MABEL aUTALS. . Cua'i J. it, !J W!uW lo oii'.L-c vca bat tLat. Ma; tell pohk b.'dv. or I'll Lyrrt."' Well," what about bcr?" "WLat nlKiut Lcr! - Wiir. B. rite is wmz 4. a, An-t I ' rMi la harlnt roeb jewel At tw.-n'r -., II " their tcn.25 were jo-arl. Tbf ir wtT cJ "' r.l l'ur fM-' -Oh Lordr ''?-rrv von don't lit Shakes- jK-urc. -Ad! they n-i so mer luuV at ti;ey tvw no oaoar M'ed tut Usey ighed : no er flghM but Dicy ntkei oaf another lit reaaon : no fHOOeT knew tn n-m tut they fooftht the rem-!, and In then decreet hre they ma-te a patr of Uin to murrlatre. ' And now my sweetly sympathetic lr.t-uJ, vou kaon- all about it." '.Ylfal a Iim.1 ruu arc, liarrj ." "I t-ar, J, J theiv is any medal awarded Ut jolitroeas at that oni vciitr of yuura, you'll U cure to -et iU JMie just m inccicoi, dearc-t '' 'If there's any more of that to ceni would von mind retiring to vour own room ?" "doe, you're a Lcat. Vou sever sw such a darling little What will vou take to clear cut ?" I don't know. Will you pre me a 1,. k of vour hair if 1'Jl go!"' If rou own vour mouth gain. I'll rtitt-h vou out of the w indow !" and Joe p"t un from Lis chair with an iaipatieut jerk, and a look of posi tive annoyance came over his ugly but rood caturcd couutenance. "Jion't be cross, Joe ; I didn't mean to b .jtLer yoc, old fellow," said Har ry. jK'iiitently. "I'll po how ;'' and tie Landsuuie boy picked himself up fr .mi she bed where be had been ly ii,(r, aad made his way down stairs to liiu own room. Ke crowd over to the mantle piece when he was gone, and lean iiijr Lis elbaw cpainst it, gazed long and earnestly at the sweet face cf a picture tlmt liun? there. ' Sweet litt'e Mabel, should I have n.u lo such a fol of myself if you had lv'd me What a weary wo;!J this my poor little girl! Vou are f.'.r a a ny in the country, with m.i. eyes dim with tears and vu ;jr -nil little heart worn with irettin? fo: that Liind.-otric scamp 1 b'tvejun pent u.iwn stairs; and I, wLi ku.-w your tender little secret, an wou.d have hbielded you from rII r.inoiv a; the sacrifice of my own life, imi hit Hill and listen to his ri!vir over another woman. ly t!.r.or, who is t-h?? All that row, and he uercr told me her name. W 11, what matters if she bo called Siuitb or Jones or Motitmorenci ? you will cuIIVr all the same, ray gen tle l:t:lc darling, and I cannot help J.e turned moodily away, and sat lUr.-n airnin at h"s desk, and drawing co nrd him a ponderous-looking Tol uine, proceeded to immerse himself in the C nicu'l mathcroatiral prcblcms that Harry's rapture had interrupted. J.ut the chain of thought una lieen broken. Calculus seemed to have l.t all power to ensrross his atten lion, and d.T-reiitiuls and infinitesi mals had suddenly frown as unin- t-rcsting and unimportant as they arc muuII. After half an hour he gave it np and, lightings cigar, let his thoughts wander whither they would. Finally they lit upon Harry. "1 wonder it I wis uukiud . the boy to-night?" he a-kt d himself. "1 was busy, and he irritated me, and he did make sui-u a fool of himself. Then all the tiuic he was raving so absurdly, Mubcl's eyes se med to be looking down so torrowfiil. 1 suppose I im agined it, but it made nie rude to him, and I fa;K-y I managed to burl his teeliiigs I think I'll go down to hi.- room and see w hat Le is about. After all, lam foud of tue youngster though he dors make such a nuisance of himself." Joe knocked twice at Harry's door aud then, receiving no answer, open ed it 8nd entered the door. The gas was lmrniug dimly, and there w as no signs of occupation, "(ione out, 1 suppose. loes the idiot leave all his letters open for the inspection of his landlady !"' said Joe to himself, as he saw an open note and a photo graph lvinjr on the bureau. " onder if this is the fair object of Lis admi ration ?" and Joe turned up the gas, aud proceeded to examine the impe rial type. Suddenly he started, and the bushy eyebrows contracted fierce ly above the deep-set eyes. With a steady, searching look be examined every feature of the expressire face before him, and then turned the pic ture abo'tt in search of a name. . here it was, just as ho had expected to find it, ia the firm, flow ing charac ters w hich be knew so perfectly well. Sincerely yours, Alice Itcmson." "(lood Jod!'' muttered Joe, "what does that woman know about sincer ity ?'' Then he took up the note, written in the same hand. "At home to you, dear Harry, to night at seven. With love, Alice." ' Then that is here he has gone Ob, Harrv! Harrv! God help vou !'' Joe sat down on the side ofthe bed, and, brushing the falliug Lair bark with Lis big, awkward Land, set himself steadily to work to find out w here Lit duty lar. "All of os! Harry, Mabel, and me. Hah ! I thick "the fiends ex hausted their ingenuity when they invented the torment called loving. I'oor boy ! poor Harry ! How can I tell Lim ? bow make the wretched story soundless LorriLle?" Joe look ed at Lis watch. Harry could not reasonably be execied to return tor two hours. He would probably re main as long as Miss Kemson would permit him, thought Joe, bitterly until the fascinating young lady wearied of bis ardent devotion, and dismissed Lim with a yawn. For tbe next hour Joe paced stead ily up and down Harry's room, hit- heavy footfall sounding through the tioure w it a s dull monotonous retru larky, and the longer be thought of tbe task ix lore Lira, tbe rreatcr be came Lis dread of it He if traded to see the change come oer Harry bright face, the brilliant light fade from Lis happy eyes, and tbe rigid lines I suneriog replace tbe laugh ing curves about Lis mouth. Poor Joe! Lis trouble was alwars about somebody tine. He thought Lis own powtrfal limbs and clumsy features were adapted to labor and sorrow but be would bave liked to claim im munity from Buffering for those he lovta ; ana Uarry Lild a very warm place in bis heart, perhaps because Le was Mabel's cousin. Finally be scrawled a single line