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Luoky at Last
Some years ago I knew a lapidary
who gained a considerable forretexu'trri
&
day, Montin had but one fault; lie
was too fond of good wine, which
caused hi in to neglect bis work?
sometimes for days togellie>, to'
the great dissatisfaction of, his employer,
who in all other fdBpdbft
valued and esteemed bun Ingbty,
both for his skilLaiul probity. '
One day '"Montin roCmVetrfroAi
bis master a diamond of tbo finest
water to cut and polish, with'strict
recommendations to koep sober until
the work was finished.
" I roly en your activity," said
the jeweller o n giving him the
stone. " I must have it without
fail on the 15th instaut; and if you
disappoint me this time, it will be
the last you will have from me."
Montin promised exactitnde,
asked, as was usual with him, part
of his pay in advance, and set him*
self courageously to work. Under
bis skillful.hand the diamond soon
began to show forth its beauty ; in
a few hours it would hnve been
finished, when, unfortunately for
Montin's resolutions, a friend call
ed on him. an old comrade who
had been long absent from Paris,
what could they do but take a glass
together ? Arrived at the cabaret,
the tirao passed quickly away, and
Montin thought no more of his unfinished
work.
During the morning his employer
came to see how the polishing
of the diamond proceeded. The
concierge assured him that Montin
had only just gone out, and
would not fail to return directly,
as be had for some days been
working steadily and unremittingly.
Only half satisfied, the jeweller
went away, to return in two
hours, and to find Montin Mill absent.
Convinced ho was at the
tavern, the master charged ono of
his men to seek him, and induce
him to return to his work. This
was doue, and Montin, grumbling
between his teeth, quitted his comrade,
and ascended to his work
shop; but his head was no longer
clear, nor his hand stead)*. TTo
add to his tronble, the diamond
became uufixed ; he seized it hastily
to replace it; his trembling
fingers gave a ierk?and, by a
strange fatality the precious stoue
flew out of the window 1 Sobered
in a moment by this terrible accident,
Montin continued gazing out
of tbe casement as if petrified, bis
J>ale lipe murmuring the words
' lost 1 loetUbstr l>
For morerTban an hour he realnsnaf
wiAf?A?1?via nnH n?na
uiaiuo^t niiuuov uivnt/uiwjo^ c?uu ** no
only roused from bis lethargy t>j|
the entrance of bis master.
44 Is it thus you work, Montin t"
exclaimed he; " three times have
I called for the diamond, and yon
spend your time at t h o tavern.
Give mo the stone; I must have it,
finished or unfinished."
Montin looked wildly at him
-without nttering a word.
" What is the matter with you f1
asked the jeweller. "Why don'l
you answer I Have you drunk all
yoar senses away 9"
The lapidary tried in vain tc
speak. His tongue seemed para
dysed. At last he rose, and hidina
his face in his hands, murmuroa
44 It?is?lost!"
4>?xplain yourself. What ba<
happened V1 1 5^
44 Out of the window," '
4 "What 1 when1" 444 v 4
44 The stone."
44 Well, well, well; tell me w)f^
has occnrred." '' 4 ~ ? ?
44 The stone flew out." V ;.iV
It was now the tarn of the mas
ter to Leonine silent with astonish
ment; then, furious with rage h<
cried,441 don't believe a word 0
yoar story ; you have sold my dia
iftond to pay for yottf dissipation.1
This accusation was the coup d
grace for Montin. lie fell faintitoj
/
ac tne ieot ot big master; ami it
was not without difficulty that he
hrafe repeal Trittir to a
'despair which amounted alhtoJt to
madness. The jeweller, who understood
what was paaauag in his
naifd, triedjo cdpj^le Mm, and at
last Bucceeaed in rendering him
more calm, ir i) v
"It is a most unfortunate Accident,
no donbt," said he, if but it
is p?L irteporabk.y
* ^ros do'not/ tAhn, believe that
I sold your diamond for drink 1"
said Montin, eagerly,
" No. no! "Montin. von mn#t fo?
get what I said in the first moment
of anger, and let us try to find a
remedy for the misfortune. The
diamond was worth ?200; yon
must endeavor to repay me the
half of that sum out of your wages,
which, when you work regularly,
soonget ont of debt."
