The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, July 26, 1883, Image 1
TRI-WEEKNLY EDITION. W INNSB4n S. C.. JULY 26, 1883
ItLIGHIT OF BLOOM
Beneath my oyos the gar<eon smilled,
The sun shone fair above;
Beside the lily there knelt my child
On my roof there rested a dove.
A cloud cane frowning from the west,
'T'he lily drooped aeid died;
No longer the dove of peco foul rest,
And my baby trembled and sighed.
For her, to-day, In paradiso
Again the lily blootus;
For me no flower delights my eyes
Nor decks my silent rooms.
Of bud and bloom and fragrance line
My garden lies bereft;
Yet, in its midst, and sweetest shrine,
A liaasied mound is left.
ALTERNATIVES.
Shotild I inarry Mr. I)acre? 1as i
at good party? as the world said. Toi
good for me. as my lady friends ele
gantly phrased it.
I had been born Into the world amiu
fierce throes of mental anguish
Through the pain of her travail i.
mother's heart was rent with the great
er pain of im y father's sldden death
drowned of' the Cornisi coast, for I
was born at- sea. She lived until I wa,
ten yestrs old. t life of sorrow and pov
erty and renunciation. Then she died
leaving cue to the care of it compassion
ate world and my uncle.
Mly life dragged on with clogge('
wheels. I was always at war with m.)
surrotmdings. Though too proud t<
express it, I had never realized my idea
of womanhood, or in any way growi:
utp to mty aspirations and (Ireamts. If I
had grown at all it had been througl
pain and repression-t fatal thing al
ways for a warm-hearted, eariest
wotian.
ly uncle Edward Earle, iau pro
cured mte the friendship (?) of the lad.
in whose hotf I had passed a twelve
month-Mrs. Lucian (Iranger, a dis
tati cousin of lis own. I was an1) un
salaried governess or companion, on
remoe cotutsiusilip beig always avail
able by my imele. It was during in.%
residence with that lady that cmy fit.
eaune to me. A young nephew of M rs.
Grauger's came to the Hall. lie wa
an artist, young and hinidsome, and
fresh from a four years' tour in Rome.
I need not weary you with the pro
logue or el ilogue of our love, for wordh
are so poor to express the leart';
utterances. O golden lays! O tender,
passionte nights, 0 princely heart
come back to mnel
Alau Leighton was the last son of a
high born fin:ily, and becaise of the
blue blood-the united blood of all the
Ilowards_ flowing in his veins, Mirs.
Granger interposed her fiat against ot
love, dreading, doubtless, the plebeial
admixtiure of imine.
It is a pity that blood does not al
ways tell. In c was an inglorious tri
umph to me- -yet still a triumph-tc
bare my white arms to the shouldei
(luring our gala night-to which in
voice was always invited, coitrastinf;
their saintly smoothness- and perfec
contour with the lean, brown appen.
(lages Mrs. Granger folded over hie
aristocratic heart.
But, a cloud had crept into the sky,
and its shadow fell across our patli
Alan was called suddenly by telegr apl
to England, v.here his grand old fathem
lay (lying. We had but a moment foi
our farewells, for Alan's heart was rent
with Sorrow and I helped to expediatt
his departure.
But tine letter ever re(ache(d me. IIh:
father was dead and he6 was Sir Alal
My Pn iecous II ELEN: My father
whom 1 loved and r'espeted above a
men), (ied yesterdayc1. I need not tel
light seemis to have died out of ever'
niook and corner. My dear mnothter i:
prOStraIted with the b)lowV whtiich had
taken awaey thte love oIf her youthI, :mte
I shall ncot be abc'.e to recturcn to you foi
SOmie3 welks. Anniouncet' ouri betr.t hal.
d'ear'est, to my aunt andi uncle, which.
yotu kncow wasci my initentioni thte ver)
ntight I was cadlled away. Be trute ti
mie, my dmIling IIelen, Its I shacll bi
true to you. Good nighit, dear love,J
muotheri andit I have tiatuered o'ir plani:
* for her lonely fuiturce. Good inight.
good night. Malcy anigels guard you an11
nmay the good Father foldi about you hi
* everlastinig arms. Y 4)11r frienid acu
* over, A LAN .~II' oN.
Trwo year's hadio draggedi their slov
lencgthi alocng since thact hetter cae~i
and I hiad. never heaIrdl fromi Alatn
tihouigh craving his p)resencee as th<i
-lpiisoneri cr*aves the sunlshine. I liae
written him onice and I had regrette<
ev'en that. "lie was soni to be wed
dled to an earl's handsome dautmgter'
Mrs. Graniger read aloud from aui opeli
* letter icc her hcaniJ "in fact it was ai
old affauir, prior to his visit, to the llall,'
etc. et c.
ilow I iregret,ted. 1 had written
though the words had1( been few, mierel'
~''~askinmg if lie hind been1 enacbledl to pro
cure ine a cer'taini book we htad miadh
men3itionI of to.gethier, acnd the timei wa:i
miore thacn at year' aigo whena I had th
is rigiht to thtus adde.ress hin. Andh now
o pitifuli Christ! aniothier wonumcic was 1<
be htis wife, ancd I muiist never' t,hink o
the old datys, or. Lice 01(d deams, or' lo01
inato htis daurk eyes8, em' feel ihis kisse
upon miy unckis8sd lipa! Never! acid
Smight live fifty years.
Acid 0, thte pity of it! ouit of all tii
worlId's muilliocn piosibilities I hind onil
-the chacnce of two-either to wed Ihegi
nald D)acre, a man o1(d eniough to be m:
father', or to be a complanion to som<ii
hcauighty woumn. I hade. dlecided up1o0
accepthig Mr'. D)acre. Thel Linay ciot
of barely twvo lines I hiad p)laced betweci
the leaves of a book it was his night!:
cust.om to read.
lBut AlattI but Alan I I hiad thonughc
hiunm so) irue, s0 nle)(. I hand calIc
himic "my pince,'" "mcy kig,"' aloctei
thce warm dusk cuder the stars.
