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ness intrusted to his care. OfficewilltO. H. Spang,
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Schell, two doors cast of the Oaiem office, will
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May 11, 'BB lyr.
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c . April 28, 1884:t.
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ofthe Mengel House. apll. 1884.—tf.
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THE STATE CONVENTION.
Proceeding! of t he Union Slate Convention
—Judge WtTUem* Nominated ou the
ninth ballot.—Jmj>ortant and Significant
Resolutiont.
Wiluamspobt, June 26. —The Republi
can State Convention, to nominate a candi
date for the office of J udge of the Supreme
Court, assembled at 10 o'clock this morning,
and was called to order by Hon. Francis
JordaD, Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee.
He then spoke as follows:
_ Gentlemen of the Convention and Felloic
citbens: The time appointed for the assem
bling of the convention has arrived, and in
calling you to order I discharge the last of
the duties pertaining to the Tionorable sta
tion which it has been my privilege to occu
py. No formal account of mv stewardship
has ever been rendered, and I will not now
detain you by any explanation of it The
results of our last campaign, as they were
proclaimed to the world on the second Tues
day of October last, are still fresh within
vour recollection.
They were in the main satisfactory to us,
and if not acceptable to our adversaries,
were at least obligatory and conclusive upon
them. We elected one of the heroes of the
war—our gallant standard-bearer, Geary—
Governor of this Commonwealth; we sent to
the national Congress a delegation which
far outshone any of its predecessors in its
unanimity for the right; and wc succeeded
in putting upon a recent member of the
United States Senate a moot effectual ex
tinguisher. In a poll which exceeded the
number of votes cast at the proceeding elec
tion by 143,fW0, the ballot-box unmistaka
bly indicated the continued unwillingness of
our patriotic people to trust rebels or rebrl
sympathizers with the reins of government
and the political power of the country.
Other loyal States unhesitatingly united
with us in this grand declaration, and thus
the insane and wicked policy of Andrew
Johnson and his new friends and allies was
overwhelmed by the unprecedented and
magnificent popular majority of four hun
dred thousand votes. 'ln is was the solemn
dcci.-ion of tho sovereign people, rendered
upon the merits of the issues involved, after
a full bearing upon both sides, and from it
there can be an appeal to none but those
who made it. Woe unto him that would be
dictator or tyrant, and his advisers, who, in
their impotent wrath, would endeavor to
explain away or set aside the verdict. We
call upon our representatives in the Fortieth
Congress (o do their duty, and to execute
tho popular will as it has been constitution
ally declared. The speaker added that it
devolved upon the convention in these
eventful times, with grave responsibilities
resting upon them, to clear away all obstruc
tion from the pathway of duty, and to accel
erate the grand march of the cause of civil
liberty and the rights of men. It was not
for him to suggest, much less to dictate, the
principles that should be affirmed, or the
person who should bear the standard in the
opening contest: but as one ofthe sovereign
people, ne insisted mat ooui me oiatrorm
and the candidate should lie worthy of past
conflicts and triumphs, and no step backward
be taken. The nation's determination was
fixed that the Republic shall lie reunited on
the basi? of liberty and justice, and the
choice of a proper person for Judge of the
Supreme Court was an important means to
to that end. To insure success, Pennsylva
nia, as heretofore, was expected to contri
bute her full share and to do her whole duty.
In the strength of these principles, convic
tions, and responsibilities, the party should
fearlessly press onward, confident and assur
ed there can be no such word as fail. It
only remained for hiui to call the convention
to order, and to receive the usual motion
for preliminary orgnization.
On motion of Hon. John Cessna, of Bed
ford, the convention organized by the choice
of Gen. Jas. L. Selfridge, of Northampton
county, as temporary chairman. Gen. Sel
fridge addressed the convention in ack
nowledgment of the partiality manifested in
his appointment, which he interpreted as a
compliment to the late soldiers ol the army.
He said that the body was called upon, by
every consideration of patriotism to act
with a single reference to the public good,
and the people of the State would hold them
responsible for the character ofthe nomina
tion made to day. lie urged bis hearers to
imitate the glorious example of devotion to
duty which had been given them by that
wonderful and noble soldier, I'hil 11. Sheri
dan, whose official conduct was the theme of
universal praise. [Long-continuedapplause,
followed by cheers for Gen. Sheridan.]
Mes-rs. Hitchcock of Luzeruc, N'ewlin of
Philadelphia, and McPherson of Adams,
were appointed temporary secretaries.
Hon. James L. Graham, of Alleghany,
moved that a committee of one member from
each Senatorial district be appointed on per
manent organization.
W. B. Mann, Esq., of Philadelphia, pro
posed to amend so as to secure the election
of a permanent pre.-ident by direct vote. _
The question of the most appropriate
method of procedure in the selection of per
manent officers gave rise to considerable dis
cussion, which was finally terminated by the
adoption of tho original motion.
t in motion of Edward McPherson, a Com
mittee on resolutions similarly constituted
was also appointed.
