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TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. C., MARCH 20, 1880. VOL. IV.-NO. 35.
. QUIET HOURS.
The morning will soon be here, .
n
For over the put ple hill
The daylight is chasing iho night away
With a foot that is noiseless and still.
Oh, the night was so long. so longi
As I sat by. the window alon,
Watching the moon as it slwly rose
Till above the trees it shone.
It looked, as it hung in the sky.
- Like a goblet filled to the brim
With wine of an amber, golden hue;
But now it is white and d m,
As if it had all been quaffcd, i
And only the glass remained, I
With the faintest, palest, slimmering tinge t
To show what It then containod.
And onco, when it fullest seomed,
With the sparkling, glitteoring wino,
A single star, like a fleck of foam
Of the precious juico of the vino,
Wont drifting, drifting off, s
As we sometimes loe' a day 3
That, when the goblet of life is full,
Silontly floats away.
But now the daylight is hore,
And the sad, vaguo thoughts of night I
Have died away. as the sunbeams fail
Like arrows of golden light.
Ah. 'tie quiet hours like these, t
When we wistfully look above, d
And see the works of the great, good (lo,
And think of Ills tonder lovo,
'Ilhat hlp us to b,raver bo, y
- And slrenghthon us on our way,
Till the beautiful night of life at last
Is merged in oternity's day.
With Golden Looks. It
There she is, Frank," eagerly exclaimed (
Guy Everett. "Did you ever see anythipg a
so lovely before?"
"Indeed, no," answeibd his companion. 8
"Take me up and introduce me. I will 1
promise not to become a rival, but to aid t
you, If I can." f
The introduction was soon effected, and f
Mr. Maynard asked permission to dance
with Miss Graham, which pernission was 1
gracefully accorded. I1
They soon became friends, and when af- 11
ter awhile, Blanche Graham was claimed f
by another pariner, Frank left her with re- f
gret, and betook himself to his fMend, Guy t
Everett. 1
As the two young men walked home that 0
night, leisurely smoking their cigars, and l)
admiring the moon, which spread its soft f
light around them, Frank drew from Guy
the story of his love for Miss Graham. 0
'She Is very beautiful, you know, Frank, v
and from the first time I saw her, my heart c
was hers. You know I never cared much a
for the ladies; but having once looked on h1
her face, I could think of nothing else. it
Like a fool, I wrote and offered myself. v
Sie returned me a very civil but cold re- a
ply, to the effect that .she thought my ac
quaintaince with her hardly warranted my
having proposed, but that as I had done so, ,
she could but give me a positi*e answer In t
the negative. Of course there is no clitice
h
for me now, and I might as well give up f
trying to win her affection."
"Give upl Indeed I would do no such
thingl 'Faint heart,' &c., you know.
Just let me try my hand for you, and I bet f
1 will have the fair one vanquished ere
long.,
"Try your hand? Why you scarcely J
know her; and besides, you would be cer- (I
tain to fall in love with her yourself, if you h
did know her; so there's no use talking
about it.' i
"Guy, here's my hand-and I promise I
you that not oniy wvill I not fall in love a
with Miss Graham, but I will do all in my a
power to promote your Interest. Old
friend, you can trust. me, can you not?'' t
Th le young mn looked at one anotherr
for a moment aiid then with a hearty gi'ip
of their hands, separated.
And Frank Maynard was as true as his t
wvordl. He called frequently on Miss Grai
ham, and soon became one of her special t
friends. On all occasions ho spoke of his
friend In the highest terms, and took ever'y
opportunity of praising him, until at lasta
Blanche thought that she had undervalued
Mr. Everett, and that perhmaps she had
made a mistake in discarding him.
tio easily Influenced was she by Fraiik
Maynard's words.
TIhe summer months Bllanche usually a
spent among the Welsh mountais, where t
site enjoyed tihe p)lcasure of riding on horse- i
back to her heart's content. A splendid ~
horsewoman she was; and the -inhiabitanis e
oft -tihe vIllage would open their eyes many ,
a summer evening to see this vision of beau- I
ty dashing through their quiet streets, her a
blue riding habit contrasting wvell with the
shower of golden hair failing far dowvn her
shoulders, and lovingly caressed by the set
ting sun, as If lis rays wvere hoth to hpart a
anything so bright and beautifulb r
Generally she was attended by a groom;
but occasionally It happened that she pro- I
a
ferred riding alone, when putting her i
sketch book and pencil in' her p)ocket, she f
would choose a quiet spot among the hills,
wvhei e undisturbed she could cop~y some of a
tihe beauties so la.vishily displayed around '
her,.
ORe dtig, after a solitary ride of this kind, e
shie was passig thr'ough the vIllage, when i
her horse suddenly took fright and plunged t
violently. H.e would soon have become ~
C
unmanageable, and undoubtedly shme would
have lieen thrown, but for the strong handi i
of a man who at that moment appeared, e
and catching thie bridle, after a short strug&
* gle wih.the frightened anlima), sueccedeg
Iu calming hin.
* As IAianche recognizedL Frank Meynard,
sheo extended her ha.nd,'and salt! i a low a
"Air. Maynard, you may Ipiwe save.d ny yd
et an5 t.
you have rendered me, and If there Is any
thiigI gai ad~ f6%yOuiyJhibt b5Citiget'
l'n A.'
Frank answered her in a few words, and
fying be would see her in the evening,
aised his hut and left her. Blanche rode
lowly homeward. Was she thinking of
'rank Maynard, of Guy Everett, or of
vhom?
