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Till-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNS.B011O, S. C., FEBRUARY 24, 1880. VOL -N. 24. GOOD NIGHT TO THE BUN. "Come, little daughters, hasten, Yo should be bravely dight I Make ready, boys, for we go forth To bid the sun good-night. "Four mouths with steady shining He's made the whole earth fair, And myriad blossoms greeted him, And bird-songs filled the air. "lut now October wanoth; Ills setting draweth near We shall not so his face again For more than half a year." Ho forth they go together, Parents and ohildren, all, The aged and the little ones, Young men and maidens tall. From many a noighboring village, From many a humble home, To climb tJo rocky sudnmit The thronging peopl3 come. The sun hangs low in heaven U throws his slanting rays Acros their loving faces, turned To meet his palting gazo. And now he's gono I The darkness Is settling like a pall, A long low dirge of sid farowell Breaks from the lips of all. In mournful cadonco chanting Th requiem of the sun, The dear bright day departed now, The long, long night begun. And yet with oheorf ul patience They take their homnoward way, 'The oldest talking how the time May best be whilod away. And many a youthful favo is bright . With glad expectance still, And manev a morry littl ebild (toes danoInj down the hill. A Husband with one Ear. "so you want to go to church this even ing, Malclien?" said Otto von Polihehn to his eldest daughter one Sunday in Decem.. ber, as he and the rest of his family were setting out, for the market town to hear Pastor Knopps preach an Advent sermon. "No, father, Dorothea can go in my stead, and I will keep the house." "Keep the house alone? No; I will leavo lans to protect thec and the manse too." "I would rather not have Han," Said Malchen with a Attle poul, as she glanced at an ugly gawk who wias.her father's head servant. "Then thou shalt not have Karl," grumi bled old Polheihn, speaking rather to him self than to the girl, and wrapping his an cient blue cloak tightly round him, ho struck his iron-tipped staff two or three fimes on the flags of the hall to intimate to the mei bers of his household that it was time to be off. They came clattering (own stairs and trudging out of different doors-a large and rather noisy troop. Otto von Polhein was a landowner on a small scale-what would he called in England a gentlemaii-farmner and lie had a family of ten sons and daugh ters, without counting two servant-wenches and a couple of laborers whom lie treated as his children. The eldest of these two laborers, a tall, rosy-checked, fair-hairel, blue-eyed fellow nanied Karl, had shown sigas of late of being "a bit soft" about Frauleln Malchen, mid this lisi'leased her father; for titough he was a kind master he had a squire's pride, and would have kick ed Karl straightway out of his house if he had suspected Malchen of cherishing any regard for him. At least this is what lie had once said to Karl with more bluntness than prudence, for worldly wisdom would, perhaps, have suggested that he should be gin by turning off Karl before Malchen's sentiments towards him had ripened into affection. "Now, come, comne, let's be off," repeat ed old Polheim, Impatiently ; "come, wife, and you, Bertha, Frida and Gretchen, you, Hans, take one of the lanterns, and you, Karl, lead the way with the other." Karl slunk out looking ratther sheepish, but scarcely had lie got into the open air than the candle in lisa lantern was blowrn out and he ran back to get. another. Mal chen was standing in the hall and struck a mnatch for him. 8he struck a second and a third, for somehow the phosphorus would not act, and the ,ope at on gf ligl ting as delayed a little, \ W ieI, Kafi too! tige 1 - tern his hand touched Malchien's, and the girl blushed. "It's a cruelly cold night to go out in," faltered she. "And I don't like leaving you alone," whispered Karl. "I think I shall steal out of chuirch; and come back to see if you are safe." "Oh, no, the door will he barred,'' ex claimed Malchen In a flutter. "Then I'll climb over the orchardi wall," answered Karl, nothing daunted, and1 he executed a wink as lie went forth Iito the cold,' -- . . . 2 "How veiky'dudAcIius lie IW beofning,'" muttei'ed Malchen to herself, but she ap p~arently throughf thiat 'It wae' o'r ti-uo t& bar the door If Kh mecanti td' get 094 the garden wvahi, so alhe shff shtitt $hittirnd edl bac~k to spend lier evenig in the kitch part of theo cdtnty abt't 't (fe ;i 1* ' -, inlaara 'la' Eba castle, nud i the roenls otn thi tud floer were i'fg, 4indy aliarnents, 'Aitli w&ins? -coled walls and old aken furnittur& There were faces, of coarse, In 1,oe red embers of the eruwnbli .