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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~
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