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-r^JfBIl ,00' * MIA3 n XWu DOLLAR ANMiM. V GOD -AuTST? OUR COTJNTBY. ?bk: VOT,TTME 6. -- SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2i, 1871. { ALWAYS tSi AWAm& m? ??-: i ? NUMBBB'-'ll ?'fl til' THE ORAtf GBBfJPtr WTW' ?:o:? prfiLTRTTED At OT? ANGKBTTHO TJrsry Saturday Mom! 112:. UT Tfl* HR A3GEBURG N1SWK COMPANY TlltHS OF SUBSCRIPTION.' ?we Oepv t>r enayaar. $2.00 j ?f ?? m 8{X Months. 1.001 \ay Wie Sanding TEN doll Alt fl, for n 01 n? af Saw Subscribe?, will receive tn RXTRA copt for one YEAR, free of j ?karg?. Any *ne sendtag FI vf, dollars, T?r a Ciuk af Nik Subscribers, will receive ?to 1XTRA cot?T for 8TX MONTHS, free of j ?karg?. RATHS OP ADVERTISING. 1 Square lit Insertion.. SI.60 I " 2d " . 1.00 A Sauar? oatotitts af 10 linen Brarler er ont inch af Advertising apase. AdmiaistraAar's Natt???,.?..16 00 Metice? ar Ditsnisaal of Guardians, Ad ?aiaist raters, Executors, ko...$P- 00 Csatraet Advertisements inserted upon the saaat liberal tarms. marriagb and funeral notices. ast exceeding ans Square, inserted without HP Terras Cash in Advance. naasaasa?, I seal..*.?<<..< ? sjsjj [COMMUNICATKD.l ?amp Meeting at Boiling Springs. Drar Newt: Wednesday a week ago, a brilliant Camp Meeting commenced at the above Camp Ground. On the following Satur day your correspondent, in company with Judge lt. F. Graham, and a couple of | friends, started for said place; and never etopped ?etil our party were safely en sconced fender the wigwam of our es teemed friend, Mr. Joho'H. Livingston.| ? rows greeting ot oar welcome, to enjoy ourselves was a matter left to our own choice. A feeling of kiudly hospi tality radiated the face of every one of the good and noble countryfolk that tented there. And then the Word n. Life eras preached as becometh the pul pit and the ministry of Christ. Camp Meetings are pleasant things, when properly conducted. They are cottducive to the advancement of Cbri.s iianity ; and nlso to the civie enjoyment of the hundreds of young folks who go there for the purpose qf enjoying them selves after the firth uR of the day. And then there are' (he good old grand hftM affd p?S that feave visited ih sn meetings for years, ?"ras of whoso lottk* have grown white with the lrr*? of niauv winter's. As tiny move about lr- in place to place, the fdea strikes the mind that they are left as guardian spirits ot the young and frivolous4, to w ifiV tU> in id the follies and temptation* lb..t i.v. >i ??? suocoeslully influences and ?.J- be course of the youth of t ? d ty li <?*!*> headed and dignified, tIst p arclis, ah it v??n. n'tm In impart in i sinroundinymM fturn of b ?iy ii tin n? l'iiv-.?ly >k foryOtten ??? tlu'irnr.^. so reiicrnbh&ro 'fhey5 Hut then them is another rl??? it were there. 1 mean the young end g .. Those who have scares y?:t liv?d ?u. to first of the throe score y- ir* sod ten I lotted to huni'inity 1 L ?iijoy tiietnselvt 3. u.iiiv. y .iuy. ;ire the s tt nj/iir .. ^gum.di at IVitUtirn.'!* tij ? t ^lld )?<?(?...?. ..!;.- Ilf lolV- . ..l?|i.'J !<*,./? 1.1 ko'srd only iu<- the hcarj* id' tho<m who sre lo?. bashful mid coy to do lovoV bi?l ding* without felt* rifijfp j \ la dsn si. it would ho a au'j et worthy she study of aft philtwophepi o. meeh anise* of the human heart, to vi-it Caap Meetings for the purpose ot leiru lug tha many and mysterious a-*y* iu which those who love can communicate with each other at this place. 1 he gen tle pressure sf ?h? ihriiiirig band?the ?oft and expressive glHii.cos of the ten dar eye?these, all these are old m lite ritual of the lotet." The caosreiiclutur ?t? thought to be complete; but obser vation, attest to us ?$5??? ~4ss deS At craut! A thousand and ouo sign*, or which tba fond mama of Ella and Itobeca are iu blissful ignorance, are now in constant use. I would give eome ?r these old folks the benefit of know ing Houiethinvr of these mystic sign manuals of love, but for ir I might buvo all the discoverers of ih m "d wn on. me like a thousand of bricks"?and that I don't intend to do. Hat enough I any Camp Meetings are gloriom thinga; glorious because of the beauty and pleasures that are to be seen there Nor must the spiritual benefits that accrue to many, by a visit, to Camp Meeting, be omitted to be mentioned here. Meny there are who attend these place*, whoee souls are deeply dyed in sin of the dark et-1 hue, that are brought to a sensible consciousncsa ot th ir guilt before Heaven. A new spirit, a new