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POETRY.
A LITTLE GIRL THAT SOLD MATCHES.
[The Painful 'scene I have endeavored to por
tray, Hayn n writer in New York Grajmic, is
founded upon nn occurrence thht recently ennic
to the "notice of one of die teachers cm ployed by
the Children's Aid Society, and is ho whit more
distressing than other scones that nrc enacted
nightly.in this metropolis. If I might hope to
interest one single render to the extent of in
ducing even the smallest contribution towards
the noblu charity conducted by that society'I
! should feel that 1 had accomplished something
in the cause of humanity ]
O, 1 hope she ain't been drinkin'?
Yc^m every match is sold:
? But Taint got all the money?
Three cents, mammy's, all Isloled.
Course I k no wed you'd lick me for it,
Lorn mo tell y, how it come?
Then, perhaps, you'll whip me easy,
'Less you've been a drinkin' rum.
I wns dreadful tired walkia'?
Seemed as like as not, I'd drop;
So I stopped to rest a minute,
Bight afore a baker's shop.
Suthin' gripped me in the stummick
At a sight o' tbing to cat;
Cause I hadn't struck it lucky
FindiiV scraps along the street.
No ! not yet?just wait a minute
Till I tell y', then you may.
Since you gave methat pertater
1 ain't had a bite to day; ?
And them crullers looked so temptin',
I got crying where 1 stood?
Never tasted notion' like 'cm,
But I knowed they must be good.
Then I seed two girls a coinin'?
They was just about my size?
Dressed so nice and warm and handsome
With such purty-lookin' even;
Watched'cm walk right in so careless,
Like it wa'n't no barm to do;
When I see 'cm buym' crullers
I went in and bought some, too.
(lot three cents' worth?conic out tremblin'
Kind o' seared at what I'd done;
And a joafin' boy tbat seen nie
Snatched 'em out my band and run.
Tlien I sot down on the curbstone,
Feel in' weak and sort o' sick,
Till a pleeeeman conic an' tolu me?
Cot up now, ainl travel quick!
Lick me now: but you must give me
Just one little bite to vat I
I can't stand it 'thoilt no supper
No! no I no! Don't lie liiy feet!
Oh, that great big stick'll kill me!
Mammy, I'll be good?I'll try !
Wei!, du n, kill nib -please to kill me I
Oh ! Please, please to let me die!
WHO IS GUILTY?
?'The man waits outside," .said Air.
Spenser Ponton's servant, as lie stepped
in front of the low ollico table, piled with
books nnd law papers.
Mr. Ecu ton's servant was a man <>!'
penetration, nnd knew where to draw the
dividing line between the commonplace
"man" and tbo order of being known us
'the "gentleman."
"Let him come in," said Mr. Fenton,
quietly as be took a pistol from a drawer
laid it on the table and dropped a news
paper over it.
Mr. Fenton was a lawyer in good prac
tice in a large city, ami was known us
widely among the class of customers for
whom he practiced as a celebrated lawyer
of "Clreat Expectation"and fame.
The man was admitted, and proved to
be a sullen-looking brutish personage.
Mr. Pen toil looked once at this square
jawed savage face, and judged his man.
"You may go, John," he said to his
servant.
"Takean hour or two for yourself, it
yon like "
.John went out, and the lawyer then
took his seat at tbo table opposite bis
client, looking at him sternly.
?'Now my man," he said quietly, "we
are together, and I want to know exactly
how the matter stands."
?'I am going to tell you how iL stands,
honest Injun, I am."
"Very well. Now, as to this bank
robbery. You say that you can give
information?-for n consideration, of
??
course.
"For live hundred dollars."
"Very well."
"Then I'll tell you. The man that
put up that job is Seth Amity, tbo cashier
of the bank."
Fenton started to his feet, and for a
moment lost self-possession.
"Seth Amity! .Man you urn either
drunk or cra/.y!"
"Ro I? Then you take mc som'cr's
und git mo swore to it. I'll take my alii
ilayy and whereas that he's tbo one as
pul up the job, I ain't going to swear to
j a lie."
believe you'd swear to nnytWbag for
n dollar, Senter; but that don't matter.
Of course, if you can prove wbatypu say
the man must be punished. Seth ?jnity?
I would undertake to swear'thnt ypu are
lyiug.', 3fe
' "I ain't, Mr. Fenton: so help ?ine, I
ain't. He's the man us done it; hip the
man as put the others up to tbo fastigiings
and gave them the impression t<? the
safe key and the word to unlocjt the
safe by."
"You know n great deal aboufcT this
matter, it seems to me." [
"Course I know about it. I Ttin't
sneaked and crawled there hull nights
for nothin'. See here, they are goi|g to
make another haul on the bank, \and
they are going to meet to nrrango it> to
night. Would you dare go with me und
listen?"
