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WAEHEN'S WAED.
It was a queer story, and could be spun out to a goodly length, and yet it miglit be told in a few words, and tliat is tlio better way, perhaps, after all.
To begin with, Warreu Abbott went to California by the merest bit of luck, and being there, his niaking a fortune wasjust the oddest chance in the world. " But it has been all unsought and un¬ deserved," he said to himself, thinking it over, ami this was the way bia thoughts ran:—
" Kennard and Kalston knew my father, and the esteem in which they held Ills memory led them to seek me out, when, after his deatli, I w.is ctilled home to comfort my poor mother aud little Jim. I was teaching school when their letter"came; that was the flrst thing I found to do, and I was too poor to wait for -a choice. Little Jim was nearly gone—poor little boy ! It was heart-rending to watch his wasted faco grow whiter every day; our patient mother bore it so bravely because sho Unew she would be but a little time be¬ hind him. I read the letter to them, and they botb looked happy for my sake, the offer it held was such a good ouo. 'Go at once,' said my mother ; 'Jim will be stronger and better able to bear the journey when the days grow cool in autumn ; then we will join j-ou, aud meantime I shall writetoyou every day. I think she meant it all; she was a.s hopeful as sho was patient, and her letters never lost a tone of courage to thc last. She had nothing to fear; it was going home for her, and there was only a few days between the last bright smiling look I caught from both on earth. My dear mother, and my liltle brother Jim, Kennard, and Ralston, were good friends, but not sharp-sight¬ ed iieople: they knew iittle or nothing tif my family affairs, aud looked on my eagerness to seize occupation as a respite from my desolate thoughts, in the light of devotion to busiuess, and esteemed mc, in consequence, greatly beyond my deserts. I am clumsy aud awkwark enough yet, heaven knows, but then I was unused to any but village society, aud must have made a sorry ligure be¬ fore his queenly daughter, when Mr. Kalston invited mc to his bouse, and distinguished me with many marks of disinterested kindness tliat my heart glows to recall. I could do nothing to prove my grateful senso of his good- uess. I never looked on myself as a sharp business-man-my lazy, dreamy, book-loving tastes, though pretty well smothered aud hustled out of sight iiow-a-days, were all against me then. I felt this, and redoubled my determiu¬ ed attention to every detail; that was only du^, but it counted for something more with my good friends. A Califor¬ nia opening occurred through a corre¬ spondent of our house—a splendid op¬ portunity in a commercial way—and they made me an offer, a generous one on their part, involving some sacrifice, too, for 1 had become so familiar with their trade as to be useful at home, and their sending me off, at their own risk, taking tho chances bf my success in a new sphere, was truly unselfish. I have always known this, and when they were good enough to overwhelm me with expressions of satisfaction, I really felt half ashamed of myself for receiving the congratulations duo only to my good fortuue.
"They called it dull times iu San Francisco when I arrived there; banks had broken, aud a general financial de¬ pression waa felt, but good luck be¬ friended me; my goods were market¬ able. I happened to hit the times in every lot, and the year after I felt firmly settled in the city. I started an up- country brauch, associating myself in it with a Frenchman called Duval, a clever, busy, ready fellow, with just the genius for spreading the interests of a new coucern.
" The secoud year I paid off all the advances from the main firm, and had a good beginuiug of my own; the third found it quite a respectable 'pile',' and iu the fourth, Duval and I turned it suddenly into a fortune. All luck again. If it hadn't been for the surplus lot of goods that Kennard forwarded us, en¬ treating large advances, Duval would never_have suggested opening a new store.' An adventurous Mormon, leav¬ ing the eity of tho Saints, had prospec¬ ted about Nevada, aud finally located in the neighborhood of where Virginia City now stands.   He came over the worst roads ever dre.imed of in the early spring, with a rough team and a rough¬ er map of some claims he happened to have bought and staked out, hoping to make a trade for goods. He was a regu¬ lar specimen Pike, cunning, coarse and grasping. I saw his position, and knew he believed his claims to be valuable, though he couldn't alford to keep thera all.   The goods were on haud, we had no one we could .spare to start up coun¬ try just tlten—it was .all a ebaniie-and we opened   trade with the Mormoir. I'm suro neither of us knew how big a thing we had got hold of till we were fairly launched in it, imd the Mormon was on hia way back with the provis¬ ions  we had sold him.   Six months later, and the Washoe fever began to rage  furiously.     One  company   was formed then, and the shares wero al¬ ready going up to a ridiculous figure. Dividends were declared almost with the first returns, but the expenses of the quartz mills crippled our busiuess, and Duval, wild with excitement, sold out his share iu the flrm, and plunged iuto Cliadwick Lode, as the Mormon had called it, with every cent he pos¬ sessed, and the superabundant energy aud spirit arising from his sudden ela¬ tion.   I held on with a uew partner, because  I  did   not  like the look of IhingH at home.   Mr. Kennard had as¬ sumed a sort of private correspondence on the affairs of the house there, and tbey appeared mysteriously confused; our intercourse  had  become  strictly busiuess-like until the last year, when unlooked for orders ofteu came to hand shipped at hazard, as he would confeas, urging their disposal and large advan¬ ces, in the, most earnest terms.   This perplexed me, and the more so that Mr Kalston seemed gulet and unconscions through It all.; But for this, I, too might have followed puval's example.' I  confess, I ,shared   his  enthusiasm. There was a^gobd aeal.or.trouble in keeping both Interestsgoidg;.it absorb¬ ed every thought ahd energy, and waa withal pleasant service, fojr.as day after day went by, tbeNCbadwick rose like some strange. tropical jilaiit growing under oiir very eyes.   This',day'three months, came the key that opened .'the queer secrets of the old house, ahd'shbinr-. edmethe ruin of the frlenias that in'aiie' me.: It was a great shock, for I aiufiee' . to own .that_they atid thelre.'represeht alt there la of living affection in my life. . ';r came:al.moBt a boy in,!f,eM8,iHto their employ;: through, ohdty them, I li»^«;8pn«o5.and."P to fpH4ne, iiid I Ipok.ou the broken;hope3, aiid fMpect,' and credit ^of the eoqd old 'flrin m i, would on the ashes of aii old Hoitie-' -   stead.   There has been great delay—to
me UhaaBeamedunbearable, but! have
inan'<>f amm fortune.' Thank God .for -theii aa.m. Thankjilod, again and again !¦ iMr;'Kennard'B Bpeculatlons (fte alowestand most cauuous of men- it mtist have befeh--»ii4»diiee8 seized Klml have been tPeoleBdou». On* ven- taro tnade to >saTe another.^Ul-the laatj
^e8(*r,nlt»^ng,iftok«4.iaii tiuAwAis' fife bfter the rest andlaydiHul .with his statement/ confession, prayers! for for¬ giveness, Sll In one; lii his cold hand. Qod fbrglye and Jpity hirii.
." Poor old iiaistaai'dear good friend, wrecked in.the days .which the long aud careful labor of hisllfe shonld have se¬ cured froni change or triisfortdne—and Lebnore,' that beaatifiil' ainge!.^!' meau hisonIyditughter,"sitid'\Yarreii Abbott, cheoking his thoughts, and coloring as he looked down over the ship's side into the water—forhewasontheocean, with his faoe set homewards, while his mind ran back in' thiswise. Ho bad few acquaintances except strictly busi¬ ness ones; he had a flrm and faithful heart, and deep dowu in its centre sprang a well of secret feeling whose waters reflected one image, the love of hia life. He had carried ber with him when her father opened the way to for¬ tune, on the western coast; without a glimpse of reason or acknowledged plan he had woven her name and idea in every act and venture of his life, and yet beyond the simplest commonplaces, he had never said a word to Leonore Kalston.
No wouder he blushed aud hid his glances in thc water; he was the sim¬ plest-minded and least presumptuous of living men, and a definite aoplratlou connected with lier made his strong muscular ligure tremble. It was uearly five years since he s.iw her last; she .was a Avoraan then, though a very young onc, barely eighteen. Sho had been maddeningly admired-he shud¬ dered to recall the crowds of eligible men, all his superiors in manner and appearance, he thought, that he had seen hovering about her at the only great party he bad joined in. There was but one sustaining thought in the whole case when ho came to reason about It, which he seldom htid the cour¬ age todo. Beautiful, rich, and brilliant, wilh trains of lovers, she still remained .single. Why, he couid not divine, but fortune liad done so much for him— might she not do still more? Hecould uot trust himself to dwell on the hope —he trembled like a coward, aud was overcome with a sense of extreme uii- wortiiiuess.
But her fallier—he was free to think of him, and thought was so swift aud busy that the ship seemed to creep over tlie waters, as the strong passion of his soul urged it forward in impa¬ tient longings. He had wealth now, aud he owed It all to the broken mer¬ chant; at first it seemed the easiest thing in the world to rush home aud thrust ila value upon the man he so earnestly desired to serve; but with overy da^' of the slow journey eamo doubts and confusing thouglits. Mr. Ralston was accustomed to confer fa¬ vors; generous and high spirited, it had beou his Iiabit to give, not receive. How could he contrive to aid, yet not humiliate lilm V
When he asked himself tlic question, a young girl with a proud, spirited air, a sort ofliigh-bred beauty, roso boforo him, aud with her great brown eyes looked steadily aud searchinglj' into his heart. Ah ! he could uot deceive this vision; thesccretwas plainlj' writ¬ ten across and about every tliought, hope aud aspiration there. It was all for her. She was the centre of every desire—the suggester of every fear—antl he might as well confess it to himself. It was to spare Iter, to save her a mo¬ ment's sense of indebtedness, to pre¬ serve her free spirit unburdeued by the humbling cousciousuess of favors re¬ ceived, that he puzzled his dull brain and tortured his keen heart. At last, after all sorts of impossible contrlvings, he found no plan better than the sim¬ plest, plainest truth, and .scarcely wait¬ ing to collect his thoughts, aud arrange that iu its clearest form, he hastened to the old couutry house, leaving his luggage to flnd its way to the hotel as best it could.
