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~ ~~ WINNSBORO,, S. C., WEDN^DAY JAJ^ARYl4! 1885. ' ^ ^ When the Woods Tarn Brown. How will it be when the roses fade. Out of the garden ai:d o>:t of the glade? "When the fresh pink bloom of the sweet-brier wild, . ? That leans from the dell like the cheek of a child. Is changed for dry hips on a thorny bush? Then, scarlet and carmine, the groves "will flush. How will it be when the Satumn powers Wither away from their leafless bowers; When sun-flower and star-flower and goldenrod Glimmer no more from the frosted sod, ^ And tfco hillside nooks are empty and cold? Then the forest tops will be gay with gold. TT/vnr Ttrfll *+ hn \*7>?r?n fht> trim brOWH. Their gold and their crimson all dropped down. And crumbled to dust? O. then as we lay Our ear to Earth's lips, we shall hear her say, "In the dark I am seeking new gems for my crown." / "Wo will dream of green leaves, when the woods turn browq, ?Lucy Larcom, in the Floral Cabinet. * f*"1?*?* THE OGRE'S CASTLE,. This Ogre's castle was a- big'white the village?"andTt had been a deserted castle, mrtl hno smnmw thfl numer snddenlv appeared and took possession. 3fe lived in London, and had not been to this quiet out-of-the-way place since boyhood. v ' r < And now he kept singularly secluded, and the girls from the seminary caJ3e<t him the Ogre. A part}- of them passed there every morning and afternoon, but not once did they see the mysterious stranger. "Surely he has committed a murder, and is in hiding," said Nelly Blakesly, one afternoon, peeping between the bars of the gate. She was a brown^yed, brown-haired girl of about seventeen, soft-voiced, generous-hearted, and a very imp for mischief. .You would not "judge so from her face, so demure and sweet; but those bright dark eyes were sparkling: with mischief, though they could be very soft and tender, and even ?11 with tears when her sympathies were roused. "Now, to-day you said you conld dare to do anything, Nell, and yet I wager my ruby ring you would not dare to enter the Ogre's Castle," said Sadie May. "I would dare to do it." "Prove it?prove it!0 cried half-adozen eager voices. The color rose to Nell's fair cheeks. "Now?" < / "Yes, now." "Then take my books, and I will go in and ask the Ogre for some of those rose? blooming by that window; and I will go in at the One opened down to the floor, and not run the risk of being - turned away from the door." She raised the l&tck of the irate and flashed it boldly open. It creaked ondly on its rusty hinges, and the girls hurried away a short distance, alt but . Nell. She stood her ground bravely and walked in. No one appeared. The Ogre's Castle might have been deserted for all the sounds around it that summer afternoon, and the girl1 slight steps echoed on the veranda, and her heart beat quick in a sort of fear when she stretched out her hands to part the lace > curtains hanging straight down over / the window to the floor. Bh The room beyond looked so dark at Wm~ first, that she, just coming from the yellow glare of the sunshine, could not L distinguish objects. "Who enters?" suddenly inquired a deep voice, and a man who was sitting in a large armchair, with his head bowed on his hands, raised up and turned towards th? window. Jfell frssoed her breath and retreated a step or two, secretly wishing herself outside of the gate again. \ "'TisNell Blakesly, a school-girl," she faltered; then, plucking up courage, and stepping in, venturea to look at the ogre. He was slender and handsome, with a refined. face, and manly, -well-cut *m features, but something in his expression puzzled the girl. Come in," he said,rising to his feet, and speaking politely but coldly. "Excuse mc for asking you to get your own chair, Miss Blakesly. I am blind." "Oh, how sorry I am. sir!" cried Nell, with the deepest pity in her voice and eyes. "Pray pardon this intrusion, Mr- Chichester; I came in simply because the girls said I would not dare to do it" "AH yes; I am tne ogre, " ne saiu. with a faint smile. "Now how did you hear that?" exclaimed Nell in confusion. "Ogre's have many mysterious ways of hearing remarks?particularly if they are about themselves. Do not be in haste to go. I am blind and harmless." Such a look of g'oom overspread his face, that, in pity for him, the girl lost her embarassment. She longed to do something for him?to lighten, if possible, that darkness which, night and day, must envelop him. "It has been a good while since I received a caller." What could she say to him?a stranger ?that would comfort him? She saw a new uncut magazine on the table. "Would you like me to read a little to you?" she said rather timidly. "If you are a good reader you may, unless you have other and more pressing engagements. My aunt sometimes makes an effort to read; but her voice is weak." It was not a very grateful acceptance and for a moment" Nell felt the color rise in her cheeks; but one glance at the pale wear,- face of her ogre, and compassion rose uppermost again. She had a clear vonnf voice, well modulat ed, and read with interest?in fact,-she almost forgot her listener, until a stately, elderly lady entered the room. Mr. [ Ohichester introduced her as Mrs. Lanw el, his aunt. She looked somewhat ?1 surprised at his company; but, as K though he knew her thoughts, he quietBy * 3y explained that Miss Blakesly called to gather a few roses, and kindly consented to read for him. Nell rose to go, not waiting to hear Bjp the gentleman's courteous thanks. She hastily pulled a handful of roses and hurried away, but her companions had gone on home. ' Next morning they gathered around her to hear the news, but she gave only a very brief, subdued account of her call "Girls, he is blind." "How does he look?" "Very pale and sad." "Is he handsome?" "Yes, I suppose so. He is 3. perfect gentleman. It must be a dreadful thin or to be blind," said Nell with a shudder. That afternoon 21rs. Lanel stood at the gate when the girls passed b\, and she called "Will yc.'