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Home Circle.
Houti is the lucre j' reluef. oar iifer"'
t . - 'Dryden,'
IN A COAL-PIT. . . -
The o.d coalpit of Roftsford had proved
a failure,- after fifteen thousand dollars had
been expended uii it. 'Tbo forsaken shaft,
two hundred feet deep,and a long tunnel
In the mountains of Bottsfurd, were the
only rcmaiuiug trace of work having been
(lone. ' j
Newman Highlwrn, while -roVing
through these mountains, became separated
from his companions. He hud reached the
forsake n shaft, and wax p-ee-ipitntcdinto
tho fearful abyss. Hi walking-stick,
which struck the rough site walls lierc rtnd
there, hrtke tUe 'swiftncM of the fall. But
Jown, down he went to the bottom, which,
it ii true, he reached very much mangled,
lint alive,
AltWongh agonizing with pain, he er
perienccd a feeling of thankfulness for the
preservation of him life. Siill he felt there
was no help for him two hundred feet be
low the surface. He was only saved here
to famish. Throughout the whole dreary
tight lie planned how. to etcnpi, lit noth
ing occurred to him. He must stay here
vnd jHTitdi.
The next morning he consumed" the
Itread which fortunately he found iu his
pocket. The space he occupied was but a
few feet square, and with the help of
matches be 8oon explored it most thor
oughly. Highborn, under ordinary circumstances,
was not' easily discouraged, but now the
terrible bhuntion in which he found hitn
ttelf gradually began to oppress his spirits.
The more he reflected on it the more he
ecame fltscourageo. -, .. -
Ho began to be tortured by thirst, and
there was no water there, not even a drop,
which usually trickles down so abundant
ly tu places or that Kiml.
The day passed; night came. He cow
ered dowu wearv aud hungry, and fell in
In a deep sleep. Ho dreamed of a woolen
' stocking.
It was an old storv which he had often
read in his lvhood of a workman in Kn-
land, who wasj left on a high chimney Af
ter tlie ncaifohj -fiad I wen removed. He
unraveled bis stockings aud let down the
thin yarn to I lie irrouiid. With it he
pulled p a cord, with the cord a string,
and with the alt jag a rope strong enough
on which to descend. So ended the story,
and so, also, ended his dream. 1
He awoke.
What was the cause n( this dream? He
Lad known thia nai rati ve for many years.
He did Dot find himself on the top of the
eliimnevl but deep down in tho earth.
. ni situation was quite different. As he
was thinking over the dream a swallow
' lluttered down the shaft and fell by his
ide to the ground. . The poor bird" was
frightened, out not dead.
Suddenly a thought flashed upon the
luindof Newman Highborn, and he thrust
' his hat ver the awallow. He took off
Ljsjdioes and stockings, and carefully un
raveled tho latter. The threads he laid
over each other in :i circular manner, so
as not to become rutangled.
He labored iudiititriously gnd patiently
until the two stockings formed one Jong
string. Th he fastened seenrely to the
tail of the bird, and again placed it un
der theiiat. Then he took a lead pencil
and aided by the light of a - match, he
wrote oq a pieco of paper:
"I am at the ottom of the' shaft of
Bottsfofd mountains I beg you to send
help! "Newman IIighbokn."
After he had folded this and tied it 'se
curely to tho other end of the thread, he
sot the bird free. It fluttered , for a mo
ment around Highborn's head, then slow
ly ascended. ' -
" Now arose a glad, though only a weak
liope in his breast; it grew the higher the
bird ascended. Bravo! little swallow.
The thread at every glance became short
er! A' life depended upon it. The bird
at last disappeared at tho entrance of the
pit. , , . j '
But what prospects had ho after all!
He shuddered at the thought of the slight
hope.. Should tho bird after reaching the
' open air, turn to the right or left, how
easily, might the thread byj rubbing against
the edge of the shaft break.
But the bird discovered upon reaching
the top, that it was more diHicult to turn
to one side, and, consequently, flew right
up In the air. '. '
The three companions that had started
out with Highborn missed him for a long
tiroe, and Mtigbt diligently and carefully
for him. They repeatedly came upon tho
shaft without for a moment thinking that
he might have fallen in. Once they
glancod down out of mere curiosity and
found nothing but darkness. Tliey con
sulted with each other ns to what first was
to be done, when one of them said :
"What is that near vou, 1'otts!" 1
"WhcreF
'TherCj not three 'steps from you, to
a " i i.i aaaaamaBaaaBaaaaBi
rnnr i-iadif . Sa -r xi ,
. " oi tureaa or some
thing similar. .Why, it stretches quite a
distanco over the weeds!"
"Poll it," said Sam Highborn, New
man's brother. ... .
, Pott Piled, and about thirty steps
from them fluttered a bird to and fro.
"Why this poor creature is fastened to
it;. what heatrtless scoundrel could have
none such thin" t" ' . i
: "It is a swallow," said Potts. "Let,
see where it is fastened."
