Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, February 12, 1874, Image 1
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Little jnaude.
0, where is our dainty, our darling,
r The daintiest diling of all ?
0, where is the voicj on the stairway,
O, where is the voice in the hall ?
The little short steps in the entry,
The silvery laugh in the hall ?
0, where is our dainty, our darliog,
The daintiest darling of allLittle
Maude ?
The peaches are ripe in the orchard,
The apricots ready to fall,
And the grapes are dripping their honey
All over the gardfen wall.
But where are the lips full of melting,
That looked up so pouting and red,
When we dangled the sun-purpled bunches
Of Isabels ever her head ?
0, rosebud of woman ! where are you ?
(She never replies to our call!)
O, where is our dainty, our darling,
The daintiest darling of allLittle
Maude ?
AN OLD LAWYER'S STORY.
X am a very old man now. So old that
' x work no longer as I used at my pro
fessioii. The time of rest has oome. It
is a happy time. I am not poor. I have
all life's luxuries. Best of all, I have a
* dfe who loves me still, and whom I
\ove as well as when I wooed her?nay,
better, if that can be, and my children
are beautiful and prosperous. What
can a man wish more ?
I read my favorite authors. I smoke'
my oigars. I take a glass of wine of an
evening. Sometimes we go to a play.
Every Sunday morning to church. It
is alf holiday-time for us. It will not
last long. We are both old, but we are
happy.
There is no romance about a lawyer's
profession. People are disposed to
sneer at it, and to speak of its followers
as tricky sort of folks, more anxious for
their own gain than that of their neighbors.
If this is so, we do not stand
alone; but I will say for my brotherhood,
that they have hearts as well as
other men, and that it is not always
merely for what we can make by it that
we undertake a cause.
Odd things fall into our way very
often. I have had no need to read romances.
The real stories that have
fallen beneath mv notice are quite as
interesting, and far more singular, than
any tales of the imagination oould possibly
be. I tell them to my children
sometimes of winter evenings.
Perhaps it is only to flatter the old
man that they assume an interest in
them, nevertheless I will tell one of the
tnlpd tn vnii_onA which I have alwavs
had cause to remember.
A greftt many years ago, while I was
comparatively a young man, and still
unmarried, I resided in a certain city of
Pennsylvania, and enjoyed the reputation
of being the cleverest lawyer ever
known there. It is not for me to say
the praise was merited, but I certainly
f'juud myself able to discover loopholes
tof escape for those whom I defended,
whioh surprised even my fellow-lawyers.
1 possessed by nature those qualities
which would have made me an excellent
detective, and I was a thorough student
of the law. There was no mystery
about it, but among the more ignorant
classes I had gained a reputation for
more than human knowledge. Perhaps
it was not polite for them to say that
the Devil helped me, but they did.
However, I began to tell you about
Madame Matteau.
8he was an old lady who owned a
little house in the suburbs ef the city.
She herself was of American birth, but
her husband had been a Frenchman,
and so the title Madame had been bestowed
upon her. She was now a
widow, and her daughter Gabrielle, and
a son named Henri, were her only living
relatives. Her income was but
slender, and she eked it out by taking a
few boarders, generally steady old
people, who had known her for many
years. These respected and liked her;
bat the city generally had a prejudice
against her. There had been two sudden
dpaths in her house. Each time
the victim was a stranger who came at
night, and was found dead in his bed
in the morning. Each time the jury
was divided?some believing that strangulation
had been the cause of death,
some that the man had died in a tit.
It was a terrible thing that two such
deaths should have occurred beneath
her roof. Madame's friends pitied her.
The rest of the little world hinted that
these were strangers, and that their
trunks, with no one knew what amount
of money and other valuable property,
remained in Madame's possession. No
one said she was a murderess, but every
one said it was " very strange," in an
odd tone, and no one since that second
death had visited Madame Matteau.
I myself?perhaps because I admired
her a great deal,and her daughter much
more?had always insisted that it was
merely a coincidence, and that in a
world in which apoplexy and heart disease
were so common, it was no such
marvel that two men should have met
sudden deaths in the same house. But
my faith in this theory was shaken
when one morning it was published over
the city that another transient boarder
had been fouud dead in Madame Matteau's
house, and that she was arrested
on suspicion of having murdered him,
his watch and chain having been found
in her possession.
Before I had recovered from the
shock of this terrible piece of news, a
message came to me from Madame
qv.? ,1?:_?.i 4-^ rtt
iUttUCau. uxir ucoucu i<\j occ uiu* vi
course I went to her nt once.
8he had been taken to prison ; and I
found her in a little grim room with a
barrel window, and an insufficient fire
upon the hearth. The logs had burnt
in two upon the andirons, and the white
ashes were scattered over the hearth.
