The Vermont Tribune from Ludlow, Vermont • 2

VCS VERMONT TRIBUfliff FRIDAY, JUNK 6, Tko Xlbnm. Will tiWiu oveftli 187. 1 1 tlMMXJOPIl'S. i A Chlneae Paper gives an aeoount of the cruel twitmont to which the coolies art who are employed In the Dutch Islands in the Straits to clear land and plant tobacco. Every man, on his arrival, Is tattooed on" the chock, 'and once arrUwl tuoy are fryer rojeased.

No letters are allowed to be transmitted; If one is sick no medical attendance Is fur- Sished they are dressed in cocoanut ark, and have for 'food one pound of rice in the husk dully and a little salt null. Qn account of the unhealthlnoss of, iuo cumato nearly mui die tho llrst year, and the total number of deaths since tho trade began Is mora tlmrt 10,000. Such a rigorous wateii kept upon them that no ouo has ever been known to escape. The grave can have no terrors for an eccentric individual out In Illinois. Ho scoffs at tho comforts of a patent spring nmttruss, with the accompanying pil lows, bolsters, sheets and snowy coverlids, nnd even deems the Indian luxury of a blanket and a fire effeminate and unworthy of man.

In his back yard there is a shallow tronch. In which ho lavs himself each night at. bedtime, and a Faitiiful man servant shovels earth over, tit l-f A. i.t it mm mi nouiing oui ins uemi is it'll uncovered. Ho has no fear of flro or burglars, but sleeps serene and happy in his couch of earth.

If lie should wake up nnd find himself dead some morning, he would bo both doiul and burled. It is hardly necessary to say that ho is not a married man. 1 4 1 1 Tho rocont marriages i' of several wealthy girls to coachmen and others "out of their set," loads tho Philadol-nhia Times to remark that 44 New York fathers witli good-looking daughters are Instituting a rofor.n in tho matter of employing and using coachman. Information from the intelligence oillces is to the effect that deeply-colored, ugly nnd aged drivers are in great demand, and their services command better price than those of young and hotter appearing men. When tho employment of the latter-kind has been found Unavoidable, tho most 'thorough inquires are' made into their social habits and possible la tent qualities.

The absolute determina tion of so many young women to marry somebody, little regarding whom, has set matrimony forth in new shapes and made tho position of a father a hard one to bear, as a general thing." It has been stated that desperadoes in the West have been known to kill men in order to test the quality of a new weapon! This, became known through confessions mado at the gallows. Reck lessness in the use of all fiiearms is the characteristic of most outlaws, who nevertheless understand their weapon per- loetly. A shentl ot one ot the counties in New Mexico was killed not long ngo The desperado who did the killing owned 1. 1 IT. A 1, a ocauuiui revolver, no was nioiuviiy wounded, but was standing on his knees facing the sheriff.

The latter bade him turn the weapon around and hand the breach to him. The wounded ruffian mil an lirtlilinflr nn ir tlm t. in nfrlin 1-m As tlie sheriff bent over to receive the pistol, the wounded man, with tho rn- piditv ot lightning, throw it back, seized the handle and pulled the trigger on the sheriff, whose, heart was pierced by the ball. Ttiomas Moran. an English laborer was arrested for not contributing St.

25 a week toward the support of his six children in the workhouse. His wife is in an insane asylum. He said that about a fortnight after the children entered the workhouse he was laid up ten weeks through an accident. When he got bet ter the frost set in, and he could obtain no work for thirteen weeks. Through his long illness he got into debt but lie had paid the guardians as much as he could.

An entry in the police took showed that Moran was carried to the infirmary on a stretcher in September Notwithstanding this, the magistrate sentenced the defendant to a month's hard labor. The defendant burst out crying, exclaiming, 44 For God's sake gentlemen, give me a chance! 1 was never in prison; if you send me, I'll lose my work it you give me time I'll pay all." lie was, however, removed below, still appealing bitterly for mercy. The London Times has sensibility enough to call this a hard case." If any one should be required to express in brief terms tho immediate motive of Peru in causing the three-sided war between Chili on the one hand and Peru and Bolivia on the other, it might be done verv fairly in this way the mime diate cause of the war is the effort of Peru to "got up a corner in fertilizers, guano and nitrate of soda. Behind this, as a contributory cause, was the great earthauake wave a year or so ago. winch swept destruction along the coast of Peru, crippling her fertilizer works and shipping depots.

