1878-06-29 — Page 6

A LULLABY

hear the drums are heating, Are there soldiers on the shore, Tramping on and then retreating,

While the distant cannons roar 1

No, no, my dear, you only hear

The breakers calling to the moon Tid only the wind, half awake, half asleep,

Singing a wild and fital tone.

The moon is dreaming, almost seeming

To smile in her sleep on the quiet skies; The stars can hardly keep from shutting Their ever watchfal, sparkling eyes..

THE CHINA MAIL.

ence to a criminal court was very earnestly I discovery, the day before yesterday, of a desired. I was confirmed in this conjecture pocket book behind ship bookshelves in the by observing that in despair of Owan Lloyd's library. As no property had been Taken luntary disclosure of his retreat, a reward from that room-though the lock of a large of fifty guineas, payable by a respectable iron chest, edutaining cons and toedala, had licitor of Lothbary, was ultimately offered been evidently tampered with the search to any person whe weald furnish X. Y. there was not at first very rigorous. That with the missing man's address. An old pookat-book-here it is belonged, I know, Urd, I mentally exclaimed on perusing to Owen Lloyd when in our service. See, this paragraph, and not to be caught with here are his initiale stamped on the cover chaff that is evident. Still more to excite

there when with you?

**Might he not have inadvertently left it You will scarcely think so after reading the date of the five-pound note of the flnd within the inner lining. Hampshire County Bank, which you will

**The 'date is 1831.

ay curiosity, and at the same time bring the matter within the scope of my own particular functions, I found, on taking up quiness offered for the apprehension of The Police Gazette, a reward of thirty Owen Lloyd, whose person and mannera were minutely described. The purmit The nest on the bough to waving now,

grows hot, thought I, throwing down the But the nestlings sleep in their downy cell;st brought me from the superintendent; paper, and hastening to attend a summons The batterfly folds up his wings of snow, Hand if Owen Lloyd is still within the four: And swings in the satin-hang llly bell. was, lie chance of escape scams but a poor Bleep then, my dear, and while you hear

The drowey music of the shore Dream of the foam-clad fairies dancing Hand in hand on its gleaming floor,

LIFE.

Life over striving, restless, and driving, All is mysterious; who shall decide Which is the best, labor or rest?

Pleasures are babbles that dost on

tide

!

On waiting on the superintendent, I was directed to put myself in immediate personal ommunication with a Mr Smith, the head of an eminent wholesale house in the City.

In the City P.

Exactly. I have also strong reason for believing that. Owen Lloyd is now, or has Hamphire." heen lately, residing in some part of

That is important." *This letter, continued Mr Smith; and then passing for a brief space in some embarrassment, he added: The Commis- aoner informed me, Mix Waters, that you wore a person upon whose good sense and discretion, as well as sagacity and courage, every confidence might be plaasd. I there- fore feel less difficulty that I otherwise should in admitting you a little behind the family soreen, and entering with you upon matters one would not willingly have bruited

Yes; but your business with Mr Smith is dative to the extensive robbery at his Weat and residence a week or two ago. The necessary warrants for the apprehension of the suspected parties have been, I under-in the public ear.? sand, obtained, and on your return will be itspoed in your hands.'

I at once proceeded to my destination, and Glancing and gleaming, beautiful sooming, on my arrival was immediately ushered into Touch them they vanish, and where have a dingy back-room, where I was desired to

they flown?

wait till Mr Smith, who was just then busily Where? sh where? They have melted in engaged, could speak to me. Casting my

air,

yes over a table, near which the clerk had And hearts they had gladder'd are weep-paced me a chair, I perceived a newspaper

ing alone.

and the Police Gazette, in both of which the advertisements for the discovery of Owen Lloyd were strongly underlined. Ok, ho!' thought I; Mr Smith, then, in the X. Y. 2. who is so extremely anxious to renew his Sighing or singing, merry bells ringing, aquaintance with Mr Owen Lloyd; and I and blanding with others that toll foran the honoured individual selected to bring about the desired interview. Well, it is in ny new vocation-one which can scarcely dispensed with, it seems, in this busy, heming life of ours.

