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BY M. K. B.
Tonight as Hip tentlor t;loaminf?
Was sinkir.p; in evpninij's elooni.
And only the clow of the firelisht
I.rightPiieil the iiark'niBi? room,
I laughed with the cay hpart-2ladness
That only to mothers is known,
For the beautiful brown-eyed baby
Took his firt step alone !
Hurriedly runninc to meet him
Came tioopincr the household band,
Jovou, loving and eacer
To reneh him a lielpin? hand,
To watrh him with silent rapture,
To cheer him with happy noise,
My one little fair-faced daughter
And four brown romping boys.
I.etAvinp; the slie'terhiji arms
That fain would bid him rest
Close to the love and the longing.
Near to the mother's breast ;
Wild with laughter and daring,
I.ookine aikaiice at me.
He stumbled across throtieh the shadows
To rest at his father's knee.
Baby, my dainty d.irline.
Stepping so brave and bright
With ..utter of lace and rihbou
Out of mv arms to-night.
Helped in thv pretty ambition
With tendf rness blessed to see.
Sheltered, upheld, and protected,
How will the last step be ?
See, we are all beside you
I'rgine and beckoning on,
Watching lest oueht betida you
Till the safe near goal is won;
Gniding the falteiiiv' footsteps
That tremble ami fi ar to fall,
How will it be, my d-.tilini;.
With the last sail step of all?
S'av ! shall I dare to question.
Know ing that One more fond
Thnri ail our fenderest loving
Will guide the weak feet beyond I
And kn iwing beside, my dearest.
that whenever the summons, twil tie
1. 11 a stun;!. ling step through the shadows, i
Then rest at the Father's knee ! j
Januartf Wide Axcake. j
THE FE'IALE TILOT.
An F.nglish btig of war lay off the south- j
ern shore of the Island Firee, which is one
of tho Inner Hebrides, on the western coast
of Scotland. And the br'g had just captured
a prize. She had been sent up after smug- !
plets, and had taken one of the most notorl- !
ons of the smiigii'ir p; crew a stont, bold, j
reckless man, nnmed Donald Kenmore. He
was commander of n miicelin ressel, and
the chief spirit among the contrabandists of
that fectlcn. Wl'en Kenmore knew that Ids :
Vk-'-f''. trust bfc taTii'ii 'if slse remained above
tho water, he de'.i'.inatcly knocked a bi
hole in her bottom and sank her where she
lay. nis crew were cnt off before he did
tliis, ruhl they made their escape. He re
taineil a lik;ht skiff, hoj log to make his es
cape also. His daughter was with him, she
having refused to leavo the vessel before
him. They had just, entered the skiff, and
v hile they stepped to see the old vessel go
dowu, a boat came from the brig-of-war and
cut them off. It was too late to escape, anil
Kenmore saw that resistance would bo use
less, o he gave up with as good grace as
poMible.
Flora Kenmor was eighteen years of a?e,
and possessed all the rugged beauty of her
Highland countrvmen. Her eye was large
and its glance could be as soft as the whis
per of love, or as piercing aa the glare of an
enraged lion. She wan not large In frame
far from it hut she was stout and strong,
nnd tier very step was the language of pride
and self-control. A r.oble man could have
loved her nio.t dearly, but a coward would
have trembled before her. She was taken
with lier father, and carried on board the
bi i?-of-war.
"Ah, Donald Kenmore," uttered the com
mander of the brig, as the smuggler was led
to the quarter deck, "you and I have met
before."
"Ah, Captain Thornhill, we have," re
turned the smuggler, in a calm, proud tone.
"Twice I have captured ; but now your turn
has eome."
"And I think the people will thank me for
it," th F.nglishman said.
"The op?e" uttered Kenmore indig
nantly. "Soy the people's ruters! No, sir !
the peopl. have been blessed by me too much
for that. Go ask tha poor man upon whose
i tah'e I have placed luxuries of life at a cost
I which they could afford, if they will thank
I tl.ee for tnkitig their benefactor ! Xo, John
) Thornhill f They cannot pav what the Urit
! t;sh lords would force from them to help in
j sustaining an army of noblemen in luxuri
j ous idleness and indolence. Go now, and
ask the people, the produrtrt of England and
t Scotland the woi-Jter which has befriend
ed them Donald Kenmore, or your sharp
nosed cruisers !"
'T!y me soul, sir smuggler.'yo are elo
quent." "Because I am honest. But say, Captain
Thornhill, whst is now to be my fate ?"
"I should suppose you might judge," was
Thornbill's reply.
"1 may guess, bnt I auppose yon might
know."
"Well, sir, I can assure you that you will
meet one of the two fates ; you will be eith
er transported for life or hung !"
"So I suppofe," said the smuggler, with
out the movement of a muscle.
The commander was now called to attend
to making sail, and Donald Kenmore wti
led away forward and put in chains. Flora
requested that she might be allowed to ac
company her father, and her request was
zrant-d. She was offered a berth Inlthe ea
bin, but she chese to remain by her father's
aide.
