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IfRI-WEEKLY EDTO-WINNSBORO, f. C., FEBRUARY 5, 1881. WOL. IV.--NO. 173. OUR- LONGINGS. Thero in Something beyond--Something be yond But where is it hiding. that vague, fair dream ? Always above us. always beyond us, A beaoon as bright as the sun's glad beam. Alas I h-w oft we try to grasp it, And onr eagor hands are outstroto'iod in vain I B-it our learning eyes gazo alwayd upward, Str.ving our weakly purpose to gain. How grand it sooms to our expeotation That unknown Something, so veiled from our sight I How bitter our cry of blind displeasure Against the just God who ordains all right I But harder, far harder, the painful wisdom (Por it comes at last after weary years), Wiien the long-for 8omothing is in our gi asp, So faded and poor 'midst our bihter tears. Tears-when we find our idol shattered, Or our oherlehed hope as a thiiig of air; Knowing that years have been spent in long lig ["or Something unworthy of love or care. Then Is the hour when the heart is riven Then is the time when the blinding tears fall To know that what we have loved Is worthless; Oh, that I-i the cruelest pain of all I A Church Mouse. "I nir.st trust to your instinct, "muttered the traveler, letting the bridle fall upon his horse's neck, "The eyes of an owl would be at fault on sul a night as this. Be quiet, you brute I Do you imean to repay m1y confildence by breaking my neck ?' The animal had Blled so violently as nearly to throw his rider, and stood treni bhing In every muscle. Ills master peered through the darkness in the endeavor to make out the cause of his terror. le could perceive before hm the dhni outlines of a dismantled church, with its broad avenues of gravestones clustered about It. Beside the road, so close that he could have touched it with his whip, he discovered an indistinct white object crouching upon one of the graves. Resolved upon knowing what it was, he dismounted and approached it. As lie did so, it arose and lied rapidly away. With his cu isity now fully arousedl hu followed it. As it neared the church it turned sud denly and confronted him. At this me. muent a broad glare of lighting flashed ath wart the sky and 11e saw before him a young girl dressed in a thin, water-soaked garment, her hair falling in drenched coils I %"(n her shoulders. For an instant hrer 4 t, ocnlcd ioo won t.urned toward him I her large, sorrowful eyes met his i an appealing look, then she seemed ? elt into the solid body of the church. - s well as the darkness permitted, lie pral As. iined the spot whGre she h- -""I' 'ired, but could fie pn opening through -uen sIe coult have escaped. He called aloud that he was a friend,aud at she had noting to fear. The only an bWer was the weird wait of the tempest through the broken arches. With a feeling akin to superstitious terror, lie hastily re mnountled his hot se, and did not draw rein until lie reached the village inn. "Who occupies the old church yonder?" I lie Inquired of this landlord. "Ai I yuu too have seen it," exclaimed tle landlord, mysteriously. "ity" echoed the traveler. "I saw what I thought to be a poor, demented girl." "You saw the spirit of one," anewered I the host, soleminily. "Every one here knows the story. When she was alive her name t was Ada Morton. Her father died a year back, having her heiress to his property. As she was yet a minor, lie appointed his 4 Sfriend Stephien Eatburn her guardian,. who, in crise of her death uumarried, wasi Sto wiherit the property: it is said that lie Sbeat, starved, and cruielly ill-treated her.1 One night--just such a night as thisj -she disappeared. Her liat andl cloak were found on the river bank next morn ing. It was plain that the poor creature had sought deilverance from her persecutor by suicide. That was three months ago. 11er. body was never found, but her spirit had been often seen in the churchyard, Swhiere her father lies. Meanwhile, th. * .man who dIrove her to her dleathl lives at lisa ease in her father's house on the hdll." Tfhe traveler was evidently leeply inter oueted in the story, b~ut lhe made no comi mient upon it. hierely informing the land 1o(d thbai. lie should remain for a week or two, lie returned to his room. Like many another young man of for tune,Chiarles Barclay wvas ailliictetu with too mutchi leisure, is sole objc~t ini this part of the country was merely a languid search after amusement. The landiord's story had strongly arousedl lis curiosity. More over, the y'ounig girl's sad face andl be seccinlg glance in the churchyard had made a strange impression upon-him.80ome thing in her improbable history had led yhim to form a vague suspicion of a truth , nearly as lnprobable.Eagerly accepting the, possible chance of an exciting experience, h le dieterine<L' to s:ft the matter to . the bottom. ) Without dlroppilng a hint as to his iinton 'lions, lie left the inn on the next night shortly after eleven o'clock and prioceededl to the old church. Th'le 1place was silent and dleserted; no~t even a stray (log was to be seen wandering about the churchyard. An ineffably dIreary air hung about the place, dlepressinig his spirits andi almost re solving hun to abandon his object. But a sentiment of pride urged lhim on, andi he cautiously made his way into the church and sat diowni in one of the pews. 