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VOL. XI. " CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1884. NO. ?6. Fantastic Kffoct* of Music. ?bo twankled tv tuno ou her light guitar, A low iwe?t a MUgie of dangled soundm, A* bhirrod as the voices of fairies are, # Danolng In tho noondawn dales and downs; And too tinkling dip of the strange re frain Kan o'or tho rlin of my soul llko ralo. Tho great blonde moon In tho midnight skloa Paysed and polsotl o'er tho trellla oaves. And tho stars In tho light of her upturnod ?jroa Hlftod tbelr lovo through thorlftod loavoa? I Gllntod and splintered In orr*tal mist Down tho glittering string that her tlugor kissed. Ob. tho molody mad I Oh. tho tinkle atid thrill Of tho ecstscy Of tho cxqulnltc thing! Tho rod roso dropped trom tho window gill And lay In a long swoon quivering; Whllo tho dying noios of the 6t ruin divlno Itlppling In gloo up my spell-bound spine. -J. W. HI ley. tm ? ^ Tho Open Boa. With sails outsprond, bonouth tho Northern skies, Havo stalwart mon endured tho stlnglug blast, Whoso frooilng breath would hold tho vobhoI fast To loy coasts, from which aro hoard no crloft ror Rid, whllo cnoh man heeds tho mandate; "filial Cut through tho barriers till wo turn our mast Toward the opon son. In which at last Wo'll anohor as our ship In sufoty Hob." And so, earth-bound, shall thought on thought aspire. Cleaving tho fror.cn shores that hold thu mind Uy all the links, vrhloh In tho nosh stlil bind The truth, unknown In all Its full desire. IJut while I wait I bear tho Arm docroo, "My gates uncloso toward tho opon sea." ?Virginia O. Bllard. TIM'S LITTLE GAME. How a Valiant Champion was Com. qfucrod by Cupid. Conrad Traoy rushed into the ollico of his frlond, rliui Olivor, ono morning, and, finding that gentleman alone, throw himsolf in a lounging chair in all tho abandon of griof. "What is tho mattor nowP" said Tim, as ho took hb friend's hand in his. ??I am tho most wrotchod man in tho world, Tim! What a torriblo mlsfor tuno it is to bo poor!1' "Poor? If 1 had an incomo oqual to jours I would throw asido all those musty law books, look my offleo door, and novor sot foot within it* products again. I supposo that girl Hattio Mar tial has boon playing tho mischiof with you onoe moro." "She has rofusod mo?absolutely rc fusod to be my wife, aftor all thoso months of oncouragomont. But it is not her fault. She loves mo dovotodly, I know, which makes it all tho worso to boar. Hor undo, upon whom she is dopondont, says sho has an allowance of $800 a year for hor personal oxpou ?os, a carriago at hor oomraand, and a palatial mansion to dwoll in, and that no nevor will consont to hor marriago with a man who cannot support hor Tn tho samo stylo. It is cruol, cruol! And to think how tho doar girl lovos mol" "Hattio is fooling you, Con. Sho is a born Jilt, and is only auxious to bo rid of you that sho may spin a wob for anothor." "But she kissod mo whon wo partod, and promisod otornal fldolity! Tears were in hor eyos?" "Tears? And did you bcliovo in thomf Why, Con, a woman's toars aro hor artfllory; they como at hor slightost summons. Sho can weep floods of thom and novor fool a lioart pang. I am a skeptic on tho subject of woman's toars!" "And yot you woro takou aback whon Milly Norton's oyes woro full ol thorn at tho thoator tho other night!" "Woll, yes; I'll confoss to that. I was afraid she would go oft" into a tit of hystoria, as sho doos sometimes, and I am morbidly sonsitivo about a scone; but as to fooling pity for hor?" Words failed Tim with which to oxpross his contempt. Ho placod a cigar botwoon his lips and loanod back in his chair with a look of intouso disdain upon his countonanoo. Conrad Traoy was a good follow, ox ooodlngly handsome, woll oduoatod and possossod of a noat llttlo incomo of $2,000 a yoar. If ho had a fault it Was his groat susceptibility to womon's charms. Ho was always inlovo, road) to oommit luioido for his roigning di vinity?until ho saw a faoo that was falrdr. Thus it was in tho prosont in ptanoo. A now star aroso in tho hori zon of Belleville, a bright, partioular ?tar, whoso oorrusoatlons dazzlod tho oyos of all tho young mon in its vicini ty, and while a quiotus for tho brokon hoart oausod by Miss Hattlo's dosor tlon gtill stood on a littlo sholf in Con Traoy ? drossing room in tho shapo of ft dose of pdson, ho was knooliug at tho feot of this now onohantross. ? Sho was lovoly, this Miss Lueillo Camoron, and lookod for all tho world like a Gainsborough pioturo. All tho gentlemen of tho plaoo paid court to Hor, but their attentions, aftor at first *toolng graciously rooaivod, woro coldly discouraged, and it was not long bo foro the fair Luolllo had gainoa tho reputatlcta of bolng tho most arrant coquotto who had ovor doignod to vlBit BeUovlllo. Conrad Traoy was again in troublo, and a looond tfmo nought consolation ?'from hti frlond Tim. "I am moro wrotohed than over," ho said. "Miss Cameron ha* showorod favors upon me} I havo droamod of no ono but nor. Sho aooompaniod mo to tho theaters, permitted mo to lead tho gorman with her, and imilod upon mo whon I told my love. Last night, whon I Mked her to marry mo, she pulled my boquot to piooes, and, with a snoor that ill beoame hor handsomo faoo, told me my incomo was not sufiloiont to supply her wardrobo, and that al- j though sho liked mo vory much, I must nevor spoak to hor on tho subject IMk" Tim pittod his frlond this timo, whon he ?aw~how hard ho had boon hit, and determined In bis heart to avongo him. He would sook Miss Camoron's ao quatntanoo and gain hor aftbotlons. He had fall confidence In his ability to win his way to the lady's hoart, and ho wottld leave no strategom untried to do so. Then ho would roproaoh hor With her perfidy to his frlond, and leave her. A charity ball was to bo given that very evening, in whloh all tho ollto of the town woro dooply interested. Thoro he would moot tho beautiful liUollle and begin his work at onoo. Tim nroourod a tlokot and dressed himself for Conquest. Ho was vory ?t traotlve when ho ohoso to use his pow ers of fascination, and throughout tho orowded rooms thoro was no ono to oomparo with him in manly graoo and urbanity. It was seldom that Tim was ?eon at an evening ontertalnmnnt, and his advent was hatlod with joy by all acquaintance#. Tho oxcltomnnt produced by his anpoaranon soon drew the attention