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WRITTI! FOR TH1 CKLtBATIOX
'p' 'JIATTtK Or KIMO'l 6tXTlJr. '
--Ji. oTig fofte jrund old mountain
" Where heroes fwoght an J dind! j
! "Where fre aV a iorrattfauntain
THt
I ! Itollwd bloojd in its poriIfMl9l
I i Whero lh dift, acccraod Tory
V Met a bloo7 fate and imt,
i And the IJrituh Lion' gVrj
j Wu trampled in the iat ! .
I Sons of the trackless wild-wood
s 'Thetturdy wirion cAme
. I To 'vena' oM hgo and childhood,
j And th";cttago ript in flame -i.
, Dftail ino aReu. wcaa ana noary,
i -j-Khall the infant at the breast
iDiit bV the iand of itcrvant tor.
. . - - v : :..
Ann none .iiare ois rwino ii r-wv i
Waken, ion I 6t Frndora ! wskon,
Arm ye, arm ye lot the tiint I
'Jica the lory iamp-fir' beacon !'
i Ularo out pn toe troubled night !
1 10 ! they gather and they gat t-r, j -j
Vm mi and wnk T:a JilUf
jMcn that slip upon the hetthvr, i
Men that auall the mo sn tain rill ;
llen whoso hcaiti were &ed and burning
1 To avenger the widow toara ! .
And the stricken orphan's mourning,
And the insulted grAndaire'. hairs !
Th.re's no sound of Uui commotion,
But a murmuring deep ana low.
Liko the warning voice of ocean .
t Ere the stcm begins to blow 1 ,
7 As thty acalo tb bills thoy toll
,By tke et arrd Hwering brow,
i That il lif muni go, they'll soil it
For an awful vrngeanco now ;
P And .that banner, torn and tattored,
.Waring in tho bright sunshine,
r Cast a glory whore it fluttered, '
Xiko the C'rOfs of Coxstantinb. , ,
I With a cal and fire scarce human
' Tho' they ybt aro raw and low.
Did tlrcy daro the haughty focman,
They were fewer, but nioro true! .
I ' Now marc-hod tho brave nine hundred,
A,nd CamtbiuLL lol thorn firfct ' J
Ixiud the volleying rillua thundered, t
Ix"d tho focman s rolloy burst :
I -Whoa thick tho fight wus closing
In nnrual strife around, k
'f And tbo foo uiif riuiks confusing
llark I bravo finr.i nr's on the ground 1..'
'" 'ISow in hottest of tho battl,
Whilo ths tight is doubtful still,
r (Jallant Ot.KTf.LAXD's ballets tattlo ;
I'rom tho li-H sido of tho hilll " -
Now, now the too is turning, i ;
Nw behold hoir lrftdjr lull! .
' And the piitriot-bosoms burning ; ''
8cnd the, glorious Victory-call ! .
Than tbo Too x-ll-moll isllipft,
, And tho bloody bstttlu's douo : .
lrava Williahh lies thero dyingr
Oh victoiy, tioarly won.
Now, ye patiioU eight and tiylity, .
"35N"ho fuljf on tliftt tiUt'day, t
i Now a hoot lotiiin. ujorate yo,
And a nation's honors pay. v
' Jn jour high and hi.atvnly dwelling
.Vn yo heur, tiu tin ill. ng ci j
- ' 1'ioin the count Id botouis swelling
Wih pride and triumph high r
' To iho higliioit vinpyru.Mii
iiwull the loud -ropt'uted. strain, ' .
' Tis natioii sings the piran
1'Vym tho iUxique gulf to Maine!.
1 ' QaTTliik day of toil aiiJ if lory I -y. ,
v'"'.T;'thit )cf Miiilruiuday, . .
'J old in ninny m soiig and story, '
, Yet a rallvintf cry shall be; ; '
When fUr ioopl', iuii4 boldly,
For a truddeU riglit domandi
Not ini speech lecitod loldly, '' , '
Cut with ritle in each hand!, ,
Whou we leel Oppression galling,
iound this niiinj o or tidd and flood,
As the ticema,n's war cry calling
Tn l.iot nut our wioiiifs ill ul) i !
Of that host jo brave and lowly,!
.Let the'Moaiory Itill abido,
' To bo cuciishod aye.-'as'holy; .
With a icvvrence and jith a ptide ;
So, to unboth nges, Wiiiting,?
Ix.t us sound their worthy lame, ,
As a rallying cry repeating . -
The old Kixo's Movntajs name !.
; - Dcwdrops pf Wisdom
r... i would succeed lii
' , ' ' .f-mall.thing, if . they; were riot tr.ou
1 -Ae.it with K-n-nt ambiioiia.
