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KLM STREET, TIONESTA, T.
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Term. - . - tl.00 per Year.
Doer forests ftro rnflior ..to
uries, 120,000 being a sum often spent
on their maintenance for the year. One
English nobloman has already cxpondod
on one in the Highlands during his dif.
fcrent residences thero tho sum of 1 900,
00. Tho "woodchuck's" lot Is not a happy,
ono In some parts of Indiana. A few
years ago theso animals did so much dam
ago in La Porto county, Indiana, that a
bounty of -twenty cents was offered for
each rroodchuck cnlp. Since then some
25,000 scapshave bees Ukon.and with n
the last three months tho county has paid
$1,039.20, which represents 5,196 of tho
pests.
A Minnesota man who knows tho In
dians of tho Northwest well Hdvanccs tho
theory that they are increasing instead of
diminishing in numbers. lie says that
they have been steadily following the'
buffalo westward, gradually moving
from tho Atlantic coast to the Far West,
and multiplying as they moved. The
first government report mentions 60,000
Indians; tho last total number reported
M 230,000.
On tho authority of the American Cran
berry Growers' Association, tho 1880
crop is estimated at 000,000 bushels
ogainst 750,000 bushels estimated Inst
year. These figures may bo excccfed,a
tho actual crop last year was nbouts.)00,
000 bushels. In order to secure a market,
new channels of trndo must bo opened.
Last year no less than 150,000 bushels
failed to find an outlet, tho enormous
quantity of 750,000 bushels being mar
keted tmly by great exertions and at low
'I JCOS.
yountry people can make their own
tometcrs if they have no other use for
-f wells. In tho Swiss village of
Jgen some disused wells have been
V a atmospheric pressure
thrugl small hole in tho
eTv ,owinR a whistle, and thn
W? i.iing of a coming tdorm ; but
e Sruen the outside pressure is incre .ing,
the air, being forced into the well, causes
a fl liferent sound, and announces the
probability of fine weather.
On tho Pacific coast, whon they make
up their minds to see a sea serpent, they
gcneratly observe ,one worth talking
4 about. Ensign Selim E. Woodworth, of
the United States Navy, tells tho San
Francisco reporters that a short time ago,
' when tho Ranger was off the coat of
Costa Rica on a surveying trip, the look-
out reported a reef some distance jjivay.-
They drew near to survey it, ana aw
that the reef wna a huiro serpent. 'he
head was larger than a man's body, t 'jf)
large! piercing eyes. The body was of a
dirty yellow color. The serpent was a
6low traveler, and the ship gained on it,
but it escaped in the darkness, not be
fore several musket balls had been fired
into it without apparent effect.
That was a curious case of the girls in
a cigar factory in New York, who fell, one
After another, into swoons and fits of hys
terics, in imitation of one who had
fainted. No doubt, says the5r;-t7in, i
was an instauco of - those epidemic influ
ent 9 of which tho Convulsionnaircs of St.
Mcdard are the best known examples.
During the Ulster Revivals of1859, sim
ilar cases occurred. The ?planation
of them is that the emotions, acting on
tho nerves, simulate seizures t! sight of
' which has caused tho initialteitement.
Tho influence of tho miud upon, the body
is practically illimitable. Tho formci
can simulate diseases so closely that the
normal physical effects follow, and this
is sometimes done with contagious dis
eases, death even resulting from purely
mental or emotional processes. . This is
what is referred to when it is said that in
great epidemics fear kffls more than the
plague.
There are about 300,000 miles of rail
road in the world, of whieh fully one-hall
. - re in America. Atralia is now build
ing at the greatest rS per cent, of thy
jj of tho grand divisions of the world,
partly because the mileage of that coun
, try is very small in proportion to its ex-
tent. Sixty per cent, of the railroads of
the world are in the English-speaking
countries. Australia has only 805 persons
per mile of railroad, tho United States
about 500, and Canada the same. Iu
Great Britain and Ireland there are 1,870
people per mile of road, and iu Geroiau y,
France and Helgiuin still moro. Austria
heads the list with 2,7Ho per mile. -The
British railroads are very ccstly, the av
erage exceeding (200,000 per mile ..The
average in the I'nited States is less than
one-third as much, the difference being
due not altogether to cheaper construe
tion, but largely to the great cost of way
in the moro thickly populated country
about 133 per head. l.'u-sia has spent
only f 14 per head, and most of the Euro
pean cations less than $20.
