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JUDGE NOT TOO HASTILY.
AbJ let not folk fU Jodginu trnst their wit
Too feet, as one whp counteth op the corn
Ip *s field before the sun has ripened it;
9Vjt I have all through winter seen a thorn
Appearing poteoniem'and obdurate,
Which then the
home;
upon the sprig hath
Lharp seen » ship, that swift and straight.
Has ran npoa a wild sea all Iter race, >
And perished entering at the harbor gate.
' —Dante.
THE GLASS HEARTS.
There was once a king and qnecn who
A had throe beautiful daughters, and the
organism of these tbres princesses was
remarkable for their each being fur
nished with a heart of glass.
“Children, children,” said the queen,
' When the tpHncesses were still quite
fcmall, “whatever you do, take care of
your hearts, for they are of fragile
make.” •
The children therefore tried to bo
j Tory Careful, and for some
went well, and the hearts remained un
broken. '*>
But one day the eldest girl, who was
leaning out of the window, looking
down into the garden below, noticed a 1 son,
little bee which was buzzing busily
around some flowers. The little creature
Interested her so much that she leaned
out farther, so as to be able to watch it •
more closely! when suddenly—smash— '
there came a sound of broken glass! The '
young princess had crushed her heart I
against the window sill, and so, alas! the
girl expired.
b After this exceedingly sad accident
Khe other two Mki.-is uei ' et.d u. i-«
J careful about their hearta.
Some time after the death of the
princes*, the second daughter very
thoughtlessly drank a cup of rather but
•offer, and when she had it hnishi'd j
maetiung was suddenly In-ini to crack, i
and she fell back fainting, into au arm
chair. The amitd on thu* occasion, how
ever, was not a» loud aa on tl»e firsL
TVs queen raalM^l to where the primvas
lay, and on examining her found, to her |
groat delight, that the heatt was only
•lightly cracked, and not broken, and
that Lor danghu-r was still alive.
“What are w« to do with our daugh :
terT* sahl the king to the queen, “t«w,
although the injury In brr hrnrt amounts
o«ily to a crack at (wceeat, this may In-
craww to a decided fr.u ture." ~
t llat the primeMi tht ui not to
orry thenawlrva about her.
“Foe you km>«r,'* aaht she. “itHi tl •
erwked pin her that guasofteneat to the
' well.*
Mean while the ytutiigeet daughter
* grew an and hecatne a nvwt bean t tin I
m wall as a rn<»t maarkably clever
guLan.1 ruaay a liateksouw and weal’by
ps’tnrw fruui distant lands cam# lo uak
fut her fair hand. Bat the old king «Ud
not forge* the latter expenencea he Lad
I had with kiln tw«ieider girl*.
* **1 havr only osm* tUngfeter left with
a whole heart, and bera is also of glasa
Therefure if 1 give her In tnarriagv to
any one, it u»n«t he to a king who w at
tl»e s-une time a glazier and who under
stands hbw to treat an article so fragile,
so that in ease of aeci>k*nts he would
know how to rivet the cracks.”
Unfortmmtely teme of the jonng
|<rtncea and nobles who had cocne as
■uitrws to the |iruacc«s knew any Lung *t
* all about how U> nvtt hrokea glssw and
were n«iae of them glaciers by profew
•Lei, so they Usd to return to their
native lauds miserable and dissp|otuled
lovers.
Among the royal pages in the pvlace
Wes one wVwe tciia as page was shortly
L>ex|iire. He hsd still to carry the train
of the youngest prtncvwi three timm.aud
after that he was to bo promoted to s
full blown courtier.
On the first occaskm when the pi^e
hsd Li carry the yotmg priuctws’ train
abe glanced at him. and as their eyes
mot she blushod. When next he t amc'l
her train she waved hor hand to him at
fwrting, and the unfortunate youth wa.-
unable to sleep the whole of that night
iu eoneoqnence!
The third time when the young fellow
bore tho princess’ train the king came
forward to meet them hall way ami dia-
tairfsed the p*K*»\ laying:
“You have done your dnty now. young j
tnan, and you may go. 1 thank you, ami »
have also to congratulate you on your
promotion.’' *
With that I ho king fnmed and walked
away, while the princess benf forward,
to where the page stoo<l. and said:
. “ You carried tny traiu so bountifully
—better than any one else! Oh, why j
are you not a king and a glazier?”
Tho unfortunate young man felt so
confused, as well os delighted, that ho !
was unable to utter a word iu reply. Ho j
manage<V,however, to make a very grace- '
ful and polite bow. When therpriueess
hod left him he ran as hard as ever he '
could to the nearest glazier, and asked i
him whether he 1 was in need of a fore-
inan.
