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PITTS150KO CHATHAM CO., N. C, APRIL 17, 18)0.
NO. 33.
AH
Goodbye!
There's kind o' chilly feelin' in the blowiu'
o' the breeze,
And u sense o' sadiuss sicilin' t li r u;li the
tresses o' the trees;
And n mist seems fallin' dreary on the
mountains towerin' h'gh,
And I feel my checks grow tcary as I bid
yon ull goodbye!
"Goodbye," the winds ore sayin'i "Rood
bye," the trees complain, .
A: they bend low down on' whisper witli
their grei n leaves wet with ruin ;
"Goodbye," tlio roses murmur, an' the
hendiu' lillos sigh
As if they all felt sorry I have come come
to say goodbye.
I reckon all hive said it some time or other
soft
And easy like, with eyrs cant down, Unit
dared not look aloft
Tor the tears that tr milled in them for the
lips that choked the sigh.
When it came u-swelliti' from the heart an'
made it beat goodbye!
I didn't think 'twas hard to say; but
stand n' here alone,
With the pleasant past behind tue and the
future dim, unknown,
A gloomin' yonder in the dark the tears
come to my eye,
And I'm weepiu' like a woman as I bid you
all goodbye.
The work I've done is Willi yuti; maybe
some things went wrong,
Like note that mars the unfit- in theswe t
How of a song;
Hut brethren -when you lliiuU of me, I only
ask you would
Say as the Master raid of one: "He bath
done what be could."
And when you sit together in the time as
yet to be,
l?V your love-eiii'in le.1 firesides in the val
leys fuir and free,
Let the sweet past come befo e you, and
witli something like a sigh.
Just say: ' We ain't forgot him since the
day he said '(ioodbye!1 "
'. .. .Slantmi in ll-mt (''..) 7Vfe.
THE TIN BOX.
"It it a very iny-dcmous busings',"
said Lawyer Smpkins, rubbing bis
nose, nu 1 adjusting bin sitoclnclos.
"Hiram Green sent for me, tou days
before ho died, and gnvo me bis bonds
and securities to draw the Ju'y interest
fir him. I put litem all bark in Ihe
tin box myself, and ho count) d and
examined them. The day ho died he
tiied to tell mo something about .Terry
and t H it b x. Merry tin box all in
the box Jerry,' was about all I could
make out."
"And the tin box was slnieu," said
Tom, the lawyer's s in a id partmr.
'Well, it lias disappear :d. If it
wus stolen, it is of precious lit l lu us) to
the thief. Every paper in it could le
trace I. Tiust old llir im llroea to look
out for thu"
"What was it worth.'''
"To a lawful owner, about twenty
thousand dollars.''
"Then Jacob lircen is eo much
poorer I I am glad of it."
"Tom! Tom! Jacob Gcjii is our
client!"
"All right! I shall not proclaim my
opinion on the house-top; but, between
ourselves, I think ha is the meanest mnu
I ever mo1. Why, be mint bo a rich
man, and be grudges hi family tho
necessaries of life. Look at Abie!
There is not a servant at Hyo Hill who
has not a better wardrobe than Altec
(1 cen !
Just sol" faid Lawyer Siinpkins, with
a twinkle in his cyci. Her husband
can make that all right thuugh. Kli,
Tom? '
Tucu Tom, blushing crlm'on, began
to ta'k again about tho tin box and old
Hiram Green's will.
'Left every thing to Jacob," said tho
lawyer; "tho house, real estate, and
personal effect."
"And Jerry? '
"Wis not even mentioned in the will.
Hiram Green never forgivj Jjrry for
failing in business, declare I he had no
head, and wasn't lit to bu trutcl with
nionoy.
"He was his nephew, though, just
as much as Jacob, and be nurse 1 him
faithful!? at tho las'."
ll-.it Jerry is a dreamer. Jacob wil.
double every dollar tho oil man left,
while Jerr would probably spend a
legacy In a yeur or two."
It was not aloni in tin lawyer's offir
that the iubj ?vt of Hiram Green's will
and the disappearance of tho tin box
were topics of conversation. Every
body at Ro Hill had an opinio to ex
press, a theory to advance. Sirs. Jacob
Gieen and Mrs. Jerry Groen wcro talk -ing
the whole mutter over on tho porch
of the old house wbero II. ram Green
had died, whilo J srry sit on the steps,
looking moodily down the garden pith.
