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:* IX-.s-l: :-.r.S: Si ¦:.o£o_^ i7;iT.- anfi. SSJ ,5;at: , K'I T-->W :W ¦>-jmjj..^!jix. LAM3MIM;! M.; WEDlffisMY, Mtf 1; 1863/ NO. 32. i^-itra& Jm PttWlalxed ©very Wediiesdasr, AT TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. Tlxe Examiner & Herald f aiitasur Mmn,. I« PuMAed «Tiiry a«Uiri4y »t aS-OO a Year. Offloe So; S2i Worth ftueoa'Streot. no, A. BMSTAMD, ». HBOKEBT, U.K. KLISB, Hditora axvd Proprietors. iW AU ImiliiMi IrtteiB, conmmnlcUom, Ac, •lionld b«ftd4res«Klto "* nro. A. HIESTAHD ft CO, Lancatter, Pa. ADVURTISEMENTS iiiU be inBerted atthe nto of $1.00 por sqaare oT ten line,, lor Uire« insortionB or lets; aud 25 centa per sqaare for each additiooal in¬ sertion. AdvertitemaiU exceeding 10 Unea will W charged 6 centa per linear tho first bserdot^ and 3 conta per Uue for each sabaeqaent inacrtioii. Staines, .adtvrltseinen/s inserted by tho quarter, half yoar or year, wiU Im cbarged aa foUowa : SmonJAs. 6Rum;As. 12numfAs. OnaSquato $3 00 $5 00 $ S 00 Two •¦ 6 00 8 00 Voolnmu 10 00 18 00 K •' 18 00 25 00 1 " SOOO 65 00 BUSINESS KOTICES Inurtcd helbre MaiTisges and Deatbs, double the regular ratea. &P£CUL NOTICES iusortcil aa reading matter wiU be charged ton cents a Unp. E^ The privilego of Annual Adrortiseni Is Btrictly 'Ijnitedto their own immediate basiueaa; oud all adrer- tisemonta for tbo benelit of other persons, aa well na all I dTertisementa uot immediately connected with their oirn business, and all classes of advorlisemeuts, in length or otherwise, boyond tho Umits engaged, wiU be charged nt the usual rates. 12 00 26 00 45 00 80 00 THE WBAIIH-OE ODIN. BT JOBS a. WHITTtER. The guests were loud the ele was slrong, King Olaf feasted lalo and long ; The hoary Scalds togeliier sang; O'erhead the smoky rafters rang. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang. The door swung wide, with creak and din; A blast of cold night air came in. And on tho threshhold shivering stood An aged man with cloak and hood. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang. The King eiclaimed, " 0 graybcard pale. Come warm thee with thia cup of ale." The foaming draught the old man quaffed. The noisy guesls looked on and laughed. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang. Then spake the King, " Be not afraid ; Sit here by me." The guest obeyed, And, sealed at the tho lable, told Tales of the sea, and Sagas old. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang. And erer, when the tale was o*er. The King demanded yet one more; Till Sigurd lhe Bishop smiling said, *' 'Tis late, 0 King and time for bed." Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang, The King retired, the stranger guest Followed and entered with the rest; The lights were out the pages gone, Bnt still the garrulous guest spake on. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang. As one who from a volume reads. He spake of heroes and their deeds, Of lands and cities he had soen. And stormy gulfs that tossed between. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang. Then from his lips in music rolled The Harannel of Odin old, With sounds mysterious as the roar Of billows on a dislant shore. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang. " Do we not learn from runes and rhymes Made by the Gods in elder times And knew aot slill the great Scalds teach That silence better is lhan speech 2" Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang. Smiling at this, the King replied, "Thy lore is by thy tongue belied; For never was I so enthralled Bitber by Saga-man or Scald." Dead rides Sir Morten of Fhgelsang The Bishop said, "Lale houra we keep ! Night wanes, 0 King! 'tis time for sleep !" Then slept the King, and when he woke, The guest was gone, the morning broke. Dead rides Sir Morlen of Fogelsang- They found the doora securely barred. They found the wateh-'dog in the yard. There was uo foot-prints in lho grass. And none had seen the strangers pass. Dead rides Sir Morlen of Fogelsang. King Olaf crossed himself and said, " I know that Odin fhe Great is dead; Sure is the triumph of our Faith, The while-haired stranger was his wrath." Dead fides Sir Morten of Fogelsang. lAtlantic Monthlj/, ''_ '" Tterfe' wiir t'e Htfle caiiise" to "langl if thestorm.comes^ ^f.fe ri^er'ia'swollen," Jlarston explained, aWptlj. f'Yonvwill see hlmbaok.yet my.ladyjiere.ilight"i.l • "Nay,"he; iDtistiiiEeds be- in- Chester this evening," lady7p.paithop,e made an¬ swer, .as stifling a sigh, she passed on to the drawing room. The bntler looked after her. "She would have us believe sh6 cares for him, forsooth. He believes it. He lias only eyes and thoughts for her; old friends, old times, are all forgotten now. - Once he wonld havo told me about this Chester joumey, but now that waxen doll hears all his pions, and hardly deigns to speak of them to me. But I have leairnedallT cared to tnow—Sir Eichard must be in Chester thia night." In the long low drawing-room, tbe twi¬ light had already set in,' though it was but four o'olock on a November after¬ noou ; the huge fire had burned low, and the heap of glowing fagots shed a weird light on the mirrois and-pictures on the walls, while the high-baoked chaira and carved tables cast strange, unconth shad¬ ows all around, as the lady made her way to the cushioned window-seat, and gazed out on the stormy sky. " He rides fast; his horse is sura-footed; the distance is not great," sho mnrmured to herself.— " Why is this dread upon me, this terri¬ ble forboding of some coming evil?"— She looked baok into tho darkening room, and started aa a half-burned log fell with a crash upon the hearth. A longing came over her to hearagain her husband's blithe voico, to see his fond glanoe, to have him tbere beside her; and then gradually her thoughts wandered away, from this sombre old mansion to another, far away at Kensington, alive with gay yonng voices, smiling faces, and where her voice, lier face had only eight months since heon the gayest and the brightest, for she had been a cherished daughter of that house until Sir Uichard Cour'liopo wooed aud won her, and brought hor here to be the mistress of his Cheshire home. Tenderly she recalled the young brothers and sLsters, the loving paronts of her happy maiden-days, and wondered if they yet missed her, and might per¬ hapa be speaking of her even then; till all at ouce her fancy took another turn, and she felt as tliough her fond remem¬ brances were treason to the absent hus¬ band, who was far dearer to her than any of that merry party. She would shake [ off this strange sadness which had crept upon her. With a sudden impulse she sprang up, stirred tho embers into a blaze, and sitting down besido hor harp¬ sichord, hegan a low, soft airj then her mood-changed, and the full notes of some martial tune rang out into the room.— Once she paused when Maraton entered bearing tbo tall silver candlesticka, and as the music, died away, she heard the beating of the rain against the casement, and the howling of the wind among the trees. A minute she listened, then her fingers touched the keya ' again. " The storm haseome, my lady." Itwas Mars¬ ton who spoke. She had thought him gone, but he waa standing close behind second bidding withdrew, thankful to be her chair. "SirUichard can never pass, releaaed. Lady Oourthope followed, to struck nine, and the hands were nearing ten, when Lady Oourthope, throwing a oover over the embroidery whioh had oe-j cnpied her since supper, retired to he^ own chapiber for ,the.pight. -It waa (i liftj-jrcA»i;.in ttfe ''iksb ^ia£^{-ti.irim\i' ing, remote from the sbiirease, and at the faffli^r ehi~ of' a"'Bnl ''corridor'''whiSh dpeii'6a% HdeMdbl^ MnS'^ovei^'iiftused rtKjffiK'^Sffi%e-7^6iing"))iide iid chosen Hj&ljier thatf aiiyoWer,^ for ahe knew ie'riiiiiljartd Had-lfved'iiint' aid loved it, an'd that lobg-ago it-had-beeii hia'm'oth- er'sroom. -The-fiigh-mahtle-piec'e with ita curious carvings, the ceiling decoratjd with strange paintings of nymphs and Cupids, the antique furniture, and the tall canopied bedstead, gave a qnaint and sombre aapeot to the -¦ chamber; but to¬ night the fire roared and crackled on the heartfa and flashed upon the yellow dam¬ ask draperies, and the candlea burning on the dreaaing table lit np every oorner.— As Lady Oourthope entered, her maid came forward from a door on the opposite side of tfae room wfaicfa led into a amall dreasing-room. " Have you been waiting long, Heater?' the lady exclaimed, noting the girl'a weary eyes. " You look sadly tired." " I have but just come in, my lady.— Annie and I have been in the workroom all the evening, and 'tis that makes my head ache so." " Poor girl!" said her mistress pitying¬ ly; " you faave been more used to milking cows than stooping over needlework. Bnt cheer up, Hester, and it will seem more easy in time. Have the otfaera gone to rest ?" " All but Stepfaen, my lady; I faeard faiin croas tfae hall juat now." " Tell him he need not keep watoh for Sir Kichard. He ia, I truat, ere now aafe in Chester. Ho must have forded the river wfaile it was yet passable." " Or if tfae stream waa swollen, my lady,.he had but to ride down to the old stono bridge below father's house," tho girl said quietly. " The bridge—I heard of no bridge!" exclaimed Lady Oourthope. " 'Tis by the old priory—a matter of tfaree miles round maybe; but Sir Kichard knows it well." " And Marston had forgotten it," said her mistress musingly." " He said nothing of the ford," Hester answered; "he only said that he was going to ride after Sir Kichard." " He has not come back ?" Lady Oour¬ thope asked abruptly. " 0 no, my lady; he told us that if fae did not meet Sir Kichard, he should stay at the Goldon Horn till morning." " I gave him no such leave;" and there was surprise and fesentmcnt in Lady Courthope's tone. A long silence follow¬ ed, while the maid moved softly to and fro assisting her mistress to undross, till, as ahe brougfat the tafieta dressing-gown and-velvet alippers. Lady Oourthope said kindly : "That will do; I can brush my own faair for this nigfat. Now go, and sleep off your faeadache." Tho maid lingered a while, but at a LADY COTIETHOPE'S TEAP. "There ia a storm gathering yonder overthe Beacon Hill; the air ia heavy with thunder. Surely, Richard, it were better even now to let yonr joumey reat until to-morrow." The tall, bronzed knigfat standing boot- en and spurred, ivitfa hia hand upon his horse's mane, turned to look with a merry smile in tfae fair, anxions faoe of tfae lady by his side. ".