WHOLE NUMBER 1493.
SONG.
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BY CELIA THAXTER.
Rolls the long breaker in splendor,and glances -
Leaping in light!
Laughing and singing the swift ripple dances,
Sparkling and bright ;
Up through the heaven the curlew is flying,
Soaring so high!
sweetly his wild notes are ringing, and dying
Lost in the sky.
Glitter the sails to the south wind careeuing,
Whitewinged and brave ;
Bowing to breeze and to hollow, and leaning
Low o'er the wave.
Beautiful wind, with the touch of a lover
Leading the hours,
Helping the winter-wo'rn world to recover
All its lost flowers.
Giadly I hear thy warm whisper of rapture,
Sorrow is o‘er!
Earth all her music and bloom shall recapture,
Happy once more i
—-S’crlbner ft .' September.
The Ladyin No. 7.
. j-Lmr 1.—A PRETTY WOMAN n: NEED or occu-
PATION.
“ I don’t care whether this Miss Hester
Dallas is handsome or not," said Mrs. Cope;
but she was interested all the same.
She had fastened a scarlet bow in her glos-
sy, black hair, and been mindful of the be-
cdming' hue of her morning dress, but the
. .gentlemen had all departed their several
r ways, and the result was unsatisfactory. The
pretty woman had accepted J ohn's parting
kiss rather indifferently when he went down
town; then she had dusted and rte-arranged
the ornaments of her rooms, consisting chiefly
of her wedding presents in blue bottles and
filigree boxes, and at 9 o'clock sat down with
a yawn of listless ennui. Mrs. Cope was
the lady in No. 7, as the occupant of the
third story front, Mrs. Tartar, the‘landlady,
having numbered her doors, after the manner
of hotel corridors—a fancy which did no-
body any harm. '
What next? She had not a single whole-
some duty to perform. No wearisome drudg-
cry of housekeeping for her, if you please;
no delinquent servants, no cook-books forjliIt-
crature; no hearthstonc to keep sacred and
cheerful for the husband toiling at his desk
in a dingy ofilceI all day; These butterflies
must spread their spangled wings in the des-
ultory flight of their own fancy. The soul
of Mrs. Cope revOltcd at the idea of leaving
city streets for a dull country suburb, where
John could afford to dwell under his own
vine and fig tree,“ '.What should she do, left
alone all day to gaze at the sky and trees,
without the‘zest imparted to her present e'x-
istence by visits to Stewart's, Macy’s, and
Lyle’s ? '
A stealthy sound at the door attracted her
attention, and a note slipped under the crack.
She looked at it askance, blushed, dimpled
into smiles, and Opened the» mysterious mis-
sive. It was delightfully naughty to receive
a note under the door instead of in a more
legitimate manner; although wrong, and she
should tell him so. What would John think ?
Be offended, no doubt, when there was real-
ly no harm. John must not know. There!
The note suggested that if Mrs. Cope hap-
pened to be passing Tiffany's at four o'clock.
the writer would do himself the pleasure of
taking her to see Gustave Dore’s picture,then
on exhibition.
Animation succeeded ennui in 9. tries. The
lady put on her new hat with the coquetti'sh
plume, and surveyed herself in the mirror.
One cannot be young and pretty but once,
with a straight little nose, piquant face, and
arch black eyes; and it will be all the same a
hundred years hence, whether one happens
to meet Frank Thornton taking a walk or
not.
Totty Blake climbed the stairs, humminga
tune and swinging a very dilapidated doll‘by
one leg. Mrs. Blake was asking Miss Aspen
if she thought Mrs. Cope should always have
her parlor swept first, when there were older
boarders in the house. Totty interrupted the
conference with:
“ Frank Thornton was on his knees poking
somefin under the door. I seen him.”
“ What door, darling?" inquired Miss As-
pen.
“ N0. 7." replied Totty, promptly, search.
ing for nuts and crackers 0n the bureau
wherewith to allay the pangs of hunger.
The two ladies looked at each other in si-
lence.
“ Do you know anything about the young
lady who is to occupy the hall bed room ?"
Mrs. Blake finally inquired. ‘
“ Her name is Hester Dallas, and she is an
art student,” replied Miss Aspen, who always
knew everthing.
Totty was a boarding-house child, small,
pale, shrewd, imbibing knoWledgc from many
sources, and of truly varied experience for a
maiden of five years. She was not to be dc.
ceived by appearances, or bribed by candy
est was aroused. Still munching her crack-
ers, she descended slowly to Dr. Holland’s
ofilce to whileaway an hour, percled at his
table on a' stab], watching him write, or ar-
range funny little. bottles. Here she found
her master and respected him accordingly.
The young physician was kind to his tiny
visitor, but the small fingers dared not stray
toward the unknown, and Miss Totty was
lifted outside the door when her company
was considered no longer desirable. ‘
“ There’s somebody comin', and she ain't
rich, coz she has the nine dollar a week
room," remarked the engaging child, hopping
across the threshhold of the office.
“ How wise we are," said the doctor, shak-
ing a vial, warningly. “ When little girls
know too much we sometimes pickle them in
bottles like this."
Totty's eyes grew round with horror, and
she edged cautiously nearer the door, to be
prepared for the worst in case her medical
friend should decide upon making mince-
meat of her.
A modest vehicle, known as a “ chrystsl,"
which had a roof like a tea tray, paused at
the door, and a‘young lady, who hadbeen in-
closed after the manner of a fly in amber by
the glass'sides, descended. Evidently there
was sOme misunderstanding. The young
lady shook her head and held her purse firm-
ly closed; the driver blustered, waxed inso-
lent, 'and laid one red hand on her traveling
hag. Totty, scenting excitement, opened the
front door, while Dr. Holland darted out,
speedily adjusting matters.
“ Thank you, sir," said the girl, in a sweet,
soft voice. Then they looked at each other.
