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Let the hOBSQ ring with sloreetlaughter atain.
Ix>ntt hatlT tlie Death Angel hung o^er thy "   . honied i.--- •¦:;/ ¦ r-.--,  ,.,.,¦•.   ¦,, - -, ¦
Ndw-tieliath fled let ttteioy-splrlta oome;. . >^
Sunshine andMiuslc shaii brighten thynirock.
HomeahaUbe.homoag^n—welcc^meherbacjc.
Hooii shall the pallid cheek llushaike'the rose, ¦ Soon -will the lan guld heart strengthen-.and J
Soon ehail.th'e crimson 1146, ineit'lla^^he Snbwl Ituah through the veink till they dari^h and
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She \rill'bo bopefhliand cheerful;erelong:,; Daily her step-will^OWwlBteady And^etrong; Out ftom the, ^douUs.of; Death, gloomy and
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OutoftheshadoTv-lntothesnn— . •;
Out .-of tbe fiunstiine Iuto the shaded Thus doth the life Stream of destiny run, '
Happy are they who are neV6rnfrald.   ¦¦•¦¦¦ • St^OngiS'the Hand that hath guided thy barque.
Happy are they who are neV6r lifrald. Sti^ongiS'the Hand that hath guided t'—' intothesnnagainbutot'thedarlE;   . MuBiD and laughter ShaU brigbten the traot. Home shall be iiome again—welcome her.back.. -J- '¦.¦" -' I    ' . ,
ZOE TAWE-IN JFOTTE CHAITEES.
¦   I.—AT NORHAjr STATlOif.   •' '
It was growing dusk on' a Jaiiuary afternoon as the .train I was in:pufled into a station on tlie Great jVoiitliern line, midway between Xoiidon arid York. I was bound to tlie latter, place on some law bnniuess, and as I had only a: verj- sliort tim.) at my disposal, and wished if possible to retiirn to Lon¬ don by the mail train that same night, I did not feel over well pleased' when the porter banged open the door, of iiiy earriage, anuouiicing—
"G6t out here if youi please, sir.— There's been au aeeidant a bit farther down the line, iind this .train '1 not go on for an hour and a Half,"   '
.But' it was" DO' use ' anathem.atising either the train or the porter, who Went on hanging other, carriage doors open in sublime indifference to my vexation: and aftergalheringtogelhermy rug and papers, I made the beat of a.bad job, and .sat down to wait patiently in the gentlemen's waiting-room till the hour anda half should tie expired. I had beeu.there for about half an hour; and was beginning^'tofeel'very impatient, when the slow ti'airi, yl^ich hid Started from. King's Cross some ti|ne before the express,, and had, pnliyeried the journey by stopping at every little station ou, its way-down, arrived;.and, like itS' p.redecessor, begau to empty itself of its occupants. By way of amusement, I rose'and stroUed on to the platform, thihkingjtb console myself by hearing other unfortunates lament their evil, fate.,: As I passed a firstrclaSs earriage halfway down the train, I noticed two ladies emerging from it, aiida sentence ortwo I heard one of thera utter-in au agitated voice immediately arrested my attention and euriositj'.
" Oh, WillW," she said, i.13 she de¬ scended from the carriage; "itseemsas as if fate were against mel They will miss us and catch mo now, just as I tliought I was safe."
'.'Xay, dop't fret .so, Miss Zoe," said the other woman, who I saw now was evidently an attendant; "tliere's no other train from Birley till ten o'tilook "to-night."   "¦       ¦
"But you forget the telegraph, that dyeadfiil telegraph," returned the girl. '(I. know^ 'We shall be'stopped-H)h, .Willis.!" .The exclamation was uttered in a •tone ofthe greatest teiTor, and involun¬ tarily I looked round to see what had caused it. At the same moment a tall arlslooratic-lboklug mai who. had en¬ tered my.oiiirrlage In'ii great hurry at one ofthe few places at Whiohthe train had stopped, came up to the two and laid his hand on the young lady's arm.
"Well, Zoe," he sald,in a quiet tone, in whioli, however, I detected a good deal of concentrated emotion of some
¦ sort," I am glad to have found you with so little trouble."
The girl said nothing, but as 1 strolled Slowly.past^feeling, it must be confess¬ ed, a little curious—I saw that she was trembling violently, so yiolently that . she was obliged to cling to her atten¬ dant for support, -who passed her afm round the slight iigure with a tender, caressing movement, and seemed to be tryingtosoothe her as one would soothe a frightened child.
" Thank you, Wilils," I heard the gentleman say, quietly; "but, after this, I shall dispense with your servi¬ ces. Come into the waiting-room, and I will pay you j'our wages. Kow;'| Zoe, he added, sternly, "no more of this nonsense.   Come immediately."
•I heard a quick low cry, aud caught a few expostulating, entreating words frbm the elder wom'an, and then the whole party vanished into the waiting- room,. ahdX.heard no more.
I felt'considerably puzzled, and in¬ stead of retiirning to my seat, walked up and down the jilatform, hoping to see or hear more. It was no business of mine, butsomehow the intense.ter¬ ror in thegirl's voice had interested me, and I felt a little curiosity, to see her face which had been closely veiled. I can generally pieture a woman's face to myself from hearing her voice, and this one, even in its fright, was especially low a'nd musical; I argued, therefore, that its owner must'be -very pretty.. I ."ba've sometimesfound myself mistaken in this theory, and once a voice belong¬ ing to a lo.vely face I saw in ii London ball-room .startled me froiu' lis, very ' harshness; but in this one I thought I could not be mistaken. -1 glanced, un¬ decidedly towards the ladies' waiting-
¦ room,'which by this tlmewas brilliant: ly'lighfed, and then makingup my
. in,lna, I walked boldly to'the door.— Siirely. if that geiitleflian had a right .   to be in Ihere'againsttherules, so had I. .When I. Reached the door, however, I • paused, for there before me, plainly vi.s- :  Ible through the panes of glass whieh formed the upper portion.of it, was the face I hadcome to see.   The girl '\vas ' stindihg' by the' table with her  veil thrown.Back,'and the full glare of th» gas-lamp shining on her face.    ' '   And tv^hat a lovely; innocent, child¬ like faceit was I   In spite ofthe tei:ror, ahd almost despaii',.aepioted upon it¬ iii '^ptte'of the tears, whieh were stream¬ ing froih the large blu& eyes, I thought it then,as Ithink it now, the loveliest face I h'ave ever seen.      "   '•¦   ¦ "¦ Theother'woman was weeping also, •whilst'the gentleman,•withunmistaka- '   ble anger inhis face and with ahaugh- ty, contemptuous moveinent, was throw- .   iog down sovereigns on jbhe table before :beri; The:,woman did hot. heed, him . .though, and I gazed on'iit the.ptraUge , scene :half faacluated; till the gehtle- : maniturnedrbund,andsei7.ingtbegirl'8 .1; baud, utterly regardless bf her i.mplo- .',j ringface, dragged rather tjian led her . ¦ to the door., Then I moved awiiy, arid hegan.toisaunter up and'down ;a8 be¬ fore; but wlien the two-Trthe. lady, and gentleman, whose relation toeach other I now began to wonder ' about^went through the booking-offlce towards .the entrance, I fdllowed too,! and heard the ¦;directlon given in a hasty tone to the cabinan— '   . ¦ .   ,,( ..
"To'the best hotel in  the cursed ''•¦ place, and bo quick."   .  .
Then tho door was shut and the 'cab ' . ,. droveioff, leaviug me interestedandcu- .; ,rious, arid determiriedsoriiehow br other to know niore of its pecupauts..
Full of this determinatibri, I return¬ ed to the waitipg-rooinjwiere; as I ex¬ pected, the other woman was still seat¬ ed in an agony pf grief; aid inaking up my mind what lo do, accosted her-^after ..     the mariner of benevolent'individuals one reads of in good books—j'with^,' ".',. " You seem in great dlsti:ess,rriy good ¦woman.   Cari I do'anythingifbryoa?" For a long time: ray.;efforts ^to make anything out of her incoherent senteii-', ces were iu vain; but presently when | she became a little morei.'composed,' I' ,      gathered a small degree of InfpnriaUbn -.¦¦•   respecting the scene I had wlniessed.T:- '   ; -Thegentlemari, she told m'e •wsis Mi.. ..Fane ot Charlton Abbey, iii' Hfertford-- shire; "nprthafit belongs'i<i'Wm,'r she added, suddenly raislng'h'er heaii! "'¦¦qnlokly;!:".it'B:aH Misal.Zoe's: eve'ry '•'! Btlofe^ and.stone. upon .the .property, ¦   more's the'pity;but.old:.Mr.iiCharlton aettiledallims.money.'on.MJBsZoe.'wheS he died, which was only,,a.,'yeac aftfet .. her. poor nwtli^,..)iis.. daughter,,' gfid- .. T! thereis heen ip peace^^r.the'child ever
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^^MsofB, oa he'sgQiie i^o£^%;in' i,thBt!w»y,,uwiUi: npbp<iyi,ti0.ie!i> tefhiar;-:. ijapd'Bhb:eaa!t dres« or undwKiJieMlf' n<o'<mbreth*&^« child.. 'Oh.r.'my.poot^ laml) I my precious darling !'''taii4 ner* .l|ie; WomSn Subsided into a flt^ (rf .weep.
iTflit.thlB'inpnibrit;, moch tb iny relief-^, for'.l am, ubt.bybrpaitlal to' Weepingji eMerlyfemalesTrrtbe porter put'hlaltead into ttieibom.'liiqnirlng,.;' Any odp'for' York by this train-?, it^s.going on'nbw. iVs againstthe rules for you to be;here, Blr';%aveyouitiriy luggage?''• ;¦ . .. : I Sent hiinjBff m senrobof my i.port- nttari^eaii', 'ana th to' ¦ set myself to jieri 8riade,..tlie.'wiipiihj; whpse ¦ hame 'was WilUp,;fb't'ravel.to.Ybrkln my carriage', anil'isll, me aometbing iiibre abbiit Miss Zoe; iand as "she seemeil,' quite, alive to the'Pleasure .of having an, interested llstenfer to her tale; she assented,.very ^readily. '.The litle excitement, of start- ingf composed her, and when we were fairly' oir, arid she recommenced the stpj3r,bt,h4rwrbng3,'I ^as able'to un- der8taud,!ln,d sympathise withher more coherent.riairrative. ' - • ¦ . ¦ : Old JIf.'.Cliiirit<)n,,of,Charltdn Abbey: whose only, daughter Mr.-Fane haj liiarried, died in IS-S-l, a year after his daugbter,^-leaving-bis granddaughter Zoei'Mr-.-Faiie's only child, sole heiress tb ills immense wealth. He had only t\vo btliefrelations living, distantcous- ihs' of the,' name of John and Eliza i Hollice, the latter of whom had been Zoe's'govcruess ever since she was old. enough to require one.,, Tbis Miss Hbl- lioe Mr. Fane liajl married a fortnight after old .Air. Charlton's death.;. Miss Fane was to be underher fatber'sgaardT
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ianship until she'attained the age of
twenty-one or married; Incase, of her death, the property was to be divided equally between tlio present Mrs; t ane aud her brother, Mr. Hollice, unless iliss Fane had married, and left chil¬ dren, -when it,was tb descend to tbem, . This information I only gained, thiough skilful questions; for all Willis' ideas and afFectlons were centred on her young ihiatress, and she was apt to' diverge froni the'path of strict narra¬ tive in order to enlarge upon the un¬ king usage 'which, she asserted, Miss Fane received at home. ' "Tbey want,her tb mirry Mr. Hol¬ lice, sir,": answered .Willis, to my in¬ quiry a.sto the.'jeasonof the ilUusage, "'and Miss Zee can't bear bim. Mr. Fane does just as his wife bids bim, arid she hates Miss Zoe for her beauty, and for having all the 'money, and wants to get it for her own'children. AVhy, lor' blessypu, air!" continued Wilils, In a tone of profound pity for my ignorance; '^ Mr. Fane aint got a farthing of bis own, except what's allb.wed him for Miss Zoe; ahd if he were to die, Mrs. Fane and her ehildren might go to the workhouse any day; and I should like to see them there."
