im fan -VkHIHV (VH Vl V ill' i , I'Y V. , .A ' You'ie a s.iliOi i' rJ lio words ieap'-.i e grv ininiiUe. '1 In" i' bceilti 1 i i quick, nn- ih 'i frown on tlie liflltl" tlmt it W.ts cs. trustingly iii helme. had , Aired Wil- lll.t ol ll'VC ' II"' 1 1 i'OlO S'.it L.'.Mfl laid ;0 1 lis fril'To'y tlllY' vioti '.li ft i ink him .1 MinmiiiT 1 !" liston. could net have been more surpris sod or hurt. ' clfi-li ! ' Ti was tl.o fir.-t time that tin ',v:'.s laid nt his dour, lie's n generous folio ir,' ti"' i:it unselfish limn alive,' there's not " moan trail in his diameter.' Jr'tteh thii'gs hud Leon raid ol 'him over and nun again, and repeated in 1 t car hy partial or inter ested friends, until ho almost believed himself iho p; tsoidieulicn of unselfish ness. And uow to ho called ' a selfish man ' by the sweet little ron-biul month that looked as if only made tor kisses to he called' a stilish man " hy her whom he had given ;:!! lie had iu the world, and hiiiiscii ii ' tin; bargain ' Ko wend.-r that Alfred Willislon stood dtituli h..'!i".-p Ills pretty v. tic. Tit" aeou-a'.ioii w:;s mlide, and f..r gnod it evil, it. mv.it ftr.tid. 'o taking m f A - ' A I :iv An. ., JOJIXG, HALL, Pmprklor. ciTiis w. barret r, ?:w;.r. rwgivay, pexxa., October it, iso:. VOLUME SEYEX-XUMBER 32. TERMS 1 50 PER A XX EM. V; :l : r.T f )r. p-- v. - . ;r the scu- i ; ci.i nol attempt i'o hi've d"ne s", '.s ! v.ercd.'ti'jii. ' i':'-'i'! I'nek o!' the their tiiviiii;-, had I S't h deep in h's vn tenee vw: .. r. :: air;, to me't t'. c cli'ir.-.',. would have hoen lelt ' (lOOrl iii'irninu",' drojipod eddiy from liis lips, and ho ,entauay without "flor in the usual aitin kiss. Itw.sshov,' cry lit huo-.o, and cloudy at the office lor the greater part tf the furonoon. ' What's the. matter, n.y friend. ' You look a J-olier as a jioU'e in rciitonce day ! ' remarked an acquaintance who had culled upon 'U'iiiiston. ' Look about as I loci,' was moodily answmcd. ' Ilei.h ho 1 moon in the rainy ipjar tcr already '? ' rejoined the visitor' familiarly, with a sly, provoking lauuh. Williston turned his taeo partly n-ido, that its expression mirht he concealed. ' Suushiuc And shower summer and "Viator you will hnvi tiiesa altcriiutiarm lik.i the rcsl ot le-mkiiid, and lc,rru to hear them whh philo phy.' ' JK you think Uie a very pclilili tutin. Hdward' ' '. A iiiiston, tuniiii;' up.otj Lis i'lknd a serious lv-e. ,':el:;sh ! ' Oh dour ! No, not very rcifi h. I've heard yuli ca'.'ed the most p iierjii'"! I'cllow alive. JJur we're all in:. re or less felfis'.i, you l-r.uw ; hern to, and can't help it, unless we try harder than is agreeable to most pecplo. There was n tini", when I had a very rood ot'.ui.in ul inv:-e.l as toucur.1' tilts tli'.n - end 1 1 rut 1 row J.r? suti'.iici every uav tun t;ctuii,; down hit ) the eonciusicn that I'm no bolter than my uisi;;!ibors. ' Vv'eli. I despise a sclii-li man. lfe's the nic-aiK st crcat ;jre alive!' Villiston ko vvitli a u'oK ot uiuiymuion. llt's mean ie.t in the decree that liu's fcciii !.' rc-jilioJ the IViend. Aud, a-; wo are till m.no or lesi selfish, we are all mi re orle. s iiicaa. I d u't see Uow wc tiro to get uway lioiii that conclusion.' WiUiston knit hi? lu'ows like one an- r.ovod or pervlos 'Has anybody called you selfish?' r.skcd the li'letlu Yes.' ( U'l.., ? ' ill lio .7 .'V.; :! 1, .. ' Ila ! 1 se ! That's the (rouble ! ' 1 he vo'.'.ni: liu.v.iaii't s. ueonomii'' oulur betrayed the t.itt. 4 She culled you i-eifi-Ji ? Ha ! Good for Marpy! Not : fraid to irivo thina their ri.'iht name. I ,.!.v:iys knew Mi ! 'J'hafs her ? Or, did yoa think chiefly ol your own joy ' 1'on't frown so ! 