Dr. Holland saw a fair, serious face, inter.
esting rather than handsome, framed in wav-
ing brown hair, like a boy’s. She confront.
ed a well-bred young man, with an air of
sasoz'r mm which promised favorably for his
success as a physician, a keen glance, good.
tempered expression,IaInd head rather massive
for the body supporting it. '
I“ If you are the new lady, you may come
in," piped Totty, shrilly, not to be left in the"
background. '
“ I am the new lady," replied the stranger,
’smiling'frankly. - ' ' '
Dr. Holland went back to his ofiice, decio
’ ded that she was beautiful. She had only to
smile, revealing dazzling white teeth, to per.
suade one of the fact.
“ A strong sensible, good face," he solilo-
quized, deliberately turning his overcoat
wrong side out. '
“ Doin’ to wear it that way ?” said Totty,
after gravely watching the operation.
The doctor blushed, put on his hat, and
Went to see his patients, unaccountably put
out by that wise little face peering upon him.
He was a man in good society, a rising phy-
sician, an ardent student, who had fought
hard for every inch of ground gained, and he
knew hosts of. ladies. It was desirable that
he should marry, and establish himself in
life. Policy prompted the measure, but far
down in the young man's heart was a shrine
veiled from the busy world, where he wor—
shiped an ideal which, if'nevcr realized, kept
his life pure.
Hester Dallas was received by Mrs. Tartar
in due form. She was a courageous girl, but
she succumbed before the landlady's double
chin, snapping eyes and black cap, as such
waifs from the vast concourse of “ wander-
ing Christians” as were stranded beneath
Mrs. Tartar's roof usually did. Mrs.'Tartar
stood no nonsense from anybody, and all day
her sharp tongue sounded through the house,
now sending ironieal messages to some intim-
idated boarder, calculated to quell rebellion,
now indulging in sharp rebuke to trembling
menials. Only for her landlord, Dr. Holland
was reserved a honeyed sweetness which be-
guiled that young man into a firm faith in her
sterling qualities.
Hester was not to be dauntcd by trifles;
the firm lips and bright eye indicated hope.
She had come to the city to win her own
way, and did not shrink from the prospect
of hard work. The aspect of the little hall
room imparted a chill, it was so dark and
cheerless, with furniture that plainly told the
melancholy tale of auction sales, and a win-
dow affording a prospect of a blank brick
wall, clothes drying on lines, and vagabond
cats with the appearance of being at odds
with society. '1' he girl was determined to
conquer loneliness and discouragement. She
arranged her modest worldly goods to the
best advantage in this box of a chamber, and
even hung a pen-and-ink sketch of Dallas-
ville on the wall. The sketch of Hester's
own work, and represented her native place.
There were the familiar village street, with
the factory and bridge, the old trees shading
the Dallas homestead, and the church spire
beyond. Hester rested her chin on her hand
and wondered if she had made a mistake in
refusing the young minister, leaving him to
fall a prey inevitable to Aunt Mehitable's tea-
parties and Phoebe’s smiles. After all, she
was grateful to him if she could not love
him. He had first discovered genius, not in
the stiff studies modeled on the school-marm's
drawing method, but in the careless sketches
fluttering between the pages of Hester’s text-
book—glimpses of the world about her. The
village did not know ‘what‘ to make 0f it
when she departed to pursue her “studies in
the city, and doubted but 'r’tlie minister was
to blame for putting'new-fan‘gled notions in
her head. And, indeed, had not 'that' con.
scientious young divine given rein to imagin—
ation in a way totally,})ncx'pected ‘ to“ himself.
When he bent over the-sketches long,admiring
them much, but admiring the artist more?
Perhaps Aunt Mchitable knew best after all.
She encouraged Phoebe . to purchase a new
pink, calico of a persuasive peddler, baked a
marvellous cake, and abided her time.
1 Having completed her unpacking, Hester
opened the doorand peeped out. A little fat
dog, with an abstracted, anxious expression
of countenance, was trotting upstairs. - With-
out so muehas a wag Of his tail in? acknowlw
edgem‘ent 'of Hester’s notice, the. little. dog
vvent straight on about hisbusiness, ':a'nd lay
dowll upon a rug before the deer Ofa 7roOm
from Whence proceeded the dismal wailing of
aimel'odeon. ' Once established on ‘the rug,
the animal surveyed Hester - haughtily as a
person with whom he had no acquaintancef
and waited patiently for the opening of the
door; Ah, Sandy, beautiful in thy' comical
ugliness, with coat like a scrubbing-brush, to.
whatperfection ofsasseilytnsy nut.;a;8eotch'
than be trained, especially. when he lsfiai
beardinghouse dog! Safe togreet‘Mrs.“Tartar
with a fawning, servile mien as one having,
authority; safe to carry one's nose in the air, '-
as for as the chambermaid is concel’ned'; but
only a dog of the best blood may judge which
bearder to tolerate, and which -to snap at in
dark corners. - The wailing of the melodeon
ceased, and MISS Aspen received her pet with
effusion. Hester returned to the contempla-
tion of the brick Wall, the cats and the linen.
“ Are you goin’ to live here ?" said a voice.
Totty stood. at her elbow. Hester smiled,and
lifted the child on her'lap, The s‘1arp,youug
eyes studied her with an aspect of owlish
wisdom. f‘ Who made your dress? I guess
you yourself; people do in the country. Ma
goes to a dress-maker. '7 Why do you have
this mean little room? Can’t you afiord a
larger‘one? Miss Aspen pays fifteeen dollars
a week—ever so much more than you. She’s
a cross old maid. I shan’t be an old maid.
What have you got in “your trunk ?”