Almost in them sat Madame Matteau,
in her widow's dress of sombre black.
She was chilly with grief and excitement,
and had drawn her chair close to
the fire.
She Bhook violently from head to foot,
and her face was deadly pale as she
turned it toward me and 'held out her
hand.
" Oh, thank Heaven, you have come 1"
she said. " I know you can save me.
Is it not horrible ? How could I kill a
man ? Why should I ? Why do peaple i
oome to my house to die ? To die horribly,
with black faces and starting
eves, as if some one had choked them ?
Ugh ! and he was a pretty young man
the night before. Ob, good Heaven,
how horrible ?"
I sat down beside her. I took her
hand.
"Madame Matteau," I said, "be
calm ; collect yourself. As your lawyer,
.1 must know all. Tell me from
first to last what happened?what was
said, what was done. If you?"
I paused ; her black eyes had flashed
upon. me. I could not ask her whether
she had any confession to make. I saw
she had not. Unless she was the best
actress who ever lived, Madame Matteau
was innocent of any crime.
" If you have any suspicions," I
added, " tell them all to me."
"There is no one to suspect," sobbed
the poor woman.
"In the house were Gabrielle, my
daughter, whom you have seen, old
Hannah, the cook/Mr. and Mrs. Beauchamp,
friends of my poor dear husband
in his bnyhood?the best, the
kindest people?Mr. Gray, a very old
man, too feeble to leave the house, poor
deformed Miss Norman, and the librarian,
Mr. Bassford. None of these
could or would murder a mouse. See
how kind they are; they remain in my
house; they send me word that they
have no doubt of me. Ob, how can
" Ancf this man who?" I began.
"Yes," said Madame Matteau, "I
will tell you ; he was fair, young, handsomely
dressed; he asked Mr. Bassford
at the depot, if he knew of any one
who oould accomodate him. Mr. Bassford
brought him home. My only
empty room was the one in which those
other two strangers died. I could not
bear to put him there; but Mr. Bassford
laughed at me. We had supper afterward.
He talked a long while to Gabrielle.
It was late when he retiredlate
for our quiet household. Hannah
had made his fire. She came and told
us that she had done so. He said
good-night
After be bad gone, we found that he
had left his watch on the table. He
wore it only with a buneh of seals, and
he bad been setting it by the clock, and
showing it to us as something very
handsome. I knocked at bis door to
restore it to bim. He bad not left us
but fifteen minutes before, but he must
have been as'eep already, for he made
no answer. So I kept it for the night,
and wore it down to breakfast next
morning. As I came down I met a
gentleman in the hall. He inquired
for Mr. Glenn. That was the new
comer's name. I sent Hannah to wake
bim. Sbo ooulil not do so, and grew
alarmed. She hod a key that would
open the door, and used it. The next
thing I knew wo were all in the room,
and the windows were wide open, and
the doctor had been sent for ; and the
young man who had called was screaming
that bis brother bad been choked
to death; and then there was the inquest,
and they arrested me. The
brother said the first thing he noticed
was that I wore Mr. Glenn's wrtch and
seals. I had forgotton it in my terror."
"So Hannah had a key to the room?"
I said.
" Yes; at least it was a key that
would open it. It was the key of Mr.
Bassford's door. She knocked the
other out with a stick and put that in."
" The people who were there on that
nifrbt were vour boarders when the
other two men were found dead?" I
asked.
" Oh, yes!"
" And Hannah was there also ?"
"Ail my married life Hannah has
lived with me."
" Tour daughter oversees the household
in your absence ?"
"Yea, poor child, with Hannah's
help."
I thought a little while.
" Madam," I said, " there is some
strange mystery in this affair. I do
not despair of proving to all the world
your entire innocence. Meanwhile, be
as calm as possible, and endeavor to
remember everything connected with
the sudden deaths that have occurred
in your house. The incident that seems
the most unimportant may really bo of
the most immense value.
So I left her and went homo. Strangely
enough, on the way I met the doctor
who had been called in. Ho was a dull,
heavy sort of person, considerably
given to beer-drinking, and ray opiniou
of his ability was not very great. However,
I questioned him on the subject,
and he replied :
" Well, you see, I don't say the old
woman murdered him. If she did, I
should say it was by nittiug on him, or
smothering him with the bolster. I
suppose the cause of his death was as
phyxia. Well, then, wnat is aspliyxin?
Why, too little breath to keep 011 living.
He died because he was short of
breath. So we all do. I wash my
hands of the matter. Only there's the
watch ; that looks dark."
I had learned nothing from the doctor.
The coroner lived near me. His
jury had been twelve of the most ignorant
men in town.
This is all he told me.
"He was smothered, that man was ;
so were the other two. Men don't
smother themselves. We made it inscrutable
Providence t'other time. Wo
made it murder, this. That there
watch, you know."
