-A.tl-v oitixiiiyf Xjxle-i.
The turn and reliable elreolattoc oi the CIaM
bbia Fekkm an eommeixls It to the taoraole nos
aideratlon of adrcrtUer. .i. taror will ta 1b
srted at tbe following k'W ratal :
1 'nch. 8 tlraeii l."
1 ' 3 months. ....
1 " e months..... s.o
1 " I ear .o
1 " mouiha a.o
a " 1 year lg.oo
3 6 months....... njon
3 " I year H.oo
! corn ranntaa 10 xn
4 " months ..... ......... it.na
i " 1 year r.5J
" 9 month A aO.OQ
" lyear
f'cltiesr I ten; p. rm insertion loe. per I.'r.a -, eaoh
'vj'iunt inn-rilon fce. tr hoe.
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RUSSIAN
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CURE
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aa wwil aa tb Uumnandp tkf auffnrvra to whom It haa
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tnM IV It
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wans v ri X .- sni.nr, ut;rT
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JAMESTOWN, Y.
B. J. LYNCH
And Manufacturer t leater In
HOME .ND CITY VI IE
FURNITURE!
Fir.:;. w,m ecus,
LOUNGES, HHDSTEADS,
Lett t posses, ttc. ,
I0o.) KI.KVKNTH AVKM'E,
ALTOOXA, PENN'A.
I ?Ci' !7.-. ,.f Can hria County stcJ nl
ftliert wi-h tut ti purchase honest FUIINI
Tl'KE. Ac. at tionest prices are rmpecituily
Invited to Hive us u cjll belore buying tle
wbere. a we are corfident tfat we cad
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IVar. it is v ;'i;lit. ti? tim of roet;
Ah! ct-a ti-.'jry ing to n ! frt;
Fit down 1 - ! no ; i rhi ouhi: :n-.l !iot.
Warm v iL tin- l.ri0!itii of onr inlo
pl'iw. Dear, thou nrt tr.mbloJ. Lot mo shar thy lot
Vf aha. low, Aa 1 shared thy ounhmo
hour.
I art no v ' 1.1, though, childhoo J bulf foT
P' t.
Li'-a fV -i b-hinil tae, with its toy and
tl 'v r.
I am a won: m, wkl by happy lore
To ! 1:. m-'.t a rf"l altnr-tjr alight!
Thou liat il.-cf. .t toa in Ftaiul Abort
AH ctbon ia thluu heart. I claim my
rilit.
Kot wifo u tulmato, and comralo true;
I eh.ir.-d thr rtif's, let mo aharo thy rue!
Titter? T know it. Ood hath ma in it so.
But from his hand shall we tako good
al.
And rvil i...-. r? Let tho world's wealth go,
Llfi' liutli u. !ia which lovoranuot atone.
Show uif tho now hard path that wo mutt
tr-ad,
I shall not faint nor faltor by the way;
And, bo tin-re rloiid or bukh1.hu; ororucad,
I thall not fail thi'o to my Kiui; dty.
But 1jv- me, lore me, let our hearts and
lipa
Cling closer in our sorrow than in joy ;
Let f.th outr-hint) our fortunes in eclipe,
And 1'jvo di ciu wealth a lost and broken
toy.
Joy mad n glad, let sorrow find us true ;
God blessud our rom-s. He will bleaa out
ruel I All tho Year lujond.
THE EIGHT FORTY-FIVE.
Ercrybody outldo the offlre of Jona
than Greysark & Co., Fast India mer
chant, of Rood-lane. City, knew Mr.
Jonathan Oreysark simply as a very
well-to-do bnohelor of five and forty,
fre.h-f.-tvil. wi-ll-dresn-d, genial and ufTa
ble. ;is a man. tolerably well-lilted out
fiith t!i o d thlnps of thl 1 i f . and un
hnmHre by ties and eneuuibraree,
should So.
Rut Mr. l'hllij Tenn. who dnyn were
T'iisi4 v.itl.iii the o?!!ce, r- ar htl his
Wfiilthv atid 7-oul::r emj.h.v.-r from a
soriiev. f: :t u..Tent ; dnt of a ir r. Mr.
l'oim !.ie! !.v stendin.'ss :ttd bush'
know b-i; ; i:i no sinall de-r-Mi la 1jk-1
Jonathan (Iroysark to his enviable
t;:i in tho eon.merei-tl n.irl 1 : l.e had
i-'tv. 'l Iholi.ni-ie f'l'tUfuIly for iijiwari of
twenty y.-::rs. yet htf was Mill siini by a
i-b-ik. In wi.ieh position, det ile ir :iiont
J ;a;. r-i Mi i petilioli.-, Mr. (.! ;. -rii k was
!.: rn: . I keep i.im ut.t.f tl..- tiine
;i-.o V r ;;:s;t r.?:!i ent!r'!y wilh Ms
rrvieej.
Altoethor. joor I'enn's life wn.s ty no
in- li.t.; py ot;-, f.r, in n'i.Ulkili to
eoi r - r. iu.1 trv..t les. he had an rt. r
i. :i ! .J..r:i. vT:-' -k.-J.-turi In tl.o
-i: .p i' 1 l.i. -ii:'.i ir 1 t-rother. ! o had
-ti..; ii. tiie fob. ii s iiM k on .i eii .ro of
t i.ie tv, l ad pa.--' 1 m.iriv
ye.irs ia j r;-ot. 1 who i.--v u ' 1
oiy le ; t .;ii,.;!v in the I :.I'.d
' tl.o i!i . 'inc v lii, h the ui:;. rvn ito
t'.:n f ioi mil i,I th "Tr.., .'ir. -!v
::tl t ,:t
M. .i--r..'o
ti.irv he drew from tl.i ibd-
lire;. -nrk l;r.ew th!, an I r.n.s al.o
p.-.v.iro ,k, -t n t-iriii-od r-tne tra nn al
It.oct lnnp. ralde bar to his clork's ad
vauee in M'y etU-r line of life: sk bo
i. iear.ly took .i'ivui.t;.e of the fact by
!::. a r.:..-t i;i..'r.ir amount of work
o it ..f pi-t.n. tu.d pa !: him a fiiseraSly
iiiadt'.pi.ite .-alary for it.
