T 
HE 
RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
The Herr nodded significantly. 
“ I comprehend. You speak of that wonderful 
young man, Mr. Dunforth. It Is for you that he Is 
moving heaven and earth to procure a berth now 
vacant In the ollloe of one of our West Indian gov¬ 
ernors, Is It not? 1 ' 
“ It may be so; yet It Is odd that he did not ap¬ 
prise me of It," said Noel, surprised to hear this. 
But the Herr, with one of those shrugs that 
mean so much, answered : 
“ Not so, my good friend. If he say to you there 
is a clerkship vacant, but the pay is poor, the 
Island unhealthy, the governor an Irascible old 
military man, whose appointment was given him 
because he. was troublesome to the ministry, and 
they would lain be rid of 1dm, you might fain say 
to yourself, * thin irorurermi young man seek* lo be 
rid of me ulna tout If lie secure the bert h for you, 
and come, open-armed, crying: ‘ Rejoice, brother 
of my betrothed! m.v exertions have procured you 
the opening you seek ; you may climb to fortune It 
you will, lor J have found you a situation In the 
palace of sir Somebody; and tills palace is placed 
upon a lovely tropical Island, where you shall re¬ 
pose on (lowers, and quench your thirst with the 
juicy melon, or the exquisite pino-applc,’ what 
should you say but thanks?—what should you 
think tout that he is the kindest of men ?” 
“ Mein llerr, you distrust Clement Dunforth?” 
“ l have studied his character, and—” another 
shrug. 
“How can I ho In his way?” queried Noel, 
thoughtfully. 
“ now shall I, a stranger, tell you?” retorted 
the German. “That It Is so, my eyes, my ears, 
have convinced me; hut for the why and where¬ 
fore, l cannot say.” 
Noel mused again ; tout still he would not yield 
to suspicions that seemed so groundless. 
“ Mein Herr,” he said, with a forced smile, “ It Is 
one of our English maxims neither to speak U1 of 
the dead nor the absent. Clement Dunforth is not 
here to defend himself, or explain what may seem 
tortuous In Ills proceedings; so I will defer my 
judgment till l see liltn again. Then 1 will not 
part with him till he has given me convincing 
proofs that he ts the upright, honorable man to 
whom alone the happiness of my young sister 
ought to he entrusted.” 
“ You arc right in tills,” said Ms hearer; “ lor 
Miss Irene Is charming In her frankness and viva¬ 
city. If I have obtruded my Studies of human na¬ 
ture upon you too boldly, forgive me. i shall hope 
that In this particular one I err, and Hint Monsieur 
Dunforth will prove himself altogether excellent. 
But you say wc abuse the absent, llow do you 
mean? Mr. Dunforth is here at this moment.” 
“ Here ’” exclaimed Noel. 
“ Not in this room certainly,” the Herr replied ; 
“ but at Carlsforde. You know it not ? Ah ! now 
I bethink me Ms visit was not intended lor you. 1 
saw hint pass the window ; 1 Inquire for him, that 
I may ask the favor of conveying for me a letter to 
the post at Corby, and 1 am told that he Is en¬ 
gaged ; he is with Miss Carlsforde.” 
More startled than before, Noel Inquired if he 
was sure of tins. 
“T am very sure," said the llerr, composedly. 
“ Did I not tell you he is wonderful, this young 
man, Dunforth? He has fertility of resource, In¬ 
vention, enterprise, quite astonishing. Look Into 
his brains, and my Me upon It, you would discover 
that he suggests to himself the possibility of woo¬ 
ing and wedding that heiress whom you, with 
your nicer sense ol honor, decline to court.” 
“ He could not be villain enough to dream of 
this!” exclaimed the incensed Noel. 
“ Why could you call him villain?" asked the 
German, tranquilly. "Unless, Indeed, he Is com¬ 
mitting some treachery—” 
. “ Good heavens! do you forget that he is posi¬ 
tively engaged to m.v sister?" 
" And that he la always whispering sweet noth¬ 
ings in the ear of the firanlein Gray ? No ; I for¬ 
get. nothing. I am curious to know how he will 
thread his way through the Intricacies of a game 
that requires playing with so much skill." 