upon a card, and lett it where Har ry would see, it when he entered Lis room. "Come up to my room as soon as you return. Jot" Then Le went quietly up stairs to bisowa apartment, and unlocking heavy desk that Btood in one corner, took from it a bundle of letters tied carefully together with a small piece I of black crspe Placing tbe package nn the tbh witltn reach or his wittiio rcacu oi nis i hand, he sat quietly lcwn to watt 'l. - I 1 . . . , U 'sitting there wailing for the teturnef; the b -y t w hose Inght tojtes ami i bappiuess he w as preparing to deal such a deadly blow. Would Harry's i frttndttip for Ltm sunlve the revela tion he was about to make, be asked : titr.sell, bitterly, and then an angry i feeling rose up in bis heart, that his should bare been tbo hand selected to deal out sncb misery to Lis friend. Jjoc shirtred when the clock suuck i i. t t i twelve, ana simultaneously ue cearu tbe rattle of Harry s latch-key. ' It must come," he muttered be low Lis breath, "and the sooner the better. If I put it ofT. until ic-mor-row, it will lie no easier to tell or to hear." In a moment Harry's light step sounded en the stairs, and. Bashed with health and happiness, he burst into the room. What's the row, Je! Thought Jyou didn't believe ia burning the midnight oil ? barely your eiciting researches into Newton and Leibnitz haven't kept you up till this hour? You ought to be dreaming about our landlady's mufiins and all tbe dear delights of to-morrow's breakfast. I'bew! I'm tired," and Harry re sumed bis old position on tbe bed. "I was rather' rude to you this evening, Harry, aud I thought I'd like to tell you "Oh, bosh! is that what's the mat ter? You dear old boy, do you sup pose I remembered it for a moment? I say, Joe, do you know, I think you tbe best fellow" iu tbe world ; there never was anybody quite so quite so I don't know what I ant to say. When a fellow is spoony 03 a girl, there's a million ways of telling her of it, but when it's acother fel low, why let's shake Lands," and Harry rolled over and placed his hand in Joe's enormous paw. '(iod bless you, Harry!" "Why, w hat on earth is the mat ter? You're as solemn as if you were assisting at the funeral of all your friends and relatives in a bunch." "Harry, is Alice Uemson the girl of whom vou were telling mc to night ? ' "Of course she is. Sweet little Ally ! TLere couldn't be two like her in the word. Why, yon don't know her, do you ?" ' I know of 1 er." " 1 hen -ou must know that she's the sweetest, dearest little O Lord ! I forgot. I'm en awful bore Joe : I know it." "the it two years older than you are." "Y-es." "And a woman is older than a man at the same nge. Aliec Keuisa is twentr-fire." "Well? Yon don't intend to tell me that a woman is dei-repit at fea-, he tli l ira ly the force cf ci;e pw-ty-Gve, do you?" jerfulkas i. "Alice Remson wsa a belie ia New j -Are ykvi mad, Harry, that you York society before you had ertered ' wocli str.k your best frend! Con college." ' ' tr! yoarse'f insuri'ly;" and Joe's "What of ii?" isv?ra g.-.e Kvkei isio Harry's pi s "1 Lave a story to tell you to-irglt. senate eyes with a calm, determined Harrr. Will vou try sad listen pa- fore tba: would Lave subdued a na- uenlly. at:a not tiate me wnen 1 care finished ? Shake hands once more, will you ? You may not be willing to w hen I have done." and Joe's strong hand iucbsid Harry's more delicate one for a mdiueot n its firm clasp. Harrv was stank 1 by the quivering, uncertain tone in Joes voice and tbe gentle way in which he laid Lis hand back on tbe bed when be ceased holding iu "Did you ever hear of Charley Howard?" "Yes, I think so. The man who was louQd browned in tbe bay, wasn't be? There was a great 'fuss about it in tbe papers. I was in the country tben.you kuow." "les. lou were at home then with your mother and Mabel, but I was boarding here in tbe same room where I am now, and Charley How ard was on the floor above us. He was something like you, Harry, frank, open, and noble hearted, gen erous and affectionate. Unlike you, he was poor, relyingentirely upon bis own exertions for a living, and work tog Lard as a clerk in tbe banking bouse or Huntley A. Co, in uroad street. Wherever Charley went he was a favorite. His unusual beauty and winning manners seemed to charm every one with whom Le asso ciated. I have known a great many men in a long course ot university life, but I have never seen a hand somer or nobler looking young fel low than Charley Howard. His bright laughing eyes were of a soft brown color, matcbio; the hair that curled over his low broad forehead, his mouth was as softly curved and geuue iu 11s expression as mat 01 a woman, but redeemed from all suspi cion of effeminacy by the long thick mustache that shaded it. He was tall and well proportioned, graceful in build, though not possessing much appearance of muscular strength. Charley was very fine looking, al though he always gave an impres sion of elegance rather than power, and his face showed a quick intelli gence, but not a strong intellect I'oor fellow! Lad Le been endowed wi h less beauty and more mental force, he had not ended so miserably. I have to'd you that he was a great favorite in society. It was during the second rear that I knew Lim we bad been living here together for about eighteen mouths that be came iuto my room oue uigbt ah ut t.iue o'clock, in evening dress, n hi me that he was going to a lare j-any at the house of Mr. Huntley, Li em ployer. It was there that he met for the first time Alice Hem son." "Who?" said Harry, ia a sharp, constrained tone. He began to see where Joe's story was tending, and a hot, bitter feeling of hatred towards! bis friend surged up in his heart "I-orgive me, Harry. I would spare you the bo'rid story if I could h is as bard for me to tell as for von 10 bear. It is ouly the hope that tbe present pain i am insicuog may are you years oi luture eunvnng that en ables me to go 00;" and Joe's