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WEST DURHAM ~ 'rilE MERCHANTAND GENERAL ADVERTISER. Stea.m. Job Printing O~ KING STREET, BowMANVlLLE. i:i1·.cul"l.i..ee largely in the ·rown.ehips of Darlington Cla.rke and Cat"twright. It is a. comlllOn plaitfurm, open tn the free dts~ssion of all q_ull'stions in wh;ch the gtrncra.l pubhc a.re concen1ed. 'i'ERMS. Seventy-five cents per annnm1 in advance. The 'Merchant' and Observer,' $2-00. RATES OF ADV 1!.R'r! SING. AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. VOLUME VIL BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, FRIDAY. APRIL 7, 1876. NUMBER their appetites and pasaions. Men will abuse almost anything to their hurt. I saw a.a many of our guests over·eat last night as over-drink, and tbere will~· quite as many headaches to -da.y from excess of terrapin and oyaters aa from exceSfl cf wine. It's no use, b-fargaret. Intem9fJnce ie not to be Me~ who have a taste cured in this way. for wine wiU get it, if not in one place, then in anotLeJ'; if not in a genile1nan's dining-room, then in a drinking-ea.loon, or somewhere else.' The glow faded from Mrs. Birtwell's face and the light went out of her eyes. Her vofoe WM husky and choking as she roplied : ' One fact does not fovalidate another. Becauae men who have acquired a taote for wine will hove it whether we provide it for them or not, it is no reason why we should set it before the young whose appetites are yet nnvitiated and !nre them to excesS<'a. It doea not make a free indulgence in wine or brandy any the more excusable because men over-eat themselves.' 'But,' broke in .Mr. Birtwell, with the manner of o.Je who gave an unanswerable reason, 'if we exclude wine, that men may not huit tbcmsel\ es by over-inJu]gence, why not exclude the oysters and terrapin I If we set up for reformers and philanthropists, why not cov~r the whole ground 1' ' Oysters and terrapin,' replied rtlrs. Birtwe11, in a voice out of which she could baI'dly keep the contempt ·he felt for her husband's weak rejoinder, 'don't confuse the heat!, d~ thro~he rea·on, brutalizo, debase and rtnn n1en in soul and-body a.a do w1ne and brandy. The difference lies there, and all men see and feel it, make what excuses the-y will for scU-indulgence aad deference to custoru. The curse of rlrrnk is too widely felt. There is ocarcely a family in the lano on which ita blight does not ~ ie. The best, the noblest, tho purest, the bravest, have fclllen. It is breaking hopes: and hearts and fortunes every The warning cross that mark· the day. grave of sowe poor victim hurts your eyes at every turn of life. We are left without 7 0 ne co~u1nn 45 per· annum. · · ·rra.nsient a Cy1;,;;·i~6ements, 5 cts :v~r line first n· sert:.o!l, a.nd 2c. p er line, en.ch subHeQuent one. IIRili do. Qua.1·tel" c1·:, 20 J5 " " xxvrrr POSTERS, P AMPHLE'l'S, CIRCULARS, BILL HEADS CHEQUES, NOTES, HANDBILLS, LABELS, CARDS, TICKETS, &c., &c., & e., " EXECUTED IN FIRST CLASS STYLE His law-office had been closed for year<, aud there wag little encourai;(ement to open it again in the old place. For some \VeekJ after hia failure to get the nomination Uid· ley drank more desperately than ever, and was in e. state of intoxication nearly all th e while. Bia poor wife, who clun!{ to Li1u through all with an unwavering tide!itv, was nearl) broken·hear~ed. · In vain h~d relatives and frit.nds interposed. No nrgu· ment nor persuasion could induce her to abandon him. 'He is my husband,' was her only reply, 'and I will not leave him.' One night ho was brought home ina, nsible. He had falleu in the street whero some repairs were being made, and had re· ceivcd serious injuries, which confined hin1 to the hou·e for two or three weeks. This gave time for refltiction and repentance. The shame and relfwroe that filled his soul as he looked at hia sad, pale wife and neglected chiltlren, and !bought of his tarniohed name and lost. opportunities, spurred him to new and firmer resolvea-"than ever before made. He could go forward no louger without utter ruin. No hope was left but in turning back, He must set his face in a new directioll, and he vowed to do so, prornising God on his knees in tears and agony. to hold by his vow sact~dly. _ A new day had dawned. As soon a· Mr. Ridley Wll.H well enough to be out again ho took counsel of friends, and after careful deliberation :reaolved to leave his native town and remove to the city. A lawyer of fine ability, and known to th· public as a clear thinker and an able debater, he had made quite an impression on the country during hie first term in Congrees; neitl1~r he nor his friends had any doubt as to his early success, provided h~ ·was able to ktl'p him;elf free from tho t.hraldom of ·old habits. A fe;;-old friend· and peli~ical associates wade up a purse to enable him tc re!noY" to the city with hia family. An office wa;-taken and three roDms reuted in a aruall house, where, with his wife and tw o chilcl .. ren, one daughter in .her fourteenth ye~r, life \Vas started anew. 