J. :;r!nii tlrcvvntk livotl r.t r.r!irbn.
and i ' ' 1 1 n- up ti town every riorriu
the fi :la erpres. In this fatuou train
he had acijuiri'd from Ion; usa;t a pre
scriptive riilit to a particular seat in a
particular eonjparua.'iit of a particular
carrla'J.
Or.t r.iorrdng rJrevsnrk awnptrercd. up
to the carriage ouly to Skd hU teat occu
pied. Tho occupant wa- a pretty, mtnloetly
dre-.-. d (.irl of eli.-!.t. o!1 , r thor.-al "i:t.
The r.'Xt !. TiiiiiL; h- found I N j i;o e
ly or.:;i.-. ! .-Iv tie f.-irl
pi'-i.-tr t f;i - ehocked audi' lo expression
of s i i or.toi-t.
The -ame thine; occurred the Lionib.;
nfvr thnt. ur.d" c::M.-r.i.!i-!y, with.'ut
jt. '. -t fr; :;i Mr. Crevvaik, a-:1 tV.e
s.4'i t.j'-k. v ho, of cour-e. r--
trnr !-d tho nfTair ns & eapdai joke,
r.inarkcd that th irreat mait, msteud
oi i a::i4 i:i .ii.i! i.i.-i: av.i.y tutttioiher
".-.ri i-i'e. :mt o: ly i-, titer te.!ly went into
snri'e otic, but J -.--ed n much 're it
r paitoit.'ie hour n!id a oiitl.-r e jour
ney In l "klr-j; t tho j;lrl over
tae t p of his uet.-.: uper tuau in etudy-
ii. tf the iy artiide.
In n f"tt:ii(.-?.t's t!me It win observed
that he hi'ii.j.l the v'irl tit. crtrrii-U h.-r
little piirreis. nrid saw her Hafeiy into an
ominous Ifirllio Mai:-iou iiiuee; and iu
t!ir-e w.-t-ks" time it was i.ot. d that he
h.itt-d as ensily and familiarly with her
as if he had known her for ye;ip.
In short, it beeamo -ry evident
tkat wealthy bnehdor f Rood-lane
'a enamor-l f the younir lady.
When his attei,tion lirst lecarae
markel she assumed the proper
.ittit.ide of unprotettei virtuo and
eoi.iiml her answers to rather curt
nioiiosyllabhs ; but when her fem
inine i-erspieuity assured her that
her admirer was inspired by the
r:u-.t honorable of intention. it
was not very lony bef. re she told
that her name wae Phyllis. and that she
wi; a student at the South Kensintnon
Sohool of Art, and that the r-sided at
RriKl.ion with her aunt.
Miss Phyi'is," said Oreysark one
m n i i.u-. as they walked alot.I; t!ie Lon
don I'.ri'1;'" platform, "ns some sort of
aseiiriiiii' that I only entertain the most
j;eiiuiiie fi"olin;s of resp--! Nial admira
tion fr you. 1 think I should mention
that niv name is Oreynrk, t!mt I am the
head of one of the fiio-t reported houss
tn the city of Lii;lou. and that nothing
would j.ie ine a greater pl. aure than to
call upon your aunt at Rriphton."
At t'.e n.etitioti of the name of Orey
sark t!ie cirl's color deepen-d somewhat,
and she nisod her eyes to tilo faco for a
few seeonds.
Then she suld :
I am sure that my nunt would be do
l::htl to make your acquaintance, Mr.
Itreysark."
Accoriirpdy. on the following Sunday,
Mr. tireysark lietiKik liiiusdf to Regency
Siuaie, uiid was usln rel into the pre
en. e f u lady who received him with
stately urt-anity.
.Fonaihan tireysark lost no time in
Iwatitio; a!.out the tush, tut p.'t!Tip.i
nt or.co m nwinu . j-r:rM
the origin of Ids aeju.iiiitAiiee with
Phyllis, expressed hiii.seli iu sueh
happy laaiK'uiice, blew his n trum
pet in suh a pbas.-o.t, unassum
i i inaririer. dt-clare.1 Ids .leotion in
sneh fervid prims-, in fai t put matters
! i. rn ihetii.l lady ui su. li an at t rai tivv
;. ..t. t.'iat sli--was on. j 1. . ., n oor.
If inilM', Mr. IM!," -he S.l! I
ir r.-i lv, i urn -..l ih. iri s aur.t. 1
! :.. r dif.t liUt!iot.t
i lie mutter.
liiit if Ph !l:s tev'tid- oi.r si.it Ms favor
aid, o- 1 .lo. 1 can oi.ly r im.:i nd that
jii.i si t-u!d address a b-ttei :o lo r father
.ii I.-:i'!ori, -t-ite ti e i -. ;.. ji ii have
-tat.-d it to me, and abide by l.U de--i-itn."
" Put it Is an extraordinary phase of
ci.r a.-.iU.ui.laiite.,'- raid tie m.i.hant.
tb.tt 1 do led knoa your nieee'-. sur
tl.tf:" yet."
'l e'ohl lad V was struek by the strange
ness oi Inn uu liai. he-itat d a In.oiK'Iit,
-. r o d i liltie Coi.!ui.ji. and then lo
plied:
II.t Tiftme Is Flondecr Mr Ciroysark;
a b tr -r r.d !ressed to Mr Robert'l lem
ii.,; I jiveu to mo will injure ltd bafo
d.pali.h." . H . .. t
Hut would not it Ik? twtter for nie to
enll upon Mr. Fleming myself," suld Mr.
Irey-ark. My I usiness experience has
. tiiunht me that one rx-r-on.al iiiter-
view i.s Worth a doZoli lettei."
So it is. as a g. -neral rub-, Mr. C rev
en i k," replied the old lady; Vut Mr.
ri;-!i:!iif"s movements are so uneer'uin,
his businesii takii' him so frequently
nwny from home, that the course I
have suggested would, I tl.h.k, bo the
better."
Mr. (Ireysark took his leavo. resolved
tliat he would without delay formally
propose U Phyllis, and If her au-vv-.T
should lie favorable, Indite his letter to
Mr. Fleming.
Accordingly, the next mornlntT he
poured out his soul to her. and rt-elvtsl
lo r ass'-ut to hb pr'ix.s;.l. coTidiiional
uin the approval of her father.
