Farmer Gray.
Ten ma; envy tlie Joys o' tbo farmer,
Aud talk o' bia froo, easy life-
Ton may sit at bis bountiful table,
An' praise bis industrious wife 1
Kf you worked in the woods iu tbo winter,
Or follerod tho furrow all day,
With a team 0' unruly young oxou,
An' foot heavy-loaded with day—
Xf yon hold tho old plow, I'm a-tblnkin'
You'd alng In a different way.
Tou may dream o' tbo white-crested daisies,
An' lilies that wear seob a charm ;
Dot it giro* mo a heap o' bard labor
To keep 'em from spotlin' my farm.
Tou may picter the vkios in their aploudor
Tbo landscapes so fnl! o' repose ;
But I notcr git time to look at 'em,
Kxoept when It rains or it snows.
lon may sing o' the song-birds o summer ;
Til teud to the hawks and the crows.
Tou may write o' the beautios o' Nktur,
An' dwoll on tbo pleasures o' tell ;
Bat the good things wo hgv on our table
All hev to be dug from tho soil.
An' cur beautiful, bright-golden butter.
Perhaps you may never bov learned,
Makes a pile 0' hard work for the wimmln
It has to be cheerfully churned.
An tho ohoeres, so plump iu the pantry,
All bov to be lifted and turned.
When home from the hiy-flcld, in summer,
With stars gleaming over my head—
When I milk by tbo light o' my lantern.
An' wearily crawl into bed—
W hen I think o' the work o' the morrow.
An' worry for fear it might rain,
While I list to the roll o' the thunder,
An' bear my companion complain—
Then it set me as if life was a burden,
With loetle to hope furor gain.
But the corn must be planted in spring-time
The weeds must bo kept from the ground,
An' the hay mnst be cut iu the meatier.
The wheat mnst be cradled an' bound—
For wo never are out of employment,
Kxoept when wo lie in tbo bed.
All the wood must be chopped, in tbo winter,
An' patiently piled in the shod ;
An' the grain must be snaked to tbo market,
The stock must be watered aud fed.
But the farmer depends upon only
The generous bounty o' Ood ;
An' he always is sure o' a Uvin°
By turnin' an' tilbn' the sod.
When bis wearisome work is all over,
With conscience all spoiloss and clear,
Be may leave the old farm-house forever
To dwell iu a holier sphere ;
An' tbo crowu that be wears may be brighter
Because o bis simple Ufe here.
—Evyene J. UaU.
Mrs. Brevoort's Reparation.
" 80, Birdie, it seems that yonng
Brevoort ia back from Enrope," re
marked Gaptaiu Howard, looking np
from his newspaper and addressing a
pretty girl of nineteen, hia only child
and Uio comfort of hia old age.
"80 it seems, papa," responded Ber
tha's sweet voice, while the ooarso sew
ing which she held trembled in her
grasp.
" He's to give us our fourth #f July
oratiou at the town hall. I'll be bouud
ho speaks well. A promising yonng
fellow, eh, Birdie?"
" Yea, papa, I daresay."
" Hia family are proud aa Lucifer—
ridiculously proud, seeing this world ia
not their abidiug place. But the yonug
ater ia well enough, aa modest, well
meaning, pleasant-spoken a young fol
low as you'll often moot. Ho was sweet
on you, Birdie, a year ago. Don't
whistle him l>ack, for I don't want him
to rob my neat, even if ho can put my
bird in a gold cage."
"No danger, papa, dear," replied
Bertha, with a painful blnah.
"At all events, Birdie, we'll go and
Uaten to the precious oration with the
beat of them.'
The captain resumed his pipe and
paper, and soon Bertha stole softly ont
to the cool veranda with her sewing.
Her home was a small house in the
eld part of the town. It stood back
from tho road, and was almost hidden
from view by trees of magnificent
Eowth; otherwise the location would
ve been unpleasant, for trade bad
grown np all around it, and there WAS
DO pleasant residence near. Wealth
and fashion had long sinoe taken their
fight to other quarters. Opposite was
the old town ball, a really venerable
building, rarely used now save on the
occasion of some patriotic celebration.
The bouse had been purchased years
ago, when Bertha was a baby; the only
one of all her mother's babies who lived j
and thrived.
Captain Howard had passed moat of
his time at sea, always looking forward
to settling down at home as soon as he
■honld have smassed enough wealth for
eomfort But be was unfartunate.
