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She is not fai to outward view,
As many mai-lens be,
Her lovelinees I never know,
Until-she smiled on'me,
01 then I saw her eye was bright,
A well of love-a spring of light I
Bit now her looks are coy and cold,
To mine they ne'er reply,
And yet I cease not to behold
The love light in her eye ,
Her very frowns are fairer far
Than smiles of other maidens are.
A Strange Story.
I was stationed at Agra during the Cabu
disaster n 1841, one of a more handful of
British troops, left in charge of the wives,
sisteri and daughters of the actors in that
most unhappy expedition. And a weary,
heart-breaking tine it was. The Lieutenant
Governor, who had prayed and besought the
Calcutta authorities not to risk the adven
ture, had the worst forebodings for its fate;
and although he did all an able, kindly and
well mannered man could do to maintain.
the spirits-of the - circle, those who know
him could read too well what his fears
were. Words could not describe-Indeed
it ts painful for me even now to recall
the dreary wretchedness of that fatal
month, during which no tidings came of
the devoted army. Evenmg alter evdning
saw the roads crowded by anxious women,
sitting there for hours that they might hear
the first news of those who were dear to
them, and evening after evening saw them
return in despair. And when at last the
news camne that the solo survivor had stag
gered, half alive, back tohis countrymen,
with the tidings of the great disaster, the
wall which ascended fiom those heart
brokon creatures I shall never while I live
forget.
There had been a captain in one of the
native regiments, an old acquaintance o
mine, of the name of Donnelly-Jerry Don
nelly, as he was called by every one. le
was careful to explain to all his friends that
his name was Jerome, and not Jeremiah, '
although why he so unduly preferred the
saint to the prophet 1 never understood.
Jerry Donnelly, however, he was, and as
strange and eccentric a creature as ever
breathed.
le was a very good looking fellow, and
a first-rate oflict r, but a careless,rollicking,
half insane mnad.cap of a inan, with an
aimuziig flow of spirits, iittle education or
culture, a great, almost miraculous, talent
for languages, with a soft heart, a'nd an
easy temper. . It was imposslbt_,o make
mm angry, unU u cut utiutua 'eaflUU, 4ow
ever unpleasant, he maintained a placid
erenity, which seemed to imply that lie
was on Intimate terms with Fortune, and
knew the very wgrat she could do.
Among the other tricks which the fickle
goddess had played him, was that she had
married him. Why he ever married as he
did, nd one could imagine. - The lady was
neither handsome,clever,nor rich. She was
simply passable as to looks, with the live
liness of good health and youth-a quality
not unapt to develop itself in vivacity of
temper when those other attributes dis
appear. But, on same impulse, Jerry Don
neily had asked her the momentous ques
tion, and had been favorably answered.
-,, A most uncomfortable couple they were.
Jerry, from the very first, neglected her
no't intentionally, I believe, but simply be
cause for the moment he forgot her exist
once, 1t never seemed to him necessary to
alter his former bachelor round ini any re
spect; and as the lady had no inotion of be
ing neglected, she resented his Indifference,
p , and chalked out a line for herself. It may
be easily supp~osed that the one w~as not
adverse to brandy and water, or the other
*. to-gossip and firtation. Trhey never quar
.y. reled outwardly, but were hardly ever to
gether.
So stood the domestic circle, if such it
could be called, of Cap:aln Donnelly,when
heo was ordered on General Ehphinstone's
expedition. ils wife would fain have re
mrained at Calcutta, but as all wives were
going to Agra, she for very shame was
obliged to go there also' On -thme 'rumors
o? disasters she was very indifferent-saul
she was sure Jerry would turn up at the
most inconvenient time, and that If he was
happy, ahe was. When, however, the
tidings were contirmed, and it was certain
~ " that Jerry had perished with his comrades,
a great change caime over her. She shtin
~1 ~ herself up for' months, saw no one, and
wont nowhere. And when at the end of
ne'riy a year she began once more to look
attho world, she was a grave, thoughtful,
softened woman. She went up to Caluettta
after that, and 1. never saw her again until
I came home on a furlough In 1857. Bhe
was then living in a pretty place in Som
.orsetshire and was known as Mrs. Court
nay, of Branley Hall.
I met her accidently, but she was very
glad to see me, and explainedi to mae whamt
Ilhad not heard, that whoa she arrivedi at
Calcutta she found that poor Jerry had,
four mouths before lie left Agra, succeeded
to this place of Biranley Hlall by the death
of a distant relation. H~e had previously
maole a will leaving her all his worldly
goods, then slender enough, so that In the
end this flne estate had come to her, and a
new name with it. She asked me to come
4down and see her,which [(11(1, and learned
more of her history.
Sorrow and prosperity igft changed
her for the better. E.reifed lambrqu'iW
umptoved, and shme was'p On the shelf
ful, agreeable woman. white vasps of
- four years in Calcutta bfromr hergef, and I
but had d' once assom spays of
escarlet, green
Courtnay, which was a condition on which
the bequest wasmade.
"Y ou know, Colonel Hastings, I could
not have lost the estate, for what would
poor Jerry have said when he came back?"
