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N IUr TRI-W EF.Y EJLQN- WINNSBORO, S. C., MANICH 3, 1881. ESTABLISHED 18 8U1ADUOWS. r naoopiligh sbagws gathering over - ~ tthis'nnebright earth, A b es. 'sd wl~I weeping, murmur round our lonely hearth; A deep, desparing dakuess 'kettles o'er us like a pall, And the tralking of the serpent is around and and6ver all. - Oht the llves that baV# been blighted, and the -rJ. hobpp $bat..ney are. desLd/ -4 The clinging, haunting mem'ries, the tears that we have shed; The light of hope from out our heart has long since passed away, But still we feel t)e, maddening curse surge 9'erius day by day. The friends that we have trusted have for saken and betrayed. Within-the grave of buried hopes their ashes now are laid, The jdyswheiein we might have shared the love of other years Have lied and left out souls with gloom, 4nUA dimmed our eyes..w4h teals. Of little arms that onU4%igvo t)vNd earsil. ingly around, . We - no trace, save far aw i yonde . g.raay mound M - Theyoieard, with smilingn thW p1, tleir ~ 4inmos rom onh gh. TA ei AnP folded thelt, Ittle hands- and lal'I th em 46ci die6. Th ror n~ch :m) n us that Wearln down odr - 11 And 8 push enase f hriness of all this We trI vai -oer t glooi tha shts rowteli1 . Butt i r lipi g" of 't o cloud la lost i dar est - niS&rkovcf eatie Mq r 6a the prettes'girl In Oroveland. f"Nde .i er but "to loe. h 1us) 't 'gf*,4nd old Farmer More6 df hiW on.Odaughter than of All ,hn well hlightte. $ 11him1 Janie ad c? er hopie fro pardig the I artnrang r cleai'blrd- 60tones A she flew frot to room, le vli tokend ofhe dainl , omyi reseice evefY ' whi.. ~ be Young Dr. Lowell been aboarderat the fariu for tpree ye""- .Whe' 'he had firsaseen-Jeaic she hd&been a little win-. ninggrl, que plidk be tfki6n the. graj3,boun inaa kn'e and listeA. oughlP fully .as he and her father talkedi' 'lKt now things wer. quit6. different, and as- owad Lowell% Watched the grace ful.' mpin cro, 1,y hleovely 1lower-like; fac( and each.ay saiitho uselash nat 'tnfold'inore adilbre, he- grew ld& look upon her in another light,and to think that it would be very asyget to have that blooning face grow morpo bright aIihis ap proaoji than at any other, gothe days went aig although no words had as yet brok n'the'sweet silence, thetwo young hearts were knittinsr fast tog4)iv'When my story opens. Jea ij had c4pgd from a shy, blush.in school girl into a beautiful self-possessed iaiden, conscious in her inniost heart of lxwig loved, and of returning 'tlat love. One evening, as they all sat arocind the cozy tea-tabldiflittleVred, Jeanie's brother, bounded intoltieroont,"a ll of news which evidently seemod very important to him... bOh father, the big thouse~ has been bought." Noir the "big housdr as Fred called it, was the house of Oroveland. High up on phIll It towr~ed iftts graty stone stateliness ab~ve all the i'cst of the village, it iai bexen ifqgocupied for many. years. ., "Well, V'nigled of that," heartily er,' clahnked Farmer Mlooro. 'Lt's analline so much flue property should have -gone to wreck and rin so long, when it. might lie. made such an'ornament to the yllJage. Doi you know who* hasi bofif it, Frcddy ?" "Yes, sir, it is a widow lady named Al mler, and she has two daughters."* Dr, Lowell here gave a suddeon start, widloh caused Jeaule to glance ,over at him, aud to her surprise she saw hie wtas violenntly agitated. His face was white as doaph, and with his lips piarted lie looked fixe4y~ atLfretdy, s 16 waiting to hear more. Seeing his emotion attracted 'attention, he hastily arose and without speakmng, loft the room.. Jeanie's interest in Freddy'q news was entirely lost In her wonderment over Ur* Lowells strange demeanor. It was quite. late In the evening before l'e rejoined them; -but when'he'came'baok lhe was as self. - posassse dad qule't as over, yet thiero was something peculiar in his manner, and Jeanie felt the change, although, unlike most women, silo refraiued from askingI any questions.". It was true "Waban Hlall" had at last found occupants. Mrs. Almer and lier twQg .'ddhkltterewero pleashunt dad ifnaffected' and it was got long be~ore theo new- comners bedai ivfallicquainstea\n the illlage. After a time Jeauie called to welcome them and extend the hospitalhty of thie farm, and she returned hiom2 delighited~ with her3lt2 Mi& Almer iso ' kind, and the gIrls, Ella and Rluth, so chiarninug apdl friepcljy, Jenniatciked,.enthusiast/c ally for' na e tfli abMit'he? now frien'ds, and Dr. Lowell, listenied to all slie 'said eagerly. After a few wee1ks finltations came to the farm for a party to be -held at the "Shall you go, little "oneo?' que'stion'e' hensgtpr. JeanIo looked t DrL..tlQyell, and was su a tieilonr p i *ft,,fo Seal. J. n b -enMeans the ~ tray t A462 'asablagwithi light, and fragrant with the aromati perfume of flowers, and as Jeanie entered the ball rooinion the dootoi's arm. her girlish heart gave A greit botand. She had been to but few parties, and youth loves lif%andlety. Bilt cr 'pleasure tlat evemng was not what 0bg#4 oiexpegtV, #mi 