I
Ji ATUltlA lilZKU SPIRITS.
A. Sojourn Among- tlio Faithful Who
.Sleet Their Friends on Sun
day Nighta,
kt Somo of the Dark Circles in New
lork Cl(y.
Materializing from Under tho Medi
um's Urcsa and Brlnirinir Mes
sages to tho Believers.
female Spirits that Hub nnd Kls Their
Wicked hut "Willing Relatives on KHrth,
Ind Qnentlons Anuvered from tho Spirit
World by TIiosh Who Dare Interrogate.
Special Corre-ijiondence.
New Youk Citt, Sept. 80, 1S5.
Did you ever hear of .Mm. Sloddud Qrav
ind her wonderful son, D. Witt U. Ilouuhl
Never did then you should know thai they
iro materializing medium, nnd hold teamc
!our nights each week at 8 p. in. film p, and ad
rcrtsctull form matorlall. illons every night,
together wdh communications from spirit
trlcnds during the I tit rvals. '1 hey ho.d forth
it So. West .Mth street, and thllhcr I
nemlcdmywav a few evening elnco to s--ind
feci and talk to the dcnlz 'lis ot the othi r
norld. I wits a lltte early and yet found
vcrv scut taki-n. mid had I squeeze In lie?lde
"i lovely and bloom n t young thing, a dazzling
:rcature In many respects, who kindly grabbed
ii v hand and whispered that:
"''The eh menls secmc I to bo favorable this
jvcnlng, and it prom tej to bo an Interesting
leancc."
I thought so from the way It looked myself,
ind was just about to answer when In stetiped
tho laly mrd urn, and nho una welcomed by a
rariety of expressions upon iho faces of the
rxtci-n people pr sent who had paid a dollar
sack for this privilege. I jolted down four of
.lieso express ons by an lustantaucous proceis,
i id present them below.
TIIIJ FOUIt INVr.STIGATOI!S.
It might ho a well to explain hero that dur
ng the cvciing 1 discovered who these ecarch
T6 alter spirit lore were, an I so present them
ilphab-t rally. No. 1 win an od gcntlciiiin
Irom tho country who camu to seek Ids de
parted wife. No. li iioved to bu a searcher
ifterhU lo.stsweetlieart. No. ilwas the iiuuoMc
)clug who held my hand, and who had mcdl
linls Ic t"iiileuelcs"hernc)f, will o No (, nil
vas conildentlally liiformeil by my neighbor,
van an Kngllrh lady, and a relntlvo of I.udy
lano Gray of hlstorcal fame. Tho likeness
jetween them was remarkable and pr of con
iluslve i lint sliu whh a near lelalive. Shu ww
)ver hero on a tour of Investigation, and had
net Lady Jano several time In America, and
tound her none tho wor-o for a century or two
if wear and tear In tho world to come.
The medium, Mrs. Stoddard dray, tho rola
ilve of I.udy Jane, by tho wny, win iiulto go id
'linking for o spliituel o a party, and nolle ng
Jiat tun circle was full, aim uueed that the
rtino for tho swinca to begin had airlvod, and
Ihatwhlo sho ecu d n't prom'so am thing In
'Jiu Way of devchipinent, sho hoped for tho
list itiiil her sni:, who win thu real mat rlulla
hig med uin, would now eo liiinlho cabinet,
n'hlch ho forthwith did. Tho lights were now
nirned down, not completely out, lint suf
lclentlv low to dlsgulho tho'gcnenil appear
inco of ililii'is and hide from h uht all tliu Itn
perfoutlo'is of spirit fit mis who might up
pear. Wo nailed piitloi tly lor about live
nlnutca, when sud lenly th curtains of the
:al)luet How open, tho nimol at my side gave a
iuppreicd sigh uf Iii'ohho Joy, gently squeez
;d my hand, mid thu lira' spirit appeared In
trout of tho cabinet, and was in thu medium
xplalucd tlmaplrltof a Frenchwoman, who fro
luently appeared, but couldn't up ak a word
it Kngllsh. Still sho llled to eomo, and was
pertectly willing to hhaku haluls ith anynuu
nho would venture to tho opening ol tho
;abl ict. Nobody ventured, and tho spirit
kept tiowl'ig and swinging Its uniH tu thu
aunt affectionate manner at the audi nee, and
ippearcd to feel Imdly because nobody eauio
ap. Then tint medium tried to lmlucu It to
:omo out Into thu circle, and Itflually consent
lil, ami miido a dash for the joiiug mini who
sad losthM sweetheart, but came very near
ttrlktng Its head on the lowered chandelier,
in I wo'ild have dnna bo had somebody not
laid "Hold vour heud lowtr," 'imood Knjtllsh,
uhlclt thu French spirit forthwith did. This
mis a remarkable test tu view of tlio fact that
:ho spirit couldn't uu lerstaud a word of F.ug
lUll, nnd I made bo d uiiougli to suggest Unit
it was li coming aciiualnted with the la iguige,
In an undertone tothe ungul, whosweetly io
joined that ''Thcso were things beyond tho
indciBtandlug of ordinary mortals." Iho In
Mdent teemed to dampen th" ardor of the
inirlt, however, and thu young man escaped
;hls time, while tlio spirit returned to tho
:abinet and disappeared from view.