'rhere wa~ no room for a Sl!rVant in this smSll establishment, · even if he had been able to pay the hire of one. So the new beginning was n1ade. A man of Mr. Ridley's talents and reputation could not long remain unemployed. In the very · first week he had a client and a retaining fee of tweuty·five ·dollars. The case W8' an important one, involving some nice qu1::s· lions of mercantile law, It came up for lirgu(nent in tho course of 11 few weeks, and gave the opportunity he wanted. His rnanagement of the CMe was so euperio1· to that of the opposing counsel, and his cic.tiona of law and precedent so curuuld.tive '"and explicit, that he gained not ouly an easy victory, but made for himself a very favorable impre~sion. After that business began grodually to How in upon him, and ho waaoble to gather in sufficient to keep bis family, th ough for soine t1U1e only in a very humble way. Having no old acquaintances in the city, :rt!r. R.idley WU.!:> comparat1vel.y free from t.emptation, He wo.s promptly at his o!fi(.;e in the morning, never leaving it, except to go into court or some of the public offices on business, until the bout arrived for return~ in~ POETRY The Song of Australia.* There is a land wht'!re t;ummer skies, Are gleaming with a. thousaod dyes, Blending in witching harmoniee, In harmonie1 ; And the glad voice of childish glee Is mingling with the melody 0£ nature's hidden millstrelsy. Australia. ! Australia! ' GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY! Tralns will leave Bowmanville Stat.jon, Bown1anvi"1.le tiine; as follows: GOiNG WEST, GOING EAS'l', :OO:MINION ORGAN CO'S Lo~ -~ ......... 7:20, Mi):«!.. ..... 2,20 p.m. ! Local ........ 7:60 P .m. Exµ a.m. I Express .. , .... 8:30 a.m. s ....... 9 30a.m : Mixed ...·..... 4:.20 p.m. -IMPROVED AND REMODELLED- ExtJt>ess .... 9:00 p. m. J Ex:press ..·. . 9.00p.m. ""'l'his traia runs every meruing of week, :M.. 011tlayii excepted. CABINET ORGANS. 1.'here is a ]and where honey flow s, Where laughing corn luxuriant growB, Land of the n1yrtle and the rose, 1 Land of the rose ; On hill and plain the clustering vino Is gushing forth with rosy wine, And cune are" quaffed to thee and thine, Aut1tralia ! Australia J Dr. BOYLE, SURGERY---SILVER ST. RESIDENCE ON'l'ARIO STREET. Bowwanville, Jfln. 20th, 1876. There is a land whf're dinmonds shine Deep in the dark, unfathomed mine, For worshippers at Mammon's shrine, At Mammon's shrine ; There gold lies hid, and rubies gleam, And fa.hl~d wealth no mort' doth seem 'l'he idle fanoy of a dream, Dr. Jas. Fielding, l\11EMBER OF 'fRE ROYAL COLLEGE jJ of Surgeon1:1, Englant.1. ; Licentiate of the Itoya.l College of Phys1cians 1 Edinburgh. CorOJler, etc. Reflidence, Oorner of Cburuh ·§B.d Scugog :Streets, Buwn1anville. .. Dec. 3rd, 1.875. 10-tl. Australia! Australia! There is a land where, fluating free From mountain top to girdling sea, ..., = !""' A proud flag waves exultingh·, l!:xultingly j I. W. McLAUGHLIN, M. B. L.R.O.P., L.R.O.S., Edinborough. l\'(E1'rBER of the Medical Cou1u,-il of Ontario, ll Office opposite the ms.rket, nnd thlrd doC!r north of 'fait1s Photogra~liic Gallery. Rest· den cc, Ontario Stceet. :Nii;ht messages may be left eiLlu~r at office or rei,iiclence. Ruwma1lville 1 Feb 18th, 1876. 3-m. a :z: And freedom's sons that ba:riner bell.r, No shackled slave can breathe the air, Faireat of Britain's daughters fair, Australia ! Australia l Dr. DAVIDSON. ltADUA'l'E OF '.l'HE ROYAI, COLG lcge of Physicians, 1£ng:la.nd, and Victoria Uni\'ersity of Victoria. Graduate and Prizeman of the Un1vers1ty of Toronto,and Royal CoUe~e of Pbysic-ia1~s and Surgeo~s l{ingston ; Member of the 9one~e of Physicians and Surgeons of · Jnt.ario; Coroner, &c. Residence and office- ·Market Squa.re, :Bow· Bowma nville, Feb. 24th, 1876. 