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I
The Heights and tho Taller.
He Blood In the valley with esper eyes
Turned to the peaks where the sunshine
lay.
O, lor Hie hrir,ht. that are near the skies.
The glorious heights that lire far away,-'
lie eried. and ever his loiiginig grew
To climb the steeps till the heights were
won,
And ever a i!d tiniest broke through
The daily tie-ksthut must be dour.
' It must he lonely on those far heights,"
Said tin friend he told ..f his wild desire.
'Better the vai ey of old delights:1'
Hut the hrart of tlie dreamer was nil on
lire
With the thought of reaching the hilts aar.
And lie would nut tarry with friends of
old.
Put followed i he flash of ambition's Mar,
And climbed ii the mountains hleak and
cold.
There were r. - ky pin. es where feet must
hl.-cd.
There were asif-i! chasms where danger
lay.
Through trghts of darkness and days of
need
T'-nanN the . aks he lonpfd for he took
hi? '-ay.
And nearer, nearer the peaks of snow
I ni h day the elimix-r in rapture drew,
forgetting the valley that lay I" low
And the valley friend who were kindand
tru".
At laM the terrible heights were scale I;
A lone on lledesolnte peaks stood he.
In the moment of triumph his Courage
failed.
And his heart turned valley ward longing
ly.
fi, to hear the voices of friends again.
To clasp a hand that was warm and true'
f. to love and he lose.) and to share with
men
The little j..s that the valley knew!
I!- Iter ihe valley with peace and love
Tiom the desolate heights some "'.I'f nt
ta, n.
Lonely l hie on ihe hill above
The x alley land" and the sunny plain.
A hat i- I une to ..e ' I 'an it satisfy
The loncing and ! m-Iy hearts of men'1
(in ''ie height'- they must hungerand starve
and die.
i oine buck to the valley i f pca-e again.
- '.. '. .. '. n, loioV.s I ,),,
"Fifty Cent's a Ticket."
I.V k tl Mo PH.
Si e was sf.rr-a li i l w 1? ai l t.ib'e
rlrlis on the cri-p, short grass to
blend:, when h'-av her fn d a si. in,
I ) i .1 : 1 m !" you:i g i I it lire, wttll large,
limpid eye-, a brown -kin not eiti e y
innocent of fne'ilm and a mass of j i
ty shining huir, which hn I broken loo c
from its ro.nr-e h .rn com!', ami fell in
ik-black ripples down her back.
There was a 1 i I tin brook twining its
traispa'cnt spirklut arou i tho gnarled
roots of an ancient live, aii'l a hac k
pro .in.'! of b'akgrcoi laurjl, which,
with tho sun bullied meaioiv in front,
mad" a sort of rustic picture, thai struck
r.ml ;. si.i r's t.ttftic fancy as lie
cto. se d the w. iiiilen biidg-.
'I should like to sketch her," he
thought to himself. "I wonder, now,
what she woii'd say t it !''
Hut le'irche tould got hh pencil
atrd mid-boar Is out the young; D nua
had jm is. 1 In r empty basket lightly on
l:cr Jiead nud she was gone.
' I'm soi ry for that," fobcily pon
dircd t!'sncr. ' Sim had a luillnn'
Chr.i'rtle Cerdny soil (.fa f, i that
woul 1 h v: sloo 1 thn tc-t i f perpetua
tion on a;irt 1 '
And then Mr. O'ssner went into the
inn tin 1 s t him el f at woi ; to claim
lain the notes of h s leehii,' on "Tile
Literal ui of tj.i'cn Anne's Time''
which was to he delivers! thn neM
cvining; at tho villai hall.
There er plenty of p"oplo nt the
inn. Iiriokbridgn was a wild, sylvan
sort of plac", wh c!i altracte 1 p-op'.c in
tho iiiinn.er sea mi. Kvery farm house
nnd c ittiio,- in lh vicinity was crowd
ed, anil a ' I. 'i turi;" w a, sjinething; to
stir the q liet stagnation of their every
day life. M r-uver, l'aul (ie-siu-r had
a reputation for srlio'ariy polish and
priiccful wit, ivhieh ha I reic'ieil even
to llrookbi idge, nnd everybody was
talking f the lvlure.
'Cin't I g;,,,'' said N itt 7 1'iiple.
Oil, ! w.sh 1 (otil'l 140 1"
The towe's mid t ible-cloths were all
Ideiiclied whiter thn snow, Ictween
the daisie 1 jji isi an I the duly suihino,
nu 1 Natty was (prlnk'un and folding
them now, with ipiick, deft linoeis, in
nn obscure cornei of the kitchen.
' You fjo, iad'ed!" sni I M Carrie
Podliam, who eo'iile-c 11 led to wait at
table during the c ow led n ason.
' Yui'vo too much to do in the kitchen,
nnd be ilei, the tickets aio ti'ty cents
f iich !"
Natty Purpic sihe I itolorously.