One or two cireum-tam ey connected
with his visit to Regency Squire on the
previous day struck Jonathan tiroysark
as iKing curious.
lie hail obs. rved t!ie t Id lady's hesita
tion In plvine; the name of Fleming;
and tne suggeetiou that the letter 6hould
he forwarded through her Instead of to
a direct address was rather unusual.
Perhaps Fleming was a strange sort
of man, under a cloud, or of eccentric
habits.
At any rate, rhyllis was a lady, as waa
her aunt, and his ardent nfT.-etlon for the
simple-minded, bright-faced girl over-
nri'e his little doubt.
He called Mr. I'enn in. gave him In
structions to show iiolxxiy ii.lo the pri
vate room for un hour, and settled hiru
c'if down to indite the epistle to Mr.
Fleming.
After much destruction of paper, he
produced a:! exact account of his court
ship, with a statement of his position in
life, and the request that Mr. Fleming
tiike a week to consider the "vital ques
tion " emo.!;e l In the letter.
Mr. Orey.-.irk placd 'Lis in "n cnv-l-ope
h.I !rc--s.-d to RoU-rt Tienrt g, Esq.,
nr..! that again In an envelope which he
purposed to hand to the lady at
lirighton.
Tho week seemed interniinable to tlie
eniiTiK.r.ilJonnthan. He was in a state
of anxiety t which he had long lccn a
stranger. Tuesday. Welnesdav , Thurs
day passel. ami no answer from tho
mysterious Mr. Fleming arrived.
On the Friday afternoon he called ia
Mr. I'enn.
" Kindly shut the door," he said: I
have something of importance to speak
to you almut."
Mr. penri obeyed and anxiously In
spect"! l is emr lover's face.
" Mr. l'eiin," U-gan the merchant, with
a preliminary clearing of the throat,
you h'iv" l-.,n in my service now for
some year-, and you have given me very
ceuerul featisUetiwu iu the tirforuianve
of your ii iitie."
At these '.i! a filing almost of
hwrfu! ep. t!io:i posse-sed the oor
clerk. Wa- it pos-;-.b that his long and
fniT'iT'd -..i' :.- s to bis eniph.yet were at
In-t to be rewarded'"
" Put." i- :.t":nied tireysark, I have
l-en think-: v' fh matter over v. rv s.r-
mis! Int.-i y. nml I have nrri .ed at the
painful coiichisioii tii.it I
m Li ,t disp.-i.se
expirati-.i;. of a
With your so; ices at the
mofdh !"r..!!i this date.
It is very evident to
fresh 1 b-o'i is ne!-l in
me thid
this b.:-
somc
ii.ess.
Iu f.i. t. I r. ,..- to take a imrtner, and
by so act i.g to do n ny w :t h thenH-es-sity
of paying a ha:ids. me salary to a
head e! rk."
Mr. tircys.vrk,"a;!:uK-tshri-kct! por
I'enn. " do bear me. I have helped you
to make tl i- '.u-ii . v,. I ba-.e been' in
this. .rice f. r more than twenty years.
You lav- i."vr oi w had cause to fi-.d
fault with rne, arid I may conscientiously
say that 1 have never given you occasion
to. A or more than one rea-on I am pre-cl-.i
IcJ from the possibility of getting
another situation.
" My name, ns you know. Is against
me, and people wouhl object to me ou
the ground that I had a brother who
had been in the police dock; moreover.
I am not fit t-? to occupy a clerk's k
ii nny other b'isii.c-s. "Think, sir. I im
pb re von io il ii.k. Wi'h one word you
are inn.iiiL' :,n hoiK-t nan ;::i "tl.e
-treetsto Ih' for ro fault of own.
" I do not wish to put mvs.-li f. rwrird
unduly. Mr. di-.SMik, bui ,.t such
a crisi- a.- i.is. I : 4.i b r,-, .; to r--mimS
you that but for m- v.-i mluh' o.
siblv n t
so sm.(.
haiue i:
iug
bii e t -. -"
Mi. i
1 have
have ffunid hu
,ri'
t.
ll! v
as tt ta.-. if vo-.i .lis.
1 1 ii the notion of i!.lio:uc--il
into the hons,. ,.u wiil
nt:." ii,terrii;.ted C in-r-!.jttit,
given your case iuv fulbs-t
eonsidi-ration. and I propose to make
you u weekly allowance until you get
employment.
l''it li.aL you aiu-t go I have ma-Jo
my mind.
I think It but fair to fe'I vr-i that
the principal reason for my dee;,Urg to
take n part Is that I iim" goino 1., Ks
married - i hat is. when the consent of
the yo.u.g lady's father ha.-, be.n t,h
t.l'l e 1 '
"Well, sir." said the clerk, ' of all
periods in life, surely the eve of mar
riage should mo-t naturally inspire
kind nc'.i. ns. You are aUn.t to make
yoi.r-.-ir a- happy as a hi.-aan b--ini
jM-iMy 1.. yet yon wi-h to inaug
urate that rn-riorl by rluciie to want
and ruin an old and tried -cr-.;.nt. I
know you t"o well, -ir ..i. ratit.-r. I
think ti hi well of o.i- riot to be.-.uic if
you. .a ry oi.t this" latt. r intent ioa vour
otiseieiico must pri k you in after
life."
"Mr. I'enn." said tireysark S"- r.-Jv
" I t bl you not to bandy words w irh me)
so let me hour no more. I am going to
Rribton. lo not omit to forward all
letters to my address there. You will
please bo particular in ihib.
I must say, Mr. Pei,n. that I cm a
little astonished, that, reii;em'..ring, as
you must, what I have dne f(.r vou.
and how with yottr tarnished imme'vou
might lorn; ere this have t.eeu iM-uglnfr
your bread but for me, you should pre-
ume
to
ner me udvlce on niv
own
more.
afiuirs.
Rut
I will say no
Theelerk lingered on In the room, then
he said :
Mr tireysark. you observed just now
that the fact of your marriage depends
upon '.i.e consent of the young lady's
father."
Those were my words, Mr. Perm,"
replied the merchant.
If he should refuse his consent?" said
Term.
