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YOL. ITT. NO. 4. BEAUFORT, S, C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1872. {|^?,pcEo5? 5
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Prayers. ; fa
A mother prayed at the eventide, j y
With her child upon her breast; j a
The Angels came to her darkened room, a,
And waited her behest. t<
"And God," she asked, " Thou Glorious, ^
O, give my darling fame? ^
Among the noblest of his land ft
To win the noblest name. h
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"And may there be some spirit near tl
My fervent with to bear." C1
But the donbtful Angels silent stood, d
Nor moved to waft her prayer.
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"And G< A." 8h?> prayed, "Tl^u Infinite, a
C, give my darling power? y
The night of soul that sways a host
As the fierce wind swavs a shower. u
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"And may there be some spirit near, Ji
My soul's high wish to bear." E
But the wondering Angels silent stood,
Nor moved to waft her prayer. Q
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"And God," who art All-Beauliful, 1:
0, make my darling fair, d
That he may Ptill from life draw love, b
T.ifo'u ps#ph(w rare.
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" So every heart shall be a harp n
Beneath his touch to sound." si
But the shuddering Angels sileut stood. ?
And drooped their wings around. 1
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" But if," she prayed, " Thou Merciful. ei
He mav not grasp at tame, j
0 grant him strength to face serene j ?
A cold world's cruel blame. | ^
"And if be shrink from earthly power, 1
Nor aim to sway the time. a
Gird thou bis soul to cope with sin, a
A conqueror sublime. c
"And if he sometimes fail to strike a
Each heart to Love's sweet tone, e'
0, may he tune to seraph height *
The ransic'of his own.
" Now may there Ire some spirit near, w
Mv humb'e wish to bear."
Tho Angels rose, on rushing wings, P
In haste to waft her prayer. ^
TOM AND I. n
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Tom wap my brother, and be was a boy ! ai
To my ears, that tells the whole story ; but ir
for the satisfaction of those happier and less P
experienced than myself, for the enlighten- j
ment, in particular, of that friend who raain^
tains the superiority of masculine to feminine g
juveniles. I shall give a biief sketch of the 1T
tribulations of my childhood. ^
T don't suppose Tern was much worse than ff
most healthy, active boys, and I know he
wasn't a bit better. He was a terrible little n
tyrant, but tyranny is inherent in tbi? raascu- w
line character, I believe. Some one says, tl
" The boy is father to the man.*' I don't
believe it. I won't believe it. If T did. I !?'
fc
would make up my mind, once and forever, ^
to be an oid maid to the end of my days.
But then, there's John ? never mind about 01
that ! I don't suppose John could have hern
like other boys ; though that's just what q,
Marion Seward thinks of our Tom now. lc
Tom and I were provokingly near of an r(
age. and to make matters worse, I was the j]
older : not much over a year, to be sure,
but of course T felt a little natural superiority m
on that ground, which made Tom's tyranny Pj
r]1 the harder to bear. You see. in the very w
nature of things, my rights must have been w
trampled upon at an early age. When ] had ui
arrived at the maturity of fourteen months. I cc
was forced to vacate the cradle, and my ft
mother's arms and breast were opened to re- fi]
ceive the invader while I was consignee! to ni
I the tender mercies r.f a frowzy-headed nurse- P<
girl, who consoled me with sugar until my y<
stomach, if not my temper, was permanently of
soured. Of course I do not remember all at
this, but subsequent investigation has taught w
me the precise state of affairs at the early I
period of which I write. They tell me my in
father was disappointed because I was nr,t a hi
boy. and I have never qnite recovered from or
the feeling of humiliation with which I first w
beard of it. A remorseful consciousness of F*
having committed an irreparable blunder has T<
haunted oie ever since. a
Well. Tom and I grew in stature, and our ni
noife increased. It has always been an un- w
solved problem t<? me wbv I was invariably el
eorn|>elIed to yield everything to Tom, because
he was the younger, and why I never receiv- |)1
ed any of the corresponding privileges that ti
are usually accorded to the elder, because
there was so little difference in our ages that
the most we shared equally. The onlv solu- ^
tion T ever found was in the faet so constant- .
ly set l>efore me that " Tom was a bov." 13
T well remember a game of checkers played ti
by Tom and I on mv tenth birthday Tom <r
would be nine in a few monihs. and we were
dolefully ignorant of arithmetic, having E
spent most of our valuable time in the pursuit
/\f ritoficnrp hrith in the wluvil.rnfim nnH etce.
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whore. Tom nv?dc a careless move, which | '
gave me an opportunity to juftap three of his bl
men. I improved ti eagerly. That a girl }ll
should rain such an advantage over hirn was _.
V>o much for Tom's temper, so he roared out.
" That nint't fair.' fi
"Yes. it is," I replied ? "don't you re- w
memt>er you did it yesterday ?"
