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An Ungon Lay.
Among them that came to speculate in stock
und supplies,
WitawlVlluw named Stewart, a man of en
terprise :
He bong it a Hwitohdailed sorrel, two yours
old, which had a white face,
And lie bantered all Portland O. T., for .a
three hundred vai-d race.
1 Irar was a man had a horse, which he
thought her pretly fair,
She was giuncrisliy ktiow'd as Miltard's thou
sand dollar Utk*9;
Ho hadn't auy idea, ho said, of doing any
thing so rush,
But he ioe'i up Ur. Stewart for two hundred
uoli.iis cash.
So every a ul in Portlan I, <). P.. went
straigtit eluwn to the courao.
Anil every cent we borruwo<l, we bet on Mil
ium s horse.
And tuar was that Bpeckilating Stewart with
' lua baud upon ms nip.
And two n.eu u-iolluwiiig with a tin pail full
of uoil.ii--> aud a cbuinpuguc ba?kct lud
of scrip!
Well, they measured off the ground, and the
burses got a start,
AnU cuuie running down quito pret y, ubout
lour tc-et apart,'
And tue Milium mure had it all her own way
us everybody said,
T.ll juat as mey got iu the cuJ of the track
that ar' sort el ?uui sutuiu' iiko teu lye-l
ahead.
Alter we seen that, tbar ris a most surpris
in urn,
Ami re-marks like this 'vre followed, "Jog
tav ttveriaattu' skui."
"I'll be dou-it.iruod, aud dog-goticd, aud
iltiig-bluiiicet by Pike."
And tuar was ?ucti a bow ling, and saaring,
huU uane-iug, tiiMt mau,)' old people Salti
uuti ue-vc-r sccu tuo like.
And that 'ur speckc-lauu* Stewart, he i-judo
Main- ? Iim ;
He l.ciivJ in? money iu a huud-curi, und
r.i .11 l C*?C f...-? - ;
AnU ?i,i?Uj .-im.o.g pulled it oil, as if be
no.ii t iiioiu m'w ucil ;
Au-? b.ujc i.i. o wo .oho i pu,d uo tuxes, uvr
buu^ti, uothjiig, uor oooi uotaiiig, iur t
d^.iiijP.aJ ,U... iu uli 1'ui'i.aLiM, II. '1?.,
luDtu uiui a.U0.? led ecu i lull.
Tituiiug i-iru Um u s.
A 1 HUE STOHY.
ar Una.
Iu u mi.all village in one oj'jha must
i.uiru'u divtrivti* pt" the weM ot Ireland,
tbcfo lived u vcr1 pour widow, whu-e
a. le uih r it,nice Iron, lur liu-baiul wad
i uii lnaliliv children. glrla, id there
niftti.Ve .??pe? ul llirrti mid fife. I'ain
lully. and *>y the utumst efforts slut cun
trivcd to ptt&> two y en a ul lur aoi run I ul
wid. wlm..d
'1 Inn utiiiie ih" potato lait.iuo, and
Ii. d and si'fttH\ loud, obtained only b\
Lbor too picat for Per delicate Iruoie,
hud. ui i.i-i thrown lu r upon u tuck ed,
. ioi death, in pity, removed her inn Ion
i! y.', it lid with.nit great auiTuriiig, IVo.n
her c.irthP, troublus.
'J he poverty or" the pariah w.ia h
great, that nothing could be doue tin
ti.U |)Ol r in , an-. Ail tile llUlgltb I t.
.villi the ulihiiat desire tu help, a or* loo
lumipu btrickeu lliouieulvca, and heard
tin ir' own childiou tuu oi'teu or) tu vain
u>r bread, iu ur-ciai ulhcra
"ll" ihu thi uicti v.uni only be got tu
Iviburii,'?u village anuiu miles d i.ila111,
*?aid uue ol" the litiplibur?, alter ilie
pour mother had becii buried, *u brotiiei
ul their father lives there, und he could
llOt p.-.-Klbly relUiaj !?? !:;!.;._ y?rtj kJl tllOUI.