"Can you lead the way?"
"I kin, and you'll see what yer pre
cious Seth Aunty amounts too."
"Shall I bring n poliecman?"
"I don't like the cops; but bring one if
you like, be can't hurt inc."
"Very good, you can leave me njow,
but be on hand at nine."
He arose and unlocked the. door, and
Senter shufflco out in his sullen manner.
As he passed down the wide Rtairousi?n
young man brushed passed him rapietfy,
and gave bint a look of "silent scorn.
Senter stopped on the stairway and look
ed after him.
"That you Selb my boy. You are
down on me for a traitor and informer,
but I'll fix you yet!"
The young man tapped at the door uf
Feuton's room ami entered. The lawyer
looked 14? at him quickly, and tin oxp.es
sjon of doubtful moaning "passed over bis
face.
"Conti morning, Seth," he said 'Mow
do matters go on at the bank'.'"'
"They are in trouble, of course, i'v
there is absolutely no clue lo""the >c1TumN
reis who robbed the sale. They were
cunning enough not to take anything ex
cept gold?actually leaving 11 large
quantify of indes, which they might have
bad as well as not."
"Do you suspect any one connected
with the bank?"
"I own 1 have my suspicions, Mr. Fen
ton, but L have no proofs, ami as the
man and I are not good friend-', it might
look like personal enmity on my part if
I spoke of ii.*'
"flu-sale was opened with the kc) and
word."
"Yes; that is tin; puzzle, for only two
of us had the word.?The key is another
matter, and it might have been taken in
a (I r/.en ways. Why, if the tlireetois did
not have the utmost confidence in ine 1
might have been suspected myself Are
you going to the house?"
'-'No; but you must give the. mamc of]
the man you fuspcel; of course it will go
no further than myself."
"Henry Dann, the assistant t astier,"
replied Seth, slowly.?"You know that
he has not been friendly with me since he
knew Mary and I were engaged: for he
hoped to succeed himself."
"Umph! You are going to the bouse to
ace Mary?"
"Yea I thought perhaps you were go
ing down. I can't stay a moment; so good
bye, and if you lind out anything let us
know tit once."
lie hurried out, and Fenton remained
with bis bead upon his hands, in dee])
thought. He had trusted Seth Amity so
far that hi: bad accepted him as tbo alli
I anceil husband of his only daughter
whom he loved as lew parents love their
children.
He knew that his informer was a brute,
but a good spy, ami ho had given him
trustworthy information before and it
looked bad for Selb. If it proved true,
ho would be tbo one to break the daugh
ter's benrl and consign Selb Amity to a
prison cell foi years. Hut he had been
retained hy the bank officials to work up
this most audacious robber)' and be
would do bis duty. Seth hurried down
to the ears ami stopped up to the Fenton
residence. As he went up the steps the
door opi no I, and a young man stepped
out, who east a savage glance at him, and
passed by without saving a word.
"What is Henry Dana doing hero?" he
muttered, "and what a malicious glance
ho gave inc. I must understand this
matter at once."
He touched the boll und sent up his
name by the servant who answered the
call.
Directly after the girl came back with
a card, upon which was written in a deli
cate female hand:
"Not at home, to Mr. Amity. I will never
see you again. Mauy Fkkton."
He looked wildly at the servant, and
then, tearing the card in pieces he stamp .
ed upon them furiously, and hurried out
into the street; his heart fuii of doubts and
fears. Mary had refused toseo him ngain
Who had poisoned her mind against him
nnd how should he unravel the web which
fate seemed weaving around him?
Sonter was on band at the appointed
time, and met Fen ton at his office, where
they were joined by n policeman. Fen
ton bad armed himself, and after a stern
command to bu careful what he did, the
, informer took tho lead, walking several
paces in advance of the other, and not
appearing to belong to them. He took a
cab at a corner stand, they followed his
I example; and after ordering their driver
to keep the other cub insight, they drove
through the city, and half an 4ior.r aftor
alighted in a side street, where the houses
were of the first class known as suspi
cioits. The cabmen bad their orders and
drove away, and Senter joined the party.
"Where is the place; you go?" said the
policeman.
"Gentleman Tom's:," replied Center.
"Tom keeps .a .little game of faro, and
a good many rough customers bang
around him," said the policeman. "Will
you go iit?"
'lOf eourso/lsaid Fen ton quicily.
''You are game," muttered the police
man. 'This way, then."
He opened si gate and by the talis
mnnic power of cor tain words and knocks
they were soon inside of the house, in
which the gambling was hi full blast.
Sen tor led the way up stairs to a small
\*oom which was carpeted so thickly that
their footsteps could give no sound. S6h
ter moved a small panel, scarcely an inch
across, and motioned to Fen ton to look
: in. Ho applied his cyclo the opening.