In the evening, when Frank called, lie
ound Blanche as charming as ever, and
gaini he spoke of his friend Guy.
"Miss'Blanche, did you not say that If
on could do anything for me you would?
Veil, then, you can, by promising to look
ivorably (-. the suit of my friend, Everett.
t may seem strange that I should plead
lils cause- "
"indeed it does seem strange, Mr. May
ard," she Interrupted; ''and if Mr. Ever
tt has asked you to undertake the task of
dinning my afTections for him, you can as.
ire hitn at once that such an effort on
our part is entirely unavailing."
Here Frank hastened to assure her that
o such task had been imposed on hilm), and
int it was simply his interest in hi friend
'hich had prompted his remarks.
'Poor Guy," hecontinued, "is so afraid
mt lie has offended you, tiat he scarcely
ares trust himself in your presence. Pro
iisc me that if I bring him hereto-morrow
on will be kind to him."
She looked at him for a moment, nd
ten gave the promise.
And after that first visit he caie again
ad again. Frank gave his plaeb to his
-lend, ahd when the long summer days
atd drawn to a close, and the falling leaves
etokened the approach of winter, Blanche
raham placed her hand in Guy Everett's,
ad said she would be his wife.
Did she love him? PerhIaps she thought
a; but had she examined her heart more
loroughly, would she not have found that
ic desire to please the one she really cared
>r had induced lher to give herself to his
ilend?
And so when spring time caie once
lore, they were married. Blanche's new
ome was a pretty one, and Frank May
ard found it pleasant to lounge into his
riend's parlor in the evenings and find his
riend's wife ready to talk to him. And so
ie days passe(, on, and Blanche had been
iarried several months. She often spoke
I Frank in the highest terms to her hus
and, and sometimes said that but for his
riend he might never have won her.
No wonder then that Guy become jeal
nis, and soon Frank saw that his frequent
isits were no longer acceptable. Ie dis
ontiued them; and though it seemed as if
ray of sunshine haa faded from his life,
e still struggled on, thinking he had noth
ig with which to reproach himself. But
,as not, his voluntary promise to his friend
mistake in the-beginning
And now Blanche pined and faded.
"She loved him," thought her husband;
nd then lie determined to take her to Italy,
iinking the change of air would benefit
er, and hoping that if once far removed
-om Frank, she would forget him.
So to Italy they went; but while there
uy was taken suddenly ill, and almost be
>re she could realize it, Blanche Everett
,as left a widow.
She never knew how Frank found her;
ut one day some time after her husband's
eath lie came to her, and taking her in
is arms, whispered
"My darlIng, can you love me-can you
e mine? Heaven forgive me the mistake
made in p)resslng my friend's suit Instead
f my ownl Tell me, dear one, may I not
>me day become your husband?"
She looked up at hiam through the tears
mat tilled her' eyes, and in that glance lie
sadl his answer.
Dear render, dho you remember the fairy
iles of your cdhildhuood? it never occurred,
> you thenm, <iid it, that In after life ycu
uighmt come acr'oss persons wvho, should
mey choose to reveal their past, nighut
reave you a story as full of Interest, eveni
a that of the fair one "With Golden
,ocks?''
Wasinimugtoni Sneet-y in 1825.
Thie circie of 'what wvas termed "good
>ciety" at Washington had been, and was
men, very limited in its extent amnd simple
Iits habits. Fewv senators or represeata
yes brought their a Ives to cheer their
ongressional labors, and a parlor of ordi'
ary size would contain all of those who
rere accustomed to attend social gatherings.
few diplomats, with the oflicers of the
rmiy and navy stationed at headquarters,
rere accompanied by their wives, and
mere were gendrally a few visitors of social
Istinction. T1hme most friendly and cordial
itercourse prevailed, and those who met
t dinner parties and at evening entertain
ments weore like miembers of one family, In
eneral sympathy. The costume of time
tdies was classic in Its scantiness, especi
ily at halls and parties. Theo fashionable
all dress was of whIte India crape, and
ve breadihs, each a quarter of a yard
ride, were all that was asked to ma&ke
skirt, which only. came down to $hie
nkles, and was elabormehdy trimmed with
dozen or more rows of nari-ow flouno'dS;
,11k or cotton. stockings were .adornecd with
mbroidered "clocks." and thin slippers
rere ornamented with silk rosettes and
tiny buc.kies. Trhoso gentlemen ihlo dress
dl fashlonably wore "Bolivar" frock coats
f some gay-colored cloth, blue, green or
laret, wIth large lappels and giled but
rms. Their linen was ruflid ; their "Cos
5cki' trousers. were atolunIinqus in size,
nd were jucked into,highi "Hessian" boots
hmth&li'ibbon, with I bmtiihs of l rge
cals. When in$full dress, gcntien oi-e
re*s'co4te wit WezaOrin ,Ql 49lhhr.And lj9rt
nall4iotl or gttllik f oop ~
ik stockings, andl pumps.
.'.caIMy (*iid Egab sol4m n i an
loigated. A
Moitaga as a Fairy God-Father.