I1 will not soil Lty purple with m:i
dust,"' I hiad whispered in my hieari
"'Nor breathe my poisoni on thty Vectic
glass." * ** I wemnt dowt to the seat t
'4 lIsten to Its sullen r'oar; hear it tell it
tale of hunmn misery; of fali' facet
dead under Its waves; of gold cnt
Jnwels lvinig on green beds of moss; (
argosies gone down, the wail of human
misery their requiem.'' I tried to re
member all this, so that mine might
not seem sucht it great thing amuid a
world of sobbinlg and tears. It was a
good thing to think of the sufferings of
others, and try to ignore your own; a
good thing. But my misery I the misery
of the girl called Iielen Prestoni
'T'his girl was something of a genius,
the people said. She possesses the gift
of song and she was handsome, too,
men said. And she had two chances
in the world, and if she had had money
enough to have utilized her gift of song
she niight have had three.
But she had smilrcelid her soul, for
all her beauty and gifts, had been false
to herself, to God and humanity;
false, too, to Reginald 1)acre, for she
kept her love for Alan locked up in her
heart.
"I have sold my soul for houses and
land,'' she said, "and I am wretched.
Mea culpal Mea culpal"
"I have sold myself with open eyes,''
she said, "knowingly, with umlice pr'
pense. I have no one to blame. That
Alau forgot his vows did not make it
right t hat I should forswear myself."
But the sea, with its fuss and fret,
made my heart, ache, and the turbuhlent,
water seemed wooing me thitherward.
'I'he chimes of our qjuaint old church,
playing an old song, caused a choke in
my throat. I would go and invoke
grand airs from the organ, and may
haps 1 should forget the seals roar.
It was my wont to go tlhere to prac
tice, and I knew the service would not
be held for a half htour. The lights
were turned down to semi-da,rkness,
and the old sexton, with whtoin I was a
favorite, had left the key in the door for
1me. The moon shonte across the organ
keys and across imiy face; and the trail
ing folds of my white dress looked
almost ghastly in its light. O tnaint,
old churchl U quaint old chimues! Too
soon I wotild he far away from you,
over the sea to my suitor's lordly home,
arrying with me a heavier heart, than
mys years should warrant.
But it wVas too late to look back and
the faut. was min . I had ruined my
own life, andi must pay the price. Be
cause I hail been forbidden the desire
of mine eyes, I had sealed my tate. I
had bound my tatis, and had intoned
Phwbe Cary's wailing words:
"I have turned fr<m the good gifls Thy
bounty supplied me,
Because of the one which Thy wisdom
denied me;
I have bandaged mine eyes -en, mine own
handNs have bounnd me,
I have imade me a dlarkness when light was
around 1110,
Now I cry by t.he wayside, 0 Lord, that I
might receive back my sight."
"Peccavi," I cried, and my head sank
upon the organ and tears stained the
red roses at iiy throat.
"Ielen1," and my head was gently
lifted and Alan Leighton's teuder eyes
met mine. "Alan I" was all my aston
ishmenit could titter.
"My girl, you have suffered,'' he
ejaculated, inl a tone of exquisite ten
d.rne: a:. "'1al:an, my first aid only
love, how we have beei wronged. Only
an hour before I embarked I heard that
you were not the false woman you had
been painted to me. AI rs. G ranger
wrote me eighteen months ago that
you had married Mr. 1)acre and left
with him for Cuba. A subsequent let
ter without (late or signature, inclosing
the tiny pearl pill I had given you, left
me no room for doubt. 1 left England
forever, and have been on the wing
ever since, linding no rest for my heart
on sea or shore. 1 elen, I suffered as
few men 1 s1uff''ed because of losing you,
and( becuise of your appalSrent falsenelss,
BIt, 1 could nlot wvaste my whole lIfe
because of atIOlii woa's unitruthi, so I tiedl
Iup the broken thlreadls aiid tried niot t.o
lo1o(k b.ack. It wats by ch1ance 1 11net
I Ierman;Ii Sloani, aiul in1 the mlidst ofI
m lIittul conflidlence, he0 askedl me whly I
had11( ne(ver' returne11d toi Aiier'ica aund to
ime beautiful 11leleni I'r'estoil, who( had1(
(dec lned all suiitors5, a11u( waLs still
1un1wed. I Ieleni, I emnbaraed( that, after
110(111, aid I a11l ere, iiever to 1be pa~rted
fromll liiy dlai' liig. Whleli will we be
nm111rr'iedl, sweet.?''
"Married I Alan11,'' and1 the d1reilry
jpreseni, reenrinilg to 111, 1 wVithdrew*l%
mnyself1 from11 hiis armls, and alnost uni
coinsiously liy lipis framlied the word(s:
"'i 111md( died for' i.his hs5t. yearl to know
I'Inre' no1 i' love come11 or' go
Now; tiouigh yourl love seek' 1min1 for' imait.e,
It. 1i too late."'
plain your mein'Illg, foir God's sake.''
Thien camile a brokenl dlisjoinmtedl tale
of iiiy $orr'ow and( illy teinpltaLtionI whlen
I heard of h;is hlumnsomie iand( h1igh-borni
I biwde, oIf miy weainess of the hall ; of
Mr's. Gramnger; of myself; of M r. D)acre's
conlstanit wooinlg, andl( at last of the
litt le niote onily thmis niughlt thrust, betweenl
the leaves of' his book, making Alan's
coinlg forever too late for miy happi
Rapid1( hoof-beat s along the road, and
my courltly lover eano inl sight.
