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R-W EEKLY .EDITION. WINNSBORO, S. C., MARCH 1, 1881. ESTABLISE 8.
THE VIOLIN.
The spirit of music sleeps within
The cage of this old violin ;
But who bath power to wake again
To waiting ears the rapture strain I
None but the master will sbe own
She wakens to his hand alone,
That of her silence breaks the bonds,
And to hi. loving touch responds ;
When all her passion, hushed so long,
Finds voice In warm, love-breathing song.
Thy heart is sudh an instrument,
In which love's harmonies, long-pent,
Soek utterance. But one alone
The secret of their song may own,
Here, by my band, the strings are pressed,
'fo put my fortune to the test;
And now I walt, in eager pain,
if they speak love, or mute remain.
How He Read It.
Although it was a bachelor's establish
meat, there were few mansions handsomer
than Mr. Howlaid Coleman's, and many
were the feminine hearts which would not
have been at all averse t0 transform the
Imposing tone front and its rows of plate
glass windows, against which the almost
priceless lace curtains fell in foamy grace,
into a paradise that should not be a bach
elor's paradise.
Everything was faultlessly handsome
inside, furnished with an exquisite finish
of detail that denoted the refined taste of
the owner.
People wondered-and had been won
dering for twenty years-why Mr. Cole
man did not mairy.
Forty-eight found him a portly-not too
portly-gentleman, with a fine frank face,
adorned by a thick, drooping white mous
tache, bright laughing eyes, as dark as well
could be, and thick luxuriant gray hair
-a handsome, independent gentleman,
wh6 had all his life liked bi bachelor life,
and his bachelor home that was so grace.
fully presided over by his widowed sister;
who liked the ladieb remarkably well, but
who had npver been convinced lie could
love any one as he believed a wife should
be loved, unless we except little May Dean,
whose blue eyes had once or twice been
lifted to look at this wonderful rich, hand
some, gentleman, who was Mrs. Anderson's
brother, and Mrs. Anderson was one of
those genuine high-bred ladies who was
not ashamed to condescend to be a warm,
true friend to May Dean's mother, even
if Mrs. Dean did do her plain sewing for
her.
May had several times seen Mr. Coleman,
and once or twice he had taken especial
notice of her, rather enjoying her uncon
scious awe of him, and very much admnir
ing her undeniable gentle sweetness of man
ner, movement and voice.
lie had come to find himself thinking
frequently about her, so frequently that he
had been obliged to bring himself to ac
count for presuming to give a second's
thought to the Insane probability of a
little blossom like blue-eyed May Dean
caring for him-old enough to be her
father.
Mr. Coleman sat in his library alone
such a magnificent, imposing room it was,
with its high ceiling, its niches where
statues of all the great scholars and states
men stood, its rows of shelves reaching to
the ceiling, its long central taule, its other
tiny tables where low, pleasant-looking
chairs were drawn up, its sweeping green
damask curtains, its carpet like a huge bed
of emerald moss.
Mrs. Anderson had gone out that night,
and Mr. Colonan was thoroughly revelling
in the prospect of a long undisturbed even
ing, when a servant rapped at the door,
with a note on a silver salver.
Mr. Coleman took it rather abstractedly,
for notes were of such common occurrence
with him, and, besides, he was already im-.
patient to be in the dry details of sonme
projected improvement In one of his big,
flourishing factories--an improvement that
would be appreciated by the hundreds of
girl operatives lie employed.
S3o he took the note rather indifferently
until he saw the name subscribed in full
'May E. Dean."
Just a little look of surprise came into
his eyes, and there was just the merest pos.
sible acceleration in his steady pulses, not
enough to make a perceptible tremor in lis
hands-as he read the communication
''DEAR Mu. COLEMAN :-l have no dloubt
but that you will be very much astonished
wihen you find I have taken the lib'erty of
writing to you; but what I wanted to say
I thought I had better write. Please do
not be angry with mec for venturing as I
have done. I amn not sure that 1 am docing
right In -telling you all I do ; but I have
thought it over and over, and have come
to the conclusion that I will. Of course
you know hew poor mamma and I are
how she has to sew, and how I have been
employed in Mrs. Emmett's family with
the children from nine till three ; but she
has discharged me and sent the children to
a regular sohicol, and, Mr. Coleman, I can
not imagine what is to become o :*me .un
less you will have mae."
IIe paused point blank, and read the long
sentence over again, a curious expression
coming inte his eyes and a smile creepin g
under his moustache.
"Unless I1 will have her I Can it be pos
sible that she- has really cared for nie
cares for me enough to lay aside all con
ventIonalItIes, and~ so gracefully, sensibly
offer her precious self? '
Hlis eyes were tendterly solemn, yet tri
umphantly happy, as lie went on, touched
to the heart b~y her artlessness
"I know I am very, very bold in daring
to asK such a favor of you. I am almost
sure you will be yexed and refuse me; but
Ido hot mean any harm. J must not let
iparinainma bp wpighted with me, 4nd I
lqpw you are very good and lid; and ini
1'ed will try hard to plaeyou in every
way, Please, Mr. Coleman, let me come,
will you not? inBt, if you would rather
uot have me, do not be afraid of hurting
miiy feelings by saying so. Unless you
really do want me I would rather you said
no tihan take mec just because I hiive ven
lured to ask. If you will write to me just
a word I will be very much obliged.
