SEPT.  S3 
MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
SOS 
THAT  REDTOP  COW. 
Nott  farm<>r  -Tonos  he’s  a  thrifty  man. 
And  keopn  hi*  ffncc*  a*  wrll  ah  ho  cad, 
And  commonly  koopa  hi*  hmiper  awcot 
When  hi*  nolsfhborj)'  cow*  break  into  his  wheat; 
Blit  Itodtop'H  oow,  *ho  tried  him  sort', 
Tho’  he  Kpoke  her  dof  tly,  aho  oanio  the  more. 
Now,  she'd  vault  any  fence  where  sho  fancied  to  feed,— 
Jones  said  sho  was  crossed  on  a  knnyaroo  breed, 
At  any  rate  she  was  a  cross  to  Jones, 
And  he  Anally  vowed.  lu  no  dulcet  tonns: 
"  Kf  Redtop  d<m’t  keep  that  crlttor  t’  hum. 
I'll  impound  her,  er  pound  her.  er  (rive  her  some .'  ” 
Now  Redtop  heard  of  that  terrible  threat. 
But  he  wasn't  worried ;  says  ho :  "  Yow  bet 
I  ain't  a  groin’ t'  hire  her  kop'. 
Poor’s  I  am.  Boys,  rlon’t  chase  'or  a  stop ; 
Jest  lot  her  pnstur  the  public  food— 
Caow’s  doin'  well— Jonns  ho  bo  deed !" 
Now,  ItvinK  under  such  liberal  laws. 
That  Redtop  cow  didn’t  care  two  straws 
For  .Tones,  ills  feneoe,  or  hired  men ; 
.She  helped  herself,  ran,  and  returned  agraln ; 
But  yet,  aa  it  ohaneed,  one  luckless  day, 
8ho  was  caipfht,  put  in  stanchions,  and  foddered  with 
hay. 
Now  a  possimr  neiirhljor  was  lialled  with,  "  .Say  ! 
Jest  not'fy  Rroltop,  'f  yer  troimr'  that  way. 
As  haow  his  old  caow's  killed  In  Juiupln’  a  fence— 
(lie'll  ffot  '«ir  this  time,  'n'  I’ll  Iwt  two  oents.”) 
So  the  mossARe  was  sent  in  a  shout  from  the  road. 
And  It  made  lively  work  in  the  Redtop  abode. 
"  Naow,  heavens  and  alrth !  killed  f  I  to!'  ye,  boys, 
haow 
Te'd  orter  keep  up  clusser  watch  o’  that  caow ! 
Jones  killed  her  hisBolf !  Como !  Ay  around !  Como! 
Hitch  tho  plugs  on  tho  stunboat,  an’  lo’s  snake  'or 
hum !" 
So  with  hurry  and  senrry,  and  cursing,  and  groans. 
They  spoeillly  drove  to  the  farm-yard  of  Jones. 
Now  there  they  beheld  her,-wolt'rlng  In  blood  7— 
O  no  !  but  contentedly  ohewing  her  cud. 
Ami  Jones,  while  explaining  his  mesBugo,  tries 
To  smuggle  In  some  good-natiired  advice. 
Which  Redto|i  takes,  as  )io  takes  her  away. 
And  keeps  her  at  homo  for  a  year  and  a  day. 
ISprlngflfld  Repithlican. 
OUE  COUNTRY; 
ITS  ACQUISITION  AND  DIVISION. 
BV  I.KHTKB  A.  UOBEIITS. 
IContlnuod  from  page  189.J 
MISSOURI. 