>*f roAi?thiaT I will* work
1ft
(NtMh l ^arerh^p * I
atdT am not a thief*" * .
-J*v>V fcelM^lJwAf'JrepIfcd' the
jeweller. , I have every confidence
in yoitf yrnt "are k gOddworMrfiafi^'
I will furnish you with plenty of
Wdrk, And in a few years yon will
be right again. Well! still that
suit yon!"
l??&yea/?fc<?illy tell *irf *dici
more, that you do not think I sold
tho diamond."
" I repeat, on" my honor, that I
onW *aici<e^-in4kp fiq^fnomanb-et
anger'. "1 "ah^cOTvffi^B^ oh
an honest mgn?io fact I prove it
by trusting yon with more work."
M Yes, sir, that is true, an d I
promise you I will not disappoint
you. I will repair my fault; the
lesson has been severe, but It will
not be without its fruits."Mentin
kept his word?he rose
early, and worked indefatigably ;
me iobi stone was replaced by another*
whieh waf polish ed-as > if by
enchantment. Faithful to his
promise, be went no., iqqre to the
tavern, and becarao a model of
steadiness and industry. At the
end of the year he had paid a considerable
part of his debt* Six teed
months passed thus, when one find
morning in May, having finished
his worn, ho placed hiraselt at the
window, and watcbsd the boats
passing and repassing on the river,
which flowed close to ths walla of
the house. Suddenly, his eye was
attracted by sbmethlnjf bright glittering
on the extreme edge of an
old chimney. What was bfs surprise
to discover his half-polished
diamond 1 It seemed as if a breath
would precipitate it into the water
beneath ; and yet there it had been
for so many months snspended between
heaven and earth 1 .
At this sight hit emotion ttb<
came almost as great as on the day
when be bad seen it disappear out
of the -window; he darea not remove
his eyes, fearing to lose sight
of the almost recovered treanres.
" It is?it is my diamond, which
has cost me so many tears." said
he ; "but how shall I roach it I. If
it were to fell 1 Out no, I will take
every precaution ; not too fast!?
let me consider well!"
At this moment his employer
entered the roont.1 ?
" O, sir," cried Montin, M it if
there P *
" What?" said the jeweller.
'< My diamond, or rather yours.
Ah, do not tonch it, we shall lose
it fot ever."
u It is true : it is certainly the
diamondthat fiasco tormented us;
' but the difficafty is how to get iw
> Wait a moment, I know how t4
do it." 80 saying, he left the
room, but quickly returned, bear>
ing in his hand a net prepared for
. catching butterflies. With its aid,
r and that of a long stick, he prot
needed carefully to try and get the
precious stoop?-Jfantin, hardly
j daring to breatho, watching all hti
movements with the greatest anxiety.
At la*i his ef&rts were crowned
witft success, and be cried,
44 Here kia, liontin 1 1 congratat
lata you on itt recovery. I am
nojr yotrr debtor to the amount ol
" nearly a hundred pounds. Whal
? do ya? fa tend to do with the
. atpopntr
? **I*ave it'in yonr hands, siy, ft
f yon will be kind enough to" keet
? it for me."
n 44 Moat willingly; I will pay yot
0 Ota interest, and U yon continue
1 to add to i^ you wilt soon hare ?
nice littk^apm ^replied the jeweller.
f V.,y ; ,-J
* Tbia was the begin ing of Mofctin^i
fortnne. In a few years he
became a. partner with hie master,
whose daughter he married, and
he is dqw one of the principal jewellers
in Paris*'
Get &rty. &jsIn
nino coses ont of ton, the
young man who takes to himself a
wife as soon as he becomes of age,
lays a permanent foundation Tor
the future usefulness and prosperity,
besides giving bond and security
to society for his future good
benavio^ 4s v bltteeA. "BfeJacquires
Sooa nabita, is of some benefit to
iiose around him, and is generally
more respocted and beloved by
the whole community. But never
marry lor money, nor repudiate
the love of n pure-minded, loving
virtnoas girl^ simply booause she
has ttbt goMhe stamps; ^: - * ~*~
Never say .to her: v.