I thought the woman's head must have
been affected by her troubles, and said
nothing.
"I see you think me deranged, but I
knew he was alive all the time."
"Why,what could have led you to think
so ?"
"I saw him, Colonel Hastings. It was
in our old bungi low at Calcutta, about two
years after I had gone back. Late in the
evening I heard a footstep outside which
strangely affected me. I was lying half
asleep, and starting up in a drowsy state,
I heard a voice at the veraudah, and, as I
thought, Inquiring of my stupid old native
whether I .lived there. The steps .then
turned away. Idarted to the casement,
and although the figure was clad in the ex
traordinary compound of European and
Asiatic garments, I a'u euro it was Jerry .
I dartei down stairs and rushed out, but
the man had - disappeared. The servant
said he was a bad lakir, who wished to'get
in the hungalow, but could or would tell
me nothing of what ;ho hid said. But I
ami quite sure it was Jerry. Sc I am cer
tnin he will com back-but you remen
be - he never was punctual," she added,
WI I a faint smile.
I did not ay jo her that if Jerry was
alive she must hauQ heard of ihim in sonic
oilter way; but I took leave of her, axd
shortly atterwards returned to India.
In 1.853, 1 was appointed to an embassy
to Nepaul, a very striking country, irov
srnled by a powerful warlike race. The
first minister or vizier of the country met
us, as Is the Nepaulese fashion, outside the
capital, and we had a very courteous and
gratifying reception. lie is a tall, hand
some man, with a flowing black-beard, and
-ouversod with me in Parisian, which I
3poke fluently. After our interview, one t
f the attendants informed me that the
vizier wished to see me alone, and he ac.
.ordingly conducted me to an inner apart
nent. He ordered the attendants to with
Jraw, and then, in tones only too famihar,
io exclaimed:
"Well Ha4stinga, my boy, how go the
Plungers ?'
It was Jerry Donnelly, by all that was
niraculous. I had observed' him staring
arnestly at me during the interview, and
iomething in his gestures seemed not unfa
niliar to me, but his flowing board, solemn
ur, and Oriental (ress, so much disguised
drm, that even when I heird the well re
neilerej voice, I could scarcelv rpai'n
tis denti Y.
"But what on earth are you doibg here,
Ferry," said I, "and why don't you go
tomo to your wife, like a Christian I"
"My wife I well that's the whole affair.
irou see, she's somebody's else's wite, eo
Lm.bettor out of the way; It would be a
)ity that poor Sophy should commit big
Lmy.
"I assure you, you are entitely mistaken.
Irs. Donhelly has not married again."
"Hasn't she, though ?" said he. "Don't
[know better f Didn't I go to' my own
mungalow and O1nd out that she married 1
,hat starched fool Courtnay, when she
cnewv I never couldl endure hint ?"
To his intense astonmshment, I told him
tow the truth was, and la return he related
to me his own adventures. He had been
arried into Tartary, and there detained
[or three years, when he was allowed to
iccompany a caravan or body of pilgrIms1
to Nepaul. Being by that time a proficient
in the language he was taken notice of at
court, but very strictly wvatchted. ie of
fecthd his esbape, hover, disguised as a
fakir, and made lis way to Calcutta, but
tinding, as'he thought, his wife married
agamu to a man in is old reginent, hie re
turned, was - taken into favor, and had
risen to his present distinction.
"Well, I always was a blundering fool
but I 'went home with a heart so soft to
Bophy, and vowing that I never would
vex her any more with my vagaries, that
when I )teard her catled Mrs. Courtny 1
was turned to stone, and did nut care a
rap what came of mc, not even to be made
a yizier, which, I assure you. Charlie, is
no joke in its way."
"Well, at all events, you must come
homne now, ttnd enjoy your good fortune."
"I am not sure about that," said lie.
"Recollect, site has grown accustouxied to
be mistress-I-have grown accustomed to
be vizier; she won't hue to be conitradicted,
and it's a thing I never cot Id bcar, and
what I never allowed on any account.Nowv,
If I wvent home, site would not be mistress,
and, as sure as fate, site would contradict
me. Maybe it is better as it is,'"
.Next. morning he sent for me agamn.
"I have been thinking." he said, of all
that strange stzry you told me. 1 am all
changed since we parted. I hardly know
myself to be the mne man I used to be,
and am not sure that I could treat Sophy
well. Bunt ask her to come out here, and
then she can try. It ste h~kes mc in tis
outlandish place, I will go home with her;
if we quarrel boro, nlo one wvill be a bit the
wiser, and Ican continue to be dea~d."
"But," said I, "have you no m'ncunm
brances V Pcrhtaps alto might object to the
details of your establishinent.." m~ a
"Not a bit," said Jerry; "'I have Lad~ 1 at
yotir Easter prejudices; let her come,* w
she, will fkrd nobody to disturb her." l
mr. j9ldid come, and after livihg a N i
lown." Angis, brought Jerry back i b3
"Well, now I shmk..Iall; and such is- ti
,Vork H~ous for thirtf loih m de *
Ells [Honor as settled 1' .,
And ho dared.- '
An ExcitingAdvenuro.
