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PITTSB01K)', CHATHAM CO., N. C., JANUARY 4, 188TJ.
NO. 17.
Windless Italn.
! -i
The rain, tho desolalo ruin!
('c:mclp?s and soli inn nnd chill !
lfov i( drip mi tin' misty p.-it:i.
How it drenches the darkened sill 1
( ) iH'i np of sorrow mill iU:irtii!
I would tlnl tho winds awaking
Ton fierce nr. 1 "jisiy Kr li,
? v n-y itiUilnll re'riin
t if l !: rain, the drf -!-i?i' rain!
Tor tho In-art of tin- heavens srems brcnUint;
In tears o'er tlic fallen i-nrlli,
Ami nnin, rti.'ain, ng.-iiti,
We list to the s jiti! --r fliain
The faint, ri'.d tin i ( t 1 1.
hose soul i.4 a iiij . ( ' mom
t If the rain, tin- nciii nf i! ia' t,
The hufi, ill-iri:ir lain.
I rain, tlio r.iiiiv.iiii'iii:: r tin !
Weary, iasiiiii!.--.. s'.iw;
Ti the rli j thin .f si-tt!f I i.ii ro'v,
Tin' Htliliiii! of cnivlcsi ttu.-l
1 all tie- Ira ;ic of lir.-.
Tin- piuii so In; n;;
(' -mi I .it-U en tin-; n I r-, f v.-iin
i tl'i' rain, ll-.e lri.-iry rain;
I'. I the rri ivi'i in my le-a-i n a--! op.
Aid ll.u dead ho ai-e I'-.irit' 1 lev: ,
1 i-oin n s 'l.'inn roc! ,.:: 1 1- .,
Aw a!, I '.v"l- tit ,: , ,.
n.! voice- ih o. m--' i-t j. ii'i
i 1 i the tide i f I It;- '. : l.l i e - ;i'l,
T!te yen-ah; . hi 'in V -i rain,
'i 1-m.:, I, it., w I.I .ifri:i-r rain!
-!,! If. Il.tyur.
SAVtD DY A PIGEON.
j I' oot.deps were heard coming up Hu
ll was the sw,vl;"-t li'.tle thin:? you stairs. I hold my breath in suspense,
e .- ! :-.iv - a v.-ee -i:rrler-;-i.rc--ii. v. it'i Would the rulliatts try the door, antl
I i:t- white 1-r it uii!g a !-.tf; litiding it locketl, fore" it open? No.
t :i l-;. r y, a::d it: a-c'ii.-;;: i--.-l; s:l--am- the on.
it I' With i'.itic .; lit 1:11 i .Ti,, (I,..;, ., litdo i-mUr. i-, onornrner
A I ty l-a I broil-;!. t it over from Kim- '
v .ml that m :i:i;-g in a dainty willow
la-kct, lined with pink eotitowot-.',
-n 1 its ha:i-il a lornt 1 u ii h bows ot'
; in', r.b' on.
"!':-o;a I.-ir y, of t nirs"!" cri"! Aunt
.':;.!it!'. a 1 t i.'.er.-d the b;vakl'a-t-i
t n. "J i'.o'i'I i lii-ve i aitii t vt-r pro.
tin etl so gailant a lovcl!" she eont i lined
in her tea ing way. "I believe he
s . .ids you a present cv.-ry day, Ves-1
Irhiyit was a beautiful bo.pit t of
II .w.-rs, tii.-day before a If x of b- r:
bens. an I th" day before that well,
l-t me so! he catii'- himself! And
what have y .u no-.v, pray, a turtledove';-"
1
"No; a carriei-jiig'oi. ami Larry
say it is a t laim-tl one, to t." I replied,
rei'ei ring t-.i the letter, a ilainty bilh-t
vhith liatl a-i' iii alih 1 tie' gilt.
"Aha! Now we shall have tender
missives living over i-ur hea K 1 re-Mim-!
Away with io-:ii.- jiostage.
stamp.--, and all that!" j
"1 wish Larry ha I sent her a big 1
bull-dog instead of t he bird," said papa,
as he helped himself to t li t'-ast.
"Why, papa!" J ga ped. "I low im- ,
poetical!'' I
"Very useful, my dear. Especially
'n.-t now when tin-re are so many ,
i nrglars about."
"I hear .Mr. S-iyre's house ha bet n
robbed, anil (loldeii's jewelry store,
too," said Aunt Judith, "(loudness
me, I hope they won't come here! :
We're in such a lonely, out-of-the-way .
place, tio! Thomas!" turning to my
father, "don't you think that you had
better take the spare silver ami the
. .. . ...
laiiuiv uianionus 10 a more secure
lace'r"
"I've been thinkin
tiling," said papa.
ib-ut tint vorv-
We shan't need
turnin- to mo I
them till Meg here,
... ., ... ,, . '
with asinile, "becomes Mrs. Lawn nee
Carroll. So 1 might as well take them
lIowii to the bank and lock them up in!
he safe." !
