THB FARMER'S TH ANKSOIVINO.
The wirlh In brown snd the skies an gray,
Anil the windy woods nrs burn,
Ami the first whits flake of the coming snow
Are sfloat In the. frosty nlr.
Bui the sparks fly up from the hickory Inff,
Anil tin" homestead's Prosd ulnnn hosrth,
Anil tlin windows shake mi l tlm rafters ring
To the lads and ths lasses' mirth.
The farmer's fnes In furrowed nnil wom,
Ami hit lock nrn thin nnd white.,
But hit hand In Arm nml his voles In clear,
Ami hit eye Is blue nml bright
At lift turn to look nt hi sweet old wlfn,
Who tilt In thn (town of Rray,
With cobweb kerchief nnl rroimy frills
Hho worn on her wnddlmr Any.
lie bows hit head to thn laden board,
Ami hit guests they are silent nil
"Tlinuksijivlnir. Lord, forth rain nml tun.
And thn fruit on tlm orchard wall,
Tor the silver wln-nt nnd thn golden corn,
And the star of a toilsome Ufa,
Thn irrnntiwt blessing that Tluia canst give
A true nml lovlnif wife !"
This whltii-hnlred lover hn bends to kltt
Hor hand In lit frill of Innn,
And thn faded rose, on her wrinkled cheek,
With n proud nnd courtly gr ton.
Ami thn snow-flakes click ou the window
pane,
And the rafters ring above,
And .nnHs enrol thn farmer's thanks
A lUcy niouut to tlm (lutes of Love.
Minim Irving'.
"TIIAMvfcCIV .;'S' LOVMi.
r.t j. kuwapps.
F.r'OKE the prent
hnkeovoti Imilt into
the Illicit stone
chimney of Captain
John I'olsoni's
house thorn nut n
fair young girl on
a lowery morning;
of November, 1777,
niil near hor, bast
ing a fut proose on
the spit hnfor n loj;
tire, stood nunthcr
even fairer than
lie. These
maidens, chvl in coarse linsey woolsey
garments of homespun their hair con
cealed except for a ftiw looks that
wamlorcil from beneath the linen
handkerchiefs with which it wiu pro
tected, thn aleeves rolled to the ollmwa,
revealing arms tliat were fair to look
upon, no white were they nml of audi
exquisite, roundness, were busy with
the preparation of a feast, nml the
natural tint nf t heir cheeks, which wan
ns delicate hh the peach blossom, was
heightened I'.v reason of the heat that
came from the cracking logs.
Hhe who stood at the door nf the
bakcoveu hesitated a rooiueut and
turned her head slightly to one Hide
an though bIio listened. Then tossing
her hnml gently, ns though to indioate
that her enrs hml been misled, per
haps by the wind without, nhe opened
the oven door and smiled an she per
ceived tho fragrant odor which ensue
from the caveru within. With a broom
splint she penetrated tho crust which
tiurmounted a great pie that she might
lenru whether the baking was well
done, nud then nhe turned to her com
panion nml SAid :
"'Twill bo a'ftno feast for Uncle
John when he returns to-dny. Surely
he said bo would lie bock by noon."
The maiden who had tho spitted
1 .
"BA8TTNO A FAT GOOSE OM TUB BTIT."
goose in charge paused for a moment
in her task of anointing it with rich
gravy, and said :
"Father will be here, I know, if tho
Lord permits, but in these dark day
that aro upon na, Abbie, who cau tell
what mar happen to our militia,
parading here and tramping there that
they may observe the redcoats. Father
. had, I think, soma serious business
which led the company away lost
night, and mayhap ha will not come
to sit at dinner with lis. 'Twill be a
sorry feast for us if we must cat alone.
How is the pie?"
" 'Tib nearly done, I think, and
nch a pie was never made. Tis fu'1
of giblets, for you know that Unule
John delights to eat them, oovercd
with the gravy of the dish."
For some moments the maidens con
tinued these preparations, and then
abe who was called Abbie wetit to the
window, and peering out for an in
stant turned and opeued the door,
which creaked with mighty moans as
it turned upon its rusty hinges.
"What is it that you hear, Abbie?"
aid the other.
"It seems to me that I hear tho
inarch of the company, and still I do
not know bnt 'tis the wind. Bee, the
now has begun to fall a little. " . The
other maiden arose and went to the
door, and so they stood aide by side,.