Father Maloney, a Catholic mislonary,
well known in all parts of Nevada, was
visiting White Pine, recently, and was In
terviewed by a reporter who gained from
him material for a long and interesting nar
rative. We publish ono of lis adventures,
as Well for its thrilling excitement as to give
an Idea of the fatigue and privations. will
ingly undergone by the men of whom
Father Maloney, is a worthy representa
tive:
"Recently, said the Reverend Father
"I tried to cross into Iuby Valley, just
sixty miles from here, to perform a bap
tism. There is no house between here and
there, and I was never before over the
same read. I thougnt I could mako it by
having an early start, as I had ridden on
several occasions during last Summer sev
onty-lIve miles per day, collecting, funds
for my church. Everything being ready,
my horse was shod, etc, aud I started out at
eight o'clock on Monday morning. Every
thing 'went merry as a marriage bell' till I
came to the Cherry Creek summit, where
I encountpred a heavy snow.
"Nothing discouraged, I proceeded on
my way feeling well as 'gay ai a lark,'
thinking that the snow would not be so
deep as I priceedod. But instead of get
ting lighter the snow became deeper and
deeper. Yet I would not return, and was
still under' the impression that- I could
make Ruby Valley. Besides, I felt half
ashamed to return, as such action might
denote cowaroice, and cowardice I cannot.
tolerate in any.one, much less in myself.
I'le snow lasted al day, two feet deep and
frozen over on top, which made it more
liflicult of travel, as it was not frozen
strong enough to keep the horse up, which
it every sti-p went down knee-keep, and
with much ado at times to extricate him
ielf.
"At five o'clock in the evening I found
nyself ascending the summit, between
Uong and Ruby Valleys, when I then and
,here got into about three feet of snow on
be level. .No road was thbn recognizable.
ven the sagebrush was not to be seen.
Lfhe whole region round was covered with
he deep, deep snow, to a depth of three
cot on the level, and in the drifts six to
en feet. My horEe sunk and fell down
inder me. I jumped of' and fell down
tlongside of him.
"Imagine my feelings in such a predica
nont I It was snowing at the time, and
he wind was howling terrifically, such as
t Is wont to howl in Nevada. All this,
oupled with- the night coming on, and
vith-the dreadful prospect of one foot o1
now more being on the ground before
uorming, rendered my situation gloomy
nd desolate in the extreme,
"Mly horse, now leg-tired and weary,
ad myself ex-equo, I lost all hopes of
scapo. The danger, however, scemed to
ervo me up, and in fact it almost made
no mad; so I ploughed through the snow
a best, I could.
"My horse, which I still held by the
eis, jumped up and followed after, and
)-dGWLW4jWVI 11my-S'ip0W~m,
a a side hill, under a.wh'e-spreading pine.
Ve were .still standing on two feet of snow.
%he wind was high and there was a drizz
iug sleet. I had matches In my pocket
a abundance, well secured, and thought
hat it would be a good idea to light a
Ire.
"It is very easy to talk about lighting a
fire, but it was not easy to do so in such
place and under such adverse circum
tances. I was cold at the time. Aly
lands and o.othing were wet; and even the
oark which I pulled off the pine seemed to
in saturated with moisture, and it was im
iossible for me to start a fire. I tried and
ried In vain. Mlatch after match was
guited, and as often expired without any
ifect, and so I gave it up as a bad job.
"And now no fire, no possibility of pro
seeding any further, and not much prospect
>f returning, as I was then thIrty-six niles
'rem home I My horse was tired, and the
iver-age depth of snow over the thirty-six
niles was tw o feet.
"I began to th'.k seriously on wbhat was to
,e done ; yet there was no time 'or think
ng 0o' mnuing, as something had to be done,
md that immediately. TIo temaini till
norning under that dismal tree was to al
nest certainly perish from cold, or if 1 sur
rived the night, there were a thousand to
>no chances of si'w but sure starvation, as
mix inches more of snow would keep me
here foreyer.
"Such were my thoughts, when suddenly
L heard a bark! It startled, me and I thought
')f St. Bernard's dogs in the mountain fast
sees of Switzerland, which saved the lives
f nmany hundred snow-bound travellers in
Ihie Alps.
"Mly joy was great, and I exclaimed to
myself, 'What can this bei Surely soe
friendly aid must be near at hand -somec
tuiner's or woodman's cabIn must be close
by, for I have heard that familiar bark of
the favored domestIc of the iner or wood
man in these lsoiatedi and distant regins;
t~r perhaps an Indian wigwam, which
would afford me covering and shelter for
the night.'
"But, my cheering hopes were so :n dis
slpatedi. In vain did 1 look aroundi~ me for
the smoke and wisheid-for cabin. No In
diani wig wams or domestic (dog greetedl mny
view ; but, in aii instant, liite a flush of
lightning, I was surroundIed by a pacic of
coyotes, six in number, which seemedI toi
dispute wvith me the mastery of the place.
But not with any motive or evil afor
thought did I disturb their den. I had no
love or longing for the ape:, and would
have left them alone if thbey had the grace
of lettiig mie alone.