On a certain occasion, whilst walking
near the Mall in St. James, Park, London, as
was.the fashioi of the nobles and fops or his
time, his Grace observed a middle-aged
gentleman In a lalf-imlitary garb, de
cidedly tie worse for wear, but exceedingly
neat and precise withal in (lie cut and air
rangement of his dress. And it so hap
pened that two or three days running, he
noticed the poor gentleman walking at the
same hour of' the (lay, in the same place,
with a grav.e and solemn step, and a face
evidently full of care. Becoming inter
ested ia the gentleman's appearance, the
Duktecaused inquiries to be miade abmut
him, and with dificulty, through one of
his gentlemen, found out some little por
tion of his private history. Ile was a geni
teian from one of the northern counties,
who in early life had sold his estate in
order to purcliase a commission, and had
served with distinction, or ati all events
witi credit; in more than one foreign
country, but was now placed of necessity
on half-pay. by reason of the e nclusion of
the war. lie learned further that the poor
oflicer had a wife and a fanily down in
Yorkshire-then nearly a week distant
from the Metropolis-to whom lie sent,
regularly half of his pay, wVhilst le sup
ported himself in poor lodgings near Char
ing-cross upon the rest, living on from (lily
to day in the hlope that11 lie might somIowv
or other obtain an ollice under Government,
or from the IHorse Guards, which would
add a little to his income. The Dulke,
having assured himself that, the veterani
was worthy of relief, deteriined to make
him happy quite in a way of his own ; so
lie sent his servant with a polite invitation
-for him to come and dine with his grace -at
Montagu House, in Whitehall. The un
fortunate ofilcer stared in amazeient, as
well lie might, at first thinking i. a joke,
until lie saw the ducal crest on the top of
thu seal of the note. Ile soon, however,
sufficiently recovered his self-possession to
reply that lie thanked the ])uke for his
kindness, and would obey lils suimmons
at the (lay and hour nained by him.
Not the less, however, was he lost in
wonder how the Duke had found him out,
and still more wihy lie had chosen thus to
honor him.
When the (liy fixed for the dinner had
arrived the oflicer appeared at Montanru
House, where (lie Duke received him whit
every sigin of courtesy and even respect.
And when lie expressed his surprise at
I)eing so honored, the Duke took hiim
quietly aside and told him, with an air of
great gravity and secrecy, that lie had a
particular reason for his conduct in the
matter. "To 'tell you the plain truth,"1
said his Grace, "there is in my house a
lady who has often seen you, and who has
become so much interested in you and
your fortunes'that she very mucli wishes
for a personal interview with you, and I
am anxious for reasons of my own, to fall
in with her wishes. Upon my soul, she is
a most worthy and excellent lady ; and I
think, between you and me, that she looks
upon you with no slight regard.'' The
poor ollicer on this began to feel a little
alarmed; for he did not like the idea of
being handed over to the tender mercies of
a strange lady-a married man, too, as he
was, and with children to boot. In his
perplexity and distress, therefore, lie began
to mutter his fears that "really there must
be some mistake," aiid added. "Some one
or other has been trying to inipose on your
Grace, or else on me. Tlie fact is that I
have a wife down In Yorkshlire, and she is
the only person for whom 1 cnre, or ever
(lid care, and I know of no lady beside her
who has a right to feel any keen interest
in me."
''Never mind," replied the good-natured
Duke, "no liarn shall happen to you ; only
just follow me into the next apartment,
my good triend." And with these words
lie led lis guest Into a sumnptuous dining
room, into which lie had no sooiier enteredl
than lie sawv lis owni wife and lis three
rosy, counitrinied children, for whom the
Duke had sent down into Yorkshire, and(
whom lie had brought up to the great Me
tropolis to meet him. At first lie felt not
only perplexed. but alarmed; for were
they his wvife and chilldren, or oiily their
ghosts anid wnuathis? A closer inspection,
however, Soon reassuredl him that the
objects of lisa love anid affection were
present before him in flesh ; and before the
third course of the dhinnier was over the
p)arty were as happy andl merry ats could
be. The officer was invited and pressedl to
stay the night at.gIontagu louse, instead
of returning to his dmiugy andl uneomifort,
ab)le lodgings, and to spend a (lay or two
with his wife and children there before
going back home, iIe did so, and( ex
p)ressed lisa deep senise of gratitudle for the
hospitality so kindly and so unexpectet:ly
shown to him. A fewv mornings afterward,
when lie was p)ackmng up lis traps pirepaura
tory to lis departure, the Duke called the
poor officer into his study, and( presenited
him with a legal document which securedi
to him a comfortable annuity for life, ic
mfarkingf at the same time that lie nied
really feel no hesitatIon in accepting It.
"'You must kniow," added his Grace wvithi
a smile, "I am trying, though rather late
in life p)erhiaps, to (10 the best that I can
with my money, of which I have more
than I know what to do with ; and I assure
you that I should not have (lone what I
have In respect of yourself if I had kiiown
how else, or where else, I could have found
more pileasure and satisfaction from my
outlay."
Ladles' Unbihts
'The shorter and tighter ladles habit
skirt, are the. sener they are; also thiere
saIjo,uld,be two straps of elastice-one for the
right foot and the other to go on the heel
of 'the6 left foot. -By -these means, If the
habit'be wvell Out, there Is -no'possibility of.
the skirt'getting cimught on the leaping-head.
I have had several falls and have always
come clear from the .saddle. Another
safety is- to have the leaping-head quite
close u~p to the pommel round whIch the
rnght leg Is put. Saiddle-makers are very
fond of puttii'g it low dow.n and( makIng It
long and curved, whichi prevents ladles
being kicked or bucked off, but wvhich keeps
them fixed like a vice, so that if their horse
comes down they cannot get away from
bim. -If 'the pommel Is smnall, high tip,
andi,closp to the other, It ought to be -quite
antilieh~tt for a good rider, amid at the same
tjppO,ify Ul;e hio galls, it leaves you free
Uoget away fron\ h, forh hte huImbst im.
podsible for, euladysto tbr6w herself,. out of
the Madille1wherntl eJo falls and thus get
clearof bWin~ 'Vok' do.i The huamber
of h.unt)ng 4419. has Igerca4ed imuc)h o
late years that every precauTiom ottght M4
tehalef t td$old-bossible aceldents.
