The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, July 19, 1883, Image 1
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MY MOTHEIt'S YIYMN.
Like patient saint of olden time
With lovely face almost divine
So good, so beautiful amd fair,
Her very attitude a prayer;
1 heard her sing so low and sweet,
"Ilia loving kindness-oh, how great;"
Turning belold the saintly tice,
So full of trust and patient grace.
"He Justly clahns a song fromn me,
His loung kindness-oh, how free;"
Sweet thus did run the song,
"His loving kindness," all day long.
Trusting, praising, day by day,
She sang the sweetest roundelay
"He near my soul hath always stood
His loving kindness-oh, how good.4
"He safely leads my soul along,
His loving kindness-oh, how strong;"
So strong to lead her on the way
To that eternal better day.
Where safe at last in that blest home,
All care and weariness are gone,
She "sings with rapture and surprise
His loving kindness in the skies."
A DAY'S EXUUI{SION.
Now, Octavia," said Mrs. Oland, "do
be a little' careful to-day. Don't, for
pity's sake let your wild spirits run away
with you."
Octavia Oland, in her pi11k muslin
dress, tied here and there with jaunty
little bows of ribbon, and a straw gypsy
hat, garlanded with poppies turned
round, the very incarnation of radiant
glee.
"Mamma," said she, "why should you
grudge me my holiday?
"Don't 1 work behind Miss Fan
shawo's counter all the year, like any
African slave? Do let inc play I am a
child again just this once."
So this beautiful young Euphrosyne
danced away, leaving only the sweet
echo of her laughter in the gloomy apart
ment, and Mrs. Oland sighed.
"She is so thoughtless," said the
mother. "And Duncan Ray and Iiarry
Bolton are both going on this sailing
party, and somehow I feel as If to-day
were going to be the turning point of
her life.
"I wish she could bring herself to
like Duncan.
"He's a steady, noble-souled boy, as
his father was before him, but there
isn't much outside show about him.
"And Bolton's a handsome, dashing
young fellow, just the sort to attract
any girl. But somehow 1 can't quite
believe in him."
The day was all sparkle and sunshine.
The excursion steamer Iluttering with
gay flags a"d the sound of music, glided
along majestically.
The sea air breathed new strength
into weary lungs, and touched fevered
brows with mighty power; all these over
worked sewing-girls forgot, for a brief
while that life was nothing more than a
41 Ctatltmll 4u eu.
They laughed, they danced, t hey sang,
they counted the glimmering sails that
leaned up against the horizon, and lin
ally, when the boat landed, they all
scattered in various directions over the
silver-shingled beach, in merry persuit
of shells, seaweed, and pebbles, as so
many newly liberated school-children
might have done.
And Octavia Oland, the prettiest girl
in all this throng, reigned as a sort of
princess among them.
"Mother Cary's Cushion?" said she,
merrily, echoing the words of an ancient
salt, who was mending his nets in a
sunny spot, with an old pipe in his
mllouth, and a picturesque long beard
blowing about in the wind.
"Is that what they call yonder rock?"
"That 'ore's what they hails her by,
lady-miss," said the old sailor, his dim
eyes resting with evident approbation
on Octavia's fresh young lilies and
roses.
"And well it's knowed hereabouts,"'
he said(.
"But why do they call it so'?" persis
ted the girl.
"Because of the cushion, my lady
m)iss," replied the iishermani.
"The Mother Cary's chickens as cir
cle round the point, of a (lark day, wheii
there is a storm comin' up.
"It's a roumnd roek, near the top-dlo
you see?" poitinig his knotty finger
''with grass and mosses growin' on it,
in a circle, like a cushion. And aback~
of all the iatcral rocit.
"There's them, miy lady-miss,'' lhe
added, "as has climbed to the very top),
aind sat on the cushion.
"1 an my sweetheart-as has beenm
dead these thirty years-did once.
"But we didin't care to stay. there
long, I tell ye.
'"or the wind howled, and the sea
gulls shrieked and the tide roared like
a hungry shark around us, anid it was
as much as ever we could do to get
down again wvith whole bones."
"Wily, it doesn't look such aheight,"
said Blolton.
"Mebbe not--mebbe not," said tihe
old man.
"A quarter of a mile makes a deal o'
difference ini the looks of thinigs.
"And them as+ain't used to distances,
can't calculate."
Amd lie went on with his work, while
the little group strolledl on, bright Oc
tavia wvith her ribbons and curls, float
ig, Bolton carrying her shawl, and
Duncan Ray walking silently on the
other side0.
A nd just ,then another gay thironig
overtook them, and there was a discuis
sion as to whore thme site should be for
their impllrompltul banquet; amJl presenit
ly Duncan Ray looked aroundt.
"Where's Octavia?" lie asked.
Every body had some kiind of an
-answver to make.
Aurlette IIail had seen her not five
minutes before.
.lIelen Raiy was (quite certain that mh1e
was hiding behind the ralined boat-house
on the beach.
.Lois Fielding, suggested thlat she had
probably gone back to the steamer for a
sceiit-bottle, or a haindkorchief, or some
such trifle.
* ~ "She'll be hiele presently," they all
* remarked.
"in the meantime, let us get the
* lunch ready, for~ there's a dlark little
* edge of cloudl down In time WVest, that
the captain says lie don't like thme looks
or."
And where, all this time, was Oct avl
Oland?
She was springing up the steep and
* inding ledge of the rock, quicker and
lighter than any mountain chamois, her
veil floating back like a white wreath of
mist an exquisite scarlet dyeing her
cheei.
