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It troubles on that flowery shore, Disclosing all its loveliness, 2re the scene fades to bloom no more. Ind. nh ! what zorzeous sizhts appear Jefore those early days depart ; Vheu all is music to the ear, tud gladness to (he buoyant heart! There is no blight upon the flowers? Co cloud the sapphire sky to stain ! Toluptnous rapture wings the hours? 'hey pass in many a rosy train. Ind who. in fancy's boundless gaze, Tow'rds that fair shore can idly turn ? low round the soul its memory plays, low to the breast tender hopes return .' )h, in that brief and thrilling glance, i garnished picture can we see ! L gay and rich inheritance .oat in the past?no more to le. Itientless ' where, still and cold, 'lie early loved in silence lie : Vrapt in the grave's embracing mould? >but from the sunshine and the sky ; 'arent and friend are thereat rest? <ove. whose solicitude is o'er: t thrills not in that mouldering breast, Vhere throbs affection's pulse no more. tndoh, since life is but a dream. low should its moments be improved ; Vhile friendship pours a deathless beam Lround the loving and the loved; 'here is no joy on earth beside. -lore bright, more pure, to mortals given lis sweeter for than fame or pride, t lives with. Lope and breathes of heaven. OH! COUSIN CHARLIE. "Cousin Charley's coming home!? yousin Charley's coming home!'" cried ittle, twelve-year-old M?ud Pentley, lurting breathlessly, full of the itnporant news, into the breakfast room Pa has ju?t had a letter. I heard him citing mamma, in the dressing-room, as went in to kiss her." Her eldest sister, Kate, who presiJed t the urn, changed color, and her ieart began to beat fast; but she said lOthing, an omission which excited' laud's indignu'ion. "Why don't you say something, Siser Kate?" she cried, shaking her by he slfevo. "Are you not glad ? If I were a boy j 'd hurrah." "I'll hurrah for you," said Master Freddy, a youngster of eight, with his nouth full of buttered toast. "I don't emeinber Cousin Charier, but they say ie's a brick. He'll bring me. mnybe, a iig knife with twenty blades from New fork! Jim Stanley has a stunner, that lis father bought there for him. Hurah!" "FredJy, dear, said Kate, mildly, don't use such slang phrases, please Jcntlemrn never do." 'Just so," answered Freddy, coolly. 'But then, you see, I'm not a gentlenan yet. I'm only a school-hoy." And te went on stuffing himself with his oast. Notwithstanding her assumed indiffernee, Kate's heart was heating like a urge-hammer. Up to four years ago yhrn Cousin Charley had gone abroad o finish his education at a German uni er*ity. Kate and lie hud been all in all o each other. She was, at that time >early sixteen, and he was four years oiler. Charley had been, as it were, jronght up in the family, for when his ' larcnts died, he was only five ytnrs old, ind as his father had been Mr. Bcntey's cousin, the boy had been commit ed to the lat?er'8 guardianship All Charley's holidays, therefore, had been ipent at the Bent'ey's; in wiuter at the own bouse; in summer bt their country icat. As Kate developed into girlhood, le and she became inseparable. FTe could have no other partner at the chilIren's parties they attended together in own. In the country she would go out with no one else fishing, or rambling in he woods. It was one of those childish ittachments at which the elders of the 'auiily smile good-natnredly, aware that hey generally come to nothing. It bejan to look more serioua, when at wenty, Cousin Charley still persisted in lis devotion. "lie is going abroad, however, for ?>o-a " oni.l Mr Ttmtlov. when his U'il J tair, . ... J , wife expressed some anxiety on thesuhec?; ' and when he comes back, he will jmbably have forgotten *Kate. Of :ourse there is no objection to Charley n himself. He has a pood fortune, and s everything that is desirable. But Kate, at least, is too young to think of narriape." Cousin Charley received a hint of lis uncle's opinions on this subject, and vent away without any formal engage nontto Kate. It must bo confessed ihe was surprised. Rut she remained rue. nevertheless. \ year after, bis Image still had such power over her that no one of her many suitors was able to mpplant it. Thus she had reached the ige of twenty, and was still unmarried People called her cold. Even her parents thought it odd, for they had long leased to connect her and Cousin Charley together. Rut