The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, January 16, 1884, Image 1
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MAUD AND THE ROSES,
[New York Journal.]
TYithin the elaborately furnished parlor
of a palatial Fifth avenue residence.
' ? ir* /Irtinf-r oHrV
uer uauity xcco m uaxuuj
pors of violet colored silt, sat Maud
L'Acquilton, the eberislied child of.fortune.
Beared in the lap of luxury she
was ignorant of the trials arid sorrows
which beset the busy mart where men
battle for bread. In her hand she held
the picture of a young man -who, like
? herself, had been rGared amid scenes oi
elegant ailiuence.
Mauu was a sweet-faced girl and was
loved by all who knew her. There was
o?% fori r7 pr r> in llCI
great blue eyes, a soft, tender, jet -withal
a linn expression in the slight compression
of her lips, and a defiuiteness, as
it were, in tho character of her face
irhich stamped her as a woman whose
compassionate'" nature was under the
control of a high order of intelligence.
As she sat before the parlor grate,
her fair skin delicately tinged by
fremiti mrmf.'h from tlift buminsr# em*
? ^bers^shewas-^ woman. ol^iivpassiag
be𝔲 The loosaly-^ttEtg morning
wrapper which she wore fell gracefully
over her person, revealing occasional
outlines' -of- tr form of which Psyche
v - might have been proud.
Horace L'Acquilton, the moneyed
Y"^ master of the house, waa devotedly attached
to his only child, and left nothing
undone which he had reason to be
lieve would contribute to tfce nappmesj
of her young and innocent life. Thougi
already a niillionnaite he longed for an
opportunity to double his vast wealth,
his purpose "being to present to his
daughter, upon her arrival at the ag<
of maturity, a fortune' which would
make her tie wealthiest iady in the
land. Maud was unconscious of liej
father's perilous ambition. She onh
knew that her every wantr was supplied
even anticipated, and she was quite aj
happy as it is possible for mortal to be
"I wonder," she mused, the. while
gazing intently upon the picture.
u whether he really loves me ? Yet whj
should I be so exacting when I- scarce
know my own heart ? He is young, handsomer?"
A gentle tread upon the velvet carpetirtrr
attracted the auick ear of tlie sen
sitive girl. *
"Roderick V she exclaimed. ffWlu
gave you permission to enter here?"
Maud's beautiful face flushed crimsoz
as she rc?o hastily from the snmptuoai
ottoman and turned toward the intrader.
The figure before her was that of i
dashing man of the world. He was tall,
fine looking and elegantly attired. Hii
mustache -was long and silken, and hii
eyes, though bearing the evidence o]
dissipation, -were still lustrously black.
There was an expression of sadness ir
his face which deepened when he caughl
sight of the picture in Maud's hand.
.. . "Had I known so much," said Roderick
Froyart, his voice husky "with eaio+i/vn
"7 -nnf. Tifirra xrcnf.nvfri Tir>TA-'
: -Thiols folly, Roderick V exclaimed
Maud, biting her lips in nervous vexation!,
- Really, you misjudge me?yor
cannot, understand, I?"
itha picture upon an ivoryr
^o;mted; centre-table, she threw herseli
f hspk'mio tlie -ottoman., and buried hei
?aoe in her hands.
| ?or a moment Roderick Froyart stcoc
:.gazmg fixedly .upon the form of the
3**~ xTjoman whom he madly loved. The
rose in his fingers dropped to the floor.
tr and lav there unheeded.
"And-this is -why you have ceased tc
care lor me!" he said finally.
,A deep <jhange had taken place in the
man? He seemed to have aged a score
" of years in" the brief interval during
which" he had surrendered himself tc
the conflicting emotions ot iiis Heart.
"It is for this humiliation that I have
"given voti the truest and best love of s
man, and would hare" died rather than
. cause you one moment's anguish."
" Roderick," gasped the unhappy
girl, "you misjudge me!"
As she said this" she lifted up hei
curl-laden head and gazed at him be--"'S?eehin?rlv
tlrrousrh her falling tears.
"Olio -week ago," continued the man,
tsnmindful of the interruption, and
Seemingly unconscious of the fact that.
< his every word sank like a poisoned ar/' row
into the soul of the listener; "one
week ago to-day you heard the words
of burning love which I poured intc
#our listening ear. You returned them
word for word, and with your arms
around my necl^and your soft breath
upon my brow *ou promised, on the
honor of your womanhood, to be my
- wife. As you are now I" was
liken the spoiled child of lux
ury. What has Happened sm?
to so change your feeling towards
me? Listen, Maude, and I wall tell-you
Tuesday last my father failed because
lie foolishly sought to uphold the credii
?;.:pf the haughty house of Yanderbert.
i. arid I suddenly find myself a penniless
wanderer, driven to the extremities oi
the adventurer in the effort to: uphold
mystanding at the clubs. You have
been informed of this, and your heart?
fronrWv-jmisp and ' given over to anvr^'T
i ?,1;
v ?tae*v ifiij.x iiiew
had undergone a terrible' cTiange, 'and 3
;iia^ come Sere to surrender. mj rights,
it to retnba/yonrfond,Ietters-^heh I am
sadd^r^aa&eB^to the~-fMS> 'tfiki^reni |
'""never"loved met" Oh, Jfendt- MSad!:
; ;Yim Eave'destrbye3 'mef . v.. |
. <rRoderick I" cried the srrrl. sprin'sincr
to. Jier feet and rushing', towards'His j
retreating " figure with. <mistretched
arms/ ^-?<>?-wreng me. cruelly when
you say I do not love you. -:The heari
that^vcas yosirs oifrMondaylast .befrfcis as
truly a^fS^uBy for you to-day V j
UieEtfiy.meJ" cried the mail,
as he encircled her slender waist with I
his.arm and half dragged" ^er'^iaJbis
frantic ]*oy towards the door_... '<Z%
u Ha!" lie exclaimed, snddstiy reusing
his hold"" and' gazing'at %er mtb
fixed features and distended eye?. "Yon
' Rhrint from me!" ' !
; "Do .not blame me, Koderick," she
said, in a low voice, "for I am only a
poor, weak child. In your present con
dition you could not support a wife,
Indeed, you are unable to support yourself.
Do not be angry with me, for I
speak for your good?as one, in fact
who loves you more dearly than life
itself. Ti the cruel mandate of societ?
prohibits me from becoming your wife
it cannot t3ke from me the right to love
you through life as a sister. Leave me,
I beg of you, and never oome here
again, xne nonor 01 my iatner s nouse |
commands us to part as strangers."
