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z4Z Ezsa11 11sssszs EEz zlsas ind one tenth of the amount entrusted to him stolen! The house was immediately searched, and every measure promptly ta ken for the recovery of the funds and the apprehension of the robbers, but it was all in van-no clue that might lead 10 its dis eovery could be obtained.

 No one dared to suppose, or deemed it were possible, that the beautiful and accom- plished person, accompanying Mir. W who seemed equally afflicted by his misfortune could be in any way concerned in the deed Nor could the slightest suspicion enter his own mind, after the matrimonial intimacy Of years, of the guilt uf his bOsntn rompan> inn. Afier making every possible effort for the :scGserl Hos ,he lost sum, and ali proving intellectual, ,,lhey proceeded on their return. and arrived a, Wate,town, where all gave crcdence to their statement of the occurrence at Scenectad y--and the missing funds hays ing Leen satisfactorily accounted for 10 the Government. nothing worthy of no,e trans. lired till the Spring of 1915, whea Mr. w. again made preparations for going to Alba. ny, 10 receive the government funds. In order to secure fon any feloniouS attempts, he decided to go on horsebark and ie;nrn with the money in his pormanleau Strange as 1t may appear, his wife again persisted in accompanying him. Wha, were Mir WIS own wishes with regard to the matter know no,-a deeply laid plot, which had Teen years maturing, could not otherwise se ronsumated, and consequently uo refusal on his par. could be efec,ual

 Accordingly they again left home for As bany on the same errand, arrived late, and Ar. W. with all possible despatch, procu red the money, Che same as beiore,) and immediately left for home. They had pro- ceeded on their way as far as Trenton, when the portmanseau containing the money was cut nren, and SIP 900 taken. No sooner had the robbery been discovered by Mir. w. than, by what device l know not, Mrs. w. persuaded her husband that as the $l2OU0 were actually stolen, aud as they could not ny any means make amends, Qor i. was more than they were worth.) it would be better 10 appropriate the remainder to their own Use: and pretend, as they might with equal proprie,y. that the whole had bcsa ,a- ken. The counsei!ing of bis wife, aided as ue must believe by the spirits of darkness, finally were efec,ual, aud the unhappy man, til then upright in his ie:Is, consent. ed

 The reader must ere this hc well aware where the $3 ,0O0 were. bat Mr W. did not kno%, nor did he learn the full iniqsity of the scheme in which he had suGered him. self to become involved, until considerable 1 time had eia psed, and the excitement of the ,rapsac,ian had in measure suhSided not til' then did Mrs. w. dare To disclose to him the full depth of her guilt. But 10 res Sume the narrative al the point where we lief, it, inc robbery at Trenton. Alter the remainder of the money had been safely concra cd about the person of Mrs. w ,the alarm was given and the exicn, of the rob- 1 bery was shown hy the rent and rifled port. man,eau, the house was searched, individ> uals apprehendcd upon suspicion, rewcrds were offered, and every measure "hich the i zf give ,,lausibii,y to the statement was car ried into effect As VIC may suppose. all was inefIec,nai for the recovery of the mon 1 ey. The missing fnnds were missing still After the return Of Mr. aud Mrs w. to 1 Walertuwn, in great apparent dejrction, at the loss of such an amount of money, their "plain, u.varni shed ,ale." agreeing perfect ly when told by either. their well affected sorrow, and above all the character rrevi. ously sustained by MT. W. for honesty and i integrity, left to the minds of most no doubl Of the truth of their statement. The bonds men of Mr. W. though ruined in property, deemed it pol cy to affect to believe the whole, at leas, till some discovery might be made 10 just fy suspicion. Abou, this time au irva!id cficc- of the army a, Sackeu's Harbor. moi being able to perform his duty, came to WaIer,own for medical aid, and took lodgings in ,he family of MT. w. In few days after his arrival he died. Uis rema ms were inferred in decent manner: and as the place of his nativity was no, known, and no freud was there to honor his memory with a tear, he was soon ioIsot> ten.

 The exceedingly swollen and unnatural state of his body excited remark-but i. was attributed to disease. 4 fewdays after his deceasc, Ms. W. went ,o merchan. in an adjacent village, and requested him to receive as loan $500. She said it vas a presen, to her children, from friend, and she did not wish Mir. W. to know anything about the matter. The circumstance Is n k~. :,. nF 1k :nAi