" Refuse. Mr. Tenn Refuse ex
claimed ;rcy.-ark. "Such a thing is
simply impossible, simply too ridicu
lous to Ik- oritertr.ined for a moment.
The head of the house of Jonathan Irov
ark A Co.. I should imagine, was a ht
match for any one. '
"So you may 1 hink. sir," -aid IVnn,
quietly, "but fathers sometimes hold
f-tnrge opinions."
"Mr 1'ej.n. you are insolent, sir '' al
most r. a red the merchant, rising in his
chair, and glar ng at his clerk with furi
ous c.v s.
Per n f und h-d in hU pocket, and con
tinue.!. Till -juletlv:
" W e!!. -ir. in tl is ease the father's
opinion happen todirhr lr.-m vours,
and he rcf'isos his sanction to his daugh
ters mania... "
Jeithnn Crevsark startl from Ms
ch.nr. bis face perfectly livid, hi- eyes
ainl ni'iiitl, i.iMiH'ii.
Potm drew f.uth a letter fr
toi-'.'. umVM.-d it. ftii.l s if Mf.
Coc-c:.e...: of the storm he had
rrsttn'o-1 :
his
"You have ftddress.Hl ;h:s letter to
Mr. RoK-rt Fleming, the father of
l'hylli-, the your.g lady t., vh jm you
have !n j.aying your addresses. I,
lot Tat'iiiy reasons witn which you are
quite famiiiar, prefer to be known in my
circle of acquaintance as Robert i"lem
ing. Phyllis is my daughter, and I
" Xo, no ! don't go on," shouted Groy
sark In a voice of suppllcatlon.
In the ccur-ao of a few weeks Thvllla
Penn lcr.me Mrs. Jonathan tirovsrk,
and the styl of the firm In Rood-lane
altered to tireysark, renn &. Co.
OLD SOUTMERNJSMS.
Qnalnt Sayings In South Carolina.
Some TenrR r.go Ttichard drint WLitfc j
T-.-t a dcltt-:btfally interesting book i
c" Ai:!eri"r.Lsii!. lie miri-t well have I
divided the subject into two jiarts j
Yankceisms and tSo-ithernismn. j
Absolute correctness iri promrcia- i
tioa or iu the formati a of sen'eu.-es ia j
a most ihilicilt accomplish:::,-:. t. and j
few there bo, either North or Sontb, J
who Ltivo reached such a dc-preo cf
f.erfrction that no exceptions can be I
tken by " carpiEg critics ' to their nt- !
terances. ,
In the matter of pronunciation the
times are changinp.nnd one can seal etly
keep pace with the icnovatmns l-einp
introduced ly the lending ortlioepists.
Tho purpose c this papier is, how
ever, to present, in a succinct way, a
few of the quuLntueases of pronuncia
tion and construction held to by the
southern people as a class.
Among these the first that comes to
mind is the custom of omitting the
last two letter3of such words as "more,"
"store," "four," which are pro
nounced "mo," "sto,"and "fo."
" What o'clock is it V" you ask the
Carolinian, and ten to one lie tells you
it is " half-pas' fo', " if that happens to
be the Lour.
An- thcr common Southernism is the
use of "like as if," or "like" for the
worJs "as iL"
" .She 1 joked like she knew me," is a
common expression, or, fsho looked i
liko as if fdic'd die." This is very c..ru- ;
men in Washington, and in all the ;
States South of Mason and Llixon's .
liae.
The word " fanDy" is frequently used ;
istend of strange, and sometimes with .
startling efTc-ct. !
A Tc'jg Soutlie:xi girl was visiting
r.s ..nee. a allr was tclli:i. f ti e I
death of l.t r moth r through swallow
ing a fitLLcne. '
"Ohl wasu't it funny?" explained 1
onr visitor, at tho closo of the nun-Li- j
tive. I
"I think you moan strange," said J
the ctll-.-r, as fciori as she ieeovcrr.1 i
froni the astouishment. Our qiil
frii nd h3 iicver used the word ' finny"
eiri'e. " i
If you hap pen to hf &r anybody spy "rye
ch. er" yi n may know it i int--nd.-l t !
mean"rigi.t h r. ." For instanc-:
A South Carcl'nitn will s.iv, " Where j
was h ut Lu.t night?" and his MIow
citizcu will say, "lie staid rye their
with me."
Djear pronounced in one syllable ,
is net a Tir.sian word, as might be hii- !
posed ; it means " Do you lit air" and
is usually tid.lretsed to stivaats in this ,
frm: " Yen Jiml Uring in th:tt wood, .
djcar?" ;
"To ptt to go" is eseentiilly a Gecr- j
gia expression. Thcysay:
"Do don't fail to come to-night,"
and the reply is: "I've tried tog. t to j
go t'iiice wc-.k3 now, bo I reckon I'll bo !
there t'uight." '
The eij.rt s-?oti "Do den Via hear! '
in Gnoig.ia and South Carolina, but ;
raicly i l.,ovvhcre.
One of the mo: t langfcable things yon !
ever Leurd is l!;e pL-culi ir prov.r.n'qa- '
tion of the word " aiuiit." It io im; oa
eible tn express f.hi3 South Carol iv.rm
pri nttnciutiou pli-.-neti-.vdly. Its u-ids i
like L'.baout pi inounccd very tAui..-kly I
in tl.Mi syila' Its. " 1
t'iar,"," for "queer," is an thcr j
word. TLcnsf-of ' reckon" for " pre- j
Eaifle" is said to have been derived ;
from the ar.liCi's, as wus thn expres- j
sirn "right smirt" fjr the word '
"ua4"' (
In imitafi-n of the Er.!ih, prtap, i
is Ihecustcm of sarir.cT "I've rt it" for
" I l.a.e it," aiid the forcr-d use r f the
word " got " whore it is quite itnnoceg-
baiy. i
Also English is the use rf "obliged, '
as " I'm obliged to do it,' for " 1 must
do it;" "he is obligpj to go"for"Lo
must go."
Ami ig. t'tv of rxri-cseion is too prev
ail nt in I'ixie, and too many people
sacrifice ser.se for sound. " j
Liow-eonntry people and the residents ;
of middle sonth Carolina sav "gee-
ardeu" for " grdcn," "gee-yard " for 1
"guard," with the hard sound of " g." !