Jt is far cufier to acquire a fort it no
tlinti tufxncntl it like
a iccntletnan. ! . ,, '
NVbcro true fortitude dweMf, -loyal-'
Ax, bounty,, fttoudshi'p and;ddelity
' jTi.iy bo found. , . ' ; :
Icvcr. dcFpisehnmble 'Service -
when largo chips run aground, little
boats may pull them ottV ;
if you nro a coward, and friends
' commend you for your courage it
isn't of you they Pieuk; they take
jou for another. ;
, In seeming opposition to tho nat
urnl course of ttngf, omo men rise
; -by their gravity, and others bink by
' their levity. '
Buy nqt,'cU not where, self-res-ipcit
U Uvtorcd, for that once lost
tho :main-eping ,of . honor is rusttjd
jtnd decayed, i ,
It is so. -ungenial to tho human
mind to do .nothing, that if ft good
' -occupation not provided, men
' iil occupy themselves perilously,
ASln Vaniini' and drinking..
nam ixi efi think handsomo wo
' tnen wani jvissioti, and jJain women
think young men . want politeness;
dull writers think an rcnucr uV w.u
if Uste, and dnll reader think vrit
ilcvoid of aIJ brilliancy.
If you loycothcrsi, they will Jove
unpnk kindlv to them,
:tl nont- kindlv to VOlt. lyOVO
, I rr.aid with love, and hatred with
' t batrcd. Would you hear a f eet
i: ind iplcasingcho, rpentc swevuj
tul nleasantlv to yourself. '
Pnrtnno and futurity arc not to
A vaw-- --- v
i bo guessed at. . 1 . .:
' A wiso' man ftims at nothing
out'
a : flow of Woi-dsis no proof of
. nniliino until vou have
. atODbidcrcd how Tt is to bo finished
" r 'Ls' i i W ndo o f 'Ja na n h as co ra m is-
?oncd!an Italian, artist to paiut lull-
"Jcngth iortraits of all the wref eigns
of Europe for tho' royal residenco at
Tokio. If t(icso portraits are sue
Scsslul, it i Ihfi iutentioiV of the
3iikado to found a school of Italian
pointing in Jniaiv I '
VOL. 1.
ntrp GT?. f! HTITI -"FT jC) O R
j o.w aF-iw - - ;
When John ard I first bcnn
hou-.kecpin, Wo were doubUuI
whetucr to live inaparimcfit, r( to
take a house and lcl'tieu. Wc
finally decided upon tbf latter; for,
as John remarked,.' Imlf'intji bouse
ecjiera were much pilferers that one
never krcw wuen ones expenses
endenl
there
werq o many items.
We began, to fancy we baneOfcn
ill, however, when tho littld em
bossed card hung for three weeks in
the little sitting-room windovy with
out getting one implication', Pave
irom an oiu tauy in ine neguuor
hood,, who, I jim certain, came only
out of curiosity. , , ' ;! ' !
But, at tho end of that period, an
CldcrlV",K"tTrrmTi, ttrdrrlintf troaUL
called to look at them. . veitu, his
niece, and decided to rent three
rooms at once. ! ! '
I was very triad, for they appeared
to bo quiet people,, and meeting John
with n biuirty ktss that evening, l
told hid wc were In lack at last. ,
I am pleased to hear it, my girl,"
answered John. Only take,m3' ad
vice : don't bo on too friendly' terms
with them than need be. , Keen to
' i i . i ii . .t.;
your piacc. , persons nave iueir
littlo lads and peculianlics, and when
theso become antagonistic one honse
cannot hold both parties
The
warmest friendship with
oclers
generally turns to the bitterest dis
like. M rs. Jones, presutniri;i upon
Mrs. Brown's good nature,-' borrows
her clcctra teapot. Sho. n'iakes a
dent in tho lid and thus strikes, the
first nail into tho collin qf their
friendship.1' ' . f
1 stopped John's moutii. With a
muffln-r-a failing of his but promised
to do'as ho recommended. ;
That, however, was not SO; ras3'.'
Mr. Fortencue's niceeMiss ilvath
leen Milbrooke was such u quiet,
sweet, amiable' ! girl, and eer.ied t6
alone, that I Xvas irresistibly drawn
to her; and, when we metj1 always
had n little conversation, w hich, I
felt &nre, gayo her considerable
pleasure ' 1; - f . ' '". '
Indeed, her: life ' was . terribly
inonoLojuHis. 2s o nuo visited .'hem;
and; Mr. Fortescue, n confirmed .'in
valid trid a liard, au.-teiv maii, ' was
irritable fnMi diipositii'n a wvll as
delieite health, ainl I fear, led his
poor nit'ee so wearying an existence
I hat, I i magi tie, when he could get
away for a chat with nic she; found
it n woi.dell'ul. relief. v-- 'l j -
nearly a .fortnight, wjien, late oticJ
a gentleman called to see
the room we bad to let on the si coivl
ifoor back and whieh hc.had; beard
of at the stationers, lie was; v,ery
good-looking, tsiH,wKK a paU iaeJ
and heavy dark beard and nioWiacho.
It s very loolish, 1 uow, iut l
havo always been mistrusttiil ol
dark beards and! ivioustaches. ! Dear
John's face is a unooth as an egg.
