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Eugene City Guard. lAMPKKlih JIHOTHEBM PUBLISH ERS. SATURDAY, - JULY 10, 1880 TELEGRAPHIC. EASTERN. Dlaaatroua Flood In Ilaneock County, lllluoU. Sr. Louis, Mo., June 30. The Bqmbli rzn'spociul from Warsaw, Illinois, nays: The levee, which protects bottom lands iu .this county, broke hint night, and water is pouring through crevasses two hundred feot wide. All wheat and corn and other rops will be lout, and 18,000 acres of land will be overflowed. The people are now engaged in getting their live stock off the bottom landH. Flomla In jailama County. Quincy, June 30. The lovoo below the city gave away to-day and inundated from 80,000 to 100,000 acres of the best farming lands In Illinois. The damage to hay and corn is incalculable. Wheat Is largely secured. Ouaua of Milwaukee, Wlacoualn. Mii.waiikkk, June 30. The census re turns of this city gave a population of 118, 131, with two district estimated. Alarming Mortality In Ktw York. New Yoiik, July 1. Seventy-nine fatal cases of sunstroke haveoecurod in tho past 24 hours ending at noon to-day. Grant Going- Woit, Ciikaoo. July 1. General and Mrs. Grunt left Galena to-day for Kansas and - Colorado, going via the Illinois Central to Blooinington; thence by Chicago and Al ston and St. Louis to Kansas City. A Ilallroad ', Piiii.aiikm'iim, July 1. A bill of fore closure against the Reading Railroad Com- Eany was tiled to-day on behalf of the ciders of a general mottjago lonn of 1874 in the circuit courtof the United Elates for the eastern district of Pennsylvania. The bill was filed by John C. Ballett. so licitor for English and other bondholders. Vale Winn the Iiiter-Collrflatr Race. Nkw London, July 1. The fifth annual eight oared race over the four-uiilocourHO between crews from Havard and Yale was won by tho latter in 1!4 iniuiites and 27 ai'conds; llavard'o time, 2ii minutes and 'J tceonds. Tlio race was pluckily row ol anil hotly contested opto the third mile. At that point Yale drew ahead and stead ily increased the lead until ten lengths . ahead at the finish. A Mother Murilrra krr Hoy Kknnkhunk. Me., July 1. Mrs Sylves tor Chick took heronly son, eight years old, to tho river to-day, undressed him and held him under water till he was drowned. She then attempted to drown herself. Annlli'rtMl lire. IIr.m.fohi), Pa., Juno 30. Lightning 'Struck a 25.000 barrel iron tank near tho jVcino refinery at Orleans, N. Y., this -evening and tho oil is now burning fur iously and tho tank is expected to over flow towards morning. A hundred men any digging trenches for the protection of tho surrounding property. Oil and ' ben sine is being drawn off from tanks in the vicinity, Tho (ire department is ut the Mcttnu but the people of the vicinity are greatly agitated, u neiug tne urst on lire that has taken place there. At present it is thought that the Ore will not spread. Train dllrhrd. X'jiu'Atio, Juno 30. An pant bound Atchison train of tho Chicago, Burlin on & Quincy Railroad this morning struck a cow on the track near Aloiidotn anl one paoneiiger car and a sleeper were ditched and overturned. About 1.) passengers more or less seriously hurt but none fa tally. Ttie Population of I'hllixlo'phla Piiii.aiikmmiu, July 1 Olliclal returns to Census Supervisor Steelo show tho pop illation of Philadelphia to be 847,512. Ccnaua of Krl, Pa. Kkik, July 1. Revised figures show the population ol this city to le a gain of 11000 since 1870. Arrmt of Countvrfcltrra. Eight men charged with counterfeiting were brought Ii'oui Venango ami lodged in jail to day. gnl ofllloodrd Cottlr. Ciiicauo, July 1. Cochrane & Canon's herd of short-hums, from Canada, were sold to-day, the price obtained being the ' bcMt billed the New York Mills sale. The (tale took place at lH'xter park. The best prices paid woro for the Seventh and Eighth liuchesNcs of llillhurst, which Drought $8000 each, and for the Seventh Duke of llillhurst, which bronchi Si'JOO. Korty-three animals hold for $38,122, 32 cows averaging flil)5, and 11 bulls aveng ing $002. Trial of Mooiialilnrra Atlanta, July 1.