So, too, with such word- as "card," j
"car." and "eart," into w hich is intro- !
duccd the s: nnd of "kce," lo take the I
place of the first consonant, thus: Kee- ';
aid," "kce-ar, "kee art."
The use of delightful for delicious in
such a senU uceas: " The ice cream is !
delightful," is very common. j
"TrPtty"is a word very often mis- !
used, for iLstance: " Isn't thi a pretty '
elay?" and this error is a very general i
one.
North Caroliniaus say the scenery ia j
"pretty' meauinc: picturesque; the
day is "pretty" meaning fine, aDd that !
a person's manners are "pretty" mean- j
ing well-bred. " j
" Y'ou nil." or, ns it should be abbrc- I
vi.ttcd "y'il," i on? of the roost ridie- j
ulns of all the S-mt!:ernim I cr.n call j
to ni'nd. It uu illy n-eans two rr mora I
p-rso!is, but is sometimes used when
only no pe-rfen in meant.
pe- :)il3nce, a :.ll.-r, on taking her
ile;ftr.re,says: " Y'll must -ome to s.e
us." She means the lady npen whom
sL.i is ill ing and her husband may
calL Dixie.
Gi'Mrn-Mniilhrd at tie.
Zeigh r, o: the meat maiket on South
C sti-e-". V I'.J-d a st. er tho other day
wl ;h -were c. mpl.-tdy inerusted
w . . i 1 I and silver biilliou.
The animal caiuo f:otu a ranch on
Carson Kiy. r, atid the pr.-ci. r.s tr.. t.il
CD the emillitl of the t. eth doubtless
aceiiuii,L.tcd frota iiinki:ig the v titer
of the liver, which is iuipi.-i na'c i with
tho tailit.gs iicu tiie L-Lij reducing
Ci ntn k i res.
'1 i.i e ircuu:sttDco i not new, how
ever, a S..iu Davis inent.'oi cd s n.e
thii g similar before in tli" t -rsi n Ap
p al. ?.fo-t of the cattle aLug the rivr
Lave their teeth aiiiictrU iu the eiuo
way.
Their owners mtVht scrape oil quite a
re-vetiuo from th. ni if tiny had any
ri;iauciid sense. iViieLuia City (Ntv.)
Kn.e-rpri.o.
An Extraordinary Ctaild.
A well -known Mrs. Malaprop in
Wa.shingt-n hoeie-ty in epvukiiig cf a
young friend said" Lb Jj:
"I always felt crpecial iiiterest in
Jlrs. becauso she was a post mor
tem child." iWooLLjgtoa Chronicle.
j A "WOXDZIiniL 0L00K.
Tie Aatoalahlnicly Increnlona Production
oi a Village Watchmaker.
In the village of Pittenween. in Scot
land, about City years ago. there was
made and exhibited by Mr. Smith, a
Clock and v.atchmaker of th.it place,
nn automatical clock, which, from the
descri; tion given of it at that tini-;, ap
pears I o have equalled anvthin.- of the
kind ever produced. It comprehended
a verj- striking illustration of th-' masi
cal and religious character of tho people
of Scotland.
The case, which was of the finest ma
hogany, was seven feet high, with II it -d
columns on each side. The upper p.trt
of t..o clock was ornamented with '' rv
lug. fret, work and gild.i.g. nithu gc! len
bird i'L.vij:g Its wings extended standing
Lu the centre.
The case contained a large eight-day
mu!e.il el. e-k.vvlththreedial plates and a
chimeof sixteen tvells.
The; whole clock was divided Into five
different parts, each of which had Its
own j artii-u.ar wci.iit.
Ti e lir-t was the ioing piirt; the sec
ond kept a small musical band in motion.
The band plaved a favorite tune over
oce lefore striking the hour.
The third part struck the hour; the
fourth moved a large musical baud, con
taining eight celebrated Scotch tunes,
ne of which played every three hours
with groat exHctuess.
Tno front dial plate or face, which
was abouteightteiiioches in diameter,
kad au arch which show, d the hour-.,
minutes and seconds, with the name and
tl .I-; or the month, wiihout v ria i. u
during the entire year, cvci ou tiio Li-iii
ot Febr ary. The clock tun ed out ail
the oud days In oue night mid brought
out i he lirst oi March on the follow. ug
morning.
In the plate there were also two smu'.l
kand-,, one of which discovered the day
f the week.
When Sunday came there njipearod the
words: "R--meniber Sunday," and at
12 o'cle.ck the music stopped jdaying
until 12 o'clock on Sunday night. The
muic hen began again nnd conliuued
Un il the next Saturday night.
On the right hand was aao her dial
plate e,ghi inches w ide, wi: h au arch.
It Contained a hand that .our eel to the
name of the tune that the clock ; luyed.
The dial piatu on the left wus of the
same i;:o as the ot.e on the right. It
reprn eiitod the front of a hose wiLh a
door iu tiie middle.
At each -ide of the door stood a sen
tinel, wiih hi- arms, in the livery of the
city gu-.rd of Edinburgh, painte 1 on
brasc. in tiie inside of the centre of the
cloor vvi.s , ,-cii the ma er or c rk of the
lords Oi the council. dl'esso.i in hie robes
Wll ii n. s miice in ills ligiil bund.
As .-. to, ns ti..- ci. tli began to play he
toon o:i l.:s it -l vv.tii rig:. l :.and "and
wal:;ed -i'-t the door, fo iow d by :.ft'ti
lor'!.- L. ; : '.i.'.-tiluli. '1'h-! lig'i: . s were
pa.:.' .. . ,, t; brass and vciy mu -h to
6e:n, i.-.; .it.-.
All tiii- wa. but a part of this vvoiiicx
ful eignt-.a.v clock.
ja-
Tree-rtantlua; In W.nlilngton.
Wnsliingfou City has now growing
in its (! .11 piirks, nvenues nnd stiectu
over rr,(n,i) forest tree", which l.avo
been jlmted uad r the direction f
the I'uikhig 'ommiasiou, of which
Willi ini It. Smith, the curator of the
L'ot.ttiic Haul ?n, ar.tl Wills'iin Sjii-iJers
of the Ai.oi. 'r't'iral Deprrniet aro
the eorjtvt-IJing minds.
