The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, February 21, 1884, Image 1
VOL. xIIm PIKN,S4.,THRDY ERA
THE ~ 1(01LAE
[Jessa Krikorian in Tinaley's;Magazh*],
"A ghost, child ! what nonsense art
thou talking? It were better for thee
to gossip loss with old Dame Magarie,
for hor foolish babble has well nigh
turned thy head,"
The speaker-wa-, regal,- beautiful
woman, folds of crimson velvet, em
broidered with pearls, fell round her
royally, strings of precious stones
-aided her raven hair, and on the bare
: 'e throat that carried her graceful
ead'so proudly shobe diamonds, blil
liant'pnoughfor a queen's dower-just
such'k,ontrast as would, mark - fair.
field,. y,.by the. side, of an impexial
Dijo rose was the fr 'who stood be.
fore ier; h*r 'ltie' ejes filled with'tears,
and her soft, childish mouth quivering.
"Nay, dear lady," she cried, "it is no
foolish babbhl; for in passing down the
north wing but yesternight, methought
I heard a low talking. Had I known
the passage below was hpunted, I should
have gone mad from very terror."
"A low talking, silly wench--all are
dumb in this abbey, that a human voice
should scare thee-as lief some seul
lion holding tryst with one of our brave
men-of-war-and thou. to 8ome troub
ling me with thy tears. Fie upon thee,
Alice. Fie I"
"Nay, nay, sweet lady, there's not a
servant in tlas house would enter that
pasiagp after , q'on., For they say the
wil4d nun wallts niglhtly adowii that
~' way~0'.
"A nun I forsooth," and Lady Usula
laughed merrily. "They have found
thee a ghost in truth when they take a
holy woman frdm her rest."
The girl crept close to her mistress.
"She was not holy, my lady, but
most sinful. Years agone, when this
same.cafile wps an abbey in v.ry truth,
there lived a wicked abboss, who loved
-A youth right well, so well, that she
granted him many a-aot iOd--w,
till, at last, fearing ho might boast her
favor, she, one night, pushed him down
the steps that load to the dungeon
kcdp,'and left him there to did." -
"rhis is a.dark tale indeed, child,
and it's to be hoped my lady abbess
will never stray as far as my bower
chamber, for thy sake1 at least."
"For holy Mary's sake, fair mis
tress, do not so jest; they say
that ghosts can hear, and may be
avengo,- words spoken inr their- die
favor." .
"Leave me, foolish girl; go, mend the
lace on my wristbands that our naughty
hawk tore yesternoon, and .forgot this
same foolish ghost story."
Left alone, my lady seated herself in
the deep bedded mullioned window,
and gazed long and sadly on the gay,
" parterre below; the sunbeams sparkling
i:1 mad revel, waking the diamonds to
prisn blushes, could bring no joy into
her deep, dark eyos. ao would she sit,
day after day, sorrdwful and alone.
No trouble had thrown that shadow
across her smooth brow; no sudden
grief had blighted her 'ding life -it
was shame that battled with her pride,
and daily murdored happiness. Only
three ,short mouths a bride; and this
was the shiamo that o her peace away
--she had como to h}r lord an unsought
bride; she had gone to him as payment
for a debt; and that debt 'a dark story
of dishonor.
The duke of Malvurn was a gambler
to the backbone, and evil tongues were
not wanting that gave a darker name
even to his excessive love of games of
chance; but the scandal never gained
4 ground. The fair Usula Mallet had
been the bribe that silenced the only
tongue that coul have p)roclaimued her
father's crime. She know when young
Lord Craven sought her hand in mar
riage that ho camne straight from a
etormy interview with the .duke, whom
he had detected in the very act of try
ing to toss a clogged dice.
"Thou hast my father's hionor- in thy
pog., she said, drawving her.tall for:n
up all tsregal dignity.pladd
"navbr shiall atight ok this sad matter
pass my lips. I do'oplore ino' thd~t I
spoke so hastily; but, Usula Mia, thy
father's honor is safe with ue." -
"Then I will be thy wife, sir," she
answered, withdr-aw-ing- herself h asti ly
fromn his rapturous embrace; all th~e
fierce pride that was her bane, harden
ing her hoegrt against her lover's tender,
pldading dyes; for she 'had a man's
spirit; a)sl would rather have given the
slanderer quittance with a few inches
of good steel between them, than havo
bought his silonice with her love.
The xi'iriage was hurried in most
unseemly fashion, for Hugh of Malvorni
could not sleep soundly till Usula de
parted a bride from his roof; and then
he breathed fre'ely, knowing well that
Craven, having quarter.41 his arms,
wvould guard his secret with his life if
B3ut the fair Usula was a woman,
and a woman they say is ever tobo wvon;
so it came to pass that the love she
had denied her wooer ivent out to her
husband,.in all the unsullied 'streAgthi
of ai first and only passion; but she hadl
*do taught her lever coldness that ho
nermde.h secret those dark eyes
hi.6il,tikn that the flash that lit
their well-like depth ws~s aversion rather
than affecti,on; and when she shrank
fromn.his careuses, ho fanicied itwa
habred instead of the'uhy diMdnt
comes with unackLnowledged love.