But tho stranger .spoke openly and
fairly .enough, gave mo. references-to
his last landlady and , to .tlw linn
where he was, employed, while, to
clinrh tho matter, -he -put down th"
Hist ino weeks rent in advance, as
he wished to come in that 'night.
I felt I ottirht not to have let him,
but I was yet ncrvoiis in the piu t of
'land tad r. and, hadn't the courage, "to
refuse. And when, in aboul an hour,
lit- returned. cairv-ih'T his-;owh
poftmanlenu and!, I, having lighted
dm it bis rom, eaitu' fuiek to my
Ywrn. I rouKi not nein Mieeuiaiiua .
.a I .......... I . I .i
!iik tic m.iloulv upon wtiat Jonn
who had been detauied' in the, city,
would think, .,'r ; . . h ;
v - a.-
John thought I had done ajVei'V
foolish thing, and so terrified rne-out
of my wits by saying our second-
floor lodger.was ny uouni a uurguir,
who, when we were in bed, would
break' open all the cupboards and
drawers wilh.the skeleton key and
"Jemmy" (yes, that was what,.lohn
called it), which; he had concealed in
bis portmanteau; that 1 cousin i got
a wink ,0 sleep through tho night.
' ' . t ' I. X ..
1 found CVerytlilPg secure, uur
. J. . 1"
ever, tbo next morning, auu our
Hccond-floor lodger quietly waiting
for his breakfast. He took it at
half past seven,' leaving home at
vi-Mit, ano Beiuuiu iviiu""s
nearly tho same hour in the evetung,
when he rarely went out again, lo
ing this so regularly that John be
gan to leave oh" jestmg and terrify
ing mo. about "my burglar,"! aiid
once, happening to meet jiim on tlw
door step, ho asked Mr. Airlie (n to
have a cigar and a glass-ol ale. i
Our lodger accepted tho invitaiion.'
i . I inll..l Inr ovnr fin hour.
during whiciri saw John wastry
trt Innnt Romcthinir about. him
r nhout him:
but Ucirccualhr. t
. . vMy'dear," I wtid, smiling, when
wo were aloue. "I suspect you know
now about as much about j our
burgfar as I du." ;
svar about the mc," he an
swered. He's as close- as the j two
.hells of a walnut. But 1 know
this " , ' ' , , ,
"That ho is exceeding good-look
ing," I broke in.
Good looking ! BahJ
aJl you women thing of."
. j.PvwtlV.'or perhaps , I
That w
; : !
,1 i
jhouldn't
hasre luarned you, JohiKj . !
That made hi m laugh, and getting
.. i.a in a kiss tor mv com
u ii. ue ltm.v - .
plimcnt.
resuming
;l t
he -went on;
7
1
i .-. .;n
SHELBY, N. C.,
scat
MYhat I meant to pity ;wa
he has Bomethinj" : upon , hiii j
.i.
mind. iThough be can't j bo - more
than twenty-seven at the most, he j
iiasu i a uiv ot Miiru. aim iuiks iiu t
all the air of a pre-occupied man,
i t. . -
who is ever brooding over wrae
trouble. Perhaps," ejiid John, ex
tending his slippered feet to t.he fire,
'ho has robbed, or is about to rob,
his em pliers." ' yA ' , ..
'John !'' I cried ; "you horrid
monster I How can you pay such
dreadful things? It's only) out of
spite, because 'my burglar'j ban thrn-d-witthc
very pattern of ledgers."
I . stoppcnJj-jcdieed by 1 a' gentle
tap at the dooiTrrnJljss Kath
leen Mtllbrookc. Her, undo was
asleep, and he had made' an j excise
to come down for a chat, I know,
poqr child ; so, as she was a jfavorite
of John's, I asked her in. !
after a pause', John said :
: say,. Meg, suppose Mr;.' Airlio
and that young girl should fall j in.,
love?" ' ' ; ' ..J:1
i ;"Monscnse. John ! Mr.! Forteseuo
would never hear of it."
I "WhyjioVr
''Because I am certain, from what
1 have cau-rht here and there, that:
ho is much richer than he !lets
seen. So it is scarceh likely
be
be
would permit bis niece, who is his
heiress, to marry a man I who lias
probaby robbed his employers.'
You have me there, Meg,! so
had. better have supper." i
What subject is more' prolific
We
of
ideas to a woman 'than
" marriage ?
John uad put a thought; into .my,
head,' which, though as mall aHLa
pin's head at first, soon grew jto
large dimensions. Whenever I saw
Mr. Airlie, I thought of Mis Mill
brooko, and whenever I saw he'rj I
thought of him, until, in mi- mind
at least, they were united. And I
began to hope that what John had
'Mipposed" might be posnbkvfor the
morel saw ot the two, the piore I
liked them. They appeared Jblh in
need of happiness, I reflected. One
might bring it to the other. I
"But how conld it ever be brought
about ? Love at first niht is s
ble. But love at no sight' at 'all is
assuredly not: and. owimr to his
cnj-ly K jart u.re and lac return, Mr.
