v 4 ,A., v - "-V. A: A Cotnical ; Mistake., JOHN JAY GRAHAM, ft, wealthy New England fnrmer, bad ,tvro sons about as different In character as men well could be. Samuel wan ft Puritan through, and through, but withal a plodding, money getting, successful man. Alfred, on the contrary, preferred gnyei1 com panyT Tighter work, and dimiitutiuto: iittfcMof accumula- tion, Each,. however, abwHahpd an atToc- tionate regain lor tneir miner, .. uw.u , . ... i t . i t. n -i 1 1 J It by naming after him his eldest son. Accqidlugly we find in the third genera- tion two jolin Jiiy Grahanns of almost ex actly the same nge," and' what 1s "ltidie remarkable, exactly resembling one anoth er in face, stature, form, air, and dress. But for all that there were points of difference in their characters that made the currents of their lives flow in very different channels. . Samuel's son . became, for a young man, . : Quite a prosperous .New York morchaut. Alfred inheriting all his father's demerits, in an exaggerated form, , began .with nothing, spent some ten years of bis life in scekiug half over the world for nothing, and seemed likely to end with- nothing. . .., !.! . ,. .i i. . .'. ' . , At last be wandered back from, the Paci fic slope, reaching New York the day be fore our butt memorable eloction. , , ,. , It was late when he rose the next morn ing,and later still before he made his appear ance upon the street. Here, meeting by chance with an old California friend, he found it impossible to confine his smiles to those of the countenance alone. In other words the twain imbibed ardent spirits. After an hour or two of walking our riend discovered that he was walking some three feet above the surface of the ground and walking all alone, bnt whether in lew York or San Francisco be eould not have told to save his life. He had a confused idoa of somebody's having left him with apologies, and of his reply: "Certainly, certainly, sir; certainly. ',' He was con scious, too, that this last had been given, as it should be, with the dignity and era phasiH befitting one exalted above the com mon herd. Still, except a little flush iu either check and a little singularity of movement, there was nothing to indicate his condition to an observer. With sonio men drunkenness begins inside; with others outside. ' He be- InnfTPfl fn tlifl former plana. Suddenly somebody came to a , halt di rectly in front of him, stared in bis fsvco for a moment with an astonished air, and then reached out bis hand. "Why, Graham, how are you?", he asked . . " I I believe you have the advan tage of me," answered John Jay. The other stared harder; then began to grow angry. ; -t s . I " Come,, sir," said he, " this may be a joke, but let me toll you it's in rat,her bad tasto. Has your name changed from John Jay Graham since yesterday ? Do you mean to say that you don't choose to recog nize your old friend Tom Kinsley ?" Graham begnn to feel ashamed of him' self.' That brandy must be making wild work of bis wits. He knew the man, of course he did ; he know everybody. Who was there that be hadn't met somewhere ? And here was a capital fellow whom, ho was cutting for no reason under heaven t He began to apologize. "Excuse me. , I forgot alittle confused, Glass o' brandy. Went to my bead " I see how it is," answered bis compan ion. "Well, this is odd. Why, I thought you were the soberest man in the world. But never mind, bave yflu been to vote yet?" " Vote I no, Vote what f " His brain was growing more fuddled. "Ha, ha!" laughed Kinsley, " this is rich. You're a comical object' now, my boy, sure enough. Vote what? why, our ticket to be sure. Didn't you promise me to yesterday?" " Promise, did I '" 'I lie matter was growing mistier and mistier. "Did you1 1 yes, of course you did.' Come right along to the polls now, or next thing we know some of the other Blde'll get hold of you and make you vote for their man. Then ther'll be some tough growling when you get your senses back and learn what you've done. Come along." "'' ' " "I don't know," murmured the bewil dered Graham, but nevertheless be follow ed. In short, he was so bewildered that he was ready to follow any pilot. " A they approached the polls he bad a vague sense of being assailed by a crowd of hackmen, newsboys, and other infuri ate animals. " Here's your regular Re publican stage, sir !" "Want a Democrat ic back, sir ! take you there in five minutes sir." " Daily Reform, President, Governor and Mayor only five cents." I don't say that was what tbey called; only he thought so. His friend jammed a piece of paper into bis band, with the words, " Hold on to that it's the tickets." ' "Tickets, tickets, Mr. Kinsley! How much did you havp to pay for 'era?" ' He thought be beard somebody laugh, and felt mad. , " Have they given us good seats ?" he asked. " If they haven't I'll be banged if I want the things." " Hush t Shut up t O, you confounded foott" cried tlie other, laughing all the time. " Put 'bra Into the hot, and tell 'em wbd you are,' and where you live, when they ask you.' .That's all you've got .to do." V- 1' ;-'', S He bad no time to debate the -question with himself; for they were nearly at the polls already-.'