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I.KtIKNII UV I.AMUAHTKH VUirNTH'B
MUHT KOTAIII.K HTHKAM.
HnutililUROipr rialil iiixl MiumIiiw. TliriiBgli
WiMidlftiul nml lr Water Ceiiri -llie Tin.
itltlmm ill the riilutriim W hut .llll
I'nrk Sema Nntlte Kuinl lluinniiin
ter the Imsluessusb.
Wlien wearied Willi llie glhlisl hplontler of
upnlituier tlin liMnpieleiilluus limi-nlllconce
of iiiiMlerii nt iiiHliiiit, when tliorelil rermnltty
mul piouiliitajety el oily We heeotue-i ills ills
tantelul te us, we gladly bicak uwny te rum
lile through lli'lil nml lore-it nml te tenk rioine
rurnl retreat v?liore nntll-itiirbed nml mire mire
iltnlnetl mi comiiiutie with tliu congenial
spirit el our original nature. Tell mu n
draught iiiem Invigorating; Id tliu lutigi than
n breath el iiiie immtitiiln air, or whom ihii
you tpiall i iMuerngu half he ilollcleui its llui
pure, sparkling vvulur bubbling up Ireiii n
Mprlng in it glen ? Man's Ingenuity hiuI ijr.
hiitolice have, indeed, acceinptl-dicd iiiucli
Hint uemiiiiiiuli our admiration, lull the linn
tltwerk of llml Is tint tiioliety ie of nil. Te
llliil tliretiKli nature lunit Is Indebted Ter nil,
vvliether II tiu art In Mr various iikvIiiiiiIu.iI
contrivance, ttllli whatever olio thaliiutlll
Inrlitii.
'I'hu, at nil re tilt lead te Keine, he nil
nvonuert bring ux linallv le nature, mul horn
llml llie 1M11111 why we Inte te court n.tturti'n
hoIIiuiIe nml hocIusIeii.
Obeying llie prompting-) of it similar hiiIiII,
I betook liiilf uiiu bright, oheeiy morning
In tliu pleasant iiieiitli of May, te tliu HUN
rounding country et l.nuciter, having ur
lletiliirly In view uienu object of my vixlt
tliu lifrtiillful lint (.li'ii purk, lying en tliu
I'oiiemogn, hIhiuI two in I It im ill-dntit from thu
city, ll was one or therni lovely mornings
when nil iiiilurn seeuis nitlr. Even thu oily
ilhl net otcape the runtagleilH spirit Unit piir
Milled uiitulcnlly nil living beings. The illn
mid chiller of the city's trnlllu retained net
llielr wonted liitmliueH.4, hut itilnulixl with
childhood's merry laughter unit plea-nanl
morning iwliitatleiis limy blended into hii
agree ible hum a-i dittanm liotweori thu oily
anil hid widened. The country i whin
awake, lllrds hail eirly Ix'giiu thuir iimUmn
nml everywhere could be heard the llipild
illtly oriuerry warhleri, who In their ceiiacy
would have ifrew nod uriy'itiorriileustonothut
might have broken in illsoenlautly tiieu thu
Heed of melody. Acres of rolling limit, wull
tilled nud tdiew lug the thrill of Its peaceful
Inhabitant, Mrctchcd fur nwny te thu feet el
ilHtnut iiieiiutnltiH. Tliu f icu el Ihucuitli hail
iliiiiiiuil Hh KriHin relMi i.uii'i,' iti'il Willi thu
lxniitlful tlutief IIiiMir-i. Iitiw iliepi Iruiu
lihil timilerly en thu tlpn el tr.ivi hlailui ami
llanhil luck thu Htrt'iiiu of hiiiiIIkIiI that
IMiureil ilew'ii iiihiii Iiiem. Tlireiii;h thu
Hiuoetli urii'ii iiiiiiiiIehk, IIUu n liuiil elillicr,
thu plaelil wnturii of thu I'eMiiili'gii purHiii'il
thuir suriHntliiii i-eurt-u. Thli huuiheiI, ln ln ln
iloeil, nun of nprliiK'n liullilnjM, or, ll thu
ll(;uru li net tee lraa(;itit, thu luclptleii
el n nvrti'tef emaI ceiu'iirtn te which we hail
n "inneii tiil.ct, If wucheiu te liu pruiunt.
In tliutoueuof my mernlMK'a xaunlurlUK
I cjiine Id thu iluilrett Hnut nut down lit thu
iiiur,u Miuely mapiiuil out for the day
What (lluu park bi'trnjH the origin el Hi up
polUtlen in hi name S imu IniUMilu.il mero
inattur of-fact than rniMautic, folleMlii; hit
hent of iiiluil, hi diwrllmil hy tlm ferinur
eplthut, rulhtir than that fancy would dktntu,
I'eiii'ludud te natlify hH IKtpxiliilincnt in
net KUtlliiK n liamu liy i ailing It hat (lull.
llu that ns It may. It It home thu luii n
cliuriiiliiK lit, nor d(Hw Um ImpilsllUe tlllu
dutnict ouujet Ireiii thu leiuaiiuu with which
it Nluwnteil. l'oUewliiL' Uh column el thu
C'onrnteRa, or approaching thu virk fietu the
north, ou iMinu tu a vmall grin u hp.irxcly
wixhlcd. KntcrliiKlt for u llUle ilistance .ou
are breii;lit te n pulnt w lietu, w Hii n NUdilun
duHeuiit, thu Klun lle liuteruj ou, mid at ILi
farllicrconllneM llewi liy thu tiread Htrutm,
wilh n puii.uiliblu eloeity. Huino low bulld
lugt and n daiiL'iui; pivilien aru tHMtlurcd
HirouKhuiitllieKruundi whieh nru new Iro Ire
iuautly uieil by Hiiinmer partial in iiieulck-liiK'-
reudaut from trtMM nru iteiitly timbired
hwIiikh lnr miicIi ai baton fenilniw-i ler ovu evu ovu
laeory inntleu. '1 IidiO jjp tratleiiH, of com he,
bavu, toHemu e.xtent, madu ha(x- with na
ture'n own hottini;ef tliliacuuu. Out et the
Kli'iii aletiR tliHcoiirve el thu crock, a path
lcaiii te a lilllildu which Nn continuation el
tlm umhaiikiiieuL A ditnxe uiulcrnrew III,
nliuext ImiK'iiutrnblu, oeurn thliarci. Thu
main xith, nflur IivuIiik thu helkw, ramllles
In ciNery diructlen te thrend thu lntricaciui el
thMew wIliierniuM, until finally llie illllei--uut
paths ceme togetlior upilu en n promt premt
nuncc A low pacuieut tenmiNthu stream
li tliu edu of thu high and nluieit purpuu
ilk ulnr rocky ulieru. 1'rnjwtliiK out into tlm
Htruam H u I'lill with llx liund eurhmii;lu
thu wiiten below. The- nceuery li Mrlklucly
lilcturc-iipie mid reiuimlic, but this Is net
manifest at a distance. Net until you coiue
te tlm ed;u of tliu riH-k iIihih thu iHMiily of It
bocemu apparent, ivsifal oruatlen thu duslti
m that Its grandeur nIieiiIiI depund en thu
IMilntet Msiuu. Te ene IxjiidluR ever thu
uilcoet llie reek the depth bocemus Irlfjlitful
its hu Ka7e Ieiir nml Intently en tliu Heed
below, no loots eeiiru ill llie ixxsosiien el
Ills riiiimes for nwhile, then ceinra crowding
into his inlml theuKlitH of smlden attacks 01
HlratiKu hikiIIs el lckneM, concepllons of
what would Is) thu result If, with suicidal In
tunt, hu should hurl hluisull down en the
reckH liolew and, kuiiIIe roailer, did ion
ever obsere Inte w lint HtnuiKO iiiekkIs we de
drop ; what dark and horrible images im
agination plctuten forth when ileithls within
atienticinc; instance, whom we can dally
with him, cajole him mid jet hid him stay t
As I lay ell!i;IUKtethu oiIke of that precl
pice 1 will net Kaln my pur(ose by detailing
the straiiKO IoeIIiikh that possesyod mu, the
HhuilderH that horror son t through my (rame,
or the spectral faces that (,'rlmly looked up
from the depths below. It Is Hiitliciunt te
say that my foellngs were presently brought
up ten degroe Doriiering en ireuzy. 1 luoI lueI
utitnrily Hlirunk back, fearing, 11 I turned
my head, that instant te beheld some demon
iu human lerm, conjured up by Imagination,
in thu net of gU leg me a latal push.
