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VOL. XII.
iittsih)uo Chatham co., n. c, dkckmuhu 2;, ihsii.
x(). 17.
AT CliniSTMAS TIME.
At Christmas time last year
Ko mniiv fiii'iiiln tliat mo now gone wore
here!
(So many hop. werenlowing thnn unspoken.
Ku many fnitlis were strong that now lii
broken.
Anil loving h mils tliat trusted without fear,
At Christmas time last year.
At ( 'luislmas lint - tins yeit
Si iiiiiij- of u lin l tic world so drear
And hall-en ,le.orl win-rein hlooms no ros ,
Willi mountain p -i k miit i im lin it. nho,i.
Knows
Have chill,-1 on- li-.ii-t.s a nl (urn- I life's
foliage sere
At Christens tini" this v-ar.
At Clu'i.' aius tin, ni st y.:ii
Who knows what changing fortunes may h
Take courage. th-V Ion- nij-lit shall lnni lo
lay.
From bright-niii,; -kie. th- ,-lou Is must roll
away.
All 1 faith ami hope ai.il l,,vi shall all he here
At Christinas t n ut v , n
7-',l .1 ICas.oe.
A CHRISTMAS FAN.
Cax ,r""-v 1,ml "-'
Jg l"okill!r Kill Of ..j..,f.
( . ' ti. pushed away h-r
pal-'tte. h.-t- from her seat, and standio
in tin- midst ..f th, loom, held up vv lt,
a -raeeful pos- f. t ..of . ,..
"f p-arl. e;.,,iisii,.iv pain:- I.
Indeed, Kvn. It is V..UI mase,ii . r,"
said an elderly -lit. tall and hand
as -he took the f;, .Mp, examined il.
A p!.Ms,-. Hi ,. j,.,!,. uf ,x
lady who reelined in a rui-kiii'; , h.iii .
.'iltnufcil ill the e-.-i iiiily not al l! . ;ie Work
of ilnr.iin.. lin -ii line old lim a whieh
told plainly enough t It.it the owners had
KlUAVII "boti-r limes."
I will take i, a! i;.e , ,.;,,,,
Foil pn iein." s.,j,, im-nino, t,, a mil
ror. and hr;.'in:iiug t :.,jiisi the pn-iiv,
onld brown enrls ;,b,,ve her smooth lore-
heal. --It want ly thive d.ivs to
Christmas, ami In' was anxious lo -,
my work in "i,,-. Tie- rest ,,,n linish
lo-inornw."
And envelop" I i i ,ies v, i ami Ina'i
t'e. sh,. left ill,. , oils- i whieh lhe had
louin-s. an I nipped liiilly down the
steet to the s,,v of a dealer in "fan. y
ii'itl artist h- work," in a fashionable la.sj.
liss .piai liT of I he eily.
Il was ChrisiMi.is Ke. an i th.. snow
was laliinj williom. .,, II-p,,,,
in her eoy iiein.,r room, looMn- ov, i
a ijiiaiMily of d.iiniy .Mtiel-., useiul
oraamental. whiea s;,.v,,-. the t.iole
fo.e her.
Opposite her s., h.lll iso.ne yollle,-
lady, with a iii.i.'.-.in,. lyinv; open in her
lap, idly looMi.- on. and oeeasionalli
tnakin- a r.uher s:,,ea.:i.- remark, whieh
seemed no! ,.i all lo di-tiuo lh- eldi-r
lady her anul .
"A lerrilde I ore. the liadeess of pre.
M illing ( lii isjm .s jilts. ' Mr-. :.-t.i siid.
as she selected ami laid a-i.e s,.v, ral eiti
I'les. Siii'h a strain np in one's puis.-.
Where one mii-t -ive; ami one lannol
well avoid it v. ith .at .-n uppi uanee of
hf iny me in or sli.iifv."
Fortiln.-itel . you iiave.i v,.i of e-e.ip-il.'
both alternatives," aM tl. yoiin
lady. lau:,'iiiiiL:. "Von tivewhit eosts
Wm liothin-. a. id -o -ave both p.use ami
P p.il.:tinn. "
I do as oiheis do; ai.d e,i.si,h r i! a
feiv eoiumeiidiible eours to -n,. away
what imi don't ear.' to keep, and avoid
": ees-an expense. o".. h-ie is this
lovely handkerchief, in an einsi,- and
lisili-s faney b . a t 'In istnias present'
from Mrs .h-rrold. I h.iopeii to know
that il was pureh.i- I for Mrs .leriold
herself, who, h.ivinu linn,' hand!, 'i-i-hiel's
Ihan sin. knows ..lmi to do with, has
kindly bestowed this upon me. W ell, ii
rhall jjii iiirtiier. I willyive it to lliil
pretty Marie l.cs.inv;. w ho sends me llow
ers. ami who. Iiciii-: probably Hot so well
provided wit'i eostly irifts, will klio.v
how to value il . ''
"Whit will you -ive Mrs. Ibrriek'
She has been very assiduous in t tkin
you out in that ele-ant new rarria-i' of
hers, when you wer so ill. She w ill ex
poet some aekli.fe le,-ineiil ."