Shipwrecks, disastrous speculations,
treachery from those In whom he bad
eooflded, followed each other like shad
ows ; and so be kept following on the
the heels of prosperity, but never
succeeded in laying the detaining
grasp on her. H > year after year rolled
by, and he was still at sea, coming horns
occasionally.
Bertha, under the care of her su
perior, well -ednoated mother, developed
into a beautiful girl. Her school life
threw her with the best young people
of the place. Her intellectual superior
ity and culture commanded respect; her
kwdy character and extreme sweetness
of disposition won love. Hho was a prime
favorite both with her teaohera and
aoboolmaten.
August Brevoort had been her lover
always. Hhe bad been his little favor
ite dnring schooldaya, and when these
eeasgfl no one disputed with him his
claim to escort her from ohurch and
evening meetings, or to parties and little
entertainments. Many of their yonng
sompnnions regarded them " as good as
engaged," But the Brevoort family
were intensely prond ; especially An-
Csfs eldest sister. Her marriage to the
saon of a distinguished English family
bad increased her hauteur, and made
her more ambitions than ever for tbo
advancement of her only brother. It
was owing to her influence that Augnat
accompanied her husband to Europe,
Prior to tho departure, Jtertba had ex-
Meted August to oomo and say good
bye and to exchange the promise of
laws that bad been given s thousand
Hmm in all bat words. She waited in
vain; ho did not oomc, and she reooived
no word of farewell. Hbo was forced to
tho agonising conclusion that ho hod
yielded to the wishes of hia ambitious
friends and givou her up. For a year
tsho had struggled to liido her sorrow
and to make Some cheerful and happy
for hor aged father. It had boon ex
ceedingly heavy work.
AH aho sat on the veranda on tho warm
summer day on which our story opeua, a
great tear full on hor work, followed by
another nud another till her eyoa were
dimmed. Hor noodle wont aidant and
prickod hor flnger, and her work dropped
horn her handa. Bho gazed through tho
treea over at tho old town hall wiatfnlly.
" I ahall see and hoar him there,"
thought aho, "and orowda of others
will see and hear him also. He ia rich,
happy, oourted aud content. How could
1 havo believed hia youthful love for me
would have endured ? I wish I urod not
go, after all; but everyone would notice
and comment on my absence, aud BO I
muat."
The " glorious Fourth" proved to bo
a very warm day. Liatleealy Bertha
stood by her littlo mirror to complete
her toilet, ner drees wan an organelle—
a delicate lilao-hned spray on a wliito
ground—with ruffles of lace at the wrists
and throat. In plnce of a brooch she
wore a cluster of fragrant violota. A
straw hat with white ribbons and lilac
wreath, a pair of straw-tinted gloves and
a white shawl, completed her modest hnt
elegant costume.
Bhe took up her handkerchief, fan
and parasol, and ran down to her father,
who, HB usual on such occasions, was in
a gie.it hurry leat they should be a
moment late.
"Khl but you look cool and freeli
as a flower, Birdie!" cried he, rubbing
hia rubicuud visage with a gay silk
bandana. "Brevoort will lose his
heart over again I''
Bertha laughed—noor girl—and to
gether they crossed tho street and enter
ed tho bnilding which was rapidly All
ing. An usher, who knew Bertha, mo
tioned them to oonspicnous seats. All
abont them were familiar faces. Be rtha
bowed to a host of acquaintances, while
the jolly old captain eyed her with tri
umphant pride.
Mr. and Mrs. Brevoort, with their
son-in-law and daughter, Lord and Lady
Murray, sat in front at them. The
audience was a largo sT.d fashionable
one. The platform was occupied by
gentlemen of some distinction. In their
midst sat the young orator of tho day.
Bertha gazed on the nohle and beloved
features with joy and pain. Bhc scarce
ly caught a word of several brief ad
dresses, nor gave the attention she
ought to tho Ilov. Dr. Clarke's prayer;
nor followed Oeueral Tremainc's read
ing of the Declaration of Independence,
so intent was alio upon her own secret
thoughts.
When August Brevoort arose there
was a murmur of flattering applause.
Every tone of his exquisite voice fell on
Bertha's car like softest music; every
sentence of hiseloqnent address rang its
echo in her heart. His eyes singled her
out from the crowd of beauties. Bhe
looked so modest, innocent and sweet,
that a looker-on would not havo wonder
ed at his preference. Their eyes met,
and she fancied that she read in liis
a look of reproach that puzzled her and
bewildered her. Flattering applause
greeted the close of his address.
