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THE COUSTITUTIOIT-THE iTNION A1ID THE EUrOECEMENT OP THE LAWS.
Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XXXIII.
MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1S79.
NO. 4b.
II
I W M .
H. T. HELMBOLD'S
COMPOUND
FLUID EXTRACT
BUCHU.
PHARMACEUTICAL.
A SPECIFIC REMEDY FOR ALL
DISEASES
or tuK
BLADDER k KIDNEYS.
For PfMlitr, Loo of Memory, InliapOfl
tin tn Kxt-rtion or i;iiiniw, Shorliio--! of
Jii.nth.TrfMiliit1 wi'U Thought? of Lisa.,
limutof Vision, rain in the Hark. CIh-m,
uikI il.-a l. Hash of IEIimmI 10 the iicad, Pale
Countenance, and lry kin.
If thee riyntjtioiim are allowed to pro on,
very lrquMif ly Epileptic Kits ami Con
Miiiiption foijoV. Vlnn the oiintitutlm
iK-roint'M ufffCU! it require tin utl of an
inviirriiiitr inetiicint to btrcnlhcn and
tnc up the system w hich
"Helmbold's Buchu
M
DOES IN EVERY CASE.
ICiLiJJt
IS TJNEQTJAT.ED
Bv anv reme.lv known. It Is prescribed ty
tile most eminent physicians all over the
Wol til. In
Iiheumatism.
Ppermatorihoja,
Kenralgia,
Jieryousncss,
Dyspepsia,
Indigestion,
Constipation,
Achea and Pains,
General Debility,
Kidney Diseases,
Liver Complaint,
Nervous Debility,
Kpilepsy,
Head Troubles,
Paralysis,
General Ill-Health.
Spinal Diseases,
Sx-iatica,
Deafness,
Decline,
Lumbago,
Catarrh,
Xcrvous Complaints,
Female Complaint, fcc
IlaUrhe. Tnln In the Slionlders, Couirft.
Tiizziness, Sour Stomach. Krnptlon. sd
Tusie In the Mouili. I'alpilatlon of the
Heart, 1'aln in the n jiion of Ihe Klilnes,
ami a tlinu-aml oilier painful gyuip lotus,
are the oif-p. ings of Dysix-psiit.
Helmbold's Buchu
Invigorates lbe Stomach,
And stlmnlates the torpid "ver TtowMs.
and Kidneys to healthy nrtloii. I ' njlng
the blond if all impul Hies. tinp'
new life an.l vi-ir to the whole vsteni
A sliiRl. tri.l will he quit sullieient to
ennvim-e the inM hesitaung of it valuable
remedial qualities.
PlilOE ?1 PEIi BOTTLE
Or Six Bottles for t5,
D- livered to any address free from obserra-
"2p.tl-.nts- rosy consult rT:.S
l,.g the Kime attent on as by .'ng. uy
auswering the lollowing queKions.
1 Give vonr name and rst-nfflce
enmity and state, aud your nearest express
tifflce 7
i. Your ace nd scxT
1 Oeemmllmit
4. Mai ri.sl or single T t,Mitht
6. ll. i-liu weiKl.t, now and In l.ealtni
. How long have you . s.r7J fl ,.Test
7. Your coiiipb. ion.e r rJ',"JJITT
5. Have you a si .-opine L" you
a. lU-lale without r " ."on rtntlar
m,nw a.,ont your WH1 then
as consultation fe- "n,rJe will eive you
receive ..ur. it. ntlon.n.l we will f. aw
Hie nature of your i -.asO mwd our c
opTiii.m cncerniiiir a cure. eorres.
'cn.u,HIe..t ll.ys.e,a..s .".frScd
pnn.lents. All lelieis s 1 ;.M 'ju.
tn I.iKnsalory, 11. l''rk
delphia, l'a.
U. T. 11ELMBOLD,
Druggist and Chemist,
Philadelphia, Pa.
GET DP.
(Jot np. Utile sister ; the morning U bright;
The bird are all tinging :
The trad are all open; the dew's on the flower:
If 50a thake bat a 1 ranch, see, there falls
quite a (hoitr.
Ry the side of their mothers, look, under the
trees.
How tl e young Iambs are skipping about as
they please.
And by Ihoee little rings on Ihe water I know.
The lithe s are merrily swiniruiug below.
I
on the '
j
The bee, I dare sa has been Ion
To pet honey f r- m every fiow.rof the spring :
For the bee uev. r idles, but labors alt day.
And thinks, prudent inaeet, work better than
l'hty.
The lark's singing gayly ; it loves the bright
sou.
And rejoices that now Ihe gay spring has be
gun ;
The spring is so cheerful, I think 't would be
wiou?.
If we did not feel happy to hear the lark's
song.
(iet np ; for when all things are merry an J
fc'lsd
flood children should never be lazy and sad.
Fur ( d gives at daylight, dear ei-tr, that we
May rejoice like the lark, and work like the
bee.
How it Ended.
"Only three short years since we fur
nished this parlor together," said Mrs.
Paradox, "and now "
-les, ov litl .v.r. 1-ara.iox, reso-:
liitely thrusting his hands ktp down in
his trowsers pockets, ''things are altered ,
now, Ahhy Jane!" 1
"Only three years," said Mrs. Paradox,
sorrowfully.
"Thn-e years of cat-and-dog quarreling," )
commented the husband, grimly. j
"You s;ud the pink damask window cur
tains were just the color of my checks!"
f:illertl Irs. I'hriiIov. i
" And eve., then, if vou will Ik- s,,,.!
e,i.l, In .ll II... f-.ut to vo,:r memorv. 1
!rs. P.," rem:irked her husband, "wei
couldn't agri-e as to the pattern of the par- j
lor caqvt, nor whether the walls should Ik- :
kalsomined or papered!"
"We never Imrr agretil," -assented Mrs.
Paradox, with pursed-up lqis.
"And never shall said .Mr. Panulox. !
"Perhas it's U-tU-r, on the whole, that I
we should separate," said the lady
'Oh, altogether," acquiesced the gentle-'
man, mtt ling the jieiinies indiffereutly in :
his j). x-ket. '
'We never in rr suited to one another,'-'
sighed Mrs. Paradox. j
"Couldn't have lieen worse matched j
if we hail tried for it," remarked her:
husband.
"It's a pity we hadn't found it out licfore
we were married," said Mrs. Paradox.
"Better late than never," Siiid Mr. Para
dox. "You taitl you loved me," said Mrs. i
"Well, I thought I did!" j
"I might have known then 'men wen-;
deceivers ever,'" quoted the wife. j
"Oil, come now, Ahhy Jane, th:d isn't '
fair," sr.ii! Mr. Paradox. 'Our first quar-1
r..l n-.a til. en mil llim.il IJoV.T OUt of til.