1'ut &way that injured look. !o down, like a man, into your consciousness, and see how it really is. If you find all rishr, then stand firm in serene self-approval ; if all is not riht, thou you will know what to do. Love scris to bless its ob ject it is nil the while endeavoring to minister delight is a perpetual giver.' The hot flushc heau to dio out of WillUtoii's face, lie was lookirt.T down into his heart, and got t sme nu'V rev. cle.tions of hi.ii-i-1' ; t-nd t!:e- weio not r-:.tisi; t-tory. How had he !o"cd Marpy ? V'h:t li,nl been the (piality of Lis love ? New b-'.'.io. had such (pies'.ions intru de.! ihov-i'.vc? ; never ht fi.ro had he fovti'l f'i''iii .' f o diiheidi. to tiiiswer, A deep L-iu'i n':et.'d hs disappointment tr...: sotMuwiHa-ton. ' I doo't. know whether to he at:r,ry or vate.'ul,' ho .said knitting hit) brows. Is it a true or a false mirror you are hold i iv' before me ? Js the treetrutn -rowiiu: mole and more distinct, an itr.at'o ef myself ' lam in doubt and CoHi'..-io!i.' ' I.ovo is a ir'ver,' answered his friend ' j)ne not thitik of itself desires on'v to bless. If you h.'.ve (--o loved Marjry, then has she wronirod you. I'.ut, if you have thought mainly of yourself, or your own delight, then I trow tho little wiiman was not lar wrong, when sue called you sel'd.-h.' ' One 1 id certain, taut tihstou, peaking soberly, ' I take pleasure in giving ner pteanuro. Any want tuat she might express, I would gratify, if iu my power. 1 could not deny her iiuytkiiiir.' ' incept t fj o tlemal of yourself, re marked the friend. Their eyss met, and '.hey lookod in tently f.t each other for some momciit". ' I am not sure that I understand you,' sai l Williston. 1 11 ivarcry wanted a set ot Amonr sa bles, costing a thousand dollars, and you had the money with wbteb to buy thoui, her desire would bo gratified.' ' Undoubtedly. I would find pleasure in mooting her wishes.' was promptly answeicd. ' If ?hc had a fancy for diamonds, or India shawl.'? for elegant furniture and pictures and you had the means to gratily her tastes, you would una ac- liiiht in giving her the posse.-sion ot these things. Y'ou would let her have her own sweet will in everything.' lou have said it, my inond. Noth" ing p'oasc3 ino eo much as tosco her gratified.' ' No great eclf-demal in all this, how ever. In the cases supposed, you aro Se 1.1 oil !ly f:.ncy whs a girl of spirit lutcivstiii:' An t ui that you were um ehish ''. ' This hall m rporf, lia!! in earnest speech, had the tfT.ct iiittnded. A plight glimpse- of himself, as fieeu by an other's eyes, gave Villist.-a a new iniorc: pion, and lot in a doubt as to bis boiir; altogether porlect. 1 And you think me s-'.fi-h ? 'ho r:;id in a lone of sar-.ii'e. ' Well ! I t;u thcro's been a ii;.w eiietiouary p' lishod. of lute.' ' As far as this world is cntioorimd, tho lioart i the m-.-f r.rli'.blo t'l-.-.tiemfrv. If wife i some u'.ll'-'reut aspects. One little ineid. .it after another vas called up lrom memory and reviewed, and he saw in them, as in a mirror, an imago ol himself, so different from any before presented, that ho was filled with pain and surprise, k'uch a thing as self denial had hardly come within the range of his virtues. b'ell-denial he had exacted often. It had been no un usual tiling for Margy to dolor her tastes end wishes to 1ih, and he could think of many can i'i which she must liavi done so lit considerable. Eaerif.ee of IccN ing. A now sentiment began to pervade tho Qiind of Wihistunja deeper and novo tender feeling for Lis young v. ilo ; find in his row rci-titnciit bo had a r:v- f so: i; thin-; ro'.vcr n:.d f u.l. l I teaidi us a better law than nature has writeu ou our hearts. Thcu wc shall draw nearer and nearer together, and tho pulses ol our lives, that sometimes heat utovcnly, will take tho same meaurc.' And it was so. IJut not at onca, not until after many seasons of mutual self-repression. enitro'y ao lo to 'tvo wi.at iJargy nsks fur, and no special love of money comes in to chid your ardor. It is the easiest thinir iu tho world lo meet her wishes. 