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Published bJ. & g. G. Myrover, ;Corner;4nderson and
Old
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StrGots,.Fay8tloviIIo, H. C.
VOL. ris O. 20.
fjorth Carolina Gazette.
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! ,. ," . roil'-.. VjMvial m ti. 2.1 Wil. IUt.ro fjlittt
K'jlliftl- il'lv. r t i - llll-llts.
'Horn Ctrotee-
I'.hm i -i the tiered refuse of our life.
ty li:::r must, I think, have turned
in
in,'lo moment. Let me toll
" and Mrs. I'.m'tev, a Lidv el'
t;
it.
' or I in ri'.ti.o'it, u it !i
L I
,1,
isunt and
il ! r!y c:q.;vs?.i-e face
T head cov-
: i "A 1 ; ! i a Leauteous mass of Lair, siiverv
,c, ( ; 1 1 i : 1 1 I n- v 1 the ! 1 1 1 ) a i 1 1 tr narrative:
'!'. tl !,' !TH ,!", ti
1
very tl.iy, I was
!i!.-il!0S8 "A iiS suc'ii
K :;vc the city 'fur
!!.:' i '
: . .! I:
as i
:t:iv c. !'.:.
i
ut U!i:c; s n: v
Vfit.:iii.-to!ir on the Cun.ti-
;,.u! '.!: itiiv:i!i.il. :t in I I was t.-'uiiiix-He,
I ' '! : -'it cnfiflt'jvvhli ; IV w weeks;' travel
lis ;: Wi .K 1
A'
h:iviii visited sover.il of tl.
j ! t i; i ; ? t r t-iii-'s, we c;f:H n'.'hiss an n!
f.':id, in., it ii hi.s wii'c,
. . ' ... . .. ..
i'.i so;ir-h
' I ovcn::i:r m .tsar:;, we
fit
f I nirsi-'.vcs at a little si ttlci.icnt .-t tew
ilia's t . Mil v.; :i !;('. It had euiDinem-evl
: ir.ii;;; tin- t.ilit l-.i.I.- 1'iir to hi- very un
; iMi, Yi'i I, to CH!i;:i'eU- t,nr n:i::er'v, we
' --v:':'. I tli-tt fTi..-.!r'iver. we' liiiv.l'to
l.k'iiit i .Mil.vankee was eit !i-r ten i i 1 v
!:,! , If!,. ii.f..- ...,. 1 . 1
. ' ' 't .HO l.iiU I
!:. p'd !!io,.t. .r,.;i!.l.. My hiisl.au, 1, Ll'-
'tl I II i 1 1 . I III v
l,Y ih;i
i HI''
.ilii
SIl It ii .Ti lice to the lo-
ii V, I'iijm i-th.-t . a. sliort 'iir-ia:ie,' f;iri!.,-i-
r
i t.tvt mi, oiv we e..i:!d spend the
' l uis wrss verv acei'a1de t:ew.s to vm-
1 tio.NU eNeeeiii!i:y nervous at
in- !;'!! :'-:! ir liie .-rn;i, as v.e.H as tli.e
! recess ui' l,e 1,,,1-r :'i:n! t'.e ti:j..rijlar he
:.ivi.T ..f ,,ih- '4-.ii'!,; . 1 .l.iver. 'My luis
"Hi:d v, . e stop or V ,.,L,t
alicrvty, '-'f;., by all mej-us Iroui the
rl,
.... .. j i i j , m ti 11 ti lMV FttOlueiitS lllOJV
Lal;i'T 1,,-iuvu
:i lit in.' vnMr.e i:ili!. wh'.i-t)
it h:-st a'! t-M-ate-e scseiite'l rai,h
r m eo:ii-
Ii ilus asMcet.
I j 1 1 I !,e rooiii iiito w
hi.
a v;o
,.' i
ui f.- n-Jien-i
;;s l.-r ;r. s i
uiH'e and
lire e:'H:k le.l upon die
i
I '-ait!
i ' i
' i
nventiii
stii.ti.ig contrast tn
::.!;.;
i.nx. v eaisidt
'It '.id not take h
to .retuo've our
u r,.p; 'i
JiJ'.l 1( !:!
i ! i i ,-!
J rc-ede
"i:'i' If ::
. a :e
or.L r :ipper, and iu.a few
a ''tin.
s'ibstaiitial rcpat v;:s
e us. A f: er 'having sat an tin
euiv hue' time over oar eolfee.
Mr. ami
A ithers, were.
l,e
u' cn i ol a long hall or pass-
of a long hall
:!-''. a,el w e at t h
" 1 his i.'. CoV,'
. . . - . .
oilier. -
said I'mik. ttn'oarini? to
rei :re., f 1 he In . . (r,.t.,i ., ('
i.ii!rs ui" ol mil- cent.rv h .me at the east
I' L.tvea t had anvtLiti" ( t-ivt.,
:n i .ting .to taste s: "ooi
i:if:e I lelLlievn. asmv Mtpper lid to-nii'Lt
'.e as my Mipi.er d
m, clean, s i! si.Mi!ial, .md enoi:g!i of it;
llris ain't Lad.' -limbic at-l ho snow v
:n i
'""":v "'id high leather Led. 'ILit what's
tae ii:
liiaz- !
tier with
you. he continued,
i, li'.'e; via ' im tvih-
A sfrange i:ei VM:is:,'-'ss'hal all at once
I'Ueii pii.'.ses..i..ii of m-, an
t lorse usation
:;s s.. 1,-vv tli.it I was al.su'.ntelv ' fright
'""'I. It was thu first tiine in my'lit'e that
1 ' a I ever esjienvueed sucli a feeling of
L :':'. and I was to., i.r.md to admit the
tri
t'i;.i
o I waded thy query by declaring
was utterly fagged out nnijl neetl-
i
eo.
.1 nst I hen a kijoek was
-tlie .
l"or. Mv husband answered the s;
team at
im-
la 'lis.
'"Would you
bo T.ind enongh,' said- a
v, ...... .. 1 r : i: . : . ..