I and saw tluvc men seated at a table, ul
| most within reach of his hand, eonvcrs
ing in low tones. All of them were mask
ed closely,and two of them called the
third by name, at diIll-rent times, and
the name was?Seth Amity.
Fen ton listened and heard the whole
plan of tho proposed robbery, and be
knew that the matt whom be I ad trusted,
and to whom he hud been about to give
his dnvghtcr in marriage, waiavillian
and a partner with robbers.
All compunctions were at an end, and
tht' last words be beard as the men arose
were these: "I have invested the pro
coeds of our last haul in Chicago in such
a way that. it. will give me influence
enough with that obi shark Fen ton, to
induce him to hurry up tho marriage
with his daughter. They are over forty
thousand in gold in the bank, and the
specie will How in heavily to-morrow.
This will make us rieb enough to retire
and live like honest ineh.V
Twice during the nest day Seth passed
Mr. Fen ton in the street with wild excit
ed look in bis handsome face, and the
lawyer f.,und it hard to believe the evi
dence of his own curs. Seth did not
look like a criminal hut rather one
whom some unexpected sorrow had driven
to despair.
At night three men, with hats drawn
closely over their brows, crawled through
the alleys at the back of Morton's Bank
ami reached a door, which was opened by
a key, und they entered. A man lay
sleeping on the Ho r, who was quieklv
overpowered, bound and gaged, flic one
who appeared to ho the leader showed
them the way to the place where the
other watchman was seated, nodding over
u table. He was disposed of nseasily sis
the other, and K it upon the floor help
less, and then the lender produced tho
key to the vault, nnd opened it easily
enough. Tho floor was quickly strewed
w ith small canvas bags, each of which
represented si large sum of gold,
j As they were gloating over the prize,
which far execded their expectations,
then' came st sudden rush of men, and
the three robbers were secured before
they bad time to think of danger.
"Taken in the net Seth Amity," said
Fen ton, showing himself. "You cannot
hop..' for mercy at nty hands."
One of the officers removed his cap and
held up a lantern; and they saw not Seth
Amity, but Henry Dana, his dark face
distorted by rage.
"I am beaten ; take me to prison; let
nxe hide mysolf from tho whole worldf"
said Dana.
So the three robbers went to prison,aud
Seth Amity was cleared in the eyes of
all men, nnd what ho cared for most, in
those of Mary Fenton. Dana had told
her that he robbed the bank, and that the
officials had proofs of bis villiany, and
she was strong enough to cast off the man
sho believed to be a villiau. She mado
ample atonement for those moments of
doubt, for she is now his wife, and will
love him the better becaiisc sho sinned
against him for an hour.
The stolen property was nearly a'.l re
covered and returned to bank. Dana
was sent to Sing Sing,where ho was found
dead in his eel', six months after the pris
on closed on him. Whether ho died by
his own hand or conflicting passions of
bis own heart, no man knows.
. Matrimony an? Drvottcn.?An aged
Indian, who for many years had spent
much otbis rime among the white people
ooth in Fensylvanin and New Jersey, one
day about the year 1770 observed that
the Indians had not only a much caisicr
way of getting a wile than the whites,
but were also more certain of getting a
good one; -'For," said ho in bis broken
English "While man court?court?may
be one whole year!?ay be two years be
fore he marry!?well!?maybe then got
very good wife?but may be not!?may
be very cross!?Well now, suppe.se cross!
scold so soon as get awake in the morning!
scold ail day! scold until sleop; all one!?
he must keep bind White people have law
forbidding throwing away wife, be he
ever so cross! must keep him always!
Well! bow does Indian do!?Indian,
when he sec industrious Squaw, which ho
like, he go to him, place his two fore
fingers close aside each other, make two
look like one?look squaw in the face?
sec him smile?which is all one?be says
Yes! so he take him homo?no danger he
bo cross! no no! Squaw know too well
what Indian do if he cross!?throw him
away ami take another! Squaw lova to
cat meat! no husband! no meat! Squaw
bo every thing to please husband! he do
the same to please Squaw! live happy!''
Josh Billings thus speaks of a new
agricultural implement, to which the at
tendon of fanners is invited : "John
Rodgers' revolving, expanding, uncere
monious, self-adjusting, sclf-controling,
self-greasing and self-righteous boss rake
is now forever offered to the publik.
These rakes are as easy to keep in repair
as a hitchiu' post, and will rake up a pa
per of .fins sowed broad cast in a ten acre
field of wheat stubble. These rakes kan
be used in winter for a ben roost, or saw
ed up into stove wood for the kitchen fire
No farmer ot good moral character should
be without this rake, even if he had tew
steal one."
