she stood was so narrow, that It scarcely 
afforded foothold for the unconscious girl and 
the dog that crouched beside her, moaning with 
the pain of a broken leg. it was a desperate posi¬ 
tion, both for lillllan Gray and her would-be-de¬ 
liverer, and for a few seconds he felt tempted to 
hurry away and endeavor to procure assistance; 
but the thought that during his absence her fren¬ 
zied clutch might relax, nerved 1dm to attempt her 
rescue unaided. 
Fortunately, he still possessed the cord with 
which the butler had thoughtfully supplied him, 
and tu this he made a slip knot, which he eoutrtved 
to throw over the girl's head and shoulders. Then, 
and not tilt t hen, he spoke to her, and roused her 
from the stupefaction of horror Into which her 
frightful danger had thrown her. 
“ lillllan '.—Miss Gray 1 Look up! take courage! 
Be brave, and I can help you ; but don't let go— 
don’t stir till I bid you 
The glazed eyes began to stare at his eager face, 
first vacantly, then with a light In them of return¬ 
ing reason. 
“ You know me ?" he asked, eagerly. 
“ Y'es," was the faint reply. “ 11. Is—it, Is Lord 
Carlsforde. Oh 1 save me !” 
-A rude gust of wind compelled him to draw back 
and take up a less hazardous post himself till It 
had whirled by; the dog. with a pitiful cry. slid 
over the lodge, and disappeared, but Noel retained 
hla hold or the cord, and H Allan was comparatively 
safe. As soon as he could make hUnsell heard, he 
addressed her again, and had the satisfaction of 
learning from her reply - that hope was steadying 
not only her voice but her nerves, and she was able 
to attend to the directions he gave her. 
Fortunately, she was both light and active ; but 
for these aids to his efforts he could not have 
raised her b.v ULs own unassisted strength. As It 
was, he wound the coni firmly around his body, 
and then succeeded In getting hold lirst of one of 
the young girl’s hands and then the other, thus 
gradually drawing her upwards, till she found 
herself breathless but unhurt on the small yet 
comparatively protected space on which he had 
taken his own stand. 
IllUtan Gray sank on her knees, and remained In 
that attitude so long, that Noel at last gently 
raised her. The storm seemed to be Increasing 
again, as If gathering all Its forces together lot- 
one last furious attack on the dismantled tower, 
which was In no condition to withstand tt. Every 
momeut. they lingered where they were was but 
exposing themselves to be burled In Its ruins, 
and Noel urged his companion to rouse herself and 
let him assist her to at tempt the descent of the 
broken StftlfCaSO- 
But she was uiliff with exhaustion, ancl her 
limbs trembled so violently that they refused to 
sustain her. Shu murmured a feeble entreaty 
that Lord Carlsforde would think only of himself 
and leave her; yet she oUmg pH .dully to his sup¬ 
porting arm. and It was evident she dreaded his 
obeying her Injunction. 
To pilot her down so perilous a descent while 
she was lu this prostrate state would be inaduess, 
aud so he hall led. halt curried her to Mbs Carla*- 
forde’s chamber, where he thought, he might be 
able to llnd a restorative in the shape ot eau de 
Cologne or ammonia. 
HlUiau’s eyes wandered round the room with 
such a bewildered look lu them, that he thought it 
would be only kind to gently break to her the fact 
of Miss Carififorde’s departure. 
“Bo not be alarmed about your Mend. She 
must have quitted the tower some hours since, for 
I am son y to mil you that she has, in her mistaken 
generosity, left, carlsrorde secretly. But pray do 
not give way to any uneasiness on her account. I 
will go and see Mr. Whitely before I return to 
London, aud steps will be taken directly to dis¬ 
cover where she has gone, and convince her that 
It is her duty to return.” 
“ I do not understand,” said HtUtan, confusedly. 
“ li jMtss Carlsforde leav es the l’ark—” 
“ sbe has left it in consequence, I fear, of some 
thoughtless remark made by Mi's. Estcourt. These 
speeches appear to have preyed on the feelings of 
my young kinswoman, and led her to imagine 
that she ought to renounce her rights In my favor. 
