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1 CHAPTER XIX?Continued. "You are quite right, sir. But may I ^8k when Captain Fox is expected t>ack?" "It may be to-day, or it may be toSorrow. Mr. Frenauld is to inform me. i the meantime, Mr. Dayton. I can eay to you, sir, in unofficial confidence, that I am not at all pleased with the appearance of things " "On board the Wanderer, sir?" "Un tioara ine w anaerer tmu vu board the Sea Hawk, on ship and on ehore. Shiver my timbers, Val?bfg pardon, sir?I do not like the appearance or things, so let us get on shore, where we can talk without man-o'-war restraint." Valentine was more than willing to agree to this. They were soon at Dr. Hedce9* house, much to that gentleman's delight?and they insisted on talking in a room apart, greatly to that gentleman's surprise. During this conversation Mr. Hedges told his nephew that the Wanderer, in the absence of Captain Fox, was a very different ship from what a man-of-war should be. "Man and boy, I have been to sea for over thirty years, Val, and may I be ewung to the yardarm, if I ever saw *nyth;ng like it," said the excited lieutenant. "I do not understand you, fncle George." "Then I'll be plain, Val. Yonder ship ia without doubt sailing under the commission of good Queen Anne, whom may heaven preserve; but, 6ir, 6he ilooked so much like a pirate when I (reached her deck this morning, that, as jl am a sinner, named Hedges, I feel like hurrying to the Sea Hawk and preparing for an attack." "What particularly attracted your attention'^" "First, the evident familiarity of the men and officers; and then many of the bearded pirates, for such they looked to be, wore rings in their ears and Jewels of great value on their fingers. Think of 6uch things on the hands of Bailors with seven pence half-penny a day, and a penny for rum when at sea. There is something wrong, if one could only lay his finger on it." "Why did Capt Fox leave the ship to go among the Indians?" asked Valentine. "He went to see this Col. Graham." "How did he know this Col. Graham was there?" : "I don't know, Val." i "When did the ship leave New York?" | "I was so thunderstruck I didn't ask." ""tfell, all we can do is to wait till (Fox comes. I eee no reason to feel alarmed, for everything is right. We are acting under orders," said Valen tine. j "Tnat is true. Come, let us stroll out. jit may be that I am getting womanish In my feelings; but them that know jGeorge Hedges, will say that it hasn't been his habit to get alarmed at ehadows." The uncle and nephew walked out fand strolled down to the inn, attracted bpr a large crowd gathered about the place. " In answer to Valentine's question, one or the bystanders said: "A man been found killed, sir." "Found with a bullet through his 'head," said another, "on Hempstead road beyond Riverhead." In response to further inquiries, it was learned that the unfortunate man was a po6t-rider on the way from New York to Sag Harbor, that inscription being found on his empty leathern pouch. Some or the peopie tnougnt in:s ine work of robbers; others were sure it was done in revenge by slaves who had taken to the woods, and a few Tiery wise on<>s shook their heads and hinted that .this was the forerunner of a general Indian revolt. While these rumors and comments were flying right and left, a man in the dress of a common sailor mounted a step before the inn door, when he was recognized as an old acquaintance, and some believing that he was going to make an address} shouted out: "Silence! A speech from Sam Tallmadge." Though evidently perplexed by thia t.ho cnilnr a. fin A stnrdv lellow, called out: "I ain't going to make a speech, but I have more news to give you." "Let us have it," shouted a score of people, and the crowd,with eager face6, surged around him. "I came from Gardner's Island this morning, and two days ago I was in New York." "Oh, that ain't new-;!" broke in a man irho knew that Sam Tallmadge's business as captain of a small schooner took him to New York very often. Not at all discmcerted by this interruption, the sailor continued: "And in New VorK I was at the Governor's office, and I h<ard officers of ships, just in from the Atlantic, saying jthat there was a pirate ship making for these waters." "A pirate ship!" came like a gasp from the crowd. "Aye, neighbors, a pirate ship comim&nded by Captain Kidd, Mm as has been away raising the devil in the East Indies and the Spanish Main. And one tofficer swore that the ship was the AdVenture Galley." "Where was tne ship heading for?" tasked a man in the crowd. "Due north. I heard the officers say she will come into these waters or cruise off Boston, and sink and rob till she's driven away." "Let her come hero if she wants to," j said Doctor Hedges, catching a glimpse I of Freuauld in the crowd. "We have two good ships here, and if CaptaiD Kidd doesn't tackle them, I pledge my word they'll tackle him." A cheer greeted this little addross, but it did not satisfy the people, who plied