e
VV tV,ttli4?t.
A Juatna.1 Ibr Ike Iopl. . J,'J
liavutad to tb IsUraaU of If usually.
Udapandila PottttN bad tUUglua, " -.
AUt to all Lire law, aad Taoroogbly
tUdwal la Opaoalag aad Kspuatag Ike Vsoaa. J
, Bla. a.
Mil 41,
rrm
ot lb M
Oaavaar..
wis whim.
Tbre mouths...
Airipoadut ailllng si smaaird ig- -luras
auiat sssk kaowa laalr aaasaa to lb
tJiior.or ao tvantioa wiu b glvaa la tkalr
rommuaHWUvoai-, "
-arjrgimwMRTr i
TOLUJIETV'.
POUTLAD,
OHKGON. FBtDAY, JUISK -a, m.
MUMllIOlt -41.
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CAPTAIN GRAY'S COMPANY ;
Cmimtrrw eat trrtagis "
-. ; Mm. A. J. M'XJWAT,
tu Barer -
Bows," Kir-4 are
(Entorad, arronll u( to Art of tfeBgreaa.ta tb
year I va, by M im. A. J. Ianlwaj,.l th offlr of
th UbnurUa of Congrats at Washington, City.
la MM aaa Im pblUh4 r 1- M
. ? c-Cormlrk la book ioria In Uij . -
: rj BMflz Urvulr yfmn m tb math ot
h mi lowing (tocy, bavtoc always )tad aaoa
a fwat, and bring wholly Ignorant of all V
ttnal kaowtodC of Um lltmry world, bcr hw
' wltla anaiaoA I Mm IIIW imU aa4 Mrttf
Hag pkMMr.of lh land of b adopttoavoua
Mlrvd lb Idea of vaiezlnji fu ojn way lh
. world ama of louara. Brio nntd
mila laudaatloa, tamarHbat duraUon, allbe.
Meaaia aauira, fcwbla aWMmtlt, bad aooiaaU
diapoallloa, aafl bavlng aaaoaalrrad aiaay
atranca ipbrlaoe wb U-b aaad bar Urad aad
-old ! ballB,a MjarlHinlwor ramp Had
bar arada idaad la tb karat of aMral, aaany,
aad tadaad all tb In porta at lactdaau Utaraof,
balnf louadd apoa IxH, k trooped u to (urtn
ym aaanwi atory. bba baa baaa latlucad to
ra aabllab tb work la tnaa rota m ba, parti jr
T)cauaa of a daaira la vavtaa aad am rata tb
arlglnal work of bolb hararlfaud tb publUkar,
and partly acoaaa an oftaa arged to do a by
aabairtbaaa) tbaabMuhi aadi nbllaatW to
i f Ui air data aad. ' ) y
T tb rtoaaar of Oragoa.aaalo ailkruda
of lb grant Nobtm w tar voo dralra taawakaa
aa Inwrtat In oar fttat aad Waahlngtoa Tarrl
. lory M tb Kind ot tb tboaaaada of dwllr
la tb mt4 allmaM of Eaatara wTnUra aad
tb torrid teaiparaiur of Eaatara aumaaara.
Ibis rarlaad aalt of Iha" ramlnUoorwa of bar
" yatB it apaatrjitly AmAMmAt l.f
Tac AiTHoa.
....... . CHAPTER HI.
' . rotxT oiiri wtDprwo. x
-.Tta WMki paaaed pleoUy way.
Tb golJa of HapUmbar b(an
to fall In fantaallo beapa In tb foraaU
and orchai JTha tnerri bat warolog
-"bouk, bouk," of wild f waa baglo
' nl'nf to ba freqntntljr beard, m they
war taking tbalr timaly flight aoutb
w&rd. ' Autumnal wluda began to algb
around the dwelling of the rich and
.l00 ' BaUncboly noualc. '
IMaaarOray waa ttnnaually bnay
' with hi! fall work: etth beraon aeemad
''""""bent mood witklria: at btC Dartloular vo-
, i .
catfoa with uncommon Vigor. r
."'.1 Effia waa alttlng ona erenlng at tha
' foot of a abock of fodder, watching a
gloriona tun art, when Tolly came to ber
ml IhfAraiAl kaa tKat alia au Ia tia
'-named tb enMlng Tbarda7rovIdd
' tbey eouid aJaa gatberjag ayni-ti bajlKl'
: aaaa to which aha bad lent a helping
laand for a ortolfchi. r
'"Bf WttatTTgbt dW aofa-gatuering
interfere with yoor weddiog, Polly T' ,
"Whyryaaeaypap'a mighty busy Jut
Bow, and ao's Bam'e . folk. I
they'll git through eorn-cattln byTaee
day Bight, then they'll bare Wednesday
to fix for tb wddln'. .
wer- tolernipted by a lotKl call
from Mr. OrayLl Tolty iaid that there
Woald be aneeUnr at the acbool-house
tha at wiay .and tefT Iffle" to her
wwa reflection. The young girl eat for
noma minute with a corn-ataJk In her
hand, - twletlag lb long, dry leaT
aUHuiMlbrflngaji lbinkIug-ofib
kaw not what,, wbea, neanag as rua-
beheld Herbert oomlag 'toward her.