Yours,
MAY E. DEAN."
There were more suspicions of emotions
in Ilowland Coleman's eyes than had been
there for many a long year as he folded up
the letter, and put It In lisa pocket.
There was no thought of the projected
Improvement in the huge silk'milla now
no thought of the dotaiis his. very soul
loved to struggle with.
He walked up and down the library, his
eyes fixed on the floor, his -head dIrooped,
his hands clasped behind him, thinking of
the strange revelation the letter held, try
lug to Imagine the flushes that tinged May's
fair cheeks when she wrote it, and being
alarmingly conscious that his heart was at
last unsealed, and that May Dean's little
hand had been the instrument to accom
plish that magical feat.
He knew that, although all the love of
his mature manhood went out to this little
blue.eyed girl who had pleaded her cause
so well, unless she had pleaded it, he never
would have dared presume to think she
loved him.
He did not permit an hour to pass in in
activity.
'She will be in no enviable state of sus
pense until I answer her note. I will ge
to her at once and tell her how I love her
-how far from refusing her I am."
Twenty minuteslater his carriagestopned
in front of the house where 31rs. Dean oc
cupied rooms, and a moment later he stood
in the plain little parlor, where May stood,
her sweet face all alight with glad surprise
and conscious flushes.
"It is very good of you to take the trou
ble to coib, Mr. Coleman, " she exclaimed,
in a low, soft tone.
His heart fairly thrilled under her sweet
ness and shy graciousness.
"You mean it is more than good in you
to allow me to come. Little girl, you
have made me very, very happy. Let me
kiss you, Alay?" he cried.
But she shrank away, surprise in every
feature of her face.
"ablr. Coleman I"
lie was Pleased with her shy reserve
more than with her little letter.
With a smile on his face Ie again ad
vanced and tried to take her hand.
"You must never call me Air. Coleman
again, dear. But now let me hear how it
sounds to have you say llowland."
"Oh, sir, I never could do that. Please,
Mr. Cole-"
"Yes, you Can, well enough1, you shy
little girl I Why not now, as wcll as after
we are married ? Tell me, Alay, when
shall it be ? ml ani an impatient lover, now
that the ice I so dreaded is broken."
She looked at hin in perfect bewilder
ment, her face alternately paling and
flushing.
"I am afraid somethih.g is wrong. I don't
know what you mean."
"Don't you ? Alay, you little rogue,
what does this mean, then?"
le held her letter to him towards her.
"Isu't that the dearest letter that ever a
man received I Surely you know there
could be but one answer to it, and I've
come to tell you what I should have done
long before had I not beei in such fear of
a refusal from you. You have asked me,
so enchantingly, i. this letter, for
She interrupted him eagerly.
"Yes, sir, for a place in one of your silk
mills. Please say yes P'
Mr. Iowland Coleman stood and looked
at her, all tire ridiculous construction lie
hat put upon her letter occurring to him
forcibly.
A place in the steent' GO';
1ils very soul suitl tkth the reaction
from happiness to despair.
Then he looked at her, and
"May, you cmnnot have a place in any
of my mills, although there are always va
cancies. But I must tell you what you
caii have, if you will take it-me, and all
the mills in the bargain. May, will you be
my wife ?"
A PIleas'nt Method of Traveing,
For those who desire to see Alaska in its
best aspect, canoe traveling is one of the
pleasantest known means of journeying
through the country. With Indians for
guides, the voyage can be easily undertaken.
The larger canoes made by these Indians
will carry from one to three tone, rise light
ly over any waves likely to be met o' those
inland channels, go well uinder sail, andl
are easily pad died along shore in calm wa
ter or against moderate wind, while snug
harbors, where they may ride at anchor or
be pulled up on a smooth beach, are to be
found almost everywhere. With plenty of
p~rovisionis packed in boxes, andi blanikets,
andl warmi clothing in rubber or canvas
bags, you may be truly independent, and
enter into partnership with nature; be car
riedl witli the wimds and currents, accept
the noble inivitations offered all along your
way to enter the sublime rock portals of
the mountain floods, the homes of the wa
terfalls andi the glaciers,ar~d encamipt every
night in fresh, leafy covers, carpeted with
fiower-enamuelledi mosses, beneath wide out
spreading branches of the evergreens, ac
commodations complaied with which the
best to be found1( in artificial palaces are
truly vulgar and niean.
Vamipiire flnts of Brazsi.
Probably no part of Brazil is more aif
flicted thban a p~ortion of the province of
BIahiia, with the scourge ot vampires.
