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KSTAiJLISU HD IN 1878.
JllLLSBOROL'GII, . C, SATURDAY, N
WKMliKR 27. 1880. XKW.SBKIES.-VOL. -NO. 8.
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Fcmiliar Faces.
I have ha-! j.'.uyniu-es, I have bad eern.un-
!'.
Is my .luysof cull ih my f ilxchool-
day. ; )
All, a'l'are tone t.- old f;iinl.lisir fa Ck.
I havi been hnS a I l.rvve tei-n riircu-ine,
wuh my bom;
-riii ;
All, all !iri- '..rif-lTi'-o'.il fa rn I Slur fae.-.
I lYfil !t love, ori'- fair I :-.lnm women:
Closed are her d-'iors on nn--I hot v
t..r;
All, hi! sin? jzun)Xh" '. I familiar fees.
I hav a frl'-n 1 -n 1:Ii.1 r fi If ml Lies v man ;
I.iKfan lnprute, t If ft my fr1 -ml atnij fl.W
hltn, to now- on the ol familiar f o n.
Ohwt-llkc I pared roui.d.th lcuiTits of my
H)l.ilho"l,
tarHi fcf-mil a U'Mrt I w bound to tra
verse, . C
Reeking to find th.l.l luini'.lar face-.-.
Friend of my
brother !
butuin, tliou more thun a
Why wen thou nut b-rn in my father. dwell-
lux?
Bo might we talk of the old familiar. fa-es!
How mouif they have- died, and s.m; they
' l)il'f U ft l:i
And wine arc taken from mc; und ared
Iurt-d.
All, all ait- tone the old familiar faces.
. p' ;
Passion in Tatters.
'She hn fot a f;u e like one of her
own ros. Iud," ia'nl Mr. l'il.;ilaii.
"I've heard of 'her more than once,"
returned Frank Calverly. "Tin pretty
flow, r pirl,' the jxople call her, don't
they? Old I'tixlumi h:i doubled his,
cutom since she came there.."
" And the best of it all, "'added Fit
zahm, with a humh, "is that s'ue is
.juite uncons-i-us of her uwn at tract ions '
a little .--country l.i-ie, who thinks
only of h r own bteiiuss, and never
dtcaJiis that she hei.-'il' w t he .sweetest
llowerofall I he a--orj inent."
"L.t's 'n in and buy a Marcchal
Niel bud and two or three .-wed vcr- :
bena h aves," .-nit I ( 'alveriey. "I should
rcallv like to see this mo.'.crn I'i ra of
yours." 1
Dorothy Pcnfnld slood behind the:
ctunter of the lloti-t's store, sorting ;
over a pile of fragrant Ii!ik-diii which 1
lay n a tray of damp t: recti moss. '
: Trails of smilax 'wove their green gar- "
lands up to the ctduuf: bea j s of iM)ld
and rose petal. d b;ds lay iu the win-
dow; tufts of purple heliotrope per!,
fumed the air, and white carnations j
lay like hillocks oi snow :c aint the
panes of the sl ow window, while
bpikes of - perfiMix d hyacinths and
cape jessamine Hung their subtle scents
upon the tiir.
And Dolly herself, with hVr round,
dimpled face, pink cheeks and soft,
brown eyes, axaetly the shade of the
rippled hair, which was brushed sim
ply buck troni tin broad, low brow,
was a littimr aciessury to the scene.
She 'looked up as tltc two gentl. men
entered, and a soft crimson shadow
overspread her face for a second.
' Have von rot one of mv favorite
hlltlon note oouihts mane up, jiw
hoi
I enneid . 1 n.aian iisueu an ;i eiiie
. . i 1 i.ni i e ... i ..
less bow and smile.
"I know." said Do'.ly, softly. "A
rosebud and a sprig of heath, and two
or three my rtle -. leaves ; that is w hat
you like. No; 1 have none made up
just at pres. t.t ; but I can t ie one up in
about a half minute, Mr. Fitzalan."
"One for me, too, if vou please,"
said Calverly, tou -hing his hat.
"Just the same ?"
" ollv lifted the long cvcla-hes. w hich
were like Iritm.s of Pr wn silk, and
gave him a shy c lance.
