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THE H RALDAi)VERTII RATES. THE H ERALD C1.00 pr quare~ (on: inch tor tirst inMernor IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, . ,ectinzs, hituarie and:rim At Newberry, S. C. Nties in oca column io BY THOS, F. RNEKER,LCam ill te Editor and Proprietor. -_- -----_-_-_-_-_.._-._Spe_a__cotractsmade_wih__arg adre_ T i-rm s, -+.0i -et" --tnns v, A Family Companion, Devoted to Literature, Miscellany, News, Agriculture, Markets; &c. Invariably in Advance. .O IgRL,TLfG ,The paper is stopped at the expiration of tim-- --- - - --- - - ----- wTH ---- -- is time rkrwhichitatpaidsb Vol. XVI WEDNESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 13, 1880. N . 2 :'i The 4 mark denotes expiratiqp of su * * MFiscellaneous. DR. S. F. FANT, Wholesale and Retail DRUGGIST NEWBERRY, S. C., Of-ers Imported and Indigetous Drugs. Staple and Rare Chen.icals. Foreign and Domestic Medical Prepara tions. Fine Essential Oils and Select Powders. New Pharmaceutical Remedies. Special attention is called to the follo- - ing Standard Preparations: FANT'S Liver Regulator. FANT'S Elixir of Calisaya with Pyropho. phNte of Iron. FANT'S Compound Fluid Extract of Buchu FANT'S Compound Extract of Queen', light and Sarsaparilla, with lodil of.Potassium. FANT'S B6othina Syrup. FANT'S Essence of Jamaica Ginger. FANT'S Ague Cure-well known to every one in the County, having been thoroughly tested in fever and ague. FANT'S Cologne. Curatine and Iron Bitters-the great Blood Purifier. Sole Agent for Swift's Syphilitic Specific, the Great Eliminator of all Impurities of the Blood. The cure for Scrofula* Rheuma tism, Neuralgia and all Nervous Affections. Buckeye Pile Ointment, a specific for Piles. I also offer the largest assortment of Lamps, Soaps, Perfumery, Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes, and Toilet Articles, of ev ery deseription, at the very-lowest prices. Call and examine for yourselves. Prescriptions carefully compounded at all hours of the day and night. Mar. 31, 14-tf. H.HE.F. IF YOU GET SICK From Biliousness and call a physician, nine cases out of ten ho will give you the same prescription as I.n II :P Unless he gives you CALOML. Many con atitutions cannot stand Calomel, and it is generally considered injurious to the phy sical system. There is NO CALO1IEL -15 HI'S HEPATIC PANACEA, And if-taken in time will save you the ex pense of a physi.ian and his prescription. Sep. 15, 34-1y. NERIIftY tJOLL GE, NEWBERRY, S, C. THRER COURSES of Instruction: CLAS SICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL and -SELECT. Also.L - PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT presenting the very best opportunities for thorough preparation for college. Special advantages afforded to those de siring to parsie an English Course. Bard4u private families, including fuel, liht,frnisihed room and-washing, $12 per month. Tuition, $30 to $6 per session of 10 months. Next session begins WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1880. For particulars, address G. W. HOLLAND, President. Aug. 11, 33-2m. NEW ROTEL. This commodious edifice, situated on MAIN STREET, NEWBERRY, S. C., and known as the BLEASE HOTEL, is now open, and~ invites the people one and all to call and know what can be done at all hours, to wit: Arh Extra Good Breakfast, Dinner, or Supper, for TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. Forty or fifty regular boarders will be taken at proportionately low rates. .The convenience of location, excellent spring water, well furnished table, etc., commend this house to every one. Oct. 16 2-f NOTICE. Application will be made to the General Assembly of South Carolina, at its next Session, for a Charter re-incorporating the Presbytery of South Garolina. Aug. 18, 34.-Sm. *-- G. W. ABNE Y, ATTORITEY - AT - L AW, Office0Over Booser's Store, Xower'slBuilding. Will practice~ in the Courts of Edgefleid and Newberry. All business entrusted to me will be promptly attended to. Sep. 15, 38-tf. JUST RECEIVED! 400 Half Rolls Bagging. 