A Keeper's Story..
IT was in the year 180, that important
business called nio from the little
town of N to the city of A , a
journey of about twenty miles. When
about half way between the two place, u
ruiu Btorm overtook me, and mado it nec
essary for me to put up for the night. I
accordingly drovo into a farmyard and
requested permission to Btay through tho
1 niplit. -My request was readily granted,
aud after Becing my horso properly cared
for, 1 repaired to the house with my host,
where ft warm supper was awaiting us.
Four rosy-cheeked children were seated
around the table, besides tho matronly
looking mother.
After supper I drew up the Cro to en
joy a smoko with my new friend. As the
mat) lighted his pipe, 1 noticed a deep
! scar that extended ueross his hand. On
asking him tho cause of it, I saw my host
and his wife exchange glances, and noted
a shadow flit across her handsome face.
After drawing a whiff or two on his pipe
he said :
" There is a story connected with that
scar that I shall never forget; nnd even
now, as I am sitting here in safety, with
my dear wifo and children around mo, 1
cannot repress a shudder at what might
have been." .
On my saying that I should liko to
hear tho story, ho commenced as follows :
' I was formerly a night-watchman in
tho Insane Asylum over iu A. I had
been at my employment about two years,
when tho incident I am about to relate
happened. My wile and I had been
uiairii'd ubcut a year, and she tried to get
jne to leavo the asylum, aud find some
some less dangerous employment, us she
termed it. I had laughed at her fears,
but as she seemed so anxious about it, I
had promised in one month more to do
as who asked. Tho month had nearly
expired ; only ouo more night remained.
I hud to go on uiy watch at ten o'clock.
On this particular night I was seized
with a nervous fear of I knew uot what,
but still I felt that something was uhout
to happen. Iu vain I argued to myself
that 1 had watched there two years, and
nothing happened, but argue as I would,
that shadow still hung over tue. I had
threo galleries to go through, and on each
side of these galleries were cells in which
the patients were confined. As 1 passed
along, I would occasionally sco some
bony hands thrust through the grates or
some poor fellow would rave at me, ac
cusing nio of he knew uot what himself.
As I missed into the third uallery it was
With such a feeling that I could hardly
help turning and fleeing back to awaken
some of the attendants; bi t. laughing at
niy idle fears, as I then termed them, 1
resumed my duty. Passing along, I be
came aware of uu uncommon noii-e in one
of the cells in which a new patient had
been confined. I walked along and look
ed through tho grates, but saw nothing
out of the way, and was about passing
along when an agonized groan passed
from tho lips of tho man on the straw in
tho corner ho was one of tho worst pa
tients, and we could not give him a bed
to sleep on as ho would tear it into pieces.
I immediately unlocked tho door and
fiosscd into the cell. I approached him
caving my keys in the lock. As 1 stoop
ed over him to see what was the matter,
ho sprang to his feet, and beforo I knew
what he was about, planted a hard blow in
my face, which sent me reeling into the
farther comer. The same time that he
Btruck, he sprang past me through the
door and before 1 could prevent him had
closed aud locked it, making uie a prison
er. Then picking up the lantern which
I had set on the floor outside, he held it
up aud glarad at mo with his terrible,
blood-shot eyes, and muttered :
"'lknow where they put tho big
carving-knife, aud now that 1 have got
tho keys, I will get it, and deuth will
' be your portion.'
