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lew T-.irs l'fore tli.it UoTernor How
.inl. iif lLlu.iln Ia'.atrl, met with tlio
r.u tuw ;n-i-i !eut. ami couseiiueni Je-
teiition. wUu-li n-Mi'te;! iu citlhnit at
triiUi'n to t!.e u lviin-:ies nf tlii lovely
M.it, an.l m.ik in,! it famous. Hie oM
UoWiiiil House was still standiiijf, ami
wlien our st.u;e-ci:i':li rattleil up to its
iloor. on the n:clit of oirr urriTal, tliere
!.iL i. lie of our friends on the bro.ul
iu.i ;i ma k; n a stutly of a trout wliicli
be li:i l Unit luoi nlnu caulit, on au
improviseil bank of i:r.i3 ana ferns iu a
chair befi'f.- Inni. He hasteutd to Rive
in a he.ii'. y welcome, ami llieu returned
to iu 11 a few more touches to his jiamt
inir wliile daylight lasted. llliAiful
weeks followed. Four of us used to
drive off in the tarly morning iu a
double buckboard with oir ' traps"
ami a lulit lunch, while the lifth can
terel alon!:drt on his (treat bay. We
sketched ail day, taking a short rest at
noon, and then as the auu was setting
drove hmie to a warm supper, a croup
of charmlnit puests, and, if cool, a
bn.lc lire of lotf i" the cosey parlor.
H. II., afterward Mrs. Jackson, occu
pied a sunny corner room, which was
even after regarded us a sort of shrine
by those who hail already learned to
love her us a woman and an author.
One day, just utter dinner, there was
a knock at the door and some one re
ported that a man at ttie Howard was
akhiK for "one of the artists." Frank
went over to meet a saudy-haired man
of 4'), who announced that he was a
C anadian artist takmaa tramp through,
the mountains, and hail been overtaken
by a tl under shower down in the
Jotch,f;ir from dry raiment and sur
plus funds; tie had lost his way and
found himself quite exhausted. We
supplied linn with dry clothlnu, and
admitted him to studio fellowship. He
bad managed to keep his portfolio and
palntiini case unharmed, and we were
toon interested in lookiuir over Lis
really line water-color sketches. Seve
ral iniests of the house ordered pictures
from him, and he spent some time In
our company fullillinc their commis
sions, lie proved to be a genial, pleas
ant fellow, a craduate from au English
L'niversity, and made himself an agree
able addition to our party, rianu
persuaded him to attempt oils on one
of our expeditions, but after try lug to
point his brus'i iu the familiar way,
and thereby tilling h'.s mouth with o:l
paint two or three times, he threw aside
the canvas aud aalu retumeu to water
color.
One nlijht there was a terrible storm.
A waterspout burst up on the moun
tain and did raLch damage; the road to
Littleton was washed out. leaving
rents littren ftet deep, and Uylng bare
hune bowlders which, perhaps, had
never berore seen me sun. vi e were i
routined to the studio next day.
Somer, the I'anadian, enoyloyed the
time lu finishing some orders; Harry
sat down to a portrait which had been
turned face to the wall during the fair
weather, and we fcll took turus in tell- .
lug stories. I
"Well," drawled Son-.ers, holding
Ms work at arm's length, and theu
setting it down for a Tresh wash to dry,
"i f all the Btrange true stories that I
ever heard, the strangest was told me
by my Triend Norton, three years ao
in London. We were looking at a col
lection i t' pictures put up for sale,
when, us we paused before a large one,
marked In the catalogue as "IJehead
lug or John Uaptist," an old Spanish
p.c" urt , nrtist unknown, Norton sud
denly se.z-.d my arm aud seemed about
to faint.
"MKm't be frightened, old fellow.
lie gapped at length, lt will soon pass,
would ton mlnJ goiug home with ine?
He 1. a'ned heavily on my arm as we
went down into the street, where I
i-al.ed a cab and we were soon at his
studio. After he had taken a little
wine and was somewhat recovered, he
said: '1 must tell you the story of that
painting, ouit-r., the story of my lire.
To l v-iii w tii, Nortou is not my real
name, ( md he told me the name or one
of tlie rainiest families in England.
wY.cii I promised never to reveal). 1
was the jotn-gest sat) of a large rauiily,'
lie a.M.d, u:d my rather never seemed
to care particularly for me, while my
mother was my dearest companion.
Mii dud when 1 wits fifteen, and all the
Utghti.ess of my life went with her. 1
.is passi uiateiy fond of pictures, and
she had piaised and takeu pleasure In
the diawings 1 was constantly making,
and taught me how to appreciate the
lest works of art." "
"'Alter my mother's death. I was
left to spend my days as I chose in
the uhl country seat where I was born
arid wLere my mother died. Some
times i t ii ink I should have been de-
rauced had it not been for my drawing.
Ttough there was now no one to praise
oi care what I did; the only pleasure x
hud was in working from nature either
out of c'.iors or in. and try to make
studies whiiti I thought my mother
would have liked. Once when my
father yv:i down from London, and
lad seemed kinder than usual, or rather
less ltdifTeient thau usual, I ventureu.
to ask hiiu if I could not take painting
lessons, as I had when my mother was
alive.. He seemed greatly annoyed aud
aid, .that it was time 1 was sent to
thool and made a man oS and that in
I any case no on of his should over dls- 1
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grace him by turning painter. A
cording I was sent to a large private
school for two or three years, spending
my vacations at heme, where the love
of the pencil proved too strong for my
sense of filial duty, and I worked and
sketched rill summer, except during
the rare occasions when my father or
older brothers came down for a few
weeks sojourn. "
Due day, when 1 was nineteen. 1
came In from a long walk, to Gud my
fattier standing in the middle of the
little den I had choseu myself in the
tower, surrounded with, it seemed, to
me, everything, that I had ever drawn
or painted. We had quite a scene,
and the end of it was that 1 was or
dered to 'clear out of the house, aud
never to darken the doors again. In
a storm of indignation and grief, I
packed up a few thing, and taking
what little motiey I had, started for
Iover, thinking that 1 would go to
France, to the little towa where I had
once accompanied my mother, when
she was ordered a change of climate.
