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MARIPOSA;OR. |

THE HEART OF A BALLET GIRL.

CHAPTER XIV. IOu bearing the doctor's fiat, a look of reneweddisappointment and perplexity came

into the girl's face."If I can't go, I don't know what I shall

do," she said."Is your engagament so important?" asked

the doctor.Why, yes, sir; I don't see howl can be

spared at all," was her rejoinder."But, my dear young lady, surely an engagementto a place of amusement cannot be

of any consequence, compared with yourhealth," argued the physician. "It is absolutelynecessary that you should, for the next

few hours at least, indulge in perfect quietand reBpose.""But it's a professional engagement, sir,"

explained bis patient, opening wide her lovelyeyes. "I'm leader of the ballet, and if I'mnot there I don't think they can get throughit, and I may get into trouble with the manager."An involuntary ejaculation of astonishment

framed itself upon the physician's lips at

this revelation. He had not dreamed of this

beautiful, refined-looking being occupyingsuch a position. He was too polite, however,to betray his surprise, so he hastened to

answer, in his ordinary manner.

"Oh ! well, the affair can be explained to

the manager, and, of course, he must be satisfied.I'll give you a written certificate, if

you like, to prove to him that it is a matter

of necessity.""Thauk you, sir," was the reply. Still she

looked distressed."What,are you not satisfied yet?" asked

the doctor."I suppose I ought to be," replied the girl;

"but it's a new engagement.at least this is

only the second night.and it seems so veryunfortunate to have this accident happenjust now."

The doctor, as he busied himself writingthe promised certificate, thought how singularit was that a ballet-dancer should possessso entirely the outward attributes of a lady.Her speech, her air, were those of a person ofculture,her voice and accent musically sweet;and delicacy and purity of mind were stampedon every feature of her face.He had just finished, when Allan returned

from his quest."The carriage i3 waiting, doctor. Do you

intend to accompany the lady home?""I can't, I am sorry to say, though nothing

would give me greater pleasure. I have a

professional appointment and am already late.',J'rnek), pray alfcnv trc ~ber escurt,"" ssirf"

Allan, eagerly. "Here is my card," and suitingthe action to the word, he presented hiscard to the doctor, who, as he took it, bentover it in order to conceal a quizzical littlesmile which Allan's proposal had brought to

his face."I am happy to meet you, sir," he said, recoveringhis seriousness directly. I have

heard your name frequently, and have the

pleasure of knowing some of your connections;some of the Dashwood family, Imean." They shook hands, and Allan repeatedhis proposition, which was acceded to.

The young patient was assisted iuto the car-

riage, and her self-constituted escort placedhimself on the seat opposite to her. "Whereshall I drive to?" asked the hackman. Shenamed one of the principal hotels as her address.

Allan, during the drive, was dying to findout the name of his fair compauiou. Of course,having been absent from the shop during herconversation with the doctor, he knew nothingof her professional avocation. She seemedtoo nervous and distraite to care to talk, andhe contented himself with vowing, mentally,to obtain, before taking leave of her, permissionto call the next day to inquire after herhealth."You must allow me to assist you to your

door," he said, as he helped her to alight,when the carriage had stopped. "You cannotwalk up stairs without my arm.""Thauk you," she simply answered, and

Allan having directed the driver to await hisreturn, accompauied her into the hotel. Asthey reached the second floor she suddenlystopped, with a perplexed look."My certificate !" she exclaimed. "I must!

have dropped it. How unfortunate !""What is it?" asked Allan, who had seen

the doctor hand her a paper, but supposed itto be a prescription."My certificate, which I was to show Mr.

Boatwright, the manager.""Boatwright.the manager?" repeated Al-;

Inn nnvnla/tlaiif pu £j£jl\*\i .

"Yes, sir, to explain my absence. I wonderif I could have left it in the carriage?""I'll look," replied her escort, more and

more mystified. There was a sofa standingnear them, in the passage way. "I'll sithere aud wait, if you will be kind enough to Jfind out for me," she said. "My room is just1beyond here."Allan ran down stairs and sought the carriagefor the missing paper, but without sue-1

cess ; and having also looked in vain aboutthe entrance, thinking it might have beendropped there, he returned to announce hisfailure to his beauteous incognita, who seemedmuch disappointed.

"Perhaps,'* he suggested, "I can get anothercertificate for you, from Dr. Fitzgerald ; or

perhaps, if you could entrust any explana-tion to me.""Would you really explain to him for me ?

To Mr. Boatwright, I mean," she eagerly rejoined."It would be very, very kind!.But I fear," she added, "it would be givingyou too much trouble.""Not at all," cried Allan, who felt ready to

go to the end of the word in her service."Then, sir, if you would kindly see him,

and tell hitn the accident.Mariposa Manuelis ray name, and please say how very sorry Iam that it has happened, but I think I shallbe quite strong enough to appear to morrow

evening.""Mariposa !" A new light flashed into her

listener's roiud. "Are you.do you mean.

that you are the celebrated.performer.en-gaged by Boatwright as leader of his balletcorps ?"