Thus, without any new light, I went
home and formed my plans. There
was but one way in which to penetrate
the mystery. I must enter the house;
I must see the people there; I must
penetrate to the room in which these
men had died so suddenly, and I must
not be known in my real character.
That Madame Matteau was innocent, I
fully believed ; but that some one be
neath her roof was guilty, 1 made no
doubt. It might be Hannah. It might
be the librarian, Mr. Bassford, whoso
key fitted the dead man's door. It was
possible?but no, I would not harbor a
mad superstition. There conld be no
supernatural power beneath which human
beings drooped and died. Death
as it came to us all was mystery enough.
What had been said to me by a woman,
who would have been a spiritualist had
she lived to-dav, was a mere absurdity.
' I believe tLat there is some horrible
unseen thing in the robin," she had
aid?"some awful, shapeless spirit,
- " ^
that when it is locked in with its vie- onon
tim, mnrders him. Let others believe kind.
1 what they will, I believe that" at th
The words haunted me, bat I laughed norai
at them, of course. Whatever it was, I coalwould
try to know. I had a plan. awak
At dusk that day I went into my the b
bedroom myself. I oame out a changed dead
, man. I wore a white wig, a pair of bilitj
great green goggles, and an overcoat. As
the tails of which reached my heels. I nor
| had a muffler about my throat, and a have
little hunch on one of my shoulders. I deep
carried a thick cane and stooped a were
, great deal as I walked. In my hand I thati
. carried a carpet bag, and in my bosom blue
> a pair of pistols, well loaded. Of
As I passed out into the street the my <
early moon was just rising ; Bhe lit me equa
on my way to the door of Madame Mat- was i
teau's house. but
It was opened for me.whenlknooked, symj
by old Hannah. Her eyes were red and to m
swollen. Then I told her that I was givin
a stranger and had reoeived Madame hand
Matteau's address from a gentleman in riage
New York, and desired to stay under
, her roof all night. Sh6 shook her
head.
"I don't think you can," she said. ^
" The lady is away from home. Be- a
sides, we are in trouble here. I don't Girai
think Miss Gabrielle would?" for t]
But here Mi6s Gabrielle herself appeared.
"I am an old maD, Miss," I said, Mexi
" and, as you see, quite infirm. I dread Ta
another step. I should take it as a cotto
kindness if you would accommodate grinc
me, and I will pay any price you ask." tract
Miss Gabrielle looked at Hannah. tate 1
i " We have only one room," she said, ter n
" and that?" suffic
I ended the question of my stay by in th
i begging to be taken to it. tient
" You will have supper, sir ?" asked dose
the girl. fount
But I declared that I had eaten and disea
only wanted rest. fuse
Her reply was : sistai
" Hannah, show the gentleman to the ordei
blue room, and make him a fire." Havi
I was in the blue room, the scene of tient
the three sudden deaths or murders. It ly, al
was a small apartment, painted blue. aesp<
It had also blue window-curtains, and a gradi
blue silk coverlet on the bed ; a neat, until
striped carpet, a set of old mahogany state,
furniture, and very handsome ewer and must
basin of costly cnina. It was at the lies v
time almost a universal custom to burn kens
wood. In this room, however, was a safe t
small coal stove. 1 alluded to this as relap
Hannah came in with the scuttle. time
"Yes, sir," she said. "Missus does patie:
burn coals. Her son is a clerk, or the well-]
like, at thorn new mines in Mauch tack,
Chunk, and he sends it cheap to her; plyin
but it's a dirty, nasty smelling thing and willii
I hate it. Now it's built and lit and
'twill warm up in fifteen minutes. It
takes longer than wood." .
She went out of the door and came A ?
back in a minute with a little tray on chart
which stood a pot and cup and saucer, in tl
also a little bowl and a tiny pitcher,and howe
something in a napkin.
"Miss sent a bite and a sip," said 1D&*
she. " Tea rests us old folks mightily, room
-;-u ??
VJOUU LI IK lit. ouuuj
"Goodnight," 1 said. "I expect I wate,
shall sleep soon; I must bo up early, , .
though, for I have bills to pay. I have
some hundreds of dollars with me to your
pay out to-morrow, and it's in this shoul
bag." Parei
Bhe looked at me in a queer sort of
way, and lingered beside me. At last ,
she spoke: "Look ye, sir," Bhe said, n?aK
" I think that folks of your age do 8m (
wrong to lock doors on themselves. mon3
You might be ill at night, and who'd ov,er
get in to you ? Leave your door un- ?u ef,
iocked." ;orV
The moment she was gone I turned ,.
the key. cahc<
J some
Was it this woman's praotice to beg ajr 0j
travelers who stopped with her mistress jnvai
not to lock their doors ? Was there dreBg
some baleful potion in the cup Bhe had Pftnil,
given me ? awk?
