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V*-* II. i Wcalkrr De efcaMer jacks er I nj 10 from de top o' d* *M*4 ( Ob, d* HO km sr flingln' down bis bssmt; In'de milliard an' d* radii-Let it dun (one ter seed, Ob, d* tun un er fling in' down bin twaiut. D* mawkin bird! hatched to' bab (uii fur Mr Ob, de tan am *r fling) n' down bit besuit; An' on de yoaDg obicktnt da hawk bab got bit eye, Ob. Ue tun tm er flingiu' down bin beam*. Ob, d* (at whit* man tin er lmgiii o' de Bbaade, He's mi". lerlasy fur ter tat; Hut de po' niggtr't baodlin' o >ie tbovtl tn' de pad*, Er rakiu up de dust in de heat. It't r might; long time 'fore de comiu'o'de frost. Oh, detnnsm er tHcgin' down bit beamt; Ao'da'llbalMrpay dear fur ueiweat der Digger's lout, Ob de tnn am er flingiu' down bit beauit. De Democrat! er bilin' tod dt'Pnbllcatit ii bet, Ob, a< tuntm criliugiu'down bis team*: But da> 11 cut er tort) ngger if uiy name ain't in de pot, Ob, Je tun am er rlingio' down bit beamt. Ob, de click party man am er tmilln' wid hit moDf, An' be't gut er ujigbtv twinkle in bit eye, An )>'> gut t mighty likin' fur de nigger in de BOUT, Da er tetdin' bim de tweet pert* ter pie. ArkanMU* Truvfllfi. PHYLLIS. t THl DOCHISS. author bf "Holly Bawn.' "Tbe Baby," "Airy Fairv Lilian," tia, eta. " He bae been guilty of none," I ory , indignantly. " He never oared for any one bat me. u you well know." Sir Mark look* down, and smile* mean utgly , I redden with anger. " Why are you not gone ?" I auk. inhoe- piiably ; " yon promised you would leave early tint morning." " Grant me a little grsoe, Mra. Can ing- loo. Had I bad time, I might, indeed, have ordered a special train, bat, a* matter* stand, I am compelled to be jour guest until one be allowed by the authorities to etart. But (or your entrance bere juet now, whiob I did not anticipate, I would not bare troubled you with my presence again. However, it it the lait time TOO aball be ao annoyed. Perhaps yon will bid me good- bye and grant me) your forgiveness before I go. Yon at leaai should find it easy to pardon, a* it wai my unfortunate and undue admiration (or yourself caused me to err." Hie lone if light and mocking, tbere U even a half imile upon hie lip*. He treats Ma/maduke'K preaenoe a* though he were utterly unaware of it. Yet ttill something bensttki his sneering manner make* me know h doet not repent, either hie falae step, or it* oonae cjuenoet. It it with amazement I discover I bear bim no ill-will. Indeed, I might almoet be aid to feel eorrow for bim at tbia preeent moment. I aball be inteneely relieved and glad when be ie no looger before} me ; but be bae been kind and pleaeant to me, in many wayt, during tbeae past two montbe, and I forgive him. I put my band in bia and ey " good-bye," gently. He boldt it tightly for an inatant. then drop* it " Good bye, Carnngton," he eaye, ooolly , " I bop* when nx we u>eet time will hav softened your reeentmenl." He move* toward the door witb hit uiual oareleu, graceful etep. " And I hope," eayt 'Duke, in a voioe clear and quiet, yet (nil of euppreeeed pas- ion, thai the day we meet again U far dutaut. I have no deeire to renew acquaint- ance in the future witb a man who bat ao baeely abuaed the rigbts of friendship and hospitality. Yon have ohoeen to act the part of a eeoundrel. Keep to it. therefore, and avoid the eooiety of boneet men. For myeelf, I ihall endeavor to forget I ever knew on* ao contemptible." " Take care," says Hir Mark, in a lew, fleroe tone. " Don't try me too far, ' llonrtt men I' Hemember ooe thing, Carrington ; yon owe me somethn n fcr my forbearance." Ker a full minute me two men git re at at each other, then the door ie flung open, and Mark IB gone. " What did be mean by that ."' aak I, frightened and tearful. " What wai that be laid about forbearanoe ? Tell me, Duke." Marmaduke't faoe it white ae death. ' Nothing," be aniwere, witb an effort. " It U only a stagy way be but of speaking. Let ut forget bim." So Mark drop* out of our life for the pre- senl. Three day* later Lady Blanche Going aleo take* her departure. AJ we aeeemble in the hall to bid her good-bye I, from an oppressive tente of what IB demanded by the lawi of oourtety . the other* through the dawdling idleneae that belong* 10 a country bouae ehe sweep up to me, and, witb