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THE COJTSTITUTIOIJ THE UmOS-AITD THE ENTOECEYEUT OF THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XXXII.
MIFFLINTOWX, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 31. 1878.
NO. 31.
BY-A5&-BY.
Be jet, r.tls!i heart ! The long iiybt lie
Is gieam of lingering annuhine on the hill:
The home-bound swallow, twittering as ha
flies.
Makes silence aeem more etilL
The shadows deeper grow, and in the woods
Tiie air a latent sweetness hoi da in fee ;
An odor faint of yet unbloaeomed bnds
So like, dear heart, to thee !
fti d.r-unt in the soft, cerulean daep.
Where the horizon bcnnda the nether world,
Gr-at stipe beca.uied, like brooding birds
asleep.
Lie ar t!) white aails loose furled.
in peaoe the dT is ended, and the night
Fallrtb ax Uolh a veil npon the sea;
Aiong its bosom come with swift-winged flight
The t,ray mist silently.
oh auiious heart, how Nature speaks! Her
vower
How leisurely she loses ! How intense
Tlie iutiuite peace of her most fruitful hour !
How soft her influence !
T.iue hath she for her atorma to aweep the
main ;
To rook the tree tope with her winds of
wrath.
To bring forth fragrance in the Summer rain
And time for enow abe hath !
So, dear, for all thy eager soul desires.
Sh keeoa sweet times and seasons. In her
mood
L, h d for thee all plosion's subtle fires
To round thy womanhood.
Lme. then ! and in this dewy twilight move
A one who asks not whither, cares not why;
This gift for ail holds still the Eternal Love,
God's endless by-and-by.
MUTINY AT SEA.
At one period King Ferdinand
of Naples, finding the people growing
nioreand more restlessunderthetyrany
..f his rule, sought to avoid all aggravat
ing measures, lest he should incite a
popular rebellion. He began to realize
the weakness of his hold upon the
throne, and so looked about him to allay
by anv measure the causes of irritation
in the popular mind.
There were at tins time confined in
the dungeons of his palace over a hun
dred thousand lK.litical urisioners, most
of whom had suffered there for a period
of ten years.
The offense of these victims of tyran
nical vengeance was patriotism. The
ting, after consulting with his confi
dants, selected from the list of these
uieu sixtv-six names, and orders were
issued to banish them to America, it be
ing feared that their long confinement
in the Neapolitan dungeons might in
cite to rebellion.
The King would have been glad to
have had them executed atouce, but he
dared i.ot do this, not only for the
xlxtve reasons, but also lest tie should
brini down upon his head the indigna
tion of the the whole European world.
bo. as we have said, lie auopted w hat
was thought to be a judicious course of
getting rid of these men, and they were
therefore banished to that country.
Even the carrying out of this pur-
mm reuuired secresv and care, lest it
should arouse public indignation.
A dark night was selected, and these
patriots, securely ironed, were em
barked in a steamer and sent direct to
Cadiz, ir. Spain, w here they were put
on liord of the ship, " David Stew art
with the captain of which bargain
had been made to land the exiles in
America at sj much per head. The
Government, however, fearing that the
captain of the ship would prove un
faithful to their interests and purpose,
withheld one-tliinl of the passage
money until the service should be duly
performed.
Still further to insure the consumma
tion nf tne nian. a Neapolitan war-
steamer towed the " I avid Stewart
to sea for a distance of over two hun
dred miles, when, after hauling along
side, and reiterating his instructions,
the officer who had been charged with
the execution of the business then or
dered the steamer to head for the Bay
of Naples.
The good ship " David Stewart" lay
her course to the westward, and until
rl.a tollouiior il.ir all was OUict On
board.
We sav all was quiet, yet there was
one scene enacted on board the trans
i...rr ci.:..- m iih which the readers of
this veritable account should be made
mil lljli nt-
It was about the middle natch of the
night after the Neapolitan steamer left
the ship, that the Italians, who were
conzreirated in a sort of temporary
cabin, which had been arranged for
them amidship, were surprised by the
anrwaruiu-e anion? them of a young
1 1 'j
stranzer.
He was wrapjW in a long cloak,
which, on being thrown open, discov
ered the dress of a common sailor.
This mrsterv. however, w as but brief
in duration ; for in a moment the new
comer walked up to oue of the most
distinguished of the prisoners, Luigi
Lettembrini, and in a low voice ex
claimed "Father!"
"My son!" exclaimed the aged pa
triot, after a moment of pause to assure
himself.
And the two embraced each other,
while the rest came close about them,
and mingled may a tear and hearty
congratulation together.
" I am here in disguise and to serve
you, my .father, and all of you, my
compatriots, as the agent of our friends
in London. To-morrow my plans will
be perfected. Be not surprised at
whatever may occur. I cannot discuss
matters now, for discovery would be
ruin, and we may be watched at this
very moment. I could not longer deny
myself this happiness," he continued,
again embracing his father. "Be silent
and watchful."
" Silent and watchful," they repeated
in one voice.
It was a bright, clear day at sea, and
the captain of the "David Stewart,"
who had just "taken the sun," was
working up his latitude. At this mo
ment a dozen men walked coolly into
be cabin, all armed with pistols, and
headed by a young but determined fel
The captain sprang to his feet in
amazement, saying. " What does this
mean ?"
