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BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ,,,77V 'V -'" -i- l! ...
? _A?l)liVn.!,B. B.C.. F1U DAY. JUNK 17. una. v6l.tr??*vm_^rT*
A QUESTION.
Reforc T trust my fate to tho*,
Or place my hauds'ln ihine;
13efove I lot lay future give
Color and fbrm to mfiie?
Before I p-ril all for the*
Question thy 6oul to night fur mo.
I break nil -lighter bon?1(, nor feel
One shadow of regret;
Is there one link wiihin the pait
That holds thy spirit yet f
Or is thy froth Vis clear and free,
As that whieli i eau pledge to theo I
Look deeper still if thou canst feel,
Within thine inmost soul. ?
That thou hast kept a portion b-ick
While I have staked tl.e wholeLet
uo fal-?e jiity spare the blow,
But in tVue merey tell'me so.
Is there xvithin thy heart a need,
That mine cannot fullii ?
One chord that nny other hand,
Could better wake or still?
Spent; now, lest at some future diy
My v hole 1 fe witlior and d?.cay.
. ?
PAULINE'S FLIRTATIONS
"Only eight o'clock! how slowly tin
lime pusses?" Ami Pauline Seiih\j
yawned, us sho looked yul over tlx
jM11J11111uma UJL tnu twiiigiib ecu
where now and then the reflection o
a star seemed to splash into.- tin
waves.
It was a golden August evening
moonless but radiant with tlio baling
air full of the new-made hay mingling
not unpleasantly with the salt breath
of the sea, and the sky all glorious
with the d> lphin-likc hues of the
d3'ing day, and Miss Sedley, sitting on
the hotel balcony in her whito robes
of Indian muslin, girdled with scarlet,
and searlot verbenas in her hair, made
an exceedingly pretty adjunct to the
scent. She was a brunette, with a
brilliant complexion, all cream and
crimson, Jet black hair, straight and
glossj- as an Indian's, and eyes whose
melting tenderness was like the dusty
glow of tropic stars.
To wonder that litfe Tlalph Montacuto,
the enthusiastic boy of eighteen
wubiuuuij iii iuw wiLii uui?IIU wun?
<lor that lie hung on her slightest
word, as an Eastern devotee hangs
on the priest's oracular uttoranee!
'jS lowly, Pauline 1 when 1 am at
3'our side!" ho said, ji little reproachfully.
Paulino langhed, and turned the
diamond, and opal rings carelessly
ronnd on her finger.
"You are onljr a child, Ralph," she
said a little disdainfully.
' I am a year older than you, Pauline."
Pauline .Sedloy reached up to tap
his flushed beardless cheek with her
fan.
"A girl of seventeen is equal to a
man of twenty-seven, any time,
1 fill ph. You're a nice little cavalier,
ami you dunce the polka delightfully ;
but 3-011 arc not fairly out ?f the lop
aind ball phase yet. Now, there is
Ciustavus Melville, he's a man?a man
who has blushed the bloom off all the
world's.temptation, and your cousin,
Harry Livingstone, 'cavullcr sans peur
. ct saus rtprocheV Major Livingstone's
magnetic eyes arc enough to set any
woman's heart ablaze."
She spoke abstractedlj', looking out
towards the sea, and apparently quite
unconscious that she had any auditor
"but tho'faii-off waves, and the maRtling
twilight.
"Pauline 1" ejaculated tho boy, passionately
"I may be young in years,
"but you havo taught my heart prema
turo developcment. You havo nc
right to speak to me time, after play
ing with my affections all the summer!."
Pauline glauccd up rn astonishment,
Finished coquette that she wan, she
who hardly expcctcd this outburst
fcrom the most insignificant of her
victims. She had encouraged EalpL
Mortacute's too visible infatuation,
simply-because it amused her to make
n, captive of a pretty boy, and now
slio was as much taken by surprise,
as would be tho fisherman if the
writhing trout should find voice tc
remonstrate, when the hook was be
ing twisted out of his quivering jaws
"My dear1 Ralph, 3-ou aro talking
nonsense I" said lightly.
^ wiiuvuovrt jlo m.aj liWIIOUUOO LU 1UI
you that I love you, that my heavl
has passed irrevocably into youi
keeping? that life will b.o a descri
without ihol"
"Yes?very absurd nonscnee! G(
back :to .school, Ralph,. pr oollcg^: 01
wherever it is, and_ forget. ' My, dcai
child, X jshould as soon think of mar
ikying little Top v Warwick, who hai
ju?t gpi out of tho. Biorjno fi'Oflksl"
Ralph? MontACuto was silent. Paa
Jine'i* lightly spoken words of ridiculi
cot him t6 the heart, f ; ?/
"?"auiine," no saul, Qlmoet sternly
"do yon tbirik you .hare treated m<
hoho'naljljrr^'
PaulineyaWfjed.' "Honorably;
effe must'amnso orio'
* eelf;at$placo like this/, and you cer
tainly Ought to understand tho differ
ence between ii more harmless ftivtc
tiod, and foal, sober earnest. Now
lialph. do leave oft {easing me; b
sensible, thfttfs n^-good boy 1'*' Ralph
turned i$way. ; , */' f
. ."I see Mr. Melville coming this wa;
?you will oxcti&Q too, PaulineT*
fOh: certainly 1"
$?aulino drew a breatW of relief, a
"lier VAlitlifllT.iWfttn > ? ? */i
ufi Mil* numvu art t?j w
wrfras tho Bta*-lightod bi#6llif' ; T':
- ."Who-would. .hav$ jjpaagroedtha
the little fellow would- have tajcen i
bo td. heaft?^ she murmured bo&Ij
ft^ ihe extended her Illy while ham
'-tOKfc MelvjUe^who.withhalf ad6f?iw
.other* bad sauntered .up the pi*x&
#tepS. ?* > f s.-rr.-. :-a *.>?
,-/%<^are1obting?^ve^fkir trow
A&qhoev, ^dJMeltvjJl*; ^w%?i
baeiboo chahrfc fcfle ?eaiv?<^Ma$ on<
l8frS*C
' HWMM&K9 ttQWVTT* '1 * V -a-! :-'k
Jlwflf'/' demindftd l?Anlio?r Btuldeulj
#"*" ,,, -?i-3 fi-?! ? rasl
tK-j
*v' * ; .
p
Mr. Molvillo glanced qucstionin'rl
around.
