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              k Oldest NewsDaDer in the Wvoming Valley. PITTSTONLUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1890. A Weekly Local and Familv loumal. THE DESERTER. cess was naraiy to do predicted for Mr. Hayne. himself who interposed, she said) and forbade her upbraiding Nellie any Vurtlier. Nellie being either in an adjoining room or up in her own on several occasions when these queries were propounded to her sister, it goes without saving that that estimable woman, after the manner of her sex, had elevated her voice in responding, so that there was no possibility of the wicked girl's failing to get the full benefit of the Bcourging she deserved. Rayner had indeed positively forbidden her further rebuking Nellie; but the man does not live who can prevent one woman's punishing another so long as she can get within earshot, and Miss Travers was paying dearly for her independence. was wiic iu;e again; it was drink; he had the horrors, and was batin' her while she was tryin' to get him home. And Clancy's appearance bore out her words. He was wild and drunken, but ho swore he meant no harm; he struggled hard for freedom; ho vowed ho only wanted to see the lieutenant at his quarters; and Mr. Hayne, lamp in hand, had come upon the scene and was striving to quiet the woman, who only screamed and protested the louder. At his quiet ordei the soldiers released Clancy, and the man stood patient and subordinate. what specific offense he ordered Cfancy to the guard house." wraps, and took up her writing de3k. It was not yet dark. There was still light enough for her purpose, if sho went close to the Window. Every nerve was tingling with the sense of wrong and ignominy; every throb of her heart but intensified the longing for relief from the thralldom of her position. Sho saw only one path to lead her from such crushing dependence. There was his last letter, received only that day, urging, imploring her to leave Warrener forthwith. Mrs. Rayner had declared to him her readiness to bring her cast provided she would fix an early dato for the wedding. W as it not a future many a girl might envy? Was he not tender, faithful, patient,devoted as man could be? Had he not social position and competence? Was he not high bred, courteous, refined, a gentleman in all his acts and words? Why could sho not love him and be content? 'TIS HUMAN TO ERR country. Davis crossed tlio Oconee at Dublin, only fifty-five miles from Slacon, and then took the Jacksonville road. May 7 CoL Harnden, of the First Wisconsin cavalry, heard of it and started in pursuit with 150 men. May 8 they rode forty miles. May 9 they crossed the Ocmulgee and caine to Abbeville, Ga., on the Ocmulgee. There they learned that the Confederate president had passed that point at 1 o'clock in the morning on the road to Irwinsville. Riding hard after, Harnden reached Irwinsville. The Confederate party had gone into camp a inile and a half from the town. FORGIVENESS AND LOVE. While ho could not be invited whe*e just a few infantry people were the .other guests, from a big general gathering or party he, of course, could not be omitted; but there he would have his cavalry and medical friends to talk to, and then there wa3 Maj. Waldron. It was a grievous pity that there should be such an element of embarrassment, but it couldn't be helped. As the regimental adjutant had said, Hayne himself was the main obstacle to his restoration to regimental friendship No man who piques himself on the belief that he ia about to do a virtuous and praiseworthy act will be apt to persevere when the object of his benevolence treats him with cold contempt. If Mr. Hayne saw lit to repudiate the civilities a few officers essayed to extend to him, no others would s-ubject themselves to similar rebuffs: and if he could stand the status qup, why, the regiment oo«M: n«r| Rayner again was pale as death. He glared at the doctor in amaze and incredulity, while all the officers noted his agitation and were silent in surprise. It was the colonel that came to the rescue. Ho came in from the smoking car To seek his sister in the rear, Wliilo Rcntly from the realms afar Of night stole shadows near. LESSON III, SECOND QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, APRiL 20. By Oapt. OHABLES KING, U. S. A. In daepeninp; gloom he took his place On cushioned seat iieside the girl. One hand he passed about her waist, The other dallied with a curl. Author of "Dunraven Ranch" "The Colo- "Capt. Rayner had abundant reason, doctor. It was after taps, though only just after, and, whether causing the trouble or not, the man is the responsible party, not the woman. The captain was right in causing his arrest." Text of the Lesson, Luke vii, 36-60—Com- Commit Verses 47-50—Golden Text, I Jobn nel's Daughter," "Marion's Faith," Etc., Etc. To shield his sister from all harm Had been hi* joy from childhood's years, And closo he pressed his guarding arm To give her peace from twilight fears. 19—Commentary by the Rev. D. M. Stearns. [Copyright, by J. B. Llppincott Company, Philadelphia, ana published by special arrangement [Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by permission of H. S. Hoffman, publisher, Philadelphia.]36. u And one of the Pharisees desired Him that He would eat with him. And He went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat." The incident of this Jesson, like that of the last one, is recorded only by Luke, and seems to have occurred at the same place, the city of Nain. The principal intervening events were the sending of messengers to Jesus by John the Baptist, who was in prison; the miracles wrought by Jesus in their presence, and the testimony of Jesus concerning John after the messengers had departed. He also rebuked the people because of their treatment of John and of Himself, saying that John had a devil and that Jesus was a glutton and wine bibber and friend of publicans and sinners. 3). behold, a woman in the city, whiiih was a sinner.*'- We do not know her name. This is the only place where the record is found and her name is not given. The only name given to her is "sinner," and that fits us all (Rom. iii, 23; v, 12). She may have been more openly a sinner than others, and have wandered farther from the paths of virtue, but she was one of those whom Jesus came to save; and in some way she had been convicted of her sinfulness and filled with a spirit of true penitence. Rayner looked up gratefully. The tardy porter bustled in And lit the lamp, whose quickened ray Fell on a man in deep chagrin— His sister sat two seats away I At Abbeville, however, Harudcn had encountered Lieut. Col. B. D. Pritchard, of the Fourth Michigan cavalry, auother detachment from W ilson's command that was scouring the country for Davis, liar nd en told Pritchard that he was on the track of the game. During the night Pritchard, with 128 men, also rode to Irwiusville, and it was Pritchard's men that surprised the "Did you want to see me, Clancyf asked Mr. Havne. "I submit to your decision, sir," said the surgeon, "and I apologize for anything I may have asked that was beyond my province. Now I wish to ask a question for my own guidance." SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. Prelude.—During au Indian tight in the , west C»pU Hull ot the Untied States ftegular a my ia killed. bis dentti a large turn of money—about $3,000, tbe pay of so'diers wbo, wbile oo field duty, missed the paymaste— «as placed m bis charge. While dying he hands the package to Ltwrence Hayne, a youug officer whose fa her had been a dear friend of CapL Hull s. Hxyuehaf, by boyisb irreverence tor superior officers, made au enemy of Capt. Rayner, aaother officer engaged iu tbe campaigu. It also develops ih«t Sergio. Clancy and Gower bave lost ccusidrrable money by gambling, pari of the mi.-siug cash belonging to others. Tney are in bad odor accordingly. Chapter 1.