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From ttc New York Mercury.
THE WANDERING TE0UBAD0UR
OR, THE
PUNISHMENT OF
A COQUETTE
A true Story written and vouched, for.'
BY NED BUNT LINE.
In more than one sketch of my naval
"life, and especially in that entitled "My
-First Le.on in Spanish,"
I
nave men-
tioncd '-Ned K," the hero of the follow-, the party made up for the "Springs" was
ing story. He was the son of a very pop- ready to depart, for ber expected triumph
ular commodore in the service, who, upon in her refusal of Ned, turned out rather
bis pay, reared a larj.e family, but who to her mortification than otherwise. And
-was fortunate cnouh to get two sons into hc was pleased too. when she learned
the Navy, and thereby to insure their sup- that although he had been urgently invi
port and e-iucaiion apart from his own ted to go, he had refused to be one of the
expense. He had long since slipped his party.
ppirit-cablcs, and gone to that shoreless,
sea whence none return to repovt the soun- j Perhaps, aye, certainly, at no watering
dings. j place in the Union is the society moresc-
Ned had jut retnrncd from a longjlcct aud more agreeable than that which
cruiscon the coat of Africa, well bronzzed j reports to the "White Sulphur" in the
by a tropical sun, and with plenty of mon- umtner tiae. Uulikt-Saratoga and New
ey in hia pocket, for that is one of those j port, it is not redolent of codfish and
fortunate stations where an officer cannot : mush rooms not crowded with the par-
with convenience spend all ins pay ana a
little more.
With a three months' leave of absence
before him, young and full of life, it was' back generation, upon generation, over a
but natural that be should seek enjoy ! line of pure aud patriot blood, who give
ment to atone for his past hardship and . t0 ruerit its due, and scorn the pride of
where can a sailor find so much pleasure j wealth ill-gotton. is that which spend its
as in that s-ex which he only sees at long, qUiet and happy summer there amid the
intervals, and of whose company hois de-J grand old hills, the stately forests, the re
prived, moraljy, for at least four fifths of j freshing waters of that lovely region,
his time! Ned was not only food look- It was a pleasant evening, and very
ing. but graceful, intelligent, and accom-jsoon after the arrival of our party from
pli.-hed; therefore his entree iuto the best 2? . The sun had deseeuded in its
society was at once accorded, ami he be-(ibcen of purple and of gold, behiud the
came a very penrral favorite with (he la-j blue crests of the western hills and timid
dies; nor did he make enemies among tho , twilight was gliding slowly up the path
. youngmenby this for his off-handed, gen-j0f day with the evening star set bright
crous way, took their hearts by storm and
no one was so popular as lie.
Among tho lovely bells of Virginia
for in the city of N be spent the fir.tjj0y the balmy deliciousncss of the hour,
(wo or three weeks of his "leave" was a
Miss Elsie C , and she wa well-known
to be as coquettish as she wa beauiiful.
In truth, she was as nar hearties as it
was possible for a girl to be, who possess
ed muoh ambition and some romance in
ber nature.
Ned' male friends warned him of her
"character, when they saw how entirely
he was yielding himself to her fascina
tions, but some of them coming near to
an invitation to stand up at teu paces for
tarfletF. they coucludcd to let him have
his rope, even though he hung himself.
Thus things went for a -hort tmc
Ned was with the lady, morning, noon,
and night, almost taking her to ride and
sail, presenting her with jewelry and many
a aourcnir of foreign travel, until then
kept safely in his cabinet of relies, and
.giving ber, not the least of all a lie thought,
his whole heart's devotion.