"But what if they break in tho j
bank?" I asked. j
l'apa laughed derisively, lie was;
always boasting of the safety of the j
hank. j
"They couldn't open tho safe unless ;
the cashier ami I -were both thre. It's !
one of the U.-t combination locks made, j
I'm positive that anything put in that '
rafo i8 perfectly secure." j
1'oor papa! "Now little ho thought j
- But there, that's just like me, al- j
ways getting ahead of my story! ,
Larry didn't spend that evening
with nio, and so I went to bod tpiitc
arly. I soon fell asleep, but somehow
t didn't rest very well, ami was glad
when I awoke, for I was dreaming that I
Larry ami I had an awful quarrel.
JJiit the sick, wretched feeling didn't '
pass away with my awaking. I had a
smothered, suffocated feeling that made
uno actually gasp for breath. Think
ing that the bnb-lothes were lying
across my face, 1 reached up my hand
to draw them away, and found there,
Instead, a handken -hief saturated with
a subtle, overpowering scent.
Chloroform! Ves, that was it. Hut
what did it mean ? Shivering with a
nameless terror, but with my sen-.es all
aroused, I sprang from the bed and!
went to the door.
It was slightly ajar, and through the
opening alight shone faintly. I en pt
softly out into the hall, and leaning
over tho railing, looked down. Oh,
heavens! what ditl I see?
Four strong men, wearing black
marks, ami armed with revolvers,
dragging along my dear old father!
"Vou villains! What is the use of
this?" I heard poor, dear papa say. "I
shall never, never do it !"
"Von won't sec t ho sun rise again,
then!" said one of the men, with an
oath.
"I'll rather dio than have you suet-red
in your nefarious plan!" was
pat. as reply.
"That's game, Imss," said another
, rough voice. "Hut wait till we gt-l
there. We've got the cashier in our
cliit-hes, ami wlien ho caves in you
'". ion.
"(!ag him, boys, before we put him
in the wagon!" ordered tho leader.
I'apa's struggles were of no avail,
.am! gagged and bound, he was carried
, fill of the house, and soon I heard
! v, h. t-1; rolling away.
! Two of the burglarsstayed behind to
ra ifack the house, I supposed, Hear
ing tle ir voices, I turned and lied into
iy r miii, locking the door behind mo.
)';i. what could I h) ? At that mo-
-. -.it 1 n a'tizeil how weak a woman is!
', if there were only some way
v. !n i -by I might save my father from
t'.ca'ii or iufaui!
Croai liing upon the floor, I wrung
my hands m agony of spirit, striving
to think of some p!a;i.
of my room ma ! my heart btat with
reu.-'-vi-d tt rror; but relief ram-.' in
s;;;n'iv, wh'-n I p reeiveil that tic
noise was made by niy little pet, the
( P 'Tier-pig.
I km-l1 tl-iv. n beside its cage, soli
1 i;.g softly.
"Oil, you poor, lit; I" thing!" I whis
p;f'il. "Jl- lpiess ami tiny a you are,
you ere al't r ihan I am!"
Suthlt lily, like a divine revelation,
th'-p' can.e a thought ;
Could :t"i U' joti, the pigeon, cany a
ims-age to Larry? Larry hail laid
that the little en -autre could do ,-uch a
thing. Why not try hioi ?
Willi trembling lingers, 1 f t-i 'e.l pen
cil an I paper, a. el wrot - t!"- following
word-:
"I. airy! L';riy! f.-rt; id's ake go to
lit'-1 '.ii i i . Take plenty of n.. a with
you. Km glars hav carried j a pa ,
ll: -leto t-oinpi 1 him to open the salt-, i
llr.i-iy! Vi-ur Mr.tt. for all time In M-r-cn t-ln was bt an-
"I". S. I send this by Bijou." ' iil'ul, ami (he sweet ii" -s of her c'-i;--
Tlds I put in an envel ipe, and tied I ai-tor and manner won for h -r the love
the latter around the bird's neck. The ' "f uH those who were as-oeiated with
little creature ilid not s.-em the least l'1'- Hie was also a charming simvr,
bit frighteneil, but look-tl iiitelligenUy ! ill'''l ever ready to give pl'-a-
at me wilh its bright, gentle eyes. As lllv to '"'r f-i'nds. lUf a-1-fiiictly
as jios.-.iblei I openetl tiie w in- ; 'uii'ing biograjihers also commend ln-r
dow ami set the bird on the sill. j t'1'1' ' dress, which was very simple ;
l-'ora mi'.iut- it stood (here, turning hey even go so far as to praise ln-r
its pietiy
spii-a-liii-r i
seared aw a
h ad irresolutely; then
wings, it slowly rose and
oh. heaven beti.anked! in 1
the direction of Elluwood.
.lusi. then there was a violent racket I ' ''f r nrt to tlispla-e the ,.-mly oecu
atthe tlot.r, a succession of us, 1 pm imis whn h prop-riy, a , :-ln-thought
which soon sidintered the panels. ! 11 "'" '"-r Li,:'-
An instant later, as 1 stood there
i,.nr.-i!v7e,l l.v terror the l,llri:ir. ;
i '
l.nr( Int.. the rnnln
"t'li'-it!" crie.1 one, "thnt chloro-
frm di.In't fix her. a r all." !