..-.irlor-the old Newfoun.Uand that saved
r,r
v., it wasn't " s:.id Abbv Jane. Willi!
.. . .
snlrit "it was when you Called my aunt
Anxstasia an 'old lsire, and said you
wouldn't take her to the Wed.H-s.lay even
ing prayer meeting. My aunt Aiiast.is'ia,
with property in government bonds and a
temM-r like au angel's."
"That's all very well," said Mr. Para
dox, "but you si-em to have forgotten that
you treated my friend Dickens as if he had
U-en a house breaker, when 1 brought bun
unexpectedly to dinner."
"You refused to take me to Saratoga,
when Dr. Dodkins said that the waters
were essential to my health!" flashed out
the lady.
"You wouldn't consent to liave my
mother come and live with us" retorted
Mr. Paradox, twitching his mustache.
"If your mother's temix-r was half as
bad as yours" U-gan Mrs- Paradox,
flashing up to the very mots of her hair.
"There you go again," said Mr. Paradox,
lK-ginning to pace savagely up and down
the room. "Who on earth could lc cx-pect.-d
to put up w ith this sort of thing?"
"You'll not have lo put up with it much
longer," said Mrs. Paradox, drawing her
self up.
"Thank goodness no !" said Mr. Para
dox. "The lawyers will arrange all that, I
enunciated the lady.
"The sooner the better," said her hus
baniL "Of course it will make a dreadful
scan.hU, me going home to mamma, a..o
all." faltered Mrs. Paradox.
"Not at ali," said Mr. Paradox. ".-Vp-;
nnitions are common things nowadays."
"And I dare say," cried the wife, "that
as soon as you gt to Nova Scotia, or what
ever the horrid place is that you're going
;t,youH 1 making love to some oui. r
woman !
"Not I," said Mr. Paradox, quite un
moved by his spouse's taunts. "I have
had quite enough of that sort of thing,
thank you."
"Here's the lawyer, coming to uraw up
. . 11 1.... l,.LIti,r
il.o tinners." Rant .Sirs, l ara..",
out from between the nwe-colored damask
curtains "and I'm glad of it."
"So am II kuu iir. iaiw,
niiily bcarted callousness.
"You're a brute !" cried the wife.
"So von have often remarked licfore,"
8114(11110 husban.1, biting off the end of a
cigar.
"That's no reason why you should insult
nic by smoking in my presence!"
"Do not be afraid, madam you have
already taken quite suflicicut opportunity
to inform uie of your aversion to my
habits!"
And only the eulrance of the lawyer suf
ficed to arrest impending hostilities.
It was quite true. Mr. and Mrs. para
dox, after a union f three years, had
agreed thai they couldn't agree, and were
to sign a legal sc-mmtion. It was alto
gether the lx-st tiling ia fuel, the only one
I hey mutually d.i-i.l.il. It had been wold,
scold, carp, C:ir; fn-t, fret, ever since they
had walked out of the church porch.
DmicKtie happiness had long ago folded
her wings ami floated out of the window ;
love and tender sympathy had shrunk,
startled, away. And at the end of th.-se
three years friends had been called in coun
cil, a solemn session of relatives had Iccii
held, and Mr. and Mrs. Parados were going
.
lo separate.
"You're sura yon don't cam for her,
Louis ?" Paradox's dearest friend and col
lege chum hail sa'd to him.
"Oh. that's quite a thins of the past,"
said Paradox, with a bhnig of the
sliouU'crs.
'You have ceased It love him, dear!"
Mrs, Paradox's luotlier questioned her
child.
'Oh, mamma, long aga," declared poor
little Ahhy Jane, with streaming eyes.
So tiie paH-rs wero signed and Mr. and
Mrs. Paradox seiarated in good earnest.
Alby .Jane went hack to the maternal
home, and Mr. Paradox look up his
quarters at a hotel until he could arrange
for his dcp:irturc to the dominion of
Canada,
But the night Ix-fore lie was to sail for
Nova Scotia the waiter came to his room
and announced "a lady."
'It's my mother," thought Mr. Paradox,
who was silting staring into the red owls
of the grate as if thev were a riddle that
be wfls r , r,.a,L
P.ul it was not his mother. It was his
wife!
'It's only me, Louis," said Ahhy Jane,
trembling all over, "I I wanted to speak
just a word or two liefore you went away
forever:"
"Are you satisfied with the allowance?"
said .Mr. Paradox, gloomily.
"Oh, quite; it's more than generous!"
criiJ Ahhy .lane. Iiurrieilly.
' )nly I mis
1 ' "'" J"u "e or l
things licfore we part. 1 was wrong alumt
Kover; he was a noble dog. I should have
let him stav, only only I was a little out
of that day. And-1've asked j
your ,,,her's v,n h, iJ
ner uvc nn ns. x ......a, (
lo me. And I think. Iuis, that I should ,
f.rl lM-tt r if vou would say you forgave
me for scolding vmi si nun h al Hint your
cigars.
And "
"Slop" said Mr. Paradox. "It is not I
right, Ahhy Jane, that all the antilogies
should Ik-on your side. I've been wrong
myself!"
"Oil, no, lmis no!" cried out the little
wife, bursting into Pars.
"Yes 1 was aliout your aunt Anas
tasia!" declared Paradox.
"She was a dreadfully trying old cna-tun-,"
owned Ahhy Jane, "and I knew it
all the time."
But 1 should have treated her civilly,"
pirsis'.ed Mr. Paradox, "and I shall always
regret, Ahhy Jane, that I did not give you
that season at Saratoga."
"iVar Iiimis don't talk so! All I ask
vou is to forgive and forget iny horrid tern-
l t." I- sought Mrs. Paradox
"If there is
anv forgiveness, said the
HUSIiailll Willi s's-).
it is I that
:. t
have acted like a fool, Ahhy
n
! Jane."
"We have Ix.th lsen foolisli, Imis,"
timidly suggested the w ife.
"But liccausi wc have In-en idiots it
don't follow that, we need be for the
future," said -Air. Paradox, holding out
liolh his kauds. "Ahhy Jane, shall I go
to Nova Scotia, or shall I slay I Speak
quickly; it is for you lo decide."
"Stay," whispered Mrs. Paradox.
He folded her close lo his breast.
"Lillle wife," said he, "let's go down to
old Panhmenl's ollice and tear up those
pajs-rsof scparalion."
I don't care how soon you do it," said
Mrs. Paradox, laughing and crying at the
same bn-ath.
"And then?"
"And then," said Mrs. Paradox, twisting
the second button of her husband's cosd
anmnd and around, "we'll liegin life over
again on an altogether new platform."
