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T, TR-EKYEDITION. WINNSB~ORO, S. C., MAY 4, 1880. VOL. IV.-No. 51. THE BELLS OF LYNN. When the evo is growing gray, and the tido is rolling in, I sit and look across the bay to the bonny town of Lynn ; And the ileherfolks are near, But I wie they never hear The songs the far bells make for me, the bonny bells of Lynn. Tho folks are chatting gay, and I hoar their merry din, But I look and look across the bay to the bonny town of Lynn ; Ho told me to wait here Upon the old brown pIor,. To wait and watch him coming when the tide was rolling in. Oh, I see him pulling strong, pulling o'er the bay to me, And I hear his jovial song, and his merry faco I see ; And now he's at the pier, My bonny love and dear I And ho's coming up the sea-washed stops with hands outstretched to me. 0 my love, your oheek is cold, and your hands are stark and thin I O hear you not the bolls of old, the bonny bells of Lynn ? 0 have you nought to say - Upon our wedding day ? Love, hear you not the wedding bells across the bay of Lynn? o my lover, speak to me ! and hold me fast, mine own I For I fear this rising sea, and those winds 1 .and waves that moan ! But never a word ho said ! He is dead, my love is dead I Ah, me ! ah, me ! I did but dream, and I am all alone. Alone, and old and gray ; and tbe tide is roll ing in ; But my l'eart's away, away, away, in tie old t grave yard at Lynn I . 1 A Tale of the Juniata. BY "EDWARD JA.\ES." It was uight. One of those dark, gloomy periods when the very stiliness startles the solitary thinker and causes him to conjure up sights the most horrible. Awful murders, fearful trage dies, bloody assassinations and kindred scenes rush past his mental vision with such painful rapidity and vividness as to make him fondly wish for the early ap proach of dawn, with its cheering, horror dispelling light. -The scene of my sketch is a few miles southwest of Waynesburg, (now McVey- I town, Penn.) a small settlement on the historic Blue Janiata, a stream justly t famed for the limpidness of its waters and < the grand and sublime scenery of the Val- k ley through which it winds its sinuous t course. The time of the occurrence dates I back almost a century ago and'time, with its changes, has almost effaced the old land marks, but enough- yet remain to make the site referred to familiar to all readers conversant with that portion of the I Juniata Valley. In the woods which run down to the river stands a heavy log house, embowered in deep foliage, soon to be the scene of a most exciting adventure. The little rivu let hard by ripples over the moss-covered stones, making a peculiarly pleasing noise as it hurries on to join the placid river be low-just at this tine, however, subsiding from the autumnal floodls. Inslide the heavy building all is still as death ; no light can be seen whatever anid as the hours pass on the darkness seems to become more impenetrable and the stillness mor'e intense until the suspense is almost un-1 bearable, .when hark I the defying, chaml lenging war-whoop of an Indian rends the air and echoes throughout the distant mountains, chilling the blood of all who hear It. Soon all Is bustle and excitement within a'nd cautiously tihe barrel of a gun Is thrust through the'loop-hole, folwdby a flash, throgh .theneigborng hllsandi glens, oncemoretheportals open andl another * dusky spirit enters the happy hunting * grounds.. - -Not many minutes elapse until the lpuse -is surroundied by a score e: moreoOf blood thirsty wretches anxious to avenge the death of their brother. At this stage a short description of the occupants of this beselged plac'e Is neces *sary to a proper understanding of the fore going remarks, and will enable the reader to form an Idea of the perilous life and ad vonturesof the primitive settlers of the Jun inata region. Alexander DoPugh-for such we shall call him-was an old and experienced hun * ~ tomr, who with his famjly consisting of his 4 wife, son aged twenty, and daughiter', the latter a beautiful girl of eighteen summers, had settled here because of its seclusion and its beIng the center of a good hunting section. .On the day upon-which our story opens, young DePugh was out on a hunting and fishing eXpedition and being of a fearless and venturesome nature had wandered sev eral miles from home. About noon, being very nich fatigued, he'extendcd his tired limbs on the leaf-strewn ground beneath the spreading branches of a large tree, while he partook of a rerreshing lunch. He had not remainedi in this position long, -however, untIl his trained carp were gi~oted withi the gruff voice of a man near by In' 'close coversation with another. DoPugh raised himself upon his elbow and, with an intentness born of experIence~ listened to their conference.. But a few .imonts satisfied him tkjat the speakers were Indian scouts and.