SS1JISC vAy jm, www B. P. SOHWEIEK, THE 0OT8TITUTI0I THE UHOI AID THE ESTO&CEXEJT 07 THE LAVS. Editor and Proprietor. yop. xxxyi. MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 5. 1SS2. NO. 13- she took upoa Us lab expanse, . -Her kur, wind-blown efa u kin As mlt Uit Menu the waTee;t traaee, MM watches the glaS mm allvaace, Betreat, duet at her feet, ADd thea amla retreat, la rhythmic, endleas amplitude: A anwleaa or the solltade. Aioag the shore she aiep In state Her aheek flows with the runy Uwa That bow begins to dissipate The Btoraing's pearly dewa thai wait To arrect, elate, her feet And touch her (own ao sweet, - Befere they melt in maminf air, Ufce fragrasae poured trom ebalisc rare. Bar Tolce eoft as the note that falls from nrstlng-bird awake at night hen t her drows; mate she calls. Like music of the past, enthralls; Vpsoars and falls, then soars ; like siren's song from chorea Of fatal Tyrrhenean sea A luofl of buoyant minstrelsy. Her suave and gracious presence flUs, Completes, the scene ; her graceful aiira KaokanM. and like a dream fulfils lis purpose, all the sense instills With light, then thrills delight, 1 hroagh all the Inner sight, Alas, ahe is an airy wraith, Too fair for life, the flower of death. Tne Mysterious Widow. During the summer of 1811 the Brit ish had laid claim to all that portion of ths district of Maine lying east of the Penobscot. Shortly before the arrival of tli English squadron, Commodore Samuel Tucker had been sent around to Penobscot Bay to protect the American coasters, and while the British sailed up to Castine he 1st at Thomaston. It was a schooner that the Commodore commanded, but she was a heavy one, well armed and manned; and she carried the true Yankee "grit" upon her decks, of which tdo enemy had received from them rather too many proofs. On the morning of the 2Sth of August a messen ger was sent down from Belfast with the intelligence that a British frigate was coming from Castine to take him. Tucker knew that the British feared Lira, and also that Sir John Sherbrooke had oflered a large amount for his cap lure. When the Commodore received the intelligence his vessel was lying at one of the low wharves, where he wonld have to wait two hours for the tide, but he hastened to have everything prepared to get her off as soon as possible. The schooner's keel was just cleared from the mad, and one of the men had been sent upon the wharf to cast off the bowline, when a wagon, drawn by no horse, camo rattling down to the spot. The driver, a roagh looking country man, got out npjn the wharf, and then assisted a middle aged woman from the vehicle. The la ly's first inquiry was for Commodore Tucker. He was poin ted out to her, and she stopped upon the schooner's deck and approached him, Commodore." she asked, "when do yon sail frem here?" We sail right off as soon as possible, madam." "Oh, then, I know you will be kind to me," the lady urged, in persuasive tones. "My poor hnsband died yester day, and I wish to carry bis corpse to Wiseasset where we beloDg. and where his parents will take care of it." "But, my good woman, I shan't go to Wiseasset " "If you will only land me at the mouth of the Sheepscot, I will ask no more. I can easily find a boat there to Like mo up." "Where is the body?" asked Tucker. 'In the wagon," returned the lady.at the same timj raising the corner of her shawl to wipe away the gathering tears. "I have a sum of money with me, and you shall be paid for the trouble." "Tut, tut, wjmn, if I accommodate you; there won't be any pay about it." The kind hearted old Commodore was not the man to refuse a favor, and though he liked not the bother of tak ing the woman and her strange accom paniment on board, yet he ceuld not re fuse. Some of the men were sent upon ths wharf to bring the body on board. A long buffalo robe was lifted off by the man who drove the wagon; beneath it appear d a neat black coffin. Some words were passed by the seamen as they were patting the coffin on board, which went to show pretty plainly that the. affur did not exactly suit them. It may have ben only prejudice on their part, but the seamen should be allowed a prejudice once in a while, when we consider the many stera realities they have to encounter. Ere long the coffin wag placed in the hold and the woman was shown to the cabin. In less than half an hour the schooner was den red from the wharf and standing out from the bay. The wind was light from the eastward, but Tucker had no fear of the frigate now that she was once out of the bay. In the evening, the lady passenger came cn deck, and the commodore as sured her that he should be able to land her early on the next morning. She expressed her gratitude and re marked that before she retired she should like to look and see that her husband's corpse was safe. This was of ourse, granted, and one of the men lifted off the hatch that she might go down into the hold. "I declare," muttered Daniel Carter, an old sailor, who was standing at the wheel, "she takes on dre'fully 1" "Yes, poor thing !" said Tucker, as he heard her sobs and groans. ."D'ye notice what'u eye she's got ?" continued Carter. "No," said Tuoker, "only 'twas swollen with tears,'' "My eyes! but they shone, though, when she stood here, looking at the compass." . . Tucker smiled at the man's quaint earnestness, and went down to the cabin. . When the woman earne up from the bold, she looked about the deck of the schooner for a few moments and then went aft There wai something in her countenance that puzzled Carter. He bad been one of those who had objected to the coffin