- Ayres and Tom Jones, two mountain moonshiners, to-day were tried in United Jtates circuit court for complicity in the murder of Lieut. Melntyre, of the 8th infantry, in tiilmer county, threo years ago. Melntyre went there with part of his company lo aid rev enue uIHccm in making an arrest, and was rnurtie red in Ayres and Jones' house in a desperate light between tho olliecrs and mooutdiincrs. The affair created great vxciteiuent at the time. Little evidence was found against the Jones brothers, and they were acquitted. - Fatally t'rulid .New Loniion, Conn., July 2. The only occurrence of yesterday's regatta wai the painful accident that happened oil the Northern railroad, and which resulted in tho death of President T. W. Lincoln, of the lioHtonand Alb.my Railroad Coiup.iuy, and Mrs. Dr. William Applcton, el Boston. Lincoln and Mrs. Applcton were seated on the rear platform of the private car of Mr. Lincoln, attached to a moving grand stand, watching tho raee. The car -was next to the forward engine of the train fvHn after the train started, when the first race was begun, a coupling-pin, which connected the private car with the platform car iu the rear, broke in twain, fiie forward engine, released of a heavy woight, shot rapidly ahead. Tho shock threw Mr. Lincoln and Mm. Applcton ou the rail forward of the wheels of the plat form car, which passed over them, crush ing them terribly. The rear wheel of the car left tho track and the train then came to standstill. Mrs. Applcton died within 15 or 20 minutes after the accident, and Mr. Lincoln lived nearly an hour. Tha Laat Oil Fire. Bradford, Pa., July 1. The 25,000 bar rel tank of burning oil ran over this after noon at Orleao and a number of men dig ging trenches were probably fatally burn d, being unable to escape. The 'fire it bow controlled. Estimated loss 35,000. lb fUadiai Railroad. PniLADKLPniA, July 2. It is said that the Reading Railroad Co. have made prep arations and have money to pay $85,003 interest due on their first moit.ae bonds, and have also furnished their leased lines with all the money due to July 1st. They are also prepared to meet all dividends on their leased lines falling due during the mnn!h mhleh amount to SftOO.000. and have provided about $1,500,000 to meet Interest and dividends lulling uuo uunng July. Horrible Murder. Nkw Yokk, July 2, Mary O'Connor, of Jersey City, killed her children during iust night. Mrs. O'Connor has been sick for a long time and has been unable to care for her children, and she thought that by killing them they would go to heaven. PACIFIC COAST. W. V. '. Meeting. San Francisco. July 2. The working men's state convention held an adjourned mocting last night for the purpose of de fining tho position of the party in tho presidential contest. Only three delegates were present from outside tho city. The nroceedimra were .verv tumultuous, and great difference of opinion was manifested as to endorsing the democratic nominees. A resolution was adopted to ask Kearney to define his position, after which the con vention adjourned till this evening. The proceedings made, more than ever, evi dent the width of the split between the two wings of the party. Dividend. The board of directors of tho Central Pacific R. U. Co. have declared a semi-an nual dividend 3 per cent, payable on Au gust loth. Veaael Loat. San Fhancinco, July 2. Advices receiv ed at tho merchants' exchange from New York report that the German Lark Veata, from Newcastle. Enirland. to San Francis co, was totally wrecked ou the coast of ti . t o.i x- -:....!...... .... raiagouia ou judo ou. iu)iuiuuuuuo io ccived. Maryavlllc baa 4310 Population. Mabysvillk, Cal., July 2. The census figures show the population of Marysvillo to be 4340, including IWJOLliineBO. Marys vlllo township, just outside the city limits has 38'J population. Mlnera Hilled. Gold Him, July 2. Two minor., Dun can A. Bethuno and John Abbot, were instantly killed in the Union shaft this morning by tho falling of a wall plate, which slipped from tho 000 foot level and struck the men ut the 2o0) toot level. Kearney Deposed. San Fkancisco, July 3. -Tho stnto con vention of the democratic wing of the workiuunien s imrtv last niksht disposed Kearney as president of the party, and declared the olhccsol vice-president, sec retary and treasurer vacant, elected a state central committee, endorsed Hancock and English and democratic presidential electors, and adjourned till Tuesday even ing next. Fatal Accident at Monterey. San Fkancisco. July 4. Comimnies C and (J, of the National Guard of this city, are visiting Monterey to-day. A dispatch roports that by the explosion of a powder magazino at Monterey, w.t.. jiuino, oi Co. u, was