700 BdIs. Arrow Ties. -BY J. N. MARTIN & CO. Aug. 18, S4-tf. ALONZO REESE, SIHAVING AND HAIR DRESSINM SALO ON, Plain Street next door to Dr, Geiger's Offie COLUMBIA, S. C. Room newly fitted and furnIshed, and gen tiemen attended to with celerity, after thi .Miscelaneous. A New Lot of Nice BLUUIE~, PILETON3 -AND CARRIAGES, Just received at J. Taylor's Repository, Below M. Foot & Son's, on opposite side. Call and look at them. For sale by TAYLOR & CLINE. Sep. 15, 88 --4m. PROSPECTUS. To be published by subscription, a vol ume of short POEMS AND SKETCHES, -BY "1AGGIE," The well known and Popular Correspon dent of "Tux NEWBERRY HERALD." The Volume will comprise from 100 to 150 pages, and, not to exceed in price x1.00. Subscribers' names will be received by THOMAS F. GRENEKER, Editor "New berry Herald," Newberiy, S. C., or WHIT TET & SHEPPERSON, Publishers, Rich mond, Va. Sep. 22, 39-tf. New Store! New Stock! Having erected a new and commodious Store on the site of our Old Stand, our fa cilities for conducting the Foreign and Do :nestic Fruit trade are now unsurpassed in the Southern Country. The attention of our friends, and dealers generally, is called to this fact, and also to our fresh supplies arriving to-day. 100 barrels Northern APPLES. 50 boxes Messina Lemons. 25 barrels and half barrels Pears. 15 pkgs. Delaware and Concord Grapes. 200 barrels E. Rose Potatoes. 25 Barrels Onions. 100 barrels Northern Cabbages. Peaches and Grapes fresh every morning by Express. C. BART & CO., 55, 57 and 59 Market Street, Sep. 22, 39-4in Charleston, S. C. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Elmina C. Maffett, Plaintiff, against Laura A. Halfacre, Emma Eckburg, Jose phine Sligh, Romeo Halfacre, Henrietta (otherwise called Nettie) Halfacre, Ida Maffett, Louisa Taylor, Henry Wicker and Catharine Morehead, Defendants. Summons. For Relief. (Complaint Served.) To the Defendants: Laura A. Halfacre, Emma Eckburg, Josephine Sligh, Henri etta ilaliacre, Romeo Halfacre, ida Maf fett, Louisa Taylor, Henry Wicker and Catharine Morehead. You are herby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office at Newberry Court House, South GXieoiia, within twenty days after the ser vice hereof, exclusive of the day of such service ; and if you fail to answer the comn plaint within the time aforesaid, the plain tiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Newberry, Sept. 2(nth, A. D. 1880. SUBER & CALDWELL, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To the Defendants: Romeo Halfacre, Hen rietta Hlalf'acre, Louisa Taylor, Henry Wicker and Catharine Morehead Take notice that the summons in this ac tion, of which the foregoing is a copy, and also the complaiut, were filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Newberry County, at Newberry Court House, in the County of Newberry, in th~e State of South Carolina, on the twenty second day of September, A. D. 1880. SUBER & CALDWELL, Plaintiff's Attorneys. New berry C. H., S. C., Sep. 22nd, 1880. 40-6St. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. 1N COMMON PLEAS. Francis Bobb, Pl'if., vs. Win. P. Harmon, et al, Def'ts. By order herein passed on the 20th day of Sept., 1880, all the creditors of John Hair, dec'd., are required to render and es tablish their demands according to law be fore me on or before the -20th day of Octo ber next. SILAS JOHNSTONE, Sep. 20, 1880-39-4t. Master N. C. STAT'E OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. IN PROBATE COURT. John Wmn. Folk, as Adm'r., etc., of L. E. Folk, dee'd., Plaintiff, vs. Louisa A. Folk, et al., Defendants. By order herein passed on the 20th day of S'ept., 1880, all the creditors of Levi E. Folk, decd., are required to render and es tablish their demands, according to law, before me, on or before the 20th day of Octber, 1880. J. B. FELLERS, 3. P. N. C. Sep. 22, .39-4t. * NOTICE. SEED RYE AND BARLEY ! FOR SALE BY J. N. MARTIN & Co. Sep. 15, 38-tf. AGENTS WANTED for the Best Book to sel1. THE HISTORY OF THE BIBLE. SLENDID) STEEL ENGRAVING [22 x -28 in.] FRE E to every Subscriber. Agents are mak ing $25 to $100 per week. Send for Special Term, to Henry Bill Publish.ing Co., Norwich, Ct [Established 1517.1 4-t. ALSTON DINMER HOUSE. Passencers on both the up and down trains have the usual time for DINNER at Aston, the junction of the G. & C. R. R., and the S. U. & C. R. R. Fare well prepared, and the charge rea sonable. MRS. M. A. EL~KINS. Oct. 9, 41-tf. .otxrv. THE 11AUGHTER'S KISS. "I have brought your dinner, father," The blacksmith's daughter said, As she took from her arms a kettle And lifted its shining lid. "There's not any pie or pudding, So I will give ,ou this," And upon his to:i-worn forehead She left a childish kiss. The blacksmith tore off his apron And dined in happy mood, Wondering much at the savor Hid in his humble food, While all about him were visions Full of prophetic bliss; But he never thoughtiof the magic In his little daughter's kiss. Marie, the Pauper. -0 BY F. DUPONT. ---0 During the 'Reign of Terror, in France there were many deeds of daring performed, even by wo men, and many noble examples of affection exbibited. The very streets of Paris were deluged with human blood, but near the guillotine it ran in gush ing torrents. One dark morning an unusual number of the aristocracy had been marched forth, and count less heads' rolled from the block. A gaping multitude stood by, and with shouts -ent the air as the aristocracy were thus butch ered. Among the;assembled multitude that dreary morning, were t o females. One of them was plainly clad, while a cloak was thrown around her, with which she kept her features nearly concealed. But a close observation would betray the fact that the woman had been weeping. Her eyes were inflamed and red, and she gazed eagorly upon the platform, while a shudder p)assed .over her frame as each shock of the glittering knife so vered the head from the body of some one who had been unfortu nate enough to fall under the ban of the leadcrs. The face of the woman was very beautiful, and she was young -certainly not more than sixteen or eighteen years of age. The other female was quite different in character. Her face was fair, but there was a brazen expression about it. She was clad in-rags, and as each head fell she would dance, and in various ways express her dclight, and then ex claim : 'There falls another aristocrat, who refused me charity when I humbly sued to him ?' Each expression of the kind would create a laugh from those who heard her. But any thought ful person must wonder bow one so young could have become so depraved. The first female watched this creature for a fewv moments, and then, pressing her way to her side, she laid her hand upon the shoulder of the wretch, and whis pered : 'Would you like to become rich at once ?' The female in rags turned about with a look of surprise, burst into a loud laugh, and replied : 'Of course I would.' 'Follow me, and you shall be.' 'Enough. Lead on.' It was with considerable diffi culty that the females extricated themselves from the crowd; but they did so at length, and then the first female asked ot the other: 'What shall I call you ?' 'Obh! I'm called Pauper Mario.' 'You live by begging ?' 'Yes; but what's~ your name, and what do you want ?' 'yname is Marie, the same as your own.' 'Are you an aristocrat ?' 'it does not matter. If you kr,ow whore we can find a room lead me to it, and you shall have The pauper led the way into a narrow and filthy street, and then down into a cellar, and into a dark and filthy room. Theother female -ould not but feel a sickening sensation creep over her, but she recoverd herself. After contemplating for a time the apartment and what it con tained, she asked : 'Are you well known in Paris ?' 'Yes. Everybody knows Marie the Pauper.' 'Are you known toRobespierre If so, I want to make a bargain with you.' 'I am. What do you want?' 'You see my clothing is better than your own, and I wish to ex. change with you. I want you to consent to remain here, and not to show yourself at. all for a short time, or until I come to you again. As recompense for aiding me I will give you a thousand francs, -.d when I come back I will give you a thousand more. As security for my return take this ring.' The lady drew a diamond ring from her finger and gave it to the pauper. Then she handed her her purse containing gold. The girl appeared a little puz zled, and asked 'Well, what are you going to do with my dress ?' '1 want to put it on and go where I first met you.' 