II took a aeat tb ataik keaiJ hi
alitor and told her that ha waa aroina to
church Ui riext Sunday, adding that
' him . ' - ''
- . "I wlah Sam rjreea would Uk Polly
to uregon u n marne ner," aaia lun.
"8h feel ao badly about leaving ber
- folk, that I bat to see ber compelled to
.... stay bhlnd." . .
"It will ail com right, Effi. Daddy
Oreen,' aa Polly call him, I going to
aall bis farm aad gtaahalf of the money
aBjxMlng portion to Sam. Bam
doeea't know it yet, for hi father In
tend to lurprir biro. I got tb newt
from tha old gentleman hlmaelf, and
he told cn not to tell either 8am or
Polly." "
"But aren't you afraid to tell me,
Ilerbert? You know girl-can't keep
aecrata," " -.;-..- ' .-;..
p.DkV aieter t don't yoa aappoaa I
know what I'm about? Olrl can keep
aaatrimenial eeorwU, it they want ta.H
Sabbath morning cam. - A bright,
balmy auahin glittered through tb
branch of the balf-denuded tree. The
wet aong and merry chatter of bird
were beard, a they collected la large
- companies to onuit together about re
movlDg to a souther ellar. Th path
meaiidetad Ihmngh the weila to the
jcboot-bog. which waa itutedi
half a mil distant front fanner Gray'
resideoc. Th ' sound of' footstep
among tb rustling leaflets, tha occa
"aional WarM ofsom solitary bird7that
bad not yet Joined tb thronging maltl
tudea of 1U kind, with somailmea an X
clamatloa of delight from WUU. were
th only sound that greeted th ear of
tbo wboererlDgjJbelrjAought-
nl way towarda the plaoe of worship.
- After tb sermo waa aver: and tb
neighborly ooogratalaUona, so too
la a, oonntry jnaetlng-hotiae, hsd be
1iohngedthagrcgitloa began
alwly to dieperaa. EfB had ateppadl
oot iK u ooor ana wa waiting for her
mother to follow, when Pally cam out,
" eaoorted by Will Black, wb mamlted
' ' off with ber, apparently quit proud of
fcla prix,- wbil 8am Orcaa tamed
away, looking the vary picture of aba-
grin,
?Mo-BriuBloif:
8am .with a roguish laugh, "that If
bardUlllu' whether tbe.Uray's a-gola
to b dysd Ureea or lUack.
load laugh from tb byataaders
heightened Ham's coo fusion1, when Her
bert Uoodwla ktepped up to, Brow a and
said t " W aaa easily discover that h
prafera both Ore and Black to Brown."
"Duraed If ah ain't welcome to 'am.
for all o m," said Joe,
"You dida't talk that way last Satur
day bight, did ye, aettny ?said farmer
Gray, who had beard tha. conversation,
and wha felt alitUe proud of tha many
attenlioae his fraeklad daughter received
from tit rusti rival. -.This, of aouras,
turaee) tb laugh upon Brown, who
mounted hie horse and rod, rapidly
away. 8am tirseo's younger broUter,
who gloried In tb appellation of 'Jake,'
offered to accompany JCffls ta ber bom.
Mrs. Ooodwin mlledr "I appreciate
your klad inteoUoo, Jacob; but for tb
present j leei competent to chaperon my
daughter without your help." -
The boy bowed w tb smiling lady,
and retreated under cover of bis profuse
bluahea.
At eUaaer, JSlnk.(aoodwla gently ra-
nroved Herbert for taking a partia a
coarse Jeat apoa tha Babbath.
-I -really -couldn't 4talp- It, mother.
Brown insulted 8am and knew to de
served th Joke. It would not have hurt
Kim so badly, If he had not been Inter
td " ' , ...
.During the wk, great preparation
were mad for the wedding. Tb rustic
neighbor for mil around were invited,
wbli Yaakaea, aa they called all people
of refloeraeat, were alighted with Im-
puolty, becauss, aa Jed said to EfB :
They think themselves a heap better
nor their neighbor. Mammy say b a
glad abe fcnowM yer mother afore tbia,
or she'd a alighted her, too. Bb think
yr mammy'a what daddy calls 'some
partita moo.' " ' - . . - - ,
At ten o'clock an Thursday morning,
tb guest began, t assemble, aad long
before two, the whole company was col
looted aad watting Impatiently for tb
appearance of the bride and groom. A
curtain, which had bees bung up la the
back part of tha best room to. form a
dresaiag-cloeet, wa at Ungth drawn
aside, and Polly appeared, attired la a
very Boat barred Jaooaet dreaa, which
aha bad been busy-for two day la reju-
Th sodden
exposure of ber eouoleuaao before the
company, gave to ber cheeks a ruddy
hue, that almost hid the frefkita mk
usually sbon so conanlcnoualy aa to
bid. all traces of beauty la ber round,
full face. 8am waa dreeaed la a com
plete' suit of homespun blue Jean. HI
feature wr tolerably handsome, and a
certain air of drollery, which waa nat
raj to blm, gave blm a tact of con v era
lug agreeably among nl aaaoolate, not
withstanding hi extreme bashful ocas,
y beaa' the
plagu of bis lif.