?lint inutte-r* ure aa hud there as here,'
rt')ditd unothei, -iint I tear they will be
no be tin i ? It ti.eie.'
'It CntillOt pi'.->il'ly be worse thiio
<.ere, lor nothing but atarvaiiou h tu reu
ilu iii in Ihu lilUU. ll we at no them to
? iieir reluiiuns we huve douu our duij
\\ i- Oatiliot pot-sioly kru,. tiu in hero.'
All were at laat agreed ujion thia j
und na the'? Was u earner, who, uu III.
next day, *ua going near tu Kitburo.
ue aua rvouoded, as an uct ol charity.
t.i take ihu clutureu with liiui. 1 tie
i.ait ruudily COUPetited, add ihu Dcigll
iiors lilt sntiatiod that lliey had dune uli
that could be required ol'tbera.
'i he currier, us agreud. cuuio next day.
and took the two girl-?Lizziu wus
-even now, und AiUiy live?iu bis can
vsitii in ui. '1 ho timid abildron ktpt
very cloht. together; the ?uriier hurdiy
o..kfd ut ihein. 'loaurds DUUll tue)
.? ??t iled ilie t>pot a here the curt wuuhl
.um ut). ihu Ulli ll lilted i Iii-Iii oui,
shuWed ihew u r< ud iu the lel't, and h,,de
ihfui go Slriilftbr jbrnard, Hud ii they
did uot tttriN WWII (liu tll^hhmd, they
w>uld, to about two hours, cotue tli?
place. Ilo then drove off. The child
ren bobbed out 'U?ud bye,' und looked
ul tor Ii im us long an thuy coubi ?oe the
least speck of the curt, und theu they
buch began tu cry.
Liz/.'v ceased her crying first; she
took bold ot h?r little Hhstur'g hand,
who hud seated herself uu the ground,
und .-aid,
'Get up, Mary; W? must Hut stay
hure, ii' wu a i.-h to gut tu Kilburu.
We ounuut (tup hure uu (he ruud '
'1 um su hungry,' subbed .Mary; 'we
have bad nothing tu eut ull diy.'
And uguiu they begun tu cry; lor
Lizzie was e<( unity hungry. '1 he poor
chiidruii hud guue tu bed wilhuut loud
the night be.or**; it wus a long timu
slice I ley hud a ull meal; (he nci b
burs, where they had st.iye I siuee the
death uf their poor met tier, Had li-it
given i in: 01 any break lust, us tho pu??r
people hud rcully imthiug to eat. it
was now tiiimer llUle, but there wad uu
d puer t>>r l he ill.
'Cuiuc, Mary,' ut lastsiid Lizzie; 'wo
must try lu git to a?.uie house; we ?:ay.
perhaps, got u little broad, or u lew po
tatoes. Lf we stay here we shall starve ;
uu uue wjll bring us unyt' iug tu cut
here.'
'Uli ! if uur dear mother wcro but
ulive !' cxclaiuicd the little one, getting
up with diluculty.
The c.ildreu were very weak, an I
could < nly drag themselves tluwiy along,
iluud in baud they tottered uu. Several
tin es Mary declared that alte could hot
j:o any lartlier, and sat duwn mi the
highroad ! mid it wu* with the greatest
difficulty that Llizic persuaded her tu
^et up again, and to pursue their way.
At last Lizzie fa! bled she saw u house
and pointed ton* rd the spot.
?Now, Mary, we snail havn something
to eut; we shall tiud goad people there.
