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VOL. XV. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1880.
r Alter the Fall of Troy.
Troy has fallen; and never will be
War like thp war that was wage<d for me.
Could I but have those ten years back again,
With the love and the glory, the pleasure like
pai,
The crrsh of armas and the din of the fight,
The feasting antd nusic, th color and lightI
Yet, mixed with It all, there sounded to me
" Ever a ioau from the far off sca.
There still remains this for all time to bo:
The war of t he world was fought for no.
Give fhtont no pity who died for ne there:
Mien can nevermore 1l1o for a faco so fair.
Anti what does it mlatter that now they lie.
Qulet and silent, beneath the sky? -
Ueneuber that none evermore can be
Back for those years In Troy with me.
-Florence 1 eacock, in Academy.
tUnder the Snow.
June, with its roses, wertt long tago;
To-night the earth's lying deep under the
Snow;
Hope's richest treasures, like roses of yore,
Are scattered and vanished, to conoe never
111ore.
The breath of thy blossoms, 0, love-haunted
lays!
The soft-sighing zephyrs, thy birds' tender
lays,
Thy far-away skylands, so blue aud so tair,
The mists of thy inortiings, rose-tinted and
rare.
One voice madle thy music, its sllenco is pain;
One ie mule thy beaty, 'twill come ne'er
again.
While chill winds are blowing I weep in my
woO
O'er Ihe love that lies in-led <deep under the
811w.
-Hoston Transcript.
STORY OF A RECLIJSE.
In one of the mountainous counties
of Wales there lived for manny years a
hermit, of whom no one had any knowl
edge.
His abode was a cave, in a wild re
gion; and he never alpp)ear'ed among his
fellow-beings except to obt:in such ne
cessarivs as his hermlit life required.
He would never, while livinlg, reveal
his name, nor place of birth, nor the
cause which had led him to seclude him
self from the world.
One day a cottle of travelers, passing
thtrotugh tha1.i1t re:ion, v,isited the cave.
and found the hermit not only dead, but
in it state of decomposition.
The body, after an inquest, was
buried, and sonlc trnents and a few
trilles, which belonged to the deceased,
wore deposited at tIe nearest. magis
trate's oflice, with a ftll statement of
the facts.
In a pocket of one of these garments
was found a mlanueript, supposed to
4 hive been written by thoe deceased, and
which, as it tells its own story, we here
tra.nserihe wvithuout a word of' connnent:
I was born in a year I slill. not re
cord, in a place I sh..11 not reveal, and
under a Iltunle I shall IIot disclose.
For many long years I have been
(lead to the world, and my desire now
is that the waves of oblivion shall roll
over mie and leave me as if I had never
been.
A And yet there are soene facts in my
life which I wish to set forth.
Why?
Well, I doubt if I could tell anyone
why.
I only know that' the impulse is on
me to write theta down, perhaps to de
stroy the recordt wheti done.
My youth passed.pleasantly.
I ha( kind, intlulgent, ant pious par
ents, who sought to make my life a hap
py one.
I was sent to school at an early age,
and kept there till I had aciuitrcd a
g:Il Eniglish edhiention.
'I'Then, at my own request, I became
all underelerk in the large dry-goods es
tablishmletnt of a prospe'ous merehant.
By strict integrity and diligence I
gradtitlly rose to a lirst position.
At two-and-twenty I had the conli
deneo of my employer, and was often
invited to his dwelling.
At first this mnatte me very happy.
andi as I lookedl forwardi then, the fut
turle semed very briovht. But, alas,
and alas! this was the rbcginnine of a
sorrow whlicht will never end whiTe I re
mtain ont tearth.
My employer' hadl a daughxter-a kind,
gentle, lovely beinag-who, to my en..
raptured visioni, semied anl anigel just
come down from P5aradise.
- 1From the momentCtt I first beOheldI her
my whtole soul went out to hetr, and
front thtat time forth I coul conceive of
no enjoyment in which she had nto pairt,.
As I ant confessing Ihis to myself, or
to a world that wvill never know me, I
will say that I loved her to a degt-ee of
wvorship whicht made hter a somIething~
above tand beyond my reach; andl
though naturally easy and fluent in con
versation, f could not speak to her with
out chtanging color and choking, and
appearing more like an idiot tihan a
.man of sense.
This made me avoid meeting her
when alone, or pr-essing for-ward to take.
my chance with those whio wvere seeking
heri at every oppo)trtunity, perhaps be
cause of a liking for herself, perhtaps bc
catuse of a liking fotr the money she
wouild inherit.
I dJo not think she ever suspected me
o(of having any regard for hoer beyond
tat of hter beintg thte daughter of my
emptjloyer-, whom I was in duty bonnd
to ti-eat with respectful dieference, andt
certain I atm that she had no conception
of thte holy love and worshtip I secretly
gave her.
As I havo said, I avoidedt as much as
possible comuing ins contact withs her
wvotuld have gotne a mile out of lihy way
rather thtant speak to her, and yet her
p)resentce, mt my companty olf whtich I
fortmed a plart, was a glogng joy, and
- her absence a depressmng void.
Among her ntumerouts suitors was at
fellow-cler-k, who held a position of cont
'fidonce underoa ottr employer simtilar to
mty own, anti who, whent wve were talohe
togethter-, was always praising her sweet
ntess and beauty, atnd p;roclahtning his
ownl undyitng love.
p"Oh, fancey thte goldetn momentt whten
I shall be able to clasp her- dear little
hand in muine, and call her by the pn
d/aritng namte of wvife!" he would some
timesM exclattm, or use4 wordls of similar
imptlort; andit when I wvould as often turn
aisie, t) (oncealt thet feelintgs that would
itimost O)ov Cp r me, he would mis
take my action for- a dislike on thte sub
ject.