It was closed, and williout a word of inquiry he hurried up towu to the fam¬ ily mansion; how grand and inaccessi¬ ble it used to seem to his youug eyes years before. He had never been able to mouut the steps without a stifling swelling In the region of the heart, and he felt the same emotion now.
Miss Kalston would see him—and ho
I walked In, obedient to the request of a servant man, who eyed hira with curi¬ osity and dawning recognition.
Left alone, he fell a prey to an agony of nervous remorse.
"To come upon her in this time,_to be so hasty, so inconsiderate, I sfa'all startle her, and perhaps loso the little hold Ihave on herkind remembrance." Her footsteps sounded softly In the hall without; he gave a hasty look in the great mirror opposite, saw a loug, broad beard below a sunburnt face, which was rapidly growing scarlet, then turned to meeta tall, elegant-look¬ ing woman in deep mourning, who bowed and stood au instant with a glance of Inquiry iu her handsome eyes.
It was Leonore, but not as he had cherished her in his memory all these years.
One long, speechless, embarrassed look, and he threw dowu the old image and set up this new oue on a still high¬ er, pedestal. Changed, she certaiuly was, but this frank, earnest, lovable woman was far better than the proud, brilliant, unreal thing of his worship. " Ah, I know you uow," she cried iu plea-scd surprise. " I kuow you, Mr. Abbott, and am truly glad to see my dear father's valued friend." She gave him her haud with a fervent pressure iu It, and had none of the little hesita¬ tions of fashionable heroines about her. Her mourning dress had struck him dumb ; she had a quick eye, aud saw his feeling and its cause.
" You did not kuow he was gone," she said In a calm, tearless way. " Yes, thank God, my darling father is in heaven. It was a torrible Shock to him, worse than you can conceive; his life had been so successful, and he had been blest In every way. When that horrl- ble crash came, It shattered hira com¬ pletely ; he made no eflbrt to stand up under the weight of the blow; and when I saw that my love could notsus¬ tain hira, I could pray no louger for his life! Death brought him peace, for he was a true Christian, aud had uoth¬ iug to fear."
He looked at her colorless face, aud saw to his astonishment that it wore a quiet smile; her composure increased his distress; he stammered helplessly for words; indeed and indeed he was beart-sorry to' hear that he should see his good friend's face no more, and with this sad-eyed.yet unmoved woman be¬ fore him. Ills tongue w.ts bound to the roof of his mouth.
She held out her hand once more, this time with a sharp ga-sp that was painful to hear—"You are very good,"
she repeated with an eflbrt In every word; and now she was no longer pcUe, the white cheeks began to bo streaked with strange scarlet. " I am nota hap¬ py mourner, I flnd no relief in tears. I do uot dare to give way to grief."   She
knitted her fingers  tightly  together,    „..„  „_, ^^.^^
and set her face in a sharp struggje to | so be stood still and tried to think.
Beeme^to turn to yoa In hia own mind 7:-fojr he often uttered your name, but kitadeiHy chaiiged'tlie inliiiher of his WoiMb'. Ob,"Mr.'Abbott, he-was sd feaffiiliy: broken T' They had been to^ gMher;iH<4>HUiy jFeais, and: i(> wasJhe wbalbon^ipaoi Jlr. Kennaidfand piok-
lys!g>it,"she said, "andit'neVei' 16ft his'ttearV^es-'tlil itii hotir-beforo ho closed them forever. Then', ho thought hea&wmymotber, and he smiled aud looked so Jieautiful and happy, that I thanked Ood for taking hira. I thank BUni yet, but my own selfish misery cbbkes me at times, and I have uot qnite learned to submit."
A sense of pure unalloyed happiness was the strongest feeling In Warren Abbott's mind when he spoke; it gave him courage and supplied him with words. Herfother bad approved and trusted him, and he offered himself in all respect and humility as tho daugh¬ ter's friend. He prayed her to let him serve her, to test his faith and devotion. In a few words, he confessed his good fortune, and tried to convince her his wealth was a burden; he could only lighten it by relieving his sense of in¬ debtedness to her family In some way. He grew eloquent and strong In repeti¬ tion—they were the same reasons he urged over and over, but he dressed them In difl'erent guises, aud made them appear like a forraidable variety before he took breath, and gave her an opportunity to reply. She smiled and flushed with pleasure.
" Oh, I can see It all," she said eager¬ ly. "]?ray, don't talk aa if you feared to shock me by a plainer offer of help and kindness. I do not uuderstand such delicacy, and I know no better way of receiving your goodness than by being frank iu return. You know we have lost all; we are ouly here by tbe conrtesjr ofthe creditors, and when everything is settled, we have no rea¬ son to hope for the smallest provision. Aunt Caroline Cuthbert—you remem¬ ber her, Mr. Abbott, do you not? She has always lived with us, aud uow shares our misfortunes, but she is cour¬ ageously true to herself aud me,, and I would be a weak creature if I could uot find comfort In the sharpest trouble In sueh a friend."
Warren remembered her aud said so, but her recollection rather disturbed his equanimity, for she liad beeu the terror of his bashful visits loug ago, with her keen, eyes and abrupt man¬ ner, and a terrible way she had of dart¬ ing at ouce at any timid secret lie would fain have kept out of sight.
"Our poverty has never appalled me," Leonore went ou. "I am uot quite practical, I fear, and Idon't ex¬ pect you to understand me when I con¬ fess that the necessity of meeting our altered position, and laboring for my aunt and myself, was a sustaining hope to me rather than an added pang fn our hours of darkness. I'm afraid I caught at tbe need of work and action, even beforo tay stricken eyes could look up and see Heaven's mercy behind the gloom of grief. I mean to learn to help rayself, dear friend, bul until I can conquer the difflculties tliat lie be¬ tween us and tbe life we must fit our¬ selves to eucounter, I will rely ou you as my falher's friend, and tho one of all otliers from whom he would havo hatl me seek help if I needed it."
Just as she spoke, the man-servant waited to announce a visitor. "Col. .\usley. Oh, yes, I am very glad to know that j-ou will meet," and she turned to Warren with a fluttered, ner¬ vous manner, smiled, nnd then blush¬ ed like a frightened cliild.
A very handsome man stood bowing in the doorway, a sort of modern Apol¬ lo, with a half-fascinating, liaif-haugli- ly beauty, that displcascil the Califor¬ uian at the first glance. Ho had those great speaking eyes with whicii some men are gifted to deceive women ; eyes without a particle of depth or earnest truth in their glances when directed on men, but full of bewildering light and nameless powers to beguile the other sex. He had that gift of gracious ease, tlie ability to seem all that he desired, that is sometimes spread like a danger¬ ous lacquer over shallow natures, and in his presence the stong simplicity and untutored force of Warren's character showed rough and coarse like the grain in native oak.
Leonore wasasingle-mindcd girl,her face reflected her heart, and a warm, bright red glowed on her check, and her manner strove in v.iin to conquer Ita odd fluttering.
A very few words were spoken, and Warren rose, trying to say something about his late arrival, and the necessity of finding a home. Moving liack un¬ comfortably and awkwardly towards the door, he made his escape, carrying with him the change that had come over that calm, beloved face, and stung his jealous soul. How sweet and quiet it had been in its trusting coufideuec; the dear brown eyes had looked witli such earnest faith right Into liis heart, and the frank hand'pressed his like a sister's. Aye, that was the pang; there was no pressure, uo open glance for Colonel Ansley, drooping eyes, glowing cheeks. Oh, the story was all told, ant! its telling was killing the new-born hope ofhis patient, unselfish life.
Holding her Image like an idol in his heart, he had climbed up round afler round of the ladder of wealth, every step giving strength to the passion he scarcely dared lo cherish, till prosper¬ ity beguiled him to believe what ho trembled to acknowledge. Tben he met her, and the frank trustfulness of her transparent nature had raised him so near heavcu, tbat thc cares and fears of earlh were quie fading out of sight. But the man's handsome face, and the gIrPs blush, like two relentless hauds, had dragged the support from under his feet, aud he fell crushed, and sick, and . giddy. He felt, rather than aaw, his way out Into the street, and once freo In the opeu air, his heart turued to gall, and he cursed the wretch who had plunged his soul in sudden despair. It was bitter, cold, biting weather; the sky had darkened and lowered until the air seemed to grow heavy and choking, despite its stinging sharpness. He had left California in tbat bright pause in the rainy season that precedes the early spring; iu those soft, balmy, sunshiny February days when the sky smiles cloudlessly for a fortnight while the tender young grass springs everywhere, and the new leaves bud on the trees. He had left with hope In his bosom, and here he stood In blank gloom and the atmosphere of midwinter. The cutting sleet, thatw.is too keenly cold to flutter down in snow, drove sharply in his face like a relent¬ less imp of torture; he did uot feel It, but hurrieil on for miles, from street to street, waklking off his frenzy without the least regard to direction.
But blttern^s was a new guest in such a soul as his, and those nobler feel¬ ings that had fled at Its approach, re¬ turned and routetl it. As the dull twi¬ light deepened iuto uight, aud tiic sharp, freezing particles iucreased Into a strong snow-laden storm-blast, he stood still to consider his way, and fouud himself In frout of a brilliantly lighted theatre.
He was so essentially a good man,
tliat wrath or evil passions of any sort
could never beat home in his heart;
they wert; gone now, but he was bewil-
I dered and shaken by the struggle, and
"Yes, surely,", he. said earnestly. ¦'Why «lse should T,go? But' make hastel^inake huste f,' •' ¦ ' ' "'She deeded no second»eiitreaty j sh^ waSibff itke'the Wind, and hehad much' >dDto:k«pi4i;Bck>:o£ her.: J Tbey bad ¦ona.'iiHit* a.distBnfiej,whenitheyreaQh7
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sustain her self-control. " I loved my father with my whole heart," she cried, losing it In an instant,'" he was all the world to me—he is goue, and I am ut¬ terly alone!"