"Hind ami gag her like wo did the :
fihl l-idv then kIh.'II he it-ifn '' stiil the
f'o i.iu , tin n sue 11 ne sale, sain uie (
0,h, r-
When my senses camo to mo, I found
myself lying on the couch in the sitting
room down stairs.
It was bright daylight, ami tho soft
summer wind, laden w ith the breath of
flowers, was stealing in at the open
window. Larry's face, kind, loving
anxious, was bending over me. Then
I heard dear old Doctor lingers kindly
voice say, "Drink this, little girl, and
ami you'll feel better," pressing a tuin-
bh-r to my lips.
"Where's papa?" I murmured,
faintly.
Your father's all right, darling,"
said Larry.
"And tlid Uijoii comoto you? Oh, I ,
pray, i thai tne ini'i woiihi carry ine
Di-1 you g.-t it?"
"Ves. I"c; but never mind it now.
I'll tell you all about it when you get
stronger." ;
"Tell her now, Carroll. She is all
ritdit. It will do her, -,.o,l to l,,r li !
about it," said the doctor, patting my
check; and ho continued: "I'll have
vou two together, while I go and s.-eto
M!ss Judith. Oli, you needn't be
frightened!" soring my iuixioiis look.
"There isn't anvthing the nia'ter with
your aunt. Only she's been pretty
badly scared, that's all!"
..Well, you see, Meg," Larry began,
when wc w ere alone, "I happened tosit
p r.ltll(.r j.,,,. Uyt uifihu x ,.,.
iuvav all tlav, ami when I returned home
att,.a-time, 1 found some law business,
ilw;,jtjnfr lny immciliateatteiitioii. As
, I sat w riling in my iooio.it was alter
(midnight I think, suddenly I heard a
; tapping at the w iii'iow-paite. At first
1 J paid no heed toil, thinking it to be
only the w ind blowing a twig or bit of
vino, 1 mt as tho sound continue ,'
anise ami wont to look.
"1 lieheltl something white fluttering
against the glass. What was iny sur
prise to find that it was little Bijou'
I opened the window and hurriedly read
tho letter he brought; and it wasn't
ong liefoiv niv father. I'm-le Ilcnrv,
j the three men-servant, and n couple of
policemen and myself, were hurrying
. down to the liank.
j "We reached there just in time, too.
, nail a graiitl sciiille, in whnii we cam.-.
' out victorious. I'm glad to say. ami,
j well, the result is thn four of the
' burglars are in jail, and the other two.
: whom wo found here, have gone to
. rentier uptheir final account. The safe
is unharmed, iiml none of u are in
jured, except a few scratches and
bnii..es."
I will end my st-iry by saying that
Larry ami I hac ben married two
ars now. We are keeping home in a
ooy, comfortable way, ami iim.t in;-
, p"i'tant of all our aiii- les of furniture
is a cradle; but. after all. I don't know
which is the trivatcst pet, ba'-v or mv
little fea'h'-retl pi stinan, llij -u!
i:iisaI;o(:i Si-aiii.
Among the followers of Cuido l?"nit
this young woman, whodictl when bu!
twenty-live y. ars oi l. is eon pieman
for her talents an I int.-res! ir,g on ;i -count
of thott-.ry of l;.-r life. Mic w i
th? daugliti-r of a l-pu-..(it! a:- is!. :n-i
was bo;;; ;-t V, dogaa a'loii' 1 :!!
was certainly very in In Prions, sin v
one of her biographer.-, nam' s o;i" hun-tln-tl
and llfiy pietur -.-, a-t 1 cli-'iing:
made by her, and all th-s lo'Pt hav
been dune witi'hi a j; th-I of a'too! b ii
yea rs.
Much h;is b'r-:i said oft he rn nml
rajiidity with v.hi.-ii she worketr: .n-'
anecdote r-lal'-s that en a;i oei-a-i ':i
wh"li it happened til l', th" I)u -icsi of
ilninswi.'k, the Jin -lies.:, of .Mirati l iia,
and Dak" Viiu; d" M-'tlici, wilh
other persons, all ni 't at her studio,
she astonished and tlclighte 1 th "M by
the ca-t- an I t 'iiil with whieli he
sketehetl anil s'.utd. d drawings of t lie
suliji'i'ts which one ait- r aiioiin-r nam '!
to hi r.
Tho story of h -r III'.', .; n i" from hei
ait, gives an im iio .' in! en-.--1 to h i
liamo. and insures h--r roin.-mbr.ui'-e
"loncr.-i'ion m eating . mic was wen
d in all d'-imflie matters, .-uel
1 :,t daybre;!; t.. perfo. ji her
household ttlltfe-
i r allow-
Kli.a'i.lla ."-iraui's n.iuie ha; come
wn thrt'Ugh two hiunlrctl and seveu-
" UllXUlgn I Wo IllUlUrctl ami SeVCIl
U'CIl Vt'tllS US Oil'' W llOSO "lleVOlCtl 1111,11
:,ff((ti foiuinine grace, ami aril-ss
'''igi'.v '"'""' J''T "
Ut r ri i" ,',li nts-'H""i.h tc.l a p.-r-
SOU 11 IJ w ilien lier I Iieil'is I t-gai oi-'l as
'
I an meat in j-ci let iiou.