~~Ol~ nd Karl's was clhief amnong thi . ahe, ,w u but 'somewhat caut ous, esmatis 4aug of A 1 she grieve for him if he met with an acci dent ? If he loft her father's service? if he were taken away for military service, and forced to risk his life In the wars? After fencing a little with her conscience the dam sel decided that she did not quite know what she ought to think about Karl; but thut he was a very bold and not-to-be-easily put-down young man she admitted to her self frapkly enough in her quaint German Phraseology. She sat listening for footsteps, and conned over in her mind what sharp things she should say to dismiss Karl if lie had the impertinence to present himself before her. Tho worst of it was that Karl was just such a young man as inight be Indifferent to sharp things. Ills boldness really exceeded belief. Vliy, that very evening im touch ing Her fingers lie had actually squeezed them but here Malchen gave a slight start, for sle heard footsteps and fancied that it was the nver-to-be-suiliently-blamed Karl, who had played truant from church, faith fil to his impudent promise. She rose and stood coyly, in the middle of the kitchen, her cheeks pink and her bosom heaving. Bhethought she would take to flight as soon as Karl's heavy tread should resound in the passage; but she waited two or three minutes without hearing the door opcn, yet there were steps outside, and, now that her ears were strained, she heard voices. Her relatives had not homn gone an hour, so It was not like Iv lwy could have returned so soon. Whose, then, could these steps and voices be? The kitchen had a high window seven feet above the foor, and it was closed with shutters. * but in tile shutters lozenge ap ertu-es were out. Malchen climbed on to the dresser under the window and looked out. What she saw would have made most timid girls juiop up squealing and run away half dead ivithl terror. Nine men-not 'one less-with black masks on their faces and housebreaking im plenients in hand, had entered the farm-yard and were evidently holding council as to how they should commence their attack on the house. They stood im a group, and sone of them pointed to the a'ertures in the kitchen shutters, where light was visible, as If they were taking note of the fact that the farm was not quite abanoned. Malchen rememnbered having heard that the brigands had been in festing some of the districts in an adjoining province, and she saw that if she hesitated to act she would be lost. There hung over the mantelsehlf two double-barreled fowling-pleces and a horse, Distol, which were always kept load ed. . She ran to the chimney and unhooked the arms, then swiftly climbed on to the table again. The little lattices outside the aper tures in the shutters were open, so Malchlen could thrust out the barrels of her weapons and fire at the malefactors. Before doing. so, however, she put a coin into her mouth to alter the ring of her voice, and making a horn of both hands, shouted in a tone, which sounded like a man's, "Who goes there!" No answeor. The burglars stared at one another in astonishment, and were fairly, dismayed when they heard the next excla mation, which conveyed the idea that the person who had first spoken was not alone but had several men under his orders. "'Now then, my men, when I give the wvord tire sharp and straight. Fire!" Twvo rep~orts Instantly followed this comt mand and then came two others. When the smoke had cleared away Maichen, who looked out with haggard eyes, her heart. thumnping awvfully the while, saw four men stretched on the snow, and nothing else. Thie other five members of the band hadl taken to flight. "The guns were loaded with slugs; perhaps I have killed them all," ejaculated Maichen In terror ; for her com bative ardor abated of a sudd~en, now that so easy a victory had been wvon. "Oh, detir, wlhat'shall I do?" 'She had takeni up the horse pistol, #fid glanced out to see If there was another higt, to be fired., There was a choking sensation at her throat, and she began to whimper. It was all too dreadful; she could net bear the eight of tliope dead men, all killed by her hand. But one of them suddenly nmov ed and tried to rise to his knees. Imume diato e~ych t 's imenfal Maichen aimed her pastg~ give igim glis quietuts; but, luckily for finlA,' the mani I-ared out : Oh, Mal chen, Malcheni help I 'Tie I Karl." "Karl I" exclaimed the girl, as her voido seemed to expire in her throat, whilst her heart turned to Ice. tqarl, is ittou?" "Yes, and I am wounded. I ati'dying," sobbed'the. lubkless follow. "And it's all for thee." Malcherma tottered a'nd mnight have ftihlen off the tablb' had there been any one preserit to catch h~r In his arms. At it vua's she etarnbisd dowhn somelhow and ma(ge for th'e door still holdink: her pistol. ,One MiJineht'i h~ita.tidmmla bhu t'ouched the door hitidl6b iUht'slN 'sirinduntedi it.ahd ,went tit. "If aitlhi~mrihient el:d could juidge 'th~ ml heogn .e df'ls hiutderous effects of he volleyr, Th'ei ercu 'inf on' the snow stone dead, as'foil JNimm *slug had cleaned sliedoa'rt of 'l sidit i and check, e t t e ejlN a ,)u he waft other wise ijpthrt. 