Garliali's Marriage.
The marriage of Uaribaldi, which has
just b;ei annulled in the Court of Appeals,
took place under romantic circuntanes,
which are more widely known hi their
general burden tban in their detail.
Everybody in Europe is aware how, on the
m0torrow of his wedding with Signora I1i
mondi, Ie took his departure for Caprerm,
and never again consented to see his wife.
How the unfortuate affair was brought
about only a few friends remember. It
was at the opening of the campaign of 1859.
Garlibaldi was sc,luting the country between
Varose. and Coino, and was about to give
his troops the order to advance, when a
handsome young lady on horseback entered
the camp and requested the favor of an ian
dience. Sie wits the eldest daughter of
the Marclese iainondi by a sister of the
celebrated cantratrice, Sigiyra itonconli;
and she brought to Jaribaldi, onl what
seemed to be undoubted autihority, the
news of a concentration of Austrian troops,
under Gen. Urban, on the Cona route.
Garibaldi profited ;by tie advice, went
through the Borgho Vico palss, and swept
the Austrians past ti lake. The young
Iris on horseb'ack, however, had made such
an itpressiou on his stout heat t, that,
directly after the peace of Villafranco, he
proceeded to the Castello Fino, the seat of
the Railmiondi family, where he was hailed
as the liberator of Italy by his fair friend
aimong ill others; seeing which oii the sane
evening, he asked her hand from her
father. It may be doubted if even it prin
cess wouhl not liave considered such a pro
posal from the herl just then highly flat
tering. When it i added that the young
lady wats an illegit nmate child, and the
Marchese an enthus stic pati:1ot, it will be
readily understood 'with what pride and
joy the latter it Once gave his consent.
Indeed, lie never seemed to imagine thl't
his daiughter might see tie proffered match
with other feelings than himself. lie
hastened to aiomice it to the world, and
fixed an early day for the marriage. Mean
while the girl was silent aid abashed, as
if overwheled with a sense of the honor
that befell her, and as the day of the cere
mony approached, she seemed to be unwell
and took to her bed. Numerous friends
had been silmmnioned. The illustrious
bridegrooi's best man lad come on pur
pose from the end of Italy, and the whole
country was in expectation of the event.
As the young lady, although she complain
ed of general weakness, had evidently no
serious ailncut, the Marchese insisted that,
on the appointed day, site should be carried
to the chapel it an arn-chair. She fainted
on being brought to the altar, but the wed
ding took place none the less, and thus she
becato the General's wife. It was on ihe
following morning that Garibaldi left the
castle, on the unhappy girl's confession that
she had been false to him. Site has since
lived in Switzerland in close retirement.
Strnge Marriages Last Year.
Marriage by telegraph has become quite
a coimlmoitthing in- tIs country. Ott them
22d of May, 1879, Mr. L. W. Walker and
Miss M. R. Buddington were married, the
bride being in the Northwestern Telegraph
Company's office at Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
and the groom in the office tat Owatonna,
Minnesota.' "The ceremony," says a local
report, "began at eight o'clock, and in a
very short time the couple, having re
sponded to the conundrums usually pro
pounded on such occasions, were pro
noinced ittaw and wife, and were dismissed
with a benediction. The bride wore an
evening dres.%of black, with black crepe
shawl, and bore in her hand a bouquet of
flowers," Upon this marriage a legal news
paper-coiiented that, as an ordained ni
nister's authority to marry extended only
"'throughtout the State," the bride only was
married; that the statute providing that the
declaration of both parties must be made it
the "presentc" of the intister was violated;
that witnesses were'not p)resent, or, if they
wvere, they must have witntessed the bride's
mtarriage of the telegraph operator, and
that nto cert.ificate coutld have been given
specifying the placte of the mtarriage.
Among the muarriages of last, year that wvere
odld in thte mqnner of their celebration,. may
be mnentioned that of Mr. llorace Tell aiid
Miss Jones, on a putblic road in Calvert
county, Miaryiantd, in July. They set out
from home at sevent o'clock A. M., and so
did the' clergymtan. At the point where
they met the happy couple were untited on
horseback, benteathl -a shading oak. June
18th, 1879, at Montticello, Illinois, the Rev.
D)uncant McMillatn of Utah was united in
marriage to Emily Kent Johnsttont,daughiter
of the lieov. Adam Johnston, who officiated.
Tfhe ceremonty took p)lace unzder two grantd
hickory t re'ss, thle branches above forminzg
a natural buower. Guests assetmblted wnder
the t,rees, iand the bride and( groom camne to
the shade p)recedled by two little girls, who
dIropped lilie~s on the path. A Mormion bi
shtop tnmed Allen pterformted a wvedding on
the line between Utath amid Nevada, havintg
*otte foot in the Stitte antd one hin the Terri..
tory, while the bride was in Nevada and
the groomt int Utah. lIt New hlaveni, Cont
ntecticuit, there wvas a marriage Ott the stage.