Whole herds of cattle are sometimes de
stroyed by this venomous bat. it was long
a matter of Conjecture how this animal ate-|
complished this insidlious and deadly work;
but scientific meni have now decidIed that,
the tongue, which Is capable of considera
ble extension, is furnished at its extremity
with a mnber of papilhie, wichi Is so ar
ranged as to form an organ of suction, the
lips having also tubercles symmictrically
arrangedl. Fastening themselves upon
cattle, these direadful animals can diraw the
blood from their victius. Th'ie woundl,
maade probably from the small, needle- like
teeth, is a fine, round hole, the bleeding
from which It is diflicultto stop. It is said
that the wings of ti deadly bat fly arouiid
dluriing the operation of wounding and
tirawing blood, with great velocity, thus
fanning the Victim and lulling while the
t~rrible work Is in progre~ss. Somep of
thiespm creatures nmeasure two feet between
the tips of theIr wings, and they are often
foundl in great numbers in deserted diwell
ings in the outskirts oi the city. 'rho ne
groes and Indians especially dIread them,
andi there are numerous superstitions among
the natives in regardi to them.
Novei ictures.
A curious dlevice, whereby pictures of
various kinds are burnt out on a piece of
ordliary looking rose-colored paper, has
been bi-ought out by. a Berlin merchant.
1 ou apply a glowing matdii at two finely
perforated points, and the sparks cominun
icatedl then begin gradually to move over
the paper, wo:klng out the picture.
Neither leaves its proper path, or In jures
the paper beyond, and when the end of the
path is reached, the spark goes out. A
negative and a lasitive are thius obtained~
after the manner of ammbont.
iero Worsilpping.
The people of northern Europe ae great
hero-worshipers, but not by any means
ambitious to excel in holding the relics of
their heroes when they cost money. The
English and Amerieau are the most ex
travagant in this respect.
Four years ago the Scottish society of
antiquaries, after most diligent search and
at great expense, purchased from a Cana
.dian farmer the Crook of St. Fillan, with
the custody of which four hundred years
before Robert Bruce had entrusted hi- an
cestor.
The harp of Brian Boru is still preserved
safely in the museum of Trinity College,
Dublin, while the prayer book of King
Charles I. and his watch are in the pos
session of two English gentlemen, from
whom no amount of money can purchase
them.
One Purkiss, an Englishman, in an an
gry mood, converted into a bag of char
coal the axlutree of the wagon in which
the corpse of William Rufus was conveyed
from the forest when Sir Walter Tyrrell
killed him.
All of these and all of the older miemen
toes of the emment dead might or would
bring heavier prices in other years than at
present. The age is growing too material.
In1 1816 a tooth of Sir Isaac Newton was
sold for seven hundred and thirty pounds;
his entire skeleton would scarcely command
that price to-day. The King of Pegu of
fered the Portuguese fifty thousand pounds
as a ransom for a tooth of Buddha, now in
the Temple of Adam's Peak; In Ceylon.
In 1885 the hat worn by Napoleon at the
battle of Eylau was sold for ten thousand
francs; at a recent sale numerous of his
relies brought mere trifles. The Ivory
arm-chair presented to Gustavus Adolphus,
by the city of Lubeck, was appraised and
purchased some fifty years ago, for fifty
eight thousand flormns, while in the sane
year the coat worn by Charles X1i, at the
battle of Pultowa, brought flve hundred
and sixty-one thousand francs.
The two pens employed in signing the
treaty of Amiens were sold for three thou
sand dollars. A wig worn by Lawrence
Sterne was considered cheap at a thousand
dollars, while the countrymen of the great
metaphysician, Kant, auctioned off the one
he wore at the time of his death, for less
than fifty. Voltaire's cane realized five
hundred.francs; a waistcoat of Rosseau
Jean Jacques-a thousand. The over
shoes, or goloshes, worn by Abraham Lin
coIn on the night of his assassination, were
considered of so little value as to be given
over for exhibition in a drinking saloon.
One reason of the decline, to a certain
extent, of relic hunting, is the skillful and
shrewd counterfeits with which the coun
try has been flooded. The boldness of
these deceptions is almost equal Lo that of
the two rival monasteries, one of which
exhibited the skull of John the Baptist at
the time of his death; the other, not to be
outdone, had his cranium "when lie was a
small boy."
ki American Bradiaugh.
"Mr. Horatio Bradlaugh."
The words had scarcely ceased to echo
dhrough the court-room when a tall, han -
somely dressed, courtly-mannered young
man walked quietly to the front. Every
thing about the witness betokened the tho
rough gentleman. With folded arms lie
s:ood facina the desk.
"Kis the book."
"I respectfully decline, judge."
Ilis hIonor looked aghast, the chief's
hair lifted his hat almost off his head, and
spectators, of all colors and sizes, wore
struck motiouless with plaazelment. The
witness stood with folded at ms and erect
figure, his fine head turned from the ex
tended volume.
"Are you an infidel?"
"I am not."
"Perhaps you are an atheist ?"
"Not at all."
"And you refuse to kiss this book ?"
"1 decline to kiss that book."
"Are you mad, man ?"
"My mindl was never clearer."
"Do you believe In the Bible ?"
"I do ; but i'm not willing to kiss that
one."
