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rjLTUERMM AXI) MOTIIEHLKSS;
V SC.SIILE AFTB DARKVESS, .
-BY-
piSS.rlMINNir.F.VDICKSON.
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iUKtVIVEtl'l AltattAL AT OAK LAWK.
Ulot fir lift ! (i mint after lift T .
, u j ! m4 ! tat of algta U mi !
a hcaalfM dsrkncM settles 'rikuj
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Oo6
Joanna liaiU'n,
week after the event record in
ur lavat cbsptcr, Belviooe Kllwood, seated
lo Dr Langdoa'a large family carriage, lo
eompsBT with her uucla and Jack, the
drivr,' found herself rapidly ncarlng Oak
Jjxma.' Aunt Voo wa me ditlauc be
bind the carriage, iu a small conveyance
which held tbe Juggago belonging to iho
cblld rugb. and vld-fuahionod things
moit of them were, but, nevertheless, dear
to IMvinne, becauio "they were mam
mV' driven by Tom, a saury, impudent
lookiug oegro boy f GfVwii years, for whom
Aunt Vow bad already forrnod a decided
Jlahke. '
, 'Ca'ao," alio lol J him, " be didn't Iiab
DO raUi.i, ehu he wouldn't talk about dat
which 'longed to den aa was Am folks bet
ters, and treat puous ol'cr'u bielf ns ho
did." -
The fact .was, ho bad inurred Aunt
' Voe'i displeasure wheu be first met them
id Hunlstille, by some very unguarded re
marks concerning what be tormo I' M dat
. ol plunder ob youru." The iiegre&s was
stroogly influence! by prejudice iu regard
to bcr 44 white family," aud would warmly
resent ever the slightest intimation of what
aouuded to Iter disrespectful. Iu her onm
lia it was a predicablu fact that lb Kil
woods and Langdons wero two of the first
and most perfect families iu nil thejAud.
J'laoiug the oldfaliioned bair trunk that
had belonged to JMvinue'a grand mother
in the conveyance, the boy muttered iu an
undsrtone, ion low to reach the sharp ears
of Aunt Voe :
Well, dis beats all ! looks as if do bar
. Jer could d j it some good sarvke. I duu
no what Mars (iilbert wanted wid sich po'
folks .'bout his .'atablishnicnt. J)at ole
.nigger dar, fur nil she's s stuck up like,
dou't look like i-ho'd had nufl'to eat in six
months. Mins Martha didn't want dt-su po'
trash 'bout her. I hearu her :iy as much
t'other mornin', when m&n and licr had
dat high quar'l, aud I don't b!amo bcr if
abe don't Guess dat Jittle gui will wish
!e wus a fuw miles off time alio stays wid
Miss 'Itely awhile.' " .
By this lime be had everything in, rend-
iucss for their departure, and after wailing
for Aunt Voe to get a scat, drove off rap-
idly toward Oak Lawn. .
It-had taken considerable pfrsu wion up
on tbo part of both Auut .Voe and Dr.
'Lanirdou to induce Belvi'me to leave her
: Florida home, and return witltliira to bis,
id Alub-ima, for, though she bad formed
, a firm fueling of attachment for bim, she
bad strong misgivings iu regard to her
aunt and cousins, whom she nail never
: een but at length she yielded to his (cr
suasions,' and promised to accompany him
As they came iu full view of Oik Lawa,
" that lovely June evening, the child, wlio
; had not moved nor uttered a word since
, leaviug the village, with her eyes bent up
on the glorious scenes of living beauty, al
; roost unconsciously leaned forward iu her
'Beat, and clasped her tiuy white hands to
gether in silent, wondering adorution. Nev
er before'n bcr young, exisjteuce, had she
oeneld such a gorgeous display ot muura
loveliness.
: " What is it, Bel vinne, child ?" the Doc
tor asked, noticiu? the unusual light iu her
large, liquid eyes.