being brought aboard. The woman's eyes ran over the sohooner's deck with a strange quickness, and Car ter eyed her very sharply.SooH she went to the tail rail and she came and stood by the binnacle again. "Look out, or you'll jibe the boom," uttered tne passenger. f- carter started and found that the mainsail was shivering, He Rave the helm a couple of spokes apart, and then cast his eyes again upon the woman. "Thank'e ma'am." said Dan. "Ha hold on why bless my soul, there's a big spider nght on your hair. Xo not there. Ugh IH Ugh?" 1 he last ejaculation Dan made as he seemed to pull something from the woman's hair, which he threw upon the deck with the "Ugh!" above men tioned. Shortly after the passenger went be low, and ere long Tucker came on deck. "Commodore," (aid Carter, with a lemarkable degree of earnestness in his manner, "is the 'oman turned in?" "I rather think so, "said Tucker.look- lng at the compass, "Look out, look out. Carter! Why, man alive, you're two points to the sontU'ard of your course.'' "Blow me! ao I am," said the man, bringing the helm smartly sport. "But say, didn't you notice anything peculiar about the old omau?" "Why. Dan, you seem greatly inter ested about her." "So I am, Commodore, an' so I am about the coffin, too. Wouldn't it be well for voh and 1 to overhaul it?" 'Pshaw?" you're as scared as a child in a graveyard!" Xj, not a bit. Just hark a bit That oman ain't no 'oman." The Commodore pronounced the name of his Satanic majesty in the most emphatic manner. "It's the truth, Commodore I pur- tended there was a spider on her hair, and I rubbed my hand agin her face. By Sam Hyde il it wasn't as rongh and bearded as a holy stone, ton see, she told me as how I'd let the boom jibe if I didn't look out I knowed there was no 'oman there, and so I tried her. Call somebody to the wheel and let's go and look at that coffin." The Commodore was thnnderstrnck by what he had heard, but with a calm presence of mind that made him what he was, he set coolly to thinking, in few minutes be called ene of tne men aft to relieve Carter, and then went down to look after his passenger. The latter had turned in and seemed to be sleeping. Tucker returned and took Carter one side. "o noise now Carter; follow me as though nothing had happened." "Sartain." The two approached the main hatch and stopped to raise it when Dan's hand touched a small ball that seemed to have been pinned up under the break of the hatch. "It's a ball of twine." said he. "Don't touch it but run and get a lantern," replied Tucker. Catter sprung to obey, and when he returned a number of the men had gath ered about the spot The hatch was raised, and the Commodore carefully picked np the ball of twine and found that it was made fast to something be low. He descended to the hold, and there he found that the twine ran in le neath the bd of the coffin. He had no doubt in his mind now that there was mischief boxed up below, and sent Car ter for something that might answer for a screw driver. The man soon returned with a stout knife, and the Commodore set to work. He worked very care fully, keeping a bright lookout for the string. At length the screws were out and the lid very carefnlly lifted from the place, "Great God in Heaven!" burst from the lips of the Commodore. By Sim Hyde!" dropped like a thunder-clap from the tongue of young Dan. "God bless you, Dan?" said the Com modore. "I know'd it" muttered Dan. The two men stood for a moment and gazed into the coffin. There was no dead man there, but in place thereof was material for the death of a score. The coffin was filled with gunpowaer and pitchwood, upon a light framework in the centre were arranged ionr ps all cocked, and the string entering the coffin without communicated with the triggers of each. The fint movement ot tne tomiuum tt - ..4 wli.n it was brought he dashed three or four buck w-n . Tj- mi II IT WKMH. ' ffnl into the the infernal convn and then he breathed more freely. "Xo no," he uttered, as He leapeu from the hold. "So, no-my men. i ... 1 I l-.tV mA rrr infvk thti tfl.l)lll notlling Timmj't ici. ur 6" firs." . ....... rmmodore Tucker strode into me abin, walking np to the bunk where his passenger lay. and grasping hold of the female dress, he dragged its wearer out upon the floor. There was a sharp resistance, and the passenger drew a pistol, but it was quickly knocked away the gown was torn off, and a man came forth from the remnants of calico and linen- ... ., v.i. The fellow was assured mainis . plot had been discovered and at length he owned that it had been bis plan to turn out in the course of the night and cethold of the ball of twine, then he intended to have gone aft, carefully unwinding the string as he went along; them to have got into the boat, cut the fall and as the boat fell into the water he would have pulled amartly upon the twine. Ana k im ax you know, he contin ued, with a wicked look, "what would have followed. All I oan say is that am sorry I didn't do it" It was with much difficulty that the commodore prevented his men from killing the villain on the spot He proved to be one of the enemy's officers, and he was to have a heavy reward if he sua ceedea in destroying the Commodore and his crew. The prisoner was carried on deck and lashed to the main rigging. "What a homd death the villain meant for us," uttered Carter. "Yes he did," said Tucker with shudder. "He belongs to the same gang that's been a roblun and burniu' the poor folks' houses on the eastern coast, "said one of the men. "lea, said the Commodore, with a nervous twitch of the muscles about bis month. A bitter curse from the prisoner now broke on the air, and with a clenched fist the Commodore went below. In the morning, when Tucker came on deck, Seguin was in sic lit upon the starboard bow, but when he looked for the prisoner he was gone. 