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Dark and drear 5 The skies appear, When the cloudy day's declining, But the night must fall 11 And cover all, t Ere the sun renews its shining. r TrE DO TOR' IJHOIICE. -0 The cream of Galton society was congregated in the Town Iall, waiting for the lecture. Conspicuous in the crowd sat liss Alfreda Morton, smiling and appy ; for was not her new silk ress the envy of the.town, and er hat imported direct from Pa is, and was not her escort for the vening young Dr. Grey, the best eatcb' in Gatton, a rising man in tis profession, with some fortune esides ? And then it was so seldom that )r. Grey honored any young lady with his attentions, that handsome Iiss Alfreda felt especially honor d. c She smiled complacently upon er less fortunate sisters, chatted aily with the doctor, displayed or pretty, ringed hands, and Iade herself the centre of attrac ion till Mabel Benson and her. sther came in and took seats in ront of them. Now Miss Aifreda had a piece f spito in her nature, and made ome pretensions as a musician, while Mabel Benson was undoubt dly a better musician.C The young lady never allowed1 ,n occasion to show her petty alousy to pass,and one was ready or her now. She turned to her intimate riend, Effie Barr, who sat directly >eind, and said : 'Just look at Mabel Benson's ion net I It's every bit made up >t of old pieces. It's her own york, I know.' 'It looks nice, though, Al freda,' aid Effie. 'Gh, it looks well enough, butE he idea of wearing such a thing n good society ! She had those lowers on her last summer's hat', ,nd that tip-is off her winter hat, ,nd that pearl ribbon is the same be had on her light silk dress.' '1 think it is. But you know he Bensons are not rich, .and label has to save all she can,' aid Effie, who was kindhearted. 'Let her save in some other ay, then ! Why!i don't you think he actually gave twenty-five dol ars to the pastor's library !' 'She did ?' 'Yes! Brother Jack's one of the' ommittee, you know, and he toldI no. They pay her twenty-five ollars a quarter for playing the >rgan, and she gave her last quar er's salary for the library. She night have bought a decent bat ith it !' 'Did you give anything to the ibrary ?' asked Effie. 'No, indeed ! 1 told him if they .vould got a new Brussels carpet 'or his study, I would give them en dollars, but to buy nasty old >ooks, never I Look at her over kirt! As sure as I live, that's Ter old poplin, turned ! I declare, f .L could not have one. decent iress, I would not pretend to go nto good society at all.' 'But, Alfreda, I know she bought ~ 1er little brother a now suit with ~ er own money only last week. [t's good in her you must allow, ( ,o spend her means for the rest.' ~ 'Bother! I dare say she only E loes it to get praise for her good- f ess Anyway, if she goes like a owdy, she needn't expect to be ccei ved in respectable society. won't recognize her, for one.' 'Hush ! there comes the lec urer,' said Effie. They settled into attention, but oung Doctor Grey, who had card every word of the whispered olloquy, turned his attention to liss Benson, who was directly in cont of him. He had noticed her before, as a leasant, sweet faced girl, but now e gave her as thorough a study s be could with he:- back towards ,im. His glance-went first to the de. pised hat, and be saw a dainty ttle grey creation, with a droop ig gray plume, and a cluster of nowy lillies of the valley, and he ecided, if it was her own work, was far prettier than many of he wonderful bats and bonnets round, which had cost much nore. And many times during the vening be was drawn to look at or regardless of Miss Morton's ilken robes and luring smiles. When the lecture was over and ,reetings were exchanged, Miss Ulfreda turned her back on Miss 3enson, but Doctor Grey lingered o say good evening. And as Mabel raised her eyes, alf astonished, to answer him, he bserved what he never had be orc, that her eyes were the weetest, clearest brown, with an xpression of earnest womanli ess in their depths which went traight to his heart. After he left Miss Alfreda at er own door, he went to his own oom musing oddly on what he ad heard of Miss Benson. 'Why, I didn't know she was so weet,' said he to himself: 'De idely, I must cultivate Miss Ben on's acquaintance. Thanks to he stylish Miss Aifreda for the ntroduction.' So it came about the next even ag, that Miss Morton waited in er elegant parlor for Doctor ~rey till she was wild with vex tion. While he, forgetting that she ad invited him to call, rapped at e door of Mabel Benson's little ottage, and quita astonished the ittle organist by asking per. uission to spend the evening with r. But she was not displeased, ei her, for Dr. Grey was a very at ractive young man, and could win riends when he chose very rap dly. He did not stay late, but asked >ermission to call again. And upon the very next Sunday vening he did call again. Miss Alfreda was furious at eeing this, and deter'mined it bould soon stop. She took every occasion to [raw the Doctor to herself, some imes getting some attention from um, but the very next thing he poiled it all by appearing with iss Benson. At last there was a grand ox ursion on the river