22-lly. ~olleg_e,Un~er This Company has recently'been re-organized by the addition of three ol by Herl' Ca.rl Linger. the most practical men frol1_l. the Factory of Cl~ugh & W an:en Organ C~., Detroit, Mich., each taking 'im active part ~n his own pa~bcular dep~ro LITERATURE. ment and are now manufacturing an Organ equal, and m many pomts supe1:ior to any manufactured in the United States or Canada. Our cele- DANGER; OR WOUNDED IN THE brated "' Vox Celeste" "Yox Humana," "Wilcox Pn,tent Octavo Coupler," HOUSE OF A FRIEND. "Cello." or "CJario~et" Stops, "Fhlgle Horn," "Dulcet," ".2Eoline," · " Cremona," and Grand Organ Step, and DY T. S, ARTHUlt. Prize composition by Mrs. Carleton. Music All the Late Improvements Can be obtained only in these Organs. C HA.PTER II I. (Continued.) Mrs. Birtw'el~'s voice h~d gained a steadi· ness aud force that made it very impressive. IIer husband continue-l to walk tlie floor, but with slower ~teps. 'I saw thi"ge last uight that troubled me,' she went on. ' Theni is 1.10 disguising the fact that most of the young men who come tu these large parties driIJk a great deal more than ia good for them. Archie Voss was not the only one who did t!iis last night. I watcb·d aoother young man very closely, and am sorry to say he left our house in a condition in which no mother wa1ting at home could receive her eon with· out sorrow and shame 1' ' Who was that 'r' asked Mr. B:rt1vell, turning quickly upon bis wife. He had detected more than a 9omwon concern in her voicd. ' Elhs,' she replied. Her manner wa. nry grave. ·You must be mistaken about that/ said Mr. Birtwell, evidently disturbed at this commuuicatioo. ' I wish to heaven that I were! But the fact was too apparent. Blanche saw it, ar.d tried to get biw out of tbe supper-room. He acted in the sillieit kind of a way, and mortified her dreadflllly, poor child!' 'Such things will happen son1etimee 1' said Mr. Birtwell. 'Young men like Ellis don't alwa~s know how much they can bear.' His voice was in a lower key an d_a little husky. ~ ' It happens too often with Ellis,' replied hie wife and Fm beginning to feel greatly troubled about it.' ·Has it happened before Yes; at Mrs. Gleasons' only last week. He was loud and boi~terous in the aupper~ room-so muoh so th·t l heard a lady speak of his conduct a· dfograccfulJ 'That will never dot' exclaimed Mr. Birtwell, betraying muclt excitement. 1 He wiU have to change all this or give up Blanche. I don't care what his family is il he isn't all right- himself.' ~ 'It is tiasier to get into trouble than out of it,' was replied. I rrhings have gone toe far between them.' 'I don 1t belie\'C it. Blanche will never throw herself away on a rna.n of bad ha.bite.' ·No, I do not think she will. But there may be, in her view, a. very great distance between an occaeionnl glass of wine too much at an evening party and confirmed bad ha.bits. -y..r e must not hope to make her eee with our eyes, nor take our judgment of a case in which her heart is concerned. Love is full of excuses and full of faith. If J:llis Whitfofd should unhappily, be overcome by this accursed appetite for strong drink which is destroying so many of our moat pron1ising young men, there is trouble al:tead for her and for us.' 'Sornething must be done about it. \Ve callnot let this thing go on,' said !¥1r. Birt· well, in a kiud of helpless passion. 'A drunkard is a beast. Our Blanche tied to a beast! Ugh! Ellis must be talked to. l shall see him myself. If he gets offendrd, I cannot help it. There's too much at stake -too n1ucb1. too much!' 'Talking never dues inu(.jh in th~se cases,' returned Mrs. Birtwell, gloomily. 'Ellis would be hurt and offended.' 'So far so good. lle'd be on his guard at the next party.' ' Perhaps so. But what hope is there for a young man in any danger of acquiring a love of liquor o.s things now are in our beat society I He cannot always be on guard. Wine is poured for him everywhere. He may go unh ar1ued in his daily walks through the city though thousau<ls of drinking-ea!oons crf)wd its busy streets. They may hold out their enticements for !nm in varn. But he is too weak to refuse the tempting glass, \\-'hen a fair hostess oft'era it1 or when, in the midst of a g~y co1npaay, wine is in every ha.ud and 1:1.t every lip. Oae glass taken, and ca.ntion and restraint are too often forgotten. He drinks with this one and that one, until his clear head is gune and app!!tite, like a watcbJul sPi·ler, throws another cor'1 of its fatal web around hiru. 1 'I donit see what we are to 1io about it/ said Mr. Birtwell. 