-''Saved, Alan,'' and myl words eanme
t,hick and1( fast.
"En'~igage himl ill conversation, Alan,
regardinmg theo 111al, Mr's. G raniger', tile
1 wveathier, stocks, etc., ele., I will escape
by the vestry t,ben, 0, Alhm!"
''"My (1arlinig, imy br'ighmt darlingmi" b' ut
1 broke from11 his clas) amid sped1 away
a like a chamois to tihe 1Ilall. I did nlet
Ihe'ed thlat the roses fell fromi my throat
thalit a port.ionl of' nmy lace flouimee gralced
a thom'i bush, or that miy hair, unloos.
ened frmom its fastein gs, hun mg about
my13 shoubldei's, I thinik it' I had pos
sessed a piece of papier. I shmould have
.a held it, altift, and sh outed, at r'epriievel
Ii a repie'vel
P.Shall I triy to lell of how~ I secuired
I thet notel 11nd( hid it, in my bosom, (If
how I ran1 ump stair's and1( ip(eped for' one1(
mlomienlt inito time iirr'mor', twistuig ill
t, my shimninmg hair, and tmying to hush
1 the loud beating of my hecart, of how I
1 r'apidly3 traversed the paithm leadinig to
thle chmu'ch, dodginig behind an osage
oratnge hedge to escape nmeetimng Mmr.
.I)acr'e, hmurying onl as soon1 as I was
rm free, t o be folded close to Alan's heart."'
'' And you will laugh at me1 Alain?"
s "ILautgli at you, lmy darmng, and
, whem'fore?"
S"Oil, for my mad flight; for' thle red
*f rose santernr1 all alomig ile ronad; for
my unbounded joy at your return; for
proposing to run and steal the note,
and, and--things."
For an answer came tender kisses
pressed upon brow and lips, and closed
eyes-aid MIr. Lord Lovell (Mr. )aero)
rode forth from the gates alone.
1o'pular sulonco Catuohism.
What does this gentleinan see?
An iron fire-eseape, darling.
Of what use is it?
It enables poor iron-mongers to make
a living.
.Ilow?
They sell the iron and also charge
for putting it up.
Oh) but I thought it was a benefit to
the house.
So it is.
Ilow?
It is very ornamental?
Is it not also uscftl.
Yes, for it might be sold to the junk
men for three per cent of its original
cost.
Btt how does it. act in ease of lire?
It stays right where it is.
Cannot people climb down it?
They can try.
Is it dillicilt to climb down a fire es
cape?
Not more diflicult than to turn a
triple back soniersatlt.
Then most people would fail if they
tried?
Very probably.
]low, thetn, woIldt it enalbile them to
esoape being bturled to death?
By enabling them to break their
niecks.
.They can stay inl the burning build
ing.
Can't they do anything else?
Yes, they can jultl from the win
do%w.
Tlhen fire-escapes are really qunite
danigerous thigs?
Oh, no; no one is obliged to use them
unless he chooses.
Then why do the poor builders put
them up?
ieeause they are compellted by law.
Could the nmani 1wlo tnale the law
climb down a lire-escape?
I shotld like to see hiIl try.
Has lie ever tried?
No.
hlow do you know?
Because he still lives.
Then will you please tell me what
earthly good is the fire-escape?
It is a comfort to the poor chuckle
heads who live in the ninti story of a
fire trap.
How a comfort?
They thinik they are safe.
But are they safe?
About as safe as the Dutchman who
smokes in a'powder magazine.
What should the poor chuckleheads
do, then ?
They should move out of the fire
trap.
lut will they move out?
Not inmnediately.
Why?
They are waiting for a lire.
Will they ilove 011, thiei?
Oh, yesI
an Chwwors.
"Iiow many really different kinds of
gum have you1"
"There are only three or four ditffer
ent bases from which gunm is made.
'olu, spruce and paraflhin are tho
principal ones."
"Which of them is the most popu
lar?"
and1( is uisedi a5 a give'away' a grea't
deal."
"Whait abouit, thle mat erials of whltich
the di ffer'nit k inds1 ate made'i"
''Well, tolu is the ginni of' the balsamn
t,ree ot' South A mient'I, and( par'atlinie is
a prio(ict of pe(trioleumit. It is mmadle ini
m inneise q iiatit ies t, thte oil ireiiner'ies
iln P'ennsylvaniai anid thle E.ast. Sp ruce
gnum is fronm the slprulce tree, antd iunt il
r'ecenltly it was ilande ahiiost exclunsi vely
at, Por'tland, .Mainie."
"W hat othier kinds (If guma htave you?''
.''"The rubhbei' or snappinig gum which
is thle priodutct of aL tree in Mexieo.
The bases of' some1 ofl these dliffet'et,
kinds are' somiet.imeis miixed, miaking
(It her variiet.ies. lIn the maniuacture oIf
all these varmiet ies sugar and some other'
inigr'edlients arie uisedl."I
"'Is there nuich gum so1(d?"'
"Tons of it. T1hiere aire twenit y-fivet
or th irty faicties'' ini thle Uniiited( StateCs
in t,he exclusive muittfacturei, and1( it
is qite pr'obable that, their sales do not
fall short of two millions p'er aninumti,
pIer'hps morei'. WVe sell tromt tive to
ten thousand boxes at month.
Larttge yisile sutppileCS and1 better.i cr'op
prospects summrizfti/e the statiusof' wheat.
T1he depar1 ttmenit, of aigr icuIt.uire, w~hihe
gi'ain, r'epIorts that spring wheat alver
ages 08 pet' cent, the satie as last year
at. this timue, and that the are'a is 5 pmer
ctnt. greater t han last, year. If this est,i
mlis1 'orre'ct-and( it, is sutineiiid by
oither' report s-the exp)ectationm of an
exp)ortable suriphiis equal to thatt of the
presenut year is ever'y way r'easontalet.
