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TnKAmwo tlio alleyways dirk nnd damp, )ly tlio fllckorlitir, light of tlio fooblo lamp, Ilrcnliini! tlio night with lu r ghostly tramp, Hho tottcrn along alone, alone. , l-'rom hovel to hovel, from street to street, Hho picks her possnRo through rain nnd sloot', Willi not u friend In tlio world to greet, Notu bonnet to wenr, nor a morsel to tut, Not npcck of earth to call her own, - - WearfnVher llfo out day liy day, Throwing her prlcoloss soul a wily, Humming for very shame the ray Of the nun of Heaven, the glorious buu I Weary of llfo, and afraid to die, Afraid of the enrth, ami nfridd of tlio shy, Afraid of the light, sho knows not why, bhc woo.i tho night as bIio heaves n lh And think of a rnco that In almost run. riianloin of Hfo nnd beauty fled, Bhadows uniting tlio quick and dead I I knew her before her soul was wed To the- demon of liutred and despair; I knew her a happy, thoughtless child, When she prattled nnd laughed, nnd leaped nnd nmlled, When her lienrt pure and her spirits wild, And nil her troubles as light an air. I knew her again, In womanhood, When her beauty nnd wit no heart withstood Oriiud Mid lovely, yet Kentlo and Rood Adntlred and loved hy tho wlso and great Terfect In nil that grandeur lends To nntlvo beauty In all that sends The crowning gcui of n cluster of friends, A queeu In soul and a queen In stuto. I know her now yet I know her not 1 Wheronll but pralso from tho senseless sot, Where all that Is puro is spurmsl, forgot, I nothing know hut a holy dread. Hteepcd in misery and disgrace, The cyo of man no more can trace, In that shattered form and shivered face, A single mark of their undent grace The Ilguro Ik there, tint tho woman Li dead 1 Shades of lminnculato woman! when Hiiall tho eurso of God come down.on men For woman's wrongs? for not till then Bhnll he atone for thy nameless woes. Whan thy oppressor, unhoused, unfed, Phnll stalk Iho earth in terror nnd diead, With a wreath of M-orpIons around his head To stitig tho wretch wherever ho tread, Till In uppermost hell ho makes his bed, 11a may pay a part of tho debt ho owes. WIDOW GREY'S LODGER. CiiAiltE Gray hail been sitting by the llttlo window of her own small room, tstltching nnd looking out by turns, and sighing rather dolefully nt times for very dulncss; for she was but young, and foud of pleasure, as any girl could . be, nnd such a quiet, un-eveiitfiil lifo was wearisome. More especially that, ono week before-, she had escaped from it and spent threo tTaya in a whirl of gayety with a city aunt, whosu New York home seemed very splendid to poor Claire, who was now working in her small bed-room, with no further prospect of Jollification. "It's dreadful," thought Claire; "so much pinching, and contriving, and stupidity. I don't wonder nia is so doleful ; I fancy I begin to look exactly like her poor dear !" It was not exactly a pleasant pros pect. Mrs. Grey having been a widow for llftcen years, and all that tlmo in tho most narrow of straitened circum stances, lind turned into a statuoof woe, and was never seen without a wrinkle on her brow, a tear in her eye, and a handkerchief In her hand. So Claire putdown her work and peeped into the glass. There she saw no sallow visage, hut a wondrously lovely young faco of eight een, witli dimpled iheeks, all roses, bluo eyes and black lushes. About her head a mass of golden curls danced and glittered, and brow and throat, aud dainty lip anil taper waist, wero eacli a heartr&narc. Poor ma had not a relic of dimples or rosed, but was a melancholy palo brown from the crown of her head to her black crapo collar. " I don't look llko ma," said Ciairo ; "but I feel as if I did. Oh, dear! it's dreadful to be poor." She sat down to her stitching again and watched tho great empty house opposite, whero a boy lover of hers, when she was a baby, had onco dwelt, and the great orchard nnd wintry lawn lying denolalej listening to an upper shutter blowing to and fro with an Irri tating iron clank, and tho branches of tho trees whirl against tho house and rattlo on tho roof. "Oh!" thought Claire, "how I wish nonio king's son would como wooing me, us thoy used tho poor maidens in fairy tales, and make mo a queen with robes of velvet and cloth of gold, In a land, whero sugar-plums grow upon tho trees ! Heigho! my little sweetheart Is almost as rich as a fuiry-tulo king now. J wonder Robert Bulff never thinks of his houic." Then bending