About an hour after the brig had made
sail, the first lieutenant, a stout, coarse fel
low, named Wo!er, came up to where Flora
s'eod, and placing his hand upon her fair
neelt, he asked her for a kiss. She started
back, ai-.ii while her eyes flashed fire, she
drew a small pistol from her bosom and
cocked it.
"M serahle dog," she uttered in a low firm
V'.ice, dare to place your foul touch on me
arain and you shall die !"
"Tut, tut, my pretty birr," cried Wooler,
"you wouldn't he so cruel." But his voice
trembled, and his frame shook with the mor
tifieation he tried to hide.
"I think you will not tempt me, at all
events," the maiden replied, with biting
irony.
The lieutenant hit his lips, and his fists
were clenched ; .but he had not the daring to
sro further ; so he turned away and walked
aft. Frona that moment the crew looked
upon the maiden with admiration. They
did not like Wooler.
It was afternoon when the brig squared
a way. and aa the wind was light and baffling
she made but little headway. It was past
four o'clock when she passed Eraid, and by
that time the wind had died almost to a
calm, but not a pleasing calm. The heavens
Lad grown dark, the air cold and pufSug,
and the night seemed coming on with the
sun yet up. Captain Thornhill gave orders
for taking off the sail, and ere long the brig
lay under close-reefed topsails and fore-staysail.
At sundown the wind cama In frm tho
southward and westward; and by the time
night had fairly settled down it blew a gale.
The Captain tried for awhile to keep to
the wind uuder the three sails he had left on,
but the wind was too strong. It blew a
perfect hnrricane and the sea began to rise
and break over the deck ; and ere lontr it be
came evident that one of the topsails must
be taken off.
It was a bad place In which to be caught
thus. Thornhill knew he must be near the
mouth of the Sound of -Mull, and if he lay to,
the gale would tend to drive him up into it.
He was not acquainted with the place, and
though he had good charts, yet he did not
feel safe.
Higher and higher grew the furious wind,
until the very tea seemed dancing over the
frail bark. The'masts groaned and cmeU-eH
the rigging grated and strained, and every '
crack and seam gaped beneath the tearful j
strain. The wind howled and roared, and !
the mad sea surged and boiled, until the j
whole scene appeared but the result of a fu
rious war of the frantic elements.
At midnight Captiin;Thornhill began to
be frightened. The wind was not only un
abated, but the rain had begun lo drive
down, and the night was as black as one
solid mas of ink.
"Wooler," he said, as he drew his oiled
jacket up over his face to protect it from the
driving rain, "can yon not hear the roar of
breakers ?"
"I have thought I heard them for some
time," returned the lieutenant, holding;
firmly by the life-line to prevent being wash
ed by the breaking sea.
"Ami yet we cannot do anything," tho
captain resumed, being obliged to cry out
with all his strength to make his voice sound
above the roar of the elements. "To veer
an atom would be sure destruction. But we
cannot live much longer. F.very rope and
stick are strained now to their utmost. Oh,
if wo had room to run off before it."
""But we haven't" was tho lieutenant's re
sponse. Yet the brig lived through the night, and
when morning dawned, the wind seemed to
increase rather than di:ni:,ih. It was near
the autumnal equinox, an there was every
prospect Hat the storm would be a long
one The rain still fell in torrent", and the
heavens were black and the air dark.
Thornhill had no idea of his whereabouts,
or how far the brig had been driven duiirg
the night he could not tell ; yet he supposed
he must bu somewhere nertr the chops of the
Sound of the Mull.
It was a few minutes pat six when the
captain was startled by a loud ciy forward
and on working his way thither ho found
that the foremast was sprunp; just above the
pike-rack. He had hardly discovered the
danger when another shout from tho poop
called him aft, and hurrying back again, a
s'ght met his gaze that wade hi heart leap
with horror.
Directly under the lee-quarter, and not
over a qunrter of a mile distant, was a bold
rocky coast, over which the aea was dashing
fearfully. And all along to the noithwatd
the wme horrid scene extended.
"Good God !" cried Wooler, at this mo
ment, pointing over the weather bow, " there
are more rocks there ! See 1 to I We are
surrounded !"
The men were called, but not one of tbem
I
knew the shores.
" Bring up; Donald Kenmore 1" cried
Wooler.
"Ha! We will," answered the captain.
Ana the smuggler was sent for.
The old man came on deck he had been
carried below when the storm had reaohed
its fury but he could not tell where tha
brij was.
"But," he added, "my child has been
pilot in these waters for ovei four ye t ra ; and
there's not a rock nor a 3hoal in the Sound
o' Mull 3he don't know.
"Ha, Donald Kenmore, do you speak
truly now ?"
"Until within a month she has been with
her brother, and has a'. most lived among the
roeks and ehoals or the Sound."
