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The Nugget of Gold.
BT R. H. SANDERSON.
A graduate- from one of the best of
three or four really good scientific
schools of the country, Charley Woy
land at the ago of twonty-two took his
way to the Jar West. His coarse of
thorough study had ended iu hie gradu
ation as a mining engineer, and uow be
had resolved to put his theoretical
knowledge to some practical use in the
gold mines of the Pacific slope. With
poverty to spur him on, he folt an iu
centivo for haste ; aud so rather hur
riedly made the tour of tho various
mines.
One day found him at a place known
among ihs rough miners as Smith's
Digging?a place that had been among
the first "worked" by tho pioncor
California miners. After a time it bad
been abandoned as unproductive ; but
more modern appliances and processes,
taking the place of the primitive "wash
ing" and 8urfnco digging, bad again
revived its former glory. Hut instead
being surface-worked by scores of]
independent adventurers, a stock
company hnd secured all the privileges,
and iutroduced the beat appliance for
rock-working nnd quartz working.
Py this company Weyland was offered
a dctirublc MtuatLn us enyiuc^r, and he
at once accepted. Thoroughly couver
?aut with the theory of mining, and
versed in tho science of mineralogy, ho |
immediately mastered the work to tho
ralisfuctiun of himself and his employers.
Sitting at the door of his cabin one
day, be was surprised at the eight of u
^i:l. Not that women wnro so much of
a rarity in the diggings, but thi\glrl
BPIlP iiTmneis Witff^he youn^gurl^
wa.? a mat ..: fl ty ? a bent, grizzled man
as different from the typical miner as
ptwible, hut Mill wearing the Cough
jjarb of that class. The jjirl. too, was
clnsviy clad ? leaving, a?$ Wey laud was
shrewd enough to soc, whatever of
beauty or grace si e possessed no depend
encc open the adjuncts of dross. True
enough her cheap straw but was set
eotiuottishly upon her neatly-arranged
brown hair, nnd a few bits of ribbon
showed that she bad brought into the
wilds tho touches of civilized female
taste ; but her dress was of the com
monest calico, her skocs were coarse a;id
no stockings covered the shapely sun
browned feet.
The man and tho girl passed closer to
Weyland ; and the girl, meeting his
half inquisitive gaze, blushed alightly
as if in deprecation of any criticism of
her primitive toilet.
"She has worn silks and laces some
times," was W eyland's mental reniur k,
-'and she'd be a queen in them, if I'm a
judge of ooitits of feminine beauty. 1
wonder who they are ?"
The latter was easy of ascertaining,
certainly, and Weyland promptly called
iu the aid of Jack, bin cook and man of
all work, who wus busy inside the cabin.
"Who are they 1"' he asked.
"Why, that's Old Grip," was Jack's
prompt reply ; "that's the o*?ly name tho
boyB has got for him?and the gal's his
darter, Nell."
. "Where do they live, and what do
they do ?"
"Wal, Old Grip upod to be a miner
on his own book, 'fore the company got
hold of the diggings. Lntcly ho hain't
doue nothing of any 'count. They live ?
he'n Nell?down in the holler where
the discarded diggings is." ?
That was all that Jack know of them,
except that tho man's reputed close
fisted habits bad given him the char
acteristic and descriptive name of Old
Grip, nnd that the daughter was seldom
seen outside tho cabin.
W'cylnod's curiosity was excited, and
tho fair girl's, facohad made an iuefiuc
able impression upon him. A day or
two later ho strolled in the vicinity of
old Grip's cabin, with a half acknow
ledged hope of ugnin seeing Nell. It
was a onbiu of the usual rough sort, but
strongly fastened about tho doors aud
windows, nobody seemed stirring in or
around it, and, disappointed, Wcyland
passed on. Put a further walk of a
dozen rods brought better news, for
Nell was befere him?her arms full of
broken Wood which she had evidently
gathered, and was carrying to the cabin.
The load was heavy for her, she was
pantiog with glowing chcoks reddeood
still more ; but she was about to pass
with averted eyes, whou he stopped her.
