.VT-, ?-??--'. \-J Jul ?i -?ii'.iilxili? ..nfrrr?v ??i*-t-* CITIZEN *&?S& A? W^SBE?f:^ditoy?and Proprietor. A Weekly Paper Devoted to Temperance, Literature and Politics. NUMBER 3b. Thuy sal 'np<1 'coi.lt)J, I 'Jil(. Ir bt'nutirul hair, \-lil Thelr'l?'ug. bright tresses ono l>y olio, AH tiley laughed and talked in their chamber Ibero, Aftei tho revol v?ydqoe:_-' j J { ? .-' 'J- .'/ Idly they talked of waltz and i|u:idrlllo, Idly they laughed. Uko other ?Irl?, j Who over tho llrf/when all ?H still, Comb ont their braid? and curl? ?litSlitVi'of IrttiuWd UniHBOlB lace, . \U Knots ol' Hu WITH, and ribbons too, Scattered about tn ?ivory plaop.. ; . After, tho'revel 1? through. A?a 3iww?:???i frrtrf^Mftrtttfcll or white, ' ' Tho prettiest night-gowns undor tho nm Stocklngloss, Blipporlcss, sit in tho night, After tho revel Is done. .Slttild Sofijlrtncir beauttriit hair, " 1 Thoso wonderful waveB of brown aud gold, I Till the tiro is out ia tho chamber there, And tho llttle-bare-feot aro cold. '"' When out of tho gathering winter chill, i And out of tho bitter St. Agues weather, Whtlo tho Aro ls out aud tho houco is still, Maud nnil MadC'! to/:uthor Maud and Madge, in robes of white, Tho prettiest night-gown* under tho sun, Curtained away from tho chilly night, Aftor the revel ?H dono. ' T?o??al5p'rt"jn" a ?plond?? cfroair?; - 1^ To a golden gittern'? tinkling tone, While a thousand lustres shimmering stream, Ir*, a palace's grand Baloon. . Flashes of JOWOIB and flutter of laces, Tropical odors sweeter theta musk, M?h and women with boantlfnl faces, Aud eyes of beautiful dusk. Ant} ADO-faro shiping Jtlso a,atar, " ' . Ono'f?co ft?uhnriK tho dreams of each, And ono voice, swootor than others are, Breaking in ntlvery speech. . TolliDg.throngh lip? of bearded bloom; Au old, old ?tory o'er again, As down tho royal bannered room, To a golden gittoru's strain, Two and two'tbey dreamily walk, While au unseen spirit walks beside, And all unheard, In lovers' talk, Ho clalmoth ono for his bride. Oh, Maud and Madge, dream on togother, With never a pung of jealous fear 1 For hero tho bitter St. Agnes weather Shall whiten another year. Hobed for tho bridal and robed for the tomb, Unified brown bair and golden treas, There'll bo only ono qr .you loft for tho bloom .Of tho bearded HpB to press!11 * Only ouo robo for the bridal podr?s, 'Tho robe of satin and Brussels loco Only ono to blush through her curl,'? : At sight of a lover's face. O, beautiful Madge, in your bridal White! For you tho rovol has jiiRt begun ; But ftjr hor who sloepH lu your arms to-night, Tljo revel or Iiifo i? done S But robed ami crowned with saintly bllee, '.Queen of Heaven afiff brido'of tho sun, O, beautiful Maud, you'll never miss Tho I.in c? another lian won t ?., 1*1 ANASTASIA'S GHOST. November night. Some vague present iment of. evir weighed upon mjBhearfc, ns I sat alone in tho twilit,-, f And yot there'wUtf n'offorog'^partjhtiy to ruako me glpomy. On ,tb.e contrary,.I. ought to h?v?'lie?tt''m'oro'tl?ari UH nal ly ciUeer fni ; lind. I.^not rcce-iveda delicious promise'from Katie Nolson that very afternoon.?. , .. , , .... dil] . It seemed 'to be odd, to be sure, that a gray-haired widowov Tike myself1 watt to marry this girl of eighteen. Her mother had, boen tt^houH?ke.e^rdn nui family, bht dic'a ebon af ter Katie's birth. So it happened that sho? jwsf" adopted by us, mvw? had nb 'children of our own. My wife treated hqr. Jkindl^ .bjut.witb.put much warmth of f?eling. Anastasia was of such a peculiar disposition that I' actually believed she WHB joalous of thisy infant. . Poor Anastasia ! she warned mo sol emnly on her death-bed never to marry again, and , threatened, >tp.;rjso from her grave iii case of such an event. Katie was in her. tenth,year when iny wife diedi ' ?I'??iit'her ?way'toa board ing sohool ; and, as business called mo abroad, did not-Soo her' again urrtil my return, eight yonrs afterwards.' ; 1 was somewhat bewildered 'to' find ii lovely woman, instoad('pf. the little girl jl.-had loft in short dresses. 