now we know why Kate's heart beat so fast on that December morning; and why, nevertheless, she assumed such in air of unconcern. Cousin Charley came, and more thnn realized her maiden ideal, for he was ft ill as merry aod kind-hearted ns of ild, with the most distinguished manners superadded. Rut alas! for poor Kate, there was no renewal of the old intimacy. At their flrst interview sho hold back and Cousin Charley had little to say?in fact, aermcd rathpr embarrassed. The secret was 6oon out. Kate had an old schooLmato who had pon e that day to spend the holi'avs tflfc bit/ I Mfttiiui, JiupftlUt girl. The moment that Livia Randolph entered the room. Cousin Charley's whole manner changed. It come out that he and Livia were old friends, and had spent most of the preceding winter in Paris together. Kate was quite left out of the conversation. Nevertheless, she could not help admiring Cousin Charley's quick wit, his warm enthusisinsm as to all things nohle and good. "I am noboddy," said she to herself, with a sigh. "He forgets the old times altogether. As the days went on. and Christmas drew near, this conviction became more fired. Cousin Charley came constantly to the house; but i' was alwavs with Liviu he talked. There seeuied a complete understanding between them. She was invariably in the drawing room, awaiting her visit, and b?fere he had been there Ions, she and he managed to be together on some distant sofa, whispering. Kate could not not help thinking this was rude; but her heart was sore, nod she forgot that the same law cannot he applied to lovers as to others. Now and then Cousin Charley. as if recollecting his good manners, would address himself to Kate, but it was in a stiff, constrained way ; and Kate instinctively answered in tho same W8y and reserved fashion. Crrat preparations were being made at the Bentlcy's to celebrate Christmas and New Year. There was to be a dancing-parlv nnd a supper on Christmas Eve. and the dining-room was to have, suspended fmui a chandelier, a huge bunch of mistletoe; and woe to the pretty girl that was caught under if, for the old-fashioned penalty of n kiss would be sure to be exacted. The arrangements were superintended by Kato hnro?!r rIip heinf nracticallv house- ! "w" ' * "v r i # v keeper, her mother having been 1 for years very much of no invalid. . She even denied herself to callers. But I Livia, as a guest, was of coarse, free from all these cares, and sat in tho | drawing-room, resplendent in beauty, reccivinp visitors tili late in the afternoon. Just before dusk, Coudn Charley j came, Kate happened to he passing | through the back part of the hall, and | heard him ask the footman if Miss Randolph was in. She noticed partic- J ularly that he did not inquire for her. ' "He knew I was to be busy," iho said, 1 "and has chosen this day on purpose; ! I have no doubt he is going to propnso | for her. Well. T wish with nil my heart i they may be happy. Rut alas! poor girl. her sight and woo begone face helit d her words. , About fifteen mimtRHllter, Kate, returning from the kitchen, elanced into the back drawing-mom, tho door of which was just opposite the foot of the hall staircase, Livia and Cousin Charley were standing hy the mantelpiece, in full sight Cousin Charley was handing Livia a minature, which she began J immediately to kiss passionately. They , were so absorbed that they did not hear j Kate's footsteps, which indeed were ' hnwlltr onitit.la mi ?h#> fhi/?k Axminster ??V ~ - I carpet. and in a moment sh*? had darted ; *ip the staircase, and was way out of i sight. "Oh ! oh ! oh !" she cried _ when she had gained her own room, nnd locked the door behind her. and she pres- | sed both hands on hor h^art. which she J thought, would break. Then sho flung herself on the bed, face downwards, and burst into an aeony of tears. She had thought she was prepared for the blow; but she found she was not. A little hope, after all. had I ingered in her heart, fed by hoks that Cousin Charley gave her now and then, ; or that she fancied he gave. Hut now even this bit of comfort was gone. She hnd H?en, with her own eyes, the engagement Cousin Charley had given Li via his minature, and the passionate i way in which she kissed it showed how I she loved him, 1'oor Kate ! We draw a veil over the next half hour. Hv-and-by she washed her eyes, readjusted her hair, and went back to ber household du'ies Then she met t he family at dinner, nnd