That is tin-. 1 hiv- b-e:i thinkilm
of it, but ran tiu.l notion- here exactly
Kilitahle,'' laiieiii' over the tabl". "As
for her kindness, th o'oli ; atioa i re illy
not on my side. She is pushine her wav
up. anil it was to her advantage my be.
jtij sin in li-i etrria'e. .Nevertheless, I
iuus .end her h Christmas token."
At thin moment a servant entered with
n small parrel in her hand, which she
handed Hie young lady.
Tin' latter reeeiveil il eagerly, 1ml after
olaneing all the address, passed it, with
a disappointed air, to her aunt.
"For me? and in the Major's h.-mdwrit
in-,'' said Mis. Helton, with a slight
flush on her rather faded rherk.
She liad heen u handsome wnumn. and
was still so when "gotten up to lie seen ;"
ami the Lalhint Major. to whii her hand
was pledged, was twenty years her
senior.
"lieally." she added, as she mealed
the pareel and ilrew forth all eleLTalil Ian.
'I must say that the Major displays a
ureal lasle in his seleeiion of presents.
What a lovely desitrn, and how exipiis
ilel painled ! Ami yet I am disappointed,
for I had hoped il was some! hint; for
you, Kulalie, from Neil. My dear." with
il solemn shake of ihe head. Ibeoin to
fear that you will never sue reed there !"
"lilll I will slier I!" lh- oirl replied.
Willi a silddin. sharp derision of Voien
and expression. 'You will seel"
"I hope so; lor, as you know. my heart
is si t upon this in ilih. Neil lionloM is
not rieli. but del ween Mill llll'le will be
eiiou'jli: and in other respi'i ts he is Ihe
safest mat' h that I know ol -and that is
wl.il you IHn-t need, F.ulalie. If ou
will be a li'tle less open in your eueolir
1 1 ii ii t of him, and we eau keep him mil
id' Ihe way of that M.iynanl tr i r I "
don't believe there was anything in
v ," inlei : upte I Fn!:t!i. hastily. !
lion't think he eared for In r a i i-t who
makes her li inu ley paintin- and niu-ie."
"I'he Mayuaids are of (.mod family,
though poor, and these i;irs are well
edueati'd and ladylike. Neil thinks it
nobler in theai to prefer not to be do
pendent upon their relatives. F.va in
deed, l-i in- assure you, is a rival not to
be despise I; and if I hid any idea of
how thiu-s mit;hl turn out, I would
lu er have em-i-ed her lo paint those
water rolor sketches last summer. To
think ol Neil 1,'nimr w iih her always to
s-lecl view, and act as escort and pro
lerlorV
It washer til ; lilllles--. and I believe
the have moved lo io.vn purposely to
throw th, 'Ills. Ives in Ids w.H '." s i, Miss
Mulalie. s!,.irp!j.
"So, they ale too proud lor that; but
1 have taken care to put hilo on an en
lir-ly labe trail. And he is not likely
to renew his search, since I informed him
o! what I heard from Wilkin-- thai
Miss M ivii.ud is shoitly I i marry thai
clever younir country p..ison, Mr. Iloyd.
i if course, I diil no' r-ia-ider it neeessarv
lo in, atioa til it lie- p'ospeet ive bride is
l.aura, and not Kva."
'I'll- lo jiri--i-iiis ;i.d jiail-ed in her dis.
romse to renew her examination of the
fan the Christinas offerim," of tiie ual
I. ml Major.
v
' What a pity thai hi judgment did
not eipi il his tasie, and prompt him to
neleel somelliiiiL, more appropriate to my
aye. This is too li.ht and youthful for
me: and it strike- me now lh it it would
In the very tiling for Mrs. Ileriick."
lint il th- Major should see h-r with
it."
Nonsense' He could only see it on
lose scrutiny . iiml then would not ree
o-nie il. I.oallv it has eoiue just at the
unlit time!"
'Ccit.onb . Ilo-,- 'ro ideiire does
; provide!" lauirhed I'lilalie, satircally.
And before an hour had passed, the
' fan, with an elegant little note from Mrs.
1 Kelt, in, was in the hands of Mrs. Her
riek. ' It's perfectly lovely!'' said that lady.
. adinii'iiiirh . ' liti! what am I todo with
so many tails? I have already a scon of
them lor which I have no use. This one,
I know, is from Foinpi, 'rein's, for I saw it
! yesterday, and noticed these tiny initials,
I'. I.. M ,' amo. 14 the heartsease. I will
take it there, and exclianoe it for that
lovely boiibonieiv to j;ive to Mrs. )c
l.uieey. If Mrs. Helton ever sees it
a'.'ain. sh,' will iiua-iue it a duplicate.''
, Later on that Christmas L've a hand
some romtti man entered the fashiolutble
i inj'oiiuai of M. F.iiiipierein.atnl impured
lor soiiicthint; appropriate m a Christmas
L'ift for a lady.
j Several articles were p'i-ril before
him, one of w hit ii -e, n,e, I instantly to
take his fauey. It was a Ian of silk and
j motlii i -of pearl, painted in water colors:
udtir he closely examined it, hit. eye tie-
'erted. half -hidden amid blue for- t tile. !
nots, thi' liny initials, K. I.. .M.