I The sudtleii death of this artist has
addetl artragio element to her story.
The cause of it has never In en kmwni
but the theory that she died from
poison, has been very generally ac
cepted. Several reasons for this crime
have been givm : one is, that she was
sacrificed to the jealously of other
artists, us Tioinenichino had boon :
another belief was that a princely lover,
whom she had trcutod wilh scorn, had
taken her life because she Imd dared to
place herself, in her low ly station,
above his rank ami pow er.
A servant girl named Lucia Tol
inclli, who hod been long in the ser
service of the Siratii faniilv, was sus-
ported ami tried for this crime. She
was soiiiencen m oauisniiiein ; nut.
.alter a time, Elisa'ietli's father ire-
! quested that Lucia should be aJlowrd
j to return, as he had no reason f-r be.
neving ncr gumy. .uin so ine mystery
" , aHM " '
1"''n solved ; but Us (Hcct ,, the
ciirretl, is an exact matter of historv
Tlie entire people l'--lt a personal lo
in hoi death, ami the day of ln-r burial
was one of general mourning. Tie
ceremonies of her funeral w ere attend, n
with great pomp, and she was bin it ,,
beside her iiiaslt-r, (luido Ib ui, in the
! chapel of Our Lady of the Ibisary
in the magnificent church oflht-D --
I ininicans. Poets ami orators vied w it L
one. another in sounding ln-r praises. -
si. Ai'cr.t!-.
The Indians at Standing llot-l;
aom-v h ive raised 1 hi s y. ar T.'i'Mni.-heN
'of win at, !'..'. -i 1 bu-htJs ..f o.its, l",n to
' budiels of pita' o s, b-ih-; a good
supply of squadr-s. pumpkins, melnns,
I beaus ami o'. iter farm pro ducts.
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Fnnlilun Nnirs.
riaitetl skirts are still popular.
Feather bands trim wraps and
dresses.
Velvet bonnets are the most fash
ionable, lila-k malcia's" dress goods are
much used in mourning.
A pretty fancy is to Itim a black
velvet ha', with a sing! ' while bird.
Satin but tons of oblum; form rem-'
1 -i many I.and-oino iti;p"it"i! dres-cs.
Skil ls ei.ntiiilie to Ll' iw inure I "U !'
f.mt ill the back atel ! ill r at th" si-h
Hands of gi-.-bo app-ar en '.-m of
Hie hamlsoiji -t bonnets an I t m -.
A g ild'-n brown ; hadecal!el "a'. an
tnrin"" roinbines beau' il'dlv vi'h
lii'eile gley.
The IP-west el. 'h 1 loaks from Paris
ire of repped cloth, which f'tfted o,i
th" wr.'iig sid".
Th" individii il fancy is in-liilgt l iti
riding habits as well as in a'l "tin r
itarments tim. a ley s.
S -aih't i-I iih with eider-down woven
in it, is a ligli1 an I eomforla'.le fa'-ri"
f-r winter u-.el. r-kirls.
Tie-h a' ie r raps w it h whic'i some
'l.'t-i an 1 t! i-i:i;. siiitsare fa ;!'-!ie l a-i I
ttiiuiaed a;-' tiller of I'.-il lilt si.l cr
eli-.w I :rvr.
A plain. we!l-i!i!;.-!iod bla'-k t a diiiii i- -
. .kin ami a j-r--y w lift of any color
: evefen-e I, or Mack, makes l he be.-t
I kind of a utility cost time.
! Tho la'..-f developni-ut in faa---,-iniliim-ry
i.-. e!e-:iil!e and 1 cord
. hrai i.; i:i t'ae sty., of the ra.uie -, it ker
laski t bt.niiets of tho past sta-oii.
A Pihirrs Dotiif-.tic- I.ilf.
! f'riiie. s.s Lt.ui-e starlctl in n arrie
life, says the L udon Truth, with the
t!i termination 110I to bo the rival, on
their own ground, of plutocrat:.' wives.
There w as 1 1 bo et .in fort as well as
'Icgam-c in ht.r t .-labii.shmeid , but m
isteiiation. At llidcuu Hall, In r
Canadian ( fieial abri!e, shoafl'eet:. more
state. Once a wet k. when the Legis
lature is in session, sho gives a formal
banquet. A day or two after there is
: in informal dinner, which Canadians
t -i-iii "the scrap f'-.-i.M." To l.e a..kcd
lo it is thought a mark'-J faor. A
piper drcssi d in Campbell jdaiil is in
I ittentl.mee, and ierfo:ins a d'-sscrt on
bis lioi'y iiistrum. i:t. On Sundays
English isiiors tt ( Utawa are a-ketl in
piitean unceriuioniiai , way fopartak"
.if a family dinner, which is snug and
well served, and 1 1. livened by the
. .'heery huni'-r and la'tl" of Lady
Sophia M'-Xamara, who is limn' rt'
ervcd wLp n Caiiitdi.-tis are present.