. .Thertf was no challenge. Everybody, in the ,war4 knew. .the face of John Jay Graham, and nobody noticed or cnred what herald aboHfc his residence, ,troVjcdVwI 6r totter stalked,' for . bearln -: riffl,tl,-dlv. . Evi- . , Kinder knew all about It. But L. j 1 1Iad he been dreaming all along t. Or was he dream ing now ? " I see I shall liave to look after you to day'," said Kinsley. Y I dare say you'll be too lute even ! for 'your wedding if I'd let you."' ' ' " Wedding 1" the poor follow stared with mouth and eyes. ; Yes, wedding., ' Have you forgotten that you are to be married to-day ? Well, well, well I better and better 1" Graham groaned. ' ' " Who who Is it?" he asked. ' The other 1 burst into a peal of laughter that made everybody within three blocks stop and turn round. " " For a fellow who can stand straight I call you the drunkest man out," he ex claimed.' "Who is she? Who should she bo? Miss Bella Anderson, of course: ' Have you any Idea ' whether you ' are standing upon your heels or your bead ?"1 ' " Bella Anderson," repeated , Graham vacantly. ' , , Yes, Miss Bella Anderson; a certain young lady wnom nave become siigntty acquainted with during an engagement of a year or so." . , , , " Is she pretty ?" asked Graham. ., , Kinsley grew sober. " The affair is ab surd enough; but I musn't let you disgrace yourself. I see that you've forgotten every thing that you ever knew Now can you understand anything?',' "I I think so." . . : . . "And remember it?" .( , , . "I I think so." ., ' .., . , "Well, listen, then, , ,She ,is pretty and she is rich. Do you understand that ? Pretty, and rich pretty and rich J" Pretty and rich !", repeated Graham, with the air of one reciting bis lesson. Ypu have promised, to marry , ber at four o'clock to-day." , , . , . . ; " What for?", asked Graham innocently, growing stupid. , , " What Ob, thiB is too bad 1 , What do people generally marry for? Because you wanted to, I suppose. At any rate, you've got to be there." ., ,, "All right !" lie responded cheerily. "No, it'll bo all wrong if you aint there, and we haven't much time to waste. But now let's see whether your are postod Come, what do you, know about matri mony ?'.' Graham looked sternly at him and re marked with severity; " She is pretty and rich, and I have promised to marry ber at four o'clock to-day." . . t "Bravo!" answered tho other. "Her father is a clever old fellow, about five feet around the waist. But you'll see him soon enough." , ' She is pretty and rich, and I have promised to marry lief at four o'clock to day.' Her father is a clover old fellow, about five feet around the waist," remark ed Graham with dignity. " 1 "The fool," muttered Kinsley. " Well, I've lodged one idea in his head, any way ; and it'll stick." ' '' The distanco to the bride's ' bouse was not so very great, so they walked, stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to put the final touches upon the expectant brldegroom'i toilet. It was not quite full dress anyhow but there was no time to be more elabo rate. ' ' " ! As tbey passed Into the street again Gra ham turned and whispered confidentially, "She's pietty and rioh, and I've promised to marry her at four o'clock to-day. Her father is a clever old fellow, about five feet round the waist." rreuygoouy: cnucKiou Kinsley, "you bave learned your lesson. You know what you're about. Only remember that, and behave yourself so as not to lose a good match, . i Presently a friend met them, He held out his band. Graham took it meclmnl ally. " Let me congratulate you,- said the former. , . . . ' " 1 ou are about to marry one of the loveliest ladies on Manhattan Island." Graham went composedly over bis lesson again. " She is pretty aud rich, and I promised to marry her to-day . at four .o'clock Uur father is a clover follow, about five fuet round the waist." ,, , ,, The other stared and grinned; but came to the charge again. . , . "How'ethis?" asked ho. "Somebody told me you put in a Lawrence ticket. Why didn't you vote for O'Brien ?" " Because because he's pretty and rich and I promised to marr'm to-day 't four o'clock. 