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VOL. 9.
Heloot Poetry.
CHRISTMAS IX OlDKX IIM.
Heap on mora wood I tht wind It chill;
Hut let It whltllt at it will,
Wt'll keep our Christmas merry
tlill.
Kch age bat dtemed the new-born year
The fitteit for the festal cheer I
Even, beatben yet, Ibe savage Dana
At lot more deep the mead did drain
High on the beach bit gnlleyt drew,
And feasted all hit pirate erew
Then in hit low and pine-built ball,
Where shields and ates decktd the wall,
They rerged area tht hslf dreesed tta er
Carou.cd in teas af table btor
Whllt round, in bruital Jest, wert thrown
Tht hslf gnawed rib and marrow bone,
Or listened all, In grim delight,
While soolilt yelled oat the joyt ot ngni.
Then forth lu fremy would they hie.
While wildly loose tnetr red locks fly,
Ami dtnoiog round tbt blaiing pilo
They make such barbarous mirth the while,
Ae best might lo the mind recall
The bviitsrout Jays of Odiu't ball.
And well our Christian siret of old
Loved when the year lie oourtt had rolled,
And brought blitbt Christmas back again,
With all lis hospitable train.
Douiestio and religious right
Uave honor tt tht bolr night ;
On Christmat eve the bells wert rung
On Christmas tvt tht mass was lung ;
That rnly night in all tbt year,
Saw the etolvd priest the chalice rear.
The damsel donned ber kirtle sheen ;
The ball wat dressed with holly green ;
Forth to tht wood did merry-uon go,
To gather in the mistletoe.
Then opened wido the barnn't hall
To vassal, tenant, serf, and all (
Power laid bis rod of rule aside,
And Ceremony doffed bit pride;
The heir, with roses in his shoes,
That night might village partner ehoott ;
The lord, underogating, tti'irt
The vulgar gaino of ' post aid pair.
All bailed with unconlrolltil tiougui
And general vo'uo tho happy night
That to the cottage, at tho orowu,
Drought tidings of salvation down.
Tht fire, with well-dried logt supplied,
Went roaring up tho chimney wide ;
The liufre hall table's eukeu f.ice.
Scrubbed till it shone the day to gi'toe,
Dime then tipou in massive board
No mark to part the tiiuiro and lord ;
Then wns brought in the lusty brawn,
Uy old blue-coat serviug-man ;
Thun the grim boar's bend frowned on high
Crested with bayt and rosemary.
Well can the green -garbed raiignrtvll
How, when, and where the monster fell ;
Whet dogs before bit death be tore,
And all the baiting of the boar,
ine wtsaa.l round, in good brown bowls,
Uarnisbcd with ribbous, blithely trowlt,
Then tht hugt sirloin retked ; bard by
Plum-porridge Hood, and Christmas pit,
Nor fiilod old Scotland lo produce
At tucb high tido, hertavory goose.
Then oamo the merry maskers iu ;
And carolt rolled with blithesome din,
If unuielodiout was the long
It was a hearty note, and strong.
Who liatt may in their mumming let
Truces of ancient mystery ;
Whitt skirls suppliud the 3iatuerade,
AnJ tmulted cheeks the visors uiatie ;
Uut. oh ! what Linkers, richly d. -lit,
Cau boast of bosums half so light 1
KiiL'liuid waa merry l.tmuu I, when
Old Christmas brought bis sporii again.
Twat Christinas broacucil mo tuigutiesi
ale I
Twat Cbriilinnt (old Ibe merriest (ale ;
A Christmas gambol oft could choor
The poor mun i heart through half the
year.
tit. Walted Scott.
llotv Tended the II a by.
I havo never boon oonrieled of
murder, neither am 1 prodispoicd to
suicide, but audi another night as the
lat will drivo mo to the refuge of tho
silent grave. I muit uwkcacenQlunt
of some ono, or go crazy. This U
just the war the matter elands. My
Histor-in-low has a baby 4 very ntco
baby the nioost baby you over saw.