killed, 15. f. Hastings, ot U) C, terribly mangled, and Mr. Bucktcll, ot Co. G, slightly injured. No furthur par ticulars yet received. Baa) Unll Oaiua. At Rocroation crounds to-day tho Ath letics beat the Knickerbockers after tho best gaino of the season 2 to 1. Mavea at tanta Crux. Santa Citrz, July 2. This was the open ing day of tho Santa Cruz races. Tho course was largely attended by strangers and residents and betting was lively, especially on the second race. Tho first race was a j-milo dash, in which Clara D., Twilight and Maltio Glenn started. Clara D. was the favorite, and won the dash nf tor n close contest in 1:17. The second race was a heat of one mile for 3 year-olds. Ella, Poun, Connor and Euchre started, Connor being tho favorite in the pools. First heat, Connor won in 1 47. Sicond heat, Euchre won in 1 401, and tho third lieiit was takeu by Euchre in 147. Mayor J. 1. Chine, D. Ferguson and J. O.Simpson are the judges. To-morrow the second day's jirogrnmmo will be carried out for tlioWiiiters' stake and Stanford cup. The town is filled with people, who intend to spend the fourth here. Tho weather is lin?. FOREIGN. Frrnrli KunrkllnK Wine ltrporla. The chamber of commerce of lthoims basjust issued a report on the statistics of sparkling wines in tho department oi the Mame lor tho year ending April 1, 1SS0, at which date tiiero were storod in cellars in the department 12,571,300 gallons of sparkling wine, miring the year 1071.1, 603 bottles were sent out of the department at the average price of 0110 franc and 85 centimes per bottle, . Alghau Aflnlra. Simla, June 20. Uneasiness prevails hero in regard to Afgan a Hairs, The Devouring Locuata. St. Pktkksm'mi, June 20. A dispatch from Kaniousk reports that locusts have invaded the steppes of the Don, and the wheatcrop is regarded as lost. Complaints of the lavages of insects aro universal throughout the country. Declivity or Riveus. A very slight declivity suflieos to givo tho running motiou to water. Threo inches per mile in a smooth, straight channel gives a velocity of about throo miles an hour. Tho Ganges, which gathers the waters of the Himalaya mountains, the loftiest in tho world," is, at 1S00 miles from its mouth, only about 800 feet above the level of the sea, and to fall thoso 800 feet iu tho long course tho water requires more than a mouth. Tho great river Magdalcna, in South America, running for 1000 miles between two ridges of the Andes, falls only 500 feet iu all that dis tance; above tho commencement of the ltKHI miles it is seen descending in rapids and cataracts from tho mountains. Tho gigantio Ks do la Plata has so gentle a descent to tho ocean that in Paraguay, 1500 miles from its mouth, largo ships are soon which have sailed against the onrreut all the way by tho force of the wind alone that is to say, which, on the beautiful inclined plane of the stream. have been gradually lifted by the soft wind, and even against tho current, to an elevation greater than that of our loftiest spires. Dr. Shmidt hat proven by experiment that sponges mav be Brown artificially. A sponge Is cut into small pieces, which are fastened to a pile and immersed iu the sea where they grow rapidly into perfect sponges. TRIED A3D TRIE. In the midst of a pleasant conversa tion with his hostess, Harold Arloigh abruptly paused, a sudden flush on his face, a strange, startled look in his hand some dark eyes. What he had been about to say he never knew; of his ungraciousness he was not conscious until he saw Mrs. Ooldsby's glance of politely surprised in quiry. "Pardon me," he said, turning toward her with a winning and apologetic smile, "I saw a lady among your guests just now so like a dear friend I knew and lost long ago, that the resemblance quite ex citod mo." "Ah, you mean tho young lady in white silk and opal ornaments, with yel low curly hair and oheeks like peach blossoms. 