There was an imperial grandeur in :
the girl's delivery that staggered Rod- j
erick Froyart, accomplished worldling i
though he was. His eyes fell to the |
ground, and with bowed head and ach- |
ing heart ho dragged his heavy feet into :
Fifth avenue.
As the door closed behind him Maud ;
L'Acquilton's courage forsook her. She j
reeled into tha-toom-and daicbtfji ;
tue lallen rose as she fell prostrate vL
the floor.
"Unhappy child,1' groaned her father,
as he pushed aside the :apestried parti
-r\-> n **1- ?1/1 /lixrici/vn f\f TllC
, L?V/X1 >V JL1?^JLL Xllcfri. VUV V4X ? ACAViJ. w*. ??AV
; spacious parlors, and rushed to liis
i daughter's side, "what wretch has dared
! to tell her that I am a 3 uned man?"
* 4c * * * * *
As Roderick Froyart descended the
steps of the L'Acquilton mansion Oscar
7 ) 1* n AA?l< 1
J-JXJOl'VI, UUU ?? ^V4, iVli'vV-k
soi: of a haughty millionaire, began the
ascent. There was a triumphant gleam
| in the eyes of the latter, for ho read in
i I-.oderick's face the stcry of a broken
! heart. 1 Roderick glared savagely at his
: rival, and clinched his fists in the agony
of jealous despair. "With a mighty efj
fort, however, he mastered his emotion
i and passed on. An hoar later a man
: whom he had esteemed as an oldj friend
J refused him the loan of a dollar.
! "T1-.<vc- sr-v if. ho said
to himself, "but I will do it. Ave,-oven
this very day I will go to work and en!
deavor to win back the fortune and
: honor of my faraily.'
I : One week later Roderick Frqyart
I -was a salesman in a' Bowery hat'store.
lie had made rapid strides in the all'ecj
tion and confidence of his employer,
j and had begun already to look forward
! to the hour of his appointment aa
cashier. At last his proud ambition
; was crowned with success and the funds
! ox nis employer were m j:is seeping.
J In safer keeping the honest hotter could
| not hare intrusted his hard-earned
health.
"If nobility is lacking in any of
: America's upper middle classes,"
I thought Roderick Froyart, "if 'shall
i never suffer by act of mine." - . As
ho -wandered to his boarding house
: that night his attention was attracted
I to a young ana ueautiiui gin v/iio stood
at the corner of Third avenue and
! Ninth street, offering bouquets to the
passers-by.
"Roses," he thought, "roses that once
I showered upon Maud."
Something in the manners of the
girl's face appealed to him. He. stopped
to buy a rose. Again the flower
dropped from his. fingers.
" AFftiiri\" hft A-vrclftimfid. "Can this
j be you?"
"It is, Roderick," replied the poor
girl, bursting into tears. "Father is
j dependent entirely upon me for Ms
daily bread. He hopes, however, to rer
brieve ids fortune as soon as he recovers
I from rheumatic fever."
VHas he rheumatic fever?" asked
; Roderick, his ^ voice showing the emotion
which racked his frame. ,
i* "Yes,. Roderick;" replied :tha girl.
' The "old love look was in her eyes. She
: stooped and picked .up her rose.
An hour later the wretched fioweri
girl was the. wife-ot* Roderick Froyarfc,
? .1 T-'~ 1. * ."l*~
I ULLU one intpp^ jj&zry p:c>wuMj
i provided for.- the ^necessaries of Dr.
| L'Acqnilton/.-.took the first train for
- Chicago. The next day the Bowery
j hatter failed. v" ' \
Two months' later, Roderick Froyart,"
i who with his voting wife were hiding
| in Adrian^Michigan, received the foli
In-T-inrr rJi^nn.fr'li frnm liia fp.fli^v-ir>-ln.\v.
"Come at once. Have settled with tbe
hatter, and am rich as ever.
; / H. Zsphonts-^'Acquiltox."
And now Boderick and Maud reside
together in the old Fifth avenue mansion,
and laugh merrily as they think
of how Oscar Bristol strangh3ct"btnrTcli
by tight lacing. , ;
Mr. L'AcquIlton lives with his child:
ren, and sings nursery songs to a new
i little Maud, who prattles "papa" when!
ever she sees Ptoderick Froyart. And
I little Maud when- she. plays''with the
; roses that meet -her-. everywhere never
i dreams of the romance they tjpify in
tliat happy Lome.
Dcrul Pica's Shoes.
[Washington Republican.]
"Dead men's shoes ?' Yes, sir, several
[ dealers make a specialty of them, and
j sell large numbers." The speaker -was
I the proprietor of one of the innumer*
[ able second-hand stores which line D
r <;frrp,of. from Eichth to Tenth streets.
{ and whose presence has christened that
| thoronghfare the "Chatham street" of
i Washington.
"How do yon get them?"
"Oh, that's easy enough," he replied,
! with a strong German accent, accompanied
by an odor of onions. "We have
agents. They go about town, and:
whenever they see crape on the doof
they put down the number and street
in their memorandum book. Then,
after waiting a reasonable time, until
the burial is over, the agent calls again
and makes an offer for the dead man's
shoes, which is generally accepted.
Sometimes the agents buy clothing in
the same way, but boots and shoes can
always bo bought. If they are; out .of
repair we mend them*: I gness at least
?,000 pairs are solcl on D street-alone
1 every week at an average price of $1
[ per pair. Colored men are the bestl
! customers." At this point the dealer in
I rip/Iil nnverm^s of defunct citizens was
j called inside by the miner' clerk, who
j was trying to force the sale of a large
| ulster on a very thin man, with , the
; frequent remark that it "fit him like
j the paper on the wall."
I t; ; i < ~ mtpm
- O11'the Wrortg Foot.
[Norvalk Hour,] .
A little Norwalk boy got a sliver in
| his foot, and a motion to poultice the
wrotmcl.made by his mother and seconded
by his grandmother, \ra0*carried in
spite of Ms objections. Ee kicked and :
screamed, and protested that he would
not submit to any such indignity, but j
the majority against him was two to
one,*'and the poultice was made ready. !
It was-arranged that the grandmother
should apply the poultice while the.pa|
tient's mother stood over him with a
i stick -with authority and instructions to
. apply that also if he. mado the least show
of resistance.
i "When all was ready the youngster was
j placed on the bed and operations bei
can. As the hot poultice touchcd the
| boy's foot, be opened his mouth to say
j something, but his mother, with the
stick, awed him into silenco. Again ;
j the boy strove to make himself heard,
and again the upraised stick "warned :
I him to be quiet. In a ievr short min|
utes the poultice was firmly in place,
: and the boy was tucked up in bed, there
! to remain until the medicine had done
! its work. As the urchin's tormentors
I moved avrav. a shrill, small voice from
j under the bedclothes:
j "You've dot it on the wror^r
! 5 Spelled It All.