Patiently ever time mingles together

The idle, the vain, and the workers for

broad,

the dead!

whose glass of pride had quickly, passed away, bit you are dealing fairly and candidly with me in the matter

In reply to this home-thrust, Mr Smith placed the letter addressed by Miss Lloyd to his son in the hands of the questionat, at the same time explaining how he had obtained it

I am not sure of that, replied Mr Smith. Let us bok calmly at the matter. Your brother i evidently not living in London, and that weounts for your advertisements not being answered.”

Truly!

[No. 4676-JUNE 29, 1878.

There's a Divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-how them how we will,'

it was, I remember, within a stone'e- We are so badly off for room, that they throw of the celebrated Bomullen Abbey terribly hamper us. ruina--I easily contrivedy by a few onreleas *This evening, about nine o'clock. I have indirect questions, to elicit all the informa-hired a smack at Hythe to take us, big and tion I required of the loquacious waiting baggage, down the river to meet the tiller maid. Mr Lloyd, who seemed to hear an which calls off Portsmouth to-morrow. I excellent ohamoter, lived, I was informed, wish we could persuade you to go with us. Bed at a cottage about half a mile distant from Thank you, Jones, replied Owen in a do- Mr Lloyd's hande trembled, and his tears the init, and chiefly supported himself as a jected tone. I have very little to hope for fell fast over the letter as he hurriedly measurer of timber-beech and ash; a small here; still my heart olings to the old coun- perused it. It seemed by his broken, stook the oak was reserved for government try,

thastily rising, Involustery ejaculations, that old thoughts purposes-le usually kept on hand. Miss I had heard snough; and hastily and memories were deeply stirred within Caroline, the girl said, did beautiful fancy-intimated a wish to look at the timber ak him. For girl!-se young, so gentle, and work; and a group of flowers painted by her, once. Mr Lloyd immediately ross, and so sorely tried! Her mother's very turn of as natural as life, was framed and glazed Jones and his wife left the cottage to return thought and phrase. Owen too, artless, in the bar, if I would like to see it. Upon to Hythe at the same time that we did. I honourable, just as he was ever, except the right track, sure enough! Mr Lloyd, marked a few pieces of timber, and when thedupe of knaves and villains.” there could be no longer a doubt, had unpromising to send for them in the morning,

He seed buried in thought for some consciously betrayed his unfortunate, guilty hastened away. time after the perusal of the letter; and Mr brother into the hands of justice, and i, an A mountain memed removed from off my Smith, whose que it, was to avoid exciting agent of the iron law, already upon the breast: I felt as if I had achieved a great suspicion by too great eagerness of speech, threshold of his hiding-place! I felt no personal deliverance. Truly a wonderful was growing fidgoty. At length, suddenly pleasure at the success of the scheme. To interposition of Providence, I thought, that looking, he said in a dejected tone: If have bravely and honestly stood up against has so signally averted the fatal conde- this is all you have ascertained, we seem as an adverse fato for so many years, only to quences likely to have resulted from the far off as vor. I can afford you no help. fall into crime just as fortune had grown thoughtless imprudence of Owen Lloyd in

weary of persecuting him, and a long- allowing bis house to be made, however in estranged brother had returned to raise him nocently, a receptacle for stolen goods, at to their former position in society, was the solicitations, too, of a man whose cha- melancholy indeed! And the young woman ractor he knew to be none of the

pareat. too, whose letter breathed so pure, so gentle, He had had a narrow cecape, and might so patient a spirit-it would not bear with perfect trith exclaim: If you look at the letter attentively, you thinking about and I resolutely strove to will porgive that three important words, look upon the affair as ons of everyday "in the best," have been partially erased." routine. It would not do, however; and I

Yes, it is indeed so; but what'

was about to quit the room in no very The warrants of which I was the bearer "Now, there no particular locality in enviable frame of mind, when my beat the London police anthorities had taken aarS. the country to which your brother would be companions, Mr and Mrs Jones, entered, and to get indorsed by a magistrate of the likely to betake himself in preference to seated themselves at one of the tables. county of Hampshire, who happened to another ? Gentlemen of fancy and senti- The apartment was rather a large one, and be in London, so that I found no diffinity ment,' added Mr Smith, usually fall back, as I was ecated in the corner of a box at in erranging effectually for the capture and I have heard, upon some favourite haunt of some distance from the entrance, they did safe custody of Jones and his assistante early days when pressed by adversity." not at first observe me; and several words when he game to fetoh his booty,