“Yes,” replied thoolher. “bnt yon will
have to work four years with me before
you can be foreman. At first you must
be a sort of errand boy, and go to the
baker's to fetch me my bread, and also
to look after my children, wash 4hem
and dress them. ■ Secondly,, you must
learn to putty the cracks; thirdly, you
will have to learn how to cut the glass
and fix in windows, and Aftcr~That, in
the fourth year, you shall be my fore
man.”
The page thought* this would take
rather too long, so he asked the alafter
hrhether he Could not possibly begin
ivith cutting the glass and fixing win- , SU ed
commencement of the fourth year ho
v*ns mode foreman.
After * having been foreman for a
whole year he took leave of his master
and, dressing himself up once more in
court dress, he walked along the roads
in deep thought, wondering how he
could possibly become a king. As he
was tealking on a man came toward
him and seeing that thfc young courtier
was in deep thought he stopped and
asked him whether he had lost any
thing.'
“Well, I don’t know that I have ex
actly lost anything, bnt at any rate I
cannot find what I want.”
“And what is that?”
“A kingdom. I am wondering how
on earth I can become a king.'”
__“Well, if you had been a glazier,”
said tho stranger, “1 might have helped
you.” * 4
“That is just exactly what I am!” ex
claimed the other. “I have only lately
been foreman to a glazier.” r
“Then you have nothing to fear. You
time ii^ * r0 no doubt aware that our king do-
1 e cidqd some time ago to give his young
est daughter in marriage to a glazier
who was to be at the same lime a king
or at any rate a prince; but as they have
without A word. WINNING A WIDOW. A HISTORIC RIDE.
the voice
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Beside the rounded ridges of the deep
I saVUte down in silent fantasy;
A mother wind laid all the sails asleep
Upon the cradle of the Summer sea.
No sound but thatot wave that followed wave
Across the shining yellow sand was beard;
Bnt all their tones grew one in concert grave—
The Voice without a word.
I sat before an altar and a shrine.
Beyond the shadows of the curtained loft
The organist, with fervency divine.
Prayed from the willing keys a blessing soft.
That filled the crannies of the cloistered air
Like spreaded wings of some immortal bird;
And onco again it came and thrilled me there—
Tho Voice without a word. — •
The arms of night held close the sleeping
| lifid mo down and watched
WckC~ ~
And saw the star fields and the giant birth
Of Nature. And within my secret breast
Tho flood of soup: across its harriers broke,
•And nil the chords of being greatly, stirred;
But tongue and pen fell mute; alone there
spoke
The Voice without a word.
—W. J. Henderson In New York Timet.
EVERYBODY WAS AT THE WEDDING
EXCEPT MISS BECKETT.
Fond of dimple Diet.
The Astor House has among its regu
lar patrons of the lunch counter in the
^ _ ^ ^ rotunda one gentleman who for a periojl
been tinsucceatifnl in finding such a per- * °* )' car *> summer and winter, has
tho king Inis been reluctantly ob-1 Bcaree ^y varied .his diet for his noonday
liged to modify his dcru.tnds by adding n^al*
two other conditions. The bridegroom
mn«t in any case be a glazier, that of
course goes without onying.
“But what are the two conditions?”
asked the yonng courtier excitedly.
“Tho first condition is that he should
please the princess, and the second is
that he should be a nobleman by birth.
There have already been a great num
ber of glaziers applying at the imlace. 1
bnt not one of them took the princess*;
Juncy and all them had coarse, rough
hands like thoao of tho commonest gla
zier.”
When onr yotmg courtier board these
words he jumped three times ml amt a
yard above the mad for very j«*y. and
then, turning around, ran heller skelter
back to the town ami presented hunself
at the |<alace in kwa than no time.
The king at nece ordered the princess
to he called, ami wh-n she arrived he
asked her whether this yotmg glazier
Cook her fancy.
The priiirMMi glanced at tho yonng
man. ami recognising !um at once, the
blushed and said. “Oh. yea.”
The king ordered the fusing fellow to
take off his gloves and show hb ha.-.d*,
90 that they might know whether ha 1
waa (J noble birth. However, the prtn-
ceoa said that H waa quite wnm eesaary
fur tile yonng man to do anything of the
km\ , as she Ml perfectly certain that
there waa no doubt whaternr * *f his be- 1
lag of noble karih. and that kia hands,
•he waa an re, would he an wkiteaa limes ,
of a |wince.
Bo they were married, and ae the
young pnnerra’ hu«i«u>d waa a glazier
by profewt ju as well as a nobleman
by birth, be nnd< r»tta«l how to treat a |
heart an delk-^ie and fragile as hers, j
therefore she lived blmdully to the md t
of her days without any accideul hap
pen mg.
