The Present,
We tntr lo.ik far Jay to our longing hearts
In what the rst may show,
And throngh BMJ hours drink t Mist
From our memory's fruited flow.
We may seek H in tht vision* shaped
By the fancy, where the miat
Of the Future hanes, end tee it full
Of the gold end amethyst.
But the Present always should be made
Enjoyment's earnest hour,
For the Fntnre preparation enre.
Though now tome cloud* may lower.
0 thua will we ever resolute be I
O thua lire in work sublime I
Ami the mind and heart cant help but atop
With Faith to the march of Time.
The Landlady's Daufbtsr.
There rode through the eountry three gallants
to One,
They earns to the Landlady, hard by the Rhine,
"Landlady, haat thou good ale end good winet
And how it that beauuful daughter ef thine V
" My ale and my trine are freah and clear,
But my dear little daughter lie* dead on her
bier."
And when they were come to the chamber with
in.
All cold in her eofflu, the maiden was teen.
The Aral, from her faewthe death-red he took.
And looked at her long with a torrowfai look;
"O, would theu were tiring, weri tiring !* he
eaid,
"Henceforth I had lorad thee, thou beauuful
maid."
But the eeeoud. he eorars the face ouoe more,
Thau turns from the tight and weepath sore ;
** Ah! cold *a thou Itest there on thy bier.
I hare k>red thee, fair matdan.far many a r car.'
But qusskiy the third, he raite* the red.
And kiaaes har mouth so pale, to pale;
"I always hara hired thae, I lore thee to-lay.
Ami I swear 1 will lore thee, far erer and are
THE B'JXiXCE OF X WHEEL.
All that the wheel did was wha* others
art doing evert day—it asserted its inde
pendence. Night come on, a thick
mitt had rendered driving on an unknown
road anything bnt delightful, especially as
said road was in a vsry bad condition.
The wheel was evidently tired, and thought
it quite time that it ahonld be allowed to
♦eat. Byway of a reminder it began to
wabble, at first very slightly, then very con
siderable, hat without attracting the no
tice of the occupant of the carriage.
Finding gentle measures of no avail, it
flew off in a tangent and damped the dri
ver of the vehicle apon the ground with
such force as to effectually break op his
reverie and bring hint with a bound hark
to mundane things.
The wheel lay meekly on its hack at a
little distance, looking very flat, indeed.
It seemed to say, with an injured air,
"Tyrant, behold thy oppressed slave,
whom thou has compelled to grinding toil.
Look upon thy work and let thine harden
ed ooascicree tremble! *
But this pretty show of innocence waa
entirely lost upon John Eiheridge. for the
reason that it was too dark for him to see
it. rpon the deaert of fog suddenly ap
peared a tiny light; it bobbed up and
down, gradually coming nearer to John
Etlieridge.
" Halloa!" he shouted, " come here, will
you I"
The light hastened forward, and in a
mom cut the bearer said, " Halloa, what's
upt '*
" Nothing's tip, but a good deal is down!
One of the wheels of my carriag# has taksn
a notion to go traveling on ita own ac
•oent, and 1 need some help about fixing
it."*
"Where are yon bound?" waa the
abrupt qnery.
"To Stafford," was the equally laconic
reply.
" Ever been there before ? Know the
road f"
"No," said John, who was rather
amnsed.
" Well, it's no joke for the next three or
four miles on such a night as this. It'll
take some time to fix that wheel so you
can go on it, and I think you'd better stop
at the hontc over night. We'll make you
comfortable, I guess.
" Thank you. I sm strongly tempted to
accept your offer, for I am tired and chilly.
I have Wen riding all the forenoon. But
I must irtrodnce myself. My name is
John Etberidge, and I reside in Hart
ford."
" And I'm John, too; John Ford, farmer,
and I live jnst a litUe ways back, in what
used It. be the Half Way House afore the
railroad was built."
They reached the house in a few min
ute*. and after unharnessing the horse
and giving hiin his snpper. John Ford led
the way into the house. Mr*. Ford gave
the un*xi>ecUd guest a hearty welcome,
and what wsj no less important, a capital
supper. After thus refreshing himself.
John entered into conversation with hi*
entertainers and their children, of whom
thft-e were several, two pretty daughters
among them.
After retiring to hit room, feeling very
little inclined for sleep, he spent some time
in looking over the paper* pertaining to a
lawsuit. John w*s a lawyer, and was on
hi* way to attend a court, which w&* to
hold its session in Stafford, the county
town.
In the co! my of the room opposite him
was a cnpltoard with glass doors. Upon
the top shelf old books and paprs were
piled, yellow with age. and torn and dusty.
With insolent curiosity John rose, and
standing on a chair, began to look thein
over.
As he was about to sit down he saw s
folded yellow paper, that had to his law
yers' eyes a familiar look Opening it, he
fonnd it was a deed conveying to Peter
Morton, his heirs and assigns forever, a
certain lot of land in the town of Stafford,
bounded in such and such manner, for a
sum; signed Shnbael Baratow, land dated
August SI. IMC. John read it with a
good desb of interest; he had heard of
Shcbael Dsrstow, the richest and meanct
man in Stafford.
" He always signs himself Shnbael Bar
stow, Jr., though; this was his father,
probably. A* near as I can judge, not
having visited Stafford, this lot must be
somewhere in tbe centre of the town and
quite valoable. I wonder if Mr. or Mrs.
Ford is one of the Morton heirs. It strikes
me as rather careless to let this deed lie np
there among that rubbish where it is like
ly to be destroyed. I will take tbe liberty
to speak to Mr. Ford abontit in the morn
ing. Perhaps he does not know it is
here."
Accordingly, the next day John handed
it to his host, saying : " I took the liberty
to examine the books in the cupboard last
evening and I found this tucked away in
the corner of the top shelf. It seemed to
me that it must have keen mislaid, and
that you would perhaps rather have it in
yonr own possession."
Mr. Ford opened the paper with a pur
sled expression, which gave way to one of
surprise and delight as be read.
" I'm blest if Morton wasn't right after
all; that blasted old scamp of a Barstow
will have to give it up ft last. Do you
know, John Etheridge, this is the best job
you ever did in yonr life; finding this
deed f We'll carry it right over to Stafford
aa soon as we can get off."
"Am I to congratulate you or Mrs.
Ford f lam not acquainted with th* facts,
but suppose one of yon must be one of the
heirs of the Morton estate."
" Bless your heart, no; we sin't no re
lation. I forgot yon didn't know the story.
Wait till we go ont to tinker np the ker
ridge and I will tell yon everything about
It."
Accordingly, breakfast over, they re
paired to the barn, and Mr. Ford began aa
follows: " You see, twenty-five years ago,
Peter Morton bought this lot of Shubael
Barstow, not this one, the old man, and
moved his house onto it, and bni.lt a little
store right along side of it. Old Baratow
died very suddenly of apoplexy, and his
son and daughter came in for all his prop
erty. Jaraimy Barstow is as mean as h< r
brother, any day, and I always thought
she had a finger in the pie. Well, Peter
kept store there three years, and was get
ting along nicely, when all of a sadden he
had an offer for tjje }pt The town wanted
FRED. KURTZ, Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. V.
it for a court-house. They offered a g.Hnl
price, for the lot was a big one, ami was
splendidly situated. Wall, Peter talked it
over with his wife, and they concluded to
sell it. The news got abroad, and two
day* after Rob I-eavltt, Rarstow'a lawyer,
went to Morton and accused him of having
obtained possession of the lot unfairly, and
threatened to take proceedings against him
if ha did not renounce all elaim to it.
Morton stoutly refbsed, declaring that he
had paid for the land and received the
deed.
4 The deed is not recorded, Why was
that t' asked Ix>avitt with a sneer.