I'he Marquis s' i.-ks . 1 the kirk.
rishiusr With Cm-moi-niils.
In Nieuln ii's account of the embassy
if P.trr tie Uoyeraisd Jacob tic Keyer
from tlic Hutch lia t India Coiopauy
to the liiiiiieroi-of 1 'hit.a. in 1 1 it '.". il is
relat'-d that at ."-i-t.iag-ch.-iv, j (,.'
provi leiice of Shatil .ng. on an art iiicial
hannel of the ', t ,-.v river, the 1 1 1 1 -bassa
lors wit n"ssed the natives IV-hing
w ith cormoiants. Ib icile y saw tio-m
.at eh fi-h with a bird called L"ic-a,
toim wha' h'.-s than a go ise and m
mm-h unlike a mum Ii ha; a long
leek and :i bill like an eagle. ' 'fii.-v go
out in small boat made of bamboo
canes, placing the bird on th" out ide,
which on sight of a li-h shoots down
md sw ims after il under wa'.-r. As
toon as she h.n cau;.-.iit h -r prey sic
rises, and th" fisherman, having taken
it from her, si nds her out to s -ek m re.
I'o pii vciii tin- bird from swallowing
her pry they put an iron riiiut !
iboiit her ir-ck. Il'l!icli-h is too big
for her to bring up she makes a m-isc
111 the wa'er oi the lliaslcr o 1 omc to
ler help. V. lo II lli'V have t;;uv!;f
elioii.Th f'-r t Icir "'.lit. the riicr it
'.ak' ti oil', ami 'li - are l.-f: to IMi f-.r
(ilt-IIL-iV .
,ll ing -1 a
ing. fo-'ii-l
bill" to tin-
these birds, v.
the Chine-.!'.
I . c.i .' fie y arc a cr-c t
t-i-., ught to ii by In ai-
.-; ;--n pay a x i-ai iy t ri
ll::.: r r.-r lor I he U if of
iii' i. are ion- h allied I.y
'ne of those w I, irh are
well taught ist lt-n sold for li, ty ta. I
(if silver, whit h it about b".i gu.l lt is.
Tin-Ciiinese mi iliod of li-hing wilh
ciirui'.rants tliilk 1 s hut litt'e- from that
'.iiipl'iy-'d by Iliigii 'h and Erem-h ama
( iirs a' !!; j . --'ill day. In China,
how '- - v, tie- I h'd-, smaller than our-,
ami of a difT. .t-nt spe -h s call.. I by the
( hin -.-e "I. ii!-," ::i'f ' ai'i i--d on light
.-hallow p;i::'.s or raffs, and are com
nioiily t nipi-'V ci, I'ot as here for ;iin;is'
incut, but as a matt'i- of bu-ims. to
supply l'e- mi! I-" t with t i -1 1 . Twenty
or thirly e niiior nits, it is said, will
catch six fin e s worth of lidi a day--tir-.ll
lteilig Very clltap there, 'flu ir
owiu rs t bib t-gi tln-r, their respective
birds being i.iaiketl, and disitle the
profits prop 11 i ieiiati Iy. A rormoraiit
maybe Used iioiilten years oid, ami,
when well train d, they fetch as lum h
as sixty t.u-N. or H O francs 4 pair. --
I.HIIll'HI Fit III.
WASHIXKTO.VS WIFE.
Intrrr.ilit I'nrtlrtittirH I'oitri'rniiiu ller Ar
i-i-nlry m:cI l.tt'i.
11. A. I'roek contributes to l!i" llii-h-niond
('a.) Iispnlih a letter i-eceivei
1 from Mrs. Mary K. Net-!, of Williams-
! burg, "a in respoiise to a requ'-st
from him through that paper for defi-
' nite information concerning the family
of Mrs. Martha, wifeof Ceiieral (ieorg"
'Washington. Mr. Nei-I says:
"Martha Danbridge w;n I rn a' h- r
.-'!ic--sl ral hoinesli-a-l. I!!ti:am. in N--w
K'-n! eonei v. Va.. Siiiel-iy. M iv s. IT:'...
I1--I- ma'.-re il an-- -.'-.r wa I'u- K--v
oikanl-i J..ii'-.-.. a e.-ilie of W.ih , wh-
was i-o.;.i.'.;..h' il on the ban! s .! lie
Potoinae, and is buried in I he ground -of
1 h" o, Ib n'on parish church, in t his
oily, now thoo!d"st English church in
u-"in Ai-i'-ri'-.i. a-it date; from 1'lii'J.
, Wclir.-t l-.iar.l!nr- .!..;iial.innalsof Miss
Dandrii!;.'!' a a tk-izl-ng b- II- at tin
'court of t;.v. Dinw id li-, at Williams
burg, the scat of g-.v -niinent. where
he ne t Col. Daniel P. CuM is. of Aiding-l-'ii.
on lie ta t'-rn : !i""i of Virginia,
Ihi-'on of th- II ,. John (11 lis. and,
;r his fa'her had be: 11 before him, a
im-aiin r of the King's council, ami at
1 in- il.-lil.t-'-ai ions of which he was in
attendance. The iie-cl ing ripened into
love. The marriage was a first op-
: p-v-d by (he fa'her of the gr.i::.l, bill
iii 171'.' VI. Cust is bore his brid- to his
"The White 1 1 i on the banks of
t!i" P.iuiunk'-y, in New K'-nt eoimiv.