In  1818  tho  rcHlrtcntH  of  that  port.lon  of  MlHHOiirl 
Territory  now  Ineludea  by  tho  State  of  that  naino, 
made  application  for  adinlsalon  lotho  I’nlon.  Tlil.s 
apiilloallon  at  onco  arouhod  the  sectional  spirit  of 
North  .and  Honth— or  perhaps  tnoro  jiroperly,  the 
spirit  of  tho  friends  of  liberty  and  .slavery.  It  la 
well  known  l.liat  thl.s  antiiKonlHm  Wixa  only  qulotod 
by  coinproniLsn  when  the  Federal  Constitution 
was  adopted.  The  oppo.sltlon  to  t  ho  oxlonalon  of 
aluvory  wa-s  clmirly  shown  In  tho  nrdinanco  of 
1787,  that  arranged  for  tho  catubllahment  of  tho 
Oovemroont  of  the  t.errltory  nortliwest  of  the 
Ohio,  and  there  wim  apparently  a  fixed  doterml- 
natlon  on  tho  part  of  tho  unomloH  of  slavery  to  .say, 
“  Thua  far  Rhalt  thou  k'O  and  no  farthor."  When 
tho  bill  for  the  admlaslon  of  Missouri  came  up 
before  tho  llouao  of  Kepro.sentallvo,s,  It  was 
aiiionded  to  the  olTect  that  the  further  Ird.roduo- 
tlon  of  slavery  inth  tho  state  should  bo  prohibited 
and  that  negro  children  born  In  tlie  Statv  after  Its 
admlaslon  should  bo  free  at  tho  ago  of  21  years. 
Tlie.so  amendments  were  rojoctod  by  the  Senate 
and  the  bill  for  admission  failed.  Thereupon  aro.so 
a  contest  that  exUjiulod  throughout  the  whole 
country  and  threatened,  for  awhile,  to  sever  the 
Union  if  not  ovorturn  tho  wholo  (lovernrnont, 
Thopreas  wius  bitter  in  Its  autafroalsm  and  tho 
best  words  of  orators,  North  and  Honth,  were  msod 
to  prove  tho  right  of  their  positions.  Tho  anlag- 
onlshs  were  not  only  tullueuCudby  the  groat  moral 
prlnclplefi  at  Issue,  but  were  embltterod  by  sec¬ 
tional  Jealousy,  personal  Interest,  party  neal  and 
all  tho  minor  elements  that  are  usually  drawn  or 
forced  into  such  coritc-sln,  and  which  have  tho 
effect  to  Impart  a  degree  of  a<.Tlmony  that  the 
cool,  calm  and  fair  discussion  of  the  real  fjucstions 
at  Issue  would  never  produce. 
By  tho  lulvocatoH  of  slavery  e-xtenslon  It  was 
held  that  the  French  Province  of  Louisiana  had, 
from  Its  settlement,  sustained  and  encouraged 
negro  slavery,  and  It  was  supposed  Its  oxlstonco 
as  a  province  and  success  a.s  an  agricultural  coun¬ 
try  depended  upon  Its  continuance;  that  the 
deed  of  cession  was  made  conditioned  that  all 
citizens  should  be  protected  In  their  liberty,  reli¬ 
gion  and  property.  Hcnco,  It  was  claimed,  Con¬ 
gress  had  no  right  to  1  ntertoro  with  the  question 
of  tho  perpetuation  of  slavery  in  tho  territory 
purchased,  nor  to  make  its  abolition  a  condition 
of  tho  admlaslon  of  any  particular  part  thereof  to 
tho  Federal  t'nionas  a  State. 
The  people  of  the  North  looked  upon  the  exten¬ 
sion  and  perpetuation  of  slavery  us  prejudlcal  to 
tho  best  lntore.st»  of  tho  wholo  country.  •  They 
claimed  the  Compromise  made  when  the  Consti¬ 
tution  was  adopted  was  only  for  coiidllluns  that 
then  existed,  and  while  they  admltU-d  the  validity 
of  the  position  taken  by  the  pro-slavery  party  so 
far  as  related  to  tUo  then  existing  status  of  sla¬ 
very  In  tho  Louisiana  purchase,  they  held  that  no 
State  could  be  admitted  to  the  Union  except  with 
a  Constitution  of  which  Congress  should  approve, 
and  consequently,  unless  the  appllcauts  were  will 
Ing  to  agree  to  the  non-perpetuation  of  slavery, 
they  might  legally  and  properly  bo  denied  the 
privilege  of  Sr, ate  Government. 