'Carter where s the villain I lashed here last night'" "1 m sme I don t know where he is, Commodore. Perhaps he jumped over board." The old Commodore looked sternly in Carter's eyes, and he saw a twinkle of satisfaction gleaming there. He hesi tated a moment then he turned away and muttered to himself: 'Well, well I can t blame them. If the murderous villain's gone to his death he's only met a fate which he deserved. A Mortgage on Uie Farm. Good farmer friends, whatever else yon do there is one thing you want to avoid as you would a pestilence. Xever put a mortgage on your farm. Xo matter how hard pressed you are, never be tempted to do it If you do, you will rt-eret it to the latest day of your life. Xo matter if you do want to fix up the house, or buy more land, or get a bet ter team, or send the boys to college, bi buy the girls a piano don't mortg age the farm to do it It will hang like an lncumbus over you. It will biud you to the wheel. It will make a slave of you, until the hol der of the mortgage steps in and for- closes, and sells your homestead for half of waat it is worth, and ends the matter. Many circumstances may arise which place you in a tight place. Yon may need money in cases of sickness; your need may be imperative, and mortgag ing the farm may appear feasible but don't do it! If you must have the money, sell the farm yourself and be gin anew. It will bo better in the long run, for then you will be working for yourself, and not to pay interest, which brings you no nearer paying the origi nal debt Our symrnithies always go out to wards the farmer who has a mortgage on his farm. We have watched the thing over and over, and just know how it works. He has not a dollar he can call his own. The man who holds that mortgage wants every dollar he can grab. He hovers round, ready to pounce on the cash when it comes in from the pet eolt, the young calf, the few chfekens the children have raised, the butter the thrifty housewife has managed to spare. The farmer who has his house mort gaged cannot indulge in lu xnries. If he gets a new cost it is remarked upon. If his wife indulges in a new dress, somebody says they had better be pay ing up the mortgage. If his son drives a smart horse, the old gossips nod their heals at eaeh other and talk about 'putting on style, and his father's farm mortgaged!" Who can feel an interest in a piece of property which is his only in name ? Who cares abont making a farm more valuable, that some man he ove may profit by it? The fact of it is, none of us have approache i near enough to perfec tion to feel any great anxiety to spend our lives toiling to enrich somebody onl of the family. It isn't natural. Wool rrospeota. The indications are that prices of wool will be no lower before new clip is ready for market During the past sea son there has been a noticeable demand for fine wool, and the mills requiring this kind of stock show no falling-off. Therefore it seems probable that the supply of fine wool will be pretty nearly exhausted before the new clip comes in, this opinion being based upon the fact that very little fine foreign wool is left in stock, and the importations are ex tremely light Eastern advices are to the effect that both native and foreign wool is a short crop, and the demand at present is far below the avenge at this time of the year. Flock masters are not in haste to dispose of the old clip, in many cases two years' shearings being held awaiting higher prices Unless holders of wool combine to force prices up, the prospects are that nrices will re main steady for several months to come, but holders may, it is thought, confi dently expect higher prices after the new clip is ready. Should prices for fine wool materially advance in the meantime, the result will be to place a large number of American orders in European markets in order to supply the demands of the mills until the new clip is sheared and placed on the mar ket m Cock fighting originated with the Athenians. materia Charm. tors. Taking the southwest to be everything beloy the Tennessee river, between Ala bama and the plains, w think of several brilliant people immedistely wha lived or operated botwsea those limits. It i the mother of sou'hweastarn states. The founder was John Sevier, whose family controlled politics of Arkanas from its admission into the Union down to the civil war, with but few interval. Then came Sevier's youthful opponent An drew Jackson, who, in military point of view, was she Washington of the southwest, and his lame was formidable until he died throughout Mississippi, Missouri. Arkansas and Texas. Almost the last aot of his life was to issue a pri ate proclamation to congratulate Texas on coming into the Union, which was earned out under his voting disciple. James K. Polk. Althoug Texss was ad mitted a few days before Polk came into office, his election compelled that event. and his administration fought the war with Mexico, wnich not onh protected Texas, but gave us powerful extensions of territory on her west lhomaa Beuton of Missouri, another Tennessee man, wh? left Tennessee partly on account of a bloody fight he and his brother nvl with Jackson, was a remarkable character of this region, but he had unpopular qualities, stirred up unworthy animosities, and his ego tism was almost equal to bis American historical schlorship. He remains, how