The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

2% . . a. process of 1' natural sglectlon, the fre off such Christmas unequal to the pa: or l’d gie all my. been say {as through him you] husband first; got a footing in Caster- bridge. \Yhat stories people will tell!’ “ 'l‘hey willindeed. it was not so at all. Donald’s genius would have en- abled him to get. a footing anywhere, without anybody’s help! He would hav been just the same if there h . ad been no Henchard 1n the world.” The. i‘nccidenthad occupied but a few moments, but It was not to have noticed anything unusual He alighted, the Mayor ’ address was read, the V' ' isltor replied, then sz_nd a. few words rn Parr...” --- 1 «husband’s 01d pa- 11 011‘ bald 311‘s. B1033 body, a lady of the ne'ghbourhood, who 5 - ‘ u _VVQ “UV yaw-ox.) LL16 UUVVJJo . ~ ‘ "MW“? ”‘ “’ u f “ \Vhat does it. a 1 mean 1?” asked Far- . ., . . fortnight ago, at all events. ’. gfrat-3 simply seat was occupied by Lucetta Just at “If I were sure 0:1; I’d Jay mforma-i - present. In the road under her eyes .. . . ,,, . ; “ \V ‘t b' , - lad. You should {1011,"sa1d Longuays emphatically. .T.lsjhave atlhogghltt ggce before you Rf“ stood Henchard. But he was far from too rough a Joke, and apt to wake riots = . - . _ fronted to extremity a man who had attractive to a woman's eye, ruled as gadoi‘snzstirighi Efiggfihgfmthzngccfiglt {nothing .to lose. I’ve borge your 1.1;: that is so largely by the superficies of his lady has been a right enough wo- i $32 227131131}: lilugfiefile. :11; . y%li11ts§dlur thing‘s. Everybody else, from the May~ man since she came here, and if there ihustling that disgraced Hie, I won’t or to the washerwoman, shone in new ’1 Elastfingghmgi) “362% anbgtuto 3131?; 333;: istandl” , vesture according to means; but Hen- a S all. us ’ ' , , . . . . i Farfrae warmed a little at this. . i pose we make inquiratlon 1nt0 1t, Chrisâ€" , u 7’ , . n - ted and weather~beaten arments of by- I We find there’s really anyt mg 1n 1., 5 ,1... ‘ , ? . . - , g i drop a letter to them most concern- i u hat, you forward striphng, tell aman gone years. Hence, - - , led, and advise ’em to keep out of. the 'Of my age he’d no busmess there? ‘ alas! [1115 occurred: Lucettas - g” . “lou insulted Royalty, Henchard' eyes slid over him to this side and to This course was decided on, and the : Effie 13$": tle gfitX as the Chief magis- that without anchoring on a feature-- group separated, Buzzford ' ’ ‘ p 5 - ii if , .. . . , , f “ Royalty heâ€"--,” said Henchard. “I i as gaily dressed women’s eyes will too } Cone), Come, my anoient friend , let s f i often do on such occasi i g r :3 .move on. There’s nothing more to see ,' am as 10331 as you, come to that. ons. Her manner I here." . . sxgmfred quite plainly that she meant! These . . ~ g “You may be the one to .0001 first,” 1' was a Yes gtreait EEC??? plgdrglifi 3 said Henchard grimly. “NOW, this is * ti) theOPeter’s’ yarn-‘g’ at themhorner of the case. Here be we, in this four- ‘ . ' . 1 L3 wind-up to the isguarel loft, to finish out that little 1 orning. There’s f l reason of their great elevation E the door, forty foot above ground. One 1 ‘:‘of us two puts the other out by that i; - . To him, at least, it was not a joke, ,doorâ€"the master stays ms1de. If he; At length a man stationed at the far- b . [likes he may go down afterwards and :0 _____ 2 give the alarm that the other has fall- 'h j en out by accidentâ€"or he may tell lthe 3‘33 on the second bridge, of which mention CHAPTER XXXVHI. ftg‘uth, that’s Ihis business. As ttirle jg - 1. The proceedin 3 had been briefâ€"â€"too .