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1D ACOORDING 70 ACT OF CONGRESS IN THK YAR ISED OY STREET & SMITH. IN THE CLERK’ OFFICE OF Milk DurTMCT COURT YOR THX SOUTHLIEN DIRICE OF HAW TORE
FRANCIS S. STREET, Three Dollars Per Year,
Vol. XXIV FRANGLS 8 SHH,” Provetetors, NEW YORK, JUNE 2 1869. renews (Siaie Cony, sta Cone No. 82.
ELLIE, —=-——__ to Horst into pansion: put suddenty checking him- .
mr 6. catmou cxR, eee rei "2. Joak ol tenderiens cae int his es, and ue drew .
my 5 uae jown upon bis bres
hal an the'son Fe eattar te yy ‘ Noono, Ceey i" he eald, with a trembling volce. “Dear
C2 Beant an thesong of moraine “i Hal eit gaa, ih a trembling vole, heer
__ As the rhyme of post's lay, SH ‘il oes SP mdm .
Bright and sunny lke the dawning sl |! Again hee ‘endeavored to stroke her Pair as he held her i
fa balmy summer day. S heat againet hs breast; but she raised her head to look
into his € «
Beautiful as the fragrant “Sit pupa, Tean't help doing tt *
vd sweet olen ily a “You fiat help it heahmwered sony. 4
Beau asthe murmoring must nis Ue loves me, pays, and 1 have promised s
Made by softly flowing Ay fy promised, git" be toterrupt “You pro- k
Beautlful with orbs of brightness, e mised to be Kis wile? You never male ar tat, Nowe E
‘Lake tho tovinkling stars above, . ho Nie ‘Of his family or pame shall ever set fout io my house." he
} taketh trinkting 7 % tl i "0 papa’ do you Koow any ing spainst him 2
‘ ind a form of Fanry lightness, y eu iho enooghagaton an Hers She non ‘of arascally
Beaming ida he ight of ove. ea oreteper” eter uew one oftiem Jl we tarued out .
well? e
Benutial with raven tresses “Father! don’t say that. It is wicked. You are wrong, } :
beete me, 1 am’sute he is good; and you know is i,
vials ‘etthoivnypocrie! know hima, Tre known }
im foF Ave and twenty Years, ever slace “singe ' ie
Ta Moment old Murgan’s mind wandered away from. £
his‘daugiites and. Be thougtof the young: ea who ue
srould have ‘deen his had not this man come between Hun *
and her. :
Falling emeety "road her now. “Confound him?" he muttered presently between his :
- teeth. "1 have nothing to do with any of them. '
His voice was now rained to a high key, and pis frame
was micieny Shaking wits subdued punton. vy
J Wath another curse he pave Cecy a push as he sprang.
“TLLEGAL MARRIAGE ; A tonis feet, overturning the tea-table with ite loud of delle .
NO site chin. Sra lng We Re pac up mn the
fe Sey / of ball Sareea ‘oping, scteamning and cursing /
S Ail ee ah canna, wre ae ta J
& a had partially risen :
bECY MORGAN'S TRIAL. fe Be trom set fut the ol maroma came korner With }
BY HON. EVELYN ASHBY. € si ; carensing’ wofd te falter ire her souig
. . SY SSI tress he ack to gatlier vi the :
}The Mecal Marringo” was commenced in No. 31. Back num. . ghina treektnd h Cecy ad sent tom :
ern cia be had trom ‘News Agehts througout the Ua Paris two years bef j
ites | kews Ayonts throughiopt the United For some ‘tie Cecy ity upon the sofa weeping and try- }
CHAPTER 10. tng to fad some reason for her father's: anger and sme A
SENG WITH ALFRED OWE: solved, come ‘hat mig that she would got eve tim
for some month after the ilepartnre of her fiends ip ani ne Boos reso :
Ge Morgun was. much alone, and tine began to Mint challenge them to do it. I dare them tofnd one ‘
_ Se longed for companiouspy 106 thing egaont him. “L know thes cannot
Her use of the somenhat logical,
but she aturaly Fret ‘ia ail ithe roril Ail of er ar. 4
row World at least—was against her. She had implicit
Conddence in the character of her :
Despite the litte At Cot nda and attempt t 5
brave ia which tis was said, ene broke down curity,
and wept bitterly over the Mist great sorrow of her fe. .
jer eyes were still sal with een, on the rollowing
morning, when Doctor Trppe camé in “She met him
ie porch,
“Tam giad you have come, doctor; my father isin a !