After anolhr short wlt during which
tlmo tho medium sto I against thu ononlng of
tho cabinet in a rather expectant poslthiu, rhu
rave thu older for tho light lo bo turned down
i trifle lower, and It was done, when with a
Hiccessjon of stubs and Mippressed groans t'io
medium liegm moving slowly toward tlio
:cntre of tho room, swaying I rum shlo to side,
ind uppcartug to be lit giuat pain and mental
iiigii'sh.
"What' the troub ol" I whispered to tlio
mgel.
"Tucre'J going to bo a mlraelo," f aid she.
1 1 hen noticed list thu medium's dress hud
iwolleil considerably tu thu tklrls, and In fact
uas altoguiher dlnproporlloued lo tho skirts
of the present age.
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TJ1K SWKLl. DHK8S.
At tlio mo Hum walked, tliu kept her liands
rnu.l in it sort of Invent on attitude, ami
crew mora mid more umruUhod ni tlio neaied
Itiocentroof tho room. Hvldt-ntly ometling
in,.rvilou nas about to liani-oii. and I strain
id my evisl.bt In Uiu endeavor to tea thu
whoa perfonuanro. Suddenly sho reached
tho middle ol tho circle, gave n gp
pressed agouy. and an a in ttcred fro u
under her da'is. An ami with a hand attach-
...t ,.) in I , linml u row.
1 8eo. Mr, Httle( Hebeccn U liere.and brought
jou bic tun row you io mr," saw iuo mo
ttluin.
"Dear Rebecca," sail Hale. "Can't yot
coma out mid ene. tncl"
"Mie will, Mr. Ilalc, Just clve her time to
mater allzc. She Is a ilitle weak to-night"
said tho medium, and then she explained thai
Kebecca was tho wife of Hrother Hale, who
had lived In Jlmoklyn while In lire but sue
now dwelt above anil called to see h m everf
Sunday night In tier circle. Suddenly there
was n commot o i under her drcsj, she bent
down and held Ut her bunds, slid n full
fledged female spirit s'owlf but. suicly began
to emerge from lhe drapery of her under
plnnlmr. The spirit was all 1 1 white, and ap
peared tobeglad to get out from what eeem-(i
to tin rrainned nusrtcrs. even for snlrl's. I
was c'osu to tho apparition, and thought the
sp rli iinil a moustache, nut Kepi quiei aooui
It, for If II. other Halo hadn't an. objectlons.lt
certainly wasn't inv bU'lncts to kick about
his dead wife's moustache. It was the first
female spirit I had seen of the kind, however,
and curiosity got the better of disci ctlon to
such an extent t at tho angel uavo my hand a
del leal o squeeze and suggested that thcie
would oe moru oi mem wncn mis one &m
through, and there were.
into. HAi.r.s' wifi:.
After Hrother Halo had thanked Rebecca for
the roses, which she returned uft-r keeping
three weeks, nnd had wlrspered to her words
ot undying atreellon toll )! r about the chil
dren, and bade her farewell, she, too, went
into the box and skipped for heaven, as the
nun hud done befoio her. Then of a sudden
a bin k imp of darkness sprang out of the
cabinet and pranced nnd capered arotiu I tho
circle at a frantic, gait, swliigimrlts anus and
lcits aroun J promiscuously, and looking real
devilish, in tlio fcml-llgh'.
"Who's tlilsl" I whispered, and the angel
replied.
"It Is Bomo stray sp'rlt which probably got
In by m'stake. Stray spirits do cnino In some
times, you know. Watch him. He's making
a voll. '
Tho Imp was making motions of a cabalistic
nature over thu carpet, passing its hands
round and round each other in rapid gyrations,
when suddenly there appeared along string
of what appeared lo becuipo veiling, whlcu
was Hung liit i tl o air, trailed about over tho
carpet, nnd frisked nroiiud generally, and tho
spirit disappeared with a rush into the cabinet.