In  the  fall  of  1819  application  was  again  made., 
Tho  Senate  favored  admlsalon  and  tho  llouse  op- 
posdt  It.  Tho  friends  or  the  measure  In  tho  Sen¬ 
ate  atteinpUKl  to  carry  their  point  by  Incorporat¬ 
ing  the  claims  of  Maine  (then  also  an  applicant 
for  admission)  In  the  same  bill.  To  IhU  tho  House 
would  not  consent.  At  length,  after  a  long  and 
bitter  contest,  a  compromise  wa.s  agreed  upon  to 
the  c If ocl  that  Missouri  might  bo  admitted  with 
slavery  iw  de.slred,  but  that  slavery  should  not,  be 
ostabllshod  In  any  states  thereaftor  formed  lying 
north  of  S6*  H(y, 
But  the  end  was  not  yet.  I  n  wrath  at  tho  treat¬ 
ment  she  had  received,  Ml.s.sonil  lucorporatod  In 
her  Cou.stltuUon  a  clause  preventing  free  negroes 
or  mulatwes  from  settling  or  coming  into  the 
State.  This  was  considered  an  Insult  to  Congress 
and  beside  tho  Conatltutlon  had  provided  that  tho 
citizens  of  one  Suite  should  have  tho  rights  and 
privileges  of  IJic  cli.Izen.s  of  any  other  State  in 
which  They  might  be,  and  as  free  negroes  wore 
obviously  citizens,  the  law,  If  made,  would  bo  un- 
constltnUonal  and  set  .aside  by  t  he  Sujireme  Court, 
But  cougrc.s3  considered  tho  act  often-slve  and 
rofiLsed  to  approve  that  clause,  luid  again  Uio 
(luesllon  w.as  dobatod  wl(  h  all  the  bitternoas  of 
sectional  animosity.  A  resolution  was  Mien  of¬ 
fered,  conditioned  that  the  Stale  bn  admitted, 
with  an  agreomont  and  promise  never  to  pass  any 
law  preventing  any  description  of  person  settling 
therein  who  were  then  or  might  thereafter  bo- 
coino  citizens  of  any  other  State,  and  that  the 
Legl.slatiire  should  publicly  give  assent  to  such 
fundament  condition.  Tho  resolution  was  lost. 
Within  a  tew  days  thoreaft,er  t  he  doctoral  votes 
for  I’resldcnt  were  to  bo  counted  and  tho  quesUon 
arose  If  Missouri  was  a  State  and  It  her  olTorcd 
votes  worn  to  bo  taken,  although  It  w.a.s  well 
known  It  would  mako  no  dlfleronce  In  the  result. 
When  tho  joint  inocUng  of  the  Senate  and  House 
took  place  for  tho  purpose  of  couutlng  the  votos 
and  proclaiming  the  result,  much  turbulent  dis¬ 
order  occurred.  Finally,  a  inerabor  formally  ob¬ 
jected  to  receiving  tho  votes,  on  tho  ground  tliat 
Missouri  was  not  a  Stato.  Amid  tho  tumult  that 
followed  and  as  tho  only  practical  means  of  re¬ 
storing  order,  a  Senator  moved  that  the  Senate 
withdraw,  which  was  Iminedlatoly  carried  and 
the  House  was  left  In  solo  possession  of  tile  hall. 
For  an  hour  little  could  be  heard  but  “  M  Issourl  Is 
not  a  Stato  1”  "  Missouri  ia  a  State  I"  and  tho  Inef¬ 
fectual  offorts  of  the  Speaker  to  restore  order.  At 
length  Mr.  Ci.Ay  succeeded  in  being  hoard  with  a 
motion  that  tho  Senate  bo  recalled.  After  a  few 
pacifh;  remarks  from  lilm  qiUol,  was  restored,  tho 
Hunato  appeared,  the  votes  were  counted,  and  It 
was  declared  that  With  or  without  those  of  Mis¬ 
souri,  Jauks  MuNiioic  was  elected  I’resldout.  ItAN- 
Dcu.rn,  of  Vli-ginla,  tiicu  olTcnsl  a  rosoluMon  In 
effect  that  whereas  it  had  not  been  declared  how 
inany  votes  ha<l  been  given  for  I’resldout  and 
VIce-lTosldent,  as  required  by  the  Constitution, 
tho  proceeding  was  Irregular  and  illegal. 