'otrniore than an hour nothling occurred jA to attract, his attention, lie became drowsy, and wasn on the point of falling asleep whice lihe sat, when a low weird peal fromi the old organ moaned through the church. lie sat erect aind listened with suspendled brenthi. Theli sound rose higherand cleare.r, and~ presenitly the sweet but mouaiuful tones of a woman's voice joined It. lie could ir~ako out, the words of a prayer for the wretchied. Alter a moment the mnsic ceased, and lie could hear the singer sobbing im a low, heart-broken way, that brought tears to his eyes. lie strained his eyes through the darkness, bult could make otut notinig. Arising, he called 'out: "Whoever yeou are, you are in sorrow and afiliction. I1 cannot see you. I will niot pursue you. All 1 desire is to be your triend. Wil1l you answer me ?" There was no reply, and, the wedping ddenhy ceased. After a moment of hesi tation he made his way to the organ loft and struck a match. No one was visible, nor was there the smallest trace of the re cent presence of any living being. Con siderably startled, he loft the church, do termined to repeat his experience on the following night. Providing himself with a dark lantern he went to the church on the next night, and secreted himself near the organ. As before it was nearly midnight before lie became conscious of the presence of another person in the building. On this occasion the organ was not played, but there was a rustle as of a woman's dress, and presently he heard the same low bitter weeping. Quickly arising lie shot the rays of the lantern in the .direction- whence the sounds proceeded. Not more than three yards from him in the broad glare of the light he behold the girl whom he had met in the churchyard. Sie was looking at him with an expression of intense terror in her white face and tear-wet eyes. As she stood cow ering before hint she reminded hin of some innocent animal crouching at the hunter's feet. With an accent of deep pity lie ad dressed her: . "I saw you in the churchyard night be fore last, I spoke to you last night.. I am not an euenmy, nor an idle curiosity seeker. I earnestly want to aid you. Will you not trust me ?" Keeping her eyes fixed upon him with the same distrustful look, she answered in a faint, far-off voice: "Your friendship or your enmity can be nothing to me. The world you live in by its wickedness and cruelty, drove me to may death. I am doomed to this place tin til justice Is done upon my destroyer." "You are trying to mislead me," ex claimed Barclay. "You are no spirit, but a poor,starving,honelcss young girl. You have suffered miserably and I have resolved to restore you, to your rights, as well as ex act reparation front the mian who haiis wronged you." He advanced toward her as lie spoke and stretched out nis arnis to seize her. in an instant she seenlled uncertain how to act, then even as his hand seenied to pass bold ly through her shape, she melted into the shadows of the place. This time lie did not. pursue her. Her mysterious escape, which seemed to confirm her own words, began to impress him with the belief that lie had indeed cnnfronted a visitant from he other world. Next morning, however, cool rfictfion aught him that he might easily have de 'eive himself ii his excitement. le there :ore resolvedi all the more obstinately to mrsue the investiation. For three nights following time secreted mniself in the church and awaited her ap )earance, but his watch was fruitless. This ,aution on her part f ully convinced him hat he was dealing withi a human being ind not with an impalpable phantom. vhicli te la entOroslorY la impafled to nlio ).1.. a pretence on which to make ne acquaintance of Stephen Eastburn.The nan impressed him unfavorably at the irst sight. Tall and gaunt of figure, with mall, restless gray eyes and a false smile, Le seemed to Barclay to be capable of any villainy. The young man was careful to void mentioning the supposed ghost, and ieparted with an invitation to call again. On the fourth night Barelayagain secret d himself in the church. I. was cold for lie season, and he shivered in his hiding lace dcspite his warm clothing. Hour at er hour passed away, and lie was begin ling to fear that his errand would again >rove fruitless, when a faint light in the tody of the church caught his 'eye. As it ose higher, he could see that it proceeded roni a small heap of sticks collected upon lie stone floor. Crouching over it, and xtending her thin fingers to the flame, lie eheld time figure of the young girl, Evi lently overcome with time cold, she had rentured to indulge in this small comfort a thme hiope that it, mighmt escape notice. Pulling olt hIs snoes, birclay crept upi >ehind lie r, and before se was aware of uts presence, seized her in his * strong grasp. "I knew you were no ghost,'' lie saidl, nuiling ; ''though if you continue this life much longer you will become one." She uttered a faint cry of terror, mind munk upoii her knees. "Sp:mre me," she sobbed. 