'S father's clever old fellow 'bout five feet round the waist." ; Both the others burst into shouts of laughter. Kinsley hurried him away. " I've beard of men of one idea before," said lie, and t believe I've got one jbow." J VLet'e try j whether a littlo soda water won't improve you.1? ' , ! !' ; ! : V . f It did-rfor fc few minutes." ' ' ' They reached, the bride's, residence where the ceremony was to . be performed, a little beyond the appointed hour. Clergyman,' family, guests, and all were waiting In anxious expectancy. Old Mr. Anderson came forward aud greeted him, warmly,, rresenuy uie oriae snppea m, acc.mipa.i- ,, ti tio iivnuu ii grwii ,uum AIIJ iiii(.c, and the sweet downcast countenance above he began to feel perfectly resigned. And nobody seemed to entertain doubt nor dls quietude of any kind..,.,, . ...,. , ..... , ... But the beat of the room raised once more the vapors about .bis biain. . He felt himself relapsing into drunkenness. One by one every distinct idoa faded into chaos, till there remained almost nothing but a blind . determination to be erect and re sectable to the last. And still that ab surd formula struggled and fumbled some where under all. Kinsley observed with hope bis air of quiet gravity, as the couple stood up before the surpliced minister, and listened to bis opening words. , He'll do. It's all right thought, the faithful friend. Then came the momentous question : John, wilt thou have this' woman to be thy wedded wife?". &c. , , ; ', John hesitated. Kinsley grew anxious. The bride began to tremble. All eyes cen tered on Graham. But he answered not a word. " " Tho qnestioh was asked again, this time with a slight surprise. One more silence. Speak, sir !" growled the irasciblo fath er-in-law. ' ' Graham was swaying gently from side to sldo, but straightened himself by an effort, and remarked, with' the air of one commu nicating important news! ' " !l ,' ' ''She's pretty and rich, and I promised to marry her at four o'clock to-day. Her father is is is a clever old f-fool 'bout five feet round the waist," Here was a response! The minister stood aghast. , The bride ran shrieking to ber father. , For a moment the whole room became a perfect Babel. : .But, paying no heed to it all, Graham dropped placidly back into a chair and began an idiotic sim per and gurgle. . Beyond a doubt ho was very drunk, ,,., ( , But before he bad quite lost bis conscious ness tho door opened and in rushed bis per fect counterpart, , Exclamations of sur prise rose all round. . j ; . , , What's the matter ?" queried tho new comer. 'Matter!" cried Mr. Anderson, walking deliberately toward him. " Now, I just want to know, sir, whether you are, or are not John Jay Graham ?" , , . , Whether I am John Jay Graham ?" That's a pretty question ! Of course I am; at any rate I was this morning. But I don't feel sure of anything after being lock ed up for six hours for presuming to cast my own legal votei" , , , , f,' Shut up in jail ?" interrogated several. "Certainly. That's what kept me so late. When I wont to the polls they told me I had voted. Of course I coutradioted llicm you know I never give up my vote, if I can help it and wol! the whole affair ended in my being marched off by the marshals and tho police. , Tbey didn't let me go until tbey had oross-qucstioned mo on tho genealogy of my family, all tho way back to the flood, and found to a cent, just how much I made out of my business. But Where's Bella?" "Gone up stairs," answered her father, and now toll rne, if you are John Jay Graham, who is this snoring so peacefully in the chair?'' , Number two stepped forward aud gazed intently upon the face of bis counterpart, "Thero is only one man in the world whom that could be, aud little I expected to see him here to-day. " Gentlemen, that is my California cousin and namesake ; and a sorry scapegrace, I fear be is. But how comes be here?" Then Kinsley came forward and explain ed the affair, eliciting much merrimeut. Wbon be bad finished, the bridegroom publicly thanked him for tho mistaken zeal which he bad displayed iu the service of John Jay Graham, but requested that whenever anybody bearing that name was found drunk in the streets again, he should be loft to bis own devices. " At any rate," concluded he, " we may as well remove all danger of further mis takes in the matrimonial lino. I see the reverend gentleman is waiting." This view met with unanimous approval. So, as soon as the drunken man had been removed, Miss Bella Anderson' was made Mrs. Join: Jay Graham, with all the for malities in that case made and provided. The next day the pair left on their wodding tour, while the other John Jay Graham took the next steamer back to California. lie has bad enough of New York sprees. VWNovi England girls are sensible to do such work as they can get. Among the table girls at the Ocean House, Old Or chard, were fifteen school-teachers. At nearly all the great mountain and sea-side resorts in New England, ' thore may be found waiting on the tables accomplished young ladies who thus employ their vaca tions. The.War of ,1814 at HVashlngtoii. y . t tram UUm of Edward Bvewtt,! i i'k FEW YEARS later (In 1838),' sooth XlJer distinguished J member of Con gress front South Carolina, Gen. Hamilton, told me that the republicans of that State, finding the party greatly discredited and in danger of disorganization under the odi- fum or the restrictive -system, sent three gi(W y me to ConRMM in , in 1811, ing war with England as the only measure which would avert the impending danger. A policy pj, this .kjjd will bo ye,ry rpt to pre vail in popular governments when a politi cal party is in danger of losing its ascend eqcy. We aro at tljis moment, for a simi lar cause, hovering over a war with Spain. The capture of Washington.