The king's second danghter, with tbs
crarkvsl henH. had the pleasure of being
an annt. and a very eieellent annt she
made too! Nlie taught the little princess
to rvt»d • ret write and make dnewes f<w
Iter d'dls; She also took a greet interest
in the little «,**s lesson*, and w hen
he knew them well and ha«l good marks, 1
like a good little buy, then she would
praise him and make him all sorts of
jweity presents, and he wonhl leave her
looking ml sml nuy and fluahtsl with ,
delight. When, on the cimtrary, be did \
not know his kaeonji and hia mark i
were anythi ig but gotsl. then abe would >
1m* very difiereut, and lie would leave
her looking also very red and rosy, very
tlu-h«d, bnt not wuli deligliL
This pririiwns livM to a very old agfl,
notwithstanding that her heart was
cracked, and if nuy one marveled at her
livijig so long, she would answer them
He is a tall, athletic man, always well
dressed ami appears to be, if not
wealthy, a man in excellent^ circum
stances. It must be from choice then
and not pecuniary reasons that each day
in the year he orders regularly a howl of
milk and a plate of crackers, and con
cludes the reliant with a chocolate eclair
in winter and a dish of berries in sum
mer.
The gentleman for fully a half score
of years ha* not altered this order.
Whether ho is Interested in a dairy and
desires to impnlarize a milk diet no one
seems to know. That the food agrees
with him is evident from-hi* appearance,
and a men* glance only ia conclusive
evidence that he un»t thoroughly en
joys the refreshing repeat.—New York
Herald. •
Area *1*4 of World.
The data given ta “Die IWolkrnmg
der EnW" show that the area of the
wnrM is .12.J9P.4tfl square miles ami the
population l,4?t,?29,tAt, an average of
twenty-eight to the square mile. Raven-
stein's revised estimate for 1890 gives
tb* area at 51,350,800. the population at
and tweuty nina te the
•f|nare mile, and ratimatea the increase
of the world's population in a decade
(lhh0-90) at • per cynL
In ixmiputarinor of this kind several
total*, particularly la Asia and Africa,
have to he obtained by estimate. It Is
quite possible that the total population
reaches more neartv 1 ,MIU,000,0U0 than
the figures given, in may event the lat
ter ia round number* are more imrtica)
and easier to remember.—4.’bVcagw Tnh-
Meeftag Sm4 ink*.
In the and lands of central Asia the
air is reported as often laden with fine
detritus, which drifts Hka snow around
conspicooua objects and tends to bury
them iu a duatdnfL Even when there
is no apfiarvut wind the air is described
as thick with fine dust, and a yeDow
sediment covers everything. In Khotan
this dost t ’lacUiiu* so olacures the sun
that at tnid«lay one cannot see to read
fine print without a lamp. The tales of
the overwhelming of fTar^lem by sand
storms in Baraha are familiar to every
schoolboy.—(ioldth waite's Oeographical
Magazine.
laflaenee of Kaperslltiao.
When we stop to think, ws wonder
how real the silly superstitious, in which
nobody believes, are in their inftueuce
njiou onr actions. We hesitate to start
on a journey on Friday; we walk ont in
the inu^J rather than go Under a ladder;
we don t give knives or sharp instrn-
ments to onr friends, and we don't do a
aa she had done her jmrents once Indore: hundred things that we might, all he-
“Remember, di a the cracked pitcher ; cauw'. though we are not superstitions,
that gt*'* oftenest to the wolL* "—Strand _ee would rather not do what suggests
Magazine.
(LUftfA
anything disagreeable.—Harper's Bazar.
Still Obrdlent,
avo Doro wa« always a ehild, so
far a« his mother was concerned. He
not only lovbdbnt obeyed her, nml when
she died, he said, wi|h sad sincerity, ^
that he no longer knew how to live. An
incident which shows heriixjfluciice over
him, as a grown man, is connected with
a little p;vrly given by him to ^hostNipine •
of his trieiK^ an albiliij pf his own draw- •
ings. * * *
At the dinner, over which Mine. Dore
presidt'd. a quarrel arose between Gus
tavo'and his brotlier Ernest. Suddenly
Mine. Dore turned to the former and
said, as though ho were a boy of ten:
♦‘Hush, Gustave! X am ashamed of
you.”
Doro, who had worked himself, regard
less of tho presence of his guests, into a
fierce passion, became at once calm and
silent, and bowing to his mother resumed
his dinner.
Bnt the Incident did not end here.
When the guests had retired to the great
Gjpfty Suporntltlon About IVItclie*.
Those people who suffer from a witch
fall into a kind pf lycanthropy. * They
are characterized by a pale, sufiken
countenance, hollow, mournful eyes,
swollen lips and flabby, listless arms.*
At 'Eight they often change themselves
into wolves and do great Harm. Trans
formed into dogs, they must accompany
he Witches on their nightly forays.—
Philadelphia Ledger.
