
positiiu i \ ery far above ttin,, fr'o'i a Iee -
i ti:ry I ilit of view-. lIt fact, il retltcitiotn to
this vto ry ine,utality ihas foir a long til ic re
S at.l, lly dlllatrtitg the -tate of Iyi tt'u'-lin'
Mi - .11-1 ' Tred ld heir i, ' twith.,tn ii, 1
h11l r'iunson to hioie that it would lec rtcipro
cate,.l din her part.'
W" Vell,.,ir, 1 can nt}i] f:+ 1 1::r; c" oIth,';
.i, ' I, st," '('t.i.ig ai l. .n i ia U t l'< f itt:l .--
"Mr. Tr'iro'dtl c tuug! i. i'i:. vtay wurd.,
It i.as all over, I Ihlugtgli.
S Than pecuiiarv iiclt'.' the i-'l rletai
ni t, after a sight liaise. a' iy yr er
li, r', -*i ,1 i , L 1 wit i.L ,l 'o::hl n~ 1,i a i.
1"' . ,, -1- (i.,! o, ':;I ] hui::,t,: lita lo~ V,- i ii i
i i, ii, I siti' ;io iu of this !:1::,l. l!:v. I ii
I ' , A' .1 l' i'ti at-. i u itus:, . Y.i lit that
! rnt a ty , on e t i, concerned. I ::,.i -- ' i
atrtsious for her happiness. No doubtiL
wond- r :"t ," y " rea.dy a- ,"at ing, our te i - a
suit whilIl I habt'u r-Ctuse-t i numbter ot gn n -
hIIta in utilcli better positiotns thaiti yiur owis.
I have miy iowni reasots. Ido noitt Swant mioney
tr miy daughlter. I can give her ast miuch as I
thinik is good for any young paiir to have.'
i What agent tuof a ithl ther-in-law ' It houghlt.
" ' The fact is, I am a student, sir,' lie went
(on -' a hutmble one, it is true, of individual
chararcter as delineated in t ho Ihuman eye.'
"I l,.g:an to feel very particularly unnaomfort
able.
" ' At one time I studied phrenology. What
is moral character 1 says the phronologist.
Moral chllartcter, he replica, is bumps. I tried
nosology. What is the index of intelligence I
asks the nosoloh.ist. It is your nose. lie
knows nothing. Thry are all wrong together.
'Vhere do I look to read the moral and per
ceptible faculties of the human mind f
whither do I turn to buck for infallible indica
tions that mny confidence shall not be mis
placed I To the eye, sir. The eye is the
window of the soul. That- is where a man's
character is writteu. Depend upon it, it is all
in your eye.' .
" Ieally, this was very. disagreeable. I was
so perplexed I could not tell what to do. It
dashed through my mind that I had better go
down on my knees, and at once avow myself a
w'retched one-eyed imposter, regardless of all
consequcrences to the inspectorshi p. Bult his
is weakness, I thought. Should giv p1 the
secret of so many years' standin anind lose
Lastra and the iunspectorship at of fell swoop ?
No I With a powerful effort controlled may
feelings.
" 'I have read your yes,' said Mr. Tred
gold, ' nnd I mtist s.i they impress me with a
thvorable opinIot'6f the candor and frankness
of your dispo1sit"ion.'
" 1What it guilty heing I felt!
' A 'ery ia'ir'able opinion, sir. And I will
say I have contideuce in you. Plainly, I like
-su, and I would rather 'have you for a son-in
Tnaw than any other younlg gentleman I koiai~'
and I believe you will miake Laura a good
htsband.'
" For very shame I could hardly find words
suitable to expreosst y acknowledgments of his
good opiniap; .but.,l lurted out somet.niog,
and tIh old geultleian shooki mae'ordially by
tJ = *t$idhi4I Ise dtsn' hit.
- 't . .
t at all. Yon ~ ablymealc as to the
amount of thie settlement-'
" 'No, no.' I interrupted, coloring. ' I
assure you that was furtlest fron nmy tihoughts.