'It is natural they should," replied Mr caught my car which awakened a strong Lloyd, heedless of the sucer. I have felt desire to hear more. That I might do so, 1 that longing for old haunts and old faces in instantly adopted a very common, but not intenseet force, even when I was what the the less often very successful device. As world calls prospering in strange lands; and soon as the now-comers perceived me, their how much more But no; he would not whispered colloquy stopped abrantly; and return Wales to Caermarthen to be after a minute or so, the man said, looking looked down upon by those amonget whom hard at me: 'Good-day, sir; you have had our family for so many generations stood rather a long walk; and be glanced at my equal with the highest. Besides, I have dusty boots. personally sought him there--in vein. Sir, I replied, inclosing my left ear with

But he wife-she is not a native of the my hand in the manner of a natural ear-certained that Arthur Smith, by his mo principally

trumpet, did you speak P

ther's assistance, I suspect, had early penetrated his father's schemes and secrets, and had, in consequence, caused Mr. William Lloyd to be watched home, with whom, im mediately after I had left, he had a long conference. Later in the evening an solair cissement with the father took place; and after a long and stormy discussion, it was resolved that all three should the next morning post down to Beaulieu, and not as circumstances might suggest. My story was soon told. It was received of course with unbounded joy by the brother and the lover; and eves through the father's ap parent indifference I could perceive that his refusal to participate in the general joy would not be of long duration. The large fortune which Mr William Lloyd intimated his intention to bestow upon his niece was s new and softening element in the affair.

1 bowed, and he presently proceeded. **Owen Lloyd, I should tell you, is married to a very amiable, superior sort of of woman, and has one child, a daughter named Caroline, an elegant, gentle-mannered, beautiful girl, I admit, to whom my wife was much attached, and she was con- sequently a frequent visitor in Brook Street. This I always felt was very imprudent; and the result was that my son Arthur Smith, only about two years her senior--she was just turned of seventeen when her father was compelled to flee from his overtors formed a silly, boyish attachment for her. They have since, I gather from this letter, which I found yesterday in Arthur's dressing room, carried on, at long intervals, a clandestine correspondence, waiting for the advent of more propitious times-which, being interpreted," added Mr Smith with a Mr Smith did not keep me waiting long.sardonio sneer, means of course my death He seemed a hard, shrewd, business man, and burial.' whose still wiry frame, brisk, aotive gait asd manner, and clear, decisive eye, in dicated though the snows of more than sixty winters had passed over his head-a 'Not exactly. The correspondence is, it et vigorous life, of which the morning and asetus, carried on without the knowledge of Can pestle and laugh among sweet-the moon had been spent in the successful Owen Lloyd; and the girl states, in answer,

scented hay.

Ersuit of wealth and its accompanimentit should seem, to Arthur's inquiries, that Foiling or playing admit no delaying. scial consideration and influence.

her father would never forgive her if, under Earnest in everything, such be our plan; * You have, I suppose, read the advertise-present circumstances, she disclosed hie plaos Faithful, confiding-a friend's errors hid-ments marked on these papers?'

of residence-zee can now very well ander ingl

stand that and the entreats Arthur not to persist, at least for the present, in histo Beaulin immediately." attempts to discover her. My son, you must understand, is now of age, and so far as fortune is concerned, is, thanks to a legacy from an aunt on his mother's side, indepen

Pomp and perplexity, wealth and adversity Jumble and jostle their way in the street: Ease and anxiety, want and antiety,

Weave them a woof that is never com-

plete!

Listlese, repining, worthless and whlaing, Many of life make a wretched display While health with its treasures, and youth

with its plesatros

Making of all things the best that we can.

