The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, February 26, 1881, Image 1
TWIWEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. C., FEBRUARY 26, 1881. VOL. IV.-NO. 182.
THE FIRST FALL OF SNOW.
We woke in the morring
We found without warning,
The Aelds oud the woodlands were white wth
the 9110 1
it caan all un-idden
The brooklet was hidden
And huihed in the ho low below.
Softly, s'lently, white and fair,
Floating along thro' the frcsty air,
Swirling, wbirling,
Shifting, dr fting,
Came the glitter.ng snow.
A poor little robin
Stood silently bobbin'
His wee little hiad in a pitiful way;
The obickens, with wonder,
Stood ellently under
The homely old shed over the way,
Softly, silently, whito and fair.
Floating along thro' the frt sty air,
Sirling, whirling,
Shifting, drifting,
Came the glittering snow.
The North wind was blowing,
The cattle were lowing;
The poor sheep were bleating, about the old
* shed,
The horsos were noighing,
All seemed to be sa lug.
. "We want to be sheltered and fed,"
Softly, silently, white and fair,
Floating along thro' the frosty air,
Swirling, whirling,
Shifting, drifting,
Came the glittering snow.
How Mr. Jerome Mordaunt
Squared his Account.
"And he really oswes all this moncy ?"
said Mrs. Castle thorpe.
She was a tall, portly, old lady, with a
false front of intensely brown curls, a fresh
complexion, and spectacles that seemed to
gleam at you like twin moons every thae
she looked your way-and she always wore
satin, with a neckerchief of white tulle,
and a heavy gold chain wound round and
round her necm and falling in glittering
festoons across her chest.
"Yes, ma'am," said Mr. Audrey, her
legal adviser, "I'm afraid he does."
"Then," said Mrs. Castlethorpe, "lie's a
downright liar."
"Very likely, ma'am," said Mr. Audrey,
dryly. "Young men have misrepresented
facts before now, and will again, I am
afraid.''
"But he told me that the last eight hun
dred dollars would settle all his debts-and
here is a washerwonian's bill, a tailor's ac
count, a bootmaker's little memorandum,
and thirty dollars borrowed of Higgins,
the jeweler, on a set of ruby shirt studs;
to say nothing of these other bills," and
Mrs. Castlethorpe nodded her head to
wards a pile of slips of paper that lay
under an Ivory weight, at her left hand.
"Why, It's perfectly disgraceful I ie has
teceived me I lie has perjured himself
out and out I"
Mr. Andrey looked wooden an imiper
turbable. To him every phase of human
roguery and duplicity seemed not o'nly
possible, but probable.
"But I won't stend it," cried the old
lady, growing more and more excited,
"I'll teach him a lesson P"
"You will cut off supplies, ma'am ?"
said Mr. Andrey, interrogatively.
"No-oh, no l1" said Mrs. Castlethorpe,
scratchiug her nose with the p~oinlt of her
crochet needle. "I'li let him have the
live hundred dollars I promised him. I
am a person of my word, whatever lie is,"
with an accent of infinite scorn. "But,
Andrey, I haven't told you about the
worst debt of all I"
"Indeed, ma'am ?"
"His landlady's daughter-a poor, little
blue-eyed thing, with her head hanging
down, and the prettiest yellow hair I ever
saw-came here yesterday. Ho owes her
a heart 1"
"Borrowed, ma'am ?" said Lawyer Au
drey, with a twinkle of his dark ever.
"Well, yes," assented Mrs. Castle
thorpe, grimly. "Engaged himself to her
while he boarded there. Dropped her
completely when he was ab!e to remove to
more aristocratic quarters. Broke her
poor, little heart. ien / he shall mend
it again."
"Do you think it is probable, ma'am ?"
asked Mr. Andrey, rather dubiously.
"I will make it probable P" said Mrs.
Castlethorpe, resolutely. "You're not en-.
gaged to dinner for to-morrow evening,
are you, Mr. Andrey ?"
"I believe not,"
"Pray, give us the leasure of your
company, then," said Mrs. Castlethmorpe.
"At six precisely. Th meet my nephew
Jerome, and a select few ole friends."
"Full dress ?" asked the~ lawyer.
"Oh, of course!" said Castlethorpe,
briskly.
And Mr. Jerome MordIaunt, lounging
over a French novej In thu elegant seu
sion of his apartments, w&M puzzled at the
note he received fronm his rich aunt.
"Dear Jeromc : Come to dinner at six
to-morrow night, and we will have a
little talk ovejr your aUairs. The five
hundred dollars will be ready. Your
affectionate aunt.
CoNSoLAT~oN CAS J~rnomsE."
"The old lady Is coming to her senses,
elh?" said lie folding the billet into the
shape of a cigar lighter, "Well; I'm glad
of that. I couldn't have kept up the can
paiga much longer without ammunition I
I'll be there punctual to the minute, dear
Aunt Conny may be quite sure I"
Hie was as good as his word. At six to
the second, lie bowed himself debonairly
into Mrs. Castiethorpe's old-fashioined
dining-room old-fashioned, but eminently
comfortable. A fieo anthritecoal
glowed and crackled in the grate; wax
candies shone with white lustre in silver
cautlelibra, and a large centre-piece of
flowers decked the middle of the board,
while solid silver, glass ornamented with
a monogram, and painted china were ar
ranged to the best advautage. Mrs. Cas
tiethdrpe was rich, and she liked to show it.