At last, encouraged by her smiles, and
even words, and learning that she was to
be one of a party waking up for a visit
Co the "White Sulphur Springs" in the
ourscofa few day , he determined to
put and end to his su-pensc, and declar
ing hi feelings, to propose that last des
perate resort of a love-sick man mat
rihwnyJ He did in the most eloquent and im
passioned terms, quoting Jsyron s words;
.
of fire by way of cunclusioc :
'The cold in clime and cold in blood
Their love can scarce deserved the name,
Bu mine is like the lava flood
Which burns in Etna's breast of flame,
Shcquietly listened until he had got
jtbrouh. Her silence, uernou. withdraw- aTUUUU u,lu uuu dU 'wBU
al of The hand whioh he held, the heav-' lesr attention until he was through,
ting of her bosom all "told to Hope a flat-' Then there was a clapping of fair hands;
teringtale" heaVcamshe was his own. 8 waving of handkerchiefs, and most of
"j3ut when he paused she woke him up.'tbe gentlemen hastened to offer the mu
A peal' of merry laughter broke from her sician . the reward which such itinerants
fov lips U3ually expect for their service8. But to
"Really Mr K." ehe cried, "you aro,tllcir surprise, the musician refused all
excellent actor-one could almost be- recompense, speaking, however only in
lieve that you were in earnest!" .. ! bis native tongue, and taking up his knap
"Upon my soul, sweet Elsie. I amT ber eDler;l office of the hotel.
cried Ned, as he half devoured her hand after trying m Italian Spanish and
with kisaes , French he found a person who could un-
. , JHi8X , sir, if you please !" gaid Merafend the latter language and through
.Re drawing away her band and regard- bim asked the landlord for a room, say
ing bio with chilling dimity. "If I have log, that though a travelling musician,
been so imprudent as to encourage gucb "Hf no beggar, but had money to pay
'familiarity; I regret it!" the added. '3 waJ- u ome besitation-for he
' Ned was struck ail aback. He had Qu!te 88 aristocratic as many of bis
'need a white squall rise in five minutes, gsts, the landlord assigned a room to
i:rVd strio a shin, which under a cloudless the stranger, and at his request bad sup-
i;8k'v, bad spread every thread of ;sail-hc
M fbed in an hour from the fever heat
.rrr. . . .
f'frirf fiulf-stream. to the almost icy cool
W V W
Bess of the shoreward waters be bad no
trf hiiDv a chance, but never one so sud
ienTitbis.;'Be knew not
what timber
febauette was made of. Fox.a minute
t' Bore'be was silent, then loWn upon
ber cold and passive face, beautiful as a
ll'a ticna ny uanova, and all as sense-
"Am T tn nnor.fnnrl M, f ,f.
' , , ,
ter all that has nassed between us. nftor
"Most decidedly, ves. sir ! It has come
to a very pretty pass wheu a young lady ' After the ladies had dressed for tho c
cannot au.usc herself with a gentlemen for vening "hop," they persuaded a coinmitt
n few days, withuot having the horrors of tee of gentlemen, among whom were two
matrimony thrust before her!" j or three who spoke French, to wait upon
Ned made no reply. He could not. the stranger to invite him to the ball-
The utter beartlessness of her words and
1 I i I TT . .1 l r.
jicr presence muttering as Ue passed be
1 . O
yond her bearing:
"I'll make her pay for this, or be shot
for a booby I"
lie at once met his male friends and
told the story of his discomfiture in bis
own bum croup way, tl.u getting the start
of her inprcading the news, and also mor
ticing her immensely by adding, that he
- prupuseu iu jest, Knowing :roin ner
1 I ! 1 f r i
Goqueiii&u cuaracier mat ue couiu ao it
with safely. But wounded as ho really
was, at heart, this was only a pri
ming to the satisfaction which ho desired,
as the sequel will exhibit.
Miss C was heartily rejoiced when
venue aristocracy that has rolled up to
the. top of society on rum cask's or mack
eral barrels the true old stock who look
(upon her pale brow. The riding parties,
wbtch had been gaily scouring over hill
and dale had all come in; and now, to en-
the many guests were gathered out upon
ihe broad piazza, or where strolling to
and fro ou the flowery lawn in front of
the hotel.
At this moment, as if to add, to the ro
mance of the scene and the enchantment
of the hour, a person, by his dress as well
as by his dark but clear complexion, evi
dently a foreigner and from a sunny land,
approached. Ills figure was elegant and
well displayed tight-fitting breeches and (
'jacket of veNet, which, though somewhat
worn and tarnished by the dust of travel,
yet, in its richness and embroidery, look
ed well on his comely person. A scaYlct
cap, with a taasal of gold, sat jauntly up
on a head which was enriched with a pro
fusion of long curling black hair a jetty
moustache and softly silken beard cover
ed the lower part of Lis face, and con
trasted well with his pearl white teeth as
seen when his red lips opened with a song
His black eyes were bright and piercing,
hi air, haughty aud proud, although the j
guitaj wuicn ne carnea, ana a Stan ,
ana Knap-acK neioKneu mm to De
one of those wandering Italian musicians
with which the seaboard portions of our
country is literally flooded.