S— 2S ternbie state."
ie ate! seemed afery eno to her now, and to . WITH A CURSE MORGAN SPRANG TO IIS, FEBT, OVERTCRNING TUS TES TAULE WITH ITS LOAD OF DELICATE CHINA. ter yon a T cecy nad, afer o ements sie
este array tne tune, she made frequent visits 70° Mucon, os ‘unt ‘angry with’ med can tell 7 ‘ :
wn bringing back some friend to spend a fow days witht best, it was hinted; and the tricky ‘way that he had man- | iightning rapidity over tat ‘unhappy past, nt he fet re- | mentally. Unleas wé can do something for him, he will °
his'rst caso ‘at the bar, had Tajared him with the |ieved as he thought that near all trdoes of this act | soo be hopelessly insane. Yas i this morning r
‘On one of these visits she saw Alfred Guerry—son of | profession. mast now be lost, and that he could begin a better lite. |" Cecy threw up both hands In surprise, and it was with | | “0. no, it was yesterday evening. |The livelong night,
ve Eeuaconnee presehet_ho, having graduated inlaw; | With a henry hear See te anes honesty therefore when he sutered these words | a ry that se ak doctor, heard him waiking about his room, earsuig and ‘
ard 3 Teac! r, she paused ie worn t 1 ne
iSeries hates sr eviesel| hee ea aera mei mehr oho meng tr at con 1 Go| GL, ROT eee COE ect
feakoued the Guerrrs tn her presence, Though some-| | have nothiag positive.” ale g thought, “and Ceey will fet me come to" you soon, darling,” he sald, holding | ve 9 aul tnat Lean in; but wag raghrene Lm :
iat ucquaiited with te family, and on speaking terms | not need mere rueors. eadstrong, but the most | her hand. ala ou Wil eho interrupted splckly: know ‘ou not humor him, Miss Morgan ? Tcan guess 4
ih his ister wien they met in the settlement, Cec erhad Honorable iri that lever sav. Wh at can tell ner | 0; ¥ery soon, wil tell mr father at once; so zou can veil doc i pot mean itexaectiy as you think, culty, aval mout) it Hot be beter to promise ' |
ever et Alfred Guerry; but she had often Before tis question Waa answered, Cecy came in, 1o0k-| come to me at Lome." How happy Labail be in the dear on wenot ike him fro him yi for the prose :
es osme mention ing radiant and happy. old castle with you there?” organ, ery thing we Fora time she nesicated and seemed to think the mat- I
Accompanied by a frend she had gone into a store has been hete since» Toortty wes Mnally uttered, ahd witn ‘a reluctant | not keep him from. us set res imulanta att | ter overs but witha sad te ae turned to the doctor 2
rehs when the young Howser entered, | | Waltred ™ repeated Mrs. Bond, feeling her heart sink-| stop Alfred Guerry went ‘away from the one woman in | would be better if wecould get im to drink only with | and ‘told him that it was ible. j
in atu saulen ect wich ‘sbolten rises inthe nearts | ing-as she did 6, the world who had the power to soften cey | his meats sip Nis brandy and Water wiven eating. and | ‘Lcannot, doctor, 1 ‘wiki thot 1 coal, bat T ean {
0 Two feel. that they ean like each | Veg, Hattie, Alfred ! You are surprised to hear me| went tomer chamber, but not to sleep. Formore tan a | leave it at other times, ‘That is my roa "nope, ‘Never minds {appreciate your acrupies, and. perhaps
he, the two had looked long ‘and earaesty until both | say tha i pei always call im so now." | hour. #ho sat by ‘te, “open dreaming of what | weak to travel. Je most ry to Kee im guiet, 1 avord | youare ae ‘Mem and wornen are different about such :
Hropped thelr exes uased at tlueir own boldness. ight have been had th ‘orld gone efalr with her, and of Bu Shine il see bite now.