Airlie and Miss Milbrooke never niet
even tipon fjie stairs. , ' ' i
'".k 'tliem . both down to tea,"
siiiTirestcd John, as wo sat in our
coy parlor, I at work, and he doing
,Hfime vvrtiinj'.' " ' .. t 1
'Mr...Fortescn6 would not let her
an excuse to get ner uown uner
. .. t f - t .
ward. At aiiy rate, it will be a re
lief to-him, seated moping up in that
little room every evening, with not
a friend With. wbo:n to exchaniro a
wori. i 1
. - . !
'That
miirht
do,"
I pondered.
pressing tho tip of my needle
thoughtlully to my .lips; then gave
such a start that I pricked myself,
as I exclaimed ; '-(iood
John', wliat is .that?''
xrr
icious !
"How can I tell, Meg?" !' l-
answered. rising quickly. "It isMr.
Fortest ue's voice." M
"Ho is quarrelling," . I exclaimed
in alarm, as I hurried alter John
to
the door. . ' j ! ! ,
. Tho words which had made hie
start were: . I '
; You unmi' iated scoundrel!"
Opening the door, John Was. about
to hasten out; but, abruptly j draw
ing buck,1, motioned me to silence.
Then, 'mule as mice, we listened.
Remember, we were lodging-house
keepers. . -i
The speakers stood oh the landing
above, and were Mr. Fortescue and
Mr. Airlie. .
"You unmitigated scoundrel
mean, pitiful bound!1 burst,
the old man's passionate lips,
have tracked me, have you
arc playing spy upou me,"
"As He ven is my w itness,
plied the' clear, -firm tones
of
Airlie "I never dreamed youi
tinder this roof; or, as I wtand here,
I Would never have placed foot1 in; ft.'
-"You expect me to believe that?"
'"You must; se ing that I could
i gain nothing . by such proximity to
yon. ... ' !
vXothing! nothing! Youinjak
ing hound! Do you think !l Jam
blitrfl ?" cried the old man"; and! we
heard the stick with which he'walk
ed strike sharply on the floor, j "Not.
gain Kathleen,1" I suppose f IIow do
I know ou would uot persuade her
to wed you on the sly, and thus jrob
me1 of my money ? IIow do Lknow
thai you have not done so
are both capable of "the trick."
iou
! "Beware, fir P ejaculated our
- fer v L
voice all ot a quiver.
it. vnn nloase- alllerms
i;'
, " J I i . r :,
Are aliko to me, coming froin such a'
lather's lips but, by Heaven yon
shall not malign that pure, "noble
girl, who haj sacrificed herstlt) to
you.- When yoii drovo j me-j-your
s)ii from your doors, 1 1 offered to
shar my homo with her, knowing
the miserable life to which 1 left her,
but she sacrificed love to gratitude ;
and, because you bad brought her
ornhan 1 from her cradle,
bowed her gentle head to yourcruel
will, and
remained under
your
tyrannical
rulcw You have
used
hard
hard words to ; me, sir
I and'
words , to' her whose memory is
.L-nmr tnnr than lile: but I have
'n mjinaed W) keen my bands off you.
bis B"t take care! there arc bound to
You
from
"You
You
re-Mr.
were
- SATURDAY, MAY 22,1875.
every tnan' forbearance. -Do not
speak til of Kathleen.":
"Dare you threaten me ? shrieked
the old man. ? 'True son of a sbarae-
ih'aiui,
' Ob if Heaved, have a'care!' and
the sound of Mr. Airlie'sx-oice show
ed the jptupendous iself-control he was
exerting. "Youdrove my mother
from your roof, as, you drove me."
Your mother felt it .of her own
accord ; she ran away, the; -"
The word he uttered shall not be
written. It was followed by a loud,
fierce, cry, and a noutul which told
Mr. Aiplie had flown at the' speaker.
There iwas the noise of a struggle,
the gasping" cries of the old man,
blended with his niecc'a 6creams for
"Help help!" she shrieked. "Oh!
Richarfl Richard, let go. Reflect 1
he is yfeur father ; be. is old ho is
k vita.saa at'" -
V e had rushed up stairs, but be
fore we reached the lahdin, those
pleadiiiig words of his cousin had
calmed tho just ire of tbo man, and
bis passion was a nam subdued.
voiounu ir. roriescue leaninz
a- j .it ' i . ;
against toe drawing-room aoor,
. . a
panting lor breath, and halt sup
ported! by r Kathleen lillbroqke.
whose tearlul ees were turned witb
compassion npon AIr.( Airlie, whp
stood apart, ' his arm i folded, .his
head drooped upon bis chest.
ohld 3 0U kill mo I gasped the
old man. as we arrived.
2so,;J was the answer. "I would
havo you live that! Heaven may
son en jyour heart by a '.lowei, ap
proaebjof death, sq that ypu may,
on' you knees, beg my dead mother's
forgiveness lor the 111. you havo done
ber in word abd deed. ! bhemay
fiardoniyou ; as yet I cannot.'