"Oh Iit's you, Jerome, Is it I" said she.
"Pray walk in. Take that seat at the
head of the table. You are my guest of
honor to-night. Jones," to the old'butler,
"show In my other friends."
And while Jerome Mordaunt was mar
veling what this unusual politeness could
portend, old Jones throw open tile 'folding
doors, and In marched Lawyer Andrey,
followed by Stitchem, the tailor,' in lils
Sunday's best; Mrs. Riordan, the washer
woman, in a surprising mob-cap. Lastly,
the consumptive little bootnaker; Higgins,
the jeweler; Pricken, the cigar-mi chant, I
and Spill, the wine-dealer. While last, v
but not least, followed Mrs. Nuttingdale,
the boarding house-keeper, and her pretty,
blushing daughter, Ruth.
Mrs. Castlethorpe stoad in stately dig
nity at her end of the table, while Jones 8
marshaled the miscellaneous crowd of
guests to their seats. Jerome s)raug from
his chair with a low, muttered exclama
tion at filrt, but seating hinself again. z
Evidently he was "in for it," to use a popu- I
lar and most expressive phrase, and the
only way wias to make the best of a bad
bargain.
The dinner progressed. Fish succeeded
soup-gamue and entrees fellowed fish
elegant side dishes came and went, and I
with the grapes, pine-apples, and ices,
came rare wines and champagne. Mis.
Castlethorpe rose with the dignity of a hos- t
tess of the old school.
"A health, ladies and gentlemen, " said
she. "Fill your glasses all. Are you
ready I Then I propose the health of the
man who pays his debts !"
It was drunk with acclamation. Only
Jerome Mordaunt ediored, and hesitated.
"Jones, " said the old lady, '3leais hand
these five hundred dollars-in small bills,
Jones, take particular notice-to Mr. Mr
daunt. Gentlemen and ladies," to the
guests, "pray present your little accounts;
my nephew is ready to audit them "
Mr. Mordaunt opened and shut his mouth E
two or three times, in a feeble, gasping
way, like an exhausted fish; but lie uttered
no audible remonstrance. lie knew it
would be of no use.
"Of course," lie said, I shall do as my I
aunt advises."
One by one the hungry-eyed guests ad- i
vanced, presented their little accounts, and
retired, with satisfied countenances, until
not a personage was left except Lawyer I
An~irey, Mrs. N uttingdale and her daughter, t
and the hostess.
"Now for the last settlement of all,"said
Mrs. Castlethorpe, with an Inexorable
countenance. "Jerome, I believe you are
under au engagement to marry this young <
lady?" t
Jerome Mordaunt, face to face with I
poor, pale, trembling little Ruth Autting- c
dale, could not deny It.
"Jones," pursued Mrs. Castlethorpe,
"ask the Reverend Mr. Tyson to walk in.
Here is a wedding ring, my own forty good f
years ago, and I hope none the less lucky d
for that. Stand up like a man, Jerome
and you close to him, my dear. Now we
are quite ready. Mr. Tyson, if you please." <
And almost before Jerome Mordaunt t
realized what was going on, he was mar
ried, safe and sound, to Mrs. Nuttlagdale's
blue-eyed (laughter, Ruth.
"'I congratulate you, my dear," said ']
Aunt Castleihorpe, with a sounding kiss. t
"I wish you all joy as Mrs. Jerome Mor
daunt--and here's a check for one thou
sandi dollars to begin life with"
"Thanks, dearest aunt," smiled the~ t
blushing bride. (
"And now you are square with the
world, so far I as know, Jerome," said thef
old lady, austerely, to her nephew. "Sec c
that you remain so for the future,.for you'1 5
get no more help from me. And now I'll i
bid you all good night, for it's getting late,
and I need my after dinner nap."
And so closed Mrs. Castlethorpe's din
ner party, with an impromptu wedding, a
Under tuo UItoe.
C
The true origin of thme tcrm ''under the a
rose" Is undoubhtedly to be sought fromn the
very oriental connection of that flowert
with the rItes of the worship of Venus. In ij
all the early mythologies, the irose was em- a
ployedl in crowning thme Queen oi Love, or I
her wordhhpers, and in mnaniy instances it is
a symbol of the divinity hmerself. 'The se- r
crecy with which these religIous mysteries <
were veiled, wouldt suthleiently indicate the e
reason why the symbols connsected with it g
were also typical ot silence. There is abund
ant evidence that the use of thme rose as a f
symbol of silence is of far greater antiquity a
than the days of Romnans or .Norsemeni.
There has arisen much petty controversy j:
aboti the common expression "under the r
rose," anid two different origins have been i
assigned. 'Go~m'm personis assert that It f
ought to be spelt "under the rows," for
that In formner days alnmost all townis were a
built with tihe second story projecting over a
the lower one-a so~rt of piazza, or row, as M
they termled ia, and which may still be seen a
at Chester anid song other ole ianglishi a
towns; and that, whilsat the olders of the, e
family were sitting at their windows,grave- j
ly enjoying the air, their sons and (augh- I
ters were making love whore they coui not r
see them, "under the rows." '. iie othier' Is a
much more elegat Cupid it is said, gave. t
a rose to kiarpocrates, the god of silene; g
and from this legend originated the prac
tice that prevaied amongst Northern na- t
tions of suspendmg a rose from the ceilIng
over the upper ents of the table, where at
was intended that the conversation was to
be kept secret; and that it was, according r
to others, which gave rise to time phrase, g
"under thme rose."