Then he felt his own rough face wet with tears—that was it; she had seen him—a great, strong-looking. man- weep for her father's loss, and It had overcome and broken down the hard wall of endurance and 8elf-restra:int she was blinding iip between the worldand ber own bleeding heart. It was a mo¬ ment of .Intense pain to both, but It drew theiu together as close as a year of common friendship could have done, and more than lill, it gave him the power to speak.
"I scarcely dared to hope that yoti would remember' nie so 'kindly," he said, "though I have lived in thinking of you aiid yours. • Your father's gener¬ ous hand found me a desolaite boy, and lifted me into prosperity; everything good in life that I-have gained; I owe to his help and en'co'uragemeht. I came to give him back his own, to try to Mrve him, and return a tithe of what he has bestowed On iue. I am' shaken 41?JJ"°*'""ied to flnd myself too late." ; .,';??''.'. ,too late to know that he trust- ef I ??"• 8^6 said hastny/ailid Ker face eXme^vith a loyely'brlghtn^ as she spgkSTT-" W'as before' thfidreadfal biis-
of yoti Mil such hopeful piysiire,- and re»d;irieifonr generoti8jettenc;,TJo*iill of bve^^timates of every one' 'ViHt "yaat- self; then, when the worst came, he
Ob, 1 say. Mister, wont you please give me a littlo money—It'a no .sham game I want it for. Oh, please. Mister, do, just a half dollar now. Won't you?" The voice was a very sweet one, aud the beggar wus a little girl wilh a boy's cloak round her shoulders, and a com¬ forter tied about her head. Her red frosted-looking hand was held  up ap-:
Scalingly, antf she shivered and  sbuf- ed about to keep ber feet warm .is sho waited.
He took out his purse.
" What do you want it for, you poor, freezing little soul?" he asked as he opened It.
" For mother. She's worse now than I ever saw her. I dou't care a bit for myself—now that's true," cried the lit¬ tle creature, with a dramatic force of voice and action. I never asked a cent fbr myself iu all my life. But what can I do? Oh! what cau I do when she lies there looking sostriinge, notknow- Ing me, or speaking or intjvlng either, except A queer Jerking atl over ber once in awhile, and then her mouth Is cov¬ ered with foam."
She imitated the movement she en^ deavored tb express, aud contorted her face so' oddly, that Warren raised his hand tb stop her. ¦
: '"Where do yoa live? T want to go with yoa," he said hastily.
She stood still, ahd looked up at him
steadily for'tt'ieotBi^t: :
" V Ji^ toltiokSt her?" said she keenr ly.' "-Are yon going to help lis? Say the troth, now.T'
VSiii'gil'dp^ii'66"i«fiir side:
"Ifs in'an alley 'Off that ctsilrt up tbere—juat beyond that lamp, you .see,^', explained his conductress, pausing a moment.
"Let ine stop heroau Instant, then," he said, and uiit waiting for a reply, he ran in, made a: few purchases that his experience of practical western life sug¬ gested as necessary, and joined her as she waited impatiently at the window. She darted ou before again, turned up tlie court, w.is lost to sight in the grim .•shadows of the dirty alley, and only loft her voico to guide her com¬ panion as she eutered a narrow door- waj'.
" You've got candles tind matches— I saw you buy 'em," she railed back to him. " Liglit one, and take careof the stairs; they're bad when youalu't used to 'em."
He followed her advice, and soon scrambled up two flights of corner steps, each one a man-trap, iu its narrow, broken, ill-coutrived state. She was fumbling nervously with her numb fin¬ gers at the latch, and trembled violent¬ ly as she tried In vain to open the door. He came to her assistance, and they stood In a dirty, bare, desolate garret, so fearfully grim and wretched, that, apart from association of any kind. It was so miserable that Warren's heart sickeued even btifore his eyes, in the fitful candlelight, discovered its occu¬ pant. There was not a stick of furni¬ ture ofany sort, nothing but dirt, and cold, ami gloom, within the four wretched walls, and over in a dark corner, ou a bundle of filthy rags, lay sometliing, beside whicii tlie girl bent a single Instant, then threw lierself dowu with a shrill, dreadful cry. Ho drew near and held the candle close, theu fell back aghast and trembling at the sight It disclosed. The corpse of a woman!—half-naked and horribly dis¬ ordered by its dying struggles; the fea¬ tures bloated and purple, still contorted, hideously witli the last spasms-the clinched hands entangled In the torn shreds of bedding, mingled with tufts ofher own wildly-matted hair—itwas a frightful picture, and one he had never seen hefore. California teems Willi the romance of excitement, and can boas* Its full share of the dramatic terrors of crime but the horrible linger¬ ing degradation of poverty aud sin have not yet cursed its young shores. This was the flrst glimpse of defiled womanhood that Warren's eyes had ever looked on, and it. almost blasted them.
But by nature he was at once unsel¬ fish anil practical, and stifling itis hor¬ ror oftlio thing It lay beside, he drew away tbe senseless flijure of tbo little creature who had brought him there, and wrapping his own cloak about it, laid it gently on the other side of the room. Then he took the wino-botllo, and opening it, poured a little iu the only drinking-vessel he could find, a battered tin-cup that he had stumbled over, aud which smelt strongly of svretchetl rum. It acted Instantly on the miserable girl; she recovered her consciousness, tiud fell to sobbing vio¬ lently, ilragging the cloak closely around her, and sliudtlering asif with a death-chill.
He heard a noise on llie stairs, and the door opened cautiously. By-and- by a head peeped in, .md tlien a wo¬ man's figure followed. Bhe was a poor, shabby creature, rough, and not partic¬ ularly well-favored, but she started back as slie glanced towards the corner, aud turning tothe girl,.spoke, not unkindly —"Well, then, I'm sorry, so I am ; but what could you expect, Rosie? You did all ye Coulil, but an angel from •ibove couldn't kane her from the driuk."
The girl looked up a moiuent, witli a wild, distracted stare, butdid not speak. " It was her moliier, sir," conlimted the wonian, in answer toWtirren'slook of inquiry; and though it's a hard thing to say, she's better off without her uor she ever was with lier."
"Could no oue help her? Look al this empty rooiu ; she must have died in want."
" Want of whisky, yo uitiue, sir; it was the only want she know'd. Sure she was past every other feeling in the world, and no one eoultl help her, bar- rin' death."
"Is there any place this poor child cau stay for the present ? I will find a homo for her soon, I trust, but I want a shelter for to-night."
" Site's welcome to my fire, aud al¬ ways was, as she can tell you," returned the woman heartily. "I could do noth¬ ing with her poor mother, for I'm earn¬ ing a living for five children at a wash- tub, but I niver begrudged Eosie a bite or sup, as she knows."
Tlie girl nodded lu token of thc truth of this, and getting up, stole over to the corner and busledherself over the ilreailful figure there, sobbing In a low, mournful wav, as she did so.
Warren followed her with his trou¬ bled, svmpathizing eyes, and saw that she hail made shift to cover the fearful face, and straighten the crooked limbs, witb an effiirt to hide tlie horrors of that awful death-bed. He knew that the corouer must be brought, and an inquest held, but he did not add a pang to the little creature's sorrow by telling her her work was vain.
Mrs. Byrne waa a handy woman, who, iu her own words, could take a turu atany kind of work. At War¬ ren's suggestion, she immediately aet to repairing and supplying Kosie's wardrobe, for, as she told him before parting, " the girl had n't a rag to her back that the mother hatl u't sold and drunk," and confessed that itwas her son Johnny's coat and comforter sho wore at that moment.
He made arrangements for a decent funeral for the woman, and atteniled to all the neeessary business of the tlread- ful case. He had given Mrs. Byrne money aud dircctious to be used for the little girl's comfort, aud begging the gooil creatuie to do what she could lo .soften the dre.idful event anil ils conse¬ quences, promi.sed to come ag.iiii iu a day or two, when he could have time to decide on what had best be done for his young eharge.
Theu he went home aud tried lo rest, but W!\9 much less successful than he liad been in the rest of his efforts. A little note was brought to him uext daj', liy the m.in-servant he now ve- meniliered as being the samo who had always waited ou Mr. Kalston's door. " Miss Leonore tusketl me if I could find you, and I lliouglit I could by go¬ ing to your old quarters, sir; gentle¬ man-like, you generally goes b.ick among old friends, sif," he aaid smil¬ ingly, antl bowed with great respect, for ho had an old servant's interest in the house, and knew the good fortune of this youug ofl'shoot. The note waa short—it ran thus: " Dear Mit. Aubott-Pleaso spare me a few moments this morning, if possible, Tliere Is something I ara anxious to saj' to you. Your grateful friend, " LEONoitE Kalston."
"I will go directlj',"-said Warren, putting thenolb aside, but immediately the ines.senger had gone, he took it up aud read itagain, aud theu agaiu, still lingering over the note, and dreading the interview with instinctive cowar¬ dice.
An hour or two later, she met him with eager, smiling kindness-and this time held out both her hand.s.