“ He shall be foiled In It before he goes any 
farther. I will not be a passive spectator of such 
villainy!" cried Noel, more excitedly than before. 
“ Where Is he ?" and lie strode towards the door. 
“ I will Insist on seeing him Immediately, llow 
dare lie show himself In this house, after promis¬ 
ing me that lie would intrude here no more 1" 
Herr Uudolslielm began to inculcate the wisdom 
of calming himself before be took any steps in a 
matter ot such Importance; but Noel, who 
scarcely heard hirn, was already at the door ; and, 
smiling furtively at the young man’s vehemence, 
the savant returned to his books, and forgot him. 
CHAPTER XXX. 
AN ANGRY INTERVIEW. 
Noel returned across the hall to the pleasant 
summer parlor, in which he learned from a ser¬ 
vant he encountered that Mrs. llurst, and her 
niece, were accustomed to sit, 11. was empty; hut., 
as lie stepped slowly and painfully towards tiie 
long French window that looked Into the gardens, 
it opened, and 1 Milan Gray appeared, she looked 
confused when she first saw Lord Carlsforde; but, 
quickly recovering herself, congratulated Mm on 
his appearance downstairs, and drew forward the 
easiest chair she could hod for his use. 
Insensibly Noel’s angry feelings were softened 
by the spell her presence always cast, upon him. 
Besides, If It was as he feared, and clement Dun- 
forth’s wily tongue had won Min a place In her 
heart, was she not as much to be pitied as Irene? 
How would she hear it if she were obliged to learn 
that he had only courted and flattered her, that ho 
might, by iier means and lunuence, work his way 
Into the good graces ot her patroness? She— 
HHUan—must, he undeceived, as well as Mlsscarls- 
forde : and then Noel bit Ms lip Impatiently, and 
asked himself liovv ii was to toe done ? 
If he asserted that element was a dishonorable 
fellow, attracted by Miss carlsforde’s wealth, 1111- 
lian, prejudiced against him already, would most 
probably refuse to believe it, and the heiress might 
prove just as incredulous. Besides, what proof 
had he to give of his assertions ? None. Clement, 
was still writing punctually to his bet rothed, and 
the hints and suggestions of Herr Kudolshelm 
were all that Noel had to urge against him. 
He gave such a weary sigh, that Killian, who 
had retreated to a flower-stand, whore she found 
employment In nipping oh the dead leaves from 
some geraniums, looked quickly round. 
“ Has the exertion of coining down stairs proved 
too much for your lordship? Shall I fetch you 
some wine? or will you lie down on tliLs couch 7” 
" i will go back to my room,” said Noel, rising 
with difficulty. “ 1 must have time for thought, 
time to decide how to act, and what 1 ought to 
say.” 
HI Ilian looked concerned, and even alarmed, at 
the agitation under which lie was laboring; and 
when she saw that he was about to quit the room, 
she hurried to oiler him the support of her arm. 
At ilrst It was coldly refused; but when one 
quick glance showed Noel how the teal’s were 
springing Into her wifi, dark eyes, her hand was 
suddenly grasped, and she was drawn towards 
him. 
“ Killian, we may not meet again, for in the 
morning I shall hid adieu to Carlsforde forever.” 
“ Are you In earnest ?" she gasped. “ No—no, 
you only say this to—to betray me into admissions 
that I will never, never make." 
Her hand was instantly released. 
“ l will not ask you what this speech moans,” 
said Noel, speaking now In sorrow more than an¬ 
ger, “ I have heard enough to know that you as 
well as Miss Carlsforde have been taught to think 
111 of me. Think so still, U you choose. I might 
ask you If a slugle action of my life since 1 have 
resided here warrants you In believing aught to 
my discredit, but 1 will not. To combat charges 
made In the dark, would degrade me, and J should 
lose my temper In the ellort. only, while you 
doubt me, beware that you place not loo much 
faith in my tradueor.” 
" Stay, sir," cried Killian, proudly, “and hear 
this much, If you will hear no more. It I have 
learned to think you not so entirely the honorable 
gentleman as Lord OarlstTirde s successor should 
be. It was through your own act." 
“ indeed! May 1 know what that act was?” 