an unueually bewitching imile, says, eweetly : " Good-bye, dear Mr*. Oarrington. Thank you to much for all your kindneaa to me. I really don't remember when I have enjoyed myeelf ao well a* here at dear old Btrangamore with you." Here *be etoope forward, at though the would pr*** her lip* to my oheek. loetantly dropping both her hand and my bandker- obief, I bend to pick up the latter . when I raiae myeelf again, ahe baa wisely paaaed on, and ao I eeoape the hypoorii mal xalute Marmaduke pother, maids, traps and all, into the carriage. The door i* abut, tbe horned tart; I am well rid of k a*Ktner trouble- some guest. I draw a deep eigh of relief ae two idea* preeent themselves before my mind. Oo* , that I am better out of it all than I deserve ; the eeoond, tbat never again, under any circumstances, eball the enter my door*. Ill* tbe night before Harriet'* d putnre and almoit all our guegt* have vaniabed. Our two military friend* have resumed their regimental dntle* a week ago ; Sir George Aaburit ha* gone to London for a little while; Dora ha* decided on bar) ing her- sell at Bummerleaa during bis absence I enppoee to meditate soberly upon the con.- ing event. It i* 9 o'clock. Dinner i* a thing of the pant. Kven tbe gentlemen, having tired of each other, or the wine, or the politics, have strolled Into tbe drawing-room, and are now indulging in such light converse a* they deem suitable to our feeble under- standing*. Suddenly tbe door i* flung wide, and Bebe comae hurriedly in to hurriedly that we all refrain from ipeeeb, and rile* oar eye* to rivet tbem upon her. She i* nervoue half laughing yet evidently ecared. " Oh, Marmaduke !" ahe aayi, with a little gasp, and going up to him and fasten- ing her finger* oa bis arm, " I have aeeti a gbo*t I" " A w Jaal '" aay* 'Dak*. " A ghoet a downright, veritable gboet Now don't look ao incredulous. I am tbor Highly in earneet. I was never IE my life before ao frightened. I tell you I aaw it plainly, and quite oloee. Ob, bow I ran I' She pate her other band to her heart, and 'raws a long breath. Naturally we all stare at her, and feel ii terested directly. A rial cpeotre i* not a thing of everyday occurrence. I feel some thing stronger than intere et, I am ti Trifled beyond measure, and rising from my seat, I look anxiously at 'Duke. " I never beard tbere wae a gboet here before," I say, reproachfully. " I* the houae haunted ? Ob, 'Duke 1 you never told me of it - and I have gone about it at all boor*, and aometimee even u-ithuut a liyht .'" I conclude tbere i* something oomioal in my diamay, as Marmaduke and Lord Cban do* bunt out laughing. Thornton fairly roars, while Sir James gete a* near an outburst of merrimeLt a* be ever did in hie lit*. " I* there a gboet in year family ?" I demind, ratter sharply, feeling nettled at their beau ties* mirth. No ; I am afraid we have nothing belonging to u* half so reapeotable. All the ancestor* I ever beard of died most amiably, either on the battle-field, or on the gallows, or in their bed*. We cannot lay claim to a single murderer or tuioide ; tbere is not even a solitary initano* of duel being (ought within these wall*. I doubt we are a tame race. Tbere i* not a spark of romaroe about us. Bebe'* imagin anon has run riot." " I tell you I *aw it," persists Bebe, indig nantly. " Am I to disbelieve my own tight 1 wa* walking along the corridor off tbe picture -gallery quite quietly, thinking of anything in the world but supernatural subjects, when all at once, ae I got near tbe window, I saw a face looking in at me from the balcony outaide." II Ob, Bebe !" I cry, faintly, casting a nervous glance behind me, ae I edge closer to Lord Chandoa, who happens to be the on* nearest me. ' It was a horrible face, wicked but hand- tome. The bead was covered with aoma- thing dark, and it wai only the eyes I noticed, they were unearthly to large, and black, and revengeful ; they bad murder in tbem." Bebe stop*, shuddering. 11 Really, Carrington, it i* too bad of you, says Chip*, reprovingly. " If yon keep tbem at all they should at leant be amiable. I wonder Mint Beatonn live* to tell the tale. Pray go on ; it it positively enthralling. Did tbe eye* spit fire ?" "Tbe bead vanished while I stared, and then I dropped my candle and ran down- stairs, as though I were hunted. Ob, I aball never forget it !" " Probably eom* poor tramp prowling about," aayi 'Duke, seeing I am nearly IL tear*. It was nothing living," declare* Mis* lleatonn wuh a settled conviction tbat sends a cold chill through my veine. ' Bebe, bow can yon be so stupid .'" eiolaims 'Duke, almost provoked. " Unoele, iuda< d ! 