" Oh, I am so glad to see you again, Mr. Abbott. I am afraid that I did not —no, I mean that you did not—ob, pray excuse me, I am getting confused wben I mean to be frank and conflden¬ tial. She stopped a moment and blush¬ ed scarlet; then she conquered her shy¬ ness, aud said quietly and earneslly— " You know I liave no mother, aud I have been my father's companion and frieud. I dare say I am wanting In many delicate graces, and may, per¬ haps, appear odd aud bold in the con¬ fldence 1 amoffering you-now. Don't think ill of me if I do, please, but re¬ member your own < warm, geuerous kindness won me yesterday, and I olaini you for my frienil." Bhe spoke freely up to this point, but here she faltered a little—" Colonel Ansley ia a yoUng offi¬ cer whose mother was :my Aunt Caro¬ line's friend; we. were thrown together In society, and after the trouble; he
froved himself trae abd noble. 'When sp9fce;to,y6a yesterday,, be had ho claim on iiie.' To-day be has;' OKlMr. Abbott, It does not lessen yonr »6dd- ness.or the blessed kindness with%blch ydtt came to incf -when—wh^ii bis devo- tlbii V«i Uhkiibwn to ine, bat I felt yoii intat'kn6wthia,'and, as my'trftefrlehd; rejoice in my happiness."
i 0reai,.brigtlt.iiti&<tsatiiered In her.] eyea, but ,^-BJ*»ifcli;- She looked. through»theis>withaUi1i6r:truUing8oal I nto Warren's tnmHM face. B« crush¬ ed btok'Mta'WlBtfJIftlWryi and stroye
to AnaKVaiSa a#ttaSSliWd-.vbMsdf oon^^^ "" f #£fetUJit f^l^rnllitaUigj^UIt;^.' W coaree," she-went on,.^iiniiie contage;!now. the.secret was out, and appearlnf^lii her o*n tumblt of feeling perfectly unconscious ofhis; "ofcourse this is-all-premature'; I have scarcely
told Aunt Caroline yet, and ourposition feitialns -very nearly the'saipeforalbng tiiiie to come; but'yoti were dear to niy fatlitjir.and' true to bis memory, and so 'Veryj very kind to me; and X; asked Walter;Jij: let mo speak to you at once, and he said f Yes.' You will learn to know him and esteem bim, and so I will not attempt to prejudice you In his favor." Sho ptiused, and ill a moment more continued—" But -1 was forget¬ ting ; thera was sometliing else—some¬ th i ng very ilear and sacred' '-tears gath¬ ered in her eyes again; and this time they fell In a soft, blhidlng shower; " It is a letter from my darling father, the last he ever wrote -on earth—and alddresaed to you. I found it this morn¬ ing in the leaves of the Testament he had been reading the veiy day—"
Sbe broke off, and hid her face, weep¬ ing; to-day she was all tears; j'esterday she had been calm and cold; happiness had starved her nature, and' her sorrow would soon melt away in its sunshine. He took the letter, and held It In his cold, trembling hand, but did not open it.
" Kead it, pray; there may be some¬ thing—that Is, If you do not object to let me know its contents."
He obeyed, and fouud it tobq.a long, three-sided, treilJDiIn'gljn-writteri sheet, the reading Avhereof so changed his countenance, that the lady woudered as she watched him. When he came to the end, he did not look up, but be¬ gan again, and looked over It iu parts, never raising his eyes from the paper. She waited a little imptillently.
" Ah, forgive me—I am rude and hasty, I know; but I doso long to know If there la one single word for me."
"Nothing, absolutely nothing that J'OU should know." He spoke slowly, in a hard, forced kind of voice, and folded the letter, still wilh his eyes fix¬ ed on It. " There Is money owlug to you, apartfrom theflrm—alittle invest¬ meut made in your name; this reminds me of It, and—and states tbo pioper mode of transfer."
Sueh a strange, labored speech, such a stiff, cold manner! Her eyes grew larger, and were bent with troubled surprise upon his face.
"Is It right? Does it give you pain?" she asked, anxiously. " Oh, I am glad that there will be something for Aunt Caroline! But not if you do not recog¬ nize the claim."
He laughed-naturally thia lirae-and hastily thrust the paper awaj'.
"Kecognize tlie claim ! Oh, snrelj', surelj', It gives me joy to do so. Tliere ean be nothiut' now that ple.ises me so well."
Then he changed the theme courage- ouslj', and bore his [part so well, that Leonore soou forgot the odd face he wore aa he read the letter, aud listened with lender Interest to the story of thc child he had found, and her lonely, sor¬ rowful slate.
"Oh, how kind, how like your good¬ ness, to take diarse of her and give her a new and better life. Yea, I do know the very school for her. Colonel Ans- ley's cousin, a clergj'man'a widow, to whom he has been very kind, has a select school at Ansley Grove, a half- dozen miles from the city. You will let me sec her, and interest Mrs. Farriug- lon III her behalf?"
He had asked her help, and now thanked her heartily for the ready re¬ sponse. Poor little Kosie was tlie mask he cauglit up and held before his quiv¬ ering beart, and unconsclouslj' he blest the chance that threw her in his path, and gave liini a refuge in this trying time.
Miss Cuthbert appeared. He found Iter still a handsome olil woman, with a decided, uufliuchingway of speaking lier mind, and with something of tbat old power of reading faces tliat had been a living lerrorto him in bia early experience in Mr.Tlalston'a fiimilj' cir¬ cle. But she met liliii now with mueh kludnes.s', and after a word or two of greeting, plunged with a strange want of ceremony iuto her niece's aflectlons. " Came to condole, and ended in con¬ gratulating, I suppose; it's an absurd business, but tliere's a fate in it; must bo taken once; never knew an entire escape In my life—except my own case, you know."
Then she laughed, but soou sighed again and shook her head; while Leo¬ nore laid her haud gently ou her arm, and whispered persuaslvelj', "Oh, dear, yes. I don't mean to say a word more; there's a couple of years to wait, as you say; time enougli to get tired of non¬ sense, and rub all the gloss off. I'll trust In heaven, and hope for tbe best. So j'ou've had an adventure, and found an orphan to care for, Mr. Abbott, Leo¬ nore tells me. You're au exception ; most young men never see anything that entails trouble on them, and have much ado to lake care of themselves." Again Warren caught up his orphan, and held her before his secret, for some¬ how he winced in a cowardly way un¬ der the keen gaze of thoso sharp old eyes, and felthe was being read through and throngli like an opeu page. He found, as he went on, .a w.irni and gen¬ ial Interest dawning in his listener's face. She was as ready to aet as to speak, and said—" To begin with—aro you going to educate Iter? Yes; well, then, sho nuiat uot stay a moment longer than is necessary in that ncigli- borhood. Bring her tous at ouce, and we will keep her till Mrs. Farrington is ready to receive her."
Thanking her over and over for this disinterested sympathy, Warren devel¬ oped his plans for the child's future, that grew In his owu mind as he dwelt on lliem uuder those beautiful eyes, tliat answered every unselfish thought of bis kiud beart. He would bring her to them as soon as the .sad duty of fol¬ lowing her wretched mother lo the grave was over.
" Theday after to-morrow, AtintCar- oline," said Leonore, "and we will drive out to Kirs. Farrington's without ceremony. You Itnow there Is to be uo announcement," she whispered, "and as Walter goes away for six months, it is all for the best."
"Certainly, all for the besl," echoed Aunt Caroline, not quite In her usual toue.
newiUfe,'Of freedom,from<iterror, and awakeninK'hdpe,: was perfect Joy to her. jWarreiiitold'her of the: ^hoqli and she laii^hed and cried with delight;.'fie- :descrlb^'the''opportunities'8he','n;ou|d ^bave for tmprovemeiit^'and the 'entire icbinge in society and surrouiidingsshe j wqnid jbaye to. ui^eiao, and sbeolapped fher bands and exclaimed—VOh! it's like a splendid play! It'a gran^-it's too good to be real 1"
Then the lingering fears he felt about introduciiag this poor, little creature, -nrhose shocking past was full of such terrible eitperlence,. among innocent girls, born and nurtured in auother sphere, gave way to the pleasure of rescuing her from such a life, and en¬ deavoring to wipe out its stains and de¬ facing marks forever.
Mrs. Byrue had been busy and suc¬ cessful. Kosie stood up to receive her benefactor the day after the funeral. In a complete and respectable mourning dross. It was bright daylight, and Warren started bacic astonished at ita revelation. The child was a woman, and a singularly beautiful oue! Di¬ minutive, yet exquisitely proportioned, she was so fairy-like in face and form, that his distracted attention, her odd dre-ss, and floating hair, had deceived him. Bhe was a perfect blonde, with violet eyes and golden-chestnut hair; her poor little faoe was very sad and wo-begoue, but it never could be other than beautiful.
She got up and ran forward when he entered, caught his hand, aud kissed it with excessive fervor, and held it In both her own as shesobbedoverit. He waslfar more abashed tbau she, for tho mistake ho bad made In her age con¬ fused him sorely. His projects had all heen for a child—would they suit this miniature woman ? His dismay was so observable that her pretty face reflected it; and so he confessed its cause, which made her laugh for an liistiint.
"Y^es, I'm seventeen," she said; "and I'll tell yon all about myself, for there's-i no one iu the wide world for me to turn to but J'OU ; no one else ever was so kind to me."
Tbe story was soon told, and not a pleasant one to hear. She had little to say about her mother, and her father slie never remembered. He hud been an actor, and her niotber had gone on the stagetbo, but only in small parts, aud not for many years past—her dread¬ ful habits had unttttcd her for that, as for all elae. Bosalie, as she called her¬ self, had learned tp dance, and got em¬ ployment In the ballet, occasionally, but her mother coming to the theatre In a state of intoxication, and demand¬ ing the undue salary of her unfortunate :child, she was dismissed from tbeplace. This door beiiig'closed, there was none •otherto open, atid-the last year had been spent Ina-fraitless search for em¬ ploy nient,' and the most wretched wan t. Everything was sold to keepthem from starving, she said;' but Mrs. Byrne after¬ wards toId^W^h^it'thixt the story wasa >mlld'recltal'tbkt'liid ber Own misery and'b«T: tndtbe^s 'firightfiil' exc^es; tbatth'd'girl bad constantly beeb beaten aiid''abased, atid'driyeh 'oat to beg or steal llqubr.   One thing was plain, her
Colonel Ansley was ordered away al¬ most immediately. Leonore wrote to tell Warren thatshe had seen Mrs. Far¬ rington, and bespoken her tenderest care for "the child," and added in the same paragraph that "Walter was going, and that his cousin could receive her at once.
