Why the Rose I* Red.
The roe®, ot old, they say. wae whit®.
Till Love, iiw dav. in wanton flight,
Flirting away from flower to flower,
A rose tree brushed, in evil hour.
The spreading leaves concealed a thorn
By which the coy-god's foot waa torn.
Hi# precious drops In plenteous flow
Fell on a rose's breast below,
And all her snow-white virgin undo
In blushing pure carnation died
To tell to future times unborn
How tow was wounded by a mora.
Robbing with pain and weeping dew,
The wounded boy to Venus flew :
But tew the ills which boy# endure
A mother's kisses can not cure;
And far strli pleaewre after pain
Ia) re would bo often prickVl again 1
A Retrospect.
I see it now An orchard set
Deep in a garden, rank and gnvit
It scarce were oMer now than then
For all the seasons gone between,
So vary hoar the hranehes spread,
Bowed lowly t.i the dappled bed.
Caught by the ivy, nothing loath.
Tall purple orchis here and there
Shot up it* spirals to the space.
Where white upou the blue atmanae.
Pale appto-lwossoms leaned their face.
Or fluttered aiiftly to their rest,
Scarce chowing which should l>e the heat,
And pausing midway, fam for both.
All interlaced that orchard lay.
All rif# with gnvnwt tilings that grow,
Tall ferns and mailed umt. rgnmnd.
When' frnwi.llv mitw would cum and go -
Here peep np curious from a tent
Of hurdivk leaves, all dew-besprent.
Or froiu a primrose alley-show ,
A pathway ran—l wo it now
Around the wehtvd cast and west,
That for rewpaaioua of Ms way
WtHild eh ana® the flowei-s it loved the beat;
So aoft, a footpath well might .suite
With has ado than wild-bee's hum.
And pass beneath the branches low.
And so it Ml. I see her now.
A lithesome figure in tho way.
Just where the grandest meeting boughs
Had meet assayed io hide the day ;
Ttie week head bent upon the book,
She peaceful conned with bolt look,
As Galiriel some acroll of Odt.
Bidding him hasten on his road.
She, too, has such a tiding soon.
I think ah® read it first thai hour ;
Before bait waned a newer moon
No lithesome figure In between
Stood wrapped atxwi! with reniely green—
She, too, was hidilen of the Lord.
Rome thinker that has thought alond
(I thank him. for the Uiought is kind.)
Has reasoned that are held our hhss.
That heaven itself is in the mind.
I sometimes think my heaven may be
A green place, with lis iwehard tree.
And one sam t angel known to me.
THE POET OF SIERRA FLAT.
BY MOOT HJLBTF-
A* the enterprising editor of the "Si
cm Flftf ItoeordH stood at his caae set
ting type for his next week's paper, he
was startled by the sudden irruption of
a small roll of manuseript, which was
thrown through the open door and fell
at his feet. An examination of the man
uscript, however, sheared that it arms evi
dently of human origin,—being verse,*
and of exceeding bad quality. The ed
* iter laid it aside.
A few days after this the editorial se
clusion was invaded by voices of alter
nate expostulation and entreaty. Step
ping to the door, the editor wis amazed
at beholding Mr. Morgan McCorkle, a
well-known citizen of Angelo, and a sul>-
scriber to the "Record," in the act of ur
ging, partly by force and partly by argu
ment, at. awkward young man toward
the bn fifing. When he had finally ef-,
fected liii object, and, as it were, safely j
landed his prize in a chair. Mr. Met'or tie
took off h hat, carefully wiped the nar
row isthmus of forehead which divided
his black brows from his stubby hair,
and. with an explanatory wave of hi*
hand toward his reluctant companion,
said, "A horned poet, and the cussed est
fool yon ever seed P*
Accepting the editor's amile as a recog
nition of the introduction. Mn.MeCork!e
jiautixl and went on : "Didn't want to
come! 'Mister Editor don't want to see
me. Marg.' se he. 'Milt.' sez I. 'hedo;
a horned poet Hke you and a gifted ge
nius like he onghter come together so
ciable ! And I fetched him. Ah, will
ver ?" The born poet had. after exhib
iting signs ot great distress, started to
run. But Mr. McCorkle was down upon
him instantly, seizing him by his long
linen cost and settled him back in his
chair. "'Taint no use stampeding. Yer I
ye are and yer ye stays. For yer a
borned ye are as shy as a jack-,
ass rabbit. Look at 'im now !"
He certainly was not an attractive pic
ture. There was hardly a notable fea
ture in his weak face, except his eyes,
which were moist and shy, and not un
like the animal to which Mr. McCorkle
had compared him. It was the face that
the editor hail seen at the window.
"Knowed him for fower year,— since
he war a boy," continued Mr. McCorkle
in a loud whisper. ' Allen* the same,
bless yon ! Can jerk a rhyme as easy a*
turain' jack. Never had any edification ;
lived out m Missooray all his life. But
he's chock full o* poetry. On'v this
morn in' sez Ito him,—he camps along
o" me, —'Milt P # sez L 'are breakfast
ready Y and he up and answers back
quite peart and chipper, Tlie breakfast
it is ready, and the birds is singing free,
and it's rutin' in thedawnin' light ishap-
Snese to me !* When a man, " said Mr.
cCorkle, dropping his voice with deep '
solemnity, "get# off things like them,
without any call to do it, and handlin
flapjacks over a cook-stove at the same
time,—that man's a lwrned poet."
There was an awkward pause. Mr.
McCorkle beamed patronizingly on his
prrifyfr. The born t>oet looked a# if he
were meditating another flight,—not a
metaphorical one. The eilitor askeil if
he could do anything for them.
"In course "von can," responded Mr. j
k McCorkle, "that's -jest it Milt, where'*;
r tliat poetry ?"
■ The editor's countenance fell as the
poet produced from his pocket a roll of
manuscript. Hp, however, took it me
chanically and glanced over it. It wa
evidently a duplicate of the former mys
terious contribution.
The editor then spoke briefly but ear
nestly. I regret that 1 cannot recall his ,
exact words, but it appeared that never
liefore, in the history of the "Record,"
had the pressure been so great upon its
columns. Matters of paramount impor
tance, deeply affecting tbe material pro
gress of Sierra, questions touching tbe
absolute integrity of Calaveras and Tuol
umne as social communities, were even
now waiting expression. Weeks, nay j
months, must elapse before tliat pressure
would be removed, and the "Record"
could grapple with any but the sternest
of topics. Again, the editor hail noticed
with pain tbe absolntc decline of poetry
in the foot-hills of the Sierras. Even
the works of Bvrou and Moore attracted
no attention in Dutch Flat, and a preju
dice seemed to exist against Tennyson in
Grass Valley. Bnt the editor was not
without hope for .the future. In the
course of four or five years, when the
country was settled.—
"What would be the cost to print this
yer ?" interrupted Mr. McCorkle quietly.
"About fifty dollars, as an advertise- <
ment," responded the editor with cheer- j 1
ful alacrity.
Mr. McCorkle placed the sum in the ]
editor's hand. "Yer see thet's what I i
sez to Milt, 'Milt,' sez I, 'pay as you go, 1
for you are a borned poet. Hevrin' no
call to write, but doin' it free and spon- i
taneous like, in course you pays. Thet's ]
why Mister Editor never printed your j
1 poetry." i
ft "What name sliall I put to it ?" asked 1
i the editor.
W "Milton."
It was the first word that tlie born poet 1
had spoken during the interview, and his '
voice was so very sweet and musical that '
the editor looked at him curiously, and
wondered if he had a sister.
"Milton ; is that all ?"
' Thet's his furst name," explained
Mr. McCorkle. i
The editor here suggested that as there
had been another poet of that name— \
• 'Milt might be took for him ! Thet's i
bad," reflected Mr. McCorkle with sim- i
pie gravity. "Well, put down bis tail j I
* name,—Milton Chubbuck."
The editor made a note of tbe foot.
"I'll set it up now," he said. This was 1
also a hint that the interview was ended, i
ta The poet and patron, arm in firm drewfj
towards the door. "In next week's pa- : l
FRED. KURTZ, Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. IV.
jrer," said tho editor, smilingly, in answer
to the childlike look of iiniuirw in the
eve* of the and in another moment
to\ were gone.
