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BY HANYL.:B6.
VIE !CROW.
BY MARIB . LE BATtoN.
winged Gipsy -of the
.upper
your croaking cry .;, 7 -, ••• ' •
goi lazily, on heavy wings, you .drift:to sky
ward or! •
tour nest hangs in the towering pine, hid .in
the sumbre'green ,
That scarce will let the arrowy beams or sum.;
mer sun between.
' .
cry out,•strange bird I , 'Your wild, sharp call is'
sweeter'tar •to me • ' , " '
,'
Than many another song..rve heard of earth
taught tnetOdy - ;' .
i. '
It bears me, on its brekentrain, to, childhood's
happy day: I I 7
When, 'neath the - henilock's branches low, I
dreaming, idly lay. •
Above me wandering breezes broke the feath
ery limbs apart ; ' • •
Like shuttles, yellow sunbeams flashed through
• hemlock's emerald . heart • • -
No softer couch might 'empress find thin leaves
that, fallen down, _
..
I I
1, 3 y matted' thick together,' fragrSut• )illowi
dry and brown. • 1,
0, there I dreamed when life was; young, and
care seemed far away— ' I
How could I know it waded near that !otos
.crowned day !
I builded Castles, loved and lived and over !all ;I
heard
The languid cawing in the pines of this strange
restless bird. •
The sun set red behind the hill that margined
valley's field, I
Where insects wakened from day's sleep, their
•thread like notes unreeled ;
The dews fill thick upon, the grass in beads of
crystal fair,
And fire-fly lighting tiny torch tonUd me still
dreaming there, ,
From out the shadow of the wood my linger
ing, feet would turn '
Toward where, in-cottage just beyond, the
lamps began to burn.;
And down the lane the daises white, pale-laded
beneath the stars
Marked out my pathway, cool and sweet, to
rustic, broken bars.
I
And there I fingibreti with the rfralL'of pine
• boughs in my brain—
A
- ; •
vstnse of solemn sounding that shall never
come again ; • -
&d, through night air, I faintly heard the ca*
Of sleepy crow,
That e'er to-day brings back to mestbe.dear,
dead long ago.
A WOMAN'S BRAVERY.
D O!IERT Ellis, almost immediately 4f
lb ter his • marriage with I pretty Mary
Bake, had departed with his young wife
from his-pleasant home in the New Engi
laid States for the wilds of ;the far West
ivhich just then was -fast becoming the ,
fair land of promise to all adYenturers of
every nation. :The young couple were .
accompanied by Ro bert's ) sister Kate,
who, like the good sister she was, had
10E411 the oldlrietida, and even the lux
ones of civilized life i to skit* with her
brother the trials'ad perils of - estatiliSh 7 ,
ing a new home in the wilderness. .
A few mouth*, h-ad
cleared a tract of land ii a ..delightful
valley, aod ereeted . and fiat ished a
but s'yong aid comfortable log house,- 86
that there wss.very. little for thelanilly
do. when they . .rescped 'their destina
tioli, after days .of - weary travel, but .. to.
fettle down quietly to.thel pursuits of the
11 , w home duties iviihU had devolved up
on them.
' A single year -prbduced many changes
in thP appearance of the , new i :home.=
Ritprt was an energetic and enterpris
k, man, and had already begun to reap
t.uairthing of the sure ite .t ward for all his
1011 . The house itself, under jucli
uous management of his wife, aided by
the ready, and milling assistance wbien
nab' was ever ainci:lus t 4. give, 'had be
gun to exhibit a ,pleasant and tasteful,
Ipearance. And, added to thia, a few,
It , * families from ITew .ngiad,l beguiled
by the beauty and attract iveness of the
'alley. had settled in: the „viciniti, a few
auks apart, and thus, by. mutual visits.
414f1y Otherwise weepy bouts were bright : .
Nn d •
One day there. , came a messenger
i '"t haste. saying that a particular friend
or Ellie was dying, and had ex t preased a
ti 4 to see hint. trhe distance to his
{ i"'"d's house was confiderable, and Rob 7
frtiktiew that he should be obliged'
Yatt his wife and sisteir j alone the great-
art of the nieht, and perhaps longer,
11-4ry and Kate litoshed at the idea
ib mger'becauise of his absence.
Though their nearest; neighbor lived - a
"Illy away. and succor, in !"case of
„need,
)uld hardly he possible, yet they:all re !
ittled the fact of the Notated : sittuition
their habitation the best" reason -for
ll ritY• Still. Robert • thought a few.
