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"Ito 'J IA b1~~t :1 fdI b v4U a! 1 P /f . TR -WEE4KLY EDITION. WINNSOIO. S. C.. DECEMBER 6. 1883. ESTABLISHED 184&. AW lorn TIPt4 WALNUT TEBE. Drop, drop, From the old tree top wh A 43 rgli, %Way, R.>un roun , Through the lqaf-strewn round. ' Gather them, gather thorn whie you - Co've16ts red and yellow and browz Beds of the silk grass soft as down, Shells for thelr gvn, still as still egi Walnuts under the walnut tree. list to the birda! They call you in Fong[ Children we think they are sleeping too long Waken thom, gather thetn! We can see Walnuts under the walnut tree I "Pull off their goverlets, lad and lass I I Out of their beds, in the silky grass, WAke them and take thern; so tay we, Walnuts under the waluut treel t "Up in the -garrlt tilem 4e dried So many nahinteat tli Ohribtmasatide; Thei, by the home fire, feast with glee, Singing the praise of the walnut treel" A 'rop' drop, wj h i1 tog -WO ' o' wPWut #d rA41 gNfay Through the leaf-trown ground. Gather them, gather them while you nay ! t t EFFIE'S FAITU. There was considerable stir whn Mr. Raby, a reputed millionaire, paid a visit to the Langmore family. He was a young, handeome, dignified'man, very pleasing in his, manners. Mr. Langmore had three daughters named Edith, Rose and Alice, each beautiful in th6ir way, and each anx ious to secure Mr.. Raby for a husband. si With- them resided EilleFairlie, a iiece of Mr.,Lamigmore's, and the Cinderella of the t il. She performed all the drtdery 4n'd was co'nstantly kept un der restraint. Effle was a sweet, earnest, gentle girl. Her blue eyes, like dewy forget-me-nots, I shone brightly, scarce shaded by the dark curled lashes which gave a tender Y wonder to heg";face-a sweet sunburnt force, with a miournfhl expression of re signation 'about tlh' sinall well-formned 8 mouth; a tiny piquant nose, and a glory of gold-brown hair; waving hair, all lights and shades, which clustered down her back, gathered together by a velvet band of black. 81 This child-womnan strangely attracted ti Mr. Raby. She never sought his pres ence, yet never shunned It. ' There was 1 a natural ease and grace about her a which astonished him. d She wandered every evening to a little ravine known as Silver Grove, in which was a Wide, silent pool.'Sii nly Mr. c Raby discovered that the grove was also a charming locality to him. He fre- ul quently met Efie there, and he became p deeply in love with her almost before he - was aware of It. . "Eille," lie said to her om evening, as they stood beside the pool, "Efie, If the fairies wCre to offer you a grand a home, and horses and carriages, and servants, and pretty dresses and jewels, W would you be pleased." "No Mr. Raly, Ilhave ,never felt the lo need of any of these things. I should should not ask riches of the fairies if I cobuld choose. "What woddyou ask, EfllO?" "I should ask for love," she answered simply, "I have so long&1 fr'it, ever E has ever cared for me." There were tears in the soft voice, a b: tremble of the ruby lips, but the stead fast eyes lookad patient-4here was no h. anger, no resentment in them. '. a "But suppose this love, was offered v you, Eflis, by one who was very, very il poor, and you had to wggkfor that per-, al son day and night till feuere wear'y, and your food wasp scant, and your a clothes few, and all youir thanks were his gratitude-all your.. payment his affection. What thiey, little 4phile " r< Would you be happy, ch4 d ?f P "So happy," she ans erh, With a nervous clapp~ing of 4er , work-worpm, .t * small, tanned hands. "If only I codk) help 1im, If onily he cared for, me, I. e should mind nothing!" and then, wvith I a fun-gleam crossihg her eyes,, "Oh, Mr.9 Baby, ai-e you a fairy'in disguise? If t so you will know hgw much I want to satisfy me, and if not you must thik mme a very foolish girl ; and I have do-. tained you when you ought to be with the~i*tsLimnginofe." - ' t "Wily, Etflo?" looking at hier icee'nly .' "Why?" she echoed, "you know - why, Mr. Raby." lHe broke into a quiet laugh. "Run home, child, run homie," he said. "You are a wise little thing, no doubt, but it won't save you from a acolding if you are out too late," He watched her receding form with a * gratified expression upon his handsome face. 