I.t  was  evident  to  must  tliat  there  was  at  least  a 
doubt  aa  to  the  validity  of  allowing  a  stato  not  In 
full  fellowship  to  vote,  oven  If  the  vote  made  no 
dliTerenco  In  tho  result.  But  to  pass  Mr.  Kan- 
ooLPH'H  resolution  would  bo  to  reopon  tho  wholo 
question,  of  which  the  onliro  country  both  In  and 
out  of  Congress  were  hoitri  llyHlok.  Thoresoliitinn 
w.aH  rojectod  by  a  majority  of  3i).  Kxpodloncy  w.as 
allowed  to  overpower  doubt— as  in  t,lin  more  rocent 
case,  when  the  Supremo  Court  of  tlio  United  States 
reconsidered  the  Legal  Tender  Act  and  decided 
that  debts  Incurred  before  the  passage  of  that  act 
might  bo  palfl  In  greenbacks.  In  tmth  oa.ses  the 
fear  of  lusunuountoble  dinicultlcs  resulting  from 
any  other  action,  was  probably  tho  Incentive 
which  gave  votes  enough  to  make  the  majority  In 
both  eases. 
Blit  whether  Missouri  was  or  was  not  a  stato, 
still  remained  an  open  quostlon.  It  was  woll  un¬ 
derstood  that  the  people  would  not  submit  poaco- 
tully  to  United  States’  Jurisdiction  as  a  Territory, 
and  they  were  Uh:;  far  away  to  have  It  easily  en¬ 
forced.  Tho  opponents  of  admission  were  In  acon- 
dltJon  to  accept  any  foaslblo  road  out  of  the  dllTl- 
culty,  and  again  Mr.  Clav  exerted  hlmsoif  as  n 
pacldcator  and  ilnally  succoedeu  in  seourlng  tho 
appolnt-ment  of  a  committee  named  by  bimself, 
who  roporlod  a  resolution  very  similar  to  the  ono 
rojoctod  two  weeks  before,  but  more  spocltlc.  Con¬ 
gress  was  now  ro.'nJy  to  pa.ss  tiio  resolution  and 
tho  conditions  preacrlbed  having  boon  compiled 
with,  Missouri,  by  proclamation  of  tho  rrcsldont, 
on  the  loth  day  of  August,  1821,  became  one  of  tho 
States  of  the  Federal  I’nloii,  with  boundaries  us 
follows:— Tho  Mississippi  River  on  tho  o.iHt,  corn- 
monclng  at  latitude  as*  and  mnnliig  north  to  tho 
mouth  of  tho  Des  .Moines,  following  the  latter 
river  to  latitude  40*  bo' ;  tUonee  west  to  tho  Mis¬ 
souri  Itlvor  and  down  that  rlvor  to  the  mouth  of 
the  Kansas;  thence  south  to  latitude  36*  30'; 
thence  east  to  the  St.  Francis  Klver ;  ttionco  down 
that  rlvor  to  latitude  30- ;  thence  ea.st  to  place  of 
beginning. 
ARKANSAS. 
When  MLwourl  made  application  for  admission 
as  a  state,  that  portion  of  i.ho  Louisiana  purchase 
lying  between  Missouri  and  Louisiana  ami  still 
called  Missouri  Terrttory,  made  aiipllcatlon  for 
cliango  of  name  and  of  government.  Consequento 
ly,  In  1819  It  was  made  a  territory  of  the  second 
grade  and  named  Arkaus^w. 
In  1830  It  was  found  that  the  population  of  tho 
eastern  part  of  the  territory  was  suniolent  to  en¬ 
title  them  to  a  Stato  Government.  Tho  question 
of  slavery  Imd  been  settled  on  the  admission  of 
Missouri.  A  Constitution  was  formed,  and  as  the 
application  met  with  no  opposition  Arkansas,  In 
June,  1830,  became  the  twenty-fifth  Stato  of  tho 
Union.  Its  territory  Is  included  between  Loui¬ 
siana  on  the  South,  tho  Mississippi  River  on  the 
oast,  Missouri  on  tho  north,  and  ruhnlng  from 
the  southwest  corner  of  Missouri  to  tho  Arkansas 
:  River  in  lalUuilu  35‘"2.3';  thence  south  to  Red 
‘■Rlvor  and  iiloiig  the  same  to  longitude  93«  .W ; 
thence  south  to  latitude  SJ”,  tho  uorthorn  lino  of 
Louisiana,  and  contains  D2,los  square  miles.— [To 
be  continued. 
