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TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. C., JUNE 29, 1880. VOL. IV.-NO.78. THE WAYSIDE INN. sh ral I balted at a pleasAnt inn, se As I my way was wending A golden apple was the sign, Froni knotty bough depending. at Mine host-it was an apple tree He smilingly received me, al And spread his choicest, sweetest fruit ali To strengthen and reliove mo. a! Full many a little feathercd guebt aD Came through his branches springtug. They hoppe d and flew from spray to spray, if The r notes of gladness siiging. er leneath this shade I laid me down, w And slumber sweet possessed me ; The soft wind blowing through the leaves With whispers low caressed me. And when I rose and would have paid My hoat so open-hoated, th He only shook his lofty head- fa I bkesed him and departr d- at \V A Night in New Orleans. i all There wer e two of us chatting and smok- rij ing cigarettes at the corner of Canal and St. Charles streets in that quaint and strange old city, New Orleans-a city of. never A ending charms and queer phases-of life and l mysteries without number; a miniature al Paris, with Its bijou theatres in the French, w quarter and the English language is a foreign ro tongue, and where the men wear their hatis at and the ladles sip ibsInthe and puI dainty th rings of cigarette smoke from pretty t months e "Where shall we go to-night ?" Morlan asked me. ci "Grand Opera-House," I suggested. m "Aren't you tired of Janauschek's dia- y monds yet?" to "Well, say the Varieties." fe "Nothing there but frescoing In the bl lobby." "Academy." th "Bah I" al We smoked awhile in silence, and inally nc decided to see Mile. Mathilde at Le Petit Theatre Francaise, away down on Chartres l stree'. "If Golson is in the crowd," said Morlan, "we'll appropriate him. Aha ! there he Is now. Golson, come hither!" Il A number of the young men had crossed Canal street, and were passing up St. Charles t toward Common, others continuing their way a.ong Canal to Baronne. A handsome. small, delicate student emerged from the crowd. le had hands as white and small th as a woman's, long black hair, a pale, s thoughtful face, and large, cahl, expressive ft eyes. I was introduced to him, and lie grasped my hand warmly and firmly. "Have you anything to do to-night, (Jol son I" "Anything to do? Oh, yes. some infernal ii thesis, 1 believe; but hang the thesis-and wl by George ! the dissection too. Where are oi you going?" I "To La Petit Francaise, we were think- w Ing." so "What I the absinthe and the headache? Si Come with me to the college. My little sli girl will do the tight-rope from the roof, hii and I'll introduce you." ev We turn up St. Charles street to Coi mon, down Common to Baronne and the h< college. Crowds were beginning to gather at th'is point. We threaded $ur way through the throng that pressed agAinst the railing e around the college yard, and entered a th small door at the side. We climbedl four ni flights of dark, dismal stairs, and stumnbled mn at the turnings. We felt our way along a dii hail, prevaded by a stifling blackness and a ti musty smell, from the dhesseCling r)ooms. ii TIhe light from the street below streamed til meagerly through a avindow, and showed fe uis the dim outline of' a perpenidiclar ladder em near the extremity of the hall. WVe climbed at the ladder and crawled through a ho!e in the ceiling. Here thme darkness was ln'.enne. ii1 We found another close at, hand, and by at feeling for the rungs, .gaimed the top) and'd emerged upon a steep roof coveredi with slate. We looked around. New Orleans h< lay at our feet in all thme glory of a starry night. On the south we could trace thle river winding in a cresceiit form around the I city, and reflecting thme colared lights from d< the shipping. Away to the northeast couldi wV be seen the (lark, flat surface of the lake. I Tro the southeast lay time French Quarter, t,v wlth~ Its tall, old-fashioned houses and its ix narrow streets. To the westward Upper th TIown stretched its weaalth andI grandeur lo over a large area. Under our feet was the I glare from Canal, St. Charles, Camp, Com mon, Carondelet, Tchoupitoulas and Baron- ii ne streets.' A parapet about twelve Inches high was l all that could have p)reserved us froml the morgue, If the treacherous slate had broken, or the foot sIipp)ed an inch. Thi cc persons were standing in the gut ter against thme par- shi apet. Of these, two were rough looking men; the third w~as a woman in tights and short skirts, and covered with spangles andm stars and geld lace. Thie men were en- 01. gagedi with certain pulleys andc cords in ce drawilng to a greater tension time whi e cable in that stretched from the parapet of the col- thi lege to the biuiding opp)osite. The woman di was standhing in s,he shade of the parapet, ari and looking down 6abstractedly upon the te thousands of huiman beings whio packed the PD1 street, andi whose upturned faces, expres- ki sive of anticipation, she seemed to be i studying attentively. i "Already here, Zoe ?" asked GJolson, inin lisa soft, smooth voice. 