At this lr. rorteseuc s lury once
more broliO forth : but: his niece
making John an imploring sign the'
manafd to bear him back into the
room, siwearinif terribly jtiruinst his
hon. anii vowing hc would disinherit
his niece if sho ever, exchanged
word with him again." ': ": -
She did, however, for when the
old anun lay exhausted and, insensi
ble f'roni bis fury, sho left tis in
charge,1 and dipped out to her cousin.
When she relumed tears were in her
eyes., and 1 caught -' th'esp . words'
through the closing door:
31 v own darlinjr, vou aro too
good tt
me to blame, though -1 am
n-r. .Know 1 will ever love
the spl
and wat
1 ex
ch over you until my death."
ected after this! that Mr.
Airlie would leave, and he did 'that
nights I lie told ru u A i . tktb or v aa
vry rili, t le..l t m f- m
from a selfish, jealous temper; .that
he liad so cruelly, treated his wife
that she bad been compelled to leave
him, when he bad, cast; the most
shamefi l accusations npon her, even
after her death, which accusations,
repeated to his son, had driven him
away also. : !
His father, Mr. Airlie added,
possessekl a large estate in Devon
shire, and why he lived, in apart
ments he did not know unless it
was an idea of hiding iMiss Mill
brooke's whereabouts from him, her
a m .
cousin, as he was aware oi trie strong
affection existing between them.
We w'jercjori-y to lose Mr. Airlie,
and I eullHiot hel promising; iiim
that he pbould be wtell informed of
all that'took placo respecting Kath
leen. .This however, 1 was not able
long to Jo, for the next morning Mr.
Fortesclic gave mo notice of his in
tention to leave directly j ' he conld
rise from the bed upon which bis
unnatural passion had thrown him.
But that night the climax came.
It was about two in the morning,
when I was awakened by a terrible
smell of fire.
Arousing John, wc went into' the
passage, to find it full of smoke.
. ... a war - a ',! .
VM'ereiiuI lieavcn I I cneu, -ino
UWUOt 14 Vil uiy t
Iw was so. v ;: 5 ' l
Vt c thought of our lodgers, and
strove to ascend to them, but were
driven back -by volumes t dark
smoke rushing down through which
tho red glare of flame was visible. .
The fire was in Mr. Forlescue's
rooms. . ' .
Oh, poor Miss Kathleen 1" I
hhrieked. "Help! helpr.
L threw the street door open, and
filled the pUco with Diy cnes for
assistance..
I- was soon joined in the appeal by
Mr. Fortescue and his nieco from
the upper window. They had cvi
dentlv tried the stairs, and found it
impossible to descend.
John had just run off to the
engine-station, when. .-from tho op
posite direction; I perceived a man
coming toward trie :
I recognized him at once. ,
-Oh ! Mr. Airlie, thank Heaven it
is vou I"' I ejaculated. i
;nrxl Heaven 1 what.is the mat
ter ?' he asked.
,L began to tell him, but .the form
of Kathleen Millbrookeattbc window
related it quicker than words.
In a second her counsin
darted into the burning house.
1 followed; but already ho
vanished nn the stairs.
had
had
t-One, two minutes, and, blacken
til Imrnt hf was back with Kath
leen Millbrooke '
' Oh dear Richard !" W cried-
3Iy uncle 1" i
-Do not fear : I will save - hkn
possible, darling " be answrred, again
disappearing amid the tmokc.
. Thr four, five minutes it 6ccm
cd now lefore . he descended, with
the bid man wrapped in tho covrerlet,
and clinging wildly round his son's
neck.-' . . - ';". ' . '(.
We bvre him into tho t)pcri air,
for ho seemed half suffocated and
paralyzed with terror. Mr. Airlio
rested him o,n tho pavement, sup
porting, hifla on his knee; but 'Mr.
Fortescuo . Would not unclasp his
arms from htm.;
'His eyes were closed.'
The crowd gathered. I bade tbcm
keep back. The fire engine rattled
up, but I could not leave that.group.
Abruptly Mr. rortescuo looked
. "a . ' a r
up, apa; nis eyes restea upon ine
blackened features of Mr.'Airlie.
He , started yiolcntU, then ex
claimed :
"Richard ! Was it you, then, who
saved me ?" H .
'I was so fortunate," he answered, '
quietly- "'T"'T" . -
- "lQU arc in no danger now sir.
There was a pause. Tho old man
never removed his' gaze. ';,,
Then 1 saw a great cbango come
over his features.
"Richard," he said, in a low voice,
"can yon forgive?" , ,
"Yes, father; but, rather, ask it
ox kr;" .and ho pointed upward.
"i do I have, when in yonder
awful room. Marj pardon !" ho
murmured,; lifting, his eyes. After
ward ho added,, anxiously: "My
will my will! it is thert) bund!