"Jacob says," said that worthy's
wife, "that he will find that box, if it's
above ground.1'
"1 wonder what bo' II do if it ain't."
wutterad Jerry, unheard by the others.
lis savs," continued Mrs. Jacob,
that it will take a heap of money to
put this house in decent repair, and
settle the business! Dear! Dear I II
talks a if his udcIo's legacy left him
poorer, iuatead of richer."
"1 wish it did I" muttered Jnrr.
Aloud he (aid, "Maria, if )ou'tl ot
mo a hnmmor an 1 somo nat's, I'll savo
Jicob twenty-fivo cents by fastening
these steps. See here! ' and ho rattled
the steps on which he was sitting, nnd
which were wholly detached from tho
porch.
"I wish you would," said his sister-in-law;
', I in in n panic cv ry time 1
go in or out, especially if I have th:
baby in my nrins. I'll get tho ham
mer." "Dear me, Jerry," whispered his
wife, a little Inter, "you go nt them
steps as if you wero trying to ha. inner
tho house down. Anybody would fan
cy you had a spito aguiust tho nails,
you givo them such vicious blows.'1
' Hold your tongue," growled her
husband. "I am ouly making them
safe!''
He ro'c ns ho spoke, and straiftheiicd
himself, muMcr'ng:
"That, s n good j ib done!'1
"Coino. Sally," ho said, presently,
"we'll bo getting ho'iio! I only came
over to feo if there wns any nows of
the tin box."
"Not a sign to bo found,' said Mrs.
Jacob, " an 1 I do bslicvj Jacob Will
be in a lunatic asylum il it don't turn tip
soon, "
J rry tucked his wiiVs haul under
bis n' in, nnd walk:! down the road to
bis own cott:ig, a small, shabby house
whero Sarah Green vainly strove to
make old things look now, and atrotth
n dollar to the needi of two.
Sinnhii uncli's death Jjrry had
been more moody and shiftless than
ever, llioodiug over his injuries was
not the way to improve his fortunes,
and Pally bn 1 hard work to make her
needle supply tho daily wa ils.
It was just throo days boforo his
iinclo died that Jjrry learned that Hiram
Gieen hud left his entire property to
Jaco", already the richest man at Hyp
11.11. Toon tho bitterness of his disap
pointment seemed to litcriilly turn his
brain, an 1 Pally trembled for his rea
sou. With all his faults, if faults they
were, his disregard of mine and want
of business capac ty, J .'rr G.eea was a
man to win strong affections. And it
was the fact that even Hiram Green
kept up a sort of gru I ring uff'C ion fir
him that made Jerry hope ho w .mid not
entirely forget hiiii in his will.
When bit Inst illn-'s attacked tho old
mm, it wvu to Jeiry ho turned for the
Hlbctioti Jacob's harder nature could
not make nrccptih'.". It was Jerry and
Silly who nuri-rd the invalid day nnd
j night with faithful, unwearied care,airl
j it was with a bitter sr. is) of wrong that
.1 .M y knew himself to ho d isinhui ito I.
S ill the man's gentle nature overruled
li i 4 anger, nnd the Inst three d lys of
I T mm U'Oett's lifo wen ns ten lerly
nursed as if Jjrry know himself to b-j
'.is sole heir.
Hut nfterwnrd the whole nature of tho
man seemod change 1. Knowing tho
sympathy of the peopl) about him wni
with him, ho was nevjr woiry of telling
i f his wrongs; and ho ma le no secret of
his delight nt ths ditnppeiranc.) of tho
tin box, nnd tho large, slice of property
it contained.
A year passe ! aw.iy, and then all liye
j II. I. knew that Jerry (irecn lay ill with
n fever, nnd the doctor bad given him
up. Vir sick in Iced he was, and
Sally was bcait-broken, when one day
lie whisjiorod a request to see Lawyer
Simp'iins alone. Seeing a lawyer
.coined to poor Sully a death-warrant,
though Jerry had no fortune to will
a way.
Wotnleri'ig, but rea ly to humor tho
whim of a tly iu-r man, tin lawyer an
swered the suinui ins nt one.
"Mr. Sinipkins, will you promise to
j keep secret what I tell you now?''
Jerry ii'ked in a hoarse whisper,
"Certainly I will; lawyers have to do
that every day.