Fill y fen!! ' .-lie u p -ate 1. "Oh,
thea of course ii's out of the ipHMtion!"
l or N.i tv's sle nder wages weio all of
them evp tided in tin suppoit of a
c;,,nd (or-nothing; 'II Rran Isiro who,
when he wns not drinking whisky, was
suffering unheard-of agoniei with tie;
rheumatism. She never wore, anything
I ut calico, and drilled nway in tho
ion kitchen, like a modern C'iml crclll
nithnul any of thn if id which, in
ancient stoiy, i.ppertiuned to thut youn;
p -rson.
Dut, later in the evening, the bca l
ital'leman looked into tho kitclun
where Cinderella was darning a well
worn table napkin, and Mrs. Podium
was preparing brook-trout for a bienk-
fiist for tho morrow's early travellers.
'Where's Jim?" said tho head tlablr
man. "(Jono out," said Mr'. I'jdiiam,
curtly.
"I want some one to row one of the
board rs out on tin lake," said the
stableman. 'll-'j a pleter piinter, I
guess. II15 wants moonlight tlT-'Cls, he
says'' (with a chuckle). "I'd a th ai
ru'lier hev feather p How effects, my
self. Then where is Dick'"
"D C! never's on hand whea he's
wanted," Mrs. Podham replied. "1
lioven't seen him sinco supp-r."
"Then ho'll los: a lifty-cjal j b, " said
thn stableman. "Well, Is' pose I can
I 1111 u up si iun one, somewner-.
'Fifty cenN! trie I N itty l'urple,
.-ringing to her fret. "I'll go,
Tli-mis! I'm htmdy with tha car?,
and I'm j'lt perishing for a breath of
cool air fiom thn water."
"Tlem napkin 1 isn't mended,"
cronUed Mm. Podham. di e -luragtngly.
"I'll tiui.-h ' in when 1 conic hack,"
said Nitty, coaxingly. ' 'Io let me
go, jut 1I1H once! '
S that when Mr. Ocvmrr rime out
to the e Igo of tho laka with li is pic-ti;re-iUe
Spanish cloak thrown acros;
on- shoulder, and his fketchiiii up
paratus inder his arm, Nitty Turple
sat in the lrat ready to row him
whi'hc r he would go.
"II i'.Io!" said I'm!. "Why, you're
a gir, : '
"Yes I'm 1 g'rl," npolog tirally
confessed Nitty. ' Hut I'm a good
hand to row, and I know a 1 about the
l.i'vi'. I 1:111 take yotl s!t light to P, ho
t'o'.e, wheio the waterli ,i"s gnw
thickest, and past the H.d Indian
It ck, an
"Au'iee 1," sail Paul, goo I-humored -I-.
' II it wan there uo nii abvul the
p'aei to 1111 lerlakn thii ilisagrecablo
j''1"" ..
"li, it isi't. disaorjnb'e, fnnl
Nitty, rnrnestlv. "1 1 he to row!
And, besnlei, 1 do s) nun li want to
cam fifty cent-.''
I) you.'"' said Paul, a the little
I bna', propelled by Natly's skilful
j strokes, vanished into tiui deep slud
I ow of the eveihangin birches tl.n!
j fnngcd the lovely ti les. ' M ly 1 vc:i-
tuie to aik why? '
i 'till, yes," said Nitty. "It's no
isein t. 1 want to go to tho lecture to
morrow night."
Pan'. ' -ssiut Mniled tl himself in the
moonlight, as he sat there liku a Spiu-
ish gondolier.
I "l)o yen siippo-e it will bo so very
inti'reiliii '.'" said he.
"Intcrt-.ting!" cclned Nitty. '!
routsc it wili be. Iliveii't you heardi
Mr. (lessner is to deliver a leet'.ir.l on
the ' li terature of (J ITeu Anne's,
T.ni"."
And who i.i Mi. O.-ssner ' dcmaiid
nl the youn;; man.
"If you don't r'ud tin tni'.i. 1101, of
cour-c you can't bj expectc! to know,"
said Natty I'.ir,d, w.tii some natural
iuipatii nec. ' Hat I havo read every
thing ho writei. II 1 is stopping at our
pin e now, they tell in'."
"Is he? 'sail Paul. "You aio th"
landlady's daughter, I presume?"
' No, 1 am no'," acknowledged hon
est Na'ty. "1 help in tin kitchen. I
am N r.llie Parple. "
"WVI, th 'it, to be honest wish you,
Mi-s P.irpl.'," sai I Paul, really feeling
a sting of conscience, "1 am Paul
1; 'ssncr!''
Natty gav such a start that the boat
careened dangerously to one si do.
"You!" she cried.
"Yis, I! Now, if you will tako mo
safe to the r.eho I'.iv , I will give you
a tompliint niary ticket. So, then ! '
"No," said Nat lie, w ith true woman
Iv pride, "I accept no favors, even
thoii,'li I am nothing but a working
girl. If I am to have aticlvct at all, 1
prefer to earn it. "
Paul ni silent. In liu'h, and in
fact, lie f It a little ashimed in the
prei -nci of ll'i' flute-voiced, indepen
dent young beauty.
"Yen inu-t have re a I a great ileal,'
said he, nt lad.