Thr.-e '-lilidr- 'a lie s.-od the happy union,
tin' f-r! of whom, a b.-y, dying in in
fail -y, va soon fol.,wi .1 by ids l'.-..'!i r.
and Mi'-. Ciis'.i., was I.-ft a young, beau
tiful, and wealthy widow, the ,-o(-:
ex.. ut rlx of an e.-tat" appraised at
'-M,""fi. i;l i7.-,s Washington, at
t' -tilled by a servant, crossed the Pa
mimkey on a military mission of im-poila:i'-e
.it Willianisbiivg. Stopping
i'..r a moment at the hoii .( of a friend,
a Mr. ("iiaiiiln . lavim, ia i-w Kent
county, he wa ; I'lYsst-l to p in iln. Ho j
at first declined, hi,; t !,- gra-.-s i.f Mrs. i
Ciistis. who was, 1 gih .. I at the house, ,
quieted the S'-rilld--. of th" speeding !
warrior so ( fit t-i u.iliy that his stay w as
pr'i'.ong-d for two days ami a night, i
Me had ne-! his doiii 'st it- fate, and Mrs. j
Ciistis became Mrs. Wa-hiugtoii on the j
dih of January following, the ceremony j
being performed by the Ib v. David :
Mossom at St. Pet it's ehiir.-h. in New
Kenf county, and near the White ;
House, of the two surviving children j
of Mrs. Washington by ln-r first mar- j
riagc. a lovely daughter (Marl ha 1 died j
in 177" in the st veuti' th jtar of her !
age, and her son, Col. John Cu-tis,an !
aidf-dc-camp on the stall' of his illus- j
trious stcp-l'.i'hi r in mir ghrious st rug-
gle for national imh-p udenee, dietl of j
' malignant fever a' Kit lui'ii, on tho 'Joih j
j of O tober. 17sl. w iiih-the camps from
Williamsburg to Vorfctown were ro- i
sonant wit h th" i;eans to the triumph
Ilia! ended the weary and bitter strug- '
gle. Col. Cust js had uiai l ied in 177", :
1
and Iclt four children, one of whom j
was the father of mir grand hero, lien, j
Hubert E. I Mrs. Wa.-.hiutrlon died i
in lo."
Various Ways of PiTjiai-iiiij Esr?.
li--;-,'s cooked in soiii" iinu-ual way
are a good luncheon a well as breakfast,
di h. Among the simpic-t forms are:
ll.ikcd Eggs: Hul tt-r 1 shallow pud
ding tlish. or a deep pie plate, bnak
into it, separately, as many eg-rs as you
will 11 1, unless tho number exceed
nil r I' ll, taking t are not to disturb
1'ie yolks. On ( aci. yolk pul a piece of
butter, a pim h of salt ami a dash of
p.-pp'T. Place in a hot oven until tho
y.dks are set ; serve immodiat t Iy.
E.M-a!lopc.l Eggs: liutterlilib-patty
p;uis and sprinkle thr bottom and sides
with lin-' b-ead ov tr;iel;er rruiobs;
br.-ak an egg car. luliy into each, using
care thai the Volk be W hole; cover wilh
line crumbs moistcm-d with melted
butter ami :e;isouei wilh salt and pep
p r, set into the oven mud th" while
of the egg is sit and the crumbs
brow lied.
Poll iied Eggs : A pint of cr. am, or
if that is impossible, a pint of milk, to
which shall be added, w la n hot. a pieco
of butter h df the sie ol an egL'. Put
in a double boiler to hi 1! ; sal; to trHo
and when it is at iln- In-iiing point, slit
in four ggs that have been light 1
ben! en until the while.-, mid yolks are
well liiixc!. Let il stand for a few
iiiomeiits to thicken, stirring occasion
ally, and serve on a hot tlish.
stuffed Eiru's : P.oilthe eggs twenty
minute.-; -i liloe the shells rai'efully.
rut th" eggs, lengthwise, in half; re
move I lie yolk and smooth to a paste,
adding Mllli, it-lit melted butler to
moisten it will; then add one-half the
quantity of devilled ham: till the eggs,
and fit the half together; place the
forcuieat that is left in the shallow tlish
or platter, set the eggs upon it, covet
with crumbs and a simple w hitc sauce,
made of lin It. il butter, lloiir and milk,
ami seasi.iiel wilh salt and prpprr ami
ail iop or two nl lemon juice, ami set
into the oven to brown.
curpixns fob tue cubious.
Professor Virchow of Horlin owns
nearly 0,000 human skulls of all ages
ami nationalities.
The wealthiest man in Mexico is Pa
tricio Milmo, an Irishman, whose es
tate is valued at f lO.DOti.OiM),
There was a shower of pebbles that
lasted fifteen minutes at Watseka, ill.,
recently.
