J illSlll B. F. BOHWEIEB, TEX 00X3T1TUTXC3 TZZ UXIC3AX3 a DT010EKE3T 07 THE LITE. Editor ud Iroprietor. VOL. XUI. MIFFLINTOAVN, JUNIATA COUNTY. IfENNA.. WEDNESDAY. FEP.IIUA11Y 8, 1SSS. NO. 7. A Itnral Itemiti Lo-nrr. XI.. .crmon was Ion and tbe preacher waa piwy. Tie cu-ihiua wm soft and the corner waa Amt tun.lnjr. t knaw, p., uiv alt in the pew, Wj a .1-ur httia face that wan dimpled ar.d rT- A .tray l.;t of l.ii-a ami tha curl of a feather Ly : to tv ehwk, and t didn't care uliether Tlin sermon L lone. r i in iU4 was wrong It, a lonely bat-It pew, aa we knelt down t k' tllT- In naliuK thn prayers wahadaae book be taren on, swrrt ii that ainile, bad nobody aaen u. While bent on oar kneea (Oli, bow cnpid did taase!) I bail 'oVo a kiss, with the prayer-bonk to screen as. In tl.e rriel window framing. the sunlight was In m drow.y old brain I felt lore fancies teemm:; I hen my heart gave a thump P. u t my heiul utc a tiuinp f"i tiif truk of the pew I bad only been il reiiiii!i. 'lllir (KXEKAL'S AVAKD. C'n. Uiddulph setback in his chair. !irkn,i; the picture of misery, while his curne was growing cold aixl bis hench man and trusted servant Scott was :mi..7od and a little alarmed at sucb extraordinary proceedings. The cause of nil ttils was a letter with a foreign postmark held feebly in the general's hand. It was briefly, nay, tersely. written: --Til llfssAits, pELUt. May 10. 13 . 1'KAitMii: Just received jour last Viler; many thanks for the budget of japvis you have sent; they are mo-tt acceptable. Atu anything bait well, ami much worried. Will you do me a Uv.it? My eirl is anxious to see Eng lun .; it Is simply Impossible for me to g-t leave for the next two years, and ka that state of affairs does not please her he has determined to start off by bei?-!f. Of course she will have proper cl ai eronage from here anal bring her own jieople, but I thought you would like to do me a turn for "auld laug fivi and look after her. It aeems :i t. pettier a moet unorthodox arrange u. ei t, hut she is a young woman, with aw.il. and you know my old maxim. "Anything for a quiet ln." She will arrue, I expect, soon alter you get th.s. and will go first to Clargea street with the woniau who is taking care of With much gratitude and re membrances to the old set. ever, dear I ck, our affectionate friend. DurcE Daly. I'. S. Inclosed Qnd draft on my iTi.Uers fr any expense she might u.f .r. lvssa is Just l'J. It certainly was an alarming prosiect to a bachelor. A young girl untram-ni-v 1, untaught, to be thus thrown on Lis hands! Ti.e general felt as If an eclipse hud suddenly darkened the avn shu.e of his life; as if some heavy veil had dropped over the bright vista of tin- I at urc. To have his days tormented Ly the whims and fancies of a little minx. Lis social joys disturbed to escort a jming savage from the towel to Mme. Tu.-siud's the thought was terrible. II pushed away his plate, and in bis annoyance rumpled bis carefully ad just d locks of hair, whereat Pcott grow more alarmed, and at last sum ui .1 ed up courage to aslc his master if he uouM not like some fresh breakfast. Tie general woke from his dream -of horror and looked gloomily at the man. "Kli, what. Scott? breakfast? No. I tl.ii.k I shall stroll round to the club; 1 have had some troublesome news." -ctt silently brought the immacu late hat. btick aud gloves, and stood by wliiie his master rearranged bis locks an. I adjusted Lis hat. The iceueiat drew a deep breath of satis action as he marched up rU James street to his club. The sun w.is shining gloriously, the air was warm and del:i;htful, and gradually bis uVirv-jed spirits rose, and he felt once mme lumse'.f. "Alter a.l," lie mued as be walked aionj, "Daly used to be the best fellow in Hie world years ago; who knows If st :e may not take after bim? I shall look her up m the morning, trot ber aho'it to one or two places, and then 1 shall have done my duty. It Is Just like Iruce Daly" his wiatb was ris inu luam "to put a man in my posl tiuti, a tachelor, in such an awkward Ci. hut he always was the most care- les and shiftless man possible. Wonder is how he ever married and bad a daughter. Let me see, whom the deuce did I.e marry?" Back Into the Tar past fled his mem ory, hut altlout-h he though! and tlioNKht, he could uot recall the mother ot the girl who was comtcg to plague Lis l:f... "I in'glit ask Goodwin." be deter nvr.nl; 4 -lie is sure to know. Deuce tat e u! Wt.y on earth am I to be troubled with another man's worries? Why did the mother die? Why did Dly marry and have a daughter?" H.s railings at fate were interrupted by a hearty "good morning" from a hale-looking man, as be entered the club and sat down at the same table, whjreou was laid a dainty breakfast. "(iood moibing, Goodwin," be re Ped gloomily, not even trying to catch a Kl.uip.se of his reflection in the mirror 'lHisUe, a sign he was greatly dis turld. Have some breakfast?" "Thanks." liuiiiiiT was asserting itself. lie " " i'.e cup ot couee, pushed across ne tame ail(J atjrred round and round, "is thoughts flown away to bis vexation hy. bang it all. man; you look 'u!te eul anjthing wroug?" asked t.oodwin, iu an interval of hearty es. laconically; and then be nn- 'un.eiieu His mind to his friend. vo.iiel Goodwin looked amnaod. 