^nd if tfae storm sfaould come, doyou tfaink, my sweet wifo, that Dick Oourthope has never ridden tfarougfa wind and rain before, or tfaat, for fear of a wetting, I oould break my pledge, to meet Philip Orme this night in Cfaester ? No, no. Only let me find you watcfaing fof me here at noon to-morrow, witfa,.thoso same pink cfaeeks and brigbt eyea, and I shall reck little wfaether I ride in sunshine or or in shower. So now, dear one, farewell, and may God bless you;" and springing jnto tfae saddle, tfae good knight waved a laat adieu, and trotted away down the long avenue. His young wife'a blue eyes followed his retreating figure witfa a wistful gaze, until he faalted at the great iron gates, and passing through, was hidden from her view; then slowly turning, ahe remounted tfae atone steps tfaat led up to the door of Ashnrt Manor-house. The gloomy red¬ brick walla aeemed to frown upon her as sfae entered, tfae stained-glasa window in the hall tfarew a purple tint upon her face, and made it almost ghastly, and the oak fioor gave back a hollow echo to her tread. Just then, a door at tfae farther endof the faall wsa softly, opened, and Marston, the old butler, advanoed towards her. Old he waa in aerviee, for he-had lived for more than thirty yeara at Asfaurt Craven Ford to-night," he went on. "What will fae do?" and afae looked round with startled eyes. " He may make for home, but I fear, my lady; and I had your leave I would ride out to meet him with a lantern. The night is aa black as pitoh, and one false step by tfae cliff-patfa would be death." Hespoke low, but there was a strange eagerness in his tone, and in his face. " Go, pray go!" afae exclaimed, her voice trembling with anxiety; " and yet —might you not send Stephen in your stead ?" Sho know not wfay sfae asked that question, sho only knew that some vague apprehension prompted it. Marston's faee darkened. "He is a stranger to the country, wfaile I faave lived faere from my ofaildfaood. He does not even know the road, wfaile I have trodden it faundreds of times by night and by day. But be it as you will, my lady." " Qo yourself," she once more repeat¬ ed; " lose not a moment. Heaven send you may get there before Sir Richard!" The man turned silently to obey faia orders, but as he reached thedoor fae look¬ ed round, and for an instant hia eyea met hors—only for an inatant; but there was something in tiat one glance so peculiar, so sinister, that she almcst shuddered. Ere ahe could recover her first shock, ere ahe could apeak or think, he w.ts gone. Wfaat did it mean ? Sfae had long known that fae bore her no good-will, that he regard¬ ed her as an intruder in her hnsband's house, and he bitterly resented the storn rebukes, _and even threats, with whioh fais master faad visited fais occasional dis-- rcspect to her. She had known this long, but never had his dislike bcen written so plainly in fais face as now. Could fae be plotting harm ? Should she lollow him and countermand his going ? And then again she smiled at her own nameless terrors. For thirty years Marston had scn'cd Sir Richard faithfully—^surely he would not now bo false to faim. That cliff-path might indeed be feared, but not the old and trusted servant. Sfae listen¬ ed till, in lesa than half an hour, she heard tfae horsea hoofs crasfaing on the gravel road. She did not hear something else; she did not faear faia muttered worda, as fae glanced up at the ligfated windows of ter drawing room.: " Sfae would have stopped mo faad sfae dared, but sfae can¬ not stop me now. Tfaere will be a heavy reconing thia night for tfae scorn she faqa made Sir Richard heap upon me;" and hia teetfa were ground witfa sometfaing like a curse. Lady Courtfaope, sitting thoughtfully besido the fire, her eyes fixed upon the leaping flames, faer faands lying idle in Manor, at first tfae page and playfellow, tfaen tfae confidential servant and the ''"'^P'^^ left undisturbed) till nearly friend of his master. Sir Kichard ;yst '^° hours later Stephen came to tell her not old in years; forhe was under fifty, hia blaok hair, was atili untonohed -with gr^, and tfaere were few wrinkled in hia hard keen face. He atopped neir Lady Courtfaope, glanced quickly at faer, faed- tatod a moment, and. tfaen - siud in a re- gpeotful bnt constrained'tone : "Siu-ely, my lady, Sir Riehiird will not ride t^ Chester on sucfa a day as tfais ?" The My looked np aa thoughsntpria- edathis addressing her. "Yea," she Brid,'" U has jnat started. He latighsat' 'the ¦weather,, but r'— - - supper widtod. She asked him as alie ri^e, if tfae>torm still raged . .without^— "Ithaa passed, my lady, and the sky is clear." -She-went to the window and drew aside the cutbiin. Tfae dark olonds •wei'e goife, and in their'sfead the moon shone bright' on wood ¦ and' -liill; Mars¬ ton's joumey -wpuld 7 be'needless. Sir Richard would be safe J»ow.\ She heaved a.deep sigh of relief, and withi:* ligfat step went her way to tfae supper-robm. ' J"- The" evening wore away ;'-the gitest) "olo'ek over the stages 'hal ^%iig'sinoe secure the door; then returning, she drew an arm-ohair close to the fire, and leaning back in it began to unfasten faer shining braida of faair. With her fingera moving dreamily among faor golden tress¬ ea, aa tfaey fell around her lovely face, she aat thinking of many things; she thought of her husl and, tfae fausband who seemed yet closer to her heart for that very difference of age which had made many marvel at tho marriage ; ahe thought of fais tender indulgence towards faer faults, of hia moat fatfaeriy care, of fais aympathy in all her pains and pleas¬ ures, and yet ofthe manly r>speet and trust with whiefa fae treated faer—of tfae perfect confidence which he, the man of forty-five, ahowed in tfae wife more than twenty yeara younger tfaan faimself. And then sfae pictured the coming years, and the time wfaen fais faair should be white, and hia now upright figure sfaonld be bent, and when she in turn sfaould show her love and gratitude by her unwearied care—when ahe ahould forestall faia every wiah, and make hia declining age ao hap¬ py that he should never regret his youtfa; and when to—and faer cheek flushed at the tfaougfat—young cfaildren, bearing in tbeir faces a mingled likenesa to tfaem both, might perchance be iibout them, making the house, so quiet now, ring with laughter from moru to nigfat; and as that picture rose before her sho yearned to lay her head upon faer husband's breast, aud whisper it to him.' It was so atrange to be here, far from him. If she could leave this lonely, si¬ lent room, and mount her horse and gal¬ lop through the darkness to that inn at Chester. That vague dread was ooming back to her again. Tfae fire was dying down, the room aeemed darker,anda cold chill crept over faer frame. The dread grew. The ivory brash upon her knee slid down, and fell witfa a dull, faeavy sound upon the floor; she stooped haatily to reacfa it, but as ahe raiaed her faee, all veiled by her long drooping hair, she aaw, away by the window in the farthest eorner bf the room, a bony hand graspiuL the fVinged edge of the damask curtain, and a white eager face peering from he- hind it, intently watching her. One in¬ stant and the curtain fell to again softly, ailontly, and that faoe was gone. Bnt ehe had seon it, and ahe knew it. Not six faours ago, .tliat same look , of hatred and revenge had been tnrned npon her, and with a sickening faeart sfae recognized tfae fierce eyes, the lowering brows, and knew at last wfaat that look meant. She did not start or cry. Her pulse throbbed wildly, her very blood was chilled; but she'sat on, calmly, quietly. She had trembled at tbe bare thonght of peril to Jier husbaud, but jpw in-Ker own fearfal danger sfae was traye aiid steadfast. Her icy himds sdll toyed with her bright hair faer. eyes were bent -vacantly upon the dy^ ing embers, and there was. no outward sign of the tximult-within ; and- yet she knew and understood all. 'Maraton wa* tfafire close by Tier. Hia'night joliirfaey had beeii but a feint to hide ' liia deadly purpose and to.B.ereen himself.. :;He had stolep back in.the darkneasyand hidden there to wait for iherii and—murder her. And fae might murder h6r.- -Hire aloni gMn the < gallery outside, it would avail I faer littlof Long, long before afae eould j-pssSthbsB'deserted rodioa, before her Vbiiife'b'ould'summon any to Ker aid, fae ^WOHl^te ^EP8 ,}ier, hia T fingera at .her .throai i And then there-oame aoroas faer a strange'inemory of how one summer .day site, had seen faim standing on the garden terrace twiating in his handa a piece of rope-r-liow fae had wound it ¦round and round until the atralned fibres were stiff and ri^d, und how then hia iron fingers- had been bent for one more effort, and when the last turn was.given, tfae rope waa leit faanging idly on fais arm. A strange thing to recall at such a time, as this, stranger still that she sfaould almoat sfaudder in recalling it. What, if rising from her chair, she were to go straigfat to tfao window, and drawing back the cur¬ tain, confront faim tfaere, and in faer faus- band's, in his master's name, appeal to ilim for pity? i Ah, no; that name from her Hps would but inflame his jealousy and hate. . She.raised faer eyes, and tfaey rested on something brigfat and glittering, aometfaing wfaicfa just tfaen almost seemed afriend; for there above the chimney- piece; witfain reacfa of faer haiid, hung her hnsband's rapier. She migfa t seize it, and witfa one wild dasfa, stab her enemy ere fae oonld free himself from those conceal¬ ing fold; but her woman's sonl shrank from that deed eyen in thia faer diro ex¬ tremity. In tfaat upward glance, anotfaer thought had come into her mind—faer dreasing-room ! Tfae door atood open, not ten pacea from faer. Once locked in there —but alas ! tfaere was neitfaer bolt nor bar, and tfae key turned on tfae outside. Her heart almost sank within her. Al¬ ready she seems to faear stealtfay steps npon tfae floor, behind, around her, to feel hot breath upon her cheek; aud still sfae sat on quietly. Waa tfaere no esoape for faer ? Once again her eyes fell on the open door of tfae dressing-room. There are moments in life when every powor of tfae mind ia unnaturally atrain- ed, and wfaen ideas and plans wfaich at another time might be the work of weary hours, are formed in one sfaort instant.— Such a moment came -to lady Courtfaope now. As sfae looked attfae dressing-room door, and tfae key on tfae outside, a acheme flaahed aoroaa her, bringing back the life- blood to her oheek, aending fresfa faope to faer faeart. If sfae conld bnt decoy faim into that room—decoy him aa she had seen birds and doga decayed by some tempting bait. She bas a bait. He has come for his revenge, but sbe knows therje ia another pasaion strong io him, and that passion ia avarice. Often had she aeen hia eyea brighten at the toucfa of gold; ofteu had Sir Kichard laughingly said that the ono fault of his old and faitfaful servant waa tfae love of money; and now, if through that love she can beguile him first to the dressing-room, she may yet be saved. The part before her was hard and periioua, but she could truat herself to play it She knew that if faer nervea failed, faer doom was aealed, but the brave young faeart did not quail. Slowly and deliberately ahe fastened up her hair, then rising from her seat, threw fresfa logs upon tfae fire, and orosaing tfae room, laid faer brush upon tfae dressing-table. Some booka were lying there; she took np one of them, turned the leaves carelessly, then throwing it down, exclaimed in a low tone : " Too tired to read, and yet not tired enough for sleep; I wiah the night were over." She yawned wearily, waited a moment as thougfa in doubt, then mut¬ tering: "By tho by, thoae emeralds," took a bunch of keya from tfae table, and went towards a small ebony cabinet inlaid with silver which stood heside the fire¬ place. Her voioe faad not faltered. No tone could, have betrayed that she had seen that crouching figure, and that her words were apoken for tfaose listening ears, and now sfae must constrain her limbs to calm, slow movements, to bear out the deception. She unlocke-1 the cabinet, and from one oorner drew out a small aatin-wood box—^her jewel-box; laying it on the floor beside faer, ahe atooped to arrange two otfaer boxes wfaich ahe had displaced, and tfaen fastening tfae cabinet, returned to the dressing table, and lifted one of the ligfated candlcatieks. Witfa tfae box in one faand, tfae candlestick and keya in tfae otfaer, sfae advanced toward tfae dress¬ ing-room door. Just as ahe faad reached it, a board behind her creaked afaarply and auddenly, and faer faeart sto )d still. Was fae following her, tempted too soon by tfae costly prize ? Was tfae moment oome ? No; all was again atill aud silent as tfae grave. She went on, on to the farther end of the long, narrow dressing- room, leaving the door still set wide.