"If other people can climb to Mother
Cary's Cushion, so can I," said daunt- _
less Octavia keeping her face resolutely
away from tie furious waves that boil
ed and raged below, lest perchance it
should render her giddy.
"And how astonished they will be e
when they see me waving my handker- a
chief to them from the dizzy peak." c
Long before the cold fowls, chicken- I
salad and sandwiches were spread upon S
the grass the captain came up from the t
steamer.
"Ladies and gentlemen " said he, "I
am sorry to spoil sport, but there's a c
squall brewin' If over there was one,
and we'll all be safer well out at sea, r
than on these ragged points of rock, es- I
pecially as the tide is comin' in a deal f
faster than we calculated on.
"So if you'll step lively, I shall be
particularly obliged."
The ladies began hurriedly to repack
the, as yet, untouched repast, and to
gather up their hats, veils, parasols, and
gloves; the gentlemen looked around
for- shawl-straps, books, and baskets; c
and once again run the question
"But Octavia?
"Where is Octavia?"
And Dorsey Wheeler, stmaiining his
eyes through the gray mist which was
already beginning to gather over the
landscape, exclaimed
"Who has an opera-glass?
"I see something on that tall rock
that seems to lean towards the water
something, I am quite certain which
moves."
The captain produced his glass.
"Though, to be sure,'' said he, ''glass
es ain't much good in such a plaguey I
Scotch mist as this.
"But I declare there is something up a
there fluttering in the wind, like some ::
one waving a signal of distress." r
Bolton snatched the glass from the i
veteran's hand, and hurriedly adjusted c
it to his own eyes.
"It is Octavia's veil, he said. I can t
see the pink flowers, like little dots of t
color, on her head.
"Good heavensl and she has been ?
mad enough to climb that rock, all for t
a spirit of crazy adven ture.'' i
"It's ia bad job for her then, sir," said t
the old lisheriman, who, leaving his nets
to take care of themselves, had mingled a
black pipe and all, in the general con- ?
fusion. "For now the tide is in, there
ain't nobody nor nothiin' can get near
Mother Carey's Rocks.
"If the wind rises as it's going to do,
as sure as Heaven, she'll be blowed into
kingdom come at the very first puff."
"Can nobody help her?" cried the
horrified group.
"You'd only come to your own
death," said he, "without helpin' her a
mite. There was a man killed there
twenty-one years ago come October.
"We are losing time." said the cap
tain impatiently.
"There's a black squall driving up on
the wind, and l'd not give much for our ?
lives if we don't get clear of them con
founded rocks.
"Of course, we're all sorry for the a
young lady: but so far as I can see she
will have to take the consequeinces of c
her own folly. It's impossible to risk a o
whole boatload for her. b
"Ladies lund gentlemen, all forward v
now, if you please." i
But Duncan Ray stepped out from I
the ranks. i
"'Boltonl" said he. a
"McD)owellt Christian men, all of a
you! Are you going deliberately off, to2
leave her to perish?"
"I-I don't see that we can do any
thing," stammered Bolton.
'"This good man says that we would8
only risk our owvn lives to no purpose.'' ~
'"And you must see yourself," added
Mr. Launcelot McDowell, "that it
would be cei tain (death to try to cross
thme water, nowv that~ the tide is rising so
fast."
'There's no time to parley!" said the
cap)taiin impatiently.
''The bell w~ill rIng dlirectly, and who
ever isn't on board then, isn't on board e
at all! Elh! Where are you going, Mr.
Ray'?
"To the top of yonder cliff," answer
cud D)uncan, pulling his hat resolutelyn
over his browvs.
"T1o rescue that girl, or die in the at- p
tempt!" c
But at the same moment a slender e
figure, wvith a zephyr shawl drawn light
ly over its head, steppledl out from be- rm
hind the okt bulkhead--Octavia Oland! c
herself "DIo not risk your life Dumncan il
Ray I" she saidl in a sweet, clear Voice. I
"I am quite safe.
''My veil and hat blcew off, and I could
not disentangle them from the sharp a
':ocks. But I, myself, was fortunate o
enough to make good my retr-eat before I
the dreadful wind got too high.
''And I canme up behimnd you all, and
heard you talk, and--and-Oh, Duncan, c
I can't bear to thinik of it all. " 1:
Shme covered her eyes with her hand a
as she spoke, while wvith the other shte i
clung close to Duncan Ray's arm, as if I
it were a refuge beyond all comnputa- C
tion..
But all the way back she never once i
cond(escenmdedi to speak to Ilarry Bolton E
or Mr. McDowell; and when she return- i
ed home that evening shme was engaged
to Dunncan Ray.
"For I kniow now,'' she saie, with a I
little tremor In her voice, ''who, and I
who alone, would have risked his life I
for such a silly child as I It'
And Harry Bolton and LaunicelotI
aMcDowell felt like recreant kinighits
M. GAMBETTA's opportunity: An) Etng
lishman has offered Oambottam $2,500 ic or
the pistol bullet which lie had the ill
icek to shoot into his own arm. If .
Gambetta were to go to Ljeadville, start i
a daily newspaper and express hi, op)in
ions in a free and airy manner lie would a
soon have enough bullets in him to get
at least 85010,000 at $2,500 per hullet.
lie is probably rich enough without
embarking In each an exciting business.
1)ON'T ask a great plaster for a smali
sore,
The Valley of Mexico.