ever, the ablest general writer, prophet and inspirator of the Democracy of the plains, for he was not much an enthusi ast on the Texas question, having fol lowed Mr. Van Buren, who pronounced ami ast the government admitting Texas. Benton turned his attention to a spleu- did empire west of the Missouri, in Oregon, California, Colorado and ansas. He belongs, therefore, to the North rather than the South, and was so discriminated against in Missouri when Jim Green and several other small fry divided his raiment His young proteges, Frank Blair and Montgomery Blair, in the field and the cabinet,main tamed their identity as apostles of the northern idea. A man rather overlooked in the south west was Gov. Claiborne, the first American governor of Louisiana. Mr. Cable introduces him in a faint sketch in bis novel called 'The Graudissimes." He died while the senator-elect of Lonis irna, after having been both territorial and state governor. It is his nephew, I believe, who has recently written the History of Mississippi." Sam Hous ton, notwithstanding his remarkable qualities and uniform patriotism and success, is still very much of a local character, became the rest of the coun try is but slightly familiar with what has been going on in Texas. The last generation knew Houston mush better than the present ene. Two brilliant men in the South were 3. S. Prentiss of Mississippi, and Rob ert Crittenden of Arkansas, both cf whom, it is said, shortened their days and darkened their bright talents by that dissipation into which youngs men from the northern climate were often drawn by their prominence in the far South. Traditions say that Crittenden died on a spree while visiting Prentiss, and Prentiss himself bitteaiy lamented that he had ever gone Sonth at all, and lost the restraints of his Xew Ecglanl education. The two eeiehrated men of Mississippi Jefferson Davis and John A. Quitman were both from a north ern climate. Quitman was of Gcrmaa stock born atBhinebeck on the Hudson river, nea r the homes of the Living ston family. Davis was born in Ken tucky, but a few uilcs from the birth place of Abraham Lincoln, and it has been said that both were of poor white stock. Arefcblshope. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and many of the prelates, have no residence in the cities of their respective sees. The former lives at Lambeth Palace and Adiingtoa Park, both in Surrey; the latier at Bishopsthorpe, a few miles from York. The Bishop of Winchester lives at a fine seat called Farnham Castle, the Bishop of Durham at what was formerly but one of the Prince Palatine prelate's palaces Bish ops Auckland. The Bishop of Lincoln has a fine residence Biseholme, near Lincoln; the Bishop of Lichfield former ly lived in this country, but the late in defatigable Bishop Selwyn insisted on having a habitation in the city, nearer to business, as it were. At Exeter, Peterboro, Wells, Ely, Salisbury, and Norwich the palace is contiguous to the cathedral. In some cases these old city palaces are very large that at Xorwich is immense. Of late years nearly all have been rehabilitated by the Ecclesi astical Commissioners. The only pre late except Canterbury and London now having an official abode in the metropolis is the Bishop of Ely, who has a very fine old-fashioned house in Dover street which was specially be queathed to the See of Ely by a former prelate. The city of Ely is little more than a village. While Bishop of Ox ford. Bishop Wilberforce was a bache lor (or rather widower) of the Albany." As Bishop of VV inches ter he lor a wniie occupied the town house of the see, a very fine mansion no longer enjoyed dv its incumbent Island of Herns. The island of Ilerm, heretofore a fa vorite resort of the people of Guernrey, has been sold for $35,000 to the French Carthusian monks. Last year it was leased to the Trappists, but they found it unsnited to their system of agriculture the raising of plants for their Trapis terie. The Carthusians believe they can grow there an abundance of daffo dils for use in making their liquors. One of the rules of their order enfor ces solitude, so that the people of Guerm sey will be denied the pleasure of mak ing this one of their favorite resorts hereafter. Fates' Suceoaatul Id A new England kitchen in tne summer time. It wss a picture, with its roses climbiDg the windows, its glistenlne milk pan, like so many minors ranged la rows on ma shelves, and its Door white and sanded; it was a wholesome picture too, especially as it had the breath of a nrdea full of sweets borne in with the breeze that stirred the rootless window curtains. The pair of bands which had done all of this were not white nor soft sod they were now busily engaged in mending iaviu n uson stockinca. "He aint asleep, is he I" said the owner or the industrious hands Prudence WJ son, looking np as she spoke and disclos ing a round apple blossom face weving a uigni snaae of anxiety. Yes. he Is asleep." "Thank God f she ejaculated fervently. "A'ow do go and take a nap, Patty, you iook tuckered out." "Yes, I am tired. Aunt Prue," she re plied in a cheerful voice, which vet bad a cadence or melancholy. i"atty was a slender Yankee girt of twenty-two, of the brunette type, the warm blood speakintr eloquent! v in her cneens. sue could sutler unmncUinzlv.if need be, and could temper merrv with justice, but she reserved her smiles for those she Joved. David Wilson had been like a father to her ever since his sister Patty's death, but lately, for some unexplained reason, be ima (fined himself ill with all sorts of ail ments and bad become irritable