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Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XLIIJ.
MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 9, 1SS9.
NO. 42.
I
Rev. I'll- Talmaoe sys he finds
arbitration is everywhere being substi
tuted for war. Tbe construction of war
hips and of Lit; cannon still goes. on,
however. There isimicli in arbitration
to admire, but the European nation
that fails to keep up with the times in
poitit of armies and armament is likely
to get into trouble.
Evev the mod enterprising home
newspaers were "beaten" by their es
teemed English conteinjioraries in
accounts of the recent storm on the
Atlantic coast, London Putfic Opinion
publishes a Keuter's telegram, in which
it is stated that: "Thirty-seven thou
sand persons perished by the wrecks of
vessels on the coast."
Why don't the Xavy Itepartment
and marine architects speak in "miles"
i: stead of "knots" when telling the
i ul. No the distance a warship makes
within a hour? Everybody knows
wli.it a mile is, and very few indued
understand the measure of a "knot."
Wliat's the use of putting laymen to
tl.e trouble of making the calculation
n piired to translate the 2d "knots and
upward, which the Philadelphia-built
ship Baltimore has made, iuto mile, by
tricing every six knots into seven
ml s making neatly 215 miles an
hour? Please, gentlemen, undo your
"knots," and give the public plair
b'atue miles of 1700 yards apiece.
A I.kaikk in Tins. It is a national
coiiipliinent that Paris lias given in
awards to Johns Hopkins University for
its publications. Easily first among all
its fellows the Baltimore scat of learn
ing has been in its enterprise iu the use
of pi int. Its published and manifold
,-enes of phamphlets and essays show
tlie brisk circulation of that life-blood
of a learned institution, the energy
uihI the ambition to be a public edu
cator, to bring the researches of its
fellows and professor into popular use
I v pin ting them Into acressildi form.
The Johns Hopkins University not only
leads, but it keeps touch iu leading, with
the test ambitious aud most clearly ex
pi essed needs of American citizenship.
The f.inatiouFf.iiUi-curer should take
a lessuu from the practitioner lie most
ftroiigly resem")les, the medicine man
ot the Indian tribes. lie makes almost
s much no'se as they do, with singing
aud praying, aud if be des bang the
lrums aud dance strange dance'.
iiMt.lin.r hlji mirtv i.f Veiling ntfi? in
sinewy measures around the sufferer's
couch, there Is some method in bis mad
ness. The medicine man is know ing in
l ei I a and "simples," some of which
xre sudorifics, caluiants, tonics, and he
usually gives his patients some such
decoction along with the chants, ii
permits them to partake of preparations
that the squaws know how to com
pound. Sometimes these things accom
plish the result of cure in spite of tl.e
noisy prayers and incantations to the
contrary. But the fanatical f.ilth-cuier
believer pours out all the nitdlcice,
throws the soothing poultice Isliind the
bed, neglects to have the prescription
tllle I. With all Ids prayers and liynitis
and "paes ' he is not worth so much
as the copper-co!ored practit ioner of
magic, aud the list of deaths anion;
Ieiudtd or helpless sick people continu
ally grows In evidence of his folly.
THE Ctty of Paris, of the Inniau
I.iue of transatlantic steamers, lias
ootue nearer to making a live days trip
than any other vessel that lias evtr
made the run between Fastuct and Fiie
Island, But the White Star Line man
agers are building an ocean racer w hich
thry predict will make the voja e in
less than five days. The livalry of the
different companies to construct vessels
for the transatlantic passenger traffic is
further demonstrate.! by the construc
tion by the ow ners of the French line
of a new ship that is to excel iu size,
speed and beauty any of the present
Heet, among which there are some fine
and fast vessels. The Hamburg- Amer
ican Company has also two new steam
ships on the srocks, which will equal if
not surpass, it is said, iu every respect
any ship now afloat; the Guia fleet will
also be increased by a new vessel of the
fitiest model and highest speed. Ali
these ne steamships will be. ready for
next .summer's service. Those for
whose accommodation they are espec
ially prov ided are not the steerage pas
fugersof Great Britain and the Con
tinent, but the cabin passengers of the
Uuited states. It is for the patronage
of this wealthy and ever increasing
class that the companies are so actively
contending, and for whom they are
building these magnificent and fast
vessels.
Peatii Closed the Book. -The
great-hearted Morality of poor Frank
E'ain.
of the lutti-Oitan. who aiea
WCMitlv .it fc bom in Ilvde Park, was
demonstrated in a final request which
lie made. During his newsjwper career
he wrote a great deal about politics and
Politicians, and he kept a close watch
on the records of men iu political life.
!a his disk he kept a hug scrap book
which he p.it-d clippings from
IPrs published all over the country.
Just before he died, and when he knew
ttat he must go, he called Lis lawyer to
his bedside and said: "Somewhere at
the office you will find a big scrap book
belonging to me. It contains all the
toklnd things I have read about poli
ticians. I wanted their worst records
1 hand for reference In my work. No
when you find that book I want you to J
t..m - ... ... . 1 .1 .
-"luyic idon't want aucn uw
W live after me. It might huit some
no After Blatn's death the request
faithfully carried out The b!g
wk wa!l ruUU( consigned to the
v52ace ha accgr Jaca with biswWi.
A GORILLA'S BRIDE.
Ramarkabla Adventure of an Afri
can Woman In the Congo Regions.
"The natives or Africa are cowards
in war," said Carl Steckleman, the en
plorer. "They pi e'er to Uke prisoner?,
ami comparatively few of the.r ejemies
are killed outright. They are afra d to
strike for fear they will receive a more
damugiug blow in return. They make
slaves of their prisoners, and the
captives have a sorry time.
"Of all enemies they dread the go
rilla most. Ami he is a low that no
mau dare despise. He will fight at
sight. Xumbtrs do not deter him.
He is so human and so desperate in his
defense and attack that tbe Africans
have long learned that to fight with a
gorilla is to fight to the death. This
dreadful animal keeps to the woods, as
It is necessary for him to grasp bold of
the boughs as he walks on his hind legs.