Some may despise life! Folly defies life i

O cherish it dearly, for brief is its stay Stand to it bravely, joyfully, gravely,

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Life is a game that is pleasant to play! And when qui is over, around us may hover Angel bands singing " is fading away," The wounded heart healing, and gently

revealing

I have, and of course conclude that you, an, are X. Y. Z.

Of course conclusione,' rejoined Mr Smith with a quite perceptible auser, are usually wry silly ones in this instance especially

'You are in possession, then, if Miss Carolina Lloyd is living with her father, of his precise place of abode

I

No. Ah! I remember. The forest! It

must be at Caroline Heyworth, whom we first met in the Isle of Wight, is a native of Beculies, a village in the New Forest, Hampahle A small property there, be queathed by an uncle, belonged to her, and perhaps has not been disposed of. How name I nt to think of this before? I will set out at once-and yet pressing business requires my stay here for a day or two.'

This gentleman, Mr Waters, aan preceed

That must do then. You will call on me, Mr Waters-here is my address-before you leaw town. Thank you. And God bless you, sir,' he added, suddenly seizing Mr Smith's hand, for the light you have thrown upon this wearying and, I feared, hopeless search. You need not be so anxions, ir, to send a special messenger to rolease year son from his promise of marriage to my ne. None of us, ba aasared, will be desirous of forcing her upon a relnotant family.' He then bowed and withdrew.

Mr Waters,' said Mr Smith with a good deal of shrnness, as soon as we were alone, I expect that no sentimental crotchet will prevent your doing your duty in this matter?

What right, I answered with some heat, have you, sir, to make such an insinuation

Because I perceived, by your manner, that you disapproved my questioning Mr Lloyd as to the likeliest mode of securing his brother."

My manner but interpreted my thoughts: still, sir, I know what belongs to my duty, and shall perform it."

Enough: I have nothing more to say.' I drew on my gloves, took up my hat, and was leaving the room, when Mr Smith exclaimed: Star one moment, Mr Waters you see that my great object is to break off the connation between my son and Miss Lloyd ' I do.'

I am not anxious, you will remember, to press the prosecution if, by frank written confession of his guilt, Owen Lloyd places un insuperable bar between his child and mine. You understand ?'

a

A dusty walk, he rejoined, in a voise that might have been heard in a hurricane or coroas Fleet Street.

One oeldok!" I replied, pulling out my watch. No it wants a quarter yet.

Deaf as the Monument, said Jones to his companion. All right.

The suspended dialogue was but partially resumed.

Do you think,' said the woman, after the lapse of about five minutes do you think Owen and his family will go with us? bops not.

Not he: I only asked him just for the say-so of the thing. He is too chicken- hearted for that, or for anything else that requires pluak.

Finishing the spirits and water they had ordered, they soon afterwards went out. I followed.

As soon as we had gone about a hundred paces from the house, I said; Pray can you tell me which is Mr Lloyd, the beech-

merchant's house? 7

Yes,' replied the man, taking hold of my arm, and hallooing into my ear with a power sufficient to really deaten one for life: 'we are going there to dine.

after completing my arrangements, when a I had just returned to the Beaulieu inn, carriage drove furiously up to the door, and who should, to my atter astonishment, alight, but Mr Williams Lloyd, and Messrs Smith, father and son! I hastoned out, and briefly enjoining caution and silence, begged them to step with me into a private room. The agitation of Mr Lloyd and of Mr Arthur Emith was extreme, but Mr Smith appeared sold and impassive as ever. Isoon 88-

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It was about two months after my first interview with Mr Smith that, on returning home one evening, my wife placed before

My name, you ought to be aware, is Smith: X. Y. Z., whoever he may be, Ident of me." expect in a few minutes. In just seventeen What post-mark does the latter bear ?' minutes, added the exact maa of business; Charing Crows. Miss Lloyd states that or I, by letter, appointed him to meet me it will be posted in London by a friend,

Mr Smith, saior, ordered his dinner ;-and hare at one o'clock precisely. My motive in being, I nothing doubt, her father's con

Mr Lloyd and Arthur Smith-but why need life without sorrow-Eternal the day.meking an interview with him, it is proper federate Jones. But to us the most

attempt to relate what they did P. I only --Francle Bennoch.