The day was very worm; and but a
faint breeze stolo in at the open win
dows. There was a cessation of fanning
and a rustle of uneasiness as the Bov.
Mr. Bmith began a long prayer. Then
all ar<>e to sing, " The Btar Bpnngled
Banner." Suddenly, ere the singing
hail commenced, there was heard a low,
rnmbling eonnd, growing cvory moment
lender, that blanched every cheek and
sent horror to every heart. Amidst
shrieks of dismay and apprehension, the
end of the gallery nearest the platform
fell with a terriflo crash.
The heap of dc'/ri* coming with snch
fearful momentum, tore through the
frail flooring of tbo platform, and rush
eel thundering into the oellar below,
where it fell with a sickening thnd.
Alas for those who stood on that fatal
spot I
Hnddenly all was panic and dismay.
People roshed wildly for the door, and
were trampled and crushod in their
frantic efforts to escape from the build
ing.
" Mrs. Brevoort ia trying to make her
way to the platform I" cried Capt. How
ard. " What madness to press against
the crowd! She'll be crushed to death I
Now see that man 1 Heavens I what
brutes terror makes of hnmanity f Stay
still in your place, Berths, until I re
turn for you.
Oapt. Howard arrang out into the
struggling crowd to rescue Mrs. Bre
voort—and none too soon, for she was
borne down, and in another moment
would have been beneath the feet of fie
crowd. It took all the herculean strength
of the gallant old captain to lift her np,
and she moaned painfully, and murmur
ed with white lips:
'' My shoulder waa stepped on. I
feel faint."
Bertha atood gazing like one dazed at
the awful scene on the platform. Back
of the yawning chasm, from out the
blinding, choking dust she could see
those who had beeu spared alive. He
was not one of them. Already men were
at work cleariog tbo ruins and digging
out the wounded, but, alas I Bertha
thought with a shudder—the dead also.
Bha longed to rush forward, but her
trembling knees gave way and she sank
into a seat. 80 her father found her
and led her home. He had left Mrs.
Brevoort not seriously injured, but wild
with anxiety as to the fate of her sou.
The brave old captain returned to the
scene where ho could bo of service, and
Bertha flung herself on the lonnge and
prayed with passionate tears and plead
ings. She heard the tramping of feet;
and men entered carrying a stretcher.
"Tour father seat us here, Miss
Bertha," explained the surgeon, Dr.
Ambroise. "It is General Tremaiuc,
fatally injured. I greatly fear."
Bertha led the way to her father's
room, and moved about to do what the
aurgeon required. Again she waa doom
ed to hear the ghastly tread of measured
■teps, and again men entered har
S run-nee carrying a abnttsr. As in a
ream she hoard:
" Young Breroort, Miw JUrtha."
" (A, my God I" he mooned, with
livid lipa.
" I am not dead, Bertha," aarae from
tLa abutter. "Do not be alar mad."
" He has fainted," said tho Joctor.
" There must bo no talking and no ex
citement"
Bertha motioned them to her own
nowy little room. In tho course of tho
nftet noon the little house became like a
hospital. Bertha was kept busy, only
once or twice finding opportunity to
steal into her owu room, carefully
shaded, where Iny her lover, liiti wounds
dressed, a ghastly bnudugu across his
mow, moaning in a sleep produced by
opiates. Then poor Bertha Highed
heavily and rushed out to wlicro alio
wo* needed.
Toward evening a carriage drove np,
and Mrs. Brovoort was assisted to alight.
Hhe was Htill suffering from her injuries,
and moved like one in pain.
" I thank you for your good care of
my sou," said she to Bertlia. "There
is a bed prepared in tho carriago, and
the doctor thinks it safe to movo him,
! so I will troublo yon no longer; indeed,
j Miss Howard, your heart and your hands
I must be full."
In trnth the little house, being so
j near the fatal building, was filled to its
: utmost capacity with tho wounded and
their friends.
To old Captain Howard Mrs. Brevoort
extended her hand, saying:
" I owe ray life to you. I shell not
forget tho debt, nor prove ungrateful."
The following week was one of gloom
}in the village. Hoveral of the wounded
; had died, and others were slowly reoov
| cring; funerals had been of almost daily
| occurrence, and the bells had tolled
i mournfully. There hail been investigat
ing committees, indignation meetings,
and tho usual post-mortem proceedings.