Oh! 1 have,'' said Nitty. "We are
not so tiny in winter, you see; and b -sidei,
all the girls lent m; tli-ir mws
papers and nii'iiaics. Hut I ti'vere-p-T'ed
to sen a gentlemin who wrote
"I hope he comes up to your ex p eta
tion," sn.d I'iii'.
"I nicst have timi to mike up m :
mind about that," said Nat''', with all
good faith.
And once again our hero found him
self at a loss for something to say.
Hut when lie (sum: out into the moon
bullied g'.f'liet of th" Pell .1 Cie, where
all the world was itecjel in silver so 1
lies, and Ihe malted ini-'oi of w.ite,
lilies wi r swinging to mi I fro on tin
tides like cm laid e.op'ts, his toiiou
wis loosened once aga n, and befoi
they laine bac'i he onl Natty Puipli
were on teimi of tho pleasantest ac
ijuaintance h p.
H it he lia I mt ske'r hrd half as much
as he h i 1 ex peel e 1.
"The light was s- uncerta'n," ho
said, "I.e. could rpro luce it butter by
the next day's 111 more."
Natty went to the lecture with her
fifty-cent piece, and listen d with a
grave and critical intentno s, which
spurred Paul lustier on to liii liigheit
elocution ry cIT-v !s.
"It nm very good," she said, the
next day, "viry good indeel. It has
given mo something to think about.
And, oh! dear, 1 have so much tinm for
tliin'-ting!'
"Natty," said Mr. G:ssner everybody
callod tho girl Natty" her. ). "1 have
b.'cn wondering why you &'ny litre at
all."
"Where elsesheu'cl Istay!" sli" " es
tione 1 him with a simp'o direetneis.
"Why do you not go to lioston and
teai h school? 1 he que.tioac 1.
"Oh!'' eric! Natty, damping hrr
hands eagerly, ' do you think thero
would be any pusibi.ity of my obtain
ing a situation there!"
"We must see what cm be done,''
said Paul, retl -ctiveiy.
(irandfather Purple wax left in
charge of a thtifty neighbor, and stave I
by himself that winter, while Na'ty
went to lioston to try her luck; in one
; of tho grammar school'. In the spring
she c.vne bark, apparently trail sfoi me 1
into a new creature.
' I did'i't want you," growlel th"
old nun. "The Wilow M illoy taktx
good enough ( ar ; of in". To t' H veil
the truth, wo was manic I last week,
and Mi-'. P.trp!e she d n't want 110
-t p granddatt' is around. "
'('1, grandfath r, 1 nm so glal!'
ir.ed Natalie, turning pink and white
in one breath. "I! eiu-e I im not rom
ing back to stay. Mr. ; sne. ''
oil, I u id-r.t im I," sail iirand-falho-
Putile, !iui:!v!iig hoarsely.
"Vou'te going to Ic tnirriid, too.''
' Yes," said Natty, "I'm going to be
mnniid."
Thus ended th" I it lie Hrookbridge
idyl. Natalie w:n happy. S- xvns Paul
(iessner. As for Stand fat h-ir Pti'-plo
and his elder y b.id', lit in h pn that
ihey were not very unhappy. For tho
r-jaes and niglitingalei of life cannot bo
cnjiyud by every one, and the spring
tile of tho world come but onco.
The Haunted Pitcher.
About live miles from Aiken, S. ('.,
on tho ( hiiiluston dirt roa I, and in
sight of the railway, is a littio place
that w;n first cliristeric 1 Polecat, bit
afterwards changed to M mtiiiorenci,
the French for that olorms little ani
mal. M my years ago a young woman
e.uno with lcr pi'c'ier to ilruw a
buik'-'t of water from a well at Mont
merenci, nnd set the voire', hack, in tho
hollowed top of ,1 stoiin put that sotin
of the niilroad me 1 h i I nnvel there.
i While diawing water a Hash of light
j ning came and struck tile chain to which
! tho wi ll bucket was attached nnd the.
woman was killed in her tiaoksj. Her
remains were remove I, but the pitcher
was left just where thn dead girl had
si I it. Ti this day tin pitcher reiniim
in the same place, nn I so far from being
lemoved, it ii paid thut no living
hand has ever touched it save its own
er's, a'thougli neir th') si 1 1 of the pub
lic ro id. Hut 1 In mo-l w o iderfu! thing
H the superstition n'lac'icd to tho
pircher. Them is an in I " ihablij ia
lluoncc surrou idin it tint p.events Hi
being touched.
Hundreds of p;opl;havo gone with
the firm determination of lifting tho
pitcler, but when th-y approach it a
s'raagu repugnance, com-s over them,
and they hurrie 1 ly deoart without car
rying out the object of their visit,
(trie night a bully in tin neighborhood
while und -r the inllu'iic of whisky
made a bet with mine friends that hn
would go mil bring hick the pitcher.
He left to do so, but soon returned
as pale as n sheet mil empty liandod.
"H yc," heremiikel, "no person alivo
iaa lay hands on tint pitcher, ant 1
wouldn't attempt it again for the whole
of Aiken County." lie icfu-ed to tell
his experieneo nnd said ho would not
t -:1c ab ut it. O.her parliei have gone
t see il, but met with tin; same rep 1!
sivc feelings, .I'o-n (i,i.) Hauler,
A Move I'sfd ns 11 lied.