4'1 am only a poor homeless, friend les girl" who never svronged -any one. Why do you pursue ntoY" "For your own good, amy poor girl," lie said1 kindly. "Why will you not believe no In my good intentions?" "Why should I ?" she criedi p~asionately. "Did not my father's trusted *friend, thme nan who had sworn to be miy second father, eek my life ?" "Ah I'" said Barclay, with a stiart. "My sonjecture wvas true, then. ie decoyed you to time river, andl after believinig you safely out of the way, lie left your cloak mad lint upon thie bank to give the impres sion that you had comimittedi suicide ?" "Yes," she answered; "but the river was more merciful than he, for it cast. me ashore alive. Sick with horror, andi madly afraid of the whole world, I caime here where my father hay,to die upon lis grave. B~ut it is hard for one so young to die.I have livedi hero these three nmonths, suiffer ing, freezing, dying. Th'lat 1 wats taken for may own ghost was fortunate for mem, for it kept every one away from me, and aidedM me to get what little would keel) me alive, after nightfall. And I enicour aged time superstition. Now you kniow all. if you are that mian's emissary, may God forgive you amid help mae." "I ami the emissary of mercy," returned Barclay. "I ant here to (10 justlee on a villain and to restore you to your rights. Will you trust and help me ?" She looked at im. "You have a good, kind face," she said, offering hun her hemd, "'I will trust you.'' "Then," sauI Barclay, '"keep up the character you have assumed for one more (lay. To-morrow night I shall brinig East burn here with witnesses. Do you lay on that organ when you hear us enter. When I turn the (lark lantern uipon youl, rise; and dlenounce him as a murde.cr. We can stafely leave film to accuse himisel f." "I will (10 as you wish," she answered, brokenly, "Ilow can I thank you ?" "By following my directions." replied Barclay, brusquely, to hide his own emno tion. With a few words mor'e of advice he left her. Ills next move was to go directly to the landlord of the ind, relate the- whole story, anid secure his support. At ten o'clock on the next night, in com-. nany with the landlord. he called upon Stephen Eastburn.Cutting short his smoth salutation, Barclay said: "Mr. Ezetburn, the obscure manner f your ward's death has given rise to strange rumors in the village. Her spirit Is said to wander in the old church. We desire you to accompany us there to-night In order to set these stories at rest." Eastburn's jaw dropped, his face grow Ilivid, and he was barely able to reply in a quavering voice. "Ghost I absurd I Do you meau to make a fool of i? I will not go to the church at this hour of the night." "Allow me to observe," said Barcl'y, sternly. "that the rumors, unless you Id in dissipating them, may culminate in 1a charge of murder." Something significant in:his tone'seemed to render Eastburn suddenly submissive. "Of Cours6 1 will go, out of noliteness, if you insist. We shall probably bag a a church mouse. They are proverbially so starIl as to be incapable of flight." No reply was made to his lame attempt at humor, and in a very uncomfortaLle frame of mind he went with them to t1e church, and was shown into a pew in th dark between them. After a moment'b silence the low tones of the organ sounded through the church, accompanied by a woman's voice. "What is thisI" cried Eastburn, starting ulp. "Whose voice is that?" "Be silent,"said Barclay, sternly. "Good reason have you to hear that voice with guilty horror." At the same insthnt the glass from his lantern fell broadly upon the organ. Stand ing before it, looking down at them, was the figure of Ada Morton. "Oh, God," groaned Eastburn, chok ingly. 4My a ni have found me out. She has come back fron the other world to ac cuse me of her death." "Yes," said the girl solemnly. "Stephen East burn, you are my murderer." "I confess it," Bricket .the terror-mad dened wretch. 'I ask no mercy from imen, for the grave has condemned me. Take me away-hide me from this awful sight." The light. was turned out and the girl's figure disappeared. The horror-snitten Eastburn, shrieking mingled prayers and curses, was taken to the village and im prisoned on the double charge of fraud anid attempted murder. In course of time lie was convicted and punished. On the same day that he was sentenced, Barclay called upoi Ada 31orton, how in stalled in her lather's house. With her restoration to her rights she had recovered her health and beauty, and it was with a strange feeling of mingled hope and fear that lie young man took her hand and said : "1 have called to say good.bye, Miss Morton." "The bright smile fandvd.pop)4er face, "..Idu re gomig away V .1 had hlnp I would stay with us." I'My work here ii done," he answered, "I have restored you to your home, and'to (lay your euemy receives the punihment of his crimes. What more is there to do?" "Nothing," she returned brokenly, "but to forget the poor girl whom you have be friented. That wil be easy." 1 "No," lie replied earnestly, "so difficult that i shall never accomplish it. To stay as your friend is hnpossible. I miust go I away and labor to crush out this longing, this love for you which has overgrown imy whole heart, or stay to cherish it for your sake. Tell nie, dear Ada, which must I do?" She looked up at him shyly, and came nearer to his side as she wlitspered: "St4ay." A Viking's War Mhsp. An interesting discovery has been made at Sundeherred in Norway, of a Scandina vian wvar vessel. Buried under a hillock, a sailing vessel was found, which is thought, to belong to those terrible highwaymen of~ the ocean, the Vikings, or Norwegian pirates. It measures about seventy-five feet. in length, and is an almtost perfect state of p~reseirvation. It was armed and eqluippedl as though it, had been abandoned wvhere found when oii the