younger members of his family carried to their 
graves, “Ah I I have spoilt your expectations, 
too, have I ? The lieutenant was to have bought 
hla discharge rvitli my money, had he not died 
before me. It was upon the expectation of my 
money that the girl married, and her husband 
speculated, and with the same hope the boy 
has bo i educated like a prince." 
The idea never seemed to strike him that by 
means of generosity during his life, he might 
render the hopes of his family abortive; he was 
resolved, (.hough, that when the time of his 
death should come, It should not benefit them. 
The old man had allowod a swarm of parasites 
to collect about him, who claimed to bo de¬ 
scends nls or a maternal uncle, and who made 
sure their hold on him by all manner o£ servile 
flattery. 
Oscar wn : sent to the University, nearly ex¬ 
hausting thereby the remains of his mother’s 
small property. But then, the old man was 96 ; 
ho must, die soon, so why need ho study a pro¬ 
fession ; the claims of his future possession 
would occupy his hereafter. 
The old man lived to bo 99, and in his will left 
hla estates to this ZEPHYR fatally, of whose 
claims OSCAR'S mother had been totally igno¬ 
rant. This bitter disappointment, broke her 
heart; sho never recovered from the blow. 
OSCAR’S guardian instituted a lawsuit, dis¬ 
puting the legitimacy of bis rivals, but his 
mother died before its termination. Oscak, 
howc ■•-, now pursued U>gal studies with great 
zeal, in hopes that he himself might succeed, 
even should Ills lawyer fall. Success depended 
not so much on legal Amisso or astuteness, as 
on Unding proof that the Zkpuyr family was 
not doacended from tho sourco which they 
claimed the old man’s maternal uncle. There 
could 1)0 no possibility of proving any Imbecil¬ 
ity of mind, for up to the time of hla death his 
mental health had been as perfect as his bodily. 
Tho lawsuit, lasted six years longer. Felsen 
meanwhile, with the help of a little law prac¬ 
tice and tlie’Binall remains of hla mother's es¬ 
tate, eked out with a little judicious borrow¬ 
ing, had led a life or ease and fashion; every 
one still saw In him the future wealthy heir, 
and doubted not of thoBUCcess of his lawsuit, 
lie, himself* regarded Ida present life as neces¬ 
sarily objectless; but when tho BUft. should bo 
won, then real, earnest life would begin for 
him I hen ho would become a worthy, respect¬ 
able citizen, a noble host and parenl, a benefao- 
tor to mankindl Now,—well, ono must take 
life as one (Inda ltl 
Now the hope of finding the real origin of the 
Zephyr family in tho old family records ef 
Pappelburg Induced him to bestow both time 
and pain* In tho search. The Ilfo of a small 
town was something entirely strango to him, 
and his social nature found pleasure 
- in displaying his superior wit and 
- cultivation before thlB small circle of 
| g5 i> . admirers. He found at the It of rath a 
g 7 • hospitable, !tv<dv house, ami in tho 
blooming M artha a pleasing excite¬ 
ment for his heart; and then, too, 
— now, when ho seemed so near the 
attainment of his great object, there 
■ ■ was no need to hurry the suit. So he 
■ had ‘joined with much interest in 
1 - getting up the ball which was given 
in his honor, and had looked too 
: long, and too deeply, Into Martha's 
US soft blue eyes. 
“ It Is time-for me t<> go,” said he 
-S to bioisolf when he had reached 
homo,'" or l will be doing something 
. » •« still'more stupid. I must leave the 
~ little one free for tho present, and 
sa gSS myself also.” 
attraction of novelty for him, and with a truly 
princely gonorosity he would have shaken all 
the jewels of his princedom Into her lap. lie 
had been brought up in ease, and a life of lux¬ 
ury was exactly to his taste. Perhaps, if lie 
gained hlB lawsuit, and with It the estates of 
his great-uncle, which would open to him tho 
doors of the richest and noblest houses, he 
would astonish tho world by plucking thisviolet 
from the grass, leaving tfic proud tulips unno¬ 
ticed. Tie pictured to hlniBelf tho young girl's 
happiness when he should como like the prince, 
in tho fairy tale to Cinderella's door, and lead 
her away to his castle. 
The young man's grand mot her, a groat beauty, 
and, as people said, the beloved of her uncle, a 
man of noble family, had married a poor lieu¬ 
tenant, of course with (lie violent opposition 
of her uncle. The beauty had strength of will 
sufficient to accomplish this rash act, but. nor. 
enough to bear tho consequences of her folly. 
The love In a cottage, which had scorned bo en¬ 
ticing to her maiden dreams, she soon found 
was only another name for poverty, and she 
spent her life in pining for tho wealth which 
she bad olterod at the shrine of love. Her 
daughter, who had inherited all her mother’s 
boauty, hoped to regain the favor of her uncle. 
With this view sho was showily educated ; and 
upon tho prospect of her Inheritance, was 
sought In marriage by an ambitions country 
gentleman. But alas! propitiatory letters, and 
even an uninvited visit from the beautiful bride, 
utterly failed Inregaining the favor of tho grim 
old fellow, whoso dear head and halo body 
seemed to promise a Methuselah-like length of 
life. 