"Within is the mioral law thundered
from Sinai."
"It Is so."
"And the words of the prophet burning
with celestial fire-"
"You speak true."
"Anid the sweetest story ever told to the
ages."
"Right agalu."
"Better men than you ever dlared to be
have kissed thIs sacred tonic."
"Worse men than I ever dlaredl to be have
kissed that holy volume."
"Womien's thin red lips have kissed it."
"Women's thick blue lips have kissed
it."
"Merchant princes have kissed it."
"Moon-eyed hiacknien have kissed it."
"Statesmen have kissed It."
"lltimpbacked tramps have kissed it."
"Th le rosy lips of health have been
here."
"The fevered lips of sicknees have been
there."
"'1 he quivering lips of dlistress have
presed~ it."
"Yes, and barbers have bussedi it."
"GOenius line imnprinte~d upon it a kiss."
"Anid so have smuiff-dippmg spinsters."
'"Thle chiseled 111)8 of beauty have
touched It."
''And the onion tainited 111)8 of drayimen
have smacked it."
"It breathes a beatiful spirit."
"'Yes, andl smelils of #lve-cnt whiskey."
"It is the book."
"Yes, but it's streaked with tobacco
"It is-"
"Thlt's all so, buit it's greasy and (dirty,
"It is the best book in the whole world."
"~On the Inside ; but the wor book in
the whole world on the outside."
"You have refused to do-"
"What both races, both sexes, and all
sizes have (lonte."
"Yes, thotusandq of all auges andl condhI
tions hatve kissed that book."
"Yotu'll have to bring in a new book,
judge, if you want, me to do an"
tthes morning."
"Is your ~ameo llorace [
"No, sir."
"And you know nothing
case ?"
"Not a thing."
"llow dtare yo i answ-.f '' *
then, anid get up itere?'-~
"Judge, i'm a book g ' " -
you a-RIble ?" - o .
RK ,race Greeley and the TicKqt Agent.
A reformed ticket agent, a man nt)w en
gaged in mercantile pursuit, and who ooks
back with profound melancholy and re- <
morse to his wicked career, as lie sailed in <
as a ticket agent, told me that once, in his I
sinful days, he was employed at Chicago
on a .through-line from that incorporated t
Boreas on the iake to Now York City,
which, inde up. of a new combination,
was "bucking" against Vanderbilt. To t
extend its custom the conbinaticn had at
Chicago a corps of able-bodied runners, to f
seize wayfarers by the throat and fetch
them up to the ticket agent, where the in, ,
nocent traveler was to be talked into a t
ticket over the combination. '
One day an able-bodied ruffian came, F
leading up a rough-looking customer, who t
wished to purchase a ticket to New York t
by the way of Cleveland. 'The combina- c
tion did not touch Cleveland. But evident- 1)
ly the old white-hatted, loose-trowsered, 1
coarse-booted countryman, with his white 1
head and goggling look, did not know what
he wanted. It was for the ticket agent to 11
care for him; and so he rattled on, with
ticket In hand, until the venerable, goggle
eyed old shuffle-toes had' extracted from a a
fat wallet the price and shambled awk- t4
wardly away. h
"Say, old fellow," asked a friend who M
happened to be II the ofilce, "do you know sI
who you sold a ticket to then I" b
"Some old fool of a corn-cracker.''
"Not a bit of It-that was Horace i
Greeley."
"Ger whillicans! and he wanted to go it
to Cleveland?" b
"Yes, he's billed to lecture there, and g
the Tribune will give your combination the
d- for the swindle."
"That's so. Here, you put your cheek t
to this hole till I find hiin.
Away ran the ticket agent. it was not
difficult to find the hotel at* which the
vcueraible philosopher lodged. The ticket I:
agent found him in the reading room, por- al
ing over a late issue of the Tribune. lie a
Lapped Horace on the shoiller, and the k
philosopher looked up with that child-like a,
expression of his that seenied to come out 01
from open eyes and inotith.
"1 beg your Pardon," said the agent, 8
"but 1 sold you a ticket to New York bl
%while since, and I made a mistake."
"In the money, I suppose?" replied I
Horace, dryly.
"No, sir; in the route. I remembered hi
after you left you said Cleveland. Now -
the ticket I gave you will not take yon to gl
Ceveltand."
"The - it won't," cried Greeley, bt
starting Up. "Well, young nian, I can h(
tl you that would be a great disappoint- si
ment to Cleveland."
"I don't know anything about that; but
I did not want any nian to miss his way
through any fault of mine. So I've been I
in every hotel in Chicago after you." to
"The - you have." t
"I have. There is a right ticket. It's In
Dyer a rival line. But my honor, sir, rises
above trick. I bought the right ticket for
you, and if you give me the old one we t
will be even." hi
"Young man," said Horace, fishing from I,
liis capacious pocket the ticket of the com
bination, yc-u ar, very good; too good; sll
3ome to think of it, too d- good for a
ticket agent. Leave that, good young at
Aian, before your innocent nature is cor- P
ampted, or your d- Patent Screw andI
Pod-auger lin~ is busted up. Go West
roung nm1an; go West,"' '
LbI
The Isle for Womnu. bi
at
There are corners of the world from
which we seldom hear, but when we do,
we hear something worth while. Such Ir, th
the isle of Man, chiefly notable hitherto a'
among the ladies for eats without tails ; th
itenceforth to be remarkable amiong women 01
sufragists for women with all their i ights.