talked as cheerfully as if nothing had happened, and was partljularly amiable to Livia, who, it wna plain to Bee, was in tho most extravagant spirits. The conversation was principally about the ball in the evening, which everybody predicted was troiog to be a great success. "You must look your pretiest, tonight. Sister Kate," &Hid the talkative little Freddy, "for everybody savs you and Livia nre tli? two handsomest girls in town; nnd it wou'dn't do. y<>u knew, to be pretty, and not do justice to it; nnd a stunning dress goas a long way " And the precocious young critic nodded hit head as sagaciously ns Lord llurleigh. while everybody laughed. Kate hnd no heart for fine clothes; but k new it was exported of her that l she should look particularly elegant; so ' ? ? - 11. _t:A sne ci ose a miii, wmie mi*, which, with its appropriate trimming, everybody declared made her look bewitching She finished her toilet early, in order that she might make the tour of the rooms, <o bo sure that nothing was neglected. She first visited the drawing, mom, and then pngsed on to the dining room Here she saw that the tables were set for the guests, and that nolh* ing remained hut to 9' rve the supper at the appointed hour. Suddenly she heard a step behind her. and turning quickly, found herself in Cousin Charley's arms, and directly under the mistltgoo Instinctively she struggled to get free. Hut Cousin Charley whs too strong for her. II;dr laughingly. but radiant with triumph, he clasped h-r hy the waist, hold her tight kuu kiiftd CAMDEN, S. C.( MAY 7 Kate's first feeling herself in those dear arms?shall we confess it ?-?was of exquisite bliss. And if she could have lain there, sure of Cousin Charley's love, she would have been perfectly content. For just one moment she gave herself op to this delicious dream. Fur ju6t one moment she let Cousin Charley's heart beat against her own. Only she looked up at him, half-shyly, half; beseeching, blushing furiously, and j whispered, in maidenly protest: "Oh, Cousin Charley!" Then all at once, she remembered Li via, and the scene she had witnessed that afternoon. The whole current of - -- J ! !__4 A h'T fclngs was cnangca in an mtuum.. With an angry gesture, she freed herself from Cousin Charley, crimsoning redder than over, but this time with shame for hersplf and indignation at j him. "How dure you ? How dare you ?" slio cried passionately; and then break ing down she covered her face with her hands, and bur-t into tears. Cousin Charley drew bock frightened and began to stroke his mustache, looking at her with wide open eyes, the very picture of dismay tod bewilderment. "It was mean, cowardly, to take advantage of a girl, because she was weaker than yourself," she sobbed. i.p..??tut " ctnmnu'vptl Cousin Char UUV VUV| _ ley rallying at last. "I thought it was understood that when a girl was caught under the mistletoe one had a right to kiss her. Ton my word, I did. I'm awfully sorry that I've offended you, Kat-i. I didn't mean it, I'm. I've been on the lookout for days for a chance to speak to you alone." Kate, in spite of her tears, opening her eyes wide. ,11 cauie early to-night, hoping to catch you before others arrived. I thought I was the bappicst fellow alive, when I found you here. But I see how it is. You've hardly spoken a kiod word to me since I cam" home. The old days are forgotten " "Stop!" interrupted Kate, angrier than effP, for she did not believe aj word of this. She believed, on the j contrary that lie was trifling with hor. j IIo had learned in Paris, she said to hcrvlf, to do these things. "Don't think you can talk to everybody," she went on, vehemently, "as you talk to Livia. Go to her, if you want"?sobbing?"if you want?kisses " Now if Kate had been herself she would never have said this. No well, conducted young lady would. But Kute was tormented out of all selfoontrel by jealousy and outraged tuaidenlioes. "Livia! What has Livia to do with it* said Cousin Charley' more astonished than ever. "It isn't Livia I love ?it is you." ITis Tpfoc, as be spoke these last words, quivered with emotion and ten derness. In bis eagerness he drew i nearer to Kate again. "Me?" cried Kate, moving away quickly. She could not believe it. ' W09 he a Grand Turk, to throw his handkerchief to everybody ? "Don't! touch me, I know you too well. Didn't I see you this afternoon leaning over Livia?giving her your jiinatur*?and now you dare to speak to me in this? this way !"