Resolutions were pa V"_,'. adopting the
rules of the House of He;' scntatives, and
referring to the Commitu : on Resolutions
all resolutions offered.
John 11. Walher, Esq., chairman of Com
mittee on Permanent Organization, submit
ted a report, which was adopted, as follows:
PrrjsuUnt —Hon. John Scott, of Hunting
don.
Vice Pro-id'nts. —Tho.s Little, 11. C.
Thompson, Westley Stevenson, Charles
Williams 0. F. llallard. John J. I'otts, 11.
11. Williams, L. F. Gordon. Samuel Shearer,
Scth W. Gcer, William L. Lillic William T.
Davis, Abram G. Miller, John S. Mann,
Dr. B. F. Wagonseller, George A. Friecklc
Judge Cover, Jacob F. Fry, O. J. Dickay,
A. J. Fry, William Adams, H. F. Shell, J.
H. Little. C. A. W. Kiiumel, Theo. Wilson.
Captain Dushane, James L. Graham S. 11.
Gncr. Captain Jacob Wcigand, John Hilar,
M. C. Bee, S. C. Woodruff'
Secretaries. —Ed w. McPhereon, Jas.
Breaslcy. Jas. W. M. Nowlin. 11. G. Frey.
During the absence of the Committee on
Resolutions the convention was addressed
by Thos. Marshall and Thos. J. Bingham,
of Alleghany.
The latter speaker, reviewing the position
of the Democratic candidate, reminded his
hearers that Sharswood had written an
opinion denying the constitutionality of the
whole financial system of the Government.
However creditable hi.' antecedents, the
burden of that position JJas enough to crush
the candidate of any. party. Jeremiah S.
Black, the legal advr-' in Mr. Buchanan iu
isfo, who proclaiinctfihc doctrine that there
was nC Wgal power tosavc the Government,
was 'g ffftrst endorser of the nomination, and
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the second was Chief Justice Woodward,
who had deliberately given an opinion deny
ing the power of Congress to fill our armies
by draft. The speaker supposed the third
endorser would be Andrew Johnson, and
the fourth probably Jeff Davis.
A committee having been appointed to
wait upon the chairmn elect, lion. John
Scott, of Huntingdon, that gentleman was
introduced, and after a few preliminary re-
in which he returned thanks for the
partiality manifested in his behalf, contin
ued:
It is not my purpose to detain you with
any lengthy address, for this call has been
to mc so entirely unexpected that I do not
feel that I am empowered to speak to this
convention on the issues which may be in
volved in the coming election in such a man
ner as they should be discussed before a
body of this character. We ara met to
make a nomination of a candidate for Judge
of the Supreme Court of our State, and
whatever might be said of the impropriety
of introducing political questions into Judi
cial elections, no men can or ought to shut
his eyes to the fact that in all elections for
important offices, for some years to come,
the position which men who are candidates
have occupied in the late rebellion must en
ter into that contest There are fundamen
tal questions about the structure and pow
ers of government which are far more im
portant than any questions of mere political
expediency can be; and we have arrived at a
time in the history of our country when we
cannot look with indifference upoD the opin
ions which our judicial officers hold concern
ing the structure and powers of the Govern
ment. Call it politics, if you will, it is the
kind of politics which involves the life of a
nation; and, in the language of Chief Jus
tice Chase, in that admirabel opinion de
livered in a North Carolina court within the
last few weeks, "they are political questions
to which events give the answer." It is
highly important for us, gentlemen of the
convention, that we place in nomination to
day a man who will agree to the proposition
that there are legal questions to which
events have given answer. Treason—trait
ors, that is the word —traitors, in the inter
est of slavery- made an effort to destroy this
Government. Loyalty in the interest of
freedom, resisted the attempt, and has pre
served it. Thank God for it. And wheth
er it be the election of a Governor, of Con
gressmen, of a Legislator, of a President, or
of a Supreme Judge, the question will come
up to every man's mind, and upon it all im
portant elections will be deeided for years to
come. That question is: Is it safer to en
trust the destinies of this government in the
bands of the men who did ,-av it than to
turn it over into the hands of those who
either made the effort or sympathized with
the effort made to destroy it? That is the
question that will be propounded and it is a
significant fact that this rebellion was pro
ceeded by the opinion of an Attorney Gen
eral which denied the right of the General
Government to enforce obedience to the
laws and the Constitution of the land. It
is another significant fact, that the candi
date presented by the Democratic party
within the last few weeks for the same posi
tion for which wc arc called upon to nomi
of that opinion, and thus he goes into the
contest saddled with the burden of Judge
Black's anti-opinion, lie could not have a
heavier weight to carry, for the opinion of
that Attorney General has been buried as
useless rubbish beneath the bones and blood
and bodies of the loyal men who gave their
lives to refute it. [Long continued ap
plause. | We arc met now when another
opinion of another Attorney General has
been invoked to save the veto message which
attributed to his authorship, and given
to the world through Andrew .Johnson,
President of the United States that Con
gres had not power to legislate for the land
it had saved, and who, the logic of that
message falling, now endeavors to construe
the law so as to defeat the well known legis
lative intent which passed, an- h ich forui-
Ed it. But, thank God again we are met
too. just following the time when Sickles
and Sheridan [great applause, iu which the
voice of the speaker was drowned]-; we
arc met upon the eve of the meeting of
Congress, called for the purpose of putting
in uninistakaply alaw which no legal sophis
try can sweep away. That we expect them
to do. Wc have control, through the legis
lative department of the Government, of
the destinies of the nation. We may say
that wc have control ofthe -hip of state; and
even if the man (it is an impromptu
metaphor; I do not know where it may end |;
if the man who has charge of the light house
should seek to obscure the lantern from the
vessel at sea and run it on the rocks, thank
God we have a crew on the vessel that has
learned the coast and can save themselves.