‘5 T011838 man ’V8 16 0119 arm 0 a e gas beggmade’ tghave a 3’51““ ’ “(13113 brieflâ€"to Lucettag. The shake of the r0â€" 3 no advantage of ye D’ye understand? I ‘3 (”pom 1011 1n e1r ro es procee e yal hand still lingered in her fingers; 1 Then heres at 3’8 l ' 'n‘ from the front of the Town Hall to the - and the chitâ€"chat she had overheard There was no time for Farfrae to do {1‘6 aTChWay erected at the entrance to that her husbandm I ‘ i ht ossibl , receive aught but one thing, to close With Heln- ' the town The carr‘ ' ' the honour of knigligthogd, seeined not i chard, for the latter had come on at i W' i . suite arrived at the Wilde“ ViSiOD; stranger things had ’ Ollce. It was a wrestl] . . 11;; match, the 10f occurred to men so good and Captivat- ObJBCt of each being to give ms amtag- m. f dust, a proces- mg as her Scotch i must a backdall' , and on Henchard’s th bly that it should be 03- . d ‘ s collar, which i an: ad had seized it. ‘While be firmly ' ate the Henchard by his collar with the con- n of Lucetta with the oth- trary hand. \V' ' ' ' ’ . ; and he dls~ oured to get h ' th th (1 Heczllc ard eep 1t 1n cha - 3‘ more an a common )0ur~ e rear as e gaze upon the lowâ€" ' " T g vehicle, uavmg the neyman. ered eyes of his fair and slim antag~ 8.118 [nion Jack to and fro With his left He .moved on homeward, and met onist. She hand, while he blandly held out his Jopp m the archway to the Bull staake. right to the ill . the . He-nchard planted the first toe for- - ‘SO you’ve had a snub,” said Jopp. - , s - - . 9h?“ ustrlous personage. All “ And avhat if I have .2” answered , and thus fare crossmg him “lth hlS Henchard sternly. ‘ the struggle had very in]: look there!” and Lucetta w I . appt as ready 150 .. “7113: I’ve had one too, so vse are {fifeCSthtnhge fiptpfigsreanzertgf ggiega‘lhilnaii‘i her faint. Elizabeth-Jane peeped through 0thf under the same displeasure ’ He iutes were passed by them im this atti- f emf the Shoulders of those in from, SW c3333 {Stigltggsshgsnettempt to wm Lu- tude, the pair rocking and writhing like 23, a “hat 1t was, and .was terrified; and JHenchard _mere1y heard his story, sdfggellsileggde’ 11333111 tililigseltiiiiig ai‘ItlhiiJIt causi then her Interest in the event as a “1th?“ taki‘ng ”3 deeply In His own breathing could be heard Then F‘nr- Th strange phenomenon got the better of :fiiaétégidtilffiffirfile an Lucetta overâ€" frag hum: , her fear. ( ‘0? worship ye, Buzz, for say- remarked Nance. Mockridge. to see the trimming pulled ,ristmas candles. I am quite the. part. of villain myself, all my small silver to see? â€"-v' ”v .l'dlfl'S genius wquld have en m to get. a footmg anywhere anybody’s 11819 .' He would hav: 4- ‘1- form the background Elizabeth-Jane watched the scene. Some seats had been arranged from which ladies could Witness the spectacle, and the front seat was occupied by Lucetta just at present. In the road under her eyes stood Henchard. But he was far from‘ attractive to a woman’s eye, that is so largely by the superficies of .7 things. Everybody else, from the May~ or to the washerwoman, shone in new vesture according to means; but Hen- Z 3 ! I I l gone years. I CHAPTER XXXVII.-â€"(Continued.) Suddenly the taller members of the crowd turned their heads, and the shorter stood on tip-toe. It was said that the royal cortege approached. Form the background Elizabeth-Jane Lion. For a moment Henchard ground. rigidly; then by an ”4a; carriage; and into this 1‘; man stepped before any one 50 event him. It was Henchard. er unrolled his private flag, and til 5 his hat be advanced to the PE 13"s help I He Wdifiila havé same If there had been 11‘ the world.” all? They have been say- it. was through him your got a footing in Caster- stories people will tell!” thmugh her recefit Doctor. id with bated breath; “Oh, 1113 husband,’ said Lu 111 back, and told " Henchard’s eyes observed the fierce 113:, a proces- ingfas hel: éc t , l ‘ ter the C( d he_“h.0 9 came Henchard had at a ualkmg pace. ladies’ stand° ' gardigng with a aar yards in front §p0t on the In: 3 “'0- by the mar- Vuv of the third. through the: 1 “1:71-; feet on u A}' man, n’t see. Ye. , -mid 51'35 a. nand o" thine." {Rothlsng moved Henchard like. a melody. He sank hack . “No; 1 do it I” he gasped. “ Vhy does t] fernal fool begm that now!” At length Farfrae ' __- .Luclc “fads; ux Lnu‘ty or forty feet to the g: the spot on which he ha : standing with Farfrae when EH2 3 Jane had ’seen him lift his arm many misgivings as to What the ment portended He retired a few and waned. V 7â€".v u;xxo Lit: yI'U' chu round to the back and enter- ed the yard. Nobody was present, for, as he had beer aware, the labourers and carters were enjoying half~holiday of t e. events of the dayâ€"-though the EGarters would ha ve to return for a 1 I ere lying abofit,‘ 'a. responsibility. 