8ho is very beautiful there is none like her. She is Ermengrado Burroughs, a dear friend, who is staying with me for a few weeks. Shall I intro duce you?" returned tho lady. "If you wish--if you will be so kind as to honor mo," faltered the young man, visibly embarrassed. His hostess gave him one keen but covert look. "Ermengardo has mode another con quest" she thought. "If I dared I should warn him. I should toll him that this fair woman, with her alluring, smiling eyes, her sweet voico and her exquisite grace, has no heart to bo won." Five minutes lator her two friends were whirling through a waltz together, and she wondered somewhat why Harold had grown so pale, and why Eriuongarde seomed so haughty and cold. "One would think they were lovers who had quarreled," waa her mental criticism. She was not wrong, for years before theso two hadovod each other dearly. They had beon betrothod, and the mar riage day fixed, when the trial came that parted them. Harold Arleigh suddenly found himself fatherless and utterly pen niless; but idleness and luxury had not spoiled his high and noble spirit. Ho could cheerfully accept years of toil and study and struggling, but ho felt that he could not happily and conscientiously wod his wealthy Erniongnrde until he might regain his worldly equality with her. "Tho world says unpleasant things of Eoor men who marry rich women," ho ad told her. "Why should we care for what the world has said or may say?" the girl returned impatiently. " All I have bo longs to you, Harold. Do not leave mo." Even in that trying moment, with her dear hands clinging ou his arm, her pleading eyes upon him, he never waverod. "I must, my darling,," he had answor ed her firmly, though his heart was heavy with regret and pain. "And re mombor, though I leave you froo, I shall remain loyal to you in heart and deed as the only woman I can ever make my wifo. I am not solfish enough to nsk you to wait for mo for years, my Ermengardo." What tho girl ropliod alio could novor distinctly remember, but she knew her words were cruelly reproachful, and sho was half mad with the agony of losing him for even a few briof years. And ho left her with with a look on his whito, beloved face sho would nover forget until her dying day. She felt that ho had wronged hor gen erous affection, insulted her womanly pride and left her with pitiless iudifl'er enco to be scorned and mocked as a brido deserted by hor bridegroom. She had heard of sweethearts who had waited for lovors who had nover come; of wo mou who had wasted tho best years of their lives upon lovers that woro false; and her whole soul cried out in bitter, unforgiving anger agninst him. Neither pardou nor trust would she give him. And yet who accopted tho freedom he had given her with that sort of defiant mis ery all women feel when slaves of a lovo that neithor timo nor anguish nor hu miliation, nor inhuman cruelty even, can ever lessen. And that night nt Mrs. Ooldsby's soiroe they had met again met after long years as strangers. And during thoso years Harold Arleigh had won that for which he had toiled so faithfully. Ho had won an honorable position among the most honorable men; ho was esteemed as one of tho most bril liant members of tho legal fraternity; and by travel and study ho had acquired that elcganco ami dignity of manner that commands tho homago of society, if Harold Arleigh chose to wed au hoiross the world could not say ho mar riod for money and social distinction, nor would ho feel that ho would baiter tho noblo independence of his manhood by such a union. But for him tho wide world hold only ouo woman, sweet and dear, nnd she, it seemed, was no longer attainable. "Is this the Ermengardo I havo loved all my life?" he asked himself, as ho gazed upoii her fair, passionless faco; the Eriuongarde in whose affection and faithfulness I trusted despite her unrea sonable auger against 1110 V And he sighed heavily as he led hor to' a seat after tho waltz was over. "I did not think to meet you hero," he faltered, as tho gay groups swept by, leaviug them alone. "We meet many peoplo unexpectedly, Mr. Arleigh," she nuswerod in a cold, se rene voice. Her cool tranquility almost maddened him. Tho years that had passed seemed to him but the dreary dream of an hour, and tho sorrowful parting but of yester day. lie bont over her uutil his hot breath burned her cheek. "Eruiengarde," he whisporod in hoarse, agitated tones, "are you so changed ? Have vou really forgotten, or do you quite ignore what we were once to each other? I have been laiuuui. 