'Vfil. I don't n..Mn. l.,nM. i ,,e sJ. "ith a twinkle in bis yS "you are fond enough of women on1''. should you object to this This is a very different case," said i.e general, testily. "1 admire women, 't is useless to deny it. but 1 like them L....yated, refined, gentle, not raw, .. i.jred eavaes as this young female to Then it is the greatest nore on earth to be t.ed and bound by 1- whims of a girl in her teens, who .11 had me a We or horror before she u net ant to eat penny ices In the E-rtt, or some such thing!" ua other laughed heartily. -I sup- Sutil - wl,c; 1 aun'tn" their lTtuitM V tnla young woman ought to be the most charming creature in the world." "The very thing I wanted to ask yon." exclaimed Gen. liiddulpb. "Whom did Daly marry?" She was the. only daughter of Bruno yon remember bim out in Cashmere, (t must be let me see, continued CoL Goodwin, leaning back in bis cbair and musin?; "it must be about twenty or twenty -one years ago since I saw her. She was the most lovely girl, wltb a face like an angel's.'" The general's face briehtened. "Daly fell a hopeless victim, and in return I think she loved bim passion ately, lie was nearly distraught when she died. The girl must be just the age ber mother was when I lirst met her." The General's hand stole unconscious ly to bis gray mustache. "And you say Mia. Daly was very lovely?" he asked, glancing for the first time at the mir ror. The breakfast bad certainly re freshed bim. "Very I" emphatically. "Ah . well, perhaps it may not be so bad. Druce Daly was a gooa-looking man." "ile was, indeed," responded Colonel Goodwin. Let me know when the girl arrives; I should like to see her, so I am sure would my wife. If sue gets beyond you, pack her off to (Joinbewall to play wltb my girls." "Thanks. Are you going to Spen cer's? I will come with you. 1 must speak to bim about my new mare." Somehow the news crept out. When Gen. Biddulph took bis stroll In the park a few days later, be was greeted by sly bints and tender inquiries after his ward. Fair fars beamed on bim, and pretty lips murmured kind promises to take the young stranger In band and show her life, lie began to shine with a reflected glory. Miss. Daly, accord ing to CoL Goodwin's authority, must be a beauty, and this was gently whispered it was well known that Druce Daly had dollars collected in goodly numbers. The ne'er-do-wells and out-of-pocket young men exhibited an extraordinary consideration for the general's welfare. They were always dropping in upon him unawares not wishstanding the griraness of Scott and the unmistakable frigidity of their welcome. Kvery morning Gen. Bid dulph eagerly searched bis letters in quest of some dispatch iuformmg bim of the arrival of bis ward, and be called twice a day regularly at Clarges street only to erecelve the intelligence that "Mrs. Comyns and Miss Daly had not yet arrived." A week bad elapsed since be received Major Italy's letter, and still no tidings bad come. Contrary winds or recalci trant engines bad delayed the I. fc U with its fair freight, ai d the general was beginning to be uneasy. At last one morning be was gratified when be called at the bouse by the announce ment "that the ladies were expected that evening." Xow that the actual moment was ap proaching wlien be should come face to face with the mnch-thoncht-uf, mncn-taiked-of ward, be found himself actu ally nervous and excited. Scott who bad received the news with stolid silence, gazed with astonishment at the spectacle of bis master, fidgeting actually fidgeting from the window to the arm-chair, like the veriest school boy. The General's mind during the unusual migrations presented a brilliant panorama of future success, lie saw a vena of long social triumphs in whi.-h he shared largely. Then be fell to thinking what the queen of all these joys would be like; tall aud stately, small and fragile; blue, gray, brown, black eyes; complexion as fair as a Illy or dusky as the proverbial berry; a Cleopatra or a Gretchen, soft as a ball of down or sturdy as the Norse daugh ters. One thing, at any rate, be was certain of: she would be young. With life's spring dawning on ber cheek, how could sue be aught but charmiug? It is wonderful bow a man like the General, who bad lived so many years and bad so much experience, could have made this mistake, rig's beauty is all very well; but youth is more than often connected wltb Indifferent skins, lengthy limbs and gawky forms gener ally desirous of wnggiiug out of their garments. His wisues in this case were father to the picture, and be ended by starting to welcome the traveler with the personification of lemale loveliness before bis eyes. He knocked briskly at the door in Clarges street, aud smiled benignly ou the man who opened it and preceded him up stairs. The sun wis inhering on the walls as be mounted the stair case, and the evening air came in sweet and fresn tnrougii an open win dow. It had been very hot all day, ana the general was surprised at brst to Dnd a biifhtflre burning on the hearth of the room into which be was ushered. until he remembered that of course the travelers would be chilly, rue room was empty, bet from an adjoining chamber came sounds of voices, loud mi almost discordant. The general shivered. Could hers bo one ot them? Ha honed not- It was apparent to me meanest intelligence that some sort of altercation was proceeding. He grew nervous, liows and disturbances were of all times annalllng. After a ie moments the voices dropped and be let his eve wander round the room, in nnn turner stood a huge traveling case. with labels all over it; masses ot wraps ivi.i srarinL a bear skin rug and an nmintakiinlft Scotch plaid were tossed unheeded on the floor, while parcels and small boxes were strewn around in the wildest profusion. The bands of the clock moved slowly on. Waiting la ilean annovlne. now It was moss nrn.kin Knt. lust as he was debating whether to go or stay the door of the inner room was opened, and a pale, fair, faded woman of about 40 made ber appearance. The general advanced with a low bow. .'ir,wr An vou do. Gen. Biddulph? she said, Lin languied tons, extending a thin, delicate hand. "I am so so:ry to keep you waiting, but I was deUined . tH 3 .. .ntiv The Oen- oy ijessa," isik"1" - - i k.i.nui m rtush an easy cbair lor ward. "I am really quite gUd you continued Mrs. Corny n. sinking into the cbair. and 3f J .i i .m.ind her. "ior she is rilBni ,lJJtJ mm- "Are yon alluding to Miss Daly? asked the General hastily. ii i.l tha laJv. OU friendship to Major Daly I the charge of bis daughter; but I was totally onpreparet for ber wild temper She'u high-spirited," be suggested feeblv. . ... , "Very " Mrs. Comvns repdl dryiy. "My health is so bad I am quite incom petent to manage I er. "May I not see her?" asked General, after a pause. "She will be here in a minute. dareway you beard some sounds of quarreling when you came in. Tes, I thought so; that was Dessa giving ber ayah a lesson In fact pulling out the poor creature's hair in handfuls." The General ottered an exclamation of dis may. "I think It is only right to let yon know what she is," the lady con tinued, holding out ber bands to the fire, though to bim the room was in sufferably hot, "unless you are prepared; perhaps you are. Has Major Daly told yoa anything about her?" The General was reluctantly com pelled to reply in the negative. "Just as I expected; be is too lazy to do anything of the sort. My own opinion is that he is too delighted to get rid of her for a time. 1 am not surprised." 