Abbe Moigo, of Los Monties, believes
that the amient cubit, which is ascer
tained to bo (ho ten-millionth part of
the polar axis of the earth, is prefera
ble to the metre rs a standard of inens
iner.iont. Continuous baths, as carried out in
Vienna, are report "d unofficially by M.
Lenoir as very efficacious in the treat
ni.'iit of skin diseases, and ho warmly
recommends their iiiir"bi't inn miotic
hospitals of Pari -.
I -ah -.Vl of Havana, qu-en of ( harles
VI., sent a collection of th-IK !rc-scd
in the -i!et I'reiich : ( y It--, to the
queen of England, thus oil in br-ing the
latest Pr -m-h fa -hi"!!-in a v ay whi' ii
has been iuiita't-d "' 1 i:-r: as a
novelty.
In l.'us.-i.i, on Ma'- h C-.e t'ey a
which the lark;; arc :-iipposed to arrive,
the ril tics make clay iim-.g 'S of those
birds, mp.-ar them villi honey, tip Un it
heads with tin.-e!. and then cany l! t-in
about, singing songs to sprii -j, tr t"
La la, tin ir vi mal g.-t! I s.
A painful and mi-'-hievi :;. ce.::t-:i..
I'revail-'tl on May ov. i:i the .' it'i 1 '
Ireland, so late as tin- y.ir l-:'.-k. L
was aeoiiiiuon practice f-.r : t lu-l-b oy ;
0:1 that day to consider li;' ne elv. .-
privileged tor 11:1 v.ii liy ' id with a
bum-ii of nettles, stiiking a the fa
and hands of th'-ir companions, or an
other person wh.iui.l iiey felt that lh-
ctrald assault wiih iiiqni'iiiy.
'J ho tunnel cut into the main rang!
of the Kooky mountains, Knl mile-,
font Invest of Denver, ('"!.. is t'ae high
est cither i:i America or Europe, and
its atiproa-bes ar" described a marvel-;
of engineering skill, laid through
roenrs unrivalled for grand'-ur air!
magnificence. It is 1 .7' " feet in length
and 1 l.o'H.I fe t ,-e .ve the M a. So
nicely was tho t ngim-erintr done, that
when thr workmen met the variation
in tin- Lores was only aooiit one inch
Il was th'1 work of the Denver and
South Park division of the ("nion
Pa-ilie railroad.
In fanning districts of Denmark,
where smoking is almost universal, and
pipes w ith huge china bowls are a-'
common as mile stones are scarce on
coiiiif ry cross roads, distance is more
frequently measured by "pipes" than
by miles. The car-v-going, set w ays of
the people make this expedient practi
cable, (ireat is the amazement of th"
traveller. however, at being told, iii an
swer to his inquiry about tho distance
to the next town, that j; js !;o !Mnv
'pij 's of tobacco," Experience wiP,
Icm h him that at the steady gait and
pull of the native about t.-,, English
miles, or ha'f a Panish inil ..a'-." a
"pipe."
I isii in !:o (real American Lake.
Dr. Sterling, of Cleveland. h;o.
writes: The whitclish in Lake I '.-a
average thre" and one-half p.ntn i b,;t
oi-oa -e iiaHy one or more ;.:' t; k n
weighing t 'ii to eigiiii".,' pounds, i
speared one in Is!) at Coppi-r Ib-i'ior,
Lake superior, that weighed t .vn:y
live pounds. On th" m rth : ': . - I
l.-I" Eoyale, Lake Superior, th v.'u'e-li-h
avt-r.ig' foiirleen pound':. Th--lake
herring are the m.:t imil' n in
tif all our ti hrs. avt raging Jest
than a pound in weigh;, and this nwr
ago will hold good if you ceu.il them
by the liiiili..;:.; ; but, lievcrt hcless, I
have had .- 1 "cimi-iis brought to me tha!
woii'd wt igh three, four, or even six
pound. The wiiiteiis'n of the Vo-ikon
river, Alaska --so say the govcrniiient
rcpoi Is - weigh as high as forty pounds.
The slnrgcoiisof thetirta' Lakes avt r
age filly pounds, but imw and linn one
is taken that weighs PM pounds and
over. I saw- myself, at the Sault Ste.
Marie, one taken that weighed PJ7
pounds. The catfish of our lakes are
of 10 tst superior qu .1 ty, bring kg in
'.he Southern markets a be ter price
than any of our lake fishes, wlether
fresh, salted or smoked. Tho average
fi?.e is twelve p muds ; but Vet 1 saw ,
spe "mien taken with a hook and line
that weighed fifty pounds. In the
w aters of the Mississippi valley it ofion
attains double that weigh,. A m limn
.1 ';( .
Some French chemists have sue.
reeded ill solidifying petroleum, in
whit h state it burns like tallow. The
solidification is effected by adding to
distilled petroleum, twenty-five per
cent, of the purified juice of plants
I dunging to the family of the Euphor
bia' -a-.
White wool conibineil with velvets
and plushes in the new high art colors
will form many handsome evening
dresses this fall and winter.
Household Plrtro.
I ilnip my idle jipii nod hark.