Further back is Peru's heavy public debt, mostly due to Eng land, which debt and interest is secured on her guano and other trade in for tilizers. which trade and her ability to pay her obligations on her bonds were embarrassed by her losses and by compe tition springing up among (Juiiians domi ciled on Bolivian territory, and by Ululi ans on their own territory, in which nitrate and guano beds are now being worked. And beyond all this are tho treaties and other relics of an old dispute between Chili and Bolivia about a piece of sca-coast territory lying between the two countries. Occasionally tho newspapers contain accounts of the exhumation of bodies that give what is called unmistakable evidence of having been buried alive Sneaking of this matter, a city paper op poses the belief which prevails in the minds of many that persons are frequently buried while the spark of life has not yet left tho body. It says that "while such things have happened add may still happen, they are of the rarest occurrence, winsiow, the celebrated anatomist, is said to havo had two narrow escapes from burial alive, and to have published in consequence.

a treatise on the signs ot death. Uou- chut. Michel Levy and other physician have also expressed their views on the subject: but all testimony procurable establishes tho fact that burial alivo hardlv ever tiwes nlaeo in these times In corroboration of this, ninny German cities havo in their cemeteries mortuary houses, in which the dead are kept some days before final interment, the bell-pull being so arranged that the slightest motion of the body would sound an alarm. So far these precautions havo been superfluous. In more than forty years not one supposed corpse has proved to be any-thing else," During the seigo of Paris there was" nobody more popular, and afterward there nobody inoro unpopular than 31 like to tee howl ftfklritbe lilie-sln parlor." parlor." And'all this time Greta had not even tod.

It Is true, wealth ana com fort were alluring. She had that Providence would provide: and liow could she know hut this was the veryprovlslon mado for herf-lt would bo delightful, no doubt, to enjoy such an esUblishniPnt ha Grafton Pirn.1 Only let her sav 44 Yea." and she might wear her velvets nnrt" laces with nny lady tn the land, drive in Her tatiu-linedvcu'-i riage, and have tervanU under her and all that heart could desire. All? Yes, all but.self-approval, lovo and, Stephen Sotherne. Still, let hor answer 44 No," ana Stephen and love would still be lack ing, and hardship, want and public disapproval bo superadded. "Tho serablo ttlo tiller." thought the exasperated Mrs.

Stoughton 41 Sho lua played 1 her cards to perfection, cosenlng that old fellow into marrying her, No doubt he'll mo the day, and serve htm right." In tho meantime, as (reta Had not given him a refusal, Mr, Grafton chose to consider himself accepted. Ho consulted her about tho wedding journey, about the now servants to bo engaged, as If the marriage was a matter of course. She acquiesced in hit suggestions, hut shelind no choice to ninko i sue wot drift ing witli the ttrcaiu, not rowing hard against it; she was making believe that she could love him by-anu-byo; his attention, his consideration for one so forlorn, his generosity, touched her; that woe t. One day Mrs. Stoughton's husband returned home.

It would seem as if no event could have less effect upon Greta's fortunes. Site watched him walking by, and wondered if Mrs. Stoughton was glad to see him. 44 Any news in Hampton?" lie asked, at his dinner table. 44 News enough.

Mr. Grafton is going to be married," returned his wife. "Thatroininds me I must see Grafton directly. Married, eh? Well, he's old enough. Who's the bride eloctP" 44 That little hussy, Greta Loring." 44 Softly, softly, my dear it sounds en VIOUS.V 44 1 envious of that little thief!" 44 Thief What has Greta stolen old Grafton's heart? Nobody knew ho had one before, remaps she has only do ve loned a latent organ in him." 44 Oh.

Herbert. I am so sorrv to tell you I never could make up my mind to write it; but she was at work hero-Greta Loring by-tho-way, I haven't paid hor yet and and my diamond ring was in the same room, and it's there yet, only the diamond's gone. Nobody else had been in tho houso. What could I think Of course she stole it, though she brazens it out as she does." Mr. Stoughton turned ash-color, laid down his fork, and stared at his wife.