voice trembled as be spoke. "He met ber for the first time at Mr. Huntley's; but a'ter that, as the winter went on, not a week passed that Lc did not spend one or more evenings at bcr side. At balls, par lies, or receptions Charley was ber constant attendant; Le was Ler es cort at the opera; he walked with ber in the mornings, and later in the day rode w ith heria tbe Tart Their names were always coupled together in tne current gossip of drawing- rooms, aua people would ranse to aamire tne CAQUsome couple as they passed mem on tbe street or ave nues. Charley's attention was in a great measure drawn away from his business; Lis salary was exhausted with opera and concert tickets, car riage Lire, aud Lot house flowers; aud his devotion ta Alice ltpmunn absorbed Lis lime and attention to the exclusion of every other thought or interest AU other admirers fell away from Alice's train tnArvni themselves to some one less rreoccn-l 1 pied, and society tx-gan to look upon them as tnemas wiooring to eacij otDer, i- thnaab no ensraermpnt surrrr en - nonnced." Harry's face was turned away from Joe, tut the latter taw a slight kKivrir riini'iili tl. fiM.n while one band was tightly clinched ! wa&lioets ia bis Ix-anng that had in the pillow under his head. ! cercr twin thrre before. "0&e eight Charley came Lomei The eager words of sympathy and passing my room cn Lis way to j with w hich Joe was prepared to Lis own, stopped for a moment. I ; greet him died before they were spo missed the usual buoyancy from Lis j ken, and Harry was the first to break quick, elastic step, and the pleasant j the silcace. whistle that nearly always annouuc- '.'I cou'd rot write Lor, Joo,"he ed bis coming. Looking" up at Lim, said, pushing his Luad quickly across I saw s sad, troubled look in Lis handsome eyes, and struck bv the change in Lis manner, what w as the matter. It asked him was 6ome- thing so unusual to see him anything but cheerful and Lappy. " 'I don't quite know,' he answer ed, in the low sweet voice that was one of Lis trreatest attractions. 'Ally promised to be at home to-night, and when I went to ber house she bad gone out 'with a gentleman,' I was! told.'r "Ia there aa engagement, Char ley?" I asked. "I suppose I may tell you. Joe," Le replied; "but the little lady will not bave it announced publicly." "Why not?" I asked him. "I don't know. You you djnt think Ebe can mean to break her promise, do you, Joe?" he asked, in a troubled, hesitating tone. "She has'nt seemed quite the same lately." And a heavy sigh brcke from bis lips, and there was a slight eviuesce of tears in tbe depths of his soft brown eyes. "That was the beginning of the end. From that night a change came over Charley. The brilliant light in his eyes faded away, the sound of his footfall grew heavy and weary as Le dragged Lirasclf hopelessly about, and bis merry whistle never woke the echoes in the old boarding house again. Alice Itemson's falsehood a id treachery had broken his heart, and a few weeks afterwards cost him his life " "It is false as falie as Loll!" With a sudden bound Harry spran? from the bed, his eyes glowing with tbe fury of a maniac. Wi h a sudden jerk he seized Joe by tbe shoulder, and, dragging him to his feet, threw him forcibly back against the wall with a resistless strength burn of thematlue?s of pas sion that engulphed his soul. "How care you tell me fucu a wild, false, wicked lie? Io you stand there with such a vile, base falsehood on vour lips and thiuk that I shall not kill vou?" ! Joe warded off the fierce blow that . wv-ulJ hare fsllea on bis head with 'his !ef; arm. and c-xer.iag the fu u-f : ri 31 II"t's arms to his side ;! '. fd tia back to the 1-eJ. w here sure even nure r.oient than j ccr Harry's. Tfce bor wicet J under tbe severe clance bent upon Lim, aud twirtinz himself away from tbe resolute jrrasp that held Lim, buried his fae among the pillows, w hile a deep groan came from his lips. "Harrv," said Joe, while the tears gathered in his eyes, and Lis voice quivered at tbe sight of tbe poor boy's suffering, "here is a package of letters, the evidence I have to offer you oi tne trulu ot tne sail story J have told you to-night. Among the first you will find Alice's confession of love for Charley, her sweet ex pressions of devotion aud affection for the man she altcrward ruined, then tbe cruel letter that blighted his hope and destroyed bis ambition. Next a few cold, business l'ke lines from Mr. Huntley, informing bim that Lis services are no longer of value to Lis mploy ;rs, and regret ting the necessity of discharging him. Last of all, a few disjointed words in Charley's own handwriting, in w hicb be announces his intention of self-destruction, and begs me to break the story of bis death gently to his moth er, and shield bis memory, if possi ble, from tbe obloquy that 'attaches itself to the nameol a suicide. Then, Harry, here is a newspaper. In one column you will find a paragraph beaded 'Fatal Accident Found Drowned,' and a description of how poor Charley's body wa3 discovered when the waters gave up their dead, and all that remained of thebeauti lul form and gentle soul that so many bad known aud loved w as a mass of blackened and swollen corruption, cast by the waves on the harsh stones of Staten Islacd beach. In another column you will see a description of Miss Itemson's elegant toilet as she appeared at the grand charity ball at the Academy of Music." Joe might have spared him this last pang. He had done his work thoroughly. He had torn the veil of romance and purity away from Alice Itemson's life and character, aud ex posed her to Harry's gaze as a wo man guilty of the crime of driving a weak and gentle soul to destruction by her bcarilessness and perfidy. When Joe ceased speaking Harry lay for a few minutes motionless. His fierce passion had subsided, and with a noble effort he rallied bis power of endurance and self coutrol. to ena ble hiui to face in a manner becom