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I e -. MS. - I ) TRI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNSBORO. S. C.. DECEMBER 8,1883. ESTABLISHED 1848. X0ATTER SEEDS OP KLNDNESS. a There was never a golden sunbo am Tha fell on a desolate place. But left some ttace of Its presence I That time could never efface. b Not a song of ineffable sweetness That ravished the listening ear, Thou slumbered in silence forgotteu For many and many a year. t But a word or a tone might awaken its magical power anew, 0 Long after the sweot voiced singer Had faded from earthly view. Nor a heart that was ever so weary, Or tainted with sin and despair, But a word of tender compassion t Might find an abiding place there. Yet countless thousands are yearning For sympathy, kindness and love, And souls are groping in darkness -: Without one gleam from above. t There was never a sunbeam wasted, Nor a song that was sung-in vain And souls t hat iseemu lost in the shaows A Savior's love may regain... Then scatter the sunbeams of kludness, 'Chough your deeds may never be known, Thi harvest will ripen in glory If the seed be faithfully sown; A. J life %n iIi close with at blessing, And hde Into endless (lay; Like the golden hues of the sunbeam That fide in the twilight gray. V MAID Or, ALL WORK. Rachel Rainsay looked very pretty indeed, as she came down the narrow wooie n staircaie in the brown little farm house that aftornoon, dressed in a white muslin dress strewn all over with tiny rosebuds and a fresh laee frill around her neck, tied wita a piok rib bon, while her pretty feet w-re but tone d iuo a 11, W pair of bouts, witih high French heels, and her hair was curled in loose, glossy coils of shining bropize,. bIti E ' siid Gr.inny R .,ay, looking up f'om her everlasting knitting-work, over which she was half asleep, "going to chuicli, lie ?" "it isn't Sunday, grandma,"explained a the girl, laughmng and coloring, "I'm going to the Tower to ate Miss Cal houn. She has often invitedi me there -she anet Mi-s Bell." "Pahaw 1" said Granny Rainsay, who was one of those venera ble people c privileged to speak their minds on all C ocCasioL , -'what do the fine city Indies at the Tower want of a farmier's daught- I or like you?' "But, grandma. they invited mel" s "It reminds ine,' said grandma, a slr iwdly, "of tie ttory of the iron put b and the china pot swimiiuz down the g river together, und they didn't nowise suit." Riebiel said no moie, but escaped 6 into the shady Jane, where the maples were begining to turn yellow in the 3 first Sepieuier frosts. v I-Grandina '.iways criticizing every body," a1e thought. "I know the ladies I at the Tower wil be glad to see me. Miss Alice wants to sketch my head for d 'Elaihe,' and Miss B..ll asked me to sing duLti with her. She said I mad a voise like a iaik. And perhaps Harold j hiaroldson will be therel For I anow ( he often visils the house." And Rachel smiled to hersetf as she t crossed the rustic bridge and went t through the woodi to the Tower, a fan- U taatic wooden cottage, w.th a semi- ( oircular front. whian was let for the suummer, the owner preferrins to live in i a squar- i ick structure in the village. . 'tei hit. side door was open and R achee went in. From the lett of th C pa:s.tue way tuere was a door whibb 1: opeined into tie kitchen, and there. to her innlaite ainizomicnt, she saw Miss Auica C.ihoun hersel, in an esthetic - dress oi pale sage gieon and reses in s her hair, contemplating a pair of do- g capitated fowls whieh lay on the tabie. s "Miss Alice!' ene celaimned. "Is that you, Ricehol?" cried the city I young lady, pounciig on her, as a r drowning tuan pounces on the nearest t * floating stre'w. "Oh, I never was so t glad to see anybody in all my hfel v TIhoseo horrid hensi Bridget has gone li away in a rage because I presumed to e *1ind fault with the coil'o this morning, i: .and we have got company to (tinner, * and I haven't an idea how to get the e feathers oil these creatures. But now * ~ that you are here, everything 'will be li all right."t And she shook off the big bib apron and stepped back. with a sigh of relief. 11 Itchel iooked perplexed, She had had come there, iot to enact the role of e * ~ t, 0 kitchen maid1, but to visit Miss Cal- (I he.ua, to sit in her drawing-room and a enjoy the conversation of her gueats, and she did not u $aetly relish this sum- c mary dismissal to:the kitchen,. ''Tt re is soup stook,"pwent on Miss r Alice, "anid a saiad,i and a delicate pice of halibut, and with tao fowls roastedi, j and a pie or a pudding, or something which I dare say you can make, we shall do very nicely. I'm particularly 3 anxious about the dinner, becetuse we s are to have company. Y Oi'Jl excuse mi c now, because I have to dreas." V And away tripped Miss Alice, solfl 'h s and smiling as ever was Queen Cleo- t * ~ pait's selit P. or Itachuell she stood a minute in the hot kitcheou, the tears sprang to her r eyes, a pang of dhsappoatitment at her heart. Mbhe knew all about it. Harol:1 3 \ ~ Haroldso'n and Mr. Dallas were to dine < there that (lay, and she-she was to be I cook, waiti ess, mai of all work-wbat siginflod it what she ctalled herself. She I reimemiix red what grandma hiad said, and lor once in her life g re th at veinera ble okht lady credit for dilscrinination. 