'Uut she is so beautiful." said The General, apologetically, the picture of bis visionary ward rising clearly before him. Mrs. Comyns turned ber bead aside. "She is a trifle dark," was her reply; and somehow the general traced sup pressed merrimeut in ber tones. "She is a brunette, then?" be abked, anxiously. Mrs. Comyns langhed softly. "My dear General Biddulph," she said, looking at bim for one moment. "I see you are not an courant with the state of things. May I ask if you re member the late Mrs. Daly?" "I have no personal recollection, cer tainly; but I know ber to have been a beautiful and amiable woman," be re turned promptly. "That was his first wife; I mean the second." "The second I" repeated the General blankly. "It is a most extraordinary story. Major Daly, in one of bis eccentric moods, wandered up country, fell ill. and was carefully nursed and tended lv a native woman of Inferior rank. With zeal worthy of a belter cause. Major Daly sought ber out when he re covered, and be married ber." Mrs. Comyns' soft low voice died away. The General stood silent as a statue. "Then this girl." he said, at length. "Is is " "Black," observed Mrs. Comyns, "black as your bat on the chimney." A sound of rapid movement came from the inner room, the door was burst open, and before the General had time to recover himself a girl stood in the opening. "Ah, here is Dessa. Dessa, this is your guardian; come and shake hands with him." Speechless with 'astonishment and vexation, the poor man gazed with hor ror on the figure before bim. Squat, short, dressed in the most unearthly garb, with huge gold rings dancing iu her black ears, and Innumerable sliver bangles shining on her dusky arms, atojd the beauty of his dreams, the heiress, his ward. He advanced feebly, with outstretched band. The girl's face expanded into a broad erin. her white even teeth gleaming like pearls in their ebony setting." "She Is shy, said Mrs. Comyns. wfth a smile still hovfering around the corners of her month. "Vou will be better friends by and by." Murmuring some Incoherent fare well, the General seized bis bat, and hastily made bis escape from the room, and out of the bouse. lie strode home overwhelmed with the horrible discov ery. Mortification, anger and vexed pride surged in bis heart, and be longed at that moment for Major Daly's head. that be might have relieved bis over charged feelings. He would be a laugh ing stock of the season. After so much anticipation, what result I He passed the evening alone, be could not lace the club, aud sought his pillow a much depressed and annoyed man. As be sat at breakfast the next morn ing, carefully studying his uraasnaw preparatory to taking night. Scott en tered, marched up to bis side, and ten dered a tray with a card upon it- The General took It up mechanically. "Miss Daly." He dropped the Innocent pasteboard as if it bad been a scorpion. I am engaged. Scott." be gasped. leaning back in bis chair aghast. 'S-y very sorry, but " "Beg pardon. General; the young lady was most anxious to see you." The General groaned. ' Show ber in." He turned savagely to bis Brad- shaw. What was be to say to the blackmoor when she appeared? He could not submit to be hunted down in this way. She must be made to under stand clearly that be would have noth ing to do witb ber, and to-night ne would start for 1'aris enroute ior some place, the further from England tne better. The door opened. He shut the book nervously. The apparition of the night before loomed in the doorway. He turned cold; it was worse by daylight thau In the evening gloom. He Rhut his eyes for one second, and w en be noened them airaln they fell on the sweetest, fairest face it paa ever oeen h s lot to see. ilelore ne coma recover from his surprise the owner of the face was speaking. "General Biddulpn." sne saia nesita tingly, "please forgive me for disturb ing you so early, but 1 could not rest until 1 had seen you ana apologize! for mv nonsensical rudeness last niirht" The General 1 voted mystified. "To whom have I the pleasure of speak ing?" be asked hurriedly. " 1 am I lessa DalV. "Miss Dalyl But, surely I that "Please let me explain all," said Yiss Daly, quickly, her pretty race sun u sea witb blushes. "I scarcely know how to begin. I when we lauded yesterday some people, friends ot Mrs. Comyns. met her. and when they were gone I learnt from her that theie was a little excitement about me, and it was very foolish of them they wished to see what I was like. They told ber you knew nothing about me, aud a spirit of mischief entered our beads, we deter- mind to ilav a little joke on you, and off Sunda here." drawing the .mtiinir black maid forward, "as me. It was very, very wrong, but I hope in win fori?ive us." Tbe General drew himself stiffly, and looked decidedly grim. i dnnt know what papa would say if he knew how shockingly I had treated hianirl friend." continued the culprit. her pretty bead drooping gracefully; -but I hope 1 do hope you will forgive no " Th General thawed. He took tbe little band outstretched and pressed it warmly. wim could resist such a pleader? be replied gallantly, the vision of love liness before him dispelling bis wrath. "But then you were not tcolding ..nr mmi.i List niehtr" "So, no," laughed the girl gayly; irhat was oart ot my plot, I wanted you to think I was the most horrible creature in the world. Sunda acted that