Adieu I Adleo I The winda are blowing eouth ; My M!I awing* in the harbor-mouth. Peace 1 seek DO farther my delay ; Prey ever for my eafn return j Poor, piteou* facet, hide away lour teare that ecald, yoar Upa that harm. 0 bleeeed home, now loet to view 1 My wietfti! eyee are eeoking yo, And, ae the fading hiUa go by, With all my yearning soul 1 cry, Adieu! adieu] Still eoathward blow the tedioae *rieda ; Small enlace here the waud'rei Soda. 0 faithleee a pint of my yoath I You breve me out upon the world; Forsaking me too soon, fonooth, Ere araiee ray banner* ere urfttrlad. 0 bwt-Norcd ! believe me true! 1 would the happy past renew j Bat, drifting to an alien ahore, My heart or e* out Fur evermore Attirn ? adieu t To-Sorrow. To-d \y can sing of yesterday. Hong* tender, tinct with aotrow ; But unite she conic* .long the way A 1-b -nuufiil T-M->irow! Ht* face I* ftiH Of prophecies Her lip* have aull witkhoUea, Ami gating in her radiant eye* Song turn* to tdence golden. Hope rapt betide her pathway stand#, A ska nothing but the naion, And turnaat night with empty hand., dull dreaming of fruition. Ab, Scanty ! aoon aa present, gone. Moat fleet and moat beguiling ; Why are oar heart* forever drawn By that atiwuge. far-off trailing * Why ia it that from new delay* New faith they atiß can borrow 1 Oh, ia that among the .lay* Come* Heaven'■ hrat gixsl-morrow ? She will come in wit* so riarm*. Under the HIM low porUl, And clasp ua *• in mortal arm*. And ww riiall torn immortal! ON THE YERDIHREE. Those were lively times on the Verdl gree. The re<bkins had sent at their ul timatum. There sat their envoy extraor dinary, half naked, on his mangy steed, •need and eqnipped for war, ar.d erect and imjierturhable as Bismarck. The noon-dav breeze just moved his trailing scalp-lock, else he might have passed for a painted statue. Herndon sat on a hewn dab of oak. beating the -'long roll" with the fragments of a broken ramrod. and laughingly commanded s to fall into line. Hot we had no trilling matter before u*. Early that morning we had sparred our ponies throngh the crystal tide of the Ycrdigree, clambered up the western bank, and after exploring one of the lov lieet places that ever charmed the eye of man. hail each selected a prolific tr*-t of land, and determined to settle there for life. The forenoon had Inten psased in cntting timber fcr our cabins. But tlie (calou* savages had resented our snmmary proceedings, and had sent us a peremptory summons to retire across the r ver, or pay rh penalty of non-compliance with our HTCS. " Won't you just be kind enonzh to ride out to that there mound there?" said Ben, the bUck-inopsfacheTMis onrian. fo the vsmiilion-d.-vnlied savage, who par tially understood English. "We want to talk this here thing over a little.** Ami he pointed to a spot abont thirty yard* distant as though he expected bis request tn be hnmediatelr obeyed. Wheeling his charger gracefully, the Indian acceded without a word. Our whole civil and military force had been mustered for the occasion. There were six of ns We were all yonng and vigorous; every man had "seen service." and that of the roughest kind. We held aa imoromptu council of war. "What do you think we'd better do, boys?" inquired Ben. nonchalantly. A silence then ensued ; each waited for the other to speak first. At last, Texican ventured to express an opinion. What his true name was I never learned. From "Texan." the frontier lingo had metamor phoaed his title into "Texican," and by that anomalous soubriquet we knew, re spected and called hiin. " I'm for a fight, boys," said he. "This here land can't be beat nowhere; it's A Number tine, and they ain't got any more right to'lsre on it than we hare; and be sides that, they ain't give h a decent in vitation to leave. It wouldn't look well for ns to travel off on terms like these." And with a grating oath, he swore he'd die in his boots before he'd get out of the way of greasv o<a?es. He shot 'era any how. every chance he got. Three seasons preceding the Gomauehes had scalped hi* father on the Texa# Hue. and brained his sister with A war-club. We expected him to talk in jnst this style. "Yonjnst settle the matter tor yonr- selve*. HOT*. vhaSirar it'* to be," inter posed t)i \ii<-*>".rian. vawuing. m though nothing more than an ordinary dilemma— a mere deal in poker—was to be decided. I thought it prudent to dodge the re sponsibility and follow hi example. " It's all eery well to talk abont fighting ' it out," remarked Col ton; " and it's likely we've got as rooch aar.d in our craws a* 1 any of them, but what can six men do i ag:nt three or fimr hundred f I don't ' Hke the wa* they talk, myself; but the ' game is all in their own hands, and they i • know it. I had all the fighting I wanted • in the w*r, shooting you Texas fellows, ! and don't want any more of it, if I can help it. We might throw onr logs to- 1 gether and hold onr own till morning, ' hut it would tnrn out an ugly *rra|>e i>- ' fere we got through with it. We hav'nt ' got a drop of water, and we'd aoou run ' ont of provision*, and they'd dance over ' our bones in forty-eight hoar*. If the } 1 rest of you want to fight, why, fight it is; but I think we'd better go a little slAw." He was a young, blue-eyed, flaxen haired Minneeotian. and the border ruf-' ' fin; a gave him credit for being aa cool as wedge, and sharper than steel. *'IH Ml you what I'm in for," said In diana. Wc generally went by the name of onr natire States. "We're all old vets ' in this military business, and we want to use a little atrntegy with the vagabonds. They've insulted us, and for one; I don't , feel like falling back without burning powder. But it'sjnstas Minnesota saya We can't tight'era all to anypnrpose. But we may beat 'em after all. Now, I move that we'll pick onr man, and they'll pick ont theirs, and let the two aboot it out. If their man wins, we'll evacuate; if onra wins, well stay." This novel proposition suited every one. Herndon amended it by snggesting that wv .shook! oast lota for the championship, and that the fbrht should take place with rides at twenty pares. This was declared to l>e "getting things into shape; "and we all cordially agreed to It. • Ben arose, i and motioned importantly to the envoy. That personage gravely rode up, received our reply with stolid decorum, and was out of sight in a minute. " We'd better load np in the meantime, boys," remarked Indiana; "for if it don't suit 'em. they'll be after us in short order." The idea was voted " aot bad;" and we not only charged our rifles and revolv -11 ert>, but flung our logs together in such a manner as to form a very efficient defence, if required. Herndon then kindled a fire, procured water, and commenced cooking dinner. In about twenty minutes the en voy returned. Our proposition had met with great favor, he briefly informed us, but would not lie aacepted unless tho dis tance was shortened to ten paces. He also stated that tho contest would be ex pected to continue until one of the prin cipals was killed, and that knives or tom ahawks innst be allowed to be used after the discharge of the rifles. " That's pretty close quarters, boys," commented Bon. " 1 got s slog once, on just such a time-table. But I guess it's all right though. They know they can't shoot with us. Let's give the poor devils a chance/' tTo tbi* we all assented. For the toms hawk provision, we cared nothing; we knew the first shot would settle the inat ter one way or the other. The messenger went on to 6y that the warriors of the tribe would be assembled to meet us in one honr, at the crest ot a lofty eminence, which he pointed out to ne, about half a mile distant—we to be punctually on hand; and he galloped off again. Next came the task of aasting lots for the poet uf peril- begao to realise FREP. KURTZ, Editor and Proprietor. VOL. V. that blood was to be ahed. It urea a eol etun moment, for uo one could predict the retail of tliv encounter. Indiana tor* up one >f hie mother'* letter*, and plainly writing each man'* name upon out of the •dip*, placed them all in a hat together. Tcxiean wa* then blind folded, aud deputed to draw fir ut; whoever"# nam* wae