“Davenport! Robert Davenport! I know 
them. All right, then. If convenient, you 
will please go to-morrow, Mrs. Franklin, or the 
next day. T shall not come down till the mid¬ 
dle of next week, and shall probably bring a 
friend or two with me. Have the chambers In 
the center and wings prepared, if you please. 
The housekeeper there now will not leave till 
Saturday. She will show you round.” 
“ Is Mrs.- Is your wife there, or to go 
soon?” 
He laughed. 
“Mrs. Edward Dayton? No, she is not 
there, and I do not know of her going at pres¬ 
ent.-’ Adding, more seriously, “I have not 
the pleasure, Mrs. Franklin, of having a wife,” 
with a slight stress on “pleasure.” 
A vivid eolor came into the brown cheek of 
the housekeeper, and her manner showed evi¬ 
dent embarassment.” 
“I thought—1 believe—I can net—” Ami 
stopped. 
He did not notice it. His mind had already 
turned to other things. 
He rose. 
“ It is ail settled, I believe. By the way,” 
his eye failing on*the rusty black dress, you 
may like an advance, as an evidence of the bar¬ 
gain. It is quite customary, I believe, to 
do so.” 
Much Edward Dayton knew about the cus¬ 
tom of such things, but it was like his kindness 
and delicacy to say so. 
The housekeeper’s hand closed on the fifty 
dollars he gave her; and the wordR she would 
have said were left unuttered. She moved to 
the door. He opened it for her courteously. 
“Good morning, madam.” 
“ Good morniug!” she replied. 
“I can not starve. I must go. I can keep 
up my disguise.” she murmured. 
Mr. Dayton, accompanied by a friend, arrived 
at his country-house the middle of the ensuing 
week. Everything within and about the house 
was in perfect order. If the housekeeper had 
made a few mistakes at first, they were soon 
rectified. Every room'that she bad touched 
Again there xvas a vivid color in the brown 
check of the housekeeper, such as is rarely 
seen in the aged, and it was accompanied by a 
quiver of the mouth and a smothered noise, 
which ended in a cough, but both mouth and 
cheek were quickly covered with a lv ml ker¬ 
chief, and quite a violent fit of coughing suc¬ 
ceeded. 
Mr. Dayton, however, hud not seemed to 
notice, though he had given her one curious 
glance, instantly withdrawn, aud he continued: 
“For instance, respecting matrimony, whose 
advice of so much value as a mother’s? Who 
•so quick to see through character, and make a 
wise selection ? Had you a son, who about here 
would you select for a daughter-in-law, Mrs. 
Franklin?” 
“ I am not acquainted with any of the youug 
ladies, Mr. Dayton,” she answered, faintly, after 
a pause, during which he seemed to wait for an 
answer, 
“True, but you have seen them all, and are, 
I should judge, a good discerner of character, 
from observation. Who should you select from 
those you have seen ?” he persisted. 
She reddened and paled. 
“ I have heard the Misses Grandieon highly 
spoken of. Their appearance would seem to 
prove the truth. I doubt not you agree with 
me,” she returned, quietly. 
It was now his turn to color, which he did, 
slightly. 
“ I do agree with you,” he answered, emphati¬ 
cally. 
“It is to be, then, as I supposed,” said the 
housekeeper to herself, as she went up to her 
room. 
It was late in September. Mr. Dayton and 
the housekeeper were both in the parlor. He 
had been unusually grave all day, 
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i at tills Kfiwon of Ilia year, when Colic 
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In every case of lb*' kind, and my ears 
for it. If it does not effect it speedy 
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When do itb is coming near, 
'Then the heart shrinks in fear, 
And thy limbs fall, 
Then raise thy hands and pray 
To Him who smooths thy way 
Through the dark vale. 
Sacst tbon the eastern dawn, 
Hcar'st thou in the red mom 
The angel’s song? 
O lift thy drooping head 
Thou who in gloom and dread 
Hast lain so long. 
Death comes to set thee free. 
0 meet him cheerily 
As thy true friend, 
And ail thy fears shall cease, 
And in eternal peace 
Thy penance end. 
