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For over the pntple hill " The daylight is chsaiug tbe night away W.ili a foU that it noiseless anil stid. Ob. tbe night u so Ion;, eo long! As I eat by the wiudow alone, Watt-hing the moon at it tljwly roee Til 1 a'.n ve tlie trees it shone. It looktd, aa it bong in the aky. Like a goblet filled to the brim i h w ne of an amber, golden hoe; l!ut now it ia white and d m, Aa if it bad all been quaffed. And only the glass remained. With the faintest, palest, shimmering tinge To show what it then contained. Ai ' o:ice,wben it fullest seemed, With the sparkling, gl.ttering wine, A single etar, like a fleck of foam Of tbe precious Jxce of tbe Tine, Went drifting, drafting off. As we sometimes lose a day . That, when tbe goUe-t of life is full, SJentl; Sorts away, tut now the daylight is here, And the sad, vague thoughts of night Hare died away, aa the sunbeams fall Like arrows of golden light Ah, 'tie quiet lours like these. When we wistfully look above. And see tbe works of tbe great, good Ood, And think of II is tender love, 1 bat help us to braver be. And strengthen na on our way. Till tbe beanurul night of life at last Ia merged in eternity's day. Wilh Golden Locks. There sbe is, Frank," eagerly exclaimed Guy Everett. "Did you ever see anything so lovely before?" "Indeed, no," answered his companion. "Take me up and introduce me. I will promise not to become a rival, but to aid you, if I can." Tbe introduction was soon effected, and Mr. Maynard asked permission to dance with Miss Graham, which permission was gracefully accorded. They soon became friends, and when af ter awhile, Blanche Graham was claimed by another partner, Frank left her with re gret, and betook himself to his f lien J, Guy Everett. As the two young men walked home that night, leisurely smoking their cigars, and admiring the moon, which spread its soft light around them, Frank drew from Guy the story. of his love for Miss Graham. "She is very beautiful, you know, Frank, and from the first time I saw her, my heart was hers. You know I never cared much for the ladies; but having once looked on her face, I could think of nothing else. Like a foul, I wrote and offered myself. She returned nic a very civil but cold re ply, to the effect that she thought my ac quaintance with her hardly warranted my having proposed, but that as I had done so, she couM but give me a positive answer in tlie negative. Of course there is no chance for me now, and I might as well give up trying to win her affection." "Give up! Indeed I wotdd do no such thins! 'Faint h-art,' &.C., you know. ! Just let me try my hand for you, and I bet I wiil have the fair one vanquished ere lor.g." "Try your hand? Why you scarcely Uot- mnA liaiilfl vnil WflllM bo CtT- ! tain to fall in love with her yourself, if you j d.d know her, so there's no use talking about it." "Guy, here's my hand and I promise you that not only will I not fall in love iLh Miss Graham, but Twill do all iu my power to promote your interest. Old friend, you can trust me, can you not?" The youtg men looked at cue another lor a moment and then with a hearty grip of their hands, Separated. Ahd Frank Maynard was as true as bis word. He called frequently on Miss Gra ham, and soou became one of her special friends. On all occasions he spoke of his friend in the highest terms, and took every opportunity of praising him, until at last Blanche thought that she had undervalued Mr. Everett, and that perhaps she had made a mistake in discarding him. So easily influenced was she by Frank Maynurd's words. The summer months Blanche usually spent among the Welsh mountains, where she enjoyed the pleasure of riding on horse back to her heart's content. A splendid horsewoman she was; and the inhabitants of the village would open their eyes many a summer evening to see this vision of beau ty dashing through their quiet streets, her blue riding habit contrasting well with the shower of golden hair falling far down her shoulders, and lovingly caressed by the set ting sun, as if his rays were loth to part anything so bright and beautiful. Generally tV." was attended by a groom; but occasionally U happened that she pre ferred riding alone, when putting her sketch book and pencil in her pocket, she would choose a quiet spot among the hills, whete undisturbed she could copy some of the beauties so lavishly displayed around her. . One day, after a solitary ride of this kind, she was passing through the village, when her horse suddenly took fright and plunged violently. He would soon hive become unmanageable, and undoubtedly she would have been thrown, but for the strong hand of a man who at that moment appeared, and catching the bridle, after a short strug gle with the frightened animal, succeeded in calming him. As Blanche recognized Frank Maynard, she extended her hand, and said in a low voice "Sir. Maynard, you may" have saved my life, and Leaven knows how grateful I am. Accept my warmest thanks for the service vou hae renr'ired me, and if there is any thing I can do for you, da not hesitate to call upon me. Frank answered her in a few words, and saying he would see her in the evening, raised Lis bat and left her. Blanche rode slowly homeward. Was she thinking of Frank Maynard, of Guy Everett, or of whjai? - In the evening, when Frank called, he found Blanche as charming as ever, and again be spoke of his friend Guy. "Miss Blanche, did you not say that if you could do anything for me you would? Well, thea, you can, by promising to look favorably on the suit of my friend, Everett. It may seem strange that I should plead this cause " 'Indeed it docs seem strange, Mr. May nard," she interrupted; "and if Mr. Ever ett has asked you-to undertake the task of winning my affections for him, you can as sure him at once that such an effort ou your part is entirely unavailing." Here Frank hastened to assure her that no such task had been impos'.