"I am Mariposa, the dancer," she simply

[ replied. Her large, ingenuous, dark eyes met

his, as she made the confession, with the candorof a child's. To her mind there was nothingmortifying or embarrassing in it. But

perhaps Allan's expression, which, at the momenthe was quite unable to control.an expressionof absolute wonder, disappointment,incredulity and dismay, strongly anti uumistakablyblended.startled her into a new

consciousness of something which she had not

before felt. She colored deeply, and herolanco aiiHrienlj fell.h J

"On second thought," she said, in a constrainedmanner, and a tone which trembledslightly in spite of herself, "I would ratheryou did not take any trouble about this. Itis not of much consequence. I can arrange it

myself.""Trouble!" interrupted Allan. "It will

give me the greatest pleasure, be assured, to

act as your envoy, or render you any otherservice in my power." He would have givenanything, now, if he had not suffered that involuntarybetrayal of his feelings. For this

girl, he felt sure, in her beauty, innocence and

simplicity, was worthy, no matter what hersocial position might be, of all the courtesyand consideration it was the province of agentleman to accord to her sex.

She made no reply; but after a momentaryhesitation, rose and looked toward her door."Can I be ofauy further use?" asked Allan,concluding that she wished him to go."No, I thank you, sir." Her manner, in replying,was still formal and cold. But, directlyafter, she added with mingled reserve

and sweetness, "I am most grateful to you for

your kind assistance," then, with a gracefulinclination of the head, turned to enter herown apartment.

Allan, as he drove towards the Theatre,ruminated over this strange episode withfeelings impossible to be described. Neverbefore had he met a girl whose beauty andcharm of manner had so forcibly impressedKim or tt'lmm hp would more readilv havechosen as the object of his attentions, hadthey stood on equal ground. But a balletdancer! Heavens and earth, what a misfortune!The idea of this delicate, pure-lookingbeing displaying herself in the mazes

of a ballet to the eyes of the public, to the

vulgar criticism or admiration of the generalthrong, Oiled him with repugnance and horror.She seemed the type of reflned, perfectwomanhood, fltted only to adorn the highestcircles of society, and shed a grace and lustrearound the domestic hearth. He feltas if he could have given worlds to arrangethings differently.to have transplanted herfrom her unworthy sphere to one suitable to

her deserts. But, after all, what did he knowabout her? Her outward aspect might beonly a beauteous mask ; her graceful courtesyaud polished speech simply the result of a

painstaking effort, utterly iucougruous to hernature.He repelled this idea, however, as soon as

formed. "She is no deceiver, no mere actress,I'll ?enture"to tak«Tray oath upon tKatT^hFsaid, energetically to himself. "Whateverher calling may be, she was iutended by ua-

ture for better things, and has only, by some

strange mischance, been reduced to the ignoblelevel to which she has descended."He obtained, without difficulty, an interviewwith Boatwright, the manager, whom

he found, to use an expressive, if not elegant,terra, "in a stew." He was a good deal disposedto bluster, and received Allan's explanationof Mariposa's non-appearance with an

outbreak of angry fault-6nding and complaint,only restrained from becoming actualinvective and abuse, by respect for his listener,of whose standing he was quite wellaware.

"It's a m«ist aggravating and unprecedentedoccurrence.a most coufounded shame anddisappointment, sir, to me and to the public.Here I bad the performance all arranged, theballet to come in between the second and thirdacts, where it would have been most effective;and half the people come only on account ofthe ballet in these spectacular plays, and forthe girl to go and get kuoeked down in thestreet! I never heard anything like it," saidthe injured manager. "The other giils were

all at a loss, because, of course, they had their

parts arranged dependant upon hers. WeL-or>t- lnnUinor f,,r her until the verv last mo-

.wv...e J

ment, supposing that something had happenedto delay her coming, and then had to get upa substitute, all in a hurry, and the wholethiog was a failure. See what the papers willsay about it to-morrow !"

"It will be easy enough, I imagine, for youto get a paragraph iuserted, explaining theaffair. You do not seem to take into considerationthat the young lady, herself, is thechief victim of the misfortune, of which sheis entirely blameless," said Allan, disgustedwith his selfish injustice. He would not staya moment longer than he could help, but hurriedoff, more troubled and indignant thanever. To think of the delicate Mariposabeing exposed to the vulgar resentment of a

man like this. He wondered if she had anyprotector, any friend worthy of her confidence,to watch over her interests and guard herfrom iusultand unkiud treatment. He walkedabout the streets half the night, thinking thematter over, and unconscious how late it was

growing, until a church clock near, startledhim by chiraiDg the hour of twelve. Then heweuded his way homeward, hoping that hewould find all the family gone to bed, and beable to effect an eutrance unheard. The Fateswere against him, however. Mrs. Dashwoodwas sitting up in the library, and hearing the

turn in tVio lnnlr pqmp nut. Rt nnoejaitira^j wuii* iu ...w vw.

into the hall to raeet liira."Where on earth have you been, Allau ?"

she exclaimed.It may be readily surmised that he did not

give a full, particular and satisfactory accountof his evening's exploits. Indeed, theaccount, if a true one, would scarcely havebeen satisfactory. So he made up some

plausible tale about an unexpected encounterwith a frieud, and escaping, as quickly as

possible, her questioning, betook himself to

bed.Iu the meantime, Mariposa.or Posy, as

for the sake of old acquaintanceship we willcall her.having sought her own couch, inobedience to the doctor's behest, lay awake a

long time, disturbed by auxious thoughts.Not only was her accident, and its probableresults, the subject of these meditations. Theface and voice of the courteous, gentlemanlystranger figured largely in them, and, wheu

finally her wearied eyelids closed in sleep,they mingled with equal persistence in herdreams.She was scarcely dressed the next morning

when a servant brought to her door a cardand a boquet. The card bore Allan's name,and below it was written in pencil."May I be permitted to satisfy myself in

person of your welfare? My anxiety, sincelast evening, has been great."