"Then I will tell you where Uncle
Hiram's tin box is. You liavo the
key."
' Ye, lm! Jerry Green, don't toll
me you nre tho thief."
"I did not take it away, but I was
hit f mt I, I do believe, and I waitod
to spile Jacob. S.) I buried it undor
l ho pmcli slept. I never oj.ened it.
Ev.'-y thing is there, and I suppose
Jacob might as well lnvo it now."
"I'll k?ep your secret, Jerry, for I
b licvo you when you say you were
half mad."
G eat wns thu excitement at Ho Hill
when it been nn known that Ltwycr
Sin pkius hal bal a communication
from the p:i::y who ha I stolen tho tin
lii.x, confessing the theft, and revealing
tho hid.ng place. Tlicro was a group
of half the people of tho village in
front of Jacob G eon's porch when J ir
ry's carp 'U'cr's work was torn away,
nod the earth that covered the buried
ir.'asuro removal. Liwyer Siinpkins
took a small key from his pocket.
1 Slop a inomont," he said, as Jacob
Green was about to tak the b"x, "as
executor of Hiram Green's estate, 1
must open this box and see if the con
tents aro all right."
Theie was a mdlen c.itcMug of
j breadi sydiil9 I (.u U4 of Ui box (oil
back. On tho top was an open paper,
and Lr.vycr Pinipkins read aloult
"I, Hiram ireen, do give and bequeath
thin box and all it contains to Sarah, wife
of my nephew, Jereraish Green. I leave it
to her us a token of my love for both,
and because I think she will be more care
ful of it than my i e hew. And I do ask
of my lawyer, Hubert Smipkins. that be do
see my wish carried out, and give to Sarah
bis advice about investing the money.
"HlllAM tiRKKJC.'
Thero was ono moment of inteutu si
lence nnd then a clieor ront ths air.
Every man thero was glad that the
miserly, grasping Jacob Green was dis
appointed, an! every man rej iccd for
Jerry and Sally.
Hut tho sick man was hurablo as a
child when tho lawyer told bim tho
news. He did not dio, nor did nnyftue
but Lawyer Siinpkins evar guess his
secret, but he was a broken, premature
ly aged man, creeping humbly about
and living on the iucomo his wife drew
from the contents of tho tin box, which
ho bad hidden from spite, and by go
doing, overreached himself.
"If I had died without telling," he
thought often, "Sally would never
have had tho money, a id Jacob might
have found tho box, after all."
Tho Sound of Llgdif.
O.io of tho mcst wonderful dis
coveries in science that havo bejn undo
within the last yjnr or two is tho'fact
i hat a beam of light produces sound.
Abeam of sunlight is thrown through
a lens on a glass vessol that contains
lampblack, colored silk or worttcl, or
other sub tnnccs. A diik having slits
or openings cut in it is inado to rcvolvo
swiftly in this beam of light, so as to
cut it up, thus making altornato fhshos
of light and shidow. Oi putting tho
ear to tho glass vessel, s trail go sounds
aro hoard so long ns tho flashing beam
is falling on tho vessel.
Hecoutly a more wonderful discovery
has been made. A biam of sunlight is
mado to pass tltroug'u a prism, so as to
produce what is called tha solnr spec
trum, or rainbow. Tho disc is turnod,
and tho colored light of the rainbow is
made to brci't through it NV.v, placo
the car to tho vessel containing th) si Ik,
wool or other ma'orial. As tin colorod
lights of tin sp.'ctrum fall upoi it
sou ids will bagivon by different parts
of tho spectrum, and thiro will b) si
lonco in other parts.
For instanco, if tin vejsel contains
led worsted, nnd tho gron lib flulies
u I on it, loul sound i will In given.
Only feeble sound will bo hoar I wlie i
tho red nnd bins parts of tho rainbow
fall upon the vessel, nnd other cohrVs
make no sound at nil. Gmen silk gives
sound best in rod light. Every kind of
material gives m rn or less sound in
different colors, an 1 utters no sound
in others. Tlio ilWcovary is a strnugo
one, and it is thought moro wonderful
things will come from it. Aineric.nl
Art Journal.
The Child of the Future.
It is a dreadful point about theso
microbes that tho only way to nvoid
having them in a virulent form is to
have them in an artificial or attenuated
form. The children of the future will
not run through the present gamut of
infantile disoise, but they wi l probab
ly be subjected to inoculation with
various microhm ever few mouths.