"But -why db they want Miss Zoe to marry Mr: Hollice'.'" I inquired; •' ahe looks such, a child."
"Sheis eighteen, sir, and .they are afraid of her mari'i'Ing auy one else, for lots have been after her. But Mr. Hollice is desperately foud of her, and they siiy he hus' promised Mrs. Fane half the money if he marries her." ' Ipondered over the woman's tale as we werewhirled to York; wonderiuglf the account of the unkind usage were really true ;.arid then, as I recollected the scene at the station, I inquired—
" But. what has been the cause ofyour dismissal'.? Had you aud Miss Zoe run away?"    .
I daresay I spoke gravely, for theidea Of an elopement from her father's house oaused'me'tO think gravely for. a few hiinutes of the beautiful young heiress, and the woriian flared up Imtnediately. • "Because it was more than flesh and blood could stand, to see Miss Zoe teazed and lectured at every turn as if she were a dog; and that by Mrs. Fane, who is not tit to hold a candle to her. I won^t'l say that Mr. Fane's so bad ¦n'hen he's: let alone, but Mrs. Fane can turn him! round hei'little lingers, and she hates Miss Zoe.'"
"Andwhatis Mr. Hollice like?" I a.sked. "Is he a gentlemari?" ' ¦ . i "He's one if fine clothes will make him one," returned Willis, scorrifiilly; ." but he's Jiot one for bothering ..Mifis Zoe. However, she hates hira,'and she's spirit enough in her to staud'em all out yet, I do believe, and there are only three more years, and then she can do as she likes."
" Aud where were you going to-day 1" lasked.    .
" To York. I've a sister as lives there, and Miss Zoe wanted to bide away until she was twenty-one. I got my brother, who is a clerk In London, to tell me all about the will, sir, and that's how we came to know. She don't mind her papa scolding her, and she's as good as possible with him; but when Mrs. Fane begius, she answers her back directly, and speaks her mind a bit—and then she's sent to her own room and kept locked up there for daj-s. She had been there for a week till this mprning, wben I let her out and we came away." '. \ Somehow, though I could uot think the woman right in what she had done, yet the truthfulness of her tale made a strong impression upon me; and wbeu; I parted.with her 1 gave ber my ad¬ dress, and asked her to let me know if she heard inore of her young mistress; promising in my tuirn to report to her if—as I thought most unlikely—Ishould ever see or hear anything of Miss Faiie again.
And then I went off to my dry busi¬ ness, and wlien I returned to London tbe next day, tried to put tbe young ill-used heiress. out of my thoughts. But the lo^elygrlef-strlcken face would not altogether'vanish, and many athue 1 in the course bf the next two years, I j troubled my brain a good deal about her, though for the wbole of. tba!t time I never heard or saw anything of her.
II.—THE NOBHAM BALL.  '
There was to be a grand ball in aid ot the dispensary at one pf the midland country toiyns, and rriy sister, the wife of a baronet in the neighborhood, was to be the lady patroness of it. ' What use she tbought 1, Edmund. Darent, barrister-at-law, could.. be [to her in this arduous duty I don't know;. but she sent me such an entreating; letter of Invitation for it, that I could not flnd it in my heart to refuse. It'so happened, though I did not remember it till I, grit, to tlio platform; that the station at which I left the train'was the very one where, two years before, I had: encountered Zoo Fane; arid perhaps the familiar scene recalled tb' my mind all- the details that Willis had told, me Tof her history, and made the sweet young' face picture itself,.as vividly as wheb I had seen it in the flesh, to my imagiha- tion.' .    '
, Certain It was that, during my soli¬ tary drive to Sir John Norhara's, I thought a good deal of her, aud won¬ dered, a lUtlesadly, if the bright you pg spirit were; yet broken, and if, under persecution, shehad consented to marry the man she hated.
There was a large party .tssembled at niy sister's dinner-table that night, and Icouldnot help groaning a little'In spirit wheu she whispered to me malic¬ iously that it would be expected of me to dance.witb them all. ¦ "Alithe ladles, that is to s<iy,'you know, Edmund; /and they were: so curlpnsto'know if. you could darice, when I told them you were coming. Since you won that famous case,-It is worjderful what reflected, glory I Imve been enjoying."
'; I answered her at randomi for J bad ca'ugh't a name at the other end of 'the tahle, and'I was curious to hear more. Presently a guest addressed my sister. ' Where did ybu say the Fanes'came from. Lady Norham? Wasitfiertford- ahlre?" '.,".; ' ,•,',
" Yes. By-theTbye,Edmund, weliave got aome uew neighbors since.you 'were berel, Didybn kno'w that the' Mark-) liams. had let the Priory, and' gone, abroad?" ',',¦ ''       ' ' ' "'i i";,.
"No. When (lid that happen?" ; .¦:v, "About a year ago; and a MTjnFpne.ii fropi Charlton, Abbey, In Hertforashire, j lives .there npw.' He is a'Tich hiah.iano:; lives in a great' deal of style. 'Tbgy have I ,a ball next'Wfeek,-which yoii mustistiy,; for, ahdthey dine here to-morrow. 'X: thiuky.ou wUllike them."' '      "      .;' .iiSady, Norham'J was aceustonied uto J drawing quick '(ibniflusioris. In this case sheiapperied tb'b'emlstaten'. '"¦ "•' —h " " Will" thejr'.be at ^bat place yon' are going.to.tp^ns^t?"   lasked. ¦ ''i- i -j.;,' ','^y^, I should fKihE so.  At least,'oir4 , cbnrseth'ey -will j^but I wish you wbuld pbteallTitftf tolace so diateapeottGllyiil -Ediiilfiha,'HB:iiqt.bada'.t.»iam&TA f^'' ;^' FieniMled 1A7 ^mistake,! uulC then
ever, now. tbought, ,_„	
:Sh6i<w«B;inot, married;.then yet, I- thonghtf aadiinconsclously I.feljriai}.
'" Whomifa Bhe'golng;to marry,irEm- my?" Iteked,^'""'^ r-'-"''/'!! .t'l" ¦^•^:.,'/..
1 ";A;.Mi:Hbmce." Hs Js- her step- lipfhWrffl brother,and.a'Vi^ry' gentle- 5ap}y .loqfclpis"*ihah:'.' Hp; appears de- viotod tp-h?r, but',,i;,cati't'sajrl'thluk' 'she,!oaEe«<niu6hJ.for.'hIm.;:Howe,v^r, you).wiU,iBee'.arid,','judge 'foi'.'lyourself ;aboat tbem ito>night, Edihuricl., I.thin^, iCVen' :'you-^"Woman-liater. though you' ,lir6fras'yp'urself^—will be -enchanted .wltU!?Pe. -Ish^tltafanny name?"- - ¦ Thifee'Houra'later:! was in the 'Nor- t)am.' ball-r'obm, uh'dergbing tbe misery of a quadrilla.pn. ii floor like'ide,, with one ofl my sister's pretty,guests fpr a, iliartner. X did.niiy best, afld tried to make myself as agreeable,as was inmy power,'With, all the surplus .energies that were hot occupied in keeping .my; ;fte^t flbrii'slipping away froin my body.;, but my Jattner was young and' cdun- try-bred,;a'hd thougbt a great deal inore of the pretty ¦(iress^'i'bund' her, ahij'of her owu skirts—which she 'iappeiired to beafraid of tearing—than.bf mycoh'' vereatlon.'. So after, the first figure, I'I held my tongue, and allowed her, £0 pursue her own Innocent, refleotioris untriolested; oocupylrig myself by vain attempts to see over the^ heads'of my heighbbrs whether: the-party 'I'was^ lopkipg, for had yet entered the rbohi; Suddenly-a. nariie behind, me arrested my attention, and ou turriing round presently, I saw that four people, two ladles and two gentlemen, were stand¬ ing behind me on the square, ofuoarpet reserved atone end of the room for the elite and aristocracy of the neighbor- |ibbd:' "     ¦ ¦
; .Tbere Was.no mistaking Mr. Fane's tall, baughty flgure, thorigh I hadbiily seeh.him, pnce, and the lady ori hi.a arm WonldiOfcourse. be ibis. wife. Eyen iri my-first quick, glance. I took, a dislike tb the'swarthyface.and dark flashing eyesj'and the gentleman 'who stood
npxt her^^-evldently her. brPtherj from: the likeness,.between them,'though'he
looked youriger; as 'well as tridre refined ^eauie in fora share pf this feeling'. ' ', But was that girl whbae;han'd rested, oh tbe gentleman's arm the Zoe Fane, of my recollection? •     -'     •;
I gazed incredulously intb the lovely eyes which I had last seen streamirig with tears. ' There were no tears there ihbw, but a world' of trouble seemed to, lie,in, their blue depths under the weary-looking lids, and theface, whicb mighthave been cut out of marble,;it was BOliririiphile and still, 'was the sail-' dest I have ever! seen. There was uo girlish spirit in,It now, ioo,childlike grief or.terror suoh as I had before, wit: nessed ; it was as perfectly calm in its mournfulness as the face of a statue, but iherB was that' In its expression Which revealed to me a history bf suf-' feririg and ,'tvrbng; ftnd •(^•hen I looked' at the ¦ dark, swarthy, triumphant woman agaiii„I Iiated her!