Then wo waited for more, but thu full, dollar's
worth hail appeared, it seemed, and no more
camu out, ami in a few mninciiis lhe medium
announced that Iho franco was over for that
evening. Then tho lights were turned up, and
Lad Jiiuu's re'stlve looked puzzled, while tho
young man who didn't seehislovo appeared
sadder than before, the old mini from thu
country shook hands with Hrother Halo, nnd
sad lie envied Inm because Ids wife camu
whllo his own stayed away, nnd was comforted
with the assurance that lirother Halu camu
threo week bo ore he got a thing, but that his
wife came tverv tlinu he did. This touched tho
old countryman deepl), mid ho said he would
trv again, and hoped next tlmo to feel .Maria
In his arms iiualu, as there was no good reason
why she should slay away.
Then tlio angel uiko t 'mo If It wa not a
glorious thing to bu able to scu thu friends of
other davs and mid that sho would invito mu.
when bIiu herself became developed find gave
seance. I thanked her from the bottom of
my heart, and lult the assembly in thu ml.Ut
of a general handshaking and discussion of
medium and matcrlalizati ns generally.
Mv experience hoio having bcou po gratify
ing 1 thought it in orucr to Keep up ma otau
lishcd Intercourse with spit It nuil become
tlioioii','lily acquainted Willi some of them
before going over myself, with a, view of get.
tint' a few pointer on the matter of returning,
and to the next night found me a member In
good standing, of a circle ot tweuty-fo r in
vestlga'ora assembled at tho p irior of l'rof.
CatTray nod wife, at No. fUJ Suventh Avenue.
'1 li so were the best In their lino In the city, it
was said, and tlm splilts caui't out two and
three at a time, an 1 hugg-'d and UI-kmI their
friends In regular earthy fashion, quest Ions
were answered, tin 1 mess 'go appeared on
slato.
The nrofessor opened tho ball bv stating
that ho expected all present to behave them
selves, aim not try to cite i tho spirits, a ho
had stopped the soancu on several occasions
and tiutp opluout whoattempled theso things,
and lie looked ilereelv aiound tho circle. I tu
was a little man, with light hair nnd eyes,
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UUIIUJ' iiivuo,u.uu. huh uuiu ui-it.i, iu "')', ivil
his manner awed the uud cuce, so uu )f whom
piotoited that there wi re none but gentlemen
and lad es present, and that it was a harmon
ious circle Irom tho aimo-imero which perva
ded the room. Tho professor appeared )iicl
lied, and then told everybody to write out a
name of a relative on a piece ot paper, a dead
relative or friend, and roll up thu paper so
that ho could no' tee the name. 1 asko I tho
old gentleman next to me, who said he was
from "Deetiolt," what wa to bu done with
thu palter. Ho said it was his first experience,
mid hu "lowed that thar would bo some tall
developments from all leports." So wo wrotu
a inline each mi tho slips, and the professor
came round and toru up some ot ti em, stat
ing that ln y would get no answers, and mind
ed others back, after pu ting them aga nst his
foiuhead without opening them, so that thu
tiaiiio was stilt luvislb.o, and to those he
handed them back to ho s tld they would get
answers from tho ep rlt named In tho roll uf
piper. Ho tore up ni'iie, but gave tlio "De
troit" man his roll b ick, and then ho asked all
who had rolls to come into the other room one
by one and gut their answers. They tiled in,
aiid came out looking ra her dissatisfied than
otherwise, and my filend said he hadn't "got
list what ho expected, but 'lowed hu would la
ter on."
UKK-TltOlT fllVKS HIS ItOI.I..
Thftithoprofesior announced that tho dark
circle would begin and that all must Join hards
and keep quiet If they expected to get any
thing. They did both. Iho Unlit wont out, and
tlio cplrlt camu In. Thoy wow lively Imps,
and one called "Joey" was especially frisky.
