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H'M) id) tn MM 3HT TA HS VOL. I. LAURENS C. IT. S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1886. NO. 29. ??????????????????II m?mmm A Reminiscence of Har Harbor. Throe maidens wont i>nlliiiK nil ?lu,utily dress ?xl Ono briKht summer dny ns tho non wont down; An*?.fVr n rlch yachtsman each atiglcd hop best, While thflr mothers stood Wtuohlng thom out nf tho town. For mnldons must marry und mothers arc .loop, Aitd mon to ?.. .?,,.,. thom strict watches must koop Whore tho Harbor Bar la monning. Throo noUicrs stood anxiously out on tho sV-v* That (irvOrnopn UH tho sun wont down, And their words w ert' swoct ?nd their Kmile.-? wore bland As th?ty covortly watched Cor tho yachtsmen -.brown. For m?yjherH must work, and mothers must fxJhomp, And. all raeu nro wary und not whut tho? ., seem Whore tho Hail,or Bar la moaning, Three mnMeos nil seasick nod ill ns cnn ho ('Twas evening tlu n and lin-san hud trono down?; Throo ynehtsmeo, all laughing willi Ill-sup pressed trico. Wore bringing thoso moulons right hackte the town. For mon will laugh, and women must weep. And maneuvering mot hors ni nal sometime! fool cheap 0ogood*by to tho liar and ?is moaning. _ -Life. rfVOW I WON Wy WIFE. lt was towards tho close ol a sultry day in tim latter part of July that J found myself sauntering rather aim* lossly, out into tho suburbs of my nativo city. Iliad chosen, as if by instinct, a shaded avenue for my stroll, and was enjoying tho little breath ??fair that was ^lhymg idly with tho ^onso sluggish olia^ai overhead, whon * cairn- uno\ firetMiy upon a little cottage situated a ittle way from tho roath The grounds were tastefully laid out, an?! there was a dainty bit "of velvety lawn in front and at <in?> side of the house. Involuntarily I paused to take in the pretty picture, and as I stood leaning against the lawn fence. 1 caught tho sound of fcninlo voices. Then 1 dis coeered that they proceeded from a jino*.!l grove at thu sido -<i the eotlagp. ?'herc were four person . in Hui olun> t?vlng group, seated almos: oui of sight .from where T had first stopped. Thcro -was an elderly la?ly. an?l a yoting girl of jjtfobably Bixtecii, ami two young ladles ?f about eighteen and twCnty-two rc-, ^pectivoly. Thc older of thc two was a blonde, i 3io?l though possessed <.f a fair face and : good figure, I dismissed her fron?, my acmtiny almost instantly as l caught1 bight ?if the other. This one. was a j study upon which my mind as wei; as i my gaz?! dwelt, to th?" exclusion <>i tho rest of tue group. She was of medium height-sho was tho only ono of the fair quartet standing _ "perfectfigure, rallier inclined to shm 4|,. mess, and with a fae?! that wouhl alv\ ays command moro than a casual ginn? It ,v ..!.? tho work of but a fowmomonts to take a mental picture ?of thia charm ing girl, and I also added to this crime * tho th?:ft c * ? bout|uet of the odorous honeysuckh Casting a fiance at the pretty cottage, I saw a small V**u ot paper tacked to a verandah ph 'ar. upon w hich I deci phered, with the *hl of a glass, tho fol lowing legend, \s Thieu in a .-mall fe male nanu: "To let] enquire within.'1 Immediately I * tuned to hire trot cottage. Not* that I needed it, or ha.' any earthly usc for iii hut. a sort of in- : sane desire seized mo i o :r?'t possession of tho neat that hold thc beautiful hird, j undor tho ridiculous and illogical rca? honing, or rather lack ot reason, that tho bird, of course?, went Vith tho nest, in a business way. I had put my hand upon tho gardon .gute, when I Midden ly dl*?c<n I, lying Upon the Vcramlah, a.lar,,i ..??.W'ontnl land ??og, who rai.-, ti bis ma liv?"1 h?Ad and looked at mn Inquirlfiidy? ami L fancied; a little hojHgckchlly. I liove a mortal horror ol dogs that Ifs, other people'- dogs alni particularly loose dogs, So 1 bultUlled, arid as I ?aw nb way of alt rn ot lng tho attention of the group without shouting lo thom, retnahd Uko a ?-?.ward. Thew was Cave Canem written all ??vcr tho house for in?;, and oven for a closer view of the fair creature in thc garden, I v> Mild not take the risk of thc dog. No; I would stroll out that way ngiltn thc next ?lay, and I would got .lenny, . my married sister, to como with mo. "To look at a cottage!" sae! Jenny in astonishment, when I nakod her <om pahy for this purpose. "What Iii tho world do you moan -'" "Oh, it's such a lovely little n"st. f thought Td secure it in case I should get rnarrlod, or anything of that kind."1 "Don't you think it wouhl bo moro In tho lino of varloty to secure tho wife firatP" aim asked, "knowing that I had none in view as yet. '.Kia ? tort of Toodle? luca," I a?l mlttcd; "but I'd like you to Bco it." So wo went; we saw, and I was con qnorcd. We Mgvrfced -within. .lenny was captivated with the cottage and Sounds, and I -thcro was only ono soil ry oblect in tho whole premises that I saw sumelentlv well to Be able to ?lc scriho it intell?gentiv aftei ward-, "Did you notice, S'ed. hov? admirably * tho rooms connected, an?! how Sparo was oconoini/?'