- come in again, my dear? Edward desires it-" The girl hesitated. She had no duties to call her home, and she would be willing to study her lessons at night if the slight sacrifice would benelit or add anything t-0 _ the pleasure of that =?: ---v " / V-^ poor prisoner. She went in. "He talked of you last night, and seamed more cheerful than usual. He thinks you are a little girl," said the lady, her eyes glancing over the young graceful figure at her side. Nell smiled. U "Howlonghas he been blind?" she ventured to inquire. "Almost a year now. The doctors think there is hope that his sight may be restored. It was a dreadful blow to him,he was so strong, so full of life and the joys of life. He came here to get away from the world and his friends, but the loneliness is terrible." She talked as one pleased to have a listener, and Nell looked so fair and sympathetic. " "You will not object to spying hLm at least one hour, occasionally, if he desires your company, will you? I know it is a great favor to ask, but anything to amuse and interest him, I will do. "It will be a pleasure to me," said the girl earnestly. Mr. Chichester ner with a -smile. "You have como to cheer the ogre's ; loneliness again, have you, little friend? What is your name? Oh, yes, IsTelL I may call you Nell, may I not?" ''Certainly, sir," and Mrs. Laned nodded approval. "Then come sit near me Nell, and' -read in this book if you are not tired." ' So she settled herself in a low chair near him, while Mrs. Lanel took a, seat by the front .window. She read a while, and then Mr. Chichester asked her some questions about he^ school-studies, and finally began to tell her of places and people seen abroad. ' irn not over thirty myself, Nell, and before this terrible darkness fell on me, I loved life as ardently as any one could." He was a gCod talker, and Nell felt | that in listening to him, she was repaid for her kindness. The ladies of the village called on Mrs. Lanel, but none of them except Mrs. Blakesly, Nell's mother, saw the master of the house. She was a good woman and not given to ambitious dreams, but she could not help looking forward to the future, and thinking how this acquaintance between her young daughter and Edward Chicbester'might end should his sight be restored. It was a summer never to be forgot-! ten by Nell Blakesly. From being one j of the wildest, most daring girls in the I school, she became one of the quietest. The girls teased her a opod deal, but she only laughed good-numore"dly at it Early in autumn the doctors ordered Mr. Chichester abroad. He would spend the winter in Italy and go on to Paris in the spring, where a famous oculist had promised to try his skill on his eyes. "I wish I could adopt you and take' you with me, Nell." "Wait till next year, and you can come back for her, Edward," said his aunt. "Yes, if the doctors do me any good, and even if they do not, I feel that you ought to belong to me now. How old are you, Nell ? She blushed scarlet, and looked apnoolirtrrlT of "VTVc T.orvol Z3 V A.UU. g* JUOOJVX* "She is seventeen, Edward." "Seventeen," he cried in astonishment "Why, i thought her-a child of twelve or thirteen." He became silent, and, after waiting a little, the girl approached him. "Yon are not angry, sir, because I did not teHyou?" "Angry, sweet friend, no; but I must adjust myself to the new condition of things. I must plan a different future." He stretched out his hand grasping- j ly, and Nell laid her's in it., He carried the slender fingers to his lips. "Can I ever repay you, Nell?" "Oh, sir, vou have more than repaid me already," she said, her tears falling. They were tears of pity for him, and tears of grief for herself. There was a dreadful pain at her heart, and she felt almost frightened at the gleam of the future. What should she do when her occupation was gone? The Ogre's Castle looked very desolate when he went away, and Nell often paused at the gate to look in. and to steh for the time when the ogre would return. It was just a year from the time he went away till he came back. Nell saw the carriage coming up the street, and ran to the window, but its closed windows made her heart sink. Alas! he came back as he went?blind. The .girl had developed wonderfully in body and mind that year. Her j school-days were oyer now, and sho 1 might have had .lovers in plenty, but j her true heart remained faithful to tnat.j friend so far away. And it did not fal- j LCI I1U>V W UUii 11GJL uvpci >YCiC UUdilCU. j In the evening Mrs. Lanel eamo ? after her, and without a question she hasten- \ ed to make ready for the visit. She put j ou her prettiest white dress, and fast-.-; ened roses in her hair, jnst as though, j he would see her. "It is a foolish whim, hut I cannot | help it" ' . 'j She could not trust herself to ask j how he bore the disappointment cf not. j having his steht restored, and Mrs. j O O ; , > Lanel, for once, did not ul^rtion his ? name. In fact, she was singularlv^si- j lent on the subject, and ushering iTell j into the parlor, weDt away. A lamp burned softly on the table, \ and there in the armchair sat Mr. Chi Chester, his head bent down, a bandage j over his eyes. With throbbing heart j the girl advanced towards him. j "Mr. Chichester." "Nell!" \ He raisecf his head and stretched out j his hands to her. "Oh, sir, I am so gladv to see you :: again!" I "Ah, Nell, ic has been the strongest j desire of my life to see, now for a year1 ij Come closer; let me put my hand on j vonrhead." 5 She knelt down before Mm, and he \ passed his hand slowly, caressingly* j over her head. J "You are not a school-girl now. You i will not care to read or talk to the ogre? j anymore." ! His helpnessness pnt her shyness to \ flight. "I will always care to be of service: j to you, sir." "Would you be wiling to sacrifice i your life for the pleasure of a blind man?waste your youth in attending totVto rtrkimo inr? ' "It would not be wasted," she said, j in a low firm tone. "Will you be my wife, Nell?" "Yes sir," unhesitatingly. "From pity: ah yes*'* ' J "Xo, sir." "Nell, my love, my darling, kiss me!" j Ah, there is, after all, some compensa- j tion in beijng blind," he said, ai; he | folded her to his breast. Tears of mingled joy and pain gath- i ered in the girl's eyes." It would be no j sacrifice to her to marry him, to devote j her life to him, be eves" for him, li?*ht j y to his pathway, but his regret must be hers also. "Do not think of being blind- Make me your evc?,': she said .-soflly. "Nelh-^ell, forgive-oi^dsaf one,'for thus trying vcu. ~ Tim- Paris doctor did cure me. I can see.-and 1-must.sce you this momentv\V>^>v--io '"k ^v?" He put her from him, snatched the bandage from his eyes, and looked at hev with tenderness and love. isell shrank away, crimson with shame, then pale as death. "It was not right to play on my feeling and take advantage of my ignorance," she said. "Oh, sir, how could you do it?" "It was cruel, but I could not resist the temptation. You did not know it, but I took your picture with me, and it was the lir.