" Oh. uncle, it is all so lovely ! so love
,ly !"she exclaimed, pointiug toward the
' oeautuul Bcenery spread out like a Kaleia
. oscopio picture before them. ;
" Yes, my child, it is all very beautiful ;
. and do you not think that you will be hap
py now, since vou can live there all the
time V . ; ;
' h " Oh, yes, uncle ; I shall be very happy,
'I know, if ati.it and cousins will only love
. me use my dear mamma ditw-, ,
, Then, raising hereyes to his, aBte asked
- "Do you think they will, unole Gilbert?"
A shadow passed over bis face, which
f he did uot notice, as he answered her, eva-
r I lively 4. fi h ( j, . fi dii i
V'Striro ta he oaai. like vour matnma.
Belvinne," and ao one 'can avoid loving
you.?.
The child did not answer : for. iust then.
uie . carriage stopped before the, high
nrchcd 'gate in front of Oak Lawn.-
i?P"nging fr6m tho carriage. Dr.
3 Ijangdon turned to lift the child therefrom,
, paying: :!,'''"'". -,'C.t "t," j
''Come, Belviuue; we are horn Vat lait."
. " And a pleasant home it'll be, too, fur
v e chile widdat' high-tempered mistress
our'n ;'shll be sorry fur de. day she ever
come here, dat chile will, or dis nigger don't
:i kaowniflin'boutit," muttered the driver,
he turned the horses'' heads and drove
" '!'.ay irjHj l.v -rro?' sl -a;-! ;
, ". 'Just inside the "gate they were met by
, Kdyal Langdanr'4 black eyed, dark com
i Pjexioned boj of fifteen, who, after greeting
-1 ftttIlr alectienately, turned toward the
. ; ''mid, shrinking Belvinne, aekiijg:3 i -i
' -' "v ttn"9 my !!u cousin, father ; .t-
, ,r . Yes, Reyat. ; Can you, not give hei a
! MA thouaaod of tbm, lather 1" he ex lubrd you betUr'o der own live, and Aunt
claimed, catching the little trembling baodi Voe lube you yit, and alas will.' But Ilia
lo bU, rough lxy fublon, and imprinting' Belvie, bonry, bow do yon like de foIkiT"
a waroi, cousinly kUi upco the full, cheery
lipa. ' . '
M But what U your name, little cot ? I
know it ia a bt.nutlful one if it i aaylbing
like iu poaewuor."
The child, with a cerUio air f ahynesf,
raised her clear, expressive ryi-s to )iU face
as she anscrril : 1 - ' '
"IWviniio." ; ! ;
. Belvinne! that is a boy'e name j tut
nevertheless, a pretty ouc. I om going to
call you Belvic: I uever could staud to call
such long names."
A smile came to the child's ruby lips u,
slipping Lcr hand luto her coutiu's warm
palm, she answered :
u It was papa's name. Mamma always
called me B-lvie. I lite that best."
M Yes, it is much the prettiest, I think
but you aro not at all like sis': she's luch
a young U'lvfiod piece of perfection that
she won't alfow me, if , she can proveut it,
to call her anything except sister, or Au
relia ; but I do call her sis' and Aurioof
toner than anything else just to sco her get
angr' and have her tantrums."
' ".ftoy," spoke Dr. Iaujdon, "you should
not talk about your sister."
"I'm not ta'lking about br, fsther;I
was just telling Belvie what a tempep she
has. Shs will find that out bersolf before
she has been here many days so it doesn't
make any difToreuco if I do tell her a little
before band." -
Royal' words created ia Bdlvione's
heart an umj'iKt feeling a fear of iropaud-
inrr evil, undehnable, though, auu tncnm
nrehekhible to I cr childish mind. For the
Jleome to, pakiLawa T
bor the already felt an affection stronger
thu she bad ever given to other except
her msnima and Aunt Vue. His frank
dwwciiKui and cheery manners had won
the conlidcnco and love of her impuUive
heart..