The coini ,i--ion ure at work on the
construction of an avenue which occu
pies the site cf the old canal, now
tilled in. It is located between tho
Capitol and the l'otcmao Iiiver, and
is about three quarters of a mile in
lenrth, and over '2W feet in width.
There will be two rows of enealyptrtg
tres on each sidewalk, and iroT the
centre of the street a park with two
rows of trees on the cuter edges,
and a foot walk through the centre,
oversh elovved by tall, graceful cypress
es. That will mbke eight lows of trees
ulh g tlo-r. and so arranged that tho
gem riloti.ft vviLl be exciliei:t.
Tiie commisfciooc-rs Lave those-n the
eu.-;.lypt:is tree for this boul-jvard be
cause r f its well known equalities for
preventing i::alarix
Tho cfimmissioners will set oii a
large number of trees of various spec
ies all over the city. For instance, on
the Roun.lary, east of Seventh Street,
there will bo Oriental sycamores, and
west of Seventh Street, Occidental
sycamores.
Around the little park in front of tho
National Theatre will be Norway
maples, trees that, whde giving a good
shade, will not obstruct the view from
the buildings on K Sheet.
They will al-otote ut a great many
Amerk'i.u lindens, niid by the timethty
get thri tti-li th. y'li Lave about uina
mil. s ol lirOen trees.. The American
liuil.-n is lar su?rier to the German,
nml. Iu f.u t, tho German could not
live in Washington ou account of the
inee- !s.
Jt is the object of the oorcmissionf-rs
to i:,tro-.. :ice as m!iy of our owu Au
ei i. -an tie t s ns j os-iMe, specially oaks.
A! n.r tie.: sticets b rd. ring tLe river
ar.d the ir.idiiinl .:-tiics vviil bo
pltlititi trees wh-. se i;i ifvi:ig qualities
wui '. n.l t.. keep ha w , -i'lsri.i.
'i i; y have id. ie.i t i give to every
m in w ho d.-sircs it u tn e to plant in his
n!i, just as a sanitary measure.
Jamn round- loul.lc Life.
Janies Pound is an Englishman
who enjoys the distiuctiem of hav
ing lived successfully a double
life.
He was first married to a Miss
Smith in 18 1G and in 1S."9 made a
will Iteque-athing all his property to
Mrs. Ftiuud.
In lo-"i ho was married again
under the name of Jackson to a
widow named Foster. A hotel was
started by the iiewly-ruarried pair,
and a very excellent hotel it must
have leon. if the property willed in
1S7S by Mr. Pound Jackson to his
"dear wife, Susanna Jackson," it a
fair index of hotel quality us w eli as
prosi-rity.
Mr. Ponnd-.Jftckson, after his hoc. nd
marringe, stated to txrth wives t -nt
he ha-1 lieoome a commercial trave' -r,
and as such must le often away fr un
home. Such was Lis keen sense of
honor, however, that he divi.l.d hi
tim" equally !ctweeu Mrs. Pound
and Mrs. Jackson, and seems to hav
leen aminlel husbend to lth.
Even in death his only uiif.-.u-ucss
was one of nee-j-ty. Natr.re re
fnsed to make an exception for
such a remarkable ease, and Mr.
Pound-Jackson could not tiie in
two places, snrrouiiilel by two
wailing families. He did his best,
however, for two wills were left, pro
viding equally feir eneli family. Nor
.un the probate court break cither
wilL
Smallest h irt-Hi m in the World.
The simdlcst f.i-cini In the world
is a gold wateli chain in the form
of a levolvor about an inch kng.
Cartridges are made for it, and it is
claimed that it could do serious damage
at short ranee.
DIVIDING EQUALLYi
A rartnrrahlp llapnt That Came !far
WrtN-kiio; tin- Ittivine
Wh-n the Hon. George Wlnshlp, the
"Well knovru lakota editor, tells the
following "-dory, he al ,vay in-ists Uiat he
coo-tod the ii:t,j.icks while l is compan
ion ae-te i as valet tie chaiubro to the
horses of the stage company which em
ployee! them.
When ckdontd William Eudgo takes
his tiirti at its narration h'; insists that
Editor WlasMp hampooed tho mule
while it was his especial provinon tonav
igate the singed but e-sculcnt liais-jack
thrtugh Its little sea of grease.
There wa- u divi-ion of labor In tho
flhaeli (-ttge route inn kt pi by tti.-mi
based on strictly e-iulta! le principles.
It had been a. -reed that the Judgonud
the folonel should aiternnt" i-ach morn
ing in performing the painful olllce of
fire build, r.
This was not a-? serious a job r.s one
would think, tor It was their custom to
bank the lire over night, and there were
always ctl iugh embers left for a respect
able bla.e to begin with. The Creplaco
was tuade of logs, .is there was n it a
st'-.ue within tnirty miles of tho Red
ltiv.-r, which were 'protected by a thick
coating of the tenacious Red River mud.
Notwithstanding this the chimney, or
rather l huwootleu part of it, occasionally
caught fire, and a bucket of water and a
mass of mortar-like mud to extinguish
tho llame w.-ro ever present as household
ne -essities.
fne morning when the mercury was
toyl: g with thirty-live below, "Judge"
Winshi) stu- k his head from under the
bufi'a.o hid.- and saw tho entire chimney
was abla.H, and that tho fire was fast
6priid ng to cover the entire end of
the buildiug. Ho nudged Colonel Rudge,
who reposed beside him on tho pile of
skins which did duty for a bed.
" Rudge I"
"Was up?" The Colonel was not suf
ficiently awake to talk plainly.
" Pudge !" Then came a little elbow
action, and the Colonel In a fcemi-som-i:oleut
state drawled out "Whoa!"
dreaming of a kicking mule. " Rudge,
she s dire again."
" Well, you needn't be so noisy about
it. Ihero is no noetl of forgetting t. at
you claim to be a gentleman even if the
house is aflre." growled the Colonel,
w ho was wai. ing up cross. " Y'ou spoiled
the slickest dream 1 ever had with your
Infernal lire alarm. Why couldn't you
lave Jet me have it out? And say.
while you bunk with gentlemen, you
ougiit, just out of common decency to
wear boxing gloves or something ou
your t l -ow6. Now you let mc u lone. I
W.llt to sleep."