Coniservative mun set the yield oif Cali
foriaiI at.60,000J 000 bushels or' double
thne crop (If the cenistus year', and someo
51ay 70,000,000. Considerable qiutnt it ies
ar'e now goitng front the Paiiic coast, to
Europe b)y way of New Orleans. But
there Is also a much better otlook it
the Eutrope'atn ieldls and New Zeland,i(
large shilipments to Etnglanid. I et oure
ownI explots keep upl to r'esplectable
figures, thle sevent Atlatic(lSit portedinag
ouit 1,190,230 bushels wheat and1( ilouir
in the week to Ju tne 2 agintst I1,200,3003
the preceding week anid 844,578 the cot'
respIonintg w~eek of' last yeartt, T1he( in
terior' moveiment is little changed, bit
the receCipts of corni at seven westernt
points were 2,522,820) bnshels against
1, 570,228 the week befor'e, shipments
2,510,442 againist 2,352,928. Tihte ex
piorts of corn are still large, footing up
for the wveek named 1,104,0410 bushels
against 238,443 the corresponding week
of last year.
A Urandoo ot Spnn.
''My datigiter," saidl the old mat by
way of explanation, at the saue t im'e
watching mne from- the corners of his
eyes. 1 looked at hint hard for nearly
ton seconds.
"Yes?', I said, "btt I had been-"
"You have been til then?'"
"Yes," I venttured, Loping for some
thing further.
A slight, spasm crossed the old crab
ber's face, and his eyes shrank back and
turned away with an expression of
atctiatl plain. Hle suffered ats if from
fear or (tread.
"Aister," ie leaded tinidly, "you
don't want her, do ye? '1'enl me, ye
didn't come after her did ye ?"
'"No," I replied ,'T did not comen for
the little girl, but to hear the tory."
I felt certain that a story lay behiid
the old crabber's strange behavior.
"Well,'' said ht , evidently much re
lievetl inl mind. "1 can tell ye the
story, but it ain't much, though it does
sound like a story book. She ait't my
daughter, the . little girl ain't. She's
a gran dee of Spait, or soiething o'
that sort. She's a waif. Site caine
ashore down on1 the coast, six year ago,
in a ship. The shitp was froi somue port. in
Spain or France, anl in at gale o' wind
she was blowed onto the beach and site
was that old and rotten that site went
to pieces in less nor no time. There
was a lot of us down on the beach, and
we went out to the wreck in i suri-oat.
The captain and first ntate ttd abotit,
half of the crew was washed into the
surf an' drowned ; and there was a wo
mant and ita little two year-oll child as
we took in the boat an'started for hunt.
'1'Ite boat swaupel, an' the lady was
nver seent afterward. Shm iust, have
been carried out to sea by the undertow.
I had the little one itn ty arms, an' ,as
I was strung around with life preser
vers, I got to shore safe. I kept the
chidl, as there was no one to clailn her;
and, frot what tite woianl told me
when I took the baby friot her arms, I
should judge that the little girl is at
grandee of Spain. Yes, sir, a grantdeo
of Spain I There were no inarks ott tiho
little one's clothes. and only a little bit
of a gold ring, which I keeps in the
hot.tomt of the old clock, bt,t which L
never shows to any one. Alaunie, the
little girl, is just the sante ats my owu
(laughter, an' she always will be."
"Thent you think that no one ever
will cottme to claiit her ?"
'"It would be a hard job for anybotdy
to prove attyt.hilng. Ott see, no one (o)t
boa rd ship knew anything about her
tmother except the captain and first
unate, and they are both dead. Maybe
some one will contesoue day, but they'll
lave to prove their claim right clear, I
cati tell ye.''
"Did you ever try to lthtl any of her
relatives ?"
"Ale? Why should I ? She was sal
vage from the wreck, and I ltatd a right
to keep her. \ly own little daughter is
laying over there in t ihe graveyard amtong
the trees, and it don't seeta so lonesotne
now since Manie catne ashore. If the
little girl's folks have thought her dead
for six years, it ain't likely that they
will nake a search now, is it. ? And
ain't. Mantuie just as happy with ie as
site would be with theti.
ctigarettes Sllreadng.
"Thellre has b)een1 a reinlarkcable dle
tnmnd for cigarettes during the Iast.
mnontht or two from the count.ry re
gions,'' remtarked a prominent tob .'c"
nist to a rel)crter recent,ly. ''"This is
somwhttt singular, as heretofore the
dhetanid for thtis aticl e hats princ ially3
comie frotm Ihle cit irs. Thte countt trv
deiand is due to ant IItinesod ('ort
Stitnti otn out thet pat of thte 'natives,'
and,h as a rttle, thte chteapler btrands are
sent to mteet, it. I have hatd a tnumtuber
of ordetrs fot' stuch goot<is frtom keepetrs
of smatill coutryI) stor'es lately, andt(
othetr tobatccoists repor)tt htavitng hiad
sitmilart ordetrs. 1t is ntot ani untomftinon
tintg to see the cr'o:;-roadsi loafer ex~
ltaiige the t strtong pipe thiat ited to lbe
his favorite iompatniotn totr a detliucate
lookintg cigarette, ati i the effect is
somtewhtat atst Ottising whtetn thIt cotn
trast, is ntoted betw'een his own 3oarse54
ap pear'ance aind the (lit ty apipeartance
of thte 'dude1t's (delight.''" T1he speatker'
always creatted anu itncreasedl demamlit
for1 smtok ing malerlatis. Thiese cigiars
-t'. arecee tior'e ott thte str'eet, dluing hot.