-d on him. and that it was simply his interest in hU friend which bad prompted his remarks. "Poor Guy," lie continued, "is so afraid that he has offeuded you, tl at lie scarcely dares trust himself in your presence. Pro mise me that if I bring him here to-morrow you will be kind to him." She looked at him for a moment, and then gave the promise. And after that first visit he came again and again. Frank gave his place to his friend, and w hen the long summer days had drawn to a close, and the falling leaves betokened tlie approach of winter, Blanche Graham placed her hand iu Guy Everett's, and said she would be his wife. Did she love him? Perhaps she thought so; but had she examined her heart more thoroughly, would she not have found that the desire to please the one she really cared for had induced her to give herself to his friend? And so when spring time came once more, they were married. Blaucht's new home was a pretty one, and Frank May nard found it pleasant to lounge into his friend's parlor in the evenings and find his friend's wife ready to talk to him. And so the days passed on, and Blanche had lieen married several months. She often spoke ot Frank in the highest terms to her hus band, and sometimes said that but for his friend he might never have won her. No wonder then that Guy become jeal ous, and soon Frank saw that bis frequent ( visits were no longix acceptable. He dis continued them: and though it seemed as if a ray of sunshine had faded from his life, he stiil strur:rled on, thinking he had noth - j inz with which to reproach himself. But was not his voluntary promise to his friend a mistake m the beginuingf And now Blanche pined and faded. "She loved him,'' thought her husband; and then he determined to take her to Italy, .... , , , . , , , ... thinking the change of air would bencm her, and hoping that if once far removed from Frank, she would forget him. So to I'alv thev went: but while there Guy was taken suddenly ill, and almost be fore she could realize it, Blanclie Everett was left a widow. She never knew how Frank found her; but one day some time after her husband's death be came to her, and taking her in his arms, whispered "My darling, can you love me can you be n.iue? Heaven forgive me the mistake , , ., 1 1 made in pressing my friend's suit instead of my own! Tell me, dear oi.e, may I not so:r.c day become vour husband.'" She looked up at him through the tears th.it filled her eyes, and in that g!ancu he read his answer. Dear reader, do you remember the fairy talcs of your childhood? It never occurred to you then, did it, that in after life 3' u nfight come across persons who, should they choose to reveal their past, might weave you a story as full of interest, even as tint of the fair one "With Golden Locks?" Waahiugton Society In 1825, The circle of what was termed "gixnl society" at Washington had been, and was th'-n, very limited in its extent anil simple in its habits. Few senators or representa tives brought their wives to cheer their congressional labors, and a parlor of ordi nary size would contain all of those who were accustomed to at tend social gatherings. A few diplomats, with the officers of the army and navy stationed at headquarters, were accompanied by their wives, and there were generally a few visitors of social distinction. Tiie must friendly and cordial intercourse prevailed, and those who met at dinner parties and at evening entertain ments were like menilters of one family, in general sympathy. The costume of the ladies was classic in its scantiness, especi ally at lialls and parties. The fashionable ball dress was of white Itidia crape, and five breadtlis, each a quarter of a yard wide, were ai! that was asked to make a skirt, which only came down to the ankles, and was elalxrate!y trimmed with a do7.en or more rows of narrow flounces, Silk or cotton stockings were adorned with embroidered "clocks." and thin slippers were ornamented wilh siik rosettes and tiny buckles. Those gentlemen who dress ed fashionably wore "Bolivar" frock coats of some gay -colored cloth, blue, green or claret, with large lappcls and gilded but tons. Their linen was milled ; their "Cos sack" trousers were voluminous in size, and were tucked into high "Hessian" boots with gold tassels. They wore two and sometimes three waistcoats each, of diffe rent colors, and from their watch-pocket dangled a ribbon, wiih a bunch of large seals. When in full dress, gentlemen wore dress-coats with enormous collars and short waists, well-stuffed white cambric cravats, small-clothes or tight-fitting pantaloons, silk stockings, and pumps. Ladies' Habit. The shorter and tighter ladies habit skirts are the safer they a1; also there should be two straps of clastic one fur the right foot and the other to go on the heel of the left foot. By these means, if the habit be well cut, there is no possibility of the skirt'getting caught on the leaping-head. I have had several falls and have always come clear from Ihe saddle. Another safety is to have the leaping-head quite close up to the pommel round which the r-.ght leg is put. Saddle-makers are very fond of putting it low down and making it long and curved, which prevents ladies being kicked or bucked off, but which keeps them fixed like a vice, so that if their horse comes down they cannot get away froru him. If the pommel in bmall, high up, and close to the other, it ought to be quite sufficient for a good rider, and at the same time, if the horse falls, it leaves you free to get away from hi in, for it is almost iru-pG-ssible for a lady to throw herself out of the saddle when the horse falls and thus get clear of him as most men da - The number