(Gerry turaed 1 the opposite counter, owing to Cecy’s Ceey said this tightly, bat in'a mo- | what must be now. dea tore ras stllraving when, Tyinpe entered hig
mupaniion. a8 iris. More than once she ment tee tp. iin ani, kneeling a the feet of her] " “And {do love him.” she said to herself,“ do love be to cursethe Guerrys. In vain
ie lala het the friendly bre: bim—T'm sue that Fd, “Heaven grant tha he may not Ihe doctor ted to-catm bin. oot
must iove hii, tos Hatties Hie is goodet “inow belong away from “L gee It all ow he thought, wae has met Alt. Guerry
When you nov hin better you wit lke him. Fond sari she litie eames of the days of sorrow 1 hope. she'll n ps He can't ave b :
dear, for your sake.” hat were to come from the very Tove that she Was now ripe, aod he chitaren Cocy askea | near" and tripe Stroked the luxuriant, growth t
bond knew thie it was useless to say moro, and | trying to cherie in Nor hea and, “You must excuse Te, doc- | bis own bi Tace complacentiy, as te istencd to Mor
fora lime sat stroking Gecy's far head, istentag (0 “ ish over myowa wouble tat sen'sto Fe og to a he sie rom 4
00k not ton i
“Tuat higit auto. prayed earnestiy that Alfred Gnerry 5 well, thank you, I dare say Mfrs and he aw th he feared Wad
Ssahl hor frend “att a} might ve & better man than se Rat reason to fear he in ‘ive morning." i
ease tell h St ed 19 pew method: in i
isailre because he dots wee. wrecks ad. passed since her belrothal, ana rit SoU Tather jets worse don't| the doctor revolved io wait a few mys Derore taking the i
ors med very happy 10 h et she. Sehd Ogletree over a responsibility o sot
hoe ‘but—because he seemsto like no one guest fis of ‘Weeping for wale her fread could raie'Co may thie Gut tpain started | mania mould not pase aways nee Sty te oee i We
particular.” cf i him off o Muleizevile atone.” ‘Aciease he determined Do to delay matters s0 10
Aisuppose he ts walting for the one that he can tke,” | “Gladly onl she have stayed on inthe cits, but the ac Hae eer has at lease hee Home tite bad been ipaseed No-gave and mounted his | Mor ned not to Gelaj matters so long, as
rey Pie as she followed her triend inte te cari iavorable, and, sie Desai | from pleasant, rae reason’ for wishing Morgan at home provided he could
jbo you biame bli for that, Carrier” she aske 1 Health ihe” Oa ey a Tetiercaine from Dostor | iinking heavily again, her father, had sufered from ) Ol Morgan was sitting in an easy chair when is iy Rept there, ea shocked to think that this
. nt ve him ‘was about to throw lierseif away Upon .
asf gonmme nots of course I don’t biame him for me : e's less Cecy ind to confess that| hay that hi fe oF reason wasindanger. Even toher he | vo more surprise than if se had been dura few moments | whom ties not aissolue man, '
wey, | mean to say that—that—sou e nw id grown cross and trritab! And he wintied to gain sotne time in W hoped
if tonerself, agshe thought | "ety wore win im ra until she became reat | THe” hore her amuctlonate, greetings pansvei, then tt e"colors. een sure ,
yshoutdn't like to affirm that Idid know; butI believe roay Ne heartless, and t fear that 1 lovesick—en moi ast men a mn clo at some period ot ‘pushed fh ym hin, kindly but wearily. ‘Cecy Wi 8 al that he aongit, Trippe ~
“har Ihave some Hen of it shou oe the fst one teat 80 in another git; but L irritable herse Hhocteu, iegpive the dector'a Warning to Wa 90 great a erermined to consult wi Stat
st lorgun returned to Hehnconnoe, but with dif |eannot ear 0 89 ay soctappy here-eatToaxt || hua gone away Cecling that her tation’ lemper was bart ian tn ne His wil, estas eyes rm, thin fa eatagray | Dard mania way t . ‘
1 or eta erin een sve, went away: | tine that ame” ave menatly aaded after short pause, | to bear; ahe revurocl feling thatshe could bear anything | beard jong uhorn, ave and haggard | Bus evolving this matter tn his mind .