Thank Heaven for that." ;
lie made an effort to turn toward
the burning house.. and in tho effort
fell back, on his son's shouldcr,;dead.
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I liavc no moro to s.13. Tho will
being burnt.- of course Richard
Fortesctie atiat , Airlio,- succeeded to
his father's property, and also mar
ried his cousin, Miss Millbrookc.
They -now reside in Devonshire,
and when wc pay a visit there
which we do frequently wc alwa'
are sure of a hearty welcome from
the family of- Ouu Second-Floor
Lopger. ! .
An Inquisitive Yankee. A peer
ing Aew tnglartder-overtook a gen
tleman, avIio was traveling on horse
back,, notwithstanding! the disadvan
s ' a . w "
tairo ot having lost a leg. 1113 curi
osity was awakened- ho rodo along
side of him to know how he chanced
to meet with such a misfortune. ;
"Been -in the army, I guess?"
"JSeyer was in tbo army in my
life," was the reply.
"Fit a duel?" - . .
"Never fought a duel, sir."
-, IJorno thro wed yQU oft.I guess
ui- .ntUia' o' tl Mrl
"Xor. sir: nolhinir of that kind.'
. Jonathan , tried various dodges,
but to no effect, aijid at last, almost
out of patience with himself as well
as with the gentleman, whose pa
tieneo - was. very , commendable, ho
determined on a direct inquiry as
to the naturo of tho j accident by!
which the gentleman had como to
lose his leg. . '
"1 will tell you," replied the trav
eler, "on condition that yb'n will
premise not to ask me another ques
tion." - ;.,'' . ;
"Agreed!" exclaimed tho- eager
listener. '
"Well, sir," remarked the gentle
man, 'it was bit off." j
"Bit off!", cried Jonathan. "Waal,
I declare 1 , I should jes liko ter
know what on airtli bit it off ?"'
South Africa. In an address on
South Africa, lately delivered, nit
Brit-ainy tho country- is shown to be;
one of the most productive ami, at
the same lime,': ono of the poorest;
countries in the world. Nature is
lavish but you cannot get even tho
commonest necessaries of life except
at a famine price. This is curiously
confirmed by a correspondent of tho
77in who. describing tho Trans
vaal cold fields, tells us of a magnifi
cent upland country, wide? seems a
Very earthly paraniso as 10 an its
material features lying at aiutuucs
above the sea of from hvo to seven
thousand feet "never too hot in
Summer or loo cold in Winter for
to 1 most delicate constitutions.'
Rid pasture lands, boundless sup-
plies ot iron and coal, nickel-silver,
and gold (lumps of the last named
of 113 ozs. havo been found )-thcse
arc some of the sources of wealth.
There is scarcely any produce, Eu
ropean or semi-tropical, that will
not flourish in'tbc Transvaal pine
apples, grapesj, oranges arc louiid
rowing m the same garucn yru
apjdcs, pears aind strawberries.
Kdication. "To read the Kn-
"lish lanirua'e well, to write with
despatch a neat, legible hand and be
master or the nrsi lour ruics ni anm
metic so as to dispose of at once
with accaracv. every question of fig
ures which come up in practice I
call this a good education. And
you
I .1 . I ltl:-. tn .n-rilA nurn
Tmmntical En-lish. I regard it
uam iuv . 1
n Thru nrnl
the tools. You cau'do mucW with
tbP.n but vou arc helpless without
them. They aro tho iounuation ; i
mem. oi ....
and unless you begin with these, ail
your flashy attainments, a little gc-
ology, and all other ologies and oso
phies, are .ostculatious rubbish.
EiUard EcerttL j ;
if
Tho plan of tho fortification 9f
t ans IS n S Wl iuiicvimi---vv..
miles, around" and costing 12,000,-
OM. to be. finished in three 3ea,s.
Taris is it ring of forts seventj'-scven
NO. 18.
DRY-GOODS CHRISTIANS.
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Thero seems,toibo in tho churches
a great strife raging. It is an Aus
terlitz of ribLo'iis. Tho carnage of
color is seen all over our religions
assemblages. Along o the .out
skirts of tho Sabbath audiences you
see, here and there, a picket of fash
ion. But down in tbo middle of the
church are tho solid columns, blaz
ing away all through tbo service.
Five hundred ' "broken and cor.trito
hearts" covered up in rainbows and
spangles, f ollowers ol.ttio "meek,
and lowly iiSnzare no" all a-ginglo
and a-flash.j . Ten ceot9 for the mis
sionary cause and two Hundred and
fifty, dollars for trappings. Chureb
of (.Jod hung by the , neck with gold
chains, diaraond-lockctcd. Unsoph
isticated person traveling on two
yards of silk, dragged by Ihc lady
going up tbc.aislo in Iront of him.'
