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KlfTY'S CJlOICfi.
A wealthy old farmer was Absolom Lee,
lie had but oue daughter, the mischievous
Kitty ;
So fair, and so good, and so gentle was she
That lovers came wooing lrotti country and
city.
Tbe first and the boldest to ask for her hand
Was a trimly dressed dandy, who worshipped
her tin;
She replied, with a smile he could well under
stand, "That she'd marry no ape for the sake of
his skin 1"
The next was a merchant from buainefSs re
tired Hich, gouty and grulT a presuming old sin
ner ;
Young Kilty's fair form and sweet facb be Ad
mired, And thought to himself, "I can easily win
her!"
So be showed her his palaca, and made a bluff
bow.
And said she might live there, but wickedly
then
Kitty told him she'd long ago made a rash vow
Not to marry a bear lor the sake of h:
den!"
A miser came next; he was fearless and bold
In claiming his right to fair Kitty's affec
tion ;
He said she'd not want for a home whilo his
gold
Could pay for a cabin to give her protection.
Half vexed at his boldness, but calm in a trice,
She curtsied, and thanked him and blushing
ly then
Demurely repeated her sape aunt's advice,
"Sot to marry a hog fur the sake of his
pen !"
The Dext waS a Ptrmer, young, bashful and
shy;
He feared'the bold wooers who came from
thecity;
But the flash 'on his cheek, and the Pght in his
eve.
Soon kindled a fin me in the bosom of Kity,
"Uy life will be ote of hard labor," he said;
Lut, darling, come share it with me if you
can."
"I suppose,' she replied, gaily tossing her
head,
"I must marry the farm for the sake of the
man-"
Sales, j?fufcj)rs, nccbofis, 'fit.
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the risk or death .
In a rich and populous county in Mis
sissippi was once a stretch of woodland
o dense t hat (he eun, even during ihe
. brightest days of summer, never penetra
J ted its leafy canopy, except where a car
j riage-way had been cut through its cen
j tre. The Lills on -both sides formed a
I deep ravine, through which ran a small
brook or bayou, the water only being a
few inches deep in places, and two or
three feet wide. Over this little strag
gling stream a rude bridge of logs and
plauka was thrown. At all times the
air around it was damp and suggestive of
the chills of death, while at night the
darkness could almost be felt.
For many years that part of the coun
try had been infested by small gangs of
runaway negroes, and all efforts tocap
ture them by the patrol had been ineffect
ual, owing to the co-operation with the
runaways of the negroes of plantations in
the surrounding country.
Many a dark and bloody deod had
been committed at the bottom of the
ploomy ravine on this very bridge, until
it came at last to ba called "The Bridge of
Death."
Many a lime had the cold, stark body
of a benighted traveler been drawn from
beneath its fatal cover, the crushed skull
proclaiming the manner of his death, and
pointing out the ruthless murderers.
At last there was a cessation of hor
rors. Not a murder, had been committed
for nearly a year, and belated travelers
began to breathe more freely if the twi
light fell betore the bridge was crossed.
About six miles apart, with the fatal
bridge between, dwelt two families of
planters, bound together by such ties as
similar pursuits and grown-up children
of both sexes, on either side, will always
cement. The young people had always
kept up a constant intercourse with each
other ; but on account of the terrible rep
utation of the bridge at night, the visits
had been of three or four days' duration,
and the travel backward and forward had
been done in the day time. For many
months now the visits bad been all on one
side, owing to the ill-health of the moth
er of the young people living nearest the
dreaded spot, the distance being pcarcely
half a mile.
At last George and Mattie, the eldest
son and daughter, determined to make
their friends a visit, intending to return
before nightfall, and accordingly they
made an early tart in a light barouche
driving a gentle but very fast-trolting
horse.
The day at the house of their friends
was spent as all days must be where
youth and light hearts combine to chase
time away ; and in this instance they did
it so effectually that night was darkening
the earth before the young people thought
of returning home. Putting aside all so
licitations to remain over night, they pre
pared to depart. Kelying on the trottiog
qualities of their horse, they hoped to
reach home before their mother should
grow uneasy at their absence. It was
near 9 o'clock before they finally got off ;
but once started, they rolled easily and
swiftly along, until the brow of the hill
overlooking the ravine was reached.