'Of'course yon can guess th? auquel; J' i fell in love with this charming adopted daughter. There was Rometlung in the frank tenderness of her manner that completely .won my heart. It waa evident . that; she was .deeply attached to me. 1 could noir help see ing how much higher she ?valued my Hooiety than that of my nephew,OharleSj Raymond, wHo ? had accompanied me from abroad. .She never addressed him except in: monosyllables,- and' would flush all over with embarras ment if he but entered the room. "But with me, she was always self-possessed, and BO talkativo and sociable that I could not help pi tying?? 'Charlie. Ho was really quite good-looking, and I used to won der sometimes at her antipathy; Poor fellow; how I dreaded to toll him of my approaching .hopp' iriess, It would be a great blow to his hopes, for ho had ex peoted to inherit my fortune. Katie wasn't a b it 1 ike other girls that I had ever known any thing about. -In stead of blushing at my confession that afternoon .me turned palo, and shivorod as if struck by a sudden ? ohill. I no ticed, too', that ' thorne was a strange quiver iu her voice when she lin a Hy consented to be my-wife. I was appre hensive that Charlio had told her what . Anastasia had 8*dd ou her death-bed. And yeti conldht believe her ghost would be-8o ,inconB.iderote.; Somehow, I could ti't, forget that warning. Anas li sia was a remarkable woman, and would surely ke9p herword, if ghosts are per mitted to walk the earth. Thinking, thus, J began to grow frightened at the shadows in my roomj and hastily rang the bell forlightB.:-. -.- ' " Why aro you so late, Bridget," I asked, sharply, ''as. tho il serrant -entered tho room. "Indado, sir, and it's mesolf 'that's beon with Miss Katie every blessid min uit, and she's almost kilt with a pain in .her head/''. ? "? W Y OST /.ll Could thiti be tl\o result of our con verantiofi thRf nlternoorrT Considera bly atartled, I questioned Bridget eager .ly. ' Gharli?- chmo: in 'whild' wo wore talking.'- n VMuv I lin b'trii "Katie ill,?'',ho ?aid, with a shadow bri His WowV ' " Ts it' anything serious, uncle ?" . ' -. . ; What business [ had he to take any special'interest in Katie. "'!*???Only7, a headache,'* T answered, coldly^./'.She is subject ta siiqh attacks. Bring'in fha tea", "Bridget. , ' ', '?' "William Raymond," came in a honrse voioe from tho figure; "I am hero to avenge your infidelity, mid to drag jon down to tho grave in my em brace." , _ . I.^brieked with terror ?as I. felt j her olntoVmy throat, und - cried, faintly, "Meroy ! mercy ! " "You would marry Katie Nelson, would' you? whispered the ghoBt, mockingly. " Ii y'?u 'do hot wish to die "-and here the ioy fingers pressed so tight that I gasped -for breath ."?promise rae that you wilt not ;take a second wife." v- * - ? ' : 1 " Oh, I promise 11 promise ! " said I, half dead with terror. " Woe be unto you. if yon deceive me ! " answered the ghost solemnly. And I heard no more. . . . It was some time, however, before I ventured to oast a timid glance around the room. The ghost had disappeared. The storm," too, was ^beginning tb sub side ; but I could not go to sleep again, for I found it impossible to forget that phantom and its deadly clutch upon ray throat. I resolved to say nothing about it. Of course, people would ridicule the idea of a ghost. Nevertheless, I did not dare to wed Katie Nelson ; yet how could I explain this pudden change of purpose? I foivently hoped that she would not die of a broken heart, the poor child I What should I say to her? After considerable refleotiou, I re solved to trust this delicate affair to Charlie. The proposed marriage was so odious in his eyes that I knew he would justify my apparent treaohery to her, if possible. Morning came, and I arose in a fever ish state. of, mindi How I dreaded to meet ??tie at the breakfast table ! but, fortunately, she did not make her appear ance. Charlie, looked so troubled that' I almost fancied he, to?, had seen'the ghost. . - After breakfast, I said to him, with un embarrassment that J strove to hide, ''My dear boy,' do' you remember what we wore talkipg about