5 .Oh, .1ar1, Kerh, ;l)ow earnest thq~u hith py im sueh company?" explamned Malchien pe; she ; or effi .her~ .opron to stam)ehm .his f'bi (iellt 1trifM for thieel" aniv~led the 9uha~s pdaItshf JTI~oso triare m)4riegds WetRtWdft. Y.6thdriWri ku nilant to mutdiM olff6oIh6bd fiy too-6balhte tshe,eiWd Malohati,. !f onlaiut tibou think that nine ina were required to carry me off?" "Melii Gott, 1 thought thou wast roman tic," was all that Karl could say between two squeaks caused by the anguish in his cur. One is sorroy to .say that the tribunals of Bavai'ia took a one-eyed view of the affair and wanted to sentence Karl for burglary; but the attitude of poor Malchen had begn so heroical that King Louis sent for her to Munich, and having decorated her with her Cross of Civil Merit asked her what he could do to please her. "Pardon my Karl and give him a dower to marry me," prayed the faithful maiden. sobbing. ills Majesty pulled a slightly wry face at the mention of a dower, but courtiers were present,' so lie gave his royal proise. "Thou wouldst marry a man with one ear, then?" added he, lauighing. "Sire, he lost his other ear fori me," res ponded Malchen, drying her eyes. "Well, this is a queer story," said the King, amused. "We will have it made into a libretto, and my friend Wagner here shall act it to music." The composer of the future bent his head as if this happy thought had already occur red to him. Tho Scotch Minister and His Fiddilo. In all ages and all localities have existed clergymen having many traits of fine feel ing, masterly attainments In their pulpit ministration, and yet addicted to frquent touches of eccentricity of character. Pos sessing all the qualifications of a popular minister was the Rev. Mr. W---, who filled one of the Secession pulpits in (---, yet music seemed to be the ruling passion in his life. When in a more than ordinary strain of eloquence, lie would begin a long sentence on the lowest note of the gamut, and would in a semi-quaver style run to the top of the scale, where, pausing a moment, he would descend the scale in the loweat and most marked mood; as if descending a stair step by btep, he would duntdown word by word till he reached the starting point. With his fne flexible voice, and finely tuned musical ear, the effeet was rather pleasant, and very noticeable by a stranger. Mr. W--was beloved by his congrega- 8 tion, but his passion for fiddling gave . offence to some of the strait-laced old bugherlineal descendants of the Puritians. His proticiency on the violin was equalled t if not excelled by Mrs. W -'s perform a6ce on the pianoforte. It was a treat of no ordinary kind to hear husband and wife wailing out soine of the old Highland o ,ronachs similar in pathos to the "Wounded Hussar." No other word of t reproach was raised against the dear, good man by the unco quid, but aye the cuckoo cry, "Hes fir o'er fond o' the feedle." The frequency of these croakings were be ginning to attract the notice of the elders, so; to put to silence the voice of those distin guished friends, a meeting of sessions was convened privately, at which it was agreed c a deputation should wait on Mr. W---, c and give a gentle remonstrance and hint to a be less demonstrative in his musical pro clivities. Friday evening ensuing was aP- t pointed for the performance of this deli- f cate task, but a deputation could not. be I formed to face the trying ordeal. After e denials and proposals, it was ultimately c arranged that the whole session should go. i Ere Friday came some kind friends al- t pi ised Mr. W-- of the whole scheme, and, as "a warned man is half armed" f Mr. W---- was prepared for the emer- t gency. Precisely at eight o'clock a friendly f tinkle sounded at the door-bell. Ready , waiting to receive his guests, though they t knew not a spy (suyiposed to be the beadle) hiad forestalled the deputation, Mr. W-- 1 seemed surprised to see so many dear friends, and expressed the pleasure it gave him to have all his session at once as visi tors. AMr. L---- took speech in hand and saidl, "We wvere almost afraid to call, hearing music when wve came forward, we thought you had company. Laughingly C Mr. W--said, "Yes,.we have company- I a goodhly company of good company. The t wife has recently get a present of seine newc music from grandpa, and we wvere just run- E ning over it together. We'll just let you heara a fe w pieces ; we think it very fine." With oust waiting for assent to his proposal, the reverend gentleman brought his cremona. Airs; W--- sat down to the piano, and i fo'r fully an hour the company of elders, ort remuonstrants, were with coronachs, High- t land wails, operatic music, reels, and strathapey kept entranced. When a pauser was made, the pleased listeners looked from one to the other as much as to say, "Now's your chance to speak." As if t divining the thoughts of his dumb strIcken a session, Mr. W--- agatin produced his ' fiddle and setting the string on a peculiar I key, gave thenm a fine imitation of the C Highland bagpipes, and followed with a