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TRI-W { EKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. C., JULY 3, 1879. VOL. IV.-NO. 14. WHAT MY LIFE 18 LIKE,. My life is like the shattered wreck, Cast by the waves upon the shore ; The broken mast, the rifted deck, Tell of the shipwreck that is o'er t Yet from the relics of the storm The mariner his raft will fo in .Again tA0ompt the faithless sea; But hope rebuilds no barquo for mo. My life is like the blighted oak, - That lifts its sere and withered form, Scathed by the lightning's Huddon stroke, Sternly to meet the coming storm ; t Yet round that sapless trunk will twine The curling tendrils of the vino, And life and frosbness there impart, Not to the passion-blighted heart. My life is like the desert rock, In the midocean, lone and droar, Worn by the wild waves' coaseless shock That round its base their surges rear ; Yet there the sea-moss still will cling, Some flower will find a cleft to spring, And breathe e'wn there a sweet perfiuno ; For me life's flowers no more will bloom. My life is like tho desert waste, By human footsteps seldom pressed The eye no freshness there can trace ; No verdant spot, on which to rest ; Yet e'en among those sands so drear The stork will tend her young with care &'en there the notes of joy iml"art, But naught can choor my lonely heart. t The Dalton Mystery. I knew there was a mystery in Italph Dalton's house, a shadow over his life, as certainly as I knew that he loved me and r tried to conquer his love. It was a miser able joy to mne to encounter him, to make t him fall in love with me over again, when I t knew he had been hiding away, battling with my influence over him, striving-and vainly-to thrust me out of his heart. It was no boy and g,rl infatuation, for I was twenty-three when I inherited Wolfs ton from my uncle; a stately old house, with extensive grounds, named from some < old-world estate in our family. I found a I housekeeper, and brought with me a con panion, a widow of sixty, 'Mrs. Latimer, and we settled down in the new house very happily. There was no lack of pleasant society, and I had attention from many f gentleman residing near us. But the first t person to welcome me was Ralph Dalton, who had been my uncle's close friend for years, and who lived upon the next place to mine. le held for me some private let ters, some jewels of my grandmother's, and other little matters uncle felt it best to confide to private keeping, and after his trust was over he came again and again until we loved each other. Then he ceased t his visits, and I met him only by chance, if a persistent effort on my part could be 1 called so. What did I love in him? lIe was many I years older than myself-forty I judlge-- ' without great personal attraction. his I features were large and gave an Impression t of strength; he was tal laud broad-shoul- a dered. I have heard him called an ugly 1 man, but his large, melancholy brown eyes were beautiful. He was grave to sadness, and reserved to a fault; yet once the ice ii of his reticence was broken, lie could con- I verse easily and gracefully upon any topic, r passing far beyond my poor attaimneuts in s the scope of his study and the wide range of his reading. IIe was as gentle as a wo man, and his voice, full, rich and exquisite ly modulated was perfect music. I loved him utterly-I who had been cold to all 1 suitors, and self-resolved to maintain ever i my maiden freedom. What did lie love in me? Something that was a reflex of his own nobility, for 1 was commonplace enough elsewhere- With him I waken'ed to new thoughts of phiilan throphy, of self-culture, and my whole soul was elevated and found strength in in tercourse with him. I was fair of face, they told me who wooed me, and I was glad if Ralh,s eyes found pleasure in my beauty., But I had not, becen a week at Wolfston b,efore I heard of some mystery in Italph's home. It, had never received a pretty name, but was spoken of simpmly as "D)alton's." hlhe house was large, yet no visitor ever stopped there. Italph was rep)uted wveal thy yet he offered no hospitality, evenm one meal, to.his friends. He found rest andl pleasure with us, knowing we contd not visit them, and I I think our intereourse was a bright, happy one to him, lifting him out of some habitual2 melancholy, until he wakened to the know-a ledge that lie loved hue, and w~as terror. stricken. . Just in 01ne flash of his soft eyes, one in flect.ion of his harmonious voice, I readl his secret, and answeredl it. In a moment lie I was ice I Ho apologized for having forgot ten the respect due to. me, and with stiff, white lips, and a choked, hard tone I had never heard pass lisa lips before, lhe bade I me farewell and was gone. I was stunned, then enraged I Howt dared ho, I thought, win my love to scorn t iti Then I wept for himui. I. knew my - . pain was less than lia, because his nature i was deep)er, more intense iu all things, than ffiine. I would not pinie for any man, I thought, and dashed into every gayety available In our circle. But my flirtations wore wasted, as lie did not see them, andl my heart wast sick for a look from lis tender eyes. -I blushed for myself when I stole out at dnsk and crossed our garden to look in at the I windlow of lia study to watch him. Ho was p)aler, graver tIhan ever, bending over I his books for an hour at a time without *turning a'leaf, or walking up and down with folded arms and bowed head, musiug pinfuilly, as I could see by his rigid lips 'and stern brow. -. 