'The woman started and turned guickly, an1 an expression of intense happiness lighting hlii up her face. "I was looking for you below," she said. p "I was afraid, but I am strong now. You thi don't think 1'11 fall do you ?" (us "Certainly not. You are very foolish to th ask such a qnestion." - g ALie introduced nud as i friends, and she sta ook our hands pleasantly. Sie had a ther agreeable face, though we could not 3 distinctly, the only light being that of o stars and the faint glow from the lamps ,d torebes below. In any event she had a easant voice, and that was sufficient. She io was small, and delicate and young. A awl was thrown over her bare shoulders d arms, but her little hands were cold d she shivered in the night air. "I was thinking. Goldly," she said "that I should fall." and a more deceided shiv ing shook her delicate tramc-"1 wonder iat they would think, and how they mid feel down there ?" "Nonsense, little Zoe !" She laughed softly and put ier arn rough Golson's, and looked up Into hi no with a touching tenderness and relh ce. She again scanned the crowd, and is thinking. "Well, but suppose I should. Do You luk they would care? Or would they say e was a little fool, and it served li hlt?" "What Is the matter, pot ?" "1Oh, nothing--nothing whatever," am e laughed again musically, I was simp Inking. I remember that a long tim :o, when I was a child, aud my fattici is letting me stand on his head while hI dte two horses bareback around the ring id I .was terribly frightened once whet e horses became wild with fear or some ing, 1 don't remember what-and hI tight me strong and close in his arms a was falling, and kissed my- 11ps, my1 ceks, and eyes, and foehead, and helk e in his arms quite a while, and cialled m< s dear, precious baby. Wiat was I going tell you? Oh, yes; about the man wi( 11 from the tight-rope. That was terri. (31 One end of the rope was passed ovei e r.oof of a house, carried down the side, d made fast to a wooden block under. ath. It had so happened that the blocl d rotted off next the ground, and ther< is no weight upon it whatever. Well, yhow, they tied the rope around thc ock, and the professor was half-waN ross the street when lie began to give at hitition of Jumping. Suddenly we sam at the rope was giving away. The jerk. g had pulled the block from under th< mse, and was dragging it up the side, te professor turned quite pale, and stoo d wited. .Ie caie (own slowly wit, e rope. t. seemed as if it would nevej )p slipping over the roof like a long ugl) ake. It. soon became slack, and it was, course, much harder to balance on it: it he never lost his presence of nmid, an( )od perfectly calm and strtight. Whet e block had nearly reached the roof-il is a two-story hmuse-the rope slippet r, I heard the bock drop to the ground. ild my face and crouched (owni against v ill, and I heard him strike the ground lk( meth ing dead. Oh, it was so horrible ! ic peered around into the darkness and uddered. "Poor fellow ! lie fell flat oi 4 face. It was the cruelest ting thal er happened." She sighed, and still gazed at hlie crowd low. "IDid it kill him ?" "No, not quite, but lie wts delirious foi veral weeks. When they picked hin ip o blood gushed from lils nose, and eyes. d cars, and1 a bloody13 froth canme from hii ruth. I was a little chlhd then and1( 1 etamfed of himti every night for two or ree years. I dlrelamned of him again last ght, for the first time in a great, while.I ought I went to p)ick l.imi upi, andh could el his poor broken bones grating against ch other, and1( his poor bloodshot eyein aredl ide and cohd at mte." "You are niot wvell t o-night, 'Zoe," said e mian of seice, examining her p)ulst tent Ivtely. iIe becanme thioug~ht ful. "]1 n't think you ought to risk it," lie staid. "'Oh, I amt not afraid now that you ati re,"' she replied in lien charminig way. "'I think you had bet ter wait. " "'Now, dlon't get naughity. I mws/ go. 1'ant to go. Why, therue's I two ihundred liars in that crown, and my mannager mlhd 1)e crazy if I didn't walk, Beside, contracted to do oiie street walk every 'o weeks int addition to time lofty centre. Ie walk every day. WVhy, I've done o lofty flve haiuned times and never it my head, and why Is there daonger >w 1" "BuIt it's more dillicult to see the rope at zhit." "I never look at my feet, anyhow, wvhen walk." "You are feverish and nervous." '"It wvill make me all the nmore careful.' "Well, walk then," said Golson, wi a rug of tthe shoulders. "'Now, Goly, dion't look that way." ie became cheerful and leamning it) a >ment. The maniager appeared on the posite roof and beckoned the girl to pro0 ud. 'fhec attend(ants at, both ends exam ad the fastenings of the rope to see that av we.re prop)erly securecd. Theay 1)1o tCed trays in which to burn colored fires, d heaped lumps of thme conibustible nma -ll upon the pa,apet. Zoe mounted the rapet with -an elastic step), and( threw sess at the ehouttitg crowdl below as the os b)rought out her trail form. She looked ry charming atnd prnetty, standing, sml f, in the intense red ghare of the light. ',Olve me the pole," site dIemand(edh, ilingly, of GoIson, holding out a small nd( and dhimplledl arm. lie p)ickedl up the cumbersome b)alancing Ic and placed It in her hands. She found centre, shook hands with Golson, threw a smile, rained a shower of kisses upon crowd and stepped firmly upon the rope. e soon fouad a safe pose, took a few the attendat t, and