'Thei ie was no i.t-hp for it, however. I She triedl oin the bib apron, tucked the' curlsA lans.k of her oars, and went to I work to) prpr thei chickens for the' roassaing I'al, notw and then pausing to ?1 - hbrush ;aiwy the rotud, brigh4t ears N ~ w Ii h rolien d)own her cheeks, 'Vio ,ptia t,'di a evidently intended I F 4~ to tunks her tietral. Snie might have Iuuni thlat the 111 id1( beforehand. She 4 could neat the soft sound of Boll Cal honan's guitari; the sweet subdued tinkle of Alice's lauglher, the deep monotoil ous undercurrent of gentlemen's voices; a'id then she glanced down at her tret ty musin dress and bows of pmna 'rib- I ben, and began to think that Miss Oail-| P3 houn had taken en unfair advantage of her. If she could only have heard the rapid nd energetic colloquey which trans 'ired between the two sisters in their ressing room, when first Alice came up tairs, she would perhaps have compi e ended the drift of things." "Good news!" Miss 0.dh umu had ried, waving her scented ;.ookes hand erchier in the air. . "I've got a girl in he kitchen!" "N.?" said Miss Bell), a fair-haired ream-complected damsel, with pale due eyes, and a porpetual smile. "Rl rhel Ramsay," noddid Alice, 'camo up here in her best bib aul ueker to spend the day. Of course I onifeated her at onco.-' '-The bold, pushing thing!"said Bell, rith a disdanful gesture. "She's a deal too pretty to bring into be drawing-room for Haroldson and Lrmiiie Dallas to flirt with," added fies Alice knowingly. "And I don't see ny way hat I could have avoided it, if b had not been for those lucky chickens ind Bridget's fortunate fit of tempor. ind -1 know that little R'.ehel is a first lass cook, for I have been there to ea.'' So the young ladies of the Tower rere enjoying the least of reason and he diow of soul in their cool drawing oom, with books, new gathered roses nd blue ribboned guitars, while poor tachel Rimsay was broiling in the itchen over peach tarts and 1eapolitan reams. She bad forgotten her disappoint. nen; but, artist like, she had thrown ierself into her occupation with. engros ig interest, and she was stirring the ream with a quick, energetic hand, ehen a step crossed the threshold. "Here are some fresh trout, Bridget, D surprise your mistress." said a clear oice. And to her infinite amazement Harold Haroldsou stood before her in his hunt ug-costume with his fishing rod lightly alanced on his shoalier. "I'm not Bridget," said the girl laugh ag, but still stirring on. "I'm Rach I.", "Miss Ramsayl' he exclaimed, lift ig his hat. "How in the name of 11 that is wonderful came you here?" And then, not without humor, Rtchel etailed the manner id incidents of her apture. "I am the maid of all work, if you lease," she said with a courtesy. ' Then let me help you," said Harold on, .oriskly tying a second bib apron round his hunting suit. "I used to e a pretty good hand at the spider and rid-iron when I camped out on bake )upsuptic, up in Maine." "But you're nor engaged," said Rach 1, half pleased, half frightened. "I can volunteer," obwerved the oung man. "Give me the oil and inegar, and you will see what a dress ig, a )a mUayonnaise, I can provide for :>r that salad of yours." And if a pair of cooks ever spent a elightiul, unconversational sort of iorning in the kitchen, this pair did. They laughed, they made innocent >kes, they behaved like two school hildren. Aud at last, wLten Rachel ran out into Lie garden to gather some water creases ) deck the newly roasted fowls, Mr. [aroldson heard tie voice of Miss Bell ldhoun calling down the st.drway: 'R Achol I R chell I you may strve the inner. Every one is hore but that tire ome Haruldsoul" "And ho's here, too," camly respond d that gentleman, who was washing his aids at the pump. "Whatl" cried Bell, shrilly. "The cook and the butler are ex ected to cat their meals in the kitcenn,' rid Mr. Haroldson, with commendable ravity. "And I've no objection to tiat arrangement." And nothing could induce Harold [aroldan ti comes up to the dining om. Ho and Rachel together ate aeir pienicing sort of repast anid washed he dishes--:iithough the matter seome hat lost its spice whien the Mwsses (al cun and their company all adjourned, a masse, to the kitchen and persisted i joining their ranks. "Was anything ever so provoking," sid Bell, "Hie lias actually gone home with er," said Alice, bursting into angry Mars. "And af ter all the pains we t'ok to eep them apart?" sighed Bell, "It was all your fault," petulent Jy xelaimod Alice. "Noticing that farmer's anahter, and dragging her out of her phere in that sort ofl way!" "But it was you who plumed yourself n Mottmng her into the kitellenI" scolde.l tell, "anti a mee piece of work you've itadl of it!" "Buat how were we to tell it was go ug to end so?'' groaned poor Ahcs. "Well, Rachel," said Granny Raimsay, then .the girl camne in, just as thes lamps rere lighlted, "what sort of a daiy did oui have?" "Hfumphl"grunted Granny, after her uswer. "T tat's a queer way of enrer' manmng visitors. But p'rapa that's city 'xPerhraps it I.s," said Rachel, do surely. "Wito was it that came home wflif 'on?' asked Jrianny, who was not quit Leaf or blind as yaL, "and left you be garden gate?" "One of the other servatnts," said jaoniel. "Well I never,."said Granny. "W here's .11 your pride, fl rehel Ramseyr ?' "I never was proulier in all my life han I am to-night," said Rache.. 