It was aa innocent looking cup jjer ;
enough?au old-fashioned affair covered nejgi
with little gilt sprigs. The tea was fra- y0Ur
grant hyson; but the suspicion that had Appa:
crept into my mind tainted it. I fancied make
a strange color, a curious smell. I put can (
it from me and would not have tasted it y0U' \
for a kingdom.
I had not intended to sleep, and I
did not undress myself. I merely re
moved my disguise, and sat down be- A
side the table, with my pis 4> Is beside Detn
me. That some attempt might bo 0Q q
shortly made to murder me I felt to be , ..
possible. I thought of all the old
tales that I had heard of trap-doors, been
and sliding panels, and secret entrances away
to travelers' rooms. I was not a cow- t
ard, but I felt strangely nervous ; and i , singularly
enough for a man of my
perfect health, my hands were growing ?re"t1
cold, and my feet were lumps of ice, 'audl
while my head was burning hot. parlo
Fifteen minutes had passed, and the ro?ve
fire was kindled, but the room was not r*W5
warm. The blue flames struggled lan("
among the black coals, and flung P^0
forked tongues tipped with yellow into a g??
the room. There was nothing cheerful a't ^
about the stove, though it was of that aged
open style now called the Franklin. hous<
Yet, I drew a chair toward it from an" 1
habit, and sat with my feet upon the }^aV
hearth. I do not know hew long I sat h?6 8
there.
Suddenly I became aware that I was doubj
not myself. I was losing my senses.
If unseen hands had been clasped child]
about my neck, and an unseen knee an(* t
had been pressed against my chest, lnB a
my sensations could have been no dif
terent. ~1
A thought of the evil spirit which my Dr.
friend had suggested, faintly struggled know
into my mind. As 1 staggered to my tjon8
feet, a noise like the roaring of the sea
was in my ears. The flame of the can- Rn" 'J
die tnrned to a great yellow blur. I ture9i
barely retained strength enough to treatr
stagger to the window and fling it open, in lie*
The fresh, cold winter air rushed in at the lc
it. It gave me intense pain, but it re- to ch<
vived me. In a moment more I was is the
able to clamber out of it upon the shed ment
below. pitala
There I remained until the day- amon
dawn. With my returning senses the the p:
truth came to me. That which had geone
murdered the three men who had slept whicl
before me in the blue chamber, was minis
nothing more or less than the coal a pre
stove. ? many
It was provided with what is oalled a the e
damper, and this being caught in a testec
manner which olosed it, sent the poil- at a v
a gas into the room. It had been
tea as a wood fire would have been
e hour of retiring, by one quite igat
of the danger possible from 5
gas, and they had slept never to a
en. Had 1 thrown myself upon h
ted, I also should have been found ^
at daylight, in all human probar.
for the fact that neither doctor ti
coroner discovered the truth, I l<
but to say that they were not g
ly scientific men?that coal stoves .
scarcely used in the place, and J1
it had not been mentioned that the 8
chambor was thus heated. v
course I rej oiced the household by il
discovery the next morning, and i]
lly, of course, Madame Mstteau tl
aot enly freed irom all suspicion, c
became the object of universal ?
>athy. She was always grateful fi
e, and she proved her gratitude by n
ig me what I soon asked for, the ri
of her daughter Gabrielle in mar- c
i.?Ledger tl
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Hydrophobia Cure. c
>. Morales, the Mexioau vice con- jt
Washington has furnished Mayor o
ad with the following prescription h
tie cure of hydrophobia, which has ?
irieu 1U It greab mauj luswuibco 111 ^
co, and never known to fail: n
ke the most tender sprouts of the e
n plant, fresh, with leaves and all, h
1 them well nntil all juice is ex- t<
ed ; sprinkle it with water to facili- h
the operation; the grounded mat- u
lust be pressed hard. Whenever a
tient quantity of juice is extracted, tl
e manner indicated abo\e, the pamust
be oompelled to take a strong w
of it Those patients who are a;
1 in the very highest stage of the u
se are generally dilatory and re- el
to take the medicine, but the as- ii
its may recur to other means in tl
r to obtain the effect desired, h
g succeeded in getting the pa- a
to take the medicine, it will sure- sj
rter great efforts of convulsion and j<
oration, bring him so that he ai
lally oommences to quiet down n
he falls asleep, soundly, in which tr
, and with great precaution, he V
be placed or so arranged that he tl
nth perfect ease. When he awa- d
from that rest he feels himself b
ind oured then and thereafter. A w
se of the same attack has at no r<
taken place. In times when the q
at shows no symptoms, other than ft
founded fears of suffering an at- u
then there is no difficulty in ap- o
g the medioine to him, and he ol
igly takes it.