And onteli the fainlt'st sound;
SI10 must be plnyinc hido-nnd-seek
In shady nooks nrutiiiil;
She'll come mid climb my clmir ngniu.
And I't-ep my shoulders o'er:
I h'.-nrn stilled laugh but, no!
Sho comet h never moro!
I waili-d only yesteruijjlit.
'flic cvenin-; service read,
A ml lingered for my idol's kiM.
llefoi-e slip went to bed;
rorci-ttinu' slie had K'"io befora
Jn sliiintiers soft nnd sweet,
A ill-hi 1 1 110 n t abitvp hor head
And joU'ts nl lirr feet.
-II. II. Sln'l.tnnl.
M'X'KNT I'AKAtiKAI'HS.
Winter reigns when il snows.
A iiiati'-r of course -The race track.
There is a woman in Paris who
peaks twelve languagts. Sho must,
be a happy woman, for she can deliver
a curtain lecture in a dozen tongos.
P.rt-viiy is the soul if wit. Th'1
hot" keeper who w rote to a delinquent
i x-1; aid.-r, "Send mo amount of bill,"
reccivd for a reply. "The amount ij
Cl'V.'i.
"JIow should a turkey be dressed?"
A turkey, in order to be well dressed
should be wholly undressed. Th"
fewer feathers a turkey has when it
comos on the table the inure angelic it
will appear.
"Pa. are wo going to have any girl
vanieii iron on our new house?'" "Any
w -h-a-t ?" "any girlvani.ed iron?" "Gal
vanized yon imau. don't you?" "Ves.
pa? but the teacher says we musn't
;ay g.d? it's girl?"
A young man finds himself in a per
plexing situation when hois unable to
distinguish bet ween tlm ten-cent cigar
purchased for his own en joyment and
the t wo-for-fives intended for his pros
pective father-in-law.
Jt is the dog that has tho "pants"
I the young man tho pantaloons; hut
il is not unfreqiiently tlm case that be.
fore lie- young man can get safely over
the fence it is he who has the "pants"
.Hid th.- (log the pantaloons.
A boy in a country school was read
ing tin- follow ing sentence ; "The light
house is a landmark by day and a
bea -oii by night," ami rendered it thus:
The lighi hoiifc is a landlord by day
and a deacon by night.
A new book is called "How to Keep
a store," It is a work of several
hundred pages, and life is too short to
read it. 'flu- best w ay to keep a store
is to advertise judiciously, and thus
prevent it falling into the hands of tho
sh'-riff.
Fir.-t masiier : "Well, 'did you make
Ihe acquaintance of that strange girl
you were raving over?" Second ditto:
'Ves: followed her home." First M.:
How tlid she strike you?" Second
lit to : "She didn't at all ; she got her
big broi ln-r to do it."
"Yon know I am n member of tho
fire department ," said her rather, "and
,f I find yoiir yoiing spark in the house,
t TiHIbo my tluty Input him out."
'Hut, father." replied his daughter,
if you do, like as not I shall have a
new ft. line w ilhin a week."
A Western cyclone went through
(he open windows of a house, caught,
up ail tin-t lilies, pillow shams ami a
pocket book, and blow them miles aw ay.
The mail of Ihe house refutes to go
'ook for the pot hi 1 1 k. lie is afraid
he might also find the fidicsand pillow
shams, -l'liihul l,ihiu ,V irs.
A fashionably attire I young lady
i- ked her doctor, the other day, if h"
lid not think that the great weight of
(ho large hats and bonnets now in
style had a tendency to cause disease
if the brain. "Not al all. my dear
Miss; ladies who have brains don't
Wear those large hats."
The reason that an express (rain
ihvay.s precedes a milk train is no'
because its speed is greater. II is be.
an . - ihe t-i.w rati her tin ihe engino
is 1 1 -i I to rati h the cows in time to Im
niikid before daik. After I hoy are
; iiehl they are run on the sid" hack,
'a" cows we i:nd -r.-t and, doing tho
iW'iteh'ilg llieiil -e ves.
Habits of the Cannibal ,
! i Fiji thiriy y.-ar; ago war was
iii-eli- quite a- imii'li with a view to
lining "if flu- capl ives, w ho were ad u
dly careful!;.' I'aMt le d before slaughter,
.-for any t'!i r caiHe. I n son ie cases
I itu;i,' wa-.'iit, cooked, ami eaten in the
pie. f ii'-c of the victim, who had prcvi-
ell dv b'-' II coil. p. I!"d to dig the ovell
iin t coil s t the wood lor healing it.
in - si-!; wiT" I tried abc, an 1 tho
death i f a gii.it loan w its i elebrat etl by
a i ii -rnl rlrn:igln:g of widows. Pc'shltt
, .-r a! chef:; hoii Ing beings
v e ' ! M' : I. Tie ;. ha I I i stand clasi
;:: th - "'v i!:!.g Pid U's while earth
1 ; : '! ! o r I 'e In. Win ll a chief
1 ; i :.i ' I a ii ', t aiio." a number of
ii- r . :: : v.er.' b.ai.ei hand ami fool ami
1 '..'! - -a !h" 'jTonad to a-'t as rollers.
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