Flora Kenmore was sent for at once. She
came up, and taking her station near tho
wheel, where she could hold on upon one of
the life-lines for support she gazed carefully
around. It was truly a terrible scene. On
all hands now, save on the weathtjr-quarter
alone, the huge breakers were piled up and
stretched along. Not a muscle of the maiden
quivered, nor did her cheek blanch; but
boldly she stood there, and her gaze was
calm and assured.
"Lady," spoke the captain, whose fright
ened look was in strange eontrast with the
expression that rested u?on Flora Kenmore'a
fair features. " do you know where we are?"
I do sir-exactly !" was the sure reply.
" Ha ! and can the brig be saved ?"
" Ay, sir. In less than two hours this brig
can be run into a harbor where this storm
would be but a summer shower."
" And can you do it?"
"If I try."
" By heavens, then do It I Do It and any
sum you shall name shall be yours I"
"Hold," said the noble girl. "I want
j not your gold : but you have a thing which,
i if you give it back to me, shall secure your
alTti IOU.
"What?"
"hy father ! Give oie my father, and you
shall be saved."
"But he is a state's prisoner. I have no
right to give him up."
"But you have the power, sir. You took
lum, and you can give him up."
" But consider, my girl. Tour own life Is
at stake. If we go you must go with us."
" I know it sir. and I am prepared for it.
"bat s my life worth to me if my father
must be , but yoa may depend on this,
1 8an 8lve - iive me back my father
swear that we both may go away free and
unmolested when your anchors are safely
down, and you shall be saved. If you will
not do this, then your hours are numbered
1 know where you are. and without the aid
of one who knows these roeks, this vessel
cannot ride one hour longer I"
" Give him up !" cried Wooler, whose face
was pale as death. Bo sure you won't
bend her an atom."
The captain dare hesitate no longer. The
rest of the officera seconded Wooler's re
quest, and he gave in.
"Save us," he said, taming to the maiden
once more ; save us and your father shall
be free."
" Do you swear thiB ?"
"I do-most solemnly; and I call on all
present to witness that when this vessel is
safe, if your father and yourself go not
whither you will, I am a perjured wretch.
Now the helm Is yours."
On the instant Flora stepped Into new life.
" Lay the yards square 1" she cried, at the
top of her voice, Ease np the helm. Let
two faithful men take the wheel."
These orders were obeyed, and ere long
the brig was dashin off before the wind.
An opening was seen In the rocky coast
ahead.
" That is Lungaon the quarter." the mai
den aid, and ahead we have a dozen small
Islands nere comes the Devil's Kock on
the starboard bow, and that on the aft U
McDougall's Crown. Tort a little I Steady
eo 1"
The hearts of the men leaped up, and
seemed to hang for some moments. But on
went the flying vessel the heayy spray ae
rially dashing over the deck from the tower
ing rocks now on this hand, now on that
and yet she went f afely on. If she had gone
through such a dubions channel, then why
should she not pass the rest? The men be
came more easy, even though the horrors
were as palpable as ever. The eourse of
the brig lay through a hissing rushing, tum
bling surge, with rocks still on eyery hand.
And there stood the fair pilot, her keen eye
flashing, her finelp chiseled nostrils dilated,
and her noble form drawn proudly up, Her
orders were rrompt and assured, and confi
dence was in every look and tone.
At length the vessel entered a
narrow i
strait' not over a mile wide, and the course
was direct. It was the mainland, Argy!
upon tre right, and the Island of Seil upon
the left. In half an hour more the strait
was passed another group of rocks was
cleared and yet the gallant bark flew safely
on over the storm-mad sea.
'Stand by the braces !" cried Flora, now
showing a little excitement, -'mind your
helm I Round in carefully on the larboard
braces! Keep the others taut I llelmaport!
easy easy I"
The brig bowed to the wind most fearfully
now that her side was presented to it, and
ber masts bent like reeds but she fai'ed not.
A h1h promontory was passed and in a
few moments moro the deep labor ceased.
The brig righted, the masts grew straight,
and the sails hsd done strain?, Tho water
moved only in long swells, and as the men
looked ahead through the falling rain, they I
saw the smooth haven stretching away rp
into (ho land a haven into which tho south
ern storm-demon could not conic, r 3 where
the wenryihark couid bo at rest. It v r.s n
long narrow inlut of Kilmoro.
At length the sail was taken off, the an
chors dri pped, and then the men crowded
around their pilot to bless her for the ser
vico she. had dono them, But she asked not
their thanks, though she eould not refuse
their gratitude.
"I have saved my father," she said, and
that is all to me. Let us go on shore now."
" But not in this storm," urged the cap
tain. "Yes," persisted Flora. Wo are not at
home here, but on shore I shall find a shel
tering roof and open arms to receive us."
Captain Thornhill felt too grateful to make
any objection, and he had a boat lowered at
once.