"Oh,* laughed Paulino, "It wa* not
real winged insect, Mr. Melville,
was spoaUing metaphorically. AUc
all Its a matter of no real consequent
?only a lesson tho child needed, t
cure him of something very like pr<
sumption. Its little Jialph MontacuI
ho has just had the impertinence 1
toll nle that lie loved mo? Tho id*,
of a child.like that taking advunlu^i
of tho littlo encouragement I inn
thoughtlessly given him, to imagit
?but its too ridiculous."
"But I dou't 8co the ridiculot
side of it," said Melvillo sternly
"Montacute is j-oung, but he is a mai
ly fellow; and pardon mo sovereig
lady of all hearts?but you did ei
courage him most markedly.
"I never thouirht of aTivtliin." si
rious," lisped "Paulino, with tin ar
lessncss truly angelic. iJt was onl
the chance amusement, of tin hour!
Melville shrugged lii.s shoulders.
"A good deal like tiio story of th
, ' frogs and the boys," ho said, lint l
| dismiss all less pleasant thoughtsj
what do you say to a row on the sc
3 I by starlight?"
i UI shall be delighted !"'
' I And the merry group vanished inl
>, the empurpled darkness, their voice
i ringing into the air, long after thei
; : forms were imperceptible.
I Then, and not till tj'cn, a tall ligur
' ; raised itself from the bamboo sette<
' j or couch, just within the wido ope
> i windows, where tho cool muslin cui
11 tains waved softly at every breath c
' ' the soft sumflier breeze, and Majo
' I Harry Livingstone coolv walked 011
' j on the piazza, igniting the cigar asji
' did so.
' "The coquette," ho muttered he
! tween his sot tooth; ''tho hearties
:! flirt! 2\ow 1 can better comprehem
] Ilalph's varying moods of late. Six
; ha.s broken the boy's heart, and"carc
! no more fbr it than if she had crack
ed one.of the China cologno bottle
upon her dressing table ! Well thi
is a * Iran go world ! If Pauline ha<
' I taken a handkerchief, or purse, fron
i lJalph's pocket, the iron hand of th
i law would be down on her immediate
' j ly ; but she steals his heart right on
1 of his bosom, and society looks 01
with iv smiling face and foJdcd hands
' Why is there no law. made and enact
dd. to minisli fiueh heartless crimes ?
this! For- crimes they arc?blacli
treacherous crimes, even though the;
are perpetrated by such beauties a
Pauline Sodley, and. lier sister cc
; quettes! And this fair innocent boy
whom I loved like a brother; tli
coldest heart might have spared him
By Cupid and all his attendant deitie
1 I will be avenged on Pauline Sedlej
for this.
At almost tho same instant, Palpi
Mont acute came slowly up the piazz;
Steps. Tho lightness and elasticity
of bis "step we're gone; ho walkc<
j like one who had received a worta
wound.
"Ralph."
Montacute started at his cousin
voice.
' You here, Harry?"
"\>s, all alone; sit down beside mi
old fellow; why are you not witl
the boating part}* ?
I did promise to mako one of then
this morning; but?but?somehow ]
don't feel like it to-night."
Livrngstono took his cousin's ham
and pressed it with a iirm loviiij
grasp.
"1 know all about it Ralph," li
said mildly. "Don't bo cast downshe
isn't worth one pang of mcmorj
The world is wide; lilb is long? you:l
outlive thiB blow, if you on'y liav
patience to wait.*'
-M-oniacutcs neaa dropped on m
1 cousins' shoulder
| "o'1' Harrj'. I did love her?
loved her dearly 1"
1 "Take cpurago ?she is not wort]
it."
And the stalwart soldier, soothin;
away his boy-cousin's woe, was - a
[ gentle as a woman, oven whilo h
! wondered to seo that Ralph took i
' so to heart I *'
from that dny,J,ho gay littlo worl
" at the fashionable watering plae
? were astonished at tlio devotion ac
, corded by Major Li7ingstono to Mis
Sedloy.
.Pauline was more than, astonished
' she was elated and overjoyed. Majo
Livingstone' was a' man who wa
sought and courted by all the belles t
} of soeipty; a man whoso niagnc'i
r <yes, as she herself had termed i
p and teriderly modulated voice, wer
enough to.net any- womans hear't o
5 fire. I '
He walked with her; he rode wit
3 her ; ho' read poetry to her ; he sat b
hor side daring the long, golden Sc]
tfimlifiJ twiliflrhfa Until Tnnlino' fa
3 that life bofiido him was tho grcatci
boon providence could beeto
upon her. She haughtily discarde
B all other suitors ; sho cared no longc
v for ball room or picnic-parties?to h<
tho whole world held but one mai
... and that hua'i) was Parry Livingston*
r 3at still he kept outside of the Cham
q ed circle of lovc-roakiqg,. ho did n<
propose.- And Paulino, counting tb
days that still remained of "the sei
y aon," grow almbs6 hc?,rt-siek.
"He will propose to-morrow?pe
baps the day altor," fc'ho whispered 1
s. herself "Ob, surely' it must com
S3 #00?." & j 1
' j; It wad'tho ovening before ^tho d
> - vna-M* A * A< *
X( c?ivui? Wi. i,uo pari>y luiw nil
t. eriliyeneatlie sea-side hotel all sac
r' mer, and a brilliant ball bad Seen go
1 ton op to celebrate the close of tt
ri. brief, happy season. Pndliao Sedk
? had dressed for the oCQasioo with u
a leinotv.oolorod erfcf&V dt^<Cai;lemc
1
| throbbing m mtui
# *#. r . . : I M& ' -V I * '
y and porfU 1110, and 1 tuny never ran
near her. Sho liad cavaliers iti nhu
ft dauoo; ?ho was tho cynosure of 11
I oyon; hut ho, tho man of all ine
ii' kept obstinately aloufl
0 "Take 1110 to tho -balcony; I n
o stilling for tho want of air," who pat
c- almost pettishly, to a partner wit
te whom sho had just glided through
.0 I rcdowa. "1 need not doluin you lo
a gcr!"
jo And Mr. Guildcrslcen, feeling liir
y self abruptly dismissed, loft Paulii
>o by tho side of Ilarry Livingston
| and stalked away in high dudgeon !