-t th: <: 1 locked at when permitted to sue the world again. Can you not forgive me, Noll? Love, do not turn coldly from mo, for what will sight or life be if I must lose you?" _tone"?,-fcrt 'she stood still, too proud and shy to go to him now, and he went to her. "Am 1 not to rcceive pardon, Nell?11 And Nell hid her face against his shoulder. That was answer sufficient. Mr. and Mrs. (_ hiehester spent their winters in London, but every summer they visited the Ogre's Castle", and ...rs. Blakesly i'eels satisfied. Too ?ffuch Animation. The blinds of a Main street residence Tt-iYM flwii ?.itnrJ?iv fliif] Innlr ing out of the window was the lady of the house, with her eyes directed down the street. It was easy to see the look of anxiety. It was the look of childhood's memory. The eye that gazed down the street looked liory enough to tan'the hide on all the naughty boys in Christendom. Once the lady wrung her hands. Down the street fifty rods was a boy undoing a bundle, lie was bending intently over it. First he untied this string; then he untied that. How he lifted his feet and stumbled alon^r; occasionally he cast furtive glancesnomeward, as'if apprehensive of something. He paid no attention to the man behind him or before him. He was a good-looking boy. He looked just as good and angelic as small boys always do when stealing jam or robbing apple orchards or roasting the cat. His eyes were innocent, but his teeth vyere sharp, and he " IAIjZ fliA Tftff WAf nrp?nn fV*A UUXdVL (,uv ICb&ls rtJUK/V* JLUVU l/Ul* *T UVi^ business exploded. Then there jumped out on the sidewalk something in white with a hop, a skip, and a jump, like the song-and-dance men. It bobbed up once or twice with a gentle - motion like the old girl at the skating rink, and then it stood there in its glory. It was a full-blown hoop-skirt, with the white ends of tape and buckles floating in the-wind. How that boy laughed! He cavorted around the sidewalk, and roared with glee. Then he took it up by one string, and made it dance again, then he put it over his head. A man who came along chokcd with laughter, and reprimanded the boy with an easy reppoof that made the 'infant cherub even more confident. He played with it a few minute3. The woman in the window looked convulsed with agony. Then she disappeared. Next the boy gathered up the article of feminine wearing apparel, and was straightway immersed in a struggle between paper or*/! n r\l t r\ o HThp lot.tPT- lltft t.Hft thorns, sprang op and choked him. 'He stood about as much showwith the hoopskirt, as a tin roof in a cyclone. It- blew him finally. Just then" something else blew. The Journal reporter happened near enough to hear a, woman's step and see a woman grab the boy, and then boy and crinoline and woman disappeared up the street and into the house, and then something sounded like slamming a stick in a soap barrel, followed.by vocal notes that would- discount the opening rehearsals of the new musical club.? Lcwiston Journal. The Frolics of a College "Grind.** .The students at the Normal University gave a "grind" the other evening, which we attended. When a lot. of students, some of whom are so green* they would give cows that might devour them the colic, and who do not know each other from a side of sole leather, get together and try to get acquainted, it is a "grind. V One of the chief "Tinders" who knows everybody introduces all the others, and then they sit in the corners Vl-rrr?]i of zioz-iVi nrif? If?ok 35 if they Bad forgotten something they have' to have in. their business, and swallow the lumps that come up in their throat, and examine the toss of their shoes. After a while somebody proposed that a play be inaugurated, and in a moment or two a circle was formed around a male and female "grinder," and wert marching around singing something about "down on this carpet you must kneel, as green as grass grows. in the field." At a certain period in the song, the he "grinder" kissed the she "grinder" smack on the mouth, ancUt was a kiss that got over a good deal of ground, and seemed to have the desired effect, too. When he had got rid of his kiss, the "grinder" got up looking as happy as a man who has jnsfc had a quart of warm molasses poured down his back > - - '?" * * unci tue "gnnueress strcmeu. tv mi that she could use up enough kiss to bull the market. In due time somebody wanted to make a kiss climb a ladder, and we kind of felt all <3ver, as it were, and aScepted an invitation from a pretty girl to be a part of the ladder. We knew that if she startedthe kiss up the ladder we would be perfectly willing to have it tramp on our lips on the way up, but they put a girl that looked as if she had been washing her face in a solution of concentrated ugliness for two years right in front of us, and then we ail joined hands and kissed back and forth until we could taste onions for a monthSome people claim that they can't get enough kiss. To all such, we say: at tend a college "grind.''?Chicago Eere hi A resident of Ronkonkoma, L. I., possesses a gold watch which formerly Belonged to the.ill-fated Marie Antoinette. It is a"bout the size of a trade dollar in circumference, and is openfaesd. Ou the back it bears the device of tic French ^Queen, a^cupid on a cload, worked in gold; and' silver. The . features offhe-'boy- go& are- nearly ef-! fa<^ jb^Jong^K*ear.. The legend the! tlw osrier gives is that the watc&'r; was the g^tr-of the Queer! -to - the -?rehitect of. the Jluileries,, who shot himself .through, the head on the dav following her execution. Dy the revoiuuomsts. -ats present owner was a near relative of a well-known American poet,, now-dead. The watch eame - into his- possession through marriage, as a gift irom his wife-^father^. whQ.isa direct descended of the origtoil recipient (" ' ?? CHRISTMAS CARDS, fj: Tho latest Novelties Prepared for Holiday Season. , f."; "They are giving us heaps of ne^ tilings this year, in the shape of pretty nothings. The Christmas cards will be on sale soon, and they are more beautiful than ever," said a book maar. yesterday to a reporter. "There are many new things iat bronzes. The newest of these is air'' unique cigar basket, and is intended to be filled with cigars and passed around the table with coffee at tne close of a dinner. The basket is a curious affair of