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TRI-WEEK(LY EDITION. WINNSBORO. S. C.. SEPTEMBER 1883. ESTABLISHED 1848 A SHAKE OF TIE HAND. One day upon the busy street, A dear old friend I chanced to meet, From a far distant land; His face with pleasure was alight. He asked me, 'Is all with you right?" And clasped and shook my hand. It .was not any word he said, But just that care and sorrow fled As if at his command. 'Twas not the smile upon his lip, But. just the honest hearty grip, With which he shook my hand. Oh, lips may touch, and eyes may meet, And both be false and both be sweeti But no one need be told, When fingers touch and coldly part 'Tihey have not touched a feeling heart, Or love l turning cold. The hand is index sure and true Unto the heart; you will not rue If you its lesson take; Heed not the promise of the lip, But trust the firm and honest grip, The strong yet tender shake. And, oh, the str ength and contldence The sympathy, the happy sense, With which we understand! The subtle, secret power we feel When meeting fingers but reveal, - The heart within the hand! A CRUEL BL.OW, "The most dangerous and trouble sote men,'' said Dr. Redfield, "are those who should be regarded as fools, but for some unexplained reason are not. Here now is a beautiful and love ly young woman suddenly deprived of reason just on the eve of her marriage to a worthy young man on whom the blow has fallen with crushing force. 'wo lives blighted perhaps forever by an act that should consign it s perpe trator to a prison and a lunatic asyhun for each alternate year of the remaind er of his life." These reiraks related to a practical joke played by a reckless and impru dent young man, one Fred Losher, the victim of his criminal folly being his cousin, Florence Percival, whose mar riage would haye taken place the next (lay. The railway train which was bring ing her prospective husband fron his home three hundred miles away, was behind time about live hours, delayed by a heavy storm, which had also pros. trated the telegraph lines, so that no information in regard to the cause of the detention could be obtained. The train came in at last, however all right, and without having sustained any serious accident. The bride groom elect, Frank McAllister, alight ed from the cais, going first to the - hotel, front whence, in half an hour, he would have reported himself at the r " + ' residence of his betrothed. That foolish cousin, however, who had been sent to the statien t.- "$tain tli earlipct news of the delayed train, caie rushing back to the house to bring the tidings, but thought it would be a capital joke, as he afterwards said, to give his cousin at first a good scare. "Well, Florence,'' he exclaiied, "Frank has been heard from at last. The train's smashed-forty persons killed-and be among them!" A bewildered, half-conscious look was followed by a fearful scream, and poor Florence had fallen uncon SCioUs. .;" Dr. Redfield. the family physician, who 1hanced to be passing the door, was immediately with the patient, and doing his utmost to arrest the progress of those terrible convulsoins, but with scarcely any success. A young brother of Florence was the only person with her at the time that startling announcement was mnade; but his version of what had occuirredl was so clear and p)ositive tha&t the reckless fellow who was the author of the mis chief did niot attempt to contradict or (deny the boy's statemuent. h lad the life of the dear girl been suddenly destroyed by the careless is charge of a pistol, fired by somne one who did not stop to considler int what irectiont he was ptointinig, time conister nation and sorrow of the family could scarcely havo been greater. Fra nk McAllister knelt at the sidle of the in sensible girl, giving venit to his feelings mi ant agony of grief. lIt the meantime, the young block head by whose crmntinal folly thme mis chief had beent done, was (lodging around it a dlozen directions, telling everybody how very sorry lie was for what had happened, and asking each one to tell him what service lie could remnder. IIe subsided, however', and madeo himself less p)romtinent after having been re peatedlly told that his iutmediate de partuto fromt the scenet of the trouble would gratify eve ryonie. I'Te terrible shock was followed, as thme doctor predicted it would be, by~ a typhomania, that continued three weeks-the p)atient's life, in the mean time, beinig suspended in a balanice whicht the weight of a feather might turin. At the end of that time time malady begant to take a diiier'ent form. T1he cerebral excitemettt appeared to have exhausted its force and( to be passing away, butt the light of reasomn did( not return. 