“The unmanly one or Introducing Into ilils 
house, as a spy upon me, Mr. Clement Dunforth, 
whom you hail already employed to search Into my 
earlier lile. To hold over me the fear of exposure, 
by hinting at. your knowledge of the only follies 
that ever disgraced it, was cruel Indeed.” 
“ I Introduced Dunforth, Unit ho might annoy 
or Injure you? You —Killian, whom 1-But 
what am l saying? You wore present when Irene 
divulged her engagement; you knew that It was 
not by my desire he came here." 
“ I know that you did not appear to wish it; but 
I have since been assured that an arrangement 
had been secretly made ror Ms coming,” 
“ Who dares say that. 1 could bo guilty of such 
deliberate treachery to tlie generous girl .. ho 
thought no t rouble loo great, in waiting upon and 
watching over me ? But I will not ask—In fact, 
I need not; there haa been more villainy at work 
Ilian I suspected ; and I am not the only dupe or 
It." 
" Prove that you arc innocent—” IUlllan be¬ 
gan ; but was sternly interrupted. 
•• Innocent of what? Are you going to he so 
obliging as to detail to me all of which I am ac¬ 
cused, expecting that, i shall protest t hat i am not 
guilty of this or the other ? I toll you again. I will 
not stoop to defend myself from any charges 
brought against me thus. I will not even bid you 
tell me what t hey are, lest they make me a mur- 
dererat heart, if not in deed.” 
“ My lord, you know not what you are saying," 
faltered t he terrified ililllan. 
“ I know that clement. Dunforth—a judgment 
be upon him!—has poisoned the mind of the crea¬ 
ture who was dearer to me than all the world. Yes, 
HlUlan, now that l am parting from you and Eng¬ 
land, now that you have token from me my only 
hope—shall I tell you what that hope was?—will 
It. gratify you to know how I dwelt on the thought 
that some day, H fortune smiled upon my efforts, 
1 might come and ask you to share uiy home ? 
And now that you have robbed me ot that hope, I 
declare to you that ne ver by thought or deed have 
I proved myself undeserving of the love 1 once 
hoped to win.” 
Hilllan sank on the nearest seat, and covered 
her lacc with her hands; but she did not speak, 
and Noel, having thus unbosomed himself, sud¬ 
den ly became calm.—To be continued. 
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MAGAZINES. 
St. Nicholas for Jiu.y has eighty extra pages 
and more than eighty illustrations. 11 opens with 
a country story, liru’s Red sea, Illustrated by 
Walter shirlaw with a picture—the irontlsplecc 
of the number—which shows the young heroine 
on the roadside startled by an old traveler. 
Next comes Nid-Nodding, a summer poem by 
Lucy Larcom, followed by an illustrated account 
ot cod-tishlugfiom a umall row-boat on the banks 
of Newfoundlai d Farther oacornea Blown Away, 
a thrilling story, with a spirited picture oi a 
thrilling railroad Incident. Boys and girls both, 
will take Interest In flic paper entitled, How to 
make a Hammock, with Its ten plain diagrams, 
and clear dese.lptlons or the process. Blossom- 
Boy ol Toklo, an article by Professor William 
Elliot Griffis, tolls of the curious ways of Japanese 
children, and contains thirty-two drawings by 
Japanese artists In their odd style. Mr. Moneuio 
1). Conway contributes a story—The Child and the 
Image—suggested by an actual occurrence and 
illustrated with two pictures by W. ,l. llcnnessy. 
The "Fourth or duly element iinfflS expression In a 
sllrring Patriotic March, a piano piece for four 
little hands, composed by William K. Bassford; In 
Rattle-to-bang, verses with liuzzas and drum beats 
iu every line; and In Hay-foot! straw-foot! an 
amusing picture of the clriiitog of an awkward 
squad of recruits. Glories, by Sarah WInter Kel¬ 
logg. with seven of Addie Ledyards’s lovely pic¬ 
tures, narrates the happy fun ot two children In 
a game with morning-glory blossoms. A Jolly 
Fellowship, Frank R. Stock!oil’s serial story, takes 
its heroes through an exciting diving episode, and 
leaves them aboard a burning ship; and Eyebilght, 
the continued tale by .Susan Coolldge; brings Its 
chief character to the threshold of an adventure 
In a sca-cavc. Funny verses, comical pictures, gay 
Jingles, a. page Of bright contributions from the 
young folks themselves, and Departments brimful 
of good things, help to complete a number exactly 
suited lo summer-holiday reading. 