Sam Tallmadge with questions that caused the honest man to repeat "himself again and again. The story of the murdered post-rider ana the coming of the roted Captain Kidd at once became the all-absorbing topics of conversation. Men gathered in knots at street corners to discuss it. Women, with all their little ones clinging to their skirts, like chickens about a mother hen when the shadow of a hawk falls upon them, came out of their houses, and talked with other women about, the awful topics. The servants discussed it over the fences of back gardens. The good, old dominie thought seri- | ouslyof summoning the people together and holding religious services suitable to the occasion. - Th? sailors from the Sea Hawk and 1 1 Wanderer suddenly became objects of an intenser interest than they had yet attracted, for the people 6aw in them tho heroes who must soon be brought face to face with Captain Kidd and destroy him, or be destroyed. There was I enough doubt about the former conI tingent to keep up the excitement?inI deed, to add to it. | In the midst of this hubbub three men ' mounted on horses and followed by two ? Bfirvnntc rm*> a xrhito lnri nnrl tho othfir a negro youth, came into the town. One was (aptain Fox, looking as fresh and smiling as if he had been off on a most enjoyable picnic; by his side rode Uncas, chief of the Montauks, and slightly to the rear was Colonel Graham, looking very pale, nnd Othello, looking, if possible, blacker than ever. This party dismounted before the inn ' door and sent their horses to the stable. Their appearance would ordinarily have caused some excitement, but they now entered the house nearly unnoticed, excepting that some of the people whispered together about Uncas and his warriors bearing a band in the general defense, in the event of C-apt Kidd's making a landing. i Ac ?nnn as FrpllRuld could do SO without attracting attention, he drew Capt. Fox to one side and whispered nervously: "It is known in New York that we are in these waters." "Who told you so?" 6aid Fox, showing no sign of alarm. 1 Frenauld gave a synopsis of Sam 1 Tallmadge's report, and closed with a referem-e to the murdered po9t-rider. Great was his surprise to hear Fox say: I "Good! By all the powers of 6ea and sky, things could not have happened better. Their very efforts to de- 1 Feat me will but further my schemes. ' Why, man, I would have given this sailor a thousand pounds for what he has done for us for nothing. Now, I ! shall to work, and when the cruisers come after Capt. Kidd they will find he has two of their provincial 6hips under his command. The Sea Hawk is ours Frenauld, as 6urely as is the Adventure Galley, rechristened for prudential reasons the Wanderer." CHAPTER XX. CAPTAIN FOX ACT8 WITH CHARACTERISTIC PROMPTNESS. "Will you remain here, sir, or go on board?" asked Frenaulu, whose admiration lor his audacious commander rose with the latter's confidence. "We'll go on board. Have the boat ready. In the meantime, I must speak with 6ome of these people," replied Fox. "Will Colonel Graham go with you?" "I think so; he will if he is wise." Fox waved his hand, and Frenauld left to obey the order he had just re jeivea. Dr. Hedges, who had been watching Captain Fox < ver since he entered the Inn, now approached him and said, as tie took his hand, "I am very glad to welcome you back, Captain." "And I em doubly glad to be back," said Fox, retaining the Doctor's hand, while he held his head down as if thinking of something of importance. Suddenly he added: "By the way, Doctor, have you a few moments to spare?" "All the time you wish," replied the Doctor, who was more and more impressed by the gallant bearing and aristocratic manaejs of the Captain of the Wanderer. Fox asked the landlord to 6how him and the Doctor to a private room, and then he motioned to Don to follow with the bag which he had brought from the ship. When Don went out the Captain closed the door cautiously, and said, as he began to open the bag: "When In New York City a few days ago, I found a few trifles, and with Miss 1 Aft iv\ mw min/1 T KrvllffKf th nm T lrnAUT she does not like me as yet, but that is because she does not know me, and perhaps she retains a girlish affection for Capt. Denham. I know Dothing about Denham's family, but be it high or low he is a g od sailor, and that is saying a great deal." "And that is saying all," said the Tlnntnr with vi crrtr "AV? ft.ll hpllAVn that Ralph Dennain is the natural child of 6ome one. Of course, he is not to blame for that, but my daughter shall never wed a man she knevs nothing about." "Perhaps you are right," said Fox, averting his face to conceal the 6mile that he could not suppress at the other's absurd reasoning. "But 1 was going to ask you to do me a great favor." "A thousand of them," said the Doctor, at once. Captain Fox drew an ebony, inlaid casket from the bag, and taking a small key?it looked to be made of gold?he displayed the contents. Great diamond stones that glowed with the brilliancy