'lThe onem terrible thought, thmat hter lover'11( had en crumshed( to dea'thi, htad gomio t hrouigh and1( pos.essed hter whole indt, and( there did not seem to be any way to remove it. looking as if tmaking ant effort to reasonm I - ~ once mote, was htow~ long it wotuld ben befote she could go to Frank's funeral. Whtent assured that lie was nuot dead but still alive, ando actuiaily in time roomm at that momemnt, the Imeanintg of the words did not seemt to enter hmer miind, for she again repeatedly asked, in ai Plead ing wamy: "Lease let me go to Fratnk's funier 11er lover', who hiad been with her, or neari her, almost conitinually, thent enmet iorwar'd, and, sittimng dlown beside lher, took one of her hands, sayinig: "'I am not (head dlear Fliorenmce! I amt alive andl hete with you." But his kintd wvords otnly btrought a bewildering stare. "YXoul Whoit are you!"' site asked., "1 dho itot kmnow you I I never saw you - before. You atre not miy dear Franik hte Is (lead ; and now t hey will not even Jet mue go to his funteral. D)id you know 1erank? you look some like him, and I believe you are trying to pass yourself for him. Go away from me! you trouble ne! "There is hope in her case," said tho doctor, when at his next visit this inci-1 dent was related to him. By the earnest desire of the parents and other friends of the patient, Flor ence was retained at home instead of being sent to an asylum for lunatics, )r. Redfield giving her his daily, and, 1 in fact, almost constant attention. In I this way three months of painful and anx- I ious suspense, with no certainty in re- i gard to the ilnal result, passed. "You are a good singer, I believe," 1 said the doctor addressig young Mc- I Allister, as they were sitting together 1 on the veranda, where they had been talking for a half-hour in regard to the care of poor Florence. '" Well, yes; I am a fair singer," re plied Frank. "Florence and I have been accustomed to sing together, es pecially when much younger, and be- 1 fore I moved away from the city. We were at one time members of a juvenile choir for two years." "Well, my dlear fellow," said the doc. tor, "I amd disposed to try another which may not be of the least 1 use to our dear Flonence, but call certainly do her no harm. I wlnt you to come into one of the ad joining rooms occasionally-only (10 not 1 let her see you-and sing some of those 1 old songs, which you and she have beeni accustomed to sing together, with the 1 deepest interest, and let us see what the result will be.'' "Who is that singing?" asked Flor- I ence, starting up and looking around sudlenly and earnestly. "It, sounds like the voice of my dear Frank, who is now in lleaven. Iow ilad I would be to go there and live with him.'' This remark was made the first time the experiment was tried, the patient being -at the time more composed than usual. "'it does sound like Frank singing," the doctor finally said; "but I do not see how we could hear him if he is al ready in lleaven. I think it must be nearer than that.'' The experiment was, however, con tinued only a short time, as the patient became very much excited after a few moments, and burst into tears, begging to be allowed to go and join her dear Frank in the world to which she knew I he had gone. Similar experimnents were repeated frequently, occasions being selected when Florence was most quiet and not liable to be too much excited; lier lover. in the meantime, passed around from one room to another, sometimes quite near to her, and then in a distant part of the house. In this way these experiments had continued for some two or thr > weeks, with encouraging results. A tIengti, I one day when the patient was sitting up in her chair, and more quiet than usual, the familiar notes of "The Last Rose of Summer" sounded out clear and dis tilict. Florence inmediately jgined her own voice to that of tihe unseen singer; then, as if forgetting that she had ever imagined that her lover was dead, she sprang from her chair-the doctor grasping her arm at the same instant and fixing upon him an earnest and in telligent look, exclaimed: ''Doctor, that is my dear Frankl IIe is in the next room l Why does he not coma in here!'' She would have gone to find him at once, but Dr. Redfield finally pursuaded her to sit down and let him go and see if he could find him. "Go iii at once," directed the doctor, "but in a perfectly natural way; do not show theo least excitemnent. I wvill come after a few mnomenits, but you had better go in and meet hEer alone.'' Ten mhinultes later tile (doctor' entered quietly, anid had the hlapiness of seeinlg his patient sittinlg by tihe side of Frank, claspinig h1is hands inl her owni. "Whly, D)octor, "sheo exclaimed, "hlere is my dear Franki Ilie has come at last! ie says theO cars were off the track, and were delayed a few hIours. We were to be married to-mlorrow, you know.'' '"Yes, Florence,'' said the (1Oct0or, takinig herm hanlId kindly; "'but y'ou have not been v'ery well lately, and1( it will be4 better to defer your miarriage for a few (days." "But you will nlot go away any miore, Frank, until after ouir wedding?'' sid Florence, anlxiouisly. "N,indeed," said heri lover, the easstartinlg tohseyes."Adw will be mlarr'ied just, as s001n as you are well enoulghl f'or us togo oii our wedding tour." No atlushoj wats made att thaIt, t ime to what had occurred, bult after some1 (lays, ml ans5wer to her qulestins, thte was gradcu1ally permIIit.tedl to Jearmn tile wle'lO trthi. Of tile suddenCl f'right, however, she4 remIembllered no(ting. Th'le laIst timing her1 mnemnory recalled in connec tionl with thait Wl o 'curh HhouIt f0111 hours pIreviouts to. that