— She put tfae jewel-box and candle-stick upon a tablo; she stood where faer every movement might be aeen ftom tfae dark corner wfaere Tie was faiding, and thon un¬ fastening tfae box, sfae laid out tfae various trays, and spread tfae glittering trinkets all round her. One by one she lifted tfaem, faolding tfaem close to the light, moving them to and fro, so tfaat tfae pre¬ cious stonea might sparkle in tfae blaze, and tfaen carefully polishing tfaem, put them back. For nearly an hour sfae stood trifling now with one, now witfa anotfaer, faer fingers busied in rubbing and arrang¬ ing, faer eye atrairied for any aound, faer heart leaping aa tfao flickering candle tfarew audden sfaadows on tfae walls; and still tfaere waa no movement in the dim chamber beyond. Sfae must return tfaere now, for sfae could stand no longer; faer knees would scarcely sapport faer; her strength seemed ebbing, and that forced composure waa too terrible to last. For one-half inatant ahe pansed to gather hreath, then -with a weary aigfa, sfao laid aside tfae bracelet afae was holding, and raising faer candle moved toward the bed¬ room. On the threshold, ahe stopped, retreated a step or two, and aeemed to hesitate. If she had seen faow at tfaat in¬ stant the faand behind the curtain was tightening, its grasp.'upon tfae knife it ^eld, andthe crouching form was making' ready .for a apring—^if sfae had seen this, even her conrage might have &iled, but ¦flfae did not see it, and afafl played out'tfae play., ^ramuring in a low, steady tone, i'No matter for tb-nigfat," afae came on Jn^'iier cliamber, leaving tfae jeweb seat- -tercdiabont the-table, and tlie door stand- drew aside tfae bed curtains and lay down; j Withoul^Trthe d«wy,.graaB,;.the.'rediBnn Tfaere was a atrange repoae after thatlong ¦ strugglingHirotfgh lithe miat) the. falling and fearful aelf-reatraint inlying motion- -leavea. „Within-irthe .dart old hall; the lesa in tfae fitfnl firelighter aching jaervants sadly watoiung fpr hivi And low limbs stretched out, her ybary head rest-' sounds of weepingt - He: looked iipm one ing on tfae pillow—a strange repose, even in this lbcVed-robm,'h'6w66iiH'ahe keapo tfaongfa he -waa so uear her. The minutes passed away, the deep tonos of the oloot atruok out twelve, and still all was quiet, aave for the elick of the embers on the heartfa, and the diatant baying of the doga in the courtyard. With oloaed eyes, drawing deep breath, as tfaongfa asleep, sfae lay; listening. It seem'ed-as if sfae faad lain tfaere many faours, when at laat there waa a faint atir in that comer. He was ooming out now. Sfae dared not look or move, but sfae heard-i-flfae heard the dnll fall of. tfae curtain, tfae stealthy, eantieua fpotsteps on the floor. Waa he.going to the dressing-room? No—^Heaven ;help faer—be was coming to faer bed. Tfae steps oame .on, nearer, nearer; something brushed against tho bed clothes, then stopped dose heside faer. Her eyes were closed, her breath still came aoftly througli her parted lips, but witfain tfaai statne- like.fbrm tfaere was aliuman aonl praying in mortal anguisfa for pardon for herself, and comfort for faer widowed htisband. A pause—tfaen another sligfat mbvement He was bending over faer; hb hand was pressing tfae pillow; tien something cold and sharp was laid aorosa her tfaroat.— Tfae laat pang had oome, and ahe had no power now to movo or cry. One moment more, and sfae would be at peace. But the moment passed, and still she lived.— Another momefit, and that cold pressure was gone. His breath waa no longer on faer face, yet fae was still tfaere; sfae felt him atirring; sfae knew tfaat he waa watching her. Long fae watcfaed, tfaen, mutturing low; " My faand sfaakea; I'll wait a little wfaile," he turned away. She heard faim turn, sfae faeard faia footsteps alowly receding from the bed, but the sound bronght no relief; afae was past tfaat; afae faad felt tfae deatfa pangs, and sfae almoat longed tfaat tfae knife had done ita work, and bronght her releaae from tfaat long torture; but the end faad not oome yet He was going to the dressing- room. Once, twice he stopped, as tfaougfa listening, tfaen fae went on again; and now he was moving something on the dressing-table. There was a faint rattle, a dead pause, then again tfaat stealtfay tread. She strove to open her eyea, but they seemed sealed, and it ueeded a con- vulsive effort to unclose them. She did unclose them, and she saw him. The room was very dark now, but by the faii.t glimmer of the firo, she oould just discern tho doorway of tho dressing- room, and the figure standing witfain it. Tho trap had takeu—the jewels faad lured faim. He turned fais head, and her lida fell inatantly, tfaougfa afae lay faiddeu in the deep shadow of the heavy bedstead. When she looked again, ho was standing where sfae faad stood an hour ago. Tfaere was ligfat in tfae dresaing-room, for fae I faeld a blazing match, and a candle burn¬ ed upon tbe table by faia side. She could see him plainly now, faia tall, square form, faia long arms, but not hia faee, for fais back was tow.ird her. Caating away the burnt match, he bent over the table and softly awept tfae jewela toward faim. Tfais waa her time. It would be but the work of twb minutes for faim to gatfaer all to¬ gether, and return to faer. She knew that in those two minutea lay her only chance, tfae chance for whicfa afae had so longed. But she aeemed spell-bound. The fright¬ ful moment when tfae steel had touched her neok had paralysed her powers, and an unspeakable horror was upon her. She struggled witfa that horror; she thought of her fausband, of all to whom her life was precious, and with one inward prayer for strength, for oourage, ahe alipped noiselessly on the floor. He had not heard her; his head was still bent; his fingers were still busy with the jewels. Bare¬ footed, faer eyes fixed upon fais figure, sfaa stole on, aoftly groping faer way towards tho door, paat tfae end of the bed, by tfae dressing-table; sfae waa close upon it now,: faer faand was atretcfaed out to grasp tfae handle—there were but two more steps to take, wben her foot struck with a dull sound againat an unnoticed atool, and sfae stumbled; she recovered herself instant¬ ly ; but faint a'i the nobe was, fais ear had caught it, and he turned and saw her. For one moment tfaey atood faco to face gazing upon eacfa otfaer, tfaen tfaey botfa made for tfae door. Sfae was tfae nearer of tfae two, and sfae waa tfaere first; sfae had hold of it; she pushed it to, but ere she could turn the key, hb fingers were upon the otfaer faandle. It waa a atraggle for life and deatfa, a atruggle between a atrong man and a desperate woman. It could not last long. Incfa by inch the door waa yielding to his pressure, wfaen gathering all lier slrength for one last effort, witfa a power beyond her own, she forced it home. It olosed; tfae key rattled round in the lock, and with a wild, hoarse soream she fell baek upon the floor. She waa still conscious; sfae faeard faim beating on the strong oak pannels in hb vain fury; sfae heard his passionate imprecations; and after a whilo other sounds, too, reached faer ear—^hurrying feet in tfae gallery, many voicea outaide faer door. Tfaat piercing cry faad roused every sleeper in the faouse, and ttey were all gatfaered there now, entreating admittance; sfae rose, she tottered aerosa the room, and let them in; and aa they came around her, gazing horror-atricken faer wild eyea, faer blanefaed lips', afae panted out faer tale,' ever pointing to that inner door; then laying her head on Heater's sfaoulder, and moaning out: " O fausband, save me!" awooned away. It was still early, ou tfae moming of tfae self-same day, when Sir Bichard, followed by a groom, galloped up the beecfa-avenue. The whito autnmn mbt hung likea'shrond over the pWrk; the golden leaves fell in showers aroand him, but he npted tliera net, 'aa with 'spiir and Tfhip he'iurged on hi? flagging steed, Hb ruddyfaoe was pale aa death—hb eyes were fixed on tfae walls of :fab house, her house—fab teeth were set.in dread anxi¬ ety, fpr fae knew.all. They had sent; to sumnion him, and since ho left Cheater, he faad not once drawn rein. He was liere:at last, at.his.pwn .dPOT,.and throw* |,ing liimself eff his ezUliuted horse, he to anotfaer, tfaen' faia-iparphed: tohgne slowly formed, the ; words :'"'WTiOre is she ?" They led him to thO room whSrfl she was lying;, but when he :knelt beaide her, and pressed hb qnivering lipS upon her fevered brow, sfae only-greeted him with a wild laugh, and gazing at faim va¬ cantly, begui again her: mberable, ram¬ bling talk of emeralds and keys, lonely rooms and glittering knives. For a while fae lingered, looking down upon' faer faag- gard face, soflly strokitg faer tangled hair, then unable to endure it longer, hur- ried away. ,: Tfaey wanted faim ebwfaere, for Marston vras still in tfae house, and faad asked to see faim. But Sir Ricfaard sfaook faia faead; fae dared not trust himaelf just now near tfaat man; let tfaem oarry him away far from hb eight. There was nothing fresh to faear, for Marston faad already told all—^how hb first dislike had deep¬ ened into deadly hatred, and now, finding that Sir Richard would be absent, he had resolved to wreak his hatred, enrich faim¬ aelf, and flee; how, feigning that night- joumey, and leaving his horae some three miles off, he had returned unseen to the houae. He had thougfat to do tfae deed, and tfaen escaping witfa wfaat treasure fae might find, be far upon, fab way to Lon. don before tfae momin'g broke. Hb horse was fleet; tfae servants tfaougfat him at Cheater; aud long before suspicion could faave turned npon him, he would have been safe. Doggedly and calmly he spoke ofall this, and now bade tfaem bring Sir Ricfaard tfaere to faear wfaat faia negleot and harshness had brougfat about. Tfaey carried him bound band and foot to Cbes¬ ter, where, three months later, dogged and calm as ever, fae was sentenced to a life-long exile. Many daya went.by, and still Sir Kicfaard, ever watcfaing by his wife, met only thoae vacant eyea, heard only that weary, ceaaeleaa mattering. At lengtfa she knew him—at length, when weeka faad come and gone, afae oame from her aick chamber, and leaning on faia arm- crept down to the drawing-room. She had laat left tfaat room a bright-haired bride,"radiant witfa faealtfa and beauty; sfae entered it again grey-haired and fee¬ ble, trembling at every sound, clinging to her husband's arm for protection and sup¬ port And when yeara had passed away and the roses had returned to her cheeks, tfae sparkle to her eyes—and wfaen tfae fairohildren sfae had dreamed of, oluster¬ ing round her knee, looked up into her face, and marvelled at thoae ailvery looks, then she would fauafa them with fond worda and tender kiaaes, but never spoke to tfaem about that night—nevy again trod that gallery, never again entered that room- '' '• ADKnftBTBiiTOE'ff HOTICE. ' Xitataof WUUamO, Otsluisgilsts of Xeaeook towiuhip, dee«u*d., . T ETTERS. of adniinbtratibn on said 'JL>^tUi>l&Wl('n>Mir'>tHaiii'Ho'U<aa11inl«nad, •¦¦litt;tba'i>iM-.wlu mnuaum.br:;tuxiaint to .b,„f,rpi^^,^^id^u«j4^j„h.j^^^_ ]«a».3;«L»:?8-J;,...-- . - , .;ld«iliilslrator. ADMIOTSTEATO&'S NOTICE. Iitate «f .deo: H. Bomberger, late of the city of Lanoaiter, dee'd.. 4LL persons indebted to said estate wlli plsisii midceliBmadUts parment to the nn- .^vod administrator, resldlDg la tbo olty ot FhUa¬ delpbia, at So, 723 Wood strest, and tboao having claims ogalnit uld Mtota vlU prssnt tboo to tho nn- dersUnad, or leave tbem at bis late reiidence.ln Centra Sqnare, Lancastar dtv. Fa. J. H. A. BOMBBEOBE, J nna 8.61-28 Adminlitrator. ADMIHISTEATOES' NOTICE. Eitate of Daniel Lefever, late of East Lam¬ pater twp., deed. T ETTERS of administration on said I i oatate havlog beon granted to the tmderalgned, all paraona Indabted thereto are roqnealed to maka ImmedlaU aetUemeat, and thoso having elalma or de¬ mande sgainat the eatata of aald decedent are reqaest¬ ed to mske ths same known to tbem withont delay. JOHB B. XIVEYXB. Bealdlng lo Bast Lampoter twp,, SaMnat LBFSVBB, Besldlng In Faradlae twp., DABfaL LBFXVBB, Besldlogin Weat Lampeter tvp., mar 27.6*1.27 Administrators. Estate of CSiriatian Eurtz (a Lmiatio.J JUNB 15th, 1863,—On motion of N. EllinR]c«r, Baq.. the Goart grftnt « rala to shov caiufl wby tba appUflfttloa of Jobu JAyan, commlttM of Sftld CbrlBtlftu Kurtx (• Lnn«Uo). to be dlichftrged from tbe tnut should not be allowed. Betaroable Srd ICoadaj in Angiut next, 186}, at 10 o'eloelc a. tn. PETEE MAETIH, jttneao.»t»-ao . Prothonatory. HOTICB To the Heirs and legal Bepresentativea of Samnel Hiller, Sen., deo'd, late of the city of Lancaster, Pa. "YTOU are hereby notified thaf by virtue 1 ¦ ofau orderof the Orphans'Coort of Lancaster oonnty, to me 4irsotei, I will bold an Inqnlsitlon to divide, part or Taloe tbe Beal EtUte of Samaal Hlller. Sr., deoM., on FKIDiLT the 7lh day ot AUGnBT, at 2 o'olock P. H , on the premUei in tha City of Lancaater, when and where yoa may attend If you think propar. 