of Miss Camoron, and, at her requost, ho was brought within tho charmed olrolo of her ooterlo. His ox ertlons to please her were a grand suo oess. They woro partners In the dance, they promenaded togothor. Ho aooompanied her to tho suppor tablo. Ill fact he was by her side tho whole ?VMlag and, at the close of tho enter tatament, esoortcd her to her oarrlago. They parted with a warm pressure of tho hand, and an understanding that thoy wero to see cach other tho next day. Tim wa? well pleasod with tho Im pression ho had made, and did not fall to follow up his pood fortuuo by call ing on tho lady In tho morning. Ho found her so beautiful in tho soft light of tho drawing-room, so charmingly interesting in hor merry chat about tho ploasant ovening they had spent together, that ho half repented of his cruel design, uuJ when at his desire sho took up her guitar and sang to him her plaiutivo melody, and tho passion, tho tenderness slio threw into tho In strument's low tones wore too much for Tim's manly heart to boar. Under tho inilucnce of strong excitement ho bade Lucillo adieu anJ, when away from hor presence, felt the full forco of tho danger ho had encountered. "What wonder is it," he thought, "that poor, susceptible Con foil under the -poll of this Circu, when i, so much stronger, havo scarcely escaped her!" On the way to nis hotel, Tim mot his friend, who cried out to him: "You had better look out, old follow! It Is dangerous to trillo with edged tools! I vury much fear you will bo tho victim instead of tho victor in tho mad gamo you aro playing!" "Never fear for mc!" Tim repliod, as ho kissed his hand and passod on. Tim Oliver bocamo Miss Cameron's shadow, and, truth to toll, ho began to tako moro interest in tho lady than ho cared to own, even to himself. Lu cillo always welcomed him with her brightest smiles, und seemed to live but in his presence. Under the trees in tho moonlit park one evening they had sat clown to rest after a long rumble. Lucillo was pen sively plucking the leaven from a llow er, whilo Tim was toying with her ivorv fan. "Of what aro you thinking, my fair friend?" ho asked, as his eyes rested upon hor beautiful countonanco. "Of my parting from you, dear Mr. Oliver. I griovo to think 1 liat foarful timo will bo hero to-morrow!" "Will you regret mo?" "Uogrot you! Ilathor ask mc how I shall enduro existence without you!" Tim took her hand, pressed it to his lips, and for a moment retained it in a lingering grusp; then ho cast it from him as ho exclaimed: "Why, what a sccno wo aro having hero! What a pity such good acting should bo lost! Can wo not manage to havo a public performance?" As soon as this cruel spoech was spoken Tim felt like a criminal. IIo glancod up, expecting to be annihilat ed with lightning from hor 03-es, to hoar hor uttor bitter words and re proach him with his baseness, but. in stead of that, sho looked him full in tho face, and in tho moonlight ho saw tears gather in her oyes. Slowly they gathorod there, and sho did not wipo thoni away, but let them fall ono by one. Tho light in hor brilliant oyos softened. Slio gazed reproachfully at Tim, *and lie?well, ho foil r.t hor foot, implored her forgiveness, told hor ho lovod hor, and in another moment was kissing hor tears away anil calling hor his own, for sho had promised to bo lila wifo! Candlo Superstitions. So far as tho nutnbor is concerned, tho moat numerous class of supersti tions Is composed of tlioso which clus ter round tho family candles. Tho origin of these probably dates fur back in antiquity, when tho world was full of superstitious fancies about light in general and candle light in particular. When wo come down to tho oarly days of tho Christian Church, however, wo find that not a fow of tho ordinances of religion wero nccompaniod by coro ?monios borrowed from paganism, in which lightod candles played an im portant part. Candlos wero lightod at birth to Koop off ovil spirits, at mar riage to prevent tho evil oyo from affecting tl.o happy pair, and at death to drivo away tho demons who wero thought to bo always on tho lookout for tho soul of tho dying man. Natur ally, then, as oandles playod so impor tant a part in tho coromonies of reli gion, mon bocamo acoustomod to re gard thom with somothing of a super stitious oyo, and to look to thom for signs and wondors which woronot to bo clsowhoro found. So a peculiar ap pearanco in tho candlo, for which no roaaon could bo givon, was always re garded as somothing indicativo of some romarkablo thing about to lmp pon. A collection of tallow around tho wick is still known as a winding shoot, and is bolievod to forotoll tho doath of ono of tho family, whilo a bright spark Is a Bign of tho futuro ro ooptlon of a letter by tho person oppo site whom tho spark is situatod, and tho waving of tho flamo without any apparont cause, is Bupposod to domon strnto tho prosonco of a spirit In tho room. In addition to thoso fanciful notions, thoro aro somo othors whioh aro founded on natural faots too woll known to adroit of dispute, suoh as tho rofuAal of tho candlo to light roadily, which indicates a stato of atmosphoro favorablo to a coming storm.--St. Louis Globe- Democrat. ''Iiost In Wall Htroot,'' Ho was Troasuror of a county in Indiana. Tho othor night about 9 o'clock ho made a call at tho house of an honest old farmer, who was on his bond for $10,000, and after tho first grootings wero over ho bogan: "Mr. .Thomas, I havosomo had news for you." "Great Scott! but ivro any of my ro lashuns ovor in Indianapolis dead?" "I don't know about that; but you romombor that you signed my bond?" "Yes, I did." "I am wrry to Inform you that I am ? U ,000 sfmrt in my account." "Noi" "AlasI It is true." "And whoro did tho money go to?" "Lost In Wall stroot." "Ohl that's It Well, I wouldn't worry over that. My son Hill will tako tho lantern and go hack to town with you, and if you'll show him Wall street he'll find tho money if It takes him Ml night. Probably lost It out of a holo in your pocket, oh?" Op fourteen sections of the Panama | Canftl work Is now being pushod for ward actively. Four million cublo motors of earth Ijavo limn removed ! within a few months. Ahout K0,(K)f), 1 000 ouhio motors In all aro to be ro movod. Fifteen thousand men aro om ! rdoyed on the work. Thev earn about 91 a day oaclyind spend about 2<) cents a day for foo<f A groat many