At once before his vision rose a sweet,
fair face, w it h brow n eyes, and troldeu
brown hair shading a pure, . bite forehead.
j How ollen, in the .summer pa -I. they
hail walked lo.relher amid lields and
woods, and on the bank of that lovely
river w hose beauties she had so skillfully
sketched!
Then, when hi' went back to is-i I her
in her rural Inane she and her family had
disappeared - swallowed up ill the lib.;
city to which they had poll- and Uo! t i
be found or h-atd of. until there caua-to
liiin, from his uncle's widow, the int-lli-fji
nee of her n I . I l i ,:n ) i i 1 1 marriatre with
Ihe ioiiiux i ler-jinan, of whom lie had
been somewhat jealoti-, i e:i th iil-!i he
had. as he falieied, u"'" I reason to be
lieve tiial his own sentiments were un
ilers,tood and reciprocated by l'ie fail
! -irl, whu, indeed, had never ceased to
I think of him. de-pit- his apparent lor
I get fulnrs ,,f her.
")o you know who painted thi- fan?"
Mr Neiltiordon a-k-d of th- poiit-pro-I
prielor. Moiis. I'o.i.pierein.
Certainly monsieur knew; but he was
I unfortunately under obli-aiions not to
j reveal the name or address of th- arli-i.
j "Could the lady paint anode r siieh as
j (his say in 1'ine lor a New Year's ji it :"
"I presume so, monsieur. If mulish ui
'desire, I can at on-- s-ud an order for a
I duplicate.''
! And In' iib-eipiiou-ly look the -clltlc-I
man's address
i "II, iw soon (an veil 'i lid il '." the lal
j ter iuipiired.
j "At onee: in tifteen miililles; -o soon
j a my nllice ho r-lurns, if thai will suit
monsieur."
The field leinan I, Il the shop, and se
! c ured the lirs I mi sen-er boy he , ham r. I
I "
j to meet .
I'm a j.-e"tii try r-ei i-1. : at ion this
! youth tiL'tecd to follow M. Foiiipierciii's
I office boy. take the address of ihe hmi-e
t ! which he should mo, and iiinueiliatelv
I inform Mr. Neil tbudou I hereof, ai the
j lalter's residence.
It was a simple plot, but, as it proved,
! ellective.
It was barelv S o i loi U when V. May
! mud earn- lu from a walk -one of the
lonu and lonely walks to which she was
l accustomed when her day's work was
lover. She found the little lea table laid
' and a small parcels for ln-r-i If, wi'h a
note, lyin.if upon the table,
j "Il is my niother-oi' p-arl fan." --he,
'said, after -lanriii'i mcr tin- note.
I "Mmis. Fotiipiei'ein base 1,1-1 ,i,,er who
j wants both lllis and a duplicate, to be
j read) for New Year'-. 1 was -urc i!
! would be liked, and row I think I -hall
soon net plelil) of custom, "
j An hour all, r, when her uioihir had
rclired. and she -M rer.diim" aloud, while
; Laura sewed on what looked like a piece
I of bridal ll oilssi an, lh-r- , am- a lin- at
. the front dool bell.
. Tin- rjrl whose biisine ii was to wail
. 011 Mis. Sutton's lod'er-. hastened to
answer the -'minions, and immediately
appeared in Mi-. Mavn. nil's rooms.
"A neiitlciniii to s-e von. Mi-- l'..a:
1 and here's his card, inimi."
i Laura -lam ed at the card in Kva - hand.
1 and then at lh- blu-dun'.; I , f In r
sister; and well post-. I in such delicate
I matters, slipped out of the room as th-
visitor entered,
t "It is Mr. tioi'don, mamma," ;h
'answered, to her mo.hei'.s impiit). I
j Knew he would route some da), thoii-h
I Lva doubted it. "
And when, an hour later, Lva caiue.
'radiant )e subdue I, it 111-ded but one
l -laiiceal her far- to know whit kind d
an interview sh- bid had with the lov.-r
she had deemed so fiii-c'.ful.
Mrs. Helton learned ill lime, lo her
j tireat vexation, that hail she been more
appreciative ol the Major's Christmas
present, her late husband's nephew bad
probably never married "that Mavuard
-ill," who. as Mis. Neil (ionloii, wa-
I now so much admired in socictv.
I She slid owns the Chiistmas fan, but
i has never painted its duplicate.
Said the Tit rh''V to tile Lumpkin
At'T-f:' J
sSA SiaAst
They're keepinii us for ( hristn.as.
Let's travel."
The Traveler's ( hi Istnias.
" The drummer's life is not what it's
cricked up to be," leinarki'd Sample
case, "What do you suppose made
mi Christinas dinner on (his year?"
'Couldn't oiie-. ' replied his friend.
''(Ill wheels. "
' Don't try lo stuff. tm" t ried the trol
bler, iutlitinatitly.
ZSs.
I'HIMUtKN'S ( ll.l'M.N.
MY 1'ol.l.H AM' r.
My d ills and I, so happy are vv,t
I'mler bif. broad, tall pin-tr.".
Weeall it our home, the -nat. frceii pin
The)' have their hamn,"ks and I luiv
mine.
All a sunny ncirnin? we i .ve to lie
Jj'-liiud th-;Te, n eurtain- my , lulls and I,
And p'ay p I; -a boo with the hob link.
And he ir the brook mn,'ii. ; link a link.