-that, tdo, fro a hostile party who wore develing plans for the capture of id father's family. hunter stole away from the dangerous spot and not having been discovered, made his way rapidly home, reaching there just in time to inform his unsuspecting family of the impending peril. He had been in the house but a short time when peering into the darkness through a loop-hole he espied a savage with a lighted fagot skulking through the trees toward the dwelling. This latter movement on the part of an Indian, as well as the signal shout before ipoken of, were unusual for such wily ras -als, but they were so condlient of victory that they foigot their cunning treachery r'he young man grasped his rifle, and run Ling it through the aperture fired the shot which killed the rascally scout and brought he Indians around the building. Anxious to wreak vengeance on the (e voted family for the death of their com anion, the savages commenced to light Ire-brands and throw thon about the iouse, but these only served to reveal their oes. "Robert," said the father, "aim low and )> sure of your mark." With this advice from his parent, the mn ran out his gun and fired again with atal effect, as was announced by the mad :ened yells of the red devils which eloated tway on the stilly.night air. Occasional firing was kept up for a nin ier of hours when suddenly all became luiet. The old settler k,iew that this ominous tillness boded him and his family no good td that the Indians were only waiting for he light of day to aid them in the dest.rug ion of his family and home. Arriving at his conclusion he ordered preparations to e made for an immediate flight, if such a hing was possible. He saw that unless hey hurried daylight would be upon them md their escape would be impossible, in Iced the gray light of dawn was already tppearing. This last resort was decided )ponl after much mental torture to the anx Ouis parents. To flee to the river was thought the best )lan, but ah! what dangers attended it! The red fiends were watching every point )f exit, but when the hunter built his house to had run a kind of subterranea=t passage 'rom the cellar several hundred feet to vard the river (in anticipation of such an xigency as this one) and it was thought by 'ollowing this to the end they could reach he river and their canoes and from thence et to the settlement below. Having secured their most precious relics he whole family commenced their danger ms retreat. The end of the passage was ained in safety and they were making heir way through the underbrush to the iver, silently congratulating' themselves pon their escape, when a savage yell at no ,reat distance warned them that they were iiseovered. Now was the supreme moment. In a ow seconds the whole band of blood-thirsty lemons Would be upon them. The poor man knew now that unless he eached the river all would be lost. Sum noning his great strength ie caught his Wife up in his arms while Robert lifted his later and both ran toward the canoes. The Indians came rushing on, yelling Ike fiends incarnate, yet happily they were everal hundred yards In the rear. The race of life and death was continued n this manner for some minutes. but the athier saw that unless they made an extra lash they would fall victims to their foes. A few more secoiids and the boats would >e reached. Could they hold out? they isked themselves. Father and son did nobly and as thtey ushied on the veins in their faces stood out ike whup cords and the p)ersp)irat ion rolled reim their heated birows in great drops. The Indians were gaining upon them )ercep)tibly, but the tried hunter makes a [-Ierculean effort, while his son follows :losely after- with his. charge and with a lesperate strain the canocs'are reaecd. The women are laid in the bottom of the >oats to shield them from the arrows of the avages and with the father int one and the on in the other theo can'oes are paddled ~apidly out into tIhe stream-just in time to ~scape a shower of arrows which go wvhis ling harmlessly overhead. The baffled Indians stand along the shore renting their rage In fearful, blood-curdling fells that echo and re-echo along the dis ant hills. All danger was not yet over, for an In llan, followed by several of his comrades, was seen running along the shore, with the itention eviently of getting on a project ing point of land below, where thmey could reach thme fugitives with theoir arrows'when hey p)asscd in theli- boats. Fortunately the river was higher than tusual, but though thme escaping family kept aglong the eastern shore they felt they could hiardly pass the point above mentioned alive and were almost ready to give tip ini diespair when they were encouraged by a loud, ringmig cheer. Looking up the river hey descried a large party of huitors ap.. preaching In their boats and the imperilled family knew they were savedi. The red skins quickly disappeared in the woods and were subsequently nearly all killed or captured. The br'ave hunter and his family, together with the other heats-one of whieh con tained time handsome person of Frank Mur. lust, the favored suitor of Rose, time settler's beautiful daughter-pulled for the Waynes burg settlement, where thtey arrived a few lhours later in safety. As the Indians had bec&me somewhat troublesome'in that region the family re mained,.in town for some mnonths. In the war with the redskins which fol lowed soon after the events niared above, Robert who was a fine lookine' yting man, enlisted and being a brave soldier soon rose from the ranks to be an officer of distinc tion. Roae, who was the loveliest girl in all that region, acquieseed in the oft re peated request of her brave and gallant lover, Col. Frank Murlust, and on Christ mas day, just four months after her peril ous escaipe from the Indians, was married and lived many years