And you accused her of stealing the Hamond?" 44 1 wrote to her very kindly and considerately. She replied in a high and mighty tone, which was simply insulting. I put the case into Mr, Grafton's hands." "Into Grafton's Well, and what did he say nbout it?" "Say! tWhy, he's going to marry her!" jxxks as vou'd win vour case." laughed Mr. Stoughton, uneasily. 44 And so Greta is going to marry the old fox.

A pretty kettle of fish! My dear, I really wish ycu had notified mo of your loss." lie took up his hat and went out grimly. Ho had a very disagreeable duty to perform, nnd he wanted it over with it had spoiled his dinner, and that was enough. He knocked at Greta's door. The diamond again," she thought. 44 After all." he cogitated.

whv not let well enough alone Perhaps she loves the fellow." Greta bore herself like one with good news: a tender color trembled on her cheek, a sort of suppressed joy shone in her eyes. An open letter lay bolore her, and Mr. Grafton sat in her easy-chair. Mrs. Stoughton, watching from her window, wondered what under the sun Herbert could have to say that would take so long, and hoped he was giving Greta a piece of his mind, but grew all the more bewildered when he and Mr.

Grafton came out together and separated without a word. I guess her cake is dough," she conjectured. When Greta was left once more alone, she turned to her open letter, written in a strange hand What docs it mean, my dearest it began. "I sometimes think Tax not quite sano yet, and it all a fic tion of my disturbed brain. Hero I was, just picking up from a fever, in a strange city, when I received all my old letters and keepsakes from my sweetheart, and not a word of explanation.

It was like a bombshell. I was out of my head for a month afterward, and small wonder. Greta, I love you loe you; so mucli love was never meant to be wasted. The hospital nurse kindlv writes this for me. since I can only swear that I am still, and ever will be, your devoted lover, Stephen Sotuekne." Mr.

Stoughton looked very sober when ho sat down to his tea table that night. 41 I'm dying to know what. Miss Greta had to say for herself," remarked his who. The stronger vessel smiled. 44 Your tea, my dear, resembles the church Laodicea it is neither hot nor cold." It waited for you long enough to cool.

I wonder you didn't see that you were dc trop at Anss Loring's." "I think maybe Grafton found me dc trop. In the mean time, my love, I am happy to restore your diamond," nnd ho passed a tiny box across the table. "Then she has confessed!" sparkled Mi's, stoughton. You jump at conclusions. Women are fond of sucli ftymnastic exercises.

I hoar. No; tho confession comes from your humble servant. I am tho culprit. Mrs. Stoughton.

It was I who, wanting huuic iuiiuv money lur uusinuss purposes, abstracted the diamond from your ring, and pawned it to Mr. Grafton. Ho ad vanced a considerable sum upon it, and i never meant you should know it till had redeemed it perhaps not then. After all, perfect conlideneo is tho only safe tiling between you md me, I find. Wow we must go and beg Greta par don." "And Mr.

Grafton" The blue satin parlor is a mistake, as well as the boudoir; ho will remain a bachelor. 44 How how docs he explain him self All's fair in lovo and war, even for gory, is his creed." hen Greta will return to her car pets P' 44 Not If Stephen Sotherne can help it." Harper Jiazar. Breeches shrink. or contract Tlioso that IJFM8 OF INTEREST, Done with the pen A dead pltf. Tliatahiond field Tho shirt front.

How many foot aro there In a school yard? A modiste is wH-modest fn het charge. y. Nothing is inoro shocking than nn ckcU'Ul I'Uttervj i. I When a doctor lances a carbuncle loesn't he 44 cut a swcllF' 4 I Fifteen farmhousei near Parma, Italy, have boon destroyed, by landslip. What's the uso of going hungry in -this land of agents? Any pian ion gel A joke is not so durable, as a church oll.

After" it has boon tolled a few4 lines it is worn Tho raindrops that fall when the; brightness, is gono aro the tears of the, sky or tho loss of tho sun. A Sioux, county (lwa) boy goes U' school on a donkey with las dinner basket hung on tho ear of tho quadruped. There is nothing more likely to- estrange two friends than a small debt. I and may tome day be separated by an O. The annual Importation of oranges and lemons In tho United States Is' over amounting in value to ahoaU tf J-j, i The Baltimore papers xonort a quie but very general revival ot religion in that city, which is largely credited to tho labors of Mr, Moody.