First, they will bo vaccinated for siuftl
pox; when they havo recovered from
that they will ba ta'co: to a Pasteur in
stitute to have a mil 1 form of rabies.
Next, they will bo given a dose of tho
comma hnrcilli to prevent cholera, and
so on through all the ever-growing series
of disease microbes. O il luckless child
of the future! you will ucver be ill and
never In well; your health will never
bo awfully imnotonous; you will never
know tho weorlncss of the first night of
measles, 'Alien it wns so nico to lio in
mothe r's lap and fjol herool hm 1 ou
your forchaad; you will never know the
joys of convalesccnco, whoi oranges
were numerous and every one was klrd
to you because you wcro not well ; and
your end will be to dio of debility.
How glud me nre that we livo in tho
present, with all its upi and downs of
health to lend variety to lifo and death.
ll pit if.
Iron Manuscript.
Foreman John Farrnr of tho Smith
iron company of Huston has discovered
a new method of casting iron, which
opens up a wide Held. Hi has found
that pen aud ink sketches ou common
writing paper can be transferred to iron
as dis tinctly as if the mould was of
greater sizo. Three plates, ono H by
5 inches and tho others 5 by 6 inches,
are proof of his ingenuity. Upon tho
smallest ono is written tho L rd's prayer,
tho lottors b.iing ijuite distinct. Tho
others contain outline drawing. Mr.
Furror cxp'ains his work in this way:
"What you sea on them is done with a
common steel pen on a piece of thin
paper. The paper when prepared Is
pinned Into asaud mould, iron is poured
into the mould snd the writing is trausv
ferio I to the ctstin."
CHILDREN'S (OLIMX.
niB "ilf'OPKST" motuk.
Evening was falling cold and da r . ,
And the ioylc hurried along the way,
:' if they wers longing soon ( mrk
Their own home candle's cheering ray.
.iefor' inj t liled in the whirling wind,
A woman with bundles great and small,
ml after her tugged, a step behind,
The bundle she loved the best of nil,
K dear little roly-poly boy,
With rosy cheeks ami a jacket blue,
ijiiughing und chattering, full of joy.
And here's what be said -I tell you true:
'You're the goodest mother that ever w,"
A voice as clear as the forct bird's!
nd I'm sure the glad young heart had csuist
To litter the sweet of the lovely words.
Perhaps the woman had worked all day,
Washing or serulili'iig; perliaiw she sewed,
I know by her weary footfall's way
That life for her was an uphill road.
Hut here was comfort, children dear!
Think what a comfort you might give
I'o the very best friend you can have here
The mother, dear, in wboss house you live.
If once in a while you'd stop and say,
In ta-k or play, fr moment's pause,
i And tell her in swe; and wiuning way,
Vim' re the goodest mot her that ever was"
sayi:i UV A it AT.
There is un old poem winch tells a
p-ctty nnd truu story about a r it, and
shows that kindness can work wonders
tven with creatures which wo aro accus
tomed to look down upon. Tnero was
jnco a gentleman who wns noted for
h s k inducss to cveiyoue. It did not
natter to him whether a person were
ich or poor, old or young, beautiful or
l;ly, ho did his best to mako everyone
ju ciiino across happier. H it besi lo
being kind to human creatures, he also
lovd oil an m ils.
Perhaps this kin 1-hearted man was
lisappointed by somo ono to whom ho
had been good; nt all events, ho was
rather tad ono evening. Thinking
niuli about tlio iii'Titiludo which nni-
1 nals as well ns me:i som-'times show, ho
tell fust a lei'p.
j Ho was woko suldenly by tho tamo
rat. U Was nibbling gently at his
' checks and noe, determined to wako
i liim, yet nit wishing to hurt him.
Starting up, lie found that ho had
upset the lamp wilh liU arm as he slept,
j in I bin for ll o kind rat ho must have
tu,t much of bis property, if not bis
'i.'e. - X in Yor'i ,f -until.
a i.i'.-iso:; koh i.orn:.
I'nclo .l.ic't rune in one old morn
ing lookin for all thu world liko a
benr, Louie thought, in h.s big, shagg
overcoat. II'.' ca' gbt I.oui) Up and
gave b -r a red bear hug, too.