after, ever the joy and light of her husband's home. H1cr father and mother, pleased with their daughter's choice, lived near her on the site of their old home which was de stroyed by the murdering savages. . hairs and Tables. The best chairs and couches are those which-you like best, and which best con form to the natural contour of the hnn-m flig..ro in repose. A couch should allow of the feet being put up, if necessary, and should be of such a shape that you can he upon it, either full length or half length, with perfect comfort. To be really ser viceable it shouhlinot be covered with nale blue satin or maize-colored taboiet, but with a good tapestry covering in a neutral hue say sage-green or dark, rusty rcd, to wear well. The fn.estry should not be too line to lie down uipon, or even, in the pri vacy of family life, to lay one's feet upon. And the whole couch should, if possible, turn toward the fire, so that its occupant may have his face toward the cheerful glow. At the same time, a little wicker work table-black and gold if you will may hold a lamp for reading. As to chairs, a coupleof good, well-stuffed, easy chairs, also covered in the same tapestry, and arranged so as to look toward the fire, ought to be sufficient for luxury, while six or eight little ebonized and cane-bottomed gossip chairs are the simplest and prettiest " occasional " furniture you can have. The gossip chair has a curved back which exactly fits the natural curve of the body, and the seat slopes gently downwam d and backward, so as to give one the best pos sible support with the least angularity or awkwardness. With these pretty little clean cane seats, a black wicker-work chair, two easy chairs, and a couch, you should have enough places for family and guests in a quiet household. Tables are of very little real use in a drawing room; still, we must have one or two. to give the whole a s furnished look. A spare table near the bay window will allow of a jardi niere and a fern or india-rubber plant to stand in the sun. You can have nothing better than black and gold for this purpose. Another round of course, is needed for afternoon tea. There must be some place to lay books and other heavy articles; and the table for'this oflice should be solid and should stand against the wall. Nothing remains but the piano; and that must nat urally be placed where the exigencies of spacie demand. Few articles of furniture are more dificult to manage than the coal scuttle. It is always getting in everybody's way, and it can hardly be made present able even by the utmost pains of the strug gling decorative imagination. It is almost lamentable to think of all the useless efforts lavished by the human Intellect upon abor tive coal-tcuttles. Perhaps the best solu tion of the problen2 :s that which combines scuttle and what-knot in one comprehensive whole, having a box for the coal beneath, and one or two shelves for knickknacks above. This composite piece of furniture may then stand against the wall beside the chimney piece, where it adds to the gen eral prettiness of the room, instead of being an unsiglnly incumbrance. Moreover, the weight of the coal gives stability to the what-knot, and prevents it from having that topple-down air so common with its kind. Any such suggestion of imminent catastrophes should always be avoided in a drawing room. Sea Lions. In six years Capt. Mullett killed 1(64 sea lions, mostly near San Diego, and has profi ted thereby, since tlie regular price for an exhibition seal is $1,000. "Our method of capturing the lions," lie said, is this: T1hey go in rookeries of 100 or more, and we watch the shore to see where they will go into camp. Th'lis we can determine from [lie fact that, they carry their young on shor-e, leave them and go back to the water, returning at bireak of day. Wflen we find a camp we dig trenches ia the sandi to hide in, or, if there arc rocks convenient I hide behind them. The vessels are anchored soime distance off the shore, and we brinig from them in small boats cages made of sIx-Inch fencing boards. When the herd comes ashore the hassoers wvatch their opportunity and lasso one of thie lions arounid the neck. Another hasso is then fastened to one of the hind flippers, and thle lion Is forced into one of the cages. This must be done within a short time or the animals will not live. After the hion is capture'd a shiot, to which a-long ropd is at tached, is fired from a bombgun on thie shore over [lie vessel ; the other end of the rope is attachedl to one of [lie cages, and it is pushed Into the breakers and hauled out to the vessel. Oni boaird the vessel [lie lions are not put In water, but kept wet with a spiinkler. They aire then taken to San Francisco, where they are placed in cars built for the p)urpose and transpor ted across the continent, each car containing twelve lions. 