on the !ip he picked out. wa to be our champion, //r drrtr Jiiserw ! " ll'a nil right, boy*," ho exclnimcd, w hen the .result wa* announced. " You couldn't please me better." Further than thi* he **id nothing. Then ensued a long and awkward si lence. tor we all had our misgiving*. Wlmn our inner w* ready despatch ed it quickly, smoked a few moiaent* without conversation, and tlieu reticently monnteii our ponies. On arriving at the designated battle ground, we found several hundred Os*gv* awaiting a*. *ll armed and painted, and most of them entirely naked, with the exception of breech cloths. Two lance* w ere stuck in the turf about ten pare* apart—these indicated the position* of the combatant*. Ww were received with neither friendly nor hostile demonstra tion*. A* soon a* we dismounted, Texi ean, ride in head, walked calmly forward to the nearest lance, aud halted. In a few moments, a tall young brave stepped out ot the crowd, and stalked proudly up to other. I wa* appointed to give the ne cessary signals. In order to disturb their accuracy of aim a- little a* jMissible, 1 wa* tv-pi**ted to stand between them, and two pace* back of the line of Era. There was no danger of being hit by such marks men as they were. In my right hand 1 held a lance, on the end of which dangled a red flannel streamer; when I raised it, they were to aiin ; when 1 lowered it, they were to fire. And then wo waited for lied Cloud, the chief of the tribe. It was au impr*a*l\e scene. Texicau leaned his shaggy chin upon his hands, on the muzzle of his long ride, and with a (fleam of malicious tri- I uinph in his eyes, glared Tiercels across at 1 his foe. He was reckless of his own life I and felt sure of his prey, for Ida aim was death. The youug Indian seemed to read ; his thoughts: hut standing erect, with a : graceful and careless indifference, gazed j dreamily off to the southward, where the long blue Hues of timber were lost in the misty beauty of the horizon, llis eyes! s*M>n softened with a tinge of pensive sad ness. Was he thinking of the happy hunting-grounds? The other four mem bers ot our party stood in a cluster a lit tle to the left of Texican, and narrowly , watrhe<! all that transpired, for the Anier- ' ican savage is proverbially treacherous. Presently Red Cloud emerged from a rude lodge near by, and clad in a b>ng robe of furs, moved with stately presence j to the front line of his people. With a I dignified wave of the hand, he sign died : his pleasure that the tragedy should begin. Karli principal recalled his thoughts, ex amined the tube of bis ritle. ar.d nodded tome. 1 raised the lance; they sternly took aim. I lowered the lance quickly, and two sharp reports instantaneously followed. The young warrior sprang wildly into the air, flung his weajx>n fully twenty feet away, and dropped dead at his post. The bullet had crashed through his brain. Texican thudded the butt of his ride on the ground, and gave vent to j a hoarse, mocking, and half demoniac cry of triumph and revenge; then he tried to' steady himself with his weapon, but stag gered helplessly backward. Hem don and Indiana ran un and caught him in their. -<njiS. llus red shirt rapidly deepened in hue. and a dreadful alarm seized us. Still he laughed hoarsely, and tried to point to the motionless corpse of his adversary We hurriedly gathered around him, and lenderir as children laid him down on the soft green grass. Tearing open his shirt, ' we found a bright, scarlet spt on his lett . breast, close to His heart. None of us were versed in surgery; we c<>qjd not. state scientific spy jet what particular veins and ligaments bnd been severed, tut W*J knew by the location of the wound, and i by his parched lips and pallid countenance, tiat .!ath was upon him. '• l:a all day with me. boys," lie faintly said, for he was growing much weaker every moment; " but I've paid 'em hand-, soioely for it. Give uiy ritle to Colton— i 11 always like} hint" W bent over the poor fellow with words of sympathy for his pain, and I praise for his valor, and our enemies might have shot us all down without our know j ing it. Hut it was ot no use. His beath i j qnickly came and went. "Water," at . length he groaned. We had none, ami there was not a brook within half a mile, i An Indian girl comprehended our want. rn to the lodge, and in n inoineut return ed with a skinful. We placed the cooling rluid to his luirnrng lips, and he took a long draught, but it choked him, and he vomited dp a handful of bright crimson blood. We had seen too many [icrish not to know by tlds that the lead had pene ' trated his vitals, lie was (deeding in ' temallr. As soon as he contd clear his throat to speak, he said feebly, and almost | breatliiessly: "Hos t try to revenge me, biya Ihwior bright. They have done the fair thing with us, and you act the man with them. You're to crossthe river, and I'll Don't forget the Texican.' 1 The last of these words were rendered almost unintelligible by the blood that gurgled up in hi# throat. A film seeined to gather rwr his eyes. -** Where srr my friends? Don't leave me to die alone, boys." 'he moaned with a great effort, rfatcliirg If nd y at u. ' "We're with yon to the last, old friend." answered Colt on, grasping his right hand. I caught the other. We may have been a faint-hearted lot, hut there was not an unilimmed eye among no. Soon begemmed almost inftudibly, a shudder passed over him, and lie was dead. Even the stony-hearted barbarians seemed tooched by the distressful inci dents of this sanguinary affair. Few ol them could speak even broken English, but such as could advanced toward us, and by the aid of signa, endeavored to in form us that their champion had expected to die, and they urged that it would he fitting to entomb two such hrsve men to gether. We received their strangely chiv alrous propo-al with magnanimity equal to tlieir own. With spear* and toina haws they exenvated a gruve; and wrap ping the combatants in the rich robes of the chieftain, we laid them down to rest side by side—friend and foe alike lamented. Then heaping a great pile of t/ine above them to battle the efforts of prowling wolves, we tired a volley in the air. and with aching hearts departed. Aud there they slumber still. One died for his mends, and the other for the honor of his tribe. The wistful summer winds sigh a snd requiem above the spot of their long repose, the wild-flowers blossom in vernal profusion around it, and the showers of heaven impartially descend upon the soft verdure-that enshrines it. A Cincinnati woman lately bailed her busband out of the station-house, where too much indulgence in the flowing bowl had aent him, with the proceeds of her hair, which waa unusually long and beau tiful. He on his part grieved so much at his faithful wife's surrendering her beauty for his sake, procured a divorce, and is expected to marry another woman at an early day. A DESPATCH from Arizona saya Marti nery Station, ou Dale Creek, was captur ed by the Apaches. Three men wart killed, mx stage horses oaptorad. THE CENTRE REPORTER. Ihe New I'rllUh Printing-Jfacblue. Our traneatlantic rontons are convtnced that they have perfected, ut lu-t. a new* (taper pi iutiug machine equal to Hoc"* American oue, and ho*at of ita excellence m ternia of the atrongeet character. It • * called after Mr. XVultev, M P., of the LmtoH 7\mt, the ** Walter Pre*M," ulul the '• result* in *|iccd, fomouT, and ex cellence of work, nrv anch ua t>> astonish even those who have hud intimate know !