The qulra arose as
lent,'
I after a
short ceremony, told the company that
"Saw waa tha Um to commeuc salu-
taUbml. A regular . "kissing bV
amoag "all uanda" followed this an
nouncement, and t was only stopped by
tb stentorian voice of farmer Gray pro
claiming that dinner was ready. After
partaking of a substantial feast, which,
InMlray'aopinloovttoshariietbe
kniokknaekeriaa of tha fashlooahl-,''
tha company went to tb bam," which
bad been decorated with evergreeoa, and
dancing began la good earnest. A fid-
dlr waa perched la the bay overhead,
who parforaacd la really good style.
lira. Goodwin aad ber children watched
tb performanc until It waa no longer a
novelty, and leaving Herbert to enjoy
himself n tb society of a very young
lady who could danca superbly, tbeyj
left the barn and went back Jo In
house.
After
the dauca waa concluded, the
company all returned to the dwelling,
where pie, cake, and fruit were paaaed
round In baskets, waiter being a lux
ury tbey could aot countenance, bee use
Yankee used aucb article. Jokea In
numerable were passed amoog different
persons In tha assembly, and were re
ceived, sometimes In a pleasant manner
or answcred wlth .repartee, and some
time with petulant replies and abarp
retort.'
"I guess, Joe Brown, you aea bow
what color th Gray' pitched on, don't
you 7" said Sam, la an exultant ton.
"If he'a aa green by nature aa th
Green she married, Tm afraid the cow
111 eat all the young Greens,' retorted
:joa. ..... , ,
link Brow woaJbave doo
aay better T" said WIU Black. " ' .
Brown ain't food f Gray, no way,
Ilk Green and Black la,1 retorted Joe,
"Biwwa seemed to think that Gray
would a-aolted him mighty well about
last Saturday Bight," laaghad former
Gray, whe enjoyed the Joke aa much a
anyone sis. ..-'V:' 'x
loud baJ-ba Wrm aU tb Usfoawr
followed that cos re J seta, and Jo
Brwa and Win Black left th place
amid th leer of aaif-a-seors of bor.
H On rridayr iBBfwt givaeTd
"daddy GrvJs,and, with th-rcep-Uoa
of the marriage certmoay, every
thlng pmd off much tb asm aa oa
tb wedding-day. 8am waa agreeably
surprised by tb present of a round cam
f gold from bl father, aad Polly's bap-
pin waa restored If IhjTknowIedga f
tb fact that sfia waa to go with ber par
ent t Oregoa.
Tfi bdwr frosts, tb chilling bleats,
tb driving ralaa, and mantling snows
of winter, cam steadily oi Herbert,
EffleY and Med aUended the. District
school, where tbey eojoyed many ad
vanUgee, Polly auyed for the winter
at the house of her father-la-law, en
gaged ia making patch-work quilts,
weavlag blankets, etc, tor future house
keeping purpose.
Our Bext scene ia aituatod la th out
skirts of a tittle village la Ohio. A lady
was seated oa a sofa la th parlor, coeu
pied with a lato aovei. A child of
algbteaar mouth was capering noisily
over the carpet. " (
' "Be still, Lucy dear," said Mra. Wat
den to tha little girl, who had a rattle
box and toy bell, with which she waa
making a loud noise.
"O.ma," said Cslia and Howard, Mrs.
Weldau'a two elder chlldrenTw bo came
running into th room and speaking al.
moat together, "Mr Manafleld' folk arc
coming with papa, and they'll soon be
bare." . ' ' ..
"Don't tell tha so, children. They'll
think you never saw- anyone coming
befor,'iMid thalr motharr la a up
preeeed voice, as ah hurriedly arranged
a few scattered articles about tha room,
and waa ready immediately to receive
her guests, with dignity and compoaur.
" Well. Meg," said Mr. Weldea to bU
wife, after a pleasant conversation bad
been carried on for, soma time, "we're
need, 'stirring up ou the subject, I
thought I would Invite my partner to
come" la with bis wife and daughter to
animate you a little about the matter."
- "I think ws' re doing pretty well ber;
w ought to be contented. I shrink
from the very thought of tb Journey, In
pita cf alt 1 can do," ' . r
--"Don't you auppoa wa can do what
ever other folk can f, Hundred have
already gone to Oregon, and tbousaiids
will go jiext summer. This new Dona
tion J .aw will cause thousands' to go
who would aot otherwise undertake th
Journey. His, hundred and forty acre
of land would b worth something to-a
poor man."
. "I do not think wa are so Very poor.
It I true, w are sot richf but you are
doing. thriving bualnea. You told me
not. two mouths ago that wa owed no
man a doHar."rT "frii. "
A deep shadow crossed: th usually
raaay fac of Mr. Welden, as 1 tb
thought crossed bhr-mlud for th huud-jof
ream urns nn uay, toawnen wa retu
tat of hi a flair waa madak&owata4
hi wife, a heavy quarrel, a'aick bead-
ache, and a crying fit, would follow aa
natural consequence. Ha lived on a
forty -acre farm joining the village,
waa equal partner with Mr. M ana-
field in a star A heavy speco Istioa la
which tbey bad. lately bee engaged;
bad auddealy railed, aad the paxtacm
war aroussd to tha painful conviction
that when arrearagaa warn nttlrf and
creditors saUsfied, they : would be left
without capital to go ahead with their
buIn.. - Z - . '
Mr. Mansfield, who enjoyed tb full
trust and eoufldeno of bis wife and
daughter, did aot hesitate a moment
about telling them of tb tra state of
bl affairs; but Waldea dreaded to make
kaowa the fact of the feller to hie wife,
lest a scene quite too commoa with
them would follow hi explaaatioav
Mr. Welden bad been brought up on
aaroliua plantation. She had' been
tb enly daughter of aa indulgent father,
aad during bla lifetime aba bad sever
kaowa want. Her - father's estates,
which at tha tlm of hU death wre con
sidered valuable, wben eeuied by ad
ministrators, lawyers, and harpies, were
reduced to but little, and tha proud and
milf.tr'ail-M.,.a-t QO ya
I brought to poverty. WhilevialUngon
day at the h
months after the aattlemant bad' been
cloeed, be met Mr. Welden. He wa
attracted by ber beauty and moved by
ber recent bereavement and mlafortuna.