'I had beeni six month at Wolfston, and I .tesnow covered the ground when Mrs.t Latimier imparted to me the first pie~o of I gossip I ever heard fall from her lips. - "Yo4 retnember that Mr, Dalton who, camne .here so' often swhen we were first I .here?" she asked nhe, as we lingered over I a late btnkfast, I niodded assent. "My dear, he has a crazy wife shut up In that gloomy hotlao Qf his.",r "Noinsad" i Eit, shail, while my brailn seemed afladio. i *"But Mrs. Ifeynld. told 'm mSe says that Mrs. iiQon1had 'thold suit of appet kooms, tWe women~ to eAit'uyo~n her, 9ey card~ damu .indulgec tt that sheols I - ie nn 3ot pass hin',self of 'for ai vas married or single?" was the reply. N 'le never talked about hiself." t Which was strictly true. So this was the solution of the mystery I 'his was the reason why, when we met, in he woods or lanes, he was restained and I old, until, little by little, I woke the love- 11 ight. In his his eyes, the tender tones of his < Iice, anld was happy, until some warning ii oused him to his own happiness, and he I vould leave abruptly, as if caught in some v ct hard to break. A mad wife I '1'ruely I have played a II oloe part to win the love that belonged to c he poor creature wasting her life a prisoner 1 n her own house I I was humbled to the li 'ery dust, though conscious of my own in- 11 ocence of atny intention of wronging her. ly heart ached for both, for his generous levotion, his involuntary faithlessness; and or her-oh, I pitied her-his wife and I But I had my task now-to conquer the C aiserable love in my own heart, to tear 11 way, one by one, the sweet dreams I had P herished of the time I would break down ti he barrier that separated up, and win from I talph the assurance of his love. I would 1 Lot cross the grave to my own happiness, v nd what but death could free him? s I would not love him, but oh, how my t cart ached for his misery I If only he c ould be my brother, that. I might assure ium of my sympathy, comfort, him, give e im some womanly care in his desolated t ome. I would wake sobbing from dreamus o >f his pain. I stole often to the hedge in C he garden and watched how he grew paler c ad sadder, and my prayers for him were tore earnest than they had ever been for c nyself. c It was after the New Years festivities, nd I had shaken hands with Ralph at my a eception, and smiled into his haggard face C viih what I felt, was a very wintry imita- e ion of joyous greeting. I had crept away a weep after all my guests were gone, and t irs. Latimer had told mc-" It was all t ulte perfect, my (lear; but you look pale t. l(d tired. You had better sleep late to aorrow." And I had tossed sleeplessly till dawn. L bright winter dawn, with the sun beating n the hard, frozen ground, and not a c reath of wind stirring. I was up early nd out. The room seemed to stifle ie. "I stole down stairs, before even the ser ants were out of their rooms, and wrap ing myself in a heavy cloak, and with a leecy white scarf about my head, I went D walk. Perhaps this feverish unrest vould be quieted in the crisp winter air. I struck into a grove of trees that stood I i my own grounds, and was pacing slow- r y forward, when I heard a stealthy step 1 eside me, and turning quickly, saw a wo- a uan keeping near me, watching me. i My very heart seemed to cease its pulsa- r ions, for she was richly dressed in a loose, r [owing garment of silk, quilted and warm, t, >ut bare-headed, and with only thin slip- I ers on her slender feet. Her eyes, rest- - ass and wild, told of mental wandering, I nd her hair heavily streaked with gray, er wrinkled cheeks and bent figure seemed a o tell ai eloquent story of premature age c nd suffering. ..Every defail confirmed me *, a my recognition of Mrs. Dalton. f "Hush I she said, coming close to me. 'If you make a noise they will find me I ndl shut tue up. And I cannot go to Ralph l f I am shut up. Day and night he calls c is to coie to him, and the doors are barred C o that I cannot go." n I put my hand upon her arni, saying ently: "But if you go home Ralph is there." "No, lie went away long ago-so very I ang. They told tme he was dead," she 1 vhispered. "Did you hear he *as dead?" t "No, he Is not dead," I answered. "Why does he not come, then?" I heard, still far off, a step 1 knew well. I "Perhaps lie will come soou," I said. 'Shall we wait here for himt ?" The step) camne ntearer, thtent tiuned iinto nothier path. "Does heo know we are here?" she sked, with wistful, pleading eyes.. ''Suppose you call," .I answeredh. Ini a nimment sIhe obeyed mue. "'Ralph, dear Ralph, I at) here I" she ried. Quickly the steps followed the voice, and lalpht Daltoni camne towards its. But the wvoman' clung to meb, sobbinig ut: "He wvill shut mue up?" Then Ralph spoke, geintly, tenderly: " Mother, you willl be Ill again I Come ome with mue. Mothier~ IHis mot.herl I could not help it. fy heart gave such a glad bound, mty lips voutld follow its dictates. " Oh, Ralph, is this your mother ?" I "Yes," lhe answered gravely, "mty wi owed miothuer, whlo searches it vain for1 ecr htusband, dead ten years'ago." "Hie Is not dead I" Mrs. D)alton cried. 