'Listen, grandma, for I have so much o tell you.A Mr. Haroldson, of New (ork, walaed hic me with me, and -i've net him ever so many times beo thiis nummer, at picnics and archery parties, ~nd 54uch places, but I never icnew that ie cared for me. And to-night he raked me to marry him, and lie is to ome here to-morr'ow to see father,"~ "Do you love him?" said Granny lamsay. Anti Riche! answered: "T1'non God bless you, my child, and live you both a long ati iappy hfel" aid the old lady, soitly snioothuing thie ~oung girn's brigat hiead. And everyoine was satisnied, except hae ladies of the Tower A boy's battie for Lite. While Captain Johnson, of Olinch coun ty, Georaia, was helping a party or twenty. five or thirty men haul for trout in a mill pond the other day, his little son, Joseph, had a most thrildlug experience. Alaster Joseph carried a lag, or corn sack, in which to deposit the fish when caught. When loaded with as many as he could carry, he would take thoin out and make a deposi and return for more. lu mnaking one of these trips while wading through water about three .eet deep some distance frout the fishermen, a monster alligator, said to be of unusual size, rose suddenly right at the boy and seized him by the thigh. A desperate struggle.ensued-the boy battled for his il'e and the alligator for his prey. It so happened that the bag, whiUch hung by the boy's side, was caugut in the alligator's wouth watl the thign, and it proved a sort of shield-lessoning greatly the incisions iu.ade by the brute's teeth, and thus, perhaps, preventing a shock to his nervous syrtem whielu might have made hin succutub without tuo struggle whlich saved him his life. By an eLfort-one of those superhuman elforts which coine to inea when only lacing death-the boy tore his bleeding fean Iroin the alligator's jaws. Tne nionster grialy held to tne sack a monent witn the delusion, perhaps, tbat he still hid his prey, affordiug the boy an opportunity to escape. fie had hardly extricated himselt from the jaws of deatti before the tlsnernien, alaried by the struggie, were at hand, and another battle ensued. Thirty men, a ied with gigs, poles, pocket knives, and such o0her insLrutuents of war as were near at, hand, charged upon the m-.>nster. Being in ture, feet of water, the lgator had con siderable etlvautage, Dus tuose men had &heir blood up and were not to be outdone. Tncy poled, and punched, and harpooned hius unatt the brute was alniost outdone. when one 01 the parky made boid to seize uin by tae tail. Tmaii was a signal lor a general as.iault. In less LiuMe Luau it would tate to tell it a nuitber of the more daring Mad httni by the Laii anti leg.. Tnere were too manuy of then ior the 'gator to slap around with his tail, a peculiar mode oi 'gaier wariate, andi he had to give up the llW. A narpoon was plunged into his muouth and uen it was sate to approacn tii withI pocket knives. coon his head was severed aruLu nas body, and the victori ous party marcned out o: thie pond with the uiouster's head oi a oie. Buying Boots. A boot should have a good and sutil cient siffener inserted at the heel to strengtheit its back awl facilitate the gettig of it on and off. Tis suould be carefuily inserted, aud be shaped away so as .to otfer no resitanIce to the inser tion of the foot. Tile Wp portion there of should be firmly Secured to Lie back it is intended to sirengtiueu; so mucaso that Lnere should be no rucking down upon the insertion of the foot. 1t should be otuserved whether there is a supertiu ity of leather in the waist of the foot, tinat, is, under the arch of the foot. The existence of suen useless leather is a sure sign that the boot has been badly lasted, al that it haiS little or no sprnig in it, and that it WillConsequenLly givo little or no supIoLt tO the arch of tue foot :t, cover. Tne buttouhole of at boot upper, if it have any, stiould be well aid earefully utitauid, and they will be found to wear inuon bettoor if protected by the insertiou of a cord. This cord suistains tile drag or strain that the unprotected leather would oth erwise have to beatr. '.1' e channel is that part of - boot that is sewn in wnica the tin, .Aat attaches the outer sole to the w . .es hidden. Uare shoul be taken by tae purchaser to see that. this channel is Well and sulliciently closed over. Ottierwise it is easy to pea ceive that the sote has lost mote tliain half its resisting power to danip or wet, and thatt tnesta,,ies wil get, soak ed and speedily rot. The "seat'' of a boot is tnat portion just above its heel. Look at this careituny. Itf it is likely to tread over, by laamng to resist the pressure it witl ne eaUed upon to hear, do uot by any means be persuaded to become tue