over her work, sho stitched for dear life. Tho windy March day drow to an end Tho sun wont down In tho lead-colored eky without a pretence of sunset, and nu unpleasant evening drizzle camo on its though day had parted from light in a tiff, and night wero crying over It. "When it was too dark to eoo, Ciairo put away her work and wont down to tlio parlor whero Mrs. Grey was sotting tho tablo, und their only boarder, Jus Scraircs. waiting with hunger in her eyes. They sat down together, and began talking of Claire's visit, nml of Aunt MuiiBen'ij grandeur; and of tho kind gentleman at tlio station who saved Claire's baggago from being spirited away, and of tho Colonel's empty hou.-o opposite, nnd why Robert Haiti" did not como back to Ilvo there, "Tho families woro int mato In our prosperous days," bighod Mrs. Grey with the handkerchief at her eyes again "My6llver teapot cost twenty dollars more thou Mrs. Hulff's; and llobcrt who was ten yours older than Claire, has often carried her about." And the words set Claire IhtuUnfC of VOL. I.-NO. 33. fairy tales and cottago maidens and handsome young princes again. Anil Mrs. ScragK Und lust said. "Set your cap for him when ho does come, Ciairo," whon lot a knocking at the door. "Home beggar," said Mrs. Grey; " and though wo may not have a crust to-morrow, wo have ono to gl vo to-day." And Claire opened tho front door. No beggar stood without, but n tall gentle man, In a gray travelling cloak, who, in thoscml-darkneei, took off his hat. " Mrs. Orcy resides hem?" " Yes, sir." " Your bill attracted lay attention." " Step lu, sir I'll call mamma." Showing him Into tho little parlor, alter ran out. Into tho dinlng-rdom, her eyes wide open with at6hlshmont. " Msmina actually b gentleman who has seen the bill I" ,. Mrs. Grey arose, nnd Claire, who know another lodger and boarder had long been wanted, could not restrain a smile. Sho waited until tho explanation of how thoGroys foil from their estate was probably over; and then wont into tho parlor. iV dimculty hodjustarlson references wero desired, and tho Stranger had none to give. "I am a stranger here," hosaid " no ono knows moj how is it possible" Aud lie looked down to tho carpet. Claire looked At him. Ills flgnro was good, his features bold and manly, but they wero marked deeply by small-pox. Many would have called him ugly ; but lifting his eyes, he revealed at onco his greatest cnarni, anu a ract wincn nnu begun to force itself on Clalro's mind The moment thoso luminous orbs met iters, she gave a little cry. "Oh I I did not know you boforo Mamma, this is tho gentleman who was bo kind about my baggage nt tho roll way station. References! oh, mamma, such Kindness is a reference In itself I" And In this odd way It was settled, and this now boarder camo among them Thoso quiet women felt in his pros- ence a new sense of life and strength Somebody with a man's voice and t man's form was a blessing beneath that roof. To Claire the new lodger was more than to the rest. From tho first ho had shown her those thoughtful attentions a woman Is so fond of. From the first he had awakened in her a' consciousness that the young fairy-talo prince, witli lavish gifts of gold and gems, might not satisfy the cottage maiden ; that u man's mind and a man's great heart was worth far more than aught that wealth could buy, and that to bo loved by ono mighty of intellect and rich of soul was better than to be a queen. Often, and often, in the long, cold evenings, when they sat around the fire in their llttlo parlor, Claire would lift her eyes, and see thoeof tho new board er fixed upon Iter with a look no man had over given her before; and then her girl's heart would beat faster, and a flush como into her check, and sho would wonder nt herself; for this was not the king's son of the fairy tale who was to woo her. And yet Claire never finished horsontenco, for it is not often that a young girl will own to herself that she is in love. Now and then, she started broad awake in tlio night aud lay upon her pillow, flushed scarlet otcS in the darkness, from think ing Iiow'6trango and wrong It was to think so much of any ono who had not yet " said anything" to hor. And then she would remember glan ces stronger than words, nnd feel that Gilbert Brown had "said something" with ids eyes. How llttlo sho really knew of him I how llttlo girls generally know of tholr lovors 1 That ho was poor that his strug gles for prospsrity hadboen unayniling that