Oscar Fei,hen'h father ended at length a life 
of unlucky speculations. His widow, who had 
inherited also her mother's tenacity for hoping 
against hope, nevor doubted but that her son 
would be his uncle's hoir. So ho was universal¬ 
ly regarded, and from his cradle his training 
had been in accordance with this expectation. 
Ills family, servants, school-mates, even t each¬ 
ers of a certain class, all assisted In confirm¬ 
ing the belief, though without ever gtviug any 
grounds Tor this prediction of his future career. 
Oscar was a good student., and each year hi; 
uncle was the recipient of oongrat.utat.tons in 
Latin, testimonials, medals and drawings of 
helmotod heads In profile, subscribed, “ 0. Fki,- 
sen, Fecit.” 
All In vain ! Tim old man maintained a rigid 
silonee, and never once expressed a wish to see 
tills promising nephew. It was no longer ' ho 
disobedience of hie fair niece that embittered 
the old man, but i he moon sealed eagerness 
with which his relations desired his gold, and 
awaited his death. Ah I" ho would mutter to 
himself, as he saw, one after another, tho 
ner. But there proved to ho little time 
for that; the ladles surrounded him,eager to 
do the honors of the evening to the inter¬ 
esting stranger. He was incessantly Invited to 
take a turn, and was covered with roses and 
rings. Not once was lie left standing heliind 
the chair, or allowed to dance alone with the 
basket. It. seemed as If lie would never be over¬ 
looked, and ho gave his partner a look of com¬ 
ical despair as he was called again and again 
from her side. 
But the end came at lust., as it. must to all 
things bright, and happy. It was fortunate for 
MARTHA that, sho did not observe her partner’s 
suppressed yawns. It was quite Impossible for 
her to comprehend how ono could become 
satiated and weary of such an evening of per¬ 
fect enjoyment as this had proved. But her 
contented little heart wus much too grateful 
for all this happiness to murmur when the end 
She had still, too, tho precious quiet of 
SONNET 
What comes more welcome in these wintry days. 
When the fierce storm piles all the ways with 
snow. 
Than “ Moore’s New-Yorker?"— wise in all it says, 
Giving to each what each most needs to know. 
Cheering the weak, spurring to useful toll. 
Its pregnant words, widc-wa tiered o'er the land. 
Have forced a stubborn and unbroken soil 
To yield rich treasures to the farmer's hand. 
Cherishing old-tlmo virtues, which a gay— 
A proud a d dissolute ago would fain deride 
The deep foundations it. has helped to lay 
Of these pure homes which are our country’s pride. 
I,oug may it llvo—to Its high mission trnc. 
Reaping still richer fruits, sad winning victories 
new! 
came. 
her own little room to look forward to. 
In accordance with a time-honored custom 
of Pappelburg, after the close of the last dance, 
a long table was laid in tho center of 1 ho hall, 
around which Ibo dancers seated themselves 
and were regaled with tea, and sang songs to 
the accompaniment of the drowsy music. Old- 
fashioned love ditties, with choruses that all 
might, take part in - such as, “ Cast that shadow 
from thy brow!" "All that wo love arc living!" 
.“It cannot always bo as now!” Music never 
failed to bring tears to M artha's eyes, and to¬ 
night she had some troublo In hiding them. 
Felsen sat opposite her, and as he gazed deep 
into "those two violets wot with dew," her 
young heart throbbed with happiness. Then 
the walk home, resting on hla arm -his earnest 
whispers of regret at tho near parting 1 Ur¬ 
sula, with tho lantern, followed at a respect¬ 
ful distance, and tho Hofrathln with her daugh- 
I ters followed also, quite forgotten by tho pair. 
"Would you give me this hand for another 
walk than this?" whispered Felsen, still ex¬ 
cited with the champagne which he had drunk, 
as they readied Martha's door. He was start¬ 
led hirtiself at his rashness; but Martha's 
blushing faco was hidden by the darkness, and 
as sho made no reply, ho concluded that sho 
had not hoard, and -did not repeat the ques¬ 
tion. Ursula opened tho house door. 
“ Good night. Miss M artha." 
The soft, rich tones of his voice, the question 
he had asked, sounded still in her dreams, 
mingling with t i.e music of dance and sung. 
MARTHA’S TWO LOVES 
TRANSLATED FROM Tin: GERMAN OF MADAME 
WILDERMOTH, BY ANNE JAY. 
[Continued from page At, last numbcr.J 
CHAPTER VI. 