1 nave made myself worthy to ask you to be my wife. Give me one word, Eruiengarde one word to send me from you again, or to keep mo by your Bide for the remain der of our lives." Her stony calmness was all gone now. She trembled perceptibly and arose be fore him pale as death. Her lips moved with a little gasp, but what she meant to say she'did not utter, for at that moment a gentleman came to her side, and with a word of apology to Harold claimed her for tne next aance. And just then his hostess touched his arm with her fan. "My husband is askinff for you, Mr. Arleicb." she said, adding lightly, "Did yon not find my dear Ermengardo charm ing? She is a lovely creature. Just tho least bit a coquette, perhops. I believe she is engaged to the gentleman who is dancing the German with her." Harold Arleigh despised gossip and regarded all rumors as unreliablo, but in his present mood of suspense the words of his hostess grieved him as the most bitter proven truth could do. Ermengarde had pledged herself to an other, and this was the end of his dreams and hopes. All that was left for him to do was to bravely bear his disappoint ment. But how could he meet her day after day and look npon hor fa'r, dear face, listen to her sweet, beloved voice, and not botray the poin of his cruel loss? Many things puzzled Haro.ld during the eoks that followed. Often he found her regarding him with a singu larly thoughtful, half rosentful look in her earnest blue eyes. Once, coining in to the unlighted parlor at twilight, he saw her sitting before the piano, her gol den head bowed low, hor lovoly form shaking with silent sobs. And once, when they were quite alone, sho spoke kindly and gently of tho evening they met. "Yon asked me a question that night," she said, with a quiet dignity and and delicate reluctance of manner, "it was scarcely my fault that it was not answered then." "I know what you would have said, Miss Burroughs," ho returned, gravely; "I am sorry for having so startled and of fended you. I was wrong and inconsid erate, and I can only acknowledge my fault and ask pardon for it." She regarded him for a minute with shy wondor, and then turned away haughtily, her fair face scarlet, and an unmistakable expression of scorn and re sentment in her blue beautiful eyes. "I fear I am hopelessly stupid," re sumed Arleigh, in pained, perplexed tones, "I am sure I have displeased you again, but I cannot conjooture how. O Ermengardo, will you never understand that I would not willingly give you one moment of disquiet?" . "I do not profess to understand you at all ," sho answered as sho left him. "She denies me even her friendship," ho thought soirowfully. A long timo after sho had gone he stood by tho parlor window, gazing out into the night a black, dreary night, with tho rain drifting over the roof in sheets, and the wild wind roaring up from the river. "Just tho ovening for a cosy chat bo fore a comfortable tire," observed Mrs. Goldsby. coming in, and after ringing for lights, drawing the heavy curtains with a little shiver. "I thought Ermen garde was with you, Harold you are not going? Mr. Goldsby wished to show you those curious things sent him to-day. The dear fellow has a passion for odd and antique relics, and his study is quite an interesting museum, I assure you. Alan, do bring Miss Burroughs," con cluded the vivacious littlo lady. Presently Eriuongarde came a slim, elegant figure, dressed simply in black silk, with a cluster of white roses on her bosom. "Here is something you would like, Miss Burroughs," observed Mr. Goldsby, taking from his box of relics a curious necklace of gold with a pendant of ex quisite pearls. "If one could only know the history of all these things," murmured the girl, as sho glanced over them a tiny gro tesque bronzo statuetto, a fow coins cen turies old, a cup of silver fantastically caryed, and among them all a small toy pistol with a jeweled stock. "This, at least, is not very ancient," she pursued, taking up tho diminutive weapon. "Bo careful, dear, it may not bo harm less," remarked her hostess. The wise injunction camo too late. As Ermongardo turned it' about scrutiniz ingly in her whito fingers, there was a sharp click and report; tho dangerous toy dropped at her feot and she flung up her shivering hands with a little cry of fright and pain. "Oh, what have you done?" cried Harold, as he saw the red blood trickling over hor soft neck and staining the white roses on her bosom. "It is nothing," gasped tho girl, and then tottered back upon tho sofa, pull id and unconscious. "She has only fainted," said Arleigh, as ho bent over her. "There is no cause for alarm. Tho ball merely cut the ten dor flesh." But tho host had gone, evidently to send for a physician, and his frightened wife had followed