I had a little money which haI come
to me from my grandmother, aud upon
this 1 niana.-e 1 to live for some years,
aud pursu my art studies both in
I'aris and at H .me. I took the name
of Norton, from seeing it on some
American buirgitse, the night that I
crossed the channel.'
'At length I began tl long for a
sight of my o'.d borne, and determined
to go to London. 1 bad had no com
munication with my family, though I
had kept the run ot them somewhat
through the English l'airs. and knew
that two of my brothers were married.
I came to England aud spent nearly a
week In the neighborhood of my old
home without beiug recognized by any
of its inmates, except an old hound.
who used to be u.y companion. The
family were iu Loudon, and some of
the servants were new, so, iu company
with o. I revisited many of the
scenes of my lonely boyhood; and one
morning when there was a wedding at
the Tillage church. I shpied in and
managed to reach the tower, where I
walled until eveiy one was gone, and
then went down into the crypt where
my mother baa ueen uurieu, auu as
there was uo evening service, spent the
night lying on the cushions in our old
new. with my head upon the one on
hich she used to kneel, it was
moonlight night and the church seemed
very quiet and holy, and I felt more at
home than I had for years. Toward
nioruiiu I let myself out at the tower
door, and took an early tiain for Lon
don without bidding even old Leo
good -by. I would have taken him
along, poor fellow, bad it been possi
ble.' '
I hired some unpretentious rooms
in town, ana was uuue successiui in
selling my pictures. Then came a dull
season, when for a long period I was
unable to obtain a commission, unui.
at length, my funds were exhausted,
One night, lust at dark, when I had
spent the day in trying to dispose oi
some work, aud had come home dis
couraged, a carriage stopped beneath
my window, aud soon 1 heard footsteps
coming up the long flight of stairs, and
then a knock at my door. I opened It
to see a tall man in dark livery who
bowed gravely and asked whether I
were Mr. Norton. On my answering
iu the affirmative, he handed me a note
written lu a bild masculine hand upon
heavy paper scented with some strange
roreiiru Perfume. II read.
If vou are the Mr. Norton who
naluteil a little picture called .'Judith
and llolofernes' which was sold at the
gallery lu March, and care for a
good commission, will you accompany
the bearer of this note?
No signature was appended.
"Who Is the writer of this?" I asked,
The footman bowed as he replied.
" 'That my lady did not wish me to
sav. sir.
" 'That is Tery strange,' I answered
I Buiiuose to-morrow will be time
enough for my answer?' "
" "She bade me bring you this even
ing, ir possible, sir; the carriage is at
the door, and you can take any luggage
vou wish. "
After a little hesitation. I decided to
pack a few traps aud my colors, and at
least call uion my wouia-ue patron,
and learn a little more of her project-
As I turned to accompany him the foot
man said respectfully
" 'Beg pardon, sir, but my orders
were to bring you blindfolded," at the
s iuie time drawing a silken scan from
his pocket.
"1 set down my Talise and ex
claimed, 'who and what Is your mis
tress, and w hat can she suppose 1 am
made of. to impose such conditions
"As you please, sir; bat my lady Is
anxious to have the painting done, and
will pur a great price for it. If you
please her, and she will not have you
come iu air other way.-
" Indignant. I walked to the window
and looking out into the fast darkeuing
street, quickly reviewed niy present
omlitiou. No one cared. 1 thought.
whether I Hived o :died, my aiairs
were in bad snape. and my curiosity
was greatly aroused at this peculiar
offer. Surelv. if I did not like me
looks of thlngj upon my arrival l could
refuse to execute the painting, ana
return home next day. none the worse
for having humored "my lady.' I urn
Ing back 1 picked up my valise and sig
nified my willingness to accompany the
footman. After locking my door, l
submitted to be blind-folded, and the
footman taking my traps in one hand.
offered me his other arm and aided me
to the carriage. We rode. 1 know not
how far or how long; nil I am sure or
was that it was 8 o'clock when we left
my rooms. At leugth the coach stop
ped and I was helped to alight aud
guided up a long flight of marble or
stoue steps, through a hall and up a
aiit.nr wooden staircase, through a
i.fti r:irtwted uassaze. up some wind
ing stairs Into a room, wueu mo uov
man respectful'y removed the scarf,
and hoped I was none the worse for my
journey and that I would find every
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thing cotnrorraoie now a naia uMoa.
Then he left me, locking the door upon
fh. roif aiilrt ' "
'Tim suite of rooms In which I
foand myseir were most luxuriously
furnished, with rich, foreign furniture.
ti rne bnen "lo'tb. wbiie
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h..nt.ii nnenedan elegantly appointed
if rhamiicr. I felt as if I were In
h ...i. lit nf a scene from "Morris's
Earthly Paradise." Ibere were no
win.ir.ara in cither apartment, but
great skylights, with moveable screens,
as in a studio, while on an easel in the
comer stood a hups white canvas, and
nearby a table covered with paints,
brushes and many kinds of oils and
Tarnish. When I looked at my watch
It was long after midnight. I took a
arlaaa nf win and Abraw tnvaalf on a
Jounce ana tried to sleep, in spite of
rmilttn1 rlrMmN Anil viainns.111
troubled dreams and visions.