It is for us, the 1, to find among the distin
guished gentlemen presented to this con
vention as candidates one who accepts the
logic of events, and one who will say, with
that admirable opinion to which I have re
ferred, that the man under this Government
who goes into armed resistance against it,
can come out of that resistance only in two
ways—either as a successful revolutionist or
a traitor —one who will say that crime is not
absolved from its penalty by cither its mag
nitude or respectability; one who will rally
to himself the confidence and support and
votes of all loyal men; for, while we are here
pressing the claims of our respective candi
dates, it is a gratifying feature to know that
none are presented wno are not worthy of
the support of the loyal men ot this
State. Let us come together, then, in this
spirit of generous rivalry for our friends, and i
keep in view always the importance of keep
ing together this organization. Whatever |
differences may exist upon minor or subor- j
dinate questions, we all will agree in keeping
in view the is.-ucs which arc involved in the
success of the Union party.
On motion of Wayne McVcagh, Esq., of ;
Chester nominations were opened for can
didates for Supreme Judge. The Com- |
mittee on Ileselutions being present, Jas.
L.Graham, of Alleghany, nominated lien- !
ry W. Williams, of Alleghany; Lynn Bar- |
tholomew, of Schuylkill, nominated Edwin j
Owen Parry, of Schuylkill; S. Brown, ol
Backs, nominated M. Russell Thayer, of;
Philadelphia, J. Smith Further, of Chester, \
nominated n illiam Butler, of Chester; Geo.
Brubaker, of Lancaster, nominated Thomas !
E Franklin, of Lancaster; Gen. Ilarty
White, of Indiana, nominated Isaac G. !
Gordon, of Jefferson; Geo. F. Miller, of!
Union, nominated Samuel Linn, of Snyder,
George M. Kced, of Cambria, nominated
George Taylor, of Huntingdon; 11. G. |
Jones, of Philadelphia, nominated Joseph
Allison, of Philadelphia: David Fleming, of
Dauphin, nominated John J. Pearson, of
Dauphin; Jeremiah Nichols, efPhiiadelphia
nominated Henry* W. Nicboll.-, of Tioga; M. j
Whirtncyer nominated Joshua W. Comley, i
of Montour. Hon. Win S. Pierce, of Phil- '
adelphia. was nominated, hut withdrawn.
Judge Allison, of Philadelphia, was a'so
withdrawn.
On uiotiou of Wayne McVcagh, Esq., a
ballot was taken without any decisive result.
The balloting was regularly coutiuued un- 1
BEDFORD. Pa.. FRIDAY. JULY 13. 1867
I til the ninth, which resulted in the nomina
tion of Jndge Williams, of Alleghany, by
1 the following vote: Henry W. Williams, 65
votes; M. Russell Thayer, 40; Samuel Linn,
On motion, the nomination was made
unanimous, which was carried amid gener
al l cjoicing.
The convention then took a recess till five
o'clock.
At the time appointed the convention
reassembled. Hon. Edward Mc Pherson,
of Adams count}', chairman of the Com
mittee on Resoltfions, submitted the fol
lowing report:
The Republicans of Pennsylvania, appeal
ine again to the people, take pleasure in re
calling the repeated occasions in which the
voters of the Conmonweahh have sustained
and ratified their candidates and principles,
and strongly imp*?ssed with the importance
of the issues Invoked in the ensuing election,
inak v this declaration of their opinions and
principles:
First. That, iu the name of the nation
saved from tieason, we demand security
against its remtitiou by exacting from the
vanquished sum guarantees as will make
treason so odious as to be forever impossible.
Second. Thai, as in the past we cordially
justified the adninistration of Abraham Lin
coln in all neceisary acts for the suppressing
of rebellion, we record it as our judgment
that the adminiitration of Andrew Johnson
has been chiefly faithless, because it has fail
ed to try to gai£er up and fix in the organic
and statute liw the great principles which
the war has sc.tied, and without whose adop
tion as the ruls of action peace is but a delu
sion and a snaie.