The entry of the Spaniards into the val
sy of Mexico is thus described: A. turn
a the road disclose'i the valley of Mexico
-the object of their toll and suffering
tretching from the slopo of the forest-clad
anges at their feet as far as the eye could
each, and presenting Poe picturesque in
erminghng of green prairies, golden fields,
nd blooming gardens, clustering round a
eries of lakes. Towns lay thickly sprinkled,
evealed by towering edifices and gleam
ng wallis, and conspicuous above all, the
ueen city herself, placidly reposing ul.on
he mirrored surface of the larger water.
Lbove her rose the cypress-crowned hill of
)hapultepec, with its stately palace conse
rated to the g!ories of Aztec domination.
The first transport over, there camte a
ovulsion of feeling. The evidently dense
opulation of the valley and the many
ortitled towns confirmed the mysterious
varnings of the allies against a powerful
nd warlike people, and again the longing
or the snug and secure plantations of Cuba
ound expression aloug the faint-hearted,
s they shivered in the icy blast and
vrapped themselves the closer in the ab
once of food and shelter. In this frame
f mind the glistening farm-houses seeined
nily so many troops of savage warriors,
urking amidst the copses and arbors for
'ictims to grace t he stone of sacrifice and
he festive board; aned the stately towns
ppeared impregnable fortresses, which
romised only to becmo their prisous and
raves. So loud grew the murmurs as to
udicate mutiny; bul Cortes, with his usual
amt words, quieted the sohtiers, supported
a he was by the spirited majority.
After detcending for a short dlistancs
hey caine to the travellers' station of
Sitnuhtechcati. whose commodious edifices
Iforded rooi for the whole army. The
lexicans had prepared for the arrival by
urnishing an abundance of provisions,
vith fires in all the rooms, and the tired
oldiers eagerly gave themselves up to re
ose. No less exhausted than 1hey, Conies
evertheless could not th'i.k of rest till he
ad seen to the security of the camp. his
rudence on this occasion came near cost
ug him dearly, for ia the darkness a sen
mel taking him for a spy drew his cross
ow. Fortunately he .iAnd beard the click
nud announced himself. This prompt nes
n the part of the guard was by no means
unecessary; during the night a dh zen or
iore prowling natives met the fate which
he General so narrowly escaped. They
iere supposed to have been the spies of
n irmy hidden in the forest, which, on
bserving the watchfulness of the Span
irds, abandoned the preicd.itatled attack.
Alontezuma's fears appeared to grow
vith the approach of (ortes, and so did
is anxiety about the import of the message
lhich must be deliv'ered to him alone.
'ould there be a design upon his person?
'his must be ascertained before the inva
ers ca'ue too near. Among his courtiers
was a noble named Tzihuacnonoca who
reatly resembledi hiinin person and botu.
I as he commanded to proceed to the
panish camp, attended by a large retinue,
ad by representing himself as the ELmper
r to ascertain from the white chiet what
is intentions were, and to induce him
ith liberal offers to turn back. The idea
vcs based on an incident which had oc
urred not many years before, wherein
ne of the tripartite monarchs saved his
fe by appearing in proxy at a treacierous
aourt. Montezuma hoped to derive from
similar trick wore than one advantage.
Tzihuacpopoca arrived at the mountain
amp the morning after the 8paniards had
ntered it, and created no little excitement
y the announcement that the Emperor
as present in person. Preparations were
iade to give him a brilliart reception.
hi ortunately for the envoy, his secret
ad too many keepers in the large suite
ttending him: there were aho many
miong the allies who had been at Monte
uma's court, and who looked oin .this asud
en arrival as suspicions. TIhey made
iquiries and soon ascertained the truth.
ortes receivedl the great mnai wIth cour
isy, heralded as ho was with a present of
,000 pesos dte cro, but, he resolvcd to take
divantage of the dIscovery to impress him
iith his penelnration. A fter a few moments'
onver,ation he told the noble with a seveie
:ne lie was riot the mionaich he represent
dl himaelf to be. lie also referr-ed to the
Ltemipts mfade (luring the ight to surprise
10 camnp, as ItiecatedI by thme dlead spies,
od assuredl him thiat his meni were always
repared against plots and deception, and
ny attempts against them wvould leadl only
) thme discomfiture -md grief of the enemy.
ewedl by the superior intelligence and
ower of the General, the envoy thought
o longer of anyt,hing else than to keep
ac.h a man from entering Mlexico. He
resented among otber reasons that the city
ould he reachesd only in canoes, and that
revisions were (difficuilt to obtain there.
Ie repeated the offer already made 01 an
nnual tribute payable in treasures on t,ho
ost,, andl promised as a brii,e for Uortes
hinseli four leads of gold, aii( for each of
is oflcers andi men one load. Dazzlng as
lie oiler was, Cortes regarded it as but a
aimi, iellection oh still richer treasures, the
ttaiumnent e'i which mist procure for hlim
rester glory than lhe had1 yet (dreamned or.
ii his reply lie aiccord nogly ponted out, ho w
trnnze it must appeaur in~ mur back now
hat he was within view of thet goail. Such
onduct wouldi disgrace any envoy. Net
e (dared not disobey dthe orders of hIs
ing, who had sent hitn up mi a iion of
neat benefit, to Mlantezitmn. lIe would
ave a.soon as this Was accomplished, if
esired.