THE  OPPOSITE  NEI&HBOR. 
BY  VIOI.KT  FULI.EK. 
TnwRK  ho  Is  again,  l  declare,"  said  Ehthek 
C'Aur.vr.E,  tho  little  hard-worked  music  tcaehor, 
aa  she  pulled  up  the  window  blind  of  her  third 
story  back  room  one  morning  In  Decombor.  "  Ho 
Isas  regular  us  clock-work;  l  wish  I  could  see 
exactly  what  he  looks  like;’’  and  she  tried  to 
strain  her  ratnor  ncar-slguted  gray  eyes  across 
tho  Intervening  space  of  back  yards  which  aepa- 
ratod  her  from  the  object  of  hor  curiosity  ;  but  lu 
vain— the  distance  was  U)o  great  and,  besides,  the 
Individual  In  question  hod  retreated  from  view. 
It  was  strange  how  she  and  this  unknown  per¬ 
sonage  Kept  uio  same  hours,  both  In  rising  and 
retiring ;  at  least  It  seemed  so  to  Ksthhic,  as  many 
a  night  she  had  watched  tho  light  from  that  par¬ 
ticular  wlmlow,  after  her  own  was  extinguished, 
for  sho  could  not  alTord  to  keep  It  lit  very  long 
and  thought  with  what  a  friendly,  cheering  ray 
it  shnno  our,  into  uio  daricnes.s. 
KsTnEH  OAiavLE  was  an  orphan,  and  entirely 
alone,  in  tho  boarding  house  In  which  she  lived 
she  Wiis  looked  upon  as  a  <iulct,  little  soul,  who 
minded  hor  own  aflalrs  and  who  hud  nothing  In 
common  with  the  gay  young  ladles  and  gentlemen 
who  Innaniiod  the  same  hoaso.  She  might,  had 
sho  so  willed  it,  have  lived  with  some  rleh  rela¬ 
tives  In  a  fashionable  locality,  but  merely  In  tho 
position  of  a  poor  relation ;  and  sho  preferred  to 
work  by  herself  for  tho  modest  [dtUnoo  which 
enabled  hor  to  pay  her  board  in  a  respectable 
non.se  and  dress  plainly.  It  la  true,  but  suniclently 
well  to  satisfy  herself.  .She  also  tried  that  most 
precarious  of  methods  of  eaniliig  money— writing 
stories  for  the  weekly  papers,  with  but  indifferent 
succo.sa. 
How  often  had  that  sickening  fooling  of  dlsjip- 
pointmout  come  over  hor  which  attacks  the  un- 
Jortunato  recipient  of  “returned  manuscript," 
Just  when  one  Is  beginning  to  hope  It  has  been 
accepted,  sho  had  iniislc  pupils  however,  who 
pail  punotually,  and  although  tho  life  was  hard 
and  lonely  for  a  girl  not  yet  twenty-live,  yet  sho 
had  tho  ’’glorious  prlvllogoorbclnglndepeudent.” 
Her  njom  was  neat  and  comfortable,  although 
wnall  an(l,conilned  as  to  outlook,  herorily  glimpse 
iir  aky  being  over  the  roofs  of  the  houses. 
Rs'i'iiKa  was  feeling  unusually  lonely  and  friend¬ 
less  this  morning  as  sho  put  on  her  neat  outrof- 
door  costume  and  prepared  for  her  day’s  work. 