It took tllOlll Ut??rc thall It f|U lit 1* oi
au hour bet?re til y tcached the larui
house, for sikdi it p.ovcd tobe Witu
hesitating step* tit y appro .eh-tl the
house, lor llioy had never b.-g?. ed before,
in spite ut Ii ir former misery. Hut ui
ill ? im iu -.it they cou.d think of nothi in
also bu their terrible hunger. Wden i
lew tcps If on the house, thuy heard the
furiuer violently scolding uue of his men. i
Then he went into the house, fiercely
closed the door after llim, mi us to make
the wi dow.> rattle, cnOtiiiUini! his alui-e i
? ? i
ull the time. 'I he children, terrified.
and with beating hearts, stood ?tili ut
thw door until the v.dee ceased, l'lieu
Lizzie op *ncd the d ?nr, and boh the
ehildr n entere I. 'the fnruier sit in an
arm-chair by ih - fire
'Well, what <11 you want T lie h irdlly
t.Nk d the children, who were too frigh
leued to utter a word, ami to tell their
errand. 'Can't you speak V Ii? asked,
s- ill more roughly.
Lizzie at last took courage, ntlJ said.
gently ?
'Oh. if you would he so good and give
us the least little bit to cat ?a small
piece of bread, of a low Dotiitocs.'
'1 tliouulit so.' shouthed the farmer;
'1 was sure you were untiling but beg.
g rs, tilthou;.!) you Jo not seem to belong
to this neighborhood. We have plenty
uf those here, and Jo not want them to
eouie froui other parts. Welmvu uot
got bread for ouiselves in these hard
limes. V?m will jjet nothing hi rc. lie
ull this moment.'
The children, dreadfully frightened,
both began to cry bitterly
*'i hat will ?!??! fj.} good,*' contin
ued the man; '.'hat kind of whining is
nothing new tu me, and won't move me.
Li t your i Brunts feed you ; but they, no
duubt, prefer idling, rather than getting
their living by honest lab ir.."
?Our parents uro dead,' said Lizz'e.
T though: so,' replied the farmer;
? w heuevor children are sent out mo beg,
'heir lu her and mother urealways dead,
or, ut bast, their la bei. 'I hut is a Uiere
excuse lor begging. JJo off this min
ute.'
?We huve not cnti n a morsel the whole
iiuy ' plcuded Lizzio. 'We are so tired
wu cannot move u step. IT you would
but give us the leabt little bit to cut, we
.?re so hungry.'
'-1 have tidd you I should not. Beg
gtiM get nothing hero."
'J he farmer got up with a threatening
lot k. Lizzie quickly opened the door,
a ul drew her sister along with her. The
ehddreu ag ?ii .-t tod in the f.rmyird.
but knew not whut to do. Suddenly
little Mary drew her hand Ifoiu her sis
ter's clasp, ami went tu the other bide of
lite ya.dj th<re ant a biy, tieice dig
chained ; his diuttef stood bet?re him in
a ?coden basin. Mary put h-r hand in
the basin ami bigan eating with the dog.
L'zziu went nearer, and saw that in the
basin there was some iiqunr, in which u
lew pieces of bread and some boiled no
tatoa were floutiHg. She likewise could
unt resist j she had hut one feeling? that
of the most gnawing hunger; she took
aiuuo ut' the br^Ui und the potatoes und
nte them greedily.
The dog, Uf? accustomed to such
gueMs, 1.mked at the children lull id as
tonishment, fin drew back a little,
then sat down and left them his dinner
lie had i-i'teii very little.
At this nullius?t tliclanmr steppeil
into the yard; lie wished to sec wh ther
the children Iiad;Teafly left, und there he
saw this singularatti?.ie.
'1 he dog was tinted lor his flerceiiehS,
and feared i?like-by old and young ; he
Was obliged to Ira -Const a lit ly chained.
No one duredito cume wear linn, ex
cept his master. "' Even servants put the
tood bef?>"o hia#i.4u the most cautious
manner.
At I ho Gist iiuinci.t the man thought
of nothing but Aim fearful danger in
which the ehildrcii w re. and quickly
w.ilkiiu towards them, he exclaimed:
'Don't, you b?4s the do- ? He will
tear you to pieces V
liut suddenly ,lie stopped as if rooted
to tin ground ; t^e d ig had pot up again
and fjoiic near the childivu ; then he
looked up at his piaster aud wagged his
tail. It seemed ins if he wished to say,
Don't drive my quests away!'