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VOL. Ill, NO. 30.
THE EARS.
The wee and weakling year I
When time ti)ew and sweet unto the lip,
When slej s are toddling, doubtful little
things,
Then strouger -fingers leal us lest we slip,
When curls fall o'er our brows iu fair, wild
rings,
And kisses press the pure-eyed dears
ino weo and weakling years I
(Vben staff mufirtond support and eyes grow
dim,
When frost bas nipped the raven of our
. brows,
Whon we are lonely looking o'er the rim '
Of two worldsHere ' and There whon
lontlifo liows
And from hid lips the last call hears
Tho slow, sad-footed years 1
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
FROM. SEVEN TO NINE.
Seven o'clock in tho morning, and
anabel Clifton's wedding day 1
The sunshine drifted through the half
dosod blinds and danced upun the white
Wall of the . upper room in tho Eliza
bethan tower of the Cliftons' river-town
rilln. This littlo apartment, usually in
Itudicd order, whs strewn with incon
gruous draperies, and was, as one might
ny, in dishevolmcnt. Anabel was still
.sleop. She did not stir .when her
mother and her nurse tho aged nurse
ot all tho family of pi.rht. nf wimm
leventeen-year-old Anabel was the eldest I
ind the favorite climbed ut the narrow
tairway from tho nurs, and stood at-k
the curtained entrance an, inff in.
It is not in a sleeper to withstand des
pciatoly earnest gliwes, and Anabel's
eyeiids trembled, then imfo'doH . sl.o
iad been deeply asleen. for she nepmn.l
to como slowly back from the mysterious
world as sho fixed her eyes on the two
mute ligures and gradually recognized
lhem. Ao nooner had ono ray of
recogni.ant Consciousness passed from
her than one of the visilors the mother
vanished. There had been somothing
o girlishly, so almost babyishly, inno
cent in the sweet littlo sleeping face.and
lomething so unspeakably dear in its
awakening, that she could not trust her
'Clf to linger. Sho stole down the stair
way, and catching up from its crib her
youngest darlinir. a mrl. and of nil hnr
children most like her fresh, faultless,
ucauuiiii Anauci, sne Durst int a pas
sion of weeping.
The old nurse advanced. "Como,
MissAmbel, high time ye war tfStirrin'.
An' dis ycr weddin' day. an' de pres
cn's a-fluddin' in hansum. Come, honey,
bes' put on yer dressin'-gown and lebo
lie flxin' till affcr brcakfas'. For Dinah
:he gonu got sech a brcakfas'; all do
tibbics yer fond ob, Miss Ambol, br'iled
rhicken, abblo tart, cberyting enviting.
1'ut dis yere's yer weddin' time, an'
honey, dere isn't sech a bride ebery
day."' J
"Such a happy, happy bride!" taid
Anabel.
She had slipped from her bed in a
winkling, and htood beside her dusky
friend, with her hand on the cumbrous
ihouldcr, and her roseate face fondly
sear the dnrk-hued, wrinkled, but ever
kindly ono. She kissed the old goodie
a kiss on her forehead.
"Such a happy, happy, bride!" said
Anabel.
8 o'clock A. M. Breakfast ovea, but
hardly tasted, in spite of "tibbies." Oh,
why do they keep tho pet morsels of. life
until the exact moment when 'tis impos
sible to swallow them?
' 'May the children come in?" asked a
voice, cheerily.