A man is therefore comparatively safe
if he is on the prairie.
"There ares nie extraordinary tl i igs
told of the gorilla. I will relate one of
them. I had always heard it said that
the male gorilla would not harm a
woman. This is a common belief lit
some tribes. One day we came to a
village iu which one hut hail been built
apart from the rest. We Inquired for
the reason of this aud found that it had
been dedicated to a witch. This witch
was gieatly revered. She had been the
wife of a gori'la. 1 he woman had
lived in the village in a house which
stood on the edge of the forest. A
great tree oveihuug her shanty. In
the village all the trees had b-en cut
down as a precaution again -t the go
rillas. One night one of these auimals
come out of the forest, got up Into the
big trees which overhung the womau's
house, climbed onto the roof, tore the
roof off. swung down into the hut,
seized the woman, climbed up through
the hole In the roof up in the tree aud
went away into tbe woods, carrying the
the woman with him. His great
strength made this an easy thing for
hhu to do. He could hold her in one
arm and with his two bind legs and his
one free forearm make his way up and
down trees or through the woods. 1 he
woman was gone for many days. The
people saw that her house roof bad been
torn off. They looked carefully around
the house and saw iliat there were no
tracks whatever. They then knew that
the dread enemy had carried her off.
One day she came back. She told a
uondeiful story. The gorilla had
can led her for miles into the woods,
and finally had climbed a great tree
and deiosited her iu his home. There
he treated her kindly, brought her food
anl drink, but would not permit her to
leave. After watching her carefully
for many days he finally left her, prob
ably Intending to return In a short time
convinced that she would remain. 1 he
woman came down to tbe ground, and
after wandering In the forest for several
days made her way back to the vi.lage.
The people at first were atiout to kill
her. but they finally coiiclu-led that slie
was possessed of extraordinary powers.
They therefore built her a house for
herself, supplied her with every cointort
and looked up to her as a sacied
person."
Parental Mismanagement.
There are mnny mothers who nver
had any divine cull to be nch- They
have no tact in management and no
discrimination to discern between the
offense of a soiled dress and a broken
moral law; at least, they quite as often
make as much noise alxmt the other,
and the child is often led to think that
the stilled frock is the worse offense.
There are 8nie people who inveigh
against over-severity and others who
are equally sure that everything in a
child's discipline must le accomplished
lv loving lHTsuasion alone, Both are
right and both are wrong, but that is
not the place to draw the distinction at
till. The iniiMrt4int point is to consi
der the probuble effect of the act on the
diameter ot the child himself; this
alone cnu determine whether leuienee
or severity should be the order of the
hour.
There are some things which the
child does which may le somewhat an
noying, but which aro essentially tran
sient iu their nature; aud so long ns no
disreect or unkiudness is intended to
anvone, it is not worth while to say much
uUmt the matter or even to notice it;
bnt when a child is learning to use bad
language, or does an act of cruelty
though no more than pulling off a fly's
wing, or is defaciug a valuable object,
or first stretches out his little hand to
take what b. longs to another, one
should not hesitate an instant, but call
tbe offender to account on the spot and
enforce a strict moral lesson. Often
this will be enough; but if not, then a
punishment suited to the offense mnst
lie inflicted to enforce the prohibition.
When Tiu are annoyed aud mortified
lv what voiir children do and the way
thev apiH.-ar, stop and think whether
you have anv real cause tor chagrin or
not; and if you see nothing that is go
ing to affect their future character un
favorably do not worry. It may le
annoving to have Johnny go on all
fours" like a dog. when the minister
calls, or to have Susie spill cranberry
sauce on her white dress, when there is
company at tea; but these are transitory
things and there is no danger that either
of them will do these things when he
grows up, nor do they affect his honesty
ur kind heartedness. Such things wul
perish of themselves; but if you Bee lit
tle things, mere straws floating on the
wind, which show that your child is
getting into habits that will injure his
moral character, there is no time for
dallvingand overlooking. If parents
had" tact, discernment, aud the courage
of their couvictions, we should have
fewer examples of children who aro
principally noted for their bold-face.t
disregard of parental authority and
their bad manuers toward the public
in general. ilouckerpcr.
SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT BABIES.
Among Vosges peasanU. children born
at new moon are supposed to have their
tongues Utter hung than others, while
those born at ihe last quarter are sup
posed to have less tongue but better
reasoning powers. A daughter born
during the waxing moon la always pre
cocious. Welsh mothers put a pair l
tongs or a knife iu the cradle U insure
the safety of their children: the knife
U also used for the same purpose in
n.e parts of England, lion man in
mother, tie red ribbons around the an
kles of their children to preserve them
from harm, while Ksthom.n mothers
attach bitsof asafetid- to the necks of
Iheir offspring. In Holland gwr lie.
men " I V .r nnt into the
aalt, oreao. - ' , T
cradle of the new-born babe. In Ire
Wa belt made of woman. J hairM
Xd .bout a child to keep harm
IwaV Upon the birth of a child in
we"r Brittany the neighboring wo-
t-ka it in charge, wash it,
A?f eandmrub its head with
0U to seller the cranium bonea, It
then wraitad nn ii tir-Vi knn.ii. i
its hps are anointed with brandv to
i mil rreion. in modern
( ire tliA tnnlliaii lu.f1. : Ai-
child In its cradle, turns three times
u-ouna oeiore Uie lire whUe singing
" moriie songio ward on evil spinta.
la ScotLinil it is Mfli.l that
empty cradle will insure the coming of
other occupants for it. In London the
mother llcs m Imnk nn.lu t.
of the new-born infant that it may be
quick at reading, and puts money into
the first bath to guarantee its jiosses
sion in the future. In Turkey the child
is loaded with amnlets as soon as it is
born, and a small bit of mud well steep
ed in hot Valur tiri.nava.1 Kw w... -
charms, is stuck on its forehead. In
opuu me cuiid s lace is swept witn a
pine-tree bough to bring good luck.
Interesting Story of a Royal Wed
dlng Gift.
