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BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
It was a benefit night at the -,
Theatre nud ?all the world" was there to
see and hear.
Before the green ourtain a great as
semblage was gnthurcd together. Thero
was u confused mass of bouquets, jewels
bright, eager faoos and restless bauds, |
all glimmeting beneath tho sea of bril
liant light like a garden of living
breathing flowers.
Behind tho curtain nil was ooufusiou.
'Hurry up, boys !'the property man
cried, making his way out, aud gather
ing up an armful ol tools, 'the orchestra
is up now. Excuse tue, Miss Cecil !'
This last was said to a slight young
girl, who just then was coming dowu
the passage, tapping ono haud with a
roll of manuscrpt, and whom he very
uearly run over.
"Quito excusable, I am sure, Mr
Deano. 1 was not observing anything,
or I should havo seen you. Iam nervous
to-night.
'You ought not to be, Miss Cecil
You have played this part times enough.'
'Yes ; but 1 am particularly anxious
to please to-night.'
'Some attraction in front ?' he laughed
And she shook her head and laughed
Wo, as if there might possibly be sonic
thing iu his suggestion, and then walked
away dowu, and crossed the stage, and
toi.k up her position iu ouo of the en
trnuees near the front.
'1 ho orchestra was playing, by this
time, and the work of preparing the
opening scene going busily on'and,
loauing against the wings, Cecil looked
dreamily out.
She was a rarely beautiful girl, with
.?hiuing hair, curled aud braided in a
leant, ul mass; with great eyes black as
uiidni- !*t, and us soi't aud clear as limpid
water; with a mouth ripe red uud glow
ing, itnd a happy, care-free (hec, 1 kj
j that of a very young child.
Just then there was an eager light :n
her beautiful eyes, and a happy smile
rippling about her sweet mouth, and an
eager expectancy iu every expression
and latitude.
Her little hands came nervously to
gether, as the otchcstia ceased playiug,
and she drew back uutil the groat cur
tain rolled slowly up.
Then a low, sort, tend-r strain of
nMfxic stolo forth from behio? the mimic
trees, bathing the weird and strangely
natural scene iu a flood of mellow light-,
And while the very air was throbbing
with the wild melody, aud all the vast
assemblage was iu attitude intent, Cecil
glided, like a fairy, from her hiding place
and come fclowlj towora the front-lights
For a moment there was a breathless
silence; then a round of -applause rang
mil which shook the buildiug tYutu pit
to domo, und tho lovely benefieiarie
bowed her head, and smiled that winning
smile w hich lor months, had been bewil
dering the public.
Put if the aulicuoj hid watched
closely, they would have seen the daik
eyes wandering toward a box where a
party of geutlomen were sitting, an 1
Rgbting up with a strange degree of in
tercst, as one of the party leaned for
ward and smiled.
lie was a splendid looking fellow, i\
trifle gay and reckless, but handsome as
a pjcrure' with fair skin, deep blue eyos,
sunny hair and a grand prolile.
She took his faco in with one glance
of her dark oves, then turned back and
began her song. How she sang ! It
was a flood of melody from begiuitig to
cud?a wild song, full of sweetuess aud
pathos, and rendered with all tho car
uestticsa und ricituoss of an impassioned
voice' and all the correctness aud preci
sion of a true artist.
When it ended, the audience arose in
masses, and shook the binding with
their thuudeis of applause.
But she heard nothing, saw nothing,
but the face of the man within the box
near her, aud the cluster of flowors
which fell, with a shower of others, at
her feet. That one cluster she gathered
up iu her white fluges lightly ovor
her pretty head, aud stood there, in
a gjaecful, smiling altitude, until tho
paiutcd curtain hid her from his
view;
This was the begiuiug of Cecil Gray's
friendship fur Asbyry Knight. They
had met before, hud chatted, and moss
ed swords in a meaningless flirtation;
hut that night the actual campaign of
friendship opened, and the old- old sto
ry was begun again, in ono of its p.tu -
liar phases.