"God bless you '" as ho grasped Flora by
tho hand ; " ar.d when, in time to come, we
call each other to mind, I trust you may feel
something of tho friendliness towards me
which I must ever cherish for you." Then
he turned to Donald. " And to you. Donald
t v,
Kenmore, let me say God grant I may never
meet you again when the duty of my station
eould make you my enemy. Farewell 1"
And in a few moments the smuggler and
his child were on their way to tho shore. A
sheltering roof soon spread its protection
over them, and warm friends welcomed
them to the fireside.
Donald Kenmoto and John- Thornhill
never met again, for the old man had money
enough, and when his noble daughter short
ly after the startling adventure we have re
corded, gave her hand and heart to the man
who had loved her long and truly, he found
a home wilh them.
BARBERS.
The barber is a man who does not abuse
the power he posesses. ne has the power to
cut a man's head oft with more facility than
has any other man on earth, but he seldom
improves hia opportunity, although occa
sionally the temptation must be very strong.
We had often wondered if barbers were not
sometimes possessed with a wild impulse to
try if they couldn't whack a r.ian's head off
with one whack of the razor an Impulse
similar to that which sometimes comes to a
man whea he is walking along the edge of a
precipice, and that prompts him to throw
j himself to the bottom. We have no doubt
j that the aha vers have some such thoughts
j occur to them, especially when they are
shaving a man who has an impediment In
i his credit, and who is liable to "stand them
off" for the price of the shave. We know
the shavee sometimes thinks of it ns a possi
bility as he lies back in the ehair watching
the roanoeuvers of a fly on the ceiling, and
realizes that the barber is trying to whittle a
clip off the end of his chin.
The negro barber is not so loquacious as
the white barber. When he is scraping
around yoar lip with a razor yoa have every
reason to believe lie sharpens lead pencils
and cuts strings with, he dos not ask you a
question that you are afraid to answer fear
ing you may saerific a piece of your lip if
you reply, but otherwise ho acts very much
as the white man dos. He subscribes for
the Polt'ss Gazette, and keeps it on his table
for tha purpose of tranquilizing the mind
and occupying the attention of the custom
ers, who has been informed by the barber
that he is "next," whun there are ahead of
him two men who want to oet shave I, and
one who is desirous of having hia hair cut.
He has dandruff eraiicator, a hair invigora
tor, and a corn softener, put up in bottles
by himself, that he is not only willing but
anxious to sell. Between his mirrors lie
hangs up tobacco advertising chromos, and
richly colored pictures of females dressed in
gauzy and abridged garments, lie puts a
daub lather in your ear, part your hair at
the wrong side, and pastes it down on your
forehead, and usually suspends operations
while the soap hardens on your jaw and he
discusses some matters of a personal charac
ter with a barber who is engaged on a bald
headed man at the other end of the estab
lishment. In private life the colored barber gives
tone to the society he moves in. He is look
ed up to as an authority and as a leader of
fashion. He is almost invariably a preacher
or a member ef a bras band. The ability to
shave comes naturally to a negro barber
an instinct inherited ; at least we suppose it
is so, as no one has ever seen a barber learn
ing the business. Ttxat Sifting.
THE SOSG OF THE AITF.HTISF.R.
I am an advertiser great I
In letters bold and big and round
The praises of my wares I sound :
Trosperity is my estate.
Thn people come,
And people go
In one continuous,
Surging flow
They buy my goods and come again.
And I'm the happiest of men ;
And this the reason I relate
I am an advertiser great !
There is a shop across the way
Where ne'er is heard a human tread.
Where trade is paralyzed and dead,
With ne'er a customer a day.
The people come,
The people go.
. But never there ;
They do not know
There's such a shop beneath the skies,
Because he does uot advertise ;
While 1 with pleasure contemplate
That I'm an advertiser great.
The secret of my fortune lies
In one small faet, which I may state,
Too many tradesmen learn too late
If I have goods I advertise.
Then people come,
And people go
In contant streams.
For people know
That he who has good wares to sell
Wil! surely advertise them well ;
And proudly I reiterate,
I am an advertiser great !
Denver Tribvne.
THE MAN-EATING TREE.
Many years ago I turned my restless steps
toward Central Africa and made the journey
from where t'.ie, Senegal empties itself into
the Atlantic to the Nile, skirting the Great
Desert, and reaching Nubia on my way to
the eastern coast. I had with me three na
tive attendants two of them brothers, the
third, Otona, a young savage from the ga
boou uplands, a mere lad in his teens and
one day, leaving my mule with two men,
who were pitching my lent for the night, I
went on with my fcun, the boy accompanying
me. toward a fern forest which I saw in the
near distance. As 1 approached it I found
that the forest was cut in two by a wide
glade, and seeing a small herd of the com
mnn antelope, an excellent beast in the pot,
browsing their way along tho shaded side, 1
crept after them. Though ignorant of their
real danger, the herd was suspicious, anil
slowly trotting before me enticed me for a
milo or more along the verge of tho fern
growths. Turning a corner I suddenly be-
cnnie ware of a solitary tree growing in the
mi'.Mh
s'. nil"'?