of rainbows mirrored and held under tropic suns, flashed in earrings and brooches; emeralds, the 1 light of which seemed to fill the room with a cold, green glow that was daz- , zunt;, gitJttinw i in writs wets ttuu uiuar ^ iewelry. And at one end of the casket, liko a disjointed white serpent, there lay a pearl necklace, worth in itself the combined fortunes of all the dwellers in Sag Harbor. i The Doctor knew something of the value of these things, and dazed at the . concentrated treasure as well as dazzled by its beauty, he bent his head over the , jewel case, and trembled with excitemeut. "I secured these things from a Bur- j gundian prince, who has recently been ' exiled, and came to the new world with 1 the only wealth left him. The price i was much to him, but nothing, fortunately, to me. 1 thought at once of the beautiful Lea, and bought them." "But surely not for my daughter!" exclaimed the Doctor. "Ves. for your daughter. Now, ] know, beautiful as they are, that sh? will refuse them at my hands. She cannot do so if you give them to her." "But slw knows I have not the wealth* nor the " "I know what you would say, my dear Doctor, but you can tell Miss Lea that the jewels were given or sent to you for her by a highly valued friend. Keep back the name, and 6he will be more than woman, more than human, if she does not accept. After she has learned to love the gems, and it is a love that grows very fast, she will demand to know the donor's name, then, I think, you can tell her without harm to my cause." If Doctor Hedges, good easy man, had entertained any doubts about the wealth and high rank of this nautical Midas, it was dissipated now. Here was a prospective son-in-lnw, richer than any man in the provinceyes, richer th?n any man in all the American colonies. His warm board and hair teemed suddenly to become composed of threads of gold. He was handsome before, but now he turned into an Apollo, before whom the mythical original wa? dwarfed. With an invitation from Fox to come | on hoard the Wanderer that night, Doctor Hedges secreted his rare treasure in I his breast and hastened home. 1 llo heard the people still discussing the murder of the post-rider, and tho coming of Captain Kidd; but ho gave no hoed to (hem. J When tho doctor left, Captain Fox < I throw himself intp a chair, and gave way to a fit of laughter that eboob every muscle In his body, In his efforts to suppress It, and he was still laughing, when T the door opened, and Colonel Graham, looking very pale and stately, walked in, p and said: "I knocked, but you could not have neara me. T "Heard you, Colonel? No, faith; I have been laughing at as grim a joke as I ever played,'' replied Fox, pressing Athe moisture of hilarity from hie eyes. "I am glad you enjoy it." "Oh. I do enjoy it immensely. But I A am over it now. Sit down, Colonel, and let us have a chat," said Fox, cuddenly becoming 6ober, if not stern. "There is no time for sitting, and les6 for chatting." yj 41171 i. wnyuuu, vuiuueir "You have heard the rumors, and you , know them to be true?'' "Of course; and let me 6ay, the rumors delight me." "I fail to understand you," saitl the Colonel, showing anger. "Faith, as I don't understand myself, after eignt-and-thirty years of acquaintance, I can hardly expect you, who have only known me since my seventeenth year, to understand me. But ^ what do you say to going on board the J Wanderer? "We can talk with more * privacy there." "I am agreed. When do you start?" "At once. Frenauld has the boat t ready. ? ahait nave Dut little time to ? give to hospitality, for I see before me ^ much work, which, to be done well, must be done at once:" li They left the inn, Don carrying the a, leather bag. and Othello walking beside him with the double valise. 1 On the way to the beach a man who, 2. having seen Captain Fox on his previ- T ous visit, fancied that he knew him, fr calico out: p< "Been to New York, Captain Fox?" 0] "Yes, sir," replied the Captain, Btill tl keeping on. "Heard anything about the pirate Captain Kidd?" asked the man, bo much w encouraged by the reply that he fell in P' behind the little procession. "Oh, a great deal. Every one in New cc i'ork i6 talking about Captain Kidd," ti said Fox, with captivating graclouenesa. ]0 [TO BE coxTiyuEa] jD The Dignity of Labor. That the dignity of labor is becom- al ing the more universally recognized ti is emphasized by the fact that some it of the crowned heads of Europe are 0i persistent toilers. at Queen Amelia, of Portugal, in ad- ]0 dition to her royal duties, supervisee pJ a military establishment in her own palace, and there is no department of ^ her kingdom in which she takes a deeper interest than the one which her n< ? * - it.;. ?' ? i ?n. casie in mis uirecuuu junb uxcutou. w?. Frequently the Queen devotes her entire mornings to the pastime of assist- 0 ing her chief milliner. Emperor William, in spite of hiseccentrioities, is one of the most accom- E| phshed of European sovereigns. He x< 3an play