About Macaroni. —The first, stanza ol the old 
song entitled “ Yankee Doodle ” runs: 
“ Yankee Doodle came lo town 
Upon a little pony ; 
lie stack a feather in Ins hat. 
And called it macaroni." 
It Is about this expression, “macaroni,” I wish 
to write what 1 have found out by asking ques¬ 
tions and reading In books. 
In England, during the reign of <piece Elizabeth, 
most of the dandified tlilugs of that, time—such as 
table-forks, etc.—came from Italy, and were called 
“macaroni,” which is Italian, derived from a 
Greek word meaning " very dainty." 
About the time ol Oliver OroinweU, appeared a 
verse which some have thought was meant to 
make fun of him. The verse nuis: 
" Yankee Doodle came to town, 
Upon a Ron tint) pony 
lie stuck a leather in his hat. 
And called it macaroni.” 
But history says Cromwell came from Hunting¬ 
don ; and I think he was hot the kind ol a man to 
wear feathers and brag of them. He was stout, 
rod-faced, and rather rough; not slim and fop¬ 
pish. 
inSheiidah’s play, “The School for Scandal,” 
are these lines: 
“ Sure, never were seen two such beautiful nouics; 
Other hofWS arc clowns, but these, macaroni b. 
To give them this title. I'm sure can't bo wrong, 
Tlioir logn are bo slim, and their tails are bo long.” 
Washington Irving tolls US that, in the War of 
the Revolution, some Maryland regiments, who 
wore very gay uniforms, were known as “The 
Macaronisand he adds that “ they showed their 
game spirit.” so, It scorns, they could light well, 
besides dressing well. 
Another author says: “A hundred years ago, 
the slang for a certain sort of fop was ‘macaroni.’ 
He was distinguished dually by the strange way 
in which ho dressed his head; and he wore feath¬ 
ers In his hat.” 
This Is all I have been able to find out about the 
word “Macaroni,” used in the song “Yankee 
Doodleand It seems to mean something or some¬ 
body very dainty or ilnleal, and to have very little 
to do with tlic food called “ macaroni,” although 
that also comes from Italy.— St. Xloholas jor July. 
PKoiuRbY the most Important feature of the July 
Scribner (and one to be continued In the .Midsum¬ 
mer Holiday number) Is the reprint of the cele¬ 
brated engravings, made several years ago by Mr. 
Henry Maish, for Harris's “ Insects lujurlous lo 
Vegetation,”—a volume issued by the Massachu¬ 
setts State Board of Agriculture, and necessarily at 
such expense as to put It. beyond the reaeh of the 
general public. The papers in sckikskk arc en¬ 
titled “.summer Entomology," the first dealing 
with moths and butterflies, with most beautiful 
and accurate Illustrations, the drawings having 
been approved by 1 the late Professor Agassiz. In 
order to bring out to their utmost the delicate 
gradations and soitness ot these cuts, they wLll be 
printed upon extra-calendered paper, it Is no ex¬ 
aggeration to say of these engravings that they 
have never been equaled in Natural History work. 
Scribner’s Monthly for July: The American on 
the Stage, lllustrated, J. Brandin' Matthews; 
Friend Barton’s Concern, illustrated, .Mary Hal- 
lock Footo; Evening, John Vance Cbeny; The 
Water-Cure, Austin Dobson; Brazil. III. An 
Indian Village on the Amazons, illustrated, 
Herbert H. Smith; The sphinx, Elizabeth Stuart 
Phelps; Haworth's. chapters XLI-XL1Y., Il¬ 
lustrated, Frances l iodgson Burnett; Two coup¬ 
les: White and a Yellow, William M. Baker; 
Madame Bonaparte’s Letters from Europe. 
(Conclusion), Eugene L. Dldler; Summer Ento¬ 
mology. I. Tramps after Moths and Butterflies, 
Illustrated, Edward A. Samuels; Thomas Moore, 
Richard Ilenry Stoddard; American Museums of 
Art, James Jackson Jarves; M ho Metric Reform, 
Frederic Brooks; The Whip-poor-will, Henry S. 