'How could lie call me if lie was dead? I fou told me he was not dead," shte said, aokltng at mie. " I thought Bite meant you," I answered a Ralph's questioning eyes, "whten shte aid Ralph." "I was ntamed for my father," lie ans-f rered. "Come, mother, come with mue." Bitt site clung to uue, and I whisp.ered: "Lead the way; we will follow ye13," ~ ad so, supporting his mother, now feeble a vitht fatigue, I entered Ralph's house for I hie first.time. .t Past the rooms whtere ho liverd, cheerless I nd cold, we weont up to a floor luxurious y fiurnished,' where two women were al endy pouring out apologies for their neg oct of their charge. Rtalph, wIth a few stern words, left them, I nd I remained with his mother until sIhe I lept, w,orn out withl wandering for hours, e 8 we ascertained later. Then I wvent down stairs to the library, lalph was thtere; and upon his face was he light of sonme now resolve. I short 2 >hrases, full of deep earnestness, he told K no at last of his love. "My father was fatally hturt, mymnothter e njured, as you see, by a railway accidett,". - eo said; "but before he died my father xacted from me a promise to care for my nother myself. lie died several days after ~ ecolving thme wounds that caused his death,t mnd i that thno lhe know that my mother's a easou was gone ,for- life. .To-lay sIhe is luulte, to-morrow sihe may be violent, ray-e ng, a sight of. horrorn Could I ask any a voman I loved to share mys life, my care?9" . "Yes," I answered frankly ; "for if sho ~ oyed .you, it would. .be her .happiness to ' ~ive comfort, to lighton, thli burden gf Heyntawthat IW4M in.eafnest, Ujti *as a 6qrlylsah enthneslasm. but awdianM 114.. . otion I offered him, and clasped mnc by lie Iand. "Can you bear it?" he asked." "Loving you, I can," I answered. But, after all, it was not required of me. Irs. Dalton took a heavy cold from that ight of exposure and wandering, and in ss than a month from that January morn g, her life-seeking was over and she had one to thad her '' Ralph'' in a brighter 'orld. But my Ralph has been 1m1y husband for ve long years, and his face has lost its nreworn gravity, his voice its mlionotone of ain, and Wolfston is a home of peace and appiness, where there is no sorrow, no ainful nystery. A Fighlt With i Hear. Just at (laybreak, we camle to a crossing f the bayou where we felt stre tile bear httst pass on the way to his den. Ilarvey laced mie, the dogs and himself. A fallen :e was in my front, and through its inter iced roots I could see in every direction. [ardly had we completed our albush 'hen a quick movement of one of the (logs art led me. But., in a moment, noticing lit. his looks were directed towards the ross. I too looked thither, .and heard the :nld of a heavy animal sauntering slowly ver the sodden ground and approaching iy lair. In an instant a pair of yellow yes glared at me, and with as wide a look f surprise as there was in mine. le overing myself I fired at the monster, rlhich appeared like a huge, animated black loud as he rose up before me. The brute isappeared with the smoke of my gun, blit i a moment I was startled by the report id shock of a second discharge. The ther load of my gun had been accidently xploded. Looking in the direction that lie hear had taken, I saw lie had run along lie other side of the fallen tree and met at lie farther end the two dogs, when he tirned about. and came toward me at. his host rapid speed and in savage humor. 'hlen there was a fearful crash and rush. 'he black mass came on, with eyes gleam ig, and bewildering me with the reflection f their glare in the sunlight. I was conscious that my gun was useless, id so insthictively grasped my pistol, but ound it hopelessly entangled in my belt. or a second, despair came upon me, but a udden revulson aroused every sense and rompted ile to a defence for life. Quickly Irawing my knife, it was presented at. a lirust as the dark mass sprang at me. At this moment, one of the huge dogs maped at him so fiercely at to divert the lonster's attention from myself and make i miss his bite. IIe reared, and as lie gain came down on his fore-feet, and was :i the act of going over the bank, I plunged ty knife to the hilt into his body, in the egion of his heart. He turned and made a 3rrible snap at my legs, but at the moment fell backward over a bush, and so we all rent into the bayou together, floundering l the water 1ud mud. I scrambled to the edge of the slough, ud watched with intense anxiety the result f the battle. In another moment and then the bear had nearly reached the irther side of the pool, desparately fight ag with the dogs every inch of the way, I card a rushing sound and the whirring ight of more of the pack as they sprang ver imc. In the same instant, a flash shot ut from the brown barrel of Harvey's rifle, nd the bear rolled over, though he still eebly fought