Jeograpically the Isle of Man is equ..dis
lint from England, Ireland and Scotland. I
Politically it enjoys home rule. Industri- dr
ally It furnishes various metals, minerals, to
and agricultural products. Politically it to
Line furnished, In its limited area, its share se
f a possible solution of a great problem.
[ts Legislature has wieined the suffrage
to householders of both sexes, under the th
lame conditions. 'rThe Woman's Suffrage an
Journal, an English periodical, rapturously
proclaims: "Thus the Hlouse of Keys, yC
probably the most ancient popular asseim. ha
bly in the world, has been true to its tradi
Lion of realsting encroachment on liberty by wi
taking measures to secure the exercise of 1A
political rights by women as well as by in
men, and by asserting the principle of-free 5ti
governmeont for the whole, and not merely tit
for the half of the peo'ple. cd
Tlhe House of Keys is the popular branch Ei
f the Manx Legislature, the other House
being the Governor and Council. 'The .tii
rranchise measure was introduced by the
G)overnor, in the old style, conferring the
ighit of voting on the male inhabitants, en
i'ue House of Keys amiended it by striking
)ut the word "male," by a vote of five to
ne. It Is saidl there is no dloubt that the
iew law will be concurred in so far as the sh
Hlanx mien arc coiicerned. TIhte acts of the
b~egitlatur'e require the sacntion of the ab
Jrown of Great Britain b~efore they become an
>perative ; and, if Queen Victoria with- bil
iolds5 her approval the "half of tha pee- tic
>le" will declare that she is lie trite we- il3
nan.
Tlhe area of the Isle of Man is 180,000 iti
tcre' the p~opulation abcut b5,000. One
night think if there's peace to be found in gi
he wori, the heart that is hiinble might we
iope for it there, It hins a re3veniue of about de
050,000, and1( its annuol Government ex- TIi
)tnisus tire some ?10,000 less. Noverthe- lie
ess, the ishmdn( hass a very resp~ectabe diebt
)f about ?l50, 000. Whten the womeni get
ate the Legislature, as they naturally niust,
hey will have this dhebt reduced, or, if not,
now the reason why. Tlhie kingship orq
ordlship of* the Isle of Man was formtterly ai
sold by hereditary descent, but the lord. hI
Shill was sold1 to the Br'itisht Crown in 1765, un
md~ the Governors are niow appointed by ki
lthe Sovereign of Great Britain. The Manx- w
men make their own laws, and~ impose thoir In
wn taxes. Th le mastituioos of the Isle es
late back to 940J, andi the HIous~, of Keys 1)
antedates the Britishi house of Commons. w
'hse local Ist orians claim a lonj( record of te
independent legislationi and conservation of ~
-rights of which they properly are tl
gI
er per.ecit hiness155 wouIld be O0
by perfect goodndas thit, di
neveral'ord aopportuity st
jsiv t ti'4rd le'tst, may be cL
a ~ thuawedo not aiway., find gI
* l
if 87 prisoneirs in the T
nltla'v' Is
lmisd Blazer.
Young Mr. Sparks entered the law office
>f Judge Smith with rather a sorrowful
ast of countenance. Drawing up a chair,
to gently inquired:
"Does the law allow damages for Initlry
o a man's feelings, Judge?"
"Not often; sometimes."
"Not when you're cut up, mortified,
rodden on, insulted, mad?>'
"I can tell you better when I know the
lcts."
"Well, I'll state my case. You know,
udge,- that church fair that was held in
lie hail last night? I went there, and John
Vormly introduced me to a -most awfully
letty girl, Miss Blazer. I never met her
efore. She was just splendid, you know.
Tucommon agreable; and I treated her to
ysters and ice-cream, and bought her a
In-cushion and a lamp-mat, and a whole
)t of liddle-faddle. Spent about four dol
kra, you know, and she seemed so mighty
leasant that I thought I'd made a hit; dead
i love with her, you understand."
"Quick work, wasn't it?"
"Yes, but she was so very handsome and
bewilderingly affable. And so, about
In o'clock, I asked her If I might see her
Dane. She said I might- I didn't know
here she lived and I didn't care. So we
arted, and we struck out for the Wood
ary Pike, and I asked her If she was a t
Aighbor to the Smileys, and shq said she r
asn't. Then we walked on, and on, until
e were clear out into the country, and I
iquired if her father was in the farming
isiness, and she said no. So we kept g
)ing, and pretty soon it began to rain,and
I had no umbrella, I asked her to let me l
row my coat around her, and she con
uted. and I walked by her side in my
irt sleeves."