Il is ol the feminine pimuisiou. In
an unlucky moment I eanie to my
brother's houso, to stop over night,
and found tbo family in great tribu
lation. There was to be a great ball
aad they wanted to go ; but there is
an uowarantnblo prejudice implanted
in the huima broast against babies in
sleeping-cars, publio performsocoi and
balls, on J hence the troublo. An un
Incky hint, thrown out by myself,
brought down judgment upon me,
and my well known giol nature bro't
wrath on my derotod Load. Thoy
went to tho ball, and I stayed to tond
that baby. Sho looked io demure,
and I was imposed upon by tho moth
er's hypocritical assertion, that "she
was just tbo bott baby In tho woM,
and would sleep like a lamb all night,"
that I looked upon the matter with
cheerfulness, and tbe rosult hardly
justified the enoomlumi of tbe fond
mother.
Lot mo eay, at this point, that from
this time I distrust the words ofyouog
mother with regard tothoir offspring
With the beat of motives, tboy are
liablo to be deooived, as In thit ease.
For a time that troaoborous infant
behaved gloriously. Sho sat upon
the floor, surroandod by a misoellane
ous collection of toys, and I, with the
eveniog paper and a fragrant Havana
derated roy feet oa the dining room
table, and began to ool y nmolf. In
the middle of a bitter editorial nrti
ele, I bocamo aware of a sniffling
sound at my foot, aod looking down,
toy charge was observed to bj rubbing
bar eves vigorously, giving utterance
to the miffs which bad called my at
teotion. I took her up, and trio! to
read. Vain ofiVt I that terrible in
fanl mid frantio plucks at the paper,
and failing to toar It from uy grasp,
lifted op ber voice and wept sort,
kaMlJoJoarjbatJ Wil JDOt to Mlt
MIDDLEBUHG
a port a couch of rots, aod began ti
rock btr, crooning out a dismal parody,
on a lullaby tong. lYobnbly I am
not a pood tlnger I liaro be on ac
cued vf eingiog Ilia "Startpangled
Unnner" to tbt tuna of "Old Huti-
drtd ;" but bt that nt it roar, thert
was tometbin la my Toico that night
wbioh utterly disgusted and drove
lYftntio the atnall fomale it) my arm.
I aroio and pactd the room, wa
ring tho howling cherub op and down
in a distressing manocr, in awkward
uiitntion of the way io which I had
soon b.tbiei htodltd. Perhaps I did
uol da it right. I am eorlaio that tho
effect was not good ; for even at I
walked, a a J atinj hih and wild,
abort tho musical tonts of my roicJ
pealed the clarion note of that "good
baby." Good babies are frauds.
I'll atop this SJtnchow," I laid.
Kook-a by. (ba wah h-h h!) Ob,
hut up I abut up! shut up I Your
mamma has robs to an infornil ball,
and alio won't coino home till morn
ing uhe wou'l I Oil, sud'oring Mo
ses I whut's the nnttor with you now?
I think I'll lake her lo bed. llash-a
by-1 believe she it goiug to sloop."
The eyelids ware drooping, and she
lay silent, with her heal upon my
shoulder. I started for tho crib, and
was laying hot' goutly down, whon
her e'e and mouth flew opon at the
samo itnmtnt, an I she uttered one of
tlu most unearthly ycllt I ever licnrd.
nJ I have hoard a lilackf jot war-
luop Ofcjurse Ihere w.tt nothing
for it but to walk aain, an 1 the
Dead March in S.tul" was uot more
ntourolul lit a it miaa. Tho noaioi of
thatovonlful ni'ht I cannot set down.