Ho sent halt a dozen fans tlytinr around over
tho heads ot thu audlettc, ami a tamliortno
Jumped up and down on my frl n t'a knee i n
til hu got frightened and leaned lvorccptllily
ovcmgalusl m-, and then a hand slupicd my
houlier from behind, and tiuoth r tore up a
fan 1 held in mv baud, wh le "Joey" talked to
lilt friend In tho audience a though this was
an every night occiii rente with bun, arid It
probably wat. Thl continued for about ten
minutes, and all wa still. Then iho professor
aid iho ilurk clrc'o wa over, ami the light
were turned up, and everybody looked happt
except oiio young lady two teatt away wlioailu
lu au undertone to fier innsculliio uelglibor
that the "Didn't thluk It uecestary for bliu to
squeeze her hand quite so much, If It wai
Jiand holding clrc c." He dropped tho hauf
with a cic-lfallcn air, olid sho looked liappj
again. He was nt ut slvty-flvu, and lookee
liko an animated tithing pole, which may ao
count for the remark, as one or two othc:
couples continued to nom nauus alter lliellgu
had been turned up.
Thcu the slate writing was In order, and I
folding iatc ws tir Klueed and n pencil wi
between the folds, the Professor held one end,
and one of the audience held ti e other end,
and the pencil could be heard writing between
the slates, moved by sp rit hands, tlie I'rofes
said, hut my friend sal I it was thi Devil, fot
when the slato opened there was a mcsngc fot
h'm with tlio name of the party ho had written
to on the roll, attached a a signature to tht
communication. It read: '-Dear Hrother.
You arc on the rlg:it trac. I didn't believe 11
when on earth, but you are; keep right ahead.
Joslah t'amnbcll." "
This completely dumfounded my friend, whe
forthwlt'i gave me the genealogy of the Camp
bell family, which appeared to reach back to
Noah, during nil tlio time others received
messages on tlio sla cs, and several were re
ceived before the professor announced thai
now he would Introduce Ids wife. Mr.'. Cat-
ruy, who was tho mat rlallzlng medium, and
who would finish up tho evening by giving l
materializing seamc. Mrs. CdlraV was a
very pretty little woman with modest man
ner and m Hit ir blue eyes, and took tht
gen leui' n of the and we quite by storm, us
it were, and Ihen she d sappcarctl lnto the
cau net in tno uacK parlor, mo I'roiessor
announced that the splrl s would control the
light as trey wanted it, without mortal In
terference, and I noticed that a fir ng reached
acio.s tho ceiling and disappeared behind s
Japanese umbrella on thu wall, and as soon
us tlio ilglils in the chandelier were turned
out the umb ella lighted up, casting a sort ol
wlerd shade over tlio loom, while tho back
parlor was altogether dark.
Ti e Professor admonished everybody to
keep still. The umbrella grew a l ttlediirkci
in line, and the splr.t of u woman appeared lo
the doorwiy between the two parlors. Hie
was dressed in white, in a loose sort ot robe,
nnd thu Professor F.iid t i spirit hadn'l
elrength enough to talk vet, but was the sistet
of a certain Mr. Iliiyuo present and wanted to
eco mm. Mr. iiayne wus nothing imn, una
hastily arose and made his way toward the
si lilt as If lie had been there befote. Ho evi
dently had, for when they met lie embraced
the spirit most nllectloniiteliind the splril
embraced Mm, and idthough the spirit hadn'l
sticngth cnnugn to talk, It mtistcied up stifll
clcnt cucruy to hug ami kiss lu the mostug, ri
valing way ami a' tor the most approved earth
ly fa-lilon.
llltO. 1IAYNB AVADUS IN.
Mr. llavnu whlstiered to her words of tender
ness, nnd evidently thought agrcit deal of id
sister in lift and was In no hurry to relinquish
herghost, but tlnally she gavo him onu last af
fectionate hug, ki-sed li ui until nil tlio men in
the room wus jealous, and bade him farewell.
Tills wus interesting, and mv Detroit fr cud
wanted to know If spirits always acted this way,
and wondered If any of his lemule relatives
would iippuJr, but they didn't.
The next tiling in order was an Indian, and a
Chief, for the Chiefs never let the ordinary In
dhinscomoback, or else they all get toboChieft
when tuny cross tlie oorilcr. I ills one announc
ed himself as C'h ef John, and was gotten up In
th" mostupprov d Ind an fashion, I ut dlda't
appear to comeback to see anybody In panicu
Jar, ami extended a general inviliilion to an
present to come UP and "Shake hands." I
went up with several others, one at a lime, and
present below u fnc simile ot Chief John as he
appeared to me. Theiowas substance In lili
grin, at lcat, as ho shook mv hand most cor
dially, and pointed upwards to tno skies as
much as to say that wo would meet above. 1
was glad of It, for f confess that certain doubts
havo at times troubled mo as to whether 1
would get there or not, and this was the mos!
lavorablo omen yet presented on tlie alilrmatlve
aide of tho question.