Atturl hail regalued my comixwiire the
thought forced Itself ebtrusU uly, e eu tuna tuna tuna
oleiisly upon my mind. May net seuiu
woe-begone mortal here hae met a fatal
end? Ker en hucIi a Het thu heart festering
with rankling sorrow will brixxl ntid nurse
its griel whero erst it thrilled with delight,
even ns In quick hucc.os.sIeu fellow Hiiu-Npel
nml cloud-shadow.
Hetracing my steps, 1 met mi old man,
Willi Kllored bead nml ImiwimI frame, whose
shadow had well nigh reach oil Its greatest
length in the e enlng or II Te. With llie usual
Kreetlngs nnd rcHwct that youth pnys te old
age, I ascertained that he had been a llt'o-leug
resident lu the" vicinity, mid consequently
was torsed lu the local lilstery nnd legendary
leru el his blrtliplnce. Tu the iiuostleu
whether the rock which ongaseil our atten
tion was known liy nny name, he, alter hoiue
rullcctlen mid dubious leek ut the interiogi interiegi interiogi
ter, unsweiisl .illlrmatively, "Yes, 7''i(u
JlecK."
Knocking the ashes from the bowl el his
nlixi which he hud been ennlentedlv smek
ing, he related thu following pathetic tnle,
which 1 will nut attempt te reproduce hi his
vernacular, but will repeat in substance.
Onu (September e cuing, lu the lall et In -,
a nIIiii vomit; man, or prupessesslin; appear
ance, allghted from thu stage that had drawn
up boteru it wayside inn near the city. Tliose
inns at that day wero lutormedlato Htitieus,
ntlerillng h ulght'H rust te the waggeners who
irausiiorieii cereal products ireiu J'ltlsliurg
le l'liiladelphia, mid articles or iiiorchmullse
front the latter te the foriner place, A group
el idlers, among whom was uilue jelly host,
had been nwaltlng the arrival of thu coach.
When it tame te a standstill and had tie
posited Its living trelght mul luggage, this
young iiernouuge apinuchlng nu individual
whom heslngled out ns the landlord by
reusouet his rubicund visage, inquired thu
way te a neighboring- farmer's. Having ro re ro
eelvoil the deslred Intolllgenco he hurried lu
the iliroctleu of the larui bofero the already
gathering gloom should lucreate thu slrango slrange
ness or the locality. Among the frequenters
Of the tavern mirmlses wero ut unce madu
as te the object of llie Htranger's presonce.
The curiosity that had been areused wus
satlstled when ene el the utiuiber ut thu Inn
Tontiireil the conjecture that the recent in ri
val was In all IlkelihixKl the teacher et the
district Hoheol. AH concurred Willi the Mew
ndvauced when they renioniberod that the
farmer who was Invested by his noIghlierH
with the power or oiiipleyiuB teacherrt had
been lucpilred ter, Ner was the BuiiiKisltleu
amiss. The (versen in ipiestieu vvas thu
knight of the birch, who was te lord it ever a
country school ; and, as subsequent events
will show, ever a tender heart.
Let us interrupt thu progress el the tale by
reverting brlelly te the antecedents el the
young teacher. Hern in a thriving aud grow
ing town of Western New Yerk, he had on en on
Jeyod the advantages et n partly classical
course oiiereu iy an acauemy et no mean ro re ro
pute His father who was oxtenslvely en en
gaged lu uieruantlle busmess, was the head
el a family proud of Its wealth ami social con cen con
uecUeua. Hhrewd aud practical lu the
rotitlne of IiurIiiehs, he was lltlle given In
miulimeiit nnd liKikud Irewnlmdy nil It In
any youth who cherished Ideas el fmiin nnd
distinction In Ufa. The son's prndlllctlen from
his bnyhiMxl had been for the bar, nml there
fere Holeolod his oeiitso ofntuilles te Ihlsmul.
Ills preparation forgoing umler thu Instruc
tion of a legal preceptor having been com.
plnteil, and In olMsllence le the wishes of Ills
utlier, who eonslderod a term In the mda mda
gegue's elmlr a lining cmieliwlen le nn iu-h-deinlc
course nnd n prejKir illnclpllnn for
enlrance te n law elllre, he umleiloek te
mould the plnstle nilnds of country urchins.
llusy wero thu Resnlps foralew (Ihvh befure
the school opened In collecting and distribut
ing the eoniinenlM Hint wete passed cuurerii
lug the schoolmaster, which functionary oc
cupies mi inoniisldernblo rank lu a rurnl dis
trict iriie liinnrrlved nt the nge el iimu
IhksI he lscreillled with hihiwIiiJre wlilch
he does net pmH,)s, or If of yeuthlul apiiear apiiear
nilee he is the elijnrt of inauy n lurllveuinnce
frum buxom isiimlry innldiins, whlln thu
burly mid Jealous swain chuckles wllh secret
dellghtntlhn bruises te be ndinlnlstered by
his hands te the master. If, periidveuture, u
swisjIorHevorelKH reigns In such n realm, the
lady teacher nt eneij commands thurespwtef
Iho girls nnd the luve of the big Isiys. Thu
raiisenud motive or the latter emotion I will
net attempt todellne.
The school wnseKined lu dun tlme with a
goodly number el pupils, nmeiig whom was
the daiighter or the farmer In w liesu hoiue the
young man wns le bike his iibode.
Hhe wasnbrunettoeriioventeeu summers,
shapely lu llgure, Just budding into womnn wemnn womnn
heod, with dark, lustrous eyes iiriinfallioui iiriinfallieui iiriinfallioui
able depth, hhe liad liallve grace withal,
whlle the traces or rustle simplicity Hint ip ip
inalned enhanced thosechnriiis which oul eul oul
lurennd lashten Umg for but never nltaln.
llernalure was sliunUlnildeep nnd ref erven,
bwnuse sllenl. Nelllckle, sons Id Ihi mined
le uncontrelhihlo Inughter by Iho cnprlce or
the moment, or gushing ' ,ea,rl', '""" ,H
clroiimstance sentlmeiital rather limn mui,
she felt nnd relt deeply. This wns her last
term In the public school. llie young
teacher had seen Kd"e llm winnilom-e e his
patrons nnd the geed will of Ills pupils. Pro
gress mid order vvere no strniigeis In his
school room. Among his mesullllgenlpunlls
was she, evincing a remarkahlu nplitiide fe
studies tending te Iho literary nnd arllMlo arllMle
Her lntellis;tual cnpaclly nnd worn inly quid
llles, us yet unduvtilopeil, did netemMiKi thu
vigilant eye of her teacher, mid, therefore, he
took special delight lu encouraging her as
pirations. Of i w tutor's evening, seated
around aelieerful llruwlth npplissputlering
ever It, nml a basket or mils gathered lu
season, the rmully whlled iiwai the tedious
hours. The matronly housu-wlfe related
tales of hob-gebllus nml w ileitis ! tlm hits,
band, isirhas, deUilled the incitement of the
chase. Hut mero rrequently the teacher
entertained thu clrcle with rabies nnd straugu
slot leu el which hu had n fund.
While lanner nml wife were tiering, Iho
daughter giving a willing ear te ancient
story, romantic legends, wars mid treasures
el classic lore, round pleasure In levelling,
whlle huesirleuced equal delight lu giving,
Net Infrequently did he speak or his nlins
and hejms when onto fairly establlshid In his
chosen prorinslen. Thus rapidly sjkxI liy
the winter days. As the end el thu term aw
pre.ii lied, the cord lal,I ran kiqilrittsitw eon llie
teacherniiil family waned. Teacheratid pupil,
however, tin no longer express llie relations
between the two persons ; ler, while It was
elHiirvisi externally, thu true reeling jet mi
known In either, bail supplanted the relation
el superior and inferior, of Instructor te in
structed. Out of friendship and admiration
had grown llie strongest passion- love. The
separation that was seen approaching, lnten
sllietl the emotion nnd gave te the lever a
sense el Its depth. Te retreat was futile.
The Maine was burning loe strongly te be
quenched, hove leek its course unit tlm
Inevitable lollewod. The school closed mid
lit a few days its teacher was le return te his
native timn te prosecute his legal studies,
A fuw evenings Were Um appointed day, In
the oeurso el nu evening ramble, Iho young
ceuple werostamliugeu the etlge of 1'aUt
Keck looking en thu calm Heed below. The
last rajs or thu setting sun glimmered faintly
en thu distant church spires, vvhllu thu chim
ing vesier bells called devout worshippers
te duly.
The young man, speaking el his reluctnn t
departure, turned le the maiden mid thou de
clared his love with nil the lorver et n pas pas pas
slonate lever. Astonishment silenced her
for a time, but as she realized her own reel
ings, jev beamed rreni her countenance,
q'lieu a sliade or sadness spread evor her
feitures as the situation dawned iiKn her
mind. Tlm barriers social distinction,
family prMe, (loillieu loomed up in Iho
horizon where the star of heK) had Just set.