4418 of - warning adwieable- .before he
amed
You.had better keep' Us4nuch in the
1 4e as possible," . he said t I them aisle
ititiot(ll his horse.,"An& t- think , it'
ill he well to keep tile _doors fastened,
ti(tially after dao° "
-IC.FiUSSR. - .'
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•
"Do not' fear, ve will be Careful. Bu
_ '4
dpi ncit abSent any :longer than is ity
whitely nocessary,, fOr we shall be aux
ious about - you' on that lonely road," said
Mary.
• lie' bade them botli , good-,nye, and' they
stood in 0)1 doorway and watched his
retreating form' until it was lost .itt last.''
among the trees'; a then they citered the
lion se - to iittend to their usual duties.
The day passed : elowly,, by, and 'even
setlii, with a gloom' enhanced by 4'
thick btiti\ii of. clouds :.,which had , gradu-,
filly oNerast. the ski?, and the mournful:
i
soughibg - of the wind. i hrse signs of
.an
,approitching storm glei the, two
_Women.
with_ardiety and.itread and gradually the
lonesomeness ,of their situation began to
be realii4d: , • .
MarY tiii;themciie timid of .the'
_tWo
at length.tkicatne so nervous
,and down
cast that ._ , elfort, ; conquered
her dePression., aua endeavored to cheer
Up hercionpani,on.'' : lln this she was eyi
cl.-iitly, successful,
.Ukid* the , :cainn ,was
echoing witli‘ the laugliter of the two.
'occasioned' by : the 'tn i trthfu I 'rem' nisCnice
-which gate _- was relating, when aitinick;
hurrl:d knock at 'Ole- door put &sudden
- termination to their merriment. •
The two women' Started.. to their, feet,
and • azed . into, each.
faces, 'both Of '.lVhichi had'growb pale with
apprAeosioF . l:. .
.Kate - was•the firStltO recover herself.=
(icing to the• the asked, : in a voice
which trembled in.spite'of al . - her.efforts;
• . "Who is there 'and what do you. want ?"
she: asked. • .
"Twtt rayelerswho have lost their
fay," aiftered a voice from without,—
' Cannot you accommodate us fur the
night ?"
"We cannot do,so conveniently," gate
at'lait managed to articulate "You
\ mu.it pass on to the next house."
•• "Row far. is it P" :asked the'same voice,
after a few.mthneuts : pf
• "A. little more than a mile," replied
sate.
• Again there waS a slight pauSe ; then'
the person from without said :`, .
"We 'cannot, go 'far to=night. •My
companion has
.beeii ,thrown froth his
nurse, and. may die before we reach - there.
You must let
no
in, otherwise his murder
—it wail be no less-4ill bean your head.
Will you (pen the doors
• Kato sympathies: were4ouChtd. - She
liesitaced it titoinent', then Itailted at iai'y.
'"Tithat shall .we de?" slieasked.',
"I hardly know ; Fm afraid to admit
,thern."
But if this mini's store concerning
his companion Should be true ! If he
(Led, we should never forgive 'ourselves
as lohg as we live.
"It would he dreadful; and yet.we ran'
afearful risk," said Mary. looking unde
cidedly at -her ' •
4 We must let them in," said Kate, af
ter a moment's thought. "If they mean
us harm, we will trust Heaven'for protec
tion."
She tried to speak these words bravely,
,but, nevertheless, was with trembling
hands thit she ,undid the fastenings of
the door, and bade ! the applicants enter.
She almost'regretted the ace" when she
came to see the two ! men as they crossed
the ti3reshold and]
,the light fell 'upon
them. They were rough looking fellows
even for the backwoods. ,
"And so you decided, -to !et us in at
last ?" said the more wolfish-louking of
the two, as he erossed the room, and un
cerimoniously seated himself efore the
fire.
4 •Yes," satd Katej "But,r she cor:tin
ued with a Talc start, "I thought one
of you was injured and 'nearly helpless.