There is (says Vanity lair) a history
attached to one of the wedding gifts
accepted by the Prince of Wales on
behalf of Princess Louise that is so
characteristic of the keen interest felt
by the Vjueen iu anything connected
with India that it deserves to be re
corded. Southern Iudia has long been
known for its Swaiui jeivehy; but the
form and figures of the typical S wa
rn lese are so outrageous as frequently
lo o"eud Western notions of propriety.
To bridge over the difficulty an ener
getic I'drsee Mr. Franijee restoujee
lihumgara detei mined to refine S wami
carving so that, while retaining its
really distinctive features, it should vie
iu chasteiu ss with the best efforts of
the I-onilon goldsmith. To this end he
visited F.uJanl, carefully took heed of
West ud establislnueirs, and return
ing to India settowoik lo carry out
his ideas. Theie was one thing that
Mr. Frambee learned here in addition
to acquiring ideas of carving, and that
was that, to make anything "go," it
must become the fashion, aud that the
surest way of becoming fashionable was
to w In a royal !mil- of approval. Ac
cordmgly Mr. Frauijee, having galued
entrance to Windsor, tol 1 Ins tale to
the 0,ueen, who at on.-e caught up the
idea, and oppoiuted him her siiecia
jeweler for Indian art jewelry. Thus
powerfully encauragtd. Air. Fiamjee
returned to his own laud full of the
qews of the k ndness of Ihe Kmpies,
and raised great enthusiasm for the
person of the sovereign against his
fellow-workers. Xov comes the pretty
part of the story. Xo sooner was the
inteJliceuce of the Princess Louise's
intruded wedding dashed to Ind a than
these workers iu precious metals vgret-d
to show their appieciation of the deep
obligation they owe the Queen, ar
ranged that Mr. Framj' O, as their rep
resentative, should present a magnifi
cently carve. I casket to tho happy
bride. M r. Frauijee has encd to Lou
don with the casket, an I appealed to
the Lueeu for guidance. The tutea
remembered his former visit, aud in-tunat'-d
her desiie to Marlborough
lloufe that the gift be accepted, w ith
the lesult llit the casket formed one
of the most attractive of the many
gifts that charmed the delighted guests
of the Pr nee of Wales.
An Anecdote of Olo Bull,
The famous Norwegian violinist, Ole
Hull, when traveling in America, go'ng
dowu the Mississippi, met on the steam
boat a party of haif savage men, colon
ists from the West, While reading
bis newspa'ier, he was accosted by one
of the men, with the request that the
fi Idler would take a drink with them.
offering him a whisky flask at the same
time.
"I thank you," be said, ' but I never
drink whisky."
Wifi a curs j the fellow said: "If you
can't drink, come aud fight then,"
The mau's comrads had gathered
round lrm meantime, aud they a'l
cred: "IT you won't drink, you must
fiht. You look strong; show us what
you are good for."
"A Norseman can fight as well as
anybody, when his blood is up," replied
Ole Bull; "but I can't fight when my
Hood is cold, and why should I ?"
"You look like a strong fellow, and
you shall fight."
Seeing no way of escape. Ole Bull
said: "Since you insist on testing my
strength; and there Is no reason for
tig -ting, 1 will tell you what I will do.
I et any one of you take hold of me in
any way he likes. In half a minute he
shall lie on his back at my feet.
A big fellow was chosen who stepped
forward and grasped the violinist round
the waist, but was instantly thrown
over his head by a sudden wrench, and
lay senseless on the deck. The fainting
man was soon revived, and hisquestion:
"How In the world was 1 thrown down
here? ' was answered by a shout of
laughter from bis companions, iu which
ha himself joined. He sprang to his
feet and said; "Take this knife home
with you; you Oght well; you ure as
quick as lightning."
Queer Ways of Choosing a Minister.
The Mennonites of the Hammer
Creek district held a special meeting re
cent ly to select a minister according to
the usual custom. Twenty-one Bibles
were placed upon a table in tbe meeting
hou-e. one containing a piece ot paper.
Twenty-one eligible members of the
congregation then passed around the
table, each taking one of tbe Bibles.
The one containing the slip of paper fe 1
lo Jonas Hess of Lititz, and be was ac
cordingly declared called to the roiu
ul y aud eudowed with tbe ministerial
authority.
Carving on Peach Stones.
rroperzia di Rossi, a maiden of rare
beauty, great refinement and unusual
education, gave herself very early in
life to the study of art. "Minute trac
ery " was her forte. The first work of
this gifted girl was carving on a peach
stone the crucifixion of our Saviour a
work comprising many figures, execu
tions ?, disciples, women and soldiers;
all moot remarkable for delicacy and
perfection of expression, and au admir
able distribution of the groups. In the
cabinet of gems in the gallery of Flor
ence is still to be seen a cherry 'tone on
which is carved a chorus of saints, in
which seventy beads may be counted.
Among other women of the Sixteenth
century noted as sculptors, fresco
painters and engravers, one of TiLin's
pupils, Irene di Spilimberg, highly
educated, surrounded by luxury and
with everything beautiful about her,
devoted herself wholly to art. Sjme
ot her works are still extant, and she
must have used her time and energies
to great purpose, for she died at the age
of 19.
Orenos is a medium between knowl
edge and ignorance.
Too must stand your ground when
under evil reports.
The "Coodest" Mother.
Evening wu falllnc raid Dd dark.
And people hurried aloujc the war. J-
A if they were lonjrtne soon to mark
Their own home caudle's cheering ray- "
Before m toiled in the whirling wind.
A woman with bundle great and .mii,
And after her tuiceed a at-p behind.
Tha bundle the luved tha best of au.
A dear ltttle roly-poly boy.
With roy eheek and a iaeket bine.
Laughing and ehaiterinz. full of joy :
Aud here bat he aaid 1 tell you true:
You're the coodest mother that ever was,"
A voiee as cl-ar a thef-pret bird's:
And I n sure the clad Young heart had cause
To utter the sweet of tbe lovely words.