8o191l lHimself. A Correctlonvillo farmer eo!d a load of corn hi [hat town the other (lay. When it was weighed lie slyly stepped on [he scales, and [lion dIrove off to uniloaid. When [lie wagon was weighed lie took good care not *to be In it, and congratulated himiself [hat ho had cheated the buyer ini good shape. The grain-dealer called him in, and after figuring up the load, paid him In full. As [lie farmer buttoned up lis coat to go out, the b)uyer kindly asked him a to smoke with him, and thea talked over the crops and the price of hogs, aiid the likelihood of the Maple Valley railroad building up [liat way, till [lie ftrrmer fairly squirmed in lisa chair wIth uneasiness ab)out hiIs chores at home. At last lie could stand it no longer, and said he mnust go. The dealer quietly said that was not to be thought of ; that lie had bought [ho farmer at full weight, and paid him his own prIce, and tha} he would in slat on doing as lie pleased with lisa own prThe raiser of corn saw that he had In deed- sold himself, in pne sense, at least. He. acknowledge his ohest -an ompro mined the afta[. Now when~ he m&rkete ~rhe hdon't stand en the scaie, Animal Life. A Yankee boy named Oliver, while pi ing through a wood in Maine, thrust axe into the hollow trunk of a tree, i a large black bear's head made its uppc ance. As he attempted to come out Ol cut off three of his toes. Then the b sprang for the lad, and he brought a v directed blow upon his head, splittring open from the baso of the brain to the nt The bear weighed 450 pounds, and imc ,ured nine feet froni his nose to the h paws. Russian wolves show great sag ity In the capture of wild horses. ' T1 roll and frisk about until the unsuspect victim is completely put off his ituard. ( wolf then approaches the horses's he and another his tall. Both wolves ti spring at their victim at the same timi one at the throat, and the other at the flai -and they do not let go until the he turns round anu round without attempt a defonce, and is soon on its side, and victory is won. At a signal the pack el in, but the small fry wait tntil the sup iors are gorged. A traveler in the for( of Brazil saw a hairy spider with a be two inches long, and eight legs, measuri seven inches each. It was on a tree tru beneath a deep crevice, across which v stretched a dense white web. The loN part. of the web was broken, tnd t wo an 1lnches were entangled in the pieces. C was still alive, but died soon after its r cue. The hairs of these crab spiders con off when touched and cause a inaddeni irritatien. le says that he saw the chi ren of an Indian family with one of thi monsters secured by a cord and leading a'lout the house like a dog. Old Jake is one-eyed pointer (log of Sardis, liss. a cold, rainy (lay lie made a call on an sportsman, and spent the afternoon by I fire. When bedtime came he was dri% out. and the door thumb bolta on the side. In the course of the night he v awakened by a cold wind blowing on hi hear it slight noise at the fire, lie looki and there sat old Jake. The fire had ne ly died out, and the dog was put- ig chunks together with his paws, annd actua blowing the dying embers. 'T'he mani out of bed, put on mord wood, made a p let for .fake near the fire, closed the di and again retired. Bodily Ieit, It is a remarkable fact that the tempe ture of the body in health is always I same in summer and winter, in the arc .one and in the torrid. This seems I more remarkable in view of the fact tl the body is just as subject to the great lI Af radiation as every other heated obje It throws off more slowly In a warm to perature and more rapidly In a cold, but always radiates heat. The normal temp sture of the body is slightly above nine cight F. A few degrees above Indies consuming fever, a few below, a depres$ condition that tehds to collapse and dea Expose the living, healthy body and a ri hot mass of equal size to tlhe;same freezl temperature in a long ride, and at the c of it the latter will be ice-cold, while I temperature of the body will stand pre ly as at the start. The explanation is, tl the body is self-heating. The heat is c stantly radiated, but it is as constantly g< orated, and what Is still more striking, I healthy body so regulates its temperati that in cold climates It ever keeps the i, ip to the standard, and ii warm clima it keeps down the excess. In the first ci the consumption of the internal fuel rood-is more rapid, and the appetite keener to supply the demand, and the l;estion is more vigorous. In the secc case, in warm climates, the consumpti of fuel-or food-is nluch slower, and I appetite craves focd that has less of I heat-naking properties. Further, if I heat tends to Increase beyond the standa the body at once covers itself with wa (sweat), the evaporation of which carr off the (dangerous excess. Heat In a f nace is caused by the uhion of the oxyj of the air with the carbon of the coal, heat is generated In the lungs by the uni of the oxygen 'of the lnbreathied air w the carbon of the impure blood. .But t Is not the only sourec. Similiar heat-g crating changes take lacne at every pn in the whole body, as5 new piarticles place the 01(1. A person who cat.s gi food has a good digestion, and good hem geneaaU.y, if properly clothed, wvill rat suffer from oven the severe cold of Northiern wlnters. Wali Papers. The tendency in colors Is gradually leave the olIve tints anid shades and to t< toward the light, warm browns that styled coral in England, but which are1 like any corals except those wide, bran< iiig kinds called sea fans. Trhis color sneen at Its best In the English flock p)apt which, In spite of alt innovations, almost as muich used now as they. were score.of years ago. The patterns are i elegant thain those formerly employ being vines or sprays of leaves so clos interwoven as almost to. cover the grout