'T'here was nothing to ho seenm of her *I when he returned to the home. Like Cinderella she liud gne bck among time pots and1 panms to wortk; but hie did n'ot forget her for all that. .He was, how over, studiously attentive to the other young ladles, anud each one vied in do. ing him honor.. Mr. Raby wa~s the owner of~ West Crayland Towers, one of the finest pla ces in the couuitry, . - He took Mr. and Mrs. Langmnore anmd * their three daughters with him to show them the plhace, leaving the little Cinder ella behind.1 She felt very sad when thme coach lind four was out of sighmt. They were to be gone a fortnight. Shme would not miss any of the family. But she would miss, ery much, the ki, g..a.m eyes tha used to look at her lit uch gentle %nd admiling fori*n . One day Mr. ,nghi*ie with his Wifo ind daughters cli 'a* back in haste, all nexpectedly, in 6 fly with two post , just a week after they had set nth eir splenddr, the admired of all may was upon the paternal face; ambzner'visibly depicted on the mother's; mid gloom and discontent in different Itages on those of Rose, Edith, and Mlice. They took no notice of Efile >eyond handing her all the things which hey wanted carried In; and it was only n broken fragments that she found out he reason of this sudden return. It vas not told to her, but she gathered it 'it by bit from their remarks. "Only to think now, that that man vas nothing but an impostor after all" rIedMrs. Laugmore, sinking into a hiir;""an1 living in Auch place as Cray ind Towers, too. No wonder, indeed, hat we were taken in by him; and then 0 find out that he is actually ruined I " "And what is more to you, Pm ru Lied, too," growled Mr. Langinore, lunging his hands frantically into his rousers' pockets. "Why ma'am are ou aware what you have spent enter %ining hiim?"7 "Don't put it on me," cried the -wife; I never invited him, and that you now.'s "No; and you never wanted to marry in to one of your daughters eithir, I ilppoe," sneered the husband. " We wouldn't have had him," cried is girls iiidigpantly. "The ideal" our grapes," snarled Mr. Lang Woe, maliciously. "Fancy the bailiffs in possession of rayland Towers," sighed Mrs. Lang Lore. "And I really did think one of )u would have it." IJ "It's a horrid place," said Rose, gloomy and full of ghosts; but I must jMr. Rakby has behaved very badly. "Itas he lost everything?" askensffle, l ic color coming and going In her face Is he very poor now?" They all looked up at her in surprise. r ie never, as a rule, ventured to speak n l she was spoken to. 8 "Yes, Miss Impudence,.' was the re y. "le hasn't a brass farthing left. id the worst of it is, they say lie has ifrauded his creditors." "I am so sorry--so sorry i"gaid Effie, s mtly. "Pgor Mr. Raby!" and she P4'gway, her eyes filled with tears. - Three weeks later Eie was sitting y >on the green, shady banks of the e, iol thinking of Mr. Raby. Presently another face mingled with r own upon the surface of the water. a ie uttered a glad cry, and in another b oment she was clasped by two strong b 111s. ti "Eflel my little Efliel have you for- V >tten what boon you told me you ould ask the fairies if you might have v mr choice?" Mr. Raby asked, tenderly oking down into her changing face. "Yesl I remember," she whispered mitly. "Would you ask it still, Effie?" "Yes, still-ever-always." a "E von though your lover were poor, d file, very poor?" And her lips framed "Yes." He stooped to hear it, and her soft reat~h upon his cheek answered him. t "'Efle, my child, my darling, you wve your wish. The fairies have an- C vered you. I love you, little Effle.~ ill you come to me? Will you be my* Itle wife, and love and comfort me c wa a ?" Across her face there spread a halo I ich lie never-forgot, and without a vrd of promise she nestled like a tired t bli ito the arms lhe had opened toc ac~lve'her. lie went with her back to ae hot e and saw Mr. Langmore, who ~ eard him scornfuLlly, and with laugh It; was one beggar askifi 'fdr anoth-. r, but if the girl had a mind to marry e'd no objection ; it would save him omnething.. When wvo'ld 'he ike to akehier?"' There wvas a lurking light of mischief ni Mr. Raby's eyes, but he answered emurely. "Hie must strive to prepare a litle lit le home, first of course; about Christ mias he hoped to be able to claiin her." IEflie?s eigagemeont was nowv the con tint joke; commented upon withl many taunt andi jest, as they struck it like a huttlecock from one to the other; but EfIle had a glad warm joy that flledt her >ure young heart, anid no unkindn vould harm her. The arrows of ima lanced aside. The roses bloomed< 1er cheeks,'and a iiew born radia killed pier eyes. It w'as Christmas morn when tt4 W vere married iu the little churcle to vhioh! Efle hiad stolen away alone, Sun lay after Sunday, whenever opportunity mffered. No one went with her to the wedding. E1er lover waited by the garden-gate to cad her over the slippery ground, and he walked with happy blushes by his ide. .She had bid good,bye to all, but, none bad prayed.God to bless her. She had lone her -best to make hmer shabby slothies look better, but King Cophetua' . aride could have bden more-poorly olad. The ceremony over they went to the. Liotel and had a simple repast. 