regarded the pile oi fire. "You are burning it too fast," she said "Good-bye, Goldy," and sie picked he way ovor the narrow bridge that spanuc< the yawning chasm beneath. She wa graceful and walked with considerable easi apparently, stopping occasionally to shif the pole and steady herself. ''Sile is walking slow and shaky to-night, said one of tile 111011. "She is not walking as well ats usual V said Ools6n, [hurriedly, and looking at he steadily. Ills glances never left her i moment. "No; sie call beat that. I think she' in the sulks." GolfloA paid 110 attention to the insult and watched her with famcinated gaze. Ii face was somewhat paler that usual, i1 spite of the red glare. lie did not move single muscle. Zoe had passed the middl of tile street-the most dangerous place and continued her walk toward the othe end. She toiled upl) the incline, tile rop depressing under her tiny, nimble feet, an it last jumped safe and sound upon ti opposite roof. A tremen'dous deafenin shout arose from the mob, and the pluck; girl threw a bunich of kisses att Golsom The color had returned to his face wit uniatural inteisty, and the look of absorl ing anxiety had passed away. His 0cheE was broader and his eyes brighter. 11 simply smilled at Zoe, and (lid not eve applaud her. The shouting below continued. Thi men made no preoI arations to remove ith rope, but Golson started for the ladder. She's comin' lback," said one of tih iun. Golson Stopped as if lie lad been shc through tle brain. Tht( hard, anxious1 loo returned, and the deathly pallor came bac all in a islltant. "6I didni't know that," 1he said, cahl1 and resignedly. le resumed his old pos tion, and watched the girl wilh intense n 1 terest-with a gaze in which were conc trated Ilis soul aud her heart and mind an s1rength-a look in which- was expresse the profoundest feelings of a strong nm ture. Zoe rested a moment, and again steppe upon the rope. She had proceeded abou ten feet, when one of the men remarked: 'Sie's scared.'" Golson noticed it ; we all saw it. He teeth was so tightly compressed th ait ill ti dazzling light we could see ridges in Ie cheeks. Her nostrils were expanded. anm she stared fixedly ahead of the rope. lit breathing was short, and a tremor appeare lin her arms and knees. lnstead of lie usually erect carriage, there was i perceq tible leaning forward. When sile had mad but a dozen steps she stopped and appeare to be in doubt. Sihe then apparently mnad an effort to walk backward, but wis Cvi dently afraid to undertake it. Sie stoppe again, mustered her courage, threw 11 quiel glance it Golsoin, anid recommenced he dangerous Journey. The rope tremble and swayed under her feet, and in this wn; caught a swinging motion that tries tih nerve of tile most experience-I balancers When sh1e hlad reached tile middle it wia impossible to proceed. She might lhav crossed safely, but the fire on our side wa AxAuste. She 11 walked more slowl 111an1 usually, and1( the 1ire was1 consumed1C( to soon1. She could nlot see tile ropeC distinctl; enlough. Shle stood( still for severall sc( 0onds. The light behind her onitinueld t< huirn, but it wa's of no assmitance to heri and1( immelldilately afterward it was also ex hlaustedl. We could(1 distincetly see the poo frightened girl by3 the lighIt from below, bn1 heCr face was obscured. Tile crowd scen upl hisses5 and groans. TVhe rope-wallker at tempitedi o take aniothler step. SheO succed ed. Shed tried a1 second( and( fiiled. iIe foot suddenuly slipped, buit she was5 activ and1( alert, an1(1dMaught upon01 her knee, iIe frighlt increased, andl in tile terrible excite mlent of tile mlomienIt she dlroIpped the1 pole, It, struck the rop)e, balanced a moiment, and1 slippedl off upon tile grounds( below. Thier was a great scalttering, anld tile crow< realized thalt the0 youngl girl waIs fallingR Every sound1( was hlushled. TVhe chib. steadliedl herself wildly and5( instlincti vely mnomenit wlih her arnms as she knelt1 on thl rope, and then1 feil. Go1lson's appearansce was11 palinlful an< pitiable. Great cords stood out upon1 II face, whlchl was overspread by an1 agonly a ghIastly pallors. iIls msncsles swelled witl ridiges aind ksnots, and hlS is ands assumIIe< thle appearance of an ealgi/s claws. II< galzed at the tile rope whlere tile girl had mIomienit ago stood. Sheo had1 caught b)y th< right hand1(, and hiunsg suspended over ths cob)bles. inl ansother mfomlent ase gr'aspe< thle roipe withl tihe other hland, and hlunj perfectly still. Golson waited but1 a fev seconds1, whsen lhe sa1w thast the fright ha< takeni the strength trom her arms, and1( thal she coulid not climb upon01 the rop~e. H1 dashed0( off 111s 11at, andl grasped tile rope with b11011 hands, and throw one leg across it. lHe crawledl alonig carefuslly, 1that th. shlakinig mighlt nlot 0cause the1 gIrl to lose be0i 1ho1d. TVhe crowd watchled 1h1n in b)reathl .ess silence. The rope swung lower unde(1 the double)1 weight, anid theo fastenmng creaked 511nd groanedl. "Ho0(1ldt., my child(,'' we cou1ld heal hhn11 say to the faintIng girl. "Hold1( on, foi 00od's sake, and I wIll save youi '' She railsed her head andl looked at him11 fo 51 mIomIent, and11 then1 dropped it again be tween her arms. He approachled her slowlj and painfully, for 11e was