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STOR OF A IRr RIGH Chapter I. i ...n ,-.1,1 m:ifi now. niv hair is X (IIIJ ..if.... . .... - , whi'e. my b:ck is bent, and the iur rwts ot a?e arc on nv cheek and 1rvv. Nearly si-;tvyers havepass e.! over nn head since the never to- K- orgoitcn day wiv-n I first became a-qti:nted wirh a terrible portion ot . . Tlx. t-j.inr.m- oil' latuiiv nini. .....-... brance ot mv i rouble haunts me still, i r ;,.. i.jr will hover as a .. 1. .... n..'ir ! ivnpii the last J I 1 l 1 1 i;iu - ' - - - sc-.-ne of my earthlv existence closes. I was a ounger son; my elder brother inhetiied tliat which had be longed to our ancestors tor genera tions. I will explam later on the nature of his birthright. Never were brothers more unlike than Carlos and myself. People used to say that he took afier mv father, who was a man ot rough ex teiior, iron nerves, and inflexible will, and that I resembled my moth er in appearance and disposition. I never knew my mother; she died when I was barely tour years old ; but I have vague recollections of a gentle, soft-eved women bending over mv bed at night, pressing me to her heart, and savmg that she was thankiul that I, her darbng, was not the eldest son. When I came to years of reason, 1 too was tharktul for that circumstance. We were Spaniards.no alien blood flowed iti our veins, for our family had never intermarried with foreign ers. The bouse in which we l:ved was situated about three miles from Burgos, and had come down in an unbroken line from father to son ior centuries It was a low, flat build ing, consisting of only one tory, and painted br2ht red ou.s-t'e. There was nothing unusual in fhe internal decoration, and the rooms were com fortably furnished ; but no one ever entered the house besides curoelyes. The windows opened upon a Irge garden, around which was a field, or rather common, about an acre in extent. The whole w.s surrounded by a wall, beyond, which I .-.eldom went. Our family consisted of my lather, my bro.her, mvself and an old wo man a dittant rela.'on of otrs who ac'cd as serv. a'. My t.ber always wore ab'own i ii:"o: m d imm ed with red and yellow- a' .o a hat, with very laiges bads. on which were embroidered cer. in deviefs. These bright colors made a great impie t.cn on mv chik':sh imagina tion, and when, on one or vo occa sion. I was rfl.cn (o Uu-gos, .he uniforms ot the o?1i;-ia'-t I s.nv mi ' he streets s-t;uck mc ?s look'ng very poor in romo.'i ioon. From childhood I was extreme! v timid and sens'i've, and this n.'.i"-. 1 timid'iv was mcre.srd bv mybro he' s rough and tyrannical conduct o wards me. V hen Carlos was 1 welve years o!d he was sent to a remote part of Soain o finish his edu ration, and I live years hs juiror acquir ed the rudimen's of learning under the care ot a lady who kept a day scho I for boys in the neighbor hood. "The lad has ab-''t:es," my fath er said, as he confided me to the care of the Senora Loyados, and, as. he turned to leave the room, he added, 'Poor lutle Alfonso" every one called me poorli.lle AlConao" '-is the younger son, and will have to decide on his line of life betimes ; so the more progress he makes in his studies the better. My eldest son has his career m?rl;cd out for him. 'Yes, yes I know," answered the Senora in a voice that trembled a little ; and, as we went to the schoolroom, 1 fancied her hind trem bled too. My governess was very kind ;o me ; but my schoolfellows seemed to avoid mv company, and never in vited me to join in their games. In addition to this they always spoke in whispers when I approached. I t nk the Senora was sorry for me. for she would often call me to her w hen I was standing alone in the playground, and. stroking my curlv heard, say gently: "Poor little Alfonso, poor little Alfonso l'" : The conduct of my companions occupied my thoughts less than it Would have done had I not been t,m j ailing and timid for rough play ; but j after a tew weeks I began to wonder why I made no 'nends among the bow like the rest. 1 learnt the se cret on mv tenth birthday. One of mv school-lellows, Fernan do Tonodeas. was kinder to me than the others, and I asked him to co-ne spend the evening at oar hou-e, as j it was my birthday. He colored, j and stammered out a refusal. I i iirsswl him to rome. H 1 1J bring his j .. , sister with him a piettv little ! whom I had never spoken. I?l ije t acr-iiti rtfuset I. Then 1 asked him r- " the reason. After a little hesitation he told me the truth. Young as I was, I at once understood all that had before been incomprehensible to me. I thanked Fernando for his trankness, and was turning away when he seized mv hand in rough boyish