'INen be took her hands in his, looked intS her Byes and asked: "It is to believe In what you do not, understand, Is It not, dear?" she quietly inswered. "Yes, darling. And if I asked yai to do something which you could not understand, and regarded as a strange mld unheard of request, would you have raith enough in me to follow out my wishes without a word of question? Dould you trust me entirely and blinily Effie?" ''Yes, dear," she said, a sweet confl lmg smile upon her lips. "Then come here, my wife." She drew yet nearer to him, and lie ;ook from his pocket a folded handker .hief, with which he bandaged her eyes. LIe saw that her lips still smiled, and lie tooped to kiss them. le led her' by he hand, and she felt that she was half ifted into a carriage. She heard the loise of horses' hoofs upon the stone ,ard of the hotel, and then they were way upon the road. One stop only on the way, and the rampling of horses, then the opening of 6 ponderous gate; another stop. She vas lifted lightly to the ground, and led ip soyne steps; over carpets soft and leep, into which her tiny feet snnk; ,nd then again he spoke to her: "EfMe, my own darling, do you love ate?" She lifted her rosy lips to him for nswer. "Rtich or poor, in sickness or In health, ou will ever be the same to me." She threw her arms arouid his neck nd clung to hin. "I shall love you always-always." "Come, then, fairies, wave your little rands of love and introduce our little inderella to her kingdom." Ie turned her three times around, issing her at each turn. The lnd ge fell from her eyes, and Efile saw efore her such a room as she had never nagined to exist even in Fairyland. 'very luxury, every beautiful thing tat he had been able to find, which ioney could buy, he had gathered to ether here for her. ie opened a magnilcient inlaid ward >be, and before her there were the most beantiful costumes awaiting her. lie had never once spoken. "EfMle, all you see is your own; are on glad darling?" "And are you not poor after all?" ie asked; the wonder increasing in her Ves. "No, my Eftie; I aim very rich . "And you don't want me to comfort Du," she said. the tears starting to her fey. "Then, dear, why-why did you iarry me?" "Because I love you, Effie; because )u are so good and gentle and patient ad forgiving; because you are the very est little woman 1 have ever met; and cause-last, not least-no one else in ie world have I ever wanted for my 'ife." "Lionel," she whispered with a hap y smile, "you and the fairies have been ary good to poor little Cinderella. lie 11asU't iDead. David Mattbews leit Mquinouth, Mas Lchusetts, four yeara ago, in ill-health for trip on a coasting vessel to the Bermu as, leaving behind him a wife and a oung child. Matthews never wrote to is wife, and she heard nothir of his tovements until word ctame about a year fter his departure that lhe had ,died in me West Indies with the yellow ifever. Alter Matthews' departure a second bild was born, and the young wife, to tipport herself and family, was compelled accept a poaition as a nurse. About ix monti.s ago Mrs. alatthews was ourted and won by a young mechamo ained Lafferty, who last spring came rem Philadelphia and found employment ere. Mrs. Matthews, before acpepting lafferty as a husband, told him aill about be disappearance of 'ber first spouse and ithe news that she received o1 lisa death. hey were married, Mrs. Lafferty and her hhldren by her first husband being pro ideud wih a comfortable home. To tihe great surprise of Mrs. L~ifferly, ier first husband returned a few days ago. -10 had not died of yellow fever in the WYest Indies, but had gone to Brazil, vhere, by working In a mine, ho had ac juired a small fortune. Matthews de n'unded the surrender ot his two children, and iipoii being refused them threatened to nmake it warm for Mrs. Lafferty. lie also >ffered to receive her again as his wife, but o this proposition she would not lisen. EFinally a compromiseo was made.' Mat hews takes the elder child, the younger, which had never seen is lather, remamti .g witti its mother, while the latter igrees to live apart from Lafferty until WIatthews and his wife shall be legally Ieparated. Obsiprvatorioe. QAICev $,l0ipt 'mros in 4~YI~IJ ~ ificence dffsii~1banker, ~ ~ tf obser-. der the ~ ~2'~l.Frenich ItstyOflOner wl9 -o~iu expedi Ibidn P tortgna tOatien of the tr'ansit V Yeus.'