Cnpt. Howard's little house bad rc
-1 mimed its usual appearance of quiet
1 rcatfnluess. Wo finu Bertha, as she
was a week ago, on tho veranda, sewing.
1 Too expression of sadness has deepened
on her face, and her large, thoughtful
I eyes have a look of weariness, as if sleep
had not wooed them kindij.
A carriage drove up and stopped at
the gate, and, to Bertha's surprise, Mrs.
! Brevoort alighted. Our little heroine,
in her simple musiin dross, arose and
1 greeted tho great lady of the place with
n modest dignity of her own. Mrs.
i Breevoort seemed much agitated, and
grasped Bertha's hand almost painfully.
" 1 have come to confess a great
wrong," she Itcgan, to Bertha's amaxe
' ment, as sho followed her into the
shady, fragrant parlor. Hhe lifted her
! hand as if to forbid interruption, and
! continued : " For a week I have
watched try what I feared would
Frove my HOD'S deathbed. In that week
have prayed mnch ; I have roistered
many a TOW as to my fntnre conduct,
j should that dear sou's life be spared.
' Those vows, Miss Howard, included
reparation to yourself. You look at mo
in snrpriso—you caunot conceive in what
| I have injured you 1
| " A year ago I was aware that my son
j wished to raarry you. I objected to the
match ; it was distasteful to me ; but
that does not justify my conduct. My
son wrote to yon before he sailed \pt
Europe ; I found the letter in his room,
opened and read it. It was a proposal
for marriage. He stated that he be
lieved you loved him, and that he hoped
! to receive an auswrr to that effect ; bnt
that, if you sent no reply, he should
1 know that he had mistaken the nature
of your regard. A proposal so put
would have been singular from almost
any one else, but from over-sensitive
Angnst it was bnt characteristic.
" Oar coachman—whom I knew would
IHJ selected by August is his messenger
—was an old family servant, ami trusted
my jndgmcnt implicitly. To him I
said:
" ' Bring the letter addressed to Miaa
Howard to me, aud tell your master you
delivered it to the lady, saw it re-ad, and
she told yon there was no reply, I wiah
to save my son from the consequences
of kindness to a designing girl.'
" The man believed I could only act
for my eon's good, ami obeyed me. Lady
Murray requested August to go to New
York in advance of the others to attend
to Important bmuneas, aud oo there was
uo risk of a chance meeting.
•' I tried to convince myself that you
were not a proper person for August. I
shut my ears and my heart to the re
ports I heard of your virtues, accom
plishments and nobility of character. I
convinced myself thst August felt for
yon s youthful fancy, and I trusted to
the year which had guuo by to work
miracles. I thought yon would tire of
waiting, aud marry; or that Lady Mur
ray would dassle August with a Euro
pean connection. This past neck has
taught me many things. I have liaten
ed to my son's unconscious ravings, and
I hsYeoome, Bertha Howard, to beg yon
to return with me to August—to be his
wife if he lives, and the dear daughter
of my lovo whether he lives or not.
Mrs. Brevoort fell on her knees before
Berths, who sat with her head bowed
in h*r hands.
" Oh, I beg of you, don't 1" eriod
Bertha, shocked and startled ; for a no
ble mind is never gratified by the hu
miliation of another. " Pray arise—l
forgive von. I am sorry for your suffer
ing, and I am sure God has forgiven
you. Let me go with yon now to see
August. I long to see him I"
"Yes, my child; but yon must not
excite him. He knows all; he boa for
given mo, and is aoxionaly looking for
yon."
In five minutes Ikrtha was beside
Mrs. Brevoort in her carriage, and in
half an hour the newa was all over the
villsge.
As they entered the room, August
looked up eagerly ami exclaimed:
" Mother I—bertlia I—this is as it
should bee I shall soon lie well."
A smile of ineffable joy shone in hia
eye; hut Bortha shndderod as she no
ticed hia changed appearance, giving
snob a touching proof of hia suffering*.
There waa a quiet bedside wedding, fol
lowed by three weeka of watching and
care, shared by mother and wife. With
what loving wiles Bertha beguiled the
weary hours of convalesoenoe I with
what joy she watched August's restora
tion to health and spirits I No queen
waa ever more proud of her distinguish
ed consort than was Bertha of the poor
weak man with feeble stop and band
aged brow, who leaned on her arm as
ha walked for the first time in the gar
dan.