Cecil livod a long way up town, bnt
tho very day following that grand beno
fit of hers, Asbury Knight's dashing
turnout ibuud its way to her .door; und
she pnme down to the simple parlor to
meet him, looking even more charming
1 than ever, ;n her trim hume dress nud
neat coiffure.
So charmed was he that ho begged
her company for the entire aftornoon,
and drove her away out through the
park, und out upou the rond, which
stretched fur miles away into the open
country.
"What a drive that was ! she had boon
wearied with a long season of labor that
she had fancied almost anything a reliei
which could come tuber; but this?ah.
it was like Heaven !
The newness and freshness of the
spring d iy, the luxurious-car! l?ge, the
beautiful horses, and above all, the hand
some driver, with his conselesa flow of
cheerfulness and wit, were ail like some
bright, imposing dream,
Hu\v easy love folio.vs all these little
acts of devotion !
Cecil Ccould have told you his coming
into her lonely and hitherto level, ss life
lud move ? it from its vory foundation
She lived only ii his pros:noj, Her
fiiat thought, on beginning her night's
labor, was to kn >?v if he was in his b tit.
Her home life grew dull, unless daily
brightened by his coming; her heart
heavy, unless some token of his affection
was being constantly offered tu prove to
her that he loved her.
Hut such men love lightly and easily
Men with beauty, confidence and wealth,
are monarehs and conquerors.
A-bury Knight d;d Jove, a't ir hi-,
fiudiiuu, tha bountiful girl, the talented
aud popular ac ie-s. She was unlike
any one he had ever before aeon and
known.
Not all tho t o ugliness and hardship*
\,t her Wtunge ITfe" could har;n >r Con
taminate her. She was for all the world
like some bright little girl brought up
in culture nud icfiuomcnt, nourished by
pureful and lovi ig bauds, and shielded
from everything that was hard or uu
lovely.
S j he went on loving her aud petting
her, calling her rarely sweet names, aud
making her life b >autifu1 with costly
gilts and loving uttenti ins, nud allowing
her to trust hi n with all tho fo >lish 10-m
of a tender woman ;; heart *
Meanwhile all the world was wonder
ing. Iu u spaee of time so sit irt th it it.
seemed ulmo-t incredible. Cecil's star
shot upward, and she became the reign
ing quccu of song.
Her face grew radiant, her sti p was
airy and li^ht, her voice marvelous iu
its sweetucss and power, and her acting
a wonder to even those who had always
known and admired lier.
Hut love has its summer, and hers {
was nearly over.
Asbury was going away.
*1 shall come back pet," he said to her,
when she cluu'Z tu him, and cried like a
silly child. 'Europo is out of the wrrld,
and a few mouths at the furthest will
hring me back to you. 1 would ii"t ?;o,
my own sweot darling, but for the inov't
ithle business. Cheer lip my dear swee'
darling, and remember, when I return, I
shull bring you something splcud d as a
?ove offering.1
60 he went away, and Cecil kept on
with with her work through all the
dreary winter. With the early'spring
came her annual honefit, ami great pre
parations went on for a grand sit.-cess.
The night came, and the house was
crowded, vri h as fashionable an audience
as ever filled an American theatre.
She was playing that old familiar
part which had one introduced her to
Asbury Knight, and as sho orossod the
stage to take up her position, her
thoughts were with him.
Sho was certainly looking her best
just then, and her old friend, the prop
crty man, paused in his labor of arrang
ing the stage, and CAmOOVcr to her side.
'You aro looking grand to night, Miss
Cecil. I suppose you will make more
conquests than ever. Ily-tho-hy, Asbury
Knight is in front.'
'Yes! Are you pttro ?'
'Oh, yes. Come along and peep
through the curtniu, und you will sec
for yourself.'
She followed him, her heart in a wild
flutter of wonder and delight.
Asbury had roguishly plauued this
beautiful surprise, she thought.
'Thero he is, Miss Cecil.'
Cecil looked out. Yet?, there ho wn*,
silling quite iu '.he shadow of the box, '
but yet near enough to recognize his
handsome face and figure^
Thcro was another gejfttlcmap beside
him, and nearer the frout. three ladies.