8. W.P. BOYD. Sberlff, E^hbbiff's Office, Lancaster, Jnne 23d, 16S3. Jnna 3i 4t-31 BXBCUTORB' JNOTICE. Eitata of GoL Jamei FattertoU) lato of Honnt Joy borongb, Lancaiter ooanty, dec'd. LETTEKS teatamenlary on said estate bftTlDit Iwen granted to the uaderalgned, all persOMIndebud tbetato axe reqneated tomake imme¬ diate MtiUment, and thoee baTlng elaims or demanda againat tbe same will present tbem witbout delay fox iettlament to tbe anderdgn«d. JAMBSA. PATTIR80N, BasIdiBg in Uonnt Joy. D. W. PATTBBSON, Besldlng In Lancaster. Jane 17-6t-S0 Bzaentori. BXBCUTOES* NOTICB. Eatato of Bonjamin Joluuon, late of Provi¬ dence townipip, deceased. TETTERS Teatamentary on said I i eaUte harlng been granted to the nnderslgnad Bxeeutora, all peraoas Indebted to said dee'd by Bond. Note. Book account, or otherwise are requested to mako payment witboat delay, and tboaa baTlng- damauds will prasant their aeeouiita properly anthentlcated for settlement to JA.COB JOBNSON, Besldlng In Proridence twp. jane 17-6t"-10] ARDBBW ZEBCHBB.' CoBsatoga twp. In tlie Court of Conuaori Pleas for tlie County of lianoaster. PeliUon of Wm Eokert, Jr., 1 Trust Book, Ho. 4. to the Court of Common Pleas page 6S. Aad now, of Laueaater Connty, to decree May 2, l&fia. petition aanckUatlon of Forged Mort- I and affidavit of Wll- gage, recorded lu Mortgage j Ham Kokert, Jr., of Book IS, page 226, &o.,in Be- Straaburg twp., pre- oorder'a ofiice of Lancaster seated by J. B Llv- Coooty. J ingstoa. Esq,setting forth that there la duly recorded In tbe Beoordera oflloe of Lanoaster county, iu Horlgsge Book Ho. 16, on page 336. 326, Ao., a mortgage parporting tJ be given, mada And algued by aald petitioner to Frederick A. HlUer, Jr., of tbe borough of Columbia, and now asulgned to Heury H. Wilsou and laaao B. Harter, couditloned for tho payment of three thoasand dollara. That tbe sig¬ nature, William Eckert, Jr . to aald mortgage, is not lu bla band-wrltlnFr,norwas'U written by bla direction or«authorlty. That he never gave snch mortgage. That said mortgage and signature are forgeries from begin¬ ning to end. Tbat the petitioner la now, and waa at the time said mortgage purports tohara beenmade and signed, tbe owner of the plantation and piemlaea men¬ tiooed and set forth In satd mortgage. That Henry H.WUson and IiaftC.B. M&iter, to whoue nse said moru gage uow stands, are unknown t • aaid petitioner, bnt he IK informed tbat they reside In tbe city of Philadelphia. Tbat. the aald Fraderlck A. Miller is alao nnkoowa to anid peUtioner, and that he believea be Is not a resident of Lancastercounly. &o.. ho. Whereupon tbe Court, on motion of J. B. Livingston, Baq., order and direct tbe Sberlff of LaooaBter eounty to aerve a notice, stating tbe facta set fortb In tha peti¬ tion, on Frederick A. Miller, the mortgagee in Raid mortgage named and UDoo Henry H. Wilaon and laaac B. Marter, bis assignees, to wboae oae aaid mortgage now standa, aa per transfer written tbereon, It tbay are to be foaod lu lhe connty of LancaHtor ; and In chbo said partl«8'oannot be found iu said connly. then the said Sheriff aball give public notice as aroresald la the Examiner $- Herald and Weeklg Express once a week for eight waeks succeaElvcly, prlo.- to tbe 3d Monday in Aagust, ISfl.^, requiring satd parties to appear in eaid Court, on MONDAY, AHODST 17tb, 1863. at Lanoaater, al 10 o'clock, A. M., to anawer said petition and abow caoae why aaid mortgage shonid nuthe cancolled. 8. W. P. BOTD. tihoriff. Ehesiff's Obficb, Hay 9th, 1863. mayl3-Si-35 EXECUTOE'S HOTICB. Estate of Kartin I7unnemacher, late of the City of LaheaiteT) dec'd. T ETTERS teatamentary having been JLi grauted to tbe nnderalgned, £x>eutrlz of Hartln Nnnnemaefaer, late of the city of Lancuter, deo'd. all peraonaindebted to aald dec'd.are requested to make paymeut and thoaebftvingolaims to present the same to AHNA MAEY HUHHBMACHBE, Ksacntrlx. Bestdlng In MiUersville. Jgne3.6t-28. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Estato of Engenia B. Biokham late of the City of Lancaster. LETTERS Testamenlary on said eatate havingbeengrantedto the underaigned, all per¬ sona indebtftd thereto nre requested to maka imme¬ diate aettlement, aad those having clalma or de¬ mands against the same wlU present tbam without delay for aettlement to tbe nnderslgned, residing in aald city. JOHH B. LIYIHGaTOH. Exeoator. may lO-gt-27 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Estate of John Xinnich, late of East Hem- field township, deceased. LETTERS Testamentary on said estate baving bean grantsd to tba nnderalgnad, all per¬ sons indrbted thersto ftre raquasted to make Immediate BetUement,.and thosa havlag Blalms ordemands against tbe same will preaant tbem without dela^ for settle¬ ment to the iindanlffld, risldiBg in Weat Hempfleid townsbip. MICHAEL MIHNICH, Bxecutor. may S0-6f-27 EXECUTOE'S NOTICE. Estate ot Feter Oood, late o{ Xut Earl twp., deeeaaed. LETTERS testamentary on said eBtate having beeu granted to the underaigned, aU per¬ sons indeht^ tbereto are requested to make immedlata settlement, and thosehavlng clalmsor demanda againat tbe aame will preaent tbam wltbont delay for aettle¬ ment to tbe nnderalgned. DAYID 8TYBH, DAYID SHIBK, Executors, may 27-6»t-27 Both reaidlng In Carnarvon twp. ADKINISTRATOR'S NOTICE, Estate of Bebeoea Beok, late of WeSt Earl township, deceased. LETTERS of administration having been granted to tbe uuderrigued, all peraona In¬ debted thereto ^re reqaested to make immediate aetUe- meDt,and.thoie having elalma or demands against tba same wUl present tbem without delar for sattlemant to the uadersigned, residing in satd township. July 'U^H 34 ABBAHAH GEOFF. Admr, McCOHMICE?S HEW BEAPEB AWD MOWEH., BOTH SELF AND HANd\iaKERS. IMPROVED for 1863 J fully\tested the past harvest, not only in thsDnlUdiStalea.but In tbe heavy and dlfflcult crops of England and thn Buro- psau Contloent. i POINTS OF SUPEEIOBITY IN ODB SELF-BAKEB laL We have the advantflgo of a more petfect sapa- ralloQ by the rake In all kinds of grain, whather tang- led and lodged, long or short, by reason of tba opera¬ tion of the rake In revolving over the reel, and making the aeparation in the uncat grain 2d. The eertaibty of a clear catting apparstas and platform at the making of eaob aheaf. Ho matter bo ^r abprt or how tangled the grain. Sd. Oraln may bang over the aeparator to tbe left, andhe out of tbe reacb of otber rakes, and maka a trail certain, while ours eannot fall to clear all out every Ume. 4tb. Wa stake onr jndgment and respODBlblllty In tbeendorsement of onrsslf-rskflr. as tbe baat for the farmer In all reapecta, and we offar It on trial with any other, ttie parehaser to keep aod pay for the one pre¬ ferred. We flball have two alzei ofhoth Hand and Self-Bak- era in markat, so that we can accommodate tfae prefer¬ ences of all. We deaire that porobassrs should note particularly the capacity of both alzas of tbe McCor¬ mick, and compare them wltb otber machlnea. remem¬ bering that elthar Is light draft for two boraes. Wo therefore reeommand tbe large maohine on the acore of of working, ara its cardinal points. Sample Macblue at Cooper's Hotel, LaooaBtar. Addreis, JOHN B. BRB. Apent, LItii, ?a. Can ba seen at Cooper's Hotel, Lancaater. S^h BepaIra of all kinds kept on hand. June 3 6t-38 Wpflders/of'Electricity. Mos*r Certainly you'are/for ai- though yon may be enjoying good health aipreMnfcwho can^aayhtnf long you will roniBin in that condition—or, if yon are an invaJld, are you not ansiouB ta recover;, to get well and eojpy the blesalaga of liffl 1 Host cerlainly yon are. I know you tiavo tried again $nd again the varioot rcmedltis that have been recommended to you by yonr anxions friends; but what of .that7 If you had reflected, yon probably would uot have tilsd tbem. Sappose that Vegetable Bltlers ot Universal Tonic la devoid of mmeral polsoD, doei tbat say lbal it is |Omg to be of anr bene&t to yoa. or wbat If your friend did get weU whUe taking a certim prescriptioa, is that anr evidei ce that you are going to recover by taking the aame dose? Remember ttat every consUiuUon ia essentially different, and that "What ia one man's meat la aoblbor man's poison."— When we consider tho wonderful mecbRnism of tha humau body,ftnd the nomberlessdlseaM^to wkich itla liable eonitequent upon a deranged Organiam. how pre- posteroQsly ateurd tbe idea Uiat an Individual hundreds of mUcs away can compound a medicine ezacUy suited to tbe condition afld conatitution of an invalid whom he bod never Been, or of whom he bad never heard or read. It wauld be far belter for tbe invalid to hold on 10 tbe ftolly Pbyaidan who, even though he can only gueaa at tbe canae of the dladaae ; imd preacribes a doae ot common Rhubarb uncier tbebigb aounding title of rhea palmatom, has atUl the advantare ofobeerrlng bow It exacts tbe systom. Il has been asaerted tbat the firat principle of medicine -waa to do no harm and tbe aeeond to do good. This would Imply a jKMHbilily ofinjury and conaeqaently a neceafllty oflbe Practiiion- er being tbocougbly versed In tho Art, and yet how difficult it would be to flnd two Physicians ofthe fame school wbo would enihely agree In regard to tbe diag¬ nosis and treatment of dlaease, and where sucfa a dif* ference of opinion exists one muat he rigbt aod thu otber wrong ; who theu la rlghtr That Is tbe qnestlou unanswerable, and we are left to be toased aloot on the bjllowiorLIfe'atempestuouaOcean, without compass or rudder to guide ns, or even a twinkling star to ch«er UH on our lonely way. Id everyihing «l><e we have made wonderful progress; Tbe secret chambers oftbe mighty deep have ti^n opened, and their treasurea ex* tracted. and tbe raging billows are made our highway upon whlcb we ride aa on n tame steed; the elements Pire and ^Yater are chained totbe crank, and at our bid oompelled to turn It; the bowels oftbe Earth have been opened, an 1 Ita prodncta contribute tu our wrnts; -the f irKed Lighinlnfia are our pl»ythings, and we ride triumphant ou tbe mighty wind; but In regard to tbe scieuce of Tfaerupcutica wbere are weT Tbere were, undoubtedly, as many cares performed In the daya of Cbirou and .Sacuiapius aa tbere are now, and bad we to depend Eolttly upon what han beon bcretofore.re vealed our situation woold ba unenviable indeed; but juat at Ibis criticaijoncture new light bursu upon ua; its brilliancy fai exceeda aoythiDgof ihe kind hereto¬ fora known, and bsfore it all other ayatema of practice mUdt pale. Tbis ia the diKovery that has been made In the adminiFtraiion of Ualvaniem. and the vurloui modifications of Electricity as healing agents. Tbe benefit to be conferred Upon suffering Humanity by the proper application ofa na'ural elemect to the nu¬ merous diseaaea lO wbicii tbey have fallen heir, it never entered into the heart ofany man to conceive.— Are you weil, and bave you never been ill! Ifao, you cannot nnderatand what it is to be deprived of health. Are you an Invslid ; havo you lain opon a bed of auf¬ fering for yoars I Ifso, then I fttk the queation, aro not tbe bleaaiogd of health ineatimableT la lhere any¬ thing In tbe wide world lliat you wouldpreferio health? I do uot wiah to ufaert, or even intimate ihm I can curt, all kinds of di.-teosPB, no matter of bow louj; aiBiiding; but I do most emphatically asaert Uial Klectridty, whtn properly applied in aecordaace witb tba circulution of tbe nervo vital flUid througb the Cerebro spinal uxis and the polarities of the Brain and nervous syptem will cure every caae that could possibly be benefiUtid by medicine, and in ninety-nine cases out ofa hundretl where medicine would be of no use at all;' for instance, l havo you disease of the S(iine,KpHep3ey, Diabotis, Pu!. mooaiy Consumption, Dyspepsia, i^ciiitica. Asthma. dlseaBeottbu Liver, Paralyaia, Paraplegia, Ilomiplegia, Throat diaeases, Rhouniati?m, Neuralgia, Piles, Ulcera. Tumore, Amauroflia,Tabes, Dorsalifl, Mastitis, ProIapsuM Uteri and all dieeaaes ofthe womb, causing a genernl wa^itingaw&y ofthe whole bo-ly. and heretofore cun- Hdered jucnrable? Yuu can be cured, if there is yet BUlTicieni vital.ty left for reaction. Aud tothe jounK men oftbe uity and country Iwould say. are you nOIict- I ed with Spermatorrhma? Ifao, you will read the '"iuf- feringaof a Poor Yotint; Man, tbe account ofan indi- ' vidual whode sunda of life bave nearly run out. lbe ad¬ vice of a retired Clergyman, &c.'* in vain, for there Is no medicine In tho created Uuiverae thai will cure you. In concluaion. 