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TH: WATErt METE Tin a Meterl voter mct-r. I'hartxalc 1 with ii fail* of white enamel. h ^ , triintiiod ?tth turns: Put I ?? nr tin- soft orprrscloo of a pe . looting owl Into the fuliu (h 11 through n glow. Win n i: t npfvtm that the carcass c nIII;;;-.tor plays the mischief ui In its I'lfory. to get through, I rial jr. I the*: range occiirrvnceon nty iii.li iitor. t.y the Irniululctit o> hiiihinil fivt or two O the i iK i nalle mr.ttcr and tho w *t: iter. with the simple nttnOT a h.Ifi'r-tiil. pure' Mr\ Whllj^ my frlcrt I tho liinlertgJy tllokei*. latter. nn?l the ier, .>** * t tiatightri tah?*u l-iiii>o?0 an<j /(j. I ui'tisi |Ktitn?? art'l ivn^1 I I'ltul.'i. i . so ?P#icr o-er tny / t. iii.nl people lou?7 ^ tiuuKior ^ \Vh> tlii'i itn tin! '^r / ir i:cuMuu<,'jPnr m8,linbrroln y' Jfa water niot?T more / ~gT ?TUo Wasp. / []/\r? /. yiooN. ,,nn,V*j#omo by-Buch n queer l?oarj^#l .lack Wclstod, 10: ti<?n that hud been put so of our party. "Well, be sure that she wasn't i. Jge>\ so. 1 hiring the first three Iier culver 1 wasn't very well ^Kntcd with her in fact, never A\ (yea on her. Hut until the end that pei iud she was known as IJir^Ptlie; bo.l in informed, llirdio Tredloe wus her mil name. I'll tell you how sho cunio to he called *I3aby Halloon.' " Tho young person to whom ho referred was a lovely girl of IS. with dark hair, serious eyes, fresh healthy color in her ehceks.'and a lithe figure, so graceful and houyant that you might, easily have expected her t<; (Pvi? Mtvftv if ii oiirtieularlv stroiii! i>rcc7.o should lurppcn to Mow across tlio seaward lcx>l<i:i;r veranda of t!it hotel at Heeler's Pond, where we sat talk in;' The idea that she might la wafted oil' hy a b roc 7.0 would ho es . peeially ant to occur to you when yot saw her dancing in the great parlor, as she frequently did of evening. And I rather thought tliat liandsoiix Joo Tcrrill (one of our youngei friends), who danced with her a greai ileal, would not have objected to liei floating away if lie eoulu have heei allowed to lloat with her. To I: plain, Joo was in love with Miss Tred Joe, or, as tlio colonel called her "Baby Bsflloon." Joo Terrill hat plenty of money, but he was not satis lied with that; lie wanted Miss Tred loo as well. When ho did tue tin honor to confido this to mo one day, said to him, "Why in the world, then don't you ask her to marry youf" "Well," he replied, "I don't fec i a all sure that she can s enough for no to take me just for myself. 1 don't iin agine she would want ine just for mi money either. Th? long ami thy shor of it is, I don't amount to enough My money came to me by inheritance imltiimr to niv credit. Am I haven't done anything of importanei ill the world except just to ho horn ::i:< to inherit this wealth. Now if 1 ha< only done some great action or r.iadi a naino for myself, 1 might possil B expect to win her. My notion is six wants u hero. Oh, by Jove 1?that's : good idea. If I could rescue her fron mad dog or an angry bull, or savi licr- from drowning, then she'd hi sure to havo inc." mili^-tlien^^pprnT^rco it is lilceh enough fb bo just, nt a moment wlici wo aro not prepared toeopo with them So, not being ablo to impress the*' animals into his service, Terrill per sistently took MissTrodloo out tailing ns if With a \iow to ?omo opportun marine disaster. It> was positive!; amusing to notico how ho dt'gged lie footsteps with a design on'her life? not the design of destroying it, but o preserving it, so that slio uiighl than it with liim. But to return to Col. WYIstcd. Ili: declaration that he had not Known th< young lady for the first three yenfv. her existence seemed rather stra'n'g. considering that ? ho looked upon hit: as a father, and tint we nil con bid cm him in that light, notwitl:: Jnuduig tin ditFercnco in t'eir names., lie cn plained this, however, in the eoursi of tlio story which ho proceeded h narrate. That story is the one I an goin^ to tell here. CoT. Jack Welsted was a tall, sinewy man with gaunt cheeks, and had u long red mustache that drooped and slanted over the corners of his month like a pennant hanging idly from the staff on windlcssday. lie wasalsoivlebra ted as a crack rille .shot, lie could bring down almost anything on (lie wing, and could bit all sorts of marl;::, at all ranges.. But bis certainty of aim with the rille did no? seem to help him when he ea:no h> love matters. He failed to come any v. here u< nr touching the heart of the ie.d.v whom l.e loved. Evelyn Carle.1 r jeele.l him, and niarvir:l < l>l ?l I II ?*! ? v I. ... .1 ,r ....,? deal hnnd.-.oaier than the t*<>l?