Third. That, in the completion of the task
of reconstruction so firmly as to be perpetual,
it is indispensable that traitors beaten in the
field thai! not find a sanctuary in the courts:
that the laws shall not be tortured to justify
or palliate the crimes of which the country's
enemies have betn guilty, and that the law of
war shall be so distinctly declared by the
courts that no disturbing and paralyzing
doubts may ever ke raised, as in I All. affect
ing the essential rights of the Government or
personal duties of citizens.
Fourth. That this convention, speaking
for the Republicans of Pennsylvania, unre
servedly endorses the reconstruction meas
ures of the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Con
gresses as a basis ipon sound principles, es
sentially just and wise, and promise an early
legal and permanent restoration of the rebel
States to their share in the government of the
Union; that we denounce and condemn the
offers of President Johnson, through his pli
ant Attorney-Gentral and a majority of his
Cahiuel. to evade these laws by interfering to
obstruct and prevent their enforcement iu the
spirit in which tbey were passed, and .that we
call upon Congress, soon to meet, promptly
and decisively to dispose of this new nullifi
cation
Fifth. That the thauks of the loyal men of
this Commonwealth are hereby tendered to
Major General Sheridan and Major General
Sickles for their pablicly-declared unwilling
ness to be made instrumental, in the startling
and truthful words of the former, "iu open
ing, under the Presidential declaration, a
broad, macadamized way for perjury and
fraud lo travel on," in pursuit of the coveted
repossession of political power in the rebel
States; and that this convention confidently
Tfimlia?!?' l ArjHnl{. , i J ISES h in
their patriotic efforts to execute the law.
Sixth. That President Johnson further
merits our condemnation for his reckless par
don and attempted restoration to political
rights of many of the chief conspirators
against the Union; and that especially his per
sistent efforts to compel the release of Jeffer
son Davis without question for his crimes
were a reproach to the administration of jus
tice and an insult to the whole loyal people
of the nation.
Seventh. That warned by past misfortunes,
we ask that the Supreme Court of the State
be placed in harmony with the political opin
ions of the majority of the people, to the end
that the Court may nevrr again, by unjust de
cisions, seek to set aside laws vital to the na
tion, nor imperil the safety of the public se
curities, nor impair the operation of the
bounty, pension and tax laws, which were
required for the public defence: nor in any
way thwart measures which were essential to
the public protection: but that, on the other
hand, it may become and remain a fit and
faithful interpreter of the liberal spirit of the
age. a bulwark of public faitb. and an impar
tial aud fearless exponent of the equal rights
of man.
Eighth. That protection being a cardinal
feature of the Republican creed, we trust
that such legislatiot will be secured at the
earliest period as will afford adequate protec
tion to American industry.
Ninth. That in conformity with the pledges
given last fall by both candidates-for Govern
or. we now demand the enactment of a free
railroad law. by which the enterprise of oor i
people may be simulated, and the resources
of the Commonwealth developed.
Tenth. That in Governor John W. Geary
we recognize an honest and courageous pub
jic servant, who, in the chair of State, is add
ing freshness to the laurels gallantly won in
war.
Elrrenth. That th- gratitude of the people
to the soldiers and sailors, whose bravery
met and overthrew the slaveholders' rebellion,
should have repealed and emphatic expres
sion; and that we keartily disapprove of and
condemn the course of the Secretary of the
Treasury in postponing and ignoring the just
claims of our brave defenders upon the boun
ty of the Government, awarded to them by
the National Congress.
Twelfth. That in the Hon. Henry W.
YY'illiams, of Allegheny county, we present to
the people of Pennsylvania an eminent jurist;
one in every way well qualified for the res
ponsible duties of the office of Judge of the
Supreme Court: able as a lawyer; impartial,
prompt, and thorough as a judge: honest, up
right. without suspicion as a man. and loyal
and unwavering in his devotion to the cause
of his country.
The resolution pertaining to the organiza
of the State Central Committee was discussed
at length, and finally adopted, as follows:
Resolved , That the thanks of the conven
tion be tendered to Col. Jordan for the effi
cient manner in which he performed the du
ties of chairman of the State Central Com
mittee lor the past year, and that he lie reap
pointed for the coming year; and that, in tne
case of his inability or unwillingness to accept
the position, the president of this convention
shall appoint the chairman, and that the re
mainder of the committee shall be appointed
in the usual way, consisting of the same tram
ber as that of last year.
The resolutions extending thauks to the
family of A. IV. Benedict, late secretary of
the Slate Central Committee, for his efficient
services, and consolation in their bereave
incut, and appointing a committee of notifi
cation to wait upon the nominee, were adop
ted.
The resolution increasing the number of
the Philadelphia members of the State Cen
tral Committee from eight to twelve was also
passed, aud the convention then adjourned
sine die.