-Alt,'" he one tiay satid to me, ''I per
ceivYe my dar-hing finds no favor in yu
sight; anud sihe knows you do not like
hter; but for my sake, I trust you will
not let her see thttt you absolutely hate
the sight oIf her pertson1, and tihe nitention
O,f her itnm."
Tis to me, whose excess of love for
thte object in qiuestion was consuming
mn likeann inward II,o
"Man!" cried 1, turning upon him
with the glaring fury of a wild beast,
"if you loved that being with one tenth
of the passion that is destroying me,
you would out your wagging tongue
from your gaping mouth ore you would
permit so flippant a nention of so sacred
a name."
He started, and stared at me, while I
walked indignantly away.
Did. ho understand my words? Did
lie comprehend them in their . breadth
and depth?
Only so far, perhaps, as a shallow
brain and a superficial feeling could
reach, for he was one entity, and I an
other.
From that moment, however, he
ceased to speak of her in my presence,
and I, feeling that she was lost to mnc
for over, only secretly worshipped her
from afar.
So matters drifted on for a time, and
I became miserable over my solitary
brooding; and while I wished myself
far enough from the scene of a rival's
triumph, I shrank from the thought of
going where I should never look upon
my idol again.
One night, having forgotten some
thing at the store, I procured the key
from the porter attd entered the build
inl1'o my surprise, I soon perceived the
glimmer of a light in the counting
room; and on approaching it cautiously,
thinking there might be a burglar at
work, I was still more surprised to see
the safe-door open, and my rival seated
on the floor, apparently counting a
large roll of bank-notes.
"Well, this looks like singular night
work!" said I.
With a startled cry, he fairly leaped
to his feet, lotting the ioney fall aroud
him,- and turned towards m' oie of the
most ghastly races I ever itelieia.
After looking straight in my face for
a few moments, during which lie shook
and -trembled, and his very lips quiver
ed, he stammered out:
"Wh-wh-why, is it. you? Vha-wha
what do you want?"
"Suppose in turn I ask you what you
are doing with that open safe and
money at this untimelv hour?"
"Oh, that?" he an'swered, glancino
down at the scattered bank-notes, anI
evidently recovering himself with an
effort. "la, ha!" he affected to laugh.
"Do you know, my dear fellow, I took
you for a burolar!"
"Instead ofyourself, eh?"
'The fact. is, you see, my dear friend
"Suppose you leave the 'dear friend'
out?" I interrupted.
"Well, then,'' lie coolly went on, "the
fact is that, after going home, the idea
came imto my head that I had made a
mistake in lmy money report; and as
the governor, you know (meaning our
employer), is very particular about
trilins, and might discover it before I
should get achance to make a correc
tion, I thought I had better.attend to it
at once."
"And doubtless you found an error,
which you were about to set right!" I
said, with a sneer which he seemed not
to notice.
"Oh, yes, I think there was an error;
but I am not quite sure, because of your
interruption, I shall have to go all
over the money again. And now that I
have aeeounted for my presence here,
suppose you do the same,'' lie added,
giving me a searching look.
"Well, I came in to get " Here it
occurred to inc that I, an honest man,
was being interrogated by one who was
perhaps a thief, and I suddenly broke
off and added: "That is my business."
"Oho!" lie exclaimed with a pecouliar
look and leer.
"And I came in by the pprter's key,"
I sha:rply continlued.
"Aha! yes, yes. Just so!"
"'And by wvhIat key did you com11 inP"
"I suppose youl are nlot ignlorant of
the fact that thlere is a private key?" he
answeredl. *
"Whichl belongs to the governor."
"And which his daughter could get
for nme."
"IInving every confidence in your in
tegrity."
"At least she ought to have in her fu
turie husband, you know." S
Th'lis allusion to his comling marriage
with mny worshipp)led aingel nearly drove
nie wild.
I controlled myself as wvell ats I could,
andlt imerely said:
"I hope you will find( your money af
fair all correct, anld not have to tak<
away oi' add anyting!''
'hank you! I hope I shall!" hR
blandly aniswered.
I turn'ied away abruptly to seek whmal
I camnie for and leave the building.
.As I was about to (depart, im no en.
viable frame of mind, hIe called out:
"I Suppose you will report what you
h.ave dliseovered, and as miuchji to my in.
jur.v as possibleP"
"lTobhab)ly you are now udi(ging mIt
by youirsel f,'I angrily repi ied; ''bt t
wil thank you to und(1erstalnd that I am
too miuch of a gentleman to be a tale.
."All r'ighlt, then, and1( good-night!'' lht
said.
Heing~ too anigr'y to resp1onld I hiurr'iedl
out and~i locked the door' without saying
anot her word(.
I retuirned the key to the pioter'; but ]
dlid not meintionl to imi, nor to anyone
else, thle fact of my1 having meot my13 fel
low-cler'k in the b)uilding, unider' circum
st anmees so (calcullatedl to excite sulspicionl
of his being therce for' an1 evil purpose.
In thi s 1 am11 nOW ertain I d id wrong;
but I was youn1g thlen, without expeuru
ence ini the evil wvays of muankinid, strict
ly honest and honorable myself, anmd
possessedl Itoo much('l pide to dlemiean
myself to the 1(ow 'oindnitioni of a tale
bearer.
I reasonied, too, that if my rival had
origuially desiguned to r'ob hiis empiloyer,
lie would not dfo it aufte.r what had oc
curred, and that I really had n1 o right to
injure his repu)ltatioiinmer'ely bIecause lie
had been chioseni frnomi all thle world by
the fair being wh'lo was all the world to
lIue.
It wasi siomiethting like a miointh after
this event, that I wals one day feairfully
startledl anId shocked at suddenly tindI(ing
myself uinder arrest for stealing Tmoney
from my eminployer.