8b wa pleased by bis easy manners
and pleasant conversation, always saa
saned by au air of natural drollery, Tb
acquaintance sooa ripened Into inti
macy, and before tb eioee of th year,
they were married. Mr. Weldea took
hi bride to Ohio, where he bad aceuma
tated some property while employed aa
bead clerk la a store. ' He went late
partnership with Mr. Manefleld, who
bad known him from boyhood, aad who
bad alwaya felt a great Interest la bis
walfare. They proepered for several
yews bat-timea .-gavfcjnll, ami iia
WekleB, who bad but little Idea of 13m
value of money, made ad many depre
dations upoa ber hasbaoxfs puraa, that
ba became impatient, and Induced hi
rather reluctant partner to eater with
him Into a speculatloa, which, aa the
leader ba bee iafermsd, failed, laav
log them with but lltU mean of tbdr
owe. Tb Uregow 1AB4 Law being umb
ow tfw erimrtwj4r Ct
their atteottoe, and aoea both
Manafleid and Welden reaolved to en
gage la tb eaterprise of removl ag ta Use
far, far Wast. .
"Howwirr "youbreakTbe news to
your wife, Mansfield P Waldea aaid to
bte Mend, after tbey bad both decided
what t do.'
"Why, m Just go home and kirn br,
tell bar Pm brokay aad muat go ta a
hew aountry ta begin' agala. She'D
kle me, ayvbe's sorry Pve been on
fortuuate, and then -ahe H do anything
that I think a for tb beet" , ; ' v
"I wieh I could do a, yaw my; but
when I tell Meg, he'll pout and coIl
andnray I'm always doing something
illy. Th lik 'of that niaeemy Irish
blood, and Pm ear teT'say something
eareeatlo. I wish I bad. a better temper,
or that Meg would aot provoke me as
often." ' .
The trait you apeak of in your wife
i a very unfortanata eoet -but I am half
Inclined to believe that the fault Ilea In
yourself as much aa la bar, ribe was al
ways petted and apolled when a child,
and the comparative adversity abe has
bad to endure ine ber marriage, con
trasted with the III cf luxurious ease
ah led In hr- father' bouse, tends (o
make her uoreaeoeable You should
sxerclse a great deal more forbearance
with ber. I have beard you tease her
unmercifully when you considered It
excellent fun.71"
"I rather think," said Welden, Ironl
Ci!yrnbat b ! m much of th(
world' good now, aa h bad when I
married ber."
"Y," replied hi friend, "that H
very true;- but you should he - careful
never to allude to aucb a thing let her
presence.-1 don't blam' bar r"ny
other hlgh-prrited person for not liking
sach allnslona"
"I know tbat I oftcntaay unpleananT
thing; hut I will try to o more guarded
in future.? . ' '
"Well," aaid Manafield, "do a I toll
yoovgo-boma, kl your wife, aad make
soma candid remark about tb state of
our affair; tell ber. of our mUfortune,
and then ask ber advlo about going to
Oregon. Treat ber as a rational being,
and my word for It, you'll have no trou
bleT I would wut no mora pleasant
occupation than managing such a wom
an ao well that b would never annoy
me."
The " friends separated. "Siansflold
went bom without a alngle misgiving:
about bf wife' acoulcscenc In his
plana, while Welden, with a clouded
brow and a heavy heart beating; Um ta
bitter thoughts, walked lowly toward
hi dwelling. ---4rir--.
Mansfield, aabs bad aaid, had no dif
ficulty In persuading hi wife to go-wlth
him In search of a new home.
"Certainly, my dear, if .you think it
beet,'' wa ber smiling reply to bl lug
gesUona. If spoke of Mr. Welden'
way . of treating her husband, and of bis
apprehensions eonoerntae; the dlacloaure
tnabulneaf fallh re, adding tbat Mr,
Welden had ex pressed a wlab that Mrs.
MaaafloM would eall tiow htewrifo and
exert ber influence to awaken ber taj
sense of duty.
That' Just what we will do, pa,"
said Ada, a glpsy-oomplcxloned girl of
seventeen fummers, who : wa - full
enough of vivacity and excitement to
be always ready to embrace any project,
provided It waa new or tr
Very well, pet; w will do a yoa
ant bom to look after bl buslnee for
th remainder of the forenoon, H
reached th store Just aa Welden, who
bad been absent on a similar errand, en
tered the doorway.