*1 thi.risdof'iiAj'4? *
If Mi on Sn| fewda't th? dtRMi t - \
Bat pv^* (hortund ?VitQ
Won't da far A?m bird tlnti.
.-OTBffsnil''
When buad on rial c?Uto."
l/l vvvi SI aif T ^ ? VI amtiv aV I v
gret his choice. If, on the contrary,
be marries a l^elprmeet instead
ot a help-cat the meat, each can
cUMoti&fhing to'niako hdmo happy
in future, the husband can ears
aud the wife can save, each reafc
ously promoting the interest of the
other, and both eager to see wfrid^
can accomplish the most. The
young man who does not surronncf
himself with uemeatic enjoyment
at the earliest practical moment, is
beyond all question throwing awrfy
the best years ofliialife. In early
marriages are found the greatest
enjoyments of which life can boaSt:
He who has a young, loving, affectionate
wife fo welcome hira at
? .ri.!. 1.1--J
tuc ICIIUIIHUIUII Vk UUt U?y b 1UDUIW,
may well have cause to reioice.
He has something to live for*-j
something to boost of, and if his*is
not a happy state of existence, the
fault is entirely his own. It wonld
be iufkitfelytalter for th# world if
young meli would marry'the moment
that they are capable of supporting
a wife. </- >'v
. The excuse too frequently urged
by young men is that they cannot
afford It, the yoftng ladies arc so
very expensive it is as much as
they can do to support themselves
without having to settle heavy dry
goods hills. The whole of this is
humbug from beginning to end.
Young ladies drees in order to appeal
more attractive in the ctes of
',the young men of their acquaintance,
ana "the moment (hey T>e
come wiVeS they generally conform'
tri^lfe posftfon their husbands
may occupy In life. The truth of
the matter is, {hat the .m<,w to,
veatea oy otor young men in whisky,-djfcfM;
nice little oyster sup
pers and similar follies, would can
eel nearly.if u^t -ftH tho dress
matters' and mil in icrs' bills ir
town. A good wife is the grcates
and best troosure a man ever had
and there are plenty of them to b<
bad in this city for the ashing.
' '! iw ? {Georgia j?m.
Somr years ago a tonrlst rH'iia
Switzerland, and while walking
along in a solitary district fouiu
himself confronted by a grea
brown bear.' Escape was iinpos
sible. The tonrist ?re\V 1?s revel
vcr and was in the act of dfacharg
ing it at the bear, when the latte
cried oot: Hold! bold! Do no
shoot! the matter stands thus: '
was formerly a vender of citroiy
The business did not prosper,
camo here and was engaged b;
the guide of this district to pla]
bear in the mountains for fifty son
per day. Whenever a travelle
i comes through with a guide
frighten him; tbabold guide drive
i me away and receives from th
thankful traveller a handsoni
gratuity lor the service, which h
i divides with me. In this way
' make my living; but in the Winte
i time when thera are but few trai
r ellers, it goes very hard with m<
t About two tears ajnee bis beai
i slnp tnmbTea from a preoipice an
met a lamentable enq.
> " Wooubn't you oall this the ca
of the leg f* asked John, pointin
l ;o one ofqis nether limbs. "No,
j replied Pat, " I should say it wi
V the leg of a calf.
Terrible Calamity. g
A Mississippi Steamer Burned? ?
Nearly 200 Pereont Loei. p
St. Louts, Oct. 28. 8
The steamer Stonewall, Captain ?