They had by this time reached tho home,
and Dr. Langdon, entering, lead the way
toward a lanre and elecaut!y furuwhed
room, closely followed by Royal and Bol
viiike. ' '
Before one of the open windows in this
room sat Mrs. Lanedon, a dark: fmwurest
intr unou her face, aud au aiiirry rlilteriu
lie'r light brown eyes By her side suod her
daughter, urelia Ijihedoii, a lair coin
nl..ti(ineil itbild of twelve vtars. tall for
her aire, and very slender taken-all to
gelhcr, she w us tho pcrfett prototype of her
mother, only mere joJiniui m njin:nriun;o.
She might have been pretty had k iit been
inr tliH hnld exnre.8iou of the light brown
eyes, and the liauglrty curve' of ilidthin,
rpd lin.a
A htr biisband entere-l the room the
frown darkened upon Mis. Langdoii's brow
as s!io exclaimed j
" You have '-arried out your dctcrmiua
tion we will see if in time you are uot
made to repeut the act by which you cross
cd my Willi' ,
" Martha, calm yourself." he answered
then, "lancing toward the shrinking
form f the child in the doorway, he call
Belrnne, come speak to your aunt and
cousin !'
The .child moved timidly toward lnm,
and, inking her little haul, he would have
platfed it iu In wiles, out suo pusneu me
lit, lo nnn from her savins
" There I I don't want to speak to you!"
With flushed cheek and tearful eyo Bel
vinne turned awny. Royal, who had heen
watching from his position iu the doorway,
came forward, and, taking the rana
Of his little cousin in his own, lend her
from the room out upon the vine-wreathed
piazza; aud there strove, by every device
that bis ingenious brain could invent, to
bring back tho miie upon ncr up, ana
mnk ber fonrct the sctuo which she had
just witucssed. But the little heart was
t,,n linaw for sfladu ss to smfle upon' tho
lipj'and all Royal's efforts were vain.
Why do vou not look happy like you
did when yo first can.e, Belvie ?" he ask-
.. 1 f : I- Anrl
ed, seating iiinisen in a iuw i-uau, u
drawinff the little one down upon his knee.
"Oh, because, cousin Royal, I feel sd
badly there is no one in all the wide
world who loves me, now, siuce mamma
died." -'.''
" Yes, there Bclvio ; I love you so
do cot weep," stroking the curly head upon
his bosom, " for they will not hurt you ; it's
only mother's way." ' ;
"I want her to love me, Royal, like
maoima did." : .,'.,, : .,
" Well, perhaps she will after a while,
answered tho boy, though in his own mind
he was very doubtful whether liis. mother
coyhl really love anybody or not. .
. I wonder who thai: is coming I ' lie ask
ed, after succeeding in a measure to soothe
the troubled feelings of his little cousin, as
he glanced down tho, broad country road,
lip which .Auut Voe , was being rapidly
driven by Tom. , ,
rt Ohl" exclaimed Belvinne, starting up
with a gtad light in her eyes, that is Aunt
Voe 1", and unclasping her cousin's arms
from , about her, she ran down the broad
steps, and was soon Dounaing away over
the emeraiu jawn rowaru mo gtc. uu
the vehicle paused before the back entrance
nnir T?nlrinnA ran forward, and. reachine
the 'side of Aunt Voe, threw herself in her
open arms', while her little franifr quivered
with' hysterical sebs. 8 , ' ' ri
" Wbats ae mauer wiu jou,
tie, darlin' ?" ; -; V
.!: (Uh( Aunt - V oe, i. im b uiuh ,
oneloves me now.like you and, mamma
did I", - s-i i fU .irii- ; ; t)
Nfl haner. nobody fcom to iud you
like your taiamaia and Aunt Voe ', for da
"I 5
Kit uled. auddcnlv brtakinir off.
