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A WAITER'S STORY.
A Xcw York Incident.
TT'SNOT entirely my own story, I
jL nui about to tell you Mr. jiart.
but also one of my wife's, anil as custo
mers do not seem very plenty, I'll give
it to you in the best manner I can.
My wife was formerly u dressmaker
and worked iu a shop not a great ways
distant from this place. She always took
her meals here, and bcihaps the reason I
thought to make her my wile was, be
cause she seemed so economical in her
meals. It was quite late one April cven
ning, whom the little story, which has
been so often told, took place. The boss
had gone to the theatre : and yet come to
think of it, Mr. Hart, I must give a few
preliminary remarks, in order to let you
hear the whole narrative. In tho after
noon of the day I am telling you of, my
bosy received a large sum of money, some
thing like five hundred dollars, but as it
was after banking hours, he placed it in
my charge until the next morning. T re
member tho evening well. Mr. Forrest
was to play " Mctamora" at the theatre,
and as boss thought the customers would
not trouble me much, took it into his
head to go. Tho evening wore away un
til about eight o'clock, when a shabby
looking sort of a fellow came into tho sa
loon, and ordered a " stew." I didn't
like his looks at all, and thought I
wouldn't say much to him, lest he should
get into a conversation, and stop longer
after his " oysters," than I cared to have
him. I went to the, back part of the sa
loon, and put tho oysters pickles and
crackers all on a little waiter, and was
about carrying them to my customer,
when, upon looking around, I found that
he had gone. An hour had passed, and
at nine o'clock Bessie tj rant came in.
She said they had been hard at work at
her shop, and that was the first opportu
nity she had to get her supper. I wasn't
very well acquainted with her then, and
she was very modest herself, so that but
little conversation passed between us. I
got the supper she wished, and then went
back behind the counter to read. 1 went
there to read, but bless you, sir, I couldn't
do such a thing, when Bessie's bright
eyes were so attractive. Once our eyes
met, and I felt so ashamed that I took up
a newspaper, and commenced to read it
through, advertisements, marriages, deaths
and all. And now we come to Bessie's
story. She said that after I had left her
to her meal, in reaching over for the salt,
she dropped her knife under the table
and stooped to pick it up. Her table was
one that backed against tho wall, and the
table-cloth upon it reached to the floor.
Upon lifting up the cloth, she beheld the
figure of u crouching man, with a counte
nance of perfect hate. When a woman
is frightened, her first impulse is to eith
er faint or scream, aud doubtless my
wife would have done both, had not the
man placed in her hand a note, he had
written in pencil. Letting the cloth
fall to tho ground again, she opened and
read the note.
I have seen its contents too often not
to remember them. They were to the
effect that the man in some way learned
of tho large sum I had in the drawer
and ho was determined to possess the
same ho said ho was armed and that
should my wife make the least outcry or
signify in any manner of his presence
there to me, he would shoot us both. Ho
said that as soon as my wife finished her
suppor she was to leave tho saloon with
out paying, and most likely I should
then shut up tho place and retire to bed.
He also wrote that if she told any one in
the street about him her life would not
be worth a straw as his companions
would hunt her down, and he (if caught
and imprisoned) would on his return
make her existence so wretched that death
would bo far preferable. Woman-like,
she believed all this a man most likely
would have given tho fellow a kick, a
heavy one enough to stun him and then
secured him, called au officer to his aid
and a short incarceration followed. Mv
wife's appetite entirely vanished she
made no outcry but merely gave a heavy
sigh and wits about rising from tho table
when a thought flashed through her brain.