When Mr. Whitely or her guardians have seen and 
made her understand that she Is not at liberty to 
do this, she will be restored to you; so pray do not 
be unhappy; her absence Is only a temporary one, 
and 1 shall ask you to make her understaud that, 
although 1 cannot avail myself of her kindness, 1 
shall always cherish a grateful recollection of it ." 
HtUtan made uo reply. Indeed, she had dropped 
InLo a chair so pale, so nerveless, that she seemed 
scarcely able to attend to what he was saying, and 
Noel reproached himself lor having suffered Ills 
thoughts to dwell upon Ids own concerns at a time 
when her condition ought to be Ids only consid¬ 
eration. 
In one of the essence bottles on the toilet-table 
he found a few drops of sal volatile, which he per¬ 
suaded her to swallow, aud soon had the satisfac¬ 
tion of seeing a tinge of color return to her lips. 
Every moment that they tarried here was now 
so fraught with peril, that directly lillllan Gray 
was able to stand, Noel urged their immediate 
flight, front the crazy building. He dared tot hint 
to her how difficult It would be to leave it lest her 
terrors should revive, and render her Incapable of 
the effort; but, speaking as cheerfully as he could, 
he guided her to t he stair-case. 
When, however, her first dismayed glance re¬ 
vealed Its ruinous condition, site would have re¬ 
called, if Noel’s outstretched arm had not pre¬ 
vented It. 
“ courage, Miss Gray,” he exclaimed. “ I would 
not ask you to run these risks If l did not know 
that we may incur greater ones by lingering here. 
If you will but trust to me as implicitly as you did 
a few minutes ago, 1 think 1 can promise to guide 
you safely.” 
“ put at what danger to yourself 1” she mur¬ 
mured. “ Encumbered with a helpless girl, how 
can you take proper precautions? Ah! if any¬ 
thing befalls you, how shall I ever forgive myself ?” 
put Noel would not hear this. He pointed out to 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
her bow unlikely it was that the tower would stand 
much longer. The last gust of the blast had 
brought down another mass or the masonry, and 
loitering was a folly. At the same time, he told 
her In emphatic tones that he was firmly resolved 
not to stir without her. It depended on herself, 
therefore, whether they endeavored to make their 
way at once from their terribly insecure quarters, 
or walled at all hazards till the morning. 
« onvlnced by his arguments, lillllan Immediate¬ 
ly slipped her cold hand into hts. ller heart sank 
within her, and in her present state ot fatigue she 
fell. that. It. would be easier to passively meet the 
death that menaced her than make fresh exer¬ 
tions; but another life was at stake besides her 
own, and by an heroic efiort she assumed com¬ 
posure, and pronounced herself ready to follow 
wherever he chose to lead. 
How they compassed t he descent of that broken 
staircase, Noel could hardly ta ll. It Is true that 
the light, feetot his companion carried her safely 
wherever there was a resting-place strong enough 
for his own: but there were gaps over which he 
had to lower her, and then sw ing himself, which 
looked so terrible In the darkness, that lie dared 
not, meet the piteous questioning In her looks, lest 
they should unman him. By slow degrees, and 
not without receiving many contusions from rail¬ 
ing stones, they descended until, to his inexpressi¬ 
ble relief, he was able to swing her across a fissure 
into the circular chamber by which he first en¬ 
tered the tower. 
Here JJllllan would have made a brief pause, but 
still Lord Carlsforde hurried her on, and hat ing 
ascertained tlial Hie Ladder was still there, he 
assisted her to climb to the casement at which tt 
was placed. But ere she stepped through It, some 
Impulse or presentiment of Impending evil, he 
knew not which, induced him to draw Ids tremb¬ 
ling charge Into Ills arms. 
“In case we never meet again. 1 will say my 
farewell now. God bless and make you happy 
always, little JlllUan! ” 
'the next Instant he had lilted her through the 
w indow, and was steadying the ladder and encour¬ 
aging' her to descend it, 
“ Hut you will come, too,” she pleaded. 
“ As soon as you are safe, 1 will follow. For 
Heaven’s sake don t delay I ” 
Thus adjured, sbe obeyed him, sinking, almost 
fainting. Into t he arms extended to receive her as 
soon as she reached the ground. But she refused 
to lei Mrs. Hurst - who had pressed forward to 
embrace her darling—lead her away till his lord¬ 
ship had joined them, and she strained her eyes to 
watch him as he came rapidly down the ladder. 