on almost any musical instrument and has a voioe of remarkable flexibility. His particular fad, howaver, is printing, and only a short ca time before ascending the throne he M displayed his cleverness in this line by Ci setting the type for one of his own ar musioal compositions. th King Oscar, of Sweden, is one of nt the most industrious literary toilers uj in Europe. Aside from writing several V( books, he has recently made a com- la plete translation of Schiller's works, in tie is also quite an expert woodsman lo And takes a special delight in felling cc trees. fa King Humbert, of Italy, is a royal gobbler. In the art of mending shoes M he has no superior among his subject*, in He is also a painter, and though not tfc i master in this line, he has a very lij ipreat fondness for the brush. cc Notwithstanding her advauced years oi Queen Victoria is still food of em- cc ployment and frequently attends to Ri 3ome of her most important corre- fn jpondeuce in person. His Koyal n< Highness, the Duke of York, who of served for a number of years on 6hip- D board, is still a sailor at heart, and di frequently spends his leisure moments tc in making rope. cl Other royal examples might be M sited, but these are sufficient to show m that manual labor is not beneath the of iignity of even those who consider C< themselves, and are generally con- Hi siaered by their subjects, among the ea most exalted, and that no one who is ti truly noble can look with disdain to upon honest toil.?Atlanta Constitution. L< What is Curry? pi As the use of curry has often been & mentioned in the various recipes which ad have found their way into this depart- Jo ment from time to time, several young pa housewives have decided that they will Jq, Snd out, if possible, just what curry bo is, and have written, collectively, re- ln guesting a description of its growth and preparation. ftE Curry is a vegetable; rather, curry loi la tronrot.nHlaa Tt. is anise, coriander. aD :umin, mustard, poppy seeds, allspice, ge' almonds, assafoetida, gheo, cardamon gr seeds, Chili berries, cinnamon, cloves, jocoanut milk, oil, curds, fentgreek vj seeds, an Indian nut that I cannot 0f spell, garlic, onion, ginger, lime juice, d? rinegar, mace, mangoes, nutmeg, pep- tb per, saffron, salt, tamarinds and tumeric. Rather a long list, but it is je slaimed that all these ingredients W) teally find their way into a certain ^i mixture, whieh is our well known ^ Burry. All these are pounded toget her m tnd dried in an oven, or in the sun. ? SVhen bottled, it is the powder which :omes to us as Indian curry. Now, is it not worth admiring the wit and skill that have brought together such a number of ingredients, and out of them have evolved an article so entirely different from each, and in which there is not one elementury trace? In India curry is produced at 6rst hand. Different provinces vary the ingredients and the proportions. If brought together, the ladies of Madras ind theludieB of Calcutta, would probably comparc recipes, each of course with her own preferences, as do the ' ladies of Philadelphia and Baltimore an the stewing of terrapiu, and the ladies from New Orleans und Charleston over the boiling of rice. In one _ province coriander seeds predominate, at in auother tumeric encroaches. Doubt- ac lees thero are family recipes for curry imong the Brahmins as precious us the ar recipes of Aunt Glegg and Auut Pul- W let.?Homo Queen. M C< Murder lor Krttic:itt(?n;il J'urpose*. Two youns y-jmon of .Moscow, Russia, re- at] sently strangled an old female miser and yc took hor money, as I hoy explained in court, wi "in order to provido themselves with funds ai] for traveling abroad to complete their acieutillc education." a o\ Corn Makes a Low Price Record. to The lowest price on recorl for May oorr. ^ in St. Louis. Mo., was touchod when it sold :o 21>?@21X cents. It is thought the bot- V1 ,om lias been reached. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY* brilllng tranrle, throbbing drim-beat, banners waving in the air, onp and pageant and rejoicing, joy of people everywhere, 3 tlifi waning ol the winter, lift ot chorusi. flnsh nf winrr nd t ie keeping of a birthday, in the forecast of the sipring, 11 our heart new kuit together as the cannon's thunders pour ibilant salutiaga over river, fortresu, hill; find shore, 'hile our thought goes back to kindle at thu cradle where there lies ist a simple new-born baby, dear ia mother's loving eyes. ?Harper's Bazar. Washington as a Lover. MONO the auto?f George Wash* n g t o a, purchased ctf his vat aescenasnte Dy Q?vernmen'i ?