Captain Gorman. It means mutiny.
but at the same time no harm is in
tended to anyoue unless resistance Is
offered," was the answer of the leader.
4 What do you complain of what do
you desire?" asked the captain ex
citedly. "Hold, sir. You must not go for
your pistol. We are all armed, and, if
necessary, shall shoot you on the siot "
said the leader, seeing that the captain
reached his hand towards a drawer in
his cabin locker.
4 What would you have?"
'Change the ship's course towards
Liverpool."
For w hat object ?"
' To land the Italians whom you
have agreed to carry to America."
' I see; this is a political affair," said
he.
" Entirely so," continued the leader.
No barm will occur to life or property
if you comply."
" That I cannot do."
" That you must and shall do," was
the cool reply.
'Never!" said the captain of tlie
" David Stewart."
' Boys," said the leader, " put these
handcuffs on this man he is ho longer
captain of this ship.'
In vain did Captain Gorman resist
and call aloud for his mates.
They were already disposed of, and
these fellows, w ho so quietly and im
plicitly obeyed their leader, were hi
own crew.
He found himself locked into his
inner cabin, and, for the present at
least, kept in irons, while he could hear
the orders issued to put the ship about
and head her once more for Eurojte.
He listened intently, and saw who
ever was in command, and issued thee
orders, was one who must be a thorough
and practical seaman, and concluded j
that there was but one thing to do, viz.,
to make the best of the situation.
After the ship's course had beeu
changed, her sails all properly trimmed,
the watches set, and everything in or
der, the leader of the mutinous crew
came below, and told the captain that
he would like to have a little conversa
tion with him.
" You seem to be master here ; it is
only for me to obey," was the bitter
response.
" There is no occitsiou lor hard feel
ings, Captain Gorham. You shall lese
nothing by this change."
"Call it mutiny, sir."
"Very well; by this mutiny," said
tlie other. ' You have already re
ceived two-thirds of the passgae money
for the patriots on board; the other
third w ill be paid on the completion of
the contract."
" That is so. You seem to be thor
oughly informed of the charter party
of the ' David Stewart.' "
" I am. Now, captain, there need be
no secret about this matter. On our
arrival at Cork, w hither I shall steer,
you shall receive the balance of the
money promised for the transjioria
tion ot your passengers."
" You are very liberal," grow led the
captain.
1 am not only under the orders of
the Italian society of London, but my
father, Luigi Lettembrini, is one of the
released prisoners on board."
"What uniform do you wear?" the
captain asked observing the dress
thewhich young leader of the mutiny
now appeared in.
"That of first officer of the Gal way
line of steamers," was the frank reply.
He was doing duty with the rest of
the crew forward in tlie dress of a com
mon foremast band until he had taken
command of the ship, when he put on
his regular suit, consisting of a blue
frock, gilt buttons, gold cap band, and
ornamental cuffs.
Tlie society in London had reliable
friends in Naples, who kept it informed
of all doings of the Government, and,
being apprised of the proposed exiling
of the prisoners, It had sent young
Lettembrini, one of itssworn members,
to carry out the plan he was now exe
cuting. " Where do you propose to land?"
" Queenstown is the nearest port."
"True."
' You see, captain, your honor has
been vindicated. You have been seized
by superior numbers and put in irons."
" I have good reason to know- it,"
said the captain, as he looked at the
handcuffs he wore.
" Give me your parole, that you will
in no way interfere with my purpose,
and you are free."
" I cannot help myself," was the an
swer.
" Do you solemnly agree to this, Cap
tain Gorham?" asked the young Ital-
tan.
" I do," he replied, after a few mo
ment's silence. He felt he could do no
better.
" I must Uke the liberty, however
to remove these," said the other, tak
ing the cantain's pistols from the
drawer where thev were kept; "and
also this knife."
" I suppose so," said the captain, re
signedly.
" Are these all the arms on board?'
" To be honest w ith you, no." wa
the reply ; " there are two dozen re
volvers, an entire case, in the locker.
"Thank you, captain; I shall take
them and pav you for them. They will
be distributed among your passengers.
who will use them, if necessary, and
without hesitation."
Savin? which he produced a key and
unlocked the irons upon the captain's
wrists, and offered him his hand In
amity.
The honest commander of the " Da
vid Stewart " began, in spite of himself,
to like the straight-forw ard young mu
tineer, and in his secret heart began to
sympathize with his purpose.
'After all, he would be no pecuniary
loser, he was In no way implicated,
and was pretty sure of a quick despatch
to the United States from some English
port.
Captain Gorman was from that hour
treated with all possible respect, and
he in no way interfered with the w ork
ing of the ship.
The two mates, taking pattern after
their superior, adopted the same plan of
conduct.
Upon lauding at Queenstown the en
thusiastic Italians fell upon theia knees
and kissed theground which they trod,
as Ireemen rescued from the clutch of
the tyrant.
Here they were met by the agent of
society in Ixmdou, who freely compen
sated Captain Gorman, his mates, and
the crew of the ship, for all damages,
real or constructive.