He had scarcely taken half a dozen sLepa when 
the wind came tearing round the building, and 
Noel was lost, to view lu the clouds of dust that it 
brought with It. 
Involuntarily the young girl he had just rescued 
shrank closer to her aunt, who uttered a terrified 
ejaculation. It was echoed by a shout from the 
servants, aud sounds lh.it struck fresh terror to 
the excited lillllan A block ot stone dislodged by 
the gale had struck (lie ladder to which Noe! “a - 
clinging, breaking it in ball just below where he 
stood, and when the dust ideated away, there was 
nothing t o be seen but a confused heap uf humanity 
lying motionless amidst the ctuOrie with which the 
base of the tower was surrounded. 
(7b be continued.) 
MAGAZINES. 
Sunday A iter noon tor May, has the following 
table of contents; The ltoom’s Width, by Eliza¬ 
beth StUart Phelps; The Kingdom of Heaven, by 
John Bascom; six Stories In One, by Helen Camp¬ 
bell ; Calvin the sinner, t ill. IX., by Josephine It. 
Baker; The Kings Advent, by Mary Bradley; 
The Humility ol Positivism, by Hollo Ogdeu ; The 
Mormons, II., by Thomas L. lfogers; Women's 
Experiments in Economy. by Julia McNair Wright; 
Making out, by m. E. Bennett; The Present .stand¬ 
ing ot Political Economy, by Francis A. Walker; 
An Excellent Mathematician, Philosopher aud 
Divine, by Susan If. Nickerson; Meg, by Julia <’ 
It. Dorr; A Blessing In Disguise, by J. T, Tucker; 
A curious Phenomenon of the Plains, by Alfred 
Terry Bacon; The Year, by Annie E. (ole; A 
Night on the Bitter Lake,” by David IKer; A 
“Neighborly Interest,” by Helen E.Smith; The 
Still Hour, Editor's Table. — Christianizing the 
Churches; Some Abuses of Journalism; Strategy 
In Debate; the current crazes; Literature. 
Give os Less Noisome News, Messrs. Editors. 
—Lately we have had a disgusting trial hi Wash¬ 
ington; the private relations of a base ukl man 
and a viio woman have been exposed to public 
view by one ol' thu most. Indecent of criminal law¬ 
yers, and the newspapers, all over thu country, 
have been printing this delectable stuff for the 
Instruction of t heir readers. What Interest lu sub¬ 
served by defiling will to paper with nastiness like 
this? There Is absolutely no justification tor It; 
His an offense against common decency; tt Is a 
disgrace to journalism that It trades In wares ol 
Hits description and makes money by hawking 
filth and Corruption. 
Not only do our newspapers ofl'eml by the pub¬ 
lication of the vile details of great crimes, but also 
by picking up and spreading abroad little scan¬ 
dals, mi le unpleasant nesses In society, lit tle bits 
of gossip that no sensible or honorable porson 
wishes to know or would suffer himself to repeat. 
Much of the space of many weekly papers and of 
not a tew dallies Is devoted to matters or this de¬ 
scription. The tittle-tattle of the neighborhood 
that is not only silly hut poisonous in the extreme 
is gathered and served tip in as appetizing a man¬ 
ner us possible for the entertainment ol Hie whole 
community. 11 a woman behaves indiscreetly, the 
tact., more or less embellished and sufficiently dis¬ 
guised to whet the appetites of the gossips, Is likely 
re appear in priut the next day. 
ir a man commits an error of which he is pretty 
sure to be ashamed, and concerning which he 
would be glad of the Indulgent silence of bis neigh¬ 
bors, there Is no mercy for him; he will have a 
chance to read the record, a good deal magnified, 
in the local columus. Domestic infelicities with 
which the public has no business at all afford ma¬ 
terial fur spicy Items; business complications are 
worse complicated b.v unauthorized reports con¬ 
cerning them; little troubles in the churches 
which those who have Ha* care of their Interests 
arei doing their best to compose arc fanned Into 
grave dissensions by references to them In the 
newspapers. SomeiHues, when the details or these 
small scandals are not given, there are little hints 
and tmjondoes that serve to put all the pruileut 
and meddlesome noses In the community on the 
scent for Indecency or mischief. “ The skeleton In 
acert atn house in Ward Blank Is likely to got an 
ailing pretty soou.” “There Is a prospect ot a 
row about Hie music In one of onr churches,”- and 
soon. What excuse or justification can 1 here be 
for the publication of such Items as these? M ho 
Is profited by reading them ? What interest of In¬ 
telligence, of morality, ot decency Is promoted by 
spreading abroad these miserable details of gossip? 