1 taougLt you bad more aenaa. Come let u* go in a body and exorcise this thing, whatever it i*. I believe an appari- tion should be spoken of respectfully in capital* a* //'. BBS may still be on tbe baloony." " I think it improbable," says Chips , she would see by tbe aid of Mia* Bea- t mn'x candle tbat it i* an unlikely ipot for silver spoon*." Well, if we fail, I shall give order* fc r a couple of men to March tbe shrubberiee. And whatever they fiud they shall bring straight to Bebe." " They will find nothing," says Bebe, with an obstinacy quite foreign to her. I take Marmaduke arm and cling to bim. He look* down at me amused. " Wby, you are trembling, you little goose. Perhaps you bad better stay here." " What ! all alone !" I ory, aghast. Never, I would be dead by the time you came back. No, I would rather see it out.' So we all march solemnly upstairs armed with light*, to investigate tbi* awf ui mystery. Sir James and Thornton take the lead, a* I decline to separate from Marmaduke or to go anywhere but in tbe middle. Not for world* would I bead tbe procession and be tbe first to come op with what may be in store (or u*. With an equal horror I ebrink (rom being last (earful of being grabbed by something uncanny in tbe background. Tbe whole scene ie evidently an intense amassment to the men, and even Harriet, to my disgust, finds some element of tbe burlesque about it. Tbe lampe upon the staircase and along the corridors throw shadows everywhere, and are not reassar- ing. Once Mr. Thornton, (talking on in front, gives way to a dismal bowl, and, stopping short, throws himself into an atti- tude of abject fear that cause* me to nearly weep ; ao I entreat him, in touching aooeuta, not to do it again without reason. Another time either Harriet or Bebe who are walking oloee behind me (having ordered Lord Cbandoi to the extreme rear, a* a further precaution) lays her hand lightly on my shoulder, whereupon I ebriek aloud and precipitate myself into Marmaduke's arms. At length we reach the dreaded spot, and Thornton, after a few whispered words with Sir James, flings up the window, and, with what a| pear* to me reckless courage, steps out pou tbe darksome baloony aloue. " He i* a long time absent. To me it seems ages. We three women stand wait ing in breathless suspense. Bebe titters nervously. " He u without doubt making a thorough examination," say* Sir James, gravely. We straiu our eyes mto tbe night, and even ae we do so, something supernaturally tall black, gaunt, with a white plume waving from ite bangbty bead advances slowly towards us, from out the gloom. 1 feel paral) zed with fright, although instinct tells me it is not thf thing. " Who are ye that oume to disturb my nightly revel?" says the plumed figure ; and tben we all know that we are gazing at Mr. Thornton, lengthened by aewecpmg brush covered with a black garment, which be holds high above his head. " Thornton, I protect you are incorri- gible," exoiaime Marmaduke, when at length be can command hi* voice ; " and I thought better of you, Jane*, than to a and abtl him." I am oo tb* very verge of hysterics ; pinch, administered by Bebe, alon restrains me ; at it i, tb* team of alarm are mingling with tbs laughter I oanno suppress. "My new hlsok Cashmere wrap, I pro test !" ones Harriet, pouncing upon Chips and bit sweeping- brnsk. " Well, read Chippendale And tbe feather out of m best bonnet. Ob, tbi* comet of havicg one room off a balcony. Why, yon wicked boy yoa have been upsetticg all my good* a chattel*. Who gave you permisaios, air, enter my bedroom .'" " Sir Jama*," replies Cbipe, demarely who ha* emerged (rom bit diagnite, and vainly trying to reduce bit dishevelled Icoks to order. "It was so convenient." " Ob, Jam** 1" aay* bis wife, witb lively reprosob, " have I lived M see yon perpetrate a joke '/" " Bat where it the spectre 7" I ventnr to remark. " Yoa must really a*k Mis* Bestoun, says Chip*. " I have done my dnt; valiantly ; no onr