>8 Harry!" kIio said softly, with
y. pleading glance upward into his eye
u- "You have not been near me this eve
n ing."
i- "J have been very busy with tl
companionship of my own thoughts
c- he said, eodly. "I start for Euro}
t- to-morrow morning?"
y "For Europe!"
"To bo gone. I hardly know bo
many years. 1 may visit India an
o : the East before 1 return !"
o j "Jfarry !"
- lie bent his head down in co!
n: courtesy.
"J beg your pardon, Miss Sedley
uki you. speak '("
o "You 'will leave mo, Harry?"
3 "J shall not he obliged to lea)
r many kind friends," he answered i
differently.
c There was a cold chill in Pauline
heart?a dizzy blindness before b<
11 eyes; but still she commanded lie
self. "With her it was no idle matt*
>f of etiquette ; it was a struggle for li
i* and death.
t "And j-ou can leave mo bo calm!;
o Harry!"
lie lightly whistled the bars of
popular tune :?
<4
il T>ewfiro, hewnro of (ho gny cnvnHcr,
q Who loves, nnd who rides uway."
S
"JTarry," she cried, forgetting i
y , niv. iiuMucnt iji jiguny, nil ner lem
s nine training, nil her womanly 111
j pulses, "1 thought you loved me ! 01
t j Harry! I cannot let you go !"
P "lain not aware, Aliss Sedley <
.1 having given you any cu.ouragi
t ment."
i "JOncouragomont," she nnswere
I bitterly. "What has this livelon
. summer been ? What has your who!
8 course of conduct towards mo been
Oh, Harry, if you leave mo now. yo
y will-break my heart 1"
s "Pauline," he answered sternly, tr
to recollect a njght in August, who
- Ralph Moutacute, pleading for moi
c than life, stood before you 1 As yo
u said to him, so say I to you nov
a "One must amuse one's self in a plac
y like this, aud you ought certainly t
understand the difference between
1 harmless flirtation and a sober cari
x estP I am now holding to your li]
r the bitter cup which ho drank to tli
1 /li-rwru 11a,., il.i
J XXV UU J yju ISJUVU nil/ iliU Ul
1. Miss Soil lev, I have tho honor to bi
you adieu?forever!"
And -Pauline was alono in the flov
s cr-wreathed balcony?alono with tli
fltars shining above, and tho sorrov
ful music of Straus' waltzes'throbbin
B and moaning within. Truly she ha
j received her lesson 1
Ilarry Livingstone was gono, an
i she never saw him again.
I Paulino was never married: she
an old maid now with her glorioi
[i beauty faded, and her temper irrit;
,r bio and exacting- "Who knows win
3 she might havo been, if?
c Ah, this world is full of if A
_ I
ij ' Breaking it too Roughly.
The Jsow York Sun is the moi
s heartless, the moat unfeeling, tl
most brutal of newspapers- It hi
X no more regard for the nervous By
tern of its readers than it lias for tl
Ij -IIon. Horaco Greeley's system of A
riculture. It tells us without tl
tr slightest circumlocution, and knowir
% too what a painful shock the intoli
0 gence must give to every truo Ame
t, ican heart, that Hoar and Robesc
are both about to retire from tho Ca
j; inet. Instead of breaking this drca
c ful thing to'us gently by telling us <
.. one contemplated resignation at
s time, it tells ns of both at once, seer
ingly withoat the slightest regard i
1 to whether we stand or fall before tl
shook. Wo could have stood it 1
lS lose Hoar, or that wo are about 1
,f lose Robeson, terrible as the bio
c would.havo been but to bo told
t one and the same breath that wo a
c soon to loso them both, stirs in tl
n inmost dopths of our souls an em
I ? _r? x -i - /?
'4iuii ui gnui too uecp ior tCfti
Ilence the burning aridity of the'
' Wasted and blighted .checks.
^ It is.irot tho* wisest man nor t]
?" wisest "newspaper that knows be
how to deal with tho tender emotioi
of- tho human heart. The "simp
^ creature named HigginB, who need
haul rock for old Alatby." had f;
'r moro sense about such things th:
;r the Sun with all its boasted addicte
n| ncss to the genial habit of shining f
3' all. '-'When tho lamented Judge 5a
" ley tripped and fell down tho coui
3 house Bthirs and broke his neck,'"sft;
10 Mark Twain, in the Jtine Galaxjr, '
'" was a great question how ?to brei
the news to poor Mrs. Bagley. B
r" finally, the body was put into Hi
gius' wagon, and he wasl instruct
10 to take it to Mrs. Mrs. *B., but to
yery guarded and discreet in hi$ la
e- guago, and not break tho news tt> h
iu at once, DQt do it gradually and gei
a" 1y. Wh<jn JUigginfrgot there with h
t- ead freight, he ?hodted iill Mrg. Ba
te ley came to th'edoor.' Then he sai<
>y ' u 'iJocfl fhe wilder Bagley live heii
r ell,4oes JimtyaBi
iv ''**(Np^^a^^aentf ''
j<i y(^i^^t^^^e^^^^^rutbipt aaai
5 ^n?, raara. I ve got the tfd'Jud.
j". /
?. ? * . .' .< " f' . ,> J" '' " .
"* ^
io curled up here In the wagon?ifl
n- when you boo him you'll acknov
ill edge yourself that an inquest in ll
n, only thing that eouhl bo a comfort
him ""?Coarii ? Jnurualm
^ PROPOSALS AND RCFU8ALS.
i\
u[From
John Hull ]
10 ""Nfonsinr," saul a courtly Fn'nc
c> man* when demanding the hand of
fair, j'oung lad3* in mariago from h
" f'| lioiv "-In iliimnixl" M.wl 11 *
.... v w v4\ iiiuiiuu uiaillllllhlL'ilt' VUl
!S* lille. Si ello a do l'argent, c'est biei
n* ei elle nVn n pas, c'est toujours M
demoiselle voire lille que jo vous <1
mnnde." This was a proposal of tl
' old school, of that, "haut ocojo" (to u
10 a circus phrase) which seems to I
completely on the war re. Propose
in these d 113*8 are not general^' has<
011 such unselfish principles, or e
pressed in such -high-bred languap
The thought of the proposer too oft*
.. is, how much the huty* will receive
-a marriage portion, and -whether tl
family will ho an advantages 0110
? ho connected with; while the ohje
of the nrnnfisiil fin u..?*
- - I - I"" - " "I",
nlntc 011 the prospects ol' llio genii
c man, n i?cl .consider whet Iter, in l!