At the close of the regtular performanc~e it
wits annuotincedf that "Mr. James Joites, of
Jonies and' Crestoni, the rIfle shots, would be
uniitedi in arrimage to Miss JosephIne
Blanichiard, a mtembiher of the company."
After Miss F'erraind anid the Rloss sisters
htad finished (dancimig, the curtain was how
eredl andt the orchestra played the "Wed
(ing Marcha." The curtain was then rtung
up), disclos.Ing the happy p)air, surrountded
by the entire comtpamty. After the ap
p)lautse had ceased, I lutgh Datiley, a Justice
of the I?eace, steped forward and. per
formted the service of time Episcopal Chturch,
'Tho audience kept ordeCr tIll thte service
was over, iad thlen applauded anid called
tIe happy pair before the cuirtai. Mr. J.
U. Sexton, of Cleveland, OhIo, bade a large
comnpaniy to lis house ont Euclid aveue, to
see some pirivate thieatricsa. At the con
;ltusionl of the play the guests were asked to
keel) their seats. rTe eurtain wenit up,
and( te unexpected tableaut was presented
of thte host's graniddaughteor, Miss Addle
Sextoin, it bride's robes, with her betrothed,
Mr. Otto Arntold, stanidingr unider a wedding
hell of 1lpwers before Dr. 4oekes, rector of
Etummanuel Chtapel, whto read the Episcopal
service antd mtarried thtem, -the bride coli
cluding-tho cereinony by repeatmng Alice
Vary's poem11, "T1hte Marriage-Wreath."
Mr. Gibbons, of Orangevhie,Indiana, would
not let his daughter mairry .James Scbrlett.
SIhe went down-to the river, witt a,.bucket
for Water, and found th.ego 8qinr Loin
Ross5, Mr, $cftrhtt, .tihenecessary.wniesoes,
andy two htorse--one wi4 4q. die.
%Mp:.urilage, tqoj plaG,.M I;h
couple;left for.the ounftry. WmIitas
was going on- the od n:uwsat hA
work in the garden. When0 he heard of it
he allowed that it he'd "been thar somebo
dy would' a' got hurt, so they woukd."
Near Lithonia, De Kalb county, Oeorgia,
a couple of runaway lovers were married
.standing on a log in the swamnp. They
envaged the services of IRev. E. I. Clarke,
who reached the rendezvous about line
o'clock at night. The lovers were hiddeni in
the swamp, and as the reverend gentleman
passed throuLh whistled to him ai'd called
out : "Ilere we are I" In a few moments
they were mani and wife, and went on their
way rejoicii)g. Mr. Joseph Pentz took a
rille to his wedding at St. Mark's Jap,
Texas. The sexton tried to persuade hin
to leave it at the door on eiteriig the
church ; but he persisted in carryng it
across his shoulder as hv walked witlh his
bride up to the altar rail. His explanation
was that a rival suitor had tlireateiinei to
shoot 111111 on this occasion, and lie leant
to be prepared for defence. At Port 'Towin
send, Oregon, a suitor took his licence, the
clergymia, and a Winchester rille to the
girl's residence, where they were marmed
in the front yard, Ie keeping oI flat her 1nd
uncle with his weapon.
The "Gel'trim.1
Tihe german, which many personls regard
as ia wearisome (lance, detpite its abnantimt
waltzing and variety, is greatly relishied bY
a number of young persons, particularly
young women, to whom the. diversi)y a11
quantity, not. to speak of the "favors," are
a special attraction. It gets its name from
the country whence it was borrowed, snil
was the rage there for many seasotis, lu of
late had been neglected until this winer,
when it has sprung into new countenance,
and is danced*with more fervor and zest
than ever. The gernan has received so
many elaborations and improvements inl
this Country that it is (uite another thilg
from what it wats it its first intrlduec ionl
into American sociey. It tis always beeni
fashionable on this side the sea, hecause
they who give a german need a large draw
ing or ball room, provide a luxurious supper
and x pensive favors, demanding, of course,
ia spacious house ind a liberal income.
Faslion means money anld plleity of it. If
there be money enough, other things like
good taste, delicacy, 1Itness-ran ak ed as
secondary in exclusively modish circles
may be modified or omitted. Tlhey who
are enamored ot dlaicing ought to be aittacl
ed to the german, wich usually lasts from
four to six hours. The whole evening, or
rather the whole night, is devoted to it.
It begins late and ends early-in the mont
ing. . Not infrequently the dance is inter
rupted in order to partake of an early
breakfast, physical exhaustion re(piliring
sustainment front food and wine. Carrages
ontaining martyrs to the german are seet
rolling home by the light of the dawn, aa(d
so tired are they that they not seldom fail
aslCep on the way, and with diilllculty
drag themselves to bed, where they spend
most of the day. The protracted danice is
certainly a dissipation, for it dissipates
youth, freshness, health, andt a great deal
of money. Any young woman who will
dance the german habitually for live Wai
ters canl le sure of looking prematurely
old. One feature of the dance this season
is that it lis drawn many persons of ripo
maturity into it. Usually in most cities,
society people cease to dance whein they
get married, and even bachelors relinquisi
Lerpsichorean met sart s at thirty or there
abouts, Now, the german Is led not rarely
by griandfathers, and mothers move i the
same figure with their married or marriage
able daughters. Perhaps the german is re
newing our youth. It sh1ould do something
Df the sort as compensation for the youth it
lays waito.
The C111ine Cua1sin1e.
