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THE CONSTITUTION THE TTBTOIT AHD THE HTFOECEMEST OF THE LAWS.
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VOL. XXXI.
MIFFLINTOWX, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1S77.
NO. -2G.
AFTER.
After the showers the tranquil son ;
Silver stsn when the day is done.
After the snow, the emerald leaTes ;
After the harvest, golden sheaves.
After the clouds, the violet sky ;
Quiet woods when the winds go by.
After the tempest, the lull of wares ;
After the battle, peaceful graves.
After the knell, the wedding bells ;
Joyful greetings, from sad farewells.
After the bud the radiant rose ;
After our weeping, sweet repose.
After the burden, the blissful meed ;
After the furrow, the waking seed.
After the flight, the downy neat ;
Over the shadowy river, rest.
Kate Brown.
Siii after my father graduated at old
Dartmouth, he had an invitation to go
to Connecticut to teach, which invita
tion he accepted. At the time of which
we are writing, anout 1712, It was
thought a great acquisition to the peda
gogue that he held a diploma from
college, and the student found in Con
necticut a nice new Academy, as it was
called, where young ladies and gentle
men could finish their education in the
common branches-, and acquire a know !
edge of the higher pursuits of life,
of those who attended this school
w a a young man of about 20 years who
for external appearance would not
cause the wluile world to fall in love
with him much less were the youn
hidies inclined to do so, and the reason
assigned, for. this aversion was that for
the most" part of his time he attended to
his own business, instead of other peo
ple..
Jonathan was a erson of good judg
ment, reticent in manner, often called
bashful, of good moral 'attainments
and, withal, an excellent scholar. He
was well versed in the common
hranchesof education, but delighted
most in mathematics, and was never
more in his element than when solving
a problem in Euclid
I Hiring the first" winter term there
was a mathematical question proposed
by the teacher for the whole school
and the one who could first answer cor
rect was to receive a valuable present
The answers were to he in writing and
iiumlicred as thev were handed in, the
oeiiing to take place the next Monday
There were eight answers, of which
Jonathan's was Xo. 1, and the only one
that was correct, so he liore oft" the
prize.
This superior knowledge of figures
created an envious feeling, and some
called him the Dutchman's Jonathan
that his apparel was a tell-tale about
onions, etc.
We will here drop our narrative
moment, to explain a little. The father
.f Jonathan, Jacob Gutridge, was of
Hutch origin, who after the war, in
which he was a soldier, went to Weth-
ersfield and bought a large tract of 1m, d
bordering on the Connecticut river,
whos flats were a long time ntil for
their production of onions.
About the same time Colonel Brown
a title whii'h he hail received because
he was a torv and hail taken a com
mission under New York to oppose the
colonists, moved into the place. He
was a manof property, and with it un
dertook to seciilatc and depress the re
turned soldiers, buying their continent
lal scrip for mere nothing, with the be
lief that the government would redeem
it at its full value. Alas, however, it
lscanie worthless, an the colonel- be
came jrfxir.
Brown was educated to Wlieve that
there were two classes in society, the
high and the low that prosperity was
one of the ad juncts of the high the
want of it subjected people to the other.
In fact he was an aristocrat of the
bluest kind. He has liecoiue greatly
reduced in prosperity, but not in his
aristocratic notions of society, and had
a Waiitiful daughter, whom he wished
to educate for the higher circles in
-ociety, so sent her to this school.
There was a rumor among the schol
ars that Kate was not so much related
to Colonel Brown as she was to her
mother. Kate ossessed all the virtues
of the colonel's wife kind to associ
ates, oliedieut to parents, jiossessing
that confidential, loving attribute which
placed her in that class of society her
guardian so much revered.
We will now return to the school on
Monday, when the answers wcreoeiicd
the result of which was as before
stated. The scholors liegan to rally
Jonathan, and all except Kate called
him names. She took his part, as the
saying is, and rather put toshame those
who could not answer the question pro
oscd. The next question proposed was in
grammar, the answers to lie given as
before. There were but five competi
tors for the present, and on insection
Kate's answer was marked Xo. 1, and
was the only one given ascorrect. She
then lieeame the object of ridicule, and
knowing she bad spoken in favor of
"Jonathan, they called her the Dutch
man's associate, ami the tory's ward or
step-daughter.
- Now Jonathan li.nl a good npKrtu
nity to pay his associat", as she was
called, and he undertook to show the
good qualities of thegrammari.-in which
good will was reciprocated with inter
est. The term of school having ex
pired, the teacher thought to go home
to Xew Hampshire, hut the committee
proosed to hbe him for three years
and he accepted the offer, being the
preceptor during that time.
The spring jMHied and with it came
a young merchant who filled a stor
with goods and pnqiosed to do a smash
ing business in his line. Being with
out a family, he Ixiflrded at Colonel
Brown's. The two scholars had now
become very much attached to each
other, which intimacy was apparent to
all, esecial!y to the colonel, who for
bade his dangiiter to have any conver
sation with the low Dutchman. To
break up this intimacy the colonel pro
1 posed that the daughter should court
the young merchant a little, and to
help on the business he sent to Hart
ford and bought a very handsome pony
for the young lady to ride, while the
merchant bought another to match in
color, but of a larger size.
