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The Stolen Diamonds.
The Stolen Diamonds. Mrs. Weslerveldi's Loss and the Strange Circumstances of ft. The two Westerveldts could hardly be said to get on together fought on together is a a more correct word. yhe had all the money, and he didn't even give her quid pro quo in love. She was past her first youth, well into her second, in fact, when he proposed to her. She was a widow, and she gave both love aud money, till he spent the latter and half killed, the former. I was stopping down at Twivel one summer and the house was pretty full. There was no one I particularly fancied among the guests, so I kept my attention to my hostess, whom I coald see was suffering a good deal of mental worry; besides, I really think that the cash had begun to run short. She said to me once—awfully bitterly, Give a man short measure,' Fred—do you know what I mean ? Always give him light weight —if he bestows fourteen ounces avoir- dupois of love on you, give him only twelve ounces, it will keep him hanging on for the other two." J guessed at what she meant, and she re- gretted not having acted on that principle herself. They were giving a big dinner on the 16th, and about three-quarters of an hour before anyone had turned up, Mr. and Mrs. Wester- veldt came into the drawing-room where we were all chatting. Mrs, Weater veldt said, in an awfully agitated way: Do you know that all my diamonds have been stolen ?" Mr. Westerreldt broke in eignincantlY with We will not call them 'stolen' till we've found out more about the case." She bad been pale enough to begin with, but she became livid at the implied insult. Ladies' diamonds," he went on with a sneer, If get lost in the most extraordinary way sometimes, and are found, too, in remark- able fashions as well, when the husband makes a fuss over it." I It was infernally mean of him, considering he hadn't bought his wife's jewels,and as the loss was all hers. It was a shame to behave like a hound to her before all her guests. Mrs. Westerveldt's neck looked bare and rather unlovely that night. She had intended wearing her diamonds and nothing would induce her to wear a substitute. Next day came down a detective, and there was an awful shindy. All the servants' boxes routed out, all the maids wearing an air of innocence an inch deep on their faces and tossing their hands at the sacrilege, and the butler getting drunk-over it to celebrate the event, and Mr. Westerveldt scowling till he looked like an ugly chimpanzee, and Mrs. "Westerveldt ageing twenty years through it all, and miserable into the bargain; One day Mrs. Westerveldt came to me with a telegraph form in her hand. Fred, I want you to do something for me. I would have aaked my husband if he weren't .away in town. I don't believe that the detective we've got at present is any good. Do you ? He wears whiskers, and his hair's auch a horrid colour, isn't it ? [ want you to take this yourself to the post-office. I don't think that Mr. Westerveidt can have stated the gravity of tbe case when he telegraphed for the first man; and so I am sending off to Scotland Yard for another, in the hopes that he will be more successful. There is so n>acb at stake. Fred "-her voice quavered a bit— my husband thinks that I know something about the diamonds," she went on in a whisper. It's so hard and she beat her hand on the table in a frenzied sort of way. "I love him so,' she said, though I could hear, her voice had all gone. So off I went. Mr. Westerveldt was away two or three days. In the meantime a new man came down. Nothing whitey-brown about him, I can tell you, and his hair waa the right colour, too. The only thing that [ didn't like about him was his way of popping around corners and into rooms. I used to change all sorts of colours, and I bet you anything you like he rather sniffed a full-blown borglar in Die. I believe he would have driven me into it if it had gone on much longer. Then he, too, passed away—and peace reigned in his stead.; One day 1 fell asleep in the library, and when I awoke it was pitch dark except for the fire smouldering away in the grate, and what woke me was the entrance of Mr. and Mrs. Westerfeldt. He had just come back from town, and she was hanging about him, and he seemed a shade kinder to her. You should have seen her she seemed to expand under it and look twenty shades handsomer and younger. Presently she said Oh, Henry, dear, do you know I was not satisfied with that first detective you sent for and so I wrote down for another, and he came here two days ago, and I told him every" I He sprang up with a sudden yell. You sent for a detective from Scotland "X ard ?" Why, yes—what's wrong ?" "1 y°u Save him all the particulars, you fool. You gave bim all the information you knew He laid his hand down with a clap on her shoulder-it made her jump. She nodded her head. You fool, do you know what you've done, with your meddling ?" And he lowered his face till it was on a level with her's. "You've only set all Scotland -yard at my heels." Then he turned away with a dash of fury. She sprang up. "My God! Henry, what do you—what do you mean ?" and she followed him to the chair on which be had fallen, his head in his hands. Oh you may as well know," he answered, in quick, furious tones. You have ruined me, if thats a pleasure to think of. There 1 took your —— jewels. Oh, for God's sake, now don t go fainting all over the place i She had only staggered a bit aud clutched at the back of a chair. u J-°UT>to°,k my diamonds Oh. darling, what for • her face all drawn and grey. "I would have given you all I had." I meant to get paste put in vou would Dever have known," he answered with brutal indifference, and ignoring her last words. She sat down and clasped her hands on bis knees. 