—The scene ia a Pullman car on its way to Warrener, near which village is situated Fort Warrener, Among the passengers on the car are Mrs. Rayner, wifof Capt. Rayoer Mis* Travers, ber sister (wbo is engaged to marry Sieveu Van Autwerp, a rich New Yorker, wbo has shown a queer averaion to travel in the west), and a young man whose evident desire to «void conversation or acquaintance has piqued tbe curiosity of tbe women. Before the train reaches Warreuer it takes aboard some badly frozen cavalrymen, wbo are being sent to the fort The mysterious young men does much to alleviate tbe sufferings of the frown men on the way to Warrener. "Askin' yer pardon sir, I did," began the man, unsteadily, and evidently struggling with the fumes of the liquor he had been drinking; but before lie could speak again, Mrs. Clancy's shrieks rang out on the still air: "I beg your pardon, miss," he said; "I thought you were my sister, there; What can you think!" and down his head Dropped with apologetic air. It cannot be estimated just how great a disappointment her visit to the frontier was proving to that young lady, simply because she kept her own counsel. There were women in the garrison who longed to take her to their hearts and homes, she was so fresh and pure and sweet and winning, they said; but how could they when her sister would recognize them only by the coldest possible nod? Nellie was not happy, that was certain, though she made no complaint, and though the young officers who were daily her devotees declared she was bright and attractive as she could be. There were still frequent dances and parties in the garrison; but March was nearly spent, and the weather .had been so vtle and blustering that they could not move beyond the limits of the post. April might bring a change for the better in the weather, but Miss Travers wondered how it could better her position. "In case an enlisted man of this command desire to see an officer of his company—or any other officer, for that matter—is it a violation of any military regulation for him to go to his quarters for that purpose?" "Go on, doctor." "I think," she said—her voice was hushed, While mirth beamed in lier lovely eyes— "Where ignorance is bliss"—she blushed Deep red—" 'tis folly to be wise." —H. L. .Wells in West Shore. "Oh, for the love of (lod, howld him, some o' ye's! He'll kill him! He's mad, I say! Shure 'tis I that know him best Oh, blessed Vargin, save us! Don't let him loose, Misther Foster!" she screamed to the officer of the guard, who at that moment appeared on the full run. There on the desk lay a little scrap of note paper; there lay her pen; a dozen words only were necessary. 0;ie moment she gazed longingly, wistfully, at the far away, darkening heights of the Rockies, watching the last TO30 tinted gleams on tho snowy peaks; then with sudden impulse she seized her pen and drew tho portfolio to tho window seat. As she did so, a soldierly figure came brisklj down the walk; a pale, clear cut face glanced up at her casement; a quick light of recognition and pleasure flashed in his eyes; the little forage cap was raised with courteous grace, though the step never slackened, and Miss Travers felt that her cheek, too, was flushing again, as Mr. Hayne strode rapidly by. She stood there another moment, and then—it had grown too dark to write. that, said the Riflers, was the end of the matter. ' Again was Rayner fearfully white and aged looking. His lips moved as though he would interrupt; but discipline prevailed.JEFFERSON DAVIS. But it was not the end, by a good deal. Some few of the ladies of the infantry, actuated by Mrs. Rayner's vehement exposition of the case, had aligned themselves on her side as against the post commander, and by their general conduct sought to convey to the colonel and to the ladies who were present at the first dinner given Mr. Hayne thorough disapproval of their course. This put tbe cavalry people on their mettle and led to a division in the garrison; and as Maj. Waldron was, in Mrs. Rayner's eyep, equally culpable with the colonel, it so resulted that two or three infantry households, together with some unmarried subalterns, were arrayed socially against their own battalion commander as well as against the grand panjandrum at post headquarters. If it had not been for the determined attitude of Mr. Hayne himself, the garrison might speedily have been resolved into two parties—Hayne and anti-Hayne sympathizers; but the whole bearing of that young man wu fiercely repellent of sympathy; he would have none of it. "Hayne's position," said Maj. Waldron, "is practically this: he holds that no man wbo has borne himself as he has during these five years— denied himself everything that he might make up every cent that was lost, though he was in nowise responsible for the loss —could by any possibility bave been guilty of the charges on which he was tried. Frofn this he will not abate one jot or tittle; and he refuses now to restore to his friendship the men who repudiated him in his years of trouble, except on their profession of faith in his entire innocence." camp at daylight "What's the trouble?" he asked, breathlessly.May 10, 1865, and captured what was left of the Confederacy. It was a black man who guided Pritchard to the Davis camp. They passed quickly and silently through the pine woods, and came upon the fugitives at 2 o'clock in the morn ing, in the darkness. Pritchard halted b& hind a hill and sent Lieut. Purinton with twenty-five dismounted men to form a guard all around the camp, ready to close in on it at daylight. COL. PRITCHARD. "No, doctor, and yet we have certain customs of service to prevent the men going at all manner of hours and on frivolous errands. A soldier asks his first sergeant's permission first, and if denied by him, and he have what he considers good reason, hjb can report the whole case." "Clancy seems to have been drinWng, and wants to talk with me about something, Mr. Foster," 6u id'Hayne, quietly. "He belongs to my company, and I will be responsible that he goes home. It is really Mrs. Clancy that is making all the trouble." The Twenty-fifth Anniversary of His Capture. AT IRWINSVILLE, GEORGIA. "But suppose a man is not on company dutjy, must he hunt up his first sergeant and ask permission to go and see some officer with whom he has business?" i; "Oh, for the love of God, hear him, now, whin the man was tearin' the hair o' me this minute! Oh, howld him, men! Shure 'tis Capt. Rayner wud niver let him go." Col. B. D. Pritcbard's Fourth Michigan At dawn Purinton and his men dashed forward into the camp. As they did so they were suddenly fired on from outside. A lamentable mistake bad occurred. The day before, at Abbeville, CoL Pritchard had informed Col Harnden that he should remain at Abbeville that night. After the departure of Harnden on the track of Davis, however, Pritchard seems to have changed his mind. Remounting his men, they rode over a different route in the darkness, and reached Irwinsville ahead of Harnden. At daybreak CoL Hamden's force rode forward to capture the Davis camp. Seeing the men of Purintou's party, and mistaking them for Confederates in the dim light, the Wisconsin soldiers fired on their own comrades in arms, killing two men and wounding an officer of the Fourth Michigan. The fire was instantly returned, and three were severely wounded of the First Wisconsin detachment. At the first shot Pritchard, with the rest of his command, rushed to the spot aud joined in the fight He it was who discovered the mistake first and ordered the firing to cease. Cavalrymen Got Him—Was He in Worn- It is hard for a woman of spirit to be materially dependent on any one, and Miss Travers was virtually dependent on her brother-in-law. The little share of her father's hard savings was spent on her education. Once free from school, she was bound to another apprenticeship, and sister Kate, though indulgent, fond and proud, lost no opportunity of telling her how much she owed to Capt. Rayner. It got to be a fearful weight before the first summer was well over. It was the main secret of her acceptance of Mr. Van Antwerp. And now, until she would consent to name the day that should bind her for life to him, 6he had no home but such as Kate Rayner could offer her; and Kate was bitterly offended at her. There was just one chance to end it now and forever, and to relieve her sister and the captain of the burden of her support Could she make up her mind to do it? And Mr. Van Antwerp offered the opportunity. en's Clothes?