evemnt, wh'en her1 fathler, a1s she said(, 01am11 in and1( toldl her1 thlat tile traini was behind time, hlaving been1 (lie Ir 01' h1Iouir. All after thlat was a blanik, tIle terrible shock hlaving, by some11 st.ranlge law of thle mtind(, reflected back ward, so ias to wvipe out entirely tile recollectionl of what had( 001 ocrr'ed ill those fo(ulr prieced(lingi hiours. She referred, hiowveri1, 0occ1 asihly to ,havinlg heoardl Franik siningl ill time ad(jouanilg roomls, and1( wlonderedl why lie dlid not come1 iln whlere she was. TIhis had seemed0(, how1%'eer, 1more likecadreami 1 IIr recovery was r'aplid. A iltough poss5essed of at highly wroumght nervous11 templleramlenit, her11 conistituition p)revioums to this sadt afair, had1( been0 goodl, and( her hlealthl wats soon1 r'estored, hlavIing 110 traceOO of theO mlental dlistutrbanmce and11 inljurly she had1( suffered. TIhie mahlrriage took place0 soon1 af (ter 11e1 complete3 r'ecovery. 'I he fliustrirte GIartent Zeilwayg says it is the eas$iest thling mi the) world to foretell the weather by observing the common Amerorcan white p)ine (P'inus tobums). If we are to exj)oet raimn or sno0w withlin a rcasonatbly sho(rt spaco of time, tile b)ranIches of tile laist two sca s01n8' growth will be pentdmloue. If sut'h weather be a long way off, the braneh es will be raised rather than droop. I11w 1.lihtung Wou. An old racer in 'ox as tells the fol owing tale In relation to a race was eim in that State. The sun was past neridfan and the crowd, thanks to the ubricating influences of the mescal tnd aguadiente, was in afinncondlition or fun of the roughest sort. There vore wrestling matches, sparring mat :hes, foot races around the plaza, much etting on favorites, wild cheers for he victors, derisive yells for the do eated, songs, curses, kughter, shout pg, drinking, smoking-a carnival of semi-barbaric pleasure. The event of ,he day and the last act on the pro fratmne before the baile was the horse :aces. There were two or three of mi tor importance and a free-for-all, in Avhich the entries were so numerous ;hat the horses (lashed down the course ,'edged tightly together and the judges ,vere at a loss whether to decide that all von or all lost. The great race was ast of all. There were two entries. 'he ranger Terriente entered his black felding Niggor and Neueces Nick, mother ranger brought forward his bay relding Lightning. These two horses wvere about equally matched, but it was )elieved by the knowing ones that Lightning was the better horse. There wvas considerable money staked on the .esult and Mustang Joe was a heavy mcker of Lightning. lie learned be ore the race was called that Lightning's wner was giving odds on the othmr torse, and he made up his mind that hte boys were doing a little "jockeying," vhiclh would be sure to result to his secuniary di.sadvantage. "Nigger" vas ridden by a diminutive inuchacho, wvlho answered to the name of Pedro, mud "Lightning" was mounted by a ittle black boy who lived across the river, Just before the drivers mountpd ;heir steeds "Neueces Nick" pushed tis way to the side of the little darkey amd whispered something in his ear. i'he juvenile Fifteenth Amendment todded and grinned. Mustang Joe saw his little by-play and walked down the Orack, taking up his position about midway betwee"n the start and finish. I'he distance to be I un wasa quarter of t mile, and after all preliminaries had een arranged the judges took tip their )ositionts, the horses were got ready imd at the word they both sprang for ard and dashed down the track side y side. It was plain to be seen from he first that "N igger" was being "forced" to his best pace and that 'Lightning" was being ''pulled" by he t,iny descendant of liam perched on us back. "Nigger'll win by a half neck!" cried ine of the crowd, and just then the iorses passed Mustang Joe. "1.igitning" was next to hin and he ,eiled to the driver as the horses dashed ast. The little negro turned his itdad mud Mustang Joe covered him with his iy-shooter. ''Let out that hoss!" lie cried, "or L'l blow ye full er holas!" The eyes of the lEthiopian rolled in heir sockets until nothing could be cen but the whites, his teeth chattered tud he relaxed his grip on the bridle eints. Like a rocket Lightning snot orward past the other horse and dashed teross the iuish about two lengths thead. The backers of the bay horse :heered wildly; those who had a "sure ,hing" and lost on the black were cor respondinigiy glum, and as "Mustang Joe" pocketeu his winnings he winket ;lyly and said : "Boys, when ye put up er job ter' ockey' inc ergiin, why-don't do hit !'' Thebes. Ev'en what is left of Thebes would re jmrc volumes--as indeed volumes have jeen writtenl from the standpoint both >f the archamelogist and the amateur sight.seer. There is constantly recur ing amnd increasing astonishment, not immixed with admiration, at the majes. ~ic conceptions of thus ancient people, aho skill which enabled t,hem to carry ,hem out, andl the art displayed ini painting, sculpture and architecture, wvhichi has defied time andt outlinied iges. It would be easy to give ineas iremnents and number columns and eati mate labor and time anid money