We make no trouble, my 1! 'H-aiid I,
Wed. 1 not worry, we d not , !'
The barber has cut oll'o'ir e triv !' k-;
We do not fuss ubout pi' II- Ir-eks.
For our tire 1 uiainma ".' Strnov wha' is
best
I.oiiL'. b-aiitifiil hours of p. feet rest:
So I play lh.it I am the d 'b --' motln r,
And und-'i-the piti-we take caix- of ea-h
ot her.
I', , ' :. -'- - ' .- I:
tlsTini lit;; II Vi 1: l olt I 11. s, j
S -inio time 1 a oeulleinati viol'dn!
pen of (ami! o-'rclnM in Smith Afr.ea.
At his fall Iw.i beautiful birds came up !
to him. Ileiro de.iio'is ( f t"-ti:i:i lh itf
sp-e I 1 arrange I with lh- ke fr I ha' t
they sh' 11 d run ti t 1- S 1 he 11---- I
the bird-i an 1 showed them a ban if. 1 o j
(111, of which th v are verr f md. 'I'll'
os'r 1 li'M were lied whih; lh- vi-itiri
wa ked to a eerla 11 di-ilaaee. At a si;.'-
nal they were s-i free and b'u ia to nui ;
for the Ii
T.11 y lam- b iuadin-; al-mr at a t,r- i
rill-- rate, ta!iiu:I IwiVJ or fourteen ! t ,
tit a stride. Th j' ra.i lin k nnd lie, k ,
for in. in: I h 111 lu'f lh- distant-', 'h ir
win-s vtorkiii;,' l.ke arms 1111 1 iniKin,' a j
great sound. I're-eii tly one d r-w ahead j
and, lonkit.g be!d:i I, tis you may hiv"
nut id a b ,y in a foil-race do to -1
when; Lit rival wa-, a:i I liud im? h .111
b' a!,ei, the vvuni-r -1 1 k.-aed his pa-: ,
iiud oi.'iilly troll- I up for the prize o!
w 1- : iinv kino.
So mi- 'a h i i in en w r:t:,-u ,,b in'
th:
b y kin:?' if S,iv:a aul Sp 1.11, an I
such iinnt'iisi! . j 1 1 : 1 1 i t i --s of ink !,av.'
been ib voted to d- i ribino aim i-I ev !'
minute of their daily liv.-s, (hit 11 w il
sure'y be with a f, r'inr of relief tin',
(h- tr vv-i w 11 b p e -iv.-'l of mother
ihi'd 111 in :re'i hiviaii app -ared upon
the se 11 : 1:1 (he p-rs-n of Kinil Than
lai, lb- ipeint Lille ni-:- y.-i' -ol 1
soverei:;n of th,' jireit Kinol'iu -I
Anualii. II-i ii one ,.f tie: ,p,-';-i(
children imaiin ib'e, an I unlike I heir
m.-ije.l iei of Spam and S-tvia, di.daiui
nil o.-iin :s, siiorti or c'lididi amu'
menls. Soletunly s, r -is and of a
llie.Llal .v Iii.-a of mil, h-sp-nl iii;
days in the solitiili ,f his pal. 11",
shiiniiin j; th : romp inion 1 of his owl
a-e, a id p ,r.u ov -r h ',. an 1 tn.i-ni-script).
Il so'iiis as ii h- a'rialv
leal t 1 thehav load , I 1 ,-s pou-i bil i 1 y
which r.' ls 1 11 (he -h 01! 1 ts of a
.'overt it; 11, aid fir Ir-i'i ti i'l f toeeioi
Ihe aid 11 il, ta-k uf 1 r iiiiiiniiLi in h
Ltll- brain wilh lh- kn-w'.-oe he w.!l
so mil, li t.ee l ill later v-irs, he i i i-H
on hi-ii"; tauolit, and his nie.ily
ma-ti re I the inl lirale .1 l!i u'.tirs of the
(''.lines,- alpliab'l. II - is now I, rrihly
earnest in his rlVorn to I iuii Fr-urli,
1 1 1 1 h" is extrein-ly par: i 1' ir that thus,,
who instr-.r 1 htm shail b- , oascieiitioui
and j rrt'ert'v iifuni' l i'l a' I tin
tl iV-leut branches cf t idy whiih le.
)tir-u-s. I.ateiy an old I'.in happen, !
lobe 1 1-ulltl to his hltie Mlj-sly a
boilc on philosophy, whieli he e xplain-d
11s he rend. A particular!)' obscuie s, n.
b nc- can e I tho ol I una. w!io-e facul
ties air j r ! 1 lilx- sli.;btiy dimmed b
:i,;e, (o pan e. K in;,' Thantai o.l.ed at
til him for a in ini-tit aa 1 then, wilh
sli-htly t'liateinpluoui -uii'e, r-Matkcl,
"You would do we'l ii future to stud
befon band tl.o wntki which you under
take to explain to me." Tne old I 'r inert
manageil to staininer out some excuse
nnd np.ileu i nnd then pieripitately
relicati 'l in order to lose no time in
ohcyiiio- his Loyal m ister's c until uidt
with ic ;aid to die polishing up cf hi;
classics.
