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L. XV. PICKENS S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 1886
IoniiisceJco of Bar Harbor.
mad"n t went sailiig till daintily tires .
One bright sutiner <lay is the eun went
down:
And for a rich yac1htsa1"n eutch a!riletl hor liast,
While thoir motliers stood watching theu'
out of the towa.
For mindens mist niarry andi mothers are
decop,
And mien to escapn then strict watches musi
keep
Whero the iaiLor liar is monning.
Three mothers <toorl ,nxiously out on the
Thit afternoon ai the sun wc11t down,
And their wor<ls were swect and their smiles
were bhitil
As tiey covertly watche< for the yachtsnen
browna.
For mother-4 inust work, and mothers must
Rohenme,
And all men are wary anti not, what they
seem
Where the IEarbor Itr is motnning.
Three mailens ill senstek aIII ili as can be
('Twas evening then and the sun had gone
down);
Threo ynhelitcna'n, ill laughing with ill-sup.
- , prerse<l uieo,
Were bringing those mialens right ack tc
the town.
For mien will i:ueti, uil woien 1tiust-weep
And ntmneuvercing iothers iiust sometint"i
feel c'hemp
Bo goc<l-by to tihe liar rnln its moaning.
-Life.
11OV 1 WON TJY WIFII
It was tow:ardis the cl!o;;e of a sultry
day in the lai" li:l-, of Julv that '1
found my:=t'lrlf ntr1111ita;r, rahller aim1
lessly, out into th' suburhs of my native
City.
I had cho-en. :ts if by instinet, a
sh:,aded av<r'm for mity str'll. and was
enjoying Ot- l;ttle brah of air that was
ph;tyi-r idly with t he udense sluggish
folay overheatd, wheni I came un(x
,ectH'1l%" upnrl a little cottage :,ituated a
little w"ay from) the ro.ncl.
The qrouhnd ;r ta,ttfully laid out,
and there wa,, a d it ut b of velvety
lawn in fron1 ani -'e side of the
house.
Involunhtarily' I neuted't to takte inl the
pretty pictii', anl I '-to:)d leaniier
against the lawn ienct, I taught the'
eotund of fal vor,, V()ic"ces. 'lI'hn I dh:
co1'"eed th:t therc" proceeded from a
mn1.!l grove at thi' sihh- of the cott:2e.
7t'hcrc were four - rons inl the chat
t<u.'ing goipll, -: Itri ahn11o-t oit of sight
fromt whvert' I I;l tIr sticpped. ''hcro
Was an elderivy lytit", 11nd( ah young girl of
Yobably ix n, :mdlt two voung ladies
of about e;ei.. a 1 :h1ntrl twenty'-t vo re
,pi'ltive'v.
Ile t'hltr of the t .o Nas a l,lonlt',
44 ~and though,l p,: :1 :; ;' :t fair facie at
good igrurt', I -' m,:--l i.-" froma my
scrut intt :tnr.,iit-illtl as I c:alfght
sight cu timelt- other. Thi: one wa:
study upon whh-h yI rinm as' well a-.
myI gaze dlwei. t) hli" rcm"l1-ioln of the
rest of the erot!o.
She w:s of Ill diim height-iashe was
the only onec of the fair rtiartet standilno
-perfeet tigtirte. iaIiter iinlined to slen
dner-s. :mad with a face that would
S always conn tihaan inr 111 a casual
glane.
It uaas the w l orkm: o:f but :a few 1nmomenit$
to take a itental pieture of this clhiariii
ing girl, and I a.,)i> adcdl- to this crime
the theft of ;a 11(a btlrt of ile odorous
honeyFnlkle.
Cast:in;, a g,l:anc"e at the prt'ttv cottage,
I saw a sinall pihc'"' of papt'r tacked to
i ver:illtahll pilian, nponha which I deci
)herecl, w'ithl tilt aidl of a glass, the fol
Owin; lt' e ntl, writ:: 1 in .. lmII fe
male h.indr:
fu lit: t11;ni rt'w tl;hlin,'
n tradi:tl I w':nteal to) hire that
cott'rag'. Nott i:it nt"t'deut it. or had
11iy c:aritrly ' )r it- lint. a sort. of in
mult2it r" a (1 no. toa gl 1a sscsSiont
of the tn tmtI 'l th" ba-miful bhird,
under time ril al:; :;).l illo ical rea
AOumllg, orason, that
the bird.al ' of ver aI, wer wtah thea nest,
Jfni all.usln. : war
1 had11 put1 my ' hland ulpon the awurden-~
gale, whei It luden (is.a. 'lu;' lyn
- upont the varml h, iirLI large IN wfounti
land dog, waho mr Id his mnassivea head
and( looked tat me inqu~liringly, andt I
fancied, aI lit tie herlligeentlhy.
I have a nmral iorror of (dogs--that
loose dog ~ . o I hes5it:ated, andi as
saw no0 way of attr'aelig the attention
of the gr oup waithout01 shingilO to them,
lretreated( hike~( a cowrt:'d. T1herme wa':s
CaIve Caineim wtritteni all over theo house
for me, andl even for' a closer viewv of
the fir creatutre ini thle gairden, I would
,not. ktae tile rrk oft the doaa.
No] wVolda stiroll oult thiat waay aainm
'the next dai~, andr I wonl get 'Jenny,
my13 nmiedal aster.i, toa ('omie with mie.
"TIo hook at a cottge!" satid Jenny in
:astonishmnt,ii whe (I a :sked her comn
pany for this~1) prse. "Whrlat in the
"'Oh, it'-'tuh *a hwel.v little nest, 1
thought 1I'd . 13en- i in':ae i shiold
get married, or :mtihing of that, kinid."r
"DJon't arIm tinkii it woutld ihl moraie in
'the lint-e e'f vr' to asecure Ite wife
.first?"'~i se ana 'Lnow iu that I hadt
none in view :s. a I.
"'It is a , ta, a r'T aaih-s ida ." I ad
rmitte'd; ''batt i'd like vounto se0 ~rit.