"I'm afraid you have overloaded your
self," hosaid pleasantly, but respectfully;
"lot me carry it for you."
"0, no, sir," in a low, musical voice,
with no touch of the mining dialect in
it.
"O, yes," he persisted, and ho took
the mass of sticks from her tirod arms.
"I wan only taking them to the cabin,"
she suid, passively yelding, "and that
is only a stop. But they were rather
heavy, I confess, and I am {greatly
obliged to you."
Acquaintances progress rapidly out
sido the lettering Hues of civilization ;
and besides, iu the caso of Weyluud and
Nell, each appreciated the unusual boon
of congenial society. They met freely,
and quite naturally, almost daily. They
walked together, sang and talked, and
fell in love, as either might have known
they would in the beginning.
Old Grip, now known to Weyland a>
Robert Carter, was past fathoming. He
pleaded poverty on alt of the few times
that Wey land conversed with him ; ho
lived poorly, and did no work ; and he
seemed to take little notice of the
tntjnutcy that had sprung up between
the young people. Indeed, Weyland
seldom saw him.
'?Fatier was once in affluent circum
stances," Nell told her lover, "and I was
carefully reared and educated; Then
he lost his money, and came hero to the
mines, hoping that good luck would
regain wealth for him ; but ho did not
do well. He became morose and strange.
Indeed, I sometimes think that his
reverses hare affected his mind. Ks
lockH himself in a room in the cabin
nearly every day, and does not allow mo
to enter, or to know whut ,te d^eo tbcr/j.
L Finally Wey land asked tho father's;
'^KTinissioii toniairy Veil, ntid gained it
easily emmgh for be seemed to care very
little ubodt it. The day was fixed for
the simple wedding, and the simpler
preparations proceeded without seeming
to awaken much Suspicion in the paren
tal breast. He locked himself ii his i
room as usual, and paid no attention to
the matters which sj absorbed the yomig
people's attention.
One day Wcyland burst iato the
cottage considerably excited.
"See, Nell," he said, throwing a huge
nugget of almost solid natural gold ou
the rude table; "I've been worrying
because I had no bridal gift for you
Coming here through the canon I found
this nuggei?heavy, solid, yellow
monster he is, too?worth a thousand
dollars, at least."
A rich bridal gift, indeed, considering
the surroundings; and Noll's eyes
sparkled with delight as she gave her
luvcr a kiss of thanks But tfio meist
marked cfleet was upon Carter, whoso
eyes See med Juzcd und bewildered by
the shiny nugget. Alter gazing at it in
a fascinated way for a few moments, he
touched it cnrcssi.-igly, nud fiuuily hug
ged it to his bosom, us one would a
much-loved child. The others wntclted
his movements curiously, but when he
saw their scrutiny, he seemed to muster
his feelings by an effort.
Afterwards they talked of other mat
ters, and then went out on an errand to
the lhauty grocery, a quarter of a milo
distant.
"That nugget is so valuable that I am
afraid of robbery," said C?rter, wh;n
they were alone, the strange light iu his
eyes once more. " *\ o had better
soerete it."
"Very well," assented Weyland,
'?although nobody saw me find it."
"This way," said Carter, hugging the
heavy mass to his bosom again. "We
will hide it."
Wcyland followed him into the rooui
which he hud always so zealously guard
ed. It was bare and unfurnishod.
doing to n corner Cartor pulled up a
trap door.
"Follow mo," he said, Gn-t lighting a
lamp, aud the young mun wondcringly
did so.
A ladder brought them into a sort of
cellar iu the rock, from which led a nar
row passage, Ou each side luy glitter
ing heaps of rich qunrtz, and there were
rudely constructed machines for crush
ing, etc. Sovoral strung boxes stood
about.