My brain rools I wild I Four
limes did I think 1 had lulloJ thit
ohappy iufuotlo rest, and as nnny
times I was dUoroeably disabutoi of
tho iJca ; but at tbroa o'clock ia the
uuruing, I was tompted to throw hor
out upon the charities of a cold world,
and floe the country. I havo passe
hour of njjony, of fear, of grief, but
til cotubinod wore unal loytd happiness
to my detraction during tho last
uvoulful uiht. At four o'clouk, 1
was sitiiug up in bod, rooking thut
luulliug cherub, nnd tinging :
'Thee have I loved dearly,
Yes, madly, tinosrely,
Hut t li on hast nearly
Mudo heart grow gray."
Tho long uight of agony pused. I
could have endured it nil; but that
atrooious rased of 'a baby, the mo
ment it was in its nnthor's nrnn look
ed up and laughed. I am down on
babies, and thise who rail them "an
gels, duck and cliorubs," would
change their tninJsif thoy knew them
well. My lesson is not cheaply pur-
hnsod, but il will list mi through
my life or, at least, uutil I havo ono
of my owe.
Re-Vaccination On this sub.
ject, now io important, Prof. Goorge
1). Wood speaks as follows ia his
Practice of Medicine, Vol. 1, piges
401G-T, edition of ISO1 : "This op
eration should be oraployed in every
onso which has nol been tested by
exposure to small pox contagion du
ring sn cpidemlo preralonoo of tho
diteaso. It mar bo asked whether
vaccination should bo employed ''in
persons previously affected with the
small pox. I should unhesitatingly
answer tbe quotation In tho alurmutive.
(that been before statod that, though
fewer persons, are attacked with vari.
oloid after inoculation of natural small
pox than after vaccination, yot a
greater number perish. Ibe same
proteetion that a second vaccination
extends in one case will prebably bo
extended by vaccination in tht othor,
and is even more needed, at least so
far at life is coocornod. It U goocrally
stated in tbe books that vaccina
tion after small pox produces liltlo or
no offjet. My own observation has
boon exactly tbe rovcrso. In conclu
ding this subject I would again strong
ly urge the propriety of universal rc
vaccination, at the meant not only of
promoting the oornfoi t and posatLly
of saving tbe lifo of the individual,
but itlto of preventing the spread of
small pox and of ustimatoly ertdlea
ting it, if net from the globe, at least
from extensive communities.1'
Fob est Leaves oa Tanninq. A
Vermont tanner bos invented end sue-
lawfully tested a ntw material for tan
ning, which is nothing site tbsn dye
from forest loaves. Tbe leather treat
ed by the new method is said to be
more smooth and flexible to retain
more fully the strength of the raw
bide than when bark is us d. It is
further stated thai ono ton of loavot
will tan a nuoh leather ss five oordt
ofhewlook bark, aod ia oaf hs'.ftbe
time.
ivy
SNYDER CO. PA
Mormon Wives.
George Alfred Towoseod writes t)
the Cinoionati Cunimeraa from Utah :
Drigham Young's mot notod wifo
ia tailed Amelia; tho is a vivacious,
spirited women, about thirty-two
years oil, American born, and with
out ehildren. Another of the Prei.
deet's wive is Mrs. l'cckor. who re
tains indicaliona of much former beau
ty, and ber daughters aro tho hand
sotntst of Urigham'a children. Tho
old gonllcmati looks out well for avo
cations for his sons-in-law, and it is
said that in his will he has divided
all bis ptoporty into so Ten hundred
shares, giving tho bulk of it to the
church, and distributed tho rest
equally among hit families.
I saw Itjigham, nt tho Social Hull,
on tho occasion of my lust visit hero,
bid four of his wives ndicu. Tho old
gontieman hai boon dancing, bat had
fatigued tho legs of ecvonly yoare, and
ho approached the clutter of hia holp.
mates, buttoned up ia a blue over
coat with a white vest undomrath, a
red woolen omfortor around his nock,
and n worn siik hat in his hand. Ho
lookod very large, t'lu tro, aud blar.d,
and ho said will) tenderuost and dig.
nity, shaking oach by the hand.