In tho battlo of llfo ho had so fur been worsted sho sltlior guessed or had boon told, she hardly knew which. What ho had hoped what path up tho hill Dlfliculty ho had chosen slto never asked. Hut in hor heart had cropt tho wish to walk It with him hand in hand. iVnd sho, to whom poverty had seemed so terrioio a ucsiiuy, wouui not nnvo shrunk from sharing nnother's. But ho never asked her ; ho only looked and sighed. So tho weeks glldod by, and at last In tho goldon Autumn-time, the windows of tlio great house opposlto woro open, and news camo that tho Colonel's heir hail returned. So tho dwelling was to bo beautified, and a grand house-warming given; and among tho Invitations which camo to tho viilago great-folks, ono reuchod tho humblo homo of tho Groys. Thorost Clalro'a cheeks flusnoti with pleasure. That day, for tho first tlmo for weeks, sho almost rorgot uiiuort Drown In drcums of tho new silk, nearly earned, and of waitsing in It with the Colonel's son and liclr. But nt dusk, when tlio evening prim roses were open, sho went into tlio gar den, and while wandering up and down, hoard hisstep behind hor, and turning, saw Gilbert. Ho looked gravo and anx. lous, aud his eyes searched her fuoo Jn a wav sho did not understand, " It Is a lovely night," ho until l " will you walk with mo? want to talk She took his arm in sllcncot and thoy passed through thocfytea.mut took their wny uy a, path town.'i nver Tluiro thoy pausod, The moonlight fell full on Ciutro'a fn.ee, alylng it new beau ty. The oye that looked on It drank It li with unuUwablo und pasnlomito admiration, Suddenly hrr haml ww clasps nnd held, closely, BLOOMSBURGr, " Claire," said tho musical voice. "I brought you hero to say good-by. I must icavo you to-morrow." " hcavo us I" Claire turned cold from tho heart out. "Leave us I Whero are you going V" " To seek my fortune. You know I am very poor, do you not?" " I have guessed it." " And so of courso I must go else where But it is hard to leave you. Tho llttlo cottage is tho dearest plaeo on earth to me." Ciairo shivered. For tho first tlmo sho understood what llfo would bo with out him. Sho forced herself to saw " When shall we sco you again ?" and then stood muto. IDs nnswor camo slowly : " It is for you to decide, Claire. You may say, '.Go forevor,' or ' Como back to me.' " Sho looked down nnd trembled. Sho had no volco to answer. Ho spoko again : "Claire, I wonder whether a poor man, who has no personal attractions, no wealth or farao to give, has a right to tell that. You only know whether he Is not qulto mad when ho also says, Can you lovo mo?' Yot, I cannot go away leaving tho first untold, tho last unasked. Darling Ciairo, will you say. Go forovcr,' or ' Return some day to claim me?' " And listening to a faint whisper, Gil bert heard, " I cannot say go," and clasped hor to his heart Oh, It was a happy, yet a bitter mo ment! Sho folt herself beloved, and sho folt that sho was at tho same time to part from iter bast beloved. Sho clung to him, and exclaimed, "Stay. After this stay ! I could havo borno it beforo ; and now not now I" But after awhile, with her head upon his breast, sho listened as ho told hor what sho know already his duty as a man. " I go to build a nest for my bird," ho said ; " I must try to win a homo for my wifo. Tho poorest, tlio humblest, will bo sweot to me If sho dors not fear to share it. Does poverty nfMght you, dearest?" And slto answered, "Not if shared with you. It used to once, Gilbert." Thoy walked together after that for a long, long while ; und when thoy part ed Ciairo knew that they would not meet again for many days. Tho battlo would bo long sho knew enough to know that. And sho sighed as sho said, " Write often, Gilbert." Ho was going with tho early dawn. Ho told Iter that, as he kissed Iter: and sho must tell her mother till, and thank her. And Ciairo cropt up to her room, happy, yet sad anxious, yet overjoyed. Oh, it seemed so hard that poverty should part them ; yet ho loved iter ho loved her ! Then sho thought of him, lonely and almost penniless among strangers ; nnd kneeling by her trunk took forth hor little hoard of bilvcr, saved shil ling by shilling for tlio now dress, and folded it in a paper, with somo has tily written lines, and creeping up-staira on tip-toe, found outsido his door the little black valise, and slipped the treas ure In, and ro-loukcd it, aud sped away llko a guilty thing. What did slto care for a silk dress? or for tho grand