Tertian the woman had worked all day
w ashing or scrubbing : pexhap she sewed ;
I know by her weary footfall's way
T bat life fur her was an uphill road.
But here was comfort, children dear!
Think what a comfort you might rive
To the very best frieud you can have here
The mother, dear, in whose house you five.
If once in a w hile you'd stop and say.
In task or play, for moment s jiause.
Ana tell her iu sweet and winning way.
- Vou re Uie goodest niolher iliat ever was."
THE STORM.
At the close of 1S11. In the estate of
Xenaradovo,lived Gavrilo Gavrilovitcb,
a Russian proprietor. II is unbounded
hospitality and frankness won him
many friends among the neighboring
proprietors. While many would visit
him to partake of his hospitality or to
play a game of ca ds with his wife,
I'a-askova Pietrovna, an amiable and
prepossessing lady of 40, the thoughts
and aspirations of the majority were
chiefly centered upou his 17-year-old
daughter JJasha. who, iu addition to
her fine manners, pretty face and
statue-like figuie, was a wealthy heir
ess, and many a sleepless night did that
little circumstance cause the young
men of the towu. But like many other
girls of her age aud station in the Rus
sian provinces, Ma-ha had been brought
up ou the French novel, aud It goes
without saying tliat she was passion
ately in love. The object of her aflec
liou, who was also he.- ideal of a he o,
was a poor army officer, who lived a
few versts away from her father's es
tate. Of couise her ''ideal" recipro
cated ber love. But, alas, tiue ljve
seldom runs smooth. Masha's parents
positively objected to the match an I
the young man's welcome became
cooler every day. This, however, did
not hinder the lovers fiom correspond
ing or from meeting quite fiequently in
the forest. Amid romantic surround
ings, with no human being to det ct o
to oveibear t'leni, they would pledge to
each other eternal love, would bewail
their fate and devise all so:ts of
iclieui's. Kloicment was of course
proposed iu due season by the young
man, and as Masba was an ardent ad
mirer of all soi Is of adventures pei train
ing to beioism.it more than pleased
her romantic imagination.
Tbe cold winter put an end to their
secret interviews; the more voluminous,
however, became their con espondence.
Vladimir would entreat bis beloved in
every letter to entrust her destiny to
him; to elope; to keep out of a'ght until
the excitement should be over; then to
appear be Tore her parents, who would
undoubtedly become resigned to the
inevitable, to kneel down before them
and beg their forgiveness and blessing.
And i his, according to his calculations,
would surely end in: "Come, children,
to our embrace and be happy." All
this see nit d very fascinating to Masha,
aud without much meditation, she con
sented to follow the cour e suggested
by her lover. And the course was this:
On the day of her departure she was
to decline taking her meals with her
parents at the table, pretending to suf
fer with a severe headache. Thus she
would be enabled to make preparations
for the journey in her room. Her ser
vant, who was in the secret, was to
accompany her to the ga'den gate,
where a troika, or span of three bor. es,
seut by Vladimir, would be in waiting.
They were then to diive as fast as the
horses could carry tliem to tbe church
in the village of Dshadrino, where
Vladimir would be sure to meet them.
Now if anyone spent a most miserable
and sleepless night in Gavrilo Gavrilo
v.tch's house it was his daughter Ma
sha. After packing her things and
clothes she wrote two very long lette.s
one to ber Intimate friend, a young
girl of her own age, and tbe other to
her parents. She took leave of them
in the most touching and pathetic
words, ascribing her rash action to a
providential will, expiesslng her hope
iliat her step towards "perfect happi
ness" might not incur their anger and
concluding that the happiest moment
in her life would be that when their
paternal blessing will be bestowed upon
their daughter and her most noble
husband. After sealing her letters with
a seal, upon which two Impassioned
hearts with an appropriate line under
neath were engraved, she threw herself
upon her bed and fell in a sort of a
dieam. Awful visions kept her half
awake. At one time it seemed to her
that at tbe very moment she took her
seat on the sleigh and was ready to
drive to Dshadrino her father overtakes
her; he drags ber down and throws her
into a bottomle-s cave. Down she goes
with a broken and horror stricken
heart. Then the sees her Vladimir
lying upon the ground, pale and bleed
ing. He implores ber in a heart-rending
voice to marry her ere lie parts with
life. Many other horrid visions or a
similar nature pass before her iu rap d
succession. At last she awoke, paler
than usual, and this time with a leal
headache. Iler parents saw at a glance
that some trouble weighed upou her
mind and their tender care and inces
sant questions as to her health and wel
fare made her heatt the more oppie sed.
She made au effort to soothe their
anxiety, to assume a happy and cheer
ful face, but failed. Evening camp.
Tbe thought that it was her last day
under her parent's roof gave her no
peace. She coild scarcely control her
feelings. Sbe mentally took leave of
11 the people in the house, of all the
surroundings. Supper was served. Her
heart beat faster than ever, as she de
clared that she would be compelled to
remain in ber room.
It was nearly midnight when Masha
and I er maid left the house. Tereshka.
Vladimir's driver, as already awaiting
th m at the garden gate. He helped
them into tbe sle'gh, and after arrang
ing tbe bundles aud packages and see
ing that his mast r's "jeael" was com
fortably seated, took up the reins and
in five minutes they were beyond the
1 mils of Gavrilo Gavi ilovitche's f state.