And that was the cud of the legal separ
ation. f course there was a general gush
of gossip als.ut it ; people tiid that "it
was very strange the Paradoxes didn't
know their own minds."
But Mr. and Mrs. Paradox were suited
iii.t, after all, that was the main thing.
A Gold H ine In a Cow.
One of the most n-inarkable cows on re
conlisthe "loth Duchess of Airdrie,"
owned bv the Hon. Mat. Cochran, of Nova
Si ilia, which has just given birth lo her
ninth calf, a nil heifer, to In named the
".sth Duchess of Hillliiirst" by Sd Duke of
Oneida. Of the loth Duchess and her
daughter's calves. .Mr. Cochran has sold
the following animals at the prices named:
In the winter of liST") the bull calf, 4th
Duke of Hillliiirst, at $7,0011; at public auc
tion in Toronto, June Hi, lsT.", the bull
calf. ."th Duke of Hillliiirst. twomonthsold
at $Vmmi, and the heifer Airdrie Duchess
.11 h, eight months old at $ l.s,Otnj ; at auc
tion sale in Toronto, June 14lh, 1H7,
the cow Airdrie Duchess id, at -1,mmi,
.ml il.e lu-ifer Airdrie Duchess :L at i.:!,-
CiMi. In August, 1NI17, privately, the heif
er I.tli Duches of Hillliiirst at $ 12.WI0; and
at public sale at IIowihks, Wiiiduicn,
England, Spt. -, 177, tlie heifer ltd
Duchess and .1th Duchess of Hillliiirst al
sJiHHi and I,:;imi guineas eiM.li, or If-.'o,-111H1
and ?i!l,.1'"i n-spci-tively, making a to
tal of $:tl,'Ml for eight animals sol.L
He has still in his jxissession, la-sides Ihe
Mlh Duchess, .Airdiie DiieluS8 4tli, ilh
duke, and 7th and Nth Duchesses of Hill
hurst, live animals and has lost four aui
mals by death. The uls.ve result has
never perhaps 1-ecn equaled by any one an
imal at the same age. In Dccemlicr, IS75,
an offer of Sf-J-l.tHMi for the loth Duchess
was refused, anil the same f xrher daughter
Airdrie Duchess 40lh Since then the old
cow has brought thne heifers and one bull;
two of the heifers have Uen sold for $;!3,
51.HI, anil there still remains the bull and
the heifer just come besides the dam,
who will proliahly breed a number of calves
yet- I
Insert In liks.
At the recent meetin
r .1
in IIIC Jllll.S..
Scientific Association, Professor West wood
read a paper interesting to all possessing a
library, lie dcscrilicd the life history of
the various insects which attack Ixxiks and
suggested some reunifies. The caterpillars
, .141 ,. , 1 r
of the moth Aglossa pmgmnalts ,
a qwHiir Vpn-ssar.s often ., jure la ks
liy pp.1111111; l.lcir i 11? .n-ttiei-i. tilt; tin-
umes, and gnawing small tortious of the
naner with which to form their cocoons. A
small mile, Chcylctiiscniditus is also found
occasionally in Ixxiks kept in damp situa
tions, where it gnaws the paper. A very
minute beetle, Hypothcncmus cruditus
(West wood), forms its tiny burrows with
in the binding of lxx.ks. The small in-
sects (Lcpisma sard-anna) found in closets
, . , 1
and cuplxBinls where provisions' are kept.
also feed on pacr. A curious cxampl-j of
its work waf exhibited in a framed and
glazed print, of which the plain portion was
eaten, whilst the parts covered by the
printing ink were untouched. The author
has been assured that the same fact has been
oliserved in India, where some of the Gov
ernment reconls had lKn injured in the
same manner. The habit of the Lepisnuc
had not liecti previously recorded. The
while ants (Tcrniitidx), are a constant
source of annoyance in hot and warm cli
mates, eating all kiwis of objects of veget
able origin, of which several instam-rs were
recorded by Ir. llogeti, including the de
struction of a slock of bibles and prayer
Imoks. (Wkroai lies (Malta orientalis). an
al! equally destructive to luniks when they
fall in their way. Hut it is the Death
watches (Anobiuni prrtinax and striatum),
which do ihe greatest injury, gnawing and
burrowih!! not only in and throuu tin
bi.Hl.ngs, but also entirely through the vol-
nine, and instances have Iklii recorded
, ' . . .. . , , ,.
where not fewer than twenty-seven foil.)
volumes, placed together on a Uiok-shcif,
have Ih-'ii so cleanly drilled through by the
larv.e of this U-etle that a string might I
run through the hole made by them, and
the volumes raised by the string. The rem- I
cdies against the attacks of the Anobiuni
upon objects of carved wood must neces-1
sarily lie of a different character from those
used against the look worms, which arc j
the larva of the Anohio. In the former j
case, saturation with chloride of mercury
dissolved in methylated spirits of wine or
other analogous tluid has lceii found to lie j
eflicient. I Silt with resjMct to liooks it was i
neci-ssaiy to have recourse to vajmrizatioii, j
and exiH-nnients wen recorded in
relumed ill wliieli
objects attacked by the Anobia had 1-eeii j
placed in a large ghiss case, made as nir-;
"gm as ,Hi..,e, ,, . .... ,.. . ,
- - - '
J ilt, ,, ,,, ton,,., i,
,,., ,., Mtini. . l-iae ...e m-
cl.-s.il Ih.x with a quality of Is -nzine hi a
j1 - "'" ". .".. r. '. ,
s.,u.i rat the bottom. A strong mius,, o ;
colocyn.h and .as-a. ( hlorofon... spir. ..of ,f
tur,H-nt.n.-, cxpr.-ss.-d ju.ee of gn en walnut,;
and pyn.l.gne.-.s acid hwal.. Is, n . m-'
ployed siKii-ssfully
r iiiiiil:;.;ioii 'ii a i.iit
scale mnv also is; a.iopu-o ov uaiiiga ohiii. ... : , . ,
atiu 1.1..1 o.a- - - i ... i weariness to die in the si it w here her lov
made as air-tight us iriisbie, Imrmiig brim-; . ,., , . 1 . , ... , r,
. .' 7." ' ., , Icr slife and her ow n reason had alike left
stone iu it, or Idling the room with fumes j
of pnissic acid or lienzine. Dr. H igeu sng- j
g-sts that, by placing an mteeteil volume
under the lK-11-glass of an air-pump and is
trading the air. the larv.-e would lie killed
during an hour's exhaustion.
The Itealltiful .yp-y and ller Itine.
Sime time in the fifteenth century when
.!. in. .ii.iul rt- u-iw in flu. Ii. i 'lit of iisnower
if.,,.',. '.,,.1 ol.;.n l,i..h-l,rn voiiibslidiiil, he made a trip over tin
rame far and near to n-ccivc instruction i
fr..milw-le!,m.il monks, t here w as staving
at Iho abls v for this purpose a voung man
t -i r 1 1..,,.. f,.n W,.n.