Ishould tell you, is the probability that he, important part of the epistle is the following

know that when, a long time afterwards like myself, is a sufferer by Owen Lloyd, line: "My father mat with a sad accident

ventured to look in at Mr Owen Lloyd's cot and may not therefore objest to defray a fair in the forest some time ago, but is now

tage, all the five inmates-brother, uncle, But every jet of chaos which threatens share of the cost likely to be inoized in quite recovered." The words in the forest

lover, nice, and wife were talking, laugh to ex erminate us, is convertible by intellect unkennelling the delinquent and prosecuting have, you see, been written over, but not so

ing, weeping, smiling, like distreated crea into wholesome force. Faleis unpenstrated him to conviction; or, which would be far entirely as to prevent their being, with a

Lures, and seemed utterly incapable of rea- causes. The water drowns ship and milerstter, he may be in possession of informa- Kittle trouble, traced. Now, soupling this

I nodded comprehension, and on wo sonable discourse. An hour after that, as like grain of dust. But learn to swim,hu that will enable us to obtain completely expression with the Hampshire bank note,

journeyed. We were met at the door by stood soreened by a belt of forest-trees in trim your bark, and the wave which drown-the olue I already almost grasp. But we I am of opinion that Lloyd is concealed

Owen Lloyd himself a man in whose coun-wait for Mr Jores and company, I noticed, ed it will be eluven by it, and carry it, like mast be cautious: X. Y. Z. may be a relative somewhere in the New Forest.'

tenance guilelessness, even to simplicity, as they all strolled past me in the clear its own foam, a plume and a power, her friend of Lloyd's, and in that case, to A shrewd guess, at all events."

seemed stamped by nature's own true hand. moonlight, that the tears, the agitation bad cold is inachsiderate of persous, tingles your pasees him of our plang would answer no You now perceive what weighty motives

So much, thought 1, for the reliance to be passed away, leaving only smiles and grate- blood, freezes & man like a dewdrop. But purpose but to afford him an opportunity of have to bring this man to fasties. The

placed on physiognomy! I have brought ful joy on the glad faces so lately clouded. learn to skate, and the ice will give you a bailing them. Thus promised, I had better property carried off i care little comparatively

you a customer,' said Mr Jones; but he is by anxiety and sorrow. A mighty ohange graceful, sweet, and poe to motion heat once proceed to read over to you a few about; but the intercourse between the

as deaf as a stone. I was courteously in so briot a space! cold, will brace your limbs and bakin to particulars I have jotted down, which, yon girl and my son must at any cost be

invited in by signs; and with much hallooing Mr Jones arrived with his oart and helpers konins, and make you foremost ten of vill perceiv, throw light and colour over terminated" ____

and shouting, it was finally settled that, in duo time. A man who sometimes assist time, Cold and sea will: train an limperial the suspicions I have been within these few He was interrupted by a clerk, who

after dinner, I should look over Mr Lloyd's ed in the timber-yard was deputed, with an Baxon race which nature cannot bear to-days' compelled to entertain, You are entered to say that Mr William Lloyd, the

stock of wood. Dinner had just been placed apology for the absence of Mr Lloyd, to de lose, and, after couping it up for a thousand dubtless acquainted with the full parti-gentleman who had advertised as XX. Z.,

on the table by Mrs Lloyd and her daughter.liver the goods. The boxes, full of plate years in yonder England, gives a hundred stars of the robbery at my residence, Brook desired to speak to him. Mr Smith directed

A still very comely, interesting woman was and other valuables, were soon hoisted in, Englands, a hundred Mexicon. All the Street, last Thursday fortnight??