The pony was called Kate after the
daughter, and with a splendid outfit
the two were seen riding through the
streets nearly every day.
The merchant had bought his good:
on credit, and neglected his business
affairs. He was soon in want of money
to pay his debts, whereupon
he applied to Jonathan, who lent him
f400 on a short credit, it being the
avails of his last year's onion crop
One day, as the two were riuing past
Mr. Gurtridge's mansion, the merchant
discovered Jonathan plowing, ami in
haughty tone, which betrayed the fop
and blackguard, said, 'l am glad to see
you at work in business ; you are only
fit for digging dirt."
To this Jonathan replied, "husiues:
before pleasure."
llie elder liiitridge standing near,
heard the remark, ami said, "Jonathan
you had better get your pay of that
fellow. Your note has beeu due long
enough to be paid. He will fail if he
goes on that rate, buying all and pay
ing nothing.
Jonathan took the remark as an in
suit, but hought to test the merchant
ability to pay his debt. The merchant
had lieeoine indebted to several others
for monev borrowed and wanted to
raise $1,000, so he called on the colonel
to sign a blank note. To help on the
marriage, w hich he supitosed was to
take place soon, he signed it. The mer
chant got the money and iaid the (Jut
ridge debt; but things were getting
pretty well mixed up with the mer
chant and his creditors. The colonel
had allowed his name to appear on
paper with Joe Hunt, and Hunt finally
concluded to use it without his consent
Jonathan begun to think that things
wer? not going right, as the storv was
out that Kate was soon to be married
to the merchant, and he resolved to try
his luck at an interview with her.
With his Itcst Sunday suit, he made
his way up to the colonel's, but was
discovered bv the proprietor of the
house, who told Kate to absent herselt
from the room. Jonathan rapped at
the door, when a gruff voice hade him
come in. After hemg seated awlnle,
Jonathan inquired if Kate was alone.
"O ves," sail) Brown ; do vou want
to see her?"
I should like to do so," said Jona-
than.
'Here. John, take the bridle and go
lead Kate down from the pasture. Mr,
Gutridge wants to see her." (Exit
John.)
While John was absent, Jonathan
nnsidered how he could turn this eva
sion to his account. He bxiked the
lieast over and pronounced her a beauty
and projtoscd to buy her, asking the
colonel to set a price. The owner,
thinking to put the price beyond the
ability of the purchaser, said, ! will
:ike $300 for the mare."
'Will you throw in the trappings, or
female equipments, at that price?"
"Yes." sai.l the colonel, "for the
as! i down.
"Then it is a bargain," and they
both went into the house to count the
money, which was done with w itnesses
when Jonathan took his pnqierty
home.
The colonel thought he had per
rated a good joke on Jonathan that
he would lie sick of his bargain, and
would pay something to trade bark.
He went in a few days to see if he
could buy the mare back, and was sur
prised to find the pony held at. a thou-
sand dollars."
Why do you hold her so high ?"
"Because." said Jonathan, "of her
name.
The colonel went home and told h
wife the pony was lost. Kate cried,
he merchant swore, and the colonel de-
lared that the d d Dutch fool had
outwitted him for once, anil he also
wore revenge on all Dutchmen and
onions.
The daughter saw a favorable oppor-
tuuitv for her to have an interview
with Jonathan, and requested permis
sion to see In in in person, that she
might borrow the favorite to ride,
which was reluctantly granted by the
father, and Kate was sooa on her way
to Mr. Gutridge's residence.
Jonathan met her at the door, say-
ng, "Well, Kate, I did not think the
pony would bring you here so soon,
but I thought if you had not changed
your mind since l saw you iasi, you
ould make an errrnd here betore
long."
The two retired for a few moments
bv themselves, but what was said there
as vet not been made public. When
thev made their appearance however,
ii the kitchen, the tears of the one and
the cheerful countenance of the other
ave evidence of a satisfactory ineet-
When Kate w as ready to go, she said
to Jonathan, "will you let me have the
jioiiy to ride a few day?"
"Yes, Kate," was the answer, "as
long as you please," and he weut to the
stable and brought out the little beauty
ressed in her best attire, and setting
Kate thereon, gave the signal, (which
sounded like a kiss) when she galloped
awav home.
The sixty days had expired at the
bank where the money was obtained.
ml the days of grace had also expired.
The next day, as Jonathan went to
the store, he observed the sheriff of the
county busy at the desk writing. He
,-as making his returns on several
rits. and our friend learned that the
heriff had attached the colonel's house
and lot, the store ami goods therein,
nd one gray horse.
In a few dars there was posted up in
the village a notice of sheriff's sale
taken by virtue of several executions,
nd w ill be sold to the highest bidder,
one house and lot now occupied by Col
onel Joseph Brown, one store and the
goods therein, heretofore occupied by
Joseph Hunt, also one grey horse.'