poiint of sailing on some adventurous expedlition. All the aphparatus used by nautical Norsemen are met with in this ancient crait, the most of which is still pretty wvell intact. There mire fragments of sails and cordage remain ing, as well as maiiy specimens, either p~er feet or incomplete, of utensils and instru nments, which have beein eagerly ox amined biy authorities. Among other tIrings are a number of pieces of oak wvood, peculiarly shaped, hollowed out in time ceiitre to adimit of ropes being paissed through them. Spades and shiieldhs, or~ bucklers, have also been found, or rather the iron p~ortion of the bucklere, for the wooden part is entirely gone. Near the rudder the skeletons of three horses were diiscovered. The form of the shields, and also the mnaniner in which they are sue pendhed roundi the interior of the ship, is absolutely the same as one sees represented on the beautiful tapestry of Bayeux, im Normandy which (date back to the eleventh century. Miateriai Caintankerosity. Two einient men of one of the Cam bridge colleges were one day taking a walk in their deliciouis grove. They had( an ar.. gunment, in which oiie of the meni could not (10 justice to any view that, conflicted with his own. "I tell you what it is, my friend," at last said his opp~onenit, "the facet is that you have got a twist in your mind." Th'le man of twisted mind has since become very famous, but many of his iriemais conlskler that the twist is very lplable. 1i, was a favorite saying of Lessing, the philosopher, which lia biogra pliers call upon us to adlmire exceedingly, that if the truth wvere offered him on the one hand andl thle search after truth on the oilier handi, lie would prefer to search. Now here is a case of "thme twist." I1 hum bly think that this is a ease of mental can tankerosuty. If truth were worth the searching lor, it might be supposed that it would be worth thme having. All those who have followed the Socratic dialogues of, search know the great and peculiar charm cf this method of investigation. Still, truth is the first thing necessary, and thme second thing necessary, and the third thing necessary ; and the man who could hai e tabted tis way must have been can tankerous, at least to time extent of not earing for tho truth, an opinion which seems to gain ground the more one under stands Leasngm. Life in the Tyrol. In the secluded valleys of the Austrian Tyrol, as this region Is somctinies called, the sports and recreations of thle people are In strict aceordance with the spirit of by-gone days which characterizes tile staunch old race d welling in the recesses of these almost inaccessible notintains. Liv Ing In a country lying between two of the lowest passes of the Alps, which formed the chief highways between civilized Italy and rough Germany, and constantly crossed by victorious or defeated armies, marching to or returning from Italy, they have preserved a sturdy, warlike spirit, fostered by their tracitional and steadfast attachment to the ruling house of llaps burg. The gentry and superior class of peasantry and mountaineeri are very fond of target shootingr, which alniost invariably follows their weddings, dances and merry makings, which usually continue through out the (lay and night. 'lhe targets are placed at a distance of abou; two hundied yards, and consist -f a fixed bull's-eye and rings, a figure of a deer at rest and a' "run ning stag." This consists of the wooden figure of a stag, rigged up by means of a huge pendulum in such a manner that when loosened it darts across an open space eigiht fet In width, between tah and dense buphes. The pace at, which this imitation stag traveled was about equal to a living specimen in full flight, ahd the targel, set over the region of the heist, must be hit while it passes this space, a momentous feat, considering the speed with which the object passes; but 1 have seen it done sev eral limes in successIon by these expert. ri flemen. A love of the chise scems inher cut to this hardy people., The black cock (tetrao tetrix) belongs to the grouse spe cies, and the sport requiret great hardihood and patience, and an accurate knowledge of his peculiarities. Like the pinnated grouse of the prai ies, li is polygamous , but, unlike them, is shot iuring the pairing season, the hens being arefully spared. The descriptions the hunters give of the love-sick bird strit ing and gamboling around the base of a tree for the edifleation of the liens, who crowd itround their lord and master, are ludicrous in the extreme. I-lis lone song, which consiss of three dis tinct notes repeated constantly iat more or less regular intervals, is frequently his ruin, for in the midst of his ecstacies, during the execution of the third note, ie is insensible to danger, and becomes an eisy prey to the rifle of the expert huntsman. of course, if you adopt the English idea of sport you canl build a miniature hut or bind of bushes in the course of the (lay, ,lose to the tree selected by the jealeus old ,ock f r his morning song, patiently await ,he advent of the game, and theni murder him in cold blood. But t his is far different rrom the genuine sport, where foot and and, eye and ear, are on the alert to take idyantage of any indiscretion of your lu ck-witted opponent.. It is a conti ......