Mr Lloyd to be shown in; and then, snatch

Mr Lloyd, though time and sorrow had and the cart moved off. I let it proceed bloods it shall absorb sad domineer; and Yes; especially the report of the officers, ing up the Police Gazette, and thrusting it

long since set their unmistakable seals upon about a mile, and then, with the help I had more than Mexicos-the secrets of water that the crime must have been committed into one of the tabledrawers, mid in a low

her. Her daughter was, I thought, one of placed in readiness, easily adoured the and steam, the spasms of electricity, they persons familiar with the premises and voice, but marked emphasis: A relative,

the most charming, graceful young women I astounded burglar and his assistants; and ductility of metals, the chariot of the air, the general habits of the family.'

no doubt, by the name: be eflent, and be

had ever seen, spite of the tinge of sadness early the next morning Jones was on his the ruddered balloon are awaiting you. 'Precisely. Now, have you your mamo watchful

which dwelt upon her sweet face, deepening road to London. He was tried at the en- The annual slaughter from typhus far nadum-book ready ?*

A minute afterwards Mr Lloyd was ushered

its interest if it somewhat diminished its suing Old Balley sessione, convicted, and exceeds that of war; but right "drainage Quite so,'

into the room. He was a thin, emaciated,

beauty. My heart ached to think of the transported for life; and the discretion I destroys typhus. The plague in the sea. You had better write with ink, said Mr and apparently sorrow-stricken man, on the Perfedly. But permit me to observe, misery the announcement of my errand had exercised in not exeonting the warrant service from sourvy te healed by lemon mith, pushing an inkstand and pene to wintry side of middle age, but of mild, that the atty you just now hinted I might must presently bring on such gentle boings against Owen lloyd was decidedly approved. Jutoo and other diets portable or prourable:wards me. Important memoranda should courteous, gentlemanly speech and manners, besitate to perform, will not permit me to be innocent, I felt confident, even of the

of by the authorities. the depopulation by oholers and small-powever, where there is a possibility of avoid-He was evidently nervous and agitated, and party tony such transaction. Good-day. knowledge of the arime that had been com is ended by drainage and vascination ; and bg it, be written in pencil. Friction, after a word or two of oustomary salutation, I waited on Mr William Lloyd soon after mitted. I dreaded to begin-Hot, Heaven every other pest is not leas in the chain of thumbing, use of any kind, often partially said hastily I gather from this note, sir, wards, and listened with painful interest to knows, from any fear of the men, who, 0286 and effect, and may be fought off. bliterates them, creating endless confusion that you can afford me tidings of my long- the brief history which he, with childlike compared with me, were poor, feeble crea-me a piece of bide-cake and tag beautiful- And, whilst art draws out the venom, it and mistakes. Are yon ready ?*

lost brother Owen: where is be He simplicity narrated of his own and brother's tures, and I could easily have mastered by engraved cards united with white satin commonly extorta:soma benefit from the Perfectly.

looked eagerly round the apartment, gazed fortunes. It was a ead, oft-told tale. They half-a-dozen such; but the females-that ribbon, bearing the names of Mr and Mrs. vanquished enemy. The mischievous tor Owen Lloyd, a native of Wales, and it with onrious earnestness in my face, and had bees early left orphaus; and, deprived young girl especially how ancounter their Arthur Smith. I was more gratified by rept in taught to uradge for man: the wild was understood, descended from a highly then again turned with tremulous anxiety of judicius guidance, bad, run-William despair I mutely declined dinner, but this little act of courtesy, for Emily's sake, beasts be makes useful food, or dress, or respectable family there About five feet to Mr Smith. Is he dead? Fray do not more especially-a wild career of dissipation, accepted a ghes of ale, and sat down till I as those who hire temporarily fallen from a labour the chemis explosions are control-ight; but I need not describe his person keep me in suspense.

fill all gone. Just before the orash could master sufficient resolution for the certain position in society will easily under led like his watch. These are now theter again. Many years with us first as Sit down, sir,' said Mr Smith, pointing oame, they had both fallen in love with the performance of my task; for I felt this was stand, than I should have been by the steeds on which he rides, Man moves in junior, then as head clerk; during which his to a chair. *Your brother, Owen Lloyd, same woman, Caroline Meyworth, who had an opportunity of quietly effecting the costliest present. The service I had renders all modes by legs of horses, by wings of enduct, as regards the arm, was exemplary was for many yours a clerk in this establish preferred the meeker, more gentle-hearted capture of bath the suspected criminale ed was purely accidental; it has neverthe -wind, by gas of balloon, by slentricity, and A man of yielding, irresolute mind--if ment