of h anting ladies has increased so much of late years that every precaution ought to be taken to avoid possible accidents. An early maple sugar season is anticipated. Moutagn aa a Fairy Cod-Father. On a certain occasion, whilst walking near the Mall in St. James, Park, London, as was the fashion of the nobles and fops of his time, his Grace olcrved a middle-aged gentleman in a half-military gar's de cidedly the worse for wear, but exceedingly neat and precise wilhal iu the cut and ar rangement of his dres. And it so hap pened that two or three days running, he noticed the poor gentleman walking at ihe Eauc hour of the tlay, in the same place, with a grave and solemn step, ar.d a face evidently full of care. Becoming inter ested in the gentleman's appearance, the Duke caused inquiries to be made about him, and wilh dil'icultv, through one of his gentlemen, found out some little por tion of bis private history. He was a gen tleman from one of the northern counties, who in early life had sold his estate in order to purchase a commission, and had served with distinction, or at all events wilh credit, in more than one foreign country, but was now placed of necessity on half-pay. by reason of the conclusion of the war. lie learned further that the poor oflietr had a wife ami a family down in Yorkshire then nearly a week distant from the Metropolis to whom he sent regularly half of his pay, whilst he sup ported himself in poor lodgings near C'har-iug-cross ujion the rest, living on from d:iy to day in the hope that he might somehow or other obtain an office under Government, or from the Horse Guards, which would add a little to bis income. The Duke, having assured himself that the veteran was worthy of rciief, determined to make him happy quite iu a way of his own ; so he sent his servant with a polits invitation fur him to come and dine with his grace at Montagu House, in Whitehall. The un fortunate officer stared in amazement, as well he might, at first thinking i'. a joke, mil il he saw the ducal crest ou the top of the seal of the note. He soon, however, sufficiently recovered his self-possession to reply that he thanked the Iuke for Lis kindness, and would o!ey his summons at the day and hour named by him. Not the less, however, was he list in wonder kow the Duke had found him out, and still more why he had chosen thus to honor him. When the dnv fixed for the dinner had rrivil tlu nlliwr snnenrefl at Muntu'-il , jruus,s wK.re t)e received him with 1 every siiru lA courtesy and even respect. And when he expressed his surprise at j '. - "onoreu, me ltihe toot, nun quietly aside and told him, with an air of ravi:y and gl,crecJ.( tUiU hc ha(1 ! particular reason for his conduct in the j matter. "To tell you the plain truth," l hiS Grace, 'there is in my house a ladv who bus often seen vou, and who lias j w nm(.h illlt,rott.a in yoll ailJ j vour fa-(unt.a n,at she very much wishes i for a personal interview with you, and 1 n'"W for reasons of my own to fall I m with her wishes. L pon my soul, sue is a mst worthy and excellent ladv; and I think, between you and me, that she lixiks upon you with no slight regard." The poor officer on this began to leel a little alarmed ; for he did not like the idea of being handed over to the tender mercies of a si range lady a married man, too, as he was, and with children to hoot. In his perplexity and distress, therefore, he began to mutter his fears that 'Teally there must be some mistake,'' and added. "Some oue or oihtr has been Irving to impose on your Grace, or else ou me. The fact is that I have a wife down in YB.kshire, and she is tiie on'y person for whom I care, or ever did care, and I know of no lady beside hvr who has a right to feel any keeu interest in me." "Xevf r lnind," replied the good-natured Dsike, "no harm shall happen to you; only just follow me into the next apartment, my gixid triend." And with these words he led his guest into a sumptuous dining room, into w hich he hail no sooner eniered than be saw his own wife and his three rosy, countrified children, for whom the Duke had sent down into Yorkshire, and whom he had brought up to the great Me tropolis to meet him. At first he felt not only perplexed, but alarmed; for were they his wife and children, or only their ghosts and wraiths ? A closer inspection, however, soon reassured him that the objects of his love and affection were present before him in flesh ; and before the third course of the dinner was over the party were as happy and merry as could be. The officer was invited and pressed to stay the ntght at Montagu House, instead of returning to his dingy and uncomfort able lodgings, and to spend a day or two with his wife and children there before goiug back home. He did so, and ex pressed his deep sense of gratitude for the hospitality so kindly and so unexpectedly shown to him. A few mornings af terwanl, when he was packing up his traps prepara tory to his departure, the Duke called the poor officer into his study, and presented him with a legal document which secured to him a comfortable annuity for life, re marking at the same time that he need really feel no hesitation in accepting it. "You must know," added his Grace with a smile, "I am trying, though rather late in hfe perhaps, to do the best that I can with my money, of which I have more than I know what to do with ; and 1 assure you that I should not have done w hat I have in respect of yourself if 1 had known how else, or where else, I could have found more pleasure and satisfaction from my outlay." Putting the Churn In Mourning. "Yes, Mr. Spicer," said the Colonel, 'there were quaint characters enough in the old service to have furnished re cruits foryour Spice column for a longtime if I could recall them all. There was old Dr. Lance, one of the most skilful