- peering out far down the highway to'
the turn of the road, where it skirted
the Long Inland Bound, , And such a
picture did these fair maidens make as
they stood tans framed by the door
silt and jamb as would have delighted
the eyes of any of the yotiug men of
that town.
" 'Tis true, Abbie; 'tis true, t hear
their step, and surely that is Kphrn
im's Hfe."
Abbie returned to the kitc'ion and
made preparations for the great table
to receive tint bounty with which the
day was to be celebrated, while the
other rusid stood awaiting thn coming
of her father. Hhe ssw thn company
as it marched around the bend in thn
road, with her fnther at the head, and
she wns going forth to meet them,
when nf a sudden she halted. Thn
look of joy upon her face was chnnged
to ono of wonderment, nnd she stood,
her heAil bent slightly forward, that
she might the butter sec, perplexing
and hesitating.
The company had come as near to
the farmhoitMn ns the meadow that ad
joined it on the west, nnd there they
halted, nnd the mniden saw that one
was with them who was not of the com
pany when thny marched away the
night before. He stood nlone, erect,
constrained, nml she perceived that his
hands were tied with thongs behind
his back. Hhe saw her father talking
earnestly nnd seemingly directing two
or three men of tho company to tnke
this man in charge, nud scarcely know
ing what she did she Approached her
fnther And was so near tlmt she could
have put her hand upon his shoulder
before he saw her.
"Sir," fho hoard her father any,
"you were captured within our lines
w ithout a piisn ami having no Authority
to bo there. I am going ! scud you
with a gusrd to the commander of our
army, who is in the camp a dozen
miles or so beyond. He will discover
whether yon aro no llritish spy, but
have strayed, as yon have said, within
our lines by accident."
"What hss ha done, father?" tho
girl asked, for sho was filled with pity
lor this man, who seemed so proud and
yet so pleading in his manner.
"What Thaukful, is it you? Why
arc you here, my daughter?" said the
Captain.
"I came to welcome yon, father."
"But this is no place for you. We
have a prisouer."
" prisoner I Surely he can do no
harm. He is not like an army mau
and ho seems well favored."
"Nevertheless we found him wan
dering within our lines And there aro
spies about and he may be uue of
those."
"A spy? Surely, I think not."
And the girl want to the prisoner
nnd stood before him in the innocence
nf mnideuly confidence nud looked full
into his eyes, lifting her head to do so,
for he was tall nnd seemed to tower
far above her in bis splendid presence.
"You are no spy," she said at last.
"No, my child, not a spy. I am an
officer of tho King's nrmy who hns
strayed within your lines. Thank you
for your sympathy. You have beauty
in your face, my child, but you have
what is better you have sympathy.
The girl went back to her father and
she said :
"Father, suppose my brother John,
who is somewhere in tho Jerseys with
Washington, should by accident be
captured by the redcoats. It worth!
break your heart and mine if they took
him for a spy. Surely there is truth
in this mail's words. Come, bring him
with you. Don't you remember that
it is Thanksgiving Day, and that we
are to havo a roosted goose and a chicken
pie, nnd Abbie has baked a glorious
pumpkin pie? Let him come and bo
our guest, and I'll warrant he'll promise
mo that he will make no effort to
escape until you hear from tho Qeneral
what shall be done with him."
The Captain seemed to hesitate for
a moment, and then turning to his
prisouer ho said "Sir, I am myself
impressed with your dignity of man
ner. It may be that you speak the
truth. My daughter's intuitions are
that it is so. I have changed my mind.
I shall send a messenger to the General
with a dispatch telling of your capture,
and then whatever he commands that
will I do. Meanwhile, air, it. is our
feast day. We are accustomed every
year after the harvest to give thanks
to the Lord and to eat a great feast
and to make merry in our families. I
will ask you to share this with us. Yon
will be a prisoner, but I will take your
parole that you will make no effort to
escape."
"You do me honor, sir. I give my
parole to you, and, if I may be per
mitted, to this fair maiden who has
iuterceded for me."
They unloosed his thongs, acd when
his hands were free he stepped up to
Mistress Thankful and he took her hand
and bended over it with the courtesy
and grace of one who bad been accus
tomed to places where high breeding
and gentle manners prevailed.