Tiie :.r- was spreading to tho Corners,
and the whole upper part of the cms wad
Wus allamii.
"say, Cdonel, tho flro Is spreading,
and it'-- yo.ir turn to get up. You bel
ter put her out while It's ea-,y."
" il ain't my tarn to get up, Jude."
" Yes it is; tl t's the rco-rd, fob nel."
The .linl e pointed to a row of W. It.,
W. :., V. Ii., ,:i char, oal on the v.aii.
Tic . si l."ero;.ii eialed was W., show
ing ti. t E-lr.or Wiiisuip had built the
lire' Ii e i.i. ruing before.
"Jul. . 1 don't care for tho record.
You s:iy it's my turn to I uild the lir .
The lir. Is ulr-a-ly l.ulX That let's me
out. Nature is n my side."
"Colonel, 1 got up ycs'.erdny, and
when you ti. ink. 1 iu going to g--t up 11; t
to-day you'; I.-td'-d, that's nil. It's
wron.-'. It's vuur turn and you hn.j.
It is."
"Judge, you th'nk vou're a holvterroi
on the argue, hvr T t:l you that I enn
lay iibosl io:- -.- ! ' a-i y.e; cki, in ::. I'm
wdi.tiiT : lei.io j. i":.., i,,,t I'm dv.-. Jf
I ever a.-r- 1 put one out. 'I :.i ; f.: o
yovrs. Y : -lis. ov -r -d it. f's y.-ms
by ri.-bt of i-ev ry. ail up ani take
care of yo.T prop rty."
Tho wii-de end of the building was
abla.:. to tnis time, and the tongues of
llame were 1 eking along the dry rafters
ei lho ceiling and roof.
Y'ou ne-'r.'t '.id k. Colonel, that any
man win) me to America byway of
H'.id-.o!.'- l.jyii gt ing to dovwi uoj. I
can .-t ii: as !o,.g as you can."
T- O -m lie ;.ml h. ut bei-.mo ppr s.--
Iv. The partners drew the liiii.ilo
roi'O- ov.-r tlleir bwatl-, and each v .a it. -1
for the .at her to mov-i. lie- -:: i it on
was leteoiiioi. t..iiulul. I'll-!i. ones wiro
now neHi.y over the he'ath- of the men.
Tic Judge stuck bis head out to pros
pect a li'tle. and he mot the critical and
calculating , a.e of I lie C demoL.
" Will yoa give ii. Coloujif"
"Nary a give. Judge."
Roth he;oi ducked under cover.
Presently laliiug ember.- Igan to singe
tho burt'alo hide with which thevw. ro
protected, . nd the smell of L-urmi'g hair
.eenme intolerable. A lait.-r I'oi'i and
startled both in'o putting out their heads
again to prospect ior further dioturi
aiices of the same sort.
" Will you git up, Colonel?"
"Nary a git. Judge."
Rack under cover popped both hoad?.
The roar and crackling of the Are wera
growing ominous. It was only a ques
tion of a few moments longor wheu tha
roof would fall. The explosion of a
i'ask which I ail contained a Rttie pow der
lill.il the rem .-.ith Hying spaiks and
bromrht both heads to the su face again.
"Say, Colonel, will you git up with
me. simultaneously as it werer"
Why, certainly. Judge, you know
I'm the most reasonable man alive.
I'll tlo any ih ii g mat's fair."
" V. 'ell, let S gel out Of thiS."
Without undue haste and r.rm In arn
the'y arose.
Which wa- 1'r-t nnd which was asi has
ever be.-ti a ea--.-lioIi. '1 he judge lid.
and to this da i as, a stienuing su pi .-ion
that the Colo: ei h.-id I ack a lew nicntjs.
Once npthoy f- li toand to-se l ouldoots
the provisions and skins which the biiiiek
contain d.
An hour er two later, after they
bi.rro. od a nest in the hav stack and
fixed things up for the l.Ight. the twj
sto. d and viewed the smoking ruins.
"'ibis," said the C-ololiel, sol low fu.iy.
"comes from your blamed muilsl:es.-,
Y'ou iiiirht hate suggij--itsl our gettii. ij
up together long belore, if you hud
lu.ud to."
The tiuent CliHtiiber.
In your guest chamber too books
shoula have tin ir appointed pluce. Tiio
sojourner tfi ea' h your bospnable roof
may sp.-ud .-ome half i.ours aioiie in her
room or tiiny have a wakeful night ;
some well eho.-eu not els, a vo.um-j or
two of poems, a f vv looks of more seri
ous refining may help to pass pleasantly
some lonely momenta wiieu ho hesi
tates to see'k your personid entcitain-
lUCllt.
" A cah-n-iar containing, with thedays
of ttie looiith, a pio e-tind thought f
Russia's or a bright saying of 21i. a AU
eotiV wili prove a gre'at convenience and
show !or. ho ught oTi your part.
A scofi o wi'h candles will light up
st in; dusky corner, and next t: e bed
shou. 1 always be placed a stand with
ennd! .? rind mat'-he ..
A rug of while g at fkin 1 :id at the
e'er, and Mother in Iiout of an easy
Hair, av:d much 'o lho ce-zy eiioct of a
r.'ilU. A gia-s el lljiii r-, eve.: if they
b but a tew ;i-,s, era Luncn of mignon
ette, should always bo toiind iu our ideal
besiroom, an 1 vv lien cut tlo'.veis are not
easily obtainable. ap..t.tt:ti pluii! iu ! loom
wi I give iiia.-h pi nj..io. I'jxui one lii.y
table should b.i plae-ed a crvstal water
b...il .. a ;ia1 ji We--: bi ouit ai d -oiao
fie-:, or .-l.e a ir.i.t.
it i.:t.lil.u lo ll.'jie j:iu:!i a;:ei.:ties
of life which tiiarkj the uitfereucu bv
t'.vecu tho horsa and '.ho ho'..-l.
Gwiuie.pe'ii'iia.
APPETIZERS.
HU Frrii KKA
Arkansnw bnck.v.iu.ls school teacher
(tobov): "Did you want to come to
School?"
Roy: " Wan't hnrtin' ter come."
Tea -i. : " Rut yu thought it better
to get au education, eh?"