Poor Usula, eating her hear t away,
suffered sorely; and when her husbandl
spent his time in 'manly sgort'and lo[t
her lodolf; tlinRid'g shie was best p'leased
so, my lady wept long and sore, tears
that she would have '~ od rather than
lie .shovjd . witpoepe; .apd this was why
the snbght could find no joy in her
dark eyes.
':g9e is a stir In ,the courtyard,. be
low, A sound of ausic, and the tram > of
maw feet;and Usula knows that 1ior
lotfiad'retiled? 1her heart beats
quickly as she sees him, light and grace
ful, dismountjng from his steed-a
yont nian beiutiful .to 'effeminacy.
Looking at him; none would guess that
before them stood the doa(dicst rapier
~la the ogrt of ,good Queen Bois. It
~was Marlbor'ough' wTio lator en said
that the dandies made his best soldiers
-and no dapdy cotrld have been less
e wprrloioo than Robert Craven; Fihort
1-ode dria half sliaded' his delicate,
softly tinted face, their g'ltte>r ooitraab- -
ing the palo- blue velvet of his doublet,
with its trimmings of prioeless poityh
lkco; and the small, white, jeweled hand v
that rested for a brief caressing moment L
on his palfry's arched neck looked more
fit for touching the spinot than meeting
death in the melee of war.
My lady waits for him to seek her all
bower chamber, and claim a kiss of ru
welcome from those proud red lips, but for
full two hours pass and ho comes not. the
The courtyard is empty, and she fools Sc'
chill as the early twilight creeps on. Y0
Some one pushes aside the silken dis
hangings of the door, and Usula turnsA
ronnd. a alad eotina in her heart. but ure
'a woman of manie to all outward seem- pa'
"Thou art. long in. coming," she says, Was
and then pauses, for it is not her hus- the
band, but her little maid, Alice, with mi
her face white as driven snow in the Th4
,Jight of the lamp she carries, and her the
eyes round with wild terror. bui
"Oh, come, dear mistress, for our p
lady's sake; convince thyself that this '
ill-omened house is haunted. They are ' wa
there now in the passage leading to the my
dungeon keen, I peeped over and saw lad
their shadows--she with a wimplo, and tlx
ho a proper youth, and-" the
"Peace, silly child," said Usula; rait
"this matter were i.Qll loqd jAt . lor or<
t-ny ioonan rears will drive thee craz'ou. a
Put down the lamp and come with me; tio
I myself will prQve these seeming tin
ghosts. Nay ! not a word--give me thy dir
hand. If they be indcod spirits, thou thc
shalt have my collar of pearls in memory Sc<
of thy fohr." th<
The two women walked hand in hand ide
softly, in the darkness, down to the ha1
passage-that led to the dungeon keep, in
and as they drew near they heard a low apl
talking. hoi
"Did I not tell thee so, my lady ?"
whispered the maid, struggling to free coh
herself from her mistress' hold. or
But Usula, recognizing ono soft, loved , ma
voice, quickly clasped her strong, white
hand across Alice's mouth and drew the Im
frightened child into the shadow; for he
theLre '. Ca, 21 mulighit that flooded Br
through the broken window otood her phl
husband, and his companion was a em
woman clad in a nun's sombre garb! wit
"S~urely," Lord Craven was saying, dii
4tone who like thyself leads so holy a anic
life, safe in the keeping of Mother fre
Church, can have no cause for sorrow;
and yet I 'marvel much to find thee so to
far from our good convent of St. Iw
Mary." I cal
"'Thou knowest little of the human yo1
-heart, fair sir, when thou sayest I have wa
no cause for sorrow," said the woman, st;
in a. strangely sweet voice. acr
"The heart! sweet lady?" lie an- Tht
swered. "I am but an honest soldier anc
at the court,of our good queen ; but me- flo
thought a nnun's heart at least was safe lad
from all save spiritual cares." ,il
' .'Ah !" she sighed; "would it were so, a ta
gentle sir; would that a convent wall at
could shut out all that makes this world
a phradise-or a hell. Would that I jn
could kill love as easily as I can doff tila
this lying garb." da
She pushed the wimplo from her d
brow, and as the black cloak slipped p
from her, Usula saw herself-herself fai
in another body-standing before her ao
husband. phl
"Oh, Usula! why did'st thou play 1)
me this trick?" Lord Craven cried.
tf
"Bocauso I love thee," said the other an
Usula: and Lady Craven felt turned to tt)
stono at the sounding of that voice that
mimicked every note of her own. i
"Dear, dear heart! At last," lhe said, ili
"thou hast owned thy precious love.
My joy ! My life !"
A smile of evil triumph spread over
her face, as she nestled in his arms,
pushing him gently toward the dungeon i
steps. And suddenly it came like a
revelation to tile true Usula, breaking D
tile spell that held her silent-that thiis
wvas. the spirit of the wicked abbess;11
and with one loud cry she rushed for
ward.to tear the guilty tiling from her
hlusband's arms; but her fingers tl
clutched only empty air; for at that to
cry the ghost vanished, and Usula, close
p)ressed to.her husband's heart, sobbing,
told him of the peril he had escaped. o
"And I was so hiapp)y, thlinking tihat
,thou did'st in very truth love me, swecet
Usula." ru
"So I do, Robert," she whlisperedl;
"so have I loved thee this many a long ev
dlay." ti
With his arms thrown lovingly thm
around his wife, Lord Craven turned t
to the servants and friends, who now
throngedl the passage, having come in c
all haste, alarmed by my lady's pierc
mng cry. lie told them how, walking ",
in tile p)laisance yonder, a white hand
hlad beckoned to him; and how, on c
tering the passago, lie had niet
and held converse with a ghost who
took -his dear wife's form to betray him, '
and who would hlave surely sealed his ha
dlooin, 'but for the goo Lad sl'
bravery. o d sl'
''Come hither, child," said my lady,'
turning to the blushing, trembling, tire
maid, "hIere is the collar I promised
thee; and one more brave even than ~
that I said should1( be thino."
