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VOL. T.-NO. 21.
BLOOMSBURG, SATUBJ?AY, OCTOBER, 13, .1800.
MUCK FIVE CENTS.
BEAUTY OF OLD AGE.
niTK think eneh tottering form.
,1'lmt limp iiloilit In Ufo's decline,
ncu Imro a lienrt ni young, k.h wnrm,
"Ai mil of lillo f.iulti ir inllmt
Unle'ieli 1ms htvl IHilriiiminf Jnj,
Its own nnoiiunllo.l, uro rotmncn
'omineiu-Imj when tliu lin-shlm; hoy
Klrst thrllto't at lovely woiunn's kI.iuoo,
"7.
mil eneh could tell his tain of youth,
Would think Its scenes of lovo cvlnco
l''v,,lol,i "nru niiiMrtlily" trittli
pM "uio l"forj or sines.
'k " f tm.rlu hit.
rhiui an .
vtl th"y could ton
Undos,
.VtinliliiUht -icnnod In clnss.
r d-vy morn lirlxlit thun modern il iys
And imlds morn fair thin tuolnrn mnlds.
an-
'..whispers In Arltllm par j
Of .ltU.es on n tilmhlu chock i
v-h 1cIh, cn'h whisper f.ir too denr
Our molern llpt IokIv.i orspciik.
f jwnlnn too iinttnii'ly crossed
Of pwlirai itlahtwl or hetr.i.ved
f kindred spirit" esrly lost,
Ami huds that lilimom 1 hut U f.i-K
i
I b-.i'iteTU ry nn I trein ml",
Klfistli" form nn I nnhli" brow,
.'ml forms thst nil hive piisse.l iiwny,
An t li'ft them wh it we sen Uhmii nit:
nil In It thus Is limnin lovo
H.'i very llnht nml frII n thin??
.nJ mnsl youth's lirii?liteevlslon tnovo
lMrevor on Tim V restless w in
CiTit nil tho iviM th it still nrn lirlsht ,
Ami ntl the lips th.it talk of Mini,
ijul nil the forms so f.ilr to kIkIiI,
Hero.irier only com" to this?
Tien whst nreatl eirth'.s treiwurci worth,
If wn nt length must lose thorn thus
f nil wo vnlui) most on enrth
Km loim must f.ulo nwny from us ?
A. SKETOIIING ADVENTURE.
"Isn't It a beauty?" wn. my Rrocl
?iwl Htrolk'tl out) morning into tlio
((mil of our littli- inn.
"'isn't what a beauty?" answered T
"Tliirt iiistol. Ipllot bought It in I5ay-
mo yesterday lor my nirin-ony pren
li. I think it'n the very prettiest Iit-
o'tlilnf: of tlio kind r ever Haw in my
fe: isn't It, Mr. C'amtibellV"
" Mv dour JIin. llardliiKO," I reidied,
tmxed, " wliat in the world put it into
our head to want ti pistol? Vi hat non
ij!o! who do you Mipposo is going to
urtyou?"
" I don't know, maybe no one, nor
otliing, nnd 1 daresay it'.s vory silly
tit when I'm Out sketching or walking
y' myself miles away from home, I
Vncy I shall feel more comfortable if I
ayo .some sort of a protector with me
lthoiiL'h I don't sunnosO I snail ever
loot with anything dreadful, of course
rl shouldn't go alone."
' Well," said I, after a minute exam
nation, " It certainly is rt perfect little
ffair. Take euro you don't shoot your
elf, that's all ;" and wltli a laughing
iromiso on her part to "try not," we
vo'nt our different ways for an hour or
wo, to prepare iw usual for the expedi
Ions of the day.
AVliat blind moles we are ) How lit
lo did either she or I Imagine that be
ore another day dawned her life Would
muz on the way she Used that little
ovolver; that in a few hours her fate.
vould bo to meet that "something
Irendfiil," so lightly spoken of Ju-t
inw. to eonuuer It. or die one of the
iiost horrible deaths possible to b eon
civod i
' AVo were a vory happy wiV'iwnve
Elliot Ilardinge and her wife ; I, John
L'ampbell, and mino. Wo had got tired
if'tho const of lliscav. where we had
spent the early part of the Winter, and
taken to the little villages among the
Pyrenees, where there was very good
flShlng, and occasionally plenty ol siioot'
log besides. Our wives sometimes ac
oompanled us on our excursions, but
Vory often mine, who was rather an in
valid, remained tit home, while Jin
llardinge, a perfect slave to her color
box, would go out alone, sketching
lowing Klliot and me to our own (lev
ccti.