charming selection of operatic overtures, t marches, puatriotic musie such as "Beets I wha ha'o.? Reverting in a moment from C grave to gay, he gave the then popular street air in the mouth of every gamin, "Pop goes the wveasel," and, as a finale, lie t gave them, in a style that made the most of them beat time with their heels, their hearts being in unison with the fiddler's, "De'll among the tailors." They came t away as they wecnt In, andi, when the story got abroad, the minister was praised, and the croakers laughed at. Truly It may b6 faidg he gave the elders a cordial: )velcomn' C pgp ni1fddlad them oQff well pleased with t themselves for their want of courage to die eh gothe duty the qauseiof thpir vIsit; Piyts thtmore of the elbrIcs don't re sort to the fiddle as at pastime. Chinese samnpanere. Trhe l,oats called samipans are each the I habitation ihi China, of at least one fanil ' of fresh-watem' 'sailors? Bonietinmes tho, rcontain the representatives of several j"gi orations, from the great grandfathe~r and ' grandmother to the new-born babe. AlU have to pass their whole lives on boardI together, cooped up in that narrow A% pcs which more frequently than not thy 'ard 1 obllrd. to shsre iih passengers. Their I Jife a 1hard ene constantly expppcd to sun I a'nd ,'of6h u ta hW ifets ind#aterg 1 wh otho J~to push he r ndpJ ti e of scandanta o* aI. peculA' a~ the have. O ad e t& i the dh~fr l at a th have Velocity of a little Bullet. Professor Spice of the Cooper Institute, New York. recently undertook to determine the actual velocity of a rifle bullet, tired icross the stage of that hall. The distance neasured on the platform was 33 feet, which, the lecturer explained, was shorter lian usual, as the ordinary distaice used n determining this questIon was about 200 rect. To carry this perfoiniance out he lad secured the co-operation of Lieutenant I-'. I. Mer , ,in. of the Brooklyn Thirteenth legiment NO o has gained soine reputation it the Crf ,.oor range, as evinced by tile nedals wb' 'i lie wore. In tile first place, Prof. Spice explailnet the apparatus to be ised. lle called the attention of the an lience to a mahogany base, 12 inches by 15 inches, ou which were placed two levers whvlich carried bent wires to make marks )n a piece of smoked glass underneath the )oints. One of these wires was connected ,vith a pendulum attached to an Attwood nachine, vibrating seconds. By means of letric currents the lever connected with he pendulum came down on the glass pre isely at tile beginning of each second, narkiug a series of lines separated by spaces iomewhat similar to the old Morse alphabet. jonsequently, the distalce from the beginl. ling of one line to the beginning of tile iext represented a second of time. The lecond lever, exactly opposite, had a spring Lttached to one end, which kept the point >ff the glass. It had also two clectro mag nets, one at each end, which had electric :urrents of different strength passing lirough, the weaker current tending to pull he lever down on the glass; the stronger ,urrent tending to keep it elevated. In ad Uition to this, the current from the stronger nagnet passed through a loose wire resting in two globules of niecury., and immedi tely in front of this wire was to rest the nuzzle of the rifle. The weaker current >assed through a precisely similar loose vire, also on two globules of mercury, vlich wire was placed thirty-three foot listant from the first wire. Lieutenant ferriam now come forward and loaded the iil. It was a regular Creedmnoor, 45 cali ire, 34-inch barrel, and placed in it a car ridge, containing a 430 grain ball, and 45 I :rains of powder, explaining that this was tot a full charge. He then took his posi ion. Tie object Was to shoot away the I vires on the mercury. A box of sand was laced to receive the ball. The pendulum bove described was then set in motion. O I As striking the fifth second the plate of moked glass was drawn along by the do cent of a weight on the top of a column of and which ran out of a tube. On the sixth I econd, Lieutenant Merriam pulled the rigger and both wires vanished. On the 1 ist wire being broken, the point of the I orrespondng lever descended on the glass, ut immediately rose again by the action of spring, when the bullet broke the second vire. The consebuouce of this was that he point connected with the lever scraped , very short line on the snioked glass, while lie othdr point,. being kept dovn during lie swing of the pendulum, scraped a longer pace. Then the glass was withdrawn and laced in the stereopticcn, projecting a aagnified image of the lines on the screen. I he relative lengths of these lines were as ertained, thus obviating any source of I rror in measuring the minute lines on the I moked glass. This method of measuring 1 lie lengths was claimed to be original by lie professor. On this neasarement it was iund that the shorter line was inches mg, and the other line 9 feet 2 inches. 