Ulsula unclasped the glittering diia- 1
muonids from 11cr ilim white throat and(l
fastened them round the girl's softli
neck.
Some of the servants, using their
lanterns, found that the steps leading "
to the dungeon keep had mostly rotted "
away, so hlad my lordl fallen down, ho 1)0
would have perished to a surety. P
Lying on the dungeon door was a 11
hleap of hluman bones.
"We will give thlem Christian bu--. to'
rial," said my lady; "for they arc no
doubt the bones of that poor youthl the (0
wicked abbess murdered." 1i
And from thle hour tile poor skeleton
was buried, the siren of Norlako Abbey
a1ppeared no more.
A Ihint In IHandtkercIIefs~.
['hicago Timuos.1 ho(
A p atriotie manufacturer at Rouon dhu
hlas (d'signed some handkerchiefs for hIe
Ithoepurpose of diffusing military knowl- dli
edlge. They are plrinted on linen in in- (01
(destructible black. The information L ot
was compiled by two officers of high
position ; and besides comprising a comn
pleto systemo d1 (rill, valuable hygienic
information is given, and all sorts of'
instructio,n appear as to the best means th(
of rendering assistance to the wounded j "In
and ho0w to help a comrade homo wvho
is injured. Great personal cleanlinesqsauj
is enjoined,.and sound advice given as P0
Ito hunger, thirst, sleeping, marching, is
-4"
A MORMON DANCE.
1 Latter Day Saints Tripping the
Iaht Fantastic--One Phase of Utah
Ire,
[Halt Lake City Cor. New York t3un.]
f one wishes to see Mormon life in
its primitiveness and simplicity, ho
t not look for it in Salt Lake City,
there it is overshadowed by much of
outside world. No; if you wish to
the pure inner life of Mormondom.
nust strike out into the countrv
ricts. -
few evenings ago I had the pleas
of attending a genuine dancing
ty of the Latter-day Saints (they
't like to be called Mormons . 'This
at a small town nestled iwiy in
Vasatch mountains, about 150
es south of the metropolis of Utah.
dance was held in what is cal led
wartl meeting-house, u plain stone
Iding used for general public- pnr
os.
'lie hour for opening was 7 p. in.
I there on time. What first attracted
attention on entering was that the
ils and gentlemen sat soparately
nlen on the right and the ladies on
left. At the end of the hall was a
ed platform, upon which sat the
bestra, which consisted of a first
l second violin and organ. The na
ality of those present was very d i
ct and easily detected. The Scan
avian element predominated, but
re was a sprinkling of English,
>tch, ]risi, Velsh and Swiss, while.
1 Ohio twang aid the Mis:ourian's
e could also be heard. All had a
>py a.nd contented look, there be
no attempt at formality, but each
)ared to feel as if ho or she was at
ne with members of their own family.
'hen I arrived the dancing had not
utllenced, and there was quito a buzz
conversation. Presently t.he floor
nager cried out: ''Please tocome to
ler ! Brother B rown, will you open ?"
mediately all was silence, and every
1d bowed in reverence. I;rother
own responded by walking to the
it.form and offering a brief but
nest. extemporaneous prayer, in
ica le a:,ked the Lord to be with them
ring the time of their amusement.
I to keep all harm and wrong-doing
in those present.
L'he floor manager then gave a inumbor
sach mai who wished to dance, and
en all had numbers given them, he
led out, "Numbers one to eight, take
ir partners for a cotillion !" There
s only space for the two sets. Up
rted the eight numbers, and rushed
oss the room, and secured partners.
ere was no waiting for introduct.ions,
I now they stood in readiness on the
)r, falling into conversation with their
ics. The music struck up, the caller
mnted the figure, and the dancers
rted off as if their very life was
Sttko.
L'he Danes wer, remarkably graceful
their movements, and, of course,
re ;was the usual -quantum of ver
it youths who did not know what to
with their legs. There were many
Atty, yes, handsomae, faces among the
r sox. All was neat and clean, but
ttUenpt was iado to show in dross,
6in cotton and woolen fabrics being
rule. Some few of the girls made
aint at tempt with simple ribbons
I laces. Many of the men did not
>ear to have made any special even
toilet, with the exception of the
eral use of soap and water. Others,
itin, were dressed in well made, sorv
able broadcloth of 11ome manufac
-e.
could not help but notice many of
young men born and raised in this
untain region. -They are perfect
nt.s, hale, hearty and vigorous.
ii't ever implute to p)olygaiiy the
ise of muscular decline in man, for
ro I had ocular proof to the con
ry.