1 1 it-, let us take some other case. There is to bo a wifical party at your friend Vatso'u's. You are but little for music, and loss for musical people. Tho case is different with ?d:ugy. With music and musical people she i-t in her clement. You come homo with a new book from u favouto author, promising yourself ini evening of enjoyment iu leading aloud to your wife, tih meets you with a faoe all aglow, and in her Lund a note of invitation from the Watson's.' 4 It will be such a delightful time,' tin comes the to.-t of your love finality niuat stand revealed. you w i A the true definition, L. ;aps as t '.i.-.i ; ' i Uilil't 1 m:e f ' .: .: t '.lL..ne-::. ' I shall -ot il .ngry. dov;n ii.t.j .ji;i: heart, lep.ned lliend. ' ?. cy: ; aro not pel yours,1 said Wilton. iho doiitiitioti li'.erc.' ' Maybe I can help yoa to a vision. Why did y.n marry 3 Because 1 loved her.' Are you (piito friend with pr.'V.ki 4 Take care, hi id 4 Oh, no. i ou ro toj sensiblo ; iind too well poised for . that. Answer my erucsti on. Ara you piito .uro ? ' 4 As sure us death.' 4 It's my oj itiioD that you married be. cause you loved yourself uiorj tl.aa you did Margy.' ' Now thin goes beyond till ciiuor anec 1 ' cselaimcil Wiliistou. is there a conspiracy a:;'ain.-t mo '! ' ' lient.lv, gently, my friend. Tho mind is never clear when disturbed. You loved Margv ! There- is no doubt in the world of that. Loved her, and I 1 -ve her verY dourly. Hutisyoor ute elfish '( That is the great ;uos oi.w at i uo. A boy bvct a rich .!:, and clin.L.; titer it, th:it ho may V iti flavor. Iu ht:l did your love mi-l'V dili'or from this boy's lovo ol ,vh '! ' Was it to bloss tho sweet ;0 e-ivo you her:.i.!f hat you r-.l I ... I r.t. V ( i her Willi u lover a i i iei:i, the oil We- ti... 1" on Of the s i bless jour.ell r I'i 1 you ibn.K. L h hhc would enjoy your hie LoV'h happiness vou would tiivo now lis If she had known about the new book, and the pleasure you had promised youi.ielf in loading a'.eiud to her duriug tho even, iug, 1 um very ti.re she would have sent a note of cxius to ths Vi.'son's, and ckeerf.i.Hy denied liTself, for your sake, tlin doii-chl.i of a iuu:.u 0.1 evening. lut, nut kii twiiitf of tin.:, :dio lets fancy revel in auii. ieriled f ejoytoe:.!, t rvl does not thi.'.':, ti'liaps, of your defective i-iui-t.i .... 'J'hus ..ho Oi.so Ktunds, my ud Low v ill you meet it? In v o '..', it wri t tho generous hand t -is.vo of i-; auuudauov. Now it is tLeer relt.deh' Vi'ilhitoii drew a heavy sigh, moved l imsetf restlessly, aud looked upon tho floor. ' This love that vo talk so much about losumcd tho lritud, 4 is a very subtle thing pud apt to hide lrom us its true 'juulity. It is much oftcaer lovo of self than lovo of the object sought. Hence, we have so r.iuch uchappinoss in tho state of marriage, which on the theory of .iiutual love, OUglll to bo full of 1 l;ut I am using time that cau not well bo spared to-day, so, good morning. If Margy has done you a v.iong, help her to soo it, and she will not only apologize lor caliiug you selfish, but cover your ligs with penitent kisses. The c:.sc supposed touched tiio diifi culty at its 7ery euro. .Since WiUiston's mariiago ho hud shown himself gifted with but a lecblo spirit ef self-denial. He enjoyed his home and his wife, but not in a gmcrous spirit. .She eujoyed uiusio and art intensely. Her goul ro spondud lovingly to all things beauti ful. After his frieud It 11 him, Willis ton, i- tho no. i light which hud pone trated Wi-i iciud, begau to see tho rela t'on fsisting between l.iinsc'J w hu .f j..y than anyl'i:.) g liitiierteiorc cspcr. h need- the joy ol g'.viug up even his very life's love for another. ' Dear Margy 1' ho said, speaking to him.