'Oh, I understand now. You want to see the chopping go on, and you are afraid you will be taken for an aristocrat if you wear that dress. You want to repre sent me.' 'Yes, I want to look as near like you as possible.' 'wwell, that won't be very diffi cult. Your hair and eyes, and even .your mouth, is like mine. Your face is too white, though. But you can alter that with a lit tle dirt.' They changed dresses, and soon the young, rich and noble Marie de Nantes was clad in the rags of Marie, the Pauper of Paris. The history of Marie de Nantes was a sad one. Her father and two brothers had fallen victims to the remorseless fiends of the Rev lutic a, and a third and last bro ther had been seized. But of his fat: Tbe was ignorant, although she expected that it~ would be similar to that of her other rela tives. He had been torn from her side but a few hours before. After the exchange had been made the pauper looked on tbe stock lingless and shoeless feet and ankles of the lady, and said : 'That will never do. Your feet are too white and delicate. Let me arrange matters.' In a few moments Marie was prepared and in the filth and rags she emerged into the street. She now took her course back toward the guillotine and at length reached the square where the bloody work was still going on. Gradually she forced her way through the ciowd, and nearer and nearer she camne to the scaf fold. She even forced a laugh at sev eral remarks she heard around her, but those laughs sounded strangely. She now stood within a few feet of the platform. She swept it with her eyes. Her brother was not there. The cry was now raised : 'Here comes another batch.' Her heart fluttered violently, and she felt a faintness come over her as she heard the tramp of the doomed men approaching. The crowd opened as the body of men passed. Mario gazed among thbem. A low cry escaped her. Her brother was there. But he w alked proudly and fear lessly forward, and ascended the very steps which led to the block. Up to this time the st:-en gth of poor Marie had failed her and she was unable to put her resolve into execution. But now a sister's love sweiled~ up in her breast, and she recoV ered her strength. She sprang forward, bursting through the line of guards and iran np the steps. Grasping her brothe:r by the hand, she cried : 'What does this mean ? It is on ly the aristocracy that are to die.' 'Away woman !' exclaimed one of thbe executioners. 'No I willno a.wa ntil yon tell me why my brother is here, and thus bound.' 'Your brother ?' was the echo. 'Yes, this is my brother.' 'Well. who are you ?' 'I am Marie. Don't you know me ?' 'The Pauper ?' 'Av !' 'But this is not your brother ?' 'It is. Ask him-ask him !' Young Antonio de Nantes had turned a scornful gaze upon the maiden, but a light passed at once across his face, and he murmured : 'Oh, my sister !' 'Is. this your brother?' asked Robespierre of the supposed pau per, advancing near her. 'It is.' 'But his name is down differ ently.' 'Then you are mistaken. He is my brother. Ask him.' 'Does Marie speak the truth ?' asked Robespierre. 'She does, was the brother's re ply. 'And you are not De Nantes?' 'I tell you I am her brother.' 'Why did you not tell us this before ?' 'I attempted to speak, but was silenced.' 'But you might have declared yourself.' 'You would not have believ3d me.' 'But your dress?' 