"My dear, I biJyou gooJ-night !"
Tho wives, crowJing up with np
pnrent emulation, nskod if it was his
wish that thoy ills) should acjomp
ny hitu home.
"No,'' Slid IJrighun, "slay as lonj
ns you please. I will have the car.
riago come back and wait for you at
tho door boluw. (Joo, l-niizht !''
Thoy were nil mid lle-ag l wonnn,
common-place, but choorlul ; llrighttn
it said toobjeot to his wives dancing
round dauccs. It is wondorl'ul that n
Mormon with boll a dozon wives can
bo jealous or fastidious about each of
them, and yet I have hoard people)
here fly inlo a passion bocauso tboir
wires wore tpokoa to on the streot by
trnngers, or sta.'cd at. Tito only
caso ol assassination, chargsablo with
any degreo of probability to the
Mormons, was that of ltrasfie!d, n
U'tun.iter, Miol doa 1 in Iho streets of
Salt Lake, for s.-lling u Mormm's
furniture, nnl propnin,; to clopo up.
on i In proLvo.lt of it with ft wife,
(Jodbs, wh) bates -Rrlgham Young
sincerely, has four wives, besides ono
divorce 1. SmoJ he h n b oen "out oil '
from tho church, ho hascpnlcniptatod
.citing tho example of ralical mono
gamy. "Anil yet," ssys tuduo, "i
lovo ull my wives bd equally, an 1 they
till lovo mo so harmoniously, that I
cannot pick out tho ono to stay or
thoto who muit go."
Niived Uy salt.
Th Phttaburg (Mo.) HejUtcr
gives tho following :
A few dajs ago W'ru. Hamilton,
residing noar tho Missouri Pacific
Railroad, wont into the timber about a
mile off to shoot squirrels. Nothing
being hoard of him all night, several
neighbors the uoxt morning weut lo
soarch of him. About three o'clock
in the aflerooou they found him up a
loaoinir tree, thirty icet fioni tho
ground, fust and unable to extricate
himself. After somo troublo he was
taken down, and il was teen that one
foot and ankle wore badly torn an 1
bleeding.
Ha said about throo o'clock the pre
vious day he came across a largo black
bear, and febot at but missed bun.
Tbo bear mndo for him with all his
might, lie ran, aud, finding the bent
gnioinj; on him, threw away kis rifle,
and partly climbed aod partly ran up
a loaning tree, with the boar following
i ight at his boots. Tbe top of the tree
bad been broken oil nnJ was lullow.
He thrust one of his legs into the bole
to koep himself from falling, but soon
found that bis loir was fast. Ho tried
to extricato himself, but could not.
Tbe boar ia tbo ineanltmo bad torn
bis boot etT and was gnawing and eat
ing tbe flesh from tbe foot and ankle.
Mr. Hamilton took bu pocket-knife out
and cut bruin's eyes j but with one
sweep of the bear struck tbo knife
from bis band, with a part of two of
bis fingers.
Mr. Hamilton could now see no help
and gave ? te die, expecting to bt
eaten up alive by the bear. Uut soon
a happy thought struck him. That
morning be had put some salt in bis
pocket to salt some cattle he bad run
uing ia the timber. He took a small
haudful and sprinkled it io the boar's
eyes. It bad the desired effect. Tbe
bear shook bis head, growled snd went
down. lie soon returned, but a little
mor salt drove him away the second
lime, and to Mr. Hamilton's loexpress
iblo dflhrbt be trotlod off Into tbo
forest.
SI
- 111 " " - - - sT'l.-l -fr--
., DECEMBKU 21,1871.
Hand Mi liking.