Two were past middlo ago, but tho third
was young ; and mere too, oho Was very
handsome. Cecil could see .the outlines
of a splendid figure, and $10 th* beauti
ful face, with its creamy complexion,
velvet brown eyes, qnrl^proud; mouth,
and over all, the shining euro Dot of dark,
brown hair.
Anbury's arm, just than, was on her""'
chair, and she was smiling inlhis face
and In hling his sleevo l(i her jewelled
hand.
'Who is she ?' asked Cecil.
'Asbury Knight's wife.'
'His wife!'
'Yes. They were married last fall,
and have just retuniL-d from their bridal
tour.'
She had heard every word; but, some
how the theatre and its fj?tsltng light
moved afar off the mui-io sounded faint
and subdue*, - nd sY; wen* mccjianically
back to her position, numbered au 1
dazed.
The curtaiu rolled up, tin!* mimic
moon shone through the )> KutiMffej trees,
and Cecil came forth and met' ?> deaf
ening appl tuse, as she h :d douo just a
year ago.
LIcr eyes wandered j ittUully toward
the familiar box, and its r.ri.stjcVitie 00
cupants, just lor a momeu', tHtal then
she began and sung her song.
II' Ashury Kn'ght had duel to listen
he would have uu 'crstood wdty the tears
dimmed so Uiat)y eyes when she had
concluded, and why his wi.'csaid:
'Oh, Ashury it is like" a rail from a
breaking heart?' Did you c-'ei* hear any
thing so sad and sweet!"
But Cecil did not forgot hchblf. She
went ou wiili her part ? at 1)4 the act,
r^kocss.
!3,**TiWfl,*,aB"fire"eji) t ?itfronc^R?^ry^p,,,|
and she came forward :hcKij?V~?u hush,
f r her fa:c w as strang'd*y sa 1 and beau
? f ,\.
T ic orJiester began, but she stepped
forward and wavod her hand, saying
something in a low voice.
Then she -l ippcd hack a pace or two,
and all alono, begin thatsad, sweet, bal
lad, 'Uncer th s Daisies.'
Her voice was sweet. ?r:n an 1 cleir ;
but there was a glimmerjd' tours within
her eyes, and something bitterly sad und
hopeless uboul the pretty mouth.
"An 1 so 'tis better we 1 iv ! 1 as we did,
'J in' emnnicr of love together*
And that one oi us tired and j*aid down to
rest,
Kro the coming of wirttery weather."
Asbury wood- red and shuddered, for
her great burning eyes Were turned to
ward him, and her whole voice fraught
with a strange, and at that inouieut an
uu fathomable meaviug.
This s urn ended, aud without a smile
she moved a step or two h.ck, and stood
in the almost deathly silunco which had
fallen upon the assemblage*. It was for
a moment only, aud thou slit: d.ew ^ i.ue
thing from her die s?sotsethiog which
flash d in tho gaslight ? and a quick,
.-hu p re; ? t rang through th : hau 10.
There was no uaod of tho cloar Im:
of the in 1. - who camo promptly out
proclaiming ? / the horro> triekeu audi
ouce the ti l' .gs. She is dead,' Thoy
know thul before' when th -y saw the
slight lor n sway to and fro, and full
back, the whito face tur.iod up in the
hglr, tho duak oyca diin*t?od aud g!a
zedi
Not one could answer, uul< ss it was
Asbury Knight, ?vho hurried his young
wife home, and cursed the hour that
fi t ered him, (or alter nil tho only love
his worldly heart ever harbored had bo
longed to pretty Cecil.
A Chinaman in Sun Francisco, who
was having money to buy his lady-love
from the flowery kingdom j had scraped
together $i!UU of the $800 demanded*
Thinking the more speedily to accumu
late, Mollicau money ho visitod the
lair of "the tiger," whxh soon clawed in
all of John's greenbacks.. The China
woman was stricken with deapair whon
she heard of this an d lv ink deep of lau 1
anutn, which put hcrjnto her final and
never ending sleep. When sho was
buried all her wearingapparel, valued at
9200, was hurued at her grave!