""i' liiiidhird's, 'to come with sue to the
. .inn i- i iiii.:;:;! v : v r 'i-i th 'n, c
LoH.-e. A poor ft-lLiw Las sei:t for
''""' ,,ue to re;ttl the l'il.le. He is in the
1,.
I it ngoiiies, sir, uud I au sorry to
l"'re can iU it, 'and Iii:i ve made
say no
ooitt to
J,,"V" :i"d a.-l; you. It "Wins a shame to
lllllth of coitlfort. "
'"'1 il L.' with you in a momentrcplieti
l rauK; and with - 'Th'ink. vn:i ' wldeh
vas tibial ther too
cKUgmg im- uiy taste,
tin inan tavned
. ""b 1 f..:.k
ou are not i'iug!' i ex-
I'lilil'irWl!
Lo.jfs.
' 'hoi ror, aa. he drew
on his
it ... .... . :
t
vn.o
'ivi. re.'':iM
? ..at a, t uesuon
s':e!i a retpiest V he
t
i,
'1 i ! i i . j 1 1 f .. .1
rc n.ui
.(:"""- Jtif11,1 l''ble my little wife would
a '.vrr.1 -against so simple an act of
;'ln.s? (io.i n!v l-,!(v.s what straits
'laay be reduced to dn our last Lours.
wrap vvat(.r i I:JV lmu(. :Uid 'As
J'" d unto the least of one of tlie.se ' re-laeii.el,,.,-,'
, '
'A uli a .-ob, which I coul.l not restrain,
1 .M lay face on tlie pillow.
t ". ell. I th'i-lare, you are nervous,' he
"t: ii,- t Winiiiir over the Led to comfort
!" "kou iireactualh t'remb.ling. I N,w,
"' a good little trirt and bolt the Moor a f
It isn't at all probable that I
; be gone t.ver an hour,' and without
i "' !"'r V,,r'' 'V!T 1 his watch, pocket
and one ofihis pistoU under my piU
'"w iind wc.s gone.
''i'i'-'n e!1.t'"'"i"1K,nt "f Vaud no
li' ft "i ' U lna'U' "" ""'ViHintr to be
:; ;: tlto ww
' 1
, t. i . .. f . if f r
t ; "" mil ia some incom-
preliensible manner I was withheld. Prob
ably my anxiety to stand well in the es
timation of my husband carised me to re
strain further exhibitions of timiditv.
"lie told mo to fasten the door, but I
dreaded to step out of bed. It seemed as
if some great, black hand was all ready to
grab-at my ankle; but I knew it'mi:.t be
tlone, and, after a moment's hesitation 1
leaped out, turned the key, drenv the bolt,
and, w ith the speed of an'antelope, tucked
myself down into tbe comfortable leathers.
"Sleep! I mi: la as well have tried to
sleep in the regions of the iufernal; couldn't
close my eyes even. There was a painful
sensation of its being -necessary to keep
myself dose together. My feet 'seemed go
faraw.-lv from my head that I "was eom-
at last my knees touched my chin, and
there w?s no further' curtailing possible, I
tried to define what-. I was afraid of; but
the more I tried the mote wretched ami
perplexed I became. 1 could see nothing
hear nothing; but a warning of danger Lad
been wafte.f, to my soul, which that soul
felt, but could not understand.
"A cold perspiration started from my
i:io but I dared nt.t lift my 'Land to w ipe
it o!i. Every sense .seemed preternatnral
!y aenfe. After a space of time, wLicli
seemed to me like an eternity, I distinctly
heard a slight nistle under the hc-d. tiull
1 -stirred not. Again 'and- again it-was re
peated, and at last ! discovered that some
body was living to' move from his hiding
place. The-cause of mv horror" w.-ni 'Mm. .
plain.
V iiat shonltl-I do?' Rush for the
uid atiemnt to 'alarm mv fili-nd t
tio'ir,
the 'other end of the
passage? .To save
my hie i con Id not move an j::ch! Still
ir.;'
movement beneath use. It ao-
;-'tre(t as tl my right hand was taken
withiuit" the IhmsL volition of my owi,-, and
laid upotrtliL' littij dttroyer under my pil
lov. My eyes seemed riveted or. the foot
of the Led, tvhere, in it lit.' lo while, a band
appeared a long, black hand, which
graVped- the rail,- as if ia thi a way to assist
its owner to
his feet. '
OJO-.V I v
, L :1. it l ?.V,l I'."
ires ji);ear
t('i.rfl ii tr ih.ilnnv n , t, i ;..,.,,,- !., , r '
tre, tlie horrid thing assumed human pro
portion. Not for a second did I remove
my eyes. The 'head was small, covered
with perfectly straight, black hair; tiny,
Lead-like eyes, riat glistened like those of
petit. . x ne creature s muuiii seemed
.1 .... I A
Keraiiv to sprea
! tVoi:i cir In fat- tvhih'
thcrhi
crimson lips r;we a croMii;i"
liietiie-ni'ss in 1 !si must, t.irvi?
most tern!)
cou:i ten
a nee I ever imagined..
"My hand ebitcLed the i;
urtseroas wean-
on.
The
w retch' moved slowly towards
JIM
a
ion:; impossible
to descniie
.loelaimei
t'ua
4;e tl
10:
ht hi
one,
'(itil.l, bi.Tiy i
watt.-h old !
Right away, ijow !. ' iiiiittered the Lrute, ad
vaticing a'notlier sten.
With a'si'ca.tiiiess that would have dtnvo
dit to a profestional
ioting at a tarret
untie!
oniniMry
c i re u m st ances, this
i'!t
liarid drew out the.-little' pistol,, tired, ard
in a second's time the giant, with a pierc
ing shriek, reeled ami fell. L
"It appeared to me that a legion ef men
came running up stairs, ' They tried the
door. This I thought a part of tite plot,
of course. Mv husband, had. been beniied
...-
into Laving me, and I was iu adeaof
thieves. Bo there I stood ' by the door,
ready toishoot the lirst person who crossed
the threshold. They.entieated to be let in.