scene all alone for your benefit." "She was most successful," said the General, dryly; ''but I will be even with you yet. Miss Dessa, for the trick you have played upon me. I might have known tnat Druce' Daly's daugh ter would have bad a good spice of mis chief in her composition. It is just the sort ot thing your father delighted to do when we ware boys together." - Dessa lifted ber deep gray eyes to bis. "Then you have forgiven me?" she said softly. "Now forever always!" The General' ward was a great success. Transportation in Mexico. When I say I think the system of or street railroads, in tlie tram ways. City of Mexico is the' most perfect sys tem of transportation I have seen in tbe republic I- probably owe the jackass, or burro, system an apology. This meek, long-suffering over-burdened, unfed, and much-abused animal is utilized on all occasions and for all purposes. At any time ot day and on all roads leading from the country to the city may be seen in countless num bers this jack rabbit family, with every variety of marketing, including fruit, milk, poultry in coups, lumber, char coal, tied in bundles ot weeds or long grass, building stone, brick, burned and unburned. and, in fact, everything that is movable in piled on these for lorn, friendless animals and carried to and from tbe country. It is said before tbe introductions of railroads that as many as 50.000 were ' in use in and around the City of Mexico alone, and the samu system of transportation pre vails throughout the republic The most amusing tiling I have seen In the natives is the intensity they display in packing these burros with anything they want to transport,, lumber that is too long to balance they attach to each side of the donkey and let one end drag on the ground, and in that way haul it fifty miles or more rrom tb mountains to the city, or the mines, as the case may be. . -There Js another class of transporta tion in Mexico, wMch should not be overlooked, as it enters largely into competition with all others, viz.,- that by which the heads and backs of men and women are used. It is surprising to see what heavy burdens are carried on both sexes, to and from the coun try, the women, generally wltb a pa poose on the back, and frequently with one or two more children a shade larger following close behind her, and she behind a man. who idriving a herd of burros, all alike loaded to their fullest capacity, and making slow rail road time. There is another class known as crgadoers. licensed by the government and usually, employed in cities. They are lulrusted with hand ling all valuable packages, moving household goods, carryiug messages, transferring people on their backs across tLe streets that are often over tfowiA in tbe rainy aeasan. eta., eta. iuey are. iu snort, a kiuu or conuaen- t-al transportation company, and the only one I have ever hear d of in Mexico. As there are few navigable lakes or rivers of importance in the interior of Mexico, transportation by water cuts but a little figure, of course. Still the native Indian continues to utilize what there is. The famous L.ake Tezcuco, upon which Cortez launched his little fleet in bis attack upon the City of Hexico in 1420. and into which the drainage of the city is emptied, still affords navigation for small craft not drawing more than two feet of water and is accessible to tbe city through canals which are utilized by tbe In dians for transporting passengers and every variety oi marketing, ot wnicn they raise large quantities along the canals and on the borders of the bike. They'Hotb. Felt Injured, Somehow. A curious auu amuam Inciuent oc curred recently on Clay street bill. between Stockton and Powell streets, St. Louis. An elderly gentleman whose aldermanio girth and florid countenance bespoke a love for the good things ot this life, was toiling slowly up the ascent. Tbe day was rather warm and tbe exertion caused the old genUeman to perspire freely. He bad got at least a iiuarter of a block up the bill when a Chinese ap peared at the corner or l'rospect place wheeling one ot Fairbanks patent scales before him. As ill-luck would have it, he bad just rounded tbe cor ner, when be placed bis foot on a ba nana peel, slipped and fell to tbe earth. letting the machine go as be felL The scales started down bill. The elderly gentleman, startled by the rumbling noise, looked up and for a moment was paralyzed with terror. The machine was coming straignt ior mm. men he tried to dodge it. He jumped to t ie edge of the sidewalk. The machine jumped too. He skipped to the wall. and so did the scales. iiacK be went, but his foe still headed him off. He jumped and skipped and panted and perspired, out never once mougui or getting off the sidewalk Into tbe mid dle ot the street. Tlie machine was almost upon him. His bat fell off. Tbe few strangling hairs which orna mented the old gentleman's scalp stood straight up and every pore proved a fountain of perspiration. Nearer and nearer came the machine. Hal be would run for it. He turned, but alasl too late. The deadly machine caught Wax about the ankles. Up went bis feet, and the old geutleman made the ac quaintance a posteriori of the rapidly moving scale. Djwn the hill they went together, tbe old gentleman's arms whirling like a wind-mill and the wheels of the machine creaking out unearthly sounds. Toboggannhig was nothing to it. On Stockton street crossing they came to a full stop. Tbe old geutleman jumped to his feet un hurt and glared around fiercely. He perceived tbe smiling countenance of the Innocent heathen, who extended bis band witb a smile of child-like sim plicity and said: "Von alle aame big Mellcan man. My machine no made wsyee big man allee same you. Him blakee two places. Suppose you payee me ten dolla for mend him?" " Vou scoundrel 1" cried tbe old gentleman, purple with rage. "How dare you make such a proposition? I'll sue you for damages, sir. How dare you let that machine go? By thunder." The English fancy for fine bon nets is a slender strap and bow of fur, in place ot strings, which, in seal