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Make ready, bore, for we go forth To bid the sua geod-nigbL "Four months with steady shining lies male the who e esrlh fair. And m vriad blossoms greeted Lim, And b rd-iougs ""ad the air. "But now October wsneth; His setting draweth near ; We shall not sea his faee again For more than half a Tear." Eo forth they go together. Parents and children, all. The a -cd atd the little ones, Vj.ng men and maidens tall. From many a neighboring village. From many a humble home. To cl.nib the reeky summit 7 he thronging people come. The tun hangs low in heaven ; He throws bis slant ng rays Acxo-s their loving faces, tnincd To meet his parting gaze. And now he's gone ! The darkness Is settling like a pall. A long low dirge of sad farewell breaks from the hps of all. In mournful cadence chant ng The requ.em of the sun. Tne dear bright day departed now, Tne l-ug, long uight begen. And vet with cheerful patience - Thiy Uke their homeward way. The eldest talking how the time May beet be whiled away. And many a youtafol li e U bright With glad expectance still. And man; a merry 1 ttlj ctUJ Goes diuc.nt down the hilL A Husband wilh one Ear. so you want to go to church this even ing, Malchcn ?" said Otto von Polhcim to his eldest daughter one Sunday in Decem ber, as he and the rest of hU family were selling out for the in:trket town to hear Pastor Knopps preach an Advent sermon. ".No, father, Dorothea can go in my stead, and I will keep the house. 'Keep the house alone? No; I will leave Hans to protect thee and the manse too." 'I would rather not have Hans," said Malchcn with a ittle nout. as she glanced at an ugly gawk who was her father's head servant. "Then thou shalt not have Karl," grum bled old Polbciin, speaking rather to him self than to the girl, and wrapping his an cient blue cloak tightly round him, he struck his iron-tipped stall two or three times o:i the flags of the hall to intimate to the mem hers of his household that it was lime to be off. They came clattering down stairs and trudging out of different doors a large and rather noisy troop. Olto ton Polhcim was a landowner on a small scale what would be called in England a gentleman-farmer and he bail a family of ten ras and daugh ters, without counting two servant-wenches and a couple of laliorers whom he treated as his children. The eldest of th.-se two laborers, a tall, roar -cheeked, fair-haired, blue-eyed fellow named Karl, had shown sigusof late of being "a bit soft" about Fraulcin Malchen, snd this displeased her father; for though he was a kind master he had a squire's pride, and would have kick ed Karl straightway out of his house if he had suspected Malchcn of cherishing any regard for liim. At least this is what he had once said to Karl with more blunlncss than prudence, for worldly wisdom would, perhaps, have suggested that he should be gin by turning off Karl before Malchen's sentiments towards him had ripened into affection. "Now, come, come, let's lie off," repeat ed old Polhcim, impatiently ; "come, wife, and you, Bertha, Knda and Gretchea, you, Hans, taVc one of the lanterns, and you. Karl, lead the way with the other. Karl slunk out looking ratther sheepish, but scarce'- had he got into the open air than the candle in his lantern was blown out and he ran back to get another. Mal chcn was standing in the hall and struck a match for him. ihc struck a second and a third, for somehow the phosphorus would not act, and the operation of lighting wa delayed a little. AVhca Karl took the lan tern his hand touched Malchen's, and the girl blushed. "It's a cruelly cold night to go out in,' faltered she. 'And I don't like leaving you alone, whisxred Karl. "I think I shall steal out of church ; and come Jtack to see if you arc safe." "Ob, no, (he door will be barred,' ex claimed Malcben in a Sutter. "Then I'll climb over the orchard wall," answered Karl, nothing daunted, and he executed a "ink as he went forth into the cold. "How very audacious he i becoming," muttered Malchen to herself, but she ap parently thought that it was of no use to liar the door if Karl meant to get over the garden wall, so she simply shut it and turn ed baok to spend her evening iu the kitch en. Herr von I'olheim's farn stood in a lonely part of the country, about two miles from 11 , in Bavaria. It had once been a castle, and all the rooms on the ground floor were large, windy apartments, with wains coted walls and old oaken furniture. There were faces, of course, in the red embers of the crumbling pine logs, and Karl's was chief among them. Malchcn, who was a pretty, sentimental young lady of 18, but somewhat cautious, as beseems the daughter of a gentleman who can prefix a a Von to his name, asked herself if she liked Karl? Did she truly foci for him more ii..n chn .lid for anv other man? Would she crieve lor Lini if he met with an arci dent? if he left her father's service? if he were taken away for military service, and forced to risk his life in the wars? After fencing a little with her conscience ; the dam sel decided that she did not qmie --hot dm ourrht to think about Karl; but that he was a verr bold and not-to-be-easily- .,Mnn roune man she admitted to her self frankly enough in her quaim German nhraseolosrv. I Ehe sat listening for footsteps, and conned over in her mind what sharp things she should say to dismiss Karl if he had the impertinence to present himself before her. The worst of it was that Karl was just such a young man as might le indifferent to j as if this happy thought had already occur sharp things. His boldness really exceeded , red to him. belief. Why, that rery evening in touch-1 . , . , . . ! The Scotch MlnUter and His Fiddle. leg her fingers he had actually squeezed ' them but here Malchcn eave a slight start, for J In all ages and all localities have existed she heard footsteps ad fancied that it was j clergyman having aiauy traits of fine feel a.fflniir.i.i.mo,! iv'.