A rush of little ones. They climb on
Anabel's knee, they kiss her, they hug
her. May, tho eldest, steals her arm
around the white neck, and takes one of
tho long bright golden curls of "the
bride'' between her lips. Jancey, the
favorite brother, blurts out: "Oh, what
a fool you arc, Nannie, to go and leave
us! Such lots of fun as we had ahead,
too!"
"And wo love you so!" whispers May.
"Oh, you darlirtgs!" cries AnlAel,
springing from her chair, and tumbling
down the youngsters without noticing.
"Bridget! nursie!" &he cnllstothe maids
in the anteroom, "tike the children
away directly."
She can hardly restrain her tears until
she is obeyed, and the door closes upon
the IHtlo tlgurc. Then murmuring to
herself, "But I must not cry and spoil
my eyes, for it is my wedding day," she
weeps bitterly.
U o'clu kA.Af. The bridal dress arrived
at last. "If it had not been for J 's
intluence in the custom-house it would
never have got through in time, and you
would have to be married n "
"Has it come?'1 says Anabel, perfectly
indifferently.
Yes; a superb chef-tTautrlol Parisian
costuming. W hite tulle over white satin,
the tulle studded all over with white
i'tismine and orange blossouts; the veil
lordered with orange blossoms; a corsage
knot of jasmine and orange, and wreath
(or coiffure to match.
Anabel rejected tho bouquet of the
corsage. "1 shall wear these at least
natural flowers," she said.
"An' de n:it'ral flowers am here," said
the o'd nurse. "Dey am comfo' suah,
'long wid Massa Franklin's wedlin' gif,
lietter late den neber! A cross ob em
rils, .Mi.vs Ambel. Missus jes peeked in,
an' I miscovcred. A mighty pretty gif
for Massa Franklin." And tne fond
creature gave Anabel a strange pene
trating glance a n-proachful glance, if
anything go affectionate could be culled
repn.achful.
10 o'clock A. Jf. Anabel has tried on
the wedding dress. Her groomsman
and brideinuids have come to practice
the formalities of 'ha ceremony. The
eldest brothei, Janoey, with a look f
great seriousness, personates the brKSj
groom; May, with no seriousness at all,
personates the clergyman. Then Ana-
TIONESTA. PA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1886.
'lAi, alone in the tower room, Ji?.-neum-brcd
of the bridal dres, glancflj into
Rio small jewel case enclosing tlfa cros
of emeralds, Franklin Monroe's gift. "!
would wear it if I could,'' he says to
herself, "only a bride must be in" pure
white. What a lovely color thc-e stones
have! I do not wonder that tired lan-
(Q.darics rest their eyes upon emeralds. I
wouia UKf, to wear it, for I love oh, in
deed I love Cousin Franklin next best to
mother noxt best in all the world to
mother and Eugene."
At tho very thought of therrtmo "Eu
gene, " Ahsbel Clifton colored, hho was
muli in love with the young man Eu
gene Sands.her chosen husband deeply
in love, although she had known him
scarcely three monthr and but for his
high credentials, his wJLlth and position,,
his Impetuous per-fsl&ftce in hastening
tho marriage, and, the urgent fatality
(that precipitates a love-match, Anabelja
'sole guardian, her mother, could nfl.
have been persuaded to part so early with
her child.
."And to day I' shall be his wife!"
gasped An ibel, with asudden time-stroke
on her heart, half dread, half ecstasy.
H o'clock A. M. "A noto for you,
Miss-Clifton," says a servant, breaking
up Anabel's solitude.
, 12 o'clock M. Anabel is lying motion
less in a "dead faint," and the ceremony
tol e at three I
Tho news spread through the house
like wUdfire. The mother, the nurse, and
thp dAtor, hastily summoned, were at
her.bedside. ,
snor neocr tainted nore in .Acr
brC8fs6'1 lifetime," said the old nurse,
"Sui.li''n's happened fo' auah." -
"b
)no 8ilFi
bnb had a noto sent to, her." some
ggestcd. St.o disasiifvd immedi-
Qciy mo servant wno umrgutit; tiieo
a sharp call was heard aoay. When the
Uiwcr room was reached.. Vnabel hlf
811
retched on the floo ir?uleath-liko
swoon. Where was the note that a mo
ment beforo sho must have had in her
hand? It was nowhere to be found.