" Saying this, he started off, leaving
me in the dark. He was a largo and
powerful man, weighing neuriy City
pounds more than I did, and in his pres
ent state a match for two like mo Id
Tuiu 1 tried to think of some way of cs-
cape ; there was none. The window was
strongly grated : the door a dozen men
could not movo. I thought of my dear
wile and darling innocent babe, and tears
would come in my eyes iu spite of ull I
could do. 'What would she say when I
was borne a ghastly, bleeding corpse to
the house. Sometimes 1 would try to
hope he would forget iue, and not 'come
back, but reason told me better. I tried
to pray but instuad ot having my mind
on what I said, I was coutiuuully listen
ing for his returning footsteps. At last
they cume nearer, and as he came in sight
1 noticed tie carried a long carving-kuili!
in bis hand. As he approached tho cell
he accidentally dropped the lamp, leav
ing UK in darkness, a lauit ray ot liopo
pierced my mind. Could I uot dodgo
out aa he unlocked the door.' 1 could
hear him groping for the keyhole. At
last I hem (1 him insert the key and turn
it. Drawing In a long breath, 1 nerved
myself lor the encounter, and as the door
opened, 1 made a spring' at him,' and
l'rovideuce favoring mo, caught him by
the collar. ; 1'uitinir (oitli a desperate el
fort, 1 twitched him, and tripping him at
the suuie time, cent him to the further
aide of the room. I immediately sprang
out and was locking the door, wheu he
rushed to it, but finding it locked, reach
ed through the grates and? with his koifo
struck tue across tho haudj , while I was
removing the key..' As lie wenf. :to draw
back his hand, I poized it " by itho wrist
and catching hold of tho knife with my
wriuudod hand, Wrenched ; it from lain.
The next day I loft tho asylum for good,
nnd havo never been inside of ono since.
Wo bought this farm, and havo lived hero
over Binco : and, now, friend, you can
judge, whether I caff ' ever look back" to
that night without a feeling of horror."
' A I)ni! Clerk's JoW.
T1''M- is a wag. A joko to
Jem is
ft both food and raiment, hud
whenever
there is an opening for fun
" he goes
into it. , ,
Jem was recently iu a drug store whon
a youth apparently fresh from the
" mountain, entered the store, and at
once accosted Jem stating that ho was in
scarce of a job.
" What kind of a job V inquired the
wag
" Oh, n'inost anything T want to get
n kind ot a genteel job: I ni tired o
farmin' an kin turn my hand to almost
anything."
"Well, wo want a man a good, strong
healthy man, a sample clerk.
" What's tho wages?"
" Wanes aro L'nod ; we pay 81,000 to
a man iu that situation." :
" What's a feller got to do?"
" Oh, merely to test medicines, that's
nil. It requires a stout man, one of good
constitution, and after he gets used to it,
ho doesn't mind it. You see, we are very
particular about the quality ot our medi
cines.and before we sell any. we test every
parcel. You will bo required to take
say, six or seven ounces of castor oil soino
days, with a few doses of rhubarb, aloes,
crotcn oil, and similar preparations.
borne days you would not bo required to
test anything ; but as a general thing you
can count upon say, from six to ten
doses of Komiliiini daily. As to the work,
that docs uot amount to much; the testing
department, simply, would bo the princi
pal labor required or you, and, as I said
bcloro, it requires a person ol very
healthy organization to endure it, but
you look hearty and I guess you would
suit us. 1 hat young man (pointing to u
very palo faced, slim looking youth, who
happened to he present,) has tilled the
post lor the past two weeks, but he is
hardly stout enough to stand it. We
would like to havo you take right hold if
you aro ready, and if you say so, we'll
bcuin to day. Here is a new barnd of
castor-oil just come in ; I'll go and draw
an ounce
Hero verdant, who had been gazing
intently upon the slim youth, interrupted
linn with
" No-no, no, I guess uot, riot, to day.
any how. I'll go down and see my aunt;
and it 1 conclude to come, 1 II come up
ternmrrer and let you know,
He has not yet turned up
Topping the Question.
