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No Jeweled beauty is my love, Yet in her earnest face, There's such a world of tenderness, She needs no other grace. Her Siii ilea and voice cruund my life In light aud music twim, And dear, oh, very dear to me. In this sweet lore ol mine! Oh, joy to know there's one fund heart. Beats ever truo to mo; It aets mine leaping liko a lyre, In sweetest melody; My soul upsprings, a Diety! To hear her voice divine, And dear, oh, ytrry dear to me, la lLat sweet love of mine! If ever I have sighed for wealth, Twa. all for her, t trow ; Anp if I win Fames Victor areuth, 111 twine it ou her brow. There may bo forms more twautiful, And souls (f sunnier shine, But none, oh, none so dear to mo, A this sweet love of mine! I Gerald Massey. "A WITLESS THING." "'A doCKinriit in iiia.'ijes.s: thoughts aa l r? nimtranoes littwi." Ilrtnilct. iv, -.o. 'Now remernlr, Loni (.Irr.y ton,' tv,Ul the lifter eoieninly, 'all 1 have told you. You aro very welcome to come to our b;ll. though as a rale we ouly a&k .a crtaiu net of wiso meu and maidens who know our wajrs and their ways. Still, you are good looking, humorous and cheery, and if you are eeusible, you can enjoy yourself, and, maybe, do them a world of good. I believe in electricity aa a curative agent not the quack nonsense of belts and chains and musical botffcs, that only shake tho nerve centres, but the real electricity I of animal spirits, the tonic of good health.' Mshall do exactly as I am bidsaid Lord .Gray ton, a handsome, tlorid, muscular young man, strong as a horse, buoyant as a balloon, just back after a self imposed exile of five years in India with the big game. 'But tell me of all those confounded cautions again. I did a lot of dancing of various kinds years ago, before 1 went after the tigers' and he laugh ed aa iningled memories of Mayfair and tho Lotus Club swam back to bim 'and I've tried both the Corro "boree and tho Longrt; 'but 'pon roy honor I never danced with a lunatic girl yet ' 'Are you quite sure of that?' said tho doctor, grimly, 'they arc not to met with outside Copswood, I can tell you. However, listen; tho rule is simple. Bo civil and "don't contra dict. If old Crackton asks you to play che, plaV. He's a good player, and will beat you fairly if he can, if he can't bo'll make a false move and call 'checkmate,' andx you must resign. If poor Snobiy thinks you are the Prince and 'Sirs' you all over the place, and throws out hints about Sandringham; if you are asked to listen to tho chiming clock in Baker's interiors, or to avoid some ono else, because he's a glass and might break, you must do your best to be courteous to them all, and on no account laugh at their fancies: 'Sounds rather jumpy. And the ladies?' 'I'll see to that, and introduce you to the nicest and tell you what to avoid speaking about; the men will make the talking for themselves; the women don't talk much.' Sign of insanity, I suppose. And' what am I to'talk about?' 'Everything save some one thing the Empress of Austra, the stage, or white rose, or Mr. Mallock, or black stockings, I'll give you the cue never fear, only it may happen that one of them will ask you to dance and then you must steer as best you can talk society or art on chance. My own girls and their friends get on famously with the male patients and you must do your best. Come, you are going to bo our best tonic to-night, and you must bo off and dress; nine sharp, mind, as they all go. to bed at midnight.' 'Queer thing this,' soliloquized Graytou, as he completed an elabor ate dressing, beginning 1113- season after five years by dancing with a lot of lunatics. Hope they 'wont wear straw in thc-ir hair; if they do I shall Lolt to the Congleton's dance.' He made strange adventures that evening as ho strolled about tho pretty ball-room at tho Copswood private asylum. He was duly de feated at chess by Ihe venerable Crackton, who deliberately slid back a captured queen on the board, and performed prodigies of valor with her. He sympathized with the gentleman who had swallowed a crocodile, and he noticed the pale cadaverous man who amused himself by counting the lights on each 'side of the room and singing softly to himself, 'Sorry I can t admit it, sor ry I can t admit it !' He had been an Acrostic Editor onco upon a time. He noticed the fussy little man, with pale-blue shaven face, who wanted to stage manage the sixteen Lancers, and who piteously entreated the dancers to 'go back over all that again, please, and try and get it crisper;' and tho erratic journalist' who wrote paragraphs on liis mothers shirt cuffs, and many other strange folks that passed by in the motely pageant of unsettled reasons: There's King Lear,' whispered the doctor, as 'a very foolish old man, fourscore and upwards, passed them muttering of 'Brighton A's; you know who he was?' and he wtiispered a name in Qrayton's ear that made that nobleman whisper softly. And are there any Oplielias, 'whose j'oung maid's wits should be as mortal as an old man's life? asked Grayton, showing that he knew his Shake speare as well as the doctor. 