-"Perhaps it belongs to some ono."
as
Whether it belongs to anv one or no
1 am going to give this poor thing
freedom," said Sam, catting the thread
its
Aue iue bird understood this and
arose in a moment and ascended toward
.the skies. Sam followed this thread: sud
denly he called to his crunmurion: K
"Oome limn Pottsf Uen4-of h
mii can wuero is a piece or paper!" he un
folded it and read the following:
; "I am at the bottom of the shaft in the
hills of Bottsford I beg yon to send
help. "Neavman1 Highborn." j
"Great God, Potts! ,Downin the
pit alive? Not fifty steps from liere! It
cannot be, and yet he says so." I
Both hastened to the shaft. j
' The bird had flown away an hour ago;
Newman Highborn waited with trembling
ankietyi . His eye watched the mouth of
tue pit till he sank down exhausted, rest:
ing his head on his hands. 1
Jt was not long till he was aroused hi
the falling of bits of wood around hiinL
At the same time indistinct voices somid
ed down from alove. '
He looked tip and recogniz?d two per
sons bending over the edge.
Oh, how he exulted when, after several
anxious seconds, there fell a note at his
feet. He again struck a match and read:.
"We are here and will bring help
as
soon as possible.
"Sam Highboux asd Potts."
He returned an exulting "hurrah !" but
before reaching the open air the sound
died away to a low, hollow murmur.
One long anxious hour passed, two,' three.
Night broke in. Then something came
down. He uoticeU ;a light at the top.
Then a heavy rope touched his head. ;
Oh! how eagerly he grasped it and'
made a strong loop and put it around him.
Then he gave the rope a powerful jerk
and exclaimed, "Pull !"
Up, slowly, cautiously, ever higher,
now stopping, now gliding back several
feet. His heart throbbed ' loudly. He
sees the stars overhead. Another moment''
lnd he is on the surface exhausted but
hvinir saved. :
Newman Highborn owes the
preserva
aud this
tion of his life to
had flown.
u little bird,
G KORCE E MOT'S DOM ESTIC It EL ATIOXS.
Some. of the newspapers mention as a
very remarkable circumstance that George:
Eliot, the distinguished novelist, since the!
death of her Minshand ' has determined toi
resHineJber 'maiden name,' Marion Evans,!
so far as her social relations are concerned.
It ought to be well known to persons at;
ii ariniaiiiu'u wiiii or nueresieti in tne
eminent novelist that she was never Mrs
.Lewes except by courtesy. Her' friends!
preferred to call her so because it was1
more convenient, insomuch as it saved in4
qniry or comment. The unhappy history
ot ixeorge tlenrv Lew
repeatedly told. His wife ra.n away with
another man, and her husband, with a
lofty and chivalrous spirit, forgave her;
when she returned and expressed the dcep-l
est contrition, unt sue ran awav a sec-J
ond time, and then he could not obtajin a
divorce in the courts, because ho had con
doned her offense. After that Marian Ev
ans and be formed their close-intelleettiiiJ
friendship, which was more like Platonic
love than anv relation between man and
woman having no tie of rhlood can onlina
rily be. For their own
menial and spirit-
nal needs, and, after conJ
iiltaiioii with their
nearest friends, some of
the li?st and most
gifted people in Englanjl, lliey decided to
lite under the sanie, roof and brave con
ventionality. They would have been le
gally married had Mrs. Lewes Lad the
goodness to die. But she lived, arid still
lives, i Consequently, Marian Evans could
not have been George Henry Iewes' wife
without becoming responsible for bigamy.
She has alwavs been rightly Marian Ev
ans, spinster. ' "
A Wau Ixcidext. A short distance
in front of the Confederate position at
Cold Harbor were rifle-pits, occupied hy
men sent into them by niglit, since by
day no one dared show his head above the
work 8 nnless he wished to get a shot in it.
One of these pits was occupied by a lieu
tenant of Edgar's battalion at the time of
the charge. When the enemy returned
repulsed, one of their lieutenants jumped
into the pit occupied by the Confederate.
You' are my prisoner?' cried the latter. I
don't know about that,' replied the Yan
kee; 'Ii guess yon are mine.' 'Hardly,
said the Confederate. , 'Well, how shall
we settle, i?' Well,' replied Edgar's lieu
tenant, 'we can wait till night, and see
who holds the line then. In the mean
while, have you got a pack of cards?'
And so the two suspended hostilities
over eoehro and 'seven up,' till at night
the Confederates chargea the rifle-pits and
re-captured the whole line. EdgaV-glieu-tenant
brought iii his man in triumph.
Christine Nillson,
i tie , iamoug opera
tiger, was run rut
ed daughter of a Swedish1 peasant, w hen
her sweet voice attracted the attention of
her father's mistress, who recognized the
talent of the child, and sent her to Taris
to be educated.
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I i Earnestness ahme makes life ctpruitv.