Morton did not answer.
4 At least rou will produce the deed and
satisfy Mr. liar-stow and his sister that
your claim is just. I am empowered to
act for them.'
Morton was as pale as death. With a
trembling voice he said, * tlod is my wit
ness that I am an honest man, and Umlmy
claim is just. Rut lam powerless, for the
deed is lost—lost before it was recorded.'
• A likely story,' said Leavitt insolently.
"If your story is true, why did not Mr.
Barstow have another deed drawn up for
yon f'
4 lie died of apoplexy the very next day
after 1 lost it'
4 You had witnesses, I presume. Where
are they f'
4 One is dead, one moved West soon af
terward, and 1 do not know anything
about him; the third was Jane Potter.'
4 The craxy woman t'
Morton nodded assent
'An admirable story you have concoct
ed, bat it will not help you any,* said
Laavitt a* he rose to go. • Yon will not
he suffered to defraud Mr. Rarstow any
longer; so prepare yourself.' '*
44 Rut" interrupted John Etheridge,
"where was the town clerkf He knew
there was a deed."
" I forgot to tell you that be died within
a year of Mr. Barstow. You see the very
day Morton got his deed he had to go to
Townville, and he stopped here on his way
home aud |>cnt the night. He went away
early in the morning, but before night he
came galloping back again with an anxious
face to see if we had seen anything of the
deed. We hunted everywhere as we
thought, but could not find it. Morton
hunted for it for months, but could never
hear anything from it. lie kept it very
quiet for fear Barstow Jr. should hear of
it and make trouble. I think he made a
mistake here; if he'd only made a fuss
about the loss, the town clerk and witness
es would have testified in his favor, and
with everybody on his side, he wouldn't
have had any trouble with Barstow, who
is a coward at heart, and, like all cowards,
never strikes at any one till he is sure he
can't strike back again.
- " Ten years went by, as I have said, and
I sup]<ose Morton had got to fcelir.g very
secure, so that when Harstqyr came for
ward with his claims and accusations, the
blow overwhelmed him. He was a very
nervous tuan, easily upset, with not a
great deal of go-ahead in him, and he gave
up at onca; he never held his head up
again, but died in six months. I wouldn't
like to stand in Barstow's shoes; for if
there ever was a murderer, he's one. He
tiian aged to get the land and the shop;
the house he very generously gave up, but
he charged rent for all the ten years it had
occupied the land. Yea, he actually did
that, and the court sustained him in it,
too.
" Morton died a beggar."
'•Which of the witnesses waa it that
went West?" asked John.
'• Jared Barker."
"Is there no way by which we could
ascertain where he went or whether he is
living ?"
" Morton couldn't find ont anything, hut
since then I've heard that some of his folks
lived in Gretna, way over in the West part
of the State, and, perhaps, they conld tell
something about it."
"It is worth trying at any rate. How
many of Mr. Morton's family are there
living ?"
"His wife and two daughters. A hard
struggle they've had all their years, bnt
they've got along, thanks to their own
stout hearts. Why, there's nothing that's
honest that they can't tnrn their hands to,
and yet they are ladies, every inch of
them,"
"I rejoice that there is s prospect of
better days in store for them. It will be
s great pleasure to carry the joyful news,"
said John.
Both men were very much excited over
the affair, and impatient to he off. So in
a short time they were hastening over the
road to Stafford.
" We'll go to Mr*. Morton'* first," said
Mr. Ford, as they reached the town, and
in a few moment* they drew up before the
door of a small, weather-beaten honse.
Mr*. Morton's face still retained traces ot
great beauty, bat npon it was stamped the
impress of a greater sorrow; the soft hair
drawn smoothly away under her widow's
cap was silvery white, while the expres
sion of the mouth was that of patient sad
ness.
As she listeoed to John Etheridge's brief
story of finding the deed, the quiet of her
face was broken up. Tears rolled down
her cheeks as she heard how little a thing
had been the cause of so much misery to
her.
"As far as the money is concerned,
neither I nor my daughters care enough
for it to enter into litigation; we have
been enabled to get along without it and
can continue to do so. Hut to clear my
husband's reputation and restore his good
name, I would do anything consistent with
honor. I would like to retain you, Mr.
Etheridge, as my counsel."
*• I shall be only too happy to act for
yon, and I assure ton I shall leave no stone
unturned," John replied earnestly.
As they sat talking and arranging mat
ters, a clear, musical voice sang:
" Trs, Is. Is, Is ! ssnc tbe lark.
From bis high flight Issuing,"
and the door opened suddenly, admitting a
young girl, whom Mrs. Morton introduced
as "my daughter Gertrude." If you had
seen her standing there, yon would have
merely said that she was a remarkably
pretty girl, with dancing eyes and tempt
ing lips; bat John soon found she was a
witch.
Shubael Baratow showed fight, and
Leavitt was his lawyer. The case came
off during that session of court, and the in
terest felt in it was so intense and wide
spread that the court-room was crowded.
Leavitt made out a fair case, and even
turned the tide of popular feeling in Bar
stow's favor for a lime, although he was
no favorite.
Mrs. Morton sat motionless, with her
face shaded by her hand; Aliee looked
pale; and Gertie, flushed and indignant,
cast impatient glances towards John Eth
eridge, who sat quietly biding his time.
John Ford was sworn, and told hia story
in a straight-toward, decided way, that
made a good impression. Nor could the
cross questioning and brow-beating move
him, or make him alter his testimony one
Jot or title. When he had seated hims<lf
with a reassuring nod at the Mortons, John
Etheridge quietly played his trump card,
and called to the stand Jared Barker. In
stantly there was a rustle of excitement,
and the buzz of eager voices broke the
stillness of the room.
Amid calls to order, a large, bnrly man
of fifty years of age, made his way up to
the stand. He testified to having signed
the deed as a witness; he knew this to be
the deed in question, for he recognised it
and was familiar with its contents, having
read it at the time. After Morton left
with the deed Shnbael fiarstow, Jr., en
tered bis father's office and waa informed
of the transaction, be being preeent at the
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
time. With a significant look the witness
turned to Mr. Rarstow and said:
" Sir, are you satisfied as to my Identity,
| and that I speak the truth I "
Shubnel Rarstow , at the moment of the
unexpected advent of Mr. Murker, lost his
defiant, upright air. Me looked pale and
cowed down, and his Hps scarcely mated
as he said in low tones:
" 1 aui satisfied."
The jury returned their vaidiet without
leaving their seats, and damages to the
amount of ten thousand dollars ware
awarded to Mrs. Morton.
Thus you see '.lie story doe# belong to
the wheel after all, for if it had not down
trom its orbit, John Etheridge would uot
have stopped at John Ford's; if he had
not |>enl the night there he would not
have fouud the deed ; if he had not found
it, the Mortons would never have gained
their rights; if they had not gained their
fortune, Johu Etheridge would never have
gained his; by bit 1 mean, not the ten
I thousand dollar*, which would not be
much when divided, but his wife Uertie.
IVilir il Calendar.
The following list specially prepared,
is believed to include all the important po
litical Slat* aud National Convention*
thus far called in the I'. S.
March 12—New Hampshire State Elec
tion.
March 12 —S|ecial session of the Ten
nessee Legislature.
March 13—Kentucky Uepublican State
Convention in Louisville.
March IS—Wisconsin Republican State
Convention in Madison.
March 13—Special session ot the Michi
gan legislature.
March 14—ltbode Island Republican
State Convention in Providence.
March 18—Election in Utab under State
Constitution.
March 20—Oregon Republican State
Convention in Portland.
March 20—Rhode Island Democratic
State Convention in Providence.
March 27—Ohio Republican State Con
vention in Columbus.