outra geously so at times, on account of it. Hut bis loyal niece had borne with his petulance patiently. And now, seatimr herself by the rose covered window, and leaning her head against the casement, she closed her eyes and remained motion- ior some minutes, while not a sound was heard but the ticking of the clock, and tne num or busy bees out or doors. Presently she awoke with a start ex claiming, "Did the bell ring, Aunt Pine." "La, no. child, lou are always think ing of thai 'ere bell. It's too bsd ! I'd just like to give David a good shaking, mere am t no sense in being so un reasonable, "Vou furgct that uncle is an invalid. and oh ! he has been o very kind to ." Oh! Indeed I'm not likely to forget it neither of ns will, I'm thiukinz." fatty sighed, laid her head airainst the window, closed her eyas as before, and silence reigned again. But Prudence Wilsons tonirue when once started was loth to stop. She caus ed her pretty niece to open her eyes w:de, and ber cheeks to Hush a deeper red bv her next remark. "Patty, dear, I know why you are ro down in tbe mouth lately. It's all on ac count of Joe Clark ; David his been asd got another crotchet and he'll be afraid to come here any more." "Do you think so, auntie 1" and this tUxe she smiled. 'Perhaps you think I don't know Joe V she replied tentatively ; but receiving no satisfaction she continued to vent ber vexation "David is a grown up baby. and you humor him too much ; why 1 1 do believe that if be want Jerusalem, you d plan for it You nor no one else can't betrin to please bin. "I can try at least Aunt Prudence " "Yes. Spile him, humor him let him do as he likes, do !" 'But 1 don t auntie. Then at if a sud den and net tdta bad entered her mind, she added, "But re a mind to." 'Be you crazy, Patty!" asked Miss Prudence, inconsistently. Uiiahi ties awake, and needs ma." said the girl, and she was gone la sn Instant on "ber mission of love. tine's made of inly rubber. I ruess." said the old maid aunt began to sew vix erously. Patty ran up stairs with a bound. "Are yon all dwf down there I" said the old gentleman in a querulous tone. I've rung and rang till I'm exhausted. Are you better, uncle'" Patty in quired with a cheery soothing voice. "Ho, I m worse; high fever ; no wonder. in this confounded hot room. Open tbe windows and djora. Quick, I say." Without a moment's hesitation his niece obeyed him, letting in a rosy flood of light that made the captious old man blink, and the summer breezes sent the papers on the table whirling around the room. "uirL do you wish to kill me; "be cried. clapping his hand over his eyes. "Shut out that light quickly. I'm almost blind and as if that were not enough, there is Irudence singing; go down and tell ber that ber voice is cracked, and that she it an old fool." Patty remained absent so many minutes that it added a tresh grievance, and the invalid rang tbe bell furiously.desiring to know 'what kept ber so long." "I was trying to calm Aunt Prue. She is offended with your message. "Patty, Patty I And you told her that? You are tbe biggest foot,'' and he fell back desparingly upon the pillows, as though this was tbe climax of annoyance. 'Yea, uncle, I know it" sue replied, cooly. David Wilson stared at her la surprise. Was this tbe wbilherto amiable girl who had .humored and even anticipated his every wiab Could it be possible that constant attendance upon himself had affected ber brain I Perhaps be had been text hasty in per emptorily forbidding ber to see Joe Clark again, and her mind had lost its bal ance. 'Patty," said he, Lt last "do you sen to Joe Clark, and tell him I must see him this very night ; do you hear. And be loosed at ber keenly. Did tbe old bachelor think that he could read the girl's heart so easy t What a relief it was when he closed bis eyes once more! Kow, Patty could steal away on tiptoe but no she had scarcely reached the dor when he called out: "Patty, give me a glass of lemonade." The pitcher was within reach, freshly filled, and palatable, but the invalid thought himself too weak to stretch out his band for it "Pah! this is tasteless. Throw it out" "Do try a little, uncle ; it's very nice," said his niece, cosxingly. "Xo; 1 wont!" and then he threw himself back upon the pillow, with tbe air of a martyr, but not for long, for rest ing on oae elbow, he said: "Patty, I think I'll taste a spoonful of that vile stuff." "Oh, uncle! I am so sorry ; inJeed, 1 threw it out" -Threw it out! a whole pitcherfull What extravagance ! And so you took me at my word. Patty Patty, yoaH be the death of me. Go down stairs, girl and stay there!" Tbe poor soul, glad of tbe chance, went down, heedless of his calls for her immedi ate return. Then fo- a whole half hour the sick man remained quiet thinking over the sitaation, no doubt until at length be caught sight of a wreath of smoke curling past the window. Thoroughly alarmed, he rang the hell furiously. In vain; there was no response. "Help help 1" he cried. "Am 1 to Us here and be bumed to death ?" And, as a sudden gust of smoke filled the loom, he Jumped out of bed with sur- pntiDt; agility for a confirmed invalid, and hastily wrapping a blanket over his dressing-gown, ran down the stairs, shoutinir "tire fire ! " with a voice that proclaimed sound lunga, at least but bis face wss very pale, and his limbs trembled with ex citement. Prudence Wilson met him in the hall She held up ber hands in astonishment. "Vou here, David I Why. what on earth is the matter ?" "Where where tne fire he exclaim ed, wildly. "In tbe stove, I guess, if it sin t all smoke," said she, with provoking