. ci
Neatness. - ,w
firl's everyday toilet is part of her w
icter. The maiden who is slovenly g
ie morninc is not to be trusted. I b
ver fine she may look in the evenNo
matter how humble your ^
may be, there are eight things it w
Id contain: a mirror, washstand, 1<
:, soap, towel, hair, nail and tooth P
les. These are just as essential as a
breakfast, before which you tl
Ld make good use of them. b<
nts who fail to provide their child- ^
with such appliances, not only a
i a great mistake, but commit a c
)f omission. Look tidy in the g
ling, and after the dinner work is C)
improve your toilet. Make it a n
of your daily life to "dress up" g
le afternoon. Your dress may, or C)
not be, anything better than a]
3 ; but with a ribbon, or flower, or ^
i bit of ornament, you can have an
! self-respect and satisfaction, that
iably comes with being wellled.
A girl with fine sensibilities
3t help feeling embarrassed and C1
rard in a ragged, dirty dress, with
hair unkempt, if a strunger or
lbor should come in. Moreover, w
self-respect should demand decent fi
reling for your body. You should Cl
> it a point to look as well as you ..
pven if you know nobody will see
jut yourself. "
o
Getting Them Out. y
family named Prather, says the tl
oit Free Press, occupying a house 31
roghan street, have paid no rent P
ireo months, and the landlord has ^
trying to get them out. He took tl
the front steps as a gentle hint, si
hey lived right on. Then he got
of the front door key, but they
around to the side door. The ^
ord then put a carpenter in the jt
r to make repairs, but the family ]j
d into the kitchen, and were stiil jc
y. After due consideration the p!
ord took the windows out of the p
r and bedroom, but the family hud
d stove and plenty of wood. Next, 8(.
learning that he hadn't discour- r(
his tenants, the owner of the 8(
3 went in and removed all the doors C(
vindows, leaving the pure air of V(
sn rushing through the old coop rj
i runaway mule. He thinks they
leave in a day or two, but it is p.
tful, as pedestrians who passed
houso in the afternoon saw the m
ren playing horse in the windows 8(
he father seated on the bed mend- r
rat-trap. jE
tl
iew Treatment for Consumption. w
William Koch ef Berlin, well ?t
n to specialists from his investigain
the domain of modern surgery, 8j
rom his treatise on gunshot frac- tb
l-ino /1inprir#?rpi1 a iwvc nf *li
nentfor c nsnmption. It consists "
iling up the affected portions of s{
ings by injections of iodine, so as st
jck the process of festering, which *
' origin of the disease. The treat- ti<
has been tested in the great hos- m
of Berlin within a short time,
g others at the Royal Charity, in 6t
resence of the most eminent snr- bi
i. All the reports of the cases in cc
i this treatment has been ad- lo
tered are favorable, and hold ont la
>mise of a complete cure. For tr
years Dr. Koch has been trying ar
ixperiment with animals, having m
I it with more than three hundred, hi
ait outlay of time and money. B
. The Highway Bobbers' Art.
Ten years ago, says the New Tori
nimes, it rarely occurred that any peren
unfortunate enongh to fall into the
ands of the highway robber escaped
rithout suffering serious bodily injury
!he favorite plan was to seize the vie
im from behind, and render him power
;ss during the process of purse-riding,
cores of men have been irreparably in
a red by such treatment. In ever]
tate the highwayman adopted this de
ice to fill his pockets. Now, whethe:
t is to be oredited to an increase of civ
lizing influences, or to an advance ii
he ait of the robber, or to both, w<
annot exactly say; but whatever th<
ause may be, it is a matter for thank
illness that the skilled highway robbei
o longer finds it necessary to add gar
otting and murder to the list of hii
rimes. Heretofore the New Tori
hi eves, were supposed to be the clever
st in the country. Things have
hanged very greatly in this as in othei
espects?so greatly, indeed, that th<
Tew Torkers have not only lost muol
f their reputation for cleverness, bu
ave begun to be considered stupic
unglers by the outside professionals
'he highway robberies that have lateb
een committed in the city willcertainlj
ot change this opinion. It is quit<
yident that the "great" highwaymei
ave been oompelled by oircumstancei
> carry their talents elsewhere. The]
ave gone to cultivate new fields. Nu
terous evidences of their success hav<
cme to us from time to time througl
26 reports in the Western newspapers
We occasionally hear of the man wh(
a rtonflnmou nf f.VlA fAA/1
ttfl DUUpJ/CU 1J J u ^ouvtvuiwu w? <rMV
ad ordered, en pain of death, to re
ioye everything of value from his pock
ts, hand over his revolver, and depart
1 peace. We also occasionally hear o
le man who was wise enough to folc
is arms in apparent resignation, wbih
gentlemanly new acquaintance de
coiled him of his parse, pistols, anc
iwelry. Incidents of this oharactei
re often brought to onr notice, bnt w<
ever wonder why the victims snbmit
) be robbed with each good grace
7e attribute it all to the perfection o:
ie highwayman's art. The goldet
reams which have lured so many am
itious men to California have not beer
ithout their effect on clever highway
ibbers. The fact that those who ac
aire fortunes rapidly are the most pro
ise in adorning themselves with val
able jewelry, and the most lavish it
pening their wallets, has not escapee
bservation.