party whore sho had thought to wear it? or for anything but Gilbert, aud partod from him ? Sho lay nwako long hours; but drop ped to sleep at last, despite herself, so that in the early dawn sho heard no closing door or departing step. Tlio next day was a dreary ono, and tears blinded tho blue eyes as they bent over tlio weary work. There seemed so llttlo left, now Gilbert was gone. Yet perhaps thoso hours wero tho mo3t blessed of her lifo. In hor great lovo she had learned to live for auothor. Not a word sho said to her motlior not a word to any one, but stitched nnd thought, until, with tho twilight, hor work was folded by, and over tho toa tablo tho widow talked of what they wero to wear at that wonderful party, aud then Clario startlod her mother by saying, quietly, "I shall not go." "Not go? Surely and certainly the child hns taken lcavo of hor senses !" Claire folt sorry to annoy hor mother ; but to danco and mako merry, with poor Gilbert wandorlng sadly away from her, seemed too heartless. So tho days glided by, and that of tho groat party came, finding hor still in tho same mind; and at lust, tho widow dressed in her best, went alou'o; and Mrs. Scraggs having gouo to gossip somowhero, Claire was left to her own thoughts. Thoy wero of Gllbort all of Gilbert. Sho sat listlessly and Idly on thoporch, In tho August moonlight, as tho clock was striking nine ; when, lifting up her eyes, sho saw tho form or uiibert urown besldo tho garden gate. Ho stood quito still, looking at her ; and for a momont sho boliovod sho saw his wraith. The next ho was bosldo Hor, with his arm about hor, and alio was sobbing. Oil, Gilbert, what has brought yon hack? Yo-Ufrightoiiedmosoj I thought you had como to toll mo you woro deadi" and sho lay sobbing on his Isroust, In a moirteut ho had drawn from his bosom a llttlo packago qf silver and hold t beforo her eyes, I oyno to bring this hack," ho said, And yon wont'l not accept sq small ft wrvico ; you aro very proud. Gilbert, mako mo happy by keeping It." At thoso words and hor starting tonra lie restored tho silver to Ilshlding-placo, saying, " 1 will keep It as a talisman nnd 6lie was gtod again, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 18GG. Gilbert first broke silence. " You did not go to this great merry making at tho Hall. I thought you woro sure to." " I had not tho heart to go." " But you will go with mo?" "With you?" "Yes. I know Robert Dalff well. I was at collcgo with him abroad. I am sure he expects me. Claire, you will go, l Know." "You never told mo you knew him," said Claire. " I havo many things to tell you yet," he answered, with a peculiar smile. Sho left him then, and going to her own room, douned n wltito dress prctly and soft, but far from now twined somo bright flowers In her hair, nnd was rea dy. Then, taking ids arm, thoy went toward tho Hall together. It was aglow with lights ; music stole forth upon tho air. In tho great draw ing-rooms guests wero already dancing Thoy paused among tlicm, watching tho dancers, Ciairo feeling very happy. , " Should you know Robert Ballf?" ho asked. "No." " I do. Guess which Is he. Ho is in tills room." So Ciairo pointed out tho tallest and best looking, ono after another, until Gilbert said, "You choose tho handsom est ; ho may bo among the ugly ones.' And Claire, puzzled, peered out, but failed to find tho man her boy sweet heart had grown Into. At last they left tho rooms and went out upon tlio broad balcony. " Your Robert Balff will mako mo Jealous yet," said Gilbert. " Yet sluco you aro so deeply Interest ed in him, I will tell you romething nbout him. I know him well. Ho is an odd creature, Claire; ay, nnd he is uslj'i too not ono bit handsome. What say you to that?" " I don't know. Tell me more, Is ho good ?" "So so an ordinary mortal. You know he spent his youth in Germany." " Yes." " It was not a very happy one. His mother was doad; his father was not fond of him; ho had no homo ties. Heaven's mercy only kept him from a llfo of riot and debauch. Nec to that, tho memory of a girl, grown to woman hood now, of whom, ns boy and man, ho had always dreamptas ills wife. Ho had often told mo of licr hernamowas Claire. So, hearing of his father's death, and coming homo to tako possession of his father's estate, this lonely rich man said to himself, " If sho bo what I be lieve, I must woo nnd win her;' and said It so often that n doubt aroe, born of tho very hope. Being poor, sho might wed him (as