EhaaItv -%well ilven.
William Morgan was born and reared in
ttiluence, and had never realized the con
lition of want. He had frequently read
tbout the cases of suffering in his own and
>ther great cities, and, being of a synipa
hetic nature and naturally tender hearted,
hought one day he would visit for his own
pratiilcation the lower districts of the me
ropolis, and satisfy his mind as to the
ruthfulness of the reports.
He lad been an attenant of Sabbath
zchool from his early youth, and had given
'reely of his surplus change to ward foreign
nissions. He finally resolved to becine a
tome missionary. le would relieve the
ieedy around him.
ils scheme seemed feasible, and to carry
L into effect it would be necessary to have
i reliable agent. In recalling to mind the
lifferent persons with whom he was ac
Luainted, who would be likely to suit his
nirpose, he thought of the Rev. Adley
bloo'e. William Morgan's acquaintance
vith him was slight, yet he thought, judg
ng by the reports lie had heard hii give,
ud the speeches he heard himi make, he
vas just the person to employ. He called
ipon him one evening, and, after a few
nomenta' ordinary conversation, stated his
ibject.
"You know what the friends of the 'oor
aid," was the reply of the reverend gentle
auh. '.What shall it profit a man if he
;ain the whole worla and lose his own
oul '
"Mr. Moore," quietly said the young
aan, "I have no fear of my soul; I have
leen'left wealthy, my parents are wealthy,
,nd my desire is to do something for those
vio are needy and autering around ine."
"You remember the injunction: "Go
Lli all thou hast, give it to the poor."
Vhen I speak of the poor, I mean the
eathen. There are many poor in our own
and, but they are made so principally by
rime. If you wish to put your moaicy out
n interest to the Lord, bestow it to carry
he gospel to the hea-"
"Mr. Moore," interrupted the young
man, "I did not come to hear stereotyped
mguage buzzed into my ears about the
eatt-en, when our city and State are be
oming heathenized by the pressing and
[ten inordinate demand for money from
hose who are chirch-goers, by the ones
vhose duty it 1s to attend to the Christian
nstruction and amehoration of the needy
,round us. It is the needy ones I wish to
seist. I have it scheme in view; it is
tecessary to have some one to help me carry
into effect. It i my intention to esta.
ish a charitable institution and enlow it
with a fund sullicient to maintain it."
"Your scheme is a noble one, young
ian, and though you cannot give relief to
,11, you can to a great many."
"My intention is to afford relief to as
nany as I can. You shall be the super
ntendent, if you will accept the situation;
,nd for your faithfulness you shall answer
o your God."
"I will accept," said the philanthropic
nissionary, touched by the young man's
vords.
A site was selected, and the institution
vas soon in the course of erection. WYil
lain Morgan's friends had endeayored at
heir first knowledge of his purpose, to di
'ert his ndnd from it. But unheedful of
he discourage ments received, the work
oroceeded to completion. Many half naked
hildren were clad, and provided with food
nu( facilities afforded for a respectable
ducation. lie frequently wandered through
he by-streets and alleys, and was sur
r'sed to ace no diminution of the cases of
harity.
One day lie found himself in front of a
ieon looking tenement house In a by-street,
nd saw a female whose appearance de
oted distress. Her form was thinly clad,
nd her face was emaciated and as pale as
oath Touched to the heart, the young
ian spoke to her. Hie soon learned that
hre had been Out seeking enmploymecnt, and
ad returned unsuccessfula. Within was a
hild who was ill from lack of food, and
ie poor mother had no means to procure
"'Come with mc, madam," said he.
Entering a grocery store, be purchased a
asket and had It filled with provisions.
'aking it in his hand, he told her to lead
ie way to her home.
Tihat night there were fervent prayers
tiered un by the bedside in that poor
welling, lie hind not only relieved their
resent wants, but had left enough money
> keep the wolf from the door for many
aye to come, it had been his intention
) visit thenm again, and make arrange
ienits for their permanent relief; but mile
artuine caime even to him. Ills property
onsisted of real estate, and a large fire
wep~t away not only his, but millions
rorth of other property; andl, unfortunately
r him, the companies in which lie had
eeni insured declared themselves insol
ent.
"Cani it be," said he to his agent, after
final examination of the books andI inven
ry of lisa property, "can it be that all isi
one ? Pay or turn over to may creditorsi
very cent that is left, even If it leaves menc
5 poor as those living on my bounty. Thme:
institution Is chartedl and uinder the diree
ion of managers. Though 1 have been
isalppoinmtedi in the person I selected for1
uperiniteiident, I will seek an asylum with
its walls.