1 o'clock 1 M. Tho flower decorators
busy in finishing the fragrant ornament
of the house, nothing remaining to be
done but to hang the shields of camellias
in the halls, and twine tho bnlusters of
tho stairs with pink carnations and
smilax. Timo for tho bride to be at her
toilet; the hairdresser is in waiting.
"I must sco my mother all alone," said
Anabel, still white as a ghost, and almost
smothered by the anxious thronging of
her attendants. "I want her with me
quite .alone."
"Den swaller dis ycre quietin' bowlob
nourishin', . Miss Ambel, an' bear up,
honey; missus afrubbled enuf areddy."
Anabel draniS? strengthening potion
unquostioningryVThen the authoritative
croue ordered everyone from the tower
room, and tho mother, pale as her child,
came to the bedside. .
"Dear mother," said Anabal a id tho
fond eyes that looked upon her as sho
spoke seemed t seo before their wistful
gae no longcjsa child, but a woman a
child quickfyTJut surely agcl into tho
lot of woman. "Dear mother, this is
my weddjnjj day, but I have changed
my mind. Don't be troubled, dear; 'tisr
only aborji trifle. I shall be married"
she spoke on, hurriedly, "to-day. At
three o'clock every one will be here, of
courst, and I may bo a little latfT. I
have changed my mind, dear mother,
about my first groomsman." Anabei
had a choice in this, because her lover
Eugene Sands, was but a stranger in the
town an Englishman arrested upon a
pleasure tour by tho fascination of Ana
bel. "I want Couin Fr.mklinto be sent
for immediately."
"My darling," sa"id the mother, with
gentle hesitation, "I will do just as you
say, for I want everything to please you
to-day. But do you think it is quite
kind to Franklin, who has loved you so
long and faithfully, and who, although
we cIlR him so for affection, is not really
your cousin, remember do you think it
is quite kind in you to ask him to accept
such a conspicuous place in this ordeal f"
Annbcl sank back on her pillow with
an ashy lino drawn about hcxjjps threat
ening another swofcn. "I muree him,"
sho niunnercd. "Send for him, dear
mother, If "you lovo your little Anabel.
Send for him at onc"
2 o'clock- P. M. "Is Cousii Franklin
blow? Tell him to'pleasego into the
library and takoabook. 1 shall bo ready
to receive him presently. And now bring
the hair-dreHer; then dress me as
quickly as possible.?
This was Anabel's 'order. When every
touch was complete went to the mir
ror, and for rive raSjiutcs or more so
they said afterward-looked at tho re
flo tion of herself tradily.
"Is this you, Atel Clifton?" they
heard her say; and x Jen she came back
to her mother amlMaho children, who
waited to view her.ind showed herself
; darling to them, ill smile.
,i o'clo r. M. l ajriagcs rolling up to
the door. The drawing-rooms in splen
dor; the receptions-rooms on tho upper
floors filling with opera-cloaked guests
and with gentlemen drawing on their
light gloves ; th bridemaids and gr joius
men grouped in an anteroom ap-irt.
"Tell Couin Franklin he may rome to
me." said Anabel. She was now in tho
radiance of her licauty, two bright roses
glowing freshly Km her cheeks, for so
youth masks with bloom its fever; her
eyes violct-liddcA radiant, sho whis
pered to her moth, who was the la-t to
lin;er: "Darlirij $ bring him yourself,
and then leave Ll for ten, for twenty
minutes." She wro glancing toward the
d'Tising-table, and added, without change
of voice: "Stay a moment, dear mother.
Let me see if the ribbon is secure on my
fan. Yes, everything is in order." And
so, never suspecting the storm that was
sweeping over a soul distruiBed in this
smiling calm, Anabel's mother loft her.
4 o'clock I'. M. An hour after the time
fixed for the wedding. The bridemaids
and groomsmen becoming very impa
tient. Anabel still lingers in her tower.