Here tbe horse suddenly stood still, and
no amount of encouragement would in
duce him to go down the hill.
George was a brave youth, and Maltio
was brave too, when her brother's repu
tation was concerned, and they both knew
to turn back would expose them to many
covert jests on the part of their neighbors,
who would be sure to hear of their retreat
and they determined to pres3 on.
George alighted, and bidding Mattie hold
the reins to prevent their falling about the
horse's heels, took him by the bit, and by
dint of patting and coaxing started him
down the hill, trembling with mortal fear.
As soon as her brother left her side,
Mattie slid down from her seat, and
crouched down on the floor of the carriage,
holding on to the dash-board, too fright
ened to speak.
The horse was slowly led to the bottom
of the hill ; but as he neared the bridge,
his terror overcame hire, and with a snort
and a bound he shook off George's restain
ing hand, and in a moment had thundered
over the bridge and was tearing up the
other side of the hill, still snorting with
the most extrerao fear.
At the first plunge of the maddened
animal Mattie was jerked out of the car
riage, and went over the bridge into the
brambles and bushes ; and although
George groped around in the thick dark
ness, and called her name repeatedly, not
a sign of Mattie rewarded his search, and
although Fuffcring the direst apprehensions
he felt that he would be compelled to
leave her there and hurry home for assis
tance. The thought of leaving his sister in
such a place for a short time even was
almost too painful to be entertained, and
he began feeling along in the dead leaves
beside the bridge, with a last hope of
finding her before he left the epot to pro
cure help.
While thus employed, lying flat on the
bridge, ho touched something that felt
like a hand, but larger and heavier than
that of his sister's should be. He instinc
tively drew back, and casting his eyes
up the hill toward home saw the welcome
light cast from pine torches and heard the
familiar voices of his faithful negroes, and
he knew that they were searching for him.
To ca'l on them to hasten onward was
the work of a moment; and with glad
shouts and merry laughter, as was the
wont of happy negroes under any little
excitement, four or five of them, under
the lead of the plantation driver, crowded
around him, inquiring, "Where is Miss
Mattie?" In a few words George ex
plained to them what had happened, sup,
pressing the fact that he had felt a Etrange,
cold hand under the bridge. Had Le
told them, in spite of all their devotion to
him and their young mistress, they would
have turned and fled away as fast as their
feet could carry them.
Then began a rapid and vigilant Bearch,
and poor Mattie was soon brought to
light, tumbled all in a heap close beside
the bridge. Partly under her and partly
under the bridge was another object upon
which the red glare of the torches fell
with a terrible distinctness. A man in
the full bloom of early manhood lay mute
and cold, the crushed skull showing too
well that the murderers were at their
bloody work again. Some of the negroes
threw down their torches and fled away
at the sight of the ghastly object ; but the
sight of their master, aided by the driver,
recalled them, and hasty preparations
were made to take Mattie away from the
hateful spot, and the still insensible girl
was sent forward in charge of two men.
who carried her alternately in their arms.
Tbe men were ordered to take horses im
mediately and ride into N to arouse
the sheriff of the county to come and
take charge of the dead man. George
and three negroes remained and kept sol
emn watch over the body of the young
stranger until the arrival cf the officers of
the law.
An inquest was held ; and then the un
fortunate victim was buried near the scene
of his last struggle, making the sixth
grave or. that lonely hillside.
Mattie was not hurt, but had only
fainted through fright when she found
herself dumped so unceremoniously into
the bushes ; and, as she was happily ig
norant of her ghostly companion under
the bridge, it was deemed best to keep
the matter a secret from her, and she
was immediately Eent on a long visit to
New Orleans.
The opportune arrival of the negroes on
the scene was owing to the fears of a
younger sister. She had bribed the dri
ver with the pTornise of a cup of coffee
and a plate of biscuits and hot cakes in the
morning, to go with torches to meet and
escort her brother past the fatal bridge.
They had reached the foot of the hill,
when the frightened horse, dragging the
shattered carriage after him, came dash
ing down among them, creating the great
est consternation, for they felt that some
dreadful accident must have happened.