A housemaid who was sent to call a gou
tlenian to dinner, found him engaged in us
ing a tooth brush. "Well, is he coming?
said the lady of the house, as the servant
returned. ''Ves, ma'am, directly," was
the reply, "he's jist sharpening his teeth."
PisrcUancous.
A DAY WITH ROSA BONIIEL'R.
In order to reach the studio of Rosa Bon
heur, you must not enter tlte omnibus driv
ing to the Can-hire Pigallc, still less the one
driving to the Luxemburg gardens, for Rosa
Bonheur lives with her muse far frtini the
breiverics of Mont Breda, and far from
the beautiful old chc.-nut trees of the Lux
emburg.
If you wish to contemplate the great,
pa inter close b.v. you must take the Lyons
train, alight at Fontainebleau, and ask some
body to show you the road to the Chateau
de By. After walking for an hour through
a dense forest you will behold near the edge
of this forest a, vrry pretty dwelling, in
which the architect has managed to combine
iron, brick and timber with rare artistic
taste. From the ground floor to the roof
® v f. r Tthina is graceful and charming In this
delightful little villa. Its irregularity con
stitutes its greatest charm, and your eyes
might wander ail the day long from the
small towers wreathed with ivy to the bal
conies festooned with beautiful flowers, if
your care were not suddenly deafened by
a most singular noise, which puts all at
once a stop to your admiring contemplation.
At first, if you hate Wagner's music of
the future, you would believe that a num- I
ber of enthusiastic singers were rehearsing a
piece composed by the ecceutric friend of
the eccentric King of Bavaria; but. after
listening with close attention for a few min
utes, you will comprehend that this strange
concert results from the bleating of sheep,
the lowing of cows, the neighing of horses,
and the barking and howling of dogs, all
blending in a wonderfully discordant medley.
This cattle concert will then tell you that
you have arrived at your destination, and,
approaching the handsome east-iron fence,
you ring the bell: an old servant gill makes
her appearance. I say an old servant girl,
one of the last vestiges of a race which is
dying out very fa>t, and which is called "the
devoted servants."
"Mademoiselle Rose Bonheur?"
"She is not at home."
"When will she be back?"
"I don't know."
"Where is she?"
"I don't know."
When a servant replica to such questions
in this manner you uiay rest assured that
the master or the mi-trcsa i* at home. In
this case you inu-t proceed very skillfully,
and bring your masked battery, to wit, your
letter of recommendation, to briir u)K>n the
enemy.
"I am very sorry that Mademoiselle, Bon
heur is not here," you say to the old ser
vant girl; "one of her friends sent lue to her
to confer with her in regard to some press
ing business matters: he gave rnr also this
note, which I wa- to deliver to her. Pray
give it to her. and express to her my regrets
that I did not meet h<-r at home."
"Very well," says the old servant girl,
and slams the door in your face.
Well, you are now eighty kilometers from
Parsis, at a village where sandwiches are
tni-flw and whither civilization Di'PttrxtM
njice a day in the >pii..,- ..f fffe V, in
iou say. therefore, to loursei): 1 will take
a little walk. In the meantime Rose Bon
bcurwill read my !• tt- r of introduction, and,
on seeing the signature of her friend at the
bottom of the missive, she will scold her -er
vant girl for having turtD'd the cmbas.-tidor
of one of her itollcatm - IVom tin- <l<n.r in so
unceremonious a ic-inrnri. > that, when I
shall present mys-lfun<-i- mote at the door
of the chateau. Gertrude 'all old servant
girls are called Gertrude) will exclaim,
'Oh my dear sir Mademoi-olle ltonhcur has
just got home, and awaits you quite impa
tiently!' "
Well, you are utterly mistaken, and your
monologue is fal>c in ever-- respect, for.
when you confront once more this iuhospi
table threshold. Gertmdr fell- you with a
morose air:
"Mademoiselle Bonheur has not got home
yet. She dines very often at Fontaine
bleau. It happen? sometimes th it -he stays
two weeks from borne without tolling me a
word about it. You know artistes arc so
very queer."
If you are not malicious, you will think
that the game i- up, an I, greatly disap
pointed, you will at once start on your return
trip of eighty kilometer-, -wearing on the
way like Lucifer; but, if ym are malicious,
just request Gertrude to return to you your
letter of introduction, and tell her that you
have orders to deliver it only iuto the hands
of her mi-tress. 11 or mistress has, ofcour.se,
Opened the letter already. ' lertrude can pot
return the letter to you without incurring
the suspicion of being a faithless servant-
What will she do, then?
"Forsooth," exclaims Mademoiselle Bon
heur, caught in the trap, "admit theinquis
tive fellow."
And you enter the hou-e.