' A little dnV. r. nt. plea-c. Consult
your own tatc, Mis Pcntlcld."
'l like the double blue violets,"
said Dollv irently, "with
geranium
leaver."
"11 Ten
thev, shall be'"mv favorite
flowers alsii.'1 j-aid Calverly, g dlautly.
The genii, loeu Icol" hnrOty tak. n
their leave, when old Frixham. the
tlori-t bu-tlcd in. with round, red
f.cc shining bald hc;M, and an air of
business ail ov. r him.
"Isn't it time you had the tloatre
Uxpicts r. ady "' -..id he. l.kin- crit
ically an-und. and moing a gla-s of
freshly cut .-alias out of b v. 1 t.n.t
'"beams wbi.-h at that mm.nt fell like
a sheen of obhn hi-.s athwart the
d.ep low w itl' oW.
I hall havet!:e:n realy directly,"
sai l Dolly, stalling fr m her r.-very,
"the tbw ers arc d! sorted out."
"We have too many carnations on
hand." s ti i the lb ri:. fretfully ; and
those gaudy cape I Us are so- much
dead lo-s. Let the man from the
green heu-e know, pb a -e. there's a de
mand for half-p n rosebud? and forced
lillies- .f-the-wilhy."
"Yes," said Dolly, dnamily. "I
will tell him w hen he nuno." I
" The closed country wagon with its
freight of fragrant leave-and d.-lieious-ly
scelitctl liowcis. came early in the
morning, hug Ufore the fat tluriit wa
out of bed, and while tie silence al- '
most of an enchanted land lay uon
Brokdwav.
But Dolly Pen field was there fresh- ; stone palaee.with plateglass casements, ! to revise 1:j-rM Inch she does in the Northern States. The table given 1k.
niiitf ui the old stock of the day before j and a' vestibule paved .with black anoV; arm of lKf lln. The .lance U , low show how the party lines ran
with wet moss and cool water, and ' orange marble, i reuei-eund though it has no through the sectional vote.
clipping the stems of the rosebuds.
niore carnations! John," she
said briskly, "nor amaryllis flowers, :
i .. . i...... . r it: l ;
and we want plenty of camellias and
ireraniums, and those bright flowers."
"I thought. perhaps," said honest
John Deadwood, who measured six
fed in his stockings, and hud the face
of an amiable giant, "you might want
to go buck with me to-day, Doily.
Your aunt ha- come on from Kansas,
and there is going to be a dance out in
the old barn, with plenty of candles
;und evergreen boughs. And mother
said she would be proud to web ome
you to the old farmhouse, Dolly. Your
oleander tree is kept carefully at the
south window, aud-
'Dear me!" carelessly interrupted
Dolly, "why don't they put it iu the j
green house?" (
"Because, Dolly," said the young1
man, reddening "it reminds us of you.
And the meadow-lark in the cage sings
beautifully; and old red Brindlehas a
spotted calf."
"Has she?" questioned Dolly, indif
ferently. Joint Dead wood looked hard at her
"l)olly," said he, "you don't care
about the old home any longer!"
"Yes, I do, "said, Dolly rousing her
self, "but "
She paused, suddenly, the rosy color i
ru-hing in a carmine tide to her
check, an involuntary smile dimpling j
the corners of h r fresh lijs as she I
ginn ed through the smilax trails in
the window.
John Deadwood, following In the di
rection of her eyes, glanced, too, just
in time to see a tall gentleman lift his
hat and how as he went jauntily past.
"Is that it," said John bitterly.
"Is what?" petulantly retorted Dolly.
"I'm sure I don't know why we are
standing here waiting now, and I with
twenty-eight bouquets to make up by
'2 o'clock. That's all, John, Dthink,
Don't forget the liiiies of the valley."
"But you haven't answered me,
Dolly." "
"Ans wend vou what?"
"About the dance in the old barn,
. aiul coming back with me when the
wagon returns at 5 o'clock."
"It's quite out of the question," said
Dolly, listlessly.
"Dolly."
Well."
"You promised me, years ago "
"Nonsense!" said Dolly, flingingthe
azaleas and pinks around in fragrant
confusion. "I was only achild then."