The day ot sale came, and tba prop-
lerty was sold, the house and lot being
bid off by Jonathan Gutridge, who was
also the highest bidder on the horse.
There was great inquiry for the mer
chant, hut he was not to be found, hav
ing left between two days, and also
leaving $2,500 in notes, with Colonel
itrown g name on them, which name
was placetl thereon without his con
sent.
The colonel found that he now le-
longed to the lower class, and was pre
paring to move out and leave his home.
not able to stand the mortification of
being dependent on that Dutch demo
crat, as he called Gutridge, when Kate
suggested that she could hire the house
of Jonathan, and they could remain
there at pleasure.
The mother deputized Kate this time
to go and hire the house, which she.did
obtaining it on her own conditions.
Kate now introduced the subject of
marriage between herself and the mer
chant, which her father had urged
while she had steadily opposed, and
also drew a comparison between Joseph
mint and Jonathan Gutridge, the one
a dishonest fop with no capital, the
other an intelligent, industrious, inde
pendent farmer. Said Kate, "Father
which would vou choose to-d.iv for a
comiaiiion for me?"
1 should not choose that miserable
scamp who has been the ruin of me,"
and here the colonel broke down with
grief. "I never can he under obliga
tion to the Gutridges while I live; 1
never can receive favors from a family
I have so long tried to abuse. I to you
love Jonathan ?" he continued.
I do," said Kate.
hat reason can you assign lor
your regard for him?"
"It is his generous, friendly, sympa
thetic course of conduct toward our
family, as well as all others'w ith whom
he associates. I regard him as a gen
tleman."
You may be right, Kate, but I shall
never live to sec you married to a dem
ocrat."
The next morning the colonel did
not appear at breakfast and after a long
search he was found suspended by the
neck, from a tree in the woods.
There was uodemoiistratiou of classes
at the funeral, hut the remains of Col
onel Joseph Brown were laid in the
grave to rest forever.
The Widow Brown was every way a
lady lilieral in her view of society and
esteemed by all who knew her. She
had favored the union of Kate with
Jonathan, and always opposed it with
Hunt.
As all objection to the union of Kate
and Jonathan was now removed, Mrs.
Brown thought proper to undeceive
the parties in relation to the parentage
of her daughter.
About eight months after Ins mar
riage, the colonel was called into the
army and did not propose to return le-
fore an expected addition to the family
arrived. This event occurred in due
time and a little daughter was Itoru,
which survived its birth but a few
hours. Three weeks later there was
nquiry for a nurse to take charge of an
infant daughter four weeks old. A few
months after, when Mrs. Brown had
ttecome much attached to her charge
he learned that the child s father was
a captain of militia under Major-Gen
eral Joseph Warren, and that he fell
ii the defense of Bunker Hill, as did
his commanding officer.
She found the atieestry of Kate was
of democratic Mood, while her hus-
haud was a bitter enemy to the relicls,
and she feared lest she should lose her
hildifthe knowledge of her origin
hould lie made known to him. As he
was not at all surprised to see a tine
babv on his return, she concluded to
keep the whole secret from bin., and
he concluded to keep the whole secret
from him, and in all probability he
never knew but that Kate was his own
bild.
The second w inter term commenced
with our two friends in attendance, to
finish their education, as they said,
and nothing occurred during the term
to abate the good feeling existing be
tween teacher and students.
At the close of the term invitations
were given the entire school, and neigh
bors generally ; to meet at Mr. Gut
ridge's mansion for an evening visit.
The evening came, and with it a large
collection of friends, to enjoy Hie mirth
nd good things prepared for them.
All the plays of the time were intro-
ueed and jerformed, and when these
ports became dull it was projmsed to
play the marriage game, each couple
boosing his minister to perform the
ceremony.
The fun of the transaction w as to see
who the young fellows would lead up
to the priest as sweethearts hut when
it was Jonathan's turn to choose he
took Kate and appointed the teacher to
officiate.
After he had pronounced them law
fully married according to the laws of
'onnectieut, he proceeded to say that
he had promised a present to the one
w ho answered the question in gram
mar which had not yet been given and
stepping up to the bride he placetl
upon her finger a valuable gold ring,
then turning to Jonathan, said, "to
you, sir, 1 am indented lor tne answer
in arithmetic, and I thought I could
not present you a gift more aei-eptahle
than a certificate of your marriage
ith this worthy young lady," at the
same time handing him the paper.
The affair passed off with a good
deal of mirth, as being a good joke, but
all seemed to wish it a reality, and
were still more surprised when the of
ficiator told them he had been study
ing Divinity, and had obtained a
license to preach, which included the
right to marry that the marriage was
legal in form, and satisfactory to the
parties.
Jacob Gutridge died the next year,
leaving to Jonathan a farm worth
$6,000, $4,000 dollars in bank stock,
and $4,000 in mortgage notes, the
fruits of an honest industry.'
The student made Jonathan's house
his home during his stay in the school,
and many times has he related the in
cidents that occurred during his stay
in that happy family, which consisted
of the two widow s and the subjects of
our sketch.