0as she lay in her own little bed- an, home that 'ight and thoug ht over her:love's bowildering con duct, thb pretty head buried itself in the pillows, hnd'anyahit listening 'igh't have heard smothered sobs. Shortly after th'eir arrival her escort had left her, and dlevoted himself to Ella Al nie. .Not tlat. Jeanio was noglected-that her beauty and popularity never -allowed her to be-but she had watched with a keen pain-her lover's n'nier toward bliss Ahner. Froigi their first. meeting the - reserve whichfie generally held toward strangers had boen wanting, and he seemed to be pie more and more engrossed in her socitty T4 walk home that evening had beei'aImft in silence, and Jeanie's heart, all unused to trouble, sank very low, ai she tiight she had been uninaidenly in gilug'er love so freely, and now her pubisli eut had come. Yet a heart once out f6i one's keeping eannot be calleu back ,suddenlyjvithout pain. And this was only the commencement of .er borrow. Day after day Dr. Lowell was a guest at "Waban Hall," and Jeanie ofteifryv him and Ella Alner riding 'or walkiii. -together. Farmer Moore ne ver notiedhow grave the wearisome face was growing, for with the prideof wolaulood Jeanie kept her grief to herself. She had made up her mind bitterly, that while she had iaon loving with all the furvor of her warm, lippulsive heart, he, whounAshe,.iad thought.sg noble, had only been Irlfling with' her-testing his powers of yiealg. She avoided meeting him as iquch as ,.ossible, and so the time passed, uiftil one arf as she arose from the r eajfast tabl ,'. Lowell said: u speak with me a little w ille, Jea It is almost impossible for-:ne to see yptlalone lately."! - N "i had this voice pronounb6d her namue'I1re tenderly. Was lie about to make her a conflden'e of his new-found love? Jeanio raised 4er eyes quietly to his face, then answering, "Certainly," led the way to. the library. She seated herself, aiIl he stauding be fore her,: after a slighk pause, began.: "Jeanie' the time has come for this mys tery ty'be explained,-fnd I can tell you who.I am." Thegiril's large dark eyes opened wide ly. "Who you are ?" "Yes;" lie said laughingly, "I know I I am Dr. Howard Lowell, practicing pby sician, o'f Groveland; but that is not all. Listen,'Vid I will tell you the' whole tory. "Myfather died when I was 10 years old, acaving my inothur a widow with three children. Between the eldest of the two glrkg and myself thexe was the most passIonate attachnment-indeed, we were all an jinusually united family. But in three years my mother married again. Then my misery commenced. I cannot de scribe the persecutions my step-father in flicted upon me, whom alone of all the children he seemed to hate. I?erhaps It was because of my thon headstrong, impiul sive nature. I was a passionate boy, and at lastedriven dIespe'rate, I ran away from home anid from my decarly loved mother and,er. en for years I was driven where tate willed, working here and there at any thing, no matter how menial, until at last .fortune, in the shap~e of a kInd, old physi elan, interposed. "Dr. Lowell saw ine and became inter estedl in me, and when he diedi he left Ine his andopteil son, his wealth, on condition I tonpk his 'name andl never returned to the lnflueiice of imy stepi-faither. And now, Jeanle, comes the most wonder fui part of my story. "I have -found tny mother anl sters at last, free from the one who miade my boy hood so wretched. Shortly after I left home my step-father had taken liha -family abroad, and from 'then udtil now we have. never maet.. "Hlow I have longed to speak and declard myself I Buit, Jeanie, I feared that the prodigal who selfishly leit all he held dear could iiefor'bd forgiven; umntil last night my sister Ella. spoke so tendlerly and re gret filly -of the Brother she' had -lost, I could keep silence no longer. I shall keep .my dear adtoptpd ,father's name, but Mrs. Almer, whom you already like go m'uch, Is ,my mother, andl~ Ella and Ruth are my sisters. 9 Thdn with an abrupt chanige m lis voice, Dr.. Towell stopped, and -raisIng the' sot,' little hand Which lay listiessly in the, girl's lap, .olasped.it flrmIiy in his own as lie said : " ' "Unn mRn darling wonder that my man nor has boon strange and unlike myself ?" The expression~ ip lhis loving eyes made Jeanie flush and trenhil6, and as she was gatheried tolli idsely~mart she knew that sihehad coibe tosthe end of her gr'est s' row. ' . Iwti's a'harf oven(!mg- lha~ followed, found bro.,o e nd sQe brought the Tlimpled, bhishing gi iJd goter imid sisters as .anetlb~ejlbwnligfor tlAomr lover And right cordially le~ wehld .Iigr.. Olendining,m bt HanU n m Davis, Jhte. ' Davis. Any o edere4 Bla uld lke to bcm Mabei and Ilenri. She was alone in the world. Her vari ous telatives had gr'dially passed away, and 14y a strange cohicideirce, just as the last one passed, she feund - heiself alone. Alone, did we say? Yet, not utterly, for her dear piano was left her. and seating herself before it; she softly played the one sweet air, the only one that she played completely. .It