"* event of ti richer suiter coming f<
ward; she could find a loophole f
dismissing the accepted one. JLo1
\ 'ever, where there is a, real love, bast
I" upon mutual esteem, be the eoupl
:.l( young, old or middle-aged, the "sett!
c ments" arc not the one primary co
federation in the ideas of the bet rot
ed. A young and yet mercenary e
gaged couple is truly a terrible thii
a lo see; but some allowance must I
inaUu for the indirect influene
brought to boar on the occasion by ?.
sentially worldly parents and gun
dians. ' "Foults come thick who
n love lies thin j" therefore, the less si
dent the mutual devotion, the mo
numerous the .so called "liitehe
I, which so oflen occur in the attornf!
to arrange a morittyc Jc convsnunce.
)f As people advance in years and st
c. contemplate matrimony, there is go
orally one who is eager for an esta
4 lishment or marriage at any prioc
^ this being of course the lady; whi
lo the gentleman is not so anxious to
? settled, unless he sees that consider
u ble advantages would accrue from
tending- to his personal comfort
y convenience. Proposals arc not
n frequently received by ladies after C
c sober age of thirty, and are, thci
u fore, moro eagerly grasped. A loi
r. engagement is at that timo out of tl
:c question, as ladies and gentlemen, v
,o presume, are of an ago to know the
a owfi minds. But when a man pr
i i poses 10 a woman over forty (if l.adi
I ever do attain that venerable age,) 1
tc j has generally well calculated not
? mneli her personal charms as those
d her personally. Tlio soliliquies
. such a ninn over his cigar are in ?c
7. eral much the same as the reflectio
,o of Mr. Alfred J.ingle, after oscapin
under pretext of getting the licenj
g from the bony caresses of tlio Rpi
,ci ster. Aunt. ThcBO thoughts foui
vent in three words?"Rum old gal
d Wo heard tho other day of a c
rious refusal to an offer of mcrriag
is A gallant captain proposed to a'3*0111
in Iftdv when nlnvi nrr o croma a*
? I ? o I- J -6 " wi UVOI.p
a-- Although sho had no intention of n
it costing him, her a grin, substitute
for the monosyllable?Mo; thus eo
t radio ting the proverb that "Silen
gives conscnt." The Captain, in aho
had to grin and bear it; and but f
tho oonlidcuces of the lady to an i
discreet married friend of her a
*t quaintanee, this littlo story would n
ie ver have been known. Wo cann
is Kay that the lady in her refusal cm
s- lated tho manners .of tho From
10 courtier whoso manner of dcmandii
g- a young-lady in marriage we mcntio
10 cd at tho "commencement of this <
ig say; but she certainly was no wast
li i or ay or d 3?a grand guality ia vi
p- man.
>n A proposal from a man who is n
J> only mercenary, but penniless, eu
d- gests much that is egotistical in 1
of character, and one would not arg
a much for the future happiness of t
n- lady should sho accept him. Such
tis man stops at nothing tbat panders
io his own convenience, and pauses n
to to consider -whether ho can ofior h
Lo a homo and comforts in any sort
vv proportion to what she has been i
in customed to in her parent's houi
_ _l J 1 At . - * * *
re uuu mis me vanity to -think that 1
io charms alono are Ktiffieient to dispen
o- with tho trivial matter of a balan
s. at his banker's. Supposing her to
sc an only daughter, or tho last nnms
ried on?,: aud no tfons in the way,
bo may think ber home a convenient
at en a tei re. rroporly intcrpritod, tl
ns would mehn that ho is to bo master
>lo the situation, keep all tho other me
to bers of tho family at a respectful d
ar taneo, and x'ulo over the ci-devant mi
in tor and mistressof the establisbmci
d- playfully calling tho "Old Bird
or Let these antiquated fowls remcmt
g. that, "Aves fetua adustos suaj ipi
t- rum fiduefe pennittunt," and pause <
ye they fesign tho authority of th
'it own hpmo to the guardianship of su
ik a man. There is something met
at spirited in a man not wishing tomo
g. a homp for the woman whom ho L
ed asked td he t his wife, and h'o must
ue gronnjr wanting in SCJI-rfcSpoot W
n- cott Bttbnilt. to' bo entifely ciopcndc
er oimnolfaer'fi bounty; ;
it- There are casesin- which peo]
lis propose without the very smallest <
f- couragemfint, their vanity so bllndi
: them thattboy believo they Can w
y?' without the troqiblo-of wooing; I
, f^int-ho8r^d doss, even untfer <
>it conrag^hont, procrastinate atodshil
If" sballyuntil ' the Opportunity th
. have'nohg^wiafced^ fcr^pwi
y Ara- Ufa^Jj oveTifc* nxMifle**J
E'
1 those trtacr $kto, tmd prop*
3'- t?
*? oagty with Ma?lott?;"?wtf:&d<^<T*
cl-inlAif pocnj crf~*ttfro^te<J l^xuide
jf hi !^V?rta ncrjfjrct&^f ,if(?ry
Ai^T usf; ?i
' ' " . -.V.V '?,%*.;. V? '-'' J': " '
Hit "WI?mi lu.lli (Itllliprnio tlic* lore l? sllglil:
j.|? Wltottvar lovt'd llmt lov?J Uul nl fml ?lght
Treating of ref\t?ats, 11 is both lioi\?
lean dishonorable in a woman
ciuourugo mid draw on a innn
mnh" hi'i' an ol"< r which hlir had i
iiUviitIon ol' a<,?'i,j>liii?jJ and wlron
merely wishes to nvul! tli?x lisl of pui
orsorlo lioasl of the numhci'ofco
quest a sho has made. Jlni. imnnlo i
I anything nowaduj's?Ineuk olF c
I gugcinenls, malcc i're:-h proposals, <
, I not take refusal of any hind us .sine <i
{l ! and conduct huMi a flairs without pri
cl*! oiplcs, without rule, without reined,
10 W o lift our hands regretfully, and en,
14' O tctnporu I 0 mores !
Iclic
Two Now York Swells.