him aimlessly into the hall. "Oh, my love, my love," moaned Harold. "I had ulmost rather see you lying hero before me dead than to know that you will be the wife of another." It would seem that she heard his voice and understood his words even in her unconsciousness, for she suddenly open ed her eyes and smiled like a little child awaking from a dream. "What were you saying, Harold?" she asked, faintly, regarding him with a won dering look. "That it is agony to givo you up to an other, my darling," he rejoinod slowly. Hor pain and fright were all gone now. Sho rose before them proudly, her pale cheeks growing rosy. "Harold," she said, gravely, "if I am not your wifo, I shall never bo the wife of another. You have wronged my love and fidelity if you have ever thought differ ently." The spell of the sweet old love dream was upon them; there was. no need for explanations, for heart spoko to heart and each understood the other; all anger was forgiven and all mistakes forgotten. "I suppose only for my stupid accident we should nover have been reconciled," smiled Ermengardo, by and by; "and I should havo been angry with you. all my life as I had been for years." "Those years of our lost happiness have not been lived in vain," he answered, seriously. "Our love is tried and true, and your husband will be your honor and supporter, instead of a pensioner on your beauty." Lovely, happy Ermengarde was in clined to test the practical part of her lov er's argument, but thinking of his great, manly love so "tried and true, she, with true, womanly sentiment, began to be lieve in his wisdom. "After all," she confessed to Sirs. Goldsby; "I think I should despise a hus band who would be what my dear Harold would have been if I in my silly fondness could have made him so. I loved him then ; now I adore and honor him." "And we shall send yon that enchanted pistol for a bridal present," Mr. Goldsby assured her, laughingly. THAT LITTLE FRIGHT. "For my part," aaid Harry Sinton, Tit. not particular ; a good little heart, fair senFe and a swad temper j after that 'her hair shall be what color heaven pleases. Not that I am afraid of beau tyI like a pretty girl as well as anyone but I don't insist on it as somothing I am entitled to." .. The elegant Bert Dean simled a smile of contempt. ... "My good fellow," said ho, "your powers of comparison must be very lim ited if you propose exchanging your thousand bacholor privileges for Buck a trifling consideration." "Well, what do you want? Let us hear." , . "I don't know that I want anything; I am very well contented as I am." "But what would induce you to be come a Benedict ?" "Let me see; I don't wish to be un reasonable. Beauty is, of course, the first requisite; wouldn't look at an heiress without it. Mere boouty, how ever, is a very s'ight matter. I must not bo afraid of my wife's opening lips. Of courso she must sing, speak several languages. Given all these, and a suit able income cay twelve to fifteen thousand a year and I might think of it then." "What, nothing more?" asked the other, ironically, "I am afraid you go too cheap." "Lert Dean," said narry, solemnly, "you are a conceited fop 1 A good look ing one, I admit, and not origiually des titute of brains; bnt eaten up, devoured by inordinate vanity, and I firmly expect to see you knocked down, some day, to a girl with rod ringlets." Bert Dean shrugged his shooldors. "May will expect me early," he said, and retired to his dressing room. He emerged from it an honr or so later, in the most scrupulously exquisite condition. He had some excuse for making extravagant demands about a wife. His Cousin May callod him when all things wero considered, tho first young man in society, and was casting her eyes around for a suitable match for niiin. When he entered her well-lighted rooms, they wore already quite full. He mado a tour of tho apartments, bestow ing a littlo languid notico on two or throe favored ones, and prosontly sub sided into a chat with Mrs. Miller. This lady was neither very young nor particu larly pretty, but he liked to talk to her, and so ho remained at her side. "Mr. Dean," sho said, whon half an hour or more had elapsed, "I am afraid tho young ladies will hardly forgive me for absorbing your attention so long. See there is a young lady quite alone; pray go and make yourself charming." Bert turned his head. "What!" he exclaimed, "That little