physici ans in the south, and well and faithful he served us as surgeon of the th. Wrapped up iu his profession the doctor was careless of his personal appearance, and often obli vious of his surroundings. Returning after a brief furlough which he bad taken to at tend the funeral of a relative, the doctor rode into camp mounted on his well-known sorrv white steed, and wearing on his head. instead of the customary slouched head covering a tall white hat wilh two thirds of the crown encircled with rusty crape. "Now a 'plug' hat of any kind was a rarity in the army, but such a peculiar plug as the doctor's could not escape observation and many a gil was leveled at it unheard by the absent-minded Esculapius until a soldier who bad more whisky than dis cretion in him laid hand on tbe doctor's bridle and greeted him with: -"Hello, Doc!" "Arousing himself, he bestowed a freez ing look and a 'Sir!' upon the audacious one. "In no way disconcerted the soldier cheerfully remarked; "Well, doctor, the old cow has died at last, hasn' she?" "Cow! What do you mean, sir!" said the doctor sternly. "Mean?" drawled Ihe son of Mars, as he stood back and bestowed a long look of mock pity at the doctor's tall white hat: 'why I supposed the old cow must be dead, as you have put the churn in moomin." Oarlnaldl's Marriage. The marriage of Garibaldi, which has just been annulled in tne Court of Appeals, took place under romantic circumstances. which are more widtJy known in their general burden than in their detail Everybody in Europe is aware how, on the morrow of his wedding with Signora liai moudi, hc took his departure for Caprero, and never &L5iin consented to sec his wife. How the unfortuate affair was brought about only a few friends remember. It was at the opening of the camitaign of 1S59. Garibaldi was scouting the country between Yarose and t'oino, and was about to give his troops the order to advance, t hen a handsome young lady on horseback entered the camp anil requested the favor of an au dience. She was the eldest daughter of the Marchese lLiimondi bv a sister of the celebrated cant ratriee, Signora Ronconi; and she brought to Garibaldi, on what seemed to be undoubted authority, the news of a concentration of Austrian troops, under Gen. Urban, on the Cona route. Garibaldi profited by the advice, went through the Borgho Vico pass, and swept the Austrians p&ot the lake. The young Iris on horseback, however, had made such an impression on his stout heart, that, directly after the p"ace of YUlafranco, hc proceeded lo the Castcllo Fino, the seat of the Kaimomh family, -ft here hc was hailed as the lilttrator of Italy by his fair friend among all others; seeing which on the same evening, he asked her hand from her father. It may be doomed if even a prin cess w ould not have considered such a pro posal from the hero just then highly flat tering. When it is adiied that the young lady was an illegitimate child, and the Marchese an enthusiastic patriot, it will be readily understood with what pride and joy the latter at once gave his consent. Indeed, he never Seemed to imagine that his daughter might see the proffered match wilh other feeiiugs than himself. He hastened to announce it to the world, and fixitl an early tlay for the marriage. Mean while the girl was silent and abashed, as if overwhelmed with a sense of the honor that befell her, and as the day of the cere monv approached, she seemed to lea unwell and took lo her bed. Numerous friends had been summoned. The illustrious bridegroom's best man had come on pur pose from the end of Italy, and the whole country was in expectation of the event. As the young hulv, although she complain ed of general weakness, had evidently no serious ailment, the Marc'uesc insisted tiiat, ou the appointed day, she should be carried to the chapel in an arm-chair. She fainted on being brought to the altar, but the wed ding took place none the less, mid thus she became the General's wife. It was on the following morning ti.af Garibaldi left the castle, ou the unhippy girl's conftsj-iou that siie hail been f alse to him. She has since li' ed n Switzerland iu close retirement. Mrange 9!arriage Last Year. Marriage by telegraph has become quite a common thing in this country. On the 22dof May, 179, Mr. L. W. Walker and Miss Jl. t. Biuuliiigtou were married, the bride being in the Northwestern Telcsrraph Company's office at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the groom in the office at Owatonna, Minnesota. "The ceremony, savs a local report, "began at eight o'clock, and in a very short lime the counle, having re sponded lo the conundrums usually pro pounded on such occasions, were pro nounced liiaa and wile, and were dismissed with a benediction. The bride wore an evening dress of black, with black crepe shawl, and bore in her hand a bouquet of flowers." I'pou this marriage a legal news paper commented thai, as an ordained mi nister's authority to marry extended only throughout the Siate, the brnle only was married ; that the siatute providing that the declaration of lioth parties must be made in the "presence"' of the minister was violated; that witnesses were not present, or, if they were, they uiust have witnessed the bride's marriage ot the telegraph operator, and that uo certificate couid have been given specifying the place of the marriage. Among the marriages of last year that were Hid in the manner of their celebration, may be mentioned that of Mr. Horace Tell and Miss Jones, on a public road in Calvert count, Maryland, in July. They set out from home at seveu o'clock A M., and so did the clergyman. At the point where they met the happy couple were united on horseback, beneath a shading oak. June ISth, lb?!', at Monticello, Illinois, the Bcv. Duncan McMillan of I'tah was united in marriage to