So e waent: wae I:'v, andh I was toni
(iueredm. We> mrinirla wtthini. Jienniy
was (capttah a with the cot tage an11(
groundits, and1( 1 Ihera wals onily oneso
tar'y obIject, in 1 the whole pr'emises thait I
flaw sutflicientl wel' 'val to b) able )1 toa de
scribe it intellI:a-ntly afterwtards'.
"'Did youl n10oIt', Nnal, how amihnirabliy
the roomst 2 gnerteda , :anda how spaceI
wasL ecionioinzaa every whre?"K
rather abrucptly, tin mking- oiiIy of the
rooms ais connec31td wit ti e sui~tper'b
central flgi ura:--,Mary Anit'k-aii 11 t
learned her name waa -amid of tihe
ceOnomy of' spaue a-oly~ ini the light of
the Immense space t at t here waIs at
presenit between us --ary and me I
mnean.
"Andt whiat at b)eautifull tint of brown
the Cottage wais palinted!" 8she added.
"'Beamtiful, beauittifuil!"' I said, lookint
dreammngly out of the windlow, and
thinking of Ite exquisitoly lustrous
brown eye~'s.
"Nted!"' said Jemnnly suddenly, statrting
moe oult of a dreami m which 1 was pie
taring myi3self mand Mary') as the oc'cupants
1of the cotiage, waithout knowing at,uahlly
whether the hiouse4 as p)aintedl brown or
green, or paimted at aill, for that matter.
"Nced, do you kiiowa I donm't believo you
have the faintest notiomn of hirin 'the
house; nor do I be(lieve0 yotu now
whether the cottago conta ins two rooms
or ten, or whether t.here was a front or
back door or Wvindows to it."
I met her concentrated gazo of intred
ujit andI her provoking smile witha
12o whioh was meianu fr anInre
and indignant one; but I fel that my
hot face betrayed me, so I said nothing
more about it then.
A few days only had elapsed since
Jenny and I had looked over the prom
ises to let; or, iather, since Jenny had
looked them over, while I had-but no
matter; a few days after I was at the
cottage again, this time alone.
The entire group of female janitresses
showed me over the house again, the
elder lady, the mother, pointing out to
me the conveniences and praising them;
and I, looking always at Mary, who
seemed averse to parting with the home,
assented to all the old lady said about
the rooms, etc., while my eyes took in
nothing, and my wounded heart assent
ed to nothing except Mary and her love,
her heart.
"How much of a family have you,
Mr. Barton?" stid Mrs. Anderson inci
dentally, while showing the neat bed
chambers.
I stood in the upper hall surrounded
by the three young ladies, and the
mother stood at the door of the front
chamber.
"None at all," I replied thoughtlessly.
Four pairs of astonished eyes of var
ious hues were focussed upon me in
stantly.
'The grey eyes of the elder woman
seemed to pierce my subterfuge, but I
turned to the liquid brown eyes for re
lief to find in them a puzzled expression
only.
"Then you are contemplating mar
ringe? questioned Mrs. Anderson.
"Yes," I said boldly, still staring at
pretty Mary, who turned away her eyes.
"I think the place will suit mie very
well," I added mechanically. And then
to myself: "It would be paradi.' for me,
with that girl to share it!'
"And could you decide the matter
soon ?" asked Mrs. Anderson. "It is
getting to be quite annoying to have
so many people running in to look it
OVer1.
"It must be, indeed," I replied. "She
includes me, of course, in the annoy
aice," I nl'nt ally added. "I will take
the place," said' I suddenly, with the
foolhardy reservation vividly in my
lind-"if Mary will remain and be its
mistress."
''he latter had turned away from the
little group, but not before I had seen
the miserable tears start into the dear
eyes. She was evidently pained at the
thought of leaving the pretty nest.
What should I do? "God knows I
don't want her to leave it," I thought.
I would take the wise sister into full
confidence, and she would undoubtedly
pilot me through the trouble.
Before leaving I had managed to add
aniother crime to my sins by stealing
from the center table a daguerreotype of
Mary, just as she appeared to me in the
garden, dress, hair, and all. I intended
faithfully to replace it again upon the
table as soon as I could have a copy
taken.
"So you are deep in the mire, Ned,
and want me to help you out--eh?" said
Jenny with a mock-serious face. ''For
shame! to corie to a woman, too. You
whro profess such a contempt for their
assistance."
"I'm only a babc in this sort of busi
ness," I confessed humbly.
"And, as a babe, of course, you need
a woman's tender care. You shall have
it, Ned. I'll do all I can for you. but
don't be foolish enough to suppose that
girls lie around loose, waiting to be
picked up by the first man who comes
along.
Jenry was as good as her word. She
mlale quick and close acquaintance with
the Andersons,and through the reading
of certain cabalistic signs that would
have been unrintelligib)le as Sanuserit to
me', had discovered that there was "a
possib)ility of success for mie," she
thought.
I was surp)rised and delighted one
afternoon to find Mary at my sister's
house when I went there, and I deter
mined to know liy frato before she left.
"What a beautiful picture you would
make!" I blunderingly remarked. She
blushed like a rose, but said nrothing.
My sister smnil approvingly and soon
after left thre room ern sonme pretense. I
went over to where Mary was sitting,
.und saiul: "You will, nio dloubt, dlespise
a thief and a man wiro goes through tire
)v'or'ld undher false pretenses, But such
is thre man before you,"
Sire looked surprised and shocked at
this; but I druew from my pocket a faded
but still fr'agr'ant bunch of Ireneysuickle
andl held it close to tihe one shre had
pinrned upon her bosoni.
"A very small theft, arnd readhily for
given," sIre saidl, smiling.
"T'hey are mates,'' I said; "that is,
tire flowers-I wish tire owners were."
'lhie (deep color beg.rn to run riot ini
her cheeks now.