Tiie French t b.vrrtimeut some tinu
:ioi dispitehel a -hiplond of costly
and in 1 initie -ut t-yi to the boy Km-',
and at imosI of tie in are calculated (1
make him a, iptain:ed wilh tli5 marvel
if civiliilion, he has dei-fiie 1 to show
his satisfaction with tho fitft. Anion::
the-e royal playthings are n com pi, -tr
railway train, composed of six cart and
an engine, which works exactly Ilk- ae
ordinary one, .steams, pads, and draw
the train over genuine rails; a miniature
Mrambo.'i', perfect in its smallest del. lib;
nnd a nijjlitino de, mad of :;ol I a -.d
pleci.'tH stones, which, perched ell ill
ivory stick in a -olden caoe. sinos the
sweetest of lnelod c 1. Y, ,f 1", li ' 1 li
U at'.
A Voice's t'olitr."
llliml people si'inetitms hive wnnd-r-ful
perceptions. A yoilti " la i) , talking
for the tirtt time wilh n blind man, va
nsloili-hed to tin-1 that hi: had p Ice ved
that she Wat a woman, and a blonde.
"How emftl yo 1 liav-j found it ouu'
she asked.
"I saw it, miss, " said the blind mail,
'in the color of your Yoice!" J'ii,r'i'
t'vMjuniv.
UjlLI A il'll II-I j
j
Great Scarcity of Whales in the
Airtic Oci'an. j
Steamers and M ilivo3 Rocluco
a Once Profitable Business.
"The Airti: whai:!'; lie'," faid
Captain K-!!, awla.l r, ton S01 Fi'an
li i'i VI. fa 1 r-'e npirier, "i-t now re
ti lain.; to port, and th" n-w from the
whaling jroirul i vei y dis. on, a ;iu'',
the ealch, at lali si rep Ml ', not exe-ed-ia-I
sixty-four v. hub's. TI.W numb r
wi.l not b" inir.-aiid a "rat ilea', "n
in count of flic 1 it, n-M of the feasoii
when Ihe bi-t r-pm. wis mi 1
isceilainly not an cue ,uia ;iu-t pi os- j ,,,, (.,p,.rii,o; t o lh-i lop. 'l'h'.--o c-on-petl
for the ownort or crewt of tl"'-' sisted of all-rnal eir U s of fiavvei , a id
vessels. Tie: lun-ual cf
it tl in vi
in the busine-s sabm
out of Sm I-ran-
risen is eon-iderab'e. Th-r.' are ten
liteam-rt, twonty bat!ii, Ii vo schooners
nnd IW) bli';s.
Two vis e!s l.av.j been wrecked this
season ui1 bark and one i -a m-r. The
deeliiie in whalj o:l has been so
leal j
within (he last eiht yeats thai, 10111
paral ively speakin:;, I J 1 1 1 - - h:n been
brought into the inarkei, whabb-ne
bein;; lin: preal iud uccni-11 1 in lh- pur-
suit uf the I u in---i. 'Ihe hih price
piid for wha , hone, for which there is '
llo pi-.'P 'l- subslltule, l.as rill hi illy ;
wrou;hl, this -jreat chanu"' in the yea:ly
catch; partirnlart during last si a-on.
lo show how this has b, en b:ou-hl
nboiil and lo -ive a fair uiider-itaud 110'
to all (ho
in(eres:ed ill the business
I-t us 00 back to I1-!, when the lirs I :
rtlll-s were 11 el in killin:; (he walru-.
Fr, 111 that tinu: ualil lvs:!f when lh"
piiee of oil an I ivory be;aa
to dec!i ie, the slitu-hter of the
walru vv.s so -i'-it that (h-y
were n-ai'iy exterminated, and (he few
le'.t were :, wild (ha! the repoit of a
1 ll wis th- ; -nal f .r lh- whole herd
1" pltii :? ' into in- --a ,!!,( disappear
am ai-' It.e va-t l!-!di of ie-. Like id'
-ame (he cui-laiit pni'-ii.t. diovt: them
bark 1, 1 safer relrca'-. until now ver
few iir,: in-'. Wheii walrus were
plentiful wha'et were pleiit il'i.l; the
walrus ofoen 1 was a'e-o -ood whale
firnind, f-r lh- whiles, watiin and
seals are 11I timei v- iv s o i abb- in Ih-ir
habits. With the d '( lin- of the walr.is
buoii 's-i steanmis were intro lured lo
p ir-i;e ihe vvh.i'es ;,!ii,m i the 0re.1t i,e
I'evdt Wild'' i( bat been ril-ieed
,! in;, r, .11 1 for -. il'.inv
v.--els to i;o.
L't-ielh- adv-al if the aue r-i the
whales, 011 b.-in-i ,1 -t mi, !, won! 1 r,'- j
tr-. it into the ie 1 ac t, bill w.-u'd le-
tit: 11 I la ipieiil !y to ihe open sea, when j
(he hunt s would ;.,-! a chum e al ,
t!i"in. This would r, ,11 1 in 11 ? a( inter- j
va.stmlil early .11 (he fall, when the j
wh i'.'s Would (nine out in la :!,' niini
b rsand were easily taken Now (hey !
(ak': alarm a' 111' Uol-e of the
pi-p lb r mi I ret.r : lartlu-r in!
The steamers ilia follow II
lealll-l
lh,
,
where
(he s.ii.i.i.; vessels dar: not -o."
