A Song of Spring. 0, for a joyous song— A song to sult the May-— A song to sing with merry ring, In harmony with happy Spring To comrades bright and gay! Winter is past and gone— The Winter sear and cold; Upon his bier we shed no tear; The gentle Spring brings more of cheer To hearts of young and old. The welcome birds have come Singing their songs of love; And Cupid now, with busy bow, Bids many a telling arrow go In garden, fleld and grove, The waiting trees burst forth With leaf and blossom bright; Fair Nature's breast is gaily dressed And all the Earth is richly blessed With pleasing warmth and light, While softer skies again Shine on us from above, Teach us to know, in weal or wos, From Thee, O God, all blessings flow Of joy and peace and love. So warm our hearts anew And fill with every grace To fit us for another shore Where smiles sweet Spring forevermore, Beyond life's fleeting race. RN IRR EaR THE DEVIL'S CARD. It was miduight. Fernand de Ro- quefeuil was seated in a cafe on the boulevary among six of his intimate companions, all young men of the world like himself, In accordance with an ancient Paris custom, he wished to bring his life of single blessedness to an end by giving a merry entertain- ment to his former comrades, Ie was to be married in three days at Saint- Philippe-du-Roule. The intended bride was Mme. de Lucay, a charming young widow, who had many ardent suitors. As wine went round his friends heartily congratulated him on his tri- umph. During the repast his good for- tune was the chief topic of conversa- tion, until, at dessert, many already had begun to envy him. “Well, Fernand,” remarked one of the guests, “I must say that when you came into the world you drew a lucky ticket in the lottery of fortune,” “Yes, indeed, between ourselves, I 1st admit I have very little to com- plain of,’’ answered Fernand. Just as he had finished speaking the ottle of champagne was opened. he foam sparkled in the crystal cups. » young men, wholly intent on en- joyment, scarce +} vie xt } ol 1 1% eng an and noise of Paris when the to sink into slum- 15t this moment 5 entered and little card, wur, and in a publ is about + hi with an air gentleman ny to-morrow, Jl be very ard I the hi mzelf at LEIS ai oO hie present street ¢ Ol have not the ys oriiest s ntly guesis ap taken name of the ends in his card.” 30," replied Fernand. is this fellow who 1 queer visiting hours, even at ai “uo card $ gust of air. The wind snapped up the sheet of paper, swept it through the window and carried it to the devil—I mean to his address, ”’ “How did you come to the knowledge of all these things, sir?” “Allow me to finish my story, if you please. From the following morning your life was a perfect run of good luck, Fortune flew to you. In rum- maging one day under an old piece of furniture you discovered a large roll of money, without knowing how it came there—10,000 francs in coin, Having gone to Baden-Baden, you risked the entire sum three successive times on the wheel of fortune and won each time. With this capital you then en- gaged in railroad speculation. Before a week had passed you found yourself a rich man.” “All that is very true, sir, but—" “Just wait awhile. Let me finish, [ need hardly tell you that your sudden acquisition of wealth was the result of vour letter to the mysterious and pow- erful being who you invoked in your hour of distress.” “Well, sir, what about it?” “Just this, M. de Roquefeuil. In 48 hours hence your tenth year will have expired,” “Well, and what then?” “In 48 hours you will belong to me, I am the devil,” One would naturally imagine that Fernand and his six friends would only burst into a fit of laughter at this strange declaration from this unex- pected visitor. To-day we may be sure he would be told to carry his transpar- ent joke elsewhere. But this happened some time ago, when his Satanic ma- jesty figured prominently in romantic literature. In the first place the fan- tastic writings of that day had a great number of readers on account of the stories of Theodore Hoffman, then largely scattered throughout Again, Frederic boulin, still living, had made his sable majesty quite fashion able by the recent publication of the Nevertheless, Fernand and his com- rades laughed in chorus, one ot them remarking: “Mons, Satan as this is the first time we have had the pleasure of your dis- tinguished presence, you will do us the honor of accepting a glass of cham- pagne?"’ **My ordinary beverage tears,” replied the King of terrors, I suppose I may make one exception Pour out the wine!’ He emptied his glass with apparent zest, and retired, ithdrew, to Fernand: Roquefeull, I expect to of calling you Uu 13 an gracefully }i0% ' } at al . ‘ all ¢ ou retired i his room at a card. f the card of the ever name scrawled in » life of me I on a puzzled way can’t to each of his frie + vile £ tl i 3.1 tabie, struggled with sated aroun {he six o turn. an in Lie 1 my gave up in ince ne cuinst alo » curiosity of than Fernand’s,. A moment was about to dismiss the I unceremoniously now he had the keenest desire Lo see him. “Tell the gentleman to come in, said, addressing a waiter. In a moment the seven gay youths gaw approach a young man, in rather below medium height, 10 saluted all present with a grace- il bow and in a pleasant tone of voice, was dressed in t with white cravat and gloves, a dainty little eye-glass, was extremely handw«ome—a too effeminate for a young man, bore the expression of lution that seemed to com- absence of beard and he ry rpT 1 inti "3 hat 1 } hand, i wl face hat it a quiet res pensate for the moustache A ns Ol send fore have been considerate enough to in your card, and I should there- know your name, but, truth to not even to spell it,” “Very well, sir, I shall have honor of telling it to you in an stant,” replied the stranger with pleasant smile. “But, in the meantime, Faby in- a you will have come to speak to me?” “In that of creditor, Perhaps had better retire to a private seat for a moment.”’ “It is not speak out without the least reserve, friends, They will not be at all sur- prised to learn that I have a few out- standing debts in Paris. And now may i inquire what it is about?” “Monsieur de Roquefeuil, some ten years ago, as you douljtless remember, you sacrificed your entire fortune to save the honor of the Viscount de Brevames, an old friend of your father’s boyhood. After having paid a debt of 300,000 francs you found that your ex- cessive generosity left you entirely de- pendent. What could a young man like you, brought up amid wealth and luxury, do on finding himself suddenly deprived of all his means? your apartment on Louis-le-Grand street you took one evening a sheet of note paper, and wrote in large lelters the following words: I, the undersigned, do hereby agree to deliver up my soul to Satin provided he be. stow on me ten year's riches, FERNAND pr ROQUEFEUIL, “The window chanced to be open at that moment, There cane a sudden anonymous, of that Mme, de yi widow a day or p., and was ia his most JUN ro, had given it to wed one intimate six gallants who | table with him the Of course, & man of ot be annoyed at any- ined in an anonymous let- 3 written by a coward; nev. he found such precise details Knew 4 true, and thought to be unknown to hat he could not help gi den ¢ to the whole letter, The third letter contained a steno- graphic account of a conversation that recently occurred $ iis one of those + seated at the ter, alway . ] 158 850 5 bia which he others, ti ve cre- in a club, of which | It was a sort of a run- | commentary of the principal nembers of the club on the merits and character of Fernand himself. The latter was by no means flattered; on the contrary, he was regarded as the | “Well, these are odd series of coin- cidences,”’ exclaimed the undeceived | Fernand, as he proceeded with a sad air to complete his toilet. *“Just think Fortune, friendship, social con- Not a thing left Oh, yes, 1 had forgotten, 1 have | * The idea then struck him to look at | i closely than he did the evening before, | The signature was still illegible, but | a few words traced with a pencil in| first rate French told plainly enough | that Satan was a man about town, This is what Fernand read under the | redoubtable scratch: FERNAND: "The Devil's Part” will be played this evening at the Opera Comique. Come there at 9 o'clock; knock at the third box. You will be sure to find me there, Your oldest friend, THE DEVIL, Was this a mystery or was it a freak? Fernand reflected a moment, “To go there would be childish,” he mused, , “And not to go there will give the idea that I am afraid,’ - He decided to go. About 9 o'clock in the evening he entered the theatre, and, come what might, walked straight or dhe third box, a8 directed, To his un kable amazement he found himself in the presence of a lovely young girl, Seated in front of the box, she was dressed with the most exquisite good taste, and griatally toyed with a fan in her and, Strangest of all, the face was the same as that of the devil who a peared to the six Joung men in the cafe on the boulevard the evening be. fore. But why should Satan present himself this time under the semblance of a daughter of Eve? There wassome new mystery here. On seeing him enter the young lady rose with a sort of unconscious eager- ness, and as soon as the door was closed she began: “Monsieur de Roquefeuil, you see me to-lay under my real form, My name is Ophelie de Drevames. 