He understood the hint, and answered the note, with thaulis for her prompt¬ ness and readiness to receive Kosalie, but avowed his intention of availing himself of Mrs. Farrington's permis¬ sion, aud taking her to the Grove at once.
When he came to register her name, something odd occurred. He had never thought to ask It—and wheu shesaid, Bosalie Duval, It all came before him like a sudden light flashing up over a dark and indistinctly recognized pic¬ ture. Somethiug iu her face aud smile had been familiar from the llrst, and she had confessed to a slrong resemblauce to her father according to iier mother's accouut. Gustavo Duval, his partner, had an elder brother, an actor; he had told hira all about it iu that odd confi¬ dence that springs up between Callfor- nlaus In tlieir mutual isolation from home. The beggar who had accosted liim In the street was the good fellow's uiece, and he was only restoring lier to her legitimate place in society. But he determined tbat Duval should be the first to learn the discovery he had made; so, with many thanks to the good teacher, who appeared a truly amiable woman, he left Rosalie in her eare and went baclv to write his flrst lettei: to California.
When he called again, Leonore was sick, aud her aunt appeared In her stead. "Not very III, you know, but com¬ pletely tired -with I'uas aud sentiment; i t must be gone th rougitoncc, I suppose, but it's wretched stuff' on the nerves." Site laughed, and then,' as was her habit, shook her head and sighed.
" What about this surprising bit of good luck of ours?" she cried, sharply pluuginglntoa new subject. "The most unaccountable thing, j-ou know—so un¬ like Philip Kalston to le.ive anything unsaid in a busine.?a ivaj', and he never named it."
Oh, how Iiad Warren tried to keep the color out of his face; but it would come, and those sharp eyea noted every shade ofjt. "It was somelhing entirely be¬ tween ourselves," lie stammered—"not in a regular business waj'—he trusted solely to my honor, and I hope you do not Iloubt rae. Miss Cuthbert."
" No," she said slowly. " I under¬ stand and believo j'ou implicitly ;"aiid after saying this she seemed to lose her usual spirit and sharpness.
As soon as the time could roll by nnd bringan answer from Duval, two letters came, one to Warren, aud one to his newlj'-found niece. Both were alike deliglitful, enthusiastic, aud full of an¬ ticipation. The facts Warren had staled were conclusive; there was uo doubt she washisbrother'schlld. He thanked hira sincerely for her recovery, and suid, as he had already sold rauch of his atock, anticipating a visit to France, he would probably come eastward In a few months, and claim the dear girl in due form.
Wlien Warren told the whole story to Rosalie, slie was like one besida lier¬ self with joy, and still she repeated her favorite phrase—" It's like a splondid play—it's too good lo be real!" Her ideas ofall tho pleasure orbriglitncssof life came from the theatre, and ahe constantly recurred to it as the only ex¬ perience aho knew,
Warren's life fell into a quiet busi¬ uess groove again. In gathering up thc tangled threads of Mr. Kalston's all-iirs, many were fouud, that, lij' commercial experience aud the use of ready money, uould be put to account; he seized those opportunities for the ladies' sake, and at tlieir desire and direction bought and arranged a small but tasteful house, to which they removed before thegreat one -was offered for public sale.
Miss Cuthbert urged hira to visit them coustautly; Leonore looked pleased aud happy when he came, and his owu heart drew him thither despite his rea¬ son, which cried—"Dangerous!" in a warning tone.
" In a little while I shtill have done al! the service tliere is left uie to per¬ form," he explained to himself lo quiet his owu misgivings, "and tlien, when I aee them bej'ond the reach of eare or trouble, I can say farewell."
But though hegave timeand thouglit to the best adjustment of their affairs, it must be confessed he did uot hasten their coucluiiou.
As titne passed, Mr. Duval announced himaelf disappointed iu tlie hope of coming eaatward at once. Tlie endless machiuery of the quartz mills oame be¬ tween him and his pretty niece, but their correspondence waa large and sat¬ isfactory. Theu Leonore heard of the Illness of an old friend of her school¬ days, and mado a pilgrimage to her bedside to cheer and comfort her. It happened pervereely enough, for the Geueral on whose staff Colonel Ansley was, received important orders, bring¬ ing hira in haste to Washington, and her lover accompanied hitn, glad of the opportunity to spend afew hours In her societj'.
iMiss Cuthbert received liim, and laughed merrily at the inischanco tliat di.sappointed him.
" Itomance," she said ; " only ro¬ mance, and J'OU should rejoice nt the spice it will Impart to the commonplace smoothness of your experience. Come, you shall not lose your visit; Leonore is at acountry liouse thirty miles away; but when I tell her that I went witb you to Mra. Farringtou's, and that we made a sympathetic trio and discussed your devotion, she will be satisfled and you shall be consoled."
It was the summer vacation, and the Grove ¦was a lovely spot; all the pupils were gone but Kosalie, and it had bo- come uer home. Mra. Farrington met them on the lawn with the dainty lit¬ tle beauty ather side; and as visitors are god-sends In the idle time ofa reflned country life. Colonel Ansley and Miss Cuthbert were received with joj-ous welcome. Leonore aud her aunt had an odd feeling for Warren's protege; perhaps It was owing to the astonish¬ ment they experienced on their first visit to discover a womau, -\vheu thej' had expected to flnd a child.
" Mr. Abbott says his strange mistake in her age was cansed by tho excite¬ ment of the circumstances, her dimin¬ utive stature, and his own want of ob- servation," said Miss Cuthbert to her niece; " but it's my opinion she meant to be a child for the occasion ; those theatrical people ate made up of Imita¬ tions, and I should be sorry to rely ou any of them for a real feeling."
Without expreaalng her distrust so strongly as her aunt, Leonore could uot but confess to herself that she shared It; the sportive grace, the quaint wit, and dramatic excess of expreaalon, that Koaalle developed in the sunny, ripen¬ ing influence uf her new aud beautiful life, all came under the objectionable head of " tlieatrleal" In the opinions of the two ladies, who still scrupulously discharged towards her the friendly and interested duties they conceived due to Warren's ward, but yet found little pleasure in dwelllugon heratrange past aud brighter future. /Thus it traua- pired tbat Colonel Ansley had never beard of her, and slib-was introduced to him that pleasant niiidsumraer day of his short furlough, for the flrst lime. She was ii young coqtiette, endued by natnre with all the'eharms and graces for her part; and, fresh to the world of pleasure glowed with a sweet bouyancy and Innocent gladness that could not be resisted. Colonel Ansley waallot- tered with the Impression he made so easily, and whicli her transparent face confessed so readily in its brilliant col¬ oring, and ¦ the bright sparkle of her eyes;    ¦¦.:..¦
"I'll amuse myself, in payment for the blank disappointment of this morn¬ ing," lie saldj laughlugf; bonfldenttaliy, tO'MlssOiithbert, after cobimeating oil tbe wondrous beattty of this woodland nymph. ¦'-    '¦ —¦——
" Ah.doj that'a a good fellow," aled the ¦ elderiy'ladjr; approvingly. ¦ " Mrs. Farrington, I want a long talk, a short
hap. a beiirty dinner, andtben.I shall: 8ay,I!.yp,b.aa._adWlaAi;cadlo:"  ....  ;; .
And,thus, regardless ,of., her niece's future' bliss, she caimly dismissed her Idyer ihtotliepath*bf tethptatiou.''' ''I ^ Itwas late in the aftdrnoon;'all the rest had .beensatlBfactoEily. accoibpllsh'- ed: and It^lss .Ci|tbbert's,sbort,mkp;was sllll in pi-pgess, when Mrs. J'arrtngton'a mdld aWAke her'tb'say'tbiit Mr. AbboW was below;'and wbuld she'come dowii andspeakiwith:hiin.  ! : i:,:-
He waSiWalking.up. and .down the room, lookiug sad and troubled, .when she entered. Mrs; Farrington was sit¬ ting m sympathetic silence, with her pooket?handkerchief In her band, ready to add her tears to the scene, if called upon.
As soou as Miss Cuthbert appeared, he stood still, and said hastily—" I've had a letter from California with sad news; my old partner, Duval, died of disease of the beart, on the point of aal 1- ing for New York. Ho was a dear, good fellow; and this sudden ending of all his dreams aud plans cuts mc up terribly. My dear Miss Cutlibert, this letter Is Important; it comea from t|iQ
Eublic administrator of Sau Francisco, luval had no will; ami, to my certain knowledge, Kosalie is his sole relative and heireas. Will j'ou be gootl enough to break this all to her? I ara dreadful¬ ly awkward, and unused to the delicate natures of women."
"Where is she?" asked Miss Cuth¬ bert.
" Ah, I had forgotteu," said Mrs. Far¬ rington, "thej-are in thegarden. Wal¬ ter's life in tho South hns made him a devoted lover of flowers, and they have been wandering among them the live¬ long day."
Mias Cutlibert arose with alacrity. "I'll find them there," she said. "Sit dowu and rest, Mr. Abbott; drink a cup of tea, and compose yourself. All that feeling abouta business partner's death!
Fie, j'oii'U make me believe that it is a blessed dispensation that men in a general way have no hearts, if you prove yours to be so large and trouble¬ some.   Givo me tlio letter, please."
He felt In all bia pockets in a clumsy way, for his hands were uuateady, and hia eyes dim, as be thought of the poor fellow, ao hopeful, so good-hearted, so confiding, who liad won his way on side by side with hira to fortune ; all the fresh, young dreams of life unful¬ filled ; all ils haiipiness and hope before him, and that lonely, unseen death¬ bed, where thej'found-hiuiiu the morn¬ ing!
