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THE OLD KEEPER'S STORY.
lio ly. The cottagers all Knew Miss Dora, we met the Squire, who gave u fa curse or
ior wncnever any uuo was 111 mere sn
was, peLtiup a.u Kuoiiuj" mem. , rouna the copse; ne'a Deen looking after
So, sir,)resumed the old man, after a the raisins, he said; for he was a good hand
pabse, byHand-by Mr. George became fond at seeing his orders carried out. '.'
of pliss Dora. He used to follow her about "The next day all the party went from
n'd watch all her wishes. He broke her the hall to the woods; only the Captain he
in la chestqut filly himself, and used to ride loitered ' to have a few words with Miss
wth her. j But she seemed always shy of Dora; He drew her back to the hall and
him. His temper was so shifty, and she'd kissed terr and I shall never forget the way
heard his jiwful curses once when , he was she clasped his hands and looked not say.
bitterly angry, though he didin't know she inga wordinto his eyes.- The Squire saw
was hearifig; and she seemed to shrink from it;-and I saw his lace. It was dreadful to
him.' Shwassucha beauty-golden hair see, for he, had almost bit his lip in two.
aid eyes, fr, just like the sky on a clear day, He pretended not to see them, and walked
suich a dep, clear blue, while her complex- after the party. , ; :
iop the vilage girls used to call roses and "The Squire, sir, was verv particular in
lilies. Te heard it said that a celebrated his shooting parties about every one going
p(JrtiuL-pjantcame down to paint her where he ; .wished." 'If you -didn't he'd let
fae, and howed the sketch in London as you know it in someway. So new he gave
tlmt of the greatest beauty he'd seen any- everybody instructions where to go. And
wjicre. ; '
'Mrs. LJnwood, sir, the servants could
see, was .jery anxious about Mr. George.
Slle'd murmur to herself for hours about
him, and $he was alwavs lookinir at him
and Miss Jflorai so wistful-like, as if she did
ndt dare say; what was on her tongue. ; So
It was a .quaint room in which I sat, with
.the fireligVt flashing into each 'j corner and
the stuffed birds, foxes, and polecats look
ing like life in the leaping blaze. Acquaint t.hpngs weiit on, till one day a company of fired.
cottage-room, but the essence of comfort, soadiers 'mjafched into the village. The of-
As I pulled at the stiE.glass ot wIiipkv and n(jer in cqmmand was inviteu.by. Mr. .Lin
water aud pufied mv merschaum, r felt1 ex- wood to dine, and he 'did so, but he didn't
Captain Calton he told to take n ride which
was harrow and through hollies, but. a
good one for woodcocks. He himself went
into tHe centre of the copse with me, and
Dick Smith headed the beaters at the end.
"Well, sir, the beating, and the pheasants
got up well, and there were several shots
'Twas odd for me that the Squire
the Ride, it was found, meaning jt for the
Captain; he went to the West Indies, I
heard, and died there. That's my story, sir.
EAILWAY STORIES.
A paper on "Engine Drivers ami their
Ways, ia Cassell's Magaziue, coutains the
following anecdotes: .
"I have alluded lo a driver's coolness and
resolution in an 'accident, but no chroni
clf ever has or ever will be written which
will tell one tithe of the accidents " which
the courage and presence of mind of these
men has averted. A railway ran over a
river indeed, it might be called an arm
of the sea; as it was an inlet to an impor
tant harbor, provision was obliged to be
ccssively comfortable. L was in no hurry
to get' my wet water boots dried, which lay
steaming on the ample hearth.
, My temporary host sat opposite; a -fine,
athletic old man, with 'snow-white hair and
whiskers. The cut of his coat and the wa
ry look on his weather-beaten, honest face
sufficiently told the ex-game-keeper, - had
not the retreiver pup at his feet and the gun
behind him added evidence., A fine speci
men of his class, he was well-knit and ac
sqe Mrs. Einwood or Miss Dora, fbr they
both wei4 ill with colds, and they staid up
stairs. The officer was a handsome young
mian, wuta Keen gray eyes and a quiet man
nlr, and a look like real honesty about him,
sir. And! .Mr. Lin wood asked him to come
waien he could ret leave, and shoot.