[Exchange.]
A farmer went to hear the great
Wesley preach upon the subject of
monev. "Get all vou can," said "Weslev.
The farmer was delighted. " Save ail
you can." The farmer was still more
delighted, and thought "Wesley the
most practical preacher he had ever
listened to. "Give all you can/' At
this the farmer exclaimed: "Pshawi
ti-. i-.&i arvd SDCi.lt it'sl?
Travelers in Africa assert. that the
most certain cure for malarial fever is
strong coffee.
"ABBY CRIED AND JACK CRIED."
Mow a Carrier Boy Fell in Love with'
a Little Whitehead. ^
f"TVA^?/-.if TTnrvA Pr.lCV 1
L.L/CL1 UlVUCVAi V^. J
It lias been going on for a year past, j
Jack is a carrier for one of the dailies, j
and his circuit takes in a house on
Scott street. One day last spring a
baby crowed at him from an open door
on that street, and Jack tossed an apple !
into the hall. The next day the baby j
was watching for him, and after three j
or four days the boy made bold to slip
up the steps and pat the little chap on
the head 'and leave the stick of candy
* " ' 1 A Ac
f.O illUl pui'cniisuu l-au uuuo .a.>
tiiiio wont 011 Jack came to know that
tlic baby was fatherless, and that
its mother was palo-fa-.-ed and hardly |
able to drag about. It was weeks I
before she .' poke to liim, but tho
baby took to Jack right away and was
always ready for his coming. After the
first week it was always clean-faccd, bat
it was a good while before Jack roased
. --it* +m.i ^nnvn.orn to nivo him a Idss and '
O - -- ?
to ask for one in return. After thai it
wits plain sailing, anil the neighbors
became interested. It was queorcnongh
that a boy like -Jack, having his own
way to make and roughing it until 1ft
had become suspicious and hard-hearted,
should catch on to a little .whitehead,
and be move than a big brother to
him, but that was what happened, i
And something more. One day he
broucrht up a quarter of a pound of tea
and left it where the mother -would find
it, and this was followed by other parcels
and articles. One day he missed
the baby, and crept into the hall to find
that he had cried himself to sleep, and
that the mother was ill and helpless.
Jack roused up the neighbors, and
whatever was eaten in that house for
two weeks was purchased with Jack's
money. Tlie mother could only thank
liim and weep. coma noc speas
ten words of English.
A fortnight ago Jack missed baby
again, and again be found the mother
ill. Friends -were with her this time
and she did not suffer for care. A week
ago there was crape on the door as the
carrier wen1 his round, and baby had
^ - ^ ft i-?Ai'TTliflr*
I iJC^LL (JiilUCU. U1L IJ J iM. UCAkuwii II JUVW
Jack came around next day, tlic mother
had been buried, and people ? ore "watching
to tell him that the ]"*nse -was
to bo vacated and baby . was to
go to a distant city. He had been
brought back to bid the carrier goodby*
and the poor and lowly people drew
off with tears in their eyes, and Jack sat
032 the door-stops and took baby in his
lap and smoothed his white head and
kissed his red cheeks.- Baby clung
around his neck and seemed to realize
that he was to loso a friend, and, as
one who stood by expressed it:
' "The baby cried and Jack cried; and
. the women put their aprons up and
sobbed like children. When they
finally took the child away Jack's heart
was big enough to break, and throwing
his arms around the little child for the
last time he turned and ran away,J!fnd
never looked back!" t ,
How They Conquer.
[New York Cor. Utica Herald.]
It is often a matter of interesting inquiry
how a performer conquers an audience.
To this it may bo replied that
John Philip Kemble rendered Hamlet
in such solemn majesty that it won ad-1
"mifailTO. t?arnc!r~oif tire -crttieT Hamr
mastered the sympathies of the public
by the intensity of Lear's misfortunes.
Mrs. Siddons enchanted every one by
stately dignity combined with her power
over the emotional nature. Cooke had
so much natural mischief that he made
an inimitable Iago. Kean was master
of the passions and electrified the audience
by displays of this character.
Forrest's greater power was his fine
? ? ?1 j.
ngure uuu w.'ciiituiu.uuc> v^u,
indeed rendered him often ' a
mere ranter. Booth, like Kemble,
gives ns the dreamy, meditative
Hamlet in all the fullness of dignity
awakened to indignation. Miss CusLlman
liad a strong magnetic power,
wliicli made her very ugliness fascinating.
Coming down to other performers,
it lias been said that Mary Anderson
attracts audiences by a peculiar ease of
glibness of voice, while Fannie Davenport's
power is in her tine personal
appearance. Eose Eytinge works upon
the sympathies. Maggie Mitchell's
forte is youthful vivacity, while it is
said of Clara Morris that she has tears
in her voice. Hence she finds no difSi
culty in making the audience weep.
lvane uinxtoa, usz IUB uoiiui .uu>iiu., w
always burned out, or else in some
otlier danger of tlie fire king, and this,
of course, renders lier an object of curiosity.
The dramatic stars thus differ
in glory to a degree that often surI
The JK attorn Average Con~rc?sii:an.
! [Joaquin Miller's Yv"a?l::ngtoa Lotto:-.]
If we could onlv set a law passed to !
| keep congressmen <;ufc of "Washington it '
j would l>e a Letter place. The annual j
; inundation of unwashed, arrogant, liay!
seed congressmen is the greatest afiiic;
tioii that over overtakes this city, and
I we have the malaria here some, have
j even had the small-pox. Of course, if
! this howling congressman did not deJ
sceudr upon Washington with' such a
| pomp and air, I would not feel it my
i duty to say this of those who otherwise
| might he my friends.. But there is no
disguising the fact that the modern
average congressman is a nu: -ance. It
is & fact, a siiamefui fact, r.iaci all ins
own fault, too, that he is studiously
"cut" by the best society here in Washington.
And society is a thing a congressman
desires. His face '?? brass is
not accustomed to ImT^many-'dborr.
.against, it. 21c is a- Sttle lord-at home,
where his audacity is mistaken-* for ca- j
pacity, his brass for brains, aud he docs !
not like to be snubbed and kept in his j
place in Washington.
v.n course, this v/as not aiwuys su, ;
and it shonld not be so now. It would
noi bo so if tho people would send up
gentlemen to the "federal capitol. But
air.s, (he very qualities which have
A
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"CORN-PONES" IN ITALY.
Two-Thirds of the Italian People Eat
t:crn-3ri'aU in the America:: Sense
of the Wort!.