"But you've no right to go back on
your word, Dolly, child or no child."
! "I never promised, John." '
"But you made me believe that one
day you would be my wife. And I've
,iM. , fl ti,mu rht f it TinUv vr
T
since. Ana n mis city suuation oi
yours should break up my life's hope
"Don't hi)e anything about me,
John !" brusquely interrupted the girl.
"Here comes a customer. Please,John,
don't stand there any longer, looking
like a ghost !"
, And honest, heart broken John
turned, and went with a heavy heart
out to where the wagon stood, and old
Roan was waiting with ..down-drooping
head and half-closed eyes.
"It does seem to me," he muttered
between his teeth, "that there is noth
ing left to live for any longer.''
Dolly looked half remorsefully after
him.
I've almost a mind to call him back,"
said he to herself, as she picked, out a
bunch 6f white violets for the new- ;
comer. I do like John Deadwood ; but!
I think he has no business to consider
limelr engaged to me, just because o;
that bov-and-girl . nonsense. Oikv
ideas change as one gets on in life.'!
And Dolly's cheek was like the re
liction of the pink azaleas as she
thought of . Mr. Fitzalan and the tur
quoise ring that he hadgiveu her a
a troth flight, y
And Mr. Vixhim came in presently.
"I've a note from the Sedge wicks, on
Fifth avenue," said he hurriedly.
They always order their flowers from
S.rvosx, but Servoss has disapiiointco
them. Thev want the house decorated
tor a party to-mgnt-tnere s not a mm-
ute to lose. I ve tel. graphed to Bid
ton's for one hundred yards of smilax
and tunning f.m and one bun .ired
iK.insftias.aud I think we can manage
the re-st ourselves. You had Utter go
at once, MissT nnfi.ld, and plan the
decorations you've a pretty taste of
your own and l ii send up the itowti
witli Hoilges to help ou."
Aud Doily went, h.r aiiad still on
.
the turquoise rinsr, with a band of vir- '
gin gold and its radiant blue stone.
The Sedirewiek mansion wns a brown
Mrs. Sedgewi k, a stately lady, in a !
Watteau wrapper and blonde cap, re-
eeived Dolly in the great drawing i a
' CO
jllv in the ureal drawimr i
room
"Oh!" sail she", lifting her eyeglasses,
"you're from the llorist's, are you?
Well, I know nothing alout the things
I only want the rooms to look ele
gant. Tell your husband to spare no
estense." 1
"Mr. Frixham is not my husband,"
eaid Dollv.
"Your father, then."
But he isn't my father," insisted
Dollv. half lauzhitur. "He's no rela
tion at all. I will tell him however."
"Exactlv." said Mrs. Sedzewick. "I
particularly desire plentv of white !
rts T m tnl.l thev enstonmrv I
at this sort of affair. It's an engage- 1
merit party."
"Indeed?" said Dolly, trviug to look
interested.
"Between my daughter Clara and
Mr. Alfred Fitzalan," said Mrs. Sedge
wick, with conscious complacency.
Dolly said nothing, but the room,
with its fluted cornices, and lofty ceil
ings, seemed to swim ar-und her like
the waves of the sea. And as she went
out, ":ith Mrs. Sedgewick still chatting
about white rosebuds and bo-.onia-leaves,
she passed the half open door of
a room, all hung with blue violet. where
a yellow tressed beauty s:t smiling on
a low divan, with Fitzalan bending
above her. 1
"He ha only been 'amusing himself
with me," said Dolly to herself.
There was a sharp ache at her heart ; ;
but after all it was only the sting ofu-hieh the preceding encounter took
wounded pride. Thank . heaven oh
thank heaven it was nothing worse
than that !
1 Torn vst... Toll u hp.nlwfvnil wns drieitif
o
old Roan steadily and soberly along
!(litth,,i,r,h(1fL(1. wh..iw.v.iJ
t.".
vtt.tir.i.fi Liihinpj h.c iii.-a .i,,m.,M
v o nnv. ;
beasts of prey in the spring twilight, j
when a gray shadow glided out of
the other shadows, aud stood at h:s
side.
"Jqhn," she whispered.