In the north of ( 'ain 1 the 1 Innate ii
ipiite r ild, en 1 there are 11 1 stows or
tin pli.cei in Hie wayside inns. In some
of the g"!ieia! roc ins are small chnn-'al
bnieri, but the brdrcoms, which are
very si a itily furni.hel, cnlaiti neither
stove nor It'll. In their place is a Iniek
platform, bug enough for a man to
-!iot( h hiins If at fu I length upeii and
iai"d a foot or livi from tin floor with
I an opening in the s d '.
In o I h s apei t lire theseivant pusltei
I 1 pan of burning coal-, nnd when tho
, e;( is are tlinroughly heated the travo'
i e; spte.ili out up 01 them tho b dding
:r lias brought with hill) nnd Uo j dowr
c rest oa hn stovj,
IIIII.DUEYS CO LI' -IV.
A i.t riMP 11 r.niiM.
: I'bere was a learned elephant,
I s I nrned as eoiil 1 be;
j iVhatever In k you gave t ) lii.ll
! He'd read it e.i-ily.
! Kretreh. lierm iii, lltiit'ish, La'ir. ifrtcS.
j Piili li. Ilussian. or Iturinese,
I So language came amiss to bini
j He read the-n all with ease,
! M least his liearers thought be diiSp
I Hut li'-ten for a while
' I'll oil you of this elephant
I A thing to Millie you sniilot
' Mt hough by all accounted Wis
j He didn't know a letter,
I'ut jnsi invent!-1 ail be read,
I And none knew any bet'er'
j t.i'.t'.' '.
I
Ttir: .xriin in nv-d his poo.
1 When a missionary from A f r.t 1 w.ai
I ately in Ilngla-i I, he t. 1 1 an nmusin
I U'iry of a jnor African, who iiu l m ir
: nr.e of the mi sionnrv -cttlenirats, aiol
I whose dog, by some ai ciileat, ha I got
! possession of a testnrrein; in tin lo-i'iv;
language nu I t re it to pieces, ilevour
! ing some of the leavis. This man
; came to tho m:ssii!iiar:. t in gri'at "lis
' may, mil laid h:s r is-; before the n.
' lie sai.l that th- 'I ; had b--n a v r
' useful an im-il, an 1 hil helped to pro-
i tect his properly by gualing it from !
; ivi!d beasts, an 1 also in 1 .nt 11 an 1 'ie
; stroing them; but ' e t'e.ujd it would
' be tie!oc for tin lint t-1 come.
The ini sio lari'.M a-k : 1 hi u hiw n '
: 111 is, and why slioui I n it li s 1 g b ,1-
uscful ni form"r!y. A for the injury
. done, that was but an an idea', an I !
: the Te-t.imeut coul I be ieji'rin-1 b : n-
o! her copy.
1 "I hat istni'," si I th" poet mi-;
I I'luit st. II 1 rim r.fiaid tho 'b)g villi be
I of no further use to 11 -. Tin wir Is of
i tl.t New 'I istariienl a;e full of love and
i gentleness, mi l aft. 1 tin dog has cati-n
! them it is nut likely tint ho will hunt j
or liyht for me anv inoie." !
1 a cot i;Ti:"t-s riiiNcr.
' P not be afraid, . niiii,'' said tho
; E -n press II igeu e, Ini-bng her ton in
her arm 1.
"I 1 m not, 111.111 nn, ' answered (he
1 boy of clewn, "1 have not f-.r otten
that my name is Nap 'Icon "
Tire cutter in whc'i 1I10 empress and
her son with boing ef.nveyl at n;ght
j f ri 111 a strainer ha. I struc't a ruk ami
1 the waves were d i-hing ov : it al lh.0
S i 111 r this c in versa! ion took '. .c.
j The y oung prince, who al t rwed lost
; his life in the war bet we 11 the English
j an 1 the Zu'm, had one trail int c m
: inoa to c'nl ilrcn, !in treated Ins p'.ay-
mates and a" I who si-rf-l him Wit'i
I marked couitesy. Tho fav.uiti cotn
' pinion of hn sports was I.ouis ( .nineiu,
1 the son of tin emperor's pli . sieia i.
Ti.ey wer' d ii;y ligelh 'r, an I man
storm; 11 111 I their inten- mi e.
Oihs day, w!;cii thrro wa- t b'aslato
'dinner at tin Tuleiic, at which tho
j prince was not to appear, he invited
! Louis Cintciti to dim: with him. Iioth
ladi were veiy foil 1 of slriwbirry
cream, an 1 the prince, in 1 r ler to givo
an agrciab'e surprise to li p'avmate,
reipte ,te 1 that dish to be pn pire.1 for
the dessert,
j D.ir ng the mnrn'ng t two boys
i larrelle I, and Louis (' un'.iu returned
home. T,.e prince, two p oud t) show
; nny emotion a' hit p'.-ivm ib-'s depaituie
took his seat at the dinner-table and
tried to eat. li.lf when th- stiawlu ny
(-renin apparel lis selfcuitrol gavo
way. Tho term rolled d umi hi-checks,
as lie said to a sri v int :
, "Take the cream to t uiuenu, and
tell him I haven't the heart to cat it
without him !'