"Anid lhere," I said, "is tIre roor suib
stitute for thre original that I ~ave also
stolen andl ke pteclose to my heart-, as a
souivernir of vou, Mary," producin tihe
p)icture I hatl~ taken from hrer. 'AndI
besidles," I aidded, as she mrade iro re
iLy sav tire silent toll-tale b)lushies
which spoke volumes to my heart; "be
side(s, I ursed failso pretenses. I (lid not
v aint anry house when I 'inquired with
mii at yoru'rhomre. it was only you that
I w anrted; arnd I have gone and made a
fool of miyself. I hrave got a house on
liy hrarrds, irmt I have noe wife to occupy
it wvithr mer.'
"'Brt you told mrammla thrat you eon.
tem iplateud rmar'iage.'' she suggested,
sIhvlv.
"'f wars a long leap~ ini tihe (lark. I
had only you in view, Mary: and now
if you would only (consenit to get me outr
of tire scr'ape it wouldl 1)e all right yet."
Sheu did riot say sihe woubll, but when
f took tire little unresisting handi in
ineI arid kissed it tenderly, sire put the
two boruqurets into uiy hrandls and I S
pressed t hem togethrer: "Mates now, ju
bothr tire flowers anid threir' owners." isi
Wo three went over to Mrs. Anderson n
about dus1k, aird I sanid:A
"We have decided to rmove into the
cottage as9 soon as it will be c'onivenient
for you.""
''We!'' qlueriedl tIhe old hidy, fixing her
gre eyes upon rme inquir'ingly.
"Ies," Ii'replied' "I ami soon to be
married-thrat is4, withr younr gonsenrt," I
added hesitatingly.
"WRat has my consent to (10 with it?"
she asked in surprise.
"'Au atdea, It 1.s your daughter
whom wsh tomarry.'
-Maryt had gone to her mother, and
was nrestlngiher head upon the mater- ?
"Yel mtnna: it ws: nc that hi
Wanted all the titi.', and not the house.
A Visit fton11 Captain Kidd.
In an illustrnt-d article on Cardiner':
Islatnd,in the I tce+ml'er (ctlury, (eorgt
Parson,s Lathrop writes as follows, re
garthug an uncxp:'etoid visit from tit
notorious piratc: "Lord ,lohm (ardine
one June evenin. obs;erved a mVsteriou
Sloop with six guns riling at anchor of
the island. It was Iidd's last vessel,thi
Antonio. 'hi'; Isird John was a large
hoarty man, who lived generouslr, wa;
'clever' to the Indmis and squaws, un<
had so muii ability in an11:ir. that, al
though he married four times and spen
a great deal of monev, he portioned of
his daughters handsomely and left 1
ltrgo estate at his death. He was not a
person to be scared by a mvsteriou
armed sloop; so, after she had 'lain it
sight two days -without making and
sign, he put oil' in a boat, to board he]
and inquire what she was. As he cami
up over the side,Captain Kidti-till thei
unknown to him1-received him with th<
traditional politeness of a thriving des
peraldo, ant asked after the health o
himself and family. 'i'heln, in answei
to Lord John's inquiries, he said thal
he was on his way to Lord Bellomont al
Boston: woubl (:ardiner do him th<
favor to curry two negro hors and on(
girl ashore, to b-! kept there until he re.
turnedl or "ent an order for them? Gar
diner con'ented, and went back to the
island. Tie next morini,ltr Kidd re.
aumed intercourse by sending ashore t
request that Gardiner should come on
board at onet', and bring six sheep witi
him. This was rather forcing the ac.
qlinitace,Gardinetr may have thought
but he complied. Thereupon Kidd
promptly ripened acquaintance into in
tinacy, and aes;d him if lie could sparr
a barrel of eider. Lord John once morc
proved neighborly, and found that 11
Cold spare the elder, srnding tv
of his men aslh:-e to fetch it. Whik
waiting for their return, Kidd got out
from his calrgo, two -pieeces' of damaged
Bennl muslin, a rare and valued
fabric in its pri1 ane state ---which he
put into a hag n:11d retiuesled Gardiner
to take as a pres:nt to bis wife. It is
likely enough the t the captain, seeino
in hearty Lord John a capacity for such
tiings, produced some of his fifty-shil
ling rum, or three-hiundre1-powuit Ma
deira to be tasted. Something, at any
rate,warmed him up to increased gener
osity for 'im about a quarter of an hour
lie presenl tc l he Lord of the Isle with
some muslin for his own usc. When
the men came back with the barrel of
cider, he gave them four pieces of gold
for their trouble. Furthermore, aftet
getting rcady to sail, he offered to pay
for the cider; but Gardiner protested
that he was sulliciently rewarded by the
present to his wife. 'hey pnrted at last
and Kidd, gallantly tiring a salute o
four guns, stood for Block Island.
"is purpose in lingering in thest
waters was to get rid of his stspieioa
freight beforo going to Boston. Durin
the stay liear 1he, island two New Yorf
sloops took oil part of his cargo; an
three days later he returned from Blocl
Island in company with another nefar
ious sloop, which relieved him of chest;
containin, plate and gold and othe;
goods. 'This time Kidd again sent fos
Gardiner and committed to his charg<
a chest, a box of gold,a bundle of quilts
and four bales of goods. ''hio box o:
gold, as Gardiner afterwards solemnl
deposed, was destined by Kidd for Lort
Bellomont. All the treasure and ier.
chandise was buried in some swamp3
land near Cherry IIarbor, beside Ifonn
Pond, within a mile of the manor-house,
to be kept for Kaidd or his order.
"If I call for it and it is gone,' Kidd
declared to Lo)rd .Johin, 'I will take your
head r yo0ur son1's."
"An Old Mecat,I'
There was (one pathetic Incident con
nected with the fight. A man narned
Clough lied served three years in the
Eleventh Massachusetts, and had the
reputation of being an excellent sold icr,
it favorite with both oflicers andl( men.
and doing his duty faith ftully in all po.
titions. At the exp)irat.ion of his torn.
me re-enlisted, and( was given the cus.
tonmary furlough of thirty tdays. When
Lie retuirnedi to the regiment his nature
seemecd to boechangetd. From a cheer
Enl, companionablo imau be became:
shronic grumbler, and at hlast waasgenier
illy recognizetd as a "'beat."' is ob
aomirades bore his altered dispositioi.