ing a man tbe misfortune that had fallen upon" bis life. Then be raised himself from the bed iu a weirv. la borious manner, like an old man. He Uok the package of letters from the table, and shuddered as Lis fingers came in contact with the black band that held them together; Lis brow contracted w'th a sudden snasm of pain as he saw the name "Charles Howard, Esq.," traced in tbe same delicate characters that had so often written his own. When ho spoke his voice had a harsh aud unfamiliar sound. "I w ill take these, Joe, and read them. TUj be turned, a d with a feeme, uncertain step made bis way toward the door. Hut before he reached it his eyes caogh: the un easy, anxious look w itb which Joe regarded bim, and turning back, he laid tns hand on bis friend's shoul der, and leaaiog his bead upon it. said, in a broken, faltering voice: "Don't worry, Joe. You cculd'nt help it I will be all right in the morning. Joes grasp tightened on Ila rrv s arm as 11 to detain bim. but the boy pushed his hand gently aside. "o; I am Letter alone. Let me go now." Then te went slowly down stairs, aud the door of his room closed tightly, shutting bim in all alone with his sorrow. But Joe's door re mained open all night, while the wakeful ears of the faithful friend listened anxiously during tbe long hours for any sound that might reach bim from the room below. When morning came, Harry was I inc strujgie, ii was enueu; udwcui lBerre the bsti e. it was won. I nere Wfli a sterner look nwnt ins orow, the frolicsome laugh was silenced forever: but there was a calm fteady I light ia lh blue eyes, aud s quiet bis fen head I have inclosed the , letters I have received from her, to- 'gether with the last one she Chirlev Howard. She will 1 she wrote receive them this tuornicg. I think she wid understand what they mean. One question, Joe, and we will never rv cur to the subject again. Who paid Charles Howard's debts of which he spoke in Lis letter to you?" Joe made no reply. WLo takes care of the widowed mother he left? Where is she?" "In Connecticut." "Who takes cure of her?" "She is under the impression that Charley left some money behind him, of which she receives the interest" "Through you?" Again Joe made no reply. If Joe had looked at Harry that moment, be would have seen in tbe glance of the younger man, as it rested on his clumsy frame and ua cuth features, an expression of ad miration that amounted almost to reverence. "And out of your meagre salary as a tutor at the college you have for yeirssuppor:ed that poor old woman." "Joe," said Harry, relapsing lor a no oent into hi3old b;yih simplicity of manner, "what makes you so good?" With a far off, earnest look iu his homely eyes the older man replied: "I am, as you know, Harry, no re ligionist; I have no creed, I never at tend church, tiui Hundreds of years ago there waidered ibout on tbe shores of the Mediterranean friea a Jewish carpenter's son, and tbe words that fed tiom Lis lips possess ed such a wonderful power aud sweetuesa that the people who listen ed to Him said He wasdivine, Ouce, in addiessiug His disciples as they assisted Him in His efforts to succtr the siek and helpless, He said, 'InasJ much as ye hare done it uuto oue ot the least of ttue, ye have done t uuto me.' If there be another world bevoed this, where we shall find eath other again, 1 would4like to meet a.d know fiiiu there." For a few miautes there was no other w crd spoken. Then Joe look' ed ctllarrv's sad features and weary f.-aoie a he rested against the mantle piece, aad looking up at the little face above them, said: "Christmas is coming. Let us go and sptiid it with the mother and Mabel." Aud they did 0. And Mabel cried bitterly when ebe beaid Harry's story from Joe's lips, and the tears were half for Harry ajd half fjr herself. Then the little girl set herself res olutely to work to coax back the old Miiiles to the stern aud gloomy coun teuauce. And she did it, too did it so well that when the flowers bloomed in the following sumuiei there w as a wedding, and tbe bride was given away by a gigantic pro fessor of mathematics, who uukempt hair aud ponderous feet Joes rough mustache scratched Mabel's sweet lips most ferociously when he said "good-by" to tbe little wifo, and surrendered bis darling for ever iuto Harry s keeping. Ibeo, wnb a carpet bag in one hand and a volume of Leibnitz under bis other arm, he took his solitary way up to a little cottage among tbe bids of Connecticut where a little old woman received bim with loving arms, and kissed him and blessed bim ij the place of the son she bad lost The SftB Wlme Mm. .Host people nave near a 01 tbe "Seven Wise Men of Greece," but very few know whotbey were or how tncy came to be called so. Here is ibe story of them, and the moral of it is worth remembering if their names are not. The seven wise men of Greece are supposed to bave lived in the fifth century befor Christ. Their nanus are 1'ittacos, Bias, 80I00, Tbales, Chilon, Cleobuliis and I'reian'ler. Tbe reason of their being called "Wise" is given differently by differ ent authors, but the most approved account states that qs some Coans were fishing, certain strangers from Miletus bought whatever should be iu the nets without seeing it. ' When the nets were drawn in tit y wert. found to contain a golden tri pod w hich Helen, as she sailed from Troy, is supposed to have thrown in. A dispute arose between the fish ermen and the strangers as to whom t belonged, and as tbey could not! agree, they took it to tbe temple of Appollo, and consulted the priestess as to what should be done with it. She said it must be given to tbe wisest man in Greece, and it was ac cordingly sent to Tbales, who de lared that Bias was wiser, and sent it to bim. Bias sent it to another one, and so on until it bad passed through tb bands of all tbe men, afterward dis tinguUhed by the tilh of the "Seven lse Men," and as each one claimed that some one was wiser than be.it was