"I'win defeat :you yet," I inwardly vowed, as I. turned away; "and.I will never rest till that girl's face looks hap¬ pier."     .       . : .     I It was a resolution worthy of twen¬ ty-five rather than of thirty-five; but! made It'in the full determlhatiori of jicling.upb'h Jt;   and  after  that ,first dance was oyer, I went to riiy sister and made her introduce me to Mr,. Fariel I bad soon requested the favor of Miss Fane's hand.l'or the next dance: and when I-had obtained it, I exerted my¬ self as I had never exerted myself Un my life before, to make myself agreea¬ ble, and, if possible, win her confidence. She wsb easy tb get bn with after I had .once broken the crust of i'pserve with .whibh.I. cpiildsee she was Accustomed ;| to treatallher'acqualntarices;butlhad determined to be niore tban a mere ac- qUaintauoe to her.; and when the dance was over, Igalned her promise of an¬ other later ill the.evening, telling ber that r bad a' piece of information to 'give her which I thought and hoped, might interest her.   We were walking, dp the room .towards her step-inotlier when I said tliis, ahd the quick, eager glance with which shelobkedupinmy face as I uttered the words, was.instant- ly cheeked when slie came under the influence of Mrs. Fane's - dark, suspic¬ ious eyes ; and when I left hershe gave me'the quietest, coldest bow imagiha- ble. and then I saw her standing, quiet and'unmoved, by  her step-mother's side,, until her betrothed husbaridled ber away   to  dance  again.   I rather wondered how she would receive the communication I intended making.-. I thought it would not be pleasant to re¬ ceive a scornful or angry glance from those lovely eyes, in return for what she might, perhaps; consider an unpar¬ donable impertinence.    But then she looked so, sad and unhappy.   Surely al¬ most any. piearis'were justifiable .'to let her know she had a frlerid :whom shb'l might trust'; and, at any rate, I wa!s determinedto try the experiment.      '
Accordingly, when thedanoeshehaii' promisedme arrived, I took her as far' as possible from her step-mother's seat,: and then; during a pause to rest, I turn-" ed her so that'her father—who, I liad been conscious, was watchfrig us nar¬ rowly during both danceST^could not' see her face, and said, as quietly, and' gently as possible—
.': "il dare say,you will not remembei; me,,Miss Fane, but.this is not'the first time I have seen.^ou; and I recollected ybu'tbe momenta saw yPu."! ¦¦¦¦¦'' . 'She IbPke'd allttlo'startled I thonght, and parised to obrisidera mbriieht before' she answered, "No, T dbu't'Temehiher bver seeing ybu before.: when -wasit ?" ,': I hesitated a ihbmeht,,aha then said hurriedly, without Ibbklhg Iri her face— - ."It was the afternoon ofthe Stb of January, 1868, on, the platform of the Norham Station. Excuse me, I thought you wanted a friend then; but was pow¬ erless to interfere, and I think j-ou want one still. Iwill do, for,you whatever lles'inmy power, if you will bnly trust , mfe;. Now «ball we go on ?'.' , I bent over heras I.spoke, and after one glance into her eyes—those lovely; | startled eyes, which,had an expression in,them.like thatin the eyes ofa fright-' iened.deer—I put! my arm round her waist and whirled her, off just ,as Mr. Hollice sauntered down the roorii to¬ wards us ; and I hoped he did qot see the crimson cheeks which I tj;Ied ih' that way to hide. • Presently!I spoke again, whirling her rapidly round all thetime. '.'Your,.maid Willis, js my mother's housekeeper now, In .Y'oric-;' shire; I shall be going therenext week.¬ and she wlll be nearly out of her mind when I.tell her I have seen you—her ' precious lamb' she calls you. What mayil tell her about .you'?"
'"Nothing," she said, and I felt her a dead weight on my arm. I was car¬ rying her round the room now, but I was well content that it should be so— I felt strong enough to carry her any¬ where, so that it,might be a way. from what was troubling her. After a mo¬ ment she continued, half-despairingly, "She bad better forget me."       .  :
"I think people who have once known you cannot easily do iha!t," I answered; " although I did not, kuow you, what I saw on that afternoon made me ask Willis for your history; and now Ido know you, I should:like to prove my.self a friend. Will, you ¦trust me?" ¦". .   ; ¦:   1
, "It will be no use: nobody ciin do ahything for me uow. I liave given' my! word; and I cannot recall it." ; .'.'. EKOuse-me, but an extorted proraise goes for., nothing,!' X answpred. " I- hear -you.are to fliarry Mr. Hollice, bnt' I cannot.beU&ve4hat ybu W'ill consent toaebsuchalie.H..
¦: I-was Bstonishsd at my own boldness.' Here wasl speaking.toagh-I I had on" ly know.n,.balf,an hour, as 1/1 were h'eri (Oldest.gttardian.^nd, mentor.; But-she did' not appear, to think. ahytWrig I aaid strange. Poor child! I think she .hoped I.conld,save, her, after, the. flrst sentence of our conyersaitibn. ,': ,, ,::"What am.,I; to. db?!'she asked. "f.You wouhl not have,me disobey my ,ilather,.and I, am, weary ..of struggling;
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! InwMdly V6<iBi,tiTOtf^ .not iest' :<ih"tU .Jf'.^fj, il|Si^,,jli|irI6'ra' p^,'. ¦ahd'jha'd'wojR'her fg(;^yAffi>. >¦ ¦ ¦'-;, j, -. iDuring,the,,fort"hlg6t,,*!»t,f6'lJftwed,', oh some: pretext ,01-: anotheJCflliSawJioe Fane every day j^-andi iT>iaaluged the meetings BO ol6verly,=thjit| Iniloh'ti be¬ lieve Mrs, Fane—wbo seemed to be'Ar-i gus%bd'in''a'fiythto*"tfeWUiig-Sb,ber Btet>,-daijg«lfeir^B»d''t'^fe;sllKht§fr8MSpl-'
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' : Poor.PhUd.!i.<SJowi'Bhe clung to me tbatlast night^wheDj fof'tb'e farthers aihcP of my'plinBi" I bad^persaaded my sister ihtO'sbme' B^Wkte^HiettttlbalBJ :with a ball .tb'ftllow'.''';i-,'Wto'«iSld'Ker ;dgttaapn w6'uWib^tray;ag';,'but:>he hid learnt tp,cbntfpl,hetesU,dlIiflng,the last %o,s«i ysai;^.,'ah<X'Bo^;sa< w^ ^e:ieturne{l-to,tbe hall:!i;9omafter.that a'toleU::leaveitakliig,ytbat:>-I need ,iiot feat'foF her;i-. --id i.ni; n :.i.'..:-. ,,.'i' :.-, , ! I'tvbntihtb York8hire<dhd gained my mother's'ptemtee' of he^isf oo^>peration in my plah'sj ivKSt8yer"tliby'inlght be, and tjheh I.retiiifh'efi.tip'Iibhdph'ahdhaa alprig|;ihtei'i;lew:.TOtf:.th6 trhstees of old Mjc.',Cjiiarlt()n[s,;]pflj'perty';"hoth of whom I had.,preYlpq^lX.kn'o,wu a little. Tbe/i:esultiot..thjsi;Jntervlew;Wi!s.itbat pne of tb'emiiwent dDwtt,jto: Norham Priory,iunanPfl«iv:ed, on pretence' of businesaiconnectediwitb tb9 property, >ut,-ih'reali^,<that4i« might judgo for, iimselfif'th'e4«Ie'I-taldihmi:wasitrue;: They w6re''*i9is'min)''th«6fe tWo'' trust'
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riess'tb njarfy JifrfSbllice; and I wrote by tfae,same,pbst,tP:Mr. Fane, making proposal. for hia,daughter's, liana. .1 sbouldihave done this before,,only that I fearea makingthe-announoement nn¬ til ZOe had a 'friend' to stand by her; and I heara afterwards that Mr. Fane haa flown Ihtb 'a terrible 'pa!aslon with her,'ahd;haa'n'^a,'ltibgnaigecbhberning me w'bi,ch:,was''ahy.thlng but 'compli¬ mentary. Then Mr,;Mbrtimerr'''''
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\ Mf.,Fane has ,a fortune of his Wn. Jiow, Zoe having rhade-'bvif tohlm'ilve- ¦thBuSahd h year,'''wBibh''at'bis'deathisi ito go to his two little sons; and. I. ido :iiot-.think.,that be-.verx muph.regr^ts I that I. ran away 'Hf Ith a'ud inarried hfs daughter.' He ahd'hls'llttle son's bfte'n' .paJ-us a'visit-ivheh' tH5y I are'iri towiic
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to town andtold-me.he could,do noth¬ ing to prevent the marriage: unless Zoe expressly declared her unwillingness to it, which he feared she wbnia not ao if she were left'mueh'lbhger at her fa¬ ther's,' or rather step^niother's mercy , " Theh'wliat is to aone?" Ilnqulrea; "I dpn't supjibge.T shall ever be allow¬ ed to see her,.ah'd,lpf.co'Hrse, all my let- lerswilUjeinterceptea.   Can't you ao
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"Not uules3,Mis3-Fano.lierself wish¬ es me to intBrfere,« .Mr. Mortimer an- swerea; ,*r butibowl am. I,-to know she <loesn!t want; to:marry the man, when she only sits; and, trembles, and won't open her,mouth?'.!      ,,
.'•!My pooi; Zoei!", J cried out; then, as a sudden inspiration seized me, "but :couldn't yoa: get her, to sign.Bomething to the effect thatshe doesn't want to mairy bim?!! , , ;, .
"Ifl couldn't get her'tospeak," said Mr. Mortimer, reflectively,  '.' I don't suppose I could get her to write. I tried hard, and was.up,to allsorts -of tricks toisee'heralonej.butithat,,woman was one too many for,me.; and.how could I tell Mi-. Fane.that.he was :usingicoer- cion Ito the «irlf whea his look would have madeiher conthidict me?   It'sno use, I tell you, unless you.ican get her away.!? "','1 ---i ,'..',',,| !,,..,, ..,,.,', : '.'But I don't .believe she would ever consent,to rtinning away,'with me,',' I -replied.,,", Besides;it Is such, a horrid wayofcgettlhgou^of the mess." -: "lidon.ibseeanyother, because, as, I teUyou, i saw J enough to.feel certain theiigirlwonjt jspeak.., She loyea her ifatber,.andl believe bcloves her, in a way-;;but;thaBbrutoiof.a wife has eh- .tirfcinfluence.over, him, and it's evident tenougU-to mb thatishe-.-hates the giri besides wl8hingiforher,money.;I think it's lucky iit's .nothing,,worse than a wedding they are compassing," ;:.'.(Brit I don.'tsee,. how:it .will:benefit MrsiiFane-,for .Zoe ito marry Mr. Hol¬ lice," I'Saldiii:,-,-,-. ....  . ,.,   . '. .