Mariposa immediately wrote, upon a blankcard of her own.

"I regret that it is impossible for me toreceive visitors. Accept my thanks for your

! kindness, and please receive the assurance

that ray strength is quite restored."Allan, of course, was obliged to depart

without seeing her; though she had kepthis flowers, and that was sorae consolation.Posy had not, indeed, been able to deny herselfthe pleasure of placing this offering in a

glass on her dressing table, where she couldadmire it, and be reminded by it of the donor,to whom she felt so grateful.

Important changes had occurred in Posy'slife since we left her last. Her good friend,Manager Lacombe, was dead, and Mrs. Lacombe,was forced, by ill-health, to give up herboarding-house. Posy had removed with herto a smaller abode; but after continuing therefor awhile, had received and accepted an offerof considerable value from a San Franciscotheatre, and while performing in that city,learned, through a letter from Mrs. Lacombethat a sister of the latter, having inheritedsome property .in one of the Eastern States,was about to remove there permanently, andhad offered her a home with her for the remainderof her life. Physicians, she informed

Posy, hail la ely given her, as their verdict,that she could not recover from her presentdisease, though a change of climate would, inall probability, be of some benefit to her; andshe gave the girl her choice of accompanyingher or remaining, under suitable guardianship,where she could, at least for the present,best make a living for herself. Posy was

still deliberating on the question, being anxiousto go with her friend, and at the same

time reluctant to intrude herself upon thefamily of a stranger, while she felt that in herpresent situation she could earn a handsomesupport, which was uncertain elsewhere, whena second letter settled the difficulty forher. Mrs. Lacombe wrote to her, with manyexpressions of sorrow, that the sister haddeclared herself unwilling to have her accompanythem ; and as she felt her own daysto be numbered, and was not desirous of endingthem in a state of dissension with her only

sister, she would have to leave her dear

Posy behind.a thing, she added, which nothingcould have induced her to do, had sheany prospect of being restored to health.Posy obtained leave, not without difficulty, to

make her a flying farewell visit, then returnedto San Francisco, where she had already

acquired a brilliant reputation. Her salarywas uow sufficiently handsome to enable herto employ a respectable middle aged woman

as a personal attendant and chaperone; anddwelling quietly and cheaply in modest lodgings,seeing no visitors and seldom goingHUruml, Htie led a life to which uu lepioachcould be attached.The management which employed her, at

length conceived the idea of making arrangementsfor her to visit certain other placesou a starring tour, which they expectedwould result in considerable pecuniary prohtto themselves and to her. Favorable contractswere made with parties in severalwestern cities, and also in some of the principal

cities of the South; among others, NewOrleans. And thus it is that we find her so

far removed from her former home. BesidesMargaret Fanning, her hired attendant, shetraveled in company with one or two membersof the theatrical profession, who were

well known to her, though their course didnot entirely be together.Her engagement in New Orleans was for

three weeks, with possible exteusion. Thefirst night had been a great success, and itseemed especially disastrous that she shouldhave met with the drawback of an accidentso soon after her appearauce on these boards.Although fancying herself quite well enoughto fill the rule assigned to her, on the next

evening after, she found her strength severelytaxed in doing so, and half repented ofhaving made the attempt. Fortunately, theday following would be Suuday, and shecould, for at least tsventy-four hours, take a

complete rest. On this Saturday evening,Allan Lambert was one of of the audieuce.He was more than ever impressed by herbeauty, more than ever disturbed by the con|trast between her surroundings and herselfas she ought to be.As she passed out of the lobby, leaning on

Margaret Fauning's arm, be stepped quicklyto her side, and with the utmost courtesy and

respect, accosted her with an inquiry after herhealth. She blushed deeply, as she raiseda startled look to his face. His manner was

such that she could not take offense at it,neither could she repress a thrill of secret

gratification at the interest he so plainlyevinced in her welfare. Margaret gave herarm a warning pressure, which, for the firsttime, she felt inclined to resent. She answeredhim so gently and so sweetly that hewas more charmed than ever. But he readsuspicion and defiance in her duenna's glance,and had the discretion to withdraw almostimmediately, not even offering to see them to

the hotel, which was but a couple of squaresoff.

This was only the beginning of an inter-course which he soou found it impossible tobreak off. With infinite tact he managed to

overcome the attendant's scruples and objections; not through bribes, which she wouldhave disdained to receive, but by a mode ofconduct so judicious as to gain her confidenceand admiration. She soon discovered, as shetold Posy, that he was a "real gentleman ;none of your make-believe-sort who carried a

fine outside over a false heart." It was, infact, Allan's sincerity that so impressed her.His admiration for the beautiful ballet-girl,which he had felt from the beginning of their

acquaintance, rapidly merged into a warmer

sentiment, which she, on her part, reciprocatedas fully as he could desire.Here, indeed, was a complication, which

would have sent anguish and terror into Mrs.Dash wood's heart, could she have discoveredit! But it need not be said that she was

kept in ignorance of Allan's folly, for follylio hiniyplf f..]f it tn hp! vet. if such it was. so

sweet did he find it, that in this case it wouldhave been, for him, "folly to be wise." He