—What Iiecame of the Con- 38. "And stood at His feet behind Wim weeping," etc. Reclining as they did at table, as Sho came behind Him, she could easily stand at His feet, and, bending over them, wash them with her tears. 39. "Now when tfie Pharisee which had bidden Him saw it, h 3 spake within himself." He might as well have said it out, for Jesus knew his thoughts. He knows ours, too (Ps. cxxxix, 2; Ezek. xi, 5), and jve need-constantly to pray that He would cleanse the thoughts of our hearts. " Well, j hardly, in that case." "Tbat'd all, sir." And the doctor subsided.federate Gold and Silver? "What's the matter, Mrs. Clancy?" 6poke a quick, stern voice, and Rayner, with face white as a sheet, suddenly stood in their midst. When Mrs. Rayner, after calling twice from the bottom of the stairs, finally went up into her room and impatiently pushed open the door, all was darkness except the glimmer from the hearth: April 2, 1890, is the quarter centenary of that Sunday of panic and ruin at Richmond, Va., when Grant's army pierced the defenses of Petersburg. Jefferson Davi3 was in his pew at St. Paul's church. A sentinel entered and whispered something in tho Confederate president's ear. He arose and left the church. Chaptir 2.—The ladies are g roe ted at Warrener bj Cap'.. Rayner and other officers. Iv develop* that the mysterious young man is Mr Hayne, wbo baa been promoted to a first lieuteuancy in Capt. Rayner's company. Capt. Rayner shows that he still feels a decided dislike for the youDg officer. Among all the officers, as the meeting adjournal, the question was, "What do you suppose 'Pills' was driving at?" . "Oh, God be praised, it's here ye are, captin! Shuro it's Clancy, sir, dhrunk, sir, and runnin' round the garrison, and batin* me, 6ir." There Dvere two or three who knew. Capt. Rayner went first to his quarters, where ho had a few moments' hurried consultation with his wife; then they left tho house together; he to have a low toned and very stern talk to rather than with the abashed Clancy, who listened, cap in hand and with hanging head; she to visit tho sick child of Mrs. Flanigan, of Company K, whose quarters adjoined thoso to which the Clancys had recently been assigned. When that Hibernian culprit returned to his roof tree, released from durance vile, he was surprised to receive a kindly and sympathetic welcome from his captain's wife, who with her own hand had mixed him some comforting drink and was planning with Mrs. Clancy for their greater comfort. "If Clancy will only promise to quit entirely!" interj«cted the partner of his joys and sorrows. "Nellie, where are you?"' "Here," answered Miss Travers, starting up from the sofa. "I think I must have been asleep." Chapter 3.—Lieut. Hayne proves a disturbing element among the officers at Fort Warrener. A scandal baa been attached to bis name in the past, and those who side with him are forced iijr the peculiarities of the case to side against Capt. Ray tier. The two men have been sworn enemies for five years. Tbe commandant of the post received Lieut. Hayue kindly and decides to give adinuer in his honor. Iu fact, most of the cavalry trea: him well, while the ufantry (his own regiment) do not. It transpires that the trouble connected with Hayne's name was a courtmartial which had convicted him of a serious offense principally on Capt. Rayoer's evidence. This ruling was reversed uy higher authorities. Some of Hayne's old comrades make ad vaoces, which are repelled. Hayne takes up his quarters in a house at soke distance from the other officers' quarters. Chaptke *.—Capt. ,.Rayuer's wife gets eagry because of the colonel's courtesy to Hayne*nd the camp is divided into Hayne *nd anti-Hayne factions. An evening gathering at Ctpt. Ray n&rW house, where the matter is discussed, is broken up by cries ol "fire" from outside. The outer works of Richmond had fallen; the rest must follow. What could be done must be done quickly. Only one road was still open, that to Danville. The chivalric Lee and hia army could not escape by that. The Confederate president and his cabinet could,and did. At 10 o'clock that Sunday night a closely packed train left the station for Danville. It contained Jefferson Davis, his cabinet, the archives of the Southern Confederacy, a guard of picked men, and the contents of the treasury. "Take him to the guard house, Mr. Foster," was the stern, sudden order.' "Not a word, Clancy," as the man strove to speak. "Off with liim, and if he gives you any trouble, 6cnd for me." "Your head is hot as fire," said her sister, laying her firm white hand upon tho burning forehead. "I suppose you aro going to be downright ill, by way of diversion. Just understand one thing, 40. "And Jesus, answering, said onto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say onto thee." Our very thoughts need answering, and the Word of God is equal to it. Vain thoughts lodge within us, and was to our time and hinder our service, but there is a remedy, "The Word of God" (Jer. iv, 14; xxix, 11; Luke xxiv, 38). There are seven or eight different Simons in the New Testament history besides Simon Peter, but this is the only mention of this one. And as the poor fellow was led away, silence fell upon the group. Mrs. Clancy began a wail of mingled relief and misery, which the captain ordered her to cease and go home. More men came hurrying to the spot, and presently the officer of the day. "It is all right now," said Rayner to the latter. "One of my men—Clancy—was out hero drunk and raising a row. I have sent him to the guard house. Go back to your quarters, men. Come, captain, will you walk over home with me?" Nellie, that doctor does not coine into my house." "What doctor?—not that I want one," asked Miss Travers, wearily. "Dr. Pease, the post surgeon, I mean. Of course you have heard how he is mixing himself in my husband's affairs and making trouble with various people." "I have heard nothing, Kate." April 4, the Confederate government was set up at Danville. It remained there six Mr. Davis not be pered that the ot the Coneracy was ed. He believed is star almost the time he :aptured. 0 came word •Liee had surred. Once the Confederpacked up and this time to lsborough, N. At Greensbor- 41, 42. "When they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most?" In this story of the creditor and two debtors Jesus would teach Simon somewhat of the relations in which he and the woman stood to God. JTot that the indebtedness of Simon and the woman was as fifty compared with five hundred, but that was about the way Simon looked at it. He might be willing to acknowledge that he was not as good as he ought to be, but here was a woman whom everybody knew to be a great sinner. 