"Dolly ! it's never you?"
"Yes, John," said the girl gently
but steadily. "I'm going back home
w ith you."
"God bless you, Dolly !" said the
young man, fervently
"For good and all, John, if you'll
take m," said Dolly, slowly. JfTve
had quite enough of city life; and I'll ! you please to rate the result, three
help you with the green houses, and , Southern States, h ving PJ electoral
I'll try to be a good little housekeeper votes a total of twenty-one States and
at home. Shall I, John ?" I iSo votes. The Democrats were suc-
John put his arm around her and eessful in four Nothern States, with ("
hugged her up to his side. i voUsaanl thirteen Southern States,
"Darling!" said he huskily, "it's j with lfj votes a total of seventeen
most too good news to be true ; but if-j States and IS I votes. Thus the Repuh
my word is worth anything, you shall j i(.ail9 obtained a majority of 101 vote
never regret your decision of this I n the Northern States, while the
day.
So the pretty llower girl vanished
out of the bower of smilax and rose-,
buds. The Sedgewick mansion wasn't
decorated at all and Mr.. Frixham had
lost his new customer. And the tur
quoise ring came back to Mr. Fitzalan
in a blank envelope.
The Waltz of Our Fathers.
Was thus described in a letter written i
by an American traveller in Italy in
ls.V. "Among the corrupting fashions !
which have been introduced here b
the French officers is a lascivious dance I
ailed the waltz, originally learned by j
them In Germany, but which is ex- j
actly adapted to the taste of a youn 1
French officer who is in quarters in a
city tilled with pretty women, whose
morals are loo-e enough to join in the
dance. In the tiist place, the ladies
are dressed a la Gr cqiie ; that is to say
with the least jnissible attire, leaving
;is little room for the imagination us
possible, the breast and arms totally
exposed, or covered only with uauze oi
1 crape. Tnu prepared for thisembra.
; mg dunce, the gentleman clasps with
ln.it 1 1 arms the h.dy firmly around the
! waist, while she gently passes her
s around his bodvaud sof;Iv reclines the
: other uihu his neck.
. l on will prob -
description of an ele
5. ably expect some
; gant figure, executed with taste and
; affording variety and amu-ement. No
j Tin attitude eon.-titues all the pleasure
; and all the noveltv o. the dance. The
j aaneers.-thus embracing and embraced,
t-m to turn UU1 furh,usly, precisely
; ike a tU,ie of Shaking Quakers; and
j as lhe mution w.uld make.them lizzv
j if lhey did not keep their eyes fixed
-
j upon some object which turn as rapid-
j jy themselves, they have an aiology
for xixa most huuuishiug guaes upon
eiich olh? Ia thu tatt of 1'ainful
I revolution
tiny continue tifl nature is
einausieo.
when the laily is repar.d
olher termination than the fatigue of
i'tne partus' nor any other otjevt than .
a languishing embrace, it generally )
continues for several hours, exhioitinvr
for -
neither variety, taste nor graceiul 1140- :
lions. I di n-t think it more indecent
to i.Ct than lit is to see it. The ladv or
., ! , ,11 - t -.1 .
gentleman who could do either without ,
0 1 '
a blush may rely upon it that hey are :
half corrupted. This dance 10 sttongly j
resemble the abominable dances of
the Bacchanals tuat I am persuaded j were Republians, 4Jl Domocrats and A tramp called his shoes "Coriora
that it is derived from tliat source. It ; 13 Greenbackers, leaving 2 voters, in tions," because thev had no sole,
is probable the Roman officers carried ' the scattering line. In the Southern ; A Quaker being asked his opinion of
it with thlir arms to the north of ' States the nosition of the two ?reat nhrenoWv r tii.i ti
Europe, from w hence U is now return! j
j
with "brn arms to scourge and de-
l,ue- if P'ible.s till mote the Italians.
We are So pr-"e to copy al 1 the fashions
umi man" cf the vices of Europe that ;
I shoul'l tremble, lest this lascivious
1 uml iTinii.ti.il vhii.it ion hf!il.l iii'.l:. ;
i its way intoour country. But J console !
myself w it ll the rethvtion that man-j
; ners must have arrived at a high de- !