March 27—Iowa Republican State Con
vention in Des Moines.
April I—State election in Connecticut.
April 3—lndiana Temperance Stale
Convention iu Indianapolis.
April S—State election in Rhode Island.
April 10—Pennsylvania Republican
State Convention in llarrisburg.
April 10—Florida Republican State
Convention in Jacksonville.
April 10—National Convention of col
ored People of the United States, in New
Orleans.
April 10—Oregon Democratic State
Convention, In Portland.
April 10— Kansas Liberal Republican
State Convention in Topeka.
April 17—North Carolina Republican
State Convention, in Raleigh
April 17—Virginia Republican State
Convention, in Richmond.
April 18—Louisiana Democratic State
Convention in New Orleans.
April 23—Ixmisiana Reform Party State
Convention in New Orleans.
April 24—Maryland Republican State
Convention in Baltimore.
May I—North Carolina Democratic
State Convention in Greensboro.
May I—Legislature of Connecticut
meets in New Haven.
May I—Tennessee Liberal Republican
Convention in Nashville.
May 6—National Liberal Republican
Convention in Cincinnati.
May B—Minnesota8 —Minnesota Republican State
Convention in Mincea;>o!is.
May 15—Tennessee Republican State
Convention in Nashville.
May 15—Nebraska Republican State
Convention in Lincoln.
May 16—Michigan Republican State
Convention in Jackson.
May 23—New Jersey Republican State
Convention in Trenten.
Msy 30—Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention in Reading.
June 3—New Hampshire Legislature
meets.
June s—National Union Republican
Convention in Philadelphia.
June 12—Texas Republican State Con
vention in Honston.
June 12 —Indiana Democratic "State
Convention in Indianapolis.
June 12—Michigan Temperance State
Convention in I.ansing.
June 13—Arkansas Liberal Republican
Convention in Little Rock.
June 19—Arkansas Democratic State
Convention in Little Rock.
A Chinese City.
Canton is the liappiest-looking city 1
have seen in China, and every where the
people seem ready fur fun. Children are
born in the boat*' and live all their lives
in the l>oats, and the mother of tbcm
often rows or sculls with a child strapped
on her back. Upon some of these chil
dren are tied lmmboo floats, so that if the
darling tumbles overboard it is easily
fished up and in. Then there are grand
l>oat restaurants, where parties go to
feast, free from the dead air of the narrow
streets, and enjoying the free air of the
river. At night the river is gayer than
the city, for the gates of the city—gates
by the ecore within the greet wall gatoa
of the city—olietnict all night locora A ion.
wlnle the river is open and free. I loved
to revel in a lionse-lxiatat uight, breathe
the good air, hear the squeaking guitar
or harp of the Chinaman, see his fire
crackers. peep into his restaurants, hear
the babies squall, and the mothers and
fathers snore. Canton city is divided by
its streets into hundreds of comjiart
menta at night, and in or over each com
partment is a gate, closed at night. For
order aud peace every little community
within these gates is responsible to the
authorities, for there is no loeal police.
The system works well—shuts up shops
at dark, sends jieople *to bod early, thus
prepares them to rise early; ship all
night gadding, all theatre-going, all soi
rees and evening parties, all courting and
lulling and cooing, brings husbands home
early and keep him from straying at
night There is a river police, which
cruises about the river at nignt, and bangs
Into yon if you do not sail straight.—
Jamc# liroakl.
A Riven.** COSTO*.— In the Ukraine,
the women are said to court more gener
ally than the men. Says a writer who
describe* their mannera: " When a young
woman falla in lore with a inan, ahe is not
in the least ashamed to go to his father's
house, and reveal her passion in the moat
tender and pathetic manner, and to pro
nounce the most submissive obedience, if
he will accept of her M a wife. Should
the insensible man pretend any exeuse,
she tells him she is resolved never to go
ont of the house till he gives his consent,
and accordingly, taking up her lodgings,
remains there; if he still obstinately re
fuses her, his case becomes exceedingly
distressing; the church is commonly on
her and to turn her out would pro
voke her kindred to revenge her honor;
so that he has no method left but to be
take himself to flight till she is otherwise
disposed of."
WHO WotrLD?—Gov. Hoffman thus
talked to the Albany newsboys : Rome
one of you may become the PresiJent of
the United States ; but I would not try
for it if I were you, for two reasons;
first, if you try too hard, you will be
pretty sure not to get it; and then if
you get it, it is doubtful if you would
give very good satisfaction.
CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 211, 1872.
Komtilling About 1 arming.
A writer in the Sou Jose Vrreury give*
this account of early agricultural method*
and implement* in California, under the
Mission rule: i'lotigh* were roughly fash
ioned troui the stem* of small trees, w bile
tree brush wa* the ouly material of which
j harrow * w ere composed. Yoke* for cattle
were merely pole* of suitable length, lashed
lo their horn* by means of raw hide thongs,
and the only vehicles were carts, of which
I the wheels were section* of logs, and re
sembled huge cheeses with bole* through
the centre*. Instead of chains, rawhide
ropes were used, lu fact, at this period
the whole business of plowiug aud seeding
a California farm might be accomplished
without the use of iron in any implement,
if we except the pole or goad used for
driving the cattle; for in the end of this
persuader was iuserted a suiall brad or
awl.
Relating to these carts, an anecdote is
told which may not be out of place here.
In a certain section of California the
people were greatly annoyed by marauding
parties ot Indians from the mountains, or
wild ludiaus, as they were called. Now
it happened one day that an American w ho
was riding past a grove in which was situ
ated a ranch house, heard issuing from
it the most terrible and piercing screams.
Hurrying with all speed to the next ranch
he informed the people what he had heard,
aud that he believed the place was attack
ed by ludiaus, and that the* were murder
ing the wotueu and children. The ranch
men bravely responded to his call, and
hastily, with sucli arm* as they could col
lect, hurried back with him to the place,
vowing by the way vengeance upon Jot
/>raio* y rvAsro#—the pirate* and robber*.
Arriving at the place of the supposed at
tack, they found no robbers there, bnt ouly
a couple of tauie ludiaus engaged in the
peaceful occupation ot hauling fence poles
with two of these carts, propelled by oxen,
and as wheel* and axle* were composed
entirely of wood, and no lubricating mate
rial used, a great screeching was the con
sequence.
The manner of plowing was peculiar.
To every pair of oxen there were two men
—lndian*. The business of one w*s to
hold the one handled plow up-right, and
also to use the persuader or goad, while
the other acted in llie capacity of guide,
marching solemnly just in trout of the
team. These plowmen were accustomed
to wear only the boots and pant* provided
by Dame Nature. A scrap* (blanket with
a slit iu the centre) and an old broad
brimmed tum&rrro (hat) completed their
outfit. Sometimes the plow holder acted
as guide to those in the rear, a* frequently
there were fire or six plow s running in the
same field. The barrows were mere
scratches, being four or five inches wide
and about three iu depth.
The harvesting was accomplished in the
same primitive fashion, the grain beingcut
with sickles and slacked in a smalt circular
enclosure, having space between the stacks
sad fence for a passage or roadway. Into
this a band of horse* was driven, two or
three mounted driver* being among them,
whooping and yelling like raadmeu. Round
and round the track went the dying band,
the grain mean time being thrown on the
ground for them to run over. After a
few hours' exercise ot this kind, the horses
were turned out, the threshed straw
thrown over the fence, more of the un
threshed grain spread ou the ground, the
horses again turned in, again the whd.
mad chase performed, and ao ou until the
stack was finished.