C ALIFORNIA!—For sale, E8 acres of land In 
tic Township of California, Branch t'o., Mich, 
For tertna Ac.. address, with slump,COUNTY CLERK, 
(.'Old water, tin neb Co.. Mich. 7i>7-2t 
(D-tAfl PER MONTH—AGEN I S WANT- 
tjo LvU K» by [lie All 11(1 UN PtIUI.ISHt.MJ CO., 
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767-21 V- «. KTOUKK. Auburn. N. Y. 
tern nnn AH’M'.TURl'S,-! have the disposal 
/V 7 or a linyu lot of Apple Trees 3 an . 4 
years old, grown near Cold water, Mh ldran, which 1 
will »ell at ttidprr I .non for merchanta'dr trees from 5 
to S feet iu.ii, pu-iced in boxes and delivered at the 
Railroad Depot, Toledo, Ohio. 
707—tt A. FAHNEST:>nK, Agent. 
WM- H. LiILIjISTOIM, 
COMMISSION MERCHANT, 
And Dealer in aU kinds of Country Produce, Including 
Butter. Cheese, hard. Pork, Calves, Poultry, < lame, 
EkKS, Beans, Potatoes, Onions, apples, readies, Straw¬ 
berries, Pears, Plums and Grapes, 
144 Centre Bow, West Washington Market, New York. 
You may rest assured that prompt returns will be 
made on all occasions. 767-13t 
A HOUSEKEEPER WANTED 
BY GRACE GARDNER. 
Wanted.— A housekeeper. No one bnt an elderly 
person, competent and of the highest respectability, 
need apply. Call, between the hours of three and four, 
Thursday, April 6, at No. —, Michigan avenne. 
Kate Franklin read this In the paper 
which lay on the counter in the little grocery, 
while waiting to have an ounce or two of tea 
done up, and a roll of baker’s bread. 
She repeated the number of the house over 
to herself, as she received the change from the 
grocer. 
She prepared the tea, after she returned to 
the little bare attic, and ate her scant meal me¬ 
chanically. She forgot how unsatisfied her ap¬ 
petite still was, in her busy thought. 
Yes, she must descend to menial service. 
Why not this ? It would be better than a lower 
grade. Yet her soul and pride shrank from it. 
A stranger in a strange place, successively 
she had tried to find a situation asteaeher, copy¬ 
ist, in a store, sewing. She had failed in the 
first three, and was starving on the last. 
She would apply for that place, but she would 
ueed references. Only one person she knew, in 
the whole great city, of sufficient- influence— 
Mrs. Davenport, the rich, haughty step-sister, 
who had ill-treated her gentle mother while she 
had lived, and had hated Kate herself with 
double hatred since the first 3 ud only one she 
had ever loved had turned from her brilliant 
beauty, to oiler heart and hand to her young 
and disliked step-sister, only to be rejected in 
his turn. The beautiful, imperious beauty had, 
soon after, married an old man for his wealth, 
but she had not forgotten her hatred for Kate, 
and disowned all conuecti 
APPLE TUBES H TO 7 FI'. 
$00 per 1,000: 4'. too feet, $36 per 1,000. 
1'. BOWEN A CO., 
East Aurora, ErleOo., N. Y. 
766-3t 
It seemed to 
the housekeeper that his manner was changed 
toward her. 
“ I have< a few- questions to ask, if you will 
permit me, Mrs. Franklin.” 
She felt instinctively alarmed at his tone. 
“Certainly,” with an effort. 
There was an ominous pause. 
“I have been told,” he said, “that Miss Kate 
Franklin, a young girl, has, by disguising her¬ 
self, palmed herself oif upon me for several 
months as a Mrs. Franklin, an elderly lady. Is 
there any truth in this story?” looking search- 
ingly at her. 
She had started to her feet, then tremblingly 
sank back into her chair. 
“ Yes, it is true,” she murmured, falteringly. 
“ I confess I fail to see for what object. My 
heart you could hardly expect to gain in that 
character.” 
“Your heart,” she repeated scornfully, “I 
had no such laudable ambition. I had never 
seen nor heard of you till I saw your advertise¬ 
ment. Would you like to know for what pur¬ 
pose T took upon me a dlsguse so repugnant? 