'hese numbers were brought down to the I ommon fraction of inches, the result giv- I ig 110 inches for the longer space. It was lia ascertained how many times the for- 1 ier was contained in the latter, and the I raction thus obtained was clearly the frac ion of a second that the bullet took to pass rom one wire to another-that is, 1-22 of second. Multiplying the distance be wveen the wires (33 feet), as above, by tile I eneminator of the above fra'otion, the ye- I >city of the builet In feet was obtained, amely, 726 feet In a second. The Central System. The substitution overywvhiere of the hun red pounds avoirdupois as the unit and niformn standlardl of wveight for produce -ansactions, in place of the bushel, quarter, r hiundied weight of 112 pounds, and ton of ,240 pounds, is greatly to be (desired. The abject Is of such Importance that it has of ito ocoupled the attention of Bloards of 'rade and Produce Exchanges in this coun ry and elsewhere. The system is in general so In France, Itoly, Spain and sonme per- a ions of England. It is also In vogue on bie Pacific coast, at San Fr-ancisco and In reogon. It has been adlopted by com ercial bodies in nearly all the centres of radle In thme .Atlantic States,'and soon will e by all. Our Produce Exchlange, says ~ lie New York Ship List, decided that on ad after October 1, "All produce sold by ~eight on this Exchange shahl be by the 'ound avoirdupois and by its nmultipile, the ental, or 100 pounds avoirdnpois." A liilar ruling was made In Boston,. but lie New York Pr-oduce Exchange conclud d to postpone operations, so far as grain is "ncerned, till Janulary next,at which time, 'cry likely, the Exchanges of the two ' lies named will make the new departute ~ egethier. Philadelphia, properly, Is wait mg to see what ether cities will do. It will a e necessarily be some time before all the rraingements for the change from the old1 a the new system can be perfected. Butt s view of the definite shape the movement as taken in so many and so'widely separ ted places, we may safely say that the ay cannot be far distant when everywhere his new, simple and feasible system will upplant the old. -Squan'o Elojt Efead#. Thlere at-o soine reforrns ighty In their ggregated imnpoMned, 'which ft lppears to en vain (6 oend for. It is probable I hiere is tiot a bian who hawiorked on the arm but who 'yould tite *fth us in a lomand for squate bolt heads In the mann,~ j daeture sof: tgrioultural ~ improvements. < lolta na'tutrally rust the nuts fast. -When < in atttemnfIt is meide to remove it, the bolt 1 ur-ns li the hole instead o'f the nut turninig ( >n the bo1L. If the farmerjiappens to haye wo *ene's, amid hands'to Iiold them, a hey are of no avail, as the reintb'head ean f tot be held. . Somnetimne. the fariuner Is I roeifiVe to ten 'mile.' froi~ a. blackeinth ] tho eae4hardwn~rfalI4~hJsi~ rood men eThere is soldom n tadduetsnefulnesa s tn i Cowing For Itesms. A few days ago, a lady of Salt Lake City cominenced thinking on family eco Ioimiies, and the more she thought the more Lvident it became that her girl, who had hitherto done the marketing, was extrava gant, grossly extravagant. There was no reasonl in the world why a few cents should not be saved each day, and in a few years, when dark clouds of disitster hover L-d above the horizon, or words to that HTieet, a nice little sum would be saved for her and her dohnny to live upon. There was a firm determination in her eye when 3he announced her purpose to hereafter look atter the purchasing of provisions. She Atalked down the street like a women with % fixidity of purpose, and shot Into a pop ular meat shop with the inquiryt Mr. Nan nal, what do you sell your pigs' heads at?" "Ten cents, Mrs. Blank." "Well, send me one." "Do you wish a large or small one." "A big one, of course-the biggest you Eave," shte replied, determined not to bo ::heated. That night when the husband went home te was dumfounded. Bead cheese was 3verywhere. No chair could be used for .ts purpose--head chee.io on it; refrigerator, ablea' piano, barrels, all had head cheese m them. The wife had a triumphant air ng spell, and then explained: "Bargain of nine, Johnny. Bought a splendid head .or ten cents from Mr. Nannal. Didn't pay, ,ither; told him to seid In the bill at )mce.' On the following day the bill caie. The iusband's eyes were like saucers as he ihowed his consort the paper, "Bless me I" she exclaimed. "What an >ld fraud lie is, and I just won't stand It, low I I made a special bargains of ten cents, md he has the impudedce to send in his bill or $9 50. I'll go and see him' right away md give him my opiuion, now you see if . don't I" A few minutes later she was face to face vith the butcher. "Didn't I make a speelal bargain with rou yesterday for that pig's head ?" "I don't know, I am sure; but if you say o, I admit it." "Well, I do; I bought it for ten cents." "Yes, that's right; that'L wihat we sell hem at. You wanted the biggest one, and sent one from a 1,000 pounds, porker