Haw did peoplo get ia the habit of
shaking hinds? The antwtr It not far
to seek. In early and barbarous times,
when every sarago or icmi savage wa
bit own law-giver, judge, soldier and
prlictman, and had to watch over his
own safely, In default of all ether pro
teclion to frlenJs no 1 ecrpaiolatu'ts.
or two strangers desiring tt be Men Is or
acquaintances, when lhy chance l to
meet, offered each to the other the right
hand the baud alike ofoffonet and de
fence, tbe hand thatwoildt tLe tword,
tbe dngger, the club, the tomuhnwk, or
other weapon of war. I'ach did this to
show that tho hnn l was empty, and
that ueiiher war nor troachory was in
tended. A mantennot well stab aootherl
whilo he is in tht net of xhnlting hands
ttllb him unless be bo a ilouble-cyod
traitor and villain, and strives to nitn
a cawardly blow with the loft while
giving the righl, and pretending to be
on gool terms with his victim.
Tho custom of b indtlinking pre
vails mors or lest among all cirili.od
nations and la th. tacit avow,.!
irienasnt)) and good will, just as a kiss
it of a warmer passion.
Ladies, as every one m ist have re
tnarkoJ, seldom or never shakes hands
with the cordiality of gentleman, tin
Its it be with each othor. 'I'll 9 rea
son it obvious. It is for thorn t) re
ceive homage, not to givo it. They
cannot bs expected to ihow lo persous
of the other sex a warmth of greeting
which might bi luisintorpottd, tinlts
such persons are very closely relate J I
to them by family or itll'ection ; in
which easos hau l nhaking is not neel-
ol.aod the lips d rnoro agreeable
duty.
Kvery man shakes hand according
te hit nature, wholhei' it bo timid or
agrossive, prou 1 or humble, courteous
or churlish, refined or vulgar, sincere,
or hypocritical cuthusiastio or iudifT
treut. The nicest refinement and id-
iosyucraeiet of character may uot,
perhaps, bo disoovcrahlo in Ibis fash
ion, but tho salient points of tempera
ment and in livi luality tiny doubt
less ba madii clear te the un lui'stan I
iug of most people by a hotter study
ol what may bo enllod t.'io physiology
of handshaking.
To present ll.a lfthan I fjr tho pur
pose ef friendly grie'.lng i a pitvo ol
discourtesy sometimes intentional ou
tli o part of saporiors in rank to their
iufbi'iors, an act that no truj gontlo.
man will commit. Thero is no reason
why it should be cmsi loro l m ro dis
courteous than it would be lo kiss tho
left cheek iastra l of the right ; but
doubtless, tho cuilotn that tnskrs tho
right hind imperative ainoo.'o anima
tions, dates from those rnrly linns
whon hand-shaking first began, uud
tht hand that shook anr was shaken in
friendship was of necessity weapon
less. Ir is proimblv uukn wn U inot of
our roidert that tho whipping-post
an instituiion for whoso oxialinua with
in bar b or dors pjla.v.ire is so much
blamed oxists iu J''nglaii I. A most
rovulting aooojnt c otu.'S to us of a
lato whipping at Njwgato Prison,
Lcndon. Tho crimiuaU, two lu num
ber, were placed in stocks aud whip
ped with the tat-o-tiino-tails, Iu
addition to this puuiehuicut thoy were
to reccivosevou years' poual servitude
aod iven years' police suporviiion,
their effcuco bein& robbery, in one caso
nggravatad by ns-ault. Even this
does not oxcuso the iufliclion of such
a barbarous punishment, particularly
in a country so proud uf its enlighten
ed civilization us Kugland. Tho ab
surdily of this puuiahmout booouws
more apparent whoa it is known that
much more rovoltiug crimes than those
moutionod arc uot vi.iul with it.
Certuiuly soven years' lanislunont to
a penal colony aud a like tuno of po
lice supervision aro ensugu without
resort: og to tho cruelly of tho lash.