A Story of a Tillage Courtship from In-
| dlsu*—The Wedding Excited a Deal of
Interest Because the Groom Was aa
Undertaker, Who Had Burled Many.
Undertaker Samuel J*avey and Mrs.
Sarah Milliken, who has been known in
Aristotle, Ind., for twenty-five years as
Achilles or Kill Millikan's widow, were
married recently in the presence of
everybody in this village except old Miss
present if she had not left l^r sick
bed last week to call on Mrs. Milliken
and inquire into the particulars of the
engagement. * After thifflmprudence she
had a relapse and has been unable to
leave her bed. She waa propped up at
the window all tho afternoon, however,
and saw everybody that went in or out
of church.
Undertaker Pavey has buried all of
the dead here for the past sixty years.
He is now a tall, thin man, with close
cropped whitk hair and smooth shaven
face, and always dresses in black, as be
comes an undertaker. Only the oldest
citizens can remember when he looked
any different from tho way he looks
now. His wife died forty years ago,
and he has kept ahy of all maidens and
widows ever since. Yean ago he
abandoned by the most pendsteut match
makers as a hopeless case.
The widow of Kill Milliken hi an esti
mable lady, a great maker of cakes for
the church festivals and clever at cro
cheting worsted tidies, with a large
namber of which the chain and the sofa
in her front parlor are adorned,
there has been a good deal of carioalty
abmt her engagement and marriage
she has consented to a public statement.
8he ia a short, fat woman, with hair of
a peculiar shadt of yellow, which she
got by naitig the hair dye which ww
vertiasd extensively in cuimecthm with
her picture and letter of recmmnetida-
Lou. Sha says that Mr. Pavey had never
shown any signs of preference for her
whatever, nor had she thought uf him
aa the eorcemor of Kill until leu days
before the marriage. *
About that time he knocked at her
front door at half past 11 ia the morn
ing It waa a Wedneaday and the
Widow Milliken wna deep in the dough,
aa that ia baking day thmogh this whole
town. She looked out through the
blinds of the window next the freut
door and saw who it waa Aa she had
known Mr. Pavey ao many yean aha
just wiped the flour off her hard* upon
her apron and opened the door.*
Mr. Pavey went into the parlor and
> ant down in Urn oaneemi. rocker with
the green worsted tidy with bine rib
Uma through it He set hia tall hat
carefully on the floor beside him and
th«'n ■Mi
“Good morning. Rarah Milliken.**
“flood morning, Mr. Pavey,” said Mre.
Milliken. Hhe said that abe accented
the Mr. ao that Mr. Pavey might under
aland that she had noticed hia not call
ing her Mrs. Milliken, as he waa accus
tomed to do. Mrs. Mlllikeu also aaya
that she had a sort of premouitiou that
! something
“It can*!
dead?” she said anxiously.
“No," said Mr. Pavey. “Bnt life Is
uncertain, Sarah Milliken.”
“No one should know that better than
yon, Samuel Pavey,” said the widow
with one of her aly laughs.
Bnt Mr. Pavey did not langh as he
went on;
“JJarah. yon ’are getting along fa*
years. Yon will soon be in need of my
services."
“1 haven't even sent for the doctor
yet, and I won't need yon till he’s done
with me,” said the widow, bridling and
pouting.
“Do yon remember the first Mrs.
Pavey?” said the undertaker, paying no
attention to her and pursuing h£s ouv>
gloomy reflections.
“1 was a little girl when she died,”
MieMONEbm • -*
{ tgaa mmiug.
*t be that the Goto pen
girl ia
She Told the Truth.
“Maria Jane,” ^aiil a foiid mother the
other morning to her daughter, “did
Daniel Jomioaon kiss you on the steps
last night?”
“No, mamma; he did not,”
If ihe fond parent had Raid “Ifps” in
stead of “steps,” it would have troubled
Maria Jane to reply..—Exchange.
The horse's intelligence has.been so
marked by every nation, ancient and
salon the brothers disappeared, to return ! m °d ern * l 10 l ltt8 always boon taken
in a few minutes, each holding an end 8,8 a °f th® human intellect or
of tho colossal album that was to be sub- understanding. Hence in tho mythology
mittod to the company. Mine. Dore fol- ! nations he has been ORod az a sym-
lowed, smiling at her “little boys,” who ^ intellectual principle.
were none the less children because they
had passed their fortieth year.—Youth’s
Companion.
A Phraft* That M ill Not Dl«.