At that sigh&vtt great change came
uv.r the man; the spectacle bcf.re him
(feted up .-Ii hi tu like an electric shuck,
und feelings such us lie hud u_-ver hud
belore seemed to ftir wiiliiu him.
'1 he ehi.divn had linen, tcin?cd at
the call ol' tiiuuta.il, leuiiul uf puuiali
in. ill lor ha\i;!g eaten against hi. eu.u
lu.ii.d. '1 llvy stood W.ill downcast ey s
At last, utter acVvr.?l uiluu.ca' sileiioe.
?tie i..r.iict' aAu.ljrf^
'.lu >"?? i - 'aify"su^Yo i'r:'ully hungry
t at you do not even desuisu th?- ?J"g s
tuudf" But without waiting lor uu
answer, he uiutiuuud, '(Juteu in, thou;
y-u shall have something toeut?>s
uiueli as \<u liKe ' And taking tlieiu
l?j the I and, Ik: led thelll lilt tho UuUSe,
calling out to the servant, "lj.ddy, g I.
some hot bread and milk, und he quick,
ibr t hesu children.'
The d >g had sham-d the master?the
brute hud tu light (lie tu an.
uuched by what he hed Been, the
farmer was anxious to make amends lor
wjuit his conscience showed him to bo a
-ivat sin. lie seated hi.ns.;lt' nt the
table, sat down by ihelli, and kindly
asked them their names.
?My iitituu is I.izzi ?.'said ihe eldest,
?und my sister is called Mary.'
'Ilave your parents been lung dead V
?Our futhcr has been dead twoyars,
luit our mother only die I l ist week.'
And ut the thought ol'their recent
loss, both children began tigitii to weep
? Don't cry. children,' said the I'aruier.
kindly. 'Gml will, in one w iy m
uiiother, take care of y'uii Hut toll mc,
ii- r, whjro do y-oi come ft-in,
'Yv< tn J.< ugluin.' replied the rl.ild
? Fi inn 1.? ugh rut V miked lh? man.
?From liOtighreu (thit i-> ?traute !'
lie began to suspect the Ii uth, and
naked, hesituting'y,
? \\ hat was your lather's name?'
'Martin Sullivan,' replied Lizzie.
'What?Martin - .Martin Sullivan?'
';u e?uiuiiucd, jumping up -it the Hitnio
iini<'. und casting a picrc:ng look ut [he
ehildrcii, thoroughly fright ning thoni
II is luce grew red, thou tears came into
his i-ycs ; ut lust he nobbed itlotld. lie
look the youngest child in his arms,
pressed hor to his hen t, and kissed her.
The .child struggled, and culled lor hel|
to her sifcti r ; she emld nut think wh .1
the man meant.
'I hen he put dorn the little one, and
did the Mine to Lizzie, who took it more
quietly, us she lad seen I hit C the man
hoi not hurt her sister. At last lie
became more oouposed; ho dried his
tears und snid?
?Do you know in; Imme, children ?'
'No,' replied liirtc
'How happened it, then, that you
oamc to me ?' he asked. 'Hud any one
sent you to me ?'
'Nobody sent ?*,' replied Lizzie. 'WO
were to go fu KilhUrn, w'ieie. u brother
id our lather lives, and they said hu
would pludiy ioceivu u?. l>ut I do not
believe it, for uUr mother always said
lint bo was a herd hearted dun, who
did not cure lor his relations.'
?Vt>ur mother was quite rigW when
the ?aid so,' ? ?1 tne*farmcr. * H>it what
will you do il this hardhearted muodoe?
nor receive you?'
'Then we ?hall have tc starve,' an
swered Lizzie.
'No, no!'exclaimed tho mm, quickly;
'it shall never come to that?never.
Dry your tears. The merciful God has
had pity on your helple^'ms-^ and has
made u-e of a 6orce brute to s iften the
hard heart of your uncle, and, therefore,
he will never forsake you?never!'
The children looked at the man in
utter bewilderment; tv ey did not under
stand what he said; his words and h *
b. havinr were alike atraoigl to thjin.
'i his he soon perceived, lor he added ?