. I don't know, Auat Voe; tbeysreal
so proud and cold except uncle and Royal
aunt won't speak to me," answered the
child through her Uars. ,
M Won't speak to you ? Well, neber
mind, bo iey ; she'll speak arUr a while
got oue her fits ob temper, I spect j 1 al
us hearn she bad an awful temper."
" Ob, Aunt Voe, will we ever U happy
sgaiu, as we wrre befure mamma died T
wa led the little one in a voice of intense
grief.
" Yes, koney, I hope so ; but if we is
ncber as bappy bore, mebbe we'll be when
we die and go to llebea ; for dar we will
he id her afua." .
Here further conversation was cut short
by the appearance of Turn from one of the
cabin, who called I
"Ole 'oinan.Tildyaay yoa kin stsy wid
her till moruiu', deu mars'll gib you a cab
in to yereclf!"
Listen at dat scamp calliu me ole
'oraao. Miaa Belvie did you tber bear de
like T But you cau't spect the niggers to
be ebcry thing wbar some ob de white folk's
like da is here. But I s'pwe I must go
now : fur ef I dou't, it's no tellin' whether
da will let me iu at all or not. So od
bye, Miss Belvie, darlin' Aunt Voe'll
see you agin to-morrow;" aud the negrens
turned and walked away toward one of the
cahins, muttering under her breath :
M I fear dars dark days ahead ob dat
chile, dark days ahead."
Ltft alone, Belf inue retrseed her foot
steps toward the house, where she was met
at the door by Royal, who had just stsrted
aut in search of bcr. Takiug her baud aud
drawing htr within.be exclaimed : .
" Why. wh-re have you been so long,
little runaway ? I bad just started out to
fiudyou."
"I havo been. with Aunt Voe," she
answered.
M Well, sonic, now," he said, leading her
toward the f paciws eating room, " the bel'
for tea has ju.st raug, and if we don't mind
we will miss oura."
Upon entering they found the rest of the
familyalready assembled. The meal pass
ed away iu silence, and was a long and
tiresome oue to Belviuue.
Soou after tea she was shown to her
room, where had bjn placed the few pieces
of furniture belonging to her mother that
she had brought with her. Quickly un
dressing, the child threw herself uon the
little couch, and soon sobbed herself iuto a
fitful, uneasy slumber. And this was the
way in which BIviune Ellwood spent her
first evening nt Oak Lawu, fit omen of all
the dark, dark days to come I
(To be continue!.)
OtTR RADIX LETTER.
JEALOUS GOTHAM MAY DAY BAD FOB
BANKRUPTS UNCLE SAM'b CASH BOX
OFFENBACH ART MATTERS TlEJOnS
. BTOJf COLLECTION MATTERS AT PHILA
DELPHIA THE LIVELY LAST DAYS1
HALL06N ILLUMINATION TUB rREBS
nEPUESENTATIOV RAILROAD FARES.
From Our Own Correxpondent
New York, May 5, 1876.
Editor Argus:
Gotham is green with jealousy. Isn't
she the biggest town, with the most money,
riugs, rows, elevated railways and four-in-hands
in America? And isn't that
sleepy, rambling old village of Philadel
phia stealing her birthright, aud monopo
lizing the lion's share of the world's atten
tion which would otherwise centre on Man
hattan Island : . Of course; and under these
circumstances how else should-New York
feel but injured aud indiguam? . But we
must submit t the inevitable with the best
grace possible aud consent to suffer a par
tial eclipse for the next six months. And
with this fact in view I will uotico only
slightly Ihe doings of the week here that
more space may be left for the Quaker City.
In the first place the week ha3 been one
long moving day. ; The unsettled condition
of rent and of the pockets of most of the
people has caused a very considerable
amount of shifting round. ' This convulsion
of nature, however, is about over now.
The stream of drays full of stoves, looking
glasses, clocks, : beds and chairs iasuDsia
mg, and our nomadic tribtt-is settling down
with a sight of relief for another year.