Notwithstanding that I knew mhiysel
to be entirely innocent, tihe very fact
that I should be suspected of such a n1o
farious transaction nearly crushed mit
with shame.
Judge of my unbounded amazemnt
and horror, then, on being asured thai
trunk, that the alnount of a thousand
pounds bad been abstracted within the
last few weeks, that my fellow-clerk and
rival had suspected ime ever since the
night (so h swore) lie had been me
comitig out of the store, and that the
porter had already given evidence of
my having borrowed hi:: key to enter
the building at an unseasonbale hour.
I comlprehended at once that this was
a most fiendish plot of iiy rival to get
me out of the way and shield his own
dishonesty, for he alone had robbed his
employer, and profited by it.
What could 1 do?'
My statement of the fact that I had
entered the premises for another pur
pose was not believed; and when I add
ed the whole truth of what I had seen
there, I was simply regarded as a cold
blooded rascal, who was trying to in
volve atl innocent young man in my
own ruin.
All my previous life of probity went
for nothing, or only stood out, white
robed, to make my later acts appear
more dark and damningr.
Well, to be brief, I was tried, and
convicted, and sent to penal servitude
for a term of years.
She, who was my idol, was present
when the awfui verdict "Guilty" was
pronounced by the jury; and I sJiall
never forget the muournful look of pity
with which she regarded ne for the last
time, as she passed by in the felon's
dock, leaning on the arm of my wicked
rival and destroyer.
Well, I was, as I have said, convict
ed, and I served out my time; but be
fore I left that place of misery and de
gradation, I had the satisfaction of see
img my hated rival there, in the convi't
garb, justly brou^ht there Iby his evil
deeds.
After my release I learned that, his
$ngel wife, my worsihipped love, had
died of a broken heart.
That was the end of life for me.
All since then has been only the dull,
dreary round of a mechanical existence,
with no hopes no fears, no passions,
nothing but the tired waiting here till
the Master shall call mec hence.
1 an1 as one dead---I :u as one buried
-and the world and all that live in the
world are dead to me.
. Why du I still exist?
Because it would be very sinful to lift
my hand against the lif% the Master
gave me.
Let Ilin work His will, how and
when iIe will, and let me hu mbly how
before the awful nv.stery that I catnot
understand.
ie, who has a lunrpo1se inl all things,
placed me here for a purpo.se, aillieted
me for a purpose, and will work out a
purpose tirough my sull'erings; but
what that purpose was, or is, or is to be,
is known to Him alone.
I only wait" for the end, and resign
myself to say:
"God's will be done on earth as in
heaven."
Pea Sanders.
Old man Pea Sanders is probably the
most notorious "inoonshiner" in north
Georgia. He has been in Fulton
County jail eight times on the same
charge.
We saw old man Pea on Saturday
night's north-bound train. le was just
out of jail and on his way home.
The Toccoa people will appreciate the
old man's appearance when we say that
he would remind you forcibly of "Grip
Scott."
With an old, flabby wool hat, rim
turned close against the corner on the
left side and a keen, searching eye that
was never dazed during his 76 years of
life, old man Pea is the perfect image of
some civilized independence. Nothinz
abashes him.
lie is a(raidI of neither man, womani,
or beast. lie is an inceessatnt talker and
loves to tell of his tr'icks on the irevenue
oflcers.
His latest d1odge. Juist before his last
arrest an oflicer got ofi' the train at Bel
toil, near which town he lives, and start
ed over to 01(d Pea's hiouise. lie met an
old man in the roadl.
"Old man11, (10 you know Pea San
ders?"
"0, yeCs; bought many or gallon or
licker from him.''
"Where does ho liv'e?"
"'Rigiht dlown thar.''
"Is lie at 110m110"
"Guess so; if lie ain't the 01ld 'oman~f
is."
"Good day, sir," said the officer.
"Good luck to ye,'' saidl the old mani.
The officer mirchied on to 01(1 man Pea's
house. Old mni Saniders turned1 ar'ound1
as the oficer went on and tmuttered to
himself: "Guess you wVon't find( him to
day, mister."
We sald to the old rman, "Mr. Sanders,
do you intend to keep on moonshinuing?"
Said he: "Theni fellers ill Atlanta axed
me there and I told 'em I never made
any rash p)romiises."
"Guess, then, you mean to make someC
more 'mlountain dlow.' "
* 'Let 'emi prlove it if I do."
The old1 mati seemed verly well satis
fied with his impr'isoniment andl among
other things said lhe had been "boarding
at the United States hotel in Autlanter.
They treated me very well, but I like or
frozeO up in that cold1 specll."
A youing flour merchant from Atlanta
engagedl him in conversation.
Said lie: ''Mr. Sanders, did( you buy a
still before you loft Atlanta?"
"..'.. "'.hen I wai' anlothier otie, I
thought I would comie aroutid and( get
you to make it for 1me."
The 01(1 man's ticket gave out at
WVhiite Suilphur andl the condiuctor start
0(1 to p)ut him off. Col. E. Schafer, of
1'occoa, stepp edl forward'( andh paid( the
fare. The old fellow chuckling to him
self saidl: "Goodl friendls is better than
money.' --Toccoa (Ga.) Nws.
A six-year-oldh son of C. M. Shortt, of
Sugar' Grove, N. Y., swallowed a toy
knife while using it na the dlart of a
blow-gun formed of a hollow metal pen
holdelr. The knife, which was open,
mleasulred an inch andl five-eighths in
letngthi, and wenlt into the sgmlach han..
dlIe first. As soon as the b)oy's grand
father, Emuri Davis, heard of the acct
dent he~ ')rescribed at diet of bucikwhieat
havitg read jutst the mght before how at
young ('aliforniain had1( got rid of a knife
whic heiadl swallowed by eating
hear'tily atid frequetntly of half-cooked
buckwhleat. The little boy w1as givenl
all the biu'kwhieat cakes lie wouhl (lat
andl no doc'tor' was called itn. lie recov
ered.