fashion and said. "Never mind, poor little Alfonso; you can t help it, you know. And, besides, you are not the eldest son." I walked home in silence, and, as usual, alone. My reflections were very bitter that night ; and when I was in bed and sure nobody could see me. I'cned bitterly. From that day my sensitiveness increased ten told, and I imagined premeditated slights where in all probability none were meant. Soon aftenvards I left the senora's school and mv brother returned home. I soon discovered that his society was by no means congenial to me, for he was rough and rude in speech and brutal in manners, This obnoxious behav ior was always more obseivable when he and my father returned from one of their periodical absences. My only consolation was in books, for thev diverted my thoughts from myself and mv miserable position. After a time 1 implored mv father to let me seek employment abroad ; but he retued, and said I must re main where I was another year, and then go where Carlos had been to complete mv education. The thought of another year at home was unbearable, and 1 resolved to run away. A species of friendship had atisen between Fernando Tonodeas and myself from the day he had told me th bitter truth concerning mv tami ly. fie was a warm-hearted fellow, and always regretted having been the first tn tell me a painful tact, al though it must have come to my knowledge ere long. Before I carried into effect mv in tention ot running awav, I wrote to Fernando, who was studdving law at Madrid, and asked his advice. He was older than I, and. before leaving Burgos, had promised to stand my tnend in case of need. lie answer ed my letter, saying he was well ac quainted with the Iieaci of a large publishing hrm in that city, and could procure me a situation in the office. So, one dark night in No vember, I turned my back on my na tive place, with an earnest wish nev er to see it again. After unuergo ing numerous difficulties en route. I reached Madrid, and went to Fer nando's lodgings. The following day he presented me to my employ er, and I entered oi my new duties without delay. Years passed, and, by the time I was five and twenty, 1 was gaming a tolerable income on the staff on a leading journal. I might have been happy but ior ;he one absorbing ter ror ot my existence the fear that, by some untoward fate, the birth right would eventually descend to me. 1 ied a solitary hie, and studi ously avoided making acquaintances. In a word. I hail no friend but Frr- ! nando, and took interest in nohinT but the daily work ot mv brain. My father had been dead some years, and my brother had inherited the birthright. lie was married, and hut a son. I rememder, when I told Fernando the news, he grasp ed mv hand in his hearty way. and exclaimed "Bravo, Alfonso! You have mv congratulations." One evening, a few years after my brother's marriage. I went to Fer- j j .a.,.,.i.. .:. ., o - i.iiiu 3 imiifiii"?. iveeeivmor tin 1 answers to my knock, I was turning away, when my friend cime tunning UP the stairs and bade me welcome, "Don't you go away. Alfonso, e said, shaking mv hand warmly. " stcr is hei-e fust come from Hurgo." Then, as we entered the room Juanita. let me introduce ou to mv friend. Aifonzo Mendo 2a." In Ya 'rid none knew me or my parentage. From the day of my j arrival in the capital I had adopted ; the name I still bear, that of Mendo- j La. Take your customary place, old j fellow," continued Fernando "and j j we will enjoy ourselves together. ' j Nothing loath to pass the evening i with Fernando and his handsome j sister, 1 drew my chair cloe to the fiie and glanced at the latter, to as- i certain if she had any recollection of me. I came to the conclusion that j the fourteen years which had elapsed j since I quitted Burgos had effaced j everv trace ot mv to-tner self, and : that I ran no risk of discovery as i far as she was concerned. In fact it could not have been otherwise, for the now grown-up girl was a mere child when I left home Juanita Tor rodeas was very beautiful of the true Spanish type of loveliness with clear dark complexion, large liquid black eyes, magnificent hair of the same hue, small rosy mouth, and regular, white teeth. She was short but well :nade, and possessed that great charm in a woman an exquisite ly sweet voice. As we s'at chatting round the fire, I thought I had never seen my friend's room look so pleasant be fore. The soft light of the lamp fell on Juanira's face as she bent over some delicate embroidery and ab stracted gold thread and sparkling beads from a work box on the table beside her. The blazing logs on the hearth threw out a ruddy glow, crimsoning the old mahogany