vhich weighed ninety five pounds, and at en cents a pound-" "Oh, bother the pounds. I said nothing bout pounds!" "Did you expect to got ninety five uounds of pork for ten cents?" "D1on't say anything of this to my hus and. Let him paty the ten cents, and I'll >ay the rest." "I won't replied the butcher, "but there s a fellow comimg here often for items, md I'll tell him." "If you do. I'll kill you and himi, too, he wretch !" A Wife's Devolion. It was during the progress of the war >f 179 that the accident I am about to re ate occured. The Count de Brimont, a young noble nan scarcely live and twenty years of age, ad, with his wife, the bride of a week, oeen taken prisoner and h(eld in close cus ody in a town of Burgundy. Do Brimont belonged to one of the old At families in France, was accomplished, nthusiastic, and exceedingly handsome, nd his wife was all that the wife of ouch a nan should be; in fact, her hand had been olicited by no less than lve princes, but indazzled by the brilliant future she might tave secured, she chose to ally her fort iues to her heart's first choice. Though prisoners, the young couple vere treated with every courtesy, and sur ound(Ied by every luxury, debarred only of heir liberily. About a month after they md( been takeu captive, and when In fact trcat.y (depended uponO their safe keeping tint its conclusion, news reached Do 3rimont that his beloved mother was lying tL the point of (denth, eager to see him nec more before she departed H~e repro. ented the state of things to the conunan Ler of the city, and besought 1im by the fetion he entertained for his owna mother, o Soeid him, accompianied by a suitable unard, to his parent's dleath bed. In vain, owever, were his pleadings, too much de ended upon retaining liim at present in aptivity, andl the commnander courteously u. firmly refused his prayer. .IDe Brimont w'as in despair; ho felt as though wvilling a give the best years of lis life to prison falls, so lie could now spend a hour wvitha Is so dearly loved mother ore she went once ami w~as no more. Nearly heart-broken, ho once more re owed his entrcaties, and~ once more ro elvod a dlenlal when suddenly his young iife appeared, and throw herself before lie foot of the commander. "Let him go a lisa mother'" she said, "and keep) me hero; lx upon a day for lis return, and If he not here at the very hour let me die.'' "Upon these terms [ permit you to depart nattended," the commander said. At first Do Bruinont absolutely refused to ccept the offer; but upon the eager per uasions of his wife, and the absolute cer rinty of being able to return long before hie day flIxed, lhe at last consented, and rith many embraces bade adieu to hisi evotcd wife. He was obliged to travel many leagues, ut the horse lhe rode was a good one, and by ightfall of the day lie set out lhe reached is ancestral home. He found the count4Jsu, 1s mother, very low Indeed, but the sight f her Idolized son appeared'to revive her omnewhat, and she lingered on until even ng of the day immediately preceding the no appointed for his return. Do Brimont had only timec to kiss her ~old lips and give hasty orders concerning lie funeral,and leavihg her to be followed to ho grave by every relative save the nearest, ad deareat, he set forth on his return, hay ng ample time to accomplish the dis mace, even allowing for serious. delays. Ho had proceeded ab ut half, way on his ourney. his mind Qbsorbod in grief on the ito side at the lose of his parent, and joy mn theo oheor at ppce more boholding his iride, when auddenly he was set by a furl us ,wof of an extraordinr 0 w, ~h larted out from a wod htskirted one Isle of the highway..;'hoe orocious ,,east t izdh horse, an thsoora n~l ouoe tht und oiittI jruthe' one of his paws. After struggling a while with the terrible creature, the tongue slipt from his hold, and his right hand was fear fully mangled by the beast; but, notwith standing the pain he was In, Ite leigt , upon the wolf's back, and pressing his kness iard into its sides, callded aloud for succor. It was not for his own life he fought, but for hie poor wife's. Who can realize the terrible thoughts that rusilied through his Mind d(urilg those fearful miomiieIts; to his own fate he gave not a thought, sa've so far as It affected that of his wife; he would perish miserably on lie road; the world would say he had purposely fled to some other land, leaving a lovely and loving wife to die for his cowardice and treachery. At length, however, to his great joy, his cries were anawered, an(t some peasants ap peared, but none of them dared to advance. "Well, then," De Brimont cried, seeing that. entreaties were useless, and perceiving that they carried guns, "fire; If you kill me I forgive you; only swear to me that one of you will hasten t0 I--and tell the conniander how I died." They all, with voice, made the required promise, and then one of them fired but so terrified was lie, that lie only succeeded in sendIng