* *be ^ *T served in the brary of the Department of State, re four poems written in hie youth ; robably in his seventeen th year. Two f them are undoubtedly original, he other two are manifestly copied om BOE3 6 newspaper or magazine, srhaps from a book, without credit r reference to tiheir authorship. But ie boy who wrote the other two could Dt possibly huve written these, as ill be neen by the slightest comlrison. One of the original poems hae reintly been discovered to be an ncrosc, which was a fashionable trick of ve making in those days, and the litial letters of the lines :form the ime "Frances Alexa"?the Hast word rideiotly being intended for "Alex* ider." But the poem is unfinished, ie remainder of the page on which ia written hpincr Vilftnlr TTie. mnno : the youthful poet and lover prob)]y became weary. It reads as folws: om your bright sparkling eyes I waB undone; iys, you have more transparent than the sun, nid6t its glory in the rising Day, jne can you equal in your bright array; >nstant in your calm and unspotted mind; jual to all, but will to none Provw kind, knowing, seldom One so Young, you'll Find. 1! wo's me, that I should love and oonjeal )ng havo I wished, but never dare reveal ren though severely Love's Pains I feel; >rxes that great was n't free from Cupid's Dart. id all the greatest Heroes, feltthe smart." The traditions of the family Indi.te that the object of this affusion was ias Fanny Alexander, a daughter of aptain Philip Alexander, a descendit of the Earl oi Stirling, from whom ie city of Alexandria, Va., was imed. The Captain owned and lived )on the estate adjoining Mount arnon on the north. The young dy was two years older than Wa3h* gton, and wafi probably his first ve. Nothing is known of their mrtship further than the evidence rnished by this poem. "A Journal of My Journey over the ountains," which was kept by Waehgi;on between the 11th of March and ie 13th of April, 1748, when he ffati a ;tle more than sixteen years old, intains a copy, or, perhaps, the iginal draft of a friendly, and rather in:Bdential letter to "Dear Friend obin," who was undoubtedly ayouth1 schoolfellow, although he has ;ver been identified. The original : this journal is in the library of the epartment of State, having been scovered by Mr. Sparks, the hisirian, in 1827, when overhauling a ?/aaf rki n" A 1/tffora nn rl rlnnnmATlia ftf. ount Vernon in search of historical aterial. In 1834, with a quantity other papers, it was purchased by ingress, ana in 1892 was printed terally with copious and valuable :planatory notes by Dr. J. M. Toner, ie accompliphed oraole of Washingmia. The letter reads as follows: My place of Residence is at present at Bis >rdshlps(Lord Fairfax) where I might, was y heart disengaged, pass ray time very eaaantly, as theres a very agreeable Young idy Lives in the same house (Ool. George ilrfax's Wife's Sifter) but as that's only Idlng Fuel to Are it makes mo more uneasy r by often and unavoidably being in coiainy with her revives my former passion tor lur Lowland Beauty, whereas was I to live ore retired from voung women 1 might in me measura eliviate my sorrows by buryg that chast aui troublesome Passion in ttie ave of oblivion or entarnall forgetfulness r as I am very well assured that's the only itidoto or remedy that I ever shall be rsived by or only recess that can administer iy euro or help to me as I am well convinced is I ever to attempt anything I should on!y it a denial which would be only adding ief to uneasiness. The sister of Mrs. Fairfax, who ro ved "a former passion" in this yonth ' sixteeu, was Miss Mary Cary, the kughter of Colonel Wilson Cary, for lirty-four years collector of customs Hampton,, Va., and for the lower imes River. He wao a man of large ealth and aristocratic connections, s eldest daughter having married e cousin of Lord Fairfax and the anager of his American estates, whioh ' MARTIIA WASHINGTON. nounted to more than 3,000,000 roe. Bishop Meade, in his "Old Churchot id Families of Virginia," eays thai, ashington was an ardent admirer of iss Mary Cn.ry and at one time asked jlonel Cary's permission to pay hit [dresses to her, but way refused. The >ung lady afterward married Mr. Edird Ambler, who was a groat swell oong the colonial aristocracy, being graduate of Cambridge and the yner of a lar^e estate near Jameswn. He died in 17G8, at the ago of irty-five, and his widow, who surved until 1781, was a frequent guest i at Mount Veruon after Washington' marriage, ae his diary shows. About this time Washington wrot another tender letter in which he al lndes again to Miss Gary, Thi6 wa addressed to "Dear Sally," whose'othe name is unknown, and it reads: This comes to Fredericksburg fair in hope of meeting with a speedy Passage to you i rour not there which hope you'l eet shortl altho I am almost discouraged from writin to you as this is my fourth to you since I r< ceiv'd any from yourself I hope you'l no make the Old Proverb good out of sight ou of Mind as its one of the greatest Pleasures can vet foresee of having in Fairfax In ofte; hearing from you hope you'l not deny it t me. I Pass the time of much more agreeable than what I imagined I should as there's . very agreeable Young Lady lives in thesam house where I reside (Col. George Fairfax' Wife's Si8ter)that in a great Measure cheat my sorrow and dejectedness tho not so as t< draw my thoughts altogether from you Parts I could wish