"Approaching mte and my horse, they
simultaneously set up a yell, which i,
seemed to me penetrated the very skies.
Tlhey growled, and howled, and snarled,
and barked, until it senmed as If the hecayeps
as well as the woodis were swar-ming with
Infuriated, imadd~ened, raging, hmunjirv, do
muon-like coyotes. Cerberus at, Pluto's
gates could not open more ferocious. TIheir
very eye-balls seemied to start from their
socketsal
"'Uood heavens IP I exclaimed, 'What
am I to do now I - It was bad enough be
tm oftNN lgdf a'df *"t *mes worse
Jerusalem, lie discovet gerati,
tich were graven a numn' TIN
aracters. Tihiey are smaiiiTIN . lOg
ouhbtunfortunately 1not O&.L rhi's
rtt of the stone is submerged an&
'a silicate deposit. After the h s
a boon drained and the deoposit errie,
ray it us expcMv tlint gonaldegrble light
the topogr-aphy of Jortisalem .will there
,be aned
a coward. I was never, eveu when young,
considered a coward. Yet I felt In much
the same strain of mind as the Latin poet
Virgil experienced when he first got a view
of the internal regions, and when he ex
claimed, 'I stood amazed; my hair stood
on eid, anul my voice clung to my jaws.'
And could you imagine it, sir? They did
not devour me; and here I am, after all, in
comparatively good strength aiid spirits
aftvr my Robinson Crusoe adventure.
".But to return to the wolves. I had no
means of def'.nce. I am now sixteen years
'roughing it,' as Mark Twain would say,
and I never carried with me a pistol or--re
volver. I had never'till then any need for
one. rho only weapon of defence I had
at the time was my razor; I always carry
my razor with me when making a journey
of any length. This I secured in a hurry
frcm my saddle-bags; and in a moment, as
Toni Moore would say, 'my sword, such as
it was, was fleshed to the hilt.' As the
savage brutes were approaching me I made
a rusn at them with my razor, and, with all
the gcesticulations, shouts and grimaces I
could put oa, I thoug ht to scare them by
aping their own savagery. But to no pur
-pose. They would not leave, nor would
they approach at a nearer distance than
twelve feet.
"At last I got accustomed to them. 1
knew they were hungry, and I was getting
hungry myself. The poet says tLhat a fel
low feeling makes one wondours kind-at
least, we did no& molest one another from
that on.
"My horse began to plough away once
again at the snow. The coyotes followed
me for about three Igiles, and after that I
saw them no more.
"The night was dark as Erebus. Not a
star appeared to throw one cheering ray
upop me, and there was a light, drizzling
sleet all night.
My horse's gait could not be faster than
two miles an hour. The tracks made dur
ing the day were now closed by the drift
ing and falling snow, and everything
snow, darkness, h.uger, wolves-made it
the most dreary night I ever experienced.
Yet I managed to get honie the following
inoranig at live o'clock. being just twenty
one hours in the saddie.
"I 'am now partially restored to my
usual spirits and elasticity of mind, and ex.
pect ere long to be able again to compete
with the boys in any feat of jumping, rac
ing, or stono-throwing.
"Altogetherb however, I look upon my
narrow escape from death as a special pro- a
tection of Di ine Providence."
seroneness Itbei.
When three rival western railroads
gay three running out of Ubicago-get
into a rumpus, cut rates and vow they will t
carry passengers and freight fiee, it is a
lover's quarrel, ani nust soon end. Be- t
fore the public has much benefit from the
break the president, of the road which Is
losing the most money invites the others
0> come and see him regarding a new style
of cattle car. . 'Iher oigsrs, settle down r
[trtisy-ellaii,'iWid No. 1 remarks:
"Gentlemen, I am sorry to disappoint
you, but the model of the new car re- I
fcried to was accidentally broken last
night."
"Oh, it's of no consequence," says No. -
2."
"Not in the least," adds No. 3.
"Now that you are both, here and I
happen to think of it, I may be pardoned
for saying that my read can continue this
cutting business for an Indefinite period
and still pay dividends."
"And so can mine."
"And so can iniie."
"No doubt of it, gentlemen-not the f
least doubt. This afternoon I instructed
my general passenger agent to cut rates
one dollar lower."
"And so did L."
"Andl so (lid I."
"But while sitting here I have been led
to inquire of mnyself why any of us should
cut rates. There is traffic enough for us
all at good rates."
"Yes, that,'a so."
"Yes, that's so.",.
"The public do not thank us tor this
cut. We muighmt carry ten thousanti pas
sengers to St. Louis and not receive oven
a thank you."
"Not a thank."
"No, not a thank."
"Therefore, gentlemen, seeing that we
are all here togc'her, and seeing that a
hard winter is approaching, [ feel like
signing an agreement toreorolras.
"So to retreodrae.
''So (10 I."
''Very wvell. We will sign our names to
this conitract, and I will order G eorge to
bring the bottles of champagne and a huinchi.
Excuse my bland snile, gentlemen, but I
feel good."'
"And 1 was never more happy,"
"And 1 am sereiieness itself."
And next (lay' rates are restored to the
old fIgures."
IlOIeued by a Horse.