1 But if the first detective knew, why should you mind the second one knowing as well ?" The first detective ? He wasn't a detective at all. You don t suppose I was such a fool as to invite Scotland Yard's inspection, I < jost sent for a man whom I knew would do the work for me. There Do you understand at last She turned and gave him such a look I don t know how he felt, as ,t was intended for him but I know how 1 felt—confound this smoke, it's all in my eyes—in all my life, I never saw a face so changed and trans- figured by love, suoh pathetic tenderness. .1 will save you, Henry, indeed I will, if I die for it—you believe me, dear ?" she said. That night after dinner (there's no good telling you bow the couple looked, I wonder no one noticed it', Mrs. Westerveldt kept jumping at every sound and great purple rings had started around her eyes. She sent off a wire to say that she wished all pro- ceedings stopped, as she had resigned herself to the loss of her jewels, ijut it waa too late —there were three man standing outside the drawing-room door. I happened to catoh a glimpse of them, and I smelt a rat. I told her, and she whispered to her husband—upon my soul, I was sorry for her. He left the room by the conserva- tory. Then shs went to the door and passed into the hall. I don't know what she told the men, but I didn't see them a quarer of an hour later, though 1 fancy two were lingering about the place. She came back to say good-night to us. H J behove I am behaving rather erratically to-nigbt, she explained, with a faint smile on "iier lips and an imploring mist in her eyes, neh » worn look on her face; but I am so dreadfully weary—I mean tired—I'm going to take chloral, so I hope to get a gooc! wight's re«t. Have you everything you waat ? wight's rect. Have you everything you want ? That's right. Good night everybody, good night!" Well, she needed a good night's rest, and she got it, poor soul, for the next morning her maid found her sleeping heavily, and she let her sleep on and then, an she didn't rouse up, the woman got soared. Westerveldt wasn't to be found, and so we took it upon us to send for the doctor, but it wasn't a bit of good. She slept away her last breath a little before luncheon time, and there was an open letter on the table. What do you suppose she'd written ? That she had done away with the jewels herself.— Waverlev Magazine.
VARIETIES.
VARIETIES. flow is your wife getting ou ?" She's improving slowly. She is not well enough to attend to her household duties yet, but yes- terday she went out shopping." Why are all these fine residencies closed up and unoccupied ?" inquired a visitor to the city. A lady who has just begun to cultivate her voice has moved into this block," said his friend. Sunday School Girl: Please, teacher,Willie Winkles kissed me after school to-day, Mis- tress: Did he P Send him to me at once! Sunday School Girl: Yes, mum. but- Mis- tress: But what? Sunday School Girl: Please, I'm sure he won't kiss you, mum. Five-year-old Boy (only child): Mamma, I wish you'd get me a little sister, I'm so lone- some. Same boy (at a subsequent period, sitting upright in his bed at 11.39 p.m., and shaking his fist at his sweet little sister in the next room): If I'd known what a howle you was goin' to be you can bet cher life I would never have ordered you. Mr. Ketchen: How is your boy getting along at school P Mr. Cheatem Splendidly Splendidly I just tell you, my old friend, that boy of mine will make his way in the world, don't you fear. During the eight years he's been going to school they have had thirty-two examinations and he's managed to dodge every one of 'em: Out of Love: You are in love? "Great Scott, no! I'm married." We have received a copy of the Journal if Microscopy, and hereby thank those who kindly forwarded it. WV are rejoiced to learn from its perusal.ajwo^ to Diatomaoom, that the asteromphalus or asterolampra is identical with the asterolampra viariabilis. We have had our suspicions of this for some :ime past, though we have kept them to our- jelves. But that one speoies of the tricera- :am should so far forget itself as to have 1 regular polygonal cellulation instead of the -egutar hexagonal article, is, we must confess, L little bit of a surprise. As a boy, Washington Irving's health was not good, and he was sent on a voyage up the Hudson liiver. The inn was not an ideal one, and he wrote the following lines over the mantelpiece Here sovereign Dirt erects her sable throne, The house, the host, the hostess, nil her own. Maudie must have suffered terrible dis- appointment, said Sybil. What's the matter with her ? She never smiles now." Two front teeth pulled," replied Kate. Shopman Will you allow us to send this for you, madam ? Lady No, thank you I'm driving. Lady's little girl (in ecstacy): Oh, mummy are we going back in the yellow 'bus ? Aunt: Why, Clara, how do you manage to get one hand so muoh more sunburned than the other ? Clara That is the hand on which I wear my engagement ring. The Caller: Have you read "Sherlock Holmes?" Miss Allthere: Yes; and I think his "Autocrat at the Breakfast Table" is quite too delightful. Don't you ? A man may run into debt, but he seldom comes out at anything faster than a walk. Judge: Do you want counsel ? Culprit: If you ain't too busy, I wouldn't mind a hint how to get out of this scrape. She: I don't believe you love me ''as muoh as yon did before we were married. He: Just as much as I ever did perhaps not 10 much as I said I did. How do you get along with yonr mother- in-law, Noowed?" Ob, admirably in the main." « Then you agree ?" 11 Of course we do. The other evening, for example, she said it would have been a good thing if I had never set eyes on her daughter, and I agreed with her at once." I believe these out-door games are in- vented to give the young people an opportu- nity for a litttle spooning," remarked Mrs. tluddlethinks. When I was a girl there was a great deal of philandering oonnected with croquet, and I don't suppose there's any essential difference between croquet flirtation and these lawn tennis courts, of which the boys and girls are always talking.