was true that It was runored that the mortality among her k'elatives was attirlbu ted too often listening to the strein of this lovely morceau, but'nevertheless it brought back to her tender memories of. childhood and she played It to herself dreamily "The Maiden's Prayer." ' "Mabel, play me that strain again." It was a young man who -spoke, and he leaned over thi piano and watched her delicate fingers meandor over 'the -bass notes in the roimantic cross-hand move mont. "Ah, kienri," responded Mabel, "I could.play it to you forever." - A slight shudder crossed - tho marble brow of the young -man as he responded : "it sedms to me to be a tone-picture - of unequaled beauty. Obs'erve the flights of the right -Iud into the highest fhotes; even so might.a pure prayer rise into the hlights of the blue empyrean." "But see, Henti,' said the ' maid, "now themeilody is hid beneath the deep notes of the bas." "And, ven so, tke. highest thoughts must fall again to earth and seek.the prac 1cal. Mabel, we are poor. I am an in ventor and yet hope to perfect my delicious steam- calliope, which will bring me tame a'nd fortune. Till then adicul Ac aept this as a last memento of one who loves you foidly." fie has gone. She teArfully opened the package. It contained a small musical box which played two tunes. "then You'll Remember Me," ani."Sweet By-and-By" -sad reminders of his affection and lhopes. .Vivo years Lad passed. Mabel Janleure Was no longer young, but she was interest. ing and fuhI of witching grace. dhe.had boldly faced xortune and had turned music teacher. Miusty, iany pupils had come to her, and she had taught them all La Priere d'une Vierge. She - was no longer poor, but her' heart was poverty stricken indeed. At iight she would sit in her solitary abode and play the well-re memhbered miorcetiu (@,he kieVVit. by heart no-)$and 4 1 dit the two saiis fronW her belo iujca1 4)0x. She sat uine eyoping ygriuding. Her thoughts w aJ r se tsil'hed, the~, crank: Si0&l~ae JAP Ikure." Aud.they were in each other's arms. "1hay come to claiu you, my own, said he, "I an able to marry .now." "Oh, ilenri," sobbed Miabel, as her arms timidly encircled his neck and her fingers played "The Maiden's Prayer" on his back, "has the calliope succeeded ?" "No, my darling was the response. "I have lnvdnteWa method which winL teach anybody to play the piano thoroughly in half an hour, and I am rich I" - ' They are wedded now, and their lite sincO then has been one round of bliss,only made more perfect by tWe sweet sounds of the tune which had hallowed the days of their younger love. Ai Emnparor's Laugn. It was the night ueiure the battle of Waterloo. Napoleon, wrapped up in a military cloak, was pa'sing to and fro be fore his tent. A number of officers glitter. ag in gilded finery were seated around sone burning logs near by, engaged in con versation. They had laid out before them several maps, and on a small table close at hand was placed a writing apparatus, to which, now and then,- one or othier of thec oficers would resort, take up a pens, and throw it down again, unable, applarently, to put on paper-that which was so readily conceived in the mind. Tne Emperor's movements were qtuick and his stop firm. There was somethuing in the lofty bearing of His Majesty, in tme broad, expansive forehead, and the keen, penetrating eye, which could not escape the notice of any one. You might strip him of every outward p~omp, but still the body and soul of greatness would re main. Reader, imagine yourself for a moment in the situation we< have endeavored to p~lace youi on that 'eventful eve. Night bas thrown Its mantle over the earth, ant in sleep rests many a tired mortal. The con quermg army of Napoleon, having east aside the engines of terror and sheathed the sword in the scabbard, are deep ini sleep. The distant tramp of the sentinel; the broken, .uneven conversation of the oflicers around the fire, and the ' intermediate yelf lings of a (log hard by, alone distui'b the quiet of the place. - The pale moon shad ows forth at intervals through the darkh masses of clouds a trembling' and uncertami lignit, which gives to the..periods of its obscurity A. somber character ' iore thian real. Standh, now, till the morn breaks thsrough] those pondlerous piles of vapor, and then we will consider snore closely thme move ments of the Emnpel'or. Theimre I he has thrown off his cloak. Ob. serve the knitted brow, thie restless, half dissatisfied glances lie casts toward time group around the fire. eBust stop) I whso conmes jherei Ah I It ms oune of ids attend-. ants. lie, sp'eaks--he returns, anid Natpo Ieon Is agalin alo'ne.'' With his face turned toward the field of 'Waterloo, and hiss arms folded over his breast, the mighty <,onquort r becomies as. sorbed in thought. The last straggling oflcer lhad betaken himself to the govermngs of his tent, and al] now is wrapped up in a deathi-like silence, 'With this lavorablg, opportunity we will takes the reader by the h and amnd lead1 hmim to a short distance behind two or three ficed pieces wich have .been put in order for to-morrow's deadly work I' "The clog won't venturie 4ut ; he's toc cunning, 1ci, me.