Scott, loit St. Louis on Tuesday f
evening for New Orleans, heavily
laden with horses, molds, hay, and
other freight, and carrying about
250 passengers. On Wednesday f<
evening at 6$ o'clock, when below n
Cairo, she took fire, and an effort f<
was made to ron her ashore. She tl
was run on a bar, beyond which V
was deeu water for 100 yard? be- J<
tween the ship and land. The ii
flames spread with great rapidity,
and caused great confusion and ii
terror among the passengers, of *
whom many were women and n
children. Scores of men leaped p
into the fiver, and were lost in at- o
tempting to reach the shore. The o
pilot, engineer, coal-stoker, earpen- v
ter, and forty-four passengers, are ii
known to be saved: Tho captafti; C
thocloAa, and ether oBeer* mu* >
the great portion of the passengers, 1
Many persons died from expo- 1
> sure after reaching the shore. * '< c
Nearly all the women tad child- c
ren were burned to death. Such e
an appalling scene has* not been !i
witnessed on the Mississippi for t
many years. - - o
The conduct of the officers and h
passengers is said to bavo been tl
Leroic. : i * * h
The saved wore kindly cared for a
by the officers of tbe steamer Belle, ii
of Memphis^ and ware brought e
here. :. > > ? c
STATEMENT 09 Til* ASSISTANT RKQI- n
NEKR. P
An interview with the Assistant e
Engineer of the Stonewall geti the p
following: t U a
The alarm of fire was given at a
half-past 6 o'clock, and in ten min- a
utes the boat was in a sheet of f
flames. Every person had desert- p
ed ber. AH that were lost were t
drowned, and none were burned. *]
Of the eleven women on board c
bnt three were saved. But one i
yawl was seen, and that was taken t
llflflfiMAinu nf Kir DAma ilunlr nao.
6engers. The last seen of Captain i
Scott ho was floating down the 1
stream on a log. f
The people at Neleys saw the \
, light of our bnrning vessel, and t
caino to onr assistance. One man i
rescued sixteen persons with a g
skiff. A gentleman from Paducnh. e
Ky., swam ashore with a lady, ana i
,, at her entreaty, returned to save j
her child, and nearly lost his life (
, among the passengers still strug* (
gling in the water. One man was 1
taken from the wreck so badly c
' burned that ho died oil reaching .
the shore. There were thirtymino i
cabin passengers. i
ANOTHER STATEMENT. I
l Another statement says that all '
r tho ladies on board were lost but 1
f, one, and that all the crew except 1
Fulkei son, the pilot, the carpenter, <
and the assistant engineer, wero i
lost. Tho fire is said to have orig- i
- inated irom a candle which the '
i deck passengers had near some <
t hay playing cards by. Captain 1
, Dandy, of Shreveport, La.,. was
b saved.
Out of 250 passencers and crew I
only thirty nro known to be savod.
1 Picking Seeding Wheat. ,. ,
? A correspondent oft the Canada
* Farmer, writing orf the subject of
1 wheat growing, offers the followj
An important operation in the
process of wheat sowing is too ofr
ten neglected?I alltule to the pick*
ing of seed wheat. First, it points
I out to us the bad grains, which
' may thus be removed, reducing
1 tho per centage of loet seed ; and
Y secondly, it strikes the root of smut
Y and other fungi; for it is these very
s imperfectly formed grains that are
r chiefly attacked by such parasites.
X Now smut is found in the imper*
foct grains, and in snch small
? quantities (as botanists tell us} that
e it La absorbed in the root of the
? yonng plant, bursting it in a short
I time alter the earing, throws upon
r it fungal, in the dark, rusty form
r* with which wa are too familiar.?
? If we simply steep our wheat in
r> water, the light grains which,
d though too ligut to be blown out
by the fanning mill are imperfect,
will rise to the surface, and may
If be removed. If to this water we
g add lime, we shall lrill all traces of
smut, &c., which may have clung
is to the btborwieo sound seed by
contagion with tho imperfect
grains. But let 11s remember,
ibore all, that the most certain
description for the securing of
;ood crops, is a change ot seeds;
:et your seed from a different vaiety
of soil. * ?