A man who had recently been elected
a major of militia, nnd who was not over
burdened with brains, took into bis bead
on the morning of parade, to excrciso a
little by himsilf. The field selected for
this purpose was bis own apartment.
Placing himself in a military attitude,
with sword drawn' be exclaimed : Atten
tion, conpnny! Bear rank, three paces
march'.".and ho tumbled down into the
cellar. His wife hearing the racket, came
running in saying, "My dear, have you
killed yourself?" "Go about your busi
ness, woman," said iho hero; "what do
you know about war?"
While on the Pininsulnr during the
war, an officer came across a private bc
longing.lo one of the most predatory com
panies of tho Irish Brigade, with the life
less bodies of a goosoand ben. tied togeth
er by the legs, dangling from his musket.
"Where did*you steal those, you rascal?"
"Faith, I was marching along with Color
Sergeant Mnguiro and the goose?-had
cess to ill?-cntho out und hissed the
American flag." "But tho hen, sir; bow
about the hen?" "Tho bin, sir, bless ye,
was in bad company, and laying eggs for,
tho ribblos."
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A. pin bos as much head as a gro it
many people, who think they &ra srnurt,
and a great deal more point.
A youg man who bad j<?st returned
form u sequestered village declared that
it was so still at night in the country tav
ern where he lodged that you could bear
a bed tick.
A country lady tells of a smart wife,
that hclp.d her husband to raise seventy
acres of wheat. The way she helped him
was to stand in the doorway a&d shake a
broom at him when be sat down to rest.
A judge once said to a prisoner,"Have
you anything to offer to the Court before
sentence is passed on you ?'* The prisonc?* ?
at once anscrcd, "No. Judge, I had ten
dollars, but my lawyers took that."
Among tbegiftriofabrido was a broom,
with tbo following:
"This trifling gift accept of me, *
Its use 1 would commend:
In sunshine use the brushy part,
In storms the other end."
A friend of ours thinks it a mistake to
suppose women have stronger attach
ments than men. A man is often attached
to an old hat, but ho asks, "Whoever
heard of a woman being attached to on
old bonnet?"
A rheumatic grocer, living Mp town, is
now spoken of as the most polished gen
tleman here. His loving wife bathed-?
him thoroughly with what she supposed
was a balsamic preparation for his ills,
and afterward discovered that ehe had
used furniture polish.
A dirty man, soliciting his friend's
ail vice bow be should dress himself for
a masquerade, the following answer:
Only just wash your hands and face and
put on a clean shirt, and I'll be hanged
if nuy one will know youi ^
"If tbisjury convicts my client,';said
a Missouri lawyer, rolling up i.is sleeves
and displaying bis ponderous fists, "I
shall feel compelled to meet caeh one and
hummer justice into bis soul through his
bead." Verdict of not guilty
Perhaps iL is not generally known that
eating a few grains of parched coffee after
onions, will entirely remove the upleas
nnL odor from tbo breath. As this disa
greeable effect is quite an objection to a
popular vegetable, it is well a specific
should be known.
Two babies were recently shipped sev
eral hundred miles by express, in Oregon,
and arrived at their destination nil right;
but the poor express agent was almost
worn out telegraphing ahead for milk,
shingles, etc., for spanking purposes, and
other necessaries.
"I suppose," said a physician smiling,
and trying to be witty while feeling the
pulse of a patient, who hnd reluctanty
submitted to solicit his advice, "I suppose
you think me a bit of humbug." "Sir,"
gravely replied the sick man, "I was not
aware that you could discover a man's
tl.o igbts by feeling bis pulse."
?
An Irish domestic, newly e??g*g*dj
presented to his master, one morning, a
pair of boots, the leg of one of which woa
much longer than tbo other. "How
comes it, you rascal, that theso boots are
not of the same length?" "I really don't
know, sir; but what bothers me most is
that the pair down strirs are in the same
lix."
"Now, Johnny," said a venerable lady
1?) her six-year-old, nephew, who was per
sistently denying an offence of which she
accused him "1 know you are not telling
the truth; 1 see it in your eyes." Pulling
down the lower lid of the organ that had
so nearly betrayed his want of veracity,
Johnny oxultingly replied, "You can't
tell anything about it, aunt; that cyo was
always a little streaked.,'
"You have hecrn, gentlemen of tho
jury," said an eloquent, advocate?"you
have hecrn the witness swar he saw tho
prisoner raise his gun; you have hecrn
him swar he saw the Hash nnd hcerd tbo
report; you have, heorn him swar ho dug
tbo bullet nut with his juekknifc, and
you have seen tho bullet produced in
court; but whar, gentlemen, >Vhar, I ask
yon, is the man who saw that bullet hit
j th,t\t dog!"