Notinmg abashed by this rebuff. Monte
uima aigamf had1( recourse to thes blapk ari,
nid sent a number of soicerers, the native
ecords say, to cast spells on the (Spaniards
'hey soon returned winhI t,he report that on
earing Tlalmanalco, Tezcatlipoca had at).
eared to them iil the guise ot a drunken
camsant, Iraighteming thieim greatly, andi
sying-- Foo.s, reiun!ii Youi mission is
ai vamil Monitezumai~ will hose lhis emipire
a punishe.ouit for tyraniny, uiid I, I leave
1e-xico to her tate and1( east you o111" The
orcerers recognlzedl the god, andi prostras,
d themsRelves to adore him, but lie spurned
hesir dlevotion, rebuiking them, aid finially
monted to Mlexico, saymg:--"HeoidI her
loom!t" Looking roiiud they saw hier en
'eloped In lanies, and theo inhiabitanti& in
onfhict w,th white men. On turning agai
) beseech the god lie was gone.
Montezuma was in consultation with hits
divisers when this report was br-ought. As
fpierced by dealth's (tart, the mionar-,h
owed low his head andI moaned:-*'We
re lost! We are toed" Less impressed
with superstit,ious fear by an acqident,
which he regarded as concocted by the
orcerers, Cuitlahuatsin vividly presented
id Flax and Lin1en.
n We are indebted to the plant callet
flax for linen. The little seeds (linseed
c are sown into the ground, and soot
c there springrs up delicate stems, cov.
eaed with leaves, and then sky-blu
Y flowers appear. The fibers which tra
verse the stein are what are utilized foi
the fabric we call linen.
It is far back in the caves of Tim(
d that we find the records of the cultur<
and use of flax for purposes of clothing
Hosea mentions flax as one of the chie:
Y'irticles of clothing for the Jews of hi:
0 Lime. The virtuous woman of Prov
orbs is spoken of as one that "seoketl
wool and flax, and worketh willingl3
with her hands.''
it 'e(3EMt&ct' ot tIilnent proc ice. t
S was exported to other countries an<
l was used for various purposes. Thi
fabric became extremely popular amouf
d the Greeks and Itomans. It was useu
o for the garments worn by priests en
gaged in their priestly functions; th(
dresses of women were made of it; ant
the Roman emperors had robes of' lineti
e interwoven with gold thread and richl)
(i embroidered.
d .The linen of Egypt, especially, at
, ained a reinarkable degree of fineness,
e The thread was spun by hand, generally
a by woien, and Woven by the hand
r .loom. It was so ibne that it was a costly
ir article to purchase, and conscquentl.
f coul(1 only be obtained by the wealth)
classes.
The flax of which the Grecians mad
their linenl was grown in the plains of
Eh I,'s, where it attainedgreat perfection.
STihe fabri(s was very fin(,- and white,
d and sold for its weight in gold.
The cultivation of flax for linen is
carried on to a very limited extent in
thtis country, although the soil and cli.
mate of somne of the Western States at
well adapted for the p)iirpose.
Inl unodern times the manufacture of
linen is niore extensively carried on ii
a Ireland thaia in any other country. It
e is manufactured to a liinited extent ill
0 this country. most of that used being
Y imported. [n 1870, there were about
0 ten mantufactories in the the United
" States.
. inen souetiines loses its strength
e in the bleaching process, the ext,remt
whiteness given to it wearing away thu
fabric. Theref'ore, in purchasing linen
Ir it should be borne in mind that tht
w whitest is not always the best. 'T ht
coarser. kinds of linen are sometime:
a mixture of flax an1d jute.
Y
8
Latiles Enauored of (ho fling.
e ''Ever have any amusing experieice:
h1 fron circus-struck girls?"
"Lots of thei and some of them veri
it mnv," mai I old ring-master. '
:B rememnber 0110 season 1 y(t iS;1 a C;n
v Indiana town waiting for my circus t
come. I was waiting in the bar-roon
of the hotel reading, when the landlort
Scam1e uap to tme and satid that there wa
r a lady in the parlor that wanted to se(
" me. I went to the room and saw then
a lady apparently about forty-flve year:
, of age. In all iny experieuce I do no
Y think I have ever seen a thinner womna
in my life. Honestly, I do not believ(
she weighed sixty pounds. When I en
8 tered the room she began bowing ant
. smirking in a ludicrous mannler, and il
? required considerable will power to keel
e a straight face. She inquired if I wa:
the circus manager, and being answere(
a in the atllirmative, she got right d1owii t(
business and said she wanted an engage
i8inent. Of course I a ked her the usua
quest ions of experience, an,( as I ex
Spected, found that shie had nione, but
wats coniiden(3tt of hier own undiouibted
iability to make a great sensation as am
eqO(uestrienneI. [ told her3 to call agali
th a h cru a here, amnd wi
would give heri a tr'ial. As sooni as the
tenit was upl I hiad one0 Of the mena t
place the 'inechanic' ini positioni. Thc
'inehaic' you knowv is a machinie used
on learneruas to keep t hem f'romn falling
~Well, Iletsoveral of the per'formuer's int
teeret, and securied Miss Stokes
riding dress, one of those balloon affairs
*you know, and with time aid of one o1
th contcer't gir'ls, got the old lady al
arae.andl I can tell you she was 1
r sight. But she had greoat ner've and
-conisider'able goodi luck, f'or she went
ar'ound on the horse's back twvo or thre<
times without losing heri balance. Th
hoirse was wluhpped up a little faster anm
thait madeh( hier dlizzy/. anuid awvay sihe went
dbut thme 'mnechiniic' kl3t, hierhfroim hiurt.
ing huerself. lIn fiftieinminiutes sit
.0 beggedh let. dowvn and1 that endiel
all the ii ibition to be a circus rider'. ]
suibset I nitly hear'ned that she wasi1 wort,l
~ in hiel OWn niamie over' $50.000, and thin
r her famiily was onec of the olest in thi
Weepjuing.