-tell you.':[ "Hush, you fool-ush-,thee's timec enoughl" '?iUush, dcd you say.; and pksiy who arc you, -Mr. Spattergo wl7 that-i "WMho asm X? i'll let you know, if -you do'n't 'hold your tongue. lush j~ I say, hush! be stull, I say, every one of youlI Bob, you keep watch at that rascally sen tinel, or I'll--- Whast I whist ! kceep quiet, my lada; 'we'll get -him yet I Keep quetIaI k Pepper, $ p~) you don't keep your head down behind tha wheel, you imiay perchance get a run o lead I irough it I" "'Never the worse for that, your honor Mother always said my head was touih a lead ; tho-ugh, as how, it's never had whal you may call a fair trial." "Whist! 1 say again, whist ! Ile's turn. ed around. I wonder what the fellow ru inhates about so much ' Perhaps le'i thinking of the many little presents Wei lington-will scud him to morrow. ui keep still now. -1 see he's itching to ae ,out- into the moonlight. Thcre-there 1it coiis. Mind, now, don't iove till I speak. Quiet, boys I Quiet, I say !" - Napoleon, little aware of the danger thal threatens him, walks with his arns stil folded toward the pices Of cannon we havc pointed out, ard under cover of which lay -concealed some four or fi've rullians (whose conversaijon we have in part transcribed), ready to pounce down upon their prey. AE he drew near to them< fmin his person be coming more distinct inu sudden flood ol moonlight, their hearts appeared for th .moment to melt, either out of fear for thei own.safety, or a dread against the spilling of such royal blood. "Do you think we had better ?" sal one. "I-I don't fancy it," said another. "I-I---wish-" said a third. "0 ! 0 1 none of your fooleries, boys Now's the time I Do it, or not do it ?" "Do it" exclaimed all. "Then it is done I" and the foreman o the gang sprang out, and presented his pia. tot to the head of Napoleon, followed in meWately by his comipanions. "Silence, or I'll l S"(.ryou'll blow my brains out I " added the Emiperor, in a jocund ianner, at th< sane moment laughing outright. The cut-throats werd confounded. One looked at the other, and the other looker at his neighbor, in perfect aimazeient. Tht imerry laughter of Napoleon continued when suddenly, in an opposite direction, a thsh-a whiz --a bang succeeded, and th foremost assassin fell to the ground. In i moment he was surrounded by a dozen o; twenty soldicrs, all eager to show their at tachinent, even at the 60st of their )ives As if nothing out of the ordinary course of things had' transpired, Napoleon siiply waved his hane, saying to one of the sub ordinate oicers . by his side, ILet thos men be put in chains till daylight," an< then walked away to his tent, apparently unmoved and unconcerned. Daylight arrived. The Emperor canit forth, mounted on a pure white charger the trappings of his harness set with gold. It was a noble sight. Long was the line o burnished steel which passed in review be fore him. As far as the eye could reacl there was a continual glitter of polishet metal that reflected back, with the bril liancy of the dianond, the rays of th morning sun. Numerous officers, clad i1 the richest, garments,.ornanented with golt lace, and their high, flowing plumes way ing in the breeze, accompanied their coin mander. weiwors hiad Alreuri to*on giyen imi the men who were arrested the night ie fore should be shot without a hearing. Na. poleon was to be present at the execution and as he appeared in the distance with hii numerous retinue, the prisoners wer brought out hand-cuffed, their coats an vests thrown off, and their bosoms baret for the balls. A few hours of horrid sis pense had worked inconceivably upon the looks and actions. They were ghastly pale and the traces'of deep anguish were visibl< upon their foreheads; yet they stood fIrn and undaunted before the well-aimed gun of the soldiery. Not a limb shook, not i lip quivered, and thus they were launchec into eternity, as Napoleon turned from th scene -'iitli a smile I Bow a Meaan5,u ma oL Bnten. On a late Docemiber niorning a poor man who liad just, arrived in Lit41e Rock, an< who didn't have enough money to buy a cheese sandwich at half pri1ce, borrowed shovel, aind stopping in front of a wealth3 mlan's house, shioveledI the snow fronm tht sideyvalk. Then lie ratng tile door bell Colonel 8lippery, the owner of the nmac sion camne to the (door. "If you please," said the poor man, "I have shoveled the snow from your sidli walk." 4.ll I please ?", "Yes, sir, if you pleaset." "Well, what are you going to do about it?" "Being very hungry, I thougt that you would give mec twenty-Live cents I,' The colonel is the stingiest mian in Ar. kansas,and the idiea of surrendering twety. live cents was a desperate one. "'See here," said Lhe Colonel. "'I want ed tant sntow to stay where it was. It : hadn't wanted it on the sidewalk I would have put up a shied. I wish, sir, that all the snow in town had fallen there, forJ was raised in the North, and this snow is tht only N'orthiern idea I have