other girls have wed), for money, not for love. For he was not handsome. His faco was scarred liko mine, nnd women, he said, think much of beauty. Then, coming to his native place, ho hid Ills namo and saw her, of fered her somo courtesy, as a stranger might, and so spoko to hor. After that he felt that unless lie won her, his wealth was worthless. But ho kept his resolve, and telling no one who ho was, camo to tho door ono windy March night, a poor strungcr, nothing moro, and dwelt be neath her roof for wcoks; not Robert Ball!', tho Colonel's wealthy heir, but a struggling man, with only a fond lovo to offer her. Yot, so lie won her. Oh, darling, forglvo mo this deception. So wooing and winning you, I havo been happier than any king, and there can como only ono happier day to mo that on which you stand besldo mo, mistres of this old Hall my own, my cherish ed, my best belovod wifo!" So the talo was told, leaving Ciairo in strange bewilderment, ns though it wero all a dream. But that she forgavo him was certain, since on a certain day not long thereaf ter tho vitiligo church was open, and whoso ontered might havo seen Ciairo Oroy and Robert Balff kneeling togeth er at tho altar, with bridesmaids in white muslin, nnd sprueo groomsmen ranged around. And Mrs. Grey, in n perfect luxury of tears at tho fulfilment of her dearest wishes, made an oxeecdlugly In teresting picture AN HONORABLE ENEMY. Cneus Domitiuh, Tribune to the Ro man pooplo, eager to ruin his enemy, Marcus Scaurus, Chief of tho Senate, nccusod him publicly of several high crimes and misdomcanors. Ills zoal In tho prosecution temptod a slavo of Scau rus, through hopo of n reward, to oiler himself privately as a witness, But Justieo hero provnllod ovorrovengo; for Domitius, without uttering n slnglo word, ordorod tho perfidious wrotch to bofottorod and carried Instantly to his master, So universally was this nation admired, that It prooured Domitius many honors which ho could senrcely have hoped fur otherwise, He was suc cessively olootfxl consul, censor, aud high priest, Tin: language of the roso iu Juno Is, Well I'm blowod;" of tho asparagus In July, "Cutandoomoagalu;" of peas In August, "Shell out;" of tho npplo trcoinSoptombor, ao it, my pippins," "anNTJiEMENT OF TIIE JU11V," Bald a Western lawyer, "would yon bet u rat-trap to eatuh ft boar, or make fools of yourselves by trying to spear n bulRilo with ft knittlng-nooilloV I know you would not, Then how can you bo guilty of convicting my ollnnt of man-slaughter for taking tlio llfo of a. irointi, Xhe prisoner was acquitted, BRITISH SOVEREIGNS. FinsT William tho Norman j Then William, his son, itenry, Stephen, ami Henry i Then ltlchard nnd John. Next Henry, tho third! l'.d wards, one, two, nnd threo ; And ngaln after Ulehnrd Three Henrys wo see. Two IMwanls, third ltlchard, .If rightly I guess. Two Henrys, sixth Edward, Queen Mary, Queen Itessj Then Jamie, tho Bcotchmnn, Then Cliarles whom they slow. Yet received nfter Cornwall Another Charles too. Next James, the second, AseeiuU'd tlio throne; Then good Wlfllnm nnd Jlnry Together enmo on, Till Anne, Georges four, And fourth William nil past, Ood sent us Victoria, May she long bo tint hut I STOWING A MUTINEER. 1!V KOClKIt STA'ltUUClv. My friend Hinton often relates tho following story : "Whllo our ship, tho Comlor, was lying in tlio harbor of Valparaiso, wo heard that Guy hocko, a mutineer, had escaped from tho calaboo.se, and that a hundred dollars woro oirered for his ap prehension. When wo sailed, two weeks later, the mutineer hnd not been discov ered; In fact, there wero many who bo lieved that ho hnd quitted tlio harbor in a little schooner which hnd sailed on tho night of lii.s escape. "About a month after, on n dark, stormy night, whilo wo wero rolling nlong through tho I'iieiflc, wo hoard a slrango cry proceeding from tlio fore castle, and rushing from under tlio roundhouse, whero I hud been stationed wo met ono of tho watch, who had jumped from his bunk and come up, half frightened out of his wits by a bud dream, in which, according to his own story, ho saw his ghost sitting astride tho main-yard, and pointing into tlio sea. " Ho thought ho then walked to tho rail and looked Into tho water, where, suro enough, ho behold his chum young sailor by tho namo of Harry Clyde lying upon his buck, with eloped eyes and pale face. Then tliero was a loud noise aud ho awoke. " Wo all united in calliug him a 'su porstitious gooso' not a man