FranklhrMonroe is seated in the window
seat at her side. Fortunately for the
order of the day, ana .wiatwl's sudden
wish, he is in full dress. lie had intended
to be present at this marriage, cost hint
what pnng it might.
"Cousin Franklin, said Anabel C!?f
ton, "I am in very great sorrow, and
naturally in my sorrow I turn to a trusted
friend."
At this moment a knock at the door
demanded attention. "Every one is
waiting," a voice said; "but Mr. Sandf
has not come. Mrs. Clifton will send to
his hotel, if Miss Anabel is willing."
"Sond for him," said Anabel. And
Franklin thought tliat he saw her shud
der. lie glanced at his watch, as at tin
doflr ho reiterated th,e most inaudible or
der, lie returned, irpubled.
"Tell me,'.' he said'the cause of yur
sorrow. I will help yoi'vlf I can. You
can trust me you knoir Ihat, Anabl
to my lifo's end." ."if
Anafjel hadjillowedjb in his earnest
ness tJwp WwiCAtyhifc-glovcd hand.
He felt that it was ice-cold. Then she
went to her bureau t.h hilrean rillpd
phat morning of all its djlicatclytitchcd
treasure quite empty Trow, excepting
one drawer, which Apabel unlocked.
Hic took fiom it an unsealed note the
message that, with a woman's new-b'orn
instinct of "veiling her heart from the
wotfJi,',he 4vai concealed and turned
tho lock upon before, in the uncon
trollable climax of her misery, she had
cried for help, and fallen as they had
found her, in a death-like swoon.
..She stood still, lookiftif downward,and
holding the unsealed uffin her hand.
Another knock, nflther message.
"Mr. Sands has left his hotel. Th,
thought he was to lea town by the
4 i0 express,. What shirt we do, Miss
Annbcl?' ... .
. "Send to tho depot," wrts the order.
She flew to franklin's side. Sh
clasped his "hand. "i;ear friend," sht
said, "you have loved me truly for so
long. You love mo now, do you not!"
Something forbado the loyal soul of
Franklin Mouroo to say "I lovo you'' to
an allianced bride. But his eloquent
eyes, his earnest face, gave assurance to
Anabel, Ho said: "1 am at your com
mand." She put the letter into his hand.
J Io glanced over tho passionate pro
tcttations, the plea for forgiveness, the
breaking of a heart at Anabol's feet, to
comprehend tho ono marked sentence
tnat explained why the announced mar
riage was unlawful, impossible why
Eugene Sands had fled.
4e more message, "No tidings from
the railway depot. Mr. Sands has not
been scan thero to-day. The pooplo are
very impatient. Mrs. Clifton sends tc
Ttnow what we shall say."
"Say I am eoimng," said Anabel.
She closed the 'door.- She -was almost
I fabulous in her brilliant beauty as, in
f. ce of her mingled love and resolve; sho
returned to Franklin.
Sho tore from the knot ofrange blos
toms that had accompffrheW Franklin's
gift, - and whjch was already clasped
against the bosom of her bridal dress,
one flower, and fastened it ki his vest.
5 o'clock P. M. Two houfs late; but
at last -the wedding march strikes up.
The bride is coming! Tjie long delay is
regarded by the visits "Sho looks
like an angel," they saicTJ
One riveted gaze at the bride, and then
all eyes turned upon the bridegroom.
Already bridemaids and groomsmen
had rallied from the shock of surprise.
The throng of guests accepted their as
tonishment as best they might. Anabel's
,1 ,H...i.i;., in,
luuiurr, -.f.uiu nuu w mutiny,
toward her darlincr when the coilcl'b en-l
tered, with its surprising denouement,
murmured "Thank Heaven 1" Theyoung
bride's loveliness subdued everybody
Even the children behaved discreetly,
beyond alK"preedent, in extreme exi
gency of children's behavior. The" whole
household the whole town, in fact
hniknuj4in Aaa's t5tion, and
theolial bei'iTTlo lack oFtmpathetio
indignation when ljtijjhjte.be Anabel's
lover was usurpff by an arrogant
stranger. . .