[Naples Cor. American Register.]
Indian-corn is the grand staple of the
people's food in northern Italy, an 1
macaroni is more widely known in
5o::t!:ern Italy: hence the Alta-Italiuna
ire nickname ! msugo-pclcnie (mnsh?a'.eryj.
and the southern Italians,
roangc - macaroni (macaroni - eaters.)
iJut it is an ordinary mistake of Auv.-vlean
and English travelers to suppt so
that all Neapolitans, and the groat l.-oil v
oi tiie people ci' the former kingdom of
the Two Sicilies (more than one-thirdot
population of :iil Italy), eat nothing
tut macaroni morning, noon and night.
say that out of the lir.ll' million
i::l:;ibihints oi' Naples, not more tlmu n
hundred thousand taste macaroni daisy,
with the exception of Sun-lay, when
t.vc-thirds cv.ttlia favorite food. J fc is
too ccsily for the low clause? to indulge
i.-i it daily. A groat dcai of Tndiau-m
is ust'd up in bread for the common
people; while in tho country perii:ip:: .
tv.'o-t'iii'ds of the peasants eat cornbrcaa
in the American sense of that
word.
_ast December i was with a party of
friends going over the plains of I'resiu:u
to visit the famous temples, when
at noon we happened to pass near the
railway ihen constructing, but now
open. It was noontime, and the peasmi
t wmnnn wavp lianlinnr carts as lar-?fl
those propelled by donkeys in the
city. These carts "were filled with
golden yellow-and-brown ''corn-pones,"
fresh and hot from the ovens. In vain
we endeavored to buy the delitious
looking loaves, for the picturesquelooking
women said that they were for
the railroad hands. Hon. Mr. Book- ;
waiter of Ohio was one of our party, ;
and he seemed more disappointed than :
_1 J*a*. T.? ? .1 1 I
uii v unt; iMbt;, jur ne leuittiuutuuu, wnuu
a hard-toiling boy in the valley of the
Wabash, in Indiana, how good cornbread
tasted about noontime in the far- :
away Hoosier state. ;
"But Indian-corn here is not merely :
used for bread and polenta by the common
people, it is eaten green in vast I
quantities. You will see men here in '
Naples prilling around a large caldron
on low trucks sucii as boys in America
use for their little carts and wagons; and
the sight of urchins and grown-up people
, "U: x"L ~
iUUUCililiy iiiitJ IUUHJ5>UIU<J JLUUU ?5> fcUUii UU I
every turn. The supply is continuous !
for nearly five months, as there are thres
crops of green coca ;in the year. About
cnid-June the first is in the market; then a
second, iu August and September; and
the third, towards the end of November,
i'helndian-com crop has sometimes boon ,
so plentiful that there have boen ship
,mPT?fis nf it, f.n "EncrlftniL
CRYPTOGRAPHY.
Tie Cipher Code of t!ic Army aad Ita
Arrangement?The Cipher in Business
Circles.
[Chicago Inter Ocean.]
In the early days of tlie rebellion was .
invented:?^ of the best?possibly the I
r-z-vvrr rtrs/1 nc arAT* Tfa
VOXjr UMU vvuvw x? ? W4
author -was Gen. Anson Stager, assisted j
by Col. Lynch and several of his aides.
This code was very flexible; that is, its j
capacities for expression covered a wide j
ravge: its principles, once understood. !
it was comparatively simple, and wis!?-1
out the iev a message written in it was ;
an impenetrable secret. It was the first j
code in which phrases were determined
by a single word, and from this pecul- :
iarifcv it was called by its inventors an |
arbitrary cipher. Thus the expression ;
" Hoed is coming north," was indicated ;
by the word "13rate;" "Animals in poor
condition," by "Adam." Every phrase '
and sentence describing the condition
of field and camp, the state of the army, j
movements of the enemy, every event
and incident likely to occur was de- i
scribed by a single arbitrary word.
Names of places, states, counties,
townships; the name of every promi
Yi/vnt. Crx-li-firl nol ill civil ?vn/l mili+.CI'V I
life in the country were all iittecl with ;
code words." -This of-itself constituted
a cipher practically impossible to. read.
But, not content with one band of secrecy,
the inventors provided two. A
system of arranging the message, after
it had. been turned into cipher, was in- {
eluded in the edder^ The arrangement ;
was in a square, divided by vertical* \
and parallel lines, called respectively [
routes and lines, into smaller squares, j
In every separate instance the j
arrangement varied, and its j
r*Artrtlior?fTT TT'Q C? nnflT fllO !
last -word of the message was translated
the key word did not appear, and
tlie proper arrangement was not manifested.
This wonderful code was known
and understood by not over two hundred
persons. The cipher operators of the
United States military telegraph corps
(who have maintained their organization
in civil lii\. .nd were last week in
convention in this city) were its custodians".
One of them was attached to the j
stall of each division commander, but j
even .the commanding general of the j
army was as ignorant of tiie code as the j
veriest shoulder-strapper.
To guard against the contingencies of
an operator's capture or of a copy of
tho code being securcd, the code was
divided in twelve books, each set numbered
and being made up of a totally
different set of -words. Book No. 2 -was
dropped in a southern river, and book
No. y was captured with its custodian,
an operator named McKeynolds. Ho
chewed and swallowed six leaves of it
before the rebels seized and wrested it
from his grasp. Their capture was of
small ad ventage to them, however. An
arrangement was in force which made
4-lv^ o*r? A7NAVOT~?/~\TtTT">
l-ill? V/X UU1 VJ/OiUWl 41,UV1?M
immediately by Gen. Staler, and "within
twelve hours after McEeynold's capture
book No. 9 -was abandoned by the
army.
At the close of the war tne army
cipher; - - micas' the' arrangement of
routes and lines, which is manifestly
too!complicated for ordinary uses, came
into wide use among merchants and individuals
who patronize the telegraph.
"With scarcely an exception every commercial
and governmental cipher is now
built on the arbitrary plan. There r.re
a vast number in use, each fitting one
particular kind of business and none
other. Their present object is less to insure
secrecy than to serve the purpose
of economy. A message of perhaps
sixty words may be condensed by means
of an ordinarily copious cipher in ten.
It is'for this reason that telegraph companies
do not regard them with a lasting
love and control their use by rules
which limit the length of code -words
and also force their selection from
Webster's or other equally well-known
dictionary- .
American "Ways.
[Chicago Tribune.]
London is fast adopting American
manners. There are now seven hotels,
each to contain i,uuu pcarooms, in j
course of construction in that city.}
M&riy rich London people prefer board- (
ing^in''h'otel3;to''keepmgrhoTm," ?