em ployed; but after all is (done the result would only be unsatisfactory. One miust see to understand, to realise, to ipprociate, To verify the extent of Vhmobes, as given by ancient historians, is impossible now; for, if walb it ever mad, there is no vestige of them left. I'ho ruins of thme four or live great temuples that are left, which lie on bothu mides of the Nile, give some idea of the immense Space0 it covered, and still rnore of it unparalleled gianideur. LFromn the temple of Luixor to that of O rnak- -which is thme largest and most, uiplendlid ruin of ancIent or modern hines-a distance of two miles. there ire still lotund traces of the long avenue f sphinxes wich connected the two. T'hough theC diff'eremnt temlehs of Tiheb,es mild even tihe different parts of the samme temple, wore built sit iiferent ep)ochs, there is a general symmetry o1 plan. Majestic gateways covered withs sculp t ures, generally represeouiting 'offerings to thme monarchs or godls, and( guarded by gigantii st atues o,r obelisks, leadl into large coui, ta with columned cci ridora on either side, through wich one puass ito the sanct,uary anid other apart,monts of thme temple. At Karnak there scenms to bec a great Donfiusion of p)yIons amt priop)ylone, avenues of sphinxes, courts and corri tiore, obelihs sand pillars, and statues anid temiples innumounrable. TIhe explanation of this continuous scrits of temples 18 to be found in the faict th .t eacih sucecessive moinarcht triedl to outdo is predecessura by making [idditions5 to their work of still greater size and magmuilconcee. One of the ar ohitecra lhas lett al hieroglyphie descrip lion of his labors, a passage from wvihih, being Iiterpreted, readts: "I p)erformatot the hoest I could for the people of Amen (Amen was thme chief ioeit.y of Thmebem.) as architect oh my lord. I excuted the psylon of Ramo ses II. the friend 01 Amen, who lhstens to those who pr ay to him sat the first gate ef the teinple of Amen. I placed nbolisks of the samo made of granite. Thinir height ennhed to the vaut of heaven. A propylon is before the same in sight of the city of Thebes, and ponds and gardens with flourishing troes. I made two great double-doors Af gold. Their height reaches to heaven. I c iused to bd made a double path of great masts. I set them up in the splendid court in sight of his tem ple." Those buildings and their acessories ire all constructed on so large a scale tud the proportions are so great that it is ctilgcult to realize at first their im uensity. In one of the apartments of 1 he temple of Karnak, known as the great hall, the lintel stones of the door way were 4') feet 10 inches in lengtii. [t measures 170 by 829 feet, and is sup ported by a central Avenue of 12 col lus, 62 feet high. an'1 II feet 6 inches u diameter, Besides these, tu^". 'tie other rows of columns measuring 42i cot in hight and over 9 feet in diame er. Such measurements, however, while I hey may suggest something of ancient ikill and soieile, are usel 's in enabling me to form a just idea of the perfect yhole, to complete which other things esides mere size must be taken into eccount. Not the least interesting part )f these temples are the sculptures which adorn-one might almost say over--their walls. Interesting because if the high degree of art that they il .ustrato in their elegance and richness intl sometimes vividness of coloring, tnd also because of the insight they give is into ancient customs and manners, iistory and religion. They may be di tided into two general classes, religious )r ceremonial and historical or battle icenes. But in one central idea they all inite; that of eulogizing the monarch to whom the temple is dedicated. In the 3eremonial scones he is usually repre ented as the chief personage in a grand )rooession of priests bearing arks and ifering sacrifices. The king, attenode y fan-bearers, who are generally his ions and daughter,, is represented as fforing to gods or deified auc stors ruits and other sustances, or receiving rom them some token of their f.vor| tnd approbation. The historical scenes are still more uteresting, being drawn with a great leal of spirit and presenting mach di rersity of character. They relate to tome victorious c.impaign of the mon tron, and depict the different stages md varied incidents belonging thereto. e I'here will be the onward march of the ding in his chariot, surrounded by his generals and troops. They app; oach a urtitled town, the inhabitants of which ome out to meet the invader, bringing na tneir hands offerings of peace and t ribute of various kinds. 