Tho greatest professors who can faco
tho battery of a thousand eyes directed
to them on tho rnstrCm are frequently
the most diffident of men when taken
from their regular sphere of labor. There
was professor Aytoun, who was too timid
to ask papa for bis wife. Wheu Jane
Emily Wilson suggested to him that be.
fore she could give her absoluto consent
it would be necessary that he should ob
tain her lather a approval : "You must
speak for me," said tho suitor, "for I
could not summon courage to speak to
the Professor on this subiect. " Papa
is iu the library" said the lady. " Then
you had belter go to him," said the suitor,
' and I II wait till you return. 1 tie lady
proceeded to the library, and, taking her
father affectionately by the hand, mention
ed that professor Aytoun had asked her
iu marriage, She added : ' Shall I accept
Ins oiler, papa ; ho is so dilhdent that he
wont speak to you about it himself ?'
"Then wo must deal tondcrly with his
feelings," said tho heurty old Christopher
JNurtli. " 1 II write my reply on a slip
ot paper, and pin it to your back
" I'apa's answer is on tho back of my
dress, said Miss Jane, as ho cnterod the
drawing room. Turning around, the
delighted suitor read these words
' With tho author's compliments."
Wooden liallronds.
The CanadiaiiB are building and have
nearly or quite completed a wooden rail
road between Sorel and Arthabaska.
lho track is of tho same guugo us that
in general usu on tho Michigan railroads;
tho rails aro of rock mujde, and trains of
cars drawn by ordinary locomotives havo
been run over them at tho rate of twenty
hve miles an hour, ihe road will cost
but 85,000 a mile, including riulit of way
construction, rolling stock, station houses,
simps aim oriuges one pruige over a
wide river being excepted ; ond the stock
holders pay in bonds instead of cash
The directors expeet to run oo the wooden
rails until ttioy make money enough to
iron them, when, if the sanguine ex pec
... W,l 1 .1 - I , 1
lotions aro luiuneu, nicy win nave a
regular metal-railed road which will not
have cost them a cent. Alter this it is
to be presumed that there will be no more
said about the waut of enterprise among
our j'rovinciul neighbors. ,
ttif The sweetest luce is but tho eush-
ion thut covers o grinning skeletou.
iSUNfirAY'BEAJJISGr.
A Story for Jtoys.f ,
riWO country lads came at on early
JL hour to a inarkot town',' and arratigi
ing their littlo stands, Bat down' to wait
for customers. Ono was furnished with
fruits and vegetables of the boy's own
raising, and the other supplied with clams
and' fish. "The" market hours parsed
alonjj, ami cagh, littlo . uicrcbaut saw his
storesteadily decreasing' arid 5 ah tfquWa-
lent in silver bits, shining in his little
money cup. Tho last melon lay on Har-
ry's stood,; when ,a gentleman -camo by,
and" placing his hand upon it said, "What
a fine largo melon 1 -- What do yon ask for
it my boy ( . . . . .
" Tho melon is the last I have, sir ; and
though it looks very fair, there is nu un
sound spot in it," said tho boy, turning it
over.
" So there is, I think I will not take it.
Hut," he added, looking into tho boy s
fine, open conntenauco, " is it not very
un-busincss-liko to point out tho defects
of your goods to customers ?"
" It is better than being dishonest, sir,
said tho boy, modestly.
" You aro right, little fellow; always
remember that principle, and you will Cud
favor with God nnd man also ; 1 shall re
member your littlo stand in future. Are
thoso clams fresh '!" ho continued, turn-
to Ben. Wilson's stand. .
Yes, sir ; fresh this morning, I
caught them myself," was the reply, and
a purchase, being made, the gentleman
went. away.
" Harry, what a lool you were to show
the gentleman that spot in the melon I
Now you can take it liouie for your pains,
or throw it away. How much wiser is
ho about those clams I cnughtyesteniay :
Sold them for the samo price as I did the
fresh ones, lie would never have looked
at tho melon until he had gone away."
" Isen, 1 would not tell a he or act. ono
either, lor twice what I havo earned this
morning. Besides 1 shall bo better off in
tho end. for I have gained a customer,
and you havo lost one."