life is born unto them, and they are made to lead a better life ; a life whose chief aim is to walk upright before God. Hut let me return to the beautilul young women, that all could regale their eyes upon on the occasion to which 1 allude. All sorto snd styles of beauty aud loveliness were at Boiling Springs' Camp Grctnnd. From the darling little lass, whose steps were as shy and coy as thoae oi the timid fawn, to the dignified and stately queen of a woman, decorated and made happy this coming together of joyous souls. And msny hearts thst hitherto slept defiantly in the breasts of the rougher sex, were awakened to a new song. Alas 1 for some of these ! Many there arc who never loved before this oc caatewJfcsSw**^ thought! could wish thst they had never 1 experienced the passion at all; that Cupid had not plunged his arrow so deeply into their souls. Why 7 Be cause Miss Cora's or Miss Minnie's heart was proof against their overtures of love. But let nil such resort to tho pbilosophie conclusion for comfort: that a beautiful delusion is sweeter than a terrible reality. j But there was one in that beautiful array of loved women at Boiling Springs whoee soft and fascinating charms made their impression upon my heart. As the constant dripping of water upon stone will lea e us impression, So did the magic influence of her swe t beauties full e>pon my moj: t'nlrWe the evanescent dews ot t:.e .i i.r .- tfurt the sun exhales, and toe) .ii> gout: the impression mode upon um it.is Ireeonfa-'s pure of my existence. .\.> is the de.tr.- loved angel who* made \ ' v * ? '~ 1 ?'' ' ? * I Hi 'j.ost. cvfOwious of hev victory. 1 ' ?? <?..?;. ihel ttt times; hut ? ? f" o ?h? l.ittguug- wiueh lij w i Id injii huvesylltthle-l.uilmy _ I , ,- -t'v,. in vitill i.( has been enid that these orcunV of mi'tPN c,?: ilie iotefpreiors of the ??ff If ., i ? ? ih' r Nr:W??'h t i am under ?in d litM let n.e u;.m' with this strain I ri? rf..?> i ooghi not to hnvu >.ud what 1 In V? . ut /mninnitin e?f errans. ?'? duj oi ii 1 i dal? at Camp .\ioetiugs iff tin _r.i'd- i*t So it v?.i? at Holling II ii > t h< II o'clock scro'on was p.-.i'io l?3 nur di*lihg.iu*hud Presiding . < I". d. Kennedy. Although u<.it (it a >er) iarg one. yet it ??? nid ii >i not: mniodate iwu thirds of the t pi. pros ut AU wer? s xious to in* ii bi i prea-di \it were scrambling for seats When t >>- hour arrived for him to begJtl cHv.r> rh?ij? Wa*'usi|uiet as could bo wished. And the same commendable decorum aas imscrvable u> the ecii. .or. Kennedy is an eloquent jivine. end Im.- dikeourscs are ulwayn replete with * und logic ?imI y?h?d h i.venly truths. Wood iy oijjhl there wat? H grind re viv.iL Lv*-vy I>? ? <iy seemed interested in , thu exhibition of the religious seal dis played at that time and place. If all w?r? not rejoioing, the remainder seemed elated with ilie thought that there were boiiic at least who were not ashamed to own' their God. Now let me to Monday morning. This is generally the breaking up day of Camp Meetings. Prayer-mectiug before break fast, and afterwards, a general exorcat iou, is the 8e<|uei to these hsppy and joyous oc cas'tous. It is s sad sight to ait and witness this the end of snob noble event??. A basty running to and fro from all tides ia the order on Monday morning. Wagons are packed with the utmost baste; buggies und carriages are crammed with pretty girls; last long fcrcwells ore looked by tho love-sick muideus and swains, who never loved before; tho good old grand mas snd pas, abake each other warmly by the hand, while a prayer escapes their quivering lips to meet once sgain '?ere their glass of life is fully sped ;" and above all, tho last, sad hour arrives for all to at rt. Thus it was at Boiling Springs. Fare well ! was whispered on nil sides. And, melancholy thought ! your correspondent and his party had to share the fate of ail- We had to leave. We whispered farewell I and all that remains to us of tho bright snd happy Boiling Springe, are ita fresh and green memories; the thoughts that cannot die of the dear and lovely maidens that wo saw there ; happy oasis in the dull, sad garden of life's trials; sweet recollections of an gelio faces, and flute-like voices ; snd a warm gratitude for the hospitalities we received. JOANNES. Presen'in out of the Grand Jury? Fall Term, 1871. r The Grand Jury botr. leave, most re. speotftilly, to report that the immediate disbursement of their expenses, while attending Court, falling upon their pri vate