-eit in t'ois now state. 4 The tramp of my heedless foot must have boon very crushing to have exhorted that ciy of pain lor charge of selfishness was but the voice of stiiTering that could not bo repressed. Many times had I trampled t'pon, many limes wounded the love givm mo so lavi.dily ; but never before did tho bruised heart reveal its n gui'h.' Tho tears that gushed from tho eyes of Margv Willi.-tou, as her husband turned so coldly from her and loft tho house, rained on for more than an hour ; for the greater part of this time, she iu dulgcd in accusing thoughts. Sho went over instance after instanco of I is sel fish disregard of her pleasure, and ro. counted the mr.ny times sho had given up her desires to gratify his do uauds. Eut this state of feeling in time changed or, wore itself out. A calm succeed ed, iu which her hotter nature had an opportunity to speak. The hand of pain had folded nv.ay many coverings that had been laid over her heart, and she could see into rvmy ol tho hidden places never before levoalcd. She did not find everything in tin order and beauty she imagined to exist. She was not so loving ?nd unselfish as sho Lad fancied herself to bo. Thcro camo a uow g'l-h of tc;:rs, but the rain was gen. tier and instead of desolating, refreshed tho dearth of her mind. 4 1 have thought moro of my gratifi cation than of his,' she begau to say within herself. 4 His tastes differ in many things from mine. What I en joy may be irksome to him, If I insist upon my own enjoyments, regardless of how they may pffoot him, must not a tleorcs ot separation tako olaoo ? Can he lovo mo as much ns before will I love him as much us before If I csaot what ho cannot givo willingly ? And if our love grows less, what is therein all the world to compensate for its decline ? l.osiirr that, we loose all. Tako away that li'Jit, and all clre will ho in shad ow. Disturb that harmony and every chord of live is out. of tunc' So sho thought, gaining a clearer sight and firmer will to net iu tho lino of solf-iejection whenever soif interpos ed to hinder love. As tho hours went by, and tho time drew near when her husband would return, a dead weight began to settle dowr. upon Margy's heart. Thcv had parted in anger, l or tho first time, tho lightning of a sum. mcr storm had flashed iu their sky. There had boon a quick descent of tho tempest, hutting- and blinding them. How much ot'wroek and ruiu had been wrought in that hriof war of'huinau ele ments, it was yet impossible to know At last, the timo of return was at hand. A few minutes beyond the hour, and a vu".r.I f jar bet;an to creep into the soul of Mar-'y. Hhad.o.vy form:; of evil scorned hoveling' around her; tho weighted !:.r bosom eicvv moro find lien e opo i-i :ivo ; h'T heart lap'jred fj be-jvily that i'" motiors were i .:i:,iul. f.-usT-eoso mi not very long. She Artcimw VartV a Til at letter. A writer in tho Dos'ou Sunday Times iu a notice of-iho late C harles F. Browne, gives tho first letter of 44 Artcmus Ward." When it appeared ia tho col umn:, of tho Cleveland I'laindealer, it was'gnora'ly taken iu earnest by read ers, and '' A. W ard " wns looked upon for somo time as a veritable showuiau : To the Editor of iU PliinJealv : Put:' I'm moving along-s'owiy along down 't words your place. I want you to writo mo a letter, sayiu. how's tho show bizness in your pl.vto. My show Jt present consists of three moral bears, a kangaroo, amooz;Dg little rascal twould mako you laif to death to soo the little cues jump up and squeal wacks figgcrs of (1. Washington, General Tay leiJohn lJunjan, lr. Kidd, and Lr. Webs'er iu the a.'t of killing Dr. Park man, besides several miscellaneous mor. ul