I did not allow himself to reflect much on thesituation ; he did not care to look forward to

the end of this dangerous enterprise. Afterall, what enterprise? He had no defiuiteaim, no distinct object, in view. He felt that

Posy was infinitely beautiful and sweet. He c

believed her to be as pure-hearted and truth-ful as any girl he knew ; perhaps more so thanmany. At all events, he could not resist her

11 artless fascination, and more and more close-Ily did her charms wind themselves about hisheart. For the first time he realized that hehad a heart, and one whose affection couldbe deep and strong. He would not think ofPosy's profession, that hateful drawback tohis joy. eDid he desire, or intend, to seek her hand f

1 ' - TT I I II. L.J *

in marriage r xieaven oniy anew, no u»u u

a vague idea that matters would arrange £themselves, somehow, but whether for good v

or evil, who could tell? Not he! 1

[to be continued.] g

IpstrUfliicous grading.;SHARING OUT THE SPOILS.The True Inwardness of the State Bond n

Ring. S. 8

The evidence of ex-Treasurer Parker, be- n

fore the Bond Commission, exposes the char- t:acter of the arrangements among the Repub- (lican State officers for dividing the public qspoils. It is more shocking than anything of Ithe same kind heretofore made known. f<

ex treasurer parker'8 testimony. 0

Mr. Parker testified that the acts providingfor Slate loans were, in most instances, if not ®

all, "shown to him before they were presentedto the General Assembly." He under- Pstood they were drawn by Mr. Chamberlain, 8.then attorney-general. In some instancesKimpton brought rough drafts from New "

York, but always to Mr. Chamberlain. He °

said : I do not know the amount of the proceedsof the iale of bonds made by Kimpton. 8<

The reports made by Kimpton to the corap- ptroller-general were not made for the purposeof giving information upon that matter. They n

were made so as to show each year an increaseof the debt as little as possible. Thiswas by concurrence and arrangement with the | Pfinancial board here. 1 never examiued "

Kimpton's books. I often endeavored to see

there, but never could. Finally, I gave upCl

trying to see them, because I learned he had v

prepared a new set to meet the exigencies of a

the case. I always knew Kimpton's reports a

were not correct, and the board always knewthey were not. ^Governor Scott wanted Kimpton removed

in 1871 from the financial agency. I con- Pcurred with the Governor at first, but we

a

fouud it impossible to find any one who f1would take his place and advance the moneywhich he claimed to be due to him, without w

making an expose of the financial condition a

of the State, which we did not desire to do, .

and the idea was then abandoned. ^Mr. Chamberlain never wanted Kimpton j.

removed. It was through his influeuce that l

Kimpton was appointed financial agent of the cjState. Governor Scott proposed Mr. Cameron,of Charleston ; but not being on personalterras with Cameron, and having no choice, *jI supported Chamberlain in the choice of ^Kimpton.

Mr. Chamberlain informed me before QKimpton's appointment, that Kimpton, if ap

1'

IfjjyiHfl knt.imnn

us three.Mr. Kimpton, Chamberlain andmyself,.and Mr. Kimpton made arrauge- timents to that effect with us two.Mr. Cham- «»i

berlaiuand myself.before his appointment. t(We had him appointed on the strength of that Isagreement

Mr. Kimpton carried out this agreementonly partially. Mr. Chamberlain admittedto me that he had received some money from isKimpton on this account, but never owned to ishaving received as much as I did, which was tfabout §52,000. Our shares would have been nn

* _/about tfiou.uuu eacti; tne total amount 01 «?<

commissions allowed Mr. Kimpton being pabout 3550,000, being nearly 12 percent, on tlthe amount he reported he had sold all the lcbonds for, in addition to the commissions paidby him to other brokers and the 7 per cent tlinterest on loans. e<

There were no terms made as to what w

Kimptou'8 commissions should be at the time Siof his appointment, nor uutil '71 or '72.Kimpton repeatedly wrote to Mr. Chamberlainand myself about fixing his commissions,and they were finally fixed by the financial se

board addressing letters to parties whom &i

Kimpton designated in New York as to thecommissions which would be fair to be allowed olto Mr. Kimpton for selling such bonds, and n:

making such loans as he (Kimpton) had effec- hted, and on the answers made by these partiesto these letters the financial board fixed oi

the commissions to be allowed him. The r<

drafts of the letters I addressed to these par- hties were prepared by Kimpton and sent to tlthe financial board from New York and pre- ilsented to me by Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Kimp- si

ton having, as he stated to me, had previous a

interviews with these parties in New York. tlAt the time the settlement was made with tc

the financial board and Kimpton, he (Kimp- si

ton) received a due bill for about 8139,000 hfrom the financial board as the balance of rc

commissions due him. This,according to our ol

agreement, would be divided equally between TChamberlain, Kimpton and myself, and just Cbefore Chamberlain addressed his comrauni- tlcation to the public in the summer of 1874, a

concerning the charges made against him 3with reference to the public debt and other pmatters connected with Governor Scott's ad- re

ministration, he promised me, by the side of phis sick bed, in his own house, that if I a

pared, to go before the public without con- tlwould permit that letter? which he had pre- u

tradiction. and he should be nominated andelected as Governor, I should be paid my tlshare of the $139,000, as expressed in said irdue hill, and that, too, at an early day. ftThe financial board made the settlement a

with the financial agent by virtue of the au- o

thority conferred upon it by the act of Gen- Ieral Assembly, passed in February, 1872,known as the "Financial Settlement Act." «