4 , ; Yesr but we keep their secrets. Now, go and dance;; and tho - doctor, took King Lear off for a cup of coffee. It was a sad, weird sight altogether and as Grayton watched it, it remind ed him of Kaulbaeh'8 'Dance of Death,' and ho felt oddly morbid as he thought of his lonely life. He liad once loved and given his heart to a Voman whom he had both idealized and idolized; he had youth, brains and position, and with her he fqlt he could conquer the world. It was an old story : she turned Out to be as loveless as she was lovely, and so 3ie took to the tigers. He had got over it all now, but h-3 shuddered as ho '-en:emben;d the fret of it all, and thought how nermadncs he had been driTea when ho heard of her ultimate fate, raid where her life had drifted to. So there ere Ophelias here ! More like Audreys, he thought', as he watched some rather uncouth gamboling in a corner. His eyes wandered round the room, and rested at laston a face It was an exquisite oval face, some what sad an wistful in expression, of that rare delicate olive color one sees in the South, with the skin of so fine a texturo that the red flush springs up through tho vein-tracery at a moments excitement; the large, brown eyes were soft and dreamy, the chiselled mouth was half-parted, j and tho dark brown hair, looking black at night, was worn Greek fash ion close to the head, sweeping in undulating lines past the tiny rose-j tipped ears. She was seated on a low sofa, carelessly clasping one knee with both hands. She wore a simple white ! frock, just mysteriously frilled round I tho little white column of a throat, , and a great black-red rose nestled in her breast. One little high-arched foot, in peach-colored nettled silk, kept swinging to the music. No one seemed to talk to her except the doctor who smiled pleasantly as he passed and said something to which sho answered with a nod. 'Ophelia at last,' said Grayton to himself ; and in melancholy vein he wished he were Hamlet and could lie at her feet andwatch the play. 'Poor Ophelia divided from herself and fair judgment! (the quotation was irresistible). 'I wondor what sent her. here some brute of a man, or a soldier lover killed' at Kassassin. Gracious! I hope this terrible Meg Merrillies is not going to ask me to dance!' and he moved away as he saw a wild-eyed woman bearing down upon him, to a seat somewhat nearer the polo girl with the black-red rose. For a time he watched her; then he tried to magnetize her. At last their eyes met; he stared her full in the face. She never shrank from his look, only a sort of pitying light seemed to glow in the sorrowful eyes A moment passed and then she rose quitely and v :tv perfelt self-possessed grace walked over to him to his intense astonishment sat down quiet ly by his side, and said in a soft musical voice : 'You seem sad tonight; I am sorry.' . s For a moment he was tongue-tied; then he recollected his instructions and pulled himself together. 'Well, I think I was sad because you were looking sad.' 'Was I? I suppose I always do, then. Of course, being here naturally makes ono feel sad. But we won't talk of that,' sho added quickly. 'Do you care for dancing? I'll dance with you, if you like- 'Dance! with you.' 'Oh, yes, if you like; many of the others dauce, you know.' 'How calmly she seems to recognize her sad state!' said Gravton, as he Ftood up and passed his arm round poor Ophelia's slender waist, and wondered bow she would 'jig and amble.' They were playing the 'Dream faces,' and as they swung in undulatiug rhythm to the pretty song he felt that few slips of sane 17 could come up to her. . 'That's right,' said the doctor encouragingly ; 'set a good example.' 'Means I'm to be atonic, I suppose, said Grayton ; so he carried off Ophe lia tor an ice. 'You dance beautifully,' she said. 'No, you sit down and 111 get you the ice ; there, now, there's a spoon and a wafer; now you feel comfortable, don't you? Isn't taat a lovely vase?' 