Sho  had  six  lessons  to  give  before  four  In  the  even¬ 
ing  and  the  pupils  llveil  at  groat  distances  from 
each  other.  *'  I  woruier  what  my  opposite  neigh¬ 
bor  does,”  she  thought;  “writes,  most  probably, 
as  ho  slto  up  so  lato ;  well,  I  Impo  he  la  more  buc- 
cessful  than  I  am.  1  have  a  grout  mind  to  l.ry  the 
regular  *  blood  and  thunder’  stylo ;  th.it  mff/ht  go 
down  with  the  miIIUou,  But  l  must  hurry  and 
sho  gave  a  ilnal  lofik  In  tho  glass  as  sho  gave  her 
little  black  hat  tlio  proper  set  over  her  luxuriant 
dark-brown  hair  and  taking  up  her  roll  of  mq.slc, 
left  tho  room,  locking  the  door  carefully  behind 
her.  EsruKu  was  not  a  beauty,  but  she  was  a 
very  pleasant  objeet  as  she  went  swiftly  along 
the  Htreet,  l.he  crisp  morning  air  giving  a  becom¬ 
ing  Mhgo  Of  jdnk  to  lier  ilollcate  cheeks.  Her  face 
was  a  perfect  oval,  generally  devoid  of  color,  save 
for  the  rich  red  of  the  small,  sweet  mouth.  Her 
eyes  were  dark-gray,  full  of  expression,  and  set 
under  a  broml,  low  foreheml  from  which  tho  brown 
hair  was  hrushed  back  In  natural  waves;  all  this, 
with  a  small,  beaui.lfully- rouudod  figure  and 
qillck,  light  atop,  m^ule  tho  girl  an  object  of  many 
admiring  glances  Insageuliomon  on  their  way  to 
bii.Hlncss,  who  li.'id  leisure  and  taste  to  admire  her 
rollned  and  lady-llkn  appearance. 
Nor  was  slie  (pilto  unconscious  of  such  glances 
for,  like  every  woman,  bo  sho  young  or  mlddle- 
agod,  she  ha<l  hor  little  vanity.  She  got  through 
her  day’s  work  with  tho  usual  amount  of  stupidity 
on  the  part  of  some  of  her  pupils  atul  the  wear 
and  tear  of  nervoa,  which  Is  tho  portion  of  music 
teachers,  and  felt  very  Ja<ied  and  worn  out  a»  she 
took  her  seat  In  tho  car  which  would  carry  her 
almost  to  lior  boardlng-housc-  Tho  carwa.s  filled 
with  gentlemen  returning  to  dinner  after  tho 
lahons  of  tho  day,  but  Esther  got  a  seal  from  a 
polite,  middle-aged  individual,  who  g.avo  a  start 
tis  ho  saw  her  taco  and  looked  at  her  as  oiton  as 
ho  dared  without  attracting  attention.  She 
thanked  him  as  sho  lo<jk  the  seat  ho  offered,  but 
took  no  more  notice  of  blm,  us  her  thoughts  wore 
occupied  with  a  stoiy  sho  Intended  to  begin  soon, 
Inonlcrto  compete  for  a  prize  which  had  been 
olTered  by  a  weekly  paper.  It  was  a  forlorn  hope, 
but  still  she  mfffht  bo  fortunate,  for  onco  in  hor 
llto. 
The  OAr  stopped  and  Esther,  recollecting  her¬ 
self,  found  Shu  had  arrived  at  the  end  of  her  Jour¬ 
ney  and  rose  to  go  out,  the  gentleman  who  had 
given  her  the  seat  preceding  her  and  waiting  to 
hand  her  down.  He  held  out  his  liand  to  as.slst 
her  and  she  unconsciously  placed  hers  in  It,  with¬ 
out  thinking  of  the  unusual  nature  of  the  proceed¬ 
ing  on  the  part  of  a  stranger  when,  to  her  sur¬ 
prise,  her  hand  was  retained  in  a  close  clasp  and 
a  deep  voice  said,  “  I  was  sure  It  was  you,  Esther 
—Miss  CARCTnE."  It  was  not  qulto  dark  and  Es¬ 
ther  could  distinguish  the  features  of  tho  stran¬ 
ger,  which  were  not  as  familiar  as  tho  voice,  ttiat 
never  changes,  and  years  ago  In  her  radiant  girl¬ 
hood,  when  she  lived  In  a  happy  homo  with  her 
parents,  that  voice  had  asked  In  pleading  accents 
tor  more  than  she  eoiild  give;  tor  was  she  not. 
engaged  to  one  of  tho  handsomnsf,  of  the  “  golden 
youths" of  the  metropolis V  who  “loved  and  rode 
away,”  on  diseoverlng  that  Mr.  Carlyi.b  wa.s  on 
tho  ovo  of  failure. 