1 If men can't control themselvea-' H~ did not finish the e:ent· ence. ' We can at least refrain frorn putting temptation in their way/ answered his w1fo, n1anville. Medical Card. J. Bingham,M.D.L.R.C.P.S.K. l\iEMBER OF COLLEGE OP PHYSICIl'f A NS A~ D SUI\GEONS, Ontario. Offioe and Residence, in Dr. Hilliti.r's old Stand, En11iskillen. J :;i.n. 27th, 1876. 18-3m. Twenty-Flve Different Style~, for the P~rlor and the Church, the Best Material ancl Workmanship. Quality and Volume of' tone . Unequalled. PR10ES $50 TQ $1,ooo. Faatory and Warerooms, Oar. Temperanae and Wellington Streets, Bowmanuil/e. · Aqmts W wnted in Every County. Send for Price List. R R LOSOOMBE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW, SOLICITOR IN CHANOli:RY, <f· a.s J. ~ Brimacmnb's Dental Rooms. Bowmanville, Oct. 27th, 1868. 0J:'1:'TCE,-j)ver l\([oClung'~ Store. !ame fl.at ly Address DOMINION ORGAN CO ., BOWM,ANVILLE . ONT. D. E. McMillan, A1".PORNEY AT LAW, . ' · SOLICI10R TN CHANCERY, , OOI'IVEYA NCEJl, .f:o. Also Gen1ral .Agents for Canada, for the BRADBURY PIANO. Rice&: Barker, Agents for tM Counties of D_urharn, Victoria., and North and South Ontwrw . :Bowme.nville, Dec. 2let, 1875. · 1 How"1' ' We can refuse to turn our houees int'J drinkjng saloons,' replied Mrs. 'Birtwell, voice and manner becorning excited and inten$e. ' A-1argaret, Margaret, you aro loe:ing youreelf,' said the astonished hu~ba.nd. ' No ; I speak the words of truth and aoberness, 1 she answered, her fuce rising in color and her eyes brighteni"g. 'What great difference is there b<atween a drinking· saloon, where liquor is sold, and a gentle· man's dining-room, where it ia given a.way i The harm is great in both-greatest, I feu, in the latter, where the weak and unguard· ed are allured and their tastes corrupted. 1,here is a ban on the drinking-saloon. Society warns young men not to enter its tempting door~. l" is. called the way of death and hell. What makes . it accursed aud our home saloon harmless 1 It rs all wroug, Mr. Birtwell-all l\·rong, wrong, wrong ! and to day we are tas~ing some of the fruit, the bitterness of which, 1 fear, will he in our mouths as long as we both shall live! Mrs. Hi1twell broke down, and sinking back in her chair, covered her face with her hands. ' I mus:; go to Frances,' she ea.id, rising after a few moments. ' Not now, Margare:t1' illterposed her husband. ' Wait for a while. Archie ie neither murdered nor frozen to . death ; you m11y take m word_j'or that. W~it until the morning advELnces, an lle-haa-time to put in appearance, as they l!lay. Henry can go round after breakfast and make inquiry about him. If lie is still absent, then you may call anil see Mrs. Voss. A.t present thr. enow Hes inches deep and unbroken on the street, and you cannot poBsibly go out.' fl.Irs. Birtwell sat down again, her counten· a.nee more distressed. 'Ob, if it hadn't happened in our house l ahe said. ' If this awful thmg didn't lie at 1 our door 1 1 Good Heavens., ~la.rgaret ! why will you take on so 1 Any one hearing you talk might think us guilty of murder, or some other <lre"'dful crime. Even if the worst fears ar6 realir.ed, no blame c1Jn he with u~. Parties nre gi vcn every nigb.t, and young men, auU olJ ones too, go home frotn them with lighter bends than when they came. No one is compelled to drink more thau is II he takes too much, tho good for him. ain lies at his owu door., 1 lf yon talked forever, Itlr. BirtweU,' was answered, 'nothing you might say could po!3~ibly change my feelings or sentirnents. I know we are re,ponsible both tu God and to eociety for the stumbling-blocks we set in the way of others. For a long time, as you .know, I have felt this in regard to our social wine-drinking customs; and if I could have had my way, there would not have been one large party of the season at which neither man nor woman could taste that cut her bosom Was bharp ann terrible. ' If I can do anything, Air. 'ross command -'Mr. Birtwell had gone to the door with his visitor, who passed out hastily, not wait.. ing to hear the conclusion of the sentence. 'A little strange in his manner, I should say,' remarked tt-Ir. Birtwell as he ca.me back. ' One mi~ht infer that he thought us to blame for bis eon's absence.' 