" Don't rare if I did, 'ta?nt fair, and you P
s. shan't do it." was the reply, with a hateful at
emphasis on the term " you." M
"But. Tom." I urged mildly, trying hard
to retain mv dignity. "Iam two years the
oldest, and I ought to know." fc
" No you ain't two years the oldest." was ^
the response
" Ain't I ten ?" 1 urged w
" Ye8*' o.. 'C
' And vou eight ?
" Yes."
" Well, triumphantly, " don't eight from hi
ten leave two ?"
" You ain't two years the oldest anyway,
and vou shan't jump me," persisted Tom. w
" T shall ask mother." I cried, certain that v<
my statement must l>e upheld in that quarter. ,
and caring much more for the superior age 1
than the checkers. I opened the :.itchen hi
door and rushed ont. " Mother !" 1 cried,
Mother, ain't I two years older than Tom ?"
Now. I made this a;?peal at a very nnfortu- Sf
nate time. Bridget had left the day before tl
in a rngc occasioned by Tom having wound u
np a long U<t of j>ersecutions hy chasing her
with a caterpillar. Mocner was therefore '
unusnally burdened with work, and at this U
particular moment she was bending over the
stove, in all the heat and hurry of baking
dav. frying doughnuts. I suppose the hot v
lard spattered on to her hands as she fished
after the brown cakes. I have since had cer- j *
tain experiences of my own in frying dough- i n<
nuts that lead me to regard my mother's
impatience on this occasion with creat chariy
J- tv. She did not answer my question, and to tl
attract her attention I gently pulled the I tf
skirt of her dress, repeating, " Mother. .
mother, ain't I two years older than Tom ?" i
" No, she ain't, is she. mother ? She j o
thinks 'cause it's her birthday she can cheat j ]e
ire. and do all sorts of things,"roared Tom r
| from the other room. ^
Intent on gaining my point. I twitched n
mother's dress again, repeating, " Ain't I
mother f Ma. ain't I ?"
Mother turned upon me suddenly, her c
.ce flusbed'with heat and vexation. "Helen
je said, " you are the plague of my life
ou are always quarreling with Tom. 0
)urse you are not two years the oldest; yoi
:t as if you were uot half as old. Now go u]
) the nursery and don't come down till
ive you leave."
A bitter sense of injustice rankled in m;
reast as I turned away and walked slowl;
om the kitchen to the room where Tom sat
aving it all his own way with the checkers
i'hen he saw me he cried out in maliciou
riumph, " Good for you ! Pays you fo
heating ! Now vou won't get any ho
oughnuts, and; I'll eat all the turnovers !'
That was too much. I turned around am
ried out passionately : " Tom, you're ai
wful, wicked, story-telling liar ! I hat
ou, and I wish you were dead ! I do !"
I was horror-stricken the moment I ha<
ttered these words, but before I could ge
reath to retract what I had said, Tom rushe<
lto the kitchen, crying " Mother, mother
[elen says I'm a liar and she'll kill me !"
Of course I was marched up stairs doubl
nick,mother's hand pinching my arm awfull
11 the way. and rem lined a nursery prisoner
:ving on bread and water for the rest of th
ay. besides being set to learn a hvmn oi
rotherly love. I never hear that hymn nor
dthout a vision of the nursery that hot sura
ler day, myself sitting in the window witl
iy hymn-book, watching Tom, who ha<
tationed himself under a cherry tree opposit
nd sat munching my birthday turn-over
ivoring me with occasioned observations re
arding the high state of felicity he wa
njoying compared with my miserable condi
ion. I fully made up my mind that after
oon that I would never go to Heaven, never
' I had to love Tom. I persevered in thi
('termination until I had gone to bed am
he light was put out. Then I had sue!
wful visions of eternal punishment that
ras willing to accept salvation on any terrm
nd screamed for mother, begging when sh
ime to see Torn and ask forgiveness I wa
llowed the privilege (?) and humbly entreat
d the little monster to pardon me, which h
:?(/-? rirt nn /vendition tha
rauuusiy wuocui^u w v?v, ?
" wouldn't never do so no more."
romised, in fear and trembling, and Ton
as commended for his magnanmity.
This is a specimen of our daily life and ex
erience. If I urged my superior age ii
jquesting a privilege, I was told that mad
0 difference. I was very little older. If w
uarreled ( which I regret to say was the cas
lost of the time), I was told that it was m;
lult; I was the oldest, and ought to h
shamed to tease my little brother so. Tom'
ivariable plea, when a doubtful case wa
ending at the bar of mother's judgment wag
Well, she teased me and that general!;
h! to a decision in his favor.
Sometimes, it is true, Tom committed sucl
laring atrocities that cverybodv said lie wa
1 fault. Then mother would say, " Fo
lame, Helen to be so impatient ! Tom isi
oy. and you must put up with his littl
i" Its."
" A boy !" I would exclaim, with tears ii
iy eves ; don't I Icdow he's a boy ' Yoi
light as well tell me I was blind if my eye
ere put out! I wish there were no sucl
lings as boys !"