Cornwall; Flowers lor Song, Thomas W. Parsons; 
Trinity Parish, illustrated, William 11. lHdelng; The 
Delusions of Clairvoyance, George M. Beard; The 
Floodlng of the Sahara. (WiLit Map), John T. Short; 
Edison’s Inventions. II. M ho Carbon Button and 
its Offspring, illustrated; The confession, Joel 
Benton; Topics ot the M ime. Eugraving on Wood 
—Mr. Kiddle’B Book—college Instruction; Com¬ 
munications. Thoughts upon the Education of 
Women—The New Museum in Rome; Home and 
society. Decoration of the Dinner Table (Sacliarls- 
sa)—A Military Education at West Point (W. H. 
Kideing) — Hints to Young Housekeepers. VU. 
(Mrs, s. W. oakey); culture and Progress. Mat¬ 
thew Arnold on Equality— 1 The Epic of Hades— 
Seiss's Miracle In stone and Voices from Babylon— 
Gosse s studies in lhe Literature ot Northern Eu¬ 
rope—Plato on Socrates (The Now Translation)— 
Boyesen's Kah-onbcrg—Mansfield’s Personal Mem¬ 
ories-Cable's Old creole Days-Stockton’s Rudder 
Grange—A New Edition on Longfellow Mr. Mar¬ 
shall’s Recital’s; The World's Work. Novel Meth¬ 
od ot Testing Iron Wire- -New Salt-Water Con¬ 
denser— Improved Refrigerating Apparatus—The 
Jloragraph— Improved Violin—A New Gum—Re¬ 
moving Mctallc Substances from Grain — New 
Method or Making White Lead-Proposed Treat¬ 
ment, ot Hop Vines ror Fiber; Rrle-a-Hme. 1 lie 
Heart of a Rose (II. W. Austin)—Studies in Style 
(Irwin Russell) — Adrienne (J. W. W.)—College 
Comicalities (Art hur Penn), drawings by Hopkins 
—Union Square: 7 i*. m. (J. B. M.)— Speaking Fea¬ 
tures (N. H. D.)—The Hit of the Season (drawing 
by W. M. Davis, Jr.)—Metrical Gymnastics (H. C. 
Bud uer.)—Punch and Judy at Rockaway Beach 
(drawing by H. P. Wolcott). 
The Success of Clairvoyants.— In a paper In 
the July scrlbner on “The Delusions of clair¬ 
voyance,” Dr. George W. Beard, of New York, 
writes as follows:—The practical success or clair¬ 
voyants, public and private, Is the result of these 
three factors: l. guess-work reduced to a science 
and an art, 2. coincidences, and 3. trickery. 
Guessing Ls at once a science and an art,—a 
science, because It may be regulated by certain 
principles. The familiar “guessinggame” illus¬ 
trates what can be done by guessing scientifically 
carried out; with the privilege to iheguesserof 
but twenty chances, he may yet, beginning with 
the kingdom to which the article belongs, reach 
the most minute object before hlsllst Is exhausted. 
(SuccessIn ibis game, as all who have played It 
kuow, depends much on practice. Clairvoyants 
devote their lives to the practice of this game, for 
they play It with every victim they meet. 
The subject of coincidences ls one that has ex¬ 
cited far less at tention among the St udents of his¬ 
tory or of human nature than it deserves; little, 
Indeed, has been written upon it Among those 
who have given the subject any thought, the most 
erroneous Impression prevails that it can he 
brought under the laws of pure mathematics. In 
the Ufa of every active human being are frequent, 
almost dally occurring, coincidences, which those 
who give any attention to) them may, if they 
choose, make the basis of most absurd delusions. 
Usually we.give no more attention to these occur¬ 
rences than an exclamation of surprise, and then 
forget all about them. Wo are talking of a person 
whom, perhaps, we rarely meet, and havo not seen 
ror a long t ime; suddenly lie appears. A thought 
—out ot the ordina ry course. It may be—enters our 
mind; we express It, when behold! the same 
thought has just been passing through the mind 
of our friend. We meet wllti a certain experience, 
and ihon wo remember, or fancy wo remember, 
that the same experience, lias happened to us in a 
dream. Of all these dully and hourly happening 
coincidences, clairvoyants skillfully avail them¬ 
selves, and la that direction they are aided by the 
Ignorance and eagerness of their victims. 