'ney kneel t Lefore him and s'ipplicrte for peace. Or they are ilying in disuiy before his vie. torious banner. .g en,;he king is ro resented as slaying the enemy, cutting bhem all down before him single handed. )ther scenes repre.ent him returning in xriumph, the captive enemy bound and ind fettered driven before him. His ittendants are carrying the nooty taken -oxen and horses and bags of gold so 1 icavy that th.'y stagger beneath the oad. There are long rows of headless 3ap:ives, and in some casos nroat heaps of har.ds and tongues, (for it appears that some of the Piaraohe made it their boast that they never killed their cap bives, only mutilated them) and scribes istimatiug and recording in books the uu,ber-8,000 in each heap, says the record. Sometimes, accompanl ing the iculptures, are brief poems in hierogly pines eulogizing the monarch, "the great and migthy, the beloved of kmen." These hieroglyphics are cut with wonderful clearness and artistic beaity; and are as easily read to-day (by those who know the language) as wrhen they wore carved deep in the itone 3,000 years ago. A Toughb Story. A very, very tough story in which a ihieken, a rat, a cal, a dog and a boy were the p)rinicipal charaet-ars, wacs going the rounds in Etst Eud, Louis rille recently. The story is vonched for by good authority, and on this account a. all the more remarkable. It la relatnd thiat Mr. Sam Mc(Jurdy was sit mug neath the shade of a tree in the back yard of his residence on Clay, near Franklin street, tahkiing to sonic friends, when his atteantion wvas called to a hen with a brood of young chickens, and a Large rat that had julst emerged from its liole and was qluietly regarding the young chickens with the prospet of a tneal in view. As the rat came 1rom his lholo the house-cat awoke from her aif tornoon nap nat ciught sight of the rat. Dirouchmng low, she awi i-ed develon moenta, and stood p)reparedl to sprifig upon Is ratship. iat tue appearace of his ancient enemy, the eat , a Scotch terrier, which h-id beeni sunning it io!f in the woodshed, 1)piikett upl its cars itnd quietly made ior the place wrherei the cat stoo'd. At this moment a boy named And) Quaid eume upon the sco.ae. T'ho chickens wLre not cagnizant of being watched by the rat, nor did the rat see the cat, nar the f6line tue dog, who had not not.iced the coming of tilt boy. A little cooick waindered too nig1h acnd he was sie SLed by tile rat,, which was ini tur~a p)ouncoed upon by the eat, and1( the cat was caught mi tile mouth of the cdog. Tihae rat woldd not cease his hold on the chic con, and1( the e it, in spite ef the shaki g suo wuasi getting from te dog, didl not hot go the rat. It was fun for thet boy. andli in high glee lie watch ed the comcest andac the stiuggles of each of the victims. It seenmed to him that the rat was aboutlt to esprpe afr a t,ime, and, seizim g a stone, he harleol it at the rodenit. 'the aim wias 1no good, andi~ thie stone struck the dog ig t btwoeen the eyes. The terrier released hi-s grip on thme cat anid teil over dead1(. It had breat bed its Iast belome the cat in turni let go the rat acid turned ovea anid died. Tihe rat did net long survive the oinc y, and by tile side of the already acad chicken ho laia himself dlown and give up thce ghost. The owner o~f the dog was so angry at his death that lie is said to have o.>me near making the story complete by ki ling the boy that killed the dog that shock the cat t,hat caught the rat that bit the chickeon on Clay Tales about "The Palle." Of escapes, there are one or two nar ow almost beyond belief, and wiuch nvolve stories of skill and bravery well worth telling. Not many years ago a ainter was at work on Second sister's [sland, when the fell into the water. le was old and weak, and while his )osition was not very dangerous at first, le soon floated down and toward mid. troamn, when, just as he seemed hover ig on the brink, and exactly 40 feet rom It, if conteinporary records are to ,o believed, he caught on a rock. I[ow ong would his muscles endure the train? And who would rescte him, ud hlow? The crowd was helpless tu -. i1 a guide appeared with a coil of rope. )ne end he left in trusty hands and vith the other lhe plunged Into the boiling ,io. When lie reached the poor pain. or the old man still held in his han'-i he putty knife with which he had been vorking. lie shifted the knife to his >ocket, tied the painter to the rope, and hey reached the shore safely. in ano her case a boatman was crossing the iver above the falls, when a fog uddenly catne up. lie lost his bear ugs and knew he was drifting to death. its cries alarmed the village, and bells vore rung for him to row toward theln. L'len an oar broke. His only hope thlen AY in a paltry little anchor, and a coin Lon rope, which was, moreover, much vorn. lie examined every foot, nay, very inch, of it; lhe tugged at the knots 1t each end. Time and space were >recious, but he could not afford to aake a mistake. Then he threw it vor. It bumped along the stones, and is heart beat each time it failed to atch a grip. At last it caught and rougllt L,me boat up stalnding, while the ellse string throbbed like tleo bass gut f a harp. For the llouent it held. low soon would it part? lie shrank rOI feeling along tio strands. lie vas more atrail not to lest he should cad his fate in the twine tense and wanlgiig under the clrrellt. Inch by iec his lingers traveled to his arm's ugtli. So long as it held there lie was ale. Time and time again through Ie long night lie did tis, but never, te said, witLout a heart like lead and lalls (luivering like a leaf. Wnen uorning (tawned, as at last it did, le was easily saved. il anot,ner case the anger to life, though considerable, was tot nulnipent, A tWg wa. L iwing three cows, wnte one went, a urltt. With dmnirable pronlytnesa and address the japtain of tie ,ug cut loose thei rest of is tow and .