'
The Sight Use of Brains.
The Scientific Amorican has the
jllowing history of a common
nechanic, who differed from his
allows only in the use he made of
lie poweis given to him; but the
nragraph contains the whole phijeophy
of success and usefulness
ii life:
"Working as an ordinary hand
a a Philadelphia shipyard, nntil
rithin a few years, was a nian
amcd John L. Knowlton. Ilis
ecnnarity was that, whjlo others
f bis claes wore nt the ale-houses,
r indulging in jollification, he
ras incessantly engaged in 6tudyug
upon mechanical combination.
>no of his companions secnred a
>oodlo dog, and spent six months
n teaching the quadruped to exicute
a jig upon his hind logs.?
iCnowlton ej>enl the same term in
liscovering a method by which ho
?uld saw out ship-timbor in a bovilled
form. The first man taught
lis dog to dance. Knowlton, in
he same time, discovered a mehanical
combination that enabled
im to do In two hours the work
liat would occupy a dozcu men,
>y a slow and laborious process,
n entire day. Tliat saw is now
i use in all the ship yards in the
ountry. It cuts a beam to a
urved shapo as quickly as an ordiary
saw mill saw rips up a straight
dank. Knowlton continued his
xporimente. He took no part in
i&rades or target shootings, and in
. short time alterwards he secured
> patent for a machine that turns
ny material whatever into a pcrDct
spherical form. lie 6old a
ortion of his patent for a sum
hat is equivalent to a fortune.?
Clio machine was used for cleaning
>ff cannon balls for the Govcrnncnt.
When the bail comes from
he mould the surface is encrusted,
ind theordinary process of smootting
it was slow and wearisome.?
Cuis machine, almost in an instant,
ind with mathematical accuracy,
>cele it to the surface of the metal,
u uie same utne smooiuing out
iny doviation from the perfect
ipcroidal form. The snrnc nnasluming
man has invented a boring
nachine that was tested in the
jresenco of a number of scientific
gentlemen. It bored at the rate
>f 23 inches an hour, through n
dock of granite, with a pressure
>t but 300 pounds upon the drill.
A gentleman present offered him
?10,000 upon the spot for a part
Interest in tho invention, in Europe,
and tl>e offer was then accepted
Hie moral of all this is, that poo
pie who keep on studying aro sure
to achieve Jklr. JkuowL
ton doesn't consider himself
any means brilliant, but if once
inspired with an idea, he pursues
it until he f>rces it into tangible
>hapo. If everybody would fol
low copy, tho world would be less
fflled with idlers, and tho street!
with grumblers and malcontents.'
Curious Facts About Ice.?Be
sides the fact that ico is lighte
than wafer. fh'cro is another curi
oui tKin? noo^t ft Which most pei
sons do not know, perhaps, name
ly?iU purity. A luinp of i?
melted, will become pare distille<
i \iti. ?l ~ 1 ?
w llvll tilt] IJf JIUYlgU
tors of the Artie sens got out o
water, they melted fragments o
those vast mountains of ice calle<
ice borgs, and were astonished t
find that they yielded only free!
water. They thought they wcr
only frozen sea water, not knowing
that they were formed on the lam
and in pome way launched intoth
soa. But if they had been rijlil
the rosult would have been tb
same.
The fact is, the water in free:
ing, turns out of it all that is no
water; salt, air, coloring matte
and all imparities. Frozen se
water makes fresh water ice. ]
you freeze a basin of indigo wt
ter it will make ice as clear and a
white as that made of pnre rai
water. When the cold is ver
sodden,-these foreign matters hav
no time to eeoape either by risin
oj- sjn^ing, and arp thus entangle
the ice, bt>t $9 no* M
part of jt,
?: 1 - 'J.; u1 - i
Dressiness in Chureh Out of Taste,
The New York Observer says :
Harper's Bazaar has some rcputa
tion in tlio fashionable world, and
is certainly free from the charge
of prudery. Many may givo heed
to criticisms of dress in such a jour
nal who wonld not listen to suggestions
of tho6o speaking from a
professedly religious standpoint.