. ire cost of 'the undertaklyi 'fall far short of $600,00 -O i~, uatrihli telescoe, wich~ is$7,0 an ilsoon lie eao 8~ metrea i4 length ad $ho dl potf~ ta object glass is ee cpI e 'l'building of the Ice Obsr nsidered~ a patriotic worK wbt help to redeozn therepptati4in co in the . hlnvy Is a pass o , Iwardlee ~onffdehcot d h Cppr l'oi ly with heat; Irom zero to 212 at loses about five per oent., while at 650 dIegrees it loses twenty.A per m.nt2 Sam Pine, the bru4 pshilai9v Miss Helen Stocum, .of North alem, New Yoik, and a burglavdnd- horse thief. Whto was recently need by- Judge Saiford, at the &rial term' of the Court, to fourteen ) imprsopinent in the Conneotieut tate ,Prison, has made his escape from he Jail. 'Sheriff, QrQby d overed the fact whien he made his morning tour of the corridors at 7 o'clock.. Pine had saw ed out two ign bars, giqh inches in diameter, througWh w 10h1 he inde his exit to the Jail-roomznthence. through the iallway upstairs ' the workshop, whero he removeA i lck to the' door, enteyed the woykhop,' wib11 to wa ter-tank, sawe,.a h and descended either ng rod or . conductor to th igrou i. As soon as his escape was maide -known Ser 1ff Crosby wvixod ta14torney Fessen den at Staimford to come immediately to this city, where a council was held as I to the best means of rqr.qactu king him. j - "Tite plan was to keep, the matter se cret untiIt after the publication of the evening papers, on tho theory that if I Pine did not escape till tbwards daylight he would be secreted 4ame place near the jail and perhaps be discovered before night. "Every effo-t on the part of private detectives, however' failed to 'discover him, and at 5 o'clocle In the eydning I the general alarm was given from lip to lip, and telegraph operators wore busy I stniding the State attorney's and sher iff's messages to all the adjacOnt princi4 pal cities and to every town in the State. The message read: " 'The sieriff of Fairflud.county ofi fers $1,000 reward for the eapture of Sam Pine. - "It has been noticed by his itend, ants that he had been. exceedingly rer ticent since his capture, though after his sentence lie remarked to a deputy sheriff 'that he was glad he had received the senenqe.'. 'NO tool dr other d4idenc6i of as sistance were found in -the cell which he had occupied, nor over the pathway f to his freedom. It is unfortunate for j Sberiff Crosby that this infamous crim nal should escape his custody immedi ately on thp eve 01 his, re-election, tho' no blame cai be attached to him in any way for Sam's escape.a "','The night guard was sleeping quiet ly in an open cell at the end of the cor ridor by which the fleeing prisoner pass ed and whom lie probably bade a silent, adieu. Every effort is being made to recapture im, but iVIth little probabil ity of success. The'woods are being scoured, scoutmg parties have gone to the negro settlement, 'and, stiaulated by a stilt reward, nothing will be left undone to bring the soo-indrel to jus tice. "For years Sam Pine has been a ter ror and 'scarcely a orime'short of iur der but h'e has committed. Had he been capture ille the excitement ov er the brutal assault on Miss Stocun a was at its height he would have been d stretched to a tree by the infiurlated r AnIOUaU island. A visit r to the Antiocati Island, Canada, thus speaks of seal hunting, etc. The seals'are still rather common along, the lower qulf of St. Lawrence, f, and give therefore good rifle practice, although but few are killed. The value of thbir skins, blubber and flesh make them a desfrable prey for the natives, and by being continually bpnted these animails are mjow exceediigly shy and wary. It Is on. ae6cunt'*f these now highly develdpbd facujties'that it is a rare thing to get '3a fair shot at themn inside of a hundred and fifty yardhs, which .makes poor work, as Ugtanoes over water are v'erdeeiyiik The helwill dve iusnsf tlit'e me 'nent the. ball wh'izzes past. 4t, and is not likely to ne obliging renough to cozpe 'up again and allow -his fee to measure off the dhistainc epn more and to adjust his rifl'e in acocor oe withi it. Only the round, glistening. , eaa of it is vistole, and under the beat ciretm stances it is a bull's eye which tests se verely the skill of the margeth~an, when he is more thlan a hundi'ed .tards off, Tne general result is thlat the balls5 fall e either short of their mark, or.istrike the a water beyond it. Even wheni these ai- ~ mals are mortally wvounued they arc rarely secured, as they sink rapidly and < are lost. ThuIs hunting for th~em by relying on long eklsnee shots, as. at but uncertain. and other means must be resorted to. - . The Mon tagnais Indians, of whom tAhOre jst oeey summner quite hi crowd at< he udso 's Bay post