treo j
veiiis-.
of the
me at r.
i-t li!."'1 H
n for niv
p'n 'f one
cr tint I h
he fore; but.
sui ;.er, I h
t:eo aliine.. It
vl never ee-i a
being intent o'l
lokt'd at it only
! lung er.cu;.-h to satisfy ii-y surpris- at racing
! a single plant of such rith growth flourish- ;
' ing luxuriantly in a spot where only the
harsh fern-canes seemed to thrive. The
deer, meanwhile were midway between rue
and the tree but suddenly, instead of pass-
ing ir, swerved in their career and swept j
around it at some yards distance. Was I j
! mad, or did the plant really try to catoh the ;
deer ? On a sudden I saw, or thought I saw, j
j the tree violently agitated, and while the j
i ferns all aronnd were standing motionless in j
i the Oeafl evening air, its boughs were sway- j
I ajl hr cntna QtiohTpn crust toward tho hrrl ft rut
! swept in the force of their impulse almost to
the ground. I drew my hand across ray eyes,
closed them for a moment, and looked again,
i The tree was a motionless as myself!
! Toward it, and now close to it, the boy
! was running in excited pursuit of the fawn.
; ne stretched out his hands to catch it. It
; bounced from his eager grasp. Again he
reached forward, and again it escaped him.
There was another rush forward, and the
next instant boy and deer wer both beneath
the tree. And now there was no mistaklag
what I saw. The tree was convulsed with
motion, leaned forward, swept its thick foli
aged boughs to the ground, and enveloped
from my sight the pursuer and the pursued.
I was within a hundred yards, and the cry of
Otona from the midst of the tree came to me
in all the clearness of its agony. There was 1
then one stifled, strangling scream, and ex
cept for the agitation of the leaves where
they were closed upon the boy there was not
a sign of life,
I called out, "Otona!" No answer came,
I tried to call out again, but my utterance
i was like that of some wild beast smitten at
once with sudden terror at its death wound.
1 stood there changed from all semblance ot
a human being. Not all the terrors of earth
together cou'd have made me take my eye
off that awful plant, or my foot off the
ground. I must have stood thus for at least
half an hour, for the shadj'Ts had crept out
from the forest half across the glade before
the hideous paroxyism of fear left me. My
first impulse then was to creep stealthily
away, lest the tree should perceive me, bu
my returning reason bade me approach it.
The boy might have fallen Into the lair of
some beast of prey.
The vegetable first discovered my presence
at about fifty yards distance, I then became j
aware of a stealthy motion among tha thiek- j
lipped leaves, reminding me of some wild 1
beast slowly gathering itself up from long J
sleep, a vast soil of snakes in restless motion, i
Have you ever sees bees hanging from a j
bough an immense cluster of bodies, bee :
clinging to bee and by striking the bough
or agitating the air, caused that massed life j
to begin sulkily to disinterigate, eaeh Insect j
asserting its individual right to move ? And j
do you remember how without one bee leav
ing the pensile cluster, the whole became j
gradually instinct with sullen life and borrid
with a multitudinous motion? Each separ- i
ate leaf was agitated and hungry.
Was I bewildered by terror? nad my
senses abandoned me in my need ? I know
not but the tree seemed to me to be olie.
Leaning .ovar toward me, it seemed to be
P iHit - up its roots from the softened ground
I and to he moving toward me. A mountain- I
' ous monster, with myriad lips mumbling to- :
! .y.fncr for mv life, was upon me ! Like one :
I who desp.-ratetv d.-fent.s himself from in:mi- !
' ..out d..th. T ma. In ar. effort for life a r-.d C
red
' o-e.n at tha annroaehing horror.
To my
1 dizzied senses the sound seemed far off, but
! the shock of the recoil partially recalled me
: to myseif, and, starting back, I reloaded,
i The shot had tors their way into the soft
body of the great thing. The trims, as u
j re(...jVp(i the wound shuddered, and the whole
! tree was Mructt wuu H
' frnit fell down, slipping from the leaves,
! now rigid with swollen veins, as from cavern
! foliage. Then I saw a large arm slowly
i droop, and without a sound it was severed
j from the juice fattened hole, and sank down
softly, noiselessly mrougn iu B.ta.
leaves. I fired again, and another vile frag
ment was powerlens dead. At each dis
charge the terrfble vegetable yielded a life.
Fiecemeal I attached it. kllilr.g hers a lear
and there a branch. My furj increa-ed with
the slaughter till, when my ammunition was
exhausted, the great giant was left a wreck
as if aome hurricane had torn through it.
On the ground lay heaped together the frag
ments, struggling, lining and falling, gasp
ing. Over them dropped in dying languor a
few stricken boughs, while upright In the
midst stood, dripping at uvery joint, the
glistening trunk.