?l ovorywherer"' "I didn't not ic?; particularly,'." 1 sa ul rather abruptly, thinking only pf tho rooms as connected with the supero . central figure-Mary Anderson, as we. .learned her name was ami of tho i economy of space only in tho light of VtheImmense spaeNi that ttorolwas ut ?.reserftoetwefen us- -Mary ami mo, I mean. . , "And what a beautiful tint of brown the ?*Jtt*ge*aH p4lrite<ir<"ha a?lded. ."Betmtiffll b?.n<fnful! T Said, looking dreamingly ont of tho window, and - thinking of the exquisitely lustrous brown oyo?. , * "NodP" said Jenny auddenly, starting mo* otit of I aidrenrr. ju which I was1 pio turlng myself and Mary na tho occupants Of tho cottage, without knowing actually whether tho iiousawna painted browner green, or painted at all, for that matter, , "Nod,,d?>*vn kpow I don't Miine you ' haVe the falntoit notion of hiring tho house; nor do I bollero you know whether tho oottnge contains two rooms or ten, or whether there fal? a front or ^^icf?S?*^ gnze ?f lierai V* ullty and her provoking smile with a look which wa? meant for an injured amt indignant o?ioi but I felt that my hot face betrayed me, BO 1 said nothing moro about it then. A*fow days only had elanMul since Jenny and 1 had looked over tho prom? ?808 to lot; or, lather, since Jenny had lookod thuin over, while I had-but no matter; a few days after I was at thu cottage again, thia time alone. Thc cn'.ire group of female jnnitrcsses showed nie over tho house again, tho elder huh, the mother, pointing out to me tho conveniences and praising them; and I, looking always at Alary, who sc* nu ?! avers? to parting with the koine, assented to all tim old lady said about UlO rooms, etc., while niv eves took in nothing? and my Wounded heart assent ed to nothing except .Mary and her love, her hearl. "How much of a family have yon. Mr. Harton?" sahl Mrs. anderson Inei douttdly, wlliio showing tho neat bed chambers. 1 stood in the upper hail surrounded by lin: three young ladies, and thu mother stood at tito door of tho front cha m bet*. ..None at all," I replied thoughtlessly. Four pub's of astonished eyes of var ious lutos {vero focussed upon mo in stantly. i ho groy eyes of tho cider woman seemed to pierce my subterfuge, but I turned to thc liquid brown eyes for re lief to lind ill them a puzzled expression only. "Then you ure contemplating mar riage? questioned Mrs. Anderson. "Yes, ' I said boldly, still sluring at pretty Mary, who turned away her eyes. "1 think thc place will -nit me very well," i addeii mechanically. And theil to myself: "It would he paradis.- tor me, with that girl lo share it!'' "And could von decide thc matter soon':''1 asked Airs. Anderson. "It is gutting to bc quito annoying to have so many people running in to look it over." "lt intltil be, indeed," 1 replied. "She. includes mc, of course, in the annoy anco," 1 mentally addod. "I will lake tlie place," said I sadd? nh. with tho foolhardy r?servai ion vividly in my ? mind "i: Mary will remain and be ?ts ? mistress." Thu latter had turned away from tho little group, ii.il not before I had si en the nu -.Table tears Mart into the dear vy . She was evidently pained M tho thought of leaving the pretty nest. What should I do? "God knows I don't want lier to leave it,'* I thought. I would lake the \s i<e sister hilo lull confidence, ami she would undoubtedly pi I ol mo through the trouble. IV fore leaving I had managed to add another crime to my sins by stealing from thc center table a daguerreotype of Mary, just as she appeared to mc in the garden, drc.-v, hair, and all. 1 intended faithfully to replace it again upon tile table as soon as I could have a copy taken. "So yon are deep in the mire. Ned, and want mc lo help you out-eh?" said Jenny with a mock-serious face. "Kor shame! to come to a woman, too. You who profess such a contempt for their assistance." "I'm only a nahe in this sort of busi i.? .." I confessed humbly. "And, as a babe, of course, you need a woman's tender care. You shah have it, N'cd. i'll do all 1 can for you, but don'l he foolish enough to suppose that girls li" around loose, waiting to be picked up hy thc first man who conies along." Jenny w as as good as her word. Shu V quick and close acquaintance with I,,. \ *\dursoii! .and through thc reading if cartu 1,1 onbalistio signs that would inve been unintelligible as Sanscrit to ne, hud tlis?.'^>vorut' thal thero was "a ios ibility o.' success for mc," she ll( llehl.' 1 was surprise..' dolightcd one ifl moon to lind N/ury 'lt nw sisters ioi.