But how lIttle we know of our fellow
iortals I lie enteredi the oillce of the rev
rend gentlonman whom lie had installed ini
lucrative position as an humble apli~canit
r adlmisslon. lie was treatedi as If lie
,ere a perfect etranger--even worse, lie
alt himself humilated by the reception,
ad a few (lay's so~journ made him feel that
fe anywhere else and in anmy position was 1
referable to the one lie led beneath the1
of his own money had buiht. lie deter
ilned to leave it, never to cross its thresh
Old again.
lie wandleredl forth among strangers and~
ught emuploynient. But Ihis health was
tattered by thme dilicuilties lie had uindier
one, amid, unused to labor, lie was toldhlia
ar',ices were not reqjuired. At last, weary
11d discouraged, lie founmd hinuielf at the
lose of (lay in front of a large mnansign$
Le sat dIown to l est hris aching llmb, ,his
cad .bowed cown in his hiands, axnd sad
allections coursing through his umiind. lie
it near a gate that was at the entrance
a the carriage drive which led to time mau-.
ion.
Finally lie was disturbed by his medita
ions by the noise of w heels, and looking
p, saw a carriage stop. Trho only occu
ante were the driver and a lady. As the
idy glanced at his countenance she recog
ized~ him as one whom she had met be
ore. Nioticing his forlorn appearance, she
Idled himi to thn carriage a.nd i..md
why he was there. In a few words he !in
formed her he was lookig for pmploy
ment, but could not find ny. Directing
himt, to walk up to the hou , she rode on. f0
Alighting at the door, se alted until he s1
came, Invited him Into the arlor and told g1
hin to be seated for a sho time.
Some fifteen Minut'es, psed, when a ai
woman in an old, well- orn, but clean at
dress, appeared on the tht'eslihold, with a
basket on her arm. She turned up the gl
light, which was burning faintly, and be- tt
fore him stood the womani whom he bad
met in the by-street, In the same garb she
wore at that time. He recognized her, at
and also recognized her as the lady whom c<
he had seen seated in the carriage. Tak
ing him by tjie hand, she' said she had hE
never forgotten his kindness. Soon after O1
Le had relieved her wants she had fortu
nately met a man she had known in early o
days, and whom she declied to marry for
one more favored. He was wealthy and I
single, and site being a widow, he renewed
his proposal of marriage, and the proposal w
had been accepted. ex
William Morgan and the lady's husband
were introduced. A friendship sprang up ke
then and there, and in a few days a profit
able position was wndered Morgan in the ge
enployment of tl'e latter. Eventually an sk
act of the legislature for nialfeasance of the
intent and purpose for which the benevo- w
lent institute was erected by those in
charge was procured through the influence of
Af Morgan's benefactor, and it reverted W
igain to its natural owne. 8oon after the
State purchased It for nearly its full value. h1
William Morgan once iore walked erect
imong his fellow morlalse, and though lie 60
Lias not lost his desire to be of use to the
acedy, he no longer truits his means to
:>ihers, but acts as his own agent, and per- Si
forms himself in person his many deeds of tv
Jonevolence. lui
so
Visiting Card,.. st
fb
When ordinary calls are made, it Is cus
oinary, of course, as it has always been, at
.o send in acard by the servant to announce
your name and presence, and to leave your kt
card, if the person visited is absent. This W1
is comion-sensible, and all true etiquette
is founded on comnon sense. But where
nany visitors are anticipated, as on New
Year's day, or at general receptions, it is
::xpected that cards shall be left, and they St
ire left in a very irregular manner. It is
latural to hand the card to the servant (Ic
who opens the door, and most persons at
would do so at once, especially when they lie
iee the servant armed with a card tray. d'
But when the company is large, and has II
een formally invited, it seens superflu- ui
>us, if not absurd, to precede yourself !"
ivith a card; nor is it supposed that you
ill. Nevertheless, it is presumed that you
will drip a oard on leaving, or before i
caving, ind you comply with the fashion
whether you approve it or not. On New
Year's day, for instance, some servants are an
provided with trays, and, on admitting .
rou, receive your card. Some of them "
mrry it into the drawing room, and you ox
nstinctiveiy wait in the hall until it has
)een delivered, for to accompany your hie
:ard renders the card redundant. Again,
he servant informs you that the ladies are
'eceiving, and asks you to step m,retaining pa
four card, so as to make you feel, if you W
ire not familiar with, or independent of, Y1l
-tiquette, as if you have made a mistake. CO
IL, other piaces the servant has no tray,
md you are privileged to leave the card in
he basket, usually standing in the hall, Of
:ither going in or coming out. There is
1o positive rule on the subject, but it is "
renerally more convenient or less awkward
,o leave the card coming out. At kettle
Irums, which everybody pretends to dis
ike, and yet which continue in vogue, de- na
ipite numberless manifest objecions to
hem, the same custom of leaving cards wi
irevails, and of leaving them in fr<
lie samie uncertain way. At evening parties '
>r private receptions cardls are never left in
mithough there is just us much reason for Br
caving them there as at kettle-drumus. The thi
uxcuse offered for leaving cards on New ""
car's, at kettle-drums, and general re-li
~eptions, is that the hostess may know
whio has called, or practically accepted her co
nivitation). But she has the same cause, h
mud, doubtless, the same desire, for knowv.