,Thus it had been arranged for the day
in question. Klliot, ids wife, and I start
ed till together; but we two left the 1
dy at the entrance of a small valley
Which ran at almost right angles with
the tract of country we intend shootin
over, In passing which ono day she had
funded some particular view or another
would make a good subject for a pie
ture, and determined to take advanto
of the warmth of this unlucky Friday
fci have a lone: dav's work there. Ac
oordlngly, we bade each other good-by
mid went our separate ways. ,Sho, of
course, went armod with her revolver
mid plenty of ammunition; " for who
lCnoYo,v quoth shu laughing, "but that
I may have to kill ti giant or two before
j'Totiirn."
At this point of my story T must
Kjliango places with Mrs. llardinge, and
lot her tell her own talo as -lu told it
to us long afterward, when she had in
ts'onio measure recovered from the horrl
ml'o effects of this terrible day.
IP'Tho weather," said she, " was w
tfjelldoiM, and the sctuery so beautiful,
rtha't, instead of sitting down at once to
sny work, 1 wandered on, always bellev
fifir 1 could cap the present view with
.the ono 1 should get by Just cllmliiii-.'
tho brow of tlio next hill; this one
-fed to another, nnd this ono to still
Muiother; tuul I laid only Just begun
to find out that 1 had strayed much
further than I laid Intended, or than,
indeed, va- quite safe at this time ol
-veur. oven though I had a grand new
nUtol to take euro of myM'lf with.
'when I awakened to tho very un
pleiiMint fad that tlio sun was rapidly
allsainiearing behind tho high moun
tains to tlio west, and that I should
jjoon have only moonlight to help me
And m.v way back again, Ol coui-c
.eke-tching was now quite out of tin
itruutftfcm, and I ttiro-d round som-w hat
anxiously to oeo what way-murk i 1
could remember to have pacd in the
morning. Luckily, though, lung, the
THE
valley win ctmlght, nnd In tlio opoii
ground Just id front of tlio gorge by
which it communicated with tlio mote
extended country beyond there- was a
group of cork-trees, the peculiar shape
of which rendered thotudlbtlngiiishablo
from the btishwoyd which clothed the
l)ase of tho mountains. Luckily, too,
tlio vnlioy, prrclpifi)U3 mid nigged on
either ,-Jdc, Jmd nearly oven ground,
perhaps half a mllo wide, upon which,
whim onco reached, tho walking woiu'u
lift easy. Ho, though the trees were n
"ootl fhi'oo miles oil', and I was already
" tired. I calculated tlmt. T
pullleiemi.. . "'out un liotiraiul
should reach tiiem in- .,,,
lmir. nil ii nt ratted vw"i -
onco there, I should' I'io'ohly' ono mllo
from tho Inn ; md, alter all, I liaucrou
myself, I could get homo before you,"
ho said, addressing her husband, "anil
the others had begun to be frightened
about me.
"Oil" 1 started, therefore, and walked
... .it r ,. .11.-.. ....
a way v.-itn a win. in less man nun un
hour the sun et, and for a while it was
almost totally dark. To press on, not
minding the stumbles and occasional
falls, and to keep up as brave a heart as
could, was all that was possible ; and
had got nearly to the end of the last
wood, close to tho open ground which
had not dared try to reach by a direct
scramble in the dark and could see tho
cork-trees looming largo in the glim
mer of tho rising moon, when I thought
heard a peculiar cry far away behind
me, and 1 paused for a moment to lis
ten, thinking there might po-simy oe
some oiner oeiaiou waimeici m mu
dark as well as myself.
" For only one moment. The next 1
Was rushing along as fast as terror could
drive mo, sketching tilings, cloak, um
brella, everything which might impede
my flight Hung away; for in that one
moment all I had ever heard of the now
eldoni seen Pyrencan dogs, their terri
bly acute scent and horrible tonicity,
Hashed through my mind, and J know
bv instinct that tlio sound that 1 had
heard was the cry of one of them a it
had stumbled on my trail, and that the
whole pack would be upon mo long, I
feared, ere 1 could get oven as far as the
cork-tree.
At first, as I tied along wildly, I
gave myself up for lost, for the idea of
defending myself never onco occurred to
me, so paralyzed was I with fear; but
ts I went on and heard tho occasional
cry, and hungry yapping always nearer
and nearer, the horror of the threatened
death roused In me a courage I had nev-
known before, and remembering
now, in fearful earnest, my revolver, I
resolved to sell my life, at all ovents, as
dear as 1 could.
"At thl moment I gained the open
rrouud. Tlio moon, white and bril
liant, lighted up the valley, and brought
into strong relief the group of cork-trees
not far away now, and which, oil! If l
could hut reach, I believed 1 might yet
escape.