of Mingan, are moye $4qeJul, in ,thpir operations. They carr'y out their, programme by I using the skin of a large seal, into< which, they creap head and all, leaving 4 esjifiq'ient pluy-i mobzr fod tpii arms, I whioh are thrust throu'gh a cbugle of holes wich are cut near thte fore-illhp pers. This disguise is donned when the hluntmg ground is reached, which may be some expos. d ledge of rocks, and thus accoutred the hunter lies flat Atbvn 0'i1 stile agronud' Will his shlotgu1 close to his elbow. Toe alire any-'am mal which may be near, the cry of its young .is cloaly imitated, which ,fre, quently brmngs the miothiex withina feet of the hidden .pseudo-seal, pours qumckly a foil charge of buck late her head1( andc breast and r fails to spoure his instantly killed But few wIite settlers new seal hunting duiring tihe siimmer t they oftqu realiga hanidsomle ret; l from the migratory species, y i' come down the gulf in the spring flogging ice fropn he coast oh (Qce'wsm They are the hap and the liouode a While the resideu 6 ee, which o here, are the gray atid thle har bor1Ml The former is more commonly call the naItiyes the, horse-head, on i of his elonghted bead, wh~eich some respects resembles that of a horse. It is a large animal of hardly less weignt than a midm-sized ox. anid is so rarely obtained that its skin and skelet on are still among the t'aiued donations to i:Wopt museums. ' Besides theae atnhahs the black bear Ip oc oiy enicountered, pattleylglgl on nt inabl where they are still rather oommon, as the settlers who bun and trap them are few and the wood almost impenetrable. hero remain of the larger game only the caribou which is fast becoming extinct, as it iL mercilessly hituted down by both Indi, ans and whites, though they are stil fairly q undat back of Gaspe, alonj the had waters of' the St. Johns anc York rivers, but long hunting expedi Uions into the interior have to be or, ganized on the north shore of the gulf, as they have retreated into the greal wilderness in the interior of Labrador, The bird world is also scantily repre iented, as there is little food for them, fhe sprnoe grotse and ptarmigan arc d1ie only 'rasident'~game birds, and the latter is only seen in winter along the peas eee -- u that ou vweir Affed1kr so,. o d elle'willo gro - ~rlu WeKhqre i has good .eeding grounds aud shelter. All of >hese lani buds are difficult to hunt, unce the gnarled, twisted trunks of itr atngled labyrmth, the e o fy all penetration. Neither are the chances better to see Iomething of the feathered tribes along ho seashore; at least not in the sum nog say where there is a breeding lolony, sbah as may be seon on the uigh flat topped rock at Perce, which hetto'e alarge 'flook of ever hungry iormorants. Tf1eisettiersregar4 everything which ias wings as legitimate game, and in in4.. tais let .all loons, gannets, ierons, seagulls aud pufflus, the value >f which differs in ratio to their rela ivd sid6, as the flAvor of the meat is of io consequence. The fat Esquimaux d* 'however, is their choibe bird, Lnd constitutes their anunual feathered nadna, wich onomes down by the mid lie of August in great showers of flesh roR th, gnorthan4 ke wlelomiied with pen arms aiid th wide" inIizles of uch1 tools as tepreseilt on this coast the 1tlet $qr ghews .Shortly ater this aiuoli id6ked for adveiit, tha'rest of the igiatory speoies follow, and the bays ,4. inkts alopg the coast are then as 6rted :to: be literally.back Withbwater Dwel of all kinds, both large and small, have often listened to what one might all tall stories from these settlera con erniug the quantities of geese, brant, ider ducks and black ducks, if their caounts were not confirmed by every ody I have ever questioned upon these latters, As soon as fishing is practicaily losed, which is about. the middle of otober, the rusty gun is again brushed .p and charged with a haudful or so of oarse shot, which is apt to make great avoo among dense flocks if they are rithin close range. The poor success rhich otherwise attends these opera Ions is of course due to the want of nproved arms, as the breech-loader is bidl here looked upon as a rare tool and I not within the limits of the scanty urse of the poor man. The revolu Lonary musket, a heirloom of perhaps couple of generations, or an old ouble-barreled muzzle-loader are the agulation arms which are still in use 11 along the coast. A shooting frolic may last a few roeks,sfter which there is again another iil until next year, as hardly any biras amain here for breeding,.since their ecessary food is lacking. The rocky r sandy beaches afford no favorable 3eding grounds, and the rivers are