"Hello, Mipseyt wheie's l'.ipsej?"
he asked.
I'opscy was Lou'e'.s bah; sists r, two
rears old, an 1 her nunu wasn't I'opscy
my iiioic than Louie's was M ipsey.
ISul I'ncli' J ick was nil tho time calling
folks funny names, Liulo thought.
1 ller's gi ne to sleep,'' said she.
Then I'nel:! J ick put his hand in his
pocket an I mi le a great rirtling with
paper for a ciinuto, before In) pullol out
two sticks c.f re l-.md -white candy rfnd
javo them to Louie.
"Too bad I'ip ey's nleop. " sa d he.
Tut s'm n.'ra il Lo lie w is rather gla I
of it. Slie took her little roc ving -chair
an I sat djwn by tin wiadiw to cat hor
candy.
"Aren't you going to save one stick
for Uracil '" iisk id inimini. I'jpsey's
real name was Gracio.
'1 guest I won't," Louie said, sponk -ing
low. '1 don't b'lievo candy's good
for little mites o' bits o' girls. 'Sides
I want it myself."
J .st ns slu swallowed the lust bit
llieio was a little call from tho bed
room: 1 Mamma!''
Hello," said L'uclo Jack, 'Pop
sey' s awake I ' And in a miniito out
die cam" in in.imin i'-.i nrim, rosy and
in; il ng and d : mpled.
Then theie was another great rust
ling in Uncle J ici's pocket, un 1 pretty
so n
'Here's for I'.ipsey!" said L'uclo
Jack.
Slic took the two sticks of candy in
her dimpl'd hauls nnd 1 mkod at them
ascctml dear litt e I'ipsey! and then
the held out the one that was a little
longer '.ban tho other to Louie.
' l).s for 'ou,'' she cooed; "and (lis
for me."
l'.'or Louie! Tho tears rushc I in'o
her eyes. S'ic hung her head and
blushed. Somehow she didn't want to
look a. I'isle J ick or mamma. fan
you g ic;s why I
"Uis for 'on, " icpcated Popscy,
cheerfully, pushing the candy into her
hand.
Take it, Louie," said mamma.
And I. niie took it. Hut a little while
afterw ard mamma overheard her telling
l'opscr :
"1 won't bn never such a pig any
more. losey Uakor. And I in always
g ing to 'vld-j wi h you, all the time,
after thi1, long's I live."
And minima sail "Amen." Yvuth't
ColllpTIt V'l.
It need not be wund red at that th
txi'itoment of the cunva.s is ir.-tents.
EAT BEFORE SLEEP.
It is the True Way to Obtain
Refreshing Slumber.
To Sleep on an Empty Stomach
is to Awake Exhausted.
Going to bed with a well-filled
stomach is tho essentia! prerequisite of
refreshing slumber. The cautions so
often reiterated in old iiwlictl jiurnals
tgninst late suppers wen; direc'.c 1 chief
ly to the bibulous habits of those carl,'
times. tVhen at e very late feast the
guests not unseldom drunk thcmsclvci
under tho tnb'c, or needed strong as
sislnnca to reach their couch, tho canon
against such indulgence was not un
timely. Nature nnd common sense
teach us tl.at a full stomach is essential
t) quiet repose. Every man who has
found it difficult to keep nwako nf'cr a
hearty dinner has answered the problem
for hint elf. There aro few animals
that can be trained to rest until after
they are fed.
Man, as he runes into the world, pre
sents a condition it would bo Well for
him to follow in nil his after-life. Tho
sweetest minstrel ever sent out of parn
disc cannot sing an infant to step on
an empty slomach. We havj known
reckless u irses to give the l.ttlo ones a
doso of paregoric or soothing syrup in
police of its cup of milk, when it was
too much trouble to got the Intt. r, bu!
this is the one alternative. The little
stomach of th'j slcep'ng child, as it be
comes gra !u ill empty, folds on itself
in plaits; two of tltco mako it restless;
three will open its eyes, but by careful
soothing these may be closed again;
four plaits and tho charm is broken;
thero is no more Uteep in that house
hol I until that child has been fed. It
seems to us so stiange that with this
example beforo their eyes full-grown
men aro so slow to learn thu lesson.