A 1ICM iur
A iiuinbe!- of boys were skating and
j sliding til Vorkshiie, Eng'a id. I) i a
Million tin ice gave way anii-t in tho
i middle of lln lake a -. I oin p mr liltlu
fel o v fell in. T h. ie was no hell o
' near where they could run for help; no
ropes which ih ycoiiid throw to their
! snuggling companion. The boys stoo I
on the ban c w ith pai -. sorrow fu1 fices,
afra cl to tr to rc.-n Ii their friend, in
case the ice shoul 1 g.vo way and swul-'-
low them all up.
Hut one b y suld-nly rem mVrcd
' that although you t in not s'a id a board
' upright on thi-i ice w timid its going
thiough, yet if you la' the sunn bean!
' flat en the ie? it wi I b r ipiiiesa'e. N t
j only that, but he knew that he could
. run clong the boat I without fear of
i cracking the ice.
; "I will lie clown llit on tho ico in a,
j tho edge; tin n om of you mint come to
my fii t and pu-h nn alon ; till you too
1 nn li i down. If y ni all lie down in
j that way, and push tin boy in front of
; vou, we sdia'l make a lino long enough
to reac h poor -.:ben."
Thus, taking the post of danger him
.'c!f, the lirave I oy was able by his liv
ing ropii to reuli In fiieu I. He pulled
him out, thou'.'li he w as not one moment
too soon, for he was so exhausted with
liis efforts to keep li is head nbovo
water that ho would very soon liavn
unk.
NEW MKXICO.
How It Came to be Anncxe.l to
the United States.
Its Mixed Population of Spanish
and Indians.
Tho Territory now known n Ni'W
M -x co win coiujuei-ed by the S-pmlat Is
a li;t!e more tlian three centuries ago.
No portion of our (-sutitry bears si rc
m irkably tin stamp -if ant . 1 t as
doe. Now M '.Xie-l. Its llli-f C.ly, Sill-
ta IV, is said to be the o!d):t in the
f.i.tcd S at.-s.
After tin war wit'i M'xiei, its (1 .v
ernuicut ci 1 - 1 t-i lis in hlsiilr e. of
country which origin ally comprised
A: t ola and S onhcrn Colorado. The
present area of Ni wM- x i o is l-"2 P'"l
!(iare mic. T.nwliolo mituitr of
New M-r.x'cruis in the failed Stales i-i-ti:iiated
at .'I "HUM.
Tw. en ii ely distinct taces inhal-i:
th" Terrlto;-.-, an 1 tln-o prrople htiviran
interesting hi-tory. T.10 orig.inl pis-pcs-sori
(.f th,. land wero 1-id.a-n. sup
posed to be descend 'd from the A.' ec,
or i IT dwellers.
"Ihe Sjiaiiisli took possession of
their country one hu-idie 1 years I dure
the Pil-iim Pat he is ret their fret on
the shofoi of New Ivigl ind. The I'u'i-
tans nn 1 Pilgiuiis, tho D-Jih mil ll.e
(Junkers dr l in t n me for i ri ijnr sl ;
they cam s. eking fiedom to worship
Cod.
The Spaniards it:." for oT i"U
a-.d gold, an 1 t:.e old foittess - f Sin
M ireo, a! S A'lgH-tine, b ii t crituciy
by the labor of luliari slaves mikes a
strong contrast w it h the work of nil
the (direr colonists ju t nam.'d. who s';'
tied along the A'.lanlu- ( oast.''
The ptesent pepulation of New M-xi-co
c oiisi-ts of a few finnrl ars of pure
Spanish blood, an I the I'u bio Indians,
but Ihe largest poirioii is of mixed
Spanish and Indian i 1 iod.
These IndiiiH were tiller-, of tin s.ii!,
and not 1 1 1 1 . ; r I i . 'I'ue Spaniards, hav
ing learned tl.al the 1 landi weie f r -tiie.
a-i-l Ihat in neia! d'pv-Ks of gold
and silver had been foil 11 1, de'er 111i.11 .1
to si-i. r this Wealth arid enslave t e In
diiins. II iviiig .uri 1 ( di d ill this, they
nibjei ted the people to abj-cl slavery,
nnd tn-aled them with si. eh i ru lty Ilia
bloody revolts were the ciin-riii -in c.
This wronged eop'e piriially leg.iined
their freedom, but were rehn-:'d in eon
s(iUence to the ilcepeit poverty and
do gradation.