The financial agent and the financial board si

all desired that an act might be passed giving v

the financial board the power to make the n

settlement so as to cover up the transactions hwhich had taken place between them. There tlwas some difficulty in getting the bill passed.These difficulties were overcome by the use of timoney among the members of the General tlAssembly. The money was received by drafts a

drawn on me by Kimpton and accepted byme, and the money was furnished for the ri

drafts by the bauks in this city. Kimpton t<

put up Blue Ridge Railroad scrip as collat- iteral security. There were three drafts : Onefor $25,000, oue for $35,000 and one for $12,- w

000. They were to be paid at maturity byKimpton, but when they became due he fail- ped to pay thern, and I had to pay two of ei

I-i ii_ ,u. ..... oQftnnn nineni j)t?rsuiJtuijr~~~"tiic iwu iui vuu,wv »uu ^

825,000 respectively, and also for 82.500 on n

the 812,500 draft. Governor Scott paid the Tremainder of this latter draft, he being an b

endorser on it. I obtained the collateral at ythe bank, for the two large drafts, and Scott t<

garnished the collateral of the other. I de- tlmurred at first to accepting these drafts, but n

finally accepted them on Kimpton's assurance Cthat Chamberlain, who was then absent, would a

endorse them on his return. Chamberlain Iendorsed only the small one. I parted with a

the scrip referred to to reimburse me as faras it would go. It did not pay me all. The a

money raised on these drafts was disbursed liby Kirapton, maiuly amongst the members fi

»f the Senate, to procure the passage of the tJettlement bill, the Validating bill and the w

Blue Ridge scrip bill, as per agreement be- a

ween Kimpton and Patterson. It was under-j c

tood and agreed that Patterson was to ar- s

ange the matter in the House, and secure v

he passage of the bills there, and Kimpton v

n the Senate. Fifty thousand dollars of this a

noney was used to purchase Senators; the, tlalance was to go to the House through Pat- n

erson. j iiF Hn not. know that KimDton used anv raon- b

y from the proceeds of State bonds for the ti

(assage of these bills; but I do know that he a

ised the proceeds of bonds belonging to the hJtate to secure the passage of other bills e

yhich he was interested in, to-wit.: The Ster- c

ing loan bill, the bill to authorize the dnan- pial agent to pledge bonds for State loans, the a

Jinking Fuud bill, bill for payment of inter- a

st in gold, and bill to issue bonds for the re- Cief of the treasury. I know, also, that he>aid out out of the proceeds of the sale of the tiJtate bonds, the money for a share and a half, a

.s it was called, of Greenville and Columbia GRailroad stock; a share, including assess- n

nent of $4,000 immediately payable, being o

>24,000. This was for Neagle. Another phare was for Joe Crews, (chairman of com- baittee on railroads in House of Represents- IVives,) also one-fourth share, being 86,000, for s<

Jardozo, which, however, Kimpton subse- Iuently took for himself, as he did Crews',le also paid for two or two and a half sharesar George W. Waterman for Governor Scottf like value. He paid for two shares ofike value for himself, and so far as I know,nd believe, he paid" for one-half share for D. nI. Chamberlain, of the value of 812,000. I jaid for one of them myself. It was undertoodby Kimpton and the financial board, t]bat the amount of these expenditures and 0lany others should be realized from State tjouds, and covered by the difference between ^be actual amounts for which the bonds were naid by Kimpton, and the amount which he Qhould report that he bad sold them for. C. 8('. Leslie bad a share paid for in the same Dlanner, which he afterwards sold to Kimp- jan for 825,000 cash. oiKimpton also advanced money out of the a

roceeds of the State bonds to assist the 0]rreenville and Columbia Railroad, but I dlink he held second mortgage bondB of saidompany as collateral security for all the ad- ^an cos he made for or to the road. He also e,dvanced the Blue Ridge Railroad Company tjbout $200,000 out of the proceeds of the wtate bonds; these advances were made by j'itness' advice and consent of the financial ^oard; $600,000 of the bonds of said com- hany were placed in his (Kimpton's) hands ]8s collateral, but he always reported that he aiDuld not pledge them for any money, and that ^e never raised any money on them, nor did je ever know that he had pledged them until wfter the passage of the Blue Ridge scrip bill; w

len, when it became necessary that we

lould have them to turn into the treasury, t}limpton reported that they were pledged. p(le also advanced out of the proceeds of State p,onds, by and with the consent of the 6nan- ^ial board, moneys used for the land com- c,lission ; also balance claimed by him as due e]n the sinking fund account; also expenses of ^le high joint commission; also what was pnown as State arras account, and the orderf Governor Scott, but without the direction ^f the financial board. ^

THE TAXPAYERS' CONVENTION. ju

Question. In anticipation of thatC'onven- o:

on of 1871, was there any predetermination 8£

o the part of the financial board and agent ^> mislead and deceive the Convention in re- r(

ition to the State debt ? u

Answer. There was.