among us who had not at somo period of his llfo had a worso dream than tho ono rplatod '"What do you expect Is to happen on account of your dream, that you should be so frightened V Inquired one "'Either my own death, or that of ono of my chums,' was the solomu re sponse. " Of courso wo scouted this idea. It was not at all to our taste, as almost every man among tho crew often dream ed of lilsown death. Warren, however, shook his head, and s.iid ho felt qulto certain that his dream would como true, or that something would happen to put him strongly in mind of it. Palo and trembling ho then returned to the fore castle. Tlio seas again drove us aft, and we soon forgot our shlpinuto and his dream. Tho vessel was now rolling fearfully, and burying at intervals both rails, and shipping great torrents of water that must havo swamped tho craft had wo not buttoned down tho hutches ami closed tho eoinpanionway. "Suddenly, ehuiieing to glance to ward tho inalu rlggltlg, I thought I could discover through tho darkness tho outlinoiof a human figure-going aloft. Soon, however, I lost .sight of U, and half fancying that my lituit'inatIou had deceived me, l moved into the waist and scanned the main shrouds. No sign of any person was visible. I mounted as high as tho top, and peered over tho edge; but I saw nothing except a piece of canvas an old malutopsnil, which hail been stripped from tho yard on tho previous day. "Now, feeling quito suro that I had boon deceived, I joined my shipmates, avoiding nil mention of tlio vision by returning cvusi vo nnswera to their ques tiont. " Suddenly we all heard a wild, pierc ing cry, and somo of tlio men declared that they saw somothlng drop from aloft (from tho nialu) Into tho sou, " Wo rushed to tho rail and peered through tho darkness, but could sco nothing except tlio angry rushing wat ers, nil lilsslug and boiling around thu craft. "' What could it havo boon?' wasths oft-ropoatcd question ; but no one aboard could even glvo a gues. " For my part I was straugoly puzzled. I folt certain that 1 had scrutinized tho main rigging carefully; that ut tho tlmo I did bq (notwithstanding the vis ion I had boon) there was no person aloft. " Who, tlion, or what, had fallon Into tho bea ? " I vainly racked my brain for somo solution of tlio mystery; my snlpniutes woro equally at fault. "As tho tluwa slowly cropt around us, howover, wo noticed that tho pllo of canvas which had been placed in tlio top was missing. "'Thntwas It!' orlod an old sailor; that was what wo saw fall into tlio bcu, although It doesn't account for tho cry wlilch was heard at tho saino tlmo.' '"1 havo It, mate,!' eried ruiothor; 1 tlio nolso wo hoard was mado by somo bird flying pint that was all.' "In fact this soon bucamo thogoncral opinion ; still thoro wero two or throo men whorefibo l to bo convinced that tho volco was not that of a human being. " To sot tho nutter at roM, tho crow was called aft anil ranged on tlio tcuoldo of the quartor-dOL-K, " All hands, wero present. PRICE- FIVE CENTS. "'It's nil right, lads!' sold tho cap tain ; tho nolso was a bird's, nnd I don't see how any sonslblo man could havo mistaken it for n human being's.' "Glancing toward Wnrron, I noticed that ho was strangely ngitatcd; ho flushed and paled by turns, nnd thoro was In hisoyo nn expression that I had never seen thero before. " When tho captain gave tho word of dismissal, I porcelved for I was watch ing him closely that ho lingered ns if anxious, yet for somo reason not daring to speaic. "Finally ho walked forward ; I Join ed him, touching his shoulder. "'What is tho matter, my lad?' I Inquired. Ho started, ami turnod as whito in tho faco as a new topsail. Then, drawing nio nsldo, ho said, in a whisper: '"I don't mind telling you, but l hardly euro to speak to tho rest about it ; for they would only ridiculo nio, and say that I was trying to play off n Jest on them. W ill you promise not to bo- tray mo?" "Ignvethoproniiso,andhocontlnucd: " ' You remember my dream of last night?' " ' Yes ; but what connection ' " 'Tho person who fell overboard,' ho interrupted, ' was oneof my chums. "'But no parson fell; tho cry heard was a bird's, that has been almost prov ed; besides all hands camo aft when they woro culled.' True, nil tho sailors who shipped in tho vessel ; but tliero was a man con cealed In tho hold of the vessel, un known to any of tho crew but myself.' "'Impossible!' " ' It's a fact ; ho was In tlio forehold nnvo continued to