ng on any other social occasion. Etiquette wi
s often very fantastic and finical, butla
Iound~ etiquette Is, we repeat, so based on a
:oimmon sense that it may generally be
hymied by a delicate instinct, in regardh
o cards, no nman or woman of fine ap
>rehension or goodl breeding would thmnk
>f leaving a card at a general assembly of thi
may kind, unless before entering a drawing- ro
-oom, and tIs is unuestionatbly the bet an
ule of the best society. I,
tli
Th'lomas Hallowell, who resided in More- so
and, Montgomery County, Pa., shot aii gmi
agie in the spring of 17718, that had car- an
'med awvay from him several young lambs, be
aother was shot in the same township in if
$817, that measured seven feet nd t wo s'A
nches in the extent of its wings, and a
veilhed eIght andI a quarter pounds. Sam- wi
iel liobensack, so long a resident niear the a I
lummuit of hluckleberry 1l1ll, a trifle over
wo miles southeast of latboro, where lie
hot one in 1843 that measured in expanse
>ver seven feet. Jessie huor, quite a
founmg man, now long dleceased, shiot one
iear lis father's place inm the eastern cOrner
>f Upper Dublin townishmip In 1848, Lft, fri
nieasuredl seven feet andl hour inclhes-Whlat w
was peculiar with this eagle, hiisI6diy was
ountd full of parasites as large ,.as honey- i
)eces, se'veral of which have,)een preservedl~
)y hIs bi-other, Samuely)/omer, Esq., now IJ
>f biorristown, and by entomologists pro- fo
ionicedl rare insecJ. In the sp~ring of mi
l85~2 a pair ofAfages were seen daIly for sce
ibout a maonth'nyear the summit of the hIll
last of WW w Urove, aim It was supposed se
nust hJI.Ye had a nest somewhere ini the ,.
,voosds of that vicinIty. hBeing observed so an
,tqiumently induc~d many sportsmen to be be
an the alert, anid at hmca on the Sist of
May of that year the umahe bird was shot,
I~y William '1 homas, a young man in thme
mighiborhmood, that measured six feet andl
u half in extent and1( two feet five mm
anches ini length. Shortly after this the da
female, which was much the larger is- li[
lippeared. Dr. WillIam ilallowehlliot near 11m1
us mill on the Pennepack a line specImen eu
H1ay 1856, that measured seven feet. lie en
was hat on one of lisa wings with small is
miot, whIch crippled hIm ,so that lie was us
3aptured alive. Being kindly caredl for oii
ldis wing soon got well, and having kept, th
aim for some tIme he became tolerably In
tame. be
Te Tan Haru.
"Is this a barroom ?' asked a strapping
Ilow In a coonskin cap and a butternut
9t, as he eyed the piles of glasses and
ittering bottles.
"Crtainly, sir; what'll you have, sir ?"
iswered and inquired the white-aprone&
tendant
"I reckon not,'' responded the coonskim,
ancing around suspiciously. "Where's
e barrels you sit on ?"
"We keep the barrels in the collar."
"Where's the gang sittin' around the
ave and ready to waltz up at the sight of
in?"
"We don't allow any sitting around
ire. When a gentleman drinks he goes
'' Where's the man with his eyes gouged
t " demanded coonskin, in a whimper.
"We don't have such parties here. Can
lo anything for you ?'
"Ain't ye got .any odd noses some
[iere ?" asked the visitor, with a worried
pression.
"No, we haven't," responded the bar
eper firmly.
"Will the man who tomahawks stran
rs be in directly ?" interrogated coon
in, after a short pause.
"Don't know any such man. If you
int anythiig ask for it."
"But the fellow thalt shoots the glass out
your mouth without spilling the p'ison;
here might he be ?"
"Perhaps you had better go away from
re. I think you had uetter go out."
"say them words again, paidner. That
uinds like it.. That's natural.
"Gct out, or I'll throw you out."
''Oh, now you're whisperin', stranger I
ng it over to ne. Utub ine once or
,ice. Put a bullet through this nigh
ug. You're a shoutin' now I Ulmine
me judgmient suirise. Talk to meu
ain. W hy didn't you declare yourself
fIrst, pardner ? Why did you hold
Ok I Throw me the tan bark.
And lie poured out an allopaitlic dose
d drowned it, paid for it and walked off.
A Montana wan can't enjoy his whis
y in a barroom that doesn't in someI
ty remin(d iin of hoie.
The Nag of Coli.
Mr. Winman found a bag of coin on1
ite street, Chicago, and piously raised
i eyes and blessed Providence for sud
uly raising him to opulence. Arriving
lisR abode by a long and circuitous route,
found said bag to contain exactly nine
llars and sixty-five cents in filthy nickel.
en Peter smote his brow, and quoth lie
to himself: "Lo, am I not above cor
ftion ? I will return this d-- unto
owner." And lie advertised the same,
i the owner thereof appeared and took
iway, yea, and was exuberant.
And in those days it came to pass that
friends of Peter heard of this thing,
i they lifted up their voices and said:
"Blessed is lie that has done this, tor
Iced is lie hionest, and the saie shall be
.dted.
'And his days shall be long In the house
has rented, and his mother-in-law shall
'ell with him.
"lle shall have a skating-rink and a liver
1, a kerosene stove and imuech beer, and
o lernhardt tickets and be I'appy,
t, and ear-mulffs shall be his, and the
dI-mian anid the wicked plumber shall not 1
wvail against him1.
"For shall we not go down to the house
him that, has wrought this dead, and
Le our wives and our children, that they
,y riot on his substance I C
''And Peter shall 8etumup, which, being
erpreted, is Trcat."