She would leave tho note upon tho table
aud when I went to clear away the thiugs
I should see it aud be warned. As this
thought was about to bo carried into exo
cution, another note was passed to her tol
ling her to give hiui tho first one back
All seemed lost now. Bessie says she has
read of men who have had much power
over their subjects while iu a mesmeric
state, as to cause thorn to make perfect
1: - i. . mi .i . .
uuiupiiuiicu 10 uieir wtu in anything, ana
that she felt exactly in such a man s pow
or. She did as ho requested and left tho
saloon. Tho night was dark and tho
streets quite deserted she thought as
she passed a policeman that sho would
tell him her wholo story but tho idea of
her being hunted through life filled her
with such terror, she could not bring her
mind to do it, and went by hiiu bearing
her heavy secret. Sho could not bear
the idea ofgoing homo and leaving mo to
wnai sue cousiucreu ueatn. I suppose
tho poor creature imagined that sho
would see the record of my murder in all
tho morning papers and the weekly sen
sation press would have full page pictures
representing the scene aud its surround
ings. Thinking to herself about murder
it struck her most forcibly that should
sho not warn me she would be as much
guilty of my death as if she had killed
me herself. This altered her cntiro con
duct and she retraced her steps resolved
at any peril to aid me. After she had
left the saloon I threw down the paper
.1 was reading ana went to clear on the
remains of Bessie's supper. Aa f did so
1 hoard a heavy breathing, more like
some animal than a human creature, and
thinking it to bo some strayed doy I lift
ed the table covering aud should have
whistled, had I not perceived the same
fierce looking being who had given Bessie
so much alarm. I wasn't one of your
timorous people, aud I called out in no
gentle tone : " What do you want under
there?"
A gruif sirowl, and a pistol levelled at
my head, was the answer I received. I
stared at the ruffian as he emerged from
his concealment. To act, I could not,
with that pistol, which a motion of mine
would cause a bullet to crash through my
brain, pointing at me.
" I know you ve got five hundred dol
lars in that drawer, aud that amount I'm
bound to have, by fair means or foul.
1 ou had best make no resistance, or it
will be worse for you if you do. I've
lived in Mexico, and yours wouldn't be
the first brains I've scattered around,"
spoke the ruffian in a voice that was by
no means a pleasant one.
Now I have ever found iu this life
aud I have had no experience as to the
next. that man, as a general thing, is
most tenacious of life, and is willing to
sacrifice a groat deal to hold on to it.
I decidedly did not like the idea of being
shot, yet I saw no way in which I could
get out of my dilemma. 'The little time
I had to reflect, 1 thought that should
the ruffian kill me, he could still obtain
what he was in quest of : so I answered
him in tho following manner:
" You are rather a poor judge of char
acter, if you suppose f. am willing to
give up my master's property without a
struggle. You are armed with a pistol
and I am not, so tho contest will be un
equal, but my arms are strong and will
cling to you like a vice.
" Foolish boy," he cried, do you think
such a stripling as you arc can harm me?
I don't waut to waste my powder on
such a weak-headed fool as you are, so
you had better surrender the money at
once."
That sentcuco proved to me that how
ever desperate the man might be he was
a coward, else ho would have acted more
or talked less.
" Never will I surrender what has
been entrusted to my care. I cau die,
but I will not give up that money with
out a struggle."
I had learned that speech at one of the
theatres but I had scarcely uttered the
word " struggle" ere I saw the villain firo
his pistol, but ho was not too quick for
me, as I thrust my hand under it and
caused the bullet to find a lodgment in
tho ceiling instead of being burried in
my heart, as was his intention.
I have seen Forrest as Macbeth, and
Booth as Othello, but neither of these
actors ever expressed iu their counte
nances such a look of devilish rage as did
my assailant. He seemed to be mad so
fearfully did he throw himself upon me.
I was accounted a good, wrestler, but 1
had never before encountered so power
ful an antagonist.
There we struggled, until one well di
rected blow aimed by my fist, landed fair
ly on his temple, laid him limp and al
most lifeless at my feet. The exertion
I found, had been too much for me, my
eyes grew heavy, my head dizzy, and
such a feeling of faiutness came over me
that I swooned away. '
Then came a blank, and, like heroes of
other stories, when I awoke I found my
self in bed my boss aud a doctor leaning
over me and hoard the cheerful words :
" He is out of danger now, and will
recover."