1 would say for lhe beneflt of lhe aflllcted that I bave treated and cured a lofije nuraber ol invalids since r cnme 10 Lnncnsier, and tliey had in eevtrttl in stanwsa been proiiouoced Incurable by the bepl I'byMi ciana In the counlry ; In fnct one of Ihcm bad gone to tne UniverFity lu Phlladelrhia, where tbey toli her abe hada tumor on the Liver,-and would Imve lo linve a Buri:ical operation performed, and the prohabllity waa tiiat she 'vould nat Furvivc it. She cucib to the Klec- uical Institute, on Orange atrett, belween l>uke and Lime streets, in LuncaBier uixl wsr cured. I have a large nnmbor of names of invalids who have been cured here, auJ are willing to be referred to at any time- therefore if JOU doubt, call at once and have your doiil)ifl removed—juRt thinkofit; iD>tt'ad of mulciiig a Drui^atcrc of your Stomacli yuu chq nuw bocured by a mild and jil^juarU nppWcaliiiu ofu natunil element. In¬ stead of laking Opium t'> 'deaden pulu" and thereby cvButuiilly pHriilyze your who!« nervoua syatem, you will now bo BtreugtheneJ, and nature a!:eiet<rd to tiuch un extent aalo enablo ber to brinijbar-k tbo eqjiililirium of the circulation, eradicate the pain, und reatora you to bcalth. I would lake oo'sainii to vjitni the public ugainst the indisi-rimlnate use oftlie vuroua uiiichined acattered throughout the couuiry. for Elttctridiy i.-i as powerful for hani aa It is for 'good—o<^er atiniula- lion iu cerlain cuj"ea, producing inaanity nnd fita, and vice versa. The eludy of Medical Klecirkity at thc present dHy is not introduced in'.o our medical collei,'eD, and can conatitute no pnrt of n medi¬ cal educatiop, and I conaequeiilly feel called upon to discharge an imponant duty by giving a word of can¬ llon lo Medical men, nut lo apply ihin eubtle agent in aoy of Its forms usa therapeutic, until they can make a. correct Klectriual diagnoais, thoroughly understand the E1ectri>-al p<,lnrities of the Brsln nnd Nervous aya¬ tem. and wben, where and bow to apply thia mighty sgent in all its vnriouB forma uud modi(icalions from thi NOT A RUM DRINK! i. niflLY CONCENTBATED VEGETABLE EXTRACT. A PURE TONIC THAT WILL RELIEVE THE AFFLICTED AND NOT MAKE BETINK4.SDS. DR. IIOOFr.A!VD'S German Bitters, PBKPAKKD BT DR. C. M. JACKSON, PHILADELPHIA, PA., WILL BPFECTHALLY * MOST CEttTAINIV ABISINO FROM A DISOBDEKEB LIVEK, STOMACH or KIDNEYS a Tbouaands ofoaroltliana are safferlng from Dys¬ pepsia and Liver DlfcOBesy and to wb^ tha following aDBSllons apply^-we gaarantee Hoofland's Gerinan Bitters Wiil Cure TUEM. Dyspepsia & liirer Disease. Do yoa rise with aeoated tongue moroings, with had taste in tbe montb and poor appetite for breakfast'?— Do you fael when you flrat gat up ao weak aod Unguld yoa can acarcely get about? Do you have a diiilnesa inlheheadat tlmaa, and oftea aduUoeaa with head- . acbe occAxIonally? Are yoar bowelacoitlvo aud Irra- galar, and appetite chaageable? Do yoa throw up wind from the atomacb, and do yoa swell up oftaa?— Do yon feel a faloes-> aftar eating, and a sinking wban the stomach ts amply ? Po you bave heartburn ocea- slonally? Do yoa feel low spirited, aad look on the dArk sideof things? Ar« yon not nnusnally nervona attimes? Do yoa not become reatleis, aad oten lay antll midnight before yoa can go to aleep? and then at limes, don'tyou feel dull and sleepy moat ofthe time? Ia y jur ikin dry and scaly ? alio sallow 7 la ahort.l a not yoiir life a bartben, fall of forebodings ? HOOFIiAND'S GEBMAW BITTEHS WILL CURB BVEKT CABB OF Chronic orNejrvous Debility, Disease of the Kidneya, and Diseases aris¬ ing ffoni a Disordered Stomach. OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS UeEuUing from Disorders of tha Digestive Organs: Cooatlpa- tioD, Inward Pllaa, Fnlneaa or Blood to tbe bead. Acidity of tba iJtom^cb. IfauEea, Beartbarn, Diegust for Food, Pnlneaa or weight la the ijtomach. Sour gructatloaa SlDklng or Flntteriug at tbe Pit of tbe Stumach,Swimmittg of the Bead. Horrifkl and Diffloalt Draathiog, Flattering at the Heart, Choklag or SuBocatlD^r Sensations whea In a lying poatnre PlmnflBBofVlal-'n, Dots or Webi before the Sight, Feveraod Dull Paia In the Head, Deflciency of Poi aplratlon, Tellowneca of the Sktn and Eyea. Pain In tba Side. Back, Cheat. Limba, &e. Snddan Flushes of Heat. Bcrnlng In the Fletb. Caostant Imaginings of Bvil, and great Depres¬ sion of EpIrlU.^ nducpd to the pure galvanic current, capable of disKolv- iog the livint; tissue. Consul:ation and advice can be hadyralisav tbe Electricailnstituio on Orange atrreet, between Duke and Limc streeM, Laneuster, Pa. Aiso Phamphlets freeof chnrgo. Mciiical men and otbers detti-ing a knowledge of ibis dlRcovery, can enter upon a counse of inatruction at uny timo. G£ORO£ W. VUBKD, Medical Electrician. may23-3m THE "FARMER." Farmers take Notice I Attention!! THE subscriber, having the exclusive sale of « PINS'8 PATKIiT MOWBR" for Lancaa- tai eonoty, offers It to tbe farmers of Laaoaater coaoty, with tha full oonfldecoe of its belag tbe Tery beat Uower ever offerad to tbe pabllc. "TbeFarma<- bas many adtaatagaa, among which Is the wide cut It makes ; simplicity; eaelly managed and kept In ordar: Ita strength where it is Important, and weighing little over BOO Ibs, The Mower oan be seen at prasent at the Hvrdware Store of the uoderaigned. Call and see, aud judge for yourselves, at A. W. RUBSBLf maylS-35.3m W. RUSSBLL'S. Lata Sptacher's BUCKEYE MOWEE & BEAPEB, (AULTlIAn & HILLEK'S PATENT,} WITH COPE'S IMPROVJEMENT, MARCFACTUKED BT EDGE T. COPE, West Chester. Penna. For partlcalars apply to or call on BRIHTON VTALTER. NearCbrlstlaDe, Laa. Co., Fa. Send for Circular. may S3-10t-lfl. •NEW BOOT & SflOE STORE. O. :33 ¦O-O^ITTS, BOOT * SHOH MAKEB, ITflZt door to Bur*, PrinUnR OfflM, Nortb Qaeen LAHOASTSB, PA. JUBT OFanBS A'LABQB BTOOE Of BOOTS AND SHOES OP EVBBy DESOBIPTIOIT, wMoh wUl te eold at the LOWJST OASH PEIOB X^ Heuared Work prompUy made enil of the metorlel. O-QlTom « ««11. «pran-ai c. BncKicii. TRADE SALES! TRADE SALES! The subscriber, having just returned from the Phlladelphlft Trado Sales, offere at the lowest prices all kind of books, embraeieg LAW, FICTION, MEDICAL, RELIGIOUS, BIOGRAPHY, MECHANICAL, and any other kinds. Tha.4e books will be eold at the lowt-at prlcea, as we had tha advanlaKe and were the only bookseller from Laoeaster attheTrade Salea, and, aaacoaBbquence,wecan sell lower thau any otber atore. A fewof the booka are bere mentioned : WEBSTKR'S UKABEIDGED DIctlOKARY. WORCESTER'S UNABRIDGED' DICTION- ARY, t UNDERCURRENTS OF WALL STRKKT, RESULTS OF EMANCIPATION. STARS AND STRIPES IN TH'E SOUTH. ESSATS AND RKVIEWS, 4c., ic. PHOTOGBAPHIC ALBUMS. We Invita the attentun of aU to oar large stock o Albums. We bave tbt n boaad In Clolh, Imt. Uoioc CO, Tnrkey Moiocco, Antique, Velvet, and a variety of other styiBS, ranging la price from 75 cents lo $15, BIBLKS la great variety, from Twenty-flve Ceuts to Twenty-five Dollars, aome of them having the flneat bindings and IllaHtratlons ever received In town. SUNDAY ::CHOOL BOOEB—Methodiat, Lntberau, Hpiaeopal. Preabyterian, Amoricnu Tract Society, American Saaday i<chool Dalon. SCHOOL BOOKS—Sanders', Towers', aargent'n.Park¬ er and Wation'a Readers. Moateltb'a. Mltehel's War¬ rea's Smith's Qeograpble*. Alao, Algebras. Arlthme¬ tlca, Orammare. Htatoiles,Dlctlonariea, &c. Stationary, Copy and Composition Books, Cap, Note, end Letter Paper. Blank Books, Slates, Lead and itlate Pancila. Fend and boldera. Ink and Ink Stands, Bnleaa, Enve¬ lopes. The baat Inks In the marketare sold here, viz.: Mayaard k Noyaa', Araold'a, Hover'a, Langhling i Buabtleld'a: Blackwood's, eto. At the Cheip Book Store of JOHN SUEAFFliBS, apr 18, tf 21] No. 32 North Qaeen l-treet, Lanctfller. PAKT/CtriiAR NOTICE. ' Theearemanij¦preparations sold unda thenameof BUli-rs. pul up in quart Bottles componnded of the clieap- ra/ w^iskiy or comjnon rum, costing from 20 fo 40 cents per gallon, Ike Inslc disguised bg Anise or Coriander Seed 'J'.'tis class of Bilters has causrd and will continue lo causc.fislongas they can be sold, hw.dreds lo die lhe death ofthe Drunkird. Bg thtir use the sysiem is kept continuallg under the influence of Alc-.holie Stimitlants tflhrwitrslkiTid Hie desire for Liquor is created and kept up. and Ihe resu't is alt the horrors allendanl upon a drunkard's life and death. For those wh't desire and %vill Uave a Liqaor BU¬ ters, we publish IhefoHoiaing receipt. Get One Bot¬ tle of IIooilaii<I>fl German Bitters and mix tcVh 3 a"arts of Good Brandy or 'Whis¬ key, aiul the raull will be a preparation that vl'l far tiiLccl iamidicinalvirlu-t andlrue excflleriff ang of thcnumerou-j Liquor Bittera in. the ma}ktl, tind will cost much less. You will have all tne virtues of Hoofland's Bitters in conneclion with a goodar- tivle of Liquor, al a much less pnce thm these inferior preparations will cost you. Hooflaud's German Bitters ¦\VI1L GIVE YOU A GOOD APPETITE, WIIL GIVE YOU STRONG HEALTHY NERVES, ¦WILL OIVB YOU Brisk and Energetic Feelings, TVILL ENABLE YOU TO AND WILL POSITIVELY PEEVENT Yellow Fever,BiIiousFever,&c. Bold Pens ! Gold Pens Gold Peus ! THE ADMINISTBATOE'S NOTICB. Eatato ot Henry Gailier, Ute of Upper lea¬ cook iwp., deo'd. LETTERS of adminiatratioii on said estate haTing beea granted to the nnderelgned, all pereona Intlebted thereto are reqneeted to make imme¬ diate eettlement, and thou haTtng olalma or demande againet the aame will preaent them withont delay for eettlement to tba underalgaed, realdlng in Weit Earl townehlp.. LITI BAED, .idm'r. Jnly M aet.34 ADMINISTBATOE'S NOTICK Estate of JOHN HOFFKAH, lato of Eieoknook townthip, deo'd. LETTEBS of administration on said estate baring bean graatW to the nnderalgned, all pereons.indebud thereto aira reqneeted to make im¬ mediate eetUement, and those haTing claime or de¬ mande againet the eame will preaeat them withont de¬ lay for eettlement to the nBdereianed, reaiding in eald townehlp. JOHS BOmuS. QKOBQE HOrrHAS, Jnne Ztetejl Adninlitralore. ADMINISTBATOE'S NOTICB. Satata otAAam. 0, SpqnU, Ut* of HsitlO twp., deeeaiod. r ETTEBS of administration on said J /tatata haTing bwa grantad to Ibe nnderaigned, all pereone indebted threto are reqneated to make Im- mediataeettleueBti and tbDsabaTlngealas or demande againat tba aame will' preeent tbem withont deiay for sattlement to the nnderalgnad, rasidlngla aaid' town, ablp. QABBIIL SPXHOX,' Jnne IT-et'sa Administntor. JOHN e. SHENK, rtBODTANDSIIDEHa MAKER. EAST KING ST., NEAR CENTRE SQUARE ITextDoorto Gyger's BankiogHouse, LAHCASTBB, PA. 13- Constantly on hand a good slock of BOOTS s-nil BHOES of svery description. CJ- All Hnda of work mads lo order at the ahorlest notiee, in thelMatmannar, at the loweat prioea for <aibj may 6 ??_?L. NEW SHOE STORE. BOMBERQEIl'S BUILDING. Centre Stjuare, lianoaster, Fenna. THE subscriber baving opened a Sboe store at the aboTe place, will keep constantly on - - band, or mako to order, all klnde ol BOOTS AND SHOES made of tbe beei material, and ofthe moet flnlehed work- ^ maoehip, wblob wiil be aold on Tery raaaonablelenae. He reepeotfnUy solieiu a ehara of the pnblie patronage VrSepainng parffcu'drfy attended to aprU lljm.^ DANIEL K. Misass. FBOM TIIE BEST MAKUFACTORIES IN COUNTRY. THB Celebrated BAGLKY PKNS (0. F. J/ewton 4 Co'e) In great Tiiritiea, wltb holdera to correspond. BAKEEl, PEXS LO.\a HIBS. and SHORT NID3 To euU tbe tho ptyle or wUbee of thii pnrcbaeer. "TIP TOP" OOLD PENS- Tbeae excellent Pene, manofactnred by Uawpoo. War¬ ren & Hyde, alwaya on baod. »nd for nale at vrlcee to enit the tlmee, at J. M. WKSTHAEFfEK'S ap-18tr.2l Ch^ap Book Btore. A Foundation and Plain Instruction OP THE SKT-lng Doctrine of our Lord Jesus Clirlat, BRIEFLY Compiled from tlie Word of tiod, translated from tha Dntch Language luto lbo German, together with otber Instracllye Treaties, written by lbe Author of ihlH'Faaodallon.