0 I
Jr.' ... . 1 1
Ihcrewiusat thes:,,.,, tunc encamped ,
Ihe forest, a tnls- ot ls.hcm.ans v.hos.-
1 1,-ss ways wen ,h rl.r.ps somewhat of a
the
in the
lawless ways wen jx rhaps somewhat of a !
trial to the good monks their iieighlxiis
hut who wrvil, it would seem to relieve
Ihe tedium of I hose hours: which young
Hans of W'esscnburg did not sp. n.1 111
" -''" l n he Po'l'lv found the
s.x-.cty of the bn.wn-stole.1 breth.-rn sl.ght-
ly .ppn-ssive. .
I here hap,xned lo Ik among the gy Ps es
a maiden of unusual and ,ai rl.-ss Uautj,
the pride an.l delight of the InN-, a cn-a-,
ture with soft dark . y.-s. lustnms as though
the stars na.l lookcii 11110 inciii, ami who.
tintcil damask checks such as Com-ggio
only cnuld have put on canvas-a cr.-ature
that seemed to the young student a very
"vision of delight," when, one .lay, book
ill hamL he was taking a solitary ramble
through the ravine and suddenly l..k.ng up
.... 0.1.1' t- l-i ae'llixl fill .1 lTi.ll riM'i; ill lit.'
centre of the torrent, her dark hair Hying
in the hr.i-zc, and her shatx lv bare feet
dipHil into Ihe foam of the water-fall.
The young man was ccrtnuuy inchne.1 to
believe tlial he had come acniss one of those
fair, unearthly brings which legend had
taught l.im haniil.il those scenes.
Still he did not turn aud fly, as perhaps
he should, as those sriz.il with this im
pression have done. I-ater on, however,
he discovers that the lx-autiful vision was
110 deluding water-nixie, but a true maiden
of tlesh mid I.I.mmL, an.l he felt less inclined
to turn and fly than lx-fore.
The first meeting lx-tween the youth and
the gysy maiden by the romantic water-fall
was by no means the last, jsoiii wen
young." Both were weaving their first ro
mance; for doubtless in Ihe gypsy's eyes
Ihe fair-haired, high-lx.rn youth apican-d
110 l.-ss charming than did she in his. lSoth
loved. The young man had but one de
sire in the world to call the lovely spirit
in the ravine his own. And before long a
solemn Ix-tnithal, in Ihe presence of the
irviisv Irilx-. ioiiuil their hands and Dans
siipxil on to the slender brown linger of
his future hrid a ring as an t-arnot of his
his troth.
"On that ring," said an old sibyl of the
trilie, sixm after, to the girl, "hangs your
fate. ISe careful of it. If you loose it,
your happiness is gone."
KIsa laughed softly. "My happiness is
in him and not in the ring," she said lightly.
Yet she wore it night and day, and talk
ed at it and loved it. and caressed it in se
en as though it had Ihtii a part of her
lover.
It is like a lock of his g il.len hair, she
thinks twisted almut her linger, and she
loves lo play with it, child as sin; i-S as
tlumgh it were.
Aud she is a little willul anil wild in ner
ways t.xi as indeed a gyiisy maiden might
well lie.
( hie day she is in the ravine awaiting her
lovrr, and by way of passing the time
which sii-nis long to her, she takes oil one
by one her bits of gypsy finery, her ncck
hi' of lieads and armlets of silvel, and lays
them on the big stone in the rivulet which
is her fav.iriteseaU A little cross t.x., that
hcrlover has given her an.l taught her to
prize, she lavs amongst them.
' How pretty they an! how pretty they
must look on me!" she cries in innocent
vanity, not knowing it was she who gave a
beauty to the trinkets far more than they
gave to her. "But my ring is the best,"
she says "ah, let me see how that sparkles
amongst them so tiny, but so precious."
She lays it on the stone in the midst of
her armlets, anil gazes al it admiringly.
But in another instant sound rvache bar
fear. She thinks it is her lover's footstep,
' and tuning away her lu-ad to listen, a see-
! ill,.
ond only, and she turns again to see her
prized and fat.il ring carr'nil from her in
the beak of a raven which had lieen hover
ing over her head.
With a cry of despair the girl leaps from
; nc nx iv it. ii.i-ei i.ei .oicr ami lu injur uno
,,ir . ,tlIe of ,.r 1(ss.
Jo th. Tnnmie ,, ,f uns wn,
I is annoying as involving the loss of the ring
! but otherwise not overwhelming.
"After all another ring can lie got where
:h:il come from, he Raid lightly Don't
spoil your pretty ryes, my Elsa by crying
after the bauble"." "
Then Lisa tells him with falteringtongne
and while checks ot the old sibyl's proph-
, . '. , . , ,. f
she cri.-s passionately, lixiking up at the
raven's nest overhanging the edges of the
ris k far aliove her head, where the bird has
retired with his prey.
"If that lie so," said the young lover,
smiling, yet moved by the anguish of her
face, "you shall very soon have it bark
again l!h ring and the happiness."
JScfon- the cirl is well aware of what he
is hImiuI, he has begun climbing, hand over
iiand, the rugged face of the sleep gorge,
clinging here toa hash, and there toastone
and hanging now and again over the abyss
on the strong arm of a tree.
"Slav! slay!'' cries the gypsy, as she
watches her lover s progress with horrible
fascination. "Come back! Alius! the ring
is not worth your danger to me. What
have 1 said:'"
lint the young man, excited now with
the sense ot an exploit almost achieved,
sends back a reassuring shout, and pursues
Ins perilous wavupward. One more spring
. . .
which the scared bird rises sup
., ... . I
the nest from
porting him-
sclf mesnwhile on a clump of gorse which
overhangs the torrent.
KIsa, seiZiti willi a sudden presentment
I of evil, shudders and covers her ryes with
I her hands. A horrible sound of something
falling heavily Ix-side her makes her start
aw:.y ami look.
At her feet lies the IkxIv of her lover, the
last faint breath of life but now fluttering
from his white lips, while in his tightly
clinched hand he still holds the prize for
which he had striven her ring.
Three davs afierwa-d some of the gvpsv
tntH-. s arching for the lost r.isa, who has :
l en for this l.iiie missing, coming iijkki a'
uhite-faii-d, scar.il and gho-4-like cn-aturel
silting in the roar of the water fall, lieside a !