* "Good Heavens!" criej Cousin Charley. be-ide himself with despair, "how you misconceive! Don't leave the J room," stepping forward to intercept j her. "Or ouly hear one word first. I : thought everybody knew,?you, espe? cially? that Livia was engaged to Harry " "Engaged ?" interrupted Kate. "Yes, engaged to Harry Johnstone, whom I left in London. lie and Livia , met last winter in Paris. I brought Harry's miLaturc over, which he hnd painted, to give to Livia, but I mislaid it stupidly, and only found it again this morning. Confound it! I'll never do n kind action again !" And he turned away, wiping his forehead, where great drops of agony had gathered. There was silence for a moment. Then came a soft, low voice : "And?and?you don't really love Livia f" she said. "It was all a mistaker "I've never never loved anybody but you," answnred Cousin Charley, with his faeo still averted; "and it's cruelly unjust to a fellow." There was another moment of silence. Then Kate drew near, and stole n little hand into his. "You won't he angry with me. O'ou* 1 " n fMinrlat* trill rnil ?" wllisncrcd the i J _r soft, low voice. "Angry witli you!" cried Cousin Charley, turning quickly. Then he J saw what made him catch her in his ! arms. "And you mean to say you love hip ? Hle.-s you, darling ! Oh ! how I thank you ?" llefore the evening was half over everybody in the house knew that Kate | and Cousin Charley were engaged. Is there any joy greater than that which is experienced by one person when he helps another person' There arc some men so low down that it is said thoy cannot benr to have the sine II of their clover go into the highway for fear that other folk will get something that belongs to them without paying for it; there are some men who are said to be grudge bees tho honey which they take from their flowers without leaving anything behind, but that is doubtless imaginary. A man whose heart does not rrsp?nd to an act of doing good or giving happiness is no longer a man. He has pas**"! the lino of manhood and uwW W rntaJ ?lwo| taut. , 1878. Primary Elections?The State Executive Committee. Although t>?e system of primary elections has beeu received with gpneral favor and endorsement in the State, several of our exchanges have signified their dissent from the plan suggested by the State Executive Committee, making their objections mainly to the pledge required of voters and to the number of aspirants likely to spring up in the contest. It may not be amiss to consider briefly these objections, from the standpoint of practical experience in the conduct. of primary electious, which is worth more than theorizing, and is certainly valuable as a guide to future success. The reason aleged in regard to the rennirempnt of a nledne being objection able is that there are tried and true Denmcrais who will not join political organizations, and to prevent them voting in primary elections is to ostracise them altogether. The advocates of the convention system, which is nothing more nor less than a representation of Democratic Olub?, forget that their favorite mode has the same limitation. ' The delegates arc cboBen by the members of the organizations nnd they do not reprint a single man outside of the Democratic Clubs, if the party is compactly organized and observes the ordinary rules of parties Now, if the trusted and honored Democrats who refrain from participation in the workings of the Democratic Clubs, are willing for the delegates chosen by those bodies to nominate candidates fir them, why are they not willing to repose like confi dene* in the entire membership? Can any one demonstrate their unwiliiogncsa t by actual experience ! Uethiaic noi. Yet, it is the established history of nominating conventions, in uiony counties of South Carolina, that these same "true and tried Democrats" are frequently found to oppose ths regular nominees, because they were not consulted in regard to the selections of candidates. Their dissatisfaction has encouraged independent candidates in every instance. The practical working? of tho primary system, where proper roles and regulations are made, have amply demonstrated the fact that the men who are ordinarily averse to jointne political organizations most readily yield their prejudices under this plan of making nominations. The reasons for this result arc obvious. The main objection of theso men arises from the belief that their voice will not