Mrs. Brevoort asked tke old oapfain
to make her house hia home, hut he re
fused, and itaysd in his little Lou as,
with a servant to keep it tidy. Ihe
evening of his life waa blessed with the
love and oaro of hi* children. Many a
day they named at the little cottage,
sod sometime* the old man, leaning on
hia cane, camo up to the Brevoort man
sion to romp with a roay little grand
child.
( areful Mr. Striker.
In case you want to aend a box or
parcel to the bonne, the twonty-flve-ccut
oxprcHH wagons fre very handy things;
but your directions may not always be
understood. Mr. Htriker hod had hia
parcel carted all over town aud then left
at a police-Htution; and once when he
Kant a wagon after a stovo needing re
pairs, the man brought back a two-inch
augur aud a net of hnrnean. When he
aeut him back with them, tlio driver
miancd the house entirely and left the
article* at a nchoolbouae. Therefore,
when Mr. Htriker wanted to noud up a
parcel yeaterday forenoon, he approached
an expressman and began:
" Hir, my name in Htriker."
" Yon, nir."
" I npell it H t r i k e r."
! " Yen, BO do I."
" I live at 490 Blank street."
" Yen, 1 know."
" My honne in a brick, three treen in
the front yard, iron fence, bay window,
ntone dog in the yard and name on the
door plate."
" Yes, nir; I enn go right there, nir."
"I want thin bundle token up," naid
Mr. Htriker.
" Yea, nir."
" Remember the place— 496 Blank
atrect," cautioned Mr. Htriker.
"Ah! bnt couldn't I drive right to
the honne in the darkest night of the
year?" wan the indignant answer, an
the man drove off.
After driving one block he tnrned
around aud put the whip to hia home
until he overtook Mr. Htriker, when ho
called ont:
"Wan it 320 you told mo? 'canae I
wan thinking of my nick wife, and the
number flew out of my mind."
"496, you idiot I" yelled Htriker, an
ho wheeled around. "Here it in on
this card 1"
" Yen, nir; and I can find it like a
book."
In about an hour the man appeared
at the store ami inquired for Mr. Stoker,
aud Mr. Htriker indignantly demanded
if that (tercel had been delivered.
"Ah I you are the man I wan looking
fori I conhm't find yonr honne, Mr.
Hloker." "
"Htokcrl yon human hyena—my
name's Striker!"
"In it? Then I made a mistake.
Htriker—Htriker—l'll remember it if it
kills me. Excuse me, sir, but I never
got confused before, and I'm all right
now."
The man rattled away at a furious
pace, and Mr. Striker saw no more of
him until reaching home. The ebap
was waiting for him throe doom below,
and at once began:
"Mr. Ktooka, they nay you don't live
here, and they won't take the parcel."
"Btooks! Why, 111 kill yon! My
name in Htriker I" •
"Iit ? Well, that beata me."
" Thin isn't my bonne, of course. My
house in 496. Didn't I give you the
number on a card?"
" Why, yo, of coarse. Dear me,
but how confused I am. No wonder I
thought your name wan Hloenm instead
of Hirnn!"— lutroi' h'rrc fS-mt.
KeniArkablc Vitality.
Thero arc two caaca tinder medical
| treatment in Newark, N. J., jnat now,
which ptirrlc the attending physicians
1 and eieite the won lermrnt of the whole
I common it jr. One is that of Dr. Trevo
! nian Haignt, who, on Thursday, Fcbm
ary 27, put a bullet in his head during
a nt of melancholia, canned, it in naid,
|by flnancial troubles, The ball bwik a
! transverse course through the nnltntance
!of tho anterior lobe* of the brain, lta
effect haa lcen merely to occasion par
-1 tial derangement, ahowing itself chiefly
:in aliaenco of mind. There haa been no
marked pbyaioal change, the doctor'*
pnlae beating at ila average rate and it*
| temperature remaining an nana). I)nr-
ing the first few dare there waa nome
j engorgement, bnt that haa subsided and
: a healthy anppnration ha* net in. Total
physical recovery in hoped, bnt fall
j rent ,ration to intelligence in despaired
I of.