effect, oh' tobacco ott the netrvotus systemt
is loniged for mote in htot, weathet' titam
it coldi. TIhte thoutsandits who go ott
exctusonts also exceed their tustiali
limtits itt stmokitng when theiy leave
butsitness fot' leasttre. At, the seashor'e
alt( ndmountaitt t'esorts theu bracinig ait'
gives att almost insatiable appetite to
lie V('(traltt sitoke', tand(, ini 'act, the
greate' theo attitotlit, of keisurte, the
dettalut(s lot' aull sor'ts of sinok ing mtate..
rial.
are, ot tihe ilatr,
A lively otld lady whoit (lied fat' atdvait
ced itt hter' eig. ies, aind wits prountd itt
cx trtme old age of lieu'rmt teauituI dlark
hitrt, wits atccustomed't, whenti a girl, to
htantg up bet' night cap every mnorniig
Ihiled wvitht salt. Thtis wast x thakett ot,
into 'a Japnannted dtessintg box (every
itigh t tot uetirting, but enoungh salt te
mainted clintgintg to Ithe cambrhiic to so
cure, ats shte thoiughit., the r'emtark'abtle
preservl'iationt of thett hait'. Drt. lohnes h ats
suntg or gossuiped abiout thue "'widenttinig
part,'" whtichi isone of the telltale tra'ucks
of passintg yearts; but. unitil lathely the
prevailinig fashioins of dr'essintg th htiairi
d id not.tn mke( anty patrIting to show.
Those who wear Ithe hir~i iti trite classic
style, witht thte pureo witet line frotm
brown to cr'own, matiy lind sotme utse itt
the fol lowintg reocotmmenidation fotr
strengthentitng thte luair and ureutwing
thint spots. '"To a quiairt of watrm wia.
ter' allow onte tablespoonful of' salht, anud
jttst betfor'e r'etiritng lot' thie ntightt wet,
thte heoad thtoimmglIy with this, not,
along the widenting seamt alonte, biut, the
etire htead. Repeat th ope'atiotn
fot' one or twvo nights each week unutil
goodl effects at'e aipparentt. It Is likely
that thte vigorous riubbhig which thtis
trteatimen t mnakes neccessar'y atfteruward
Is of as mutch uuse to the hair asx the
Balulm trnatument
'rho Salvtation Army.
This iarny as it exists In Enghll, is t
a different alfair entirely from what it
has appeared to he inl the feel)o ilit,tr
81i1ns it has mlade upont the United
States. There, it hms encolttered uin
favorable cotlition1s, and has almost
invariably suffered defeat. .HIero, on
the contry, it. has found a congenial
atlunopioro, has inet with wnuch en
countlgetet!It, and1( hais won f'or itself' a
e rprmnen h poi et position. Nor has this s
lien done by abrogat ing or tonling downl
anly of' its I eculiar it.iea, but n.--ilher by 1
diigently working these and thrusting
thema into the foreground. It was s
thoug in1 America that a slight lower
ingof '4iwghrd in this respect weu.id
add great1y to the chance of suicess.
But what Was dlee1n1141 its WeaIkness in h
our country has proven, inl the altered
contilions of the lower chasses in this i
hand, to be its chief soulreo of strength. s
'The A riy utmnibers now over 80,0(1) I
I
" fighting maen and Women ;"' has aceul
multlatedl property to the value of about e
lhree (luarters of a million dollars ; is l
addillg new stations at the nite of f'our tl
a week, andtl in'easilg its sta11' of pidt
ofilcers in the samne ratio ; hlas 2.511 brass 1i
hands ; 45. paid bar1In lnasters, andl hms sl
al
expended a total of $2-,-)I0 in band a
instrue'nts. Tl'hese igulres give an1 a
idea of the nliidlily with which this sl
strange mlovemlent is winming its way 1l
here. .tal
WNo t gives special illpeortance to g1
mnovent1its of ithis tlescription in I,ondlon 1I
is tha1t the('r'e are n1 h111 a larger'1
1numb111e' of p aller'1 s, rinllilalst , I d ne11 tn
and1 wonmen generally of the Iuost, brutal
andI degnaded type, thani are hudldledl
together inl my ote city on earth. h
Not only is the number of these larger tl
absolutely t111111 anywh' e1se, but, it 14 oI
harger relatively. It luay he truthfully ''
said of tihis great. inotrol olis with its tl
four'i nillions of popuh Ilation that it is at. i
oll the best. Ihtl(e I his side 11of heavenl I,
and iellworst pilae i his side ihe count ' tll
where, as a fastiliouls young a n one'1 1 1
exl ressed it, " our 1riendl yelow " residles tll
-to Iest in thll, virlue. s a11n1 ehlailies k l
which abollund in it, a1nd the worst inl tr1
lte miseries 11 ld ini(Ilities to which it it
gives shelt er. a
Nowhere under Ihe sun will yoll li:1vlrsei so httn 1it iej h
vlr Speirigeoii hu0i. r!onilss
in which the atisfsphere is so imp1reg- tl
nait th moral )est ilenle. To be l'
tolvitce(1 of this nl8e has only to pay a si
visit. to the tleighb)orhood f'amnous inll
r011na n41c aIn bist ory as f'(t Seven Dials. sI
Not (i at this iuatier of the ity is what al
it was whe Dickens dleseli)d its si
horror's, or that it will e<qual inl sheer bl
degradation soine other parts of l.on. bl
dlon, butl it is had enouagh yet to make
1111 honest. 11i11 blush for ei' rac, inid
to give a fa,dr idea, o1n woul think, of
what. hell lust be. Th41e iost, interest- b
ing visit mande to this place by your' s
cot'resltulent occu're oilne stunday t
lmor'nin1g, when the pernieioils IEllglisht
habit ofl retiring late at. nighl and rising
at at hate hour' next day had e1aused hinm L
to mniss a Coveted opp fortninity of hear- e:
iug S urgeonl. of
The onunhu1s lands you right inl the 11