the pack, and kept on fight ng to the last moment of his existence. To iy mortification. an examination of the uge carcass showed that my shot had not aa(le any visible mark on the animal, and hat my knife had not quite reached his eart. Harvey's shot had killed him. The reight of the savage animal was over five undred pounds. Advantages of Staying ini Bed. Bayard the French physiologst, naintained that man is an animal whc xercises the thinking faculty best in a iorlzontal posItion. Thins, there are ugh artistic, social and intellectual iso connected with an occasional day n bed, which imperatively claim dis uission. Brinley, the great engineer, vhien he wvas faIrl.y puzzled by somet ouIgh problem, always betook himnself o bed uintil lie hiad solved it. Most peo. >lo hlavo a groat kindness for Lord dlelbourno, who, under the affectatlon >f frivolity, used to get up Hebrew and he Fathers and impeturbable good hu-i nor to bear with hIs wife, Lady Carol no, whIle the pretty Byron-struck ermagant used to smash the drawing. 'om furniture, is IntImate friendi votuld find tihe Premier calmly taking >reakfast in bed, wIth letters and de patches strewed all over the counter >anie. Tbe potits have beens.terrible ellows to get out of bed. 1 suplpose i a becauise the visions of the day anId 01 he night sweetly inlterminghe. T1he >oet Thompson cuiltivated laziniess as a inc art, andl thought out Is poems In ed. Pope was a still worse fellow. Vlien he had a fit of Inspiration oni him te would keep the servants running bout for 1im all through the nlight, Ic made amends to them by the plen eousness of his "valls." We take a iter instance. Bisnaarck says, accord ng to Doctor Busch, "I was troubledl vith varicose Veinis in 1800. I~ lay full enlgth on the bed, and hand to answer otters of a very desperate sort with a enell." He has given us some of his iperiences when lying in bud. "1 sod to lie awake full of all sorts of houghts and troubles. 'Then Var ini would suddenly come up before me, perhaps distinct in the. minutest uarticulars, like a great picture, with von' all its colors fresh-the green roes, the sun shine on the stems, the lue sky above. I saw every individ tal there. I struggled1 to shake the hhing off; and when at 1ast I ceased to ee it, other things came ,ln-reports, totes, despatohes, and so on ; but I fell ver about morning." Blismarck at rersailles used to lie Uti bed a gr6 t Leal, "because lhe cannot keep hims9lf easonably warm in Any other way.' A Rct1?wr aft4I to make ny ickw~miire-coVer -A 11Jew tress, -- ft The ear of charity is as deaf as an adder at work on a long column of figures. The grinders should cease, because they a are few, and hand-organ music isn't very c popular just at. present, anyhow. 0 old age comes on apace in harness, anid at a good round gait. The boy stood on the burning deck that he had hauled from the lire, where his father 4 had thrown it; but the old ian yanked him off and completed the eremation of the vile cards. Women are generally pret t y smart ; but they cannot hold a can(dle to a can of kero sen'e with safety. Virtue is its own regard ; but a little be sides, that will buy something, is generally quite handy. The oh1 bunmner smelleth the l.ottle from n afar off when it is set up for a free treat to the crowd. A word spoken in due season, how good it is when it strikes the man with the bill just about right. 'Remove not the old landmarks," plead- ' edi the venerable tramp when they bid liinI peel off and get ito the bath pool at the workhouse. "1 beg of you, have you a few cents for a starving man ?" asked a tramp of i pedes trian on Vine street recently. "Ohl" ex claiied the latter; "you are only begging a the question ;" and he passed on. The blood of the turnip is the seed of the church in sonic stingy instances. When at home do as the home 'un do. Beware of the man with one book, if le be an agent for it. I When a man slips in to get a sly nip and finds a crowd of his acquaintances there, t his first thought is, "Defend me from my lc friends." 'T'lie motto of the gay old bachelor on the shady side of life is, The Guard dyes, but never surrenders. At many of the cheap clothing auctions 1t there is a great cry and little wool. God helps them who help themselves. The lunch fiend takes heart and goes for what there is on the table, regardless of Providential aid in the contract. The fullness of a merchant's store is not indicated by the beggarly account of empty t boxes which lie permits to block the side walk. All the world's a stage, and money makes the mare go before it. How doth the little busy wife improve each shining hour, and gad around the shops all day-at night done out and sour. Father, at that critical period when the down is appearing on the chin of your boy, when his changing voice is constantly get ting out of gear, when he is experiencing his first dreams of love, and lie is peculiar ly sensitive, be careful in your bearing to wards him, and govern your temper, prac- - tice forbearance, for fear the son may go down on your wrath, and you be cleaned out at your own uamue. About Sleep. f Although sleep is a natural and involun tary state, it may