-e when I went tl. 1 dCtOr hlrtod to know my into before sin* loft. "What a beautiful pietro yon would mike!" 1 blunderingly rem .irked. Sho ?lushed like a rose, but sab. nothing. \l\ sister bmiled approvingly a ad soon iftor left the room on some pick*l,6P; 1 veut over to where Mary was setting, ind said: "You will, no doubt, dot"jPl*8 i t! ief and a man who goes t li rough l.he vorid under false pretenses. But such s I ho man before you," She looked surprised and shocked at his hut 1 drew from my ?locket a faded mt Mill fragrant bunch of honeysuckle md held it close to the ono she had dimed upon her besom. "A very small theft, and readily for given," sho said, smiling. "They aro mates," 1 said; "that is, he flowers-1 wish th? owners were," The deep color begi.n to run riot in 1er checks now. "And here," I said, "is the poor sub itituto for tho original that l nave also toit n and kent Close lo my heart, as a idUVonlr of you. Mary," producing tho ilctliro I had taken from her. "And resides," I added, ILS she made no r?> il ., Wive lite silent tell-tale blushes . h ell poko volumes to my heart; "bo* lido . ii. il falso pretenses. I did not ni a-iy hottso when I 'inqitirud wit li li1 nt y.mr home, lt was only you that want xl; am! I have gone and made a ooi of in ,seli. I have got n house on ny hands, hi I I hav e no wile lo occupy tr\vlili nu !" "But you told mamma that you con d m pl af cd marriage," she suggested ihylv. ..lt WUS long h ap iii the dark. I i.id onlv von in view, Mary: and now f you would only consent lo get me out rf tho letabu it would bo al) right yet." . Sin- did not say she would, but when [ look lim little untwisting hand in nine and kissed it.tenderly, she put tho AV o bouquets into my hands and I in-sed Diem together: "Mates now, loth the Howers and lheir owners." We three wi ni ovov to Mrs. Anderson iboiit dusk, and I sahl: "We have decided to move into tho cottage n<? soon as it will lx> convenient for von." "We!" queried tho old lady, fixing her grey ?yes upon nm Inquiringly. ..Yes," I replied] "I am soon to bf married-that is, with your consent," 1 added hesitatingly. "What has my consent todo with lt?" ?ho arkell lb surprise. "A groat doti!, Jt ls your daugbtei WIKMII I wish to marry." M m to her mother, mn was n?stlln.? nor hoad upon tim mater ..-?> M said softly: "Yes, june.M::-: il WM? mo liuit lio wanted ail Uto Ihne, und aol l?io liouso." A Vtf.tl from Captain Kidd, In an illustrai* ?1 article on Gardiner's Island.in Hw December Century,George Parsons Lathrop writes u-? follows, re gariling an unexpected visit from Hie notorious pirate: "Loi ?I .John Gardiner one dunc evening observed ? mysterious sloop with six ginis riding at am nor off the island. It was Kidd's lust vessel,tho Auteuil. This I ?ord lohn was il large, hearty man. who iivd irenorously, was 'clever' to thc Indians and squaws, and had so much ability in affairs (hah al though la married four times and -mt a great dual of money, he portioned off his daughters handsomely and loll a largo estai . al lils death. Ho was not a person tobe scared by n mysterious armed sloop; so, after she had lain in sight two ?lays without making any sign, he (tul o f in a boat, to bearii her ami inquire what she was. .\* ho canto up over tho sldc.Cnptniu Kidu lill He n unknown to him received him with tho traditional politeness ufa tlirivinj* des anudo, and asked after Ibo health of limsolf and family. Thou, hi answer to Lord doha's inquiries, he said that he was on his way to ' ord I Iel lomon I at Hosten: would Lard.ncr do him tho favor to carry two m gro boya and one girl ashore, to bo kept there until ho re turned or sent an order for them? Gar diner consented, and wc : hack to tho island. Tho next morning Kidd rc mtned intercourse by M mling ashore a request that Gardiner should como on hoard at once, and la ing si?; sheep with him. This was rather forcing Har ac quaintance.(Jardiner may liavo thoujrht: bul ho complied. Thereupon Kidd promptly ripened acquaintance Into in timacy, and asked him i? ho could spare a barrel of chlor. Lord John once more proved neighborly, ami found that ho could sparc tho eitler, scuding two nf lils mon ashore to fetch it. While waiting for their return, Kidd gol oui from his cargo. I wei 'pi ces1 of damaged ngal muslin, :i raro and valued fabric in prtspno slate which ho pul hil > a bag and requested Gardiner to take as a present t-. his wife, lt is likely enough that the captain, seeing In hearty hurd John n capacity for such tirings, produced tune oj Iris* lifty-shil llng rum, or Ihn -hiuirir I pound Ma deira to ho tasted. Som thing, at any rate.wat med him u;> lo Increased gener osity i ir 'in about u quarti :. of ; n hour' ho presen lcd ho I ?ord of the Isle with some muslin for Iiis own UKO. When thu mott cunio back with tho barrel of eider, he gave them four pieces < f gold for their trouble. iMirthermore, after getting ready lo sail, ho odored to pay for thc eider; bul Gardiner protested that ho was KufHciontlv rewarded hy tho present lo his vvife. They parted ut Inst; and Kidd, gallantly tiring a salute of four guns, stood for Block Island. 