" 'About 9 In the morning the taciturn
footman appeared and silently cleared
away the untasted lunch, replacing it
witli a dainty breakfast. As he turned
to go he said, 'should you wish for
anything, air, there is the belU My
lady will come to you at 10.' rrornptly
at that hour the door opened and I rose
with some awe and much curiosity to
greet a tall, large woman, with white
waving hair and piercing gray eyes,
who carried In one hand my little pict
ure or "Judith and llolofernes." She
greeted me coldly and said. 'I tcok
quite a fancy to t'lis little thing, Mr.
Norton, and wish you to paint a simi
lar subject upon this canvas. indicat
ing the one on the easel. I prerer
Salome with the head of John Baptist,
and have posed the model and made all
the accessories myself. Same of the
details of the head in your little picture
are not quite correct, as you will
shortly observe. I hope you will find
colors aud materials provided, and that
you are ready to do a little work this
morning. '
L pon my assuring her that 1 had
paints with me, and that I was ready
to do something at once, she went to
the end of the great room, drew aside
a large portiere, and, 1 suppose, touched
a secret spring, for a panel slid back
revealing an alcove where stood the
most lautifal young girl I had ever
seen, dressed In Eastern costume. She
was deadly pale, her lips were siigntiy
parted as she gazed with a look ot fas
cinated horror at a huge silver salver,
on the table before her, on which lay
the Lead or the footman who had
brought me to the place. Apparently
the head had Just been dissevered. "
The ghastly exiienence of Uelllnt
had become mine. I fainted. W lien I
came to myself there was a soft rustle
and tread as of some one leaving the
room, and a strong, pungent, but re
freshing odor. I he panel was ciosea
and the terrible old woman stood over
me."
Have you recovered?' she asked,
I am sorry you are so weak. I sup
posed you had painted from cadavers
enough at the schools not to mind a
simple head. It is not always a young
artist has such au offer as I am about
to make you. Listen; I will pay you
two thousand pounds If you will paint
this picture to please me. See if you
cannot bear the sight now like a man!'
and again she touched the spring, and
again the fearful tableau was presented.
As 1 lifted my shuddering gaxe upon It
the young girl raised her lips and gave
me one helpless, imploring look, which
steadied me, with a sudden rush of
sympathy for one who must be suffer
ing even more than I. "
' 'Turning to the great canvas, i
bzan with trembling hand to sketch
the picture before me. boon l almost
forgot the horror of the thing as my
love of art gained the ascendency, and
I strove with all my powers to portray
the beautiful face and figure of that
glrL Every now aud then the old
lady rose and closed the panel, l sup
pose in order to give the model a rest,
but as soon as it was opened ther stood
the living picture just as before. The
pose and accessories were perieci, ex
cept that the model's face showed an
lunoceuce and sweetness wnicu me
daughter of herodius could never have
possessed. After two hours the o:u
lady anuounced that Salome would
nose no more that day. but that I might
work meanwhile uoou me neaa. aua
finish that as soon as possible. Once
more raising her eyes to mine, the
young girl, at a sign from her elder,
turned and disappeared behind the
drapery which formed the background.
the old lady left the room after bidding
me ring if I wished lor anything, and
saying that Salome would pose again at
ten next morning. '
"1 was left alone with that head,
but 1 drew the portiere, to conceal it-
Lunch was brought by a grim old
woman who said nothing as she place!
it upon the table, and all afternoon I
worked upon tbe Head, spending ine
evening over aquiet pipe and some rare
and interesting books, which I found
in the chamber. Four days passed
much in the same way, wtieu the old
lady declared the head to be finished
auite to her liking, and on the fifth
morning Salome posed beside me empty
saiver."
"She breathed more freely and so
did I, but her face was still pale, and I
doubt if It ever lost that look of terror.
How beautiful she was I How 1
labored to portray her rare lovelinessl
The old lady was extremely critical.
but not so critical as 1; for my whole
sjul went out toward the mysterious
glrL I painted as I never painted
before. I lingered lovingly over every
detail, and, greatly as I longed for a
breath of fresh air and the touch oi me
glad sun, I almost dreaded to finish the
picture. I would not, if I could, have
signed my nama to the canvas, but
wishmr to place some lnianiDie raaru
of recognition upon it, into the em
broidered border of Salome's scarf.
where It would escape any ordinary
eaze. I wrought the crest of my moth
er's family. At length the old lady
announced that in her opinion the
picture was finished, and that there
would be no more sittings, oaiome
gave no sign of hearing the remark,
but I stooped to pick up a brush before
I answered that I still felt the need of
some further work upon it, and that it
woull require retouching and glazing
here and there.'
"There will be no more sittings,
said mv natron, curtly, 'out you may
remain as long as it seems necessary for
vnnr retouching.
"Several intoieraoiy auu uays aoi-
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lowed, during which I did what was
necessary to the picture, and saw no
one besides the old servant, who served
my meals, and cared for my rooms, and
who seldom spoke, l ue long conune
meut and nervous tension was telling
upon me, and I determined to go away
on Friday, feeling that I could do no
more to my picture, but I longed to see
Salome. Friday morning saw me with
mv valise packed, and I bade the serv
ant tell her mistress that my work was
done and I should like to leave during
the dav. She bowed silently and
withdrew, while 1 paced up and down
the long room, wondring how I could
sand some word or farewell to the
beautiful girl who had so taken pos
session of me. Just then with a slight
ound the panel opened and there stood
the object of my thoughts, no longer
clad in Eastern dress, but in some
white woolen robe, her hair hanging
over her shoulders and her eyes full of
tears, appealing to me as if seeking
deliverance from some strange pell.' "
' 'I sprang toward her, and instinct
ively she stretched out her beautiful
arms and threw them about my neck.' "
" 'My darliagl My darling!' I whis
pered; "come with me; show me how
we can leave this dreadful place.' '
"She shook her head sadly, and
pointed to ber lips and ears. Then I
knew she was deaf and dumb. "
" I kissed her lovely forehead once,
and taking her in my arms determined
to find some way to escape, but just
then she fell back a dead weight upon
my shoulder, and I turned to face the
malignant sneer and angry eyes of the
old lady, and Just behind her stood the
same footman who bad brought me to
the house, aud whose head I bad
painted as that of John the Baptist.
