THE TIMES, NEW BLOOM IT ELI), PA., JUNE 25, 1878.
were sntlsfled with lier choice. When
they returned to the city, congratula
tions, iiresenti, and preparations filled
every hour. Kitty's importance gave
her back a great deal of her old dictato
rial way. In the matter of toilets she
would not sutler even Max to interfere.
;' Results were all men had to do with,"
the said ; " everything was inartistic to
them hut a few yards of linen and a
straight petticoat."
Max sighed over the flounces and
fluting and lace and ribbons, and talked
about "unadorned beauty," and then
when Kitty exhibited results, went Into
rhapsodies of wonder and admiration?
Kitty was very triumphant in those
days, but a little drop of mortification
was in store for her. She was exhibit
ing all her pretty tilings one day to a
friend, whose congratulations found
their climax in the following statement :
"Really, Kitty, a most beautiful
wardrobe I such an extraordinary piece
of luck for such a little scatter-brain as
you 1 Why, they do say that Mr. Ray
mond's last book is just wonderful."
" Mr. HaymoniVa last book!" And
Kitty let the satln-Ilned morocco case,
with all Its ruby treasures, full from her
.Land.
" Why, haven't you read it, dear r1 Ho
clever, and all that, dear."
Kitty had tact enough to turn conver
sation ; but just as soon as her visitor
had gone, she faced her mother, with
blazing eyes and cheeks, and said,
"What is Max's business a lawyer?"
" Gracious Kitty ! What's the mattery
He is u scientist, a professor, and a
great"
" Writer"
"Yes."
" Writes books and magazine articles
and things V"
" Yes."
Kitty thought profoundly for a few
moments, and then said, " I thought so.
I wish Jack Warner was at home."
"What fori"'
'Only a little matter I should like to
Siave out with him ; but It will keep."
Jack, however, went South without
-visiting New York, and when he return
ed, pretty Kitty Duffim had been Mrs.
Max Raymond for two years. His first
-visit was to Tom DufTUn's parlor-studio.
He was painting and singing and chat
ting to his wife as usual. It was so like
old times that Jack's eyes filled at the
memory when he asked where and how
was Mrs. Raymond.
"Oh, the professor had bought a beau
tiful place eight miles from the city.
Kitty and he preferred the country.
Would he go and see them 1"'
Certainly Jack would go. To tell the
truth, he was curious to see what other
miiracles matrimony had wrought upon
Kitty. So he went, and came back
wondering.
" Really, dear," says Mrs. Jack War
ner, the next day, "how does the pro
fessor get along with that foolish, igno
rant little wife of his i"'
" Get along with her 'i Why he could
not live without her. She sorts his pa
pers, makes his notes and quotations,an
Hwers his letters, copies his manuscripts,
swears by all he thinks, and says and
does, through thick and thin, by day
and night. It's wonderful, by Jove I I
felt spiteful enough to remind her that
whe had once vowed that nothing on
earth should ever Induce her to marry
a writer."
" What did she say "
" She turned round in her old saucy
inanner, and answered, 'Jack Warner,
you are as dark as ever. I did not mar
ry the writer, I married the man.' Then
I said, ' I suppose all this study and
reading and writing is your offering to
ward the advancement of science and
social regeneration 5"'
" What then 'f "
"She laughed in a very provoking
way, and said, ' Dark again, Jack ; it is
a labor of love ."'
" Well, I never!"
Nor I either."
A Novel Way to Collect.
THE Auvergnat is the Paddy of
France; but like the Irish paddy he
sometimes redeems his character for na
tive supidity and belies his reputation.
A water-carrier, born and bred in Au
verene, but established in the French
capital for the last year or two,reckoned
among his customers whom he supplied
with their daily water a young married
couple, whom neither by threats nor en
treaties could he succeed in inducing to
settle a long standing account. The in
variable excuse with which the young
"wife, who was her own servant, put
Aiini ofi", was, ' her lord was out."