The reader has guessed already that I
have related to him what happened to my
self I did not know that the most urgent re
commendations do not exert any effect upon
the obdurate heart of Rosa Bonheur, and
that she closes her door nio-t unceremoni
ously in the face ol whosoever aspire- to lay
at her feet a tribute of enthusiastic admira
tion. Well, thank God. I had succeeded in
getting in. Gertrude pointed out to me a
little fellow who approached through au alley j
of the pnik, lie serincG to look at ate Irown
ingly, but an enormous straw hat which he
wore on his head prevented ttte (rout recog
nizing his features.
I stooped a little, ami now I saw a beard
less. full face, bronzed by the sun, and dot
ted with two hazel eyes of medium size.
The smallness of the nose, which w;is finely
chiseled, caused the rather large tuouth,
which displayed two row-of superb teeth,
to appear even larger than it really was.
Long hair, which seemed to roc blonde, flow
cd under the broad brim ot the straw bat,
and fell in truly rural disorder on the shoul
ders of the little fellow.
"Who arc you? \\ hence do you come,
aud what do you want?" he asked in a pet
ulant tone.
And he placed hiinselfin front ofutCj af
ter turning back the .-kiit ol his blue linen
blouse, and putting hi? hands into the pock
ets of his grey velvet pantaloons.
These hands had seemed to me very small.
1 looked at the feet of the little fellow; they
were likewise ruiscroecopic notwithstanding
the thick calf boots, the soles of which were
covered with nails. _ . , , ,
The Cesarean manner in which the little
peasant accosted ttte discncertcd we a lit-
C *
"I am a journalist, " I replied: "1 come
from Paris, and I want to sec Mademoiselle
Bonheur."
"Well, then, look at bet! ' said the little
peasant, taking of his hat. , . .
I saw now the true cxiloi of her natr. It
is not blonde, it is white. I saw, also, two
diamonds with which thecollarof her coarse
linen shirt was fastened.
"My dear sir," .-aid Madetiiui.-elle Ron
hour, in a milder tone, "you inti-t excuse
me. You must understand how necessary
it is for mc to take steps to keep profane in
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ttudcrr from iny hou.se. I have known
Englishmen who traveled five hundred
Irawne- to .see me, and who, after contem
plating ms il leisure. went away ever, with
t.tit thanking me. It talent's merely con*
verted an artist into a rare animal, it i* not
wuith while lor him to cultivate them. And
then you may imagine the loss of time caus
ed by the visits of inquisitive persons, and
the s no,.yams- occasioned by their consider
ation and their frequently very impertinent
questions. If you were writing a romance,
wttuid you likt*. at the time-when you arc
fell of inspiration, to he interrupted hy an
iudi-e-r, et person overwhelming you with
sihy compliments?"
"I will withdraw. Mademoiselle."
"Oh Ino not say all this in regard to
you, who lielong to our 'greaf family;' and,
moreover, by staying with me to day you
will not burden your conscience with "great
remorse. I am just about to shear my
sheep. Come with ute, I will show them to
y>m: vrm tnav look on. If yon do not like
it, so much the worse lor you. Let us run
quickly; I have shorn on one side of one, and
1 aiust rid him at mice of bis whole fleece,
otherwise the poor beast will freeze on one
side and roa.-t on the other."
W hen Madanioi-cUe fionheur had shorn
in my presence Hire- ewes and four rams,
she said to me:
W ill you see my deer, my roebucks and
my does' One of the latter had voting one 6
yesterday."
Alter thedeei and their companions came
the dogs; next the horses were trotted out;
in short, I inspected the whole menagerie.
When she praised die good qualities ot her
pointers, I asked:
"l'ott hunt? '
'Acs, certainly, hut I am very awkward.
Th.- fact is, there is but one thing I ean do
pretty well, and that is to take cafe of cattle.
Ah, I tell you I was intended to become a
farmer; but fate decided otherwise. I have
become * painter, a profession for which
Providence did not destine me."
H'-rc Rosa R, inht-U! heaved a profound
sigh, to which I re-ponded by uttering the
following words in a tone of mock gravity:
'\ou are right, Mademoiselle; your pen
cil wa- decide!;, unsuccc.-.-ful. Notwith
standing your efforts, you have remained
unknown, poor, needy, and unpopular
among cuinoisx ur-. Your miserable daubs
•xcite tin- hilarity of the public. Take my
advice, therefore; it is still time for you to
enter auothei earner. In the meantime, I
will prove to you the interest I take in your
welfare, by procuring you a situation as
farm hand. You may wiar your eross of
the Legion of Honor in the button hole of
your farm jacket. The red ribbon may
at fir-: make the bulls confided to you an
gry with you, but they will soon gel accus
tomed to it."
We burst into loud laughter, and arrived
at her -nidio.
Before the great artist finished a painting,
sin- i- in the habit of painting separate parts
of it ou isolated pieces of canvas, so that she
finally may group and copy them. That is
the way in which she extracts one hundred
thou-and francos more from the eoffers of
the wealthy Albiotis. Sometimes it hap
pens, It -wever, that Rosa Bonheur
o! her iiiiiitiiro"* so well that she will itf •"
it a 1 any price.
