lißent young men. After the shooting they promptly gave th«ms,:lves up to the autho rities to await judicial action. Robert Ford also says thai lie killed Wood Hito, the man whom Dick Little has been charged With shootinu'. Tho HiVair, be says, oc curred at hi< (I'VdV) house, two miles out sido of Richmond: that .Little and Hitc had a shuoung allray In th« prcjonce of the women (if tho family, and for protec tion he shot Kite, killing him insiuntly. Ed Mallow of tho same gang, lie says, was killed when anleoj> by Jesse James. Tho Ford brothers wove taken to the County Gaol in the afternoon, where a crowd of fully 2000 persons awaited their coming.

ROMA.

It was certainly a veritable antique, uot absolutely perfect, still most valuable. Pro fessor Buchanan contemplated it with nil the satisfaction of an antiquary continued iv mi original opinion. It waa, after all. a poor thing, at first sight—only adil«pid*ted looking ornament, an old bracelet spoiled by sea-sand and nea vrator.

But iv tho eye of an autiquatian tho dis figuroment* of Hgu aru"n> many signs of beauty; That the bracelet was hent, that its gold was tarnuhed and the mosaics with which it'was inlaid were partly wanting, was nothing ; its antique shape and the magic word " Koina," with which its ancient maker had cunningly engraved it, were quit* enough for the Profrs'or. Moreover, hud he uot always maintained that the remains on that part of the coast wero llomau ? His brottior Professor, McNaughton, had constantly endeavoured to prove that that mighty nation had never penetrated so far north. Tho ocean itself was to witness for the truth, and only ten days ago this precious relic had been ofToied to him by a fisher man who had brought it to the shore in his net.

It was with some dilliculty that the l'ro fosaor could conceal his sense of the value of tho brucolet sufficiently to drive v reason able bargain ; but his Scotch prudence pre vailed, and in his heart he congratulated himself.

For some years ho Iwvl spent part of his holiday on this coast, \vh>re a far-famed river widened to tho sea, and tho [Mining to and fro of the little steamer across its mouth was one of tlie great events oi tho day. To day was stormy, and the waves ran nigh; and even now the Profojsoi had been watch ing the rough passage of tho boat. "Overdue," he said, aud then he hud turned again to inspect hi* treasure. l-I only regret"—so r.m his professional thoughts—"that that paragraph got into tho 'Modern Athenian' of yesterday; that body Andrew wns just premature enough In sending it. It will anticipate what I was writing to the 'Antiquary.' " Here's a Rcntlouiau bpeering for ye," said his rougli Scotch domestic at this moment, recalling him rudely to everyday Ufa ■

Tho Processor instinctively replaced the bracelet in an open drawer, and closed the latter quickly beforu he turned to receive his guest, who proved to be a young man about 20, short, tiiir,and frank-looking. 11 Profeasor Buchanan, I think ?" caul this young mnn, with a bow. " I must npolngise, sir, for intruding on you. I have called upon you in consequence of a paragraph in tho ' Modern Athenian.1

"' Deed/ said the Professor. "I am glad to hear it, sir. At your ago lads are not always so much interested as all that in antiquitiea, And what will your name her

" My name ?"—there was, perhaps a mo ment's hesitation on the part of the visitor ; his colour deepened—" Oh.my name is Hen derson, and I" ■'Sit down, Mr. Henderson, sit down. Aud so you taw tlio bit passage in the paper ; put in with no leave of miue, I must tell you." "Well, I am very glad it wns put in," was the reply, "Lr it has led to the dis covery "—— "A discovery you may well call it, Mr. Henderson," (mid the I'rofcssor, rising, and holding the lapels of his oat with both hands. "A discovery confirmiug that which I have for years maintained, »tul that is that the wmaina hereabout nro Roman, and that if we could get leave to excavate we should find "

"Nay, sir," interrupted Mr. Henderson, with a smile intended to di-arm and pro pitiate ; " I am afraid I am not hero to con firm your antiquarian theories. lam here —in fact, lam como to tell you that the bracelet described iv the ' Modern Athe nian' belonged to a lady who wiahca to claim it."