: "Of course not openly," be replied • ffbutdoubtlessthe.brother,itowhom I give the credit ofreaUy loying Zoe, bas bribed her with promises: of something wheh.he- was married^u Andi probably a'gobdalloejdfiAhe.iproperty wouUlbe'l made pver te hez; for ,once. married, I suppose! she wauld,nat-mueh ,oar6 ,what became ofhec money,; and she has ab¬ solute pbweriover eyery.farthing after ithe,twentleth.ofi,May.":i : >.'.'.Tben.What:mnst I do ?" I inquired; " foril swear she .shall, not marry that man; If I have to,c^t(his throat to pre- ventltj",. ,' .-.i- ',;,i;-; ,,, . . '^ I Mr. Mortimer laughed.' :He did not loveZoe.as,I;did'; .be.had, not heard her imploring , petitions, to be saved from Mr. Holiice, and he had not felt the tightening clasp ef those clinging arms round/bla.meck.'nor the warru passibnate kisses bnhls lips, as i had. X felt neatlyimad.wheu I thought ofit all, and:, remembered, my own power- lessness; ;• for somehow 1 the running away-scheme was! very distasteful to mej-and there.was auch a thing as be¬ ing overtaken- and , being carried back in disgrace. I racked my brains in vain fora scheme that would answer better, and, whilst I was considering, Mr. Mor- tinier spoke again;:.
» Git,ypur mother or Lady Norham to run awayrWiilb her asyou wou't, and let them bring her to my bouse. She willbe safo enough there with my wife, and ,if need! be,. Xwill forcibly detain her. : Very likely though, they won't discover her till after you are married. Wlll that suit you?" .
Yes, the more I thought over this plan the more J, thought it likely to answer, provided only Icould getZoe's consent to It. Buthow Iwas to obtain that I couldn't tliink. jay powers of invention seemed utterly at fault, now that they were-wanted in my own be¬ half, though-.they, had served me a good turn many, a time when required for somebody .else's benefit. It. was clear ,however that I cpuld, do nothing in London'; soi after-promising to tele¬ graph: it anything occurred, and if I were able toiget get Zoe away, I set off for Norbaria," rather.astonishing my sis¬ ter by: my unexpedted; reappearance.
Shewas still .more astonished, when, under the, seal of seerecy-rfor' I rather dreaded mybrother-iu-Iaw's bliihtgobd nature—I.told her what, iiad cbm'e'for' and it took some little time and'an ex¬ traordinary,, .quantity , of ¦ entreaties, threats of: snipid?,.andappbals to her good nature, i beforp I iCould gain her -consent to-dfi iWhat ^I wanted of her.— iHowever(.she:ci|risented.at last reluc¬ tantly, .Pnough,. arid the, moment she bad^lone so, womari-llkft turned round and reproaehed-me bitteriy for what I .hadWt done to pave Zoe. .Then she be¬ gan to arrange.th^ mo?t likely schbmes ?hiph. occurred. ;to-her, to be pht Jn iraetl<;b,«:a,persohal interview which ¦•1^^^4??'*?''.°f M'- ^ane the next ^9X,?.^,o'JWl>^*>*e nnsiiccessfu!,-' ¦'And I £iS?,^;Si^a«'^°?J'>a'   "would
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"I shall:'Btsjx: until/ yoar.jmastenre'r turns,'! Isaid to:the -man, making up. i;my mind.ip A roo,jnent w,hat to db. fl '*an't"to see'Kim oh business of itriporti, anbe; so'tef-Mliii -fcnbwthatX'am-Tiii^i theiiln'ntairt^he returiis.:,.fMeanwhlle, LadyjJJorham will go upito, see iMiss- Fane.,T!suppose she ishot too ill tosee, anyone'.'"'¦.'¦' ' ,' '" ' "' '"¦ ' ' " I dbn't Ttaorf', i!ir;fI'U -'?(iqnlre."' And then, witb the greatest alacrity; he ushered US into the drawing-room, shut the door upon us, and.diaappea'red. : "Will he ipqulre do' you thlhk?" siiid Emmy, dbribtfuUy. '"'• i '"-Certainly not, iX: shoulu think," I answered. "Should ypui.mind going: Pffipn a y;9yage of djscpve;ry to find Zoe ? If you'.cbuld bnly see her, We'ihight ar¬ range'sbWethihg.'"'""'¦' ¦' '' .'.--/I.'.".:- ^"IshAn't'mlnd a blt;'-f. said Emmy;! bravely. ;'.' X knew whiph is her, room; andjl'll speak.to her,come.who or, what
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i ¦There'n'pon,'arter''a few''instructions from me,''Emmy set offi-oh-ber quest, taai .w^alefttowalt.pflPatiently as my .ianxipusreflectlpns. would allow ine, until either fehe or, Ml'.Fane retuirh'ed!' 1 afterwards beard'how'shespedj arid I may as well relate hef. propeedings here; She ran noiselessly,-up ijt^irs, aqd- easily fpuna Zee's room—the facf of t'h'e servants' tea-bell haying just ru'hg''ac-' 'counteafor her nbt mectlngoi-beiirlng^ ahybbay auring the conversation'that followed'-^na when she tapped softly at the door, Zoe called out feebly— " Who:i8 iherb'."'
"I—LadyNorhain," Emmy answer¬ ed, as softly lis possible; ." may I come in?"   ',.„,,.if..,.. ... :-.   . „.,.
.There.was a nipment's pause, then, a low, joypus explamatibri, and tlie'sbu'rid of a footstep crossing'.Hie floor, and'ih ahother second :Zoe answered-breath¬ lessly, with hertmouth,pressed close.to the key-hole—. .
" The door is lohked—T can't open Iti How did you get here?" ' '
''Never, mindi : Edmund is down stairsi Can't you,get,out auyhow?;' Emmy asked, eagerly.
"No; mamma has thekey,"'was'the answer.' " It isn'tipapa, Lady Norham; don't think it, please. "Tell Edmund to save me. I am to be niarried oil Thurs¬ day." " ¦"' ' ¦ ' ¦ - "Nonsense. - Tbey can't marry you if you won't -be marrledi" Emmy an¬ swered ; " and you'll be very wicked, Zoe, if you let them threaten or frighten you thto anything."
"I'won't,'ihdeed I won't," was the sobbing responsPj" If only Edmund will: come;, but mamma persuades papa itisj all for,our good; aha he Issb angry with: trie. : Wlll ybu ten Bdhiurid tocPriie?" " 'V'es, If you- can't get-away-beforfe'; but listen;" and Emmy-related, Inas: lowa tone as:,possi!)le,.,th6rplan Mr. Mortimer had suggested, and after a moment or two of reflection, Zoe con¬ sented -to try to escape, if only escape were possible.
"Not with Edmund, though. Tell him I couldn't bear hich to'see me ever again, if anybody should ever be able to, say I had eloped."
"Xwill tell him; butnow beiquiok and settle.what we must do. What Is your maid like ?" ,
" I think she -will help me, and she is kind "when mamma is not by. But mamma takes.the key of my door when she goes out.".
"But who has It when slie is at home —who will have it to-night, for In- stancP?"-- -.-,-•'.'''
f Mymaid, Simmons—she sleeps in my 4res3ing-room.",,
"Then try what she will do for ybu, arid if' she consents to help you, atten o'clock to-night set your candle in the window-seat, and draw up your blind., Do you understand ? Let it remain up fbra'ihbm'ent, and then dra'w it'dowh, again; ' We shall be watching,' and if you do' this we shall, understand, that early in 'the morning, as soon as the. back doofs, are open—say at iialf-past six—you arid, she will come down the avenue., Iivili: be .it the gates ininy carriage!"' . , '.,: ,
Though I have written these instruc¬ tions as if Emmy had spoken therii, in. reality she had wrltteti them'on the back of an envelope,'and pushed it un¬ derneath the door, taking this precau¬ tion ih.case any listener sTiouid'he near;' f'lwllldo it;" Zoe said, ¦(then she had j-ead the communication ;" only don't let Edmund be In the cajriage. Lady Nbrhaui. Promise me that hb shan't:be there."' '   '     '
" I promise," said Emmy; ahd then after anpther.. whispered, word or fwp, she rati down stairs as lightly'as she had ascended therii, tihd joifaed ihe; ra¬ diant and'fririmpharit,'in th'e dra'tvlng- room.
' I, cannot say Ifelt'atallcertaih of success when: she related' tb'me what she had settled. Xt secvmed io nie tbat noohe would save Zbe'but myself, and here was X thrust out «f the kichercre en¬ tirely. However, there''was hi rthlng else to be dphe; so I could' ohly; db; all In my power to prevent' it befngf'frtis-' trated. Accordingly 'I rahg 'tli6"bell; and wben the fbotma n ajjpeared, look¬ ing rather uncomfortable, I enijuired, angrily—   ' '*! .' ¦   '        '
" Did you send up to inquire if-Miss Fane could see Lady Nbrham?"      i
" Yes, sir. If you please, sir; but Miss Fane was asleep, and rio mesaage came down till just this minute. "Miss Fane' is very sorry, my lady; but she feels too ill to see any one this afternoon, and hopes you will excuse her."
I wonder if the man thought he im¬ posed upon us. pertainly he told his lie with the greatest barefacedness I have ever witnessed. The frbht-door bell at this mbment sounded through¬ the house, and he retreated hastily to usher his master ahd mistress Into the drawing-room a few moments later.
"This is an unexpected pleasure," Mr. Fane said sarcastically to me, after courteously greeting Emmy. " To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit, Mr. Darent?"
" My business with you is private," I said, returning Mrs. Fane's haughty stare as haughtily,, "and Ithink you are quite able to make a guess as to its, purport."        ' •
He ihade no answer, but led the way to his study ; and then when X form¬ ally demandea of him pei-mission to address his daughter, he flatly and emr, pbatioally refused it.
¦',' Xt Is notblijg new to me to see gen¬ tlemen ina passion ribout this matteir." he'saia, smiling coldly. "Unfortu-' natel'y fbr my child, her wealth, has been a great prize to manyfortuhe-hunt- ere. ¦ However, shehas made her choice at last, ana it basmy fhll apprbVaL"
"Will ybu,let Miss Fane tell me ,so with her own lips ?" ' lasked', quietly. 'I She promised to be my >vife'bnly a fb^triightago.','! ' , ': '"'.. ,,-,! . .",X am afraid'your Imaginatlph must have greatly.'inisledybu," sheered Mr. Fane ; " and I'deeply regret that it is nbl In my power to let you have an in- ervlew with Miss Fane.' But' she has been sufferihg.thPjlaat feV days from: a 8ev:eire,cbld,,and.ba^^gt bciPh' able .'to.