While Tereska is taking ca t of
Maslia we shall turn our attention to
our gallant officer. Vladimir ha 1 his
hands full all day. In the mornlDg he
visited tbe Dshadrino minister, who,
after considerable difficulty and upon
rec-iving a handsome deposit, con
sented to marry him. Then he set ont
in search of tbe thres necessary wit
ness s. The first one he met a i etired
colonel, D avin consented to accom
modate h m. This adventure, be as
sumed him, r c Uiel to him Ids past as
sociations and Irs own adventures. He
insisted upon Vladimir's staying for
dinner, assuring him that the e would
be no difficulty la finding two in re
witnesses. And so it happened that t o
sooner was dinner over than two local
proprietors weie announced. Both e e
in favor of the man iag-, ss v. ell as of
tbo means of effecting it. and, of
course, were ready kt a moment's no
tice to offer their services and, should
circumstances require it, to sacrifice
their lives for the uob'e ciuse. Vladi
mir was overjoyed. Heemb'aced bis
friends and after bidding them an af
fectionate dosvidanie (good-bye) liur
riei oil to msks tbe necessary p.ej a a
tLns. Tb day drew to a close. Night set
in. . A strong northern wind filled tho
air with burning cold. A "luiatel"
(storm) Vladimir thcught to Limst-lf as
he sat in the sleigh driving as rapidly
as bis bor e could carry bim to Dsha
drino, where he intended to arrive be
fore Maslia. Tbe road to Dshadrino
was familiar to him, and he expected
to traverse the short distance in an
hour at the most. The reverse of his
expectations, however, was the result.
The wind grew stronger and strocger,
culminating soon in a raging and
blinding mow storm. The road was
swept out of sight, tho familiar sur
roundings van'shed. Vladimir's effoi ts
to keep to the right track were fruit
less. The horse went on at a hapha
zard, now ascending a snow-diift and
now falling and upsetting the sleigh in
a ravine. An hour, two passed, but
not the slightest sign of Dshadrino.
The storm continued raging. The
prospects for a brighter sky were any
thing but promising. The poor h. rse
was completely tired out, being scarcely
able to move on. A'ladimtr was in
despair. A cold sweat badewel his
face.
At last it occured to bim that be was
traveling the wrong wiy. He stopied,
reflect d a m ment, made some sort of
a geographic 1 calculilioa aud turned
totheiignt. lie c insulted his watch;
it was iast two in the morning. Oh,
horror! But towards Dshadrino be
went, in sp.te of the boundless snow
field and the innumerable snow drifts
and ravines that lay before him. X ow
and then his sleigh would upset, throw
ing him into the snow. But his own
bodily comfort was the least to be
thought of.
At last a welcome object presented
itself to his sight. It was a small for
est. BIessed be the Lord," he thought
to himself. "D.-hadriuo must be near."
Thus encouraged ha drove onward.
But the farther he went the mo: a em
barrassed became his position and the
more horrid were the thoughts that
filled Lis mind. Only now he began to
realize the full extent of his perilous
adventure. He lashed the horse; the
poor animal made an effort to move.
He lashed it again and again, but it
would not trot. Gradually, bowever,
be parsed the forest. . The plain, snowy
field, stretching in the distance as far
as bis eye could reach, presented itself
once more to bis sight. Although the
storm subsided and the bright moon
Lung once again over his cheerless and
monotonous surroundings, it was bit
terly cold. As he drove along, contem
plating all sorts of means to extricate
himself from his perilous position, he
beheld a village, consisting of four or
five little huts. He directed his borse
towards it, and as he reached the first
but began to rattle at t' e window with
all the might of a man for whom there
is nothing left but despa r. A few
moments later the window was raised
and a long, gray beard, apparently
belonging to the master of the house,
became visib'e.
"What is it you want?"
"Can you tell me how far it is to
Dshadrino?"
"Dshadrino! Dshadrinol Let me see.
I 'reckon It will be about ten versts."
A thunderbolt or an electrical shock
could not have had more effect upon
Vladimir than these words. He re
mained upou the spot, mot'onless, like
a mau doomed to death.
"And where do you corre from?"
resumed the old man. Vlad-mir had
no patience to answer bis question.
"Can I hire your horse to take me
there?" he u'.tered at last.
"Hire my horse! Why, man, wait
till I buy one!"
"Then give me a guide, I w;ll pay
him all he wants for his services"
"This I'll do. Just wait a second,
I'll send out my son aud he will take
you there," said the old man disappear
ing iu the darkness. The young fel
low, armed with a dubina. soon ap
peared and, without losing any time,
they started on their way to Dshadrino.
Morning dawned when they reached
their destination. The church was
locked. After paying his guide he
directed his steps towards the minis
ter's house. Alas, his team was not
to be seen there. How sad the news
that awaited him.
But let us return to Kenaradovo and
see what is going on iu Gavrilo Gavril
ovitcbe's house.
Nothing in particular.
As usual, the old folks rose early in
the morning Gavrilo Gavrllovitch ap
pearing in his ancient "kolpak" and
felt jacket, and Poraskovia Petrovua
iu ber warm morning gown. The
samovar was brought iu, the table was
set and as Mash f i'ed to appear in
the gostlnnu1, or dining room, a serv
ant maid was dispatched to her apart
meat to inquire how she felt in gen
eral. The maid soon returned an
nouncing that the baruishuia (miss)
had a restless night, but that r-he felt
much better now and would soon join
them at the table. The mail had no
sooner made her report than Masha
apiared, approaching her papenka and
mamenka with an affectionate good
morning.
"How is your health, dear?" inqu red
Gavrilo Gavrilovitch.
"1 feel much better, papa," replied
Masha.
"You must have caught cold,
Masha," interposed Taraskovia I'e
trovna. "That may be, Mamenka."
The day passed quietly, but towards
evening Masha tool sick. A doctor
was inline liately sent for. and when lie
arrived two hours later he found tbe
patient iu a state of delirium. It soon
feveloped into a high fever, and for
two weeks ths poor girl hovered be
tween li e and dea'.h.
No one in the houss bad the slightest
idea about tbe intended elopement.
Tbe letter which she addressed to her
parents the night previous she destroyed
as soon as she returned home, and the
maid, fearing to incur tbe anger an 1
punishment of her masters, kept the
secret to herself. The minister and t'.e
witnesses were alike reticent about the
matter (they bad good cause for it).