! give of corruption before "such a dance j
! would be publicly permitted, and as I
flatter mvself that we are as vet far re- :
m;vet froni that state of moral de
pravity, so I have reason to. hope that
it will not jbe introduced iu my day
nor that of my chihiren.
Now and Then.
SUKVKV (tF TUK POLITICAL FIELD.
AND A COMl'AKISON W ITH 1-S7G.
For the first time in twenty-four
vears the Presidential battle is to be
,V)U.rht upon the st.if.s.irne field on
place. In ls, as in 1S70, thirty-eight
k. ' - - A. ' 1 .... . . 1 I 4Tf.
tidies aie 10 oe ,. i eoie-emeu oy ooa ;
electors, rinee xne grouiiu lsinesame
. ..r. -
iu jls mi iiicsi e-oi uei , a ur e in me
fipld of lh7(JS wju 'f..r to show the
.U.i..lh U t hir to show th.
weaK piaces in eitiier line ami me
... J . .
poiius lor close iigiiinig in tncciasii
that is soon; to come. Twenty-two
Northern States are represented by iTd
electors, an average of IU) eketors t
each State, while only l.'JS electors are
assigned to the sixteen Southern States,
! an average of S'l electors to each tate.
i
! Thus the Northern States choose tive
eighths and the Southern States three
eighths of the K!e:.-toral College. In
1870 each section was subdivided politi
j cully. The Republicans carried eigh
i teen Northerh States, having 10C elec-
toral votes, a, d carried, or counted, as
Democrats came literally within oneol
j balancing the exhibit by a majority oj
100 votes in the Southern Stales. Mr.
Hayes dr w 89.73 per cent., or very
nearlj- nine-teuths, of his electoral sup
port from the North, and only lu.'JT
per cent., or a little more than one-
tenth, from the South. On the other
hand, Mr. Tilden derived 33.34 pel
cent., or almost three-eighths, of his
support in the Electoral College from
the 2sorth, while 01. 00 per Cent., or
something over five-eights of the whole
came from the Southern States.
We turn from the electoral vote to
consider the popular vote east in 1S70. ; under her apron. Finally, he summed : Club. The Usual resolution of ym
One word be:'.re startimr, in explaua- up all his resolution, ami ut ered the puthy was then passed, the brother's
tion of ouranalysis. We have reckoned ..ne word w hich conveys mor" wretch- account squarei on the bjoks, and th(
the votes of the Southern Republican j edn. ss than-any other in the language. Glee Club sang: -
Sta:es accordi.mr to the figures of the
lb-tainting Board-. Airain.with regard
to Colorado, w here, tair years back.
J he elt ctors w
re chosen by the Legis
c ratel the strength oi
according to the returns
ature. We haT
the two .artit
of the last election in the State Com
pu'ed upon thi ba-:s, the popular Vote
of 170 reach.- a total of s44J?d,
divide.! by the party line as under:
i-'ji't :L.r. vote of iT i.
' l ercc r.t:ee of
I Number tl.ti vo e.
Democratic votei. .
Ii publ iCa:i vote
renhick vte. j
il , 1
uubdean L 2io6rw
e.i5
2 'J
1 "i
DtTSKHTiiflCUldiOiiav oVi r
nil others..
t ".: f"
Our table of
kerv-entage shows, if we
turn the fraction- to the nearest intejrer,
that, on an ay. rage throughout the
country, of ever voters 'rj were
Democrats, 4n .Republican" and lu
Gfcenbackers. Icavinir one voter for the
"scattering" line. The total vote
. !
the Lumn wasj disiribut.d se..-tionaiIy
as follow s: The twtity-two Northern
. State w iih CoioraX rttukoued de-
fori bed above, cat 5,71 4,1 rj votes, and
the sixteen Southern states I'.TJS.ICJ,
an excels of :.LKt943 votes
in the
VuTfc IN TW.'.STV-TWO NORTHERN STATF.S
Percentage
of total Wite
ia sectiou,
.11 ol
O.JU
Numbor
...-'.fKi,4iT
... T5.M9
... ii, t;:
Ik ' ..