Hie effect of the p,ein on Sierra Flat
.was remarkable mul tuiiweydeuttd.
The absolute vileness of its doggerel, the
gratuitous hnlnvilitv of it* thought, and
above all the emvuiu audaeitv of the
feet that it *s the work of e oiti/en ami
published in the county j|vr, brought
tt instantly into jmpulurity. For many
mouths t alaverus had languished for e
sensation ; siuee the last vigilance ooiir
mittee nothing had transpired to dispel
the listless runm begotten of Htuguunt
business ami grow ing civilisetitxu. The
paper WHS in such demand tliet the edi
tiou was spisslily exhausteil. In brief,
the poem of Mr Milton Chubbuek eame
like e special providence to Sierra Flat
It was road by camp-fires, in louelv cab
ins, in daring bar-rooms and noisy sa
loons, and declaimed from the Imxoa of
stage-couches. It was sung in Poker
Flat with the addition of a local clients,
and danced as an unhallowed rhythmic
dance bv the Pyrrhic phalanx of One
Horse Cralcli. known as "The Festive
Stags of Calaveras." Some unhappy
ambiguities of expression gave rise to
many now readings, nob's and commen
taries, which, I regret to state, were
more often marked hv ingenuity than
delicacy of thought or expreasiou.
Never before did poet acquire such
sudden hval reputation. From the se
clusion of MeCorkle's cabin and the olv
acuritT of culinary laliors, he was haled
forth tuto the glowing sunshine of Fame.
The name of Chnbbuck was written in
letters of eluilk on uu)>aiuted walls, and
carved with a pick ou the sides of tun
nels. A driuk known variously as •' l'he
C'hubbuek Tranquilli*er,"or "TlieChub.
buck Kxalter," aus dispensed at the lvrs.
' For some wtx-ks a rude design for a
Chubbuek statue, made up of illustra
tions from circus and melodeon jaeters,
representing the genius of Calaveras in
bnef skirts ou a dying steed in the act of
crowning the j>oet Chubbuek, was visible
at Heeler's Ferry. The poet himself was
. overborne with imitations to drink and
extravagant congratulations. The mect
m ing between Colonel StarlKittle of Sisky
lon and Chubbuek. as previously ar
ranged by our "Boston," late of Bearing
Camp, is sard to have lnvu indescribably
affecting. The Colonel embraced him
unsteadily. "I could not return to my
constituents at Siskylou, sir, if this hand
which has grasped tliat of the gifted
Prentice and the lamented Poe should
not have been honored by the tonch of
tho godlike Chubbuek. Gentlemen,
-American literature is looking up.
Thank yon, I will take sugar in mine."
It WM "Boeton" who indited letters of
congratulations from 11. W. Longfellow,
Tennyson, and Browning to Mr. Chnb
buck, deposited theru in the Sierra Flat
post-oflb-e, and obligingly confuted to
dictate the replies.
The simple faith and unaffected delight
with whien these manifestations were
received by the poet and his patron
alight have touched the hearts of these
grim masters of irony, but for the sud
den and equal development in both of
the variety of weak natures. Mr. Me-
Corkle basked in the popularity of his
[•rutojr, and became alternately sujrercil
lOUS or patronizing toward tljo dwellers
of Sierra Flat ; while the poet with liair
earefnlly oiled and curled, and bedecked
with cheap jewelry and tlauuting neck
haadkerehief, paraded himself Irefore the
single hotel. As may In- imagined, tliis
new disclosure of weakness affordixl in
j tense satisfaction to Sierra Flat, gave an
other lease of popularity to the poet, and
.suggested another idea to tire facetious
; "Boston." •
At that time a vonng lady popularly
and professionally known as the "Cali
fornia Pet" was performing to enthusias
tic audiences in the interior. Her s|xv
! eialitv lay in the personation of youthful
masculine character ; as a gamin of the
street she was irresistible, as a negro
dancer she carried the honest miner's
heart by storm. A saucy, pretty bru
nette, she had preserved a wonderful
mond reputation even under the Jove
like advances of showers of gold that
greeted her appearance on the stage at
Sierra Flat. A prominent and delighted
meinlvr of that audience was Milton
Chubbuek. He attended every night.
Every day he lingered at the door of the
Union Hotel for a glimpse of the "Cali
fornia Pet." It was not long Irefore he
I received a note from her, —in "Boston's"
most popular and approved female hand.
—acknowledging his admiration. It was
not loup before "Boston" was called np
:on to indite a suitable reply. At last,
; in fnrtheranee of his facetious design, it
. lrecame necessary for "Boston" to call
; upon the young actress herself and ae
i cure her personal participation. To her
he unfolded a plat., the successful carry
ing out of which he felt would secure his
fame to posterity as a practical humor
ist. The "California l'et't" blaek eyes
j sparkled approvingly and mischievously.
She only stipulated that she should ace
j the man first,—a concession to b*r femi
nine weakness which years of dancing
Julia and wearing trousers and boots had
not wholly eradicated from her willful
breast By all means, it should be done,
i Ami the interview was arranged for the
i next week.
It must not l>c supposed Hurt during
this interval of popularity Mr. Chubbuek
had been nnmiudful of his poetic quali
ties. A certain portion of each day he
was alrsent from town, —"a eommnniu'
with natur'," as Mr. McCorkle expressed
it, and actually wandering in the moun
tain trails, or lying on his buck under
! the trees, or gathering fragrant herbs
nnd the bright-colored lurries of the
Marzanitu. These and his company he
generally brought to the editor's office,
! late in the afternoon, often to that enter
| prising journalist's infinite weariness,
j Quiet and uncommunicative, ho would
i sit there patiently watching him at his
work until the hour for closing the office
arrived, when he would as quietly de
part. There was something so humble
and unobtrusive hi these visits, tliat the
editor could not find it in his heart to
deny Ihem, and accepting them, like the
woodjieckers, as a part of his sylvan sur
roundings, often forgot even his pres
ence. Once or twice, mo veil by some
l>eauty of expression in the moist, shy
eyes, he felt like seriously admonishing
his visitor of his idle folly ; but his glance
falling upon the oiled hair and the gor-
Eous neck-tie. he invariably thonght
tter of tf. The case was evidently
hopeless.
The interview between Mr. Chubbuek
and the "California Pet" took place in a
private room of the Union Hotel; pro
priety lreing respected by-the presence
of that arch-humorist, "Boston." To
this gentleman we are indebted for the
only true account of the meeting. How
ever reticent Mr. Chubbuek might have
lreen in the presence of his own sex, to
ward the fairer portion of humanity he
was, like most poets, exceedingly voluble.
Accustomed as the "California Pet" had
been to excessive compliment, sire was
fairly embamssed by the extravagant
praises of her visitor. Her personation
of boy characters, ber dancing of the
"Champion Jig," were particularly dwelt
upon with fervid but unmistakable admi
ration. At last, recovering her audacity
and emboldened by the presence of "Bos
ton," the "California Pet" electrified her
hearers by demanding, half jestingly,
half viciously, if it were as a lioy
that she was the subject of his flattering
admiration.
"That knocked him onto' time," said
the delighted "Boston," in his subse
... - . -- • " * •
CENTRE HALL REPORTER.
intent account of tho interview. "But
do you believe tlif fool irttwllv
wkinl her to take him with R*r ; wanted
to Otlgagl' in the cou|v
The |3iiu, iw briefly uufoliW by • • 11.v.
ton," va. to prevail upon Mr. Chubburk
to make liia appearance in costume (al
ntvlv iWiiniid and prepared by the iu
veiitor) before a Sierra Flat audience.
:uul recite art original poem at the Hull
;tntinshately on the conclusion of the
"California Pet'i" performance, At a
giwu atonal the audience were to rise
and deliver a volley of unsavory articles
(prevtounly ptimdwl bv the originator of
: the scheme); then a select few were t>
rush on the stage, seize the |*>et, and,
after marching hiut in triumphal proees
aiou through town, were to deposit hint
beyond its uttermost limits, with atriet
injunctions never to enter it again. To
the first part of the plan the l>oet was
committed, for the latter portion it was
easy enough to find participant*
The eventful night came, and with it
an audience that packed the long narrow
atom with one dense mass of human lad
ings. The "California Pet" never hail
i license joyous, so reckless, so fascinating
and aiulaeious before. But the applause
was tame and weak compared to the iron
ical outburst that greeted the second
rising of the eurtsiu and the entrance of
j the Itoru poet of Sierra Flat. Then
I there was a liush of expectancy, and the
poet stepi>ed to the foot-light* aud stood
with his manuscript in his hand.