• edge of what hud previously been done uud accomplished by Hoc* and other fast printing• machine#." The Walter Tress print* both aide* of the sheet ut one operutiou. There is lee* ink used ; fewer roller* arc required ; a diminished number of blanket* ia demanded, und we are told that "the wh-de detail* of the machine are ao nituido and solid, that, with ordinary care, there i nothing liable to get out of order." The aaye : "A* the .Srwhmaa is n >w print- il, a reel of tightly rolled paper, in the form in which it leave* the liapor-uiill, fullv four uiilea in length, and weighing nearly *ix cwt., ia placed at one end of the niochine, ami in the pnxv<s of unreeling i* damped, printed first on oue side and then on the reverse with unfailing precision, i* cut into nhi-ets, aud delivered at the rate of twelve thousand copie* per hour at the other eml of the machine. The delivery i* made on two IxMnl*. each of which re ceives a sheet alternately. The board* are watchad by I*l* who, notwithstand ing the great aimed, have still time to *e* that the work i properly done. The sole attendance neceasanr are those two lad* at the delivery Uurd*. aud a thud, the atriker, who start* the machine ami - looks after the rolls as they arc uu wound. While printing, the paper travel* through the machine at the rate of nearlv one thonsaud feet |*r minute, and a reel of pa|>er four mile* long is thna printed in lesa than twenty-five minute*. The delay in changing from one reel to another scarcely exceeds a minute, so that the production is tliu-i almost continuous." The Winter *f the Heart. Let it never conic upon you. Live so that good angels may protect you from this moat terrible evil—winter of the heart. Let no chilling influence freeze up the fountains of sympathy and happioenw in its depths ; no Cold burden settle over its withered hopes like anow on the faded tlowrra ; no rude blast* of discontent uioau and shriek through its desolate chambers. Your life path may lead you through trials which for a time seem to impede vour progress, and abut out the very light of heaven from your anxious gate. Dentil mav sever the dear ties lhat bind you to earth, and leave you iu fear ful darkness. Do not lose your faith in IIIIUMD ex cellence, liccause your confidence baa been MO me times betrayed, nor believe that friend-hip is only a delusion, and love a bright phantom which glides away from your grasu. Do "not think that you are fated to be miserable, lieeause you an* disappointed in vour expectation* and baffled in your pursuit. Do not declare that God bus forsaken you, who your way i* hedged ab >nt "wi'h thorns, or rrpiue siufully when he calls your dear one to that laud beyond the grave. Keep a holy trust in Heaven through every trial ; bear adversity with forti tude. A Dream and lis Fulfillment. Mr. Frauk Canflcld, who was kilhd re cently. was betrothed to a young lady of this town, and was 11 have been married in two months. Wlien the train passed here ou its way West, the youug lady saw him. and that evening she was in unusually light spirits. The next morn ing at the brvukia-t t title her appouruuee was so much the reverse of thie evening tireriooa that it attracted the ntteutionol ler mother, who asked her the cause of her apparent trouble. The young lady then upon reived to her mother Unit she had dreamed that her lover had f.dlen under the cars, and had le'H so seriondy injured th.it lie had died in almnt two hoars. Bbe hdd the circumstances as she had seen iu her dream, how he lmd fuih-ji and the etr wheel had terribly crushed and mangled his left leg and his left arm, and that he had lived in terrible agouy for about two hour*. Her mother endeavored to persuade her that there was nothing in a dream, but to no pur pose—.she could not drive it from her mind. Aliout noon a aider of the yonng man came to the house auil said site had had news for her Site then related the circumstance* of her brother's death, corresponding iu detail with the dream as told by the young lady sonic hours liefore.— Javuttnvn Journal. Tnr. HOOF AXD MOTTH PINPAKE.— The Secretary of the U. S. Treasury has written a letter to the Collectors of Cus toms announcing that the department has received official information that the hoof and mouth disease, which prevailed some time since ninong the cattle of the Argentine Republic, lias entirely const d to exist, no authenticated case of such disease having occurred in that country since July, IX7O. He therefore informs them that the provision* of a letter from I the deiirtroent, dated May 8, Ih7l, requiring the production of a consul's certificate showing the non-existence of mcb disease, Ac., with each importation ot cattle snd hide*; from the Argentine Republic, are cancelled and revoked so far as the importations from the Argen tine Republic are concerned. Such im portation* from Chili, however, arc still j required to le accompanied by such | consular certificates. DrnA.nu.lTT or DIFTEKSNT WOODS.— Experiment# have been lately made by driving stick a, made of different woods, each two feet long and one and a half inches square, into the ground, only a half inch projected outward. It WON fonnd that in Ave year# nil those made of oak, elm, a*h, fir, Bott mahogany, and ntfriy every variety of pine, were "totally rotten. Larch, hard pine and teak wood, were decayed on the outside only ; while acacia, with the exception of licing alao alightly attacked on the exterior, was otherwise aoand. Hard maliogany and cedar of Lebanon were in tolerably good condition, lint only Virginia cedar won found UB goid as when pnt in tbe ground. This is of some importance to builders, showing what woods should be avoided and what others used by preference in underground work. A* ESOMKH FASHION. —The English fashion of weddings is becoming quite popular here. The bride is attended at chnrch by six bridesmaids, who walk in couples up the aisle, there being no groomsmen. There arc also six ushers, who, after the ceremony, take the place ot groomsmen, and conduct the brides maids from the church. The bride walks up the aisle with her father, and the groom waits for her at the altar steps, having entered previously at a side door. A DITFEUXNCK. —At a gathering in Australia not long since four persona met, three of whom were shepherds on a sheep farm. One of these had taken a degree at Oxford, another at Cambridge, the third at a German university. The fourth was their employer, a squatter, rich in flocks and herds, but scarcely able to read and write, much less to keep kieeeoounhu CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., l'A., FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1872. Ilrlllsh India. I All British officers acknowledge H't • England liita a very fruil hold ou ludia, t and that it could not liuld it a day wtlb > out an arm v over 900,000 strong Never- I thchvui, lt grip ia grouft-r uud closer now than ever before. 1\ rnv nothing if the I reaction iu favor of British power ineo j it noedcd tin* tvrrilde mutiny, it* railroad i and telegraph system are wortii to it UK',DUO soldier* or mow. And thaw la ' no ooufldcuoe botwecn Englishmen, and - Hindoo*, aud Mohouietitus. Thaw ia uo troud of nuitv in any way, riiupt that of force. The raits ore iu all r|n*ata rr : puguant, th oue to th other. To in civm its security, tlir Governmmit I j makes up tin* native regiments about oue- I boir from Hindoos, and the other Sln : liouiotana ; and it relies more upou the :; Sikh soldier th.iu u|>ou any other —the Sikh from the up oountry, who has great contempt for the men of the plains—the Sikh, who, iu the last mutiny, stood faith j ful when everything also was dropping away. Education is doing something to ; soften the mistrust of rave ; but Christian missions, as yet, seem to t> doing little j or nothing. Education, however, at tlrt, j only makes Deists of Hindoos and Ma- j > houu-taua. It takes uwtis- from tb< in all ■ resjHet for their owu euatoms, style it eanuot sever them from the associatmua of their brethren and kiudred. They lose their rwpeet for the Koran and the Ve das, and yet thev have no more respect for the biltle. lint doubtless, this is a prove-a through which the heathen mind has to go before it can comprehend Ue j sublime truths of Christianity. Am-ofil ing to the best authorities, the Hindoo • Pantheou ia peopled by precisely 333,- j (XK',oot> gods—and aneh a lot of divinities, iof course, are not to be got rid of iu a hurry ! Then, the castes are not to be i broken down without tremendous social I tru-,glea. The Brahmins, even, count j 2,tXKI separate distinct fnm.ltet of their i order alone. Then, the abominahh ■ castes in some parts of India—that is, the J outcasts—tut-uumber tlnae Brahmins iu j j the projHirtiou of three to one, exclusive , of the othir impure and very low tubes