Had it not been for the gloves which fitted 
so softly and perfectly t.<> Imr bands, Martha 
would not have bestowed a single thought upon 
the doctor. Sho was far too happy. The de¬ 
fects of tho music, and the dimness of the 
lights, which were frequent themes of com¬ 
plaint with the rest of the dancers, did not 
exist for her. She saw everything through the 
medium of a youthful, happy heart's unshaken 
poetry; all seemed to her .alike beautiful and 
good to-day. The fullness of her content know 
no drawback. Her womanly self-respect, was a 
little aggrleved.lt la true, when sho saw her¬ 
self obliged to sit in tho row of young ladies 
waiting to bo chosen for tho dance. And now 
came the important moment when tho black 
cloud of gentlemen dispersed, to lead I he 
chosen fair ones to the dance (to make en¬ 
gagements beforehand was not the fash Urn in 
Pappelburg); ami ono tall, noble form, v/hot-o 
grace as well as superior bight, made him dis¬ 
tinguished before all others,—whom would he 
ehocBC? Of course Anna with her silver wreath, 
or tho lawyer's daughter in tho red gauze tunic 
with tho pomegranate blossoms in her hair. Oh, sweet, fresh flower, this maiden with the clear 
no; It Is Martha, the fresh little rosebud in her blue eyes and warm young heart, had all the 
simple white dress, whom be leads to 
the dance; Mautha who bends and ^ - ^ = 
sways with him on waves of sound, 
and whom ho holds so carefully at 
tho close. In order that the child, so 
unaccustomed to t he dance, may not S - b g j ; : - i f - 
A ud after the dance, as they walked 
or sat together, h"« bright and "it t v ' / * ' 
was his conversation, so different i_ 
from that of the ball-going youth of 
ther dance to begin; or, if dancing " ,-^ ~ 
with him, ••Ir- felt as if that, dance . T 
might last forever- Those danced ^ : ' _ 'T k C 
witli other partners were only faint 
reminders of those happy ones with - * 
him. Not unfrcqumitly lie would 
avail himself of a pause in the dan- 
elngt.. u b. id. her, for he delight- Sg= 
ed t o wui ch • the^ varyl ng expression ds?- 
liant 1 descriptions of scenes which — -- _r=zf= 
she had hardly ventured to picture . . 
in her day dreams. 
Ah, how noble his form and dlstln- 
gult he.I his mien l Yes, be was right, • . 
when he jestingly said he was born „- 
to be a nobleman. And what if his ■ 
hopes should delude biut, could ono JMHEF 
for a moment doubt but that In the 
midst of poverty and misfortune he 
would seem only the more noble? — 
They were wonderful words which ' .. ’n 
Martha, in - bought.-., set to the t 
halting music «.f the l'appelheim gjBg g|i|f|j|g r-- ■ 
Cornet Band that night. And 
only tho "German" remained to be ; v' • _ c - - "-v. . 
danced —that fashionable novelty, 
the most momentous, or the least 
dangerous of dances to the gentle- 'j_— ~ 
man, as Ins partner shall decree. And ~ " 
whom did Felsen again < and jreL .= •' ’ ••• _ wmmmmmm 
who leaned on his arm in blissful 
contentment, as he lod her to the . f. y- - 
dance,but Makth a . 
"What can lie poiR.bly see in the 
little thing?” said the ladies to one ~ ZH 
another. gffilH - gUS^i V” 1 " ."V 
“ltcally, Martha has been grow ■ 
iug very pretty of late," -said tho ! 
gentlemen, their eyes opened all of a 
sudden to tho increasing loveliness j fegsjyg jSllfe^g’ ^ l P^ 3 jl^g^fi | f= ^5gfe^ 
of the little beauty. 
Martha, however, was much of 
the same mind as Lady Jane Grey I 
when called upon to wear tho queen- 
*’j’ j'r*- 3 pOi s cci 1 " omit tho open- 
ixi^X h^urc. u Wc will chtit toother 
instead,” he whispered to his part- OATCHINTQ 
CHAPTER VIII. 
Martha's grandmother had hith¬ 
erto secretly congratulated herself 
that, after her gaieties tho child 
would be up with the birds and at her 
dally tasks. This time, however, there 
was too much joy and excitement. 
Martha’s eyes danced and her 
cheeks glowed, cihe sang and skip¬ 
ped about; It. was as if some strange, 
new happiness had come to her, not 
alt as if she had boon to her last danc¬ 
ing party, for some months at least. 
Her grandmother’s look followed her 
thoughtfully. 
"Well," she said at length, "now 
tell me about the ball.” 
Martha seated herself upon the 
wooden stool at her grandmother’s 
feet, and looked up at. her out of her 
deep blue eyes, which seemed as soft 
and clear now as the very heavens it¬ 
self. 
"Oh, it was so beautiful, grand¬ 
mamma !" 
“ Indeed, how beautiful then ?” 
“ Oh, much more so than ever be¬ 
fore.” 
“ Well, tell me what *it was that 
win* so especially beautiful? Did the 
host f>f the Waldhorn honor the 
great occasion by putting up a chan¬ 
delier? But that would have struck 
the dancers on the head,” 
“No; but he did put two extra tal¬ 
low candles upon the stove after it 
got cool.” 
i “And It was that which was so 
beautiful, eh?” 
** No, no,” said Martha, laughing 1 
"indeed, grandmamma, you know 
you cannot exactly understand now, 