"OUIKF JOHN."
Chief John then disappeared Into the back
narlor. and another female spirit came out and
asked for a certain gentleman prescut, who
promptly responded, and got hugged and kiss
ed like Ids piedceessor. only not quite so much
o. and ho returned looking happy.
Then n little girl appeared, nd talked quite
vol ami to tho point, for such a little
thing. Somebody lu tho audience who
knew her 8 atcd that they loved her, which
brought forth tlio answer that "Lots of folk
do. Colonel," for hu was a Colonel. It seemed.
The professor now announced that the
seance would probably close, as hu saw a light
appearing In tin' nack parlor, which was a tori
of lantern ca'rlcdby the spirit when they de
sired to bid farewell to tills world and sojourn
to tho next. They carried it on their heads,
and sure enotuli the sp rlt of a woman In
white appeared wltn a green'sh looking light
on her head, which burned like tho ordlnarj
stave light, for u few minutes, and then she
lucked Into thu room, and the Profess r an
uouneed the close, lleforo go ng 1 looked
back of tho Japanese umbrella and d scovuicd
that the spirit light was r gu'a til In a ven
simple manner, a lamp htiv ug been (dared In
ft hot with sliding cover, mi l iho tnns
would raise or lower the cover up and dowu
ft was desired by tho spirit In the next room.
Thus ende I those two seances, and I am
iiroiipscd some startling revcUtiotis shortly 1
will only c mo to a prlvato sitting with a
famous medium, which will probably take
place, and If It doe, you iliall m ow the iidr
nele tuat occur. Si'ihto liuMiu
A Philadelphia druggist ha forty-four do
fecttvo prescription, which ho ha received
(from reputable physicians during the last fill
mouth.
A Pennsylvania farmer has a tomato stall
tht imaiurcs twelve feet lu leuglh and lui
eight) -tlyo perfect tomatoes ou It,
A man at lUlnbrldge, (!., wai seized wltl
a tpell of ueexlug h few day tgo wldcl
luted for eltven hour.
GKOWINO OLD.
Growing oldl Tho pulse's measure
Keep its even tenor still;
Eyo nnd lmnd nor fall nor tulter,
And tho bruin obeys the will;
Only by tho whitening tresses,
And the deepening wrinkles told,
Youth htm passed away like vapor;
Prime it zone, and I grow old.
Laughter liusheH lit my presence,
Guy young voices whisper lower,
II I daro to linger by it,
All the stream of life runs plowcr.
Though I love the mirth ol children,
Though I prize youth's virgin gold,
What havo I to do with either?
Time is telling I grow old.
Not so dread the gloomy river
That I shrank Irom so ot yore;
All my first ol love and friendship,
Gather on the turther shore.
Were It not the best to join them
Ero I feel tho blood run cold?"
Ero I hear it said too harshly,
"Stand back from us you are old."
All tho Year Hound.
SYMPATHY km LOVE.
Taking tea tho other evening with
an old acquaintance, now professor in
a New England college, tho conversa
tion recalled somo of tho friends of our
younger days, and ho surprised mo
with this remark: "A woman's sym
pathies lio nearer her heart than her
love." But ho surprised mo mbro by
the story ho told to prove it.
"I guess it was seven years," ho
said, "that our chair of astronomy
remained vacant. You know Dr.
Merdon? It was justly that tho world
finally gavo him fame. Well, after his
death, tho trustees were at a loss to
fill his place. A weak man would have
been insufferable there.
"Do you remember his family?
Charming wifo and daughter. They
spent several years abroad after his
death, and when they returned, not
withstanding that tho widow still woro
mourning, tho number of our littlo so
cial events doubled. Tho daughter
had a string of millionaires after her
constantly. Fenmlo society, perhaps
you know, was limited, and it was
with a foundation of truth that the
fellows grimly joked about calling on
tho girls their fathers had courted be
fore them. Charlotte Merdon was as
fascinating a young woman as her
mothor had been, so say tho old folks,
and it was to her that Professor Lutz
quoted from Horace, 'Oh, daughter!
moro beautiful than thy beautiful
mother!' when he brought down on
himself the ridiculo of tho mountain
day party. Yes, she could havo had
the pick from a dozen rich boys, and I
think she would have taken it, too, if
sho hadn't discovered that her mother
was trying to inllucnco her in their
lavor.
At tho senior party that year, Char
lotte held court, as sho didoverywhero.