43. "Simon answered and said, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And He said unto him, Thou hast tfghtly judged." Any one could see that the one who was conscious of owing five hundred, being freely forgiven, would feel under much greater obligation to the creditor than the one owing only fifty; and thus Simon answered rightly. A deep sense of sin, a consciousness of our great indebtedness to God, is an invaluable blessing. May not the lack of thi3 be the cause of so little manifest love to God on the part of those who profess to be His? 44-46. "And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this womanf' Simon was no doubt surprised to have the thoughts of his heart revealed. The poor woman is no doubt surprl90(i-ia1have Jesus turn in compassion to her. To be a5T»ma4_to caress and anoint His feet was a great *  but to have Him turn His face to her, au notice her, and commend her, mentioning every loving act before all the people, and placing her in His estimation above Simon himself, surely now her heart was full. What condemnation for Simon; what glory for her. How great the contrast 1 The host who invited Him did not treat Him with common courtesy, much les3 with any degree of honor; no water, no kiss, no oil; no refreshing, no welcome, no gladness from Simon. But this poor sinner, broken hearted because of her sins, ministers to Him with penitential tears and the true oil of gladness from a loving heart. Here is a foreshadowing of a future day when many a self righteous one shall \ be confounded and many a poor contrite one gloriously rewarded. So far from breaking with her, as she half expected—so far from being even angry and reproachful on receiving the letter she had written telling him all about her meetings with Mr. Hayne—he had written again and again, reproaching himself for his doubts and fears, begging her forgiveness for having written and telegraphed to Kate, humbling himself before her in the most abject way, and imploring her to reconsider her determination and to let him write to Capt. and Mrs Rayner to return to their eastern home at once, that the marriage might take place forthwith and he could bear her away to Europe in May. Letter after letter came, eager, imploring, ful) of tenderest love and devotion, full of the saddest apprehension, never reproaching, never doubting, never commanding or restraining. The man had found the way to touch a woman of her generous nature: he had left all to her; he was at her mercy, and she knew well that he loved her fervently and that to lose her would well nigh break his heart. Could she say the word and be free? Surely, as this man's wife there would be no serfdom; and, yet, could she wed a man for whom she felt no spark of love? "I don't wonder your friends are ashamed to tell you. Thing3 ha e come to a pretty pass, when officers are going around holding private meetings with enlisted men!" Now, this was something the cavalry could not do without some impeachment of the evidence which was heaped up against the poor fellow at the time of the trial, and it was something the infantry would not do, because thereby they would virtually pronounce one, at least, Of their own officers to have repeatedly and persistently given false testimony. In the case of Waldron and tbe cavalry, however, it was possible for Hayne to return their calls of courtesy, because they, having never "6ent him to Coventry," received him precisely as they would receive any other officer. With the Riders it was different Having once "cut" him as though by unanimous accord, and having taught the young officers joining year after year to regard him as a criminal, they could be restored to Mr. Hayne's friendship, as has been said before, only "on confession of error." Buxton and two or three of his stamp Called or left their cards on Mr. Hayne because their colonel had so done; but precisely as the ceremony was performed, just so was it returned. "Was Mr. Hayne here when the row occurred?" asked the cavalryman, looking as though he wanted to hear something from the young officer who stood a silent witness. Later that day, when the doctor had a little talk with Clancy, the ex-dragoon declared he was going to reform for all he was worth. He was only a distress to everybody when he drank. "I hardly know the doctor at all, Kate, and can't imagine what affairs of your husband's he can interfere with." Chaptbb 5.—The fire is in a house occupiedby Private Clancy (who was a sergeant during the Iadian fight mentioned in the prelude) and his wife, who is a laundress. Lieut Hayne rescues Clancy and his little daughter from the fl-tmes, a: d also saves a bundle of bank Botes of targe denomination, which Mrs. Clmcy eagerly clutches and apparently considers ol greater importance than the lives of her husband and child. Hayne himself is badly burned, and Mis«Travers evinces great interest in the young officer for «hom her sister and brother-in-law show so much cialike. "I don't know," replied Rayner. "It makes no difference, captain. It is not a case of witnesses. I shan't prefer charges against the man. Come!" And he drew him hastily away. "All right, Clancy. And when you are perfectly yourself, you can come and see Lieut. Hayne as soon as you like." "It was he that put up Clancy to making the disturbance at Hayne'a last night and getting into the guard house, and tried to prove that he had a right to go there and that the captain had \io right to arrest him." "Loot'nant Hayne ia it, sir? Shure I'd be beggin' his pardon for the vexation I gave him last night." senator reagan. ough the fallen president met Johnston and Beauregard. Even then Mr. Davis believed in the Confederacy, and ordered Johnston to continue the struggle. But Johnston refused. THS CASEMATE PRISON. Hayne stood watching them as they disappeared beyond the glimmer of his lamp. Then a hand was placed on his arm: CoL Pritchard was informed by Lieut. Dickinson that there were ladies in the tents. Orders were then given that none of the men should enter them. Permission was given for the women to go to the spring for water. In a few minutes two persons "who looked like women" came out of one of the tents. One was Jefferson Davis himself. He carried a tin pail on his arm. "But you have something you wanted to speak with him about. You said so last night, Clancy," said the doctor, looking him squarely in the eye. "Was Clancy trying to see Mr. Hayne?' asked Miss Travers, quickly. "Did you notice Capt. liayner's face— his lips? He was ashen as death." "How should I know?" said her sister, pettishly. "He was drunk, and probably didn't know what he was doing," Onward still Davis fled, like the Wandering Jew. Charlotte, N. C., was the next stopping place. Part of the journey was made in wagons. At Charlotte news reached Davis of Johnston's surrender. From Charlotte the party went to Abbeville, S. C. Davis hoped to be able to reach Texas and the southwest, if possible, still to build a Confederacy there; if not, then to escape to Mexico. "Come in here with me," was the reply; and, turning, Hayne led the post surgeon into the house. "Shure I was dhrunk, sit. I dian't mane it," he answered; but he shrank and cowered. "And Capt. Rayner arrested him for— for trying to see Mr. Hayne?" Chaptkb 6 —Clancy is in the hospital, and his witr,f"rthe first time, acts tenderly toward him, watching him uigbt and day. When Clancy is told that Lieut. Hayne was tbe man who saved him, be iagreatly agitated, and his wife fiercely forbids any one to talk to him. Capt. Ri/tier's wife shows a strange interest in the welfare of Clancy and wife. Hayue rtfusas to accept advances made by old comrades unless they express belief in his ionoceoce of the Charges of which be was convicted This would be practcilly a declaration that they believed C pt. Rayner ts be a perjurer, or at least mi-taken. They decide to si;ld with Capt. Rayner. The doctor turned and left him "Capt. Rayner arrested him for being drunk and creating a disturbance, as it was his duty to arrest any soldier under such circumstances," replied her sister, with majestio wrath, "and I will not tolerate it that you should criticise his conduct."WAS HE IN FEMALE ATTIRE? CHAPTER XIL "If it's only when he's drank that conscience pricks him and the truth will out, then we must have him drunk again," quoth this unprincipled practitioner,The men who saw the party come out of the tent were Lieut Dickinson, Corporal Hunger and Privates William B. Stedman. Andrew Bee, James Lynch and James Builard. Hunger, Billiard and Bee made sworn statements, which are on file in the war de partmeut, that Davis wore a womau's waterproof cloak or dress and a shawl over his Confederate uniform. Maj. Walthall, of the Confederate army, says that as the president was leaving the tent Mrs. Davis threw around him a waterproof cloak, or wrapper, and a shawl The shawl was black, with a light border, and he wore it around his head and shoulders. But Wilson's cavalry formed a cordon across the path to the southwest, and the fugitives turned again eastward. They passed into Georgia, through Washington, Milledgeville and Macon. Davis intended then to reach the Florida coast and escape by boat if possible A reward of $100,000 was set upon the Confederate president's head by the United States, because it was then believed that he was implicated in the plot to assassinate President Lincoln. This was long since disproved. During the Sight through Georgia one after another of the Confederate cabinet dropped out of the party and went his way. Only Postmaster General John H. Reap an remained. Mr. Reagan is now United States senator from Texas, Buxton was red with wrath over what he termed Hayne's conceited and supercilious manner when returning his call: "I called upon him like a gentleman, by thunder, just to let him understand I wanted to help him out of the mire, and told him if there was anything I could do for him that a gentleman could do, not to hesitate about letting me know; and when he came to my house today, damned if he didn't patronize me!