(1 o'difk F.T. I nder tho marriage
bell of lilies and white roses, a married
wonan, Anab Monroe. And every one
pushing up to kiss and congratulate tho
bride. And fb bridegr"o? lie was
ecpiafto thejwrasion a good deal to
say of a mftwd, in addition to th
usual nervousness ascribtflWhe mascj
line iftoodfi such an occasion, had
known in the 'Vapid experience of a mo
ment the traction from despair to tri
umph, j
u'elocic l'.i$r. In her traveling aress,
and in the carriage ; the adieux all made ;
the luck-propitiating shoe,. May's pet
embroidered slipper, to be framed in a
glass case eventually, tlungCtor the re
ceding, wheels in the hiJwny. The
Bound of the dance tread aifl the music
pours into the open air. fl from be
tween half-barred blinds or a window
not far off an anxious, grief-drawn face
follows with its guilty eyes the carriage
receding in tho avenue's sunj reddened
dusk.
8 o'clock P. companajnent in a
p ilaee-car destined to stoi at Jrest
Point. Booms bespoken by telegraph,
which at morning shall ihow tlfb diwn's
superb outlook upon a ofel path
win 5jg to the river's edge, Harwell-
know flirtation Path, frehhte for ,
Franco Monroe with a memory eflrst ,
lovcifiist love buried, as he thought,
but irVikcned by fate at last so strange- j
ly, i3fJazlingly, from the bleeping, not I
dead;nast.
Iu 4 ho car alone, a bride and bride-
grooV
"llisin Franklin," says the new-raaa
wife vi ousin" (she cannot drop at ouc
the on-time term), "you are sure, per
fcctlfeure, are you not, that you love
me?' J
"l'J'feetly sure," not very audibly,
not very steadily, but stung to his soul
witliio blissful assurance of the truth
of hia'-sertion, her husband answers.
"I love you!" said Anabel.
11 o'clock P. M. A moonlight night.
All well ! Hudson Biver express train en
tering tho Highlands. laifer'$ Weekly,
$1 50 PER ANNUM
SELECT SIFTLVGS.
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In old calendars the saints' days were
marked with red letters. An? lucky
day is now called a "red-letter day."
A European economist reckons that
there are on the face of the globe 47,500,-
000 head of cattle and 105.000,000 sheep.
At the conclusion of the play, or of
the epilogue, it wss formerly customary
for the actors to kneel down on the stage
and pray fsr tho sovereign, nobility,
clergj, and sometimes for .the commons.
An artesian well at Lemore, Dak.,
sunk for railroad uses, is attracting at
tention on account of its medical quali
ties. It is said that its oontinnal use
will put an end to a desire for alcoholic
drinks. .....
Three hundred natives of the West
Indies of both sexes were sent to Spain
as slaves during te reign of Ferdinand
and Isabella. This was an net of re
taliation for the murder of Spaniards in
the Ne World.
Tho wone place in the country where
the most railroad trains pass is said to be
the Union Depot, Elizabeth, N. J. A
man was put on for the purpose last
-eck, and counted up 3,255 as the total,
and iu one day of twenty-four hours,
600: Jtis a crossing at tho street level,
too. - "
A London paper says: "Eighteen
hundred and eighty-six began on a Fri
day, will end on a Friday, and contains
fifty-three Fridays. Four months in the
year have five Fridays. Five changea
of the moon occur on a Friday, and both
the longest and shortest days in the
twelve months are on Fridays. This
might, indeed, be termed a Friday yeir."
In England high treason was once pun
ished byj dragging at the horse's tail,
through the streets frem tho prison to
tho place of execution ; or by plucking
out and burning the entrails, while the
Erisoner was yet alive; or by hanging
y tho neck, so as not to destroy life ;
also by beheading, quartering, and
the exposure of the fragments of the
body in such places as tho king should
uircct.