PoOr Hester reddeneduuder this volley of
questions. The small'tormentcr upset a box
of color, peeped into the bureau drawer, in-
sisted upon turning the leaves Of a drawing-
book with fingers of 'questibnable cleanliness,
and crawled under the table to“ inspect atravé
chug-bag. In no other place does the enfartt
from pursuiu g her own ends when her int er. Iterrible wield such power “in the boarding-
house. i
‘ 4‘ I think you had better go now, dear,"
said Hester, mildly. - 3 -' 1 "
Useless hint. ‘Totty, with the contents of
thebag poured out into her lap, was trying
to see through an eye-glass. ,~ Inspiration led
Hester to carry the war into the enemy's
country. “ ' ‘ ' ’ '
t‘ Oh, what dear little boots 1" she exclaim-
ed, artlessly. - ' ' ' ' »
‘Up rose the child in her wrath, scattering
Hester's treasures on the deer. '
".‘ You shan’t look at ’em. I hate 'em. Old
blue boots and a green gown don't match.
You're an ugly thingto talk like that 1"
Away she stalked inhigh dudgeon, Hester
having ignorantly jarred onva sensitive chord,
the‘ boots Totty was forced 'to wear, and Tot-
ty’s mamma always treated Hester with an
icy reserve ever after. “ A slight, real or im-
aginary, is always the spark. which fires the
magazine in the‘matemal besoui.‘ '
The lady in No. 7 denned the becoming
hat and went out, the charm of noveltyIand»
to her-walk. Tobe sure“, she was about to
meet a very commonplace young man whom
she saw‘ daily, and‘if' he invited her to see
thepicture by any ordinary means, the affair
would have been tame enough. How differ-
ent the secret understanding—the stolen
pleasure requiring the most delicate adjust-
ment not'to prove a'chilling disappointment.
What if she met John? What if some friend
claimed her companionship? Glancing around
corners, and Searching the lattes she met ap-
prehensively, the pretty w0man reached her
destination. Four o‘clock, and n0 cavalier.
She pouted, and went shopping down the
street.- Returning at summer past the hour,
and finding no cavalier, she went shopping
up the street. Failing on both occasions, she
proceeded to the gallery, where the rustle of
a catalogue, the sound of a step, made her
start in expectation. N0 cavalier. The lady
in No. 7 walked homeward with a very long
face indeed. , She would like to have seen
John equally semis in keeping an appoint-
ment‘with herself ' ' i *
It happened that Frank Thornton, on quit-
ting the ofiice of Bullion & Co. that day,
where he was clerk, to refresh himself with
oysters on the half-shell and ale at noon, had
encountered John Cope. -- With a pro-occupi-
ed frown, seeing nothingI'aIbont him, John
Cope had passed the slim and dapper Frank,
oblivious of his salutation. The market val-
Bullion& 00., after 'a‘» reflective glance at
Mr. Cope’s stalwart form, concluded not to
take Mrs. Cope to see the great Dore picture.
the zest of excitement imparting an'interest"
no of cotton lay heavy on John's mind just
then, but the young‘gentleman employed by-
The lady in No. 7 looked at him beneath
her lashes archly at dinner time.
“What a fine day we have had 3” she said,
sweetly.
“ Yes, awfully busy," muttered Mr. Thorn-
ton, constraincdly. '
Poor fellow! he had, been kept in the of-
fice late, then the dropped her fan on the
stairs; the gentleman stopped for it.
“I am disengaged on Monday," she whis-
pcred.
“ Very sorry, I'm sure, but I can't really”
—began the cavalier, awkwardly, when she
cut him short with a slight toss of the head,
and rejoined her husband in the lower hall.
“ If I ever saw a blind mole, it's that John
Cope,', soliloquized Miss Aspen, who had
been gazing down on the scene over the bal-
ustcrs. '
- Frank Thornton had the misfortune to sit
opposite a woman scorned that night, which
did not improve the flavor of MrsITartai’s'
Eviands. A young lady with short curling hair ,
occupied a place beside him. There was no
:mistress at the board; Mrs. Tartar confined
.her exertions to some desultory skirmishing in
the butler's pantry, when she was present at
all. Frank Thornton ventured to urgeIHes.
ter’s acceptance of a plate of hot water with
islands of carrot floating therein, which was
dignified by the name of soup. Result;
Mrs. Cope turned with the most flattering in-
terest to Tom Boyle, and wished to know if
he had yet seen the Dore picture which she
had been admiring that afternoon. Dr. Hol-
land came late, flushed and tired after the
day's labor, but he felt a certain satisfaction
that the new arrival had been placed at his
right hand. . '
' “ How do you like Miss Dalian ?" inquired
Tommy Boyle, in the doctor’s office, after
dinner.
. “Immensely,” replied Frank, with real or
affected fervor. “ You fellows may look out
for yourselves ;' I intend to cut in andrwiu in
that quarter."
I Dr. Holland laughed the good-humored,
half-ironical laugh of a man who considers
the world a wide enough place for all to pur-
sue separate aims without collision. Tommy
Boyle reddened slightly. ' ' ' '
i “ We shall see,” he responded, stifily,
straightening his trim little form.
2 Tommy had a fair, open countenance, with
flaxen hair parted ' in the middle, and blue
eyes. He was one of the most persuasive of
lace“ salesmen, and could charm ladies into al-
most any extravagance.
' “I wish you would take me to the theatre
toénight, John,” said Mrs. Cope, plaintively.
' “ I am too fagged," replied John, tartly.
“ Perhaps you 'will oblige me by removing
your feet from my best chair, as I expect
company," said the little wife, with sarcastic,
‘ each other's gloves, and were inseperable'
politeness.
5 Hester Dallas was so much pleased with
her city acquaintances that she iminediately
entered them on the first page of a new diary
she was preparing to keep.‘ The young phy- .