puicuaser of boots with thius defect. Trhe reason why the front, part of tue upper of a boot is cut in two per tions is because that practice condtuces to ecoinomy. .in selectig a pair of boots great caie should be taaen not to seiect those in wmic a the jingu tails over the great We joint. Tn'ere Is an unyieldinig cardness 'wout jomned leather that, Is not to be lound in leather not jomned. Signs of Autumnk. Whleni the fasihilonable sample-room dilspenistes soup to customers at, noon. When the pique scatrt is cast rudely aiside for one iiade of satin with a patenit-leather limai. WV hen it gets so cold that trout wonl't, bite, and anglers are obliged to tell pickerel lies for a change. When the turkey struts aroutnd and wonders why in the world his food has been Improved and multIphied. Whnen members of street, baiids give up the midsummer troubadour act and siuk into oblivion for tuhe winter. Wiawet th . -u~- .. soms A9P; theypnt-Mi it. small 4of cuines'ale gk4h itf in its ~bloomi. .. When the fouing~ lya up to speak to hei bi'other a 19 o tree, and has. hei baok hair bfok ~Lwwn by a descending apple, 7. When the forest is spokefio~aa beeng ablaze and wrapt in hazoazddthe whole busiiess las suinmied up in the tormi "mielancholly .days. ' When the divmiedr~grange, of the sausage and the pork chop ioat thrtough the house like an ang el's dr'eagn, and toil the sad-eyed poet thati coldg eather food is about dtte, and thiatfliortly the roasti duck and the ditto gooseewill be in full blossorn And.ti ml When th'salboy 1ieW6 .ociuse his fathier ,won't al ow hjh t bar'e footed any longer; bu$.h" 11a boy tak~es hus sw'es og~ afitr logsout of sight, and carries thlehz uud is Aruas, anid Is as happyascall~Ing~to iLku that lie qan run oyve sharp stonies alid dance on ash-heaps covered with broken me dIcie bottles. wroasJan tos a ortune. Wayne co ty, Pa., has a character with an ey ful history. His name is George Av y,, and at present he is ' in one of the estern Mtates. In 18370,I when Avery was only 21 years old, he ' was charged $lth the murder of Johu c Hayns, of liowlands, Pike county. le I was arrested.' The evidence against 0 himn was said'to *bb so conclusive that t he could not escape hanging. C While on the way to Mlford, where r the county prison was located, in- t charge ot a deputy sheriff, the oficial- a inbibed freely' UU.d, eo -e helpossly, i drunk, Aveoy ew'( tie " "u's I keys, and unloihig 'i handoiffs, he < placed them in the bottom of the wag- 1 on. le took the reins from the oli- h clal's hands and drove to the nearest hotel, where h6 arrived at a late hour, j lie put the drunk iau to bed, roused a him the iext morning, drove on to i Milford, and after he had put the r deputy to bed at the hotel he waited up i to the jail and delivered hiwnseif up to 2 the keeper, telling about his. experi enace. Three months later lie was tried for a murder, and, in gpite of overwhening r proof against hM, was acquitted. Tue day aLtr lie was discharged from cus- e toty he was arrested cnarged with I burglary, convicted, and s0n1 to StaLe i prison for eighteen ionlths. iie served I the full term, reading law during his E continement. When n 4ft tue .adst- ] ern 1'emitentiary at Pimladelphia he i returned home, opened a law oillce, and had several cizins arrested wno had testilied against nun waen no Was on trial ior burgiary, charg"Ag liUem with perjury. .ainug to naKe out his Case he was euntenced to pay t1n costs. )to had no money, so be went to jall again, where lie ielaied u1LtI llus friends Could sorape up enougat m1oiney to get him out. .3i miuly ne oecamne a free Luan again, and returned to Ims old home in '0 whinds, C From that tiue burglaries were nu merous about there, but there was never eVidence enough to convictF Avery. A year or so laer no went Lu Oil Gity, wnere he hung out his stun gle as a lawyer. Clients were numer ous and fees were large. Avery was reaping a golden harvest Wnie no was convicted of forgery and sent to tue Western Penitiairy lor your years and weeven mouths. Wnile there noi loll in love wit& the daugziwr ot ue of the prison keepers, and se onlered to assist him to escape, but, lie refused to t leave until his t1im Iv; out. AL the I end of tie teiun n- WOut back to Row- t lands, soon afterVartI lie prol.wa re ligion, began prieab'g a iitlo, swin- I died a neighbor out; of $I0J, and was e Induced by the neigabor, who enforced t uisargument witu a snoegun, to refunid Ue Inoney. Avery men left for Luzerne county, t where ne got Mto dinleuity aind was sent, to t1e 1Lasteri PeaiLenLt;Lry for a 1 short terni. Upon hils ieLeasi Lie sole I enough monoy to take him to tile mn mug regions of the fair west, waere uuder i. assumed naue, Ie opeted a law Oltce and speculbited in StocadS. 