D~r. Whiltiock tells us a story of a narrow
escape which his father-in-law, Murdock
McKenzie,- who lives in San Becrnardilno,
Cal.,.recently had. Mr. McKenzie owns
a young bull, a gentle enough animal ordli
nardly, and being in the pasture where the
btull with other stock is confined, the
worthy g'entlemnii was takiing him by time
forelock, as it were, biy pulling cockleburrs
from the shaggy front of the bull, which
submitted quietly t.) the operation. But
just as soon as Mr. McKenzie turnedl to
leave him, the animal made a headlOng
rush for him, knocking him senseless to
the earth, where lie lay for the timie sense
less, the butll end savoring unsuccessfully to
gore him as he lay protrate. Now conmes
tihe strangest part, of the lmcidenlt. About
one hundi~redi yardis distant from where Mr.
McKenzie was engaged with the bull a
favorite mare aud colt were quietly feed.
lng, but no0 sooner was the worthy gentle
iman struck b~y the vicious aninal than
both mare and colt weme observed flying to
his rescue with the speed of the wind, and
charging upon01 the bull drove him away
with hoof andl teeth, thins ei'ablng Mr.
McKenzie who hiad recovered lis senses in
the miean timie, to stagger to the fence and
climb out of dlanger. His first recollectioni
however, after being struck, was of the
'oil rubbing its nose upon his face, as.
uch as to say : "L'tm very sorry,- but we
'med up as fast as we could."~
L 14
--~are 24 -cubie feet of Ioose
'-I#SE RHO ui:,
1eicalIi comnpoaltion of Frnut.
In a late lecture, Prof. Caldwell, in talk
ing on the chemical composition of fruit
mentioned some of the leading componen
parts, as pectose, and the free organic acids
including the malic and tartaric acids. 'T
these acids the vour taste is due. Moi
prominent than pectose is sugar, which n
peaches may run as low as 1} per cent.
but exceeds 4 per cent. in sweet cherries
and sometimes runs as high as 15 per cent
in grapes. The albunoids exist in smal
quantities In fruits. Prof. U. stated tha
in order to get as much consequent nutri
ment as is contained in 9 ounces of fres)
white of egg, one would have to eat, accord
ing to analysiq, 110 ounces of cherries, 131
oz. of grapes, 194 of strawberries, 247 o
gooseberries, 52 of apples, or 400 of pears
The agreeable quality of fruits depends oi
the proportion between acid, sugar, pectin
gum, cellulose, &c., and the aroma is dui
to the essential oils in minute proportions
whose quantity has never been determined
also on. the relation between soluble an<
insolublo matters, to which the nieltinj
quality of some fruits is largely due. A
Lhe'fruit ripens, the insoluble pectose I
partly converted into pectin, and the frui
softens. The free acids generally dimina
ishes, bNit in the apple it soinetiies In
creases for a short time, and then dimin
ishes till the fruit is ripe. On the othei
hand, the suger usually Increases steadilj
in the apple and pear, but in the grapi
inakes a sudden leap as it approaches ma
Lurity. Till nidsumuier, the soluble ant
insoluble matters reiain about equal, bu
in August the soluble niatters begin to ge
Llie upper hand, and the ripe fruit become
soft or melting. Great changes are mad
in comparatively few days in the ratio be.
wecn the acids and sugar in the grope.
rreatment has been founid to influence thest
lianges, and cultivation to improve tlh
luality of fruit. Ripening, as well at
weather, affects these changes. and acid
are greatly reduced in quantity in pears at
ipples by the ripening process; but its ef.
eet on grapes has not been sufficiently in
iestigated. It is worthy of careful exani.
tation in what way cultivation acts, and
wvhci well understood we niny largely con.
rol flavor, or modify it to some extent.
Ill these considerations open a widc llik
or future Investigation. Prof. Caldwell
enarked that the important fact had bee
leternilned that while the presence of pot
ash is inpoatant, soda cannot take it
)lace, although the two alkalies are ac
imular.
tecover Arus.
The following iajcident took place In Ger.
nany, recently during a performance o
"Fidello" at the Town Theatre of Alay
nce. Herr Mann, the leading baritone of
he company, was about, in the character
>f the wicked Don Pizarro, to underge
lie penalty of his evil deeds, the stage
'business" requiring that he should be led
Lway to confinement by two guards at a
ign from the Minister of State. The brace
if "supers" told off for tins duty were
eginent in garriron at Mayeuce-twC
turdy Brandenburgers, (rilled and disci
lined to a nicety. As they took u> the
iosltion assigned to them on either side of
Nizarro, previous to marching himn off the
tage, the chorist intrusted with the part of
'officer connanding escort" whispered to
tieml :
"Remember, the man is a state prisoner.
hiard him carefully."