It is impossible to eliminate the phrase
lifniieral <dqcH]niea” /rom the news
papers. For years order* have been ia- ]
against it in newspaper offices;,
proofreaders have been clubbed for let
ting it pa**; reporters have been fined
The harbor of New Haven, England,
presents an excellent example of the ex
tensive nso of plastic unset concrete,
this material having been almost exclu
sively used in tho construction of that
massive breakwater.
dowz, and leave ont the rest so ns to get
on 4mck«f. But tho glazier shook his _ __
head and amnred the young fellow that ADv i dwchargwl for writing it, but all to tho aifes they ip their oheaiTred wins lni,titnt ^' f’hibKlelphia, promises to he-
every good glazier had to l>egin hi* ‘ ‘ .u. «—‘ J *
The jlbor of Paris know how to spend
A little money in a Way that approaches
the genteel. At the tablce in front of
RIVAL EXPRESS COMPANIES RACE
THEIR MESSENGERS.
BUI Low den Tails tha Story ©f an Event
That Thirty-seven Tears Ago Stirred
Up the People yf the Pacific States.
A Great Hundred Mile Ban.
“Yes,” said Mr. Pavey, “you had jnst
married the late Mr. Milliken five years
before. Yon remember that she had the
best funeral this town evjir saw^not ex
cepting old Captain Lander’s funeral,
which cost five dollars, as I should know,
if anybody. As 1 said, Sarah, you are
getting old. If you marry mo I will do
as well by the second. Mrs. Pavoy as 1
did by tho first.”
“Yon always wonld have your joke,
Sam,” said tho widow. “What will
everybody say?’’
“We are both getting old,’.’ said Mr.
Pavey, still paying no attention to what
the widow wa* saying. “Life is uncer
tain. -Tbereis no time to lose.”
So Mrs. Milliken said, “All right,
Samuel; whenever you say.”
“Ten days is long enough. I’ll see
the pastor this afternoon.”
Then they shook hands, and Mr. Pa
vey put on his hat and went away, look
ing quite gay and chipper aa soon as the
door closed on him, for he did not know
that Mrs. Milliken was watching him
through the blinds. Two minutes after
ward she had called Mrs. Meek, her
next door neighbor, 4o the back fence
and had told her all about it. Ten inm
ates afterward by the clock on the court
boose Mrs. Meek, haring left her bakery
in charge of her daughter Lizzie, had
on her bonnet and shawl and was bear
ing down the street, telling everybody
•be mcL—Cor. New York Son.
. A Bar© CollWtioa of Fabrics.
The collection of fabrics in the Dretel
career from the beginning or be could
never be clever. So tha page was obliged
to reconcile 1 imelf ter bis fate.
The whole of tire first year the un
fortunate young courtier spent his time
to the baker’s fur bread tar
ter and in washing and drrasiur
the children. In the •ecood year ha did
Bathing hat stop crack* srith patty. In
the third year he learaed hoar to cut
gfeBBoad ix a iuLrar*, are! al last at ths
no purpose. It seems to be eawntial to
newspaper literal nr*. Bull, we shall
keep up a rigorous warfare apon the
stupidity.—New York Advertiser.
* Fe«4taa Spirit© mm Cakaa
In Germany rakes wars offered to the
spirit dwellers of the lake*. Ia arinter
tha ta* was cat through, whea,
lag to ttadGttoaal kadis#, a haaifl would
r»h out and «aji LLe cake.-
lushtat
with the air of persons of leisure.
V
. . i
Ko opening could *«be discovered
through which aa enormous'beetle come
to be iaduaxi in a Solid log of wood
diacui erad In a ship's hold ia
oomo one of the finest in the country ami
of the highest importance to stmlents.
The sorit* of Indian prints is rvutatka-
. hie and the Chnwaa eiahtuidf riea coin-
pnaa several notable specimens.
All over California‘and perhaps in
every one of the Pacific states men are
living today who remember the wonder
ful feat of horsemanship known as
“Bill Lowden’s Bide,"" which was per
formed thirty-seven years ago. Tehama,
IHa fltu-rftinnnm r| va r/1*™* thfl start*
ing point; Weaverville, in Trinity coun
ty, tlie terminal one. The distance wae
a good 100 miles, most of the last forty
being made in the night over mountain
trails and through heavy timber' The
distance was accomplished in five hoars
and thirteen minutes—unexampled time
for a ride of 100 consecutive miles un
der existing circumstances. We let Mr.
Lowden tell the story of his wild ride.
“In tho latter part of the year 1851
Adams & Co. and Wells, Fargo & Co.,
the rival express companies, with Cram,
Rodgers & Co. and Rhodes & Whitney,
the connecting companies between
Shasta and Weaverville, commenced
racing their expresses with horseback
messengers. After many hard races
had been run, first one and then the
other winning, in December, 1854, it
seemed to have been arranged by the
chief companies that they would run
the president’s message from Ban Fran
cisco to Portland on the arrival of the
mail steamer and then stop racing.