" I pulled out my revolver, hardly
abating my speed, slipped the saic-ty
stop, and made for a little thicket ol ju
niper somo fifty yards in Iront ; lor now
the cruel 'vappiug' sounded closer and
closer, and it seemed as if hundreds of
savage beasts wero at my heels; if 1
could not stop them so as to gain a little
time, I must be torn to pieces in a min
ute. Suddenly faciii',' them as I reached
the junipor, and instinctively remem
bering the direction to lire low which
you gave me, you know, Klliot, I shot
oil" each barrel as quick as lightning,
then rushed on again. That I had killed
-onie, at all events, was evident by the
growling and lighting of the others over
the dead ones. I know that tlio dogs,
now-a-davs, wero never known to de
scend to the valleys until driven by ac
tual starvation, and, also, that when
hungry they did not scruple to eat the
dead of their own kind ; so I ran on, at
the same timo reloading the pistol, my
hope being that by firing among thepack
I might gain the time they took while
they stopped to devour tho-o which
were killed.
"How it wa, I don't know; I sup
pose every one lias felt the sumo when
the first brunt of a great dancer has
been endured, and one remain- rbv the
ninment still in safety ; but as I ran I
roll ft rcckle-n coitragiviud a, so tospeak,
determination o to bo killed, took pos
session of me. On I went, my pace a
llttleslackened, for I feared my strength
would hardly bold out ; and I was con-
gratulatini' myself upon the precious
minutes 1 was gaining, when I heard a
ingle 'vai.li' so elo-e behind, that an
igony of terror put for a moment my
into courage to (light, and I almost fell
(own paralyzed, a-, turning my head,
I saw two glaring eyei whhin a yard of
inc. in less time, now ever, tiiau u
takes to tell you, I revived again, llred,
and waiting only to sen that tho dog
was disabled, struggled on once more ;
and now, only a low yards from the
trees, 1 win looking to see which would
be tho be.-t to tako for, when the pack
aine on again in full cry. Alas ! there
was no juniper hero for a defence for my
buck, and 1 know all must bo lost it
they onco got to elo.-o quarters; so I
turned again, let oil all the barrel", pret
ty nearly at random, ami then made thu
last effort 1 felt would be pinlb!o, for I
was woll-nlgh exhausted, and at last
reached the trees.
"How 1 scrambled up one of them 1
don't know, and what becauieof mo for
awhile I don't know; I fancy I lost con
sciousness altogether; Imt when I caiiu
to on- ,..-. nnd n.ke.1 down on tho sea
a-I'l.u-iii ' ov. , below, it was idino-
i vnv than I could endure. Yet If was! It Is hardly necessary tu add Hiat that ami tho author of " Vuniiy Fair" in
ovi.imit tlmt tlmv . ould not reach me. i was the last time 1 ever laughed at u trihtcd MKiiild Aiigtio Tltmareh w itli
leap and jump as they might; nil tho
tales I had heard of crcature.i gnawing
trees down lu which their prey was
seated, 1 firmly bclloved to bo ptiro lie-'
Hon, ho nil that I had to do to bo safe,
appeared, after all, to sit still wliero I
Wits.
" Hut for how long? I had only three
cartridges left. 1 could not bo sure of
the number of dogs lit the pack, but
there were upward of fifty at least,
iind whether they only attacked at
hK'.'' or woro equally savago during;
tho dav i llcw no' ""t cvcn should
they remain J.,J'- which was not prob
ablu when onco thC )(,,,ml tlllU tll(,r
tiroy was out of reach, 1 remembered
iimt vm, rvould bo uiirc to.cvi0 to mv
lw,l.,vli.n volt found I had i."1"
re-
i,,.,i. nnd l n-as comfqittng my.s.J
if
with this assttrancd when It flashed
through mo that. von W():ill,n likely as
...,i ..,. .M,,,( smnr i. -ins, and 11
you diil, nothing could save you.
Thh
. 1 . ...,,.,..i..
was thu worst ol an, aim as j eat inm.
ingof it the old dews of helpless dread
gathered on my face, and I put back
tho shrill whistle I always carried when
wandering alone, and which I was just
going to blow, lest it shonld give you
too true a cltio to my place of refuge.
" How long I sat crouched among t1ie
brunches of that friendly cork-tree,
turning these hopes and fears over In
my mind, I hardly know. It must
have been an hour at least, for the moon
bad travelled over the valley, and was
setting behind tho snowy mountains
beyond, when from the opening gorge,
mentioned before, there cuiiie a i-hout!
1 knew tho voice well, Klliot, nnd wait
should
ed without an.swering, lest you
bo alone. I think the few minutes of
suspense which followed were more in
tolerable than anything which h.id yet
happened! Hut very soon there came
another shout, and then several voices
toirether. mid almost at the same mo
IWUl'IIIUl , 111! iWWIWm ill mv cili'iv
ment the glare oftorcl.es, as u
. .... ' ..... i t.w,. fi. vniiv
I'he relief was too great. 1 tried to
shout, too, but my voice died away in
inv throat. I tried my whistle now,
but the sound that I produced was too
feeble to lie heard far away. At last, by
' -
.. I..!..u II .t I I1-...I ,,IV ... Minii,
U llllKlll illinium, x mi., v.. -
remaining cartridges, and then you
know better what happened and what
became of me than I do myself.