Mr. Charles O Conor,- who for several
weeks has been made the subject of some
very ugly stories, accusing him of very se
rious sharp practice in defrauding a widoW
who years ago was his client, bas turned
upon bis slauderers, and before a tribunal
presided over by ex-Governor Dix, has
vindicated himself in a manner to increase,
if possible, his high reputation. .. .
In view of the barefaced lengths to.wnicn
dishonest cdraposition with creditors has
been carried of late, the action just taken
by a certain manufacturers' association of
this citv is important aud significant. The
chairman of this hody in ' a very able let
ter, brouiht out by an unusually; shame
less offer on the part of his debtors ef 50
cents on the dollar immediately after say
ing tbey were perfectly solvent, very iusdy
says that " when we compel our good cus
tomers to compete with rotten concerns
who only pay fifty cents 6n the dollar we
stick the knile, into the very heart of com
mercial honor and ability, and offer a pre
mium on fraud and imbecility." He then
appeals to business men generally to band
together for , the purposo of crushing out
this enormous evil. ,'The ball ' thus set in"
motion ia rapidly gathering momentum ;
the press have taken it up, and I am lunch
mistaken if within a year's lime fraudulent
totileiaeuta are sot made both diogeroui
and unpopular, at least among mercbauU
dealing with large New York house.
, Now that our sub treasury ia handling
so much specie, its guardians feeling natur
ally anxious for its security, havs Just put
upon their two vaults a Kt of doors that
will make On average "cracksman" scratch
his head laj get through. These doors are
fgur in number, each lour Inches thick and
made of we! Jed iron and steel, the whole
weighing r.me tweoiy-flva torn, aud, as
though silicon inches of cold metal were
not cueugh to diacoursge the fostivs bur
glar, the dubrs hays an agregat of sixteen
combination and chronometer locks. Bo,
on the whole, Uncle Sam may sleep pretty
easy so far" a his caah box bere Is con
cerned. ;
The irreal opera bouffo composer Offen
bach arrived on the 5th, a bsrge l ad of
the theatrical aud musical pretension go
ins down the bar to meet and welcome
him. He will open the summer season of
Gilmore's concert carden (the scene of
Moodr and Hanky's late labors) on 'lhurs
day next, whan a bis time in tho musical
lino is anticipated. For bis services In this
country Ooeiibach receives the very hand
go .ne sum of 11000 per nighf.
Two notable art sales have been held
this week, fine, that of the Blodgett collec
tion of paintings nettiug nearly f 90,000,
and the other, that of the Jenkius collec
tion bringing about 170,000. It i estima
ted that the private galleries of this rity
alone contain paintings to the value of at
lea-t two millions of dollar. Oue of the
finest of its sizo in New York or in the
country is that of J. II. Johnson, the well
known Jeweler, of this city.- His collec
tion embraces many beautiful gems of the
prominent modem painters, of K. Luetic,
Uro ey, Biersudt, the elder and one youn
ger Moran, Gay and numerus others, and
one matrnificent Rembrandt that shiner
among its modern asociati like the Kohi-
itoor among the lesser jewMs or the crown.
This admirable work, the subject of which
is .St Mark' aud the Lion, c ught the prac
ticed eye of Mr. Johnstou among a num
ber of ordinary paintings in a picture
storo here in New York, and was quietly
boueht br him at a normal fieurc. . Great
was the surprise of his artist friends when
called to view the new treasuro, aud much
incredulity was at first expressed by them
that such treasure'could have existed io
their midt.vitu their knowledge, but the
proofs were too strong, and he is now gen-
ertlly conceded to be the possessor of a
genuine ltiubrandt, worth at least $30,
000. At Mr. Johnoton's brilliant weekly
rcceptionMwhon his collection is thrown
ouen to iaiited cuests, may be semi many
of the niyft illustrious artists and literati
oi tue country. ,
Philadelphia, May 6.