finally sent to the temple of A pol lo, where, according to some writers, it still remains, to teach the lesson that tbe wisest are the most distrustful of their wisdom. Mather Vmt. Tbe story of this Iliad of the Nur sery is told by William L. Stone in the old Providence Journal. Th mother-ih-law of Thomas Fleet, the editor, in 1731, of the Boston Wcvt- ly fitheantal, was the original'Moth er Goon; the Mother Goose of the world famous melodies. Mother Goose belonged to a wealthy family in Boston, where her eldest daughter. l-.UZibetn Uoose, was married by Cotton .Mauser, in lilo. to rleet. aud in due time gave birth to a son. Like roost motbers-in-Iaw in our owu day, the importance of Mrs. Goose increased with the appearance of her grand child, and poor Mr. Fleet, half distracted with ber endless nursery ditties, finding all other means fail, tried what ridicule could effect, aod actually printed a book, with tbe ti tle, "Songs for tbe Nursery, or Moth er uoose s melodies for Children, printed by T. Fleet, at Lis printing Douse, 1 ncaing lane, uoston. l'nce ten coppers." Mother Goose was the mother cf nineteen children, and bence we may easily trace the origin of that famous classic, ."There was an old woman who lived in a shoe; she had bo many children she did't know what to do." A popular writer, speaking of tbe ocean telegraph, wonders whether tbe news transmitted through the salt water will be fresh. .the first to appear. However severe j Wild Bar SkMtluc la Jumalra. A cry 01 "n ake, massa, wild piii in ibe grain !" caused myself and my wortbv and much-es esteemed friend to j spring up eft" our beds one wet Octo- . while tiariiiLr at an old aLiiudoncd estate somewhere iu t!e very centre of Jamaica. A short lime before, a wild boar bad bad the effrontery to penetrate, on a moon light morning, iuto the very yard sur ronuding the "great house," and more than that, to poke his nose into an outhouse. An early rising boy saw tbe animal steal iu, aud very quietly shut the door on him "IJusha ' (Anglice overseer) was away at tbe time, and nobody had a gun. So the negroes crawled ia st a bolt) in tbe root, angled for a time, and succeeded in uoosing tbe intrud er, w ho was hoisted up, till he stood on Lis Lind legs, and then dispatched by means of crowbars, by other ne groes who entered at tbe door. We were not long in getting ready, and taking our guns, loaded with slugs, and accompanied by three or four mongrel dogs, which are generally to be seen about a Jamaica country bouse, off we started after our guide. Tbe path was narrow, zigzag, and steeii. All paths used by negroes are narrow : for they never walk abreast of each other, but always single file. It often surprises one, on following a tbin, but well beaten track in the bush, to come suddenly upon a populous village of huts, which have no other outlet We were led up the side of a steep lime stone hill, covered with virgm forest, and, therefore, fortunately free from underwood. Oa tbe ridge were situ ated the provision grounds in which we expected to find our quarry. And, iudeed, the dogs soon gave tongue, and scampered down the oth er side of tbe hill. "Him gone to de cotton tree down a bottom," said Sambo, and we had to follow. But to do this was no easy matter : it is simply impossible to make rapid way in a straight line down a wood ed honeycomb limestone mountain For not only are the occasional bu.-b-es of wait-a-bit likely to remind you not to be ia a hurry, but immense bou'ders of tbe honeycomb rock lie scattered about, and jumping from one to the other, or climbing over ihem, requires time and care. e selected to go down to the cotton tree by the roundabout out easier way. Just tben a rustic was beard among the plantains. Sambo informed us it was tbe "field male and piccauiu ies" running away. It seems that, whenever a boar and Lis family are disturbed, if they cannot all get away unperceivjjd, the boar shows tigDt aua leads away tbe enemy, while the sow and young ones make off in a different direction. Long be fore reachiog the spot we could hear that our friend was well at bay. Approaching cautioufly, we at last saw Lim, wiihiu range standing be tween the buttress like roots of the tree with his stern to the truck, and the dogs yelping ia front We bjth fired, and evidently bit bim. He iu Stantly burst through the dogs, and made iu our direction. It is unneces sary to say Sambo was up a tree in 00 time. One of our dogs fortunate ly caught the animal by the flank aud turned him aga'n to the tree. Another shot ia the shoulder tben finished him. He proved to be a fine usset-brown six-years-old, with tusk eight inches long, of which two inch es projecteo from, the lip. Wild pigs are by no means uncommon in Ja maica. There are very few "maniro- walks" which are not Tisited nightly auring toe iruii season, oy two or three ot them, though during the day they keep m ibe most inaccessible woods. They are not indigenous, but are all descended from the do mestic pigs of tbe old Spanish colon ists. or from others which have since become feral. In toe time of tbe Buccaneers, it appears that Jamaica waa a great provisioning station for pork. Large herds of semi-wild pig were kept, allowed lo roam and feed themselves in the woods during the oar, end recalled by tbe zound of a boro by night Later on, the "Ma roons," descendant of runaway slaves, principally gained their liveli hood by hunting pigs in the bush roogbly pickling and smoking the flesh to form the so-called jerked pork. Tbe wild pigs now in the is land have nearly all acquired a red- li.