As he approached the hotel, bo paused
in front of the piazza, and, laying down
his staff and knapsack, tuned his
!jUjiar, and after playiug a" preclude
Ul f'Uipaaniug snvi-iuuss, ui; auu" iu sutu
ja voice as few of that company had ever
heard before, several songs in Italian,
Spanish, an-i Freenh. Aud while be sung,
tuose upon uic piazza gatuerea to us ironi
uose wbo were walking clustered up
per sent up to him Meantime among
the "guests, especially the ladies, curiosity,
vith' its thousand and one conjectures
was busy.
"Who can be be T Wliat can he be 7"
was the cry. 4,No common musicipp ev-
e,r had an air so daugbty,: a loot so nome,
And such music, not a lady in tbe land,
nor even yet a professor could draw such
harmony from tho guitar never was a
voice so finely modulated, naturally ho
full of harmony and yet evidently so care
fully cultivated. It was voted almost
I unanimously that he was a nobleman in
disguise, who had ?7?cog,chosen to visit the
t i ( ::'., .fcf woloa
beautiful scene of Virginia ssweetest vales
. and hills.
room.
He received tb'em with a grave courte
sy, in a manner which at once told them
that he was a gentleman by birth and
breeding, but declined their invitation,
declaring it to be bis intention to rent for
a few days only at the "watering place, I
' and then to pursue his journey to the far
! far west, where he said he meant to seek
a Dome among
the Indian tribes where
i uui uweib auu iruuuiiuijr wuo uuu mo
tone like his words was misanthropic.
The committee returned to the ladies,
and made report. Many a heart flutter
ed while its owner listened, for had not a
picture of live romance suddenly sprung
up in their midst. Nor did that romance
decrease, when in the stillness of midnight
after the guests had all retired, the voice
of the stranger was heard upon the piaz
za on which thrilled every listoning car
as if it were a song from heaven. Was it
by chance that the song, so low and plain
tive, so full of melody was sung beneath
the window of Elsie C ? if accident
which led the stranger there 7
This she asked of herself while her
cold heart, almost melted beneath the im
passioned strain. It was long ere she
slept, and when she did it was to dream
of being wedded to an Italian prince who
had wood her in disguise.
The next morning every one was early
up, in hopes to catch a glimpse of the
stranger; and at the breakfast table the
couversatiou was literarily of him and
"nothing else." Miss G took par
ticular occasion to let all within her hear
ing know that it was beneath her window
that the serenade was given.
The stranger ate breakfast in his room
and was waited upon most obsequiously
by one of the best servants in the house,
for he had already given golden reasons
for being as well, if not better served than
any guests there. And after breakfast
he sent for the landlord, with whom ho
held a long, and ittwould appear,a pleas
ant interview ; for while he was in tho
room the. "Major" sent down for twoiced
juleps, a thing he was seldom kuown to
do, even with the most favored guests.
And when, with an important air and a
smiling face, he oame forth, he was in a
moment surrounded by a bevy of fair ones
who cried :
"Ob, dear Major you. are in the secret!
Do tell us who he is ! Is be Count,Duke
or Prince !"
'He is, ladies " and the Major paus
ed, while his gray eye twinkled merrily
as it over rn the group, "he is "
"What,, dear Major, What!" cried
half a score of voices.
"A gentleman ," said the Major in
his
usual quiet way, as be moved on.
In the course of an half hour after the
landlord had left him, the stranger came
rl it C lo Q f I I If
ivi vu iiuui uja ui j lijw uuav viwuijxjr
I brushed from his well fitting clothes his
. ruffled wristbands and neat collar as white
j as the driven snow. His guitar was left
, but he carried instead a neat port-folio.
Was he an artiit as well as a musician?