AUSTRALIAN HORRORS, I
Can tibial ism Still Practiced bv Some of the Na
tive Tribes Ferocity of the Blacks.
t ' "
The Sail Franpisco Clironicles Austra
lian correspondent gives a terrible descrip
tion of sorae of the inhabitants of Queens
land. He says that the colony of Queens
land, though one of the tnosr recently es
tablished, possesses one of the largest ter
ritories in Australia, over the nnsettled
part of which roam the aborigines. They
are among the lowest of mankind in men
tal capacity and in physical formation.
Very little effort had been made to civil
ize them, becanse experience has shown
that they are almost iucapable of living a
civilized life, i They- wander in small
tribes, subsisting on roots. "Their wean-
ons are .the sjv-ai". the- JvomnrngRnrl the
naliah:nnirah -iTrcwealthy squatter
(the term squatter in Anstralia'is a title of
honor and distinction), moving into the
interior of the country, pastures his sheep
and cattle upon the' land, aud now and
then some wandering blacks take what
they want. In the northern parts of the
colony the blacks capture, kill, and eat
humani beings. Gold mining is carried
on theje extensively, and there are thous
ands of Chinese engaged in the work.
These go out in smafl parties to work or
travel to and from the alluvial di
and are often! speared and eaten by the
natives, who prefer a Chinaman to the
white man. !
Whites occasionally, perpetrate serious
offenses, i rid, to escape: punishment, fly to
the vast i nexplored tracts that lie beyond
the settled districts. To capture offend
ing blacks or escaping whites the Queens
hand government established the native
police force, or Black Trackers, as they
afe more generally termed. They are
selected from tribes as far away as possi
ble ff-om the region in which they are de
signed for work, taken to a police station
in some small town, and taught to ride
and to handle a revolver. When there is
any need for their services they are draft
ed to the place at once. They are em
ployed to track white men who have lost
their way, or who are attempting to es
cape from justice. Many a horso thief
and murderer has beeu brought to the bar
of justice by their efforts, and hundreds of
lives have been saved by their efforts, and
hundreds of lives have been saved by
their persevering search; for ?'lost in the
bush" is an Australian phrase, almost
synonymous with a horrible death by
thirst and starvation. -
Thero is another' work performed !'
the Black Tracker, and one in which he
fa constantly engaged, v Australian, jonr-r
'ols frequently contain items to the effect
ttiat some ofheer went out with a partv of
native polico and dispersed a mob of
blacks. To one who does not understand
the peculiarities of the Queensland police,
this item is unintelligible; it simply. means
that the black butchers murdered" everv
man, woman and child they could find.
Io "disperse means to massacre. Not
long since some cattle were stolen from a
station about' two hundrco miles from
Bewen, and abont sixty aboriginals, men,
women and children, were nil butchered
by these black Mends, because they were
iu the neighlMrhoo(l. Ihree Chinese, on
their way from Cooktowu to the Palmer
liiver Diggings, were speared and eaten
by the blacks, and several days afterward
abont twenty natives were slaughtered by
the black troopers. When a little girl
was killed and eaten near Townsvillcs
the natives fell like leaves in autumn.
It may be asked if these people do not
resort to firearms. Stranre to sav. thev
do not. Nor do thev seem to understand
the use of them until it is proved by the
death of many of their men. When first
brought in contact with the Trackers they
had no fear of the revolvej-s and carbines,
bnt rushed wildly to certain death. On
one occasion, after a number of them bad
been killed, some of the remainder took
refuge in the trees,)" imagining that they
were as saie among me- nrancues as the
birds from their own boomerang.,; Thev
have never adopted the weapons how
ever, though they could easily do so, for
the same class who have furnished the
Indians with firearms could supply them
I hero are mauv small towns into which
they are not allowed to enter, partly be
cause thev dres as nature dressed them
but principally on account of their tieach-
err.
-. I
, The black trooper detests his less for
tanate brothers of the - wilderness, and
shows no mercy. He pursues them day
after day, for hundreds of miles, and
-I ..i. il .1 l ii mi
suoots mem uown, one ana an. i heir
aim is to punish the perpetrators of the
crime, but the combine the powers of
j idge, jury and executioner. The white
ii i.i .i
men wno leau mem are ireqnently as
bl6odthirsty as. themselves, and often ex
cel them in actls of wanton cruelty.
Tnii Retort Courteous. The other
evening, at a little dinner-party up town,
one of the guests, the younger brother o
an English nobleman, expressed with
commendable freedom his opinion of Am
erica aud its people. "I do not altogether
like the country," said the voung gentle
man, "for one reason, because vou have
no gentry here." " What do vou meau
by gentry?" asked another of the company.
"Well yon know, replied
the English
man.
'Well
h gentrv
are
t nose wno
never do anlv work themselves and whose
fathers befofe them never did anv." "Ah,'
exclaimed his interlocutor, "then we have
plenty of gentrv In America, bnt' we
don't call them, gentry, we call them
tramps." A laugh went around the ta
Ide and the voung Englishman turned
lis conversation into another channel.