An they went down, and Peter, sur
med Winman, Setumup.
AntI behold, when the end of the week
s come, Peter sat alone in him house,
mi which the sound of festival had d'
rted; his wife had lied with his miotlher
law, and his miothier-in-law sojourned in
adgeport, and the neighbors had broken
I windiows, and Peter's substamnce was
liausted, save indeed a little corn and a
,10 oil.
Anid he put the little oil on the hittle
n, and did it up lai red flannel.
And he thought of his honest, deed, and
eod up his voice and saidl dalmmitt,
di being interpreted is bad.
And his friends stood afar '>ft, and
ighed, ha, hai, and threw dirt,, sa.'ing
uJnalts.
We know of no better way to expel g.'ats
in to let a little smioke escape in theI
>m. My brothlers uised to build1( a fire in'
old pan and sit necar it con summer eveii
s, when these little torments would leave 1
it lpart of the lawni i haste. To rid the
ms they would hurriedly pass it through
a house. This may be thought detrimon
to wails, as8 it is slIghtly, but no nioro
than the smoke from a pipe. Tio 91ire
at bi1tes I know of nothing bot-t tia
amomia. though a little sailt, ch can
carried in the p)oeket, .il relieve,
appled ftera a '.i itation of the
ollen part. T1o preilnit gnats entering
'om, fly netting iQs/'iseless, very line
re or cotton guid which is fastenued to
ramie being afessary,
f Ancient (Jroen isnths.
e~f ruins of a onice magnificent bathing
~ablishment, have been recently discov
id by Profess r (Jiuseppe Novi, not far
>mf lerculaneumi. They aire coveredl
th a layer of ashes and avai of ten mie
s thickness. Whaimt has been brought to
'lt up) to the present, is suad to eclipse0 all
u'vious discoveries of a simliar nature
th in fIercumlaneum and Pomipen. Th'le
iitains andf tanks of these "Terme'' are
ide of Oriental gramiho anid adorned with
ihptures. Thle floors are of colored glass
isalc; unfortunately It is but, badly pro
ved. The walls of the various buildings
elegantly ornamented with paintings
ti stucco work. Th'le excavations are to
Ianens
isnglish table-clothis for (innimers of core
my are of very fine heavy white linen
smask, made transparent in longitudInal
es by Kensing ton drawii woi n laid over
e redI cloth covers, while a third cloth of
all size, of red velvet, oval shaped, and
throidered In gold and cashmere effects,
spreadf over the central part of the table,
dear the opergne, which again Is placed
an oval mirror bound with silver, OnI
a mirror are swans and aquatic plants
porcelain or bisque reflected on its
toni.
Anclent Burials in Orkney.
Tihe plcturcsque island of Housay, in the
Orkney group, bore no inconsiderable part
in early Northern history. Iiee Jari
Sigurd the Viking had his stronghold ; and
here, we read In the OrkneyingO Saga,
1Earl Paul Ifakonson of Orkney was seized
Dn the shore by Swein the Viking, son of
Aiol, and carried off to Athol In 1136.
rhe spot bears the name of 8weindrow to
this day ; and seven hundred years after
the event, a sword, supposed to have been
lsed in the struggle, was turned up by the
plough. Standing-stone", umdrground
houses, and tumuli are found in Jiousay In
oonsiderable numbers. The valley of
Sourin, which divides the island east and
west, teems, from chance discoveries in
the past, to be rich in such ancient re
aittlus ; and last atutuiun sonte researches
were made in tunuli on the Corquoy farm,
% short notice of which appeared in the
Scotsman of 23d October 1880.
The spot where the explorations were
inado is at singularly beautiful and peace
Ful one, A wide auplilheatre of hills
ihuts out al view of the sea, save to the
-ast ward, where a glinipse is visible, of
10nglishay, and Eday.
Were it not for the dull roar of the
Atlntic, heard over the northern hills, one
wvoul searcely think the laud was sei-girl.
about half-way up this valley may be seeu
% group of five grassy nounds close to
;ether, the largest about live feet high,
tnd fifty feet in circumference; the smuall
st only a little above the level. On being
pilened, each mound wits found to contain
t stone ceflin or cist of the ordinary type,
roried of six flat stones, ati1 averaging
wo and a half feet by two feet, and one
tud a half feet m depth. These cavities
ivere partially filled with a heap of fine
ulack ashes, mixed with calcined fritir
nents (if Lone, all the surroulaingsl being
.learly fire-narked. The most interesting
liscovery, however, was that of an oval
ihiaped urn or 'pot' in the cist of the larg.
ist mount, heaped with ashes and boines,
ind resting mouth upwards. The urn
neasures-diatueter of miolth nille and
,hree-quarters by eight inches, height sevcn
tad a quarter inches, diaineter (f base four
ud a hall by three and three-quarter
inches, thickness averaging a quarter of
i inch. The greatest care wias necessary
u extricating it, its it wits cracked in
weveral places; but it wits secured in fair
reservit ion, anid atlom1 with several bone
ipeciieiis, is now placed in the Antiqua
ian Museum, Edinburgh. The ashes in
il the cists were most carefully searched,
n the hope of finding somae articles not inl
isual in such internents ; but in vitin ;
iothmmg but ashes and bone fragmtents re
nalued. It wais indeed strangely dificulit,
azilng at these insigillceit relics, to con
iect them in smy way with tile touch of
leath ; the ltpse of centuries, no less than
he purifying flame, had so completely
'obbed theim -f even the semublance of de
sIay.