resources, in consequence either of inefficient legislation, or tho improper execution of Inw on the part of public Officials, find it impracticable to devote auch time to the investigation of public affairs as tho interest of the County de mands. We bsve, however, done tho beat we could under the circumstances, a-.d trust that the Court will bring to the att.'Qtiou of the proper authorities these obstacles which embarrass some of us, so that the luturo Juries will have nothiug to pre vent a full and complete discharge of their duties. Our government is conducted upon s cash system so far us tho collecting of j taxes are concerned, and we see mi res son why the same cash system shall not prevail in regard to the payment of its dues. We hate visited the Various Public flues, und so* fur as ottr examination exleuded, we found the books and re* jeords in very good condition. We desire, b??Wever, to d'rwi tho ut etttion of the (Vnrt to a transaction- re cently perfected by f e New Bnwrd of] Cottofy Comniis-'iorrers, which We regard as extrcmrty inj?Hiciojg. li is the pur v-uaac oi u Site jbr u h'oor house from ThadeuH ? '. Andrews, Judge of Probate, haid bite is sittmted about a mite and a half from the Court IlodBc, and is said to contain twenty-four acres. Wit iii-SM s testily that the land is row and Wet, and in thoir opiuion, unfit for th . purpose for which it was purchased. 1 be Commissioners gave tor it as the titles show, eight hundred dollars, being $33.33 per aore. Judge Andrews g.ive jfor tho 'r uts from whiob this site wns Cut &13.121 for one, ami about $2.33 for the other. The Jury are furthor iuformed that more suitable sites can be bought near Silit! Town from ten to twenty dollars per acre. The County Commissioners in justifi cation of their course, that they puid for the luud in County Orders, and that a certain tract lying adjacent, owned by Col. A- D. Frederick cannot be bought for leas than 850 per acre. Witnesses, however, testify thai Cui. Frederick's tract hef- referred to ia very valuable, and beara no comparison with the tract bought. A od so far ar paying in County 'OrtfjW IB ouncerned, the Jury uro unable to perceive that the people will be re quired to pny anything leas than the ?800, for when theso ordors aro present 1 ;v? ? edto the Treasurer, we do net know of hie having any authority to caah them for anything less than their face. We recommend to the Court to take -necessary proceedings at once to atop Ith is transaction as the orders hare not yet. been cashed. The Grand Jury, in order to protect certain evils desire to submit to the con sideration of our legislators the proprie ty of the passage Acts to the following effeot:) . 1st. That County Commissioners be made bonded Officers, and that all con nected with the Office receive certain Salaries, and nothing extra. 2d. That no Couuty Officer be per mitted directly or indirectly to take part in Couuty Contracts 3d. That uo Couoty Officer be al lowed to buy County Orders or speculate in them in any *ay whatsoever. We aie aware that at the last Session of the Legislature this matter was reme died so far as Couuty Commissioners wero concerned ; but wo think it best that the Act be extended to include all County Officers. 4th. That tho Approvers of Public Bonds, be uppoiotcd among citizens who are not office holders. t It 13 the opiuion of the Grand Jury that the appropriation for School Pur poses in this County has not been judi ciously expendod up to this time. Teach ers have been palmed off upon tl e col ored people especially, who aro totally incompetent, and they have thus bcon deprived of the instruction whieh they so much need. We believe that the education of tho young is our countries' only hope, and ou this account we de sire its advantages extoended freely to all classes, aud that nothing be permitted to check its progress. We arc glad to ?statu that the Board of Examiners have adopted measures, whieg we think will secure bo.tcr teachers inAhe future. out of1 their money wc regard as cruel in the extreme, and wholly inexcusable. Wc now come to m-tttern of a differ ent character which have recently agi tated the public mind, and of which as Jurors, we feel it our province to take cognizance It is said that a purty of disguised men recently passed through our community, and posted notices in different parts, warniug certain classes to desist from what they regarded an evil carocr. Who these individuals are we are unable to