Here one of the Men appeared tO lean
heavily upori hie companion, who said :
"M.T friend- was novso-much hurt,as Lat
orgt supposed. He was somewhat stun
tied by the fall, but.now. has -nearly re
covered; with the exception f still be
ing very Weak.% - •
Neither Kate
-nor Idrs..Ellis was quite
eatiafied with tbe,appearance, of the men,
aDdeven begun to discredit :the story 'by
means of which 'they had. gamed admit
tame. The matO.who bad' pretended' tc
btive been. hurt would occasionally. when
he seemed to forget himself, appear ,a 8
well and strong as companion ; and
the two women tnan to feel very an',
ious, and sothetime! cast fearful glances
at eat* 'other. They were. careful how
ever., not to , betray theirapprehensions to
their guests: •
,'Sitddenly one of them\ asked
I LDO iron live here alone, young svo
'men?' .•
gate, to whom
,the ,queStien was morn
partioalarfy addressed. though startled
Managed to answer quie.tlp r,,
no] My brother has tocten called
away on ' ‘,
return- fo-night • -
"I. don't know: ; 'Re .saidr >be should
eotne,ltiek as loon ; as imible. nev
er has, been away Over -nip,ht, and Feball
expect hurl at anymorrient.'-'
Kate said more than she really believed
Itt was More than , '
.likely that Robert
would,remain at, friend's *home until
morning. - -.The vi r olenee of the. storm
said ; the darkness 'a 'the.; night, :iiiroPl(L
make it a :hazardous, undertaking to set
out for borneiliefiiie -dain; She did 7114
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ItIONTRQSE, PA., JITLY 5, 1.876.
• . _•.. . •
bart.!.to icw:t tae stiangers knew ho ,utter,
Iy def} iiselt:Ssthey were.
A few. 1114)Inell IS tif erward s as. stie..pap
Ski tl eM. with noiseßiss. -tread, to attend
:to some ,hOn Se h
,she heard : orie •
of the ;viSiters . ask. (it'..the.,
tons eVideniv hot,intended : for her , ..eir4
"• W. 4.4 shail ;we. do : these women
th eV. happen .ito; be itotiblesoniel - ?:" : . 1..- •
" - Qh, this wil)•:be best, .way to
lenceitliem,'.'• ;returned
. .the.,other, draW- ;
hand, significaa.tlY across h4 l
thrpu. i - ;" • --'---
,shuddered, aiid, for arnOment,'*
i5 . 1e41;43, 1 fai ut ess coma :.nver-her...:,,Stiel
Arie,w•itheu that•ill the-fearashe had el - 1 ,
,tertaiUed•-were _not groundless. ~ But with=
'the : knowledge S of- her - own:. aud: Marya
peril Oairiethe.reeblatimAixmeetit brave
ly. • She , -possessed. more:=than ordinary
nerveland courage Tirreer,..her . quier de
ineapor mastering%her•-nomentary
.tear, ;i S,he crossed the
.roonal h - where Mary.
was prepating a repast .4or :their- un wel-,
come igncsis. . •.• • ,
•
• . •"•Lekt me, make - the . coffee;' Marv," nslie
said, aloud ; .theu, in an 'Undertone - add
ed', 'qie on: your guard .; , .these• villains
mean Ito. inurder us . !. Do tioty betray by
a sign. - that we are aware Of- their Tut
pose..l I have a plan by'which,y yOu are
bravelwe shall' escape. -. . ••
Marv, by uesture.• signified that she
• t , -
comprehended whut: Was required of her ; •
- and - the heroic women - resumed - their oni-
•plOrnient with _beating - hearts; . - thorr,o
outwardly calm and unconcerned:
The :rude pine - table was Covered with
a snowy chAii,- the plate laid; and
few Moments a tempting .repast' was
placed before the two Men, to which thoy
did ample- j ustice.
When the meal . was finished, on of
. the
wen eaned over and whispered a few
word4,to which his associate nodded al- -
firmatively. The former then arose, and
expreSsed a desire to retire:-.
This was : what. Kate was - expecting.;
and,.placiog a lamp in his hand, directed
him to, the
s adjoining- aparpiteht. The
ruffains wished their entertainers a friend=
ly goOd-night, and 'passing.futoihe room,
cl_,sed the door.
.
"I don't se€, what can have 'Come, over
me,. 1pl," exclaimed - one of them,. when
they ;were alone togethr.•: uncorn
Mon ;sleepy Ir • • :••.- : -• •
"Ilfeel rather EleiTy Inykejr," self,"' the,
other, - "S'poSe •We rest . awhile before
proc4eding•
.to business ? There's time
enough:: Alai holies snooze will do :us
good! after 'our long tramp."
-I'M agreeable. Ellis can't • get back
befo.re daylight, any. way. He'll never
buspect anything. fOr he l d find SuttOn
dying, just as he was They'll keep
him ;there as long as possigle. - ' . .