5 1 Two Italian journalists fought a duel with pistols, near Naples, and exchanged twenty-eight shots at a distance of fifteen paws without doing any There are 127 normal schools in Ans. i ,1.1 iria aim Hungary; iJ in iiaiy, in Russia 41 in England; 33 in 31 in Spain; 80 In France, and 32 in Switzerland. You may sneak of chills and fever and i damp air, and the great danger of taking cold, but it never has the least effect on the couple who are bent on enjoying on evening ramble. A Hindoo has reduced laziness to a fine art. He says 44 It is better to walk than i to run, better to stand than to walk, bet-, ter to sit than to stand, and better to lie down than to sit." In digging a cellar at St.

Paul, the workmen unearthed a solid silver chalice and salver of fine workmanship, and they are thought to be part of a com-munion service taken from Father Hen-' nepin in 1080. Small boy (entering shop) 44 1 want a pennyworth of canary seed." Shop-' keeper (why knows the boy) 44 Is it for your mother Small boy (contemptuously) "No! it's for the bird." Tho Chinese have a curious mode punishment not unlike the old-fashioned, practice of placing criminals in the stoiks They fasten a heavy yoke about a convict's neck nnd make liini wear it night and day, and parade him about the public squares and streets of the city by the police. i Says tho Iowa City Press: The cultivation of wolves is profitable. You don't catch a scalp-hunter killing an old wolf. Ho makes the acquaintance ot that old one, finds its bun-ow, and in the spring, when it has a litter of twelve; whelps, kills ten of them, and saves a pair for seed.

A That Turks are not altogether incapable of good work is shownby Ahmed Vefyk Pasha, who has in two months drained some thousands of acres of swamp in the beautiful plains of Broussa. He is now employing a vast number of the unfortunate Mussulman re--fugees in planting and sowing this land. Paul Morphy, the once noted chess player, in his insanity imagines himself a great lawyer with nn abundance of clients. The great case that absorbs nearly his whole attention is an imagin-. ary one against parties who had charge of an estate left nini by his father.

He utterly repudiates chess, and denies ever' having known anything about it. One of the new industries of reported bv Dr. Stutzer to bo 44 now in a flourishing condition," is the manufacture of artificial clover seed. Fragments of gravel are sifted until particles of a suitable size are obtained, and the substitute for the seed is then shaken up witli some coloring substance until it acquires the desired hue. An ordinary pocket-microscope is quite sufficient however, to expose the cheat.

In the government of Chcrson, Russia in the bed of a river, a peasant found an egg of unusual size. It is equal to forty lien's eggs, whearas the ostrich egg is equal to only twenty-four. It is of a yellowish color, and being found between the clay and gypsum layers, is supposed to belong to the tertiary formation. The purchaser of this egg offered it to the Imperial Academy' of Sciences, St. Petersburg, for 10,000 roubles.

The academy faslcd to buy it, on account ot lack of means, but asked permission to take a mold from it. The British Museum has now bought this unique egg, to the grief of the Russian students of natural science. They make quick work in turning out for fires in Chicago. The men sleep on tho floor directly over their wagon, in beds arranged id a circle about two trap doors opening directly over the seats. When an alarm is struck, the same current that strikes the alarm draws the.

covers from the beds, opens the traps and lowers three stairways one leading to the-driver's seat and the other two to the body of the vehicle. The men tumble down the stairways and take their places. Meanwhile the norses spring into place, are hitched, the driver seizes the reins, and tho wagon starts. From the moment tho gong is struck till the wagon is under motion but four and one-half seconds are consumed. A plan by which young persons residing in the neighborhood of great cities, or anywhere else, for that matter, where tho mulberry tree will grow, can, with easy, clean nnd pleasant work, make from ten to twenty-five dollars during the summer, ought to meet with largo acceptance.

There is a market for the cocoons at about seventy-live cents per pound, and the eggs of the worms can he procured without trouble. Placed near to a stove, the worms appear from the eggs in a few days, and soon begin to fcttl. Tho worms are hardy, but need pure air, and must be kept dry nnd warm. Cocoons raised near German-town wero shipped to Italy, whence it was reported that they were 44 excellent in quality, nnd reeled off splendidly." Tho children can do most ot the work, which lasts about six weeks in May and June. The care and trimming of tho trees should bo attended to by a man, hut tho little ones can carry in the leaves and feed the worms.