1 I! Now the an . for the latter had come on at :WBII-intentiona ~ . ; stranger things had i came. It was a wrestling match, the I occurred to men so of Longways . object of each being to give his amtag- men, to £973 1 mg as her Scot‘chman was. {must a backlall; and on Henchard’s the evemng, i HAfler the collison with the BI:1y0f,[part unquestlona en bly that it should be cal mummerv: l ,a-Cha'rd had Withdlawn behind Hm throng-h Hm Am“. V_ ‘- vvuvvou I we“ ”tripling, L511 (1 man ; 150.1qu SLILtggle, ne (1801(18d $12111 to per- ' ' ' r ’ . ‘ n ,2 severe in ”his 'ourne so as to recovel : ea, and adwse em to keep out of the , “any” age he d no busmess there? 3 y, S f - 2n .- 3.011 I “ ay . 3 , insulted Royalty, Henchard; fl himself before going indoors and meet- This course was decided on, and the , and ’twas my duty, as the chief magis_ mg the eyes of Luoetta. ,- itrate, to stop you.” i “Chen he was. just on .the point of 52%? §§gzgéetlifiylifnzcziiogtd frfeagénglett’: f “ Royalty be_--," said Henohard. “I ;driv1nvg off, Whlttle arrived with a ) 3 move ’0 n There’s nothing more to see farm as loyal as you, come to that.” lnote, badly addressed, and bearing the 'lhere.” . k g‘ ”I am not here to argue. W'ait tilI finId. III-Iglfidmte upon .thg (gutSldethOIt: 1 Th e ,. ' -'- .' , you Ellie 0001, wait till you are cool“, and . opening 1 . e was surpr1se_ ,0 see _a I haveesbeeenn :lllrgi‘tizgéloggg tag? 1313313 gyou Will see things as I do.” ilt was unsugned. It contained a brief 'how ripe the i ‘ ' . ‘ _ g “ You ma be the one to 0001 first," request that he would go to \Veatherâ€" ly was a Yes 32:3; fig??? plfldrseéaili i said Henchaer grimly. “Now, this is bury that evening about some busmess to theoPeter’s’ iar‘g" at thepgorner of 3 the Case. 'Here be we, in this four- Wthh he Was conducting there. Fa?" 'Iixen Lane “IX “3 Esquare loft, to finish out that little free kn, ' ' ' ' e . .. }. IS a “Ind-up to the[ , tl l . Royal Visit the hit will be all the more ' v» res 9‘ you Jegan thls mo , rning. There’s fpressing; but .as he was bent upon goâ€" at: b , . . - - gthe door, forty foot above ground. One mg out he yielded to the anonymous §O_da3{,,reasm 0f the” great 918mm“ i of us two puts the other out by that request, partlcularly as be had a call I TO him, at least, it was not a joke sdoorâ€"the master stays inside. If he f to make at Mellstock which could be m- i [but a reprisal. ’ f h.kes he may ‘go d " ' : - ‘ own afterwards and eluded 1n the same to r. Thereuponf _____ give the alarm that the other has fall- 111,6 told Whittle of his chanee of direc- # en out bv acwdentâ€"or he may tell the tion, In words Wthh Henohard had ov- CHAPTER AXXVHI truth, that’s his business. As the :eriheard oors, and \Vhlttle had , . .not been supposed to do so on his own she had overheard, There was no time for Farfrae to do ’resDODSlblhtY- 7 I tfiat her husband might possibly receive aught but one thi , e ng, to close with Henâ€" 3 Now the anonyzmous lette honour of knighthood, seemed not : chard, for the latter . r was the; had come on at ['Well-intentioned but clumsy contrlvancn 1 rl f I ; Stranger things had; - 9.8". It “rag a HYPE-9111.110 mgfnlq 4.1.- n? Tn......