Kinily Kent Johnston, daughter of the Itev. Adam Johnston, ho officiated. The ceremony took place under two grand hickory tres, the branches above forming a natural bower. Guests assembled under the trees, and the bride and groom came to the shade preceded by two little girls, who dropped lilies on the path. A Mormon bi shop named Allen performed a wedding on the line between Utah and Nevada, having one foot in the State and one in the Terri tory, while the bride was in Nevada and the groom ia Utah. In New Haven, Con necticut, there was a marriage on the stage. At the close of the regular ix-rformancc it was announced that "Mr. James Jones, of Jones and Creston, the rille shots, would be united in marriage to Miss Josephiue Blanchard, a member of the company." After Miss Ferrand and the Boss sisters had finished dancing, the curtain was low ered and the orchestra played the "Wed ding March" The curiain was then rung up, disclosing the happy pair, surrounded by the entire company. After the ap plause had ceasol, Hugh Dailey, a Justine of the Peace, stepped forward and per formed the service of the Episcopal Church, The audieuce kept order till the service was over, and t hen applauded and called the happy pair before the curtain. Mr. J. C. Sexton, of Cleveland, Ohio, hade a large company to his house on Euclid avenue, to see some private theatricals. At tlie con clusion of the play the guests were asked to keep their scats. The curtain went up, and the unexpected tableau was presented of the host's granddaughter, Miss Addie Sexton, iu bride's robes, with her betrothed, Mr. Otto Arnold, standing undera wedding bell of flowers before Dr. Noakcs, rector of Emmanuel Chapel, who read the Episcopal sen tee and married them, the bride con eluding the ceremony by repeating Alice Gary's poem, "The Marriage-Wreath." Mr. Gibbons, of OrangeviUe, Indiana, would not let his daughter marry James Scarlett. She went down to the river with a bucket for water, and found there Squire Lena Boss, Mr. Scarlett, the necessary witnesses, and two horses one with a side-saddle. The marriage took place, and the happy couple left for the country. While all this was going on the old man was at home at work in the garden. When he heard of it he allowed that il he'd "been thar somebo dy would' a' got hurt, so they would." Near Lithonia, De Kalb county, Georgia, a couple of runaway lovers were married standing on a log in the swamp, lhey emraged the services of Itev. E. II. Clarke, who reached the rendezvous about nine o'clock at night. The lovers were bidden in the swamp, and as the reverend gentleman passed through whistled to him aid called out : "Here we are I" In a few moments they were man and wife, and went on their way rejoicing. Mr? Joseph Pentz took a rifle to his wedding at St. Mark's Gap, Texas. The sextn tried to persuade him to leave it at the door on entering the church ; but he persisted in carrying it across his shoulder as he walked with his bride up to the altar rail. His explanation was that a rival suitor had threatened to shoot him on this occasion, and he meant to be prepared for defence. At Port Tow n send, Oregon, a suiMr took his licence, the clergyman, and a Winchester rifle to the girl's residence, where they were married in the front yard, he keepiug off father and uncle with his weapon. The "German." The german, which many persons regard as a wearisome dance, despite its aountUat waltzing and variety, is greatly relished by a number of young persons, particularly young women, to whom the diversity and quantity, not to speak of the "favors, are a special attraction. It gets its name from the country whence it was borrowed, and was the rage there for nmuv seasons, but of late had been neglected until thU winter, when it has sprung into new countenance, and is danced with more fervor and zest than ever. JTlie german has received so many elaborations and improvements in this country that it Is quite another thing from what it was at its first introduction into American society. It ha3 always been fashionable on this side the sea, becausc they who give a german need a large draw ing or ball room, provide a luxurious supper and expensive favors, demanding, of course, a spacious house and a liberal income. rashum means money and plenty of it. If there be money enough, other things like good tasic, delicacy, fitness ranked as secondary in exclusively modish circles may be modified or omitted. They who are enamored ot dancing ought to be attach ed to the german, which usually lasts from four to six hours. The whole evening, or rather the whole night, is devoted to it. It Itegins lale and ends early in the morn ing. Not infrequently the dance is inter rupted in order to partake of an fariy breakfast, physical exhaustion requiring sustaiument from food and wine. Carriages containing m-rlyrs to the german are seen rolling home by tbe light ot Lie dawn, and so tired are they that they not seldom fall asleep ou thu way, and witii difficulty drag themselves to bed, where they spend most of the day. The protracted dance is certainly a dissipation, for it dissipates youth, freshness, health, and a great deal of money. Any young woman who will dance the gorman habitually for five Win ters caa be sure of looking prematurely old. Oue feature of tlie dance this season is that it has drawn many persons of npe natunty into it. Lstiallyiu most cuius. society people cease to dance when they get married, and eveu bachelors relinquish terphiehorean meaning at thirty or there abouts. Now, the german is led not rarely by grandfathers, and mothers move in the same figure with their married or marriage able daughters. Perhaps the german U re newing our youth. It should do something f the sort as compensation for the you'.h it lays waste. The Chinese Cnl!ne. The