fright? Mrs. Miller, do be morciful!" But Mrs. Miller did not sinilo. "1 beg your pardon," he said, politely. "It was very wrong to spoak as I did." "It was indeed. I am afraid she heard you, too." "That is not possible!" he said, with real mortification. Mrs. Millor relented at the sight of his vexed countenance. "The only atonement you can offer," she said, "is to seek an introduction and mako yourself as agreeablo as you can. Porhaps sho will forgivo you, or think she did not hear aright." "Must I? Will you pardon me on no other terms?" "Certainly not. When I see the young lady smiling upon you yon shall be re stored to my esteem, and not till then." "Cruel! but I am obedient." And he wont iu search of an introduction. Mr. Sinton chanced to be near at hand, and opened his eyes slightly when ho learnod his friend's desiro. "Know her? he said. "Of cour30 I do! Prophesied concerning her before we camo, rod ringlets and all. Didn't think, though, that your fate would bo down on you so soon.' "Nonsense! Sinton, pray bo serious." "Because it is such a sorious matter with you? Yory thing I was saying; how unreasonablo you are! But come on." And Miss Tierco and Mr. Dean wero prosontly exchanging opinions on the staplo party-going topics. To do Bert justice, he sincerely re gretted his thoughtless exclamation. Ho was ungentlemauly, ho knew, and ho had, besides so great a horror of femalo ugliness ns to regard all subjects to it with a painful compassion. Tho dread that Miss Piorco had ovorheard his ro mark gave him just that sting of self re proach that one would feel had ho alluded to tho infirmity of a deformed person in his presonco. Ho determined to be so acreeablo and deferential that sho Bhould imagine that hor ears had de ceived her. Conversation progressed very pleas antly between the two. "Nice girl to talk to." Mr. Dean do cidod. "Sweet voico, no giggle, no af fectation." Just as ho made this refleBtion, ho en countered the eyes of Harry Sinton, and fancied ho saw them in satrical amuse ment. Awakened by this clauee to the conviction that he was making himself tho subject of mirth, ho sought the sido of an acknowledged belle, and saw no more of Irene Pierco uutil dancing began. She was standing opposite him, in a sot where the fashionable Miss Bently was his partner. This young lady was con sidered a very elegant personage. She wore a Paris dress, and the costliest ornaments of any one in the room. Lert Dean's glance rested with satisfaction on Irene Pierce. Her face, undoniably prettv, her dross was a stranger to Pans, and had, perhaps, been made at heme; but it was accompanied by a smooth, whito neck and a pair of rounded arras. As Bert made these comments, and lis tened dissutisfied to his companion's common-place remarks, hedecidtd toen gago his rU-a rii for the next set. He found himself repaid for his daring, for Irene I'ierce could speak of her own sex without malice. Her conversation was intelligent, which assured him she was familiar with fhe best books, and her choice language pleased him. All this he discovered in the pauses of the dance, and she pleased him so well that he lingered at her side rather longer than mere politeness demanded when the set was over. On his homeward way, in company with his friend Sinton, he had encountered some raillery. He an nounced .himself to have found Mist Pierce the most agreeable girl he had found in a long time, truly lady-like and intelligent. "You can't deny that her hair is red -laughed Harry. "Certainly not: but it wn ...... arranged. , ""Wl7 CHAPTIBII. ml. - 1 .1 ! . 1 1 auo ucu uuy, m me aitornoon. fon.j Bert Dean standing on the steps of a. house, which belonged to Miaa p;..T miner, no am not toll nis friend than had aakod permission to call, but i. It . ., if. v. . ...... - --rc . He found Mrs. Pier.e and hr ter sitting togothor in the back pario," with their work. Irene was bra,i;-' saoquo for hor little sister, and If! mother employed on something mCK practical. She had not been schooled, as tho idea that she wa t leave the room did not occur to be Irene did not look as plain as she 1 done last night, as her animated cot vorsation dazzled him. There was .1 foctionnte confidence between nw.i..' and daughter that ho had not met in tj. best society, and " ho found it, or sonu. thing else, so pleasant that ho largeh outstayed the limits of a fushionabl. call. UT T 1 L ,1 1 uau uouur uut call ana n v. 11 i, i, . 