Well, ify-and-bv he came Captain Oal-
tqn was his name and he wore the Water
loo medal, for he'd been in the thick of that:
aid he cakne late one n'mht, and after dress-
never shot .anything,, though, for all that
several birds flew by him. I didn't dare
to speak though, for he looked so stern. -
'By-ahd-by, he turned and saw Captain
Calton in another part. He swore, but' I
took no notice.-
We'll beat this wood again before lunch,5
he said; so, of course, we all came ou t after
an hour during which the Squire missed
everything. We went back to the woods."
Here the old keeper paused arid drew a
deep breath.
'What's coming.' he said, 'has never been
out of my mind for fifty years not a day
which swung round when large vessels had
to pass. I need hardly say that such a
point was carefully guarded. At each
end at a fitting distance, a man was placed
specially to indicate whether the bridge
was open o : shut. One day as the express
was tearingj along on its up journey the
driver received the usual 'all right' signal;
but to his horror, on coming in full sight
of the bridge, he found it was wide open,
and a gulf otyfatal depth yawning before
him.,: He sounded his brake-whistle, that
v JEFFERSON DAVIS A REPLY.
To the Editor of the Natio?ial iTtfeUitrcnccrz
What is history? This inquiry is prompt
ed by finding in the National Intelligencer
of April 29th an article headed "An His
torical Rem ini?cpnce of "Jefferson ' Davis,
the great State Prisoner. From the 'Siege
i i
Deatlj has removed another well knovrnl
,' Death, of a Historic Caaxactcr.
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personage from the Farisian boulevard.
correspondent says: - - .- '! -
"Dr you remember to have seen tricked
out in some impossible oniTnrm. hfA'mpnY
of Washington.' By Captain F. C. Adams." with all 'sorts of decorations, an old fellow'
"l happened to Kno w.Mr.. Davis m the who hobbled about the boulevard? . HI,
summer of 1S50, when "he was the moving name was ' Lamothe. He was a Belgian, '
spirit of a convention of fire-caters that as- by birthj His head was turned by an ex
sembied together in Nashville, Tennessee, traordiniry run of luck in one day, although"
and I have a slight recollection of a speech I suspect he was always a weak fellow, J
he made on that occasion, in which separa- and always the laughing stock of his com-'
tion by arms was urged, an4 no love for rades. 1 ; ; ; : .
the Union advanced. I remember, also. "Frrtline has some sten children whos5
that the speech was rewarded with hisses, I life is' not existence but a pillory.' Lamothe
madeor the shippmgrand so the piece of notwithstanding the 6trong disunion ,ele- lived atjhe Maubcuge when the Belgian,
line which crossed the water at a height of nents of the convention." V revolution occurred. He became quite no-" r
seventy-five " feet was, in fact a bridce, A few words will 'suffice-to answer this torious in his native town for his activity t
statement. Jefferson Davis made no speech
at that convention;' he was not in Nash
ville when the convention was held, was in
Washington city, daily occupying his seat
I it. O i. ii. .. If, t , i
in me oenace, me puoiisneu journals . and
and continual speeches to arouse ithe patrt- '
otism ofjhis neighbors. 3 r t
"One evening he was unusually eloquent,
and proposed, at the close of an enthusias- 1
tic speech, that the young men of the town
debates of which body might have served Rhould arm and take the neighboring town, 4
to prevent the historian from making such Mons, br assault. ' ; ''
a statement, as it enables all the. world to "Loud hurrahs greeted his 'proposal. ' ' ' ts
correct it. . - "I will nlaee mVRP.lf nfc vmir hnnr? Will
The next sentence in the extract pub- you meet me to-morrow at Les Ouatres
ri i r..n . I , t .