-! I ing. masterly attainments in their pulpit the never-to-bc-sufllciently-blamed KarL who had played truant from church, faith ful to his impudent promise. She rose and stood coyly in the middle of the kitchen, her cheeks pink and her bosom heaving. She thought she would take to flight as soon as Karl's heavy tread should resound in the passage; but she waited two or three minutes without hearing the door open, yet there were steps outside, and, now that her ears were strained, she heard voices. Her relatives had not been gone au hour, so it was not likely they could have re; iimcd so soou. Whose, then, could these steps and voices bet The kitchen had a high window seven feet above the floor, and it was closed with shutters. But in the shutters lozenge ap ertures were cut. Malchen climbed on to the dresser under the window and looked What she saw would have made out most timid girls jump up squealing and run away half dead with terror. Nine men not one less with black masks on their faces and housebreaking im plements in hand, had entered the farm-yard ana were eviaeuuy noi.ung council as to now tuey snouiu conunence tneir auac& on the house. They stood in a group, and some of them pointed to the aX'rtures in the kitchen shutters, where light was visible, as if they were taking note of the fact that a deputation 9houia wsit on Mr. W- , the farm was not quite abanoued. j auj givt. gentle remonstrance and hint to Malchen remembered having heard that j be Uss demonstrative in his musical pro the brigands had been infesting some of the ! clivisies. Friday evening ensuing was ap ,. , . I pointed for the performance cf this deli- diOncti in an adjoining province, and she , te a ,(ieputation mM not w saw that if she hesitated to act she wo ild i foriucli lo face tue lryms ordeal. After be lust. There hung over the mantelshelf ! denials and proposals, it was ultimately t wo double-barreled fowling-pieces and a ! arranged lhat the whole session should go. horse pistol, which were always kept load- j Kre Friday came some kind frien.ls ap- ! prised Mr. W of the whole scheme, I and, as "a warned man is half armed" b.ic ran to the chimney and unhooked the j Mr w was prepared Tor the emer- arms, then swiftly climbed on to the table i gency. Precisely at eight o'clock a friendly auain. The little lattices outside the am-r- tinkle sounded at the door-bell. Keadv tures in the shutters were oncn. so Malchen , , . .... , ,, could thrust out the barrels of her weapons and lire at the malefactors. Before doing s, howaver, she put a coin iuto her mouth to alter the ring of her voice, and making a horn of both bauds, shouted in a tone, which sounded like a man's, "Who g'ies there!" No answer. The burglars stared at one another in astouUhmcut, and were fairly, dismayed when they heard the next exela- .. , , .. -, . ., mat ion, which conveyed the n lea t hat the " J persoa who had first spoken was not alone Din had several men under bis orders, few pieces ; we think it very fine. V lth- "Now then, my men, when I give the word out waiting for assent to his proposal, the fire sharp and straight. Fire!" reverend geutleman brought his tremona. t - .i r ii , .i Mrs- W sat down to the piano, and Two reports instantly followed this com- for ful, y a ,1(,ur thc of cIdcrN or mand and then came two others. V, hen j remonstrants, were with coronachs, High the smoke had cleared away Malchcn, who land wails, operatic music, reels, aud looked out with hasrgard eyes, her heart i strathspey kept entranced. When a pause thu.nping awfully the while, saw four men stretched on the snow, and nothing else. The other five members of the band had taken to flight. "The guns were loaded with slugs; perhaps I have killed them all," ejaculated Malchcn in terror; for her com bative ardor abated of a sudden, now that so easy a victory had been won. "Oh, dear, whal shall I do?" She had taken up the horse pistol, and glanced out to sec if there was another shot to b : fired. There was a choking sensation at her throat, and she began to whimper. It was all too dreadful; she could not hear the sight of those dead men, all killed by her hand. But one of them suddenly mov ed and tried to rise to his kneis. Imme diately the sentimental Malchen aimed her pistol to give him his quietus; but, luckily for bimse'.f, the man roared out : Oh, Mal chcn, Malchen! help! TU I Karl." 'Karl.'" exclaimed the girl, as her voice seemed to expire in her throat, whilst her heart tumed to ice. "Karl, is it thou?" Yes, and I am wounded. 1 a n dying," sobbed the luckless fellow. "And it s all for thee." Malchcn totlered and might have fallen off the table bad there been any one present to catch her in his arms. As it was she scrambled down somehow and made for the door, still holding her pistoL One moment's hesitation as she touched the door handle; but she surmounted it and went out. In another moment she could judge with her own eyes of the murderous effects of her volley. Three men lay on the snow stone dead; as for Karl, a slug had cleaned sliced off a part of his right ear and cheek, so that he bled like a pig, but he was other wise unhurt. Oh, Karl, Karl, how earnest thou hith er in such company I" exclaimed Malchen as she tore off her apron to stanch his wounds. Mein Gott, it was for thee!" sniveled the unhappy Karl. "These men are my friends we had all come for a lark aud nicaut to carry thee off: for I hoped thy too-obsinste father would consent of necessity to our marriage. Oh, oh, my ear!" "Peace, Karl; but oh, how foolish of ihee.'' siabed Malchen. "How couldst thou think that nine men were required to carry me off?. .T..t ..I 1 tli trucl mlfl .UCiU U'll, i ll' 'lllt iumu r .1.