to be with you downther with all my heart but as it is a thing almos Impractakable shall rest myself where I an with hopes of shortly having some Minute of your transactions in your parts which wil be very welcomely received by Your The "Lowland Beauty," to whon Washington bo tenderly refers in hi letter to "My Dear Robin," is sup posed to have been Miss Luoy Gryme of Westmoreland County, who in 175! married Henry Lee, Esq., of Strat ford Hall, and beoame the mother o the famous "Light Horse Harry"? the Custer of the Revolution. Verj little is known of Miss Grymes or o Washington's attent'on to her. Othei writors assume that the Lowlam Beauty was Miss Betsy, daughter o: William Fauntleroy of Fredericks burg, who also refused WashiDgton'i attentions. ' A MEETING OF GEORGE WAS The Fanntleroy family had a fine plantation at Naylor's Hold, on the !Rappahannock, about fifteen milet from Wakefield, the birthplace ol Washington. In 1752, when he wae twenty years old, the latter addressed u letter to Mr. Fanntleroy, which hat been preserved, asking permission tc make proposal of marriage to hie daughter, "in the hope," he sa^s, "oJ fi rovocation of a formor cruel sen' leDce, and see if I cannot find an al leration in my favor." This letter was written immediately titer the return from the voyage he .% n <3 sx 4- r* Pa?V\a r\t\a mif!* Vila V\*nfV> Ol ilittUU lu J-/Oi unuuco niva uio uavhuvj Lawrence, who was in feeble health al the time, and died soon after. So the "cruel sentence" must have been pro nounced before they sailed in Septem ber, 1751. The father's reply has not been preserved, but evidently was un favorable. This was the most serious love affaii Washington ever had, except the latei one which ended in his marriage. The young woman who jilted him, afterward beoame the wife of Thomas Adams of Williamsburg. It is a tra dition of the town that she married for money instead of love, and re jected Washington because he had less wealth thun her other suitor. It if said, too, that after he had become famous and visited the town of Will itimsburc as the cuest of the people, she watched from a window the tri umphal pageant as he passed on horse back through the streets and fainted. The home of the Fauutleroye was t magnificent mansion, which stooc within a beautiful park overlooking the river, and remained until a fet* y ears since, when it was pulled down. To Betsy Fanntleroy was addressee the other original poem, which reads: Oh ye Gods why should my Poor Resistles: Heart Stand to oppose thy might and Power At last surrender to Cupid's feathered Darl A.nd now lays bleeding every Hour For her that's Pityless of my grief and woe; And will not on me Pily take I'to sleep amongst my most inveterate Foei \nd with gladness never wisb to wake In deluding sleeping:* let my eyelids close That in an enraptured dream I may In a soft lulling sleep aad gentle repose Possess thoso joys denied by day. With the volume in which this poen appears was another, found at the 6ame time and also purchased by the Government. It hears the title, "Forms of Writing," and contain! models of deeds, bonds, contracts, re ceipts, recipes, bills of sale, manifestoes, and other commercial and legal papers, together with two poems. "On Christmas Day," and "True Happiness." These follow a torm of a "Subpoena for Evidences to Prove s Will," and immediately after them appears a recipe "To Keep Ink from Freezing or Moulding'." Tho latter part of tho volume contains the famous "Ilules of Civility,' by which Washington governed hie conduct. Four years after his affair with Betsy Fauntleroy, Washington became enamored ot Miss Mary Phillipse, the daughter of a prominent and wealthy Englishman, Frederick P. Phillipse, who lived in a superb mansion on the bank of the Hudson, near . 'e West Point. While on a-' journey t( t Boston in 1756 he met this yonnp e lady at the house of her brother-in 1- law, Colonel Beverly Robinson, whc ? lived in the same locality. After b r few weeks' acquaintance he proposed to her, and was frankly informed thai ss she was engaged to marry another. If The suocesBful suitor was Captain y Roger Morris, a companion in arms, * who, like Washington, was an aid to t General Braddook in the fatal Indian 't campaign. u Miss Phillipse was two years older o than Washington, having been born r at Yonkers, July 3, 1730. Her husa band fought on the British side during Tj e the Revolution, and her family were ai 3 all royalists. In 1778 Mrs. Morris sp ? and her sister, Mrs. Robinson, were r aooused of acting as spies for the jj e British, were arrested and imnrisoned. h\ and their property was confiscated. g It was in the Phillipse honse that 1 Benediot Arnold was residing when he betrayed hia country, and from their to 1 grounds he took the boat which car- 8il s ried him into the British lines when - his treaohery was discovered. Mme. n( b Jnmel, the French woman who married in 3 Aaron Burr, afterward purchased the 6! - estate and lived npon it. ^ f Two years after Washington was - jilted by Miss Phillipse, and when he CI r had just returned from Fort du f Quesne, he went to Williamsburga r military dreas attended by an orderly, ol 1 While crossing Williams's Ferry over f the Pamunky River, a branch of the ^ - York, he was accosted by a venerable ^ 3 gentleman named Chamberlayn, who bi had learned his identity, and invited y( W .AiCtfei I \ HTNGTON AND MARTHA CURTIS. 