The mulberry tree grows rapidly, and is ready immediately the leaves appear. lewiwioy-iin mttui duiyt Ew til WilelCiof go: a isgrf ntry Itiisrewarded hy pm aviNii in ntf regimental order oftlio day and in a gen eial order of day, and tho legion of Honor was bestowed on him. The Minister of War fold him It Was vory important that a dispatch should reach Marshal Dazaine nnd offered hlin $1,000 to undertake the mission, It was lo staked ills head on sucoess. It was eosiur fur him than for many French- wonhe was an Alsaclan and spoke Ger-, man well. Ho suid.to the Minister ot Wart 44 1 accent tho mission, but I re fuse the lldwl after howt of in dignation went up when It wot found Sergeant Uou had Jfc wot said that ho had always been a Prussian spy and was now a traitor The govern ment gave the key-note to tliesg howls to save HolTs life if he were discovered as he passed through the enemy's lines.

He safely reached Uawilne. The war ovor lio was nuido keeper Vendotne Column. Tho keeper oftjio Triumphal Arch died tho other day, and Sergeant lion, toineueiigntottho rartsians, has been appointed to the vacant place, i A New York paper has an article in regard to tho proposed plan of General Fremont, Governor of Arizona, to extend the Gulf of California by tapping tho northern end and letting it run into and fill 'Up-the'' great Colorado seems that the sediment carried down for ages by the great river Colorado at last collected at what was then its mouth, in sufficient quantity to dam off tho northern arm of the Gulf of California from any connection with the ocean. Tho water in this unfed resorvoir then slowly evaporated, leaving a dry basin 130 miles by thirty, and tills, together with tho surrounding slopes, soon be came a "modeless wlulo the river turning southward found entrance to the gulf many miles below. Between this arid wasto and tho present head of the gulf lies some thirty miles soft earth," just lifted "above sea-level.

and through this Governor eromont proposes to cut his canal. It is a highway of commerce that is now contemplation, but originally tho main object aimed at by pouring the desert full of water was to restore the natural harmonies winch had been disturbed by the drying up of the sea. Human remains prove that the desert was lately fertile, and an old Spanish map is mentioned winch places the-boundaries' of the gulf far beyond their present positions. i Mr. McCormick.

Commissioner-Gen eral from tho United States to the Paris Exposition, is engaged in dispatching the diplomas and recently received from Paris to the fortunate exhibitors. The latter are of gold, those silver and bronze not having yet arrived. They are about two inches broad, weigh three ounces, and are worth $50. On the obverse side is the medallion of a female, the head ot the republic ot 1 ranee, in scribed "Ilopubliaue On the reverse are the figure of fame, witli the legend. 44 Exposition Universelle In ternational do 1878." A youth" beside the figure holds a tablet, upon whieliSs engraved the name of the exhibitor.

There are 140 of these, and with each goes a diploma. The latter are helio-types eighteen by twenty inches. The upper sections contains an allegory of Peace and Farad clasping the hand of an artisan at the foot of a throne. Tho lower portion is inscribed, 44 Exposition- Universelle de 1878. Le Jury Internationale des Recompenses de cerne une Medille D'or," with the name of exhibitor, group, etc.

There are 225 silver medals, 200 bronze and about 200 certificates of merit, which is the lowest prize given. Mr. R. K. Hitt, secretary of the American Legation at Paris, says that the principal officers of the French government are very enthusiastic over the character and conduct of the American department of the Exposition.

The Mormon Creed. The Mormons, it seems to me, have no religion. They, however, havo a creed and believe in it. They havo a system of theology, too, but such a conglomerate affair is it that it defies description. It is worthy of mention only as a curiosity.

It- teaches primarily that there are many gods, and that eminent' saints become gods in heaven. They rise one above another in power and glory to infinity. Joseph Smith is now the god of this generation. Above him is Jesus of Nazareth, whose superior god is Adam. Above Adam is Jehovah, and above Jehovah is Elohim.

These all have many wives and they all rule over their descendants, who are constantly increasing in number and dominion. The glory of a saint when he becomes a god depends in some degree upon the number of wives nnd children which he lias. Hence it is that polygamy is taught and enforced as a duty. Wives are sealed to saints here on earth to increase their dominion in heaven. The gods are in the form of men, and are tho fathers of the souls of men in this world.