Yet this fashionable authority thus
denounces the display of dress that
is so common in our houses ot worship
: "The best bred people ol
every Christian country bnt oui
own avoid all personal display
when engaged in worship and
prayer. Our chnrchcs, on the
contrary, are made places for the
exhibition of fine apparel and other
costly and flaunting compliances
with fashion, by those who boost
of superior woalth and mantums,
We shall leave our gew-gawed do
votces to reconcile humiliation ir
worship with vanity in_ dress
j now tar lino clothes may affect tlx
personal pioty of tho devotee W(
do not pretend even to conjecture
but we have a very decided opin
ion in regard to their influence
upon tho religion of others. The
fact is, that our churches are sc
fluttering with birds of fine feathers
that no sorry fowl will venture
in. It is impossible for poverty,
in rags and patches or oven in decent
but humble costume, to take
its scat, if it should be so fortunate
as to find a place, by the 6ido oi
wealth in brocade and broadcloth.
The church being the only place
on the side ot tho grave designed
for the rich and poor to meet together
in ecpial humility before
lod, it certainly should always be
kept free to all. It is so in moel
of the churches in Europe, where
the beggar in rags and wretchedness
and the wealthiest and most
eminent, whose appropriate sobriety
of dress leaves them without
mark of external distinction, kneel
down together,equalized bv acorn
mon humiliation before tfio only
Supreme Being. The adoption o!
a more simple attire for chnrcbor
tho part of the rich in this country
would have tho effect?certainly
not of diminishing their own per
sonal piety, but probably of in
creasing the disposition for religi
ous observance on the part of th<
poor."
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Advice from Webster.
In a notice of the funeral of Sen
ator Fesscnden, a writer in tin
Portland Argus, concludes as fol
i lows:
\ Soma thirty-five years ago?nnc
, perhaps more?Daniel Webstei
t contemplated a journey to otn
; Western States and Territories
, which bo had never visited. Th<
fjreat statesmen felt inclined t<
mve some talented young man t<
i accompany him, and in looking
?. over New Kngland for such a coir
r pauion his attention was attracte<
5 to young Fesscnden, and ho ex
i tended to him an invitation to trav
s el with him. The young man glad
- ly accepted the invitation, for h
) was ambitious and lclt that i
> would be an honor as well as a
' advantage, to accompany in hi
journeyings such a man as Danu
Wel)?ter, whose famo, both as
r lawyer and as a statesman, wf
tast looming up beforo the Ainer
.. can people, if it had not alread
reached its hciglit. Young Fc
0 senden did accompany him, an
j never had cause to regret it.
Many a time and often lias tli
f young man told ns how ho enjoj
f ed the journey, and what advai
1 tages ho derived from it: tor M
J \tP ? i.; :?i.
[ , vy ensier iremcu mm wnu
[j kindness, and gave him much goo
0 advice which ho treasured up i
K his memory. Webster told hii
5 how hard he had studied, and ho
0 careful ho wna in making out p
. pers when ho commenced the prai
q tico of law. ITo said he nover 1<
a v. VH o r other legal docnmoi
v pass from his hands until he hi
road thorn over throe times
r least. And he further reinarkc
a that while many young men wei
re idling away thefy time he was trir
ming the midnight lamp.
" Now," said Wfcfester, u I ha
8 acquirod some faAd l?oth as lawy
n and a n orator, And have ma
y speeches in which have occurr
0 some flguros and illustrations <
ten quoted, and which have i
j ready passed into mottoes. Ai
now, do you suppose these te?