, I Wofl^sd^toJteUimfttOibtthei-ain.time By nine o'clock I hadleft my hb^j^eln bbarge of the wonderlng.ceachmSnfialf ^ |nirp;frpin.,the;Pjr}ory, and ,waa.,.w.alkr lng,8lQWte'.,up,ap4,,dpwK.ju8t;,?)ulpia,e, tbe^parltgazUig Bl»idUy, np,atia:pertalh. Winoowinrwhlch a fiiiutilight was visr.
L Ibtei throiigh the closely,. drawnublind.
"Hbw'hiiifnytinies-I wandered !Tip and ddTrtiT;ban'hoit'tbll tiut iaa o'clock-had ^t'ruc^ I'bhg'ag'b front i, st&ble' clock bear,'
, before the, bjessed signal dt°: last citme.' !B,nt;i.:.B^?f, it St,lMt: ,,The. IJlittd ,p!f' the window. .I,.,hail, beph ,'ijratphlng , w'as' ^raw-n .dp«ad, a: bright JJght.^appeared, close to.the pane.'for..a-,miuuter; r'then. j^bb'.light <was:<witbdmwn,, the .blind palled dbWDJjand therewas ohlyafalnt glimmer as before."' 'I waited a ttiament' longeFaudthPu returned home exult¬ lngiy, and told Emmy,, who ..was .^In,^ a state of feverish impatience at my, p'rb- lohged'absehce,' thatsb'fa'r 'our 'pians bad prospered.! '-Butwould'-they-ooh- tlnue to:dai.-BOj?: And' would. Zoe .be halne at last ? No orie, who bas not himself experienced the like ahxiepy, ban understand the misery of.the long hours of that'aiht'/ " ^'''•¦- : ' 'I'iV.-iTWO LADIES BtrN AWAY.'''' '
¦ ' The hfext inornlng at six b'elocfclEm- my,> i Bbcbmpanied: by i ben imaid, -, who iwa3.,tru8.t^prthy,,3ipd. had beeu,:Wlth
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"I ¦""'" ]^iicirroB«''ji6TicE.' '' "- '¦'.'' Estiite'ef^CBMStlan Sheetz, lateof :MU- ¦ \ vler«vi41ei(iMaih6i:-,twp„;deceased. ..,;, rr EUJ!BB^.ti^.^utleotaty oiisald Kitiuj haV'- ,il Inibcen gfanted to tbe undenilioiccl.'-all 'PpmoUMnMbiad theretoare r^nested to make 1 JmiaedlotQajayment,,and. tliOie having de- l^ttiias henlnstthe same will present tbem .-tot
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IfoUbwed' on-,horspba(d<<''. It was a cold JFebrpary-mofqing,..and there was only a faiht streak of,llght In tlie sky, shbw- Ibg'Wherb the sun'would'^iresBntly ap' pear-; but'I was too feverish'with anx¬ iety :to feel the cold,-and chafed angrily, at.Emniy's,paomentary delayfor wrjips, iaiid bbtrwiiter tins.' I had Written to' Sir John,-tfel.lirig hiih^ few of thb facts' of the case,:and--begging iblhi, if! Mr;; Fane applied tohim, to do his utmost to sferid' him'oh'itbe wrong scent;: and this-notoX'seated^aud'deposited on tho hall table.'!'! afterwardsifbund thathe, had obeyed 'my direction to -the letter, and that Mr.! Panffj'acfedmpanied by the brlde^ihomfel^ct;-aiad^'Btarted-'otf'to Soottond-afler'Usi'i:"'iltH': '.i:;,,-, :.-, :i;i ,-I'reachfea'the Prlol-y gates at half-, past six,' and ifouhU'lbe carrioge drawn up-bytheiaJdeofithpt road,' with the horses' heads turned towartls''Norham Station,- and Emmy sitting ' with the Window'dowh, gazing' eagerly up the dark avenue.' X dismountea, lana gave my :h'orse-.to the' footman, - and then quietly opened the' little ;gate leading Ilitb the Priory'gronnds. •! coiild'nbt See Zbe's window froril-this part bf the park,' Sp! all I cbuld do how-was to hope fervently thatshe might be able to get aWayin tlmeforus tb reach the Lon¬ don train'dhe at Norham at a little af- terseveii:- :   •        - .    ¦-
'' it was'wonderful how quielly we all waited during the next quarter of an honi*; There was no sound except the occaslohal pawing of the horses and jln'gl jng of tbelr'harriess; but as itgrew ']^radually'Ilghter'-I began to feel afraid thiitr the'jieiple'at-the lodge wOuld be 'astii'.'Wheh'the'slgh't'of Ihy sister's car¬ riage would'of course enable therii to 'dlireot'Mr;'Pinein his'pursuit. Butas' 'yet everything"was'qrilet,' and there was a'bhahbe: of ouir bblhg able to get away without beihg seen;'
,Twenty"rhin'utes 'had passed, and there would'barely be time for us 'to reach, tbbatatlori; I wasgrowingqulte sick with anxiety wheri Iheard a slight sohTid,:atidinft.iiother momeut two fig¬ ures came hastily round the corner of the avenue. I stood'still for fear of frightening Zoei uutil they haa reach- pa the gate, ana then a:s she saw me ana uttered a lo'w cry, I caught her in
nirig'to fepl afrafd."
"Obr !Eamuna,you shouldn't have coriie,'''feh'e murmurea: but I did not mind her,words when Ifelt the cling¬ ing embi?ace bf her arms around my heck'. '''    ¦    ¦'
' !^: hurried her Into the' carriage, and inorin,ted iby horse; and then we set off as fiist'as' we could' gO to Norham, reaching the station astbetraln arrived. I gavebothmeh-servarits strict injunc¬ tions thatthey' wei'e'to know nothing bf th'elr morning's 'work if any Oheques-. 'tlohed' them, and enforced my orders by th'e present of a flve-porind note apiec'e.      ¦ '" '    ''    '•'¦'.!¦'
" You brougblryour mistress and her maid to meet the :yoi'k traiu," I told thera ; ',' butX think you have not seeh any one else ?"
'"No;si'r',it'sverydark this morning," they returned, grinning;; "we ain't seen nobody.hut yop ;M and well satis¬ fied, that I could trustthem, I followed the two ladles to the carriage I had se¬ cured;  "•      ' '    •'"'"' ¦'   ¦   '    ¦
"Now tell'me how ybu managed It all, my darllng.'.'iXsald, when wewere faurly off; " and don't lopk so frlghteii- ed,!Zo'e,-fori'ho{)e'ahd'trust all your troubles are bveth'bw.'"
There had'beenh'terrible scene with her step-mother the night before, Zoe saia, causea.by my visi,t,'" ana for a long; tlnde, Edriiund, I thought I should hai^e no Chance bf sounding Simmons. 'I haa'only a.few, minutes to do it !in before! gave the signal,. Edmuna, and ,oh! Iwas SO; frightened' for fear you should hive gonb a\Vay;ahd hot seen it. She woS'-vdrykiria'tome,; though, and ¦consented directly I'told her Lady Nor¬ ham had plaiuied.it,all; and I think we have taken such precautions that lUey will not find'we nave gone fora Ibiig time. Simmons has the key of my room.-" Shb looked the,door before we came away, and as,I have never had my breakfast lately tlilafterten o'clock, and'Siihuioris has never gone down stairs'before then, hone ofthe servants will miss/us-; and mamma. is never down before twelve.V ,     .
" Ahd have you had' nothing to eat this mbrhirig, Zbe ? ''• I asked.
"No;howcouldX get it? I didn't want anything but to get away." .
At whioh speech,- Emmy, who had mpre forethought than I gave her credit fbr, laughed exultlngiy up Ihto my face and 'produced a huge packet of sandwiches and a flask of sherry, from a leathern poucb.at her side, ana com- mencea forthwith to, cram them aown Zoe's throat.   .'    ' '
By the time we got tb-London, Zoe was already happlpr, and for the first time Ih myllfe I heard her laugh mer-, riiy; though she wa^g^ill a little fright¬ ened at what might he t,he consequen¬ ces of whiit.sbe wbuTa persist in balling her elopenibh't;" My^bn^y fear-now was thatl'by telegrtiphing, Mr. Fane, might be able to stop us; but when .we reiich- ed King's Gross all my doubts and anx¬ ieties were set. at rest.- Mr. Mortimer, with two seryahtsat'hlsside,'«ras await¬ ing'tis'; aad'wheii WP Qettiended' from otir'carrib^'and thetwo^matds Joinea US from- theirs,; not j eypn, ja - suspicious lopk,was,|directea to so eminently re¬ spectable a.fahiily party;'and' iny un-, comfortalili' vl^iohs'^of poUceriien ana detectlvefr in- plain clothes vanished. Nota,bitllke,a runaway couple.did we look, I am sure; and X breathed freely and had: hajJittheT, fear when I gave Zoe up Into Mt. jMbrltiner's care.
'lleft my chathheis arid tbok'loaglugs neaJr'.',MrV Mortlni(jf,'s blg'hbuse In —^ Square,',laiid' ,9»j';.the.follb'Wlng three Sii^d^s bitr .batihs were 'shouted ou^ among i'cpi^ntl&s. fjlheii','in the parish
utMrsj FariPand'ber''brother:I'.have decUned to admit Into,, my bouse, and even Zoe's forgiving petitions for' theiii ¦will Iiever make'me' alter that decree:
.' ABBOADSrOE ON SMOKJSG..   .