* which ware formerly pnbUahed separately, hnt here appended, *sx& the whole kmu^ad as a Common Manual, by MBNNO SIMON. To which an Index la added, lo ordpr that all Points. Articles, Pam>e;rOB, and AdmonlllODs herein contained, may be readily found. Pobliabed and for sale by KLIAS BAEU & CO., ap 8-tf-20 No. 6 Bast King at., Lancflster.Pe. '¦ The Lord of Hosts Is with ub : The Ood of Jacob Is onr Hefoge. THE PATRIOT'S HYMN BOOK-; Complied by Ber. A. HanHhlp. For eale by KLIAS BARE & CO., octS-tt 4" Ho 6 Eaet King et. THOSE SUFFERINa FKOM Broken Down & Delicate Constitutions, Piom Whalever Cause, either in 1 MAJLE OR FKMAJL-E. WII.I, fisd; ih Hooflland'9 lierman Bitters A K ii M E D Y. That will reatore tbem .0 tbelr nenat bealtb. Snoh bae been lbe caee In tbonaenda of Inelancee. rnd bnt a fair trial 1," reqnlred to prore the aeeertlon. BEMEMBEB, THAT THEi-E BITTERS ARE Not Alcoholic, and n'ot Intended as a •e. The Proprlelore bave thoneande of Lettere from the moet eminent CLEBOTUEH. LAWYERS. PHYSICIAUS. AKD ClTIZBHa, Teetlfylng of their own pereonal knowledge, to the beoeficlal eSecte and medical Tlrtnes of theee Blttere. Froin Rev. J Neiotoii Broton. D. D . Editor ofthe i'ncy [clopedia of Retigiom Knoiotedge. Altbongh not dlaposed to favor or recommend F itenl Medleloea In geaeral. tbrongb dtatrttat of tbelr Ingredl. enta und effeCEd. I yet know of no enOlclent reaeona why a man may not teetlfy to tho benefite be belieTea himaelf ta have received from any eimple preparation, la tbe hope tuat be may tbna contrlbnto to tbe benelit of otbera. I do Ibla tbe more readily in regard to Hoofiand'e Oarman Blttera, prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackeon of tbU city, becanse 1 waa prejndlced againat tbem fur many yeara. nndertheimpreaalon tbat they were chiefly an alcoholic mixtnre. I am Indebtad to my friend Bobart Shoemaker, Etq., for the removal of tbia priuadlce by proper tests, and for enconragement to Iry them, wheo ^nlTeilng fcom great and long continned debility. Tbe nso of three hoitlee of theae BltterB. al the beginning of the pr.-8ent year, waa followel by erldect relief, aud reatoration to a degree of bodily and mental Tigor wblch I had not felt for elx montbe before, and had almOHtdoapalred of regaining. 1 therefore thank Ood and uy friend for directing me to the nae of tbem. Puii-'i, Jone 23, 1S61. J. NEWIOK BEwWK. UNITED STATEB STAMP TAXES. IMPOSED BY TIIE ACT OP 1S62. EUBLISHED for the convenienoe of BTOBE-EEEPEES, UERCHANTS, BROEEHS, •YEKS OOKVEYANCERS, aod tho POBLIO gen¬ erally, on aiarge neat carl, showing at a glaoce tbe amonnt of dnty ortaxtobepaid, PRICE 10 CTS, For eala hy ELIAS BABR Jt CO., CIS tf-4 No. 6 Boat Klog. BOOTS AND SHOES. FOB the best Boots, go to Oflg BEBHKHAIPS, W. KingStreot. ^lU Tor ths bsst Womsn's Shoes, go to BSKHEM'AirS, W. King Street. Por ths beet Obildrsn's Shoos, go to BBIBBKAITB, W. Eing Strsal. For tbs moal somfortabla fit. go to BESirSMAN'S, W. King Strsst. ADMINfSTEATOB'B HOTICB. Estato of Goorgo LoftvoT, Uto of tho town¬ ihip of Eut Lampoter, Laspastor Co., aeo'd. LETTERS of administration 'on said ssUla having bssn gnnlsl lo Ihs nkisralgnsd, OR pereona indsbUd tuersto an jeqnssUd to maka. imme-' dlala ssmslunt,an£llioa*hairla( aUlms <« dsnlanda against tbs sstata ofsaid dssodsnl wlU maks known t£a same lo tham wltkoot dsUjF. : - ABBABAII LXFZTIB, Bssiihwta.Wsst larl twp., joair D. miTiB, . BssUInglaEsKMoklwp., . JnnsMstjs Administrators. Ior wotk that wiU not rip, go to EBSSlUlAHl S,W. King Strest. ing bpenV" '.Aiid iow; the trap, was set,.'.flung the reins to'his.servimt, andgpning '"fiasffly fflctin^piAing the Ugbts,'. she eome Win. , ,AH-W!gf^', jmi^niet; ADMINISTBATOE'S ifdTliCE." - auto of Ooorgo Todi, Ute ot Bidihnry town- . ,. Ihip,doooaiod. , . LETIERS of adminiathttibn on said p«rsouIi4attadUiis<ooi»noaestad la adSTinKa- iutaiHaswamilikootkin&rioblBa^rioa^ds •iiUat tho soao* MU psasat Ikia sUkoitt dSu'fot> ship. .,, .BUZAklSlOD^AlUlBlSSibcr Tor Boota that wiU nbt 1st in watsr, BBMMmre.V Colo '.KingStiBSt. AU U waat of BooU ud ShoM.ao to EBUmiurg, W. Bng StraaL ¦rarylMdjr intha aonntry go'to' -' ' 'BBXSSMUn Oppoalta Cooper'e HoUl. BITPEBIOB-FEQUEA liUCB EOE SALE. ri^HE rabscnbei tontinues to sell the JL tist .qiauty of WOOD BDSHT LOIB, at bii mlBs; ona and a baUmlto sonth ot Lampetar. ' Ordsrs left al Bpraebsr's Hotali in ths city of Lan- OMtar, will hsprsmpUy attandsd o. - narB-lyaU: - JOHS W. KABTDI BBQUSaiJUBI XHE Original Pajuea lime oonstwitlj on Iiand at this lalns'of lis snbsoribar. AU ot. IUt >t Onom^ Hotu, Xaieaalar, wUI ba pi^Uy' •ttand^, ; . nisuS. iS^r BOOPIWQ BLATE. PEICES EEDDCED TO SOIT DSB TIMES XHE undersigned having oonstantly on hand a fnllanpply ofLancaater and York Connly FISa SLATE, ot the baat qnalltlee, which ha le selling at redneed prioee, and which wlll be pnt on by the Bqnare, or eold by tbe ton, on the most reaeonable Urms. ALSO, eonstantly on hand, an Extra Llgb' PEACH BOTTOM SLATE, intended for Slating on Shingled Boofa. Having in my employ the best Slatert In tba market. all work will be warranted'to be exeented in tbe beet manner. Aa these qnalltiea of SlaU are THB BEST IN THS MAEKET, Bnllders and others wUl flnd it Ic tbelr In Ureet to caU and examine eampiea, at my oQcein Wii D. BPBXOHKR'S, Kew Agrlcifitnral and Bood Ware roome. QEO. D. SPEECHEB, Ho.38 last King street,!! doors Westof tbe Cont Honse. an 16, C3-tf ROOFING SLATE. a IHB nndersigned respeotfally announ eea to Bnlldere, and otbere wanting BOOPINI ITB, that ha is fnUy prepared W fomleb slata of THE BESO? QTTAIiITY, and baTa them pnt on by tbe best of workmen and At the iiowest Bates. He haa In hU employ JAMES TOWSOH.who is fa¬ Torably Icnown aa ona of the best workman In tho oonntry, and needs no rsoommendation to persons for whom bs haa dons work heretofore. All Work.«Vftrranled, Also, aU kinds of bnUdlng and other HAEDWARE on hand, and aold at theloweat rates. JOHN B- EDSSEU, Sion OF THB Atmt, Ho. S Kaet King etreet. Laneaeter. [ aplE-2m-21 DISEISES OF KIDNEYS jm BLADDER, In Young or Ageii, Malo or Femalo Are speedily romuTed, and the patient leatored to health. DELICATE GlIILDEEN, Those sufTering from HIAILASHIXIS. wasdiof: away wltb scarcely any flesh on their bones, are cored in a very ahort t:mfl; one bottle la such c&ijej, will bars a most anrprising eifeet. IP .^. :ei. :e: 3\r ¦z's Having snlfering ohUdren as abore, aod wiubiog to raise tbem, wlll never regret tbo day thay commenv^d witb these Bitters. LITERAIIV MEN, STUDENTS, And those working hard with thairbralns. shoald al ways keep a boule of Iloonantl'a Bitters near them, aa they will flnd much baneflt from Its one, to both mind and body, InvlgoraUng and not depressing. IT IS NOT A LIQUOR STIMULANI And Leaves No Prostration. ATTEx'ITION, SOLDIERS ! AND THE FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS We call the atteotton of all having relations or friends In thearmy to tbe fact that " SOOFL&ND'lj German Bitters" will cure nloe-tenlbs of the dlstases lodnced by exposures aad prlvatloas Incident to oamp Dfe. In the lists, pablished almost daily In tbe niwe- papere, on the arrlral of thesick. It will be noticed that a very large proporlion areeaffering from debility. Every caae of tbat kind cao be readily onred by Hoor- LAsn'a OaasiAif BiTTBRa We bave ao hesitation In Htattog that, If thosa Bilters were freely naed among our aoldiers, hundreds of lives might be saTad that otherwise wouid be loat. The proprietor! are dslly receiving thankfal letters fromsuSsrera In tbe army and hospitals, who bare been restored to bealth by tbe use of theso Blttera, sant to them hy their friands. BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS 1 SeelhatthoSlgnatnreof -'C. M. JACKSON" la ontbe WEAPPKE of each Bollle. Piiee per Bottle, 75 Centa, Or Half Doz. for 84.00. Sbonld yodr neareat diogglat not hare the arllele, do not be put otf by coy of tha intox'oatlng preparaUona that may be offered In Its place, bnt send U ne, and wa WlD forward, aecnrely packed, by expreaa. Principal Oflice & Dlanufactory, Ko, 631 Arch St., Philadelphia, Jones & Evans, SacoeBSore to C. M. JACKSON & CO., Proprietors. fl^For eals by Dinggiala amd DetUera io every town in the Uoited States. mayiu ty-3i
Object Description
Title | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Masthead | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Volume | 38 |
Issue | 32 |
Subject | Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County |
Description | The Lancaster Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834-1872, patrons are provided with a view of politics and events of this tumultuous period from a liberal political slant, providing balance to the more conservative perspective of the Intelligencer-Journal, which was recently digitized by Penn State. |
Publisher | Hamersly & Richards |
Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa. |
Date | 1863-07-01 |
Location Covered | Lancaster County (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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Month | 07 |
Day | 01 |
Year | 1863 |
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Title | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Masthead | Lancaster Examiner and Herald |
Volume | 38 |
Issue | 32 |
Subject | Newspapers--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County |
Description | The Lancaster Examiner and Herald was published weekly in Lancaster, Pa., during the middle years of the nineteenth century. By digitizing the years 1834-1872, patrons are provided with a view of politics and events of this tumultuous period from a liberal political slant, providing balance to the more conservative perspective of the Intelligencer-Journal, which was recently digitized by Penn State. |
Publisher | Hamersly & Richards |
Place of Publication | Lancaster, Pa. |
Date | 1863-07-01 |
Location Covered | Lancaster County (Pa.) |
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Month | 07 |
Day | 01 |
Year | 1863 |
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THE WBAIIH-OE ODIN.
BT JOBS a. WHITTtER.
The guests were loud the ele was slrong, King Olaf feasted lalo and long ; The hoary Scalds togeliier sang; O'erhead the smoky rafters rang. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang.
The door swung wide, with creak and din; A blast of cold night air came in. And on tho threshhold shivering stood An aged man with cloak and hood. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang.
The King eiclaimed, " 0 graybcard pale. Come warm thee with thia cup of ale." The foaming draught the old man quaffed. The noisy guesls looked on and laughed. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang.
Then spake the King, " Be not afraid ; Sit here by me." The guest obeyed, And, sealed at the tho lable, told Tales of the sea, and Sagas old. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang.
And erer, when the tale was o*er. The King demanded yet one more; Till Sigurd lhe Bishop smiling said, *' 'Tis late, 0 King and time for bed." Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang,
The King retired, the stranger guest Followed and entered with the rest; The lights were out the pages gone, Bnt still the garrulous guest spake on. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang.
As one who from a volume reads. He spake of heroes and their deeds, Of lands and cities he had soen. And stormy gulfs that tossed between. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang.
Then from his lips in music rolled The Harannel of Odin old, With sounds mysterious as the roar Of billows on a dislant shore. Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang.
" Do we not learn from runes and rhymes Made by the Gods in elder times And knew aot slill the great Scalds teach That silence better is lhan speech 2" Dead rides Sir Morten of Fogelsang.
Smiling at this, the King replied, "Thy lore is by thy tongue belied; For never was I so enthralled Bitber by Saga-man or Scald."
Dead rides Sir Morten of Fhgelsang
The Bishop said, "Lale houra we keep ! Night wanes, 0 King! 'tis time for sleep !" Then slept the King, and when he woke, The guest was gone, the morning broke. Dead rides Sir Morlen of Fogelsang-
They found the doora securely barred. They found the wateh-'dog in the yard. There was uo foot-prints in lho grass. And none had seen the strangers pass. Dead rides Sir Morlen of Fogelsang.
King Olaf crossed himself and said, " I know that Odin fhe Great is dead; Sure is the triumph of our Faith, The while-haired stranger was his wrath." Dead fides Sir Morten of Fogelsang.
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''_ '" Tterfe' wiir t'e Htfle caiiise" to "langl if thestorm.comes^ ^f.fe ri^er'ia'swollen," Jlarston explained, aWptlj. f'Yonvwill see hlmbaok.yet my.ladyjiere.ilight"i.l • "Nay,"he; iDtistiiiEeds be- in- Chester this evening," lady7p.paithop,e made an¬ swer, .as stifling a sigh, she passed on to the drawing room.
The bntler looked after her. "She would have us believe sh6 cares for him, forsooth. He believes it. He lias only eyes and thoughts for her; old friends, old times, are all forgotten now. - Once he wonld havo told me about this Chester joumey, but now that waxen doll hears all his pions, and hardly deigns to speak of them to me. But I have leairnedallT cared to tnow—Sir Eichard must be in Chester thia night."