"You wo-tlev at what you seo," said
Carter, whose excited manner now loft
no question as to his mania; "and this
is mine. Thoy all think mo poor, but
I am .riohcr than you you can imagine
Nobody knows of th I , .:u but nie. I
have worked it ail al*4^^>d cran Null
dou't know of it. T'!?^,..^ oolTtuin
thousands of solid goh*. Il'our precioue
nugget shall bo ad'! -tovo, and
you ahull never livAhj^U vf finding
Weylund had ??rf^W time to com
preheud what he baoT>^urd before he
was felled to the yroA-ti by a terrible
blow from a pickaxe.
When ho becam i oW?y;0us ho felt a
giddiness in his haidl^(t told him he
was considerably J< tnen came a
sensation of heat andX^ocatiou, then
tho sound of crack ii ;: inl . overhead
and a glow of red light,
The cabin was on fire
Too- weak to rise : ? liiajfi ( ^ W'eyland
still was iu much btJviJdered to fully
comprohcud bis torrible^^^jon, q'|ll5
crazy man had stumbWf r^ith the light
and set firo to the bidding. There
seemed uo avenue ol\;4pe, unless by
the excavated vein in-4e? roek. Wey
land crawled to it aiu*%jnd it to be n
smull passage. It wC .rt|ky dark, but
ho crept on, still too ^o^^Bsfa'.U.
Tho flames crack!aJHKer) and tho
air became thick with rl^ffiii; Close as
he was to the guun.^?^. couid scarcely
breathe. Making hisrway along the
passage in the darkutjT* wjth a deathly
faintness?arising allB fVam hi- injury
and partial suflocation-^^j^pj 0Vcr him;
but. well knowing thfi, to laint now
woulb be death, he on tjj ,1 qq.
A fow foot furthfB^/a barrier of
solid rock hci.iniel hiir'
"Tho cxcavatiougi f ,q farther," he
cried. "I am 1-, with no
ouilet, wiii become tooto breathe in
five in in utcs 1
At that in^aut h?^^ta Hironjr cur
rent of air blorv^^^B^^is face... 11c
??oul'^ bj?v*A?gT*"
iltlf?lr.t tiie Gro-"wal
creating au influx offpnro air. i hen
the vein must have ;fb opening; some
where. Feeling aboutV he found that
the pufBage tot<k au uurupt turn to tho
right. Kevived by (lie comparatively
fresh air, he managed wjUta a great effort
to proceed.
On and on he went?the distance,
although really not very great, scomiu ;
so to hjiu, enfeeble 1 as he was.
At last he saw a faint glimmer of
light ahead, and then ho caino to i lo ?sa
stouo wall, through which the rays
streamed. This part of the excavation
was an abandoned one, which Carter
had Struck in at tho abrupt turu men
tioncd, and he had Walled it up to pre
vent discovery.
As Weyland reached the wall, he
beard the sound ofa huhiau vo.ee. Wa
it a fancy ? Was ho becoming dclirous?
It was the voice of Nell, singing a song
that he had often heard.
Giddiness again came over him : but,
with despairing cry, be tottered to his
foot, aud fell heavily against the wall.
The loosely-piled stones fell outward
under his weight, carrying with them
the mass of vines ami twigs with which
they had been cleverly hiddon on the
outside.
The nest instant, Nell, astonished by
the Midden apparition, was kneeling
over the form of her unconscious lover.
Returning from her errand, she had
passed the masked opening at the instant
Weyland tumbled from it: with the
stones and debris.
Help was obtained an.l his badly
gushed hoad properly attended to
Scarcely had this bees done, when the
news of the burning of tho cabin was
brought, and tlvt "Oid Grip" bad
perished in the {lames.
Weyland and Nell were subsoquontly
married, and tho product of farter's
insane aud secret mining lurnishcs thorn
with ample wealth, And they can
sinccroly forgive hi* attempted murder,
kuowing that an irresponsible mania
incited him to its commission.
"A Virginian writes to a Richmond
paper that he is opposed to the election
of an unmarried man for Governor;
that he would not voto for his own broth
er were he a bachelor."