can say I funked it. have don* my very belt to produce i respectable bona Me bogy i and if I hav failed, I am not to be blamed. Now ineist on Mia* Beatoun'i producing bar* We cannot possibly go back to tb* don.ee tic* (who, I feel positive, are cowering upon the lowest atair) empty-banded. Miss Ueatouo, yoa have brought n* all here a the peril of our live*. Nuw where is be ?' " It was not a man," says Bebe. " Then when is tbe ?" " 1 am not ear* it was a woman either, with some hesitation. Ye powers! cries Chipe. "Then what wai it ? a mermaid? an undiscovered gender ? Tbe plot thickens. I shan't be able to sleep a wink to-night unless yoa be m< re explicit," Tben yon may stay wide awake,' re' ortt Mis* Beatoan, "a* I remember nothing bat those horrid eye*. You have ohoeen M torn it all into ridicule ; and who ever beard of a gboat appearing amide shouts of laughter? How dreadfully cole it is ! Do shut tbat window and let n* go back to the drawing-room tire." ' I hope your next venture will be more aooeasful," says Cbipe, meekly. And tben we all troop down again to tbe oozy room we have quitted, by no mean* wiser thai wb n we started. Somehow I think no more about it, and excel t tbat I keep Martha busied in my room ui til I bear Marmaduke ' sltp nsxt door, I show no farther cowardice. Tbe general air of disbelief around me quenches my feart, and th* bidding farewell to the guests ? have got to like so well occupied me to the exclusion of all other matter*. Tben follows Dora'* wedding, t very quiet bat very charming little sffair remarkable for nothing beyond the (act tbat during tbi inevitable breakfast speeches my father actually OOL trivet to squeeze out two small tears. Tbe bappy pair start for tbe Continent tbe bride all smiles and brown velvet and lace, tbe bridegroom, perhaps, a trifle pain and we at home fail OEM more into onr naual ways, aod try to forget tbat Dora Vernon was ever anything bat Lady Asburst. Marmaduke and I, having decided on ting no invitation* until after Christ mas, being filled witb a desire to spend thi* season (which will be our first > ) In oar own boms, settle down for a eborl time into a lazy Darby and Joan existence. It is tbs second of December . tb* little ormolu toy upon tbe mantle piece ha* chimed out a quarter to five ; It is almost juite dark, yet there i* Mill a glimmer ol dayligLt that might, par bap*, be even more pronounced but for tbe blazing fire within that puts it to abame. " What a cony little) room it i* I" say* Duke from tb* doorway. " Yon make one late tbe outer world." " Oh, yon have come," I ery, well pleased, and in time for lea. Tbat is right. Have yon taken off yonr shooting things ? I can not aee anything distinctly where you now are?" "lam quite clean, if you mean thu." says be. laughing and advancing. " I aball do no injury to your sanatam. But it m too early to go through the regular butineee of dressing yet. ' " Had you a good day ?" " \ ery, indeed, and a pleasant on* alto (ether. Jenkins wa* with ra*. aod would nave come in to pay yon hi* ret peel*, but thought be was hardly fit for so dainty a ady's in. peation. Have yon been lonely, darling? How have yon occupied yourself all day .'" " Vary, happily," I aay, surrendering one of my warm hands u to his cold ones. And then I proceed to recount all tbe weighty affair* of busiueee with which I have been employed during his absence. Bat even as I speak tbe word* freeze opon my lipe. Between m* and the dreary audaoape outmde rise* tome thing that chills every thought of my heart. It is a head, closely covered with tome lark clothing the faintest outlines of a lace- a pair of eyes that gleam like living coals. As I gaze, tiorror -stricken, it dissp- >earH, so suddenly, so utterly, a* almost to make me think it was a mere trick of th* magination. Almost, but not quite; the eye* still burn and gleam before me, but to my memory oomes Bebe'e marvellous tale. " 'Duke. Duke," I ory, rising, " what is t ? What have I teen ? Ob, I am horribly rightened!" I cling to him and point eagerly towards the window. Frightened at what?" ask* 'Dake, startled by my manner, and gazing igno- antly in tbe direction I have indicated. " A face," I say nervously. " It wa* here only a moment ago. I saw it quit* distinctly, and ey so piercing. Marma- duke," shrinking