1 am the only daughter of that friend of your father’s, for whom you were gen» erous enough to sacrifice your entire fortune, Do not be surprised, then, at seeing me offer you a restitution, I am rich, and wish to repay the losses you suffered for my father’s sake in the hour of his misfortune, All I possess 18 yours, myself included, If you think me worthy of the love of 80 generous a heart,” “Ma, foi,” exclaimed the young man, half dazed with astonishment, ‘‘but if you are the devil he is the most charm- ing being I ever met in my lifel” He offered her his hand and sat down beside her. Three days after they were spending their honeymoon at the watering-place of Bagnere-de-Bigorre. A Highly Cultured Boston Dog. A young girl was crossing the public garden the other morning upon the main path which crossed the bridge, She was accompanied by a magnificent mast ff, which strode along beside her in the most companionable sort of way, looking up into her face occasionally as if there anything he could do for her, The two crossed the bridge together and finally came to Charles street gate, Here the young girl, evidently not wish- was TONS OF SILVER. Counting and Welghing $40,000,000 in Silver Coin. Expert money counters have been weighing and counting the $00,000,000 in gold, $40,000,000 in Silver and $30, - 000,000 of notes and bills stored at the United States Sub-Treasury, Yew York. Describing the process of hand]. ing the silver, the Commercial Adver- tiser Bays: The high silver vault 18 a room of about sixty feet in length by forty feet in width, Its walls, floors and ceilings are of heavy plates of riveted iron, sur- rounded by thick walls of granite, The foundation of the vault is of solid mas- onry extending down as deep as the foundation of the sub-treasury itself, This iron room is divided into twelve compartments ranged on either side, eight compartments on one side and four larger ones on the other, with a narrow passageway between them. The compartments are formed by boiler iron, partitions and fronts with doors or gates of half-inch iron bars, crossed like lattice work, with the interstices too small even to admit of the inser- tion of a child’s hand, Each door iz provided with a ponderous padlock. The entrance to the vault ed by two iron bars; the outer one sim- ilar to a heavy safe door, and the inner the strongest lock that modern ingenu- ity could devise, The vault is burglar- proof, fireproof and almost air-proof. Within these solid walls no murmur of the busy, bustling above and around ever penetrates, . 1 Orie vault coutain nearly $40,000,000 in ing to have the care of the dog in the | busy streets, turned to him and said: “There, that 1s far enough now, You need not go with me any | farther, but turn about and go back | home,’ She did not take her hands out of her muff to point the way, and she spoke as | would to a small brother, in a pleasant, conversational tone,” i Marco looked at her with his larg eyes, then looked across the common, wagged his tail slowly, as though he | thinking how very pleasant it | go the rest of the way, Bile of his head and Mainly as though the! come from mouth: farther, it is words had his 's ‘No, dear; I'm ANSWere + when sent back along with his | +3 t on the U1 a Imnoment children swimming on toward ¢ an wat th avenue, TI hed him until he had dis nd the gates, then resum OWn Way whethe . hd , Wondering The Latest Hotel Swindle, the bell boy tel he rusi wei, As He + Key out y thought struck thins } Le DOX Li, AD at the envelope lying there. “Who want “lady in parl Front, dancing “That ain't her ask for her name." Front disappeared presently, siowly. looked in flerence she’s gone."’ ated the clerk to ‘she was work- “She says it don’t make no di it’s a mistake-——and hought 80." ejacu sorter standi he new rack k pei women generaiy. ladies’ parlor, ring for ey go the and a matter-of-fact way for room, He asks the and if he is busy and think- ing of something else he hands it oul without question, Then the female sharper goes through the room in a in of the key some occupant will not return before she gets Then the hotel is responsible the loss, — Repeating A Foolish Mistake. A traveler in making change at the railway station at Condord, N. H., gave the ticket agent a five-dollar gold piece for a penny. The agent saw it and handed the coin back. The man thanked pulled | one, and the agent brushed it into the drawer with the pennies, After the | train started the traveller jumped off, | and rushed back: “I gave you a five | '* he said. | “Yes, said