Owen to his elder brother. They parted in which must not be neglected.

less been always kindly remembered by all stands on siptos threatening to hunt the indeed a person can be said to really possess Was-was interrupted Mr Lloyd with anger. Wil iam obtained a situation as Dinner was just over when Mrs Lloyd parties whom it so critically eerved. magle in his own element. There's nothing mind at all who is always changing it for greatly increased agitation: 'not now, then bailiff and overseer of an estate in Jamaica, said: "Oh, Bir Jones, have you seen any- he will not make his carrier,

wme other person's-incapable of saying he has left you P

where, by many years of toil, good fortune, thing of my husband's peokatbook? It was - Bteam was till the other day the devil "No" to embarrassing, impoverishing re *For upwards of three years. A few and econmy, he at length ruined his health on a shelf in the room where you slept--not which we dreaded." Every pot made by quests--one, in short, Mr Waters, of that days ago-pray do not interrupt me and restead his fortunes; and had now the last time, but when you were here about any human potter or brazier had a hole in numerous class of individuals whom fools obtained intelligence of him, which, with returned to die rich in his native country; three weeks ago. We can and it nowhere; its cover to let off the enemy, lest he should say are nobody's enemies but their own, as such asistanse as you may possibly be able and as he had till an hour before feared, and I thought you might possibly have lift pot and zoof, and carry the house away. I that were possible' ————- But the Marquis of Worcester, Watt, and I understand; but I really do not ess to afford, will perhaps suffice to enable this anlamented and untended save by hirelings, taken it by mistake:

gentlemen-pointing to meto discover Walton bethought themselves that where low this bears upon’---

his present residence. WIE POWER Wan not, devil, but was God J. The mission you are directed to unders I could not stand the look which Mr that is must be availed of, and not be any take? I think it does, as you will presently Lloyd Axed upon me, and turned hastily aged man

I did take it by mistake. I found it interesting experiments were made to-day at means let off and wasted. Could ha lift pots me. Three years ago, Owen Lloyd having away to gaze out of the window, as if and roofs and houses so hauslily he was awolved himself, in conseguenes of the attracted by the noise of a squabble between coach the railway see but just begun, I intending of course to return it when I come out when it is and I arrived at Southampton by the night one of my parceli, and put it in my pocket, the Department of Agriculture. Several the workman they were in search of. He orione defect of character I have indicated, two draymen, which fortunately broke out remember and as informed that the best bask; but I remember, when wanting to Japan, and were acquainted with tos culture sould be used to lift away, chain, and large liabilities for pretended friends at the moment in the narrow, choked-up mode of reaching Beaulieu-Bewley, they opets a look of which I had lost the key, placked lore from young tea plants in the sampal other devils, fas more reluctant and ft our employment; and to avoid a fail stresta dangerous, namely, cubic miles of earth, fed, no one could discover whither. Edward

pronouned it was by arvasing the Sou taking itout tosee if it contained a pencil case Conservatory, and after the necessary For what purpose, air, are you Mountains, weight or resistance of water, Jones, also a native of the principality this eager search after my brotherthampton river to the village of Hythe, which I thought might answer the purpose; preparation made oups of tas for the missioner Le Duc. This gentleman some mashinney, and the labotire of all men is whose description, as well as that of his cannot be that No, 40-ke has left which was but a few miles distant from and finding name, tossing it away in a pet, interested epistators, including Com the world and sime he shall lengthes, and wife, you will receive from the superinten you, you say more than three years: besides hastened to the quay, and was soon speeding

Beaulien As soon as I had breakfasted, I could not afterwards find it!

Then it is lost P

time ago published a pamphlet showing tha saction space, »– E. W. Emarion/

dent, was discharged about seven years the bare supposition is as wicked as absurd.