cloaer M him, " do you remember liebe's story ?" My darling girl, how can yon be to absurd," exclaim* 'Duke, kindly, "letting tbat stupid tale upset yoa so? Yon only magintd a faoe, my dearest. Yoa have wen too much aloue all day. There can be nothing." " There wa*," I declare, positively. " I could not be so deceived." ' Nonsense, Phyllis I Gome with me to ih* window and look oat. If tbere really was one, she moat be in view still." He leads me to tbe window rather against my will, and make* me look oat. I do so o pleswe him, standing safely naoonoed behind his arm. " The lawn i* hart," be nays, oonvino- ugly ; " then is no rover ui.til ooe reaches tbe shrabberifs beyond ; and no on* have reached them IIDO*, I think, some witb me to the oiber window. I follow him submissively witb the tarns result . and finally we fluiah our research** in the bow- window, at tb* farthest end of the room. Tbe prospect without ii dreary in tb* extiam*. A storm is steadily hung, and the wind i* *oagning mournfully through tb* tree*. Great *ullea drop* of rain fall with vindictive force against the panes. " Now, confess, yoa are the most fooliah obild in tbe world," says 'Duks, cheer fully, seeing I am ttiil depressed. " Who would willingly be oat such an evennig a* this ? Nit even a dog, if be could help it ; and certainly a tpeotre would have far too much eense." " If it was fancy, it was very vivid," I say, reluctantly, " and, besides, I am not fauoif ul at all. I wa* a little unlucky, I think ; it reminded me of of " " A Bansbe* ."' aaks 'Doke, laogbing. " " Well, yet, aometbing like tbat," I admit seriously. " Ob, Maimaduke, I hope no bad fortune is in etc re for a*. I feel a strange forebod- ing at my heart " " You feel a good deal of folly," tayt my husband. ' Pby lilt, I am ashamed of yoa. Tbe idea of being superetitiou* in the nine- teenth century I I aball give you a good toulding for this, and st tbe same time some brandy and water. Your nervet are unttrnug, my deareel ; tbat is all. Come, tit dowu here, and try to be sensible, while I ring the bell." As be speaks be ring* it. "Tynon, have the ground* searched again directly. It i* very annoying that tramp* should be allowed th* run of the place. A stop most be pal to it. Half a glass of brandy and a bottle of soda." " Yea. sir." " Don't give me brandy and soda-water," I say witb tome energy. I do so bate it." " Bow do yon know ?" " Became I tasted yours tb* other even- ing, and thought it a horrible concoction. I wa* tired of hearing m*n praise it a* a drink, ao I thought I we uld try if it was really a* good a* they said. Bat it wa* not ; it wai extremely disagreeable." It was th* soda yon disliked. I will pnt bat very little in, aod tben you will like it better." Bnt indeed, Marmaduke, I would rather not have anything." Bnt indeed, Phyllis, I moat inaitt on your taking it. If w* are going to be so ultra fashionable a* to encourage a real {host oo tbe premises, w* most only increase oar allowar.ce of spirit*, and for-, lify onreelvei to meet it. By tbe by, have you deoidfd on th* MX ? Bebe was rather Baxy oo thai pout." I don t know," I ssy, ahuddering ; " I with yon would not jest about it," Then I drink what he bat prepared (or me, and, in spite of my dislike to it, feel presently somewhat hsppiar in my mind. Tbe world i* only three days older, when i* I ait alon* in my own room reading. Tynoo open* tbe door, and addresses m* in he semi myi tenons manner be affect*. "There'* a woman downstairs, ma'am, a* particularly want* to speak with you." A woman 7" I reply, lazily. " What sort of a woman, Tynon 7" Well, ma'am, a handsome woman as !ar a* I can judge. A fnrriner, I would say. A woman of a floe presence * might be a lady ; but I ain't quite certain on that point." ' Ob, Tynon, show ber up," I say, hastily 'eehog dismayed, ax I picture to myself a lady lefl standing in the ball while Tynon makes op his mind as to what ber proper position in society may be. He obey* my behest with alacrity, and u a very few moments " tbe woman" and 1 are faoe to faoe ; nay, a* sbe come* slowly* forward, and throws back ber veil, | nD g r fixes upon me her wonderful eyes, I know with a sinking of tbs heart, tbat I am face to faoe with he he's gbosl. lam startled and impressed unoom 'orubly