Then mother would look at me in such i
opeless way that I would relent and ask he
rgiveness ; and the next day, or perhap
mt afternoon, the scene would be repealed
I know I was to blame in all this. A w'?mai
light to be a very saint to get along with i
:>y from eight to twenty ; it is her duty t<
5 a saint, and I was very far from it?i
uick-tempered, impulsive girl, with astrorif
>ve of justice and an inborn scutiment ?
.'hellion against tyranny.
I could ihultiplv instances innumerable t<
lustrate the injustice practiced all througl
iy childhood, and in a different form througl
iy girlhood, bv both my parents ; and yet.1
ireuts. He is now a steady, well-to-d<
:n sure they meant to be perfectly just, I
as only because 'lom was a " boy !" Hi
as a great source of anxiety to my parent
nti 1 He was twenty-two. ne spetii iuuucv
mtracted debts, and acted pretty ranch ai
le " Prodigal Son" in the Rible did ; am
nally, after almost raining father, and run
ing away to sea, he came back humble ant
jnitent, and was joyfJly received by hii
>ung man of twenty-five, the joy and prid<
: my father and mother, admired and sough
ter in society, and a general favorite every
here, with me as well as the rest. And yet
must confess I have a sort of44 fellow feel
igs" for the elder brother in the parabh
;fore alluded to Not that I would dotraci
le grain from my brother's prosperity ; bu
hen I realize myself to be a plain, comnioi
:rson of twenty-six, so decidedly second tc
jra in the hearts of our parents, I sigt
little, and think the "fatted calf, does loot
ore tempting than the 44 all that I have.1
hieh was the just reward of duty to th<
der son.
However, there is John, and I shan't com
ain so long as he thinks me the most beau
ful. lovely and accomplished womeu.
Josephine and Napoleon,?An inter
iting book lately published in Eng ant
44 Ladv Clementine Davies' Recollec
ons of Society in France and England.'
e quote from it a picture of the firs
inpire :
441 myself saw Josephine two year*
pfore the time when she unexpected!}
reathed the lust sigh of her troubled
ul eventful life. She was then ai
[almaison, whither I was taken by im
ltlier. Though no longer young, sh(
as pre-eminently graceful, and liei
liant though not a tall figure showed t(
Ivantage in a white dress magnificently
nbroidered in bright colors that assort
1 with her dark hair, wore low 011 he:
uehead, and with the fine eves of deej
lolet hue by which her expressive fac<
as illuminated. * * * Josepliin*
>ved Napoleon better than she lovec
erself. Childless by her marriage witl
im, (though the mother of a son ant
.uighter by her first less happy nnior
ith the Vicomte de Beauharnais,) sh<
iluntarily consented to her divorce frorr
im for the sake of his dynasty. Sh<
ad survived the dishonor, if so it may
? called, in her own life; she had de end(
d the steps of the throne on whirl
ic emperor had seated her beside him
it she could not survive his downfall,
id she died when the sentence of exih
> Elba was passed upon him.
Had to Lf.avf.?Prince Napoleon t nt
is wife, the Princess Clethilde, being ii
aris, th.- Government gave them officii!
ntice that tho^ should not be permittee
- a r/vtl /\l I?*?Ar\AA A 1 r? c
} I rr?iuc uu nir ^un u? riautr. p^aiuo
lis Prince Napoleon emphatically pro
>sted, saving he would only leave
>rce. and the Princess told the officer
f the law plumply that she would no
ave Paris but between two gendarmes
'pon a peremptory order of the Govern
lent, however, he was compelled to go
Thirtv-two thousand seed were one
Lord Timothy Dexter.
; I An advertisement in the Boston newsT
. I
j papers announcing the sale at auction of of
P the Dexter propert}' in Newburyport se<
1 brings to mind numerous stories current th:
(r in that city respecting the eccentric in- bli
T dividual who flourished there in the lat- th
' ter part of the last century under the ca
s self-assumed title of Lord Timothy Dex- ju:
r ter. This was the fortunate merchant lei
t
? who, with brains either so scant or dis- ey
3 ordered that he was continually making m<
himself an object of derision, still blun- ha
dered into what in those days was con- no
3 sidered a stupendous fortune. It was bl<
Lord Dexter who, on consulting a wag- Cr
! gish acquaintance as to a profitable way ue
of investing certain moneys, was ad- he
v vised to ship a cargo of warming pans to he
the West Indies, and availed himself of ju
e the advice, to the great mirth of all who he
v heard of the transaction. The cream of co
i- the joke, however, was that the warming an
pans found sale to the sugar manufac- be
e tures for ladles, and Dexter realized a cai
'? great profit on the venture. A 6hip* ut
' ment of red wollen nightcaps to the
- cost of Guinea, suggested as a joke, ag
turned out a most fortunate speculation.
s Somebody wishing to humbug the old ar<
3 fellow, told him one. day that news had sli
(j come that all the whales were dying ofl. inj
, Dexter went to work and bought up all CI
e the whalebone he could get hold of, tli
* fairly cornering the market, after which hi:
e he unloaded at an immense profit. Hav- Dt
t ing at last blundered into great wealth, he
n he assumed the title of Lord Dexter, and lo.?