. : i
ilea.l.iud mutiluled ImmIv. to which she is
still cha'tering plaintive words of fond en
,,,.,,.., ,, lt.nil,.r n..irKU.h fr ils Mt.M
..M,,,-.. The gy,,i.-s ?rried the .ply of
; ZZ
; ...-.. , Ullfrtllllate Kl:
j J, ,i(T l,,,,,;,,,.,,,,, ,1( r
niis. rv had in turn come lo her had a weird
h.'-r had a weird
- her unquiet spirit, which no dis-
v , Hl.- foun.l her way ba. k
. m;mv
, , . i. . . .
Law of llallroad IM-nnts.
Platforms and stairways alMiut a railroad
station have often given rise to lawsuits
where the station master has allowed them
lo get out of repair or into bad condition
and a traveler has Im-n hurt in conse-
iil'ten.i - .
W hi le A in Ire w Joh ns. m
m was I'r.-s- !
Penn.iva-I
"ia n.ad, and when-ver the train stopH -I at
any way stations the p.-op.e
alhend t.
l.iok at him and
t a si'di-h.
broke down
At Johns
ui.der the
town
the station
-.-ight of ihe unusual crowd. One of the
is-rsons 1 hat was hurt sited the company,!
,., mV),, t!m, lh, 1:frm old and!
I .,.ie ir(.(, ,
, . .,.-,., , ,.
.,..... .,.."",'. ... ,i. ,..., i ...L,.
. . , , . ..v,. .. ...... ... ... i
; pr...i,i..n. " Tl... e....rt said
j .."i ,. .,.m.i ...
; ....'- n.ulu.n.l.l-w.r.
j ,,,. f,."r acrowdof sigl,.-s.i-,s.
, .f my ... W(.r,. injur,,,
; by ihe defect, or even any is rsoii wlio had
a t,, T (r v 110 ))lT ,lt,
, r,,.v,.r ti'uiM.,, ,;; master
( ;1,,(V(.( 3 hl,(.
: r f j, ,.) ,(, uimu.d. d.
1 i.i,,.,n.r .... li.d.ii.i.r
, t.a,1:;hl'll(.r foo, in it a!7d fed
1 . ..... ,,iv
I , - u .,. ilf al,.na , til.. ,...
j ..,.,",,e..er di.i not keel, the
j ' ,v ,'1:rlll,.(, . ni:.h!. and a lady-
, ' (.(nM. , ,:lk(. -,,.
. ... .
train, in groping alxsit in the dark lo feel
her way, fell down the stc-vs ami hurt h.-r
hip so as lo limine a cripple for life. The
court said in boih these cases the company
must pay. Al one of Ihe stations of the
New YorK elevated road Ihe -xnple in
charge allowed the slei mid plal forms lo
get icv, from ram and snow failing an.l
Ini .ing: and a passenger slipx-.l, fell and
was H-rniancntly hurt, so badly that In
jury gave him" sftyioo damages. The
judges said that this was right. The agents
of railroad companies must take more than
mere onl'mary nre in keeping t licit tl.xirs
and platforms in a safe condition for pas
sengers; they an- Ixuind to use "all such
reasonable precautions against injury as
human sagacity and fon-sight can suggest.'
And so in a variety of other instances the
companies havs had to pay heavy damages
to passengers la-cause Ihe plallonns wen-ii.-gl.i-teiL
Origin of Crunet.
Cnxiiet players will la iuterested in the
orh'in of the game. Cn-iuct is not, as
many suppose, of modem hirtli, but may
lx tnuiil through its yarious stages to Per
sia as far back as the eighth n-nture. Its
origin was jxilo, with the Persians played
with a long handled mallet, called '-iivritM.
In the iiiiith ii nlury the game made its
wa into the Itstcrn Empire, the original
mallet changing its form to a long staff end
ing in a bnia.1 Ix-nil filled with a net-work
of gut strings. 'Thus" iys a writer 011
the subject, "there ap-x-aml iu the East as
la-longing to the gn-at s(xirt of ball play on
horsi -la k, the lir..t sha-x-s of two imple
ments which remodeled the whole play life
of medin-val m.xlcni Eumpe, the cA
lx-ing the ancestor of the mallets used in
' croquet, and of an endless variety of other
playing clubs and bats ,lie Ix'ul 8lau-.
with its net-work, was a primitive rocket.''
We find that the original ball games in
which sticks were used were played on
horseback, an.l instead of polo being an
outgrowth of llu-se sports played on fix
the latter are the changes made in the Per
sian game of vhnyan, which, as has been
said, waf the parent of all our games in
which artificial mtansare usedtopmiiel the
hall. The translation from the ihtiyHii of
Persia to the short-handled mallet used on
fxit was easy and natural, andthesulistitu
tion of a club came by gradual stages the
hand being proliahly the original imple
ment, which was superseded by a rounded
Siick.
'Ihe city of Glasgow is supposed to
have been founded iu the year 5CD by
SC.Mungo.
Dr. Budd's Inabella
Mr. Budd picked up the paper and lie
gan running his eyes over it, while his wife
sat upon the other side of the table sewing.
Without knowing it Mr. Hudd got to read
ing in the column headed "Grape-vine
Culture," and presently he exclaimsiL
"Whv, hulloa! What's this?"
'What's what?" asked Mrs. Budd.
"Why just listen in this! This paper says .
that wait till I read it to you: ,
"We regret to learn that our friend Mr. j
Simpson, has had a good deal of trouble
with his very fine Isabella."
IJuecr isn t it?"
"What kind of trouble!" asked Mrs.
Budd.
"Why," said Budd, "the paper states
further
"Bring in a very unhealthy condition,
and seeming to lack vitality, Mr. Simpson
made a very careful examination and dis
Covcr.il that his Isabella was literally cov
ered with small bugs."
"Did you ever hear of such a thing!"
llu"-s! Covered with bii"s! Whv.
what on earth could have lieen the matter j and wild screan.s. and watched the form of
with the woman? I always thought Mrs. I woman extricated and carried off.
Simpson was a scnipnlousiy nice person.") Night after night she went through her
"Si did I. But that's what the paper part triumphantly, and grew to le a gn at
sav. Hold on; suppose I see what else favorite with the public, especially as she
there is about it." j f"fluently mine out ahead, the horses un-
.Mr. Simpson was somewhat perplexed derstaudt'ng her so perfectly that they obey
to know what to do aliout the matter, but p(l every inflection of her voice. On a
he finally applied a wash of carbolic. aei.L certain memorable evening there was pres
with good results, and he is now looking ent among the sp ctators a prominent voung
every (lav for his Isalx-lla to leave." I lawyer, a man of good looks, hearing and
"I don't exactly understand that." means, an.l who at that time was conduct
"litave for where?" asked Mrs. Budd. j ing a suit for thecompmy, which led him
"It don't say. Going aay for her I frequently to the ctlice of the business man
lii'Mltti I aimrww " renlied Mr. ISlldiL "Hilt ' ntrer which was in the building. On this
there is some more still."