They bad a Hue feast at Captain Fol
som's table, and the British oflioer
being no longer nnder great restraint,
became most companiouablo and ven
tured gentlo jests with Thankful and
her cousin, Mistress Abbie, who served
the meats and bounties with gentle dig
uity and unoonsoious grace. . And
when she turned to converse more se
riously with Captain Folsom upon the
war aud its battles they Thaukful and
Abbie under pretense of some engage
ment for the preparation of the des
sert, glsnoed furtively at him and ex
changed confidences that be was a
handsome niau and well favored and
moreover very young for one of bis
stature and of his rank, for it was
plain that he was a high offioer.
In the afternoon there was gentle
merrymaking, and Captain Folsom,
being greatly impressed with the man
ifest honor and nobility of his pris
oner guest, had such confidence that he
at last said: "Sir, I do not know
whether your rank would permit me
to call you Captain or Major or Colo
nel, for one of theaa office I know
mast be yoar. You do not oar to
tell us your uaina or your rank, but I
bars that confidence in yon Hist I am
wiping t leave you for awhile with
these gentle guards, my daughter and
my niece, for I havo a mission nf snme
consequence in the village, which is
few miles nwny.
"I nm grateful for your confidence,
sir, and shall not destroy it. While
those maidens guard mn t shall protect
them until you return."
"Will you promiso to obey us?"
asked Thankful iu a merry mood.
"In all things," ho replied, bowing
with grace, and yet with the mock
dignity of gentle sport.
"I eact only one promise, sir,"
said the Captain, "and that is that you
will not cpiit this house until my re
turn." "I give that promiso willingly."
After C'nptaiu Folsom had gone
away the young officer sought even
tho more earnestly to entertain these
maiden, and their intuition taught
them that their charms had found
favor in his sight, for ho looked upon
them wilh admiriug glances, although
with the greatest courtesy and defer
ence, lie told them stories of Eng
land which they were pleased to hesr,
and nf life among thn nobility there
and how tho ways nf those titled peo
ple differed from the simple customs
of their kindred iu tho American colo
nies, and he asked the maidens many
things about their manner of life, ami
it was plain to see that Mistress Thank
ful had already won his high regard.
"Tell me," said he, "how is it that
they cnll you Thankful? 'Tis a pretty
u 11 me, and well giveu to you, I should
say, but I never heard it before I heard
them call you by it."
"But it is not my name," she said.
"I hnvo heard my mother say that on
ono Thanksgiving Day they sent to my
father, who was in the church, aud
bado him hurry home, nnd when he
came home he found me there, though
I was not there went he went away,
and so he said, ns ho held me up : 'it
is Thanksgiving Day. The Lord has
been good to me theso many years, but
he has been best to mo to-dny. So her
name shall be Thanksgiving since sho
is bom upon that dny ;' and that, sir,
is my unmo, although they call me, for
the sake nf shortness, Thankful."
Hhe said this with such modesty and
with such delicious suggestion of grace,
nml her cheeks were so gently flushed
and her eyes so bright, that the young
officer could not conceal the admira
tion for her which had seized him, aud
when sho perceived it nhe turned away
with gentle coquetry. Thus this
Thanksgiving afternoon, which had
promised to be so dresry a time for
him, was one of joy, and when the
shades of eveningcameaud tho candles
were lighted the maidens and the young
officer were like those who had been
long acquainted.
In the eveuing the girls brought ap
ples and nuts and cider, and they were
haviug a merry time, hen ot a sudden
Abbie aroso aud went to the door. Her
quick ear had detected a strange
sound. A moment later a lad came
panting iuto the room,
"Look out, Thaukful ; they are com
ing to attack you," he said, scarcely
able to speak for lack of breath.
"They? Who? Who can attack ns?"
" Tis Beu Williams and his gang.
Twas yesterday that the cowboys cap
tured a lad a cousin of Beu Williams
and for aome reason they hanged
him, and now Ben is bound to have
revenge, and he has heard that there is
a British officer here, and he swears
he'll have him hanged to a tree for re
venge." A moment later a young man with a
musket in his hand entered the door
and be said: "Mistress Thankful, your
father left me here on guard unbe
known to you. There's trouble brew
ing, I fear. They aro coming to take
the officer away aud to do bim harm.
Let hint go with me and I will hide
him."
Thankful brought the officer's cloak
and hat aud bade bim go, but to her
amazement he refusod. "I cannot
go," be said. "I gave your father my
word of bouor. that I would not leave
the house till be returned."
"But you must. Ben William is a
brute. He will take you out sua kill
you, sir. Go under the escort of the
guard and he will take you where you
can be concealed."