coolness. "What I pick of fools you be, to scare because ureen wood wouldn't burn." "Oh ! uncle, dc go back to bed ; youll catch your death of cold, standing here in the craught." No, I won't?" "But consider you are an invalid." "No, I ain't!" "Uncle do you mean that you are not sick?" "1 mean that 1 am an old fool and have just found it out a cured old fool though." Who should come in at this critical moment of repentance from fright and being taken at his own word but Joe Clark!" "You sent for me, Mr. Wilson," said he. wondenngly; "can I be of service in any way ("glancing at Patty, as he spoke. Is il necessary to add that both sister and niece bad plotted to cure tbe hypo chondnacr Or that Joe Clark came just in the nick of iime to catch Uncle David in the riant moodf And to gun h's consent to his tnamsze with preuy, patient Patty J How Women Buy Theatre Ticket. Spritrgins. who is a man about town, in sists that the sexes are never seen in such marked contrast as when selecting sea's at the box-office of a theatre. Business mn walks up, savs, sententiously, "Thursday night, put his nnper down promptly on the seats that seem to him best and at the same instant puts down his money, lie has read the advertisement, and knowing what tbe plav is and what the price is. he asks no questions, hut peckebnr bis tick' eta, walks away. Time, one minute and a halt E derly ladv comes up. She looks at the plat tor W eduesday night Thursday night Saturday afternoon. W onders why there isa l a Wednesday matinee, and. scoldine about it Utile, takes counsel of her rising retvtntment and decides not to buy any tickets at all. Just as impatient gentle man puts his band forward, she recalls ber decision and she thinks she will, with mental reservations. Goes all over the plats again, and then slowly opeoinz her pocket-book, flsliee ont her money, and n nally retires. Time, eleven minutes and three quarters. Four young ladies slide in ahead of the gentlemen waiting, under a suspension of rules. They want seats in the Cist row, dress circle. All taken. Too bad. They will taxe the last row in the parquctte. Xot at all, why not in the middle or well up to the front t They won't t there. Then they divide and dircuss tbe sdvan tag eg of the right and left. They grow warm and forget about the ticket-seller and tbe gentlemen waiting. Thev relate vari ous disappointing experiences on those side seats. They disband, as it were. Two take seats in the orchestra circle, and two explore, butterfly fashion, the balcony. At last they get their seats. Time, Inuteen minutes and a quarter. In tbe next ten minutes the fifteen gentlemen in line ali have their seats, and are at their business. Such, says Sprigging, is life. Spriggins is, of course, a horrid creature. Poor rtilll. Poor Philip Yonderdonk, of Burlington. All bis life he had toiled and saved and scraped, and pulled every string that had a dollar at the end of it And now all bis bird earned wealth was gone, and a great hateful, interest-eating mortgage spread! its black wings over all that he owned and loved on earth, lie sank mto fc chair. and, folding his arms upon the table before him, bowed his gray head upon them and groaned great groans from Groanville, Oroan county. His heart seemed break ing. "Did you mortgage the farm t" aske.i his wife anxiously, stealing softly to bis side. "Yes,' he growled, "both farms and sold the wood lot over In Big Island." "And did you have to mortgage the town house, loo?-' she asked, with quiver ing lips and glistening eyes. "Oh, yes," said the man in hollow tones, "Oh, yes, and sold all my stock in the .Northern; and hypothecated what 1 had in the Sixth street bridge." "And was it enough !nshe asked tremb ling with eagerness. "Was it enougti f .".Not quite." be growled, and then, as be saw the ghastly pallor or deathly dis appointment spread over her face, he aided, "but the milliner let me have it on ninety days time for the balance at 8 per cent." "And you've brought my new bat borne, then?" Ehe caroled joyously. "Ou, Philip, you dear old duck t" "Well, no, not all of it" he said. "I brought the plume and one of the bow down with me in the express, but the bat itself is coming down from Chicago on a flat-car." And the next week after that eleven dark-browed men who sat behind Philip's wife at the theatre waylai I the wretched man on the way home, hauled hiai off down Valley street, rolled him up into a wad and stopped up tbe new sewer with him. Dresden China. The historv of Dresden china dates back to the ear 1710. Until recently the work has been carried on in the old castle where the charmed secret of "bow to make if was discovered. A number of commodious buildings are now used for the work and occupied by seven hundred workmen, we bad almost laid artists, for they certainly deserve that name. The china is composed of a mixture of feldspar and kaolien." Tbe process of making is very similar to that used in the making of any china. The principal chaim is the skill and care which is used. Wbcn one sees the num berless processes of moulding, trimming, baking, decorating and polishing through which each piece of china, and, indeed, each tiny flower passes, we do not wonder at its great cost This china has been im itated very widely, but one cm always tell tbe genuiLe article by the royal mark, which is two swords crossed. - There are two qualities of Dresden chi ns; Tbe second can be distinguished from the first by the addition of two little grooves, running at right angles with the swords. Tbe difference between these classes arises simply from the fact