be greatly promoted by b maintaining a good state of health, by daily t open air exercise, or by riding or sailing with the face exposed to the air; by having the stomach free from a heavy meal or any indigestible substaunce, and by the mind being undisturbed with cares. Over-fatigue -indulgence in food or drink beyond what t nature requires, want of proper exercise and mental disquietude, are all causes of sleeplessness. Breathing in a confined or I overheated apartmient. is also a not. unusual cause of broken slumber. The temperature most suitable for sleep is about sixty degrees, 8 which gives the sensation of neither heat nbr cold, and admits of a moderate amount of 1 bedclotliing being used. The best posture b for sleep is to lie on the right or Iceft side, ~ with the arms crossed over time breast in front andl the hueadi well up on the pillo0w. t Theli mouth should be shut, so that the breathing may be carried on exclusively l through the nose. Some persons acquire a I habit of sleeping with thme mouth open, C which causes the grotesque and offensive ' action of snoring. Going to sloeep while lying on thme back should be avoided, as besides Inducing the sleeper to snore, It is ~ apt to cause disturb)ing dreams. When ly- ~ ing dIown to sleep, the mind should be as composed as possible. Thinking ought to be guarded against, as productive of wakeful- C ness. Those who, from nervous irritability, ~ are habitually bad1( sleepers, resort to various l expedienits to secure the blessinig of repose. One of thme most successful planis consists in mentally repeating a familiar poem or C psalm, so as to alter the train of thought and lull time consciousness. It is a wvell as certained fact that sleep begins at the ex-t tremitles ; tIhe feet sleep first, andl then the rest of the person. On this account, in or der to fall asleep, we require not only to compose the thinking faculties, but to keel) the feet still. The feet must also have an agreeable warmth. With a consciousness t of this fact, the North American Indians a and others who are In the habit of bivouack ing in tIhe open air when on distant expedi tions, sleep with their feet toward a fire which they kindle for* the purpose. Certain ( drugs act as an opiate' and produce sleep ( when ordinary means fail ; but these should a never be taken unless by mediical sanction. Tme practIce of using opiates is most dletri- t mental to health, and, if persovered in, Is ruinous to the constItution. Coffee and ~ other beverages act variously on dIfferent 1 individuals. They exhilarate some, and a others send to sleep. Tea usually acts e as an exhiilarant, by stunulating the nervous tl system, and should not be taken less than 5 four hours before going to bed. Tie Wishing flird. -"In vain sIhe trIed to speak. She found that she could ntter no sound but'a melan-. f< eholy kinid of little t wItter. - cd "At 'the foot of the tree wats a mlschlev- p onsly-lookmng fairy, holding both his sides it wvith laughter. d "Farewell. May you enjoy yourliberl.y," hi h6'eried, as lhe pointed his finger in derision il at the uttifort,unate Dolorst sittin~ with ruf- ft fled feathers oni her leafless bough. 'Thank b you for the silly discontoxit w i has re- ii moved a hated spell from nie. 'It was you a wanted to be i my place, mind I. And te you'll' have ho stupid ledsomn to do any p jnoro now, md you'Il go able.to epme and el go *hidre- u'liko with6iut sking anybody's .tt permisel6 Andi overy; wigh' tliat -yo' ex- TI prdee you will get Jnstagy.gtatil9ed..lf a you caty only' and voice t4 'xe it it), a Hai hiti acdargely hopO' 'to Il(I a little tI girl so silly." ~ '" f MAfdwith aWkdi a) h e iIt Satnd Ifbit do'W0A oItht 't1 a ad mourn her foolishness and her cruel te alone. When Ronald had reached his sad endinp his tale he vtopped short, and looked ound upon his audience. "Do on," said little May," laying a lubby hand on her brother's knee. "D) 1. " "There is no more," said lRonald. "That's the end of the story." ''Poor 1)olorosa I" said Agnes. "D)id1 ie never turn into a girl again ?" "Never," said her brother, solemnly. "And what did her mammna and papm ? )idn't they come and look for her?' ked Willie. " Oh I yes, of course, they caine and oked; but they never could find her-not trace of heri And so they had to givc !r up for lost, and put. up a big narbic onunent to her just. under the very trec here the unfortinate 1)olorosa used to sit reeting in the Ibraniches. "The monument recorded what a sweet, )od, amiable and obedient, child the lost olorosa had been, and this inscription )or Dolorosa, from her melancholy perch ould sit and read with rutled feathers by te hour together. It used to make he veet in a more mournful way than ever. I fact, her voice lost all its music, and sht ould cry so much that, her brown eyes nk deep into her head, with great ringf ound them, and grew so weak that shc ally couldn't bear the light of day upon1 Wer." "And w'is that the end of her?" asket gnes solemnly. " Well, the end. of her was that. she be. me the the mother of all the owls-a me ncholy race.! But now you know theii rigin you may perhaps better account foi teir said voices and dismal