I Bunkers in B-mgal rank below l*arben I Hut I shall not write a hook on cistea. Nor shall I dwell more uj>n the Indian, as contra-ted with the European—fur what can I know, iu my (light over and tiir >ugh the land * All 1 can give ia irn pitMMona ; and one <4 the mast vivid of my impression* is, that the Indian it far inferior to the Chinese or the Jajmneee. in almtuit every quality that er>ea to make up the iujui - Ije.ur frnm Jtnut Brvolc The Vagabond Huge. An old man of very active physiog nomy, answering to the name of Jacob Wiltn >t, was brought t the Police Court His clothes looked as though they might have been bought second-hand iu his vouthiul prime, for thev auSercd more from rubs of the world lLan the proprie tor himself. "What bnainess?" " Noue. I'm a traveler." " A vagabond, |H-r)u>ps V " Yon are not far wrong. Travelers and vagabouds are about the same thing. The difference ia that the latter travels without money, and the former without brains." •• Where have yott traveled ?" " All over the continent." " For what puqioae ?" " Otiecrvatioo.' " What have you observed T" " A little to commend, much to een snre and a great deal to laugh at." •' Humph ! what do you commend V " A handsome woman who will stay at home ; au eloquent q>rt-urher who will preach abort sermons; a good writer that will uot write too unich ; and a fool that has sense enough to hold his tongue." " What do yon censure ?" • A man that marries a girl for lier fine clothing; a youth who studies tni-Jicitie while he has the uv of his hernia ; and the people who will elect a drunkard to office " " What do rou laugh at *" '• 1 Liugh at a man who expect* liis position to command that respect which hi* personal qualifications and qualities do not merit." Ha was dimissed.—//cra/J. A M Y.<Tr.iiY —Birmingham, England, line got ita mystery now. and gloats over if. A commercial traveler for a firm of brnsa-cnatera and bell-fou.iders had been sometime in Ruaaia on Jiusiuesa of tlie tirrn. lie returned to London, and Ins employers had been for some days ex pecting to nee him in Birmingham, when a letter enmc to them bearing tbe Lon don postmark, nud purporting to lie written by tbo missing traveler. The letter sta'cd that the writer was n mem ber of a Russian secret ww'.y ; tb: t for some offence, he* was detained in Lon don am) had been eondetntied to death, and in a week the seutenee would be ear ricil into rffeet. His Inggage, the letter stated, would )>e fouini at hia hotel. Nothing further was heard of tbe matter for a week, when the Arm received another letter, also dated London," hut written in broken English, inform ing them that their traveler was dead ami hune.l according to the regulations of the society. The firm placed the matter in the hands of the police, but nothing hns jyet lieen heard either of the traveler or his luggage. A Wow STOUT Tin- main street of s village of reutral I tubs, where children were always nt play, ran down the slope of the hill; ami while one of two wolves, which was smaller than the other, would esconre itself behind some low bushes between the village and the hill, the ether would go round to the top, and watcliiuf? au opportunity, race down ttirough 'lie street, nicking up a child l>y the way. and making off with it t*> the thick cover of the ravine. At first the people used to pursue, and some times make the marauder drop hia prey; but, as tliey said, finding that in thut onse the eompanion wolf usually suc ceeded in carrying off another of the children in the confusion, while the first was usually so injur. il aa to l> lie yond recovery, thev ended, like phleg matic Hindoos, as they were, by letting them take just aa many of their offspring as they wanted. An infant a few years old had thus been carried off the morn ing of mv arrival. It is scarcely credi ble that i cmld not at first obtain suffi cient lieaters to drive the cover where those two atrocious bcasta were gorging their nnholv moid. Witikkhy. —The telegraph hns been nacd fo give a very prominent advertise ment to a certain firtu in Louisville, who wc arc tobl have effectually cornered the market in old whiskey by buying np all of the article iu the country, the aggro gate purchases having reach.*! 5'1.000.000. In Western Pennsylvania there is genu ine old whiskey, in various hands, amounting to millions of dollars in value, there tieing nearly 18,000 barrel* held in the city of Pittsburg alone. It is very likely ttiat the Louisville firm has made large purchases ot certain brands of Bourbon whiskey ; but it is folly to talk of oorneiing the market even on that ar ticle wheu any desired brand of choice old Beurlioti can tm manufactured and supplied in New York City on forty-eight hours' notice. Ho long as lectificd spirits are plenty and drug stores are accessible, there will never be any scarcity of superior old whiskey n this count)y. Tire Maine Legislature baa passed the Suvinga bank bill taxing deposits one- half of one per oeut. par annum. Along the lludsan. It was In tha cvculog gray laic I Wcuilsd alow tujr asj By that calm ami si leu t river, Itolliuit amoothlj down forever. As I wandered on almve, Over vhiuh ami over aloue, Hadikuiug fancy srelwed lu aay, " tllooiujr |tnls coaaeii tbla way.* OVr the leaves, crmp'd, old and dun. To ami fro the ahadowa run, And where'er I turned my eye, Hbadee of aptrits hovered uigh. Nilcut and in thoughtful nood, hear Ihs laving etib 1 atood, Watching, waluug-thinking o'er Friends upon a distant ahure. Oaauig on the vapors where All arouud eeew'd peopled air, goaiethlug in Una heart aaa moved. Which one gktaua of aolaee proved. Hat lhe dark blab waters roll'd, And the myaUc vapors told Of the shaduwa on my breast - .shadows inner fluding rest. Ilrarte, oire trne, aerm'd turned to stone, Aud my sors douse, darker grown ; Am) my at>ul, ui tuomAooe, Wept and wailed. ' Alone-alone ! * Then I turned to memory's bier. Where my hope* lay cold and star— Where each thought of Itft-'a vmmg bloom Prtaa'J tut downward 10 the tomb. Hut what made me miter mure. When I thought on friemla of yore, I could ft el no moistened eye: had draiut-d them sit ha etgb. Oh. why this aonl of longing hopes. Why this gluuia tbrougb which it gropes, W by UUe {cor, and doubt, and love. If there tv no balm above T On my ear, from vale and glen, Oattte the ahonta of hvtag men; Hut my fancy, chiding, said : "They are voices of tbe dead.* Ob. shadows, which are spirit land. Tou charm and hold m whore I stand. And whils 1 breathe and see that hn-ath I fed a eUangr and subtle dealh. Hj A F JTAV-mo*. LOVE IX l WINTER PALACE. It was in the year IM3£. At the court of St. Petersburg there lives! at that time a yo'tng latljr to lovely, to chinning, so lieautiful, tbat it bad almost ; awed into a proverb among the conrtiera tbat tbe must powerful monarch, if be bad met her in a peasant's cut, would bsve turned his hack on all the prince**** ol Europe, and would have ofletvd her his hand and bis throne. Thia young lady, bom In the shadow of proud throne of ca.rw was Maris the cldcit daughter of the Ktuj-en* Nicholas. She bad juat attained her nineteenth rear; and when her father beheld her, blooming and flr-arrant like the flower* ol May, e-d aw that marly every crown pr-ttee in Kurupe entertained the hope at winning the bcart and hand of thia match- Iras locality, be commenced himself looking ab.oit for tbe moat eligible, tbe worthiest, and tbe mot powerful contort for bis ilar ling. '• Dear Maris," aid he one day to the princess, with the kindest smile which hi* stern featurr* could command, " you an no old enough to think ol getting mar rted pretty soon. There are quite a num tier of suitors for your hand, sad, alter mature drhbention, 1 bare *elccted for your cons it a prince whom doe time will make you a qureti, but whq is, at tbs same time, a man who will make you happv The prioress blushed ami grew pale at the same moment. '• You keep silence! Can it be possible (hat you have made already a choice fur yours*lll Tell me honestly and amcercly. Mans n The young princess still remained silent ; but the trembling nervousnr** became an violrnt that she was on the point