"Mr. Simpson tied the Isaliella "
"Why the Isaliclla?" asked Mrs. Budd.
'Tied the Isalx-lla up to a post, and"
'Tied her to a post!"' exclaimed Mrs.
Budd. "Why, I thought you said he
wanted her to leave."
"That's what the paper says. It's very
queer, isn't it?"
"Ti.il her to a post and cut off two of
the largest limbs"
"Hulloa! how's that! cutoff two of her
limbs. Incredible! Simpson must be g
iug mad."'
' It's the most horrible thing I ever
heard of!" said Mrs. Budd. "They will
... ... .. ,..
c-nainiy arrest mm, wont tney,
"I should think so, of Course. It's a
wonder he diilu't kill her. But the story is
not done yet."'
1 le p. rformed the operation little too
t.... f..- f. ...... .11.. ... 1.1. ....I 1,..!
la.e, .i. ins imih iii. i-j;..ii m .nevu uui. in ;
feared that he ha-1 done a permanent in- j
jury.
. 1 . 1 .1 1 1 1 1
"I should think s.-s loth legs and arms,
on. i riiiaii. in iiijurv. 1 can 1 oiiagiue ;
1 ! how it could lie anything else than pemia-1
nenr. 1 fercd a laun-l wreath to Ihe winner ot the
"It's dreadful!" said Mrs. Budd. ) race, and M.Ie. Louise declared she would
"And here's more: j win it. but, nevertheless, through some
"Mr. Simpson thought wood-ashes tritle, she came in second. Seeing her dis
miglit be good, so he pu! them all around appointment, the gallant young lawyer told
and gave her all the soap-suds she could . she should have another chance, and fonh
take. l'xin the whole his treatment may j with he nad made an elegant gold-mounted
Is- p-ganhil as judicious." riding whip. When the evening came the
' That s the editor s opinion. He mas'
He mas'
lie insane, loo. Thev II kill that woman.
certain, if feed her 011 wood-ashes and soap
sui Is!"
"If I wen vou I'd write to the Mayor
aUiut it." said Mrs. Budd.
"I think I will. But let's finish the
ar-
tide."
"Mr. Sitiqwon declares that if he has
much inure IhiUht aliout the mat er he will
chop the Isalx-lla up and"'
"Chop her up! Did you
vou ever hear of
such cold blooded discussion of a possible
murder! It is a disgrace to the newspa
per!" 'There nnit lie certainly something
wrong aUiut it." said Mrs. Budd.
It
'
"No the paper says:
'lie will chop his Isaliclla up and burn
"What does it mean? C.iop her up and
burn it? Danged if I understand such non-
s.-ns.-.
'Is that all.'" asked Mrs. Budd.
" I tet ty nearly
Well read the rest. I
"Why it says, let me see. Oh yes I
'Says:
"Take it all in all Mr. Simpson is con-
vin.i-d that the Isalx-lla is not the best I
ls-st not the lx-st " j
"Why pshaw, Hannah, we've been j
making a mistake!"
"Not the best what?"
"Not the lx-st grape-vine to cultivate in '
this n-gion."
"It was only Simpson's grape-vine after
all!" !
"But Budd you're a fool or you would ,
have known that in Ihe first place."
"Maylx I am! Maylx- I a:n!" said Budd
wearily, "but I'm not as big a f.x.l as the
man who gave such
an idiotic name to the
gnix--vme
And hen then was a long flash of silence
iu the Budd family cinle.
A Leffal lltrelAioa.
The following anecdote illustrating the
legal suhtletyof Hindis), is told by Dr.
scudder, ot lirooklyn, lormcriy a mission -
arv in India. Four men. partners in bust
ness. Ixiught some cotton bales. That the
rots might not destroy the cotton, they
purchased a cat. They agreed that each of
thti four should own a particular leg of the
cat, and each adorned with Ix-atU aud other
ornaments the leg thus ap-xirlioncd to him.
I he cat, by accident, injured one of its
legs. The owner of that member wound
around it a rag soaked in oil. Thecat, go
ing bx near tlie hearth, set this rag on tire,
and lx-ing in great pain, rush d in among
the cotton hairs w here she was accustomed
to hunt nits. Tlie cotton thereby tixik fire
and was burned up. It was a tot:d loss.
The three other partners brought a suit to
recover the value of the cotton, against the
partner who owned this particular leg of
the cat. The judge examined me ease anu
d.-ei.ied thus. The leg that had the oiled
rag on it was hurt ; the cat could not use
that leg in fact, it heid up the leg. and ran
with Ihe other three legs. The three un
hurt legs, then-fore, carried the fire to the
cotton, and aione arc culpable. The three
partners who owned the three legs with
which the cat ran to the cotton will pay
the whole value of the bales to the partner
who was the proprietor of the injured leg.
XT anted a Two- Hoise Load.
Lady to peasant "How much for that
load of peat i"
Peasant "Fifteen francs, madam. "
La,ly "Oh, mercy me, that's too dear.
Besides, I don't want such a small lead
I want a two-horse load."
The peasant goes to a friend, borrows his
friend's horse and hitches it to the cart be
side his own animal and returns.
Peasant "Here is a two-horse load,
madam."
Ladv "Ah, that is more like it.
How
much "
Peasant "Twenty-five francs, madam,
Scwf neonle are so eeeivelv mod-
est n" t Try wi'rwu" - y ,o
to Heavan aud see the bare teet ol the
angels. ,
Bamum
A few rears ago, when P. T.
was alwut to open his hippodrome in Cm-
Her Awful Wish.
cinnati, among others who applied for a j but finally yielded to his suggestion study
position as "driver" to one of the four-in- : for the stage, as she had considerable dra
band Uoman chariots was a fine-looking i matic talent. This she did with Miss
young girl of eighteen, about medium height,
with a love'v blonde complexion, light
S'e attracted Mr. Bamum s attention at
once, though more even Tor her manners
appearance, which were very modi-st
'"' lady-like. After giving some specimens
of her skill in driving, she was engaged and
joined the company.
As is generally known, hippodrome rac-
ing is a dangerous amusement, and while
there is gn at excitement in watching these
chariots of cria.son and gold, drawn by
lour spirited horses, and unven tiy young
women standing erect anil urging them on
with voice and whip, more than once spec
tators, when thrilled with interest of the
contest, have heard a dreadful crash, seen
the horses roll over in the dirt and rlunge
aliout in mad confusion, listened to oaths
. ...a in-n ucm rtetttiitt- toi'ether i
when Mile. Louisa entered. The lawyer !
remarked uiion her good looks" "Yes,''
- . .1. . 4. K.it clttf ia iiMr fliun
good looking, she' is thon.nglily god, and
lives like a nun. There has never been oue !
word of scandal connected with her name.