I fainted again, aud knew no more
until I found myself on my own bed at
home, with the footman bending over
me.' "
'"Are you better, sir?' lie asked,
and then iu answer to my start of rec
ognition, added, sadly: 'It was not I.
but my twin brother, whom you painted,
sir. Good day, sir; you will soon be
all right now," and I found myself
alone, with a strange lethargic sensa
tion upon me, as of some opiate, while
on my pillow lay an envelope contain,
iog a check for two thousand pounds,
the sole witness of my strange expe
rience. Even when 1 cashed the check
I could find no clue to the person who
paid it, nor to this day have I ever
been able to iearn anything of the old
lady, the house where I spent that
memorable time, nor of my beautiful
Salome. I do not even know what was
her real name, to me she will always be
Salome. I have been through nearly
all the principal streets of Loudon and
visited Its many suburbs lu vain, as I
have never seen any house in one of
them which seemed like the one I seek.
I inquired at the gallery as to who pur
chased the J udlth, but my only answer
was that a liveried servant came and
paid for it and carried the picture
away.
Next morning," continued Somers,
we went again to the gallery, ana
there sure enough on the border of
Salome's scarf was the tiny crest. The
picture had been badly smoked as
though exposed to some great fire, and
looked much older on that account.
We could learn nothing about it except
that it came in a roll with several other
paintings (many of which were nearly
ruined from mildew) from an old
church iu Madrid. Norton was too
agitated and excited to do anything,
so, at his request, I bought the picture
and ha 1 it removed to his rooms, lie
seemed overjoyed to possess it, and
si eut much time In cleansing and re
storing it, 'poor girl,' he would say, as
he worked almost reverently upon her
face and drapery. 'I hope you are dead,
for I shall never find you in this world,
and I know your life was terrible with
that woman. I shall meet you some
where. Norton himself was drowned
about a year after."
Strangest thing." added Somers
after the long silence which followed.
bis story, "that picture was totally
unlike anything he ever did before or
afterward, quite in the best Spanish
style. He was a fine painter, too, but
his talent was at its best, as he said, in
that picture."
Superstitions About Wooil Demons.
From the Tyrol, from Switzerland,
from Germany or from Brittany, come
well ascertained accounts of the popu
lar belief in certain wild spirits of the
wood, who are pnated in all the most
frightful shapes the imagination can
suggest, and are characterized by their
delight in every possible form of real-
evoience. i.ney Kionap ana uevour
children, bewitch the cattle, and lead
men to lose their way in tbe forest.
They can assume any size, from the
most diminutive to the most gigantic;
nor is any form of bird or beast an ini
IKissible impersonation of them. The
'kongman, the forest spirit or Sweden.
is like a man, but tall as the highest
tree; he decoys men into the wood.
and, whbn they have hojtelessly lost
their way, aud begin to weep for tear,
leaves them with mocking laughter.
The conception is well m.rh Identi
cal with that found among the natives
of the forests of Brazil, showing with
what uniformity similar conditions
produce similar effects on the tinman
mind. But the Itussian spirits Ljeschi
(from a l'olish word for wood) are
even more significant; for not only are
the usual diabolical attributes assigned
to them, such as tbe leading of men
astray or the sending to them of sick
ness, out also the conventional diabol
ical features. Their bodies are after
the human pattern, but they have the
ears aud horns of goats, their feet are
cloven, anl their finzers end In claws.
The Kussian wood spirii, is, in fact, the
devil of uied as.-ul iniaiiiation aud
nothing else.
A I'otato I'ffler Ira I'-crla.
' One of the most comical things
I've ever heard was told in the Cauca
sus." said V nliey w inston. me young
man who accompanied bis father on the
mission to Persia, "It was in Tiftos.
the capital of Georgia. Vou know
there's an American store there a big
place of business where all sorts of
'lankee notions' are dealt out a
enormous profits to the natives, i
dropied in there. One of the objects
of interest to which the itussian sales
man directed my special attention was
a patent potato peeler.
'Dees Instrument. he said, "ess
med.l by ze faaious ouse of I'at
Aug.
1 was astonished.
"What house did yon say?"
Za fay moos 'ouse of Tat. Aug.
'Never heard of it, 1 said; 1 guess
you are mistaken.
"Meestecken No, sure. I have often
heard of ze 'ouse, and I have often seen
ze name of ze 'ouse. I will show him
to you now. Oh, it is a firm which en
joys great fame here.'
"And with that he looks for a speci
men potato peeler and brings one
out.
Zere, sare. be says, 'een lie name
engraved In ze metal. See!'
"1 burst out laughing until my sides
ached. There was the legend: "Fat
Aug. 17, 1S73.' And the Tat, Aug.
part or it he had taken to be the firm's
name. I found that this potato peeler
was famous under the name ot Tat.
Aug. all over the Caucasus."
Victor Hugo's Artistic Ability.
It Is said that ir Victor Hugo had de
voted himself to pictorial art he would
perhaps have ecl.psed every one past
and present who made black and white
a specialty. Ila was never at a losj for
material a soft quill pen, with some
times a bard one to finish up. and ordi
nary writing inks washed in with the
feathery end or the pen, with any
paper that be found at hand, were
often what be worked with.
George III died as he bad lived
a madman. Throughout life be was at
least a consistent monarch.
AZTEC MUMMIES.
Boilies Found in a Cave of the Sierra
Madre Mountains.