But the officer would not stir. ' He
would only say that be bad given bis
pledge aud he would not break it. In
an instant Thaukful seem changed,
and the officer, even in the suspense
and terror of the moment, perceived
that sho had assumed the manner of
one who had authority aud can eser
oiso it. She stood erect, her head
thrown back, her eye very bright,
her cheeks now somewhat pale, and
ha said: "You must go, sir. I com
mand it. Go with him. Hark. Don't
you bear that mob shon ting You
v. -"
you Ann no hpt," hitr mm.
liars nnt a moment to lose." An
then as he did not stir nhe went tip ti
him pleadingly and with gentle man
Her, not knowing seemingly whst i'
was she said nr did; she put her bant
upon bis arm with gentle touch, an
she snid "(o, go; for my sske, go.'
"For your sake?" ho murmured, sn(
he sepmed to hesitnte, and then sin
turned to tho gunrd nnd bade him lose
the officer forth. But at that mnnieti'
the cry nf thn mob was sodlstinet thai
it revesled that escape was impossible.
Thankful bade the guard step in and
bolt the door, and commanded him tc
use his musket if anyone should try tc
force an entrance. Aud even as sh
spoke the door wss forced and an ugly
face wns protruded, and some nnt
shouted: "Come out, you redcoat I'
and would have snid more had he no!
been felled by tho butt of tho guard'
musket.
The door wns closed nnd boiled, nnd
the gunrd stood with the manner ol
defiance. In an instant Thankful had
nisilo disposition nf the officer. Be
fore he was awsrn what, she was doing
she had led him to the settle iu the
chimney corner, and she bado him to
be seated there. None too soon, for
the window was forced open aud some
one shouted: "Come out, you cur.ot
we will shoot you where you are!"
"Oh, you Howard you coward, Ben
Williams I He has iloiioyott no harm,
nnd he is unprotected," and Thankful,
speaking thus, placed herself so that
sho stood directly before the officer.
lhere was a crash, a confusion ot
sounds, for they were trying to force
the iloor. Tho officer, then resli.ing
that this fair maiden was protecting
him with her body, pushed her aside,
saying: "No, no; 1 cannot permit
this. You must not be injured. Let
me pass." At that moment a musket
was discharged, and the officer, per
ceiving that Thankful was reeling,
supported her in his arms. Hhe had
received the shot instead of him.
A moment later there was a mighty
shout, o great rushing noise, the door
was burst open nnd Captain Folsom
and some nf his company entered.
"What is this? What is this?" hessnl.
"Ah, uncle, lieu Williams and his
gang are trying to enpture the officer,
and they have shot Thnnkful ns she
tried to prevent it," said Abbie, cry
ing bitterly.
"Williams, take him away ; bind
him; put him in the guardhouse with
his gang I" the Captain shouted, and
then kneeling down over the body nf
his daughter be moaned, saying: "My
Thankful, my Thankful; oh, uiy
daughter, they have killed you !"
"They have killed her, sir, while
she was trying to save my life," sai'l
tho officer, nnd be wept like a child.
But she was not dead. They lifted
her tenderly aud carried her to her
room under the gable roof ami when
they sew thnt the opened her eyes and
that hor lips moved they were re
joiced, nud there was a prayer of
thanksgiving to God that lie had
spared her life that night.
A fow days later the order camo
from the Oenernl instructing Captain
Folsom to deliver the prisoner under
his charge to thn outposts of the Brit
ish army at the Bronx in exchange, for
it was demonstrated that ha had told
tho truth when ho said that he bad
strayed within the putriot lines by ac
cident. As ho was about to go away he said
to Captain Folsom: "I have one favor
to ask. May I seo Mistress Thankful
for an instant alone?" It was permit
ted. He went aud stood by her bed
side and took her hand, "Thankful,"
said he, "I am going away. It is not
right that I should apeak to you except
in thanks, for I am an officer in an
army opposed to yours, but I may say
this: I beard your unconscious con
fession when you bade me go for your
sake, and your sweet words then ut
tered will bo in my memory until I
come back again when these battles are
over," aud then he kneeled tenderly
over her and touched bia lip to her
forehead.
When ho looked at her be saw the
glance of exquisite joy which she could
not oonoeal, aud he perceived that
gentle tears were coursing down her
cheeks, which she did not care to wipe
away, and he knew they were tear of
joy.
Six years later, on the afternoon of
Thanksgiving Day, a traveler dis
mounted from his horse iu front of
Captain Folsom's forge for the Cap
tain was a blacksmith in time of peace.