TiiEitEis a ueoJIo factory in New
Havon whore the whole procew l
done by a single tnaohine, without tht
manual labor of any porson. A coil of
steol wire is put In ; tho machine cuts
it off at tbo required lengths; it cuts
tho steel pieces oonseoutivoly, punches
the eye-holes, counter sinks tbo eyce,
and grinds tho points and in fact,
doos evorylbiug unlil tbe usodlos
drop out complotoly formed. Another
machine picks thtm up and urraoges
thorn hoads and points together, and
a third pisco of rooohanlsm puts them
into ntpor. Ont of these machines
occupies oo mors space than an or
dinary table, and each of thtm turns
ont from 30,000 to 40,000 needles s
day. Most of the needles were im
ported from ISngUu i, uulil a few years
past.
NO. 40.
The I'craoncllc ot unajrean.
The Philadelphia 7V.ns bat the fol
lowing peiieual items about Congress
men :
Of tLt ecventy-four Senators lUty
art lawjets.
linnet I 'avis It tho most garrulous
momlior of Congress.
Senator funnier has seen the long,
est service twenty consecutive yetrs.
lion Simon Cameron is the oldest
Sonator, and Mr, 'jpuueor, of Alabama
tht youngest.
Mr. KUridgo, of Wisennstin, is the
iiii-st ciisrientijus mumhor if the
House on points of order.
ludgj Kelly is the oliK'st tnetiilior
of the Philadelphia dt-Wnlion (boru
in HI I), tiuil Mr. freely (born in
13'1) the youngest.
Hon. Henry 1 I-Vster is thi t-ldi-sl
I'cnnsj Ivaiiia nicmbrr, (burn in 11:2 1
and !Ijo. William Mct'lellund (!oru
in l' 12) the youngast.
In tho Hons), tlio longest conoi'U
live tcim ol t-crvicj that of Mr
P.iwos, as UHtinl ns it Ins Icon long
nrfroJi,e(, t, Mafac1lU,oll(,
The House has no septuagenarian,
the oldest member Mr. l'ury, of
Now York being nol quite sixty j
to mtiko up for which .fact there) are
seven inoiiibcrs who tiro under !!"
years el'age.
Among tho Senators, cloven have
Leon tlovernoiH of Slates. Nini
were born in Now York, so that the
Umpire Stafo cannot complain, nl-
llinurMi her tiiiinin-ii riMit-i..rMtntiin is
......j 1() vBlv ,.,.,,. i'
ving twclro liu'inheta, has nineteen
sons in tho Senate which prevents
her from boing lofl out in tho coll
quilo yet.
Of tho professions reprsscnted in
the body, tho editorial has risen to the
fourth place, hnving now eleven
members. There arc tight manufac
turers, thrco doctors, two clorgjtncn,
one teacher, ( greatly neohl.i, and one
"general busiuess," which wo trust
.docs not mean "jack nt nil trades and
good for nothing." No less limn fifty
two were born in New 1'iiglanJ, seven
camofrom tlio lirittuh lsl.s Canada
and Prussia being tho only other for
eign birthplaces.
!)ifsl;s.
If a man wishes to gel lil of dys
pepsia, ho must givo his btomach uuJ
brain less lo do. It will be of no ser
vice for hint to follow any pirtieular
regimen to live on chaff bren I, or
any such stull' to weigh his food, Ac
so long ns tho brain is iu a cmstaut
slnto of excitement. Lot that ii -ire
proper rest, an I tho stomach will per
form its fuiutions. 1J at if he pass
foutlcon or fifteen h ours ulli :e or count
ing room, na I tako no exercise, hisj
stomach will inevitably becotno pa:'a-j
lyzcJ, uud if ho put nothi.'u into il but ,
craokrr n day, it will not iligo.t it.!
lu many cases il ii tho brain th.il is
ilit priuiuty esuse. (iivo that delicate j
orgau suina rest. Leave yeur business 1
lipl.iml vnn ntmn vnii I'd Lo vnur'
- j j n- j
lioin.'. Do uot sit down to your din
nor with your brows kail, snd your
miud absorbed iu casting up iulcrebt
accounts. Never ubridgo tho nsial
liours of sltep. Take mere or lefs cx
crciso iu the opou uir every day. Al-
iluw yourself tome innocent recreation.