-teamed ahead of the drift ug barge. ''ere lie held it by steam 'ower, and when the others came along line was passe', tle throttle was lIrown dead open, and it was sought o make way up stream. -But they had IrifLed fairly within the grasp of the pinri of the va,ers, and for a time it cemuet lie wou.d not, euL go his owu. inally a foot was gained, in a few uiutes another, and then the tug of var was virtually over. An "escape" >t another sort was that of a murderer. 'ile Sherili was behind 1im, the river li front, and only tlhe wires of the old >ruige at LewistOn to help liin across liand over hand he began the passage. Liis hands quickly blistered, and tlied .hey bled. Again and again lie rested ,is arns by ilalging by his legs. At ast he reached the opposite banic and ay panting full an hour before lie cont .inued his Ilight. l'Tle feat was cor anly a reilarkiable otic for an amateur. van Elephant, iu the st. Lawronoo ltaplts. '-No," said the police-station historian mid turnkey last night, "the place where Captain Webb went down is not .11e same place wvhere the elephant swam hie rapids. Th'le elep)hanit sw~am the St. Lawrence r'apidls about lifty years ago. [t was near' the city of Cornwell. A :ircuis had beenl ad vertised to give an ex.. ilibition thkere, and anmong other things it was announced that an old elephant md a younig one would swimn tihe river. Thie r'iver is about thm'remles wideC Lhere. At tIhe stated time the elep)hants were (rivenl into the river, but the younlig oneC soon camel( out- The old one was nlot allowedl to come out, but w~as ihiriven in. Biut soomn the water became too stronig. le was carrlied out anId dis ippeatred. '"Thalt wats too bad, wvasni'l ii?'' "Everybody thought lie wvas lost, you wee: but he swaim like a wvhae, amnd same upi every lifttle While to spout anid '"What becamie of him finally?'' "About fhirity-hive mken put out iin boats and1( canRoes to dr kive him to shiore. Whenever they saw tile elephmant they bvoumld row~ for hlim; lhe fiinaly camle out iafo oni the other' side, seveni miles from thie place where lie startedl. if Captain Webb really got iinto t,he Niaigarai rapids, mld I 'mi notcirtain whet.her' lhe did, hie' t goner. No one cani conceive the l'orce of this whlirlpool)l without seeing~ it. I have seen a log forty feet long and L wo anmd omne-half' feet, thick forced tc itand( upright, ini it, and go dowvn out of iight. if priobably camne out miles be towv, for [ never saw it again."' "You must, have bieen quite young tt "Y es, I was only a boy, but I rememn ber It as well as if it happlened yesterday. I remiembIher whIemn the Caroline wvent :aver' the Falls duing file Canadian re bellio,n ini 1837. Shle was1 traiding with [the rebels and was tied on tihe A meri sami side oin t,halt night. T1hereO were siX men aboard wvho had been dIrinking anl were asleep. Some imen cut her loose md set tier allre0,11( and 0 heient over the Falls inl a bilaze,"' Boss or' "to nosis,"' was,5 accordinlg t( some phi1lologists, original11ly introu ceti iinto tile New WVo.dld by 11rish or' Scot. lishl immriigrants, f'roim the G~ ahec bos, Lihe hanid. Butt this is erroneous. Th'l word. is dlerived from thle Du'tch settlerf who first colomized New Amsrteram. lirst called Newv York by the Enighli when tIle colony changed masters b3 comiing inIto theO p)osession of tile Brit ish Governimnt. Blaas, in the Dutch language simlies a master or tIle fore mlain of a workshop. Perha~ps eveni the English-speaking plaLIttioni of the States, if they had knmown that "boss' was 110 other than Duntch for master might, in their republican pride, hmave repi)i(ated the word and invenutet another. Arousing ills Synpathios. "I see you have a lot of milsflt pants," observed a stranger as he halted before a Jefferson avenue clothing store yes terday. "My frondt, vhalk In. I haf more nisilts ash would fit half der State of Michigan." "What do you call a misfit?" "Vhell. sormedings ash doan' blease sonepody who orders 'em, and some dines der cutter makes a mistake in der figgers." "You keep a tailor, I suppose." "Six tailors, my frendt, and dey do is to make mistakes and misfits in order .,U aeep up miv stock like you see." " Is that so? ,7cl, : .V, wlmt ails tlhs pair?" "Dot pair," replied the dealer as he ef "1.'aj' .., ., "vhas . .. for a joa1ag nan wlio vhas to be nh.rried last week. Der gal she dies mit a fever, and so he doan' come after his close. I lose chust four dollars on dat pair." "And those?" Vholl, dot pair vhas made for a dea con in der shurch who vhas sparking up a vidder vonans. 'Der left leg is small or as (der right, and lie doan' take 'ein. I I sell you dot pair for three dollars. 