At last he caught a paper and thrust it in her hand, and she hurried away with a auaplciously ayrapathetic mois¬ ture In her own eyea.
It was a loug time, a strangely long time, before any one camo back from the garden; and thenit was Miss Cuth¬ bert, with her bonnet .and scarf ou. She li.ad the calmest and most business-like face possible, and raade two proposi¬ tions in a matter-of-fact waj-.
" 1 will trouble you to drive me back to the city, Mr. Abbott. Colonel An¬ sley 11 ntis lie will be loo lale for the Washington train to-day, and decides to stay with his cousin till to-morrow morning. Ko.saIie is anxious lo see J'OU in tlie parlor a moment before we start; and I'm all reatly, and will wait for J-ou here."
Thenshe handeil hini his letter, whicli he took and hnrried away, while ahe aat down aud talked cheerl'ullj' lo Mrs. Fariiiigloii, and really seemed in ex.- cellent spirits, eonsidertng the painful dutj' of wliich she had ju.'it acquitted herself.
Just'as he had left there, Leonore rose, dropping her work and scattering her spools-her pale face bright with glad surprise, and then turned a strange bnrnlDg red.   He was not tliere.
Mrs. Ansley," said Warren, trying to say the words naturally but lie could get no farther.
, "Ofcourse you didu't expect to meet her here," said Aunt Caroline in the coolest, quietestway imaginable—"You know I gave Leonore six months in whioh to rub the glcss oil'—m.il r really think she did It in less time, pmir girl, she was very miserable lii.c'iu.'ie .'ihu thought she wtus going to lnouk his heart by disappoiuting him, but when she fouud he'd consoled himself by en¬ gaging himself in advance of his free¬ dom to your ward, she admired his en¬ ergy and rewarded it Instantly. You ilon't blame Mrs. Farrington, I hope; she Is just one of thoao nice unconscious women who see everj'tliing tliat goes on In the world, and nothing uniler their own noses. She h.is written to you to explain all.
Blame ? he didn't understand the uieauing ofthe word, but he was terri¬ bly afraid he was dreaming. He stared about him with delighted but iloubting eyes, and could uot speak till I^eonore aaked him in a soft trembling voice, when he got her letter?
" For I wrote to you aa soon .is I found out ,w*e were pensioners on j-otir bountj'; and beggetl you to pity oursel- fish blindness that led us to recei vej'onr noble generosity as our right."
"Now, I'm going out of this room awhile," said Aunt Caroline rising, " because I'm not fond of inelting scenes, and 1 suspect there's going to be.ono. I've a word to say before I go. You gaveme Philip Kalston's lettor In¬ stead of the one about Duval'a death— but I had guessed ita contents before that time. Leonore never knew a word of it till after her understanilitig with Col. Ansley, aud then I told her that her father, knowing your love for her, had given you in that lettor liis con¬ aent und bleaslng and also enjoinctl on her most solemnly to fulfil his will— and when she knew how j'ou had stif¬ led your own heart, antl tried to serve her in her miserably blinil follj', ahe broke her prioo iuto bits—threw them to the winds antl wrote to you. Then, wait till I'm out of sight, please—and God bless you both."
Aud Warren's ward had boenableaa- iug to hini after all! Her beautiful face had fascinated the shallow lover, and her fortune had quieted hissciuples in leaving the woman he thought he lov¬ ed. It had made hini u good man of business, too, for lie even undertook a voyage to California to aee how Mr. Abbott had managed hia partner's af¬ fairs, aud inquire Into his wife's inter¬ ests, antl Warren waa obliged to hini, so unspeakablj' obliged that he never spoke or thought ill of him in bis life. Ho had a large heart, but it Iiad always been filled by Leonore, and now lhat happiness was added. It overllowed.
LEGAL   NOTICES.
ADJMNISTBATOB'S WOTICE.
Estate of Mary Rohrer, late of East Lampeter twp., deceased.
LETTEits or ndminlstration on «nld estate iiuvlng boon granted to tlio nndersigneil, ail peraona indebted thereto are requested to make lui mediate Rotticmeut, and tboHOlinvtiiij claims or demands asainst the same, will pre¬ sent tiiem witbont delay for settlement to tlio uudersigned, residing In HUl.d^tpwnshIp.
Jun l:i-Ct'-0
JOHNiioHS
__Adminislrator.
AmilNISTBATOKS' NOTICE.
Estate of Peter B. Nissley, late of West
Doncpal twp., dec'd.
3 or udniinl.itration on sr
.Jtiavlngbeenerntit^'d totiieundersiifued, uil
II-nTEttSor administration on said estato jtiavingbeengrnnt^'d totiie undersigned, uil nt..rKoiisindobte(l thereto ure requested to mnice liiiiue<li]ite p.ayment, and those having ctaim.s orclemauds ugai ust tiiesaino wili preseut them w tiiout dulay for settlement to theundersigu- ed. JACOB HOFFER.
Mt. Joy twp., DANIEL B. NISSLEY. feb.,-lJ-ln.' ^aal Doncgiii twp.
„ ,   .       EXECUTOUS- NOTICE.
Estate of Johu Scbeuirer, late of Eph¬ rata townsbip, deceased. Ll!7rTEIt.S testamentary on Kuiil cstato hav¬ ing been gnmted to the nnderslgned, all per.sons indebted therutoare reiiuested to malco immodiato settlement, and those having claims ordeni.andsiigaliist the .s.aint., will prc- siMilllicm witiioutdeiay for settlement to the umlersigmtil.
DAVm.KEMPER,) ,.,,„,„ ,„.„ JOII.V L. LEin,      ; Lpliratu t« p., IHAAC ORIJIiK. Warwlclc twp., JACOB KElirEIt, Epiirata t-wp. J*n 2r-Ct-il
CXECIITOK-S NOTICE.
Estate of John IJuahoug, lale of Upper Leacock t»vp., dec'd.
r ETTEITS testamentary on tlio estateof.sald J deceased liaving been granted to tiie nn- del-slgneii, aii persons imtelited thereto am requested to inalie immediate payment, and tlioso liuving claims ordemandsagalnst the same will present tiu-m lu tiie undersigned, residing in said lownsliip.
LSAAC BUSHONO, Jan'27-fit.Ii E.tecutor.
EXECUTOIS'.H NOTICE.
Estate of Christian Zimmerman, lato OfEast Earl twp., deceased.
XE1TER.S testamentary on said estate hav- j iug been granted to the uiidersl-,;iied, ail nersons indeliled thereloare requested to malce tinmediatesettlement,anil those liavlngclaims ordt-mandsagainst tile same will present them fur settlement to tho itndorsigned, residing In t,-aeriiurvoii lownsliip.
JOIIN M. ZISIMEKMAN', Jan 27-Ot'll Executor.
E.\;ECUTOIt.V NOTICi:.
Kstate of Magdalena GrofT, late of tip¬ per Leacock townahip, deceaaed. rETTER.^ testamentary on said estate h.iv- j ing been granted to tlie undersigned, all poi-sons indebted thereto are requested to niakii Immediate payment, and tiiose liaving cluims ur demands against the same will present tiiemfor settlc-iiicnt to llic nnderslgned. DANIEL GUOFF, Upper Le.acoclc township. AD.\SI OnOFP, Janl:i-Ctt) Weat Lampeter town.sliip.
E.VECOTOIt'S NOTICE.
Eatate of Martin W. Harnlsh, late of Conestoga township, dec'd.
rETTEILSTeslumcntaryon said estate Itav- jitig been granted to tlie undersigned, nil persons Indebted thereto are requested to malce Immediate payment, and thosehaving claims or demands against tbe same w-ill present tbein withontdelay forsettlement to the un¬ dersigned,
.lACOn IIARN'ISII, E.-ceeutor, rebi"-Ct»]       No. -a West ICiugst., Lancaster.
Leonore came baek iu a daj' or two, and seemed greatly paincil aud distress¬ ed when she heard of Colonel Ausley's visit and disappointment. Sbe blamed herself for being absent, and acted to¬ getlier ill a nervous, uncomfortable way, that her aunt seemed to watch with more curiositj' than feeling. Then she set herself to work induatriously to learn to niamige the houae-keeping, and take all the care ofT her Aunt Car¬ oline. "I rcallj' must be busy," she said ; " it'a a medicine 1 need, I'or I am sick of idleness."
.So when Warren went there, he found her deep in receipts, and ostenta- tioualy occupied with inniimeiable du-^ ties connected with her new sphere as housewife ; but ho was busy too; so his visits wore few now-a-tlu.vs. Ho had undertaken to represent Uoaalie's in- teresti, and now decided tliat it would be neeessary for him to go back to Cal- il'orniafora few month.s, he .stild, and so he camo to say good-by. He had alreadj' taken leave of Itosalie, and found hor .strangelJ-sustained and wo¬ manly in manner since her uncle's death.
" It had an odd efTect on her, poor girl," he confessed. " She grew quiet and dignified at once, like one who sud¬ denly ceases to bea child."
" Hem!" coughed Miss Cuthbert, "do you Hnd her sad or depressed ?"
Wliy, no, Warren eould not saj- that he did. She seemed perfectly happj-, but it was a atill, thoughful kind of liap¬ pineas.
" Colonel Anslej- is expected in the citj', sliortly," salil Jliss Cuthbert—"did Mi-s. Farrington tell you ?"
" No," said Warreu, slowlj'—"I trust Miss Balslou is well." Slie ivas well, and was just eoraing into the room. Mr. Abbott must excuse her, she had been busy trimming the flowers in the conaervatorj', she had quite a little col¬ lection of exotics, tliauks to him, and when he came baek, though she was sorry to have him go, it would be a pleasure to show hini how thej' had grown.