This was the question when he was
seen walking slowly and thoughtfully a
long a path which led to the most roman
tic scenery in the neighborhood. And
thereafter a sudden mania for taking a
forenoon promenade infected all the belles
The hotel was deserted ditto, the bil
liard room and bowling alleys'.
When the stranger was next seen, he
was seated, high upon a rocky pGak, with
his port folio on his knee evidently en
gaged in drawing. Bulow him stood a
.group of Indies, perchance thinkiug that
!i i i ..; ? .. i-t i
ue migui inciuae iic77& in uis lanascape,
Asuddeu gust of wind swept a'papcr
from his port folio. Like a leaf torn
from its native branch by tbe strong au
tumnal wind, it rose in the air, whirled
aud flutted away, and finally fell near
the group of ladicB, who in a second made
a rush for the pwcious prize.
"Oh, Elsie Elsie; it is a likeness of
yourself' cried the one who was first to
grasp it.
"So it is," cried the rest as they exam
ined it.
Let me see it!" said Elsie, and her
blushes came and went like the hues of
a dying dolphin as she spoke, and the
beating of her heart could be plainly seen
through the boddicc of ber dress.
Aud she not only saw it, but she kept
it, and bore tho merry jests of her com
panions upon the subject in the most phil
osophical manner, seeming to say: "Of
course be couldn't help falling- in love
with jc"
The day passed on without anything of
particular note occurring, but at the din
ner table the landlord exhibited a splen
did. .landscape drawing, representing the
scene and the group of ladies aa describ
ed in the. foregoing paragraphs. It? was
so, well done, and so true to nature, that
it elicjted warm encomiums from every
one who saw it
Tbat .evoniug ibe landlord without dif
ficulty persuaded the stranger to visit the
ball-room. As many of the? ladies; in
cluding Elsie C understood French,
he was made quite at home amongst them,
and they fouud that ho was as much ac
complib-hed in dancing as he was in music
and art. No gentleman of all their set
was so easy and eo graceful.
Else was a very fine dancer, and to her
he paid very particular attention. To
gether they glided through the slow and
graceful waltz, through the rapid and cx
hilerating polka, and many was the deli
cate and tender compliment which he
looked and spoke during the evening.
If heart she had when she retired that
night, she felt that she bad given it to
the elegant and gifted stranger. And
more than one other lovely girl beneath
that roof lay long awake, thinking of him,
and asking the oft repeated question,
"Who, or what is be!"
On the next morning after breakfast,
the strangcr.whb still took his meals in his
room, made hia appearance in the shoot-
ing gallery at tuat nour a iavonte re
sort for the guests of both sexes. He
I quietly watched the shooting for some
( time, and then was invitod to try his skill.
Tbe target at which tbey were shooting
was as large as a Goshen cheese. He took a
quarter eagle from his pocket and placed
it on top of tho target on its edge. He
took a pistol, turned his back to tbe mark;
then suddenly wheeled and fixed with the
quickness of thought. His bullet struck
the little piece of gold, and sent it
flying to tbe other end of the gallery.
"Perhaps the Cavalier fences!" said
the gentleman who had first acted as in
terpreter, and who, having been a favor
ite pupil of the celebrated Rosct, prided
himself upon his skill with tho sword.
The stranger bowed, and willingly
consented to a trial. The foils were
brought, positions taken, the salute enpa
radc handsomely given, and the southern
gentleman begau with a favorite feint
and lunge.
In a second his foil was thrown twenty
feet behind him. Aud it was done with
30 little apparent effort that he seemed to
have been disarmed by magic.
He picked up his weapon and again
crossed with the stranger; now, however,
standing upon the defensive. Quickor
than lightning flashes from the bursting
thunder cloud, now came thrust upon
thrust, touching him at every point, carte
over and under the arm, tierce, second,
octave, until ho scarcely knew what he
was about, until at last, with a sudden
wrench, his foil was thrown high up in
air. As it descended, the stranger caught
it, and politely presented it to him, not
having yet received a single touch.