'lere's a stylish looking pair which would lit me: Whoum were these made for?" "My frendt, dot sltrikes a sari chord in my heart. lie vhas a young man who vhas to wear dose pants at a bridal. Der color vhas selected to match der bride's coimplexion, but shust one day pefore der marriage she changes complexions und dose pants vhas no good. Dot vhas a loss of ten dollar to me, uid der young man vhas so mortified dot the shump in der rifer undi vhas drowned. "Whom were this blue pair imade for?" "For a shudge, my trendt--one of our leading shudges. Der cutter m akes a unistake, you see? Der sludge vlas v man who vhalks mit his toes turned out, vhile does pants vhas cut for a man who vhalks mit his toes turned in. I lose seven dollar on dot pair." "Well, I leclair! You'll lose all of $500 on this lot, won't you?" "My loss yhill be oafer $1,600, und last week I laf a fire and no insurance, my vife breaks her leg, and der land lord raises on my rent almost half." "Great ginger! Why I should think you'd shut up shop!" "If I do dot den where you get some mislit pants?" "That's so--that's so. You are what they call a human-a humuaslita run I reckon." Vhell, I vhas human, I s'hpose." "You bet you arel And so am I, and when I meet a man with a soul like your's I'm -1is nmatkn aniad lA' my chicken l" "Vhill you walk in?" "Sartin I will and you can paw over that pile of mistits and hand me about thirty dollars' wortll and do 'em up and take your cashi A. man who allows himself to be paralyzed, pulverized and smashed to a jolly to accommodate the public deservos to be patronized, and you needn't be a mite particular whether them pants match mycomplex ,on or are built to fit bow-legs or straight. Shut the door, keep children out, aid lennue jump into five or six pairs.'' lurious pomnostlo Minueraia. A curious mineral recently founl in North aarolina has beu describod in the newspapers as a diamond iimbedded in emeraid. Im is now in possession of Mr* Yerrmgton, of New York, who said with regard to it: ''t is a olystal of em erald, an inch by an inch and a half face. What has been been called a diamond is merely a piece of quartz crystal, which is embedded firmly in the emerald, The crystal is about two thirds the size of the emerald, and ap pearsI' to have been driven into it. Neither stone is very pure. andh thev are only valuable as mineralogical ap>eci m mns. This sort of crystal is commonly called a diamond in North Uarolina, but as yet no real diamonds have been found there, although various kinds of precious stones have from times to time been dishcovered. Many of these, chiefly emeralds of rare color, callo.l H,.ddenite, in honor of Mr. Riiddeu, the dliscoveror, are found in a small mine at Stony Point, which was opened about two years ago, and has been worked, more or less, since that time. The e eralds are found in pencils of various sizes. Some are of a dark green color, but most of them are pale green. Some of the pencils are very large, the largest being 8g inches long, In tiio same vicinity hamve been found garacts, ruttilos, auma- marine, tOpaiZ and other preiouis stones. Th'iere is sonie reason to supp)aa that the D)ewey diamond. thme largest diamond ever found i'm the United States, which was cut by the Mor.se Diamond Cntting (Jomcpany in 1882, e ime from North U trohina, althomgai it was found by an 1.isti laborer in M~anohestor, Va. Wheiun found it was imnbocdded in a curious stonec known as it columiito, large qua~n titics of' which, in lodges, arc f'ound in North Carolina. It appo irs that at 10.ad oj thiis stono had boonm tako.em to Mainchos ter' for 1aainlg, and1 it is conjectured that this pico in which the dIlamondl wvas embJeddedl ha~d dtropped from the cart 0on the wauy. It weigned 23j earats, aad when cout, 11 11 16 carats. The cutting cost $1,000JI, and the stone itsolf may be roughly estimated as worth $10,000. A curious paculiarity of this ita col. umite isi that it is a fieXiblo stone. I have a chunk of it that will bend both ways. The stone is a coamrso sandstoine, anud may be used for buildiig purpo 5ea. Mr. D)erby, a nativo of New York, and a graduaite of O'rnehl UJniversity, who Is employed by Domn Pedro as geologist of Brazll, visited the amincral distriol of Noith Carolina, and said that if he nd boon taken to the p)haeo blindfo:ded, and then, on the bandage being removed, had boeon asked whoe ho was, he shouml' have a I unhesittingly that lie was in the diamond distries of Brazil. 11, did not, however, flad any' imma.Is in N'orth Caurolina,' THE VERDICT THE PEOPLE. BUY THE BEST! MAt. J. O. BoAo--Dear Sir: I bought the first Davis Machine sold by you over five years ago for ay wife who has given it a long and fair trial. I ain well pleased with it. It never gives any rouble, and Is as good as when first bought. J. W. uor.tic. Wtnu.br Q. f., A ri 18tt Mr. BoAU: Ton wish to know what I have to say - in regard to the Davis Machine bought of you three years ago. I feel I can't say too nmuch In Its favor. I made about 880,00 within five ulontlis, at times running it so fast that the needle would get per fectly hot from friction. I feel conideni I could not have done the same work with as mnen case and so well with any other machine. No time lost in adJuiting attachments. The lightest ruunning m,achie I have ever treadled. Brother Jates and 11'iliants' families tare as much pleased with telr D.tvis Machines bought or you. I want no better lnacitine. As I said before, 1 don't think too much can be said for the Davis Machine. Rtespect fully, Ei.l.F:N bTEVENSON, Fairli"Id (otanly, A