furni ture and making the brass nails round the chairs and antiquated sofa glit ter like diamonds. On an old piano that had belonged to Juanita's moth er, and winch had arrived from Bur gos the preceding day, lay a heap of music, chiefly, as I afterwards learnt, quaint old Spanish ball id that told Ot the glories of Madrid in days gone bv ; and a few family portraits that had also come from Juanita's former home graced the walls, and looked litelike as the flickering light of the fire tell on them. The deep-crimson curtains were drawn across the windows, making the small salon lock homelike and cosv. A large bouquet ot hot house flowers stood on a slab near the replace, and a tew choice plants were placet! here and there about the room. "Juanita." said Fernando, as a servant" entered with a trav. when we have had our chocolate voit tmist sing that old romance I like m much the one about Don Quixote I mean." The voting girl made no tepl : apparentlv she had not heard what her brother said. "What will vou sell vour thoughts lor, Juanita?" asked Fernando, laughing. "Ymi look very .serious." 'I will let yon have them gratis," she replied "I was thinking about my vis-a-vis in the railway carnage yesterday." "Indeed! A lady or a gentle man?" "Neither. A horrid man, with a most repulsive face. Who do you think he was?" she sked with a shudder. "I have no idea," answered her brother. "But, if he was so horrid, why didn't vou cet into another compartment.- "It was impossible, for he lump ed into the train as it was moving, and 1 had to travel with him more than forty miles. It was the ex press and only stopped at the princi pal stations." "Cut who was he ? I suppose he didn't inter. "ere with vou m anv way?" "Oh no; certainly not! He slept all the ii.Tie happily but such a traveling companion! It was the man who wears the brown . umiorm antl lives in the ret! house near Bur- j ?o the nuWic " j "Juanita." interrupted Fernando j rvistily, with a fiance f my pale j lace, -ao sm? mat oauaa at once . there's a good girl!" t . ( rtl slif. rttTcK,i nr;U iMli;..irrn. one nusnetl angrily at tne interrup- , : v t ' l. . v. tion, but rose and went to the piano, merely saying as she selected the j romance ! j i bt continued . Lyon& Warns, ...... . (North Main St.r Two Doors South of the POSTO FFICE Dealers in GROCERIES QUEESSWAKE BUTLER, MO. no tt D CURE FITS! When I core I do not mean merely to stop tbsa. for stimasad than hTe tham rem ss-aia. I mass a radical cars. I have mad the d'.seasa of FITS, Krl- LKrST OH T ALUKO SICKNESS a Uf4onf stody. others bare iailad u bo reason for not now reeemnc a 1 warrant MjriDgdj to cars tha worn casaa. Means core. 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Cook, by his deed of trust, bearing date September ist, 1S79, and duly recorded In the Recor der's office ot Bates county, Missouri, in book No. 17, page 473, conveyed to the undersigned trustee the following des cribed real estate in trust to secure the payment of a certain 'promissory note in said deed ot trust lully described, to wit: The northwest quarter ot the southeast quarter and the north half of the north hall of the southwest quarter ot section thirteen (13), township forty-two (42), ot range thirty-two 132, in Hates county.Missouri, containing eighty acres more or less and, whereas, said note is pat due and unpaid. Now, therefore, at the request of the legal holder of said note and by virtue of the authority in me vested by the terms ot said deed of trust, I will on Thursday Frhru try 2S, iSb'4. between the hour ot nine o'clock in the forenoon ind five o'clock In the after noon of th:it da at the east front door of the court houc in trie citv of Butler, ! countv ot Bates aforesrid, expose to sale ' at public vendue for cash in hand so j much ot said real estate in said deed ot trtiit and this notice described as miv tie nece-ary to pav said debt, interfst and .costs. Y. i.Tyoakd, Trtlaj .... . Dt.olntmn Notice. The partneiship heretofore existing btween 1r J- Everingham and E. L Kice is this dav dissolved bv mutual con- . .... . . . . , ' , , . I - rr. ova 1. 1. .- ........ ....1 . 11 . .. t ' j , - . j ot the parties and make immediate set- ti.A . ta - , . . , - 'emef r ,vennghamc., be found at ; the old "" r Rice can be round ; 'I1?9 'ru- store Everin-ham PATCH c 3 3 Rice M. 