'"Whoever attempts to enter this room
is a dead man,' I answered, with my mouth
to the key-hole. -'"f.et
me in, Lis, please!' said a well
known voice. 'You had Letter, darling,
open tne door
, 7
And I did.
Mv God ! AVLatis thisf came
otii
every iiicmber d'. the household, as the
dead Lodv met their view. :
'"And my God! WLat is this?' said
my Lnsl.and, taking my hair, which had
turned perfectly gray, and which hung a
Lont my t-houlders, into his hand, and
burs ti rig into tears. H)i I darling, why
did I leave you V was all the poor fellow
could utter.
"TLc man was a villain who Lad sever
al times escaped the penalty of the law, ou
account of what it Lad pleased to term his
idiocy. ; . ' '
'".So there was no conspiracy.? I' ven
tured to ask, after taking a long- breath.
. "'Not all,' replied Frank. "'The poor
fellow whom we went to see died while I
was there ' .. .
M a k s n a l, Wraxgel's Habits.
Count Yratigel was simple in his habits,
and thrifty-, and consequently left behind
him rather a large fortune; his income was
2:2,400 a year. Once tqion a time the
venerable martinet 'issued an order to all
the oi!:cers tt rctluce the size and length
of their spurs, and a model of the proper
spur was exhibited. The. young lieuten
ants paid little or no regard to this order,
and. many, of them still continued to wear
their own spurs. W ran gel was eseeeding
lv angry at this rebellion aguinst his an
thoritv. One line day he met a voting
lieutenant pacing the .Unter' den Linden
withjimmoderate sjmrs stuck into Lis heels.
He seized the youth, and ordered him to
undergo tliree day's imprisonment. "Rut,
your ljjwcellcncy," pleaded, the young oili
cer, "ijxeuse my rudeness, and lot.katyoui
own spurs; they are far from conforming
with the prescriptive spur." "What! wLatP
said the old man, looking down at his
heelsi "Yon are .right, quite right. I de
serve at least fourteen days' arrest. "While
you ure at it, you may as well serve sev
en days for ule, Heir Lieutenant." ;The
story goes that the young man knew bet
ter than to argue further with such a
master, ami quietly submitted to the
whole ten days confinement in his chamber.
A TEURIBLE COilBAT,
Au Unarmed Man ia tlie Coils of "an -Enormous
. Eattlesuake.
The ship Prosjxrity, from London,
reached one of the West India Islands in
May, 1S56. One of the seamen named
Jarvas having left the vessel, wandered
about the island on a sultrv day, such as
are frequent in that part of the globe. '.
Being oppressed by the intense heat,
and fatigued with previous excitement, .ho
inconsiderately laid himself down to sleco
reclining- his head on a hillock, opposite
rock about ten Jeet high. He lay on his
hack, and his eyes, alter- he had" slent a
1st tie, were directed as" the first obiecf that
tweennii-m'---WLat'waa his horror to dis.
cover on the top of it an enormous rattle
snake, with its keen and beautiful yet
malignant eyes steadily fixed on him. "
lie felt as if charmed to the spot. The'
witchery of the serpent's eyes so irresisti
bly rooted him to the ground that for the
moment he did' not wish to remove them
from his 'formidable opponent-. The hu.j-
reptile -gradually, and -slowlv uncoiled fts
body, all the while steadily keeping its
eyes fixed on those of its intended victim.
Jarvas now cried out, without' being able
to move : .
'.He'll Lite me ! Take Lim away ! take
him away !;' ,
The snake now begin to writhe its body,
down a fissure - in the rock keeping its
head elevated mnrp than a foot from the
ground. Its rattles made very little noise,
it every moment darted out its forked'
brngue, its eyes became reddish and in
ilamed, and it .moved rather quicker than
at first. ; It was now within two yards of
its intended victim, who by some means
had disi-ipuied the charm, and, roused Lv
a sense of his awful danger, "determined to
stand .on. the defensive.
. To run away from it, Jarvas knew,
would be impracticableas the snake would
instantly dart its whole body after him.
lie-therefore resolutely stood up, and put
a strong glove, which he happened to have
'with him, on his right hand'.
lie stretched out his arm. The snake
approached slowly and 'cautious! v toward
bit:
tartiiig lint its to!)gue "Still more fre-
qunrly, and w:;en about a yard distant.
made
violent spring.
Jarvas caugat. it in Lis right
and, di-
rectiy under its head, and squeezed it with
a:
Its eves utmost started on
of its head; it..' lashed its '"body on the
ground, at. the same lime rattling loudly,
lie watched an opportunity, and suddenly,
ment 1ST TtTeir . -- -JU- - :
iAie aiitoiiis i ::i . mil i.r.i mo
to 'J 't hand, by a vioieut. coi.Tractioii oT
all the musctes of his hand, lie contrived
ttieetually to close its jaws'.
Jluch was now done, but much more
was to be done.. He Lad avoided much
danger, but he was slill in very perilous
circumstances.; If he tnovedi his right
Land from its neck for a moment, the rep
tile-, fy avoiding suti'ocation, could easilv
muster suruc.eHt power to iorce its heat!
out of his hand;, and it he withdrew his
har.d from its iaws he would be in the
power of its most dreaded fang?. lie re
tained, therefore, his hold with both his
hands. He drew its body between hi
thighs in order to aid the compression and
hasten sufiocation.
Suddenly the snake, which had remain
ed quiescent for a few minutes, brought
up its tail, hit him violently on his head,
ami then darted iis body several times
very tightly round Lis body. Now was
the acme of his danger. Thinking, there
fore, that he had sufficient power' over its
body, he: withdrew his right hand from its
neck, and took (the world of a moment)
Lis large sailor's knife out of Lis pocket,
lie Lent its Lead on his knee, and cut its
Lead from its body, throwing the Lead to
a great distance.