There was brought to this city a col
lection of mummies which constitute
one of the most remarkable discoveries
made on the American continent.
These mummies differ from tbo?e dis
covered in Egypt In a remarkable de
gree, being entirely nude, without
wrappings, and apparently not having
been subjected to any embalming pro
cess. Exposure to the air bad co ef
fect upon them, the flesh having been
dried in a hermetically sealed cavern
until it is like parchment, and the
weight of the bodies is merely nominal.
Mr. Docking, in whose possession
these specimens are at the present
time, tells a romantic story regarding
their discovery. In one of the sours
of the Sierra Mad re mountains, not far
rrora tbe banks ot the Gila river and
almost on the boundary line between
Arizona and New Mexico, a party of
American miners was searching for
treasure which traditiou says is bulled
in these hills. A cavern was one day
discovered, hermetically sealed with a
cement which defied the picks of the
party, and only by clipping it off flake
by flake was entrance gained- to the
cave. Lighted only by the flame of a
blazing pine branch they traversed a
passage about thirty feet in length,
which ended in a room' cut in the solid
rock. Here, instead of untold gold
and other treasure of Aztecs, they were
startled to Ural a number of human
bodies, looking more ghastly thau usual
In the flickering light of the torches.
After recovering from their surprise,
preparations were h ade to remove the
remains, but the superstitious natives
of the vicinity, believing that the
bodies were those of their gods, objected
to the proceedings, and it was only
with much diplomacy aud occasional
skirmishes that they were filially con
veyed to a flag station on the Southern
Pacific read aud transported to this
city, where they were placed in charge
of Mr. Docking, who will keep them iu
his residence, where they have leeu
viewed by a large number of scientists
and physicians, as well as by the vari
ous consuls of foreign powers in this
city.
The most remarkable of the number
are those of a mother and child, winch
when found were enveloped lu one
shroud, portions of which are still to be
seen covering the lower limbs of the
woman,
Still another mummy is that of
woman, her long hair being in a state
of perlect preservation. The feet are
small and highly arched, while the
lingers are long and lajiering. i:e:i.
nants of her shroud still remaining is
of a dark-blue color, differing both in
this respect aud in texture fiom the
material of which the other shrouds
were composed.
Another remarkable sr ecimen, how-
evei, is that of a m in in a silting post
ure, the body being considerable larger
than any of the others. During Ufa
his girth of chest must have been much
above the average, the whole of the
upper portion of tbe body havng s?eiu-
ugly been molded m gigantic propor
tions. The cartilages of the ears and
nose are still plainly to be seen, while
the head is covered witli a dense
growth or black hair. The eye brows
are well dehued, while between the
glistening tetth protrudes the tongue,
now dried to an almost cork-like con
sistency, i
The remaining mummy is that of a
man, said by scientists to have been
comparatively young at the time of his
death. Many siieculatious have been
made by those who have sen the col
lection as to his relation to the female
bodies reclining on either side of him.
Aud the different theories of brother
and husbaud have many advocates.
That the remains are those of the
ancieut Aztecs, members of that civili
zation which was destroyed in Mexico
by the soldiers of Cortez, there can le
no doubt. The woman and the smaller
man present all the peculiar physical
conditions attributed to this once num
erous people. The high cheek bones
and slanting eyes are tliere, the thick
skin aud black hair are plainly visible
to the eve, aud the height of the bodies.
although they were found more or less
doubled upon themselves, Is estimated
at about 5 feet 3 inches. When this
is taken into cousideration, with the
fact that the Aztec spread southward
from about the 30th parallel until they
inhabited the high plateaus of Mexico
and Central America, there can be
little doubt as to the race of which
these mummus were onte living mem
bers. The specimens will be sli pped east
in a few days, and, in all probability,
will And a restiug pUce in one of the
principal museums of Euroi. Al
though Mr. Docking has kindly shown
them to all scientists and historians
who have called ui on him. tiiey will
not be placed upon public exhibition in
this city.
The l-'ooliolt I rlends.
In the depths of the forest thert
lived two foxes who had never bad i
cross word with each other. One of
them said one day, in the i olitest fox
language:
I.t's quarrel,"
"Very well" said the other; "as jou
please, dear friend. But how shall we
set about it?"
"Oh, it can not be difficult," said fox
number one; "two-legged people fall
out, why not we?"
So they tried all sorts of ways; but it
could not be done, because eacii one
would give way. At last number on
fetched two stones.
"There," said he, "you pay they're
yours, and I'll say they're mine, and
we will quarrel, aud tight, and scratch.
Now, I'll begin. Those stones are
miuel"
'Very well," answered the other,
'you are welcome to them.'
"But we shall never have a quarrel
at this rate!" cried toe other, jumping
up and licking his face,
"You old simpleton, don't you know
that it takes two to make a quarrel any
dav?"
So they gave it up asa bad job, and
never tried to play that silly game
again.
In 1776 Sarah Goddard printed a
newspaper at Newport
One of the most profitable ways of
applying ashes is sowing them broad
cast over newly seeded ground.
If any plants ttat have been set out
In the border are to be repotted, do it
early. It may be necessary to cut back
both top and roots.
Carefully "band-pick" the tardea
seeds you saved last season, saving orjl;
the terfect ones.
Diamond; or.
True.
Tried, and
I'atty McEwen was from Kent and
had come down to visit the Seftons at
their bleak little home off the coast.
She bad not been there more than a
week before ber cousiD, Jim Sefton,
found himself desperately In love
with ber. Poor J. ml with bis broad
Northern dialect, bis thick shoes and
loutish airs, why should he have as
pired for tbe loveof such a dainty little
woman as Patty. He knew his own
shortcomings and what a poor lover
he was to be sure, and rued the day
that he ever laid eyes on ber.