Vhen the first dance was concluded
gentlemen escorted their p)artners
[heir seats and thea retired to their
a. Th'len another batch of eight was
nuediately called for, and the fun
>eatedl. The p)olka or wvahtz, round
Icing, as it is called, is niot by strict
es allowed, although a fewv on this
-asion wvere permitted during the
-ning.
Xfter several dances had been gone
ough, some young Scandinavian sis
asung a charming song. Th'lis was
lowed by an Englishman singing a
me song and( an American reciting
m Shakespeare. Then more danc
G, with occasional singing, till 12
lock, when "come to order" was
led, and the assembly was dhismiissed
th prayer. All seemed happy and
itented with the evening's entertain
nmt, andl hied at onice home, every lad v
ning am escort of fiathier, brother, bi
IU or beauw.
During th. wh'olc of the evening the
ly refreshments4 thatd I saw or heard
was pure wvater, although I was told
t upon spoecial occaions a light bieer*
hi cake is haiided aroundl. Intoxicat
drinks are strictly prohibited. Tlheore
io saloon within thirty miles of the
rn. and oven if a muan smells of
uor lho is repriimandled.
'hose (lances are iiot open for any
0 miay choose to attend, but all wh'o
hi to partake give their nanies in to
bishop of the wyard. iIe has the
ver to blackball, and lie uses that
ver, especially with outsiders andi(
>states.
~y 1 o'clock all lights were omit in the
ni, and the only sounds to be heardt
e the occasional baying of the watch
s and the iiillaby of t,he canyon
[Tihe Judingeo j
graefuil writer one day wrote ai
untiful and sublime article showing
v easy 't was to die. lIut when the
ilera morbus strnck him that night
heal four doc(tors called in, anid thea
iggiot, oni thle corner took his family
an! e xeniirion with thle mon ey paidl
lhe leau tiful artice.
Tise Miysteriy Molveud at Iaist.
Ethel !' saiid thle teacher, ''whom do
ancients say supplorted the wvorld
his shioulders ?" " A tIas, sir." '"You're
to right," said tho teacher. '.\t las
>ported the world. Nowv whlo sup
'ted A tlas ?" "I suppose," saidl Ethel,I
Llv. "1 aunnona he married a ri.h
KING8 OF THE KITCHEN.
The Artistic Dignity and Importance
or Master Cooks---Saiarle and Per
quisitos Enjoyed by Chele.
[I'hiladelphia Press Interview.]
"Do cooks, or, perhaps it would be
better to say chief cooks, receive largo
salaries?"
"They receive very oxcollent salaries.
Larger than niany head bank clorks or
chief salo.$mon in dry goods houses.
Tho stomach appeals as forcibly as the
brain. The Iloflinan house, itn New
York, pays its chief $3,000 a year.
Dolmonico and the Bellovue of thi.4
city annually $3,000. That, however,
is only the money portion. A chief re
ceives his board, lodging and wino in
addition-ll of' the bosb description.
The Bellovuo cook is also provided with
his clothes, made by a first-class tailor.
The salaries paid by other hotels ill the
country vary from .43,000 to $2,0i0.
No chief of ability would take any le ,s
than the last named stun, and only then
under pressure. As$istant cooks, often
apprenticos of the chief, receive
salaries varying from $12J to $65 per
month, with board."
"Of what nationality are cooks?"
"Nearly all of them are French.
Ther? are a few English, one or two
Gerant and American, but the land of
Gaul is the home of culinary artist,.
The French cooks are t closo brother
hood. They hand down the secrets of
their profession one to the other. They
gradtato under the tuition of the older
members of the fraternity, to whom
they rofer with the saeno reverence that
it young painter pays to his tmaster.
h'ioe cooking of certain dishes, the in
gredients of particubir sauces,the llavor
in-, of special souls, are only revealed
to junior members of the profession unt
der promises of si rictest contidenc,, and
also only when it has been decided that
the novices desiring initiation will bo
able to do proper justice to-theiiinking
of the chef d' muvre."
"In the kitche;:." continued thle hlojel
proprietor, "the chef is supreme. In
dted, all over the house the chef is
treated with tho respect due to a gen
tieman. He has his distinct table attd
servants to wait upon l'n: hee encr
ally invites his chief assistant to dino
with him. Nothing menial, it is under
stood, is attachled to his office, and
waiters abstain from familiarity with
him. Cocktails are served to hitt when
io arises; claret with his lunch and
any wines he desires at his meals.
Cooks have seldom been known to b
come drunkards, or even gluttons.
They have far too ine a perception of
taste and flavor to abuse either. I
have known a chef to invite a brothor
artist to dinner. and the pair have
dwelt over certain dishes with the saie
lingering s:'rutiny and affection that a
sculptor bestows on his finest produe
tion. Soyer, the greatest living cook of
the last ceitury, at times wept bitterly
because the dishes ho occasionally
served to crowned heads were not prop
orly appreciated by their royal consutt
ers. Ilonan emperors "covered their
cooks with honors, and monarchs' of
the middle ages frequently knighted
the kings of their kitehens. Indeed, in
the present dlay, the art of cooking is
not despised by the finest gentlemen.
Our Fish House club in this city is an
instance. The clubs in this country
and in Europo could produce several
rivals cron to noted clief'."
"And chefs in private houses?"