'It belongs to an aristocrat. Perhaps to him for whom I was mistaken.' Robespierre advanced close to young Nantes and gazed earnest ly into his face. Then he ap proached Marie, and looked stead ily into her eyes for a short time. It v as a moment of trial for the poor girl. She trembled in spite of her efforts to be calm. She al most felt that she was lost, when the human fiend, whose word was law, turned and said: 'Release the man.' The chains were instantly re moved and Antonio de antes walked down from the scaffold, followed by his sister, while the shouts of~ those around rent the ir, for they supposed it was a ommoner who had thus been saved. The young man worked his way through the crowd as rapidly as possible, leading Marie. They had scarcely escaped it, before the pooi girl, fainted, from the intensity of her feelings. The brother scarcely knew what to do but a hand was laid on his rm, and a voice said : 'Bring her to my room again. She will be safe there.' The brother conveyed her to the apartment of the pauper, and asked of her: 'Have you seen the female be fore ?' 'Yes, I know all about it,' re turned the pauper. 'She borrowed my clothes to' save heri lover. She has done it and I am glad.' Before the noble sister returned to consciousness, the brother had learned all. When she did so they both sought secure quarters, after re warding the beggar-girl as bad been promised. 'Do you thbink .Robespierre wvas really decided ?' tasked Marie de Nantes. 'I think not,' returned the brother. 'Then why did he order your release ?' 'He saw your plan. He ad mired your courage. Could a fiend have done less ?' 'Perhaps this was.the case. But if so it was a deed of mercy, and the only one that man ever did.' 'You are right.' Antonio de Nantes was not again arrested. and lived happily with that sister, who had so nobly periled her own life to save him by represeutintg the 'Pauper of Paris.' It cost us more to be miserable than would make us pefectly happy. There is an heroic innocence, as well as an heroic courage. A soul-stirring incident-tread GARFIELD"S HATRED OF THE SOUTH. There is no man in the country who hates the Southern people as Garfield does ; his hatred borders on the savage. What consideration could the Southern people expect from such a man ? And what in fluence would he have in restoring peace and good will between the sections and in building up and ad vancing the prosperity of a common country ? The following extracts from some of his speeches in Con gress show the malignity of the man: In discus,ing the Confiscation Act, Mr. Garfield took the ground that the Confederates were in the same cate gory with the Tories of the Revolu tion-; that their lands and personal estites ought to be confiscated and par celed out among the Federal soldiers. These were his words : "Confiscate their estates, both per sonal and real, for life and forever. The war began by proclamation. WE CAN HOLD THE INSURGENT STATES IN MILITARY SUBJEC TION FOR HALF A CENTURY IF NEED BE. I WANT TO SEE IN ALL THOSE STATES THE MEN WHO FOUGHT AND SUF- I FERED FOR THE TRUTH, TIL LING THE FIELDS ON WHICH THEY PITCHED THEIR TENTS. (Globe, 1st Sess. 38th Cong., p. 4O5.1 In his remarks on one of the recon struction measures, Mr. Garfield said : "If the gentlemen who report this bill will put in a section, that all who participated in the rebellion shall be FOREVER excluded from the right of elective franchise, then I will say the proposition will be just, and one we can stand upon as a matter of principle. Anything is just which excludes from privilege and power AL. those in famous men who participated in re bellion." Subsequently, the same bill being be fore the House, Mr. Garfield asked that the previous question be voted down, that he might move the following amendment: "All persons who voluntarily ad hered to the late insurrection ,giving aid and comfort to the so-called South ern Confederacy, are FOREVER ex luded from holding any office of trust or profit under the Government of the United States." Read the following .cold-bloodcd declarations deliberately uttered on the floor of the Honuse: "It is clearly the right of the vic torious government to INDICT, TRY, CONVICT, AND) HANG EVERY TRAITOR IN THE SoUTH for their bloody con spiracy against the Republic. * * * I believe, sir, the time has come when we must lay the heavy hand of mili tary authority upon these rebel com munities and hold them in its grasp. * * * * * * "I give my support to this miltary bill. it is seuere. IT WAs wRIT TEN WITH A STEEL PEN 3MADE OUT OF A BAYoNET, and bayonets have done us good service hitherto. ALL I ASK 1s THAT CONGRESS SHALL PLACE CIVIL