but produicing an effect that is nmuchi rieo thtan that of p)lain color. These papers produced in every conceivable tinit, so ti it is possible to match them to any dleco Lion or furniture. Brocade and cashmn aind tapestry papers arc shown In great riety, and are r"emarkable for the skIll w.' which the pattern Is brought out so) that Is visible from any pointi, instead of oi being appailent to a person who Standls exactly the right place, as are many of1 designs In which the figure Is out lIned gilt. TIhe grounds are it gold chenmien treate'd so as to present a great many( forent tints ; In silver made to assum< very delicate green, and( In a- fine sahi piuk that looks like satIn. TIhue figures vinies In (lark shmadas contrasting harmc ously wIth the ground, and In looking them 4t Is hard to believe that each leal net teparately tinted by hand instead being the result bf many sutccessive pri ings. It must be understood that on th papers no macliae work Is possIble. Th< wvho have ever examined a piece of I bordering or a roll of paper may have ticed that along the uncolored edges 'th are small dlashies of color apparently wI out nmeaning, and destined to be cut off hidden. These dashes are the regAl that mark the limits of the blocks use( prInting -on the prepared ground, and twenty impressIons are somiettnles' nee< to produce a pattern,.some rolls of pa have to be handled and dried scores times before they are finished. The and silvered grounds are allowed to seau a year before thby' are printed, and this lay, and the great quantity 9f work lnv( ed in theprnting, are the reason why brocade Bnd satin papers are so expensi dicted seems to be so Inbred that some pe ple have thought it endowed with hums attributes. One of its traits is its monog ilk mousness, said to be found in all of the 34 e a or nore varieties, which renders it anythi the but a favorite in Utah. The parrot is i ito digenous to warm parts of America, Asi ce, Africa and Australia. The only clear A ascertained suecies within the boundary c ar- the republic is the Carolina parrot. A got iat talker of any sort is commonly quoted he; ,o- at $5, retail rate. The gray parrot, natir to West Africa, is most remarkable for d Id cility and power of articulation. It bree( eo- readily in captivity, and will live to 70 at 80 years of age. Many marvelous stori are told of its loquacity, which alwa; Mt comes from a repetition of words and se tences previously acquired. 'The notic ht- that the parrot ever supplies any no ve- words, or has any understanding of then is, of course, absurd. . Large sums hav nk heen paid for ittted talkers of this varict3 he but why anybody will part with money el y. cept to get rid of a parrot, is not clear 1 it the norial mind. fe. icr The Nlagelna l)atu-Mark.-' ve ihagdad is noted for t mysterious talad at which affects everybody in the cit3 whether a citizen or stranger. It is a sorc a and is called ia '' date-mark," because afta it has passed away it leaves al indelib mark about the size and shape of a (at.i 11s It geucrally comes upon the face, and lust er a year, and then goes away. The scar ,e just skin deep. It alpeat-sa s if the surfa< ' had been seared away with caustic or a h< ' iron, and it by no means enhances tli a beauty of the victim. With the native to the sore generally comes in childhood, an )ft then It commonly settles upon the fact lThe cheek of nearly every man and woma brought up in liagdad shows the unmi te takuble mark. Sometimes it settles on tit nose, and then the disligurement is consit erable. Sometimes on the eyelid, an tu blindness is generally the result. Straugei ot are attacked even after a very brief res idence ; but if they be adults, they get ti sore en the arm or wrist. It is more pahi or fil llhere than on Lite cheek, but of coursa tat there is no distlguti emeit. In every cas er the iattack rtuis its course for a year. N i- trtv.1ment, no tintment or medicine, ha u~ the slightest effect upon it. Once the soi I makes its appearance, the sufferer know A what to expect, and lie may as well resig himself philosophically to all it involves t The Arabs say that every one that got to to llagdad must get the '' date-mark ;'' I he does not get it while in the city, he wi get it after he leaves ; and if he does n< get-it while alive, he will get it after he dead ; it is not to be avoided. The visita tion is not as a rule painful, unless it, hap pens to fix upon a spot above a joint or - muscle frequently brought into exorcist its 'I'he irritation occasioned by movement < the affected part is often considerable, an gives rise to a good deal of suffering. Ili an general health is little, if at all, disturbe in ordinary cases. The children play abot t the narrow streets, and make mud ph a quite joyously, with great ulcers, the sb of a crown-piece, on their little checks er It gives them no concern that they at re, being marked and perhaps disfigured fo life, and of pain they feel nothing. Wihe a little later on I stopped at Mardin I ha h,the pleasure of making the acquaintance o eDr. Thom of the American Mission mn tha o town, and lie told me that lie had examine s the ulcer under it microscope, and found I to be composed of a fungoid growth ; bil cc nothing that he had ever tried hand bee it able to arrest or modify its usual course ed He had applied distilled nitric acid withol producing more than temporary effect An application of iodine was just ts inelli cacious. lie was attacked himself, a larg or ' date-mark'' forming on his forcheatl n- and apparently eating through the skin t '3 the bone, but nothing that he could thin of was of the least use. FamHity DiscipHuao. ni- Chloride got out of bed suddenly th lie other ntight and caught, his (laughter sittin g- on the 11ap of a young masher for whiom hi idi had an esplecial aversion. Walking up t to- the cotiple, lie collared one with eith< le band, and1( holding them at armis' lengtl lie said, addressing the girl: he 'Lizzie, dlidn't I tell you not to alloa ter tIs young fellowv to come foolin' aron ad here ? What you mean a doini'?' 