" To a leddy !" ejaculated the Professor, becoming more Scotch ia his surprise. '' To a leddy ! Na, i>», Mr. Hcndcison. The leddy that worc'.that braceletjs'away in her grave, and will oa claim it.' ---" But, sir," was the rojoindor, " I assure you I have often seen this liuly wear the bracelet described in the paragraph ; aud she herself has ao louht it is tiers. It was brought to lier some joara ago from Home. You know the} inaka them on tbe antique model still. The lady is very anxious to have the bracelet returned to her; and Pro fessor Buchauan is so well known ia the antiquarian world that we tell euro he would wish to be undeceived as to the value of an ornament which has no claim to anti quity." This last sentiment was certainly a deli cate piece of flattery. The Professor accepted it a3 a literal statement of the truth.

'"Deed, Mr. Henderson," said he, "and that's a fact. But how will I know," con tinued the cautious Scotchman, " that tho leddy has sent you after it ? And how will she have dropped it into tbe sea ?" " Well, Sir," said Mr. Henderson, " I have brought my credentials with me. Here is my card, and here is an exact description of the bracelet."

He handed a card and a piece of paper to the Professor, whose last hopes faded away as lie read the minute description of his treasure. He knitted his brows to gain time.

"Of course," said thp young man, "It must have become injured by being in the sea. w

Though a man of theories, the Professor was candid,

"I am satisfied, young sir; I was mis taken," said he, resuming his ordinary man ner. " And now, may I ask who was the lady who lost it ?" "Thelady—Oh, well, sir, the lady who sent me here, I will tell you between our selves, is my sister." Mr. Henderson red dened again. "And, sir, you will not, I hope, mind my asking you to keep this to yourself. There are many reasons" " Say no more, Mr. Henderson ; say no more ; you may be sure I will not be ready to tell my mistake. Pretoriau here, Pre torian there. There's no lack of EdieOchil trecs, though the King's bodes now ate ex tinct,"

He opened tho drawer, and taking out the bracelet surveyed it rather ruefully. " Yes that is it," said Mr. Henderson ; " but it is a good deal tjie worse for water, I don't wonder, sir, yak were milled, It iooka as old as the hills.",