: The February number of the'Atrantic Mbhthly has'ariiiirtlcle, by Mr. Partoh, on.' the' question',   '"Does it .Pay i-to $moke?''.orthodox; to the  core,;.and; Which:should be read .byall 8mol>ers,l an'd all wlio are liable to become sihofci ets.    This man, whbj-'rifter smoking thirty years.Wltb  nerves  weakened.| by tobacco and a sedentary,, life,, couldj so effectually break oft'.the .practice in One. week as " never since to have had 4h uncomfortable desire to Indulge- in'-', jti'haS'a force of :wiU possessed,by/,few. tnen. , Of all men ,whp 4ndul^e 4h- .the, hse of; tobacco, or whisky,, it Is .Well,, khown, thiit stridbhts flnd it' thb 'ih'ost' difflculf'tb'abanddu theni'when'-the evil has bebome apparent.   Parton. di.d this; and in his retreat from the,euemy Which bas,been doing hirii so mu'elr harm for this'lorig period—a'generation- -ifoirthebbhetttpfail similarly situated, as tb danger, he discharges sucU.a.brpad-:, 8ide;into her as: to thro,w, her'ioii lier'j b^am ends.   Indeed we arciricliiied to thlhK'she'wIll hot right heiself'fot-a' IPBg tlhie';'' W'e fancy-th(* report asiit will be "heard fori'av.contury.to ,come.-. It may.seem unkind thijs to^tre,at.one who had for. "so many years cbu'tribrited; to hi? happlrie.ss. ' It certainiy was uh- expbbte'd.   Haviug had sdihe experlehcb- ih'her delights, and knowing we!l,heri sooUilngs, care-dispelling, and,J9yfgiy;- .iug power, we pan appreciate how much Blie did for him 'iit the'time.' 'There' W!^ a present pleasure with a rfuture. sting'; arid amanwho can itliua,treat theouewho wouldiiWitbherpie.'isures,; weaken; ana  aes,trpy,hls nerves^ arid' shorten his life, i.s'a, herb.. We 'honor h'irh'for it, thbugh It ^ould have-been better if he haa never had 'occasion  to. achieve such a .victory. , •   ..-..¦
.All.classes smoke—the bpy'and the man, a.nd soriielinics the woriiari; the laborer arid the professlonal'man.' The clergyman, In .some unobserved, place, .| often; slyly indulges, although kiiofvlug. lt;tp ,1)0 .wrong,and injuriou'.s,''reasoii' about It as he may:' H^ enjoys-th'ii'' "ecst'atle smoke," andseeks to persuade himself and quiet his con.science with the belief that by it, he. ia enabled to write a better sermon ; that lie can. ac¬ complish good by wrong nieaus. Wheii' appetite clamors for unnatural iudul-. gence the voice of reason isof uo avail. Every objection is converted into an ar¬ gument iu i'avor of graliiication. The injury, worked may lie slow aud unper¬ ceived, yet a certain anil fatal result will be sure.
Mr. Parton shows tlie cost aud inju¬ ry to the different classes of mon. 'ilie hod-carrier, the soldier and the student are most clearly shown to be the losers inmoney, health, happlnessandamount accomplished in life. "One of the lirat things demanded of a young mau who is going into training for a boat race Is 'stop smoking.' " The habit reduces the tone of the system and diuilnishes all the forces of the body. So it lessens the soldier's power aud puts him who should ever be In "conditiou" "outpf, condition." The reaspn, he says, why- all medical students "snioke furiously" is that doctoi-s live on the sins' of riiim- klnd. ' He says it Is not honest, legiti¬ mate, hard work that breaks so mauy! people, especially professional men, down in the prime of life. "It is bad habits." The few- hours generallj-de¬ voted to study do not ruin health.'^Ex- aihples are numerous of smleutary men wlio have lived to extreme old age. Sucli were Emmons and Joslah Quincy. The cost to the iudlvldrial Is often greater than he can atford, and still this is the least of its evils. We remember ta have seen it stilted, years ago, tliat 800,000,000 persons use tobacCO, requir¬ ing 0,000,000 acres of land, and Mr. "Par- ton says the'total cost is £'300,000,01)0 annually.  . .      ;
We command this very able article to all our readers. If we are told that edi- tors'generally smoke, we have only to say Itis not, from theirpeculiar positipn, usually so expensive for, them as foi' others, and although the inj ury to heal th may be as great, for them the practice has peculiar advantages. Editors preaeli. The slavery to which the habit redu-, ces its subjects is most degrading. For the picture we niay take the graphic accounts Coleridge and De Quincy, tlie opium eaters, have given of theinselves. We are not sb strong as we soriietimes fancy ourselves. We more easily as¬ sume yokes than throw,,them oil'. In bodily streng.th we are feeble.. A grain of opium or a drop of laudanum cau conquer us or lay us low. So the use of tohacco may ruin' health' and aestroy life.' How much weakerin mind are we if when knowing the evils these in¬ dulgences lead to, we are unable to re¬ sist their fascinating temptations.
: --'<''j<,l>3IEXISTBA'i:0]l*S.;K0XICE,:
Estate:Of! Daniel Mooney, late i0f,Fulr,!
I-J'J f.iltoftitowflshlp, deceased. , '.:
¦t ETX?BSof admlnlBtratlon on said estate-,
ljUliviil^be«a gmttted. to.the nnderslgiie(l,iiU! pci;»qQHiiidebtedUieretoaTe requested tomake iinni^iUl^liayilient;; 'and-thosehaTln'goIalme^ tordfiinaQd^aKBlnsttueBame wlU present tbem, wltlioit diia/forsettlement to the nnder-' sigiiediiealdlnBIn sold towiishlp. .,   ;       .  , ,
J    . ,,    . ,   .   .       JOSEPH BALLANCE,   ,
IfoblZ-OtnS ¦"   ¦'-¦;'   ''   'Aamlnrstimlor/.
Estate of Jbhh'Stuck-, late of'Caernar- \ ¦ ¦'' " 'voh' township, deceased.'.    . ;  '.
I ;SIT£BSTestameutary on Bald estate hav- jttig lieoii'gtaUted to the undorsigned; all' purtfousiiidebted thereto ara requested tomake immetl^te payment, and those baving claims or'a^em'aiids'against-the same-will present them;Wlthoutdelay for settlement to the un- dB'rtilgned, resldlngin'Earl township. ' ' '" I.'.;: ','",-: .; ,: ,WM. G. SPi^EUH^R,: ,' I foD12',(it.«13,.|^     ;,    !   . Executor.  -
i3''«'e'^tSi'^."ElisSr; e8q.,Worth Duke at.,
"t^^aster,Pa;.'.:;,-'..:. ;.-., m-- ,'. [sopSl'BTly
.Lancaster .Pa.
•' 'Jl'SAin?EKsowi^.. ....
toe-irith Ml W. Brown, Esq., No. 2I, North ke. street, titneaater. Pa.   ,  ,.   jan lli-iyf9
}f^'^S«!»^^^ITORNET.AlVLAW ,W)hrita''lancaater Cotlnty,' Pa., between th« ,^anroad andJEphrala Mountain Springs.
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,^«, /J-'-A-'J^TOllirBYAT LAW, .nvJ.f^^^^^ offlce to North Dnke street, SA^u-^r**PP**"'.^ "^^ eastern aoorof the Court aonse, iiancaater, i'a. All professional busi- neas^^ntmsted to his cure^ wUl meit with -i^L attention. dec O-tf-3
SiPYFER^
^ -   .ivO -'»:: 1;; r A'rrORNETT AT LAW Offlce In Widmyer's Row, No. 4 Bouth Duke st Canc^st^riPa./,.Pensions and Bounty Clalnm '¦     " -^-*"        Url9-tf35'a=5
oroinpUy^t^^^ed to.'
     .,:.. ATXORNKY AT LAW,. ¦
fflce 'with" O. J.'Dlclc^, South ftnoen htreet -.ncaater. Pa.-    .,. .Uy22'flJ-tr
e. KBEAUT,
D.T ..' "^^'AtTORNBT AT LAW, Office With Hon, I; E. Hlester, No. 88 North puko ^., Lancaster, Pa,
Estate.prpfln^eLGrdH; late of'Provii' F"" 'de^MtoWtralaip, deceased. '^- ^'i'^' rf(Bn5.flM«lBDftr's.itepOrt having been referred, iL-btick-ito ttiaunderalEPed Auultor, appointed to-ddtrlbnte'the'balance'remalulng'ini tliet hHiidsor^J?iBqwe, Admlnlatrator. to and Among those legally ientltled to the iiaihe;:'wni! slfrforWcpiirposeonaATUBDAJ^.MAmmj, 4H08,-'Jifc2,o*Kgock.P.M.,ln tbo Library Hobro,'Iu' Ih'e Court'Hdnaft,-In'the City-of..Lancnster,! wii«i:H&l)iPersoAn Interested, in said cllstribu-
tl<m nmv»r&»nS: ^       A. G. RBUTOEHL,'''
, ..    AuOlty;:.',
L/;! t   . . ATTORNEY AT LAW.
1 , " Offlce South Dnie 3tVeet,-Laricaeter, 2nd ddornorth otthe Lutheran q^uruh.. . fma 9*iv
ti^n nioylulfe'nd.
pbisSoiljtTIOJr OF PABTKEBSHflPw   '\
hnHEpartnershipherefoforefixlsilng between- LL Thomaa Colemanand CulvJn H. Coleman, nndor cfiy^firrft' of- COLESIAN ^se BRtyTHERl haa this day! been dlfioolved by mutual consent,. t     . ... T90SIA9C0LEM'AN.*' ¦
S '!>::.-J-;¦,!; ¦ -..aiR.COLEMAN. i;;,, ; The business .will be contluued by the un-: (Itrsigned.atthesamepla'ce,- . ;      ''¦
{-f."!n ; ' ¦ ' - ; . THOHAS COLEMAN, j Lancaster.Fob.8th: 1868. robl28t-13"
¦TN the-Court of Ctommoii Pleas of Lancastei X Couuty, in the mm ter-of. I ha application of lue'VLancastec Worklugmen'a auvIhg'Pnnd und'Bdlldink'ABKOclatiou," for a Charter'ol liujrtrporation, January it, iSCS, Charter pre- liotit&d'abid the'Court direct the saiiie = to be iliedrahd notice to be given that if.uo sufficleut rea-Hon j.s sliown tu the coutmry, the said Char- ler^will be granted dt the next term ot said Court, -j   ..-¦, .W.L. BEAR,
I Yeb S-nt-12 '^       ¦    - Proihonotary.
AD.-n(INISTItATOR\S XOTICE.
Eri.tate Of Lydia Williams, late of East : '" ' '-''• Hempfield twp.,.deo'd; ;T.i3TTERS'of administration on said estate, JLihaving been gianted to lho undersigned, all perfiohslirdebted thereto, are requested to: imik^Miuucdiate settlement, aud tbose navmg cliiims or dehiandfi against ttie same, will pre-' t<Qn&-tliom'Wltbout delay fur Metilement to the uiidi:ENi{;iicU, residing in suid townsbip.
•   '¦• •¦¦¦'        ¦  BEN"JAMIN STEHMAN. .   • feb I 0*t 11 ICxLHiutyr.
ctAairEi. II. price;
Cb-»'>ir,-M ¦,-¦ 1 ¦ ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office m Bouth Buke street, 3 doors below the
farmers' Bank-;oppob-Lte Lutheran Church. janl'tB-tf . „ .
jW-  - ,     ,       ' . ATTORNEY AT LAW,
No:28 North Dukestreet, Lancaater, Pa.
r>^3COTAX.' OF U;^ S.: CXAIM' aoenct.