The Auvergnat, a patient fellow, ac-x'-epted
the excuse for a time, but at
Hength patience being exhausted, and
hifl faith in the lady's diurnal assertion
diminished, he determined to try a little
plan of Lis own for bringing confusion
upon the heads of his debtors, A few
mornings ago,' after replenishing his do
mestic fountain, he asked Madam If
Monsieur was within.' Most annoylng
ly, " Monsieur1 has Just gone out to the
coiffeur's," replied the lady calmly ; hut
the very next moment the report of a
formidable kiss brought the soldlsantab
sen tee before the water-carrier, his
cheeks crimson with Jealousy.
" Wretch 1" ejaculated the outraged
spouse.
" I'm not a wretch. 'Twas only a sly
trick," objected the Auvergnat, who
speedily pacified the tempest he had
raised in the marital breast by explain
ing that the kiss had been bestowed upon
his own horny hand, and not on the
lady's ruby lips. The result of the ruse
was that the little account which had
necessitated It was promptly settled.
A Scheming Maiden.
IN CLINTON, "Illinois, there was a
lovely maiden, say of thirty-five,
who fell desperately In love with a rich
young man, and to prove the disinter
ested rapture she felt for him and the
ardent nature of her gush, she hinted,
as only a lady of thirty-five, anxious to
marry, can, that he was fhe very finest
man she had ever came across, and could
make any woman happy by the simple
means of a preacher and a license. Rut
the rich young man didn't see it; he
didn't nibble and in. fact he stayed away
from there In a most unproposing man
ner. But she was an enterprising maiden
nnd so she went through some five hun
dred novels In search of a good way to
catch a rich young man with a matri
monial lasso ; for as the couple In a nov
el always marry, it Is safe to conclude
that the courting must be good which
results always in Buccess.
Well, at last the fair reader came to
" The Romance of a Poor Young Man,"
wherein the point Is that the P. Y. M.,
being locked In a moonlight tower with
a lady, jumps off the tower at the risk
of his life, sooner than stay up thereand
thus compromise the lady.
" I have It," said the fair reader, clos
ing the book and going to the sexton of
a lonely Presbyterian church which
stood some miles In the country.
Diplomatically besieging that sexton,
she managed to wheedle him out of the
key to the steeple, which' was high, had
a spiral stairway inside, and only one
window. Then the rich but cool young
man and the designing lady were seen
one afternoon riding along the road, and,
slopping at the lonely church, to go up
in the steeple to view a fine article of
sunset. The couple climbed tho stairs
and stood at the single window admir
ing the lovely scene until the sun went
down behind the west and the twilight
crept o'er moorland and lea see any
novel or poem for minute description.
Then the rich young man began to get
skittish and wish he was home, so he
imparted a gentle hint to his companion
that they had better go, etc.
Now, the lady had locked the door of
the steeple, assuring the young man
that It was the sexton's Imperative com
mand. Down the steep, narrow stairs
they came and at the bottom the lady
felt for the key in her pocket, but no
key was there.
" Gracious me," says she, in a most
histrionic manner, " if I haven't gone
and dropped the key out of the window.
It's fifty feet to the ground. What will
become of us 1 To stay in this steeple
all night with a man and show myself
afterwards unmarried would kill me,"
etc, and she fell on the young man's
breast in a paroxysm of weeping.
That young man was cool and busi
nesslike ; he waited until she turned off
the water, then kindly seated her on the
lowest step, and started up stairs.
" Heavens, Joseph, dear Joe, you ain't
going to jumpl1"
" Not if I know it ; you Just wait."
Presently he returned with a bright
smile on his face and the bell rope under
his arm; gently, but firmly, he took
that thirty-five-year-old young maiden
up stairs to the window, and, In spite of
her entreaties and cries, tied the rope
about her waist and lowered away.
Presently she reached the ground, and
then down came number two, and
shortly afterward a passing plowman
discovered a lady and gentleman quar
reling, and the lady calling the gentle
man a " horrid wretch." No cards.
Seeking Insult.