His face was deadly jiale. Either
there was some suggestion of his fate iu
the faces of hi* audience, or some myste
rious instiuct told him of his danger. He
' attempted to #jeuk, hut faltered, tot
tered, aud staggered to the wings.
Fearful of losing his prev. "Boston
| gave the signal aud leaped upon the
1 stage. But at the same moment a light
figure darted from Ivhitid the scenes,
and delivering a kick that scut the ilis
comfited humorists back among the mu
sicians, cut a pigeon-wing, executed a
doutilc-shutfii , aud then advancing to
the foot-lights with tliat inimitable look,
tliat audacious swagger and utter odoa
■ ion which hail so thrilled and fasciiuitcd
them a moment before, uttered tlieehar
! aetcristie speech : "Wot are you goiu' to
i liit a man fur, w hen he's down, s-a-a-y ?"
The look, the drawl, the action, the
readiness, and above ull the downright
courage of the little woman, had its ef
fect. A roar of sympathetic applause
; followed the act. "Cut and run while
vou con," she whispered hurriedly over
her one shoulder, without alteriug tlie
j other's attitude of pert and suticy deti
| anew toward the audience. But even u*
| she sjx>ke the poet tottered and sank
, fainting upirn the stage. Then she threw
i u despairing whisper Ix'liiiul the scenes,
! "Ring down the curtain."
There was a slight movement of opjxi
sition in the audience, but among thorn
rose the burly shoulders of Y'ulia Bill,
the tall, erect "figure of Heury York of
Sandy Bar. and the colorless, determined
! face of John Outburst. Tlie curtain
eanie down.
Behind it knelt the "California Pet"
beside the prostrate poet. "Bring me
some water. Rnu for a doctor. Stop!!
" Clear out, oil of you !"
She hail unhxxxxl the gandy cravat
• and opened the shirt-collar of the inseu
i sible tiguje te-fuie her. Then she burst
I into an hysterical laugh.
"Monnela!"
Her tiring woman, a Mexican half
-1 breed, came toward her.
"Help nie with him to my dressing
room, quick ; then stand outside and
wait. If any one questions you. toll
them he's gone. Do yon hear ? He's
' gone."
The old woman did as (die was hade.
! In a few moments the audience hail de
| | MI ted. Before morning so also had tlie
i "California Pet," Mauuela, and—the
poet of Sierra Flat.
But, alas ! with them also had depart
ed the fair fume of the "California IVt. "
Only a few, and these it is to lie feared
of not the te-st moral character them
selves, still had faith in the stabiles*
honor of their favorite actress. "It wax
a mighty ftxilish thing to do, but it'll all
eunio out right yet." - Ou Uie other
; hand, a majority gave her full credit and
approbation for her undoubted pluck
aud gallantry, but deplored that she
should have" thrown it away upon a
worthless object. To elect lor a lover
the despised and n< lien led vagrant of
•Sierra Hat, who had not even the manli
ness to stand up in hi* own defence, wa*
not only evidence of inherent m<>ral de
pravity, but waa nu iusult to the com
muuty. Colonel Star bottle saw in it only
another instanee of the extreme frailty
of the sex ; lie had known similar cages.
Tlie Colonel had also noticed a singular
look in the dog's eye which he did not
' entirely fancy. He would not say any
thing against the lady, sir, but he had
! noticed . And here haply the Col
onel lierame so mysterious and darkly
confidential ss to le unintelligible and
inaudible to the bystanders.
A few days after the disappearance of
Mr. Chubbuek a singular report reached
Sierra Flat, and it was noticed that
"Boston," who since the failure of his
elalxu-uto joke hail Ixx-n even more de
i pressed in spirits than is habitual with
great humorists, suddenly found tliat
his presence was required in San Fran
cisco. But as yet nothing hut the
vaguest surmises were afloat, nnd nothing
definite was known.
It was a pleasant afternoon when the
editor of tlie "Hierra Flat Record" looked
up from hi* case and beheld the figure
of Mr. Morgan McCorkle standing in
the doorway. There was a distressed
look on the fare of that worthy gentle
man that at once enlisted the editor'*
sympathizing attention. Ho held an
o*jxn letter in his hand, as he advanced
toward flic middle of the room.
"As a man as has oilers teirne a fair
reputation," began Mr. McCorkle slowly,
"I should like, if so be a* I could, Mis
ter Editor, to make a correction in the
columns of your vnloable pnpxr."
Mr. Editor begged liim to proceed.
"Ye may not disremember that alxmt
a month ago I fetched here what so be
as we'll call a young mau whose name
might be as it were Milton Milton
Chubbuek."
Mr. Editor remembered jx'rfectly,
"Tliet same party I'd knowed better
nor fower year, two ou 'em campin' out
together. Not that I'd known him all
the time, fur he war shy oral strange nt
spells and hail ixld ways that I took war
nat'ral to a horned poet. Ye may re
member that I said he was a horned
poet ?"
The editor distinctly did.
"I picked (his same party up in St.
Jo., talkin' a fancy to his fart*, and kinder
calklnting he'd runn'd away from home
—for I'm a married rnun, Mr. Editor,
and hev children of my own—and think
in' Ixilike he was a horned poet."
"Well," said the editor.
"And as I said before, I should like
now to make a correction in the columns
of your valooable paper."
"What correction 7" asked the editor.
"I said, ef you remember my words,
as how he was a horned jxx't."
"Yes."
"From statements in this yer letter it
seems as how I war wrong."
"Well ?"
"She war a woman."
A man died at St. Louis recently, and
in his will, after stating that lie never
forgot a favor, left SI,OOO to an indi
vidual who ten years before ran ,way
with his wife,
CENTRE HALL. CENTRE CO., PA., FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1871.
Australian AhoriirluiiK
Some of the costume* anil superstitious
of the black native* of Australia ura very
txx-uliitr. The ideagencralh entertained
bv them (hat thev at their go to
Vail Dioutcn's uuij, nud eotue Imek
white fellow*, originated, lio (loltht in
this way. Buckley, on hi* ftrat uppcar
aiiee amongst them, the first European
they hail ever aeen, ws rrwiwd uiuongM
them a* the tviij>|H'!imnoe of a native jiut
dead, whom in every re* jink, except
color, he closely resembled; * fully
believed to t>e the very man ; was adopt*
-l by the dead man's friends and trine,
and called bv his name. No tlonht lmt
the similarity, fortunately for Buckley,
saved his life. Afterward*, when settlers
streamed over from Tan 1 heuien's Lund,
and the natives heard it n eutioued al
most aa the ouly place whence the white
people ouiue from, and prolaibly seeing
many others in person or feuture, rascui
hUn# their dead relatives, that they
should have such an idea is nothing sin
gular or wonderful.
Much more singular and curious idea*
they have; strange, lu.lced, is their no
tion of dwith ; or rather, that with the
constant and {stlpnhle decay of Ute human
frame Udore their eyes, they have no
belief iu death from natural causes. All
dcatlis they consider to be the result of
accident, malice, or magic. When a
death occurs, they decide that the dc
. eenatsl |M*r*ou's kidney fat ho* been
i stolen sany in aleei. by some enemy,
sided by magic. The body is ti.-d up
immediately iu a lump tightly drawn
together, body and limlw, by strips of
Mirk aud cords ; aud he, and every kind
of property lielongiug to him, scrupu
lously mul supcratitiously- war imple
ments, his trttitrr tetiUrrri, or ojawsum*
rug. guns, if he lias any, even double
barrelled ones, although ver so highly
valued—ore broken ; and these, with the
( white aud black money, iu spite of itch
ing hands longing to take it ; everything,
in fact, goes with him into his grave
religiously.