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Leaving on morning express via the B, Si 1 R R and on evening express, vit N Y L E W R R. Not'hange of Cars for any cass of I'assengers. Frst and second-cass pas sengers are a carried on fast expre-s trains, consisting of p:iat:e seeping cars, elegant parlor coaches and comfortable day coaches, all running through with out chant'c. The onyj'ine hv which you can get through cars from St. Louis to "incinnati without paying extra fare in addition to money paid for ticket. For tickets, rates, or particuar infor mation, ca on tickets agents ot connect ing ines, west, northwest or southwest. In St Louis at lot & 10? N Fourth St. W. W. PEAHODY. fien'l Manager. W. 15. SIIATTI C. fien'l Pass. Atren Cincinnati, Ohio. CI. I). ACON, General Western Passen ger Agent. St. Louis, Mo. is-tt The Atchison Topcka V S.uHa Fe Railroad. SKKVKS ITS PATKOSS WITH Three Trains Daily through K.msas. Two Trains Daily to Colorado. Two 1 rains Daily to New Mexico. Two Trains Daily to Arizona. Two Trains Daily fo Old Mexico. One Train to Utah. One Train Daily to Nevada. Two Trains Daily to California, and connects bv stajje. rail or .steam er with all points.on the coa&t, in the west or south-west. ONLY ONE CHANGE OF CARS of any class from Kansas City to San Francisco. Through trains carry- PULLMAN SLEEING CAKS to Denver. Coloratlo Springs, lue blo, Deir-intr anl EI Paso. tii 1: 1 H U N d 1: R D O LT. " is the fast through train be tween Kaws.is Citv and Denver, via Put-bio and Colorado Springs. Tlfi: SANTA I K It.MI.KO.M) IHMMi IIAI.I.S are the best on the continent, ami every care is taken to make the journey an agreeable one. TI1I1KK KOfTKS Id TI1K I'MIHC 1 j Take the direct route to Pueblo, j Denver. LeadviL'e, ( i uurtisoti. Salt j Lake Citv. Ogden. h is Vegas. Sun J t;i Fe. Ailujtirque. YA Paso. Chi ' huahna. Tucson. (iv.;i ."in.ts, Los 1 Angelos. and " San Francisco, via ; tiie Atchison. Topeka & Ssntu Fe I railroad. The Grand Canon ot tne ; Arkansas, the healthgiving Hot I Springs at Las Vegas, the ancient ; city ot oaiua t e. tne s:ier.t aim.ics ; oi tne Ciiri-dwciers. the quaint iu- n c r ., 1 . 1 eblosot the Zunis, the Graml Canon ()f ,hc c,ora(;0. rtnd tht. arfame,, Yosemite yreet the eve of the tourist, Jnd unicc to ,nake Hnv oue of fheMf three trans-continental lines of travel attractive and interesting. wyw ijuhe JccnTB r Salt Bbnrm, Erom. fj-rtr.i cVaMb-ad. Tt-T. Il.v7. r n:inr. Kinsvurro. Sunburn, aiwi i?"' i ..." . uuirvus r,. f.i u., vj VAUUMUUB aiMX B0( K, . i cretion, 1. hm-fry every particle ofdiwawtawitMrava ! from Hie Fvstcm. inordinate !! hiug ol UMakla toll I lavrd at vuct by bathing the parta. j t or l iL-s. V oun.ls. Cuts, l'lcer-or Sores, no nmt&t t. po vru:ni la B!htn and l.e&lir as Paulllnn si, j Cure, it doea r.vXsiuartor bom. JL'lreaioca la left la anwa m . i rij v...j CATARRH CUR Cotm all diseases of th Na.-nlOrrana.br lnsofllatlo. Injecitun or by -vrayinic. In rlilldrrn or adulta. ChaL, ea the nut:-ila aod permila naturnl breathlnir. It Is a eperltlc cure f.T Cold In tha Uaad-hlra a caused I'T eudilt-a rhanirealn I lie aim w-here snuwJT Burning. Watery Fyeaaod Pain lu Die lirad. Bronchial Cataxah, Aoata or Chroma Catarrk. also Cold, tbia remedy will ermaneutly cur, h takes Ihe front rank a a cure fur Hay Kerer. as aaae tcsMmonlala certtfy. It haa been used sereral Maa auocesefuMr iMrcvtloris la ten language acoMtaay ICOUGHGURE Can be administered to Infanta without tbe-liiMtn danger. It dues not contain drugs or chemicals, but a a harmless vegetable svrup, very delicious to the t.. that relieves and positively cares WHOOPINO COUCH at once, and is a permanent cur for Hroorblal or Win. ter Cough, Bronchitis and I'ulmonary latarrU. Ura tlons in ten laaguMgta accompany every botua, I BLOOD CURE A specific cure for all diseases of the fllnod. Liver, Moo. ach. Bowels and EMnera. This rnedlcine Is ahsolutat vegetable. 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Eructation of food, Irritability of temper, Iosv spirits, A feellna; ot hsTlag neglected some dnty, IlEslueM,f Iattcrlnrat tbs Heart, Isots before the eyss. highly eol ored Crliie, ( OXNTIPATIO.V, and de mand the use of a remedy that arts 1l roet ly 011 the l.lver. AaaLlvermedlctnoTUTT'S VUA.H have no equaL Tliclr action on the Kllneys and Skin is a!no prompt; removinqr nil imparltlcB throutrh these threo tngrrs of the iriUm," prtxlueinir uppe. tite, sound digestion, rfffnlar sioola, c!nr Ekiaundavigorousbodv. rrCTT'N cnuso no nausea or griping nor Interfere with dally work and nro a perfect ANTIDOTE TO MALARIA. SolileTerywIx-re.ac. )iB.4 Murray PU.N.y. TIJTTS HAIR DYE. Ghat Hair or WniSKEBS changed In. slantly toaULOsfir But Cat by a single a p. plication of this 1te. Sold by Drutfsrlnu, or sent by express oa receiptor 91, OH'-, 4 Mnrnty fit wt. New York. TUTT'S MANUAL OF USEFUL RECEIPTS FREE. TESTED JB Y TIME. STRONG'S PECTORAL PILLS XX scccBssrci. rsa ros HALF A CENTURY. 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