1in 1682 lie strunc it; rica, cleared $76,U, gave' up swoks, invested has mioney in government bonds and sent, 9 for his fiancee, tue prison keeper's I d3ugter, uo joined ima in unicago, I wuore they were married. Avery is I only thirty-four years old. 1e never toucaed liquor, never gainuied nor used tobacco and ciaiins to navo bewa a Yictin of circuinstances. lie writes 1 to friends near here tiat no is leading 1 an honest,, uprignt life, and tbat Wiei 0 comes easr It wil be as a Unned States Sionator fromn ine of tue weei~rin A letter fromi Lisbon, sa ys my trav elitig coimtpanion, a lhaziliat i nobbenan( weli aicquaiinted with i'ortugai, hereI mhterruipwd my road-.ide Sitetenes and < cogitatioes. " oit are about to see tue most. womnrful country in tue world," said he-"a country of 49,O00O peop.o --never over b,000,000-wno once helda tehe dominion of ine seas and. tune soiep ter of commerce; a country whose word was law Lu aii enipire ii ie Easi g reat er than British India ad to anistner itn tihe WVesL larger than tie United S ates. 1t. Is now ruined-utterly, .hopetessly rui'.ed, its helds are deser Led, it~s streets echo to tlne unaccuswimed tread, its Lariocoinsistsof astew roten felue cas, its king and aristocracy-are carica tines, its cid proceediags a fares. Anaun-t'ojo, me provmee you see b.-foie you, was called by Janius Caciar Luo Siily of the ptninaula; in soine of the oid anntais of ofiii it is styied tue granar'y of the worni. Wiiat is it now. Looit at it. Sarttinizc it, it is a dlesert, ai miserabie desert wanoup tillago, witu out., inii'itta Spali I (t411 yoal wtiat, hais caused Luo desolationy Yes, I wan tell you. Ttii evii, less coinmieted uiponti Lan any otnter, is Known by tiue very un co mmoni name of euiuyteusis." "EmpiyteUSid ?" I eenioed. 'Andt wvhau in uiercy's name iswemilhyteusi,? Is it ad itistrtinreult of torture'' ".lu one 54.ise, yes," said my compa nilon. ".EmiphyteuLsis is the namie given by ue Green .*0 a certain tenure .f hand, which, coming thirough. Lae mans to tine ecclesiastical orgamuz.au a of tile middle ages, was useu by Oti; body to eii.lave Lte peopto. 1t; was uiv,. ? unt-il afoer the second kPunic war Luat ttte ilomians' coinquered Portugal, in Li. C. 1-40 they orgamized it law a pro Yuice oh. the repuunic and subjugated It, to its laws-among theun the tenure of emp .y.eusia. Waen tiiey conquered a equatry the Romains tuvided it up~ amnong their colmdiIta or' soldiery, tite occupant paying an annual lixett rent t~O the repubtac, called vetiLgal. The cou dicionpof the holding was tunat the ocu" pier sloulti improve the laud, but as tlhe rent, wals Ilable to be incieasett and time occupier evicted whenever the State 011hose, no0 improvemeat toolc pla~ce, only over-cropping an~d exlmatmain 'ajits tenure was emp~hytelrais," SuAsioN MAUsA4qE MflAT. -For one hunured p~iiuda meot use5 aslt 1welVe onnoe,, pepyp ei' ounces, sagi tur Vesuvius In a Storm. Mr. Keeler has written another eries f letters to friends in this country, In hich lie gives some vivid and interest ag features of the trip through Italy,in rhioli he has boon spending his fall va ation, His ascent of Vesuvius is given elow. As the volcano is represented ,s in a quiescent state, the minor erup. ions referred to may be considered as ,i every day occurrence, and they fur iih a unit for estimatiug what must be he enormous violence of such convul ions as too Ischian and Java disasters, ,ad for the repetiions of which we aight look in 1886, if the predictions >f the French speculator, Delaney, rere open to serious behol, Mr. Keeler ays: From Rome 1 came to Naples, the Durney by rail lasting all day. For ome time before reaching the city I iad been looking at a peaceful blue a-untain, and the conviction gradually awned upon me that it was vesuvins. Tothing is to be seen of it as I write, or it is covered by a heavy cloud. lomething is to be head, however, for t not unfrequent intervals there is a oaring and booming. sound, which eems half in tuis air and half in the arth. A most terrif3 ing sound it is, ut the people here take little notice of b, although the host, at an unusually Leavy report, points signiffcantly at the tono arches above. He can not speak laglish;but no language could make his acaning plainer. I- havo just returned from a hard luikb to the top of Mt. Vesuvius. I dred a guide and horses in Pompoii,and tarted out from that city in the morn ag. The weather was bad; rain fell very lew minutes, aud the top of the aountain was buried in clouds. We odo through the most luxuriant or hards and vineyards, the latter heavily adoh with enorniou bunches of ripe rapes. No wonder the foot of the Liuntain is inhabited in spite of the angers. We went at a furious gallop through everal small villages, then up over a told of finely powdered lava, until the oad became too rough for the horses. Ye dismounted and walked for about Lull an hour, when we came to a stream I lava rolling down the mountain. We ould not see the lava actually flowing xcept in a few places. where the descent ras too steep for a crust to form. This rust is so poor a conductor of heat that ve chmed for a quarter of a mile up on his stream, over rough blocks atid sor ientine curves of lava crusts, where of en a few inches below the surface the trean was a bright..