Gravely also is it whispered into tlie
ear of the dead wau. that he may rest
satisfied iu his grave; that hi* block
friends "ill, without full, avenge his death.
And in consideration of this arrange
ment) he is requested to refrain from
terrifying his old frieud* and trile ; tliat
he must not liaunt them with alien voice*,
or the foot-marks of the strange feet
about their encampment*. The mourners
wear their wliite-iioint mourning, uever
wooliing IIMMNU*, even if mouths
' should cLipac, Is'foro they have perform
ed their vow to the deceased. When
they have tasted the enemy's flesh, the
mourning cease-*.
Thi* i* a miserable superstition, nnd
rouses a great deal of bloodshed. To
discover in what direction the enemy of
the dead is to be found, they take an
insert, and observe in what direction it
crawls ; and tliat is an infallible indica
tion. In that imarter, they g, no mat
ter how far ; the first native crossing
their path is the murderer of the dead,
anil in hi* torn become* the murdered.
One death, even n natural one, thus
Ixvome*, through ignorance and super-
Ktitioit* custom, the rouse of many un
natural deaths.
Another of their inhuman and inhos
pitable superstitions is that rrpmling
strangi-r*. How different from the Jew
ish or Christian code, by which rirangctw
are jrivilcg*l and sacred jx-ople : "Thou
shall iu no wise hurt the stranger in thy
gate 1" Immediately that a strange ua
tive is fori ml by any trite- in their neigh
borhood, all the people are iu-u stale of
tumult, veiling, and getting ready their
weapons of war for his instant destruc
tion : for their belief is, that if they do
not kill him, tliey will thein*elvi', gen
t-rally, and most fatally, tei visited with
dysentery.
DW]H)slng of the Bog*.
Philadelphia has established one insti
tution which must rejoice the heart of
Mr. Bergh. Stray dog* that remain un
claimed were formerly disposed of by
lasting their liraiu* out with a club, in
full view of the other terrified animal*.
The "Society for the Prevention of
| Cruelty to Animalx" to>k tip the mat
ter a year ago, and crectixl a building in
the pound, in which is a " smothering
room," where the dog* doomed to death
are destroyed. This will hold fifty or
sixty, and is made very tight. When
the victims are all assembled, earlMuiie
acid gas is introduced by an ingenious
process, which in a few minutes stretches
the whole without pain or struggle, life
less on the floor. A nntti then takes
; away the carcasses to an establishment,
where he lxiils them down to obtain the
fat. which he sells. The whole matter
is nnder the cluirgo .of the woman's
branch of the society, which numbers
among its members some of the most
respectable ladies in the city, by whose
agents much suffering in various ways is
prevented. This certinlv is a praise
worthy institution, for if nny animal is
| entitled to humane treatment it is the
dog—the most affectionate aud faithful
, of all dumb beast*.
EXTRA VAOANITS IN DUES*.-- After all,
says a writer, how small a proportion of
the population nro extravagant iu dress
or meth-xl of living ! Tlie rural jxipula
tion form the great majority of the
people and with them simplicity and
frugality are tlie rule. And so, also, are
thev with onr work-people in the cities,
with artisans, handicraftsmen, mechan
ics. Even a majority of merchants and
tradesmen are plain folk, and live quietly
and simply. The idle and the extrava
gant have some accessions to their rank,
no doubt but the great mass of the people
have not the jxiwor to be otherwise than
frugal even if they would. We recollect
that when, during the panic of 1857, a
great ontqry rang against the extrava
gance of women, which some people
imagined brought on the fiuancial
troubles, a statistician computed that
there was an average of but one silk
dress to every four women in the
country.
A Goon OPEN ma.—There is a good
opening for a divorce court at Elmirn.
About a year ago half a dozen couple of
foung things at a party got married for
uu, just to see how it would seem, and
whether matrimony was snch a fearful
thing as the old maids hail been talking
around that it was ; and now they have
found out that fliey are married the worst
way, and there is no help for them.
Some of them would give 85 if they
had stayed uway from the partv. while
others wouldn't have missed it for any
thing. How people difier about these
things.
VERY COOL.—A splendid story is told
of Marshal McMahon when a Colonel.
During a parade he had an altercation
with nn officer in the ranks, who refus
ed to obey him. McMahon finally
threatening the offender, the latter draw
ing a pistol, tixik deliberate aim and
fired; fortunately the cap snapped.
Without the slightest sign of fear, cool
aud impassible McMahon said : "Give
that man fifteen days, tuiW- (fr jxtliri', /or
harintj hi* arm* nut of order!"
MY WIVRH. -sin a certain cemetery in
a town in Connecticut can be found a
lot containing five graves, one in the
centre, the others near by nt the four
points of the compass. The inscriptions
on the latter read, resiiectively, after the
name of the deceased : "My I. Wife,"
" My ll.* Wife," " My 111. Wife," 4' My
JIII. Wife," while the eeutrestoae bears
the brief but eloquent exproeeion, " Our
Husband."
A Sockdolager.
In one of the interior counties of Mis
souri lived mime eight yearn ago, a man
who followed preaching for u living. He
was called Elder 11 —, and was engaged
to preach to the CamplieUitea. His
peculiarities soon made him unite noted,
and large audiences assembled to hear
j him. Of late he lots abandoned the
pulpit, and is now a jnstioe-of-the-peace
lawyer. On one occasion, when at the
oeniUt of his fame, he preached a dis
iMiirMi on tliedeliverouee of the children
of Israel, in which he said :—" Bretlireu
there are many difficult passages in the
Bible, and you are likely to be led into
error unless made to understand them.
Now, you all have read this chapter
wherein M<iae stretched out his hand
over the Rial Sea, and the waters became
* wall, and the children of I*ruel went
over ou drv ground safely, and how the
Eiirstiiug fcjryptiaus, the chariots and
orsemen, ami all the hosts of l'haraoh
were drowned. Now, mv brethren, as
this reads it is haril to believe aud difli
eult to explaiu ; but 1 will explain it. It
' don't mean what it says ; for I tell you I
have read it in the uriginal (Jreck, and
it is there all explained and tundc per
fectly plum ; aud in the next translation
of the Bible, which our church is
getting out, it will be ail explained.
Now this jtaasage of scripture, when
properly explained, means simply this :
—When Moses and the children uf Israel
arrived at the Bed Sea they caui|*xl all
night and it turned cold, and the "strong
cost wind" cause,! it to freeze over ; olid
the truth of the whole matter is plain us
you can see, that the children of Israel
! passed over, " dry shod," ou the ice.
There were no sarii tilings as great walla.
The original Greek will not |n*rmil any
-meh unjust and difficult translation*.
And again, when the Egyptians, with
i their tuiuicuso armi,*, heavy chariots
aud gnat weight*, pursued the children
on the ice, they broke through it, and
were all engulphed, drowned and lost.
' This, my btetlireu aud sisters, i* the trua
and fair explanation of thiscircumstance
aud the origiuoi Greek in the next trsna
latiou will explain it to you all, and
j make it plain."
At this {Hiint a brother sitting back in
the eougregution aro*e and aaitl—
" Brother 11- , I would like to ask a
question, if you have no objections,"
The elder, looking triumphantly to
ward the lirother, auswcml, "All right,
sir ; ask just as many question* a* you
want to.
j " Well," con tinned the brother, "my
' knowledge of geography aud Uie loca
tion of the Red SM show* that it is
' located nearly under the equator, and i*.
therefore in a very worm countnr, and
never known to be frozen. Will the
gentleman please tell the audienc,< where
the ice come from of which be spoke !"
The elder became cxcitisl, and answer
ed, with lofty diatloiu, " If the brother
who has asked me this question knew
half as much about (he Scripture and
' geography of the country as he proteuds
> to he would know that this uirruinstance
which I ham explained hnpjxmed thous
ands and thousand* of years ago ; ye*,
sir, thousands of years before the age of
geographies, aud la-fore there wa* any
equator ! I think, brethren and sistora,
I have answered the gentleman com
pletely !**
Trading in Japan.