-b tinge, although varying in color from light brown to almost black. IMaylng- Mevea-t'p for a Bnby. We bave it from good authority that near this city, a few days ago, a game of "seven up" was played, a little girl of five summers being tbe prize, ibe father had played and lost everything he had. and. while under tbe influence of liquor, propos ed to put up bis little girl against a certain sum of money. The propo sition was at once accepted, and tbe game began. At tbe last band tbe game, stood father, five; opponent, two. In the deal tbe father received the following trumps: King, ten seven, and tray. His opponent re ceived ace, jack, four, and duce. Tbe father begged, and was given one, which made him within one oi going out. Confidently believing that the game was bis, be threw down tbe king and tray exclaiming, "Can you beat that for high or low?" His opponent replied thift be could beat both, showed his hand, and claimed high, low, jack and the game. Tbe claim was denied, tbe father hoping that be could take the game biinselr. Tbe game went on, result ing in me success of bis opponent, wno gained tbe game by two points. ibe winner still has tbe child, and states that he intends to keep it, un less tbe latber nses tbe law to regain bis loss. She is in good hands, better than those of her father, who is a widower, and a man of dissolute hab its, although the possessor of a kindly bean when not under tbe influence of liquor. Council Bluff Glube. Hw ta Please. . Last year a commercial man. iren- erallj koowo as a "runner." was trav- eling in Kansas, and stopped at a farm- nouse, ween tbe lullowiojf conversa tion took place : -Well, bow do jou like Kansas?" "Don't like it at all," said tbe farm er; you can't raise anrtbinirt and wben Too do, tbe plagued jrrassboD- pers take it all ! I'm going to leave s Boon I can get oat of it." Happening along last summer be met tbe man again, and said : "Hello, too bere yet r" "Yes but 1 am going to leave Boon." "What are you eoinir to leave for ? You surelj have raided enough tbis year." "les, but that's the trouble. Got mor'n I want tbis year, and cau't sell a cent's worth." A San Francisco woman vehement- Ij asserts tbat " year old baby with a cop of eirop and a teaspoon will not injure a parlor worse iu half an hour than will a man with ten cental worth of tobacco.".. I Ta Rtraaccr Wltavu. A gentleman followed by 1 ser rant in livery, rode into an inn in tno west of .Lngl aaa one eveniug, a jh- 'tie after dark. He told IDC landlord , that ho should Us detained in teat part uf ihe couatry for a few days, and wished to know if there were any amusements going ou in the town to occupy the time that ha waa not busy. -He was informed by the landlord that it was their race and assize week, and that be tbereforo ould have plenty to occupy his leisure moments. Ou the gentlc mau's making answer that this was fortunate, as he was fond of hearing trials, tbe host informed bim that a very interesting roblwrrj triol was to come on the next day. That tbo evi dence was very strong against the prisoner, and the people's opinion waa greatly divided, as the man in sisted that'be was ia another part of the kingdom when the robbery was committed. The gentleman expressed consider able anxiety to witness the trial. Accordingly the next morning the host procured him a good location through the influence of tbe court of ficers. While the evidence proceeded against him, the prisoner's eyes re mained fixed on the ground; but upon being called upon for the. de fence Le looked up, and seeing the stranger, fainted away. At first this was supposed to be a trick to gain time, but being questioned on his re covery, be asserted that that gentle man could save bis life if be might put a few questions to bim. Tbe eyes of the whole court were now turned upon the stranger, who saemed somewhat embarrassed, but stated although he couli not remem- ber tbo prisoner be was wining 10 answer auy questions that might be proposed. " Tbo court granted tbe prisoner's request, and Le asked the gentleman if he remembered beiog at Dover on a certain date. To which the gentleman answered that bo had landed at Dover shwrtly be fore, but could not positively affirm that be w as there tbat exact day. "Don't yon remember that a nun in a bluejacket and trowsers carried your trunk to tbe inn," asted tec prisoner. "I remember that a man did carry my trunk but I do not remember Lis dress." "But," asked tbe prisoner anx iously, "don't you remember tba: the man who carried yonr trunk told you a story about being in the ser vice, that he thought himself an ill used man, and that be showed you a scar he had oa one side of his fore head ?" During the last part of the speech the strauger's face changed, and be said that he did remember tbe scar, the prisoner pushed aside his hair displaying a scar on bis forehead, and the witness affirmed positively with great emotion that he was the very man. A buzz of satisfaction ran through the court, for tbe day on which the witness was at Dover was tbe very day of the robbery. The stranger, however could not be certain of the time, but stated that be sometimes made memoran dums of dates in his pocket-book, and turuing to tbat found that tbe date of bis landing corresponded with tbe prisoner's assertion. This beiog tbe only circumstance necessary to prove an alioi, the prisoner was immediate ly acquitted amid great applause and congratulations. Tbe above trial occurred in 1832, and within less than a month the gentlemanly witness who came to the inn attended by a servant in liv ery, tbe servant who followed him, and tbe prisoner, were all three brought back to tbe same jail for rob bing the mail. It turned out tbat tbe clever defense at tbe trial was a skillfully arranged plot of tbe con federates' to release their accomplice. Vaartllas From Danger. Passing through a friends farm buildings recently, we came on a cistern for catching water from the root, the lid of which opened in a frequcntly-travtled path. On our expressing surprise our friecd won dered at the alarm, "For," said he "all about us are trained to such careful habits that there really is no danger. No one would ever think of leaving tbe trap door open." Tbis reasoning seems correct, and yet tbe newspapers are rilled with accidents which