Of those gallant and brave sixty-six
patriots, fifty, not long afterwards,
were to be found in the ranks of Gari
baldi's army which liberated the Nea
politan people and confirmed that lib
eral monarch, the late Victor Emman
uel, upon the present throne of United
Italy.
Romance of a um.
Mother Theresa, the oldest member of
the order of Carmelite Nuus in
America, died recently, at tin convent
of the order, corner of Caroline and
Biddle street. Baltimore, in the SIst
year of her age. Her name in the
world was Miss Mary II. Sew all, and
her birthplace was at Georgetown, D.
C, in 17U7. Her father was an ofllcer
in the Revolutionary war, and, it is be
lieved, was a member of Gen. Washing
ton's staff. He was wounded in battle,
and Gen. Washington, who was partic
ularly interested in him, stopped on
oue of the battlefields until his officer's
wounds were attended to. Mother
Theresa, w hen a child, was a pet of
Gen. Washington, and often sat in his
lap. When 19 years of age she took
the veil and vows of the order at the
only Carmelite convent In the country
at that time, which was in Charles
county, Md. The cause that led her to
take the vows, as told by herself, is
rathei singular in its character. She
was ensured to be married, anu the
time for the wedding has been fixed
She was called to attend the funeral of
an intimate friend a young lady of re
markable beauty w hose death had
been a severe affliction to her. The
burvinsr ground was some distance
from her home, and the coffin which
contained the bodv of her trieml was
borne the whole distance, as was then
the custom, upon the shoulders of pall
bearers. By an accident upon the way,
the coffin slipped from the grasp of the
bearers, and the body of the dead girl.
cUd in its w bite robes, was thrown out
upon the roadside. Miss Sewall, who
was a near witness of the accident, was
so terrified bv the view of the dead
body, that she immediately resolved
upou a life of religious seclusion. Her
engagement of marriage w as brokeu.
and she at once entered the convent.
"Bring em AU on Monday,
One night, during the run of '"Black-
Eyed Susan," a tipsy sailor was very
noisy and troublesome in the gallery:
nothing would pacify him, mi Elliston
at last appeared on the stage.
"Mav I know the cause of this un-
seemlv clamor?" he asked.
Woman in the gallery "Soda water!
ginger beer!"
"Sit dow n, woman ! Again I demand
the reason of this disturbance?"
Voice from the gallery ''It's this
here sailor vot makes all the row.
Elliston, touched to the very soul
A Briti.h sailor! the glory of our
country's annals, the safeguard of our
homes and families; what is it he
asks?"
"Rule Britannia!" roared the tar.
"You shall have it," emphatically
pronounced the manager. "Of what
ship, comrade?"
"The Haggermeninon !" roared loud
Boreas.
Voice from the gallery "Bottled
stout! ginger beer.
"Woman. I say, sit down !"
"Just paid offyour honor!" interpo
lated the tar, touching his hat.
"Bring all your shipmates on Mon
day," continued the manager, stepping
forward regally. ''Ladies and gentle
men, ou Monday next, a nautical, na
tional allegorical sketch will be pre
sented at this theatre, entitled "The
British Flag," in which the whole
strength of the compauv will be em
ployed. The music expressly com
posed by Mr. Blewilt." (Aside to the
orchestra: "Give 'em 'Rule Britan
nia."') "Bring 'em all on Monday!"
cried Elliston once more, with a wink
to the sailor as he strode off the stage.
''Rule Britannia" was then sung by
the whole company, and the play re
sumed. The nautical sketch of Mon
day was. we ueed scarcely say, a mo
mentary inspiration of Elliston "s.
A singular Custom.
In the Monthly Bulletin of the Jersej
Cattle Club, attention is called to an
old and unique custom which still pre
vails, in the Jersey Islands, the old
Norman cry "Ho Rollo!" calling for
the protection or intervention of the
duke, "Haro! Ilaro! Uaro!" which is a
sort cf personal service of Injunction
If one fails on his knees and thrice calls
Haro! no man may continue his tres
pass on person or property, but must
resort to a court of law for his justifica
tion. A case Is quoted, from the Jersey
Press, in which, pending a dispute be
tween the 'owner of a certain piece of
nronertv. and another claiming the
9 "
right of a roadway through the proper
ty, the owner caused a ditch to be dug
across the road upon which the party
claimed the right of way, in order to
arrest the work, raised the Clamevr dc
Uaro, the form of which is to kneel and
cry "Haro!" three times, invoking the
protection of the sovereign against w hat
the plaintiff considers an encroachment
or a trespass ou his property. On this
the workmen ceased their work.
The evlest and best way to expand
the chest Is to have a good large heart
in It. It aarea the cost of gymnastic.
- The I'gUest Man Oat."
Sim Haw kins was oue of the most
positive men that ever made an asser
tion and stuck to it. A man like that
invariably acquires a reputation. Sim
had a number one reputation of its
class that of being a very disagreeable
man. At first, one would think that
Sun had no ueed to cultivate sucn a
reputation. Nature had not leen at
pains to endow him with such beauty
as to compensate for a single cross
grain, lu reatures, complexion, ngure
and voice, the man had little to recom
mend him. If he had been governed
by policy he would have played the
agreeable. On the contrary, as I
have said, he was as positive and dis
agreeable as anv that ever adhered to
his convictions.