iB&t oyening? I have beert'thinking over the matter se riously, and nm afraid that a marriage betweon Katie and myself will result in unhappiness ; but I have not the cour age to bravio bor reproaches. Now, Charl io. will you act as mediator, and malee knowii this change in my views ?" "Why, nuci?," ho answered, and I wa? almost sure that I euw a gleam of mischief in his eyes, " something extra ordinary must have happened. You aro not usually so fickle !" ."We won't discuss the mutter," Baid 1,'in an irritated tone. "Will you, or will yon not, grant my r?qnost?" . "Of course, I will," he replied; "but it is a difficult task. The poor child will bo so disappointed 1" I: detected a joyous ring in his voice, and I looked at him rather sus piciously. His diplomatic mission was success ful, however. Late in the afternoon, Katie came down into the library where I was sitting. I had never seen her look prettier. " Oh, Mr. Raymond !" she said, eagerly, " I am se glad that you have changed your mind 1 It was so unex pected yesterday. I never dreamed before that you loved me in any other way than as a daughter." Was this acting? was she trying to deceive me in her sweet unselfishness ? " Then you never loved mo ?" I asked. " Dear Mr. Raymond, you know bet tor," 8ho answered ; "only it was not exaotly the kind of love one ought to feel toward a hnsband. Yon aro as dear to me aB if you were my own fath er ; but you aro so much older than I, that-that-" She hesitated, and did not fiulsh her sent once. I remembered my gray hairs with a pang of mortified vanity. Was not the ghostly visit enough ? Must I be tortured in this manner afterward ? The veil was torn away from tho de lusion I had cherished.. Alas ! I had misinterpreted her childish affection. It might be that she loved another. I looked down into the face where a vivid scarlet glowed, and road her secret. "My dear child," I exelmmed, at tempting to control my agitation, " toll me everything." .'Oh, Mr. Raymond," she answorod in confusion, " Oharlio has asked mo to be his wife." The rascal ! No wonder that ho ro mainod with her such a long time that morning ; no wondor that ho boasted of the. satisfactory manner in which every thing had been explained. "Tho impudont fellow !" I muttorod, impatiently, "What did you answer, pfr?UiJ?^A,Yf>M-?ove him?" . Low and .soft the answer carno : "Yes?' Tho heart of a woman ia a mystery that I cannot fathom. I was certainly outwitted by my nephew. Ho might have been afraid, howovor, that my conscience would reproaoh mo if Katio showed her disappointment. I have littlo doubt that she loved mo far bettor than she wonld confess. Ah, woll! they woro married in due time, and wo aro all living together. Tho doar childron do everything they can to add to my happiness, Katie is still a'beautiful woman, and Oharlio is the staff of my old ago. . I never saw-the ghost again. In fact, I have good reason to think that the mysterious visitant was a certain grace less nephew of mine, who had fallon in love with Katie. Of course I forgave the deception long ago, as it saved me from a terrible mistake. I am much happier, probably, than if I. had married the young girl whose heart belonged to nnothor. I am not certain, however, that she did not ac cept Charlie from pique at my rejec tion. Any way, ho has mado her a good husband. The Art ot Listening to Music. A ^writer in Scribner's says : " There is no greater delusion than that of sup posing that tho best music ean be en joyed only by the 4 musical.' Ordinary people eon derive keen pleasure from a sympathetic listening to great mnsio if they will but behove that they oan, and so attend to it accordingly. There is no need of being baffled by a want of knowledge ooncering keys ; nor by an ignorance of modulation. Your next neighbor may know that the air began in G major, and then passed into B minor, bnt you can get your own sim pler pleasure out of it. What is it to mo what Titan's seorot of color might have been ? ! Ho had it, and that is enough for one who cannot even draw. The first rule in listening to music is to listen. Wo do not want to arouse ourselves to a f f Ky of delight* but we do want to bea x what .the music is like. A very simple and very good rulo for thoBe who are perplexed by an or chestra, and who ianoy they are puz zold to know whore tho tone comes in, is to listen to ono instrument, the violins, for instanco, alone for a time. These will probably take up the melody and sing it plainly enough, then the movement may become moro compli cated, and tho air seems to have grown more florid, to be broken perhaps into brilliant fragmonts, but hearken !