'sicIian returnedto his office, adjusted-the Ar-.
gand burner, and prepared to devote an hour
to the work he was writing. This was the
path he had marked out for himself—to de-
cline a pet medical theoryvin his own fashion,
'dlook well‘to the links and joints of his
amor before challenging criticism. With;
what enthusiasm had he received theinspira-
“tion‘fOr his book‘from a chance werd of: an-_
- other's a year ago! and how bad be searched
libraries”ever- mchk mines ‘of dross—'-
ifdr‘ his one gem of truth! The papers scatter-
ed about him', here held by the elastic hand,
there imprisoned by a-weight, meantOrder to
him, although it would have puzzled a casu;
at reader to find beginning or end. Some
time, methodical arrangement of. page and
chapter would result from these scraps, these.
odds and'ends of ideas and fuels. - > '- -
iDoctor Holland paused, with pen poised
over a fresh sheet, diverted from sober labor
by the idlest fancy. A fair, serious face,
frinhed in wavy hair, grew out of the shad-
‘cws'beyond the radiance 'of light, became a
presence, intangible yet real, gazing into his
.soul. Absurd! Totty was so droll about the
‘coist.
ran-r n.-—m-:srsn DALLAS MAKES mscmnr.
'_ Twomonths later Hester Dallas paused'in
the hall one day, with a curious expression
of“: timidity and irresolution on her face. ‘
She had just raised her hand to tap on Dr.
Holland's door, when Totty Blake, fresh from
a visit to the lower regions, which had left
traces of molasses and coal dust on her pina-'
fol-c, appeared on the scene. ' ' .
9‘ Are you after Dr. Holland, really?" in.
quired the boarding-house child, with con-
siderable excitement; “ Miss Aspen says so. ”
Hester's scle response was to dart swiftly
up stairs, with burning cheeks and fluttering
heart. To be accused of pursuing a man,
hunting him down, was unbearable! Fate or-
dained that she should meet Tommy Boyle
on: the landing. ' '
“ Mr. Boyle, would you not like to accom-
pany me to the exhibition to-night 7" she in-
quired, hurriedly.
“ With great pleasure," replied Tommy,
with a suavity of manner possibly acquired
at the lace counter. ’ ‘ ' ”z j '-
“ Well, ” said a lady inNo. 7, interrogative-
ly thrusting forth her head from thedoor.
“I have invited Mr.‘ Boyle," replied Hes-
ter, with that grand aspect of indifference
sometimes assumed by young women to con.
ceal a twinge of regret. She/ regained her
own apartment'with a sigh. She was unac.
countably ‘ disappointed'that Tommy Boyle
was to be her escort. What would he think?
She could not be. accused of chasing him, at
least. The lady in No. 7 had advised not in-
viting Frank Thornton; he was so vain, and
opt to think that girls were falling in love
with him, :she said. ' Either of the other
gentlemen would serve better, if Hester
Would accept her opinion.
John was very tiresome, there could be no
doubt about‘th'e fact“. Other men went out
in the evening, while he sat smoking his ci-
mr and reading his newspaper without utter- ,
I'ga word. For her part, the lady in No. 7
Lied something “going on.” She was will-
ing3 to pursue. the tangible will-'o-the-whisp
excitement through bog and bramble. ' John
grohned, withdrew his slippers from the best
chair, gathered himself up,greeted Hester
Dallaswith a constrained smile, “listening ab-
stractly, replying at random, longing to re-
turn to his-newspaper; Mrs. Cape’s husband
spent the evening'without satisfaction to him-
self 0r his-company. Was it for this result,
J olm Cope, that you returned to your native
town, in the midsummer holidays, and beheld
Tildy Crane perched in the bows of a boat,
siren fashion, to lure you over the waters to
the Sunday—school picnic ? Was it the glam-
our. of sunset on the harbor, crimson and
gold,Ior the sparkling beauty alone of the
little face“ beneath the straw hat, which
“caught your face, plain, sober John, just
freed from thetreadmill of work? Time and
place have more to do with these things than
we realize. Wooed and won was Tildy at
that pleasant season, making all speed to quit
the little brown house where Mrs. Crane did
the village dress-making. John, while indulg-
ing in‘ love's sweet follies, might still pride
himself in the wisdom of his choice.
Tildy was used to poverty and the little
brown house; she would know the value of
money, and appreciate the home which he
would prepare in the suburbs of the great
Cl y; .
Not so; John Cope’Is charming bride from
Flflhlml't imust ' see ' the ' : world,
must board in the heart of the me-
tropolis, since she cannot afford an estalish-
ment on the avenue; must linger, fascinated,
about the shop windows of her ambitious
dreams. True to her instincts, the country
Eirlewho has no intellectual resources will
become the most tenacious city resident,
spuming the green fields from whence she
came that she may have in exchange . hot,
dusty streets, noisy, and moving I‘cr'owds.‘
Julia, in the Hunchback, constantly reprodu-
ces the familiar image; from a simple muslin
clad maiden Ito a haughty patroness of milli-
ners, the transition is natural. So John Cope,
weary and dull, sat in the corner, while his
wife sparkled and beamed on Tammy Boyle
and Dr. Holland, using every sentence as a
barbed arrow to slight the guilty Frank
Thornton, who chatted comfortably with
Hester Dallas over a book of engravings.
Mr. Cope could not repress a sigh of relief
when the door closed on the guests at eleven
o'clock. His wife, laying aside her company
manners, yawned. J Ohn patted the little
head tenderly with his broad palms ' IV
“ I cannot help thinking, dear, how much
happier we should be in a heme ' Of or? own.
'There’sIa cottage 'over on the Jersey side-"
“ Oh,"I dare say,” interrupted Matilda.
,“ Some agent wants to cheat you into taking
day. The children“ have all had chills out in
that lovely spot where you wished to move
,last spring, and the cook threatenedIMrs.‘
,men were at business in tawn. . I suppose
you wish me to be murdered like that, left
all alone."
John knocked the ashes out of his meer-
shaum, and laid it away. The act was elo-
quent. A furrow grew in .his brow; he
looked every day of his thirty-five years.