onlined in narrow rocky channels ,here an expansion with marshy flats i not posible, which might attract the aluab:e game ducks, I am told, how ver, on gopd authority, that the great ud still unknowli idterior of the penin ula of Labrador fairly swarms wit~h uyriads of brooding water fowl of all escriptions, from the large Oanada oose to the numberless variety of rade1's, which are noticed to pass each piring and fall along the coast. The udians at Mingan are the only people Lrough whom any information can be bteineJ, as these parts constitute their nnual huntIng and trapping grounds, which they resort toward Augunt and smain untIl June, when theycomod baca :> the coast with their furs. Smoking in ,iozloo. Wbile waiting for cofree, and afterward uring pauses In the conversatIon, the entlemen of the famillf- and not tre uently tne ladies also-settle gracefuily ack mn their chairs and enjo)y a cigarotte r two. Iiularned a lesson at miy very tat dinner in Mexico. it was at a hotel able, and a stranger Mexican seated be idle me, who happened to finish his diiner irst, Innocently lighted his cigar for the laual table smoke, whIch I, In the depth f my Ignorance, regarded as a personal usulit, and indignantly left the table. ilone that day I have become "learned n the ways of the Egyptians," and cannot inly tolerate the national custom with guanimity, but (be not horrfied, oh, faa idlous frienda) occasionally take a dinner ligarette myself. When one is in lhome t is well to do as ibmans do, These tIny nlexican cigaretes, rolled up In corn-husks >r tissue paper, are not at all like the 'trong-amelhng things we have in the uaited States. 'These are not much arger than straws, the husk Is sweet t( ~he taste, and they have a delicate fra irance which Is very pleasai~t. In Mtex. ceo everybody smokes at all times and 1i 7- heater h batroom, tns',''Y~I piteness demande i~~ wfreI 9ib chiange oi ~ 'Us'~'*th nany cour .emito.)-,preoIsely as on ~icewoat to proper and ac. h'I ,i9itie* of the snufi.box. et&' Mlegtean lady's pocket is suppliem h tgehsbox andi cigarette.holder oj d*&r less elegance, slid the damt3 Aot f .many a fair young sonoriti ~4scolored lIke polished bronze at thb ta from much emgaretae rolling. Wood, Voai and t'bgroleium. An English scIentist has made careful comparIson of the coat of wood ahthraclte coal; and petroleum as fue for locomotlves on Russian ralhyaya and .flnds that petroleum ina ldty pai cenut. more econ 940Q4 ttti 9ither Woot or coah, The l preseite the futhlei yaiitgea of gl ngrise to Inucha 1es smoke and dirt tan the oa,. Is. t SoD01 of the Se. A "The men don't sing miuch except when on a long voyage, but when .they 'really get settled down for a trip then ' you will hear theni at it," said a naval oilcer to a reporter recently. "What do they sing?" inquired the reporter. "The songs of the sea are peculiar. They belong to a musical world of their own, as much as do the nogro melodies of the South. What peculiarity there is in tho music that sailors most love I am not enough of a musician to tell; but songs that one would at tIrst sup pose would be popular with 'Jack' he does not sing at all. What more beau titui sea songs have ever been written than those by Stephen Adams such as ONancoy Lee' and the 'Midshipmite?" anld -yet ydu never hoar them sung by sailors." "iThey sing Dibdin's songs I suppose?" "No, strange to say, they do not. 'Old Tom Bowlin" is the only onie of Dib din's songs I ever heard theiii sing. In that Dibdin struck the right chord, and everwhere the English speaking sailors sail the ocean that song is loved and sung. 11ow often from the decks of ien of-w.r or the forecastle of inerchant ships I have heard that song float out into the night: Here a sheer hulk lies poor Ton Bowli i', The darling of our crew; No more he'll hear the tempest howlin', For death has broached him to. Many of the songs popular in the navy ot have been given to the gcneral public that I know of until the publication of that excellent little collection of sea songs recently compiled and published by Commodore Luce. Some of the songs in this book have been almost forgotten even in the iinvy, and were taken down from the lips of old sailors who had sung themi when they and life were new." "What Is the ilature of these songs?" "Most of them recount victories of the American navy. There is one song very popular in the navy called 'The Constitution and Guerriere.' It tells how The Guerriere, a frigate bold, On tile tumbling ocean rolled, Commanded by proud Dacres, The Grandee, ohl and it en(1s with the Statement that The Yankee boys for ilgiti.ng are the dandy, oh. The time has a rollicking swing to it well suited to the words.". "What are 'shanty' songs?" "'Shanty' songs are working songs, a d are sung in the merchant service. ' e word 'shanty' is probably from the French chaiitei to smng. Tnese songs are In sets, each of which las a differ ent cadence adapted for the work to which it is sung. There ate songs for sheeting home topsails, for weighing anchor and for all that soit of tiling. One which is exceedingly popular goes I'm bound away this very day, I'm bound for the Rio Grande, I1o you, Rio; Then fare you well my bonny blue bell, I'ml bound for the Itio Grande. 