Obediant to orders, they led Pizarro
way to his dressing-roomn, where he rap.
dily exchanged his theatrical costume for
rivate clothes, and. opening his door, was
bout to go home to his supper as usual,
hilen, to his amazement, lie found that lia
assage was barred by a couple of crossed
allierds. Indignantly inquirimg of the
uflexible supers facing hlim with out
tretched weapons "what they meant by
nkifering with his mlovemnents," lhe re
caved the stolid reply that "'they had strict
>rdiers to guard lhun closely as a State pals.
ner, and that lie must not attempt to leave
dis room." Somie time elapsed before the
~ccIiental arri val on the spot of the stage
inanager, whose authority they were in
luced with difliculty to recoganize, resulted
n these wvorty fellows "recovering arms,'
oud in Mr. Mann's emancipation from re.
traint.
Summtaer [ouars of 1881.
Alrcadly the notes of preparation for th<
Bununer, aro being heard on every side,
'le Pennsylvania Rail road Comp~any wil
luring the cominag season, present greatel
faucilities than evt r for vmitora to the moanj
niountain aind seasidei resorts reached b~y it.
All the aidvanitagres offered in previous sea
sons in the way of excursion tickets, fasl
and frequent trains, Pailaco coaches, am
splenidid passengers equipment will be con
bned and~ many imiprovements will b<
sdded which will insure to passengers stil
greater comtforts andi convemnaices. WitI
its leased and controlled lines, It reachec
thlrect, to all the popular watering placesori
ihe New Jor~ey coaist; and all the faoin
mountain resorts of Pennsylvania, and n<
ex p~ense is spared to pro~vide speed, safety,
anri luxurious accomodlations for Its pa~
trons. Fast emxpress8 trins will be run t<
Long Branch, Ocean Grove, Asbuiry Park,
Ocean Bleach, Sprinig Lake, Elboron, Dea.
LBeach, Polit Pleaant, Beach Ihaven,
Long Beach, etc. A new b~ranch now ni
course of construction will be finished ti
Boa bade P'ark, adding another delaghtfnm
ocean resort to the alreadly Jaurge numnbel
touched by the hines of this great corpora
.lon. On the West Jersey Radlroad,
(which Is also controlled by the Peninsyl
vania Railroad Coimpanay) which reachec
to Atianitac City and Cape May; mamny im.
proveaments have been made, most proii
nent of which are frequcent long sldiigs,
givin~g all the audvantages of a doubh
track; the running of the trains by the'
systemt so successful on tlie Pen~nsylvani
Railroad-arid the placing of water tanks
bettaeen the traceks enabling engines to tak<
up) water whdle in motion, thus allowlng
trains to run through without stoppage's.
A. marked feature of all these lies -is th<
Lhorough construchhjn of the roadbed, thi
smooth runnng of the trains, and the en
ire freedom fiomo dust being particulori'
s~ticeable. For travel to the mounbaams
here will be'hound the usual hIgh stand
urdl of accomodataion, and those preforring
u janit In the country, a sojourn in the
iiaaiy valleys, or on the mountain tops,
APill find evemy convenience for quick amu
mjoyable traunsit to K(sno, Renovo, Dela
ware Water Gap, Altoona and (iresson.'
-The stabs debt of Oonneocticut is $4.
h37,QQU.
Grace Darling.
On the morning of September 7, 1838,
t William Darhng and his daughter were out
earlier than usual. A terrible gale was
blowing from the north, accompanied with
D rain, and both of them were on the alert at
I the dawn of (ay to make things secure
about the lighthouse before the turn of the
tide. At a quarter to five, when the day
light was still imperfect, Grace observed a
I -teamer ashore on a craggy island half a
t nile distant, and she called the attention
- of her father to it. The sea was breaking
so violently over the vessel, and the niorn
- ing was so dark that more than two hours
3 passed before they could be sure whether
f or not ttere were living persons on the
. vessel. But about seven they saw three
i or four human figures upon the rocks near
, the steamer, and they began at once to
3 consider whether it was Iossible to save
thein.
Both thought they -could get to the
I wreck, but not back agan unles 4 asSisted
i by sone of the rescued persons, as on their
3 return there would be a strong tide to con
3 tend with. They conclided to take the
riek,- both being in perfect accord fron the
- beginning to tue end of the affair. Pro
cisely what they did was related by the
father in his oliciul letter to the Light
house Board, now publithed for the first
timie.
"We agreed," he said, "that if we could
- get to thei, some1 of theta would be able
to assist us back, without which we could
not return ; and, having no Idea of a
Possibility of a Boat coming from North
Sunderland, we amnediately Lauiched our
Boat, and was Enabled to gain the rock,
where we found 8 men and I women, which
I judged rather too many to take at once
in the state of the Weather; therefore,
took the Women and four Men to the
Longstone ; two of themn returned with
lme, and succeeded in bringing the remain
(er, in all 9 persons, satfely to the Long
stone about tin o'clock."
That is the exact statenent of the case
by honest, William Darling, who had no
romance in his coiiilnsitioii. lls daughter
Graec assisted hii to row his boat about,
one Mile, ahthough in a straight line the
distaice was Only a half inile, and helped
him11L to rescue iroi a very painful situa
Lion oo woman and four men. Having
done this, she went into the light-house
and devoted herself with her nother's aid,
to the ceare and reitoration of the persons
saved. The storin was of such violence
and duration that the shipwreckRed pe -sons
haid to reimain with thein two days and
nights, as it was not, possible to conmuuni
cato with the inlainland.