'Yes, I'm fond of 'Dream-faces;' the people one meets in dreams are generally vastly nicer than the real folks. I have many dream friend3.' Hae you?' she said, looking amused ; 'tell me of them.' Well, you know, I think I'm married to a dream-wife, just like Gilbert's Princess Toto, you know, with her dream-husband. And she comes to me sometimes and scolds mo if I've done anything wrong in the day, and sometimes she's very loving, and sometimes she's cross and doesn't come near me for weeks.' He felt as if he was telling a fairy tale to a child. t - - 'Mow charming! Do tell me more of her. Is she beautiful? "What is she like?' The fanciful conceit seemed to amuse her, so he went on drawing pretty pictures of an ideal wvman; then growing unconsciously eloquent, he burst out, 'Ah, if one could only meet her alive, what a wife she would make! A very second self,; aiding, sympathizing, loving at once the Cheeriest of chums and the most idol ized of idols.' i ,S"e had flushed a little as he spoke, but she went on, 'What a pretty picture! Wrhere did you get your beautiful thoughts about marriage?' 'I suppose my dream-girl taught me.' 'Is she pretty ?' Grayton wondered if deliberate bare-facsd compliments would be a good tonic for a lunaticJ 'Yes, beautiful. She has large brown eyes, wonderful hair, a low voice, an olive oval face, she dances superbly, and she wears a black red rose in her white dress. j Ophelia looked a little frightened. 'forgive me; 1 didu't mean to bo rude, but he is really you are not angry with me?' and he laid his hand on hers. 'Oh, no;' then there was a pause. 'Come and let me show you some pictures. I'm something of an artist myself and she led him into a long gallery, and talked art so sensibly pathetically that here, at all events, he felt there was a very pleasant method in madness. 'Talking art' is a recognized method of 'interchanging sympathies. He was no bad judge of a picture, but ho preferred to affect ignorance, aud asked the stupidest questions, simply for tho pleasure of hearing her , talk. There was a kind of innocent dignity about her that fascinated him. She was more like a Vestal 1 virgin than a Cacchante. j So the evening passed all too quickly, till he suddenly bethought himself that there was an important division in the Lords that night, and that he was bound to be a 'not content, be fore the clock struck 11, and af tei that he was due at Lady Congleton's dance. ' . . 'Must you go away!' she said; why?' 'Well, you see, I'm one of those much-abused people that the Radicals call Hereditary Legislators, and I am not abolished yet, I must be in our House at 11. Of course she could not have un derstood a word he said, for she mur mured to herself, 'Poor fellow, so young, too!' He rose and held his hand out. 'Good night, thank you for a very charming evening. ; 'Good night,' said Ophelia tenderly. I should like a little memory of this meeting ; will you give me that rose? I've been longing for it all the evening.' , 'Of couse I will; why didn't you ask for it before?' and she took it from her dress and fastened it on his coat. I shall see you again ; there will be another dance here soon. How is it that I never saw you before at one?' i , ' 'This is my first dance here,' he said, gravely. j Why it was that Ophelia's eyes suddenly filled with tears he couldn't understand, but she left him with a' quiet bow and went back to the dancing room. 'You've been enjoying yourself, I see,' said the doctor, as Gray ton came to say good-bye, 'though I must say it was rather selfish of both of you.' 'Selfish! why, I did all I could for her, poor dear girl !' 1 'Poor! why, my dear Lord Gray, ton, she has six thousand a year of her own !' j 'Dear me land what is done with it?' 'She doe3 what she likes with it; she helps all the big charities and she helps me and Copswood in particular, and she generally does a lot of good to our poor p;eople pick up some one she takes a fancy to $nd cheers him up a bit. ' She's one ojf my hest tonics,, and this is the first time I have noticed that she never danced -once with a patient; that j was your fault, you know.' j 'Good gracious 1 then shd isn't a a patient herself. .1 The doctor laughed till the tears rolled down his jolly face, j 'BlessJny heart, uol That's Lady Mary Petti grew, daughter of old Lord-Polonius, and she's cf the cleverest and sweet est girls in the world. I thought you knew herl' j 'Not I ! She came over and spoke to me, and ' 'I see it all took you for a patient! Oh, this is too lovely !? and the doctor was positively boisterous in his mer riment.. ' 1 Grayton bolted to the House,- and having duly recorded his vote against the bill, sent up from the Commons, for chloroforming grouse instead of shooting them, betook iiimsclf in a strange state of bewilderment, to Lady Congleton's. His hostess wel