Yes; but what of that? There was practicability of successful tes culture in dnos from our service for misconduct, and The truth is, Mr Lloyd, rejoined Mr as the tranquil waters in one of the nothing in its

the United States. The experiments to-day want, we understood, to Amaries. He Smith after a few momenta reflection, there stantly between the shores My attention was a vepound country note in it, and the this city has offered $1 a pound for native

sharp-stemmed wberries which plied oon: You are mistaken," rejoined Owen; these demonstrated it. A wholesale grocer Hlways appeared to possess great infinence is great danger that my son may dis was soon treated by two figures in the stern loss will What is the matter, friend : tes, which be considers to be at least at ster the mind of his considerably younger advantageously connect himself with your of the be, a man and woman. A slight cuntrymen Lloyds Jones and his wife with your brother's family-may, in tent examination of their features sufficed to trollable emotion: Mr Lloyd's observation BERZELEY, Sept. 1869-Gentlemen, t

I had sprung upon my feet with uncon- good as any imported in this country, dirke zolowing advertizement appeared in rere seen three eveninge since by one of our muszy his daughter Carolina. Now I could convince me that they were Jones and his recalled me to myself, and I sat down agaidi i feel it a duty I owe to you to expresé my several of the London journals in the year darks near Temple Bar. I am of opintor, easily convince Owe

wife. They evidently entertained no sospi- Red who, it is believed, realded for many his spectacles and closing the gate book tremulous accent, and his dim eyes suffusion of pursuit ;" and as I heard them tell muttering something about a sudden pain in vratitude for the great beneft I have de

Caroline!' interjected Me Lloyd with a 1880AT Owen Lloyd, a native of Wales, r Waters, dontinued Mr. Smith, removing

the side. the bostman they were going on to Bewley, Feel in London sa alerie in a large mer mm which he had bee crime, or criminal dansator would be on Caroline) Am I determited for the present not to disturb make it up willingly. I am pretty rich, I applied to your agent Mr Bell, Berkeley: Oh, if that's the case," said Jones, +11 red by taking Norton's Camomile Pilla? Osatile establishment, will forward his ly the first step in crime, or daughter he named AR their famed senurity. It was fortunate i Martin & le Grand, to be left till milled for daily long hesitate or boggle at and I now with an air of pride and some steruneta i passed in a mean-looking dwelling, which

ment Riders to Y, Z., Pant-Offsey Et long er at; now talent after, he added, drawing himself tip did so. As soon as we had landed, they you know, in now to stomach, from which I sfered exstacis We shall be much obliged to you,' sald sing pain for a length of time, having tried hill hour of something grouilly to his more than suspect that, pressed by poverty, Caroline Lloyd, air, is a penon who by from soms sete and a bost under repair in Mrs Lloyd; its lous would be a sad blow to nearly every remedy prescribed, but wit

and very possibly yielding to the persuasions birth and, I doubt not, characts and attain small yard in front of it, I gensluded to be a avention had been attracted to this ad example of Jones who, by the way mente, is a fitting match for the son of the fisherman's As no vehicle could be readily

out deriving any benefit at all After How come you to send those heavy taking two boides of your valuable Filia, L notace by its very frequent appearance in as well acquainted with the premises in proudest of this proud aty.

mocured, I determined on walking on, and boxes here, Jonah ??

was quite reatored to my usual state of Kös journal which I was chlady in the habit Brook Street to his fellow click the odes [sly Vary likely, rejoined a smith dry i eat twiva o clock sealy re ez rusan, and, from prof. Modal habits of foment, ductile Owen, Lloyd is now a som= "Lbut you must azonte me der saying that; Woh ta charmingle an

I had not quits: made up my mind to go seal of those who may thus by suisted; health. Please give this publicity for the thinking is had set it down in my dom mina mon thief and burglar.

es regards my son, it is

which I will at the stiny of the

melen Sten; and I know they would be for Siry yours truly, Herky ALFAIL!

Panen soywkera ele, piano the Proprietors of ACEROW's Unmor

THE DETECTIVE OFFICER. By Waters,

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I promise to write immediately I had seen A black, common-locking thing? said his brother; and with a sorrowful heart took Jones, leave of the vainly rejoicing, prematurely

*Yes,'

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Miscellaneous.

with opposition in America of an unexpect Tan Japenes tos trade le threatened

of character, if anything is likely to come of an experiment which was tried at Wash ington on the ad of May, as follows :-Lar