That's the way toacrve them. If a
man is not willing to tsko charge of and
support one woman, he does not do
serve to bo a (jovcrnor*or any kind of
functionary. He ought not to be even
allowed to vote. What docs a bachelor
kuow about anything! The poor cuss
ought to have a guardian appointed to
look after and regulate him, till he liuds
a wife to take care of him.
Edward S. Stokes.
IIIS CONVICTION ANT. gSKTBNOE?HOW
HR TAKES IIIS FAT!.
Edward ?. Stole es, who wns tvieu be
fore Judge Davis iu New York court
of Oycr and Tarminer, was convicted of
manslaughter in tbo third degree for
killing James Fisk Sr., last evening, and
was sentenced to iniprisoument at .Sing
Sing for four years.
An Argus reporior sougiit an inter
view wi'b the fortunate Stokes to day,
and after much difficulty obtained one.
He is overrun with visitors and report
era, and was entertaining a couple of
very fast locking girls, elegantly attir
cd, and ostentatiously displaying gold
headed umbrellas and red Russian loath
er pocket books apparently well filled.
They brought him a couple of landscape
pictures handsomely framed, and hung
around his cell door, constantly laugh
ing rod chatting in rather obtrusive
hilarity. Stokes being no longer a mar
derer, had bocn taken from cell No.
73 in "Murderers, Row'" and placed in
ce'l No. 4j 00 the ground floor, curly
this morning. This is the tier reserved
for convicts awaiting transportation.
He made the following statement, op
bciug questioned, conceruing the pres
ent srntc of affairs: "I was very much
disappointed iu tho verdict, as I. had
expected an acquittal, but I suppose I
.-hall have to bow down to it. I think the
reason why 1 was not acquitted was
because one of the jurors was very in
discreet, and went around to the miu
ctrtls auu theatres, committing hinnaif
before tho prosecution had finished
their presentation of tbo case. This,
with the eo-.n"' in - of the prats, I think
ffirrtf-'r *Ij , ,.aubi oche&jjsfissc^
T am rn:. i?o'f to diy in settling' ?.;> all
hiy business mattori, and by to hJiFrow
1 expect to get through with them.
The Sheriff has kindly pcrrnittod me to
remain here until Mond iy. I do not
know what, if anything, will be done to
Ehnrtcu the term of my im prison m -nt.
I think it a pretty hard sentence after
being here two years.' One of the I' '
looking girls c>sayed to go ju*t here,
having been around about an hour, and
Stole* railed out plaintively; "Don't
go Carrie, I'll be through iu a minute.'
The reporter, ha vinu finished, took the
hint and his hat. Though simulating
disappointment Stoker is unquestionably
cont'ijt with the verdict, and satisfied
that he has made a lucky escape from
'he gallows of Real, Reyuols, Thomas,
Foster and Nixon.
HOW thk rtok.E8 VBRDICT was RE
( F.IVF.n at HARRT hill's.
Ordinarily the opinions expressed at
Harry Hill's club house, iu New York,
cannot be endorsed by the public, but
last ni?ht was a notuMo exception.?
'i he hour waxed late; tho chops and 'arf
ahd-'nrf had been done for: the fiddlers
drew the bow wearily when the freqnen
tcrs were astonished to see Harry Hill
himself ascend ihc platform to make a
speech.
'I say, I've some news.'
'What is it, H-;rry?" oried seven!
voices.
'Well, all of you know how Stokes has
been having his trial for killing Jim
Fisk V
'Ye?, yes,' was the response.
'Weil, don't you know the trial's over
and Stokes, got his sentence?'
'No; what is it ?'
'Why, they've brought him in guilty
of manslaughter, and he s got four years
in tho State Prison.'
Flcro thcro wds a pouso, a* if even
the frequenters of the place were aston
ished.
'Well, what do you think of it?' asked
Ii arty, as he stood bchiud tho fbotlight
with his hands duepiy buried in his pan
taloons' pocket.
'I say it's a shame,4 remarked one
of the young womcu sitting near tho
piano.
'Here's a gal that says it's n shame.