Iiamonds cnou'rh o give all India
tho Gospel. The ! item of dress
among Christian peoplo on"4h'o Sab
bath day is an outrage on tho Chris-
twin reunion. i . r- ;
For graceful and beautiful appaf-
el wo have admiration. But this
6trifo; in Cliristian circles as to who
shall excel in costly millinery, und
who shall dash up to tho church
door in the gayest turn-otit,, and
who shall make" tho most 1 blazon
ment of wardrobe,! is ono of -. the
hind ran ce.i to religious, ad
vancement. ! Our ladies hats and
shawls arc so finptUat, oni-rainy
days we aro afraid to go' to church
lest I we cet a drop on them. Our
head gear is worth; more. than our
souls. Wc teeter and swairsrer up,
tho aisles, to tho disgust .ot good
men and the grief of angels. Knough
money is expended by the Christians
of our city, in excess of the requisite!
outlay lr dress, to rcleivo all the
poverty, and educate all tho igno
rance, and balk all the crime. Much
as the piety of our churc hes la being
smothered under shirred basques
and, jabot i'uflles ! nnd Louistucs.
home ot our t hristian gentlemen
havo boots so tiirht! thev can hardlv
- : - o 1 - f j . ; - J
walk in paths of! ricrbteousncss. and
the3r fecl'in church more liko swear
ing than praying, because their cpfns
hart;' and our Cbristian Women shut
a ... a . a
out tho sun. ot righteousness by
twenty-doilur parasols, lace-trimmcd
silk-Hned, silver-mounted. The poor
are kept out of church because their
plain apparel looks bad in tho con
trust. , ! : ' . .' :;
NYo. want? a great ecclesiastical ref
ormation in this matter ot Sabbath
accoutrement. .KVx 4h".o roliHrtnH
rirncork n
oat or tho Ijoiikc or Vjotj.
ily your example make subdtivd and
modest costume moro opular .than
gaud- apparel. Do not pat so much
dry-goods, on j-our buck that you
c'annot 'climb into glory.- You can
not . sai into . tho harbor of heaven
with such, a ! rigging as, that Dr.
Tuhnwjs tn Ch'ittlun ut JjTorA
. The n e x t Democratic Canihiiate
for the PresiPexcv. Theje is little
doubt that hisi Imminence lYinco Car
dinal Archbishop McCloskcy ami tho
JcKuit leaders,1 including O'Conor,
havo docided on doing what they
can to elecd, Xlcneral .Sherman for
next President.1 To this end the
s
Hen J I, which is their organ, is out
with an article showing that bhcr
man's march to the sea and Capture
of Savannah vcrc wholly of h)s own
devising, and that so far as (Jcncral
Grant was concerned, he rather op-
posed them than otherwise. Lspe
cially did he oixler IShcrmau to como
1 1 . : c- 1 . ..1 t 1
in nasie 110111 ;?aauiian to, neip nun
atnst Jwec at Richmond ; but Mier-
"n
man
replied that the best way to
conquer '.Richmond was to hold5a
vatinah and miaK-h along the sea
board, taking tliu ot'ner cities in his
way. This poli y. Jthe Jf-ra'd says,
did turn out jnsl what Sherman cx-
t j. ; . 1 i 1 -
pcetco, and consequently ne is en
titled not only i to all the credit of
the march to the scft and the capture
of Savannah, but to the credit of the
fall of Richmond, which - was. caused
by his victories, j ' J
All ticncral Sherman's family and
connections are,1 wo believe, Roman
Catholics and if he docs hot join
thorn, it is' j.roUubly iQby in a morp
available posit'1611 for the I'rchiden-
cy-
The other day a boy was" seen t6
suddenly shoot out of tho doOr ofa
bouse on Robinson street and scram
ble to the top of a board feucd. His
mother wa just an instant, too late
to ' catch him, and, concealing tho
potato-masher behind her, sjo look
ed up to her son and said:
"(jmc down, darling."
sticking out his tongue at her.
"Como downj dear William, and
we'll cut tho pie," she contii.iied. 1
"You can't, foci rrc wuth a, cent,
if . he answered, bitching along.
"Won't 3bu drop down here for
adjust a minute : sue pieaueu
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"I tell you it s no
use!" heex-
j claimed.. -LntiV I am thoroughly
j convinced that your intention are
1 shall remain sitnated
. . i... 1 m
my present secure altitude.
She threw the Rasher J
at
him,
missed him, and entered the houto to
wait fr hunger and thirst to bring
him down. '
A confectioner who twelve months
ao taught his parrot to say "rrctty
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creaturerto every lady who entered
hii sho is now a mnbonaire.
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: What Farmers Need.
In an artlclo on the rapid sprc&i.
of tho farmer' societies throughout
the Jand, fp.VoianV Jlrl JVwtJ saj s-,
What wo need now is, tho free dis
cussion of rural matters by practical
farmers, for as .Macauley has faid, '
"men aro never Vo likely.to. settle
question rightly, as when they di-v
Cuss .it frecl3". Thero baa been inj:
he past rather too much stressfaid
Upon ; vthe fact 'persistent industry;
and economy; unaided by books,,
have, in Yho main, been produrtiyoi
ol fair pecuniary results to tho far
mer. Tbo tendency liai been to ig
noro : everything that "did not tend
solely to money making, regardless ,
of, effect of such a policy upon him
self, his family or the country. f ,.