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DOV/N PICCADILLY.
A Xijrbt Sfeuo One Oii^ht Xot ta
IVisli to See 5Iore Than Once 3
Lifetime,
[ Lo:i2on Letter in Inter Ocean.]
Few male-visitors to London are unacquainted
with the neighborhood
about Piccadilly Circus and the top of
the Kajxaarhet, and many American
ladies also know it, but the latter
only go shopping there, md
are, consequently, only acquainted
with its daylight character. At night
it v;oars a different aspect. No respectable
woman should be seen in this
locality after S or 9 o'clock without an
escort, and even with a protector she
would better be in a cab than on the
sidewalks. One sees here a miniature
view of the gayest life of Paris. The
glare of tfie cafes, the rich and tasteful
toilets of the females, and the many
inca to ba scon in full evening dross, all
remind yon of that city, though, of
course, tho scene lacks much of the
Parisian brilliancy.
This panorama of gayety begins when
? tiiGv <Iiops 1 ave closed; and its
culmination and grand finale i3 reached
when, Half an hour after midnight, the
mixed crowds pour out from the fashionable
places of entertainment. Then
jou witness sights such as one ought
not to wish.-to see more than once in a
lifetime. - The Criterion side of Regent
street, bc-low the circus, is one conglomerate
mass of pleasure-seeking
humanity?the sterner and gentler
sexes mingling with the utmost abandon,
the police seeming to have no
i higher mission than simply to
keep the throng in motion. You may
sing, swear, caress, and uttar the
foulest tallr, but you must more on.
The females are elegantly dressed, and
many of them, in the gas light, seem to
have pretty faces, but liquor and shame
have destroyed all sense of decency, and
as you watch their frolics you blush for
the sex they disgrace. The men, Ire
gret to say, are not all yonng, nor are
the youngest the most reckless in their
actions. One can excuse folly in those
who know little of the world, and have
few obligations resting upon them, for
the hope is that age will teach them
discretion. But many gray-bearded
sinners are there?some, doubtless, having
wives and daughter.-, at home -who regard
them as gems of innoeency.
This scene is enacted nightly throughout
the whole year. The characters
ciiang.% but tiie play ;roes on. a iew
weeks hence many of the male participants
will have resumed habits of respectability.
The older will have gone
back to the bosoms of their unsuspecting
families, and some of the younger
may, perchance, have led some pure
maiden to the altar. Some of the females,
too, will have gone, but the
change for these will mean, not an upward,
but a downward career?a deeper
plunge into the abyss of vice or a plunge,
Mb lUiiJ ue, UM bUIUti II1ULL1 clIO Ul U\fi"
whelming despair, into the Thames.
Occasionally, as a week ago, this
scene is varied by the introduction into
it of additional elements of uproariousness
and even of violence. That night
the* cafes were closed at 9 o'clock. They
1> n /I i/-N (I nl ! ' + ^rt
JJ.ilU uu VslUOC up ill CUli.AUi iM
mob of medic :L students took possession,
and were rapidly makingkindiiiig wood
of tae furniture; Turned into the
gfcc&Ms. these m.s.s, jvhosa natures
T>'OuI3^-m??l?rM.<?..r~ fnp firgf.letter
in these initials were changed i'or
an a, "betook themselves to the noble
pastime of smashing gentlemen's hats,
and of heaping grea-er indignities than
usual upon tin; luckless females whc>
infe3fc that neighborhood. The fun confined
till the early morning and noOW.K-f
C TTAVA r.TlA Avnlorjo firm 1
ing that it was the anniversary of the
prince of Wales' birthday, and that these
gay young sparks were given annual,
license to thus make -merry over the
event.
JIudse Mars-tall and tlie IVIae.
[Louisville Courier-Journal.]
The following incident is related bv
Josiah Quincv as having been told him
by Justice Story, of that court, the
father of the sculptor. It was mentioned
in speaking of the rule prevailing
in 1820 among the justices of the
supreme court in regard to the acceptance
of social invitations and the use of
vine. Judge Story said of himself and
the other members of the supremo
court:
' "We judges take no part in "Washington
society. We dine once a year with,
the president, and that is all. On
other davs we take our dinner together
and discuss at table the questions
which are argued before us. We aro
great ascetics, and even deny ourselves
wine, except in wc-t veather."
Here the judge paused as if thinkingthat
the act of mortification he Ixad
mentioned placed too severe a tax on
"? Tl? -_1 . ... il I .
human creauusy, aiitL p.-essimy auaeu;
"What I say about r..a wine, sir, give.;,
you our rale: ...:f it does sometimes
happen that: .-.^ef justice will say to
mo, when -uo cloth is removed,
brother Story, slep to the window and
s.e if it docs not loolc like rain.' And,
if I tell him that the sun is shining
1 >rightly, Judgc Marshall will sometimes,
reply, 'All the better, for our jurisdic
tion extends over so large a territory
that tho doctrine of chances makes it
certain that it must be raining somewhere/
.
"You know that the chief was brought
up upon Federalism and Madeira, and
he is'not tho man to outgrow his earl/
prejudices."
xnc iscw Aasociittc punw.
[Inter Ocean.]
i . * _ 17 r ?
A certain xoung .ugui rame num. me
West to a Great city, and having much
Confidence in himself knocked at the
Door of an editor, asking Boisterously
for Work. "In wliat Line has nature
best Qualified you to sweat at your
Brow?" quoth the Editor. "I am," liesyonded
the Party addressed, "Multidiuous
in the matter of Revamping the
Ideas of Others." "Come, bo Received
nnto me, Then," exclaimed Joyously the
editor, "for I have Sought with mostsad
Disasters for lo these many Days
that I might find a Humorist. Even,
such Shalt thou be with Me." And the
Young man Humored.
Vivitl in Verbal Exereisc.
[Detroit Free Press.]
"Mr. Smith do you know the charort+ov
nf A TV .Tories 9"
"Wall, I rather guess I do, jedge."
"Well, what do you say about it?"
"Wall, he ain't so bad a man after
aH." -?r
"Well, Mr. Smith, what-we want toknow
is: Is Mr. Jones of a quarrelsome
and dangerous disposition?"
"Wall, jedge, I should say that Tom.
Jones is very vivid in verbal exercise
but when it comes to personal adjustment.
he hain't eager for the contest.
"Yes, I'm a cop, and I've several little*
copies," remarked the policeman.
IKss M. E. Bxaddon lias written fortyone
novels.
%
KNIGHTED.
I [Sarah D. Hobarfc]
Because she takes me as her very own,
maiming my ieaiw wnue me snau last,
j My soul renounces'all th' unworthy past;
! With ruthless hand its idols I dethrone.