Aiiotlicr .ml perhaps 11, seiiout
cause , f lie- I li'ure of b,'e y, :.r. is t li -1 1
the dcin.iii'l for and i u rea in:; 1 11, -
of w!.,t!rh m has broii-ht into r,.iii e
til ion a l-ie: hilluilo ib-.p!-!- I. This
consists ,.f the Indians livm- abai'.; the
coa-( of (ii- A ret v s-is. A ft w years
;io" lh- Indian vv ,t citchin' a f- vv
whal-s in hit pr'milive way. What he
look in no way inl iieud wah (lo
w haliii;; iiidu-!ry the blu!'!', r le- ale
and lh- bone be traded with theship-'--but
it was not ( Indole he discovered
that whalebone W as hi ;h!y pi . v by
the white 111.01, a i l lh it the Indian
could -;( iinvlhiii-; be asked lor in exilian-,'.
A -rent coup iiioii urn." for
the tiade amoair lh- ship, aal trader-',
and the Indian so ,n l-anu-d t ii-k for
more than (he b ni- was actually worth
in (he mil k "I, and un'awtii! ine.lnsliil
to be lescite 1 (o lo obtain the bone.
I ,int(',il' HI ly Hie natives w , re soon su
'1 " I
pied with eveii thin.; t !i 1 r hen It , ,,ul I
desire. They he, ame insolent, and
serin-; tint l-.iii ' r hi! I buy any
thing, mid that they wire at a disad
vantage with the white man in whal
ittvf. t! i y iM-Hiin ta n.k f-r b onbs,
g-.ms, bomb lances and h.vpions, The-e
were readily -iv-n tlx lu in exchau-;-for
their what, b ii- by the (hou-h- is,
wli.i'eiucil. Ttieu (hey Wanted whale
boats and c inph t- apii pin, nls. S ion
Ihe natives were -supple d all a on 1 the
coast tr-mCipe It-lum-; to ',,int Fur
row with the vv'ia'i ili a's e.piipmeats,
whith they were not -low in Icaniino to
use. This year the-e war- over ill'H
bon bt lire I frein a!o 10 (h shore and
only ei-bl whales were iau;bt by the
naSivi't. If tin. lh il ,' cm 11111 's it will
soon rcsiiit in the total exle.-m in.ilion
of (he whalet tu the north."
Captain Kelly also spoke of the in
famous tiallii in run which ha 1 be n
introduced i 1 the Antic by reiieu'.nle
white 111, 11 and 11 1 -( 1 upu ous wh il, rs
to xtrt-t Iroin the h.dia-i by lavvle-s
means his bone and ivory, and tj stun
ulate him in the slaughter of whulci
The natives, ho said, hive lcaioed to
nonel.etmo, from ll-iur and iiiolas-e',
until now neatly every other Indian
i private sti.i.
A .Llpllliese I'llliet'.ll.
The eldest da-i'ihter "I (Hani Kahei,
a rich ri-e merchant of Yokohama, died j
itr iliiji ii'j'i, la yean of a-,'", and to- '
day, says Frederick S earns in a letter 1
10 the Dell 'it I'rtt J'i-tfK, I witnessel ;
the in irral proeiM-ion a-t il pas-e I til on" j
line of tie: main striets of tlr: i-'ty. It j
was nearly a mile in b n jlli and r m-
t iined probably a th 01 -ami p-rioii-i, in-
cludi-i-i la umers, frien U, prie-ls and ;
11 iwcr be, 11, n. First calm) six -rie it '
bou.piets or stands of 11 'Wert lirraii-ed
in a ronica! form, ear'i about eiolit fret ;
hi-h. twof-it indiim-'er at th- b 1!-
everi'tet
ns, and were s'tikinoly 1 If e-
tivn jtl , liarae-
I'll" stem or lunula'
f os.t-U was a ureen bamb ,0 about hve
inihe-i indiam.'ter lixel at the bottom
in .1 somewhat ornuni -nlal woodeii ba-i:.
Tiiey were eai l ied brace 1 to shoulder
iiiilei In- eoolie-i, with relays of men to
relievo the m occasionally. I'oil-win
lliese were s: stands of art iti, i.d llow.
ers, oilded and silverel; after I lu-e the
V .i(n female relatives nnd friends of
the d-ad "irl, rirhly die -e 1, each in a
jm-nki-s
lifty.two
aiid even
boti.e
a j.
ci. Then came no le -s t linn
euormui- slaids of llow-ers
ii'en, ,i,-h a 1 first de-cribu l
in par, followed by
iintnber of tsiik'iiri-ba'iit
(arlilieial lliWer-. Taeti came a so!-eiiiii-lookiiio-
'Shiu-kvv.iti'' (Shinto
I prlc-l 1. who
tappe up-ill
lim a number
a sacred
of KICII'll
,nim-
fler
iuu-i( i :in in full dress and hats, play
in upon small bambini lifes. After
these, in jin-1 iki sba 1, a number of
liilddhist 1 1 iesls, with sluveti heads,
dress,- I in 1 11 h-colored rob-J, hoid- o
in their l.il't -oine svmb )lie v-stels cil
, .t j tl ; ,
k,,,wn
ice and oth-r, to me, 11:1
ibfaiees. (Iyer these weie
held enorm 11- ciinn 01 pap-r unbiellas,
carried by I" ar n dr,---cl in wh'te.