Q. What was done ? tlA. We agreed to conceal the facts of the bsue of the Conversion bonds, to make the clsue of other bonds as small as possible. With w

lis latter view we represented to the com- ni

littee of the Taxpayers' Convention that the cc

300,000 of bonds had been redeemed from as

ledge in New York and returned here for Ble purpose of retiring, and should be no g<mger considered a part of the public debt, tl:Q. Was it with a view to carrying out n<

lat purpose that a committee of the Taxpay- sis' Convention was invited to a conference fuith the State officers and examination of the oltate offices? seA I.n. a i woo. vj

Q. Where was the conference held ? teA. I think iu Governor Scott's office. Sub- ai

iquently a committee examined my office d(iid the comptroller-general's office. m

Q. In the conference in the Governor'sffice, who represented the executive depart- ai

ient, and what representations were made by c£

ira or any other persons to that committee? *r

A. Gov. Scott and he told them that no tfcther bonds were outstanding except those P1ipresented by a statement there and then exibited,which was prepared by Chamberlain, Ple attorney-general, for that occasion, and, 30

there were any other bonds out, Gov. Scott m

iid he did not know anything about them ai

ud that he signed none others. Just after 30

le conference broke up, Gov. Scott came in- It) ray office and I upbraided him for telling 1*ich a direct lie to that committee, when a*e knew that very soon the fact must be m

lade public that he had signed millions of er

ther bouds and that they were in the market, th'he statement referred to as prepared by Mr. ftChamberlain suppressed all information as tole Conversion bonds which had been issued Lml were then out, amounting to about 81

5,000,000 or more. The statement was pre- c£

ared in my office by Chamberlain, and sub- p1litted to Scott before exhibition to the Tax- >n

ayers' committee. The paper was prepared C£

fter a consultation between the members of 8t

le financial board and Kimpton, and agreed >8

pon by them. w

When the committee came into my office, hilere was no evidence there to show that any biregular Conversion bonds had been issued. n(

lo entry was made in my books at the time, 1,1

nd I believe there was no entry at that time ti

f the second issue of interest on the Public C£

)ebt bonds. ta

Q. Was the Taxpayers' Convention, for fthich Mr. Chamberlain prepared this false 81

;atement of the public debt, the same con- Eention of which Mr. Chamberlain was a C(

lember, and which he addressed in favor of rjonesty and reform in the administration of 13

ie State government ? v'

A. Ifyou mean when he asked the ques- t*

on, in a speech, "Who does not know that Di

ie presence of one honest man puts to flight n

baud of robbers?" Yes! ^The remainder of Parker's evidence is di- ai

ected to the explanation of the mass of let- r(

irs principally from Kimpton. The follow- o

ig is also of interest: TQ. (By Mr. Meetze.) What necessity b

'as there for issuing bonds at all ?A. None in the world, except for the pur- ti

ose of funding past due principal and inter- n<

3t on the bonded debt. I was opposed to the payment of interest in gold, and to the pay- dlent of any past due interest at the outset, ei'he bills receivable could have been retired a

y taxation. I now believe, and have for fcears believed, that the sole purpose of Kimp- w

in and Chamberlain in passing the act au- tc

horizing the issue of bonds, was to make tlloney. I endeavored, in the Constitutional lilonvention, to prevent the State from issuing w

ny bonds in excess of $500,000, and failed, a'

always regarded the laud commission scheme si8 a corrupt one from the first. e<

It was agreed between myself, Gov. Scott Pnd Chamberlain and Kimpton, during the oi

ist two years that I was State treasurer, and ir

requently made a subject of conversation be- c;

ween us, that, at some convenient time, we

rould have a sum of coupons to divide,mounting to $50,000 each, more or less, acordingto circumstances, and that Neaglehould have a share of them, and Kimptonrould see that Chamberlain got his share,rhile I was to distribute the share to Scottnd Neagle. We did not inquire how Kiraponbecame possessed of them, but we couldot doubt that he cut them off of bonds pass-ag through his hands, and the financialioard did not doubt it. When the final deailsof the division were discussed, Kimptonvoided a division of only $50,000, so, ase said, the amount might not be largenough to attract attention, but sent me theoupons and left it to ray discretion as to therecise amount that should be divided, and,s I believe, to his own discretion as to themount he would retain for himself andJharaberlain.When I was sued by the State in 1875 for

ie recovery of $450,000 in coupons, themount it was charged that I had funded,rovemor Scott sent me $2,000 cash to assistie in defending the suit. The amount was

btained from him by Neaglo, whom I era-

loyed for the purpose, and delivered to mey him in person. Scott's brother-in-law,Ir. Waterman, told me that Scott said herat me $7,000, but I only received $2,000.have never seen Governor Scott since.

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HOW A POPE IS CHOSEN. '

THE MOST SECRET VOTE IN THE WORLD.

Regarding the successor of Pope Pius IX,iteresting questions now arise, such as who heiay be, who elect him, and when and howoes the election take place7To the first two of these it may be answered

lat the cardinals, by a two-thirds vote, electe of their owd number, though this limita- |on is a matter of custom, not of law, votes

aving been given for men who were notlerabers of the Sacred College. The cardi- jals are seventy in number, but there are now (jme vacancies in their ranks, and all willot be able to reach Rome within the nineays which must elapse before the assembling jf the conclave, but such is the preponderneeof Italians, that three-quarters or more jf the whole may be expected to be in atten- ,ance. There is nothing to prevent the elec- ,

on of Cardinal McClosky, of New York, orardinal Manning, of London, but it is in £rery way probable that an Italian will be ,