The only reason tor printing them is that many 
people like to read them ; they make a sale for the 
papers, But the taste that craves them Is a vicious 
and degraded taste, and the business of gratifying 
and stimulating such a taste Is a bad business. 
What Is thought ol the woman who goes from 
house to house In her neighborhood rehearsing bits 
or Intelligence like these v What is said of the man 
who devotes hts leisure to i lie circulat ion ot thecur- 
reut rumors ? If 11 is disreputable for a man to go 
about ringing Ids uelghboi'3' door-bells and recit¬ 
ing to them such scandals by word ot mouth It Is 
more disreputable tor him to print them In a 
widely-circulated newspaper. The story that a 
gentleman would not. stoop to tell In good society, 
no gentleman ought to print In his paper. Med¬ 
dling nod mlaobjef-makuig is just as reprehensible 
In a reporter as In any other man. The fact that 
such stuff makes Ids paper sell Isa poor JustlUea- 
tlon. And infill the managers of newspapers learn 
to discriminate with a little more care between 
the news which the public has a right to hear and 
the news which Is simply noisome or Injurious 
scandal, the business of journalism will suffer a 
serious loss of respect aud Influence. —*Sw nday 
Afternoon for May. 
Jot otilumfii. 
OOND7CTED BY MISS FAITH E1FLEY 
A *' POSTCRIPT ” TO SOME SPRING NOTES. 
BY THE EDITOR. 
Millinery. 
It would be hard to name the leading style or 
styles In tlm way of bonnets and hats. Broad-leaf 
nanow brim, no brim, flare, cottage, high crown, 
and low ditto, all arc to be seen In endless variety. 
Even the poke bonnet ot other days, or, as It is now 
called the Madame .1 arley, is In the markci. No two 
hats are precisely alike. The shapes may oi l;Inal- 
ly have beeu Identical, but the trimming or a deft 
bending ol the shape a little on tiffs side or that 
has completely transformed its appearance. R\ ery 
ladyean suit her bonnet to the requirements of her 
face and the result Is some very pretty and piquant 
styles of millinery. If only women with Withered 
laces or high cheek bones, could be Induced to 
wear large bonnets of dark colors, Instead of mak¬ 
ing guys of lliemselvos in dainty, little chip luffs 
with while ma rabout tips and satin ribbon as Dim¬ 
ming. the beholder would be spared many painful 
sights, bo great Is lhe latitude allowed tiffs sea¬ 
son to Individual taste, that every woman can 
have a becoming hat, if she will only exercise some 
taste lu the matter. Leghorn, Tuscan, chip and 
fancy open-work braids are most fashionable. The 
blended straws also come In for a goodly share of 
favor. Blue and gray, black and white, cardinal 
and straw color, black uud straw are a few of the 
combinations m mixed straws. Ostrich Ups and 
feathers are largely worn, as are also flowers, of 
every hue, and no hat Is complete without the 
addition uf a handsome ornament In crystal, cry fe¬ 
tal and gilt, crystal and silver, or gilt and steel. 
For shirring and pipings satin is usually employed, 
wlille the scarf may be of fancy ribbon-velvet-, 
Breton lace, or some one of the lovely gauze or 
grenadine fabrics, 
A large flare bonnet bent so as to fit closely to 
the neck was faced with black satin trimmed pro¬ 
fusely with jet; lhe outside had a scarf of silk, a 
long black ostrich feather, uud a Cluster ot deep 
lined roses. A Leghorn with a wide brim was 
trimmed on the outside entirely with maize, satin 
ribbon, feathers and large roses, being all of this 
color. 'J'hc front was faced wlt.li wine-color velvet. 