"How did yeur wife receive tb Intel
ligence yoa went bom to communi
cate?" Maofleld asked, a soon a they
ayfa oeated,,ij"'r - v.ai. .n. ,
"Tbe 'first thing abe said after I
stepped la tb bouse waa, that h must
bava a new sofa aud carpet thl very
week." 8h was going to give a large
Nw Year party, and th parlor mast
be fitted up becomingly. This damped
my spirit and I knowr looked vexed.
I eofuldu't help It Li told her tbat fund
wcra scarce, aodT did not see bow we
were to give a party, febe flared up at
thl and said I was always making a
prjnButh7rrt
ably well, and thinking It best to come
ib point, I toid
tart to Oregoa In th spring, and spoke
of tb advantage of securing a fortune
In a new country, until sb became In
terested. . But I did not dara to apeak of
th bualnea fall a re, lest h'd blow m$
ty AiA,"h added, with a bitter laugh.
"Mr. Manafleid and Ada are going
to call upon Mrs. Welden thl afternoon,
and I promised to accompany themI
believe tbat If Ada were left to herself
h would soon get your wife Into a per
fect fever to eroas tb Plain. 8he ia ao
vivaclou and nthueiaatictbat ber ani
mated talk will do mora to reconcile ber
to our plana, than all our sage reason
ings can accomplish. : Call round aad
dine with us, and we will go together to
lyourhonaa.
"The interview bet ween Weldea and bis
wife bad paaaed roach aa be bad stated
It to bl friend. After ber boaband left
the bona, sb Indulged la a fit of weep
ing for half aa bear. Then taking up a
lata .French) novel, sb buried ber -die
ordered thought I It content, Wel
dea aeually dined at tha tevera as bwsl
Bea days, and Mrs. Weldea always ate
Interted la th novel that bar dinner,
aa well aa tb moruisg1 eoarereaiieii
bMwaaa brsaif aul buabaod. was .for-
gottaa wbea ber guest arrived,
Mr. Waldea waa graasiul and J Me
la figure. Her coustenancs, when la
good haaaor, waa pleasing, almost faaef-
aaUag. A haughty bsariog f th
beauUful bead aad elastic fraaae, caassd
bar to appear aba vary per
ef prtd aad baughtlnesa, Th
awa I wa.
: t'li.ir,-Aiirf iu i.i h a... ik.
no ope jndfrtfotitf AtrHer control of
ber children waa truly commendable.
They all poeseased the fun-loving, ml
chlevou prouaitiee of ber father, who
left the management of . them 'entirely
to hU wife. Hli seldom apoke cross
word to them, but th rein of govern
ment In herJiaud were held ao firmly
that ber children never thought of diso
beying br command. 8b was gener
ally affable before company, and Wei-,
den always, communicated unpleasant
new to Iter when company wa present,
so Jhat the effervescence of her Itl-bu-
fOor might flud a bidden vent through
which-to, exhanat Itself before tbey
wou'4.bJe' .!00'rJlPP. p?pJ!.k?1fj; St
her disposition was that sb eould not
generally remain kogry long at a time',
trait ofuer Character with which her
buxband wa well acquainted. ' .. .
' Mr. Welden' keen black eye sparkled
continually with merriment, unices he
wasTtngry or excited, and then the
light from them beamed in succeaaiv
flahe.Evei7rrol-n'metwat Id
danger of his ready wit; but lila
tic Joke were more frequenUy Inflicted
upon hi wife than any one etna; No
doubt, aa MsnsfleM had told him, these
oft-re pealed Joke at ber expense wen
thermal n caueo of the -pettlshnen and
Ill-humor li exhibited toward him.
Mr. Mnfield' well-pro portlonedTlf
preT pleaslug countenance; and auburn
curls, contrasted with tbe Jetty braids,
luatrouk, eyes, and ttont, well-rounded
form of hi wife, made'bim almoat look
aide of forty, but no on would bav
pronounced him past twenty-eight, at
tha farthest.-; -.' --j
Ada loved to look proudly at her
father, and tell of tbe times no bad been
mistaken for a' beau of her by her
friend. 8h poaeeosed th elastic flgu re
of her father combined with tbe bru
nette complexion of ber mother. "I
have known such things to happen,'
sb began, "a husband and father
getting Their buaiuea so enthralled that
it has been necessary for them" to break
up aud begin bunlnea in a new country,
From what pa said thl morning, I be
lieve he and Mr, Welden are badly off
for money. If tbey eouid bull out, settle
up, and have meaus enough left to take
us to a new country, w could hegln
anew,' choose our cwu location, -get
rich, and some day surprise the rustic
InbabiCtnta of ItockviUe, by coming to
see them wltav gold eaougU iaxkux poa
awaalnh In iay the tow." : .- -.
"But our buabaod are not ptbraUcd
In their uusineaaT
Inquiry towards her husband, aa tb
probabl truth flashed acrona ber iniud,
H replied healtallngly: "Ye,Mcggle,
the Immena cargo, of pork wa sent to
BaJUmore ,raacbd r te destination
thaw and freexe rule tbe price of pork,
a the hog.
Tb expense of: iraosportaUoa waa so
heavy,' that When all arrrantges are
paid, tha store will go to 'Davy Jonea.' "
"Ab, well 1 If that' tb way matters
tanoVw bad better sell out and go,"
said hi wife, now fully aroused to a
en of duty. 8b possessed a heart
behind ber practical salfitbueaa, which,
wben fully aroused and rightly moved,
we capable of developlug seusible and
Wlfe-llk action.