The Japanese Mode or Making tko Ser
pentlne Fi'I a t)rllghtful Mor e1.
A Japan correspondent. of the San
Francisco Chronirle writes: One after
noon in April I was strolling about the
strects engaged in watching the in
terestimg occupations of th epeople, when
1 met a young Japanese who Iad been
elucated at larvard, and who ap
preciatedt a slice oil' the breast of ia can
vas-back duck and a tenderloin steak as
>erfectly as "one of the manncr born."
ilavino politely saluteld1 me, he re
markeil:
"I a ton my way to Alanoki's.
'ould you like to' join ine in a feast of
broiled eels? It is said that this month1
the unagi is a lit morsel for the g(Sds."
I replied, with a soiewhiat dubious
shake of the head. "I never was very
fond of those marine snakes."
"Probably you have never tasted tlhemll
prepared by Imy- countrymen," lie slyly
returned. "I 'remember once catig
somne at I)ionoico's (s11tdhddring.)
They were soft, llavorless torsels, in1
closed in,a qaIuivering jelly. ('ome ale:ng
with me.'
4"Are the eels goO(d to-day" patron
izi,ngly inquired my friend 'of the pro
prietor. '"I have heard that their llavor
is not quite what it used to 1be. l)o %ou
procure them from the city eanals. or
are they from the Sunida river?" The
proprietor boweil, then twitedccl the left
corner of his mouth, afttr the Ia.:,lion of
a Japanese uttering a joke, and an
swered:
'' onorable sir, do you for at moment
imagine I should o!tlir ca:nil-bredl eels to
such a judge as voirseif? No, no.
Yout know that I have' nigh reputation
am(I buy nothing but tle most le':itiiful1
els th:tt come from the SitduiIa. Ie
Iemllbcring that the tite was near f,)'
you to pay us at visit, I have saved somle
of the inest lish yoi ever saw. Would
you like to come itiO the kitchen and
iinspecl t hctm?"
" 1lal," gently adhled hlis wvifr, who
hall li'teied to his 'peecl with (own
cast eyes, "tit is so. We have sona.
eels lit for a <Inimio."
"WNNhat doyo() y? inqIred( my
conll)otin. ':WoIld you lik" to visit
the culinary dep:ar: It'i
".Not until I have dined," I an:>wer"di
snitling suspicionsly at the faint odor of
pieklel radilh that issued' from a rcaI
depar"ttle lit. The waitress (jlclly :tl).
pcaredl with some trays coenta'inin"
sllpwrt, black, lacqered 'hOxes,. he:t-in,
tite signs of the house and a tiriier.
1'eacing one Ieforo e:aeh of us, sie re
Im\ovedl the tightly-lilting lidls and c
vealed the contents, whIliclh wvere sc
tions of nicely-browtied, broiled, split
eels, skewered together, that. gave out a
most appetizing odor. ''he girl sntiiled
as she watched my looks, and replen -
islimlg Iy smicer, placed it Ilear me,
murmurmlllilg:
"I think you will ind the unagi ver.
pleasing to your taste."
I took Im ch sticks in lily right
hand, inserted the points in the flesh,
broke oll' a morsel and ate. Ye gods
It was lelicious! rich, tender, delicatelly
flavored, and boneless! I drew Imy la,
toward me, nodded approvingly it the
attendant, and enjoye(I the delectalil
food. The smiling girl brought in box
after box, the contents of each being
nicer thanl the last. I have partaken eo
fried oysters at home, broiled lisl in all
countries, am the delicacies of every
clinic, but have never more thoroighl '
enjoyed any dish than i did those eels.
At last I laid down my chopsticks, and,
glancing at my friend, exelaimled:
"You were right inl saying that this is
a dish for the gods. We ought to intro
duce it at home."
'The w.aitress botwedl ini ackniow.ledg
ment of tmy praise, anid iinquiredt if wo
would li ke tor eat somtte rice.
"'Yes," nodlded m1y. compan)ioni, ''I
thiitk 1 coultd emlpty a bowlv or tw.o."'
Away w..en t thle giril, who, after a brief
delay, returnmed, bearingr a large tray (It
winch was a covered woodeni tub, eon
tainli' g hot rice, two lacquered howlIs, a
teaplot, andt somii' tiny cups.
I cont rivedl tto eat oneC port ion of the
lighted myi piple an twl .ateheud my friend i,
who hatd his bowl retilled :a tdozen
times, andlt mioistenied hiis food by5 saturr
atinlg it with teat.
"Hlow. do you conttrive to render the
skins of the fisht so tender!'" I asketd the
gIir.
"'I do niot know,'" sIte anrswered,
glan.tcing tiimidly' at the mai:ts. "Th'le
tcooks niev.er perm1)it us5 to learnti thir
secrets. 'If you li ke to visit thle kitchen
they w.Vill no( douti xhi lain everytIhing to
"'Now. for the lill,'' saidt my' comtpanl
ion, retilliing his pipe. '"Altoyether, you
ha:ve given us a very tolerabIle mecal.''
lIn a few. tmomienits she caime bactk,
carrying at smiall scoop-like t rav, in
w.hich was plaedi a slip (If pape1c con
taining atreckoniing. Tlhiis sire puishedI
along theu mat tolwardI himi; she then't
bowed andio rema:iined w.ith her fauce close
to thie loor, while lhe tmiitelv scriuti
niizedl thle do(emntient. Tiakinrg his purse
fromt hiis sleeve he dropped 111 sonu-11 monlley
ito lie tray, aind remtarkeid in a lm'y
tonie:
"Y~ou may keep thre (hangr'e" (11)
plowered'( thle w.a itress, wh li)oJIwedI re
peahted(ly, andl gratefully murtulred:
"Youri genelor ity resembihlis that oif a
foreigner. Ainyone cani see t hat. YouIi
hrave traveled.'' After we had .smIodI(
awhlile hte asked whethier I would like to
visit the kiteni, :iuui on mty replyiing ini
the aflirmiative srunonred the landiladuiy,
whol said: "Y~oui honoi(r us tot) gr.eatly,
My3 husband shall show''. you1 htow. w.e
priepare the otis."' We rom', quiitte'd thle
roomi rand de.cernding tire ladder-like
pol ishied smo0o t hi as glass, slipp1edIt o n)u
foot-covern gs and ieteed thie ki tchetn.