"Did she seemn grateful?" 0
"W ell, not much. But we'd gine about
df a mile farther, she said the thought, a
ic saw a highway robber or something a
few yards ahead-dark as pitch, you
2ow-and wouldn't I go on in advance
id see what it was. So I walked boldly P
i,and the first thing I knew, I ran against
kC of the side-posts of the tollgate, ana 1
inned my nose. Look at iti Made it
eed, too. Then she said she knew where u
,e was now, and we couldgo right along.
askedjier if she lived near the tollgate,
d she said 'not so very.' However, I
kOW I had made an impression on that c
r), and I didn't care much for distance.
> we walked along, until we passed Siamp- 0
n's school house and came to Ifuckle
rny Creek. Sine said it just. lashed across
iri then that the bridge was down, and
e couldn't Imagine how we were to get c
r'oss.
"Couldn't swim, coul she?" s
"Not deep. enough, you know. 80 1 P
imied and hawed awhile, and then I
Id her tha i didn't like to make the of.
r, but I'd wade and carry her, if she'd let
3.,'t
"Refused, of course, Isuppose"
"She accepted on the spot, and I got her d
ross safely, although I was wet up to my
ices. bo then we kept going along, and
mg, and along,until I got kind of uneasy p
lien all of a sudglen she said she was afraid
e had missed the road, it was so dark P
d wouldn't I go to that house close by
d ask them if this was the Woodbury
ke or Hatboro' Lane. I went, btlt before
aould get to the door-bell, a dog came
oning at me, and I ran for the gate. Put
ur hand right there, on my leg. Feel
at? That's the bandage over that dog
te. A quarter of a pound of flesh gone, M
the very least."
"Did she sympathize with youl" 01
"Well, not as much as I expected. And a,
en we walked, and walked. and walked,
d. kept on walking, until I began to C
ink she must live omewhere on the Pa.
Ic Coast when presently she said:
''Thnere's our house! I see a lightl"
"That was one satisfaction, anyhow, for di
Knowv she womid ask ime in, and have me
ied, and maybe her mother might ask me
stay all night, so that I'd have a chance F
get acquainted with the family, and1( to t1L
her in the morning."i
"Well?"
"Well, we went up, and when I rang
3 bell1, a young fellow came to the door, c<
u he says: a
"'Why, Emdly, is It you? 'We thought
um Intended to stay at terguson's, or I'd h<
ye come for you."
"T1he~n she introduced me, and said this tl
ms the gentleman she was engaged to, Is
'i9aged to, mind youl And he thanked cl
i1o: bringing her home. I, you under. ol
,nd, standhing on the front steps all this I
ne. And the gentleman she was engag- th
to handed me my coat and said to w
muiy: ii,
"No use of asking Mr. Sparks ini at this su
ic of night, of course''" ne
"And E'milyv said:
"He'll want to get homeasqikash
",And ikeaold fool as qaickasli
''Of course." i
"And so I (quit, and they wenit ini andl (I
uit the (door. 1
"'It was just fouar mnilcs home. I got in t
out (daylighit, wet above, soaked below, I
(d full of bruises, mutilated nose, dog. ta
es, and frantic with anxiety to play par. ct
ular thunder with the whole Blazer famn-y
'i and the young man te whom E~milY b'
is engagedl. Now, what can 1 (10 about c;
Thme Judge exp~lalned that there was no hi
oundi for an action In law, and Sparks
mt out talking about mnurdler anid sudden iv
athm; but he must have changed his mind. 1
me Blazer family was intact when last am
ardl fromi. . t
H ow A fghlans 5 ig~ht. O1
An Afghan never thmnks of asking for
arter, but ights with ferocity of a tiger, ~
d clings to life until his eyes glaze and
m hands ref use to pull a pistol trIgger or a
e a knife in a dying effort to mialmn or fc
il his enemy. .lThe stern realties of war
are more pronounsed on the battlefilds
Afghanistan thani perhaps they have
or been in India, If we except the retri
itive dlays of the mutiny. TIo spare a fht
noundled man for a minute was probably b(
cause the deathn of the next solier who er
isuspiciously walked past him. One ar
ingn our men certainly learned in Af- gi
ianistan, andi that was to keep their wits at
out them wheni pursuing an enemy or thi
'er. a hardswom Reid. There might be al.
Inger lurking in each inanimate form cc
udding (110 ground, and unless care and
,utioni wore exerised1, the woundedl Af
ian would steep lis soul in bliss by kil- ~
ig a Kaflir just when life i as at its last ebb.w
be stubborn loe of fighting dn exrn.a .
we saw so much 'bf it that our men at clse
luarters always drove their bayonets well
home, so that there should be no mistake
is to the deadliness of the wound. The
physical courage which distinguished the
tntrained mobs who fought so resolutely
igainst us was worthy of all admiration;
;he tenacity with which men, badly armed
md lacking skilled leaders, clung to their
p)ositions was remarkable, to say nothing
)f the sullen doggedness they often showed
when retiring. But when the tide of the
Ight set in full against them, and they saw
urther resistance would involve them more
leeply, there 'was - so sudden a change
iways apparent that one could scarcely
)elleve the fugitives hurrying over the hills
Yore the same men who had resisted so
lesperately but a few minutes before.