Barring the conflict of opinion and au
thority between the ucutcnniai uommis
... f r. !.... .
lie ijiauiivv vuiuiiiim-t, iu
de reference in previous letters,
is smooth and harmonious in
lays of busy preparation ; and
little jarring is not as serious
sion aucL.
which I m
everything
these Jas).
even in th
as some of! the papers would have it ap
pear.
s
Th
isfaction of
tives. lb
subject of recent action aro the
Sunday aud liquor -questions. Ihe deci
sion to dole both buildings and grouuds
on Sunday, though sharply opposed, has
been confirmed and will doubtless be the
order of tie seasou, to the great dissatis
a large proportion oi tne ua
authorities declining to act on
the various protesU received against liqu
selling ou ihe grounds, the public will have
numberless opportuuitias to "pizen" .itself
within the sacred precincts. ,
. Director Goshorn's " General Order, No.
2," positively closes the buildings against
the public from May 3d till the opening.
This was rendered positively necessary by
the curious crowd who seriously interfered
with the work. Kveu now to the uuiuiti
ated , observer the main building is one
great , Babel of noiso and coufusion i " in
reality; however, the work is progressing
orderly and rapidly. Since my last, much
bas becu done toward tho completion of
tho big - international village-which the
main buildiug'coutains. The entrance to
tho Chiuese pavilion is completed, and Is a
fi'je speciidcn of ' what is aptly called the
' teascaddy" style of architecture.' ;On the
front is an.. inscription in tho zigzag light
ning which delights the juvenile eye ou the
red cancr of a buuch "of fire crackers.
Breaking of which suggests the 4th of
t i , . ... -a .. : l .1...
July, anainai iu uuu ruuiiuus ma uiai a
Baltimore iputhuHiast lias a plan for ilium
inafing the city and. grounds ou the even
iug of tha crowning festival by means of
big calcium lights suspended by, balloons
at a sufficient altitude. Tho idea may not
be very practical, bu the effect would be
fine if it could be produced." The brillia t
white light; hoveriup,'ahove the cradle of
freedom, might well be taken for the star
of a new aud higher destiny of our couutry
in the century to come.' (There is no co
pyright oh the foregoing). . Just how the
moon .: would take this usurpation of her
peculiar f unctions is quite another matter.
The Emperor and Lmprt ss ot Brazil are
expected to arrive here on- Tuesday from
the West, i to be in readiness to attend the
opening .ceremonial on the following day.
A suite of tcii rooms on the first floor and
one of (oti roonu on the third of the Con
tinental Hotel aro being prepared for their
accommodation aud that of their atteo
danta.' The first floor rooiias are the same
that were bsed by the Prince of Wales.?
They ' are ' to be newly v and handsomely
furnished and decorated. , ; t- ,:u -t
!fli The rehearsal of the mupiCj for the opcn (
i ., ' y rr"ii 1 ... I i
tog is p recreating vlgorouily. The chorus
now numbers nine hoodred, tod ondr the
magnlCoeot leadirthlp of Theodora Thom
as will be mads to do wooden.
Tbe presi gang- bas already com
menced to arrive, and Will coma faater sod
faster fr several days yet. American
lournsliim Is going to have a magnificent
representation ; actively by the raoet cf re
porters aud correspondents detailed to keep
their respective papers potted daring the
Ceutenols), and at the same time show
foreigners the working! of the American
reporting system, and passlfeTr.iso to
speak, by the "Newspaper p'hibltion"
whisb has a separate building and iu which
files of every American periodical will he
kept. This exhibition of one the most
prominent and creditable features of our
country, the lack of which would have
been a national disgrace, was originated by
and is entirely under the management of
Geo. P. Rowll A Co. of New York, be
yond question th most enterprislog house
of the kind in the world, aud in fact the
only one, probably, who could successfully
carry out the plan. , ' t
Tim question of railroad fares, to and
front Philadelphia, is naturally receiving
much discussion aud attention. It is prob
able that the reductions that will be made
will generally be satisfactory, though some
roads will doubtless try to make hay whils
the sun shines, by holding prices and trust
ing to the attractions of the Ki position to
mako tho people pay them. The Pennsyl
vania Railroad has taken a noble initiative
by putting their round trip tickets by ex
cursion train, between New York and Phil
adelphia, at 12.00, a reduction of threw
fifths. It. is also issuing tickets from all
parts of the country at proportionately low
rat-s.