Centre of this phlIgue-spot ; ant f'or' a1
city tlhat, tilatkes a specialty of Sabl)ath1 (0
(1b)sevainllce, having all its saloons her'1'- 'Ll
iutically se:tled1 until 1 o'clock, andl a
open then on1ly ill 3, an I f'ou1o i to hall'- l'
1apat 11 in 4the1 cvenling, a strange sight 11
Inheirs yoltl, Ilso114 h't it. I seven lnar- 41
row streets which dliverge f'romt this s
centtr, a lnublic itrket, is it pngress,
with aill the stores inl the vicinlity oplenl
a11d doing isiness. here you have a te
chace to see I'ihe wonen of Seven I)ials ; f
anl1 whiat ire t lures they n'- ! taces 1
sho andI04I hist f I tllIl gll,and '4 th i hleap- il I (
W'theirevi ls(ight' weait h i'(at thaile
houselI asd 14 elehiere,'i ho lit le'of t'he W
himu srvve the wreci'l 4144k uuile 11uin "lt
doots I)' )11414,tllI'4 isa 5iil11t4414 141'
tha has overtakeniE these unhappyII i crea-' i
11144,114 ht'igal 11i8 11 114 li ilsI,( s
Iire IS itiki g 448 lt n il!'' 1(
i,mpression1 of41 (4lt 'iinger with e b
Iht, theret 43' jsot.bna (:li0reo a tight,yb
an di hat, thettmgerhs, Idwn hstecy
fre*on their0. todins itofhlonly timeg to1k
thrgh at tfe aricles of s01110lof tclo t
roups a banner waved, whose blue
olds, as they opened to the sunn, revealed
o the crowd son11 teiperance motto.
It the Gospel of peace and good will
ma there uinfoldel.
It took at difoerent Christianity from
hat which is content, to put itself on
4bbath parade inl elegant churches to
omo to stick sluns as these and beard
he lion of sin in is own deni ; but there
toed the men and woinen that were
.either ashamied uor afraid to uidertake
uchl service, and they were tnen who
arlned their bread by the sweat of their
rONV duiring the week anid then cane
nd perfortued this Sabbatlh service
olely as a labor of love.
I learned, too, that there waS a goodly
voman who went into the dark denls
ottnd about as ai nurse for the sick,
harrying with her not ouly niessages of
oie and comufort, but such substantial
ecessaries as mnediciues and chops and
enks. Who can withhold ia blessing
'omt such l angel of mercy as that ?
'hus the battle goes onl here, the good
tring for the bad, the pure trying to
It, up the ipiiltre, virtue seeking to
'ua1nle Vice under its te(ler feet of
ve, wit i, alas, only partial success,
>r the dark places still ast, Iiideotus
ladlow\s over these busy thoroughfares,
Id sin and mnisery do so tnuch abound
to ainost reconcile onle to the dark
ies, aind frettuent rains of Ihis metro
ilis, on the theory tlint. the heavens
'c exIressing by such signs their min
mled Iity 11d displeasure at, the scene
'hentil Iliel.
'1he Statine of u liutxo.
A C'orrl solulent wites froI 1'oko
11111 of :a Visit to the faul ns stal ue of
e i)ia tizxe, the "irea1' .1 3uCha,''
Japan. 'l'he Writer says. We
ossed( the bay13 inl boa:ts, and<lahuled at,
e little village of Ilaste, near w%hieh
,e elebrated dia it x( stood. It is
ore genernlly call'd the Great, llu(
Il1a, anl is al nl object of a(lliint itin to
-avelers and idlition by all 131c1
lists. Froi the village we took a
nall solitary path away from all aibi
Iions, windintg through a ctlivlivtel
'hI, bet w\1'1l tr iIlbsi and sinll t r'I's,
iC al I,aurently leading to a high wo i led
11. As tle road tllrIn1 to the left we
iw the head of a great statie aumong
e I rees. The plaec apl'par s like at
iy"sterio(ts retreat, With the seat ont one
dle and a high range of hills upon the
hcr. ''here are cvergreelts on the
opes ii the l1lls, and141 trees scaltered
I o'r the Valley. We CTossed a little
r':t1n over a rnIle bridge, when jlist
f40lre 11s aini near a bouboo grove, we
\hel(I the great. bronze -diviniity seate(i,
ith foled hands aud lead inelined,
osedl eyes and lips, in turene comnpos
re. The storms of six eentiries have
it uponl hiin, and ie has been w'or
Iippedt by millions, undisinayed by the(
01111s and utnloved by the prayers of
is devotees.
There is a little cottage in the bln
30 grove nearly covered by viies. o(t
tpied by a priest, who has the Char"ge
the great divinity. Oi an altar at,
tC feet of the statue incense was bturn
.g. 'l'wo large bronlze vases sa1141
I'alr, and a bronze table, but all else
'olutd seemns unlcultivated and un
l10rned. The statue is hid alnong the
ees, all is silenl, and with no diisturb -
g sounuC, It is ntiirat to feel that
it htce is Sacred. The statu ti is over
xty-live f'eet high, every part, being
pel'rect. proptorlion and h1arn"1 ny.
he drapery is sinlple andl the coul
ance benign, nalkilg the whole
easing. 'Thle( stt is f'orin't of
ail(S of bronze (!as(, inl sepa:rate p ieee,,
FCciherea toigethler, ainel ilishCCl ini the
(1St, perfct'CC1 nliIier. Onle (enn hardly
C! theC joint s beCtweeni 11he plat1e(. TIhis
vi11it.y is coniisiderC'1l the' thiiest, woirk
ar1t andlC thel 111181 l. IerfC'Ct,C exressjCin
rel3igrious seuii iment.ul Cif 11,h .14apaneslCe
ICiph'. It on1Ce' h:l a tCinlle Iover it,
hic-h has1 lCong sienc gCone to den3iy,
iving uotinnig but the( stConI fCouIldbI
likl the t('inleC con a1 inigillei(33i 84ea1e,
C! designsx tfor whih arlllIe a11re .1ly preC
trC3<I. heC ciIeC grea4t City of' Kai.1
1r1 e'xlendced all Cover tile vaist plain1
he'r the( great statuleC stands4, and1( also
-er' the hi11lllii(u.