— talked to me about the Plevna siege, and wanted to discuss Oourko and the Balkans or some other fool thing: what in thunder have I to do with campaigns in Turkey?—and I thought he meant those nigger soldiers the British have in India —Goorklias, I know now—and I did tell him it was an awful blunder, that only a Russian would make, to take those Sepoy fellows and put 'em into a winter campaign. Of course I hadn't been booking up the subjopt, and he had, and sprung it on me; and then, by gad, as he was going, he said he had books and maps he would lend me, and if there was anything he could do for me that a gentleman could do, not to hesitate about asking. Damn his impudence!" That same afternoon Miss TVavera found that a headache was the result of confinement to an atmosphere somewhat heavily charged with electricity. Mrs. Rayner seemed to bristle every time she approached her sister. Fossibly it was the heart, more than the head, that ached, but in either case she needed relief from the exposed position she had occupied ever since Kate's return from the Clancys'in the morning. She had been too long under fire, and was wearied. Even the cheery visits of the garrison gallants had proved of little avail, for Mrs. Rayner was in very ill temper, and pade snappish remarks to them whioh two qf them resented and speedily took themselves off. Later Miss Travers went to her room and wrote a letter, and then the sunset gun shook the window, and twilight settled down upon the still frozen earth. She bathed her heated forehead and flushed cheeks, threw a warm cloak over her shoulders, and came slowly down the stairs. Mrs. Rayner met her at the parlor door. "I have made no criticism, Kate. I have simply made inquiry; but I have learned what no one else could have made me believe." They went down to the creek one fine morning early in April. There had been a sudden thaw of the snows up the gorges of the Rockies, and the stream had overleaped its banks, spread over the low lands and flooded some broad depressions in the prairie. Then, capricious as a woman's moods, the wind whistled around from the north one night and bound the lakelets in a band of ice. The skating was gorgeous, and all the pretty ankles on the post were rejoicing in the opportunity before the setting of another sun. Coining homeward at luncheon time Mrs. Rayner, Mrs. Button, Miss Travers and one or two others, escorted by a squad of bachelors, strolled somewhat slowly along Prairie avenue towards the gate. It so happened that the married ladies were foremost in the little party, when who should meet them but Mr. Hayne, coming from the east gate! Mrs. Rayner and Mrs. Buxton, though passing him almost elbow to elbow, looked straight ahead or otherwise avoided his eye. He raised his forage cap in general acknowledgment of the presence of ladies with the officers, but glanced coldly from one to the other until his blue eyes lighted on Miss Travers."Nellie Travers, be careful what you say, or what you insinuate. What do you mean?" CHAPTER 7—Miss Travers »sks her sister. Mrs. Rayner. why she shows so much interest in tbe Clancys, and declares ber belief in Lieut. Hayoe's innocence of the charge, which proves to have been that of theft. Tbey quarrel. It develops ihit Miss Traver* does Dot love her fiance, Van Antwerp, but has been persuaded into promising to marry him by his mother and her sister Chapter 8 —This chapter deals lamely with the ■octal disturbances c u«ed by the Hayne affair Clancy, while drunk, appears at Hayne's quarters and piteoualy begs t D sea tbe lieutenant. "I mean, Kate, that it is my belief that there is something at the bottom of those storiee of Clancy's strange talk when in the hospital. I believe he thinks he knows something which would turn all suspicion from Mr. Hayne to a totally different P»an. J believe that, for reasons which J cannot fathom, you are determined Mr. Hayne shall not 6ee him or hear of it. It was you that sent Capt. Rayner over there last night. Mrs. Clancy came here at tattoo, and, from the time she left, you were at the front door or window. You were the first to hear her cries and came running in to tell the captain to go at once. Kate, why did you stand there listening from the time she left the kitchen unless you expected to hear just what happened over there behind the company barracks?" Stedman says he halted Davis and the woman after they left the tent. Just then George Munger and Daniel Edwards rode up. The two supposed women were baited and started back to the tent. Mrs. Davis stood in the tent door. Munger writes that Mrs. Davis said she was going with her old mother to the spring tor water. Then Munger asked, "What i3 she doing with those boots onf pointing to the cavalry boots beneath the cloak. CONFEDERATE GOLD AND SILVER. 47. "Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven." Good for the poor woman, but what about Simon and bis sins? In his own estimation he had none worth mentioning, nono that needed special pardon, and Jesus came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. If Simon could have had a glimpse of his own heart as Jesus saw it, he too would have had a broken heart and have meekly sought forgiveness. But he was blind, and with salvation within his reach, even in his own house, he sees not his need and goes without, little thinking that the man who now sat at his table, ready and able to save him, was indeed Israel's Messiah. Gen. Thomas was commander of the military division of the Mississippi He learned the latter part of April that Mr. Davis had started southward from Charlotte, N. C., with a large escort. He immediately directed Stoneman to send the brigades of Palmer, Brown and Miller to scout down the Savannah river from Anderson, 8. C., to Augusta, Ga. At the same time Wilson, at Macon, Ga., was ordered by Thomas to look out for Davis. There were thus two cavalry commands hot at the flying president's heels. Chap : cb 8.—Miss Travers writ* s a lftter M he fiance. Van Antwerp, telling him that "he does not love him and that he had better release ber from ber promise. Miss Tracers accidentally overhears a conversation between her sjster and Mrs. Clancy, in which tbe former urges the latter to watch Clancy, and on no account let him see lleut. Hayne. Miss I ravers is convinced that the man knows somt thing about Hayne's caee which Mr. Hayne ought to know. Chapter :o.