olorkships and pub lic oHloo* now being (illeu with hood lums might, with much more dooonoy bo hold-by women. A woman om ployod in an ofllco would not bo smok ing a olgar with hor foot up on a dosk whon a oitiron visits tho ofllco for bus iness or information ? N. O. Picayune. A CHAT WITH CABLE. Tho Origin, De*oeiit and language of the Creoles. Mr. Cablo id 5 man possossod of a wondorful amount of personal mag netism, and 0110 Is unconsciously at tracted toward him. Ho is of slight | figure, quito short, and was plainly "at tired yoatorday in a black frock coat, dark pantaloons, and woro very lktlo 1 jowolry. His board is worn full and ! pointed, and a heavy, dark muetacho shades his mouth. His thick, dark j hair is brushed carofully back from a ? hi<?h forehead, and his brightgrav oyea ; nro very expressive. In casual conver sation 1118 voico is soft, low and pleas 1 ant. and ho is a very tluont talker, 1 nover at a loss for an expression which ! fully covers his meaning. In man ner lie is modest nnd unassuming, and he is always careful to abstain from I referring of his own accord to his lit j crary work. I'KKSONAL IIISTOKT. "Were you born in Now Orloans P" "Yes, born and brought up in that J city." "By tho way, how did you first hap pen to strike tho fruitful field in which you havo boon carrying: on your literary labors." "Woll, it was a sort of an accidont 1 I was a frco TTiiioo iu Now Orloans for 1 a time, doing work on tho Picayune, i and I was called upon to write up a sorios of articles ouibodying tho past | history and prosont conduct of the i charitablo institutions, churchos and schools of that city. You know thoy pro all old, and In wrUiug thoso aiLl I clos I was obliged to dolvo considerably | into tho old traditions of Now Orleans. , Theso articles brought out a good deal about old Creole life in the city nnd they attractod a good doal of atten tion. This brought to my notico tho : fiold of work you rofor to. "What woro your first literary | ekotchos?" ( "Thoso short sketches publishod iu Scribnor's and rocontly collocted by tho Centurv Company and printed in a volurno called 'Old Croolo Days.' Tho first of thoso was 'Slour George,' which was priutod in tho old odition. I Tho last odition includos that llttlo story entitled 'Madame Dolphine.' " THE CREOLES OF TO-DAY. "Do you find iu Now Orleans at tho present day any of tho typo you havo individualized as Narcisse?" "Oh, yes, indoocl. Thousands of thom. You will find Narciaso in every bank and counting-room in tho city/' j "Do you not find that tho Northern pooplo gonorally possess a mistaken Idontity of tho Croolo ?M "Yos, and I find that many North ornors beliqvo tho Croolos havo nogro blood in thoir voins. I am always glad to givo tho dofiuition of tho namo roolo. It is correctly applied to natives of the Wost Indios, tho Flor idas, and Louisiana, whoso anocstora camo to thoso territories diroct frojn Europe, where the/y had dofceondod from tho European Lmtins. Thoy aro mostly white, and tho puro Croolo who has a puro whito complexion is very proud. Natives of Moxico and South America call thomsolves Croolos, I bo liovo, but thoy aro not recognized as such by tho puro Creoles. Thon thoro aro tho descendants of tho European Latins, who ,camo to tho Southern Statos, after first going to Nova Sco tia. Thoso aro propofly callod Arca dians, and they aro tho Binall farmers of Southern Louisiana." "Aro tho Creoles patriotic?" "Very. Thoy wAl fight for thoi country, but tho country of a Croolo doos not extend very far beyond tho range of his nakod oyo. In Jackson's timo tho Creoles said they would fight to defend a city, but not a Stato, and thoy had considorablo troublowith thorn at tho time." I OLD AUCIIITECTL'UE. [ "Do you find in tho city any tracos of old Creole architecture?" "Yos, quito froquontly. And whon (thoy rebuild thoy observe tho old (forms. I romomber that I was askod j in the East if tho cathodral down thoro was not a vory old building, and whon 1 I sold that tho old building had boon I torn down and this 'new' ono oroctod on its slto in 1862 my quostionor was vory much surprised. Tho Fronch quarter, so callod, is becoming moro circumscribotl, and the Croolos aro Bot tling all over tho city now." CKROLK FRENCH. "How is it that tho Croolo Fronch is so difloront from tho puro Fronch?" "Woll, tho croolos aro Indolent poo plo who livo in a warm climato, and thoy rolnx in ovory way?ovon tho mus cles of tho thro*t rolax, and they talk with a lazy drawl." THE AUTOOKAPII KIEND. "Aro you greatly troublod with tho autograph fiend,' Mr. Cablo?" "Wolf, Irocoivo numorous rcquosts for autographs, and in most ea-ios it is a ploasnro for mo to comply, as I os toom it an honor; but I nevor liko to seo a porson sond two oards, for I think ho wnnts to ?swap,' nnd I novor caro ranch about long lottors in whioh I am told of tho writer's largo collec tion, and assurod if I could soo it I would oortainly liko to put my namo among tho othors." A NEW WOHK. "Havo you any now works In view?" "Yos, I intond writing a novel idoal ir.Ing tho Acadians, and In tho Contury safo I havo a rare lot of old manu scripts whioh I collootod in Now Or loans, and I think that thoso I shall ?dit> with but vory llttlo in tho way of explanatory notes. Thoy fit togothor vory woll."?Chicar/o Tribune. About I'ooIh. "Strangor," ho bogan, as ho shoved his lint hack on his head and sat down on a trunk on tho platform, "what in tliis 'oro about thoao 'oro railroad pools?" "How?" ' ?'Wall, thou, what Is a railroad pool?" "Why, a nnmbor of railroad linos put all thoir earnings Into a haj^, shako It up and divido ovon." "What's that fur?" "Ho that all can get a whack at busi ness." "An* Its ftocordin' to law?" "Yos." Tho man ptillod his hat <lown, rested his olliows on his knoos for a "think," which lasted throo or four minutes, and thon snddonly arose and said: "Stranger, I'vo boon a tarnal fool!" "How? "Why, thar'a a chap livin' nox' door to mo at hum who has alius worked four hours to my ono, ami who oarns a dollar to rny quarter, and it nevor oo ourrod to mo to mako him pool our wages and whack up."