It has been found by Dr. Tuit that the
ear in women can perceive higher notes
that is, sounds with a greater number
of vibrations per second than the ear
of men. Tho highest limit of human
hearing is somewhere between forty-one
and farty-two thousand vibrations per
secocil. Few persons have equal sensi
bilities to acute sounds in both cars, tho
right car usually hearing a higher noto
than the left. The lowest continuous
sounds have about sixteen vibrations per
second.
Some Anecdotes of Stonewall Jackson.
In the October Century is a collection
of "Personal Bcminiscences of Stone
wall Jackson," from which we quote as
follows: "Talking with him once about
some subject of casuistry or prevarica
tion, I put the question direct to him:
'Did you ever tell a lie?' Pausing, as
was his invariable manner before giving
a categorical answer, i.s if for an intro
spective review of his consciousness, ho
said :
" 'Yes; but only once, so far as I can
remember. I was hading my men
through a rank chaparral, infested by
Mexican guerrillas. The balls were fly
ing incessantly, and tho broad leaves of
the tropical plants were being, riddled
through and through. They became
panic-stricken, and, notwithstanding m"y
repeated order for advance, they hung
back. Stepping some distance in front
of them, into a narrow pass, where the
bullets were whizzing round my head,
and the foliage was being cut to ribbons,
1 called out:
"'Follow me, men! Don't you see,
there is 9 danger? " '
"He never posted a letter without cal
culating whether it would have to travel
on Sunday to reach its place of destina
tion, and if so, he would not mail it till
Monday morning. Still further did ho
carry his Puritanical observance. Un
numbered times have I known him to
receive important letters so late on Sat
urday night that he would not bieak his
fixed resolution never to use his eyes,
which were eiy delicate, by artificial
light; he would carry tho letter in his
pocket till Monday morning, then rise
with the fffh to. read tam..
"In tho winter of '(51-'(i2, while Jack
son's forces were at Winchester, he sent
a brigade to destroy the canal leading to
Washington. The expedition proved a
failure; and ho attributrd it, in some
measure, to the fact that Sunday had
been needlessly tribnas ed upon. So
when a second cxpediiion was planned
he determine there should bo no Sabbath-breaking
connected w th it that he
could prevent. The advance was to bo
made early on Monday morning. On
Saturdaft; he ordered my husbamUfM
onel Preston, at that time on his stall ) to
seo thtlt the necessary powdor Jwas in
readiness. The quartermaster could not
lind a sufficient qumtity in Winchester
on Saturday, but during Sunday it was
procured, Sunday evening the fict
in some way pot to Jackson's ears. At a
very early hoTiron Monday he dispatchod
an officer to Shcpherdstowu for other
powder, which was brought. Then sum
moning Colonel Preston, ho said, very
decisively :
" 'Colonel, I desire that you will see
that the powder which is used for this
expedition is not the powder that. was
procured c Sunday.' "
Jloth Waiting.
There's a flush in her satin cheek to night,
i And hor heart is palpitating.
And her eyes art) tilled with love's kweet
light;
Fur hur beau the maid is waiting.
Ah! would that a friend the youili would
warn
The visit he'll dearly rue
For htr pa with a club behind the baru
In awaiting hib uuuiiug, t o.
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MIDNIGHT AT THB HELM.
"Wbatseost thou, friend t
The frail masts bend.
Thy ship reels wildly on the tossing deep;
Thy fearless eyes '
Regard the skies,
And this brood waste where through white
chargers leap;
Boest thou the foam?"
Pilot "I see my borne.
And children on a white soft couch asleep. "
II.
"What seest thou, friend?
The tiller end
Thou grapest safely In thy firm, strong grip;
Thine eyes fcre strange,
They seem to range
Beyond sea, sky and clouds and struggling
ship,
Beyond the foam."
Pilot "I see my homo
Brown cottage eaves round which the swal
lows dip."
. III.
"What seest thou, friend?