The Southerner acknowledged his mas
ter, and thenceforth the strangor was as
popular with the gentlemen as with the
ladies. That day by especial request, he
dined at the table d hotc, and though no
one knew bis name, which he would not
give without he had done so in confidence
to tbe landlord, the table before and a
round him was crowded with glasses, for
every one sought "tbe honor of a glass of
wine" with him.
After dinner, riding parties were form
ed as usual, and the stranger, having pro
cured a very spirited and almost untam
able horse from the Major, which uo one
else dared to ride, sprang into the saddle.
In vain did tho wild steed try to unseat
bis fearless rider. Firm, cool, strong of
arm, and as graceful as if be had been
born and bred in the saddle, he forced
the animal down to its paces, and soon
had it as much under courtnand as the
best tamed animal on tho ground.
And again as the gay party galloped
through tho shadowy avenues, over tbe
green hillsides, and along by tho margin
of a bright and swift rushing stream, be
sought the side of Elsie 0 , who was
a graceful and daring rider. And again
his loud voice rung in her ears, remind
ing ber of something which she had beard
before, yet she could not bring ber mem
ory to localize it.
Upon a smooth and level road whioh
led for a couple of miles along a pretty
valley, through which a murmuring
stream meandered, a race was proposed,
and at the word, the whole party, some
twenty in number, started off at full
speed the ladies out of courtesy being
allowed tho advance. The horses wero
all of choice blood, and sped; away like.
the wind. Of the ladies, Elsie was by
' far tho best in minted, and her horSe was
( only equalled by the wild fresh steed of
the stranger.
As the latter reached her side, a low
scream broko from her lips, for at that
moment the light snaffle bit in her horses!
mouth snapped in. the centre, and the
rains doming home in ber baud, told her
that she had lost all power over tho ani
mal. Keepiug his horse close by the
side, of her ungovernable steed, the strata
ger still speaking in Frenoh, and as cool
as if ho were! in the bathroom yet, told
her to bo calm and disengago her foot
from the stirup, and to clear her dress
from the horn of tho saddle. Danger,
aye, death. itself, was close before her, for
only a few hundred yards in front, the
road made a sudden elbow to the left on
tbe brink of a fearful ohasm, and turned
up over, a hill to avoid the dark ravine
below. . . . r
Both, saw 'the danger. She was' as
pale as snow ho; quiet and easy'ar b'c
had been when cantering by her side.'-
Kidding her yield herrfelf eutirely to him,
and bracing his right-foot firmly in the
Stirup,-he passed his Tight arm around
her waist, and with. a strength' that toiler
scomod superhuman, lifted her: from
her saddlo, and while be seatod her
upon his right thigh, he drew his own
bridle rein, and in a moment his own
horse was brought fairly to his haunches
as he checked its hesd long speed.
The rest of tho party were far
behind, but near enough to Mee this grace
ful and gallant deed, and to see the horse
of Elsie, which could not make the sud
den turn of the road at its speed, pitch
wildly over the ragged precipice, at the
foot of which it fell mangled aud dead.
"You have saved my life!" murmured
Else, in tearful grMtiiude, as she pressed,
aud even kissed the stranger's hand.
"I have only done ray dutyl" he re
plied. "And perhaps would have done as
much for another?" sighed Elsie.
:"Mot certainly" was his reply; still in
the French language.
Elrfe felt piqued at thn answer, nlthV
she was confident that the stranger loved
her, but she nad no opportunity for fur
ther conversation with him it that time,
as a seat was offered bvr in a carriage
which was returniugio the hotel, and she
was rather too nervous to take saddle a
gain, bad another horse been at band.
The stranger's praise was now upon
every tongue. His daring act. his grace,
his surprising skill, was commented upon
by every one vet he seemed not to
mt
think that he had done anvthing cxtraor
diary. More than one of tho fair ladies
in that bright cocge, would have gladly
taken him to her heart and bosom forev
er, all unknown as he was; many an one
envied Elsie that she bad been so fortu
nate as to receive such knightly service
at his bands
That evening, by general request, his
guitar was brought down from his room,
and instead of the usual bop in tbe ball
room, music in the parlor was the "order
of the night." The stranger in tho vari
ety of his songs, aud in many pices at
once difficult and beautiful which he play-
ed upon his guitar, exceoded all of his
w W mm
previous performances. All who heard
him were in ecstacies, and none so much
delighted as Elsie, who, entirely recover
ed from her fright, and dressed with un
common taste, looked far more beautiful
than she had beforo appeared to her
friends. The stranger seemed to bo
touched even more than usual with her
beauty, and she tried to exhibit every
charm which she possessed to fasten him
to her side. She was a proficient in mu-
sic, and had a fine voice, and touched the
piano with a skillful hand.