planned, and Eiss Morton was one of the com rittee of arrangements. She meant to make it a crown ng stroke, rule Mabel out, and ecure the Doctor for herself. She contrived to have it under tood that no lady was expected o attend whbo could not appear in n entire new suit, stylish dressed. Tnis she knew Mabel could not Mabel would not attend, there ore, and she would have the field lear with the doctor, having al 'eady secured his promise to be ere. The doctor meant to go. He also guessed what Miss Al reda was up to, and determined o beat her a)t her own game. She had told him that she was are Miss Benson did not mean to :, and she felt quite confident that e would invite her instead of label. But iDr. Grey resolved to find t for himself what Mabel's in entions were. A day or two before the ex ursion, he rapped at Mabei's door gain, and after they had chatted ocially upon different topics for a ow minutes, he said : Mssenn, T should like to escort you to the excursion on Thursday. Will you go with me?' Mabel's sweet face flushed, she hesitated, and then said: 'I should like to go very much ? sp But I do not think I can this time.' 'Please tell me your reason ?' said the doctor, plumply. Mabel still hesitated and flushed so deeply. so 'Any objection to your escort ?' ah 'Oh, no !' tb 'Please tell me, then.' th He got up, crossed over to Ma- th bel's chair, and sat down beside M her. fr< 'Don't be afraid to speak frank- to ly to me, Miss Mabel,' he said, 01 gently. br 'Very well,' said Mabel, still ba blushing. 'I know it is very silly w, of me to care, but this is to be a TI very grand thing, and the ladies to will be very stylish dressed. I lu can't afford a new dress, and I pe hsd therefore decided not to go.' m 'Precisely,' said the doctor, in coolly. 'May I be allowed a remark dE or two ?' "i 'Yes, I suppose so.' nt 'Then, I saw a young lady last -pl f Sunday, dressed in a hat with a tb grey feather, a plain black silk li( dress, and a linen duster. That to young lady was quite stylish tb enough for me to be proud to nE take her anywhere. I want her to w, go with me next Thursday. Will ca she do so?' ar 'She would be glad to go. But uE others might not be so kind in in their judgment,' said Mabel. st 'That isn't an answer.' T 'Very well-I will go Dr. Grey.' st The young doctor bent down ot and took Mabel's band in a strong, ac warm clasp. re 'Than k you. But I'm not satis- gt fled, yet. Miss Benson-1abel, i if you accept me for your escort m on Thusday, I shall understand re that you also accept me for your lii escort through life. Now, Mabel, of will you go.' t Mabel hesitated one minute, er then, lifting her eyes frankly to pI his face, she said, softly : 'I think I will.' sa Half an hour later, as they inJ were sitting side by side, she said : T 'I shouldn't mind the old black in silk dress, if I only had a new at bonnet.' Ia 'When -you belong to me you at shall have a new bonnet every b week if you want it,' said the pl Doctor, 'but just now I had ra- b ther see your pretty head crown- ar ed with 'that little grey concern fo than the finest hat a milliner ever got up. Why Mabel, that little as bonnet brought me to you.' i And when Mabel looked up in at wonder, he told her all about the W night of the lecture. 6 But Mabel did not care now fur all Miss Alfreda's spiteful flings. for the whole world could offer p her nothing better or sweeter than tt the offering just laid at her feet. ja Miss Alfreda was furious on o Thursday when Doctor Grey step- d< ped on board tho excursion steam- la er with Mabel B'enson on his arm, and she read, or guessed the truth from their happy faces. g But if she had known it was her own work she would have been m much more so. ti Don't judge a man by the clothes he wears. God made onee and the tailor the other. Don't judge him by his family rs connections, for Cain belonged to a a very good family. Don't judge a man by his fail- a] ure in life, for many e, man fails h because he is too honest to suc- b ceed. Don't judge a. man by his speech, t for the parrot talks, and tongue is but an instrumetnt ofsound. h Don't judge a man by tbe houseq he lives ini, for thbe lizzard and the rat often inhabit the grandest ci structures-.i Thbe wortbijest people are most injured by slanderers ; as we usual ly find that to be the best fruit q which the birds h.ave been picking S at. a It takes one less time to get a over one's own misTotane than to I be reconciled to a neighbor's good p disellanons. FOR THE HERALD. New York Fashions. ring Millinery-New Materials-Novelties in Costumes. SPRING MILLINERY. Shapes in new Spring bonnets are different that every one can have mnething to suit. The poke bonnet, so called the Sara Bernhardt, has e brim pinched at the back, while e front brim is turned up against e crown. Then we may see the arie Christine, which shows the )nt brim cut open, and this also is be turned back against the crown. ;her bats come with soft, wide ims, and these are turned up, down, ckwards, forwards, or any other iy, just as the Milliner may fancy. ie "Cashmere," or Oriental ideas as coloring and pattern, which I al ded to in my last letter as about to netrate everywhere, are notably anifest in straws, which we see