?You were going to Kiiburn, to Pat
rick Sullivan; you are already there! I
am your uncle, an 1 nuw that I know
you are the the children of my brother
M utiii, I make you welcome.'
Quickly their tears changed to smiles,
and merrily an I he irtily did they eat of.
the food which Biddy just theu placed
before thctu.
Marcolini.
It was midnight in Venice ; the great
cluck had struck, and was still echoing
through every porch and g illery in the
quarter oi' St. Mark, when a young citi
zen, wrapt in hi-* cloak, was hasteuiug
hoiflc from an interview with his mis
tress. His step was light, for his heart
was so. Her parents hid just consented
to their marriage ; and the very day was
named.
'Lovely Giulicltu !' he cried, 'and
shall 1 then call thee mine at last ?
Who was ever so blest as thy Marco
lini V
But as he spoke he stopped ; for
s* un tiling glittered on the pavement be
f re him. It was a scabbard of rich
workmanship; an 1 the discovery, whit
was it but au earnest of good fori une ?
Moit th -ti thereV he cried, thrus iug
it gaily into hi - belt. 'If another claim*
thee n't. tliou hast changed masters ! ?
and on he \v. nt as before, humming the
burden of a song which he and his Giu
liclta had beeil singing together.
Hut little we know wlrat the next
minute will bring forth ! He turned by
the Church of St. (Jomiuiuno, und in
three steps met the watch. A murder
hud just been committed. The Senator
U"uu di had been found dead ut hid door,
tue d igger left in his throat; and the
unfortunate .Marcolini was dragged a any
lor exsiiuimiti u. The place, the time,
everything served to excite, to justify
?Uripiciou ; and no sooner had he entered
tin guard house than a damning wi.ucss
appeared against him. 'flic bravo in
his flight had thrown away his scabbard;
ami, smeared with blood ? with blood n 'I
yet dry. it was now in the belt til .liar
colini. Its pntr'eiau ornaments struck
every eye; and when the fatal dagger
was produced and compared with it, not
a doubt o*' hi*, guilt remained. Still
?here i" in the innocent an energy, a
Composure?an energy when they speak,
i compn.mrc when they urc sl'lent, to
which none can be alto ether insensible;
and ti.e judge dc.tyed fur Home time to
pronounce the sentence, though he was
a near relation of the dead. At lci*?lh.
howuvcr, it came; and Marcolini lost his
life, Giulietta her reason.
Not many years nilcrwards, the truth
revealed itself, the real criminal in hid
last momenta ?srtsfr?? sing ?!;._. c-fUioi l s;?d
hence ? lie custom in Venice, u custom
that long prevailed, for a crier to ofy
out in the court before a sentence was
passed, ?Iletueiubei' poor Marcolini !'
Great indeed Was the lamentation
throughout the city ; and tho judge,
thing, directed that thenceforth and fur
er er a mass rtrioUld be sung every night
in n chapel of the lltic.il church, for his
own soul of Marcolini. and the sotild of
all who bail Buffered by all Unjust judg
mcnt. Some laud on tin* Bi-tna was
left by him for the purpose; and still is
ihn mass snug in the chapel ; still every
night, when the great square is illumi
nated, and the casinos tiro filling fast
with lliu guy and the dissipated, a bell
is rung us Jitr a service, und a ray of
light is seen to iastie from u small,
got hie window that looks towards the
place; of execution,?the plape where, on
a scaffold, Marcolini breathed his last.
The Indians of North Anierira observe
an admirable rule in their social inter
course ; and that is, of speaking only one
at a time We curucsily recommend
the unqualified adoption of this simple
rule in all families, for" tho belter pre
servation of domestic quietness.
Remarkable Discovery.
During the heavy gales which prevail
ed last fall, the tide on one occasion was
driven so low iu the North River that a
iv tu ark ble discovery was made. About
seven miles north of St. Augustine, oh
tho west shore of North Hi vor. the re
Ii. u ins of an ancient city where disclosed.