comed him warmly, like the returned prodigal that he was, andj insisted upon introducing him' to some one in whom she seemed to have a special interest. ..4':-"K Really a delightful girlr Lord Gray ton, quite after your own heart de voted to Art and Philanthropy, you know.' Gray ton was too full of thought to protest, so submitted meekly . What were girls to him just then? He was thinking over Copswoocl as his hostess took his arm, and set out on a pilgrimage. Ah , here she is 1 Lady Mary Pet tigrew, Lord Grayton. I'm sure you two will get along capitally,' and her ladyship was off, leaving Grayton staring vaguely at his fascinating lunatic. Lady Mary could hardly suppress a. scream as she turned her head and blushed as deep as the rose he still wore in his button hole. 'How did you get out?' she asked, awkwardly. 1 'I never was in. Lady Mary; the fact is, I'm afraid there has been a little mistake on both sides. I only found out from the doctor as I left that you weren't a' She put her feathery fan up with a warning 'Hush!' then said., 'what brought you here?" 'Curiosity; and yours r '1 often go there and try to da some good. I cheer them sometimes ; but to-night ! Oh, how wrong and stupid of me!' Thore was a little pause as he look ed at her withhs frank, kindly eyes. , 'Let us forget and forgive, Lady Mary ; after all, you were very good to poor Hamlet.1 'And you were very kind to foolish Ophelia. Listen ! .acre's the 'Dream Faces' again ; let us see if we can dance it in our l.ght minds,' she said; as she rose with a nervous smile quivering in the corners of her lips. And so it happened that in a month they both came to their right minds, and the doctor was at the wedding. An Island Bora in Flame. The latest advices from Ounalaska, which arrived by the Steamer Dora, just down from that island, contain an interesting description of volcan ic disturbances, which are said to have occurred near there lately. Captain Hogue, - of the Dora, was called on by' ' a Chronicle reporter yesterday afternoon." He was' found at an assay office, he being an exper imentalist in this branch of science. Laying aside his blowpipe and metal, the captain said, in answer to the first enquiry : "Yes, I was at Bogos lou twice during the past season, and I did see something most extraordi nary. Sit down, and 111 tell you all about it." The reporter complied with this re quest, and the captain went on : 'When I say that I was at Bogos- lbv you must not take it for granted that I landed there." "Is it not a habitable island," ask ed the reporter. "At certain seasons, perhaps, but at the time I saw it there was noth ing visible there but a mass of flame and smoke, with pieces of redhot rocks issuing from the great one in the center of the mass, and great quanities of lava running down to the sea. 17 "Hew near did you approach?" "I stood off about a mile and a half, not daring to venture nearer. It was the' grandest scene I ever wit nessed, and I have been pretty, near ly everywhere." How long did the eruption last?" "I can't exactly say as to that, as I found the cone in a disturbed condi tion and left it next day, still in a state of eruption. I have learned that it had been throwing out lava for several weeks, and that it had still continued to do so up to the date of my departure from Ounalaska. But what was most remarkable and singular to behold was a new feat ure which was then visiole in the scene. A uew island had sprung up not far distant from Bogoslov since my previous voyage to that .spot. At first I could not believe my sences, and thought I had made a miscalcu lation in taking my surroundings, but their it was, a new island, with a coneshaped peak in the center 500 to 800 feet high, and lying only a short distance from where ve stood, that portion of its irregular outline nearest to Bogoslov not being but a few miles away from the old island ." A remarkable assertion in this con nection and one which will probably not be credited by some is in regard to the sea-lions. Many of them were reported as having been killed by .the volcanic eruptions, and the sea was said to be swarming with these ani mals. The greater portion of thoe still alive were hairless, the heat to which they had been subjected hav ing removed their outer fur; render ing those caught in this vicinity of no value to the hunter. Some of the ashes which fell at Ounalaska were examined by the re porter. Tbey? were peculiar in their lightness and ' cottony appearance, and the statement of their having been born thirty miles in the air by the light "wind may be easily credit ed. San Francisco Chronicle. A sentimental