three bullets through the brave young nobleman's coat, without injuring either him or the beast. Another then, bolder, than his comrades seeing the intrepity of the cavalier, and how firn a hold he kept upon the wolf, approached somewhat nearer, and taking deliberate and careful aim, fired. The wolf was mortally wounded by the shot, and al most instantly killed. Never pausing to dress his wounds, which were very severe, De Brimont disiributed a sum of moniey among the peasants, and offered a large amount to the one who first broungia ia horse, for his own was entirly disabled. In an Incredibly short space of time a horse was brought, and mounting it, the count hastened on his way. But the story is told: of coume he ar rivedi at the appointted tine, and threw liiiii self, covered with blood and dust, in his wife's arms. The account of what he had undergone soon spread far and wide, and when with in a week thereafter, the treaty was conclu (led, lie was escorted to the city gates by the population of the entire city, and departed with his lovely bride amid a torrent of cheers and blessings, to say nothing of presents so rich and veighty that required several mules, well packed, to caray them away. An Early Romance. In early life Sir Walter Scott fell deeply In love with a girl of aristocratic family, and as lie was then merely a poor barrinter, there was no prospect of success. Ilis father, knowing this, and being desirous to bring the matter to a close, suggested to the parents the propriety of terminating the acquaintuico, and this was done in the least painful manner. The lady was the only daughtjr of Sir John Stewart, of For farshire, and she afterwards married Sir William Forbes, the noted Edinburgh banker. As Scott was a well educated young man,of fine personal appearance and agreeable manners, there could be but little reason for giving the banker preference, except his wealth and social rank. Scott felt this keenly through life ; in "Rokeby" lie revived the episode at soeie length. Matilda, the heroine of the poemi, repre sents the object of his love, who there re jcets a poet In favor of one of higher rank, and this scene becomes doubly interesting as a picture of Scott's early experience, III 1811 Lady Forbes died; but she lived long enough to see the once penniless barrister the first poet In Scotland. Her death was deeply felt by Scott, for, although lie had been married for twelve years, the old flame was not extinguished. "Rokeby" apeared next day, and Lockhart says "that there is nothing wvroughit out; In all Scott's p~rose, more exquisite than the coni trast between the rivals for the hand of the heroine.'' Six years afterivards Scoti, wrote thius to Miss Edgeworth: "Matilda was at tempted for thme person of a lady who is nowv no more, so that I am flattered with your distinguishing It." As thIs took plauce nearly twenty years after the dlisaip poinment, it Illustrates the tenacity wvlhi which the author hield his first love. When Ladly Forbes died, Scott was so affected that he called on her mother; and both fell to weeping over the said affair. It is a aurlous incIdent in domestic history to see a man carrying his first love so tenderly through lite while married to another wo man to whom lhe always showcd atlachi mient. Scott evidently made Mlatilda the ideal or dream-wife who'accomnpaied him to the last. Having recovered from the worst effects of his disappointment, lie met a French girl, whose-father had saved both life and fortunie by fleeing from the dangers f the Revolution. At, the time referred to, Mises Carpentler (or Carpenter) was an or phian, and to her Scott transferred his affec. tions, as far as this was possible. lie ap peared, as has been said, much attached to his wife through life, and incerely iourned her death. She was, however, intellectually and physically inferior to theo scottish ladies of that city, and the rapid :legenerney of the family may, in some de greo, be ascribed to so unmfavorable a union. Vitality of Nrogs. Charley Youngworthi, has half a dozen large, fat, solemn-looking frogs In the show-window of his restaurant waiting the ardler of some gourmand. Recently Mr. Youingworth was expat~ating onl the chia racterlstics of the frogs dead and allvb,. "They are the most palatable dish whi~m sooked proparly that you can set on the table," said lie. Yet'I never tasted a frog's leg in mny lifb, aij I've cooked thopsanids ,f 'em. Do you know, sir, that It takes a frog half a4 hour' to dief Upbn my word, they are' the hiardist, things t6 kill thht ,f eve~r saw. About two mointh ago I got an order fromi a private faihily for seIx :iresse4 frogs. I had theIr IdgA cgit'of ikinno and dressed lip In abbit il n~eu ininutes. I set the platfbr coutihltngtt4 51eat on the counter whI~o, lio waith sewa ~ettlng some other thipgd ,~d2td go withY he6 order. 