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An elderly man, shabbily attired, was seen
walking through one of the fashionable
streets ofalaige city one cold December
day. His coat was of a coarse p ay, and had
evidently seen hard service, though still per
fectly whole and neat, iiie traveler waiiseu
slowly along, examining carefully, ns he
passed, the mimes on the different door-plates.
He finally paused before a dwelling of showy
exterior, which, if we may credit tho testi
mony of the plate upon the door, was occu
pied by Alexander Boaamont.
'Alexander Beaumont! yes, that's the
name," murmured tho traveler to himself, as
be ascended tbe steps aad rang tua door Den
His summons was answered by a servant,
who, after a moment's scrutiny, which appa
rently was not of a very fuvomblo character,
caid roughly:
'Well, sir, what doyou want!
'Is Mr. Beaumont at home?' asked the old
man, without heeding the intentionul rude
ness. 'Xo, sir, lie is not.'
Then, perhaps, I can see his wife?'
'I thiuk it very doubtful; but I will go
and see.
The servant withdrew without asking the
old man to enter, though tho day was very
cold, and his clothing seemed to be hardly
sufficient to protect him from its inclomency.
Mrs. Beaumont was reclining on a lauicuu
in a room handsomely furnished. The last
new mngaziue was in her hand, and her eyes
were listlessly glancing over its pages, atie
wus interrupted in her reading by tho en
trance of the servant.
'Well, what uow, Betty?' she inqnired.
''J here is a man down Btairs wants to see
you, ma urn:
'-Man! a gentleman you mean:
'Xo, ma'um,' said Betty, stoutly, for she
well understood what made np gentlemen in
the conventional sense of the term; 'it isn't a
gentleman at all, for he has got on an old
gray coat, and he has not got any gloves on.'
'What can he want of me?'
'I don't know; he inquired after Mr. Beau
mont first.'
'You didn't bring him into the parlor, did
you?'
Tbe girl shook her head.
'You did right, and you had better tell
him I'm not at home.'
'Airs. Beaumont is not at homo,' said Bet
ty, reappearing at the door
'I suppose that means she is engaged,' said
the old man; 'I think she will see me when
she learns who I urn. Tell her I am her bus
band's uncle, and my name is Henry Beau
mont. 'That old rag-tag, master's uncle,' said
Betty, wondering as she reascended the
stairs.
'Good heavens!' said her mistress, 'it ain't
that old veteran who strolled off years ago,
nobody knows where. I did hope he would
never come back again. Aud now I suppose
he is as poor as a rat, and wants help. Well,
he wont get it if I can belp it; but I suppose
I must see.'
She decended the stairs, and received the
old man at the door.
'Are von Mrs. Beaumont?' he inquired.
Yes, I am tbe wife of Mr. Alexauder
Beaumont, and I suppose from your language
vou are'
'His uncle Henry! Ah me, I have been gone
bo many years, aim u uuea mo guuu iu ruiuru
to icv kindred.'
The old man leaned on his staff, and his
features worked convulsively as thoughts of
tbe past came over his miud. Airs. Beau
moot stood holding the door, as if waiting
for him to depart She did not give him auy
invitation to enter.
'Is vour husband well?' inquired the tibI
tor, looking in, as if he expscted an invita
tion to enter and refresh Uiin3eir, alter Uis
walk, bv an interval of rest.
'He id. If you have any message for him
you may leave it with me, and I will deliver
it,' said Mrs. Beaumont, desirous of riding
bereeir 01 the intruder as speeuny as poEei
bla.
'You mar tell him I have called.' said the
A .1 a . a t 1 w
visitor, id ft oisappoinieu tone, -ana mat i
would like to have seen film.
'I will tell him,' said Mrs. Beaumont, as
she was about to close the door.
'Hold! there is one question more. What
has become of Alexander's sister Anna?'
'I don't know much abont her,' was the
rather disdainful reply; 'but I tbink she mar
ried a Clerk, mcchauio, or some such person.
His name is Lowe, and lives in JNorton street
Is that all?'
That is all.'