ways, thei wve of mouldering ruins, and their dread o1 ght and sunshine." "And what did that naughty fairy do?' iked little May. "Oh, the fairy queen had condemnet im to be a bird for a hundred years, o1 ntil lie could get some human being t< ike his place. You may be sure lie wai ery delighted to get off his punislimeni 'lienl he met with such a silly girl as I)olo As he ceased speaking, Ronald suddenl3 irnel towards Wynnie and appeared t< otice her for the first time. "And what do you think about it, Mi Vishful?" lie asked. "I think it's a very foolish story alto ether," said Wynie, "1and I do wish" But here all the group of cousins burst in asuch a peal of laughter that poor Wyn iC's dismal little voice was quite drowned "I declare I'll never wish anything agaii s long as I live," said she, turning awa rom the laughing circle with tears of vex tion rolling down her cheeks. It was about as good a resolution as sh ould have made-though made hastily an i anger. But it, was a resolution which our spoile< hild found It not a lttle hard to keer itill she really tried, and though the effoi ras great and painful, and though sh tiled very often, still trying on, she di ttle by little, conquer the selfishnessan ad temper which had made her a troubl herself as well is to every onc abou cr. The Great Hungarian Wine Cask. The great cask of Heidelberg containe< 40,000 liters of wine; at the Paris Exhibi ion of 1878 was one exhibited, which I early as large, having a capacity of 100, 00 liters. -The great cask has been sold ti Frenchman, for whom it was made b cozy ianizsa. It measures 3'65 meters i lameter and 4.30 meters in length. Th{ taves, which are oak planks from th< )rests of Hnngary, are of 20 to 25 cent i ieters in thickness, and are held togethe y 18 iron hoops, the ends of which ar rm2ly riveted together. The door I istened by a system of screws, and close :ie cask, and is similar to manhole cover iboilers. The cask is supported by flvy >gs, each of which is derived from an oal erhiaps thousand years old. This immuens< nsk with its appendlages, would furnish 'ood enough to stock a small wood yard I. is varnished, andl the ondl in which thei irge bironze faucet Is Inserted is carved lika piece of fine parlor furniture. The Iowvg art is laid out to resemble stone masonry in the left hand sidle there is a mottoi prais g preseverance and diligence; an esc ut heon on the right hand side bears the dati 878. The middle portion of the head il eauitiful carved, containing in its centre roup drimnking and dIstributing wine 'ho up:e'r portion hears the IIungari rowni above the Hungarian escutcheon. Interesting_lFxperiment. A curious phienomenomn of the defrac lon of lIght may readIly be observe, y any one with a lamp andh two visit ng cards. Cut out of 0one of the cardi sitt about one-tenth of an Inch wide with straight, oven borders. Th'ler ake a position about twenty feet froni keroseno lamp, with the edge of thb lame standing edgewise towards you ook at the flame through the.slit in the ard, while you slide the edge of th ther card across it till you imake thb lit in the card quite narrow. Yom di then see'the central bright band o he flame flanked on each side with thb olored defraction bands; andl if yet sok sticcessively through red, greor nd violet glasses, held betwveen th ye and the slit, you will observe thma he bands are seporated by the greates pace for red light and become closei rhien viewed through the green glass nd closest when the vieolet or blut lass Is held before the eye. The oIl pipe line extending from Brad >rd county to Williamsport, Pa., hia beer mpleted, and the pumping of oil into the ipes commenced. The pipes are six inchea diameter, and the line extends one hun. red miles over a rough country, including igh hills and rugged mountains. Thougli tere is ani actual desent, 4. requires somc >raing power to overcome the dseents mVi y the line of plipes. Thiere are two p6mp Ig utations-eone at the strtig point, Cor rvie, and the other at (Cotdorsport, Pot i# county, 22} n1ille from Caorry ileo. Th< (imnp at the lat iioilit has to 6veidme at etatMin of 120 fee buf rbstthat poini Williantepbrt'theito~ .flofZl,706 flet he lhoWhat 'a 'of the lihe id osa a1d 6,000 b~r d , i iver,fnert ''to66 'a~Is$ at- Wil ffo4 ~ te bu lilegg f* d* af' id % ti~f ptQF ,b .i iM*ltT1 The Boy and the iDeer. How a boy cuptured a deer in Kentucky it thus told by an eye witness. "In an hour or so we first heard the distant bay of the hounds. From the cry, as it continued the deer seemed to be circling around in the hills, instead of making a straight run for the river as was usual. We remained almost stationary, not knowing which course the hunt would take, and the music became less and less, until we hetud the long bay of one hound only. But to our great joy, that. voice was coming our way. From the length of time the game had been afoot, we concluded that the (logs had become tired and left the trail, with the exception of the staunch old hound, whose voice we could occasionally hear as he unilinchingly followed the quarry. Nearer and nearer caime the sound. We dismounted, tight ened girths and waited Our horses were as