-the Violoncelli have taken it up, and over it floats this new and lovely etrain of violins, then the flutes catch the melody, the cornets and tho bassoon swell the harmony, the drum makes it rhythmio j beats, the wholo orchestra is alive with the theme, and before you know it yon ate in the very ' center of the munie, and what was before involved find in tricate now becomes plain and beauti ful." _ -" How is your ohuroh getting on ?" asked a friond of a rigorous Scotchman, who had separated in turn from tho Kirk, the Free Ohuroh, the United Presbyterian and several lesser bodies. ?. Pretty weel, pretty weel. There's nobody belongs to it .now but my brothel and myself, and I'm nao sure' | of Sandy's soundness." -. fji--i--; I i. FR08T-BITTEN. f :B? :OK.?lt(lE A. FMI Uli, .1. lt. We were riding home from the Carroll's ball, Nelly Siossrj'ent anti I, yon know ; Tho white flakes fluttered about our Ump", 1 Ami our v^ico'iM rolled silently through tho snow. Wo'd danced together the evening through, Kor Uoritltein'd Viola had "played their best ;'' Her fair head drooped, ber !ld? ?ere ?ow, Aiirl her dreamy eye? wero full of reai. Uer white wmii nestled along her lap. Her bandi half holding with weary ?race Her fading violets-pausing sweet WaB tho far-off look on her fair young face. I watched ber, speaking nover a word. For I would not waken thope dreaming eyes ; Hut th6 breath of the vi?lete Ulled tho air. And my thoughts were many and far from WIBO. At lHst, 1 eald to her, bending near, " Ah, Nerty Saneargont, sweet 'twould be To rido to;?..?thor our whole lives long, Alone with the violets, you and me." Her fair fsoo flushed, and her Bweet eyes fell ; Low as thc mnrniur of meadow-rllla Her answor came to mo-" Yes - perhaps ; lint who would settle our carriage bills?" Tho tl el I cat o blossoms breathed their last ; Our wheels rolled hard on tho stonsn just tit cn, Where the. ano w had d' ifted ; the subject dropped, And han haver been taken np agaiu. Syrian Sponges The latest project before the acclima tization society of Paris is the cultiva tion of the celebrated Syrian sponge in tho waters of southern France, a valu able and moat useful product, which, like many another gift of tho sea, is in danger "iii extermination through exces sive fishing. The .sponge-producing grounds of Syria occur along the coast, from Mount Carmelfin the south to Alexandretta in tho n?jrth, tho centers of production being Tripoli, Ruad, J jallakin, and Bartroun, on the coast of Mount Leba non. The best quanitieB aro found in the neighborhood of Tripoli and Bar tronn. j According to a late report of the British vice-consul at Beyrout, as many 'ns throe hundred boats are en gagedjin tho fishery ; the annual yield, thong]} falling off through tho exhaus tion of the grounds, still amounts to SIOO.OOO to -$125,000. The majority of tho b^ats used aro ordinary fishing boats^irom eighteen to thirty feet in ltujglijij three parts deoked over, and carryiner one mast with an ordinary lug sail. "Tlioy are manned by a crew of four og five men, ono to haul and the rest tp serve as divers. Ia wrmor years the const was much frequented by . Greek divers from tho islahifij of tho Archipelago; tho numbor is hri/jvirostriored to five or six boats a v.C- ? *^u8, ounbliiig him to compete suc coHsfrtllyrwith his foreign rivai Diving is practiced from a very early agc up-to forty years after which few aro ablo to continno tho pursuit profit ably. The dopth to which the diver dcHoondn varies from five to