TLc blood snouted violently
ou
t; the
'liter.
snake compressed its body still ti
and .T.irvn .irnm !ni 1, !?!'.- 5-i
- -. . .l.l.V... . -. 1 Vj . . .
tne lace,
. 1 t
thought Le should be suffocated on tLe
spot, and laid himself down. . The snake
again rattled its tail and lashed his feet
with it. Gradually, however, he found
the animal relax its hold; it soon fell slack
arouud him, and, untwisting it and throw
ing it from him as far as ho was able, he
:auk down and swooned upon the bank.-
oome oi the natives- -cousin
by and
seeing tne snake nut
not noticing its
head being cut oil and Jarvas motion-
leee, Lo was killed. .Howev
er, they saw at last the condition of the
snake, and that Jarvas was recovering a
little; they gave him a little rum, uulmt
toned.his shirt, and, by friendly aid, in a
short time he recovered and returned- to
the vessel.
How WpjiEs Play Whist. All wo
men play cards alike. "Watch a woman at a
game of whist, and you'll get a pretty cor
rect idea of how all. women play whist?:
"La me, Henry, is it my play f Letiae
sec second baud low that's the first
band around of that suit, ain't iff Well,
I'll play no, I hardly think I will mnv
you stop looking at my basul did yo;i see
anything of course 1 am going to plav,
but I must have time to think what's
trumps spades I tLought it was clubs -
well, 1 11no yes well there !"
Then she will slap au ace on her part
ner's king, and insist upon keeping the
trick for fear she will be cheated out of it
in the final count.
If all the year were playing holidays,
to sport would be as tedious as to work;
but w hen they seldom come they are wish
ed for. -
He who will not reason is a bigot, he
who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not
is a slave. -
THURSDAY, DEClEIBER
TUB W Oil EX'S liOTLi IX NEW YOL'K.
'S I19Tl L' X
's ifotel tfevis
l ie omen's lloe devised and built
oy me-late JUr. A. 4 -1 . 'tewart, is to be o
pened on the first of tho coming year.
If properly conducted, his hotel may be
come the most; famons i the conntrv, and
it w ill be an institute i deserviti" of the
study or p.hrlanthropislj throughout the
....... 1 1 T 1 i
jvor'.d.-; It has been bi
t ami furnished at
a cobi oi iwo milHonti
of dollars. This
gift of the million-
large sum of money isth
aire merchant, but hd
took care that it
shonhl iiot be eo ltoid as to generate
dependence on, elwnio
tl,;..,. !,;,.. : ; . i ;
'-Jfiary aid some
er evil than pov-
luni vrtitu is uniy-a J
erty itse!-
Tagie,
Hl yet to save the
wTieif
he planne.l the insttutiou. u Idelt i tn J.f.
conducted on busings principles, every wo
man taking advavtage of its privifeges,
paying for what sf? gets; and so svdng
Ler self-respect. Jt is a Poor wa v ,if he! ,?.
"o fi"p;e in exaca or litem
4 . .111 i . '
a return of
,'ratitu.".e, which ism ac?,nowle.Lr,.,..i,t ,.r
t !..' !.:
their isvferioiity to m.
The Women's lijtel contains oveii live
liundretf rooms, alljof which look out on
the street, liud ailjf them are furni.-lied
coinfortaJdy and nculy. A first rate cook
will have charge o the kitchen, and thus
the women who j up'at this -liotel will
pruht by what nJro com'.uecs to t-..d
health, tlian doct fs' prescriptions, "-.id
mat. is tii'
ropef preparation .f food.
This kitch
n. we a to d. eou.d t,. M...
coo
tho
cooking'if b,od iui seientilid stv.! f..r (iv.
iiisaud per.'.reis . ..nd ihe Lofi-l itodf I-...,
a i-auacltv fur lo.sii. oi;e tLouan..! 'i-r-
sons.
eature t I
f tl:
HJ'dan is the fun.ishini' cf
m"ais, or. parts ol
meais, at: cost, to those
' them, jirls w ho ate
juarters id the Women's
w no may come
not able
Hotel w
iug by t
matier. '
to cecoiviii.jarters in t;.e llh-hs
11 have-J;e-opportitii:y of pr.dit-.i-i
mlv.-Jage. It is r.u importtyit
Thy gfat' mass jf working wo-
mass i wor.iin wt-
men iin us an
im,1 n.perlv fed. TLev
hurry through a
of pickles and p
as they can r
reakfast, eat a luncheon
s, and take such dinners
. If they m:,!1 barn
of fare of the Women's
' nien nor w omen can f-
through the bill
Ilotel that neith
Lciently; work liijmut substantial and
well-cooked food! they l,c wiser and
better o!f than thj have been.
t-
0",;U. li,.i..o..
Here is a story iiiustra'ivo of the f act
that tears are a rwerfal weapon in the
hands of a mattiti Lkdly inclined modem
Niobe
Fnrnrrnas.rii.Tg- iJl w bo astonished ail
his relatives 'a-feV V
trs ag- i.y marrving
S ag) by in:
a very pl.d.i girl, th
partner. , The m:n
reasonably hipjiv
sister of Lis Lusi::ts.-
age has turned out
ut it has always re-
maitied a mystery tj
the society LelU-s,
'1 into his arms at a
md not "SdLj-tears"i
who were ready to
word. I t was tears
tl; it trapped' him
foe ihiv le called at
ta:5 partners Lou
land found only the
young lady at ht.nii
Verv artfully sh?
to Liir own a!b:Ms.
icd the conversation
.,. ,1 t,.l.l l.;... i. i
".I t.'i i
to her sister, fvranid
was a perfect slave
d tivei- ami ll'-treat-
become sttch a L'tr
in!d rid herself of it
lge her home. The
:t her, but ia vain.
ed, and that life h;
dtu to Lor that she s
unless she could cl:
visitor tried to cin
tt '
Marnage- was veiy
ii r- irom his thoughts
loen, ami he nad no Jve to give anywhere.