-. KiiiMw tic," was all thai Karl could say uciween two squeaks caused by thc anguish in his ear. One is sorroy to say that the tribunals of Bavaria took a one-eyed view of the affair and wanted to sentence Karl for burglary ; but the attitude of poor Malchen had been so heroical that King Louis sent for her to Munich, and having decorated her with her Cross of Civil Merit asked her what he could do to please her. "Pardon my Karl and give him a dower to marry me," prayed the faithful maidci . sobbing. His Majesty pulled a slightly wry lace at the mention of a dower, but courtiers were present, so he gave his royal promise. "Thou wouldst marry man with one ear, then?" added he, laughing. "Sire, he lost his other ear for me," res- nonded Malchen, drying her eyes. "WelL this is a queer story, said the King, amused. "We will have it made i iuto a libretto, and my friend Wagner here j shall set it to music."1. j The composer of the future bent his head masterly attainments in their pu!p ministration, and yet addicted to frequent touches of eccentricity of character. Pos sessing all the qualilications of a popular minister was the Hcv. Mr. W , who tilled one of the Secessijn pulpits in G , yet music seemed to be the ruling passion in his life. When in a more than ordinary strain of eloquence, he would begin a long sentence on the lowest note of the gamut, and would in a semi-quaver style run to the top of the scale, where, pausing a moment, he would descend the stale in the lowest and most marked mood ; as if descending a stair step by tcp, he would duut down word by werd till he reached the starting point. Vitii his fine fl-xible voice, and finely tuned musical car, the tflt-at was rather pleasant, and very noticeable by a stranger. Mr. Y was beloved bj his congrega tion, but his passion for fiddling gave olfcDce to some of the strait-laced old burgherlincal descendants of the PuritiJis. His proficiency on the violin was equalled ! if exwWal by Mrs. V 's perform- ance on inc pianoione. it was a treat oi no ordinary kind to hear husband and wife wailing out some of the old Highland Coronachs similar iu pathos to the "Wounded Hussar." No other wore! of reproach was raised against the dear, good man by the unco quid, but aye the cuckoo f . f d . , d, xiie frequency oi these croakings were be ginning to attract the notice of the ciders, so, to put to silence the voice of these distin guished friensls a meeting of sessions was w-tnirnxl iriv.f.li al vrliifli if VL'iia mrrrefd I waiting to receive his guests, though they , I knew not a spy (supposed to be the beadle) baU ;insMld lhe dt.pli:al;onf Mr. W ,,.,1 garprised to see so many dear friends, and expressed the pleasure it gave 1 "'" to have all hU session at once as visi- ' L l,k !a. uanJ "J!1 riUUt fl O "tit eissaiirow as l a l is t.uu hearing music when we came forward, we thousht you bad company. Ijwghingly Jlr. W said, "Yes, we have company a iroodlv company of good companr. The ; wife has recently got a present of some new ! . , J," ' . . ... .. I music from grandpa, and we were just run- ningover it together. We'll just let you heara j was made, the pleased listeners looked from one to the other as much as to say, "Now's your chance to speak." As if divining the thoughts of his dumb strickin session, Mr. W again produced his fiddle and setting the string on a peculiar key, gave them a fine imitation of the Highland bagpipes, and followed with a charming selection of operatic overtures, marches, patriotic music such as "Scots whaha'c" Kevcrting in a moment from grave to gay, he gave the then popular street air in the mouth of every gamin, "Pop g'ies the weasel," aud, as a finale, he gave them, in a style that made the most of them licat time wi:h their heels, their hearts being in unison with thc tiddler's, "De'il among the tailors." They came away as they went in, and, when the story got abroad, the minister was praised, and the croakers laughed at. Truly it may be said, he gave thc ciders a cordial welcom in, and fiddled them out well pleased with the entertainment, but heartily despising themselves for their want of courage todis- clwrgc the duty, the cause of tbeir visit. Pity lis that more of the clerics Hon t re sort to the fiddle as a pastime. Five CenU lor a W ife. John Bombel, a fidgety, short, dark haired German, shuddered as he confronted his wife Lena at the bar of the Jefferson Market police court. Lena had a black eye and a determination to send John to Stale prison. John was silent and sad. "Ho plack my eye, chuge, und uf I don d cull der bohce 1 vas puray soon aer vindow oud," said Lena, after kissing the Bible. "Dot's not so. She's not mine rife," said John. "Vot I Mein Got, y ust hear vot he says, chuge." "Nein. chuge, I soil dot voman two veeks ago." "Sold her," exclaimed his honor, in amazement. And how much did you get for her?" "Fife cends, und dot's a goot brice for dc kint uf ardiclc she vos.'' "Who bought her ?" "Yust vait und I toll you. Mein friendt, Fred Beyer, meet me py a saloon nnt say, 'How you vos Chon I' I says, poody veil,' und he says, 'how is your vife?' uud I said, 'she vas healdhy, vould like to pought mine Ivcna?' 