that ia baking the second class articles have not retained their perfect form. The demand far china is greater that can be supplied, and tbe majority of there orders come from England and the United States. Kiekrd Into Notoriety. Xot long ago one of the suburban farmers of Macon, Georgia, led an old mule to the front gate and bade him go bis way and sin no more. For more than two years he bad lavished time and affection on the animal, in the nope that on some fntnre day he could pronounce him cured of the habit of kicking. All mules kick more or lees, but this par uwuuu- mme was ine doss kicker in fact, he did nothing else but kick. CoL B. worked on him faithfully, and tried hard to bring him aronnd to a com scionsncss that such indiscriminate and continued kicking was not only ont of all reasoa but dangerous. These efforts were unavailing. Finally, after ex hausting every means, he took him to the front gate as aforesaid and bade him seek other fields and pastures new. It may be said that in thus parting with a mule that cost him some two hundred dollars in money and the fu ture salvation of his soul in profanity, CoL B. let fall more than one tear, and, more than that returned to the house with bowed head and wept But the mule seemed to Lave divined the true intent of the former owner, t id in the exuberance of joy at being released fromJ bondage; to say nothing of the plow hue, sent his heels high into the air and whiokered a whicker that flavored of real happiness. He nibbled now ind then at some tempting patch of green grass along the borders of the road the same sweet patches that had, perhaps, made the mouths of other m tiles bound to heavy loads of wood and cot ton water, as they hnrried along nnder the lash of the driver. But with such a feast before him, onr mule was something of an sgsthetic, and munched here and thereof ter the man ner of a dainty lady at a banquet For miles did he scamper and nibble, not knowing or caring where he was going, forgetting in his exhilaration tliat it is a long lane that has no turning. Hence it was not long before a f reed man spied the happy animal. He had acquired bis forty acres, and to com plete his complement of this world's goods he needed the mule And to see a fine fat animal ambling along the road without any visible owner was a temp tation he could not withstand, and he took the stranger within his gates. The mule sw more bondage and began to kick against the proceeding. After he had kicked against the proceeding he kicked against the house and everything that came within range, and after de molishing everything standing he could wound up the circus by kicking the owner of the premises and then kicking down the fence. He sought the road once more, and met a man with a team and load of cotton. The man saw a stray mule and took him np, tying him to the rear of the wagon. It was the work of a moment only for onr mule to turn aronnd and kick the left hand wheel into pieces, leaving the wagoa at a standstill in the road. The man turned him loose with a benediction. His next venture was tear Colum bus. How much damage he had done in the interim, we hsva not as yet been informed, as the returns are not all in; but when near Columbus, he struck a drove of cattle. The idea occurred to him that there was a picnic, and if he ever did any lurking, now was his op portunity. We were not present, but they toll ns that he carved a way through that drove of cattle as a cannon ball ploughs its way through an army; but when he had gone through the ranks triumphantly, he struck a big black bull that was bringing up the rear and there he found his match. His heels went flying against the bull's head, bnt the bull was always sharp enough to take advantage of the uplifted heels and pnt in his work with his horns in the mule's stomach, and a few passes of this kind resulted in a complete victory for the bulL The cattle driver, who had looked on the encounter in a dazed sort of way. now came forward and after a gaze on the dead mule concluded to bring his hind legs along as a trophy, as the Indian brings the scalp of his victim. As he Beared Macon; CoL B. happened to be looking out, probably wishing for a return of his aiiimal, and saw tbe drover and his rattle, and also the hind legs which he recognized at ouce as those belonging to the boss kicker. The drover told him of the encounter, where upon the mule owner waxed wroth, and will sue the cattle drover for damages, placing the amount at two hnndred dol lars. As a counter suit the drover brings in a list of damages which inclndus a fearful lump ou twenty rdJ head of cat tle. The case will probably come up at the spring term of court Iaceuluu py. It was customary with Marshal Bas sompiere, when any of his soldiers were brought before him for heinous offences. to say to tliem. "Brother, yon or will certainly be hanged;" which was a suf ficient denunciation of their fate. A spy, who was discovered in his camp, was addressed in this language; and next day, as the wretch wss about to be led to the gal.ows, he pressed earnestly to gpeak with the marshal, alleging that he bad somewhat of importance to com municate. The maxshel being made acquainted with his request, said, in his rongh manner, "It is always the wsy of these rascals; they pretend some frivo lous story, merely to reprieve them selves for a few moments; however, bring the dog-hither." Being introduc ed, he asked him what he had to say. "Why, my lord," said the culprit "when I first had the honor of yonr conversa tion, yon were pleased to say, that either you or I should be banged; now