____ _ OCCUFTP n Mnn A... _ ) ~. . w pruU, 101' 1 saw it (:01 . He can rub l 1 wound! . . But he . . shall be sorry to a, tussleâ€"face to fa ' , 110W :1 (303:0nt gune in a told that the words were 'e at. the. King 9f Prussia -aav My“ ' -â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~____.. I Henchard said nothing; but. going I H You know what's brewing down i back, he closed the star hatchway', there, I 3" ° f rd m' _ and stamped upon it so that it went teriouglyatlgpgfig 01:15:22,811” 0 SS Wight Into 1ts frame; be next turned Coney looked at him. “ Not the skim- : to the Wondering yotmg man W110 by l v mityqide 3n ; this, time observed that one of Hench- Buzzford nodded. [al‘gis {HIPS was bound to 1913 side. “I have my doubts if it will be car- 5 NOW” saxd Henchard @116th “we ‘ , n - - H .. s tand face t f â€"â€" an and ma Y rled out, said Long“ 33.5. If they are x S 0 ace. m . n. 0311' ettin it; u thev are kee i it ' h- I money and your fme wgfe no longer 11ft tgy doggy p ' p ng 1mg 5 Fe above me as they did but now, and ”I heard they “‘ere thinking Of it a {my poverty does not press me dOVV‘Il.” fortnight ago, at all events.” ; _ ” \Vhat does it all mean 1?” aslmri Far- ‘ J; 1 C we coulson with the Bhyof, part unquestionably that it ShOIIld (1 had withdlawn behind the through the door. ' wuv‘ " fhine.” ' t0 attempt the arc! like an old “15k 0f Winning-p 45.0; .Ican’t attack. Earfrae , , . h * re :2” he said. Budmouth as he 1 frae. “I could... VVa-S unexpectedly ° . erbufy, and mean‘. :hard heard his on hxs way thither [den He heard three or four mil! .oor, ascend and It would therefc gin the ascent at Farfrae’s hous : his head rose There was no £6: “ No; I can’t by does the an- now 1” QiSQerSBd- But loyer, at the grail: convenigptly could or} some wild pur~ dinner, and went Went up we of the com. a. few sacks 9 V3.5 the (1601' 1 under the ‘ hmsted the 1 7 time ; and now ze pro- enter- a1 for DURHAM CHRONICLE, Mar. 11, 189?. . - his appearance just now-â€"Were Inadequate to 11ft or loosen , ime. By an extraordin- ary effort he s 'mtceeded at last, though not until they h “Yes. Two imalges oni a donkey, !' back to back, their elbows t' . . _f . - . d, and I he’s facing the tail.” -' “Is it meant for anybody particular?" ell-â€"it may be. The man (has got ‘. be firmly grappled, the latter hol . his collar with the trary hand. \Vith his right he end oured to get hold of his a left arm, which do, so adroitly di the rear as he utes were passed b tude, the pair rocking and writhing 11k and Its consequences trees ma gale, both preservin solute .SIIence. By this ' con- eav- ntagoni-st’s , however, he could ‘not (1 Henchard keep it in gazed upon the low- 1: fair and slim antag~ v o I l i I k,â€" -v ‘vup. 1 we IJULUU yUUF I'IV‘ j alry, which ruined me, and your snub fbing which humbled me; but your fhustling, that disgraced me, I won’t stand 1” ‘ Farfrae warmed a little at this. V'Ye’d no business there,” he said. ; V“As much as ant one among ye. 3 W hat, you forward stripling. tell a man ;of my age he’d no business there?” ; “You insulted Royalty. Henchard; : and ’twas my duty, as the chief magis- .5 trate, to stop you.” i “ Royalty heâ€"--,” said Henohard. “I farm as loyal as you, come to that.” ”I am not here to argue. Whit +m you are cool, wait till you will see things as “You may be the 0 said Henchard grimly the case. Here he V! square 10ft, to finish I time ?” asked, commg forward. ’1: ye take your holiday like the men .9” :mly grappled, the latter holding or 111.3 fair and slim ant‘agv. [I planted the first toe for- frae crossing him with his; far the struggle had very zapgearance of the ordinnrv he said bitter~ t mess that no man I did thee at one u Wâ€"though Icame n mnot hurt thee! E ,rge-â€"-d0 What you Ii or what comes of b 1 : baek part of the - alf Into a. corner ~yc -L.. -L_ . the at“ . ”wow W 1161' ausura passion for him 7-! WW“ “1. “£15 . “ f and its conse uences lung and wrlthmg hke . q )oth presenting an ap- cause for fear; \ 3y thls tune 'thelr ~ - - . - ' ‘ ‘- - .. ‘r ' ‘ be heard. Ihen 1’3“ subJects ma gled was dlstur} . , how of the otherelde hubbub in t e disfance. ' ar Whlch was resusted moment by moment. ' an lzxertmg all hls ‘ , '9“ been glven up to re ._ . . 