A wvell-built little fellow with sa
blue (ey es cani he seen aroundt1 the K(ey
stonie I louise, Read(ling Pam., daily, ped
to (dlig hpencils and1( key rings. Ili
k inethod of docing business is quiite nlove:
e iIe will appr'oach a stiranger', offer
o key ring for u4loien succeed mn get
, ting a key from tihe straniger whitch h
e will place on the ring aind hland(i
>f back. Tihe stranger will theni returni
>s saying he does not wish to pulrchiast
g. Tihe boy will not take i.t but wilhl with
I-. away and( comnienice cr'ying bit,terlhy. T1h
to stranger sudldenily Inds himself th
3r centre of interest, with a weeping bo
of gaIning the sympihathmy of the bystail
it dlers. Ini order to escaupe f'urthier at
;y temntion the stranger' buys the ring, 0o
1. if lie does not piropose to be ihnpiose.
0o upon0, lie will throwv tIhe rimng at thi
.,boy's feet and walk awvay. The b)0
1 (does quite a trade, but hats been put or1
>f of the Ke.vstone llouse imany time
ro a dlay. T1heo full modus operandi wat
ly practically demonstiated to an Eagh
re rep)resenitative yeiterdlay afternooml
to TIhme boy cn weep at wvill and greau
as tears will flow down his chubby checki
S We must ever remember that thor
are things from which we cannot escap
jo -the eye of God, the voice of our coml
id science, andl fhialhly theo stroke of deat.
0- IIow vain are eloquence-amld eartl
1(1 glory compared wilth heaveni-descende
or truth I Truth Is always consistent il
tsolf and need8 nothing t0 help it out
the danger of admitting such determin
and powerful intruderi within the cit
and he boldly urged that they be torbiddi
to enter, by force of arms if need be. C
cama remonstrated that after inviting thei
such a course would savor of fear. TiL
Emperor owed it to his exalted statio
and power to receive -envoys. If thc
proved objectionable, the city should b
come their tomb. Surely his nobles an
his aries were able to overcome so sina
a number, assisted by.thq strateic ad van
tages of the place in its approaches at
resources. To the airighted monarch and
thing was acceptable that would sta
prompt action, and consequently defer Li
ruin he feared. He at, once inclined t
(acama's advice, stipulating, howevei
that he, King as he was, should cond
scend to meet the Npigniards and sou
their intentions, "May ho-.U-iui.piA
within your honuo, my ford,.one who slr
cast you forth andi usurp the empire," w
the solemn warning of Cuitinhuatzin, as h
heard of this resolution.
The Spaniards had meanwhile descende
the wooded slope from iauhtechcatl I
the cultivated district round Amaqun
can, a city which together with its subli
ban villages for two leagues around, nur
bored over twenty thousand families. Th
lord, Uaeamatzin Teotlateuchtli, receive
them in his own palace, and entertaine
them most liberally during their two dayi
stay, presenting them gifts of forty femal
slaves and three thousand castellanos i
gold. The chiefs of Tlalmaualco and otht
neighb.ring towns came to tender the
respects, and encouraged by the reports c
Spanish prowess they hesitated not to li
bare their grievances against the AztecP
who oppressed them with heavy taxc
robbed them of wives and daughters, ani
carried the men into slavery. C-.rtes ci
couraged the chiefs with fair prou.ises, an
was not a little delighted at findir dii
affection in the very heart of the empire
whose power had t,een. so much extolled.
The City of Mexico,.
Mexico is a serious and by no means
gay city. There are no crowds upon ti
sidewalks, no eating of ices in public, n
cafee chantants, nothing Parisian. B
9 or 10 o'clock the good people appear t
have retired already, to be up betimes I
the morning for the work of the day.
military band plays three evenings in 1i
week, but even this, except on undayi
is so sparsely attended that the men sem
to be discoursing their music for the
own amusement. Policemen are foun
stationed at short intervals in the qui
streets, with their lanterns set in the nut
the of the roadway. They are obliged b
the regulations to signal their whereaboul
.vcry quarter of an hour, and the soun
of their whistles, which hnve a shrill, doli
ful note, like a November wind, may l
heard repeated from one to the other a
the night through.
As the place (toes not expect touristi
i,nure aru ulo5, uvu ,T .tiu, iitnne:t
for their enlightenment to be met wi
elsewhere. While this may havc its annol
ances, if the demands of an ardent cur
osity remain too long unanswered, th
freedom from responsibility to a Baedeke
or a Murray has advantages of its owi
The visitor with an eye for the picturesqu
(lips into a delicious feast of noveltie
makes diiscaverics on every hand, and ina
have the pleasure of testing the value r
his own ,oaided conclusions. By daylighi
with its bright colors upon it, and it
normal stir of life, the famous remol
eailtal is a very different place. By littl
and little the misapprehensions of th
night are shaken off. .'rom the first mt
ment of disappointment we like it alway
more instead of less.
Figures go by whose blankets one burr
to take from them for portieres. TIe me
of the poorer sort wear or carry uiversall
the serape-a blanket with a silt in ti
centre for the insertion of the h..ad. Apiu
trom its artistic patterns, it is a usefi
garmeint ini many emergencIes It Is n
the most, impiirobable tihing in theo worn
that, inm the course of the Mexican reviva
we may yet see it introduced ini tihe Statei
and running the course oh popularit.y
the ulster. Trhe coJrrespondihng nlatiomi
garment of women is the reo), a shiav
or scarf, generally of blue cotton, wvhicl
crossed over the head and' lower p)art,
the face, gives a Moorish appearance.