"Are not quite in as good a position
as chefs in clubs and hotels. ''h ey of
ten have more to do, and loss assistance.
Their salaries are generally of the
highest average, but the taen them
se ves are seldo artists of lt first ex
cellence. Vantderlht, IIav.tmeyer attd
othert mtillionares.- of New York omlov
men of cordon btleu ratnk, lbut outsid'e
Newv York thorto are few ilrivate fam
ilies in America who rise to te digttity
(If a tman cook. Mr. D)rexel is the only
man inl this city who( emt:>lovs onte."
"ut Philadelphtians httave cok'?
"30s, womtetn, wvho receive wages,
say, fronm $1 to $8 a wreek; tand very
good( cooks itany (If to wotmetn are.
But there is always soitethinig lacking.
A p)icturo by a tnovice tmay Ito very
pleasing; by genius it may hte wionder
ful itt concept on atnd execution --butt a
fewv touchtcs in each intst . re fromt thev
brush of the maestro and( whtat a dif
fereneo I"
Japneu(se t4are,t D)tace.
[Japant (or. Tlimeius-DIemio crat.]
Then there is te temple for sacred
dances. It was rainitng as we paissed
te door, and lookintg int we porceivedi a
forlorn-looking princess sitting upotn
to floor, a lai Japatnais. Site was ptow
dored unitil hter face and shotulders were
a doathtly white. I shlttl never forget
her weary, lifeless loo0k, or the shutddetr
that I experienced when 1 thtoughtt how
desolate atnd lonely site tnust ibe. Site
wvas evidenitly consum11~ptivo, for sIhe
'ottghted frequently wvhile we were there.
'Te effect of her haggard features wvas
heightened by a whito turb)an tand flowv
itng wvhito robes. We thire w her a cohtplo
oif tempI1s, attd wearily- risig, sheio pro
ceeed to perform wh at is known as to
sacred dance.
It was a strange exercise, andt( iin can
dlor I tnttst say was itot calcutlated to1
beget irreverenco*(. Itt fact it wvas hardly
worthy of thto name diancO--soI tiourtt
fttlly spiritual it was. Slowly rising,
site poised a rod of sacred hells over
her bowed head, and withtout any other
accomient lttiti begon a slow, mecasured'
walk abottt the tny toomti, decscribting a
circle for to most part, butt never otnce
dleviatitng from thte soletmnly gracefttl
mtovement. It wats all sitmpjlicity, and~
lastedi not mtore thtain a inutte. Everty
1(old itn btor robtes wvas retlected ats pr
fectly by thte lacquered floot- tas it coIldh
have been bty te finest iror(. Slowvly
sinkitng to to floor, sheo bowed
hter pale faoe thtreo times, and theo spir
itutal enttertaitnmontt wvas at att endl.
Th'lo tetmpjlos in general tare of untfathl
ottable iterest. Thtete are hutge,
hideous idols, befote whticht supersti
tiouis natives are titmorously stanintg,
andl casting paper wvads witht petitiotns
plrintedl thtereon at to images, itn to
htopo tat t mnaterial mtay adiheret to
the satme, which tokeits a' ftavorable
aniswet to to prayer. Thc mnoto ugly
atnd abntormtal those statues, te
more to religious pilgrimos seem to
hold thtomi in reveretnce. Paittt a
deCetnt-looking face green andit its iter
ost for thteso peotple is ittmediately
onhannna
COLORED vtatTER8.
Why TaeyAre Preferable to theWhite
kincl at Hotels and 1Restaurant.
[Chicago Tribune.]
"Colored men are tho best waiters; si
thoy are waitors by nature, and are 11
peculiarly adapted to servitude," said ' 1n
the proprietor of one of Chicago's most ci
prominent hotels to a Tribune reporter. is
"Colored peoplo aro not ambitious, like ti
Caucasians, and they are not always Si
soheming and planning for botter posi- li
tions. No matter how incapable a
white man may bo for any othor occu- b
pation, ho always considors that he is tl
above being a waitor, is never content, c
does not take proper interest in his j
work, .and is gonerally looking out for ri
a liotter position. On the contrary, the ci
colored man is satisfied-he has ai
reached the height of his ambition when b
he has boon employed at a first-class ci
hotel and can wear a steel-pen broad- cl
cloth coat and a whito vest." a
"Do they get good wages?" N
"Head-waiters get from $60 to $75 a ir
month; second waitors, $40; third wait- o
ers, $30; general waiters, $25, wad cap- si
tains got $2 a month evtra. Board is b
included, but not lodging. A first-class
head-waiter can always got $75 a month, t<
which, with our excellent board, is al- t1
most equal to a bank clerkship. The ,e
first-class restaurants pay waiters $1 a it
day; and there is our greatest trouble; p
their hours are twelve or fourteen, tl
while ours average ten, with very little g
to do during lato supper hours. The s
colored waiter will come to the oflieo c
and say that he wants to visit his sick e
mother in Cincinnati, or go to see his e
wife in St. Louis, and must quit. lie a
prefers to tell this lie rather than the t
truth, yet ho knows we do not believe v
it, and that if lie really were to tell the a
truth we would suspect something else s
anyhow. If we discharge a colored
waiter it does not affect hin in the least. 1
He will take it philosophically, really t
appear as if he were relieved, and in a 'I
few days will turn up at some of the U
other hotels as a waiter in all his as- t
sumed dignity. A white man will bo
indignant, then despondent, and per
naps not find a siinatio-n for a month, i
but the colored man always gets ini
somehow.