The farmer does il for his pig, who
would Fqucal all night if it were not
fed at tho lust in uiient, nnd tho groom
knows that his horse will paw in hi-,
si all until ho lias hal bis ln-a'. Hut
when he wislus to sleep himself he
never sivtnt to think of it. To sleep,
thu fulness of the blood miit leave the
head: to d ge t the c iteil fo.id tin
bloo 1 mu.l v lino to tii'i stomach. Thus,
sleep and digestion nr.i naUiral allies;
one helps the. oilier.
.Man, by long practice, will train
himself to sleep o:i a i empty stomach,
but it is more tlio slejp of exhaustion
than the sleep c.f refreshment. Il j w akes
up alter suc h a troubled sl-ep fueling
utterly miserable until bu has had a cup
of c ITee or some other stiinu'iint, and
he has so injured tho tono of bis stoin
a h that he bn little appclito for break
fast. iVhcieas, one who allows himsct f
to rlccp after n comfortable meal awakes
strength mod, nnd his app tito has been
quickened by that preceding indul
gence. The difficulty in recover emus
from the fact Hint we are such creatures
of our habits it is impus.iblo to brink
away from them without persistent
effort. In this case the man who b is
eaten nothing nfter '! o'clock and re
tires at Id or 11 takes to bed an empty
stomach upon which the net inn of the
gastric ju'c -s m iket him uncomf lia
ble nil tho night. If J.e proposes to
try our experiment he will sit down
nnd eat n tolerably hjarty in -ul. He is
uniiccust.on '.l to this at that hour and
has a sense of discomfort wi h it. lie
may try it once or twice, or c v.-ii Ion ;
cr, and then he gives it up, satisfied
tint for him it is a failure.
The true ctuirso is to begin with just
ono or two mouthful tho last thing be
foro going to bed. And this should !
light fond, easily digest. 1. N i rake
or pastry should be tolerate I. One
incur hf ul cf cold roast beef, c old lamb,
cold chicken, and a little crust of b.-ea 1
will do to begin with, or, what is bet
ter yet, a spoonful or two of condense 1
milk (not tho sweetened that comes in
cans) in thrca times us much warm
water. Into this cut half a par.-d p'uch
and two or three Itttlo squares of bread,
the wholo to bo one-fourth or ono-sixth
of what would bn a light lunch.
Increase this very gradually, until nt
the end of a month or six weeks the
patient nrty indulge in a bowl of milk,
two pcachis, with a half bar I roll or a
ci ust of bom ! in nit br id. When
peiclics nre gone take Inked apples
with the milk till strawberries come,
and cat the latter till peaches return
again. Tins is tho secret of our health
and vita'ity. We often work until
after midnight, but catinj the comfort
able meal is tl.c lnt thing wc do every
night of the year. Tiiis i; not an un
tricsl expTiiuent or one depending on
the testimony of a single witn-si.
Arwr c ca .la.i'is'.
Ms, II ir Ihead Tuat's cur miik
m . .'s wife. Mr. Hardlieid Shr'r. "rry
becomingly attired. Mr. llur.llnal
II. iw sof Mt H i Hiead She wean a
watered silk.
They Spilt tho DiflVr.Micc.
Adjuti it-General Mullen was in a
reminiscent mo'.d. ' I wtil toll you a
little cxp"rienc t I ha I down in Luis.
ana in I he sai l. "I wni a m m-
b.T of tin C innceticut V lu itiers. The
pposiug aritii is In I c mt into pretty
closo quarters, aud Can fc icrate out
pickets, stragglers nn I skirmishers
were aroun I us and doing consilcrablo
mischief. Three companies of our reg
iment were or lered out on skirmish
duty. iVumarchel down, fivu paces
apart, accoiding to regulations, into a
perfect morass. Tno water wai waist
Ic'jp everywhere.
"I am not very tall, and found it
necessary to hold up my cartridge 1 c'.t
to keep it from getting saturate 1. The
Confederates were scattered through
this wamr, aril wi to k a numli.T of
prisoners without opining lirJ. I mot
with a misfortun;. M foot caught bo
nuatli a couple of pi-a'!el branches be
neath tho water, aid I was securely
pinioned. M compinioni continued
on their way whibj I struggled bnrd to
cxtr ' ita myse! f frr.n in uip'.Jisnnt
prelicatn;n. I 11 inlly pulled in foot
out with a d.-spirn'e effort, but my shoo
was left behind. I could only secure
it by plunging my head beneath the
surface of s'imy, noxio.n, inu ldy
water, but it litl t ho do:i. 1 hal
no sooner got the sine tiol on again
than n C mfe lernte cann in sig'it from
behind so:in bislia'. In'.iiitivjly our
mutkols were siiiniltancou ily raised.