dyed all sorts of shawl like colors and signs. During the winter, we had lasbmere" silks and ribbons, but >w we find rich ribbons and silks in ain colors, both dark and light, and ese will be used as shadings to re ;ve what would otherwise be a pic re all too bright. Farthermore, as e gold shades are extremely promi :nt in Spring goods of every kind, observe heavy importations of Tus. n and other yellow straws. They e at all prices and degrees of fine s, while chips are constantly dyed old gold colors. Then we have raws in braids of alternating colors. ere is a great run upon this latter yle ; iome being dark, others light ; hers dark and light combined, while ain we see straw bonnets entirely d, blue, or garnet, for the different Lrnet shades will continue very fash. nable. More expensive bonnets are ade of lace-like braidings ; transpa nt of course, and needing to be ied, or again the bonnet is composed these straw laces united with some ing heavier. Small turbans for gen. al wear, are largely brought out and obably will be much worn by those ung ladies who have adopted the me shape this winter. Flowers are wonderful profusion and beauty. bey are both large and small, placed pronounced bouquets or in trailing id fairy like vines and sprays; the ter styles being especially appropri e for those rough, carelessly shaped its which will be seen at watering aces. Variety is farthermore given rthe introduction of feather bands id fancy wings, which will .be used r serviceable bats and bonnets. any are dyed in Cashmere hues, but sain we observe bright bands of nat al feathers, as well also as breasts d heads of birds. Birds likewise ill be employed, but of course not :tensively. SPRING MATERIALS. New Monrie cloths are covered with lm leaves and other Eastern fancies; e same may be said of new lawns conets and indeed the whole family cotton goods, both of high and low ~gree. But invariably we find plait was, etc., to match, and this of coursi a broad enongh hint that plaii sods must be combined in order t< e effect of shading. Light wooler >ods are likewise devised in Cash ere patterns ; summer silks are beau ul in their shawl like semblances w satins are similarly wrought w velvets as well, and thus -it be imes apparent that these Orienta eas extend throughout the entiri nge of dress. But it must be re embered that extra stylishness bringi >rresponding expense, and therefore 1 these new goods are considerably igher priced than those which havt en longer in the market, are less ronounced in character. Belonging ithe former class, the jardiniere, 01 oral pattern may be mentioned, the' owever being still looked upon a. iite fashionable, while in the lattei itegory, we find the family of smnal ecks, stripes, etc., which are always ivogue. E-V DESIGN. Short walking costumes will be uite as much worn as ever. In thi: yle, the Narcissa is very tasteful ad adapted to all new wool or silli aaterials. For a demnitrain, thougl lowable with a short costume, the [ermione overskirt is novel and quite retty, while embodying opposite ideas -e fin t Alida overskirt which i. adapted to a walking costume only. The Alcina is a new polonaise which combines the effect of a panier basque with an overskirt, but requires a trimmed skirt below. The Aleson basque is an excellent design of light spring woolens or silk, while for a spring street jacket, nothing newer or more jaunty than the Frederica could be found. LUCY CARTER. A CHILD'S REQUEST GRANTED. A little waif away down in Maine wrote a letter and placed it in a glove which she had been knitting for a manufacturing firm. Itw as found by one of the salesmen of a Chicago fancy goods house, and was read aloud to his associates. It ran : 'I am a little girl only eight.years old. My name is Cora Norwood. I live in Bucksport, Me.. I knit these gloves for eight cents a pair. I wish the gentle man who buys them would send me a wax. doll for a Christmas present as I bave nore and want one very bad.' The clerks im mediatejy purchased. a splendid wax doll. and forwarded it. to her by the United States express. The way bill was filled ou.t as follows : 'Consignor,.Keith Bros. & Co. Chi cago, Ill.' 'Address, Cora S. Nor. wood, Bucksport, Me.' Collect nothing.' 'Prepaid with Jove.' 'Remarks: Be happy.' Across the face of the way bill was writ ten : 'The letter pasted on this way bill is a request found in a pair of gloves, and this. box con tains the desired wax doll, being the gift of the employees of the firm selling the gloves. Please let this way bill go through and be delivered with the doll. Those who handle the way bill. m.ay in dorse on the back. their Happy New Year. B. Schermerborn, Agent.' When the young lady received her doll the way bill bore testimony to the good wishes of the transfer clerks all along the line. Two VALUABLE INvENTIONS. The following new inventions by residents of Nevada have been caveated .at the Washington Pa tent Offi?ce: A Barber's Muzzler.-This is a very serviceable contrivance which can be faskened over a bar ber's mouth to prevent his talking while shaving customers. .It is made of iron, padded inside, and can be fastened securely so as to covet the whole mouth. Itis fur nished with clamps and screws which are fixed at the back of the head. Price, $2.50. Those fur nished with a lever attachment for the purpose of breaking the barber's jaw come at $3. The plates whbich fit on the eheek are of the best chilled steel. The Bonnet Grapple.