'I can't bear this suspense. I must see Frances. It was an hour aftt:r Mr. Voss bad be·n there. Mrs. Birtwell rang a bell, and ordering the carriage, made herself ready to go out. 'Mrs. Voss sa.ys you must excuse her,' eaid the servant who had taken up Mrs. Birtwell'a card. 'She is not seeing any but the family,' added the man, who saw in the visitor's face the pain of a great disappointment, ' \., Slowly retiring~ her head bent forward and her body stooping a little, like one pressed down by a burden, Mrs. Birtwell left the house of her oldest anJ dearest friend with e:1.11 nching sense of rejectioe at her heart. In the darkeat and saddest houi of her lile that friend had turned from the friend who had been to her more than a sister, refUl!ing the f:I) mpatby and tears !Le had come to offer. Thero was · bitter cup at the lips of both ; which was the bitterest it would be hard to tell, '~- ot now,' li{r~. Voss hacl said, speaking to her husband; 'I cannot meet her now.' ' Perhaps you had better see her,' return· ed the latter. NEWCASTLE. ONT. .Newcastle, Oct, 8th, 1875.'. m51-tf.. Prof. J. Ruse, R.<\.DUATE of Baxter University of Music G Fritintlship, New YoJ"k. . , · . 'Teacher of Pia.110 and Orga.n, cultrvat1,on Voice, Singing, 'fhoro-ug-1\ Baas, Harmony Composition, &c. Darlington, July 16th, l874. 41-ly B. D. FOLEY, has taJczn 6ut a license as " The Big Push!" COWLE, Having 'bought a Large quantity of BUFFALOES, very Cheap, all that is re· quired, is to wiue.' ' 1 kno"',' replied ~ir. Birtwell. 'But I didn't choose to make myself a laughing· stock· If we nre iu society, we mnst do aa society does. individuals are not responsibit~ for social usages. They take thiags as they find them, goiog with the current, and leaving society to settle tor itself it& code ot Jaws and customs, we are free to drift out of the current. But to set_ ours~lves ag~iust I r HI a. weakn,ess a~d a lolly. . Mr. Birtwell s voice and manner grew more coufident as he spoke. He r<lt that them AUCTIONEER ftir this Towu5ihip. attention. Salea will receiYe the best ly. Bowman ville, l!'ob. 24th, 1876. AUCTIONEERS Fo1· the Township of Darlington. H. T. PHILJ,IPS, HAMP'J'ON. Pronipt attention given to sales, &c, on rea.sona.ble terms. W:m.. :Barton, ~JLle~ ENNISKILLEN. proroptlya.ttendl;ld to on reasonable te1·1ns. W. BUNNEY, BUILDER, ETC., l Beg,s to return tha.nki to his friends for the sup )vrt l·c has received the past two yeara 1 and 10pes, by continu.ed stTict personal attention to business and working at the lli.OSt reasonable pricca,td ensure a contiln1ance 9f public patronage. YV. B. is prepru·ed to build houses, etc., on the most modern style of architecturtl, Jobbing promptly attendi.:~ to_. Plant> and speci:fi6a.tio11s got up on application, o~ t~e rnost"reu.aonable terma, aud of every description. Office " Con1e down handsomely," "'Will you be One?" -o- I have do·ne my utn1ost to Jllease the .}-.ublic~ as witness the foJlolving: and Shop, Ontario St1 eet, nearly opposite l'.!r. T. Bowden's. . worth BDEN.TISTRY:Bu:ff~toes ~: i~·SO, ,worth Bowmanville, Oct. 29th., 1875. $6.00 $10 FRO~! J Brimacombe, L.R.0.D.S. RETIR,I NG r:rHE CONTEST l $20,000 WORTH OF GOODS FEES MODERATE. To be Sold without Rese!ve, at less oFF1aE o've1· McGLUNG'S store than Wholesale Prices. Bowmanvillc. D ec. 1~74. MARl:UAGE LICENSES, 11.fR. JUH1' H. ll Darll.n~ton , tluly authorized to is111ue 1':1arriage Lic:ensea. Da.dingt"on, Nov. 19, 1874. rn8-tf. EYKON, J,ot 7, 6th (;on. has decided to go out of the Dry Goods business, and will eommence rnear Ilcthesda Church] IS on the F. F. McARTHUR .- ALLMi LINE STEAMSHIPS. Fon. T ickets, Liverpool London, and Glasgow infGrmation, apply to W. A· NEADS, Agent. Bowman ville, .Tune 9th, 1871. tf-30 01' 20th of .Hay, . 1875, A Gra.nd Clea.ring Sa.le of his :Enti2:1e Stock. The Spnng Importations only having been completed a few weeks, the S tc11: ts very large and well assorted. As it must be solQI. within a given time, J. CHAPLIN, DEALER Dl A. Tremendous Bedu.otion "Will be m.ade. Credit on appi·oTad notes, · The Tailoring In 01·der· oj, Work, will be continued as usual, during the Sale Fruit and Ornarmental T-1-ees, 8etds, Bulbs, · )!lowers, &o., &;c . M1·. C. guara.ntees to furDiah nothing but P'irst-clnar; t1'ecs, and true to na.mc. .Addrese, P. 0, Box 65. £owmauvillu. Jan, 22nJ, 1876. . bp-ly·ml7· 04. TERMS OF SALE :-Under $50, Cash; over $50, Four months F. F. McARTHUR. BowmanvilJe Ma;y, 1875. he had closed the argumen~ 'If society,' answered his wife, 'gets wrong, how is it to get right 1' Mr. Birtwell was silent. 