occur in cases where all hands are supposed to exercise the greatest care, borne one comes in with a loaded gun and does not draw tbe charge. He knows how careful everybody is in handling fiiearrns, and yet numbers of peoplo die every year simply through forgetfuloess on ibe part of some playful fool tbat the article may possibly be loaded. A man carries matches loose bis pocket and goes through bis sta bles and over bis haymow and straw tacks. He is quite sure tbat his careful habits will never let him drop one so tbat somelbiog may tread on or fall on it and a fire ensue. But some dav the whole tbiug "goes up," aud there is no end of wonder bow such a thing could be! Jt is indeed singular tbat accidents and losses are usually tbe luck ot those who are the roost careful. We knew a man ence who carried money loose in his vest-pocket, as many do tbeir matches. o one could be more particular than he in watching every time tbat none fell to tbe ground or ble w away. He regarded loss as impossible, aud be continued to think so until one day wben about to give up his room at a hotel, after visiting a country fair, his wife found a ten-dollar bill lying on the floor. Carefulness is very well Studv it by all means. But in all our ar rangemeots security should rest rather on impossibility than on watch fulness. Ihe man who lies asleep with one eye open to guard against Toes, does well ; but tbe one who taies lis rest wnere ne snows no enemy can-come, has tbe best chance of rest. We make a note of these things now because winter is comiojr, and with it tbe reason when things take fire from ."defective floes" and other accidents. These things never occur wbere people are tIways careful, but the best rule is to so order things tbat no matter bow careless peoole may be accidents are next to im possible. John Smith was boro, baptised. arrested, shot, buried, married and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. all in one week, recently, ia Omaha. Tbis did not prevent his having his tooth pulled, and stop ping bis paper on tbe following Monday either. ' "What is tbat do barking at," asked a fop " whose boots were more polished than bis ideas. "Why," said a bystander," "he sees another poppy in your boots " "Belles" call a great many people to church. New Alcerliemenls.- JOHN F. BLYMYEK, D SALE 3 IN Hardware, Iron,. OILS, The following is a partial list of goods h Stock: C trpentcr's Tools, rianes, Saws, Hatchets, If animers, Chisels, l". ne Iron' A dzes, Ac. Black smith's Goods, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, Files, Hammers, Ac Sad.llery Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, I lames, Buckles, Kings, Bits and Tools. Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and liazors.tbe largest stock in Somerset County. Oil always on hand. verv pleirant stvles. Our stock ol Lead, Colored t aints ior msiaeanu ouisiue aiuiiug, u.uu.u vi, Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Crashes, Japnn Dryer, Wain A c. Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any sl.ni e. Tbo Saw PilP4if thclK-.-t ouailtr. Porcelain-! sued Kettles. Handles of all kinds. " " 1 Mattocks. Grub IIoc. Picks, Scythes, Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of ail sizes. Loooking Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sitres, Door .Mats. Baskets, Tubs. Wooden Buckets, Twine, Hope all sizes, Hay Pulleys, Butter Prints, Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelrards, Mont Cutters aad Stuffers, Traces, Cow Chains. Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust ry Combs and Lards,. I'oor locks, miiges, screws, i-an-opj aim everything in the Builders' line. Caps, Lend, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, Ac, Ac, The fact is, I keep ererything that belongs to tlio Hardware trade. I denl exclusively in this kind of goods aud give my whole atttent'on to it. Per sons who ure building, or any one iu need of anything in my line, will find it to their advantage to give nie a call. I will always give a reasonable credit to responsible persons. I thank my old customers for their patronage, and hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget the place 3, April 8 '74. 1875. New Autumn Styles. LAROESTSTOGKIS THE CITY JIST (PE.t-D. DRY GOODS ATD NOTIONS. SPECIAL ATTK ACTIONS l.N OCR Dress Goods .Department. FULL UXE OF ALL THE LEADING EKANI'S OF IDOILVEIESTIG JD'HYT GOODS. Shiwls Skins. Hosiery. Gloves, and Small Wear. 1IOTTO.M PKIt'ES HI le Anvntu fur the CVtl.rate! FuI',ortin" FiTprt Fl.imiels, Xa-w L: JUrcaunts are !c iu-,1 ;. call an.l namine pur .k aoJ Pii.( . Wholesale sep: 239 E. T I E G L E MERCHAITT T J TT OIR,, 'o. 53 SmithiicM Street, PitMmrdi. JmlrriM-ived fuil sto. k of CLOTHS. CASS1MEKFS. an l YFST1XOS, ( r Fall nd Winter w.-ar. LOWEST PRICES. ' S-A11 Wori sa l Fl; . puirimco ! to tire perfect BOOTS .A. InT WHOLESALE , ".,'' UEEHTY Five doors tcmn neail of u ool s;reet, We are daily iweivfnu; (roods, and have now one of the !nre.t F.ilt Stock of BOOTS, SHOES eBTJBBERS in the market, whk-h will be M at BOTTOM PRICES. Would call Mei ial alirmioa of the Trade tooor Fort Pitt, Buffalo, and Erie Calf anil Kip llantl-niacle Bodt". Also, WOMEN'S. MISSES'. r,d (.'HlLMtEN'SCrjSTO.MCALF litXil'S. 3l.:n' MI:itr Shoe?. EC HBEli U H IDS at Faetorr K:ite9. N. B. 1 trders proinmlv attended to. I'jstcni Kills PnplieaU-d. Sep-.-; CONSUMPTION CURED AT LAST! THE TRUE REMEDY FOUND. PROF. mi. GUEMIIEirS GREAT LUNG HEALER IS A M RE RE.1ZDY FOR CONSUMPTION. HRONCMT1S, COUGHS, COLDS. OF CHEST, AND ALL DISEASES OF THE P UL M OX A 12 T if joar dracKixt dos not Keep It, send lo Wm, Gnonllior A' C'".. !V1 I )irtmonl Stroll. PITTSEtTRGii, J.'J. ANOTHER CASE OF CONSUMPTION CUBED. Pittsburgh. Speml-:r li 174. PKOF. WM. GUENTUEK Peak Sib: It yoa on your ucce?stn! treatment of my dantthtor. demon ratal tome Iit Yirar f kill that eonu mot ion ncnt, through Liivine 1'nivldenee. of rearing niany more tu ti?altl), i return to yon onr JiTHcre an beartlelt thnuks, ami may Gl Se.l von in your gl work. YnrH.p-.pe-!fuIly, S HDIW5F.TTS lnirietor of Esl!in:ore Hotel, lt4ai,.l l.Vi Wat.r StRHrh PKOF. WM. (JUENTHKR Sir: Tinrintrthe insrs. I contracted aei.ld whicheaoeil a liur.hne?9 dm-eil to trr Tor l.un Henler. which enre-l me In fpraWera and ringers aulterinit Irum hoarvntfj. rrfult", September 22, 1S75. $35,000 WORTH PTJNTE CAEPETS. STOCK Henry McCallum 77 FIFTH AY MTE Whi.