-nhay red. The ,uide, of course, drew some oun wih, a tidk and stamped a coin into it. No ourist ever went away from Y eauvius eithout such an imiedded coin. Alter linbing up, as I have said, we came to ho upper oud of this great stream of ocks, and in the middle the lava was till pouring up from the interior of the nountain. We sat down on a rock to tatch it, and after awhile became con on that we were being litted up. lure enough the lava was burstig forth n a now pl ace, where we were. Very lowly the cakes cracked and parted anti lie lava was toced out. It was a novel ensation to be sitting on top of an erup ion. I was afraid it might go off wit-h bang, but the guide not, so we stayed here until the lava was running out. leveral otlier ou tiets were formed around is at the same time. There )s a railroad up Mt. Vesuvius vhich carries passengers up to the level vhore we were-naunely, the old crater or great surrounding rim, but the great Lentral co-e,te hardest of all to climb, a still ahead. When there is no erup ion of lava. one might an well remain n Naples exeept for the beautiful view >f the bay and surranding country. kly arranaemient with the guide had >won only as l ar as the old crater; but,[ ranted so miucha to go to the top of that entral cone that we started up the cone cinders. We were perhaps three Luarters or the way up when one of the nieat ou r~sgeoua storms burst upon us, Noe took shelter in a depretloi of a tream of lava not half cooled off and aweud the guido's old umnbrella. It ained most violently, and in spite of lhe umbrella we wvere soon wet through . L'aen hail was added withl thunder aiid iifhtning. The rain falling on the lava generated vast clouds of hot steam, and >ur she ter became a perfectsteam-box, ,wo couid not see five ieet. Hereams of water pourod down anto the cracks, and mong in ontact wiath the rota-hot, rock nade a lussaing and roaring nciso which was qute alarming. .It certainly was in internal kina of a place. The storm gradualay passed away and we enierged row our steamn-box, only to take refuge in another a lew ndinutes later. Ater his, however, weo were favored with slUe sky, antd climbed to) the top of the reat uone. A magnificent panorama lay below us which we htopped for somne miutes to vlimire. Ahead of us was still a uumall sono, perhaps tifty feet higha, in the muddle of a rough,hot sirotela of ground, smtting steam anid stillbng sulpnurous rapora from nunmeroina orifices and iracks crusted with yehowsulphur.Frm lia central cone, at short intervids,vio e14. egylosion~s threw cloud4 of eust listapea into the air, with blaes anydtp, which Iloated off leeward. The niide said at was very dangerous to go uartlier, butt I was bound to look down uto the very throat of the monter, and is the stoues all seemed to fall on the eoward side; we climbed up the loose, ndt ciuders and reacued the very bigh-. ibt poant. At our feet was a vast shaft st filed wii sulphau smoket that we could BAot see ito it, and Irom It every few sec ids stones, dust and sauoke wuee<je led high above our heads, but lortun itely nmAt falling on them. as we looked a trnble ezplosion occurred, filling the air with debris, and the guide shouting "Come on! come ont" started down theI slope as if the whole infernal regions were after him and I was net far in lisa rear, We reached a safer placee, and watched the grand spectacle at our leis ire. ThLeu we wandered around the smnoky track surrounding the cone. Here were neveral circular orifices, crusted with sulphur, from which nothing but1 Liot air wai s wg,but that hot enough to char obr stiok held across the open ings. The inside was clear ano we could see passages and caverns extending down to great depths. From other open ings sulphur smoke was issuing, and the bright, red-hot rooks were visible below. The gas was wafted around by the eddying winds so that we had to hold our breaths frequently, and wait for fresh air. When we got back to our horses wo found 4 men holding them, besides one boy, each expecting to be paid for his servioces. Having paid the guide and boy, and been swindled out of a few misorable oonte,I loft the nIotntain very wet and tired, but much satisfilod with the grand volcano and disguste I with its contemptible inhIbitanta. You hard ly know how delightful it is to have something done for you for the sake of love, friendliness or common politeness, and not for the sake ot a few wretched pennies you may give in return. Thank heaven that America is my native laud. Why, to-day a man charged me three cents because wo took refugo hom he rain under his own abed. A native Florida "cracker" would soorn a man who offered him money for such trifling hospitality, WriFjtt4ein 1nood. A St. Petersburg dispatch of Octuber 22 says that the new Nihilist journal, the Aescngr of the Wdl of the 1cople, contains a letter from the Nihilist prisoner Netchait if to the Czar. The original letter was wiltten in blood. It says: * Sin: On taking charge of the fortress; the new Commandant Ganetaky addreestd the subordinate ofilhers in the ravcni on the event of March 18. The character of the speech, and also the fact that it was made in the hall not far from ny cell, showed to me that it was intended for my carp. And, indeed, I heard every word of itr But his Intimidation did not reach its aim. The indirect threatening