Business before pleasure.
Our moral here penned.
May seem too long measure,
Ecos signnm we end.
Social Habit of the American.
National habits, tastes and feelings
differ, and Americans, in several par
ticulars, are unlike their English rela
tives. The Englishman is shy and ex
elusive. He builds a high wall aroum
his house and garden, to keep out the
eves of the public. The America
builds a fine house and lays out a ham1
some garden, that others may see am
enjoy them as well as himself. Shut i
and hidden, they would lose half thei
value. He builds near the road, to be
better seen by the passers-by, and h
only fence is a low paling, as light am
ojien as jmssible. The Englishman
likes to eat and drink in private shut
up in his room or a close little box
The American prefer a large, ga
dining room, and the presence of many
guests. What has he to lie ashamed of
He w ishes to see and lie seen. He suns
himself in the public gaze. He enjoys
society, and enters into the life around
him. The more the merrier. The
larger the hotel, the bigger the steam
boat, the more people around him, the
greater his enjoyment. On the railwav
an Englishman's ideal is to he shut u
alone, or, at the most, with his little
private jiarty. He has taken the coach
with two seats facing each other, so that
half the iiassengers must ride back
wards, as the model of his railway
carriage. I lie American prefers his
spacious ami handsome car w ith its fifty
passengers. He likes to walk through
the train and find someone lie knows.
He is not afraid of intruding, is gregari
ous and so. ial ready to discuss trade
or politics with a stranger without
buttoning up his iiockct. He is not
afraid that some one below his rank
w ill claim his a-qiiaiiitam-c. He .-hakes
hands w ith the President, and discusses
the coming election w ith the blacksmith
or shoemaker. He calculates to treat
every well-behaved man like a gentle
man. and every woman is to him a lady
to w horn he is courteous, respectful, am:
if need lie protective.
t'se of Mnittard.
Iu the early historic times, mustard
was used as a Miwder, like pepper; but
later, the Romans, who were notorious
gluttons, used it as a pa-ste, and rejoiced
u a stimulant w hich 0eiied a new and
extended horion to their gluttonous
priqiensities. One of the emperors
t'aligua, w ho was fond of a joke as well
as of mustard. om"e caused to be served
at his table, w ith an accompaniment of
flutes and tambourines, a huge silver
dish, iu w hich two little ricketty, naked
hunchbacks were displayed, flounder
ing alxiut iu a lake of mustard sauce.
The Ca-sars, it should be remarked,
were fond of humorous entertainments
at meal time. One of the amusements
ot lli-liogaiilus, w as to assemnle a con
vivial party of corpulent men whom he
caused to be seated on inflated leather
cushions. The sudden uncorking of
the cushions would send the w hole party
on their backs. Cnmmodtis was equally
facetious, though he was apt to push his
pleasantry sometimes to the Irfirder of
ferocity. He frequently compelled h
companions, w ho did not dare to raise
an objection in the imperial presence.
to eat mustard mixed with nauseous
and disgusting articles, enjoying with
grim satisfaction the stealthy grimaces
of his servile guests. King Louis XI
of France, when he dined with his sub
jects, always carried with him on such
occasions his particular iot of mustard,
w hich was kept regularly supplied by
an apothecary of Dijon w hich place is
fancifully styled by some "the cradle
of French mustard." There is no doubt
that the etl'ect of mustard upon the hu
man system is beneficial ; it excites the
salivary secretions, ami awakens the
indolent stomach from its languor. One
author experienced iu experimental
gastronomy, asserts that, bv some oc
cult virtue, it replenishes the smoulder
ing flame of vitality, while others claim
that it strengthens" the memory, en
livens the imagination, and renders the
preceptive qualities more clear; while
another states that it gives birth to w it
Orrgnn Volcano.
A recent letter from Salem, Oregon,
to the Sacramento Union says: "I have
been interested lately in talking with
J. L, Parish, one of the earliest Metho
dist missionaries, who came to Oregon
in 1830, when all things were aborigi
nal and the untamed wilderness bios
sorued with the wildest possible growth
of roses. He describes an eruption of
Mount St Helens that occurred in the
latter part of November, 1842, which
was for a short time a very grand
spectacle, and continued, with lessen
ing force, for a long time. There was
no nre visible, but a dense smoke
poured out of the side of the mountain
sinking like a black pall on all the
landscape, while viewed from a dis
tance of at least 100 miles, as it was
from Salem, the observer saw pillars
and billows of steam rixing above the
crater, presenting a strong contrast to
the blackness that hung below, and
forming a spectacle of unsurpassed
magnificence. It was a great wonder
while it lasted, and distance lent an en
chantment that was not well apprecia
ted by those who dwelt near by of
whom there were not many at that
early day. A great area that was
reached by the sweep of the November
winds was whitened with falling ashes
that looked very omnions, but did no
certain barm. Occasionally one or
other of onr mountain tops indulges in
a quiet smoke, but not on such an ex
tensive scale as did St. Helens thirty
fire years ago. I have seen mount
Hood pour out blackness on a clear
winter sky,and those who climb the oil
bill speak of a crater on the southwest,
a mile below the summit, where the
hot, sulphurous air rises between loose
rocks that are kept piping hot. Mount
Baker gets in a fame occasionally, bat
that is too far off to have mach interest
for us.