highly excited as ourselves, and we could with difliculty curb their impatience. We were stationed on the high road leading to ward the village, and the deer was evi de atly running in that direction. At length he came, a noble buck, gallantly bounding through the woods in a line parallel with the road, and not more than a hundred yards away frot us. We put. spurs to our horses and followed. "With the party was a boy sixteen years old, who had never before seen a deer in the woods, and was almost crazed with ex citement. As he rode by my side lie looked 'as big as an elephant.' On we drove, oc casionally catching a glimpse of the buck as he dashed through the woods. lie was very tired. The dogs had pressed him hard and lie had probably run twenty miles before he arrived at the point where we met him. Soon the noble old hound came in sight, and as he Hikw us lie burst into such a melody that we joined him at the utmost stretch of our lungs. On we piesse'l, rap ietly approaching the village, directly through which the chase seemed fated Io take us. boon we came to a large corn field, which was surrounded by a 'staked and ridered' fence six 'feet high. We could not jump it, and looked to see where the deer had gone In. We found the place, and tearing off the top rail ioaped our horses in to the corn. Rushing through we arrived at the other extremity of the field just in time to see the (leer attempt to junp the fence. The dog was close at his heels and sprang upon hint, and catching him by the flank prevented his leap. The poor animal was evidently worn out with his long run, but he gallantly charged the (log, and leap ing over hint ran gallantly back toward the point. at which lie had entered the field. We turned likewise and taking different furrows among the corn, pressed our horses to the top of their speed. My little friend rode between mc and our companion. lie rode leaning over his horse's neck, anzing straight ahead and yelling like a madman. I thought of a raving lunatic. The corn was high and the (lust so thick from the trampling of so maty animals that at length I could see noth ' t), but llt at onco I hoard a crash, a strt. 'a shout " 'I've got hin ! Y've got him I Conic quick I' "I rode toward the voice, and lo! the young lunatic on the ground was struggling with the (leer. Fortunately the animal was so exhausted by his long run that the boy could pretty nearly handle him; but horns, hoofs, legs, arms, boy, (leer and (log were rather promiscuously i-ixcd in a cloud of idust that enveloped them whon I came in - sight. I sprang from my horse and drew my hunting knife across the throat of the animal, at the same time seizing the boy by the collar and drawing him away. After resting a few minutes lie told me that, see ing the (leer rush pabt him, lie could not re sist the temptation, but threw himself off r his horse upon the back of the hunted mni imal, clasping his arms round his neck. The shock threw the deer to the ground. We put the 'dead animal on one of the horses, andI rode t,hrough the village, and our younmg gentleman was the hero of the Springs the rest of the season." A Large Plug. D)eacon B. was a Contnecticuit shop1 keep er o,f the thriftiest typ)e. The sight of a customer qjuickened( his faculties Into vi'gor Otis exercise. This was hIs way of opening upt a tradle: "An I how dl'ye do sIr ? you're Mr. "Benne~t is my nrnne." "To be sure ; why of course ; I'm glad to see you ; yout're Mr. Benntet of--?" "Westboro'." "Oh I yes, I know ; how are they all - getting along in Westboro' I Is your church .prosperinig? And how does your Bunday school progress ?" -"P'retty well, I thank you. Deacoin B., have you any tobacco ?" "Why, yes, the fintest you ever tasted ; come and look at It." "There," says the Deacon, leading the . way to a samplle keg, anid taking from It a huge plug, cutting off a large piece amt put tiung it inside his cheek wIth the air of a mani who was about to partake of an exqul sIte relish--the Deacon abhorred the weed -"there," Ite exclaimed, is the ehoicest to baeco that ever was gro-wn. That tobacco, sir, Is so good that, it oughtn't to be chewed except on Trhantksgvig (lays and Sundayat " As soon as the Deacon had madeo a sale, r lie contrived to get where heo could eject the unsavory quid without being observed, and, returning to his customer, iniquired, "Now, Mr. Bonnet, what else shall I have the pleasure of showing you ,' How the A postles Died. Peter was' crucified in Rotne, and, at his own request, with his head down.. ward. Andrew was crucified by being bound to a cross with cords, on which lie hung two days, exhorting the po p16 till he expired. St. James the Great was beheaded -by order of' Herod, at Jerneale'em. St. James the Less was thrown from a igh pinnacle theft stoned, and finalYy kili'adIth a Adller'i club. 80'Philip}was bournd and hanged against a plyar.,. 86 .Bamrthplongotv is fiayed to deaths by: command of' a bag barousu king.' St Atthew wast ll)ed '*ith'A'halberd. 