Charles Hoehle, a robnat Herman,
; twenty-three yearn old, attempted to
; commit anicide by ahooting on Thnrn
! day evening. February 20. The bal
let entered the nead a little
to the left of the center of the frontal
bone, and lodged somewhere in the
brain. On the following day the
yonng man's respiration, temperature
and pnlao were normal; lint not no hia
appetite. In violation of hia physician's
orders to keep perfectly qniot, ne arose
several times and went to the kitchen
for something to eat. Pinally, that he
might he mora carefully attended, he
was removed to Bt. Michael's hospital,
where be now Ilea, — New York ITr-ald,
A Bird that Would not Sing.
There waa in Berlin a prima donna
who whenever anything or anybody
displeased her, invatiably became too
hoarse to sing. One day an opera in
her repertory waa to be performed. At
the appoints! boor the manager cams
forward, and annonnoed that owing to a
sore throat she waa nnahle to appear.
The andionee prepared to leave, bnt the
king rose and commanded them to keep
their place*, which they wonderingly
did. A few minntee afterward an officer
and four dragoons entered the capriciona
lady's room. " Mademoiselle,' qnoth
the officer, " the king inquires after
rnr health." "The kingi* very good;
have a sore throat." "Hia majesty
knows it, and haa charged mo to take
you at once to the military hospital ;to
be oared." Mademoiselle, tarntog very
pale, suggested that they were jesting,
oat was bid that Prussian officers never
indulged in each a thing. Before loug
she found herself in a coach with the
four men. "lam a little better now,"
aha faltered out; "I will try to slug."
" Back to the toaster," said the officer
to theooaohman. Mademoiselle thought
she bad raoeded too easily. "I shall not
be able to aing my beat. 1 ' she said. " I
think not," "And why?" '• Because
two dragoons in attendance behind the
cet>e have orders to carry yon off
to the military hospital at the leaat
couae." Never did the lady aing better.
The Theater.
FOR THE FAIR HEX.
a Mlumbrr Nans.
Thou little child, with tender, clinging arms,
ftrop thy iweet hood, toy darlieg, down end
rest
Upon my shoulder, rest with ell thy cbsrms ;
Bo soothbd and comforted, he loved and
blessed.
Against thy silkon, honey-colored hair
I lean a loving check, a mild cartas ,
Close, close I gather theo and kiss thy fair
White eyelids, sleep so softly dotb oppress.
Bear little face, that lies In calm content
Within the gracious hollow that Clod made
In every human shoulder, where He meant
| Home tired head for oomfort should be laid
j Most like a heavy-folded rose thou art,
In summer-air reposing, warm and still,
Dream Ihy sweet droams upon my quiet heart,
I watch thy slumber; naught shall do tboc
111- C'rtia Tfuaritr.
rasblsi Metes.
Black natiu dresses arc fashionable,
j Embroideries of block tulle are fa
vored.
Mother- of -pearl embroideries are
quite the rage for this season.
| Hatin ribbon wrought with letters
. worked iu gold thread is coming.
Tho princess costume with a long
jacket, makes a pretty street dress.
Oombs arc narrow and small, and in
I mnnycaaea daggers are substituted.
Neckerchiefs are fastened on the left
side by sprays of roac or carnations,
| Hpriug suits open at the throat in
shawl shape, and havelapelH like a coat.
Itoses and loops of pearls decorate
1 tho crepe lisse plaitings worn at the
throat.
Hilk is to be used to trim woollen
; suits, and watered satin to trim silk suite,
this summer.
Cuirasses with panicrs formed of rich
fabrics are favored by some New York
, society ladies.
Hatin vests are worn without trim
mings under the open wn:sts; this style
1 is very pretty.
Colored tissue, arranged in the shape
of a butterfly, embroidered with gold, is
; a mole dress garniture.
Crepe cashmere is very handsome,
giving the pretty, erimpled appearance
which its name indicates.
Peacock green and bine are the lead
ing colors in spring silks. Wood colors
j are also prodaood in fine fabrics,
Momie cloth is qnite n novelty; it
; comes in soft all-wool suitings. The
tints are draos with fleckera of dark
j brown.
The style of trimming for street cos- 1
(times is exceedingly neat;bias bands of ;
Pekin satin and faille, same abode as :
dress goods.
I Mixtures of silk and wool arc very !
fashionable; the oolors arc beautifully j
blended, and both checks and rltipee
j are iuterwoven.
Velvet is much in vogue for walking
skirts. Beiges are admired. The de
, signs show stripes of satin, the same
' oolor as the ground.
There are many suits for spring wear
i trimmed with lifetonne lace. Embroi
• dered tulle and all sorts of white laece
; are deemed fashionable.