spent a great deal of money in laying out lih
* attractive grounds about his house, but
I ruined the effects produced by skillful an
e gardeners by setting up in every direc- wc
e tion carved woodeu figures of the most
e hideous description. Twenty-five years pl<
r ago some of these figures were still to be Lr
8 seen on the grounds. Lord Dexter, be- of
y coming ambitious of literary distinction, de
published a book with the title of "A
^ Pickle for the Knowing Ones but be- ut
r ?ng conscious of weakness in the matter wl
R of punctuation, put all the commas, co
semicolons and the like at the end of th
n the book, telling his readers that they ar<
? might pepper and salt his production to of
! suit themselves. A few years before his br
death he had a mock funeral, and after- th?
1 wards beat his wife because she did not as
s exhibit sufficient grief over his fictitious coi
* demise. Some time ago the house and Fa
grounds once occupied by this strange Bi;
3 character came into the possession of a so<
1 wealthy citizen of Newburyport, who rie
f has made the place one of the most beau- lai
tiful residences in New England. foi
to
i
, CO
r The Hokse Epidemic in Canada.?
) At the present time, says a late member
1 of the Toronto Globe, three-fourths of
* i , , . wa
. the horses in this section of the coun- T
8 , j dll
, try have been attacked to a greater or
* less extent. The disease appears to be a ^
. catarrhal fever, of an epizootic nature,
1 Hie result of some atmospheric influence,
* as is shown by its sudden appearance
t over a large extent of country, attacking ^
- all kinds of horses, old aud young, in ^
' /?* innnp tlia npq.
. gWU WUIUHUII yjL in fSVSWX. .-.*W
) monitory symptoms are dnlness, a star- ..
t ing coat, a watery discharge from the jpi
j nose, speedily followed by a severe hack>
ing cough ; the pulse is quickeued, and jjsj
1 the mouth hot, the nasal membranes
are injected, and the ears and legs are [j0
; unnaturally cold ; the discharge from ^
the nose increases, and becomes of a j
greenish-yellow color ; the breathing is
increased, and iu some cases becomes
I labored and severe. When an affected is
, animal is exposed to vitiating influences
of any kind, as impure air, sudden chills,
] or overwork, the lungs and their coveriugs
become effected, thereby producing ^
f alarming and more daugerous symptoms.
Although this disease must necessarily j
1 prove a great loss and annoyance to the ^
community generally, we do not think ^
it is likely to be of a fatal character,
t 1S?
where ordinary care and rational treat- ^
ment are adopted. We have had an op- gaj
portunitv of seeing hundreds ot cases ^
oin?o rmtViroalr wit.Vlont 11T1V fatal
^ mv. ..,.v , jol
, r"nlt8- _____ ed
Relieved.?An event is said to have cr<
r lately occurred at Duxbury, Vt., which as
> should act as a warning to those who
' drink water from brooks without looking 00
? carefully into the vessels after dipping. *?
1 A resident of the place mentioned, named ^
1 Charles Marshall, has, it appears, suc1
ceeded in ejecting a lizard from his
i stomach which measures three and a ^
J half inches in length. For several years ,j
i he has been a constant sufferer?as the
3 doctors supposed?from consumption ;
r but, although many remedies were tried, ^
his case seemed utterly hopeless, flow- ^
i ever, since the lizard has come forth a
w1
; decided improvement has been noticed ; ^
, the appetite begins to be natural again,
3 and there is now, as we are assumed, a ^ ^
certainty of his speedy recovery. The \
j possible presence of a reptile in a man's U1
1 stomach, is not at any time an agreeable ,
I thing to speculate upon ; but it must be gjr
I a source of infinite satisfaction to think
^ that such an uncomfortable companion
has been dislodged. Mr. Marshall may,
7 therefore, be considered as among the
s happiest men of the age. pr
t pa
The crowd who went out from San- so
. Francisco with baskets and shovels to W|
scoop up diamonds and i ubies in Arizona, ^
are rapidly returning, and their profane
? adjectives can be distinctly heard a considerable
distance. b
The Acquittal of Laura Fair.
