.mmvcwwnmm MW . ‘ l m- ml'waany. m If! “Ml." I“:‘Ivvn‘selnsii‘l thatwss Wes-e,” said Mr‘ Rhodes, "bill! More I thought it mmdeuesis in make the efforts AND DEBT. tinrmmmarm " f , ”Mary mundane is bio to ,____ you~laother wordsthatltls no" weep “fir Rhodes," sold the lady, with much hesitation, “I mnstclaimalittle’ time to think of it. " allufilt Md." °“ “” W" “m” on ' letmeask a little more time," said . ; “Say out week. " " ‘Mlu Mason." said Mr BMW matter requires immediate answer. The attachment is of an olddate,and time new is everything, lily feelings are deopl interested, and may I not hope that, whi e yonareuslngsoshortatimetoeonsidora subject which you are pleased to view as of such great deliamy with regard to your. self. you will allow my feelings to weigh » with you indeoiding in favor of my prop- cation. which, launreyou, ismadoafter due deliberation upon my ability tapes}- form my part of the contract. " Mr. Rhodes then took his leave, astonish- ed at his own solubility, which, indeed, nothing could have induced but his desire tonalieve one so much esteemed as Miss Morgan from present embarrassment. ; Mr. Rhodes droveto a neighboring place deeply occupied with his good 11 to. ward Miss Morgan, satisfying himself that the pecuniary sacrifice he had proposed was due to his untold and unknown affection for her and not beyond his means. Miss Morgan felt a renewal of all those feelings which had rather been dormant than quenched in her bosom and desired the advice of her married sister, who was unfortunately absent. That Mr. Rhodes had once felt a strong attachment to her she could not doubt. That he had continued to cherish, as she had done, the reciprocal feeling the had not ‘ventured to hope. But as it was evident that the proposition of Mr. Blades was not from any sudden im~ pulse, Mlle Morgan resolved to signib her assent to a proposition so worthy of con- siderntion on all accounts In less than two hours Mr. Rhodes drove up to the door again, fastened his horse and was readmitted to the little back par lor which he had occupied in an earlier part of the day. ‘ “lifi’florgan‘? mid Mr. Rhodes, “be fore receiving your answer, which I trust you are prepared toglve in favor of accept- ing my proposals, 1 wish to state to you that I have considered all the oimnm. stances of my situation and yours and and myself better able; from some provioragly unconsidered matters, to keep my part of the arrangement than I thought myself when I ventured to make the offer; sothat the kindness, if you will have that word uwd in this matter, is all on your side. " ‘ ‘ Under present circumstances—I mean those of our long winninmnce and our family intercourse, though of late rather interrupted,” said bliss Morgan, “and my right, by years," she added, casting a glance at a looking glass that showed only matured womanhood, “to speak for my- self, I have concluded to consider your pro- poul favorably. " “Consider, Miss Morgan, consider favor- ably! ' May I not hope you mean that you will accept it?" Miss Morgan gave no answer. “Nay, then, it is mpted, " said Mr. Rhodes with a vivacitytbat Miss Morgan thought Would have brought him to her lips—her hand at least. “How happy you have made me, " said Mr. Rhodes. “Having now disposed ol this matter, there are ten days allowed. “ “That‘s very short," said Miss Morgan, "only ten days. You scam to be in n haste unusual to you at least. " “it is the attachment, and not i, that is W morning n imperative." ”Mammy” W “You speak rather abstracuxlly, Mr. dowel a nest dwelling More in a Bho‘lw‘" MW “mm .m all “But truly, vory tnliy, Miss Morgan. " bid of M and economy. The “But why limit us to ten dayd” ‘ a. m, M the steps “The attachment requires it. " "fl asked 1: MlnMorgan “I thought," said she. stalling, ”the ot- tachment would ho for life. ” gallon: ”you thin " asked Anna, “that wasasfondofhimasheap- ‘ mam". Wham" midlira ~ “Willem looked at him in ammblnshwhsn, byany own W. and Aunt Arabella was my first no hdy should ever W under such ell-cum. _‘ triangle. “Wilton remarked that I “I” badjoked Miss Morgan Iceman“ nest-he rather pettiahly m- “W mayhem subdued him, ballad new Mindset! her pow- “miendldnotgom- attachment thecauso of finale condition? Was there . atme he could look in who would be likelyie lookat him .11 Anna, nodding toward her , ” lid Aunt A., with a hearty nth "none in an pew to which you ai- lite. Int lustwns too strongly impressed thfaeeof the tenth commandment, “GM duvet thy neighbor's ox, Hib',’ etc to behioklngover Miss flap-fur. Rhodes" I O I 0 (33min; Ir Rhodeswas sitting in fiflcowhsnoneof the deputies raid on >2 ' “donations “attachments. which “inland toscrvc, and among them “maladyatnshortdlstance. , haunt was not great, but enough to j in. upon a family. ‘ me like that,"sald the sherlfl, “ltinout of your walk, Widths allh‘mativn. hir. Rhodes looked ortmiingiy con. moss- passed along the mu 1.. fused. At length he started suddenly in. ovutheparthshedwwflarm— *srdlholmly “mummies the mum;m “My (liiill' lilies Morgan, is it pomihlr that for once in my lifo I have blundorod into the right path? (‘an i have been a: fortunately mimmcoivol?" “ll thorn is any mistake.” said Miss Morgan. "I hope it will be cleared up im- modiatmly. 