Mexico Is extraordhnarily fiat, and il
streets laid as regularay at right angles
in our own most symnmetric ii towns. J
the ends of all of thienm, in whiatsoev<
direction, the view is closed by mountaini
Its flatne s, together with its position I
reference to the adjoining serics of laael
is one of the circumstances wIch haive oc
casioned t,he greatest sOheciite ini the pas
and stiil call for almost as much. Ba
odors beant tihe nostrils. andi stagnat
gutters, neglected hieap)s oh garbage, til
sight oh the wayfarer about the interestiin
streets. TIhe situation in this particuilar
a crying shame. The citizens of Mexic
should stop, as if an enemy were at thel
gates, andh devote theimselves to its remedl
Not, another rilroad should be built, m
another dollar vot.ed to any public purpos
till it is attended to
liacit 010ona.
The telegraphic annlouncement mao
that tile fatmous trotting stallion, Blac
Cloud, had been sold1 by the estate of ti
iate Andrew Cutter, of Parma, Mich.,
Ml. V. Wagner, Eisq., Maiyor of Marshal
Mic)., has been verified and proven to I
cot rect. Black Cloud Is a marvel
beauty end admiration, andl Is perhal
the handsomest and most magnmficent io01
hng hoerse that ever trotted upon01 the Ainmet
can turf. The noble aulmnl passes ini
most excellent handy. The pu:'chaser, May
Wagner,is not only an admirer and lover
goodl horees, hut is also a most excelle
business man, and a mane of great energ
and entei prise, lie is a large manufa<
tuner, andI is the business manager of LI
~Voltate Belt Co., of Marshall, Mlich
whose excellent Electro Voltale Bolts, ar
other Electric Applianes for the cure
various dliseaes of the hmumamn body, hal
achileved an enormous sale, not on:
thiroughiouit the United Btaos, but a
sippedl to every contry throughout ti
eivillized world. Mayor Wagner h
placed Black Cloud In t,he hands of thm
noted driver, Peter V. Johnson, of Ohio
go, who wIl campaign him this season.
-England possebsses a Society for tL
Preservation of Funeral Mlonuments al
Epitaphs, which takes record of the d
struction of memorials of the dead ai
repairs inscrip)tionis that are in dang
of hi)engeffaced.
Bracelets, Ear.ring and Flowers.
Glove bracelets are very narrow and
I have the knife-blade edge. A pair of
these are closely set with pearls of hap
pily contrasting colors, a diamond speck
glittering at the top of each pearl.
Others are set with the nagnificlent
yellow and brown stars of beauty; again,
with sapphires, rubies, emeralds, or har
moniously with the Alexandrite tour
maline, peridot, balas ruby, the lustrous I
cat's eye and a diamond. A flexible i
bracelet of small squares of satin-finish
ed gold is exceedingly delicate and un
ique; in each square alternating with a
diamond is set a jacinth, a pink sapphire, L
green garnet, pink tourmaline, and n
hyacinth.
Ear-rings are seen mostly in ball shape
of dead gold paved with small dia
mnus.- pair ui superu Alexanurtwbs
green by day and shifting into red at
night., are set with diamonds. Some
wonderful effects are produced -by the i
application of chemistry to the jeweler's
work, which brings the glint of gold in r,
artistic harmony with the delicate lues f<
of enainel and precious stones. These ,
bright geranium tints between the am- tt
ber and the rose, with purple, ruby and U
opalescent glitting flashes, present a D
luxuriance of color heretofore unsur- a
passed. The charming flower sets are
wrouight by Amecrican skill ini such
marvels of filigree, the elaborate tracery
of the Renaissanco period, the Venetian
Egyptian and ancient Roman, that it
seeis impossible mortal hands could g
create of gold such minute beauty in a,
original designs, yet true to the old v
schools: more as if doine by ''Ouplhs that
cloaked in leaf gold, skimt the breeze.''
The lovely flowers are enameled in
the style of Louis QZuinze; the delicate
wild rose, the purple shaded violet,
white Marguerites, an exquisite arui
with palo spadix and hood drooping i
from the satiny leaves; here and there I
sparkles on petal or leaf a diamond (lew- el
drop, perhaps caught in a tangle of
Tines.
The Marquise ring is no longer strict
ly popular. Cluster rings aro more
fashionable in the shape of the antique
circle of gemns. Of this style there are V
three rings that may be worn together; p
each is set with five stones one of ru- i
bies, one of sapphires, amd one of dia- i
mons(15. A sudden caprice of fashion a
denuands opal. In addition to the sin
gular beauty of this gem, it is the only
precious stone that delies imitation. A
very beautiful ring is set with a largo
lire opal between two superb diamonds. .
Another is set with a cabochou ruby i
surrounded by diamonds. A mnagnill- 3
cient emerald of extraordinary brill- 2
lancy and limpid clearness is set with a
pear-shaped diamond on each side. Ot
her beautiful rings flash with cat's-eyes,
color3d pearl and semi-precious stones
set eithit sii; iy or blazing together in
[ a wild carnivai of excessive lustrous
fields of Africa, the flame topaz of }
I Switzerland, the vosc tourmaline, ATex- a
I andrites or peridoi..