a straniger to thl< situation, and was afraid of shaking lhe off. At lenIgh 110 reached her. le wis pored somneting to hecr, andc 5110 looke< 11111 full-in tile face. .lHe allowed hIs rih knee to remain across tile ropn, throw hi, right arm over It at the elbow, and twisted the right hand around underneath to secure a f1ri hold, and pass6d his left arm around r the girl's waist. The strength of six men I was ii those supply limbs and clean-cut s muscles. lie drew her toward him. She released her hol, her head dropped, and she tainted. "Pay out the at the college end !" he shouted, Ills feet were in that direction. It re (,ilred four of us to let it out. 11 slipped over the parapet slowly, alid the sispended pair began to be lowered. "Pay it otit !" he shouted again. We let it go more rapidly, and he and 3 his swooning charge were against the build ing across the street. le let himself slide gradually down until he reached the side walk, where lie was met by the manager. 3 The latter took the girl to her home. The crowd gathered around ninm with wild shouts, but lie slipped away, and met us at the door of the college. r "Where is that scountrel who said she was sulking ?" Ie demanded, wit I an angry look. D We pointed 11him out. (lolson walked up to him, explained his business and gave him a stinging blow in the face that sent. him rolling in the gutter. I met the dear old fellow on California street the other day, and his little wife was IEwitI him, charming and pretty as ever. 0 She laughingly remarked that she liked to see the circus as much as ever, but that she always felt a horror for rope-walking. I e almost believe that her dimples iare is e pretty as on the night she threw kisses to a great crowd in the street. C __owig_N_gh_r_ k "Did I ever live next to a borrowing k neighbor?' I had that pleasure once and am not liable to forget It. I want to tell every woman inl America (who does not Y borrow) how I fared and how I defeneled - myself. A new family had moved into our neigh borhood in a small country village, and the first notice we had of their existence was In the shape of a small tow-headed boy with a tea cup and a pitcher. 4"Mother wants to borrow a drawing of tea and a pitcher of milk." That was the [i beginning, but alas ! not the end. There t was somethling less than a dlozen children, and they put in their soliel time in running about the n ighborhood from hiouse to house collecthig supplies. This was not from r necessity, for they were in as good circum e stances as their neighbors, but appiar.utly r from sheer force of habit. They borrowed molases, amd thread, and black pepper and shoe blacking. and clothes lines, and John. r ny's 6unday suit to get their Johnny's pie [ ture taken, adl my black shawl to wear to r a funeral, aind the good mans line shirt for the other good man to wear because he had to 'go on jury' and hisen wasn't ironed; not of us only but of 'all the region rounlabout.' And finally as I am a sinner! they boriwv M ed a housC-moved into it without the owner's consent, and the blessed law' o%f Michigan could not route them short of aI six month's legal procuss. C Well! I stood this sort of thing for four r weeks and then made up my mind to break .I it up1) or move out of town. I bad by thai , time become sulliciently familiar willi their circuit so that I could guess pretty well what they would be after next and about when to expect theI. I resolved on a s couiter irritant. So next dinner lime I a sent Johnny with a plate and a pitcher and s a teacup with instructions to ask for a plate of butter, a teacup of molasses .Ia two tablespoonfuls of ginger. Poor child ! lie Sopenedl his honest lit tle eyes, and looked at ~me in a way that made me feol tern ibly - small when he asked, '"Are we poor, >mother?'' liut I persevered, and at tea . time sent Suisy to borrow a loaf of bread and the chopping knife (I knew they hadl -nonel) Next morning 1 sent for a cup of raisins anld two sewing iluchine needles. 1. 113y this time miy sixteen-ye-r-oil Jium toiok I. in the situati.am, and1( half bursting with funm. - went himself to borrow a rake, a carry . comb, andl a wheelbarrow. Andl so for ten r(ays I never let a meal pass that I (lid niot ask them for something. I very seldom LI got what I asked for. All tIhe better, I did r not have to return It. Ily that, time the .borrowing nuisance was quiet perceptibly abated. So then I checked upj untulil it be gan again. TIhen I began. I borrowved their clothes-horse, and their dishies, the 3children's shoes, and the goodl mian's Sun i (day coait, to cut a p)attern biy I 1 borrowed .the alnanac, tied to biorrow writing paper; Sgot thle scissors andl forgot to return I hem; andi early Monday io.-ning, before they got started out, I sent to them for blucing, soap1 and1( starch. I got neither one of the three, but of course, after sending for them, they would niot sendl to me for the saime article on the same1( (lay. After that for a whole week there wvas Peace. I nether had occasioni to borrow nor lend. Biut Oin Siiuday morning there were faint signs of a renewal of hostilities In the 3shaupe of a modest request for thie loan of three live cent pieces to carry to Sunday school 'because father forgot to get his money changed last night !' TIrue to my piohcy I had nmy revenge before I slept. .Julst before ev.ening service I sent a polite niote to Mr.