XioLe's tears -fell fa.-fc 'r ami faster and at
List thev caiue in an l sterieal torrt et. f !i-s
ejaculation cf sym
when she cried : 't
Who will give mi :
if I dared olfer it, po
as ligLttiiug cam t
athv were in vain.
, where hhall I go !
home?'' "I would.
ir girl," ami as quick
response: " Lat
would my
sister gay
Ef vou married me?'-
V.'hat could the tan
dr under .ruth cir-
cumstauces ?
:ces? A Joi
i his Losonj, :
rabtv fair face was
lying on
pair of grateful, lov-
mg eves
(sue
di.
like hi ni tiearh ) were
looking up into hi ojru, and a delicate lit-
tie hand .fought
found Lis. " lie did
what ar.V diseiigiff
1 gentleman would
do pressed his suit,
have Leeti likely jto'
securetl Ler unrelctj
linrewctifit consent, informed
her sister of it, .naified her, Laud did his
best to make her lianpy. She, in her
turn, made, him good wife- Little bv
little, Le discovered Lvr strategem, but lie
never told his wiA
of k.
A Pp.ETTV Cockit. We Law, yester
terday, in the paf'o of a frieutl, a very
beautiful conceit. It i.;, of course, the fan-
cv of a, Lulv, '
ant
V
consists of; a burr of a
pine tree placed ii a wine-glass half full
of water, ae.d fre::f between the different
layers of the burr ire shooting forth green
Liatles, bright beautiful, refreshing. Tor
fi i i
a I.ttle thing, we lave seen notLing that
so pleased i:s by iti beauty and liovclty.
And tLe .secret istLis: 'I Le burr was
found dried and opf n; the different circles
were fjninkled witi grass seed, and it was
jdaced i:i a wiue-gtiss, with water in it, as
aoove. Iiia few plays the moisture and
nourishment gave
he burr life! and health.
The different cin
es ciose.l t ami tura.'tl
within themselve the grass! seed, and a
few days more gae to tho seed also life,
sprout' and grow t.; and now a pyramid of
living g-ieen, Lctuliiully relieved by the
sombre hue of the burr, is the result as
pretty a parlor ornament as we have for a
long time seen. YTe do not know whether
the idea, was origilial with the lad v. but
we do linow tLat ius success is beautiful.
DeatL; alone of tie gods, loves not gifts,
nor do you need to olfer incense or libations.
He cares not for altar nor hymn; the god
dess of persuasion Las no power over bim.
: ' r
By what strange law of mind is it that
an idea long overlooked ami trodden un
der foot as a useless stone, suddenly spark
les out in new light, as a discovered dia
mond f ;
giver iroru tto jindmn of aecepth.
z p . . . . I
20, iS77
31 A MACS AS WITS.
Thero are many instances on record
where tho keen wit of maniacs has dis
comfited sane friends. Your true maniac
may want sense, but rarely wants versa
tile wit.
"What brought you lierc?'' asked a
pert visitor. i
''What will never bring vou too much
brain." ,
Many inmates possess culture and t il
ent to an eminent degree. Some of the
most gifted men have spent a large slice
of their blasted lives within tho gates of
despair. i i j
A distinguished professor 'thought ln
puzzle ;a maniac by the query, diovy Ion"
HViJ'iihiiiU'ffir',!tt,, -
know, itoctor. How old are your
A Mr. Mann, startled at! i:in-ting' a lun
atic armed with a club, tiied t sotuhe !:im
with a pun: "I am a double man; one both
by nature ami t:amo.' .j !
Tlie; other rejoined: "Do tell! "Why I
am a man beside mvself. j We two will
light you two."
Clubs won. !
A young lady who devoted l.er.-elf to
her rti-;t brother, whose mia l'w.is a li'lile
unhinged, once narrowly
escaped filliu '
a victim to one of his whims;
One day
wit.i tne
no snowed her a carvtn"
cheerful rem.';: k:
i;n:i;
"Mabel, my dear, a;i n.l ! i lea "occurs to
V,"- I iut jtaitit the hea-I of J.,!m t'ae
iJapti.-ti Vours is au excellent --tud v. So,
if convenient, I will cut ( If Kmur ' head.
i.iV It r'eni'e t i i.iv 1... i ,.
m:y i a mv
vi ry sdmrp. It
Now, then, ?dabel,
v razor is
scaivilf hurt v.. u.
you j;re bvuiid l.r
Heav
en,
.eet.
II i face
i ..ye I no sign; of i -.:f. TL,.
I nly felt her story 'was ia chapter the lat.
He grasped lightly hi r hair.
ed, il.triyV' said sh", "tliat's a go 1
idea
Lut v. hy so il mv lie e I T
in.- g. up s.airs an-1 coauge ir,
. . 1 , ... V.
w on t vt.u.
u at:
!
He nodded fsullcly, and she
John the liaptiot a Ijot.riied.
scaped.
(.'.! rs;H.!i,h-!:t t f l! ..-.v V..i k Hel rd-LI
A pEL'I'JAL SToiJY n: KI lV.:.
i I i
A reputation Las often been j built on a
L'.r. i.rJ, and in this order of i leas I can
not do better than 'cite- the fdlowiag t,ui
d'o-jril which bt came i:i the mouth of a
medical i ttu.n nt ( j,;- tk fjrf,i.t.c. TLe
Lest of the anecdote h that tin, hero lately
shewed. Ids talent to be cpial Jr tb l,..'
position hU ready wit won f. r Lim. The
istocratic lailfcs of tiie mibTe tauboiVrg, Vn
came possessed of the idea! that she bad
swallo wed a frog, .she declared t he b it it on
her chest, and its presence ir.si do robbed
her of peace, sleep a:: I health, l'.tri.-hm
atithorities bad the impudent-1 to deny the
esktenni t f this anneal. 'An d l lady,
w Lo sold herb tea, gave it out at length
t'uat she knew of a young doctor vL was
certainly w iser than the best Park: in au
thorities,1 and she did -not c.-ae if it was a
frog or a crocodile, ho would kill what
ever it was -V one. The yn:ig man
was tent Tor, aiid the 1 e.cLei told him her
. .. t .. C ..; . I.' . .. e . I
t..r- t.i -e. i iir irom a; iR-ar.n - iiitmi-
ished, D
V- felt the liaticiil s rt: be.