ascertain. It is true that they couimit'cd no outrages, and molest ed no one, but wc regard this as no pal liation of their offence. If their aim was, as thoy indicate, to correot the abuses of the government the plan they pursue is inexcusable. There is uo safety to a country and no guaran tee agaiust civil commotion, if men are permitted to take law into their own hands. No matter how corrupt and oppressive a government may be, as a Christian people we cannot ignore the Scriptural .doctrine "to be subject to the powers that be." ^ Bert whilo wc most unhesitatingly con demn these acts of lawlessness aud dis order, we would respectfully invite those in power, who feel an interest in the public wellare, carefully to survey the lie Iii, aud remove all possible cause ot unlawful proceed inm' f*u nrm^r /*#??'?//#. lion There urc many eviis urtret which wo are now groaning which could be easily cor^ected, if our legislators were not carried away by a falsu id?a of freed in. It is iudeed lamentable that is so glar ing and so intolerable front the fact that it beurs heaviest Cpcr/ the trottest laborer, the bouo and sinew of the country', that we cannot fail to bring it to the notice Oi th? OOUi't. It is the illicit traffic io cotton. We do not censure the man who sells the goods as much as those who buy, from the fact that the former are mostly igno rant, and the latter generally cave had better advantages, and aaro expected to do better. We desire to iofriuge upon the liberties of no man, however humble he may be, All we wish is that the grand objec of government, which is the happiness of she goto filed, should be carried out. To this end we desire to make a jother recommendation to our legislators, which we trust they will consider carefully. It ia to urge tho adoption of an Act by tho next Legislature requiring each Store' keeper to keep a Register, which shall ha open at all times to public inspection. Said Register simply recording the name of evory person selling pmduco of any kind, the quantity and kind of produce sold, and the date of sale. And further thst if it be proven thst any Storekeep- j er his nogleoted to Register sny name, he should be fined s certain penal snm. Such an enactment we look upon aa mild, yet stringent, and while it msy curtail the freedom of the dishonest, it can have no such tendency with the up right. ^ Another evrWn our County which we must bring to the attention of our legis lators is the tardiness in which tho just debts of tho government are paid. This wo regard as vor^injurious and inexcu sable. Thero being no other matters suggest ed to our attention, we desire to say in conclusion, that although most of the business wc have been engaged in during the two terms of Court has beon of a distateful nature, wc have wuded through it all, impelled alono by a sense oi duty, nnd all the favors wc ask of the public, is that if wo have erred, our errors should be attributed where wo think they properly belong, to the head and not tho heart. Finally we think it proper to say that our rote upon this Presentment has been unanimous. S. R. MELLICH AMP, Foreman. SHAKES. Everybody in and nroond Norway Flat waa acquainted with Shakes. Shakes was every ono's favorite, nnd every one's laughing stock. What his real name was, no one on the Flat, ex cepting the Postmaster, knew or seemed at all anxious to ascertain. In outward appearance, he was a specimen of debua d humanity. ]>o bauch cry wrs indeli bly stamped upon every feature It was deemed a rare sight to seo him with a clear* face. Streaks of gr:sy forced - . -. V "mm ?rlssres that clung to his long matted looks and untrimmed beard. A coar&e blue wool en overshirt, with tattered sleeves, cov ered his back, from- whence many doubted whether it had been removed since tho day he first put it on, itr Orif fio's store, twelvo months ago. His duok pants had completely lost their original whiteness, and were tucked into a well worn, much patched pair of gum-boots Tho veritable felt hat. Worn by him iu '52, still maintained its usual position on the side of his head. The only change it had npparantly undergone since then was that a piece of and rubber coat now sonstituted tho crown. Shake's history, outside of the pre cincts of Norway Flat, was wrapped in complete mystery. Even tho time of his arrival io tho camp was unknown. Brown, tho propriety of the "Occiden tal" Norway Flat's principal hotel, drinking and dancing-saloon?and also oue of tho pioneers of