>::?!, but, 1 regret to say, not nearly so good. Then Col. went oil' on 11is travels. carrying his.lire anus with him. i L? usaile innumerable bunting' trips, and sl:< t endless numbers ??i" deer, rabbits Lucky Mountain goats, wild eats ducks, prairie hens and even alii,gut-.us. J'or a I<jii;f time it seemed as it' be was trying to wreak on these unfortunate creatures the; disappointment of his affections. Lutallto no purpose, lie cult Id n<>t forget Kvclyn;. and so far as he could :?eu lie was e.s much in lovo with her as ever. 'Alius it was that about four years after her marriago lie came wandering down to this popular sc;f shore resoit of Reefer's Point, where we were now otaying, and where ho now told us tho story. Lots of other people camo there for their health or for amusement. The colonel camo because lie did not know what else to do; and although tlicro was not much shooting to ho had at Reefer's, lie was constantly seen carrying his ville about with him, in the crowds about tho hotel, or along tho lonely beaches, or in tlio boat which ho hired Ren Pivcr topsail for liini up and down and across the inlet, or sometimes well out < f to sea. people laughed at him a little, good naturally, for lugging the gun with him on all occasions. Uut he waa&rcatly attached to it. lie was a lonely niaft, and the riliu was his principal companion. When he was in a romantic mood ho would nut the stock or the lino "twist" barrel of the gun itVeetionately with his hand, remarking, "This rifle, sir, is my bride, and .ho never talks except when 1 want her to." At that remark his friends would nrivately laugh nio|*e than over. R. j s.jq^Kxcovorea, as i sium-. I||^Ptnito, that his roumn- I water meter, JjJTto the gun was n very i iird euamci, i^gwhich rendered him ami timed Simon#* 1KF?US "" u,,0XPccU'd ^^Birdio *1 redloe, then a bright, >f no llu''*cd chiltl of 3, was a great tJi among tho visitors at the icr's Point hotel, whither sho had brought by her widowed mother ^prccovcr from llio effects of a eovero /illness that had lasted several weeks. All the old la'dies and old gentlemen alxiut the place, and even souio of the young ones, were fond of talking with her and iietting lier. But Col. .lack Welxteil, if be had scon her at all. did not appear to have noticed her. lie was n nrli given to solitude, ami ihd not i.> i.d inueh of bis time on (lie hotel | tn/.zn. Moii over, although foml <?f i hiiilren. heeoulil not help remembering bis diMippoiutmeut in not !? ing able to marry Kvelyn Carter, and the sight <>f a pretty child frequently made bim melancholy by reminding him tiiat be bad n</no of bis own. I a*:-ides, ho had been at the hotel only two or three days win 11 the important | event connects I \vil!l J'illlio lo:?i< I place. It is : m that ho had not oiks' se< ii her with her mother, and did not even know her name. One afternoon when a hrisk w ind was blowing oil' shore, the colonel had gore out in his boat with lieu l'iver, taking his pun as usual, and promising himself a shot at some stray pull if lie could lind no better panic, tjonie of the visitors were bathing on the bench, others were sitting tm the steamboat wharf, and some were promenading in front of the hotel; while a group of children at the Indian teyt, not far away, were buying bead moccasins and birch bark baskets. The veranda was crowded, mid Mrs. Tredloo was sitting there with liltlo liirdie, when benevolent. . old Dr. Haygood happened along, and asked the widow if lie might take the ' ehild down to the tent to buy something for her. Mrs. Tredloo consented, ; and the old gentleman ami his little companion descended the steps to gi llior. liefore they had reached the 1 h ut. and as they were walking along ' the high ground close above the water, they met an Italian peddler who had a couple of dozen toy bal. loons for sale, all fastened by long strings to a stick, and bobbing merrily in the iiir above his head. "Oil, beautiful big apples!" e.\I claimed liirdie, rapturously, her I sparkling eyes lixed on the largo clas: . tic crimson globes, which she seemed . to mistake for fruit. "(live liirdie ' one?" , 1 l>r. ilaygocxl began to bargain with 1 ?i.~ 1...1: 1 I.^..I. ii,? j | iii?J iitiiiuii, aim u'i'iv uiu nivu klmh j him to select u balloon from the bunch. His small friend was delighted, ynag j ining alio was to have tho entire hunch. "All ?all for me!" sho cried, and clapping her hands, she- stretched t them out toward tho coveted treasure of tho dancing air globes. This so amused tho kind hearted j doctor that ho resolved to humor her, for a moment at any rate. 80 gatherj ing tho long strings together, ho tied 1 them around Hire lie's waist, then let go, and tho balloons all lloated ui around and above her head and shoulders, making a gay spectacle of her. 