In the long low drawing-room, tbe twi¬ light had already set in,' though it was but four o'olock on a November after¬ noou ; the huge fire had burned low, and the heap of glowing fagots shed a weird light on the mirrois and-pictures on the walls, while the high-baoked chaira and carved tables cast strange, unconth shad¬ ows all around, as the lady made her way to the cushioned window-seat, and gazed out on the stormy sky. " He rides fast; his horse is sura-footed; the distance is not great," sho mnrmured to herself.— " Why is this dread upon me, this terri¬ ble forboding of some coming evil?"— She looked baok into tho darkening room, and started aa a half-burned log fell with a crash upon the hearth. A longing came over her to hearagain her husband's blithe voico, to see his fond glanoe, to have him tbere beside her; and then gradually her thoughts wandered away, from this sombre old mansion to another, far away at Kensington, alive with gay yonng voices, smiling faces, and where her voice, lier face had only eight months since heon the gayest and the brightest, for she had been a cherished daughter of that house until Sir Uichard Cour'liopo wooed aud won her, and brought hor here to be the mistress of his Cheshire home. Tenderly she recalled the young brothers and sLsters, the loving paronts of her happy maiden-days, and wondered if they yet missed her, and might per¬ hapa be speaking of her even then; till all at ouce her fancy took another turn, and she felt as tliough her fond remem¬ brances were treason to the absent hus¬ band, who was far dearer to her than any of that merry party. She would shake [ off this strange sadness which had crept upon her. With a sudden impulse she sprang up, stirred tho embers into a blaze, and sitting down besido hor harp¬ sichord, hegan a low, soft airj then her mood-changed, and the full notes of some martial tune rang out into the room.— Once she paused when Maraton entered bearing tbo tall silver candlesticka, and as the music, died away, she heard the beating of the rain against the casement, and the howling of the wind among the trees. A minute she listened, then her fingers touched the keya ' again. " The storm haseome, my lady." Itwas Mars¬ ton who spoke. She had thought him gone, but he waa standing close behind second bidding withdrew, thankful to be her chair. "SirUichard can never pass, releaaed. Lady Oourthope followed, to
struck nine, and the hands were nearing ten, when Lady Oourthope, throwing a oover over the embroidery whioh had oe-j cnpied her since supper, retired to he^ own chapiber for ,the.pight. -It waa (i liftj-jrcA»i;.in ttfe ''iksb ^ia£^{-ti.irim\i' ing, remote from the sbiirease, and at the faffli^r ehi~ of' a"'Bnl ''corridor'''whiSh dpeii'6a% HdeMdbl^ MnS'^ovei^'iiftused rtKjffiK'^Sffi%e-7^6iing"))iide iid chosen Hj&ljier thatf aiiyoWer,^ for ahe knew ie'riiiiiljartd Had-lfved'iiint' aid loved it, an'd that lobg-ago it-had-beeii hia'm'oth- er'sroom. -The-fiigh-mahtle-piec'e with ita curious carvings, the ceiling decoratjd with strange paintings of nymphs and Cupids, the antique furniture, and the tall canopied bedstead, gave a qnaint and sombre aapeot to the -¦ chamber; but to¬ night the fire roared and crackled on the heartfa and flashed upon the yellow dam¬ ask draperies, and the candlea burning on the dreaaing table lit np every oorner.— As Lady Oourthope entered, her maid came forward from a door on the opposite side of tfae room wfaicfa led into a amall dreasing-room.
" Have you been waiting long, Heater?' the lady exclaimed, noting the girl'a weary eyes. " You look sadly tired."
" I have but just come in, my lady.— Annie and I have been in the workroom all the evening, and 'tis that makes my head ache so."
" Poor girl!" said her mistress pitying¬ ly; " you faave been more used to milking cows than stooping over needlework. Bnt cheer up, Hester, and it will seem more easy in time. Have the otfaera gone to rest ?"
" All but Stepfaen, my lady; I faeard faiin croas tfae hall juat now."
" Tell him he need not keep watoh for Sir Kichard. He ia, I truat, ere now aafe in Chester. Ho must have forded the river wfaile it was yet passable."
" Or if tfae stream waa swollen, my lady,.he had but to ride down to the old stono bridge below father's house," tho girl said quietly.
" The bridge—I heard of no bridge!" exclaimed Lady Oourthope.
" 'Tis by the old priory—a matter of tfaree miles round maybe; but Sir Kichard knows it well."
" And Marston had forgotten it," said her mistress musingly."
" He said nothing of the ford," Hester answered; "he only said that he was going to ride after Sir Kichard."
" He has not come back ?" Lady Oour¬ thope asked abruptly.
" 0 no, my lady; he told us that if fae did not meet Sir Kichard, he should stay at the Goldon Horn till morning."
" I gave him no such leave;" and there was surprise and fesentmcnt in Lady Courthope's tone. A long silence follow¬ ed, while the maid moved softly to and fro assisting her mistress to undross, till, as ahe brougfat the tafieta dressing-gown and-velvet alippers. Lady Oourthope said kindly : "That will do; I can brush my own faair for this nigfat. Now go, and sleep off your faeadache."
Tho maid lingered a while, but at a
LADY COTIETHOPE'S TEAP.
"There ia a storm gathering yonder overthe Beacon Hill; the air ia heavy with thunder. Surely, Richard, it were better even now to let yonr joumey reat until to-morrow."
The tall, bronzed knigfat standing boot- en and spurred, ivitfa hia hand upon his horse's mane, turned to look with a merry smile in tfae fair, anxions faoe of tfae lady by his side.
".^nd if tfae storm sfaould come, doyou tfaink, my sweet wifo, that Dick Oourthope has never ridden tfarougfa wind and rain before, or tfaat, for fear of a wetting, I oould break my pledge, to meet Philip Orme this night in Cfaester ? No, no. Only let me find you watcfaing fof me here at noon to-morrow, witfa,.thoso same pink cfaeeks and brigbt eyea, and I shall reck little wfaether I ride in sunshine or or in shower. So now, dear one, farewell, and may God bless you;" and springing jnto tfae saddle, tfae good knight waved a laat adieu, and trotted away down the long avenue.
His young wife'a blue eyes followed his retreating figure witfa a wistful gaze, until he faalted at the great iron gates, and passing through, was hidden from her view; then slowly turning, ahe remounted tfae atone steps tfaat led up to the door of Ashnrt Manor-house. The gloomy red¬ brick walla aeemed to frown upon her as sfae entered, tfae stained-glasa window in the hall tfarew a purple tint upon her face, and made it almost ghastly, and the oak fioor gave back a hollow echo to her tread. Just then, a door at tfae farther endof the faall wsa softly, opened, and Marston, the old butler, advanoed towards her. Old he waa in aerviee, for he-had lived for more than thirty yeara at Asfaurt
Craven Ford to-night," he went on.
"What will fae do?" and afae looked round with startled eyes.
" He may make for home, but I fear, my lady; and I had your leave I would ride out to meet him with a lantern. The night is aa black as pitoh, and one false step by tfae cliff-patfa would be death." Hespoke low, but there was a strange eagerness in his tone, and in his face.
" Go, pray go!" afae exclaimed, her voice trembling with anxiety; " and yet —might you not send Stephen in your stead ?" Sho know not wfay sfae asked that question, sho only knew that some vague apprehension prompted it.
Marston's faee darkened. "He is a stranger to the country, wfaile I faave lived faere from my ofaildfaood. He does not even know the road, wfaile I have trodden it faundreds of times by night and by day. But be it as you will, my lady."
" Qo yourself," she once more repeat¬ ed; " lose not a moment. Heaven send you may get there before Sir Richard!" The man turned silently to obey faia orders, but as he reached thedoor fae look¬ ed round, and for an instant hia eyea met hors—only for an inatant; but there was something in tiat one glance so peculiar, so sinister, that she almcst shuddered. Ere ahe could recover her first shock, ere ahe could apeak or think, he w.ts gone. Wfaat did it mean ? Sfae had long known that fae bore her no good-will, that he regard¬ ed her as an intruder in her hnsband's house, and he bitterly resented the storn rebukes, _and even threats, with whioh fais master faad visited fais occasional dis-- rcspect to her. She had known this long, but never had his dislike bcen written so plainly in fais face as now. Could fae be plotting harm ? Should she lollow him and countermand his going ? And then again she smiled at her own nameless terrors. For thirty years Marston had scn'cd Sir Richard faithfully—^surely he would not now bo false to faim. That cliff-path might indeed be feared, but not the old and trusted servant. Sfae listen¬ ed till, in lesa than half an hour, she heard tfae horsea hoofs crasfaing on the gravel road. She did not hear something else; she did not faear faia muttered worda, as fae glanced up at the ligfated windows of ter drawing room.: " Sfae would have stopped mo faad sfae dared, but sfae can¬ not stop me now. Tfaere will be a heavy reconing thia night for tfae scorn she faqa made Sir Richard heap upon me;" and hia teetfa were ground witfa sometfaing like a curse.
Lady Courtfaope, sitting thoughtfully besido the fire, her eyes fixed upon the leaping flames, faer faands lying idle in
Manor, at first tfae page and playfellow,
tfaen tfae confidential servant and the ''"'^P'^^ left undisturbed) till nearly
friend of his master. Sir Kichard ;yst '^° hours later Stephen came to tell her
not old in years; forhe was under fifty, hia blaok hair, was atili untonohed -with gr^, and tfaere were few wrinkled in hia hard keen face. He atopped neir Lady Courtfaope, glanced quickly at faer, faed- tatod a moment, and. tfaen - siud in a re- gpeotful bnt constrained'tone : "Siu-ely, my lady, Sir Riehiird will not ride t^ Chester on sucfa a day as tfais ?"
The My looked np aa thoughsntpria- edathis addressing her. "Yea," she Brid,'" U has jnat started. He latighsat' 'the ¦weather,, but r'— - -
supper widtod. She asked him as alie ri^e, if tfae>torm still raged . .without^— "Ithaa passed, my lady, and the sky is clear." -She-went to the window and drew aside the cutbiin. Tfae dark olonds •wei'e goife, and in their'sfead the moon shone bright' on wood ¦ and' -liill; Mars¬ ton's joumey -wpuld 7 be'needless. Sir Richard would be safe J»ow.\ She heaved a.deep sigh of relief, and withi:* ligfat step went her way to tfae supper-robm. ' J"- The" evening wore away ;'-the gitest) "olo'ek over the stages 'hal ^%iig'sinoe
secure the door; then returning, she drew an arm-ohair close to the fire, and leaning back in it began to unfasten faer shining braida of faair. With her fingera moving dreamily among faor golden tress¬ ea, aa tfaey fell around her lovely face, she aat thinking of many things; she thought of her husl and, tfae fausband who seemed yet closer to her heart for that very difference of age which had made many marvel at tho marriage ; ahe thought of fais tender indulgence towards faer faults, of hia moat fatfaeriy care, of fais aympathy in all her pains and pleas¬ ures, and yet ofthe manly r>speet and trust with whiefa fae treated faer—of tfae perfect confidence which he, the man of forty-five, ahowed in tfae wife more than twenty yeara younger tfaan faimself. And then sfae pictured the coming years, and the time wfaen fais faair should be white, and hia now upright figure sfaonld be bent, and when she in turn sfaould show her love and gratitude by her unwearied care—when ahe ahould forestall faia every wiah, and make hia declining age ao hap¬ py that he should never regret his youtfa; and when to—and faer cheek flushed at the tfaougfat—young cfaildren, bearing in tbeir faces a mingled likenesa to tfaem both, might perchance be iibout them, making the house, so quiet now, ring with laughter from moru to nigfat; and as that picture rose before her sho yearned to lay her head upon faer husband's breast, aud whisper it to him.'
It was so atrange to be here, far from him. If she could leave this lonely, si¬ lent room, and mount her horse and gal¬ lop through the darkness to that inn at Chester. That vague dread was ooming back to her again. Tfae fire was dying down, the room aeemed darker,anda cold chill crept over faer frame. The dread grew. The ivory brash upon her knee slid down, and fell witfa a dull, faeavy sound upon the floor; she stooped haatily to reacfa it, but as ahe raiaed her faee, all veiled by her long drooping hair, she aaw, away by the window in the farthest eorner bf the room, a bony hand graspiuL the fVinged edge of the damask curtain, and a white eager face peering from he- hind it, intently watching her. One in¬ stant and the curtain fell to again softly, ailontly, and that faoe was gone. Bnt ehe had seon it, and ahe knew it. Not six faours ago, .tliat same look , of hatred and revenge had been tnrned npon her, and with a sickening faeart sfae recognized tfae fierce eyes, the lowering brows, and knew at last wfaat that look meant. She did not start or cry. Her pulse throbbed wildly, her very blood was chilled; but she'sat on, calmly, quietly. She had trembled at tbe bare thonght of peril to Jier husbaud, but jpw in-Ker own fearfal danger sfae was traye aiid steadfast. Her icy himds sdll toyed with her bright hair faer. eyes were bent -vacantly upon the dy^ ing embers, and there was. no outward sign of the tximult-within ; and- yet she knew and understood all. 'Maraton wa* tfafire close by Tier. Hia'night joliirfaey had beeii but a feint to hide ' liia deadly purpose and to.B.ereen himself.. :;He had stolep back in.the darkneasyand hidden there to wait for iherii and—murder her. And fae might murder h6r.- -Hire aloni
gMn the < gallery outside, it would avail I faer littlof Long, long before afae eould j-pssSthbsB'deserted rodioa, before her Vbiiife'b'ould'summon any to Ker aid, fae ^WOHl^te ^EP8 ,}ier, hia T fingera at .her .throai i And then there-oame aoroas faer a strange'inemory of how one summer .day site, had seen faim standing on the garden terrace twiating in his handa a piece of rope-r-liow fae had wound it ¦round and round until the atralned fibres were stiff and ri^d, und how then hia iron fingers- had been bent for one more effort, and when the last turn was.given, tfae rope waa leit faanging idly on fais arm. A strange thing to recall at such a time, as this, stranger still that she sfaould almoat sfaudder in recalling it. What, if rising from her chair, she were to go straigfat to tfao window, and drawing back the cur¬ tain, confront faim tfaere, and in faer faus- band's, in his master's name, appeal to ilim for pity? i Ah, no; that name from her Hps would but inflame his jealousy and hate. . She.raised faer eyes, and tfaey rested on something brigfat and glittering, aometfaing wfaicfa just tfaen almost seemed afriend; for there above the chimney- piece; witfain reacfa of faer haiid, hung her hnsband's rapier. She migfa t seize it, and witfa one wild dasfa, stab her enemy ere fae oonld free himself from those conceal¬ ing fold; but her woman's sonl shrank from that deed eyen in thia faer diro ex¬ tremity. In tfaat upward glance, anotfaer thought had come into her mind—faer dreasing-room ! Tfae door atood open, not ten pacea from faer. Once locked in there —but alas ! tfaere was neitfaer bolt nor bar, and tfae key turned on tfae outside. Her heart almost sank within her. Al¬ ready she seems to faear stealtfay steps npon tfae floor, behind, around her, to feel hot breath upon her cheek; aud still sfae sat on quietly. Waa tfaere no esoape for faer ? Once again her eyes fell on the open door of tfae dressing-room.