On the hard eathn l f't loor were rows (If
little char'oal frnaces, prmovidled withI
iron rodis lthat siervedt as rests for tire
skewevred eels. Maroki, whose only
failing was a weakness for bowing ait
politeTy sitckintg ini hiis brieath between
his speechies, led the way, atnd w.as ex
ceedmtgly attentive. P'oinlting to1 a
range of tubs contain ig fine specimerns
of fish, he remarked:
"TIhese were caught this m)orninrg;
they aro the muost expenisive' Iis;h itn lhe
Nippon Bashi market. Are they not
worth looking at?"
"'How do you coIntr ive to so corm
pletely extracet their botnes?'" I die
man ded. "Our cooks cant nolt accoml
t>lish that fat.' Moti:.,~ ., lightl.
clad servant to approach himl,, he isaid:
'Some customers have just colme in.
Prepare an col in the presence of these
gentlemen." The manl, who evid'enutly
took great pnride in his wtork, selected a
vigorously s<luirming lish, struck its
h.-ad smartly up)ol a wooden Ilock
upon the- Iloor, and kneeling by it
gras ped1 the creature's uieck, inserted at
knife in the left side of the vertebre,
and dexterously ran it down to the tail;
then rapidly applied his instruent to
the other side of the Iaekbone and re
p)eated the proces,-s, leaving the 1'el split
)pen. lloblling up the head, to which
was attached the vrteb r:-" and lateral
b)One inclosing the int.stine:, he howed
and said:
"There is n1o a s1iinte' hit in the
fish."
"That is so," proudly r"tmarkedl the
propr1ietor". "'1 only emloy the most
skillful men and cooks." The operator
washed down the block, b11oppedtI the
flattened ell into three-inch Ilienths, and
shouted to a cook. who -dvat\ ned to re
move it on a di.h. 'he .un..tt process
was i liiyste'rionsontIe ainI wa prf1'oml'llled
behind :t scrt ii, fr-mil w\ he'ntce the
platter of eels was p re,'ntly hamh-d out
to one of the boiler-. \1' opuinioll is
that the fish had simp1ly tl':t plunttged
into boiling wtter tl) n1aa:, the ,kilns
tendhr.
We ::(Id:ancel to a r':mtle :li saw a
Cool ski'ei'ing the pih c' t41 I'il oil 1tl1n
bambhot) .plinte'r. ThLcn ho p)laced
theml onI the ruld:IIo r Ihe ",low\ing;. ( ::s,
and w\'hel one shl- was Ibrc,\". mt I. <h
tcrously 1i(ked fim up w;ih a pair of
Woin (ht 1tic k l:ii:-ut, tii-m ll. After
hey w\ r 'i -' b I z
the ti-Ih with t,e n : :e . ::ucl
p!lungedI it Inltll :1 \I ,t m :: n nt l: hIld
mlt.iii T . . . I: mi ' , . - 1a I
tlten II! :i .!. t ; : . .i :t : , iIt, ,
tuatld mi \ j ::' ' t '" . 4. -.
'kill'l 11 4 4
lilu 11 n h-ven':, thi r,":l ('hint'it
bI anker :ui III,.tna:ir, of lihm.i:-hmIU .
is d1e:11. In1 . - np:tsI1.
Shangharl:i .a. ewso - fta m s
remlarkLah!t" 1.1n in! itmtrv. !F .
father wa:I I t' a II..' : i. iim -,'f
b1eg:ail if.- frm'1!1 :1 r ' h u s o
ti! lad"i' b h er, h i'' - i 1' I:r . i ii
But by di!nt ' ! 1i et'\I:t,.!'liia:,rv it lnt,
:111 d b :Inll' ,'lltl1 h 5 5n r: ' I,: i 11:t.
li'l r'e t li/', :t' " t4 lt'' I,41 : Iix ' : ,li I' ;
('11:1iii of14 : i 16 11 1 1 (4: 1 l '1,!' ' I I: t:Ii i' I
(i iils lutilli'a ;." 1 c104 t, : 1:'.1 11:;
oe :n of tht 'hill: 11::-4 (-1 t.. i i - Ill
11:1 e-tl sayn i t l: ahi 4'(a I4'i t 'x' -:l l l :1.,r-l
estS. To hoIrr:\1 hrit. mas:h-tl :l li:n
to uli hv Air. la:-d enkinl. 1 1 S Talo.