If. by stretch of courtesy, the Jajuuese
traih-r signifies that so much trouble is
needless, then step daiutily, less violence
! lx> done to good nature. To learn the
j prire of an article you say I kvroh,
\ " how mnch ?" Invariably au exorbi
tant figure is uamed. which, if yon have
lxon uutinti-d bv some thoughtful friend,
will lie rejM-lleii with feigned aatonish
'■ meat. Tlie merchant at once responds,
"flow much yoti give?" Oue-lutlf the
price naked will lx a reasonable offer,
byway of compromise. A profound
oo nan hi tion then take* place among the
several traders interested, all of whom.
.bv this time, will have emptied their
lupes and risen, some one of their num-
HT meanwhile rapidlv shuffling on wire*
the little I mils of a calculating machine.
If your offer is accepted, several noda of
the head aud a simultaneous dapping of
i the hand* signify assent. If rejivtisl,
make no mora than n trifling concession,
for if by any chance vou are ix-rmitted
to leave the store without a bargain, a
messenger will probably lx> desjsiti-heil
in hot haste, saying "Can do !" A jx>r-
J ter is nt mice instructed to deliver the
gixxt*. For the latter service volunteer*
are always nt lrnnd. To attempt to carry
one's own package would not only ta
il flagrant cam- of infra </;/., but operate
a* a direct challenge to the whole lionle
of burden carrier* along the street.
TIOKB HCXTIXO apjM-ar* to lx> a very
lively and fociunting sport. It has many
advantages over the Ixiyish poatime of
jxipping at harmlnsi squirrel* and pig
eons, or oven ehaaing dowirthe uon-nx
sistant rabbit. The tigvr mx>m* to lx<
IUI nilversary worthy of the courage and
spirit of a full-grown mau. A corres
pondent of the Timet of India, givi-s an
mvnunt oT a pleasant day's sport enjoy
ed by one ('apt. Westmacott and a Mr.
Little. They nail heard of the exploit*
of a very robust tiger which had an in
ordinate apjx-tito for human flesh, hav
ing devoured no less than six men and a
Ixiv within the S|MUX- of a week. Accord
ingly they sot forth to stir up the "{oyal
Bengal " in his jungle, anticijuiting rare
sport, wliieh thev certainly had. After
a good deal of skirmishing and niano-u
--veriug they brought the animal to lmy
aud let fly ut him. Finding the conflict
too hot for hiin he fell down and pretend
ed to lie dead, but aa soon an the hunters
came near him lie let fly st them. First
he chewed up Mr. Little's hand, and
then fastened his teeth in the Captain's
shoulder. After a fierce tussle lie was
induced to let go by u persnosife.bullet
that pierced liis heart. At laat accounts
tlie men had not n-env-red from the
effects of their "sjxjrt,"
AN ODD Hroirr.—Tha Pariftr Com
mrrrial Arirertw, of Honolulu says:
" Among the odd aighta that attract
the attention of a visitor in Honolulu is
that of the native* carrying hav or grass
for aula alxmt the streets. At each end
of the carrying stick, or momnka, AS it
is called -commonly used by them to
carry their a cylinder of hay
about five feet long, artistically tied
around with mall strings. These bundles
will weigh anywhere from six or eight to
twenty-five |x>und*, varying as tlio
weather is stormy or fair, hut always
sold at the fixed price of twenty-five
cents s bundle, more or less, good or bail.
The custom of the place is to buy from
day to dnv the supply for a horse, a* the
day's mifk is txmght. When a cold
storm intervenes and eontinies for
several days, few sellers and small bun
dles are seen, horses must go on short
commons. At time* it comes to hay
famine. If the hay merchant finds the
market brisk, and Ins bundle pretty
large, he will not unfreqnently stop oil
the road and make one bundle into two."
KNEW ANN ABOUT IT.— lt is said of a
physician that, he was waited upon one
day by a neighbor to come and see a
child sick with the croup.- "Oh! cer
tainly," replied the doctor, "if there is
anything I pride myself on in my pro
fession it is my treatment of that dis
ease." As the doctor stepped out a
moment to make ready, his waiting visi
tor was somewhat taken aback to hear
liim say to his wife, "Sarah, what do
yau do for tha croup,"
A rrrwlnir Imitation.
Vivier, reuowued a* a phyidcuui, piusi
ciau uiel wit, wo* invited, shortly after
hi* return to Paris from a lung tour, to
dine with a rich capitalist, who uas a
great friend of music. After tlie meal
aa* over, Mr. aud Mrs 11. entreated
their agreeable guest to let UIMUI lisve
tlie pleasure of hi* company very often,
adding that he would always find * place
at tlie tehie.
"Always," said Vivier, "tluit is, in a
conventional aeii-e of the term."
"Not at all ; we do not In-long to thuse
[M-ople who sjMvtk empty word* ; we love
all artist* ; aud you especially. It would
if a great pleasure to ua if you were our
flailv guest."
"In earmwt ?"
"(Vrtninly, we should be delighted."
"Well, then, a* yoti an* so kind to me,
1 will do all I can to carry out your
wi*he."
"Very well, we hope to see you here
again soon."
Ou the following day Vivier appeared.
"You *ee," said lie, "I have taken
your iuvitation literally, and have come
to dine with you."
"That is charming," cried host aud
lump-ax, to whom the couduct of the ar
tist xe- tiled extremely piquant aud origi
nal. Dinner JNMMMXI merrily, auJ on his
departure the guest wn overwhelmed
with protestation* of friendship. The
next day, precise to the moment, Vivier
again stepped into the of Mr. 8.,
who was just in the act of sitting down
to dinner.
"Here I am, true to my promise,
he, "you see I am punctual; but yoo
seem surprised," continued he, costing a
iM*uetratiug glance u|x>n tin- astonished
faces of Mr. and Mm B.; "did yon not
cxjMx-t me t"
"O, eertaiulv we are glad to see you,"
replied tlie ]ir, forcing a smile.
"Ko much the better, then," and with
these words he took a seat at the table,
acting the part of the agreeable one to
the whole family, aud did not at all seem
to notice that he alone, with the ejrvjx
tion of a few monosyllables from the rest,
wo.s I tearing tlie conversation.
On the fourth day, with the stroke of
six, the olmtinate guest again made hi*
apjtearance. This time, however, he wa*
received in atich a cold manner, he asked
the cause of such a reccptioli
"You will have to mit at> witii w hat we
have to-day," said Mrs. l!., freexiugly.
"We have only a plain dinner, which,
with a guest present, nlaetw me in an
embarrassing situation."
"1 thought vou exjiected BM> ; but do
not let yourself distorted on tliat ac
count, for I only wish the pleasure of
your company."
lie sat down to the table with perfect
comjwwure. ate with an excellent appe
tite. and politely turning to madam, said:
"1 cannot understand what you mean
by calling this a plain dinner—tlie viands
ore as good a* your former ones were,
and t never wish to fare better,"
Tlie next day —the fifth —as soon as
Vivier stepped into the house, he was
detained by the servant, *ho told htm
Mr. B. had been invited out to dine, and
would not be at, home all day.
"Vrrv well, lmt I must get my over
coat, which I left here vesterday," and.
without allowing him*clf to be detained
any longer, he walked through the hall,
aaceudtxi tlie stairs, and knocked.
"Your servant i* a foot" said he to
Mr. 8., who hod opened the dtxir, and
Mood storing st him speechlessly ; "he
Lritxl to make me believe that you were
not nt home; I knew that he was mis
taken, though. But why these long
faces '* Has anything hspjx-ued * If so,
confide in me nnd rest assured that yon
will have mv most heartfelt sympathy."
During the meal tlie artist eutnwted
hi* host to tell him the eause of his sup
-1 >ood misfortune, but finally at doasert,
breaking out into a hearty laugh said ;
"1 very well know w hat displeases you :
it is my Jitora] acceptance of your hind
invitation. I only WISII.H! to try and see
how long you would endura me. To-dav
you denied yourself to me, and if "l
should come to morrow with the inten
tion of calling again, yon would refuse
to let me cuter the bouse. But it shall
not come to this; I wish yon a good
evening. I have shown you tliat it is
vorv dangerous to make too prcssiug an
invitation, in rase it might be taken up
literally."
Will not the above find daily applica
tion.
Late at the Month of a Pistol.