PLUCKY jCONDUGT OF A LAD.
PLUCKY jCONDUGT OF A LAD. A terrible accident occurred on Saturday at a stroiling menagerie which was on a visit to FItrf, France. The wife of the proprietor of the show, named Mars, who acts as tamer, trippad and fell as she was entering the bears' cugo. One of the unimals pounced upoa her. tearing her shoulder with its claws. The bear also bit her seriously in the leg and buck. M. Mars, entering the cage, attacked the bear with a dagger. The infuriated unirtial, leaving his first victim, rushed at M. Mars. who was knocked down and deeply bitten in the thigh. At this moment young Mars, a boy fourteen years of nge. opened the cage door and stabbed the bear so effectually in the heart that it. fell dead. The life of Madame Mars is cst despaired of.
MRS. MAYBRICK.
MRS. MAYBRICK. The Central News says that since the advent of the Liberal O-overnmenf there has been consider- able stir amongst the friends of Mrs. Maybrick, partly due to the receipt of II remarkable letter from South Africa, purporting to be the dying confession "f an important witness in the case. Since his accession to office as Home Secretary a good mauv petitions respecting Mrs. M'ybrick have been addressed to Mr. A-quitti, but the most im- p rtant document is a petition signed by women in America and forwarded to Osborne for presentation to the Queen. Among the signa- tories are Caroline Scott Harrison, wife of the Pre- sident; Harriet Stanwood Blaine, Ann" M. Porter, and Ellen R. Rush. The petition is addressed from the exective mansion of Washington, and, while pointing to the absence of proof thftt the convict administered arsenic to her husb'nd, snys the petition is made «• conlidincr in the powor of your Majesty and in the power of your grace on behalf of our young countrywoman, Florence ltliiybrick-a widow, a mother, fatherless, brotherleMs-wearing out in prison ft life sentence of penal servitude."
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Ivuth says:—" A speech delivered by the Roman Catholic Hishop of Salford at a temperance meeting at Ashton-under-Lyne was so sensible and moderate that it deserves notice. The JJishop suggested that, whilst stroug beers should be taxed, the sale of light beers not above a certain minimum strength should be encouraged by being freed from duty. This is a doctrine that 1 have always preached. It is, indeed, a pity that more temperance reformers are not as reasonable and as practical as the Hishop of Salford." A large measure of the success of the Golden Sunlight Ale may he attributed to the fact that it is hrewod on these lines, and will compare favourably with the ordinary high- coloured, strong, heady ales. It is brewed from malt prepared from the finest Herefordshire bar- ley, and most delicately flavoured with hops, called WOI"ter¡¡," but rElally grown in tne rich, fertile valleys of Herefordshire. Messrs. Watkins ami Son, of the Hereford Hrewery, are the only brewers of this famous Ale, aud it is sold by over 200 AgentA of the North, South, East, and West of the British I-les, South Wales Office 94, St. Mary-stref t. St.ues: Westeate-stroet. Cardiff. 797E9 law G rkat Co UK FOH CORNS. — Muiidny's \'fidine. Still further testimony. A Chemist writes;—"WiH you send me a bottle of your Viridine? It is for my own use. I got, plenty of corn cures of the same colour, but none of them appear to equal yours." No one oinjlit to say his corns are incurable until he has u.ied "Viridine." ih tfandshave been cured, some of whom had suffered for over 50 years. Hewaro of imitations Sold in bottles, Is. by post, by the Proprietor, J Munday, Chemist, 1, nigh-street, and all Chemists K2623 Stop, John, said his wife, M Whatever are you doing with that apple dumpling?" A dumpling is it?" said her suspicions husband, who was abstractedly bouncing the thing on the floor, "You don't mean to sav these were meant to eat." Yea, I no," and the r.itr little woman burst out crying. But the fact is, Jem Oear, I for-forgot to pu-put the RIZINE BAKING ipOWDBli in." 11284
-" Usher's Road to Court and…
Usher's Road to Court and Society." THE LETTER WHICH DID NOT APPEAR IN "TRUTH." Mr. Usher Enters into Full Explanation. Mr. W. Usher, of Swansea, writing to the Cam- brian Daily Leader, savs:- What can be thought of the editor of a paper who libels a person, then follows that libel up by admitting that he made a mistake, and yet publishes the grounds upon which he made the mistake, and also publishes a one- sided result of an interview, without at the same time having the common honesty to publish the explanation of the libelled person ? This, sir, has been the action of the Honourable Henry Labouchere, M.P., who it will be my duty, in self-defence, to deal with later on. I shall mako some comparisons between the hon. gentleman and myself, a despised money-lender and when I have done so I think the public verdict will be that Usher, the clmperone agent," compares favourably with Labouchere, the scandal-monger, I may have some questions to put 10 the Honourable (Jenllewan-( capital H and capital G. please)—not of a serious and persona: nature. I never like being in debt when I can pay it off; in the present case I shall be able to re-pay Truth with a very high rate of interest. iiie irony of fate How strange In Truth's issue of the 11th the article appeared: exposing me and ladies of title," and in Truth of the 25th the Hon. Labouchere is trying to explain, in his own ciever way, that her Majesty objected to his being in the Cabinet because of his political opinions. I venture to say that Labouchere knows perfectly well that there are other reasons than