the place, asserted, ??Shakes pummed around here when I fust 'rived, >u '52." It was generally be lieved that l.c hailed from the temper ance State was no the contra able repu "whiskey k nown hi Flat "but bKed his sj ly s tree um I A loholj side'. Shi to be its od crossed its some ono drinking a bench or A It hong I intoxicating liquor, n< no ifs venders on Not way Flit were much the richer for having Shakes as- iheir cusrorner. It was seldom fthat a coin passed from hns hands to* tho barkeeper's drawer; but drink he must have, and somehow or other he always owmaged to obtain it. The manner io> which it was obtained was but a eeebndary consideration to Inn*. Nothing was too humiliating or too* degrading for him to do for it. When beggvog failed, strategy was im mediately resorted- to, and- in this he was invariably successful. He WOtt'd cuter the saloon, go up to the bar with thumb aud forefinger inserted ic his pocket, and a'.dresd the bar kcoper thus : "I say, bar keeper, hurry up; give nie a 'brandy straight.' " The bar-keeper would first^ Cast a glance at the position of the Hand, and would unconcernedly drink. ' Here's luck," and retire from the counter with out paying. "Ho, Shakes 1" ??Ehr "Come and see me." "No, thankee; don't feel like it nowj jest had un." And the bar-keeper learned that be was duped once mere, but dared not at tempt to punish hie deceiver. The ia dignation of the entire camp would most assuredly fall upon tbe individual who dared to abuse Shakes. He was Nor way Flat's "privileged character/' "Likes his whiakey, I know; but he's a harmless, good-naturod old devil for all that," was tho sentiment universally expressed by tho members of that little mining community. Inebriate as he was, Shakes was not indolent. Ho was always, in sunshine or rain, engaged in chapping cord-wood, or in riving shakes?long shingles; from which latter occupation he received his nickname. The sun roso on Shakes entering the woods; it set upon him making a "bee line" for tho "Pony Sa loon." Fire-wood wos worth SG a cord, and shakos 816 a thousand, in those days, on Norway Flat Shakes always chopped from two to three cords per day. Three dollars a cord ho paid "Billy the boatman," for hauling it, which, of | course, considerably diminished his earnings; still, there was a good msrgin left. How it came to pass that he should ulways be poor, could never be satisfactorily explained. His condition of being, what ho termed "fiat broke," was puteut to all, and was considered of tbe mysteries of his peculiar life no one cared to solve, and accepted unques tioned. Norway Fat, since the time of its dis covery in '52, had continued to be a prosperous mining camp. The fabulous yield of raauy of its claims had been re ported iu the culumcs of the leading crous "opportunities had been offered' Shakes to become the possessor of ground of a promising character, subsequently proving rich. Mining, however, pos sessed no attractions for him. There existed no nfRuity between bis nature and the excitement of tho average gold ramcr's life. Ho never ewwed a foot of i mining ground, "and didn't intend to,' he was accustomed to say ; "I go fur the sure thing." Even when the Wake-up Jake Company struck a two-onnces-to the-pun prospect, Shakes declined stak? ing off tbe adjoining ground, then va cant, and upon which ho was at the time chopping wood. The same piece of ground aftcrwarn proved the richest spot ou the whole Flat, nearly 1,200 ounces being obtained from it as the proceeds of one day's washing. This lack of cnterpriae?this disinclination ta ven ture?was supposed to be tbe morbid offspring of his dissipated career. Tbe only things for which he appeared to hare any care were his axe, cross-cut saw, npd frower. Theso constituted bis entire stock in trade, and for them he ometbing bordering upon af as viewed as one of Norway res. It had been settled long minds of its inhabitants that oold decay in the little ceoie knoll overlooking the Flat. ? .v~?-.?