'We arc getting up a table mi for tht ou church, father,' said Lizzie. ~or 'A tableau ? What was thiem smack tr- I heard ?' 'Thant's In the table, ' an said the yn es muan. m- 'Oh, they was, was they ? Anid wht of was atll this huggin' I saw about?' f- 'That is the tableau, too,' said Lizzie. he~ 'Oh, It is, is it ?' sald Chloride, releasin a- the girl, and dragging the young man I the window, ha htoistedl the sash, seize him by the collar and the back of the p)antF and dlroppedi him out. 'Oh, father! wh-it are you d!ointg to shrieked iAzzIe, In agonized tones, as t Ihowl of a nman and the growvl of a dog cam a 'Nothin, othin at, all,' said Chtlosride S'I was haiving alittle tableau for the bone f-it of his family, anid that was one of th a ~ffecting situations. I (11( feel kinder sorr for that coon,' remarked father, when tell in lg his wife thie incidenit. 'for that dog hates ormasher wvorse than I (10 castor oil, but dli e cpline Is going to be maintained in thi fmy,if I have t.o feed every young ma edin town to that dlog.' lie itdling for a Church Poew. re utt A ease of excessive caution .develope ~n- seine serkmus results the other day In II artfor ri- In tihe purchase of a church pew. T1h ire auction was fixedi for a certain day, be or one of the prominent gentlemen of th ire church who for some years past has psi izn $50( each year for his pew,' was unable t is- attend, lie request.d' a friend to bi ly. for him, Later he mnet another friend, ani it- incidentally mentioning that lie would n< ter be able to attend the atuction, asked hi mf- friend also to see to it that he had Is o1 try pow as heretofore. The auction too Ip- place, and the pew was put up' "Fift, es, dollars," said Friend number one. "Fifty a one,'" said number two. "Fifty-three, ig. "Fifty-four,'' and on till there. had' bee sly thirty-eight bids, when orne friertd, thinll eli ing he had gbne as .far as discretion pci a5t nuitted, stopped; and the other todk it trj if nmmphantly at $88. ."Put it down fc its Dr. .----," he said, and the A*tonist~ el- ment of the other bidder know no boundi Lit, They had been biddid1r aginst' dah 'othe tat in behalf of.the same gentleman, who h4~ in- forgotten to toll ilumber two that he ly., also spoken to nunaber one. rt hel~t1 . A Little Olrl's Improesion of Maaora, in n- It was a beautiful clear day In October to when I had my first view of Madeira. The ,g high blue mountains, the green shores, and L. the white city of Funchal gleaming in the distance, looked very lovely to us as we y approached the island. About noon we )f anchored at a little distance from the city, d and swarms of rowboats came around the e ship. Some of them were full of half-naked e brown boys, and if we threw pieces of money . into the beautiful blue water, .thby would Is dive down and catch time before they d reached the bottom. Some of the other , boats were full of men, who came on board, a bringing fans, canary-birds, parrots, feather - flowers, basket-work, filigree jewelry, and nmany other things to sell. We and some y of the passengers got into a row-boat, after a good deal of trouble, becau6e there is al e ways a heavy swell there, so one minute , the boat was very high up, and the next very low down. When we had managed o to get in we rowed to the city. There were great waves dashing up on the shore, and four or flive bare-legged men rushed into the water, and drew the boat on land just as a wave came in. What was our sur prise to see waiting for us, instead of a horse and carriage, a great sleigh drawn by bullocks. 'This is called a bullock-car in r English, and a carro in Portuguese., We got into one of thet, with a great deal of laughter, and drove to the hotel. The driver walked by the side of the carro, and $ threw the end of a greasy rag first under one runner and then- under the other, to it make it run more easily. c When we arrived at the hotel, we found it was a great white I oilding, with a lovely garden which contai,ed mango, guava, banana, custard-apple, and many other trees. Among them was what was called the moon-tree; it was covered with great white bell-like flowers, and was very beau tiful. There were a great many gorgeous flowers and curious planla that we do not - have in thiis count ry. The garden was sur ronled by a wall eight feet high, and there were sonic lish-geraniums which reached above the top of it. There was a little arch covered with the night -blooming cereus, 0 and that evening, when the buds had open ed, we went out to see them in the moon ' light. They were beautiful white blossoms, a t large as a ntn's head, and I ad a