As a result, we find that San Fran
isoo has a large number of artist-high
uymen. These "gentlemen" do not
nock down and beat their victimi
ithin an inch of their lives in order t<
ain whatever of a portable nature maj
e upon their persons : neither do the;j
raw revolvers and frighten them intc
abmission, like their Texan brothers,
fothing of the sort. This is how thej
rork: The victim' having been sescted,
is approached by a well-dressed
erson, who charges him with the comlission
of an offense that provokes hie
ncer and precipitates a quarrel. A
lird person promptly appears on the
aene, goes Detwcen the beligerents,
nd in the effort to separate them,
eftly removes the wallet and the watct
d chain from the pockets of the ac
used. This device may not be altoether
new, but the way in which it it
irried into effect bespeaks the artist,
ot the cold-blooded murderer. The
an Franciscans are, therefore, to be
[>i)gratulated in having the most chivIric,
as well as the most finished, highaymen
in the United States.
SaTlng a Train.
The Troy Timca says a landslide oc
nrred in a curve on the Troy ant
treenbush Railroad. A looomotive
as coming up to be attached to the
rst local train down, when it wai
aught by the landslide, forced fron
ae track, and partly turned so that iti
ead light was pointed west. The slide
ccurred just at the moment the Nev
ork and Boston express was leaving
ae Troy depot. The engineer of No
9 knew that the down train could no'
ass the obstructions. He told hie
reman, Al. Bascom, to take a rec
intern, go up the track and intercept
ae train. Bascom started on his mis
on ; in the darkness he stumbled anc
ill on the track ; tho light was ex
nguished.
The time was too short to allow hin:
> return and procure another lantern
was impossible in the strong wind tc
ght a match. Covered with mud, but
ising scarcely half a minute, lit
ushed on ; the headlight of the aproaching
train came in sight; he
ew his voice of warning, be it evei
) loud, could not be heard above the
>ar of tho train. He had but a few
iconds in which to determine upon hie
mrse. What did be do? Something
sry few would have thought of doing,
aking aim as best he could he raised
is lantern and hurled it at the aproaching
locomotive, and then awaited
le result. He could not see where hie
issilo landed ; the intervening secondf
;emed ten minutes. I3y what we musl
'gard as a mysterious and beneficent
iterposition of Providence, it entered
le cab window, breaking the woodork
and ooming within an inch ol
riking the fireman inside fairly in th<
ce ; if it had hit him he would have
sen seriously injured. When th(
mttering and shattered lantern fell at
le engineer's feet, he knew that someV>o/l
rrnrta vmno unit irViintlod
""6 uuv*
down brakes the train slackened
>eed, and at length came to a ful
op within a hundred feet of th<
recked locomotive, saved from destruc,
on by the presence of mind of tin
en who had thrown the lantern.
At the point where the way was ob
meted the track is built on an em
inkment close by the river, and had f
illision occurred between the disabled
comotive and the moving train, th<
tter would have been thrown from tin
ock into the river, and the horror
id loss of life, the wonndings and
aimings of New Hamburgh would
ive been repeated. All honor to AJ,
uoom.
Tbe Saltan in all Ills Glory.
The people of Turkey oelebrated the
Mohammedan feast of Bairam, daring
which a singular ceremonial took place
at the Dolma Bagtche Palace, which is
thus described by a correspondent of
the Swiss Times :
"The Hall of Audience is a magnificent
apartment, large, spacious and
lofty, situated in the centre of the Palace,
richly gilded,-And glittering with
crystal and silver; his Majesty AbdulAziz
On his throne; a very ruae bench
oovered with plates of gold, but without
any beauty either of workmanship
or design. It is placed, however, at the
head.of a carpet which for beauty and
magnificence fully compensates. It is
of the richest orimson silk thickly
wadded, and covered with gold embroidery.
Behind the throne stands the
aides-de-camp and the principal officers
of the household, his onamberlains and
ohief eunuch. On the right side of the
carpet are the ministers of state in an
attitude of the deepest humility, their
heads bowed low and their arms folded
across their breasts; while to the left of
the throne, but a little behind it, stands
an aid-de-camp holding in his hand an
embroidered band of oloth which is attached
to it. As the first offioer reaches
the carpet he salaams in the usual
manner and then steps forward. In the
centre of the carpet he salaams a second
time and then moves on to the throne.