political ones why the Queen objects to him. If the hon. gentleman wants enlightenment let bim apply to tne, or let him wait until I am on the same footing, as himself and am my own "editor." Truth said tlie "chsperone" matter is one which concerns her Majesty. This was on tho 11th. Some "ladies of title are fond of gossip and scandal, and who knows but that at some time or arrotber some gossip may have reached her Majesty and perhaps the hr ti. editor of Truth may have been libelled, and hard and untrue things said about him. We, of course, know that the position of the honourable editor is, of itself, a guarantee of his uprightness and integrity of cliaracter, but, however honourable a man may be, both in public and private life, he is open to be libelled by mis- take, as Truth has libelled me. I have myself been told many sad things about Mr. Labouchere, which cannot possibly be true of a gentleman in his position. As soon as I publish my own paper I bliall possibly publish what untrue and wicked things people say about the hon. gentleman, and when I do so he shall have an opportunity of replying to them, and I will publish his replies. You see, I am fairer than tlie "editor" of Truth, who refused to publish my letter,because it would take about three pages, but he could devote thirteen pages to libelling me and showing the links in the chain of evidence against me, but could not. at the same time, give my explana- tion. If there had been no circumstantial evidence against me the mistake in confounding me with Evans, Evans, and Co. would not have occurred. Many people have been charged with committing crime when they have been quite innocent; in all such cases there is some evidence pointing to the connection of the innocent persbn with the crime. If there was no evidence against the innocent person he would never have been charged, and so it has happened with me. Truth has taken upon itself the position of counsel for the prosecution. It has put together all the evidence it could collect, and, as prosecuting counsel, it states its case and stops, result-the prisoner is guilty simply because the counsel for the defence is refused a hearing, and at the present moment there are thousands of people who read Truth who will believe that I am a swindler, because Truth refuses to publish my letters in defence of myself. I leave it to the public to judge whether or not the editor of Truth, the Hon. Henry Labouchere, M.P., deserves the title of honourable" when he abuses the liberty of the press in such a manner. I shall deal with tbe" Wonderful Cabinet" in my next. I enclose copy of the letter which I sent to the editor of Truth, and which he refused to publish. MR. USHER'S LETTER TO TRUTH. [COPY.] The Hawthorns,Fi'ynone, Swansea. August 17th, 1892. To the Editor of Truth, London. Deat Sir,- USHEB'S IWAD TO cOUnT AND SOCIKTY." In your issue of the 11th inst. you have an article beaded as above; you comment upon, criticise, and expose my business. Had you in doing this confined yourself to facts, I may have thanked you for advertising my new business, viz, that of agent for the introduction of wealthy young ladies to ladies of title who, for a monetary confideration, are prepared to receivo such young ladies into their homes as friends, and to intro- duce them into society. You, however, not content with criticising my business, attack me personally, and insinuate that that I am dishonourable, and you end your article as follows:—"In my next issue I hope to describe his (Usher's) operations in other directions, in respect of which I shall have one or two questions to put to him of a much more serious nature, so far as he is personally con- cerned, than those which IIrise out of the chaperon business." Mr. Editor, you have made one grave mistake- you are mistaken in your man you state, Usher's chief office is (or was till recently), not at Heading, but at Swansea, where he carried on business," not only in his own name, but also under a pseudonym, of which more presently." Again, J. J. Evans and Co. is, of course, William Usher." •' I have had their identity conclusively established by personal interview." Agiiir:, J. J. Evans, Evans, and Co., alias William Usher, was shortly afterward, interviewed at 43, Trafalgar-terrace," und you then comment upon the doings of J. J. Evans, Evans, and Co." Again, you sny, It would be easy to multiply examples of Ushtr's correspon- dence either in the character of W. Usher or that of J. J. Evans and Co." Now, sir, allow me to tell you that the fore- going statements are nothing but downright lies. I never have used any other name than my own, Wiliiam Usher, in this chaperoue agency business; I have never traded as J. J. Evans, Evans, and Co. I was never interviewed at 43, Trafulgar- trrrace, and I have never been at that address. YMU make the above untruthful statements, and you base thereon grave charges and insinuations, believing that I traded as J. J. Evans, Evans, and Co. and you are going to ask me questions of a serious nature. So be it; ask your questions and they shall be answered, if they are of public interest. I shall do myself the pleasure of waiting upon you in the course of a few days with my solicitor to establish my identity, and I will ask you to bring my supposed interviewer to meet me. When he does so I think you will find out your mistake, and that you will be ready to make amends for the unjustifiable attack made upon me, money- lender though I am. I have told you who I am not; now al'ow me to tell you who I am. I am "first and foremost" a money-lender. I have carried on my business in an honourable and