A young Euglishman named George
lloynton has boon arrev-ted in Ixuidon
for attempting to shoot Mdllc. d'Anka si
the door of the Globe Theatre, It
Hpjw-ar* that he is Ayffbng man not quite
twenty years of age, and described as
having no occupation. He had obtain
cd an intrtMliietiou to Mdllc. d'Anka, and
said to her nt Ejisom races, " Will yon
marry me ?" To which she replied.
: " You arc. vorv English to oik me so
cold." He said it was the fashion in
England, and added that he was worth
£IO,OOO a year. In cross-examination
the young lady stated he hod previously
written |wo letters to her. MIo did not
answer the first. In answer to the second
xhc said she should lie charmed to seo
him in a private txix at the left side of the
theatre, and that ho was to wear a red
rose if ho wished her to see hiin. He
did not appear iu the box, and she in
ferred that he could not afford a box,
he called owe or twice st her house, but
xhe was not at home. She had expressed
hor wish to see him ill a box before she
gave him an audienoe. She went to the
Oaks with a lady, and the defendant was
with tlioni, but she paid for the carriage.
There was no dispute te<tween them,
but when she BW him on Monday she
told him she did not want to niarrv him.
He looked annoyed. Tlie evening on
which he presented the pistol was a
bright moonlight night. She saw the
reflection of tlie light on the pistol, and
she fell bock in the carriage, thinking
that she was killed. For the dvfcuce it
was said that the voting man never had
a pistol at all, and that what wits mis
taken for one in the moonlight waa a
jHH-ket-lxxik ornamented with brass
mountings. It was not denied that he
hod stmt a bullet to the young lady in a
parcel, but that iraplitxl no threat, lie
gave a solemn promise not to give any
further trouble, nnd was liberuUxl on
finding two sureties in £SO to keep the
j>oaoe for six months.
POOR TRAV.- Dogs iu Illinois are like
ly to diminish ifi number. A bill intro
duced into the Legislature provides that
every owner of a dog shall prtx-ure from
the town-clerk a collar, wnich he shall
cause the dog to wear. The clerk is to
keep a record and description of all
collared dogs, and the names of their
owners, who niust'pay a fee of one dollar
to the clerk. Collarleas dogs are to be
considered abandoned, and may be kill
ed. The assessors also impose a tax of
one or two dollars upon each dog. nnd
owners are held responsible for nil inju
ries they mat inflict.
WAS NOT Anun>.— Awell-known young
hidy of Northampton, Mass., caused
some excitement at that place, by ap
pearing on Main street, in her usual
elegant attire, leading s oow. It seems
that her grandfather jokingly promised
her the liest ijpw if she would lead it from
hi* house to that of her father, about
half s inile distant, and her father also
promised to "throw in" a fine gold watch.
The feat was promptly performed, and
tlie young lady rejoices in the possession
of an elegant gold wflteh and a good oow.
The I'auilnr In Persia.
'The horrors of tha Persian famine iu
rreoau. A correspondent, writing to a
Turkish journal from Tabreex under
date of April DO, arty a : "The detail*
which reach us here of the destitution
and misery which the drouth of laat year
luo* caused in the central and southern
provinces of Persia are fearfully heart
rending. That the people are dying
of buurrr, even in the street* of tha
capital, is a minor phone uf this terrible
calamity. In Khonutaou parent* are
selling their children as slaves to the
Turcomans in order to keep them alive ;
and iu I J- pah an, as is said, men have
lieen seized in the act of digging up the
corjmes to serve a* food for their starv
ing families. In Khiru-Kerman and
Tend the wretched sufferers endeavor to
support life on the grass and roots which
they may find in the neighborhood, and,
aa might be exrxvtod, pestilence follows
hard ou the ftxjtstep* of famine; be
tween them the half of the kingdom of
Persia is becoming rapidly depopulated."
A later account of the famine is given
in 77,' T,mr,,/ Inrtu, of .May 1, which
says : "The famine in some parte of
Persia i* severe lieynnd comprehension.
I tain was for a while hopefully expected,
but it came in very meaatu-ed quantity,
aud too late to turn the foe that waa al
ready at the door. Thurmond* are said
to have died by the wayside of sheer
starvation, or of atarroiiou coupled with
the disease* it invariably brings in its
train. Most uf the dead fie aubuned—a
fact which may be regarded o* the sure
precursor of tvoslilenee. At first, when
M-lf-prcservation by any means whatever
become a question to bf decided, yea or
nay, the former alternative pre vailed
with the Mussulman*, aud more than
oue human being in said to have been
killed aud eaten by them. It is stated
the sight* to be seen, and not to be
avoided in tin* neighborhood of Shiran,
are such that European resident* will not
leave their own house*. Also, between
Shiran and Busbire. thousand* of dead
bodies lie nnlHiried."
Tend of the Ladles.
It must be extremely agreeable to ro
mantic mi**c to h*vs their photographs
mid their "Oh ! my dear," letters flesh
ing around for the inspection of the cn
rii'iu individual* aim moke themselves
so very Imsy and become so interested
in divorce suite. A model oo*e of this .
character has recently conn to the sur
face at Hamilton. Ohio. Two or tlm-e
Years ago, a married man, named
Dobney, threw out his net for the pur
pose of scooping in some young ladiea.
The way he did it was by advertising for ,
bright, "smart, witty, petty, intelligent,
young holy corrcaponuento. He had no
trouble is finding fool* enough to reply,
and the result wo* that he cutered into
m </ nutrruigc with 10 or 30 j
y Aeae fegtit* muuh-m*. But his wife,
with that natural inquiaitiveueas common
to all wives, one clay rum in aged among his
;j>cr* and drew forth 380 letters, with
enough of photograph* to start * small
picture gallery. A* might hare been
expected, she created a profound sensa
tion in the neighborhood at short notice,
and one or more olwernrtion* passed by
the infuriated Madame led Mr. Dobney
lo understand that hi* services as bus
luuid were no longer required, aud Mr
Dobney. concluding his peace of mind,
if not his personal safety, depended on
his rapid exit from under the family
roof, left. At the opening of the (Vmrt
at the next term, Mrs. Dobuey appeared
with her lmndle of light literature and
■wiked the Court to release her from the
bonds which bound her to this seeker of
forbidden fruit; and considering the
javculiar circumstances of the ca*e, the
Court granted the prayer of the pe- j
titiouer. This speculation of feminine
sincerity corresponded nnder tlic as
sume.! names of J. I). I'lstt. and F. M. j
Werkes: therefore, if any of the score of
voun* ladies who were engaged to Mr.
bobnrv happen t< see tlii* jwragraph.
thev will please take it a* an explanation
why he did not fulfil the contract
Wage* af Mawmrm*ette Mood-w ark era.
The Hpnagfleld Rrpv/Jjamt says : The
report of our labor bureau d;>e* not show
bow many carpenter*, cabinet-makers,
Ac., ore included in its statistical tables.
It u fair to suppose that they number
tiva or six thousand, however, and they
are scattered all over the Ktate. The
average wages vary from $2.30 a day to 1
$3.50 in different localities for carpenters
nnd alxmt 50 cent* less for cabinet-mak
ers. Sawmill bands and ehairmnkers
lmve lower wages. averaging perhaps
52.25 throughout the State. A firm iu
Boston pay stair-builder* 53.50, carpen
ters and turners $3. engineer $3, team
sters $2, and laborers $1.75. Another
in Boston hires 11 carpenters st an aver
age of 82.74. highest and lowest monthly
earning*. 8-30 and s4s. hours of labor 59.
A third hires 10 men at from 84.50 to
$1.67 per day, average 83.43. -A fourth
lures 100 meu at from 84.50 to 82.50 j>er ,
dav. averaging 83. A building firm in j
Middlesex County employs 33 men ; 28
aanientersat Highest, lowest, and averagv
of 83, 81.25 and 82.50 ; 5 painters at 83,
82.50. nnd 82.70 ; has carried on lmsiness
for 30 years; pays the same wages per
hour in winter sndsummer ; lias for the
last five years paid his men every week,
and finds it much tha best way for all.