raves, oetween laubeuse and AvesaesI ;
lished is as follows:
His dislike of the Union arid plan for
The
deep-tone"d scream which signals the guard, j separating the nation, it is well known, had
ana ne hiiu his un-men neid on, as oelore ueen me oeseiimg sin oi nis Dramioriwen-
tiveleven at eighty years of age'and with a ing (so Pplly, my poor wife, then lady's or night, I assure you."
frank; cherry look in his eyes that told of i
straightforward truth and worth. j
I had been snipe-shooting on some marsh
es limited of the lady -of the manor, and
having got wet in a deep rivulet of a fall,
had sought sheller in the keeper's cottage.
To be a sportsman was ot course a passport
to his favor, added to which his grandson,
l 1 " hi - i - .1 1
lipid, saiu) he came into tne drawing room.
Tpi ere wbre Mrs. Lin wood and Miss Dora.
Ijhe squire introduced him; when suddenly
Cjaptain pulton grew very much agitated,
atid MissPora gave a little shriek, and then
lqok-ed sq charming that half an eye might
sfe, Polit said, where her heart was.
'The silure didn't sc3 this,' and fortunate-
1J, too, l r only the dhy before, he'd asked
had
tall
bltterlv, lihd refused. And the Squire had
1 " B ! i i . -
)ne oti lluck huntimr with me, but he laid
Torn, was" mv invariable attendant and Ibair-
carrier. The old man I had seen butobce, Sfi.ss Dotiv to marry him, and she'd cried
save: when, on my renting iqe snooting irom
Lady' Linwood, he and her head keeper
shown me the boundaries. The great
was 'closed; for Lady Lin wood, a childless s
widow, lived permanently at IN ice, and her
fair estates were all let. She was the wid
ow of a poor lieutenant-colonel, knighted
"We came back to the copse, and were
put in our old positions. The Squire told
the Captain to take Holly Ride again.
'I suppose Dora will be , here soon with
luncheon,' he said, with a laugh.
'Soon enough soon enough,' said the
Squire, with a dreadful sort of laugh, and
his black eyes gleaming like coals.
'The shooting went on; suddenly a shot
sounded from near the Holly Ride.
What's that?' said the Squire suddenly.
described, to the brake and regulator.
Had.-the,; rails been, in the least degree
slippery, any of the brakes out of order,
or the diiver less determined, there would
then have occurred the most fearful railway
accident ever known in England; but by
dint I: of quick decision and cool courage
the danger was averted; the train was
"The
went to
ty years.
Now, running back twenty years from
1S50 we reach the year IS30. when Jeffer
son Davis was a second lieutenant, serving
in the Indian country of the Northern fron
tier. His services there and eleswhere, for
five years succeeding, were such as to gain
for him consideration from his Govern-'
mob yelled aye! aye!iaye!
brought to a stand still when the buffers of -mcnt, as shown by selections for statTduty,
ii . t i . i ' i i.. :n . i ' .1 iv. - :,.' .v. . c .
in
t
me c
gpne oti jii
lis ami do
i for gallant service, and had succeeded to tpu seenjed very silent, as did Miss Dora.
the property in lack of ditect heirs, j The Sajiire drank a good deal and talked
Seaman, my host, was something more bdut the shooting and lishiug, but now
than headSkeepir. Evidently he had teen sfnd theii -he. looked at his cousin with such
onelof those trusted ancient servants to 4 Avild, fager,, terrible look, and she blush- were in full crv, and the beater's voices
'Captain's shot a cock, sirvoutside the
own in the punt, and kept staring copse,' said Dick Smith, quietly winking
at me, for he knew how savage the Squire
was at men changing positions.
fere comes Miss Dora,' said I; 'she's
coming through the Holly Ride.'
What1.' 'screamed the Squire, as he
wheeled round and saw her. 'Dora! Dora!
not there! Back, for heaven's sake, back!'