of faint ing. " Sneak out frankly and openly, Maria," •aid the csar, in a gentle tour. 1 command Tb* prineeav threw herself at the fret of (be car. For a moment she wss untitle to otter anil bin* but moans ami s>gb. am* to clasp tbe knees et brr latber with a convulsive grasp. llut then, ovrtvomiar ber (-motion ana ber I car, she raised ber hands imploiintly toward tbe emperor, and said, in a voire almost stifled be bet tear*, " A Tn cimmami me to anrslt the trutii, 1 will be sincere to yon. Yes. 1 bate made my own cboire! My Lcart & no longer my own. It belongs in a i oung man wi.o dttes not know that I lore him wbo will never know it, if sueb tte your willl lie has seen me only at Iretjt inter vals ; wr have exchanged only a few words witb cuch otbrr, and il you vrisb, we will never speak to each other again." Nicholas made no reply. He had grown pale, aiid, a* he was won't to do in the moments ot his greatest and most painful excitement or anguish, he paced to sod Iro tLiougli tli<'spacious apartment. This si lent walk lasted three or lour minutes, during which the princess remained in a kmi-lirg attitude, waiting for the address of her father, and not daring to inter tupt his meditation. Evidently he was anxious to learn tha name ol the happy mortal who, as it ap peared, had won without an etturt, witu oii a contest, the priceless jewel winch he held dearer than the crown ot Russia it seß, the heart ot Mans—and yet be was afraid of this name! He, tbe all powerful monarch, wbo for a mere whim would bave defied tha uuited armies of Europe, trembled at the roei* thought of hearing the name of tbe young mati wbn disputed with him the pnsggsaion of his most prec ious Jwxl. But at last he recovered his self-command. " Is be n king 7" he asked. "No, father.'' " Hut at least the son of a king 7" " No, lather." •• Ah! Then ho ia not a crown prince 7" " No, fattier," After every new question, in this down ward descent in the social scale froui the very pinnade of hutuau great uses, the cxar made a short pause, during which ha grasp ed for breath. " Is be a lorvig cr7" ha asked, with a painful effort. " Yes, lather." The etnpcrur, as if overwhelmed and crushed by this terrible information, sank iiark upou his cbair, and covered bis -face with both his hands. The grand duchess did not dare to stir or to speak. Quietly, like a victim wait ing lor the death-stroke of tbe rxecuflonrr, •tie bowed her lieautiful head, ready to undergo lb wrath of tbe emperor, which might burst upon her bead at any mo ment. "Is this man whom you love in Russia 7" the emperor at lavt resumed his examina tion. " Yea, yoor majeaty." "Ah ! He is here, in St. Petersburg?" Yes, father." The voice of the grand duchess grew lainter and fainter, snd for the second time it rccnicd as if the anguish and emotion of her heart would ovorjower her physical strength. But as if to eonterbilenee these impressions, snd to dispel her nervousness by his sternness, the csar suddenly asked her in a menacing tone. '• And where can 1 sec him ?" " Yeu can see him to-morrow morning at the military review." " And how am 1 to recognise him 7" * " By the green plumage on his bat, and by bia splendid black horse." '• Vwrv well f shall lordt out lor him " replied the rear, aud duuiisard hi* daugh ter without another wend. Tue grand duchwaa, almost paralysed with tear and fjutuuicut, reeled out of ibr room. A* soon as tbr rtaj wa* alooe be began to pace the room in the ruo*tviolent apita t ion. The trem-ilou* mot ion of hi* lip* and the frightful pallor which mantled hi* o-' We features gav* evidence ot the tempest raging in bis breaat. A terrible struggle took place tu the heart of this proudest monarch ot modem timet, between his pride aud Lis patcraal love. "F-haw 1" he ejaculated at last; "the wl.o'e affair )* nothing but a ridiculous whim of >1 aria's. I am footiah, indeed, to attach ao mocli importance to it, and to allow mvaell to he alarmed. She will scon get over her childish tancy. She must for- 1 get it! 1 shall outnpol her to bwget it!" But the very moment he had come to this pet emptor/ cooduwou of crushing the i ti-uder flower of love tu the heart uf hi* j daughter the tearful face of the young girl flitted before hi* imagination, and ap pealed to his heart, which throbbed warmly tor her. , On the day following, tbe eagle eye of tbe etar looked with strange restlessness at tbe brilliant spectacle of tbe military review which una passing before Lieu with all tbe splendor and regularity of a grand >pvra performance. Hurriedly tbe cur glanced Irooi one reglmrnt to another, as if searching for one aingle object of greater importance to htm than alt tbe revt ot the world. Not one of the prua-es and gener als surrounding him dared to interrupt or to a<idrva him, lor there was a frown on tha luvw ol Nicholas which seemed to be |aw tenuis* ola terrible storm. With aome disapiointimot tbe rear suddenly turned round to Prince fiafifiin. one ol hi* aids, a If to mahr an Inquiry, bur at tbe same moment be closed bis lips, which be Had already oprned, and btv eyes remained tixrd up u • rouug oiloer m his aw n suite whom one of tint gioup of officers iu the rear of toe emperor bad until then onn < ealei from Ins vit-w. Tbe young officer was the very id.-rd ot manly beaut v and grace, and the splendid unlfarm of • "Bava rian Colonel of ralvalry seemed to be tbe most appropriate to set off bs personal e larnw u> the greatest advantage. There aaa a thoughtful aud kind rxpreaalon iu his face which immediately pecrv war-teed the beholder iu lilt ftvor, while the elastic mould ol bis features bad been equally ad mired in bis father and bis grandmother both of whom bad played conspicuous parts in tbe history of Europe. Tbe young in so, who attracted the emperor's atten tion both by the large toft of green Iratb cra in bW hat and by the splendid black steed Is mounted, was nunc other than the young Dukr of Ireucbtenbefg, tbe aon ol Eugene RcauharnsK and the grand-ou cf tbe Empress Jo-epbine, NapolcunHi fliat wife. An exclamation both of surprise and re lief rtcaprd the lips of the caar. lu the tmiakliag ol an eye he Lad comprehended hon difficult it tvwuhl he to get such an accomplished lover oat of (he way, hut, at the same time, the thought of the high de scent ol the object of his daughter's atke lion conaolt-d him a little. The t>ck< o Leurh ten berg was the son of Prtacr Eu gene by hi* marriage with the daughter ol the King of Havana; tot. If not the son ol a king, he *■, at ka*t,ibr grandson of a king by hn mother, and the grandson ol au empress by his lather. This was some thing to compensate for the loss ola crown But, at alt event*, the ctsr resolved to •end the Young duke away from St. IMer* hurt, and to dtwnias Mm ia such a manner as to give him to und-rstsnd that it would be better for bin.not tomtom. He turned to one of his aids, and ordered the Dukr of Leucbteuherg to appear hefjte him. In two minutes the duke was In the presence of the caar. But at the vety moment when Nicholas, with a stern and almost Contemptuous face, turned toward him in order to Ml him to leave the capi tal and the empire within twenty-lout hours, he cast a aide glance at the imperial earns pr, in which both the eta pre** and the Grand Duchess Maria wriu witnessing the review. And the sight which there presented itself to bis eyes restrained the words which he wts about to utter ; for. with a faint cry of terror, the yonng grand due be** (ell back In a swoon upon her seat. She bad fhlk>w ed with her eyes every mo tion of UT lathee, and when the saw bin sending foe the Duke of Leuch'enhcrg. ami the moment which was to decide her happiness or misery throughout life wai at hand, her ft-ar and rmotlon had overcome her linnuesa. Witbout saying a word to the duke, hut only casting on him a mrwncing flatter. the emperor turned bis borse and galloped of! toward the carnage. For six vreexs the cgjr employed all possible means to divert tbe grand duchess lumu IsbT infatuation for the young German duke. I'efNussion. kindness, arveritv, threats, intruruce—everything was tried ; ht everything proved rain and futile. At the eloe of the first