The old man turned his steps toward the
street indicated, with many forbodings lest
bis second visit might be as unwelcome as
his first appeared to be.
Betty, said Mrs. Beaumont, as she closed
the door, 'if that old fool comes again, be
sure and not forget to tell him I am dot at
home.'
Norton street was cot a fashionable street,
nor was the two-storied dwelling occupied by
William Lowe either handsome or costly.
It was marked, however, by an air of neat
ness which indicated that its tenants were
not regardless of outward appearances.
We will take the liberty ol introducing
you into a little sitting-room, where Mrs.
bowe aud ner tbree children were even now
seated A plain, servicable carpet covered
the floor, aud the remainder of the furniture,
though ora kind which would hardly be se
lected for a di awing room, had a comfortable
home-like appearance, which simply satisfied
the desire of those who derived their happi
ness from a higher and less mutable force
than outside show. Mrs. Lowe was seated
in a rocking chair, engaged in an employ
ment which I am aware is tobood in all fash
ionable society I mean darning stockings
hmma, a girl ol ten, was brushing up the
hearth, which tbe ashes from the grate, in
which a blazing fire was now burning, had
somewhat disordered, while Mary, who wus
two years younger, was reading. Uliarley, a
little rogue of five, with a smiling face,
which could not help looking roguish, was
stroking the cut tbe wrong way, much to the
disturbance of poor tubby, who had quietly
settled berseit down to pleasant dreams on
the hearth rug.
All at once a loud knock was beard at tbe
door.
'Emma,' said the mother, 'you may go to
the door and see who it is, aud invite him
in, for it is a cold duy.
i.mma immediately obeyed ber motucrs
directions.
'Is Mrs. Lowe at home?' inquired Henry
Beaumont for it was he.
'Yes, sir,' said Emma; 'please walk in, and
yon may see her. '
febe usnercd the old man into tue comtort-
able sitting room.
Mrs. Lowe arose te receive him.
'I believe,' lie said, 'I'm not mistaken in
thinking that your name before marriage was
Anna Beaumont?'
'You are right, sir, that was my name.'
'And you have no recollections of an node
that wandered away from home and friends,
and from whom no tidings have come for
many a loug year?'
'Yes, sir, I remember Uim wen my undo
Henry and I have many times wished I
could bear something from him. Can you
give mo ony information?'
i cuu tor l am up.
'You my uncle?' said Mrs. Lowe, in sur
prise; 'then you are indeed welcome. Em
ma, bring your uncle the arm-chair, and place
it near the fire; aud Mary, bring your father's
slippers, foor I am sure your dear uucle must
loug to get ott those heavy boots. And uow
uucle, when you are quite rented, I must de
mand a recital of your adventures.'
'But your brother Alexander, interrupted
Mr. Bcuuinont; 'let mo lint inquire about
him. He lives in tho city now, does ho
not?'
A light cloud came over Mrs. Lowe's face.
'Yes,' she said, 'he does live iu tho city;
yet, strange as it may appear, I seldom or
never see bim. Jlo has Kucceeded well, and
is wealthy. But ever since ho married a wile
with a sinull property and greater pride, he
has kept alool trom us. 1 do not blame uim
so much as his wife, who is said to have
great influence over him. I have called once
but sue areated me so coldly that l bave not
felt a disposition to reuew my visit.'
'1 can easily believe it, was tue reply, 'lor
I, too, have been repulsed.'
You repulsed? JJid'you give your name,
and inform her of your relutiou to her hus
band:
'I did, but she did not invite me to enter,
and she was evideutly. impatient for me to be
gone; I took the bint, aud here I am.'
'At least, uncle,' said Mrs. Lowe, smil
ingly, 'you need not be afraid of any repulse
here.' -,
'Of that I am quite surer said tho old gen
tleman, lookiog affectionately into the face
of his niece. 'But you have not told me of
vour busoand. Lvt me know whether yon
have made a good match,' he added playfully.