—Miss Travers accidentally meet* Lieut. Hayi.e a', the house of a mutual friend. During a conversation it is shown that the charge agrliut Hayne was that he appropriated the money banded him br the dying Gapt. Hull. Hayue's statement Is that he rigidly guarded the package int.ru-ted to him that a*»: but that ■■fel&he opened It, it contained only waste paper. At this moment Stedman says that Andrew Bee came up and seized the front of the cloak and tore it open, exclaiming, "Come out of this, you old devil!" The little forage cap teas raited with cour- teous grace. There was an unusual scene at the matinee the following morning. When Capt. Ray relieved Capt. Gregg as officer of the day, and the two were visiting Davis' last cabinet council was held at Abbeville, S. C. At that council were preseut Gens. Bragg and Munger oock«.t l.is gun. Mrs. Davis ran in front of her buUmid and exclaimed, "Don't shoot) Yotf may not admire Mr. Davis' principles, but he is a reverend man." "Kate, I am going for a walk and shall stop and see Mrs. Waldron." 48. "And He said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven." She heard Him say it to Simon, and if her heart was full beforo it was surely overflowing now; but could it be true, did she hear aright? He turns again to her, looks into her face, and says directly to herself, "Thy sins are forgiven." Now she is sure; He has looked upon her; He has spoken to her; she 1 relieves that He is Israel's Messiah, and now He has become her Saviour and her soul can say, "Thine anger (not with her, but with her sin) is turned away, and thou comfortest me, for Thou art become my salvation" (Isa. xii, 1, 2). Has HCa spoken to you in such words as these, "I write unto you because your sins are forgiven you, for His Name's sake?" (I John ii, 13.) And has your heart overflowed with hrre to Him because of HCs great salvation so freely bestowed? If not, come closer to him; hear His "Come unto Me," and hearing and coming rejoice in His "Not cast out" (Matt, xi, 28; John vi, 37). the guard house aod turning over prisoners, they came upon the last name on the list—Clancy—and Gregg turned to his regimental comrade and said: Mrs. Rayner would give no answer. Anger, rage, retaliation, all in turn were pictured on her furious face, but died away before the calm and unconquerable gaze in her sister's Byes. For the first time in her life Kate Rayner realized that her "baby Nell" had the stronger will of the two. For one instant she contemplated vengeance. A torrent of invective leaped readily to her lips. "Outrage," "ingrate," "insult," were the first three distinguishable epithets applied to her sister or her sister's words; then, "See if Mr. Van Antwerp will tolerate such conduct. I'll write tins very aay, was tne impotent tnreat tliat followed; and finally, utterly defeated, thoroughly convinced that she was powerless against her sister's reckless love of "fair play at any price," she felt that her wrath was giving way to dismay, and turned and fled, lest Nellie should see the flag of surrender on her paling cheeks. five Confederate Beauregard and Davis then dropped the disguise, and the party returned to the tent. "Quite an unnecessary piece of inforation. I saw him as well as you. He has just gone there." brigadiers, one of Iu a letter written to Crafts J. Wright in l.eT7. Davis admits that lie had on the cloak and shawl when captured, but says that Adjutant General Townseii"! could throw light on the shape of the said cloak. It amounts to this: Davis certainly had a woman's shawl over his head and shoulders and a water proof cloak upon his body Whether it was a man's or woman's cloak t. not clear. Beneath tho cloak his cavalry boots were seen, and this led to the suspicion that he was not a. woman. So those who captured him testify. Poor Buxton! One of his idiosyncrasies was to talk wisely to the juniors on the subject of European campaigns and to criticise the moves of generals whose very names and centuries were entangling snares. His own subalterns were, unfortunately for him, at the house when Hayne called, and when he, as was his wont, began to expound on current military topics. • "A little learning" even he had not, and tbe dangerous thing that that would have been was supplanted by something quite as bad, if not worse. He was trapped and thrown by the quiet mannered infantry subaltern, and it was all Messrs. Freeman and Royce could do to restrain their impulse to rush after Hayne and embrace him. Buxton was cordially detested by his "subs," and well knew they would tell the story of his defeat, so he made a virtue of necessity and eame out with his own version. Theirs was far more ludicrous, and. while it made Mr. Hayne famous, he gained another enemy. The —th could not fail to notice how soon after that all social recognition ceased between their bulky captain and the pale, slender subaltern; and Mrs. Buxton and Mrs. Rayner became suddenly infatuated with each other, while their lords were seldom seen except together. them being Basil Miss Travers flushed hot with indignation.written the story Duke, who has Mo woman in that group could fail to note the leap of sunshine and gladness to his face, the instant flush that rose to his cheek. Miss Travers herself saw it quickly, as did the maiden walking just behind her, and her heart bounded at the sight. She bowed as their eyes met, spoke his name in low tone, and strove to hide her face from Mr. Blake, who turned completely around and stole a sudden glance at her. She could no more account for than she could control it, but her face was burning. Mrs. Rayner, too, looked around and stared at her, but this she met firmly, her dark eyes never quailing before the angry glare in her sister's. Blake was beginning to like Hayne and to dislike Mrs. Rayner, and he always did like mischief. "No charges are preferred against Clancy, at least none as yet, Capt. Ray; but his company commander requests that he be held here until he can talk over his case with the colonel." of the interview. "I have seen no one; and if you mean that Mr. Hayne has gone to Maj. Waldron's, I shall not." To the amazement urged fight. He re- of all Davis still "No; I'd meet him on the walk; it would only be a trifle more public." called the struggles "What's he in for?" demanded Capt. Ray. of the revolution- ary war, and said: MRa' WMBseit davis. "Three thousand brave men are enough for a nucleus, around which the whole people will rally when the panic which now afflicts them has passed away." "You have no right to accuse me of the faintest expectation of meeting him anywhere. I repeat, I had not thought of such a thing." "Getting drunk and raising a row and beating his wife," answered Gregg, whereat there was a titter among the soldiers. In his report Col. Pi itchard says he brought the cloak and shawl to Washington and turned them over to the secretary of war "You might just as well do it. You cannot make your antagonism to my husband much more pointed than you have already. And as for meeting Mr. Hayne, the only advice I presume to give now is that for your own sake you keep your blushes under better control than you did the last time you met—that I know of." And, with this triumphant insult as a parting shot, Mrs. Rayner whet tod and marched off through the parlor. • Then the Confederate president asked for suggestions for the future oonduct of the war. Not a word was spoken. Then for the first time it swept over the mind of Davis that the end had indeed como. His face turned the pallor of death. He arose and exclaimed in bitter tones that all was indeed lost. Then he walked away. As he did so Gen. Beauregard followed him hastily and offeredto the fallen chieftain bis arm for support. Where are the cloak and shawl now? "I never sthruck a woman in me life, sir," said poor Clancy. With Davis were his wife and four children, Postmaster Reagan, Davis' private secretary, Burton N. Harrison; several Confederate officers and other persons and a guard of soldiers. Pritchard and the Fourth Michigan cavalry conveyed Davis to Fortress Monroe. There he rein:i'"H I i;i confinement two years. The cnseuu i:D which he was imprisoned i3 poinred out ;is s:i object of interest to thu mar," tourists at Old Point Comfort. He n as ir.dicted for ti-eaaou, but never was tried, and was Anally released on bail for $100,000. Horace Greeley was one of his bondsmen. "Silence, Clancy I" ordered the sergeant of the guard. S "No, I'm blessed if I believe that part of it, Clancy, drunk or no drunk," said the new officer of the day. "Take charge of him for the present, sergeant.