‘ten the piace. seeined louesome to her, The thou that hal The rs in town believe thai and be cheerful. Ahpeaiance.. Ton nitzdroudg wenever he honed | TP had Femed in hie horse, bu on reaching the’ bot i
{ha reilet in working about her garden; but now It was | she Ought {0 be happy Thad its taguence upon Gecy'smitu,| The marked surprised eve thn his gaunt rejcoostunty eta, pick-| ton by the ewamp let hin Out i 8 gall. i
poativelysaitary. “Suecouid find no elle from the 30 sig upon it fs her inevitable fate, she aaon came] “1 mm aia ory eh Inga 0 rin which he was enveloped, of pola At that the felt a ser mich Herocs his breast, a :
tude th appressed her, and spent whole, Hours by ne rash was, deer, 4 haps and fortunate gi) it may ern lly Ine Iu to apets ou Feport of a ride rung pon his ears, turaing ie :
| [fates iter cheek Fexing pon, ber nce, Goby mae her. prepara ati fr} shall ever be unhappy again. Greatears gathered in Cocy's eves and slow'y roted | eyo quickly he caught a gumpse of & man sinking
j [pee ‘and dreamiag of the na 3 er on Te ast ovéning came ait to soot, aad Al-| she advied mentale ao out eam down her chetks, as she ga7ci upon iis face and thought bebind a fulien trees
| [PP Snes Pec aunt uaiappy Jn. tits, wood si fred Guerty had come to euy fareiel Often ‘as she rode along these thoughts came Up; often | What a wreck he had become. She turned away to CHAPTER Y. .
W api he bear th tne has teluper of her i eo wlio was | “ia his presence ae, was truly happy, and every care} she pressed her hands over her heart to see if st did realy | her fectin ceunp's
tow drinkiug ugh broken down’ mentails | qed from ner mind, beat 3 tae Ht had 8 Jord and mast He irmed all that Doctor Trippe had ILLIAM STANNARD'S STORY. }
fe nica iy “Good by, Cecy,"' he said, rising; “it is late and I must tng Tovely grt eFanat she | totter te MOOE NET NEE CEE cee TET eat | prigntened by tne report of the rine, Doctor Trinpe's
« retext and eae ras onan in a 0, Good ty, my dear gt e wll not be fr Tons a belong rear and soul 60 ay, auduue now give her mow, aie et hat i ncelleck wag cvtering on die very | home nwerved. and etaried OF In & tun ‘
iat len acca Hh aviation of he fle "0, 10, ng. uy lent over which It might be ‘ae'any | was ghneck te Shoraugnted that he ror "
Bound to spend a tow weeks with lier tere, Cecy was | by, but au Mevalre Alfred, I maast #66 99 Taki from her sack she gazed upon une ses ght be plunged ait the animal hari clattered jong bridge, and ie .
tap yy at tlie very thoughts ‘She said it so fondiy“Meat It made hid heart full, it, turning tt this. that to see if ene Sonia. cach days parted during which time Morgan began strnce into the heavy, san vend . i
‘hte young inrvor had made eventngealizat thishonse, | ever his errors ne loved this faur git! uly and wel; and tle expression that he Nad last Seen pom is toproves tmapatient and trrtaule, ne proved « great Teal Tie dismounted there, tying mis horse To the fence, sind
tpgou pany wth, fiends ad ‘cvidentiy stood. very well | had the course of true love rum igrnooth re] el wilalways obey, ma sho tot herself | then | to tnose around hira; yet even the servants were patient | examined his own brows! wucre the hie na truck nim.
theres but” Mfs. nl nal to tel ech cae there were haps ave tnade a better ‘man. ner women could Teatiy cavil at the ering the Taped o the bail had ranged along
pleasant rumors aboitt his character. Ue past now, fe thouguts aad histrue lve would begts | word “obey” ang more than at the. Words “lover and refer, anyway.” they were accustomed | the surtace of Me boy welt for some Ine
cere aaa THOT ag someting of che ‘ind sotd mth tile pre enor.” ‘rsa nga he'ran over te a Imgportant | to rex speaking of him, “he nased me from a ches. :
out him" Cees Feplied, “espectally by those who are | | Taking oth of her hands in bis own, he held her aay nla In te Book of Common Prayer, and calling her-| ens yy put off the other egroos who won| Altnousn quick carried away from the set, the so.