Breaking ft rth lu sobs, she acknowledged
her love mr him, but denied tlm pusslhlilty
of their union, ImhmusueI her lnlorlerity and
Ills father's ambition. Then fellow etl prom prem
tses el uudvlug duvotleu mid willingness el
si rillclng Ills all for her sike. Le sealed
thu Isitrethal with a kiss.
Tiveyears h ivoelapsetl, during which time
tender inKslves were exchaiiRtst. She Is
happy, while her lever dreads the time when
seen his engagement must be made known
te a stern father, tliesltu itleu Is revealed ; a
stormy Interview fellows, concluding with a
letter dictated by an unrelenting lather. The
seu secretly writes another expressing Ills
determination aud constancy, but which is
intercepted. The sequel or the tale Is seen
told. The trusttul girl receives n letter, ene
morning, coldly nnd form illy telling her that
the engagement that had resulted Irem u
theughtlus4 Intimacy, did uoteutwelgh ether
considerations nml consequently must be
broken. Mm did net break out lu lrautle
grief, se no ene knew the deathly ping she
bad received, but from that day smllea knew
her net, only jiouslveiiess and calm Christian
assurance. "Hhe did net even murmur, yet
the fend parents saw her pining uwny raptillj.
Iu a fun months the latal day came, whm,
vvltliu full confession te her pirunls, she
passed away with u sweet resignation. A
funeral train, sad ami silent Ireiu genuine
sorrow, rollewetl thu corie te the country
graveyard, w here the remains vvere laid te
rest,
Thu parents communicated the sad intulll-
guuee te her lever, who was anxlemly await
ing a reply te his intercepted letter. A tew
dajs niter her burial, thu young teacher,
with leaden heart, once mere entered the
familiar home, where nil wns new gloom nnd
desolation. Her last words he heard re
issued from her mother nnd teher he related
hew a lathei's cruelty had separated them.
Unable tu abide lu the place any lenger, hu
wuudeieil aimlessly through Held nnd weed,
until he came te l'lilnl Heck whero their
troth had been plighted. His anguish must
have been equal only te the desperate act
thin iiurteu nun ireiu iiiecuu.
The following morning laborers going by
discovered a body Meating lu tlm creek aud
recegni70d it us that et llie young teacher.
Ills father was suininoneil, nml made ac
quainted with thu painful circumstances.
On thu body was found apiece el paper en
which woie written u few sentences asking
forgiveness fiw llie rash act, mid requesting te
be laid side by side with her who was his
evon unto dentil. The harsh rather relented,
the heart of adamant vv.is softened mid
ambition thwarted.
The sire had cnncliided his tale. llrushlng
nwaynte.tr, he bid me geed-day nnd forth
with continued Ids wnlk.
1 passed through the country graveyard
ruukly overgrown with weeds mid Its tomb.
stones weather-beaten and crumbling. Iu a
distant corner vvere the two graves. Head-
thu lalnt inscription of Iho headstones, 1
dlsceveied tliat they marked thu graves et
llie two imlorltmate subjects of thoeld man's
tale. These two mounds, also, vvere well
overspuu with weeds, through which it low
wild Mowers, exhaling (heir fragrance,
timidly lilted their heads. Summer breees
play there nml wintry blasts shrlek nnd
howl, but side by side the levors twnlu sleep
the sleep Hint knows no waking.
A IHWr.UIT.K C.AItur.N.
Tangled Ivy cioeps uml tvvlnes
Whciemue bloeinotl iny lady's llOHtjrs ,
And the twisting wlltl neutlulues
Weave o'er all tlielr iliiiteilng bevvers;
And the trull tiees rrem the wall
Dreup fmgettcn uud forlorn,
And the roe trees, thick uud tall,
Frem their trellis work me tern.
Dewy pat Im -onto velvet smooth,
Fur the dainty steps of yuuth
Weedy new, uud overgiewn
Willi tliu rank grass nil iiiiuiemi.
lloieund theie, utiiiil conliisteii,
tlleaiiis a bony seal let lined,
And pal u bl nil weed In probinleu
(lly the eiiiiiiiuT bicezes wooed)
Citeps whole onto veibenns grew,
Or the uiyrtlu llenered be fall
In thu win in unit scenled ulr;
And llie apeednell deupuat blue
SliaUea Itsfnill llowers everywhere.
He, uinlds llieau patlis nil haunted
lly the meineiy el old llevveis
(Irow these n lid weed blooms undaunted,
'through the glowing uiitmuii hours.
Ah 1 hew long age it Beems
Hluce bright laces glowed nnd 8 lulled
In tbU gnrden of our dreams,
New se deselate nnd wild I
They will ceme again no mere,
Aiiliiotlmeihnll o'er roitero
Uoiden days mid fairy ilewers
Te thoie wearied hearts of ours,
Yewi Chamitn' Journal.
DRIFT.
Hr.VUHAt. limes of Inte In these weekly
gatherings et Drill the name of Thoreaii lias
come up. It could net be otherwise One
cannot write en American lllernture at nil,
howevor supetllclally, without enceunlerhig
It. Perln that llloralure Henry I). Thoreau
(sxiuplesn unique, distinctive and lmxirtnht
place. Kxtrnvngautly admlred and ovores evores overes
tltnsled for a long Hum by moil like Kuior Kuier Kuior
seu aud nearly thu whole school of Concord
transcendentalism with that curious nh
sonceorisjrsppctUo," as a recent erllle says,
11 which appears se ensily lu small communi
ties, In which n dimming soems n Milten or
a Dante, mid Thoreaii a Virgil," he sullored
undeserved neglect Ireiu the geueral public,
until iu Inte yours he Is coming le rocelvo his
rightful nnd proper meed or nltontleu, Kng
llsh crltlcH wero the onus who started the
Therenu revlval in literature, went Intooo Inteoo Intoeo
slasles evor him, aud se reused and spread
American study or him nnd brought us le a
Just estimate or our eccoiitrle countryman
with his exaggerated Americanisms. Terhaps
Ihotendencynow Is ugnlnUiovar-riilehls liter
ary inorltindlinertnucol at any rate It Is
coming te be the rashlen te reatl his works,
te talk about them and le consider acquaint
ance with thorn nu essential efculture. And
1 don't knew but It Is a pretty geed fashion
and correct estimate.
IT.snet iiii;iu,v much el the luteiest tliut
albiches loThereau's works, mid a part-cause
of their iKipulsrlty, are le Im sought for In the
author's own curious personal history. It is
something se anomalous te see a finely edu
cated, cultured .mil proleumlly thinking
iiinu deliberately turn his luck upon civili
zation and the society eT enlightened people,
and betake himself te the llie el a semi-savage,
living a hermit lu n nilsur.ilile little hut
lu thu weeds, mid there by thu light of u
blamg leg lire, or iu summer a pine knot,
reading the Oreek nml Reman poets mid
philosophers, or poring ever llie fervid
verse of l'eisiau bards nnd the wisdom or the
ancient Hindoe mid Chlnesu sages j or ngnlu
himself ceniK)slng works of the lelUest
transcendental mjstlelsin, or most charm
ing, reallitlc description, or poetry of wimoel
which Kuierseu could say that It " suggests
Slmenldes, but Is better than any poem of
Hlnioultten," while his latest tee atlmlriug bi
ographer, Air. Sanborn, lu his volume in Iho
American Men or Letters serles, declares that
he " wrote, ut his beat, ns well ns thu linest el
llie (Ireek IjricjMjets."
Tutilii.vi Is'lleved, its he s.ij, lu "Wal
den," Hint " lliore is some el the saine lituess
lu a man's building his ew n house that there
Is lu a bird's building itH own nesU Who
knows but II men constructed their dwell
ings with their own hands, nnd provided
loud for thouiselves mid families simply nnd
honestly enough, the lieetlu faculty would be
universally developed, ns birds universally
sing when they ure se engaged? Accord
ingly en a weed let belonging te Kuierseu,
nnd nbeut a mile frum " Thu Wuysldu "
where his friend Alcelt lived, and later
Hawthorne, '1 bureau erected his famous
cabin close by Waldeu pond, which he
has madu Immortal, l'rem his quaint mid
interesting description el his llie here, from
lHP,tiisiT, I take this account of the build
ing : " 1 began te occupy en the 1th of July,
ns hoeti us 11 wus bearded ami rooted, for the
beards weru carefully fealher-edged mid
laped, se that It was perfectly Impervious
te rain ; but liefore Isjarding I laid tliu fouii feuii fouii
dalleu el a chlmney at one end, bringing tw e
oaitle.ids of stones up the hilt Ireiu thu jsiud
In my arms. Ilelore winter I built
n chimney mid shingled the sides or my
house, which vvere nlready Impervious te
rain, with Imperfect mul sappy shingles
made el thu lirst slice el tlm leg, whose
edges 1 was obliged te straighten with a
nlane.