The ten commandments are the rule of life, together with a revelation given to Joseph Smith in 1803. This revelation is called "A Word of Wisdom," and is regarded simply as counsel not as law. According to the Mormon creed infant sprinkling is condemned. At eight years of ago children are immersed. Baptism for the dead is practiced, a living person being baptized for one or more dead persons.

Some of the groat men of tho nation and of the world are by proxy members of tho church of Litter-Day Saints, as Washington, Franklin, etc. There have been many dispensations of religious truth, but the greatest of all is that made through tho Prophet Joseph. This dispensation will culminate in tho settlement of the saints in Jackson county, Missouri, whence they were ex-polled. Here will all the saints be gathered in duo timo, and all others be cut off. All preaching, so far as doc-trino is concerned, is ringing a change on these points.

Tho people know their articles of faith by heart and are not allowed to forget them. Neither can a Gentile, though a fool, fail to learn what tho saints believe. It is an eclectic theology that they hold, made up of contributions from every creed. It is a compound of Christianity, philosophy and mythology in nbout equal parts. Tho form of church government is that of the Methodist Church, although the leaders were originally Congrcgationnlists in the matter ol church order and Baptists by profession.

This conglomerate theology is diametrically opposed to tho doctrines of the Bible, (1) in being purely materialistic, (2) in teaching tho eternity of mat ter, (3) in declaring the pro-oxistenco and transmission of souls, (4) in preaching a plurality of gods, and (5) in advocating tho doctrine of a plurality of wives or celestial marriage. Sunday Afternoon. tllBT photogi-apft album Certainly, You ou look, yon wish, my atari v. pine It is Just like a graveyard, Though I go through it own a nynewlueeiT 10, maeeu. ribppea o6HeoflhIOtt 1 A 11 il Hi I -I i-M.

uJ yet, Jeannotte, look well at the book) It Iilwu of histories strange; 1 ikous are wrt an indei, lay atorlea ot pitiAil hange trama and poeln and tniftety, hkkh 1 alone have the power to iiee. I I Ithonght jrou wonMpanae at that iaeei I She wa luir poet'i Uy 1 le sweetest rote ol her KnglUh home, ITet the pei-khed lor, Jar away c. the block mawaor at Oawnpora be suffered and died we know no more, ndthatT Ah, yet, 'Hi a noble head! Soul tito on the elear, lolty brow; 1 qijr Mend in the dayt gone fiyjt And she is ray eneuiy now, 'J i (Make, and wrong, and torrow olaif 61 lile't tragediot lot it lit, 1 i laeeT Ilolwat my lover, Jeannette; AndperohaiioebeMinemberato-day4 be passionate wrong that wrecked ua both I' I Whim ha unedln Mat krdrfir tWaV. Teart-aiok and hdpelost through wry years, length I forgot him despite those tears. it handsome fellow He loved me too And he vowed ho would die, my dear, en I told him No "'tis long ago; 17a mnnJiul thii VArv navf vmf.

Ji. i i hat one I liked a little, but he red much for my gold, nothing for me. rides and bridegroom! togother, dear, And most ot them parted to-day pnie fitmom men that are quite torgot, Some benutiot laded and gray. lose the book, for 'tit just at I said- jail of pule ghouls from a life that's dead. i Harptr't Weekly.

Stoughton's Diamond. Greta had seen her household gods II about her before she was able to put ride into her pocket, where there was lentyof room, and turn aer hand to the hly work sue understood, it was some ire years since sue uaa Degun to go out the any to make and mend carpets. and new, for the housekeepers of ampton. She had plenty of employ' ent now, some money in the bank, and lover, hue looked lorwara to tue snc, not so lar on, when sue should pgin upon her own carpets, when the oney in tue bank would bo drawn out i buy the parlor set and the household ken, pictures and knickknaekery peril ra tliA wpflrlinfr ornwn unA nrifln- Vke. She had been working for Mrs.

fcoughton for several days, when her loubles began, and Had gone borne. (Lite tired out with the conflict over at lady's chamber carpet, which had en its uest days. Esne Had been oWiged rip and matcu neures and insert ktches to doccive the very elect, and at le.end Mrs. Stoughton Jiad told liershe ould settle tue bill when sue heard bm'lier husband, who had gone away business, ana taucn xne Key 01 tue oney drawer witu uim by mistake. i-eta shrewdly i suspected that the awer was as empty as a drum, but ade no demur.