And so it proved, for tho next day tho
gentleman bought nearly all his fruits
aud vegetables of Harry, but never spent
another penny at the stand ot his neigh
bor. Thus the season passed; the gen
tleman Cmling ho could always get
a good article of Harry, constantly pat
ronized lit id , and sometimes talked with
him a few minutes about his future pros-
peets. lo become a merchant was Har
ry's great ambition, and when winter
came on, tho gentleman, wanting a trusty
boy for his warehouse, decided on giving
tho place to Harry. Steadily and surely
he advanced in the confidence ol his em
ployer, until having passed through vari
ous posts of service, ho became ut length
an honored partner in the linn.
" My Dully Occupation."
"N my passage up tho Mississippi riv
V cr lrom JJavonport, I observed a
neatly dressed old colored man, whose
saintly appearance induced me to accost
him with tho question :
You are journeying, my triend, to
thutgoud land of cvetlusting rest, uro you
uot .'
His dull eye kindled, as, looking up,
ho replied with emphasis:
" Dot is my daily occupation.
SatisCed with that comprehensive an
Bwer, wo conversed together of things of
the kingdom, when again 1 asked:
How did I know you were a Chris
tian 't Though a perfect stranger to me,
1 felt sure you were a disciple ot Jesus
IJow do you think 1 knew it f
" iou know d it by de mark, lie ro
plied : " Do Scriptur tells ob do saints
having a murk iu dor Jurelicads. luu
knuw'd it by de mark. And now I tuk
you for a young preacher ob du Gospel
auu i nuilild kiiuw wnv, nuviii uu ui'01
i t i i : .i- I.
pel message, you did not preach to us on
dis boat f
Somewhat startled by the suggestion, I
replied :
nome ot t tie othcers knew 1 was a
minister, and they did not invito mo or
suggest that it would bo agreeable, and I
did not wish to appear oflieious or obtrudo
my message,
" Ah ! Kind, he, "do old Ap istlo niul
didn't wait for no invitations. Most every
body likes to heur de Gospel. 'Twould
be no 'trusion (obtrusion), and you might
a done much good
I stood reproved. Never again in this
world shall 1 have the opportunity to ad
dress that large company of souls and I
had tho words whereby some ot them
might have been saved. It is no excuse
that most other ministers pass inrmmito
up ond down these rivers. I believe God
prompted this humble old disciple to
teach me a lesson, which I trust will re
sult iu my clearing my skirts from tho
blood of all men hereafter. Cltritlt'tin at
Work.
(oil's Providence.
A merchant was one day returning
from market. He was on horseback and
behind him was a valise filled with mon
ey. The rain fell with violence, and tho
good old man was wet to tho skin. At
this he was vexed, und murmured because
Jod I?ad f-'ive" ,,im, 8Uch ba'1
" j-"'"'-
- lie soon reucneu uia uoruur ui u linen
fore-it. What wus bis terror on' behold
ing ou one side of the rood a robber with
a leveled guii, aiuAng at bint, t a-n d at
tempting to firol llut the powder being
wot by' tho tain, tho'gundid ,. feift go off.
And tho imerchant, giving spifrs ,tq . his
horso, fortunately had time ttyebenpe.
As booh as ho found jfriniself 'afo, ho
said to himself," How Wrong was I not
to endure the rain patiently, s' ent by
Providence. If tho weather, had - been
dry and fair.I should not probably be
dr
li
vc at mis iiour, anil my uuio cniiurcn
would, havo expeejjjd.my return in vain.
Tho' raiif wkieli c uijcd mo to murmur,
cnnio at a fortunate
moment to savo
my
property
,. .And Uiusjt is-with a multitude of our
afflictions ; ly causing us slight and short
suffering, they preserve us from others
far greater and of longer duration.
A Singular Indian Tradition.