week the grand duchess seemed composed and quiet; at tbe close ot the second ale cried and wept in secret; at the close of the third she wept openly ; at tbe close of tbe fourth week she took tbe bcroical resolution to sacrifice her lore, and perhaps her life, to the enmity of ber father; at tbe clow ol the fifth she ess ou ill (hat ber physicians grew alarmed at tb* state of her health ; at the dose of tbe sixth she might haw died but for the assurance of tbe emperor that she should marry tbe Duke ot Li-uch tenbrrg. While hia lady-love was being exposed to such terrible trlab, the Duke of Leocli tenberg could not fail prreeivtng that, for some reason unknown to him, he had lost the grace of bis emperor. He did not dare to make anv further inquiries which might have informed bim of tne cause, hut msde up his m>nd to return forthwith to Munich, in*tcsd of submitting to tbe whim of ana utoctat to whom he owed no alio stance. He was jro* on the point of cxecu ting this plan, and had alread) fixed upon a dav for his departure, when one afteroma an officer of the emperor's staß appeared in his room and ordered bim to report at once to the emperor. It was not without tenon* misgivings and apprehensions that the young duke obeyed this order, which, under toe cir cumstances, seemed to forbode ill to him. Dnt it was ton late now to avoid the storm, alter having neglected to uruflt by the diet indication* of its approach. When he entered the private cabinet ot the crnr, Nicholas was standing before the marble table, up >n which books, papers, and charts were spread out in the greatest disorder. The emperor looked pale, and bis eye was vailed as though a tear waa onlv held back by the force of hia iron will. Hut bis countenance showed aa much firmness and energy as ever before. " Colonel," said tbe emperor, fixing his penetrating eye upon ths frank counte nance o( tlu- young duke, "vou are one ot tbe handsomest officers in Europe. I bave been told—and undoubtedly jutly—that your minu is eu tivatcd and refined : that you are a connoisseur of arts and litera ture, an admirer of science, and that your character beats a striking resemblance to that of your noble father and vour illus trious grandmother. wb, you will remem- Iwr, had no more devoted admirer in Eu rojie than my own brother, the late Cxar Alexander. This is what I have beer, told, and, as hr as I bave had an opportunity to observe you, I am satisfied that I bave been correctly informed. Now, Sir, will you bo sincere enough to tell mo, with out %ny reserve, whether you know my daughter, the Grand Duchess Maria, and what you think of hcr7" The young duke was struck with aston ishment at this question, propounded to bitti ao directly sod abruptly. Hi Lad •can the princevt aeveral time*; ba bad tfrii epoktß to bar onca or twice, awl could uot belp admiring ber beauty and luiiUmm. But tba idea bad now eroa*- ad bia uitud that tba grand ducbaM. who • u known to be tbe favorite daugblx-f at tba as*r. could ever ba tba aim of bu aa wcatbna. •• Tbe tii and Duchaaa Maria, Sire!" be exclaimed, alter otuc bmution, while a deep oluab nautled oil beautiful fcaturea. M I am afraid your aye would annihilate lac if I abould tell you what I think of ber; and yat I would die with Wy if yonr majruty would permit me to glee cxprea ion to my admiration lor tba grand durheaa." "That U to aae tbat yoo love my daugh ter, duke!" said tba emperor, wbiie a kind and benreolent *miie irradiated bit feature*, and ba beld out the aute band from wbicb the duke bad expected to re ceiee a decne of exile, to the aatonivb mctif of tbe young man. and drlieered to him a enromiwdno appointing Joseph Eu gene B--aubiniai, Duke ot Lcucfcteiiberg, Adjutant-General of the Empefw. Com mindardn-Cbief of tba Mounted Guards, General of Caralry, Director ol the Mil itary Academy, Pieiiilrnt of the Academy of Acta, and .Vlrtnbcr of the Academic* of Science* at St. Petersburg, Moscow, K*an etc , etc. At tbe ame time a decree of •he czar conferred upon bim tbe title of •'lmperial lligbnca*,'' and an annnxl reve nue of three million ruble*. "Now, duke." aaid Nicbolaa, after tbe •bort pause during which tbe young nun had, ai in a dieatn. glanced orer the pa per, "art you now willing to leave the kt-rriee of your aoeercign, tbe King of Ba varia, to remain with ua, and to become tbe buaband of tbe Grand Ducbeaa Ma ria T" Tbe young duke wa* too profoundly moved to make any verbal reply. But be bent a knee, and preyed bia Hp* upon tbe band of tbe emperor, wbo had *o gene tou*lv bestowed upon him rank, wealth, and }be toot preeiou* thing within hia gift —the band ol hi* daughter. "Ah. ray aon." aaid Nicbolaa. alfc-ction ateij, while at la-t tear* buret from bi eyca,-'jou aee how inu:h 1 loee hr!" And fce'iaiaed tbe dake from ba kneeling attitude, and preaaed bim lendly to hia heart. The next day the young grand dncbcaa wa* given beck to life, and a few month* afterward tba wedding waa celebrated with tbe **me splendor a* if really tbe ui'*t powerful sovereign bad msrrud tbe moktboautdul prince** iu Europe. What H'ander Bcev More than fifty raara ago * young man lived in • Western rity, and, as ■ druggist. w accumulating property, possessing tli respect and confidence of the com tnuuity. a< was proved by the fart that as he era* about starting to the East to lay in Mock, the cashier of a hank handed him a p ickajee of money in biib to be handed to a bank officer io Philadelphia; being very obliging, he received the package ana promised to deliver it prompt! y.oc hie arrival, which he did; the eeshier of the bank to whom he delivered the billa looked over them heatily. pieced them in a draw er. saving it WM "correct" and went on with Lie writing. Now for the singular sequel; A nmnth later the Western hanker came to the yovng druggist and informod hint that a hill of a large denomination was misting. The yonng man aaid lie did not know how that could be. for he had delivered the package a* he had received it that the Eastern banker bad looked iv over, pmnonnced it correct and that he thought hie respotislblity ended tliere. The facta stood thne: two prominent 'IUMUM men. in responsible positions, on one aide, and the unsupported suv-so of a voting drnggiel on the other; the odd* were too uneqnul. and the yonng man had to go to the wall; the commnnitv with drew their patronage and their confidence; hie business was broken up; he firet at tempted one thing, then another, but a ci<md seemed to hang over him. Year* rolled on. The etory was handed down from one to another, and new content imbibed the prejudices of tlie old; and twenty years later there wa an odium attached to hie character, so that at the I mention of hi* name there was that falling of the countenance which meant, 'mo con fidence." The young droggist became an old man, hut never succeeded In retraining the social position be bad lost. He died in Coventry. The old de*k was taken to a shop to be repaired. On removing the drawer, the mbsirg Wank hill was found to have been lodged behind it. Nursery and Child** lleapita). Tha eighteenth annua) report of the Nanmry and Child's Hospital, to which is now attached a lying in deportraeut. shows that the mortality among the chil dren provided tor in that institution did not exceed hut year'.sreutr-flve per oent, a result that Pan only be accounted for by the fact that this institution lis* a branch hospital aituated ou Htatcn Island, whither the children are usually seal The mortality among foundlings, both in this countrr "and in Europe, baa usually been from fifty to seventy-five per cent, in large hospitals aituated iu cities.' There hns never, we believs, been an in stanee when it approached no insignificant a rate n that exhibited in the report ot the institution in question, which not only carea foY disowned infant*, but far ther contributes to the d iacoiiragemrnt of infanticide by providiug for those un fortunate females wbo have been over taken by misfortune, and who might but for the beneficial influence of tbia or some similar refuge, become the victims of atiortiouikta or the murderer* of their own offspring. The report makes the gratifying statement that though the hopes" of reforming these erring sisters by extending to them the hand in a spirit of charity ai d love are not always real ised, there is rcaaou, in (he majority of case*, to rejoice in the fruits of the labors ( that ma hi stowed. This admirable in stitution ia under excellent moral and medical care, and includes in its Hoard of Managers manv of the moat respecta ble and most estimable wives and moth ers in this charitable community, wbo are untiring in tbeir exertions to make it a source of a reformation to the erring and the friendless. — N. Y. Paper. TUB POMBBOT CAM.