visit him onco every day hiuce I stowed him, in order to curry him a supply of food. This morning I searched for him in vain, so 1 feel conudunt that it was ho whoso cry you heard last night ; ho who fell into the sea.' " ' Who was the person?' "'It was Guy houke, tho mutineer. He swam to tlio ship whilo you were all ashore on liberty, and confronted me whilo I sat in the forecastlo mending my Jacket. .1 had known him before, Ho had onco saved my lifo; so I con sented to stow him away. Ho was nntlvo of tho Wo-st, and could not bear confinement, nenco, in splto of my remonstrances, lie would often como up from tho hold on dark nights, to sleep in tho top, in order to catch a mouthful of fresh air, ns ho expressed it.' " A few days after Warren had mado his confession we spoko a vessel, which was anchored not far from us, while we lay in thoharbor of Valparaiso. Throti his trumpet tho captain now informed us that ho hud picked up, on the day before, tho body of tho mutineer, Guy Jjocke. " Among nil tho members of the Con dor's crow, except Warren ami myself, tlio tidings created much astonishment. INFLUENCE OF NEWSPAPERS Occasioxa m,y an individual Mtys- to us, " Times are so hard with me, I must stop my paper," or, us in bomo Instances, "My wife thinks wo can dispenso with tlio paper now, and I must stop." Thus it is, stop the paper tho flmt tiling as n useless expense, without tliiuklngof the actual wasto of money for many things drank, eaten, smoked, or chewed, which can do tho system no good, but rather harm. Tho newspaper can or .should bo regarded us a benefit to every household; it imparts useful information ; it fur nishes subjects for thought und con vocation ; itudd.siu'liarmiosocialiiiter cotno ;. it makes agreeable members of society. To bo without it newspaper ono might as well bo out of tho world ; ho becomes a porfoot nobody ; when ho goes into society, and hear others talk about current events and discuss ques tions of general or local interest, ho can tako no part in the.-o things becauso ho is not ported up, not having read tlio papers. And In tho family circle what an influence tho newspaper bus the children read it and gain in knowledge; it serves to occupy their leisure hours, to keep them from frivolousainusements, nndglvos attraction to home. Surely, then, no wise parent would consent to go without a newspaper In his family and a local homo now-paper too. He may think ho can get along without it, becausoho Is out in tho world, and can havo tho reading of tho paper from his neighbor's shop or btore, or can learn what is going on from others. But this ! rntlier a meau way. Men ought to bo Independent. Thoy ought to road for lhem:,elve.s. If, however, they do not need thopapertheni-elves.tltey amy rot assured thut their family does. Consid erations like the.o should havo weight, and Induce thoso who Iiavo thoughts of stopping their new.-pupers not to do so, and for thoso who havo not taken a paper to subscribe at once. A ROBINSON CRUSOE STORY. Kahi.y in tho month of January, 18iil, tho cuptuln and crow of a small sailing vessel, sailing from Sydney, Australia, woro wrecked on ono of tho uninhabited islands of tho Auckland group, lu tho far South Pacllle. They lived there twenty months, without boelng a human being othor than them selves. Tho only tools, they had wero a hummer, un axe, an udzo, and tt glmlot. With these thoy contrived to make a houso with ft fireplace and chimney to it. They lived on seals, widgeons, mus- .:t-lj, and a sweet root which served for I bread and potatoes. Seals, which they Swrimi of duel-lining. . Onefo,uftre,ohoor tliren Iuertlou il 39 Kucu ubeo,uent IhMition 1m than Ihlrterti. W Oii9 SijYuro oiiu Miuiill ,.....;.......-u;r..-. 9 W Two " " ,.m..h.. 3 . 0 Tlii o J.' . ' " '.' .Jf,J,!i...... 5 (0 Four'""' ' " .-.'...!.....:.L.-.. n rn Unit column " .... - 19 CO Ono column " , 13 uO Kxecutor'soild Administrator'! JtOUcer :.3 00 Auditor's Notices,..,.. 