Does any! ody else say it's a shame V
said Hill.
'Ido,' 'I do,' camo from different
parts of tho room.
'1 think so too,' said Harry, 'and now
everybody says it's a shatuo.'
The response was eagerly made in
the affirmative, aud auother of the girls
added :
'Ho ought to be hung.'
'Hero's another gnl that says Ed.
Stokes ought to bc hung,' said Hill-?
'Anybody elso thinks that?'
"Yes, I think so." remarked a big,
broad shouldored individual who looked
ns if he could knock down an ox if bo
tried.
?All of you say he ought to be hung,'
exclaimed the proprietor, aud^aa "overy
body" did make tho response baring
stepped off the platform apparently well
satisfied at tho unanimous opinion ex
pressed by bis patrons.
Cultivating a Puro Expression.
Every word that falls from the lips
of mothers and sisters especially should
be pure and concise, and simple; not
perils, such us falls from the lips of the
princess, but sweet, good words, that
little children ean gather without fears
el soil, or after shame or blamo or any
regrets to pain through all their life.
Children should be taught the Jrc
qucnt use of good, strong, expropsive
words?words that mean exactly what
they should express in their proper
places.
If a child or young person has a
looso flung-together way of stringing
words when endeavoring to say some
thing, he should be made to "try again'
and see if he cannot do hotter.
It is painful to listen to many girls
talk.' They begin with a1 My goodness!'
and interlard it with 'ob's !' and 'saka*
alivo !' and 'so sweet'.' and 'so queenly.'
and so,' many pilly phrases that one is
tempted to believe they havo had no
training at all, or else their mothers
woro very foolish worn on. There is
nothing more disgusting thau the twad
dle of ill-bred girls; one is provoked of
ten into taking up a papor aud roiding
an?' letting them ripple and gurgle on,
like brooks that flow they know not
v,-:<ham
Mr b
girls And rtrrTT -.n.i, T^TTT
our gtVls aud hoys are "Wot tin . i
is own fault that this great trust" rests
in the heart and hands of the women of
our laud. If we have a noble, asoiul
port ose in life, we will infuse the right
sj hit into thosoiarouud us.
A LtinatiG Artist.
In the Kin^'-1 County, New York,
; Lunatic Asylum i* a patieut. a German
by birth, who spends in >st of his time
painting views of the Asylum building
lie has been in the institution snuo
years, and during that time has complet
ed no loss than fifty views of the build
ing, and is now at work on the fifty-firs';
They are done in oils and measure six
feet in width and two in height. lie
makes no variation whatever in the
drawing and coloring. Bach brick is
painted in ; the same fem:le is walking
up the steps of the building ; ho does
not put her into a new dress even ; an 1
the same carriage and hor3es are coming
along the road as appeared in his fir-.t
picture. A mistake which he made in
his original picture, in drawing a por
tion of toe roof, has gone through all
his pictures, and though be has several
limes been outside the building and
tried to correct the fault he has never
hi ?'n aide to do so. His room in the
Asylum, although not large, is snag
and comfortable ; a table st.mds'by the
window on which his canvas is tacked,
and the brushes, paints, compasses, etc.,
lie mound. Ho has made a wooden
rest fi r his brushes when he is not using
them. lacing pcru.}mlously neat in his
work he never puts a brash down upon
the tublo when it h wet, but pi ices it
on the rest, llo has a s;nall library of
German, books in one corner of tha room,
and a guitar hangs on the wall just at
the foot of his bod. Ho believes him
self to be a great artist, a second Titian,
and has no idea that his pictures are
sol 1 for fabulous prices, tho money
being given to the Kmpcror of Oer
many to spend in chewing tobacco.
- i??-???. ?? i
Anecdote of Lord Pnlmerston.