It was never known who the murdered
stranger was. His pockets had been
rifled and all clue to his identity was lost.
A few days afterward, a horse, with a
remnant of a saddle, was found in the
fields ; and as no owner could be found it
was supposed to have belonged to the
murdered traveler.
After this fearful deed, the bridge was
burnt. Logs and brush were piled into
the road, rendering it impassable and a
new one made around this strip of woods,
removing forever all possibility of the re
currence of another tragedy on the,fUi idge
of Death."
I'HESEXt'E Or SSiXSK
A miss is as good as a mile of misters.
The following story, exemplifying re
markable presence of raind in an old lady,
is berfectly true. This old lady but
stay ; she shall tell the tale herself, as she
used to tell it to me, her little nephew :
"I"ou know, my dear, 1 was living in
the country at the time, my little grand
daughter beinj; my only companion. We
had two female servants and a man ser
vant, but be did not sleep in the house,
but in a loft over the stable. One night,
late in the autumn, I wer.t up to bed at
ray usual hour nine o'clock. I was
early, you see, for Fanny was only seven
year3 old, and I did not care to s'u up
alone after she was in bed ; by the time I
read my chapter, and said my prayers,
and undressed myself, it was fully ten
o'clock. Well, on this particular night I
went up as usual. I first undressed the
child, and put her into bed ; then I rtude
myself comfortable, and got my bible,
and sat by the fire it was very cold for
the season, and I kept a fire in my room
and after I had finished my chapter, I
knelt down to my prayers ; my position
as I knelt was with my back to the fire,
and my face toward the bed. I had
scarcely got on my knees, when I caught
sight of something unusual under my bed;
on looking more attentively, 1 could sec
that it was a man's foot. My fir.t im
pulse was to scream, but fortunately I
restrained miself; and the llrst shock over;
I was able to think. I had no doubt that
it was a robber, and that if he found he
was discovered, lie rr.iciit not stop short
of murder. I dared not go to bed, and
pretend I did not know he was there ; and
yet, how to get the child and myself out
of the room without exciting suspicion, I
couldn't imagine. These thoughts passed
through my mind in half the lime I have
taken to tell you ; and I whs about to rise
from my knees, when I suddenly recol
lected that my doing so at onco might i:i
ilself excite suspicion ; for ought I know,
it might bo someone who knew my hab
its, pei haps even my own man-servant,
though I had no reason to suspect him.
At all evonts, I determined to remain
some time longer, as if engaged in my dc
volions. I need not tell you that I coul l
give much heed to my prayers, bat I did
ask for profeelion and guidance. You
know, dear, that I am a slow, niL'tho Ileal
old woman, nnd that I seldom get through
tUy prayers in less than a q iarfer of an
hour, so I now determined net to siir for
at least ten minutes. What an age those
ten minutes seemed ! I never took ray
eyes off the foot until just before I arose,
when it was slowly withdrawn out of my
sijht. When I saw it move, I felt faint
with fright, for I feared lest the man had
suspected, nnd was going to come out ;
however he remained quiet, and then I
got up from my knees. The next thing
to be done was to get the child out of bed
without causing any alarm. Speaking
as calmly as I was able, I asked her if
she were awake ; she answered in rather
a sleepy tone, but aroused herself as I
continued speaking. 4Fanny, dear,' I
said, 'I have left my keys below stairs'
I felt a Utile uneasy at the falsehood, but
I hope it was not wrong 'arid I cannot
undress without Ihem : I don't like eniptr
CD
down by myself; would you mind getting
up, my love, and coming down with me?'
She jumped out ofbed in a moment, and,
having wrapped a shawl round her, I
pushed her before me, then, when opening
the door, I managed to take out the key
and put it on the other side. I then nhut
the door and locked it; and then, my dear,
I could no longer control myself-1 shriek
ed several times at the top of my voice,
and fainted. After all, poor Joseph, the
coachman, was faithful, for one of the
maids called him in, and, armed with a
pitchfork, he secured the robber, who was
trying to get out of the window,-'
A Hatch ok Riddles. The following
n
conundrums are the harmless ebullitions
of a gibbering maniac :
Why is the letter G like death ? It
makes ghosts of hosts, and is always in
the midst of slaughter.