3 There is nothing n1ew bnft what. is old.
>)esignts of broideorings and borderings
i return to the days of Aholiab, who is
honored with a flattering notice in Exo
dits as the great embroiderer in blue.
To this, and the gracious enbroiderers d
and weavers of lace and passemlenteries, r,
- fringes, and cloths of jet, fashion returns '
at the present. Jet remains in the as
cendant. It is woven in diamond net,
in scales, flowers, shells, blocks, fant.as
tic designs, arabesques and Ipahns, for
polonaises and overskirts and basques.
Tihe wi(le and halldsomle laces for triin- i
mings correspond with each style. Y
Some of these laces are more than a H,
quarter (f a yard wide. Chenille isaot a
wh'Iol ly abandoned ,bul, yields somewhmat
to jet aii(d satini pipinIgs. satin balls and
giimp. The palssemienterie ormnments,
are exceediingly rich ill designs of harge
roses of satin gimpij; fromn these dl5esend
a shower of satin balls or tassels. Sonie
rosettes are made in a mingling of y
dlomeis anid shiarp~ minarets with (iropilets in
of sat in balls. Other ornanmnts take
ihe shape of oak leaves, with long dr'(op
img satin acorns. Tihme jersey andl grena
(line t,rimmings are mostly without, jet,
but this does niot depend upon fashion;
it is simply a matt.er of taste, as manny of
the jerseys have culfs, collar's, and po0ck- ~
ets of jet, with a jet orniameint placed u
on tIme back. '
A R1aniag Innniaor.
Have you ever takeni your midlday 0
meal at a comfiortable ranch? You all a
sit (downl together, men-the "'boys,"' as
they' are always calledl-b-oss, and visa- a
tors, and( the species of provishions that
you see piled oni the tab)le 1s, to aii ex
periemiced mind, simply appalling. HIuge
(dishies full of great, chiunks or smnokinag
b)eef, niasses of steaming potatoes, smnall
mounitains of bread, slaw (rawv cabbage r
saladl), mush, green corni, slowved ap- ~
1110s, pie, frtesh bulit,er, jugs of milk,
amnd the inevitable jorumi of umolasses,
are all there to t.emipt the appetite al
Sready whutited by the ken, bracing
ai r. Tea anid co1ffe are the lliquidla
-ulsed to wash down time solids. It is
-woniderfuli what the boys wvill cat. I
ssaw one with miy own eyes not long
'ago, ealt thriee hiuge help ings of venison
Istew, amid t,ben fill up the crevices with
lighter delicacies, after which a beam
inhg smile stole across his features, and
l ighting his pipe, lie softly imurmu red:
WValu I'll be blamed if I don't feel,
'kinder crowdled."
A RIoyalMatchmaker,
e Queen Victoria is an excellent match
y manker. It is announaced that the mar
- riage of the Prinicess Victoria to the
- P'rince of Anmhalt will shortly be cole- a
,brated, and( this reindsl( one that In
.1 the Queen's big family of' grandehil
5 dIrena and great grandchildren many are
y coining to time miarriageabile age. Two
t of her grandchildren are married. T1hils
s will be0 the third. TJhme future kIng,
s the son of the Prince of Wales, Is nine
o teen, andl his brother is eighteen. TIhie
.Princess Alice, (laughter of tIhe "dead
t Prinicess, living power if that wvhiceh
lives true life live on," is twventy: a sis
ter is'nineteen and another sister seven
teen; so that Itoyal matchinaking hasw
still to be done upon a very large stale.
Where to tinid husbands and wives for
-themi all is the roblem. The Queen's ~
family will have to marry into the house
hold of Roman Catholic princess, unless
1they are to become Royal batchelors and
1 01ld maids.
rHE VERDICT
THE PEOPLE.
UY THE BEST!
MA. J. 0. boA-Dear Sir: I bought the first
avis Machine so1(1 by you over five years ago for
ly wife who has given it a long and fair trial. I
in well pleased with it. It never glves any
rouble, and is as good as when first bought.
Winnsboro, 8. C., April 1883. J. W. 1oLlCi.
Mr. IlnAw: You wish to know what I have to say
I regard to the Davis Machine bought of you three
ears ago. I feel I can't say too much In its favor.
naaa'ie about $80,u0 within ive months, at limes
atuling it so fast that the needle wiould get per
!tly hot from friction. I feel conialeni I could
ot have 'lone the tatne work with us mucli ease
At so well with any other Inachine. No time lost
I atIju-Iting attachmtents. Tho lightest runuIng
i nhle i have ever treadled. Brother Jatnes and
itllanis' faniilies are as inuch pleased with their
.ts Machinies bought or you. I want no better
ach.iie. As I satld before, I don't think too
nicih can be said for the Davi3 Machine.
Itespet fully,
EL.LEN '.TRVENSON,
Fairtiol County, Apri', 18S3.
Mit. BuAn : My naschlno gives inc perfect sat i
Ition. I find no fault with It. The attachiuent
e so sinple. I wish for no better than the Davis
ertteal Feet.
Iiespectfully.
Mius. Ii. MILLING.
Fairield cotity, April, IS83.
Mn. lAou : I boughat a I)avts Vertical Feed
L'wing M.tchilne froin you four years ago. I am
eligihtel Wiiih it. It never hats given m1e any
outale, and has never been the least out of urder.
iS as good as wteu I tirst bought it. I can
acerfuily r,cotuineai it.
ltesapect fully,
.lui. M. J. KIng1K.ANV.
i ont heelio, A pril :0, 1883.