ami, a'.ti-r a wet -lei "uetl, i.aac;.. K.hl
"Matlam
move it.'
there is a frog, Lut I will re
He then prescribed an iuuoccut
emetic, an I went tn tho nearest il.iwcr
shop where Le bought a prettv green frog
und returned to the duchessl The cimtie
was commencing to take effect, and, as the
duchess' eyes filled with tears, the doctor
too i advantage of this to sslip his given
etui federate in the basin. S.-ci:ig the frog
the duchess declared that an immen. load
was removed from her chest, and f.r an
instant all seemed we'!; l-tit a umment
later she turned pale and cried: .
"Ah, monsieur, L am not yet cured. I
ieel tLe little ones, which that fi ' has
left behind her.''
. "Stop!? cried Dr. C -, without al
lowing a trace of embarrassment t be
seen in his manner, "we tdml! soon e."
He then tlnc.v a searching; glance upon
the frog, ami uttered with a look of cer
tainty that settled tha whole wue?::..!!:
"Madame, the existence, of tho little .ones
is au impos.-ibility, for the frog is a male!"
This cure is es authentic us the descrcd
fame of Dr. CaLarus. !
Akhested at the Altar. Never
swap horses-when yon are crossing the
strer.m that separates tho high table-land
of tdnglo Lk'ssediicss from tL low levels
of married iit'e. The vydding gnotts L;id
gathered at a stately luaii.so'.r in l'upett,
Vjt., ami the bible Lad descended from Ler
cuumber to thy p trlor, when up ros6 the
constabb? of WindLaiu county and arrest
ed the biidegroom on a warr tnt charging
him with trading horses under fa be "pre
tenses, ihe bridegroom's I father Lad
tpaarreled with a neighbor, and malice had
"prompted the prosecution. 'There ii no
bad tool for u workman posstsscd of the
devil," says the proverb, alid - the consta
ble was a blunt but useful' instrument.
He had m lived in tho to . ii uii the night
before the welding, but did nut scive the
Warrant, preferring to wait until the guests
hail assembled, ami J he could drag the
bridegroom from the altar r.i their presence.
The bride's father and other friends offer
ed to go before a judge aiid give one
hundred thousand dollars bail, if neces
sary, and the bridegroom begged the con
stable to wait a lew minutes until the
ceremony couhi.be pcrlbiuicd;- but the
officer was inexorable ami carried off Lis
man. Tho guests went home, raid the
bride took oil Ler wedding garments. On
tho next morning tho bridegroom gave
bail in the sum of two liiimtrcd dollars;
and last Monday there was a' private wed-
H'nnu the Vir-iuu (Nv.) Knterj riM-.
RAISING A COLD HECK.
"An l tli; Other Fell in, too. D..yS; tnl the Cthcr
lelliaTlicr.', too."
In the early day of California, uLtn
tae miners were digging "bulaluf mon
ey out or tl:e gulches uu l l.ill,., Reddv k
Andrews owned immenst.lv lieb rnni-'a
in 1'omst City, Sierra ouuty. TLev bt
qttently cleaned up from O000 tf a-jy -000.
When a t!ean-np was made one of
the partners would take the ditet do;ui to
ban Francisco to the mint.
In making these trips they generally
took turns. It was their cuAt.ni ta tp "o
over night in .Sacrcaieuto, and take the
Mat texjrternot)!! at 2 oVLnrk for
down, to tj.tcrameiitti be fiequentlv UM
tattle with the "tiger," but Ke ldy Vtdrong
Miit was poker, 'fhretj-aces was Lis li'g
h i;:.!. Vi hcu he had t'.ir-.v acts Le would
Let Lis "bottom d.di ir.' TLi was well
known among the tp :ts.
On one occa.-L.ti Keddr h id been J lav
lug all iiigl.t with .-.me of the .S.K-ratuenio
.-pt- is, aiwl in the i:i'.nii:ig qap. fNtjij H.
h-adt.fihe ga.:,e. The poiu l:,.uUv
l.iwso:i am. ng th" ir;i..ber '.i I n-:
saucn re.i.i Ins g'.iliiig away wit! tlje
coin, and conclude.!, 'j'it fr the fia ,,
the lid ng," a.s ti.ey t.dl It eddy, to- take a
litlie r iti .Inn tho "b-V."'
Tl... i i... i . . , , ,
in. ii.i t not. p:.. ee.ie l lar invtl
toe river b f j:c,
t!:" i.i st vat oral thin
;a the wt rl 1, a p.k r g one was :.:.te i.
lv. ti e game were Ilvddy, I .-ur, a hotel
keeper lro:a t. n. of ih- s ..itheiu lainiu '
counties, and Caatlcy l).t.i and tw
other f-potts.
A j -it Lad been put ts; j "r.Asn a t d I
deck" and give Kc l lv I.i., favmi-e I 1 1 1 , .. I' T i'"ilVA ,,f ll wlvcrwarr,
of li n e aces.' T,.e J.iao pr..c.n-!.- J asj I T 'V 7" ,U ljT lU 1
at the j roper tim? la,,i 'r.i, I' tl V ,,:i' "u vowl lli
de.k. " jJ.c ;ial: .!l ,.f raj? cb.iiged t atoidU..
The cards were dealt, j;i. ! K-Jdy -.t j
Lis thrcL- aces, D.iwsm tluet; k:u aiel 1
..( Hilars in...;.creit Land.i. I.i the dt.tw
D iv. son got the other king. Kcddy drew
t v.t cards, bat Laving Li three a'vi be
felt htrotig Clioti.'ii l. li ' an .,-n:v. m,l
Oil Hot
pic
or huk at the c-.rdj
1 1 raw ii.