The defects of the mind increase in old
e, like those of the face.
THURSDAY, JULY 10,
HOW SAMUEL CRANSTON CAME TO ti
1 MARRIED.
A verv romantio story is told of Samnpl
Cranston, afterward Gonnr of Rhode
Island. While on vovr-re to Jamaica
he fell into the hands of pirates, who killlc I
all the passengers and wev 'except Mr.
Cranston who was spared and sold as a
slave. Ha remained in--captivity seven
years, at the end of which time, having an
opportunity to seenre & laat, he secreted
some provisions and coiaamied himself ti
the winds and waves. 'After tossin aLuii
for several days, he fello with an
lish ship bound for Haluax, whence a
passage was given him fax Boston. ;.
Arriving at Boston, he ic:i-. ?d that his
wife, granddaughter of -rv Williams,
supposing herself a wi IS. a
be married Xo aTVlS KiisaeJirWer wheTKieVf
by this gloomy intelligence, Mr. Cranston
:roceedcd on foot to Newport, and, not be
ng an Enoch Arden, went straisrht to his
own residence. ' He knocked at the back
door, and asked for food, which was sriven
1? IT . ... .. O
Jim. ne next nsned lor Mrs. Cranston,
mt was told that he could not see her. as
she was making preparations for her mar
riage, which was to take place that even-
ing. leather appalled at the nearness of
the event, he requested tho servant to say
that the late lamented Cranston had been
seen crossing Hnwland's ferrv at noon
that day. 1 his extraordinary intelligence
brought out Mrs. Cranston, to whom her
unrecognized husband related the tale of
his sufferings, and finally asked Mrs.
Cranston if she had cveif seen him before.
She thought not, but the stranger, raising
his bat, pointed to a scar upon his for
head, and, "giving her a significant look."
asked her if she ever saw that scar be
fore.
The lady ot once flung herself uonn his
bosom, aud in transports of joy made the
usual appropriate remarks. Mr. Cranston
afonce arrayed himself in "a manner be
fitting his rank and station,n and, with the
inu leaning on ins arm, entered the room
where Mr. ltnssell and a clergymen were
awaiting the bride and tin; ceremony.
Mr. Knssell was surprised and Dossiblv
annoyed at the tnrn affairs had taken, but
wun wnat lias ieen called "suspicions alac
rity," he insisted that the marriage cere
mony should be repeated, he giving the
bride to her former husband, and endow
ing her with tho amount which he intend
ed to settle on her as his wife.
"The scene" quoth the enrantnred
chronicler, in.' whoso mind things were
naturally a little mixed, "the scene whs
worthy the chisel of an artibt, and produced
ibt, and produced
J) minds of the
trz
emotions oi delight in t
Lr ambling ix Washixgtox. A vet
eran gambler of Washington has been
complaining to a newspaper reporter, who
has, of course, published his complaints, of
the degeneracy of these davs. meaning
that public men no longer fight tho tier
with the energy of old. Senators, Itepre
sentatives, foreign diplomats, ami all tho
rest, nsed to risk their money liberally;
but now, if they loso a few dollars at the
table, they leave the game in a verv des
pondent frame of mind; aud, if thev'wic a
small amount, they imagine themselves
favorites of fortune. Tho lato Humphrey
jinn-nan piayeu wun coolness, but al
ways heavily, and was generally luckv.
Tom Marshall played irregnlarly,"and was
apt to loso unless very drunk, wheu he
was otten successful. All the Russian
diplomats gambled habitually, according
10 tins autuoruy, liodisco setting so mnch
aside for the purpose, and, when it was
gone, he withdrew, saying tho appropria
tion had been exhausted. Thad. Stevens
was a 6cientihc player, and alwavs with
blue chips. He sent for the reciting eara-
uier me a ay tie died, wishing to see him
before ho "had passed in his chips." and
saying his disease, which the doctors were
trying to explain, was 78 vears of hard
work. The faro bankers formerly cleared
S100,000 a season. Theu it paid to give
free suppers and pop imreckoned cham
pagne. Now they get very little; patrons
of the table eat and drink moro than they
leave behind. .ven in the Sontli. at such
places as the White Sulphur, during the sea
son ancient spirit has departed. There is
no longer any fun: the people have grown
poor and virtuous. Tho venerable faro
banker has well-nigh despaired of tho re
public; bnt the respectablo part of the
community will wish tflat his despondency
may increase with the increase of its cause.
The government may prosper, even if faro
doesn t.