seen introducet here. I am half inclined to have. yoti ar. rested for trespass. Put that snow baclk whiero yotu found it. Puit every flake of it back I" Thue poor muan turned around,and scoop. ed up ai shovel of snow, when the .Col onel exclaimed: "Go ahead I FIl let you off lI' The poorF man went away, andt the Col onel chuckled over hIs breakcfast. ".1 saved twenty-lIve cents," he mnuscd, as lie passetd through the gaite and startet up-town. "'I was just thunking about hr iing sonic oiie to clean at oif." Tue poor mian went away, and after time returned wvithi a lot of tramps an<( shovels. Wuen the Coloniel camne home t< dimer lie founid a bank of snow tent feel highi ini front, of his door. lHe paidl thre< dollars and a hlalf to have it remnovedl. A fewv ai9t hefinaiti,n. TIennysonm cani take a worthless sheet o paper, and by writimg a poem on it mak( a, worth $5,000. That's genius. Mr. Van dlerbilt cnn wrIte a fewer words on a saunl tar sle'et and amake It wortl $50,000,000 'That.'s capital. ' And the -United tatea Governmnent can take an -ounce and a qtar ter' of gold anti stamip upoii -it an "eagi bird" and "T'wcnty Dollars. ''hat'amione; Th'ie mechanic can take the moaterial wortJ $50 and make it Into a watch wo'rth $100 Tlhat.'s skill. Thue mierchant can take al artm.elo worth 25.cents and sell it to yotu fo $100. 'a~t's business. A l'ady can purchans a co.nfortable bonnet for $10, but prefer to pay $1(10 for one because It 4 more 'sty hish. Thbai's fdolishness. -Th ditch dig ~er works tea hours a day anid shovels ou _~ .Wrfur tonA of ea~rth far $1. 'l'kt' Maark Twain on Esouroe. I an told that in a German concert or opera they hardly ever encore k song, that, though they may be dying to bear it again, their good breeding usually preserves them against requiring the repetition. Kings may encore; that is quite another matter; it delights everybody to see that the King is pleased; and as to the actor encored, his pride and gratification are simply bound. less. Still, there are circumstances in .whioh even a royal encore--but it is better to illustrate. The King of Bavarla is a poet, and has a poet's eccentricities, with the advantage over all poets of being able to gratify them, no matter what form they may take. lie Is fond of opera, but not fond of sitting in the presence of an audi once; therefore, it has sonmetines occurred In Munich that, when an opera has been conciudud and the players are getting off their paint and linery, a conunand bas come to get their paint and finery on again. Presently the King would arrive solitary and alone, and the playera would begin at the beginning, and do the entire opera over again, with'only the one individual in that, vast solemn theatre for an audience. Once lie took an odd freak in his head. High up and out of sight, over the prodigious stage of the Court theatre, in a maze of in terlacing water-pipes, so pierced that In case of fire innumerable thread-like streams of water can be caused to descend, a n case of need this discharge can be i .-mented to a pouring flood. Tle King was the sole audience. The opcrg pro ceeded. It was a piece with -a stLorm in it, the mnimic rain began to patter.The King's interest rose higher and higher; it devel oped into enthusiasm, lie cried: 'It is good, very good indeed I But I will have real rain. Turn on tile water." Tle manager; pleaded for a reversal of the command, said it would ruin the cost ly coStumes, but time King cried: "'No matter, no matter, I will have real rain I Turn on the water! So the real rain was turned and began to. desceund' m gossamer lances to the imic flower-beds and gravel-walks of the stage. .The richly dressed actresses and actors tripped about singing bravely and pretend ing not to mind it. Tihe King was delight ed; his enthusiasm grew higher. lie cried out: "Bravo, bravol More thunder! more lightning! lTura on more rain I" The thunder boomed, the lightning glared, the storm-wind raged, the deluge poured down. The mInic royalty of the stage, with their soaked satins cling ing to their bodies, slopped around ankle deep in water, warbling their sweet est and best; the fiddlers under the eaves of the stage-sawed away for dear life,' with the colt overflow spouting (own the back of their necks;and tihe dry and happy king sat in his loft box and wore his gloves to ribbons applauding. "More yetl!" cried the King; "more yet; lot loose all the thunder,. turn on all tho water. I will hang the man that raises an umnbIlal' WhIeu the uxst tretimkondoia. ,ad nffinetive storm that had ever bW en pro.duced in any theatre was at last over, tihe King's ap probation, was measureless. He cried: "Magnificent, magmificent 1 Encore I Do it againP iut the inanagement sncceeded in per sanding him to recall the encore, and said Sth; company would feel sufliciently re -,arded and complimented in the mere fact that the encore wao demanded by his Majesty without fatiguing hin with a repetition to grat ify their own vanity. During the a emainder of tho act the lucky performers were those whose parta required changes