'I tis purpose in lingering in those waters was to get rid of his suspicious freight boforo going to Boston, [hiring the stay near tho island two New York sloops took (?IV part of his cargo; and three days hiter he returned from Block Island in company with alioth) I' nefar ious sloop, which rel loved him of < lasts Containing plate and gold and other goods. 'Jins limo Kidd nguiu sen! for Gardiner und committed lo his charge a chest, a box of gold,a bundle of quilts, and four hah s of g...als. The box of gold, ns Gardiner afterwards solemnly deposed, wa- destined hy Kidd for IJOHI Bollomont. AU thu lr? asuro and mor ohandiso was hurled ht some swampy hind near Cherry Harbor, beside Homo Tomi, within a mile of tho manor-house, U> be kepi lor Kidd or Ills order. " 'If I call fol" i and il i . one/ Kidd declared (0 Lord .lohn, 'I will lake your head or y i ur -1.n's." "An Ohl tle.it." 'Tie re, was (ino patin tie ?acid: nt con Heeled with tho fight. A man namoi1 Clough lind served three years In tin Eleventh Massachusetts, tl ml had tilt reputation of hoing an excellenl soldier a favorito with both officers and men and doing his duty faithfully in all po sitions. At the expiration of his tern lie ro-onlisted, and was given the cu ternary furlough of Lllil'lJ days. Whoa ho returned to tho regiment his nate., seemed to be changed. From a client fuJ. companionable man ho became i olironio grumbler, and al hist was genet ully recognized as a "beat." His oh comrades bore his altered dispositiot Tor a while, but finally ho was lot alon with his growling*, ills ofileerautln UlspcOUmh'un of a determination to d ?ort, and watched him accord i ugh When his company started into a light tho question would bo, "Whoro h Clough?" and he generally had to h liunted up and ordered hit? tho ranks Dn this occasion ho was SO Vi rely wound Ml, being shot twice. He was brought L>ot on a stretcher, which his lieutenant dad sent in for him. and while wai ti Up for an ambulance tho officer went up t. the wounded man. With :> return ol the old-time lire, ( lough said, "LicuiOII mt, have I done my duty?" "Ye Clough, like a man;" lo which he iv pliouwi'th a touch of blttornossi "Won dor il tho boy s are satisfied with th? damned old beal now?1' Tho boy> crowded around ami tried to encouragi liini, now ashamed pf their former chat Ung, and ho smiled faintly and said "Good-by, boys," ai I hey carried him iiway. 'That night tho tired, broker hod y was out of pain, and "Old Clough' tros beyond the praise or I lam i ol hu man judgment.* 7Vi?i State. No Hhow for (lie Hairpin. Tho wife of an engineer on tho West ?horo Railroad, a most agreeable littlo vornan, went to Now York yesterday ikonning, and cunio up on the train of vhlch her husband drives the engine, (lt Newburgh she took n soat in tho cn .inc mid rode from there to Kingston, -'ur that distance tho train runs with prent Speed, ut intervals fully u milo a ninnie. When ?ho roached this city tor friends', ? ho were there to meet her, n a chorus Inquired) "Wei!, how did mu enjoy ii?'1 "Oh!" snld ?ho, "it was iplendid. real exciting, but I haven't a taii-pin in my hair. 'Thc jur of the .?Mono had shaken nil tho hrirpins out, io . .it her hair hung upon bot shoftlders, ibo says si??, don't wot do-'ii-?.. mgino. .1 IfnclK SI ip their hair eut n "dead alii.i..' fanion -i<ination (N. V.) freeman. IN A DI SS RCTING-HOOM. A Mysterious Snore from - iw>i', .-A Strange K*jmrloiioc. "I have been foi tho past; fifteen years engaged at my present business and I net ti not teil you it is not one of tho most pleasant occupations in tho world. I have had some terrible experiences daring that time, and if I were *o relate some of them to you you would not think them erodible. 1 spend most of tho day and night with these dead bodies, and now that I have grown accustomed to it I do not mind it much." The speaker was Prof. James Walsh, superintendent of tho dissecting-room in tho Now York University Medical Col logo, and tho answer was given in reply to the re porter's iptory. Thc professor con tinued: .Tf you wish to hear an experience I had, ht me see, about lift con years ago, 1 have no objection to telling you, but follow me np ?nd I will show you tho very spot where it occurred, and perhaps it will help to refresh my mernot*) some what. " The reporter followed the professor up a long winding stairway until ho came to a door wideh was locked. The pro fessor took from his pocket a key. and having applied i! to thc lock,the door Hew open and disclosed a