pril, 1s3, MIt. IDOA1 : My -lutciltue gives ite perfect satls' faciton. I iad no fault with it. The attachiments are so simple. I wish for no better than the Davis \'erllest l'eed. lRespect fully. Muts, It. MfII., Fairalold couity, April, 1993. .Ma. bo t1 : I bougiht a Ilavli V'e'ti' al Peed ewing M-chlne from yon four years ago. 1 am eligltel with it. It tever has given me any roulle, anad has never beens the least out of order. It is as good as when I first bought it. I can cheerfully r-commnu-n it. Riespect fully, , MS. M. J. KInt.AND. Montleelio, April 30, 1883. This 1i to certify that I havi been usiu a Davis Vertli at Feed Sewimg MacllIne for over tw 'ye ira, purchased of Mr. .1. U. 11o.tg. I haven't found I t p-issessed of any fault-all tite attaitaments are so sliple. It never iefuses to work, and as certainly th. lightest running In the mnarket. I coasldgr it a first class maculne. Very respectfully MINNIu .1. WILLINOaAM. Oaklan 1, Fairfield county, S. C. Ma iOAO : a ain weat picaseu in every partictu with the Davis Machine t ought of you. I tnink a first,-class mactine ta every respect. You knew you sold several machines of the satne stake to ditferent members of our families, all of whom, as far as I know, are well pleased witli them. Respectfully, MRs. M. 11. MOBI.SY. Fa!rfeld county, April, 1833. ' at --' 0.1 Jity hal in coltta'lt ul the Davis Machine bought or you aurut ttrna yot,ra ago. As we take in work, au- have made the price of it several lianes over, wa don't want any better machine. It is always ready to dto any kind of work we have to Ito. No puckertingor skipp.ug stitches. We (anti only say we are welt pieased and wish no better matachine, CArnlitcNNE WY,tii AND SISTER. April 25, 1838. I have no fault to Gud with my lach ne, and don't want aly oietter. I have an tie the price of it several timnes uy taking in sewilg. It is al,vays ready to do its work. I think it a rl.l-utass ma chinte. I feel I u,lcnt say too ltuch for time Davi Vertical Feed Machine. Mas. Ta )MA8 SMITH. Fairfeil co;mty, April. 1843. MAt. J. 0. Ho.u-Dear Sir: it gives me in aach pleasure to testify to tie merits of the Davis Ver tical Feed Sewing Machine. The ma''hine I got of you aban)t live years ago. has beet allost in coat siant use ever since that timne. I cannot see that it is von any, antd has not cost tne one cent fot' rettairs slaic we have hadl at. Am well p)leaseIt auit don't wisha or anty better. Ypura trntly, GOranite Qurry, near' Winnsboro 8. 5;. We have used the Davis Vert ical Foe.t Soeving Machtna for the last five years. We woutld nlot halve any other amake at atny laice. Tlhe macliane htas gIven us unbouandeat satisfaction. Very respectfully, Mass. W. K. 'eTRNER AND DAUonTurts) Fairficldl counlty, S. C., Jan. 2!, 1883. Hiavang botughit a Davis VertIcal Feed .Seving Machiane fromt Mr. J1. 0. BJeag somae three years ago, andl it haivinIg glvena met perfect sattisfatction tat veyrespect its a ilaily maichuLet both for hea y I aandiIlight, sewving, andt ntever neeed t.he least re pir I any way, I cuan citeerfully recommaaendu It to any oneC as a alrst-class mtaucinea inl every part Icu-. lair, anda tink It second to none. It is oneo ot the simplpest mnacineas amado; amy chlilit'enl use It withI all ease. 'Thel attachmalents are mtore easily a:l. justed aand It daes a greater range of work by mneanas of ats VertIcal i.'eed thani any other ma chinte I have ever seen or ulsed. Ma. THOMAs OwaNos. WVe have had oane of tIhe DavIs Machianes ablot fottr years and1, have alvays foundlt It i'eady to do all '.- a kinids of wora we ltave hadl occasiona to do0. Cana't see thatt the maachaine is worn any, and works as -' t well as when new. Jackson's Creek, l'air'lild couty, 8. C. My ife is hightly plelaed witht tihe Davis Ma chinae boughtl o1 yotu, Site wvoutai not, take dioubie witat, site g.tve for it. ITo maacine has ntot boeen ont of order sice she hadl It, iandt site ctan do anly kinad of work oat it. Very Riespectully, JAN. F. FaiEi. Montieello, F'airllid couanty, .N. C. Thie Davis .9ewinig Macinei is simtply a treas uWe Mats. J1. A. UOouwvvN. Ittigeway, N. (., Jana. 1e, kS'3. .O H loAo, Esq., Agant-De)ar SIr: My wIvfe llas 'oeent using at Dauvis Sewig Matchiano constantt ly for tile p)ast fouar Yealr, anlt It ihas ntever nleedesi any repaIrs an a works just ias well Its whena lirtt btoughit. Shte Salys it ilal dto a greatter rlage of practiaal work Pind ado at easier atnd bet'or thani any maatchinio she alas ever used. We cheerfully recommelnd it as a No. 1 famnliy miachinae, Your tru.y,Js.QD i. WVinnasbro, S.5'., Jana. 9, 1883. MIt. I1oAo : I have always found may Davis Ma clhmi ready do ait Kiaids oftto work I htave had oa: I aionu to do. I canntot see thatt the~ macine is WOrnl a Particle unda it works as weal as whlen no0w. Rtespectfulily, I Mats. It. C. 0001No5. Wiantsboro, M. C., April, 1883, MIt. IIOAO: M-y wIfe has been constanatly utsIn f the D)av,s Macinel bouaght of yott atl,out five years asto. I have never regretted buyang it, as it ia alwaays reaudy for any sinda of faa Ily sewing, either ieauvy or liht. It is never Out oi fla or nletidag tepairs. Very respet fully, Yro1m1 C.n, t A, Wi, LAPD,