"No; they rarely go to second-class t
hotels or cheap restaurants," continu.d I
the race delineator. "Dignity is every- t
thing with them. The average African I
must be in a first-class hotel, where lie
can wear a white vest; otherwise hie
will act as chief bottle-washer in a bar
room or work for a private family at I
much less wages than lie could get in a
second-class hotel or cheap restaurant. c
This he considers in a measure retire
ment from public life. And, again, the
cheaper restaurants and hotels largely
employ white labor, some of which is r
very cheap. White and black waiters I
cannot work together in a dining-room.
It is sometl'ing like an oil and wateri
mixture. There is a feeling of su- t
Iperiority on1 0on0 side, and while the
blacks feel their inferiority as to white
people they assert their equality in this f
instance. But separately the colored
waiters are undoubtedly the best in the t
world, and really are the only people
qualified for waiters."
"Another reason why colored waiters t
prefer first-class hotels or none is, that 1
it gives them social promninence among'
their own race. The standing of tho
hotel or restaurant as a superior resort
imparts to the waiter a certain degre '
of responsibility, and, because of its I
social eminence, places him on a plane
above his perhaps equally-talented col
ored brothers who may 1e so unfortu
nate as to occupy less aristocirati
p)laces. Should the position of the
waiters be r-eversed, the code of ethics
would also be cbanged. The social dis
tinction of waiter-s in each hiosteiry
varies wvith the establishments. The
wvaiter of the first-class hotel or restau
rant, whether whito or black, holds
himself entirely aloof from the waiter
in a cheap recstaiurant. 113 considers
that his wages and position aie a tacit
admission of his superior- ability and
expertness, andl pterhaps lie is right.
Waiting on table looks to be very easy,
but it requires a good memory, andl,
although it is a menial position, there is
an adaptness in it almost approaching
to art; and, above all, affability n
p)oliteness are necessar-y. But, with the
color-ed waitor-, it is his innate humility
as a born 'servanit thait especially fits
him for a waiteir," concluded the propri-'
otor- as lhe tunnd to hear tb.e story.of a
sleek-looking mani withx a St. Lou.is e'x
priession on his ebonyv face.
On Mariniug llOOks.
[Boston Corieir.]
The11 man, for instance, who really I
respeQcts his books, ti-eating them as
friends if not as5 su1periors, wvould re- I
gardl as nothing lose~ laan saciriloge thei
means 11 by wvhieb- e'n .itough-skinned
ireaders hel1 I fij . Aves to the ends they I
d(esir-e. It w~ > 1b0 as~ imp11ossible for
hiimi to dog's-ear the heaves, pencil the
margins, break the backs oir make a
scrapi-book of the blank pages, as to
"peelp and( botanize upon his miotheri's t
grave." lie could nio mioro dleflouri wi th
foul mairks the faiir, whiito pages of the
vohmi whose guest lie became, am it
wetre, by being allowed to peruse it, r
thtan lie could b)ring dishionor upon a,
f'honse of his lunnnan enteitainetr, t
whose wine he had dIrunmk. Th'oi read1er i
who scores the pa:.ges whi'ch attract
his attention is to himt a (orthi, a Vandal, t
or- whatever outer bairbairian may bo c
eveni worse than these rctloubtablo (1e- g
stroyer-s.
TPhe student is verny little better off t
for hiavinig piencil-muarks against pais- e
ages wh'lich have pleased him at fit-st
readiing; lie has simly indulged a c
childishi desire to express his grat ifica- 1
tioni, aiid might as well clap his hiattds 1:
or stamp) his foot as to (dab a black r
scratch down the clean marlgin of the
page b)efore himl. Of the himmdred
peopl)1 who mairk books, it is safe tot say
that 95 per cent. have nO pu
1pose in the custom beyond such an out- 8
bircak of lgleasuire or dishko.
A Forty-Mile Cackle.t
All sorts of incredible stories are told
of the ostrich farm in California. The
latest is that in the morning, during
laying time, if the wind is ma the right
quarter, the cackling of the hen ostrichios
can bo heard at a distance of forty
mile.,
A FORWARD MOVEMENT
a Education 'Whih Is to Bring Inte
IJse Fneiutiea hitherto Untrained.
[Chicago Tribune.)
Mr. Edison P. Beaver, the present
Iperintendent of the public schools of
oston, in his annual report in March
st, discussed the subject of industrial
lucation intelligently and exhaust
ely, and concluded by recommending
e establishment of a manual-training
lool in connection with the city pub
school system. IIe said:
"The best provision, therefore, would
a to establish lit som central point in
1o city one manual training school, to
luip this school thoroughly for its
ork, and to admit to it, under suitable
strictions, boys from all parts of the
ty. A sing!o school, largo enough to
-commodato 200 to 300 pupils, would
the most economical provision that
>uld be made. By changing the
asses in accordance with a proporly
ranged time-tablo, the shops and tools
ould b)o in use all the tile, andt1 the
structions, both in shop-work and in
sdinary :school-work, would he con
antly occupied. In this school the
ays shonld continue their ordinary
'hool-work about two hours a day, at
md to drawing one hour, and work in
10 shops two hours more. If tho
)>usoL were Made three years long, tho
tellectual work would cover the ipper
art of the grammar school courso (or
1m m11ost essential studies. inl it, to
ethler with som11 parts of th11 high
'hool course. The manual training
:ll be brought up to the point of
nabling pupils oin leaving bchool to
nter 1matny ianual enploynents with
dvantage to themselves and, therofore,
the incomumnity. Not that, tho nchlood
ould or could teach any sinhgle I rade,
s would be done in an apprentice
-hool, but its pupils would bo so well
rounlded in (iho general principles of
lanty trades that tie specialtie" of eacht
rade would be very quickly learned.