— The snswar to the complaint of Budie E. Wilkinson, of New Haven, Oonn.. for breach of prom ise of marriage against Mark M. Pome-* roy, was filed in the Clerk's office of the U uited titntes District C.nrt t Kew York. The defendant denies that he ever, at any time or in BUT manner, solicited the plniu tiff in tnarnage, and tliat the plaintiff was unmairkd at the time alien she avers he promised to marry her. The I defendant further alleges that at the time ' aforesaid he wua a married man, and in iwpahle of entering into a marriage con tract, and that this the plaintiff well knew ; and he further Fays, that at the aforesaid timer, "the plaintiff was habit ually intemperate, and of a violent dis position and temper," etc., etc. Tar. body of Clement MoCaualand. Deputy United States Marshal, was found eighteen mile* from Frog Point, Dakota, he having perished in the recent terri ble atorm while panning an escaped prisoner. SOTTDAY OCT.— Betsey. "Shall yon be a-goin' out this a'temoon, marm?" Mistress. "I think not, Betwy." Bet sey. "Cos y*r k cnn jf yer I dpj>*t want to go oat" TERMS : Two DolUra A Tear, in Advance. Uilai la Hew Tarlu Eli Perkins baa bees visiting the poor 1 ! of New York. He SOTS : The A rat lint we rioted was occupied hf a sturdy Germs a, bis wife, sod sis children. The lord of the manor was smoking a oherrv pip*. As we passed into the little 7* yard, a big hull pup made a leuge for as. but soon asm* to the end of hie chain, where he bang with his month open. He nasbad his teeth snd iuviled ns to early dinner. "Oit%-o-a-t I " shouted my friend, a "Ton'l ye'e p feared of mine toggy. for be is tied very tight uit a sthring," said the German. Inside the unable but wm a eoal cookisg-etove, a bad, a labia, and a good , many pictures of saints, and two not very cliwtul crucifixions (crura fi doe* are never cheerful pictures to ess). A very pretty German girl was standing over the ntove, while a red-headed boy sat on the floor and grinned, and lbs big-faoed mother stood with her sleeves , rolled op to receive us. There were no extra chairs, and only one in ' the hooee. " Wbst wages do yon gat, my good : man ?" I swkirl " Vd, I vorks for two to liars far a dag. I works up by lb# path, but now I only gets one toiler snd foofsty cents by the ] day.** Think of that reader, gift par month to support s wife snd six children on. What rent do you pay f " "Tbirty-flfe tollars for a year." "What dors your wile do t" "She takes oars of the ehilden and ! get hers oosL" " How gathers coal ? " "Vel,"aaid the old woman, advancing to the relief of husband ; "I goes out every morning bout seven o'clock mit mine basket, and 1 chucks mine hands through all the ash-barrels in front of the great houses.** "How long does It take you to gat eoal enough to last you all day ?" " I git's enough in two hours." " Do your children work ? " "Yw. Angelina works in Robber's match factory, on Fifty-eeoood streak She makes sixty cents for s day." | " Why don't TOO leave this wretched abode, and ge West, where the Govern- I rornt will give you, free of expeaee, a farm of eighty acres ?" I asked, think - ! of Mr. Greeley. i 14 Yrl, the child era are ell girls but one, snd they can vurk petter when they ' gita pig enough, here ia New York." Outside, the man had a flue pig, and. running around the rocks, a she goat, which thvT milk daily. One girl woes . to the Ward school, auJ she showed mr s very nice map of Europe which ah* ! had drawn on a slats. The traiu thai night NMSM to be wandering about some where in the inter ior of the s>title, through a country well lighted by the moon, wiodv, very eold and ratter apoctral with the anew and bristling evergiwaoa, looking for fann house* and cJavanieut piaoaa to atop. And atop it did frequently, atari it did relnctantly, and mora alnnt it deliber ately. We got to know all the pleasant little detail of breaking-np 'and getting underway again. Firat the whiatle, then a pere.ptsble riownc** of motion, than the jerk of the brakes, and a sodden atop, followed by a loosening of the braae, another lunge of the ear, then a rattle of the chain*. and a long creak or rather sigh of relief, and the train *tood still, ominously silent, as if dead. This Mlenoe had something in it appalling. It was aura to be broken, howeror, by a uaaal voice at the end of the train ring ing out ou the night air : " Hello. Jim " How's lifer* "All superior," repliaa the young man ia the baggage -car. in the latest railroad slang. " 8-th. send along tbem eaatin'a V " BKb didn't oead nothing." " Seth be hanged," end remarks follow about Seth which 1 should not care to bear about n friend of mine. The bell rings, the en gine an oris, and elowly mow off. Con versation is also carried oe inside the oar. upon the various events of the night "What are we stopping for now!'' "Am wa stopping ? Station probably." "No, them ia no station here (looking out of the frost-ooveml window, after scraping a place); we am right in the j open country." Will bo station here ; train is waiting for it to grow." The ' explanation ia not satisfactory. After a * little while the sleepless ona discover* that the train is doing something else. '• There, we are backing. What are we backing for T* " Don't know; probably ti> get Wk." " Bui we buak ever so ranch." "Of coarse. You see," nays 1 the sleeper rousing himself to explain, " ire have to go one hundred and forty - fonr uiiies in ten hour*; and weoonldn't Jo it if we didn't go backward part of the time."—ffirdbaaoe. (•rectos H i isaaitoge. Poor Greece seems te be perpetually going from bad to worse Large sums or money are spent yearly there for the sup pression of brigandage yet the bngwn-i --incrraae, and are aoaieely ever brought to justice. In two years forty-veveu persons are known to nave been murdered by these outlaws, twsnty-one wounded, and nineteen released on ransoms, white of the fate of 107 others, known to haw been captured by tha robber bands noth iag lias been ascertained whatever. Si* of tbe runouvd person* had to pay, ag gregately, at tout one hundred thousand dollars, which i* said to ba more than the coat of all the Greek Missions and Leg%- tions abroad. The roads are affirmed to be not so good a* they were in the days of Pericles, an! tha army la shamefully mismanaged ; and it would mil; seem pet things could not be worse if the bri gands had entire control of the whole country, instead of, as now, a consider#- ble port of it Mr. Watson, who vucoeed ed Mr. Edward Herbert as British Secre tary of Legation at Athens, has just pub lished on account of the state of affairs there, which ia dark indead. Ha says that Greets- is hopelessly insolvent ana hopelessly ill-governed. Athena itself ia a beleaguered city, the number and au dacity of tbe brigands making it quite nuaafe to venture into the environ*, and the annnal expendibles of the government • for eeven jewiw, have greatly axoeeded tha receipts. Tbei* stems to be hardly a ray ol hope for Greece, unless eome strong, daring mau should arise to achicT* the patriotic work of reform, and even such an ona, wars he Pericles him self, could hardly change the degenerate spirit of the jH-ople. V*Bt Kntn.—S J. Hcetor, an ecoautrie gentleman of Hartford, Ok, regularly stamp* all letters held for postage in that city, attaching to the envelope a printed statement of the fact. The re sponse* be lis*) received would fill a large volume, A resident of Eiiaabetb, New Jersey, w-ritea that Marcns L Ward be came Gove®or of the State through that course A Boston burglar eaya; "Hes tor, you're a gentleman ; I am—no mat tar what; but T got a letter you stamped just in time to clod#© the heeke end be j off. Here's a i-tamp, and, if I ever hap pen in Hartford in a professional way, I i shan't crack your bin if I know* myswt" AH Ajmnorr.