American , gentle man, who is tn favor of all river and harbor bills, intends to petition Con gress to improve the channel of affec tion, sa that henceforth the 'course of true love' may ' 'run smooth. " . Russian Priaoua. THE. HORRORS OF RUSSIAN PRISONS An APPEAL, TO THE WORLD. k In spite of the precautions by the secret police the political prisoners in Russian dungeons succeed in com municating statements of their fear ful suff erin gt to th e outside world. The St. Petersburg organ of the Ni hilists, The Will of the People, lias recently published several such reve lations, and others have been "made by letters which have been mado by the victims to their friends in Switzerland and France. The Paris correspondent of the iTimes bts re ceived and forwarded to his paper a second missive Of this kind, which was written in his own blood by a prisoner confined in the Troubleskoi bastion at St. Petersburg. It des cribes the infamous treatment of the prisoners, and says the little food they get is often mouldy and some time putrid, that dysentery and scur vy are prevalent, und that tho doctors nesitateto approach the patients for fear of contagion. There is ver little medical care of the prisoner who rot away and exhalo the odors of mortification before life is oxtict. Many go Inad in consequence of their sufferings, and when they exhibit violent symptoms aro strapped down and terribly lashed with the knout of tho keepers. Throughout the night fierce yells resound through the galleries of the dnngeon. Prisoners have in their dispair and anony com mitted suicide by dashing out their brains against the walls. The treat men t of the women is too horrible to be named. 1 - The only fortunate ones are the few who have money and can pur chase some degree of kindness. The prison swarms With rats, and one woman with a babe in her arms was compelled to fight night and day to prevent them from devouring it. The use of soap and combs are forbidden and the prisoners are literally de voured byr vermin. Prisoners are tortured upon the most trivial pre texts, and women are known to have died under the lash. The writer pa thetically appeals to- the civilized world in behalf of the women", whose situation is far worse than that of the men. Moral Courage. In every school the difference is clearly marked between the boy who has moral courage, and the boy who is mere pulp. The one knows how to say "No." The other is so afraid of being thought "verdant" that ' he soon kills everything pure and fresh and manly" in his character, aud dries up into a premature hardness of heart. Five lads were gathered in a room at a boarding school, and f out of them engaged in a game of cards, which was expressly forbidden by tho rales. One of the players was called out. The 'three said to the uiet lad who was busy at something else. ' "Come take a hand with us. It is too bad to have the game broken up." - "I do not know one cardfifrom the other." . "That makes no difference." ex claimed the players. "We'll show you how. -Come along." Now that was a turning point in the lads life. Hs nobly said : - "My father does not like for me to play cards and I will not disobey him." That sentenced settled the matter and settled his position among his associates He was the boy who could say "No," and henceforth bfe victories were made easy aud sure. I will remember the pressure brought to bear in a college upon every young man to join a wme drink or to take a hand in some contraband amuse ment. Some timber got well season ed. Some of the other sort got pret ty well rotted tnrough with sensuali ty and vice. .The Nehomiahs 9t col lege have been Nebemiahs ever since. The boy was father of the man. A few days ago some . convicts who took . groat interest in the reli gious meetings held for them, and especially the set -ice of song, which they participated in with much7 fer vor, were discoved to be trying to to drown in this way the noise of the filing of their cell bars by fellow, convicts. Now the priso ners in the Joliet rail are found U have been , struck with a musical fe ver, for a like purpose, singing and dancing every morning in the . corri dor with great vigor, while one of their number sawed at an iron win dow grating. Doubtless for them the poet's saying was true, that heard melodies are sweet, but those Unheard- -namely, the muffled music of the saw are sweeter. It must also be conceded hereafter that the shout" ing singer, as well as the man that has no music in himself, may be fit for treason, stratagem, and spoils. N. Y. Sun. Thousands of children die under the age of five years. Why 1 Phys icians attribute it to various causes, and have a vocabulary of infantile diseases too numerons to f mention. Worms I ; Worms ! 