A gentleman. waa ushered Into the
parlor by a servant. . "
"Why, Maurice 8tanton Ti Welden
exclaimed, as he grasped bl band right
cordially. r " '. ' 1 '
Maurice bad a plcasaut word for all,
and soon a lively chat about tbe current
news of the day, In which tha ladies
Joined with interest, chased, for a time,
all visions of Journeying from, the mind
of every one.
"What-la-your father- driving at
now r Manafleid asked, a soon aa b
could find a pause lung enough
conversation to ask the quesUon.
"PracUciog medicine aa usuaL"
You have graduated, have you aotr
"Yes;' but I never expect to practle
a a phyaiclan."
"Why not?"
"I am going Wast to Oregon or Cali
fornia, where people don't die, andibeu
I'll beat liberty."
nvfcardoe youf falher thluk of such
a achema V ... , , '
"II think b caa't bla hlmaalf, I
gucaa. Thank to tb twenty-two past
year, I am myowa man now. Though
I am vary sorry to disobey ray father,
yet 1 can't bear tbe thought of following
la hi wak and spending my lif with
a pair of saddle-bag la my band, ready
at any-moment to run at every body Te
calL The Doctor says I ahall hav ao
help from hint If I go, but I am able to
work. I'll drive somebody's team
acroa lh Plain vandwprkforjmooey
In I1 mine." . . .. '
rl:bellcv Providence hu sebfyou
here. If that I tha caa, for we were
peaking jut a you cam la about get-
rem ox loam,"
aid Weldea.
"Can you prove tbat by Mr.' Mana
fleid? He h old and atedy7 and sever
rpeak io Jest, aa yoa do," laughed Mu-
rlca.'-s,, -
"I bavevnad ap my mtud toceaa
Jeatlag aad talk ta earnest for the rest at
my Ufa. I guem Meg won't ba sorry."
"Mr. MsaefWd, la it a f set that Wt-
dMtblaUofOTomlBf taePlalaer
Tss; aad tbat ta aot ail; Pm gotng,
"Pm Jut In town, then, provided I
can, get a situation with either cf you a
ox-driver." :' '." ' " '
"There la an Irishman at my bouse,
who will drive my1 team.' Welden'a tUe
man to talk to you.1' - -j--
An arrangement waa soon agreed tfpon
between th two, and Maurice, after an
hour pleasant conversation, left the
bouse In company with Ada. Mr. aad
Mrs. Mansfield had gone , horn some
Umobcforc. Ada promised to call In
often, and left the house, feeling that
sh bad dona soms good In helping to
opeu tha eye of MraT Wcidou to a true
tat of their affair.
Maurice-Ktanton' dark liaTis baxel
?7eft thoughtful 6rew.werBjbWB-
otf to good advantac by a fa u I Ilea
mouth, that wa al ayready to break
lutoasmile. Hi manly carrlageTmusl-
eat voice, and affability cf manner
made blm a general favorite with ladies
who' bad perceptive facnltle jafflcient
to enable them to discern bis depth of
intellect, while those women, young
and bid, who could only be charmed by
simpered compliments and nly noth
ing, oon tired of hi company.
. Dr. Htanton waa an cmlneut pbyalclan
of Cincinnati.- Ho wished bir son-'.to
follow th not beaten path, and had
-educated him with that Intention; but
Maurice, who bad no taste for th prv-
fetoion.-poascmed annthutUtr1ov
for adventure, and had a atrong desire
to emigrate, to-tbe distant West, lu
search of bidden treasure, or, as b said,
"after auythlng In his line,r'wblcli
i meant aaythlna eaeiting or rxbi
tag. - . "- '
ITp bo-eonrltioad.I
' ' '. - - '.
. - "Mutual Improvement"'." ' '
'1V are requested to publish the ful
lowing assay on "MutuaJL. Improve
ment," written by Mr. J. H. Foster, of
Albany, and rai.at flat trfeeiiug of
th Woman cuffrsge club in tbat city.
The article show careful thought :
The meaning of tha word mutual J
the Interchange of the thing spoken of
between tbe parties. Mutual Improve
meut, ' than, would be advancement.
growth, progress of tbe miud. Thl I a
very appropriate subject for tha eonaid
ration of this society, and I hope and
trust tbat we, as aa organisation, will
labor for the improvement of all the
power God baa given us, aad the ad
vance mentor urseivee individually and
eoUecUvelv. I claim bat It I helpfulLppcj a b'rtKmie o( about 1.310
wvuiVBi apsj wwwa v- we wuiv e aswis war
make good men. I know tbat Uie op
poaera t thia tuvt iawtn a fearful
dread tbat the commands ef the Ixmi
are ti sat at denaaoe, saying. 4iiat
law aud a rule by which woman
should he-governed) ad it ie mao'
province to - put such eottstruction
upon it aa suiu blm. What be pro-7
(claims aa me aireci oommaua or uou to
i .- . . . . r
sustain in his position, Is lu opposition
to tna plain teachinga aad spirit of the
rferinturee from Geaeais to ItevelaUons.
The Bible rule Is, "1H unto others as you
would-have fbem do unto you." trad
Is no respecter of person. The Kcrin-
I turea tsaeta in-tbe piaineat, fcecedeat aatH
Strungeat Sena, ttiatali person are en
dowed by their Creator with original
rights, and are held iepwuslbr fur tha
talents committed ta their ebarge. 8is
tera, let mo warn you that yea canuot
throw off these great raspdnsibllitle.