SO
be HELMBOLD'S DASHING DRAG.
lis . J
-d ( <5| J,. 't f in tn 17 ' '
^ ww** wuuu w i'j uu urudic'i oy Li
;*c> Man who know liow to Advertise"
.'ti
as 3~>r. II. T. Ilcluibohl, avill he ont i
lie i gorgeous array this season at Lor
to ; l>raneh in his now six-in-hnnd cirti
cL , plisoton rJ'!io (Irakis capable oi' son
'C- | ini*; eiijht pensous besides the cull
le- i deiv?, lor whom thero is a hantlVon
10 ! riunltlc seal attached to th^, roar <
>r- ! the vehicle. The inr-hle in f-njierhl
in* j finished, the cushions and linings h
x- j iii_tr or costly drab sorgo, trimm<
xT | with Bilk Lroad laoo. Tlie bod
es though massive, is siiicily after tl
le- latest JOuglish model-*, hut is not i
n- cumbersome. It is painted a ru
h- wine color. The" mouldings, whit
11- give the graceful outlines to ilie e
ig quisitc de.-ign. are finished in gold, r
be lieved with beautiful edgings of en
cs mine. The wheels ami running go;
;s- are colored in the same shade of en
.r- mine, striped in black and gold, nr
re bordered wieli deicato lines of dra
rm . - *
ir- ado trappings, lend burs, pole hook
re sockets, and fastenings for the leade
s" -display the finest workmanshi
ils Tlicy lire all forced, and burnishe
and heavily plated with gold. ?S'i
ill "ponded to the outsiders' soaf is a no
n- Land novel urKaiigciiicul lor carry ii
,b- the extra lead bars.
? The tide lumps for Ibis luxnrio
ile turnout arc of an entirely new* pt
bo tern ot the finest workmanship, a?
a- .add wonderfully to the georgousnc
it, of the equipage. Ou the panels
or the carriage, in gold, shaded with
so uencate tinge of crimson, is the mo
bo ogram II. T. II., very artistically d
*c- signed. A very important feature
ig the construction of the drag is
lie brake, used by tbe driver with ca
re by tho slightest pressuro of the foe
iir so that tho lligh-spiritod team, in ea
o- of accident,- can at onco bo chcckc
cs Tbe works of this novel brake a
Ii6 neatly concealed from view;
so The wiiip i.< considered tbe fine
of- knotted thorn in America. The Iiy
of lies of the coachmen and outridei
n- who are black as ebony, will bo
us proper accordance with the magni
g," cenco of tho plucton, and compri
sc, black silk bats, green coats, . drj
n- pants and top boots. They will co
id over ?2,000. With its appurtcnanc
1." tbo carriage will involve an exneiu
ii- tare of not less thnu $=30,000. .T1
;o. harness is vory richly gotten up; it
lg made of black leather, \yith enamch
ie. fastening;?, and is in gold, and decorc
.c- ed with-bullion, finged rosettes at
ed i^old monograms. The chain b'racel
11- lronts, chain martingales, gag ru
cc ncrs, frogs and crests aro of i'riuci
irt metal, very highly polished. T1
or "carriago was made by the Messi
in- Brewster. *
T110 liAnono ? - ^1 ' *n
Viovn *?IA5 jnv;i\?u tnoroug
ic- breds from I>r. Helm hold's eelebrr
ot cd stud. The}1- aro all blood baj
u- and will.be driven by Thomas, who
ah said to bo one of the befit handlers
ig a six-in-hand in tho country,
n- Thissplondid establishment, wh<
;s- ready for the road, will cost over $51
cr 000. The whole will doubtless pro
o- a formidable rival, in "beauty and (ii
istio taste, to that superb six-in-hai
ot owned by Colonel James Fislc, Jr.,
ig- It is paid that tho gallant and ind
vis fatignblo Colonel of tho Kinth w
uo add aii additional pair.of horses to 1
?_? l-' - * *
ne eieganc equipage, on taking tiio bea<
i a at Long Branch, when ho will dri
to ciglit-in hand.
0t TITE NEW TURNOUT OF JAMES PISK, J
er '
cf James Fisk, Jr., is about to crca
xc- n new sensation. In a few days 1
?c, will turn ont with a new six-in-hai
,is and this'fcix-in-hnud is expected to
l8e the most costly of the sort that cv
cc 'put an appearance on tho driv
b0 in and about this citj;- For nearly
u._ month Waldron?who has mado he
jie aldry a life-long study?has been e
' nrnnrnrl irt Hr><airrnin<? on/1
?>-<=> ? ? ? ?? luHinunvii
lis >ng the mountings fox* tho harnc
of which tho animals belonging to t
ra_" six-iii.band are to weaV. The b
lis- bosses which aro to bo fastened to t
a|. sides of the bitp arc of heavily plat
r>t ??ld> each, bearing -the monogrn
9/' "J. F., J p." Tho. bits {ire ofnicli
ter plato- Tho martingales, whtyh a
so. gold plato, are very heavy, and ca
)re of them'carries a centro shield, "<
sir which the monogram again appea
c]i Tho gag-drops are gold: so are t
in. brow-bangs and the coupling rio
ko Below each of tho rings a shield w
tQ8 dangle, and on this shield tho Fi
ko monogram will again'- appear.' T
ho twelve*resettes to be wopn by t
!nt homes will bo of gold;;, each iilustri
. ed by tho Fiak monogram. 3?
l0 hooks, tcnits, hames, antt buckles a
all gold, ar are also the drops, ten
" pieces, and vpads. "Tho hames w
.O (\nat 13.000; tbo , mnnntinm 41
tvbilo the wliple equipage, *includii
I
^ mon'ogrdjns Wilr appear on the 'fn
nfes#.'1 Tbi mobntfogtt fdr^lbrssfyk
J> did'ti?n<mt <iT?^hte finest:? ?W: ma
g& wM^Mcv: jt* Sft; * j* a#* l4W bf
2| ??LC<wg\begbriil^6%,|5^|f|tr^, lt~A
JS <kmMW vur&ci j?
ifmitktti fc<rn ylnm&y&r ? #?
Lp roihwbfriq fr-fLf ty?i v>N&
!
| ' -. sr$+rf^%m9tofth* *ti\<i*r'?>i
,r ?,f> V,iiV;*r^;"
' - * ' " . v
l' 1
Mental Expansion, ?
'[/Votrt the tftto Or leant Times,]
A curious Men taorilertuined bysomo v
l?> Ihnt ft undeviatin# application lo one
10 brnucli of liloratui'o or lo n wi*?x'? o
?? fcionco, brings out hII llio powers ??!'