: I walk life's devious path no more alone;
Her eyes' sweet magic binds my fancy fast. j
All aims ignoble from my heart I cast,
For youth's mad follies striving to atone. i
Because she loves me, firm I take my stand,
Unflinchingly to battle for the right; *
All womanhood is sacred for her sake.
For cach oppressed a lance I freely break.
I walk cncased in armor pure and bright, j
Crowned with honor by her spotless hand.
SOMETHING BETTER THAN FAME, j
3iro. tiardner Speaks of Several Men
TTJio arc ilappier Than the Ancient i
Sa^es.
[Lime-Kiln Club.]
"Do odder night," began tlie presi- j
dent as tlie club came to order, "de ole
man Birch cum ober to my cabin an' i
cried bekase he had not becnm a great
an' famous man. Datsot me to Union'."
"Cicero was a great man, but I cannot
find it on record dat he eber took
any mo' comfort dan Samuel Shin does. I
Samuel has 'nuff to eat an' drink an'
w'ar, an' of an ebenin' he kin sot down
in a snng co'ner an' eat snow apj%s an'J
read de paper. He am harmless to
community as he am. Make a great ;
man of him an' he might invent a new
sort o' religun, or originate a new
theory in pollytics, or do sunthin' or
UtUCX IU upuu U.O IJI I 11 vi uuui
people.
?;I)emosthenes was a great man, but
J can't find dat a coal dealer's collector
could put his hand on him when -wanted,
as ho kin on Giveadam Jones. You
can't find dat his wife was a good cook,
or dat he had a bath-room in his house,
or a cupalo on his ba'n, or dat he relished
his dinner any better dan Brudder
Jones does, while he had do same chilblains
an' headaches an' nightmares.
As Giveadam now iibs ail' circulates
children kin play with him, wood-piles
in Lis nayborhood am safe, an' mo' dan
one poo' fam'ly am indebted to him far
a shillm' in money or a basket of?taters.
Make him a great philosopher an' who 1
kin tell how many rows an' riots an'
broken heads could be laid to his door.
"Plato was a great man, but I can't
find dat he was fed on pertickler fine
beef or mutton, or dat his tailor gin him
an extra fit, or dat he got a discount
when ho bonght ten pounds of sugar all ,
to once. "When Waydown Bebee gits
sot down in front of his cook-stove, a
checker-board on his lap an' a panful of
i>oi>com at his right hand, wid five
pickaninnies rollin' ober each udder on
de floo', he am takin' a heap mo' comfort
dan Plato eber dreamed of. He has
no soarin' ambishun. He neither wants
to save de world nor spite it. He makes
no predickshuns fur people to worry
ober, an' his theories nebber jar de
dishes off de shelf. Make him a great .
man an' his comfort an' happiness ily
away, an' hevsots himself up to teach
an' command an' beeum eberybody's
antagonist.
<*rV - 1. +/\ fo V
"ue IHSII AVLLU S>1?LU> lu *
- wages, a warm house an' a peaceful
: ii'arthstun fur de glory of Bonapart am
I a dolt. ; :
"De man who sacrifices his clean, '
humble cabin?his easy ole coat, his
co'ncob pipe an' his^pitcher o' sider fur
; de gab of an orator or de delushuns of
a philosopher trades his 'tater fur
r .wind-fall apples- Let us purceed to
nmmnnt*9"
A Pleasant liittlc Gamel'"* '"
[Detroit Freo Press.]
He is a young man with, a thorough
I understanding of the leading traits in
i human nature. He dresses well, car.
ries an extra cigar, and he drops in and
presents a card to the effect that he is
engaged in canvassing for an embryo
! work to be known as "The Encyclo.
pedia of States." '"* '
j "Y-e-s, but I .guess I don't care to
j aubscnoe," replied tue ciuzcn.
"Oil, but I don't -want you to. The
| book -will be sold ou its merits. I am
i calling upon a few of tlie most emi;
uent?"
: Here lie makes a pause to allow the
: shot to strike, and then continues:
?"citizens of Detroit?the most eminent
and prominent citizens of Detroit
: to secure brief sketches of their lives."
"All!" says the other, as he begins to
i melt.
"We desire to take five of the most
1 prominent citizens of this county. In
j the sketches we desire to shew how they
: have risen from poor boys to great and
\ honored men."
I [Here occnrs another panse to allow
[ the victim to tickle himself.]
1 "You were the first of the five se ;
lected," chips in the young man. "My
mission is to secure vour chotocrrauh its
j order to make a steel engraving. In the
i course of ten days I will be followed
j by the gentleman who writes the biog?
rapines. Have you a photograph ?"
\ "Weil?ah?I think so."
j "We want one which does you fall
! justice. The engravings cost us $55
: each. This we pay out of our own
: pockets3 but are compelled to make a
\ charge of $5 each for the tint papei
I and the reference in the index. Let's
I see, what does the initial in your midi
die name stand for ?"
It invariably stands for a $5
bill, and the yotrng man leaves behind
\ him such a pleasant impression that the
j victim keeps grinning for two weeks,
j- At the end of that time he becomes
I suspicious, and in the- course of a month
| he becomes a dangerous man to society.
WliaaiiS' a?<l tiic crortcrs.
rLminnn Truth. 1
| That insatiable^Ximrod, Mr. Winans,
has slaughtered 196 stags in the vast
j combined forests which he rents from
] Lord Loyat, Theo. Chisholm, Sir A.
\ Matheson, and other proprietors, being
j an average of'seven for each day's shoot!
ing. Mr. Winans* preserve extends to
| nearly 250.000 acres, and bis .rent is
1 about ?17,000> a year. If one estimates
fairly for extna.expenses, it would apj
pear that each beast which ho slays
! costs him at least ?130. Last'season he
I killed 186 stags.
i A Mr. Colin Chisholm was examined
I before the Crofters' commission Friday
last. Being asked, ""whether he'thouglit
I another man -would be found, when
! Mr. Winans was dead, to indulge to
I the same extent in what Mr. -"Winans
: 'calls sport,'" he replied that he did
i not think that Great Britain would
i allow snch masses of land to remain in
! nf o man that no
: line puoowoivu v* ?*. ??
; good-with it; and added: "I am not
j sure there are not men without con
science in the world as well as Mr.
j Winans." Being then pressed as to
i whether he objected to deer-staBdng,
j he replied, not if it was conducted in a
i sportsmanlike way, bnt that he did*not
i like Mr. Winans' "way of ^butchering
jgame at all." "What is Ms mode?"