And as to Tereshka, Vladimir's driver
he knew well how to keep a secret,
even when drunk, the more so when
1 sober. Thus the tecret was kept sacred
by over half a dozen conspirators. But
Masha herself Jn her delirium began to
unravel the mystery. Yet her mother,
ho never left her daughter's room,
paid no attention to her words. She
merely ascribed them to the fact of
Masha being iu love with Vladimir,
thinking that in all probability her
unsuccessful love was the chief cause
or her sickness. Something had to be
done, and one fine morning she con
sulted l.er husband anJ some of their
neighbors as to the advisability of grat
ifying Masha's wish. All came to the
conclusion that such was Masha's lot;
that the inevitable must happen; that
IKverty is no crime; that it is not riches
that make the mau, but vice versa, aud
so forth. When our couscieuce is
pricked and we find no justification for
our despo'.ic deeds we generally cling to
highly moral texts, which upon other
occasions may not convey the slightest
meaning to us.
In the meantime Masha became con
valescent. Vlad mlr was no longer to
be seen in Gavrilo Gavrilovitch 's
bouse. The rude reception offered him
during bis last visit kept trim aloof
from their house. One more council
was held and it was decided to write
and ask him to pay a visit. But their
surprise may be Imagined when in
answer to their invitation he wrote a
very indignant letter, declaring his
determination never to cross their
threshold, asking them to forget him,
the unhappiest of mortals, and conclud
ing that death was his only hope and
consolation. A few days later they
heard that Vladimir bad entered the
army. This occurred in 1812.
Weeks and mouths passed by and
none dared to speak of Vladimir in
Masha's presenc. She, in her turn,
never mentioned his name. At the
end of four months, while glancing over
a daily pa(er, she hapued to s e his
name mentioned among those mortally
wounded In the battle at Borodiuo. She
became almost prostrated with grief
and grave fears were once more enter
tained as to tbe possible consequences.
Nothing serious, however, was the
result, Five weeks later Gavrilo
Gavrilovitch died, leaving to Masha
all his possessions. But her fortune
never cheered her. Poor Paraskovia
Petrovna was almost overcome with
grief and Masha's attention was now
wholly devoted to her mother. Nena
radovo, with its sorrowful recollections,
was no longer attractive to them, and
they decided to leave it and make their
home In the city of N. There, amid
the new surroundings, they thought
they would enjoy the peace and quie
tude of life. They were disappointed,
bowever, when a number of swells,
ready at any moment to offer thei
bauds and hearts to the charming
young heiress, though she never encour
aged any of them, crowded their house
every evening. Her mother would oc
casionally speak to her ou the . subject
of marriage, but Masha would always
avoid discussing this matter. Although
Vladimir was no longer among the liv
ing he died at Moscow at the time
when the French entered that city
yet the memory of the man she had
loved was sacred to her; at least she
kept everything that had any associa
tion with his past, his books, his draw
ings, his music, as well as the verses
which he had copied expressly for ber.
Her friends often admired her firm
ness and wondered at her devotion, but
many were anxious and impatient to
see a hero capable of conquering the
heart of this virgin Artemesia.
In the meantime the Franco-Russian
war drew to its close. Our regiments
were returning from the battle-ueid.
Young aud old turned out to meet them
with appropriate songs and music. Our
gallant officers were bedecked with
crosses and medals a mark of distinc
tion not so easily attained in our army.
Here and there a soldier would be sur
rounded by a group of ieople, who
would eagerly listen to his heroic tales
of the war. French and German words
were liberably used by the soldiers in
their talk. A time of rapture and
glory I A time never to be forgotten by
our countrymen.
And the women! Our women at
that time were irreproachable! Their
usual reserve vanished, their Joy and
glory knew no bounds, their rapture
was intoxicating; when meeting the
heroes they shouted hurrah, and up
In the air went their caps.
The great event of the return of the
u:my and the close of the war seemed
to be more appreciated iu the little
towns and villages than in the large
cit es. The appearance of an officer in
a saiall town was looked upon by its
inhabitants as a great event. Mammas
with marriageable daughters adored
him, young maidens would dream of
hlni, while the swallow-tailed young
men, being completely thrown into the
shade by the hero of the day, generally
wished that he had never c jine to their
town.
Although still surrounded by a host
of admirers Masha was as cool and in
different to them as at the lime when
she first came to the city. She changed,
however, ber opinion when one fine
afternoon a wounded colonel, Bruuln.
with a medal and a Georgian cross in
his buttonhole, and a very handsome
and attractive face, which seemed the
more interesting because of it pale
ness, was introduced to her. He was
quite young iu the neighborhood of
thirty-two or three. Masha, of course,
made an exception iu his c; se. She
would talk to him upon various sub
jects, would become animated in bis
presence, and although none could
charge her with coquetry or nutation,
yet bad a poet seeu them ho would
have surely said:
".Se amor non e, che dunche?" As to
Brunio, he was certainly a fine, ami
able young fellow. He posses.-ed that
sense of humor aud self-respect which
seldom fails to please women. His re
lations to Maslia were unrestrained and
quite natural, and yet one cojld see
almost at a glance that there was some
thing more thau mere friendst.ip be
tween them. He appeared to be quits
settled aud reserved, although rumor
had it that once upon a time he was
the greatest mischief-maker living.
This, however, did not lower him in
Masha's estimation. On the contrary,
she tegarded his past trl-ks as some
thing quite natural to youth and ac
tivity. What had interested her most,
more than his tenderness, more than his
pleasant conversations, more than his
bandaged arm, was his silence, often
accompanied by heavy sighs. Indeed,
her curiosity aud imagination upon
such occasions were almost beyond her
control. She could not help ackuowl
ing that be took more thau an ordinary
merest in her, while oa t!i other hand
be, too, must have observed that of all
ber admirers he wai the only one who
received her attention. What then had
kept him from falling at her feet and
declaring his love? What Was the
oause Was it that timidity which
goes hand In hand with true love or the
mere po'icy of a cunning dangler? She
reflected upon the matter aud came to
the conclusion that timidity could be
the only cause. Her impatieuce grew
stronger and stronffer. Susiense, of
whatever nature it m glit lie, and espe
cially when love is at stike, is always
burdensome to women. One evening
Brunin appeared In tier room his face
paler thau usual and bis beautiiul eyes
expressing that tenderness which is
both bewitching and powerful. She
thought the long-wished-for moment
had come at last. But the "declara
tion" was not made.