--, our neighbor, and ' would rlie be so kind as to lend mec his Ch oral hymn book for the evening, as mine had bieen mishaid' (I knew he sang In the' choir, aimwl was extravagantly vain of his voice, and1( the choir was short of books). - Ciream (Olbules. -IThe best of the cream globules rise soon est. toi the suirfacu, b)eceiiS they are the largest, and ilavoring oils rise with themi biecusue they are t he most vola' ile; hence it istalh iinest butter made'f~ romi cream1 that is skimmned lie fore a'l of it that it will ise to tIme surface, while that which rises afterwvards but tends to redtice the quality. CJreamn is ai singtilar prod .ct; all of It, will iiot rise would not. rise for a month, even if the milk could 1be kept sweet (hiring that pe. rh>d, andu sonme of the ghlbules actually sink instead of rise, whilst others remain ini sus pension, neIther going up nor downa. "Thius the specific gravity of the globniles varies, not on account of composition; but, in any dlition, rises in the first twelve hours, will amake the finnt buttnr. Tihe "1Pront Yard." ''he old stvie front yard, with its ti mensely, high fence, and Its sweet briar, oouthern-wood and morning glories. served a good purpose li its day. But we want to see a clearing up of these old fcont yards; we want ti high fences removed, the ground graded, and neat walks laid out across the little lawn that will be thus formed. Love the old-time shrubs, and peonies and roses to be sure, but, add also some small attempts at modern ornamental gardening, and see if the front yard does not afford you fi,ar greater satisfaction than it has ever done. But this single instance 1s by no means, a representative of all the farm homes in the land. In how many, Imany cases, even aiong those who are styled independent farmers, are the door yards exposed to the highway, often lilled with wood, luml:er, tools, farm implements, weeds, hens and saind. Not. a thought. is ever given them, not an elfort ever pit forth to keep them nieat, much less to cmi bellish or adorn them with flowers, shrubs, climbing vines and the like. It is so much a cause for surprise that tle boys and girls leave these homes; that there is no im provement. and little sociability in such a neiabborhood I It is a very correct oliser vation, that the front yard is an index of the home ail the lione life. It may not be so completely inl index of the style of farming which the owner practices, because the hard work of the farm is one thing, and tle beauty of tile home surroundings is another. A man miy he an excellent far mer, have good cattle, keep his flelds in trim condition, nad yet have no particular idea of neatness about the front yar(d, The spirit which manifests itself in beautifying the grass plot at the front door, setting out i t*ew r4se bushes, and sowing a few papers o flower Heeds, usually resides within the house, but, it imist be reciprocated froim that without, or little (!inl be accoiilislied. Ba>me hard work must be done. which the wife and daugliter cannot do; there is dressing to bie provided, spading to bic rIfnie, and some cleaniing up iabout the iremises, which is of too heavy a nature for tle "wom en folks" to perform. This must be done by the strong arims of the men. An hour or two titter supper, for a few days, will work wonders lit this garden preparation, and with the heavy Work out of the way that of phaiting out, sowing seeds, and after eare can be almost wholly attended to by fairer hands. Do not put t his off as of no0 consq(quI(-ece. It is the one tiing about t he farm thai-t is sure to pay. There is Ini aicttial money value to a neat yard, a little lawn, to climbers, to roses, to a bed of ver benias, to geraniums. You may not eata them yourself, they may not help feed your catt le, but they will feed the soul, and t he mind and heart umnder their refining influ ence will be improved, elevated, and made better. A single front yard neatly kept, IIad holding at few beds of pliasies, phlox, caRat1ions and gladiolus, is a1 good lliission1 ary station for ll etire neig1oood;i nid sociabilhty, gentleness, relinement tmid love will flow out from such a home ilad such a giardnll, a 141tiuniy an wrmit h ir 11am1 a hietal stove. It will be tlie centre of at. traction and good itltence all through tIhe suIler, atnd tile hione itself will b hiap pier, andt([ the inmites better for the pure influences of plants iand tiowers. Don't neglect to Irim up tle front yard, provide a few tlower beds, and keep ite home sur roundings ill neit .col(ilon ill the timle. One of these days, you will tinld 'aurself lovingr attad carig for ljiwers, an1il at better filli er for it mall. i'ne Wa.i.llinaa. A yar a I here w'aIs I (iliet. Ittliertl onl Wilkens st reet, Detroil, ail when it. w; s over ai olad man called "Uncle Williaim, was left without home or any friends, tad with no means to help himself. 81rangers smad.lie would have to go the porhrouse, t'nt whlen t he tremblintg atid hallf blind oldl hma wviped the tears fr'om his aeyes, a neigh bor)1 suadl "alii taiKe hiimt to my13 house aind care toir lhm for a miotith, anmyhow."' "aAnd1 thenm I wvill taike hiim,"' iadded ant ot her. 