works, statoots of celebrated piruts find murderers, cto.; ckallod by few aud excluded by none. Now, Mr. Editor, scratch off a few lines savin how is the show bizness down to ycur placo. I shall have my handbills dono at your iilaoc. Depend upon it. I wan. you should get my handbills up iu flaming styla. A.so got up a ticmerrjus cscighmont ... ...I in yur paper bout my unparatica snow. We must work ou their lectins come the moral oii 'em strong. If it's a tem perance community, tell 'em I signed tho pledge fifteen minutes artor iso bom. lsut on the contrary, it your people takes their tods, say that Mister Ward is as gonial a feller as wc ever met full of conviviality and tho hie and solo ot the soshul Bored. Tako, don't you? If you say anythiug 'bout my show, say niy snaix is as harmless as a new-born babe What a interesting study it is to see a zoological aniniel liko a snaix, under perfect subjection. Mr. Kangaroo ia the most Iarleahla little cuss 1 evcrsaw all for fifteen cents. I am anxyus to skewer your innonens. 1 repeet iu re gard to them handbills that I shall get them struck off up to your printm offis. My perlitioal sentiments agree with yourn exactly. 1 know they uo, be cause I never Eaw a man whoso didu t. Iicspoetlully yours, A. WARD. P. P. You scratch voy back and He scratch your back. heard the d.vr open, ami the WU.-.1C ot ft volhkr.own step in tho hall, llestiaint became impossible- her temperament was too ardent in ri'.o'.uoti ef deep fool, iug for repioision. .Springing down tho 8tairs, Mary hud her arms around her hiuband'sneck ere ho had time to put his thoughts ia order, ;.n 1 was crying on his bosom. Tl.o fervent kisses, laid as pofioe-Lifieriugs on her lips were sweevr to hor taste inua honey, or the houoy-cotub. 4 Can you forgive mo,' she asko I, in calmue.-s of spirit thai ensued. 4 1 am very weak sometimes ; and fooling is so .strong. ' It thero'had been no provocation to feeling.' YvillUton answered lraukiy, 4 it would ucavcr had broken the band of restraint. The fault u mine, uotyou-s. It was selfish in mo, and you told the truth, but thu truth is tomotit.ie.i the most unpleasant thing wo can hear. It souudod very harshly in uiv ears ; I folt angry, and rejected at it. Not so, now; I have seen myself as iu a miiror.' Murjrv laid hor Augers on his mouth, aud then thcv were silent. After a few moments, sho said, gently ' We aro human : and of consequence. wot.k and selfish by nature. Lot love Tlior is Imt. pl.e-w men who hev e'.iaracicr cnuf to teed n iile of ul'.oiiC js. Ti n l.iv spc'.t t!:e ;iu iu Choctaw as ia I'lilisli. 'J'liose who retire from the world on ac count its sins and peskieesH, must not foi'jjet tiicy have got io l;e-ep company with a per sou who wants us luucil Waicliiug us "auy bodv clce. When a wan loses his health, Iheuliefust begins to tp.Uc (food care of it. This is good luducmeat, this is! Mosi people decline tolenrn only by their own experience. And 1 guess tucy a more thnu half ripin, fur 1 Jo not sy.oso man can get n perfect idea of molasses can dy letiirg anoiuer lollnr taslo ot n tor tiui. iiticceMS is wry up' to make us forget tho time wiitfu ve warn t ruuvii. It is just with froga on ti.c jump ; heein't romerabe whea lie wa a ta qiolo, but other folk cau. Tua Trao. The world is crazy far slmw. There n not one person ia a tliousund who d ircs fall back ou his leal, simple self for power to ge tl: '..ii'rli the wo'.'l'l nnd exact ciij.iyir ent as be ."Oi s e.Uii'.". j hero is I i niu.'.i living 1:1 the eves ofoilierpeovli:. There isno endto t lie i.:.in, I lie mimiery. the false nirs, and the ii;iui'."ichr rtn. . I. vi'.uiirei rare oou.' ii.ro, v. e lelmit. 1 1) live to une's c:iliplitencd eujiviei'i.n- m i .ie 'e '..lys. i.!i:e:-- you eon s.