A Sail Francisco paper gives us some
the incidents connected with the ei
:ond trial of Laura Fair for murder in ro
at city. It says that the jury assem- o)
2d amidst almost breathless silence in A
? ?- a ? o mCk tvua n
0 court, roum. A3 lllO itnou iiaiuo m?o u
lied, the Clerk anuouuced that all the w
rors were present. Another deau si- a<
ice fell upon the court room. Every tt
e was upon the Judge. For a mo- C
?nt he sat with his head resting on his p
nd, and then turning to the Clerk, he b
dded and said something in an inaudi- g
e tone. The Clerk nodded to Judge S
irtis, who at once arose and lifted the d
rvotis and terror-strickeD prisoner to d
r feet, and placing his arm close around tl
r waist, held her with her face to the lj
ry. Judge Quint also stood up and o
Id one of Mrp. Fair's hands. Both o
unsel on the other side also got up d
d faced the jury box. The spectators ii
nt forward in breathless anxiety to o
tcli every word that should now be n
tered. Then the Clerk spoke: b
"Gentlemen of the jury, have you n
reed upon a verdict?" tl
Mr. Byiugton, the foreman of the jury, fl
ose and passed to the .Judge a folded ti
p of paper. The Judge, without look- o
g at it, passed it over his desk to the a
erk below. The Clerk slowly opened tl
e paper, and for several seconds kept e
s eyes and brains busy with the words, b
iring this little scene Mrs. Fair rested o
r eyes on the floor. She seemed to have n
d all physical power, and fairly hung tl
:e a child in Judge Curtis's arms. I a
The Clerk then read from the paper, fi
?i/1 Hio mnof Kr/DotViloaa tVipap j tl
>rds: a
We, the jurors in the case of the Peo- f<
s, of the State of California against a
tnra D. Fair, indicted for the murder a
Alexander P. Crittenden, do find the k
fendant not? n
Before the word "guilty" could he tl
terod a low, thrilling moan was heard h
lich went through every heart in the ft
urt room, and in another instant two ii
in, white, chalk like wrists were clasped a
>und Judge Curtis's neck, and a wealth a
golden hair lay streaming on his u
east. The little black figure lay in A
e arms of the strong man as senseless p
a corpse. The next instant all was e>
nfnsion. The ladie3 rushed up to Mrs. a
,ir and tendered their assistance. A
it the pipiner notes of the big bailiff tl
jn restored order. Judge Curtis car- o
id his lifeless burden to a settee and tl
d her gently down. Water was called si
r, and iu a moment she had returned g
consciousness, but could not seem to
mprehend the turn affairs had taken.
Judge Curtis, who was now completely p
manned, started with his charge to- j tl
,rd the door, but was called back by v,
dge Reardon. n
qomIati Tin-lrro Piiffia ]ai I -
J iitttivtwu v u\4^v vu? tvi. (J
3 defendant remain till the verdict is tl
jorded. t(
Judge Curtis, who had reached the ^
te of the bar with his client, seated
r on the long, continued bench next V]
3 railing. She seemed too weak to s(
itain herself, even in a sitting posi- j
n, and lay down again nearly at full b
igth, her attorney still by her. a]
l'lie Clerk?Gentlemen of the jury, ei
ten to your verdict as it stands recordYou
find the defendant at the bar q
t guilty? So say you all? Each aud a]
of you answer as your names are w
led. o
rhe regular formula was gone through <?
th each man answering "not guilty" tc
his name was called. t*
Alter the ceremony of recording the j ^
n/lml nrn n GmcliA/1 Mi/> Tii/l/ro I
LlllUL WOO 11111.^11111, 1/1HJ IKUI^U llitlilj Q|
(charged the jury, thanking them for p,
sir patience and cheerful acquiescence s(
all the requirements, and then, turn-1 ^
* to Sheriff Adams, he said: Mr. I jr
e rift, Mrs. Laura D. Fair, by a verdict fj.
the jury, is no longer a prisoner. She j a
therefore, discharged from your cus-; w
ly." The Sheriff bowed, and then p
luted Mrs. Fair, who smiled in a sickly r(
iv. In a moment the Court wio ad- 0
lrned, and then a crowd soon gather- e]
around the freed woman. Jurors
jwded around her, and several of them, tl
they took Mrs. Fair's hand, cried like u
ildren. From all sides came warm ^
ngratulations, from lawyers and others
Mr. Curtis and Judge Quint upon j
eir success. s<
High Value.?Drunken husbands are ^
metimes spoken of as worthless, but,
ere is a Mrs. Granger in Cincinnati
10 appears to set a pretty high value f'
i T~r i /? 1 11V * i "
nors. tie nas nnisneo dissipation,
? dissipation having at the same time
ished him, and now she sues six saloon ^
epers who were wont to supply him ^
th grog for SI0,000 each making SGO,0
as the actual damage which she ^
ffers from the loss of a drunken husnd.
The court is to decide the justice
ft]
this estimate.
d
Catholicism in Prussia.?The Prusin
tioverument has placed the " Old b
itholic" faith legally on the same a
ating as the other two recognized t<
urches, by acknowledging the binding h
rce of its ministers' acts. Infalliblist ^
iests are now required to enter on the g
ri-h books births, marriages, ?fec., when g]
lemnized by Old Catholic clergymen,
aen they are requested to do so by ?
em. ti
Adelina Patti owns more diamonds <0
aiifjMM^^^BfcjilityinEurope^F
A Wild Pigeon Boost in Maryland.