wna icu I ciiarcootr uO ow..
untt 11is fallinig,
iiighier p1ressu1re'I is EiiynonytnIus with
gh er 11arinl3e1er, ani d lower preiCssur1e
it ihlwer' ba1rClincter. Ini (.asC of a1
ghier'Ii4. bariCeter'I it,11 indietCes a (couler4
iet ('lydil iut i on of1 lug 1 istSllC1C ur1e.30183
A lower bar1oinet1er inien i34tes an1 eIx
uliniig atin(osphere( withI grea1ter' cIapa1
In 1ase Cof risinhg bar11omelter it indi..
imIiisihis lie liability for1 rinii.
A~ fallinmg barometerCII indCicaltes an1 ini.
in in~crease~ ini clolCinessi3.
Whein theC bariomeiltCer ises4 inl cIlolCly
ea4t hnr1 it, is geinerally 111n1( i ntion
lIlt Ih 11 loud0s41 will brea24k a111( be fol
>wed1 by fair weathler'.
A s11(ICden chanlIge inl the( barom(iieter,
I heliin g or1 lall inhg, is aI fair1 imIica-'
(in (of apprjoaichinig high winds1.
At sunse(t iif the Stil goes do)wn be
Iii4 orI in8 obs)Cure'(d by a1 ban1k clt 001(1
Ie suIcceedinIg (1ay3. If tIhe 811n be (ob
'ure(d alt i1s settinig by cloids, with a1
sing baineteri(3Ci and1 cooler' wind1,41 h
ill fall Oin the suC3ceed(inlg dlay.
Tlhere ar'e t hiee firi w'~eather sutst
thie red3(, yellowI and1 gr'een. Grieen
IIl ired ar'e Xexetionlal, the gr'een muorec
than11 the red(.
It. will seldom 1)hppen thiat we will
tve a rainifall on1 a day suicceedling one
wIlhi anly of the three above colors
e doinan111t at 1unse(t thie (lay befor'e.
ocas~ionailly3 happens, h owverV3, thalt
erIi on the succeeding (day wvould 1lead
ic to expect it.
TruIith takes the stamp11 of the soul It
ters. It is vigorous and1( rough in
Id souls, but templer8 and softens
m1lf in ling niaturmm
THE VERDICT
--OF-~
THlE PEOPLE.
BUY THE BEST!
MA. -J. 0. 110o--Dear S:r : I otgh t the first
Davis Machine sohl by you over live years ago for
my Wife, wio las given it I long andlt, fair triil. I
tu well pleasel with it. It never gives any
rouble, and is as good as wi,eu Urst boought. .
J. W., ior.rox..
Wlnn.9buro, ;1. C., AMrnl 183. J .I0.0.=r(
Mr. 11014: Toul WIsh to kiowv what I have to say
in regard to 1;!e D.tv(x Mahi ne bought of you ihree
ears ago. I feel I (-lul't say too citinh Iits lavor.
mlaill aibnti ISa,is, withlill live 111o11ths, at tiimed
rtin !tn. it o fuisl t hat the needle would get per
hietly fit- :own frielhon. I fcel C01nib11.n1 I eoital
ntt( have done i"e ta,ne work wit h1 as Iu:11l case
ul i owell Wimh any oher nchnlt e. No tilne lost
in at+jUng attachnttenls. 'Ie lightest runllniil
lachinle I have ever treatlled. 13ruther.llnes 1auni
11 il:axis' falllles are as 1nuch I'eased with 1 their
i).ltvis M ldchines nogllht. 01 yo. I want no better
unachtue. As I said l"for(', I 4o1i'i thltak too
Iuch enn be said for the I).ivis nIneille.
lIespec"t hilly,
EI.1.6N .1rkvk9N)oN
F'airtl"ldl Comity, April', 1s,%).
\11t. IoAti : ly in cin U gives 111e perfect satl i'
faction. I InII 110 1lt. WU h it. 'I'he aitaclhin:1is
are xu alhnple. I wish for no better than the Diyls
Vertical F.eel.
liesipet tfully.
Ainis. II. NlIiI.i.1iNo.
Fairleld county, A pril, l'as.
MIR. Ho.tti: I bnllgllnt aOavls Veil wal i'eedi
Sing Iae.'aie fromt yoni four years ago. I alll
delighlteil wili it. It .vever 11s given me any
t 1tulle, 31n1l has i''ee bee [he1 le.ast t ont ul orile'.
it is as gornil 15 wvhe-n I llrst houight it, I enn
ch(-erfulily re"colunienwl ii.
RIeslieet filty',
1It.:. Ni. J. KII1HK1.A Nu.
NontI h'el in, A lri :10, 188.
'1111s4 i to ccii'ify 1d 1 Have been nslt{ a 1v).itd
V'erIlu-.d i''l ewing lachllete for over t a yi urd,
puitetui- of Mir. .1. to. 111.1g. I lIt.ten'1 fotnel lI
p 4'i'er54i of ally fault -al! the attachmiMens are 14)
iulipk('. Ii uevela -5e+ t) Wrl'K, atl 1. rera.ally
lh'. 'ilil est r1illlitig Ill the mnarket. I conilder it
at lirstl-ela4s maue.e
Very re tpeel fully
MINNIs MI. Wi.t.IN(iMAM.