It is rttnt-vey litferint suttbjtet.'-Your daughter
wished )me to ::-k you why you caleC tto tetp
unusters'
"M r. TreI',hll lioked at mce keenly for a
imonnmit. th len h 1 .piitsl with sonie abruptness,
S('b.' ige of air. iod-night.'
" The tuinticr il which lihe said' good niight'
tlh inot illmi t f i furlltr converstathion.
` "lhy had Laturi insistedl on my asking
this q11etioi ? i Surely inot to elicit such atn
ttlsatia ist : a- picce of iaforlu ationt as- this. I
tfcied I it ..rd the old ,-intlthulan chtttckle to
himu eIl' a' he "hnt tle ttl'rect-do;r oil tine.
VWhenruil i t .:t .tiauiral wats vetry vangr
,to kttn i" h tr lither had tio1d tite anythitig
ill -to1t +. t,eI'r. .I 11w,'t" itllton his reply, i:hd it
, . .,"lw .a gol1 d'.til o ;apparl' t u n lit nvsK.
l"1' olgh t to i-t'5 S toh t ylo that, e',.n. I
dl t:'t thilk I O:ig!:t to 1: 3ounr wile till Vutl
"'I lp r te.t .'dl 1:;r litt 'r i' :d iti 're ln ce to theI
I i t:t h1.
" iut tPen,' she aid,, plhtcking at hTro -
ti I (1t:il-l. dlr i.filight to knittt it. I ti-i l1
1i:r111: 4t' t:! 1 . l 1 tll I  l" )'ille l will e'ga'I ,l I1a,
v:+ith anll I- o of mornII, b-;tad-hy, when tonl
ilihd tI l it l!p t t -illthing fto lll ol.' The ,
tars were' i+.+|ihlg uip : her beautiful 'y,;.1 ato
-1lookt'd at inc.
• \.1. i,--ildl nhtin.; woumhl ever mos:Le 1m1
t'h.tge .,"} olin1ioni t" her, n,1 th11 ,h.rrst
dail:: - w-t1:l. we N\11t lc:|\ the l-p.ith,,t.. In
I't. ;a- t i t 'i t it y t t - i Secret, t lhi'i I 1lit(1
not di,·l ied.tit was rather a reliri t to i th:,t
nht. should not tell i. whyv they etmn'; to t S".
Illlu.alt . I' t tnllt'llr lt.itt tim i nt ed It s it
ha:i trtfer, 'r,'d,, though, hile sliull haove slaid
' l i o f " I 1, ' i ltst i " tt' t t 1i ' . :4-', 1, '1- li t- i
s, . l~,, . t t: ,lk abt 7rr' Ir i ill I( i l.l l i w ,
w\hich 0."1-m,:11 ,l ithe 1" rsonalI.
"'Are yolt stre, 1''1, you w,',i y .
wh iatev I~ e tll- ttti hMtt Im ie 1 the t 'lttilc :"
" C'Irtainly,' I said.
SXell. in coursIle of time we wIere uart ld.
I still maintain mIl oftlee : illt ' ipector. iNo 'lll
t'r 1 Such t t n l ile ts ; iine-te b 5 l t emp' I
eI. andl Im t. lovable i crattrl , I really ht lit vr,
i h wthl. O)ir con: genia, lity o iti tli g ti :.