GOVERNMIENTS BEFORE THESE PEOPLE OF THE REBEL STATES, AND A CORDON OF BAYONETS BEHIND T HE>1." See Gong. Globe, 1d S&s sion, 39th Congress. pp., 1103, 1104. On the ~18th of February, 1867, nearly two years after the close of the war, the same bill being under discus sion, Mr. Garfield made another ex hibition of his malignity towards the people of the South. Speaking in a tone of exhultation and with a smile of triumph, like a cowardly depsot with his iron heel upon the neck of his victim, this advocate of imperialism uttered the following language : "Mr. SPEAKER. This bill starts out by laying hands on the rebel govern ments and taking the very breath of life out of thcm. In the next place it puts the bayonet at the breast of every rebel in the South. In the next place it leaves in the hands of Con gress utterly and absolutely the work of reconstruction. Gentlemen here, when they have the power of a thun derbolt, in their hands, are afraid of themselves, and stagger like infants under the weight of a power they know not how to use. If I were afraid of this Congress, afrai dof my shadow, afraid of myself, I would die claim against this bill, and I would do it as distinguished gentlemen around .i r.,,-d,;n; hi;tmid Repnbhican as sociates) have done, and do de claim against it. Th,y have spokea vehem ently-they have spoken sepulchrally -against it, but they have not done us the favor to quote a line or the proof of a single word from th bill it self that it does any of the horrible thivgs they tell us of. They tell us it is unirersal aminesty. AN) THERE IS NOT A LINE IN THE BILL THAT WILL " MAINTAIN THE CHARGE. (bid,p. 1320.) Hancock is a man of destiny. In 1868 Garfield brought a bill into Con gress to drop the junior Major GeL eral. That was Hancock. It passed both Houses of Congress and was signed by the President. Before it could be carried into effect, Geo. H. Thomas, the senior Major-General died, and Haucock going up one grade was no ouger the junior Major-General and 3 the law could not reach him. Then :he Republicans, still led by Garfield, aassed an act reducing the Major 3-enerals to three. This was signed )y the President, but before it could )e carried into effect Miade died, and he Major-Generals wea reduced to bree by God Almighty. Fiuuly, a law was passed authorizing the President to irop one of the Major-General.. Before t could be carried out, and Uancock lropped,Halleck died and IlaLcock be oming the senior Major Gene,'i, he ould not be dropped. The iman who urvived all these attempts to ret:e iru cannot be retired. The man who ed them-Garfield-will, as a fitting ousuamation of his act. fall a victim ,o his intended victim. Hancock will )e elected President. Garfield will )e retired. ]Louisville Courier Journal. HE HAD "BUGGERb."--The pri nary class in anatomy, physiology nd hygieno had a new scholar, tnd the teacher had forgotten to >ost him as to what answer he hould give when the question ame around to him. The head as the subject under dikcussion ~hat day, and the teacher began with the members of the class wvho had been present on previous >ccasi on s. 'What have you in your head ?' she said to Johnny Jones. 'Brains, Miss,' replied Johnnfy guite correctly. 'And you ?' she said to Tommy Brown. 'Muscles and nerves,' answered I'ommny Brown. 'And you, Jimmie Jackson ?' 'Bones and teeth and tongue,' same the reply. 'And you ?' she said, this time turning to the new scholar who was very much unsettled at be ing caught sticking a wicked look iag scorn into his nearest neigh. bor, 'and you, little boy, what bave you in your head ?' 'Buggers !f he sung out, scratch ing that organ and locking as if he deserved a reward of merit. (Ste ubenville Herald. A WESTERN WITNEss.-CondUC tor Hleaton is one of the best boys on the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Road, and is also one of the sharpest. It is not very often a man gets ahead of bim as Pat Powers, of Holt coun ty, has probably found out. Hea ton was at Oregon a few days since on some trial connected with the railroad company. Powers is an attorney, was cross examiming Eeaton and asked him if he would riot naturally testify in favor of the railrGad comp)any. 