, Horace Vernet, the artist, was one day
sketching on the Lake of Geneva, when
one of two young English ladies, who had
also been drawing not far awav, came op
u:.- j - .- - .
tu uim, mm in an encotiragiug tone ocered
mm some advice as to his art. The conrt
eous old painter listened respectfully, am
when Ins instructress concluded thanked
her very politely. Next dav,' on the Lu
sanne boat, the same yonng lady ran up
to him, saying: "Oh, sir! Yon are a
Frenchraau; you ought to know Horace
Vernet, and they say he is on board this
very boat; be good enough, please, to noin
him out to me." "Yon would like to see
him very much?" "Oh. vesl" "Verv
well, madamoiselle; it was he who had the
honor of reciving a lesson from you yes
terday morning," responded the smiling
ernet.
It is officially announced that the mate
to Cleopatra's needle, the wonderful Egyp
tian obelisk, is to be brought to this country,
and erected in a suitable position in New
lork citv, the Khedive of Egvpt assent
ing and a wealthy American providing the
necessary fuuds.
Time will do much for sorrow pride
perhaps, mnch more.
IS"
A n:iNCLY SIEECHANTOFTUfc'CUiEX TI" '
Among the great merchar.ii t No-. j';rt
(II. I.) in the mid He of tho !a tcr .tnrv
were Godfrey and.Jolm Malbcce. ; The
eKer GK,fre-" was a character. . Tie tra
dition is that ho. ran, away; from rVool,
absconded from his friend?,! and Fpent a
rnmbcr of years at sea. About thyear
1TC0 Lc Fettled at Newport, and crcscntlv
became a Biircercful niW-sr.l. Tic Fr-,
ond Sp.tnis1!
which lie did
.var swjf an cpportur.iti
not in tYr::,?cole("1- Hi!
V
s
sups mane ma
m-n f f n-anltb
,V hen privaternn!:fceaiea''.j be a btiii-
ness, he was just t'uc man tc traa in slnves
or rum. and it woult'-viot Am' strftnT if h
id'a little smti(fTvrVrrf,c en5 iV
ue km fu.'.tui
ing to the sea. i
iuiu a narrow- passage lean-
Wheu one of his ships came in from a I
successful voyage, Colonel Malbona osed
m et w.e lauiea in on great uming-uall I
wun common crockery, and prepare a
magntficent feast, to which! were bidden
all the sailors of the ship. After they had
eaten sufficiently, and after the flowing
""'LB? ronn1 a goo many times,
Colonel Malbone would set the fashion by
hurling a dish at the head of the man at I
the other end of the table. This was the
signal for the wildest kind of a time, and
was the rule to leave opoii the table not and disasters at wa had Wn ffret, p
ilish nnbrnken. I riallv l,n il - ..r .v,-v- r ' 1 ' ,
lovyard the close of tho proceedings,
the shipping book would be brought out,
and the seamen, charmed with the delight-
iui cnaracier 01 Colonel aialtwne, would
be only too ready to put down their names
at his request for another voyage.
air. .Halftone was very generous in bis
public nctf, and onco remarked in connec-
tion with something he bad done
o . - -
11 . .. 1 c t 1
. iiki iiiuiicv "v 1 oomeoony over-l
ueanng tne remark, posted consnicaouilv
tuo uoggerci couplet : . j
. . , , , .
"All lli Dinner in the nlora
Won't buy old Malbone a hn!oafi
Colonel Malbone was fearfully exasDer-
ated, aud straightway offered ten guinea
to become acquainted with the amateur
poet. 1 he writer of the lines thought be Dreamer. Mrs. Agues Beaumont, a Bcd
conld earn ten guineas in no easier way, fordshire contemporary of Bunran, relates
and came forward and acknowledged bis in her journal bow she rode from her re
production. Colonel Malbone saw the fun live village of Ed worth to a church tneet-
01 the thing then, r.nd not onj paid the
reward, but treated the crowd. As a grave
contmeniator lias said, toochmg this per-
fortnance: "Commerce expands the mind
aim iioerauzes tue ueart."
A Chorus Singer Becomes a Prima
'-..A. AUIiS.CilUU ICIIS tin. BIUI t
about the new popular j French
Mile. Granien Theo, the famous
prima
donna, had just created the 'Jolie parfnni
ense. uue evening sue jell sick just as
tue performance wns anool to commence.
What was to be done? Return the money?
This is 'alwavs a hard alternative for a
manager, and ho only resorts to it at tho
last moment. In this case the director
nus iu iroisjii iiimveii iu 1 b lvuen a
yourg girl tapped at thd door of his room,
'I know Theo'8 role from having seen
her play it so often, and I would sing "it well,'
she said. The manager was astonished
at so much audacity. He' scarcely even
knew tho young person 'But vou Mm
expose yonrselrr 'To be either hissed or
applauded. I believe that I will be ap -
in the chorus, I believe wne bis reply to 01,0 ilr arry a great enemy 01 tbe Di-
the courageous girl. 'Certaiuly, but what Meters, bad ft him against Banyan; bnt
does that prove!' 'Notbipg, in fact; and eventnally the old man aaw hi. mistake
you would venturo toj play this partf relented. The quaint narrative thro s
I would.' 'Yon know to what von wonld a flood of light on the social and religions
planded.' 'What is vonr namef 'Jen- u,e grpal tonnence exercised br the ao
nie Granier.' 'Well, "Mile. Granier, co thor of the Tilgrim's l,rogrcs.' in the
and dress vonrself.' Tbo success of tbe
little chorus girl "was sd great that Theo
was cored, as if by enchantment, rf her
serious malady, and hastened to resume
her role. 1 he chorus 'girl relapsed into
her original obscurity! Fortunately for
her. a voung author bad witnessed bcr
debut. Without
mentioning
it
y
appiause unanimous, j oinco men uranicr
1 r i i I
nas na, as many snccesseaaa tbe ladywuoae
place she supplied w fortunately.