Greenback vote
scattering vote
ublican j.iurahty
oor Ip:iHcrati' ott 2fV6a2
n..,,
In puo. lean rnajuntv
overall others .. m;na
2. '
Throughout the Northern States on
the average of every l,0o voters 51j
. o
parties was reversed.
VOTE IN SIXTEEN SOUTHERN STATES.
; Percentage
of total vote
in sect ion.
Number
Democratic vote i.tiH.o;:
&U5
Itepubiiean vote i,1j;.toi
Green bit bk vote . 7,1
O.S
V U3
Scattering vote ,
Democratic plurality
over Republican ...
r,.'U4
Democratic nmjrity
over a. 1 others i4,jy,lSj
In the Southern States on the average
of every l.ou i voters o'Jl were Demo
cats and 4ik Republicans, while the
(.Jreenbaek and scattering cundi lates,
counted together, obtained the support
of barely 3 voters in the 1,000. The
Republicans obtained in the North a
plurality of 4 votes, and a majority of
:) votes in 1,000. On the other hand,
the South gave the Democratic candi
date a majority of ISO vote, and a
plurality of IS3 votes in 1,)0.
Living in Qaiet.
A rule for living happily with others
is to avoid having stock subjects for
deputation. It motly happens, when
ptH)I,ie livw .mu.i, together, they have
; come to have certajh set topics, around
f,.,x,., v... ... ,u ,i : ., ..... ,i,H, :,
' rilueiU di.ute there is ,
,8udlu Krowlh of rry wor.N, nionV;
! , , v.u.;tv si, (i ,iui tliftt
i11-" aiiu, a i lut like, luai
tin
original subject of (inference becomes ;
I a standingsubjeet for quarrel, and there j
i i w u.oL.iwv ii all minor disputes to :
i drift down to it.' Again, if people wish
t live well together, they j must not!
i hold too much to logic, aim suppose j
j that everything is to be settled ly suf-
! ticient reason. Dr. Johnson saw this i
! - - -
I clearly with regard to married people
J w hen he said : "Wretched would be i
i the pair, above all names of w retched- I
uess, who should be doomed to adjust j
by reason, every morning, all the min- ;
ute detail of the domestic day." But j
the application should be much more ,
general than he made it. There is no i
time for such reason imrs. and nothinir
that is worth them. And when we
recollect how two lawyers or two poli-
ticians can go on contending, and that
there is no end of one-sid.-d reason in.'
j on any subject, we shall not be sure
i that such contention is the best mode
j of arriving at truth. But certainly it
is not the way to arrive at good tem-
A Leap Year Privilege.
Miss Adams, of the Indian Territory,
j takingadvantugeof b apyear privileges
proposed to the Postmaster at Tulsa, in
rhat Territory, that they should wed.
The Postmaster, likethe Judge in Maud
Muller, sat on his hor.-e and mused,
making up his mind how he could tell
her it could never be. She had no hay
rake in her hand, but he saw the devil
in her eve ami noted that her hand was
'You woir't, hal" shrieked the maid,
and with marvellous coolutss and ce
ierity she unma.-ked a navy revolver
uid shot her fancy dead from his hore,
and then deliberately mounted a ony
and notified the neighbors that they
bad l. Iter go and pick the po.stma.-ter
up before the hogs anticipated th.rn.
the woman wa- the da ighter of a fugi
tive from ju-ti e in the States, and she,
nod"ubt. had inherited her (b-ci-ion of
character, but ha 1 cultivated her pre
cision of aim. The poor jostina-ter
never lived to know how many years
of dome-tic bliss he might have enjoy, d
with the woman who had marked him
or her ow n, I ; is wed that he died.
There is a sort of impulsiveness
which often gets cotle into serious
trouble. We are fret ttd and vexed at
the acts of -ometody ehe, and we do
MotVait to think, but say out our ini-
tatleij, and deeply wound some sensi-
tiv ii.irlt. We are anrv. and we let
of i,a--don instead of culm reflection rule
; -
' us. The impulsive jargon who cannot
: control his temper is like one who car,
rie tirw nar unpowdwr.
Wit and Reason of the National
Press.
Andrew Jackson never liked ghoat
stories. '
Faith saves ourselves, but love ben
fits others.