'iho doctorand tho Italian both stood i by, smiling at her satisfaction, when , suddenly to their amazement, a strong n gust of wind eauscdall the balloons tc swav to ono^khlo^frwetgTingTjfrdTbofl i Tt happened so unexpectedly that. Jbcforo they could do anything to pre'vent, tin- light 1 itil*.; creature was borne uwav l?y tlio cluster of fantastic looking crimson balls, up and oil' over the water. And as the wind was oil ^ shoic, it .seemed inevitable that she ^ j would lie carried by it across the ,v 1 mouth of the inlet straight out to sea. | "Circal heavens!" shouted the docf tor in iielnless hori< r. . ! The Italian, sniitlen with despair at . ' the b?: s of his balloons, began a frcn,. j zied dunce, at the same time exclaim. | ing to the unhappy old gentleman, C j "You payee men. for ali atliose-a! y cm payi e ul I a!" The bathers in the water observed I ! the extraordinary sight of a little girl , J cheerfully sailing through the air j v.iihhcr improvised Hying machine, , j and stood ganiug upward in ama/.o, : nient. Kvcrynody on shore became , awr.re of the catastrophe ih an instant, and began running to and fro in a hublmb. Mrs. Tred'oc, oij tbo veranda, fainted, and Dr. I lay good I was called up to restore her, while the Italian vainly tried to keep one , eye on him for security of payment, ! and to follow w ith hi.; other eye the ' lliglitof the balloons in the opposite , i direction. A dozen men hurried to the water's I edge, launching row boats and sail boats, with which they tried to chase i | the shadow of llirdie and the balloons, ) so as to he on hand at tho right spot | whenever she should drop into the j water. Dut it was a hopeless pursuit. "fc-hu don't show any sign of ilropi ping," shouted Mr. Middlcby, w ho was ! steering the foremost hunt. "fcjho I moves through the air faster than we I can get over the water; and unless I those air bags explode or fall ott* she I will be swept so far from land that wc | never shall get her." All at once help came from an uni foreseen quarter, and one at least of the balloons did explode. It happened ; in tli is way: Col. Wclstcd's big catboat was seen rounding the point, ; with I ho wind on her beam, preparing | to tack into tbo harbor. Den l iver at the helm uttered u startled evy. | "That's the queerest cranio bird that ' I ever tee," ho declared, pointing up ; in (ho air with :i big yellow thumb. j ''It's got shoes inula shirt and about I twenly-livo heads, 1 should judge, hut I no wings." The colonel was on (he alert, hut the strange object inthenir wassonio distance away, and so unlike any lly; ing tiling they had ever seen before that it took both men two or three 1 minutes to comprehend what it was. Kven then they couid not account for it. They did not fullv understand what had happened, IJut Col. Jack made up his muid that, whoever tlio girl was or however she had got into that situation, sho was not in the right place for a child of her age. And there ( was only one way to get her out of it. He raised his rillo and let fly. But the motion of his cathoat and the progress of tho balloons through the ! air made it vory diilicult for him to take n sure aim. The first shot had no ell'eet. Ben l'iver gave a short disgusted laugh. Then the colonel g.cw "mad." lie perceived now that the harbor was full of boats coining out toward him, uijd that there was u big I l iuwtt oi."iic> Mioru watching Me proceeding. "If I don't hit this time," said ho to Hon. r,s I:e | i n fresh cartridge into the brooch, "tny reputation's gone, and I leave Reefer's l'oint to night." I Crock ! went the second shot. The ' | crowd and Hen heard its mournful "wlmo" tis it s|Kvd through tho bright | air; and almost instantly one of the L.tU.^itne o/Jlot\cn/l Ollll klllMV'olotl 111* ! All audible cliccr cnmo blowing out . from (lie people oil blioro ami in the , boats, turn Col. Jack loaded again. i Hut just imagine how Mis. Trcdh>o ' It when she saw that pull' of gun smoke from the cnlbout, ami realized that some one was tiring at lkrdie! She : had Uuvly rceovored from her fainting I lit whi n this happened. "Ik iter to I j i< l her drown or blow a way beyond | recovery than do that," r.lio gasped in | anguish. "Whv, it is inurderl Can't ; any one stop that man from shootI lh\ Iiaygood and her friends tried t ? explain the matter to her, hut she ; fiiinled again heforo they eould do :>??, . ami it was lucky for her thai siio he j ! eatae unconscious, because