—On good authority it' is promulgated abroad that two drops of turpentine oil in a little milk is a com plete antidote to phoepborons poison. Children not uufrequently bite off the charged end of phosphoric matches, and awaliow them. It ia stated that a girl was recently saved in England, who had actually eight of them in her stomach, by this newly discovered r®m*dy- NO. 12. A blew Trsla. am. You bold my heart la your deodar head* la year eefct, yew creel, ssretsas hands, In your beeartfM hands, tsanei by a breath like the hnath ef Igs rase. It is dying It* flssth: In your bstaufal hands wHb tbrir iHflrV rings, Keeh Hug s trepby that seerafufly stags Of ether hrerts that haesUUa Uhe mfane On yew craelly beenttfsl, pttibes ehilae. Of OUMC hearts that hsvs yons to their death, fhraoaed te steep hy that swadt, sweat iev#h, Tbi btrstia of the ruas that ecmat and goes As the sauting, tesettfal lips aedass, When night after alght dewa toytag daaess They follow sad follow yow daasHag kam% | While rwaad sad round by the mart* *Mri*4 As r J WV> snd follow yea over tbs wsrti Thca me (Set in yow slender hands, la voor craelly heaattfUl. Pitiless hands} Let me forever he dying my dsn-h. Soothed to sleep by thai eweet, eweel breath. | Let SMI fbrevsr he whtrltog there, Leet in a toeeee dl vteety (air. Let me forevar he strtsiea and slate, tad dying with this IsMwii— lata. Pacts snd PIMM. * Chicago has 1887 saloous, of which 800 have notices*. Why does a donkey eat a thistle f (this puxxls you.) Because he's so ass. All the difference—'Thaasclcwts ttrucd their dead, the moderns asm their Bring Two absurd young mau want to be admitted to Vmaar College became it ia \ m p ymr. The average age of American clergy, men who died last yaw was a f--action over <1 years. | What is birth to a man. if it shsli ba a stain to his dead aocesUrrs to have left such an offspring ? Why might carpauteiu rsallf lalievs there is no such thing as atoas ? Be* cause they never saw it. Why isa man never knocked down against his will 7 Beeuu* it is impoasi bis to fall unless inclined. Alaska ia wetted by rain 2 days to the year, and dampen*) by fogs nearly 100 of the remaining 125 days. A writer from the African diamond Adds sera he attended a Janes where he saw a sign which read "No gentle man admitted without pants." Nearly two thousand miles of irrigat ing cam. is hsvs bees projected ia CeH forou, which, it is said, w.U protect tea million acres of land from drought A little gtH naked her sinter what waa chaos, that bar papa road about? The other replied, "It wna a grout piM of nothing, and so place to pit It in.** 44 What should you he, dearest," said Walter to his sweetheart. "if I was to pesm the anal of Lore upon those sealing wax lips?" " I should be stationary. Petrified teem haw beau found in a bog at Watcrford, Vt In twolostancm, •ue huge pine stamp wss found noting tipoj another, indicating that the tatter tree grew after the first had fatten, the seed having beea deposited an its stump. We have always thought, says the New York Exprtm, that the lad ■ might have their ear rings of aoase practical value, penally is travelling, if. for instance, they would wear a food-dnsd valise is ooe mr, sad an ordinary hroch-basket intheethar. A apphad to a magistrate the other day far a warrant against a neigh bor. saying. "She called me a thief, TOUT honor. Cant I make her pore feJ" 44 Perhaps yon can." quietly re plied tbs magistrate, " but if I were you I wouldn't do it." A Sheboygan iWiseomda) woman eu texed a salooa the other evening where her hasliead was carousing. and after coqMatnlating with a broomstick to the bar keener aud two or three other men in the place, soundly whaled her husband, and then led him borne by the cottar. Say* an HUnoia neper: Daring tha os4d weather the cty editor of the Jack kinvfße /owrnof trace hi* earn about a foot deep. They am to be amputated - at the second jotut, but his many tiienda will be rejoiced to know that, in spite of the accident, he stfli baa an ample stock for all the purposes of his position A young Frenchman, who has been discovered in Ftiea in a oundltiau of luasnity from disappointed love, has tha peculiar freak of insisting that ba is .ruilty of pasting counterfeit money. Ha offered genuine greenbacks to aeveral persona, and then attempted to get him self anetted for "shoving the queer. At a school concert tha pastor, who prided lnu>aelf on the auieknem and -lcmrjicas of hi* little ones, amd, " Boys, when I beard your beautiful aoog to night, I bad to work hard la karp my feel still. Mo* what do yon think was the matter with them T The answer rame with great prromptaem "Chill blainth 1" The phvaicsan attending a young lady, who bad her entire naatp taken off by the machinery in a button factory at Nangatock. nearly a year ego, it replse ing the sUn by transplanting piece of dun from other parts of bwbndy and from other pmoon Tbrc of thi wounded surface ia already wry anccam fully covered. A Bill frwm England. I England, according to Fuaet, baa made out quitea bill against the United States. Among the item* charged we note (ha following: For encouraging the Fenian*, and patting Canada in d.end of a Fe nian invasion, one half penny. For al lowing Mr. G. F. Train to ba ont of a ! lunatic asylum. six pence. For the use of the wnrta of ancient English anthora from WM. Sbakspere downward*, and for calling them American authors £l,- 000,000,000. For pimryoe modem Eng lish authors, and tor not oallisg great many of tbem American author* £IIXO,- OOOioOO. For spoiling a west number of decent second-rate English actor*, and sanding them borne with the idea that they were Keans and Kembtee, seven shilling* and nit pence. For outraging bomamtv by not annexing Mexico, and patting an end to its atrocities, £1,000,- 000,000. ' Inox F.TkTisTice. —The "Fioander" gives the following statistics of the man ufacture of iron in the United States, taken, doubtless, from the report of the Iron and Steel Amoeiations : Product of pig iron in 1871,1.850.000 ton*, namely, made with anthracite eoal. MBAXX) tons ; with raw < nal and oak#, 600,000, and with charcoal, 387,000 ; number of per sona employed in the manufacture. 140,- 000 ; vein* of the product, for transpor tation, most therefore deduct, for trans portation, commissions, profit*, insur ance, taxes, Ac., at least twenty-Ave per cent leaving for labor and materials §60,000,000 ; or, for 300 dgya, 8300,000 pear day; that ia to my, §1.43 per day for each of the 140,000 men. - > A Panamas.—Bnrely, there can be no good reason for keeping Colorado ont of tile Union any longer, if it ie true, as re ported, that the territorial legislature, ] iwt adjourned, passed a bill dispensing with the tax levy lor the enrrent year be cause the treasury wan ateeady supplied with §uAbsent funds. The Arcadian simplicity and happiness of a spot of earth where e public debt is link no wu ami where the tax gatherer coaerth not, is something that we have' /beamed about, but believing to be beyond the possibility of realiration. Tfink of a public treasury within a tboaaapd miles of tha Atlantic coast with ready funds enough in it to support the government fur a year I It is among the thing* un seen and not to be hoped for. ~-l Bxrato AT NAKXD HOOKS.bank note company in New York forwards to the Treasury Department a fetter to them from B. W. Hammond, of West Virginia, who would like to h'dve a foe ttimiU of United States notes'£ngnved thus: "The United States will not pey the bearer." This request, the writer 1 save, ia for the purpose of "getting ' something fpr tuckers alwaywveody to • bite at naked bosks." i A married lady complained^that her I husband had ill-nsed her. Bar father. 1 hearing it, boxed ber ears. "Tellhim I said the father if be beats iny daughter r 1 will beat bis wife." Bather a pleasant prospaot for the lady.
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