Among the Seminole Indians there is
is singular tradition regarding tho whito
man's origin and superiority. ,Thcy . say
that when tho Great. Spirit made tho
earth ho also made three men. All the
men had fair complexions; and that
after making them ho led them to the
margin of a small lake, and bndo them
ap in and wash. Ono obeyed, and
came out purer and fairer than before ;
the second hesitated a moment, during
which tho water, agitated by the first
had become muddied, and when hp bath,
cd ho camo out copper-colored ; the third
did not leap till tho water had become
black with mud and he came out black
with its own color. The great spirit laid
before them threo packages, and out of
pity for Ins niislortuuo in color, pavo the
ilaek man the first choice. He took
mid of each package, and having felt
the weight, chose the heaviest. The cop
per-colored man chose tho next heaviest,
loaviug tho white man the lightest.
When tho packages wcro opened, the Orst
was found to contain spades, hoes, aud
implements of labor ,thc second enwrapped
hunting, fishing, and warliko apparatus;
tho third gave tho whito man pens, ink,
anil paper, tlio engines ot tho mind the
means of. mutual mental improvement,
the social link of humanity, the founda
tion ot tho white man s superiority.
The Nature of an Oath.
Early in tho rebellion, when tho Fed
eral forces were stationed at Beaufort. S.
('., there was an old darkey by the name
of Line Jackson, who, deserted by his
master, was left to tako caro of himself
as best he might. Lige was considered a
chattel of weak intellect, and moreover,
ho was exceedingly awkward in his at
tempts to play the role of a house ser
vant. He smashed aud destroyed pretty
nearly everything ho laid his hands up
on, and having waited upon neuriy every
i llicer at the post, eaeh iu turn, alter giv
ing him the benefit ot some hard lan
guage for his stupidity, turned him adrift.
It happened that Ligo was a witness
in a case that camo before a court mar
tial, aud being called up to givo his testi
mony, was (dijected toon the part of the
dc endaiit. who stated that ho didn't be
lieve the nigger was of sound mind.
" Stand up, Lige," said the court.
' Io you understand tho naturo of an
rath V
Ligo scratched his wool for a moment.
und then turning up tlio whites ot his
eyes, replied :
" Look a yeare, murso' dis nigger has
waited on 'bout huf de ossifcrs since dey
fus cum to dis place, and if he don't un
derstand do naturo of an oaf by dis time,
den dare s no wirtue in cussing.
The court considered Lige a competent
witness.
Taxing Them.
Tho Human Censor frequently imposed
taxes on unmarried men, and men of full
ago were obliged by law to morry, unless
mentally or physically disqualified. The
Spartan women at certain games, laid
hold of all the old bachelors they could
get their hands on, and inflicted on them
every mark of infamy and disgrace, drag
ging them around their altars and hand-
lint: them very roughly. Iu 1005, the
English parliament laid a tux on bacliel
ors over JJ5 years of age. of V2 10s. for
a duke, which was graduuted down to Is
for a common mun. Uncle Sam bus been
very lenient to his unmarried newphews
at all times, but ho might do a good thing
for tho heavy war debt by laying a revc-
nuo uil cupitiim tux on theui just uow.
tijf One of our viciiiity deacons nearly
captured five boys who hud been devas
tating his ehestuut trees, Sunday ufier-
noon. Shukiug his fist after their retreat
ing forms ho angrily shouted : " The
mciiking littie devils! if I had hold id'
'cm one minute I'd " and then suddenly
espying his pastor on the scene, ho nil
pressively added, " Td prny fur 'em."
Sir-tf" u e wero iistouistied by a lego
gent asking us a few days blio the differ
ence between a pound of meat and a drum
mer boy, aud were still more surprised
when told that the only difference was
" thut the meat weighs a pound while
the drummer pnuuds away. Wo guess
it's vo. Duu't it?
ffaJ-Mrs. Harry, of the Jloston Children's
uiisnion, is said during a year's time to
hove mado 1,S0 1 visits lo the poor, to
have lined and trimmed ln0 huts und
bonnets, to haV3 cut out 621 garmonts.
and to havo mado two visits to anotl cr
Stuto.
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