What happened, and what became
of Mrs. Hardinge.wasaslollows:
As we nea red the grove of cork-trees
so often alluded to in tho above recital,
and to which we wero directed by the
sound of the pistol, the pack of dogs
left their unsatisfactory employment of
gazing at tho food which was unattaina
ble, and came rn nnmse to attack iw. Hut
wo were prepared for them, and they
received two or three volleys so well-
directed and telling, that after coming
to us onco again, they betook themselves
to tho shelter of the brushwood on each
n; for returning home from our
. ' .i ..... .... i.?.. i.,.i-..,
side the
for them
expedition about an hour bulore, wo
wero met by a peasant who told us that
he and some others had seen the ilrst
pack, of wild dogs remembered for up
ward of thirty years, descending from
tho High Pyrenees toward theso val
levs; and as they certainly were not
far away, it was not safe to be out, un
less in a party, and well armed, fur they
were always desperately savage; they
had doubtless been driven from their
lairs, be said, bv the long continuance
of colli and snow.
" Which direction had they taken ?"
asked we, with a view to u possible
day's sport on the morrow.
.Indiro of our horror when the man
uamed thu valley Mrs. llardinge
had chosen for her walk that morning,
nnd pointed to the mountain imuiedi
ately overhanging it as tlio place Where
he had seen them.
lioforo ho could ilnish his sentence
we were hurrying home at our utmo-t
speed, hoping to lind our fears needless,
and her safely returned. When, how
ever, we got there, hours later than sho
usually remained out, our hearts failed,
when, to our quick question, " Where's
Mrs. llardinge?" my wife replied, " I
don't know, she lias not come In; I
! thought she was with you I" Instantly
the alarm was given, tiiuwnoiu village
was aroused: every man armed with a
gun rallied round us, and wo took our
wtivto the entrance of the valley, i-
lent and sick with apprehension for the women are made to speak language a
fate which nm-t likely oro this had Hue and as improbable as the speeches
overtaken her.
After tho rout of tho dogs, we has-
toned to tho trees, and climbing that in
which, by tho light of our torches, we
ci mid see Mis. nanllnge,lified herdowtl.
She was quite Insensible, though, lur-
ther than had brui-es and tears, appa-
reiitlv from falls and (horns, she seemed
unhurt; at all events, there was no
mark of tho dogs upon hor. Vie car
rled her home, and did all wo could to
restore consciousness; but uliis (lie
horror she nau gone inrougii nun oei-n
too great, and it was many, many days
before she recovered from their effects,
It was not, indeed, until inreo weeus
afterward that sliewasablo to glvo iw
the preceding account,
silie still treasures hor little pistol as
the chief saviour, under Providence,
of her life, but wo who heard tho tale so
unaffectedly told, thought ;tho pistol
would have been but of little use, had
it not lieen for tho wonderful pluck and
almost Incredible courauo which hud
homo her through hours of danger,
mom anoalliiiL' than often falls to tho
lot of a man to cm Hie. much less to tlmt
t 1 of a l.nlv.
lady for nsklng for a; pistol m a birth
day present. ' ' '
" MADEIi."
Hay, nlmll t toll ynifhimt m.v ilnrllng ' llko
If 1 nm nlilo?
Her nnmc Is Amnbcl I cill lior Mny,
Ami nometlhien Mnhcl. f
Hho's like n princess In n fairy tnlo.
Or poem olden, ' ' ' '
Vi'HU oilil, nltrrfotlvo ryes, mfwnvy lmlr
TlmtV nearly golilfcijJ4'
Hor hniuls nrn dollentc, nnil small, nml while,
Atul very nil II fill) "
BIio'k oiuetlmes rertsynnhle soinotlines kliul,
Hut oft'lier wilful.
Hno pl.iys like f I. Cccllln (when shQ likes),
Hut she's cnprlelotia;
Vo licar her sins the " .tewel Bonn from KiitM"
tsmost ilelleloiisl jit " .
f.ungfollow's "Trust her not, she's fooling tltw I"
Iteinlmts me of herj
The" say she lotles In that fatal pow'r
W'hleli ni'ikvi nil love her.
What milters nil thty m.v? I nm hewltehM,
Anil ennnot Ioo her:
I woiilil she were morn real ; Imt who nn
Mitt not ho chooser."
So hhc Is still my (Inrllmr. All my hopes
Ar,, '.utreil In her.
Ami I nm wulllni-wHIl's tr the tlmu
W'hen I may w'lu-rl
CONCERNING STORIES'.
