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' 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.
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