~or a while, but finally he wvas let alomo
withi his growlings. Ihis ofliers at las:
muspectett him of a tdetermination to de4
tert, andi wvatcheti hium necortdingh
When his conipaniy stamr4td into a fig I
ho que1tstion w.ouild be. "'Where
- lough ?" andi he general ly h:ud to be
muntedI up aind ordlered intlo thme ranks
)n this occasion lie was severely wountd.
ad, being shot twiec. Ie wvas broughm
Mit oni a stretcher, which his lieutenant
ad sent in for him, andmo whlile wit.ingp
or an anmubuiii) them ollicer wen~it upl ti
he old-tie tire, Clougho said, "L.ieuten
mit, ha:ve I dtonet my', duty?" "'Ye.
~lough, like a oman ;" to whichel he re
>lied'\vith a touch of hitterness: 'Won
ier if the bors are s.at iisid withI theo
hamnied old hoeat. nmow? Th'Ile bov
trowdtedl arouind and0 tied'( to enceourai'k
im, nlow ashiamed~ (of t hiir former- .h:i
ing, ajiul he similed1 faintly andio said
'Good-by, hoy,s," as1 they carr'ie~d himii
ody was oult of pain, and "'Oldl Clough'
vas b)eyonld the~ plraise or blame of hou.
uan judgment. - The/A Sbtt.
No Shiow for thle Hairpin.
Trho wife of an enlgineer on the WVest
hior" IRailIroad, a most agreeable littlo
'oman, went to New York yesterday
iOplng, and (itmeo up on the train of
'hieci her husb.'iandl drives the engine.
.t Newbumrgh Shle took a seatt in the en
inc andI rodle from there to Kinigstor
or thait dIistan11ce the tr1aini runs wito?
reat speed, it initeirvals fully a mile a
iinhut. When ohle reached this city
er' friends, whli were' there to meet her,
i a chloruis impdilred: "'Well, how did
oui enjey it?"' "Oh I" said she, ''it was
p1ed)itd. real ceithig, but I haven't a
airpini in my~ hair. ' T1hme jar of the
ngine had shaken all the hairpins out,
o that her hair hung upjoni her shoulders.
ho says she don't wonder thtengineers
sually keep their hair cut a "'do.ad
abbit" fashion.--Kingston ( N. Y.)
Y'eenman.
IN A 1)SSECTINC-itOOM
A MysttrIe,rlour. '.n'. fron a Body.
"I have i'been for the past fifteen yt
engaged at. my preselt business anl
needl not tell you it is not one of
most pltasanlt oceupations in the wo
I have h.1d somle terriihk, experier
during that 1i;e, and if I Were to rv
some of t h'1 to you you would not th
them ere(liblkk. I spend most of the
and night with these dead bodies.
now that I have grown accustoned
I (10 not mind it much." The spen
was Prof. Janes Walsh, sup1erintendl
of the dissecting-room in the New Y
University Medical College, and
answer was given in reply to the
porter's query. The professor c
tinued:
"If you wish to hear an experienc
had, let mne see, about fifteen years a
I have no objection to telling you,
follow me up and I will show you
very spot where it occurred, and perh
it will help to refresh my memory soi
what."
'Tie reporter followed the professor
a long wmding stairway until he ca
to a door which was locked. The l
fessor took from his pocket a key,
having applied it to the lock,the door f
open and disclosed a long, wide rot
in which lay upward of two htund
"cadavers" placed upon marble sin
The stench that came from this ro
was of the most indescribable chara
and the reporter instinctively drew b:
to catch his breath.
''This is the dissecting-room," ath
the professor, "and it gives you sc
idea of the character of my work. It
here I spend my day and night, and
wil at once admit it is not a very pli
ant way to spend one's existence. I
over there, just at that slab toward
left, that the experiences occurred wh
I will now relate.
"I was then a new man, and did
feel quite at home as much a now, a
though it is well nigh fifteen years sil
it happened, it was so forcibly impres
upon Imy mind at that time that I sI
never forget it. The students had
gone, and I was alone in the dissecti
room. The hour was about 12 o'cl
and I had remained to fix up the ca
vers for the morrow. The associati<
connected with this place at such
hour are enough to till the mind of a I
nervous person wit,i appreheusi
About two hundred (lead bodies lay
the slabs all around, and at that tint
screen hung from the top of each s
to the ground1 so as to conceal the del
during the day. Not a sound broke
stillness of the dissecting-room, no
ripple ran through the big buildi
when all at once, as I stood near
slab, I heard a loud snoring sound I
ceed from a ca(laver.
"I could feel the throbbing of
heart, and I stood rooted to the grou
I could not move if I tried, and
muscles of my feet seemed to give
under me. h'l(e cadaver raised himl
up On his back and looked and grin
at me in a most agonizing m11anner.
cold sweat ran all over my frame,
seemed to be lifted off the ground,
inl alother Illoment I Was tilrown pi
trate on the floor, I never belie
much in ghosts, but at that time I co
not explain this extraordinary phe'
1mnenon.