Tmjbowllderlngiiuniberof ncwiiia.'f
a.lnesand theanioimt of material, Pt'ch
as it is, which goes to fill them, is nov
tho least wonder .of our time. Ilesides
tho leading tale, the piece of poetry, the
column of jokes, or tlio solid article,
which nearly all contain, there is usually
a short sketch or story, and it is with
t,lis ,)ra,u'1' of periodical catering that
wn have to deal. If examined closely,
these stories indicate a groat deal more
than would appear on their own show
ing. First on tho score of antiquity,
they can claim priority over the big
novel Itself, which precedes them in
,,, . .,,.1 .,
order of place, and is ball g slow ly con-
ducted upon an illustrated career under
the direction of a popular author, lie
fore tho novel came thenovelette, hum-
uncultt before homo. Stories are proba
bly as old as speech but your novel (we
use tho word in its ordinary acceptation)
ni r....... 1...wrfl. ...... ,;..il In
"' 1 " ra'S'i'l "T"11
lie
, ,. ,,
very good ones. Aiitonius Diogenes
went in for a regular romance the loves
of Diniasaud Dyrcyilis ; but It possesses
nothing in common with our works of
fiction, except, of course, the element of
tender passions, without which nothing
of the kind could move. Hut the Greek
tales were excellent. Kven In the Greek
Christian times, when Pan was dead,
capital adventures were struck out,
which, if they dealt rather freely with
sacred subjects, one is inclined to con
done for their offences on the ground of
no harm done.
In the middle ages these tales were
re-echoed along with others, and enricli-
ed.too, wit., marvels brought iron, the
" from tho ort , and
plenty of devils from the monastic leg-
plenty
ends. Then there wero the jongleurs,
minnesingers, and troubadours, who
traveled on tho strength of a popular
tasto for verse-stories; but if report
speaks true concerning tho jongleurs,
they added to their rriiertnirfu an attrac-
tionsiiiiilartothat which brings nightly
crowds to the ballet music halls ol Lon
don. Italy Is regarded as the direct
source of our novels and novelists.
liuciwcio's- tales wero known under the
latter title, and to some Italian storie.
we are said to bo indebted for "The
Merchant of Venice." Tlip middle age
narratives were all pretty nearly of one
color, and of rather a high flavor for our
generation, but iiiany ol them woro both
clever nnd caustic. Longfellow gives
an excellent imitation or adaption of
one in ills "Martin Franc; or, the Monk
of St. Anthony." tir Knglish tales of
the Klizabulhan ago tiro singularly dull
and pointless. After tho ltestoration
thev were livelier, when, to paraphasf a
hackneyed qiiotati-n,
The last., bei-anie more (Salle nii'l less nice;"
,Mt in the days of Queen Anne, under
tho direction of Mr. Addison, the sto
ries were mero galvanized abstractions
thinlv disguised allegories, in which
Greeks and full-bottomed wig of the
"Spectator's" Romans imparted ele-
1'iiiit nroceiits in the period. JSor was
O" - ,
tho great lexicographer u good story
teller. In the " Itaoiblor," men and
which the worthy doctor pre-crlhcd for
hrb tory favorites lu the Hou.se ol Coin
mens. Goldsmith, however, was a do
lightful narrator; tho "History of the
philosophic Vagabond" Is a gem ill this
wav. Fielding bad a heavy manner of
going about a story; buthmollet was a
master In tho cr.ilt. When thu Delia
Critscau gushing spoiled our poetry,
stories In that strango tonguo appeared
in " Amulets" and " .Souvenirs." The
plates ill those-books used to bo Delia
Cntscau too Unical, nerveless, and em
asculato, A great improvement took
placein tliopulmy daysof " Blackwood,"
u i.'m.t.r miu- n Benlley," A sort ol
Hiigurthiui) humor pervaded the shorter
tales a humor ol which the eonlenipo
raucous artists caught a fair share of the
spirit. Maglnn, Thackeray, Barhaiu,
and Lockhart wore seldom better than
svlieu confined to chapters instead of
volumes. It Is reniai-Kiibio, inueeu, uiai
as stories fast gavo rl-o to novels, we
may notice that ovory romantic writer
of original power sends up a few pilot
balloons, fashioned In bis own peculiar
style, beloro venturing iiiograuu .imc-iu,
Mr. Dickons f it his ground with Uo.i
Rnmplesof ids ware, prcvioui to making
ids own proper appearance. Here wo
claim an argument for our pica, (hat sto
ries precede books, In (holato Profer-sor
Aytoun's hands tlio art of story-telling
did not degenerate; hut for occasional
blots of " wtit" they would be perfect
of their kind. There is real fun lit his
tales, and fun Is tlioprlmecharacterlstto
of them.
To add another feather to the story
cap, It is said that Poo's wild Inventions
contain tho germs of more than one sen
sation novel, nml that a very clever
author who works tho sensation depart
ment made the discovery at an early
period of his litcraTy career. Thero Is
some truth, wo believe, in this, hut not
at all enough to make out tho least pro
test for a charge, of plagiarism.
11 is not easy to meet with n good
story now; such a ono as Tom Hood or
.Tcrrold could write pitch a one as was
wont to light up tho pages of magazines
which erst wero disagreeably tinged
with political war paint. Kvery week
tons of periodicals are carried from the
news-agents, and sown broadcast over
the land, and nearly ail contain some
tiling in the shape of a novelette. It is
well for the makers of thoc literary
confections that our literary society,
With its complicated wants and new
passions, supplies them with an Inex
haustible quantity of raw material.