straightforward manner fur sixteen years, my name is a household word in many places, and I have no need to be ashamed of the lepuiation 11",ve earned and the business as a money-lender which I have established. During the many years I have been in business I have lived down the prejudice in my own town which i xisrs against a money-lender, so much so that I was elected at the head of the pr U to a seat on the county council. I have yet 10 learn that 11 money- lender cannot be h,)re-t in business. I still carry on business at SWaI1lH-a, nnd if your reporter had but asked there who Usher was and what character he bore, your article would probably never have been written. Next to being a money-lender.I may justly be termed a Jack of all businesses." I don't mind what I invest money in or what business I carrv on if I see a fair prospect of making money in it, providing I can do so honestly. I buy and sell from a simple egg to a ship or a house I assist inventors in bringing out inven- tions; I lend 91 to J2,1000, with or without security, to people who can afford to pay my high rate of interest. 0 You are going to describe my operations in other directions, other than the chaperone business, and ask me serious questions thereon. This implies that I carry on my business in some dishonest or discreditable manner, and, so that you may make further inquiries as to my method of doing busi- ness, allow me to tell you what businesses I now carry on :— 1. William Usher and Co. and William Usher, at Swansea and Reading, money-lenders and bill discounters. 2. The Swansea Manufacturing Company, the largest cabinet manufactory in South Wales. 3. The London and South Wales Shop-fitting Company, who do business through South Wat- s and the West ot England in shopkeepers' requi- sites. 4. The South Wales Live and Dead Stock Com- pany, wholesale poultry and game merchants, and horse and vehicle dealers. 5. The Welsh Farm Produce Company, Swansea and branches, wholesale butter, egg, ajid farm produce merchant?. 6. London and Spanish Co'k Company, dealers in cork?, labels, and bottlers' requisites. 7. William Usher, 54, Queen's-road, Rending, chaperone agent. If I had been fleecing the public in my money- lending or chaperone busineaa by taking fees, I (Muicfuttdersumd why you should publish such ao article. Nobody has exposed the evil system of money-lenders taking fees from poor intending borrowers more than myself. When you can find that I have taJion fees either from borrowers or chaperones or anybody else, or done anything dishonourable in business, you may juptify your article. You ask the question Is the chaperone agency business a genuine one ? Allow me to answer it. Changes are continually taking place in families. A poor man sometimes becomes rich in a short lime; he has daughters who cannot through his circle ot acquaintance gain admission into society. A father and mother die leaving daughters, wealthy, in the charge of guardians who may not themselves be able to chaperone tlwir ward". gentleman widower may have occasion to qo abroad for a length of time and 1\;0') w sh his daughters, in his absence, to be in < i arge of a 1 idy of position who moves in go'id sc.oiety. An Ameri- can or foreign lady, single r id"w, o.ay iin" to see the world and live in English socioty, but being alone and without friends cannot do so; to such, and many othir wealthy ladies, it would be an advantage to bo received as a friend and reside with a lady of title in preference to keeping an establishment of their own. Amongst the aristocracy there are "ladies of I itle" to whomncoupieot thousand pounds per annum would be a welcome addition to their income, and who are ready to receive, for a mone- tary consideration, a lady to reside wuh them as a friend. I have had some experience as a chaperone agent, and I know that these two classesof persons do exist—the one class, wealthy and willing to pay a good round sum for the privileges and advan- tages, which are many, to be derived by residing with, and being introduced into society by, a lady of title; and the other class, "ladies of title," who are willing to add to thoir income bV reeeiving a lady as a friend, and introducing her into society. Could I lIonedtlyand creditably act as agent in bringing together these two classes? Should I, by *0 doing, be able to earn a commission ? Was there a fair prospect of establishing a business as chaperone agent, ? These questions I asked myself, and answered in the affirmative. 1 started the business; whether 'tis successful or not concerns myself, and not others. Is it derogatory to a "lady of title" to add to her income by receiving a lady to reside with her? Is there anything dishonest or discreditable in such a course ? Surely not! Far better for ladies, whether titled or not, to open their doors to paying guests,.providing such are fit to asso- ciate with them and their friends, and add a substantial sum to their income, by means of which they may pay their tradesmen's bills. Why should not a lady of title" add to her income by receiving into her family a paying guest without any reflection being cast upon her ? When dukes and lords and ladies of title go into business, and become cab owners, coal dealers, dressmakers, and shoemakers, surely a lady of title may take a lady resident to share her expenses without bemeaning herself. There are agents for everything—house agents, financial agents, advertising agents, matrimonial agents—and why should there not ba a chaperone agent? I am one of the first to start this new line of business, and, being the first, I stall try to keep the lead. In your article