['hey acted wicely; they know their pow
irs in scaling steep hills, or m making their
scape by fleetness of foot, and the host
,enerally dissolved with a raptditly which
io one but an eye-witness can appreciate.
f cavalry overtook them they turned like
volves and fought with desperation, selling
heir lives as dearly as men ever sid
hem; but there was no rally in the true
ease ot the word, and but faint attempts
t aiding each other. Their regular troops
vere but little alxeoLble to discipline, by
Bason of deficient training, and they re
Drted to the tactics they had pursued as
ribesmen when once they were forced to
Itire.,
Never no It.
Never assoolate with bad company. Have
oud company, or none.
Never refer bo a gift you have made, or
vor you have rendered.
Never look over the shoulder of anothcr
ho is reading or writing.
Never appear to notice a scar, deformity
r defect of any one present.
Never arrest the attention of an acquaint
ice by a touch. Speak to him,
Never punish your child for a fault IV
'hich you are addicted yourself.
Never answers questions iui general con
Any that have been put to others.
Never, when traveling abroad, be over
yastful in praise of your own country.
Never lend an article you have borrowed
ittesa you have permission to do so.
Never call a new acquaintance by the
bristian name unless requested to do so.
Never attempt to draw the attention of the
)npany constantly upon yourself.
Never exhibit anger, impatience or ex
tenient when an accident happens.
Never pass between two persons who are
lking together, without an apology.
Never enter a room noisily; never fail to
ose the door after you, and never slain it.
Never fail to offe: the easiest and best
at in te room to an invalid, an elderly
arson or a lady.
Never neglect to perform the commnis
on which the friend entrusted to you.
ou must not forget.
Never send your guest, who is accus
med to at warm room, off into a cold,
ma1p, spare bed, to sleep.
Never unter a room filled wilt people,
ithout a slight bow to theteneral com
mny when first entering.
Never fail to answer an invitation, either
.rsonally or by letter, within a week after
c invitation is received.
Never accept of favors and hospitalities
ithout rendering an exchange of civilities
lien opprtunity offers.
Thin Conle.
While a New Yorker was at Mt. Clemens,
ich., last fall to try the effect of the
ineral waters on his rheumiatisin lie was
Le day approached by a young ian who
ked:
"Are yout not Mr. ---, of New York
ty V"
" amh," was the reply, "but I do not re
ember of having met you before."
"Probably not. I am Smith, the conmc
an."
"Oh)l, you needn't try to remember me.
ur weeks ago I flattered mlyself that all
c world knew me and admired my act
g. I came West with a combination
hich busted in Wisconsin, and after a
alk of 640 miles across the country I have
me to the conclusion that I never
nounted to two shillings as an actor."
"I presume you desire any aid to reaeh
me ?"
"Naturally I would, but if you will see
at I have dinner I will let you off. Fact
1Ilhave been bitten by dogs so often,
ased by farmers so frequiently, andt b~een
liged to outrun so many constables that
ave lost all ambition. Once I watntedl
undlers of appllause at every hit. Nowv,
hen 1 do a good thing in the way of elud
g a Sheriff and his posse, I'm perfectly
tislledi with even p~ancakecs an~d thmn coffee
at rewalrd.''
'I he Hoar's uleadi.
It was in the olden timie wvhen Baron
owdledow held possessioni of all the Uer
an provinces that a grand Christinas
nner was preparedl for all his retainers,
md the great event of the (lay was to bc
e bringing in of the boar's head, which
dinty (1181 was to grace the centre of the
ble. But it so happened that the chief
ok fell Ill, and his place was fillied by a
>unig hllesian, and he tt was that stocod
rthe chief (leor whten Baron Howdedow
lledl forth in a stenitoriani voice:
"Hience knave, and bringest unto us the
>atr's hiead."
Andi he of Irelandl wot not what waes
cant, because in his Isle a pig was a p)ig.
et lie bethougiht himself, and went forth,
1(d returning sat before Baron Rowdedow
e head of a book agent who had dlevas
tedl the baron's domains with a boo0k 801(1
ly on subscriptions, of wihich there were
9 parts and an index.
Aiid the Mileslan said: ''Here, sur*, is
r boar's head." And the Baron andi his
tainers (lid laugh a laugh of great joy,
i such a Christmas was there never he
re held in those parts.
New Coent.
An invcaition which wvill considerable in.
ience architecture and1( sculpture has just
on nmado in Bavaria. By means 01 an
amnelling liqumid, the inventor renders
y kind of stone or cement hamrder than
anite, atld gives it the absolute and in
libie appearance of any othler mineral
at may be desired1. The en~amnel may
mo be appdled to metal, which it is said it
mpletely protects from rust..
it Is When our budding hopes are
pped beyond recovery by some rough
ind that we are most disposed to plc
re tio ourselves whmat. fowers they
Ight have borue had they 'iourlqhmt.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
Modesty is to merit as the sha
dow 'to a picture it gives force and re
lief.