Matilda studied-the carpet sullenly, wonder-I
ing how she could punish. Frank Thornton;
further for the unwarrantable slight he had"
put upon her. She did not undervalue John;
indeed, the very triumph of having captured
him made her long for fresh coquests. Pos-
sibly some sting of conscience made her take
refuge in further upbraiding.
“ I suppose you can shut yourself up and
live like a hermit, if you choose. You might
as well if you cannot treatpeople more civil-
ly than you have this evening.
ff What have I done that was uncivil ?”. en-
quired John, in dismay. , “ It is rather hard
' tofbe obliged to relinquish one‘s newspaper,
and haveone’s best cigars appropriated, only
be accused of rudeness afterward by the'Wife
of one's bosom." " ~ '
' “You make me very unhappy, because I:
can never suit you,” sobbed Matilda, yielding?
to asudden tempest of tears. . '
“ There, there i- you shall go to the theatre
tc-morrow." '
In the meanwhile Mrs. Cope's guests went
their several ways. Tommy Boyle and
Frank Thornton ascended to the upper re.
gions, where they occupied the same apart--
ment,.shared each other's secrets, borrowed
chums. - '
PART Ill.—IN A closer.
Hester went to her studies with lagging
interest.
I“ Follow me !” cried Mrs. Cope, that same
afternoon. " ' “
:“ What is the matter ?" asked Hester, start.
led and confused. ‘
i“ Never mind. Come." Mrs. Cope led
the way, with a cautious gesture Of warning“,
in passing omnipresent Miss Aspen's door, t0_
the stOry above. . 0 ' '
.- sHest'er followed in wondering silence.
.“ I want to show you a picture on Frank
Thonrton’s wall. Bridget told me about it,"_
giggled Mrs. Cope“. “I suppose it is the face.
of the girl he is engaged to marry." '
’ “Surely we have no right to come here,"
hesitated her bewildered companion. .
2“ 0h, nonsénse i It is hanging there for
all to see. Do not be so silly," “and the elder
wbman dragged her unwilling recruit into the
chamber. . ‘ I' - _
'On the wall Hester’beheld a large photo-
graph, with a bow of blue ribbon dangling
frOm the frame; but before she could deter-VI
mine on the beauty of her face, loud voices
and rapid steps were heard on the stairs.
Heavens ! the young men Were coming home
earlier than usual.
hand and departed into the closet, palpita-
ting with terror at the situation.
§‘"I should like to know what you mean ?”
demanded Tommy, hotly.
“It‘s nothing to me what you do," re-
turned Frank, in that cool, sneering tone
which is like pouring'molton lava on a fire.
“Of course you may come 'where you are
“asked, only I should prefer to escort a girl
' with more style thaanster has to afashion-
able gathering." - _ _.
“ HumphI! sour grapes," retorted Tom.
“ Oh, don't try to come that game now;
it’s so absurd, my boy," said Frank, in lan-
guid protest. - “I can escort the Dasher girls
any time in swell style if I choose. I'm only
too glad the artist did not ask me. I
shouldn't have known exactly how-t0 get out
of itwithout hurting her feelings."
“ Where is the new coat, Frank 1’"
Dr. Holland had also “appeared. Hester
grew cold from head to foot with anger and
“ If they open the door I shall die,” sh
whispered. .
‘F What a stunning garment i" said Tommy,
I‘jeei'ingly, evidently referring to the new
coat. ’ .
4"? Tom is out of temper, doctor, because I
mid‘ll . .
‘5‘ Sour grapes," snapped Tom. ,
‘f Will yorrallow me to finish, sir ?” said
Frank. '
“No; I’ve stood your bullying all the
way home, and your taunting _rcmarks.
She’s a nice girl. I don't call her a beauty,
of course, still—"
~ ‘I‘Ineve'r said she was not a nice girl,
mind," interposed Frank. “She would be'a
nicer'one, though, if she wasn’t so much an.
der the thumb of that silly woman in No . 7.
Bngove l she’s fond of making eyes at a fel-
low or I'm mistaken." ’. .. ‘ ..
, ‘9 You’re a brute," said Temmy Boyle.‘
“Insult aman of your own size, if you
must be impudent,'!‘retorted Frank. ' ‘
. “ Silence I!" interposed Dr.'Ho'lland, stern-
ly, “Remember that your are discussing
ladies.” ’ ‘
“ Women are the mischief of boarding-
houses," muttered Frank. Thenvall went
down to dinner. .' 0 ,
Mr."Copc was absent on business; Mrs:
Cope had a headache. . .
“Where is Miss Dallas ?" enquired Mrs.
Tartar from the pantry, flourishing a carving-.
knife. .
“ She’s sick too,” said the servant. .
Totty Blake, with a napkin tucked under
herichin, sat in her high chair, beating the
table with a spoon in defiance of etiquette.
“ No, they ain’t sick, neither," said Totty.
“I guess. they staid today in Frank's room,
coz they. both came out of the closet togeth-
er." .
Fancy the constrained silence which de-
scended on. three of Mrs. Tartar’s boarders !
When John Cope returned from his jour-
neyI he was greeted by a very weak and burn-
his little woman. The lady in No. 7. had
remained in a state of blockade for a .week,
Bridget acting as jailer.
“ John, would you like the cottage‘on the
Jersey side ? , I've , been thinking that it
might be nice, too. . I'm tired of city life.”
I These“ were wonderful days to the girl
from Dallasville. She seemed to have enter-
ed another sphere from her former life; her
nature|was unfolding, climbing nearer to the
her were Mrs. Tartar’s idiosyncracies in bread
and'gravy when she might dailyentcr the
temple and worship art, even trying to catch
the fleeting shadow of glory on her own
Icanvasl Was there'any other incentive to
it. Miss Swampcott' has been to see me to- 5
.Swampcott with a fiat-iron wllilIe‘Ithc gentle- E
disgust. Mrs. Cope clung to her desper- :
.ateIly. '
goal set up by the young minister. What to .