U.Itln+l, Fitieldl eounty, S. C.
Nla boAo : I hil we ll pliastt it every p.itrieut%
with the llavis 1aclinile noght of you. I think i
i tIrI-lasi iaculine il every resp^ce,. You knew
you1 iol xveral inlahines of t he ame nmake to
dllilrent inln1ers of our fainilie-4, all o1 whorn,
its fir as I know, aire well pleasel witai them.
tte)tpe(:(fullly,
M11ts. Ml. It. Moai.hv.
Fairlield countly, A pril, ISS3.
Th1is Is".)eerlity - ii Ia'l n C,gR97ant t1Yi
tie )avIs lachine In' . . yot abotil. turee year is
ago. As we take lIn vork, and have nitie inc
prive of IlI several lint over, wte don't. Want anlly
Feller l chllie. it I w i ays readly to do ally kilui
of work wi ',ve 14 dlo. No puckeringor skipping
.1I1tihes. We enn only Say we are well plea,edl
i1t11l WIHII I(o 14'tter ualihllnn,
('ATIIKItiNK WYi.K AND 1xrNi.
April 25, s41.
I have no fault. io fin<d Withi my Inaellt 4l, andl
dlo11'1 want :iny better'. I Have mI Opl tile price of
it several thnes by takiig in swing. It is tlways
retly t4 do Its work. I 1111ulk it it r41-class nua
hlne. I feel I ciun't say too muoIh for tile D.av1I
VelrtIlul .eei \lachine.
M Rs. ''ii o1 As SMIt1'l.
l'airl!4l county, A pril, l4t.
I it. .. 0. IOAI-l)earS ir : It gives nme nlltch
!1!-t1r1e to I"":if, !:: II(, le li14 of thie Dhvis %'er
tie.tl l'ee1 1sewing 1achtn(-. 'lie imatiine I got Of
y3,u l).wl live yearS ago. has 1ee11 itnlt,oal. In con.
siant i e ever sinee that itl ne. I cannot see that
1 is Iworn aily, anti 1i1s 11ta1 et44t 11 oli cent f[ r
retIlaIrl slinice we'1 llVe 11a14 1t. A in wvell please4104
Ito)nT1. CtlLtwPoIui
laive anly II it.'r iillke t alyiii. price. 'Ilhe liatlcin
Very respeiCt fulIly,
Mas. W.. IK. ''InNER ANh IlAU1IrIIl'5
NIMalhine frot 31,r. .1. 0. l)11 mg (11 oIn three years
agli, 11141l i hviig glvet Ine per1lfecI. saitisfation1( int
0ver1y respect04 14s attaimily 11na-:111ne4 both1 for hea "y
11141 light Se i'llg, unl iL%never neellei4l 1110 1leas1 1e
palir ill lily waiy, 1 an1 04steerflly1 r'e041ininent11 It In
alr, anl ti 'nk ii it'colti l non41e0. IL 41414 (ne4o thle
1iip11.et'1I :in.ines miade: inty chilit4ret1 us10eI it wi h
111il'4e. 'I l d alalhteoIts aIre Inlore 'easily all
JInted4 l11 i 411104 at greter0 ranlgea of wvork b4y
lliIlans of .4 Ver'l'11 Fl"01 than11 any othier 11ua
i:Iilli I haIvO Ctverl Seeii or used0(.
NIMat, 'I'i0MiAS t4 0wItNfi.
Winnll1lboro, I"atrilebd (count) y, 8. (.
four yealrs allti halve alwalys rotiIlI iit renly3 10 o114o al
kid f1 worIVIK wellitt have 1 h 1a'4:11ensto to 4141. (ai'h
5(ee that1 the0 InachmeI 1(s worit any, andu wor'ks as
Well 1s whienl 4401w.
Mits. W. J1. (:aAwf'out
My wifc hi highly plea34101 with the0 Datvi l
elinbe bouight of yo.I She OI wolli oI lIke double)I
been1 out1 ofI ordler' snce0 141e h1ad4 Ii, andI 1111 01nn. dIt
any13 kin<1 0f wor1k on1 It.
Very lieIspecIlllly,
Th'le Davtis SewIng MacinelIl I4 sliply at treas'1
m'w' M ts. .J. A. G0oiw Y.
It.dtgeway, N. I., Jan,l I), la'51.
.1, 4. lloAo, lag., Auent-1)ear SIr: Myr wi'fO
14a1 410en tustlig a1 l)aiis .'ewh'lg Maciniie const 5ant4
ly for the1 paa1l fotair yVear', an1.1 It has11 ne4ver nIledJ
any repk an141 lii Iworks julst 141 wvell as when0i lIr at
tHughlt. Shle 5ays i. will 11(o a grealter ranlge oIf
lra'ttalI wyork Bndid t easIL e141r a101l het'.er 11han4
lIly mainolI she0 nas1 over usedI. WVe cheertfully
recomm11end4 IL as a No. I famuily maciei,
Your tru.y, A.QDyi.
WInlnshI'>ro, Il. C., Jan. 3, 18831.
Mit. Io o: I have always fotund may DislI Ma..
Chine r'eady d0 alL kitds or to wvork I hlave hadl oe
(111on1111041o. I cantli) 1100 thatnI the1 inainel Is
.worn it partle andlI It works 148 wel ats wnenI neW.
Reospectraliily,
MRts. It. C. GoooINo.
MIt. ROAo: My wIfe has been coanstantly lusing
the0 Davis Mainie bought of you ablout live yeatrs
ago. I lave never regretted buying It, as 1 it
always read(y for any AlndnI of faily sewing, elither
hleavy or liht. It i never out of fix or needing
repaIrs4
Very resupetfully,
Fairfild, i.,0., March, 1883,
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