Tho Professor slowly wrapped it in paper and said, as he handed it to the young mau : " And will the lady have dropped it into the son, younjj sir?" " Well, she knew it was hors-directly aho read tlic paragraph, and "—— " Well, I'm no asking to know more," said the elder man. "And now I must be off, sir, with many thanks from my sister und myself for your kindness; but first, you must be Rood enough to let mo know what I owe you. I know what thc6a|6shiag follows are, and how they swindle one " The Professor, however, obdurately re fused to satisfy Mr. Henderson's curiosity on this point, and he found it impossible to urge tho matter farther. It might have been that he was ashamed to own that he had given a sum which at the time Bcemed moderate, but anyway the Professor wonld only restore tho biacelet as a gift to Miss Henderson. It pleased him evidently to haro his way on this point. And if he was left alone with a shattered theory, he wa< not without a compensating "learn of modem interest. "I liked the laddio well," thought he, as he again watched the tooting boat, "and if his sister hud been as wi»e-like she would not huve lost her jewels in the soa." 11. otr friend the Piofwaor did not always take his holiday in Scotland. 'lucre are othcrjparts of tho world iv which the remains ate undoubtedly ltomao, and in whieli, if there is nothing for an antiquarian to prove, thcro is everything (or him to enjoy. Such a place the good Professor found tho land of Provence, where he was disposed to linger about sixteen months after tlic date of his interview with Mr. Henderson, lie arrived at Nitncs one day, having with great difli culty torn himself.away from Aries—Aries, where the pa^an relies confirm, as it were, tho Christian tradition, being of necessity so much older. He had been—low bo it spoken—to a course de (aurcaio ou Sunday in the am phitheatre ; he had inspected St. Tropheuie, and done justice ta the Forum. Ho had lingered yet longer for tho sake of the library of Mont Majour; but on the evening of a hot day in May he found himself at Nimts, too late for anything in the way of Bight seeing, but in time for the table d'uote, The places on his right hand were empty ; that on his left,was occupied by a French gentle mau, who spoke such goad English that he and the Professor wcro booh engaged iv a discussion on the language of Provence. Between discussing this topic and discussing his dinner, he was for some time so deeply engaged that he hardly noticod that the seats next to him had become filled, aud that his immediate neighbour was a lady, until his friend, finding ona of his assertions dis puted by a spectacled savant opposite, burst into a stream of French u<> fluent, rapid, im perative and idiomatic that the Profoss.tr lost tlie thread. Not till then, I say, did our frieud become conscious of a memory —not altogether pleasant—the memory of a mistake. Even as be set down bis ulass of yin orgidairc, what was it that made him recall what he had so long forgotten—Mr. Kcndorson, Edio Ochiltree, Pretoriau here Preteri.in there 2 It was only a bracelet. What was it that immediately convinced the Professor that it was the bracelet 1 I hardly know, unless it was the sensitiveness of his antiquarian con science, From whatever cause it arose, it is certain that he at once jumped to a con clusion, and glanced behind tlic lady, who was so composedly taking bur soup, to her companion. Not Mr. Henderson. It is a question wether tho Professor was more puzzled or relioved. Not Mr. Henderson; a man older, darker, handsomer. Well, tbo "laddio" •had aoid it was from his sister he came, and, after all, was not this lady rather like him ? A bride, no doubt, De had the curiosity to look at her third finger, as well as her wrist. There was tho magic circle, and younqr, too, and pretty, with an air of com posed happiness which it did him good to He made a little advance in handing her the salt. She turned and looked at him with the sweetest gray eyes he had ever seen, and a few minutes after they had entered into conversation. She and her husband had spent tho winter in Italy, she told him, and wcro soon going into the Pyrenees. That day they had been to the Roman baths and to the amphitheatre, and she grew merry over the recital of the way she had teased tho cicerone of the latter. " I told him," she said, " that tho amphi theatre at Verona was far more petfect, and hurt his feelings dreadfully. You really must take pity on him to-morrow, and reatore his self-esteem, for he is quite part of the show." As she spoke her eyes sparkled, and tlic Professor began to think it would be interesting to have his conjecture con lirmcd. He led the conversation further and fur ther into the realm of the pa«t, and the young husband and wife followed him with intelligence. He was deep in his favourite topic, when he was both amused and non plussed by the gentleman's referring to a paper on Komau antiquities, read before the Society of Antiquaries, aud asking him if he agreed with one of the theories put forward. '"Deed," said the Professor, "I more thanagiee, I originated it." " Indeed !" replied the gentleman, with an interested air. " I fancied it had been original on the Professor's part." " That it was," said our friend, with dry humour, "I was the originator." • " Oh, then I am speaking ti Professor Bu chanan," said the younger man. " I beg your pardon, sir." " No, indeed, sir," replied the Professor, with a polite bow. Instinctively at this moment his eyes fell on the bracelet. Was it the same associa tion of ideas which caused it to be nervously turned by its wearer, and which called so becoming a blush to|her|check ? She glanced at her husband, and he, too, seemed to have some consciousness connected with tlic Pro fessor's name, shown, however, only by a moment's pause before he said : " We are, indeed, fortunate to meet such "a distinguished countryman. Do you remain here any time?" " I am not bound to time," said the pro fessor. " that is not tny idea of enjoy ment." The lady had somehow become silent; she was engaged with her poulet. The French gentleman again openad fire, aud the Professor's attention was distracted from his rfght-hand neighbours. He noticed their departure, for they bowed with poin ted politeness, and he shortly afterwards passed into the salon do lecture to look at Galignani. It was perlrips an Lour later that the young husband returned, asked him if lie would like to come into their salon andlonk at some photographs, aB he and his wife | were leaving Niniesnext> morning, and they would both like to see him ngaio. " My name is Montrevor," said ho, as he led the way to their room j " and we are on a long wedding tour." Mrs Montrevor greeted the Professor with a smile. She had ordered coffee, and as the three sat near the open window the Professor could not but. admire the sweet face and fresh grace of tie young life, 'j

He looked over the photographs, and might have become too discursive on their merits tad not Mrs Montrevor, with a glancu at her husband, said ; "I have wished to thank you myself,- Professor Buchanan, for restoring to me what I si much value." As she spoke she handed to him theorna mem to which 1 have bo often referred, and her husband said : " I do not wonder you took it for a true ■ antique, it was so much injured. Now you ace it lias a modern air." " Deed," said the Professor, who was handling the trinket; "wo wiil.if you picase say no morn of my mistake. Then Madame," with his old-fashioned curteons bow, "I had a theory which I waa too clad to have confirmed, and I aiust confess that the word ' Roma' was too much for mo. Now I see it in a fresh light, and I assure you it pleases me more than any dis covery to find that 1 have been of slight service to you." Mrs Montrevor smiled. She certainly had a wonderful smilo, and there waa an inde scribable air of quiet content in the way in whicli she said, as she reclasped her brace let: " Yes, I was very glad to have it again. " And how did you lose it in the sea ?" said the Professor, who had always felt a curiosity on this point. The lady did not answer : she was arran ging the lace at her wrist. " she did not lose it," said her husband. " I threw it i'lto the sea myself. Well, my dear," in answer to a glunce from her, " you were of opinion that you should thank the Professor yourself, so he may as well hear the whole story, and that is sir," sai'i Mr Montrevor, '• that I pitched it in myself—l (did indeed. I had parted from tliis lady, who is now my wife ; I was in wretched spirits, and I was determined that at least no one else should ever wear the ' present she had returned to me. And then she saw the paragraph in the paper, and guessed what I had done ; and so by your means it came back to her." " It was an omen," said a quiet voice. The husband's eyes brightened ; he gave a nhnrt laugh. •' The omen is fulfilled, you see, or we should not have met you here." " Thanks to the word 'Roma,1" said the Professor.—" Tinsley's Magazine,"