1 can saintly think that Mr. Etudes would intentionally offend an un- protected orphan, the daughter of his for. user friends. " Mr. Rhodes hastily pulhd from hi: mullet his Writ of attachment and shame it to Miss Morgan. “This is corminiy your name. and this mmhomm main to W the lmrdenhy ' _ wiles. Andwhcnlnmohedthe sh hd conned his mluiaiiontothe hbepsssingspeechonthesubjoot thorium Mr. Rhodes wiihs .lieblmhed Miami length backslashtowhieh hills " Unbysgwacfulturnof “saw manuals Misery ifr. fihwhhhusimtom , . '- “mastoid” oceans! ““ Marin by"! 4 ”'2 Matthew the coldness . ”We. "mmlsold mmmmawo. s i“- “is the disputed possession,” said Miss Morgan, “of my sister in- law of the seine namo, Mrs. Home Minoan. ” * Mr. llhmlos fll’dmfl confounded. .110 was afraid of the course which the matter was likely to take. “Ro Mr Rhodes. ymlmthentmohmcm was for this promrty Now. as it is not mine, and as, indeed. l have little of my «mo. you, (if mum, have no claim upon my me. " ”1 law your pardon. my docu- Miu Mm- mtul bog your pardon. You have not the protvrty. indeed for [no to attach but be pleased to rood lower down on the writ You will seru-lmk at it, if you please- ifor want 0W take the body '" “lint, hir. llhmlos, the pmmlnc was or W under a misapprehension, so. that i as released.” “No, not at all You are required only to fulfill the promise inst as you intended when oil made it. Ami as to the limb mat the widow and her property, i'li serve that by deputy. " In ten days the notthe upstate, was mild in, mm the who}: "23“!“ Was consummated. lust Arabella, who am so Will first its twill: mm so decorated covered dithes, from 29c up. 100 6b 400 35 u of 4 i It cups and saucers, from 6a a piece up plumage-om 19c up. pistol. from 4c up. pitchers from ya up. lisdiaisay sols short; tonic a few cap; or saucer» Ind dill Wishing to hold these goods for. those who mm Thil is a golden oppottunliy for those Who wish odd pieces of decorated ware, sash as cchrcd di hes, platted, pitchcri,‘ boon. sauce inroads, oocvhalf dozen obit: and sensors, plates or sauce dishes. And lots of sugar bowls, butter dishes, butter pads, bowls, sauce boats, spooners, bane plates, cheese dishes, cskc plates, fruit dishes, fancy mugs, etc. * The prices on these goods will remain as they are now mavked both they are all sold, butwe would ad vise an early inspection to insure a good variety. N. B--We have so large size bread raisers, made of the best quality of tin, and usuilly sold for 9 )c; i‘ ‘ A ‘23:?“ “Q . Franklin and Madison Streets, - - . we offer this week for 49¢ each. OPEN EVERY EVENING FREE DELIVERY. OF‘ EVERY DESCRIPTION Next Ten Days at Cure for them, Come and see at. LUTHER M. WRIGHT’S Factory and Repository, Your :W. S. STURTEVANT, North Main and Ann. Streets. Carriages, Wagons Bicycles and Horse Goods Willi be sold for the Own Price. The cause of it, “Hard Times." “Gold Cure” cost. South llorwelk. as Washington Street, - “Em Sunni FOR GENTS, LADIES AND CHILDREN. In large variety and excellent value at A. Dickerman' 8: Son’s, Winter UnderWear! - South Icrwalk, Connecticut. Editor and Proprietor. FINE lNG! m-......w i Work ‘Done Premptly. STNIII. .m ,1, a JAM ES GOLDEN. PRINT- “ “All" ’OIOI 4mg. . .w ‘ uotinstantly killed, but lived only long There mused s sienna; on 3“! Who plucked me in hip 3130311“ play ndclalmed are for his own. I faded in his ruthless Ila out me here alone to Ohio", enoemore lofeelyourclup And breathe I last goodby l —-llsloy Bsinbridee Grist in Womankind. THE HAUNTED SLOOP. At one time, not so remote but that the memory of it still lives in the minds of some of the older river men of New York, there were a great many sloops engaged in trading on the Hudson river between New York and various points on the river, and among these was one that will probably be remembered long after the others are forgotten. The Martin Wynkoop was designed to be one of the swiftest of the river fleet, and her builder put into her con- struction only the very bcstmutcriul that could be procured, while her designer, Captain Peter Van Coriear, had model- ed her with such care that when she was finished she was indeed a thing of beauty, but the zeal of her commander was responsible for the tragedy which blighted the marriage of the Wynkoop to the Hudson and seemed to put an evil spell upon her which followed her throughout her brief career. On the (lay set 'for the launching of the sloop the captain was here, there. everywhere, issuing orders and guard- ing against