2d to rest for a while at his house in the {j neighborhood. Washington at first w declined, as his business with the Gov- oi ernor at Williamsburg was urgent, but ^ finally consented to stop for dinner. m Having arrived at the hospitable man- tt sion, he was introduced to tha family. 01 and a number of guests, among them a charming and beautiful widow who lived near by. There was a mutual attraction, and instead of departing immediately after dinner Washington t remained through the afternoon, and r finally consented to pass the night. ; In the morning he proceeded upon his r way, and having transacted his busi- M t ness at Williamsburg, returned to Mr. 3 Chamberlayn's and spent several 51 * days. The beautiful widow was Martha t Dandridge Custis, the daughter of John Dandridge,whose husband, Dan iel- Parke Castis, died a year or so ' previous, leaving her two children ai and a large fortune in lands aud money. She was born in New Kent tg . County in 1732, was married at seven- CI ' teen, and when Washington first met ai her was twenty-six years old, and in 1 the richest bloom of womanhood. She to - had a fine residence at Williamsburg cc 3 ?"the six chimney house" it was i called?and a plantation near the city, ** i with $100,000 of bonds and mortgages g< - in her strong box. It is said that the to day after she accepted Washington she planted a yew tree in the garden behind "the six chimney house," a symbol of devotion and consistency. w i -? yc THE YOUNG WASHINGTON*. i tic i The marriage took place at the residence of the bride on January 17, <] i 1749?about six months after the firt.t He meeting?and the cercmony was fol- J*1 lowed by a reception. Washington wl0' ' was attending a session of the House nei i of Burgesses at Williamsburg, then slu the capital of Virginia, and at its close, ^n' removed with his wife and her two lit- ,lu , tie children to Mount Vernon. __ ??" Woman's Face on Money. ore 1 Im Tho only woman's face that has ovoj qu adorned United States paper money ii of that of Martha Washington. A3 1 tELIGIOUS READING. 1 rr\ v.. 4.1?4Mr.r. TTA " J.IJUU WliU UUSb f?ii tuilt^o mrw, Be not thyself forgot! No longer may thy children live As if their God were not! But every day and hour, t Since thou dost bless us thus. In still increasing light and power Reveal thyself to us. ?W. H. Furnese. RtTiVALS : HOW HELPED OB UIXDEBED. Speaking on this subject, Ilev. Theodore Ouyler, D. D.. says: Every genuine reval has a divine side and a human side. 10 Holy Spirit works, and Christians work; id the results are the most deep, wideread and enduring when Christians coterate with the Holy Spirit The power at produces a true revival comes from laven ; it is not manufactured down here r any method or machinery. The Spirit of od is indispensable. There must be a hunir for such blessings as the Holy Spirit can (Stow. There is often a strong temptation to pasre and churches to shirk their own reeponbility, neglect their own duty, and to nd off after somebody to come and do ;elr work for them. The pastor thinks that srhaps a new voice may wake up the sleepg souls in his parish, and his officers sag;st that some novelty may draw the peo- \ ie out, and. Accordingly, some itinerant or \ angeiist is sent for. But there are not Moodys and tiankeys ana ' hapmans and Whittles enough to supply lie whole nation. And if there were, has \ Dt every pastor the responsibility laid on I im to preach.pray and toil for the salvation \ ! souls; and shall he not have the joy and alight of doing it ? The idea has beoome lite too current that the business of a pas>r is to prepare sermons, visit his flock, >nsoIe the sorrowing, comfort the sick and jry the dead ; but if souls are to be conJrted, then somebody must be sent for hose profession it Is to convert people! IX i lis wretched notion were to prevail gener- \ lly, no young man of brains and godly V Bart would ever enter the ministry. Every- J ling that tends to diminish our sense of ersonal responsibility and our depend- I ice upon God is an effectual hindiance J > a revival. Another serious hindrance is what may be illed almanac piety. A week of prayer appointed for the early part of the ear; and when that week is made a jason for earnest praying and is foliwed up with earnest working, it has Ken produced glorious results. But In too lany churches the praying which begings i? lat week ends with that week. Then it bejmee a solemn farce. ; ! The minister who blunts the "sword of the pirit," and fails to preach a blood Jieat gosel every Sunday is hindering a revival. _____ THE HOLT GHOST A