" 1 have thus a tlght-shingled nnd plas
tered house, ten leet vvide by lllteen long,
and eight-feet lsnts, with a garret and a closet,
a large w iudew en each side, two trap-doers,
one deer nt thu end, nnd a brick fire-place
opposite." An eact weed cut el this house,
which he tells us cost him just JJs.U'., lu
money, is given as Irontlspiece te the litst
edition el his " Wuldeu."
I knew of nu book lu uny language, I
don't think there is any, front which we get
no much or pure, unalieved nature as this
one, nnd indeed nil the rest or his seven or
elght volumes. Walden, however, Is my
favorite, with " Incursions " sharing the
prelerence of thorn nil. It n'euis le mu le
have absorbed therein tint romantic lurest
hut the bright sunshine, (rush nlr, lerust per
fume aud fragrant bree7i Irem the pines,
nil these lie Intent iu its pages. e open
them, and the very brutth el nature, pun
gent, exhilarating, delhieus, her very voice,
sweet mid w inning, terrible aud sublime,
sad, solemn or gay tier very living spirit
confronts us, ravishes us, tills us.
Tin.iti: was prelnbly no man ever mero
thoroughly iu love with nature than Thor
eau. He knew her within and without. Hu
became akin le her, n part or her. And like
all levers he occasionally became a little
" soil " and gushing aud silly en the subject,
ns iu this apostrophe te thu Queen of the
Night: "My dear, my dewy sister, let thy
rnlu descend en me I 1 net only love thee,
bull leve the host el thee that Is te l.ive
thou rarely. I de uolleve thie every day
commonly 1 leve these who are less than
Ihee ; I leve thou only en great days. Thy
dewy words leed me like the uianiia of the
morning. I mil as much thy sister as thv
brother ; thou art ns much my .brother as my
sister," nml it geed deal mere of the same
kind. Such talk was the style around Con
cord In these days. It seems new llkoalloc llkealloc llkoallec
tallon, as de semu of the ether peculiarities
et 1'hei can's stvle of thought mid expression.
Yet we must accept the assurances el these
who knew him best te the contrary. .Simi
larly they tleny that he was boorish In his
manners, that he had n single graiu et self
conceit or cynicism. Men like Hmerseu and
Alcelt no doubt knew, mid we bellove them ;
though 1 conless it is net a very easy thing
ler mu te de. Hut who would w Ish te deny
the loud words or the octogenarian Alcott,
which he wiole fourvears age, ere tlm dark
pinion el Timecvst its numbing shadow evor
Ills inlml :
"Much de tbuy wieng our Hemy wlse and
kind,
Mm ese Hlieuaiiie Uii-O.tcynk'lt te moil,
Keisiiklng manners civil and lolineil
'lebulld tlivaeirin VValdun woeils mien
Then limit neddy, Hatter the rudu hind.
V u b.'lti r knew tlit-e, loyal cUiun '
Theu, fileiiilslil9iill adventuring iiloiieui,
Uv illty Itself weulds'l civ-illu
Whilst braggart beers, wavering 'tnit uige
mul ten i,
Slave lirnrihs lay waste, and Iiullau huts sin
pilse.
And swill tliu mat lyl'a gibbet weulil iqirtMl
'lliuu liatl'dst lilin gieat whesii valorous cm
iuliu
ililen 8 hhiKlng hell dimmed In the ukv
t'lien bowed lliy uniuiilniiig head te die "
Wit v u:vi:n Hint mny mean, uud however
it may be, I am glad Thoreaii wus just as he
was ; otherwise his books would have been
dillerent, nml very likely devoid of just that
pungent, Lisping, quickening quality iu
which consists their greatest charm, nklu te
that of the hemlock boughs hu used te threw
en the lire, " uud the rich suit crackling el
their leaves was like mustard te thee.tr. the
crackling of uncountable regiments." It is
this quality et wlldness Hint makes ids
books such Ideal summer reading. Te read
them is the next best thing te being out In
the weeds aud climbing the mountains our
selves. .Seme would probably say it Is a
geed dad better. Hest el nil, howevor, 1
think, It Is te combine the two. Take his
book ns a companion nml giiide lu your sum
mer ramble.''. Yeu will be surprised hew
much that Is new and strange hu will show
you overywhero. Iu lactyeu need nut go
larlhur rrem home than he did, no larther
than a half dozen miles at most, te enter,
with his guidmice, what te us would be a
new world. "Olcourse It lsef no use," he
says, nud it is a truth every vacation tourist
ut home or abroad neuds te romeuibor, "te
direct our steps te in woeus, u tney no net
curry us thither, 1 am alarmed when it hap
peus thai I have walked a mile Inte llie
weeds bodily, without gelling there inspirit.
What buslness luive 1 In the weeds,
if I am thinking of something out or the
weeds V
If we have this mood we need net go
ubiead ler vacation. 11 we have It net, going
abroad will de us ue gued. Te really rest
aud enjoy nature we must enter Inte spirit
ual communion with her, ' Khali I noth.ive
intolllgenco with the earth ? Am I net
partly leaves and vegetable mould myself?"
And hew true Is It that man needs this com
munien with nature, noeds It far mero than
the most of us real Ire, Our vlllage llfe
would stagnate lr It wero net for the uuex.
I ptoreil Ien. la and meadews which surround
Iu We uoed tug umlQ of wUvluoaa-te w aje
soinellmes in msrsliss whero the lilltern nnd
the meadow-hen lurk, and hear tlm booming
orthesnlpo; te smell llie whispering sodge
whero only some wilder mid mero solitary
hiwl builds her nest, mid the mink crawls
with Its belly close te the ground.
We can never have enough of nature."
And nnliireis net only far uwny, but round
about us, right herein Lancaster county we
can, If we will, siss ns much or her, luakii her
acquaintance lu every iiiimsI us Intimately as
ever Thorenn did ut Concord. Only we
must keep our souls In accord wilh her as
well as have our eyes and cars open all the
time.
Till! secret el '1 bureau's charm lay largely
In tills faculty or oliservatlen, or, boiler,
sympathetic observation, l'er llie sympathetic-
quality wns net the least liulOTtnut
part or II, and alone accounts for his straugu
Intimacy with luilmals, se that, ns Hmurseu
assures us, " snakes oelletl round his leg ;
tlm llshes swam Inte his hand, nml he took
them out or the water; hu pulled the wood weed
chuck out el his hole by the tall, and took
tlm foxes under his piotectiou Irem thu hunt
ers." " it was n plehsure ami a privilege te wnlk
with lilm. He knew the country like n lox
or n bird, nnd passed through II as freely by
paths or his own. He knew every track lu
the snow or en Hie ground, nnd whatcreature
lind tnken this path Is'ferehlin. On
the day I speak el he looked ter the
Monyaiilhes, detected Uncross the wltlu oel,
nml, en examination of the tleruts. decided
that it hail been lu Mower live days. Hu
droweut or his breast jsicket his diary, and
read the names or all the plants that should
bloom ou this day, whereel he kept account
ns a banker when his notes tall due. The
CyprliKsllum nut out till le-morrow. He
thought Hint, H waked up rrem a trance, tu
this swamp, hoceuld tell by the plants what
tlme el the ear It was within two
dajs. The redstart wns Hying alsjut,
and presently tlm line grosbeaks,
whose brilliant scarlet makes llie rush
ga?er wipe his eye, ami whose line clear
note Thoreau compared te that of n tauager
which had get rid or its hoarseness" or
llie latter bird Thoreau himself thinly says
that " it llles through the green foliage as It
It would Ignlte the leaves " " Presently he
heard n nole which lie called that el Iho
nlght-wnrhler, a bird he had never identl identl
lled, had been iu search of twelve years,
which always, when he saw II, was lu the
net or diving down Inte a tree or bush, and
which it was vain te book , the only bird that
sings iiidlllerently by night and by day."
Tin: tlme when I llrst read Thoreau marks
nu epoch lu my oxK)rtenoo. I had seeu and
onjeyod nature before, after a fashion. Hut
hu llrst gavu ineas it weru u personal Intro
duction te her. My real acquaintance with
tier, launllar and intimate, I ewe te him. 1
don't actually see mero ofher visible forms,
iKirhaps, nor hear moreof horauillble sounds;
but 1 knew their meaning better, 1 under
stand horns I never dhl belore.
Ten example, we have often heard the
uncanny hooting ei thu owl, but 1 at lensl
never belore understood lis weird, fantastic
language us he interprets) it in his delicious
chapter en "Mounds": "When ether birds
nresllll the scroeoh owls Like up the strain,
like mourning women their ancient u-lu-lu.