-at to, pun i:i jrsucrcl eii"".t, you are jos tied out oi lVie i, there is uci room for you a iae.i;r the i'i''... it rno'j of pvet.-Ti'lera. If a man dares io liv: within hia moaci, and ii vo-'o lute in hii purpose not to appear inure th'i he rc'illy is, let him be applauded. There ia something fresh in such an example. ABUO'Or.STIO.V. Fcraons who suffer their newspapers to be torn up or destroyed alter hastily scan ning thcui over, ii3 many do, bhould at least cut out and t roservo valuable re, celpls, uL'iiculturul mattor, etc., for ref ferenco. Any old puhlio documciit will answer lor a book to paste selections u and in the course ol a year or two a va ualdo volumo may ue scoured such ono as could not bo obtained from any other scireo. fry it. Young ladies wh.i a:-e accustomed to read the newspaper are a'.wnysohaervej to rr.ssess wimeit W:.vs, ntut anualile d".-:io i' ieii.H, inviii-'iilil y iiiske gnu J wives, and a! wiv .... ! -et eovd J;u;-ban,l3. A hint to t! rt ltO. Lndies who have a disposition to nuuish their liuslianda, fihonld lecollcct that a little warm Bun will melt an icicle much Booncr thau a regular Northeast er. .sbrawkcui baer cd ot si sihT In Oncdia County, i New York, thcro lived a not many miles from I'ti to Whitcsboro, two fam some rcaHon, were mor(al will call ihcse men Hcnt. I'onton was a quiet, who feared no danger, the day, and with a lac him that won tho confide camo near him. On the other hand, treacherous, hang dog I, that placed people on tin when they were off it. h ly spring upon them and t Hoy. the Stato of no years since, i, on tho road rs, who from enemies". Wo i and Whito. resoluto man, lo was open a-i do air aboot '0 of all t!.:.r, White had u about him sruard, lost, ht sudden. iostroy them. ATIEMPTINO OT TAME A E VTTIdJ SNAKE. At White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, great excitement was created by the appearance of A snako charmer, with a tamo rattlesnake in his hand. He walked deliberately into tho parlor one day after dinner, flourished tho reptile around, and finally placed him on the ground, to the groat annoyance of many people who loft tho room. The fangs of the snake had boon extracted, but that made the sight of him none the loss hooking to many. Thcro is no beauty i a rattlesnake cither of form or color. His flat, queer shaped head, is positivo- , repul.-tyo, aud countrymen, uo matter how much thev may fancy them as pets, should not bo allowed to shock tho sou- sibilitics of more nervous natures. While this man was there, a circus company arrived, to the members of -winch ho exhibited the suako. io one of them, whoso business it wa3 to food the snakes, lie offered this one for three dollars. Hut tho man, who was said to bo an Arab, aud whoe idylo of dress, ark completion and little figuro gave somo reason for tho belief, refused the offer, and, considering himself versed in tho ways of snako life, determined to taoio ono lor himself. So he purchased ono from a boy aud commenced to expe riment upon it. lor a while he got ou very well ; but tho vicious reptile was deaf to the voice of the charmer, charm he ever so wisely ; and when tho man least suspected it, and while ho had tho hnake in his hands, looking steadily at it, it darted out its tangs, struck him twice on the right hand, once on tho left, aud loo oi tlie lower hp. Ihc man immediately called for whiskey, and drank noarly a quart. But in a few hours tho limbs beuan to well in a frightful maimer, and the pain to become agonizing. A doctor was sent for, but before he came the man called eagerly for a snake. As it was brought to him he seized upon it with mortil avidity, caught it by the back of the nock with his tooth, shook it as a dog would shako a rat, then bit off its head, spit it upon the floor, aud ate aud swallowed some lour inches ot the snake's body. Whether his idea was to cure like by liko whether ho was carrying out tho sunerstitions ot his race whether he was simply delirious, or whether his own naturo had become so thoroughly impregnated with snake nature that ho was merely satislyiug suako vengeance, it is impossible now to say. lie ccrtaiuly flung himsell upon ho ground as soon as he had ceased de vouring the snako flesh, and writhed and wiggled along the floor unaided by arms and legs, after the manner of a crawling reptile. 