polished bronze open ware of ch'er ubs and grotesque heads, and nas six 1 compartments,- the partitions of which arc odd designs of scroll work, gently sloping upward and terminating, ;in cherubs1 heads at a common center* i An antique spirit lamp of polished ^B2^accomp^aW-^L.basket Jjlncient sconces, too, are made much more elaborate this year. By the way, I noticed Saturday a description of 'He, J She, It,' the new and fine imitation of j an old Egyptian work- That's a fine and elaborate imitation, but the copies, I understand, cost half a $5 note. We have an idea that we furnish something almost as ancient for less money."' Just here the gentleman dived into the showcase and brought out a bundle of paper that made one^s hand at once seeVonc's nose. It looked as though somebody had been cruising aiTJund away up the "River Time," and in the course of his rambling had landed on the "Isle of Long Ago," unearthed, ana rifled the -writing-desk of Cleopatra or Helen of Troy. The peculiar musty color which is " generally given paper only by the "vears in the sheaf as they come and go, was on this bundle. This effect was heightened by the ragged edges seeming to have been eaten away by the ravages of time. So true to nature are the ancient and time-eaten edges that it requires no great stretch of the credulity to imagine this thevery paper on which the fair belle of Pompeii lined notes to her lovers. The paver is called Pompeiian, and comes in octavo and commercial sizes. In Christmas cards the manufacturers and designers have outdone themselves this year. In these favors banners and bannerets occupy prominent places. There is a star card in two designs. One of these represents the child Christ playing with lambs surrounded by chejubs; the other shows, a church interior with rosy-cheeked children singing carols within the star, while, the star itself is surrounded with Vinllr and merrv Christmas bells. The backs of these cards are ornamented with a conventional design of drapery, wiih a picturesque winter scene In the background. These designs are bright and pretty. They are made either with plain edges or bordered with a rich silken fringe. There is another pretty set in three floral designs. One is a* bunch of the thistles of old Scotland, another'is the sweet-scented clover, while a third is a bunch of the beautiful golden rod and asters. These, like the cards mentioned above, are shown either with plain edffes or bordered with silken frmsre. Another very pretty design is made out of the cards in this, set dv combining two of tnem in a bobk-fbrSir ana oria^" menting the combination thus formed with richly-colored satin fringe and silken tassels. No adequate idea of the richness and beauty, or the artistic manner in which the different colors and materials harmonize and blend together, can be obtained. Jrom any illustration in prosaic black and white. In addition to these, there are .many other beautiful cards, which include some very unique and pretty designs. Among these are four oil ohromo designs, representing different members of the animal langdo'm as rejoicing over the good will and cheer of Christmas day. One hasan old' bear, with its front paws, which serve as its- arms, loaded with holly, dancing before two cute little cubs in clumsy glee; another bears three sedate owls perched before a book of music, from which they are chanting with, solemn gladness hymns of praise; a third has a timid hare and ungainly turtle wishing each other a ?- *? - - L.'l. 1.1. merry ^nnscmas, wxiut: me iuuuu resents two playful kittens gravely seated before a book, from which they are. singing a tender "mew-"?ic^in honor of the day. The back-of each" of these cards is beautifully illuminated with a design representing a most solemn-looking owl perched upon one of the horns 01 a crescent which is moving through light, fleecy clouds. The other specimens at* equally asiine and beautiful, and together form as pretty a line of these cards as has yet been brought out. ' Their First Quarrel. Mme. Bernhardt's first quarrel with her husband has never, we believe, been given to the public. As neither of the parties are in America we vio late no" confidence in publishing the facts. ..." Mme. Bernhardt had lovingly opposed hor husband's proposed tiger-hunting expedition, fearing that harm would come to him, but he promised to be very careful, and got ready for the journey. At the last moment he came hurrying into themadame's apartments and burst out with: "Perfidious woman! You promised not to further oppose me, yet you have deliberately attempted to prevent my going." "You mistake yourself," responded Bernhardt, in amaze. ,;I mistake nothing," replied her hus Dana, wanmy. "iou itnow a uare uui> carry my gun uncovered through the streets, and you have deliberately stolen my beautiful green-cloth gun-case so as to keep me. at home." "It is not true, not true," screamed the madame, hotly. "I have the proof," yelled Mr. Bernhardt, dancing around in rage. "What have you on? "My new green-cloth dress." "Itisalie," hissed the maddened husband. "It is my gun case." And so they parted. ?Pittsburg Chronicle. An importer and exporter of furs gives this information: "The house cat is one of the most valuable of fur bear ing animals, and when they disappear from the back fences they often find their way to the furrier. It is an actual fact that in 1682 over 1,200,000 house cats were used liy the fur trade. Black, white, maltese and tortoise-shell skins are most in demand, and are made into linings. Asfor skunks, 350,000 were used in this country last season. They come from Ohio and New York principally, and, as is in pursuit of the tiger and lion, the bravest men are required. The edelweiss has been found on Mount Tacoma, Wash, T., at an eleva^ tion of 6,000 feet c I ' V- 4_ | f~* " .llatfting a Husband. A young Frenchman, of fine family, though .impoverished by the Revolution, aspired to a^jpost under the Governnrpnt^ tc occupy which, it was necessary tqi J&i^jush. a certain, sum to deposit, as security, Our hero could .not obtain the^equisite amount from ;bis friends, aiiiaflastHt upoa'au expedient io put ail easyend'to. thedifiScal ty. He caiise<ianjadjertiseinent,to appear in one -of the journals, as follows: I -- ^Ayonpg ajan, occupying an hon; orable position,- -wishes to marry a lady weG broji^ti^, find possessed of 250 francs^'-l -'i3^o lrund"red- and fifty francs are but ?10;:aniijasihereave many women in i the world who would be glad to purI chas<5 a y6ntf g,handsomc, and honorn>K]/v r>K?