or astrakhan, is said to be particularly fetching. Total product or silver in Nevada, three hundred aad ftfty-two million dollars. fcbvn and liucre, or. Two Hearts. Faithful They had been playmates together . and child lovers despite tbe difference in their positions . Bessie Lee w as only a gardener's daughter, while Aahton Wlnthrop would some day be tbe owner of the estate where ber rather earned his bread. There was good blood in tbe Lees, though they were poor, and neither of tbe parents were inclined to put a veto on tbe children's friendship. as Bessie grew older she noticed rfiat Ash ton was less attentive to ber, cr she imagined so. He was en grossed with bis young friends and bis sports, and she saw lees and less of trim. Her heart grew sad over the breach that was widening between them, yet when they met be bad al vys a kind word for her that cheered her heart. Ash win, to finish his education, was (..impelled to spend two years at a Ger ran university, and . Bessie thought iipUt she bad lost him forever. Often 1 ber lonely room she sobbed herself W sleep thinking of the lover she bad lost, though kee ily aware of the dif ference in their stations. When Asbton finally completed bis education and returned home her grief was changed to joy, for be was again the attentive lover of ber childish dreams and her happiness knew no Ifbunds. " Tbe next Spring brought a long expected visitor to The .Willows Laura Wllbon, tbe daughter of Mrs. Winthrop's only Bister. Bessie bad often beard the young lady spoken of as very beautiful in person, lovely in char acter. Intelligent, and accomplished. Upon an introduction to ber she found her more interesting even than she had expected. Bright, sweet and winning, Laura found her way to every heart. Sue was a great favorite with Mr. and Mrs. Wlnthrop; and, alasl poor Bessie felt, a great favorite witb Ash ton. Of course, xumor soon gave rise to a re port of a union between the beir of The Willows and his fair cousiu. Many were the fetes, drives, excursions and boating parties at Wintbrop Hall in bonor of lbs fair stranger. , That Summer was a most 'beautiful one. Never had the Hali been so gay; never bad poor Bessie felt so sad and loneiy.Sbecouid only in ber solitude try and obtain victory over herself in its most subtle guise. And she suc ceeded. Strength seemed given to her. Mind nobly conquered passion. Mrs. Wln throp frequently called, for she could never forget Bessie. Laura was al most a daily visitor, and seemed to re gard tbe sweet girl with something of a sieter's fondness. Ash ton would come, too, but bis visits gave ber pain. His face bad a troubled look. Iiumor became stronger and stronger with regard to the approaching wed ding at tbe Hall, until it was announced o take place in September. It was to most splendid affair. The afternoon before the weOuIng Asbton came to the cottage. They strolled through the garden into tbe arbor, sacred to Bessie's mother. "Vou will have a beautiful bride," said Bessie, with averted face. "1 shall, indeed. Lovely in person, mind and character." Then, walking up to the rose tree, be cut off a bunch ot beautiful white rose3 and buds. Placing it in Bessie's band be said: "Wear this to-morrow, Bessie." "Why to-morrow?" "You must stand at Laura's side when the vows are spoken." "Asbton," exclaimed Bessie, "you must yourself see bow incongruous that would be for several reasons. Laura will wear ber laces, satins and diamonds. Aud, besides, Laura Is so gloriously beautiful no one is fit to stand by ber side. Noue but Bessie. Besides, father, mother, Laura, all desire this. You cannot, you must not refuse!" Thus pressed, poor Bessie consented, though she felt it a bitter added drop to the cup of which she bad been drink ing. Tbe next morning, the wedding morning, was perfect. At 8 o'clock Asbton called for her. She was dressed in her best dress, a plain white cambric, and wore tbe roses in ber bosom. "What need have you ot jewels, love? You are a jewel yourselll" said Asbton, as be gazed upon tbe pure spirilutlU beauty of the girL Poor Bessie was too embarrassed to reply. As they reached the Hall, the prep arations were dazzling. Bessie was conducted to Daura's room by a maid. Sue found, ber dressed in a rich white s.lk, with no ornaments but a locket set in diamonds round ber neck. She was folded in a warm embrace by the affectionate Bessie. Opening a jewel box. Laura took out an elegant cross of hair, richly set with pearls, saying, as she kissed Bessie's blushing cheek. "It is Ashton's hair. I had it made expressly for you." "You should have given me yours, not bis," said poor Bessie. "Ah. 1 knew that could not be so previous to you!" replied Laura. Then, observing Bessie's confusion, she said: "Let us go into the ante-room. Our lovers wait us there. Puzzled more than ever ly Laura's words, Bes3ie accompanied ber Into an aute-chamber, where Asbton was sit ting with another gen leman. Like one in a dreim, Bessie saw the stranger draw Laura's arm through his, while her own was taken by Asbton. "My dear Bessie," be said, 'allow me to introduce to you Mr. Howard, tbe gentleman who is to lead our fair cousin to the altar this morning." Trembling aud bewilderbd, Bessie murmured a reply Mr. Howard and Lrsura walked out on the balcony then turning to Asbton, she said, "Do tell me bow this Is? What does it all mean?" "Laura was enzazed to Mr. Howard long before she came here. The report ot ber union w tli ms bad no founda tion whatever. And bow could you believe 1 had a heart for any one but yon, dearest?" , Here Mrs. Wmthrop entered. Taking Bessie's hand in hers, and drawing ber to ber bosom, she said to Asbton. "Shall 1 give ber to your" "Do. dear mother, if you love me I" "Now," she continued to Bessie, "you will make us all happy by giving this dear little band away to-day.'' Bessie murmured something about the rreat difference in position, and then burst Into tears. "That is nothing," replied Mrs. Wmthrop. "The beauty and graces of your person, the loveliness of yjaTchar acter. and tbe cultivation