'I geef you fife cends for Lena,' he says, und I sold har. Now she can sday nut him." "Did he quarrel with hert" "Vaell, 1 don't know boud dat, but she makes dings so poody hot dat he prings her pack py me in vone veek und says he vants I his fife cends, cause her brice vas doo high." j "Weil, what would you like me to do ! UOW I Lecf me gone oud py dees blaee." "Go." John started and Lsna after him, but he was two blocks away when she reached the door. Chinese Sampaners. The boats called sampans are each the habitation in China, of at least one family of fresh-water sailors. Sometimes they contain the representatives of several gn erations, from the great grandiatner ana grandmother to the new-born Daoe. ah have to pass their whole lives on board together, cooped up in that narrow space which more frequently than not they are obliged to share wilh passengers. Their life is a hard one, constantly exposed to sun and rain, often up to their waists in water, when they have to push thair sampan off a sand-bank where it has grounded. De scendants of s peculiar race, they have always been kept at arm's-length by the Chinese. They can neither possess, nor even dwell on land; they have the run of the water, and that is ail Coming For Items. A few days ago, a lady of Salt Lake City commenced thinking on family eco nomies, and the more she thought the more evident it became tliat her girl, who had hitherto done the marketing, was extrava gant, grossly extravagant. There was no reason in the world why a few cents should not be saved each day, and in a few years, when dark clouds of disaster hover ed above the horizon, or words to that effect, a nice little sum would be saved for her and her Johnny to live upon. There was a firm determination in her eye . when she announced her purpose to hereafter look alter the purchasing of provisions. rUie stalked down the street like a women with a fixidity of purpose, and shot into a pop ular meat shop with the inquiry: Mr. Na.-i-nal, what do you sell yoHr pigs' heads at?" "Ten cents. Mrs. Blank." "Well, send me one." "Do you with a large or small one." "A big one, of course the biggest you have," she replied, determined not to tie cheated. That night when the husband went home he was dumi'ounded. Head cheese was everywhere. No chair could be used for its purfiose headcheese on it; refrigerator, t ables' piano, barrels, all had head cheese j on them. The wife had a triumphant air ing spell, and then explained: "Bargain of It l. - n...!;.'! I ! for ten cents from Mr. Nannal. Didn't pay, either, told him to send in the bill at once." fin ti... f,ii !...-: .... . l 4i. A ,...,.. rri.n I V i, fi , ! uusuunii s eyes were HKe saucers as lie showed his consort the paper, 'Bless me!" she exclaimed. "What an old fraud he is, and I just won't stand it, now ! I made a special bargains of ten cents, and he has the impudedee to send in his bill for $'J 50. I'll go and pee him right away and give him my opiuion, now you see if I don't!" A few minutes later she was face to face wilh the butcher. "Didu't I make a special bargain with you yesterday for that pig's head ?" 'I don't know, I am sure; but if you say so, I admit it." . "Well, I do; I bought it for ten cents." ''Yes. that's right: that't wliat we sell them at. Yin wanted the biggest one, and j I sent one from a J,0o0 pounds, porker j which weighed ninety five pounds, and at i ten cents a pound ' j !i, bother the pounds. I said nothing 1 about pounds'" "Did you cxect to get ninety five ' pounds of pork for ten cents I " I "Doa't say anything of this to my litis- j band. Let him pay the ten cents, and I'll : pay the rest." I won t replied the butcher, "but there ; is a feiiow couung here often for items, ' and I'll tell him." "If you do. IU kill you and him, too, ' the wretch !" I A Wife's Devotion. It was during the progress of the war) of 17-VJ that the accident I am about to re-' late occurcd. I The Count de Brimont, a youni noble-! man scarcely five aud twenty years of a .re, j had, with his wife, the bride ot a week, , been taken prisoner and held in close eus- tody in a town of Burgundv. I le Brimont belonged to one of the old-1 est families in France, was accomplished, ' enthusiastic, and exceedingly liandsome, i and his wife was all that the wife of such a man should be; in fact, her baud had been solicited bv no less than five princes, but ! uudazzled by thc briliianl future she might i have secured, she chose to ally her fort unes to her heart s first choice. Though prisoners, the young couple were treated with every courtesy, and stir-; rounded by every luxury, debarred only of I their liberitr. About a month after tlii v : had been taken captive, and when in fact tri.iti. ilortKM.-n.! iirknn ttti.ir cuf Lii.nlnv I until its conclusion, news reached De- lirnnont that his beloved mother was Iving at thc point of death, eagir to see him once more before she departed He repre sented thc state of things to thc comman der of thc city, aud besought him by the affection he entertained for his own mother, to send him, accompanied by a sui'aVe guard, to his parent's death bed. In vain, however, were his pleadings, too much de pended upon retaining him at present in captivity, and the commaailer courteously bul firmly reiused his prayer. De Bnmont was in despair; he feit as though willing to give the best years of his life to prison walls, so he could now spend a hour with his so dearly loved mother ere she went hence and was no more. Nearly heart-broken, he ouce jiiore re newed his entreaties, and once more re ceived a denial when suddenly his voting wife appeared, and threw her if lufore the feet of the commander. "Ix-t him go to his mother'"' she said, "and keep mc here; fix upon a day for his return, and if be is not here at the very hour let me die." "Upon these terms I permit you to depart unattended," the commander said. Al first Dc Brimont absolutely refused to accept the offer; but upon the eager wr suasionsof his wife, and the absolute cer tainty of lieing able to return long before the day fiixed, he at last consented, and wilh many embraces lade adieu to his devoted wife. He was obliged to travel many lengucs, but the horse ho rode was a good one, anil I y nightfall of the day he set out he Touched his ancestral home. He found the countess, his mother, very low indeed, but the sight of her idolized son appeared to revive her somewhat, and she lingered on until even ing of the day immediately preceding the one appointed for his return. Dc Brimont had only time to kiss her cold lips and givs hasty orders concerning the funeral.and leaving he.