The number of strangers which the city
and suburbs cau stow away at one time is
very variously estimated. .The Transpor
tation Committee, after a pretty thorough
cauvuss, reports the figures as 118.000,
with a possibility at a piucb of taking cart
of 1(0,000. Bo come on, and dou't be
afraid of having to sleep in the streets.
Radii.
A Featful Bammooi,
" Mr. Smith, I called to sco if I could
take vour life." -
"Vh wli what d'yon aiy f" ex
claimed Smith, in some alarm.
"I ear that I've como around to take
yorir life. Mv name is Gunn. ; 'As soon
as I heard you. were unprotected, that
you had .mthing on your Hie, I thought
I would just run iu and settle the thing
for vou at once."
Then Smith cot nn and went to the
other siue oi tne taoie, ana bhiu to niui
Bell:, "It's a lunatic who lias brokon
out of the assylum. He'll kill me if I
halloo or run. I must humor him."' ;
"Yon can choose your own plan, yon
know. It's immaterial to me. Some
like ope way, and Borne like another,
It's a matter of taete. Which one do
yon prefer." . . ,
Td rather not die at all," said Smith
in dispair.
"But you've got to dje of course,"
said Gunn ; "that's a thine there's no
choice about. All I can do is to make
death easy for you. lo make yoa feel
happy as yon gooff. Now which plan
will you taker' . -;
"Couldn't you postpone it until to
morrow, so as to givo me time to
think?" : v , ,
"No ; I prefer to, take yon on the
epot. 1 I might hb well do it now as at
any other time. You have a wifa and
children ?";! . , ; v ? !
"Ye&j and I think you ought to have
some consideration for thorn and let
me oil."
"Well, that's a curious kind of an
argument," said Gunu. VWhen I take
you your family will be perfectly pro
tected, of course, and not otherwise."
'3ut why do you want to murder
int.. I " -"" '"
"Murder vou. Murder vou.- 'Who
in the thunder's talking about murder
ing Vou V'l , -o-ivv ..: ,,i-v
"VVhv didn't vou say " -
"I called to get you to take out a life
insurance policy in our company, ana
"Oh. von did. did vou ?" said Smith.
suddenly becoming fierce. v" Well, i l
ain't a going to do it and I want you
to skip out of the office or I'll brain
yon with the poker Come, now; skip."
Then Mr. Gunn withdrew . without
selling a policy, and Smith is still un
insured, u v ; , . !
... mm SS Swfc
Thb Meanest Man.Ao exchange
says : 'Old Skinflint,' with a speckeled hen,
wss down to O Brion s bhow. fast Thurs
day ,and bitched his team to a fence in the rear
of this office. ' Pulling out an old ten pound
salt sack from under the seat be proceeded
to feed the horse, ' What on earth the hen
was for we could not Imagine, untill just
before hitching up to return he tied' one
end ot the string attached te the hen's leg
to the hind wheel of the wagon, and the
mystery was'solved he had brought along
the heu to pick up tbe last oat left by the
horses, that nothing might be lost. ; - .
Tni Dai ij CoMisa. If tl.o itcTO)
only knew certain white raJs thst
honey tlcm tip for their totci as wo
know them, with wliat loathing woulj
they drop them and shake them cT
from their touch aa A very lie from'
their fingers. ' Hut thcro is this 'cor.
aolation. rrovldonco haa to arrang
ed It that hy pocrlU shall not go th rough"
life a success) but at aomo time or oUi-,
er there comet a day of unmsAing ,
and they aro unstrippcJ and sliown
before the world ia their true colors.