*' And away they went to the office. 49. "And they that sat at meat with Him began to say within themselves, Wno is this that forgiveth sins also?" They knew Him not; they, too, were blind like Simon; there was no forgiveness for them either, although it was within their reach. A reasoning, questioning spirit draws no blessing from Him, but only a broken &nd contrite and believing spirit, and this they hod not They were well satisfied with.themselves. What a mystery this is! God manifest in the flesh, healing the sick, raising the dead, fulfilling ttie prophecies concerning the Messiah, such as Isa. xxxv, 5, 6, as well as those in reference to His birth and place of birth (Isa. vii, 14; Mic. v, 2), yet they know Him not. Th-» hungry he fills with good things, but the rich he sends empty away (Like i, 53). Publicans and harlots enter the kingdom before such self righteous Pharisees. God hath chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, to bo heirs of His kingdom (James ii, 5). * ' 'I',, f "You owe me a grudge, Misa Travers, if you did but know it," he said, bo that all could hear. Capt. Rayner was in conversation with the commanding officer as they entered, and the colonel was saying: (continued.) With Davis were his wife and family and sister-in-law, Miss Howells. Five Confederate brigades still accompanied them. Rather strangely, too, the contents of the Confederate treasury, amounting to -between $500,000 and $000,OCX) in coin, had been kept safely with the fugitives through all their wanderings. It had actually been brought to Abbeville, loaded in open box cars, in shot bags, wooden boxes and in a variety of nondescript parcels. From Abbeville, S. C., the fugitives went to Washington, Ga., and all this coin was transferred from the box cars to wagons, in which it was hauled across the country. At the Savannah river Davis himself ordered that the silver coin, about $110,- 000, should be divided among the troops. Basil Duke says the share of his brigade was divided between officers and men alike, and that each received $32. All night long the quartermasters of the five brigades remained in a little cabin, counting out the silver. Next day, at Washington, Basil Duke turned the rest of the coin over to the acting Confederate States treasurer. What became of it thereafter has never been fully explained. "You, Mr. Blakel How can that be possible?" What was a girl to do? Nellie Trovers was not of the crying kind, and was denied a vast amount of comfort in consequence. She F a few moments quivering under the lash of injustice and insult to which she had been subjected. She longed fv.. a breath of pure fresh air; but there would be no enjoyment even in that now. She needed sympathy and help if ever » girl did, but where was she to find it? The women who most attracted her and who would have warmly welcomed her at any time—the women whom she would eagerly have gone to in her trouble—were practically denied to her. Mrs. Rayner in her quarrel had declared war against the cavalry, anu Mrs. atannara ana Mrs. Kay,wno had shown a disposition to welcome Nellie warmly, were no longer callers at the house. Mrs. Waldron, who was kind and motherly to the girl and loved to have her with her,was so embarrassed by Mrs. Rayner's determined snubs that she hardly knew how to treat tho matter. She would no longer visit Mrs. Rayner informally, as had been her custom, yet 6he wanted tho girl to COtHC tQ her. Manchester Ship Canal. Private Clancy struggling t'n the grasp of 1—~ 4L jd two'or three soldiers. "It is not the proper way to handle the case, captain. If he has been guilty of drunkenness and disorderly oonduct he should be brought to trial at once." Orders have been given for the work to proceed by night as well as day. The company have purchased a large stock of lights of the Lucigen type, in order to facilitate the work after dusk. Twelve thousand men are now employed and ninety-six steam navvies, the latter supposed to do the work of several thousand men. Two hundred miles of the temporary rails are laid, on which 166 locomotives are running daily. The locks are progressing rapidly, and the docks at Salford nearly completed. The former are sufficiently large to accommodate the largest Atlantic liner, and around the Manchester and Balford docks are five miles of quay space. The contract expires at the end of 18U1, and the representatives of the contractor are liable to heavy penalties if the work is not completed by that time.—New York Telegram.It was very generally known throughout Fort Warrener by 10 o'clock on tho following morning tliat Mr. Hayne had returned to duty and was one of the first officers to appear at the matinee. Once more the colonel had risen from his chair, taken bim by the hand and welcomed him. This time ho expressed the hope that nothing would now occur to prevent their seeing him daily. "Won't you come into the club room?" asked Capt. Gregg, afterwards. "We will be pleased to have you." "Excuse me, captain, I shall be engaged all morning," answered Mr. Hayne, and walked on down the row. Nearly all the officers were 6trolline away in groups 01 tnree or tour, nayne walked past them all with quick, soldierly step and almost aggressive manner, and was soon far ahead, all by himself. Finding it an unprofitable subject, there bad been little talk between the two regiments as to what Mr. Hayne's status should bo on his reappearance. Everybody heard that he liad somewhat rudely spurned tho advances of Ross and his companions. Indeed, Ho as had told ths story with strong col-' oring to more than half the denizes of officers' row. "I spoiled a serenade for you a few nights ago. I was officer of the day, and caught sight of a man gazing up at your window after midnight. I felt sure he was going to sing; so, like a good fellow, I ran over to play an accompaniment, and then—would you believe it?—he wouldn't sing, after all" So the Confederate States of America b» came a thing of memory. Eliza Archard ConkkSl "I admit that, sir; but the case is peculiar. It was Mrs. Clancy that made all the noise. I feel sure that after he is perfectly sober I can give him such a talking to as will put a stop to this trouble."A I'late falls from Heaven. All this time, however, Miss Travera was making friends throughout the garrison. No one ever presumed to discuss the Hayne affair in her presence, because of her relationship to the Bayners, and yet Mrs. Waldron had told several peo- Ele how delightfully she and Mr. Hayne ad spent an afternoon together. Did not Mrs. Rayner declare that Mrs. Waldron was a woman who told everything she knew, or words to that effect? It is safe to say that the garrison was greatly interested in the story. How strange it was that he Bhould have had a tete-a-tete with the sister of his bitterest foe! When did they meet? Had they met since? Would they meet again? All these were questions eagerly discussed, yet nc ver asked of the parties themselves, Mr. Hayne's reputation for snubbing people standing him in excellent stead, and Miss Travcrs' quiet dignity and reservo cf dinner being too much for tho; e who weald have given a good deal to £si» l.cr confidence. But there was Mi. . Rayner. A strange story is now being circulated in India about a gold plate, with inscriptions upon it in the Tamil and Telegu languages, which is said to have fallen from heaven. The Hindoo Patriot gives the following version of it: A plate made of the finest gold, containing the following inscriptions, fell from heaven and was found in the temple grounds at Benares by the person who saw it fall. The inscription is as follows: "From the month of June, 1S00, God himself will rule as emperor of Hindoos tan, incarnating himself in human form. From that time forward there will be justice all over the world, and tbo munis (sages) will be worshiped by the people. All the diseases of men will be cured, dogs will walk and talk as men do, and man, whose life is now established at 70 years, will in the future have it extended to 135 years," She was white now. Her eyes were gazing almost imploringly at him. Something warned him to hold his Deace. and he broke off short. "Very well, sir. I am willing to let company commanders experiment at least once or twice on their theories, so you can try the scheme; but we of the —th have had some years of experience with the Clancys, and were not a little amused when they turned up again in our midst as accredited members of your company." She Died Happy. The eldest woman in Vienna recently dial in the full belief that she was 114 years old. Indeed, 3,000 jxxiple turned out to do her honor, and all the papers had long notices of ner death. She hadn't been dead a week when it was discovered that she was only 91 years of age at the most, and perhaps only 80.