'Tbat depends upon what is meant by the
term. If it implies rich husband, then I
failed, most certainly, for Williams salary is
only eight hundred dollars a year, and that is
what we bave to depend upon. But for all
that 1 care not, for a kind, allectionate bus'
baud is of far more worth than a magnificent
house and the most costlv furnit iro.
You are right,' said ber uncle, warmly,
'and 1 infer that your husband is of such a
character.
'He is in truth.'
'Still,' continued her uncle, 'there must be
something which your limited income will
not permit you to obtain, but which would
be desirable, is their not?
'Yes,' said Mrs. Lowe, 'I am anxious to
give Km ma and Mary a musical education,
but William's means will not allow of such
extravagance as the purchase of a piano; so
that is one of the things which we must be
content to deuy ourselves.
Mr. Lowe then entered, and being informed
of the character of his visitor, he extended a
hearty welcome.
A comfortable repast was soon spread, of
which Mr. Beaumont readily partook. His
spirits rose, and be seemed to grow youuger
as he saw the cheerful faces around him, and
felt himself at home. Soon after the evening
meal be arose to depart.
'Surely you are not going? said the niece;
you must henceforth take up your abode with
us.
'We will see about that, and if yon don't
think you will get tired of me, perhaps I will
come. But I have hired a lodging, and must
undoubtedly remain in it for a few days.'
'But you must call iu every day, and make
yourself perfectly at home even before you
. l . .... i :.tnl l:.
VU1UO UDIO v Vbaj, JVIQIOIAJU UIS S11CW.
'Be sure of that.'
In accordance with his promise, Mr. Beau
mont made his appearance next day at eleven
o'clock, and was received as cordially as be
fore. He bad hardly been in the house a
quarter of an hour when a loud rap was
heard at the door. Mrs. Lowe beheld two
men who had just driven tip In a Wagon.
'Where is this blano to be put, ma'am?'
they inqnired.
'Piano! You hare made a mistake; we
have not puichasud a piano.'
'Isn't your nome Lowe?'
Yes.'
'Then it is all right Jim, bear a hand,
for it's confounded heavy.'
'But I am quite sure there must be some
mistake,' still persisted the perplexed Mrs.
Lowe.
'Xot nt nil,' said a loud voice behind her.
She turned around in amazement.
You know,' continued the uncle, 'that I
am going to come and live with you, and I
thought I would pay my board in advance
that is all. As you expressed a wixh yester
kay for a piano, I thought it would be as ac
ceptable a way as any. '
You, uncle! Why excuse mo but I
thought from from
'loumean, said bo emilling, 'that you
thought from my appearance that I could not
afford it. And I confess,' said he, casting a
glance at himself in the glass, 'that my dress
is not in tbe extreme ot tbe tasbion, and in
fact I was obliged to look sometime when I
called at the second-hnnd clothing store the
other day before I could find these. Howev
er, ns I have got all the service I wished out
of them, I shall throw them aside to-morrow
and appear more respectably clad.
Wball are you wealthy, under
'Depend upon it, Anno. I didn't spend
ten years in the East Indies for nothing,'
was the reply. 'I had a miud, however, to
put on the uppenrnnce of a poor mnn, and so
test the affections and disinterestedness of my
relations. Ono of them, however, I found
not at home; I am hnppy to Cud myself at
homo with the other.'
Let ns return to tho aristocratic Mrs. B ,
who, a few eveniugs succeeding tho events
here recorded, was in her drawing-room re
ceiving calls.
By tho wny, snld a fashionable visitor, '1
am to have your relutivcs, the Lowes, for my
next door neighbors '
Tsextdoor neighbors! exclaimed Mrs.
Beaumont, in amazement. 'What do you
mean?
'Is it possible yon have not heard of their
good fortune? Mr", Lowe's nncle has just
returned from the East Indies with an im
mense fortune. He has taken a house in the
same block with ours, and when they have
moved into it, bo will take up his residence
with tbem. Meanwhile, he is stopping at
tl, v tt.,
,UC All . U U .JV. .
'What! Henry Beaumont?'
'The very same. But I thought you knew
it.'