% mAn oiiaT? ty> fltv? f o farm c uu uuv/u. iuuuuav^ wxxuo9 [ Jtvis^w^aatt^^at the advertiser iis^l^.eejwse of- -three days, dnrmg which Ais- notice' appeared in public, letters and . F ^rnl^cations. - r |,,|vThe young man addressed a note to. r^U;h s ot the ; sig^icants appointing a ^plae&Vnjd hour when-he: should meet tfcfem^togetheir, ahdjpolitely inviting ^ito'Mte^bti-iobk at him. r*ThS evening indicated they came, the company numbered fc2Jy "2Q0*. women. When "all had assembled the .'young man ''organized the meeting," and made a speech in which he-thanked these- ladies for the honor Aeyrjproj|psed Jconfpmng upon him. :^:7s^'j>osses3ed youn* gentleman, "you must , .understand, ladies, perfectly-well^. that I cannot inan^you all^ moxepver, .ygu .are. all so-3iffiniM'g'M(-maBy of^ihem were ior- ( rible witch?s)^it would ho - utterly im- , j possible for me to choose amongst such lovely creatures. This, then, is- my , proposition: Consider me as an ob: ject put up. at lottery. You number ! <VtA AAA l?. 1 a. _ .i. or A j.a?; mase zw uckcls uaaus ! (:?10) each, and the gross sum realized shall be the fortune of the lady who ! I dlaws the lucky number, and whom I : pledge to marry immediately." They I h&itated a moment, but the youth was I good-looking, and the ladies were anxious to marry. One of them determined to accept the proposition, and the rest followed like a nock of sheep. As if Jfr .reward the venturous fellow for hi$ <jourage, his fortunate stars directed that he should fall to the lot of a youthiu? and pretty girl, whose greatest faiifc is an unhappy passion for practicing on the piano. True to his word, the young man married her, and, by ! last account, the young couple thus strangely brought together were pass- i ing.a pleasant honeymoon. V ' Senatorial Chirography. ' Some of the senators were rather , reckless in their chirography, and fre- ; quently one of them would simply hand ; to me a scrap of paper with some writ- , ing on it, without saying anything at . all, expecting me .to understand what he wished. I would turn these notes ; upside down, sideways, and corner- , ways, and could hardly tell irom ine . hieroglyphics whether the Words were good old Anglo-Saxon or Hebrew. But ' I-studied these various eccentricities or 1 styles?I was about to say "systems"? i of lejrislal live handwriting with such . that I fin all v became able to read thefiTain Off w&i-miuwirdra ma-n accomplishment of mine become, that I . ; was frequently appealed to by persons . about the Capitol to decipher writings ' of other people, and, strange as it may j seem, senators have actually asked me , to read their own marks which they ' themselves have been unable to recog- ' nize after making. I joked a senator . about this 'one day, and told him I ( thought it was curious he could not ' read his owr. handwriting. He did not like to acknowledge this fact, and declared that he could. "Well," said I, picking up a letter : which he had just written and which riajLJipon his desk, "I'll wager, sir, you , can't tell what word that is," and I j>ut my . two-hands upon " the sheet of : paper so as to cover all of the writing .; except that particular word. "Oh," ho exclaimed, as if I were doing an unreasonable thing in covering- , up the other words, "take your hands : away!" " ' * U 1 4-Ua .due men ne couiu. uui iua.&c uul ?ub i word, even by the help of the others or j 1 the context of the letter, and laughingly admitted that he had forgotten what ( the scratches were - intended for. At ' another time I saw on a desk a piece of paper that had on it a comical likeness , or image of a human skeleton in minia- j ture?a profile view of the skull, the ribs, and the other bones, even to the i foot. I wondered who the senatorial < artist was, and in handling the paper I ' chanced to turn it another way. And what do you think it was? It wasn't ' meant for a skeleton, after all. It was , nothing else than a very hasty auto- j graph of Senator George F. Edmunds. ?From "Among the Law-maters," by Edmund Alton, in St. Nicholas for Be- \ cerriber.' . j j The Monnd Builders as Metal Workers. j The remains of the mound builders \ are placed under four heads: First, : mounds; second, embankments; or ] ramparts; third, mines and excavations; ! fourth, arts and manufacturers. High up on the face of the cliffs along J the canyons of Northern Mexico are the caves of these curious colonists, close ^ to the eyries of eagles, thousands of , feet above the valleys. In some cases i a path just the width o? a human foot , leads from the brink of the cliffs abore the mouth of the caves, in nearly every ; instance a ledge overgrown with shrub- ] bery. In these caves they lived and i died. The embankments and ram- ] Sarts are classed as defensive and re- ; srious. The fortifications manifest ] progress in the art of war, at least, as ' advanced as the early Greeks and Trojans. Tiie religious inclosures were usually combinations of geometri- . cal figures, in which perfect squares and figures arc found. The mining operations of the mound-builders were ] extensive. In the Lake Superior region they mined copper. In Missouri ! galena, and in Mexico iron. They ! mined iron in pyrites. Elsewhere they quarried for mica and porphyry. The J arts and manufactures of this people 1 were of considerable importance. Af- ! ter a rude but effective fashion, they J cast copper and iron, from which they j f not only manufactured \Yea#Qii??~but i ; also ornaments and coia/ They were [ ' so distinguished in WiKipping amulets i ! ? *.i aTi- u l-?o ! 