? Wall Strcfi AJews. | Mr. Hoaloy, tho artist, now In Wash ington, onco pain tod Daniel Wobstor. Wnen tho portrait had boen finished Mr. Webster took a good look at It, and thon said. In Ills dnop, ohoory voloo: ??! think that in a faco which 1 havo ofton nhavod." Girls' Lcttvn, Who nowadays writes letters? Wo all dash off hasty notes, or hurriodly scribble a postal card, under pressure of immediate necessity, but the "epis tolary art," so dear to our grand mothers, is becoming extinct. It was not Ions; a^o that postago was so high that letters were a luxury rathor thau tho nocossity they aro now. Tho arrival of one was lookod upon as a great event, and to dostroy was littlo short of sacrilege. It was worth whilo to spend sumo time and pains on a lot tcr which would bo road and ro-road, and perhaps handed down for tho ben otit of posterity. The disjointed productions that pass for letters in these degenorato modern da) s would have shocked an educated girl of tho last century. There is no reason why girls who can speak French and German should not bo able to writo English. Many young ladies who havo a smattering of recondite science, and who havo dipped iuto tho grammars of one or more of tho an cient and half a dozen of the modern languages, are still unable to writo a letter in their own tongue, that in ur rangomont and choice of words might not disgraco a properly taught child ol twelve. Especially tho distinction be tween tho third and first person is often so hazy that a formal note begun in one is finished in the other! A good correspond on t bogins her letter by writing hor address and tho full date plainly at tho top of tho page. Lcttor.i aro so often roforrod to as evi denco in trifling or important matters that this is worth remembering. If they should happen to bo kept for any length of time, the dato would add materially to thoir interest. Many persons eoeni to think it an Insult to tho intelligence of thoir friends to writo straightforward from i pa<ro to pago in the natural manner, j anu that tho moro thoir lotters roscin blo a puzzlo tho moro piquantly intor 1 csting they will bo. It is hard to tell why a sentenco commoncod at tho bot tom of one pago should not bo contin ued at tho top of tho noxt* instead of rushing wildly off at a tangont, and bo found at last written crosswiso, In tho vorv last placo a porson would look for it. Tho girl who roally answors a lottor is no common correspondent Wo havo all groanod with mild exasporation over a letter supposed to bo a reply to ono of our own, but which took not tho smallost notico of our modost com munication, ovon in tho cursory men tion of Its arrival, left all our quostions unauflworod, and, with curious ingon uity, omitted overy scrap of Informa tion on tho subjects that most inter ested us. Tho best timo to answor a lottor, when it is possible, is Immodiatoly aftor first reading it. So many things rush into ono'u mind that cannot berocallod afterward. Vory fow peoplo havo tho requisite loisuro to do this, as in ordin ary eases it involves a brisk correspon dence; but it should not be put off longer than necessary. People who aro traveling abroad aro vory apt to mako thoir homo lottors too much like guido books. Descrip tions of sconory and famous placos aro usually tedious. It is tho littlo things that aro cntortaining; a droll advon turo, a peculiarity in dross or speoeh, anything which especially strikos tho writer, will be certain to bo givon vividly, and will add color and Interost to her letter. Tho full name should bo signed, so that should the letter miscarry, it may be returned through tho Dead-Lottor Ollicc, which would bo impossible if tho only cltio wore "Lulu" or "Katio." ? The School Supplement. Oil a Cuban Hallway. Presently an ungular mummified no gro, who has been froquontly passing through tho train and making himself generally conspicuous, rings a dinner bell wliioh ho holds in his hand, and this i? tho signal to leavo. You might havo imagined that this boll-man was connocted with tho station, and not a part of tho apparatus; but that is an error?and at ovory station thoroaftor, whon tho dinnor-boll rang on tho plat form at tho roar end of tho train, tho onginoor always obeyod the signal. Tho train carries tlirco classoB of passongors, tho third class in front and tho first class in tho roar. Tho only difforonoo is in tho seating of tho car, thoro boing no cushions on tho soeond and third class, nnd no backs on tho soats of tho lattor. Tho road is a narrow guago, but it movos rapidly enough, and thoro aro no vexatious delays. Many of tho sta tions aro foncod in with barbod wiro, so that any ono wishing to dofraud tho railroad company, passos out at tho wrong station, or having purohasod a tiokot for a cortain placo to which thoro is ohoap faro, tries to got ofF whoro tho faro is doar, ho can bo cortalnly do tooted. lho regulation of tho ratos doponds porhaps upon tho opposition tho road may havo, and tho ratos aro strangoly unjust It is choapor, for instance, to buy a ticket through to Havana, than it is to purchase ono to a cortain point not qufto half-way. It may bo possible, too. that tho road dis criminates against cortain points, as such a thing as that has boon known ovon in the Statos.?Havana Cor. PiUt bxiry Post. Wouldn't Trtkn IIIh Advice. Ouo day soon nftor Popo's (lofoat at socond Hull Kun and Chantllly, a prl vato soldinr belonging to an Ohio rogi mont sought an Intorviow with his cap tain, and announced that ho had a plan for a military campaign which must cortalnly rosult In orushlng out tho roholllon. Tho oflloor very natur ally Inqulrod for particulars, but tho noldior rofusod to rovoal thorn, and asked for a chanco to lay his plans bo foro Pope himself. Aftor somo dolay lio was glvon a pass to hoadquartorn. IIo did not got to boo Popo, but aftor tho ohlof of Btftff had coaxod and prom ised and throatonod for a quarter of an hour tho liuokoyo stood up and ropllod: "Wollfslr, my plan 1* for .John I'opo and Hob Loo to swap oommands, and If wo don't lick tho South lnsido of six ty days you may nhoot mo for a patont hay-fork swindforP" When ho roturnod to camp ho was naturally askod what buocobs ho mofc with, and ho ruofully ropliod: "Wall, thoy had a plan of tholr own.'* ??What was It?" * "Why thoy took mo out and bootod mo for a niilo and a half I"?Detroit Fvca Press. It, has boon noticed in Washington that all tho doaths which havo takon plaoo among moml>orB of tho IIouso during tho soflsions Blnco tho Forty fifth Uongrowv on both tho. RapabUflan ana nofnooratlo flldo, havo boon from tho middle or fourth row. That row, has, thoroforo, boon called "Fatality How." The Song of tho Brown Thrush. Wo may bo ablo to aci-oun:, in part at least, lor tho disappu n nun*. which an iuoxporionced observer uu-oU* with when, frosh from tho perusal o( (for ex ample) tho thirteenth chapter of Dar win's Descont of Man, ho ?