" Double" dresses some with elosc
i fitting backs, with aide forma. The
fronts are of polonaise length. The
simulated vest is still a great favorite.
Kilted skirts for little boys are sewn
on sleeveless waists, with a* vest of the
same material as the skirt, A saoqne
with straight cutaway front is worn
I over the waist.
Perhaps the most startling surprise
in the world of dross this season is the
restoration of the panicr of Camargo
puff, as the Parioiaus term this bouffant
costume expression.
There are several striking feature sob-
I served in the freah designs. Both old
and young ladiea wear their dresses
qnite abort in front. Koth square and
round trains are in vogue. Akirts are
rather profusely trimmed this spring.
Tho anticipated popularity of the \
panicr model causes all dressmakers to
construct costumes with roomy bock
breadths, and so arranged in loopings j
that the longest steel wire panicr may
IHJ worn with becoming effect. Hair [
cloth paniers will no doubt be preferred
to tho steel psniers covered with muslin.
Tho bouffant looping* are formed at the
| center of the beck.
There are many clever ideas in the
; basque designs. Dressy basques for
! home wear are often cut pointed at the
I front and sqnare at the beck; rovers are
nsod, and the trimming is very showy.
Home of the models present vest pat
terns, richly embroidered; theoollarette
and cuffs match the vest. In thin ma
terials s shirring takes the place of the
vest The fabric is generally laoe,
grenadine, tulle, or Hwisa muslin.
A a*Mlkk Vmmnm l-aSr.
A young lady woe addressed by a man,
who, though agreeable to her, was dis
liked by her father, who would not oon
eont to their union, and she determined
to elope. JThe night waa fixed, the
honr came, he placed the ladder to the
window, and in a few minutes she was
in his arms. They mounted a double
horse, and were soon some distance
from the house. After eomo time the
ladv broke the silence by aaying:
" Well, yon see what proof I nave given
yon of my affection; I hope you will
make me a good bnaband." He waa a
surly fellow, and gruffly answered:
"Perhaps 1 may, and porhaps not."
Bbe made no reply, bnt after a silence of
some minutes, she suddenly exclaimed:
"Oh I what shall Ido ? I have left my
money behind me in my room 1"
"Then," said he, "we must go hack
aud fetch it." They were soon again at
the bonne, tho ladder again placed, the
lady remounted, while the ill-natured
'over remained below. Bat she delayed
to oome, and so he gtntly called: "Are
Sun coming ?" When she looked ont of
lie window and said: " Perhaps I may,
and perhaps not;" and then shut down
the window end left him to return on
the double horse alone.
He wm justly eooonnfol a akillfnt
poiaoner who destroy d his victim* by
nonquota of lovely and fragrant flow
er*. The art baa not been I oat—nay, la
practiced every day—by the world.
Punishing an Elephant.
Emperor in the moat vicious, ait he ia
the fluent elephant in thin country.
During the winter month* he and his
six companions are chained by their
hirnl legs in an outbuilding in the Cen
tral para. New York. Boatswain, nntil
the arrival of Emperor, was the pride
of all the female elephant*, and Gypsy
especially loved to carcsa him with her
gentle trunk. But Boatswain once
cried ont under punishment, and from
thathonr he lost his place in the respect
of hia associates, and Gyptry transfer
red her blandishment* tdthe lost oomer.
The device of circus men for punish
ing an elenhaht is crueL To the legs of
an animal are fastened strong pulleys,
which are attached to levers. At a sig
nal the legs arc drawn asunder, and the
animal sinks down, a mass of helpless,
tortured flesh. Then the keepers, arm
ed with long clubs, approach and best
him on the legs and bottom* of the feet.
The elephant during punishment curls
his trunk beneath him and closes his
"■ Hoar after hour goes by some
times, but the keepers only relax when
the elephant either becomes insensible
or cries out, which latter is a token of
submission and a conquered spirit.
Boatswain cried out, and was never
ugfiiu guilty of offense. Kmperor, how
ever, has stood this terrible punishment
several times, and with snch extraordi
nan' nerve that the keepers ar® afraid
of him. He is vicious, and whenever a
missile comes within his reach he dis
charges it at the nearest keeper straight
way.