Ccmlng home from a concert in the
village one niht Jim found himself
alone with I'atty for a few minutes,
as the others had strolled on ahead.
The wind had risen again and came
sweeping like a giant over the fields of
youug crops as if it would tear every
greeu blade out cf the earth.
"It'll be a rough night that will it,"
said Jim.
"Will be?" accented I'atty. Is,'
I should sav."
"This is "naught?"
"Naught is a very rough customer,
then."
"Have you changed your mind, Jim,
and are you coming?'' Patty had to
shout her question, the wind was so
loud aud gave such puffs and snorts.
"You're bound to come one day."
"Etil I'll be coming one daay." Jim
fell into broad Lancashire, beiug taken
aback by her graciousness.
"To-morrow?"
"No." He jerked his head. "No,
not just that Kent w ill see me when
when"
"When?" called Tatty from the
front.
"Can't say," be answered doubt
ingly. "When?" And the girl, her lova of
teasing him excited by his manner,
turned aud faced him. Her bands
were in the side-pockets of her ulster;
her close cloth cap that matched it was
well down on her small head, but the
wind tossed her hair about. Ioose
brown locks llew around brow, and
ears, and throat; still, her trim, alert,
mischievous young self stood firm, and
her merry eyes dashtd raillery at the
unfortunate Jim.
"When?" she repeated.
"Eh. laass!" he siched, diopplng
helplessly into the broadest provincial
ism, "that 1 11 no not," he corrected
himself," be able to answer ye!
Therel the likes o nie'll not be or your
sort. No; I'm best out ot Kent."
Oh, very well!" flung she, and
ran on.
No such storm as that which raged
over the Lancashire coast that night
had been known in the memoiy of
man. The destruction was measure
less. Lives were lost, trees uprooted,
roofs flung bodily to a distance,
sheaves aud ricks had the thatch torn
off them, gardens were swept bare.
Farm hands were up all night. At
the Haigh Farm, Seltou's place, old
Sefton and his sons worked like slaves
to save things. No such mighty stacks
or hay were iu all the country round as
theirs.
They saved ail.
ltut the pricel
Ah! Jim Sefton was reaching up
from the topmost rung of a ladder
bracing the end of the stack, when a
sweep of wind bore down upon him.
There was no time for any oue to cail
to him, no time for thought; he was
flung like a wisp of straw tj the
ground.
They took him up groaning.
No legs were broken, no arms were
broken, but he moaned lu anguish and
lay like a log
Another Spring came.
For nearly a year had Jim Sefton
lain on his back in the old farm-house.
Death was not coming to him, but a
life that to bis vioious spirit was a
living death seemed to be his portion
for the term of his natural existence.
Then some oue said: "Uo to Lou
don." Well, the London surgeons cured
him; and, then, beiug so far South,
why should be not go on luto Kent?
Jim had uever lost bis glorified
dreams of his wild cousin.
But Patty, though he did not know
it, was scarcely by that time to be
called the "wild young cousin." Jim's
accident had struck a terror into her
heart. Things had been so arranged
that her going home was not delayed
by that terrible event; she was not
wanted to nurse, and her father would
have her home. So it was that vhe
only once saw Jim, aud that was when
she went into his room to say, "Good-
by" to him. He dll not know her and
her aunt hurried her off. The good aunt
was the soul of kiuduess, but she was
in dire grief and shy was or the stern
North.
Patty went sobbing.
Aud Patty had never forgotten.
How should she meet Jim?
He was in the house. She heard his
voice, and all at once this foolish
thought struck her how should she
meet him?
Common sense said: "Meet him nat
urally he will exjiect nothlug new
from you."
She dallied about her room, then she
ran into the garden for a rose; from
there she saw the lilting of the hillocky
common, gold with its musses of gorse.
From a goose-bush in the old-fash
ioned garden she hastily pulled a bit
of the yellow bloom, pricking her fin
gers, but remembering.
Would Jim remember toor
She did not see Jim until her mother
called to her to come to tea, and dur
ing that meal she astonished them all
by being the I'atty she had been a
year ago. She laughed, and she teased,
and she talked nonsense. Was that the
girl who during the past year had
grown quiet and staid? Aye the very
same.
Presently they were in the garden.
"Eh, aud that's your Kentish gorse!"
exclaimed Jim Sefton. Mouths of
lying on his back with nothing to do
but read, had chauged Jim a good
deal; for one thing his shyness had
gone aud had carried off much of his
provincialism.
"Eh, that is It?" Patty mischiev
ously copied the north-country lilt,
"It Is what I have come specially to
see," said Jim, quietly. "Will you
put on your hat and walk out with
me to show it ine?"
"To-night?" doubted the glrL Iler
wildness fled suddenly. She looked to
waid the others; they were all saunter
ing about the garden in the sweet May
evening. "iou will not be tired?"
"Tired? No, lass, no! I'm right
again now. As tough as ever. And
I'd like to get a walk with ye. You're
willing?"
"All right." Tatty ran in for a
bat.
After that night Jiin Sefton used to
A Itoneb
say there was no such grand sight a
a Kentish common when the gorse is
well out. When he came In he had a
bit stuck in his button-hole, and
Patty's spray had gone.
Tatty was rosy, and her clear brown
eyes shone with tears as she sat down
to supper. She had such joy iu her glad
young heart as she had never deemed
possible.
That year's gorse had Patty's story
glorifying It for ever, and yet iu tbe
years to come she, very likely, would
see little of the grand old common
where she bad taken Jim Sefton.
Her tears were not for that they
were tears of joy. What else but joy
could she feel when she knew she was
going back one day with Jim. Dear!
would she not keep hini well indoors
on windy nights?
At which piece of promised tyranny
big Jim laughed.