11 1.. .' i . i : i - : i 1 , , ' I Ul'UgllUUl tumiJUIJIUU bud would D6J" A week or two went by, and Bert .a heredtohis now resolution ofnntnoii nig, out w uuuuio mj prevent au&seli from watching for hor. " May," he asked carelessly of H, cousin one evening, "who aro ties riorces t "Old friends of mino," sho answean " excellent, substantial pooplo; hut wLi J . .1.0 UU JUL1 UD1W "I have met them but here, and tk: is tho last timo I have heard of then ; he said. "Mrs. Piorco thinks home is tlio bes placo lor gins, so sue does not go or much?" If Ireno Pierce went out so little. tW was scarcely a chauco that they slioulj meet except ut her own house. Anddi; he really care enough about tho acquain;' anco was it valuable enough for hi to take trouble to find it.' Probably theso questions were it sworcdin tho affirmative, as the next i,; brought him to Miss Pierce's door. So was that the only occasion on which h neighbors opposite had tho privilege c! seeing him. Again and again be can but ns time was going on, he grew stranp ly diffident. Drawn day by day by Irene ; side, happy nowhere else, ho could affirJ even to himself that she was more than 1 friend to him. There had been 1 tiiEi that, to declare himself a lover, involved some sacrifices on his part; it mm strange now that he should be anuoas inane sucn snennce, yet uouut, wi anxiety whether Irene would care to copt it. Some weeks of suspense went by, a: he could wait no longer. One bright da when favoring fate liad left them slit; while alone, be spoko not very ! quently.but still sufficiently cohercm to make his meaning plain. Irene colored deeply, and refused li: At this he grew a little more self p sessed, and begged to know he reasons. She declined to stuto them, lie sisted; was there a previous attacumet She blushed more vividly, and said such thing existed. Was there not somo hope for hi then ? Might not her resolution be o: come ? Might not theso reasons cease exist? Oh. no! Hor resolution was unalk able. Then he urged an explanation, and im sisted on it as his right. His suit v pushed with ardor, and Irene's agitati roved that she was not insensilfle. B with a great effort sho commanded he: self. "I should bo most unjust to youd to myself, said she, "could 1 allow transiont feeling to set aside my jud. mont. "Transient! O Irene!" Bnt she silenced him. "Could I allow inystf to give yon wifo whom everybody you, mow ui must consider disagreeable?" Sho hesitated a moment. "Y'hat do you mean?" criod Bert, amazement. "You cannot have forgotten our t meeting," she said, moro composed "do not oblige me to repeat your wo that evening." Tho room swam around Bert n. "That little fright!" Oh! the m-r.V tho horror, of that speech! Co 1. havo mado it and about that Overwhelmed with ltortificuti".. strove to explain, to say how entuv.j fnnlines uprfi altered. "Enough, sir," said Miss Pierce, dignity. "Spare yoursolt tne iruu apologizing; it is quite unnecessary, , altogether usoloss." And so she left 11 Sin-olv this was an awkward sittiat for a lover, particularly for Bert, had contemplated arranging muium affairs in such a quiet, well-bred He went home in despair. UnM woman even Irene, gentlost, awrc women forgive such an insult vanity ? If she could only see n: and know how loug he had ceascU .0 gard her as plain, in how many was even beautiful to him! but to plain this to her-it was impossible, could never obtain her pardon. A love ? That was too far and near i -t Private life has its Napoleons, s II Ti,n rnnt imnossibilitit Jl prove them to be the merest staa week from this dreadful day, twn sitting-very much at home-in me parlo? whence ho had ignominiously, and Ireno looked iu a wav that clearly showed tlit u relinquished her "resolution ana fieed her judgment." Jcst Like a YousosTEB.-An occurred at the Broadway Chnrca. wich. before the morning Mr Snnday, which greatly amused tw gregation. The people bad . and were awaiting the arrival w pastor, when a stray two-and-a-uw . old child, neatly attired, hat on his head and a mop UJV; , walked up the broad aisle nd seat in the empty pew of . citizen. After sitting a while, u ity feet and pattered own t waving the mop. and halted ro the pulpit to view we -j , Then it passed up the f1.8' , invited into a pew, where it ker ' until the janitor caiieu i j, it to its frightened parents. strayed from a Broadway jaw wich Bulletin. V. I