- lo be followed to thc crave by every relative save lbs nearest and dearest, he set forth on his return, hav-: ing ample time to accoinplb-h the (l:s tsnce, even allowing for serious delays. j He had proceeded about half way on his i journey, his mind absorbed in grief on I he J one side at the loss of his parent, and joy j on thc other at once more beholding his I bride, when suddenly he was set by a furi-1 ouswolfofan extraordinary size, which darted out from a wood that skirted one side of the highway. The ferocious beast first seized the horse, and tore and mang led the poor animal so terribly that De Brimont was forced to dismount. No sooner had he touched the ground, and before he had time even for thought the wolf left his prey and sprung upon him, and would certainly have torn him limb from limb had he not with great presence of mind seized the animal's tnogue with one hand, and with the other laid hold of one of his paws. After struggling a while wilh the terrible creature, the tongue slipt from his hold, and his right hand was fear fully mangled by the beast; but, notwith standing the pain he was in, he leapt upon the wolf's back, and pressing his kness hard into its sides, callded aloud for succor. It was not for his own life he fought, but for his poor wife's. Who can realize the terrible thoughts that rushed through his mind during those fearful moments; to his own fate he gave not a thought, save so far as it affected that of his wife; he would perish miserably on the road; the world would say he had purposely fled to some other land, leaving a lovely ami loving wife to die for his cowardice and treachery. At length, however, to his great joy, his cries were answered, and some peasants ap peared, but none of them dared to advance. "Well, then,"' De Brimont cried, seeing that entreaties were useless, and perceiving that they carried guns, "lire; if you kill me I torsive vou: only swear to me that one of you will hasten to B and tell the commander how I died." They all, wilh voice, made the required promise, aud then one of them fired but so terrified was he. that he only succeeded in sending three bullets through the brave young nobleman's coat, without injuria cither him or the beast. Another then, bolder than his comrades aceuig the intrepily of the cavalier, and how firm a hold he kept upon the wolf. approached somewhat tearer, and taking delilierate and careful aim, fired. The wolf was mortally wounded by the shot, and al most instantly killed. Never pausing to dress his woumis, which were very severe. le linmont distributed a sum oi money among the peasants, and offered a large amount to the one who first brought a horse, for his own was entirly disabled. In an incredibly short space of time a horse was brought, and mounting it, the count hastened on his way. But the story is told: of course he ar rived al the appointed time, anil threw biro self, covered with blood and dust, in his wife's arms. The account of what he had undergone soon spread far and wide, and when with in a week thereafter, the treaty was conclu de.!, he was escorted to the city gates by the population of the entire city, anil departed with his lovely bride amid a torrent of cheers aud blessings, to say nothing of presents so rich and weighty lhat required several mules, well packed, to carjy them an-ay. An Early ftoninnee. In ea-ly life Sir Walter Scott fell deeply in love with a girl of aristocratic family, and as he was then merely a poor liarrirUer, there was no prospect of success. His father, knowing this, and being desirous to bring the matter to a close, suggested to the parents the propriety of terminating the acquaint nice, and this was done in the least painful manner. The lady was the only dauglittT of Sir John Stewart, of For firshire, and she afterwards married Sir William Forlx-a, thc Doted Edinburgh banker. As Scott wa a well elucated young man, uf fine personal apiearance aud agreeable manners, there could be but little reason for giving the banker preference, except his wealth and social rank. Scott fi It this keculy through life ; in "Hokcby" he revived the episode at some length. Matilda, the heioiac of thc poem, repre sents thc object of his love, whe there re jects a poet in favor of one of higher rank, and this scene becomes dwiMy interesting as a picture of Scott's early experience, In 181 1 Iidy Forties died ; but she lived long enough to set? the once penniless barrister the first poet in Scotland. Her death v. as deeply felt by Scott, for, although he had Iiecn married for twelve years, the old flame was not extinguished. "Kokeby" apjreared next day, and Lockhart says "that there is nothing wrought out, in ail Scott's prose, more exquisite than the con trast between the rivals for the hand of the heroine." Six years afterwards Scott wrote thus to Miss Kdgcworth : '-Matilda was at tempted for the person of a lady who is now no more, so that I am' flattered with your distinguishing it." As this took place nearly twcDty years after the disap pointment, it illustrates the tenacity whhh which thc author held his first love. When Lady Forbes died, Scott