'No,' replied Heaton. 'You would testify for the rail -oad rather than lose your posi :ion, wouldn't you ?' 'No,' said Heaton. 'You'd like to be an angel, wouldn't you ?' sneered Powers. 'No.' 'W hy not ?' -Becausec,' was the ready answer. Im afraid the Lord would set me Jjp as a guardian angel over some red headed lawyer from Holt younty and I con dn't stand that.' The more we hell) others to sear their burdens the lighter our >wn will be. Love is like honesty-mueb talked about but little understood. In English p)olitics, a man stands fo. a seat here he rans for one. Aa OYSTER YAR%. A New York correspondent to the Ihiladelplia Pre.s tells the following amusing story: I never found anything but ouce here in excess of my expectation or even approachin;g them, and that was t he New York ovsters. I had then jtt come on from Cal ifornia, whm. ovsters are very small and unimportant, not to say insignifica:it, ai d I had often eat a hundred tLre at a time, and had always felt that I could eat more if I had them. So, when I arrived at the Mctropolitan hotel I ardered mty dinner to he served in my room, and told the waiter to bt"ing with my dinner a strong -up of coffee and a hundred raw )ysters. le looked at me a mo nent, and then said : "Did I understand you to say a iundred oysters ?" "Yes," I answered; "raw, on the ialf shell. with vinegar; no lemons, .nd as soon as you can, for I am ,,ery hungry." "Ahem ! Miss, did you want a .undred ?" "Yes, I do. What arc you wait ng for? Must I pay for them in idvance ? I want nice large one.s" "'No, no, miss. All right, you shall have them," and he went out. [ continuned my writing and orgot all about my dinner till be .nocked and came in with my din er on a tray, but no oysters." "How is this ?" said I; "There ire io oysters." "DLv's comin', miss, dey's -omin', ' and the door opened and n filed three more waiters, each with a big tray of oysters on the balf shell. I was staggered but )nly for a moment for I saw the waiters were grinning so I calmly lirected them to place one tray Jn a chair, one on the washstand ind one on the bed. and said : "They are very small aren't hey ?" "Oh! no, miss, de bery largest we'se got." "Very well," said I; "you can o. I I want any more I'll ring." When they got out into the hall ne said to the other: "Fore heaven, Jo, if she eats all hiem oysters she's a dead woman." 1 did not feel hungry any longer; [ drank my coffee and looked at he oysters, every one of' them s big as my hand, and they all coemed looking at me with their orriblc white faces and out of heir one diabolical eye, until 1 :ould not' have eaten one any m~ore than I could have carved up live baby. They jeered at me ~nd seemed to dare me to attack hbem. Our California oysters ~re small and with nio more indi ridual character about them than rains of' rice, but these detestable .reatures where instinct with evii .ntentions, and I dare not~ swol ow one for fear of the disturb. nce he might raise in my interior, so I set about getting rid of them, 'or I was never going to gi ve up eaten before those waiters. I ung a dr'ess over the keyhole after I locked the door, and just >utside my window found a tin .vater'spout that had a small hole n it. I carefully enlarged it, and ,ben slid every one of those beast y creatures down one by one >ne hundred and two of theme. ~hey all the time eyeing me with ~hat cold, past.y look of malignity. When the last one was out of sight stopped trembling and tin ished ny dir'ner in peace, and then rang 'or the waiters. You should have ~een their faces ? One of the wait ~rs aske<d if I would have some nore. May he never' know the nternal pang he inflicted upon nie; but I replied calm ly "Not now. I think too many Lt once might be hurtful." Power unsubjected to the con ~rol of virtue is a poor guardian )fecivil liberty. He who makes an idol of his nterest, will make a martyr of 1is integrity. I have seen many women Irown their honor in a river of' liimonmds. 'rho man who grum bles with lire winf learn the folly ere he dice.