'A -i then~m umy raoof shalil shaltler him,"' saida a third. .o tIme (1h imn faounal friends. Onae lookI hIim andl Ilta atiothat', atia hu as wi ~ell a ued. Tlhey wetre fair fraiom beintg ricb. Th'lemr tabiles were Ilean and(1 teir b,eds cold, aiu somnetiies thle littlae Ihat Uncle Wil liatt ate was miisse'd by3 tIme hutngry chlii dIren, ''ut nIo one aeer spoke tinkindly to htiti tior hitited thitt lie wits a buirdten. O'nie night. last week, iafter thie olal maiin had sought his bed and flhe chilalren were' ausle-ep, as husaancata atnd wife at doawtn to Say) t a h other 0 I.i't thpl work] was scemICe, thae rent behiint, the fatel nearlt'y gaote, anal I Tore theyi looke, Iat each other' in iia3'h waiy, ats if tis!a ned of Ihair thoughuts. Theaa coai inda whistled aond thle cot Itage las it htumgaring to nip little taes, ad the wife shivered uad said: "'le's so) old amai feele-iet us5 w'ait, a fe w atys longer.'" aaj havetn't mialbair left,'" iumsedl the main ta lie glanceed at the cuapbard. "'But ho eats onlhy a very little,'' protest ed the winfe. "We have only a smnall house."' " i e sits in a corner."' T[hey loaoked at eacht ot her a long tIme without speaking. A visiont of ai poor old( manui lbat timag with the fierce wint(er gale camne to either andi( st.aod b)etween thema withI hands crossed in snpplicit ion. "ajje shatll stay !"' they whtispered toge h er as they rose up anal made ready for thle mught, and the gale bamgedl at I le da)or as if cheaited of its prey. Morning came witht its mei~agr'e old breauk faist. TIhere was not, enough for four, but it must do for seveni, andl the father forced a smile to his face as hie opened0( the old1 aan's dloor and called: "Uem;te, Uncle William, you shall have the war'mest pllaice and the biggest dish.'' Th'Iere was no response, and wvheni thley bent over the 01(1 man they founad that no man wouild ever aigamn tinid him a burden. "' See 1'' sad thme wife, '' he may have hmearad outr whispers, for thtere is a tear on is cheek I" "'bit lie knew the resolve of oumr heamtat, r(or lie died with mu smile on his taace," added ahie husband. "Ohil I he's (ead-poor old grandpa is lendl !" crIed the. children. "hlow glad we are that God will let him have a lig warm corner andI lots of everything to eat I" "If weo could have dIone more for him," lghed the wife as her tears fell, and yet their chiaity was,.greater thani his wlmc lad smhaeriber lia tlio,,annsla Andi Tihe Bloor Banged. Ile caitne Into Columbus with the fas line from from Leadville, Colorado. Tha, is he struck Columbus a few minutes behin it, having had but ten hours the start fror Newark, and the tact that he set on fence while the train passed, may explain to ti casual reader why the fast line arrived first No serenade business, no big supper, a plated ring, no line Imen or any other kin had been washed lp, preparitory to a recep tion of this prodigal. Not much. But h just erawled dowun the scuttle hole into t cellar, thence to the kitchen, and there I stopped twenty minutes for refreshient amid then that k itchen looked as if It belonge to the Irish famine. The next morning th old inin would have iriven hint the G. 13. but a nother's pleadings turned the tidt mid the prodigal was reihstated. .last Si (day vvenling he dressetd in the plaid clotlic of his chiest brother, and (went around o Third street to see his girl. It was une.N pected, hut tle brave girl stood the ordei firmly, and as they bti sat down in tll parlor on oie chair, te sai(l: "tNtinie, dariing, this moment is replel with joy. MAany nights have I laid upoal. th cold ground in Ile fi' wet, with nothill but my blanket about tie, amid looking i to tle pale, glittering Stars, may thliligh wialldered to you alotte." "Ilow you imust have sulTered," cooe Ilinnie. "I tm glad to see you sofe agit Ain't you awful rich niow, Edward?"r "Well, ahem, darling, have you hia bright and betutifil dremis of- " 'of 1ally, 111( iuiggy rides, and ice crem and opery every other night. You cit smile thiit I have," interrupted Minnie, ai she sighed rapt urouAly. "But," rephed Edward, reproachifull3 "its-its to) COld for ice cream, isi't It Y "Now, yes, lmt just wait till after wii for that. But Ihe other things I must tak in, all thesame,"repliedhIsdaring. "And, she continued, "how much are you reall wot th ? You wrote me you had met wit wvonderful Suiceess." So lie had but lie dinl't aidd that it wa in another fellow's pocket. "DarIing, cani yourt. loving leart stland shock'?" said Edward, as ie clutehed Ii teeth, Iiand prepared 10tell tle tulitiiid n<c thinmig but th le truthI1. "Whiat is it ." shne asked, as her' eyc looked fondly iltO his. "Well, dearest," said Edward, det-; minedly, "ily (,olden Colorado is busted I com)le back to you poorer thia I lel't wor.se off than whei I rushed to the fi west to seek iy fortimune. But iy%' heart full of riches--" 'And do you; mean,' demanded Minni< ias she sat dowli on the farthest Chalir in tlit room . "that YOU lavenI't. a1 nickel, and thil you i nteid to loal round here, and do yo expect ti keep me Ip till cleven o'cloe every night imn the we('k, and give me talf about what you expect lo be, aid whi 3ott'll Ie worth someI doy ? "Minnlie, this hlla uge is-- " "il