FBOTECTION. In the best men there is a tendency to do srtain things they ought not, but the more ley are filled with the Holy Spirit,the more t is true of them that they are kept from oing what otherwise they would. When I as a boy I used to go to the Polytechnic in ondon, where my favorite diversion was diving-bell, which' had seats around le rim, and which at a given time was lied with people and lowered into a ink. We used to go down deeper, deeper ito the water, but not a drop ever came lto that diving-bell, though it had no botr )m and the water was quite within reach, ecause the bell was so full of air that, lough the water lusted against the air, the ir lusted against the water because aiz as being pumped in all the time from the. >p, and tne water could hot do what it \ therwise would do. If you are full of the { !oly Ghost the flesh life is underneath you, rad though it would surgo up, it is kept ) ut.?Rev. F. B. Meyer. f ., 1 A FBAYE.B Ff>B UNSELFISHNESS. < We thank thee.O Christ, that we are ao- ' : jpted in thee, and that there is no barrier fa > our free access into our Father's pres- i ace. We call upon our souls and all that L i within us to bless and praise and magnify fl lee. May our earthly life be inspired with M le spirit of heaven. May we go to and fro 'M bout our business as those "who have fl sen the face of God and have come down JK ) earth with the light of the other world pon their faces. Prosper us, oh blessed ^ od, in all that we put our hands unto. :ay our hearts be filled with thy love, oui ps with gentle, helpful words ana our ands with kind, unselfish deeds. Hay lose who see us take knowledge of us that e have been with Jesus. May the fragrance r his presence be shed abroad in every act. [ay the Holy Spirit keep us in this frame mid all the changes and chances of this lortal life, and may we come at last into to heavenly aome. through Jesus Christ ur Lord. Amen. ?ls what I know of Thee, my Lord and God, That fills my soul with peace, my lips with sung ; hou art my health, my joy, my staff, my rod, Leaning on Thee,in weakness lam strong. !ore of Thyself. 0, show mo hour by hour* More of Thy glory, 0. my God and Lord ; . :ore of Thvself.in all Thy grace and power' More of'Thy love anil truth, Incarnate Word! ?Bonar. PRAYER ALL POTENT. If thou desirest Christ seek Him in prayer id thou shalt find Him. If in thy pilgnm;e through this wilderness world' thou art fiieted with spiritual thirst come thou in ly devotions to the spiritual rock, that is, tirist. and strike it with the rod of pr?yer id streams of divine grace shall flow forth i quench thy thirst and supply thy need, ost thou wish to offer a pleasing sacrifice God. Offer prayer. Wouldst thou hold instant intercourse with God? Take de;ht in prayer, for this is spiritual convertion between God an.l the devout soul, ouldst thou taste and see that the Lord is >od? Then constrain the Lord by prayer take up His abode in thy heart.?Gerhard. THE BLESSED LIFE PROVIDED. If we live in the Spirit we shall be led by im every dav and every moment. Wb?t if >u were to open your heart today to be led with the Holy Spirit ? Would He not able to keep you ever)- moment in the Feet rest of God ? And would not His ighty arm give you a complete victory over a and temptation of every kind, and make iu able to five in perpetual fellowship with e Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ? nst certainly, this is the blessed life God s provided for us.?Andrew Murray. SOT AN IDLE PROMISE. Lo, I am with you always, even unto the d of the world," is not an idie, not an un111 lied promise. He is not with us merely a thought, but as a life. He gathers us i into his own being. He lioods us with There is inspiration here, certainly for iy duty, for any endurance. The faith. irist with me, can make the poorest and i hardest life luminous, joyous, glorious. Way land Hoyt. candle that won't shine in one room is ry unlikely to shine iu another. If you iiot shine at homo, if your father and ithi'r, your sister aud brother, if the ry cat and dog in the house are not the ;ter aud happier for your being a Chrisn, it is a question whether you really are e.~J. Hudson Taylor. sTo life is complete which docs not eomeie? sit tru'tlully waiting to be fed by God. Krotty Sccoe at the Wli'ra ilousr. ["here was a pretty scon? at the Whito iuse when Mrs. Cleveland receive 1 the iuit class of Sr. Mark's Church, forty-four ;le ones, all under eight years of ago. Sao lcoraed them in her most charming manr, told them they weie the smallest visitors \ i *3ver had, aud then brought down Ruth j i Esther Cleveland to make their acquaint- r ae. American Floor in Ktigland. rhe Mark Lane Express, of London, in its >p review, estimate* the shortage of the lian wheat crop at upward of a million arters, and says: "The increjisod pressure American flour in the British market is aslng some anxiety to tho millers who flated themselves at this time in 1896 that ierio.in competition had been collarei."