Sho was surrounded by the rich fellow's
of Charlie Elliott's set. Elliott was
happy that night. Charlotto had been
unusually gracious, and her mother
had made her favor clearer than ever.
"'Ed,' said he, turningto his chum,
I tell you what will bo great sport.
Bring Seymour up and formally pre
sent him to Miss Merdon. It will con
fnso him. Ho won't know what to do,
and there will bo a douco of a scene.'
"Tho chum complied, and in a mo
ment ho had tho reluctant Soymour
by tho arm. Tho sceno that followed
must havo been all that Elliott desir
ed. For a moment tho poor student
stood before tho hello. It was not un
like the beggar and tho princess. Her
easy attitudo contrasted strangely
with his painful awkwardness. Elliott
had not miscalculated. Thooffectwas
immediate. All eyes wero turned to
ward tho couple, and a smilo went
around.
"Charlotto Merdon saw it, and her
cheeks llamed. Sho had divined tho
heartless joko. To tho surpriso of
thoso about hor, sho begged Soynfbur
to bo seated insisted that ho should
bo seated. Then sho tried to draw
him into conversation. Hut it was
impossible. Embarrassment seemed
to liavo driven his wits away. Only
ono remark ho ventured to make.
Glancing at a protrait on tho wall, ho
stammered out, 'That's agoodpicturo
of tho president.' Tho protrait was
taken thirty years beforo, and was
anything but a good likeness of tho
president as ho then appeared; tho un
Jortunato remark caused another
smilo. Elliott was delighted. His joko
was a splendid success. Poor Seymour
twisted about in his chair and hung
his head. His discomfiture was com
plete. "Miss Merdon took adoliboratolook
nt tho picture, and did not smilo.
Yes' sho said 'it is called a very good
likeness of him just aftor graduation.
Have you seen tho president's llowers,
Mr. Seymour? Lot mo show them to
you.'
"Rising and excusing herself, sho led
A.ho young man into tho greenhouse
adjoining tho parlor.
" 'Tho dovil! said Elliott. 'I didn't
look for anything liko that.'
"Seymour, rescued in this way from
tho trying ordeal, hardly knew what
to do or say. He felt as if a millstono
had been taken from his neck. Tho
pain and tho manner of relief worked
strangely on his sensitivo nature. Ho
clt that ho was in great debt to his
rompanion. Ho wanted to kiss tho
horn of hor garment. Ho wanted to
cry. Ho knew ho was feeling and act
ing liko a fool. Ho felt that ho would
tnako a greater fool of himself than in
tho parlor. Hut somo way ho didn't
wire. Ho had lost all fear of thobeau
titul girl. Hor act of mercy hexl
brouglit him nearer than years of
acquaintance could. Ho talked rap
Idly of tho llowers, for ho know of
thorn. Charlotto listened, listened,
wpmlering why 6ho cared to listen, lit
tlo thinking that hor sympathy had
brought tho awkward student nearer
than ho would havo been had sho
known him a Hfo-timo and had nover
seen him in pain. So, whenhopointed
out the observatory whero ho worked
tho queerly-shaped building th.t
showed its dark outlines in tho moon
light, just over the campus on the hill
sho wondered what it was that
prompted her to beg him to take hi"
there, to exact the promise that on tin
very next night he would conduct het
through the buildings that had been
built after her father's orders. She
persuaded herself that it was a desire
to sco some manuscripts of her father's
which Seymour told her had been left
there. Perhaps it was.
Notwithstanding her mother's
mild remonstrance, the next evenino
found her with Brent Seymour in tht
telescope room of tho observatory.
The roof had been let down and she
was watching tho stars.
"'I wonder if father often studied
thorn from his room?' said she.
" 'Whenever tho sky was clear.'
" 'I wonder if he can see them now?'
'"No, I think that through ono ol
them he is looking at us.'
"Far from science and astronomy,
far, very far from his scholarly stand
point, tho man's childish reply had
taken him, but it carried him nearer
to tho heart of tho girl than he
dreamed.
"Mrs. Merdon's disapproval of her
daughter's visit to tho observatory
with Seymour broadened into anger
as his calls wero repeated, and repeat
ed often An intimacy grew between
the young people, that oven to them
selves they did not undertake to ex
plain. Tho girl's friendship had open
ed a new world to tho hard-worked
student. Had ho known moro of life,
ho would have known ho was falling in
love. Over tho other a secret was steal
ing as steadily as comes over us the
morning. A month had passed since
tho senior party. Tho two sat in the
telescope room. Sho seemed to be
studying tho stars.