"But she didn't hear him, for the spaniels
erully aljtheairand muttering. You may
'T I
Efuess, si , i held my tongue.
'Well J sir, at dinner so the butler I said
-nothit2 much was said, for Captain: Cal-
next day at ia o'clock ; Lam o the 5
Les Quatres Paves. L
He was mounted on a whitaborsc. He: "
wore -the most brilliant general's costumo
he could buy. ,
"As fpr his followers, not a man - was to
be seen t z
"Nigtit brings counsel. ' t
"Lanjothe, however, was' patient, and ,J
he waied until the sun went' down: ; A 1
thought? struck him. - :
the enineabsolutely and literally overhuns and tor promotion into the first new rejii- "Those cowards have abandoned ' me:
hiism. Three yards more, and a differ- ; ment which was organized. " " I what will they 6av ' were' I to take tbo
! ent result miuht have had to be chronicled. ' His lirst appearance in national politics Moos alone?
'.'Some of my readers 'may remember an - was his entry into the House of Represen- , "He Irew his s.vord, put spurs to "liU ,n
incident in railway history which dates tatives in the United States Congress in horse, aaid by-and-by entered Mons with
back to our first great Exhibition. I men- i 1 345 fire, not twenty t years before the date dreadful clatter. .
tion it here for its singularity and for my selected by the author for a period when "He rode straight to the city hallv tad -
having known the driver whose coolness ni? "uisiike ci the union"
was so marked. In ascendimr a verv lomf known."
i j j t. j a
gradient, the hindmost carriages of the train ' But this is not a mere question of time, hind mf; order the burgomaster to provide
snapped their couplings when at the top; The Congressional Globe, to which it is sup- at once.ten thousand rations, for the French ;
the engine rattled on with the remainder, posed a historian writing of the political army. sU?ep in this town to-night.' ' V .
while Uiese ran down the slope, which was course of one who had served in the two 'Thd Dutch Coinmafideriryide a military ',4
several miles in length, with a velocity Houses of Congress would naturally refer, salute, Withdrew, sent his aids-de-camp in .
which was of course increased every mo- will show that Mr. Davri, after his entry every direction to assemble his men - and
ment. To make matters worse, the train into the, House of Representatives, served order them to assemble as quickly as pos- :.x
. 1. . 1 aI a.I 1. a..ji?..aa.?':lI- I , :......'...
next ou tlie same line was comparatively meiu uum no vacaieu nis seat ro join a ioie.
"in 1
was "well 1 said to the Dutch Uommsnoer.
1
A 1(1 IIIUUOUIIU Jl ItllVil l Uil. u-
I t.'A t ' . I -
lalf an hour the whole Dutch diris-
war with Mexico, and had chosen him to I ion weje scampering towards Holland at 7
be Colonel. The same record shows that j fast as .they could co. A pursuing array
immediatelr after his return from Mexico
he entered the Senate and served conti
whom the honor and welfare of a family ed like a rose each time he caught her eye. drowned the Squire's.
are las dear as to its own members. And by
the
sad look on his face whenever he spoke
of tie.squires of Linvvood, I fancied some
por ;ion of the family history was mouhiful
. and! unhappy.
'Do you see much of Lady Linwood?' I
. asked. ' ' ". ' ..-" I
'Never, sir. She is always abroad. And
.j there's. never-been a Linwood here since the
last; squire died.'
'That was long ago V ' i
. ,'Yes, sir, long ago. Five and forty years
ogone, sir,' he said musingly, his tyes fixed
: on the fire. "Five and forty years agone
and Mike yesterday ,
I was interested. The keeper's manner,
diction, and expression were all unlike his
class, and I felt curiosity, as we all do when
something tells us of a hidden histOrjv
. 'I suppose theT last -squire had a 'good
stock of game'' said I. I
'jYes, eir Hundreds of pheasants he
turned out. I was a youngster then un-
, derkeeper and I used to fetch the sacks of
barley for em. , ! : . 1
"'And he was much of alsportsman?'