was so affected that he called ou her mother; and both fell to weeping over the said affair. It is a curious incident in domestic history to see a man carrying his first love so tenderly through lite while married lo another wo man to whom he always showed attach ment. Scott evidently made Matilda the ideal or dream-wife who accompanied him to the last. Having recovered from the worst effects of his disappointment, he met a French girl, whose father had saved both life and fortune by fli-eing from the dangers of the ltevolution. At the lime referred to, Miss t arpentier (or Carpenter) was an or phan, anil to her Scott tiansferred his affec tions, as far as this was possible. He ap peared, as h:3 been said, much attached to his wife through life, and sincerely mourned her death. She was. however, intellectually and physically inferior to the Scottish ladies of that city, and the rapid degeneracy of the family may, m some de gree, be ascribed to so unfavorable a union. 'Too (ireat a Temptation. Shuc years ago a very fine echo was dis covered on an FngU'liman's estate. He was proud of it, of course, and excited considerable envy by its exhibition. O.ie of his ncitrh'iors, who owned an adjoining estate, felt especially chagrined, but was greatly encouraged by an Irishman who went over the lands with the hope of dis covering one somewhere. He declared himself successful in finding the most won derful echo ever heard, aud stood rvady to unfold his secret for a large wuu of money. Tlu uobleman listened to the echo, and al though there was something peculiar about it he paid thc money. An afternoon was set lor his friends to conic and listen to the marvelous discovery. "Hullo!" cried in stentorian tones the Hibernian who had promised to find an echo. "Hullo!" came back from the hillside yonder. "How are youi" yelled one of the company, and echo answered in a suspiciously different key, "How arc you?" All went well until just before retiring one of lhe company, putting his hands to his mouth, cried out: ''Will you have some whisky?" Such a question would discover the character of any rea sonable ecuo. It was certainly to3 much fir lhe one which had been discovered on Urn' estaie. Judge of lhe surprise of the party when the answer came back in clear, atlinnativc tones; "Thank you, sir, I will if you please." Thc poor fellow, who had been stationed at a distance to supply thc place of an echo, simply submitted to too great a temptation. Aquare Uolt Heads. There are some reforms mighty in their aggregated importance, which it appears to be vain to contend for. It is probahle there is not a man who has worked on the farm but who would unite with us in a demand for square bolt beads in the manu facture of acricultural improvements. Bolts naturally rust the nuts fast. When an attempt is made to remove it, the bolt turns in the hole instead of the nut turning on the bolt. If the fanner happens to have two wrenches, and hands to hold them, they are of no avail, as the round head can not be held. Sometimes the farmer is from five to ten miles from a blacksmith shop, in a hurry and no time to spare. In such cases hard words fall from the lips of good men. There is seldom A plow of any kind during its usefulness but ten times as much time is lost by round headed bolts as would be necessary to make the right kind of one. It is not what you have In your chest, but what you have in your heart, tnat makes you rich. A Mail King's Dane. flax of the color of hair. The mad King Among the numberless follies and quasi put ODe of them on the Count de Joi?ny crimes that the volatile and semi-insnne ; donned another Sir Avmard de Poiters Charles I., of France, wasgmlty of in tha took the third: Sir Evan de Foix. i bastard first year of his reign, was an attempted of uou Phoebus. Count de Foix and invasion of Brittany and a masque ball de Keara) wore the fourth: Jean de Nan given at the Hotel de St. Pol, Paris, in ; t.Hiillet the fifth and De Gensay dressed January, 13'Ji. ! himself in the sixth. Charles had been crowned at RheimS The coats being sewed around them, ex twelve years before, when he was elcvan tended from crown to heel and the flax years old. His uncles, the Dukes or Ber- j niem the appearance of satyrs or sav ry and Burgundy, had gained such control . agC9. The King was as pleased as a bov over him that they were almost supreme at ; with a tov. Col'r'- . j The six maskers suddenly stcp,Ted into let in one nuitttr Charles broke away ! the dancing room all linked together, the from their authority and took thc bit in his ; King leading. None knew them, aud they mouth wilh a veuseance that resulted dis-! nnl tix.niu.K-.i h rn.i;n ti. I.,;.-. astrously for him. Sir Peter de Craon, a Knight of great wealth, had been disgraced by reasou of official corruption, aud retiring to Brittany, brtxxled over revange upon Sir Oliver de Cissson, Constable of . France, whom the Duke of Brittany ldM-asserted tc lie respon sible for De Craon 's Btsgrace. De Cli&son himself was the most corrupt man of his day, being then worth, according to the will he shortly afterwards made, over seven teen hundred thousand francs, more money than the Kin? and his family possessed. tYaon sold all his estates in Anjou to the Duke of Brittany, renounced his al legiance to the King of France, and re turned covertly to Paris. He hired forty cu throats, and one night when the Con stable dc Clisson was returning from the Hotel de St. Pol, where the King krpt open court, way laid him in bt. Catharine place. De Clisson was knocked off his horse. his attendants being put to flight, and al though he fought as well as he could with his short cutiass, he was sent whirling through the door of a baker's shop wilh a dozen swonl cuts in his bodv. and left for dead. De Craon and his band then sneaked out of Pans and returned to Brittany. Sir Oliver de llisson had lone been in high favor with thc King by reason of hisjvalshe had sense enough to sympathize sycophancy, and this assault on him en-1 with the misfortunes of France, but was raged the volatile King beyond bounds, i im-ompetent to remedy them. and was the occasion of his defiance of his I uncles, Bt rry and Burgundy. lhe Kings demand on the Duke of Brittany for the arrest and transportation to Paris of De Craon meeting with a con temptuous cvi.