The trickery of clairvoyants consists mainly In 
the art of making their victims unconsciously re¬ 
veal, by word or look, facts of personal history, 
and then, at the proper time. In rc-lmpartlng the 
Information to them. In this way they gain the 
eredlt, even among persons of keen Intellect, of 
being endowed with divine powers. 
In drawing out the facts or personal or family 
history, clairvoyants do not always ask direct 
questions, hut rather make statements with an 
Implied Interrogation, to which the victim, often¬ 
times entirely unconsciously, responds by word or 
look or gesture, or perhaps by all three; and, at a 
laror stag*' of t.lie Interview, these secret Tacts are 
artfully given back to the victim, who has no 
recollection of having previously imparted them, 
and will not believe that he has done so, but pre- 
ters to believe that he lain the presence of Divinity. 
it Is not only possible but easy lor a practical 
adept to draw opt In this way minute and elabo¬ 
rate details of secret family history. A few years 
ago, while connected with one of tlic public insti¬ 
tutions of tills city, I made a number of experi¬ 
ments In this line, 1 told the patients afflicted 
with various forms ot nervous and allied disorders, 
not to tell me about their symptoms, nor give me 
any facts in their cases, but to lot me tell them ; 
and then 1 would proceed to Indicate, after the 
manner of a clairvoyant, the locality of their mal¬ 
adies. and the history ot tlieir troubles. In the 
majority of cases 1 was successrul, and made out 
too diagnosis to the satisfaction of those who 
sought my advice, and with good reason, lor noth¬ 
ing that 1 could do prevented them from telling 
me, although i asked them no questions; unin¬ 
tentionally and unconsciously, t hey would guide 
me at every stage or the Interview. By a little 
practice any one could easily acquire t his art; 
and long study, such as professional clairvoyants 
bestow upon this subject, develops great skill In 
Hius managing and deluding the unwary and non¬ 
expert. _ 
Toe July number of Lxitinooit’s Magazine 
which opens the twenty-fourth volume, ls of a 
thoroughly popular character, and too variety 
and beauty ol the Illustrations, as well as the ex¬ 
cellence and vivacity of the reading matter, show 
the steady advance which has marked the course 
of this periodical. The opening article, by Dr. 
Felix L. Oswald, ls the tirst of a series entitled 
suinmerland Sketches ; or. Rambles in the Back- 
woods or Mexico and Cent ral America. 
The second article him for Its subject Stratford- 
on-the-Sbund, a village of Connecticut. An arti¬ 
cle on Jefferson and Rip Van Winkle,—At and 
After the Play ls writ ten by an Intimate l'riend 
of too great actor, Mr. L Clarke Davis, who has 
gathered from his own lips toe chief material tor 
Uils biography. The Illustrations, besides ex¬ 
hibiting Rip In each act of the pluy, include a por¬ 
trait ot Jefferson seated in his studio, and views of 
his beaulitul country-seat among the hills of the 
Passaic. 
The name or Thomas Hughes, author of Tom 
Brown’s (School-days, must always command at¬ 
tention, and the article by him In this number of 
LippitiOOU's will have a parilculav Interest for 
American readers, being an able defence uf Frank¬ 
lin against tha animadversions and prejudices 
si 111 current In England. A Swiss Patrician, by 
Arthur V (inner, lathe title ol a very entertaining 
paper on BoiHteU.cn, In his youth the mend of 
Voltaire, In his old age of Mudamo do Stud. Not 
less readable and vivid ts 1 he tilth chapter of Miss 
Porter's description of lile In a somliern village; 
w hile the three chapters of Miss Oluey s serial, 
Through Winding Ways, lead up to a dramatic 
Climax, which Indicates that the end or the novel 
will be mil or incident and striking situations. 
Women s Husbands is also continued with no 
falling off in piquancy and interest, susau M. 
Day has a pathetic abort story called telescopic 
Discoveries, and the .Monthly Gossip, ls full of 
sparkling matter. Including a description of 
Society In Paris during the Las* Season, which Is 
Hum the pen of a fair oamtesse holding a high 
position in exclusive circles, 