The parties who have given us this in
lorinutiou, are ready to conduct any who
desire to the sp >t. Several wells walled
in with coquiua are uow visible uuder
water, but the foundations of the hotum*
can only be felt with a pole, on the
occasion of the discovery, a gate had
prevailed for four or five days from the
north, diiviug the water out of tho river
to uu extent never betVrc known. Fur
ther investigation have also brought to
light a coquiua quarry on this si tue bite;
und, what is the most remarkable, the
quarry is iu the midst of a dense ham
mock?and which any one c.iu see now,
bj taking tho trouble to go there. The
rock is of a quality equal to any on
Auaetasia Island, and the quarry has
been extensively used, doubtless, for the
pu p se of building this city or settle
ment?for one or tho other it certainly
was.
The question which naturally arises
is, by whom was this seltlemout made
?by natives of this coutiucut, or Eu
ropeans? AH historiographers agree
Ponce dc Leon, a companion ot Colum
bus, iu his Freund voyage, first touched
on this now world ut tt point three miles
north of St. Augustine. This would
have brought him within four miles of
this city, or settlement, whichever it has
been. Say they, one und all,"he bund
the natives fierce and impluc.role." Hut,
at this period 1512?all history is si
lent, and we hear nothing m ire of 1*1 ri
da or of America uutil 1526, when
Nurvacz arrived on the western or gulf
totst. Who wi.l sdve tins mysttry?
Perhaps it may throw light on the his
tory of America, hitherto concealed
Tor let it be reuiembercd that St. Au
gustine was the first city settled in
America. Our city is still thronged with
visitors. There in y l.-.: some curious
enough to search into llu history of
their c 'Uutryj or, at least, carious enough
to gratify their own curiosity. There
are pie isuru b i its a plenty in the hir
bor, and at tbis delightful season we
I would suggest that a trip up the North
River?on y scveu miles?could bo
accomplished in a very short titn i ?
wind and tide favoring?which our
"pleasure yao'it Amt" perfectly comp-e
bend. Who wi.l go to solve this my ?tu
ry about which we ourselves desire all
! the information we can obtniu.'? St.
Ainjuiline (/7o.) Pita*.
A Curious Fact?It is singular
that the name of God should bo spelled
with four letters in almost every known
language. It is iu Latin, Dcu.t; in
Greek, Zeus, j Hebrew, Adou; Syrian,
I Adnd; Arabian, Alia; Persian, Syra;
Tartarian, Igda; Egyptian, Auma er
Zcut; East Indian, Esgi or Zcul;
Japanese, Zain; Turkish, Addi ; Scand
inavian, Odin; Wullachiun, Zone; Croa
tian, D??ga ; Dalmatian, Kogl ; Tyrrhen
ian, Eher; Etrurian, Chur; Margariuu;
Oese; Swedish, ('odd; Irish, Dich;
German, Gott; French, Dielt; Spanish.
Dios; mid Peruvian Linn. The name
of God in the Anglo Sasns S?ugusge
j means good, and the signification affords
j singular testimony of the Agio saxou
conception of the essence of the Divine
Heiug. Ho is goodness itself, and the
Author of ull goodm ss. Yet the idea of*
denoting the Deity by a term equivalent
to abstract and absolute perfection,
striking as ;t in ?y appear, is perhaps less
remarkable than the fuct that the word
man, used to designate a human being,
formerly signified wickeduuas.
A Hkquest.? Editor* please insert,
is a matter of general interest, the an
nouncement of the third session of the
Agricultural Congress to convmie at Si.
Louis, Mo., Monday, May 27,1872. The
meeting is under the auspices of the St.
Louts Fair Association, and correspond
ence from every section of the country
indicates a full attendance. All Agri
cultural und Horticultural Societies aro
entitled to representation by ouu delegate
lor i itch tilty of its members, and are
eurticstly requestod to Co operate.
CUAS. W. GltEKN,
Secretary.
A woman who i? "worth her weight
iu gold," ii ot aferago site, woscld be
worth about 830,001'.