Importance of Knowing the Tune.
If the standard time is important to
the man of business In making his ap
pointments and regulating his affairs, to
the traveler in providing railways with
a correct time by which to govern the
movements of trains, and in general to
every citizen in his daily occupations
on land, it is vital to the successful and
safe navigation of the ocean. Every
ship that sails for a foreign port must
before her departure know the correction
of her chronometers to Greenwich time
(tha t is, the number of seconds they
are (if or $Uu on the time), and besides
this their rate (or the numberof seconds
they daily gain or lose). Provided with
good chronometers and with these data
well determined, a ship sails from her
port with the power of determining on
any day her position on the earth's
surface.
A simple observation of the latitude
of the sun at noon Kives, by a short
computation, her latitude, and a deter
mination of the angular distance of the
sun east or west of her meridian gives
the local time. The difference of the
local time of the ship and the Green
wich time, as shown by her chorono
meters, gives her longitude. Latitude
and longitude being known, her place
on the chart can be put down with but
little uncertainty This is daily done,
if possible, on every one of the ships
sail.ng out of Xew York City, and on
the skill of her officers, the goodness of
her chronometers, and the accuracy of
their rates, depends the safety of her
passengers and cargo. To all men of
business, then, in their appointments
and affairs on shore and in their com
mercial ventures by sea, the fact that a
standard time is easily attainable and
perfectly correct is of no slight import
ance. Jo travelers, whether bv sea or
land, it is truly a matter of life and
death. The watches of railway em
ployees are usually set by one clock,
but a difference of one or two minutes
on a crowded road may bring about the
most fearful results, as the reports of
the various railway commissions will
show. If a ship leaves Xew York sup
posing her chronometer which is
regulated to Green w ich ti me to be losi ng
two seconds a day, while it is really
losing six, every day she is really about
a mile farther west than her reckoning
shows her to be, and in a voyage of a
month she will suppose herself to be too
far west by thirty miles. Such a result
may be attended with the most disast
rous consequences, and that it does not
often so result is due to the skill and
watchfulness of sea-captains, a class of
men whose vigilance and faithfulness
are too l'utlc appreciated. ropular
Scienre.
CUtern Wator.
In our climate, where rain is abun
dant during a considerable portion of
the rear, the water falling upon the
roof of any house, if projierly collected
and stored, is ample for the whole sup
ply of the family w hich that roof shel
ters. This w ater as it falls is ordinarily
free from any impurity that can affect
its taste, ami from every source of seri
ous fouling, though after a long con
tinued draught it is well to divert ami
scharge upon the surface of the
ground the first ten minutes' flow of
shower so that the impurities of the
air, and the dust of the roof may lie
first removed. After this first dash
lead to the cistern all that follows
Even with this precaution, the water
will tie more agreeable tor use it hltered
There are numerous systems for mak
ing filters, in cisterns, but no other is
so simple, nor so durable ami satisfact
ory as the separation of that part of the
tern from which the suction-pipe
leads by a wall of brick and c
uieut. It is simply necessary to build
a wall of brick set on edge (two and a
half inches thick), so as to include
about one-quarter of the area of the
bottom, sloping it hack so as to termin
ate against the side of the cistern at a
height of from four to six feet. This
wall should be so well cemented at its
oints that water can only pass through
the material of brick, and for strength
its form should lie slightly bulging. A
w all of this sort, measuring say six feet
at its base ami rising to a height of six
feet at its highest Mint, will transmit
an amount of water snflicient to supply
the demand of the most constant pump-
ng that any domestic use can require
Srrilmer.
Buying a Bridal Trowy.'
One day last week a powerful young
man to whose right arm was linked a
tall, thin girl of eighteen, with a sharp
nose, pale blue eyes, and hair the color
of an old knife handle, entered a Lake
Avenue store store with both eyes full
of business. As the pair took seats,
the clerk intimated that he was ready
to make bottom prices on any goods in
the store, from the finest silk to the
glaciest calico.
"This is kinder delicate busines for
us, replied the young man, casting
sheep's eyes at the girl.
That is to say that is yes, ahem !'
stammered the clerk.
"But I guess we'll live through it,
Molly, and so here goes. What we
want is a trossy for this girl a bridal
trossy, I believe they call It."
"That's exactly what they call it,"
replied the clerk. "And if you please
tell me what article you want, and I'll
give you the lowest figures."
The pair looked at each other In a
half foolish way for a minute, and then
the girl hid her face behind a stack of
goods.
A little skeery, but she'll get over
It," mused the lover. "The first thing.
suppose, is a dress."
"From one to sixteen dresses, as you
like," replied the clerk. "You'll take
black silk, perhaps."
And perhaps I won't. There's no
ityle about us, Mister. We marry for
love, and we've got to make a little
money go a long ways. Is calico pretty
low?"