'Jack' sings this with all sorts of queer quavers in his voice, making the ca dence by hauling oil the ropes. Blow the man down, oh, blow the nian down, Give me sone time to blow the man down, Is a popular 'shanty.' Thell there, are others, in which the sailors imlprovise largely as they go along. A good 'shan ty' singer is never at a loss for words." "Is this singing a help to the 11101011 "Oh, yes. They always work better on merchant ships)8 wh-en hey sing. A good merchlant ofllcer sees to it that his men01 sing at their work. If they are silent he will sing out, 'Make a little imuisic there 1' There is ailways a leader in the singinmg of these songs, some man with a good voice amnd a great stock of lungs. Such men are muchi in demand on merchant ships). Tnere is a song I hiad almost forgotten to mention. It is one of tile most popular of those sung in the navy, and it is called the 'liome ward 15ounid Song.' Tile scene is laid at Pensacola anld thle song says : "It's off to the sign of the dog and bell, It's there they do good whisky sell,. In comes thle landlord with Is usual smile, Saying go It my boys it's worthl your whiiile, For you know we are homeward hound, For you k now we are home ward bound." Tnese son~gs may seem mnusicles and thin to those wh~o do not spend their lives on thle ocean; but you know the story of the Count Amaidos, how that lie hieardl an ani~cent helsmlsman smng a wvondcerful song of the sea and prayedi that the old man wouild teach it to him: Woulds't thou't theni, the helmsninti answeVred, Learn tile secrets of the sea? Only those who share its dangers Comprehend Its mystery. Suamo 01.1 Astaorican Law~s. TIhere is a long list of these quaint laws a few of which will suf1130 tO ex habit the condition of the society in which they existed. No Quaker or dissenter from the es tabbshedi worship ot the Dominion shall be allowed to give a vote for the election of magistrate or any other offler. No one shall run on tihe Sabbath day, or walk in his garden or elsewhere, exoept reverently to and from meeting. No one shall travel, cook victuals, make beds, swoop houses, cut hair, or shave on the 8abbath day. No woman shall kiss her'children on i the lSabbath day or on a tasting day. No minister shall keep a school. To pick an ear ot corn irom a neigh boi's garden shall be deemed theft. The selectmen, on finding children ig norant, may take them away from their parents, and put thmn in better hands Et the expense of the parents, A man that strikea his wife shall be IMarriel1 persons shall live together or be Iaiprisonied. r' A drunkard shall have a mpster appjint i edmbyith selectmen, who arc to .debar i i rmthe liberty of buying and selling, a Wover shall publish a lie to the proj f udieof his 'neighbor shll1 be set te the stocks or be whinnaa ten sen. THE VERDICT TLH E PEOPLE. BUY THE BEST! MR. J. 0. JiAl-Dear 8Lr: I bougDeat brat Dvias Machino sold by you over five years ago for my wife, who hasglvn talong ad fair tr6a1 . als well pleased with it. 1t. never Alves any rouble, and Ia as g as as who frst bought. Winboo codas wh4 i arst li. Mr. BOAU: lion wish to know wihat I have to say lu regard to the Davis Machine bought of you three yeard ago. I feel can't say od luuch iI its favor. I made about $80,00watiin iv.e months, at tim1es running it so fast that the needle wouid t per fectlot from friction.' I feel, qonadep- ould not lave done the same work with as much-ease and so well with any other machine. No time lost in adjustiug attachnen.l&. The lightest runniug inachmI n I have ever treadled. BrotherJames anu Wiliains' ftaulliesm urb his mnoh pleasbd With their D.tvis Machines tought or you. I want no b8tter mnatailmC. As I said before, I don't think too much can be said for the Davla Machine. Itespeutully, EEtalN OT11VEIN~ON, :lairil-ld County, April, 1888. Ma. lOAo : My inaotle gives me perfect fatls faction. I dud no tault with it. The attachinents ore so simple. i wish for no botter than the Davis Vertical Feed. Iespectfully, Fairflelid coity, April, 1883. It it. lit) Wo : I uougnt a ijavii Vertical Feead w a g Michlne fro.u you four years ago. I am ilghtea wilfit. It never has given me any o uie, atl has never beet the leastoutof order. t its good as witen I irst bought it. I cas chserfully recommend it. Itespectfully, Mims, h. J. KItRLAND. Mont liello. April 30. 