I- the mind and makes tbo student great ],
n-inn ft litorntcur (wo do not liko the.
lo tcl'in. but lifio il fmm nnn*??K?lv"\ ? >? ?"
, J .... i I,
11- a professional man. This oft-repeat-! 0)
h> cd and ridiculous idea is a libel on C1
Vc common sense, as wo shall prove. a
n- Undoubtedly the particular science to
>" which attention is directed by tho
individual desirous of cxcellenco in it, )r
nhould engross bis most tixed at ten- bj
lion ; bat when ho has mastered its ! C(
strorg points, comprehend its entire 11;1
roach, and feels himself abl i to eopc
with its requirements, wo seo no reas- 01
on why he should close his eyes and
ears against all human knowledge
ie which iio supposes outside of tho |
charmed circle embraced by his chosen
scienco or profession.' This is a
sad mistake, and dwarfs intellect, be'
sides making him a solecism amongst
r ! his ii !low buii!g>. The physician or "il
j lawyer who ignores all reading cx- ''
j j cept t-ucli as illustrates his profession, '
* j soon cither becomes a bundle of bones ''
j.j and skicws (intellectually considered) e<
l"* i or a- walking digest of certain laws, 1'
1 j enactments and scientific technical*!- V
j ties, nowhere appreciated ouUidc I ho I
j dissecting room or the judiciary hall, j
^ I ; Un 1 lie contrary, ho who makes Ids j 1'
| profession a chief object should, lit j
^ j times, vary his readings?though it i j1
, he only to refresh the mind hy varic-!
11 tv, which lias been called the spice "of !''
irio." is
c," All knowledge enlarges tho mind, i P
Indirectly new ideas refket them- j h
selves on all subjects. A great genius ' li
.J with bcc-like art, gathers treasures i
^ lVom every blushing (lower, and ncith- 1'
or Eseulapius nor Themis demand ol" 11
/. their votaries bigoted adulation. In (-I
.the golden How of poetry?that divine , c
v vine, embracing all others?the spec- j 1'
' ulating physician; no less than the v
it lawyer, bristling all over' < "
t Willi points and exceptions, may some- j a
1& times hut ho and nTrcfch hi?* juried i ^
spirit with signal advantage. Labor o
is useful; shivery odious. Let the h
j professional gentleman give his best ?
fiR energies to any chosen calling, hut c
of *10 l'ocs ^v,'onJ5 to himself, no less than I
to his calling, when narrowing his 1<
mind exclusively to its particular re- f;
I " quircments. Tlio world is wido, and h
though not fully prepared to endorso n
Pope's admired- axiom, "The proper h
sc study of mankind is man," yet we ad: tl
)t ntit to some extent, its force. Ifot w
^ only in constant intercourse with our t!
(l fellow men necessarily conductive to s
nraetiealitv. hul.#<t?ni?r.*il jifniimiii'in/--:*
J'Q 1 ~ %t 11 n "" ???? VMKVV I
. with polite literature is a!>o indispen- v
sable lo the complete jurist, no le.-s (:
than the 'accomplished phihieian. g
Those beautiful and forcible com- w
Unations of thought, never attained n
^ by the vulgar, and so effective with k
so *^lC we^ instructed, must ever be wan- h
tjj *'ng where general reading is neglec- v
ted. An intelligent mind seizes - on v
os the ideas of others, mingling with ?'
jj them its own original conceptions, n
^ J not borrowing, but employing them a
for tho elimination of still groater g
thoughts, of which tlicy are, as it v
were, tho germ. Industry seldom t<
l)(j fails of achieving noblo ends, and h
, when combined with art, is sure to b
n uo successful. ttluil}- unci- embellish- g
ment perfect not only the orator, but h
io the professional gentleman, who must pi
. look sometimes out of tho pale 5f his b
profession lest he stagnato within it. n
j Life is short, and when rightly cm- n
ployed leaves little timo for those a
" senseless frivolities consonant only C
with perverted taste and fe^blo abil- u
0?? itics. It is the glorious genius that ?
abjuring these, study, reflection and c
relinod social iutoreourse improve tho p
t passing hours. Then, as life wanes, (l
^ .that immortal power within, enlarged o
,t and beautified, becomes ready, with n
placid expectation, to wing its upward li
flight. *, " .a
le Virtue and knowlcdgo on earth wo e<
jlj are assiu*ed will meet with a due re- A
na ward hereafter. It is virtue, in one c,
^ sense, to eultivato the powers delega- v
vo ted to us by heaven; and virtife; in tl
its highest signification, to employ tl
those powers*(most efficient wheu
R- approved) in deeds, of charity nnd he- ii
to nevolenco. e
|lC The mind is formed with grand ca- it
1(1 pacities, though to somo aro givon r<
bc five talents, and to others ton. AVo j li
cr are to somo extent, responsible for ; a
es our own mode of thinking, for thought j b
. influences aud directs action, being '.y
,r; itself frequently insensibly swayed I V
Ktr AAmramio4!nn Anil X ? I
ij|a j vvu t vjpuvtvii aiiu t *juu(< lira J'
,r_ 8oo to it, then, that the books we study t
,8g and tho friends with whom ye con- fi
|10 vorse, aro such as will elevate, not v
:t- degrade us both mentally and mor- v
he ??>. ? _ ' .
cd ' '
lTO Aphorisms from' "Lotuair."?A c
jCj common-placo book might bo filled b
kro with aphorisms from Mr. Disraeli's o
Cj1 book, as will bo seen by a few instan* ?
on ces which wo quote at random : - t;
"Time moves with equal slownpss,
whether we oxperiouce many express8
iops or nono."
in "If wo could onty contrive our.lives F
"i" as to gojnto the country for tho first )'
l noto of the nightirign.Je, arid return to 11
ho toxyrt tho first- noto of Iho mufBo< P
t bell, existence; it is hnmbly presumed, F
uj migh be more oojoVable." * ... J , .
ro "The gardener, like all head gar: 11
1 'doners, wa? opinionated.-"
/'OneVlife changes in a moment."yg
Tbo.'frieHng of safety, almost' insop- J
arable from large-possessions, is a *t*r- z.
er caose of misery than ungfatified, \
dtmlreB." .... '!
ifj , ! real, baaitieaB - Jo the ax (refer^
ring tQ th? Feoiap?,V : ^Jjeir, troaaon
? ; la a ftcifcv tate,, aocl their i&JUtaV a i
J* .<jWMv.;^ '
? "> t book*;4irer t
?jjt .ifc^rtenafc, art* ttrtr.clav.ef XrtQbfhjt* ft
laBHBSBli
v> ^fciteo 3ftwT c
["p Wt datoii, tW' -pSclod - of TpmatiiM <
S?C SitfU j *
* 8^ i^OiVj# $?> /* ^-.> *- M !.