Tiie,v have fifty plans for serving the
crumpl." roi-o leaf which interferes with
tho sybaraMsm attributed in penny and
half-penny pit tiers to the upper classes.
They can pile the delicious agony on a
foundation as slight as tlio gossamer
trouble which shades tlio brow of the
lovely countess when dear Lord Km est
Adolphus Fitz Howard has missed
bringing her down to dinner, or, as We
ought to say, led her to the scene of fes
tivltv. They can be. cynical at times,
but with thatairof killing Don Juauisni
which reminds us of, " O, Mr. Hnoobs !
how can you be so sarcastic?" In the
sentimental vein they have almost come
round to see Miss Seward again. Wo
have recently seen both pictures and
letterpress in a popular monthly, fra
grant of tho "Forget-me-not" and " 151
jou" of our grand mothers. As for sto
ries of the genuine story kind, they are
as hard to iind as real Madeira. The
editors, we suppose, are compelled to
accept tho rubbish which is shot out on
us through dearth of better; the most
boneless tiling about these Inventions
would seem to lie, that they show no
where that " genius in the making," as
it were, which years ago resulted in
" Pendennis," and " DaviiU'oppcrfleld."
VISITORS IN A PRINTING
OFFICE.
DutlNr; the absence of tho Boss, yes
terday, wo had visitors. A blooming
lass, her home-spun, practical mother,
and that inevitable nuisance, Hie "big
boy" (big boys are humbugs, the world
over), a brother of the blue-eyed lass.
The good lady informed us that they
were on a tour of inspection, and wish
ed " Mam, mam Oh ! Mam," inter
rupted that in boy, plucking at the
plaitsof herdress,bchind. " W hat's tins
yero V 1 gosu, ' pointing tu a joo press,
opening and closing its vertical inky
jaws with automatic regularity, 'the
matronly spectacles beamed on tho ma-
hinerv fori, moment. " I do not know,
my son It seems like something that
don't ;know what it's a-dour; keeps a
comin', Imt backs again as much as it
conies. 1 wonder In my heart if it ain't
the Tennessee Legislator?" The blue
eves looked brightly at the mother, and
then, on tip-toe, whispered "ily-tr.ip!"
"Mam, 1 go-h! t tell you what, hit
'minds nn1 ove a yoke of niggers a buz-
aiii' watch 'en, como tog.'ther thai-,
d've see that siu-kin' squeeze? now watch
'em come apart do you hear that? 1
gosh! lie! he!"
"J son," and tho brute was fairly
looked into silence In an instant those
spectacles have a wonderful focal power
(o be sure. Tho blue eyes were beaming
on us, we Knew iney were, ior we leu
as though our cheek was being pencilled
it . ! ft.ll
with a butterfly's wing, dipped In attar
of roses, whlh) the dim echo of long lost
music whispered in our ear. o felt
very good, indeed. Wo wero aroused
by tho good lady. "Well! well! law
mo ! children, look back yonder! If
th-ar ain't a wool-carllln' niershean,
with a fly brush to keep the specks
off the rolls; how nice!" Wo explain
ed lo bur that it was a power press,
on which our paper was printed.
" Dear, my soul, me! is It? Xow, mis
ter, doshowme wharabuiits In the trick
u-bob blears aro bred made, 1 mean to
say," and she placed the turk.-y-tull fan
before her no-ie. We could do no better
than point to (lie inking apparatus.
"Well, well! what is tho world a com
in' to next; but, mister, don't they look
sorter niuckey, tho'Jlst in their natural
tato?"
We admitted tlioy did, and thought
tho term niuckey might be applied to
nmnv ideas in tiu'lr finished state, imt
wo did not say so. "Muiu.s.iy mam
ax him what them fellers area motionlu'
at over l hem slopiu' table.,?" Wo an
swered. distributing type, -sfr, and wi
pronounced sir sharp enough to cut the
whelp's throat, "Oh, dod rot eii), 1
thought they wer a skooWn tiles outen
them little boxes," Tho blue eyes fell
from ours to the Uoorllkea pair of strick
en huiiiinliig-blrds. Wo fear that we
had boon, perhaps well, staring. The
old lady now bethought herself that it
was (lino (o go, so she led the way. As
tho big hoy brought up the rear, wo (lis
covered that he had been seated on the
form of a lior-e bill, lor across lib rear,
on ills white cotton pants, wo rend In
largo letters, "Young llulldocus this
fine mil," etc. Wo never said a word,
and felt lu our hearts that ho was most
Welcome, to tho ink. As tiio good lady
bowed herself out, sho asked us " how
Mr. 1 vius likes his honey?" Hcuveiw!
now, when too lato.wo have learned that
shelf) Mrs. .Inn-old, Unit tho blue eyes
belong to tho "hud of proml-e," iind
that walking proof-shcxt of n horse bill
is Jonas, " tiio boy of genua." Now
look out for a storm. When Mrs. J,
sees that proof tho weather will change.