The shark's fli is a delicacy which is
rare'y omitted from the menu at a Cli.
nese feast. It Is one of the "great classIc
dlishes" forming the pice de reguauee
of an oflichal banquet, and Is eaten either in
thme form of~a joint, garnished with crabs,
r served up in small pieces inm cups placed
before cach guest. Thte constumption of
rats, though It seems to be sonmewhat on
the decline, is the cause of a very important
trafic In the p)rinacipal towvns of certain dis.
tricts, and especially ini a street in (Cantona
aalled Hling-Lounag-KIal. I lere t heose ani
n.als may be seenl in ei'nomus mult itudes
hanging up in the shiop windows amongst
lahickens ando duceks and' geese. TIhey are
ror the most part drIed and1( salted, and
when in that stalte are esteemed a soverei:.rm
recipe for those whose hir is get,ting thin.
Blesides thec dishes peculiar to the (Celestials
ilone, there are a variety of diffeorences in
h eir mnode of coo'dnmg and eating foods tui
Knownm to our cmtsine. Hams, foilnstanice,
ire kept for a year, or even I wo) years.
auried 1mn sawdust, which lmparis to them a
atste of wood much appreciated by thte
tourmets. Broadl beans are fermented, and
tfter beIng mixed with salt, forum a very
ravorite slice eatten wvitha all sorts of viiandls
iinally, thte habit of eating '"rotten eggs,"
which sounads so 0Strange to European ('ars,
s explainedl by showing that the so-called
otten eggs Is only a duck's egg preserved
or a long time In an air-tightt envelope
nade of ashes, chalk, tea leaves, ando a
mmlliber of othmer strange substanices, until
he yolks turns first to a green color, iad
hlen to a fine black, wvhea it Is conasidered
it to be eaten.
Tabecaux Vtvanits.
In tableaux vivants pemas may be Ilhus
Iratedl by a series of living piet,ures. his
Is more interesting than simply to personIfy
somse one plctuare. Any of the magazine
pictures wHi give ideas for tableaux. Many
af these canI be rep)resented wit,h music,
keeping tho- nhuscanms in thme background,
out of sIght. Many of time scenes In song
may be represented in thuis way. We will
give one, as for exampile, tihe "MIstletoe
iBougha ;" first represent a room (decoratedI
with green, a companty assembled, gayly
dressed and dancing, wile a lady or gen
themnan behilnd thae scene smngs thae verse
rep)resented, in distInct tones, and so on
throutgh thae whole song, the last scene rep
resenting thae children in a Iu'mber room,'
opening an old chest and exposing a skele
ton, old flowers, etc. "Auld Robin Grey"
and "Tihe Tharet. Fishers" are easily repro.
sented. Still anothuer varIety of tableaux
is a song represented in p'antomine, for in.
stance, thme song of "Blue Board," and "0,
They Marohmed Through thme Town." -"A
Gipsy Camp" hnal,cos a very pretty tableaux.
"ThaeMadonq " ". Rhja iIrough the
ye" "An kist'i ~tdo" "Paul. and
Nlgt"the nothese ohe youn
hqpful' fo pt f ~5~r o
A Corrupt Judge Outwitto(l,
Chief-Justice Pyne, who was appointed
Cief-justice of the King's lleich of England,
in 14194, had the reputation of being liflu
enced Iln 1i1s Judicial capacity by gifts. Ile
had landed property on the banks of the
Blackwater, in Munster, called Waterpark,
to which he repaired after the fatigues of the
Alunster Circuit. Being of a bucolie taste,
he cultivated good breuds of cattle, and
was noted for the value of his stock. The
trial of a very important record, in which
the claims of a Mr. Weller were opposed to
those of a Mr. Nangle, was fixed for the
Court, Assizes. Onl the (liy before that on
which the Chief-justice wils to leave Water
park for Coik, Ie received a preseit of
twenty-five splendid l hifers frotl Mr. WeI
letr, the defenlant in action. The ( Chief
justice returned a very gIaciousj Imessa1ge to
AIr. Weller by his steward, who came in
charge of the cattle. This man wias treat
ed with great courtesy. Ile retirned home
to his master, well pleaed wite 'Lhe Ilubani
ty and kindness of Chief-justice i'vne.
The Judge set forth next day for (ork.
When driving alonlg in lil coach-and-six,
passiIg nar' iat herma, where the bridge
spaIs the Bride River, the road wis blocked
upl) by a drove of cal Ile. Th'lle Chief-j tst ice
looked out and beheld a prime herd of most
valthble shrt h,rns. ile bcekoned tIe'
ni1n Who was diivinig tt.: cattle to lipproach
him, an1d demandedI&:
"Whose beasts aret these, ty maln ?"
" l'lev belotig, pllas your honor, to) a
great gentlenuti (f these parts, .110ge
l'yte,. youtr hotio'," replied tle country
"I tideed " cr(Id tle (hie!f-jist ice ill
utIclhl supr11-ise, "ItItd where Ire youl talking
then now f" .
"They vcre grazing in my.J liaster's,
Mr. N1tnghle's, farm, ylur hontor; and its
the 11ssiZes arC ('omiIg on at Cork, my
master thouglit (Ihe .Jui!ge might like 1o see
that lie took goo()d care of them. so 'i
tiking theta to WaterI-plrik, to show ilti
to the Judge."
The Jui.ge felt tile delicacy of MIr. Nan
gle's Illode o)f givinig his. preeint. Putilting
his hiand in his poteket, lie presented Iie
lerhtStian with i a uruinea, said le was .1ure
P.yNe, an11d "that itas hismaster, M. Naigle,
hid iaken such good eare of his eatitle, he,
the Judge, would fake Care of him."