Then, to make the matter worse, the
world immediately fell irtoau error
natural enough, nevertheless a great
error that of imputing hearticssnessto
the captain, who was as brave a man as
ever lived, and as tender-hearted. How
ever, when the failings of the captaiu
were capped with the public error.
there was no end of mistakes, as is in
variably the case where two errors
meet.
The truth was, a more kindly or af
fectionate heart never throbbed than
Captaiu Sim Haw king's. Although his
complexion was a compromise between
snutl coler and saffron, his figure
slightly podgy and motions positively
awkward, his nose entirely out ot
keeping with the rest of his features (a
nose that threatened, challenged and
scorned tlie world) and his voice as
harsh as a rag machine or the sepul
chral tone assumed by the thousand
imitators of Captain Cuttle's adviser,
Jack Bunsby, the captaiu was as true as
steel and as brave as a lion.
Withal, the captain was quiet, re
served and shy in the presence of the
fair sex. Proof : he boarded in the
same house and roomed on the same
floor with the Widow Mordant, and
never addressed a word to her in two
months. Then the subject was butter.
began and stopped with a sort of cross
speech to the servant, and an apology
to the widow for interposing in behalf
of her child.
Imagine, if you can, the gallant Cap
tain Sim s feelings upon hearing him
self spoken of in this manner by the
beautiful widow one day :
Oscar, my dear, w hat makes you go
into Captain Haw kins' room so often
Because he is such a jolly fellow,
mother. When I'm a man, ITl wear
u-hKkcrs like Captain Hawkins, and
make my voice as rough as ever I can
too."
"You silly child; that ugly Captain
Haw kins! If you must imitate some
body, pattern after an agreeable man
1 never met a more disagreeable man
than Captain Haw kins in my life."
The captain was picing the piazza at
hat moment. I w ill do the lady justice
to say that hail she known tic was
w ithin hearing she would have bit her
tongue before uttering such a speech
As for the captain, he shrugged his
shoulders, w Idle his cheeks took on a
deeper saffron tint, if possible.
That saineevciiing Mrs. Mordant was
promenading with her son, a child of
four, and as heedless as four-year-old's
are, when a runaway carriage came
dashing round the corner of the main
avenue. The frenzied horses feet
made the fire fly from the pavement.
There was a cry of horror, w hen a sud
den and awful hush fell upon the spec
tators, who turned their heads aside to
avoid witnessing what seemed inevita
ble. Oscar Mordant had. with the
restiveuess of his age, darted across the
street. The cash of the flying horses'
hoofs frightened him; he paused, then
turned, with a cry, to his mother, who
was springing forward, when suddenly
she opened her eyes again, the carriage
was standing still, the horses champed
their bits angrily, while at her feet
nestled her darling boy, not a hair of
his curly head harmed.
" Remarkable presence of mind,"
said one.
And such nerve extraordinary
nerve," said another.
"Then he must possess marvellous
strength to do such a thing," added a
thiid.
" And he is as quick as lightning."
"The bravest, coolest thing I ever
witnessed."
As the Widow Mordant listened and
lifted a hand to her temple, the truth
dawned upon her slowly. It was to
that ugly Captain Hawkins she owed
the chihl's life.
A week later General Hooker was at
tending the wedding of the daughter of
an old-time friend. The gallant gen
eral was the hero of the hour. The
Widow Mordant was purring like a
kitten over her toilet, when she heard
voices below her window. The win
dow was open. Every word rose to
her distinct and clear. Probably the
fact that they were uttered heartily en
abled her to hear the following:
"What! My dear old friend Haw
kins! Here. Colonel Gardiner, permit
me to introduce Captain Hawkins, a
man who, as much as any other, con
tributed to our success at the Cape.
How you did plow them down with
your battery, Captain! It was fearful
work."
"Never mind that, General, now,
beiran the voice Mrs. Mordant now-
heard in her dreams.
"The captain has one fault," said the
general, "he is modest to a degree
Now, for my part, I think modesty is
very well in a woman, hut I wager
a hundred to one nobody hereabouts
knows the captain's record."
The w idow had heard enough, ner
husband, who laid down his life at the
Cape, had frequently alluded to a gal
lant, high-minded commander of a bat-
irr. and this was the hero the man
she never deigned to look upon till he
risked his life to save hei son's.
The following day, as the captain
was sitting at the window, smoking,
there was a tap, a very gentle tap, at
his door.
"Come in," said the captain. But
when he saw the beautiful widow, his
face became almost coppery In color.
I beg pardon I really "
She relieved him immediately by
quietly seating herself.-
"Captain Hawkins, I feel that I
ought to thank you in person for your
action. One can't trust one's self to
paper always. I intended calling when
1 sent the note. Now that It is off my
mind I feel relieved."
She laughed softly. The captain
ventured to look at her. He had
never contemplated such loveliness.
The widow wisely refrained from dis
concerting him, but rising, bowed
gracefully, and walked off with the
captain's heart as effectually in her
keeping as though the contract had
been signed and sealed before a cloud of
witnesses. Oh, the widow managed
her forces well, be sure. She carried
the citadel bv storm.