She would oblige a highbor, and never remember it. The following day she was engaged at r. Cardamon's. when she heard Fred ish in from school, and shout: I say, ma. 's supper ready Give a hunk of gingerbread, anyhow.

here's Greta LoringP I want to ask pr if she's stole Miss Stoughton's dia- bnd out of her ring! Jack Stoughton ys Ins mother's going to haul Greta over ie coals. I don't believe a word of it. kd I want to ask her" "Hush, hush!" said Mrs. loughton. What do you mean Don't Greta any such silly question." Weil, don't want Jack otouehton lying things, and I'll just thrash him pit' Diamonds lauahed Greta td her- llf.

Who would suspect Mrs. Stough- of lhen she suddenly re-embered havinar picked a rinc off the lor of the chamber where she was sew- at Mrs. Stoughton's a gold rinf in liieh a stone of sood size iiad no dnuht Ice sparkled, and she had dropped it on mantel, and thought no more about Was that cavity going to bear false atness against her? What nonsense lit that evening, when she returned to lodgings, she found a note awaiting which read "If Miss Loring can Mrs. Stoughton any information lUt the diamond missing from a ring ft in'tho chamber where Miss Loring hs at work, it will be gratefully re lived, and no mortifying disclosures lide." Poor Greta slept little that night. How urn any one suspect her ol such a eadful thing Where could the dia- bnd have gone? How could she do- hd herself except by her word? Ought not to have been above suspicion.

keCa3sar's wifeP What had she done deserve itP In an angrv moment she turned this misjudged reply: "Mrs. pughton is at liberty to make what-br mortifying disclosures she mav oose, but she must excuse Miss Lorintr rendering account of a diamond of liose existence she was ignorant." bis naturally exasperated Mrs. Stough- li, who nattered hersoit that she had knsacted the aflair with great delicacv kl decorum. She had expected to bring iss jxring 10 nor ieei, with contrite M's and conlessions. and here wns solute defiance Did sucli a hussy de- ve consideration at hcrhandsP And Mrs.

Stoughton was more or loss afraid say her soul was her own before that pecunious other half of herself, how ich more was she afraid to sav that her kmondwas no longer hers! Acvord- fely she made haste to put the matter lo the hands of the law and the mont hs uie Hampton gossips. Doubtless Greta uld have been longed in at tins ie had not Mr. Grafton secretly espous-her cause, while lie undertook the Ie Mrs. Stoughton had intrusted to him. Oration was a wealthy bachelor.

iiewhat and agood deal bald lie 1 smiled upon (ireta more than onee, lliout receiving an? answering Imps he thought now that everything ives to him who can afford to wait this wns hit opportunity. Hi hoae nd eromwlH, ted fM'ly snatched a kiss in the shadow of tho lindens, as he put her Into his carriage to tend her homo. Greta had never worked again', IrtitfpWnapK she Was tod grateful at tlnding a friend at Iter side In such stormy weather to refuse a favor from Mr, Grafton, and perhaps she had forgotten his audacity Tot In tho midst of Tier humiliations Greta rmmtmliered Willi heart-throb that tua had a lover to coma to her rescue if she chose to will himthat she should not be dependent unon Mr. Grafton's tender meruiet after Stephen Sotherne had boen notified of nor. At tu siune umo.tnenu dislnelined to break tliebml nows to him till aftor all was over.

For how ooulrt It be possihlo for an lnn(Mient person to suffer? Hut Greta was not a little stunned one morning on receiving a letter In tho handwriting of lier love," which ran In this wise i "My Deah Gukta It is somo time since I haul tho uleasure of hearing from you, and it has occurred to me to ask li time ant distance were noi weaKtning our hold upon each oilier to wonder how long you would continue wvo a man whom you only onco or twuo a year, iinco It seems to me that owing to tho naa tunes our marriage is as indefinitely postponed as the millennium Now, my ditar girl, I do not wish to stivnd In Your light: if you were not en gaged to me, some more eligible partner would' seek you; I feel Qcixain. Moreover, mv health is preeavious. and the doctors hare advised me to try tho airof California. It ia a proscription more nauseous than drugs, since I must leave you behind me: but I could not in honor, carry your promise with me for an indefinite space of timo for my own seliish satisfaction merely; At tho same time, believe mo, it Is no easy thing for me to say 4 adieu1 to the dearest girl in the world. Mncereiy, Stephen Sotuekne." To say that Greta was surprised would Iw tho same as 11 we should call an pnitliquako "unpleasant." bhe was thunder-struck, overwhelmed, with just enough spirit left to return Air.