11101thio a o dti:"e1l . '-I n d Illowni to lit-,e
1ittlu matte; of the most trivial hiaractt.er i
l, i. aitiI.t -lii.es , thre wi' a, 1 l.1 ttes t suish antli.il
utuiv a itt ta4 t. ir 111.13" 0' ilif . antI n it lotilt - it
'atei to gie of ti littltna iityt , it is s',
:Cling. hilT 1 have al\tays had it -great-rn'
tliathy I.,, tii'S. I vervIy ttearly 1.5x o.w'ed l.iy
v . .o tt i-cc. fn-ist.iotln before, tits leoard, n t iutt
ho dit: . It ',w.,-, 1111' ..1 , ti d n i ly hliad 11 :".111,
tide chia.t r i a rea a report. 'ithen I a ni.-4
:r I .: _" - 1'.,-  o,  1 . i'nl!,ti:1 ,. i f
1. t ill. I: " Vt, i ll' ill lly " 2.1 s, tl oe. - f it
I . h ,,1. 1, ,1 ,.. hl 1(:,1 I,. e n fo nll[ out. A t
h ,o , " l v , ",.'t, ti :_r1" d :Iral of m y Li.-n n,
i.1 t1:e 1y ':.- , ,o *h ' i.i.1, tr.p,, 1111,
ti"-i - lit 1 '" -r t" i t. I un :tla. Sufai s L:t/ad.t '
4 ,t f:,l lhinl: ti: + - -1.iiotu hat :,'. h . n. \ e'
d It. l,"r s i is p.lrtiJu atly deli,'at, ;and1
n.,tl:ativ'. Liaura ,i. 1not like fties; 1 v ,u ,las,1 l
i of that. "
i h-re wtas one, t htg, I must ray, ransell
til t , little nTtnnyauce about Laura. It '-as
only a litth, thing in itself, and no douht I
oulght to have be.en above fi-elitng hurt it tclh
a trifle. Stilt, ever -o little a thing, when it's
in your eye. for instance, as 1t speck of dust,
does cause a great deal of aunoyaucc. With
the congeniality of feeling between us, I
certainly did feel hurt that Laura should keep
her desk constantly and contsitently looked
from ile. I wauted some Ink one day. I knoew
shIo had somen in her desk, and asked for the
keys. The way she hustled about to open
that desk herself, and the excuses she made
to prevent ale going to it, was a masterplece
of female diplionacy. It was not that.l wanted
to go to her dleskl, so much as thlit I-didn't like
being locked away from it. It preyed on ny
mind when I considered the mutual confidence
that should subsist between mlan and wife.
Tn o sure. I had not told. her about my glass
eye--that was the only secret I had froth
Laura-lint then she didn't know that, and she
at least believed I had withheld nothing
whatsoever from her, so that there was no ex-.
case for her withholding anything from me.
Another thing to do with the tst thi
Laura hadi received at least two letters since
our marriage, not in female hand-writing.
which she very artfilly cajoled and persunclad
me out of wanting to see. I knew they.were
in the desk. And there was a certain neat
little parcel, 'a present,' she said, 'from a
friend.' That went into the desk too. But why
this mystery f A harmless deception on my
part was excusable, bnt I could not betr
deception in other people.
" Byanud-by, from this very little seed there
grew tip a sort o" constraint between its, 'itll
Laura, observingit, at last throw lme her lpeya,
and calling me a ' bad Penny,' bads meteamaiae
Ihr desk myself, and not be supelau about
nothing. 'TheaI felt shanied 9f iyself, arnd
wouldn'tlo it. Thea. Lquar iJisiLen 4tariU
I)g-lt out before sy. eyes, an s1wj ii' s
coutents. I would r ids tg$Ier but
saw a little box witl a bt'iish t4 #;L- i 'r
much donubted being the samteahe had teeolved
in the paeket aTltiu to It wa a. .l,
the r tandWAl ,
househ9l4.te -g
hale domestacs was cr gal Q p
the house she began, yeh ai,'
atissu have fell.'
"'l'uell I fell t' easked in aamuament. W' Whl
do yon nmenn, girl r
"' Fll, sir: tell down stairs and hart herselP.:
' W\hter is shte ' I asked, pushing pest bar to
seck illy wife.
" ' I hope you'll bear utip sir, but missus hive
gone. Gone, sir-left the house,' the servant
htided, seeing amy look of incredulity. 'I was
up-stairs, -elcanin' of myself for dinner when
I heard soluethitn' fall on the stairs, and i beard
itismus crreuia. I went and helped her up, for
she had ti-ll and lhurt her foreheatd. She went
to her ornit eryil' very much, anlld woulln't let
Its ti notihin' for her. She put on her things
anid wie!t oult alluuot directly afterwards, sayit'
-hIt had left i note fir you, sir. She-was sob
hlill \vir\- tuch when she left.'