The threshed grain was then imperfectly
separated from the chaff and dirt by carry
ing it upon high scaffolds and pouring it
down while the wind waa blowing. This,
it will be perceived, waa the process prac
ticed thre thousand years ago. Though
poor and rude the plan, atill, owing m the
fertility of th* soil, crops fair in quantity
and quality were obtained, and the fmdtr*.
m<tdrft, lemrtia*. h t md,rt* and fmfiu* (In
dians; —these latter being peons and per
forming nearly all the labor—were ena
bled to luxuriate on tortilla*, onions, beans,
Ac., to their hearts' content.
Hhat to Do When la Trouble.
The SrimtijU Amnion* says:* Ikin't
try to quench your sorrow in rum or
narcotics. If you begin this you must
keep right on with it till it les.ds to ruin;
or, if you pause, you must add physical
pain and the consciousness of degradation
to the sorrow you seek to escape. Of all
wretched men his condition is the most
pitiful who, having sought to drown his
grief in drink, awake* frotn his debauch
with shattered uerve*, aching head and
depressed mind, to fare the same trouble
again. That which waa at first fearful to
contemplate will, after drink, aeem un
bearable. Ten to one the fata! drink will
be agaiu and again sought, till its victim
sinks a hopeless, pitiful wreck.
Work is your true remedy. If misfor
tune hits you hard, hit something else
hard; pitch into something with a will.
There's nothing like good, solid, absorbing
and exhausting work to cure trouble. It
you have met with losses, you don't want
to lie awake thinking about thein. You
want sweet, calm, sound sleep, and to eat
your dinner with appetite. But you can't
unless you work. If you say yon don't
feel like work, and go a loafing all day to
tell Tom, Dick and Harry the story of
your woe*, you'll lie awoke by yenr toss
ing*, spoil your wife's temper ami your
own breakfast in the morning, and begin
to-morrow feeling ten times worse than
to-day.
There are some great troubles that only
time heals, and perhaps some that can
never be healed at all; hut all can be
helped by the great panacea, work. Try
it, you who are afflicted. It is not a pat
ent medicine. It haifprovcd its efficacy
since first Adam and Eve left tiehind them
with weeping their beautiful Edon. It is
an official remedy. All good physicians
in regular standing prescribe it in cases of
mental or moral disease. # lt operates
kindly and well, having no 'disagreeable
sequel, and we assure you thst we have
taken large quantities of it witli the most
beneficial effect*. It will cure more com
plaint* than any nostrum in the mntona
medim , and comes nearer to being a "cure
all" than any drug or compound of drug*
in the market. And it will not sicken
you if yon do not take it sugar-coated.
Tut ART or CARVlEO. —Curving is mi
art which mast be learned ; and ladies as
well as gentlemen should practice it, for
often the task devolves upon them in their
own homes. Nothing is more uncomfort
able to those who are at the table waiting
for their slice of meat than to feel that the
carving of it is oncrons to the one at the
head of the table. A sharp knife, know
ledge and practice are the requisite*. We
clip froin an exchange directions for carv
ing a tnrkey: In carving turkeys, cut off
the wing nearest to yon first; then the
leg and second joint; then slice the breast
until a rounded piece appears; insert the
knife and separate from the rest this part,
which is the nieeat bit of the breast; next
comes the " merry-thought" After this,
turn over the bird a little, and Jnst below
the breast you will find the oyster, which
yon separate as yon did the inner breast.
The side-bone lies beside the rump, and the
desired morsel can be taken without sepa
rating the whole bone. Proceed the same
with the other side. The fork need not
be removed during the whole process of
carving.
"Good morning, gentlemen," says a
brusque colporteur, entering a railroad
Sax. No one responded. **Beg pardon
if I have said too much. I withdraw
the last expression,"
A HI:NIMM I:M'K OF IIUV GRAY.
i I know of but one historic " Hilly tiray."
lie was the most successful merchant of
liU time. Horn of parents poor and buin
lie, In the town of Lynn, Mass., be was
apprenticed at an early age, ami when be
bad reached bia majority be stepped forth
into the world with only a (food name to
recommend him, and a firm will to do
right and to deal juttly to sustain him.
He established himself in business in Halem,
and in flve and twenty year* he was the
wealthiest man in the town—a town in
which there resided the heaviest mer
chant* of the Htale. From a trouble with
hi* townsmen, wherein be felt that be had
i been purposely alighted and grossly
abused, lie removed to lioston, taking bis
properly and business with bitn. From
political reason* they had refused, by ?ole,
to promote him to the office of selectman
in Salem; bnt shortly after his adveut in
lloaton he was elevated to be Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts. And from
the time of Hilly Gray's departure from
; Salem may lie dated the decline of the
j foreign commerce of that town. "!*he had
t>een the iiionopolirer of the Fast India
trade; but when Gray took his stocks and
hi* ship* to Boston he took with him the
impulse which was to change the base of
the India aud Chinese traffic.
Of the many curious and entertaining
stories told of fcilly Gray, 1 will relate the
following, which was recently given ine by
one who knew him well:
While Mr. Grav was in Salem, atid after
he had become the heaviest business man
in the place, he desired an apprentice for
his counting room -a youth who should
come with tl.a desire and will to le a mer
chant, and who should {>os*e*e such qual
ities as would fit him for a confidential
clerk and correspondent when the time oi
need should come; for the merchant had
made it a rule to bring up tbose employ
ee- who were to be most sacredly trusted
under his own eye. Accordingly he
advertised hi* want, and ap|>ointed a time
when he should receive applicant*.
Over in Beverly lived a widow named
Atherton, who had been anxious to obtain
a situation for her son, a bright face-L, fair
haired boy ol fifteen. She was very poor,
and fell that she could keep her child no
longer at home. She gained knowledge
of Mr. Gray'* want, aud bade lu-r ton ap
ply for the tit nation.
" But," said the lad, trembling, 14 1 dare
not go there, lie waniaau apprentice for
hit counting-house—an apprentice, not to
a trade, but to the profession of merchant
The *on* of rich men will apply. 1 should
stand no chance.*'
44 Don't be frightened, Thomas. Reuieru
i ber that Mr. Gray was once a* poor as
we are. He will judge by tneir men:*,
and not by the standing of their frienda
At any rate, it eannc* hurt you to apply.
Ton are not afraid ol Bdlv Gray?*'
44 No, mother," replied die boy. proudly
lifting hi* head, 44 1 am not afraid of the
man.—l fear no true inan, but 1 shrink
from an attempt wjiieh is almost sure to
result in failure. And again. 1 know that
the sona of more prosperous people will
l>e there: tor Lhia sdvertisementearrie- in
its intent the idea thai the apprentice
selected is to come up in the merchant's
sanctum—within hit private office. 1-ook
at my clothes. They will laugh at inc."
"My boy, I have seen Billy Gray
dreeaed in shabbier clothes than are thoac
yon tow wear. If you would please yottr
mother, go."
And Thomas Atherton went. Arrived
at the office of the merchant he found a
score of applicants f<r the place adver
tised ; and. as he had anticipated, among
them were sons of families standing high
in the serial scale.
These aciona ol prosperity looked down
upon the son of the p- or widow, and
stood apart from him; and they seemed
to wonder how one *o low had dared to
aspire to the position they held in view.
Thomas felt uncomfortable hut the sneer
ing glanecs of the hetter-drrmed youth*
aroused his self-respect, and h* waa deter
mined. come what may, to aland hi*
ground.
By and by Mr. Gray entered, lie was
a small, wiry, pleasant faced man, with an
eye whieh, a* one who once merited hi*
reproof afterwards remarked, "could look
fire, or look daggers." There were one
and-twenty applicant* in all. Eight of
these were dismissed npon sight. Of the
thirteen remaining th# merchant selected
seven for examination that day, bidding
the other aix to pr**nt themselves at the
same hour on the morrow.