yo urefer to my paying for adver- tisements over long periods. Yes, I do pay for them, but bot out of fees from chaperones 01' debutantes^ I ask for no fees and no payment until after the parties are introduced to and are satisfied with each other. You say that I am not likely to get money out of anybody unless I can produce the lady of title." Wen. sir, I have, not one, but many ladies of title" who are ready to receive a lady friend. I may add, these ladies are not the im- pecunious dames of the upper classes brought in contact with me through my money-lending busi- ness," but areladies whose position, character, and standing are above reproach. Why should not ladies of title, if they so choose, take a lady into their family 88 a paying guest, and be paid by the paying guest in proportion to the benefits conferred? Some people can get board and lodgings for 8s. and 10s. per week, others pay as much as £5 or £10 and even more— the charge depends upon the accommodation. Why, then, should not a lady of wealth, to whom a couple of thousand pounds per annum may be but a small sum, pay this for lodgings and attendance ? If a lady wishes to go into society, to attend balls, parties, theatres, operas, have horses, carriages, and servants, Continental travelling end a country house placed at her disposal, and if a lady of title can offer these, why should not she, the lady guest, pay a sub- stantial sum for them ? And why should not the lady of title be entitled to receive the same ? And why should not I, as an agent for bringing these parties together and arranging terms, be entitled to receive a commission from the lady of title ? Perhaps Mr. Editor, you will answer these ques liung, and also this If you had known that I was not "J. J. Eva'19, Evan*, and Co. and if I had 1101. been » money-lender, would the fact of my being 11. simple clJapeNne agent havc justified you in publishing such a defan a'.ory article concerning me and my chupt-rone busin. s ? Your artiole will alarm many ladies with whom I have had correspondence; tliey may fear that in some way or another their names may leak out Allow me to assure such that, come what may. they may rely upon my honour and secrecy although I am a money-lender, their names shall never be divulged, not even if I brought a hundred actions for libel against newspapers and failed to get. damages, because I would not produce! their letters or give the names of my clients. You say you have not been able to discovtr anyone with whom I have done business, either 1 as chaperone or debutante. No, and you are not likely to, as I conduct my business in an honouiable c manner, which I shall always do. Ladies who j desire to be introduced into society and those t who introduce them are nut likely to let others know. It ia too delicate a subject to touch upon i; or talk about. Hitherto I have carried on the chaperone agency very privately. Now, that 1 you have given it publicity, I shall carry it on openly. 1 To me it seems unfair toward the aristocracy to debar those of slender means from adding to their income by receiving a lady guest who is willing to pay a share of household expenses. Middle classes and poor people do this why £ should not a "Lady of ntlf" do it without J being held tip to ridicule by Truth? Sometimes even Ladies of title," from 110 fault of their 8 own. lose their incomes: loss of rents in Ireland, I for instance, would reduce one's income, as also a may the death of a husband, or the failure of j] such a company as the Hansard Union. There are a hundred and one causes which may lead to a decreased income. It is a well-known fact that t there are many noble families extremely poor, but they hide their poverty from the world, and it is v surely r.o dishonour to Buch to receive a paying 1 guefit; "poverty is no crime," no, not even in an 8 aristocrat; neither is it a crime to lessen poverty 8 by opening the door of an aristocratic mansion to a paying gusst. It must not, however, be thought a that ladies of title" with limited incomes are my t. only clients, 118 some ladies who are willing to receive have establishments of their own in town J and country, have their own equipages, and live intheverynratstyle. 11 Icanwelt undtrstand how Truth has fallen s into the error of believing that I carried on t business as J. J. Evans, Evans, and Co. Some :1 time last year the poison who formerly carried a on the business of "J. J. Evans, Evans, and Co." It was, for want of capital, unable to continue the c business. It is well known in Swansea that I atn a financier, speculative, and ready to embark in £ anything likely to pay well. rile chaperone busi- 8 tiess was disclosed to me at first I was amused at s the idea, but after consideration I arranged with the person who formerly conducted Evan Evans 0 and Co.'s business to give the chaperone business a f tritl, and I engaged him to act for ine. I carried t on the business in my own name only, never in t that of Evan Evans and Co. After 11 time, having t so many correspondents in London, I determined to carry the business on from Reading, where J have had an office for the past ton years, Imay mention that before I arranged with the party above moi tioned to go to Reading for me, I satisfied myself as to his antecedents and rcspectability, and was assured by Mr. John R. Richards, one of the most respectable solicitors in Swaose, that his -11 client, who had carried on the business of J. J. Evans, Evans and Co., was thoroughly re-pectable, and that, I could safely entrust the matter in his 0 hands at Reading. I can, when required, produce } the copy of my letter to Mr. Richaids