be potent in the organization, aud that shrewder, sharper men will manipulate the nominations to suit their own purposes. By remaining outside the fold, they are not bound to support nominations, unless the persons chosen suit their own views, and hence they wait to see the result before announcing their final conclusion. Tn the primary election, the voice of one man is ns potent as that of his neighbor, and the humblest can enforce his view? to the same extent as the most, powerful. Another objection of these outsiders is that they do not believe in nominations of any i kind, and prefer the method in vogue Dclore me war nr a rcsuiar scrim rnvo The primary election meets this objec* tion fairly and sqnarely. In its ewenco and character, it is a veritable scrub race, only conducted by prescribed methods and arrangements, which are purely voluntary in their nature. The most satisfactory feature, bowever, is that the men who remain nutaide are induced to join Democratic eluba , and' r this plan, where they will never consent to do so in its absence. Each candidate or nspirant for nomination is an active, unceasing and untiring canvasser for the Democratic clubs, striving to get his friends in every section of the county to unite with the organization, and push forward his chances for the nomination. Every reputable citizen in the county with Democratic proclivities will he importuned to connect himself with die organization, in order that his vote may serve a friend in need and it will be passing strange that there is not some candidate with sufficient influence to compass the object. or ?l,n thunrv nfthe nrimnrv election is fhnt the people are competent to select suitable an J competent men for office. Those who deny this proposition and entertain the belief that nominating conventions arc better qualified to judge as to fitness and capacity must accept the logical sequence of their p osition, which is that the masses are not eiitilbd to suffrage. For. if thej' ar* not competent to select mere candidates for office, especially where the nomination is not equivalent to an election. then they are not fit to choose the officers themselves. Are any of the convention advocates ready to adopt this platform ? As to the second objection, in regard to the e. tut less number of aspirants, it '* ?**1- rnniiliK' win men awny viui nurpusm^ iup.u.v when once tested. The temptation is certainly Great to multiply office seekers, and yet there is no suror method of convincing one of them as to his correct status among the people. Did nny one ever know n candidate Tor nomination before a convention to withdraw in advance ? Every man thinks he has the best chance for the nomination, nod relies implicitly upon that belief until the convention nssemhles; if not until after one or more ballots aic taken. There are two indispensable points, which, if sedulously observed, will rectify all misgivings on uccount of the multiplicity of aspirants. The first one is to determine, at the earliest practicable moment, that a primary olection will be held ; and the seoond is to hold the itotto tlthf rtwttiH period cotfU* y i NUMBER 43 tent with the circumstances by which each county may bo surrounded. By this means ample time is given for the people to ascertain tho fitness and the < competency of the various aspirants, j and these in tarn are allowed to test i their strength with the masses. If ao* I ceptable men do not present themselves i voluntarily, the people will readily find < the means to bring forward their favor- I ites. i A word as to tho Stato Executive i Committee, in this connection. The i "suggestions" and "recommendations" I put forth in regard to primary elections ore simply the embodiment of practical j ideas concerning this system. in no sense can (he propositions laid down be accepted as mandatory or absolute. Tbe t Democratic clubs, in which repose the sovereignty of our party organization, j must adopt the suggestions and recom- i mendations before th^y can become s operative and vitalized. The members or the State Executive Gommilteo feel t that their plain duty has been discharged in placing this n?-w system squarely be. ' fore the people for their adoption or re- r jection. It was done in response to numerous enquiries from almost every quarter of the State, and with the presents-, tion of their conclusions as to the best mode of conducting primary elections, 1 the duty of th? State Executive Oom- 11 mittoe has ended in this regard. With J respect to other criticisms on their re* 1 cent action, we will have more to My hereafter. 