] said one of the commissioners. "G-?th:
sring the deer together and driving
them to the muzzle of his gun."
j *Does he stalk the deer ?" "Him stalk!
5 You might as well send an elephant
i deer-stalking."
How Henry Irrlnj- Besran.
[Chicago Tribune.]
j "Know Irving?" said Frederick Maocabe
the comedian. "Let me tell you
when I first knew him. It was twenty
?ears ago in Manchester, England, that
Irving, a numuer 01 otner actors, ana
myself belonged to a social clnb called
the 'Titans.' We met every Tuesday
evening for intellectual intercourse, and
we all had funny names. I, for instance,
was named Othello on account of my
gentle nature, and Irving "was called
Apollo because he "was not considered
handsome. The Davenport mediums
were then a reigning sensation,
.. ? 0 _ t*
and irmlup Day and myseii,
after three months' study, succeeded
in mastering their ropes,
tricks, etc., and gave seances in
imitation of them, exposing all their
methods. We played for charitable
purposes, and all that sort of thing,
and created quite a sensation. Irving
was with us, playing the part of Dr.
Ferguson, an individual who did the
talking for the Davennorts. I wrote a
few funny lines for him at the time, and
lie elaborated the eS'ort into a humorous
speech worthy of Hark Twain. Although
we never gave one of these
'sv-fS.c^s^^one^v.'e consented to appeaaSStjWlng's
Ocnefit before he wert
to London, ana wo performed all the
operations of untying the ropes, etc., in
Ai. . v .i i t _ _ ^ j i.
cue iigu^ instead ui111 cue ui&rji. ^.uullci/,
as tlie Davenports did. Tlie benefit
realized ?300. Irving -went to London,
and his career of success has never
stopped since."
A roint on Perjury.
On one occasion, s^vs Oakey Hall in
his reminiscences, a v.-ifcness, to all
moral conclusions, perjured mmseir,
and jet he seemed cool and natural.
Presently the recorder of the court
turned in his peculiar, affable way, and
said: "My friend, the room is not hot,
the day is cold, and yet you are in a
perspiration, are yon not?" There
were no signs ol*. this, bnt the witness
instantly caught up Iris handkerchief
unci began to mechanically wipe ms
forehead: "Are yon ill; yon look so
pale ?" He responded by turning pale
and gulping down some -water. Here
the counsel for the defense showed
signs of wishing to interfere, being
afraid of his -witness breaking dotTn;
but the recorder interposed with:'
"Sorry to have agitated yon, but my
duty is like yours" (the recorder had
an impressive voice), " to ascertain
nothing but the truth and the whole
truth." Then the witness turned and
said: "x'lease let me go; x am mueeu
ill." His testimony was -withdrawn by
consent, At the conclusion of the case
the recorder said tome: "I knew he
was committing perjury, for he had a
peculiar tremor of the eyelids, which,
for my nearness to a witness, I can
always see. And this tremor may generally
be noticed in men and women
who are lying."
An Unknown Hero.
[Joaquin Millers "Washiugton Letter.]
"What a small world we live in, after
all! And how round it is, too! Here on
the heights, alone, save for the many
beautiful babies born to him since be
sat dcnni under hjs oaks, built his-hous',
and planted his vine and fig tree?many
vines ana many fig trees, in fact?I find
a dear old sailor, a fellow world builder
of the far west. A dozen , years ago or
. so lie found this spot with the encircled
-ifrT ?g jgg Potbrnaa far" away.; yet
in his very rT'rr ij ? I 'ill iimnj Tii^ii,
the old Koman arena before him, aye,
the very wild beasts devouring. Christians
over yonder at the capitol?finding
all this before him, I say, he sat down
here, would go no more away, but gave
up his commission and has been here
ever since, planting grapes, growing
Jigs, looking down into the president's
dooryard. And this silent little man,
too modestto let me mention his name,
is the very man, the humane and gallant
soldier who went out unarmed, all
alone, some fifteen years ago, ana
bronght in more than a thousand
armed Apache Indians, a feat that
startled the country at the time, I remember.
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Fpp^j Paris to "St. Petersburg.
[Eastern Letter.]
The carriage of the fast train which
is to run from Paris to St. Petersburg
will be supplied with adjustable wheels,
i which will enable them to travel on va!
rious gauge's. From Paris to the Eusfiian
frontier the same gauge is used,
but there it changes, and at the frontier
stations, Eydt Kuhnen and Warballau,
the wheels will have to be readjusted.
Travelers will thus be able to go the
1 whole distance without the inconven
' ience of having to change carriages.
The speed of the train ivill be one not
Jiithcrto attempted on the continent. It
is to be ninety kilometers, or fifty-six
miles (without stopping) an hour. It
is announced that the trains are on
"the American pattern,'' including
J kitchen, dining saloon, reading and
drawing rooms, and all the other comfortable
arrangements essential to mod
em .traveling.
Taking Walking liessona.
[Arkansas Traveler.]
"I ^rculd like* to know," said a white
; man to a colored gentleman, '"'why you
i are skulking aronnd my premises?""
: "What does yer mean by skulkin',
boss?"
i "Walking around here in .this man:
Tipr."
1 "How does yer 'speck a manter walk,
; ho:-:s? Sorry I can't walk ter suit yer.
! \Speek I'll iiaftcr go away an' take a
i few lessons.5'
: ' I am not talking about your actual
unanner o" walking. I mean that I
j v.ani to know what business you have
Lere?"
'"Oh, datfs it? Gladdatyer ain't got
i no .fault tor find wid my walk. Beckon
I'll11st the lessons go den."
JLafayetie s xomo.
[Exchange.]
Gen. Lafayette's remains lie negi
lected and almost forgotten in tho old
j Picpus eemetry, on the outskirts of
I Paris. Very few tourists ever ask tobe
_t on/i wit on fhov r?o make
i BUUJ wXX w? ?^
; the reqtiest refuse to go on being told
; that they would be cupelled to drive
: through narrow, crocked streets,entirely
j deserted save for the few solemn and
glooiny-looking convents which line tiic
i
Cremation in Portugal.
[St Paul Pionoer Press.]
; The cremationists have won a decided
i victory in Portugal. After a long and
: bitter fight between the advocates oi
i the t>lan, led bv physicians and scientists
; generally, and the opponents, who were
{ chiefly priests, the government has
| decided to make cremation optional
; with the people generally, and comi
pnlsory in all cases of death occurring
I in districts infected with the plague.
'( The government is said to favor a
\ general compulsory cremation law, bul
' is restrained from making so radical s
i change out of fear of the church.
A Dinner of Horseflesh.
[Paris Cor. Chicago Herald.]