'Is it not made up of individuals 1' 'Of course.' 'And ia not ·each of ~he individuals reeplnE-ilJle, in bis degree, for the con<luct of society l' ' In a certain sene.e, yes.' 'Society, as a whole, cannot determine a question of right a.nd wrong. Only indi· viduale can do this. C.erULin of these, more indepenllent tha.n the rest, pass cow and thee from the beaten track of custow, and the great mass follow them. Because they do this or that, it h right or in good taste and becomes f.tshionable. 'l1he ma.ny o.re always led by the few. It is through the personal iaft uence of the leaders in e.ocial lifo tha.t society is new cursed by its drinking customs. Personal inftuence alone can change these customs, and therefore every individual becomes reaponsible, because be might if be would set his face against them, and anJ one brave enough to do this would, find many weaker ones quick to come to his aide and help him to form · better social sentimf'nt and a better custom.' 'All very ni(.;ely said,' replied Mr. Birtwell, but I'd lik~ to see the man l::rave enough to give a large Jashionable party and exclude wine.' ' So would I. Tho' every lip but mine kept silence, there woulJ. be one to do him honor.' ' You would he alone1 I fear,' said her husband. 'When a man does a right and brave thing, all true wen honor him in their hearts. All way not be brave enough to etii.nd by his side 1 but a noble few will imitate the good example; Give the leader in any cause, right or wrong, and you will always fiud adherant· of the cause. No, my husband, I would not be alone in doiog that man honor. His praise would be on many lips and many hearts would bleeo him. I only wish you were that man! Spencer, if you will consent to take this lead, l will walk aonong oi'.tr guests lthe queenliest wo1nan, in heatt at le:.tJJt, to be found in any drawing-room this r:iea~on. I shnll not lie without my waids·of-honor, you may be sure, aad they v.ill cowe from the best families known int.he city. Come! say yes, ·nd I will be prouder of my bus· band than if he were the victorious general of a great army.' 'Ko, thank you, my dear,' rephed ~Ir. Birtwell, not in the least moYed by his wife's en~usinsm. 'I am not a i:iocial r&tormer, uor in tho least inclined that way. As I find things I take them. It is no fault of mine that some people have no conl.rol Of 'No, no, no ! ' Mrs. Voss put up her h11nde and shivered as she spoke. 'I cannot, I cannot ! Oh, my boy ! my son ! my poor Archie! Where are you 1 Why do you not come home 1 I-lark: l' 'rhe bell had rung loudly, They listened, and heard men's voices in the hall below. With face flu·hiDg and palingfoquick alternations, !lfra. Voss atarted up in bed and leaned forward, hearkening eagerly. Mr. Voss opened the chamber door and went out. Two policerr.en bad come to report that so far all effort. to find a trace of the young man had been utterly frui~less. Mre. Toso heard in silence. Slowly the dark ex~use.' .Mrs. Birtwell rose ae she fimehed ·peak· lashes fell upon her cheeks, that "'ere white ing, nod tcturned to her chamber. aa marble. Her lips were rigid and closely shut, her hanas clenched tightly, So she CHAI'. IV , ~fr. VT osa/ enii the waiter as he opened struggled with the tear and agony that were assaulting her life. the door of the breakfast· room. CHAP. T. ' Mr. and Mrs. Birtwe 11 left the table hurriedly and went to the parlor. Their A h·ndsome man of forty.five stood linvisitor wns standinp- in the middle of the gering by the bedaide of his wife, whose floor as they e·.ltered. large tender eyes looked up at him almost , b'Ir. Voss, have you henrd anything oi wistfully. A baby's head, dark with beau ti· Archie 1' oxclaimed Mrs. Dirt well. ful bair that cnrled in scores ot silken ring· , Nothing yet,' be replied, lets, lay close against her bosom. The , Dreadful, dreadful ! What can jt chamber was not large nor richly furnished) mean 1' though everythiog was in good taste and , Don't be alfl.rroed about it,' sa.id ~ir. comfortable. A few articles were out ol Birtwell, trying tQ speak in an l\f:RUring harmony with the rest, aud hinted at better voice. 1 1-Ie rnuat have go.le houte with a days. One l)f these was a. 1arge secretary oJ friend, It will be all right, I am cont!