I had been lying in something of a
trance like state' for two days. As soon
as I was able to talk I asked about my
assailant, and learned that he was then iu
prison.
Bessie, on her way back to the shop
had encountered my boss coming out of
the theatre, and had told him of the per
il in which I was placed, and he immedi
ately hurried to my rescue. When he ar
rived ho found the door locked, but that
mado no difference to him, as ho had a
key. His en franco discovered both tho
ruffian and myself upou the floor. It
was an easy task for him to secure the
niau and call an officer. Bessie's testi
mony was sufficient to convict him.
Upou my recovery, my boss made me
quite a present, so that I thought matri
mouy would bo no bad venture fir mo.
I sought out Bessie, learned her worth I
popped tho question, aud as ' Barkis
was willin',' we joined our hearts and
bands together, and I have never regret
ted doing so, Mr. Hart. When you get
a chance, I'd like to have you call round
aud sec us, if you would like to see the
heroine of tho llomanco which I call
'The Eating House Bobber.' "
Copper.
TBlIl'i metal known as copper derive.!
H its name from the Latin word vu
pron, which also designated that part of
the island of Cyprus in which this metal
was first mined by the ancient Greeks.
Copper was one of the first metals
kuowii to men, anu was employee; lor a
variety of useful and ornamental purpo
ses. From it were made images, instru
ments of war, mechanical tools, and ma
ny household utensils. Bronze is a union
of copper and tin, and claims priority
over all oilier alloys. I t is alluded to in
the fourth chapter of Genesis, where
Tubal Cain is described as ;i an instructor
of every artificer iu brass and iron."
The word brass in this connection signi
fies bronze, for this date was anteiior to
the discovery of the composition of cop
per and zinc. The Syrians and 1'hoeui
cans, and likewise the Greeks and llo
nians used copper very largely in the erec
tion of monuments and statues. Some
times these structures 'were of pure metal,
but most commonly they were made of
bronze.
Copper is very malleable, and also very
ductile. So great is its tenacity that a
copper wire is capable of supporting a very
great weight without breaking. Copper
is very extensively used for the sheathing
of ships, for making boilers, kettles, and
cooking utensils. In India, on tho occa
sion of the death of a Hindoo of rank,
custom provides that every Brahmiu pres
ent at his funeral be presented with a
brass cup, and the number thus disposed
of is sometimes very large.
The liability of copper to oxidation
from exposure to air or damp is its prin
cipal defect, but this is in a measure over
come when alloyed with tin. The com
pound is less liable to rust and gather
verdigris. It is also harder, denser, and
more sonerous. If the tin equals one
sixth of tho mass it is vevy brittle, and
the proportion must be lessened until the
proper medium is attained.
Bell-metal is made of an alloy of cop
per, tin, and zinc, and is extremely well
fitted to the purposes for which it is used.
For cannon, a lower proportion of tin is
commonly used. Some kinds of bell
metal contain besides the usual alloy,
small quantities of antimony and silver.
An alloy of copper and tin, when tho
latter metal does not exceed one-third of
tho mass, results in a very beautiful com
pound, of tho color of steel, aud very
susceptible of brilliant polish. It is used
to some extent in tho construction of
mirrors. This application of tho metal
is oue of great antiquity, and is mention
ed by l'liny, the historian. These mir
rors are admirably adapted to tho reflec
tion of light for optical purposes ; aud
this combination is thereforo eallod spec
ulum metal.
C5PA Mr. Abol, of Vermont, after many
years of poverty and obscurity spent after
the usual mannnor of most inventors who
have sucoeeded in boneilting the world by
their productions in experimental toil has
at last perfected a really extraordinary piece
of mechanism iu the shape of a loom,
which bids fair, not only to entirely revolu
tionize tho manufacture of woolen goods,
but to bring him both fame and fortune.
Ho styles his invention The Weft Thread
Knitting Loom, on account of tho naturo of
its operation, combining the two processes
of waving and knitting and producing a
peculiar cloth of remarkable boauty and
durability, having many points of excel
lence over goods woven in the usual manner.