Needless to say the captain discov
ered his loss, aud went after his heart.
Is it uccessrry to recount the occur
rences that followed in such rapid or
der? To such as understand the
nature of the blandishmeuts beautiful
women weave around the bravest of
men, nothing more need be said.
When the captain's new relationship
was explained to the widow's son, that
precocious youngster startled his moth
er by saying suddenly, " What makes
you marry Captain Hawkins, ma?
Didn't you tell me he was the ugliest
man in the world ?"
" Handsome is that handsome does,"
answered- the widow, as the betrayer
was sent away. ''Captain. I did say
something like that."
'Say no more," said the captain, as
he took her hand in his own. "I dare
say ITl bear acquaintance."
Let anybody say Captaiu Hawkins is
ugly ; he does it at his 'ril to-day.
The Geysers.
The most noted Geysers in our coun
try are situated in the Yellowstone re
gion of the Wyoming Territory. The
largest and most celebrated of these is
the Giantess. This Geyser throws up
a solid column of water 20 feet in diame
ter, to the height of CO feet. Through
this immense mass of water it shoots
vertically upwards many minor jels, to
the height of 2S5 feet, presenting a rare
aud splendid appearance. The erup
tions occur once m every 11 hours, and
last 20 minutes. Its basin is encircled
by a rim or bank 10 feet high. The
"Grand Geyser" is another splendid
fountain that shoots up a coin inn of
water 6 feet in diameter to the height
of 200 feet, while the steam ascends
1000 feet more. The eruptions occur
every 32 hours and last 20 minutes;
temnerature of water when at rest
150 degrees.
The "Giant" has a column 2 feet in
diameter, and shoots up to the height of
140 feet. This Geyser plays contiuually
for three hours at a time.
The "Beehive," so called from the
sliHe of the mound which surrounds
its basin and tube, shoots up a column
3 feet in diameter, to the height of 219
feet; it plays 15 minutes at a time.
"Old Faithful," so called from its
regularity of action, sends up a column
6 feet iu diameter, to the height of 150
feet. It plays regularly every hour, and
the eruptions last fifteen minutes.
What can be more sublime than an
eruption of these wonderful springs?
The rush aud roar of the steam Is heard
for a long distauce, the flow of the wa
ter as it is impelled far upward in a
steady stream, w ith no apparent effort,
is of the most grand and sublime char
acter, while the sunbeams, glancing
upon the magnifie-ent and steady foun
tain, tint its bubbles mid spray with all
of the brilliant and varying colors of the
rainbow".
Another class of Geysers are called
mud volcanos. These throw the mud
and semi-liquid substance to the height
of from six to a hundred feet in the air,
accompanied b loud explosion. The
following description of a mud Geyser
is given by Mr. Langford: "About
two hundred yards from this cave is a
most singular phenomena which we
call the Muddy Geyser. It presents a
funnel-shiiped orifice in the midst of a
basin 150 feet in diameter, with slo
ping sides of clay and sand. The crater
or orinee is tinny oy nuy ieei in
diameter. It tapers quite uniformly to
the height of about thirty feet, w here
the water may be seen, when the Gey
ser is in repose, presenting a surface of
six or seven feet in breadth. The flow
of this Geyser is regular every six
hours. The water rises gradually,
commencing to boil when about half
way near the surface, and occasionally
breaking forth in great violence. When
the crater is filled it is expelled from it
in a splashing, scattered mass, ten or
fifteen feet in thickness, to the height
of forty feet. The water is of a dark
lead color, and deposits the substance it
holds in solution in the form of minute
stalagmites upon the side and top of the
crater."
Humboldt's Description of aa Earthquake.
The great traveler gives an interest
ing account of the first earthquake he
witnessed. It was at Cumena, in South
America. The first shock came after a
stranee stillness. It caused an earth
quake in bis mind, for it overthrew in
a moment all his lifelong notions about
the safetv of the earth. He could no
longer trust the soil which up to that
dav bad felt so firm under his feet. He
had only one thought universal,
boundless destruction. Even the croco
diles ran from the river Oronoco howl
ing into the woods; the dogs and pigs
were Dowerlesa with fear. The whole
city teemed "the hearth of destruction."
The houses could not shelter, for they
were falling in ruins. He turned to the
trees, but they were overthrown. His
next thought was to run the mountains,
hut they were reeling like druuken men
He then looked towards the sea. Lo !
it bad fled; and the ship, which a few
minutes before were in deep water,
were rocking on the bare sand. He
tells us that, being then at his wit's end.
he looked up, and observed that heaven
alone was perfectly calm and unshaken,
Tew Drinking: 1m Sloaeow.
You cannot passaday in Russia with
out learning the Russ for a cup of tea,
pronounced, as nearly as I can convey
the sound, "Stackan tchay." Indeed,
as soon as you take a seat upon one of
the divans, and have a table drawn up
before you, the tall servant brings tea
at once, without an apparent doubt in
his mind that you would order it any
way, if you only knew how. In some
of the smaller traktirs the metal tea
kettles stand upon the fire in full view,
aud you superintend the brewing of the
tea in person. Here, however, two
white teapots are brought, one large
and oue small, the larger containing
iiot water, and the smaller one the tea.