faint per iume. Next day we took a hammock ride about the town and surrounding country. Each hammock was fitted out with a tmat f tress, pillow, and canopy, and slung on a 11 long pole carried by two men. We reclin ted lazily against the pil:ows, and enjoyed the ride very much. Thie men, when they. went up hill, carried us feet downward, but once they forgot, and carried us feet up a ward, andi as the hill was very steel) we felt as if we were stading on our heads. The i houses of Funchal are low, and covered with white stucco. which looks very neat, C but those of the poor have only one win dow without any glass, and are very dark and dismal inside. Th<. streets are narrow, and some of them very steep. We often e passed gardens surrounded by high Nalls, over which hung lovely flowering vines. ' Out in the country there were lantanas, r gernnus, and fuchsias which seemed to be y-owing wild, and great cactus plants ever, wiere. f disiting In the Uoosct Tunnel. G (einerally twelve holes are drilled, and these are filled with large cartridges, from 1 each of which prorudes a wire. These wires are connected with two other wires, - about two-hundred feet long, attached to a t "powder keg battery." When all is ready - the hands fall rapidly to work covering up the rails in the vicinity of the 'last with heavy timber, as soimetinies a large stone will break or bend a rail, and thus delay trains. This being done, the foreman i shouts "fire,".and all the workmen in the vicinity dIrop) their tools and retire some three or four hundred feet, either way, to a safe distance. One man stations himself at the battery to fire the blast. Buddenly whui!c you are listening for the report, you experience a quick powerful reeling of pres esure, which seems to spinag away from you as qmick as it caine, and there follows r'ich r a "btang" as you neover heard beforie. You feel as if an attempt had been made to throw you from your feet, and then the air rushes by you in a rapid succession of waves of roars, It seems as if tile whole mountain above you were trembling whith the echoes, and you hear the runmble of the report evenm after the muen have got back to the scene of thte blast. A person can have ' nto concept ion of a loud report .until he hmears a bis, in Hloosac tunnel. There is tn) chance for the noise to sprdad, except through the long hole, and the explaination ' of the sensations one has there whent a blast is made is easy enough. Sonte of the their eairs before the electric spark is sent. Bomet imes a carti-idge will not explode, and then the firemnan lias to diraw. it: Every time lie does this lhe takes lia *Rfe in his han.di. After every blast the tracbk is'cov ct-ed with broken rock, which is promptly removedl in ordler not, to delay t.he trains. Tnme a'Gregor's Gaise of ahlsyty. S Oneo of the episod.es of the long' fend be 'tween the Clani Gregor and1( the Coiquhouns -of Luss-a quarrel that-ended in the pro scription of the MacGJregors in 1603--i -connectied with a match at shinty. Twvo a ibsections of the Clan Alpine, who had some cause of disagreemnen., had ,settled t,ie vexed question, and, to clebrat'e the re.' newal of perfect frlindliness the-clansmen of both families agreed to meet and spend sot.me time In merry-mreking. Opp of their cI chief events was' to ba a hIty match be s tween the men of each f nti. Thtat their i visitors and kinsmen might be-royally en e .teggined, the hosts organized a ,foray into i the Colquhioum's countlry by Loch: Lomo(t, a side and carried oft many head of fat cat. j tIe. N6dxt day, In a level gleiu a ong the ihills,'the MacQregord, ia6il,Md en, and - tbIhildren were asseMdbled, thae umenz armed * for the time only with the stbrdy clWibs to j b rue in .t,hejr gm T4 bal .wa' Scheers of te gsmq were lard, when sud - denly; high AbUo. the iat of the players, rose a shriok of the women, mt4~ all aides . armed,- at onpo forn~ op, 1*824t ba~' .and with thseir. oll p aa'4demdeL r swords of the foe; put ~a4 ~o~~ ,had hardly inet wJife 1 e nso [tiy, a nakod ;dfrk4p - r btndi6 of ela!i9*vnl iito -k de A Commercial Latiy, tss- Let Ine look at laces, please." his litaymond lamilton, standing at the t md counter a few paces off, trying to execut lar- commission of his motli's turned at vor sound of the well- bred voice to look ; ear the owner's face. It was a striking fa rell but by no means beautiful in featu.e. it girlish faee, but wit, strong lines ci ch se. acter, and touches of rare expressioa tl as- indicated the owner to be far above med id - rity. ac- She looked at him for ai moment, a icy something in the straight-forward, un lug quetish glance madte him withdraw his. )no She made her purchase and went out. 1d, lie had almost a mind to follow her, I ten did not. - Mrs. Chester and her two eldest dauf iks ters sat in solemn conclave over the mo rse meats of the younger sister. ing " It's out of the question for her to til the of doing such a vulgar thing !" said I se mother, with a slight touch of enerl er- "We must do something, I suppose, but sts must be genteel. befitting our former li dy Eva always had odd freaks-just like I ng father. Oh, dear, dear. To think nk should ever comw to this!' VaS 't'he vouting lady under discussion at i ver moment entered, carrying something in all soft, Iluly heap oi her arIm. >n "Oh, here you all are," ':ie said, bret es- ily, as she tossed a white "x phyr shawl, Ws dainty and delicate as a snowdrift, of ug Maude's shoulders, anothe sky blue of 1(1- Stella, and arranged the last. a delici is) pink one, over her own graceful shoulde it "This is my stock In trade," she said1, i a mlo.k business-liko tone. "I am going Di solicit ox ders for them. 