An architect in Boston lias 15 rm/tioyr*,
13 men and 2 women, engaged in draw
ing ami superintending, at earnings for
six months of 81,050, to 84-* l, ami 8800
/or women, hour* of labor 48, time for
dinner, 75 minute*. Bridge and wharf
hnilder*. aud pile drivers, are paid 82.50
a dav. average; season of employ-meat
250 ilays per year.
A Stratagem Foiled-
A Paris legal journal gives details of
Roehefort. It say* : The train stopped
st Moaux, a station about 10 miles from
l'ari*. An officer coiue to the carriage ]
door and asked the passengers for their
pastqtorte or Govermuent jiapers. "My j
(lajxTs," safll Roehefort calmly, " I did
not know they were necessary, lmt if,
yon give me a pen and paper I will write
At once to Pari* for them." " Certainly,
Sir. if you will follow me you will have
what you require." Roehefort followed
the officer, who placed him nt a table,
when lie wrote a* follows : "My dear
Colouiliel : I am asked at the Means
station for mv paper*; oblige me by
iN*u<ling immediately what will establish j
my identity, lleuri Max.' The writer j
waa alxmt to seal his letter when tlie
officer said : "Pardon me : I am obliged
to make cognizance of what.you write." 1
"Oh ! willingly, read." The officer took
the letter and read it " All right " said
his "but why do you sign Henri Max
when your name i* Henri Roehefort ?"
The CVrant turned pale, and appeared
troubled. The jmlioe oftiivr immediate
ly declared him to te under arrest, and,
placing hand-cuffs on him, brought him ,
to Versailles.
BOCNP TO BK MARRIED. —As it Imp
lants, there are two particular connties
iu Texas which arc separated by river,
and in one of them dwelt a young man
nnd a maiden fair who fondly loved each
other, but were separated by the cruel
parent of the young damsel. An elojie
meut waa accordingly planned, the lover
obtained two licenses, one from _ the
clerk of each county, and thus provided
thev entered a boat with u clergyman,
and pushing to the centre of the stream
as near an might lie, were there united
in tlie holy bonds of wedlock, one t>( the
licenses certainly covering the locality.
TKHMS : Two Dollar* a Year, in Advance.
A Farmer AI larked by • Mad Hone.
In the towtiobtpof Taylor, Mich., a
very exciting affair usetirraL A man
notiied Pieres Andrews, who had lately
moved in from Wsabtenaw County ana
leased a farm, returned that morning
with a young horse which he lutd pur
chased at Wyandotte. In riding the
animal home, Andrews hod to give him
several whipping*, and was ouoe or twice
nm away with, aud thus, whim he ar
rived home, h# was tired out, and the
borne waa ucrvoua aud excited.
There being some goods nocked away'
in the stable*, Andrews took the home
ta an the bars floor to tie him While
o doing the animal bit him. and for this
he waa soundly belalxirwd with th hoo
die of a broken pitchfork. After being
struck several times he broke loo*, auil
ran at Andrew*, and struck him down
j with one of his fore feet. While is this
jxMttion, the farmer received a bud in
jury from being stepped on, but managed
to get up and show fight, still retaining
posaesrion of his weajioa The horae
reared, kicked, and ottered mad neiglm,
*nd in a moment stniek the man down
again. Andrews fell so dose to s parti
' turn that the horae could not get at him
well, and here h* kept the beast at bay
; by pounding it* teg* with the club.
' The people at UM house had heard the
.sounds of the struggle, and a hired man
and the family went soon around the
door. AM the horse seemed to quiet
down a little, the man shouted to An
drews to crawl carefully slung to the
door. This the farmer started to do,
lmt had not crawled three feet when the
the horae pounced upon him again, and
this time dislocated hi* shoaldar by a
blow of hi* hoof. The home then com
menced plunging aud kicking every
thing, jumping at Andrew* whenever
the farmer moved; and in this emer
gency, seeing that he was likely to be
klllea, he shouted for the man to get tha
family out of the yard, and Hum open
the door, imppuaing that the animal
would then go oak
Thi* was done, but the horse f lunged
oat and in again with sueh rapidity that
the fanner could not escape, the animal
making at him every time be tried ft.
Aa a last resort, the hired man loaded an
•rmv musket with fine shot, and gave
the borse the full charge in his shoulder
oi abort range. The beast went down,
jumped up, made a few circuit* of the
yard, and than leaped the fence into the
pasture, and ran until tired out An
drews waa badly bruised in many plaaea,
had a shoulder dislocated, a* stated,
and will be couflned to the bouse for
some time. The horae received consid
erable injury from the gun-shot, bat it
is thought s veterinary surgeon saa heal
the wound*.
Musket Balls la the Human Body.
Io Prymr't me find the fol
towing: "A number of curiona cases
of the progre** of musket balls from the
tdace where they are first lodged have
been observed by the military surgeon*.
We have heard of a remarkable case
where the musket ball struck the fore
head above tlie nose, and having divid
ed into two halves, one half went round
beneath the skin on the right ride, and
the other on the left advancing in con
tact with the skulL We do not ask our
readers to believe the poetical edition of
this fact thai the two half bullet* met
again behind, after having performed i
the circuit of the heed in opposite direc
tions, and advancing with a slightly di
minished force, united and killed an
unfortunate man who stood in their way ;
bat the fact of the splitting of the bul
let and the advance of each half in
oupaeite directions is unquestionable.
The singular process of a musket bul
let from the forehead to the throat has
been recorded by Dr. Fielding. At the
battle of Newbury. 1643, in the time of
the Oromwellian civil war. a medical
gentleman was shot near the left eye.
The skull wa* fraetured at the place ; but
though the surgeon could see the'
pulsation of the brain tieneath the;
wound, yet the bullet had turned on one l
side and' could not be discovered. Var
ious te-ne* were discharged from the
wound, the mouth and the nostrite. At
the time of tlie second liattle of New
bury the wound healed and could not be
kept open ; hut about twelve years after
ward, when the doctor was riding in a
cold dark night, he felt a pain about the
' almond.* of the ear'which occasioned a
partial deafness. Having stooped his
ear with wool, he was surprised one day '
in March. 1670. by a sudden poll or
crack in bis ear. when all that aide of his
cheek hung loose aa if it had been para- ;
lytic, anil a hard knot was felt under the .
w. Various tumors now appeared
alxmt the throat, and iu August, 1672.
a bullet was token out ef tlie throat, l
near the pomwm Aiiami.
AN AKBCIKITK or ME. SPI ROBO*. —Tlie
SbwfA btmdoH Pre** give* what it calls*
characteristic anecdote of Mr. Spttrgean.
Itecentiv an eminent Baptist called on
him ami made a statement to the follow
ing effect : Ten years ago he hod set
ankle £I,OOO toward building a chapel,
bat untoward circumetanoee bad inter
vened and prevented the execution of his
design. This he was now, he said, desir
ous of catying into execution, and he
trusted Mr. Hpurgeon would render him
his assistaace. "What do you wish me
to do?" asked the tabernacle pastor
"To give me your powerful aid in miring
a second thousand, which is imperallvejy
required." "I nuderataud." aoid Mr.
Hpurgeon; "but let us aee—you had the
use of this money for ten years?" "Yea."
"During that time it tnnst have been
worth to you st least ten per oeui per
annum?" "Well, I dare say." "Then,
my dear sir, vou have got the money
without troubling we. Go, aud build
thechsneL " And the apphcaut departed,
satisfied with this business-like and thor
oughly practical view of the matter.
TAXTAUMNO.— A certain countryman,
who come up to Luaduta on businrts, lost
his purse as he went about late in the
evening : and the amount being great, he
set np poster* in many places, to say that,
if any man found the purse, and would
bring it to him, he should be rewarded.
A gentleman belonging to the Temple
wrote under one of tlie jointers, directing
the man to come to hia chamtx>r, nud told
him where. So when he had come, the
gentleman naked him. first, what was in
the purse ; secondly, what the country
man was; and thirdly, what was hia
name? "Sir," said lie, "£2O were in
the purse, I am half Welshman, my name
is John ap Janken." " John an Janken,"
said the gentleman. "lam glad I know
thy name ; for so lang as I live, neither
thou nor any of thy belongings shall
have my purse to keep ; and now fare
well, gentle John ap Janken. '
SCOAR.— The sugar interest of Louisi
ana, which was almost annihilated during
the war, is again rising to prominence.