Al. parting lie dt-sir ed the hertisman to
give the animals Io his seward .it Witer
park, an11d hade his coahilanl "drive on,"
%i hieh lie did.
IDuring the hearing of I1he atioil of Nanl
gle vs, Weller, ile heailng ()If tle Chief
justice seemied, at tirst, (IIttV il favor of'
tle defellnhlt, tinld t1hat gentlemain nodded
oftell to his attorliey, as millch as to 113,
"It's all right ; I have secured the ,Jtuige."
But, as the V-1s;ca went, on, and it was lie
province of tie Chief-justice to charge the
jury, lie put the ease so s[ronlgly for the
plaintiff. that, to the dismay of Al r. Weller,
the jury brought ill a verdiet. for Mr. Nan
glo without leaving the box, and the Jiudge
certifled for immediate execution. Mr. Nan
gle and his counsel were, of' course, qui(e
satisfied. No exceptions were taken in
the Judge's charge and telit case was won.
When, onl his return from the Altunter Gir
cuit, the learned Judge arrived at Waler
park, his first question was,
''Are the cattle all safe ?"
"'Perfectly, my lord," replied the stew
ard.
"W6 heire have youl put the beasts I re
celved when leaving for flite Cork Assizes ?"
'They are where you left them, my
lord."
''Whlerd I left themll-that. is impossible!"
exclaiied tihe Chief-just ice. "I left them
on the roiad, near Ilatheormac."
The ideward was ptizzled. Ite thought
the wits of the Chief-justIce were not so
clear as those of a Chief-justice ought to
be.
"'Con,"' said Sir Richiard P'yne, puitting
on his liat, "Ill have a look at them my
sehf."
Tlhe stewariid led te way aCross the
laiwn to a grassyiu3 pad~dock, andi( ther'e were'
found within twventy-live fline heifers cr'op
ping the grass, as haippy as if their late
niaster' ' reiained his proper'ty'..
"I1 don't men thbese," said fte Chief
jus:lce, rather' testily. "'I wanit to see
those fIfty shiort horns which caime after'
I lef t bomne."
''J1edaid ! the long and short of it is,
thiem's all the cattle on the land, excep)t
what we bred ourselves, my lord,"
An so( 50It wvas; the sagacious Mr'. Nan
gle hadt so tinmed the decparturie of his eat.
thle as8 to meet, the Chilef-justice on flihe iroad.
ie hIad p)roperly dIrilled lis herdsmanm,
who, with t.he tact of his counitry, relished
the plot of '"doinig'' thle .Judimge, for Mr.
Nangle had ito great f'aith in the intfegr'ity
of that functionary. Tihe Jiudge's coach
wa'is no soonier ouit of sight t han the herds
t hiey weret on1ce more in the familiair fields
of' .Mr. Nanugle, wher'e thley wert' ireared'c.
'Te Chilef-just ice felt lie Iuil been ott
wittedl, but, of course, had iio power of
shuowinig his disappoint.ment.
In a p)ea'sanit's home, poor but thirifty, sat
a young imother, p)lying her needle, in tIle
soft, smmer twilhght, for thle wvee Willie
who(se ringing lauighiter fr'om the lilttIe gar'
tden told its own sweet, lale. Th'le husbani-d
Bat ne,ar his wvife in t hat, wearied listlessness
which Is mtade such a htixury b)y a hard
(liy's toil.
"I how shall we ever itet on whlen winter'
comes, Gecoige? 'is hard enough ill sum1
nmer; but what wvill it be then?" Tlheo ques
thon awoke somethIng wilthina that man's
slumiber'ing soul that, setnt a qiet glow over'
eveiry look and tone, "Mary, lass, what art
thou making there?"
"A warm witer coat for Willie,
George?"
"I guiessed as much. D)oes the y'ounig
rogne know aubout it?''
"Not lhe dlear lamlI"
"Won't you toll him to p)revenit his.wor
rying 'about, winter?"
"Hie worry! Why heat'ken to hinm,
George. Hie's as happy as the (day IS lofig;
and even If he land the sense to think about
'winter he'd trust mother to keep himn
warm.'
"Aye, lass, and I vow the boy is wiser
thlan his mother?t
Mtary's eyes filled an she cauga,1kt her hius'
band's upward look, and the cloud of dli
trut 'was' roId( froin the lieartha by their
chili's tru'etfuneas
q Te exteinsive Iron ore mi t
lmnume12o4 P4Datphinh ount~-A
ar# sood, to i be~ PIlylnI rining or~i,
aftter flong suspeonSid . r4
The Pawn Party.
We remember, not long ago, belag with
a crowd of girls at a country faru house,
some twenty miles from Ban Francisco,
telling each our experience, when a black
eyed bundle of mischief, who shall be
known as Mary Bowere, rather astonished
our weak nerves by relating an adventure
that one occurred to her. We will let her
relate it in her own words:
"I never did like Low Parker a4yhowl'
She ill ways got mad when she talked about
Lew. "I'd just as lieve be kissed by an
ourang-outang as a fellow with a bushel of
hair over his face. lie was just as hand
some as lie could he, but lie wore his
trowseis so tight that lie appeared as if lie
had been meltud and then poured into
themI1.
"Well, Utere was it pawn party at our
house last Pourth of July, and of course,
Lew was on hialil, looking as slick as a new
beaver. Pawn-selling tinme came at last,
and Nellie Williams wias chosenl 'pawn
seller,' anid Ned Halifax to be the 'judge.'