My continued firing brought np one of my
men on my mule. He dared not (so he told
me) come near me, thinking me mad. I had
now drawn my huming knife., and with this
was fighting with the leaves. Yes. bnt
each leaf was instinct with a horrid life ;
and more than once I felt my hand entangled
for a moment, and seized as If by sharp lips
Ignorant of the presence of my companion,
I made a forward rush over the fallen foli
age, and with a last paroxysm of frenzy,
drove my knife to the handle into the soft
bole, and slipping on the fast congealing Sap,
tell exhausted and unconscious, among the I
still panting leaves.
My companions carried me back to the !
camp, and after vainly searching for Otona, ,
awaited my return to consciousness. Two !
or three hours elapsed before I could speak, '
and sevensl days before I could approach :
the terrible thing. My men would not go
near it. It was quite dead ; for as we came
np, a great-billed bird, with gaudy plumage '
that Lad been securely feasting on the de- j
caved fruit, flew up from among the wreck, i
We removed the rotten foliage, and thete '
among the df ad leaves, still limp with juics, j
and piled around the roots, we found the !
; the Khastly relics of many former meals, and
its last nourishment the corpse of little
Otona. To have removed the leaves woaid
have taken too long, so we buried the body
as it was, with a hundred vampire loaves
still clinging to it.
RULES FOIl LOYEOlAKim
First catch yonr lover.
Hold Iiim when yon have biro.
Don't let go of him to catch every new
one that comes along.
Try to get rretty well acquainted with
him befi re yon take him for life.
L'nless you intend tosupp.ut him, f.ndout
whether he earns enough lo support you.
Don't make rp your mind that he is an
' angel.
Don't pa'.m youiself ol on b'.m as one
either.
Don't lt him spend his salary on yon ;
that lich shoui.l be res'-rved until after mar
riage. If you iip vw conscientious i. ninles .gait,-,
niarryini a man with a rih.ther, say so in
time, tiiat he may (.;!': .-r get rid of h-r to
oblige you, or get rid of you to oblige her.
If you object to .secret societies and tobac
co, it is better to come cut with your objec
tions now than to reserve theiu for curtain
lectures hereafter.
If vour adorer happens to faucv a certals
shade of hair, don't color or bleach it to
, ,. , . ' . . . . , .
oblige l.im. Kemember your hair beiongs to
you and he doesn't.
Be very snre it
with, and not the
tune and fashion
is a man you are In
love
clothes he wears. For
are both so fickle, it is
I fool,',h to tftke a
stylish suit for better or
worse.
j If you intend to keep three servants after
; marriage, settio the matter before hand.
! The man who is making love may expect
yon to do your own washing. i
I Don't try to hurry up a proposal by car-
i rying on a flirtation with some other fellow.
Different men are made of diffeient mate- '
rial, and the one you want might go off in a
fit r.f jealousy and forget to come back. '
If you have a love letter to write, don't ,
copy it out of a "Letter Writer." If your .
young man ever happens to consult the same j
book, he will know your sentiments are bor-
rowed
j-en i marry a man to ounge any i:ura
, . . T1 . . , . '
rerson In existence. It is your riant to suit
t yourself in tne matter. iut, remember a:
the same time that love is blind, and a little
friendly advice is worth having, and may
ensure you a lifetime of happiness or pre
vent one of misery.
In love affairs always keep your eyes wide
open, so that, when the right tnan comes
along you may see him.
When you do see him you will recognize
hi 3 and the recognition will be mutual.
If you have no fault to find with him per
sonally, financially, conscientiously, social
ly, morally, politically, religiously, or any
way, he ia probably perfect enough to suit
you, and you can afford to
Believe in him ;
Hope in hiro ;
Love hira ;
Marry him.
Ak Incident o? ths War. Among the j
Chicago commercial travelers who visit ',
! Chillieothe are two gentlemen, now good j
friends, whose first meeting was under cir- j
cumstar.ces just the reverse of friendship !
j Mr. r is a Yirginan and Mr. B is a j
. New Yorker by birth, and both were soldiers '
(luring the civil war the former a captain in j
the famous confederate troopers commanded i
! by tho celebrated Gen. John S. Mosby, and j
' and the latter a private in a New York regi- !
tricnt. In one of the many skirmishes in the ;
j vicinity of Warrentown, Va.. Capt P was
; captured by B 's regiment, theeommand-
j er of which, in pursuance of a previous
order from his superiors, to "shoot Mosby's
I men whenever caught, "ordered theimaiedi-
1 ... ....nii.;.,n f t S .i .i f .......... . . . :
,.. e.- .o... ... ..,, ulc i,P.