of General (Janetsky did not frighten me. It showed me only that, under the influence of the late events, even the ithest representa tives of the Adminlstration have lost their heads and their feeling of personal dignity. I would not mind the trien of His Excel lency it, for no fault of mine, lie did unt aggravate my lot, which has already ex hausted my endurance. "Tue Alexis ravolin is a secret prison. No supervision is allowed there. The late Commandant, Baron Meidel, used to re strain, to a certain degree, the thievish Warden Pinlimonoff. While fulfloing his hard duty, he did not torture the prisoners to gratify his personal cruelty. But after that speech of Ganetaky the thief Phihi m,,,, &u num us the inst crust of bread, saying impidently that such was the :>rder of the Commandant; the officers of the ravolin have tried their utmost to oppress political prisoners in all possible ways. For months they have kept me in my cell without permitting me to see day light. Onzetsky ordered that even the warming holes in my cell shuld no.closed on the pretence that I might there get soto and make ink of it. The upper pane of my windoe was clean and through it 1 could see part of the sky. It is necessary to experience the horrors of long solitary continemeint in order to underbtand what relief a prisoner gets from the sight ol passing clouds and shining stars, Ganetsky closed that pane. The two Commandants, Olt of the chiefs of gendarmes, and even the chief of the Supreme Commission, General Mehilkoff, while visiting me, eaw the clean pane and did not thiuk the State was in danger on account of it. (1iere the letter was illegible.) Ten years already have I suffered here. The firther aggra vation of my lot canuot proceed from any political consideration, hut oinly from the cruelty of the man to whom you have en trusted the fortrecs. General Me2,cnt'cf was my personal enemy. For two years lie kept me in heavy chains, and yet lie did not shut up 0out of sight of the sky. 1 had another enemy, General Potapoff. ile insulted ime in words and I slap~ped his face. Of course lie hated me, yet he did not take revenge, lie knew that to take revenge upon a man who is bound armis and legs would be an action fit only tor a wild beast, and Gecn. PotapofY was a man anyhow. Ganeteky einjoys the sight of suffering prisoners, Perhaps he expect' to bring me into a state of despair ha orde~r to see tears and~ Iae passion of helpless mad nless, and to isteni to insane shouts et rage f romi me likei those I hear froiL a neigh bormg, cell, where a coniradeo, at the end of a long conthoent, has bjeame a lunatic. Oh, no, I will not treat (1 me.tsky to such a pleasure. I hiope he widl preserve even a hundi~redtli part of the earm aud seol-control I possess, when lie shall tCo carrIed to a scaffohul. "In 1875 the Governor reqluested me1 to express may views on the state of affairs in Iitsa. in my memorial sent, to your late father I explained that the time of absolute power had gone; that the unlimited men archy was undetermined, and that a liberal constitution might fot save Russia from the horrors o1 revolution. I insisted on the need of liberal institut ions, which, and which only, could stop the serIes of daring attemipts, I said then that in a few years even a Consti'ution would be too late. Subsequent events have justified my views. The reaction which set in after the catastrophe of Miarch 13 was a matter of course. It was in the nature of things. But, being carried too far, even the raaco Len will bring aubout quite unexpected re suits. 1 do not expect any relief from the iew Ac ministration. I snail not be sur prised if my lot becomes still harder on account of the ptenent letter, L-muts XVI. realized the horrors to whieh the prisouera of the Bastile were subjected only when he became himself a political prisoner. '8ERG3 k4aTof1A14F. "i write this with mny'nail in my own blood. "II. N." in December, 1882, Netchaleif was tor tuired by the Wardien, andi soon after was found dead, The certain way to be cheated is to fancy one's self rnore cuning than others. -Astoria, Or., has 7,000 population ini the fishing season, and 4,000O the rest of the year,. She has a dozen canning establishments, which yield $3,000,000 a year'., Suffering is the surest means of inalt ing us truthfuli to ourseves. A proud fiau never sho~ws his pride so munh as"dhah~ hh ia -civil. THE VERDICT THE PEOPLE. BUY THE BEST! MR. J. 0. DOA-Dear Sir: I bought the irst Davia Mlachine old by you over ie years 3go fot my wife, who has given it a long and fair.srlal. I am well pleased with It. It never aives sy rouble, and Ia as good as when first bought. J. W. tIoLTOE. Winnaboro, S. C., April 1883. Mr. B1oAO: *1oU Wish to know What I have to say in regard to the Davis Machine bought of you three years ago. I feel a can't say too much In its favor. I made about 880,00 within ave months, at times running it so fast that the needle wonid gel per fectly not from friction. I feel confident IT could not Iave done the same work with as mucn ease and so well with any other machine. No time lest in adjusting attalhments. The lightest running nachine I have ever treadled. BrotherJames and Wlinams' Inuillies are as much pleased with their Davis Machned pought or you. I want nuy better machine. As I said before, I don't think too much can be said for the Davis Machine. Respectfully, EIC.r.X .wTXVHWSON, Pairflald Cou'ity, April, 1888. MR. BSOAo: My maintue gives me perfect satis faction. I dud no fault with It. The attachments ate so simple. I wish for no better than the Davis Vertical ieed. Respectfully. MRS. It. Mfire.t. Fairileld county, April, 188. U a. HOAO: I onugnt a lIavia vertical Fead w .ug Miohilne fron yoU four years ago. I am lignted with it. It never has given me any o utie, and has never been the Least ott of order. 