the gallant colonel wits blazing away again , I with his idle at closer range. An- i i other of the balloons was punctured, ' and .seemed to vanish. Col. Jack's j cat boat : 11 the tiino drew nearer to a spot oil the water just below the hov| ering baby, who n^igjutng susjiendi cl. ] forluuateiy very close to a long sauil I spit that jolted out into the inlet just beyond the harbor's mouth. One more shot finished olf a third i balloon, an there were not enough left i in the bunch now to hold Birdie up. Slowly steadily, softly, she began to j descend, precisely us if she \Vcre being let downward by trpair 01 arms moving frontl.v, and in a few minutes Col. lurk had the satisfaction of secingher siivk <juie{Iv and comfortably clown on the sand heap, with tho remaining balloons still Muttering around her like so many luigo bubbles of gorgeous color. His boat was tho first to reach the point of rand. Ben Pivcr leaped out. ran to the child, and turning, waved his hat as he shouted to tho assembled Meet, "(lent lemon, slio's alive and kicking!" whereat another cheer arose, long and loud. Co!. Jack all hut wept over the child as he caught her up and kissed her. Hut Birdie, on landing amid the sand, had calmly and unconcernedly begun playing with it. ller hands were full of little shells. "Deso for mamma," slio remarked, cheerfully. llo hurried her into his boat, ancL sailed hack to the wharf, accompanied by tho rest of tho licet. There was a tremendous press of men and women 1 on tho wharf. Mr. Middlehy, who re9 ccived Birdie as she was handed up, started to rush with her to her mother. ! I Jut. strangely enough, in the crush and confusion of the crowd, ho missed his way, and stcmungaccidentally over 1 tlio side, fell with a plungo into tho f water, carrying Birdionlong with him. The colonel and Ben l'iver were overhoard in a moment, and soon had her safe ashore; so that beforo they brought her to Mrs. Tredloo she 1 had been rescued twice. Somo - one had run . ahead to tell 1 the poor mother that IJirdio was all right. With Dr. ilaygood's help she rose up on her couch to welcomo the little maiden hack; and as tho colonel entered with IJirdio in his arms lucre w;i!i a cry ui ixwmnuu "" uoiul"Jack Wclstcdl" exclaimed tlio iv.s 101* uoi. Jack, ho sioow from liirdio to her mother, in whom h.e bchchl his lost love, formerly Evoi lyn Carter. Her husband, Mr. Tred: loc, had died not Ions after Birdio was ; born: but Col. Jack had known nothing ubout this, having heard no news i of them for thrco years or more. 1 Tho end of it was that Col. Jack Wclstcd and MrsTmlloe were married before tho season at Reefer's l'oint was over, and that was how l!o camo to bo tho stepfather of "Baby Balloon." All this happened some fifteen years before our conversation with tho colonel that evening on the piazza. Tho day after ho hail recited tho circumstances to us, Joe Terrill camo to him and said: "Colonel, 1 was very much interested in tho story you lolu us last night, but it spoiled a little plan' of mine. 1 have been intending to savo Miss Birdie's life myself as soon us 1 could get a gooil chanco to do so, preparatory to asking her to marry me. But as 1 found you had already saved her lifo twieo, fifteen years ago, tho wind seemed to have been taken clean out of piy sails. It occurcd to 111c that if I were to attempt saving her again I might bo overdoing matters. So I have spoken to her today, and she .. ill. ..... ??0? vv?J II all HIV, Ijiiu O II O IIU list; my waiting around to rescue licr, bocuuscthc opportunity might not occur in a long wliilp. and she lias consented to marry mo if you'll give your approval. Will you C'ol. Jack gave it. "I'm glad I ; saved you the trouble, Joe," said [ho. "It's hard enough to win a good woman's love anyway, and if you'vo done that much, you'vo done enough : to suit me."?( Jeorgi Parsons Lathrtip in Harper's 1 la/.ar. Curious If True. Air. A. D. King, a well known lawycrof Orillia, lost his lifoon theGrand Trunk railway. lie had been away on business, and on returning got oft' tlio train while it was in motion. Instead of getting oft' at the station side lie took the wrong side of the train, and bad hardly touched the ground when lie slipped and fell so that his two legs wcro run over hy the Pullman ear. llo died in twenty-three hours. Tlio accident took place at 2 o'clock in tlio morning, and at daylight a brother of tlio dying man drove a few miles out from the station to toll his father of the sad business. To bis surprise ho found his father up and dressed awaiting for him. "Where's Daniel?" eagerly asked the old gentleman. "I saw him