of dress; the otlrs were a soaked, bedraggled, and, uncomfort able lot, but in-the last degree picturesque. The stage scenery was- ruined, trap-doors were so swollen that they couldn't, work for a week afterwards, the fine costumes were sp~oiled, and no end of nimior damage wvas done by that remarkable storm. It was a royal itca-that storm--and royally cairried out. But observe .the mod era' ion of the King; he did not insist uplonl his encore. If lhe had been a gladsomec unr'eflecting American opera audience, lhe p~rob~ably wvould have had his storm r'e poated until lhe dIrowned all those p~eop~le. A Naiiow's Yarnu. In a book written by )(ear Admiral Werner, of the German navy, a strange story Is told of the way In which many years ago, in 1830, a F~renchi man-of-war went (town with all hands on board in WVest Indian waters. The ship had been lin conunissioii for two yeamrs on thme Antilles stationi, and duriing the whole of the time her capitaini, who is described as an incar nation of cruelty, had exercised his ingeni uity In tormenting in every possi1ble way bo0th the oflcers and men33 of his crew. 8o well had lie succeeed that theo lives of all on board had1( been rendered a burdIen to them, while tihe cap~tain hiimlself was hiatedi with an intensity of which proof was soon to be given. Orders at length caii'i' " the ship to re turn ihome. Ne'o lonyj 'n anchor had been weighed, it, ha 'emit that a heavy squall wias commna i the ship, andI time cap~tainl diireted u) .ueer of theo watch to shorten sail. Them. orders were given, but tiot a man moved. Again time the ordlera were repeated, this time by the cap~tamn imiself'; butt still not a man mov his is mutiny," criedl the captain, and then a hundred voices answereil: "WVe will not shorten sail." In vain the ter'rifiedl captatn appealedl to the ofiheci's to suippo~rt lhim. Tlhey stood silent, and neither thre'ats nor promises availed to make ifhan er officer move, save only a mew who were noted as spies and favorites of the captain. A few minutes more and the squall struck . the ship. In a momenat, the vessel was thrown upon her beamn-enids. "'Cut, away the masts! ' sho.ited the cap -tain; but, stilt not a man moved. - in another minute, however, the rigging was cairmeil away. the masts went, by the i'ojard, and, thums relieved, the .8111p righted hei self. 'Thlen the long, suppressed rage of 1the di-ow broke forth, and, rushing aft, they seized the captain. A few minutes amaore and lhe would have follo~vedI the rig ging, but the~ first lieutenant,, going below, opened the dooir ,f' the mnagizine and 111red his pistol Into it. -Theoie was aioud report, and jihe ship was no miore. An ho-.r after 3 wardl an American vessel passing over tho - pot picked up one of tihe crew, who told the sory of what, had happened, and died shortly afterwfud.. . -Mr.Antiharn .d1d. rentl. "ro Obige Fattier" Justice alley, Detroit, had hardly open. ed to legal business when a sleigh contain ing seven or eight persons from beyond the city limits drove up to the door of a popu lar Justice and piled out with an air of bus iness. lis Honor was poking up the lire when an old man beckoned him into a cor ner and whispered: "Got a job of splicing here for ye! My darter Sarah here is going to hitch to that chap there with the blue comforter, and then we're going out to have some oys ters." "All right-all right, was the reply, and in two minutes the otlicial was all ready. The man with the blue comforter peeled his overcoat, laid aside his hat aud extend ed his hand to 8arah. "I won't do it-I'll die firstl" said slie,as she shrank away. "She's a leetle timid-a leetle timid," explained the old man, while the mother rebukingly observed; "Sarah, don't vou make a foxl of your self here. William will make you a good husband." 'Aud don't you forgit it I" added Wll liam. "Come, Sarah.'' "I won't, unless we can go to New York on a bridle tower P' she snapped. "You'd look nice bridle towering around New York with no better dudsthan you've got I" said the mother. "Now, Sarah, you stand up and git narried 1" "Be keerful, mother-don't make 'er mad ! " warned the old man. "Now, Sarah, if ye back out everybody will laugh at us." "II don't keerl L want to travel." "You rhiall," answered William. "'Where (" "We'll a.1 go up to the louse of Cor rection." a 0 Tin't far 'nuffl. The old mian beekohed William and Sarah aside and b.egan: ".Now, Sarah, Williami jist dotes on you.'' "But I want a bridle tower." "Yes, but ye can't hamv one. The rail roads are ill snowed under, and towers have gone out of fashion, anyhow." 'lhen I want a diamond ring." "Now don't say that, Sarah, fur I went to every store last Saturday and they was all out of diamond rings." "I'hen I want i set, of mink furs." 1Mink furs I William, I know you'd buy 'em for her in a second, but they've gone out of style and can't be had. Sarah, I'm yer father, hiai't IV" "Yes, dad." "And I've alitis bin tender of ye ?" "Yes." "Then be tender of me. I want to see ye married to William. You c.m t have ia tower, nor a diamond r'ng, nor ia set of furs, but I'll buy ye a pair of new gaiters. William will pay fur the oysters, and I'll see that mother divides I) the dishes and bedding wit yo. Sarah, do you want to see my gray hairs bowed down !" "Then don't flunk out. "Will they be two dollar gaiters ?" sihe asked. "Yes. ."And all the oysters we can eat 0 "Yes, all you kin stuff." 