Taking their general appearance and
ituation of these nmounds into coisidera
,ion, it seems, even at first sight, a not uni
Ikely supposition that they constitittetd
he burial-place of it family. The absence
)f any large tumulis or cairn over the
ists again favors the idea, as idditions
:ould theni be malde. front tite to time
vithout much disturbance ; although there
s no evidence existing ats to the length of
lime bet weeni the first antd last of the five
ntermuents. This hypothesis, if not alto.
,ether in accord with antiquiriaitn testi
noLy, is at least not contradicted by it.
LlchI 'small local cemeteries' it-e not un
onummo in Scotland ; and some very ini
creating exapiles have been found ill
1ife, Midlothian, 8elkirk. ltoxburgh, and
atier countries, although belongiig prob
Lbly to a much earlier age. Sonic of the
ife urns having been found somewhat
ichly ornamiented, it has been considered
is likely thlat they belonged to somte lam
ly of dlistinctionl who residied atnd had in
luence in the neighborhood of tiheir site.
It 1s evidlent, however; that am ani ini
juiry of tis kind we are, even at the out
et, on disputtle ground~ ; anid front the
-emtarkable scarcity in Northierin cists of
ndentlifying relics, such as glass bads and
ther ornatents, weaplonis, &i., the ques
ion of their history resolves itself in imost
:ases into0 a balance of lncre prolbabiiities.
i.t tis stage, in truth, we would faini
allow Fancy to weiave thle web of the un
yeittin past8, andi peole this fair valley
Nith ant imailgmlary race. Our day-dreamt
vould be unvexed by dlispilles regiarding
Norwegian or Celtic origin, and free fromt
he painfully comimonplace 1-',. ig
Jarotis traits of these et r'Wftfmies.
These burials, sav" "idr antiquariian Men
,or, are withouf( ,(h doiibt ihorweia
>eogngt ' ater i roni Age, whlichI maiy
>laceX bet -- ou A. D). and the close of
hle el-- .ud cenitury ; thle identtifying link
" -';s ai5(e IL bing the imaterial of the cine
rary urn-stiatue or soapstone-fr-om a
block of which the mirns have b~een gener
ially hollowed out, with an iron chisel. Such
stentitle urns, somiellmaes inivested over the
gathered ashes after cremiation, somnetimecs
heaped full withI thiemi, are lenilful lit
Norway, but rarec in Scoitland, mtnd only
roud im tihe latter ini the ar'ea ocoupied by
thie Northmen. T1hey prove also0, We re
l~ret to say, to have it more prosatic amind
momely origin than we had atssignied to themi
n our political reverie. We hiad p~icturIedl
hemu as skilfully fashioned by loving hands~i
,0 conltain thei renmains of the dfepatrtedi; but
t sems they had "contived a dhoubie dlebt
o pity," being prlimrily employed as cli
airy pots in domnestic use, I T1hmis, we fear,
5 unqueiitstioiiablly, many of tile Norway
rirns, -atnd some few In Scotlantd, having
ron rumis with Iro bow hamndles, arching
Ite imouthi, like a modern cooking-pot.
Iteecheor anaS spurgonm.
The question what Paul meant by his
eforence to his ''thorn in the flesh'' has for
rears been the putzzle and the theme of
heologians. Somec have thought it weak
yes, others, baloness; others, lametness,
out, stamtmerimg, mutilation, or othier
modily aflihctions. At a recent, conference
~filBaptist elerirymen In New Jersey, the
vhole subjeCt was discussed ; aitd the con
lson reached that it was mental afilic
ion which ho endured for the salke of his
eligion. Some, however, argued that It
vas a brand on his forehtead or htand, as a
oken of fidelity, just as thle Indlin Brah
ntlas burn a sign of their deity upon their
oroltead. And onie member said that a
hicago mister preached a sermon to
>rove that it was some bodily infirmity,
>ecause all groat preachers wore afflieted
n that way. Even it this age, he said,
'JBeecher has the hay fever and Spurgeon
ula t he gout."
Sunight.
The sun, if yot will only open your
houses to him, is a faithful physician, who
will be pretty constant In attendan::e, and
who will send in no bill. Many years ago
glass was sotething of luxury, but now we
can all have good-sized wmndows, and
plenty of them, at moderate cost, and
there is no excuse for making mere loop
holes, through which the sun can cast but
half an eye, and from which onu can gain
only narrow glimpses of tile beautiful outer
world. If bay windows are too expensive,
a very desirable substitute can be had by
placing two ordinary sized windows side
by side with a wide capacious ledge at t he
botin forseats orplants.A room with,a win
dow like this cannot fail to be cheeryand
its effect In a simple cottage house is quite
sumptilous. 'There is likewise in its favor
the fact that it is less expoied than the
deep bay window to outer heat and cold.