In the 110 untairis near Santa I'. tlicro
were gold, silver nnd copper mine-, and
as the S a liards, w ho rule I the ( 1 un
try, could not wn -t tivasiro fiom Ihe
natives, the - fori c I t'leni to dig ami
mine nnd smelt inclals with the cru le t
appiiaio os. When, after years ef (oil,
tho foreign yoke lei one in bearable,
"-ccn tly, and with the nun 'si edition,
tho overthrow of the oppre-sois iv.is
planned. r-wifl runners travib-d by
hidden paths, in the d -ptlis of night,
from town to town, laid the c i-e of
their people before t licit count il .!' war
riors and wise men, and (rich I'mldo
that joint-1 the con. pin. ey a ble I a
knot to a siring tho messengers car
ried. "At last all was ready, a great blow
wa to te struck fir liberty, nnd on
that would drive tin lra'e I Spaniards
from the home of ihe Pu -bio. D i.
night during August, ItWil, ihe signal
tires sent I heir message ncru is tho hind
from lofty mountain-tops nnd tin hour
lind stiu-k. Tho strangers' ru'c n ivod ! my father arid t In fit h r of t.i-se ti-n-its
death-blow on that night, and th - j il -men r-tire I for cut -ullat ion, aril do -life-blood
of many a valiant Spaniard j eided tint if the prop rlv was Worth
dripped from dozens of nviridsinlVtcd 1 s.'hh, ooii a w-.is wr: H rtl.n eni , and
by their f : mr slaves. The pnln--, . lln- oiler w is refil-c I. Toeri lie :t - sti 1
too, bocame martyrs to their calling, j own Ihe land, ant now it is va u.-d at
and fell before their altars, to which I ab.ut rf.'o.on i. h ie they .odd
they fl'd for safety." The ludiam have got dollars w.- . ould se u-c I : ct.
etTeetii.dl e'oso I the openiigs to the j a i kels. Thus you c in s-e what m-
ininei tha' tiny hi I woihcd, and eh'it
eiated all traces of shall" an I tunnels.
Hut their iinb pencli-iri ' war cf short
duration. Il n Da-;,-. I Y.irgi; S.cpa
tahiyatl soon iip -ared b -foio S.in'a I".
and ome more nibjug-ite I tire tow n,
the Pieblos seeking shelter in the
moiiiitnins and in the ruins hit by tin
c'.ilT- bu.ld rs; buithey wero pursri d,
and again coinpelle 1 to labor ns i n
(serfs). Hut although prior to H-i),
the mine near Sip Laam hal yield -I
good l ie lies, only onileen years hiiet
sever al expeditions faded to discover an
entrance to it, and todiy its site ii un
known. About 17'M A P., Smta l'c
being sortie I by Spaniards, bic.mio the
great trading city of the Soil Invest. It
is describe 1 as an antiquated place, "a
delightful place in whicli to rst and
grow old w ithout know in g it."
The surrounding ceu i'ry gives evi
dence that the "siiver fever of the old
Spaniards,'' still burns in tha veins of
their successors, for holes nnd shafts
and tunnels nny be seen in the earth,
nnd rock out of which "some til ver and
lead have come, gold nnd copper out of
ethers, disappointment out f the ma
4rity," JVVip Yvri (jhtcjter.
Nut Tall riimtxh.
II story lm ri-cor led tin', a fote'g
primes 1 1 wli im Hnr,' VI !1. f Hi;
iaa 1 1 fl'-red h-s hand in marriage Milt
bin-li the poliltel all-" it tiiat "if s'. C
ha-1 l.udtwo beds she would gladly 1
; have plac-1 one of th -in at his M ij-Mv'-s '
)V , -. -yllU .;,,. ,,, f.,, f
j Anne IMeyn ari I Kittl.erinr II .vaid j
iw.isngi-.l picimea of tie; epigram- j
: matic smarine-H of tint peii-il; but, I
says Mr. pavid K-rr, 1111 f . ii!iy 1
i cicditahln perforinan-" his b.-yn fur-
II nislie 1 by our 0 wn ag '. j
.lu-t a! the time wlieti vague veji'Its
were bei'innin" to ireeii nbr- al that
I
I t.-riiiativ was meilitali'ig a fre.h x-
tension 0! her frontier at tin exp'- isi
of Holland, a Dutch efl'.cial of high
! rank haiu.-'ii'd to be visiting th; court
1 1 1 , 1
'of Ilerlin, where l.e was hand -o ne.y
I cntertai ie 1. A no-ig other sp'-cticis
; got up to a-uil-e h ill, il i-v ew w is 01
. ganied at P ds lam.
"What docs y -u;- Kx- He icy t limit
of our soldiers? ' n-'" 1 P.iii' ; 1!
m-iicli, as fin' cf the K-g-iiv uis cam:
inarching past in rid mil-abb- or I t.
j "T! ey look as if they knew how n
j ti'.dit," rem like 1 tin visitor, or iv.'y.
j "lop they are not ipite tall ) nt'i."
I The ,!'iine look"! tat'ie- su.pr , -i ;,'
this di-paraging crith-is
no answer, lnwever, ari l
rei'lui'lits fi'ed p.it n s
II r loldo
ml
i ri ,
but
an I
1 r.i
;tlie Dil chnian'- ver iiel no i-l ea
:1! wa- still the satin:
e".o.i',."
j At lerifli tin ' enalier
Not
tin
il rat i mad their ajip arauee 1 111 ig
ir fi 1 nt bo ly of v ''. Mil-, big and
st-i'wiot ctioiroh to hav siti-ti'-l v n
th- gia-i'-'ovirg father of -'n I 1 k
lln tin nl; but the ine.X' rah!" ii.tn
in- rely - ai l, "Pir.e soldiers, h it not
lall enougii.''