- curious workmanship. inJrud with costly dent.' woods and pearl, and rich with carvi:ige. 'I trust so,' replied ~fr. Voss. ' Ilnt I Another was a small mantel clock of excannot help feeling very anxious. !Jc bas quisite beauty, Two or three ·rnall lmt never been away all night before. SJme· rare pictures hung on the wall8. thing is wrong. Do you know precisely at Looking closely into the ma.n's strong in· what time he left here 1' tellectual face, yon would have seen some· 'I do not,' replied Mr. Birtwell. · 'We thing that marred the harmony of its tine had a large company, a'Jd l <lid not note features and dimmed its clear expreasiouparticularly t11e co1ning or going of any sonietbing to stir a doubt or awaken a feelone.' ing of concern. The eyes, that were deep '.Doctor Angier thinks it was Anon aflt r and intense, bad a sbariow in them, nntl the· twelve o'clock. Hs Stl.W hi in co:oe out of curves of the mouth had suffering nncl pai:.the dressing-room and go dl)wn stairs about sion and evidenr.cR of stern 111en ta! cutiilict that time.' in every line. This was no comman man, 'How is Fmnce· I' asked Jvlrs. Birt well. no social drone, but one who in his contact 'It must be a dreadful shock!to b~r in her with men was uded to making himself felt, weak state.' 'Come home early, Ralph, won't you 1' "Yea, it is dreadful, and I feel nx.ious said his wife. about her. If anything hao ha?pened to The man bent down and kissed her, and Archie, it will kill her. ' then pressed his lips to the baby's head. 'Y ~s, dear; I don't mean to ' stay ]ate. Tears fell over ~Irs. Birtwell's face and It it wa·n't for the expectation of m·eting she wrung her hands in distu~ss. 'She is calmer than sbt was,' said Mr. General Loga.11 and onf:I or two others that I Voss, ' Th~ first alarm and suspense broke particul1rly wish to seu, I wouldn't go at l have to make good, you know, all her right down, and sh~ was insensiLle for all. some hours. But she is bearing it better the opportunitie~ that con1e in my way.' now·-much better than I had hoped for.' 'Oh, yes, 1 know. You muat go, . of She had taken h·r busband·s ' J .vtll go to her at once. db, ii' l knew course.' hand, and was holding it with a close preashow to comfort her !' To this Mr, Voss made no response, but ure. He had to draw it away almost by Mrs. Birtwell, who was looking into hie force · . face, saw an expression that she did not un'Good-night, dear, and God hleE111. you.· derstand. His voice trembled a little. He stooped and kissed her again. A mo1uent after and 'She will see me, of course 1' Then all the light went ' I do not know. Perhaps you'd better she was alone. not go round yot. It might d!Stnrb her too out of her face, and a <leep shadow fell much, and tbedoctor says ahe roust be kept over it. She shut her eyes, but not trghtly enough to hold back the teara that soon as qa1et as possible.' Something in the n1anner of Mr. \,. oas came creeping slowly out from beneath the sent a ohill to the licart of Mrs. Birt'Vell. closed lashes. She felt an evasion in bis reply. Then a llalph Ridley was a lawyer of marked suspicion of the truth ilashed upon her ability. A. few years before he had given mind, overwbelwing her with a ilood of bit· up a good practice at the bar for an ollice ternees in which ~hame, self.reproach, sor· under the State government, Afterward row and diatress were miugled. It was be was eent to Congres.t1, and passed four from her hand, so to speak, that the soa of years in Washingtvu. Like too Jnany of her friend l~ad taken the wine which ha<l our a.bleat public n1en, the temptations of It ·was bewildered bis senses, and from her house that city were too much for him. that he had gone forth with unsteady step the old sad ·tory that repeata itself every aml confused 'brain lo face a storm the year He fell a victim to the drinking cus· heaviest and wrldest that hail been known toa1s of our national c1pit11l, Everywhe1e, for years. Il he were dead, would not the and on all social occasions, in,·itations to etain ol his blood be on her garments! No wine met him. He drank with a friend on marvel that Air. Voss bad an.id, 1 Not yet, ; his way to the .House, and with another in it might disturb her too ruuch,' Disturb the Copitol buildings, befote taking bis the friend with whose heart her own ha<l. seat for 'businese. He drank at lunch and be.ten in closest sympathy and teuderest at dinner, - aucl he drank more freely at love for yearo-the friend who llad flown to party or levee in the evening. Only in tho her in the deepest sorrow sh~ had ever eatly morning was he free from the bewild· known and held her to her heart until she ering efft:!cts of liquor. FoLir years of such a life broke down his was comforted by the sweet iufiueucea of love. Oh, this was hard to bear! She man hood. Hard as he aometimesstrug~led to rise above the debasing appetite ~hat had bowed her head and stood silent. 