'And a tower next fall, if wheat does well ?" "-Yes." "'Then I guess I will. Come, iil, I don't keer two cents for you, but I want to oblige lather." The Wetiilng Customs of thno Tow kaun, In Central America is a country called Towka, and without doubt the Towkans, whatever else they may be, are the jollest people in the World at at wedding. They appear to be such an ignorant race is to be unable to keep a record of the age of their children, except in a manner sinular to thatt adlopted by Rtobinsoii Crusoe, wvithi his niotchied post for an almanac. The Towkana, hiowuever, do not touch their chldreni. TIhey hanmg arouind their neicks at birth a string with one br.ad on, and at a~t the expiration of the year they addit an other beiid and so onl, the main object be lng seemingly tha t, there maty be no mis tak~e when thme young people arrive at at marriageable age. W hmeki a girl numbers fifteen beads she is marriageable, but the youllg man must possess a necklace of twenty befomre he is reckonedI capable o takiing on himseif so serious a responsi bility. lBut tihe wedidinig feast is the thing. The invited guests assemilble on what ans wers to our village green, amnd set in lthe mid1(st is aL canoe, the property of the bridegroomn, brimnmiinmg with palm11 wine, sweeteneed with hioney, and thickened with cruishedl tLn tiins. The dirinking cups are calabashies, which arc set floating in the fragrant lig uor, and, seatted arounnd it, the company fall to--a mark of p)oliteneses beling to drink Out of as many callabashes that have been drank out of by somuebodty else, as p~os sibl3. It should be menitionedl, however, to the Towkan's credit, that his wife is not pres. ent at this tremendous drinking bout, or rather boat. She remains in her father's hut, aiid when her intendied hias finished with the calab.Lshes lie takes his whistle of bamboo and lis "tomi-tom," which is a hollow little log, tied over a~t each end with bits of leather, and, seating himself at, the door, of his parents-in-law prospect lye, lie commences to bang amndl tootle swa~et music, natil the heart of the tender creature witlihin is softened, and they let him ini. They don't permIt a1 druniken mani to marry in Odessa. On the contrary they whip him and give lis brido to aniother. Aln illustration of this occurred not long since, when a couple appeared in chouica andi ieqtms .ed the prie& t to a. a~iy shm m. Tie priest detecting anl uinmsteadinIess of gait in the bridegroom, refused, anid called the young manll a "boozing swine.'' Indig nant at tihe untImely inebriety, the father of the drunkard seized him by the collar, dragged him out of the church and be labonrod haun with a stout, cudgel, in the hope) of making him sober enough to mar ry. The bride's father, however, took a more practical view of the situation, and declaring tile engagemsent off, said that any ilgible candidate for his daughter's hamid might wed her on the spot without incur ring any expense. Two aspirants came forward, and after Inspection by the bride, and interrogation as to their wordly con dition; one was politely dismissed, and thle other touk the "boozing swine's place, aind mnade a hapny hmsband. Peruvian' Antiquitles. Mr. Evans, of New Rochelle, Pa., spent several years in -Peru engaged in the con struction of railways. One of these -rdaus aiong the Peruvian Andes is said to reach a higher altitude than any other railway In the world. A pictur'of a section of an other, the Lima and Oraya Railway, shows a span supported upon, an Iron pier as high as Trinity steeple. It was while 'laying out the route of a railway that Mr. Evans discovered the time-worn relics now in his possession. In the southern part of Peru lies the valley of the Santa, near Cimbote. Here for miles is a stretch of fline white sand. From a distance its smooth surface is said to resemble the unruffled sea. But when the sand was disturbed in the process of working upon the railway it was found that the remains of a preliistoric race lay buried beneath. Then the utmost care wai taken. Soundings were made constantly with long iron rods, to determine the pres ence of any relics. The result was asto ishing. For twenty-five miles in the sandy valley the workmen dug through an Im mense graveyard. Tombs wcre found eleven and twelve feet below the surface of the giound, the depth indicating somewhat the years that had passed away since they were built. Those tombs whose quiet was disturbed by the advent of the locomotive engine were constructed of stone. The average size was about six feet in length, four in width. and three in heighti. The walls wrc;of masonry securely plastered, while heavy iltagatones lay across the top. When the flags were removed it strange