Then Pi .iire Hainan k f.cr'y In.!
pati-iK e and rejoined, s.orn viiat
sharply, ' Tin gle-jadi i s a-e the
finest no-n in our whole a; my; nny I
: a-k what your llx'-'-i:- M-y ;' pierce I to
i mean by say.no th 1! th-,- are not tall
I ciloirg!' ' '
The D-itihm.n b.ok"'l him fu 1 111
the f.,
an I I- pli 1.
, "I 111 a-i t':
in- Is. !.'
ml
,.- 1
Mls-;-. il lilllllll".
( lir.ey .b i;s, ii related a'l iiui b nt
of tlie early hislo: v of lie- oil r gi -leccnt'v
which may give the il.i.d'iri
of tie- jeeiint gem-ration a vague idol
ef the m i ;tii' tide i f the trnu .action -which
took place when oil was and
j'. .1 haired, and poor peop'- gi.m l a
e .inpelciiey by scooping it oil llo- sur
face of creeks or giihere I it from poo!
aiound lln tanks which had over flowed.
Tin--toiy a. ioid by Mr. I! lonsori wi
ns follow-:
Wiihin atrvmtli aft'-r ( .lone! Diake
had stru.l; the first per 1 .hum ever
I roiighl to the sulfa : n Annrici by
means of dr.liing, my fathci ail the
f .it ! r of in relalivei lino bought a
ttat-l cd laud comriris ing 1 '." I acr.-s a l
j iin ii ,' the i arm on wli;.i tl.e Drake
we'd W.11 1 .city I, for :!'' 1
iong aire: rtaid 1 tin silling ill their
1 Mi a' oil" day I leinciuber it as dis-lini-l.y
as lliiugh il hipp ro d onlyyes-.-rd
iv vluii an agent, f r a-i I'. isretu
svti l.ci'.o wailie 1 in nu I ..;T e 1 ." 1 ', -01M
for the It?-4 I ac re-. Tin- owneri
looked at in in ritri-r iucr.-r lulo-.i-ly for
a liioine-it, but before the Co'il I speak
h : ha 1 coimle 1 out on tin lab e rf.Mi I, -1)011
in casliand di.ifls, which he of
lete 1 for a ii. ed of l ie tract. 1 was
appalled by the -ight of tin pi c, bit
1 ing'y fairy stories c ould be t.,1 I ,.f those
da-. s. i hey are almost ine mipic in n-i-
I ie to ihe pic -.-nt gener i" ic-n, i ill they
! w , re i d - In t facts." And a sigh of
' r.-gret thai tlie oiler In I not b-en nr.
eep'.e 1 went ar iil-l-l the i :i . b-. li ' -1
.-,, ;,. it.!,.
Hiscovery of a I. st Mine.
S i m ii i i ib orge and M II. Hi own ef
!' r.mc 'p i. Hi,'., hav: dissevered the
lotiig-sc uglit fs'r Slaiilon d.ggrngs in the
Ivig'e range of iiio-iolaiu-. Iri M'.,'i
Stanton br.o: (M into Itckert ity sevci.il
oiinec s of p an r gold, but lefiis-d to
re veal Ihe pla.-e from whi. li ii eann. In
i sib on row he killcl a man an 1 lied
fcer his life, taking ihe secret of his drs
cove ry with him. Many havo searched
in vain for the lost diggings, (i -oig)
and Hrown, howc-wr, accident ally stum
bled in tl.uapoo, into oao of Stanton's,
old prospect holes, an 1 upon investiga
tion fabulously rich prospect? wero
found, nnd a pick, shovol and frying
pnn ari l several ounces of gold, evi
dently panned from n space of fifteen
feet on bedrock. Activj work will bo
prosecuted on tho digging? in tho
spr ing. Portlun d Oirgontan.
Sllh He-I.
I !,:.... h ard tl.e p-lon- -rrging
WI. the sweet Ilia, Uoll.l III"'!,
J ha-.e seen lie . epliyv- tl.ngiiu;
't .vilicht kis-es to the r
!...t s-.,..i.ti r -oiu- Iia- tilled ine
1, 0, t'.e bird- in -'iiomcd Lowers,
And a -ofer kis hn- thrilled me
I s t! w 1 tl I e'i.
I have f.-lt the lilies I'lowiog
Pe'.vv Ira. -rail 1 tin morn;
I Lav, '-,, n the -.inbearii- elai.ng
I .1 1, :i l.;-hes till 1 ol'li
: I ku-i a ll-.w.-r that s r.i.r. r
I 111 li.e l..:e- . grew
Anil love a bin I: It.-.' - rare:
'J'han the ini.eaii, s,,;., a ,ne.