1mg movement, and joritv of the populace since 7 truggle ended by 1118 ” . awn on his knees by one of 1115 muscular . fi , as. he lwas, howef’er' next door, who spok 111111 1' 19”? andIi ‘11“ mndow across the streef ,. eet agaln the etlugâ€" er mend even more elevat before. , “ l‘ l \Vhen Farfrae descended out of the loft, breathless from his encounter With Henchard, he paused at the bottom to recover himself. He arrived at the yard with the intention of putting the horse 5 into the gig himself (all the men hav- ing a holiday), and driving to a village on the Budmouth Road. D-esyite the fearful struggle, he decided still to per- severe in ”his journey, so as to recover himself before going indoors and meet- ing the eyes of Lucetta. d “Then he was just on the point of; driving off, W'hittle arrived with a? note, badly addreSSed, and bearing the 5 \x-‘nrrl “;mmng:_L-,, U She sai W'hile leaning thus upon the parapet, his listless attention was awakened by sounds of an unaccustomed kind from the town quarter. They were a con- fusion of rhythmical noises, to which the streets added yet more confusion by encumbering them with echoes. accusing soul. He walked about the streets and outskirts of the town, lingering here and there till he reach- ed the stone bridge of which men- tion has been made, an accustomed halting-place with him niow.. Here he Spent a long time, the purl of waters through the weirs meeting his ear, and the Casterbridge lights glimmering at nq‘great distance off. , . y opened. "' WE I advanced Into the fire- CHAPTER XXXIX all i , she said ’ t0 k’nock 'e not Shut Window is be... the Wayâ€"“for 1: the satiri- Steam E separators. a. 3 J!!! on, 51?.g )3. 13 K. 3.ng w ~g' 'da‘ u no F0UNDRYMA\T >2 .4. .m nqunSDAu mmFTDDFW C 2m<mm “>2cw Druggist or Deaier for it, and Builders’ MAKE..- Cure 0r byfi infcrcstlng It: ms About ( Great Britain; the U All Parts of the (Hot inserted for Easy Rem THE VERY LATESTI WORLD 0‘ Dr. Lgnch of Lindsa ‘ 1A hame fur the ag agitated at Guel ph The Hamilton Polim elation has decidai In The Hudson: Buy ( bute $1,000 to the lnni "be Springhid t‘nlli operation, the 1mm hm ‘80 vs ork. {A nmn‘lwr of men sewerage works at i better pay 4 AVinnipeg's India. totals $8,932.96. of w] oeived from the Ma dren. George Irvine, Q. Admiralty Court am Union Club of Quebea Mr. R. M. Cheste: merchant, has been nesday last. He for route. Michael DelanToy, sectiomman who wa: near Dundas last. Mo at Hamilton. The Guelph firebu by Judge Chud\\ick, wears and Quinn q Kingston Penitent Estella Cushing, L ten by a. Nexxfoup South rewnily, is Pasteur lnstit'ute, The congregatic Avenue Methodist have decided to 6 their church, at a The Viot oria Hf peg will erect. a, over the grave of Fred Higginbmhai to egahle theâ€"p0? enqulrles. The inquest on t lyâ€"born babe mun three weeks :1..gu_ Some .Montzreal ing to prpsent MI 11.15 departure for sum portrait. of thousand dollars A Ridgeumrno rick Bimini); “as shoulder bV Jose billiard parlor in is a very seno The coroner s j to the death of dared Mr. Shaw returned a ver -' the murderer co Mr. Thomas K Kingston, has 1m death of a rich sisters have be: and an estate in The 5th Royal been invited by curable Artiller; to visit; that city attempt will be ran-'g‘emnents The Protestam of Montreal haw against Mr. Bra his children 10 ("here \u xe case {mil} . At a. nueting Society Thursdw approved of to 1 minion Gomrnr ing legislation horses ruins of murdered set on in The Cox found 111:1 Mr. Law-1 respected r reeve of L was drown through an River Thai 311' Sidne culture“ dtfl penance pt” to that en In the Cour on \Vednesdzfl a. case. in “'11 unions were sued the ml: which he a! through the men at the Appeal Court new judgm against. the. ed that the The first” I Lieut. â€"GON most entireui a few weeks ed the_ Iecogm to C3116 11nd ‘lllfi DPS 1.1m GI CANAL}. 1d