On a recent Monday night Emperor
watched one of the attendant* whom he
particularly dislikes. It was bedtime,
and the man was making everything
snug when Emperor suddenly turned
on him and knocked him down. The
keeper screamed as Emperor with a
rtinll cry of rage was on the point of
dragging him beneath his feet and
stamping him to death. Help came and
the keeper was saved, and then it was
| determined that Emperor should suffer
I for what be had done.
| The attendant* took the long iron
J poker with which the fires are stirred,
, and this they heated red hot. Emperor
was then bound in the fashion that ha*
; been describes], and while one of the
i keepers held his trunk, the other ran
the red hot poker up into it T7ie sav
age punishment nearly blinded Em
i peror, but be did not squeal. He looked
I sullenly all tue time at his keepers.
; Since then theelephsnt has been unable
to eat, and stand* alone and sullen,
slsppiug hi* horribly mutilated trunk
1 wherever tbere is a cool spot in the
j shed. The men call this the extreme
j punishment, and say that it has never
| been applied before in this country. It
1 was not strong enough to subdue Em
peror.
—
The ( attorn of "Treating."
" Treating" constitutes one of the
chief peril# attaching to the custom
lof imbibing spirituous liquor#, and
] there are now few pcrnon# who
oonld not, if free from it# shackle#,
; rcf trict the indulgence of their thirst to
a decent moderation. A man meeting
a grotip of Li# friend# just a# be i# bent
on obtaining bi# afternoon allowance of
"sherry and bitter# " must, if he doc#
not violate usage, and if he wishes to
do whst i# expected of him, ask them
all to join Lim. Suppose the whole
party to number seven. Seven drink#
are poured down seTcn throats, willing
or unwilling. What is the immediate
result of this hospitality? Six other
individuals feci themselves mortgaged
with au obligation to eqnal it. There
may be a little chat, and then tome one
i says: *' Ah, let's bsve another drink 1"
Then aeven more drinks are ponred
J down seven throa.s. More talk. An
other happy thought by another mem
of the party. Seven more drinks de
scend the seven throats. More talk.
A fourth inspiration by s fourth partici
pant Some one who has done hi# fated
■ duty tries to beg off ; bsa bnsineas to
j transact; ought not to drink any more.
His objection is vetoed by the" asking
1 party, who is already slightly stimulated
| porbapa. •• No shirking'ole feller,
j oome on I" Repetition erf the gulping
act bv seven performers. Every one
feels the mellowing influence by this
time. "Charley," says No. Six affee
-1 tionately to the genius of the bar,
i "giv's 'nether ! All hands round!"
Encore the feat of seven men awallow
; ing seven drinks. No. Seven's turn
has arrived. Hie happy relief is near.
He happens to be the least experienced
of the psity. He is already full of bliiw.
His words are few but cxpressiye. " Set
'em UP again, hie 1" Up they go, and
then down they go—seven more drinks.
Left a# sea. Seven times seven are
forty-nine. And all becanae one man
felt like taking a little " sherry and bit
ters." Perhaps he goes home to his
dinner afterward. Perhaps be don't.
Perhaps he fails to see bis wife and
mother-in- law nntil the next day. Such
is life in a country where "treating " is
the custom.— New York Hr raUL
A Fortune at Our Swallow.
It ia gravely reisted in • work called
Lawson's " History of Banking," that
the Spaniah embassador to the English
court, baring extolled the groat richea
of hia king, the master of the Indies,
and of the grandees of Bpain, before
Queen Elisabeth, Sir Thomaa Ores ham,
who waa present, told him that the
qneen had anhjecta who, at one meal,
expended not only as ronrh aa the daily
revenue* of the king, bnt also of all the
grandees, and added, " This I will prove
any day and lay a heavy wager on ft"
80 Qreahatn onbragged the Spaniard in
hia own line. The embassador, biding
hia time, eame unaware* to the mansion
of Sir Thomas in Bishopsgate, and dined
with him, when, finding only an ordi
nary meal, he said: "Weil, air, yon
have lost your stakel" "Not stall," an
swered Sir Thomas; "and this yon sh 11
presently see." He then pnlfed a bo*
trom his pnoket, and taking oot one of
the largest Eastern pearls, showed it to
the embassador. After which be ground
it down and drank the dnst in a glass of
wine, to the health of the qneen. hia
mistreea. "My lord embassador," said
Sir Thomaa, "you know I have often
refused 416,000 for that peart. Have I
loat or won t" " I yield the wager aa
lost," said <ha embassador; "and I do
not think there are fonr subjects iu the
world that would do as much for the
sovereign. M — London Society.