She gets more flowers and love letters than
any other woman in the company, but she
never takes any notice of either, and won't
even take them home with her."
The man of legal lore became anxious to
in. iii.li... .- .
know what manner of woman this was. and
finally got into the habit of dmpping in
every evening to take a look at her. For
a long time she seemed oblivious of his
presence, thougn she could not help notic
ing him. as he always stood in the same
place. But one evening she dmve into the
green-rooyj and iiimtxil out of her chariot.
her dress caught in the wheel and he releas-
t.'.l i.:... .. ,1 t),a ni
e.l 11. r-ne luaiiaeu un, ;
uuaintance liegan.. For a time she was only i
c. 1I1 t v no He. mil. gradually acipunu .-.- !
.0 .: 1
nd. nce in him. Iniaine more lalaa lie and :
eor.Ua!, ttiougn sue reius.-.i u.s . iea.cti tn-1
f. rs to call
. 1
One evening Mr. Baruuui of- I
prize was annouced bv the manager, and
quite a flutter of excitement ens-uil.
As Mile. Louts- mounted her chariot, her
j admirer noticed sue was very pale, and he
said, half laughing and halt in earnest,
"Now take care, I don't want anybody
killed iu racing for that whip." At this
she shrugged h.-r shoulders disdainfully,
a-id replied : "Do you suppose 1 am afraid i
No, it is not that ; hut I hope I shall never
leave that track alive."'
That is a dreadful speech to make."
"Is it, Well, it needn't make any dif
fen nce to any one that 1 know of,"
Bifore he" could reply; the signal was
given, and the eight glittering chariots
drawn by thirty-two magnificent horses,
adorned with golden harness and flying
ribbons started. Every driver wore her
eo'or, and Mlie. Iuise "had chosen daring
garments of pale blue, and a hel net of sil
ver. Down the tnck th-w the chariots
and riders, the steels seemed to have a
human understanding of the s'.niggle: the
Imnd burst into loud martial strains; the
.M-n.,!. chccml. an.l now red passed blue;
then came yellow to the fr-int: but ghaming
1,1,,,. ,l silver shot bv : with intense faces
nij ert.et fjmes the three women urged on
their hoixs and the voung lawyer watclH-d
wj,j a c,in at ils" heart, tins desperate
R4fe -j-ie C;M,1 was almost n achetl, and
with her hair flying over h.-r blue mantel.
a tmrning flush on eilh-r cheek, and eiench-
j teeth." Louise cheered on her iior-es, oaiy
a e , 1, more, when the wo.nai) in n d pul-
U(.r s;e., d aii;, ly to ihe rihl a fearful
trash followed; "the wild neigh of a horse
j ajonv. a o.. au"s gnxms, and a crowd
,,f h, imbed a'.lenda::ls iu-l.e.l toiiie rescue,
separated tlie horses ilfKX ,ro " ""d' T
their feet the for. 11 of Louis.-, for she had
la-en thro An ov.r 111- front of the chariot
under their very hods. A litter was
I brAiigli. She was laid up.n if, and amidst
Ihe murmurs and exclamaiions of the by-
standi rs was carried out. Almost the
first at her side, was the young lawyer, w ho
gazed with terror on her mid, rig d form,
witn its white ag-miz-il face, uixm which
was the imprint ot a hoot, an.l tne s.anng
t eves which saw nothing. S-izmg her hand
1 . , . i1(.r vll
her lingers closed like a
vice on his. and with a convulsive effort.
she murmured: -'That was a terrible wish,"
and relapsed into undinsciousness. Doc
tors were sent for, and, on examination,
they found an arm broken, a knee-cap al
most crushed, and many cmel bruises.
She was earned home, and. le it said to
Mr. Barnnm's credit, was not allowed to
want for anything. IU-r new friend called
frequently to leave fruit and flowers for her,
and at last, when she was pronounced con
valescent, was admitted to her presence.
Then she told her story, simple, short and
sorrowful.
Born and brought up in a little town not
one hundred miles fn)in All-any, and by
parents who, though not wealthy, were in
comfortable circumstances and the owners j animation 1 discovered that 11 bad Ixi n lo
ot a small hotel, she had 1-d a happy life, tally blind, its eyes seeming to h.iv. turned
until she was seventeen, at which age she into refl.-ction'-a hi-rd, bone Ii.e sub
en ioved all the dignity of leading the vil- t stance. This explained its uac-ideo.
aire choir, and driving her own span
. .
ponies. About that tune ihe salesman of a
well-known firm in St. Lonis stopped at
her father's house, fell in love with her.
proposed marriage, and was accepted ; she
thinking it a very fine thing to have a lover j me serpcni nan En.u uu... ... -
fnmi a lar e city". most out of view. Cutting this thong and
Sh )rtlyaafterward thev were wedded, ' ren.ovi g it, 1 font d a t.c. ed .0 us under
and went to St. Louis to live, h. r husband jside a copix-r-plo e wli.c . h i-l .u i.ec.--taking
her to his sis er s home. His sister j fore hiddeu by the b.a.y of tue s....e, and
was a spinster of uncertain age and temper, on one side of wliicn was scia cued : "D.
hut bavin a luge iuteresl in the firm Boone, April 1.1, 177i." 1 spin ihe ...g in
which her brother represenl.il, carried two, and near the loner cad ot the hobow I
things with a high hand, and completely j found where there had once been an open
ruled hitn. When the young wife was in- j ing, but long years ago it had been closed
troduced she was first found tault with be- up with a plug made of oak wood, aooul
cause she was so young, then because she I aud over which the mapie had grown until
was pretty; her manners clothes, acquain- I it was almost concealed. The dead ap
lances were all criticised aud condemned ; pearance of the sma.l portion visible of the
the busliand. not having coinage to upheld
his wife, siding with his sisier.
To Louise, a petted and only daughter,
I ...u treatment was maddening. She re-
r: --t
sented it. aud matters went from bad to
worse. Finally, Without even taking a
change of clothes with her. she ran away I
ul " uer"--i . "" "' --'"-
na-i, where she joined the hippodrooie as
j relied.
I Tbe Joun2 "vwj" listened t the story
I with painful interest, deciding on only one
j thing that she must not reuew her circus
i life At first she ins.sted on ioinin? the
romitanv as soon as she was well enough.
Fannv Morant, and with such success that
she fell warranted in making her appear
ance in the "Two h-phans." It is m-cdless
, to sav that the young lawyer paid the ex
pensesof her dramatic tniiningandfurnish-
her out.it, but it is needful' to add that
' all his efforts for her .ere made with a
. disinterest.ilness as rare as it was beautiful
, in the generosity of n an toward won an.