thirty i* brafse?," or from twonty-fivo to ono hundred and scventy-fivo feet. Tho time. IHM ? ablo'to spend underwater depends on natural capacity, ago, and training; Bixty seconds time is reckoned good work-iu rare instances eighty seconds are spout under wator. Tho Syrian divor uses a heavy stouo to carry him quickly to the bottom, and is drawn up by a comrade. On the bottom, ho hoklH tho guide rope with ono hand and tears off the sponges with the other, placing thom in a net whioh he carries. No knife, spear or instrument of any kind is used in detaching tho sponges ; nor does ho, like his Groek competitor, over uso the diving dreHS, having nn antipathy to it on tho score of its re puted tendency to produce paralysis of tho limbs. Two or three fatal accidents occur annually, mainly amoDg tho skill ful and daring, who sometimes drop the ropo to seouro a tempting prize, and missing it on their return, attempt to rise to tho surface unaided, and aro drowned. At other tintes tho diver will be wonnd?d by jagged rooks, or his ropes will become entangled, expos ing him to great risks where the dopth is great. It i? poBBibie that this high-priced and durable variety of sponge might be onltivated in our southern waters, as a substituto for the beautiful but tender sponge they' now yield. Tho experi ment is worth trying. Tobacco in Connecticut. At a recent meeting of the Connecti cut Valley Agricultural Institute, Prof. Stockbridge is reported, in the New England Homestead, as saying that there was about forty million dollars' worth grown r# the United States, in the following order : 1, Virginia ; 2, North Carolina ; 3, Maryland ; gilt and painted. Tho thioves got it safely into Paris, whero they borrowed ' a 'round sum upon it from MM. Andre-and Mer cuard, bankers. Tho Spanish legation has claimed tho statue. -Thc banishment of lepers is rigor ously carried out in the Sandwich isles. There was a recent official search for persons affected - with the incurable malady, many having been secreted^ by their relatives. Hundreds were found and put into a vessel for transportation to the leper village, to bo kent until they die. Their families gathered ou the beaoh, and expressed their grief in loud lamentations. A talented half breed, called Bill Pagsdale, has long held a high place in the regard of Sand wich Islanders. He is an orator of great natural power, and leader in tl -\ district of Hilo, and a man of notorious bad morals. He discovered that he was leprous, though the indications were so slight that he had escaped official no tice, and at once gave himself up to thc authorities. A procession of natives, singing and carrying flowers, escorted him to the vessel which was to take him and the others to their living graves. He made a speech to the assembly, urging submission to the measures for eradicating leprosy by banishment, and expressing his hatred of missionaries. Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing Ma chines. Wo call attention to the Wheeler & Wilson advertisement in our columns. This well-known Company has the most advantageous facilities for supply ing the public with Sewing Maohines, on as favorable terms as tho business will allow. They warrant all their work, and it ?B a matter of impor tance to the purchaser to deal with a Company whoso position and_ perma nence givo assurance that their guar anty will bo fulfilled. They have agencies and offices throughout the civilized world, for furnishing needles, thread and other necessary supplies, and have an established reputation for reliability and fair dealing. THE conspicuous triumph of Messrs. George Steok ?fe Co., of New York, at the Vienna World's Fair in 1873, at whioh their pianos obtained the highest award-the only-gold medal-has begun to yield thom substantial fruits. The incrensod popularity of tho Steck in struments is noticeable not only in New York, where their excellence has long boen acknowledged, but throughout the country, and more espeoially in those communities that lay special claim to a cultivated musical taste.-Nero York Independent,