the agent, and I gave it | back to you.” “But I gave it back to | you againl Look and see,” The agent | looked and there was the gold piece, | The man bad made the same mistake | twice, LL ———— Chinese Opposition to Steamboats, Among the remarkable reasons nd. vanced by the Chinese for opposing the introduction of steamboats on the Up- per Yangste is the allegation that a very flerce and strong species of monkeys live along the river where it : through the mountains, and that they would not fail to hurl large stones from the heights down upon the steamers, probably sinking them, while the au- thorities would be powerless to prevent the outrage or arrest the offenders, The real obstacle in the way is not monkeys, but about 20,000 junk men, who think steamboats would take away their present means of livelthood, All meat should be cooked before fed to fowls. need it every day, If eggs are expected. though by far the larger portion is com- posed of silver dollars, The each tion over fifty numbers sixty pounds, These are pilled from the front to the and from the floor to the ceiling with the utmost regularity and nicety, until they form almost a them. The holding between $8,000,000 and §95,000,- 000 each, and the eight $2,000,000 each, smaller come $2 now he ie 1 viel $1000 and quantity of coin stored in { Cal contains Ly 8 avoird city, ag AS el weighs six four ton in bers, in Wis it 3 bases would EN a 3 3 weight, real'ly bags, would be 1 (¥ {Hs ’ $1,000 000, an CI IRLIBT 1 . I narrow compartment 1 en from a full compu ed, and, if correct, Mnpartm was iu Lhe taining only perfe which has been isn as t used “as i 3 8 as ik hie {test of 2 bursting quent oocury lower tiers of weight of the silver ab thie lower bags and ruptures them, the broken aided as us VE presses upon All bags are dis ! discoverad and new their stead, It requires twenty men to carry « weigher, or man at the s . men, the watchers, the piler, and eight or ten men to simply bags and carry them one by one from the one compartment the and from the scales to wan who does the repiling. The manual labor it who are used to heavy A dozen 'longshoremen hey work and the strain on their backs, caused by lifting and carrying the sixty-pound bags, al- though they are accustomed Lo handl- ing much heavier burdens, but the pe- culiar weight and solidity of the silver makes it much barder than the handl- ing of twice the weight in some other material or form. The vault is imper- fectly ventilated for so many people, and the breathing and perspiring of scores of men in its close confines and the heat from the half<dozen gas jets renders the vault close and nearly as hot as a Tarkish bath, and while all are compelled to doff their coats and vests, those men who do the physical handling of the bags sirip down tw their undershirt and nether garments 8 ones used idle the to BORE the mere men When they rest they sit on bags of silver just asthe miller sits on his bags of meal at the mull door, It is considered a good day's work to handle, weigh and pile 2,000,000 im silver, and those who are engaged in the work are only too glad when the day is done and they can come out into the light and air of the upper world, sn A MA — ~**He is the highest-class 3 year old in America s)' remarked Mr, Green Morris the other day at the Brooklyn track, speaking of Sir Dixon, "oo ssid ni he S¥utisual, “because 2 8 a great of money to me, a man whose limit in betting is $500. Although Sir Dixon may win more than $20,000 in stakes, by the time I had got through paying his stake fees, and many otker expenses, it would take much more than $20,000 in winnings to put me that muck ahead.” FASHION NOTES, — A fashion which came into force | last summer during the hot days of June and July is likely to be popular again this year when the sun shall make cloth bodices too hot to be borne, This is the pique jacket worn with the habit skirt. These jackets are in shrunk pique, so that they wash per- fectly, and in small patterns, such as checks and lines of red, navy blue and other colors, They are some- what similar to a man’s lounge coat, although they have inner waistband just fastened to the middle of the back seams Lo keep them in place, They are buttoned once in front and, then fly open. A loose skirt and neat tle are worn with them, also a sailor hat or jockey cap. Of course, this style does not sult the regulation silk hat, —More care and ingenuity Is ex- pened upon the upper part of the cos- tume, i. e,, the basque or waist, than upon the skirt; and the variety of vests, collars, folds, plastrons and other applied or decoupe or cut-out ef- fects, is almost innumberable, There {i8 no one