Her neighbors and friends in the
meantime discussed her wedding as a
matter of fact, while ber mother was
simply delighted with her prospective
son-in-law. Thus time passed on.
One morning, while Paraskovia
Petrovna was busily engaged iu look
ing over an old almanac, Bruuiu en
tered her room. "Can Masha be seen?"
he asked. "You will see her iu the
Harden," replied the old woman. "I
will expect you to have dinner with
us." As Bruu'n went out Paraskovia
Petrovna crossed herself, supplicating
the Almighty that the proposal of mar
riage might take place.
Brunlu found Masha by the pond
under a willow, all dressed in white and
with a book in her hands. "A real
heroine of a novel," he thought to him
self. After the first few words Masha
cut the conversation short, thus effect
ing that mutual embarrassment from
which theie was but one way of rid
ding themselves and that was for Bru
niu to ojien his heart. And so he did.
He fell ou his knees, declaring in a
most solemn and impassioned voice that
he loved her most dearly, that his life
without ber was not worth living.
'But,' he added, "I have acted care
lessly, most carelessly, by seeing and
hearing you every day. I bad no right
to seek your acquaintance and friend
ship. U, wretched man that I am. It
is too late, too late now! Your memory
will always haunt me, your charming
image will give me no peace, o, th; t
I could be spared this torturel Try to
forget and forgive me, dear Masha. I
am unworthy of you! That obstacle "
"That obstacle always existed," mid
Masha, in a suppressed voice. "1 could
never be your wife "
"I know," he replied, quietly, l'I
know that you hive once loved. But
he is dead, aud time effaces the sweet
est of memories. The thought that I
might have been happy with you if "
"Not another word, for Uol's sak ;
not another word; you torment me "
"Yes, I know. 1 feel that I might
have been happy, that you might have
I ecu mine, but, oh miserable man that
I am, I am niarrled!"
Masha looked at him aghast for a
moment, hardly realizing her whete
a bouts.
"Yes," I am a man ied man," re
sumed Brunin, more firmly, "but I
have uot the slightest idea who my
wife is, where she is, whether I will
ever see her again."
"Is it possible?" exclaimed Masha,
scarcely being ablo lo control her ex
citement, "is it possible? Tell me all
about it! I will later "
"In the beginning of 1812," said
Brunin, "I was on my way to VUno,
where our regiment was theu stationed.
It wai a cold night, a storm was rag
ing, we lost our way and my driver was
lu despair. But as I was in great haste
to reach Vilno I ordered him to proceed
legardless of the weather. We crossed
hills and vallles and river?, and after
being frozen almost to death, entered a
village. As we drove along the street
I suddenly beheld a light; a few min
utes later we found ourselves In front
of a church. It was dimly illuminated;
some jieople were inside. 'This way,
this way!' I heard several voices shout
ing. 1 ordered the driver to stop the
horses. 'What have you lieen doing all
this while?' remarked someone; 'why,
your girl is In despair, the minister was
at a loss to know what to do, and we
were just ready to drive home.' With
out considering the situation I entered
the church and was soon directed t-j a
dark corner, where Uon a bench lay
the bride, while a girl, evidently her
maid, busied herself about her.
'Thanked be the Lord, you are he e at
last,' cried tbe girl tome. 'Why, the
baruishma (miss) is overcome with
grief.' I hal no sooner directed my
attention from the bride when the half
blind old minister approached asking
mo if I was ready for the aliar.
'Certainly, certainly,' said I, hardly
knowing what I was about The bride
was helped to the altar; she impressed
me as a good looking girl O, wretched
man that I am!
"I took the place beside her at the
altar. The minister was impatient, the
three witnesses and the maid supported
the bride, aud it seemed that their en
tire attention was given to her. We
were married. 'Kiss each other, com
manded the minister, after the cere
mony was over. My wifa removed the
veil from her face and as I was ready
to kiss her she drew back shrieking,
-Away! away! It is not he!' Ail
turned their frightened eyes on me. I
retreated quietly, threw myself Into the
sleigh and was soon out of the village,
leaving a scene of horror behind inc."
"My God!" exclaimed Masha, "and
you have no idea what has become of
your poor wife?"
"Not the slightest; nor do I know
the name of that village or where it is
situated. 1 thought so little at the
time of such tricks that it soon escaed
my memory. My driver, who was with
me at the time, hal long piuue died in
the war and here I am, wiib not the
slightest prospects of ever finding the
woman ou whom I played such a cruel
joke. "
"Strange, indeed," cried Masha,
clasping her hands. "Aud do you no
longer recognize the girl whom you
married on that stormy night?"
Brunin grew pale and fell at her feet
Not What It Used to Be.
It is by no means uncommon that In
the course of be. tie rebuilt a town loses
the charm of old associations. Au
English writer tells a story which shows
this point with unconscious absurdity.
A certain Mayor of Norwich was
selected for royal favor because of his
kind treatment of the wretched remnant
of the English army which found
shelter in the city after an ill-fdtej ex
pedition against the Dutch. When the
Mayor was pre-nted at court his
Majesty honored him by a few words oi
conversation,
'Ah. Mr. Mayor, Norwich is a very
ancient city, is it not?"
"it used to be. your Majesty," wai
the Mayor's regretful reply.
Dxsoohd in a union may prove fata
to ita continuance.
No hungry man was ever relieved by
crtuaba oi comfort.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A sagacious canine at Johnstown,
Pa., is not going to get caught in an
other flood If It cau help it. Every
time it rains the dog rushes to u
fourth story and renia:us there until the
downpour is over.
An old church in Cahokia, 111.,
that was built in lo4 of cedar logs, was
torn down reten'.ly to make way for a
more modem builJlng. There were
only two churches iu America at St.
Augustlue and Santa Fe that wero
older.
Sir William Ilareourt made a
rather amusimr slip of the tomrue in his
speech at the Eighty Club at Home re
cently. "It is au old saying," he re
marked, "that honesty is the best,
policy, and a man once said. 'I know U
well, liecause 1 have tried both. ' 1
have tried both " but then a burst of
laughter almost drowned the ensuing
words, "office aud Opposition."