In place of the ordinary teacup a glass
tumbler Is placed before you. Now, if
you follow the native custoai.you slowly
fill tlie tumbler half full of hot water,
in order to warm it thoroughly; after
w hich you empty the water, place the
requisite amount of sugar in the bottom,
then pour in the tea, and weaken with
w ater to suit the taste. If you like a
stick in it, a slice of lemon accompa
nies the tea, and imparts a pleasant
flavor.
This done you are ready to drink
that is if mouth and throat are suffi
ciently fireproof to stand the beverage
while it is scalding hot. The native
Russian w ill drink tea w hile it fairly
boils in the glass, and does it without
the passing trace of a tear in his eye.
If you can follow the custom, you are
likely to get better tea than it will ever
be your fortune to drink again. There
is one great difficulty, however, in do
ing it. The glass has no handle, and
to pick it up iu the ordinary manner is
like handling a live coal. The only
wav to obviate the difficulty is either
to hold the thick bottom of the tumbler
in the hollow of your hand, or bend
low enough to drink from it as it stands
upon the table. Neither of these meth
ods are considered particularly grace
ful at home, I am aw are, but one or the
other you w ill probably adopt if you
drink tea in the native fashion. To
wait for it to cool requires too much
time, as the glass retains the heat much
longer than a iorcelain or crockery
cup would.
A very necessary accessary of tea
drinking in a traktir is tobacco ami re
ligion. All the guests of the Moskov-
ski were smoking between their sips of
tea, and nearly everybody tnade the
sign of the cross before raising the first
glass to his lips. Cigarettes were used
for' the most part, though oue can buy
cigars of good enough quality If will
iug to pay an extravagant price. Al
ways exeusive, the war has put the
price of cigars beyond the reach of the
average patrons of the traktir, a passa
ble oue costing about half a rouble,
war currency, or about thirty-eight
cents. To keep up the illusion of the
East, however, you indulge in the
more luxurious mode of smoking to be
founJ 'n pijws wLh large earthen
bow Is of a red color, aud having a long
cherry stem. As inevitable as he
brings you tea the servant brings one
of these pi'ies. He fills it iu your pres
ence with tne fragrant yellow tobacco.
liirhts it w ith a coal, draws a few
w hills to fairly set it going, then w ipes
the mouth-piece carefully and hands it
to you. By judicious smoking, oue
pipe full will last half an hour, during
which you can sip tea, watch the tea
merchants bargaining, and study the
graceful effects of the semi-Oriental
costumes they wear.
Departed Ormndeor.
In I860 the Americus Club pitched its
tent for the summer on the grass-grown
ledges of Indian Harbor Point, In the
town of Greenwich, Conn. For two
summers they were satisfied with the
tent; then tbeyputupan unpretentious
wooden structure, which in after years
grew into the palatial club house, famed '
in the history of the Ring. In their
tenting days Tweed was not with the
club; but he soon afterward appeared
as the ruling spirit. Thus he be
came acquainted with the beauties of
Greenwich and it surroundings, and
learned to appreciate its ail vantages as
a summer residence. He made a care
ful survey of the village and the various
estates within Its limits, and nnauy, in
the spring of 1S65, bought in the name
of his wife, Mary Jane Tweed, the
Philander Button place of Mrs. Lillie
Hardenbrook, who then owned and re
sided on it. It consisted of forty acres
of land, an old square house, and a few
outbuildings. He paid for the property
about $10,000. In 1809 he added a small
farm of twenty-two acres to the place,
and soon afterward bought seven acres
more. Then he enclosed the whole
seventy acres with a handsome stone
wall, half a mile in length, built of the
native blue granite of that section, and
broken by half adozen stately entrances,
where wrought iron gates were flanked
by lamp posts.
Tlie old house was not torn down,
but it was given a Mansard roof, flanked
by a square tower, and so transformed
as to appear like a new house. It is
now a most charming summer house,
low, rambling, and comfortable. Its ap
point menu are perfect, without any
ostentatious display of wealth. At some
little distance from the house stand the
stables also ot wood. In their con
struction money was absolutely thrown
away; they are said to have cost
fl00,000. In them are the billiard room
and bowling alley, besides rooms for
the coachman and his assistant.
West of the house, and at the same
distance from it as the stables, are the
conservatory, grapery, and rosary,
nnder the arched plate-glass roofs o
which nearly two acres of ground are
enclosed. Close by the rosary stands
an immense oak tree, high np among
the branches of which are three plat
forms, one above the other, reached by
a winding staircase from the ground.
Here, on the warm summer evenings,
the Boss used to sit, and sometimes take
supper.
The grounds are wide, xtemled, and
beautifuL They are diversified by
clumps of shrubbery, winding walks,
fountains, and Iron lamps. The uncul-
tivated taste of the late proprietor is
ihown, however, in the tn-tny statues
of cast-iron, painted to resemble bronze.
that are as numerous and as varied in
design as were those adorning (he
grounds of Lord Timothy Dexter In
Xewburyport, Mass., some years since.