long, wide room, in which lay upward of two hundred "cadavers'' j.laced upon marble slabs. Tho stench that came from lins room was of the most indescribable charac ter, and tho reporter instinctively drew back to catch his breath. "This is thc dissecting-room," a lided the professor, "and it gives you sonic idea of tho character of my work. It is h. re I spend my day and night, and you will at once admit it is not a very pleas ant way to ?pond one's existence. It is over there, just at thal slab toward tho left, that tho experiences occurred which 1 will now relate. "I was then a new man, and did not feel fpiite at home as much as now, and, though it is well nigh fifteen years since it happened, it was so forcibly Impressed upon my i lind al thal time that 1 shall la ser forg t it. The students had all gone, anti 1 was alon - in the dissecting room. Tim hour was about 12 o'clock ao l I hail remained to fix up the cada vers for llie morrow. The associations connected with this place at snell an hour aro nough to lill tuc mind of a loss n ins person with apprehension. About two hundred dead bodies layon tho slabs al! around, and at. that time a .screen hung from thc top of each slab to tho ground so as to conceal tho debris during tho day. Not a sound broke tho stillness of tho dlssocting-rooni, not a ripple ran through tho big building, when all at once, as I stood near the slab, I heard a loud snoring sound pro ceed from a cadaver. "I could feel the throbbing of my heart, and I stood rooted to tho ground. I could not move if I tried, and tho muscles of my foot seemed to give wnv under mc. The cadaver raised himself up oil his back and looked and grinned at me In a most agonizing manner. A cold sweat ran all over my frame. I seemed to bo lifted off thc ground, and in another moment I vas thrown pros trate on the Iloor. I never believed much in ghosts, hut at that time I could not explain this extraordinary pheno menon. "1 lay in that position 1 know not how long, bul anyway when I recovered consciousness it was morning, and tho light was streaming in through those windows. W ith llie return ol' day I plucked up fresh courage ami went up to a certain the cause of my scare of tho pn viona night. The cadaver lay in the very anio p> -ilion in which it had been ; 'ed by me, and 1 put my hand on the lace and found thc coldness of (h ath there. I raised up tho cloth that cov ered the lower part of the slab and there found the eause of my feeling of thc pre vious night. A student lay on his back on thc it ?or in a profound slumber, slot ping Ol? tho ('lieds of the night's de* bauoh. J his at < nee explained tho whole secret a way i and thc nervous pro.-.'ration I experienced was wholly lille lo my ardent imagination. I got jvor all th. !, however, and now I inves tigate tho cause of any unusual noise since that night. Of course you Can readily understand the nervous pertur bation was wholly induced by th strange noise (hat was produced in that place at such an unseasonable, hour, and that explain.-, away my feelings with regard to the erect position tho cavalier was supposed to assume. Such an ex traordinary occurrence might result fatally in many cases, for tho nervous system In one who is a linn believer in Supernatural visitations would receive a shock from which it would never in all probability rally, and I have, known many people who were rendered insano by just such an occurrence. It was a lesson to mo, however, that I will not readily forget. So much tor my first ex perience iu a dissecting-room. --iV. Y. Ilcrnhl. A Living Barometer. It is a Well-known fact that several of Mir smaller animals aro so sensitive to chang.--, from heat to cold, and fren, dry tO mois! that tiny* foretell those changes uno time iii advance. in the Smithsonian Institution's list l>f animals valuable to man, tho troo load is mentioned asancxcoltont weath .r-prophet, and I can testify to its power i?f foretelling tho change in the weather. I have in my possession a paper-weight in tho form of a bronze frog supporting >n its hack a glass tube with a bulb at tho bottom. Sumo months ago I was fortunate enough to catch a tree-toad, find having heard of his ability ns a weather-prophet, I put him into my glass tube and made from matches a -m.ill ladder so that he could .limb up or down within tho tube. I loon fourni that tho approach of a ?hange lu tho wenthor was always noticed by tho little prisoner, wno ;1 imbed toward tho top whenover the ?ir grew moist or before rain, and aa in va ri ;i lily desee m led toward the bott 3m >f tho tube in ad vaneo of tho coining of try weather.