about 2 o'clock or a litllo after. lie eamo to my window and rapped at it. I saw | him three times and spoke to him 1" I The grief of the father on learning of 1 4l. ~ - * IV ' 4 m 9 uiu ?iui aiuur wrs very great.?.Montreal Witness. Tlio lluiichbiicU'* Fortune. Tho Monto CrisU/trcosures left by tlie}lato William Kcanc, tlio hunchback ! newsboy, liavo about reached their j maximum. Binco tho discovery of i tho fl',050 in his room and tho box containing bonds and stocks worth at least $18,000, his brothers havo been | on tho alert for tho development of i another mino of wealth. Another i box belonging to tho deceased was I found, but It contained nothing but 1 papers.?Bt. Louis Republic. , .. & I HE +<fiO SEEN IT. uakto; a feol ul Mii* of itio Fellow* W1i?? y "(tar* Oi-ud It llcfore," It is difficult to dwell in love and . amity wiUi the man who inevitably ? paps youi1.best story with the remark ' t ' Yea,- I've heard that before*" niin 1 6 who invaliahly has seen in tho paper h whatevcrconinion you have to ofrer fi upon an/of the momentous questions f of the dafc v s ,, Upstir mjpoiio of this kidney, ih? t had exiut'jK^jWxl Fogg repeatedly, until j forbearundc hud cca*cd to be a virtue; i but Fogg was pretty hard on L'nstir , when lie did strike buck?though, to , tell the truth, Upstir hadn't sense | j enough to know what a rough hun dliug ho was getting. But v.e nntioi | I>ato.- # ; Fogg?It is a remarkable fart that | cattle, when exposed to tho weather, invariably face tho wind, which if they turned "their hacks to* it won hi i blow under their hair and chill thctn. j Upstir?Yes, I saw that in the pa;?er ( last evening. , After un. interval Fogg has sonic | thing to say about the tariff. , "Say what you will, no system of impost duties can be |>eriiianeiit which docs not recognize the. rights of the masses." Upstir?That's just what Blcnkin sop says in his tmitiso ,on "CommiT- , cial Equities." Fogg (with evil in his heart) ? VVlien Georgo 'Washington arrived on tho field of Waterloo tlio First Miehi guu uuvairv, wjiiuii ??an uuu ?jr wwr muted, reformed spontaneously ut the sight of their beloved chief, nnd in an incredibly slvotVHimo they had driven tho Paynirii host into diro confusion and look several thousand prisoners, including tho renowned cavalier Kosciusko. Upstir?Yes, that is word for wprd what Bancroft says in his history. Fogg?And speaking of cawwy reminds mo that it is tho custom otv'tl^o plains for tho men to rido with thv*' faces to tho horses' tails, in ordewtimt tho enemy may not advance too closely to their rear. Upstir?I saw that in tho paper the other day. Fogg?It is a very interesting fact that on llio plains tho men frequently bccotno lost in tho thick for-* csta which everywhere abound; a squadron of horse has been known to wander for years, without food or water, vainly endeavoring to extricate themsolves. The trees on tho plains, you must know, grow to an immense height and are f.o closo together that it is impossiblo for a snako to pass between thorn. It will thcreforo bo seen ; that tho men; as they wandered through these impassable giant growths, must BufTer untold agony from tho sun, which beats down upon them unmercifully. Tlnclin Wlinl .. mnntrtmr linvn I Mr. Foggt You nuoto from Parkham's "Great West' almost verbatim, Fogg had his revcngo and the rest of tho company wero scarlet with merriment; but Upstir was quite unconscious of tho fool ho was making of himself. On tho contrary, ho grew prouder of himself every moment. What is tho uso of trying to stab a rhinoceros to death with a toothpick? ? Boston Transcript. . Tho Adjutant Dird. Talking of adjutant birds, I heard -a good stury "from Mr. Richards of tho Baptist mission at Lukolela. It seems . Mtufij^Yamtfotfjutant at Lutete Wathen) station, which roamed about tho station, with clipped wings, in company with monkeys, parrots and other pets, among them a kitten belonging to Mr. Comber. Ono day this kitten was heard mowing piteously, though it was nowhero to he seen. At hist, noticing that ihosounds appeared to bo proceeding from the adjutant, who was standimr with his beak wide o|>en, ns though engaged in swallowing something, with an effort, Mr. Comber walked up to him, and looking down his throat saw the end of tlio kitten's tail about to disappear. Thoroupon ho grasped the tail and hauled tlio kitten out still alive. Mr. Richards told mo that the truth of this story had been doubted in England : for my part I see no reason to disbeliovo it, and would recommend thoso who do to pay a visit to the Zoo and inspect tlio adjutants thero. Thoso I have seen on tlio Congo held