of your mind render you equal to any station. and make us all proud and happy to receive you as a daughter in Tbe Willows." Bessie raised her head. Mr. Wln throp and ber father were wiping tears rrom tbeir eyes. . " 1 ieid to their entreaties, dear child." said her father. "Yes. yield," said Mr. Winthrop. Do not let false ideas of rank and station separate love so deep and pure as yours and Ashton's." "I am yours," she then said, in a trembling voice, to Asbton. There were two weddings that day at Tbe Willows. One couple departed Immediately for the Continent; but Asbton and Bessie took tbelr seats in tbe balcony, and there told over and over agalu the sto y of tbelr love. The Mythical God. of Beer. Gambrinus, Gambrivius, or Cam briuus (the name is also given as Cam pier, Gamber, or Cimber) is the myth ical inventor of beer or ale. He is usually spoken of as a king or duke of Flanders aud Brabant who flourished at some uncertain period in tbe remote past. But a tradition, lavored by me diaeval German historians, made bim a king of tbe Tuiscones, or ancient Germans, tbe seventh in descent fr ,m Noah, who succeeded bis father, Marso, about 173U B. C, and founded the cities of Cambray and Hamburg (the latter was in effect known to tbe Romans as Gambrivium), and after a glorious reign of 44 years, during which he extended the boundaries of bis kingdom from tbe Rhine to Asia, passed away and was deified tjy his subjects. Gambrinus is represented aa a portly gray-beard, rubicund, but dignified, with a crown ou bis bead, tbe regal or ducal ermine on his shoulders, and a foaming tankard in his hand. Not in frequently be is set astride of a beer barrel. In German taverns bis portrait is usually accompanied by verses of which the followiug is a translation: "My name when I was living was Gambrinus, king of Flanders and of Brabant; I made malt from bailey, and invented tbe brewing of beer. That is why the goolly company of brewers can truly claim that they have a king for a master. Iet any other guild of workmen show the like of their patronl" Tacitus mentions that beer, cr the juice of barley, was tbe favorite drink among the Germans of bis time. Be fore them, however, beer was known in Egypt and In Greece, though never in Home. The Egyptians attributed its iuvention to their God, Osiris, and it is a curious coincidence that German tra dition gives Isis to Gambrinus as bis wife. Pcnaltiea for Cheating at Cards. Two children of Sig. Carmona's sec ond wife died, poisoned. Tbeir death left Carmona a free and rich man, able to pursue tbe great ambitions of bis life. Tie desired to become minister from France to Spain, but that could not be, as be was Mexican by birth. So be traveled to Spain and bought tbe title of marquis, and from there went to Paris to live. His hotel is one of. the most magnificent, sumptuous man sions in that brilliant city. There b entertains great people in a royal man4 cer, taking unbounded pleasure in showing them unique pieces ot furni ture gathered from remote parts of the globe. He makes a great deal or money in gambling, wasting It on fast: acquaintances and horses. He visits Mexico frequently. One night not long ago while there he engaged him self in "play" with a friend. Tbe game waxed Interesting as the day be gan to break. Suddenly Carmona no ticed a clever trick played by bis op ponent, so wi bout a word be ro'e and shot bim through the bead. On an other occasion, when Carmona was losing bis game, he resorted to cheat ing, aud was observed in so doing by bis opponent, who reached over the table, pinning Carmona's band to the table with a kni'e, then departed from tbe bouse, leaving this singular gentle man in rather a painful situation. He will bear the scar of a cheat to the end of bis rope. A Portrait of itoaert llurns. T was told that it was the hardest kind of thing to get a portrait of Burns iu Scotland at all adequate to the wishes of an admirer. At Edin burgh 1 was ab'.e to buy a photographed picture of Burns at a reception at Lord Monboddo's bouse. Mr. Richardson has bad engraved a re?nt portrait of Butns, or rather a recently found por trait. He sent it over to France to be etched at a cost of 2U, and a copy of this be gave me. He says that Burns' portrait was painted by an artist for some ot Burns' admirers, rather against tbe artist's will. He expanded Burns' brows. When the engraver came to put this portrait into lines be, knowing Burns, made some changes, and this was the portrait which was published in Burns' first Edinburgh edition. Later on, when Burns' body was dis entombed to be changed from one vault to another, tbey measured bis skull and found that it was narrower than the first portrait made it. So another portrait was engraved, com pounded with these measurements and tbe first portrait, Tbev were eked out by a miniature painted by the daugh ter of the original artist, who knew Burns also. The result is what Mr. Richardson believes to be the best por trait of Burns, and it Is one that V have never seen in America. How Camphor is Made. Camphor is made in Japan in this wa: Arter a tree Is felled to the earth it is cut into chips, which are laid in a tub Oi' a large Iron pot partially filled with water, and placed over a slow fire. Through boles in the bottom of the tub steam slowly rises, and beating the chips, generates oil and camphor. Of course, tbe tub with the chips has a closely fitting cover. From this cover a bamboo pipe leads to a succession of other tubs with bamboo connections, and tbe last of these tubs is divided into two compartments, one above the other, the dividing floor being perfora ted witb small boles to allow the water aud oil to pass tbe lower compartment. Tbe upper compartment is supplied with a straw layer, which catches and holds tbe camphor in crystal in deposit as it passes to the cooling process. The camphor is then separated from the straw packed in wooden tubs, and is ready for market. Tbe oil is used by the natives for illuminating aad other purposes. It is estimated that the number of young ladies who