"'.ri;onty itatted ahont iny wife, I ran up
st; is, ad~nutld on L.aura's dressing-table the
"' "r',e,'r I'i--Forgive my hs-laing you thus.
I Ltt i Ilared tllltleh from ildeceiviug yoQu so
1 s ot It liow th : ity jIeace dapendsti upon it.
'un will sooni kt,'v all. .My father witl know
i" aiy goinig. LArms..'
tCool, nlon cll y word. Was this thle womtan
t, l'ih I had loved, and checrialied, and adored,
ait ke:pt no secret fron--that is, nothing
worth ln uientioning-to go and own to a syste
slatitc cirnlr.e of dtceceltiont ? And her father a
Iase accotilithce .too! i I knew of her going.
('laspli:g my hands fr:ultically to my forehead,
i) won i , womeiian ! look upon the wreck
.tti havIe aItoit' I exclaimed. The eliiOtlou
was too Ilp nr lfill.-thlr nay glans eve fell ollt with
fits Ifrce if the ,lojw, antid shivered itself to
t'-lagiltllotsI at tiy tlat. On second thoughts, I
she had imadie.
"Yet, could I Ihlieve Laura false i Theln the
rlcnoau TT j-nsuoriy il wfi siTrTei trr-T irmbrt ttmn
letters, and the 'ptre.sentlt from it ftriend.' I lhard
l hIaed to think abotlt the agitation she had
iltviuhlitl betrryi when I hail referred to the
illiject. At least, I woild go to her father,
M~I. Treilguoldl-go and \wring the truth from
hiuideeeitful liinlastorthat lie was-aid know
the worst. 9
".lht staly. It was utterly inlpossilile to go
asYI t as-nwit oullot iiny tey. I haul l~itci ateus
toiltll tio kI.:.p a sare '''eye ngainuit iolln rgs eltir-,
in iy dtl:k at, tile iilpcLturrs ofilce. I hall
is.,o tat anl mhIc li it itlt tg . aI, n t:O ghl 1 l1.il
Aritte 1,y . n nef'l i ono' to lih an itrs. sdl to tlhe
iie itl_ l srot y'et art'ivstI. Ii lay- wits ego
ilfi : iltl I conl t certaintly dte l notlui g till I
st.ul Rn to L.noulsi nod got iy vitslli r5
"lhl illn y sl.tinrtkerethi f to my fac, I set
,:t' i :i lustell -y t I r. til ,st -tal(io1 t.lliIng
Ill H. ti sitstI frieitndt 'tho stopped tle. that
, (althing :ul" 1,Ip' N in I131 eye (fihis wiis ino
i,. ' ,, ":,.:l0 ,, 1 ' r e t, vea, rs i. t 't'trl': . 1i.rrived
!: , 1 -, :;, I tilr-,d i lf n s h', litId fietn
, t, o l.:.i~h~h~lu the titi O -n titer"
td.! ..; site h:tl i. tiL 1e t by the prevsit ius
.1in, w1 :i t i tL o for L tlndon---i l)liiaui tly
;:ieht di fta sed i tiltI-dressed till traveliiing
, it-,nil with i thick black viil ion. iEvideit
i fitit" tlath l ~ iirn't, rrecognitiion is
iiatth a.s pu.iinth. I deided. vwasv, therefrore
In th- veiy i-ro, t. aVert nek ika e, while, ias iiy
train wits u iterea, I tshtloutt lhe in Lantdont within
o hili our of theto tii ti at which she could arrive.
"Oit revaelitig Loudlon, after a few untneeest -
fUl itut1iries at the dmaterlooteranitnus, respect
lug ta laly answering the description I gave, I
told a caenhutan to dritve me to MIr. Bernotti's,
the iptician, in Regent street.
"'Will you walk into a ntrLane room, and
walt, Air, for a few minutest Mr. ;- otti .s
digs -jst now.'
Sever, presontly, Mr. Brt t!t Appeared.