Thomas Atherton was on* of tho last
named : but since he had not been permp
torilv discharged, as some had been who
had appeared in far more tidy and fash
ionable guiae than he could afford, he re
solved to bear tin to the end; and ho went
away to call again on the morrow.
The first boy selected from the retained
seven wa the son of parents well -to-do
in the world. Mr. Gray examined him in
those branches of education moat in use
in general business affairs, and when this
had been dona ha took him into a room
where there was a table with pen, ink and
paper upon it. and gav* him a ahort bill
of lading to copy. He then went out, and
closed th* door Itehind him, leaving the
lad to perform hi* task by himself.
Half an hour afterward th* applicant
was recalled, and he presented hi# cony.
The merchant ran hi# eye over the freahiy
written page, and told the lad he might
depart.
" If I want yon again," he said, " I will
send for yon."
And after that the other six were exam
ined in the aame manner, and were, In
like manner diemiseed.
On the following day the six deferred
applicant* presented themselves, and a*
Thomas Atherton bad been the last to ap
ply, he was the last on the list for exam
ination. His five companions had l>een
disposed of, he knew not how—for they
did not come back throngh tho private
office I —when ho ws* sumiiv ned.
Thomas had been s diligent and studi
ous boy at school, and in geography, his
tory, grammar and mathematics he proved
himself efficient. After this the merchant
took him into the adjoining room, where
was the table, with the pen, ink and paper,
and gave to liirn an invoice to copy, and
left hitn, remarking, as he turned sway,
that he had business to attend to, and that
he—the boy—must make himself comfort
able until called for.
The invoice wss a short one, and Thom
oa wss not long in copying it. After he
had done this he leaned hock in his chair,
and looked aronnd. The apartment was
a small one, with a hare floor, and scantily
ftimished; and, furthermore, it seemed to
have been poorly cared for. The two or
three wooden chairs were covered with
dust, and in one corner was a pile of old
hooks which appeared, from the finger
marks npon their dusty covers, to have
been recently overhauled. Close by
where he sat a broom stood against the
wall, and where it rested upon the floor
was a pile of dirt and rnhbiah swept up
into a liean and left. As Thomas regarded
the unsightly gathering hia eye caught
the glitter ef a bright anbstance project
ing from the dirt. He reached over and
poked it up with hia Anger, and found it
to be a silver half-crown. He took it up
and wiped the dust from its bright surface,
and then laid It upon the table, placing it
upon the invoice which he had roeeived
to copy. The proceeding had been a very
simple one. He had picked up the money
ns he would have picked up a bit of iron
which he supposed might be of value to
its proper owner, but oould be of no value
to him.
Very shortly after thia Mr. Gray re-en
tered the room, and Thomas gave him the
copy he had made. The merchant regar
ded the fairly written page approvingly.
" What la thisf" he asked, observing
the half crown upon the original invoice.
44 A piece of money, a r, which 1 picked
up from louder pile of dirt."
" AH right," said Uray, putting the eil
vcr piece Into his pocket, and then folding
up the two in voice*. " You can return
home, Thomas, and help your mother
through the remainder of the week. On
Monday morning eotne to ma and take
your pbtce in my counting house."
The sudden amotion of joy almost over
came the trembling boy; tut he managed
to exprcas his thanks in a befitting man
ner—-his words were few—hie beaming
face ami swimming eyes told It all.
Ou monday morning Thomas Athetton
appeared at the merchant's counting house,
and roinmeiioed his labors. Three years
afterward Mr. tiray had come to trust him
with private correspondence. Five years
thereafter he WHS promoted Co the post of
confidential clerk.
tine day he sat with his employer in the
little room where ha had mads hie first
essay in copying the iuvoice, and he pleas
autly referred to the occasion.
Old tiray smiled, and having taken a
pinch of snuff from his well-worn silver
box, lie said, —
♦'Thomas. 1 will tell you now what I nev
er told you before, 1 • itneesed every move
ment you made ou that occasion. Through
a crack in the partiction 1 was able to gain
a view of the apartment, and all it con
tained. The other applicants had all been
in here before you. The examination of
the thirteen hoys whom I had selected
for the final test enrf see, hsrnfrr my fisie,
'wf ttetfr* ttlrer half fromat / Rot when, in
end, I had found a lad who, to other
eminent qualifications, added that of in
stinctive truth and honesty, I considered
the investment a good one; and 1 have
never regretted it."
And Hilly Grey's test stood the of
time. Tlu'wu Atbertou vent with him
to Boston; and afterward went out a
nifot to India: mid at length he esub
lUhed hmtiness for hitnaelf. and became
one of the strongest and meet honored njati
of the Commoni talih.—A'. Y. Ltdgtr.
The Inland lev.
In the Great Waet, there ia no more
interesting and fariuatuig locality than
that of Bait Lake, ia Flak
At the first glance, it aeama ao strange
to find a sea, whoae waters aro even
more rah than the waters of tha Atlantic
or Pacific, away tip there, at an elevation
of nearly flee thousand feet, and eight
hundred niiiaa front the nearer! aea-eoaat
proper. But, when we know it* lnatory
which we now only suspect—it may
not seem unnatural, though still wonder
ful.
There ia every indication that Salt
lathe is a mere remnant of whaj was
once a mighty era?
It appears to he gradually drying up.
We will not see the process completed
m our day, however, as it is a consider
able bodv of water. Itaving a length of
one hundred mid twenty mile*, and an
average breadth of about forty miles.
At some points it* depth ia very great
I have staled that Halt Lake contains
a greiter proportion of salt than the two
great oceans, which is an evidence that
evaporation has lawn one agent in re
ducing a great ocean to the more modest
dimensions of a lake. Evaporation,
eruptions and drainage- have accomplish
ed the vast work. This amount* to
little more than speculation, at present,
but, in time, ecu-nee will prove it a
clearly a* the boundaries of seas and
continent* are market! as they exist
ta-day.
Salt Lake bears all the marks of a body
of water that ia ahriuking and drying up.
It has a great, smooth margin, at tome
points many mile* in width, that ia one
vat plain of alkili, white as snow, ami
baked and cracked like the muddy bot
tom of a pond that lias been licked dry
by the burning sun during a summer
drought
Around Salt I eke, where the land
riaes a little higher, is one of the most
fertile regions on the continent It is a
perfect nasi*. indeed; for on the weet
stretch out barren plains hundreds of
uiilea, and on the east loom up rugged
mountain*, capped with snow, and so
rocky as to offer hut poor encourage
ment to tree or btiab. Hut the level
lands, between the mountains and the
lake's margin, are the paradise of the
husbandman, and Halt Lake City is the
nucleus of a pnrfe-t garden spot The
soil is wealth itself, and its vegetation
fairly rivals that of the tropics in its
richness and luxuriance.
Whatever may 1* its political destiny,
the Halt Lake region has a bright future
before it as a farming country; and
with its beauty, its wild surroundings,
its fseinating history, it is one of
Heaven's richest gifts to man.
THS l"wintt> STATES I'anrnso Or
rici-In (be liouae of Kepreaontalivea,
Mr. Garfield said the Committee on
Appropriation* had just been looking
over tlic accounts for tho public print
ing. This Government had at pr—ant
much tho largest printing-house on the
glob*, where there were over a thou
sand men and women employed and |>si<l
by tho year to carry on the bnaines*.
whore enough printing ink waa bought
every y<*r to float the biggest man-of
war "in the navy. A train of army
wagons reaching three-fourths of the
wav from Washington to Baltimore,
nn.'l loaded with one ton a piece packed
as closely on the rood aa aix mule teams
can I* packed, would not It# able to
haul the niaoanf public documents print
ed every year in that printing-honsa.
Congress was now asked to appropriate
more than two millinna to run that
establishment for the next floral TOUT.