The carriers who collect the mail from
street boxes sometimes find queer deposits
therein. Loose silver coins and loose
postage stamps are among the principal
discoveries, while a carrier the other day
brought in a bank-book containing SS-S in
bills which he bad taken from a lamp-
post box. The most remarkable in stance
of absent-mindedness in this direction
was the caso not long since, of a yonng
roan who daily carries two leathern bags
one for mail and tbe other for monev,
. . . .... . . . .. ..
occ. lie deliberately, in a tit o abstrac-
tion, walked npf to a box in tho Boston
poston.ee, and emptied the contents of
. .l .. .lt.li 1
one oag, containing several uana-itooks
and bills and checks amonuting to thona
anda of dollars, into the mail-box, and
did not discover bis blunder nntil he went
into tho bank and handed the receiving
teller a bunch of letters. The voung
man's face, it is said, grew so pale as to
frighten every one who saw bin. rushing
through the streets, eyes distended, and
ueart luomping louaiy in uia wretcoea
B 1 J 1 T . II
oosom. o was maae a uappier ana
rtno tin ll' mt n fiir lior a r.ort in inn
:r; " , , , one is a dappled gray of fair site, aod
w.thlq.andxyheO the vearM having all the traif. f the pure Arabia
she made her debut) .n 'Girofle-Girufla' wcl,.t rrtllcU v
the astonishment was general and the !.j 1 ,' n . . . Jt
wiser man o, receiving a. iue uosines. .boulders, to LU bead, and sat ao
offiee 1 the bank-lKoks and money , n place Ull the eud of the aert ice, a hen be re
of which be gladly tendered bia bundle of tQn t Q iU ,umUc1 ,nrgoinMler
mailmatterj bowing bta thanks. Tbe great tuao'a fary
wiser man 011 receiving at tue uosineaa
Truth ia violated by falsehood, and it
may be cqua ly ootragetl by silence.
as a s
We wonh
do many more things if we
in imjK.Sbibiliiies.
believed lesa
COW LONGFELLOW WttlTLS HIS,! .I:.!
r 11 1 ' ....
i'0r;S: '.'r,v 5 poems
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ie : t rm I nr. to
bu. i..Mnicuir-i ice lar, vn.ije
ar. vn:2e ot Ir
f-c Loo I room.-' Every school! --y rea.la and
declaims tl.pm; every teclcr, like every
prcicLer, ct:iolfs tlem.
The "Ptalrn of LifT. is prclibly the
best knemn cf thcte numerous porrj. It
as wrUten on a s'umer ronrr.'r rio 1S33.
He wns a yortng v.nn then, fu'.l f ra
tiou and lcp, end the poem wa mcrelr an
xprct;i . nf;L'r- feelings. He regafdrd
it as a pers ruj : Jik n fnirr in
one s journi! &
from publh-hir.j ii.
ted that a r.t;i'.
. , .
r "c 1 ' " rffraint 1
,nrx y.-v ft.l! .v rch
Vfrom Lit the
"iborrr ncr-re-l cp h
:-n an
1 . it
1a:
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1-3 fcLiKO
'witb t'
Talrtj ot
f V-
er received " d ih rirmniM .
InrrMirt.- .t . .t.
beam if, ii tbinr f tV,
hnsta of noble friends, mementoes of dJ
parted poet Tom Moore's ate-PPr
basket, Coleridge's inkitand, a piece of
Dante' coffin. In this ftudr tood an old
clock, with the coloring of age, rifing
from floor tn ceiling, ft numbered tl
hoars in which hi bt-st im were writ-
ten.
i 1
It wis the old clock on the turs.
Th"Vrwdr f ft, 11 " :.
bn in lfi.10 .1 niAS..t 1
bad occurred the t.utt 1- f.,r- ti,. Uir...
coast. Tho rpra of the day were fall of
the news of the dimter. The poet wti
sitting alone in Us stodr Ute ml nieht.
when the vision of the wrecked Hesperus
came drifting nn.n tl. :in.i
thought into Li mind. He went to Ud.
bnt coold not lcep. He arose and wrote
the poem, which came into hit mind hr
lmL rii t . .v
i v.u .-y uiiiiiiiur tutui jtk mm m
1. . . . . . v
clock the old tlock oe
00 the clairt was
Ktrikintr thro
0
As EnsopE i if Jonx BcxrAsVLirE.