And thus she went on, talking pleas¬ antly, though Willi a troubled air, wliile Aunt Caroline, by way of cou- ti-tist was very.<iuiet, and very cheerful. When he said good-bj', thecn'ort tlmt sustained Iho poor girl, seenied to give waj', and her eyes suddenly filled with tears.
" For I'm trulj', trulj' sorry to part," she .laid, apcakiug In the same unre¬ strained earnestness she had used the dayof their finst meeting—"God bless you, and bring you safe home again." That wus soniething to carry with him, lie thought it a great deal, and having In his own wounded heart, re¬ solved that this should be alastpartin;^ between thera, and, tbat the busy West was the beat school in which to learn submission and forgetfulness, he lin¬ gered a moraent more aud spoko to both, whilu he looked onlj' on the younger woman.
"Agrcat many things nitij- happen on a aea-voyage'like mine, and it's heal to finish all the work onc can before they start. I'm not croaking you know, and 1 h.ave no presentiments, but I've fully arranged your alTairs, and at Mi.^a Cutlibort's auggestlon have put the money in U. S. bond.s, in your name" —He laid nn envelope iu her hand— "you'll Ilnd it all correct; and now, God bless j'ou, and good-by."
It was a great pang, and well-nigh tore hia heart-alriugs lu its throe—he looked at ber as she stood witli that in¬ tense j'earniug look that took iu a pic¬ ture that would last a lifetime-and then he went away.
A long year had goue, and Warren Abbott's beard was heavier than ever; lie had gone into the quartz busiuess with tremendous energy, and made money out of everything he touched. Eveu the Wild Cat Stock that ruined happier men, paased inlo golden assess¬ ments in hia lucky hauds, and he was at once one of the most miserable and fortunate of men.
He had but little heart in his work, and In a dull, lingering waj', fell ill. At flrst, he fought the sickness olT de- termlnedlj', but by-and-by he yieldcil, and took advice and a short journey for pleasure, to the grape-growing val¬ leys in the South. On his retoru, he heard tllo Urst bit of news that had the power to bring tho blood iuto his face, aud cause a Iieavy thumping in his heart for manj' a day. It was the re¬ port of a visit from Colonel Ansley, who had corae out, he aaid, about his wife's afTuIrs, and made many inqui¬ ries into Mr. Abbott's investiueiita, aud the business of his late partnership.
Warreu Abbott's blood was up, and the steamer was ou the eve of sailing. " Does the creature mean to play the spy?" lie. cried as he-walked up and down hisown room in a rage. "Does he suspect me of dealing unfairly by air. Balaton ? ¦ He's worae than a fool, for any child could see how we stood. I bad much ado to deceive those two women."
He was resolved now he would go home and sec him—his coming in that dastardly secret way^ asking questions, yet not ¦waiting, for .replies, must be met, ith'dlie'wasbh his way to"ansiver ¦hiai^ at that'hour 'next eVening:" . ' In thesatpe h6u^;'in the Same plafce ^-everything the 'sa;m^bat' tliis' tiine he-asleid'-ftr MiSsCutKbert: They werd Jri'the' ptirloi-, -arid-he stftigglcd with himself to enter It calmly.
FRENCH ALMANAC.
JANUAUY.—He who is boru in this montli will be laborious, and a lover of good wine, but very subject to infidelity; he may too often forget to pay his debts, but he will bo complaisant, and withal a fine .singer. The lady born in this montli will be a preltj', prudent house¬ wife; rather melancbolj', but verj'.good tetnnered.
FEiiECAr.Y.-The man born In Ihia montli will love money mueh, but the ladies more; ho will be stingy at home bnt prodig.ilabroad. The huly will bea humaneandafl'eetionate wifeand tender mother.
MAUCir.—Tlieman born in this month -will bc ratlier handsome, lie will be honest and prudent, but will die poor. The lady will be a p.issiiiiiato chtitter- box, somewhat given to llghtin.g, andin old age too fond of tho bottle.
Apiul.—The raau who has the mis¬ fortune to be born iu this month will be subject to maladies. He will travel to his advtintage, for he will marry a ricli and handsome heiress, wlio will make— wliat, uo iloubt J-ou all understand. The ISdy will be tall and stout, with little JJfeeR little wit, buta great talker, and wilhul a great liar;
Mav.—The mau born in tliis month will bu hanilsome and amiable. Hewill make his wife liappy. The ladj' will be equallj' blest in cvoi-y respect.
JuN'E.—The man will lie of .imall stature, passionately fond of women and children, but will not be loved In return. Tlie ladj'.will be aglddy peisonage, fond of coll'ee; she will marry at the tige of twonty-one, nud will be a fool at forty- five,
Julv.—The man will be fair; ho will sufl'er deatii for the wicked wonian he loves. The female of this month will be possibly handsome, with a siiarp nose and sulky tempet-. ¦
Auausr.—Tho man will bo ambitious and courageous, but too apt to cheat. He will have several maladies and two wives. The lady will be amiable and twice married ; but thesecond husband will ciuao her to regret the firat.
SEPTE.MBER.—He that ia born in this mouth will be wise, strong and prudent; but too easy with his wife, who will cause him much unetislness. The ladj', round faced, fair haired, wittj', discreet, afTable, and loved by her friends.
OcTOBEU.—The man will htveahiind- souie face and llorid complexion; ho will be wicked In his youth, and always inconstant. He will promise one thing and do another, and remain jioor. Tlie lady will be preltj', iilittle given to con¬ tradiction, a little coiiucttish,.anil.souie thing too fond of wine. She will have three liuabanda who will die of grief; aud she will best know whj'.
November.-The man born now will have a fine face, aud be a gaj' deceiver. The lady of tliis month will be large, liberal and full of noveltj-.
DECE.MBER.-The man born iu tliis month will be agood sort of a iiei-son, though pttssiouate. Hewill devote liini- aolf to the armj', and be dishonored liy Ilia wife. The lady will be amiable and biindsoine, with agood voice and well- proportioned body; slie will be married twice, remain poor, butcontiuue honest.
AVDITOR-S NOTICE.
Aasigneil Estateof Samuel W. Wanner, of Warwick twp., Lanc. co.
THE undersigned Auditor, appointed to dis- tribnto the balance remaining in tiic hands of Jacob L. Erh, .assignpe of .Samuel W. Wan¬ ner, lo and among tho,so legally entitled to the same, wiil attend for that piirposo on MON¬ DAY, tbe 22d day or PUnUU.VBY, ISI19, at II) o'cloclc. a. m.. in the Library itoom of tho CourtHouse, ill llio City of Lancaster,wliere alt persons liitcrested in salddlslribution may attend. JACOU KEJIPER,
Jun -.Il-lt-m . Auditor.
AIiniTOU-S NOTICE,
Eatate of Wm. r. Brooks, late of Lan¬ caster City, dec'd. 'IIITE undnrsigncd Audllor, appointed todis- i tribute the lialance remaining In the iiands of Ann E. Broolcs, Adm!stralri.-c, to und among tlio.se i>.gally entitled to the same, wili attend for tliut purpose on TUK.5I1AY, tlie -d dny of .MAUCir, lytw, at-ioclocic, p. m., in the Library Uoom of lboCourtHou.se, ill theCity ofLan¬ caster, where ull persons Interested in said liistributioii may attend.
rlllLIPD. BAKER, Jan 21-11-10 Auditor.
AN.SinNEE'.S NOTICE.
A.saigiicd Estale of ]i. V. Houston, of Sallsburj- twp., Lancaster co.
BF.HOUsrON, OfSallsbury townsbip, h.iv- , ing by deedofvoiuntaryasHlgnment.da- ted.Ianuury ly, ISGll, a.ssigued aud transferred all bis estate and ell'ects to the undersigned, for tlie beneilt ofthe creditors ofthe said it. F. Houston bo tlierefore gives notice to all per¬ sons indebted to .said assignor, to maico pa.v- ment lo the undersigned witliout delay, auil thase Iiaving rlaiiiis ro present tiieni to
A.MOS S. HEN ilEIlSON, Assignee, jun tlj-lit-lO residing in I.aucaster,Pa.
ASSI«NEE-N NOTICE.
.¦Vasigned Estate of Sprenger & Weidler, of Columbia Dorougli, Lanc'r co.
SPREXtlER i WEIDLER, having by decil of voinnlury .a.ssignraent, dated January ti, LSiK), as-signcd and transferred uii their estate unil elTeeUi to liie undersigned, for tbo benetit of tho creditors of the said Sprenger & Weid¬ ler, he therefore gives notico to all persons indebted to.sald a.ssIgnors, to make payment to the undersigned witliout delay, uud thoso iiaving claims to present tliem to
H. 8. OAHA, Assignee. Jan £7-Ct-ll        Residing in Lancuster city.
A.SNI«NEE-.S NOTICE.
Assigned estate of John F. Hosfetler
and Wife, of Penn twp., Lancaster
County, Penna.
H.WING by deed ofvolnnturj* as.slgnment, dated January 15th, IStiil, assigned and transferred all tlielr cstulo and elfects to tht- undersigncd, lor tiic benelit ofthe creditors of tlio said Jolin F. Hostetter, ho tbereforo gives notice lo all persous Inileiited to said nssignor, Ut I'lialcc payment to the undersigned witbont deluy, and thosehaving claims to present tliem to JOHN JL SrEH.MAN, Assignee,
Jun 2r-at-H Residing In I'enn twp.
NOTICE.
CATifAniNB Gisir,by her next. Alias Ruli, for frlenil, I  IJiv. to Nov.
vs. f Term, ISCS.
.Lvcon IL Oisn. -*       No-lSy.