Already tho mask is gradually drop
ping from these fellows' faces and the
negro regards them with a cut of tho.
eyo which is about . half dona with
them. It will all com around ; rif ht
afler awhilo. - Why, we, beard these,
follows ait down .and lacgh among,
thoraselvcs over what fools, they had;
made of the negro, and we thought at.
the time : .Gentlcrncc, political lying
ia as bad as personal lying, and there
is coming day when the negro will
find yoa out, and when it docs come,'
good bye to you,, ; for you1 wllf )oso
your offices, and thero isn't on among
yoa that can make thirty-seven and bY
halt cents a day at , anything else.'
That day is almost hero. ?ft predict
a larger negro voto this year with, the
white Conservatives of the State than,
haa ever boon known. Raleigh Newa,
VWabtr Land. If a farm of ICO
acres 'is divided by fences into fields
of ton acres each, there are five mitei
of fen co. If ! each fence, now, if one
rod wide, no leas than ten acres of
land are occupiod by them. This is
equal to aix and one-fourth per ceit
on the wholo vnluo ot the farm.. .But
nearly every fence now in the coun
try is mado a nursery of weeds, which
stock tho wholo farm and make an
immense amount of labor necessary
to keep them from smothering the
crops. Much damngo always results
to tho crops from these weeds, and if
those expenses aro addod to the first
ono, tho whole will easily sum up
twenty per cent, or a tax of one-fifth
of tho value of the farm., To remedy
this wo would have fewer fences,' or
we would clean mid seed down, tho
fence rows to grass or clover and mow
them twico a year. Ton acrea of clo
ver or timothy would at least supply
a farm : with -seed, and oAcn tons of
hay, every year. Wo would, in short, ,
consider the fenco rows na absolutely
part of tho farm, and use them as
such, American Agriculturist, , J
If Grant had been surrounded by thieves
for years past, he ought to have found it
out before everybody else did,- and before
the evidence of it were piled up mouatain
high on all sides. It is absurd : to suppose
that he could live among a disreputable
gang, year after year, seeing their ways,
taking part in their colloquies, and observ
ing their fortunes, while yet be took-them
to be men of high character, hoaest prinoia
pies, integrity, and honor 1 This -would
imply that he was both blind and ' sense
less, or else that he did not know honor .
and honesty when he saw them. Put any
other man of ordinary intelligence la the
company of the men who have beea
Grant's companions, favorites, and paras
ites, and be oould not help finding put that
they wero mercenary, greedy, and consci
enceless knaves. ; The trouble with. Grant
has been that he did not care whether they
were knaves or not ; that he kept them
about bim regardless of their being se;
and that he gave them places of responsi
bility without caring what they did in
them. JV. -f -t
' It was' in a New Jersey Sunday
school ' The superintendent approach
ed a youth of, color -who was present
for tne first timo, and inqnircd hia
name for the purpose of placing . it. on
therol,. .The good man tried in jain
to preserve hie. dignity when the an
swer was returned; Well.'raassa calla
me Capn'p, but my " maiden - name ia
M08eS. - ;"- !; s-S-.-j .
! Talk about letting out the pin .; backs !
Why, sir, they are tighter ; this Spring
than ever. And new that tbe weather ia
getting warmer, and clothes are getting
thinner, yoa can almost tell, if your eyea
are good, what color tboee stockiugs arc, t
whether the wiud blows or not ' (
;. After a play a 'young i renchmaa said
to his friend. " I could play the lover bct-y--
In. than iVimt iriTjoolf " Kki rrntlfii). "Tfcen
why in heaven's name don't you I".
Dnrriam Tnhann Plan 1 1 The' rS'ith-
er of our friend John Waller, of Urap
a ma. 1 t
Of Keed. lighted ler ursi marc a va
ana sue is t jr .r
the 27th, of April, i
old. 6he don't he!
eve ia t2 V,