'Yes, sir; with gun, rod, and horse he
wasn t equalled in all the) country round
-He was a tall, fine man,; with coaltblack
: hajr and whiskers, pleasant and kind to the
tenants, but witha fearful temper if an -thing
went wrong. He'd rave, and swear,
and smash all round him in. the room when
, he' was in one of his storms. Tlie only per
son who could manage him was Miss Dora.'
Here the keeper became silent, and a look
ofjdeep sadness came over his rugged face.
l. 'You'll have to stay a longish time, sir,
' for your things nre soaked. So, if you like
to hear it I'll tell you the story. I suppose
" I'm like old men, .sir. and like to maunder,'
c. - 1 ' : 1 , ' 1 ' . 1 1 r . 1 f if
neaaoeo witp a smiie 01 such natural dig-;
; niiy and courtesy as might have befitted a j
' prince. ' a . '-; ; .
.-. r . j'Mr. George Linwood five and forty years!
, - il TT , , . i
ogu was me squire, ne lived here with his
. mother, a gentle lady. . She was alwavs on
. her sofa, and never well, but as kind as an
' angel to the poor. Miss Dora Maitland
. her niece, came to stay up at the hall wita
them. Her parents were very poor, and
. Bhed six sisters; so they were glad Miss
Dora's parents, I mean when Mrs. Lin-I
Wood said she'd adopt her as her daushter!
- I jheard this, you know, from the lady 'a
iriaid at the hall who was afterwards my
wife. . She died years ago. And the old
,, man sighed, and looked at an empty chair
near his owni
. 'Well, sir,1 he resumed, 'Miss Doracamei
and Mrs. Linwood was verv fond of her
. So was every body, for she was so sweet
.and gentle and ; her voice was like a black
1 bird's. . Every body about the estate knew
Hiss Dora, and Bhe'd go about in her broad
After dinner, when Polly was putting
some enpi oidery away in the cabinet at the
(Irawini-roomV she heard Miss Dora tell
Jlrs. Li 9 wood enough to find out that Cap-1
am Calton was her old lover whom she'd
met at J3ath with her family, aad that they
were to! be married when he was rich en
ough ; (Polly could not help hearing it sir
He fluns down his gun and rushed to-
wards her.
'Dora!' he screamed, sir that's the word
'stop, you're - V
'Before he got the word out, sir, there
was a little report like a pistol. A wreath
of blue smoke curled upwards from Miss
Maitland's feet, and she fell fell, with her
III 1 women arc curious about lovers,' contin- pretty white dress all streaked on the bo
ned the old man,' 'smiling; 'but she loved son. "with blood.
Miss Dora with all her heart, and wouldn't
lave said a word for the world.
'Several days went on, and the Squire
land the Captain came out shooting, and
jDick Sbith,! the head keeper, and I used to
v .'Onej day Miss Dora came down in a lit
tie ponycarriage with the luncheon. The
'Ah, si r,V said the old man, shuddering,
'it makes my heart cold even now. ,
I ran up and lifted her. She never
shrieked, only moaned once aswe raised
her. Her sweet face was all pinched and
white with pain. ; -
But Captain Calton came up like a man
struck dumb. He knelt down, and drew
close behind, and, in fact, shortly came in regiment which had been raised for the
sight. The driver of this second train, a
watchful aud experienced hand, saw the
carriages rushing towards him, 'divined that
they were on the same line If he contin
ued steaming on,'of couise, in a couple of uously up to the date selected by the an- disappeared below. the
minutes he would come in direct collision thor. j ' , gomaster, aldermen and
with them, while, on the oilier hand, if he An examination of his votes and speeches
ran back; the carriages would probably gath- is chalknged to verify and cited to disprove
er such way that they would leap from the the statement of the historian fiom whose
bank. So, with great presence of mind work the extract is made. It is sufficient
and wonderful judgment of speed, he ran to say that such accusation was not made -Ivaise . Ui
back at a nnce uot auite as fast as the car- against him by those with whom he served, swer."