II 1
ha-.e 1 r. i rhe . e.. - -hlng
I 'I '1
P., 11 a pi, pit rav has l,i,ss,.. n,
1 11 I 1 n I
A:,.!a-ori.rsrghea--es.e;l me
'lli.ui the breath . 1 l ,-o..e i.oi !-.
Ar.d her I.,
I'.!.-.-: . -
!;.-1 ' ;,,,,! - ,!l, 1 '
ill ii:;u s.
r cnn. his s!ni:er wit'l
Time 1 ,. t 1
I or tin 111 ii -r -y
v. ;th 1 . .in :;!!' .
W:-i cat!. ;y
to pay bills,
ones ate paid
u'a- ' areis
1 uttiug p . i- is v. ry 1
to the hnif -.
A Iruill-ss s.,, -, T.
II. ike : after the -1,. I i b
1 lir .: .Ii lie- . i- ' la: I.
( a-i eri . I1 ;-lr.'o;
ra' In r Lou p iy,i:- t.ial
In war
a fiinrrr
as ,,,. 1
yen aril
s no by -
That's I us- 1 am s sl.ort.
"A;!'r. I,'' she Mi I, .Irs. ii-aging her
lirir.d, "ih h orrd m-rt -a v u wii.it.
did they say a they j-a-.s- 1 by.'" "H-w
o. hiii-r."
' -What do y o.i v.i'r. ' that handsome
.pane I at. if I may inkf ' "Well, il
you want o buy h in he's worth .V').
and if y u're tie- a--i--or I le-lvou hi's
SM.ri!i ,i:t P.) . , its."
Two li'i vli.,.; i-t d igs m a lnekyar I
uptown w n sinek by t -,vo bullets 1 nt
liigi.t. H-'Wiiiig dog- should cut this
our and pa le it m their I lls.
.1 -In Ins ,r;y I -!. -.!. b : aw ay so
: long, M.s .Ii-ict. V ii d..:i't know lno.v
1 hale to s n "go i I by' ' to v ol, but I
sur.p.-i the b--t of fri ui is must put,
y oi know. .Iain ! Oh, yes, and wl.at'l
the ii e of pc.-.p'e who are nothing to
each ilher growing sa-l over s.-pai atioti i
: T lial's the way 1 I uk at il.
A tluee lb'pied Vegetable.
j S ine p.'.per, sieakiiig . f I he toma! f
I oop, say that T-' "'' .' ' o raa "er
put up this year pa-t" and r l is to tin
old (inn- when the toimto wiscille l
the
'IT-1
i I In Id ab ml a-
fair a match f. r gr-.irid cherries at
food for mm or 1-1-1. Mr. li. Ii Su1.
grove, the . lde-t newspaper man in tin
(ilv, say, he I cnielii b- 1 ' seeing. wh"il
a imv, in JS" or Iheie-ibnut-, severa'
stoc ks or bu-hi's of "iovc apples" grow
ing on the iicerih side of Market slre-rt,
near Delaware, in the gnrd-u of ,bhii
Wiikins or "Archie" I. ingeti feller.
T'.i. y weie not (ailed "lomaloes" and
i.obodv the ugh' f e iii.ig them mor'
than "jimson b-irs." Tuey were not
comtnon'y grown, even for garden
ornament, and it was n half. score oi
sens later before th-v line into even
ocea-ioiial tab'e u- H it he leiueiu.
bel's that some of the doctors of that
day c. inure ride d tlem ns a lieallhfu1
thing to ear, and the now name "to.
mato" beeaine f.i'ui! lar. I'. fly years o.
m 're ago this was the fame ;in, foul
value ol t lie tomato, ro-w more ofle-i
and oemrallv used, and in inme ("imf
than any other i.-iid-n pro-luil what-
( IT.
It Tool. Oil' H'lli legs
Major .tone', who serve I with rredil
in Ihe late war, is no lint, -riys tho
I.-wi-lon (Me. i .' ; . ye t wdien he
tell- n story In- gcm-inlly manages to
a-ionr h his hearers i isl tin saui". He
is Ion I cd bo i-lirrg tint he pai tii ipat.nl
I in in.m -tc ii . hauls s wirliout ri'i i iv.ng
a wound of any d"-i i ipt r-oi. I! 111-111.
I.erng ih.s t ol his c iiirades weie ns-.
ton, -lad when he r oiirke l th" othet
( Veiii-ig at a (irand Alloy line ting:
i "il nri-nnn, the ii.iil.e e.f Antietam
1 wa- the hois eiioioement 1 eve r saw.
My re"."inent, as senile of you arc aware,
was posed to a gall ng tlie for more
! than two hours without evci lln poor
I satisfaction of fring a shot in te'iirn.
1
During this trying season, while I wni
receiving an order from the Colonel, a
cannon ball came straight for me, mow.
ing a swath through tin t ill grass. J
liavo reason to remember thai shot, gen
tlemen, for it took ( IT both legs.''
"Wi a: !'' cried an astonished listener,
ns lie glnuced nt tho sponket's slmpoly
limbs,
' Of my horse," neblcd tho impcr!ur
babe Major. I'dl'tiJflj'fii 1 Ilecori.