The room was. furnished .with two
good beds in opposite corners. • Each one
of the ruffians staggered. to one,, and
threw himself upon' it ;. and they soon
wore:, sleeping Soundly. . • !
-Kilte and • Mary, who Were, listening
With , anii - Ous • ears. 'in the outer, room,
at length' 'heard the deep breathing :of
gnest , , which told them they were
bnri4l to slumber.
"Thank Heaven 17 Sate exclaimed.—
“NoVe we are -saf- - .”
• "1 cantnt feel safe while they are in
the 11 - vals , ." responded Mary. - "Let US
fly at
,ouce, Kate. The darkness and
sturna. are saier to encounter than thNe
%%moles when tnty, awake !" •
"I have a bett,r plan than that," said
going to a clo/et and taking out a
long Clothes line. "Let us 'bind them
while they- sleep. Do not fear, sister ;
we Caddo it easily 'enough, I emptied
the buntents of the - little bottle', which
Robrt.brought home last week for your
toothache into the coffee: It was a pret
ty strong dose: too, and may kill them;
but It was to save oure •
. "The - laudanum V exclaimed
"Think Heaven ! we are indeed
safe.l' But how' cane you to think of it . ?
I ne*i.r should have dared do . Such a
thing;: fear-, or their detecting the
taste:" • • • • ••
"Fortunately they' Aid not.. Bat we
must secure them at once, while the drug
is oreratiag."
The" brave girl handed Mary a portion
of the Which She had divided, and,
folloived by-the other, - entered the apart
itent tenanted by the would-be ; murder
era. ;.- - •
Tie remains were completely - 'over
powered' by the potent &lig' which . they
had unconsciously, imbibed, and the task
of binding' - theca was a comparatiVely
easy one.- Assured now of
_their escape
fronithe'Lleadly perit'which had tnenae
,ed them, the unusual Strength and, mkt
lution the,heroie women , entirely .de-
aerted them,' and they 'sank upon the
floor'weak and helPiess, but with happy
and':thank ful hearts. - ' '
'The hours dragged - slowly away. - At
last the ruffains began to recover from
the effects of the narcotic. Great was
„their surprise and fury when theY,
- covere4 how'bouipletely:they , had been
,out Witted—and that by a cduple of ;weak ,
women 'Their thivatki and entreaties
Were alike - Unheedett'- . Their captors - had
pia faith'in their'ptotestatiatia and'lntiO.;
'cence cf l ifty iiretneditated crams, :and
they it length were „forced to hcainne,
siCr-teLt their fai , • •
Rohert.re!.nived 7 l,
dignattuu and ..b: s i'on isti leari&g
of Cue events of the, night line* flu
- bound& 'He clasped' the two hived ones
to his -ant silently.- Vowed never- to•
leatre . ,thern .torauch risk
The discomfitedrnfrains s‘iere removed
to-the nearPst -- jail:
,Were discover
ed to .- be •old ''t , '&nders;' 811d' - ‘soon - ' . alter
met-with, jruit punishtn4nt, It pliearEd
that,. they had stopped : the - . preeeding day
it•the house- of. Ellis': dying friend, and
had' undeitaket(to . deliver, the message too,
Robert . which' had:. OcOdOioned.
tare.. • Learning' brSorne nieani..that' the
latter had a. large:sunrt. - 0 money : in the
house, the .yillattiS oopdeived' . the ;plan , of
taking advantage of .-his; absence and rob-
bing the farm, which plan happily tnii 7.
carried, ti) the great diSconititUre, of: its
infamous projectors. ' •
Two Mighty kuntersi •
• , - -
" I
hear they're . hating !great goose
hunting now 'over f on 'Zongflsland,'",said
Mr. Magruder, • I •in the boarding hOnsei
last night. • ..,•
"Are they, ? , I never had!, much:luck.
shooting geese," said Nrj Magrufli it,
suppose' not," said Alapider, eom
passionately, "not m to tirearniA,
hey ? I never -read iabon t geese but what .•
I think of.a-day's spun. I ,had '.,down on
Shinnecoek bay 0;•e .day last year.... The
geese. were flyn'T ) : tilick,.;tans I.took my, V
gun•and —" •
"YourY gun,what is tl . .at-?"!interrupt- -
ed Mr. Af9.4rt • • . . •
"You iv,ilLearn,
lfurthek on. in this!nar
ratipti,"i answered Alagaideb.