/-> ' ' -t . '*/' .
v * I ^ '
lul art," which u\nv bo a slight )iit
t iiUftktll.
"Never yon *ign ft paper without rj*^
ending it first, uwl knowing well
k-lirtt il menus." . ,alol>
"There is no mn? i~.. 1 ?
i vur gllll'M, I J ( I
vi ii however coneoltcd, who has any I famili
eal confi'lon^o in himscir, until ho ' nesse<
.up acted."
H<> nav? of Lord St. Joromo: "Ilo ?. ,(
>vcd conversation, though ho never 1TJ
[>nvcrsod. 'There must bo an audi- lftb
neo,' ho would say, 'and I am tho vann.
udienoe.'" ' ^
St. Aldegondc "was opposed to all HO
rivilego, and, indeed, to all orders of' jn on(
ion except dukes, who aro a noccs- |j0 (jc1
ty, and-was etronglj' in favor of tho
jual division of all property except Mr,
mil." * f,on? '
An agreeable person is defined "as. "Voir
no who agrees with 3*011." as pri
<bs?* Scv
jieburae ? Some Interesting Facts Frftn<
Aliont Him. <:1"'s<>
inann
When Ciencral Cleburne was killed O'1
L Franklin, Tonn., in 1SGI, he was
1 his tliirt3*-liI'tli 3*ear. Hy educa- 'u'd 11
on ho was :i druggist., and in earty 01110111
IV- ho was as thoroughly accomplish- rpj((
I as one could be at his age i:i that
rolV'Sshni. "Whenaluut twenty-ono (j|.iss
oars of age, ho abandoned thcTnolo- '
y of hollies and labels and Ihe fi 11tg
of proscriptions, and joined the Cor
itLi.-n in 111^ ii~i ;i private. Jiie ox-I ted pi
:nl ami character of his services I i dcrbil
avc not beeen able lo ascertain, but j York
is-not probable that lie remained in ' road (
10 army many months. This much
known: He landed at 2sew York *'u
oor and friend less, and some years conic
eforc the war was found at Cinciutia- in:l.l^)1
by a gentleman of Helena, Arkan- to l'11.
is, who induced him * to go to that c,nP^
lace and aecepl, under him, a silua- a (
ion in his drug storo. 'J'lio young vnjeed
rifihman noon-made liieiids, who re j c0|fm
ogni/.ed his merits and talents, and j wj,icL
ersuaded him lo stud}- law. Ucd.
;as soon admitted to the bar. and bcumc
the partner of Colonel Mangum, A 1
11 eminent lawyer of Arkansas, who been
;as afterwards one of Cleburne'b slafi licr h
llieers, and who is slill practicing lor.
iw'at Helena. "When tho war broke quiet
ut Clcburno went out from l'hilips ,
ounty as captain, of a company. 1
Lis subsequent career is part of the
nowli history of the war, and his ,r^.?
line belongs alike to the South and 01 "
is native Ireland. Strange and un- 1CC. 3
aturnl as it may bccui, ho had a mi. ''
rohtcr in tho Federal army. Of an 0
liis fact h^ never spoke even to his f;u,
lost- intimato friends, and few of ;? --
liom ever ventured to broach tho VI","
nMoct: 41. Coun!
Passing over this circumstance, 0(j KC,
rhieh has many painful parallels, wc tju
oma to the saddc.-t romance of his
rcat life which involves another who ri*h<
as as gentle and pare, and patriotic at Jio
1 her sphere, as ho was bravo and day b
nightly and liorcc in war. She, too, cusin<
as gone to tlie spirit land, and wo ling
iolalo no sacred confidenco. now in- "pros:
miting thus briefly a tender episode certui
i tho warrior's life. It will bo re- .
lembered by hundreds and thouff- ? ^
uds of tho surviving members of tho i<ePu
rand old Army of Tennessee that ,n.?.u.c
, hilo tho army was in winter quar- P18'111
^rs at-Dal ton, General Cluoburno JUSj.'
ad leave of absence and went to Mo- RPccn
ile, as it, was impossible for him to jU(j
et through the'lincs to hotno. When Ga. h
c returned to tho army it was ob- in,his
?rvcd by all who lenew General Clo- himse
urnc that lie was dressed- up as Lo
ever before had been. Iljo woro a
ew uniform, with the buff trimmings ono h
nd insignia,of a Confederate Major aroun
leneral also a new felt hat, adorned West
rith a sweeninsr black nlnnm. Tim ! than
i o # r- " *"MV
nldiors grow facetious over the ij, jj.
hiingo in "ol(i Pat's" appoarancc, for ^ag '
reviously ho had generally worn the ^opu
arb of a common soldior, and they Uitilc
xplained tho transformation in tjiQ ^
lanv witty remarks. It subsequent- 8*rou.
j transpired that during the Gener- tQ gu*
I'd absenco he had addressed an accomplished
and ' Jovoly yonng lady of Tlx
lobilo, was accepted, and they bo- son ]sj
nine formally betrothed. A time to tjlt
;as appointed for tho celebration of tairiec
lioir nuptials, but fate decided that of {j1(
hey should never meet again, . j
General G'lebunc .carried with him Beiveg
lto Tcnncssco hjs wedding suit; and tur0
xpected, at tho .first opportunity, to
etnrn to Mobile to do uiarried. Tho Th<
est is quickly told.. lie foil at Frank- nnntii
n and was buried in liis bridal suit, Legis
s one of lii.s .staft', who interred him, dctJin
ut recently informed . mo, Tho
oijng ladj*. some timo after the war, Mrj
toiPKavricd, but last year Bho too minis
as.scd away frofn earth, and .tho be- throo
rothed spirits havo doubtless met be- in Lc
iro tho Great- White Throno of Ilea- symp
en; -wbpro all believers in'Divino lie- j'erinj
elation must admit "there is no uciariage
or giving.in marriage-' . j
General Cleburne ioiniid tho IT.nja- drudj
opal Church before tho war, and was ,nr.^?
iiried at Franklin with tho full rites
f that church, which were perform- .
d on tho occasion by Bishop Quin- 8P0t'"
ard.?Memphis Ledger. Th
-? _ is-to*
A new movement, it i.3 said, will aDt!.
erhaps b6 made in Washington to j 0!
econetrnct Tennessee again. Prom- ^ ^
ixent gontlemen of the .Republican
arty .of that State do not. like the Pv
irestent State of affairs, and want Qq
Jongreea to dcolare the prefteot Leg- Satui
ilature an'onconrilitiifinhni Knritr ?