lam come to know whe'berit is your pleasure to be so, because, if you won't, must that's alL" The marshal was so pleased with the fellow's humor that he ordered him to be set at liberty. NEWS IS DRIEF Dusters were first made of the tails of oxen or foxes. Thf fhet mention of parka is mong the Persians. , Gladstone has sat in Parliament for exactly half a century. The leech has eirhi . o - wt tTvco net w its back near the head. Two new framblimr ,.!. I,-. i, are being erected in Nice. . Two million lnm.1. I ., . - v mu. are an nnally exported from Michigan. fiTT!le,te Prfessor DraPer took th first photograph of the human face. The fruit exrjnrtanr r ...... increased a hundredfold in five yeara. The Swiss legislature has passed a "Fui-vrT vaccination law 83 to 23. rr?h m0t,'e,r of the late General Cnsterdied at Monroe, Mich., recently. Buckingham palace has four hun dred room.-, without counting corridors. Pfr fisheries of the Persian Gulf afford support to about 35.000 families. The new post office building goinn npin Philadelphia willcu-t over&.OOO,- Gauze is said to receive its name from Gaza, iu Paleatine, where it was first made. Fourteen kinds of dogs can be dis tinguished in the Greek and P.jmans records lorty thousand dollars worth of chewing gum is gathered annually in the State of Maine. 7 A tame wolf, presented to Prince Eismark by a liuasian, ha. arrived at r nednclmrube. c Sey,eral tbonsand colored people of bonth Carolina have made arrangement, to go to Arkansas. The tobacco monody of France last year yielded a net profit th-Ktatf aoout $60,01)0,000. There are now 11 finn n v pie iu the United States than there were before the civil war. A washerwoman f Tor.i.i: i- has twenty-eight living children." Shi is about 50 years of age. The number of jhtsous killed on adways in England is pniorti3nally wiee as great as in Fraace. A boy at Moliue. IiL, had to be whipped thirteen times before he would consent to be vaccinated. The revenues at the port of Charles ton, South Carolina, have increased four-fold within lour j ears. English artists in landscape who exhibit at the Royal Acadeuiv are far ahead of those who paint figures, Tbe niilk of the elephant contains less water and more fatty matter and sugar than that of any other animal. Texas furnishes pecans to the value of $2,000,000 per year, aud thiuka the crop can be increased to $10,000,000. The Bible is translated iuto thirty two African languages, in eight of which the whole of the Seriptnres are publish- The expenditures made upon the suspension bridge between Xew York 47 JdBrooklyn amount now to $13,- A lady in P-chester, X. Y., who is 5 fet 4 inches in height, has light brown hair which measures 6 feet 6 inches in length. The Prussian government has pre sented in the landtag a bill for the pur chase of six private railways, at a cost of 477,000,000 mark. Colonel Arnat Voa Steulen is busy preparing a report on the Centennial celebratiouat Yorktown for the Emperor William of Germany. Lord Overstoue has remitted fifUen per cent of the rents due at Michael mas from his tenants at Wing aud Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire. Real estate ia Paris is advancing. In 1811 a home and garden in a fashion able quarter sold for 515,000. It sold within a few months for $123,000. The age of an oyster may be reckon ed by counting the lines in the groove of the hinge ol the bivalve. These lines indicate the aunual layers or shell growths. Major Cathcart, who was one of the principal members of General Fremont 'a expedition, which ia 1818 made a win ter journey across the plains to Califorw nia, is dead in London. There are now stored in the oil ceuntry 25.0J0.000 barrels of crude pe troleum, a sufficient quantity to supply the preseut demand for illuminating purposes for the next five years. There were shipped from San Fran cisco last year 3S,1J377 pounds ot wool, valued at $7,000,000. The total wool product of California from 1854 r 1881, inciasive, was 558,fc!l,121 pounds. The war footing of the Germaa army lias been established by the budget of 1882 at 500,000 men. Iu the event of war, the nauiler cculd I doubled at tweuty-fiye hours' notice by tele graph. On the house " Ciaven street, Strand, Loudon, a circular tablet has been bxed, with these words: "Lived here, Beujamiu Franklin, Printer, Phi losopher, and Statesman. Born 170C Died 17l0. The remains of a mastodon, esti mated to measure 36 feet from the tits of its tusks to the tip of its tail, have been discovered in a bayou two miles and a half eat of ltichmoud, Iud., Dy workmen engaged in excavating for a fish pond. Madras has a breakwater built by British engineers at a ct of $3,000, 000, but they neglected to band the great blocks of concrete properly, and the first storm has knocked the whole thing to flinders. Dr. Jessup, of Syria, writes that the Saltan has granted permission to the Russian Jews to settle iu Asia Minor, bnt prohibit them Syiia or Palestine, on the ground that mey migut attempt a Judaic eupire. General O. O. Howard has sent a number of large photographic views of West Point Military Academy to the Marquis do llochambeau, who desires to use them in the preparation of a vol ume descriptive of tne visit of the French Yorktown delegates to this country. There are in the United States 6,471,787 men available for military duty. There are 123.316 in the militia service, of which 114,524 are non -commissioned officers and privates, 6 053 company officers, 1.603 field officers' 1,040 staff officers and 126 general offl' cer
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