"Oh ! Zekel !" grasped the girl, sud
denly showing her face.
"We'll go a lettle better, then, though
calico is my motto. Hand us down
something about thirty cents a yard.
Give us dove color, for doves are meek
and lovely, and so is Molly."
Twelve yards of dove colored goods
were cut off and Zeke looked around and
said:
"Less see, I suppose a black comb.
two yards of blue ribbon, a bunch of
'iair-pins, and two or three collars
ought to figure in somewhere."
The clerk agreed, and the articles
were figured in.
"Less see, she'll wear her sisters' hat
to stand np in, and her shoes won't
show if she has a long dress on. I
guess that's about all, isn't it, Molly ?"
The girl blushed very red, beckoned
him closer, and after a minute he turned
to the clerk and said:
"It's kinder throwln' money away,
but she's purtv, good and gentle, and I
don't mind. She thiuks she ought to
have a fifty cent corset and two pairs of
stockings."
The articles were inspected, bought
and placed with the "trossy," and after
the lovers held another consultation in
whispers, Zeke observed :
"Well, that's all. FIgaer'er up and
ther's your cash. We've got to go and
get some hair-oil and a dollar gold
chain with a locket to it, and a pair of
sleeve buttons and some shoe strings,
and you see the outfit is. going to squeeze
me bad."
"When does the marriage come off?"
asked the clerk.
'In about ten days. She's a good girl
and loves me, and I'm trying to do the
fair thing by her. 'Tain't many young
men who would put up seven or eight
dollars for a bridal trossr for his girl ;
but when I make up my mind to marry
any one I'm almost reck less as to wealth.
She didu't need the corset any more
than I need gallowses, but she hud a
sister married with a corset on, and the
don't want to be behind her."
"I hope you'll be happy."
"We shall be an't help it this ere
girl can sling more tbusiasm Into a
mess of 'taters than any Queen in
Europe, and as fur her fried pork
yum ! She can compose poetry, chop
wood, draw pictures, milk a cow, build
a suit of clothes, or spell down any
body that stands on legs; and when
winter howls around our little home,
we'll set with our feet in the oven,
chew apples, and remember that I had
to take her old dad by the collar and
jerk his heels to the ceiling before heM
consent to this marriage. Well,good'iy.
Come gal."
Indication of longevity.
Hufeland, public lecturer at Jena,
who published a work on longevity in
the last century, thus describes the sort
of man who has the best prospects of
long life: He has a well-proportioned
stature, without, however, being too
tall. He is rather of the middle size,
and somewhat thick set. His complex
ion is not too florid at any rate, too
much ruddiness in youth is seldom a
sign of longevity. Hair approaches
rather to the fair than to the black. His
skin is strong, but not rough. His head
is not too big. He has large veins at the
extremities, and his shoulders are
rather round than flat. His neck is not
too long, his belly does not project, and
his bauds are large, but not too deeply
cleft. His foot is rather thick than
long, and his legs are firm and round.
He has also a broad chest and strong
voice, and the faculty of retaining his
breath for a long time withoutditficulty.
In general, there Is complete harmony
in all his parts. His senses are good
but not too delicate. His pulse is slow
and regular. His appetite is good and
his digestion easy. He has not too
much thirst, which is always a sign of
rapid self-consumption. His passions
never become too violent or destructive,
If he gives way too anger, he experi
ences a glow of warmth without an
overflowing of the gall. He likes em
ploymeuP. particularly calm meditation
and agreeable speculations; is an opti
mist, a friend to Nature, and domestic
felicity, has no thirst after either honors
or riches, and banishes all thought of
to-morrow.
The Oriole.
The oriole, which has acquired the
reputation of being a mournful bird, is
thus spoken of by an observer of a
domesticated specimen: "An old bird
which should happen to be trapped
would probably quit singing on being
deprived of liberty, but one caught
young and fed from the human hand
will make the most delightful and
tractable pet, and, happiest when sur
roundtd by people, will sing marvell
ously sweet notes and trills. We know
one of this sort that, when liberated
from its cage, will go to the hand of its
owDer, assist in threading a needle or
ripping a seam, nestle on her shoulder,
stand on her band, bathe in a bowl of
water, and when it has had its liberty
of the premises to its heart's content, it
will go back into its cage and sing its
merry tune. It will eat fruit, cake,
bread and milk, potatoes and sugar,
lean meat, nuts and eggs, and is es
pecially fond of honse-flies and small
angle-wormsand insects, and will catch
anything tossed to it, just as a smart
dog will a cracker. Talk about that
bird being mourfuir'
What Language uiu Adam Speak?
Professor Bush, the distinguished
Hebraist, in his "Notes on Gen. II : 1,
"And the whole earth was of one
language and of one speech," has the
following interesting remarks :
"The language there spoken, there
fore, was, in all probability the lan
guage of Xoah ; and the language of
Noah can scarcely have been any other
than that of the antediluvians; and that
this was Hebrew cannot be doubted, if
we consider that the names of persons
and places mentioned in early history
of the world are as pure Hebrew as the
names of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, or
those f Solomon and Malachi. Thus
Adam, Eve, Cain, Seth, Abel, Eden,
Nod, Enoch, etc., are all words of
purely Hebraic form, structure, and
signification, and there is not the least
evidence of their being interpretations,
S3 some have suggested, of primitive
terms." '
Market-Place of Venice.