There are moments in life when every powor of tfae mind ia unnaturally atrain- ed, and wfaen ideas and plans wfaich at another time might be the work of weary hours, are formed in one sfaort instant.— Such a moment came -to lady Courtfaope now. As sfae looked attfae dressing-room door, and tfae key on tfae outside, a acheme flaahed aoroaa her, bringing back the life- blood to her oheek, aending fresfa faope to faer faeart. If sfae conld bnt decoy faim into that room—decoy him aa she had seen birds and doga decayed by some tempting bait. She bas a bait. He has come for his revenge, but sbe knows therje ia another pasaion strong io him, and that passion ia avarice. Often had she aeen hia eyea brighten at the toucfa of gold; ofteu had Sir Kichard laughingly said that the ono fault of his old and faitfaful servant waa tfae love of money; and now, if through that love she can beguile him first to the dressing-room, she may yet be saved. The part before her was hard and periioua, but she could truat herself to play it She knew that if faer nervea failed, faer doom was aealed, but the brave young faeart did not quail. Slowly and deliberately ahe fastened up her hair, then rising from her seat, threw fresfa logs upon tfae fire, and orosaing tfae room, laid faer brush upon tfae dressing-table. Some booka were lying there; she took np one of them, turned the leaves carelessly, then throwing it down, exclaimed in a low tone : " Too tired to read, and yet not tired enough for sleep; I wiah the night were over." She yawned wearily, waited a moment as thougfa in doubt, then mut¬ tering: "By tho by, thoae emeralds," took a bunch of keya from tfae table, and went towards a small ebony cabinet inlaid with silver which stood heside the fire¬ place. Her voioe faad not faltered. No tone could, have betrayed that she had seen that crouching figure, and that her words were apoken for tfaose listening ears, and now sfae must constrain her limbs to calm, slow movements, to bear out the deception.
She unlocke-1 the cabinet, and from one oorner drew out a small aatin-wood box—^her jewel-box; laying it on the floor beside faer, ahe atooped to arrange two otfaer boxes wfaich ahe had displaced, and tfaen fastening tfae cabinet, returned to the dressing table, and lifted one of the ligfated candlcatieks. Witfa tfae box in one faand, tfae candlestick and keya in tfae otfaer, sfae advanced toward tfae dress¬ ing-room door. Just as ahe faad reached it, a board behind her creaked afaarply and auddenly, and faer faeart sto )d still. Was fae following her, tempted too soon by tfae costly prize ? Was tfae moment oome ? No; all was again atill aud silent as tfae grave. She went on, on to the farther end of the long, narrow dressing- room, leaving the door still set wide.— She put tfae jewel-box and candle-stick upon a tablo; she stood where faer every movement might be aeen ftom tfae dark corner wfaere Tie was faiding, and thon un¬ fastening tfae box, sfae laid out tfae various trays, and spread tfae glittering trinkets all round her. One by one she lifted tfaem, faolding tfaem close to the light, moving them to and fro, so tfaat tfae pre¬ cious stonea might sparkle in tfae blaze, and tfaen carefully polishing tfaem, put them back. For nearly an hour sfae stood trifling now with one, now witfa anotfaer, faer fingers busied in rubbing and arrang¬ ing, faer eye atrairied for any aound, faer heart leaping aa tfao flickering candle tfarew audden sfaadows on tfae walls; and still tfaere waa no movement in the dim chamber beyond. Sfae must return tfaere now, for sfae could stand no longer; faer knees would scarcely sapport faer; her strength seemed ebbing, and that forced composure waa too terrible to last. For one-half inatant ahe pansed to gather hreath, then -with a weary aigfa, sfao laid aside tfae bracelet afae was holding, and raising faer candle moved toward the bed¬ room. On the threshold, ahe stopped, retreated a step or two, and aeemed to hesitate. If she had seen faow at tfaat in¬ stant the faand behind the curtain was tightening, its grasp.'upon tfae knife it ^eld, andthe crouching form was making' ready .for a apring—^if sfae had seen this, even her conrage might have &iled, but ¦flfae did not see it, and afafl played out'tfae play., ^ramuring in a low, steady tone, i'No matter for tb-nigfat," afae came on Jn^'iier cliamber, leaving tfae jeweb seat- -tercdiabont the-table, and tlie door stand-
drew aside tfae bed curtains and lay down; j Withoul^Trthe d«wy,.graaB,;.the.'rediBnn
Tfaere was a atrange repoae after thatlong ¦ strugglingHirotfgh lithe miat) the. falling and fearful aelf-reatraint inlying motion- -leavea. „Within-irthe .dart old hall; the lesa in tfae fitfnl firelighter aching jaervants sadly watoiung fpr hivi And low limbs stretched out, her ybary head rest-' sounds of weepingt - He: looked iipm one
ing on tfae pillow—a strange repose, even
in this lbcVed-robm,'h'6w66iiH'ahe keapo
tfaongfa he -waa so uear her. The minutes passed away, the deep tonos of the oloot atruok out twelve, and still all was quiet, aave for the elick of the embers on the heartfa, and the diatant baying of the doga in the courtyard. With oloaed eyes, drawing deep breath, as tfaongfa asleep, sfae lay; listening. It seem'ed-as if sfae faad lain tfaere many faours, when at laat there waa a faint atir in that comer. He was ooming out now. Sfae dared not look or move, but sfae heard-i-flfae heard the dnll fall of. tfae curtain, tfae stealthy, eantieua fpotsteps on the floor. Waa he.going to the dressing-room? No—^Heaven ;help faer—be was coming to faer bed. Tfae steps oame .on, nearer, nearer; something brushed against tho bed clothes, then stopped dose heside faer. Her eyes were closed, her breath still came aoftly througli her parted lips, but witfain tfaai statne- like.fbrm tfaere was aliuman aonl praying in mortal anguisfa for pardon for herself, and comfort for faer widowed htisband. A pause—tfaen another sligfat mbvement He was bending over faer; hb hand was pressing tfae pillow; tien something cold and sharp was laid aorosa her tfaroat.— Tfae laat pang had oome, and ahe had no power now to movo or cry. One moment more, and sfae would be at peace. But the moment passed, and still she lived.— Another momefit, and that cold pressure was gone. His breath waa no longer on faer face, yet fae was still tfaere; sfae felt him atirring; sfae knew tfaat he waa watching her. Long fae watcfaed, tfaen, mutturing low; " My faand sfaakea; I'll wait a little wfaile," he turned away. She heard faim turn, sfae faeard faia footsteps alowly receding from the bed, but the sound bronght no relief; afae was past tfaat; afae faad felt tfae deatfa pangs, and sfae almoat longed tfaat tfae knife had done ita work, and bronght her releaae from tfaat long torture; but the end faad not oome yet He was going to the dressing- room. Once, twice he stopped, as tfaougfa listening, tfaen fae went on again; and now he was moving something on the dressing-table. There was a faint rattle, a dead pause, then again tfaat stealtfay tread. She strove to open her eyea, but they seemed sealed, and it ueeded a con- vulsive effort to unclose them. She did unclose them, and she saw him.
The room was very dark now, but by the faii.t glimmer of the firo, she oould just discern tho doorway of tho dressing- room, and the figure standing witfain it. Tho trap had takeu—the jewels faad lured faim. He turned fais head, and her lida fell inatantly, tfaougfa afae lay faiddeu in the deep shadow of the heavy bedstead. When she looked again, ho was standing where sfae faad stood an hour ago. Tfaere was ligfat in tfae dresaing-room, for fae I faeld a blazing match, and a candle burn¬ ed upon tbe table by faia side. She could see him plainly now, faia tall, square form, faia long arms, but not hia faee, for fais back was tow.ird her. Caating away the burnt match, he bent over the table and softly awept tfae jewela toward faim. Tfais waa her time. It would be but the work of twb minutes for faim to gatfaer all to¬ gether, and return to faer. She knew that in those two minutea lay her only chance, tfae chance for whicfa afae had so longed. But she aeemed spell-bound. The fright¬ ful moment when tfae steel had touched her neok had paralysed her powers, and an unspeakable horror was upon her. She struggled witfa that horror; she thought of her fausband, of all to whom her life was precious, and with one inward prayer for strength, for oourage, ahe alipped noiselessly on the floor. He had not heard her; his head was still bent; his fingers were still busy with the jewels. Bare¬ footed, faer eyes fixed upon fais figure, sfaa stole on, aoftly groping faer way towards tho door, paat tfae end of the bed, by tfae dressing-table; sfae waa close upon it now,: faer faand was atretcfaed out to grasp tfae handle—there were but two more steps to take, wben her foot struck with a dull sound againat an unnoticed atool, and sfae stumbled; she recovered herself instant¬ ly ; but faint a'i the nobe was, fais ear had caught it, and he turned and saw her. For one moment tfaey atood faco to face gazing upon eacfa otfaer, tfaen tfaey botfa made for tfae door. Sfae was tfae nearer of tfae two, and sfae waa tfaere first; sfae had hold of it; she pushed it to, but ere she could turn the key, hb fingers were upon the otfaer faandle. It waa a atraggle for life and deatfa, a atruggle between a atrong man and a desperate woman. It could not last long. Incfa by inch the door waa yielding to his pressure, wfaen gathering all lier slrength for one last effort, witfa a power beyond her own, she forced it home. It olosed; tfae key rattled round in the lock, and with a wild, hoarse soream she fell baek upon the floor. She waa still conscious; sfae faeard faim beating on the strong oak pannels in hb vain fury; sfae heard his passionate imprecations; and after a whilo other sounds, too, reached faer ear—^hurrying feet in tfae gallery, many voicea outaide faer door. Tfaat piercing cry faad roused every sleeper in the faouse, and ttey were all gatfaered there now, entreating admittance; sfae rose, she tottered aerosa the room, and let them in; and aa they came around her, gazing horror-atricken faer wild eyea, faer blanefaed lips', afae panted out faer tale,' ever pointing to that inner door; then laying her head on Heater's sfaoulder, and moaning out: " O fausband, save me!" awooned away.
It was still early, ou tfae moming of tfae self-same day, when Sir Bichard, followed by a groom, galloped up the beecfa-avenue. The whito autnmn mbt hung likea'shrond over the pWrk; the golden leaves fell in showers aroand him, but he npted tliera net, 'aa with 'spiir and Tfhip he'iurged on hi? flagging steed, Hb ruddyfaoe was pale aa death—hb eyes were fixed on tfae walls of :fab house, her house—fab teeth were set.in dread anxi¬ ety, fpr fae knew.all. They had sent; to sumnion him, and since ho left Cheater, he faad not once drawn rein. He was liere:at last, at.his.pwn .dPOT,.and throw* |,ing liimself eff his ezUliuted horse, he
to anotfaer, tfaen' faia-iparphed: tohgne slowly formed, the ; words :'"'WTiOre is she ?" They led him to thO room whSrfl she was lying;, but when he :knelt beaide her, and pressed hb qnivering lipS upon her fevered brow, sfae only-greeted him with a wild laugh, and gazing at faim va¬ cantly, begui again her: mberable, ram¬ bling talk of emeralds and keys, lonely rooms and glittering knives. For a while fae lingered, looking down upon' faer faag- gard face, soflly strokitg faer tangled hair, then unable to endure it longer, hur- ried away.
,: Tfaey wanted faim ebwfaere, for Marston vras still in tfae house, and faad asked to see faim. But Sir Ricfaard sfaook faia faead; fae dared not trust himaelf just now near tfaat man; let tfaem oarry him away far from hb eight. There was nothing fresh to faear, for Marston faad already told all—^how hb first dislike had deep¬ ened into deadly hatred, and now, finding that Sir Richard would be absent, he had resolved to wreak his hatred, enrich faim¬ aelf, and flee; how, feigning that night- joumey, and leaving his horae some three miles off, he had returned unseen to the houae. He had thougfat to do tfae deed, and tfaen escaping witfa wfaat treasure fae might find, be far upon, fab way to Lon. don before tfae momin'g broke. Hb horse was fleet; tfae servants tfaougfat him at Cheater; aud long before suspicion could faave turned npon him, he would have been safe. Doggedly and calmly he spoke ofall this, and now bade tfaem bring Sir Ricfaard tfaere to faear wfaat faia negleot and harshness had brougfat about. Tfaey carried him bound band and foot to Cbes¬ ter, where, three months later, dogged and calm as ever, fae was sentenced to a life-long exile. Many daya went.by, and still Sir Kicfaard, ever watcfaing by his wife, met only thoae vacant eyea, heard only that weary, ceaaeleaa mattering. At lengtfa she knew him—at length, when weeka faad come and gone, afae oame from her aick chamber, and leaning on faia arm- crept down to the drawing-room. She had laat left tfaat room a bright-haired bride,"radiant witfa faealtfa and beauty; sfae entered it again grey-haired and fee¬ ble, trembling at every sound, clinging to her husband's arm for protection and sup¬ port And when yeara had passed away and the roses had returned to her cheeks, tfae sparkle to her eyes—and wfaen tfae fairohildren sfae had dreamed of, oluster¬ ing round her knee, looked up into her face, and marvelled at thoae ailvery looks, then she would fauafa them with fond worda and tender kiaaes, but never spoke to tfaem about that night—nevy again trod that gallery, never again entered that room-
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