Clialtanoniju (luxctte.
JOKE ON DOB.
S rr.tMtr.N- C was a jovial soul, and
hesitated not to play a trick on anyone.
Among his acquaintances was it yoiuig
lady and a young man, both of whom
stammered very badly. They Wero
unacquainted witli each other.
Hob F , the young man alluded to,
was quite sensitive, nnd to think that
any one was making fun of Ids defect
made him frequently fly into a passion.
It was Stephen's fortune to meet them
at a party, and ho soon determined oji
a joke.
" Miss Sup," said lie, approaching ids
lady friend, "may I have tho pleasure
of introducing you to ono of my ac
quaintances, a worthy young man?"
" Ccr-cer-cer-certalnly, sir."
Away ho started for Bob F .
" Bob, old fellow, here is a nice girl I
want to lntroduco you to. Como on."
" Does she taw-taw-talk?"
" Yes-like blazes."
So off they started and soon approach
ed the seat of the lady. Stephen Intro
duced them and immediately withdrew
to one side that he might see how they
would manage each other, when his ears
Wero greeted with the following conver
sation .
" llow are you enjoy-joy-Joying your
self th-th-tbis line evening, marm?"
" Tb-th-thank you, pleasantly. But it
ru-ra-rather warm."
Bob's brow contracted; but ho re
strained his feelings and continued:
" I pre-pr-r-r-presuino you are ac
quainted with most of those pr-present."
" Ye-ye-y-e-s, sir, witli all, I be-bo-be-
beliovc," said sho smiling.
But that smile ruined her forever in
Bob's estimation, for hastily rising, he
exclaimed :
"By th-th-thunder! nia-ma-dani, if
that is tho wa-wa-way you mako f-f-fun
of a f-f-fel-low'rt inll-flr-firniities, you
may go to gr-grass."
Stephen laughed immoderately ail the
time, and was subsequently called to
account for the trick ; but his good na
ture drove away all bad feelings.
HINTS TO HUSBANDS.
Do not jest with your Wife upon a
subject in which there is danger of
wounding her feelings. Itememberthat
she treasures every word you utter,
though you may never think of them
again. Da not speak of some virtue in
another man's wife to remind your own
of a fault. Do not reproach your wife
with a personal defect, for if she has sen
sibility, you intllct a wound difllcult to
heal. Do not treat your wife with mat
tention in company ; it touches herprido,
and shewill not respect you nioro,orlovo
you any thebetter for it. Do not upbraid
your wife in tlio presence of a third per
son. The sense of disregard for feeling
will prevent her from acknowledging
her fault. Do not entertain your wife
with praising tho beauty and ncconi
plishinents of other women. Do not,
too often, invite your friends out to ride,
and leave your wife at home. She
might suspect that you esteem others
more'companionable than herself. If
you have a pleasant homo and cheerful
wife, pass your evenings under your
own roof. Do not bo stern and silent in
vour own house, and remarkable for
vour sociability olsowhere. lteniember
that your wife has as much need of rec
reation us yourself, and devote a portion
at least, of your leisure hours to. such
society and amusements as srfo may
join. By so doing, you will secure her
miles and Increase her alloctlon. Do
not, by being too exact In pecuniary
matters, make your wife feel herdepend
nee on your bounty. It tends to lesen
her dignity of character, and does not
increase her esteem for you. If sho I.-
sensible woman, sheshould ho acquaint
cd with your business and know your
income that sho may regulate her
household accordingly. Bo it remeui
bored that pecuniary affairs cause more
dilllcultles than any other cause. Your
wife has an equal right witli yourself to
all you possess in tho world therefore
-he should bo made acquainted with
Hint which is great lniportanco to both
SERMONS.
Tin: custom of taking a text as the
basis of a sermon Is said to havo orlgi
uated about tlio time of Kzra, who.ac
conipanied by several Levltes In a pill
lie congregation of men and women
ascended the pulpit, opened tho book of
law, and after addressing u prayer to
the Deity, to which tho people said
" Amen," read the law of God distinct
ly, gavo Hie seu-e, and caused tiiem to
understand Hi" rending. Previous to
tho time of Kz-a (four hundred and tlfty
seven vear." boforo('lirlst) the patriarchs
delivered ill public assemblies either
prophesies or moral instructions for tho
edllleatlon of tlio people ; and It was
not until tho return of the .lews from
Babylonian captivity, during which
time they had alnio-t lost tho language
in which tlio Pentateuch was written,
that it became nece.-.-ary to explain lis
THE finOWMAN.