Probably the largest pigeon roosl
rer known in Maryland, says a Balti
lore paper, is now existing on the farn
F Mr. William Schley, near Oakland, ir
llegauy County. The pigeons collecl
ightly on a tract of ground coverec
ith alder bushes, occupying about sii
ires The pigeons first appeared aboul
;u days ago in countless flocks. Tht
umberland News says : The inflockiuj
igeons gradually settled down upon th<
ushee, until they were bent to tin
round by the weight of the birds
till more pigeons came flying in frou
istant points, and continued to setth
own upon the already living mass, unti
le whole five or six acres were complete
r covered. So great was the numbei
f birds that they were piled upon eacl
ther in places from one to two feet ii
epth. The pigeons continued flocking
1 and settling upon and among cacl
ther from about 4 o'clock in the after
oon until nightfall, when at last the^
ecame still, and prepared for thei
ight's rest. With the early dftwn o
lie morning flock after flock arose an(
ew away in all directions, which depar
ires were continued until about !
'clock, when the place was deserted
nd not a living bird to be seen during
lie remainder of tho day, until towarc
vening, when they again began flocking
ack to the same roosts, and the scene
f the evening before were again wit
essed. All this has occurred daily fo
be past ten days. It is estimated tha
11 the flocks of pigeons for perhap
fty or sixty miles around thus gather a
bis one spot each evening during thei
nnual migratory visit to the immens<
!>rest regions of the Alleghany Mount
ins in quest of the heavy mass of acorn
bounding there. This is the only roos
nown this season in this or any of tin
eighboring counties, and is, perhaps
be only one within a circle of severa
unclred miles. It is a well-establishei
ict that these birds have but one roost
ig place within a very largo territory
nd in their transit to warmer latitudes
nd during their stoppage by the way
so one place only as a roost at night
.t this wonderful roost, on Ool. Schley'
lace, thousands and thousands of pig
ons have been nightly captured by mei
nd boys, with guus, clubs and bags
ifter nightfall a person can go amorn
le birds and scoop them into the moutl
f a bag. It is needless to add tha
aousands of them have been wantonb
bot, and allowed to remain upon tin
ronnd. where thev died.
A Marseilles Bull Fight.?It ap
ears by the Semaphore of Marseille!
lat bull fights have recently come int(
ogue in that famous seaport, and hav<
aturally aroused great curiosity. Thos<
f the inhabitants who participated ii
lis amusement one day are not likelj
> forget the entertainment in a hurry
/hen a young and ' game" bull of grea
issing power was brought out with t
iew of its proceeding into the circus
imething occurred to give the animal i
istaste for the arena where he was tc
e worried to make a Marseilles display
ad with a bound he plunged into tin
aormous pen of people, who wer<
lassed together like clusters of bees
f course, a most frightful panic ensued
ad matters would have been ten time;
orse than they were had not a youtl
f eighteen, as agile as heroic, actually
taken the bull by the horns" andcluuf
) him until the showmen, who seemec
> have behaved very ill, came and goi
it enraged brute away. The conduci
f the circus people irritated the rowdiei
art of the ocowd, who proceeded to dc
;rious damage, smashed windows in
le neighborhood, and, by way of sooth
lg the nerves of those already suffering
om the proceedings of the bull, openec
stall where six others were confined,
hich went careering down the street,
ive were at length killed and the sixtl
?covered by its keeper. The directoi
f the circus had to reimburse the own
rs of surrounding property for th<
araage done to it. It will be well il
lis incident serves to throw a dampei
pon the introduction of this cruel anc
arbaric pastime into France.
1 Which.?The time of a man's death ii
unetimes made a matter of particular in
irest to his surviving friends. The bod}
f one Samuel Jones was found in tin
oods at Wentworth, Me., some month:
50, and not long previous to that tim<
* 1? j _xi e. 11
is omy son naa men. ?? neuier iaiue
r son died first is unknown, but on tha
uestion depends the disposition of th<
roperty. If the son survived tbe fathei
e was liis heir and the property woulc
o now to /lis heir, a certain half brother
f the son died first the father's brother'
ad sisters would inherit. Two faniiliei
re much interested in the date of Jones
ecease.
Cheap Living.? Figures furnisher
y a correspondent on the Nile says that
slave costs $80 to buy, or $4 a month
> hire; average price of an Abvssiniac
orse, $15 ; average price of a horse,
Arab,) $100; camel, $12; dromedary
40 ; donkey, $5 ; donkey to ride, (40
lieep, $1 ; cow, $5 ; to buy a hous<
African style,) $500 ; the ground of th<
ountry, $1 (two acres); an elephant'i
ask (the average,) $100 ; for 100 poundi
f gum, first quality, $10; for 10<
Billing*' word* or wisaom.
t It iz a grate art to kno how tew lister
This seems to be about the way it i
1 (lid : When we are yung, we run int
i difikultys, and when we git old, we fa
t into them.
I Love seems tew hav this eflekt, i
i makes a yung man sober, and lyi ol
t man gay.
i Love iz a lighted kandle, aud coquet
? fly around it. just az a miller doz, ti
i by-and-by they dive into it, and the
i what a burnt coquet, and miller we ha^
It ain't bekauze lovers are so sensiti
i that they quarrel so often, it iz bekauz
* t^ere iz so mutch phun in making up.