asking him f to make inquiries for me. I am not aware that J. J. Evans, Evans and Co. have doue anything t" deserve the censure of Truth; if s >, then let Truth I attack them. I am responsible for anything done in my name, and since I carried on the business; and Truth may expose any of my doings, either in the chaperone or any other business, but Truth will please take rare that it 0 confines itself to the truth, as it has no right to 1 interfere, and by its interference injure anybody r who may be carrying on a perfectly legitimate 0 business. I leave it to the public to judge as to -s whether my "chaperone agencv" business is C genuine or not. [ F«r Tiuth's guidance I may say that I have at u the present moment in my employ, as manoger of v one of my businesses, 1\ ninn who is an uridi*- 5 charged bankrupt, and tile business he is manat* a ing for me is prospering and paying well, and this manager has promised me that he will pay ail his creditors in full out of the share of the profits he u will be entitled to receive from me. Another of my managers was a bankrupt two years since, r and tiie business be is managing is al o c doing well; and this with the aid of my b capital and supervision. Here, tlwn, I carry o" rl business of the same nature as two of my mann- f, gers formerly carried on themselves. Am I to be h hold responsible for anything they formerly did C in their own bu finesses ? They earned a bad natwe c because they were unable to pay their debts. If I chose to give them employment am I to account U for their past, doings? Ithiuknnt. Would Truth 0 have any right to silT" We shall expose Usher's '1 doings and afk him serious personal questions," because I chose to carry on a legitimate business which another person w'as unsuccessful in, and has Truth the right to assert so positively that Usher is J. J. Evans, Evans, and Co."? I think before libelling n man Truth should have been moie care- ful and not have jumped to concJuSÍt>"S, h Truth pvumiae8 its readers not to disappoint p J .em next week, and to Jet them know of Usher I invite Truth to publish the article which it has promised, and, at the same time, in common fair- ness, I ask that this letter should be published in its entirety, also that Truth should invite the thousands of people with whom I have done busi- ness in one way or another during the past sixteen years all over England and Wales, to supply infor- mation as to the manner in which I have con- ducted my businesses and to publish anything which would reflect discredit upon ice, either as money-lender, chaperone agent, or in any other capacity, and I now challenge Truth tc S!>t its agents to work, make every inquiry tlioy can nbout me, publish everything which may be nf public interest and expose my doings, but lot Truth after makine its inquiries, if what I say aoout myself is true, repair the damage done to me by its scurrilous and unjustifiable article. I now ask for publication and an investigation as ) he article already published may have far re sell- illg and injurious effects to one carrying on such extensive businesses as I do. I enclose herewith my business cards for your guidance, and remain, yours, fearless of exposure, WM. USHER.
AMONGST THE SAND DUNES.
AMONGST THE SAND DUNES. A Prose Poem. [BY MORGAN LE FAr,] Where the sand drifts shine out yellow against the blue of the set. it all looks, from the hillside, just blue water and yellow sand, with patches of scanty growing rushes here aud there; only rushes enough to give a shade of green. In this breathless August weather, when at the sunny noontide no birds sing, when the very hum of the insects is silenced for a while, it seems to us, on the panting slope, that it must be even hotter down there in the three-fold glare of the sun, of the shining sea, and of the sand. But, by the drifted yellow sand, where the grey-green rushes are all wind-spread into circles, the cool breezes are, and all that is fresh and bracing. There grow the gayest, hardiest wild flowers in all the land, amongst the sand dunes and on the wild fen land that leads down to them. There it is possible to walk for a quarter of a mile knee deep in ragwort, the most emphatically yellow of all tho yellow flowers-yellow in the blazing light of the noon-day sun, and still yellower when the sky is grey and there are no sunbeams. One does not notice dandelions or hawkweed particularly when the clouds hang low and the day is dull, but in such a case the ragwort simply steps out and asserts itself, compelling attention. Gathered in armfuls and arranged just asit grows, it is a grand flower-just the thing to fill quaint jars and pitchers with. There are, however, certain patches of ragwort, scattered here and there amongst tho heaped-up dunes, that must be left severely alone, for they are covered with gorgeous black-and-yellow caterpillars. There are dozens ou every plant; very handsome, very destructive. Presently they will begin to weave their cocoons-their dainty, silken hammocks—and sling them from branch to branch of the leafless ragwort. There they will swing, all through the long warm days and brief cool nights, whilst they wait in peaceful rest lor the time when Nature will awaken them to their last state of existence, when thev will fly away over the heads of the fading flowers; bright cinnabar moths, in raiment of black-and-crimson. These brilliant creatures are shy, and lead enthusiastic entomologists a desperate dance in the daylight; but when night falls and they creep down the stems to their rest, they may be found in hundreds sleeping, head downwards, on the ragwort plants. Three miles away, as