1 he poor lello',7 could never toll lus crnorience. ilo wa-i drenched with wtusky, but too late, hu died m twenty, four hours. During his last hours he called v.i.'dly en any number of Spanish saints, aud it was evident that, though rab by profession, tho poor fellow was a Mexican by birth. Al Infant Killed by Eattlesaakes. Hack of Fort Erie, eanada, is an im mense swamp, covering several nun died acres, which, owing to the cxtremo drouth, has been iu condition to be burned over, aud in it Crc has been do. ing its work for some time, but causing little harm, except to tho rattlesnakes and other reptiles with which the swamp is infested. Not long siuoc, says the Buffalo Express, a portiou of this rep- tile-haunted swamp was the locality ol a very melancholy occurrence, which produced groat feeling and excitement throughout the neighboring country. A party from tho farther side of the swamp, living at or near Tort Colborn, ventured into us recesses upou a beiry ing expedition. Ono of tho company was a luotuor, wi'.u an .uiai.t child. Tho child fell asleep, nnd irsj mother do. posited it on her fhawl upon a comfor table bed of moss or grass, while fdio pursued the quest for fruit. I'uconsciuiisly tiio wandered nrtlier White w.i3 of an e)toJodin"lv crost uispos.uioii, and Bought l kept upon able, vicious it was unpos- his larm the most utit ie brutes in tho form of dogs' siiuo to p'lrenaie wit ti mm;, It was known White ha.ed Bouton, and this hatred, it surmised, arose from disappointed lovo. lie had sought tho hand of a young lady nanod Wilson, and had boon refused, at the samo time, tho lady accepted an offer of mar riage f -oni his neighbor, and bccauio Mrs. Bcuton. Tho disappointed man looked nowhere else for a wife, but taught himself to despise, with all hli nature, her whom ho fancied ho had loved. But, to return. White permitted his dogs to rungc over his lauds, fiercely at tacking those who dared to venture oa them. Dividing the farms, a lano ran from the Whitesboro,' to the Decrfiold road, and down this, one afternoon, in search of berries, little Willie Benton, a stout boy of ten years, and a -istor, Su sie, a child of six summers, wandered. Willie, fortunately, carried in his hand a small, sharp-edged axe, which his father bade him tako to tho woods, and amuse himself, while there, by cut ting a couplo of hoop poles, which ho was to bring homo to bo used by his father to hold up the awning of a wag on. The children sauntcrcd'on their way, stopping every uow and then to gather somo of the wild fruit that grew along thoir path, aud while thus amusing themselves, a huge bulldog, with sav. age, fiery eyes, aud heavy, hanging lips, jumped over tho ditch on White's side of the lane, and before cither wero aware of his intention, sprang at tho throat of the little girl, and threw her to the earth. Another moment, and Susau's throat would have becu torn out; hut in that moment, even before the bru'o could close upon his victim, the boy hadraised tho axe, aud with all his strength hit the animal in the head. The blado glanced from the skull, and while it cut open the ncsh, and caused the blood to run freely into tho eyes and over tho the eyes and over tho faoe of tho brute, it did not take from him