1 ill sliver mm iue uuuiu uanuj uv distinguished fropu plating. Articles 1 worked in golt^avo also been discovered in they^aves and mounds.?Two ! Republics, j 1 A Sf&hcrn paper boasts: "There is j ] no c^rubt that the saleswomen in the j ] Ny Orleans retail stores are pre-emi- ' , BTntly distinguished for their gentle- ] r^ess, their culture, and the invariable j courtesy with which they attend upon . their duties.j / PETS. Monkeys, Dogs, Cats, and Birds of High Degrees and Corresponding Price. "Monkeys arc in greater demand as pets than most people would suppose Sossible," said Mr. .Alfred Wilkins of To. 1,235 Broadway. "Ladies favor thera greatly, chiefly on account of tlieir arousing antics and gestures. . Those two in tne window keep a crowd in front of the store^all day. Look at ?? ? *7 A nrl>a an! _ I LJieill IIOVV. Jliuillvcjr, VVUU Wiio c?uing nothing, put out his hand in' a friendly manner to his cage companion', who was holding a nut in his palm. The animal so approached responded to the overture in the readiest manner, but first, as a precautionary measure, transferred the nut to his mouth. This was not exactly what the monkey who made the advance wanted, and lie sulkily withdrew his extended hand, while his selfish companion looked knowingly at the crowd outside and resumed nis tn?al._ ? ^"TherO-ore about four kinds oi monkeys that are" c-alable as pets," , continued the dealer, ''aS^all are small. The. ring-tail is so called, no'fjjecause of the rings around its tail, but tT??anse it swings to the branches of trees, "Ki helps itseif to climb with that appendage. All other monkeys ciimD with their hands only. The pig-tail monkey is about the same size as the ring-tail, and it is easy to see how he gets his, name. His tail is stubby ana short, like that of a pig. He is not considered a handsome monkey, but he is very popular. The Java" monkey is somewhat like the ring-tail. He has a long tail too, but it seems to be more for ornament than use. The ring-tail comes from Africa, the pig-tail from the isthmus of Panama, and the Java, of course, from the island whose name be bears. All of these monkeys are worth from ?20 to $30 each, according to condition and size, the smallest rank ing first There is a larger demand for tlicm than fpr any other kind. The little Marmazette, a native of Brazil, is the most diminutive of known monkeys. In fact, he is too small to be very healthy, and in our harsh climate he easily falls into consumption and dies. A fair-sized one is smaller than a newly born kitten, only a few inches in length, excluding the little tail, which is the longest part of him. They have little wizened faces, and hardly look like monkeys at all. Ladies invariably fancy them at first, but a closer examination shows how delicate they are, as they .lie huddled up together, and shiver at every draught, fhey arc by no means as high-priced as the other popular kinds oi monkeys, and can be readily purchased for $10. "There are a great many people who have a chronic prejudice against Irntre Tf* io VlOT/1 tA CQV TtrVlTT "frvr I LLIUUAVJ O* JlU io i?V ?i *aj ) *v* monkeys are amusing, affectionate, and rery intelligent. Dogs, certainly, take the palm in popularity, and. as pets, there is an unceasing "demand for them, [t is a mistake to suppose that; the black-and-tan is losing ground in popular favor. If he is going out of fashion it is because he is also going out of Existence. Black-and-tan dogs are very rare indeed, and it is almost impossible now to get a really line one. the rage for small ness bccame so great that the black-and-tan terrier has Deen ,.onfr rrf-tbp tt fairly gooa one, however, can still 5e bought for about $100," and a pup, that may or may not live to- attain its full growth, would be valued at not less , than $25. The other dogs for" which about the same prices rule are the Yorkshire and fox terriers. The latter is not so great a favorite with women as witli men. out 01 iate years me xorKshire has become very popular with all lovers of toy dogs. The pug, or "toy bull," as he is sometimes caSed, is also greatly prized, and good ones, weighing from eight to ten pounds, may bring considerably over $100. Pups can be bought for a third of that price. The peculiarity of the pug is that he is. little more than a diminutive bull-dog.' Ho has the same wrinkled, unprepossessing countenance, and looks, like the stock from which he sprang, as though he thirsted for blood. His appearance, fortunately, belies him, as. the bull-dog's usually does, for the pug is good-natured and affectionate enough, and makes an admirable and appreciative pet. His days arc too often shortened by overfeeding and too little ex srcise; but he seems to prefer mat it | should be so. "The rarest and most expensive of ill pet doffs is the King Charles spaniel. Alaaywho has secured a really 'ood one may go homo and congratulate herself, for she owns a treasure. She had better keep a watchful eye apon him, too, for he is easily stolen, and as easily'disposed of. These dogs ?an hardly be said to be in the market. They are very rare, and, "with their long, fine, silky hair, large, pendant 3ars, and meek, intelligent eyes, they arc exceeding beautiful. They are better known in England than in this country, but there, too, their price is very iiigh. It is very hard, indeed, to get the very poorest kind of a King Charles for $100, and for a good one $200 is not considered, by any means an unreasonable price to ask. The King Charles is rather delicate, and is often injured and 2ven killed by overfeeding. Both among :he terriers and King Charles breed of logs the male is valued a little higher ;han the female, but the difference in price is very sfight. "Cats are not thought quite so highly of as dogs in the pet classification, out the rare breeds are quite popular.The Angora, or Persian, ranks nighest [t is a beautiful animal, usually, when it its best, quite white. Itsha'irislong md very thick. It is a pretty pet, but it costs from 880 to $80. Kittens are sold for from $20 to $25 each. The maltese is well known. The pure breed have six toes on each foot, and bring :rom $10 to $15 each. Kittens can be bought for about $5 each. "The Indian squirrel, with its gray back and white breast, is becoming better known than formerly, but it is still rare. It sells for about $10, whereas 52.50 is a fair price for a common gray squirrel from Long Island or New Jersey. "Among the pet birds, parrots have Icseivedly the first place, ana tire aou- j ble tellow head Mexican is the smart- j jst/the most intelligent, the longest- j lived, and the best talker and singer. > 3nc that can talk well and sing six or j seven different songs should be worth ; 5200. The highest price I ever saw one ' sold for was 8350. I sold as line a j white talking cockatoo as ever was seen to Patti a year ago for 8250. "American robins usually arc appreciated most highly in a cooked state, but they are susceptible of a high decree of education. I have one that whistles selections from 'Fra Diavolo.' r value him at 850. Ordinarily canarIrto O-I'n Tirtf (iTiwnoirn Hirmorll VfrV nnn- > i^o jaw ^"-1^ c? "?J r~r alar pets, but educated canaries bring iiigh price.3. I have one that I have taught to