'"I lay in that position I know
how long, but anyway when I recove
consciousness it was Iliorning. and
light was streaming ill through th
-wu:'lows. With the return of dai
plue..tled up fresh Courage and went
to a ;etertain the cause of nt seare of
previous night. ''hie cadaver lav in 1
very sante positin iln whichl it h'ad bc
laiced by ime, and I put miy hand
thte face alnd found the coldnhess of det
there. I raised tip thle clothI that et
credl the lower paLrt of the slab and thn
fotund the cause of myl feeling of thte p
viOu!s ntight. A stuidentt lay on his h)a
on thet doo(,r in a profound sluimb
sleepimg oflf the utlescts of tie night's<
wvholes.eeret away, and the nerve
prostrat'lon I experienced was whol
due to myi arden~it imaina.ihftion. I y
over' all that, however, and ntow I inv
tigate the cause of any' unusual no
since that night. Of course you c
readlily unde'rst and thle nervous pert
bation was wholly intduced by I
strantge ntoise that was~ produiced iln ti
place at such an unseasonable ho
and1( that Qphains away ni' feelings wv
regard to then (rect, positioni thie cava<
was suplposed to assumte. Hutch an
t.raordinary occiurren ce mighit res
fatally in many cases, for the nlervt
system it one who is a firm believer
sumperntaturatl visitat ions wvould receiv(
shock front wvhich it would never in
probability rally, and I htave knto'
many peopmle whio were reindered insia
by just, such an occurrence. It was
lesson to me. however, thtat I will I
readily forget. S) miucht for my first
perien cc in a dIissect inig-roomn."-N
Heral<d.
.14 ILiig Ilaromnoteu',
It is a wvell-known i fact that several
0our smaller aimal ttts are so sensitive
chianges from heat to cold, andl fromr
to moist that they foretell those chiang
somett time in aidvanilce.
it thie Smiithsontiant Institution's I
of ainimauls valuable to man, the tre
to-id is mtentioined as an exellent wveal
er'-prophlet, andi( I eait testify to its pon
of foretelling the chiingo in the weath<
I have in imiy posession a paper..wei
in the formt of ai bronze from' support,i
on its b)ack a glass tube wvit71t a bulb
the bottomt. Soume imoinths ago I w~
fortunate cinough to citch a tree-tot
andh having heard of his ability as
weather-prophet, I put him imior
glass tub)e anid madoe from miatches
smiall ladder so that heo cot
climb upi or dowin within the tube.
so<m1 fotntd that, the ap)proach of
chmange ini the uweathter was alwa
noticed by the little prisoner, w
Pmbed toward the top whenever t
air grew' moist or before rain, andi as
variably descended toward the bottc
of the tube ini advance of the conming
dry weathier.- -St. Nicholas.
When tt'c king of Portugal was
England 0. teen Victoia ptresented E
Will Lam'secer to his imajesty as a paint
whose w6e"s she had beentcol lectin
"Ah, Sir Awin," exclaimed the kin
"delighted to make your acqutaintan(
I was alwavae very fond of btut&"
. Tho Lattest. Su nstionsm -bout
If the obr.ervalf t"> ';f c.il w:rituls
r in New York and }F.tr' i m ' oi 1,ra+ th: l
forty years prov:.:: w
the vrites Allen D .d: h in,d ning i
its Relation to S0:Il i." it is that
ee the method of *mid:ng wihi pre.
aescribed belowv si: a41<t the' hrin
ink ning, adopte'l I) :;f lwho ma he no..C
hm ticeable for retilnald 1aiiners an1( I'-e
m nt. The gentlin::i ap 11proaehes the
o lady, oflering his lit hand 1- on1 who is
ker au fait will at the s:a' timne ma1ke a
ent slight inclination th Ihw. The lady f
ork places her riglthand in tiat of th (e ge' i
the tlonman, who then ('.\tInds hxis right ar I
in a direct line to the s:ide, t he >rerarm t
on- bent so ts tQ form an neute angle. inI
this angle the lady will place 1herself, c
e with the center line of t!e pers!n oppo- i
. site the line of the gntliIian's right t
but side, both pers on par:11l.l 1nl."s, not
the forming an a i-le. In this position I
th each will be ]ooin' over tile ot.'s \
right shoulder. and hv the lady tur"nin,r 1
1her head slightly to the left t :'ett of 1
the group will be greayt improved an
prevent, all possih:lity of t:Kin'; each d
other's breath, which is rar'ly pl:asanh t)
nd and in the case of a young 111:11 <lire.''tv 0
from the use of a mesh'i' oonais j >.. ti
nl tively horrid,'' at; many lladji. have re- s
marked. The lady, if' not tea sli(ort, b
bs. places her left hand, hooked, 1pont tie c
lgentleman's right shouller, 11w !iiieirs vt
er applearng in front. Tht right hmal of t(
ek the gentleman should rest. t vry gently 0
on the lady's back, as near th-' waist s
ed possible, so as not to remove the up- b
i ward pressure of the clbow directly un. b
der the lady's shoulder, as this is the 1
,'s lady's Support; and lmtst. be held with F
;1. sure but gentle tiirnmnc';. T'he hand on a
11i the back should rest very lif:"htly, and c
the on every possible oct"asic n shonlhl be al
icl slightly raised, so that the aI mn:ay pas h
between, as in someu: cas e,s hi e rh"so con iT
not tact induces pers pition in may -e:tv
ad, its mark upon the lad's drt';:s. Bat I
ice persons sho ld be sliht,y he nt forward o
ed from the hips upw:ar1. s> tlat the shioul- n
all ders may be only Ilire ' four inches nl
all apart, the (listane in(reasm-ur down- c
iward; tlis leaves bo)h p:rties free in U
their limbs, Si) that any conu- t of li r
a- son or knees ma,v bhe avoidi'(l, atnd
ms should be so avoid! :s a let serious C(
anmistake. 111e gem1leml:tn';i lft. hand, g
ess holding the lady's right, -honhl he ex- t
i tended downwa'rd in : lint with the
On body, the hands three ' fouir inches dis- al
a taut from the per-on11, the arms formino- sl
abi gentle cuirve fi-em the :i-ualblcr (wt 1i'l'
i ward. No w%eight is plactd upol this b
the arm; all the guilin" :and ehang;s ilnu,t au
t be governed by the .lbow lunder the ''
i lady s arm. It will be found that this 1
th(: grouping will be perfectly modest in il
'.o appearance, no lInorc con1tact, of person .
occurring than in a l:ady's talking a gen- I
S, tleman s arm for walkinlrr. In eonelu- -t
n1 sion, let it be rclelert'd that purity of
the thought and ac'tion may be' :a: con:;piett- o
, O1s ill walt'zingo- aS il anv (, sl' >itu1a
sf Mon of life; tha1t 1he gri' waltz grossiy Il
ned1 the vicious viciol:;iy. the n."ined :1( t
A ilnocelt i1e utt : a : itilt i
nlanner.