riaes were approaching, so i.nac cieniuai- uen 11. woo msiiiuuieu iu.ii. jiusinuui J3Jc tuud u luctsuugci t, wj
lv they overtook him, and struck his mov- occupied by himself and many other South- Belgian autlwrities to1 let them know that
mir nniTlhP w
more perceptible than the jar usually com- mise" mersures of IS50 was due to the : "King Leopold gave him a pension, bif
municate d by coupling on a fresh carriage. ' sentiments of disunion, he proudly repelled orders and granted him permission to wear -
ico gives tonderful speed.
in- "When the last Dutchman's heel had
horizon, the bur-;
common council
came to Lamothe to thank him . for bis
timelylippearance, and inquired what prep
arations should be made to receive the 10,
000 horsemen. - ; , " ', ;
"Raise , tlie dravr-bridges," was tie an-,
Squire jwas just finishing his beat of a copse, her, poor girl, on his breast; and she laid
pbut Captain Calton was outside, When her poor head there as ifshe wasa tired
pliss Dora came up, he took her hand and child
ikiissed It. But I saw him, though I wasn't
such ufbooby as to show myself. What
was worse, sir, the Squire saw it through-
the hazel bushes, and her pretty face blush
and look happy.
I heard him grind his teeth where I
stood, land whisper a curse. Did you ever
hear one whispered, sir? It makes a man
1: 1 I
creep an over;
'The surgeon of the village was out with
us. tie came up,4 sir, as we stood round,
rough fellows as we were, all sobbing. He
knelt down and looked at the wound, and
then, sir, he shook his head. .
r Afin win 1 lf tht Snniw wn Kpinnr Vfl1 v
Wiin th wnt flnnp :ill the rest was easv: it as inconsistent with his sense ot honor a lieneral s uniiona tlie rest 01 his lite.
he resumed his up journey, and pushed ; in the relation he held as a Representative
the frightened passengers safely before him : of a State in the Congress of the United
until they reached their destination, where , States. He used the emphatic and often
the officials as may readily be supposed, ' quoted expression, "If any man calls me a
were in a state of lrantic despair at the loss disunionist 1 will answer nun in monosyi
of half the train.: ' ilables." , "
'These anecdotes could be multiplied to
almost any extent, as could the gloomy yet
strangely fascinating records of accidents
to men." '
Exercise ix Nervous Disorders. Aa , :i
EngliA writer and surgeoii, Mr.-Skey, ex j
presses his strong conviction, in which ve
heartijy join him, that there are many dU
eases, 5at least manvJbrms of indisposition, -
Equally to the record of many years of whkhl with a strong will, may be walked
civil service, and to that of many of mili-
respondent, writiug fron Naples, on April
20, says:
: On last Friday there was an excavation
two men; cursingi raving, foaming, tearing j in the presence of the Minister of the Royal
wiite of Jefl'erson Davis is referred for evi
dence, fs well of his acts as of his faith-
More Excavations at Pompeii. A cor- ful adherence to the constitutional Union
established by our fathers. Whether it was
a departure from the faith he had so uni-
at the grass, cursing himself and his birth,
and calling on somebody to blow his brains
Presently he came out with a very iol- out they dragged him into the bushes, so
ly airjand after luncheon he drank Miss as not to be heard by the dying girl. ;
Dora's health, and then the Captain's. Af- 'She looked up once at her lover, with
terwafds when he began beating, he told her sweet blue eyes all dim. -Do you know,
tne uapiain mat ue wanted to speaR to rum. sir, tne glazing, nimy iook, tnat creeps over,
he eyes t)f those dying from gunshots?. Ah,
t is enough to break one's heart! '
pretty girl, said he. - 'bhe caught her breath several times.