-This lit tle machine is destined to be of great service to theater-goers. it is an ordinary grappling-book with a rope attached. T be grap ple is thrown over any lady's bon net which may happen to .b struct the view, and the crowd be. hind can always be ,dopended upon to pull the rope. It some times disfigures the lady's face permanently;. in which case she never returns to again obstruct the view.- Virginia (NYev.) Chron. icle. THE HILL OF ILIFE.-The roads leading over the hill of life are nu merous; some people take the road which is bright and gay--on which flowers of the richest hue are blooming-but they find, that be. fore they are half way, the flowers are faded, all is bleak, they are weai ied and are glad to lie down and die; others strive to go over the steep bank~s which lead to for tune and t; fame, but the paths on which they walk are bleak and rugged; some stop at a deep pre cipice which they are unable to pass; the foothold of others gives away; and they are hurled to the bottc,m; while only a few reach the coveted goal; but the wise man chooses the road which goes over the bill with a gradual slope, on w bich here and there are sweet flowers which cheer him on his way untii he arrives at his jour ney 's end, where dwell Peace, Happiness and Contentment. Next to space hope is the most boundless thingr in all creation. BLIND TOM. Blind Tom's birthplace is Geor gia and he began to excite atten tion as a musician at the age of four years. All sounds afforded him delight ; even the crying of a child caused him dance about in a state of cestacy. When at home he often bit and pinched "his bro thers and sisters to make them emit cries of pain. If kept away from a piano, he would beat against the wall, drag chairs about the room, and make all sorts of noises. When in London, a flute was pruduced for him, of a. very complicated pattern, and having twenty-two keye. He frequently rises up at night and -plays this in= strum ent,imitating upon it all sorts of sounds which he may hear at the time. Once when the agent attempted to make him stop play ing a piano in a high-tohed -hotel, at three o'clock 'ri the, morning Tom seized him and thew him through the -door. In Washing. ton, he threw'a man down-stafrs, who came in bis .room. When at his home, in Georgia, he lives ina. building about two hundred yards from the house, and there remains alone with his piano, playing ae day and night, like one possesded of madness. Bad weather has an effect upon. his music. -In cloudy, rainy seasons. be plays somber mu sic in minor chords, and wh6n the sun shines and the birds si-g, he indulges in waltzes and light mu sic. Sometimes he. will hammer away . for hours, producing-b most horrible discord imagiriabie. Suddenly a change cmes over bit, and be indulges in magnificent bursts of harmony taken'.frow he best productions - of-the masters. Since his childhood he has been an idiot, and he played.nearly as well at the. age of seven as he does now; but now his- repertoire Js. mun larger, as he can play any thing be has ever heard. He now plays about seven thousandfreits, and picks 'up new ones every where. It is a cnrious.fact that he wilt not pla.y Sunday Sebool music if be can help it, having a great dislike for it. THE MEANEST MAN.-AImost every city and town, lays claim to the meanest man, but we believe that the smallest specimen of a mean man resides in Newbury port, says tLhe Herald of that city. A few days -ago he called At/a hardware store, and represented that he was troubled with a mouise in his pantry at - home, at the same time asking the clerk for the loan of a mouse-trap to catch the animal. The clerk replied ~ht was hardly the way business was -done at that establishment,- but ins formed the gentleman who was being impoverished by the niuse' that a good trap could be puir chased for twenty cents. After' some bickering the bargainewas concluded. .A few days 'after ward, h owever, in walked th e owvner of the trap with the informs. tion that he had been successful inl catching the mouse, and that the ar ticle would be of no further tse to him. This was folloy'ed by'a re quest that the storekeeper take back the trap and return him the original p)rice. Thbis was rather a stagg'er in the way of cheek, but the man behind the counter quiet ly took out twenty cerats, passed it over to the m. in., and remarked that be would refu the money and at the same time present him with the trap. Gracefully thank ing him the mn. m. quietly pock eted the cash and trap, and walked out with the satisfied air of con scious rectitude. Never permit the most~ resolute curiosity, or the most friendly con cern, tonfnd the lowest depth of character. Gain the reputation for r-escrve by reserving. *Our actions are our own ; their consequences bclong to heaven. Reason is the test of r'dicule not ridicule the test of truth. When reason is against a man, a man will be against reason. Censure is the tax a man pays thre public for being eminent.