Roy: Didn't think er nnffuv it ter
hurt me?"
Teacher: " Then why did yon
come V "
Roy: " Wall, dad he said I lied ter
plow ther new groun with -r bull
touguo er go ter school, it e'idu't
matter or blame which, so I com
ter school, thinking I'd try it er few
falls."
Teacher: " How tlo yon like it as far
as you've got'"
Hoy: "Ain't dead in love with it."
Teacher: " Here, take this book now
anil let mo teach yen your letters."
Roy: "Ain't got no letters. Sis is
ther only one ou the-r place that gits
any lcttt rs."
Teacher: " I mean that yon must
learn the alphabet."
Roy (contemptuously): Whnt, ell
them marks';"
Teacher: "Yes."
Hoy (takinp; up his hatl: "Wall, er
pood-bye. I'd ruther rassle with ther
Lull tongue." Arkcnsaw Traveler.
Tirtica but Not Tactics.
Mr. Webster used to tell a story at
tho expense of Pe-ter Little, who had in
early life repaired clocks and watches,
but who had for some years represented
a Maryland district in the House.
Onoday he had the temerity to move
to amend a reeclution by John Ran
dolph on the eubject of military
claims.
Mr. Randolph rose up after the
amendment had been offered, and,
drawing his watch from his fob, asked
the honorublo Peter what o'clock it
was. He told him.
" Sir," replied the orator, "you can
mend my watch, but not my motions.
Yon understand tie-tics, sir, but net
tactics."
Little George on the Alert.
The Guntersons are a large family
end given to hospitality, and the chil
dren kmw what it is to be turned out
tf their rooms and places i... table to
accommodate a sudden housefull of
gu. sts.
Two friends cf the Spiritualist le
ncminati.'.u were calling there one day,
and m--iii.;ned to the Lead of tho
family th-.it the foll'.winjr Sunday tho
spirit of Theodore Paike-r would.be
iu town, and would spend the night at
Li l.ol.-o.
Mucli-t-nduring little George, sitting
at Lis father's knee, le reupou wbi-p red
loud c;v i;r Ii f .r nil to hear: " lie cuu't
have my bod." Harper's Buzar.
Too Much Competition In Itnkruptcy.
" Is dot "."' 'i'ked a bankrupt of a
friend, " i t S. hwki.ilc;.ii .jr hush
failed ir pi !.i:--s V
T! r- i '... wi.s thr.t S.-hwiudlcmeyer
bad n.-t hulcd, whereat the bui.krupt
said erthnsin'!ically:
"I am glad Sehwiudlemeyer vash aa
liotcst niL'.n. Dor ish too mooch com
petitions iilready in dot banknrpt
pishnefcs."
An ;ld foiitrnct.
A negro man at Foil Sainrs, fin.,
said to le a good farm-hand, oil', t t-d
to make fi contract for next vei.r on the
foll-.w It : !ire:
The iVi-m. r as 1o(-iv- !.':. ouait
f if v i; ',: '.: ' v, i v Suiti-one ci ' t. . vv
him to le
and f .d
give- hi;:1.
CLiistmas.
i-S.t )l .. 'S tliij. i . a. ;:
and clothe l.im.
live dollars i.i tii. h
-.Id
on
r.iiiitltarlfy 1 5 reels Contempt.
"Yon know Mrs. En.lerson, don't
yon, Mr, illythe?"
K'low-1 i'r ? Of eonrse I don't." '"
"Why, I'm surprised. Really, I
thongLt y. ii were old friends."
"1 1 ricml:; Vv'ell. I .-noss not. Didn't
you kuov tb.i t. w lived in the sama
hti-iiso with the Jindt-rsons for three
years ir" Cambridge (Mat.) Chron
icle. Why Bid They Laugh?
B ih: " Have you sold vour humor
ous article to any ucwspaifr yet ?"
Sam: "I've shown it to ieveraJ edi
tors, but none of them have Ik. tight
Hob: "Perhaps they don't think it
funny cne-tfrh."
Sam: "Oh, yes Ihev elo, for they all
laughed." it xas Siftingu.
Kill or Cure flemcily.
Cn-domtir, in tho last stages of bron
chitis: " ivo me some tutu and gum for
this LoiiiMo cough."
Polita b.ii-t, nd. r: "Try our super
fine itok "ml n-o, :m.l it will Ikj ended
in t wen 1 y -fou r hou rs. "
Cnstonn r, gasping: " If it's as fatal
as that, I'd rathtr not."
Natural Trlile.
Mrs. Try: " Those Watkinses must b
awfnllv h m ;r p t-oj l."
Mr. P. l " M ? ITo w so V
Mrs. Pi v : " "1 hey never give a beggar
an v t ii i r. g u ..-vi-r ! "
lr. 1'.: "Do vou ?"
Mrs. Pry: " No ; but it isn't because
Ihaveu't plenty."
Swrt-pinn Sutisfa. tion.
"What evidence Lave you thst you
are a ht istian ?" said Mr. Spuigeon to
a workiiih-yii'L
"I now i.weep tinder tho mats," she
rtplie 1.
" That," said the treat ireacher, " is
sufficient." Tid-Dits.
On IIU I!t;nity.
" Say," called oi l Mr. Crotchet to
the new loy ; " bring m mv V.oot
jack." " My narno ain't Jack." r -rondetl the
hoy, qi:i- kly, " :'.i I ain't get your
boot, neither." Hiu'per's lV:zar.
I'nexjn -t. .'.ti. s-t of VV:t.
Wit from a Man's vn ia like a
, tuouse in a ho!-- ; .'" i iluv watch tha
I hole all tlay and no mour-e come out,
' but by-aud-by, w In n no oue is looking
! for it, out iops the uoim iiuid streams
' across tho parlor.
jLgirvte-.t Cerrcs;ioi.!c:.co .a .ljJti:t;' ia.
The lllel . I.O I ei . i , i.s ;'i LT'OSl I'T-i
a .iiiy ,.1 NV i-ftii-.,.-..! is .101 ti.e l'.--!-i.Nit
or u.uy m.-i i!..-r oi hi- ... :, bat a
pen-ii.u lorn.-v. wi.n.-e !, .' :.'.!::1 fre
quci;i!y imialit r3 jod Ittt.-rs.
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