shark's fin is a delicacy which i rare!)' omitted from the mrnu at a Chi nese feast. It is one of the "great classic dishes" forming the nicer de reniitanrf of au official banquet, and is eaten either iu the form of a joint, garnished with crabs, or served up in small pieces in cups placed before each guest. The consumption of rats, though it seems to be somewhat on the decline, is the cause of a very important traffic in the principal towns of certain dis tricts, and especially in a street in tauton called Hing-Loung-Kai. Here thse ani- n als mar be seen in enormous niukauiles hanging up in the shop windows amongst chickens and ducks and geese. They are for the most part dried aud salted, and when in that state are esteemed a sovereign recipe for those whose hair is getting thin. Besiues the disnes peculiar to the t eiesiiais alone, there arc a variety of. differences in liieir mode of cooking ar.d eating foods un known to our cuisine. Hams, forinsfance, are kept for a year, or even two years, buried iu sawdust, which imparts to tiieiu a taste of wood much appreciated by Ihe gourmets. Broad beans are fermented, and after being mixed with salt, form a very favorite sauce eaten wilh all sorts of viand.. Finally, the habit of eating "rotten eggs," which sounds so strange to European ears, is explained by showing that the so-called rotten eggs is only a duck's egg preserved lor a long time iu an air-tight envelope made of ashes, chalk, tea leaves, and a number of other strange substances, until the yolks turns first to a green color, and then to a fine black, whea it is considered fit to be eaten. Tableau Yivants. In tableaux vivants poems may be illus trated by a scries of living pictures. This is more interesting than simply to personify some one picture. Any of the magazine pictures will give ideas for tableaux. Many of these can lie represented with music, keeping the musicians in the background out of sight. Many of the scenes in song may be represented in Ibis way. We will give one, as for example, the "Mistletoe Bough ;" first represent a room decorated with green, a company assembled, gayly dressed and dancing while a lady or gen tleman behind the scene sings the verse? represented, in distinct tones, and so on through the whole song, the last scene rep resenting the children in a lumber room, opening an old chest and exposing a skele ton, old flowers, etc. "Auld Kobin Grey" and "The Three Fishers' are easily repre sented. Still another variety of tableaux is a song represented in pantonine, for in stance, the song of "Blue Beard," and "O, They Marched Through the Town." "A Gipsy Camp" makes a very pretty tableaux. "The Madonna, "Coming through the Bye," "An Artist's Studio," "Paul and Virginia," (under an umbrella), "Saturday Night" the mother scrubbing her young hopeful's face; all of liogers' group of statuary make excellent subjects for tab leaux vivants. Infant Labor. The inspectors of factories in Pnisssia are working hard to put down infant labor. At Berlin, thirty-three factories have ceased employing children, and in the others there are only nine under fourteen years of age. The same has been the case in nearly i.11 the provinces, notably in the district of Frankfort-on-the-Oder, where in the 330 cloth factories, employing 14,000 hands there are now only 1500 minors, this being a diminution of twenty-three per cent, since 1876; while in the districts of Cologne, Coblentz and Treves, the total number of children employed has fallen from 5334 to 4237, and of these all but sixty-one are over fourteen years of age. The inspectors take great care, also, that proper sanitary arrangements are made, and that tbe mas ters do all they can to protect their work men from accident. One curious fact brought out by the inspector in Westphalia ia the wanderinir disnosition of the work- J men. Hc instances a manufactory, em ploying 2000 hands, in which from one to I two hundred of them leave every month. A Corrupt Judge Ontivittvd. Chief-justice Pyne, who was appointed ' Clii'f-justiceof the King's Bench of England, j iu ltll4, had the reputation of being influ I enccd in bis judicial capacity by gifts. lie j had landed property on the banks of the j Black water, in Munster, called Waterpark, j to which he repaired after the fatigues of the I Munster Circuit. Being of a bucolic taste. he cultivated gd breeds of cattle, and was noted for the value of Lis stock. The trial of a very important record, in which the claims of a 3Ir. Weller were opposed to those of a Mr. Nangle, was fixed for the Court Assizes. On tlie day lief oro t hit on which the Chief -justice was to leave Water- park for Cork, he received a present of twenty-five splendid heifers from -Mr. Wel ler, the defendant in action. The Chief- justice returned a very gracious message to Mr. eller by his steward, who came ia charge of the catili". This man was treat ed with great courtesy. He returned home to his master, well pleased wile the urliani ty and kindness of Chief-justice Pyne. The Judge set forth next day for Cork. When driving along in his coach-and-six, passing near liathcormac, where the bridge spans the Bride Uivcr, the road was blocked up by a drove of cattie. The Chief -juslie-e looked out and beheld a prime herd of most valuable short horns. He beckoned the man who was driving the cattle to approach him. and demanded : "Whose beasts are these, my man ?" 