When the visitor withdrew, Mrs. Beau
mont ordered her carriage, and immediately
drove to the hotel where her husbands nncle
was stopping. She sent np her card, end re
quested an andlence.
The servant soon returned with another
card, on which were traced the sigaiOcaut
words:
'Xot at home.'
The INcw Textile.
A good deal of interest was elicited at the
recent Manufacturers' Convention in Cincin
u.itti by the exhibition of several articles
produced from the Hainie plant. Thoro ap
pear to bo several varieties of this print.
That from which the cloth exhibited at Ciu
ciunatti was made is a native of Japan. The
flrat specimen was introduced into Louisiana
in lebv, and since then has been successfully
grown iu nurseries iu'that State, Mississippi,
l exas and Arkansas. Ibo hbre resembles
in appearance raw silk, and in length of fine
division surpasses flax. It IB purely white.
Tho shirting cloth resembles fiuo' linen, ex
cept that tho threads nre even. 1 ho baud
kerchiefs resemble line linen cambric, except
that the threads are even, and these, as well
as the shirting cloth, have a silky gloss.
Specimens prepared in England bear a close
resemblance to silk; those prepared in Louis
iana by the lloezl machine, though long in
fibre, and having the natural gloss, is not
sufficiently prepared for fine articles. But
in uhio, as grown and prepared in .Mexico
by Mr. Boezl in 18G5, it brought 65 cents a
pound in London; aud this year it sold in the
same market at CO cents a pound. Mr. Ba
con, chairman of tho agriculture section of
the New 1 ork Academy or Sciences, states
that ho has no pecuniary interests -in the
plant, but believes that it must be one of the
leading staples of the country. The seed
does not germinate, readily, but the plant
is easily propagated by root cuttings, layers,
aud by cutting off the stalk at a certain
stage, and is very vigorous in growth; aud in
latitudes where the ground does not freeze to
a greater depth than a foot, is perennial. Tbe
fibre is like that of hemp, in the inner bark
of tbe stalk, aud less liable to be destroyed
by worms than cotton, and besides is ns hardy
as the cotton plant is delicate. Tbe fibre
can be prepared in twenty-four hours after
the stalks are cut.
Alcohol from (lie Sewers,
Of all western marvels, the most extraor
dinary that has yet been recorded is that of
tun manufacture ol distilled spirits Irom tbe
garbage of cities. The extraction ot Bun
beams from cucumbers, and all other curious
experiments of the college of Laputa, were
as nothing in comparison.
A company has been organized, and is ac
tually and actively at work in Chicago, it we
may believe the Cincinnati Commercial, in
making soap grease and alcohol from tbe ref
use of the streets. Tbe spirits are ostensibly
produced for manufacturing purposes, but as
alcohol is the basis of all vinous and spirit
ous liquors, this horrible distillution may yet
furnish the intoxicating principle of the
greater part or the beverages we infuse,
Dreadful ideal There are native wines of
much repute made in the great West. Shall
these be compounded, in equal parts, of the
vinedresser aud the scavenger! The corn and
rye of tbe prairie, over and above the quan
tity exported, and "wasted in bread, are
converted into whisky, bball this too re
coive the "fusil oil" of the sewers? Think
of it! driuk of it, then, if you canl
When was beefsteak the highest?
the cow jumped over the moon.
When
Antidote iron Shake-Bites. In the
Inst volume of " Transactions of the
Royal Society of Victoria." published at
Melbourne, there was an account of Dr.
Ilalford's interesting researches into the
nature of the change produced in the
blood by tho poison of snakesbitos. The
doctor worked with the microscope, sat-
isfied himself that there was a chango,
nnd described it, and has since had an
opportunity ot testing his theory and his
abt'iddte. A man working on a railway
was bitten by a snake ; ere long drowsi
ness came on 5 medical assistance was
obtained, but by the time it arrived the
man was coniatoes, and bis lower extre
mities were paralyzed. Dr. Ilalford was
then summoned by telegraph he made
an incision on it vein, inserted tho point
of a syringe, injected ammonia diluted
with water and tho effect produced is
described as " marvelous nnd immediate."