NORWALK. CONNECTICUT. TUESDAY» “AUGUST 22’ 1876' ‘
: NonwALK GAZETTE.
PllILlIIIED EVERY TUESDAY Mlllllllfl.
kindle interest in her fellow creatures l Hes-
ter was. quite a belle in her boarding-house,
owing to a combination Of circumstances.
Frank Thomtomthe gay Lothario of the man-
sion, was only too glad to accept as cat's-paw
the new girl, when the intention of the lady
in No. 7 to flirt with him became alarmingly
apparent. Tommy Boyle was the sheep that
followed, one young man being sure to ap-
preciate a lady if she has succeeded in firing
the devotion of another. Dr. Holland went
and came, sometimes indulging in a“ brief
talk with the artist by the parlor window,
and many books—Hamerton, Buskin- and
Taire—found their way into her hands from
his library. Hester was more than pleased ;
she was a little awe-strick, her good common
sense being held in thrall by the novelty of
such attentions.I She regarded Frank re-
.spcctfully as a welLdressed city than, and
:Tommy became inher eyes a veteran of so-
gciety, after a nonchalant description on his
gpart of how the .bangIMQade did things at
Newport. 0
I “ She's a nice girl. Pity she is so plain,
Ithoug ,” said the lady in No. 7 to Miss
;Aspen, who shook her head Ispmpatheti-
fcally. , .
“ And deare say she needs to marry well,"
added Miss Aspen. 0 I “Artists are usually
.poor, you know. 0 - ’
Blake that the ladyin No. ‘7 was so jealous of
house sooner or later.i ‘ _ -
. Tommy Boyle was resplendent in“ evening
costume at dimer, which gave him the ap-
Ipearance of _a pigeon with swelling plumage.
Hester, in her best gown, with a pink ribbon
'at the throat, had a, discomforted aspect.
Unconscious of evil, Frank gaily accosted his
loom-mate. I ' . , _ ,
i “ Going out ?" . ,
‘- “ Yes," replied Mr. Boyle, with conscious
triumph- - '
'; “ Is it an opera night?” persisted the, ob-
tuse Frank. . . . ‘
i “ Not that-I am aware of," was the supe-
rior response. . . . . . I
i Mrs. Cope, demu'relyqniet during the meal,
held an arrow in her.quivcr. 1 .
> g 9‘ Miss Dallas has invited'Mr. Boyle to es-r
dort her to the exhibition. Her teacher is on
the committee.”- . . ,
i Thus the bolt fell. Tommy Boyle was the
osen escort. A blank astonishment .On
Irank'sI face was reflected in a shade of an-
ger on the doctor’s. In their separate ways
' the two young mem'were chuffed by this
s‘ght. Frank Thornton had not supposed
tI at the girl lived who {Would pass him by.
Mrs. Cope was laughingat him, and his van-
ity writhed under. her mischievous glance.
The doctor destroyed ifheimage he had act
up witha. sudden wrath and. a pain he had
nbt supposed himself capable of feeling. Not
that he cared for Hostel- in. the least. He
Was interested in her studies (like the minis-
tdr),:and was disappointed: to seeIher lower
man who could appreciatel Ruskin and
. 'ne to make a companion of dull Tommy
Boyle. In this black moodr-as fine a“ speci-
Inlen of jealousy-Era. could be desired—the
physician sat down to the great work. He
‘could. not resist? dashing off the familiar.
lioes :-- - V
‘ “Woman's faith: and woman's trust——
‘erte the characters in dust??? ._ ’
' hen he took .a volume ; .of Browning, pm"-
0 . as .u giftfor- guilty Hester. and insert-
"e the slip between the leaves:
* . ester, having with the aid of the lady in
no. 7 thrown down this apple of discord, was
mbving among a crowd of _ strangers, absent-
“ ded and dejected, yet striving to make
re oration to herescort for disloyal thoughts
1) Ia'forced gaietyof manner. It.Iwas-.pleas-
ant to soothe. pride of Tommy. Boyle, most
triin and gallant of little cavaliers, in points;
Then he must needs launch recklessly .into.
icef cream afterwards ; yet ungrateful Hester
could not but picture the. delight of having
0 "therinhis l .- .
Mrs. Cope seized Hester’s all p ace
0 moody young men appeared at Mrs.
T tar’s breakfast table next morning. Mrs.
Cope drew out Tommy as to the previous '
evening who, unconscious of impending
storms, replied with all possible enthusiasm.
so the table. at Frank Thornton.
. .' he battle of words. raged high on the up.
pe ' floor, where brotherly love-.had dwelt so
no%sing could ever come between them, and
behold, a woman interposed. There was a
staiely politeness of demeanor manifested in
public; never before had Mr. Boyle been so
anxious that Mr. Thornton should be helped
to butter, or Mr. Thornton evinced equal so-
liciItude as to the amount of sugar in, Mr.
Boyle's cup of coffee. Once up stairs the
price of cigars, or the political question as, to
whether "the president would run another
terlin or not, was sufiicient to fire the train of
smbuldering wrath, and the battle was reviv-
od iwith ardor. Goethe said, “Nothing dis-
. s me more thanto seamen tomcat each
othiar, particularly when in the flower of their
a. ‘ in the very season of pleasure: they
vats their few short days of sunshine in
0v his eyes one morning, and departed
WltI out the ceremony of leave-taking. And
by is singular coincidnet Tommy Boyle chose.
ltheisame day for a similar maumuver. Mrs.
Tartar was justly aggravated by the proceed-
ing; and went about uttering dark threats as
to' the treatment any lady deserved who had
robbed her of two steady boarders. .Nor was
the Iblow lessoued by the fact that Tommy
had fiitted acrossvthe way to a rivalhouse,
thujs exposing Mrs. Tartar to the derision - of
the; street. \
Totty Blake and the boarding-house dog
kept up stairs in those days.