'Here, you young rasca 1, wulk up and
givo uu account of ymrsolf. Where
bavo you becu V \\fter tho girls,
father.' 'Bid you know ma to d 1
so whou I was a boyr 'No, sir; but
mother did.'
Tho Country Past-OITke.
Tho country post office is seldom, per
haps never, a building dedicated to Itt
tcrs, with Uncle Sam's initiales ou the
outward wall.
The postmastor usually, keeps 'the
store' as well and regards the other lit
tle affair as a means of increasing his
business?nothing more. When any
one comes for a letter he will he apt to
go away with sugar also. The. salary ol
the position is not worth an office-scc!?er
struggles, as it is sometime* two doiiars
per annum, sometimes f)ur. The letters
are put away in a desk or box, if tho
post-masti r is a very carcfal man, if n >t
ho hunts them up when inquired
for.
The oflicier at my post olficc?Frog
land Station?is currently leportcd to
have replied to Miss Sabina Smith's in
quiry for a letter, by shouting iuto the
back room;
'I say. wife warn't that ere letter Ba
by was chawing, directed tu Miss Sabi
na Smith!'
To which wife replied:
'Yes; I'll fetch it. I allow you'll have
to dry it. Miss Smith, 'fore you k in
road it. He's chawed the cuvelopso elar
through.'
This, however, is a strong eise Gen
erally, by going for a letter to the Frog
laud Station, one would t?e apt to get it
with the envelope unbroken.
What a gathering place that pist
wfLcc is! Perched upon the barrels, or
loaning on the couuttts, one may fin !
all the idlers of the neighborhood; an.|
here, too, about post-hours, young fann
ers make their appearance, and, while
talking of crops, anxiously watch the
road down which some yjung female
figure is pretty soou to Come No
doubt many a proposal bus b-C-n made
?>? ? -y home from the post-offioo.
Tf not, young, farmers', have no id^tof
what a good chance means. A 1 Q |
ijuiet road, uu t.>ovi:,| in ?ij.lit; trees
Waving overhead; a little brook rippling
on one hand, on the othersido the woods;
the summer afternoon drawing to a
close: all sweet things influence her
budding heart; and he 'in his store
clothes and a "boughten hit," look
in gs a well.
'iho question, practically interprete-1
would be:
'After a fuw months of courting and
kissing, will yon wash, and scrub, and
milk, and cook fjr in>' until you die ol
it!'
But why should the country girl ijo
more than her city si-t.-rs? They see
a bright picture often quite unreal
through tho magic circle of the mar
ringe ring, and so does she of course.
I'crhap^ ?? roglau ? Siati.iu is not iho j
place, bui it miglit huvo been; where n
letter directed to MMotheF^und nothilig j
more, lay so long mystifying tho post |
master, until an old woman hobbled in j
one mohiiug and asked for ' a letter
from my son, what's at sea," when the i
epistle being hau led over, was fjuuJ tj
have reached its destination.
Sipiire Schcock claims the i'ig on
I'dopo with "Squire s^unk" upon it,
as a matter of course; and Miss Anna
MuM.i Morton does not feel surprised
when an epistle is handed to her with
this remarkable word upon it:
Au u.rm ti iah M'irri i n.
A letter is a letter when it comes to
a pountry post office, and it is not ex
poeted to be clean, or to be directed iu
any orthodox manner.
Letters addressed. "Poly Jenkins,
or any of ,eic it sdie's away," and
"Helen Hibbens, forgetting, her mar
ried name,' were received without sur
prise.
Due which bore the superscription,
"Mr. Heter Parkins," remained for a
long timo uaclaimod, u-.itil tho post
master remembered that that was his
own name. He hid been called "Uncle
Fete" so lmg, that he had forgotten the
fact entirely.
Yes, this is a queer little post officer
quain! and strange and simple, and with
out rules or order; but though it many
u message of joy and sadness had pass
ed? many a story of marriage and death.
Hearts havo beaten wildly on their way
to that frume building perched, treeless,
on a bill; and many u poor, quivering
lips had been hardly able 'to form the
words, "None for me yet!"