You shall. To save myself from starvation. I 
had eaten buj. one meal a day for a week when 
I applied to you, and was suffering with hunger 
Fiocliester, IN'. Y. 
Parties who desire to purchase first quality 
STANDARD OR DWARF FRUIT TREES, 
Small Fruits, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Plants, 
&•?., &O.J 
iu lavs* or finall iiuuntittcs, are solicited to Inform 
themselves Of our Slone aud Prices. 
Our Nureery Contains nearly FOUR HUNDRED 
ACRES, widen enables us to till orders even of the most 
extensive character, while particularaUemiou is given 
to orders amounting to • mull mini.-. 
Ml"' fbb' K **• supplied Kt trio BIOS 1 favor able rafts. 
the toi towing Onlatogurs, rub price-, are furnished 
on application upon receipt W live ceuta for each; 
,, - N1 ,; uul - l>'Srripticc Prised Retail Catalogue of 
r nuts, Ornamental 1 retvs Plituta, Ac. 
■No. *-• 1 Vkoktale Priced Cataogue of Fruits, Orna¬ 
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' v J\°JV !ty . w . 1 f l110 buy In large' quantities/or the Autumn 
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766-31, Rochester, N. Y. 
SHALL BRUIT8— Rebel Kinds. —Currants. Uooseber- 
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a line stock of barn an Fines, all the best varieties. 
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Norway spruce, American and Siberian Arbor 
Vila*,—:v.t.;h’ Austrian and White Pine, Balsam 
Mr, Hemlock. Junipers, Ac. Also, Kims, Maples, 
Horse chestnuts, Lindens, Mountain Ash, Tulip 
t roes, Magnolias, Flowering Thorns, Ac., Ac. 
SHRUBS in itreat Paricty,— White Fringe. Snow Ball, 
I IIrule trlngc. Altheas, spireas. DcuUias, llonev- 
Miesles, Lilacs; Koges, a full a-aortmi i.l of the best 
varieties. Perpetual, Mum . Climbing, BOUrbon, Noi¬ 
sette and Tea. 
PLANTS —FerrPall aiui Spring Planting .— 
Lilies, lad loll. Hyacinths Tulips, Crocus Crown 
Imperial-, t amelias Fuchsias, Azaleas Hegenlas, 
Clirysatithemuinr, Ac., Ac. 
Our facilities are extensive, and we offer superior In¬ 
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stock. Every order received shall have our careful aud 
considerate attention. Catalogues, descriptive or 
on with the now or¬ 
phaned and penniless girl. Perhaps, though, 
Kate thought, the would permit her to refer to 
then. My money was al! gone, except a few 
pennies, with which to buy a roll of bread for 
the next day’s meal, and I had no prospect of 
more, for I had been refused further sewing. 
But why should you find fault?” her pride 
rising. “What matter if I were Miss or Mi's. 
Franklin, old or young, if I fulfilled the duties 
I undertook ? Have I not taken good care of 
your house ? Have T not mado you comfortable ? 
If T have not, deduct from this quarter’s salary, 
which you paid this morniug, whatever you 
like.” 
“I have no fault to find, except for placing 
yourself and me in an awkward position, were 
this to become known.” 
Waves of color mounted to the poor house¬ 
keeper’s temples. 
“I thought —1 meant no one should know — 
least of all you — besides 1 — I thought when I 
engaged to eomo that you were married. Oh, 
whut shall 1 do ? ” And she bur9t into a passion 
of tears. 
Mr. Dayton’s manner changed. 
“Kate! Kate! I did not mean to distress you. 
Nobody knows but me—nobody shall know.” 
And he soothed her tenderly. “Kate, look up. 
I love you with my whole heart, and I want you 
for my little housekeeper my wife always. 
Kate, what do yon say?” taking her in his 
But “ an elderly woman.” Now Kate Frank- 
Iin was not an elderly woman, being only 
twenty; but she remembered, with a sort of 
pleasure, that in private theatricals, in happier 
days, she had imitated the voice aud assumed 
the character of an old woman with great suc¬ 
cess, She knew how to stain the skin to give it 
an old and wrinkled appearance, and she had, 
in the bottom of a box, some faise gray hair, 
and a muslin cap, worn on one of these occa¬ 
sions. She did uot need to look so very old- 
only to present a mature aud matronly appear- 
auce. 