1 tfl Editorial Notice twenty ceutu per line. .Other Advertisements Inserted according to spe cial contract. found tliero in groat numbors, and which tho captain In his diary days, 'Went roaring about tlio woods like wild cattle," woro their main depend-' onco for food. After remaining in this place for moro than n year somo of tho men becamo discontented and mutinous, giving tho captain a great deal of trouble. Heat length adopted the plan of teaching bchool In tho ovcnlng, reading prayers, and reading and expounding the Scrip tures to tho best of his ability. Ho found this plan to work admirably. Tho men becamo much Interested In thu Blblo readings, and nlno of them who wero unable to read learned every part. "So much," remarks tho captain in his diary, " for moral btiaslon." At last tho cnptnln determined to leave tho fslnnd. Tlio nearest land was New Zoalund, four hundred miles off, and their only craft was n llttlo dingy In which they had escaped from tlio wreck. Thero was cxtrcnio peril in crossing such a tract of stormy ocean in such n boat, but ho had grown almost desperate. Ho and ills men raised the sides of tlio boat, and did what elso thoy could to fit hor for sea. Only two, ncsiuu tno captain, con sented to go In hor, and they set off. They reached Now Zealand ' in safety, whero thoy at once chartered a craft and returned for their comrades, whom thoy found and brought away. A MODEL TEMPERANCE HOUSE. A. few years ngo, when tho Mnlno Liquor Law was in full forco In Ver mont, Judge C , of , was on a journey. Ho stopped nt a tavern in tho town of for the night. After sup per tho Judgo asked tho worthy land lord for "u glassof gin." Tho landlord said " ho was sorry ho could notaccomo dute him. I am obliged by" tho law to keep a temperance house." It was late, so the Judgo could not go on that night, but told tho landlord ho would leavo early tho next morning, beforo breakfast. "Very well; I will carry your vuliso and show you to your room. Tho Judge was taken to a lino room ; tho landlord said, " I hopo you will bo comfortable." Thoro was an opon stove in tho room, whero Judgo C found a bottlo of brandy. Ho then wont to hUwash stand aud opened it ; ho found a bottlo of gin, water, glasses, etc. Tho Judgo thon went to n cupboard, and tliero wai a bottlo of old Bourbon. Tho Judgo, after helping himself, went down and told tho landlord ho would not icavo early. After breakfast tho noxt morning Judge C paid his bill, and taid to the landlord, "I have been n great op poser of ' temperance houses,' nnd ill ways, refused to atop atone, but I liko tho hang of yours, aud will call whenever I como this way." Tho landlord said " I'm sorry I could not let you havo somo gin lust evening; but tlio law is so strict, and my neigh bors keep close watch, so I am obliged to keep a ' temperanco house.' " LIFE AT PAU. I'ai; Is a curious town,-a favorite re sort of invalids and Idlers, whoso popu lation consequently consistsof. a certain number of inhabitants and a very great many strangers. Everybody lets fur nished apartments, from the humblest citizen to tho highest personage. Gen erals, counts, and marquises advertise their rooms " with a south aspect and a flno view of the I'yrence.s." There is miliaria in this; it Is excessively con venient; but it lately gave occasion for ft bhtirp retort. Mudnme C , tlio wifo of ono of-tho richest merchant iu Paris, was remark ed fur the elegance of Iter dress. Such elegance, displayed by n simple com moner, displeased onu of tho nobli dames of l'au, Madame la Comtosso d'Asterisk. "What do you call that!" hho said, contemptuously glancing at tho Paris iennc. " That Is Mndunio C ," was replied to her. "Ah! yos, f know," tho Comtesso answered. " She's u dry-goods dealer." Madumo 0 , who overheard every word of tho conversation, inquired In turn, loud enough to bo heard, and pointing with her finger to tho haughty lady, " What do you call tiatt" " ll Is Madanio d'Astcrisk." " Ah ! yes, I know. Hho's n lettor of lodgings. AVe think of takiug hoc rooms next season." W hat flvo letters form a sontenco of forgiveness? I x qq u. Tun newest Ynnkeo invention is nn umbrella with a gutter round tho edge and a epotit at ono corner. Ax editor in Iowa has bocorao so hol low from depending upon the printing business nlono for bread, that ho pro poses to bell himself for a btove-plpo at threo eonts a foot. Keuixti a wretched-looking lad on the plains near tho Humboldt Desert, nursing a starvlug baby, n traveller asked him what tho matter was. "Wall, now," responded the youth,"! guess I'm kinder streakt. Olo dad's drunk; olo woman's got tho hy-t cries ; brother Jim'splaylng poker with two gamblers; hlstor Sail's down thar a-courtln' of an entlro stranger ; this yero baby's got tlio diareo tho wust tort; tho team's clean guv out ; tho wagon's broko down ; it's twenty miles to tho noxt wator I don't care a d a Jf I never se-o Callforcty."
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