.j".aFsltonllt,e feesin .Tvnt.
ved ' A lady vlo h: --n v-iiting inl Java
uld writes to tihe Nil !ari /IiP:1ie - As
110- 0011 atn wt' got to the h"t>"- i- hostess 1
providcd us wt:th ""-aeven,i.':ahav,)a" to )
not put on1. TIhis is til- n-t; -vi <h't: ' of the
red Country, a:nld is wor b1 haies all
the thIrouigh the hue:t of the' 1:av, hino
rrse light land cool. It coni-.t of two par',.
I the "sarvueng" or skirt is alhmuit fomi
upl) yards wide, inl onc' piece, wit h (one seam.
he Jt. is drawn tightly aroinlI the waist :
he without. a wrin( k, and -aled over i1
en1 front iln one or' iwo aren't flis, and1( tieti e
(1n oin by a sash. TI-r air m~'anv hitilk
th1 ."sarvengs,"' almoWst e(erv dict hav- bI
IV- inIg some ;spcial way of ikin'" and or
ak at a glance dIistingurtisI()s 6:.t wein a Iha
.iT, tavymni. Sa1m1aang or Sill1) 1attrn. illai
le- somle laces2( thely are' wo(,so1ie
hIe with gobul or sidver thn-:1i2, sin others a
usl rich pa:ttern3 Itraced'i ini wax on(3 tiur
ly cottonl or sil1k. Tim proce'i iTs i 2('1 cal
ot '"battick"', and thise are0 Ii ti l.e tt
3s- Sar'veng-mu'akingr i'. :'rpeatI imium tr
ise amilong nativ e womeln. :091 III are i
an of all pr1ice's, fr<ami (1n: (1r Iwo ;-uibh1
a of chief and3( h2igh1 born naot ives. maike
at them as a pas1tiumh to u1s' them31-h or';
ur, give any~y, anti( often1 trae am st >rv or I
th legendc 03n them1). One .(22-h 1 .'vi r<'- h
ler senlted ill al most) intrl'iente p:2ih-rn, 'theC
x.. tree of life 21nd( its bram-hIeles. T1m '
iuit "'kabaya"' orIt jaucet is mi:ol hn the 1na-. 1
in findi much01 favor inl Par(3iS and0 Nw Yoi
a but it is loose :1am i for'tah! :''-( in
all koeping~ with the ('a+l rni lookim. 4.(l*~ S
vn F"inllIy theo feet: are'i bar)e. inn3 to I.. P
110 themhu (1ff the gr'ounid slippn.rs m-eli.d at
a just for' thle tols. The1 slippersI> -'-oen
of (1uisite il 1be:1uity' aml( 1ini,b, : tad im21t
yx.. excel eveni those fai--fanv)(1lv Irv3l lii
Y per's of Cind(er'ella'-, I! whc we '1ea1d
about andl (envied in oue 'bhiIod.cI
'[hey ar'e madioe of v'el t; or ai of it ait nl1
color, 1ithxy elmbhi-o i I wit Ii il o
and1( silv'er or 'o U I threadh in1 ('losei phi. (
tL with 1: !1 gilt heepl, whiihI taip, 1.an1,
r) chee'rndlIy as5 oxn wailL aan i .a ei
of these0 slipper's is (done clhh-lly by Ch2
It n1es0 women. We( couibl nolt at all man
e- age this dre'ss at first, :2211 imyI, sil". and 1)1
hx I mnsist' on putt111ing on2 the s:irvieen ona
'e3 pushling all te fulln3e-.s to tie . hak and( I
ar ml tIlns way mallking' the'm look1 131 ill
ht made(1 tmd1~e-petticoats, :am i1quite -poil-(I
1g ing thmo pIicture'isqti-e of thed's
a& How MIr. IIenld icks W~ihdxt to I)io,
a Mr. llenidricks died1 as2 i'- w',ihibd. '"I
21y recolleot,"' sa id Major Ste'aley,. a1person-. e
a al friend (If the Vice-Pri'sidnt, "whenl'1 sp)
Id Senator' M\orton wa's dyinin Indl3(ianap0- (It
j obls. l'or' thriee d1an, and3 thr)., nights tatl
a~ he lay' in indo11:eihaii1 2gi.. Standinig th
auder' thle window of . we2'iu' WO h
be out. It was5 ah1110. o3. 3 m:S 11 . (ii (Iilll ne0
nm talking of this ens, with) Mir. J1(mi2'(ks 101
of andlI be dwell for' som3e tile upon11 the re1
odiferent kind1( of deat11hs . li Ithoulilght enl
this long sufferling' wa's gre:aly to b(le de
in pIlored( and( said be( dill naot blieve he113
d. woul die in that. way; he: though1t that
er whlen till timeit ('ame1 he woul?d go1 quicik. tcl
g. 'If Ihaveon wieIish atbovi':21 others'5in d1(
,tis wor'ld,' said( he(, 'it is It~ a 110 may 1 hew
o, spare'd Ii ng'ein fi0gourv i : 2u that I'may(3 III
go sudden.' lie had his) 1 w5'.i.4., its
PEBSONAL NO?1r,
ie- -Miss Catbarin Woolte, tp t
lost spinster in'the conIntry hias
t on 000,000.
the -John Kelley is reported to ha1.;
of secretly written a volume of pereenas
Mr. romininiscences af a politloal natur,, ,
mun which he will shortly publish.
the -Gen. Roger A. Pryor has
to serve on the Tammany cotmtt ;;
nce on election frauds, for the reason tht
t of to do so would interfere with his bas-l
was iness.
of -Governor Foraker, of Ohio, Iras
the entirely severed his connection with
po his old law firm, in order to give, both
ited in appearance and( ini fact,, bis entire
Irg- attenstion to public duties.
ind -Jay Gould had planned to steam as
isti- far linto the tropics as Rio Janeiro;
y of but, his notion is now to be to turn ih
ise AtUlanta's prow towards the western
the shores of the Caribbean Sea.
tire -The Ladies' Silk Culture Society
the of California are disposed to copnplain
becau.e Miss Cleveland has not sa
red knowledged the gi't of a specimen of
the their tanufacture, although now she
yer has probably worn them out.