'he experienice of the St. Louis school,
9 well as that of other similar institu
ions, leaves littlo doubt on this point."
It is not eight months since this
ecollmltendation was made, but it has
)Cee adopted by the school authorities
it bo!'.;;. -4pc 1 of tho ,gtin
(1ool building, a special schloo1 devoted
o the preparation of pupils for tho
earned professions, has been assigned
o th uses of nallual training; and
tereafter aly boy in Boston 14 year; of
.(; or over who desires it may receive
tnstruction ill the ustie of hand-tools,siel
nsl ruction to be paid for out of the )ub
ic school funl.
In the 1n:mial training school to he
,lened ill the basel ent of the Boston
,at.iin school Luilding tle Yanke, boy
'ill lIe taught to use hi:; o0% s andut
als. Ile will draw frol tlings,
l1d at the bench. w it.h the ap
>rop,riate tools, will reproduce inl
vod and iron the things; he has
rawnt. T'hc". exereise:; will bring into
se fa":cult it!s hitherto unlttrainevd inl the
ehool:;. lhe boy in the manual trainl
og school will find it Ilecessarv to re
ect, to reason. to ii eide; and all theso
xerci.es; of th niind will be a delight
o himt. ''Tu pow%(-r is gellwrated -
ower thit, d voloips; true manhood.
Iloston as a city is about. to onter
pol 11an exleiwlltt undert.aken hero
y the (on11111-,i;al c"lub in tI:' estab
islluncnt of at ,n:ntatl training ac-hool,
lie builling tor whih is ill iroe:s of
rection. andl will olIn be compl lete.
l'hat "hesie exper-imten,ts will le surccess
ul there Call he .-e:arely i clo:Ilbt. 'Ilt
tt AL. I,ouis is alreay tu ItSucs and
hlie scrhooIls im t his eily and I; 1,:tol will
>I couemde h toel:l of the p Lanl of
bf .ii ctsl (I f tilee 11 pdai l find i n.
~T'imoium eIIaiter ist. witeset wto
lispos(itiu1on, a rie re ofti the most
aIle'1(s linood lirs aer eing l
nlded y the :wt 0 inll of te; drug. le
he) I mornlhingP hIslt and vill-tem-l
lofirnoonlofl thetwiee <fat wil fncy.hi
raou s I iositilerestat. T hose who
ave hadIs Lielper -i e l it them know111
hasty thf tliiost rit liulIt. peoply l>e:imo
he; moslt toin lolisst (aft iong thindul1
neIl in~ hIei use o pim. 1 Tghi iseliies
>ictifn arIl sotbeent witl rtho distod
4100 uch1 islli te tcase ta uthrose whoL
mar ttall k,ce inyranth thei tabi,
Sth (oitiely shlod b t the)1 gillaring3
a)IliIty of eirla tens lhey jofl
malyv ilarde thei' r armly and Lie wohb
itlti11 no t to e )( to estolhem tIl
.rig th er h010ab i Igig isl c hins
he0 lrckr wofh alydraw from'th
ictim tr statemeOnt i~lthIresectt
secwter intention Ntonereew.
is octorAlwayo aitthm too,e
alS the dread th attly om uhappy "
nley,t ivolucntry thfieent wiloea
urveIiOllc, wany ori all othesreat
talogmt , py aifi1 n aretelver s
fituate nt to bil ale tIlrour thVee
'rug,to exeienteo yaing tagt wilhem
hoe horrors of atinence.l ciii-a
[StCtOl, tamves'h Hoget.J iy.
AIl Ia wrior n Te latinagele loie,
b0 twentlieh'centur iIthoro will bela
ews na-tion cwhich, n will oh logra
ud caledane. It will be ustroud rich
boughtful pacifle and anoren l4over
[ Aity.kIt ill avet-. swe
raiy ofumatro bear. woul dol be
r euthan a10 natoap an'will cviiae
ion itselee ay iger oo dtya
ivilization, ia le buo onebbaily Iet
nol havo dirty tones lnguaion oe
nTconae. Thit nahtpinwilav
(A rkansaw Tavlor.J
D)e murnersip' datc aol man o'
itd iur do byge e coar was upwer
ronsan' cursf a an' hekrwlpall wate
no too diro latons.gin
AWAITING THE CONQUEROR,
[Arthur Hugh Clough.1
Hope overmore and believe, 0 man, for e'en
as thy thought
So are the things that thou seest; e'en as
thy hope and bhilef.
Cowardly art thou and timidi They rise to
provoke thee against them.