‘ealous of his rom him, and looked long upon her sweet, right fac Hoaltsh gil for dolng n. dleved how they teak bear with h
1a ae re could give nothing postive, she neta her | tow lguved with some hapoy radia nce. hin given heraelt molly and utterly to this ont of | Cecy never wearied 1p atteDding to ar resoe
benoe for some aime, but was actively engaged m making} Ase gazed down, Into the depths of her rt, feling no reserve Dow, Knowing no will but he was able to walk about a litte she rie
aqui 2 is own so(tened wi nd permeates to waa nit Fel sue trembled at the’ very Ukought of one | Dear ier secret no longer; and Vestdes she ras already | swat :
‘Neauewitle the young man hogan to make his vists | er over her ‘ossy hale, Mer pe eu pseana fale skin, pining inreur ‘pouch fae can Kil men My wood Ten a :
Toren equent, and no one gould feat ‘to see that Cecy he felt supremely happy in the tlougut that she ali nets mast be of him," she mused; and | “It i 4 ‘and L will have a loug seliiementong of these days.’
n was fi main netractio Bond became au-| is. ¥ hat val hotaing the icture, fell pon ‘ner a " a fe srannaris hours "The at i
oat ary main aration ing tne auley and at T 0 blessed! he gaked, as, loth to leave, he | and she gazed ‘white cotton elds, and over | rest of tlie time. out as the doctor halted at the 5
“ength she was almost stuttied to hear thot Guerky cas again drew ler toa seat upon the asia ite darkline of pines So she resolved to tell him. In the evening he came in gether the twomen aie taro the totary. Tharely vad i
a arcepred love “wviy?” ehe repeated arviny, turaing her head eoquet hapny had phe been ol by this homenard drive that | roma few minutes walk it che grous. and sat downat| the Woot closed before Stannard discovered tho hole :
Geog erie hire, Bond whonshe heard this; “have | tiehly on one su i regretted her but te carriage was the teactable—neat and tasty as it ever was when at- | the doctor's clothes.
ont out o of this’ matter well? es eee vhiy? You know that my profession 1s al ie gate, and rina ul i he ne luphtiy up | ranged by Cecr's Tanas—taikjag toler wearily of Wuliais | “Great He eavens, Trinpet what ie that
“as 2 at Lave th the'wond, A’have nottig besides, “Can | the walk: Sul! ner mind wandered bac Stal am, ‘The doctor nest jie bad ot Temmembered tor hide
eae caiag fo beenvered upon wenn you ear poverty with mi vin soon walk up here with moon hitaene® she] “sif oniy knew how to beatin thought, “t conta | tne shot, but Was not}
gif Bertone of long ana seriously.” aN rover "Etidea? Doyo pot Jove me? To a tonely | told rer fist slabs a he favonte Rowers, ote | tell Mim eaty eng mut make nim apny'too. | stan Withons extn me faaty
ey. sag that of everything, “I mever could sce the | girl there i greater weaiti'mn that than money can buy fare he can help Shioxing what wil become of mewhen | feud against him couldn
food of shin Mongani seriously" of a thing ot ean | Sometime | anal have ene tus both, Alfeed.. Ti Ha usted ‘Bnd beaming face she came upon. anil Ile must be glad to know it.” therto Ne ha kere et be
Uenectled In ve then youriove sail K to meet Doctor Trinpe as he cams from the 1 val ‘it? couKd have Dut one reference for her | young m
Shut is matt ria ‘her stil mare fondly, and bending toward ent the Hight color, forsook made. Thu saved tie Happiness of a wontane
“Not th Senet rou would sr.” iss upon ir fale white bro the provable import of is vis Hawks woutd kl on if he oni d
terrupted Cecy imtoo ut | Have ought of this netBeople muny 8 peak ilo ts my father worse?” she asked “cki5, rrgeungto| but for all that i the
Sanch as Kean. “My father cannot hve “1 will not belle return the doctor's mh ing mat Juct strung in ife, wo engi
‘he Tae af ay family. Eennugt ve One and an] wethey may 88y Things that willbe hand for you to hear;| "“=No worse, perhaps than ie has sriminal.