Surrender! thundered the (' nfed.
crate.
"Surrender you: elli' I rciurnol nt
tlio trip of my lung).
' 'Then wo stood an 1 eyed each other.
Each had his gun cocko 1 an 1 leveled
at tho other, but ueitlie pu'led a trig
ger. WI17 we hesi'ated is more th.tn 1
can explain. H; delaying, y )1 sec,
each was practically pi u; ng himielf at
tho mercy of tho other, or so it would
seem. Suddenly tho Confederate's gun
dropped and I brought mine down
also.
' "See here, Yank,' ho began, in a
much milder tone, 'if I should shoot
you my side wouldn't gain muc'i; and
again, if you shout 1 s!io .t ui" your si Is
wouldn't g .i t mil b. Now, I've got a
wife and two babies over yonder, and
if you dropp? 1 1110 they wouldn't have
ne b dy to take cure of them. Now,
it's a blaui'd 111 01:1 man what won't
split tho dilTercnc I'll let you go if
you'll let me go, 1111 I II ra'l the thing
square. What do you say!'
Well, wh it should I saf I wa'kcd
e ver half way, an 1 wc met and shook
hands nnd pnrlo I. About a year after
a loiter came to our ruin ad Ires p 1 to
Little Yankee t'. at split the dlT'i
ence.' 1 had tol l him my regim-nt,
you see, but not my name). The ctter
was a cordial invita'ivi tovlsit tho man
at bis home 111 Lnii i.m i. lie wantod
me too see thn w ife an I bible 1 wh si
members bad pr inoted him to propose
lo split th'! d II'I'lmc , an I I hive ti'
way, regret' : I t'11'. I was u nib ! to nc-
I cepl tin; mvi alio 1. r. i ii c: i imar
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Worship of FIow.ts by Persian.
A recent tiaveler in 1 idin g.vo. the
fo lowing descv: ptiini of Mower wor-hip
ns practi-el by the Persians in Km
bay. A true Persian, in flowing robe
of bill", .v:d on his head a sheepskin
hat black, glossy, curly, the fl-coof
Ivnr K.i! would suiiu'er in and stand
an I meditate over every flower ho saw,
an 1 always ns if hnlf in vision. And
when tie vision wns fulfill-! 1, nul the
ideal flower ho was seeking found, he
would sprea I his mat nnd sit before it
until the setting of tho sun mid then
fold up hit mil again and go home.
And tho next night, and night uflcr
night until that particular flower had
I faded away, he won! I return to it nnd
I bring his friends in cvei increasing
i troops to it aud sit and piny the guita
or lute b.-fore it, and they would nltu
gether pra; thero, mil lifter prayer still
sit I efor it, sipping sherbet and talking
the most hilarious nnd shocking scnndnl
late into tho moonlight, nn I so again
every evening until tho fl iwer diel.
Sometimes, by way of a grand finale,
the whole company would suddenly
a-iso before the flower, and sorenado it
t igcther with an ode from Ilsfl?. and
d'jpa t. t'lmnrh' Journal.
Homely Women of Portugal.
The Pirtugu-so nun arc rather be
low the medium heigh', of olive com
plex on an 1 havo brilliant black eyes.
For tho most part they aro very hand
some. The women, on tho contrary,
arc excessively homely, but dress In
very good tasto. Hoth gcntlennn snd
ladies opy tho Parisian fashion The
prettiest women are tho (is tier maids,
who go about tho streets barefooted
with their boskots of fish on their heads,
a'tcr the fashion of tho Egyptian women
with their pitchers of wator. Rune ol
these girls are remarkably pretty, and,
strnngo to say, thoir feet are small s)
delicate looking and their forms graco-fu'.
The Voice of the Void.
I warn, like the one drop c.f rain
On your face, ere the storm i
Or tremble in w hispered refrain
With your blood, beating warm.
I ntu the presence that ever
liullles your touch's endeavor,
Gone like the glimmer of dust
llispersed by a gust.
I am the absence llu.t taunts you,
The fancy thut haunts you;
The ever unsatisfied guess
That, questioning emptiness,
Vins a sigh for reply.