clearly and tastefully whistle airs from two operas. I would not sell him for less than $100. "A good clear-whistling English blackbird is something of a rarity. It is a very handsome bird and worth from $10 to 615. A thrush will bring about $10. A bullfinch owes everything to education, and when he can pipe two airs without making a mistake he ought to sell for ?30. He is a patient learner, and when he detects himself in an error he does not immediately correct it. He whistles the whole piece over again. ; . "There's an immense variety of almost voiceless small .birds that ladies fancy and take home with them. You know there are many persons who like to see a pretty bird in a cage, but go distracted if they hear him sing. One magnificent singer has only just been introduced here* andJs .hardly known at all yet Heis thc'3iexican canary, and though his note is "not so loud as 1 that of our yeHow pet it is incompar- . ably softer, sweeter, and even freer. He is a small and very handsome bird, with a yellow head and a black back, . 'mottled;''-with white.. They/can ie bought for about ?5 each; and are certain to become great favorites in America before very. long."?New York Sun. A Pointed Reply. ar; a correspondent) to send you a pure spreimAn..,of crushing contemptuous scorn. In our lunatic asylum at had, a few years ago, as medical superintendeni and general manager, a pompous, self-sufficient ?ld doctor with a very gushing manner and great obsequiousness to any visitor whom he . might deem worth cultivating. It was more than suspected that this paternal and benevolent manner did not always characterize his intercourse" with the patients, but was donned only on state occasions. Ke had several hobbies, and would bore a visitor dreadfully with his .overdone politeness and unceasing stream of talk about the institution,, and his wonderful management thereof. On one occnrion, after having been trotted all over the building- by nim. to my great disgust, as I had called on business, and my time was precious, "we were approaching his own private apartments, and on opening a door discovered a young woman of quiet, ladylike appearance seated in a small parlor, and gazing through the window, with a fixed expression of weary sadness, on the beautiful view of woods and lawn and river without. I did hot realize she was a patien.t, ; and there was no occasion whatever for 1 the doctor to disturb her. He spoke to j her, however, in his blandest way, no doubt with a view of properly impress ing me, and said, "Well, Jane, and how are we this morning?" She did not reply, but continued her 1 sad and touching gaze. r i He repeated tile question, and added, < "Come Jane, surely you know who 1 1 am?" .... 1 She dropped the arm which had supported her head, turned slowly to look at him, and said, with a sigh of "weary. ] sconi, "Oh yes; you?you arc las urbane and gentlemanly superintendent." j The doctor and I left immediately.? < Harper's Magazine for December. \ Women's Names. < ? ? 3 TTamabeUa-is nofS^a-bella or fair ] Anna, but is the feminine of Hannibal, \ meaning gift'(or grace) of BeL Ara- ] bella is not Arabella, or beautiful altar, j but Orabilia, a praying woman. In its Anglacised form of Orabel it was much more common in the thirteenth century J than at present Maurice has nothing to do with Mauritius, or a Moor, but ] comes from Almaric?himmelreich? the kingdom of heaven. ' " ! Ellen is the feminine of Alain, Alan' or Allan, and has no possible connection with Helen, which comes from a * different language, an older by at least 1 1,000 years. " Amy is not from amee, J but from amie. A vice, or Avis, does i not exactly mean advice, as some seem ? to think. It comes from iEdwis, and ' means happy wisdom.* Eliza has no connection with Elizabeth. It is the i sister of Louisa, and both are the t aau Miters ox Jtieioise, w.- ja. is neiewis, , hidden wisdom. There is, indeed, -< another form of Louisa, or rattier i Louise, which is thS feminine of Louis, j but this was scarcely heard of before the sixteenth century. The older Heloise form of the name, , Aloisa, Aloisia or Aloysia, was adopted ] into mediaeval English as Alesia?a , name which our old genealogists al- , ways confused with Alice. Emily and .. Amelia are not different forms of one ] name. Emily is from JEmylia, the j name of ;-an Etruscan gens; Amelia comes fro:-1 the Gothic amala, heavenly. Reginald is not derived from Regi na, and has nothing to do with a queenIt is Rem-alt, exalted purity. Alice, Adelais, Adelaide, Aliza, Alixand Ade- * line are "all forms of one name, the i root of which is adel, noble. But Anne J was never used as identical with Annis 1 or Agaes (of which last the old Scottish Annis is a varietv); nor, as I sturdily i maintained, was Elizabeth ever svnonv- J mous with IsabeL?Notes and Queries, j The Horseshoes Luck. ] 1 Now that the horseshoe, as a pretty ; symbol of good luck, forms so much a part of household decoration, it may not be amiss to say a word about its ! significance in the olden times. The i horseshoe was anciently believed to be , a protection against witchcraft and witches, who could no more overcome \ the sanctity of its semi-circular form than ( they could the movement of a stream , which even the most powerful could not cross, if in the shape of a running , brook, as witness the race of Tam ; \vhrv nursued bv them. passed the keystone of the bridge himself, -while the tail of his good" mare, ' on the wrong side thereof, became the prey of the pursuing warlocks. We : have seen the horseshoe nailed to the ; lintel of barns and masts of vessels, for . a witch, mounted on her broomstick, ; might take it into her head to descend : upon some unlucky craft, so she might call upon the surging waves to engulf ; it, unless it were protected by this holy < symbol. For a horse to cast a shoe : was a bad omen when a gallant knight 1 was about to start upon some expedi- ; tion: hence, if a horse stumbled, which 1 he would be sure to do if imperfectly shod was unlucky. Wc do not, in our day, believe much in witches or bad j 1 signs, but everybody is pleased with j the good luck implied in the finding of a h orseshoe. ?Brooklyn Magazine. i -p-? i People often wonder why it is that a ; fleshy Indian is so seldom seen. A sci- i entist has discovered that it is water j and not food that makes people fat. 1 Whether this holds good with the noble : red man or not is hard to say, but if an 1 Indian was to depend on the water he : uses in washing to become fat it is safe \ to say that he would bo the thinnest man under the sun. The only time that an Indian ever gets a bath is when ho rides his pony across a stream or gets j tipped out'of a boat. " I 1 Yv FT AND HUMOR. ' - "ilf' -r ^ Excuse of the mrl who eloped with her coachman: 'I was driven to it." '. " * ''*U. : Too manv towns in this country, depend upon IProvidence instead of fi^e- . engines. "My bow is all unstrung," warbles . t. a fair poetessr Wonder if her beau has been out on a raeket. To keep apples from decaying put them in a cool place?where there is a large family of children. , - ~ , . "A train behind time," remarked Jones, seeing an. elilerly lady tricked out in full, flowing robes.