The man became conscious, steadily re
covered, nnd became quite well. Hence
forth let all people who live in districts
infested by poisonous snakes remember
that ammonia injected into a vein is tbe
remedy for a bite.
Death among . tub 'Tomatoes. An
Illinois exchange utters tho following
warning, to which the necessary heed
should bo given. We do not know
what truth is 111 it, but it would be well
to bo cautious while gathering these deli
cious edibles. It says: "People at this sea
son should look out tor the largo worm
which infests the tomato viucs. Its sting
is deadlv poison. It is of a green color,
two or three inches long, and as large as
a man's finger. At lted Creek, VV ayno
county, a few days ago a servant girl,
while gathering "tomatoes, received a
puncture from ono of these worms,
which created a sensation similar to that
of a bee sting. In a short time the
poison penetrated to every part of her
system, and she was thrown into spasms
which ended in death."
Blackberry Jam. As blackberries are
very plenty this season, aud are coining
to market in large quantities, tho follow
ing recipe for making blackberry jam will
prove of use : The fruit should bo gath
ered in dry weather 5 allow half a pound
of good brown sugar to every pound
of fruit 5 boil the whole cently together
lor an hour, or until the blackberries nre
soft, stirring and mash them well. Pre
servo it like any other jam, and it will be
found very useful in families, particular
ly for children regulating their bowels
and enabling you to dispense with cathar
tics. ' It may be spread on bread, or on
puddings, instead of butter,, and even
wnon blackberries are bought it is cheap
er than butter.
Cure op Cnour. This disease is al
ways curable by a very simple remedy,
even when the patient is on tho verge of
suffocation. This consists, first, in apply
ing water to the throat by means of a
sponge or soft cloth, so hot as to bo very
painttil to tho hand 01 tho operator, in
stant relief boing usually afforded After
this has been continued for fifteen or
thirty minutes, a poultice of linseed meal,
rolled up in a cloth, is to be applied while
very hot and left on lor 6ome time. The
remedies are to be repeated should the
attack return 5 but the writer states that
after a long experience he has never
known them to fail.
To Cleanse Water. If a lump of
alum as large as tho thnmb-joint is thrown
into lour or nve gallons ot boiling soap,
suds, the scum runs over nnd leaves the
water clean and soft and useful for wash
ing, we have oltcn, in ancient times,
" settled " a glass of Mississippi water,
and made it look aa " clear as a bell in
a few seconds by tying a bit of alum to a
string and twirling it around under the
surface of the water in the class. Hall's
Journal of Health.
It is a common rule, and one easy of
observance, both with vehicles and pedes
trians going in opposite directions, that
when they meet, each should take the
right hand side in passing. Nothing id
more disagreeable, and to bystanders a
more ludicrous sight, than to meet a pers
son who takes the same sido of a walk as
yourself, and causing frequently a dodg
ing of both parties Irom one side to the
other, until one, losing patience, 6tauds
still and lets the other pass.
Remedial Use ok Ice Small lumps
of ice swallowed whole will often check
acute stomach intlaraation, and will pies
vent nausea if heat is applied outside at
the same time. Pouuded ice applied to
the Epine is said to cure sea-sickuess.
A bit of ice will help diptheria and all
throat complaints. To become delight
fully cool in summer, apply ice wrapped
iu paper to the back of the bead for a
moment.
Valuable. An excellent recipe for
chilblains is the following: Make, aa
ointment by taking a pint of sweet oil,
three ounces of Venice turpentine, half a
pound of hog's lard, and three ounoes of
beeswax. Put all into a pipkin over a
slow fire, and stir with a wooden- spoon,
until the wax is melted, and the rest of
the materials simmer. It is fit for use
as Boon as it becomes cold.
An idiot proposes to ride a velocipede
over a tight rope stretched across tbe eh asm
below tbe Falls of Niagara. Tbe Cleveland
Herald well sayg that Ea is a man who es
timates hit existence at iU true value to the
world.