_continuing;
nig story—"and went down there. Otte
'morning we saxi:conii i pg -CrOm the
Snuth what I SiippSedi wait , the biggest
flock of pigeons that :eri Ilew. They
came along in their usnal, way, •flying in
a triangle, pith the leader On the point
toward us. got it i fish'ermati to help me
hold my V . gun, and I took aim and let
her go. .Tne cha,-ge 'clened the.
wings of the, leader, then spread out
like V, ants afraid you will
scarcely believe me,. Mt Magtiffin, but it
just went down the inside of each . hue of
birds and. carried away ,their inner wings
.as though they:- had been :chopped off
with, a hatchet.. tLosing their. balance
from only one wing ap4.e., were
throcin violently together by the, con tin 7
tied flapping of the. outside wings. Fv•
cry bird was killed .by tlte shock of the
concussion; and they fell to •the earth in
a line . that measured. 491 'feet. There
was just 809 birds ; ,404 pairs and the
old head goose that was the leader."
"Your - speaking•ot- long neckt'd coredi
tures " said Mr. -Abigalin, • calmly, "rel
minds me of my giraffe• hunt in Soutli
Africa. Great'sport .In giraffe hunting l 7 .
We
. had one bnnter thatwa's.such alast
runner that be 'woad , often get Cleat
ahead of the party and catch - a; giraffe 'all
by himself. Then 'take .a 'coupl4
turns of the giraffe's , neck • aroulid i s, tree
and hold him' until ,we came up., One
day I was out alone- and I. came across
two tremendon'e . girafteS. tog.ether away
from' the .woodS., I sneaked up behind
them, grabbed them bp.-their heads and
tied them ttigsther- by their necks, and
• there I haVem.": •, 1
"Perhaps- yoall kindly, tell as," said
Mr. %grander, "Ilovi Jon lot bold of
their head 3."
- "What ! You don't Mean- to tell me
that you dOn!t know hOW to hunt giraffes.
Why you ignorant loon, giraffe—huntera
alwayclear stilts !" 1 • -
Baid Ileadednesi Not a Criai.
He waq ten years 'old. He had a red
nose, tears in' his eves;, ragged' clothes,'
and he .Was awful !sorry, • -
"It makes a shiver rim tip and down
my-back when , l thinklof this boy stand
mg-on a street - cornerjind calling pedes 7
trains Dames," said Hla Honor gravely.
"It was in-fun "
.wailed the kid.
"Think Of calling old Wen tbald-heads'
.and the like of that.
'Jim-putme up to it •
"I don't want to saW him in...twe , , and
it's, too late to use for fish bait, but
this boy n6edB'rekrming.'!
"I'll reform—l'll refor►n !" called the
lad.
"I,don't want to send !him to prison;
and yet I fear he will' turn oat a very bad
bov."- '•
me—try ; mel l II never call
.names no more. • ' • -
His Honor left thelehair, walked down
to' the boy, and prating a , hand on
head he soleninly said :
"But a baldheaded M in isn't_ to blame',
for it: 5 He'd have hair there if he could:
I am b*ld, and I4ijah is bald, but weal=
ways.pay one hundred cents on the:dol
lir and never dead-beat it -street car.
You may go houte; but if You come
agaial shall know that you want to turn
out a Dick Tnrpin, and - .t shall -deal with
you accordingly. j; • -;
- _
`, A jawbone - eix.teeie' feetlong..-ie to be
exhibited :.the . ,oentitfriial - by :Massa
eh noel , Put it) Wo
paittnehti by . all means.
=BE
1 '
YQ.L....5.:_: - T..aaNQ .i:
Isn't ati withoulf a,,Um:TY
mous umitidus Anonymous ?'
kei , p nalijy in the - yan of
civilization, Her—State- treasurer. is in
grihu Tinjritt can drive,.a strange.dog
outs hie►y;trd in
thirtpthree, , ,ditferent
languagA:"'.
The extreme height of misery is
small buy with it - new pair of rubber boots
and.no,mmt.orslush'ili reach: ;•
Don't marry till 1;39 can „support a
husband. That's' tho advice, the Barn-
Stable Patraot gives the Cape girls. •
• • •
An Efiglish'itonian, - adverthies: herself
as corn cutter; to the , c royP.l fatritly. She
practices on ~,"the light fantlstic toe."
It is &thin excuse: fora ►oung , lady, „
lie abed Until nine o'clOoli to the inorn
ing becanse this his... Jeep, year..