In 1861 the yield wa* 449,410 hogsheads;
in 1864 it was but 6,608 hogsheads ; and
from that time it gradually rose until m
1869 it was 87,000. This year's crop is
expected to be about 130,000 hogsheads,
which is more than a fair average yield.
Artificial ice has the reputation of be
ing far more endurable than the natural
article, the crystals being more solid,
and exhibiting less tendency to split into
flakes. The estimate has been made
that thirty per cent less of artificial ice
will secure the same preservative effect.
Never make a remark at the expense
of the other; it is meanness.
JPPMHfc® Ml '- flßKwjJ^r
Tbs beta wood tar making thrtdlsn
Rook %4r
Police }mM WWnm-lM m speak
of turn M Wlfinto hi in,
A aood gang* by which to measure a
man'" character * hi bn-guage.
Sailor* arv not naeresseily making
" plum (bit whan thay are stowsitep lit
mriwnta
A Michigan man thinks that eternal
vigilance will ba tha prion of potato** t
this year. .
A Texas paper report* a marriage in
which tike lady was fifteen yrara old .and
a widow.
"My tat! in the Back Yard," by the
author of "My Somranr in a Garden," to
fuiaouaecd.
A married tonn in Laotingborg, N. 1.,
baa been mn*d by a yooag taw.!'"" <tn
tarnation of character.
A man who ha* repeatedly tried than,
Ifpa
horribly overcrowded.
► It ha* been contended in an English
> court that a man who ngya "howiwm
dever" cannot be a gentleman.
1 Fire hundred and twenty-dee thou
sand mix hundred railroad train* leave
London in the coot an of a year.
It will nrohaMy give rim to a difference
of opinion, if wo as* if an individual who
baa married a shrew can be considered a
| shrvnl man.
A Western lady, to aid a fctoitoakateh,
r' recently painted cm the inside work of
, the meeting how* twenty-three day*,
i! True womanly teal this.
AppMon'a thinks that preach -
era who speak of the "simplicity of dree*"
: of onr grandmothers are not well read in
i the history to a hundred years ago.
' \ A nerrona pevaoo states that he hated
bring called upon to make a speech at a
;: public dinner, because 'getting on Ms
1 , toga always sent Mm off his bead.**
The Lanbury {CM Had is complained
lof by the priaeoets as bdng too airy
i and foaky. They don't oropaa* to May
I them, unices tto I>gUstiire toff .mend
the holes.
Two irate woks of New Orieaaa throw
eggs at a polieemaa 1m eel tis
, I separate them, until he strongly macro
bled an omelet, and appeared disgusted
. f in the egg-stream.
. | Baring heard that aa imtamm of to-
J banco is the beat thing to esiifpate the
i potato-bog, XUinois termer* aw cuter -
taining their neighbor* to chewing
picnic* is their fields.
A citizen of Connecticut, recently in
tsodnead to a nowiy-ooarried man, con
gratulated him warmly, and aaid : "Ah,
tho*t Litchfield County girls make clever
wives ; I've had tome of *om.**
A school district in Maaaaohnatote has
|s committee at three, minsisting .of > A
; man. Ms wife, and bis daughter. Stnwff*
! to asy, the daughter ~-t the appointment
I as teacher against all competitor*.
A rich farmer refused to suhseribe fno
| an iron fence for a cemetery in Vermont,
ion the plea that it needed no tenee, aa
, those cannot get out, and those
who arc out do not want to get in.
The Hon. John Pwntias, of Keen#,
New Hampshire, aged ninrty-thwe, fa
said to bring in the
United State*, having traveled the rug
ged road and received his dogma in
1807.
Leavenworth, Kan***, i* said to boast
at s man who is to tall that hta kkaasae
1 cannot bp got into om pirtuw. A wml
artist ha* painted Ma bead and tbonldera,
and announce* thahhe will bc'oositonuad
next week."
A voting man of preview good ehmnc
ter, named Albert Itoad, who was to
have been married in Ussnty-foor houtm,
was arrested to Warren. BL, tho other
iay, by aa offlosr from Nebraska, on a
charge of home- stealing.
Six Ward Pohtieiaa (wbo ha* bow
splashed )—" Ton bloody Snooser! I
make yon turtle yotur Hash in H—B f*
Poetic Young Lady—" O, Clara ! There's
the Antbor of the new Poems! Let's
stop and listen. How sweet t*
In Vermont all of the wife's property
of every description, and whether in
' poeposwion or in acthm, ia aaemoted
i two the hnsband's debta; and if he
absconds she may, by petition, take and
sell property aa a tingle woman. '
This ditty ha* resulted from s nuptial
Contract recently entered into by Mr.
Ebenezer Sweet and Miss Jane Lemon :
"How bappb #tterme do meat
Bh< from soar tamed to sosst,
And he's a lonwo-sQieeaer.
A pbvtician of Springfitod. Mass.. wa
hurriedly called away from the dinner
table recently by a messenger who made
the following request: "Ttmw is a
child fallen into a drain and got drown
ed ; we've got the water out to him, and
now we want you to get the tttu<i ont of
him." .
A Connecticut man has found a sura
cure for the devastations to the currant
worm. He sprinkles hi* buabes with
whisky ; the worm becomes drunk, geta
to fooling around, and finally tails off.
and either break* it* neck outright, or
cripple* itself so that life besomes a
burden.
The oldest native born lowan is be
ing looked up. A* yet Burlington is
ahead, in John Larty. who is thtrtv-six .
rear* old. But ju-t to think to it. Bare
|ia a fttata of a million and a quarter of
people standing farsDwt in -all that
makes a people great, and has but one
native-born ritiaen three doaen year*
, tod.
A Norwich man. hoping to be orwafort
alie during the hot wiwther, bought an
india rubber air-bed. When he was away,
his wife, thinking it healthier to deep
en a ventilated matins*. punched about
fifty half inch bote* in it; but tinoa her
last attempt to inflate it her husband
has lost the most of his faith in woman's
ingenuity.
Hartford ban a peculiar character who,
! whenever h* wants a drink, throws dice
with himself to decide whether or net
!he shsll indulge. He does it fairly,only
he is apt to leave it an open question aa
to the number of throws which will de-.
oide. If he gets sixes in his own favor,
he lets one throw decide the question ;
but, if his luck is poor at the start, he
insists upon three.
A clergyman, who owned* farm, found
his plowman sitting on his plow resting
his horess. -Onoth the clergyman—
"John, wouldn't it be a good plan for
yon to have a good stub scylhe here,
and be cutting a few bushes along the •
fences while the horses are resting a
short time ?" "Wouldn't it be well,
sir," said John, "for you to have a tub
of potatoes in the pulpit, and when they
are singing, peel em awhile to be ready
for the pot t"
Economy In the Use of Strength.
If we may learn a leason concerning
the care and development of the feet
from the Indiana, we way learn another
from them regarding economy in the
expenditure of strength. The enter
prising white is a great spendthrift of
'physical rigor. The life-force is noth
ing to him except to turn it into gold or
enjoyment- He boards his money, but
is lavish of his energy. Mr. Cungcc,
who has spent many yean among the
red men in the far West, says : "In the
event of exposure to a severe storm,
when out hunting, or on a journey, the
Indian does not risk his life by exhaust
ing strength. He seeks the best shelter
near him, while he is comparatively fresh,
and with hark and bough, or under an
overhanging rock, seeks protection from
the wind. A hole sank in the ground,
and a small fire, kept burning by.an arm
full of sticks, will keep him warm till he
can resume his journey. Under similar
circumstances, no doubt, whites would
do the same, but after all, are we not too
carelesa, too wasteful, in the use of the
life-foroe, and does not by tar too much
of it go to waste ? It ia too precious a
power to fritter away when it might be
made to bring beanty, sweetness, and
joy.
Brides are very generally discarding
the traditional lavender
es, ao long considered " the Ibißg J® r
bridal tripe. Now-a-cbys they t tj to
make themselves as little coaspicuauti as
possible, and thus escape unjuetuiAPt at
tention on the part of every person whom
they meet on the journey.
NO. 27.