Wart“ opat my father Wishes me to marry, does ot bat my taro whatever I may hae done ee acid k aia tea ‘you, use Worse By rng 38 00 | an mand fhe wither a from ‘Ac tistime ne fat ae hhecoutd not keep te seoret
love mem is , fh the pre me of devotion | just haw he was; but tought that you tell Fon some- | mucu longer, generous epinit deter
“ty » , ot Gnncel wie'deor tae T have in your lov mined to keep It as a 1
oat reat ‘ - said Mrs. Bond quickly, eagerly con say that; pray don't caik to meso, It frightens h teed Tong, doctor.” she sad, feeling remorse for | What ; cit ms dear” tne . Sa oh Topeated see, ue sos
ea on gene in remain Ay 80 want you at The words stucl sccuve mes Niuking avout ft, You see I
Ate aero or” per eve, as Miss Morgan, softy re-| “Si must ell you, Cecy. Iroust tell you now, and tet my | place a ean you oraeninx Tor me ti ner throat as she redtized the aiaicaly of natin what he ® hada i
ated these Words, and she turned away to hide tt from | actions speak hereafter. Lave been & ttle witd. pee “idon't kiow ‘good se wished. 1 want to tell you—papa, Would you like to SSAMioin the world could hace shot you, Tripper
or haps, ak malicious tonges ave a my errors | think its best “nat you should be at home. ciotten | 3c cried eng “vam aeentent my sient feilow, aa accutent. "Yow don't
“You wil i ls tme ty beter ise Deine uave a proponition to) maka fo You rai he answered her, Axing his | suppose would osely, do your
wn tan ot moro fat | Mt ey fone te. iP PUPS inte ih | i aa ist oa wb ge NAR) MMe ee eo oh
7 in then truly.” He had been ratte na 5 A was 29” | conve at Gia cane very near pet i "
Alfred Guerry 1s not aif thal 1 should } young man ore rte of the Porians. and} Poot wha ae think of him) Tell toe qhick itn , rt funile encourage ner. ut Ht wan mot} said Trine, w witha laugh, PAtUng my pine out
+ don't e anything against iiguns into. exces rec" She ‘cag her breath a8 she utterel these | wlinont hesitation that she ake te agcond question nean tha, you know; I'm glad to think
ss toldane. os Tivotelt "He senaurat fiat the | naveky of fit wtrronnsth onus ana her heaving. bosom told’ Doctor Teippe. that to ou know Aled iu ‘ jt tot
w 6 fated to catch Iuin, should try Co spend } | Ay ‘or liewas nant hars 0 ho once | she, fem wi Pptatraseuly Foung lawyer? rrelinuniing, T imasin, wo ea
Daa'etore te ated sat ny oe es aren hesald to es her] eves ira “Anco hee pete, rt lead of ius name. Come, St
‘ a sneiweraly, uo" youth, earn Lat se here a ton a =] Mh shout Ue role peti now spit nt
ere iage und Nr noe. there beside the roman rat mat some sane Shout em to tay oh Paone has—that KL—L—papa, 1 iove he words Time Frivne began to fr from tk
air ee es earn mace & wed ane “iui he ths ota kV ah Na a wero og a i, at wt a free jsoned with conta: | ana tet ps tna lainten "Fhe stimiant veraved Risk
Se ‘Guerty was | errors Ween almont neces: | foarenot. He. n,breakg gown fagt singe | sion aheLookea i foe hia ah weg amlel fe fee Fou about the ‘Morzans,” the. doctar .
eae SUL more CiaAE yous, fellow wito | Sity Lo ‘shin? ‘st thous iif hiserime. “A deathly pale- ganty inte summer: Pa'voloe trembled as abe said |” For a moment Morgan dit Tov speak, but the corners ave just come FFE the castle, and. Ie ole *
sere heuvil ean wit vite ean, en ordinary | ness ¢1 is face 19 be rocatted this ward, and he bis mouth ewitched convnisively. and an angry scowl Da 8 terno ta Taving about the Guerrys
mek ie wat tte fhe, ind wioiterai ated his ordinary | nesa came ayer hia fee cae inind Rew with | sou mistake mo a liltle—Ido uot mean physicaliy, but | fired on ie row. ‘iter Meare sank aa! he” du bia [ean you ink why ,
ats LORE peer tote Ne