NOTICE.— JACOB K. OISH:     Vou  aro liereby  commanded   to be   and appear lu your proper person before our Judges, nt Irfiucaster, at tile Counly Oourt of Comnion 1'iea.s. to lie held nn tbo I'HIHD MON'HAY IN' APRIL, A. D.  IWiU, at 10 o'clock,   a.  m.,   to show cans-.'. If any yon have, why the .said Catharine Oish, shall not lie divorced from tlio bonds of matrimony contracted with yoo. .LF. FREY,i3heriir. .Sherln-a Otnce, Lancastor, Jau. a), ISm. f,.b:i 4t I:;
LEgAL   NOTICES. AOMiNM'rn.iTon-.s notice.
Estate of John   AV.   Witmer,  lalc of Manor tow-nship, dec'd.
IETTEi-ji Of admlnistation on said estale h.iv- j Ing been granted to tiio uiidei'signod, aii nersons indebted thereto aro rcquestedlo iiiake Imiiicdlute payment, und llioso baviligelainis ordemaiidsagaliisttliesainewill pr,'.seiitllK-in wilhoiitilelay for seltlement to tile uuderslgii- e<t, residing in said township.
HENRY F. HERIt. r.:bll>-i;t*l:l Ailmlnlstrator.
Ai)5iiNi.sTn,v'roK's notice.
Estate of Johu  P.  Horr, late of Etiat  Hemplield townahip, dee'il.
rETTER.Sofadminislr.illonoii said eslate jhaving been granted lotbe undersigned, ail persons Indebted tiiereto are r.iquesto.l to make immediate settlement.and llnwe having claims or dem'ands against ttie sanio will present tbem w-lthouttl.day for settlement tu thc nnderslgned. residiug in sold tiiwn.*iili>. IIENJAJIIN U. KAlIl-F.\iAN, foliin-Ot'I.-l Adnilnistrator.
.lIMIINI.SritATOK-.S NOTICE.
Estate of Lewis Einorj' lute of Dart township, ilecea.seil.        «»
r ETTERS of admiiiistratloti on said estate J having been granted to the iindei'sigiied, all persons indebted tiiereto, .arc requested to make iinmediuto payment and tiiose having ctainisor deniandsagalnst the same, wiil pre¬ sent them without delay for settieinent tu the uudorslgnud.
ROUERT BEYER, Adinlnislratnr, febtilit-I2 Colir.-ilu I'. C>.
AI>.niNI.SrK.I.TOK'.S .VOTICK.
I-;state of Lydia Jlorrisou, iate of Dru¬ more twp, deceased. LETTERSof administration on s.ald estate iiaving been granted to the untlerslgned, uii persous Tndebtod thereto aro   requested   to make imiiieilialo payment, and tiiose liaving claims or demands against tbo s.atno will pre¬ sentthem witbouLdeiuyrorsettiemcnt to tbe uudersigned, residing In Fulton township. L. K. IlitOWN. Jan?7.|lt«-ll   Adiiiloistri.lor.
NOTICE.
CAltOT.lXK KnousE, by Alias Sub. for
lier next frlond, [Divorce to fjov
vs. Term, 1S69.
.SAMtrEi.S. KnousK, No. 2i.
-\TOriCE.—SAUUEL.S. KROUSE: You nro i> liereby commanded to he and appear lu your proper person before our Judges at Lan¬ caster, at llieCount.vCourti>f Common Pleas, tobeheld on thoTHIRD MONU.VY in APRIL, A. I)., I.SCO, at 10 o-eioek, A. JL. to show can.His If any you h.ave, wiiy llio said Caro¬ line JCrotise sliall not bo divorced from tbo bonds of matrimony contraetcd with you.
J. F. PREY, Hherlir. aiierill"s Olllce, r,ancastcr, Jun.-.2», Ifclill. feh:i Jt-I2
NOTICE. "
Alias Subpeona for Divorce to Jannary Term, ISUO. Xi>. HS. M.VRV WAY: Yon are here- .. . b.v coiiiniaiuled to be and appear In yoiir liroperperson before our Judges, ut Lancas- Ier, at tllo Counti' I'oiirt of Common Pleas, lo be held on' tlio THIUIl MONDAY In APRIL. A. D., IS®, ut 10 o-clock, A. IL, to show cause, if any you iiave, why the said Samuel Way shau not bn divorced from the lioiidsofiiiutrimoiiycuntructcil witii you.
J.F. FKEV, Siieriir. Siierilf-s olllco, T.ancaaler, Feb, 3, lUDt^. [febG-lt.
S.VMUKL
1 MAltY
JVOTICE.-
AU WAV, ) /.
rs. y
i' Way.   i
AI>.nXNIS'rUATOIl*N >'<»TICK.
Erilate of Jasper J. Morrison,  lato "f
Drumore twn., dcuM. T j-rTTEIWo.' uilm 111 Isl rat lon on mxUl estale Jjlmviuu been gmutud t(i tlic uiultTKitiiiffl, all jmrsoiis Ilirtiibleil therutouri: rciiiii-Muii to; mtiliuiiumeahitDsettlemiint. mill ih'>!<c Imvlng clnlinHorUeiniinils n;;:iliist thtisiitnu u'lll pru- s»!nt thein formittlomeiit lo ih*? tinJerslgned, icaidiLBluKultnu town.ship.    ,   pp^,.,„
jnn27-flL*-U  Atlnilul.strator.
AD3IIXIST«ATOK-f* NOTICE.
Estate of George DiiU, late of Peun to\vn.sliip, deceased.
LETTEIXH (?f mlininlMlmtlon on snUl estate IiaviuK been Kniulod tb thenmlersljsued, all fierjfOiiM liitlfbted thoreloare reftucHted toranUc minvaiiitepaymcnt.ftna thoso hiivint; clniniK ovdeinanda:iKain3tthosumowlllpro.sentthem forticttlcmentto the undersigned, resldiuK in New Haven, Warwick twp.
JOIIN DUTT. Jan Ifi-fit^ Administrator.
CirARr,E.S K r.KN'ADE, hitherto Snporln- tendiintof Ciiip Minennd Kurnaue.has re¬ signed thut situation, and expecLs to remove to a diHtiint part of the State.
All persons liavIn;; clalni.-i irKainstnie.Krow- in^out ofthe business of Ihe said Mine and I-'tirnaeo, ure, tlierefore, desired toprt'.sent Mu; siiiue to thesititlC. K. l!en:iih>. :il lhu olHe.! nf <;»)» Mine, bt-fore Maren Iwt. iSiiy. i;y so iloin^ tiit-y may avoid trouble, as no old elalm will be paid after the departure uf the .sahl C. K. Uenailt*, unless prov'ed.
All persons Indtfbted to nio aro rerpiircd to make payment at the ofllrc "f iJiip Mine, be- fon: JInreli 1,1 Siifl. and any dehls duo lo mo whieli aro not paid on or before lhat dato will ho collected uecordiug to law. J WHABTOIf.
Clip Mine. January ::i, ISU'J. juuiT-Ot-ll
BAxicKUlT NOTICE.
Tn Ihe nisirlerCom-tof the UnitedStates for
lhe Kii-steru JJistriel of Pennsylvania. At LAN'UsTKn, Febmary;o, ISBU. rno ^V]^OM vv may COXCEUN.-The nnder- isiKoed hcjreby gives notice of his appolni- hient JW Aj^sipnee of WM. ir. SPANOLEi:. „r I he lownshlp of S-idsImrj-.ln the counly oi haneiister and .Stale of Pennsylvania, within haid Ulstrict. who ha.** beon luljuU^ed a Biink- nipt. upon Uis nivn petition, by tho Distriet iV.nirt. ofsald dlflrlet.
JOHN II. LIVINOSTON, A-Sslcnee, ffhlO-yt i:ij 11 Nortli Dtike st., LaneiLster.
XOTICE IX RANKRVPTCV.
U. S. Marshars Omce. E. D. of Penn'a 1 Pllll.ADKl.iMnA. Keb. 2, lSli!». riimWISTO OIVK NOTICK: That oa h.- J. ajthduyof January, A. It. ISCU.a Warrant In Itanlrruptey was Issue*! npainst the estate E. IC. Davis, of IJalnbrldap. In the eounly of Ijtneaster, aud State ut Pennsylvania, who hiis been ndjudt;ed a banlcnipt ou liiti own petlt-ion; that the paymentof any debts and delivery of any property bi'longln}; to sueli bankrupt, to him or for his use, and tint transfer ofany inopiTty by lilm, areibrbid- dcnby law; thata meeting ofthc eredilors i>i the said bankrupt, to provo their debts and l*> chnoKe onc or more assignees of his estale. will be held at u Court ot liunkruptey, to Ik- holdt^'U at thcofllce ofthc Register. No, (J South tjneen street. In tho clly of Canctnter, Pa., bi- h.rc A. .Slaymaker, esq., UcKl.sler, oniho271h day of KEHRUAKY. A. b. 1S«9. at 2 o*eIoelc, p. ni. P. C. ELLMAKEU.
fc'Wt-nt 13 U. S. Marshal.as MessennL-r.
AD3IIXIST&ATOU*S   NOTICE.
Estate of William E. Rauck. lute of East Earl twp., deceased.
LETTERSof administration on said estnto havingbeen grantoa to the undersigned, aU perwina iudebtedthereto aro reauested tomabo immedialepayment, and those havlngelalms or demands against the aamo will preeent them without delav ror, aettlement to the undei^ Bi^ed, residing in said township.
ADAM RANCK, Jaul3-0t*3 Administrator.
CAVTIOX.
ALL pcr.sons and banks aro hereby notified not to buy or recelvo n note signed by Abt-ahamHlesland.on January 21st. iBtifl, for S:{|5,and supposed to be payabloto "amlth, Clarke A Oo.J*' or to Oliver Perry, at lho First National Bant of Mount Joy-the dato may he diSerent—as no consideration waa. given for said note, and the samewasobtainedfrommo by mlBrepreaentatlon and fraud and will not be paid. ABRAHAM HIESTAND,
feb 6-3l«-12 Of Rapho twi>.