'I ,Vish 1 ' sa.iU Mr. -Voss, speaking to ~Ir. ens]aved him,reso1ution 911apped like thread Birtwell, 1 to get the nu.mes of a tew of the in a. fl.an1e with every new temptation. He guests who were here last night. Some of stood erect and hopeful to·day, and le· them might have seen Archie go out, or morrow lay prone and despairiug under the may have gone away at the same time as heel of his enemy. At the end of his second term in Congreso be did. I mu·I find sorne clue to the mye· tery of bis absence.' the people of his district rejected him. They !\fr. Birtwell named over many of his could tolerate a certain degree a drunkenguests, and Mr. v-o~s made a note of their ness and demorali~ation in their representaaddresses. The chill went deeper dawn tive, but Ridley had fallen too low. They into the heart of b-!rs. B i1twell; and ·when \vould have him no longer1 and so be was .M.r. Voss, who seemed to grow colder and left out in the p::i.rty nomination, and eent more constrained every iuowent, without back into private life hurt, humiliated and No clients awail!ld his return. l~oking at her, turned to go away, the pang in debt. , ' ' ho1ne. A new life :ilad IJe~ome dondnant, a n1.. w ambition was ruling him, Hope revived in the heart of his nlmost despairing wif3, and the future loolied bright again. His eyf's had grown clear and contide;:.t once '-...._ tnore, and his stooping shoulders Equare and erect. In his bearing you saw the old stateliness and conscious sense of power. Men treated him with deference and respect. In less than a year Mr. Ridley was able to remove bis fa.mily into a better house, and to llffcJrd tb~ expense of a servant. So far they bad kept out of th e,. city'· socral life. Among strangere, aod living humbly, ~lmoat meanly, they ntt ither 1u9.de nor re~ ceived calla, nor in\"1tations to evcniug entertainments; and he1·ei11 lay }Ir. Ridley's safety. It wae on bis social side that he was weakest, He could bold himself above appetite, and deny its cravings, if left to the contest alone. The drinking·saloona whoFe hundred doors he had to p"s daily did not tempt him, did not co.use his firm step& to pause nor hnger. His sorrow and shame for the past, and his solemn promiaea a11U hopes for the future were poteDt enongh to save him from all such allurements, }'or hin1 their doors stood open in vain. The path of clauger lay m another di rectioD. He wo11ld have to be taken unawares. JI' betrayed at nil , it must be, s11 to speak, in the house of a friend. The Delilah of 1 good society' must put caution and con .. science to sleep, and then rob him of his strength. The rising man at the bar of ~ great city who had already served two terms in Congress could not long remain in sooial obscurity; and as it gr·dualJy became known in tl·e 'be·t society' that Mrs. Ridley stood connected with sonic of the 'beet families' in the State, one and another hegan to call upon her and to court her acquaintancr, even though .she v.·ns living in comparath·e obscurity in a humble way. At first regrets we-re returned to all invitations to evening cntcrtaintricnts, large or small. Mr. Ridley very well und erstood why bis wife, who wus social and nntu ra11y fond of company, was eo prom pl to declino,." He knew that the excqse, "Ye are not aLle to give pirtiea in retur11 1 ' was uot really the true oue. He knew that she feared the temptation that would come to hrm, and be was by no means insensible to the perils that would beset .hiin whenever be found himself in the widet of a convivial company, with odor oi wine heavy on tbe air and in· vitations to drink rueeting fiiw at eVery turn. But tais could not always be. M l\fr·. Ridley could not for ·ver ho] selves away fron1 the social life city among the people' of whic quaintance was graJuaUy extend, Ridley would have continued to bocause of the dauger she bad go \ (Continued on fourth pag~.. j I l 1 l I '-. -- -----