je recipient of the honor. Among those jho have been prominently named are Car- jinal Bilio, one of the three who have had jle greatest influence with Pius IX, and whoas furnished much of the inspiration for theitter part of the deceased Pontiff's career, Jnd Cardinal Monaco La Valietta. Others jave ambition, but it is as impossible to pre- jict the result of a Papal election now, as itas in 1846, when Mastai Ferretti, now dead, jas chosen, to his own surprise and that ofle whole world. There is one limitation on (le power of the conclave.the veto power yossessed by France, Austria and Spain. This jower is supposed to be absolute, and has ac- (rally been used to defeat a candidate in thisjntury. But it must be exercised before theection takes place, and it is a curious fact j»** * a«1m nn/ldnnnooo rrrl f V» nikl/ik fka lotoIQb UUiJ bUC OUUUVUUCOO TV 1 bit TV uivu biju imuv j

ope was agreed upon, saved him from being (efeated by the interposition of Austria. But ,is noteworthy that, in spite of the formalitwhich surrounds all the proceedings of themclave. the system contains a vast amount Jf elasticity, as an English writer has ob- jjrved, and it is doubtful if the protest of a

Republican Government of France would be jjgarded as weighty enough to defeat a choicepon which the cardinals were agreed.This elasticity is illustrated in the time of

ie election. It has often been hinted that a |ull may have been provided, not to be dis- ,

osed until after the Pope's death, whichould absolve the cardinals from the prelimiaryobservances and regular forms. This he)uld have done, as has been done before, and ts is said to have been done by Gregory XVI. ]ut when the ordinary routine is followed, a £meral meeting of the cardinals is held on c

ie day following the Pope's death. The fu- '

jral ceremonies occupy three days, and thex which follow are devoted to preparation ]r the conclave. The whole of the first floor |" the Vatican, it may be presumed, will be tt apart for its purposes. In the vast balls 1this palace will be erected wooden booths, £

chnically called cells, one for each cardinal, rid similar accommodations for their confijntialattendants, of whom each cardinal s

ay have two. There are physicians, bar- p;rs, carpenters, sweepers, in fact every prep- a

ation is made for meeting the wants of the i

irdinals during their imprisonment, for tom the time they enter the conclave until s

ley agree upon a Pope, they are practically irisoners, being isolated from the world, and erbidden communication with it. In the r

auline cha.pel are erected additional altars,that each may say bis accustomed dailyass ; in the Sistine the voting takes place,id one large hall has always been used as a

»rt of exchange or place of general resort, s

should be noted that the elections since$13 have been held in the Quirinal, which Ifords superior facilities ; but since Pius IX

i .i tt . ti. J ii:aae me v aucau nis uwemug piauo n jo gcu- \

ally supposed to have beeu his wish that jlere, as of old, the choice of his successor

lould be made. All these efforts for secrecy, c

may be noted, often prore unavailing,ike a cabinet council, or an executive sesonof the Senate, the conclave rarely sue- s>eds in keeping its doings to itself. On the a

inth day after the Pope's death, after attend- Ig mass together and hearing a sermon, the cirdinals enter the conclave, and by.evening \

rangers withdraw, and every door but one

walled up, and communication with the c

orld is supposed to cease until the work in c

and is accomplished. The election is by callot. The votes are sealed, and the voter's game written within, only to be looked at 1uder the peculiar circumstance of an elec- 1on by a vote of exactly two thirds, in which Iise an examination is made to render it cer- i

tin that the successful candidate did not voteir himself. Mottoe* are written on the outdeby which each vote may be identified. <

Ivery morning a ballot must take place, ac- t

jmpanied by the greatest formalities. Eve- i

7 afternoon a second ballot takes place, which (

a sort of revision of the first, as no one ]otes except to transfer his morning's ballot i

> some other candidate than the one he then <

amed. As soon as the balloting has fur- <

ished a return with a majority of two-thirds |ie conclave is declared at an end, the doors ]

re thrown open to the world, the new Pope <

?ceives the homage of the cardinals, and his '

ame is proclaimed to the waiting populace, j

hese are the outlines of the proceedings only, i

ut they will serve to give an idea of them.Thirty-two years ago, when the last elecontook place, Italy had neither railroadsor telegraphs. The loss of the temporalower will change many of the outward indentsof the event; the speed with which forgncardinals can reach Rome will give themtore influence than they could have had beire;the influence which the great powersere wont to exert will probably be confined> remonstrances and intriguing, since theiree nations which possess the veto are notkely to exercise it, and the German empire,bich feels the greatest interest, has no friendst court. That the young King of Italylould interfere seems improbable, so, whatverprecautions may have been taken byius IX, to secure the freedom of the college,r whatever action the cardinals themselves ]

light feel justified in taking in an emergen- 1

f} we look for a quiet election, which will \

result in the choice of an Ultramontane whowill carry out the policy of the late Pope,with only such variations as changing circumstancesand personal peculiarities may lead to.