With all that before tho House, and re
membering the fact that there had iust
U-en erected an addition to that building
four htiudred feet long and seventy feet
wide, ho wished to call the attention of
the House to the fact that tinleM it nut
the brakes on that enormous out-lay.
it would became a scandal in the eye of
the nation.
A RaxaaTiox.—Berlin, whiah ia not
much addicted to sensations, has lately
been enjoying one. Two young ladies,
sisters, disappeared, but shortly after
ward tampered the blow to their shorn
by letting them know that they etill in
haliited this wicked world, and were in
London. Having fadlcn desperately in
love with the aauie young man, who ie
described as an Adonis, they felt that
they could only find happiness and re
spectability in becomingliis wives. They
bad, therefore, taken passage for this
country, m route for Salt Ijake City,
where,"perhaps, they will arrive too late
for the fair, news of Mormonism l>eing
at a disadvantage having probably not
reached them vihen they left. However,
aa it ia intimated that these interesting
young portions took earc before starting
to help themselves aa far as they oould
to the dower whieh they thought besom
ing, they anil no doubt manage to get
along.
A MAR OnrsHEt) TO DEATH. —A horri
ble accident occurred in Pittsburg, a lew
days since. An employee named Jenka,
and who was not on duty, went to the
works very much intoxicated, and fell
upon the pinions of a roll alide. His
body was drawn in the opening, whieh is
only ten inches in diameter. The spec
tacle it presented on coming through
was fearful. It was crushed to a man
gled mass, the scalp torn almost oono-
E lately off, and the head, flesh, aid b >nes
terally chopped into small piece* by the
projections on the pinions.
Ever.
Ever end ever the world goes round,
Bearing tie burdens end crosses ;
Ever and aver too years roll on.
With their tide of sorrows and losses.
Ever and ever the book of Ufa
Bears npun lu pages
The weary, weary lay of toe heart.
Bung through all the ages.
Ever and ever with outstretched hands
We grasp fur s golden morrow ;
Ever and ever the Uikivi of time
Are fiighied with bitter sorrow.
Ever and ever the tips smile on.
That toe world may walk in blindness ;
Little they know of toe heart's wild woe,
When the face lochs bat with kindness;
Ever end ever the shadows fall
Over toe golden mostoa ;
Ever a gleam from Paradise
lightens our cares and croaaaa.
Ever and ever toe morning dawns
Ou hopes thai or* breathed In gtadnaas ;
Ever and ever the night brings in
Its tide of bitter sadness.
Ever and ever the eye of God
lxKikftb upon us with pity ;
And ever the light ia shown to as,
That gleam* from the Goidan City.
WIDOW WOOD.
f don't MV Ibtt brother Ben.Hi wido*
wuu'i cood looking, fur her i(t and bar
*ie. Iben, too, the bad a pretty penny ,
left bar. Ike. waa always lucky lu boat
neas. And abc taigbt bava married tar)
well if aba wanted to change her condition;
but, you are, Margaret Ann waa a fool—
•be, a widow of forty, to act bar cap at
young Bam. Spencer, wbo waa only twenty
lour ! If I vua her brother-it>-law, and if
Ben. had aaid to me, aa be did, * Richard,
always be kind to Margaret Ann,' 1 I
oouldn't help teeing that. The fact of the
matter it, that, a* a general thing, widow*
do make foola of themaelrea oftener than
girla.
In thia rase, 1 admit, age waa the only
obetade. Sam. waa a good young man
above aeliing bitaeelf to a woman old
enough to be his mother, for her money
bags. Sam. waa clerk in the afore. 1 was
poor Ben.'* partner. I'd tried to buy tin
widow out. I'd aaid. over and aver again.
"Margaret Ann, you hare plenty, ami to
spare: why not retire " But, you ace, the
wouldn't. Ben. had left his share of the
business to her, and she wouldn't drop it
After a while 1 found out the reason. It
waa Sam. Spencer.
That waa why she liked toaail about the
•toreiu her deep black ailka; that waa why
•he waa always finding some excuse u>
haul Josrn that part of the stock be had
in hand, mixing everything up and giving
him no rud of trouble.
Ycm sea, i couldn't help it The con
cern paid, and the widow Wood owned
just as much aa I did. If I'd aaid, " Mar
garet Ann, go home,'* abe would have aaid.
" Iv'e a right here." That waa it. She
never did avytbtng but bother and pt7-
She nad no children to occupy her, and she
brought her pet whi poodle along with
her. "Bo lonesome," she aaid she was.
"IU the big bouse opposite, and that wa
why she bad ua come to tea ao much, of
course.''
Well, tb went on for nearly • year.
Hie eyes at Sam., awert amitea, eott speech
es ! I u*d to wonder whether old Ben
knew bow eoon he bed been forgotten. To
be aurr be was sixty wbrn be died, and a
tmid-beaded, stuop-ebouldered man, with
solemn ware about hire ; but abe'd been
bis wife for t arenty-three yearn, and though
I 'm a bachelor, I know what feelings ought
to be. And Ben. waa ray brother too. I
hope it wasn't wicked of me to make up
rey mind to put an end to her capers, aa
Sam.went, out one night,and to tell bin that
we wanted a young iaoe aa caabier,and what
not, and that if Lilly Rath bone could leave
Urtgg A Grater, I'd aire her the place.
Sam was in lore with Lilly I knew that;
but Margaret Ann bad never aeen ber.
*• Margaret Ann,'' aaya I one day, "well
have a new cashier to-day. We need one.
and I've engaged on*.
♦* Well,*" aaya Margaret Ann, "perhapa
we do. I hope he'* a nice young man, and
good looking. Good look* attract custom.**
" I'm piad you coincide with me," cava
!. And I laughed to myself. for I knew
Margaret Ann waa thinking of some one
rl*e to flirt with. But I mid nothing-
It waa fun to aee ber face change when
*he saw Lilly behind the counter next day.
And he gave it to me in the private
office, 1 can tell you. She bated female*
•bout a atom, and he did't like LillyV
looka. I could laugh at ber, however there.
I bad good reference* with Lilly, and 1
had figned a written agreement with ber
(or aix months. Sbe was to be cashier,
you see, as 1 told you. Margaret Ann
couldn't help herself, and I suppose she
knew it, for sbe mid nothing after that,
and Sam. and Lilly were as happy as younr
birds. I believe he proposed to ber bebiud
my counter ; I know he did it somewhere,
and I know he waa accepted.
" I/ord lileo* you," says I to myself,
"and help you build TOUT neat," I'm not
crusty, it 1 am a bachelor.
A few days after. I found Margaret Ann
walking the' office in a towering rage, with
ber face flaming.
* Richard," says she, "a woman is al
ways right about another woman. Men
admire a pretty face so, that they are
blinded by it. It was always no jrith Mr.
Wood. Manv a time he's thought a wo
man everything that was splendid until
I've proved that she wasn't, by telling him
things. Now I've found out your Lilly
Rathbone. She's exactly what I thought
—exact Iv!"
•' Well, what f it T"
* No better than sbe should be," says
Margaret Aim. "I saw ber kiae Sam.
Spcticar behind the counter this blessed
rooming."
" And he didn't want her to, I suppoae,
and hollered for help 7" says I.
"You know what men are," saya Sbe;
•♦of course he kissed her back.
M Didn't be kirn her first 7" says I.
" Well, she let him, any how/ Mjra she.
" Well/ saya 1, •* I suppoae you used to
kiss Ben. after you were engaged, if not
before."
'* What has tbat to do with it 7" ears
he. " Why, they— at least— Did Ac pro
pose her coming here, Richard 7"
M No," said I; "but they are engaged,
Margaret Aim."
♦♦ Don't believe it," Mid she.
* It's gospel truth," Mid I.