"The sulferings w. the poor woman,"
Grace Darling wiote aterwards, "seeined
to me to be rarely equalled, having strug
gled nearly two hours to save her dear
children; they both died in her hands."
Grace Dariug performed a highly credit
able act ; but neilier she nor her father
would have supposed they had done any.
thing so very extraordinary it they hiaid not
, LA su it Like saveu 11VOS. rIlO
tide was raiing, weavig wore and iore of
the rock lieu lion water, and in a short
tinie other assistance caine.
The neaiest vidage to the Farne Island
is Bain borough. t wo or th reo miles distance.
A gentleinan living there, who probably
knew the excellent character of the Dar
lings, sent an accoitt of the affair to the
Due of Northuniuerland (then living at
his seat near by) who was then the presi
cent, of the Royal Ilunaane Sor:ety. Tie
duke called attention to the exploit, and
the result was that tile gold medal of the
humuano Society was awarded to both
father and daughter, acconipanied by let
ters of extravagant, and ill-expressed culo
glun.
All this getting into the newspapers, the
English peop~le did not 5101) to scrutinize a
tale which appeak~d so strongly to their
love of courage and fidelity. Medals and
other p~resents came pour ing Into the jight
house. The Shipwreck Society of New
castle andl similar societies along that, dani
gerous coast awarded their inedals to father
and daughter. T1heu Duke of Northumber
land 1.ad the good sense to send to WillIam
Darling a compiliete suit, of water p~roof
clotinug, andt tile Duchess gave Mrs. D~ar
hing a silver tea 1)0t, '"to be constanmtly' used
by her, and after wards to belong to Grace
II. Darling." In the good old f ashioned
way, the D~uchess sent the fanmily four
pounds of tea; to Mrs. Darling, a water
proof caudmet cloak with hood ; to Grace a
cloak like her mother's, a silver-gilt watch,
a goldl seal, a prayer book, and a short,
Connmnentiary on the Bible.
TheiEgush peCople are so constituted
thatthe wih t dowhatever is donue
by duakes andl duchesses. Of course, there
arose a fashion to give presents to Grace
Darling. T1hie Ligiithiouse Bo~ard seat her
filty lpoundi(s ; Sit- Franczs andh Miss Blur
dett Uouitts; thirty pounds. Theli ladies of
Ed(inburg collecied for her more thaii
eighty pounds ; and money kept coming
in until the~ sumi amounted to seven hun
dred and ilit p3 1oundis.
11er celebrity became extremely incon
venient to them all. .iiagers of thieat~res
andi circuses tried to omigage her as ani at
traction, one offering her tan p)ound~s a
week if she would appear for fiteen mini
utes ever-y evening in a play founded upon
the saving of life from ship wreck. Bun
dre-do wrote for lier autographi, and -many
of liar autographs wore sold at fairs for the
benetit of salters; aiid so many people
aked her for a lock of her hair that she
-was obliged to mtake a stand against, them,
Nor fear of being reduced to absolute bald
ness. Hecr father wrote thus to one of the
newspapers.
.'Picase to acquaint the p~ubic In your
. paper that wvitmni the last twelve days, I
and my dlaughteir have sat to no less than
seven portrait painters."
lie hound this so inconvenient, and It,
iwasted so much tihne, that, lie was obliged
In this pul-lic way to refuse furthber sittings.
liec testitles that ihis daughter's head was
not, turnnedt by all this attention, and t(nat
she continued to perform the duties of her
situatior wish tne same steadinosa, and
enieerlulmess as before. JFour years after
the wrecmx of the steamer, she caught a
very bad cold, which proved to be the be
ginning of iapid consumption, and, after
an illness of a few months, she died in
October, 1842. She was burled In the
,. village of B~amborough, w.here she had beCen
born twenty-seven urs befere, and whieze
i a number of the presents suowered upon
her in 1880 and '18s9, are still preserved
tby momuera of her faily.
-Johnstown hias 10,000 tonaiof tos ihr
one building.
- LA.m. P.'.L. L .a A.. P. A. W,2 i ~qJ*
Joe Winrow.
A well-known citizen, remarkable for
his unostentatious benevolence and sincere
piety, stepped In the pioneer boathouse
Ban Franclsco, recently, and while exam.
Ining the racing craft, asked Mike Price:
"Where is Joe Winrow I I have not
seen him around since I got back from the
East."
The athlete wherry rower pulled out a
copy of the Chronicle, which lie carries
in his breast pocket, and with a tear in his
eye, read a notice of the veteran's death.
"i'n sorry to hear it," said the pious
customer, as regretfully as If he had re
ceived the news of the sudden death of a
favorite minlter.
",id you ever take any lessons from
him ?" the sculler asked, imagining that
the interest felt by the benevolent gentle
man must have had its origin in some in
structions in the manly art.
The plious customer opened his eyes
wide, "Glood gracious, nol" said he, "I
never put on a boxing glove in my life,
and I trust I may never be Induced to
raise my hand in anger against any one.
They say Winrow was a great lighter."