-8t. Nicholas. When tho king of Portugal waa in England Queen Victoria presontod Ed win Landseer to his majesty as a painter whose works she had been collecting. "Ah, Sir Kdwin," exclaimed tho king, "delighted to make your acquaintance. [ waa always very fond ol beaata." Tho IjfttCHt Suff/?cntloii.s About Wa lt ai ii tx. If tho observation of social waltzing in New York and Europe for more than forty years proves anything whatever, writes Allen Dodsworth in "Dancingand its Relation to Social Life," it is that the method of holding which is pre scribed below is to-day, as at the begin ning, adopted hy all who may he no ticeable for refined manners and move ment. The. gentleman approaches tho lady, offering his left banu -ono who is au fait will tit the sumo time make a slight inclination to how. The. lady places lier right hand in that of the. gen tleman, who then extends hi-: right arm in a direct line to the side, the forearm bent so as to form acule angle. In this aught the lady will placo herself, with the center line of the person oppo site the line of the gentleman's right side, both persons on parallel lines, not forming an angle. !n this position each will bo looking over tho other's right, shoulder, and hy the lad , turning her head slightly to th'' !,.ft tho oiled of the group will bc greatly improved, and prevent all possibility of laking each otle-r's breath, which Ls rarely pleasant, and in tho case of a young man directly from tho USO of meerschaum is "posi tively horrid," as many ladies have re marked. The lady, if not too short, places her left hand, hooked, upon tho gentleman's right shoulder, tho fingers appearing in front. Tho right hand of tho gentleman should rest very gently on the lady's hack, as near tho waist as possible, so as not to remove thc up ward pressure of tho elbow directly un der the lady's shoulder, as this is tho lady's support and must bo hold wdth sure, but gentle firmness. Thc hand on thc back should rest very lightly, and on every possible occasion should bo slightly raised, BO that tho air may pass botweon, as in some eases tho close con tact induces perspiration and may leavo its mark upon thc lady's dress. Both persons should bo slightly bent forward from tho hips upward, so that tho shoal dors may bo only three or four inches apart, tho distance increasing down ward: this lenes both ??allies free in their limbs, so that any contact of per son or knees may bo avoided, and should la; so avoided as a most serious mistake The gentleman's left hand, holding tho hilly 's right, should he ex tended downward in a lilt" with the body, tho hand -1ince or four inches dis tant from tho per on, tho arm-- forming j 11 a gontlo cm \e from tho .-?iouh 1er down-1 T ward. No weight is placed upon this arm; all tho guiding and changes must ho governed hy the elbow under tho lady's ann. It will bo found that this grouping will bo perfectly modest in appearance, no more ?-ont act of person occurring than in a holy's taking a gen tleman's arm for walking. In conclu sion, let it bo remembered that purity of thought and action may bc as conspicu ous in waltzing as ia any other situa tion of lifo; that tho gross waltz grossly, tho vicious viciously, the relined and innocent innocently and in a relined manner. mt * mi I '.l'. li i< rna tile Dress in Jsvn. A lady who has been visiting in Java writes to tho Missouri Republican: As soon as we got to tho house, our hostess provided us with "sarvengkabaya" to put on. This is thc native dress of the, country, and is worn hy ladies all through tho bea. of tho day, being light and cool. Il consists of two parts; tho "sarveng" or skirt is about four varils wide, in one piece, with one seam, lt is drawn tightly around the waist without a wrinkle, and folded over in front in one or two great folds, and tied on by a sa- h. 'l here are many kind.-, of ..snrvcngB," almost every district hay ing sonic special way of making and or namenting them anil w e re a stranger would seo no difference, a connoisseur at a glance distinguishes between a Ba tavian. Samarang, or Solo pattern. In somo places they are woven, sometimes with gold or silver thread, in Ot hors a rich pattern traced in wax on fino cotton or silk. Thc process is c died "hattick", and these are. the finest. Sarvcng-niaking is a great industry Hmong native women, and they aro D? all prices, from one or two guild ers to fifty and sixty. . Thc wives af chief and high horn natives make diem ns a pastime to use themselves ot ?ivo away, and often trace a story or legend on them. One such I saw repre sented in a most intricate pattern, tho tree of life and its branches. Tho "kabaya" or jacket is niado on tho na tivo pattern, and would not, I fancy, [ind much favor in Taris and New York, but it is loose and comfortable and in keeping with the castora looking dre*?. Finally tho foot are hare, bul to koop hem off thc ground slippers aro used just for the toes. Tho slippers aro ex p?sito in beauty and finish, and must >xcel even those far-famed crystal slip? lora of Cinderella's, which wo dreamed tbout and envied in our childhood. They aro made of velvet or satin of any ;olor, richly < mbroidored with beads ind silver ..? gold thread in close pat ems i i leaves or hirds and finished oh* vith high gilt heels, which top, tap, ihcerfufry as ono walks about these silent Indian houses. The embroidery if these slippers is done chiefly by Chl lcso women. We could not at ali man? igo this dress at first, and my sister and [ insisted on putting on the sarvonga on lushing all thc oiliness to tho hack, and n this way making them look Uko di ?ado undor-pettiooats, and imito spoil ng tho pieturosquonesfl of tho dross. - . m* ? low We. Hemlrickfi Wished to Die? Mr. Hendricks died as ho widied. "I .ocollect," said Major Stealey, u person d friend of tho Viee-Pro.^dcnt, *'whon ienator Morton wos dying in UldttiUw* )lls. For three days and three night? io lay in indescribable agony. Standing indcr tho window of ..is' house we .(iiihl hoar him from time to timo shriek mt- It was almost more than ono could icar to liston. About that 'Imo I was Miking of this case with Mr. Hendricks md he dwelt for some timo upon the liffcrcnt kind of deaths. Ho thought his long suffering was greatly to bo do ilorcd and said no dbl not 'believe he vould die lr. that way; ho thought that vhen tho time caine be would go quick. If I have one wish above all others tn his world,1 said he, 'it is that I may bo pared lingering agony and that I may 50 suddenly.' Ho had his wish." hi t w w al m 1, Tl cn a ot cc w Ul w K> Iii fu hi so El of in wi lu hi w th bc te th Ix ni Ri in A ROMANTIC STORY. kn ICpUotlo In Which Morocco mid ThU Conntry Tuite it limul. Ono dull afternoon in tho month of September inst yenr, Abraham, n bund? omo vonng Jew, presented himself at mr ?nice, and stated that he was about o sail that evening for America, where ie had previously resided for sonic time, hereby becoming an American citizen, 'he object of his visit was to solicit our ssistanco in drawing up a power of at ornoy in favor of a friend, also an Lmorican citizen. In whose hands ho OS i rod to leav? his interests at home luring his absence. Tho document was Inly signed and witnessed, and tho outh that same afternoon left his na ive shore to seek his fortune in the far IV land of his adoption. After tho lapso of II few months tho fiend who belo the power of attorney ailed to ask our advice under tho fol >wing circumstances: Abraham, before e left, had fallen in love with tt pretty ewes-; maid named lionh, and pr > losod to make her his wifo; but as shu ? as tho daughter of a poor widow with thor children, and as Abraham had eek his fortune in u foreign land, it lits agreed that they should become bo rothcu and wait until Abraham earned ho means of providing a home. Leah nd her mother thought (hat when she ras out of sight Abraham might change is mind, or that some fair stranger light steal away her lover's heart: lt >'as therefore deemed advisable that sin; hould bind him to his engagement in u ond of $400 and when the. matter was roposod to him he said ho had no ob SOtlon, provided tho bond was made (pially binding on either side, which .as accordingly done, and each was uly bound in a penalty of $400 lo bo no and faithful to the othor. Sureties rere found on either side, the surety of eah being one Moses, who mad.; light f his suretyship. Scarcely, however, had Abraham inched his destination when a rich Jew ?om Algiers visited our city, and went ) tho Jewish schools, in which Leah as employed as a teacher. Ile waa inch struck by her modest demeanor, . well as by thc ability which she di.s laycd in the discharge of her duties, le inquired who she was and soon af .rward called upon her mother and roposcd to marry her. The widow told im of Leah's engagement ami bond, ut the ardor of his love was only bl amed tho more by these difllcullies in ie way of his desires. He reasoned that braham would soon forget her, that 110 light die or fail in his attempts to .-le nin- a fort ino, and that sho had better ?eure a home and a fortune when she ad the ohancc. In short, he generous . ottered to provide, for the. whole fa ll li? i and pay the penalty of $400 besides, eah at last yielded to tho tempting of >r, and the pair presented themselves to tabbi Mordecai Hen Geo for the purpose f milking tho necessary arrangements >r tht! marriage. The rabbi objected, n the ground that, to his certain kuowl Jge, Leah was betrothed to Abraham. Tho new lover was not to be thus alked, and lost no time in securing ass ages in tho French steamer for Oran >r him and Leah, together with tho hole family, and a few days later they camed away to the east, after, it is ated, having deposited $400 in tho ands of tho rabbi. Abraham's father ppcalcd