A Temperance Story.
"VVflLLIAM WATSON, when 25
years of ago, married tho hand
somest girl iu the town of Westerlcy.
lie was a carpenter, was always steady
and industrious, and everybody consid
ered it an excellent match when he and
Ellen Anderson were bound together in
the tic of matrimony.
Ten years of almost perfect happincs3
to the young carpenter aud his wife passed
away, and then sicklies and sorrow came
upon them, and William commenced to
drink in the hope of drowning his
troubles.
His wife, with tears iu her eyes be
sought him to give up the vile habit, and
again and again ho promised to do so,
but his promises were always broken, his
resolutions forgotten, and he continued
to travel iu the downward road to pover
ty and destruction.
The " Travellers Hume" was tho high
sounding name given to a little tavern a
short distance from
Tho " Loafer's Home,'1
Watsou's House,
or the "Gate to
liiiiu, would have lieen more appropri
ate. It was there Watson took his first
drink -of the accursed poison, aud there
he continued to spend the small pittance
he earned while his wile aud childvcu
were suffering for want of food aud cloth
ing. Watson grew worse and worse. No
person, ol course, would hire a man who
was drunk almost all the time, aud
consequence he soon found himself
ill the tune, aud in
al
most penniless. He was ieered and
scoffed at by the boys of tho village, and
was known everywhere as "Drunken
Bill."
One day ho entered the "Traveler's
Home," and called for whiskey telling
the landlord ho had no money,' but would
pay him in a few days.
li You can't get the whiskey here with
out tho money," said the landlord. " I
don't trust anybody."
"But, pleaded the poor inebriate, "I
am almost dying for a drink. Let me
have one, only one, and I'll pay you to
morrow.
" No, 1 say : don't
you hear ?" thun
"Get out of my
too much whisky
dered the landlord.
house. Youv'e had
here already.
All the V atsou pride that had been
alwost drowned out by the liquid firo was
now lully aroused. Ihe words of the
landlord brought again into life all the
noble impulses of his heart. He straight
ened himself up and looked with with
ering scorn into the face of the landlord.
" John llaymond," he said, I am in
your accursed rumshop for the last time.
1 am a degraded being, but you are one
of the vilest men. You hava no whisky
for me now ! No, but while tho money
lasted it flowed freely aud you were glad
to see mo come to your bar. John
llaymond I am going to show you that I
can be a man. I havo been a fool, but
by the help of tho Lord I will bo so no
longer. If my life is spared I will be rich
and respected again. Go on, if you will,
iu your infamous work bring others
down as you have brought mo, and then
when their money is gone drive them
from your door. Go on, Jobn Raymond,
and you will receive your reward."
Watson went immediately homo and
informed his wife that he had taken his
last drink. He had a will now ; ho would
show tho world that manliness, was not
altogether gone from him, aud he would
regain his former position in society.
His wife wept tears of joy when
she learned his good resolution, and she
prayed every day that he might be
strengthened in his hours of temptation,
and be enabled to keep in tho right path.
John llaymond became a tipler then a
hard drinker, and now he fills a drunk
ards grave. Tho " Traveller's Home" is
no louger a grog-shop, but has been
transformed into a comfortable dwelling,
and is now owned by William Watson.
Beautiful Thought.
There is but a breath of air and a beat
of the heart between this world and the
next. And in tho brief interval of a
painful and awful susponso while wo feel
death is with us, that wo are powerless,
and he all powerful, and the last faint
pulsation here is but tho prelude of endless
life hereafter, we feel in the midst of the
stunning calamity, ubout to befall us, that
earth has no compensating good to the
severity of our loss. But there is no
grief without some beneficent provisions
to soften its intensities. When the good
and lovely die, the memory of their good
deeds, like the moonbeams of the stormy
sea, lights up our darkened hearts, and
lends to tho surroundings a beauty so
sad, so sweet, that we would not, if we
could dispel the darkness that environs us.