anything that might occur to mar the beauty of his beloved craft. He had kept her name a profound secret, intending to proclaim it as be left the stacks, and had provided a magnum of champagne with which to baptize her as she flow to the embrace of her bride- groom. but unfortunatoiy for the captain fate had decided that he was not to our ry out his plans, for by some misobanoe tho sloop started from box- resting place and ‘siid into the Water before the prep- arations were completed, seeming to choose a moment, too, when her noble commander was directly in the way. and to the horror of the. bystanders be was caught between the vessel and the stocks and crushed to death. He was enough to whisper to his male, ‘ ‘The sloop——Muriin \Vynkoop,” thereby sig- nifying his desire to have that name up- plivd to her, and so she was duly chris— toned. Captain Morris Blocker succeeded the ill fated Van Corlcar and fitted the sloop out for her first voyage. When she was ready to sail, she was a craft that would have caught the eye of any son- mau, for she was as buoyant as a cork and graceful us a swan upon the water. Her quarter dock, like the poop of amen- of-war, stood high above the main dock, and her immense main boom extended for and clear beyond her stern. At last she was finished, and Captain Blocker took in a cargo for Poughkeop- sic. leaving New York in the afternoon and continuing under way till night, when be anchored behind Clcrmout point, not wiring to cross the Toppan Zoo that night. About midnight the captain was arous- ed by the steady cloak, clink, clnnk of the Windlass, sell some one were got ting the anchor. Angry and amazed at this apparent breach of discipline, be sprang from his bunk and ran on (lock, to find the crow coming aft in a body. “What is the meaning of this—mu- tiny?“ ho roared. And he backed up against the poop bulkhead, determined to fight to the last. “No, sir,” answered one of the man, his tooth chattering as ho spoke, while his companions crowdwi about him, pale and pilot“. “it's ghosts!” "Ulmsts?" rowatcd the captain an- grily. “ What do you mean?" “Why, sir, we buord the windiass golu like some on was gettin the anchor, and when we runs on deck to son what the iuattor was there was nobody there, and tho Windlass hadn't been touched." Tbi- captain bud riwovorod his wits by this time and saw that he niustclo mule- thing to quiet the frightened men. "Is that all?" he said lightly. “Why, that was some vessel around the point heaving short, and tho sound calm: across the Water. it was not aboard of us. Go below and turn in, and Pi] look out for the vessel.” The men. seeing that the captain was not frightened, went below together, leaving him on deck alone. Soarooly had they got into the forecas- tle when there broke on their ears the sound of tho chain rattling and snapping as it paid out through the hmvso pipo, as if the whole cable were coming out of the chain lilflkfil‘. Up started all hands again, and the captain ran swiftly forward to find that nothing had been disturbed and the vessel swung to her mornings just as the had when tboy anchored her. There was no more sloop for the crew of tho Wyn- koop that night, for no sooner did they leave the dock than the anchor was ap- paronily either hove up or let go. and the noise only stopped when the first gray streaks of dawn appeared over the eastern shore. The men ware in a state of excitement bordering on mutiny, but ssihcy could not leave the vessel till she arrived in port they got the anchor and made sail. That day will live in the mom the unfortunate mariners on the Dian- hoop as tho stormiost of their lives. weather the headland at the base of Hook mountain, only to be blown to hya- ward by the osudswept stoundtbe fooioftbeolff. The sloopsctetissif mum °* men W runs it; instill ts with an Three times did the captain strompt to. ,‘u _ mm theatre immorallmnm rowly escaped being trained by the heavy beam as it swept across the deck. Atlast they weathered the point, and hole that time made Muscular to Poughkeapsie, whom the crew deserted toe man, all of them declaring that they .. would rather go to ihepeaitentitry thin to make another trip in spot a craft. Captain Blocker managed to songs together a scrub crew, with Which a made the return trip to New York, making good time and having no, tron- ble. On the next tnp'u‘o he carried a crew of old river men, each of whom more that be was “not afraid of the devil himself. " This voyage was a great deal worse than the last. All day did they took and ratoh about the point. losing on one took all that they had gained on the previous one, until about dusk, when the wind increased to a gain and the captain. finding that he could not how to weather the point that night, put her about and ran before the wind, intend- ing to anchor behind the shelter of the him: till morning. As she scud‘dorl