And then—well, I didn't mind it; it
didn't hurt me a bit—but then that wo
man turned around and slapped me in the
face, she was so hopping mad.
" Such actions in a respectable store'
Tou depraved brute!" sbe Mid; and
marched out, and didn't come back for a
week, tor which I was truly thankful.
W hen sbe did come, it an ail smiles and
amiability; and she talked to Lilly, and
she smiled at Sam., and she really did
corao out beautifully, considering. Lilly
took a great notion to her.
♦* What a nice, pleasant lady Mrs. Wood
ia," she said, as we were folding things up
tbat night; "and so pretty too, for her
age. 1 think she's splendid."
" Glad you like ber," said I.
'♦ Dear me!" Mid she, with her head un
der the counter.
"Sister-in-law, you knew," Mid I; "'one
of the family; it won't do to praise her
too much."
" Oh, I wasn't thinking of what yon said,
Mr. Wood," said she. "I'm so surpanaed
about mv key. Fm sure 1 hung it here.
A little brass door key, with a nick h) the
handle, and a piece of pink ribbon tied m
it. I can't think where it is gone."
TERMS: Two Dolliin a Year, in Adranoo.
Well, wo both looked every where. We
unpacked packages end peeped Into bores,
IM poked down rocks in tut floor. Lilly
kept wornring about getting s locksmith
to fit soot tier before she could get in, and
•aid that ROM was always so tired.
Rose was ber sister. The two were or
phans, and kept bouse together in one lit
tle room of a eery respectable tenement
boudk
" Fee always bad tea ready before Rose
cot in," said tally I * but to-nigbt ebe'ii
bare to wait"
It's odd bow we remember little things
sometimes. Perhaps the girl's pretty pus
tied face, and her graceful motions as eb
ran about looking for the key, impressed
this on my miatT At nil errata we did
not And the notched key tied with pink
ribbon, and LUiy went home without it.
1 told Margaret Aon about it when I aaw
ber nest, and she inquired eery politely of
Lilly as to tbe end of the affair, when she
next saw her. Tbe key sms nerer found,
but Lilly Mid she bad two made, ao that
such a thing could nerer happen again.
She would keep one, and Race the other, j
44 And m I presume it tu taet here, you
must here the rslae of It from us," said
Margaret Ana. " lib not mack, bat it's
but Just." And that 1 thought was vary
kind of Widow Wood, considering.
Well, time passed en, end one day was
about like another. People begun to go
to the oountry, and trade was duIL And i
Sam. told me that Lilly and he were going
to be married soon, God willing.
1 bad just left Sam. when Margaret
Ann's colored rir! stepped serosa the street,
end told me that her mis trees wanted to
see roe.
Of eouroe I went over. And when I
s>t into the back parlor, 1 found Margaret
nn wrapped up In • shawl, ber eyes red
aritb crying.
* Anything happened ?" mys L
44 lee," says she, 44 I'm afraid ao. Fm so
sorry.'
"Dear me! Do mention the facta,"
says L
44 Well," Mys she, "Teen hardly bear
to do It i who has s chance at the safe be
sides you and me f
44 Nobody but Lilly Rathbone," Mys L
44 You are sure 7" Mys she.
44 Whs. of course," mys L
44 Ah f Well," Mys ahe," perhaps there's
another way out of it May be yoa're had
occasion to use that money of mine. 1
mean the thousand -dollar bank-note that
I put in there, in a rod pocket-book last
week."
44 No," said I. 44 Of courts I'd have
spoken of H. It eras your private maoev."
44 It's gone, Richard," mid she, 44 to a
MW me look into the sale to-day 7"
44 Yes," aays L
44 Weil," says ahe, 44 it WM gone then.
I couldn't bring myself to apeak of It
You see a girl like that baa ao many frus
ta Lions ; going to marry, and all. Richard,
promise me you want have her arrested,
or anything, H it M ber."
44 lit not," I cried. 41 Besides, it was
your metier You would be the prosecu
tor of any thief"
44 liter me, yes," says aba, "and F!1 tat
her go; but 1 most girt it back, and she
must leave the store.
u How can you think so ill of the girl T'
said L M W by don't you suspect me ?
I'm ever ae much more doubtful a charac
ter thaa the n."
" You are mrbrother-in-law," aaid Mar
garet Ann. " Now listen to reason. Come
tn the store with me. and wall search. If
we don't find it, t shall charge Lilly with
the theft tomorrow, sad If she don't con
fess, get s search warrant out lor her rooeae.
11l be very kind, but I can't loose a ana
like that."
She cried again. I did really feel that
the waa in great trouble. We went to tfc*
store again, and searched the raft, but the
money vai goos. Margaret Ann had the
number in her pocket-boric. It waa easy
to ideatdy it, and besides a poor girl like
Lilly did not have thousands lying about
loose. 1 confessed to myself that the poor
thing was in a auspicious position, and I
•aid that if she should prove guilty, my
faith in human nature waa gone.
" Mine too," aaid Margaret Aon. " Tee
come to like her so. And then, peer Sam. T
1 went home to tea with my suttr-in
law, but we had not much appetite. She
promised not to come to the store until
closing ho jr. and to be very merciful, and
to give the girl every chance.
And so we parted. I arose to ray good
night, and rune around the table to
shake bands with Margaret Ana, when,
being but a clumsy old bachelor, not used
to woman's fixings, my coat caught in a
little wicker work sewing basket on km*
vpider legs, and overset it. Our tumbled
cottoa and buttons and tape, and I stooped
down to pick them up, when among the
litter I raw a key—a brass door key, with
a nick in it, and a long piece of ptak rib
bon tied to the ban lie. It was a very lit
tle thing, but it mads my blood run cold.
If that was the key that Lilly had lost,
what was it doing there 7 I didn't dare to
look at my siater-tn-lsw. And 1 walked
the floor all night, but by morning my
mind was made up.
At nine o'clock I met that boy and girl
at the store and told tbetn*! should be
out all day. In ten minutes more I stole
Ltllyh key from under the counter, sad
went out. I went to bcr bouse—to her
little room oo the third floor, and entered
it like a thief. It waa very poor and very
bare, but very neat and clean; and there
was a ctotet in it, with a few dresses hang
up en pegs, snd a bonnet box on s shelf.
Into that closet I went, and tbere I rat
down on an rid trunk and waited. I heard
a queer old slock ticking in the room. I
heard it count the hours, ten, eleven,
twelve. And I kept saying to myself:
*lf you are a wicked, suspicious old
fool. Rich aid Wood, Lord ftxgive you P
But 1 waited still, and just M the long ]
black hand* p noted at naif-past one, I,
beard a knock at the door—such a knack |
•s ladies sometime# give with a parasol
handle; soch a knock aa my sister-in-law
alwnvs gave at the office door.
I drew my cJoeet door tigbt shut, and
put my eye to a crevice in it.
There was another knock—a pause; and
dben 1 heard the key turn in the lock, and
MW the door open and roy sister in-law
came in. She looked about her, shut the
door, re-locked it, and stole across the room.
Then—God forgive the woman; I suppose
abe waa mad with jealousy—abe lifted up
the mattress of the neat little bed in the
corner, and taking a red pocket-book from
bcr bosom, t burst it under, drawing tbe
quilt well about the bed afterward.
"I hardly think you'll marry Sam.
Spencer after all, Miss Lilly." she aaid
aloud, with a wicked toes of her head.
" I've outwitted you."
* Not quite," raid I. " Margaret Ann,
there are two words to that matter."
I walked out of my closet, and stood
with my beck against the outer door. She
knew herself trapped, but her wicked
tongue had its way still
"fib, you're in the habit of coming
here!" she said. " Nice young ladies, eer
tainly,"
u 1 ne?er fame here before/ 1 said I,"ud
you know that; but I've been here all day,
waiting for you. I saw Lilly's key in your
basket last night, and I began to guess the
truth. Bring me that pocket book."