Tins, ladles and gentlemen, h the
distinguished hanlinal vfcli fsfcironrn ns
the Hamcricmi Voodchuck, first discov
ered by Ociionil CTirtstophoT Columbus,,
on his first voyago to tho vooda of 11a
mcriky. Christopher saw him quietly
Heated upon a bank of clover, n viewing
tho setting nun, nnd n vaiidorlng vot
vould become of It. This ero Is ono of
Hie descendants of thesamo voodchuck,
ns may bo hoaslly seen by his general
happcarauco, vich is both beautiful nnd
striking. He is a solitary crcechur, nnd
is called voodchuck becauso ho lives lu
tlio vood and tho boys chuck stones nt
him. lie lias hair upon his back nnd
upon his belly, and his tail is much tlm
same. His eyes arc at tho opposite
ends of tlio body, and assist lifm in tho
amusing occupation of seeing, vich ho
can seo in tho dark as veil ns in tha
light, lielso ho vouldn't livo in oIch
homier the ground. Liko most hanl
mated things, ho is fond of enjoying
himself, vich ho docs in a very amlnblo
and hint-erestitig vny. Ho obblcs along
upon the ground, ven nobody Is looking;
vactbes the birds in tho treoa, and trieti
to sing like them, vich ho has never suc
ceeded in doing; but this Is not his
fault, because ho hasn't got nny feathoM.
The voodchuck lives a good vile. My
hunclo ad von vat lived somo time, but
llnally died; though thero is no tolllnff
bow long ho would uvc lived If It vasn't
for that ero haccldent. Howing to tho
pilot life vich the voodchuck henjoys,
avo sometimes vished I vas a vood
chuck mysolf. But then there is not
liexcitenient enough in it for a show
man, though I can say, as Ilelandcr re
marked to Diogenes, " If I vcro not a
showman I vould bo n voodchuck 1"
Here, ladles and gentlemen, is tho wery
s on vich tlio Dilko of Valentino slow
tho Lord Napoleon Buonaparte I Stir
lilm up, John, and make him kick a
bit I
OLD THINGS.
OiVj-: mo old songs, thoso oxqulslto
bursts of melody which ti, rilled tho
lyres of tho inspired poets and minstrels"
of long ago. Kvery noto has borno on
the air a talc of Joy and rapture, of sor
row and sadness. They tell of daysgono
by, and time has given them voieo
that speaks to us of thoso who breathed
those melodies; may thoy bo mino to
bear till life shall end; as "I lnunch my
boat" upon tlio seas of eternity, may
their echoes bo wafted on my ear, to
cheer, mo on my passago from earth to
fatherland 1
(iive me tho old paths where wohaTO
wandered and culled tho flowers of
friendship in the days of " Auld Lanfr
Syne." Sweeter far tho dells whoso
echoes have answered to our voices,
whose turf is not a stranger to our foot
steps, and whoso rillsliavo in childhood's
days reflected back our forms, and thoso
of our merry playfellows from whom
we havo parted and meet no moro In
the old nooks wo loved so well. May
tho old paths bo watered with Heaven's
own dew, and bo greon forover In my
memory !
Glvo mc tlio old liouso upon whoso
stairs wo seem to hear light footsteps,.
and under who.so porch a merry laugh
seems to mingle with tlio winds that
whistle through tlio old elms, beneath
whoso brandies lio tho graves of tlioso
wlio onco trod tho halls and made thar
chambers ring with glee.
dd O, above all, givo mo old friends,
hearts bound to mino in life's sunshiny
hours, and a link so strong that all tho
storms of earth might not break It asun
der; spirits congenial, who.so hearts
through life havo beat in unison witli.
my own. O, when death shall still this
lieart, I would not ask for aught mora
sacred to hallow my dust than tlio tear
of an old friend.
THE AXE.
Tirr. other day I was holding a man
by the hand a band ns tirm.in its outer
texture as leather, and Ids sunburnt faco
was as Inflexible as parchment ; he was
pouring forth a tirado of contempt on
those who complain that thoy can get
nothing to do, as an excuse for becom
ing idle loafers. Said I, " Jeff, what do
you work nt? You look hearty nnd
happy; what aro you at?" "Why,
said he, " I bought mo an nxo thrco
years ago tlmt cost mo two dollars. That
was all tho money I had. 1 went to
chopping wood by tlio cord. I havo
done nothing else, and cleared moro
than six hundred dollars; drank no
grog, paid no doctor, and Imvo bought
mo a llttli farm in tho iloosler Stuto,
and shall bo married next week to a
girl who has earned two hundred dol
lars siuco she was eighteen. My old
axo I shall keep In tho drawer, and buy
mo a new ono to cut my wood with."
After I left him I thought to myself,
" that axo and no grog." They aro tho
iwo things that mako a man in this
world. 1 low small a capital that nxo
bow suro of sun-ess with tlio motto, "No
grog!" And then a .farm and a wlfcv,
the best of all.
An object of lutorest A girl whosn
Inh-rcst Is three Hiou'snd dollars n year