Owners of orange proves In South
ern California have, it is nai l, reaped a
lionanza this season, as the pi ice of the
fruit has leen hiirli and a read nisiket
secured both on the Pacific coast and
here lu the East. One widow iu Kiv
erside, who has a twenty-acre prove in
full bearing, sold her crop for $Ii,ihui,
and several others have dono as well,
although a fair net average yie'd is
$300 au acre.
A colored man had a lively time of
it in WilliarusjKMt, recently. He attemp
ted to remove Mine honey from the heart
of au elm tree, that had just twn cut
down, when the Ines attacked him
They stung hnu almut the face and
hands, and even got under his lot'.es.
After this he naturally lost all Interest
in the honey, butotheis cleaned out the
tree, getting at least 73 poiiudt o; the
sweet deposit.
The cords atlachi d to a bunch of
rubber balloons became twisted about
the arm of -year-old Sophie S wa.li, at.
Sheflleld Park, Chicago, recently, :u,,i
the chill was cairie 1 up into the air
and out over the lake. T. e despatch
says that a sharpshooter Mi-oicded lu
piercing several of the, balloons, and
the bunch descended, the child lieiinj
rescued without getting her fei-t. wel.
Chicago is thus weil named thu Windy
City.
(Jn both sides of the Joseu Fjord,
on the west coast of Norway, moun
tain rise pencnd!culai ly to a height of
several thousand feet. Kecently stones
and rocks, some of w hich are sa d to
have been as large a a house, began to
Tall ou the western side or the fjord.
The avalanche continued for over two
hours, accompanied by a noise heard
ten miles distant. A black cloud set
tled over the fjord, the water of which
was in terrible commotion for a long
lime.
Bosworth-Sniith, in a repot t ou the
Kolar gold field, lu Southern India, is
sued by the Madras Government, re
cords some "finds" of mining Imple
ments, fragments of bones, an oil lamp,
and broken pieces of earthenware, in
cluding a crucible, the remains of an
cient mining operations. lie expresses
astonishment at tho fact that tho old
miners were able to reach depths of J'l )
feetor 300 feet through hard rock with
the simple appliances at their com
mand. Prof. Oldriere, the water walker,
narrowly escaped being drowned, while
giving an exhibition at -Nautasket
lieach, near Boston. His shoes, llueo
feet long and sh:i ied like boats, eauio
off, and he was about to sink, lieiug
unable to swim, when one of the shoes
floated within reach. He grasjie l it,
and by its aid kept afloat unt il assist
ance arriveih lie was much exhausted
and didn't fully recover until after an
hour's nursing lieside a warm lire. Tho
shoes floated out to fea.
To searc'i for sunken treasure. An
other expedition Is about to leave ling
land in search of sunken treasure. This
exiedilion, which has the recognition
of Lloyd's, is to proceed to tho west
coast of Africa to attempt to n cover
the specie, gold dut ami ivory, which
went down in the African steamer
Gambia some twelve years ago. The
valuables were in the kteamur's main
room and safe, and it is the lielief of
the promoters of the expedition that
the sale Is intact with tl.e money, etc..
Inside. A diver is reported to have re
covered, a few years ago, about il,ij.)
worth of ivory from the ves.e!.
The old war horse Comanche, th
survivor of the famous Custer massa
cre. Is still handsomely care I for at the
Government's exjens. An exchanti
relates: "By sjiecial onler of the mili
tary authorities Comanche is provided
with a comfortable s-ta'.l, fitted up
esjiecially for him, out in Dakota. -No
one is permitted to lide him, and he is
not allowed to do any woi k whatever.
Kiddled with bullets and scarnd with
sabre wounds, his tcdy sj.eaks elo
quently of the perilous duty he has tier
formed In his 11 yeais of service under
the Governm nt."
An almost successful attempt to
wreck an exnress train wji made re
cently lu New 1 1 atnpshlre ly two
brothers, age ! 10 and 8 years iksk-c-tively.
The tram was running at full
speed when the engine encountered 1
or 15 iron fish-plates pod along the
rails. The engine n.ade a fe.irfnl jump,
but was not thrown from the track.
Nobody was injui -d and no damage
was done, although the e- a; was a
reuiarknb!y narrow on.-. The bos
were detaiiM-d by an employe of tho
rs..i.t u-li.i thoiirrl.f thev U'i-im mi:.:i A:ivs
and to bim they confessed that they
nan piacci me ousu u umn ou mi
track out of revenge for being put If
another train. They weie put under
arrest.
1 Ifio nf Hip mrvvt frttrnArdinarir :i f-
fairs in the historvof agriculture is re
ported from Hambledon. a few miles
from I'ortsmoiitn, l-.ngiaml. A dis
ruitx rpHtit'tm:? Lhe liurcliase of Iiart of
an estate has taken place Ic tvveen the
owner and the suptused purciiauer, and
Iha iliannlA liaa Im-km lu'forA f tia ill 'tl
Court. One result lias been that lor
some months everything n the place
has been neglect d. Tl.e hay crop was
allowed to remain on the ground un-
tourneu, out people in me iieigumn-
tiw.l r-ccot vcil thut. th 4 KhotlM tl. .t. 1 t
the fate of the other crops. Tin re ha
accordingly wen a general rusu on iu
crops. As many as rio persons, men,
ww-..... n . ri .t e 1 1 1 1 1 1 re r i Iibvm ! .e-1 1 r-oiltiT
ed in a wheat hell alone, and ail help
ing memseives at pieasuru. vjac ne.u
of about 23 acres ha 1 I roduced a splen
did crop of wheat, but it was nuler
fffiTin anr.h mutilation that a local cor-
F "
respondent, describing It, fays the
scene is scarcely creuiu.e. i n corn
has been ruthlessly torn or cit, in ac
cordance with the fancy or w h m of the
destroyers.
f riiiMfiiii ill n i " i in lit