<>es infco tho woods to look about for himself. Ho oxpocts to liud hero nnd there two or throo songsters, each iu turn doing his utmost to surpass tho brilliancy and power of tho othor's music; whilo a feminine auditor sits in full view, pre paring to render her vordict, and ro ward tho successful competitor with her own precious solf. Tins would bo a pretty picturo. Uufortuuatoly, it is looked for in vain. The two or threo singers may bo found, likely enough; but tho female, if she bo indeed within hoaring, is modestly hiding away some i whero in tho bushos, and our student is nouo tho wisor. Lot him watch as long as ho pleaso, ho will hardly soo tho prizo awardod. Ncvortholoss ho need not fool that his tirao has been wastod. Ho certain ly will not, if ho bo ono who loves mu sic; for birds llko all truo artists, can do their bost only on groat occasions. Our brown thrush, for instance, is a magnificent singer, albeit ho is not of tho uest school, oeing too "seusational" to suit the most exacting case. His song is a groat improvisation: a good deal jumblod, to bo sure, and witnout any recognizable form or thome; and yet, like a Liszt rhapsody, it perfectly answers its purpose.?that is, it gives tho porformor full SLopo to show what ho can do with his instrument. You may laugh a littlo if you like, at an occasional grotosquo or overwrought passage, but unless you aro well used to it you will surely bo astonishod. Such power and rango of voico; such startling transitions; such ondless vtv rloty! And withal such boundloss en thusiasm and incrodiblo endurance! Considorod as puro music, ono strain of tho hormit thrush is to my mind worth tho wholo of It; just as a slnglo move ment of Boothovou's is bottor tht. a world of Liszt transcriptions. But in its own way it is unsurpassable. Still, though this is a moagro and Suite unoxaggoratod account o. tho or inary song of tho brown thrush, I liavo discovorod that oven ho can bo outdono?by himself. Ono morning in oarly May I came upon throo birds of this spocfos, all singing at once, in a kind of jealous frenzy. As thoy sang they continually shifted from tr<?o to treo, and ono in particular (tho ouo that was noarost to whero I stood) could hardly bo quiot a moment. Onco ho sang with full powor whilo on tho ground (or closo to it, for ho was just thon behind a low bush), after which ho mountod to tho very tip of a tall pine, which bont bonoatn his woight. In tho midst of tho hurly-bur ly ono of tho trio Buddonly soundod tho whin-poor-will's call twico,?an abso lutely perfect reproduction. Tho signiiicanco of all this soand and fury; what tho prizo' was, if any, and who obtainod it,?this another can con Jocturo as woll as myself. I know no moro than old Kaspar:? "' Why that I can not toll,' br!<1 ho, 'But t was a famous victory,' " As I turned to conio away, tho con tost all at onco ccasod, and tho sllouco of tho woods, or what socmod liko si lonco, was roally Improssivo. Tho chowinks and Gold sparrows wero sing ing, but it was liko tho music of a vil lago singer aftorPatti; or, to mako tho comparison loss unjust, liko tho Pas toral Symphony of Handel aftor a Wagnor temposL?Bradford Torrey in April Atlantic. IiOnriinft Bullets With Air. Win. F. Chamborlain, of Norwich, Conn., has, after fourteen yoars of ex perimenting, dovisod what ho calls a 4'porfoct air-gun." Tho torm is a mis noraor, as tho invontion doos not rolato to guns but to projoctilos. Mr. Cham borlain docs not load a gun with air, but ho loads tho bullot, and ho thinks tho invontion would do away with tho use of gunpowdor. Tho various parts of Mr. Chamborlain's bullots aro throo in number. Tho oxtorior of thoprojoc tllo is a hollow stool s^elL Part two is a stool ond-pioco, wliich sorowB into tho shell, loaving tho ohambor abovo tho ond-picco to bo charged with air. Tho ond-pioco is hollow oxcopt at tho uppor ond, and has four oquldistant air holos at a point on its stem. A stool pin fits oxaotly into tho hollow of tho ond piooo, tho ond of tho pin boing flush with tho bottom of tno bullot whon it Is roady for uso. It is hold in Slaco, whon the bullot is chargod, by a olioato wlro ponotrating tho nm of tho ond piooo. In oharging tho bullot with wiro tho ond pieoo is sorowod in tight, and air is forood into tho ohambor by an air ongino invontod by Mr. Cham borlain. Tho pin is thon sont in and tho wiro is fastonod. Tho bullot may bo flrod in any brooch-loading gun of tho right boro. Tho full of tho gun hammor breaks tho wiro holding tho stool pin, and drivos (ho pin past tho air holos, thu air chargo rushos out around tho smaller ond of tho pin against tho gun breoch, and tho bullot is hurlod from tho gun. Tho report of tho air disohargo is, correspondingly, lornlor than that of powdor. By adap tation of tho namo principles a oart ridgo is mado for throwing shot. Tno alr-ohargod bullot, Mr. Cham borlain says, may bo mado to fit tho smallest riflo or tho largost oannon. Tho volocity with which it is thrown doponds, of courso, ontlroly on tho nros9uro of air with which it is loadod. Mr. Chamborlain has fired a riflo bul lot, loadod with 100 pound air prossuro, half a mllo accurately. Tho sholln will stand, he says, 1,000 pounds pros suro. Ho proposes to mako oannon balls that may ?o fired thirteon or four toon milos, the long-rango possibilities of tho projectile bolng limited only by tho cohoslvo power of tho stool. IIo avors that his chargod projectiles aro roady for uso aftor any lapso of time, and that thoro Is no danger of tho mirstlng of tho ploco, as ovor-prossuro of air moroly starts a soam in tho motal, Instead of shlvoring it For riflo or muskot shooting a loadon bul lot is nsod. Homowliat. Interonf*Ml. Ho pnssod a hundred mon on Wood ward avonuo beforo ho oncountorod a faco whioh soomod to hit him. Thon ho stopped tho ownor with a gosturo, nnd askod : "Mister, do you think spring Is at hand?" "What if I do or do not?" was tho ^rnff answor. "Oh, nothing, only I'd llko your opinion." "Aro yon Interested In knowing what tho weather will bo for tho next threo wooks?" "Woll, somewhat. I've got to got out of this town, and I'vo got to sell my ovorooat for monoy to travel on, and I'm looking all over for somo one to prodiot a warm wavot" <4k. Ho was glvon a favorablo prediction. Lazy People. ? I havo often been forced, much against my notion, to look into tho sluggard's heart. savs Charles H. liar low, iu Farmer's World, and I havo aeon that the majority aru more unfort unate than tho driving working class over gave thorn credit fur. Mou aro moro like horses iu their habits and i <a \s than wo imagine. 