-i ii, Charles detennincd to invade Brittany. Ia this the creatures j tl,at ,ue object of his visit to the establish aliout the court encowiged him, none but j n":'nt Wil8 for the purpose of getting some- Berry and Burgundy made any opposition. the Constable de Clisson did not die, bull before his recovery made aud affirmed the j will that exposed his immense wealth: j which fact urged on and fortified Bern-1 and Burgundy in their opposition to the King's desire for war on Brittany. : ir l'eter dc Craon was condemned for ! contumacy, all his goods were coTUiscatcil, ! his funmurc taken by the King, and his : lan.'s given to fawning courtiers. Jeande: V if nue, the Admiral of France, who was i charged with exicuting part of these or- ders. disgraced himself by rmtraimg the 1 modesty of de Craou's wife and daughter. I thc latter a celebrated beaut v, and then turning them out of doors in their' chemiieB. i The King overwhelmed ail opposition , and ordered his I mops to take the road to"' lun"e to V:iU saddle with. Hrittanv, and although Berrv and Burguu- dy accompanied him, their advice and ail-1 'J-'- u" me uat you want the steak monitions wi re not h.tded. Men at anus I f'r and I will probably understand you bet poured iu at all quarters, and the mad ,er-" Put in tiiK waiter, whose eyes aliout young Kias r.-de cailv oaward. At Mans! Inat ,ime commenced to pop out of theii was first manifestid that disorder in thei3orKc"s- King's mind whit h made him a fool for the j Tlle wait" eyes also commenced to naindcrof his life. He grew feverish and until to ride his horse; but he gave noj heed to his physicians, and persisted in go-1 ing on nith the armv. He exclaimed: "We have detcniiined never to return the traitors who gave us so much t rouble." The .lay thc Kimr left Ma:is was excis- s.velv hot. and the s-m blhtcred the earth. ! In riding throu-h a forest a bar. h.ade.L barefooted hum, wearing a white jerkin,! rusacl out from the trees and seized the ! n ins of the Kins', horse, saving: ! -- ' - I . -. . - - , I kii g. ride no further, but return, for thou art brtrayeiL" Altho iL-h startled, the King rode on af- tcr: he soldiers had driven off the apparent . maniac. After clearing the forest the v entered an extensive snudy plain. The heat was ex cessive, lhe lords nud men-at-arms about lhe King spread out and pursued different routes from each other. The King rode alone to have no dusf. with two paires be hind him. He wore a jacket of black vel vet which addt-4 lo the warmth, and on his! head was a crimson hootL which was no' pr otectiof at all from the hot ravs of the i ..... ... .. - . . I urn. la addition to tiu e discomforts he , was constantly fretiinir over the diverse i counscls of his uncles an 1 the courtiers; I and the words of the wild man in the forest had found secure lodgment in his failing n.ind. As they were thus riding the two pages behind grew negligent, and the one who bore the iving s lance fell asleep and let it fall across the stc-1 helmet worn by his j companion. It rang loudly, and startled 1 a'ui m.i un-ues long nun two mcnes tha King. With the words of the wildw'de. The flower is star-slifiped, having n:an in ids mind, he at once fancied en.- Arc petals of a handsome brown and yellow mies had set upon hiai. color. The calyx encircles and protects a He drew his swonl and turned upon the pages, isv that time his senses were gone, and believing that the boys were enemies, j he struck wildly at them, bawling: Advance! advance on these traitorV The pages scampered awav, and the Duke of Orleans rode hastily up to the King. The latter, with drawn sword, riL-l.cd at the I Hike in a frenzy, and Or leans spurred his horse ami made off, the K ng after him. I he Duke was greatly frightened, but with the aid of others made his escape. Knights and squires then put themselves in thc way of the insane King, and let him spend his strength on their strong shields and parries. But some were not so fortun ate in warding the King's blows: several were wounded, and five men were killed by him, one, a knight of Guyenne, called the Bastard of Pohguac. hen the frenzied and almost blind King had exhausted himself, and was fall ing off his horse, he was lifted to the ground, stripped, administered to and ried on litter to Mans. That ended the expedition to Brittany, the army at once being ordered home by the marshals at thc secret instigation of , Berry and Burgundy. The King, not retraining his senses, was carried to the castle of Criel, on the river ! Oise, where the climate was superior. All ! were forbidden under penalty of severe punishment to mention the King's condi-j lion to the Queen. Berry and Burgundy took control of thc Governmeut, with Bur gundy as the principal. Then came the punishment of many of the fawning crea- lures who had, wilh the constable, de CI is- son, urged the King into the declaration of war. ue Clisson nea to unttany. irom which he did not return for several years. After several months seclusion the King recovered his senses, but not his strength. He returned to Paris. In the way of amusements he was still boyish