I especially toward the woman who is loved,
j n,.r cor.lidence iu his honor he held sacred
j ,y upholding hers, and it so liappen.-d, that
afterward, while on a Southern trip, they
; played in St. Louis, and among the audi
ence was her husband, who at once recog
nize.! her. The next day 'ie received a
long letter from him, expressing sincere
repentance for the past, acknowledging bis
(.; cf courage, an.l adding that his sister
was now dead, and tii t if s'le wou'd re
turn he would devo'e he remind, r of his
life i.i n aking her happy.
This letter she sent lo the i..sn w ho had
so generously befriended her, with a note
saying that to him she owed everything,
and promising to follow his decision. Re
alizing that lbe offer meant for her honor,
com.ort and peai-e, he answered her in one
word, "Mctum," which she did, and is now
settled in her own home in St. Louis.
Interior of tontr-alla.
Tl e w-'steru ha!f ot A.istra'ia has been
traversed in three nearly parallel lima,
about 300 miles apart; while various ex-
plomtions have m-.de known large portions
i ..r .1... : -in... o.... .)....
o. .lie .11. r. iiirtiiuir itui.tij. . 11 nmiutiu
I nml northern rvk.s.s re h;si) fairlv known.
la"'1 e ' I'1 l" conclude that nearly
i half of the entire continent of Austral is
uninhabitable by Eun.p-ans. Nowhere
else, perhaps, on the globe do we meet with
the strange phenomenon of a dense vegeta
tion combined with an aridity equal lo that
of the Sahara. For tne traveler, the coun-
. ,' . , .. . .. .
hundreds of n lies at a stretch the sandv
undulations are coverci with -he dn-adful
spinift-x, or porcupine grass, w'licii renders
it impossible to walk without painful pre
caution. Aain, for hun.ln-ds of miles is
found the dens scrub of d'varf encaipytus,
covering the ground like the nds of an osier
beL ten or twelve fti-t high, hin.lerirg all
view of the country, and rei dering it nec
essary literally to bore one's way, like a
n,0 Ull Jergrountl
' ' ., '
I nen come a. acta
scrubs, which add ihe annoyance of sharp
. ... ., , ., . .
pru.-i.lC3 10 uuw 01 -.ue mini f.nit.it. n.
J.. ik t,m h a. tl.
.
n SLIU.it.. lilt, a inminu.t. 1111; t.tuu.
. 2 .... , r. ,n(J
... ...:..:r.. l;i. Tl, ....a.on.
(i imim ... .... ' -- -
ing swellings round their feet; and to escape
from it th.-y wiil.pret.-r to force their wcy
through the densest stnihs, where the
around is soft, and the spoilt x does not
giow. Here they nir-h along, tearing the
coverings off their loads and frequently
forcing sticks between their '-arks and
their saddles; then comes a f ramie cr.is.
ing thiongh the seru's loads ate forc-.-rt ff
and horses are l.t -igni 01. lei it ay
lake 11. 111. s or days to r. cover iheai. 2or
do the travelers escape, fir ih.-ir riot lies
get torn and ripped to pieces and iheir
Uxlies scratched aud otten seriousiy wound
ed. Sj111eliu.es stinging ants alniund io
such an extent that the weary explorer can
get n ) rest. However hot and tirtd be may
ie, he .hire not lie .low n in tne su.ule, but
mnsl remain expes-d l the sun or lie on
the healed soil iu order to escape t'us tor
ment. In other parts the who.e country is
amass of angular stones, over which the
traveler has to pass fur das together with
out fiudini a spit of rosier uniund. while
in some districts lm-sesand is heaped up in
ndes like the long swell of ihe ocean, aud
appearing almost as interminable. Often,
uilcr passing days without water, when at
length it is disc-.v.nd, it tuns ot.t to be
u .drmkali.e briue, or it e.is.s in such smail
q lautily a- to be insullicieni to supply ihe
wants of Ixith men and horse tor a single
day. Again, the extreme uncertainly of
the clin.a.e anil rainfall renders il impossi
ble lo depend on the accounts of previous
explorers iu the sa ..e oisi net. here wa-
er is al one li ue aim i.l int ind lierl.ae
hixuriaut, there may be lound a year or
wo iaier a bui ut-up b sert. I he l ike de
s.r.od bv ou- ira.euT may !e f.iu .d au
expanse of baked ii.u l bv ins suctes er;
Willie, ale-re one 1; arr:icd over groy
plair.s, anoiiier may la- s:ojiped by iuUiiiLl
t.oiis which cover ihe who.e cuiniry. hx
pioiation, for mere discovery's saae, has
u iw done its uorK iu .mis i.ui.i, and 'be
rest may l)e left to the u;:a. lea xpausion
of agriculture and commerce. S many
outlying stations are ain-ady occupied, and
the ovtriaud telegraph affords so admirable
a base of operations that every spot avail
able for settlement wiil be fouud and occu-
j (jllite qvkij as desirable. The
1 work llmt iag jppy i.p,, lie m w in.
UOapiia!, a country and sotrving a climate
,u, e 1 ,hau ufarveious, and Hie sioiy
)f Ausiralia;i explication, wiili ,ts epis-xi.s
j ()f i,,.,.,,,,, all,i Uiar:yrdniii, atfor.ls a con-
1 Vlurj) .)ro)f 0f u,;d:iuii.ished energies
of Englishmen in iln-ir southern home.
Ianlel Booa . -Miake
A writer in a Vi est. rn paper tells how he
wasblastiug with gunpowder some large
and tough logs. From one of the logs .hus
split open crawled an euoruious serpent,
which was easily killed. The man who
tells the story continues from t.us point as
follows: "On stretching it out 1 touud it
to be thirty-oue feet two inches in length,
and the thickest part of its Ijody measured
twenty-nine inches in circu.airreuce. It
was a different 8H-cies of serpent fn.n any
I had ever seen before. Its lad was armed
with a sharp-pointed and curved horn ; its
body was variegated with alternate brown
and dirtv ye. low strips and on close ex
01 uc..uii..a in... ..Hi...... "-.- .. "
1,1 ..;... ., ,..-1. . ... I. u l.n it flrut en.li.
from the log. A im range crease appeared
about the neck just back of the head,
which 1 found to be caused by a stout
thong of leather, about which the flesh of
oaa plug was an inai cauru .... "o-"
to its existeuce.
My theory of the matter
j is this :
Daciel Booue, many years ago.
i . ...
on the dale recorded upon this piece 01 cop-
; po-". caught the snake, then young ana
small, fastened the copper plate about his
neck, and imprisoned it within the hollow
of tne tree by mi ans if ihe oa! plug, where
bis suakeship bait remained until the day 1
delivered him to the free air and sunlight
agaia.
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