Jb:.,     .   .-     J. B. KAUFFMAN, . ¦ fas renioved hia Law and Collecttjig Offlce to lifr'ne*/residence, at No. (16 East King street. .enPenaiona, Bounties. Back Pay, &o., co! ecled asnaual.        -        '.'   '  '¦' feb 17 ly'IS
AucriojrEEiiiNG.;
npHE BUbBcriber is-prapared to cry aaJcs of XReal or Personal Property on reasonable terms.   Apply to or address—
}    .'  v-j ;.   ' ,7 Lancaster Pfl
J,.  SURVEYOR AND CONVEYANCER,
AlsoclVtebartlcuIurattentiontoclerklngeaJea-
of'real ana petsonaT property at ;any distance
within tlio county. .
; ¦Offltfe'^IrilSpriogvllle; Houat Joy township
Lanpast^rcounty. .Atidreiis Spring Oarden, Pu.
>r> EVBEBT IC.'I>»VC}, JX,.     .. .ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NO. ffSonth Dtike 'st.;-liancaster. Special at¬ tention paid to procuring or opposing discharg¬ es of debtors in bankruptcy, proofand present¬ ation of claims, rendering professional assis¬
tance to aaalgneea, and all business in short connected' with''proceedings in voluntary or involuntary bankruptoy; whether beforo tho
-  .'ADMIXISTItATOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of- Peter Brubacher, late of lia-
L, .; ¦- .pbo townslup, deceased. ETTERS of administration on said estate liaving been granted to the undersigued, all persons iudebtedthcreto,areretiuested tomake imrhedfale.settlemeut.and those having claims or deiuandsagalusttlie.same, will presentthem without delKy forsettlement to either of tli^ nndeiijlguedi rastdlng in said township uf Unpho. ., . . SxVMUEL U. ZUG. or to janSr.-Ct-lO '¦¦      ISAAC L BltUBAlCER, Agt,.
intiendlDg to take the benelit of the law will usually lind^lt advantageous to have a prelim;¦
inary consultation; •
Jun l9-tf-:n
ADMINISTRATOR'S XOTICE.
Estateof StjsannaLongenecker, late of • Eafet Lampeter twp., deceased.
LETTERS, pf administration on said Kstate havingbeen granted to thenndersigned, all persons Indebted thereto are requeated tomake immediatepaymeut. and those haviug claims ordeihandsagalnsttho samewlll presentthem for settlement to tho uudersiKued, residing jusald township.
¦¦;¦   ' ADAM LONGENECKER,    ,
Jan22-C»t-10 Administrator.
:.      AD.IIINISTBATpirN NOTICE.
Estate .of Jane Rudy, late of Earltwp. i, deceased.,
I'ETTERS of" administration on snid estate Jhavlng been grp.nted to the undersigned, all ijei-Hous Indebted thereto are requested to make ImmedUite settlement, and thoso having claims or demauds against tuesame will pro- sent t^eni forsettlement without delay to the uuderslgned.resldJngin East Lampeter .town¬ .ship. SAMUEt. RUDY. i ian22-fl*t-10 - Administrator. \
AnnrtXISTRATOU'S NOTICE.
E-i'tate of Samuel Lockhard, late of Ra-
Ipho township, deceased. ' ETTEK.S of administration on said estate jhaving been granted to theundersigned, all persons indebted thereto are reqnested to malce immediate payment, and those having cliiim.s ordemands againat the same will pre¬ sentthem without delay for settlement to the undorsigiied, residing in said township.
AARON DEtER, felj5-6L*-12 Administrator.
*     AOMINISTBATORS* NOTICE,
Estate  of Barbara  Liutner,   late of
.;;        Manor twp., deceased- r ETTERS,of administration, with the will Ij annexed, on said estate having befen^rantj
od to the undersigned, all potsons indebted thereto are renuested to make immedliate set- tlemput.nhd those having claims or demnnds
againat Lhe  same will presentthem without delay for settlement to tfie undersigned, I'esid- ing-in MlUeniviUe, Manor township, Ijincaster, JPJSNLII^NBR.
county. jan29-6t-ll
HENRY. LINTNER
Administrators.
A tCtlONEEBiNG.
A:    - ¦   ..BENJAMm.F.ROWB reapectfoUy Informsithe public that he will at¬ tend tb Crying Bales of Teal and personal prop¬ erty in any partof thecounty;   '. ,
Those wlsfiiilg liis services 'are requested to apply to GERAJlDUS CLARKSON, Ekq.. at the Prothonotary'B.Offlca, who. will projnptly at¬ tond to the matter.
¦ Letters addressed to me at SmlthvUle P. O.- LanquiJter county, will bo promptly attended to
I>r. J. B. ]fIo€asIie^^
;.       SJJRGEON DENTIST,
/CONTINUES the practice of hia profession A^at h Is offlce In East KI ng Street, near Centre Square, and over the First National Bank. L;in caster.
While in Operative Dentistrj- he yleld.s tho palm to none, in the particular departmeut of Artitlcial Work, ho challenges theprofesslon— whether for artl^stic finish and subslnntinl ex¬ cellence of workmanship, natural appearanct^ of teeth, perfect adaptation of plate to the mouth, or the moderate charactor ef his cliarges. .    .
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN
BY THE ufJE or
NITROUS   OXIDE   GAS.
Having jUBt pnt up one of BARKER'S GAS- OMETEtW of largest size, manufactured by Rubencame & Stockton, wl^th all the latest Im- provemehtH,-.he invites tho attention of all nartles interested, believing It lo be the only Irst-olasBmeterInLancaster city,or vicinity. By theuse ofthis apparatus the gas i.s obtain- .'d in absolute purity; and it is administered directly'•from the'meter, through a.flexible tube, without the Intervention yf gas bag or any other cumbersome piece of appnratu;-. The patient sita down, takes the pollsln-d mouth-piece, breathes deeply and deliberatelv of the swoet^tasted gas, posses tapldly under its exhilarating Influence, and in a few moments Is ready for thepainleas operation. Its iiihnlu- tloh is much more pleasant than that of Ether or Chloroform, and its inllueuce pusses otf al¬ most instantaneously. No one need lougt>i* dread the operation of extracting decayt;*! teeth.
SCHEDULE OP CHARGES: Artlflclal Teeth ou Gold plale, full set, saO.W; FuU upper, set, $10.00; Sliver plate or Vulcanized Rubber, fulf set, WO: Full upper set, $20. Charges propor¬ tionately lower for partial seta on gold or sil¬ ver. Goldflllings, Sl to S3.00; Silver fillings, SOc-to 81.00: Cleansing Teeth, StOO; Extractinf^ Teeth, each; 25c,or withiV'i7roujOri(ie (?«i.Sl.it) for flrst toothjandjl/ty cen/*for each additioiiui tooth, which latter charge is
:  A REDUCTION OF SO PEK CENT.
upon charges heretofore made In this city. A further liberal reduction upou these last nam¬ ed ratefj when artlflclal teeth aro to be inserted. Satisfaction la guaranteed In all cases, and 'aUvjor/ciswarranicil. His patrons may tliere¬ fore rely upon obtaining the best of work.at the very lowest rates. ,. MS- (Jui this out. Uuno5-li--*-1i
A clergyman inthis city, catecUising the youth of his church, pub the ques¬ tion from a catechism to a girl: *' What isyour consolation In life and death?" The girl smiled but did nob answer.. The clergyman insisted.: ," Well." said she, "since I must tell ypu, it Is a young printer that lives on Water street." .     ' ' '
¦.i.    . EXECKJTOBS* NOTICE.
Estate of. Barbara Huber, late of Mar- ¦' •-   • 'tic township, deceased. fETTEES testamentary onsald estate hav-^
Ijlng been granted to the undersigned, [all persons Indebted thereto are requested tomakd Immediate   settlement,   and   those   having.
claims ordemandaagalnAt thesame, will pre¬ sent them withont delay to the tinderslgned; realding In said township.    .
CHRISTIANNA HUBER,' ELIZABETH HUBER, .. fcb5rCt-12 Executors;
EXECUTORS* NOTICE.
Estateof Samuel Keller, late of Eph¬ rata townahip, deceased
I- ETTERS testamentary on said eatate hav- j ing been granted to the nnderklgned; all persons^ indebted thereto are  requested ito
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BANKRUPT NOTICES.
NOITtCE IN BANKUUPTCV.
' Lawcasteb. Pebruftrj' lo, ISiB. r
rpHISiISTO GIVE NOTICE: iThat ou tiiC X 10th day of February, A.D. ISGS, aWarrnul- In Bankruptcy was. issued againstthe,estate of Patrick H. Reynolds, of Strasburg to vnslilp In tho connty of 'Lancastor, and S-aio of Pennsylvania, who has been adjudged .'i' bankrupt ou his own petition; that the paymente of-.ftny debta aud delivery of nny property belonging,to snch .bankrupt, to him or forhis use, and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law: that a' meetinff oC the crodltors of ihaeald bai^krqpt, to prove tbelr debts and to choose one or more assii;Qee.*i of his estate, will bo'held ata Court ol JJank:, ruptcy, lo ba holden attho offlco.of Uie Ke>;is- ter in Bankraptcy, No. 6'South Queen'-itreet; in the olty. of ¦ Lancaster, i'onn'a, befora A. Slaymaker, esq., Register, on tho 2nd day of MARCH, A. D., istW. lit Uo'ctock. a. rh."
JOSEPH OAINTNEii; , - Dep. Manihal, Oth District of Penn'a, '• feb 12-21-13 .as Mcsseneer.
NOTICE IN. B.VNKRUiTCY,
LANCASXEB, February 10, Irfty., ¦ riiHIS IS TO GIVE NOTldE: Thtit^on t\ie;;[yth 1 day of January, A. D.; 1S68; a Warrriul .In Bankruptcy wa« issued against the esUite of John Erisman, of the townsiilp oCRtiplip.^i^' the countyof Lancaster, and.{^tate of Penn¬ sylvaula, wbo lias l)eei> adjudged aTJankrupt
EXECUTOR\S NOTICE.   .
Estate of Jacob Reist,. lute of Warwick .  ;     , .   township, deceased.