A enrioas episode in John nnnnn'i lif.
baa been nnearthed bv a London tmc..
tine. It U a valnabfe contribution to onr
I too ecanty knowledee of the Gloriooa
ng at Gamlingay on Mr. Bonyan'i bore.
"I had not ridden far." tho sava. "before
my heart bran to be liftet up mitU pride
at the thought of riding behind the aer-
vani ot tue lri. and u Pleased If anv
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looked after as as we rode alon?. In.
I deed, I thought myself very Lapp- that
I . .ULttlX-I - r- I
for my going; and then that I boo Id LaveT
the honor to ride lehind Mr. Bunran,
who wonld sometimes be speaking to tne
abont things of God. Mr pride toon Lad
a fall, for in entering Gamlingay we were
met by one Mr. Lane, a clergyman, who
lived at Bedford, and knew us both, and
spoke to as as we rode along, and Kmn af-
tpr raised a vile scandal upon ua, thongh
1 " u . u u.
returned home, her father, who was an ir-
religions man, turned her out of the bouse,
d would not let her in for several days,
IIe called bcr "hussey," and even threat-
ened to throw ber into the poud. Some
evil-minded men of the village, especially
,,fo of lbe time to ahicli it relate, and
1 furnishes a striking testimony at once to
I regions where be labored a a preacher,
aud to the malico of bis enemies in
tbe
Established Chorch.
A Paie; or Noblk Hobses. Tbe
two Arabian horses of purest brcel pre
sented bv the sultan of l'urkev to Gener.
al Grant'are qnite worthy of a persooal.
e STonu, tnj A ma cf cll j;
..roke of m Ud.. . in -
df 1(lood 'Tbe other Lnrw
I has all these joints. He is a gb.v
black, with a white star on bis forehead.
and white bind feet. WLtn the loo?
fore-lock falls over his forehead,' the Urge
black eyes bare all the eiprrioo of a
Bedouin woman'. Their gait Is perfect,
be it either the rapid walk, tie long
awinging trot, or tho tireless, stretching
gallop, while a rein of ono thread of silk
ia enough to guide their delicate tooatba.
lct one of these At. aba, in the mad rash ot
I a charge or a flight, lose Lia rider, and in ao
instant the docile steed mill atop aa though
turned iuto stoue. These two boree! are
1 . ,.. . 1
I 01 the I moos baktan race, tue purest
j Arabian blocl, only found in and bear
Bagdad
I
Peter the Great axu tiik Hol
lander's Wig. On bis second visit to a
town in Holland, be and bis bargmuaster
of the place attended divine service, when
ao unconscious action of the Czar almost
npsct the gravity of the occasion. Peter,
f h W,J erowi-- i., llirowl
lU Le5avily.wi gzA chief m agistrate at bis
gist rale
g, the I
... .n, trmnAfeircj tbe
wig, the hair 01
.LjcL &OKKx Ao
wn over ine great little
.a a
was oot appeased till one of Peter's suite
I aasared biin that it- was no practical joke
. . "
at all that bis Jije.tY bad played: tha
Lim usual custom, whew at church, if hie
a a
ticad was cold, was
bo could clutch.
to st Me tbe bcatrft
a huw ati 11 1 ft icavuiuz avBi.asa J
WHOLE NO. 207.
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cf arrleit, to trcretst an ihrm lwi 5.
fvi'.iria bleeiipg cf tie r.rij. A V
klr T t-J anUr ttLr in Lcth --.!
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i..c'.l cf
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trt: ?. CL?;f routtco, r. -
live 1 . -in rr;
orr, as io nd lie r pure
Gre i"', t e r
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cfAnrU. Tl
r.ti f..r I
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Hr.-r.
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00 It as she th-pi. Her ladyltp'e aaLipi.
thy was almost as strong as it tf il9
dame who fainted L t.
t.in, (ICH 40 -DO :... I m. .,v
proachedber, taring an articil row !a
hi button-hole. A violet tu a ttiag of
lorror to the eyes of tit PrioeeM de Urn
halle; tmir was abot0iob! to aa earl cf
Birrymore; Scalier grew pale before tie
water crew; aod aoldier, bo woold fctve
scoreed to torn bis back ca a for, fed iiL
out shame from a rprij of rue.
poor -eapoiiUn al ra Mired
ith a fit upon attempUn. to a
utorael of freh meat of an- kliwl, and Xa
lure tbos condemned lira to t e-curiitnrni
orer aGiciKvii than that oVred hr
Guuneriu, bow teart th iULtd .!ct.
it u i-naig4 ta a pork diaaer, or tr
the lady l,o ctmld d Ut t4 Urr
oot ber lips welling to occor&forutl di
meoMooa. Dr. Proot Ud a p-tirM Uo
declared bonert raottoo as Ud at txd.
aoo to liio.-.TLit.liog tLU all faic.,
tbe doctor a JrcioutrrM the bnotioni it
ooder variona dUg!, bl rrrrr eiprri
tnent ended in a severe omiUf) 1.