impressed a* I gaze on tbe remain* of what most one*) have been an extraordinary beauty. I hav* risen on ber entrance, and we now stand my strange viutor and I staring at each other in Miieire, with only tb* little work- table between a*. Sbe i* dressed in the deepest black of a ;ood texture ; 1 am in rich orown velvet. She ie tall and full truly, at Tynon had described ber, " a woman of fine pre- tence ,' lam un all and very light. Her eyet are larg*, and dark, and burning such eyee a* belong to tbe Sooth alon* mine, large too, are gray -bine, and soft and calm. I feel fascinated, and slightly terrified. At last I speak. " Is tbere anything I can do ? I believe ron wished to speak to me I" I venture, weakly, and witb hesitation. " I do," say* my strange visitor, cever removing ber piercing gaze from my (ace. " I alto wished to tn yon clou. So yoa are hit wife, are yea ? A obild, a mere doll I" I am *o taken aback I can find no reply to make to this >peob ; every moment render* m* more amaeed, more thoroughly rigbtened. Yon art Mrs. Carrington of Strange more," she goes on in tbe purest English, but with an unmistakably foreign accent. Well, Mm. Carrington, I have some bere to-day to tell you something I fear will be unpalatable to your dainty At tbi* instant it occur* to m* thai I have admitted to my presence, and am shut up with, an escaped lunatic. At this thought my blood curdles in my veins ; I move a step backwards, and easting a ingenng, longing glance at the bellbandle. Watching my every gesture, she immedi- ately divines my intention. " If you will take my advice," she *ay, you will not touch that bell. What I lav* to aay might furnish too much gossip or yoar servant*' ball. No, I am not mad out 1 what a fool it is, trembling in every imb. Pray restrain yoartelf, Mrs. Car- nngton . you will rrquirs all your ooorage to tuataiu you by and by." Sbe in apeaaiog very insolently, and hers is a iiendisb triamph in her black eyes ; can hear a nubile mockery in her tone as be alters my married name. If you will be so kind a* to state year >U8iues* without any furthur delay," 1 emark, with as much hauteur as I o n ummon to my aid, " I shall feel obliged." " Good," says ihe, with a vicious smile , riveted upon mine ; not for a leeood doe* tbe relax the vigilance of he, gas*. " Who do yoa think I am T" the asks, slowly. " I have not tb* faintest idea," I reply, till haoghty, though thoroughly upaet, and nervous. " I am Marmadoke Carriogton '* law- ful wife," she says, biting out the word* witb ornel emphasis, and nodding her bead at me between each pane*. I neither stagger nor faint, nor ery oat ; I limply don't believe ber. She i* mad, than, after all. Ob, if Tynon, or Harris, or any one, would only come I I calculate my chance of being able to ruth past her and gain the doc r in aafety, bat an dis- heartened by ber watchfulness. I remem- ber, too, how fatal a thing it ii to show symptoms of terror before a maniac, and witb an tffort collect myself. " If yoa have nothing better to aay than snob idiotic nonsense," I return, calmly, " I inink tbi* it tervi*w may as well come to an end." A* I utter this speech in fear and trembling, I enoe more go slowly in the direction of tb* bell. " Ob t most yoa then see my marriage- line* 7 ' aayi tbe weman with a sneer, draw- ing from ber bosom a folded paper. " I* there loo much of tbe stag* about my little declaration ? Come, tben, behold tbem but at a distance, oarite, at a distance." She spread* open the paper upon tbe table before m*. Impelled by at me bide- on* curiosity, 1 draw otar. With one brown bat shapely finger, she traces tbe characters, and I read I read with doll eyes, the terrible words that teal my fate. No thought of forgery oomes to tooth me ; I know in that one long, awful moment that my lye* have seen th* truth. Mechanically I put cat my band to seize the paper, but she poshed me roughly back. " No, DO, ma belle," she laughs coolly " not that !" it is a lie," I cry, fiercely ; a " lie I" Where now is all my nervousnees, my childish terror ? My blood flames into lit*. For the time I am actually mad witb pas- sion, as mad n I imagined her a little wbile age. A cruel, uncontrollable longing to kill her to silence forever the bitter mocking tones, to shut tbe vindictive eyes