A positive need of tho times, so V
far as the ngricultural class ii con",
corned, is tho general diffusion of
kTwwIedgo, founded oh experience.
TLU oa bo best effected by tho frco
ami impartial uiscussion ot any par
ticular branch of agriculture adapted
to the locality whero tho discussions
ate held. Tho object of theso far
mers' incctings during tho winter
months should bo, to gather all tho
information possible in refeicnco to
special crops, so that farming can bo
.conMucteu to uctter auvantage. ana
thus create among the farmcs of tho
community a liveh emulation to ex
cel each other in it ho production of
the best crops, as well as to cjillivat
business and social , habits. ,
Thero is a tendency to rnako theso
meetings too formal, instead of let
ting them bo as they should largo
l)i attondeVl conversalonal in char-
acter. ; Tho ablest crUtca nud ollen . ' '
tho best informed men, will persist
ently! rcfuso to say any thing-nevcr
thcless. after tho. moctinir is over,' !
their incidental remarks, when con
versing with their neighbors shows , '
n remarlcably clear comprehension,
ol the question discussed. . lbo pre
siding ofllcer of this meeting should-
tako especial pains to call out thes :
very j men who aro determined not
to talk. I Tbo young should bo urged j
to express their views.; . This would
have thej effect of stimulating thorn ,'.
to the invosligalioni ! . If this method
was adopted a nucleus of knowlodge
and enthusiasm would at onco bo
creatcdWhich wouldi bo productivo 1
of tho best results, as a method ofj
instruction, for it would tend, to
gather together floating fragments
of cxpciiienco ' and observation, andr.
liko tbeigrowing crystal, buildthem.
up into ts own substance, and mak
invent tiitii or cnclt member should bo,
thenv- n inn ot its nwa inc. une
to infuso -some tiro and J10 luto
theso meetingSi for as soon as this
is done, ucreased vigor andellic4cn
cy 'wilijibo tho rcsult.' Ono thing
farmers! should remember, aiid that
is, that! knowledge, likV;moncy, is
vaiuablejonly a it is kept in circula
tion. -
Kilkenny Cats.
The story has been ao long
rent that it has bk-onvo a proverb -
"asquaritelsome as tho Kilkenny Cat4"
two of thecals in "which city juV
asserted to havo fought so long'and !
so -itiriotisiy. ttiav nougnt was icit ui
them biit two tails. Tho correct
version of this raying is this: Ih'i
ring thojrebcllion which occurred in
Ireland tn 1798, Kilkenny was gar
risoned lby.a' regiment of. Hwhiyn
soldiers, whose custom it was to!tw
together; in one ' of j their " bja t rack
rooms, twq. cats by thiir respectivo
tails, and Ihcn to thro W thvm face'
to face 1 across a lino generally usjed '
for dryihg clothes. Tho cats nai'ti-'
rally became Infuriated, and scratch-
ed each others in tho abdomen until
death ensued to oijo or both of them,
Tho ofUcei wcro .made acquainted
wiih lheeo barbarous acts ot cruelty,
and resolved to put an end to them.
For thisj purpose an ofllcer was or-j
dered toj inspect each barrack-room":
daily, anil report its stale. Tho sol
diers, determined not to lose tho dai
ly torture or tbo cats, :geiicraily cn
ployed" One of , their j comrade to
watch tlti approaching ioiTlccA . O
ono occasion ,ho reglecCcd his duty,
and tho llcer wu heard aseendiug
tho stair whilo 'tho cats were under-.
going the torture. Ono of the troop
ers seized a sword from tho arm
rack, and, with a single blow, divid-;
i-, the tails of the cat. . Tho tat-
escaped Ithrough tho opien window
of the ropm, which was cntcred imv
mediately' atterward by! tho ofllcer,
who inquired what wa thccauo.ot
tho Hyi bleeding cats' tails being
suspended on tbo line, and wa tola
in reply that "two cats had been
fighting in the room ; that it was im
possible to separate them i and they
fought v desperately that they had
devoured each otter up, with tho
exception f their two tails."
MCoitif intathe gardenr Msul
Vit!h I'rickU't ol i
Hero's tho ingest 'cat oa vcr
(taawinz a chicken bono ;
ta!,
Hun like.th muchKf, 51aa,
I'm L
re wit tba Uaat looe ,
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A dying
Covington woman- ;!akel
that her "bonnet, wbici sno ua-i
crcr worn, might be piucea on i
tabtf at her side. Her request w
complied' with, .and, alter .gazing ,
nJ sudly at the thing! ot
flowers and ribbons, sho. remarked,
in a mournful whisper, "I ha!l
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ncrerwj
i treat hcJ
. ii Hiram. ' nna eovu ifcv
s - ry
liber last
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