“Great preparations were mad
the race, and all the fa*t horse* along
the rood were pressed into service. Ae
high ee $100 was paid to owners of berwe
for tha privilege of riding them from
three to five miles. Everything waa in
readiness about the 23th of December.
Borsrii were placed a1*)ut four miles
apart by each company, every horn* hav
ing a man to core for him, with an extra
horse to lids himself. At leaM that Is
the way 1 bad my stock arranged. Both
relays of hor«ee were under saddle from
tho 23th day of DscumlxT. 1854, until
tha id day of January. 1855, on which
date 1 maile ray part of the race. 1 redo
for Adam* Sc Co.
“The race was a very rloae one from
San Pram i*cn to Teiuunm. W ells, Fargo
fk Co. IsffkhMHJtavftlWb HMr^ean Marya>
‘villa and Tehama Lu|k. Adams fk Oo.’s
messenger passed WelU. Fargo fk Co.’*
rider, and the Mexican who took the
bag. from Lask reached Tehama Aral
and crossed to tha Trhaaad aide at tha
river jnst as Wells, Fargo fk CVx't mea-
•engvr arrived at tha oppuatta bank and
jumped into tha boat.
“Vow my race commenced. I sprang
into the saddle, with ftaddlehags weigh
ing fifty fonr pound*, and rule nineteen
horses to Hbaeta wtthonl toot hing the
ground bnt onee daring that part at tha
race. That waa at the prairie Home,
where Tom Flinn, the nutn In charge i f
my horse, had got into a fight with tho ]
man who ktuA Wells. Fargo fk On.'* ;
horse. amMpjL let my horse (Tom Me- j
Turk's gray) get loose. I saw the At no- |
lion, and riding tty tired* burse a little l
past where the fight was going on,
sprang to the gronnd, caught the freak
horse by the tail aa he was running away
from me and went into the saddle over
his rump. I turned to the horse I had
jnst left with the expreea bags, pulled
them over to my fresh Norse and went
on. I lost about one minute here.. Ail
other changes I made while the feorsee
were running* the keeper leading the
horse I was to rideVnU riding his extra
one. 1 could make my coming known
with a whistle about ouc-half mile be- ’
fore reaching U*r change, giving ample
time to tighten the ( inch and atari the
fresh horse on tho road, and by the time
I overtook him the keeper wouii have
my horse in a gallop.
“I reached Shasta—hi xty miles—-in two
hours and thirty-seven minutes. 1 was
detained there about two minutes to di
vide tho express - matter, 1 taking the
Woavervillo portion and Jack Homely
the through pouch for Portland. 1 had
nine changes of horses between Shasta
and Weaverville and reached the latter
place in five boars and thirteen minutes
from tho time 1 left Tehama. From
Shastd to Weaverville, forty miles, tho
ride was made after dark, with a light
snow falling, but when 1 reached the
mountaitw and had my faithful horses to
ride—Wildcat, Comanche, Greyhound,
Pompey, Jack and tho Bill Klix herse—
a little enow did not make much differ-
ence in speed. But I was myself in bad
condition at the end of this ride. I hod
lost my cap and my hair was a solid
mass of ice. I wore no clothing except
flannel drawers, undershirt and boots,
unless my belt, with pistol and knife,
might be considered clothing. The cold
first seemed to penetrate me when l
threw tho express bags into tho office at
Weaverville. 1 had not felt it before.
“I waa so fair ahead of Wells, Fargo
& Co.’s messenger at Shasta that they
stopped the race so far as that company
was concerned. It was well* that they
stopped, for Jack Horsely made a
splendid ride to Yreka, and was ha u
way to that place when Wells, Fargo & ‘
Co.’s messenger reached Shasta. My
stock and help for this race cost Adams
& Co. about $2,200. I made other races,
long and short, but considering tho
weight I carried, tho weather and the
time of dsy that I made it, 1 have al
ways believed this to be my best one.”
More may be said in regard tp. the
narrator’s condition on arriyfhg Vt
Weaverville. The five hours’ strain on
nerve, mind and muscle had produced
complete exhaustion, and it was always
related that when Mr. Lowden spn
or rather slid, from his horse he
to the sidewalk, and had to hr assisted
to bed. But a thorough rubbing, an oc-
gyrimial potion at “hb uiitain Iklu”
aod a good sleep »>ou revived the hero
at the greatest race ever made in north-
Cali/oruia. —ftobherrille Herald.
~~ MORI TURNS.
I feel the slow, soft Bhatfowt fa the wm
And through tka curtain* 1 can faintly ©ft*
The patient face that waa no mock to me
When Uf* and love and hope were in their
bloom;
Through ail tho mist, through all the deepen
ing gloom. " r -
It gaxM down in mild eereblty,
Aa it to make aa gentle as may be
The echoing pathway loading to the tomb.