' 'lleavy, heavy, wliat hangs over you?'
said Nellie, holding a jack-knife which had
been forfeited by Lew Parker.
S'Fiiie or superflue?'
'What shall the owner do?'
" 'lile thall lead the girl he loves best to
the centre of the roomi and kiss her.'
"E'very eye was turned on Low, and the
giris begani to giggle. Lew stood up, aud
walked toward me, and I began to run.
Round and round the table8 and chairs,
out of tie door aind uider the grapes, with
i dozen madcap girls at our heels, went
I.e rv i-il 1, until we were stopped by the
hinl-1 door, i rickety, crazy thiifr, that was
full of splinters and broken me l. There
he catight me, -and although I struggled
like a good one tie fellow nearly kissed me.
When I thinlik of it now I have to laugh;
first lie was slamuned against the door, then
I was; but 1 knew about the splinters and
I w%%ited my el f loose, wheln ersh, he went
ta jist tile door.
" i at a momen,' I cried, and his hold
rel Ixed.
S'Don't let her gol' cried the girls.
"No. Hiss her Lew, shie's only playing
you,' bawled tliat wiry headed old enggs,
the grocer, and as the moon was shilning
bright us day they could see everythiig
thiat was goilig on.
"Of course I didn't like it, so I dropped
on one knee in the grass, wien down came
Lew after me; tlien, oh, tlien, there was a
rasping soind. a nionentary pause, a
smiiotlired groan, and a rather profane com
p)liment to the barn door. Lew's liands
grew suddenly cold, and trembled violently.
mid q 1 i didn't know what to make of it, I
riised my eyes to see what was the matter,
wlien he looked straight down Into my face
id-but I guess I won't tell the rest."
"Oh, go on," cried Caurie Foster, whose
Dleeks were like winter apples; "what are
you afraid ol?"
"Nothing."
"Well, why don't you go on?"
"Wihy tie rest of it isn't nicel"
"Pshlawl Vhat of tliat? Ain't we all
girls together? Go oil."
"Well then, lie turned just as white as
r sheet, and you can unagine how I felt
when I saw him f,-ld the tails of his coat
together behind and make a bee-line for the
g4ale. "
'H I Iold on, Low, we'll let you off,' cried
Lthe girls in a breath, but he never an
wered them; lie just ran like a deer
atraight upl the road till lie was clear out of
4iglit.''
"Vhy, what. li time world was the rca
;o1?" I iniiiired, denurely.
"Ol, nothing, only he took his meals
rrom the mantel piece for more than a week
Afterwards, and slept leaning against a
l'uttinhg time ohurun A ournmung.
"Yes, Mr. Spicer,'' salid the Colonel,
"there were quiainit characters enough ini
lie old1 service to have furnIshed re
3ruilts fory our Spice colun for a long time
if I couild recall them atlI. There was old
D)r. Lance, one of the most skilful physicl
*mis in thie south, and wvell and faithful he
ier Ved us as surgeon of the-th. Wrapped
.11p in his profession thie doctor was careless
>f is p)ersonlal appearance, and often obli
v'ius of lis surroundings. Returning after
brief furlough which lie had tak(en to at
.end( the funeral of a relative, the doctor
'ode imnto campII mounted on his well-known
orry white steed, antd wearing on his head,
nIstead of the customary slouched hecid
~overing ia tall white hant with two thirda
>f the crown encircled with rusty crape.
''Now a 'phlug' hat of any kind waus a
arlty in the armly, buIt such a p)eCuilar plug
1s thue (doctor's could( not escape ob)serVtIon
mud imanuy al gibe wais leveled at I itiheam d
')y thle absen21t-minded(C( Esculapius unti
Ssoldier w'hio had1( miore whisky thlan dlip
retionl in lhimi 1a(1 hand omi the doctor's
iridile andl gi'eeted him with:
"'Iello, Doe!"
'"Arousing hiimself, ho bestowed a freez
ng look and1( a '$irl' upon01 the aridaeious
"Ini no way d!Seonicertedl the soldier
hleerfuilly renmarked;
"W~ell, doctor, thie old cow has died at
ast, hasn' she?"
"(yowl WVhat (do you mean, sirl" Bald the
loctor sternly.
"'Mean?" dlrawIeed the soin of Mare, as he
11o0( back and( hecstowecd a long took of
nook pity at the doctor's tall white hat:
why I suipposed the old cow must lie dead,
is you have put the churn in miournin."
Infant Lab,or.
Th'le imspectors of factories in Prussia are
working hanrd to put down Infant labor, At'
Berlin, thirty-three factorIes have, ceased
emplloying children, and in the others .
there aro only nIne under fourteen years of,
ig. Trho same has been the case' Ia nearly
SII the provinmces, notabl.f in the district of
Lfrankfort-on-the-Oder,"where, int the 880
alothi factories, employIng 14,000 hanmda
there are now only 1500 iiWfos, lijs' bujng
a diminutIon' of twenity-three got-cent
ince, 18.76; wvhile in the 'disits of Cologne,
(Jobleniz and 'Troetes, the total -nutblier of d
children ersplcod hfas fallenfroW 0884 to
@287, and of thepa l1 Jt 4iyo at4j
ever, fourteen ycars of g 'eI5pt y
rake great care,'.also,thin ptfrai
arrangements *re readet an4 tat $b
ters do all tu16 ein t
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