8hriner's Indian .Vermifuge .will kill them .and restore the child. A Yonnff Mab'a rerlL,' . .1 ay Marv Ann. and her mothor. - . " rs ' - . - . " - is..; Mary Ann was a little embarrassed, but the old lady was .calm. When she spoke above the breach of proW ' - tee case tboiawycr askldj 1 ' 'What evidence have, you gott" ". ,; , 'Mary Ann produce the letter,!! r - commanded the mother, and the ' girl ook tho cover oft awillair, ba" . . ket and remarked that she thought , 927 letters would do to, begin on. The : . other 651 would be produced as soon v 1 ; as the case was fair 1 before the : " court.'- ! , f .: ' 'And outside of these letters! quer-- ried the lawyer. ' 'Mary Ann, produco your diary, said the mother. "Now turn to the ' heading of ' promises," and tell how many times this marriage business has been talked over." t The footing is 214 times." answered the girl. ' ' , . ' "Now turn to the heading of "Dar ling," and give us tho number of tiroes he has upplied that termo ysfu." "If I have figured right, the total . , is 9,251 times. "I guoss you counted ; pretty straight, for you are good on arith metic Now turn to the heading of 'Woodbine Cottage,' and tell us how many times he has talked of. such a home for you after marriage.? "The footing is 1.SI5 times," "Very well. This lawyer wants to be sure that we've got a case. J ow many times has Charles Henry; baid he would die for you!" ' "Three hundred and fifty answer the girl, as she turned over a leaf, j "How niany times has ho callod you an angel!" " , "Over 11,000 mamma." 1 : . "How about squeezing hands!' Over 384, 000.'' "Aud kisses?" A "Nearly 417,000.' .. " .. . "There's our case," said the moth, er, as she deposited the basket and diary on the table. ? "Look over the documents, and tf you want anything further I can bring in a dozen neighbors to swear to facts. I We sue for ten thousands dollars damages, and wo don't settle for less than an eighty-acre farm, with buildings in good repair. We'll call again in a day or so good day sir!" ' : " V .Out 011 The Prairie. CONCERNING SOMETHING BETTER THAN MRS. -OODLES' WUEELBORKOW '. AND THE REASONS WHY. When a certain Commissary Gen eral complained. to the Duke of Wei- . hngton that Sir Thomas Pfctfon had declared that be would hang him if the rations for1 that General's divid ioh Were not forthcoming at d certain , hour, the Duke replied : " . "Ah ! did he go so far as that? Did he say he'd hang you?" "Yes, my lord." s - "Well, General Picton is just tho man to keep his word, you'd ; better get tho rations up in time. ' But to get rations or any thing else up in time one must know where to lay his hands on them. As Mr Too dles said about tho coffin which he had brought home to his wife:. If anything should happen, my dear, it will be so handy to have in the house." ' .. Being in the great wholesale drug house of William Hart, in Elgin, 111., one day, Mr. G. II .. Sherman, the photographer of that place, remark ed concerning Parker's Tonic. ,'I have used it in my family for two years, and I unhesitatingly pro nounce it the best medicine ve have ever used. It is bandy to have in the house, and we are never without it." Culled from tho mass of reasons why Mr. Sherman was right, be good enough to consider these. First, Parker's Tonic is delicious to the pal ate; second, it invigorates, but does not promote a lovo for strong drink ; third, it cures Coughs and Colds by inciting the torpi organ into - heal thy action, and opening all the; pores of the -skin; fourth, it. purrifles the Blood, 'thus curing Kidney, Liver and Lung, diseases and Rheumatism; fifth But take it into your house, and it will speak for itself. Onoed used, you will change it for nothing eke Physicians commend it. Price 50 cents and $1. Hiscox&Co., Chem ists, New York. " Vivid In .Verbal Exercise. "Mr. Smith do you know" the bar acter of this Mr. Jones 1 . "WalL I rather guess I do, jedge.' "AVelL what do you say about H?" ; ! ''-, ; - "Wall, he ain't so bad a man after all." v "Well. Mr. Smith, what we want to know is; Is Mr. Jones of a quar relsome and dangerous disposition?" "Wall, jedge, I should say , that Tom Jones is very vivid in ' verbal exercise but when ft conies to perton al adjustment, he hain't eager !, for the contest. Detroit Pre. ' - Our brainy are seventy-year clocks. The angef5f life windg them up once for alL then closes the case and gives the key into the hands of the angel ' of the resurrection. Pay your taxes or get into the ar t&y is the law in Madagascar. '. ' , At. .V . Y