-...a. ..,,,,.,;--- &A m n:a nered )rototype. The golden eagle, the tiger of lie race, is occasionally seen circling around lis eyrie among the lofty crags, and his ,oung are sometimes captured by the in repid hunter. They aro of immense size, onetimes measuring eight feet from tip to ip of the wings,. and are the greatest foes f the chamois an roe buck, as well as he farmer's stock of young pigs, kids and ambs. I had the pleasurable excitement >f seeing one of these rapacious birds car ying off a young chamois, - which lie had iwooped down upon with resistless fury, md by the mere force of the concus ion hurled down the abyss, at the brink )f which it happened to be feeding. Bev ral times the great weight of the prey )bliged him to loosen his hold upon it vhile circling at a terrible height. over 'avine and peak. As it fell the eagle tarted after it, and catching it in his claws, Lnd sinking thirty or forty feet by the lere impletuosity of his diownwardl flight, 1e spread his mighty wings to their widlest sxtent and resumed his circliing ascent., with h)is prey firmly clutched im his strong alone. Thle weddings of the peasantry ire solemnized in the chapel, after the isual formn of the Catholic Church, but, here are seine obiservances connected withi hem which have a character of their own. )ne of these consists oh presentation of noney to thienewly-miarried coutple by each *erson, be it man, womian or child, p~resent it the wedding. The gifts are received by he godmother of the bride, the mother iever being permitted to 1)e present at any 2art of her daluglhcr's weddiag. Th'le name f the donor and the amtouttof the gilt is arefully noted downi by a hrother or other ~emntioni of the bride, anid t1hen the giver mairries lie explets the exactimount of his zift to be returned by the br~degroom. The ift is niever less thanl t wc Ilorins, about ,ne dlollair, one of which is to paLy for the mupper. Sometimes artiekds of hiousehol d furniiture are presented, an:l in some ie mote valleys tihe custom silliexists of each of the disRcardled lovets of tid bride presentt. lng her wvith a crhdhc. Tis, a rustic belle who has for a series of yean held her court in her summer palace, the Alp liut, will sometimes hInd a half-dozenof rough crad lee at the front, door on tue inornhmig after the wedding. Bumt the maos comtical fea ture of all occurs when gust aifter guiest stand forth and in roug, improvised rhyme andl song, accuse theoyride or bride groom of any qutestionale~ intidenits in their lives, and tell tales of formr sins, accom pauiedt by miuch laughter mad shouting. They are usually assembledit, the house of the "'wirthi," or landlord of tie village, and canice the day and( night an~y, fortited by copious potations of beer .nd imunerous hinge dishes of '"speckd," bacn; '"knodeis," balls of dough fried in lard, d( "'schtmairn" flour, water, butter amid salt Thie dlantce is the universal valse. varietby tin occas ional indepeindent, "hmoe-dO'n," by soe of time strapping fellows, whperform somie strange gyninasticsm. I havocen one sudt denly sprinig up from the bor' andi dlrop with a thud upotn his knees,md then with folded aims throw hib head tck and strike the hard boards with tlbree C. four soundit lng raps, anid then regaini h feet wvith a sudden spring, without, toudng thme liIor with his hands--a feat that any an athlete of repute could not imitate. All this time their buxom partners tire Ircling round the rooi alone, coqjuettishhlpreadinig out their short but saple skirtsentd encourag ing thecir partnters to still grter exertions. The music is generally aeombone, sax horn andi flute, lrcquentiy a~ompanied by the "'zither," which to tiny cultivated ears Is the most charming umsicai instru mant in existence. -Chicago has 800) chures and 3,300 alonn. Oameo Cutting. Camco cutting is one of the most profit able arts to engage In. There are but a few cutters and there Is a steady demand for all they can produce. The cutters are very secretive and greatly dislike to talk about their work. Most of the cameos are produced froin sea shells. A visit to it cameo cutter's workshop found hi seated at a table covered with tools, varying from a strong triangular-pointed steel instru. nit, to the most delicate pointed bits Of steel wire fastened in handles. Very flue iht. and knitting needles, set in wooden. grips and ground to Inflinitesimal points, figured in the lot. On a pad of leather, before the camico cutter, was a block of wood just big enough to be grasped with his hand, and cemented to the middle of it was an oval object that looked like i piece of alabaster, just big enough to make a seal for the finger of a man who did not object to wearing large rings. Upon this the artist was just finishing a copy, with a pencil pointed to needle flneness, of a pho tograph lin profile of a gentleman, which was leanee against a little photograph easel before him. Having finished the outline, he laid his peniel by, 1111d taking u1p a fine wire tool lie scratched the pencil mark around with it. Then he took a darning-needle with a sharp point and scratched the une deeper. lie worked with a magnifying glass at. his eye, and stopped continually to imspect tihe progress of his work with critical minute ness. Thein lie went at it again, working slowly, soratching over the same line again and againi, and alw"ays examining after eich icratch. lie caanged his tools as 1e went on, and from the darning-needle de scended to atrilling little