JONES' GREAT TOE.A SKETCH THAT NEWSPAPER MEN WILLUNDERSTAND.The "local" may go on month in and

month out, never once getting a name, a dateor a figure wrong, and not a word of praisewill he get for it.no one seems to care a tinker'sblessing for it when it is done; but justlet him blunder, then he hears from the people.They rise in their majesty and go forhi* aaoIn ftnmo nnnoqp t/\ matrA it t.Hpipbusiness to go prowling and snuffing throughtheir paper on purpose to searoh out errors,both of ommission and commission.Having found some kind of mare's-nest

they watch for you, paper in hand, and getafter you somewhat as follows: "Hey, Isay, you! Look here. Do you know youmade a horrible blunder in saying positivelyas you did, that William Jones had thegreat toe of bis left foot dislocated ? It was

the great toe of the right foot that was putout ofjoint.his right foot, sir; not his left.do you understand "

The man eyes you over as if you had ruinedJones and all bis family for life. "Rightfoot!" he cries, as you attempt to escape."The great toe of the right foot, and youought to make the correction!"You are regularly caught, and con not say

a word in defense of your published statement,[t was your business and you cannot deny it,to have been more particular in regard towhich of Jones' great toes it was that suffered.You should not have been satisfiedwith the evidence of one or two witnesses ;persons, too, perhaps, with whom you were butslightly acquainted, and in regard to whoseveracity you had not the least knowledge.These persons, for all you know, may have

bad some sinister object.some malicious,jeep, and devilish design.in telling youthat it was the great toe of Jones' left footthat was dislocated. It may be that Joneslost the great toe of his left foot years ago ini trap while prowling about some farmyard ;t may be that he has no left foot, even.legind all may have been amputated when hewas a boy.However, supposing mm to sua oe id possessionof both legs and both feet, was it for

pou thus lightly and flippantly to accept evilenceand satisfy yourself in regard to thenjury sustained by Jones.Mr. Jones ? How8 it, think you, with the suffering Jones andJones' sympathizing family and friends ?A.h ! it is a serious matter with Jones, andio trifling affair with his friends. We canlear them sneeringly say, as they turn up;heir noses and toss their heads:"His left great toe, indeed! Ridiculous 1

How could the man be such a fool ?"It is, perhaps, the first time that Jones has

iver bad his name in print in connectionvith any little personal adventure or expedience.inany other way than in a delinquenttax list, or amoDg the arrivals and dejartures.andnow to have the main fact andjoint of interest wrongly stated.thoroughlyjotched. Had the accident been properlyecorded, the paragraph might have been cut>ut and pasted into a scrap-book, where itvould have been occasionally referred to withpleasure. As it is, the family can take no

jride in it. When they look at it tbey will98"unable to restrain aTfeellng oT sadness ahdregret.the grand central fact-that it was thegreat toe of the right foot, and not of theeft, that was dislocated, and will alwaysitare them in the face, and make the whole:bing a swindle and a fraud.After this can you say that you should not

lave been more particular in regard to whatpou put in print about Jones' great toe ?

THE PIBATETFISHERMAN.The fish-market of Havana is said to be

,he finest structure of its kind in the world,[t also interests the traveler by its romanticissociation with the story of Marti, a reformidpirate and smuggler, who built it and the'Tacon Theatre."During the administration of Tacon, from

834 to 1838, smuggling and piracy hadjrown so bold in and about Cuba as to defyhe Spanish navy sent to suppress the outaws.Their leader was a man named Marti,ind for his person, dead or alive, the Goverlor-Generaloffered a large reward.One dark night a man was watching the

entinels pacing in front of the Governor's>alace, Havana. As they turned their backsind separated for a moment, the man sprang,inobserved, through the entrance. He passedip the broad stairs, saluted in an imperioustyle the guard there stationed, and passednto the Governor-General's room. The Govirnor,engaged in writing, looked up as thenan coolly cast aside his cloak, exclaiming."Who enters unannounced?""One who has information of the pirates.""What of them 7" said Tacon, earnestly."One moment.I must not sacrifice myelf.""You have naught to fear. Even if you

>e one of them, you will be pardoned.""Will you pardon and reward me if I rerealthe lurking-places of the pirates, and

>ut Marti into your hands ?""I pledge you my word of honor," said Tason."Your Excellency, I am Marti."The cool scoundrel then entered into an

irrangment with the Governor for the betrayilof all tbe smugglers and pirates. Underlis guidance, the Spanish vessels sailed to theiutlaws' hiding places, and captured those?ho were not slain.When Marti returned to Havana, he was

iffered the pardon, which he acceptedmd money, which he declined. In lieu>f the reward, he asked the monopoly oflelling fish in Havana. It was granted, andie erected a magnificent stone market. Whenie became master of enormous wealth, he)uilt a theatre and named if after the Goverlor-Generalwho had pardoned the scoundrel.

Age for Legal Marriages..There isjonsiderabie variation, in the different Euro)eanStates, of the age at which a legal marriagecan be contracted. In Austria, the age>f discretion for both sexes is fourteen. InHungary, each religious sect makes its own

-egulations, marriages being regarded as an

entirely ecclesiastical affair. Russians can

jontract marriages at the age of eighteen in;he case of males, aud sixteen in that of females.The Italian law fixes the age ateighteen and fifteen years respectively. InTurkey there is no general law. The Frenchind Belgian codes allow marriages of youngnen at eighteen aud girls at fifteen years, butpowers of dispensation in special cases are relerved.In Greece, Spain and Portugal, partiesof fourteen and twelve can contract a

binding marriage, but in the latter countrythe consent of the parents is necessary if theparties are under twenty-one. According tothe amended paragraph of the new Germanjivil marriage bill, the state of wedlock cannotbe entered upon under twenty and sixteenrespectively, though the existing laws or

Prussia and Saxony permitted marriages atsarlier periods. There is much dissimilarityId the Swiss laws, every canton having a lo:alregulation of its own. In some of them;he consent of the parent is necessary np tothe age of twenty-five. The influence of climateupon the temperament and constitutionis observable in the earlier age at which marriageis allowed in the Southern nations,where maturity is reached at a much earlierperiod, than among the Northern people,