'T'hey are so s )ld and lovely and becoming that nobody c he refuse to buy them. I amt to have a m en salary and at commission." in. 'To think of your having so little ti as is to tu;n hawker !" Mauxde exclant m. "For mercy's saikc, aire we not degrad .d, enough n ihoit that ? Why could you 1 ar- get teaching-or--or Pulmctling that wot lie not be disgraceful 1ly "Now, Maude, you know I've been i tot weeks trying to get something of ti al- kind," Eva returned, with a little of li for native spirit rising at their unreasonab nes,. "I could not get the least encoi agenent. anywhere. Not one of our friendi would lift a finger to help me-1. fig for the friendship of all of them.'' i- Mrs. Chester began to cry audibly ii he hind her lace handkerchief. Eva flew tic her and put her arms about her neck. he "You must not cry. You know lxtt must (1o something, mother (Lear," she sa tw soothingly. "We cannot ill sit down at et. starve. " D~ 'But you, with your accolnplishlment it sobbed the mother, "to have to lower yot or- self in this way!" - "It seems I have no accomplishmel tes that will bring me my bread and buttet ed Eva returned, "and what I do honestly . Al. never lower 1e, mother dear." Al A mni(dlo-aged lady was just leaving I n house ata Eva approached it, and with lid smile made known her errand. ie The lady took the shawls offered for 1 inspection and fingered the fleecy textu lat talking pleasantly meanwhile. - iShe was just giving an order for tt when a gentleman, Raymond i4amiiltc e sauntered out from it. and took one of t ro shawls from his mother. He glanced 1 at ward Eva carelessly ; but instantly tes glance was transfixed to something a se proaching i stare ats lie recognized the fa -or he had seen three monllhs ago-that haui Is ed him ever since. Eva, too, recogniz ni him, and though usually self-possessed, t Oil her color rising under the gazo of the han some stranger. lie Vhile Eva replaced her samples in I le little valise, HHaymond. drew her into cc v.!rs:tion. His mother joimed occasional a (and a half hour passed rapidly and unc0 lssciously to Eva, wvho quite forgot she wi rnot, the Eva of three months ago. Axnd x-stately 01(1 lady dlid anunprecedent thing-for her-asked Eva to stay to di onxer wihthem as it was their hour, axnd a it mxust be tired and faint, with walkin his Raiymond secm)fded the invitation, a -Eva, wondterinig if peop)le inx her presenlt 1: litsitin usually met wvith such pleasant lit eis- liodes, consented to remain. Bei 3fore dinner was over Eva had told 1 J~history of the paxst few mxonthis ; hxpw 'I ely father had (lied insolvent, and( that she l rtaken up this work fromn necessity. "'It wais p)rovidential for me that y ever thought of selling shawls. Except I thxis 1 miight nxever hamve found you my di ling," lIaymnond said, teniderly. to Andx( her relattives ceased1 their rep)oacl ad wvhen they found that her ungenteel el are p)loymnent did not abate one Jot or title - Raymonid 11amiilton's admniration and 1h- fection, and that t,htoughi its agenxcy is had gained for her hxusbanid a represeni re, tive of an old and honiorable faily. sre ire Parxrots. sly Parrots are not so very disaigreeable ,most people who count themselves wv wer regulated that these p)robably' have no id ire how many of the sqtiawkinxg birds are I1 init ported Into the cotuntry for sale. Tlh< ra- sands8 are dIsposed of annually, and the ore mnand is said to be growing. .xn the lax va cities like New York, Philadelphia, llal ith mxore aind New Orleans they fhI a rca It. market, and also in many of the miir ihy townxs. New Enigland is repox ted to has in a prejudice-to its credit be it said the against parrots, which is hardly equxal in by any other section. Thme people of t ily Southiernx States generally like them mc lif- thamn those of the Northern States do ; 1 , a they axe far greater favorites with foreig ion era, as a rule, than they are with Aime ire canse. 'I lie best, or least liad, parrots ni- brotught hither from the Wilndward, at southern Carribee islands. They ' is larger, hxardier and morme Intelligent, th of thmose from aiiy other district In thIs hemi nt- phiere, and stand very well commercial ese Thley build their nests In the royal palm se to tree, finding or digginig a-holo there af ino the manner of the wvoodpecker, and so ao. ,cuxning thoxmselves that It Is necess ere often to cut the tree diown in order to ci th- tuire the young. These are put into cag of fed on pahxniche, guavo andl banana foi era few months, when they will eat anythx IDi The breeding tIlne Is May;. there are rare as more than three to the nest, and they rea led their full growth In oight mnonthms. Aim< per any parrot can learn to talk whon young of placed whore It can hoar talkinxg, for gilt power of ImitatIon, i~ Instinctive. It i on dom forgets what It lhas once been taugl de. a peculIarity which makes a parrot tl iv- haa been Instracted In profanity a very Lhe desirable comnpadion for a plott fai) e, lndeed its love ot'the inproesr '