"Fashion" of Funeral* iw
York.?The presentipnovatioa is to
the body upon a couch, dressed in its '
accustomed clothing, with a pillow under
tho head Tho position is usually thai
of the right or left side, aud the hand*
are arranged in some caturul and easy
position. If tho dead is a lady, * hand*
some shawl is thrown over the figure,
and it a man, an afghan or silken quilt
serves for a covering. Flowers are iu
the room; but not iu such obstrtnive
abundance as to tnako the order of these
beautiful things haunt yon forever after
ward. The funeral is announced, wad
the friends and acquaintance**!*invited,
through the public prints, to be pre****
and take leave of tho departed. No
hearse and ou coffin affront the sight
und chill the blood with thse traditionti
seutiiuents which affrighted our childish
years. As many days afterward* as the
condition of the remains will" permit, s>
few of tho nearest aud dearest are invi
ted to assist in the sad ' ceremony pf
burial. Loving heads lift and lower
tho casket, and tender ones strew the
earth softly above it with flowere, end
pcrhnps some favored wrappings of the
dead uro add d to lie between the dust
winch usually falls so heavily and harsh
ly upon the other dust that is so dear..
No struugc eye witnesses this last sacred
attention to tho departed, and no roem
ory of a thoughlees jar or heavy tread
comes back to embitter the remembrance
of the sorrow ful event?Chicago Times.
Wild Birds Tamkd.?The Saint
Augustine (Fla.) Press ha* the follow*
iug:
"We witnessed * novel, interesting
and beautiful sight, a few days ago, at
the farm of Mrs. Hildretb, situated in
the North river, about two miles above
the city. Mrs. Hildretb, iu the course
of a few months, has succeeded in tarn
ing the wild birds that fly about the
place. While we were in the house,
Mrs. II, went out to the door and cal
led to the birds, which were then in the
middle of the day, in the adjoining forst.
loa few moments a dozen or more bine
Li ids and mocking bird* earns, flying
around her. She then came into the
house and handed each of our party a
raisin, which we were requested to hold
out iti our fingers. We remained still
for a lew minutes, when the birds hopped
iu at the door, flew epon onr hands and
then picked the raisins from onr fingers."
If charcoal is taken into the 8400*011
in a fresh condition it tends to correct
acidity, and to vitalize and invigorate,
although scientists may bo puzzled to tell
exactly why. The moat plausible theo
ry is that it promotes slow combustion,
making the partially decayed matter
burn up aud leave nothing but the fresh.
If r piece of moat is packed in fresh
charcoal, and occasionally repacked, H
will be gone at last, but It will remain
fresh. Charcoal will even rostore meat
partially decayed. Meat that has been
overlooked until it is quite offensiv*, by
washing and packing in charcoal is ree
tored. Used in tho mouth, some authors
say. it tends to prevent the decay of the
teeth. A considerably kfge pleno bold
in the mouth one; in a few days, or even
weeks, will keep the breath sweet and
tend to preserve tho teeth.
HI?I ' i ? >JMII<
7o uu taken without shaking?* hint.
Some one significantly deGuea was a*
being murder set to musio. Gil more
first act cannon to musio in Boston.
Mrs. Senator Corbclt is again, for tha
twentieth lime, pronounced the most
beautiful woman iu Washington.
A Western woman in advertising her
runaway husband ssysf "David has *
scur uu his nose where 1 scratched it"
Do yon understand me nowf" thun
dered a country pedagogue to an uiehin,
at whose head he threw an inkstand.
"I've got an inkling of what you mean.**
Tho woman who is "worth her weight
in gold"isn't such a great matoH after
all. Tho average feminine avoirdupois
would only balance about$30,000 in the
precious metal.
A young lady in Philadelphia, of raro
personal beanty, but no f.rittnc, having
followed the trade of a milliner all her
life, is about to marry an English gen*
tleniso of great wealth.
It is soberly related that * Arm in
England which puts np prepared masts
for tho New Zealand trade, make* s>
large and regular portion of its invoice*
to consist of cans labeled, "canned mis
sionary,** and that thoy go off with the
twrirc* like hot cakes.