their heads as high as a tall man and had beaks and throats of enormous capacity, adapted?liko thoso of pelicans and other birds which lead a similar life?totho catching and swallowing .whole of largo fish. The Lutcto adjutant, 1 am told, 011 another occasion swallowed a small dead monkey entiro. As for tho kitten?it is a well known fact that cats have nino lives! ? Blackwood's Magazine. Mistaken About tho Ilorsc. Tlio other day one of tho customers in a Lewiston, Mo., dry goods store failed to get her purchases, and she appeared at tho storo next morning in a ferment. "Here, Guy," said tho proprietor, "tako this lady's bundle right homo with her." Tho lady preceded tho boy out of < tho store, and walking along to the curbing stepped into tho wagon standing thero. Tho bov took tho blanket 1 otr tho horse, unnitchcd him and jumped in. At tho watering trough. ] on 0110 of tho streets tho horso seemed to want to drink, and tho clerk said: 1 "Shall I givo tho liorso a drink?" < "Yes," said tho lady, "givo tho old 1 horso a drink," and tho horso drank. | Arriving at tho ladv's house, the clerk looked for tho stablo and said: "What shall I do with tho horse? Shall I tio him up?" "Sure," was tlio reply. "I don't 1 caro what you do with lain. He's not | mv horse. Ain't ho yours?" } To say that the boy was astonished i is to tell only half tho truth. IIo was i frightened. Taking a philosophic l view of it, ho re^omxl thnt very likely i tho police were en his track. Instead | of returning by a direct road to tho i store, ho took a roundabout way. In i llio nieantimo tho owner had notified t the police and had made a thorough * sen re 11 for tho nninml, only to (ind it c where ho had left it.?Lowiston Jour- t nnl. 1 Tender Mrmorlee. On tho cvo of my marriage I made thrco mental vows. They were?never to nggravato him, never to have a x secret from him, nor by any scllish or * thoughtless act of mino to lead him , ono step toward bankruptcy. Fifteen ( years afterward I told lnm of these 1 vows, and although I havo hoen a a widow for ten years, I should blot this 1 paper with iny tears if I attenmtcd ?? 5 put in writing tholovo and tenderness j! of his roply.?Good Housekeeping. I r 1'roiilirtif VMora. One (lav in tlie spring of 1861 I sat villi a lauy friend conversing pleas- j ,ntly, when 1 saw on my left ktico a >ilo of bank notes; tlio top one was a 3 bill. 1 saw .it distinctly, and o told my friend; she could not **o it. It quickly disapjicarcd, and wo (peculated over the matter a littlo and won forgot it. This happened in tlio orcnoon. In tho afternoon of tho iamo day a man como in une^poctodly ind paid mo rent money. He was not n tho habit of paying at stated times. \ftcr he had gone I took a bank , note detector to examine the bills to J :eo if they were all good. I laid them n a nile on tlx' left of my lap. and. ivitli flie delcetor in tlio right hand. proceeded. A bill lay on the lop, iikI I instantly ivcallcd the vision of Ll 10 foivnoon, and drew my friend's attention to the situation. I At unother time I saw two f20 bills in the air. I was sure some one would pay nie money I *c*t>nltl think of no ime unless it was my mother, who awed me that niueli or more, ami was lo pay it when she pleased. l#tliought ' she would send it in a letter, but days ^ passed and no letter or money came. 1 felt puzzled. for 1 could not ronicin u her any mistakes in these experiences. r It might have been a week al'tef the vision wl.ru my two children came in on the stage. They had been staying at my mother's anil ! had not expected them home. The girl was 11 years old and somewhat careless. SShe had been homo three days, and we had *] seemingly talked over everything about grandma's atl'uirs, when she spoko up loudly and quickly, saying: "Oh I ma, 1 forgot to "tell you: grandma cent you somo money, and it is sewed up in the bosom of my dress." Wo got her traveling dress and found the money, just two notes of tlio amount I had seen. ? KeligioPhilosophical Journal. I'orty-iilno Yours 1 it Prison. The Franklin County almshouse at present affords shelter to a man who nns a remarkable record in the criminal annals of this part of tho state. His name is William Pierce, and he was released from Auburn prison a few days ago. after serving a term of imprisonment amounting to forty- ; nino years, four months and six days. Tlio crinio for which Pierce still'ered this terrible punishment was for the ' murder of his own father on Jan. It), I 1S39. Pierce, who was then about 111 i years old, was working in the woods with his parent, when a dispute arose over the use of a liorso which ho do- 1 