Kut moJeralely, slowly, and of what
you please, prvlded it bo out the shovel
and tongs. If any particular dish
disag revs with you, however, ne ver
touch it or look al it. lo not imag
ine that you must livo on rye bread
or oatmeal pni'iidge; a icn. 'italic
quantity uf nutritious food is es.-ct.lia!
to the mind us well as tlio body. Above
all, bauiih all thoughts of the sshject.
If you havo any treaties on dyspepsia
domestio medicines, etc , put them di
rectly into iho fire. If you are con
st autly talking and thinking of dys
pepsia, you will surely havo it. F.n
deavor to forget that you have a stom
ach. Keep a clear conscience ; live
temperately, regularly, cleanly ; bo in
dustrious, too. but be temperate
AjHlitcn'a Jin nil
11k 'ESTt.Y two parsons traveling on
tho road to Gotham in a light wagon
w.ero smoking cigars, from the Q'O of
which somo straw at the bottom ignit
ed. The flames soon drove them from
their stats, and while busy extinguish
ing the fire, a eouufryman who bad
been for some time following them on
horseback, aligbtod to asiist them.
" I have loan watching the stuoko
for some time," said he.
" Why, then, did you not give us
ootioo ?" asked tho travelers.
11 Well," reipondsd the rustle "there
are so man new fsnglsd notions now
ad ays, I thought you wore going by
steam."
Ont column ont year f 80.00.
One-half column, one year, S0.OO.
One-fourth column, one year, 16 00,
One nitiare (10 lines) one insertion 7.
Every additional Insertion Bt.
Professional and lluiiiiess tsrds of
not more than Ave lines, per year. 1,00
Auditor, Eiecnlnr, Administrator
and Assignes Notices J.S9.
Editorial notices per lint It,
All advertiecmeBtt for a shorter period
thun one year are payable at Ihe tiiae
lliey aro ordered, and if not pnid tbe per
son ordering them will be held responsible
fur Ihe money.
Women 1'ahmkiis. On tho oastern
shore of Cunandiigua L ike, ticcorJ
lug to tho Rochester Union, livo two
very singular persons. Thi owners of
two it'ljscenl firms aro two s'slcrs,
daughter uf a pionct r tiniwd Fuller,
who, n ore tl. nn l.alfa century ago,
ma lo his way into tho for -st regions
rurrotimllng tho romantic l.ikos of in
terior New York. At his death ho
lefl his chiiircn land, but little clso,
and tho two gii Is, La ira and KVcta,
rosdvid to bccdtne farmers. Ilotli
are now pnft lixty, and, siurc enrly
tveina nhood, tin y lave culiivntol
their gromi Is with ihoir own hau ls.
Kaoh has a siuiling farm aula suuj
collage, tho litter nestlin among
shnile-ticos, elos-lo the edgn tf tho
lake. Tho lacd, leaiiiij; ' fruit, gins
aud other crops," stretch far t.w.y up
the rolling hills. TIiu editor of (he
j nn riml named has laloly "intorview.
cd'' tin proprietors, and so bseanio
aware cf tho fuels ho luis tmule pub
lio. All ''tibout," ho eay, "looks
thrifty,'' nu 1 tho f.trm-woik nppears
to bo thoroughly an I ju liei ni-dy dono.
Miss liitira Fuller was first culled
upon. This la ly wears a ' uliort and
rather loosely-fitting dress, a h unl nnl
a pair of men's boots." Sho has "a
beard tis heavy ns i. oTicn teen upon n
man, and n voice that w,ul nitlo
mistaken for that vf a woman." Slia
is "tolornbly we'd infi rined'aiid show
ed that her heart was in l.ei' vecati m.