I)oe not a weil-euucated, good and in
telligent woman make a better wife and
mother than on who is Ignorant and
selnah . If so, why slrsuld man abject
to aiding women to improv ia all
things, loatead of laying reatrictiorj
upon theruto hinder their progress?
AVaaaan aitouw nave in same ngnta.
religiously, poltttcally and flnanciaJly,
that men enjoy, rihe should have the
privilege of learning any trade, or enter
ing upon any pursuit, calling or profes
sion tbat t open to her brother, -pro-vtded
site ba the InclinaUoa end the
reqaisite ability. If sb choose to
cook add wash dishes, alt Is right. But
r sue uesires to ieau a proiemiomi me, i
build sblpa, maaage railroads, culUvatel
tbe soil, raise oatue, or enter to politi
cal arena, aafurc baa not debarred ber.
Women are not particularly asking for
religtou liberty, aa tney nave now ao-
T 4 .1 . .! .hfcrl
wiuiw r 'T-'M -m nn rinriiH
tb church. Thi ha beeu glveuvao-1
aaked. Id religious meetings thejt are
'lien reininuruui tucir pnviirea san
duties, by being called upon to pray or
peak, aad not aafrequt-nUy urged to
vote oa church matter. ' But, If one of
these sisters of the church waa to make
a political er financial apeecb. the gen
man who waa delighted with ber prayer
or church talking, would at once quote
J'auL I ak, waa Paul teaching poilU
oally, fluam-ially or rellgioualy f lle
ligtoualy, all will admit. Then wby aot
quote Paul to loose women In thtf prayer
meetings, Habbatu schools, temperance
ralliea, and the trruaading, praying
women, who speak and pray la public ?
Wby not toil them to keep silent, ac
cording to Paul ? Tbev should, I u order
to be consistent brother. Bat tbey
know that scow there WTmld not ba a
church lu th land, or at least a emigre-:
ration, If women did not leuJ their aid.
If tbey are not reeponelbie, why go to
cnurcn r ruui aiae y, -neip tne
Womcu whu Iabvrcd"ftb je In the goaah
peL Did he not-here -make -those
women hi equate? Tb Scripture no
where teach man political or financial
libertiea any mor tban they do women ;
hot tcacb ail honesty, truth and purity
aIlker-thytrjTait thtrrg ar pur,
aad to tbe vll all thing are vile., Io
litiaal righte to tbe power retained by
the poo pi. I would ask If all of tb
peopte, or only one-half of them, bevel
political ngnta; i eiievtiii royexutA
mnt l bunded aa tbe prinelpie tbat
titer I far less danger of a larg num
ber of Voters, or citizen, onmmlttine aa
rror or beisg led astray by deal gnlag
men. tbaa a small neasber. ttrtfl
know thai Uiara la anlv ano-ball of the I
eltiseos of this Kepubli wbe have any
voice in tne formatio or toe iaw oy
which mil are roveroed. Taeotber half
are aot forgotten wben tbe tax are
levied. Our forefather raid that taxa
tioa without representation wa tyr
annv. - Wkv la It wore for our father
to be taxed without their sonaant, thaaH
ear asoUr? - Al tby AOt tqaall la
tereated la our famlllea, and the pros
perity ef the-aatkm What right ba
a number of meo, on tbe death of a hus
band, to go Into tbe bona, demand, the
keys, ransack tbe bouee from to to
bottom, not evea forgetting tbe ward-"
robe, and make an Inventory of the ef
fect ? To aay tbe least, It took a If the
wife and mother were- suspected of dis
honesty, and a desire to rob her awn .
flesh and blood, in moateaa, the wife
baa earned at least a moiety of th prop- '
erty, and ba an equal Interest la it
preaervatloB. Where ia ta liistte in
thi eoAirae of procesdiag f But let the
wife die, and" the husband la left in ue
dlaturbcdpoaacsalon. Are mot bars more -liable-
to scatter tbeit children 'and -
squaader taeir effeeta than father are ? -
lu an reason aud candor, way aaeukt
'mother not be allowed th same privll-.
ere n such eases, a father have
Given the ballot, would 'we not 'change
the atatalea ia saeb ease made and pro
vided 7 Assuredly w oould aud would.
It I aaid that women abould not vote.
because they do not go to war. .The
man who ease that, argument 4 gener- .
ailyaaripp)e,orxampt from th terrors
of tha battle plain. , But one vote -in
four, as Is estimated, la able for military
duty. In time of war, are not women
called una to sa orifice aa moch asmee,
enpeclally among tbe working classe ?
bo looks after tbe children and keep
up th horn whll tbe husband is lu tbe
battle field ? Who suppile. t he Soldier
with tbe little comforts tbst reaob blm -while
on bla inarch tWbo gather
about tbe hospitals aud soothe tbadylng
spirit The presence of woman on and
about th battle ground I, aud ever baa
aeeay a necessity, i submit the propo- -sition
to all boaaat men, w bet her tbey
would not prefer to boulder th knap
sack and rlda, and march to tha field of
trife, rather tbaa change places with
their wivea, remaining at 'home to care
for tbe children, and perform all of tbe
duties' lb At would devolve upou their
wive? None but cowards, as a rut,
but would prefer tb battle strife.