dio't. ctre what it, is ; it's businus anlyhow. I wantl. ymu t) uinderstanld lihi tle okt man1111 has shult towno A1i t-.) pill mloll ey, aId I wont a bte it Ithaf Ciia set up mMoi 111al1 one ice creait i week, arid one Imigg ride a year. Yes I see," colntiued Minnit yoi are hliking for your hat. It's ont thi htil it iil Clont, aItit themre is tli dot slso. It leads stra11ighIt :, tIh Sitilewtli. meat busilness, 1ir. 1111glies, Iiu yo niedtn'( comn laround herea-mill unfil yo are w'th I miilliont and thalt sijt Inkinit(d worn olit." Aild the door hangett. Thll' Princle of Vales, aftevr'aIs (teorg WV., Was nuarried lin 171115, muchel agaili his will, to Caroline of 3inswick, hi couisinl. Jealousies and recrimiittioms an inveterte dislike ensuied, ard in 17117, afmt the bithI of thleir dtaughterm, thIe prtinces pmetitionem.d lorn a sejitirationt onm thle gr'ouni of birutality'. At. this timie tihe Lord Uhiaii c')oduct thlie nego1itiitn, wro'ite: "T pinicess is flantteredt with thme .prospectsc hiving apart front thle prinmce anmd having lth dlispoisalt of a larmge inicomne. TheIi pm ince, o his parutt, wvoutld give his right hand for dle(cett excus5e to force tmatters to a sepan lion. ' The cont roversy' hetweeti this royi pair' coitinued to) br'ing disgrace uplont ih nti on tomr a Itinarter of a1 (enituiry. (Garc linei took tip her resi dence at. lankhteatli alndl seanmh wai r%'ifiie contcer'ning her' lif I here.. Inm 18(18 ihe half hisante K ing Georg Ill., who was21 friendly twardls hier, allowe an inmry lto 1e instit uteod in?lto htr eom dueid, wi inv ii~est igailtin(' Ieuted ini aucqiui tig Item' of anty p >sit invi d ereI~tlltin, btt brouiigih o tight imany3 imroprieties. I 181-1 sIte left. Eniglandt, visiltd Germnn Italy andt the I loly landl, ando dluring her se journli in these latces, says ILtord CampbeIi "sIhe certaii iny condutedl herself int a mos unbl eoiintg mtanner', atm ihiough it rtmild t bte safetly3 detemaied to what ex tent." ''I I condtluct andim ldepor' tmnt wvith Hergamnii, th aniadvernsioin. TPhe citurt at Vieuita t funsed to receive he'. When Geo'lrge I V. at cendled te thtrone au lunsionu of .L'tt,00 wia)vi otffetred heor, provi-iedl she who,uli not rc. turnm to EinglandI, but the offer was reject ed. U'ntiI .the death of George III. site hai bteen praiyell for in th liht any ais Prinicess ai Warlels, but upon tIhe aisension oif her hmum btl it was d'leed thatt she shloutld not b nolticed in tIme hlity, amid tha~t she shouli ha've'll nt ryal rantk. On .Jun miic, Carolin reached Eniglatud and10 elt~nt Lttodoni where sIte exhibtited herself to a large coti couirse' of peole,c "all1 queenJ's folk,'' wr'ite I Liod EJIIon to his datutghter'. 11er ease wit br'ought, before the llouse of L,ordr. I te offeoces couio not bte conistruied inito bImg teiason, as they hiad bteeni conuntiittedl beyoni seas5, liut a bill of pins and1( petialt ies wa inttroduhiced itended(C( to ap)ply to her case Potpular' symupa'hIy cauised- the bill to It withtdrawn, although the votes of coiidemi naltiont remained upon the journals. Th'l tritil mia.le the for'tunies of the lawyer's enl gaged in her btehalf. One otf the Liordis aii not) hesitate to say that "if it had not beel for the ill uisaige she hado experieniced ini Lh early hpat (of her maried life, thtere wvou< have been no hesitationi ini coumig to ani urn favorable conchutson uploni the e'vidteine p)roducedl." After' the sessioni of Parlia mlent was over, thme coronaltioni of Georg I V. took plalce. CJarohnte claimed LI.oIt crowvnedl, blut a commnittee of the priv; counacil decided againist tier. She appearei at tie abtbey, bt, was refusted adnlu)tt ance TIhere was a vast miob andh shouts of "Thli qiuietn forever," mingled with others o ''Shame, go to Ber'gaml," "Go to Italy.' 11er health soon broke (Iowa after tils di c#imfltutre, and In less than a year ther deati A French Couintry Home. French country hospitality differs in t many respects Irom. English. More is made of each guest, and he or she is al lowed greater personal liberty. Nobody Is bound to come down to an early break fast. The host and hostess are not ex pected to show themselves before the bell rings at eleven or half past eleven for dejeuner. If you see a lady muflied up walking lin the grounds you are not to get in her way unleFs she come towards you; And in walking with her you are not to offer your arm. Tihe reason she is to he avoided until she shows herself soclably disposed is based upon the siposition that she is not made up for the day, and has, while the fenne de chamber l preparing te war paint. and arranging the artificial (Iesses, run out with capeline thrown on her head to enjoy thedewy frealuiess of the morning. In France there Is a well breit fiction which is acted upon by millionaire8 who Invite you to their country seats. It i4 that lin accepting the invitation you do him the greatest honor. You may be pool eas .Job, and known to be so, without In the slightest degree ceasing to benefit by this fiction. French society, when seen g at it s best, practices equality. We alt 1) rise early here: the mornings are very fine and there are delightful walks and drives in all directions. We have a private ominibus with seats at the top, and seven of the chars-a-bane, in which the Emperor d Napoleon's guests used to drive to the Compeigne meetp. These vehicles were bought at civil list sale, with many other n hunting "properties" of the Third Emplre. Over-night excursions tire projected and debaled. In the wild freshness of the inorning they are carried out, and I back Owe come with a keen relish for the de jeuner, which is served it little oval tables in a great dining-roon. When there are from thirty to forty persons to be served, this is inore sociable and jolly than ample board. 