A brown and gray mixed Htraw hut, narrow brim, 
rolled up on one side, wus ornamented with pipings 
of brown silk, two brown ostrich leathers and a 
small crystal star. An elegant and unique bonnet 
lo be worn with an olive stlk and dn nut see suit, 
was a collage shape covered with oUvuslik; around 
the crown was a wreath of Brazilian beetles, 
without, a blade or leaf of foliage; an ostrich Up 
of olive, finished the decorations. A Leghorn, 
Madame Jarley (or old style poke) bonnet, was a 
marvelous sight. With Its aggressive peaked 
front, its long maize color ostrich feathers, large 
bows and cascade of tea roses, it transported one 
to the Sunday school concert hall, where Die 
“original” Madame Jarley is wont, to display her 
wares. A fine black straw hut, high crown and 
narrow brim, rolled a little on the left side, was 
Dimmed with Jet and pipings o! satin, aud a long 
black ostrich feather. At the left side a cluster of 
halt a dozen half-blown bright red silk buds had a 
very pretty effect. A broad brim bat. was edged 
with fancy crystal braid aud bad pipings ot black 
sattn, crlmBon roses and feathers tor trimming. 
A novel effect was produced on a maize-color straw 
by a spray of grasses and exquisitely pretty hazle- 
nuts. For street wear, tlje “ Pinafore,” a broad 
brim, moderately high crown, rolled on one side, 
promises to take the lead. 
Woolens, Cambrics, Organdies and 
Hosiery. 
The fasliiouable colors In woolen, and woolen 
and silk goods are ecru, peacock blue, sapphire, 
gray, brown, navy blue and dark garnet. This 
has reference solely to the iniding shade, for all of 
the novelties come In hourntir effects. Mamie 
cloths have a eiapc-llke surface, and come In 
either solid colon*, or In stripes with brocaded pat¬ 
terns. t’huddaii cloth is to be had in all the new¬ 
est shades. Plain FrcUOli bunting, is Inches wide, 
at 11. Is soft and fine, and very much superior to 
both English and domestic manufacture, if comes 
In Hie most, delleal ras well as the darker shades, 
and promises to be extensively used in combina¬ 
tion with silk, a line ol goods—a mixture of silk 
and wool—has alternate stripes of silk and varie¬ 
gated wool, one design had a pale blue silk stripe, 
through the middle of which run a fine cord of 
blue with a raised design in blue and brown wool, 
at Intervals of about two Inches. The alternate 
strip was of mixed white, blue, cardinal and 
maize in wool. Tiffs style comes also In many 
other designs. Die most vttnUnom of which are 
those In white silk, and gray and black wool. They 
are is inches vvlde and cost. -? per .yard. Soft gray 
and wood color cloths with brocaded silk stripes in 
mixed colors, cardinal usually being the leading 
Shade, cost tl.C2; width, 24 inches. Pin checks 
are much worn. In blue with checks ol white silk, 
they make charming costumes for UlMc folks. The 
tendency to raped fio.Mgns, which give the goods 
the appearance ot being •* tufted ’’ at irregular In¬ 
tervals with bltsoi bright worsted, Is very marked. 
A mixed white silk grenadine and wool of shaded 
pale and dark-gray, is simply exquisite, ft is com¬ 
posed of alternating stripes; the shaded gray 
stripe giving the fabric a unique effect. In less pro¬ 
nounced goods there is a great variety, stripes and 
checks are the principal designs, and gray, wood, 
ecru, are the prevailing colors, cashmeres are to 
be had In all the novel as wen as the old colors, 
and the moderate price at which llie.v are offered, 
combined with their scrvleeableness, make them a 
most excellent investment. Many will he glad to 
meet an Old- time favorite In tile all-wool mons- 
eciines, they being. In tact, nothing else than all- 
wool delaines. They are manufactured in sapphire 
violet, blue, lavender a nd In darker colors. An all- 
wool nw'W'iinr Princess wrapper lu pale blue, 
made with Watteau plait, and ornamented with 
satin hows aud prei ty lace. Is a most dainty morn¬ 
ing costume for cool days 
Cambrics come In chintz colors aud designs with 
borders and without. English cambric, a more 
closely and heavier article, is also shown; prices 
range Dorn 2n to 3ii cents. Siime lovely Scotch ging¬ 
hams are shown; large plaids and gay, small fig¬ 
ures, on well-cove red ground, being leading varie¬ 
ties. Lattice Stripe, something new both hi design 
and material, is so delightfully pretty, that, to see 
It, Is to he ensnared into buying it. imagine some¬ 
thing between a cam brio and a muslin, white 
ground, w ith open-work strips about, an lueh vvlde, 
the spaces between the lattice Stripe being covered 
with a Hue, black vine, and small, purple flowers. 