tragment of steel wire, not as thick as all ordinary sewing needle, set in a slender handle. With this lie scratched and rescratclied, until the linea he had drawn with his pencil had quite vanished, and a thin, line streak of a dark color had marked the outline of the head ie had been tracing his way around. Next he took one of hiat burin-like tools, commenced again. This time he worked on the outside of the outline, cutting and scraping at the surface until the white turned gray, then brown, and finally van islied, leaving the face in relief, surrounded by a black ground ; that is, the portrait re mained intact in the white substance which formed the outer layer of the cameo, while it had been cut away around it to the lower or dark layer. The portriait or figure is then modulated upon its surface until it assumes the round ness of nature. The edges are left square to the (lark ground. This is necessary, as, if they are gradually rounded (own, the outline becomes undefined toward its junc ture with the relieving surface, owing to the white of the raised portion being par tially r e permitting the dark and so separate the white from it as to leave it smooth and unscratched. A final polish is given it, however, with putty powder, applied dry with a stiff brush, but the utmost, care is necessary in this opera tion, as the slightest slip will ruin the work. This eads the cameo-cut ter's work, the mounting being the jeweler's work. Tle cameos sell unmounted for about $25. Italy Is the home of cameo cutting, ind the finest works of art in that Iine are still turned out there. Genoa and tome ire the centres of production. There is a colony of several thousand cameo-cutters in Paris who produce some very good work. The camcos made abroad iire, as a rule, fanciful woiks, copies of statues, mythological figures and the like. The shells used in cameo cutting are of several sorts, but all are ordinary sea shells or conchs. Some conie from the East and tliers from the West Indies. Many are imported, as there Is commonly only unioughi mterial available in each one for ai sinigle cameo. These shells all have a whIte surface, but the ininer~ layer is red, black and dark claret in color, accordinig o thme species. The1( pieces to lie usedt by hle artist iire sawed froni the shells amul ihaped into the square or ovali form re uiiredl on a grindstone. Then they aire eady for thme artist. A Toiucing~j story. Oni a narrow island necar the Newv Eng land coiist, where prunitive customs still btam, whiere the crier goes about the itreets by dhay and~ the watchman by night, whierc they dilspose of sulphur ment, by uuctioii, and~ the ueiiry maideni iiid the tar go junketing together In an iticient calashi, ives anf 0oh1 lady, Atintie iB- . The anmc roof has sholtered three .generations >f her famnily, and It wvould require little ess thiin anm earthquake to dlishcdgo her rroii her seat by thme old1 fashIoned lIre )lace. There she sits, a lctuire of pece .nd contentment. "Hlaven't, you a single egret in youri whole lite ?" we asked hier mice. She dropped her knitting, ando a ireamy look crept,over her placidl eyes. "Yes, " she saidl at length, "1 have. Ten y'ears ago, wvhen my dlear dead sister was dive, a man with a hand-organ caiie to his irland .>y thme steamer. Oh I he could )lay beautifully, lie came near otir street, md1( iiy Sister says to me: "Lot, us go Iown to the corner andm see himn play." Well, (10 you know, 1 didn't go, after all, Jult she saidl it was just sp~lenid, andl, I Iuppose5 1 shall regret, iiot hearing that and-organ to uiy dlying daiy." And thme lia old soul (dropped a tear on thle half ieeled stocking. A New lJdet. "Why, George, hiow are you getting mlong said one young mian to anotlher in ront, of the post oile the oilier (lay. "'Splenihd I never had so much fun in ill my life," was the other's answer. "Hlow's t hat, George h" "Well, you see, .Ned, after I lost my sit iationi all iiy friends left me. I was d. trminedl to get even, so I circuilated a rc ort among thienm that I was *the for tunate molder of one half of a lottery tIcket that 11d( just dIrawn a big prize.'' "imd It, take ?" "You just bet It took I Why, In two lays I rceivedl no less thaii a dozen invi cations from fellows that I had alnost for (otten. I was presented1 with two suits of ::lothes, four newv hats, two dozen em broidered handkerchiefs, a silk umbrella, a b~eautifui Aumetlhyst ring and a handsome pair of gold sleeve buttons. I visited Span li fort live tin'.ev, took .ono trip to the letties en thbe Cannon and borrowed, all told, $160 in Umited 8tates currency. Did Li takne? Well I shonld smiln." Oine of the most celebrated of song-birds Is the nightingale, or night singer. It is a migratory bird. Do you know what this is? It is a bird that visits its northern home early in tle spring, and quits It for the south early In the autumn. It imgrate. This famous bird Is common In nearly all parts of Europe. It haunts woods, thickets, and gardens. It migrates Into Egypt and Syria. It has been seen among the willows of Jordan and the olive trees of Judma. In no pai t of Europe is it more conunon than in Spain or Italy ; but even in these southern regions the bird is mi gratory. The nightingale Is shy in its habits. Its nest is placed low, and hidden from view. Its egsgs, live in number, are of an olive brown. It. food Consists of insects. In