Aflei (iie-e caul a m 01 h dd 11 ; "lh ii,"
a wu. l ii la 'let on which Ihe 11:1111 : of
the I -ad -irl was wrlliu; then (wo
men followed witii boons,- burners;
then m civ more -l.ai.l . of flowers, both
natili.il an I artilie a!. T.'.eii (alii1: tho
Lily in a p'.a.n cllin covered with
while, linriii: I i-h ii;iou a platform,
ov-r wlinh was a canopy. Then fol
lowed the u-'a'ives on f t . . , and friends
,,f (he de, e.i. -d's par.:ats, and after
j lh, in (he pub! e. At I he c -meter)- hun
dreds of boxes c Ullaillill.1 SWe-'tn-lts
vvir- o'iV'ti ,-iiv.rf lo lh- frt-nds, and
tea was .eived to ail who wished.
M in li of th" cere m n y w is uuintel lii hie
to Hie, I-I'. 11 s II pl.h .: spectacle it was
reinai liable.
I'nlpit to ( :i 111 1) 1 i 11 .r Utilise.
' Spcakiu- of inys'.u -His d.-appcir-a-.ce-,"
said C 1 ; 1! 1 u N 1, al lh"
li.rald ho'-l - last iii.'bt, "a ere of I lis
I kind l 'ie no Savannah s,;,ey a f-vv
1 '
eais a,', 1. ('a- ,f lie most popular
cleiiryiuen in t!i- mv ki-s-1 his wife
and , !ii!,l:,"i alt T -upp r one rvriini,',
and b f ! h s l.oii.c t,, -o to a sep v ice id
his ciiiiieh. II- n v-rappein-d a I the
, -hutch, aid w as i.-i'i r se-n ia s-ivaenih
llliaill. Il-tietive vvir' elllploved to
search for liiin, .111 I a l.u;;e am 01:1! of
money was expend, "1 t 11 tin- 11a --I':' i
lion, but all (o ii- avail; and within
six month, (he 1 oni lusi.in was iea,h'd
(ha! In- lit, I cither commit! -.1 suicide or
hud been iiiiudeied. A year 01 so la'er
a y,mnj phrsiciaii fi 0111 Savaiin.-.h, who
had bein an alien, hint upon lllis c!,r-;v-iicm's
iiiiiiislt.il i-ii, was in Pari-, and
was making Iii- rounds of t ie lit.' vvolli
s une friends. They went into one of
the swell e.'inihlin ; hon es, and had not
been th-re in any III ni'.'es before a man
enterr I vvlini the Siv ninth doctor im
mediate!)' reco'ii, I as the liiLjiiivi!
pr-aeh-r. Th- pliysiciii'i accosted him
by nam-', whercup n the cx cleronnail
drew bun into a corner and h-mcd him
to be silent and di-crei '. 'I am,' he
aid, 'one of the ropri, 'ots of this
h-iise, nnd I am nrikiiiu' in ei-v here.
Tne profe.sien of the mieisiery tirew
il'lerl,' ib'iorrciit lo me, and the de-ire
for ait adventurous life look complete
possession of me. I ceu'.d do nothing
but abscond fiom ill- t w 11 in which
you knew me. 1 rely up ui you not to
expose tne.'
'The fae s," continue, 1 Captain N"l
son, "were lo'.d in,- by (he physician,
who is new one of (lie most eminent
iiud sine, -ssfal uiemb rs of his profes
sion ill . avium. ill." ", ' I'll '.'ii I lu
ll 'lire r.
The th -kin of l .'s.
Toe ipi.-stion of thcoiioin of the doo
has iccetitly been discussed by l'rofiiisor
Nehrinir, who belitves dial it Ins tle
scended from various s t i i 1 surviving s p"
cies of wo!v,'s an I jackals. The latter
animals cm be tamed, and ninny attempt-
to dotuesti, a'e wolves h ive been
successfully made ii recent times, lb-rr
Kongo lias si completely tinned .1 yount
wolf that it follows him exactly as ado:
might do. J'iJi i: Ojiiuiu t,
WI1011 (ho Train ( nme la.
There are eajrer faces near,
And a li'.ill'suh'lned cheer,
As arm. nd the eurv the cars unsteady spin;
While impatient feet await
For the opening of the Kate,
At the station w hen the train comes in.
There i- haml-haking and kissing
A ml iii,,uiries f-r (be inisjiiiijr.
And a searehiiiu hen- and th-re for friends
or kin:
Tin-re are sad ami I, -infill siliH,
And a wav imi of (("oil bys,
At the station when the train dines ill.
Then from ,uil (he h:iL'i:ap;c car,
ih, so car Til, h-t (o jar.
oine- a loir; iiiid narrow box amid the din.
- the in in 1 ri n-i-. until, r round.
There's as Idling wailint: sound,
At the station vvli-n (he train coinea in.
Then the rin-in- , the bell.
Ale! the wbi-tle. clearly (ell.
They are ready a new .jmirm-y I" begin.
I '.-r il I, rooks not to be late,
There ai tln r hearts that wait
Al Ihe station when the (rain cotnes in.