I >aw the sketch of a number of sheep, on
which she had written with a lead pencil,
"M de Rothschild.' And when I asked
her toexpl.iin to me the meaning ol the name
<>) fl. tut bonaire surmounting a stable,
Uua Botiheur .-aid to me:
"I had' destined this, painting for the
banker of the liue Lafiillf; but L have
changed tuy mind since then, and intend to
keep it."
Rosa Ronhcur entertaing the highest ad
miration for Tray on and Corot. Her rooms
ar- adorned with a ereat manv paintings by
th t - ma.-ters. She seemed to me rather J
cold in her opinion of Dutch painters of ani
mals. There were noDc of their paintings
in ln-r rooms. I locs she consider rivals in
the Potters, and does she not want them be
cause they wound her self-love and her eyes?
It certainly astonished me greatly not to see
thi- beautiful school represented on the
wails of her rooms.
It was already dark when the uiistre.-s of
the ('bateau de By accompanied me to the
door of her country seat. She walked with
a firm step by my side. Her masculine
bearing, her blunt frankness and boisterous
gaydy are such a.- to make one forget bcr
sex and her genius, and you feel almost
tempted to say to her, "Old fellow," as ;
though .-lie were a man, and as though you
had known her ever so long.
"I have endeavored," she saiitomc, "to
make amends for the rudeness with which
I received you. Was I successful?
"Beyond expression."
"You will call again, will you not!
"Most assuredly."
"But do not conic too often." she added,
laughing, "both of us arc talkative; while
talking with you, I should forget my easel
and toy pencils, and when I have not paint
ed eight hours a day, 1 am dissatisfied with
myself:"
How right waa he who wrote that industry
was one hall ol genius.
ADVERTISING
Then are comparatively few business
men who understand the art of advertising.
Some ui( n advertise for a short time after
they commence business, ana tmna tnat is
sufficient; others omit advertising after they
have established a flourishing business by
its aid. From the momenta house ceases
to advertise, h< wcver large it- reputation
and standing, it begins to decline. The
changes ate -0 rapid in this country, the
public mind constantly occupied by new
applicants for attention, that to be out of
the paper, where everybody seeks informa
tion on cvciy subject, is to be forgotteu.
The press is daily becoming a necessity, and
its usefulness a- an advertising medium is
constantly increasing. No man is wise or
just to himself who undertakes to do busi
ness without availing himself of its advan
tage-.
A blacksmith would be looked upon as
foolish if he w re to pile coal upon his forge
and neglect to Mow. The merchant who
fills his store, or the tradc.-man who opens
his shop and fails to keep the fact before
the people, is equally short-sighted. The
trade may come, but it will be slow indeed.
Be up and doing; show people that you are
at work —striving to succeed, and we war
rant you that hard times will never knock
very long or very hard at your door. Provi
dence helps those who help themselves, and
the largest crop comes from the best tilled
field.- every time. This lieingthc fact, bus
iness men generally will do well and reap a
; rich harvest by advertising their goods and
! wares, that the seed may lie scattered hroad-
I cast throughout the land, and therein add
I uinch ft nit to their granaries,
j Do not pursue the miserly way ol mark
; ing your business down—that el posting
! .-lips xi| 101 Ii to es, or painting board- and
I nailiti- 111 to "i" " public or | rivate houses,
with letteis of some particular article for
1 sale at some particular place—keep your ell
' prouiiueut before the publie by adVuri.-in,
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THE HOLE.
Dull and sombre as the mole appears to
be, it is by far the fiercest and most active
animal wiihin 'he British isles. Indeed, so
remarkable is it for both these qualities,
that 1 doubt whether the great fear of trop
ical climates can equal it cither in ferocity,
activity, or voracity. From seeing the ani
mal eat. I can readily conceive the fury
with which it must l>c animated when it
fights, and can perfectly appreciate tfcc truth
ol the assertion, that it has been observed
to fling itself upon a small bird, tear its
body ojien, and to devour it while still pal
pouting with life. Nothing short of this
fii-ry energy could sustain an animal in the
life-long task of forcing itself through the
solid earth; and it may well be imagined
that when two male moles of equal strength
happen to meet, the combat must be of the
most furious kind. Hize i, only of relative
importance; and, in point of fait, a battle
between two inolcs is as tremendous as be
tween two lions, if not more so, because the
mole is more courageous than the lion, and
relatively speaking, is fax more powerful,
and armed with weapons far more destruc
tive.