? ?_/nuu
A design For a new two-cent reva- SMl
me stamp has been approved by th#' iTv ,
ommisaioncr," "by the i operatto^of ij '
vhicb perwyns living at remoteiwipts It
ay from!New.Tor^, mavhfife their b?en
iheck8,4ra% 4o? PtfffiF' ** tome, Egyj
& their.lodai prJntioj#bfHtM&/kmf th* k???
Timip mi ii i igjffriaifrT:^ ?&
' w.
now to Key Wj&*fVom vftviooa part* W?*>1
yf.tlfo isUo^flpdi'AbenMidufsQtor^Qf >mU?
#*
mil iifnjw^wTlffn.mt^ ^hfHftr-jic ang.j
irwUhXESS^r m** **? w6^? IMW
" . JNt&Kfc sot. na.a" JtedH hrto .^:;if-ft1<W- ?&'
ftrrj s-V'tW^i*
J <* v AAA JLl'.fl Q|
BORAPS.
. - - - c
T?otlif?cbll<l? nro until lo Jmvo
' lout cuormoUN Bums or money.
!s thought (lint ono hundred Ohio
ics will migruto to Middlo Toub,
in the lull.
j largest shoe.1! mndo for women
i) Philadelphia. market go to
; tlio smallest nro sent to Hnlerrnnn
chemist has found a test
liMtlii r\*yr\ ~P A
..vutu iiuw vuu JHU w "i ivr^emu
> millions parts of solution can
loctod.
Motley, ouv Minister at Lonnsists
on being addressed as
r Kxcollcncy," in public as well
vato.
cnly-fivc Chinamen left San
:isco tho other day for Massatts,
to work in a boot and shoo
factory.
the SU-h instant tho corncr-atono'
j now Masonic Tcmplo will bo
i 2scw York with imposing ceriorf.
j xi-iiisiuH, vjicnson, uonnelly,
ay, Culluin, Fitzpatriek, McNeil,
and Smith havo been released
il.
nelius Vnndcrbill hae been olccChident,
and William II. Yaiit
vice-president of the New
Central and Hudson River RailJompany.
5 debate in Congress on tho intax
thows that there is a clear
ity in favor of reducing tho tax
'Co percent, and extending cxon
to two thousand dollars.
company of negroes liavo orgafor
the purpose of building a
>d hotel in Indianapolis?, Ind., to
i no white person will bo admitnarricd
lady in St. Pauls has
in a trance for eix weeks, and
usband refuses to send for a dqclle
says ho intends to enjoy a
time as long as possiblo.
a rcccnt speech General M. "W".
>m said "it was to tho interest of
oil men to unite in a great, powand
liberal movemont to corlie
abuses of the party in power,
o do lull justice to all men, whito
olored."
n-chewing has become the fash?
extensively at Council Blnffd,
that voeently the editors of tho
L*il Blurts Times say thoy eountreuty-scven
fomalo gum-chewors
j streets in fifteen minutes.
3 woman's Suffrage Convention,,
ston, was astonished on Tucsy
Mrs. Lydia Maria Childs exr
her previous absencc by statliat
frho could not leave hor
sing domestic duties." This
my was not oriaoaox.
voman called at the Springfield
blican office rocently, soliciting
y to defray the expenses of furlg
a new house which he htid
completed. This is tho latest
nen of "progress."
Ige' Jcsso Lambcrth, of Rome,
as officially united 2700 couples
life, but resisted tho temptation
>!f until a few days ago.
is said that within a circuit of
undred and twont}T-fivo miles
.1 il.. 11TI ?. - ri i i ^
u liiu ??nuo ouipnur springs of
Virginia, there is moro iron oro
in tho vjhole of Great Brittain.
3 political campaign in Orogou
pened bittorly. The disaffected
blicans oppose the re-election of
sd States Senator WU&uns, and
emocrats are concentrating their
;th upon Ncsraith to ?l$et hiui
:ccod Williams.
a silk manufacturers of Patterew
Jeraoy, aro looking forward
s.time when raw Bilk can he ob1
from California, and lumbers
3 leading silk firms have been
,o Unit State to acquaint, tb'emi
with tho prospects of jdik culthcre.
. . h ,
m
3 now French ministry have had
er decided success in the Corps*
lfttif. ' Tho Deputl6s of tho left
icd voting on the aneatfdh.
~
i. Gladstono, wife of tfc0 primo
tcr, attended a .tea meeting of
hundred-arid fifty poor mothers
melon, and expressed her deep
ftthy with the pov.erty and c
; prevailing in tho B&st JSnd.
jV * . piyi *o
Bostonians aro lessoning, tho
pry of cooking, by; indulging
ly in corn fish as ajk^aijiiole of
food- It is a nevv^ preparation
aro patronizing, w called
fically "patent; dry^orwd fish."
e burglar of tbo .'<qnUri^ period
dispense with (He 'jimmy
vociferous ^npdwder,. nod to
safo locks quietly ifaa chemicalmeans
of th^orthydrogon blowThas
does Soiepe9 daily multiis
benefit*
ite a nj^het of .perjK>na Were on
$ay^ffr JParis1, fodfc'tbd by tho
ri6cj(#f' Accusation of the High,
jf&? JTti&tfoo for various offences.
larger;, -number for conspiracy
w,a
*"?:3br^^ tali ?*;j
Is imported that an aflianco has
. formed between1 Ifcossia and
to;irttiand war material have
ordered bv tfia 4t is
Ly contain That a war with Turte
taftqlnenfc* > Tha JPariJffBourao
,'jw--Ul.il rfr '< ?. ? * I.
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