-John Sherman has writeen an au
te tograp>h letter to Jacob Bolander, of
Cincinnati, who named a boy baby
the ater the Ohio Senator, in which he
the sends "his kindest regards to the
i mother and a kiss to the baby."
eet -Senator Beck says that since his
und pro-silver speecn oo has received let
lted ters from Governors of nine States.
the Did they repeat the historic remark
ave of the Governor of North Carolina to
,.e the Governor of Sout h Carolina?
I'he -Rc presentative J. Randolph Tuck
ed, er, who has written a letter to his con
,ur stituents in which he declines to be a
ic. candidate for re-election, will have
on been in Congress twelve years on the
ich expiration of his present term.
bt -Mary Anderson has not quite
the tattde up her mind what she will do
1)n- next, season. Her ambition prompts
ttin, her to attempt a professional tour of
. a Gertnany, and she has many reasons
tite for behieving that she would succeed.
th -Miss Alice Jordan, the young lady
he who recently jolned the junior class
at the Yale Law School, has with
drawn, owing to the announcement by
ted the faculty that she would not be eligi
ble, for a degree after passing the re
iuqmired exanination.
I -Miss Maud Gardner, dnughter of
the ex-tovertor Gard tier, of Massachu
i. setts, is giving lessons in whist to
atr- 11-ton young ladies, ostensibly to
ast teach them the game but really, prob
3a1 ably, as a missionary labor to incul
n ::ato the silence which whist imposes.
ade - Mr. Stanley, the explorer, who is
1 at living in London, with a trip to the
eps tropics in tn:ud, used to have dark
hair' hut sotie bitter experience on
gy, the Congo changed it to an iron gray.
'umu Now, again, stratigo enongh, the color
trel, of his hair has changdd from gray to a
nd rich brown.
I as - Mr. Charles G. Williams, of Wis
consin, is delightning rural audiences
in Dakota, with a lecture on the "Ins
and Outs of Conwress," and as Mr.
Villiaas has not been a Representa
1g. live since the Forty-fourth Congress
y. Iis inf"'.Imatiot on the "Outs" is
especially extensive.
lho- ~ tde.t ' ears ago Miss Rose Cleve
land, sister of the President snd now
mistress of the White House, was a
eacher in the Female Seminary at
Mittcy, N. Y. Her lady friends as a
I nick-tamute called her "Johnnie," to
ofwhlich name she would answer as
re aadily as to that of Rose.
IC-Lieut. Greely has arrived at the
firm conviction that ice in the sea
a never forms to a depth of more thanu
2Y five feet to ten feet. The floeberga
anad icebergs of great thickness that
t.are encoutitered floating out to sea, lhe
he natin,are merely detached por
tin fthe great polar ice-cap.
id -Mr. Seth Sprague, of Hinghami,
>Ie Mass., has beena selectian twenty -nine
byyears, and there is no disposition to
select any other man, while the town
rh olectr,Mr. Andrew J.Gardner,
n owlety-oe,hops around and
Ce cllecsa liveya e has been doIng
orthe past quarter of a century.
--General Toombs in his will gave
hie to his faithful servant, Billy, the use
ofaroomi, privilege of wood, and an
annuity as long as ho lives. There is
a bequest to each one of the family
eservants, and( the desire is expressed
lie tiht toey be retained as long as they
whtostay on the same terms as
. heretofore.
-SMr. Henry J. Ellicott, of Phila
de(Clia, will make the plaster cast of
m te *John1 McCullough statue, which
d ,will be a "'Virginius" sevemn feet high.
1( hfle monument, of which the brotnze
'statue will be the central figure, will
be,) of sandstone or gr'ay marble and
ICwill be finished at a cost of *20,000
twinhin three monath0.
S-Praon Huxley, who Is only four
years 01(1er thain the oldest stearn rail
waCy, is ,astounded when lhe refleects
Sthat lie hived when he could not travel
gany faster than horses could transport
Shim. and so had no advantage over
A chilles, but does not reflect that the
means of individual locomotion have
d iiot ilimprovedi in 5,000 centurIes, ox
.d cepting possibly in going upon two
d feet instead of "all-fours."
he -Mrs. Langtry at a late London re
m~ copt ion woro a tight-fitting black vel
. Yet coat, heavily trimmed with sables;
hb it enatirely coveredl her dress and was
h very well shaped. Her hat was ini
the newest Parisian mode; high, with
so thick gold embioidery over the crown
re and( pigeon's feathers placed at the
~, back standing upright. The narrow
,, brim was trimmed with brown ihr
to -Sarah Bernhardt is again serI)us
ii- ly ill. After her double performan-.
Is of "Marion Delorme" on Sunday she
re was p)rostrated by her extreme net'
II -vous strain consequent on her exer
so asons. On Monday she was confined
r- to her bed by a fever. Hereafter aie -'
m will not appear on Sundays or at map. ."
mnees, the demand of so many per.
formances on her strength being greM
o r than she can boar.
- -The Mississippi L9gislat~~ o
Lh not to accept alny railroad iaep
s- then, hiorritied at its owo 9 l2tue5a i
ried a motion to reconsider. t(OT6
THE CALHOUN MONUMENT.
,ho HIronzed Statue of the Great St
nun to loet Upon Native Granite,
Tho Sunday NeoWs mentions tha
01'iday last t he coltract for buildina
tme work for the bronze statut
Foht C. Calhoun was awarded to
'. T. Viett, of Charlestoa, for the i
1f $13,000. The utnument is to
rected on Mariou Square, and
vork will be pursued forward at o
o that it will be flhished by the l
4oveuber next.