, He was led out a short tl.sta-tca from the
! Command, and a detail of seven men, of
whom B was one, was ordered to exe
cute the drumhead sentence. At tho word
Fire" the squad discharged their weapons
Ftraight at the victim, and poor B fell
riddled with six minnie balls, ne was left
for dead as food for vultu-es, and his execu
tioners mounted their horses and followed
their regime-it In pursuit of Mosby's. The
Viittra was unco'i,, ; ma for
twenty -four
hours, and when he awoke and feeblv called
for help there was no response. With six
ghastly wounds in bis chest and covered
wilh blood, he dragged himself a mile to a
negro cabin, where be was k;ndly received
and nursed for a week until Mosby's forces
bad railed and driven the federals from the
i v-IC!njtv
Then for tbe first time bis wounds
were dressed by a surgeon, and in about six
months he rejoined his command and fought
to the final surrender at Appomatox. His
hea.th has ever since been delicate, but he is
energetic and pushing, and is a very popular
and successful salesman, and has ao warmer
personal friend than B , who was one of
his executioners, or thought he was. Chili
cothe (ifo.yConitilution.
"Be candid, doctor," said tbe patient when
found with a bottle of Dr. Hull's Cough Syr
up. "You know it Is a good medicine," and
the M. D. left in disgust.
IEAD BEATS.
LACOIABIE .T:'KK. A7D OKE FTOTST THAT
is rusmvKi.v ghastly,
A case bow comes to mind, however, that
illustrates the artist in l is business to per
fection. lI.- was a well-dressed tnan, and
when be entered the of! ice thp clerk scrutin
ized him and coi-.c'iiiied that it would be a
matter of diflicnUy to discriminate between
Mm arid a millionaire. He registered bis
name in a Sir .T.-isepb-Porter K.-C.-B. t'yle
that commanded reipect. When h entered
: th dinine-rooni the waiters bowed obsequl
j ous'.y. He sat down and occupied a full
, hour dtseiissin? every artie'e the biil of fare
l promise. II had rear-bed tli limit in the
shape ,.f a pudding. Sudde-tily a bonified
; er-.ams-.ion burst from his lips. The wait
ers cathered anxiously around,
i " Is this what von cive your guests to eat ?
I he shouted, exejted'v.
, " Sh ! don't speak- so loud," said the head
waiter, snothinu'v.
" Yes. but I will speak I.uid," and if yon
j are in the habit of cooking co " But the
I hand of t lie head waiter stifled the remain
der of the ward.
' Mi ! d.m't ssv 7at-.ything about It, and
your meal slia'n't com vou a cent."
"Well, that's all right," said the swell,
with a brightening countenance, and he leTt
the room.
In the bottom of the desert-dish wa?Tan
enormous cockroach. The guest when he
racne-i the pavement, threw a wlrir over
'is shoulder, and
putting his band in hit
vest voeket. removed therefrom and deposit
ed in the gutter a hn'f dt rcn or more of the
inseets. It afterward transpired that be had
not a cent of money, and after b had eaten
his fiil placed the cockroach in the dish and
made a holy kick on the strength of it to
elude the demand h.i knew would be made
for a cash settlemt nt.
The manner in which another of th pro
fi ssit n succeeded in beating a place of pub
lic entertainment was so ludicrous that we
repeat it, although, fearful that to many it
' may be a "chestnut." pi the bojs say. A
man entered the Grand Pacific one evening
1 late any Grand Pacify will do and aked
; for a room. He wore a long ulster buttoned
j from tbront to ankie, which he did n t open
i while under surveillance of act of thi at
taches of the house. Karly next morning
the beil connected with his room rnvg furi
ously. Th e'erk pnd t! e t ell boy fiw for
his room, and found him raging and storming
about like a maniac. ' I have been robbed."
I e ve!
ed. in answer to their anxious queries :
all niv clothes aie c -ne. Thev c-e tained
ail of my valuables. My trousers contained
f.'C'O In money, anil there was a diamond
etud in my shirt." The last word was a
posit 've veil. A new suit wa? i,Tn to him,
besi-le: F100 in money. l ater it was learn
ed t't-.'.i i e had r wnr d iio t it g r t all, and
had ut i: , -ed the long a!-'- er ft- k't I. Is naked
rrss uutil he cou'd get Lis woik in on the
not?!.
All the cases hitherto Dientined prw:es
the'r hr.morrus side, but just now there
comes t mind a cn-e that iu all its details
v ns p.'i-itivelv fcbast'v.
O'h-p ii. on" ;i f-;'. " Who threw that
brick ? What ? Well, all right, if you can't
stand fiat we will he;-:n again."
A well-tlreasf d. middle-aged man of sert
on sr--i-t er.t-rc r weV-known hotel In a
h-iidivg Indiana city a few reaes ago, and
e.5ke.l for a room." With him he had an
enormous trunk, which, bv !,!s renict. was
c-mvevi'd to t' e atitrtnient aa;gned to r im.