Nay ; nothing am I,
lint the flight of a breath 4
For I am Death!
- (' !' Luthmp in ' ( tutut y.
Ill MOKOl'S.
Fiower girl-: Tho miller's daughters.'
Hailstone! intended for publication
aro usually ns big as hens' eggs.
When a man knows that ho cannot
get out of tho mud his next impulso is
to go in deeper.
Landlady Will you pass tho butter,
Mr. Johnson? Mr. Johnson That
butter will not pass, malum?
A sailor is considered a good skipper
when he understands the ropes. Tho
same may bo snil of a little girl.
Writing poetry is rccommendod as a
mental exercise. You can get physical
exercise by attempting to read it to tho
editor.
Photographers aro the mist charita
ble of men, for th-y are always anxioui
to take the best view of their fcllow
creat urcs.
Miss G ildilc I havo had that parrot
for three months now ond it has never
spoken a wor 1. Ciller IV-rhaps you
have never given it a chance.
"No," remarked Smcsby, enthusi
astically, "there's nothing like the hot
water arc! It will brace a man up
wlien all other icmclies fail er Mrs.
Slimdict, just let 111c havo a cup of tea,
is you please I"
Student (writing to bis father): 1
beg you, my dear father, not for a
minuto to think that I need this money
to pay debts with. I fivo you my
word of honor that I want It only for
myself, and that there is no question of
debts.
Cuts and th ' Moon.
Ever, bo.lv knows tin sup irslitioris of
sailors, par i. u'.ir'y, of cnur.se, in re
gard ti tl.eir sailin 01 Friday; but
they ar j 11U0 super. t tious cm other
points, and fro.n this fact we get tho
faying, "Kits deeit a sinking ship"
Again, they result tlio prc eneoof a cat
on board, and usually that of a corpse,
although as regnr It both of theso in
stances the superstiuoii is not suffi
ciently wilesproad to altogether pre
vent the occurrence. Speaking of cats,
it is well-known that they w.r! bold in
such h g'11 respect by the ancient Ejyp
tians that th .'ir mu nnii' s nr met with
about as frt qucntly ns hu nan beings,
nn 1 this was from a superstitious
belief in their intervention in
tho affairs o' m ui. A special
god less among t ie E;,'p'iini w n rep
re ented with t hi he 1 1 of a cat, and a
temple was erect.il to h"r at a town of
the nann she b re It i'nitii. Jn tho
E jvptian 111 v 1 1i dogy Hnbasti i was tho
chill I-is an 1 Osiris and the sister of
llor.r. Wiiat is not so gcneially
known is tli i fact that tho cat among
the Egyptians symboli. -d the moon.
As to the moon there wai in ancient
tinvsmiiiy superstition. O.ir worsl
"lunacy" is derived from tho latin
name of that planet, and tlio disorder
is st 11 believe 1 by many to be caused
by it at its full. Sailors in the tropics
have been known to becomo temporari
ly deranged bes-anso of sleeping with
their fin "s ex posed to the rays of the
full moon, whilo fresh fish hung up on
eck under the sumo conditions nre said
to spoil in 11 short tun . ' .r -Sin, '11J
Costly ('inline Collars.
"Some dogs in this town wear collars
that cost $'.' "I,'' s.ild a d nlcr in
those articles to mo yesterday. "Ol
cruise, such v limbics aro worn only
by the pampero I pets of th) rich; the
average owner of dugs thinks In or she
has done wel. in investing $11 dollars in
a collar, and by a good 111 my a plain
lca'her strap, with i.aan plate, i
doomed ample for safety an 1 identity.
Of Course, a clog w.th a $ MO or a $200
c illar has got to bn watched pretty care
fully, and they nsia'ly rido in the car
raige of tho master or mistress. Tho
cxisteno of a good many F.f h avenue
an I Milli on avenue dogs might woll
lo envied by tho poor of our city.
They havo all the advantages of wealth
in the way of luxury nnd easy living,
without nny of the attendant anxieties,
fr im which cvon G uild 1 and Vnndcr
bi.fs nro not free. X-ir York Sdir.
A Medical School Jest.
Firstdoctor Havo you u skeletonl
S c ud dcetor Ye?.
First doitor L't's see It.
Sicoad doctor Can' t ver well; fuel
is, l'mweirin; it under my fhsh.
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