Magnify the mole to the size of the lion,
and you will hare a beast more terrible
than the world has yet seen. Though
nearly blind, and therefore incapable of fol
lowing prey by sight, it would be active be
yond conception, springing this way and
that way as it goes along, so as to cover a
large amount of space, leaping with light
ning quickness upon any animal which it
met, rending it to pieces in a moment,
thrusting its blood-thirsty snout into the
body of its victim, eating the still warm and
bleeding flesh, and instantly searching for
fresh prey. Such a creature would, without
the least hesitation, devour a serpent 20
leet in length, and so terrible would lie its
voracity that it would eat twenty or thirty
such -nukes in a day. With one grasp uf
its teeth and one stroke of its claws it could
tear an ox assunder: and it it should happen
to cuter a foid ol sheep or an enclosure
of cattle it would kill them all
for mere lust of slaughter. There arc manv
burrowing animals, but the mole Is emphat
ically the burrower, and absolutely riots in
the exuberance of auiui&l spirits and muscu
lar activity, passing through the earth al
most like fish through the water, and giving
to its strange, and apparently sombre life, a
poetry and interest which wc fail to find in
the lives of many creatures more ricblv en
dowed with cnternal beauty.—//owes With
out 111 wis.
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH GUNS.
An interesting letter La- been published,
written by Captain Ericsson to the Swedish
Minister of Mariue. in which he shows the
fallacy of the notions prevalent in England
concerning American heavy ordnance. It
seems almost every technical writer on the
subject a.-.-umes that the American 1.5-inch
and 20-inch guns, which are smooth bores,
gives a system of very low initial velocity,
while the English rifles as a rule, have a
very high initial velocity; also, that their
rifla cK.vt awn iirilipotJ-il vilK
mpnwK' frtW thsn tn#* s|>horvN
snot of our heavy guns: moreover, they fe
licitate themselves on the difficulty of ma
neuvering the American monsters, and in
variably suggest, in case of a mariue battle,
the tactics of firing at a long range, relying
on the above supposed superiorities to gain
more efficiency in destruction. Capt. Erics-
on goes into the matter with some detail,
not only stating but proving that in reality
the ease is directly reversed. There is, in
the fir-t place, a remarkable correspondence
between the heavy- rifle.- of both America
and England, aR showing a very low mean
initial velocity; then, the American heavy
smooth bores actually have been shown by
official experiment- to project their missiles
much swifter than the English heavy rifle.-,
and, finally, he proves, by facts and figures
the total fallacy of the European notion that
a relatively greater amount of atmospheric
resistance is encountered by a spherical than
by an elongated shot—for while the Anieri
can 20 inch smooth bore gives its projectile
more than 9j times the force imparted by
the English 12}-inch rifle, the exposed area
of the lormcr missile Is vci > Utile more than
twice that of the latter. Then, noticing the
fact that the handling of a 50-inch gun on
shipboard is no longer problematical with
the improved tcrret machinery, he laughs
•t their "long-ranee tactics" by showing
that the comparative destructive powers of
the two systems arc such that at a distance
whence their light projectiles could merely
scratch our 12 and 15-inch turrets, the
American 1,000-pound shot would crush in
the armor of their tbicbcst broadsides. The
whole letter is exceedingly interesting, aud
places in a clear light {though apparently
without that intention) the invaluable ser
vices rendered by Capt. Ericsson to our na
tional defenses. —A 1. Toms.
BF.ECIIER ON" DOMESTIC ART HI
TECTIRE.
Mr. Becchcr ha- some very sensible ideas
regarding household conveniences. He thus
describes the arrangements of a dwelling
which meets his approval, and contrasts
them with those of some houses that are
prevalent among u>:
No mean little entry receives you, as is
100 oficu itic case lti houses. The
hall of a dwelling gives you the first impres
sions. <m entering you fear
that by some mistahe you have got into a
clothes closet; at others, you enter upon a
space so small that it is only by a dexterous
interchange of civilities between yourself and
the door mat you can get in or tb door be
shut. In some halls, so called, a man sees a
pair of corkscrews stairs coming right down
upon him, aud fears lest by some jugglery
he be seized and extracted like a cork into
some upper space. Often the doors are so
arranged that what with the shutting of the
outside door, and the opening of inside ones
the timid stranger stands a chance of being
impaled 011 the latch, or flapped front and
rear, for, vigorous springs attached to the
doors, work with such nnnbleness that one
needs to be expert, or having opened the
door, before he can dash through, it will
spring back ou liim with • "now-I've got
you" air quite alarming.
"MY BOV DRUNK." —"Drunk! my boy
drunk!'' and tears started to the mothers
eyes, and she bent her head in unutterable
sorrow. In that moment the visions ola
useful and honorable career were destroyed,
and one of worthlessncss if not absolute dis
honor, presented itself. W ell did she know
that internperance walks hand in hand with
poverty, shauie, and death, and his mother s
heart was pierced as with a sharp pointed
steel. Ah! young man if the holy feeling
of love for her who bore you is not dead
within you, -hun that which gives her pain
—adhere to that which gives her joy. It
.-he is with her Father in heaven, shun that
course of life which shuts the gates of heav
en against you, and debars you iroui ber
sneictv forever. The drunkard can never
iuht iil the kingdom ol God.