Among the statues In the grounds is a
colossal Ganibrinus, standing with out
foot on a beer keg and holding an up
lifted mug of beer. On the lawns and
among the shrubbery may be seen
cast-iron Mercury, Flora, Ceres, aud
Pomona, Col u in bin, an American
Indian, ami numerous animals, dogs,
eagles, deer, and the great tiger of the
Ameriuus Club. This last is a decided
biot upon the stene, for, besides being
in itself bad, its pedestal is of wood,
painted to resemble stone. The lawn,
between the house and conservatory, is
also di'flgured by an immense liberty
pole, from which there used to wave,
on all gala days, the American flag.
The ground are now sadly neglected
and some thousands of dollars will be
required to restore them. Iu the vast
conservatories, in which Tweed himsel'
once said there were over three miles o f
steam pipe, rare plants, vines, and
shrubs stand withered and dead. A
troop of horses, once sleek and well
kept, now roam about the grounds at
will, rough and unkempt, tearing np
the lawns, walks, and flower beds with
their iron shod hoofs.
The site of the Tweed placets historic,
or nearly so, for it is ou the brow of
Putnam Hill aud a short distance north
of it is the hill down the rocky stair
way of which rode Israel Putnam when
pursued by British soldiers who dared
not follow his headlong plunge. The
property cost, first and last, about
200,000, and is worth now about
ftiO.000. The only claim against It is an
attachment lien for $5 700, held by
James II. lugersoll.
Here for n any summers have resided
the Tweed family Mrs. Mary Jane
Tweed, Gen. Win. Tweed, who married
Mi?e Davis, and now has two children,
Willie aud Mary; Mary Tweed, now
Mrs. McGinnis of New Orleans; Lizzie
Tweed, also a Mrs. McGinnis of New
Orleans, the sisters having married
brothers; Josie Tweed, now Mrs.
Douglas of this city; Jenuie, DcW,
Charlie and George Tweed, the two
latter now aged 16 and 13. The two
younger boys are at school in Scotland.
The Tweeds did not go into Greenwich
society, and lived very quietly while
there. No party was ever given in the
great house except to the boys from
Randall's Island, and but little company
was entertained. The Bjss received all
his friends at the Americus Club
House, a mile distant, lu front of it,
loo, he kept anchored his steam yacht,
the Mary Jane Tweed, in which he
used often to travel to and fro from the
city.
When the Tweeds first went to
Greenwich, they attended the Methodist
church, and chiefly with their money
the present edifice of that denomination
in the village was built. As they in
creased in riches and importance, they
became attendants at Christ Church, to
which they gave an organ. B th Mr.
and Mrs. Tweed did uiucli good among
the poor. There is many a mm in
Greenwich who owes his little house to
the bounty of William M. Tweed.
Jolly Tars oa a Land Cruise.
During the autumn of 1S35, a first
class frigate was paid off at the Wash
ington navy yard an unusual thing,
because it was not a depot. The city
was taken by storm by the discharged
men. and one may say that business
was suspended for a week. A party
would hire a hack, fill it. and two or
three cliinb upon the roof, or as they
termed it, the deck, and ride about
town occasionally stopping at a grog-
gery to "'stow ballast.
Of course they attended the theatre.
The old National, now no more, was
then in its glory. Oue evening the
play was "The Bleeding Nun." When
she came upon the stage, and, alluding
to the murderer, exclaims: -'Alas, he
has escaped !" "No !" sang out a sailor
in the pit, "there he is behind the door !
we'll catch him for you!" and with that
leading a forlorn hope, be rushed on,
captured, and dragged the trembling
disciple of Thespis to the footlighls.and
the interference of the manager only
prt vented them from summarily pun
isliing him.
President John Q iincy Adams was a
warm friend of the drama. At this time
he was a nightly atteudant. Tne tars
found out, some bow or other, that he
was iu the house, and cheers were pro
posed. The cheering lasted an bour;
when.lo!a commotion was heard at
the door, aud in conies Jack with a
waiter covered with cakes and all sorts
of confectionery after him another
with a waiter of ices then four or five,
bearing waiters with every kind of
liquors, all of which were passed up to
the President's box. The old man de
dined as long as he could, but had to
nartake. Then the provisions were
passed around ihi audience; the play
was disregarded, and loud cheering for
the crew of the followed. Mr,
Adams slipped out as soon as possible,
but the theatre was not closed until
three o'clock In the morning.
That evening the danseuse came very
nlirh makintr her fortune, from the
showering ot gold pieces on the stage,
She danced between the pieces, and was
encored thirteen times! The nistht will
never be forgotten in Washington.
Undnesa Repwid In Cash.
Over twenty years ago a young lady
by the nameof Addie A. Morrison, then
livin in eastern Maine, kindly be
friended a deserter from the 'British
army, who happened to pass by her
father's house. Tune passed away and
the young lady married A. M. Hill
and subsequently removed to Wakefield,
X. U., where she Is now living. The
other day she received notice that she
bad the nice little sum of $1,000,000 left
her by the soldier, who had died a
bachelor.
Stray Sand.