LETTERS testamentary on said estate hav¬ ing been granted to the undersigned^ all uerBons lndebte,d thereto are requestedto lutake irnm'ediate payment, and those havlngclaiuis '.br.dcmnndsagaiust tliesame wiil present thom without delay for settlement to the undersign ed.rcsiding'Insald township. ¦   i
Jal5-(/L* 91   -   -.A. W. SHOBER, Execuior.
on his own petition; that tbe payment' of any delivery^of any proporty belouging to such Bankrupt, to. him. or foD Ida uso, and
the transfer of any property by hlm,"aro for-, bidden by law; that a meeting ofihe creditors of'the said Bankrupt, to prove; their debts and to choose one or moro.assiKuees of his estate, will be held at a Coiirt of Bankruptcy to be holden at the offlce of the Register IhBnnli- ruptey; at'No. 8 South Queeh'at;, in the olty of LanoaatGr,Pa,l}eforeAmosSlaymukcr.es(i., Re. «lster. on ihe 2ith day of FEBRUARY, A, !>., I86S, ati: o'clock, p.m. .   . _,   - -
JOSEPH G^AINTNER; ¦ Dep; Marshal, 9th District of Penn^a, feb 12-21-13 OS Messenger.
Ittirjnw -n^^ motber
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irOTICE Iiy BANKBCP-CCV.   ' ...
In the matter of-John B. Grebill of West Earl twp., In the County of '. Lancaster, ii Bankrupt. ,'\ rflHE sKld Bnnki-apt havlngTri4aei-'t!ie Acttif XCongreMBf 2nd of Maroli, 1807, (Ilea hia petl-' Uon for a discharge from all his debtti prova-. ble ander tbe -said' Act, and for .a -ecrtilloate- tbeiBOi; aUeglng that no debts Ijave been prov¬ ed against mm, and that no as3ets'b(iTfe come to theiiandsof the Assignee. IC Isprdered that a meeting of creditors bo held on tho 3rd tiay ofMABtfe, AiD;,'18e8,-nt lOtfolocSllAiail.; bo Xbre tha :Hcgliter,.A. Slaymaker, £sa,, af hljs- Offlce at No. 8, on the east side brSSufli'Queen Street, lttUiKCHy:of lanoaster, Pa.„to;begoff tlnaed by adjoamments If necessai^, Svhen and where the examlnatloniof the said Bank- rapt will be.finlahed; andany business of the secondand tbirdmeettegs of creditdra'-requlred by the 27th .and iBth sections ofsald Act. mtty be transaoted, and that if nelther^sslgaee,, nbr Creditor oppSses, the BeeisCerioattlBes to the Court whether thesald Santoupt haa'ih all things conformed to- hlH'Bats' -niider, the, «ild Act,-and It not, Jaiwhrt f eapacta; which' certiacate and the said'ejcafflioatlbn'when elose3;%ith« othtf puiersfrelattntf to'the
01B& 'It I* ftirfher ordirodFuStWheSrlng be  ^- ^" -TtlUonJjr.,4isel!Sf»5'^*'<?
had npon the teld
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iiHABCU, A^ J>. IMaTbefore the said Cobrt uv I<n>0adelplila,'>tlo!o''<il0dk'r.&; JCV^han-and
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make Immediate payment, and-thoae baying claims or demands against tho same will pre¬ sent them for settlemeut to the nndersigued, resldins In Clay township. .   ¦ i -
BKNJAMIN WISSLER.!   .
SAMUEL NISSLY,    •¦¦' Jan22-aLM0 Executors. -
EXECUTOBS* NOTICE.
Estate of Jolm Forney, Iato of West 11 Earl twp. Lancaster county, decMi. T ETTERS testamentary on the esUte ofsald jLjdeceaaed, having beon granted by the IteK- Isier ofsaid county, to the undersigned oxecu- toi-aof- the will ofsald deceased, tney, hereby request all peraons baving claims or demands a^rilinst tho said decedent, tomake known IQe same to thc uudersigned without delay,-aud all poTfiOns knowing themselves indebted to sa\a (I'jL'edent, are requested to makepaymient Lo eil lier of tho undersigned. '   ^-       i
ABKAHAM FORNEY, ¦;. Residing iu Warren co., \ a.
HENRY FORNEY,      ; Residing in Manheim twp.
GRABILL FORNEY,   ¦ Reflidlng in West Earl.twl*.
janl.>et-13 ,
'AS.maXEE'fl XOTICE.
Assigned-Estate of John 8. iiandis, of
Manor twp., Lancaster county.. IOIIN S. LANDIS. of Manor township, hav¬ ii Mng by deed of voluntary assignment, dated Slst December, A. D. 1867, assigned and trans¬ ferred all his estate hna eflects tothe nndorr signed, for tho beneflt of the creditors of the nrld John S. Lnndis, he hereby Rives notice to all persons Indebted to snid naslgnor, to make payment to the undersigned without delay, ahd thoso liaviu'; claims to present tiieni to BARrfSERD MA^N, (Farmer), ¦ Resldiugln Manor township.'
,. Janl.^-Gl*9] Assignee.
SAWXXG  A?ri>  BE-SAWXKCl   AT HEKH* '    XAKDINO OVr THE  COITESTOflA
creek:
THE subscriber having Bteam, is now prepared
lately Introduced to do all kinds of
PLAIN SAWING, SLITTING      '
A^l* RE-SAWING *
tor Cabinet Makera.Tmnk Maketa'and others.
¦ I am prepnred to haul stufTfor Be-8awlng to and trom tho .Mill, to all parts of Lancaster city, Ifrequired.
HICKORY AND OAK WOOD
on hand by the cord .or less quantity,
J^-Sawed any-required lengtb,
A lol of POPLAR PLAnK and B0ARD3.any size required; frcm J4 ineh to two Inches lu thickness.
All orders lefl at thc Fost OIIlco In Lancaster city, promptly attended to. Jnne 29-tf-^ SAaiUEL HES:^.
AVDITOB*S NOTICE..
Assigned Estate of Gideon   Kauifman _ ; and Wife.
1JHE undersigned Anditor, appointed id dis¬ tribute the balance remaining Jn th^ liands of JohuQuigley and John KauiTman, Assign ees,' to dnd" among those legally entitled to the same, will attend for that pnrposeon FRIDAY; FEBRUARYasth.lSBS,at JOoVilock, a. iVi., iti ttie Library Room of the Court House, iin the City OfLaneaster, where all personsinterested Insaid distribution may attend.   •      m.     .
¦      - BENJ; F. BAER,       ' „.
,     ¦ . JOELL.LIUHxiiEE,-,
feb5-4tl2 'Abdltfars.
: i   ., ;,   AUD^TOB's jfotiCE,   :;
In the matter of appeal bf.BehJainln'Esiilc- ¦man, Benjamin BrackblU,i«£,<.ai, from the > . settlement of tite accqunt of Amos Bushong,; ' TreasureroftheBbnnty Fnnd of'East Iiam- ¦ipetar, twp;, by thfr Auditors, of said ^twp; mHE undersigned Auditor apjiolhted by,tha X OburtofCommonPieaaofLancaatw'County- ,to,exainino said account, take testimony, and, •repbrt the Tacts to the Court; wIU eltfor the' nu6>ose:of hia iappolntment oOjTHIiaaDAY. MARCH 6.180S alio o'clock A. U. S^onh pf the =juryJr6drii8 In the Courf Hpuafet Lintaiter; ,wftea;js4where <^S^^fi^^SS^,.i. .MiabWt- !. ::¦¦: .-, ,-,,v .).-.,,,,.,,.^ndltor.
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FABHERS'   MVTUAI.   i:VS*rRA9rCE  CO
THE members of tbe Farmers* Mutnal In.su¬ rnnce Compauy are hereby notilled that a taxofono-tenthof one per cent, on ono dollar on the thousand of tho amount insured, bus been levied by tho Directors, to nay for tbp losses snstained by Abraliam Rohrer, Henn.- Keesey, Samuel L. t-eaman rtud others. Full di^lteatcs will bo kept by John Johns in the Reglster'sofflce, in the City of Lancoster; by Peter Johns. Treasurer, ac his residence lu East Lampeter township, aud by John Struhni Secretary, athis residence ih Providence twp., fiomlhe 17th day of FEBUHABY until tbeiStli day of MARCH. 1S63. wheru auy niumhor of theCompany can pay his or her tax duriog thatperiod.
' A paniiildupllcato will be kept by Chrlsti;:." Johns, in Eaii township, where membors rtr- sldlng In the town.sbip.'i of Earl, E.ist E.irl. West EaVl, Salisbury, Brecknock, Coirnnrvf.n and Ephrata, cau pay thelrquOUiof tjucduring the above period. Another partial, dnpllcatt* will be kept by John H. Zeller, in SpringviUe, where members residing lu the townahlps of East and West Denegal, Conoy, Rapho imd M t. Joy. can pay. their quota: of tax dnring tbo aljove period. Another partial duplicate wlll bekept by Joseph Engle, Esq., at Ills store in Mt. Nebo, in Martic twp., wuero members re* riding in Martic township can pay their quota of tax during: tho above mentioned period.
Those wlio do not pay within the time above prc.sertbed, will becnargodteu percent, addi¬ tlonnl to pay tho expense of collection.
By order ofthe Board of Directors.
PEPEH JOHys,
feb G-4t.l'Jt • Treasurer.
TO FARMERS!
THE AJIERICAN PORTABU:
FIELD AND FLOOD FENCE,
THE .SI.MPI.HST. THB MOST DURi^BLE, THE MOST rORTABLE.
IT iH fltted for Level or Rolling Ground. Itia eaHlly conHtnict^, and cheap. It makes th.. most reglar fence of rails, and Is the bestsub. Btltn&e for JPoat and Rail and Worm Ft;nc<-s yet-discovered. Tho Patenteo has generously KKentUe right for I.anc8stcr Connty to ih.. Lancaster County Soldiers' ond Hailors" Mnuu- mental Association, and all those who wish to -assist a patrlotlo.purpose, and at the samu tlmerecelve valae for their money, can do so by calling at' the Court Houso, In Ijmcastor city, where they can see a specimen of this fence and procure farm righta at moderate
Bep7-tW2
, W. L. BEAR.
'¦; .THE'KEirSTOIirE, FOrrNDBY ^p MACHINE SHOP, East Cbestnnt Btreetlron.WorkJcs.Laii- . ^       ¦  caater, PerinsylvaDia.
¦'^'^'(N'early opi>OBlt6 th6'B.,B. Depot) fpBSi'itnienigelid kre'riowprepared to speed- -X >-^ and efl^toaily JUI All ordera Ibr iron or BraM Caatingand Machine work. Forging, &t: iEpgJneaoi^fBryreqalied power-imd. Ilnish, IhaltlBg, Pnlleys, and. all kinds of MILL SSSStO'-tneitti ^d-^repolred." Models for 1 qnality - ---™...___^ jaranteed.
iaiiSas"«aa liJSir«rft^*iinlng Mills. Hor?e goiw««,_imajJllclng«gtgMrmlngrmiilegiepta.