method of waist trimming | more popular than another, unless it ibe the V-shaped upper vest effect, | the basque buttoning close below. with a fold of white and-crimson striped cashmere, cut on the bias and { just laid under the folded lower edge {of the underskirt. The { looped very full at the back, is but- toned plainly down to the usual basque {depth in front, and below that falls apart in two straight breadths which | are faced with the striped goods, and i at the bottom. This model, with some in the back drapery and | garnitures, is copied in more elegant | materials, ~-FPink is the color whieh has re- | placed that charming shade of lilac j called heilotrope, or Opnelia, and any shade of rose-hued pink is liked in | velling, cashmere or printed mohair, jand the lighter fabrics for dressy occasions class as drapery-nets, { which are inline in wvanety and worn over faille, surah and moire. The { latter combination in pink—although moire is not as prelly in pink as in blue—suggests the vapory clouds of i sunset res on & roseale tinged sea, and is a lovely summer dancing dresss for a youthful wearer, | variations tine wild ~One stylish costume red, rough cheviot a smartly draped skirt front outstanding plaits at the back, a Norfolk blouse bodice and a W t, double breasted, and buttoning ¢ from tha alt & 3da thie rigut shoulder Was in idin habits melton cheviot clotl i the favor there is but Ii hat and les, and ie in the fashion if the make. The turn~Jdown collar is still popular, and the opening in front is a little lower, showing a trifle more vest, Reiodeer skin—of a special make, deeper in color than formerly, and extremely soft and ing extensively used breeches, It is better than stockinettes, and for every way wore lasting, in aid The originality of a costume usu- ally is displayed in the waist and its gar- re, which are Inconceivably varied, and not only tax the modiste to invent but the observer to describe. The fashion of waist draperies is wholly unique, and only really pretty on a too- slender form. The basque is appar- ently complete, yet around the figure is drawn closely a width of the dress fabric, on the bias, either in folds or plainly, which terminates at the close ing of the basque iu front. The broad sash of ribbon which is worn some dresses is somelimes arranged in this way, only the fastening is then at the back, and the front of the sash is taken in, in a bias seam, Lo make it set closeiy to Lhe figure. vii®a ik —(iingbams and satines are made up in much the same styles as pongees, yet there are two differant classes-—with- out reference to quality--of goods, thore figured in resemblance of other dress materials which are suita- ble for street wear, and the delicate- bams and Chamberys which make lovely morning and house dresses, The embroidered gingham dresses in pink, i blue, gray and pongee have deep | flouncings which are made up on a plain skirt; and plain gingham, edged | with narrow similar white Hamburg embroidery on the goods, is used for | the drapery and waist, Sometimes two deep overlapping flounces compose the | entire skirt, and the waist is made in | surplice style, the dress being com- I pleted by a moire sash of the same | color or black. | ~The tailor-made gown 18 80 sensl- | ble and tasteful that although it 1s not | 80 much the craze as heretofore, yet it | is still worn by the most fashionable and best dressed people. The London Queen says that thers are as many as seven distinct styles this season, re- spectively named the Drownlow, Windsor, Bray, Florence, Marlow, Season and Venetia costumes, Some are braided, all differently, and others draped, either of one material or with the introduction of a .striped or a checked and striped fabric. For spring wear there are cheviots, rough or smooth, in checks large and small, also in stripes; and for summer there are beautifully light Saxony tweeds, There are also other materials, At a recent display one gown was of soft, gray cheviot, made with the bodice and back draping all in one over a skirt banging plain in front and at its sides, with a few loose, plalts in- tervening, and a short draped tunie. The neck of the bodice was cut away in front, as if to show a cravat, and then filled in again with the material cnt a different way. Another was of drab-colored Saxony, with very narrow lines of blue and red. The bodice was cut like a jacket, with side pockets, a turndown collar and revers, with the front left open to show the colored eravat. The skirt WAS Arran with long, softly falling drapery, the folds at the back haviog been loopad under and then allowed to fall long. HORSE NOTES. ~Frank Van Ness has arrived al