The traveler looked curiously about,
a though uot sure that this was the
place he sought, when bis eyes rested
upon a maiden who was standiug in
the doorway. It seemed to him as
though the picture which be had seen
in that identical spot six - year before
on the day of bis departure was there
again. He went up to her and said :
"Thankful, my Thanksgiving. I have
come."
"I knew yon would," she said, and
with such gentle sweetness of manner
that be took ber to bis arms.
It was a grievous sorrow to Captain
Folsom that his daughter Thankful
was compelled to leave him when she
married this man whose life she bad
saved, but it was a joy for him to know
that she bad a husband worthy of her.
She bad married Sir John Sterling, and
he took her to bis estates in England,
whiob were great, and there as long as
they lived, and to this day among their
descendants, the last Thursday in
November in every year is celebrated
as a thauksgiving ceremonial, and in
the evening to the children every year
is told this roraauce of the day when
their grandfather and great grand
father met his Thanksgiving.
A Roman consular army comprised
two legions, each containing 4500 men.
Tho unit of the legion was the mani
pulu,100 men, commanded by a cen
turion. .The legion was commanded
by tribune (brigadier general).
To Prndner Artificial Inspiration.
Mr. William F. Dessnt has invented
n apparatus by which the grim
destroyer can be deprived of A great
portion nf his prey. His itivent'on is
a resu'cilstor, in which lin hns copied
Nature in her action of breathing nnd
lias sctually proiliice'd A pair of lungs
made nf brass.
The machine consists nf two air
cylinders, the capacity of which equals
that ttf thn human lungs thirty cnliio
inches. The valves also resemble those
nf the human being as closely as thny
could be made to do so. A lever con
nected with the piston rod causes a
pressure and suctiou corresponding to
the inspiration nud expiration of the
human lungs.
In cases of appnrent death from
drowning, gas or morphine poisoning
the action of the tubes restores respira
tion by removing nil foul air or
poisonous gas from the ltiugs with the
first movement of the lever. Another
movement nnd thccAvilies nre tilled
with pure sir, thus restoring the lungs
to their normal functions, inducing
natural brenthing w ithout the effort
of tho patient.
Where gas poisoning has occurred
all physicians Agree thnt thn blood be
comes impregnated with gas nnd tho
necessity for the removal of the gss
from the blood is ns great as the evacua
tion nf the limits to complete a speedy
recovery. With the mode used in thn
pnst nf causing respiration this has
TUB RRSPrnATOK.
been impossible, for the very sinnll
amount of air that, is drawn into the
lungs by moving the nrms does not
expel the air before it become impreg
nated with gas, and the patient being
unable to throw it oT the result is fre
quently fatal.
In csn of drowning the machine
when applied will draw off the water
and force pure air into the lungs.
With the old method the patient could
not begin breathing until nil water
had been removed from the lungs,
whereas by use of the resuscitstor the
first action draws out water, the next
forces air iuto the cavity thus freed
and as fast as the water disappears
fresh air replaces it, setting up im
mediate relief.
In cases of gas poisoning the same
process follow, the gas being replaced
by the air. Both the amount of air
and the number of respirntious per
minute can bo regulated by thn lover.
The usefulness is increased by the foot
that air can be expelled and introduced
into the lungs without the volition of
the patient, especially in cases of ad
vanced phthisis, emphysema and
asthma, where the effort of breathing
E roves a great source nf waste and ex
austion. New York Herald.
A Tree on a Weeple.
The spectacle of a treo standing
upon a tower of the Unitarian Church
in the city of Utics, N. Y., has aroused
much interest, as well as disenssiou,
as to what is really essential to plant
life in order that development may
continue.
This mountain ash has been growing
for thirty years upon a narrow ledge
nf sandstone, sprouting from a joint
in the masonry less than an inch in
width ; the main stem, just above the
stone, at the present time has a
diameter of Ave inches. The tree is
fifteen or sixteen feet in height and
possibly eight feet across its widest
port ; the branches are thick and
numerous, and for some years each
autumn they have been bright with
the vivid scarlet berries peculiar to
this species of tree.