A feast of reason The entertainment
of an idea.
A popular delusion That woman is
the weaker sex.
Isn't it queetrthat contractors should
be engaged to widen streets.
Jupiter, like many good farmers,, Iqow
rises an hour before the sun.
The pool player who pockets an in
Uult, caroms adroitly on discretion.
"r 'v.a,-f vumv VVUiU
j be no good in a science that compel a
J man to take off his hat.
A witch l,illitr at Ilia Cat-n n )
! , '
i'umt, saw her son there and desired
him to give her a drink. 4
No,
mother, ' said he, "it would do you
wrong, for the drier you are the better
you will bum."
A lady once asked whv she came so
early to church. " Because," said she,
"it is a part of my religion never to
disturb the religion of others."
Patrick having been told that Dr.
P ters had found an asteroid remarked:
" Bedad, he "may have his asteroid, but
as for myself I prefer a horse ter ride.
A newly converted gambler, in an
impassioned exortation, said, in de
scribing the milleniuni, there would bo
so many trumps that a little chUd
I should lead them.
Theodore Hook, being in company,
where he said something humorous in
! rhyme to every person present, on Mr.
Winter, a solicitor of tax.H, being an-
i uounced, made . the following im
j promtu:
i Here comes Mr. Winter collector of Uxes
i advUe J"ou 1 lvt h,' -aaievw he axes.
j ! U,MS uwmioui any mimmery
"t ill, uc.iia. o IUIU Llia HVIIUUI ILf 9
summary.
DE OULKDY PICKANINNY.
Dar wuri watermllyou
A grow in' on a vine;
1 Mir war a ta(-lr ut ' v
Watchtn' tt all tie time.
An" when tint watermilun
War ripening in dentin.
An' dc stripes aton lt jiieket
War com In' one by one.
Dat pickaninny hooked it
An' toted it away,
An' a;e dat entire milyun
t'p In one tingle day.
"He ate de rlne an' pieces,
He finished eel an' vine
An' den de waterrnllyun
Jest up an' finished him.
The Bhkjkst Liak. Bishop Sel
wyn was a benevolent and kindly
spoken man, as well as a great and
famous one. He interested himself
j u" 11 U1 u,t IMM'r ein-viuuy in miners,
j 0ne dav coming on a company of the
j Iatter. he mard thcm li4lkl,l in a vory
i way, so loudly that he! said
: l. .1... t ... . :..n.. i- i .. .
to them; "My friends, something
! seems to interest you all very much ; I
j heard your voices quite in the distance;
may I inquire what it i?" To which
I they replied: "Vou see that copper
teakettle there? We found it, and
c were just saying that the one who
could tell the biggest lie should have
it." "Oh," said the Bishop, "I am
sorry for that; I hope you will never
; again tell lies. Fis a fearful hal it, and
so unmanly. Why, I never taid alio
in my life." Whereupon the four
! miners shouted in one breath : "Gifa
i
, the governor the teak ttb," all of them
thinking his assertion "the biggest lie"
; they had ever heard,
: Dkath of a M km BEU of TH K LlMK
I Ma.y de fil d!e.low and Mjrtly,
Let your voict'n all b low,
-Death ba reapsi auiJr harvmt
( bant de rf-'iuteiu jf an' low.
Through t.' dark an' m!ty vatiy
'er Je ribvr dnrk at" Ule;
Jlfdn' w Id de great pur-ebun
Marehin to do ler m 1.
Parents will bear Watching'.
A Galveston par.nt has noticed, that
for some time bis eldest son sneak. d
ofF I fore breakfast and came back
looking very hajpy, so he asked him
vest rday morning: "James, do you
take a cocktail in the morning."
"Don't care if I do take another; but.
' dad, who would have su-jecUsl you of
keeping the materials in the houe all
this time w ithout inviting me to join ?
FII U: blarneJ if parenU won't do t
watcli nowadays." '
There is not much difference in this
world and a circu. Both ar "fleeting
; shows."
II . ..... . I'i. . 1 . 1 . 1.. .1 Itf. . .. .. 1
i akij eJimrs leauauuei n.e; one in
. the aoetum and the other in the sub-
urbfc