find regular and prof itable employment as typewriters in New York alone reaches beyond 2,000. jrtAVELJNti IN SIDFItlA. Miserable Homes of the Vakoots Tbe Gentle Reindeer and His lriver. I Reindeer are much swifter and more reliable than dogs or the miserable horses of tbe Yakoots. And yet these horses are not to be despised, for thei supply a need that it would be diffi cult to reach with other animals. They are .very hardy and require scarcely more attention than tbe wilder animals in that country It is not necessary to provide food ot iiielter for them. Tbey thrive and do much bard work upon dead grass, twigs and dried leaves that In winter they find by pawing off tlie snow from the ground. In summer It would be im possible to keep up communic tion with the Russian outpost in Siberia without these horses ot tbe Yakoots. Upon them is packed tbe mercbandis-i for trade witb the outlying tribrs, and they bring back tbe furs that havtj been gathered during the winter sea son. Upon the obscure trail thro nut those wild Siberian wastes tbe sum met traveler often meets long lines or i animals trudging ialleutly along, sometimes twenty-five or thirty iu cumber, each one tied to the tail ot his file leader. During the winter, however, fhe gentle reiudeer move gaily along at a swift and easy trot, two attached to each sled, and fastened by a line from the antlers of one to the sled in front or him. There may be but one driver for half a dozen or more sleds and he bits on tbe right side of the leading sled, guiding bis team with a line attached to a baiter around tbe antlers and under tbe throat of the off leader. A steady pull directs the team to the right, and a eer.es or Jerks is a sug gestion to go to the left. If, however, the leader neglects the sUnal. the driver jumps trout bis seat and runs alongside of the obstinate anltnai, which immediately makes a rush to ward the opposite direction. An ac tive and attentive driver occupies himself incessantly iu keeping his team under full headway, aud for that pur(Kse wields a long, thin stick or wand, with which be continually prods the poor reindeer in the rear. Event ually he gels a little sjre place there by continued prodding, aud plies bis re lentless rod upon that tender spot with the best results. The conscience that exists even iu a Yakoot or Tunguse yemslilk has inspired him to put a wooden or bone button uion the end of bis goad to keep it from penetrating loo far. When a reindeer is tired, it lies down, and no a.i.ount cf punishment i will get it on its ltet again until an- other is brought to replace it Irm a number of spare animals that are al- ' ways tied behind tlie rear sled for that purpose. No matter bow much ex hausted tbe weary auimal seems when removed from harness, it recuperates very rapidly while ruumng behind the . .sleds, and Is seen ready to take its turn at pulling. The usual gait of a rein deer team is a long, swinging liui; but when in a great hurry, which is seldom the case with those lazy peo ple, the driver urges bis team into a gallop.aud under sucb circumstances it is not unusual for them to make over' twenty versts (about fourteen or fifteen miles an hour. Unfailing Ijovn Charm. "Will you tell me how you work a love charm?" "Yes, I will tell you bow It Is done.' but I will not give you the secret. I f a lady comes to me and wants to have tome young man marry her I can make him marry ber, no matter whether he wants to or not, and it don't make any difference bow far away be Is he will' have to come. 1 take a young lady's handkerchief that has never been used aud boil it In that vessel. 1 then let it stand for three days and give it to the young lady. She keeps it for thiee, days, and when she returns it I boil It for three days more. This gathers the. mind of the young man whom the lad-f wants. I then sit up all night with m lamp turned down and wait for tha spirit to come. When tlie mau lies down in bed his body goes to sleep and his spirit wanders to my room ami I consult with it I can tell when it 13 here, for when it enters tbe room my clock stops. ' "1 talk to tbe spirit tbe same as I would talk to you. an 1 make it engage Itself to marry the lady. Souietiiw-s they will agree and tbeu come back the next night and change their mind. 1 then put the handkerchief back in the jar, for tbe spirit must agree three times in successlou before the charm li Burely success! ul. Sometimes it takes five or six weeks to work the love charm. After tbe handkerchief has been working nine days I take the water out of the jar and strain it into a glass on the table beside the clock. The spirit comes in and is dry. and I give it a drink of this water, and 114 mind runs to tlie woman who is having the charm worked. His mind will bu tormented so that be will have to count to the wouran, and I will guarantee that be will marry her. I cau make oc break love, and if you have a lady friend ami want a charm I can make, her hate you for three days and thcii become crazy after you." It is Wall to Remember. That enconomy is a great revenue. That not every one who dauces is glad. I That it is as natural to die as to be born. That tbe road is never long t a friend's bouse. That we have all forgotten more than we remember. That busy lives, like busy waters, are geueialiy pure. That labor disgraces no man, while man disgraces labor. That the strongest men are often tbe most tender-hearted. That life is too short to be spent in minding other people's business. That he who buys bath need of a hundred eyes, and he who sells hath enough of one. That Inclination never wants an ex cuse, and. if one wou't do, there are a dozen at band. Hih I'eaka In the Itockies. The Colorado group of the Rocky mountains contains several teaks over 14.OU0 feet high. The highest of these. and the highest peak in the United States, la Big Horn. 15.000. Mt. Hooker, hi tbe range of tbe Rockies, is 17.000 feet high, but it is In British America. The highest mountain in North America is Popocatapetl. vol. canic, of tbe Cordilleras range. Mexico. NEWS IX BRIEF. Eighty