- and the .de struction of, the public buildings by a small hostile force took place about three mouths before my visit, aud were still the general topic of conversation. Nothing could, be more discreditable than the vaudalism of the act, unless it be the total absence of resistance on, our, side. , Great allowance should bo made for the inefficiency of all warlike operations on the pait , of militia hastily called from their homes and wholly unused to active service. , There really seems, however, to be no reason why the British forces should have been allowed to advance with so little resistance, and to pursue their hasty retreat from Washing. ington unmolested for a distance of fifty miles, through a country thoroughly alarm ed. Bueli was not the result on the very similar occasion, , of which, this , day on which I write these sentences is tho anni versary (19th of, April), at tho opening of the revolutionary war. , v , , A curious fact was stated in the report of tho committee appointed to inquire into tho causes of the capture of Washington. Col. .George Minor, ; with a , regiment of Virginia militia seven . hundred strong, ar- ived at the city of Washington at twilight in the evening of the 23d of . August. Ue called upon the presidont, who very prop erly referred him to the secretary of , war for orders. The secretary, Gen. Armstrong told bim that be could , not be furnished with arms that night, aud directed him to apply to Col. Carborry the next morning, wbo had been charged, by the commanding general, Winder, to superintend tho , do livery of arms aud ammunition. Tho ene my were at this time lauded and ou the march to Washington. Col. Minor the next day, from early morning till late in the forenoon, sought Col.. Carborry dili gently; but bo could not be found, . Ho had gono to his country-seat the night before. Col. Minor rodo to bond-quarters, to get some now order from Gen, Winder for arms and ammunition, . The arsenal was in tho care of a young man, whose caution in dis pensing the stores committed to him was worthy of Balaklava. Although tho of ficers of tho regiment, to expedite matters, counted out the flints delivered to them, tho youthful guardian of. tho ordnance in sisted on counting them over again. By tliis time Col. Carborry bad arrived from his Tusculum, and detained the regiment until regular receipts could be signed. Nothing superior to this has taken place in the Crimea. , Perhaps it is wisely intendod by Providence that free and constitutional government should throw unusual obsta cles in the way of war. If to the uncer tainty, caprice, and party influences of popular governments should be added the irresponsible energy of despotic govern ments, there would bo no such thing, as peace in the world. The incident just mentioned is in the printed report of tho committoo of inquiry. heard many anecdotes from witnesses and spectators which did not find their way into that document; but I forbear to re cord tho " Fears of the brave and follies of of the wise," as then currently related " Old and AW A Repentant Lorcr, , Archibald Dunlop has just died in the ueigbborhood of Troy, N. ; Y. Many years ago ho broke an engagement to marry, and now be has left tho jilted lady a snug ten thousand. Iu his will he thus tells the gen. tlo story: "Many years since, before my a cquaintauce with the lato Mrs. Dunlop, was engaged to Miss Aiken, which engage ment, for certain reasons, was broken off by me. I bave not seen ber for over thirty years, but know that she is still alive, and now, tor partial reparation for the wrong committed, and should she still live at the time of my death and will recolve it, I direot my executors to pay ber iu three an nual installments, withif twelve mouths, the sum of $10,000; should she refuse to receive it, the amount fo revert to my daughter, Jessie." It is stated that the lady has accepted the offer and received the money. tS'-The celebrated lady dentist of Ber lin, Mrs. Henrietta Ilershfcld, is described as a refined and beautiful woman, with wonderful strength iu ber small hand. She extracts teeth with unsurpassed dexterity and precision. 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