Frotrudiug from a chink in a mor
tared wall, forty -two feet above the
street, exposed to the glare of the sun
in the summer and the frosts of many
severe winters, its root only having
the mortared interstices of masonry
through which to penetrate in search
of nutriment, the question may well
A TBBI OH A STEEP L.
be asked, Where does this tree ob
tain the elements that enter into the
composition of all plant life? Is it
possible that it is sustained like the
known air plants, by absorbing from
the air and through it foliago the
elements upon whioh it live and
thrive? Or does dust settle in the
nrevioe? St. Louis Republic.
It i thought that ginger might b
profitably prodnoad in this country. '
SOLDIERS' COLUMN
THB EAOLH BRIOADK.
Indorssmsntbr a Johnt.r Rsbof a Com'
rads's Oranhlo Arllcls,
Till': cntrlhtitlon
by H. ik Miles, In a
, "r rwi-iu isue 01 your
t pspsr liiteresinil ins
prFiniy. 1 wss one
nftlie Johnny Itebs.
The description nf
lbs march I mm
Aleiiuiilrln to liny
mi ( (itlln. Ihs skir
mish si Henderson'
Hill on the evening
nf March 21. I,r
"IU I'k J if 1 l"' surroiiiiiiine or
frti'i V Vincent's U l.a.
i TdU'iTJcO("v''('' h- a- "'at
hit;' I f'f 1, night resulted in
V ifi- vV k ,, capture of naif
VVVV VliJvllis reKiiiient, .11 r
tli surrounding of
1 capture Included, is
-3 Ca?'(- piaini itefirs na
?;fi4rfjlllJa lliniuh Itixcur-
ro'i veiieriiny.
' Vo um ' hsd
e-ffone to ousrtnrs
snd Mire'l for tho nlglil. well kllniiii(
Mint iimre llxlitiuK win to tnke lilsce next
iiiornliu.Tlis wriier wss soon disturbed by
s 1 unffdrntu c milryl 'splnin, who found his
nleii short of ammunition, sod mint be
inpplli'il liv or lii'lnre uiornliic Thnt meant
that I iii'mi leave in) In-1. tHildie my hurie.
sml ride ID mile to the rear In nrdsr up a
wsiion u iiiiiiiiniiK cHrtrldnis. I hud not rid
di n inn yards fiotn our quarter before an
I it In nt rv column, four nlirmst, Mopped nm.
It w ns tiien !) to or l'l p. 111.' II nil! who conies
there."
' -Friend, wph countersign."
"Aili'Htirc. friend snd surrender!"
I lee Wliilllklns! thought I. I s Ivnnred
sod so 1I1, 1 Iniiiilsftmeolllci'r nn lior'lit:lc
'What li yocr iisme snd rank? 's-ked he.
'Kirit I. ieut. WhNIi, wus tny leply.
"I M.t. Siunple. of tien. Mower s" S'sff,"
rai l he and, oiinilunitii;. ''I.leiilenuut, yoit
will have to dismount nnd co tubsresrof
our column, dpi. M:lnoih, show Lieut,
WsNh where tint oilier prisoners sre.''
And' npt. Mi In ir-h did so, snd I found
several hundred of my comrades, duiiili
foiiuded.liaif es:eep. latittliitiK at themselves
nnd their fellows, o complete bad been their
1 1 -prise.
I ho thin j wa tiinnnired well Our out
puts lint liiit!i;i'd their iamilirps loo
v o.elv, with lli.'ir backi 10 pitchy darkness
1 !i"V were picked up. snd that gave the
Ysnki iintre-s 1 her relied loo miirli nn
ttis 10114 line of CHtupllre- the Vniikce lesit
i f hud kepi up In our front hy men detailed
lor lost m-e, while, lis lead litem around us
and -(.noped us In.
I hsd 1 list eveeitm given you snd your
rieopSe. I omrade Miles, the best I had on
snd troui the 111 pounder eiuoolli bort
bowiunrs, in thsslni of canister, fuss cut
to three s.'0'iuds. Your lihl turnery of small
I'arr'it- returned tint i-uniplinteiit; but you
iiri-t have court niH.iiili'd your gunners for
iiotin off pine tre tops
Well, myHf snd ' lea party" wers
man-lied ihrooKh the ram and mil l thst
nixht to your cuiupimi around, shout lour
or six miles hack lowsrd Alexandria, and
next duy int i ih town to the mime of
' luxe' and " Yankes I low he" alternately;
thenrnwe. ware taken to New Orleans, and
piuced In eay quarters, where wa wera
well treated, and hcchiiIIv frolicked for four
ninii'li-. then wers eiiliniiK d at Ih mouth
o tied ttlvs-r fur as lusnv 1 IIP ers aud men
of your army. Sonieof them in merry
mood had on the Texas wove hat tissued to
1 he 111 in Tyler, Tex. laud that bat thny hsd
steamed lor toe nrra-nui and poked It out
to a ridiculous surar hmf ehnpe.