'St ThdaW Whil6uat prayer, -Was shof #1lth 'fshofer' qf lances, and afterward run thf gth '119 body with' l 8.heaao wag oe 4 t4Iled appo si g i)Mus d4>he).' The Joblink Bonnet. "How does it look?" demanded Mrs. Joblink, as she took a last glance over her shoulder at the mirror before leaving for the theater. "It" meant the bonnet, and Mr. Joblink, concealing his real feelings, replied, like a dutiful husband: "Splendid, my dear." The wind blew, and the soul of Mrs. Joblink took fright, and they stopped on the street while Mr. Joblink carefully tied his handkerchief over the bonnet for the protec tion of the Mirabeau feather, the Afghanis tan bangle and the Zulu bow. Before reach ing the theater a place in deep shadow gave an opportunity to remove the handkerchief, and with one last careful feel to ascertain "if it set straight," and also an anxious touching of her Montague curls, Mrs. Job link sailed into the opera house with head erect and eyes vacant with a preoccupied stare, absurd under the circumstances. If the new bonnet had been a tray of China dishes Mrs. Joblink could not have been more conscious of it nor held her head more steadily. Despite that fixed stare of preoccupation Mrs. Joblink was deliciously aware of the triumphant fact that every female eye and -lorgnette in the house was fixed critically, contemptuously, angrily, admiringly or even enviously upon that towering twenty dollars' worth of trash on her head. When sufficient time hid been given for the female population to take it all in, the lady recovered from her preoccupation, and suddenly descended into a lightsome mood, bent the bonnet toward Mr. Joblink, and engaged that secretly annoyed gentleman in gay and fashionable conversation, using her eyes for side ebservation to discover the various tempers into which the bonnet had t hrown the two hundred other ladies present. Picking out those which showed fight, Mirs. .1. leveled her glasses, and in the most prolonged and insulting manner in the world surveyed the disgraceful head-dresses of the enemy. In the meantime the play had begun, and a nervous little man in the seat behind began to swear under his breath, for, owing to the sudden descending darts of the boc'net toward Mr. J., the view of the stage was frequently cut off at the most exciting moments of the drama. The ner vous little man said dammit in a pevish lone a little too loud on one of these occa sions, and the lady turned and stared at him, and Mr. Jolink turned and scowled threat eningly at him. At the close of the play Mrs. Joblink ex changed glances of lofty scorn with several hostile ladies in the vicinity, and ascertain ing by sense of touch and questioning her husband that it "set straight," she stalked out magnificently on Joblink's arm. That gentleman was much impressed by the play, and thought silently over it half the way home. Mrs. Joblink was also occupied with thought. Presently Mr. Joblink said in a tone of warm approval: "It held the attention of the audience throughout; didn't it?" "Yes, indeed," inpered the lady, "there wasn't one of thom could koop thoir eyes off it for five minutes." "It was magnificent," cried Mr. Joblink. "Gracious, I didn't know you admired it so much, Joblink. You see, though, if that hateful Airs. Blinkenberry doesn't go and get one just like it." "Like what?" asked the foolish Joblink. "Why, like mine," replied the lady. "Like your what?" "Like my bonnet, of course, you stupid thing.'' The strong man pulled out his handker chief and blew his nose. The Judge's Turn. lIe had a flashy coat on, also a neck tie of pronounced tint, and he paid his $10 line with the air of a man who was liquidating the National debt. HIe hadn't been an hour out of court when lie was back again. Is offense was rank, they said. lie insisted on treat ing a virtuous policeman, who on ac count of a crowd being around, had signified his abhorrence of thc. tempta tion by a summary arrest. - "What!" cried his Honor, "here agai.n? Going about like a roaring lion, seeking to corrupt upright ofil c1als, eh ? Trying to impair the integ rity of the law's servants, are you? Thlmis outraged imuniipality demands $10 more I" "All right," said the prisoner, "pass the tenner to the deputy,"and he hand ed the bill to the chief clerk. "I am. off again--bye-byolI" lie went into the market half an hour laiter, and ask ed a horse radish man for a champagne' cocktail. They tried to coax hn ofi', but he said lie would have a mixed drink or perish. Another ofmeer told this of himm in court, when lie appeared there for the third time. ils Honor looked abstracted. Then he said, "This county odght to be grateful to you for paying off the~ taxes." Tien dollars more," The prisoner 'paid and leaned back on the railing as ho put the roll of bills away. There clearly was soniething on his mind. At iast he lifted up his head and said quietly to thd cottrt: "Judge, don't you think it's time for you to do something?" "Ain't you a-goini' treat?" -It's only friendly like., You'll put up .s drink. now,,won't-you?" "How dare yott sasuOh 'a thipg?" The pisonet turned gway with a re proaohful gl4noe .atdif(1en'oh. "Jtdge," heO I))1ntUreOd" don't 44ami to say y9u're gia);. Io lo' wan i to spy ypit're a twean mat. Oh, no I butt [ will obserye that 1 n:ver a ont; muoh money.in amig hdustabt lk ett howbiirt, h ta~ ~ Q1~ n. 4B