New York from California. ~The half-mile track at Grand Rap- ids, Mich., has been put into shape. ~ At Wilkesbarre, Pa., they are building a new track and Fair grounds. ~—Two hundred and eighty-five hor. ses started during the Nashville meet ing. — Mr. Cadugan lost recently by death the bay mare Juno, 2.404, by Hamble- tonian, ~TF1an0o Boy 2.20}, by Panle, is the name of a horse in Peter V. Johnson's stable, —~Lule Wilkes, by George Wilkes, 2.22, out to Lulu, 2.15, has foaled a brown colt by Electioneer, ~It is said that Jewett, record 2.224 trotting and 2.14 pacing, is trotting this season, and will be campaigned at that gait. —W. H, McCarthy sold Jessie Bal- lard, 2.25, by Archie Hambletonian, to J. W. Robinson, of Los Angeles, be- fore leaving Cailfornia, —By mutual arrangement between Starters Caldwell and Sheridan, the latter will start at Baltimore and Cald- well at Lexington, —Barnes headed the list of winning jockeys at Nashville with eleven wins to his credit. He can ride down to about eighty-five pounds. William M. Singerly purchased re cently while In Kentucky from the | Macey Bros, the b. Artiste, by | Macey’s Hambletonlan, dam by Al Cade, —C, H. Kerner, of New York, has purchased from George FF, Leach, for | $1200, a chestnut 2 year old filly, by Bayonne Prince, 2.21}, dam Emma | K. | —There are but four entries in the free-for-all at Detroit, Harry Wilkes, | Oliver K., Prince Wilkes and Mam- | brino Sparkle, It sbould be a ‘“‘hot”’ | race, B ~The Lion, like many horses both East and West this spring, nas been | suffering from cracked heels, but he | will start for the Derby, peverthelese, —~A. J. Cassait’s stable of fourteen | horses are now at Sheepshead Bay. The Bard 1s reported to be in excellent condition, and 18 a reasonably sure | starter for the Brooklyn handicap. —The stables at Sound View Stock Farm, property of the late Roscoe Conkling, were burned recently. Sev- eral horses were destroyed, and the loss was about $50,000, —The Michigan Trotting Circull comprises Kalamazoo, Jackson, Grand Rapids, and Saginaw, with $21,600 in purses. The circuit will commence al the former city on July 26. — Budd Doble’s stable includes Lhe pacers Johnston, 2064; Arrow, 2.14, and Ed. Annan, 2.17§, and the trotters Oliver K., 216}; Prince Arthnr, 2.15; | Mikado, 2. 20%, and Geneva, 2 20, —Jerome Whelpley has taken his string of trotters to the Gutlenburg. | {(N. J.) track to train. Majolica, Fanny | Temple, Pottery Girl, A. W. Rich mond and Crockery are among the number, ~The Executive Committee of the American Jockey Club has ordered, that, after September 1, all jockeys and | trainers making use of the track and | stables at Jerome Park shall be li- | censed. { ~The American Jockey Club has decided that at the coming spring meeting at Jerome Park the betlling will be confined to auction and mutual | pools, Bookmaking will not be per- itted. —R. Williams rode Overture in the fourth race at Lexington on May 8, and was left at the post, for which he used insulting language to the starter, Upon him being reported to the judges they ruled him off for six months. — Western Belle, Mr. Hamilton's brown mare was driven a mile in 2,24} | and a repeat of 2.24 by William Weeks over the Fleetwood (N. Y.) track re- cently. This is the fastest mile of the season in this vicinity. —At the annual election of tne Is. | Hon. Erastus Corning; Vice President, George P. Ide; Treasurer, Frank Gil- bert: Secretary, Sidney W, Giles; { Chairman Executive Committee, Frank Gilbert. ~The §8200 paid by the Dwyer Bros, for the brother to Hanover is the high- | est price ever pdid for a yearling thor- | oughbred in America. As liberal pur- chusers as the Dwyers have heretofore been, they fairly exceed themselves this spring. Besides the $3200 expended for the brother to Hanover they paid the next highest price, $4500, for the brother to Blue Wing, $3500 for the brother of Jim Gore, $3000 for the brother to Firenzi, $2600 each for the sister to Tremont and brother to Port. land, $2000 each for a brother to Dry Monopole, to Vigil and Vera Cruz and to Hinda; $2000 for a Hindoo colt out of Francesca, by ton; $3000 for a colt by Billet, out of Belle Pal- mer, and $1400 for a sister to Lizme Dwyer. Awong these brother and sis- ter’s to distinguished records it will be strange if the brother shall not find two or three, at least, worthy of their royal lineage; and If they shall, their pro- gressive policy will enable them to recoup themfelves for the large outlay. In tion to these, they purchased many others at prices ranging from $1300 to $450, buying in all thirty-four paid $060,200.
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