A. eneant little man, with tw--klhag eye -
buoyant disposition and a cork legUwhleh ai+
ways seemed restive, and not properly broken
in-it never went well with thit otherleg ; it
was too fast for it ; d it appeared to impress
the natural leg with a hopeless convition tof
inferiority.
"After profuse apologies for kaping me wait
ing, and several concldiatoryorIr wbh1oi
his cork leg seemed to get up inde iatlj~ f
him, and oentirely on its own aceoait, W. B-,
notti said, 'This is yJtr size, I sea,-byuty 1polka
--No. 193 Hazel'-taking odie from aeust
several hundreds-'azd a ii.aat .eye`is.
Shall I put you up an Ifo-e o rdr Ms e obs?
Thanký yyou; sir.-a ri' doinpgg .si wla iia
mlyea Thank you, eis; n.tahig ii' ooinplale
of. Yon would hardly have thought it? No;
probably not- fewpea stur would, i faet. -You
see that the triamptlh f arBHtsO prfr.t onD
duam.not rdilly know nho has glass eyes ans
whb has not. Scror~ of people Ifp every tQy
wear them, wlto are never sitopeted of uue[W
thing, the illjsion is so perfoct. 'o I aLt
prond to own, is a very sucoisfiful case. They
are others' no less so. .Among the list of t
sons who have. obtained respeothble dimages
from various railway compaies for the lois of,
an e, and even pensions f i gove , I
the ej9 so damiagedas beefn onb of-ph i. e
doone tas benr th i- wsme. wioh h
eote r'tay, I was 4 ve tnelfnytie
r.Veitin frte atee d toler 'F e .b
hte eyt by 'avig dceie sd 'for
atto long theouh erring to n And
ri. Nt all , and a iro, d such i el aspircionst.
"Ie returned to tepminsterloo termlt train,
enoivoer t door in an etay of deight;
nd I as ot puttinr g e twegty di forent
waiti d for me hero a telejrana: .FEa Mr.
stio to her at a tias e, to 'kanolw t rasoss
of her Ongular cond'u[ls, wse- l outre.f.Areu
Egold suid, o.'ait a it Non of t ihat. Jrist
eaid aboau this little mystory.-No : I c sist,'
ue said, e eeing me about to remonstrate.
"The cloth was laid for supper and we satMr
round thLtahle, n plate id front of ech of uih
iLaura is hered.'old handed Lau and the
otI was sof thaneud, keeping Bt copwhat or himself.
havehCn Ie had g'having dcvouive in,' oy,ftready
so liongkr I tlhungilthe floor oto e,~r enita. And
wh cy uld nola b ave written y e aae-y, a note
at all, andl arouiead wsuc criuel -suspicins
Th'nru ts a gad dealshi to be ca laoiuale at ry
"I retur nt to tOepntingstr by next train,
an" Ollrrie. off to Mr. Tre G oldn . Laura n -
e "ivedl e at th door in an eaet stry of delight;
an"This was terrblet utting letion wadi out of
te qustionl to her at a tire, to know th htenwu
torian aie , n uu ediately n i to the
amol said, 'by it ai. of repyat Jst
i~nast your eye this way, Peat my boy: here's a
little kt of t r shopuud I Jnt you and Laura to
try ovbr'fith wie before I allow a 'BOrn to twa
said- nd go this little aystorye.-No: I insist,'
he said, seeing we about to repaaustrato.
'Pleasure first, business afterwards.?
'The cloth was laid for supper, and we sat
round the tawort, a plat, in froribt f each of us,
whled Mr.ld Tredgold handt he Laura ad d mk the
notes ofv , then, ith keeping a copy for ughterlf.
n\Vt theI old gluutlem at r copy, I felt ready
to hik thrngck-sh the floor with l o
I eaould not, Leieve ineyes-,eye, I mean.
"'Now then,' crietd Mr. Trodgoltl smartly.
Laura lnsgiaas-.one, uet two, au
'Lur ia began, ,alusl'In, ntwhich v.ryoice very
nlik her ,in.atura one, to sing:
" 'Oh a r ota f low knoi n he (isse l sa n.