Hast thou courage? Enough; see them ex
ulting to yield.
Yea, the rough rock, the dull earth, the wild
soa's furfying waters,
(Violent, say st thou, and hark? Mighty,
thou think'st, to destroy i)
All, with ineffable longing, are waiting their
invader;
All, with one varying voice, call to him,
"Come and subdue.'
Still for their conqueror call and but for the
joy of being conquerot
(Rapture they will not forgo) dare to resist
and rebel.
Still while resisting and raging, insoftunder
tones say xnto him:
"Fear not, retire not, 0 man; hopo ever
more and believe.:
Go from the east to the west, as the sun and
the stars direct thee,
With the great girdle of God, go and en
compass the earth."
TREATMENT OF CRIMINALS.
Some Suggestions From a Rumaut
tartan View of the'Subjeet.
["Pickaway" in Cincinnati Enquirer.]
In the penitentiary how many crimi
n^ls has the state reclaimed and soft
ened by wiso and humano treatment?
The busy, practical, rushing, scram
bling average citizen, who gives little
thought to theso questions beyond pay
ing and cursing his taxes, will say that
there should be no sentimental non
sense in these matters. If the state
shelters and feeds the unfortunate and
keeps tho criminalsafely until heserves
his sentence it has done all that could
be expected. But it hasn't. The object
of these institutions should be to dimin
ish vice and crime,and if this can be done
by the expendituro of the same amount
of money, the tax-payer and the citizen
has a right to expect these results, and
intelligent efforts should be made by
the legislature to bring them about.
Crime ought to be treated as a dis
ease, and the man who has committed
a crime ought to be taken charge of by
the state, and retained until he is cured.
The criminal ought not to be sentenced
for any specific time, but ought to be
rci&.ldEl_until in the judgment of the
authoritic io may be permitted to
make a trial o mt ho ought to be
placed under police a '"' on and at
the slightest infraction of law ought
to be returned to the prison. Ci i
ship ought not to be restored to him
until he has shown that he is fit to be
come a citizen, and he must have spent
at least two years outside of the walls
without complaint before society again
receives him back as a citizen. The
convict contract system ought to be
abolished, and all industries in the
prison ought to be under the control of
state authorities and not of outsiders.
Prisoners ought not to be placed upon
exhibition at twenty-five cents a head
for visitors.
Every prisoner ought to have an in
terest in his labor. If lie has a family
a portion of his work ought to go to
tho support of his children. If ho has
no one dependent upon him, his
wages should first be used to defray
tho oxpensc of his conviction, and then
to make reparation to those he has
wronlcd.
l The Gas Vas Still Going.
[Chicago Ierald.f
A certain actress, whose bome is in
this city, has her suitbs of roois, a d
when not on the road liv9s in charming
domesticity and warms llor oup ofrtea
over a gas stove. She lad turned on
the blaze tho other moi' g an d was
preparing for he~r br'eaUast,%1h'on .a
mecssenger delivered a dI ~th ob'm
manding her to join her comp jy out of
town at once. She sawv a ag~io at
her wvatch that she has i tqn x4utes
to make a train. Shie hagt et' about
preparing, and, locking bel'df j passed
out into the streit. The brfg was in
her favor, and she made the tr'hin. She
wvas gone three wooks.When spoe returned
a few days ago and entered hgr room
the gas was going at a full head. She
remembered then that she had in her
hurry gono away without turning it
off amT(l without getting her breakfast.
It is a pity for her thirqp weeks' salary
that the gas company w0ill send in a bill
to offset it.
lHe Goet Thens.
(iZzchango.]
Master Fred Fenton fell from the
topmost limb of an appe tree. He was
p)icked up and carriefl to the house in
ani insensible condition.
After watcliing at his bedside
through many weary hours, hin mother
perceived signs of' returning cdhacious
ness.
Leaning over him she asked him if
there was anything she could do for
him, now that ho was beginning\ to feel
better.
Should she bathe his forehead?
Should she fan him or change his pil
low ? Was~ thero anything he wanted'?
~Languidy opnn i ysadok
."Yes, mamma, I want a pair of pants
with a pocket behind I"
He got theln.
Our Measures of Time.
[8t. Paul Pioneer Pi-ess.]
Our measures of time have r?ally sur
vived a dozen civilizations. T1ho hour
of ixy11minutes and the day of twice
twle ors are relics of the Babylon
ish duodecimal system, in which twelve
counted the moon's periods. The 30
degrees invisibly pnarked on the earth's
great circle como,'.too, from the Orient.
Thi oe aro good reasons, if we are going
to beo emplirical in the matter of time, to
be so ini another, andl 'roduce thme day's
time to decimal hours, minutes and see
onds. nA'ecao7
Mr. George Augustus Sala says:
"The esteemed squaw, my great grand
mamma, came from Brazil add married
a Portuguese person, wVhhos daughter,
mlarriedl at Rio Janoiro, married a Poll)
who had emigrated to Demarara; and
on the patenal side my ancestors wor
ancient Romans."
lEer Finer Brain.
. (Rockland Courier-Gazette.]
A man's brain weighs three avadahalf
hpounds. A woman's is somewhatl1ighter,
but of fluer quality. That if what ena
bles lier to taste lard in h9r neighbo'g
pastry. -