. • During a conversaziohe iu •Mit:' KarlY
Saloon Sunday evenitie, a gentleman had
his Dose broken," is the way. the - Troy'
Press' neatly. puts IL
A Newtown - man .lavors . :o36 'presence
Of
.the ii.lbOt public schools, -He
,writes he that "the holy , book most: be
kept i i3ioole at
.any ►. ' .
. .
A'ln., l ..ect of doki : cv,ithotit tails . has been
tliscovt . -r , d in Africa i 'avid
,liow the jll3-
c - hi. iNin.i.b , ! ) , mere - ut.i.lie . old
.tin• k , -4 1 .
'ties :Ind fruit cans, we can not 'pret,lkd to
The S indwreh islands are going,to ad
opt a new flag„ but they can't- decide
whether to take. ,a gray horse blauket
with a hole Tn it, or on old vest with
the back ripped out.: • '
CofOre his marriage; Broughne praised ,
t:ie artistic manner 'in which his wife
"banged her hair."
. Igow. he complains
of the cruel manner in which she, banga
his head.
• c""'"
Mrs. Edwards, of Streater, 111., while ,
slicing bread the other day Cut 'off the.
ektd, of her baby's but a doctor
pas.tedit on again, and that, we trust,
will be "the end of it." •
. So Brooklyn is going to have a , meter
inspeCtdr. it eeems. .We hope he'll look
shark otter those chaps that write poetry
for the Brooklyn' ,Union:
A gentleman - rode up to a pnlAid house,'
in thuaolin try thebther .divi and asked
rliaster:of, , this!bouse - '?"- am,
Aeid about 'three::
vieekB;" replied ihe landlord. • •
•A
correspondent being in the office of..
WaShington pawnbroker; ofw 4 lash....
ionable lady-come in and pawn 'dia
mond cross, worth •$1,200 fur
doesn't state what he:was.doing.there.
A.Hartford man wants to sell a farm
in which "meandering streams and rivii
let's permeate lnxuriant pasture, while . .
...
majestic oaks Anil stately Maples-attract
the eye of the - beholder.' Who bids?
- Miss Anna Dickrinson l / 2 new, lecture fs
entitled "Sowing, and - Reaping." And
an old =bachelor cruelly says that Sewing
and Ripping would be a more appiopri- •
ate subject for a woman. -
Half the people who are making this
Uproar over the exclusiOn of the Bible`
from the public schools couldn't tell on
their, own responsibility whether the book
of. Genius ,was written by St.._ Paul lug
Hamlet, ,
. "Exploring waist places," said, John*
Henry, as he put his arm around 'the, .
pretty , ' chambermail "Navigation
-the 'air, ,"said Mrs. Henry, overhearing' =
him; and sailing into his raven curls.
An exchange says.:."'Angular
hol' is the Inter-Ocean's latest ; way of
putting it. The, latest way a large ea- 1
jority of Western editors have of putting
it is putting it down their throatii,
The, majority of pint forind iri the
sweepings from the Dresden Union •
Schouthiluse are bent it6:l peculiar faih- •
ion, suggesting a sudden ascent of pu,
pals about: to occupy the recitation seats.
Cider s , in the view of the New, York
Rtnes, might . to be reciignized as a tern
perm ei3 beverage., It certinw.ought. All
the cider; we've seen tor the last 'ten 'Oat*
has been abotit two-thirds town=pump.
Bismarck is . baidheaded, but you don't
catch any German neswpaperi saying that
-Mrs. Bismarck, in a high tempered-,wo.
man ' or making any jokes about-bald-
heads generally. The baldheaded mast
in that country "Is looked up to.
Lopez, ffirmer pensive
_peanut
ve,idvi of San FrinaisCo,is Joe , the gild
ea tbandit on :the'- Mexican - border.'lie ~t
went tn. the had because every paliecemai
or milionaire that passed: atand:Stolo •
a nut With `an,-fazr of abstraction.
"What do , you mean,you little rascal:?",..
exclaimed an individual to an impudent
..youth who beized Win by the nose on the,'
street. "Oh, nothing—only •I'M
out tJ seek:my fortune, and my father, -
told me,to- se* hold of the: first thing
that 'turned
Sister Peking was asked if
,she was,g().
lug to celebrate her fifth marriage ,anus.,
versary by the festival -of a - wooden wed'
(ling. 'She tartly ;replied . :.:‘ 4 lsTtl, that;'•
*could . ;be unnecessary, , as: : : I ; . 'marrieitrii-.
0d„40, , h 4 5.,d0ne nothing '4)o:
raise eine el* 2igoe4' ; ' •