(h* L. la :,- l u know hi inOne ,
Wlhlu ktia1 thlelsod, in te'eat streeti---- -,
And oess a little la*e.
"This was terrible; bait reflection was out of
thNe westion1 fir mr. Tredgold, fa ithl4awis, 'i.
lrian baslrn.s, A edately ressand tBie i ng to the
":0 ye Ikowe tll, ll lassde -ei ;
Uirtriatil is his Dsatlue:
le keiep'thie shot, Ini t:"'rent strea.'t,
Sw ford, e rya ttl tly, to o , e.
"3ibt the wOrst was, the terrihle proof Ma'.
Iregpld, as hgue t hat I rtae reall d knowl the
(aow the divid; fiall o lrred sto.r , lebed
t, vishe, thoan, with it, burst of laughter, h
Veryk frtively obey,-to y trlaed my surpriso,
Slathe plat,- b efore meal. My wiOth gave b ecfrea'
f laughter, which much dieo. Bneerted i a me.
here e ere, thewo ofol gntleman rcove. Tred god nd
I-holdin l our handkerchietlfs up toral out: 'fhoes
rnin iif v-oi .Iin'eas!' In which I vary liaglori- 1
.ianir aitilal. e
\ii- el' . ," ; tk"a'ws o. liii (ilt ,
a-aidl many ee.'eiotir iatlaer-inoaithw, 'i
inav Oin.' And hao ahldres3i'd the ilaquity to amm
'"1 was t'u'ct,-, 'rcrv lr.'luaiiy, to oium, In
reply, as la hadl dane, that I certainly alt
knaowv the individuall rcefrred to.
". 'Very well, then ' he reamarked, when I had
finished, 'omt with ;t, eon's yea!',
a.iery furtively I obeyed, maid plsaed my eye
on the pilate before toe. My wife gave a scream
of laughter, which munch disooncertes me.
There we were, two of us- r. Tredgold and
I-holding our handkerchiefs up to our faces,
and
as
theore
qot tohe i-i
rflef r 11
.7r
cret t 1t I
the ere .
not giving up e b. on
some man wee in be5
aThe x th i
fouple of monsh o
terotall til yaets
amen bomfortabt Ott
alno ther ethe t f
oan manke o is to
frconle of monthe od
tha coanetrt h yea castL
"Nreued Isay ~ro- t
story; V11 hope I hsdvd nsouti e .ou that'im-,:
ButtUrs.--'"A Laymln" ·e e n-- =the "
Duily News the followi-g'
mun which he he4i .
taid, we WiL not aenure w
Parliacment. For mf3y y
lationt intht the h otf epse
The e.nglinh iis hopav 1 r s +
tiheuelveM on the obslroeliq'4boi
tir, tiMe l;-th-re -doomtd s tme.. -
tailt ttrops of m Ethse .lish C
virtual tribunes of the
formed the deomocratte
twre--their Parliescauet "t m .
The moment the sayw p M C .o_- ie
peer in the Parlie I tee -
the aristocratic class, ooniEtt a
gone. Heis a teree i of
nation except bi mwir order. T, w
no reanon.to deLy any mau
o rt o elaltx. ThegIa
' nto e*1ry one of i h
Parnoe for his O lae'--t eeo* S tid
of the gift of Ohrst.' WhatL
an English Bohop? One :oflshCi
£70,OUu at least, or, oincltadi l1l
ai prtenaneoe r f gentleiueoh
at lenet t£1Ae,iea. orst{
we cannt expect a rxoper
thing is wanted but tbhe
Ie ponrod Out t an a.'ts
habdns of theo Aseord4 8 * -
and Ruler of the Nations. ~.bl
out of Parliame, very --i
great social digietea l
gives a Bishlopt th "IT:'
That in wellt
little thlod; . t
salike tis l h
ow f y preparation. r$iste t . air t o
'eIvt cor y oe aser I st T I»ai Y
cr-of £[0(r Reewer. Th