-II.', n '. " . I' V.u,..hj All,,,,,,.
111 .Mtiiiors.
When you kid cine it is your own.
One can never tip a wader so that ho
loses his b da'ire.
It is not uausuil lo sr: a tall man
short of firi Is.
"Xi-ver say dye" is a moll" tl iitsetin
barbers wi if. 1 -row poor on.
Woman was made after man, hut
man has been : for vv. in 111 ever since.
"Some of (he b--( people in tho
country put up with lu-,'' said the
pawnbroker.
'I'iie in 11 who is hiiuvf m iy tint In
lunch of a r-p u ter, but h- is mi -cessf nl
in .teKiiiL; Ihe no ne.
Some p 'ople fel n1 , 1 an 1 ," to law.
Others liitht, send for a p ,lii email and
lei (he law cine (o 1 hem.
lb aoo. T.iis is a Iii le late for you
lole .nt, isn't il, I' ,-kf Aren't you
afraid y-ur ,vif- will ini-s you? Mr. N.
I', ek -I hop : s'.ie wi.l. S'io Call fliHg
things pr l!y sti.i'iLtht, lliouoli.
Lilly (leaving a stir,..I am up to
(he (ri( ks of Ihe.e inerelmuls. I mndo
him cine ,1 own s' on th- prii ". Mer
chaid Co li'in - 'it !"! .- in up to (ho
t! ieks of the e l.lly 1 li-tolll-l't. I pu
the pric- up s I.
Aiberl ' Siy. (ie,,:e, don't you
think M.ss I! o. bu I is be.iutifu .' D-n't
you think she hat Iir' regular features."
.ieore iwiio has j i-t proposed nnd
been ic.i (:,, 1, -"W-ll, to te'.l the
trudi, A '.!'. it, I .Left l.k h-r noes'."
N. w chill 'A inter's tiiili' bla-ts
re bowliui.' ' 10-- ihe wold.
A ml he wh coal is not laid in
; Wi!l I'm. I tl.- w.-ihl i . cold.
Th- "Allien -an I! auly."
Ti - cxipii 1!- A in a ic. in i -auty, which,
so tiiv s a th'ia-', i, tin- ill 's! popular and
1, -'. s-l'i,;,. j 10 in id the mirket, has
a p , a ing bill - hi-t !: of it- own. In
tie: Iir-1 pi-i e, it it tie' old.- u-vv variety
of r isc I ha' Am -lie ihis -iv-u to the
woil I. i'l lin e in 1 lai ihi'id It ive pro-d-e-d
tic. ni-, :u! lh-en! ivate 1 varieties.
Amei',, a but this iiieoiiip'i'- ibh- one.
1 i 101 . v e.iou ;h, to ,, (in- (lower was
n -I I',- ii "-il ol eiiitiv.iiioit. W.thotlt
wait n .'to have lis advent into t llo
wo-1 1 en" ita r- l I-,- (he coaxing prof-,-s-s
, f hvbrid 1 ! it'll, this sturdy
Ibnal , j 1 1 -. 1 1 1 1 of Am 'lirin eulerpriso
vt.is toiiiii one nior.iiti'r, perfee! in fot in
liud c dor, eX'i'i sit- in fi loi auee. en a
scrubby little bush in the oarden of a
Washington -I'li'Viiuii. Its unusual
beiiu y altractel I h-in. in ' Hate attention
of flow, r 1"V 'i-t, bill when the classilieit
(ioti vv is atleiiipt i d 110 variety was found
to in,-' u 1-tho ue vv sperim-n. Mow it
was pi od need Lis never be-n a-eer-(ained.
Soni- ' a 1 y i-rnu between
two csj ccially 101 'ted variulies, and
that cross the re-u.t of hanee, probably
ori'i'ii i c 1 (!ii- 111 i' l ) his and perfect
v.iri-ty ,1 the rot-. Lea' to our Ameri-c-in
g niu-, it i- emp'ial.cally self-made.
.f,o,(... ,-.
A (.rami Mexican Yolcano.
A-i Amcrieaii raliroid contractor
iinme 1 Stephen H-stiMi hai been an eye
Witue s i f th- ate erup ion of (he vol
cano of Colima. which is thirty miloi
north of th- Mexican city of the snino
inline. This volcano has its crater'iit an
elevation of ".' 1 .en feet above the su
b vel, a id is veiy active, iutermitleii ly
llrow mg up 11 column of smoke and
red hoi ash 'S hundreds of feet in tho
air. Tl cte spasmodic eruptions occur
about ten or twelve times a day, and tiro
followed by reports similar to the dis
charge of artillery. A few days heforo
1 the earth, pinko the volcano vi Iniled a
dense black smoke (hat hung like a pall
over the counliy for miles around. This
phem-menon lasted for several days, and
I was iiccoinpimie I at intervals by sh aw-
' era of red-hot iisht", which descen led
upon its side. It is not known whether
j iinv lava is beino thrown out, ns tho
iel-li,: ashes mnko in vest igaiion impos
sible. A night th) sudden eruplioiis
pr, s-nl a 1 1 1 oi.li, e:it appearand. 'J'heso
.sudden spurts illuiuinnt,) the rutin try for
miles iiioim l, and the spectacle Is a
Ipnud line. I'unmni ,itur and JJtruld.