A 1'ijrhtlnir I "arson.
Self-defence is uouieuuies as neces
sary for a preacher as for any other
man. In the life of the ltev. Sherlock
Bristol, a preacher aud miner iu the
West, is narrated the fol lowing stir
ring incident:
Mr. Bristol had just arrived at some
mines near the Juba river, and was
talking with a frieud. Dr. Weller.
when another miner came to make bis
acquaintance. Dr. Welber mentioned
that the minister had preached some
good sermons on board ship. Tne
miner grinned.
"A minister!" he cried; "a minis
ter!" "You let him alone," said Welber.
"He's a friend of mine."
"Not much," cried the other, "will
we let him alone!"
He was a man who despised minis
ters and church membeis, and had
organized a club, one of whose reso
lutions was that any clergyman who
should chance to come upon their bar,
should I treated to a dose of mud.
He mounted a pile of boulders, and,
swinging his hat, cried loudly:
"Hear ye! hear ye! Oh, yes! oh, yesl
Every miner quit his work. Hurry
here. There's fun ahead. Come oue,
come all."
Instantly work cease! and In a few
seconds twenty or thirty miners weie
on the spot. The preacher shall tell
the rest of the story:
The captain or the gang seized my
collar, and said, "Dry up, parson! I'll
show you how we do It."
So saying, he gave tne a violent
jerk, which brought my right hand
against his neck my left hand was
resting on a windlass post and, very
naturally, I grasped a haudrul of his
shirt collar and vest.
There came over me a s! range
spasm of Impulsive energy, giving me
about thrice my ordinary strength,
and, without taking my hand off the
windlass, his feet left the ground aud
he landed on his back in a puddle of
water.
What a shout went up from every
miner's mouth save one! His bold
was not broken and he sprang up. -I
let go of the post, took hold with both
hands, in wrestler's style, and laid li'un
on his back again. Jerking him up
again, 1 threw him from me against a
pile of rocks ten feet distant, I in
tended that this should end it, but his
wicked glance changed my mind.
Spriugnig upon him like a cat I gave
him such a shaking as made him limp
as a rag.
"Will vou behave?" I asked energet
ically. Hearing no answer I started
with hiiu for the river, eight rods dis
tant, repeating my query and the
shaking at every rod. The crowd fol
lowed, laughing aud shouting. Within
a rod of the river he cried: "Etiough,
parson!" and I threw hiiu down.
Wishing to finish a dirty job us soon
as possible I now turned to the largest
man among them, but he gracefully
bowed, stepped back and said: "No. I
thank you. You will pass"'
Southern Hotels in War Timet.
While in Vicksburg after the siege
I was afforded a fair trial ot southern
hotelsas they existed in war times, and
must confess that my exierience In
this connection was far from lieitig a
pleasant ono. The floors and hallways
of the hotels were generally uuswept
and unwashed, while, doubtless owing
to the presence of our army, the serv
ants suddenly became wholly unman
ageable and consequently were few iu
number. As h rule the rooms were
ocetiplej by soldiers, some being sick,
otheis with neglected wounds and
quite a number who wein shamming
sickness. As a lesult, and in the ab
sence of any sanitary rules, the rooms
were in a sad plight as to cleanliness,
while a disgusting odoi pervaded the
(lit ire building.
It was wholly useless to seek for a
separate apartment, and after regis
tering one was assigned to a portion of
a room and the whole or a part of a
l-ed by paying S10. A single night's
lodging cost J5, which entitled one
to a lodging ticket and meal ticket,
Arriving at your room, the servant
bowing obsequiously, usually apolo
gized for the lack of everything needed
for comfort by saying:
"Best in de house, s:ih, 'clar it am;
solyahs done stole ebbery debbllsh ting
'bout de place; Meed (ley did, sah."
No towel, no, Boap, no bowl, no
pitcher, no means of illumination, a
bed of corn husks with a single sheet
and a light coverlet, and from the beds
bavins been occupied by soldiers, it
excited no surprise to find vermin in
abundance. If one couid sleep under
such circumstances he must needs be
copier bound.
ItiMlclie of KniiM-.') Students.
The conduct of undergraduates at
Oxford was so rude at the recent com
memoration that it was criticised even
by the English, who are used to such
jocularities. '1 he vice chancellor, who
lened the convocation in J,atiu, was
told "to speak up" and to construe his
oration. Same one shouted that h
could Lot hear a word, aud the s,eaker
was told that "that was quite enough
sir." The senior proctor was asked to
oblige with a song, and altogether the
proceedings were said to be nolict-ibly
'deficient In humor. "
For eariiest wear English straw
and coarse fancy braids will prevail
later fine plain aud fancy felt will be
in favor. No material lias yet been
found to entirely sujKrcede velvet as
hat covering, and for the coming sea
son velvet hats piomise to rival those
of felt even for ordinary uses. Tbe
larger shapes will be covered plainly
and nodding ostrich tips aud even long
plumes promise to be a favorite trim
ming, while the "made" feathers,
birds and wings will be reserved for
felt hats and turbans aud small bou
nets.
NEWS IX BRIEF.
The modern dyer controls about
13,000 shades of color.
Mrs. Celeste H. II. WInslow began
to write stories aud poems when nine
years of age.
Of the -200 gold-beaters in New
Yoik not oue is a woman, while of the
OoO gold-cutters not one is a man.
A log of solid redwood was struck
140 ret below gravel in sinking an
artesian well at Watsonville, Nevada.
Sicily's sulphur is estimated at
atout 3i.000,ixmj.(X'0 ton9, from which
the world draws 4X),uO0 tous yearly.
Wa'ermelons weighing from fifty
to eighty pounds are often sold iu the
San Francisco markets, and oue exhib
ited last fall weighing 115 iouuds,
The German government has paid
300,000 marks to au Austrian engineer
named Mannllcher for a patent cylin
der stopper for quick loading rifles.