"In all that has been written concern
ing the Edison phonograph," said
Grandfather Lickshingle. "the first
words uttered by the machine have not
been mentioned. Mr. Edison doubtless
has a delicacy in giving them to report
ers, but as it is a matter of national in
terest, and as I was the only other person
present in his workshop at Menlo Park
when the phonograph first gave utter
ance. 1 felt it my duty to speak up.
'Wy, grandfather, when were you
at Menlo Park? ion have scarcely
been out of your arm chair in twoyears,"
said one of the children.
Without seeming to hear this, grand
father went on :
'You know Mr. Edison w orkeJ a long
time at his machine, and met with many
exasperating difficulties. He told me
himself that he often felt like kicking
the blamed thing into the street. But
he didn't. He worked away at it, night
and day, and when anything went
wrong restrained himself as well as he
could.
"When he asked me into his shop to
look at the machine he had no idea it
was as nearly perfect as it proved to be.
He put on a new tin-foil, tightened
some of the screws and things, and ex
plained to me bow he expected it was
to work after a while. After monkey
ing around it for a few minutes he took
hold of the crank aud gave it a whirl or
two. It gave a screech like a Comanche
and we both involuntarily felt of our
scalps to see if they were all right.
'Mr. Edison was the first to recover
himself, and remarked facetiously that
he did't know that it was loaded.
"He tinkered a little more on the in
side of the thing, greased the piston or
something, and started her up. The
first turn of the crank brought out in a
wheezv sort of tone :
" 'Confound the confounded thing to
confoundation and be confound to it.
This confused Mr. Edison somewhat.
and I thought he wished he had not in
vited me in. I could see quite plainly
that he had rather it had said something
else, but be was at the same time so much
elated that it should say anything at all,
that he continued to turn thecrank, and
the machine continued to talk. It was
terrible to hear it. For instance :
" 'Ye blamed old fraud of a thing,
ain't ye never goin to talk? Yer
worse than the Keely motor, and for
two cenis I'd throw ye inter the river!'
"What does it mean?" I ventured to
ask Mr. Edison."
"Blest it I can tell," he replied, and
continued to turn the crank:
' 'If ye don't talk before the Fourth
of July.'yelled the machine in an angry .,
desperate tone ; 'I'll mash ye with an
ax and sell ye for old junk. Now, lis
ten ter me,' and it rattled the words out
as if some one was shaking it. I've
fooled with ye about as long as I intend
ter, an the next thing ye know ye
won't know nothin.'"
'Mr. Edison was completely over
come, and leaned up against a work
bench for support.
'I took hold of the crank and turned
it. and the machine veiled at the top ot
its voice :
"Holy mother of Moses.ain't ye never
goin to say a icon! Here I've spent over
$75 ou ye, an' still yer dumber than a
rotten ovster: III put on some iresn
tin-foil, file off the duf unny a little, an
give ye one more chance ! If ye don't
speak up then ITl kick the stuttin' out
of ve, so help me'
'Here, 'said gramllather, ".Mr. fcdi
son implored me to leave the machine
aloue, as its language was a disgrace to
civilization."
Canses off Suddea Death.
Very few of the sudden deaths which
are said to arise from disease of the
heart do really arise from that cause.
To ascertain the real origin of sudden
deaths, experiments have been tried in
Europe and reported to a scientific con
gress held at Strasbourg. Sixty-seven
cases of sudden death were made the
subject of a thorough post mortem ex
amination. In these only two were
found who had died of disease of the
heart. Nine out of sixty-six had died
of apoplexy, while there were forty-six
cases of congestion of tlie lungs that
is the lungs were so full of blood that
they could not work, there not being
room enough for a sufficient quantity
of air to enter to support life. The
causes that produce congestion of the
lungs are cold feet, tight clothing, cos
tive bowels, sitting still, chilled after
being warmed with laiior or rapid
walking, going toosuddenly from close,
heated rooms into the cold air, especi
ally after speaking, and sudden depress
ing newsoperating on the blood. The
causes of sudden death being known,
an avoidance of them may serve to
lengthen many valuable lives which
would otherwise be lost under the ver
dict " heart complaint." This disease is
supposed to be inevitable and incura
ble ; hence many do not take the pains
they should to avoid sudden death if
they knew It lay in their power.
General Leea Advice to Officer's Wives.
I have heard General Lee relate the
following incident : At a dinner party
given by General Taylor shortly after
his accession, General, then Capt. Lee
chanced to be on the right of Mrs. Bliss
at the table. They were discussing
army life, the separations it entailed,
and how hard it often w as for an officers
wife to know what to do, whether to
follow her husband or stay with her
mother. "Of course Captain Lee" said
Mrs. Bliss, "like all men, you tnink a
woman should leave all and cling to her
husband." "Not so, madam." he said ;
"my advice is, stay as long as you cau
under your mother's wing. You never
can have more than one mother, but a
pretty woman can always supply a hus
band's loss." Years afterwards he was
again at the right of Mrs. Bliss at a din
ner party, but Col. Bliss hail died in the
meantime; his widow had married
again and of course bore a different
name; and Captain had become Colonel
Lee. After discussing several subjeet.
she laughingly said, "Colonel, do you
remember a piece of advice you once
gave me?" "Indeed, I do, madam. It
has been in my thoughts all day, but I
would have never dard to remind you
of it. You followed the advice, I ae.'