along at a terrific rate, yawing and shooting as the sons caught her under the stem, the main boom sud- I denly gybed. The captain was at the til- ler when this occurred, and as the boom swung across the deck a bight of the main about fell about his book, and when the sheet tautenod it out the head ‘01! the unfortunato‘muu and threw it far out of sight into the heaving waters of the river, while the crew stood polo and horror stricken at tho grovv'some sight. Almost instantly the gala mod- erated. and the sloop was sailed back to New York without further difficulty. . It was several months before a man could be found to take command of the haunted vessel, for in addition to the other tales that were circulated about her it was rumored that the headless ghost of Captain Blocker could be soon every night standing on the quarter deck, grasping the tiller in his pliantom‘bunds. At last a man came forward and of- fered to take the position. and though he was a stranger to everybody on the river his oilor was accepted, for he seemed to understand hisbusiness thor- oughly. This man called himself llu~ dolph Sturdcvant. He was a tall, dark, mysterious sort of a person, with a su- turuiuo cast of countenance. and was terribly profane in his speech. Inderd, his blasphemy shocked the wharf rats about the Washington market, and that was no casiu task in those days than it. is no“. Captain Sturdevant brought his own crew with him, and it was well he did. for there was not a man in New York who would have shipped in the Wyukoop for love or money. The day which Captain Sturdevant appointed to soil from New York was the 13th of September, and to make matters worse it was on Friday. It was one of those autumn days when the air seems full of vague threuteuiugs, when the glass fails apaco and the prudent mariner seeks a good harbor for his craft. The loungors about the wharf. tried to dissuade the captain from his purpose, telling him of the experience of her former commander and urging as a mason, apart from other considera- tions, that it was Friday and the thir- teenth of the month. which made it lit- tle loss than suicide to leave port in such a vossd as tho Wy'nkoop; but the cap- tain laughed at their fears and sworn with terrible, blood curdling oaths that he would put the sloop around the head- land of Hook mountain that night or he would loud her in hadcs. And so he stnrtod on his voyage. Old river men say that never before within the memory of the oldest of them had such a fearful night visited the Hudson river as that memorable 13th of September. The upbound flout nu- ahored at nightfall behind the shelter- ing hills near Nyack, and the creme of the different vessels assembled on deck to watch the Wynkoop as she laborious~ ly tacked and filled across the tempes- tuous Tuppuu Zoo. Night came on, and still in tho inky blackness she crept along amid the balloting wind and waves. The thunder roared and rover. berated among the hills and ocbood and re-cohmd from the sides of Anthony’s Nose and liook mountain and thou wont grumbling away across the lowlands on tho other side of the river, while the vivid lightning over and anon played ulmut tho toiling sloop as she moved wearin on. The night were on, and tho watchers grow weary at their posts, but still the flashes showed the Wynkoop now on port and now on starboard tack, yet never nearer the headland. Justat midnight there came a flash of lightning which illuminated the houvvns like the uoondoy sun, llllil at the sauna instant the thunder boomed us if the universe had split in twain. In that blinding flash of light they now the Wynkoop standing out bold and clear against the dark background of the caste oru shore, and outlined full iothoir gaze was the form of Oaptmn Sturdevunt standing on the quarter dock. his head thrown back and his clinched fist ox- tondod upward toward the sky as if he were defying the powers of heaven. The air soomod to glow with a bluish lumi- nosity, and a strong odor of brimstouo greeted the nostrils of tho amazed watch- ers, while uwild and thrilling shriek camo carries the water, ummliug loud and clout above the roar of tho tempest. When another flash of lightning came, the sloop had vanished, and never to this day hon a vertigo of either vesselor crow been seen. No one know where Captain Stardo- vaut and his crew menu from, but it be- oamo a matter of grave discussion among the river moo, the general opinc ‘ion luring that they were agents of the foul fiend. It is current]? boliovml on the river that on a very lilih of September a ghost iy nraftcnvolopcd in a mist of bluish ilamo may be soon heating arms the Tsppun Zoo and that at midnight the disappears bonth the wsim of the Hudson, whites blood chilling shriek it“ tho others of the Wa- ‘ Dm.,'.v3dh U. ll. I» 0. 3. in MW .; , ; . .
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