W eli, sir twer. yet friend lind fellow citl
ren, 1 1 nt nionuh nml if ilns perhaps you
have. it. M. '"- ' onal iiibuiie.
IIKI.IOL J KAC'IICE.
One of 1 lie unique lesiuiin treated by
Iln. Osn. lree:y, (.'lilef rtl.nal Ollicer V. 8.
A., In nis nn ti 11 11 1 r.p'irt, is hadngrsph
priK-iice, winch has li:i I soma satisfactory
te' in Ariznns. where toe utmost contin
ual no id weather allows Its rotistsnt use.
tien. Oreely savs nine lielimrnph slntlon)
a-a eslsh t-hed on brief notice and ranges
from tweinv six to suty-slx miles wers
w irked siiivoss ullv. A Is rue portion of
ths report is devoted to the Government
mili'sry tcletcranli lines ami their treat ad
antnvs to tint Army, piirticularfy with
eference to iiiiirtunt military operstlons.
Reports show that list others snd 1.:)
men of the Army are proficient In military
S'lrnslinir hut only one in six nf these, can
receive tel't;rsphio message st a low riis
of speed.
A CO'j RT-M A KTIA L REPORT.
Col. II. N. l.lelier. Acting Ju Ue-Adtocats
Ganeral of Ilia Army list made s report to
th. Secretary nt Wsr of ths operations ol
the Department of Military Justice tor ths
tUi-sl year 1h;3. from which it appears thai
there were :M:h trials hy general court
martial, nr 'H less than the previous year,
lhere were, in addition, 3.G esses brouht
before tne geuerd court nisnial with a view
to ilisrhsrue on proof of prior convition.
snd thero were C4 esses of trisia for fraud
ulent enlistment. The principal offenses
wers desertion, absence without leave,
failure 10 attend dri I, drunkenness and dis
obedience. WKar point.
Col. O. If. Krnt. U. 8. A., Superintend
ent nf the l'nite.1 Htatet V.ilitsry Academy
st West Point, has submitted bis snnual re
port to the Adjutant General of ths Array,
t'nder the prewm arrangement. Col. Ems',
syt. It is not practicable to keep tb cadet
riss-ee up to the lull quolo snd he rrcmn
mands that escli Menulor bvallowed to ap
point a cailet-at largu, kiviiik two additional
cadets to escli stnte. The Kiiperiulundent
asks for some new building and a belief
water supply.
A IIW 1'EXSION'.
Pennylvnnlj pays a pe lon to but one
of the m soy Is u-undt of brine men who
answered I.im nln's tir t call to arms nud
that pensioner 1 Levi I.. I smhof Mm Ivi.le.
After the bttl rf tne Wil.iernesi.st Laurel
mil. near rpottsyirama. on tna ruoriunn 01
Msy 4, Hi ,4. .a rub wss desneratelv wound
ed in sn assault. lie came out of the hos
pital with both leg useless. TheState pays
Lim tlu) a month.
CAl'SE Of i'ESKKTlONS.
XfaJ. Oroesbeck. of the Department of the
Missouri, says In his report that "the in
crease in desertions it with little doubt, due
10 the influence of tbe ten year-service law.
The older soldiers have reented the spirit
jf thn' law, aud their increased discontent
lias been communicated to ths yountfsr
aisn.
TALL INDIANA SOLDIERS.
Indiana furnished s treat many tsll men
for the srniy. Out of 1 IH,'54 men descrip
lions were ikn st the tini nf enlisting:
ll,&e2ere six te. t in height or n era.
'J here were 2.1)14 l feet 1 inch, I, V7 8 feet '4
iiche, 4018 lest 3 inches snd M-i oe' 4
Vet 3 Inches
Hsd Memories.
"Madam, " suld the tramp, 'take
back yer loaf of bread. I return it
unbroken."
"What's the matter?'1
"It bring back too many sad mem
ories. 1 can't tech Ik"
"Does: It," sho asked gently, "mako
lou thin of the bread your mother
used to bake?"
"Xo'm. It make roe think when
I wui doin' time oa the rock-pile."
Washington Star.
81 v will behave for a year, to have
Its own way ao hour.