ii walt i far-xt'ih" 'd :t t u'x s, a t r1ui1
Pahadin of ltlin: ln-. :tntl wheln ho, diicl
hadl alretidyl bliel h<lmtre,id h\' the lm
peror With' bu 1,tton of the irst -rlt:
( t ]If Jl i t j :l-\f't),\a 1o rl Ill
jacket, an ! the rank of(ti v xI. ineial jud_r
Ills beautifll p11ee at laihilow wa
one of the shl ph1)ls3 of ('hiliat. Tl1
Chin say that his enreer was sea rcel
like one of real life- -it was a "sp1rin
dlreaml." Advancement front so low
degree to the htigrh honors and unhound
(Id wealth which he afterward attainet
is a phenomenon less comunl in thil:
than in Elurop e :111 d Amerlcica. ho'I'r,
have been 1a1ny miners :4nd gutlch e
norers in the VIIited tl.as who havi
ris(\n to be bonau".:ti kiits Mr. ( ile:l
P. i'l k dlows not tIand ilonc in the :Il
nals of the far wiev.-t. But in ('hiall se l
freaks of fortuni are ran-, and lln Tao.
t'ai may fairly claim 1a1 pce as a site
(stfl e('rchalnt bes;idex '1Tzuk Kling, tht
disciple of ('onfucius, who, when en.
gaged in hu4ines.;, ahvays malde ii
pxrolit. In this, however. the sage wm
xxi t I,.,W f,.,"1 , (i('1)ti" I 1'. 4 1441, 111 . ii
more bfotun1(11a than1 'o,t il'lloaire,
forg the lossest Wuitined (liil by1) liu Iin h'
celebatdsilk- .4 1( spe xulation 'wereI s ip
ag altll:mge1141how,'51n a:e iiometing Oil'e
30 years.414" 11:1 was44 ot4lxa'1 paticu'larly
cuplturd m:m4, but4 hxiisb :inO4tuec w:O I
teie ne:uli beraliltv1(x4 (4 of1 t is0 ebari4
says:0 g4 " 441' till i)(alutd t' t iew rl; fand,t
now:i1 that lS ixx he has gon, ihavin xdied in
('npoveriitshed414 jir4inns.tiancitxxii who' i
A~) , Ila44'tlif N 'v:tl) S 'otia,4 ~ corres o
dent1 fi I tihx New Yxxrk /-l'eimt I' oh"
writes ll 1i. 11 ('05arnhill, lie of J gin'sl
bons dimensom1441sore lengt(4(0feet
A WII) iBOAR HUNT.
Two Ar inu I. from11 the lInrtz Mouatnins
3.t I.00se4 on tho lsMchll (ro,und1s ias
T:t ract.c for ShnrpsIootcrs.
( PrOm the Ac York W1rW.)
Never did a more amusiig or excit
itg aftlir take place in Now Jersey
than the great boar hiit which came
oil' at the Elysian Fields, lloboken,
on Monday afternoo*. The German
steamship Eder last week brought
over from Germany two wild boars,
which had been captured in the liartz
nont aiiis by agents o' Charles 1 eiche
tle collector of' wild anintals. When
the boars arrived they were Presented
by Mr. Reiche to Charles Kaegebalhnl,
of No. ",1.1 Washington street, lobo
ken. t"or several days he was at a loss
what to do with them. Finally sonic
of his friemds suggested that a grand
wild boar hunt he given at the Elysian
Fields.
The suggestion met with Favor, and
the hunt was fixed for Moniday after
110011. Invitations were issued to a
nniher of, persotis, but many mnore
people camne than had been asked.
''hey swarmed over the fences of the
baseball grounds, where tle huntt took
place, and crowded through the gates
despite the precaution of the keepers.
Auong those who came were nearly
all the city uflicials of Iloboken, inanv
of those of dersey City, besides bue
(Iredls of prom11iienlt citizens and hood
lumls a1t street tamins.
The sharpiol>ters who had been
selected to kill the brutes were Ilentry
A. ((olde, lU. Welfelhnatn, W. Ilollister
Ward and Geor'ge h'own. Only the
two latter appelre(I. W. llollister
Wall is tlie editor of a Iloboken week
lv paper, :i his father is a rlergvanta.
1*i(" learned to landlle the rifle earIlrviii
ilf', : tiil is am expert sholt. (.eorge
lirowi is a colored1 iau, aid is in the
emiploy of Mr. li'.eiehe. Ile, too, is a
crack shot.
At o'clcc'k the inclosed grounds
were cr(ow de(I with spectato's ail (lie
top- of til f'n"es wgre lined \%'t.I
people, while out of neighbori "ig in
dow\"s peerec hunllreds of laces. 11:iIf'
an ioi' later tihe door of tile peii wa'ts
thrownu open, and as the slialler of the
ho:irs shot throug!h those of the spca
cttor. who had1( in>t .ih'ratdr secuired at
place lyondt the reacuh oit tI terrible
looking t ushes of the wt"ilkl beast sougrht
sa"f'y in nuili!iiitcl fligl. \ dozen
valiant policeuicn ci c- nlpcrel with tlie
rest of the crowd ot of' the way,
while ('hief I;inov,n1 and Mavor
iinl:en vied with ean other to re'nh
the i'( ce tiop. (' obe--it "' of the
ni yor re.ivenuctd i succes:.ful exccu
tionl of i e inalm'uvre. ''hIe btteo, an
undtersiz'I,d yellowish lrute, :tii 1 half
way nerY aci's the licl1, then he stopped
to tout w\"ith his long 51iu1nt ini the
spongy earth.
Shi pshooteis \Val ani i'owi
etd redl carefully tip, whiile the crowd
kept cautiouislV IckIcl. While tin
bo:a- had his head hill hi lied to tI(
eyes in the dirt, Brown <(rew a bea(
oi hii and fired. W:Ih at s(cieal o
:tnym" the anitinlal turnecl :nl ran1 witi
.law"s widely cxteudel towards E:ditoi
Wall. That valiant huntsnan ner
n vously pulled up his parlor rifle ai
_ pullei the trig"ger. The (cIp snapped
blt the guin Iailecd to go otl'. Th<
ho; r, however, ti'll dleadl at his feeI.
Then the other boar wIas releasedh.