the crow flies, there is as broad a waste of ragwort, and as many black-and- yellow caterpillars, but these are the larvae of the more localised burnet moth. The cinnabar worm is often mistaken for the burnet. Uoth are black- and-yellow, or, rather, one is black-and-yellow and the other is yellow-and-black, which makes all the difference. The ^cinnabar is black, with yellow rings; the burnet is yellow, with rows of black spots. Both spin hammocks. To emphasise the yellow-and-orarige of tiie radiant wagwort, purple thistles spring up, fierce and fully armed like the knights of old. The com- bination of yellow and purple is one of Nature's aceidiiuts. Accidents, are they? Cunnirg com- binations of colour, rather. Nature's happy thoughts. Then there is rest harrow, loveliest warm pink pea-flower, quite an important blossom this, but creeping lowly along the ground. It has to be looked for amongst the rampant woodsage and wormwood at whose feet it grows. I wot of a little dip in the side of one of the dunes where one may sit greatly at one's ease, where the seat is more luxurious than the softest of armchairs, where the cushions are of swett scented wild thyme, far more luxurious than the softest eiderdown. In this natural couch there is a rest and refreshment for soul and sense, there is abso- lute security from "rash intruding fools." Only the little rabbits invade the solitude. From this tliymy throne the view is all-satisfying. It includes the hills and the distant villages scattered round the bay, where there are always some bright little windows blinking in the sun the sea, with the great ships und fleets of fishing boats dotted on the horizon, and the near tide rippling in slowly, surely, so close that the pebbles, the wee waves drag backwards, rattle like c'tstagnettes the high and distant mountain tops where the shadows chase along, changing the green of brake, fern, and tree top into purple and brown, until the sun slants and changes these sombre shades into its own gorgeous reds and russets. And the flowers that grow so luxuriantly iu this wilderness svre close at hand. Field gentian grows thickly In the grass that strays from the fen amongst the drifts purple gentian, full of colour, hut lying low like the rest harrow amongst the cotton willows and the dewberry brambles. Pink centuary clusters round the sil- very eringo, that stands three feet high, with white stems and pale sea-green holly leaves— jolicate pink and dainty green,ngaiost a silver sea. Furze bushes stray from the feu quite close to lie shore, for in places there is fit-in ground under- ying the sand drifts. Amongst their repellent ,pikes and thorns honeysuckle wanders, and jrowus the unblossoming prickles with fragrant oloom. Inland there is yet a spray of gorse bloom lore and there, but nc longer down here by the )' a. Enough has been said of things twining and jarasitic that wind themselves about sturdy trees md shrubs and sup their life. It may be true of nany a plant, but not of the honeysuckle, which bes no harm to anything, but clotltes with beauty nany an unlovi-ly growth at this time of the year. Facing this scented throne there is a wondrous apestry of crimson and silver ng.tinst the golden valls of s.tnd. The willow weed grows ranklv in hedipofthedunes. The full/ess of its beauty ihows now, when the red of the buds and blossoms itill endures, and the white sheen of the seed vessels shines in I he sunlight in broidery of irgent ou a crimson arras. On the fast-browning turf that stretches nwiiy owards the steep and sudden hills there is pale mellow wort, that only opens its sinning eves when .he sun is bright and full of power. Its blue-green caves and lemon-coloured flowers start up here tnd there amongst the fading bents, always solitary, never in groups or masses. Down ,owards the margin of tho shore, where the waves ire dancing and singing to their casraenette accompaniment, the spurge grows rampant imongst the rushes, hand In hand with great jiumps of eveniug primroses that have found ;heir way, in the manner of these most migratoy lowers, down here amongst the wildings from some cottage garden miles a NN av from this remote ipot. There are many other lovely flowers in n.y jarden in the dunes, growing at the very foot of he seat of honour but apace is precious, and I hink true flower lovers will wander down into he wilds of the sand-drifts and find them out for hems ;lves without further words from me.
£ 100,000 in Elections.
£ 100,000 in Elections. Sir Archibald Campbell, one of the new peers, vhose title, it is stated, willbe 1% i.oi-it Blythw "d, s credited with having spent close upon JE100,000 n his series of fights as Parliamentary candidate or Renfrewshire. He contested the seat 011 three iccasions before obtaining election. His wife, who is a sister to Lord Carrington, was in wait- ng" on her Majesty prior to her marriage. The prince of W;¡I, is K.ron Renfrew.
Death of Mr. T. Thomas, Maesteg
Death of Mr. T. Thomas, Maesteg We regret to record the death of Mr. Thomas riiomas, which took place at Ashby Villa, Maesteg, )n Monday, at the ripe age of 89 years. He was a nember of the Maesteg Local Board since its for- nation, in 1857, until he resigned, a few years ago. )n account of infirmitty. He was for years over- leer for Cwmdu, guardian of the poor for the same jarish, and formerly part-proprietor of the lilwydarth Tin-plate Works. He was the oldest nember of Tabor Cn'.viuistic Methodist Church, where he was deacon and treasurer for many rears. Dr. Thomas, Maesteg, and Mr. J. H. Thomas ire sons of the deceased.
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