-h wa parnrlllv 'nrpi!r-1 t.v w.ver at tlie lute fire hn? oeea remove I to ti e brtsemcn' of rlie Vi mond Bannk. I ll I II AYR'! E AND LIHtKI V ST., ami will I oH-red at a Uir red itvu uuua vMfc r vik . v x i a o . BUT Robins & Co. C0MMISS10M MERCHANTS, No. 88 S. EUTAW Street, B-AXjTIOVrOKIE. FOR SALE OP BUTTER, ECCS and POULTRY. Quick sales and prompt returns with check for uroduo.- is our style of business. Cards can be had at Messrs. A. J. Casebeer & Co., Expres-s office, Somerset, and Express office, Mineral Point. Sep ?. WIRE & YOUNG, BUTCHERS AND DEALER, Wholesale and ISefail. is AU, KINDS, SUCH 43 BEEF, PORK, MUTTON. VEAU LAMB, SAUSAGE, PUDDIXO, BOLOOXA' AND LARD, OUR OWN RENDERING. Market dan. Taaalan. Tnamlava. and Satar. Xnw Adcertuemcnls. Nails, Glass, Pamts,jN EW GOODS' 5cC, &0. ! Painter s uoods, a lull stocft nite all colors, at Stains, best Coul L'oal (hi Lomtw is l;re ana comprises Ditston's Circular, Mu!"" and Cro.-s Cut Saws. Mill Sneaths, Sledges, Mason Hammers, and Scrub brushes. Horse Brushes, Cur -- A I'll )L"' I T A-1TT 1 1 JOHN F. BLYMVEIl. 1875. irtAXTKF.O. Exclusively. CLTHMMflM 0 0UdlU.UII zzi 241 Libriy Sir:::. Ktabrrrb s Mf fai U.'B. ID S ZE3I O IE S. HOUSE up STl! KKT. ITlTSLUJUtlil, P CATARRH onoAX. u w:-h irroat pleasure that 1 lutn w etijfrat.t Alter anrtiTinir lor npwjin! of one year. yf;Ti ha ean 1 enrol. Hoping thar yon may he tin- iniru PiTTnrrtnrr. J.muitrv 2fi, present wint. r. whiie hol.llns a r tir of meet. in my ToK-e. hit throat wins !li"eto,t. I w-rf in lew than two ilay. I rveutnnieikled It ! imhll. My nile e.-el it Ur a severe cou-li. wirh iti- Yuurs truly. J. H. HI IX,. Prel - lont l!tthanrh Confercn-e. 46 Kcel S w OF PITTSBURGH PA. T is i ; . d T EC) USEE & CO, Merchant Tailors, Ami Manuuuren ol Gent's. Youth's and Boys, 121 Wood Stmt, fomrr Fiftli Atciidp, PITTSBURGH. aprL At ic AJccrti . mm tit. J. W. PAT TON. NT17YV C. O. HURST. KJ KM. THE NEW FIRM OF ntmmmT 0 mnum a flunai Xo. 4, ilacr's JJIock, are s:iw !r to e'y of i "Nik i! Intliebi"' ten t!:ii- an 1 iiiti" rurli!fv.l u i' h- Ihe tit'i hu in th tlu-y ar? t. !;:! 1 lrl0f"?o1 l''!u"i l-:iier (wit rupnr..' I ail in w.;itl ol v k'ua! anywiwre ei 10 twn, etmfriiJi.K ic-l-99 A "prr rj , erl -rtmerir. Tiny - ;tl. ?ntiI auuiti n 11 & A .STj.-f , j their !:ry.e :. 'rtincM -f , CALICOES, Bleached tud Ualleaeled Muslins J - j fi jj ?H HIT I NO, TICKING, BOYS AUD LIENS' HEAVY PA XT STUFFS, in CoUoiiatlc, Double ami Irish Jeans, S;:tincs, Ca.ssiuiere.s&f' DKIvSS GOODS, in Plain and Corded A!pacca3, Pop lins. Cashmeres, French Merrinops, dc, STAM.K ,t FANCY NOTIONS, HATS &z C-AS. SOOTS SHOES, TOBACCO AND CIGASS, f he ty-jtaftU'ruBcn: of Carpeting and Oil Cloths j ever 1 r"n-: turn, i w.ire. I.-'lerL-ii:;' .! To !. j mvn. VylfA an t pri- i A !.!! - up I.i i iK- ti.i iu :t.- rt- '':'!. Iv -ii: !t ii l'lrrwar-t and nsenf --IMxOi: I'weijf -What arc 1'rnlltiihlo Filiplny- ' I'll inn;; u.' ' 'Oh. !,. Ili-T w. r h?" A..-, brn-h are X' .Mtl:.-.!i JT19 bv :).; vhoMr tl c laruv tWx:'i:l ... i.rom j.r. n.i-i i j t!, tnt. j.. an ai; l AiB'-rit-an l hp.n o I n' a o. 11. t ureal! Irwi .; iut.r Art. No i.-i.e on r.vi". rhr ten.r tatl d tu l.uy w! cn -e . ii t tit-? (.1 rotn. . I .'navav. pi -'aito:!, fi-nVl in an-n. wt'l tt! ! tin, tl.:-.iii' ii i niTo:". .. i i,-- nr. j-!,:,, imvh ue ol t in. riaUr i::-rtev. K,r fuil l r. rti ti tar. moM amp toreonti Mitui fin ular. Aii.'ro K.iiLEA SON X VI ., j: Wa -iiina.-m Sr., liu'vB. Mas. Cook & Bserits' FAMILY GROCER! Flour and Feed S3 '-L'O Jri-hU . We woul-l mo't refpect miiv innouwe to frierM? ar t t!ic pul I u- t-fr.vr.iiiv. hi the t-.wn rivir i:yot Soraer-i".. that we j.av? .jwtte,l , our NewStors on JTAIX CROSS STREE1 Anil ls-mdiJitka to o :ul! Uye ol the ttit " Confectioner!?. .otio:i, Tol:irt-o, Clean, X?. We will t n ie iTor. at all tuuH'.-j wlia the iUKi, to ppiy jar cu- BEST lil'ALiT Y O F FAMILY FLOUK, CORN-MEAL, OATS, SHELLED CO UN, OA IS ,f CORN CHOP, P.RAN, MIDDLINGS Acl every thiut; nciilut loo o.iruininsr v t;,e Fec-.t lo:itt' FOSSIELS PRICES. CASlfoXL Y. Alto, a well seleeted ?r-!i cf Glassware; Siuneware. tt'mrrii al kin;!. and STArnox-:rii: WMoh we will soil as eitay tba obeai-f Ple-i.ae rjill. ei.iniine our o,Mi of alt fcfnl. e. sUfnel from y-or own ju.ii;u,-ui. Don't forget where ws stay fhs M Vi CE'iss : Oc- 2. UTS. treet. S iTcta:. !r NEW STORE! SCHELI. fe tVIT.SO'V writ! Iffprm f,.i. friends an.l tlte ruhii'.- aeneiallT. that tii-i hin ipenej a sore al o A. 11 Tt Tu T T n the line of tlie P. IV. i 15 R. R.. an.l now nttrr for:ilea 4S.-nfr.il St ilt rl .'Vter-hjii.Uie, eon Jlstin.- of pky ;oois, cr.oTiiixn, QUEEXSWARr, HAKDWAHE, II.VTcJ ii CAPS, r.OOTS k SHOES. . kc, ilt-., kc, All o whieh will he n.M he:ip ft CASH or ei- :irn-l lorr-pniu. e. W ill FJ l.':m-ernf at kir.'j. TI.n.r Ie ros-lie. iUrk. .t.ni, a,?., Al-. Waul. Knr :r, tl-ixf, IvTAl'lL.E SUGAR, Itaeain. ?rn!n of jll k!r..t. Prni, Phr-Pott f'-r w l.ivh we i!l n,iv tle -iu-t,t i.rlm lr. Ca-h or tlooli. SALT AND FISH. always n h;,n.l. (live n a esll an.! he n it we uun! lo do u-iofft iuii caitDot b utitT- "SCIIELL & WILSON. LAttl'S w. nu.Ki Apts lor Firs ana MS taie, JOHN HICKS & SON, SO.MKIiSET, PA.. And Real Estata Brokers. j KSTA15MSIIED lt-'A I Jer3iiu who tIfr!reto Sfllba orexchanee prvp i m, or U'T ivr.t will fiuJ it to tHeir AtiTdiilMce w ' rviMT the (If-Hrrirrf Wn thereof, tm Dorhrxi ma-i nnI-M ptl r rroift!. Heal f atAt basiocn Kcuerally wt.lhe pruuiptly attetvleit to. day " niarlO'76