1883. Thi.s li to certity ihat I nave ocon ising a Davis Vertic il Feed Hewing Machine for over twa years, purchased of Mr. J. t. Hoag. I haven't found I I piissessed of any fault-all the attachmouts are so simple. It never t efuses to worK, and 14 certalUly th li hghtest running in the market.' I consider IL it lirsit cia ,s macnine. Very resect full MNNIE, . WItL.INGE AM, Oakan 1. Fairfield countr. S. AI it IIoAui: i am weli pieasedt in every parfioui with the Davis Machille uoughit ofyou. Itilinc a tirst-class macuine in every respect. You knew yOu Sol several macilnes of the same make to dt derent members of our families, all of whom, as far as I know, are well pleased wita them. 4tjsectfu~y, Mu. MRS. h.lI. Ms.sv. Fairfield routty, April, 1883. 'Ti',tslato cortiry We nave sa I constalIt use he Davis laciine bought otyou about three years ago. As we take In work, and have made tite rle of it several times over, we don't Want asy etter iachine. It is always ready todo any hnd f work we have to do. No puoierlngor skipping itilnes. We can only say we are well pleased tnn wis!i no better machine, CATnHRINE WrIlu AND RiATa. April 23, 1 S-41. I uavo no fault to find With my mach no, aa I lon't want. any butter. I have mide tio price of I sever.a. times by taKing in sewing. It is alwaya ,eady to do its work. I tnink It a first-olass ma Aiine. I feel I can't say too muoL for LUe DaviA v'ortical Feed Machine. Mas. Tuoxas BMtvz. Fairfield county, Aril. 1888. M . . o.4-Dear 8ir: I gives ml as to letsure to testify to tne merits of the Davis. ver acal iFeed aSewing Machine. 'Ahen achine I got of ron au.)ut live years ago. has been almost In con -taut use ever since that time. I cannot see that .t Is wvorn any, and'has not colt me one oent . for repairs since we nave had it. Am well pai. ld and~ dont't wish ter any bettor. Yours truly, 11o3?. (Jaawvoas, iranaite Qi'airrv, near Wlashoro 8. C. We have used ihe D~avis Vertical Feel~. Ne wi Machine for the last five years. Wp would no save any other mnae at any prioe. -The zaaakine nas given us unboundeuasatisfactlon. M.Very respectfully, Mu.W. K. TIunasa as DAcidersasI Fairiieidi county. 8. C., Jan. sfrMS hlaving baught a Davis Vertica) Feed Se wing Mlachine from Mr. J. 0. Bxag somte three years ago, andl It uaviug given me perfect sattefaction Ina every respect .aa aa,nily taaoiulue, bout for hea 'y ,nd lignt sewing, and never needed tao least re pair ini any way, 1 can cneerftaiy fecousnueudJ it to aay one as a sirst-ciass inactitu~ in every partiu lari, and think it second to nonie. It ia one of the .slupiest mnachines mado; my children use It Wits ali ea'se. T'he attacamenta are niore easiiy ad justed and it does a grsater range of .work by mneans of is Vertical seeed than ay othier ma chine I have ever seen or used. Mits. TifoMAa owiNGS. Wlinnsbr , Falrdeidl county, 8. C. We have had one of the Davis Mtaoblues about tonr years and have always found it ready to do aul Kinds or wora we have had occasion to dio. Can4t see that ihe machine is worn any, and works as well uts when ne w. WJ.CwolD Jackson's CreeK, Fairfield county, B. I). My wvife lai highly pleased wIth tho Davis Ma chine botught or you. Site would not take double a ait sne gave for It, The tepiige has Dot been out of order since ulie had i, had ishe can do iany kindl of work enI it. Very 1tespectfuhll Monticaello, eairlleid aounty, 8. 0. The D~avls SeWlug Machine Is aimply, a Ireae ure ' Mia. J7. A. UOoWTM. Itidgeoway, N. C., Jan. 10. le88. J, O B)IIOa, Esq., Agest-Dear #lrj My wife has 'icon using a iDavis Sewing Machinxeiconhtam-. ly for the past fottr years, ad it nas never needed any repairs an I Works just as well as Wrhen first lbought. "hO say it wil d. a greater ranef jaraufilial Wofk "ha -do' it eksler and better than any mactaine she nas ever used. We oheerfuuls reao.nmend it as a1No. I family anaqaine, Your tru.y, * Ai;Q. O Avis. Winstbro. S.-C'., Jan. -9,-188. Ma. BioAd : I have always foulid amf Davis Ma chine restdy do alii kinds of to worp I have had oc i.aeion to do. I -cannot aee that' a 0macnine is wot's a particle and it -Works as Welu when sew. Wnsboro, 21. C:., pril. 1888, Ma. No0AGI My wife has been 00llstantly usiag the Davis Machine big$on o abbt five years alco. I have never b ,I* as at is aity teady for any aindf fsai og~el, eithes iwevor light I isi ser~L9 fire gening