to the rabbi, who said that Othlng could bo done until he received power of attorney from his son, and ion tho father called upon Abraham's ?end to ask advice, and, to his joy und that he held the very document; j required. With this they both re lire?! to tho house of thc rabbi, who oked nt it, and to their dismay pro Dlinccd it useless because it was written i the English language. The United states consul and consul? UlCT?l were appealed to, but said that, i it was :i matter of Jewish law, the ?es. ion must bo loft to tho discretion ! tilt' rabbi. Negotiations woro thon ?teret! Into with .Moses, who conipro iscd the matter by tho payment of half io bond viz., $200, We have not yet surd w hat '. licet has been produced up l the mind of Abraham, but they say int a candle is never so easily lighted i when it has just been put out, anti srhaps in a niall or two WO may hear lat Abraham is on his way home to looso another of tho fair maidens of angicr.-Morocco Times. Chopin as a Boy. Chopin, alone of all tho musicians, is been immortalized through his anoforto muslo. If all the works that ivo ever been written for the piano ere to he swept away, his compositions ould of themselves inspire one through I thc drudgery that is necessary to aster the instrument. Frederie Chopin was born on March 1800, at. a little village near Warsaw. lie child's genius was apparent in Iiis irliest years; when scarcely more than baby, he was so sensitive that he wept i hearing music; anti ho began to impose before ho was old enough to rite out tho notes. Ho was placed ider the tuition of Albert Zwvnv, who as delighted with Iiis little pupil's pro .ess, and in his ninth year tie gave his ?st concert. Frederic was generally II of high Spirits, and often amused msclf by playing little practical jokes, metimos being Joined by his sister tally. This sister gavo as rare promise being great in literature as Frederic music, but., unfortunately, she died hen only a young girl. Chopin had a talent for seizing tho dicrous and placing it on paper; and s powor of caricaturing on tho piano as much liko Schumann's. It is said at onco, when his father's pupils were '.coming very boisterous, Chopin en nod the room and seated himself at 0 piano. Ho imitated a band of rob? irs breaking into a house, their escape, id retreat to tho woods; as tho musio ow fainter the pupils became drowsier itll they were aU fast asleep.-St. ?chotas. Residents of the backwoods of Penn rlvania do not relish the appe >o many hunters in their preserves, ?veral lumber camps in the northwest rn part of the state have been lately urned to prevent their occupation M dgea by hunting partios,and a number 1 hounds have boen poisoned. Patt re unusually plenty. SBBVJSD ON <;oi.l>i;N I K A vs. Tho ltoyul UunlflOOnOQ with Which a Seimtor at Washington ' n t ?.i ( I n i. A dinner of fourteen covers was given in Washington by ?Senator Stan* ford, of California, ono evening last week, to Senator Evarts and tbe fol lowing members of thc Puciflc Coast delegation in Congress: Scnutors Bowen and Teller, of Colorado; Sena tors Dolph and Mitchell, of Oregon; ?Senator Jones,of Nevada; Represen tatives Louttit, McKeiuia and Morrow, of California; Symes, of Colorado; Woodburn, of Nevada, and Hermann, of Oregon. The residence ol' Senator Stanford, on Farragut Square, has been transformed by its occupants Into a representative California home. Thc drawing-room furniture was manu (ac lu red there to older, oven to tho par terres, widt h are adorned with Japan ese hand embroidery in gold. The guests of the evening sat down to a banquet whoso wine and fruits were all from California. Thc tea and coiTee servico wore of solid gold from Cali fornia milice, on a solid golden tray. Tho forks and spoons were of hammer ed silver, wrought III rich designs, and the china was hand-painted Dresden, Vienna and Paris ware. Each plate was distinct lu itself, containing some historic portrait or scene or some odd design. "The Raid on tho Sabine women'' adorned thc plate of Senator Evarts; the face ot Mary Queen of Scots looked up at Senator Dolph when he reverted his plate. The table was spread in thc finest white damask, relieved in tho centre bv a large basket ot roses, flanked on each side by an oval plaque of Jacqueminots. THE LAURENS HAR. JOHN* C. HASKELL, N. U. DIAL, Columbia, s. c. Laurens, S. C. HASKELL & DIAL, A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W, LAURBN8 0. H., 8. C. J, T. JOHNSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, OFFICE--Fleming's Corner, Northwest side of Publie Square. LAURENS C. H., S. C. ?J. C. OAKLINGTON, A T TO lt N 12 V A T L A W, LAURENS C. H., S. C. Oflicc ova- W. IL Garrott's Store. W. C. HEN KT, Fi I*. M'OOWAN, Abbeville. Laurens. 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