any of hia fierceness. The dog now turned upon tho boy, leaving his sister terribly frightened, but physically unharmed, and made a jump at him, which was boldly met by tho lit. tie follow, who, staading firmly, swung his axe over his head, and as tho bruto sprang upon him, struck him fairly upou the noso, burying tho blado into it, &U most cutting it in two. The vicious creature ran back with a cry of pain, but recovering himself, was again about to rush upon tho littlo fol low, who, without a cry of loar, manfully stood his ground, waiting for a renewal of the attack, when a rillo ball whistled past him, aud buried itself docp deep in tho kkull of the savage animal, dropping him lifeless to the earth. Fortunately for tho children, thoir father happened to bo suflioioutly ner to them to sco the dog spring lie, (but not when ho attacki and killed him as soon us ho with tho certainty that Iho l not strike otcer thau the object it lutended, pon Wil- t'USlC,) ouid nro ll would ur which than she meant from the sleeping infant, and started suddenly to find it out ol her sight, became bewildered, and lost all reckoning of the placo. Tho friends all summoned to the search scoured every part in vain. Tho hunt grow frantio as darkness came oh, and when gathering night drove tho party from tho swamp, they collected neighbors from every direction and er.tered Again with lanterns nud torches. All nig'u tho search went on, and not until !(er morning's dawn wa the lost iufant found. It had died tho horrible death which a mother's shuddering fancy must have constantly pictured duriug the Hearth. It had been struck by the deadly fangs of a rattlesnake, having routed tho rep tile, prubtibly, by its struggles and cries. Grass for Esrscs. Many thiuk that horses thai, are kept iu the stable all summer, ghoul 1 not bo allowed to cat grass. They tl I t k it will make tho horso soft, wiliy-v.hy and that it will throw hiiu out of I mditiotl for hard work. This is parliel iarly tho case with some of the trainers ii 1 trotting and runuinrr horses. And h I e3 that aro kept for farm and other w fi k aio re fused grass becauoO their driv H s think that thcv will not cat hav so w I U. This Witf formerly the case, more t now. But these are till error, ions and practices, aud are gi gradually, to a more reasonab! u.al system of feeding. Crr natural foo l of tho horse. It and hcathful food. It keeps t open and sharpen? tho appetite motes tho digestion and romo from tho system. Therefor" meant), let the horses uin trra-'i twenty minutes daily. n iieir.cr training lor '.rotua niu, it will bo attended with tl est benefit. The horses will ! of their speed by such a eourte incut. Horses that aro kept u; round fir farm work, thou! 1 ee allowed a nico nibble at gra-s e They work hard,. and all they is something to eat. Let th then, what they liko so well. The race which emne off nt Chicago ho twpon lieTlpr t wnji-on. ami I'eishaw, Silr.i Itiuh, Butler, and Lackey to ImrnesH, whs won by Dexter. The beat luue wisaiibj tJilus iticli cnine iu second. A largo crow was in ultciuUiice. Wautad by poor little orphan boy, a lew ftornrij. i;n ic u ms opin- If nveaj', and nr.U i is tho cooling o bowels It pro os fever by ull if'.eon or or run. high e. uono of treat the year '..duly be cry day. :t for it :ii havj 4- A country editor, deseii) bonnets now in fasliinii, nys : have a downward slant that rop: of a vicious cow with a board a eyoa." ing tho " They r.ds ono nss her Tiio Cub l Cable w.is (Mill i.l week, the rhuro end haviug l.ee i 1 Friday ut K?y Wtat. Tho eutiru Ilav iiuto Florida is in per''1 or'' direct coiuuuiiiiCHii.- lUB l'111 telegraphic v,n On a Bu;t Our Devil's h l. I In' led n-x f'l-n . on 1 1 1 jdSt:ti
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