The design for the monument
urnished by Mr. A. E. 1larnisch,
Come, who has already completed
lain statue and is now at work u
he smaller figures. When comph
lie motumtelint will be one of the It
at atad haidsomest works of the i
1 the United States and will cot
1t10 a fitling tribute to the niemor
he illustrious South Carolinian, wl
iugnificent statestnanship exciter
roiider and adiniration of the ein
colo and swayed the destinies of
hle nation.
The stonework will be of hamme
ressed irraniie 36 feet iquare at
use anid 33 f'et high. The first ia
I stoie will be 36 feet square, and
>p of it will be placed seven Auc
ve layers gradually reducing
aso to 30 feet square. Then
UlmI btur stonio steps brinlging
-hole up to a height of 15 leot.
>p of the steps will rest the first b
t the die-block. It will be 12 1
lIre iitd will support the sec,
Itse, which in turn will be surlnoul
y the die-block or pedestal for
lain figure. The die-block will b
>ir, sities, two of which will be squ
iidl two cir"\ular in shape.
hrarers will be gracefully pinell
md inl these panels. iiill stand t
roulze palmetto trees in high rel
'ie (lie-block will be tiiishe( olff
11 ii it a heavy ioultled cup, wi
'ill brinig the m1io1nutielit up to i hei
t 33 lect. 'le onily thing inl
at ire of' a iscri p tion upn t111he in
ent will be the sitngle word Cialho
irve(' in raised eight-inch letters o
)uapiltuous portioni of the gria)
'or"k.
()I top of the die-block will rest
iloSsal statue of Ctlhoun, 16 feet h
vin1 the whole structure a total <
ion of 18 elet.
'1'he nain statue has been comple
id is 11ow at Genoa, Italy, await'
ii-pineit ats s11 as the pedestal
ady for its reception. It, is cast
ruze and reprep.eiit Calhoun inl
t of rising from the Senatorial chi
lie odel was made by A. E. I
i,cli, sculptor, at Rone, and was c
a bronze at, the foundry of
litchell, in the same city. The f
Ilegriead ligures are now being im
y Mr. llaruisch, and will be placet
yIminetrical poitils Oin the stone ft
I the base.
ir. Viett, with his wotied enci
tas alheuidy ordered the griii;e fi
he qIurries of 31es,rs. WoodwI
laIsk:ell & Hioin, at Wilinsboro,
Xl>('CtS to (OInIIICO work as suo
airrives.
A MODIEIRN INQUISITOJ(.
torm Se V"lctlaa of the I'ictoriou:( E
ih la'btogratphetl i ti' 1)eatl Ago:
The 1rports received at Lon(toin C<
'ma iine nIews from 13urm)ia h which
her ili,ht caiseI inucli exciiet
anid out of the lIouse of Coimt
I the testimtony of the English w
iirespoindlentis. The EInglish aut4I
es ni Bitmiiah Stadll coivicttd
uieli y a5 cold- blooded as anvt hinlag
e stories oh th r'epressiois oft
Iaiys 01r the Fretnchi coniquest of1'
T1hie pr'ovost miarshall at blandl
is 1( hatltely to isuper'iintendi thle e:
at ion ot' inmbersof Burtmese D)acoi
ot. conitent iith halving t hem ai
wni in l ori'(inary btusiness fash ion, t
'ovost marishall, wvho has a moi':
ste for' laetu1er phiotogiraphy, has1
*eatl occasionas addeld unsilpeakal
iriac to his victims' dieathl panlgs
.la.i ilg t he Iinteirval bet ween ord<
"'Ire(senat"' andti "fIire" long enon1
allow hiimi to taike two or thri
fativ'es iwithi thie Ulfcamera he cari'i
(lit wVithi hima.
lie p leadts scientiflie ite rest tas
CuiSe for' his b)arbIarity, but s(o fat'
15 nothmliag eveni scient,i ic to shiow
lIilef'eince, for', beinlg a p)oor handit
1iS'lorphy, hisk aimpts to fix I
>rror' Iad anguiisha of violent deaith t
S niegat ives haue beelortiv01 ie. 'T
i sur ely thait the absenice oIf restults
iprisingi. I lavinlg had1 tIle pr'i.ont
awni til line alg[ainst Ia wval', he wotn
ad geit tIle carner~itlalto plosition atIi
hltyl prui'epare hais plates0. ThJe oflic
annIladinIg the soldier's wVlSas trnc
I nlot, to give thie fatal signall till tl
ate wials exIlosed. Thlais th( lilt
t(retiniig neairitive VSwere obtaned
(' very momen131t of' thle priisoi
iii h aigony.
Oni onle occasioni hie varied his scie
'ietce agalinst, thle Iiati'iiesc whlIsCt,
011 n alative1 namiiedh Woogtnet t
reaiteing hnim'lilh ezxcutionu. "il
acoll h ad baeeni shot ill WVoog3uet
esen1ce. lIe htimlsel f was then plact
-inIst the watll. Thela platoon iwe
dci'ed to level thaeiir gulls at him, at
waos thuns cowved inito ma(kintg 1
sired( satiemnats after' the f'ashic
baich prevaliledl in (te TJower of Lo0
an in sixteenith centuriy. The Birith
mmtxissiotner' delinted to tact onl sit
iden ace.
alsperatedt the Enaglish anad ntati
ectatoais that it was oualy the presen,
the tr'ops wich~l prevenlted,
engta,to lynch him inl deference
itl(Ihgnanlt protests. A rigid i
lay has been or'dered1, anad th
>derinl ingmltsitor will take 110 mo
'gatives. 'Thle new Government wi
dloubtedly r'igidlly inquitlre into the
its. It is no wvonder' the Times co
<p)ondenCt was or'der'ed away fro
-D)r. Oliver Wendell Holmes
npor'arily depressed by the pulli111
wia in Boston of' the old house I
icha lie wvas miii''ed and lived hal
y tfor many years and which wil
assoiciatlins was 0one of' the plea
test homes