In a kitchen or in a child's bed-roo:n or in
an attic where the walls are low, two half
windows set side by side and made to slide
or to open on hinges, admit a broad, gen
crou light, and pleasiug rusti air. Let
the builder endeavor to have all roons in
daily use, especially bedroins and sitting
rooni', well lighted by the sun. %1'o
slee) on unsuned beds and in unsunneri
chambers, and to work day after lay in
unsunned rooms, is the unropented sin of
half the nation, "vigorously alleins a protn
inent writer. But this should not be said
of that part of the nation living i the
country far iromn those towering brick
walls whose steps take hold on basement
kitchens, and in whose depressilg shiadosV
many lives must necessarily be spent. In
the country, with a whole sky to draw
fron, let there be lightl if any rooms in
the house must look solely to the north for
Illumination, let thein be the parlor and tile
spare chamber. People who come and go
can be cheerful for a while ini a north-win
dlowed apartmient, but the constatit dwel
lers in a liouse need its sunlntest rooms.
A Relic of 1812.
Before the flagship Lawrence was stink
in Erie bay, after the battle of Lake Erie,
Sept. l0th, 18142, the furniture was taken
0o1 by Captain DobbinB, U. S. N. aiid sold
at auction, Captain D. bidding in most of
it. Aniong the relics preserved, his son,
Uaptaia Leander Dobbins of Eric has kept
the liquor case which was In the ship's
cabin, and recently, Charles L. Webster of
Fredonia, Ohio, who had occasionally taken
a look a4 the old relic with longing eyes,
11111( i succesful negotiation for it. The
case consists snnply of an oak box, about
one foot In Width, the same in depth and
twnLty inclies long, iron bound and locked
with a heavy clasp lock. On the cover the
words, "Brig Lawrence," are Inscribed
with brass-he.aded nails. It contains six
large decanters, holding a quart each, six
smaller ones about half that size, two tumab.
lers and three wine glasses, each litted in
separate, cloth lined departmeits. All
this glassware is gilded and fine, with
ground glass stoppers to tile bottles. It is
recorded in history that Uen. Harrison visi
ted Commodore Perry's fleet, previous to
tile battle al( was entertained in the cabin
of the Lawrence, when this case probably
:id service in tile hospIlities of the ccl
iion1. Inl 1821, when G0en1. La Fayette
visited this country, Ie was treated fron
tils case, ulsing one of tile W*vne glasses to
toast his fair hostess, Mrs. Dobblns.
As a souvenir he gave her two quaint
bOtItes of cologne which he hao brought
froin France, and one of these bottles also
graces Mr. Webster's collection of antiqui
lies. The few last remining timbers of
Ale Lawrence are in Mls. Webster's posses
sion and from a portion of thei he 18is m1ak
ng Ciptain DJobins an elegant writing
liesk.
A Il,iirad on Ic.
A railroad is to be built on icc in Itnssia
Uronstadt Is Ii1ye mliles from the coast, and
u'ighlteen from thle capital. In thme suimmer
Lcoiiimmuniation Is easily and cheaply malin..
Lained by meianls of steamners, but when thei
GJuif of Finlalnd becomes coated withl ice,
U'ronstadt 11as to depend for tranfspo'rtatlin
to and fI 0om the liandl uponi a numiiber of
rough little sledges, never truistw.rthy and
idways dear. Thle inconvemeonce of this
lylstenm has 1led thle Baltic liailway Coim
pany to obtain p~ermlissioni from the gov
L'rnimnt to thlrow a hgeht .line of rails across
tile icc to the~ islandi. Trhe undegtU.~
and it is believed that it cani be0 successinLlly
accomiplshed in eighit or nine (lays. As
soon as the Ice is rep~ortedl sufflliently stronig
by the engineers, gangs of laborers will
p~roceedl to liay dlown sleepers oni thme fla,i
Irlozen surface, fre'ezig theml Into positioin
by meains of a few bucitets of waters. Thue
r.II whlh then be lixed on, and light trainis
will convey passengers nd goods direct, to
their destlmation. The only real dilliculty
about, the enlterprise is the ability of the
ice to support heavy weighits, but as It is
rarely less than ai yalrd thick in thIs quarter
of (lie (Julf of Fmnland, anid Is suipported at
iitervals by sandbanks, tile engineers
themiselves anticipate no0 trouble on this
score.
A Shuort Vhristmaa Mtory..
A ro~mance : It was Chlristnmas eve.
Streets-brllantly lit, shiop windows
toys-gay crowds-snow oii thle gronud
everybody out-Christmsas turkey.
Jane Al llone-wand(ered alone-crowd
-sweet, sad anid wistful e yes.
Five years before, James G)oodygoody
CJhrlimae eve-betrothed to Jane-sailed
away-mndia--ship lost-never heard of
foundered on coast of Africa.
Jane held on to hope--never would
mlarry-pinedl away, etc.
WillIam Badybady-rich, corrupt, dissi
pated-muortgago on Jane's mother's house
-foreclosure.
A way, villain I Rather poverty. Crisis,
&c.
Turned out of doors-homeless.
D~own by tile dark river-Pier No. 8.
Shle was about, to miake the fatal plunge.
In fact, Jane Ahialone did. But just, then
the ship withl Captain Jamnes GJoodygoody,
which 1had not been-lost at all, caime sail
ing up to the (lock, loaded to the Water's
edge with cina, silk dresses and tea. Cap
tain Ghoodygoody saw Jane struggdang in
the water. He fished her out with a boat
hook and hauled her aboard.
"tMy Jane I"
"My James!"
The cook dried her at the galley stove,
They were married on Chiristmats,