One hundred and six million feet
of lumber, valued at $l.h90,(ki0, have
been shipjied from Feruaudliia, Flor
ida, in the current year. Over 14,000
cars were required for the transport
of it.
The llolmden farm, near Pithole.
Ta., for winch, in the days of the oil
craze, the Garden City l'eiroleum com
pany, of Chicago, paid $1,500,000, was
sold a few days ago tor taxes amount
ing to less than $100.
Vienna bread has male many
fortuues, and one of S,Ooo,(VO came
to Count Zanrr, who died recently in
Vienna. Ia 1S42 lie established the
first shop for Vienna bread in Paris,
and from that gained his wealth.
The old cabin opc occupied by
John W. Mack ay of bonanza fame
when he mined in Allegheny City
from 18".il to 1S59, Is to be exhibited
at the Mechanics' Fair iu San Fran
cisco. The picks, shovel aud rocker
used by Mackay will also be exhibited.
President Carnot or France has
been placed in a curious dilemma. He
was taught the handicraft of a car
!enter in his youth, and the striking
carpenters of Paris have written to
him complaining that he lias not at
tended their meetings nor subscribed
to their fund.
Probably the lady who purchases
ribbon for trimmings is not aware that
she is contributing to au enormous in
dustry, but such is the case. The de
mand for this fashionable article la
now so great that oue State alone
New Jersey turns out 3ti,f7o,lit)0 yards
a year. This is 110,02.1,000 feci, or
not quite 2J,7.'il miles.
Kussia impoits auitually 3(0,(i00.
0O0 ixniuds of cotton, chiefly from
America and Egypt, but it is believed
that recent acquisitions of the Czar lit
Central Asia are excellently adapted
for cotton raising. Collie has already
been grown m Khiva and Bokhara.
ami au extensive system of nrigatioii
s beiug created to develop other laud
or this crop.
The Mikado of Japan has almost
finished his new palace, which has
akeu six years for its construction.
There are 4'XJ rooms in the building.
mil the dining ha'l wil I seat 1-7 guests.
1 he furniture of the State Depart-
uieht came from Germany. Not the
least interesting object iu the palace la
an Amerlcun piano.
"Only fifty years ago," says Sir
Spencer Wells, "the iieiat;e duration
of 1 1 1 1 m: i n life lu Cleat Britain was
thirty yeais; to-day, according to sta
tistics, it is forty-nine years. Iu fifty
years the population has increased by
elylit millions. At h-ast two miliums
I this Increase may lie put dow n as tlia
fruit of improved sanitary ami medical
work, and ot victory over preventablo
sickness.
John Guy Vassar, founder of the
Vassar Brothers' hospital, who has
been seriously ill for months, and
whose obiluaiy was piinted iu several
iewspa;iers is njw we'd enough to
drive lu his carnage. It Is said of
I irn that recently, while coutined to his
bed. he made $100,000 iu stocks.
A suit at law at Moscow, ami va-
lious investigations, disclose that tea
Is lx-ing shamelessly adulterated. Of
forty-four samples which were ollicially
sual)7.i-d four consisted ot a mixture of
tea and a eel tain kind of if i ass, four
of the grass alone, ami live of tea
which had already ones lieen used. Iu
Moscow the police have found a num
ber of barrels of sweeping intended for
admixture with tea.
-The annual consumption of
feathers In this country lor bedding
purposes is said to am .unit to .'I o hhmki
muii'ls, or .ii.i carloads. In luiuisli
this :$,(. l,00O healthy ge-se must give
up their feathers in a year. 'J'lie gi-en
furnishing tht se are to ln found mainly
in Southern Illinois, M issouii, A rkan
sas, Tennesseo and KetitucKy. The
climate is cold enough to cause tlio
feathers to lie tine and soft, ami not too
cold to make their care a matter of
unprofitable lalicr to the farmeis.
West Virginia thus far hasu't
made much noise. In the world, but
she's big enough to, and growing lu
certain directions. According to re
cent statistics she is linger than Massa
chusetts. Khode Island, Connecticut.
New Jersev and 1 i.-la ware combined.
Their lHipulatn.il is U, '.Hi 'i, '4 ). hers.
CIS, 047. The value of their pro-rty is
over $,0,o3S,)00,oi; of hers, $:i7, Jixi,
0j0. At the same rate per square mile
as the five other States naue-d, her
jxipulatioii would lie 4.07.l,-'!4 and
her true wcaith .j,.'11,(
Mary Anlerson finds lialmg on
the Thames a Cleat lelaxatio i afler
hard theatrical work. .She w li row
four miles :it a stretch, and Is as fresh
at the finish as at the stall Sim
dresses for this exercise In a blu
flannel diess intersected with kn.fti
pleating or while, with lines oi gold
braid, sailor bloii-e bodice and skirt,
aud white straw sailor hat Willi wide
ribbon baud and upright bunch of
loops. No corset, tournure or dragg
ling skirts inteifere with her work.
A Mrs. 1'ratt, in Louisvilin, the
widow of a weil known Presbyterian
divine, is making quite a little lotluim
out of Leateu biscuit, such as she used
to regale her guests on :u hapuier and
more prosperous days. They ara
"home made" under her peisonal su
pervision, white as snow as to crumb
aud golden brown as to crust. Just
such as you may have eaten in many a
Tennessee and Kentucky house where
the divine art of making them is still
possessed by the negro cooks. Mrs.
Pratt sells her biscuit at 10 cents a
dozen, and the demand for them for
luncheons, parties, picnics, etc., has
grown so that she employs several peo
ple besides the original "aunty" who
helped her make the first batch she
sent on trial to the Woman's Ex.
change.
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