Gordon, the Scottish painter, used to
tell this story of Lord Palmerston; 'I had
exhibited for several years, but without
any particular success. Ouo year, how
ever?the year before I painted 'the Cor
Sloans'?Lord Palmerston took a sudden
taucy to my picture, called 'Summer iu
the Lowlands,' and bought it at a high
figure. IIis lordship at tho same ti.ao
made inquiries after .the artist, and invi
ted tnc to call upon him.. I waited upon
his lordship accordingly. He compli
mentcd me upon the picture, but there
was ouo thing about it he could not un
derstand. 'What is that, my Lord V I
asked. 'That there should be suoh lung
grass in a field whoro thero a-o so many
sheep,' said his lordship promptly, and
with a merry twinkle in his eyo. It
was a decided hit, this; and having
bought the picture and paid for it ho
was entitled to his joke. 'IIow do you
nccount for it; ho Trent on. 'Those
sheep my lord,' were only turned into
that field the night before I finished the
picture.' His lordship laughed heartily
id said, 'Bravo,' at my reply and gave
mc a commission for two more pictures;
I have cashed since then some very no
table chocks of his?dear old boy.'
The Hau That Spoke Mexican.
den. Wool the brave and heroic sol
dier of Buena Vista, was a strict and
rigid disciplinarian as well as a gallant
and accomplished officer. The, follow
in/ ' good *un;" which Captain Topia
tolls ns happening in camp, mait hare
exoitcd the fiery little Genera! t~ s de
gree. While sitting in his marquee, a
Mcxicau was ushered into his presence,
whose demeanor denoted the importance
of somo weighty communication whieh
he wished to deliver.
The General could not speak Spanish,
and bis interpreter was sought in vain.
A long sp ecimen of a sucker, who. from
the outre style of his dress, the General
toot for a ranger, happened at that mo
ment to straggle past.
'Conic here, my man,' called out the
General.
With an air of perfect nonchalance,
the sucker doffed his battered castor
an! entered the tent.
?Do you speak Mexican ?' inquired
the General.
?Why, General, I
TTes, Wed -s* yWti ?BKtf^trift
man.
'Quick, then lot rnp know where he
is,' demanded tho irroscible comman
der.
"Why, here,' drawled the imperturbm
ble sucker, laying his hand on the Mex
ican, with whom it was desired to com
muuicate, *hr can't speak nothing tXtt*
Copt. Tobin left just then.
The Kravest of the Brave
Governor Letcher the olhor day to
lated a very interesting incident of the
war while in Komper's room at tho hotel
He said that irt oue of the battles bslow
Richmond four flag boarors had been
shot down and a call was made form
volunteer to carry the colors. A stripling
took the torn staudard. In a few oo
ments the staff was snapped by a shot.
The boy sat down, unloosed a shoo stria
nn I tied it. He started in front again.
Another bullet spliutered the staff. It
was then fastened with the other shoe i
string. He had hardly shaken the
folds out a second time when down fell
the flag, struck *by a ball. The she%
strings had given out. He up buttoned
his jacket, ripped his shirt to ribbons
and wrapped the broken rod,nnd carried
tho broken cn-utru through tho fight.
Governor Letchor Said: When tbey> '
brough me the boy with the shattered
: patched up with shoe strings and
shirt tail, I made him an officer and gtva
him the best sword Virginia had:
The gallant fellow was from Monroe
county. He was shortly afterwards
killed in battle.
Tho Magic Egg.
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Take a pint of water, and dissolve imeh '
it as much common salt as it will take up
with t his brine half fill a glass; then fill
up the remaining space with plain water
pouritm it in very carefully down tho
side of tho glass, or into a spoon, to
break its fall. Tho pure water will then
float upon the brine, and, in appearance
the two liquids will seem but as one.
Now, take another g'ass, and fill it with
common water. If an egg bo pat into
this, it will instantly sink to the bottom;
but if on the contrary, tho egg is pat
into tho glass contaiumg the brine, it
will sink through the plain water only,
and float upon that portion whieh is sat
urated with salt, appearing to be suspen
ded in a very remarkable and ourious *
mannet.
I
The silk or woolen rrfff is now as
universal for finishing the neck of
dresses as bias bands have been hither*
to,