S"You bet," said the sculler proudly, as
he reached toward his locker for a rovised
copy of "Fiatlana,". containing the record
of the genial pugilist.
"'Do you know," said tho pious gentle
mai, "that I was acquainted with Winrow
for several years before I could bring my.
selt t beievo he was a fighter. lle wa- a
neighbor of mine for a long time. Whon
lie moved in some one told me he was a
prize fighter, and I expected every day to
see him engage in a quarrel. To my sur
prise I never saw lilm have a misunder
standing with any one. lie was always
sober and pleasant, and I noticed he used
to stop and chat with the little children.
lEverybody spoke kindly of him, and I
began to think there must be some terrible
inistake about the reputation he had of
being a desperate lighter. I doubted
whether lie could light at allt li was so
'lutet; but one day, down on Wfishington
street, I saw him save a little child from
ie wheels of a milk wagon. The. driver,
i great burly fellow, took no trouble to
ivoid the little one, and the child would
Jertainly have been injured and perhaps
Lilled had not Winrow rushed in and
seized her. Tho driver only jeered and
wvouldt hive gone on had not Joe shouted
)ut to him that lie ought to be arrested.
I'ne fellow stopped at once and con
nenced to use Itarfui language.
"''re a good mind,' said ho, 'to got
Iown and give you a licking.'
"'You'd better try it,' said Winrow,
who was holding the little girl by the hand.
if you step down I'll break ycur jaw, you
iAg rullian.'
"The driver jumped down at once and
undo a rush at Joe, and I really trembled
or him, for his assailant was a feroolous
ooking fellow, and a great deal heagvier
mud stronger. Tie old man did not soom
o be a bit seared though. lie just pushied
rrivg.. Ft fielowy wont down like a
og. 1 fas astonished beyond measue,
or the old -man did not seem to make any
xtraordinary exertion. The driver got up
tL once and made another rush at Joe, and
he old man threw out his left hand, and
Iown went the beliigeent party again as
f he iAd been shot. I was more surprised
han ever, for the second blow seemed to
tun the I flow, and he lay for some time
in his back in the mud. Then he turned
wver and crawled on his hnds and knees
.0 the wagon, and climbeudup in a dazed
iort of way to the seat and drove off. I
ioticed that lils face was covered with
ilood. When 'twas all over I touk the old
nan by the hand, and the first thing I
taow I was conipinonting him, thougu I
iever thought I sh uld be ound praisig a
nan ior strsimg another down on tile
treet. The old feliow only laughed
hough.
'"Jh, that's nothing,' sa id ho, Why the
luffe~r couldn't lick a ten-year-old boy. I
ion't bedieve he knew how to hit mu if I
tood and let him.'
[Soy i'rinona Urusaiug L-he Sine.
Letters from the flying squidrn, with
which are the Peleces Albert Victor and
Jeorge of Wales, in the Bacchsite, do
cribe the ceremonies whlch were observed
a crossing the line, on the 29th of Novem.
ier, when such of tihe olihers and incn as
iud not previously crossed tao line were
mubjected to the tine honored ordeal. On
ioarid tha Inconstant the llrst 05n0 calledl
ror by Nep~tuine's secretary was Pr-inco
Louis of Battenlberg. Ilaving been blind
loided below, thie Prince wia s presented in
tinoe formi to Neptune, who directed his
loctor to aiscertaini the state of his serene
Iiighiness' health. The ollicial accordingly
administered the scout bottle, and gave
hini a illl, after which lie was transferred
to Neptune's barber, who pliaced hiam in a
u-hair on the edge of the phatform, with his
sack toward the bath, Ia which position he
was well lathered, every deni o being at
the sameo time tried to induce himn to open
hIs mouih for the entrance of the brush.
Alter being roughly shaved, the prince
was thiein cupsized int) the, bath, where he
was thioroughliy drenched by the beard aud
ssis'.ants. lie was next turned over to
Neptune's servants, who. dried him with
wet swabs. The proceedings on board the
l3acehanto. were very shuilur, the royal
mimdshipmen PrInce Al bert and Geoorge,
Inking their turn in the shisvingand ducic
ing with the rest of thme gui-room oflrr.
Thie princes entered heartily into the fun.
Doeath or au uiui Traper..
Henry P'ettlgrew, an old trapper, met
with a shocking death recently, near Ca:
bondale, Pa. 11e usually kept thirty traps
along the mountain siope and near ttiw
Lacaawanna River the year round. do
long ago he laced one of the traps in the
crevice of a precipice of rocks, 112 feet
from the ground, where he expeosed to cap
sure an otsler. The next day lie espied tile
otter in his trap, and proceeded up the
rocky chilf and along the preolpice, iad at
though the rocks were novered Witile io
reached the trap in safety. On tuo retura
trip, while cim bing across a narrow point
with the trap in his handl and the otter try
ing his best to escape, he slipped and tell
to the ground, striking on hisa h'ard andi
breaking his neCk. A party of luambermnn
found Pettigrow's body a few hours later.
tue was still clinging firmly to tihe trap con
taining the live otter, Taos remains were
taken to his home.
--Senator Bruceowns 10,000aozoa 964
land in Kansas.'