1 Ic' walts :a big fellow and was inclined
to be laizy until Kaegehlii1's big wolf
.itotuil was let out. The log walked
ip to hiutn, smelled of him, and then
tiiickly proceedeld to seize hiin by the
left car. l'he boar Squiealed, and uthe
clog cet go ail gazed at. the striange
<iundlcl'lhc iln ca'telt alstoniishlineiif.
li wc''as iinnich incire astfonished whuen
thei lucarc ocpendcc wccide his ftreuieiidous
inws andc inadel a side lunge at himii.
- Iuuf that blo0w lit lie dlog, fthat clog
w coiihl liv'e wcor'ried iio iin're boai's.
I .ii-kily, howecveri, teri fthe spor~it, thec
dog' capcced, :ucid thien bcegani the f'un.
F'irst tl e I g c'inci~c fIle boar', and
tiiwa (lie boar i'chasedl the cdog. Thelc
I woii~ i sriceni gotf as close as5 thevc
cdarc'c, biut couild not get ac ?'ood shot.
Suddlyl'l thie boacr stacried towardi'cs a
rucpi of 'hiwetatorcis andI sent theiin
Ilycini cin everyc iriection i. M\1ayor
T Iiikn i ot agacinst. thec fceice, andl
whencc thec br'utc was clo'se toc bitui
*kked triemnendcously. llis liior's
fi'ei lcconiin ig tip hike ~a big stonec wall
Iigh'tened'c Ithe hocg, andcc it rati fowcardcs
Gus. Sc i.de, who t i:ncbledl over' lill
Wighlt, wholc in turn'i kicckect dlown''
Wa ter(' Conicissioner' Wciicjes, wvho, ini
falling,c topupledI overz a'cgainist Ch'ief
I )onov:uci. lii :ii insctantil. 1 wa.S ccon
ii ion,:u1n21 (:nry lin' egclbahnc ran uy
wccithi ac basceall batt andi beat thle boar'
ccverc lthe headc unitil bec ranc towcardls
1i-own,i I he colored shi:n piahoot(r, wcvho
lazdc c awarcc al hiiun. II ic blIl .cccarly'c
broike ac forelcecg. Thel dcog kept snap'
1cincg at th bear1,11 unit i l Mr. McAnieriiy
Iclhl .\lr'. I aigebhnu to callI him oil'or'
the sporit iii[t. 40op. TIhe clog wac'is
inunlediatel v cal led oil.
The'lc influriate an iliintal hii meani
linwcc Innugef toward'cs Ecditor' Wall,
wh 'cliv iedl a bcig riflIe ball into his brieast
uci kilb-d himi. Car ciclher't, I ler'ller's
experit. hcut'feer, rani ou ct andcc wcith ac lug
kife ciut lie boar1's thrioact. Thle f.wco
boarsi wcer'e ait onice hunitg upi and clean
ccl, aller whlichi thley' wcere hooked to
the side oh' a lug I ruck inti para'dedCt
The1cc l.oyal O)rancge Insitituitiont of
*lIiughoauc haucs i sed a mn iif'esto de
noncin iciig Mr i. G ladstone'sc pr1oposed
Iriish me uasuries. If. sumnunoucs O)ranuge
breth lreni everywhevlire to i'reebe
I hueir suIecl andii solemn, obligations to
dlefendi th l~I'r'o' es'tanit su'ccion, andc
o maicke all nieesary' pie paraftionis tc
prove thceir' loyalty to Orhange prinuci
Ides.
-'-Thie initendedl journcy of' the Czat
to Nov1a Tlsch'erkask, to pr'esenf his soil
to the Cossacks as their chief, has beenl
pr'eventedl by the discovery of a dlyna
mite plot. to assassinate flhe imperial
par'ty. A Cosscack officer and his
burothI er, the latter being a sftudenit in
St. P'efersburg, have been arrnested ini
conn lecto w11 cithi thle crime. They arle
believed to be Nihilist agents.
-Te ent very graciouislyase
theu'oceedled ver'vgraciously to con
f i Mr. Cleveland('s appoinitments for
him. 'The United States Senate is a
very obliging alssCJmbly.
A BANK'S INGRATITUDE.
In 1875, 11. C. Warner and I published
the Scottville Argus. Scottvllle s a
Kentucky town and is principally noted
for the activity of the town hog and the
lethargy of the town constable. I was
the editor, water-carrier, wood-chopper
anrd rent-dodger. Warner was publish
er, book-kccper, fire-maker, pressman
and refft-dodger. We did the most of
our work separately, but in dodging the
rent collector we worked with perfect
cone('rt of action. Our paper was six
mo1is ol wIenl it died. Under (lifle
cnt conditions it niight have lived a few
moments longer. Warner did not write
anything for the Argus, yet ho largely
Conltribuited to its collapse. ''his in the
way it occurred: One day a prominent
buSine;s manl presented 'Warner with a
pair of brogan shoes: Immediately af
ter my frieid put on the shoes I detected
a foppish air about him. lie took de
light in greasing the shoes with a line
article of tallow anrd prancing in ily
pr'esence. IIavinu tlus gained recog
liition at the han(is of the calitalists, he
bean to wilhraw' himself from circu
I1ation aid to cultivate aln exclusiveness
which greatly delressed Ii(e. I knew
that th"se', aplitali:;ts would be our ruin,
and, alack, how wel in uV suspicions
were founded.
"(Good scheein on hand." said Var
ner one ('veling as lecamlle into the
bedroomll) wht're our typt" settinlg, editing
and presswork was done.
"Wh'1at is it:'
"Well, several parties here wlant to es
tablislh a bank, amid they want 11s to ad
voeate the idea. Vlhat do you say?"
'"1 am opposed to banks, I replied.