-^ trbroi tot j utcrtained by any one fn that mmuoity. Shakes and Nor id grown up with one anoth y Flat was Shakcs's home, cd a home elsewhere, he cn heard to speak of it. er of '59 had sot in. It was middle of November. The covered with seversl iuches he tinkling of sleigh-bells was heard in the distance, and the little town ou the Fiat was instantly thrown into a commotion. It was all occat.ioo od by the arrival of "Barnard's Monthly Express.' The arrival of the express was an important event in the otherwise monotonous routino of every-day life at tho Norway Flat; for bo it remembered that the era of wagon roads and railways had not then been inauguatod, and Com munication between that motttitain re treat and civilization was at beat infre quent and uncertain. Among the anx ioili fuuvn awaiting tho trpeuing of the little wicket of the Post-Office snd the distribution of letters appeared that of Shakos: Sliortly afterward he was ob served intently perusing a letter. "Dam'd 'f I dou't utako tracts fur hum," he: suddenly exclaimed, and as suddenly bade farewell to Norway Flat nnd its Mirruiiuditirs. That evening Shakes wee missed flutes hb usual haunts, nnd it soon became generally knows thst he had 1st? the) Fist. This was an unp?ec?dou*ed episode in Norway Vise's history. Noth ing had ?Ter occurred before to disturb Us uniform' equanimity, excepting the shooting of Red* Altck by Russian lfflf in s messen? of fremticd excitement, prew doesd in the beat of s discussion aw to* the merits of the parties thee in the Crimean War. His was the unirorMl topic of around every fireside and In every pur room in the camp. The speewJsxfew* as to the cause were us varied aa they #tW improbable. The thermometer at Browri's that evening, indicated 15" below aeroj bet no fears were harbored in the mind of any one as to the. safety of the one W&0* had so tftfceretrioaiously left tite ttw| "homeward hound." Weeks passed on, atrd nothing hawf been sees or heard of Shakes since haw departure. Norway fie had almost for* gottecf him. Brown, the landlord ef the "Occidental,"' was standing in fett? doorway, gating abstractedly at the die? tant wlndir * of the "down coOatiy** trail. It was only the previous day what a prospective party had passed sJosaj is from the Fist, dounb for the mining csmp of Diggers Delight, ted about ten. miles distant. fits thoughts naturally recurred to their cV partuie and prospects. Suddenly, hit quick eye detected in the distance n group of mco skrwly trudging toward the Flat, and was somewhat astonished to recognize in them the prospectors of Diggers' Delight returning,bearing wish them a heavy burden. The news SSSBj spread that Shakes had been fouwd dsns! -* at Diggers' Delight. I? waa evident that 4 j night had overtaken him there, nnd ths4 he bad determine\ to spend it in ons a? the deserted rhrrnticis. The flfcvfdsse' M'' J<Illitoi?*^y^ him. ewafr^wsesVa^ ready for the match; but it unkindled. Why, no one i The verdict'of all wh> heard taei , was that be bad fallens victim test* severity of the weather on that lllllkae. , , of tbs day he left the flat, or, as* tisf i tXjtrmii * ?fr? dead.'' In aa inaida pocket of a vest underneath has tagged overshirt, a et of letters wawfcvnd, all ofwbicJ-* written in the fame handwriting, addrceaed to "James WUkensoa, 1 Norway Flat." Sundry were also discovered in the ?one of an aged lady, man in the prime of IvfiVf three beautiful girls of from teen years of age. All the letter* the same post-mark, "-, hie.** 1 envelope was endorsed In pencil '?Reed, (date*,) J. W." One of them was indorsed, "Reud. Norr. 17, 185*?, J. W." That was the day thai fflmwew left Norway Flat, Its contents explain' ed the mystery of his life and poverty, snd ran thus: ??, Maine, Aug. 30, 1859. My dear James: lour lsst renitance of $260 mot been duly received, and* the mortgage on the farm is now pair*. * * ?* Have you not impoverished* yourself to keep us in comparative luxury f have wanted nothing. * * * says she cannot possrb*}w Urs through the coming winter. She leagu to see you, James, before she dice. *??* Emma, Annie, and Gerffy are efl ?a9. * * * O, James, do come-home at ones; if not, I shall seU the placd neat sartwfv and como to Norway Flat myself. Your nlectionate wife, The bright side of Shake's ?1 which ho had- sc carefully from the sight of bit fellow lie re revealed*. Ami be has to another home to receive his: The Overland Monthly, September. Tito Fist S>ioKB*.-~Bvwiy one knows thst tobacco was first into repute in England by 8fr Raleigh. At first he smoked in not wishing it to become com men ; buC sitting one day ibftorbeelia with a pipe in his mouth, ha his serveui to bring him a mug el beer. The fallow, ss ^sooo ss he entered tan? rooT), was seised with/ terror, threw the contents of the u.4g into Mr' WeJterV facc, and running down stairs, out, '-Fire ! fire ! fire! help! 8tr has studied till head is on Are, ami tho smoke is bursting out of his I no^e r