" 'And do you remember,' sho was
asking, 'that evening you thought
through some of them father was look
ing at'us?'
" 'Yes.'
" 'Do you supposo ho can see us
now?'
" 'Yes,' (in a surprised way.)
" 'Then, hesitatingly, 'do you think
ho is glad is glad to see us together?'
" 'Won't you,' (tho voice was very
husky) 'won't you answer for mo?'
" 'Yes,' sho said, in a voice as clear
as a harp-cord, 'I know ho is.'
"Seymour wondered if his senses
wero giving away. Ho hardly knew
what followed, ilo meant to ask il
sho did not think her father would be
glad to seo them always together.
Somehow the words seemed long and
heavy and ho could not make
tho words come. Ho had a chok
ing sensation in his throat and
his eyes wero blinded with tears.
Ho felt just as hedidinthegreenhou.se,
tho night of tho senior party. He
wanted to kiss tho hem of her gar
ment. Ho felt that ho was in deot to
her and falling deeper in debt every
moment. Ho know ho was making a
fool of himself, but ho didn't care.
Ho was tho happiest fool that moment
in God's hapjjy world.
"'You are just as much mine,' she
said at last, her hands resting bn his
head which somo way or other had
found a placo in her lap, 'you ore
justas much mino as if I had dono all
tho wooing myself.'
"Tho Merdon mansion had never
seen such a storm as followed Char
lotto's avowal of her betrothal. Her
mother insisted that sho should nover
consent, nover in thu world, and the
girl who had always honored her
wishes above everything elso was in
distress.
" 'But you did not marry a rich man
yourself, mother; why should you
want mo to?' sho urged.
" 'I married a man who was great
whom everybody knew; why, if you
wero to marry tho man, whoever ho is,
who will fill his chair, I should bo hap
py forever, but this fellow,' and her
indignation almost overpowering hor,
sho left tho room.
It was late in tho evening v.'hen Char
lotte stolo ui) stairs. Passing her
mother's room, sho saw tho door was
partly opened. Sho knew what it
meant. Women, even among them
themselves, mako their reconciliations
gracefully, gradually. She pushed tho
door open as her mother intended she
should, and wont in. Tho lady sat by
her writing table; her head resting on
her hand; and sho was ovidently sleep
ing. A littlo pile of letters lay before
her, aptcturo besido them. Tears had
dropped upon the letters and tho pic
ture boro tho stain of tears. Char
lotto looked at tho picture closely.
Tho face was familiar.
Surely sho had 6een it beforo. But
where?
Sho could not place it among her ac
quaintances, whoso face was it? A
broken uncertain voico seemed to say,
'That's a picture of tho president.'
Her lover's remark of tho portrait on
tho wall, tho picture that her mother
cried over. It was all clear, very clear,
and 6ho didn't caro to read tho open
letter by tho picture
"'My poor, dear mother,' sho
thought, as, without awakening her,
glided from tho room, carrying with her
tho greatest secret of her lifotimo, save
ono. '
"It was after midnight when Mrs.
Merdon awoke. Sho had hoped her
daughter would come in. She wanted
totellherthatshowas no longerangry,
sho had been earned back over parts
of her own lite, nnu sue wanted to ten
Charlotto, that after all, sho must
follow tho voico of her heart that
hor own experience had taught
her so. Sho was almost ready to
confess to her although 6ho had
married a man who was great, whom
overy ono knew, she no, no, no, she
coulil not tell her daughter that she
could not toll her daughter thatl Very
slowlv sho nut tho letters away, saying,
Yes i loved him then, and, God for
givo mo, I havo loved him ever since.'
"At noon tho next day, a servant
brought a note to tho president's study:
Charlotto E. Merdon requests tho
pleasuro of a fow moments private
conversation.
" 'I wonder what Addie Mather's
daughter wants of mo,' thought tho
old bachelor, as ho passed down into
tho recoption room. 'How that girl
brings her to mind!'
",Tn a dignified manner that even
surprised herself, Charlotte began:
" 'I understand that tho trustees
havo given you tho power regarding
the professorship which my father's
death made vacant?'
" 'Yes.
" 'Have you made any provisions
yet?'
" 'No.'
" 'I have a candidate to present.'
"'What! you! A candidate! Who
is it?'
' 'Brent Seymour.'
"Charlotte's intimacy was not un
known to the president, but this as
tonished him:
'"It is impossible,' ho said, 'I don't
seo how you can think, of it.'