Mr. Edward Davton waited at home after his 
dinner to see the respondents to his advertise¬ 
ment. He was a handsome man, uot yet thirty, 
with a gay, I rank, good-natured countenance. 
“Now for a dozen or two of good old dames, 
all competent, all respectable,' and each confi¬ 
dent she would give satisfaction.” 
He lighted a cigar, 
“I shall shock the dear old souls, but I shall 
take the liberty to smoke in my own house, in 
the parlor or anywhere I please; they may as 
well know what to expect.” 
He leaned back in a nonchalant way, his feet 
on another chair. 
“There ought to be, I euppose, a Mrs. Day- 
ton to manage these housekeeper matters. Well, 
there's time enough.” 
Two applicants were seen, and dismissed in 
Mr. Dayton’s gentlemanly way. 
“ Would let, them know if he decided to en¬ 
gage them.” 
A third was ushered in. Air. Dayton instinct- 
as tbB gloomiest of all gloomy places. 1 invited her to the library, where was a cheerful 
haven’t stayed here a fortnight, all put to- fire in the grate. He read the letters and papers 
gether, for the last five years. It must bo your which he had brought with him from town, 
presence, old fellow, that has brightened it un she knitted. 
so, or the gloom was all in my Imagination.” An hour or more passed in silence; indeed, 
“Not altogether; fori remember it just as the housekeeper seldom spoke, except when 
you do. You forgot I have run down here with ast ed a question. At length Air. Dayton 
you once or twice a day. Didn’t you tell me look <?d up at her and said, abruptly: 
you had a new housekeeper? Perhaps the “Yours must be a lonely life, madam. If it 
change may bo owing to her —some women 18 not a ! )aiufu ' subject, may I ask how long 
have a singular knack at such things.” , since Y ou l 08 * your husband?” 
“Very likely you are right- I remember Two hands suspended their employment, two 
now, that notwithstanding all 1 could say, Airs. e >' es looked up at him with an alarmed expres- 
Stone would exclude the sun; and the furniture sioD ‘ Tn 11:8 serious, sympathetic countenance, 
is certainly arranged different from what it there was nothing to frighten or embarrass, 
was. A marked improvement—which i hope hut the red grew deeper and deeper in the 
will extend to and beyond the dinner table.” brown cheek. . 
It was not possible to find fault with the va- ! ** a ? ,:ilQ h.il subject,” she said, at last, fal- 
riety and quality of the food placed before them, terin " 1 J r * “ If you will please excuse me.” 
nor the manner of its being served; and the "Tray, pardon me, madam. It was furthest 
table-appointments were perfect; aud Payton (rmn Tny w ' Bfa or thought to give you pain,” be 
congratulated himself upon having secured such retnrne( h wil *b gra ve courtesy, 
a jewel of a housekeeper. hlis manner, after this, was even kinder than 
The two friends passed their time iu reading-, before. It became his custom to invite her to 
driving, fishing, and occasional visits to the city • s ' t w ’ l h him every evening, 
the housekeeper hers in earning, to the extent She commenced to decline; but as he invaria- 
of her power, by attention to their bodily lj * y upon a reason, it was not always 
wants, the six hundred she received. She had easy to find one. If she gave household cares, 
an easy master. Air. Dayton was never fault- * ie Ca ^ e< ^ (>ne of ^ ie servants to attend to it. 
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lc diseases successfully treated, 
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own epoch-paying haul 
What 
their 
When he i« inquired after.” 
“You are too generous.” 
“I can afford to be generous,” he said, earn¬ 
estly, “ when I have had the precious gift of 
your love. Kate, blessed forever be the day 
that I first engaged my housekeeper.” 
iuumsnfv.lt> the old address as well as tin* ru-m to secure 
Compliance. 1 P~ This change of address Involves tliuc 
and labor, an the transfers must lie made on books aud 
In mailUig-iuachliie type, Cor which wc must nay clerks 
ami printers. We can not ntlord this expense, and 
therefore those who arc benefited must pay a tariff of 
24 cent* for each change ot address. 