Upon the same wide Ijpulovard, and
nearly opposite, is found the Abbatoir
Hippique, \7l1ere horses are slangh-}
fnr fnod. A number of carLs were
j in waiting labeled Baucherie Hippiqtte,
I with the name and number of the street :
where the horse butcher may be found.
On entering, the carcasses of twenty or
; thirty horses are to be seen, strung up
i in the usual fashion of beef for market,
i When divided into quarters they are
j neatly trimmed and covered with clean,
; white cloths, and present a rather en
| ticeable appearance when one does not
! know they are hippophagi instead of
| bovi. About a dozen donkeys had been
1 treated in the same manner, and I -was
! assured they are esteemed much bet|
ter for food than their more showy and
| aristocratic relative, the horse. The
i animals are all inspected*by an officer
: of the health department blforo
' being offered for sale, and those not fit
; for food are sent to the zoological gar
dens to regale the dogs,-bears, ostriches
! and other brutes imprisoned there.
| About a dozen living horses av/aited
; their trim to minister to the exquisite
: taste for fine cookery so characteristic
; of the French.
| paring the sieg9 of Paris the inhabitant
found, by vroful experience that
L -W- - n?v 7 s 7? r?
; iiorswuesu cuuiu u? uijuaw xux
and since that time special restaurants
liave been established where roasts and
ragouts are prepared "with great care
and served up in good style at mnch
less prices than beef or mutton. The
Grand hotel of this city provides an annual
dinner in great style, at which no
: other viands are served. Our prejudices
j vanish under the facts of experience.
: To verify the opinions of others I have
partaken of the entertainments offered
bv the Cafe Hippique, and can clrtify
that the viands served'therein compare
favorably with the flesh ordinarily
indulged in by the human biped, ion
. will say it is disguised by the refined
methods ofTrench cookery, so that any
1 peculiar flavor is hidden under vegetables
and sauces used in their preparation.
Not so. Many of them "V^e
plain dishes, prepared, by the ordinBrv
methods of-baking and broiling, and d^
; positive experience I can testify that the
viands thus served' are most delicious.
The liessonfof PeteiSCtooper's life.
[The Century.]'
"Observing him carefully for a long
-? -i.
series 01 years, appesreu. ouau tciiaxu
parts cf his nature were cultivated intentionally,
as the result of a wisdom
which discriminated what was really
worth caring for from what "was not
worthy of pursuit Personal amotions
or selfish aims-had no weight-with him,
and disappointments and annoyances
which would have left deep wounds
with many, passed off from him
with scarcely an observation. * He
was most kind and loving; but if he
were nseFnliy employed, no aomesac
: loss or separation from friends seemed
to touch his happiness seriously. He
I spoke often of ins preference for plain
! living, and hisiabits -\7ere as simple as
! those of a child. Love of pomp or
: display never touched him in the slight
. est, and he had an innocent openness oi
j, character vhich concealed nothing.
. Never, nnder any. circumstances, did heu^^g
show a particle of malignity, revenge or "V'"*'
meanness. If people disappointed him
-noacdri rvvpr the TTotmd it made and
i let his mind dwell 011 something
| more satisfactory. Swedenborg'siphraae,
'the wisdom of innocence,'
"hOfSCB?-tictnirr.^rL io m-v in obseTV;
ihg Mr. Cooper. He knew wlia? was
: wise, and to that his heart was given.
Sensitive as any young man in all works
of sympathy or kindnesst the mean and
i bad ways of tie world fell off from his
| perception.
i -> "So his life passed in Xew York and
in Cooper Union, serene, happy and
contented. With iionor, love and ooe!
dience, hosts of friends, he -was an example
and encouragement to those who
j had not gained the quiet heights on
! which his inner self habitually dwelt."
How Indians Capture White fish.
[Cor. Now York Tribcce.!
! The Indians on the Sault Ste. Mario
have a peculiar method of capturing
'Vhitefish which abound in the rapids.
| Two Indians enter the rapids in a
canoe, one, occupying the bow and the
i other the stern, the boat's head being
kept np stream by a paddle in the
hands of the latter. The Indian in the
bow stands upright and by the use of a
! long pole keeps the canoe steady. A
nin-npt fonr or five feet in diameter,
and attached to a pole fifteen feet long,
! is in the boat, lying where it can be
i quickly and easily reached by the
! Indian in the bow. The boat is kept
; at the foot of the rapids by a wonderful
j display of skill ontha part of the Indian
with the paddle, now holding it in one
spot, now forcing it a little further up
the stream, and now letting it float side
j vise, all at the signaling of tae maiau
: in the boiv, who keeps a steady watch
on the water. It is rarely less than ten
feet deep where they fish, and the Indian
fishermen possess the power of
seeing the fish as they appear at that
j depth in the rnshing water. As soon as
the Indian sees a fish he siezes the net
by the handle and thmsts it savagely
into the water, gives it a peculiar twist
' and jerks it to the suriace, ana never
without some of the finest specimens of
i whitefi sh, frequently as many sis. Two
j Indians in a boat of this kind will often
j take as many as 1,200 pounds of fish in
: a.day.
Bric-a-Brae.
[Detroit Free Press.]
| "You ought to see our moon," said the
young lady from Texas at the boardin^i
house table. "Why, v,*e have moor:
liglit nights all the time, not just once
i in a while, as you do here."
There was a painful silence over this,
| and the empty boarder at the foot of
i the table called for more pancakes.
" And you should just see oar stars,"
i pursued the fair astronomer. "They
I are much larger andibrighter than yours
and tlic-y look as if they were just pinned
i; to the sky."
"We nail ours on," said the thirsty
|! youth next to the milk-pitcher, and
j closed the discussion for the season.
' | Epitaph copied in a French cemetery :
i "I await my husband. 30th October,
; j 1820." And below: "Here I am!I 7t?
February, 1880."
A MilkrarinVi Zllliz,
[Exchange.;
"Pa," said Polio, looking tip frcr.:
'Ploughing It," "v/iiat is goid-lfcaWn*:
; piartz?" "Well, my .so::," said i^ulo*:<
:utiier, who was glancing in a tvouiilo i
1 nunner at the milkman's bill for /"?ct >
! )er, "vrhen a man sells diluted v.v.tt ?
I O /wife o nrravf. T tiling lift l-rt'J
i truck better gold-bearing quartz tlr.v:
| :ver Mr. Mark Twain dreamed ox/*
Sunset scene in Georgia from 7::c
1 >Idcon Telegraph: "The rosy aee'.~ c r
: ho c.-y, a.s lie racks down the wester?) .
> urnpike, has been greatly admired hy
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