" 'Would you not do much to bring
to you one you loved?' she asked boldly-
"A peculiar light camo into the grey
eyes behind tho steel-bowed spectacles.
"'Yes.'
"How much?'
"'Anything.'
"'Would you givo a professorship?'
"Tho peculiar light increased. It
was almost ablaze.
' 'Yes.'
"'Will you givo mo this. professor
ship if I bring you ono you love?'
"Tho grey eyes wero now fairly
aflame. Sho was understood. H3
sprong to his feet.
"Ago seemed to fall from him like a
scale.
"'Girl' what do you mean?' heshout
ed. " 'That sho loved you all the time.' "
Exchange.
Essay on Toothache.
From the Fittaburgh Chronicle.
There are a great many alleged cures
for tho tooth ache, such as hot poul
tices, cayenne pepper, dynamite, to
bacco, etc. If tho sufferer is not od
dictcd to tho use of tho last-named
remedy, it might givo him temporary
relief that is, it will make him so hid
eously sick that ho won't havo timo
to think about anything else than tho
troublo with which ho is grappling.
Ono chew of tobacco will give such n,
person about an hour's relief from
toothache then look out. Porhaps
tho best remedy is to sit on a
dentist's door-step; sometimes look
ing at his sign is all that is necessary.
Still, it is best not to trust too im
plicitly on this means of relief. I have
known people to travel for miles in
search of a dentist, and when they
finally reached his door the toothache
would disappear, and they could only
look foolishly in the servant's face who
answered tho door-bell, and say they
didn't want anything that they had
pulled tho wrong bell, etc. And I havo
known those same people to go homo
grinning all over at how they had out
witted their teeth and saved fiO cents
into tho bargain; but tho moment
their own door was reached there
came a blood-curdling, nerve harrow
ing, hair-raising twingo of pain, and
the accompanying shriek of agony told
that tho "battlo was on onco more,"
and tho dentist several miles away.
Then tho first performance was ro-on-acted,
with tho exception that the
tmflerer walked right in and sat down
hi the inquisitorial chair, and had tho
offending tooth removed without any
more ceremony than being hauled from
his seat and around tho room at the
cud of a pair of forceps. It is an ex
perience that once enjoyed is never
forgotten; it will return at tho dead
hour of midnight to threaten a man
until ho is almost scared out of his
boots if ho happens to havo them on
at that unseemly timo. It will cast a
shadow of gloom over the most soul
satisfying enjoyment in tho world to
think that in another hour a fellow's
wisdom tooth will resumo its satur
nalian orgies, and mako him regret
that ho was over born.
Personal Gossip.
Queen Victoria woro tho Koh-i-noor
diamond at Beatrice's wedding.
Tho actual cost for Gen. Grant's
funeral, at a moderate estimate, will
bo $875,000. This for tho city of Now
York alono.
Tho late Colonel Fred Burnaby
prided himself on his descent from Ed
ward I., and when reminded that
monarch was a tyrant, would say:
"No doubt. But 1 would sooner bo
descended from thoso who dared op
press the peoplo then to belong to tho
people who are cowardly enough to
submit to oppression."
Somewhat astonishing is tho fact
that tho formerly notorious Victoria
Claflin Woodhull is married in London
to John Biddulph Martin, a wealthy
banker, whosocousin.Georg-jBiddulph,
is marriell to tho daughter of Lord Sel
borne, who is connected by marriago
with Lord Salisbury.
Charles Neuville, a gentleman with
a talent for matrimony, has just died
in tho State Prison at Columbus,
Ohio, to which ho was sent in Decem
ber, for bigamy. His usual plan was
to provide for anillegality in tho mar
riage, and to plead that when arrest
ed, but tho thitreenth case proved un
lucky. Ho left a message to his wifo at
Peterboro', Canada, declaring that
sho was his only lovo, as sh was his
only lawiul spouse.
Tho appointment of General Mac
Pherson as successor of General Rob
erts in tho command of tho British
army at Madras, in India.is significant.
He greatly distinguished himself in tho
Afghan campaign, and is ono of tho
best fighting men of tho British army.
Tho now British Cabinet is putting the
best men at tho front in India.
It is said that Mrs. Sartoris will
make a short visit to .England this
fall, and will then como back to this
country with her children for tho pur
poso of educating and bringing them
up as Americans. It was tho wish of
General Grant that thochildren should
bo so educated. Besides this, Mrs.
Sartoris is anxious to bo with her
moth .r for some timo at least, and
Mrs. Grant wishes to have her children
about her.