Soth-crnc's letters and presents by tho next mail without a word. He has lieai-d all aliout tho diamond, and believes it," she thought. It would bo a comfortable arrangement if one could cease to love the Instant a lover proves unworthy, but hearts are not fashioned after that manner. When every thought and motive of one's life is woven up with those of another, one cannot unravel tho tangled web all at once. "Another such shock will send me to the insane asylum." sighed Greta.

But there was another yet in store for air. Grafton had taken to dropping in upon her after her day's work. One evening lie said: "Miss Greta, what if you should be found guilty of tills this If they should find me guilty! How can they find an innocent person guilty? ii i iook the diamond, where is it?" Mr. Grafton smiled indulgently. People have been imprisoned, branded, exuca, nangea, ana quartered lor sins thev never com mi tied.

Tf von wnro guilty, you would be more likely to es cape; you would have laid your plans." Greta gave an Involuntary sob; the tears shone in her oyes. And there is no one to help me," she gasped, thinking aloud, rather than sneaking to Mr. Grafton. Yes. yes.

there is some one readv to help you, Greta," said that gentleman; 1 win help you, you will only give nya tin Vlrrlif ltn nnfiHrnnl You, Mr. Grafton What right can I give you? I don't understand." If you were my promised wife Ah! my dear Miss Greta, don't turn away your head disdainfully; hear me out. Mr. Stoughton is under some obligation tonic; if you were mv promised wife. I could write There would be no more said about the missing diamond it would be accounted for in some nat ural manner.

You would be no longer suspected. No one could suspect the woman whom Thomas Grafton delighted to honor." You you are very kind. I thank you: but! do not love you, Mr. Grafton." I don't ask you to love me. Of course you don't; the idea has never, perhaps, entered your head before.

I only beg that you will marry me. Love will como sooner or later, as I deserve it at your hands. And, my dear Greta, what better can you doP Who will give you employment, with this blight upon youP How will you earn your daily bread "I don't know," returned Greta; "how shall indeed? But, all the same, it would be contemptible to reward your 1 unselfishness by merely marrying you for a home." Only agree to many mo, and I will not quarrel with the motives," he implored. hat could Greta do Her lover had deserted her: her good name was tarnished. Without home, friends or work, was it not the height of folly to refuse sucli a way of escape And yet, how could she lovo himP But might not one survive the luxury of loving Come wealth, ease and position; vanish all illusions that make life sweet.

She begged a fortnight for consideration: something might turn up to her advan tage the diamond, for instance. But the fortnight passed, as fortnights will; nothing happened, except that Mr. Grafton, feeling confidence in the woman who hesitates, refurnished his parlor in i i i.i i i uiub miuu nuu yiwi Kiu, uura up an apartment for his wife's boudoir like a suburb of fairy land, bespoke the parson, the ring and the catceer. Do tell!" said one gossip to another; urcta Koring going to step into clover and no mistake." "It's a powerful change for her. hear Mr.

Grafton's always had a hank ering for her. He told Mr. Jobson any man could marry any woman he set his heart upon, if he'd only work hard cnougli and wait like a spider In his web." I guess ho got Greta for the asking, oliO" "I dunno; there was that Sotherne who was sweet on her." I reckon that's blown over only a young man's pastime. I'm surprised at lorn Grafton, though, with all his airs and frills, with, his family tree and his coat of arms, and his ancestors and his money. How does he get over that little atlair of Airs.

Stoughton's diamond I s'noso he expects folks to visit his wife mid ask no questions, onco she's a Grafton." "Law! it's the way of tlio world: a pretty face makes a man forget trespasses and get rid of his judgment. It's no use quarreling witli such tilings at our Grctn'll make a fine lady, and I mean to fay my respects at Grafton l'lace directly 'm just crnzy to see the new fixings..