There come the ears, sweeping along
the road with a great train of coal wag
ons, and ono little passeuger car for
Frog laud Station. There will bo two
or three letters haudud over to the post
master at most but these may break
hearts, ar fill them with untold joy.?
Mary, Kyh: D/ilfax.
Swallowing a Man.
John Thomas was a rqan of Icon wit
apd strongly tinctured with the love of
the humorists. He had been dowu to
Concord, and had seen the Fakir of Ava
yerform his woudcrful tricks of legerde
main, f ??? wn?J rnlnfint/ ??t*??t?*????
in the bar TOO M of the Conway house,
and among other things, declared that
ho had gaiucd an insight into niauy of
the magician's manipulations, aud seve
ral of the most wonderful tricks he ccu/d
perform himself.
'For instance," seid he, 'I can swallow
a man whole.'
?Bab '.' cried Tom Staples, a rcd-fuccd
woodsman, weighing ut least two hun
dred ' 'phaps you could swollow mc V
'i'es.*
'I'd like to sec you do it/
'I cau do it.'
'I'll you fifty dollars you can't/
Til take that bet/
'Then let's see you b^giu.'
'Not now. I have just eaten my sup
per. 1 will do itto-mo.row nioruing, in
the presence of as many witnesses as
you may choose, and it shall be doue in
the square in front of the hotel.*
This was agreed to, aud the money
was put up. By the following nioruing
the news that John Thjuias was to
swallow Tom Staples whole, had become
widespread, and a vast concourse, em
bracing men, wo.neu. aud children had
assembled to witness the wonderful
feat.
At the appointed time the chief ac
tors appeared iu a square. .lohn Thom
as H'as smiling confidently, as though
sure of success, while Tom Staples
! luoki d timid and upeusy, as though, not
quite at rest concerning what vfxa to be*
I come of him.
'Arc Jon ready ?' asked John.
'All ready,' answered Torn : 'begin as
soon ns you phase.'
' Will you h ive the gooduess to take
ofT your hat /'
j -Tartan.'
j 'Now your bints/
Tom removed his boots.
'Next you will remove your coat.
Those big brass buftpus might stick iu
my throat.'
Tom took oT his coat, and as ho threw
it upou the grouud ono of tho cooks
came out from the hotel with a pail of
melted lard and a big whitewash brush
which he deposited by tbe side of John
Thomas.
'Now, pursued John, 'you will t-ake
off your Blockings, and theo remove your
! patilaluous aijd shirt.'
'Kb ? l>'yc mean for mo to strip stark
naked V queried Tom, aghast.
?Of coqrso I do. Tho agreement was
that 1 should swallow you. You uro
tuoiil, but your clothes arc not, nor were
they in the bond. l,f vou will strip I
.will give you u thorough greasing and
double the bet if you wish I know I cau
swallow you?or, at all events, can try !'
Tom gave up the bet, aud iuvited his
friends into the hotel.
Stautmng Discovery.?During tho
sitting of a court in C mu jcticut, p jt
long ago, ou a very cold eyepiug, a
crowd of lawyers had collected around
tho fire that blazed cheerfully on the
hearth iu the bar-room, when a traveler
I entered, benumbed with cold, but no
one moved to give him room to warm
his shins, so ho leaned against the wall
iu the !. c\ of the room.
Presently a smart young limb of the
law addressed .him, when tho followiug
dialogue took place:
?You look liko a traveler?'
'Wail, I suppose I am; I came all the
way from Wisconsin a-foot, at any rate.'
'Frutn Wisconsin! What a distanco
to come on otic pair of legs?' ;
? V ill, I I > 1,1 it, i ly i ? v.'
??Did you ever pass through h?11 in
any of your travels 1"
'Yes, sir, I've passed through tho out
skirts.'
'I thought likely. Well, what are
the manners and customs there ? Some
of us would like to know.'
'?YOU'D find them much the samo as
in this plupo?the Uwycrt ?U nearest ihr
fire.*
- Mwita * ? > . -
A hcavenworth editor sat down in a
resoryed soat already occupied by a hor
net, lie stands up when scissoring bis
editorials uow.