Ilvtting !.-un, ar. l i'osK r and the
two spoils that wue with I)u-.vs.u Ld not
come in.
llavii.g four Li:ig-, and being c . ufide.it
tint lu d ly h id onfy Li.s three aces, Daw
son went in t-troug; and, Laving hu three
act-, Ucldy kit that ti-.thiiig trail whin
.1111. I
The letting was re I hot, and tn.vi of
the lu'ingers around th bol weie g-itbvr-
... . . - . i- i a p i m
game with breathless intcrcM.
Among tLe Lokns-iu was "Daaiinga
Joe,'' a li'.rvoii-, rcs-llos little tprt, uim
was D f.vson's fiicud and ilrna. J.c vva
dipping back and fut'a in LU restless
nay, pecpiag over th h!i.ul leri .f the
two men at ineir cards as oficu as au op
portunity rdfardel, hi.- eves hparkliug ui;':j
excitea.ent. He felt quite cii!idetit that
tho cards had been improperly "tt.H.kel,
yet Le Would Lave give:? a Leap for a peep
at those ltcd.lv had not picked i:p.
Several thousand d jllars.bad already
been bet, aad b":ia!!v, as a t! matter. Daw
son went S"f00U better- Ileddy protnt'tlv 1
:iv me hum', ami aJ.l: i go vtoi aa
other JjOU'J Li tter."7 :tc ab.-ei.t min I
, f 7, V'M'f 1 ull c;:1
Lad all t.,c tu.w bet a U mg unnoticed by
tit i
LIS HOC.
The wear.cl eve cf Domingo Joe detect
e.l the oiher ace as the cards were lifted,
and aa aLy palL.r p:vad over his vi
s;:ge. It was :;: tliuiigli ho Lai been
t'.rickcii by U:;th.
He abao.-t i:ita:;tly recovered his svlf-po.-c.rsioii,
however, and t'ii:i.ling Uitli
hauth-i into l is trow.-ers p -kct., he hhecr
ed, off fitini the party, au-l carcle.ly sauat-
tiii;g up an
id da vn the boat, b
vg l.l Mil if
a"
mg:
"And ll.e ftL.fr f.
r :.! in. ttMi. t.rit ;
Au-l ihu !t.-e IV: I in tlu-n", !."
ti't ... . . . t r .. ti. rti
i i. is was iiiouga i t iawi-au. i ne
words of Joe's pretended song came to Li
cars as a dcath.kne!!. He la: net p ile, then
led, threw d .wu Li curdf, and fc.ul:
"Take it all; I s pical !"
As Ite!dy raked dawn tho whole pile
'be threw a glance around at the faces of
tLe crow tl of fib-nl .pcctatorj, and i-ang,
v: though the 'words of Do;ui:igo Joe hud
jiiat reached Lim :
"And the t!.t r f -!J bi, t.o, J-y;
Aiul the ullirr ia ih.-n-, lou."'
Jt D'jMr.NT lNviTt.no:; im: Kvidcnct-
Iiugb llicLar.ls tells a laughable t-tory
of two liicnds who -Acr? attackc l by In
dians ia Aiiztma. They were both on
mule back and the Indium ri-ht at their
heels, letting the arrows lly pu.t tLeta
thick a.s a twarm of g r; . shopper j in Kan
sas. ;ue ol the umJes coiu-l o'.itr..u tne
t-ther, and i:s rider liec-ime alarme I for the
hafcty of Lis friend, wl.o urn t-puning,
whipping autl Veiling tt tho animal to
urge it along, but it could not keep nn.
TLe fi,remtt man lo.-kcl back, :tw the
peril of his friend, and, in a 'frenzy border
ing on despair, sang out: "Joe, uhy don't
you coue al.uigT' Joe, who.e leg an-l
Lands were living in the air like tLw arms
of a runaway windmill ia a tlorm, couM
not let the opjiortunity pu?s, and as au ar
row l'iittcd by Lis ear, which, if possible,
increased bis , extrti-.:..-, he exclaimed:
"Do I act like a man that was tLro.ig
oirr J
Hypocrites arc beings of darkness uis
gnised ia the garments of light. j
I'hilosophy, if rightly defined, is tianght
but the love of wiodoiu.
The sure way to tairs success is to tniss
the opportunity.
tWHOLK NO. -2-2.1
SJriIECN L'iS L.lTlT ST'jSr CP A -EIX
On tLc fpetial tn.ta that xilhs lU
participant.., i yMu .Uxr UntSt
fr.ua New Votk u rLiU,le!j.Li ia ninety
n:e and a half ,aitj!rilf Mr
latI iit Mi, I.tt, LrraotLcr Mr. Cnb
tac, and a little group, a l4Urtr of tLoMJ
ei.ttiuiaii.g ar.etdoie f.r nhica Le ii
t ' ted. I t-anu-t rvi iU tcmrution of
repeating .ne of ih0 ro!ltir-a that Ktt
ll.e merry li::!,. Uty anj jiCr frirtMU
tnc.i iitM-,..,!i-o:iablo Iungh'.r. Mr. SolL
t ru in grt ut .ti "LrW, au. mllotn Ul
t improve the t.vrlnniir. ()a one oc
asj.ui Jlr. lwle and l.o were break tustiog
Willi n l.arl t- f. I.... !,.-
u ii - v- tel.. t3 ai aa inn lirwu-
mi - -.o i,er bid tbe wter left las
P.:u b.r air in4 4 i cxl XU9
-1 that th.y LaI. remove iLe t.latc tri
r-1
ti inn iiu-y t-uonbt remove iLe plalc frora
. .e .iin un i gc: tin ur ll.o table. TLij
l Ley oi l uil, .u U.s .f tiii4,Xakia- every
anicl , f Mlvt-i'ttaie oJilc uLJc, -Ua u
t..e t-jwiii!., and uking tic precantioa V
b ae the win hnv cj c ti. After they Lad
w:.:u I a., s;.?llt the d-.r oik ned at.d tLe
wr.itcr i. i" M ired
-l!c!l!' Le cncJ
s -.p.g ti.e e-mpany gone, aU the wlvcr,
at l lt... ;iuJ . y wi.le,.:Hn, W ram
g.;. In. bLv.l if ,h,.v aru-t fu:
ttiin ll.e Mlv.-t:
llerf. lhck- (tn i..r
W L V..1S. P.Wia: ! the r..l1,.,..n
a;i:v i'.. , ...