1 i An Initiated Tramp. We have before maintained that the tramps scouripg about the country are 1 a regularly organized fraternity, having 1 a general understanding with ose an* 1 nther, and having a ritual of questions I and answers. Their uniform appear- ( aoce, their periodical visits to the same 1 localities, their regular calls at tho same houses, where they have before secured ( food, all point to this, A sheriff of a Western county has found curious emblems about them, his studied their 1 character and listened to their confer. 1 sati-?n, until he can tell a regularly ini- 1 tiatcd tramp from an imposter. The ( following amusing and instructive dialogue took place between the sheriff and one of a squad of tramps recently committed to jail; , 'From whence came you V 'From a town io New York, called , Jerusalem' , 'What's your business here 7' 'To learn to subdue my appetito and , to sponge my living from au indulgent , public.' I 'Then you are a regular tramp, I j presume?' t 'I am so taken and accepted wherever I go-' 'How am I to recognise you as a , tramp ?' , 'By the largeness of my feet and gen- , eral carniverous appearance/ ( 'ITow do you know yourself to be a j tramp ?' 'In seeking food, by being often de- s Died, but ready to try again/ 'How gained you admittance to this i town ?' , By a good many long tramps.' How were jou received V 'On the end ?>f a night policeman's b'lly. presented to my head.' 'How did the policeman dispose of | you V 'lie took me several times aroaod the towd, to the south, east and west, where he found the city marshal, police judge and the jailor, where a great many questions were asked.' 'What advice did the judge give you ?' 'lie advised me to walk in upright, regular steps, and to icnounce tramp* ing.' Will you be off or from f 'With your permission, I'll be off very quickly.' 'Which way are you traveling ?' 'East.' "Of what are you in pursuit J' Work?which, by my own endeavors and the assistance of others, I hope I shall never be able to find.' 'My friend, you are now at an institution where the wicked are always troublesome and the weary are as bad as the rest. You will now be conducted to the middle chamber by a flight of , winding stairs, consisting of five or more | steps. Instead of corn, wino and oil? j the wages of the ancients?you will find j bread and water for five days, When , your company escape irom tins place, ^ divide yourselves into parties, of three each, take a bee line for Portland or ( Bangor, where in the winter they us- | ually run free soup houses, and you may ( be pardoned on condition of your never ^ returning.' The Bible. 1 What is the Bible like ??It is liko 1 a large, beautiful tree, which bears ' sweet fruit for those who aro hun- . cry. and affords shelter and shade for pilgrims on their way to the kingdom of heaven. 1 t ?-.? .r ! 1 j It IK lltce a cauinei 01 jeweis auu precious stones, which are not only to be looked at and admired, but uaed and worn. I It is like a telescope that brings dis. I tant objects and far off things of the | world very near, so that we can see something of their beauty and impor- 1 tance. 1 It i9 like a treasure house, a store I house, for all sorts of valuable and use- < ful things, and which are to be had i without money and without price. It is like a depp, broad, calm*flowing < river, the banks of which are green and flowery, where birds sing and lambe play, and dear little children arc taring and bapp/i 7^? ADVERTISING RATES. Tmi. 1 in. ^ col. J eel; I eol. 1 week, $100 $5 00 $9 00 $16 00 2 44 1 76 7 50 12 25 20 00 3 41 2 50 9 00 16 25 24 00 4 44 S 00 10 50 18 00 27 60 5 44 3 50 11 75 20 50 81 Ou ? 