Oh, Mother, let mo gm*p thy hand while yet
My ©yes can see thee; let thy Ups touch mine,
Thy cool head tremble*, and thine eye* or wet.
The trarsl weep are team of joy divine.
I have no pain, I bare no grief or fear.
And death seems sweet to nut while thou art
and thrust his hand into 1
near. . .
—Burton Egbert Stevenson In Now York i$un.
THE FATAIr ttRD:
Years ago the Mississippi river was
famous for its “floating palaces,” ns tho
large steamers plying between Now Or
leans and the ports above were called.
Now tho railroads have driven all tho
boats off the river. Tho former class of
steamers were, in many rospocta, de
lightful, but they never ceased to be ob
jects of dread to timid people, for if
the racing, which was on that river re
duced to a system, did not result in the
loss of the boat, there was sore to be one
or more encounters between the more
lawless portion of the traveler*, in which
pistol bullets would fly rather too thick
for the comfort of the steady going
people.
The cause at such disturbance was
generally a quarrel over the gaming
table. The rugulataoos of the boats
usually required that all such amuse
ment* should bt conducted in a saloon
, provided tor that purpose in the “Texas”
_ 4 (officer’* cabin), fti touted on the hurricane
deck, but the sporting
by no mean* careful to
and the gaming was most
carried oa al the dining table in the
main saloon of the steamer, to the great
annoyance of two-thinl* of thorn oa
board. '
Many prifnwafisial gamblers used to
make these boats tberi homes, traveling
back and forth with them, fleecing all
who were foolish and verdant enough to
fall In their dutches.
One of the most remarkable nvu of
this class was massed Denial Sturdivant,
n Franckona. the eon of a broken dawn
scion of nobility who had settled ta New
Orleans before tbs transfer of Louisiana
to the DaKed Matsu Marti want had
been raised a “gentIrmas” by bis erlsto-
cratte father, but on coming of ■p and
finding his fortunes v<*r) tad, had taken
to cards as a rasans to better them. His
success ia this field was ao grant that he
was Induced to oonthms it, until at the
tans of which I write he was one of tho
Louts and New 1
cf Aa
Thor* were dark stnrtaa of deeds which
he had committed white under the Influ
ence of play sod hqiaur, and It wm amd
by sum* that he had killed half a doam
men In Ids lifetime, Yet ao one dared
to speak these stories openly, far ao one
daml to bring upon htiueelf the r*yT
uf sneh a man.
He had attached him*If to one of the
magnificent •teemcr* {dying between
New Orleans and Y'icksburg. and had
publicly announced his detenainatkin to
shout any man who mcroached upon hia
•erne of operations. Of course tbia hft
him nndiapnted p wi—ioc of the field,
and bo reaped a gulden harvest durinti
the one brief year be conducted hi* op
erations there.
It ws* my lot at the time to be eocn-
illed to make frequent trips between
Orleans and Vicksburg, being
heavily engaged ia cotton speculation*.
I preferred the steamer of which Sturdi
vant had taken posseesiua. inaMiinch as
it was not only tbs must comfortable,
but also the swiftest, and time was of
the utmost importance to mo. It was
known that 1 carried Urge sums of
money, and 1 was also aprehenslvo lest
Btnrdivant should ask me to play.
1 had fully made up my mind to re
fuse him, and if bo attempted to draw
mo into* quarrel to shoot him without
mercy, os I know that the only chance
for my life lay in getting tho advanhtgo
of him. Btrango to say, he did not make
any such propusitiem to me, and 1 gave
him no chance to do so.
One night we had started ont from
Vicksburg, and were heading merrily
down tho river, when Sturdivant came
np to tho group winch had gathered
around tho stove. He had been drink
ing. All made way for him.
“Well, gentleman,” ho said in an un
steady tone, “yon seem to be terribly
dull. Who wants to play for twenty
dollars ante?”
There was no reply. All preoent
seemed to know the man, and no one
cared to volunteer to place himself iu
his clutches.
“Umph!” he exclaimed, with an ex
pression of contempt, “afraid to try
your luck with Dan Sturdivant, eh? Or
maybe you want a little coaxing. Some
of yon must play with me. I cau’t stand
such treatment. Come, let's 8£o who it
shall be.”
Ho glanced aronnd the crowd as if to
secure his victim. For the first
noticed the gaze of one of the group
fixed steadily upon him. Ho was a
stranger to mo and was dressed in a
plain suit of homespmr, and bis face was
partially concealed by a broad brimmed
sombrero, which was drawn down
over it
>u Daniel Sturdivant, the gam-
aaked in a calm tone without
have cotne 200
v, Sturdivant
tirov,
M il to grasp a weapon.