Truth which uncovers a cherished
vice is more hated than' the vice it
self.
If we are faithful to the duties of iie
presents, God will provide for the fu
ture.
The fund of sensible discourse is l
mited; that of Jest and badinerle is in
finite,
All things are a.inired either because
they are new, or because they are
great.
Charity Is the rarest as it Is the
most attractive tralt of Christian char
acter.
Genius of the highest kind implies
anl unusual intensity of the modifying
power.
The life which rlis borne no love ia
a garden which has biought forth no
flowers.
Some people are born to be contrary
%nd they fulfill their mission with reli
gious zeal.
Poverty pinches, but not half so
hard as vice. Tihe one wounds to heat,
the other leaves an ulcer.
rhe very best and kindest way in
which to look at the faults of your
friend is to shut your eyes.
Never does a mnanl portray his own
character more vividly than: in his
manner of potraying another's.
If a man can be contented and hap.
py in his own company he will gene
rally be good company for others.
The grandest of heroic deeds are
those which are performed within
four walls, and in domestic privacy.
I'here is no wise or gool man that
would change parsons or conditious
entirely with any man in the world,
The seat of knoviedge is the head;
of wisdow, in the heart. We are sure,,
to Judge wrong if we do no& feel right,
'1o work out our own contentment,
we should labor not so much to incra.ise
our substance, its to mixierate our de%
sires.
Truth cannot long be concealed. She
will burst the doors of her imprisan
ment and I1 1sh her splendors on the
world.
Every person has two educations
one which he receives frou1 others,aad
one, more important, which he gives
himself.
I know not which of the twain lifts
man the higher, genius or gentleness;
genius lifts him above -others, gentle
ness out of himself.
It is a principle of war that when
you can use the thunderbolt you must
prefer it to the cannon. E Lrnestnc.is
is ite thunderbolt.
The block of granite which was at
obstacle in the patn-way of tle weak
becomes a stepping-stoae in the path
way of the resolute.
It a man empties his purse into his
head, no man can take I away from
hit. An investment in knowlelgeai
ways pays the best interest.
It is a high, solentn, almost awful
thought for every individual man,that
his earthly influence, whiioh has a
commencement, will never, through all
ages, have an end.
When you douut between wordsuse
tei plainest, comIlnest, the idiomatic.
ilsonew Itle words as you would roage
tove simple oles as you would native
roses on your cheek.
The great sorrows of life are either a
curse or a blessing to us, Even the
opun grave may oe a doorway inLto
the I avon of a larger faith or theopen
way Into a life of solemn despair.
Knowledge cannot be acquired with
out pain1 and appaicationi. It isa.trou
blesome, and like deep digging for
pure wvaters; but when once you Uomui
to the spring, it rIses up to meet yoa.
Universal love is like a glove with
out fingers, whlichl fits all hands alIke,
and none closely ; but true affection is
like a glove witti fingers, which fthe
one hand only, amnd ft8 cloSe to that
one.
You destroy the divinie Image in you r
soul by sadness. God is j);y. Alli na
ture rejoices in its Creator. WVouldl
you remain in sorrowful silence? It i
christian joy that makes the hle.trt fear
It is when outr budding hopes are
ilpped beyond recovery by some roughi
wind that we are most disposed t~o
picture to ourselves what llowers
they might, have borne had they dour
ished.
Outward triumphs of relIgion are no
indicatilons Of its purity, since the
more corrupt it is, the more popular it,
wiil be, atnd the purer it is the less
likely it is to be embraced, except by
a few.
A~t its rising and Its setting the sun
makes the deepest shadows, so at the
beglnning and toward the close,, the
careers of great men are most dark
ened by the neglect or aspersion of the
worid.
Such is the state of life that none are
happy but by the anticlpation of
change. Tihe ch ange itself Is neth ing :
when we have mnadui it tile nCxt~ wish ia
to chanige again. The wvorld is not yet
eixhausted.
Th'ie race is not to the swift, nor the
battle to the strong; neither yet broad
to the W ise, nor yet rIches to men of -
understamning, nor yet favor to mnn
of skill, bLIL time and chance happen
eth o them all.
No man starts in his professional Ca
reer wise, stron4, and tiloroughly it
ted for his work. One must gain wis
domn by experience, strengthl by excer
clee, anld fitness by reiturated, andp
first often inseireotuai, endeavor.
C~hristian graces are like perfumes
tile miore they are pressed, tile sweeter'
thley smell ; lhke stars that shine bright
est in the Uark ; like trees--the miore
they are shmaken, tile deeper root they
take, aind tile more fruit lney bear.
Christian faith ii a grand acthledral,
witih divinely pictured windows.
Standing without, you se no glory,
nor can possibly imagine any; stand
ttg wIthmn, every ray of light reveals
a iiar mony of unspeakable splendors.
Fretting, fidgeting, ennui atnd anjxi.
ety are' the tuost cow mon causes of di
sease. On the other hand, high aspi.
ration and enitbussm help sligestion
and respiration, and send an increased
supply of Vitai energy to all parts og
the body.