and head strong. At the masque ball, mentioned at the be ginning of this article, was A Norman squire, ilugonin de Gensay, who bad pro. vided six coats of linen covered with fine lhe Imke of Orleans being inquisitive as to the garments worn by the maskers, held a torch near one of them, and the flax ijinited. There was a blaze instantly, and the greatest confusion ensued. A moment before this the King had broken away, and was displaying himself before the Queen and the Dutchess of Ker ry. Thc other maskers who were still linked together, struggled frantically to free themselves; and some knights in helping to disengage them were severely burned. Nantouillet ran to the battery and threw i himself into a tub of water, and so save.) bis life. De Poiters and De Gensav died on the spot: IieJoignyand De Foix died two days afterward. The Duchess of Berry protected the King from the spreading flames by throwing over him her train and petticoats, and it was only then that he told her who he was. The populace murmured aloud at this piece of rank foolishness, saying that the King ought to put aside such childish amusements; and employ himself more se riously; he had too long played the boy. Charles went to the church of Nitre Dame on the next lay. heard mass, uiado his offerings, returned home, and began to act as foolish as before. He lived thirty years longer, weak, but obstinate, deranged, but not wicked. During his lucid inter- . . Ileabteak that will Last A dilapidated and rather seedy-looking man entered an Atlanta. Ga.. restaurant a few davs since. It was casv to imagine lniDS IO eat- "-' had the appearance of ""'S ""'i up. nu was covemi lTO'n b-aJ ,rt hcels wi"" red mud, and then a?'"-,l,e dilapidated and well-worn suit of clothes that partially covered his form from ,Ue "5 the sun suggested the idea, that he mht be an advance or advertising S ul " a rag iaciory. 1 ailing one of the pieces of machinery of ,ue aiuisumeni to ms siue ne renia.aii: "Waiter. I want you to get me the toughest beefsteak that there is in the house. l,et ".'"S "ne and cut it from the root of a 'iorn- 10'" 1,,n 1 n,ei,n "' J'0"' asked the astonished waiter. "lie. Ida I mean exactly wh.i I say. What I want is a piece of steak that, if necessary, can lie made to do good service " a man ants to use it in that way. s,,ow S1-'n " PV""S out. and his mouth ha" P'" until a large size ham could Ilat ULl;n mniwn in wituom tou uiug his teeiii. i ue stranger came lo lhe rescue ol i ne man ny siaung tnat he wanted the steak to cat. 01! T' """ "" . 1 am n,,t .a lr? f"" l"-r"f uor " -PS car conductor. 'V"e ' am a ,rH ,P an,t .cx'Tcl l, aa!c. lnT y. ami what 1 """'.? 1 '"'"."r ' "le Un ll .! .rT,' Vha.ttan" a , mo" f1'111 1 a.f,re " ,uat trill gIii-L' tn m.i IiL-as t ...... f ... I " -r iv lint. t UUt IlltilU. :,., , , , Lrt..r....i .;.. ..i..i;.. i:..... Z'.t ,.f xi. ,mnkill,r ,. mtlst , Lmt I wrong establishment, picked up an ajology i for a hat aud slid out bv a side door. The next thing that was seen of him he was in a harne s shop, chewing at a saddle girth. T:.e ILby Tire. So curiosity exhibited to the public for years has attracted such general attention 88 tl,at wonderful plant at Shannahan's Art 11 ...! 1 I. .11.. ........ . gaurr. i omano, wremm. r uny .xw peo- ph' have visited the place to look at the bo- tanical wonder. It is said to be indigenous to Japan. Its technical term has not been Ascertained, but it is known, and appropri ately so, as the "Baby Plant." It is of the nenntis lily, sometimes attaining a height of four feet, and blossoming semi-annually. The one of which we write is, however. not more lhan twelve inches in height, with y " "gure tnat bears an exact re- seuiniauce to a nuue "any, us nine arms and leg outstretched and the eyes distinctly marked. Hovering over the diminutive form is a small canopy, angel-shaped, hay ing extended arms and wings, and peering closely into the face of the infant. The family of thc plants, of which the "baby" is a memlier, produce not only the speci men now on exhibition, but also give per fect iniila ions, if such they can be desig natetl, of different animals, insects and birds. Mrs. Mark Hopkins, of San Fran cisco, has one of the latter varieties, for which i-i'fi) was paid. The plant grows to about three feet in height, when fully ma tured, ami when iu full bloom lhe one now in this city will look like a shipwrecked fouuding hospital. Vitality f Frogs. Charley Youngworth, has half a dozen large, fat, snlemn-looking frogs in the show-window of bis restaurant waiting the car-'order of some gourmand. Recently Mr. Youngworth was expatiating on the cha- ractcrislics of the frogs dead and alive. "They are the most palatable dish when cooked properly that you can set on the table, said he. 1 et I never tasted a frog's leg in my life, and I've cooked thousands of 'em, Ikj you know, sir, that it takes a frog half an hour to die? Upon my 1 word, they are the hardest things to kill that I ever saw. About two month ago I j got an order from a private family for six dressed frogs. I had their legs cut off, skinned and dressed up in about fifteen minutes. I set the platter containing the meat on the counter while the waiter was ; getting some other things ready to go with the order. The legs of the frogs were so full of life, or electricity or something, that they jumped around on the platter livelier than any shrimps you ever saw. Some of them hopped off on the floor. The waiter had to tie a towel over the platter when he carried it cut, so tliat he would not lose the meat. That's the reason I don't like frogs. You may smile at what I say, but every word of it is true." It f i
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