sired to drive in the evening to attend 1 a party or spelling school in tlio neigh borliood. Tho father, unable to stand tho aimsivo langungo of his son, attempted to chastise him. In return, William seized his nx and with two or three ; blows killed him. Tho parricido was arrested and tried in this village in July, and sentenced to be hanged on Sept. 2 of tho same year. On account of his youth Governor Seward commuted tiio sentence to imprisonment for life. Pierco becamo hopelessly insane a few years ago, and a second commutation was granted, which allowed his release. Every one of his relatives in this county has been dead many years, and tho story of his crime was almost completely forgotten?Malono (N. Y.) Special to New York Sun. While engaged in a hunt I tried to learn something from tho half breed about these strange animals, but, although he had killed scores of them, ho was so uncommunicative that 1 was given precious little information. However, I learned enough to know that the race is nearly extinct, having becu hunted with great vigor on account of the hides by those who didn't caro for the sport, and also having been pursued so hard by genuine sportsmen, who were carried away with tho delights of tho chase. I hail formerly thought that they had those big curving horns you havo scon in pictures, on which they alighted unharmed after springing from some lofty height; but that's all nonsense, for their horns are small and sharp pointed. < They aro. fearless, however, in rac- ; ing over the mountains, and make somo astonishing leaps and climb up , to seemingly inaccessible heights, talcing a sure foothold where it would seem almost an impossibility for them to stick. Altogether, I don't wonder that there i.i so much of an effort to . capturo them. I ^ lly the way, I learned that in the Sawtooth 1 tan^c another animal could bo found which is unknown except in Europe?tho ibex. At least there is a tradition to that effect, but I saw none, and couldn't ascertain that any (l had been kilted; so after all it may be a fable.?Chicago Tribune. , Jolintin M-.v.urt. r Johanii Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadous Mozart, one of tiio greatest of musical composers, was born at Salzburg on tlio 2?th of January, 17i>C. When but (? vmin old ho composed short pieces, which ho performed with great npplauso beforo tho court at Munich. The next year ho astonished Paris by his performances on tho organ and his powers of improvisation. Mozart comJOscd numerous operas which still liold their plnco on tho stage, and excelled in all departments of composition and in tno universality of his genius. IIo died nt tho ago of 135.? Philadelphia Times. \\ p "SpiWo Tennis." "Spiko teams" are an institution ftl peculiar to tho south. Tho Georgia :eam consists of a mule ora jenny and in ox; tlioso are geared to an old ickety wagon to haul guano and watermelons in. Tho Florida team is ess complicated and more economical. \n ox is harnessed to a pair of shafts itting to a yoke on tho nnimal's neck iiul connecting with a pair of wheels n which a box is placed, a rcpo ataclied to tlio creature's horns nniwering for reins. The box generally :ontains a man and a woman of a typo hat can ho found nowhero but in Dixie.?Chicago Times. at \\ A Valunblo Horse. J<} America is not tho only < ( utitry vhewo what looks like extravagant * 'aluations arc sometimes put upon J. torsellesh. It is j that \V. Purlott-Coutfs is liio j:o. sesse.r of a fa- w nous hnckney stalkon ?Trillit's h'irciway?that represents in his slock a ln noncy valuo of i".\V?,eoO. lie ii 30 'ears old, and his get sell readily at 00 to 400 guineas a mir in Ixindon ? >an Francisco Chronicle. CHE LEADING Tli'-' best and cheapest Ilosici The best and cheapest lot ol A nice line of Ladies' and M All to be found, with num Emporium c f HARRY April 10 It HJNS AND i \N li have a Urge 8t? ek <>f I in; one 1 and A I<>7.?le and ilrt-ieh Looting, wlroli ?C are I-' , fonder, slio', Clank and !?>aded Sh 1 nyhiag in :liif lino, it '?i 1 pay }''Hi ti calln PHE BEST SEWING WOK ONLY !$lt).5C [ HE CELEBRATED DEMOR! SOLD OlS FOSTER, W Jan I Great Clearing Oi AU-TION ON ? See the Prices rOO ynnls Calico at *?:J c worth 5 c. i'tO " ' at -1.1c wonh (>}e. Hit) jarils Wool ft led Kentucky Jeans, at >o i 1'ick'Of, at. G{ nn I 80. Fontlicr Ticking, at 11 Ac and 13 q worth 15 md 18o All-wool ro'l Flannel at lo.lc. IVf mens fioli l Icntlur Shoos nt 55c. I'hi'drers copper tip Shoes, nt 35c. ^hildrens soft flutes nt 10.'. Mens llrogans nt 75o. High priiccs nre dead. FLYNX has ki' A fresh lot of Clothing received last tin prices : 3S Suits for $1 85. 