Their dismal scream is truly Hen Jouseiil.ui.
Wlse midnight hags! Il is no honest and
blunt tu-whlt tu-whoer the peel-, but, with
out jesting, a most dismal grave.vard ditty,
the mutual consolations et sulcide levors
remembering the pangs and the delights or
supernal luve lu the internal groves. Yet 1
leve te hear their walling, their delelul
responses, trilled along the vvoedsido; re
minding ineROUii'tlini'S of music mul singing
birds ; us II it weie the dark nnd teirltil side
el music, thu rt-gietsaud sighs that would
fain be sung, 'lhuy nru llie spirits, the low
spirits nml melancholy torebodlugs, or fallen
souls that once lu human Hh.iK night-walked
thu earth anil did thudnslsel d.ukness, new
expiating their sins with their walling
hymns or threnodies lu the "i cuery of their
trauegrossleus."
Did siwce permit I would like te give
his iuimibible descriptions el Iho vvhip-jioer-will,
the loon, Iho hawk, partridge, and
n multitude of oilier birds, with most el
which wenre urquainted, but all of which he
shows us in i new light; his account of llie
various Mowers, shrubs, nud trees ; his mar mar
veleously gruphie report el u great battle
lietvveen nuts which he witnessed, and which
"toekplueo In tlm Presidency of Polk, llve
years bofero the iass.igu el Wel-ster's
Vuglllvo-SIave Hill." As It Is, 1 can only
refer my readers, espt i illy theso vv he hav e
te siKMiil Ihelr vat atnui at home, le the w erks
el this unique writer, and let him show them
hew te travel in struigu and unexplered
realms, nnd enter into the ncrets et ethor
worlds, without going a mile out or town.
Or 11 they me among the privileged lew let
them tnke There iu w ith tlieiu le teach thorn
hew te use their i vi s ami ears sons le see
uud understand wonders ami beauties every
where, which te the uninitiated multitude
remain forever soiled aud unknown.
I'Nt.ls.
I.tlui uliiu lu ihe south,
fiein the Public Lcdin
Occasionally rep..rls et the work el educa
tion in the Seuth, matin in the ordinary
ceurse el school management aud net for po
litical ellect, giv e encouraging vtowseftho
work lieing done there. V little pamphlet or
prospectus el the statu Nermal and Indus
trial school nt Iliintsv ille, Alabama, gives a
list of 131 colored bejs and us colored girls
who ure attending tint institution. The
school was started bj the colored people
themselvus, ami his since received nbeut
flW.OOO liem the stale, three-fourths el which
Is represented by property deeded te the
statu. The boys are taught carpentry nutl
tirleiinir. and the girls work at sewing,
dressmaking, Ac, md these who gmdu gmdu
ute ure required te teailt ler the
slate for two veus. More than a UK)
trained teachers have been sent out rrem
lluutsville in the last eleven years. Tuition
is entirely tree, mid these w he come Ireni a
distance piy only seven dollars a mouth ter
beard. This is only ene et many normal
schools supported In part by tue state ami m
part by the Poabedv limd, all or which ure
preparing toachers" ter the publle schools
proper. With siuh ngeneles.it work hi the
south, national aid likelh.it proposed lu the
Hlalr bill might prove mere et a hindrance
than a help by ev ilmg cupidity like that
which has disgr.n etl our soldiers' eiphin
schools.
.Maiiiiini"i"ii in Cuba
At last the tli)s et slavery in Cuba ure
drawing te a close , ler by a unanimous veto
or the .Spanish Cliambei el Deputies the Jtl,
000 slaves who vel leiuain en thu island ure
set free. This is u liilhllmeiit et the law
pissed In lru 1 nder that law alt slaves
ever lllty-livev ears of age weru at oueo set
rroe ; slaves under Illiy-Iive years or age,
though nominally iree, were required te
serve their masteis ler eight years, w he dur
ing that tlme should act us their piotecters
mul pay their wages.
An Mini's lliotileg).
The ltlshep el i:oter, England, recently
continued a number of idiels ; the act pro
voked se tliu. h criticism that he lias thought
It necessary le justlly Ills conduct. He does
se by saying that ihe ulietn wero mero do de do
veut than a grout many wlse Christians, and
quotas the djing words el.t peer idiot known
as Hilly IM :
eh' what dues hilly Hilly seu!
I'hice 111 Uiie and Due lu 'I hue,
And one el 1'liciu has died lei me.
IVIl'I.OKV IWCKM.
Why this ado urt making t
V liuioleio ami wlieiu.ii thli sighing
Tills Inn Lid sobbing, el J lug?
Ol whose wis! ail thou partaking !
It will end at last with d lug.
hyrtt,rUytan '
hy ail this low wall making t
Ot whom nit thou Imploring T
Km what dear one's loslerhig t
Whose tml Is lite fuiUiklugt
Hh' wlialutltlieuuilDilug I
liyne, tffiieii .'
Nnlongei dltKi'3 making,
Ne iiioie otieisoloss Slglllllrf,
VV liiiKhigel hands mul ciylug,
(Asking, uud no leplvlug.)
An cud te thy lieail-lireakliig t
AH' ever new, lie's ilj lug I
hyrit, ileyten '
Cmiidrii:, tiEisev t
Ittclutrtl llim btettilitril.
J Hi; rtlHl'n blOUY.
1.
The sweotesl songs UKitheiu lint spring
Kinui heails that bleed, and, bleeding, slug,
Ihreugh songs like these detli ever loll
'1 he Mystic music ut the soul.
II.
If we have weal, If w e have vv oe,
If we have rights, If we have wrongs,
The world must nil our Meling knew
We tell our ulorles In our Bengs.
Jama Vhciter Uvckuctl,
TRAVELING IN THE WKST.
-t TUUtU I.ANOAHTUIAN Hilt) OKKK
mi) urn jn en urn vai'itau
Unliiiiitiuii n city el lit Us Bnerirtl At-Wlirre
HUtrcii lUllrtmilK C'niM Hint Onlrn-A
llnr llhfl ill Mnleilnl Imliu
try 1 he I'fiillenlUr)-.
Hpcclat UarrcaiKiridenre of Intllli'iesciui.
Cem ships, Ohie, July ZS.
A Peuiisylvanlau traveling Westward mid
crossing Inte Ohie for thu llrst tlme must
lunke up his mind te Hm shattering of soy.
era! or his idols. Presuming Hi it hu Is a fend
seu or the Koysleno stale, he has probably
considered that Ohie is well enough lu IU
way, but that It must net be mentioned in
the same brealh with Pennsylvania, he far ns
pregresslveness mid Industrial prosperity
are concerned. Anil Just here Is whero Im Is
entirely wrong. Ohie Is a great statu In its
material resources, nnd lis cilles nre filled
with men brimming evor with enlorprlse
who llml no work mero congenial llian that
or contributing le make their low us the hives
or busy Industry. This old town ofCelum.
bus was moving along iu slipshod fuslfleu
up te the tlme when thu war broke out,
when It hid n population or about 1A0OO ieo iee
ple. It was a moribund kind or place, se
the old citizens will tell you. The war
seemed te give it the impulse long walled
ler, mid vv hen bed-reck prices vvere struck it
rese Ant.i'iis-llke In lb) newly acquired
strength, until new sixteen ml I raids cress
Its streets ami 75,000 people Hve within Its
borders.
What a stranger linds mint te ndmlre
around Ohie is the royal magnificence with
which II does everything relating te thu pub
lic vveal. The state house here In the capital
cltycovers with lis gieuud 'M acres Iu the
very heart el the town. 1'he sjkicIeus lawns
nre well kept and are travorsed by graveled
walks In every direction. Squirrels play
learlessly under thu bread trees, and will eat
crumbs Irem the hands or a stranger. Wee
te llie deg that dares touch one el theso pets
et the city. The three public parks of widu
domain lire renewed evidences of the city's
magnanimity. These nre thronged ou Sun
days and holidays, and save many a doctor's
bill In allerdlng the peer n place for Iree nnd
Intelligent recreation.
Till; OHIO I'MIIKIM vitv.
Hut whlle Columbus Is lllled with many
object-set interest te the tourist such as the
asylum for thu insane, the buildings of
which nre n mlle mid a quarter in circuuuor circuuuer circuuuor
eiue, the splendid Institutions for the dear
and dumb, the idiotic, the blind, etc., the
place that will most vividly stamp Ilself en
the visitor's memory is the state peniten
tiary. This is situated iu the manufacturing
end or the tow n nndcovers nu urea of forty
acres. It recalls ene of theso old walled
towns of Heme's palmy days, but the sltnile
is net geed se tar as lencerns the inhabitants
therein, ler the penitentiary birds de net
breathe that iree air considered te be asscu
ll.il te the welfare of a Hemau clti.en.