Beaching the side of tbe aide-de-camp
(ha ornld frintra at the end of
a uo wonwo *"v O"*" o" ? -j
the band, and tonohing first his month
and thon his forehead with it, salaams
' again and has performed his dntj. Retiring
backwards he forms in the line
[ behind the others who are advancing.
After the Beys have passed the civil
1 officers pass round. There is then a
f lull for a few seconds, as the Sultan
I rises to receive the Sheik-nl-Islam. The
venerable prelate is advanoing at the head
of a long line of Oadis, Muftis and other
members of the Ulema, supported on
either side by two high officials. On
reaching the Sultan he stoops to kiss
l his feet, bat is raised by his Sublime
Majesty, and he then takes his place
along Ttith the other ministers of state.
This is the most picturesque portion ol
the ceremony, for these oivil officers in
their flowing robes, and large turbans
r bound with gold, and their long beards
have a very fine effect. As soon as the
[ last one has phased ronnd the Sheik-ul[
Islam says a short prayer and his Majesty
then retires.
"The next three days are spent in
festivity. The Turkish qnarter is like a
huge fair in England,for in every avail"
able space booths are set up as tern,
porary cafes for the enjoyment of the
elders, and swings and merry-go-rounds
( for the amusement of the children, as
l well as stalls for the sale of sweetmeats
' and cakes. The streets are crowded
?/.niw.drocood Turkish Indies coiner
WIVIi g?UJ UiVMUwv.
about visiting, and fathers taking their
\ children out to view the wonders to be
seen in the Frank shops of Galata and
[ Pera. For the official world this is,
however, an anxious time, as they know
' not what changes may take place. Their
time is ohieflv taken up in paying visits
' to the heads of departments, and
dancing, attendance upon great men
1 from whom they may have expecta'
tions. This, however, is all over now,
and every one has settled down again to
; work."
1 Sensation of Starring.
j For the first two days through which
s a strong and healthy man is doomed to
' exist upon nothing, his sufferings are
perhaps more acute thau in the remaining
stages?he feels an inordinate, unspeakable
craving at the stomach night
and day. The mind runs upon beef,
. bread, and other substantiate, but still,
in a great measure, the body retains its
3 strength. On the third and fourth days,
) but especially on the fourth, this in,
cessant craving gives place to a sinking
and weakness of the stomach, accompanied
by a nausea. The unfortunate
J sufferer still desires food, but with loss
3 of strength ho loses that eager craving
7 which is felt in the earlier stages.
Should he chance to obtain a morsel or
' two of food, he swallows it with a wolf
ish avidity ; but five minutes afterward
t his sufferings are more intense than
3 ever. He feels as if he had swallowed
1 a living lobster, which is clawing and
t feeding upon the very foundation of his
?:-i?? On tin, fifth day his cheeks
CilOtCUUC. V U
I suddenly appear hollow and sunken, his
body attenuated, his color is ashy pale,
and his eye wild, glassy and cannibali
ish. The diffeient parts of the system
; now war with each other. The stomach
> calls upon the legs to go with it in
quest of |food; the legs, from very
i weakness, refuse. The sixth dav brings
with it increased suffering, although
; the pangs of hunger are lost in an over'
powering languor and sickness. The
> head becomes giddy?the ghosts of
' well remembered dinners pass in
) hideous processions through the mind.
The seventh day comes, bringing increased
lassitude and further prostra1
tion of strength. The arms hang life
lessly, the legs drag heavily. The de1
sire for food is still felt, to a degree,
i but it must be brought, not sought,
s The miserable remnant of life which
: still hangs to the sufferer is a burden
k almost too grievous to be borne ; jut
1 his inherent lore of existence induces
a desire still to preserve it. if it can be
f saved without a tax upon bodily exer?
tion. The mind wanders. At one mos
ment he thinks hio weary limbs cannot
! sustain him a mile, the next he is ent
dowed with unusual strength, and if
there be a certainty of relief before
I him, dashes bravely and strongly forj
j nhm/iA nrnoeeds his
i waru, wuuuuuig I
1 new and sudden impulse.
>
A country fellow entered one of the
3 New York banks, and, walking up tc
the counter, exclaimed, " Here I am ; I
- want you to take a fair look at me."
- Without a word further he strode out.
i The next day the same customer reap1
peared, uttered the same words, and
) again disappeared. The third day, at
a about the same time, he walked in, and
s advancing to the teller's desk, threv
( down a draft payable three days afta
I eight. "Now," said he, "you've seei
, me three times r I want the money foi
Thoughts for Saturday Right, *
i A willful man had need to be very
, wise.
Plenty consists in tb?poweg to eurb
your wants. <i I
What God gives men as stepping
stones they often make into stumbling
blocks.