I let Ii lao fin.l fbn
U i'.h tint I.e laida a bntu .
a; wLcieiip..;i ihe party rcMimed Vbeir
plirc, :.f:,-r !.,niil? do-Jin ie uja.la
an I iepla.ii. : tLe d;.i. s the ki.ivc, llo
f.is and the f.;H:;, Whrti'uhc gn-ur
appe .n.', bicathb s uu l curidiig. not Un
ut.i.ep, .- J . n; 1 a parly t.f genJlcincn
men: .;ml tcb.f. -Lh. nLtr .A
vwrtLiiig tK-nvA WLat Jatae yon
I . ;ri,:cl t tca!f wl.il I i toa tacan?' Sa
:ielp Me, guv nor proteMc-4 the
iii:if;e 1 girr.ii. "Voi'iv Ji-qiA, you
id; :," d 1 the i itre 1 ib. i master. en
tbn.en, I beg your pardon. I iJJ tuili
driv.' r.:i l the g i!em(n veiled lU:r
mala with the i.-pkimt, and a fmile cf
frivii.e. s Mole ovtr each innocent face.
liu.vj tr r.xr
Ili i.i easy raatttr U conince the av
erage nun that a Uhv wh taalct Lit
f.riune and ritins frou Lafincn can Lo
veiy unhappy, even if ho be aa U bacb-
in g Uvtm9 a country getulciuio. conid-
crc JJ.taself U.atil t3 pi out htlin,
tLough Le Late I the trau'de, hit nothing,
an.! wot.dcicl uhy raca of cnse fpett
liiiK", i.i nay and ci.thaMaMa itt killin
birds which call be lwngLt, reaIy picked)
f.r a few rents apiece. Due day hcn Lo
was panning Lis luelar.choly ay, an ia
h ind, over hii lands, Le aa couK.ioo tht
llje Jniy w Jj. attended Lha and canic l Li4
game b:i, fj'.lawel all hi raovciuctiti
with eui. .us eye. "Voti would like to
see the p T bird dropHl, th!"' ai I Lc to
the boy. A!i! that I nLoubl, tir; cpc
cidly if il u:is I tint Li ought I hem dano."
Viiy td.otiLl you wi to LiH thcrar
icl Ltci.et; thoy Lave never done you
j any bnn.- b, bnt voti ran eat V
j, -Vll: La
cm,"
Land
ed over Lis gun tn the youth, and Lirnself
canicl the jfaiiie-baj, n Licit presently
re-.v m heavy that he had to beg the boy
lo n.i-s a bird n.v and then, if piito con
venitiit. A i.e.v light bait npoa Lira. It
was jM.s.-"l.!e ! et j .y oue'a prop-rty by m,
depaty, as It were. He c ul l get area n. I
hint ae.pi uutauces, hu would lj glad to
cat Lis Muuicr, ride L't hor-5, dnvo hi
ir.i ages, .h..it 1 i gntiif, and mi on. Ho
r.db.ctcd al'it Lita a j tmi. ctuapany, m ho
gj.viiy rc.a ve-l li'tu t any iicceity lor
i. diking a p TM.ral lire of Lis projH-rty. On x
certain d iv one of ihc:a siid to him: OM
b..y, y..a are only lifiy, and you are a bach
ebu: nhv don't von taarrv f There are ey-
tral jrctty uometi nttin their capg at
yon. Kiche Kiu Jered an bile, and ml lt
replied: "Ne; 1 really think that that U a
bisury I must deny myt-clf. Vou are a
ware that 1 live, a it were, by proxy; bat
agreeable as I have hitbeilo found that
kind cf lif?, the lino tuat be drau omc
ubere.' I!i:xiAi:KAr.Li: ArnxTiox or a Dog.
A very icmiikab'.e illtiN'.ra'ion of the t
ft ctioti of a gruyLoutid for iu master Lu
just ocetiiied at Crewe. A few Uy ago
a liotoiiu'.is Crewe ' uhcr, aauel Thotnaf
Llaekbiirn, urn w-i.tence-l t hvco year
penal nrvitude f.r naily killing a p"cl3cc
i.iau mar Xaittuich. lie ma tLe owner
of a fuvo:ile giayho'iuJ, which ia many
a midnight rati proved itself valuable to
it-! owner iu the game prcMrvt. Thaj a
i-traie but pcifil alfccllou subiuVteJ
beta tea th: Juan an 1 Us ilg, anl never
ere they found ap .rt. After IHackburu'a
iiiij.tisouait i.t the lit '.i oi of the d.g be
came fcii g.bir. ltegu'.arly every day it
nalcJ tLc so. i us ieSous Laant, wiiba
ui.-tful b.k iu its I town yc; an I whea
the id.adei t.f eveidiig fell it would lio
Jo ah r th? eat of lJ!ackbura' favor
ite tun, itn I there f.r vver-l Lour await
the mister who i:eir came. TLe land
lord, to Lis credit, put fxl before tho an
ii.ia!; Lut latlttly it di 1 tit cera to eat
much, lu the ufurnoon, the faithful ani
mal, like a Kntiacl on duty, Kit seen to
parade Market iStied backward and for
ward, between the corner cf LUrl Street
and Victoria fcacct, Itxiking fwr iu taa
ter; but Le apjearcd not. Gradually tLe
movements uf the LouuJ I h. came more
lauguiJ, and on lYi.by night ta Market
Street it t'.ropp'.tl dea.1, a one cf the
crowd fcaid, -ot a Lrukcu Lean at the loss
raa-dcr.
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