Hiuls tolTi vvelei-s,
?Fat Contributor' gives the following
excellent, rubs to bo observed by railroad
passoogers :
Always attend to checking your^eift
If you feel like swearnig at the W^BS^ ;,
master, cheek yourself. If you havn't %
trunk full of clcah clothes to check,
you ? at least should bo adequate to a 1
check shirt.
When, you vacate vour. seat far * ~
moment, leave a plug hat m the oeat.
some one will come along and ait d,ovq
on it, thereby preventing your hat from,
being stolen.
Passengers cannot lay over for another
train without making arrangement* with
the conductor. If a man, has beon 09 ft
'train' for a week or so, n? conductor
should allow him to lay over for aqqth,ep
ou any account.
Ladies without escort ia traveling
shoal A be very particular with whoaa
they becoma'acquainted. They neeja't
bo so particular with those with wb,orq. >
thcyt.ro unacquainted.
Keep your head and arrqs iqsido the,
car windows, if you would keep yq^f
head and 'carry arms.'
Never talk on politics, it encourages,
some 'nimskul' to take a vote of the pas
scngers.
No gentleman v?ill occupy moro tfyaq
one scat at a timo, uuless he be twins.
A gcntlenaan should qot spft tobqecq
juice in tho cars where there 4ro ladies.
He can let d live out of the car window
while the train is ata statioa, if lu? plai
form is crowded.
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Always show your ticket whenever
the conductor asks for it. If yoq got
out of humor about it, don't show it.
Neyer smoke in a car where tlf 3re are
ladies. Get tho conductor.*, to turn ttye
ladies out before lighting your cigar.
Never use profane language in tho
car. Go out on the platform. Pro?
faulty is never throwd away on a broker
inau. .
If won cannot sleep yourself do qojt
disturb the 'sleepers.'
Lookout, for pickpockets, pickposketa
are never iu the cars, you know, aj yo$
have to look; out for them.
Provide yourself with sleeping berth)
before starting. Nc careful man wi$|
start on a journey without a good supply
of ^lcepiug berths. [N. B.?Those pn|
up in flat bottles are the best, as thoy
arc ea.-ily carried in tho pocket.]
Always be at the railroad s&tjofl. Mr
good time to takic the frail}. IBctter the
au hour too early than a minute too late,
uuless you are on your way to beljangctj.
In old militia times, Qoffstqwn, Ililbj.
r.
borough county, New IJatnpsbirc, was
the roaiczv?u? where the military ql"
the surrounding country assemble^
annually for drill. It was an occasion
tha'w drew together young and old fpp
many miles around, aud its parades,
sham ^fights, p^rsoual encounters, gamb
ling, drinking and general uproarious?
ncsa made 'Goffstown Muster,' a familiar
oanao to all who ever dwolt in the ceo;
tral or southern portions of the StatO?
Very early in the morning qf oi)o of 1
those eventful days an aged couple,
living some miles away, started on foot
for the parado ground. To shorten tho
distance they took a short cut through
the old burial ground at Goflstown Cen
tre, from which they emerged just as
Sam W. was passing along the highway,
bam was b juud for 'muster,' and had
tu^en an early start, so as to lose nono of ,
the tuu. Arriving at the graveyard^
Sam looked toward it aud saw the old
man und wife coming over the stile.- 14*
tho curly dawn he could distinguish jait
enough to see that they were very oltL,
aud concluded at once that thoy wer?
inhabitants of the silent tombs, awaken
ed by the uuusual stir. 80, waving
them from hiaa with both hands^ he
shouted :
?Go back, old man, go back ! Vb> iao'f
tho general resurrection; it's only Gofy
town muster !*
An old colored minister, in a sermon.
OO ilcll, victured it as a region of ioo
uud snow, where the damned froze
through eternity. When privately ask
ed his purposo in representing Qshonno
iu this way, he said, 'I don't dare *o tell
thorn people nothing elao. Why, if I
wore to say that hell was warm some of
them old rhematio niggas would be wan
tin- to start down there the very first
frost."
Two editors iu Montana have their
print shops on tho election.* .stftri Hfi