1'uor drivers ; and bad breaking with men ay with stock, is generally tho cause of balki lncss or laziness. Education and train ing make or unmake man as well as I boast* Now aiul thcu wo lind a man who works oasiiy, sprightly and uuiur ally. It is a pleasure for him to lay j out his strength and drivo the work merrily along, lie never watches the sun nor "slouches" at his work, and it is a pleasure to soo him. for his work to him is what play was wheu a child, bocauso his soul is iu his work, Tho Immortal part of his being acts like a high pressure of steam, drives his mus cular powers, and ho lays out his Btrength unconsciously, froely and gladly. Such a man i.s a success at whatever ho undertakes, whether it is boot-blneking, running a farm or rul ing a kingdom. Tho lazy man works only with his animal powers, his spirit, ?11 but tho animal, is dead. There is no moro perfect representation of end loss punishment in mundane aftairs than the lazy man at work without tho mastor to lead ami drive him. Kv ory muselo in his wretched, useless body seems to be groaning in anguish of spirit as he pious along; overy inch ho advances increases his misery; and as he occasionally leans on his hoe, or looks up at the sun, or gazes wistfully at his cumborsomo shadow, ho seems to say, "Oh, curso upon tho man who invontod work. Tho Lord has mado mo iu vain." Wo know that tho livo, willing, go ahead worker feels like work7 loves his farm and homo, is wedded to it as to his wife, llis homo, farm, crops and stock, are to him what pootry, or what tho brush and canvas is to tho poet and artist, and fiis work, his mission, is to build up a paradise on earth, and pooplo it with tho living ilosh and blood angols of tho household; and ho can no moro stop his work while ho breathes than tho cngino can stop with a danger ous hoad of stoam and tho throttle wide open. Don't you suppose that tho Bluggard would bo glad to swap the animal emotions that torturo himwhilo at UBofal work, for what that glad spirited, work-v orshipper fools whilo making tho wilderness blossom as a roso. In ovory community throughout our land wo see tho ??unlucky9' element (constantly increasing^ sido bv sitlo with tho onterprising and successful, and at last we seo tho caino of this phonomonon?a poor class and a pros perous class?a distinct lino of demark ation souarating them. Perfect liberty, such as has never before boon known in man's history, which allows and en ables man to develop to tho very high est in his nobler instincts, and mako tho greatost success, as soon in our in stitutions and marvelous growth, also allows him to sottle to tho opposito ex treme, and descend to tho lowest level. - m ? m A Choir Anoodoto. In the April Century, tho Rev. Chas. S. Robinson continues his discussion of tho annoyances and humors of tho mu sical servico in churches, and relates this anecdote: "Glorious Easter was at hand and groat preparations woro mado in the rural parish for its cele bration; toughs woro twined in tho arches of tho building; flowers swung in wreaths overhead and shono in beautiful baskets among tho aisles; children had been rehearsing carols. All tho town eamo in on that notable morning. Ii was a sceno novel* to bo forgotton. Tho minister was radiant; his oyos boamod with delight But a thought struck him: this audicnco, so happy, so gonorous, so enthusiastic? would thoy not hoar him a moment for a stroko of business? After tho invo cation and tho first Bong, ho surprisod thom with a proposition to bring ?Eastor offerings^ now at onco to God's altar, and lift tho doar old church out of dobt: oh, then thoro would bo a res urrection! Tho congrogation would como up fr*m uudor its groat stono into a now llfo, if thoy would roll it away! Thon tho platos wont thoir courso, and hearts woro touched, and ptirBOB woro omptiod, and tho hoaps of txionoy lay boforo tho moistened eyes of tho roliovod pastor as ho tromulously thanked a goou God for his pooplo's fidolity in response. 'Tho money is horo, I am euro it Is,' ho oxclaimod. 'If thoro bo a littlo in arroars, it can bo mado up in a day, and now wo .aro roady hoartlly to go oq with tho wor ship of our rlson Lord.' So tho fixed programmo proooodod. A littlo Gor man had boon procurod from tho met ropolis for an annox to tho tenor; his solo oamo In at this oxaot orlsis of grateful emotion; ho ronderod it with a fresh aplomb, though tho consonants woro awkward: 'An' do (let sail bo raised?do (let sail bo raised?an' do <fc?---an' do (let?sail bo raisod?sail bo raised?In do twinkling of an ay-ooP "Now it is quito safo to say that after tho congrogation wont homo, tho thomo of tho day was dissipated, and tho two ovonts upnormost in ovory body's mind woro tho aurpriso whloh tho eager minister had sprung upon tho pooplo and tho ridioulous appropriate ness of tho doolamatory solo which fol lowed it. On gonornl principles, wo havo no objootlon to tho collection of monoy to dischargo religious obliga tion, ovon in dlvino sorvico; but It does Boom a pity that a humoro'.s eplsodo should bo tho ohiof rominiscnnco of fluch a solomn oooasion." "How to Mabn Homo Happy." IIo was a book agont. Ho rung ft door-boll, find ft woman who had boon swooping oponod ltin door so suddonly thftt no loll off tho Btop and noftrly lost his equilibrium. But ho was ft hook agont, ftnd ho rocovorod hismomontum and said fluontly: "I am agont for tho most coiohratod book ovor offorod to tho puhlin sinoo Undo Tom's Cabin wok wrltton, and flllod with usoful hints of things that onnnot bo found outfddo tho o.ovors of ftny othor book, and with rocipos for cooking ftnd family prayors, and how to koop moths out of nirs, and somo fino poomn by woll known and popular writors, and you can glvo ino your or dor to-dfty and noodn't pay for it till noxt Juno, or on tho installment ylan, whtoh in ohoapor than going without, and tho namo of it is "Throo Million Hints, or Inqtiiro Within How to M/iko Homo Happy.'" "Oh, yos,' said tho woman, smiling ewootly, " 'How to Mako Homo Happy, I havoono ftlroady," and sho looknd nt tho broom in hor hand with dronmy oyofc + Ho foil Off tlio doorstop again, thin tlmo ho didn't rocoror till was a blook botwocn thorn. ?J Free Vres*. The MurriuKO Relation. Judge J:hik>o:i concluded an nrliclo la tho April Xor'h .twuruaM Ixtvuw ' entitled ? *S.'jfvl 1 our Civilization bo I'ro- , served" us follows: J A word, :io\v, ns to tho perils which 1 thronton us in connection with tho iii:vrri!