Ohie has long demonstrated the pecuniary
success el the convict labor here. Within
the ionlientlary walls here the state has
from tlme te tlme accumulated uu industrial
plant that must new be worth millions.
treat stacks standing sentiuel rrem Immonse
brick buildings tell the story el the big
money that Ohie has Invested lu the schemu
te keep lis prisoners at work, te make theni
pay ler their own keep nnd te husband con
siderable money ler the state. The magni
tude of the plan may be guossed at when it
Is stated that there nre I,7fc0 prisoners con cen con
Ilned within the four walls el the iioulleti iieulleti
tlary. Hut a small iiercoul.ige or theso ure
women and Infirm men, uud the balance
work like pack-horses. As may be Imag
ined, all Ihese prlsoners require a nig ueuy
et attendants, their number, including
guards ami niUcials, being 1)1. Thus within
these narrow- confines ure gathered nearly
J,0ei) souls, It) per cent, at whom ever sit hi
stern judgment ever their less fuitunate
brethren.
Truly it is a strange community. The
streets nre iwved nud guttered by the con
victs, who have also a lire department,
manued by themselves, retdy te light the
Mamesat a moment's net lea A church in
which they nre nil driven every Sunday
morning like se many sheep is iu the middle
of the bread quadrangle uiade by the jail
walls ami Iho front or the Jail building.
Here the workmen iu the shops de net waste
nny time in idle talk, have for uu occasional
order by a foreman, and the constant uoise of
the whirring machinery, ene might imagine
himself viewing a body of automata per
firming the work el men. Though the con
It Is work side by side ler years, Uiey may
never exchange a word. Above them ou all
sides uud within ear shot sits the Inexorable
guard, who Is ready te punish them for the
slightest Infraction el the rules. It may be
easily understood Ihat If this vjst body of
men had uny means et communication with
ene miother the jail otlleials would be only a
meulhlul ler them in an Insurrection. There
fore, though it seems harsh te put upon them
the martyrdom of perpetual Mlence, it is bu
prudence, born et experience.
As a visitor walks through the shops In
whit h se many dillerent kinds or articles nru
made, vurying from the heaviest kinds et
Iren work te the lightest variety orvvheol
mid bending work, he cannot help, il he
have any imagination at an, tiiuiKiug or tne
possible" histories et the moil who here labor
in silence the slnv os et the state. The bread
brews uml keen, intelligent eyes et seme do de
note Intellectual ability that might have wen
honorable distinction iu the paths of integ
rity. Some have madu but ene false step
that wrecked their lives, l'er these the
wells el sinpathy fill up. lirutal viclous vicleus
tiess is ou the laces of ethers, aud gratitude Is
lelt that the strong arm or the statu is sulU
cicnt ler the protection of their law-abiding
brethren from these tlgeis iu the human
rorest.
V villi II M l I. sl'l l lAl I.I..
The couvlets' diess betokens the lepute in
which he is held under the prison regime,
is ray indicates exemplary conduct, blue is
net in grade, and striped HtiiLs are worn by
the most incoirlgible. Whlle your corro cerro corre
pondent was viewing the institution, he was
privileged with tliu sight or this vast arm v el
convicts mariiaieu ler limner vviiu mi mu
precision el war voterans. The plaee Is the
handsome lawn crossed and reerossed by
walks, detted with fountains and Mowers iu
the quadrnngle facing the great whlte jail
building with its myriad of pitiless grated
windows. Werk In the shops has been sus
pended ler u briel Interval of refreshment ter
the convict teiler. In front et each shop
forms the company or companies that labor
therein. They are told oil in squads of
tldrty-llve and stand clot-e togethor, oil wilh
folded arms. Kach company has a guard
vv ith n leaded musket in command. As the
oye wauders lu overy direction, it encounters
a Meld et mied blue aud gray with occa
sional dashes of striped suits te loud sombro sembro sombre
noss te the picture. Suddenly u signal la
given, and the men are en the move. These
ceniianles nearest the rolcctery ure advanced
a few paces, and thesu te the rear nre moved
up. The heavy tread or inarching leet Is
heard rrem all sides, as the conipaules two
i,v two in leek stonllle down the bread walks
that lead te the refectory, and when nil nre
thus ui.issetl, smgie uie is lenueu auti m-j
long precessions through the several deem
el the rolectory begin.
A iulnd.ro.uler would have an mtiple soepo
ler the piny of his fancy iu llie sight of this
legion of convicts passing belore him. Some
there woie iu thu mournful precession vv he
seemed capable of much belter things. Side
by side marched a ronulslve looking negre
with a white man whose fiice uud general
nppenrance marked him out us ene who had
begun me s journey uuuur suies ui ine most
iese.de hue. (1 ray-beaded slnuers grown old
In v Ice kept step with the young boy from
whose race the leek or iunocenco had net yet
entirely departed. His mother little dreamed
ns she rocked his crudle Hint she was guard
lug and nourishing her boy for this Inte 1
Hut Imagination takes wings aud sober
reality is Installed wheuu view is obtuinedof
llie vast dining hull iu which theso convicts
are L-atberetl togethor. An almost lutltiite
sea of heads Is prosentod or llie most varie
gated doscilptleu. All are standing nt their
places until the llrst lap of n bell wlien with
mechanical precision Iheyseat themselves
uud fold their urms. This latter movement
executed by these hundreds of men of nil
sies mid ut nun nud the same time lesemblen
the simultaneous maneuver of a regiment of
soldiers, A second bell tap uud lu uu in
stant nil are seated en the!.- rough benches
nnd the clatter et knives mul lerku wielded
by hundreds or hands breaks the stillness.
Hut there nre no ether seiiuda save these
armed guards who inarch up uml down the
division lines betvveeu the tables, uud he who
talks sutlers.
It has long been a moetod quostlen with
theso who have te Indulge, lu this klud of
social Bclonce hair-splitting whother the tear of
puuLshuieut is mero poteut thou llie hepe el
toward. The Utter weighs strongly wllh th
prisoners bore, hut It Is believed Ihntthe
dreatl or the terrible punishment that fellows
Insubordination Is the chief element In re
straining theso dosperato men. They are
Hogged en Ihelr bare backs till blisters ceme
nutl then the bllsters are broken open with
the merciless thong and this whlle they nre
strung up by their arms, They nre blind
folded and a strong stream nt water turned
u ism tlielr laces until half drowned they beg
ler mercy. The iiinu or discretion will walk
Iho ehalk-llnn for years rather limn twlce
nudum thu ilreadlul peunlty that fellows
violation of the rules of the Institution.
v.u.i'ii or thu r.Anen or tub convicts.
The value of llie labor of lliose men te the
slate is something enormous. The output of
the penitentiary shops runs Inte millions nnd
It mcroases ev ery j ear. Contractors hlre the
lnber for from Illty te seventy-llve cents n
day, mul tlm individual convict costs the
state but eighteen cents a day for his entire
maintenance. The profit In these llgures Is
necessarily very large. With nil this cheap
cemiHJtltiun of convict with honest labor, the
latter seems net te suller lliereby, for no ne no
whero nre the claims of the willing worker
quicker recognized than In Ohie's thriving
cities. Onoet these days publle Mentlinent
In the Huckeye slute may lie strong enough
le modify this wholesale hiring out of con
vide, or possibly abolish IL Hut It will net
be seen, l'er Ohie has se much niouey In
iKinltenllary workshops slit will noed a very
loud lone et command te make her hear the
order for their abolition.
I.aucasler Industry blooms iu this Western
garden. Isaae Kberly, who cauie here n peer
boy irem J.aneaster county, has llie pleasure
of seeing his name ou ene of the biggest
buildings of the town and is quoted at hair a
million. Tanner Kvaus, of Lancaster county
parentage, Is ene of the big leaders lu that
ministry nore, uuu Jlicuu munie, luriuuriy
of linger .t Hm, occupies an Important cleri
cal position iu the olllcesor the Hecking
alley railroad company. Philip hobzeller
mid Charles K. Downey, of Mncaster, are
frequently hore looking alter their interests
In the Columbus Wheel aud Bending com cem
pmy, of which they are large owuers. laui laui
custer thrill mid enterprlse take quick and
deep root lu this lertlle Western soil.
11. M. n.
A IlKAVTY AT IMS (I II U A. S VII.
A VViiiiuiii Vt llli Twelve Clillilrcu nutl n .Millien
I'ur licli.