- When a boy of 18 nms a\fay, with, a girl of the same age, the proceedings may be callcd a verdant slope: 'Awkward idiot?"Your train is quite . long, Miss- Lucy." Miss Lu6y?"ft will not be so -long ifrou take two feet off it " A subscriber advertises for "a plain girl to cook." He probably was afraid he would be hanged tf ne cooJsea a pretty girl When a yonng man is fingering the cash left him bv bis .grandfather, can it be. said USai, ie'^is reveling in his ancestral hauls? . ^ No waste of shot: "What did you kill?" inquired a pedestrian of asportsman on horseback.'.' '^liine," was tie sefrtsatlous response. "Can anis^behanged twice?" asks theNewYorK^S^ne-JThis may be a mooted question; but s^0?iLffieg^de-_^/^ serve to lie hanged . twice?and^eaci^ time fatally.?Nov York DiaZ. A fashion paper states that children's shapes show no change, This will be interesting news to parents, as it is expensive and troublesome to. change the shape of .a-. child^eiery season.? Springfield Union. ":?U . Mrs. Belva Lockwood carried as many States as Butler or St John, anyhow, and that is doing pretty well for a woman's first run against old experienced politicians of the pantaloon genripr.? Nnrrisimm Herald. A great Irish- orator- -and wit was asked wh*t an Irish friend of his, who had just arrived in London, could mean by perpetually putting.out his tongue. "I suppose he'sjtrying to catch the English accent, " said the wit "Well," said George, "I must ,?0," and then he said good-night with the " Emma Abbot-attachment thereunto appertaining. "If you must you mussed,'* replied Linda, "look at my hair, and ruffle." And he ruffled. ?Burlington Hawkey c. An ingenious girl confided to a friend that she thought a certain young gentleman was going to propose: 'I'm sure of it," she said, earnestly. "Why, only the other eyening^hen he called be told me how to prevent babies--from being bow-legged. When a man marries a fashionable foung lady and goes to housekeeping tie should always buy a healthy dog. &nd the healthier the dog the better for his purpose, if he wants to try the jffect of hey pie-crust upon it before he ndulges in it hmseli^ "This art craze as going too far," jaa said' Brown, when a pot of paint felL^^fl J'OiU U Si i-u.u.u n iim on the head. "No more decoratea*^^^| ales for me," he mournfully added as le began to scrape the yellow point off lis-silt hat with a knife. "Curious how much cleaner ail the people look," exclaimed a Texan , who lad been away on a trip for a couple of .11-. n'.l xumuis. ICS, ICJIiiCU LUC UiU. &CkUOT ;o whom he was talking? "you have no ;dea what a thundering-lot of rain has fallen here this season?' A man without hands was charged n New York a few days ago with stealing a watch. Next thing we know a egless man will be arrested for kicking i policeman, and a blind man will be xccused of winking at-the drug clerk Dchind the soda-water fipnntain. "Never eat and drink at the same ;ime," is the advice given by a Munich savant to fat people who wish to reduce thefr bulfcl" This appears to be an underhand blow aimed at one of the noblest cf our American institutions? the bat-room free luuch.?Boston Globe, The latest novelty Jn the way of * rehicles in Brighton, Engird, is a light wickerwork Bath chair fitted on a "v. tricycle. There is a scat ioran Invalid in the front, and another for a man to propel it behind. They promise to irive the Bath chair-men oat of the business. Amocir a lot of modern proverbs sent to a London -newspaper were these: "It's a poor musician who can't blew his4 own trumpet;1' "The want Df money is the root of much evil;" "If you would know a man's character follow him home;" "Only whisper scanlal and its echo is heard bv alL" V sk ' If there is anything t!:at will make a man cordially hatc^iimsclf, it is when be takes a walk of about a mile to the post-office to find that he has left his tmro of linmn <inn. tVinn nn flffiiriff kXVJO Mr V UVUiVt ??V* liome after them, to fin i on opening' his box that the only thing in it is a card aotifying him that his box rent is due. . "It seems to me," said a well-known Judge to his daughter, "that your affianced calls a good many times a week. My court dosn't sit anvwhore |ri cear as of ten. as yours does." "O, well, papa," was the blushing reply, "I am \ -SSI sn^aged to him, you know, and that entitles us to a court of special seasions." Hostess?(to gentleman herhusb and has brought horae to dinner): "How well you speak English, Mr. Mr. (not understanding): "Yes, I ought to." Hostess: "Uut you speak remarkably well." Mr. ?? "I ought. I have lived here all my life. In fact, I was born in New York." Hostess: , ? "Why, how strange! I am sure my husband told me you were a Bohemian." " He was reading a patent-medicine almanac. Suddenly he jumped up and , PUVULUU IV/ UiO u u^. ?JVUiVWVUJ i uu for the doctor; Fm sick. I'm the sickest man on the footstool. There ain't a disease known to medical science that I haven't got symptoms of- I have reached the advanced stage of everything. Somebody run for the doctor quieic!"?Detroit Post. A Journalistic Brain.?Editor: "What! you don't want to go to school?" Chip of old Block: "No, I don't; it's aicer to play." "But you said only yesterday, my son. that you wanted to be a great editor like vour pa." "Yes, sir; I learned to write last season." "So because you can wn;o now, you think it unnecessary to x ara any more, eh? but you know you can't spell. You miss" every other word, and you have aot yet begun on grammar." "Yea, sir. "Very welL ^sow what would jrou do if you became an editor and jrour writings should comc out in the paper all crowded with mistakes?" "Blame it on the printer." . -v C.v v? " a"*. n