The Rialto centre of old Venice, far
away from the fashionable centre of to
dayonce the centre of traffic, ''the
place where merchants most did con
gregate" what sort of a place is
now? About fourteen hundred years
ago the seventy-two islands upon w hich
the city stands were covered by the sea
but in the region called the Rialto there
rose a small sjiot of earth on which the
refugees who fled for protection to the
Gulf of the Adriatic established their
little colony. An open square was left
for the purpose of an Exchange, and on
one side a church was built, which is
still standing for in ancient days the
free towns and cities placed the house
of worship so that its shadows might
full upon the mart of business. Around
this square, houses and shops and ware-
rooms grew up and gradually spread
over the acrtcent water-lots, amid
much noise of pile-driving and brick
laying and heaping up of great marble
blocks iu territory, every inch of it res
cued from the sea. The splendid palace
of San Mark has since become the favo
rite place of concourse; but the origi
nal Kialto remains, with its character
istic features for the most part unal
tered. The squat stone humpback that
bore upon his shoulders the platform on
which offenders were once exposed, has
lost whatever beauty of feature he may
at first have possessed; but he is still
there, although bis special vocation is
gone. In a close, narrow street just at
ironed windows, from which poor
hand, you passLy Shylock's habitation,
with iu narrow door and heavily-
Jassica once looked out longingly and
lovingly, ami within which the old
usure" counted out his money, and
plo J for his "pound of flesh."
As ws walked over the broken stone
pavem lit of the square, a dilapidated
Venetian, who was engaged in sweep
ing up the cabbage leaves and other
vegetable and animal and filhy rubbish,
held out his hand for a douceur, for thi
is now a market-place, and there are
many odd things to be seen here. If
anything can be imagined that ever
swam in fresh water or salt, it is to
be found here. The Venetians will eat
ees, horn-pouts, dog-fish, cuttle-fish, or
any other creature that ever wore a
shell, or a scale, or a skin, or even that
which Is too gelatinous to be clothed
with either. The multitudinous cries
of the vendors of these and other arti
cles, which we do not know how to
classify, are appalling. Men and wo
men rush frantically about with strings
of onions or a little bunch of carrots, or
the segment of cabbage which they
thrust into your face, and importune
every passer-by to purchase; geese,
ducks, turkeys, and chickens are ex
posed by the single joint; a neck and
head, a liver, a gizzard, or any other
fraction of a bird, may be had separ
ately, cnpier cauldrons bubble and
boil, from which cooked vegetables are
served, all hot and smoking immense
baked pumpkins, also hot and smoking,
are sold in lots to suit purchasers. We
saw a man dealing out a huge boiled
rice pudding they call it polenta
which be sliced off rapidly with a piece
of twine, and accompanied by a small
handful of cooked fish, all of which we
were told sufficed for a family dinner,
and could be had for the moderate sum
of five-pence. Nothing is thrown
away here w hich is capable of being
eaten.
A Chapter on First Thing.
The first almanac was printed by G.-o
Vou Purbach, in 14i0.
The first copper cent was coined at
Xew Haven iu 10S7.
The hrst watches were made at
Xurcniburg in 1477.
Omnibusses were introduced iu New
York in 1330.
The first college in the United States
was founded in liV.K.
The first compass was used iu France
In 1I."0, though the Chinese are said to
have employed the load-stone earlier.
The first chimneys were Introduced
into Rome from Padua in 13G3.
The first newspaper advertisement
appeared in 1052.
The first air pump was made in 1050.
The first algebra originated with
Diophantus, in either the four or sixth
century.
The first balloon ascent was made in
1733.
The first national bank in the United
States was incorporated by Congress,
December 31, 1781.
The first attempt to manufacture pins
in this country was made soon after the
war of 1812.
The first printing press in the United
States was introduced in 1629.
Coaches were first used in England
in 1569.
Gas was first used as an illuminating
-igent in 1702. Its first use in New York
was in 1327.
The first glass factory in the United
States of which we have dcttuite knowl
edge was built in 1730.
Gold was first discovered in California
in 1S43.
The first use of a locomotive in this
country was in 1329.
The first horse railroad was built In
1S2C-27.
The first daily newspaper appeared
in Itirl. I tie nrst newspaper in the
United States wss published in Boston,
September 25, 1C90. The first religious
newspaper, the "Boston Record," was
established in 1815.
Kerosene was first used for lighting
purposes in 1826.
The first Union flag was unfurled on
the 1st of January, 1776, over the camp
at Cambridge. It had 13 stripes of
white and red, and retained the English
cross in one corner.
The first steam engine on this cor-
tinent was brought from England in
1753.
The first saw-maker's anvil wi
brought to America in 1819.
The first temperauce society In this
country was organized in Saratoga
county, New York, in March, 1308.