Leng lliunth (Joriespoiulont N . Herald
Thosiipreuioly attractlve woman nt Leng
Hrauch this seasen Is Heneru de Harries,
widow of llie late president of (iuatemnln,
vrhe was killed lu a rev out engagemeut with
revolutionists. This lady Is el medium
height and geed ll g ure. Her eyes are we
derlully brilliant, aud charm all who ceme
within their spell. Hhe is iu doep mourn
ing, and Is dw oiling at the west end In
seuil-retlroment. Her crape and lace tlrcsses
are thu envy el the ladles and the delight of
the men. One et her mourning toilets Is as
pathetle as a requiem. It Is a Meating mass of
black tulle, crajie and the costllest lace ; and,
supplemented by the ravon-bued liiautllla
gathored about her lureheed and neck as only
the ladles of Spanish bleed can arrange It,
gives toherrlguroand facea spiritual grace
ami beauty mat is maicniess.
She leads a very quiet llfe lu the midst of
this great hotel, with Its teemiug population
el bowing and Jostling each ether. SIndame
for she Is as frequently called by the
French form of address as by the Spanish
gouerally breakfasts alene Iu her parlor. She
has a luxurious suit of upartments where
the le.v who ure permltted te visit her iu
her bereavement call. As may be lm lm
Bgitied she has uuinberlesa suitors, pros pres pros
pectlve uud present True she is the
mother or twelve children, but she has
mero than a million or money for each
or thorn. A charming Meck el bright races
constitute ue serious drawback te the pros
pects of se lair a widow se richly endowed
with wealth. Hew many el her little ones
nre with her I have no means of knowing.
Net many, 1 Imagine. She is never seen
walking ou the verandas eriu the parlor.
Though slje Is loud of the dauce, her re ent
widowhood forbids it for the present. At
the last full dress ball she eccupied a chair
in the rear of the hall, but desplte the incon
spicuous position she had cheseu her sad,
though dazzling, face was the object upon
which all oves centred. I have spekeu or
the ellect as dazzilug. This itupressieu was
doubtless heightened by the two great dia
mends, large as moons, mar, sparKieu in
bur ears. Her nresence lu the ballroom did
net soem limits, for who shall frame a cede
or rules that a be.iutliul woman Is bound te
observ e ' She Is her ew n law uud gospel.
ALL IN MOl'KMNU.
"That's a remarkably btrlkiug woman in
that v ieterlj."
" Indeed ske is," was the reply. "Observe
the l-eculiarities of her dress. She is lu
meurnlug "
" With that bright cardinal skirl."
" A os, she is a young widow. Xollee the
heavy ciape trimming ou the red parasol.
Her coachman wears black tops en his beets
instead el yollevv j ;and by Jupiter, leek at
her pug de,; ' He wears a bread crape cellar
and has u crape bow en his tall. He's a
a dandy deg nud no mistake. Ha wears his
weeds as gracelul as his mistress." And the
brilliant equipage, with Ha lead of sorrow,
passed out el view toward Klboren.
Apropos of vveirlng mourning for the dead,
n rather geed fiou-uieC was uttored In my
hearing ou the verauda te-night.
Klderly Husband Jokingly) I de net bo be bo
lievo lu mourning my dear. Yeu need net
wear it for tne alter 1 am gene.
Yeung Wlle (earnestly) Hut, my darling,
hew would people kuevv I was your widow 1
The jelly old lollevv wasn't hair se humor
ous for seme tlme,
Alli:i:UAl!LU IKSTRI'ITIOSS.
Whut means that gathering or young
mui about thut pretty woman en the sand?''
I asked.
"Thai's the dude's French class." was
the explanation. 'The young woman Is a
governess who has in charge the education
of two young girls. Several weeks age she
atlopted the plau of glvlug the pupils their
lessen down en the shore. They were taught
te write the lnlloxiens of the verbs in the
sand. Soen, howevor, some of the prolos prelos proles
sioual lunlelllrts of this breezy resort dis
covered the pretty instructress and asked te
be made members or her class. She caught
the idea quickly enough, nud Mfeg-csult is
u inl'd IuilUtleu of the Chatawflla school
here by the surf Instead el under the trees.
The governess has the shrewdness te leave
her young wards lu their room during the
hour she passes down here, and se great Is
her fascination, se Hgreoable her methods el
imparting knowledge, that her dovetooauow
number seven, us you bee. Count them,
they ure all there.
Tin: TintL'sii sjU.ne.
ter tllU ISTKIXlllKMKIl.
"Ah' whero dltl you get that song, dear tin iwht"
1 asked thu bird uuu day,
And he looked half hull Hern thu lop of the tlce,
Dill was kind enough te say
" That song What peel o'er
Cuuld tell whence c line hi i lay?
We only renin we have songs wlien
'lhey bieak out seme rare day.
" Hut lnlnu's in ule up ut various things
1)1 hearts and hopes uud ciosses ;
Of sweet lev, erds we huarus bliJs,
Of gains in ' " sand losses ;
Ut bibUs i oes uml iiiutheis' love.
Of sounds u lien liiui Is ate broken,
Ot loves thai Hu lu human lives
Toe deep te o'el be spoken ;
A bltef thu joy thai iiiuinliig brines,
And thu sadness et the even,
AH mn togethor by the tliu
l'teinetliuus slehi fruui heaven !"
Will '. McSparran.
t'isiiisu lu their pearly sheen,
Kiein the glorious coral Ine,
See thesu teeth untarnished
White alike thu back and liunl,
1 es, by the migrant SO.ODONT,
May heauty'd mouth he iraiuh-hea I
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i.b.t w
VlllDIUAI. Ti:-TI1IONV.
lll WUHrmilSTlUIKT,
.Nbh i ciik, J une i, lb-.
iluvliiK lu the Conine of n laimi practice ex
leiislvely used AllciiLk's Pereus fliuters lu the
various disease uud coudllleiia of the lungs
and pleura, uml always with success, I recom
mend their uue In th'it miMtauKruvutlugdUeuae,
Summer Ciitaiih, erllny I'over 5 atrlpa of Vlaa Vlaa
ter upplled uv er the thre it and chest wllliaOerd
great rellet liuiu the choking tickling lu the
thievt, wheeling, shei tiiesa of breath, nud pains
lu the elicit. It. McCOHMlC'K, M. 1).
baby U toething. Hardly knew Itusing us.
Hand's Toething Letien. Trice, 23 cents. 1
TheuiminU of babies nre wasted and haggard
from sDarrbie.1. lin. Hand's Dlarrhate Mixture
iirm without drying the bowels. Price, S3
cents. Kor-ialeiiWl. 11. Cochran's Drug Stere,
Nei. 17 and Ui Nettu tjiieeu street. Jyl lindAw
CKvririjtv.
JJUKUMATtHM.
A Creaking Hinge
-hii; i!,V"Tn,,u",, nn,u eiiMnppiH,
hinge, of the tie-ay nre itirTeiird and In
hy HheuinatHiii. ILy rannut be unwed wT
causing ine mesi excruciating linlns. ,A
r.inNMiniiH 17 ni-ittm im mil tUUOH, fMI
this condition, and rotterttt Ilia leltiula
nrLlnrf n ill AH '
Ajei's Harsaparllla has nmieted, In onreH',' enreH','
inniiy most remarkable ounw.amuntierol whMl'.
tV , f ,
s
!C2V
curtalnlv wnrkml wnmlnna. railnvlmr mnnr t .-'-'.
Rheumatism; '"J
nllf.r li.tlt,.. ln.M...I ...t.k . .. u. ,k. -.
nnd all ethor dltiuenrlsltiirlmnilinDiira bleed. J S
uieru is 1111 remedy with which I mn acqastetsd, v
,,!u,1l,l'ro'1lsiicliittllet im Ayer's .srpTBt.
It. II. l.nwreuce, M. !.. luilluiera. Md.
Ajers parsaimrllla cured tnu of Gout
.MMiiimiisiii. wnen nniliinu eme i
nuu, iiiitu 1 roiiuiicnced using Aycr' Harupa-
rllm. I tlMlK H0Vltr.ll lllllllnj nl Ihl, litan.r.llrt.
nnd speetllly rosteicd te lieallli.-J. Freaui, In
(tppciulunce, Vu.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
l'letmred by l)r. .1. C. Ayer A Ce., Lewell. Mm.
Beld hv all ilrugglits. 1'r loe II j six betUeM.
JulJ0-ttlig1 jtjy
JjJXIIAUSTKI) VITAMTY.
EXH1TJSTED VITAIITT
I'hysluU Uebllliy.l'rvimatiirohecllno, Krrorsef
leuth, nnd the uiiteia mlsmles conseuuent
thereon. 9) pages Sve. I'aprrscilntlonsferall
diseases. Cleth, mil gilt, only tl no, by mall.
eenled. llltistnuivosainple Iren te nil yeunifVnd
liilddlo-nged men rerthe nnxl vednvs. AiUlress
UK. W. If. PAUKKH, 4 Ilulllnch Htreet, Iloaten.