Hester Dallas, humiliated and distressed,
wedt her way, always dartmgI past the ofiics
door, and avoiding the doctor. That was the
heaviest trial of all ; she could no longer look
this man in the face. What must he think
of. her 7 A gulf of impenetrable reserve had
opened between them, and Hester obstinate-
ly refused to accept any bridge courtesy 0r
compassion offered. 'He was sorry for her,
possibly, because she. had foolishly placed
herself in a contemptlble position.
It was a dark, stormy afternoon, with rain
and elect incrusting. the pavement, when
Hester issued forth from the art school. At
the corner the wind lay in wait, pounced on
her; and abnost wrenched her umbrella away.
A larger umbrella was held over her. head,
her hand was drawu through a protecting
arm, and Dr. Holland said, quietly :
“. Let me take care of you."
’ Hester gave a little gasp and looked at
him furtively. What she read in his clear,
honest eyes, made her cheeks glow like a
rose.
-qu%rels." Frank Thornton crashed his hat
pair of lovers are coming through thestorln
sheltered by one umbrella, and Dr. Holland
will require his own in- the autumn.
Who Will then be able to trecognizc the
small "brick tenement within hearing of
Eighth avenue’s jangling bells, so lately the
realm of disorder and confiict’ng ctementi’
Plants will thrive in the windows were Totty
Blake once pressed her intrusive little nose
against every pane, and the walls will bloom
with the sketches of the young wife's tender
fancy,'while‘over all will brood the peaceful
influence, the sacred seclusion needful to
sweeten every life of a heme.
”
Uncle Sammy heard of the railroad robbery
in Missouri, and immediately said with in-
tense anxiety, though in a voice scarcely
above a whisper, “’Clare to gracious it
wasn't me. I was at home with the _cholera
merbus, and I can prove i ."
Then she went down stairs and. told Mrs. ,
Hester that she would];drivca her out of the,
‘ Cents pcr'llne.
herself in this way, for ‘it was lowering: in a '
‘ 09- ' aszn'r'rn BUILDING.
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“ Welare quits!" flashed the black. eyes .
re ntly. Tom and Frank had supposed that .
select another house, Mrs. Tartar, for a,
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JANU an: 2, 1875.
11. It. S'rnvnxs, Esq.: .
Dear Sir—When about six months old I was vac-
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Theidisease finally settled in my hes . I remained
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for its blood without any substantial benefit.
I then went to a prominent physician in Boston,
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1 will also mention that I have been an acute
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WHOLESALE ANDIRETAIL.
Yard at the West end of the Bridge.
SOUTH NORWALK,
Families and Factories supplied with the best at
lowest market. prices. Delivered within any rea-
sonable distance. Prompt attention given to all
orders,large or small. '
n. n. WEBB, Agent.
Call and see us and leave your orders. 29
' CABRlAGE MAKERS. '
rMULLlNC-S &T|LLY,.
Successors to S. I’. TUTTLE,
MARSHAL STREET, SO UTJI NORWALK,
Would respectfully inform the citizens of Nor-
walk and Vicinity that they are prepared to
Build (larriaa‘es and Wagons
OF E“ VERY DESCRIPTION.
Particular attention paid to REPAIRING in all
branches of the trade.
One SECOND-HAND ROCKAWAY e
no TOP BUGGY, roi- sale. ' ’ and (ins
I oxs'rnns, ohms, &c.,
and all varieties of choice
FRUITS All) VEGETABLES Ill 'I’llEll SEAS“.
. CHARLES W. LOCKWOOD.
”Spring Chickens Dressed to order.
U ndertaking!
TO THE PUBLIC ! Anyone'wishing my services
in tho Undertaking business wril find me at
the late residence 01' my father, 55 Main Street, or
at DcmmIon 85 Newcom ’s Store.
11 GEORGE H. RAYMOND, Agent
CHAS T. LEONARD & son
DEALER IN
COAL,
SODA WATER, with fruit syrups, and OTTAWA
{IEERflrawn from Matthews Patent Steel Foun-
ams. .
Fruits, Nuts, fine Imported and
Domestic Cigars.
No. 21 Main Street.
An Elegant Ice Cream Saloon and Restauran
for-Ladies and Gentlemen. 3
G. H. DOUGLASS, Proprietor.
GEORGE WARD SELLECK,
Hssconstantly In stock at his new stand .
No. 9 Main Street.
A choice andfineassortmentof
I
Fruet, (be. ,
To which he wouldinvitethe attentionofallwhf)
wishtopurchasefirst-classgoods.at
Reasonable Prices.
DRIED BEEF, SLICED A SPECIALTY. BEST
OF HAMS, EITHER WHOLE 0R SLICED .
, norm Guam
Over the Sea‘of Life.
BY K. B. G.
I stood on the shore of a nation see,
‘And I gazed on the foaming waves
As they raised their crested heads to me,
Then sank into their sea-scooped graves.
My vision I east through the azure blue
To the shore of a spirit land;
A fair golden city arose to my view,
With towers and minarets grand.
Its distant outlines but dimly appeared,
Yet I saw that bright mansions were there.
By the great kingly Architect reared,
And sparkling walls of diamonds rare.
I thought I saw on the white crystal wave,
Souls home to that far-away land,
Where the billows ever so gently lave,
. The heavenly beach of golden sand.
By an angel hand the gate opened wide
To welcome the souls that were borne
Over the sea on the swift rolling tide,
Tempest-tossed and sorrow worn.
And of many voices I heard the sound,
As when deep waters swell and rear,
And all heaven with praises did resound,
When they had reached the golden shore.
Do you wish to sail to the far-ofldand,
0n the crest of a combing wavg,
And join the triumphant, glorious band,
Which our Redeemer came to save ?
Then come to the pure fountain of his blood,
There wash away your guilty stains,
And you shall beborne bytime's rolling flood,
To that fair land where Jesus reigns.
BEAUTIFUL WORLD.
BY JOHN STUART BLAOKIE.