This Is to certify that. I have been using a )avil
ertil;l ieed Sewing Niachine for over tw.tye.rs,
)rchasedl of Mr. .1. 0. tiag. I haven't found i,
assessei of any fault-all the attachnients are so
mp 11. it never -efuises to work, atil is cC tainly
lightesi rutnutng In the ilarket. I consider it
tlrst-class machine.
Very respect fully
MlNNIR '. WYii.t.1t1IAM.
(haklandl, Fairtlell county, S. C.
Ma loAn : I aan weit pieuse.t in every particula
'ith the I)avis Machine tnought of you. I think it
irst-cusa inachin in every respect. You know
on sold severat inacines of the same iake to
illerent uilemters of oar fainiles, all of whomn,
a far as I know, are well pleased with them.
Hespectfully,
Nlts. M. it. 11OBI.RY.
Fairtleldt cout , April, 18s3.
Thisa Ito certity we have hal in constant use
Ito DavisMachine bought of you abiout three years
q. A *. wa n. Wnrl,anLhavQ maiath0
rice of iLseveral tines over, wa don't wtaut any
etter nutacline. It, is always ready todo any kind
(work we lhave to do. No puckering or skipping
titehes. We can only say we are well pteased
ld wish no better iachano,
('ATrmiRtrNR WV.LIR AND S18r61n.
April 25, 184.;j
I have no fault to flind Wiithl my am Ima le, and
on't want any better. I have intile the price of
several limns by taking to sewing. It ls always
alty to do its work. I think it a first-class ina
Iine. I ft I can't say too inuch for the Davis
ertical Feed Machine.
AitS.'Ion AS SMITII.
Fairfleid county, April, 1891.
MI. J. 0. IIOAU-Dear Sir: It gives me ilch
le.sure to testify to tre tnerits of the t)avls Ver
tal Feed Sewing Machine. 'Tite nacine I got of
au about live years ago. hits been almost in con
ant use ever since that ii cne. I cannot see that
Ia worn any, and has not cost une one cent for
apair's sica wve have aaId it. Ant Well pleased
1.l eioan't wisha for ainy better.
Yours truiy,
jtn!!. t iW n
Grnite Quairry, near Winnsboro S. C.
We have uasedi the Davis Vertical Feetl 9eiving
lachinle for thce 1last ive years. We Wolid not1
ive any othier make at any price. T1he iachinie
its giveni us unbo'undlea satisfaci Ion.
Very respaectfuliy,
Musa. W. K. 'T'unNxn AND D)AUonTss
Fairfiet count y, 8. C., Janm. 2i, 1883.
itaving hocughat a Davis Vertical Feed Sewing
lacine front Mr. .J. 0. Ihag soiae three years
go, an11( it hiaviag given mie plerfeot, satisfaction ina
very respect us a inilly mnachine. both for hea/'y
aid ilghct swicng, acnii never needed the least re
alir in anay way. I can citeerfullly recoanincnd it to
aly one as a llrst-class inalchcine icn every lparticu
ir, alnd tlhink it secondi to nlone. It, is onn of the
mpilest clnachmies inade; my chliiren uase it wIth
li ease. Th'ie attachuiaontl are mnore elasly ad
lae and it doss a greater ranige of work by
iCasl of Its Vertical i'eetd thlan aniy other nus
aine I hlave ever seen or used.
Mats. TPuotAs OliNoS.
WinnIsb ,: Fairfld county, 8. C.
WVe hlave haIlone of the Davis Machines about
mur yeairs and lilave always founld it ready to do all
iinds of work we have had occasain to eto. Caa't
Ce that the InachIinle as worn anly, aind works as
'cii as whienl new.
Ma. WV. J. CnaAWFonD,
Jacksonia Creek, Fairfield county, 8. C.
My Wife is highly pleased with the DavIs Ma
lince bought Ut you. Sneo Would 1not tad double
viLat 11ue ga&ve for it. Th'ie mUatlninasl no.t, l
auen 01ut of ardier since she had( it,, andI sile can dio
ny kindi o)f work onmii.
Very itespectfuliy,
JAR. F. F'titE.
Monlttcello, FaIrfldk county, 8. C.
The Davis Sewing Machine is simply a treas..
r1. Mins. J. A. UO00iWYN.
Itidgevay, N. C., Jan. 10, 183.
J, O ItOAth, Esqj., Agent-Dear Sir: My Wife.
as aaeen tusing a1 Davis Sewicng MIachIine constant
y for tile past four years, an111 it, has never nleelteil
ny repairs and Works just as well as when irst,.
ought. She says it ill do a greater range of
Iratltia work 0nd do ct easier acnci bet'er thcat
ny mhineo sheO cias over usedi. Weo cheerfully
'econendelt it as a No. 1 family imachine,
outf.,JAS. Q. D)Avis.
WVinnsboro, 8. C., Jan. a, 1863.
Mnl. Do: I haave always found my Davis Ma.
tulle aeady (10 ala klcids of to wiork I have had oc
asian to do. I c.annaot, see that the mnachine 1s
rorn a particle and it works ias weal as when new.
Itespectialy,
Mus. Ii. C. (ODInNo.
Winnsboro, S. C., A pril, 1883,
MRt. l0AG : My wife has been eonstantly usIng
heo Davis Malulno bought of you abot, live years
iso. I have nlever regretted buying it, as It Ia
atavays ready for any i nd of fame.ily sewing, either
aeavyV or liht. It ias never out Of fix or needang '
Very reapeetfully,
Palf eld, 8, 0., March, 1808,