The evening passed on delightfully.
ENie had jist finished a song, and re
marked that the room was' too hot" for
her, when the stranger politely offered to
escort her to the piazza. Gladdy she
took the arm which that day saved her
life, and went out, where in the balmy air
t -ii
they could look at the moon as she sailed
a queen amid tbo attendant stars of night.
The stranger looked forth upon the
landscape so beautifully
diversed with
shadow and with light, and sighed
"Why dp you sigh!" asked Elsie, in a
tremulous voice, as she pressed the arm
to which she clung still closer to her side.
"To think that in a world so beatiful,
there arc so few hearts!" was bis reply.
"Perhaps you have been disappointed
in love, which makes you think so, and
perhaps you do the hearts that are, an in
justice!" she replied in French almost as tioQ -g reported a3 LavJtf recently occur
correct a his own. rn(l nfc n-.rn Tn
It true Ia.ty, said he. with another
,gh. "I loved a lady whom I believed
to be an angel of light, a- good and true
hearted as she was beautiful! She lured
me on by every art which woman knows,
until I alino-t wor-hiped her! Hut when
I told my love, when I laid my bleeding
heart down at h.r feet, she cast off her
mask and laughed me to scorn, trampled
unnn the heart which she had won and
laiy, what is the matterl Jlcj) here,
'Miss C is fainting!"
The last words were spoken in as good
Engli-h a ever was used by true Ameri
can lips.
A crowd quickly gathered around tho
fainting girl, who was carried to ber
room. She had at last recognized "Ned
K," through his well assumed disguise, and
r- - ;
uowthatsheknew him.and the worth which
she had so cruelly discarded, the blow was QcrJ one tnat thirstetb.' "
like death, not only to her pride, but to
her heart, for at last shahad learned that, TrJ Clean Glass. -Common aewP3
,.be hud a heart. . 'per is out of the bist articles. Thechem-
K. at once threw off his disguise nl f ,-cal operation of some ingredient of ink,
appeared in bin neatest uniform, for ",!gives a beautiful polish. Slightly mois
trunk had arrived that afternoon una iu . , . , ,
appeared that his father and Major,
ito whom he .had made k0-n'
were old, -schoolmates an fr'cndf' d
' I . ft ii 1 1 a 'Minn" in
was . uoc ie-s a ue- '
nis uiulorm man u- ov un nuu-
adour, for his story was boou snow , lw
all, and as to tfM -, the verdict o
rlio uunerally wa. that she
bad
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, been served nghtt
j p0or girl, ofelt her puni-bmont.-
She liad not the heart to see Ned again,
without he sought au interview, whioh he
was too proud to do, and on the next day
she left forborne, first writing him a note
full of gratitude for his noble act, and
ibegging him to forgive her for her con
duct intho firt place, Ned keeps tliat
inotaiyelkceps it as a dear'aud sacred
r,elic . I kno-w thitf tobo so, for I have
.seen-it '
I Ned remafned-for a couple of weeks a
favorite guest at the "White Sulphur,"
and many n fair lure was spread .for. bis
manly 'heart; but lie did .not yield it up.
irewent to sea again, when vorder' came
arfd'wcrlt single? " Ho; stiirremaius so -So
docs Ebio C .
If they ever should get spliced, I will let
tbe reader know of it
s Worth Knowing.
The United States are cefmpo'sed of
thirty-two States and nine Territories.
They contain a papulation of 27,000,
000, of whom -3.0lW.000 are white.
The extent of sea coa-t is 12,550 miles.
The length of the ten principal rivers
is 20.000 mitef.
The surface of the five great lakes is
00,000 -quare mile.
The number of miles of railroadjn op
eration is 20,000. which cost 878,000,000.