'alk can he brisk and lively with out b-comnitue noisy. At those little tables birs of a feather do lock together. There is the same concert pitch; and where there iN opposition It does not indtice discord. t 'lhe pheasant sho ting i low Copse.. ill w hich the birds are bred and fattened Is fol lwedI by gay dinners. It takes nothing out of the sportsmen who blaze aw4y at the birds which keepers drive before their guns. Partridge shooting is execrated by thle ladies, who dislike the fatiguing tramp. ing through turnip.Ilelds and stubble. A sportsmanit who returns home wIth a bag of [Ihis game is also such bad company. . 111.4 thunger appeased, bed Is all he thinks of, andi at dinner lie his not a woid to cast at a fair neighbor, though in the mornhig he C was at one of the little tables hr admir. ing and devoted slave. innieg M~anttoimh,. ,r Morning lit.ht revealed to us the metro poiis ol the Northwest. We saw a broad main street bordered with high wooden , sidewalks, and rows of shops of every shape ,t and size. Some were rude wooden sant ties; others were fine buildings of yellow e brick. 111gh over all towered the hand. y sonie spite of the Knox Church. 8everal saw and grist mills sent 1ly incessant pull's t of white steam into the clear air. The , street wtas full of hustle ard life. There ivere wagons or all descriptions stnding a Ifore the stores. Long lines i,dRl River carts were loading with freight' for the i r terior. The sidewalks were filled with a miscellaneous crowd of people: German pesan8ts, the women in dark blue gowns head kerehiefs, the men marked by their litle 111ht etCaps; French htlf-breeds, with jamily uekskin jacket, many -colored scarfs arotind their waists, and their black hair shinitg with oil; Indians, dark, solemu, Sgaittint, stalking along In blanket and moe I C1assinls; 8cotcll and English people, looking ras they do all the world over, but here, s prhaps, a little quicker andi( more otner getic. TIhe tmiddhle or the street, though -thletre had bteen but a single night of rain, wtas a vtast expanse of mtudl--mud so. ten tacious that the wheels of the watgons driv in lg through it were almost as large as mill-1 wvhteels; and( wh'len we dtared to cross it, we 'tc alot on the othe(r side wvith much dilt i leulty, and feet of elep)hantino p)roport ion. The city of Winniipeg, which eight yetars ago was notthing mor.'e thtan a el isteor of hle)s tabouit t he lIfudb.oa flay Col ipany's -foil, niow containts over seveni thousuaid li hablitatitt. It is the dist.ribut,iuig centre for aareregion, a place of great b)usinless5 act ivily, andit so situtatedi in relaution to the back country andl the facilities for tihe -tratnsprtat ion that it is sometlmes called "thI fialeeder's l'aradisie. " It ia btuilt ott a chclay btank at the juncttion of t,he Assilnibotme with the lRed lRIver. TIhie nature of the soil is such that, It is d(lihcult to find a good founidati for- a house, and( many of the lani.er buii lings havi e set t. d til I craicked, A hea Nick All Nightt. 3 the ptassenigers oin the Bostonl steamer one 1 eveinig recently, and while lhe wias sitting - by the steam radtiator Imbibuing its warmth, -a t.all pass~enger with ta mysterious tir ap a proached, tind tafter glancing car-efully - abouit the saloon, said( in ai subduled - tone: I "Are you a strntger ?" I Tfhe tidl(-lookinlg mani was considerab)ly - Ilustrated b)y tie mysterious person's strange muannuer, antd without stopplinlg to I conlsidier the sinmgularity of his question, lhe 3 replied that hie was. lie (ldi't just, un. ,(ersitiand what or whom lie wias a straniger -to, but lie knew lie was a st,ranger, any i way, and so0 lie Said so. ''"Because," continued tihe man with the r mysterious tir, leaning forwaurd, nearly a to the timd-lookitug party's knee, and gaz I inig cautiously about, "because I have ta 4 quecstin Ito ask you.' "Whia-what is It?" sttanmered the timid(-iookinlg passeniger, in consmetrabJle confusion. "It Is this," repliedl time man with the mysterious air, letaning forward, grecathy I to time timid tian's perturbation, and situk lug his voice to a hoarse whisper: "Why is this steamer like thie no se matde by a per son with a bad col ?" - rTe timidlooking malin (drew a brecath of .relief, lie feared the quiestion relatedl to a dlesiredh lotan of money. "I don't know," hie faltered. "Because," explained the man With the rmysterio)ns iair, placing his hiando impres I sively ont the timid party's shiouulder, andu speaking in a low andl( earniest voice thtt 3 left no dhouibt of the sincerity of his con. E' victiot , "because it is the catarrhdlin.. The thmid.-looking nman staggered to his berth and was seasiek all night. a The joke .ios in t lie name of the boat "Cataradini,