310 Suits for Sf 25 Cluck Cork Screws, S3 75, SlO anil $12 50. Pins. Hairpins, Cottons aii'l Thread th C LB A RANCH SALB of LEADER AND CI May 27 Stop ai\ Ps / JL. vy A A AA WE will a-k you to drop in and looted Sto?'l- -I' New Goods that nro no' DRESS Our Stock of Press Fabrics is com Henriettas, Cashmeres, Mohairs. I'luidi Wo wish to'call the Ladies' spceia latest styles. B 0 0 T 8 A I Our Hoot and Shoe department o?j to the l'ublic. Our largo Shoe trade is wo represent them to bo. CLOTHING ! CLOT] In this department wo have pureli now ready to supply the demands of ev puit to the old man in his sober suit of A7 We ask you to examine oor 1 irgt 'aps, of every shape, tpiality und style, met! ' Hut. Wo have a polite corps of Salcsuici hrough our istock. All Goods sold at March THE BAMHER 1 Wc have our banners luing out on the outw igh prices. We liivo pi ices down tint ami 1 Our immense stock of l>iy Goods, Hoots, irely new and fresh from ttie Factories. rHE PASS-WORD IS Hrogan Shoes for titt cents. Gents Congress and Lace Shoes, $1 25 and up. The best Scotch hotlom Hoot for $2 50. Cliddrcns Shoes front 15 cents to 50 cents. A Lady's good button Shoe for $1. A good lie.ivy Hoot for #1 50. Can give Man or Hoy a Hat for 20 cents. Heavy all wool Jeans for 25 cents. 10 yards Calico for 95 cen:s. 5 papers Hair l'ios for 5 cents Oil Cloth for Tabic Covers, 20 cents per yard. We cannot and will We have the best line of Oejits and Hoys < 'e can lit the largest man or sma'lcst boy in loihing, so don't forget to call and examine I'loaso remember lliat all of our immense id fresh, and we have no shelf worn or infe He sure and call at the HANNHIt STOKF. o KO Sept 0 KKW JEWEL NEV JUST KISCKIVKI) at F. G. TJIFFZ )(1 most c'.oicc selection of Jewelry to b rATOIIKS, CLOCKS, All 1UNGS, . KINGKR 111 SILVER AND SILVE ILL KINDS OF FI liifli he intends to sell lower than over. After eighteen years txpcricneo it? the o 1111 t r ol work in his lino with skill Sep*. G 30 } EMPORIUM, VI Shoes. . v [en's Underwear. erous other bargains at the y *E j M. COHEN & BBO. f ?8 At Colton's oTd stand. wl ^MUNITION- | i V conPyd in (heF Mi- ri?.nn Guns Siu^lc nu I I>ou'?'e D.irrej, ^0t^t.r?|V selling nt pices lint run no: bo baton.* I Is, Gu i Implements, etc. If you wan*. f U viwti n WTT.'tlNS Jk OO. P??rB MACHINE IN THE I?1 LD. |,;1 ) AmD freight. .. 1 EST" STILL IN THE LEAD Jp* M fLY BY | /'J ILKINS& COTlI t Sile ai Flfii'P' f IATURDAY 9TH. 4 Quoted Here : Mens lieaxy Hoots, all sizes, $1 30 Maieli those prices and yon will strike oil. - W Remnants C?lic?. 2c per yard. _ B Heninnius Dress Goods 4c per yarJ. ? 8e Dre-s Goods 5o per yard. 'W>| 10c Dress Goods, GJc per yard. n* 15c Dress Good", 10c per yard. - Kj 40c Black Iletir etta for 21c. f 50c " " ,4 20o. I G5e " Cashmere for 42c. _ MR HOc " " 58c. . led them. > ?ih now offered a* the following ridiculous $'? Overcoats for $3 Go. $8 Overcaots for $"> 50. * $12 50 Overcoats for $8 50. * , I rowii in to any person buying at the GREAT ' I - -w w -SK 7- "m.T 1%T h fl W. * M. , B IAMP10N OF LOW PRICES. 12 tf J roLooK. 1 give ii look at tho ,largo and wcll-sc- ." w arriving daily. 7l G OO D S . [ iplete in every particular, consisting of s, Kami Cloth, &e. I attention to our Dress Patterns of the I) SHO E S. u>is-t-i of Goods that we can ? .e> inmei d proof enough that our Goods are what HING ! CLOTHING! a>od a larger stock than usual, nod arc ery one?from the littlo boy in his first hl.ek. S 1 > CAPS. ; and well-sclecti d Stock of lints and We call special attention to our 41 Alii - .3a whfi will take plea-mro in showine vou the lowest prices for CASH. RICE & MCLURE. 13 tf t* BY MODS STORE, -anl wall and Die war cry is ilown, down with will keep them down Shoes, lla's, Trunks, Clothing, &c., nrc cnLIVE AND LET LIVE. .3 Papers Pins for 5 cents. '20 Hulls Sewing thread for 00 cents. 12 Dozen Buttons for 6 cents. Suspenders for 10 cents. A 10-1 Blanket for $1. A full-grown Quilt for 00 cents. A beautiful Counterpane for 75 cents. (lents Undershirts, for 25 cents. Gents Collars, all sizes,Jor 10 cents. Beautiful H?co Curtains clieapor than over before, and only a few pair left. I not be undersold, 'l ulling, that has ever been shown in Unionj the county. We have the insido truck on stock. stock in every department is entirely new lu ' . ?*- ^uv;<u *VJ ^Vl I IU Ul. ( DGER & PURCELL. !>(? ly RY ! V JEWELRY! iElt'S Model Jcwolry Storo, the largos ii fouud in the upcouDtry ; consisting o BREAST PINS, NGS, CUFF BUTTONS, II PLATED WAKK. NE STATIONERY. 3 business, he is fully prejared to do nil sod desjntch. All goods and work F G TREFZER tf