Why should one . never sleep in the
cars? The train runs over sleepers.
What sort of a day would be pood for
fduring for a cup ? A muggy day.
Are there any birds that can sing the
"Lays of Ancient liome V Yes ; Macau
lays. What have you to expect at a hotel ?
Inn-at-tention.
Why are there no eggs in San Domin
go ? They banish the whites and cast
off their yoke.
When does a chair dislike you ? When
it can't bear you.
What is the key note to good breeding?
Ii natural.
Which is the better off. tea or coffee ?
Coffee. It settles itself, but tea has to
draw.
Tlic Story of" u tllo.
I orty years ago or more, a girl child
was born in a pleasant country house in
shire, England, of parents, young
and in prosperous circumstances. Tho
child grew up, and was sent to school,
married a man, wealthy young and
handsome, as was she also.
So far life showed only its bright ?Me
to her. Then her husband died ; her
child followed. Time passed ; she mar
ried again. Tho second husband died,
f.he was left poor. She resolved to emi
grate and try her fortunes in the New
World. She came to New York, adver
tised for a situation as governess; received
a reply from the then Governor of Geor
gia, accepted hia terms and went .South.
Iu his fam'.ly the remained five years,
looked upon and treated
friend than as n servant. At the en,l ..f
this time death removed one of her pupils,
marriage the other. Her work there was
ended.
Next, she followed the current, then
setting strongly across the plains, and
drifted out to San Francisco. Here she
undertook, first, to teach a private school. '
There were no scholar.- and she trie.
being a lady's companion for a while.
Then she essayed to edit a magazine w hich
had no readers, and that too failed.
The next step was downward. She
entered a house of prostitution, staid a few
months, q-iietly walked out one mornir
an 1 didn't go back. c
We next find her on tho stage, where
she succeeded not at all. She was still
an extremely fine looking woman, and the
scene painter at the little third-rate thea
tre was very susceptible. They were
married. He had a little money saved
up and they left Sin Francisco, bought
some land in the country, a little way
out, and settled down as farmers.
But nothing lasts in this world. The
scene painter died, and m idame soi l the
farm and took to the street again. Tired
of l hat, she essayed suicide by poison -was
saved ami carried to the hospital.
Cured and discharged, she mad-3 a second
attempt to rid herself of life. Foiled
again, she disappeared froni San Francis
co, d'.ifted r.otlhwurd to Chicago, and
becama house keeper for a gentleman of
fottune.
She had not yot lost her powers of f h
cinaliotjj and for the fourth lime she be
came a wife. Not long did her wedded
life endure. Iler husband bccariio ar
q lainted with events in her past life which
seemed to him to necessitate a divorce
It was obtained, and Madame af'ai;i dis
appeared from social life. What her
subsequent adventures may have teen we
Cannot tell.
At one of 'the stations on the Chicago
and North-western Kailway, recently, an
anxious inquirer came up to the door of
the baggage car, and said, "Is there any
thing for me V After some seareh among
boxes and trunks tbe baggage man rolled
out a barrel of whisky. "Any thing
moref'' asked the wet-grocer. "Yes,"
said the baggage-man ; "there's a grave
stone that goes with that liquor." The
countenance of the wet-grocer assumed, a
wrathy appearancs, and the car door was
ehut with a slam.
Something always on hand a tlujrab.
A Toccnixa Ic:r,ENT. The world '13
full of inou to ful incidents. How little do
we knor of the poignant sorrow mj-riads
of our fellow creatures are compelled to
sutler. The following touching event we
take from the Uoston Journal:
"An expressman upon reaching his of
fice early one cold morning in January,
observed on the sidewalk, a long, heavy
box, which his practiced eye at once iden
tified as containing a corpse. Upon the
end of the box, shivering with Col 1, sat a
little half-clad boy, about seven or eight
years of age. Addressing him kindly, he
said :
" 'My lad, don't sit there, you will
freeze, come in and tit by the stove.'