Glass was early discovered, das
beads were founl on mummies ov?r
3,000 years old.
Glass windows w ere first introduced
into England In the eighth century.
Anaesthesia was first discovered in
1S44.
The first steel pen w as made in 1830.
The first machine for carding, roving
and spinning cotton, made in 'ha
United States, was manufactured in
17S6.
Organs are said to have been first in
troduced into churches by Pope Vitali
auus, about A. D. 1070.
Envelopes were first used in 183l.
The first complete sewing machine
was patented by Elias Howe, Jr., Iu
1848.
Th,first iron steamship was built in
1330.
Ships were first "copper-bottomed"
in 1783.
The first telegraph instrument waj
successfully operated by S. F. B. Morse,
the inventor, in 1333, though its utility
was not demonstrated to the world
until 1341.
The first lucifer match was made in
1329.
The first steamboat plied the Hudson
in 1807.
The first society for the exclusive
purpose of circulating the Bible was
organized in 1305, under the name of
"British and Foreign Bible Society."
1 he enure Hebrew bible was printed
In 148.
The first society for the promotion of
Christian knowledge was organized in
1693.
The first telesco was probably used
in England in 1003.
Swearing in Cromwell' Time.
Laws against swearing were strictly
enforced during the times of the com
monwealth, and w ith the largest possi
ble interpretation against the accused.
We are reminded of the reproof that
Sir Walter Scott put into the mouth of
Cromwell "What can it avail thee to
practice a profanity so horrible to the
ears of other, and which brings no
emolument to him who uses it ?" Every
oath was counted. For a single oath
the fine was Cs. 8.1.. but the charge was
reduced to 3s. 4.1. each "on takin? a
lantity." Hiimfrey Trevetf, for
swearing 10 oaths, was committed fill
he payed 33s. 4.. to the poor of Hart
ford. John Ifiii-tie of Cheritnn. was
convicted for swearing H oath and two
curses at one time, and four oaths ami
one curse at another time. Of cour".
the greater number of these cases were
disposed of at petty sessions without
being sent for trial. One justice re
turned the names of 10 persons w hom
he had convicted of swearing since the
previous sessions. We are not left
w ithout examplc.-ot' w hat was considered
swearing in those days. William Heari
ng of Chittlchampton. for saying two
several times in court "1'ion mv lite.'
was adjudged to lie w ithin the act of
swearing, for which he paid !. m.
Thomas Butland was fined forswear-
ng "On my troth." Gilbert Xorthcott
hail to pay 3s. 4.1. for saying "l"pon
my life." TI ias ourtis was tine.l
forswearing in court "Go.1 is my ;t
ness."and "I siieak in the presence of
od." Christoplifrljill. being reproved
by Mr. Nathaniel Diirant. clerk, "for
having used ;od's life in disroiirse,"
w ent and informed against the mini-ter
himself for swearing. Emm '.
A Two-Tailed H.Ii.
The tl-ird and most striking peculiar
ity of the young gars consisted in the
existence of two tuiin, an upper and a
lower.
The formation of these two tails, aud
their significance will be considered
further on ; for the present we are con
cerned with their structnre, their rela
tive position and their uses. The lower
tail was evidently the caudal fin. It
ha.l several rays, and a rounded hinder
border. But it was smaller in propor
tion than in the adult gar, and trie mid -die
rays were directed obliquely down
ward, instead of horizontally backward.
The upper tail is best described an a
single fleshy filament, flattened from
side to side, and tapering to a fine ex
tremity.
In the smallest gar it was larger than
the fin 'below, in the older it was
shorter, while in the adults no trace of
it appears.
These two tails have very different
movements. The lower corresponding
to the candal fin of. the ordinary fish,
is used in three ways. When the little
gar is in a gentle current, and wishes
not to be carried downward, the fin is
made to execute a series of undulatory
movements, such as have been described
by Trof. Aga-jsiz respecting the dorsal
fin of young pipe-fishes, etc., and such
as the writer has observed with the
dorsal fin of Amin.
This tail is also strongly flexed to
one side, as with ordinary fishes, in or
der to change the course. Aud it U
rapidly moved from side to side for all
sudden and rapid locomotion, as when
frightened.
Frankne in Love.
One of the most esseutial things in
all love affairs is entire and perfect
frankness. Both parties should be
frank true to themselves and truthful
to each other. How many uneasy,
troubled, and anxious minds, bow
many breaking and broken hearts there
are to-day in which content and happi
ness might have reigned supreme but
for want of frankness! RepeDtance in
evitably comes for all these things, bat
it often comes too late, and only when
the evil produced is incurable. In love
as in everything else, truth is the
strongest of all things, and frankness
is but another name for truth. Then
always be frank. Avoid misuuder
staDdmgs; give no reason or occasion
for them. They are more easily
shunned than cured; they leave scars
upon the heart. You are less likely to
be deceived yourself when you never
deceive others. Frankness is like the
light of a clear day in which everthing
may brplauiiy perceived.
Georgia has lou.uuw VdioneU.