\i;? relation. The u\il referred to is only uiic of h multitude that llow from tho s.iine source, ? a general lot ting down of public sentiment in re- 1 | card to tho sanctity of marriage. While tho l'lutostaut view, that mur ! rinse is a civil contract and not a ?a ] eminent, hits v'.oubtiessf a basis of truth, It is not tho whole truth. Marriago is ! I a civil contract and a groat deal uioro; ! i it is tho creation of a status the most sacred and the most important known ; to the law or to human life. Regarded j j merely as a contract, it is natural to' i conclude that it ni*y c? i ! solved, anil, in faoi, in ; . such a conclusion llt> v ?< i^Ti"* i Hood of divorces thtf' ? . j I our I'rotostant comi> !.??, tor than this would :i bf lnt.!<X\r'l j iblo rule of the lieu <"? uoh wcrfl j adopted and enforced. \ml ono ha?> J I urds little in prod ' r* .'-"A. ?.:?? J:V' ! j salvation of society .?<;.??. n-nH <jC iiic ? i result, unless thero ??t-u!i b?. r?vt0i0iL to i j tho status of marriii ?> yojuiothlnjf jtW-j [' ' solemnity and sacr.- I.v.vj nnuuU)'i iM it! by that church. It is needless to mul- j tiply words. Our divorce and marriage : laws nniM b ? i vised, made uniform and more s'.rict, and be rigidly enforc- t ed, or tiie disorganization of society I now threatened by the increased loos- I lining of the marital ties will become ' complete. So long as u;:.rriagc is re nrded as a mere civil contract, its | lighor purpose, the rearing ot oil- j spring, will Lie overlooked; its baser ! uses alone will be esteemed until, finally, whatever stands in tho way of these will, at any cost, be removed. It I must be admitted, however, that while | the lav/, if amended and more strictly , enforced, will do something, it cannot! nlono reach the inmost seat of tho evil, i in the perverted sentiment of the pub- 1 lie in regard to marriage. Since ibis j sentiment rests not so much upon er rors in reasoning as upon corrupt incli- j nations, logic or legal interdict cau do ; little to correct it. To that, perhaps, ' religion alone is eipial. And wo cannot | better close than by stating our con- ] vietion, that for tho saving of civilian- ! tion from the destruction threatening it, as well from the prevalence of I crime and social immorality as from the thickening dangers of industrial discontent and conflict, religion is tho [ most fft'eetivo instrumentality; not tho religion that builds temples from which it excludes the poor; not tho re ligion which shoots philosophical treat ises from its pulpits over the heads of those who most need its consolations in the condition of social contempt and [>rosoription in which, they are held; >ut the religion which reaches its hand to the plain men and women who form the bulk of our race i\:id do Its work; which wins, instead of repelling them, and which sh .-frs itself the friend and minister of liifrtlofiYta* millions rather than of tho miluoiMib w'y.ho build its palaces. ' ? v""',. Tlie <.k>w?ioy of T'MorJdiv, ' bridle) and fi%' tho nGi^iiuv?^yyiir owu? rtl.i; , in for shipmoiltJ't? PUDtn kaetftb' 'w W sent from thonco to Koy.. WqjeW< fuut Cuba. A ? good many is, lounging around in high boot*, jingling spurs, showed tin*, peculiar ? tics of thoir culling, fur they wore the cowboys of this region. 1 doubt whothor tho cowboy of the west is re cruited "entirely from the country whoro ho herds or drives his o:ittle, hut tho Florid inn cowboy is indigenous to tlio soil. Hard work and plenty of it, at times with poor food; a debilitating climate and many wpsquitoes havo ma(U) them floshloss. Driving c:?111o in tho west is certainly no child's play, but in this portion of Florida the task must bo a particularly dillicult one from tho nature of the country. To scamper at full speed across the coun try in finest of a "hunch" of eattlo must endanger their necks. Through tho palmetto cabbages, through tho thick tangle of vines, across tho boggy flats, driving into tho pino thickets, tho soil burrowed by gophers, the cattle huntor spurs his horse. l'erhap.i it is tho mount which ought to bo pitied as much as any of the animals, tho horso, tho boy, or tho bull. Western horses barely stand the hard work, and aro used up in a season. Anything like a high-legged animal comes to grief in Very short order. The horse wanted for tho work is the smnll. scrubby ani mal born and bred in Florida, llo sooms to bo capable of withstanding any amount of hard service. Certainly, tho Florida cattle of this soetion aro tho poorost specimens of tho bovino raoe known. They present, savo about thoir logs, few traces of merit. Having not much weight to carry, their speed is, for a short burst, enough to blow a horso. Fancy cattle whose livo weight will average ,V>0 pounds!?Fort"*Myer?, (Fin.) Cor. N. Y. World. Ai? Accomplished Negro Itntlor. One day last fall a handsome mulat to boy came to tho door of t\ frlond of mine, asking for work. He was a good butler, he explained, despite his years; ho had been carefully trainod and could do many things ontsido of his striet line of duly. My friend hnpponod to need Just such a serving man, and accepted him very imprudontly on his face, which was good, without asking particularly fof nia roeommondations which woro bad. He was a most ac complished sorvant. Ho know all about the dining room; he know all about tho front door; he was willing and ready and quiet, and a groat suc cess in every way. fie was an ox tromely pollto boy, thoroughly gentle and kino, and he soon workod his way Into the good graces of tho family. One day when one of tho young ladien was playing the piano, he was discov ered listening. The next day he was found listening again. Ills devotion to music was remarked upon. Finally ho plucked up courage to ask if ho could not sit down to tho piano at