—Detroit Free Press. "Who was it? Oh, do tell us, Mr. Blake!" were the exclamations, Mrs. Rayner being most impetuous in her demands. Again Blake caught the appeal in Miss Travers' eyes. "That's what I want to know," he responded, mendaciously. "When I woke up next morning, the whole thing was a dream, and I couldn't fix the fellow at all." KiMed by Mall. "Then, as I understand you, colonel, Clancy is not to be brought to trial for this affair," suddenly spoke tho post surgeon.A beau took a letter from his pocket in order to read something from it to a fair cousin who sat by his side. Next morning, with an escort of twenty picked men, under command of Capt. Given Campbell, of Kentucky, Davis started with bis family towards the Florida coast. Basil Puke says: English thieves are using a contrivamc looking like an ordinary walking stick, but which is so arranged that by pressing a spring at the handle the ferrule will spread apart and form a sort of spring clip that will take hold of anything that is within reach. The thing is called "the continental lifting stick," and is used to take goods from behind counters whon the shopman's back is turned. "Ah, she mailed you a kiss," the girl remarked.Everybody looked up in surprise. "Pills" was the last man, ordinarily, to take a hand in tiie "shop talk" at the morning meetings. "Not that I know of," was the fellow's reply. "Look there," and she painted to a criukled place down at the earner of the sheet, such as A dump *pot might have left. "Haven't you learned the latest sentimental thing? A girl presses the paper to her lips, leaving a mark like that, and so incloses a kiss without writing a word of confession. That's what Jennie did, and you, goose that you are, never noticed it."—Buffalo Express. There was a chorus of disappointment and indignation. The idea of spoiling such a gem of a sensation! But Blake took it all complacently until he got home. Then it began to worrv him. I have never believed, however, that Mr. Davis really meant or desired to escape after he became oonviccod that all was lost. I am convinced that, wearied by the importunity with which the request was urged, he seemingly consented, intend ing to put himself in the way of being captured, lie and his party were admirably mounted, and oould easily have outridden the pursuit of any party they were not strong enough to fight. Easter Sunday. The word "easter" is from the German "ostern,"old Saxony "oster" (rising).' Easter is, therefore, 'the Christian Passover or festival of the resurrection of Christ. The English name of the day is proliably derived from that of the Teutonic goddess Ostern, or Eostre, whose festival occurred about the same time as the celebration of Easter. The time of celebrating the festival was a subject which gave rise to heated discussions m the primitive Christian churches. The question was fully considered and finally settled at the council of Nice in 826 A. D., for the whole church, by adopting the rule which makes Easter day the first Sunday after the first full moon after March 21. Commonly speaking, it is the "first Sunday after the first full moon after the sun crosses the line."—St. Louis Republic.  "No, doctor. Ilia captain thinks it unnecessary to prefer charges." If she went, Miss Travers well knew that on her return lu Uie mouuj bhe would bu received l»y a volley of sarcasms about her preference for the society of people who were the avowed enemies of her benefactors. If she remained in the house, it was to become in person the target for her sister's undeserved sneers and censure. The situation was becoming simply unbearable. Twice she began and twice she tore to fragments the letter for which Mr. Van Antwerp was daily imploring, and this evening she once more turned and slowly MTMlght h»r rrwwn thrat gg Uar The lako in the world is Ln!»a Baikal, in Siberia. Its area of over 9.00U square miles makes-it about equal to Erie in superficial extent; its enormous depth of between 3,000 and 4,500 feet makes the volume of its waters almost equal to that of Lake Superior; although its surface is 1,350 feet above the sea level, its bottom Is nearly  feet below it. Was it possible that she knew he was there? "So do I, sir; and, as I saw the man both before and after his confinement last night, I do not think it was necessary to contine him." That night there was a disturbance In the garrison. Just after 10 o'clock, and wlule the sentries were calling off the hour, a woman's shrieks and cries were heard over behind the quarters of Company B and close to the cottage occupied by Lieut. Hayne. The officers of the guard ran to the spot with several men, and found Private Clancy struggling and swearing in the grasp of two or three soldiers, while Mrs. Clancy waa imnlorinK them aot to leiium 20—he Evidently he desired no farther friendslap or intercourse with his brother blue straps, and only a few of the cavalry officers found his society attractive. He played delightfully; he was welt read; but in general talk he was not entertaining. Altogether too sepulchral—or at least funereal» explained the cavalry. He never laughs, and rarely smiles, •nd he s as glum as a Quaker meeting," yaa auoUisr aocuJLsuo- Slip, least, with all her high and /nighty vays, was no unapproachable creature when it came to finding out "The officer of the day says there was great disorder," said the colonel, in surprise.THE CAPTURE. Take three pieces of bread (or any other eatable) and then three hats. Place the three pieces of bread on a table and place a bat over each one. Now eat all three pieces of bread and ask the company which hat of the three they would like them to be under. If they say the first bat, place that hat on your head and tell them you have done what they requested.—G. Ben White in Sunny Hours.  The Wonderful Hat. Col. W. F. Palmer, of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania javalry, bad command of the force sent by Stoneman to intercept Davis. The expedition reached the Savannah river in advance of the Davis party, but the fugitives managed to slip past Palmer's men only to fall into the hands of a force sent out by Wilson. Lieut. Yeoman, of the First Ohio cavalry, and twenty picked men disguised them- Mlves as Confederate soldiers and sooured the what she thought of other people's conduct. So half a dozen, at least, had more or less confidentially asked if she knew of Mr. Hayne and Miss Travers* meeting. Indeed she did; and she had given Nellie her opinion of her conduct IfiCT tU PjLr.t B.VT1OT "Ay, sir, so there was: and the thin? reminds me of the stories they used to tell on the New York police. It looked to me as though all the row was raised by Mrs. Clancy, as Capt. Rayner says; but the man was arrested. That being *±3 case I would ask the can tain {or The largest advertisement in the world is that of The Glasgow News, cut in the shapeof flower beds on the side of a hill back cf Ardenlee, Scotland. The words "Glasgu-.v News" can be seen and plainly read a distam of four miles; the length of each letter is -io. feet; the total length of the line 333 feet; t..ev area covered by the letters 14,845 feet. ♦ D ; * -5~ *%D/*S'* ■ f •■ . ?$&