7 sayings were made from the sp
of the moment ? T>y no moan
. tbev were tho result of previous
: study?and close stndy to?>. Somo
of my best illustrations of thought
I have been studied and trimmed
i down when the fishing rod was in
I mv hands. The wotfqs which so
fitly represent England's power, so
often quoted and so much praised,
I were 6trting together while I stood
on tho American side of the St.
i Lawrence River, near Niagara
; Falls, and heard the British drums
beating on the Canada side."
F Many other statements he made
' to yonng Fessenden which wo rcr
collect, but which wo have not
I space to make a record of now, all
! of which prove very conclusively
i that there is no royal road to yarning.
Young Fessenden has often
i tola mo writer that hi# jour
noying with Daniel Webster was
. the best school ho ever attended }
and the lessons ho received from
i that great man wero novcr. forgol.
ten ; ncncc wo come to the concluj
sion that William Pitt Feesenden
j was a harder 6tndent than many
; liavo supposed him to bo. It is
- not too much to say, perhaps, that
j his keen logic, Uis terse language,
> his power of condensation, Lis
> clear statements andfsharpness in
debato maybe traced to the lesi
sons which Wel>ster gave him
while journeying with him to the
West. Young men who are ambitions
to excel in their professions
will do well to mako a noto of theso
' things, and govern tbomselvcs ac,
cordmgly.
i _
[ "Who Was Junius. ?
The discovery of Junius, so of)
ten announced, has at length it is
i said been placed beyond aoubt by
i the researches of the Hon. Edward
t Twislcton, England, who has ^for
the first time called in the aid of a
scientific expert in handwriting,
the well known Mr. Charles Cha.
but. The results will shortly bo
I made public, together withifacsim
iles ot the autographs of* J nidus's
r Letters to Woodfall and Georgo
f Greenville.
i We shall await with some interr
est the revelations of the Hon. Mr.
r Twiselton. But we have srravo
doubts of the truth of any proofs
which may bo adduced, if they go
* to establish any other theory than
> that the elder I*itt was the substantial
author ot the letters, and ^his
secretary, Sir Phillip Francis, the
actual composer of them. Wo
. have evidence in Virginia, which
3 does not admit of question of the
. direct part which Sir Phillip Francis
played in the affair, ile found
j it convenient, when the feeling and
r curiosity excited by the Junius lotr
ter6 was at its height m London, to
s send his private secretary as a per5
man en t 6ettler in America. This
3 person's name was Baylor, lie
3 came to Virginia and purchased
r large estates, lie brought with him
a copy Jin manuscript made by
] himself, as each letter went to
press, of this entire series of tho
>. Junius letters. Tins voluminous
[. manuscript is now extant, in tho
e possession of a son of Mr. Baylor,
it who is a highly respected and well
n know citizen of our Commonwealth,
a This cotemporaneons manuscript
?1 copy of the lettorsof Junius, mado
a by the private Secretary and
is amenuensis of Sir Phillip Francis,
actually settles, in connection with
y the easily substantiated facts of its
8- origin and authenticity, the aud
thorship of the Junius betters. If
the disclosures of Mr, Twisolton
ie shall coincide with theiacts which
p. we now present for the first time
i- in print, his investigations will
r. have proven valuable. If they
it shall not do so, we incline to bcd
lievo that they will bo of little
n worth.?Richmond SlaU Journal.
m ?'
w A cranpson of Daniel Bo nc has
a- died in Missouri, aged 8S. Ho
c- had always voted until the last
at election, when the Radical Kegisat
tAr? Honied Viim the
.
id -i- I?
at On bootB the professional 44 Wo>d
men of America" Challenge i li o
re world. Miss Anthony wears
n- eleven?, Mrs. Stanton ciglita, Mrs.
Blake threes, lire. Phelps horee
teens, Mrs. Norton sevens,
or (bronzes.)
do ~ * ?
ed A lawsuit lies arisen in E ud
>i- because a cemetery superb .tondent
al- refused to allow a torn bit onC to bo
ad placed over a grave bes r-,ng an into
scription that deceased cftnio to bis
ur death %t from the iuc rtft| efVecU of
a; vaccination.*
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