“O,  Mr.  Maxwem.,”  said  tho  girl,  looking  up 
Into  tho  kindly  brown  eyes,  which  surveyed  her 
with  uncllsgulsed  pleasure,  “Is  It  really  you? 
why,  I  thought  you  were  living  out  West.” 
“  I  was,"  answered  tho  gentleman,  “but  I  have 
come  East  for  good ;  let  mo  see  you  homo  and  wo 
can  exchange  notes  on  tho  way.” 
“  I  live  very  near  this,"  she  answered.  So  they 
walked  away  together. 
“You  have  not  changed  much.  Miss  ciAiti.Yi.K; 
or  am  I  right  lu  calling  you  thus?”  begun  Mr. 
Maxwell. 
“I  am  still  Esther  C  A  HI,  VLB,”  was  tho  quiet 
answer.  “Indeed,”  and  here  tho  girl  laughed 
rather  bitterly,  “  1  Jiave  had  no  temptation  to 
chatigo  iny  name  .since  I  have  become  poor  and 
alone  In  tho  world.” 
“  Alone  1”  oxchoed  Mr.  Maxwell,  “why,  howls 
that?  I  knew  your  rather  was  dead,  of  course; 
but  1  did  not  hear  of  your  mother’s  deatli ;  that 
must  have  taken  place  aCUT  1  loft  tho  city.  But 
surely,  you  have  ndatlves?" 
“  I  have,  who  would  give  mo  a  homo  If  1  chose 
to  bo  a  slave  to  tiielr  whims.  But  l  prefer  ludo- 
pondonco  and  my  three-story  back  room,  small 
OH  It  Ik,  and  1  am  not  afraid  of  work.” 
“You  area  brave  little  aoul,  EsTiiER-you  will 
excuse  my  calling  you  so,  In  memory  of  old 
times,"  said  Mr.  Maxwell,  as  they  stood  on  tho 
steps  of  tho  boarding  lioiwo. 
“  1  will  excuso  anything,”  repUnd  sho,  warmly; 
“lam  BO  glad  to  see  a  friend  who  know  me  In 
those  bygone  days :  but  won’t  you  come  In  ?  Al¬ 
though  I  havo  no  place  to  receive  you  except 
tho  public  parlor.” 
“  Not  to-nlgbl.,  but  I  will  call  very  soon,  l  llv.' 
qulto  close  to  you -UK' you  knot,  .  ?  Jnsi,  aroi. 
the  corner.  ” 
“Ah,  that  Is  del)‘’(r  fill  to  b  no  .i,  friend  so  near. 
Good  night;”  ui  MiKa  gave  h'm  hor  hinid, 
which  ho  prosHcil  •s.  /,'.  .  / 
“ Think  of  .010  i y  x  oi  «  friend,  EsTiiwr:,”  fi 
plied  Mr.  Maxwk-i,  ••  ..i  g,w,ii  niglit!”  Im  ; 
leased  her  hand  and  waif  in- '  '  -londci  ,  gracii  , 
Ugure  luj  sho  ontored  i.lo-  msc,  InUm  'i.,iii,  . 