"Yjesv, said Captain Caltoh, nervously- Her lover, kept his handkerchief' on the
like, slf; and I could see his hand quiver. I woundbut the bleeding wasn't much out-
Ah, well,' said the Squire heartily, '1
used to be jealous; for I always admired
Dora; that I did. Uut what s the use now
NeveiJ mind, old fellow, I wish you joy of
her; you must excuse my temper, it s a. dev
ilish bad one.'
"That was truer tban he thought, sir,"
said the old man, musingly.
wardly; only you could see her going; and
she looked so beautiful like a wax mask,
sir white as a lily.
'Poor, poor Freddy!", she murmured,
aiKput her httlejiand on his heart.
Household, when a wonderful discovery was
made.i It was a kitchen that was disinterr
ed, and 011 one of the fornelli small square
holes or fire-places, such as are in use at the
present day, and are fed with charcoal was
founda copper vessel supported by a tripod.
The vessel or saucepan was hermetically
closed, and lucrusted all over with lapiuiy
so" that it required considerable force to
open it. But how great was the surprise
of those present to find that it was nearly
full of water! The interior of the vessel
presented no signs of exidation, so that no
one hesitated to taste the water, when it
was found perfectly sweet and good. Pom
peii, then, which has enriched us, alter tne
lapse of nearly two thousand .years, wiiii
sob that' seemed to tear nis heart up, sir.
'Kiss me, my own, she said, a her beau
'Captain Calton answered him very friend- tiful, dimming eyes, with their last look of
lv and; the matter seemed al ncht. love, were turned to his. M can't see it
- 'Tlie Squire was in a dreadlul temper is an uarK; out i ra onyourDosora, rreouy.
next day with Dick and me because we had j dear on your bosom love.
"these words sne murmured, one ny one,
'My darling!' he! said; and then he gave a jewels and paintings, and sculptured mar-
1". 1'.' AA.Vi-l. a. I 1 1 ' 1.1 I I 1 A -. . I : .1 . nlilbO
not killed some stray dogs that had been
driving the woods. - - '
"He was very savage against poachers,
and swore he'd have spring-guns put; for
the d egs in all the open runs of the copses.
"So matters went on, till iust before
Christmas, when a large party of neighbors her; and he carried iber in his arms h
nrl,vC!.n!iin iiimo-iin fr .V-Arkf i rwrar f Vi I - Slio oiul olio rpna nn m v hnsnm ' hp
bles; which has almost supplied our tables
with bread and honey, eggs and Ugs. and
a variety of other luxuries, has now slakea
our thirst with water deposited in n vase so
far back as the reign of Titus, and by one.
of the victims, perhaps, of the fires of Ves
uvius. How curious are these revelations
away,iprovided the exercise be taKen sys- ;
tary service, the next historian who shall tematically and rendered ii prominent fea-
ture ia the daily treatment. Tone is im- .
partec by this means to both mind and bo- ;t
dy, cl eerfulness replaces gloom, and sym- -pathyi
for others a niorbid dwelling on Belf.l
The exercise sliould be active, and ootcoo
formly maintained to retire from the Senate sist irj cither strolling or sauntering out 'of "!
when notified of the secession of the State doors! or even amateur gardening. A good l"'
which ne represented, is uuimuu ui mc uriSK iwaiK. snouiu DC taten at a pace 01 av.,
gation which it was the purpose in these least three miles an hour, but always ptorW J
remarks to notice, and would involve, the ipg short of fatigue. . People will be ottea
discussion of questions which have engaged heard! to say that they take plenty of exer-
the minds of the ablest statesmen of Amcri- cise a"bout the house, and that they are ca
cafrom a period long anterior to the birth" I their Jegsmany hours of theday. fButthis
T T..T T" ' Vivnrv I? f a a . Trl.-i. 1 M. .:'
01 jfiicrson uavis. i-utA. 1 is iaiigue wiinout exercise. vnaiiswamj-
ed foj-health is exercise without fatigue, for
fatigue is exhaustion, and the desired object..