s'ght was presented withn the graves. In the cor ners with gridi, blackened, fleshless faces sat muuumies wrapped in 'cloths. Near thema were the skeletons of dogs. There were earthen vessels of quaint sh:spes and speciniens of gold and silver work. . The einains of what had been once corn, beans and peas were itiso found. The muninies were prepared In a strange manner. The bodies had been doubled up and the hands clasped around the knees. Then the whole had been wound with a kind of coarse cloth until only thu face was left visible. '"he inisshaped bundles wore placed inva riably with the faces to the west. Tie cereals in the graves are supposed to have beeti intended for the sustenance of the dead in the spirit world. Tile utensils may also have been designed for their use. It is supposed that these graves and relics ante date the reign of the incas, though their exact age cannot, be known. It. is said 'hat the pottery is the oldest known in the world. There is a large number of pieces in Mr. 1Evans' collection, all showing diffeient de signs. They are called huatcas, and are re ceptacles for liquids. They are coiposed of baked clay, usually reddish, but in some cases covered red or black. They are ioulded to represent rude busts, masks, statuettes, fruit and animals. One re markable circumstance ie that the potters' wheel has not been used upon. these arti cles, and the mtnner in which. they were moulded is unknown. The workmanship io 1.n11. nnel t.lh. fanro.s a1nd fihires aro'x - ::ecdingly grotesque. One shows, appar ently, a musician clutching a drum. An other shows a gay reveller overcome.with strong drink pnd sinking down slqepily over his cups. From the. beads'of the fig ures rise long narrow necks, often forming an arcl below, which unite into one neck above. The busts of the figuren swell out, forming flasks. One represente a culprit with his hands Lied , behind him, and another a clumsy cut formidable- person tarmlled with a whip. On the aides of ionic of the huacus are lepicted hideous drag 0tns, and animals which much resemble a school boy's first effort at. drawing. A bird, apparently a paroquet, forms the lody of several hualcats. In so1ue cages they are double, a bIrd o1 figure being at tached to it comaparatively liainl flask. There are several representations of frit, one giving the form of a kind of melon which is sabd to taste exactly like vanilla icc cream. Another consists of four clay globes, eachi about the siz~e of an orange, .which are joined together. From the middle of the archied atnd Itollow handle rises a long neck.. A black huacta conisists of a'catt curled t In ai ball, fronm whose back peers 'out a snaike's head. They wear. usually some sort of remiark~able head-dress. Ta'sks pro truide fromi the corners of their mouths. stll, grotesque as they aire there is a certain exp~ression of humor visibie in tuhe very ug liniess. 'lThe most curious of these pieces of pottery tare whtt'are chiled tho "whiedinug huacas." They are usually small and of varied shiapes. By blowing into the neck a clear, distimct whistle is produced. Trhesti utensils are sup~posed to have htad a sacred tas well as piraticail use. They weire probai bly intended for iep~resentaltiotns of nouse hold( deitIes, andI the whistle is thought to have been Intended for. the ioice of a god. In additmotn to the collection of grotesque pottery, Mr. Evans has some interesting Bpecimen~fs of g ,1(d and silver llagree wvork done by the Indtans of Peru. 11e has also somne of the cocoa leaves and lime, on waleh alone the natives are saild, in tihe tales oif travelers, to live for a week at a time and travel 100 miles a day. Waulk In Winter. Wimnter-walkinig is ta sure cure for cold feet. It banishes the "creeping-crawls" from the spinatl column, and sends the slug gish blood abouit its businesS. As a "net-. vine" It is ta million titmes better than med- 1 icine, and for hupllrovlng the complexion it is worth a whole harbor-full of lotions and washes, it wvili put an edge on appetite that you cani't buy at the doctor's, and in promoting digestioni is better than a corner dirug-store's eotire stock of bitters and pills. If you have never tried It, take a walk. Keep your mouth closed, your shoulders well thrown back, your heand tip, and re metmber that your legs - -and especially your hips-were giveni yon~ to walk with. $ome people walk with their knees, bodies and shoulders-and no wonder they don't like it. We don't . Ike I o see themn. There Is an art in walking, as in other things. -If you dIon't believe it, observn the motion of sfomo splendid woman who knlows bow'a to move, or study the gait of -a man who has sonmc spring and~ litheness to him. There ought to be a Professor of Walking ha our gymnasiums and high., schools.. But let those of us who are past that, learn~ htow to walk by walking; and now is, a .gppd time to begin. ________ It is not .worth wnm.Iu t lrina'oo much about being good. Dolnigsithe boat we know, minute hry ntunutezbour by hour, we isetnsibly grow to gQ9gi ness as fruit grows to ripenosi,