'The legs of ' th ft~swere so all of l fe; ofctrej ofb lI ' ti ho~y umpo'round'un fde p~atrIsl~ iasti any W ' M1a. I8oMI1 h othe o~ "T Io'nw'lf4r he -te ieI~' the reason' o 4 Blood in His Eyo. At urecisely 12 o'clock tuie situation In a Woodbridge street, Detroit, saloon, was as follows: A big man was standing at the bar with a glass In his hand. Two other big inen stood again.41 the wall, mad he cause he wouldn't treat. A small man sat at a table playing a two-handed game of euchre with himself and not noticing any one. "No, sir, I won't treat any man in this place I" remarked the big stranger as he glared around. No reply. "Some folks could be bluiled into It, but I can't I" lie went on, as he took a sip of his beer. Silence still. "I don't want a row with anyone, but if forced into a conilet I shall light to kill." "'No one wants a row with you," mutter ed one of the men at tho-wall. "Well, so much the better-for the other party! I don't brag. I say nothing without facts behind me. Let me read a few items from my dairy." As no one objected lie pulled out a iim orandum book and slowly read January 1-Licked two men. January b--lcked one man. January 6--Crippled two men for life. January 7--Smashed In a mau's skull. Jinuary 8-Licked fo'ur men. January 9-Broke a man's ribs. January 10-Mashed one skull. January 11-Lieked a mi. ''Now, gentlemiien, I don't waun't to put (own, under date of to-day, that I had any trouble with anybody, but If forced into it--' "Who's that talking ?" suddenly asked the little nian at the table, as lie looked up. The bi;. man glared at him in an awful way. ''Say, you get out o' this!" Contlinued the little man. "(lct out, oi I'll run you out!" He rushed fo'rward, with blood in his eye, wit the big man went through the door like a shot, and rai two blocks with out looking back. Ile left his diary in the saloon, and it was turned over to the po lice. It is a pity that he should lose such a valuable record, and if this mcets has eye lie is informed that lie can find his book at the Central Station, where It has been lock ed up In a ced by Itself, to prevent accidents. Fivo Centm for a Wife. John lBombel, a fidgety, short, dark haire( German, shuddered as lie confronted lils wife Lena at the bar of the Jefferson Market police court. Lena had a black eye and a determination to send John to State prison. John was silent and sad. "He plack my eye, chuge, und uf I don'd cull der bolice I vas; purdy sooneder vindow oud," said Lena, after kissing the Bible. "Dot's not so. She's not mine vife," said John. "Vot I Moen Got, yust hear vot he says, chuge." "Nein. chuge, I solt dot voman two veeks ago." "Sold her," exclahied his honor, in amazement. And how much did you get for her ?" "Fife cends, und (lot's a goot brice for do kint uf ardicle she vos." 'Who bought her ?" "Yust valt und I tolt you. Mein friendt, Fred Beyer, meet me py a saloon u(t sayq, 'How you vos Chon ' I says, 'poody veil,' und he says, 'haov is your vfe?' und I said, 'she vas healdhy, vould like to pought mine Lena?' 'I geef you fife eends for Lena,' lie says,^und I sold her. Now she can sday mit him." . "'Dld he quarrel with her ?" "VaelI, I don't kuow houd .dat, but sho makes dings so poody hot dait he prings her pack py m in i vone veek undl says lhe vants his fife cendls, cause her brice vas (doo high." "Well, what would you lIke mue to do now Y" "Leef nme gone oud py decs blace." "Go." John started andi Lana after hIm, but lie was two blocks away when she reached the door. Too Gremat a Teamtao. Some years ago a very fine calid Was dis. covered on an Englshmnan's datate. He wtis proud of it, of course, and excIted consIdleraible envy by Its Qxhiilltiom). One of lia neighbors, who owngd an ,idjointng estate, felt especially chagri'ned, but was greatly encouraged by an Irlshinan who wecnt over the hanids with the' hope of dis covering one somewhere. H~e declared himself successful In flading ,the puost won derful echo ever heard, and stood i-eady to unfold his seret for a large sum of money. Thie nobleman listened to the echo, and al though there was something peculiar about it lhe paid the money. An afternoon was set ior his friends to come and listen to the marvelous discovery. "Ifullo!" cried in stentorldin tones the Hibernuan who had promIsed to find an echo. "M.ulloh" camne back from the hallsulo yonder. bIow are you?" yelled one of the company, and echo amnwered in a suspiciously different key, "H[ow are you?" All went well until just before retIing one of thtecenwany, putting hIs hands to his mouth,.criod out: "WVIli you have some whisky?" 8uch a question would discover the character, of .any rca sonabho'ccho'. It was certaInl too much for the one which had Iieen 8aiecovered on I that estate. Judge of the *urprise of the party when the answer, caime'back. in clear, ailflrnmye t~ong;- "T~hmankc y, sir; I wIll If yov p,legso.. The r folw, whiolhad been stfittoned at* Ibaf t c supplythe plad of an 'echo, shmaply udltd t me great a temptatidn. - ' o ?Al9v7y -to' take' the parot an .arbt ., perAOa~ whO is CODntired 10~ jAsy, ao fe '?~