Beautiful world!
Though bigots condom thee,
y My tongue finds no words
_ . For the graces that gem thee !
REAL ESTATE 00.0mm...
. Bountiful ever
Bought Sold or Exchun ed - - ’ -
Office 4 Gazette Building, B. J. STI‘IRGES. Streaming with gay delight,
Norwalk, Conn. . i Broker. Full as a river!
N S U RA N C E Bright world! brave world i
- ,. I Let cavilers blame thee 1
Capital Represented. soa,ooo,0oo.00. I bless thee, and bend,
3- J- STURGES’ Ase“.- To the God who did frame thee :.
N orwalk Fish Market. Beautiful world 1
Th b “b Burst'
the dih.i‘fr§.¥z§fi‘i§i§§2’i al.3335233,? 3i nmfimim
FRESH FISH, Wonders confmmd me ;
From earth, sea, and starry sky,
, Meadow and mountain,
Eagerly gushes '
Life’s magical fountain.
Bright world ! brave world !
Though witlings may blame thee,
Wonderful: excellence
Only could frame thee !
The bird in the greenwood
His sweet hymn is trollmg,‘
The fish in the-blue ocesnI
Is spouting and rolling l I
Light things 0n airy wrng'
Wild dances weaving,-
Clouds with new life in spring
Swelling and heaving!
WOOD AND BRICK, ' Thou quick-teeming.W0rM.
N ’th River Blue Stone,Lime, Cement ““3" “0°39“ ““7 mm" "‘9“!
» ALSO I wonder. and worship
IEMEIT PIPE F:II"S:W“EIS, WELLS All The God who did fame thee i
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WHOLESALE ann'nsrm. Beautiful world !
Water St. , N0rwalk_ Conn ' What P005? measures
. Thy strong flooding passions,
ii if DOUGLASS T0,fig..000p.0.0100.000._
I I ’. Migsterin'g, mgrmlingr
- ' l . I . tfiving an sminings
Manufacturing Confectionel, ; . co.,...hg, numbing,
Keeps constantly on hand a large variety of , 0 Ruling and reigning“ !
P ‘ . O f t1 ’ Thou brightéarmied world i .
ure 011 BC 1.0an 80 strong, who can tame thee. 2
Always Fresh and of the Best Quality, at Wanderful “11:10 yer “god, '
'Wholesale and Retail. n y co rame ee "
Also a superior article of Beautiful world 1
While godlike I deem thee,
ICE CREAM, 0000.000...0000.
With bile to blaspheme thee!
I have lived in my light,
' And when endeth my story,
May I leave on death’s cloud
The bright trial of life's: glory l
Wondrous old world i.
No ages shall shame thee 1
Ever bright with new light _
Fromlthe Godwho did frame thee-1
—From “Songs of Religion and Life.”
A HO.E SONG.
d—Q-n
They ask me the reason I love you so well,
Sweet wife of my choice ; but oh, how all:
1 tell ? '
If I say 'tis your eye, or your check, or
' . - your hair
G? OCBT’IIGS, Some charm haremembered protests ’tisnot
- I fair ; . .
PTO’U’l/S’JOWS, If I vow 'tis your soul, lo, the babe- at your
I , breast'
F10“? ! Seems to say—“With soul only,,you were but
. half blest." -
So what can I answer, when cause should‘bc
shown ? . »
I love y0u because you're yourself. and m
Iownl ‘
Then they ask usthe reason We tease the dear
child
Dropin and see usin our newstore,
. \lo. 9 MAIN STREET.
' The Bank’s
SPRING Bill.
THE BEST BED
FOR THE MONEY E
We can recommend it as an
EXCELLENT SPRING BED
Mode/rate Price.
FOR SA LE BY
Buckingham & 00.,
Furniture Dealers lllllellakers;
MAIN STREET,
Opposite R. R. Depot.
South Norwalk.
N. B.—Wc sell at Reduced Prices,
and strictly for Cash.
In UNION CEMETERY. a plot
sirably located.
For Sale"
«91 Enquire 01:3. QUINTARD.
With kisses on kisses incessantly piled ;
Well, his coo is sweet music, his locks a pale
gold. , . . - -
And his eyes full of light as they ever can
hold; ' -
Yetas we look on him, the fondness that
speaks
In the throb of our hearts, or the tear on our
I cheeks, I
Will not render a reason so easily shown-w-
We love him because he's himself, and our
own i
The stars every night, andthe flowers intuit
season,
Still sparkle and bloom without giving a
reason;
And Joy, brightvplumed angel, who smiles as
she sings,
And Sorrow, grave-browed, with the dusky-
gray wings.
When they visit our roof, if they find that
we love,
Will leave us the blessings they hear from
above.
And ask us no questions—assured that the why
0f the love that shall iigllt up our path till
we die, ' '
Stands writ in a Book that’s kept up in the
sky ! ——IDay of Rest.
A school-mistress once asked a pupil to tell
What word the letters S double E spell.
The child was but dull, and so mistress cries,
“ What is it, you dance, I do with my eyes?”
“ Oh, yes !" says the child, quickly taking
the hint ;
“ I know the word now, ma'am—S double E,
Squirlt I"
”
It is not impossible for one who squanders
his time in youth to live usefully in mature
years“, but the probabilitiesIare against him.
And whatever he may realize" of excellence,
throu h favoring circumstance, or because of
remar able talents, it will be as nothing com-
pared with what might have been. if. he had
been true to his early privileges. ' i, The aba’n- .
doned years of the past are never recalled.-
If we 'could speak—to all. and reach their
hearts, it would be to say, Spend no idle
time; make every hour count in the effort to
acquireIand prepare for after life.“ '
“Hell Gate will be‘ blown up early in Spe-
tember." The democratic homestretch will
then be unimpeded. Happy thou ht! .
: —-Rochufor 50mm“.
Vegetine is sold by all Druggists.
Norwalk Chronicler