is only to be gained va the terms just sta-?"
ted. jThe distance walked hould be ia-.
creased daily, aud it will be found that in
creasing strength will give the leadmesa
.56. mt " .
and wish ior increasing exercise, mere i -
an accumulation of excitability in those who !
are afflicted with what are vaguely called
nervous disorders, which renders such . per .
sonstrestless, fidgety, irritable, and full of
strange fancies, and that is best brought,"
down to a healthy standard toy exercise in
the open air, and its concommitantchangei
and then she gave a long, sigh; and Mr was of the inner life 'of a people long since
all over. - - - -" ;? '-- - I moulded into ashes.
"He tonk her un. sir. with such an awful
lnnlc nf .frnpf nn his face that hp. Reprripd - A gentleman once asked a little girl, an
tnmprl tn Rfnn: He'd let no one toue.h only child, howraany sisters she had, and
nmp. I was told 'three or four Her mother asK
EUGENIE AUD HEU LITTLE SON-.
The young Prince Imperial of France has
been transported to St. Cloud oh a mechan
ical bed, and tlie carriage which bore him
was ordered to go at a walking pace over
the stones. The two doctors who accom
panied the Prince are never to leave .him
night or day. 1 hey sun nope on, ana
reckon upon the change of air as likely to
promote a cure, wnicn an ineir unueu skiii,
with that of Nelaton and Bache and Gen
dron combined, fails to accomplish. . Many
other reasons beside that hope in the change
of. air are . given 'for this removal, any of
wnicn, when toiu,uus onewun puy ior me
toilers at the kingly trade.. That same
evening there was a reception and aball,
and the Empress was doomed to wear her
sweetest smile and don her richest robes to
receive the compauy; and 'anon there, was
the ceremony of receiving the Commission
of the great Exhibition, and her Majesty to
exert herself to hnd pleasant things to say
of the Squire came up to shoot over the - 'She said she was on my. bosom, he said, ed Mary, when they were alone, what had
pheasant covers. in a voice you wouldn't have Known for his; induced her to tell such an untruth. "Why.
- ..-c-rr . n... j. . j J. - All i a" 1 4. nnrnn;. A mammii." rr?Pil Wnrv.' ! didn't want him
. iw a' nnn nil .iih;ii-.h miriir nr iihv. Mil i :ihi i iikii iih. wpiil iiii i im: u 111 aui c: r& 1 1 j . 1 .m..-
tho spring-guns and dog-traps were taken "Well, sir, there's little inore to tell, to think you were so poor that you hadn't
up; damaged raisins put in all the runs to The Squire only lived two 'years, and died but one tmiov- vvouiun c ne tnougns w e
toil tne pueasaut ineiu, anu ;iue ..woous iiu a iuau7uuuse 'xxu ec .u -siiug-guu; u i "rrr. rvr ,
of scene and new trains of thought. ; :
.1.
TiiE PanajIa RAiLVAY.Sinc8 the con
struction of this road across the Isthmus it
lias tarried nearly 400,000 passengers and
$07o,000,ouii ot treasure, the latter irora
the Pacific to the" Atlantic side of th3 Isth-.-
miis from the Pacific coast of South Amer- '
to. each of the members presented to her ca.j ueigut u.e roau uiiuucuK
notice, while her thoughts were most like- G14J525 tons, but this year it is-estimated p
ly attaint Cloud, by the side of the bed the; traffic will amount to 1500,000 tons.-,
whereon that poor, pale sufferer lay. turn- America now controls the road, which runs :
ing his g&ze to the Tuileries, whose peaked through the territory of New Grenada, but
roofs and sculptured chimneys are visible England is; making great exertions to get
from the window(of his chamber.- : j--l possession of it. ' ;
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