odd mo ments when the ladies were otherwise engaged They said he could. He did at the lirst opportunity, and for a mu latto serving man ho played exquis itely. Of eourso tho ladlos heard him, ami worn plnasod. They felt they had a jewel. I'hoy did not have him long. One day, aftor ho had won tho hearts of the wholo family, ho quietly stepped out with all tho Jowolry lie could lay his dollcato hands on. On Tuesday ho cou^^^^^^^^^Burlucr swlndl WIT AM) ltUMOIC. An oU ye.low Jok iu Cologne Han away with mi cUt nomun'!i bojrtic, lUitthc wrathful o!tJ oroiror Kit h!m twice- wnu t> 'jotrtio, And it *a? Oreiullul to hear the Uok <jro(,*n<). SlH' jrvsscd her hand on hi r hair, AqJ Lit chock* as red ft* :v rose, Ami Urcw it over her lorehea-J fair, Anil toyoil with lior l!n.vian nose. An ! no Minie on iunny wiux. Its HlKbro'er hor feature# took, 1J> i ?u?o ou her di!4i !n? *. iiK"KCUtent rlc? iler bi?tvr? woviidn ie>ok. In N'cftv Orleans i!.e sand-bag is djcd to stop in t.io ! >voo; iu Chicago >n ^.;pssociety The proper iuc<t:v>t. :.sk u young woman u;-.o U about to olopc is. "Do<.s your mother k:;<. w your route?" A Young tu:ui with j.air oi hand panned suspenders generally tiudj u room tuo warm to wou in with his coal on. Tfc\v Mevi\ s olilUKt C-. .1; V oiM f\oUUI ft 1&M atuto *5t JP^'l f t?4y uit ebouui pfoparOjVO puaktif},i\J in Aiui-Miftk a! Vji.vrriy. \'J yo:u ? ! i Ir fjBt -ou )tv/ ,'(? Wfb W tk>;y :.r to-; ffl} arid rrrnWiu f.v;? h at Oi?v loysiu of muLnniuu). One young man said to anoth Is a loug way from this world next." "Oh, never mind, my dc low," said tho other; you'll hftvo down hill." Another Waterloo veteran is Wo aro not sure how many Wi veterans still live, but if Napoleonic) half of them in his army ho would-nattS-' won the fight. " ^ Au articlo containing a dozing on how to take earo of a horso 's the rounds of tho press, hut tht not otui hint as to how to got thof ?Xorrislovn lIcrultL Tho human is supposod to l^V1 more intelligent than tho bruto tof tion, and yet ordinarily the strcftl horse answers tho bell much q]?$' than tho sorvant-girl will. "Shall I take your lovo to youKti mother?" said a lady visitor whA^B going to see tho mother in quc3t&J>,V . a littlo ehlid of 3 years. "Sho ha^iil^ love," was tho quaiut roply. "Yes," said Mrs. Liberal, "I halo those Straiters, thoy aro so awfully bigoted; but thoy noodn't bo so stuck up about their religion. Tho liberal faith is gaining fast, and it won't bo many years, I ";uess, before wo can bo as bigoted as thoy arc." Tho old tramp who was a "Michigan lire sufi'orer" last summer will go on the road this spring as an "Ohio llood sutl'erer." ilo thought onco ho would have t<> appear as a "JasTaearth-(juake siitl'eror," but tho Hoods havo fortunato ly rendered this rather fur-fotchcd ex cuse unnecessary. New Yorker (who has boen "stuck" more than an hour with intellectual young lady from Boston): "You say that you despise New York men. Then why do you corno to Now York, and why do you go to Now York par rti is.?" Young lady from Boston: "For lii.?1/it?Jeto intellectual rust." p h' a little boy to his father VH/> \T at. Louis, "I didn't i;, Vf'tH cl<w had wings." i'-WwBSK nvV?l?aod iho ugh:" irKi#,'jT :?rv ?C.V .y,!;] : >w ir. fut rtxix i-r# ' -i. o ? i V i i).. r; ? V '.'/'itf ijKy Ar - .m ,oi,csi * hk?l! ii'iurf bi t at ?.it" i. <:y > 4$ ' m "Ilumpu^' .y.U' oi.h anything to y got to say is that >v :*?;$, "iucky. '?> there aro not a half-do>ii>lvV' Vpfy ward that havn not borro"Tnia?^j^t>^y from mo." Acontemporary asks: "llow shall wd^/^ mon carry tnc'r purses to frustrato tho thievos?" Wliy, carry thom empty. Nothing frustrates a thief moro than to snatch a lady's purso, after follow ing hor half a milo, and then find that it contains nothing but a roclpo for spieod peaches ana a faded photograph of her grandmother. "Como, sorrow, smooth my brow and kiss my lips and lay thy gontlo hand upon my heart," sincrs tho poot. Tho courting of such a (fismal maid betrays a bad caso of dyspopsia or a wooful lack of Invigorating oxorciso. A poot with a sounu body would find Joy a moro choorful and attractivo maid Rochester Democrat. IIow Gorstor viows It: Reporter?I Bupposo you hoard about that kissing ailiur botwoon Govornor Crittondon and l'atti? (iorstor?I hoard that t) r gov ernor kissotl Patti boforo sho had tlmo to resist, but I don't soo anything In that to eroato so much talk. Reporter ?You don'tP Gorstor?C'ortalnly not. Thoro is nothing wrong In a man's kissing a woman old enough to bo his mother. A Garlislo girl has a rocord of hav ing oaton thirty-fivo griddlo cakos oo a wagor recently. iTiis, of courso, oc curred sinoo Matthow Arnold's declara tion that tho women of Amorioa aro delicate, splrituello creatures. It is very doubtful If tho apostle of "swnot> ness and light" himself, with all his intelligonco nn<l deop pootio fooling, could ptit himself outside of thirty-fivo griddlo cakos in one inning.?A'orriV lotnn /Icrufrl. "In your sister at homo?" asked a St. Louis young gontleman of tho littlo brother who answorod tho boll. "Yes, Bho's homo," sahl the boy; "wo'ro go ing to havo coeoanut pies for dinner to-morrow, and she's out in tho kitchen holpln' mother make 'em." "Indood," replied tho young man, evidently very much pleased, "and what part of tho pie does your sister make?" "Sho eraeks the cocoanuts with hor tooth." "Sir," sharply romnrkod a pretty Boston girl, moving away from a young Now Yorker, who was seatod on tho same sofii with her and exhibited a dis position to nbrldgo tho distance be tween them, "sir, the radius vector of your orbit is get ling too short." Tho young man turned )>alo, folt around for his legs in a stupefied sort of way, Deemed to recover somo oonfidonoo on discovering that they wore still there, arose and (led. VVlifttovor nmy hftvo boon tho fail ure* of Kdward i'nynon We?ton on thr> Miwduat Hnj(, he donorvos Homo Hort. of orodit for novorinj; morn ground ntrali/ht nway thnn any othor podostrlan. His 1,200-niilo wrwk from Portland, Me., to ('hloriuo, wn* virtually tho beginning of porfoHtrinnism in thi.< country. IIo litis now in K.ngiand HiiorOHflfully nom plfttod r?,CMH> miloH 'n 100 dayn, nndor tint nurtpicicq of tho tomporanco pooplo, who employed him to di?sominat<? thoir principles!, and at tho unmo tinio to illufltrnto that phyaloal enduranoo in ffrcntor whon fjtlmulantp nro not uaod.