They come In some half-a-dozen different, designs, 
and cost from 12 Is lu 2(1 cents a yard. English 
Jaconet, a fabric heavier than muslin and a little 
lighter than cambric, is show n lu numlierless pret¬ 
ty Chinese patterns, cost 20 ecuts per yard. 
Linen lawns present the same features Unit have 
distinguished them In past seasons, havlug es¬ 
caped Die boil retie effect mania. They come lu 
one or at most two delicate shades uud a hue vine 
or leaf or spray is the design usually shown. They 
range In price from in to 20 caffs a yard; the price 
being determined by the fineness of Die material, 
organdies are quite as beautiiul as ever, bul no 
very new or striking effects are shown lu them. 
Price, *25 lo 40 cents. 
Mamie cloth, satinet and cotllUnc are the latest 
novelties In washable materials. The momie cloth 
presents a crinkled surface closely resembling 
crape, hullimt lias a glossy, sallu-llke surface, 
which Is guaranteed to successfully withstand 
hnmdrylng. t'oUUlne Is traversed by fine reps of 
courser texture, and Is covered with line leaves and 
flowers, lu these gofliis —momie, satinet and co- 
tlltlne—the figures are small, Die ground well 
covered, and either plaided. striped or mottled.’> 
They' are nearly a yard wide and cost from 35 to 45 
cents per yard. 
The display of hosiery Is something calculated 
to delight the soul of the artist in color. More and 
more Is it becoming the custom for ladles to clothe 
tlielr feet elegantly, add lhe effector this tendency 
has iiaen to stimulate the manufaetmeof beautiful 
designs in stockings. The Idlewlld Stripe Is In 
lisle thread and composed ot alternate,stripes of 
white, black and red. Cost Iff vr, per pa ir. Plain 
grounds wit h polka-dut-* in silk come lu alt colors 
at $2 per pair. Madras bluster Is thin and elastic 
and l In* rib stripe gives u a showy and pretty 
effect: price H to #2 per pair. Perforated hosiery 
Hi pink and blue, lor evening wear, cost ft. They 
are so sheer that. Dm skin can Uo plainly dte- 
UrigUlMied through tlm open work. Black spun 
silks arc offered for*), i iiliLeuelmd, beautifully 
embroidered In silk lions, designed to be worn with 
low shoes, euiutt at fi >n. Mourning stockings 
in great variety ; black;.. purples anil grays are 
sold at, lrorn i l to $f pm pair, t ot ton hosiery, In 
all colors and pat terns, cost Ironi line, t.n*1 2f, per 
pair. Bnlbrlggnns. excellent quality with clocks, 
25 to fid cents. In children’s Blockings there is a 
very great variety. All possible uonibloftllpns of 
color art used, but In fiehlgu they arc usually 
“mottled” and striped vvllh embroidered fronts. 
In price they range from 2ae. to $125. ordinary 
white and million cued stockings can be purchased 
It desired, bul very lew lo these day s Invest in such 
unpretentious Uori ery. 
Silk*, Dainuases, Foulards. 
To own at least one black sfik, is the ambition 
ol every WObiait, and as many ol us sis can accom¬ 
plish it. are sure to possess one jor church, and a. 
second rather longer and finished with more elab¬ 
orateness tor semi-dress occasions. Every wife 
should Insist on a black silk as a riyttt, and neither 
BUllenness, ridicule nor a point-blank refusal on 
part of tin' chancellor of the family exchequer, 
should make her waver In her fixed determination 
to own a gown of this most desirable material. 
The prices at which It is offered are too tempting 
to he resisted. Think of it, those of you who have 