'They belong, please your houor. to a great gentleman of these parts. Judge Pyne, your honor," replied the country man. ''Indeed!"' cried the Chief-justice in much surprise, "and where are you taking them now?" "They were grai-ig ia my master's, Mr. Nangle's, farm, your honor; and ss the aafcizes are coming on at Cork, my master thought the Judge might like to see thai he tool; gixnl care of them, so I'm taking them to Waterpark, to show them to the Judge." The Judge felt the delicacy of Mr. Nan gle's mode of giving his present. Putting his hand in his pocket, he presented the herdsman wilh a guinea, said he was Judge Pyne", aud "that as his master, Mr. Nangle, had takeu such good care of his cattle, he, the Judge, would take care of him." At parting he desired the herdsman to give the animals to his steward at Water park, and Uitlt! his coachman "drive on," which he did. During the hearing of the action of Nan gle it, Weller, the bearing of the Chief- justice seemed, at first, quite in tavor of the defendant, anu that gentle'tnaii noddtd often lo his attorney, as much as to say. "It's all right ; I have secured the Judge."' But as the case went on. aud it was the province of the Chief -justice to charge the jury, be put the case so strongly for the plainti J, that, to the dismay of Mr. eller, the jury brought ia a verdict for Mr. Nan do w ithout leaving the box, aud the Judge e-ertified for immediate execution. Mr. Nan gle and his counsel were, of course, quite satisfied. No exceptions were taken in the Judge's charge ami the case was won. W hen, on bis return from the Munster Cir cuit, the lean:ej Judge arrived at Waler park. his first question was. "Arc the cattle ail safe ?"' ' "Perfect lv, mv lonl," replied the stew ard. "Wherj have vou put the beasts I re ceived when having for the Cork Assizes ?" " They are where vou left them, mv lord." " "Where I left them that is impossible!" exclaimed tlie Chief-justice. "I left them on the roail, n-nr lialUcorntac." The steward was puzzled. lie thought the wits ef the Chief-justice were not so clear as those of a Chief-jusliee ought to be. "Con," said Sir UicLard Pyne, putting on his hat, "I'll have a look at Iheui my self.'' The steward led tiie wav across the law n to a grassy paddock, and there were found withiu twenty-five line heifers crop ping the grass, as happy as if their late master returned his property. "I don't mean these," said the Chief- jus ice, rather testny. "1 want to see those fifty short horns whiedi came after I h it home." "Bedad! the long and short of it is. them's all the cattle on the lanl, except what we bred ourselves, my lord," Aud so it was; the sagacious Mr. Nan gle had so timed the departure of his cat tle as to meet the Chief-justice on the road. He had properly drilled his herdsman, who, with the tact of his country, relished tbe plot of "doing" the Judge, for Mr. Nangle had no great faith in the inte'grity of that functionary. The Judge's coach was no sooner out of sight than the herds man turned his cattle, and before nightfall they were once more in the familiar fields of Mr. Nangle, where thy were reared. The Chief-justice felt he had been out wilted, but, of course, had no power of showing his disappointment. Willie's Winter Coat and Its Lessons. In a peasant's home, poor but thrifty, sat a young mother, plying her needle-, in the soft, summer twilight, for the wee Willie whose ringing laughter from the little gar den told its own sweet tale. The husband sat near his w ife in that we-aried listlessness which is made such a luxury by a hard day's toil. "How shall we eveT get on when winter comes, George? ' Tis hard enough in sum mer; but what will it be then?" The ques tion awoke something within that man's slumlx-ring soul that sent a quiet glow over every look and tone, "Mary, lass, what art thou making there?" "A warm winter coat for Willie, George'" "I guessed as much. Does the young rogue know about it?" "Not he dear lamb:" "Won't you tell him to prevent his wor rying about winterf "He worry! Why hearken to him, George?. He's as happy as the day is long; and even if hc had tlie sense to think about winter, he'd trust mother to keep him warm." "Aye, lass, and I vow the boy is wiser than his mother. Mary's eyes filled as she caueht her hus band's upward look, and the cloud of dis trust was rolle-d from the hearth by their chihl a trustfulness. Musical Instrument. Instruments are divided into stringed and wind instruments, and sub-divided into six classes, namely, bowed instruments (the family of violins), wind instruments, keved instruments (piano and organ). stringed instruments (harp, guitar, etc.), instruments of percussion and mechanical instruments. At the head of these must be placed tbe human voice, the first and the most beautiful ot all instruments. In strumental music is a melody or a system of melodies appropriated either to a single instrument or to several together. This leads us to consider it in two points of view first, as single music or solo; secondly, as concerted music Solos, whether single or accompanied, comprehend .an infinite number of pieces in various forms and styles, as studied fantasis, sonatas and con ' certaSL The inventor of the sonata form is ; Corelli, and of that of the concerto TorellL By concerted music we understand instru ; mental music with different parts in whe'a jail the instruments are equally obligaro. J This class comprises the trio, the quartette, , the quintette aud either pieces where each instrument has its separate part, and ths ! syr'.phony. Bocherin: was the firs?, who, ia ITtiS, fixed the quartette and quintette, or chamWr music, lie was followed br Gianiini, Cambrini and "ajnani, and in another school, by Pleyel, Haydn. Mozart and lievthoven. The symphony, improved since the middle of the last century by Grace, Waahall and Emanuel Bach was in its form perfected by Haydn, and in iu instrumentation by Beethoven. Other symphony composers of various schools fol lowed, as Berlioz, Spohr, Gmle, Huff inl Uuhiiislein. A sympliouy orchestra con sists of violins, violas and violoncellos, double basses, two Hates, two French horn., two trumpets and kettle drums. It has, during the last fifty years, be-en improved with four French hirns, three trombones, tuba, harps and instruments of percussion, and necessarily calls for additional strings to balance. Thus the modern symphony composer has at his command five colors strings, wooden instruments, brass, harps and instruments of percussion with ail the su!