the  hall  lamp.  “  Esther  iURr.vi.ic,”hornnnuuri  d, 
as  ho  took  his  way  to  his  boardlng-houso  In  tho 
adjoining stroet,  “time  was  when  that  munohad 
power  to  thrill  iny  heart  and  when  tho  very  sight 
of  hor  was  happiness  enough,  oven  If  she  did  not 
Speak  to  me.  She  Is  not  iniich  changed  either,  in 
splto  of  her  troubles.  I  know  shu  must  have  suf- 
fored  at  being  ea.st  off  by  that  scoundrel  for  whom 
she  refused  me.  Wliai,  a  bravo  lliUo  soul  It  is  l 
facing  t  ill)  world  alhcragn  -for  she  can't  be  more 
than  twonty-flvo —and  after  the  I  u.\uiious  manner 
In  which  hor  girlhood  was  paased— by  the  way,  1 
never  iwkcd  what  sho  did  to  earn  money.  Tefudi- 
es,  I  suppose,  I’oor  Esther!  Well,  I  will  llnd 
out  all  about  her,  and  ir— but  (ha/  is  hoping  too 
much;”  and  with  a  sigh  Mr.  Geokok  .Maxwki.l 
opened  tho  door  of  the  hoanlliig-houso  with  a 
latch-key  and  went  up  to  his  comfortablo  bache¬ 
lor's— or  r.athor  widower's— apariinonis,  where  a 
bright  nre  burned  In  a  low  grate  In  tho  pretty 
slttlug-rooin  whleh,  with  lis  luxurious  arm-chairs 
and  rich  carpet,  formed  a  striking  cnntriLSt  (o  tho 
pwrly-tnrnlshofl  little  room  In  which  Esther  was 
at  this  moment  taking  off  lier  hat  and  Jacket  and 
smoothing  the  rich  waves  of  lier  pretty  dark- 
brown  hair,  preparatory  to  doscendlng  to  partake 
of  tho  lato  dinner,  which  was  served  below. 
Esther  was  a.stonlshed  at  Uie  radmnt  face  sho 
saw  In  the  glass,  so  dlireretiL  from  the  ono  sho 
had  parted  from  la  the  morning.  Tho  eljoi’ks 
woro  rosy  and  dimpling  with  snilles,  whllo  the 
softgray  eyes,  under  their  llnely-arcliod  brows, 
shone  with  n  bright  and  joyous  light  to  which 
they  ha.d  long  been  a  stoniiger.  “'I’o  think  of 
mooting  Gkohok  Maxwell,  of  all  people  In  the 
world  1”  sho  said,  as  sho  arranged  her  neat,  black 
dreas  an<l  put  on  a  clean,  crisp  rulllo  round  hor 
white,  slender  tliroat.  “  Uoar  old  Geokoe  I  l  am 
glad  ho  does  not  thi  nk  mo  changed.  Ho  .seems  U) 
have  grown  stouter  and  he  Is  certainly  graver  in 
manner  and  expression.  Ho  always  hail  a  good, 
kind  face,  and  his  eyes  aro  quite  haiidsomo.  But 
where  is  his  wlfov  ho  did  not  mention  her  at  ail. 
Perhaps  sho  may  like  mo,  and  it  will  be  pleasant 
to  havo  friends  of  that  kind.”  And  thus  musing, 
sho  wont  down  to  dinner,  looking  w>  bright  and 
pretty  that  tho  young  mon  of  the  house  wore 
struck  with  her  unusual  beauty.  Altogether,  sho 
was  so  excited  about  tho  meetlrig  with  Mr.  Max- 
WKij,,  that  she  forgot  her  opposlto  neighbor  until 
she  wont  at  tho  wlmlow  to  look  at  tho  small  piece 
of  sky  vl.slble  above  tho  housetops  and  saw  his 
light  streaming  out  Into  tho  nlglit  like  a  friendly 
beacon. 
Gborob  Maxwell  found  hlm.8clf  on  tho  next 
evening  on  the  door  of  Esther’s  home,  almost 
without  hlH  own  volition.  Ho  luid  boon  thinking 
of  her  so  constantly  all  day,  that  Insensibly  his 
feet  carried  him  lu  tho  direction  of  her  prosenco. 
She  came  down  to  tlie  parlor  to  soe  him,  looking 
very  happy  and  prettier,  li«  tliought,,  than  slio 
had  been  in  her  girlish  days,  of  course  she  liad 
lost  the  ilrst  frushucRS  and  bloom  of  hor  extremo 
youth,  but  her  delicate  face  had  gained  In  beauty 
and 8woetnos.s of  expre.s.sIon,  Altogetlier,  Geoiujk 
thought  she  was  belter  worth  winning  imw  than 
In  hor  younger,  more  prosperous  days ;  and  as 
they  had  tho  parlor  to  themselves  this  evening, 
he  was  able  to  gain  a  bettor  knowlodge  of  her  in¬ 
tellectual  progrobs,  as  well  ati  of  her  sweet,  wo- 