Mass. myUlyeedAw
G
HAY'S 8PEUIK10 MKD10INE.
THKUltKATKNGLlHH 11KMKDT".
, Aii unratllng euro rer hnpeluncy, nud all 1)1 1)1
teisus that fellow I.OS8 of Memery, Universal
Lassitude, I'aln In the Hack, Illiniums of Vision,
Premature old Age, ami many ether diseases
that lead te Insanity or Consumption and
l'n-tnaliire Urave.
svruU particulars In our pamphlet, which we
doslre te Bend true by innll toevoryono. SsV-ThQ
Specific Medicine Is sold by all druggists at ll
per package, or six packages rer IS, or will be
pout free by mall en the receipter the money,
by ud dressing Iho agent,
II. 11. UOCIIHAN, Druggist. HoleAgent,
N os. 1J7 aud 1JU North Queeu Slreet, Lancaster,
l'a,
Onnrcouiitef eouuterrolts, we have adopted
meiuiuif MiHmn-r; IllulllllVKUnillllO.
CHEOItAV MKOIOALCO..
ap'S-lytlAw
Jiuirale,M. T.
A Fl'BK ALL OTHERS KAIL, CONSULT
DR. LOBB,
It) NOUllI KIKTKKNTII 8T11EKT, (BelOW Cl'
low hill street, l-hlladelpma.)
MKAIta' KXI'EUIENCB. Giiarantoeatocuro
the mulcted and utifnriuiiale with I'urely Vege
table Medicines. Uuek en special alsuaset free I
Bend for It, Advice tree and strictly confldon cenfldon conflden
Ual. Offlce hours, 11 a. in. te 2 p. m 7 p. m. te 10
p. in. Treatment by Mall. ml-lvdAw
rHJUK aUAHANTKEU.
RUPTURE.
Cure Riinrnntced by UU. J, 11. MATES.
Kose at ence ; no operation or delay from busi
ness : tested by hundreds of cures. Main 01800.
831 AltOJI ST., l'UILA. Send for Circular.
KO-lvaAW
CUKK FOlt THE DEAF.
I'eck's 1'atcut Improved Cushioned Ksr
Drums perfectly restore hearing and perform
the work et the natural drum. Invisible, com
fortable and ulwuys In position. All conversa
tion and even whispers hcurd distinctly. Send
for Illustrated book with testimonials, VUKK.
Address or call en K. IIISCU.X, 653 Broadway,
New Yerk. Mention this paper.
lunolO-lyeedAlyw
rreitN kemever!
TICT011U CORN 11EX0YER.
Warranted te eradicate completely and In a
short time, the most obdurate corns, hard or
soft, without pain. Sold by Uoe. VV. Hull, Cbss.
A. Lechur, Jehn U. KnuUuinn, Dr. Win. Worm Werm
ley, And. O. ;Krev, Chus. J. Sbtilmyer, and at
llKCUTULD'S IlltUU STOUK,
aecia-lyd Me. 4U1 West Orange St.
VAHKf, XV.
pENHYN l'AKK.
Rum Ptrrk,
ON THE CORNWALL &1. MOUNT
HOPE RAILROAD;
Te Churches, Ledges, Societies and ether se
lect organizations contemplating excursions
during the SEASON OF ISstl, the company begs
loaniieiincu tint every facility has been per-
Keuia. i mm
, uraiijiOTirery irnce or oiscnei rrem my ST- '
seiii.-lt. II. si,(,rt, Manager llolel Uoltae&t. W, v
Lewell, Alnsn. 4V, t
I win, iluring many months, a iuffiirer freflii, ''?
cbronle Itheiiiiiatlstii. Ihiidlnonse nmteted ,t1
KrlOVOIlslv. Ill Mliltnef nil ll,.. r.itM.lin MMli &Jr.
Illfjli'tl iur uilltuiiUK tut) ptiuiiu luiTwiuiiiiflu. fWia
verlte resort, nnd no utrert lias been spared te lASr'al
timun i'knky.i i-Aitit. tnnra nitraoiive inu .-
nmi-luirtim Vt fliii ft-n.1 tun nf ATPllt-HlnTllftlM fit
are provided 'i.
ilOATS ON ITH E LAKK, CUOQUKT, V1
t iwunivvwia A ii 1, ikalr I, 4 f .T. rinnlltflll sthr
TABLES. 1IKNC11KS. 8VVINUS.
DANC1NO l'AVll, ION, HAND STAND.LAKQB i
HlIELTElt HOUSE, KITCHEN, ,it8
1IASK1CT AND CLOAK UOUU9. AKD Ji
OBSEllVATOnV ON TOP OF SOUTH MOUH- &$.
TAIN. ii
Thcrolsalsea UEKUES1IMENT AND DIH.
whero mi'-als can bunrocure-ilat moderate raUtij
- . ... 111... 1S l.ll... kT.n Ut..M A T-Fv-M
UUS1UU3 1 IIUU'UIUIIU UlUlUiV, UT1D OWUU "f ;,l(ll
'r..h.,minliltlilri rtS-B
- Se lutexlcatlug Llquera Allowed en the Ym
ArnuiKOiuenU ter Excursions (rem all pelnU j 3
vuu uu utituu uy niiiiiiuK w -.Jj.tfl
:.iii.ii i un ni . ii ai Jt ii Hi 11 rj rj
Hiitit Cef-nwttll . Mt. lldTiH 11. K..
Lebanon, Fa. '?,'
Or C. G. HANCOCK, (Jen. lass. AU V
ruil. A Ueaaini; H. IL, 1
No..TaeutUJfourthBt.( ThlU. ,3 1
UiayU3uid ,,fj
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Q It ETNA l'AKK.
TWm ffDUmWA DATJTK.
ill J.. UJ.tajXJ.lXL. XJXXVea MJfi
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rvrTTtPcrnrJC prrf tij
LXVVm'UI.VOJ.VJI-IaJ V. X ivitiwH..;
This park la located In the heart of Ul,0jli2 p
iim.ninin n it in innnriHa nu v s--ssbi -r.
Cornwall & Lebanon "SaX.-i
Minn tnlles nniilh T tl ftttV Of I1-".?- 4
within eaey tlbbince of llarrleburi i iS?!
Lunciuler, Columbia and all points .en I Zioek i
utlelphla & Ueadlng uud lennsylvaitKiS
riiiul.4. Tlm L'reiiiuia are lurse. cover' eiTZ
.,,nl nnnu nml nnl flCKKTO ALL. -"
Xhe Convenloncos are rn m"
A I.A1M1E OANCINO PAVILION, SS vS
ABI'AOIOUBHININUUAIjL, Ja
TWO KITCHENS, '
11AUUAI1K AND COAT HO . H "
PHOTOUUAl'U UAI .(
Whlle the ArrangemenU ter Auiusemuv
Hlut of I v r
CUOQUKT AN1I 1IALI. UUOUNPS, iWB
UOWLINU ALLEV, . , 1 ,SP
aiioexiNo uallkuy; , i?.t
rLiinu jiuen, i ,
QUOITS, D.
are ncattei-ed throughout the greuads.rui3
Attractleu ler the f oasen of 18 Is , "
LAKK UUSEHAUU, iw--BS-Lu
Cevering nenrly Twenty Acres, en "w, "" V
placed n number of Elegant New Bea aii im '
along the banks of which are pleasant wCuVB
lovely scenery. Parties desiring It can Zka3 '
under tbOBupervlslen of K. U. BOLTgg,
L-tnAKOH Vallkv lleeas. The-ie who TT
upend A DAY IN T11K MOUNTAINS (Wj,,"
ue place se beautiful or affording se mumk 0
ure iw MOUNT OllKTNA. ..--JimMi
NOINTOX10ATINU DHINKS ALLOWOS
mifw uniUliiVfl, I'd-! '
Excursions from all points euUie 'Mrtjatj
nla llallread, will be carrlea dlreet te !M VfMlvl
WllUIIUL tlUUIlLEU III UIID . . im
Excursion rates and fall inlermaHwi
obtained unen anplicatlonte Uea, Wt;
Assistant Ueueraf Pfnge"ir"5"
pnlu, or te . luilresA LebssMl
siinv.tniil
fTEOBOK KBNBT, IM.,
namanter. Oontraetor
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BEaiIHNCK-NO.IB9 WMII1M
BU0P-EA8T ""A1"- WU
All work receives soy preapt M 1
tsmtlnn.
All kinds of Jobbing attBtW4 tgs f
tlce ana en iDaa.iiin.t-ie mwt, mmw
Bstlieates larnUbed.
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