The length of Canada is 5,000.
It contains (he longest railroad on tne
globe the Illinois Central which"is784
miles.
Tbe annual value of its agricultural
production is 200.000.000.
It mat valuable production is Indian
corn, which yields annually 40,000,000
bu-hels.
I The amount of registered and enrolled
. tonnage is 4,007,0f(f.
The amount of capital invested in.marl
! ufactures is 8000,000,000.
t y The value of farms and live fatock is
, $500,000,000.
( Its mines of gold, copper, lead and iron
are among the richest in the world.
The value of gold produced is $100,
000,000. The surface of it? coal fields is 132,131
square acres.
Within her borders are 80r000 schools,
5,000 academics, 234 colleges and 3,800
churches.
To SportsmeflV
S. Sutherland, of Richmond, Ta., gives'
the following rule to load a gun properly:
'Try it repeatedly with charges, consist
ing of equal bulks of powder and shot,
till you
come to a nuantitv wif.h tvhirr
tne gun wiu not recoilj or but s;uty.
thi will give vou tbe ProDer auantltv of
shot. With this load, however, the guff
will scatter in all directions. To cor
rect this, reduce the quantity of powder
until jou find that the shot is carrid as
close as you desire. A gun loaded thus,
will never burst. To make it carry fur
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ther, use shot of larger size.
rio gun
T
should be fired more than twnntv trme.q
without being wiped out. When in the
field, jt will be much safer to carry tho
BKTavs at half cock '
.m
Eattle Snake Bite.
The Medical Journal says the follow
ing prescriptiou is an infallible cure for
rattle-snake poison :
Mix together four grains of tho iodid
of potash, two grain? of corrosive subli
mate, five drachms of bromine, and keep
im i,;-t..f,i ;n j i it
"w iniAiuiw iu n "i (tas-aiULiuCl CU Vial, WCll
securcd. Tcn d of this Ujixture d:
luted with a table spoonful or two of wine
or brandy, constitute a dose, which is to
be repeated if necessary according to the
exigencies of the case.
Tbe American Journal of tbe Medical
O- . . f i, f ' -
number of esperiments made with this
ociuuccs contains me results oi quite a
antidote, resulting in its complete hrj-
umpb.
Horrible Combustion of a Human Beings
A finrrihtn !:ih ni nnnlstmnna ann.iV.na.
su ff e ri ng under delirium tremens, entered
a sa,oon aD( oaJe(J for a iaS!( of' brandy.
Immediately after drinking it his breath
c.iaje in contact with a lighted match iu
the hand of a bystander, and instantly
took firs aud burned tor nearly two min
utes, wheu diath ended his tortures.
The agonizing screams of the wretched
afQ descrilied as ha fceejJ hanl
: it
i uic iu iuu extreme
An honest farmer, having a nua
ber of men hoeing in his field, Went out
to see how his worked went o'n. Finding
one of them sitting still, be inquired tbe
cau-e. The man answered :
"I thirst for the spirit."
"Grog jou mean, I suppose," said the
fnri'.nr "!Ut- if- the Kihlti teaches rnn tn
M- . flflor tiie :t an9 flisn.7fl(,
, thp glaas. auJ thcn tafce a d sQft pie(je
J and repeat be process. No lint will re-
I main, as in the of using cloth. German-
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toirh Teenrapi.
GobT,0 gund A, , a fifc f
i revo,utioDar enthusia:ra 8a .
itionary eutnusiasm says:
"Hurrah" for tho girls of s76 7" .;g
"Thunder J" cries a New Jersey paper,
"that's too darned old. No, no, hurrah
for tbe girls of 17!"
jThe highest price paid for domes
tic labor iu Chicago, at the present time,
is ftf per month, and in that vicinity for
farm labor, fi0 and $12 par mouth.
'l,'j5fiThe Meaomonee Indians of. Wis
consin IfaVe excellent saw and grisfc mills
in oppefaficfn near Heshena, on the W,olf
river, Wisconsin.
Mr Davis, a well known peach grpw
er, of Claremont County, Ohio, .reports
that not more than one peach bud in
twenty thousand has escaped the frost.
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