That sin plies il witlim: tnaculino
hi'lj) and with d.ici led prosperity is
unqticHii otiiible. Her sintiT, K'ueta,
is, however, regardo 1 us Iho bo'.tcr
manager and in oro h isimst liko par
son id' the two." H.t visitor found
this lady to havo tnu.-h tlio npp'.'ar
anec of her sister, but sho is "more
dignified and j i.tii;ni dial, with a head
considerably bal 1, and flocks wliiuu.
ed by tho fro.sts of tinny winters."
Miss Fuller cat nwny tin forest that
once covered her fiirin with l.cr owu
hands. All th toil that was uoodo 1
to I ting the land into l ou lition, she
pel funned, silitiry .'ii:d i.leno. Sho
has irared stick of'o'.l kinds, "iuelu
ding fine horses nnd (;e, fur wliicU
a great fancy had buoti takeu.''
Jersey ,!;;ti!uii;.',
Jersey lightning i.s cider brandy,
threu hoili'i old, still bont, an 1 q licit
erthMiafla.h. Tho j lie iz drunk
raw by till oil sports, an 1 mikes a
premonitory and h'ssing hoiss at it
winds down tho lliroit, liko an oi l
kIuo go i-o sel'.itig oa e;s, or a hot
iron Ktuelt into ieo wi'er. Three
horns a il.iy of this ticker will t.iu a
man's interior in six months so tliat lio
kan swallo a livo aix f'o t ;1 c rab, feet
lust, and in t waito u wink.
Il d on't fit a inin (cilcr d m't) like
whik.'u d , Lut pucktrs him up liko
liicd p otato 's. If il m ill km survive
tho lust three yens of Jersey light
ning, ho i. sale then for tho lu.M 7"o
year., to com.', nnl ke;s loi'iiu
every day unroJiLo a three joar ol t
, I . . I I ..... 4
pcppcrpol, li oner nu i uunur.
old cider bruu ly drinker will steam,
in ti sudJeti shower uv rnin, lil.e a pile
ov stalolo uianiire, and hi, bretlt
i smell like the buuho'e of ruin cask
la'ely elliptic I. Wliotl Jowey light
! ning u lust boru it tmUs like Liloing
I turpentino und cave nu, lialf uud hnll',
' i -i .. 1. 1.. I i.l: . .. . '
auj w in i io a in JJ4 uiinui un u i
of old cowliido I'i'ogans iu Ij ml uut en
and nppliul uterua'ly will cure roma.
t'diuor kill tho pati.-nt, I forgot
whii.li. Tlio li.st horn u man lakes
of this licLcr will luuko bun thluk ho
ha." swallotfod a g:u light, uu l ho wil
KO nut bohiu 1 tho bain and try to die,
bul k nit. Th i eyes ov an ol l ciJor-
Inuuilist I ooks like deep poshes cut in
to a i ii'o louiiitto, hi, do.o is tho ko'n-
plcxshuu of a half boiled lobster, and
tho griz.lo in his gullot slicks o il liko
au oibo in a Uu loalul. Iho in oro
villainous tlm drink, tho more invot-
criito are tho.o whodtiuk, I knot
tell ycr whethi r culor brand' e will
shortCB au old sucker s days or not
lor they gouorally onilivo all Ihe resl
of the iinburs, aud die just at soon as
tbo old Invern stiud changes bands,
an ! is opened ou temperance princi
ples. One bottle ov sassapar'Hy or
ginger popp is ax fatal to these loners
uz a rule unii is tow a tou uugg.
Joh liillinij.
Jinicut. floggings aro still con-:
tinusd in Delaware, the wbippiug-psst
having been put iuto uso in Noy
Castle a fow diys sinoo. Ono maq
was flogged for the tbirJ time, and
said that, having bad all t'te inaohooi
flogged out of h'uu, "ho didn't care for
anything.'' Flight others, wore pun,,
ished with twenty U -h'seaoh, a id
several in addition, stood (or sn hqic
in the pillory. The ofleaM vr oai
I wti jootty larceny, '
. yn; 1