color it is brown, with a re.!dish tinge on the back and tail. As a songster, tihe bird is unsurpassed. Though its notes are heard at intervals during tile day, they are poured forth in their greatest perfection on quiet evenings, an hour or two after sunset; and when i lie moon Is nearly full, and the weather is se rene, the ielodious song of tihe nightingale may be heard at midnight. The(,- late Bishop Stanley, of England, gives an account of one that lie raised from the nest. It was kept in a c'age two years; thon the cage wits hung open att the (toor, and tIhe bird wis allowed to go out. At first it returned regularly every even ing. As the season advanced, it sometunes staycd out all night i the garden; but if calle(d by some one whose voice it knew, it would return aind feed froni his hand. In the autum, as the evenings got cmi, it re turned to its cage again before nightfall. It wits taken as usual into tile house, and was kept there for the winter. This is a curious instance of the force of habit over coming the instinet of a bird. The Queen0 Or It ay. The Queen of Italy, was recently driv ing to the royal wood of Licalo, when the coachman mistook the road, and one of tliegentleienn sked a count ryman the way. The man, seeing the line carriage and horses, thought he was being fooled. "As if you did not know I" lie sald, with a big grin. The Queen laughed, and assuret liun they were lost. Then only did the countryman condescend to point out the way, after whiich lie walked off, its if fear Ing to he laughed at again. "Give him twenty francs for his trouble," said the Queen to one of her escort, who going after the countryman said to iimi : "H1ere, my man, is a little pre-seit from he Queen of Italy, who thanks you.'' "The Queen P cried tihe countryniiii, returning to the carriage. "Forgive me that I (lid not know thee. But I had never seen thee before. Thou art. as beautiful as a Mai roe. Culor ) , b nmhu' A seen the Queen, wanted to see her pretty ince again, and the following dity he pro sented himself at the palace. "'I know her, you know," he added m1ys leriously. "I spoko to her yestertly. and I want to speak to her again." Th'linking 1e had to dto withI a mniaman, the porter was about to have the poor fel low irrested, when lie very gentleman who ha([ given hit the twenty fraies ap peare( and, recognizing the num, told him to wait. le informed the Queen of his presence. "Bring him here, by all memns, was tihe answer. When the maun 'as, for the Becond tilme, before the (ueen, lie said: "Yea, 'tis thou. 1 thought I had seen a fairy. Thou art just an angel. I did not tell thee yes terday that I have two little owes- without a mother. Wilt thou be their nother V' "That I will," said the Queen. "Then there's the twenty franes thou galvest Ime yesterday. I thank thee, but 1 want no money.'' And~ lie went away, crying and smiling like a child. Thle Queen has ad~opted the two little ones, ami( they tire ini an inslti tmion, uinder her spiecial patronage. The Rlothachilds have bieen attracting iio little attention to themselves hero ii Paris by the iinnioutncenment of thme extenision os the act of partnership, which euxpi red.Septecm bcr, 30,1880, to 19t05. The Paris biranch of the famnous family is qnuitec large. fThe D.owager Baroness Iliothisci d, who lives in'~ lie family mansion ini the line Laflitue, had five children-lnroness Al phonso, who is at this (late the headl of thme famnilv: Baron Solomnon, who (lied a long time augo; Baron Gustave, Baron Edhnond tind the Baroness Nathaniel llothuschild. 'l'he ven ertable (dowager is a veritable foiuntann of charity. She gives away hundreds of Itloutsanids of franca every year. In sum. mer she lives in ai splendid country house at, BL~ulogne where apartments for each of her sons and daughters are kept constantly in orde~r. Baron andi~ iaroiiess Alphonso Ilothschid live in the 01(hiimansioni ini the Rue Suimi F'lorentine, where Tfalleyrand once res'idled. They are gay and extremely load of society, aind are seen everywhere in thme mnoinde; the Baronces Is one of thme most aiccompilishied eqluestriennecs who fre quent thme oIbs (de Ioulogne. I [er husband is an enthusiastic p~atron of the turf. lie hiis stables at Meitntrif and Uhiantil.y and lavishes millionse on tl-em. Solomon lRothschild was a dlelicate-miindedl mian, fond of converamtion,books,pictures and~ society. His widow has a dhaughiter who will, It is said, he the richest heiress in the Paris family. Baron uustave is the only one who has married otsi ac the family. One of the sonis of the late Nathlanmel Rothschildl just p~urchatsedh the splenimld mansion of Count TVolstoi, in the Anenie (de F'riedland; and~ another, named Art~hnr, spends his life In collecting books. It is saidl that no one else in France excep~t the Du'ke dI' Au niale possesses such inuetimabe treasures of rar e edItIons an d luxurious bin ding as thihi young.ltotnchlild. Wuasington's Apj~isarance. "General Washington is a tall, well made ian," 551(1 a writer In 1798, "rather large boned, and has a tolerably genteel adIdress. ils features are manly and bold, his eyes of a bluelshi cast, and very lively; his hair of a (deep brown, lia faice rather long and marked with the smallihpox ; lis comliexion sunburnt andI without, much color, and his countenance senisible, comt posed, and thoughtful; there is a remark able air of dignity about