Black leagues extend
On all sides round alxmt thy bark and thee;
Not one star speck
Above the dock
Abates the darkness cTThe midnight sea;
The waves' throats rear"
Pilot "I see the shore,
And eyes that plead with God for mine and
me."
George Barlow, in Boston HeralcL,
HUMOR OF THE DAT.
A designing man The architect."
Large revolvers The earth and moon.
A cool baseball player Tho ice
pitcher.
Tho motto of the sheriff Hold fast -f
that which is goods Tvl-li ts.
Question of tho chiropodist "Do you ,.'
acknowledge tho corn'f Detroit Free
Press.
Some tilings aro most valuable when
they are upside down. A figure G, for
Instance. Pliilidljih!a Call.
"A handsome woman is dangerous,"
says an exchange. Perhaps this is the
reason why so many men court danger.
Neic JIaren Atics.
Summer boarder "I have heard that
silk tassels grow on your corn'" Farmer
"Yes, miss, regular gros grain silk it
Is, tco. Lowell Citizen. .
It is stated that Henry Clay never was
at a loss for a word. From this it is evi
dent that Henry never jammed his thumb
in a door. Aetc Haven Reus.
Mamma (to Noel, who is inclined to
be talkative) "Hush, Noel! llavon't
I told you often that littlo boys should
be seen and not heard?" .Noel "Yes,
mamma, but you don't look af MieJ"
A musical composer writes: MIIave .
you noticed my 'March for the Piano V "
We have not. When we observe any one
march for the piano we invariably march -f
in another direction. 'l'cxns Sijtings,
"Jessio!" "Yes'm." "What are you
crying for?" "I.aura hit mo on tho
head." "Where?" "That's tho matter.
I tried to keep the murk t 11 I gt home
to show you, and, boo-hooT it's gone
away." Chitwjo Ldjcr. t -.-
Wise Matron "Yes,, my son, I ear
nestly hope you and AlUs lHank will
make a match of it; I likelier exceed
ingly." Her Son "Put .Miss Blank is
su h a giggler." "Oh! she will get over
that after she's married." Omalut WvrU.
"What's home rulo, John," asked his wife at
tea,
"That the papers talk of so?"
John looked as sad ux he could bo,
And gnaned in utter misery,
"I wished I didn't know."
Tid-Bi's.
They were spoaking of a Buffalo
bride's trousseau. "Were her robes
made in Paris?" one asked. "Oh. no,"
another one said; "they .were made in
Uuffalo. She takes pride in jwWfina-'i "
nothing but Uuffalo robes.."s .b : !' 4
Hun.
"Kxcuso me dearest;" he said, disen
tangling himself. Then he stalkeij.to .V
the edge of tho voranda, and fiercely de-.
manded: "Hoy, what aro you lurking v
about tho front gate for at this timo o' '
night?" "Morniu' papers, sir?" New
York tlun. . --'
. 4' IV. '
Poetical Grammar. ".
The following verses are old, but are' V
well worth republication and preserva
tion from oblivion, for they are doubtless
tho briefest grammar of the .ugun
langiiago in existence:
I.
Three little words you often see.
Are articles a, an, and the.
II.
A ni un's the name of anything,
As school, or gardou, hoop, or swing.
- III.
Ad iiK'tivtn. the kind of noun.
As grout, small, pretty, white, or brown.
IV.
Instead of nouns the pronouns stand
llor head, his lace, your arm, my hand.
"'V.
Verhs toll something to 1)0 doue
To read, count, laugh, biug, jump, or ruu.
VI.
How things are done the adve.-bs tell,
As slowly, quickly, ill, or well.
VIL
Conjunctions jolu the words together
As inenauil w onion, w ind or weather.
VIII.
The preposition stands before
A noun, as iu, or through the door.
IX.
The Interjection shows surprise,
As Oh! how pretty. Ah: how wise.
Tho whole are called niue parts of spee -h,
Uhi U n-aling, writing, spetikiiig loach
Sioux Falls, I). T.. intends having an
ite palace aud carnival next wintei.
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