tbat seem to draw great drop* of blood from my heart takes potsestion of me. I ottoh bold of a heavy ruler tbat lie* on a Davenport near, and make a spring towards her. Bat I am a* an infant in the bauds of my opponent ; I feel my aelf flung violently to on* side against a wall, while tbe ruler falls oraahing into an opposite corner. "Bah I" she cries through ber teeth. " Can Englub blood get warn ? I did not believe it until now. So yon love tbe hand- some buaband, do yon ? Tbat, after all, is not a boeband, see yoa, bat a lover. This is my boos*, tleet t Tbi* u sty room t Leave it, I command yo u!" She lang>ti long and loudly ; hot all my fury na* died oat. (To be continued ) yoa recover. Th* whit* mouse ha* foand te squeak. Listen, then." Sbe seal* her elf before tbe small table that divides a*, cans her elbow* apon it, and ace between her hand*. U.I..IIU. Gold- beaten, by hammering, can reduce gold leave* so thin that 982,000 muet be laid cpon each other to prodno* Ih* thick- nee* 01 an inch, yel each leaf U so perfect and free from boles that one of them laid on any surface, as in gilding, givee th* appearance of solid gold. They are so thin that if formed into a book 1,500 would only occupy tbe space t f a single leaf of common paper ; aod an ectavo volume of an inch thick would have as many pages a* tbs bookt of a well stocked library of 1,500 volumes, with 400 psgee in each. Still thinner than this is th* coating of gold npon tbe silver wire of what is called gold lace, and w* are not ture that inch coating i* not of only one atom thick. Platinum and nlver can be drawn into wire much human hair. A grain of bio* vitriol or carmine will ting* a gallon of wttsr w that in every drop the color may be peioei ved. A grain of mask will scent a room (or twenty yean, aod will tt tbe nd ol tbat period hav* lot t little of itt weight. Tb* carrion crow small* it* food many miles off, A burning tepar uncov- ered (or a single instant, during which it doss not loss one thousandth part of a grain, would fill with light a inhere four mile* in diameter, so as to be visible in every part of it. Tbe thread of the Bilk- worm it ao small that many of tbem are twitted together to form onr finest sewing thread ; but tbat of tbe spider i* smaller stall, for two drams of it by weight would reach (rom London to Edinburgh, or 400 miles. In tbs milt of a codfish or in water in which vegetable* hav* been infused tb* microscope discovers animalcule* of which many thousands together do not equal in bulk grain of sand . and yet nature, witb a singular prodigality, has supplied many of these with organs at complete a* those of tbe whale or th* elephant, and their bodies consist of tbe tame substance, or ultimate atoms, a* that of man himself. In a tingle pound of snob matter there are mere living creature* than of human being* on tbe (ace of tbe globe. w ! \ rllr ! Ibr Pel*. Several persons toll ne thtt having writ- ton to the Pope they receive no ri ply. A* tbe Holy Father's correspondence is very large, there are secretaries who go through it, classify it ami destroy or submit tbe missives to His Holiness according as they think proper. Mgr. Boooali, tbe private chamberlain, has charge of this difficult doty. It sometimes happens that a It tier to which the writer attache* tbe greatest importance is in tbi* way thrown into tb* waste basket. If yon want to hav* a letter to tbe Pope *nr*ly reach it* destination inoloee it in three envelopes, all three healed and each one bearing this inscrip- tion . To His Holiness Pope Leo XIII., Prefect of tbe Congregation of the Holy Office at the Vntioan. (Personal ) Rom*. The prelate in charge opens the first envelops, then the second, bat at tbe third he ie obliged, under penality of excom- munication, not to open it aod hand it to the Holy Father. Parit Oouloi*. A stroke of lightning ha* cored Mr. Abraham Cnddlebaok, of Damascus, Pa., of a stroke of paralyuis. At tbe Wicklow Assizes, Ireland, tbe Irial of Mrs. Gyll for throwing vitriol on Mr. Toomey, solicitor, wa* concluded. The iury gave a verdict of not guilty. To tett the alacrity of the trorpi, the Rutsisn c/.ar, without any one expecting it, it, and takes hat, held tbe review announced for noon yester' Her eyes art still ' day a , 4 o . oloek in the morninK . 7