' Adam and Hancock at Lexington.
.' Paul lie vex arrived at tbs residence
of Kev. Jonas Clark, where Adams and
Hancock were vlalUng, In Lexington,
about midnight. Hargaant Mqnree aad
eight men were oa guard, itevere waa
reiuaed admittance, a the family did
not wish to be disturbed by any' noise.
"Nolae !" exclaimed he. rYou'll bava
noise enougb before long ; tha regular
arevomiag!" H requested to Mr.
Hancock. Mr. Clark aaid that he must
rerun UK k droit stranger at that tima
of night, hut Hancock rasogaiasd Ite
vere1 voiee, and called out, 'Come In,
Uevsre; wa are aot airaid of yeu." .
Ebeneser Dorr, la hi flapped , hat,
made bl apiearanc soon after, with
the annexed dlapatcb from General War-
A large body of the klng'a troopa
Boeton,- and gone over to land on Lch-
mere' Point (so-eajled) In-Cambridge;
aad that It was shrewdly suspected tbat
tbav were ordered to aeixe and deatrov
the tore belonging to lb colony da
posited at Cuncnrd.1' ' " . 1 t
Hancock I mmediatetv rave Iha alarm.
aad the vUlaecburub-bsn pealed forth
ite warning notea; aud long before tit
dawn of the 19th one bond red and thirty
or forty inhabitant of that town and
neighborhood bad eol looted oa the com
mou. Among th exciled patriot wa
Jonathan Harrington, tb fifeft . About
ott o'clock hi mother aroussd him
from hi sleep. "Jonathan, yoa must
get up; Uie regular am coming I aeme-
thing iuuat be doneT , "
Hancock waa run or resolution and
activity. Adam waa ralm and plaeii
and happy. Hancock occupied much -
of bl Urn In cleaning hi gun and hi
wora, ana nutting bis aoooutermeuts
ia order, with tbedetermiaaUon-.to act
with tb militia. It was with difficulty
tbat be was dissuaded from this purpose.
Adams cispped blm ou the shoulder.
aad said, "Hancock, this I aot our ba.
Iness ; w belong to th cabinet." It
was nearly th break of day before be
waa persuaded not to throw himself
Into tbe hands of the eaeeay. It waa
made manifest tbat oee of the object of
tbe expedition waa the capture of Ad-
am and blmaelf. Indeed, fhe Inquiries
on th road of tbe offlcer who had pre
ceded the main body of the eoemy aat
iAed hi m of tb la fact, They ware nog-
ioua to find "Clark'a tavern," aa they
called Rev. Mr. Clark's hous. where
th tw patriot were vUltlng, with
Mr. Tbemaa Hancock, aa aaut. and
Mlas Dorothy Uuincy,. thetovteee of
John Hancock.- : " . L
'arnootb.SDnarainrchaad.witbapruitod balr.
lJpatBat4oananaa tuaU-
, Tnpay aaaara and slanagr i
Luumi irv.- of .on broowtv-
Kt, tbey palntad tb Hula maid.-'
. I t i
-
Ifolfl IB th eaavas mil In vlawi
Jiooai thercaaiaattna llsbtaniaaaUruagb.
1rk wllb a antory's rrlna of dust
Tnat waa a radnf raptor tbrast, .
Hurb M lb tola tb lady told,
Dorothy daoghlara daughter, told." i
To Insure' th safety of tbes rebl
statesmen, Uey were conducted to the
bouse of Jam Keed, la Bartlagton, a
am ail neighboring town, and It waa
while on tb way thllbar that Adams,
aa bearing tbe volley of fl re-arm of the
Britiab, and behaldlng the rising hid, '
exclaimed to- Hancock, "Oh, what a
glorioua morning is thl I "Vow "Th
Omeord tSuW by VeoVrfo JfvxUon. in
llttrpir't Magatim for Mag.
It Is a curioe feet tbat Ua little is
land ef Amsterdam, la the bouth Indian
Ocean, Is known to be covered wllb
trees, while that of 8t Paula, only fifty -f-
mlleo to tha South, ta itaatTtnla a
riib Botealstabav toog been aax-
roua to oetermlcs tb character of tbe
Amsterdam forest; but the difficulty ef
affecUng a landing oa the Island baa
goerally prevented the collection of
specimen. Ia tbe lest part of tb Jottt-
naf o U 7JmurmSonsi,-Dr. UookeF
anaouneaa tnat at laagut be baa received
tha desired raclmena, tbas having''
been collected by Commodora Goode-
sough, who statas that tbey represent
eaiy ypecie
isisnt. Dr. Hooker tdentifles this with
the Jtiylicn arbarta of Tuonan, a tree
which, strangely enough, is found la the
ramoto taiaod of Trtalaa a? Aaaaha, It
I a Problem for I hoe who Mud v Insular
JOraa m aurgssx now uta aame plant ta
have estebilabed Itself on thee two lit-
U Peeks of land separated free each
ether by about tv Ihemaand Btltes of
ecean. , . . . ,iw
""Tbs'rfentlst to th chttdrea "of Her
Royal Highness, tb Crown Prlneeo of "
Pramla, I a lady, a graduate mt lb
ItiledeJpaia CcUege f Dentletrj.
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