Time is short, and if your arose be
heavy, remember you have not far to
carry it.
There is a paradox in pride?it mates
some men ridiculous, but prevents
others from beooming so. ^
The habit of being always employed
is a great safeguard through life, as wyll
as essential to the culture of ej&y
virtue.
A man can do without bis own approbation
in mqeh society, but he asuet
make great exertions to gain, it when he
1 Uvea alone.
Primarily, the undne desire to aoquire
wealth, regardless of thd tnians
employed, is the great evil that under*
; lies al 1 our preeent'troubles. ttfj. : (
Nature is a frugal mother, and never '
gives without measure. When the has
work to do she qualifies men for that
and sends them equipped. #. <
The most insignificant. people are
most apt to sneer at others. They afe
safe from reprisals, and have np hope
i of rising in their own esteem, but by.
lowering their neighbors. The severest *
critics are always those whocave never
attempted or who have failed in original
compositions. '
? ? sf .bjui mi
Hitting Up with H?V
She vu expecting him Saturday
night; the parlor curtains were down,
the old folks notified that it was healthy
to go to bed at eight o'clock, and
, Johnny, bribed with a cent, permitted
himself to be tacked sway at sundown.
He sneaked up the path, one eye on the
dog, and the other watohing for the
, "old man," who didn't like him any
i too well, gave a faint knock at the door,
1 and it was opened and he was escorted
r into the parlor. He said he oonldnll
stay but a minute, though he didnt
| mean to go for hours. She Wanted to
' know how his mother was: if his father
' had returned from York State; and if
' his brother Bill's rheumatism wir any
better; and he went over and sat dpwq
on the sofa, so as not to strain his voioe.
Then conversation flagged, and he
played with lie hat, and she nibbled at
' the sofa tidy. He finally said it was a
beautiful evening, and she replied that
her grandfather predicted a snow storm.
1 He said he guessed it wouldn't snow, as
1 the moon wasn't crooked enough tot
bang a powder-born on the end, and
she said she didn't believe it would,
either. This mntual understanding
J 4~ aortW nt.Hnr nonnurfl. ana
I Heeuieu iu (jmu a
be wanted to know it she had seen Bill
Jones lately. She hadn't, she said, and
didn't want to. Then they went to talking
about the donation visit which wac
to be given Elder Berry, and he carelessly
dropped his hand on hers?his
right hana, while his left arm sneaked
along the sofa and got behind her
shoulders.
She pretended not to notioe it, and
he looked down at his boots and wanted
to know if she thought mutton Wllow
rotted out boots faster than lard^na .
lampblack. She couldn't say, but she
had an idea that it did. He had just
combienced to lock fingers with her,
when she disoovered that something <
ailed tho lamp. She rose up and turnea
turned the lamp down a half, making
I the room look dim. It took him fire
minutes to get hold of her finger again,
aud she pretended to want to draw her
hand away all the time. After a long
pause he lowered his voioeto a whisper,
and said he didn't see what made folks
love each other. She bit her handkerchief
and admitted her ignorance. *He
said that he could name a dozen young
men who were going to get married
right away, and his left arm fell down
and gave her a hug. Then he went over
and looked out of the window to make
sure that it was or was not going to
snow, and, coming back, he turned the
light down a little more, and then sat t
down and wanted to know if she didn't
want to rest herself by leaning her head
on his shoulder.
Ah, me ! We have all been there, and
who of us cared a cent when the old
clock struck twelve, and we five miles
from home ? The old man was fast
asleep, the watch-dog gone a-visitiog, .
und the handsomest girl in the country
didn't see why we need be in a hurry.
Business Law.
Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
It is a fraud to conceal a fraud.
The law compels no oneto do impossibilities.
An agreement without consideration
is void.
Signatures made with lead-pencil are
good in law.
A receipt for money paid is not legally
conclusive.
The acts of one partner bind all the
others.
Contracts made on Sunday cannot be
enforced.
a 1 m'fh a minor in void.
A contract, mouc mau _ ......
A contract made with a lunatic is
void.
Contracts for advertisements in Sunday
newspapers are invalid.
principals are responsible for the
acts of their agents.
Agents are responsible to their principals
for errors.
Each individual in a partnership is
responsible for the whole amount of
the debts of the firm.
A note given by a minor is voM. n
i Notes bear interest only when so
> stated.
It is not legally neoessary to say on a
' note*'for value received."
A note drawn on Sunday is void.
A note obtained by fraud, or from a
I person in a state of intoxication, oani
not be collected.
I If a note be lost or stolen, it does not
a 7*.'JgV
r release the maker; he moat paj re.
r An endorser of a note is exempt from
i liability if not served with notice of.* r
r dishonor within twenty-four hoars of
its non-payment.
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