"Bursting into tears the little fellow
replied; No, I can't come, my mother
is in this box and I promised her that I
would not leave her until we got home.'
"Deeply affected with the touching de
votion of this brave little fellow, he final
ly succeeded in convincing him of the en
tire safety of his precious charge, and
taking him to a neighboring restaurant,
gave him a warm breakfast, and then
learned the particulars of his story. His
father died, about a year prcviouslyj in a
remote village in Minnesota, leaving his
mother in poor health and nearly destitute
She died but a few days before the boy's
sad journey, charged the little hero with
the duty of conveying the remains to her
friends in a distant State, and furnished
him with (all she had) a sum of money
barely su indent to carry thera both b'
freight cars to thiir destination. The
little, fellow had actually ridden night and
day in a freight car with his melancholy
trust j never for a moment losing si,'ht of
it."
A New Cafjechism. Whom did Auam
marry, and when did he marry her I One
Eve.
What was her bridal dress ? JJarcly
nothing.
Iot even a ribbon ? No, she had no
need of one ; 6he was a rib bom herself.
When Adam and Eve were in the sar
dening business, what time did they com
mence picking apples ? Iu the fall.
"What was the first step they took. in.
the sugar business ? liaising Vain.
Why did not Cain make good sugar?
Iecause he wasn't Able.
Spirit as well as sugar,, comes from
cane ; what evil resulted-from this Cain'
spirit ? Abel got slewnL
What reason have we to supooso that
Cain also got slewed? He went to the
land of Xcd.
Who was tha wisest man ? Knoicrr.
What did he Itnow ? He knew enough
to go in out of the rain.
Backgammon A lady's waterfall.
NUMBER .
TIio Antiquity oi Invention
The most ancient invention is tht of tha
needle ; whether the credit of this invention
is due to Adam or Eve, we know not, but
we do know that the Bible says "they sewed
fig leaves together rd made themselves
aprons." To sew without a needle would
be an impossibility, therefore, they must
have invented one ; whether from a thorn,
ehry stick, or fi-,h bone, is a al0 matter of
cioubt. IIiw ancient then, is the trade of
dre?s making; and when wo look at the
fashiouably dres-se l woman cf to-day, and
refl-.-ct that all her dress, finery, etc., is tho
result of the combined thought, industry and
perseverence of dressmakers Tor nearly 6,000
years, u it t be wondered at that 6he ii
"fearfully and wonderfully made!"
To Noah h attributed the invention of
wine. 2347 B.'C. Ale was known at least
404 B. C, and beer is mentioned by Xano
plmn 401 Ii. C. Backgammon, the most
ancient of cur games, was invented by Pala
medes. f Greeco, 1224 B. C. Ches is of
later date, and originated GSO before tho
Christian era. Ti e first circus was built by
Traqnin, Cjj B. C, and theatrical re.n
t.Uinr.s tok place as long air- w i i I
the hrst trage.lv represent'
Thesj.is, . (,
cients were nut as desti
as one would snppnse u have been to
that tin great phi'.oxopl .
ed in chess; that Soph Jig blOIC,
friends by taking therf lWeBUpclb
and the tragedians, an,.
Homer could play a fii ATS,
mon AVoirr mhkea
- As for musical instrument otl.tr par
ed tha psaltry, li trp, lute, and th:id
cit-nt instrument, the 'cymbal, which is .s.
ken of as long ago s 15S0 B. C. The fluta
wa3 the invention of Hyaginus, 150'5 B. C. ;
organs we-e invented by" Archimedes 220
B. C. and Nero p'ayed upou the melodiuj
bagpipe 51 A. 1).
Iu household furniture, g'.ars vena ued by
the Egyptians; crockery tv;v kr.cwn to the
Egyptians and Greeks 1490 B.C.; carpets
were in Use 000 B. C. ; clocks which meas
ured time by the falling of water, were in
vented 153 B. C. ; sundials, which had beeu
in use previous to the invention of the water
clock, date from 550 B. C.
Biitks were nialc 2247 B. C. ; the lathe
was invented by Ta'us 1240 B. C. Tho
compass was u?e.j by the Chinese 1112 B.
0. Bellows are the invention of Anarcbar
sis, c9 B. C.