A bother ttblocky indirtdaal alaare bad
a fit of lie pont tf(t Lctitt afirrVstie
nb; and a Couot d'Arro.udl never failed
Ia go off to a falt.1 trie Vnomlt-W or ea
knowingly partook, of a dub corUieiBf
the sligblrti luoJIcnra of olire oil. A alill
a-ore penalty atUcked to lobctcr aalad io
the cae of a lady, for if ale atia.pieJ u
Ufte It at a daocing rarty, Ur neck, be
fore -be rrtomed to the ball-room, M
I covered mitb ngly blotaea, and Ltr
peace of mind destroyed for that evemaf.
According to Borton, a ratlsncbofr
pake of Moaoovy fell instantly ill if U
looked opoo a woman; and another aatboc
ity was acized with a cold ralir nndrr a
aimilar provocation. Weioncbof telle of
a nobiemtn who drew the lice at H la-
bis life in oonaeqoetioe of Lis ttranrt tvr.U.
dice; for, being called from tbe supper fa
ble by some tniscLlevoos friends, to sjak
to an old woman, Le fell down dirrctlr be
beheld ber, aod died then and there.
What an old woman did foriLIi old Later
eclipse did for Charles dlltctra.
Bishop of La odre. It was Us Inconretii.
nt co.toni to faiot at the teginaiag of a
onareclipw and remain intc&tiUe at
ong aa it lasted. Wbeo be was vrrr old
nd very it. firm ao eclipse took rdar. TL.
good Bihop eot off as nsnal, and cevrr
came to again. Old John Laagler, a bo
settled iu Ireland io IC.1. cberiahed ao
antipathy qntte aa oUtinatelr, bet tad no
inra 01 dying I it. vr Lis last will aod
trslaroeat be ordrred Lis oora tt 1
akcl by fifty Irishmen, for tatb cf a loni
two quarts f aqua rite were to be provide.!.
"In the lope that, getting dreak, they
moou take to killing one a o other, and do
something toaard ltfenirg lie treed.
CtT ASp Res. Henry Clay came out
of the Capitol at Washington, one dart
saw a ingidened woman ia LLa mir
vainly atriving to ward off tbe attacks 4
a sportive joat, and gstlanlly, In spite f
uia jeara ana omce, setaed the poet by tbe
bums. Tbe a omaa tba&ked tiro warralr'
and aped boniedly oo. Ur. Clay weald
cave nan to bave moved 00 also but tit
goat bad iu own v'teaa a boot tbe latrtfre-
ence with Ua iticocctl atuoaemeat. Aa
aooa aa the womaa'e deliverer tooaed Lis
bold 00 tbe two borna, the animal mae
tanjesUoaUy oa Lis fiod !ef aad prepared
ftra fharje. Io lis owo drfrrre Mr.
CUy oow took tbe aniiaal aa befuee by
tbe boms, and tlaa for a time tber sto!
liie a crowd of street bora ratbered
aroooJ, iuarae-aely amoacd at I be woaaaal
riievfacle of a benator aod a roat t.ilted
be owe agaiast the oiLer tm a paMic
atreet, Aa Ion as Mr. Clsr Leld tha
goat by tbe boras, all ass a eooark.
Bat the mome&l the qradtn;4 wae free
came a fresla t-ret-Xoo for a cLaree.
N"l a loy -ffcted aulsiabce, Lai a fur a
a In la one ventured to arrest. 'Throw
the billy dowa, sir." Mr. Clay at car
accrptM aud adopted tit report cf lie
cotamiuee, aa.1 tnpplag the gxat op e.
aated to pf 00. Ik lore be oowld fa'fly
tnm aa ay, boa ever, the goat was ep ia
IHy prrparaiioa tu a ew cbarre. Mr.
Clay gate Us cMcmy the & or or tbe pave-
men I one toore, aud keejatig Lira there,
Inmod to Us new adviser with tit que,
tion, A wd what shall I da uowt
"(!ol aod ran, air, replied tbe lad.
The Gkkmav KMraxxa Duuit or
BiSUARCK. P rince Bismarck w as aevrra-
ly sooblet Ly Empre4 AojasU la IVt lief
daring the reoeimoo ceeeusue. TLe
Emperor rrevtrd Us d'ittnf mslM claio
eel lor will much wartulb, trat 'm larltrr
half scemnl as if she wished U alow ber
dislike of the inc by not oaly aniveria
lis oUiaanoe io a very slirlung fxsliou,
bnl by pot even eitendia ber band to tita,
as slo did iiome1 talely afterward, ait's
gracMxte Ojien, tu the veteran Vow II. 2 tie.
Tbe iacUtebt caused 0ute a ereaatta ia
Bril'tu.
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