him, with a strik ing degree of gracefulness ; candor, sin cerity, affability, and simplicity sem to be the strIkIng features of hisi character." BRIEFS. -The Prince of Wales passed her tLhirty-sixth birthday on Christmas. -A sausage fifty-two feet long was made at Altoona, Pa., by Jacob F. Almes. -The pomiilation of Ore&n Ial Malei, 103,388; females, 71,379 total, 174,708. -Dotroit reports the erection of twelve hundred bulidings during the past year. -The Presilent of Buenos Ayres of fers free lands to fifty thousand Irish cmigraits. -Messrsi Moody and Sankey have refused to go and labor in Virginia City, Nov. -The Edgar Thomson steel works are said to have orders for 80,000 tons of steel rails. -The old homeof President Lincoln iII Sp-ingfiele, 1., Is now a cheap lodging hou.' i o c -Speaker Randall hias had an acute attack of gotisince Congress adojurn ed, but Is better. -The motive power of the Penn'syl. valia railroad is now working to its utmost CIpitety. - itah haq i poptilitiou of 143,907, of whom 9,4.36 are females and 13, 933 of foreign birth. -Eighty million dollars' wor.li of hogs are sold every year by the U. S. to foreign lands. -In Pennsylvatia there are 87 daily newspapers, 6il weekly and 137 others, mail ig a total o 833. -The Cz ir has placed ?300,000 ster ling in a Berim bank in the name ot the Princess Dolgorouki. -The fund of $131,000 for the Hat. vard Divinity Sehool, at Gambridge, Mass., has been mado II). -The amount of butter now made in Iown creameries is estimated at 50,. 000,000 pounds per an num. -Only $1 for each $25,00 ) of person al property IS said to have been given for foreign missions last year. -The ConsoliiLation of the New Orleans, Pacili and Texas Pacific rall roads has beent consumuated. -Two of General Garfield's sons are to enter Williams College next year. One Is seventeen, the other fifteen. -Ermlazhl, covering nearly half of Suit.h America, has a population of 12,000,000, of which over a million are slaves. -The imports of Great Britain up to date exceed those of lait year by over $259,000,000, the exports by over $130, 000,000. -Therei are more than 3,000,000 wo men in England and Wailes trying to earn a iv in the VArou . L 15u Ill 11, t ( flffrflsn I 1yTj IW-6 Mackey, the bonanza king, live in 'arls at the rate of nearly $1,000,000 per animi . Kate Liwler, who manages the Roy alty theiatre, London, will forswear thu stage antd wed a youth with a fortnnu of 2250,000. -11) 1871. the gain to the revenue of the U. S., from the i ncreael classil cation or sugiar was $313,37, and in 1880, $1,230,872, -The value of Ameriean exports for' the year ending OQtober 31 it was $867., 0)1,227, agalat $712,500,50t for thu year procedlig. -J ustice 11 nut of the United States Supreme Court has learned to write with his left hand since'his rightlhand beeame pirailyzadl. -Mr. Thomas Carlylo has j list coim plted his eighty-11flh year. Ills friends show much anxiety about the state or his health. -The annual pro luotioni of kero sene 1a now about 15,000,090 gailons. Tlhe first oil weli was sunk nearly twenty-one years ago. -The Ratnk of France Is a govern-. menmt instItulion. its cIrculation is $400,755,0J0. Its capitai is $30,520,000 and it has 62 branches. -It is estimated that the sugar-cane cro1) Of Louisiana wviil yield this year ;38,000 hogshmead of sugar, and 13,000, 000 gallons of melasses,. -Mile. Bernhardt proposes0 heoreaf ter to prosecute whoever circulates false reports about her life, whether lie be a clergymnaiior oilier. Berlin, the Germaen Capital. hias a p~opulation of 1 ,l18,630, which is ani increase of 10 per cent since 1875 and of over 100) per cent shice 1800. -Mnneapoilis boasts of a growth from 5.8010 ini 1860 to 493,053 in 1880. 11er bonded indiebtedness is $100,000. Only one-tenth of her water-power has been utilized. -T~1he average pri'ie p~aid for sllver bullion of standard fineness bor the past year, by the Treasury Depart. uimnt, of the U. 8. Was eqalvalent to 52 7 poence per ounce, -Director Burchard, oi' the United States mints, estimates the anniuail 0on sumiption of gold and slive' lin mann Mettnres and the arts at $12,000,000, $7,000,0 of which Is gold. -The pl)iationi of Berlin, includ ing the military element, now num hers 1,118,630, or an increase or 154, 390. or 16 per cent. on tihe fingures of 1875, which were only 061,210.. -Tiherie were 23,767 applications to enter the Unilted States regular army last year, when onlhy 5,000 men wore wvaated. Of the 5,000 who were accept ed :0iiLl were born ini Amerlca. TIhu Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago road in the ten months ending Novem ber 1, 1880, received and for warded at, Inudianapolis 0 ),241 ears, while in the year 1879 but 51,402 were handled. -T'he number of people rescued from wrecks by the lifo-saving service of thme U. 8. during the p~ast year was 700, besides which 128 vossols with theIr crews were aided out of dangerous positi ons. -A handsome obelisk has beon coma ploted at Berlin and sent, for erection at Folkestone, inm memory of the vic tIms of the disaster which overlook the Grosser Kurfurst. It Is dedicated to their memory by the German Aiavy. -Thme little Prince of Cumberland, Princess Thyra's son and Alexan~ta's , nephew, has just beeni baptized, re coivimig ten Claristaiin names--George William Christain Albert Ed~Lward Aiexanidrafrp~doriek Waldemar Ersnest