He had made arrangements thaf at no time
should he be d: orbed, n':' her for meals nor
anything else. He (-v.il went so far as to
i demand that the s-rvaTUs be ordered eot to
n,ter t!: ro",n' lys pa.sed. The strange
: man came and went wit! r ut attracting any
J particular attention. Finally he ceased to
i nppoar bnt at the time nothing was thought
of th affair, as he frequently remained In
ins room a day at a time. n tre morning
of the third day one of the servants ktucked
at the door, but received no answer save the
dn'l, ominous echo from the apparently
empty room. With a fear that he could not
express depictnl in his face he sought the
landlord ani told him of the strange aSair.
Together they so'istit the room, and receiv
ing no response to their demands for admis
sion, burst open the dior. A horrid sight
met their eyes. There, lying In the centre of
the room, was the body of the strange board
er, while lying some distance away was a
staring, grinnirg head. The body was lying
in a pool of blood, just in front of a queer
looking machine), which, nn examiroAt'Oii
proved to be a guillotine. An invest'eation
developed circumstantially, that thei big
trunk contained tht) Instrument of death:
that all the time be pggsed in the seclusion
j of his ow n room was passed in putting the
I machine together. It was stntioned, as be
i fore stated, in the centre of the room. Tha
; . , . , - - .. ... . j
weighted, so as to gve force to its descent,
. . . , , . . ..in.
n . 1 1 . " '.. .o rrrii s ibliii ii'j urat II t
on
tr.rougli a puliy las'ent d to the ceiling, ran
alung and down tha wall to the table, where
it was parsed along closi to a cantl'e, and
fa-tenod to an object provided for that pur
pose. On the table in add'tion to th candle
and cord fastener, -t a bottle that had con
tained chloroform. When ail ws p-epared
this strarg? man had evidently 'it x candle,
inhaled the chloroform, and the-: '? n wifi
his neck underneath the fVal kn The
drug caused him to pass Into uuci: s"iou
As the hours parsed the candie barr:
ed lower and lower, and Cnally reaching the
cord, and burned it in twain. Thekt;ite de
scended, and thebtrang-r pvnod paiD! -s;y
frotn sleep to t'.eath. He courted deat'- o 1
bent his earthly landlord. Ct'ictnii k-v
quirer.
Mart Had a Little Goat. That histo
ry repeats itself Is frequently remarked, and
the incidents which confirm this statement
are alvAHvs fu'I ot interest to the inquiring
mind. It is, therefore, p'easant to record
the fact that t;- instructive narrative of
Mary 's little la is: i, the truth of wbich certain
icoiioelans have affected to diectedit, has
recently gained support from an occurrence
which happened ia this citv. The other
ia irning, on one of the pilncipal streets o
the Btck Biy. a young and attractive woir.au,
was observed tripping along, attended by r
goat, from whose neck dtagied an end or
rope, which he hd probably broken in ordM
to foilow her. When she attempted to ge
away from her humble admirer by rnnnim .
the goat ran too, and when she walked s'.rtv -ly,
in the hope that he would pass on. he al ;
put on the brakes and ambled along quiet v
by hor side. Then she run tip the steps t f
a house, but tbe sure footed des-'endant r :
crag scaling ancestors was at the door i
quickly as she, wagging his tail spasmodic! -
Iv and evidently enjoying th exerciae.
Finally the young woman made a feint o"
running down the steps again, at wMcta th .
coat descended with such a speed that h'c
momentum carried him half acrots the roa.-.
! way, whereCponthanhj-ctofh!sattent!o-i
j r.iir.b:y s!:?p-d inside the door and shut ;
I again just ,n time to prevent hon from char --
.ui; joyous y iii.u hip ir"iu I a:i. at tni I J
F oat pranced around fur a while, as if nie- -tating
an assault upon the penels, but t-;
soon tnought better of it, and retired to X'
back lots in search of an f-!d circus pos
and an empty tomato-can for his lunebe. ;.
liof.on Journal.
Tvanly.roor T1 on ra t Lire.
From John Kv.hn. T.afmvette. Tnd
j anr -ounces that be is now in "perfect hea'.-
; we have the following : One year ago 1 -
to ail arpearar.ee, in the a' sttge of .
1 sumption. Our tvest hyjiclart gave
case up, j fjnaily got so low that our doc
i biij i t-ntiiu noi nve t wwDTV-rour hours.
friends then purchased a bott'e of Dr
HALL'S BALSAM Foil TflE LUV
whirh considerably benefitted me. It
tinued until I took n'me bot's. I am n-
in perfect health, having usj3 do ot &;
medicine."
im dewittc. kelltngf.r'S li:
MENT is an infallible cure for Khenmat'.-
Sprains, Lameness and Diseases of -. -
"alp, and for promoting the I -owta of .tr
Hair.
EJey'i Carbolic Troche enre
prevent disease.
colds
A TAil.T chicken tram has been start' -r
the Pennsylvania railroad. It has a p :
ger Cochin the rear and a locomotive to . . .
ct. Of course It runs on egga-prat tin