1 I don't kno but a Prude may possibl
- fall in love, but if they ever do, the
r don't kno it.
i About the last thing a man duz te
i korrekt hiz faults iz tew quit them.
? I should jist az soon expekt tew see
i monkey fall in love as to see a dandy.
The wimmin ought tew ketch all thei
f phellows who part their hair in the mi(
r die, and clap a red flannel petty-coat o
f them.
* The chief end of woman, now dazi
* seems tew be to wear new silk clothe:
^ and the chief end ov man seems to be t
* pay for them.
I About all that this far famed Philost
1 nhii Vnn im ir. tpw suffer nain. an
f'J ?> ? A ? ?
? not own it, and it seems to hav reache
s the hight of its ambishun when it courl
sorrow, for the sake of being a martyr.
Pure ignoranse, after all, iz the be!
' alloy for vanity, for a vain phool is quil
harmless.
It iz better to be grater than our coi
dishuu in life, than tew have our cor
dishun appear too grate for us.
There iz nothing that a man kan d
that should cut him off from pity, tl
fakt that he iz human should always ei
title him to commiserashun.
Prudes hoard their virtews, the sam
az mizera do their money, more for tli
sake ov counting them, than for use.
If yu seek wisdum, mi yang fiienr
studdy men, and things, if yu desir
laming, studdy dikshunarys.
I think opportunitys are made full c
often az they happen.
I have often had grave doubts, whic
waz ov the most importance, the bust!
of men or the hurry of pissmires.
It iz a grate deal easier tew look upo
thoze who are below us with pitty, tha
tew look upon thoze who are above u
without envy.
Good common sense iz az helthy a
onions, we often see thoze who are go^(
simply bekause they hain't got sens
enuff to be bad, aud thoze who are bar
just bekause they hain't got sense enu
tew be good.
The man who don't kno himself iz
poor judge ov the ofher phellow.
Envy iz sntch a constant companyui
I that if we find no one abuv us to envj
> we will envy thoze below us.
Whoever iz a sedate old man at 2(
t will be apt tew be a frivilons yung on
* at GO.
> Th a re iz no servitude in life so o[.
II pressive az tew be obliged tew flatte
> thoze whom we don't respekt enuff t
? praze.
i Wit, without sense, iz like a razo
i without a handle.
We mingle in sosiety, not so mntc
? tew meet others az tew eskape ourselfs.
5
i A Strange Disease.?Intense radii
r tion of heat in the great desert of Sahar
r produces extraordinary effects on insect
1 as well as animals and men. When
t caravan starts out to traverse that wid
t waste of desolation, flies follow on i
r prodigious multitudes, attracted, n
> doubt, by odor from camels, but the
i soon drop dead by the intensified heal
. Fleas burrowing in hair, straw, or sack;
r are killed ofl rapidly. But the mos; sir
1 gular of all is the malady to which me
, j arc incident after being exposed a shoi
. i time to burning sands and a vertical-su
i j on that arid and life-forsaken region. 1
r j is called ragle?a kind of brain fevei
- lhe stricken traveler is delighted
; amused, and made extensively happy b
f exhibitions of fantastic forms. He see
r midges, palm trees, groups of tent'
I shady mountaius, spaikliug cascades
and misty forms dancing delightful!
before his entranced vision. From a
s that can be gathered upon the subject i
- appears that a certain condition of ul
j mosphere wholly free from moisture
3 with intense solar heat, produces effect
31 on tho brain very similar to hasheesh
j Both exalt the nervous system, and speed
r; ily destroy all desire to exist, deprive
t of that unnatural excitation of thebraic
3
r Technical Measures.?For the bent
I 6t of our readers, we give a table o
measures for their practical use, ; j
^ firkin of butter equals 56 pounds ; i
3 sack of coals,' 224 pounds ; A truss o
* straw, 36 pounds ; A stave of hemp, 3!
pounds ; A sack of flour, 280 pounds
j A quintal, 100 pounds ; A piggot o
steel, 120 pounds; A truss of hay,
pounds ; A bash, 80 bushels ; A kilder
kin, 18 gallons ; A barrel, 36 gallons
A hogshead, 54 gallons ; A pincheon
84 gallons ; English prices current oftei
' speak of the price per quarter; to re
' duce this to barrels, multiply the pric
^ by seven and divide by twelve, and i
5 will give the price, at the same rate b
3 the barrel. Thus : if wheat is quote
; at fifty-six shillings a quarter, multipl
8 fifty-six by seven, and divide by twelv<
DL O HMWi
l? Relative Beauty.?A pretty cousin,
z The mourning color of the Turks is blue.
? It is said flowers are to be cheap thia
U winter.
A miser is far more for getting than
it forgiving.
j The season is taking its leaves with
much a dew.
Vanderbilt's income is twelve thousand
3 dollars a dav.
11
What ship does a literary private mn
vade? Authorship.
r- Carpets though bought by the yard
ff are worn by the foot.