-variety of shades. As to the number of instruments, I consider an orchestra of thirty-live strings and twenty wind instru ments, or about sixty iierformers. all that is needed to render aay work satisfactory under one baton. On Dogn. I knew that Harris had got hold of some sheep meat somewhere, for he had another violent paragraph against dogs the next morning. I can always tell when he has had mutton for dinner, li seems to affect his head, though I never did consider him mutton-headed. He is too dogmatic for that. Old Jiows is dead, my loving and trusting friend, the defender ot my children, the protector of my household in the dark sad silent watches of the night. For thir teen years he has been fond and faithful, anil now we feel as uor,e of the family was deaiL Bows was the be'st judge of human nature I ever saw. He knew an honest man and a gentleman by instinct. He never frightened a woman or child he never went tearing down the front walk after any body, but the very looks of hiin would mighty nigh sheer a nigger to deatli. When they had come to our house they began to holler "hello"' a quarter of a mile off. Bows loveil to skeer 'cm, he did. He had char acter and emotions. Having no tail to wag (for he was curtailed) he did the best lie could, and wagged where it ought to be. Bows was a dark brindic. lie was a dog of ancestors. His father's name was Sby lock and his grandfather's name was Sheriff. They were ail honorable dogs. I never knew him to run up and down a neighbor's paling after the dog on the other side. He was aliovc it but he never dodged respon sibility. He has come iu violent pe-rsonal contact with other dogs a thousand times, more or le-ss, and was never the bottom doir in the tight. Ar.d then, what au honest voice he had His bark was not oa the C, but was a de-ep, short baso prof undo. We buried him on the brow of the hill where he used to sit and watch for tramps and stragglers. Slowly and sadly we laid him down. Talk alwut your sheep 1 wouldn't have given him for a whole flock. Sheep are to eat and wear, but Bows was a frieuiL It's like comparing appetite with emotion the animal was the spiritual. But I am done now. Let Harris press on his dog law. I've srot nothiu' acta' siiefo. in fact, I like 'em. Ever since Mary had a little lamb I've thought kindly of sheep, and I am perfectly wiliiu' for a "law that will exterminate all hounds and suck egg pops and y alter dogs sail liench-teg fices. They arc a reflection ou Bowe-s memory. A Favorite Ffonte. Pantlind was going from Carson to Cali fornia, and resolved to buy a horse and light wagon and travel in that way, because ither people generally traveled on the rail way, and Pantlind diesn't like to do things as other people do. He was offered a horse it a reasonable figure "a horse that Hank Mouk used to drive-," the owner sai'L Pant, hunted up Monk and asked hiiu what kind of a In rsc it was. "That boss," said Mr. Monk, in a draw ling way; '"that there boss was always my faveirite " Pantlind was in a hurrv. I le didn't wait for further particulars, but rushed off and bought '"that hoss"' at once. He hitched him up and started off that is, he tried to start off, and put in a good deal of time trying. The horse was balky to the last degree. "Confound him," said Paat, "he'd ballv going down bill." The bland smile )f the hotel keeper was replaced by aa angry frown when he found Hank Monk and reproached him for re-commending the horse. "I didn't recommend him, Pant. I wouldn't recommend him for nothin' 'cept to fe-eil crows." "Why, hsmr it. didn't vou say that he was your favorite horse?" " bv, no, 1 diel nt and you didn t wait "o hear what I wanted to say, no how. I was a-gom ter sav that that hoss was my favorite s ifety-brake in goin' down hill with the coach. You see, when I get the rheu- aiatiz m my off leg I can"t handle the brake; Doc. Benton be alius puts that there hoss n the wheel, and he's so e-v-e-r-l-ast-ingly all-tired lazy that he hangs back all the way down hill, and holds the coach better'n I can. I was all-hreel sorry when I heereu Doc. had sold him. "Ttrhfl Wilh FroitU" Senator McDougal, of California was taking dinner with some feilow-Senators in Washington, and Homan punch was served during one of the courses of the dinner. A statesman asked Senator McDougal how he liked the punch. "Well enough," said McDougal, "but you have to eat altogether too much ice to get any liquor." The same statesman, who was somcthingof a wag in a quiet way, made at the same dinner a rather brilliant remark upon the subject of music. He said that he was not educated enough to appreciate music. He believed he might know the difference between "Old Hundred" and "Yankee I odle." At the same time he remarked: "I am a very patient man, and can bear music for a long lime." A friend of his at the dinner table, stirred by a reminiscence of the punch anecdote, said that he rememliered once entertaining a country cousin who never in her life had tasted ie-e cream. A dish of superb cream was served up at the close of dinner, and hc noticed that his country cousin touched upon it very dain tily, at the same time without any expres sion of surprise", as though she were not going to be put down or impressed with anything which city people might offer her. Finally he asked her "Sally, how do you like the cream?" "The cream itself," said she, seems to be very good, but it appears to "be a little fetched with frost."
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