A Friendly Game.

"SKY, mister," said a tall, sunburned man, with a wide-brimmed hat, as he edged his way into the managing editor's room, yester day afternoon, "(Say, mister, do you know anything about kcards ?" "Why, yes," responded the editor, "t l kaow how to play 'everlasting' and 'old maid,' and things of that kind—why J" " That's just, what I want to a*k about. Now, in piayiug ' old maid,1 suppose tho man who holds the ngc antes and passes on the draw, whose bet is it ?" i "That isn't the way I play it," said the editor. In my game the player who has a queen after the other cards are played is the 'old maid.1 "Perhaps it's 'everlasting' that I'm thinking of," mused tha stranger, " Sup pose, in 'everlasting,' you should catch an ' old maid ' on the draw, and when the rest of the keards was played you found you hadn't tilled, what then?" " I don't sec how that question could arise in that game," said tho editor. May be you are talking of the game called • poker.'" "'Poker!' what's that?" asked the stranger, looking up in innocent sur prise. "That's where they have ages and fulls, and that sort of thing." " Do you know how to play it, stranger ?" asked the tall man, drawing out a pack of cards. " Will, you show me how?" The editor ran over the cards, and dealt two hands rapidly. " Now," he explained, "two pairs boat one pair, three of a kind beats two pair?, a Hush beats threes, and four of.a kind beats a flush. What have you got 2" The stranger laid down a mixed hand, and the editor explained that it was worth less, as his own hand held a pair. "Let me deal 'cm once," said the stranger, running them off clumsily " Fiye each ?" " Yes," replied the editor, seeing that ho had got hold of a sharper, and making up his mind to teach him a lesson "Five each." "Now what do we do 2" asked the sharper. " If we were betting, I'd have to ante a dollar, and you'd cover it with two. Then if I wanted to come in I'd plank another dollar, and then—" "Hold on! hold on ! don't go so fast. You put up two dollars at different times aud I put up two all at once. That it 2" " Yes, and then we draw." "Let's try it once for fun, if you don't mind," said the sharper, with unnatural eagerness. "All right," smiled the editor, and he threw two dollars on the table, which were promptly covered. ', tvow you say we draw. How many do I take!" " You may take what you like; I don't want ,auy," said the editor, " I stand pat. ■' " Thau I'll take one kcard. Do we bet now V "Yes." "The stranger bet cautiously, and the editor raised him, and was seen until there were lifteen dollars wagered, though thcro was no money up beyond the ante. " I reckon I won't bet any more," said tho stranger, timidly—" Who beats!" and he laid down four aces. "I beat you," said tho managing editor, and he laid down a straight flush. " You owe me fifteen dollars." The stranger looked' at the cards some time, and then dashed his fist on the tahle. " You piayed fair, did ye ?" " I did," replied the editor. Slowly the stranger pulled out a greasy wallet and laid down a §20 bill. The editor gave him the change, and the man went out, wondering how it happened. " I thought he was a sharp, and he was only a flat," said the editor explaining the circumstance later to the cashier, as he handed in the twenty for change. " Like to oblige you, old boy," smiled the cashier, " but that twenty is a counter feit V Parties having business with the manag ing editor for a week or two will please come armed.

SUSANNK'S BANGLE. A little coin upon thy wrist IJoth danglo lazily and twist, To bo that little coin 1 list— A pretty plan, 1 should Ijo toyed -with and caressed, I3y daintiest of fingers pressed, And may bo clasped to fairest breast, O fair Susanno! But should I e'er in sorrow see Another lover wooing thee. Ah, perdy, that wore misery— 0 stupid plbh ! The coin might with 4hy jewels try. To win the fayor of inine eye, But dare not with £hy love envfe. 0 false S» anne!

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