;e Perfume-bottles to be worn at the bolt,
have been introduced.
y Miss Nilsson received ?2J0 a night at
Drury Line Theatre.
^ u Doctor, is tight lacing injurious V*
" Of corset is, Madam."
w A social glass to which the ladies are
addicted. ?A mirror.
a Though a pawnbroker's is crowded, it
is always a loansome place.
11 A new styloof card-receiver has a vase
attached for holding flowers.
n Some people at a crowded evening
party had bellc3 on their toes.
A promising yonug man is all very
0' well; better ha/e a paying one.
3' When may a chair be said to dislike a
~ A TTTI -i. )L 1 L!
o person : u uen it can t ueiu mm.
Ex-Empress Eugenie's beautiful hair is
> beginning to show threads of silver,
d Good temper is like a sunny day.
j shedding brightness on everything.
|.g "Going out with the tide"?accompanying
the bridal party out of church.
The fashionable inhabitants of Murray
" Hill have returned to their city abodes.
^ Mrs. Laura D. Fair's mother attempted
suicide by poison, at San Francisco.
What quadrupeds are admitted to balls,
i- operas, and dinner parties? White kid*.
Vice stings us even in our pleasures,
lo but virtue consoles us,even in our pains.
ie An Alabama lady has worked a silk
i- quilt for the State fair, with 20,000 piecea
in it. *
ie The new style of dressing the hair on
the top of the head is called the " Jose16
phinc."
A sarcastic lady says the only thing
b which keeps Lent is her best silk um e
brella.
Book-keepers are said to be like chikIZ
ens because they have to scrateh for a
living.
, Why is the early grass like a penknife?
Because the spring brings out the
blades.
vVhat belongs to yourself and is used
n by everybody moro than yourself ??
n Your name.
, Why is the coupling chain of a locomotive
like love? Because it is a tender
attachment.
z Crows and blackbirds are the bravest
creatures that tly; they never show the
ie white feather.
1, Young ladies who lace themselves tightg
ly, when dressing for dini^r evidently prefer
grace before meat.
The sailors at Milwaukee, Wis., struck
,l lor $4 a day, and refused to ship until
theii terms were conceded,
b Sunday is the strongest day, because
r, all the rest are week days; yet, if it is
IUC suou^esi, WllJ n uiicu uiuacu*
) There are 22,500 ragpickers in Paris
' who gather up every night, according to
e statistics, 50,000 baskets full of rags and ^
thrown away garments and br ots.
Mayor Medill, of Chicago, lias issued
r a proclamation io the police authorities
o directing them to enforce the law forbidding
the sale of intoxicating liquors
on Sunday.
John Tigie, wife and infant, with two
other rnen and a boy, left Litchfield,El..
" on the Toledo anil Wabas i Railroad, on
a hand car for their homes. They were
run into by a passenger train, and Tigie
' wife, and child were killed.
The miners of South Wales having
s demanded an increase of wages, the coal
masters, on the contrary, insist upon a
il decrease of the wages already being
e paid, and having resolved to close their
u mines until the-men accede to their
0 ! terms.
Mattie Howe, who was indicted for
* murder in the first degree for killing her
new born child, was found guilty in
s, Poughkeepsie. N. Y.,of manslaughter in
i- the fourth degree and sentenced to one
n year's imprisonment in the Albany
Penitentiary.
Tortoises boll jewelry, dark, and in sets,
n made very plain, are crreatly in demand by
/..kiAnnk'tn rPlin,r Ifp <>eta hi
V J43UIUIia<JI(. IU IU0* i uvj Ml v vvmw..v.v?.
f. with exquisitely cut monograms, whnh
I are cut out of shell, and placed on each
article of the set. The engraving of the
J mcnngrams make these sets quite expcns
sivo, imported shell jewelry is generally
mounted with colored stones. This style
? is well suited to young ladies.
y|
A Singular Case of Detection ?The
' lawyer's monologue in the play of "Lady
Aklley's Secret," which vividly describes
' ; the gradual closing-in of a web of cir8
cnmstantial evidence, is recalled by the
'* curious story of the detection of the
murderer of Professor Pauormo in Brooklyn.
A patched tape-line was the clue?
' nothincr more. A "sneak thief," in
whose pocket the tape was found, questioned
by a shrewd police officer, reveals
his connection with a New York gang of
silver-thieves ; stolen property is recov^
ered ; men are arrested on the charge of
I stealing it; one of the thieves is described
" as the murderer of Panorma ; the truth
' comes out, little by little ; and the scoundrel
who dealt the fatal blow, arrested
in a receiver's house for robbery, is held
to answer to the charge of murder.
' Great credit is^ie to Captain Farry and
' his men, whose ingenious disguises and
II untiriDg patience during a search which
' lasted for weeks have brought the peril
petrator of an infamous deed to the bar
y of justice. If the man O'Brien be cou^
victed aid executed?and the case seemi
y to be perfectly clear?the Panormo mnr0
der will take its place among the record*