''If a bank be started here it will da us
"-fl'at's wle'e you're w'I)0ng. Git'
failure thus far can be attributed to tht'
fact that we've had no bank. Why,sir,
just, t4iink of it. All successful ne'wspa
pers, all great journals are published in
towns where there are banks. If banks
were not coultcive to the health of the
newspapers, why the newspapers would
move away. Now, what I want you to
do, is to wr"ite am article in favor of the
ba:Ink, urging the tact that our people
take stolk in it.
Well, we advocated the establishntent
of tluhe ban11k, and the bank was estab
hished. hortly afte'rwa;;rds, Warner,
weari l"a thiek crust of melancholy,
cane lta the olice, sat down onl our
pine beal, :and, with :a si'rh, remarked:
."It was a iean trick.l'
"What was a teau trick?' I asked.
"'Well, I'll tell you, even t though you
hite Ilothing to '1o with the business
del,arntment of this otliee, we are
ruin-d,1'.''
"1iune1'd" I exelained.
"hl'hat's what I said. [ know that
you io not understand business, but I
think that closer relations should be es
tablishtd letwteen the editorial depart
mnt, :mad the contting-room. We are
bu,ted.
"F':pllain,'' I pleaded.
"Well, it was caused by the treachery
of the banik tmen."
"Ilave they run away with any of our
1'le V looked relproutachfully at nt+ anl
counutiet: "''his norning a fellow
drew on Its through the bank. lie liyes
;aut ft lify miles Iroin here, and we were
all right until that infernal bank was
started. 'Those ollicials have treatedl us
shamefully. To think of their inrati
Ititie lmakt"s lint mad. 'l'he sheri'W will
be araontal pretty soon to take charge of
our 1in:teri:ial. I ani deltermined IIhat lie
shall int, Iave: the type."
"low cani you help it?"
"I'm going to put it into my pockets
and stroll aw-ty With it.'' lie did so,
andO is nowu runin apper iln Argetta,
Arik. I Intet him i the ot her' dlla'. Io
are yaou gettinga alonia?"' I ask~ad.
"Firist rate," h'iie repalied. "Ontily tihe
rattle piedi mty t ype. Yott set', d ur ig,
the r'e<ient cold 'weathuer,. I hiad to mtov"o
my othiee mio the stock yards. I dlidni't
get ouIt a papert:i this week. A Texas
steer' hooked my precss anti broke it. Alt,
htow fondlly I r'emember those goodl o(1
(lays w3 spent iin Ketntutcky. Sem tht
mtatn going alonig yondter? Well, lie's
workiniig againtst tme. IIe's goin<r to
star'tanbank ini miy townl."--OpiclP1ad,
inl Aew York Mlercury.
Commtton Sense at Hlome.
.One (If the advanttages of a great city
is am ceirti:un~l mdepiendence whtich we en
joy. he r'ules of fashion or customi ar'o
not so severe. It, Is only youing, inex.,*
periietedt p)eoplle wh'lo feelI thait they
muilst have the latest style and tint of
p)aper aid remake thieirt side sr'imaming
intoa boux paleatintgs, wheti that is the last
taiae. Int fact, aL littlte chanuigi fr'omi the
pre'v:ulin ig costo (is con5)sidleredl orti inital
anltrat her admii'ed, tittless too ou/re.
For intstantce, the other day, a friend of
minte deateri'tined to see all'hetr aeqainitt
:aii-es and11 repaty many~ saocial call'. Shea
ea'ordtintgly sent (alt hter visititng cards,
wit h "O)i l'ashionited '1 tut" writtenm untderi
attiegt'avead mtun', anda in the coi'ter
atlpo(sita the :iriess, :uhaleal "Frotm
Fur taa Seuen."' Ini the~ back parlor
lie tale was simiply set w'aithi tonigue,
sarinhI viehes, thle motst dealiciouis eruller's,
maae lay lair tmother', whlo is fatious tor'
that plarticular' take, coaokies, equally
<hl]i(elaas, al 1so hiome-ntade sponfge cake,
ciii(w hee Iaf aid ch 'leese. Two von ti.
rel ati ve's pourtetd tena tUi ehocol ate, an11(
setreud thai relt'shainents til ahi f:titily
('hmia, baut ifual a'nouagh toa faormt 111'
nuceutas oif a tttuseumit. It is nieedless to
say tha:t eviybt y I eal :(' ln lte In was:i de
lightead. 'heri'ie w:'is titih iiIer ha-shopt
contif onera~v tnat dhishle" tfor show,il bt
nil tasted an'dl t:asta'd, aain :ai.3 ug:tit,
exclatiing "Oh)i, haiwi. igooda it i ian
elx('huniat iln whicaahil'our aa corep.a-'t
h eart i lyve ah oaoda. hrs. /. J/1. I'uO/c, in
(Good IIousel/ecping.
Thei' iatint Egyjan s welte SIi ti iln
tirI (lilt, a.s wer'te the a'ar'l,y Griee'ks. No
kniow firom tier' t hat Itos hieroe., ato
li ke h arbtItt'arins. itt a Ia ' aige priofes
sionalt ('o(ks artoI'(, somett oif whIott c'outb
serve( up~ :a rotstedt I ig otn one side, baoiledt
ott anth~ler, aml(1 .0o delightfutlly stuffed
that the partts t aPed like diffet'et, d ishets.
Ar'chies4traltuis, a potet anrd ('picurte, trav
eIled far t antd widae, enalurtin h ardlsips
and1( de(fy'ing dantgaers, to ada" to time lux
itries oaf thae Athieniani table'.
Thie life oaf thle Briitishi armiy inm Egypt;
is descr'ibead as "atlilheer' atid skit tIes."'
"ITwo) year's ago,'' says the( lIoston~
T'ranscipti, aait was all seam" andl bats