44 4 00 12 50 22 75 84 00 7 44 4 60 13 25 24 76 37 00 8 44 6 00 14 00 20 00 40 00 3 mos G 50 17 00 32 00 60 00 4 44 7 60 19 00 39 60 69 00 G 8 60 24 00 48 00 84 00 9 44 9 60 30 00 69 00 106 00 12 44 10 25 35 00 68 00 120 00 Sir Transient KlvertleenieiitK muatt* accomanle.l with the cash to liunre insertion. Speak Gently. A loud boisterous tone shows the want of good breeding. The first prio" cipie for politenoPR is to make thoae ' lbout you feel pleasant, and a rude, loarse manner of speaking is annoying ' to most persons. A good aueodote is related of a man, who went by the name >f"Whispering John," which wss given to him in ridicule. People said he -v*talked as though be were brought up in i mill.. Oncoold morning he walked nto a public house, and called out in tie thundering voioe: . . "Good morning, landlord, how are ^ "Very well, how arc you ?" ?Oh, I'm well, but I'm so cold, I ctta Just then a nervous traveler who was , jrcsent, ran up to the landlord, erolntmng : "Please have my horse brought as "Whv. what is tbe matter?" asked 4 Nothing," replied the traveler, 'only I want to get away before that The New System. "William," began a Second street vonurt the other morning as she laid iside the daily paper, "What is the new net ric system proposed by Alexander ' "It is a very wise measure indeed, ?y dear," he replied, "Suppose yoa (rant a new dresa costing $1 per yard T "Under the metric system you write 0 your father to Wisconsin for the mo* - 1.. iey to buy it with. The money comes, . ^ ?ou take half of it and buy mo a pair of >y|| isnts, and then you u*e the rest in-purchasing filty cent dress gooda. It is a rery good measure, very g-?od." / ' "And they propose to make it * lav,' " "Well, sir 1" she exclaimed, shoving -? * ' 1 red spot on each cbeek. "when the r netrio system comes into practico in his family divorce will follow, aud Al* itander Stephens is a fool, sir, a fool I" The First SteD. ftSllH There is bo #t?p so long as the first "* *^3 ; itep in any direction, especially a wrong ' )dc. Having once taken it, yon are '' ' rery likely to go farther. One who itealsa penny will remember it when he :hinks of stealing a sovereign. If be iteals the sovereign first, when be is ampted by thousands he will remember le is already a thief A perfectly nnoceot person dreads the soil ef any > * >in upon his soul, bot after the slight iHtsmirch he cannont say, j'-Iam clean." rho vulgar proverb, Ooe might as sell bs hung for a sheep as for a lamb," neans a'great deal. Often the lamb vas stolen years before, and now wbv iot take the sheep ? An idle word, lalf-exclamation, leads the boy to swearng. Once having sworn, he will swear igain. Tho first step may not be nucb in itself, bat in its relation to our ives it is a giant's stride. It is well to emembcr it. ??? H Torpedoes. The torpedo baa boon heretofore snp> > -1 . e ? josea 10 00 mo ujwji. luruuuauiu ww e. ._,*r )oa in marine warfare, bat if the ex* >ectntions of the designer, M. Olivier. v >f Paris, of the new submerged vessel , . ->?*0 ire realized, it will far surpass the itationary torpedo in efficiency. This >oat can either float on the surface or, >y means of an arrangement of wings ir Sns at the bow, be made to descend mder water to any required depth. Provision is made for the respiration of ;he occupants, who can guide it at heir pleasure. Such a craft would bo ible to approach an ironclad, fix its orpedo' and retire unsuspected, with- ? >ut presenting any vulnerable point to he enemy's fire, even if observed. Should this invention be found capable >f executing all that is claimed for it, io doubt it would prove a terrible foe o the large armor-plated ships which liave cost such large sums of money. A Lucky Man. Apropos of the Rosebery-Rothschild a London letter telli of ono little present which was made to the bridegroom that has no mention in the long list of diamonds, silver, jewelry, ind other treasures printed in the newspapers On the evening of the wedding Lord Rosebei rj received a package from the bride elect. Jtoontaiood a small gold box. and in a separate envelop a pretty gold key. No letter accompanied the [;ift, nor instructions of any kind. My Lord, however, did not hesitate as to the use of the key. He opened the box. It root awed the last cheek which Haunah ie Rothschild would sign as a spinster. Beautifully written in her own fair hand, it was drawn in favor of Lord Rosebcrry??1,000,000. payable to his Another Eccentric Woman A Urooklyu lady, named Mrs. Styles has just made something of a sensation by reading, at the grave of her departed x pony, the solemn burial service of the Episcopal church. She is a firm believer in the immortality of the brute . rent ion. She supplemented this show by prosecuting a fellow in the police :ourt who killed her poodle in an inhuman manner. It was in the course of trial that the first mentioned fact was elicited. Of oourse visits followed fr< m reporters, who fouod in the morn grie of this eccentric woman eight Pigeon*, six dogs^fiyakids, two CM*, i .'tvai# f 1 . LX -X"? ' jSai