years ago society in Turkey forbade women to learn to read. The Sultan has now started schools foi women. See what Christianity is doing! The only living woman who ha ever held a public office in England save Queen Victoria, is Miss Francis Lord, who was for years superin tendent of the kindergarten system. Tbe provinces of Alsace and Lor raine originally belonged to Germany. She lost them at the end of the Thirty Years war in 1054. and regained them at the end of the Franco-Prussian war in 1S70. Among the objects of art needle work at an exhibition in New York Is a fan from the West Indies, made of lace bark, lace ferns and mountain cabbage worked into a graceful design, with a humming bird for tbe center piece. The Iron railroal bridge across the Missouri river a few miles below Kansas City is one of the big bridges of the world. It is T.SiiiJ teet long, weighs 31,27.3 tons. Is lifty feet aliove high water, aud its towers are 2 K) feet byh. Christmas is often written Xuias in place of the regular name. The X is supposed to represent the cross Uou which our Saviour was cruciiieil, aud is used in place of the name Christ. It is perfectly proper, but rather old fashioned. A patient at the Benevolent home in Atlanta was Kept aliva by nitro glycerine for several days after a cancer in the stouiacn had eatou away that org . n entirely and i educed him to a skeleton. The explosive was placed on bis tongue and absorbed Into his system without bein swallowed. An artist of Boston gives recep tions at which two su?alt white cats are permitted to be present. Each. with a scarlet nhboti, Ihjw and collar. Is the object of iiiu.-h attention, ami the pair make a lively addition to the company. O..B of the little cats per forms a variety of tricks, and Is as sociable as be is bi ight. A bibliopezist is a h M ephile with a Eixecial regard for boo., 'u iings. A bibliotaph is a b.iok ui:m.-i. A biblio- p ile is a book seller for Mbllopliil s. A biblioklept is a stealer of valuable books, Mr. Lennox, who would not let I'rescott see his Mexican manu scripts, was a bibliotaph, ami Sam repys was a bibiioklept. Uib.iolalry is the worship of books. A child was recently born at the Emergency ho-pital. New York city, aitliout a mouth. The physicians made an incision, cutting through the ilesh aud a tough memi-rane which con nected the upper and lower jaws. Plugs of pressed cotton were then put between tlie jaw bones to prevent liiem from uuitm; iu healing. The tpiiearauce of the mouth is now quite natural. A portable burial vault has been invented and patented. It is composed of plastic materials, winch harden iuto artificial stone; and by an ingenious ad justment of rollers ami handles. It cau easily be transoited from one place to mother. It isdescuited as lilliue a ong felt want for thoe who desire to keep the remains of departed iiiemls within convenient contiguity." General Booth, of the Salvation Army, has decided to send squads of his soldiers to Zultilaud and Sjiuh America. Some of bis foices have 1-.t-ady reached Jerusalem, and the itit tts ot tho holy city resound w h h heir ametis" and the jingle of their .am homines. One of the most curious of the lafety appliances for theatres is the rou curtain which has ju-it b.-en put into the Theatre l iancan. iu Paris. The curtain is of sheet i.eu, stiffened :iy braces or hou and d.-corate 1 bv canvas attached to it. It is winked nydraulically, the valves arranged so is to be operated by electricity. The number of colored soldiers in the war of the lebelliou was far greater ban is gonerally supposed' Accord ing to Col. G.-orge W. 1 Iikiiis. wnose history of tii n-gro irj.i.n in the war of the rebellion has just been published, the number (if negro enlist ments in theaiioy of tha Union w.u 17S.0U0. Pojie L-?o XIII. is very fond of igriculture, aul l.as a passion lor liauting trees. One of h.s liist woi ks ifter ins election was tj plant the gar den of the Vatican with Iruit trees au l vmes, aud this year for tin; first tun the grapes of the Vatican garlyi. are turne 1 inlo wine, ilis li..liness .super intends the operation aul gives the necessary ordeis. The city of Liverpool is to ie sun. plied with water from a reservoir in Wales, which is tote four and one- half miles long ii v a h.til tu.le to a mile bioad and fcU feet daep. There will be three lines of p:ie, each sixtv- eight miles long, with filtering beds aud secoudary leservoirs. The auue- duct alone will cost 1 5,XHJ,j'vX. It has 1 tig been known In Italy that Garibaldi left nn autobiography, and various stories have been current regarding it. One of these said that tbe manuscript was iu such a confused coud.tiou and so bulky that it was im possible to print it. It appears, how ever, that this is not tru-, aud It is now announced thai tlie autobiogra phy will soon ap;x-Hr in a volume of 50J paes. Garibald.'s manuscript is said to be copied out very neatly by hiui and to take up only Cu7 pages of print ing paper. In the window of a Newark clothing house is on exhibition a dried cat, which was recently found in a hoi air Ude in a dwelling at Dover. The cat bad beeu missing for two years. It was fouud Ly some workmen who were repairing the furnace, its whis kers were the only features uninjured by the desiccating process. The fur was gone, and tbe skin converted into parchment, through which the internal mechanism of the animal could be plainly seen. Fayette County, Pa., according to an exchange, is the home of men bear ing very well-known names. Andrew Johnson Is an industrious farmer of Wharton township. Jell D ivls Is a car penter of Fairchauce village, John 0.uincy Adams lives In Jefferson town snip, John Brown is a CouuelJiville shoemaker, George WaxiilnKton digs coal near Uuiotitown. J,lm Kelly is a day laborer at New Haven, and David Porter will sit as a juror at the next term of court. Moses Rothschild doesn't live in the county, but carries a big peddler's pack ou bis back from one ooke works to auothtr. f 1 . i i i. rjjr!fi"r'
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