1 is as good as when I drat bought it. I can cheerfully recommend It. ilespect fully, MRS. A. J. KIRLAND. o.tit leello, A vril 30, 1883. This Is to certify that I have been using a bAitA Vertic.l Feed Howlng Macunine for over twJjears, pureliased of Mr. J. u. iLSoag. I haven't fdttnd it p Jseised of any fault-all the attacunents are so gittiple. It never refuse. to worc, and is certatuly the lightest, running in tie market. I consider it a irat -class macnine. Very respectfully MINNIR at. WIRLINOgLA. Oakland. F'irfleld counts. S. C. MR Doal: I am weil pieasei in every parttowi wit i the LDavia MacNine ibought of you. I thint a tirat-otass mactine in every respect. Vou knevw You sold several !naeaiues of the same mUae to did erent uimetbei: of oar fa iteapeotfully, MRs. B.' I. Moai.sv. Fairtlid cotuty, April, 188. This Isle certify we have naa tu constaUt use the Davis Aachine bought of you about taree yeat e ago. As we take in work, and have made tu pa ice of it several times over, we don't wait - say better machine. It as always ready to do anY kind of work we nave to do. No puoxeringor s1'apping stitoes. We can onay say we are well piease A and wish no better machine, CATUItaINE Wv1J AND StaTE. April 25, 1893. I have no lauIt to ftna with my nato.ne, aR1 don't want any netter. I have made tae prio of It severA timues by t* aing In seing. It is Q.0Fays rea is to do its wor. I tiak it a drst-class uta ohlne. I feel I can-t say too muon for tue Davis Vertuacl Feed Machine. Mas. TifotiAs SinrrE. Faireiuld county, April, 1088. MR. J. 0. HoAO--Dear Sir: it gives lae 1ca0 ple.asure to testify to true merits of the Davis Ver. tical Food de wing Machine. The maa.ine I got of you aojut live years ago. has been aimost Lin uon utaut use ever sine tnat time. I cannot Sae aat it is worn any, aid has not cost me one cent for repatra since we nrave had at. Amn well pleaised anm.i don't wish ror any bolter. 'Yours truly, MOSS'. Oa avvOan, Giranito Quarry, niear Winnaboro 8. 0, ehave used the Davis Verial Fec.1 8ewng Machine for In. last five years. We would not 'have any Other maine at, any price. The macsans as given usn unbounden satasfaotion. Very rspectfully, MRS. W. KL. i'tranata' pDAcairrssl F'airfelrd county. 8. 0., Jan. SIf 1 Itaving bought a Davis Vertioal Feed Sewing Macline fromi Mr. J. U. lioag some thtree years ago, and It, havIng given me perfect ,iatisfaetion in every restct as a nainlly mnacaineo. bot for heia~y and laiat soing, and never neededu tihe least re - pair in any ,vay, I catn cicerfully recQ.nend It to any onie as a dirst-vas nuin - in every pain~Icu jar, and think it decond to none. It Is one of the aiinp.est macnines ma le; muy children use it wit.: ala uane. t'Ih artaohnentaa are more easily ad justed and it does a greuter range of work ity nieans of its VertIcal vced than any other ina chine I nave ever seen or used. Mus. TilOMAS OwlaNis. Wttlnsbro. Fairitelei county, 14. C. We have had one or the Davis MachInes about four years and nave always found it ready to do all klnuit oi wora we gave had occasion to dc. (Jan't see that the mnachine Ia worn any, and workas a well 'as when new. 'Maci. W. J. CRAWFORD, Jackson's Crees. Fairfield county, S. U. My wife Is highly pleased with the Davis Ma chine bought or you. Snte would not take doutble wunat ue gave for It. The mnanIne na~s zaA been out of order since she had it, and alle can 49 any kInd of work on it. Very ktespectfully, F as MontIcello, Fairfield county, S. U. The Davis Sewing Machine ise simply e inrea are Mlas. J. A. Uo0uswva, Itidgeway, N. C., Jan. 10. 1aSS. J1, () 2oAG, Eq., Agen-Dear SIr: My wife ha-s 'een uslag a D)avia dewlng MachIne onsatau ly for tue past four years, an l it has never needed ainy repairs an.a wora just, as well s.a when first ib agght. tins says it Wan do ? greater kange of praet'ial work a'nd do at easier and better than any nachIne she as ever used. We cheerfullyl recomend It as a No0. 1 faily ansolline, Yonr tray,1 ', Winaosbaro, 9. C., Jan. 8, 1883.. MS. BJOaI: I have always foaqud rmy Davis Ma ohusreag, .d aM~nds et to wora I nat.Asoo-q uain oo. I niiot see thn& the inelaeI worn a particle and it works as weil as waW sw, Winnsboro, S. C., April,160G, ?ia. BOAG My wife has been- c0nstantly ub~ Ihe pavas Maginef bought of yot 4bout ave P4 aco. I have never r reted bhyit, as aliways ready for any a ofaf, #1st nteaV orilgt.. Xsla never 90%of y e~k 1 Verffy e larfield, S,0.,Ka(reni, iN