Margaret Ann did it. She was as pale
as death, and almost as cold. I looked at
Ler, and felt sorry for her, after all.
M You're my brother's widow," I said,
"and a poor, foolish, jealous creature. I
haven't told any one of my tuapicioiia yet,
and I never will on two conditions."
•'Name them," said she; " I can't help
myself."
" You'll retire from the business," raid I.
a Glad to do it" said she.
'• And you'll give that thousand dollar
note to Lilly as a wedding present."
fibs looked at me and gave a gnat gulp
44 Nasty little cat," the said j " I wont!"
But she did, and only I ever knew why
the Widow Wood was ao generous to Lilly
Uathbooe on ber wedding-day, or why she
• urtsd for Europe on the vsey next simm
er that sailed truss New York, and still re
mains there.
In lurch.
Welcome, sweet Wind 5 yon bring
A soul of ttpring
Prom MOM tu, fragrant noe.
That blows
In name dear, coming May, or helMargetun
npnag.
WataosM, sweat Dream; yen bear
four wings efeir #
Prom eosne fir tale cdtore—
A dene,
Flying with gentle bough from aome tar, tore
bar sir.
"
What though the sweet Wnd knewe
A rantahM rose—
My dream the Peat, alone
Has knows?—
Bloom frees thy hsavt, sweat dream abash
from n# dream, sweat roue I
Faets and Fandea.
A put up job—An auction.
An inn-oration—Tending bar.
How to turn people heads— -do lata to
ehoreh.
Uncle Sam's moat *pnifn family—
Ik. dniU
Sang of the oyator-leap me in my
StUabad.
Knighthood torus a Christian nam#
into a Sir noma.
A man whom wt can pot op with—A
good hotal keeper.
The fararite Sultana of his Majesty of
Turkey is only 11 yearn old.
A Memphis man called another a liar
onlya seormd before Ua death.
If you want to gira a man a Mowing
up, get steam 00 first, of course
A Wasters aditor reports money "close,
but not naar enough to he reached.
Why is adnuakard likce Imdaccount?
, Banana ha genpreOy overbalances.
A Paradox.—Do yon wish to get up
with the lark f Then go to bad without
* ,
What is that which no one wiahea to
hare and no one wishes toiooee 7 A baid
bead.
The Chicago Pott wants to know if tha
Gorernor has had the Stota Arms raooin
atod.
Russia has 10,000 doctors, which is
mly 00a to amy 1,000 of tha iahabta
i taut*.
Old maids an mid to ba rare in China,
but rare old china ia fraqnaniiy found
among old maida.
A psetk individual who riaited Niag
ara. not only beard tha flood, "hot aaw
ufrm MIIII ftmrnMS muwafllm " ""
IDS wIM OCfOf Iwliit.
Two female students re witty had a
fencing bent in wkiah one lost an Ore
and the other bad the tip of bar noes
ahead off.
A new style of open cloak is of white
e'oth completely cowered with embroid
ery in gold or ahw braid, or both 00m
b.iiwl Tbe effect by gaslight is daa
: aline.
! The newest style of ornaments for the
hair are gilt sod silver start, or anchors
, in colored velvet, or gib Vearea, or sprara
i of wheat fastened on ooe side of the
j front braid.
j "leant find bread for my family,"
aakl a laxy feflow in company. "Nor
I," replied an industrious miller. "I
am obliged to walk for it"
j Dsn Rice, (he circus man, Mm been
thrown, financially, and his personal
property in Erie county. Pa., ia adver
tised for ask by tbe Sheriff
i Whv ia a dnwkard. herniating to sign
the pledge, like a bnlf-coovort Hindoo f
Broaux* be is ia donht whether to give
i up the jag or not (J aggenumt)
At South End, Boston, a woman has
NO. 13.
87,000 house, which amount ah# had
saved out of bar houaa-keefung food.
A gentleman took a lady out to ride
tt># other evening, and oamo home with
a false curl attached to one ride of tua
cats. He wondora hovr it got there.
A countryman is Savannah, Georgia,
observed a gang erf negroes at vroikin
the streets, each wwaifag a ball and chasm
He awed one why that ball waa chained
to his leg. "To keep people fown steri
ing it," and the primmer "heaps of
thieves around here"
A recently arrived English aarraat giri
pitched a cup of maiding oofine into he*
oima' lace, at Baa Pnmmsoo, btamm
the lady hoped the Prinoe of Wakse
would die. She la now taking lor
another place—British family preferred
—reference* unexceptionable.
A young lady in a Mjunacbueetto town
baa taken up dentistry for a living. AO
the gentlemen patronise her. One
voting man hue become hopelessly in
tonated with her. Consequently he
hasn't e tooth in hia heed. She has
(lulled every bferaed one of them; and
made him two new sets and pulled than,
and is now at work on hia father a jewa.
A man in Memphis, desiring to we the
Grand Duke, took off hia coat and earned
a large Saratoga trunk on hia should*!*
up stairs, time evading the police, who
bad strict orders to keep all strangers
out of the Peabody House. After rawy
ing e attVpowwi trunk up two flights of
staira, he didn't aee the Grand Duke,
and found aomebody bed stolen hia coat
- -rJ— 1
Dasraccnox or Snrar n Dooa.—
The ttoira of Jrfmmm, OmrlestowTi,
W. Ya., gives the foßowing oases of the
destruction of abeep by dogs: Mr. H.
W. Crittendon, tiring in the neighbor
hood of Kipon, informs us of a raid
made on hia abeep by dogs Itae-m*
that Mr. Crittendon. hearing disturb
,*vnoe among hia sheep, aeixed a double
lwrreled shot-gun and hastened to the
pen. On arriving there he found three
voracious canines engaged in the work
erf slaughter, and ahh igh one barrel of
the gun mireed fire, kilbd one of the
dog" with the other, and despatched
a second with a fence rail, (he third mak
ing hia escape. On the examination of
his flock six sheep were found killed out
right, and the remainder so injured thai
his joes is estimated at at least f 100—but
one abeep remained uninjured. Surely
such loesea aa these deserve some con
sideration at the hands of our Legisla
ture, and aa we have heretofore ex
pressed, we trust the remedy will be ap
plied, and that speedily, in the way of
an onerous tax upon dogs. Mr. 0. in
forms ua that he has made a summary
calculation, and finds that on eight farms
within a small radius, in his immediate
neighborhood, there are forty dogs. At
this rate dogs will be more plentiful than
sheep. Let the remedy be applied.
CHALLEXEX AOCXPT*D.. — The challenge
of the Si John's crew to row any four
eared crew in thia country or in England,
has been accepted by four sisters living
in Detroit, who have long had a local re
putation m oarawomen, and are said to
row exceeding well An enthusiastic
admirer says that when seated in their
trim little '.'"hell," their arms diverted
of all superfluous drapery, their hair
streaming in the winu, theg seem like
four Venuses rising from the sea. But
what is more to the point, they have
made better time, in practice trials at
least, than the St John crew, has made
in any race.
The Indianapolis Jcwwo/haa this mor
sel of wisdom: "A city that can give
the poor washerwoman and laborer a
cheap, comfortable fire, and fill the for
usees of the capitalists with (he best
fuel, at the lowest rates, need have no
fear for the future."
GXLLAKTBT. — The most gallant roan
we know of is one who refrained trom
kicking a dog that had bitten him, be
cause it was a female dog. *' Ixmfound
you 1" said be ; "if it wasn't for your
sex I'd kick your head oft
The Englishman who called theMoo
sae tunnel a " blasted hole" was literally
correct-