But when we think that bread mads fr"nt
wheat was known to the Chinese 8. f.00 years
a-, we must confess that it is rather stale;
we c.n imagi'ic the young "heathen Chinee"
of that date crying lustily fcr bread -and
honey. These Chinese are wonderful-people,
and no mistake, fur even as far back as 1100
B. C, Sir. Pa-out wrote a dictionary contaiu
hjg 40.CC0 characters reprscntirg words.
When we read that the arts and sciences
of astronomy, 2234 13. C. ; sculpture and
painting. 2100 B.C.: geometry, i'Oi-5 B.
C. : husbandry, 19G3 B. C. ; poetry j philos
ophy ; niHhematics ; mechanics; hydrostat
ics; geography; mensuration geo'ogy;
metallurgy; chemistry; called alchemy ;
and surgery, were all known to tho abcients.
vve almost erclaim, with Solomon. "There
is no new thing under the sun." Corrtspon:
dence Scierttijic American.
A Curious imetifioii;
A locomotive iron horse has been added"
to the catalogue of curious ,inventio?:s by
Auburn mechanics, Ly Dr. Patrick Breen.
JJr. Breen is a native of Tralee, c.unty of
Kerry, Irelaud. Ida was brought up in the
apothecary shop of the celebrated Dr. John
O'Connell, nncla to the late Daniel O'Con
nell. lie came to this country iu 1830, and
to Auburn in 1851. Though generally em
ployed upon the New York Central railroad
and other local machine shops, he has per--haps
beeu better known as a curer of blineV
uess.
lie has the credit of several in venti-ris of
merit. For rearly a year past he has em
ployed his leisure hours in stt'yirg out
some plan to make a self -snpptyirig chem
ical power, to take the place cf steam, and
to make it move a piece of machinery hay
ing the nu t ion of a horsb. He claims to
have brought that also ts a degree of pec 'o"
tion which indicates success. That rpehas
discovered a motive power in certaiii alka
lies and acids, ft hich has never becti brought
into practical use for agricujtcial imple
ments, there fs no doutt." Whether he can
make it work his machine, horse over soft,
and uneren ground, ser.nii to be the only
point to be tested. Hq. f npears to W vcry
conGdent himself that it will do eo. Upon
that we express no i-pinion n;.w. We givp
his opinion of the mftohine as he has fur
nished it to us tW p iUio information not
to advertise it, but r.s a matter of news.
The mach ine clow not go on wheels, like
an engine, b;,t v.vuks like a horse, on four
legs, winch riuf eight inches and makes a.
fjrwatvl move of eighteen at every revolu
tion cf a centre shaft which works tbem..
The shaft is ten feet lore., the lcrgth of the
taach?ae. The feet crc five feet apart,,
which enables the machine to prcfaxve its.
balance on uneven ground. It is so con-.
structed that it will go v.p or down a heavv
graoc with th greatest .e, and ie calcula-.
ted to walk and draw oa se.fi cud tilled land.!
with more ease tl.au a team of horses. It
turns around in its own length to any point,
needed. As to speed; it-Tfid ga at aDy rate
from three o fifteen milas per hour. Tho
ciiOern can be reversed. It can be employ
ed lor all tha purposes that r. t3ira of horses
are nteful, such p-;wi3g, reaping, or
driving wagons, t-irest cars and canala,
boats. Auburn (Ar. Y.) News.
A Tosciiixc iKcrDKST. A poor liitlfe.
newsboy, whilo attempting to iump from a
city car tha other afternoon, fill under tha
car, find was fearfully mangled1. Avs socn
as tho child could speak,;hc called pitecualy
far his mother, and a mtFserjgsr was seat at
once to bring her to him.
When the bereaved woman arrived .'she
bent over the dying boy in an agony of grief.
"Mother," whispered he, with painful
effort, "I sold four newspapers and tha
money is in my pocket."
With the hand of death npon Ins brow,
the last thought of the Ftfi'ermg child was
for tha poor, hard working tnt ther, whose;
burthens he was striving to lighttu wbta ta
loU tu; liXf.
win iwcvirp ii ret) pi utM'UUoii.
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