“Stop,” said the stranger. “If
•hoot me you will simply prove
afraid of me. Take jronr a
table, and 1 will makeiuj w
There was something in the
■nmnrr of the stranger that seemed ta
render the gambler powerless,
fated a moment and then said
ingly:
“I never play with a man whose food
1 cannot see,”
VNcver mind ray face; if you are no$
afraid of lowing you shall see it whea I
am dune with you," ^^'v
how dt> I know thftt yrrar t»W
money fur such sport?” persisted Sturdi
vant “You look seedy enough, mj fine
fellow.”
“There,” said the stranger; “1 have
$10,000 there It you can win it you
shall do so.” . . r* „
With an oath Sturdivant placed him
self at the table and bade his challenger
do likewise.
Those of os who had Hstened to this
singular dialogue now gathered around
the table, expecting to see a scene of
more than osUal interest Tho stranger
had not ratssd hts hat brim and now of
os had seen his face, but we all felt front
bis general air ami manner that Daniel
Sturdivant had at last met Ids match
It did not take long to show ri* that tho
stronger was an nnosoally good player.
For an hour or more the playing went
on in silence. Tho stakes were high
the contest marked with rare skitk
Sturdivant exerted himself as be bad
never done before, but tn spite of all hfc
efforts bakwt ateadfly. By the exflr»*
ttoo of the time indicated above he bad
lust over $3,080. 1 noticed the firth
■pen hts face deepen era
oonw into hie eysa. At hat, with
donation of triumph, he drew t
him the heap of note*.
“That was well done,” arid the a
er. “You are aa expert at
Bnt go on; I
play opmly or i
Hturdirruit said
I
m
■mk
:s:
(Wurdiraoftt
the
card, a wxn
with a dark e
dlvant** face
goerd at K.a
more cloardy
at the xtrmngi
“la God's
“Loch al are* *sM the
ststly.
As if
pellet!
New
chair. wKk hie
The
up then
in his
“The ace of hearts is aa unlucky
far you. Dsn tel Btunlirant." he MM
reully; “you played it once whea you
thought it fa your advantage. Now,
Uud help you. for that play Is returned."
As be wpoko he raised a pistol which
we had uo4 seen, and before we pee Id
stop hire aimed deliberately at the trera-
Miia* man and fired. Tbo gambler Ml
heavily upon the table a corpse..andAha
bright blood streamed over it, hiding
tbo fatal card from sight -
.. •‘Gentlemen.” said tho
ing to his fret a* we stood
with horror at the dreadful ee
man ruined my wife and tried to aiur-
d»*r me. 1 have been banting for him
for tea years.”
He walked tlowjy by ns down the
stairway tp the lower deck. Just as the
steamer touched at the landing be sprang
ashore and vanished in tho woods.—<X
O. in New York News.
.'tiCi
Sturdivant flushed darkly and gave
the stranger a keen glance.
“Sojne persons cal! me so behind my
back,” be said insolently, “but no one
would care to apply that term to me be
fore tny face."
“Nevertheless,’* said the stranger qui
etly, “l want an answer—yes or no."
“Well, then, I am,” said the/
“What of itT
Cowwtry Boy* Matt© G©©d Sold tor*.
Within s year post the recruiting flag
bos l>een hung out iu many of our New
England towns and villages by qfiteers
of tho regular army detailed for the pur
pose of gathering volunteers to fill up
the ranks of Uncle Sum’s forty regi
ments of infantry, cavalry afid artillery.
Once recruiting stations were maintained
only in big cities like New York and
Boston, bnt the material secured there
was not of the best Secretary Proctor
had an idea thftt the country youth were
better qualified, morally, mentally and
physically, for a soldier’s life than the
dregs of our floating urban population,
and under his direction recruiting par
ties, each headed by a commissioned of
ficer, were sent into rural New‘ /-
New York and some portions^
west.
The experiment is said to he working
admirably so far as the welfare of the
army is concerned, though the officers
do not enjoy tho necessity of moving
from one town to another, dnunmiug
up recruits as a cronimercial traveler
drums op trade. The new system of en
listment and the various minor reform*
ivo had a marked And instantaneous
effect upon tho character of the array.
The soldiers are hapiiier and more con
tented, and desertions are fewer than
they have been for many years.—Boetorf
Journal. -
Mom© Pupatattoa Statist!**.
In 1850 the states and territories weal
of the Mississippi river kfld an aggregate
population of 1,720,544, and the country
west at the Missouri, excfadiitg Texas,
Louisiana, Arkansas and
a population of only 132,507; in
word* the population of the
west of the Missouri In
largo as the
day.—'Edward
dress.