MANY young girls like nothing so
much' as what they call 'an adven
ture" or, in other words, attracting the
attention of some male specimen of the
baser sort, whose expressed ful mlrntlrm
is an Insult. The repression of this
spirit in young girls is important, for it
is almost disreputable for a woman to be
Insulted; sober people are inclined to
feel that there must have been some im
prudence perhaps unconsciously, on the
lady's part which encouraged the bold
step on the part of the lnsulter. If a
lady Is quiet, modest, and not inclined
to make herself conspicuous in public
conveyance or elsewhere by loud talking
or laughiug, we do not think she need
fear any rude familiarity at all approach
ing an insult. She might travel alone
with safety from one end of the conti
nent to the other, as free from molesta
tlon or annoyance as if in her father's
house. But we have noticed with pain,
very often, the boisterous, unlady-Uke
manner which young girls, or young
ladles as we suppose they term them
selves, Indulge In when traveling. If
they take occasion to entertain each
other with Jest and recitals quite too
near to coarseness In publlo places, Is it
strange that persons of the baser sort
should feel that they were safe In taking
liberties of speech or look that they
would not dream of were their deport
ment quiet and lady-like y Insults can
be guarded against, If not entirely avoid
ed. Let mothers warn their daughters
against courting rudeness by bold, noisy
and unlady-Uke behavior, both at home
and abroad, but most particularly when
going to school, shopping, riding or go
ing to places of public amusement. Thus
watched over by mothers, If they have
secured their daughters' love and rever
ence, they will escape all molestation.
When a woman forgets her native dell
cocy and modesty of deportment, she
challenges Insult.
How to be Beautiful.
TJ01
n i.
OW can I be beautiful V" Every
oy and girl, man and woman.
wants to-know that. Here Is Mr. Em
erson's beauty recipe: "There is no
beautlfler of complexion, or form, or be
havior, like the wish to scatter joy and
not pain around us." Do you suppose
that recipe will work V Think of the
most beautiful people you know. Ah, I
knew some one would say, " Mother."
Do you not think these people are those
who try very hard to make others hap
pyy I know very many beautiful peo
ple who would have remained very
plain had they thought only to please
themselves.
We want to try Emerson's rule for
becoming beautiful, so it will not do to
forget that " there is no beautlfler of
complexion, or form, or behavior, like
the wish to scatter joy and not pain
around us."
But we would like to have him tell us
what things last longest.
He la all ready to tell whoever wants
to know : Beauty is the quality which
makes to endure. In a house that I
know, I hnve noticed a block of sperma
ceti lying about closets and mantel
pieces for twenty years, simply because
the tallow-man gave it the form of a
rabbit; and I suppose It may continue
to be lugged about unchanged for a cen
tury. Let an artist draw a few lines or
figures on the back of a letter, aud that
scrap of paper is rescued from danger, is
put in a port-folio, or framed and glazed,
and, in proportion to the beauties of the
lines drawn, will be kept for centuries."
And there are beauties of heart, mind,
and character that do not meet the eye,
but are none the less powerful in " mak
ing to endure."
A Surviving Heroine of 1812.
THERE is an Interesting story con
nected with Cedar Point, Scituate
Harbor, Mass. The heroine Is Miss
Rebecca Bates, now a bright, genial old
lady of eighty-four, whose memory con
tinues remarkably clear. The story,
taken from her own Hps, can be depend
ed upon as being thoroughly reliable.
Her father was Captain Simeon Bates ;
he was light-keeper at the time.and was
first who lit the light, In April, 1811. In
the spring of the following year Eng
lish cruisers were numerous In Massa
chusetts Bay, and on one occasion the
launches of an English frigate were sent
to Scituate Harbor. They set fire to ves
sels at the wharves, and towed out two,
at the same time threatening to destroy
the town If any resistance was offered.
At this event a home guard was formed,
and detachments were stationed at Cedar
and Crow points, and in front of the vil
lage with a brass piece. When there
was no sail in sight, the guard were al
lowed to go off to their farms.
Nothing to occasion alarmed occurred
again until the following September.
Rebecca, at that time eighteen years of
age,and her sister Ablgall.fourteen years
old, and still living, were sitting toward
evening sewing with their mother.
Captain Bates and the rest of his large
family and the guards were all away.
Mrs. Bates told Rebecca it was time to
put on the kettle. As Rebecca went into
the kitchen Bhe for the first time per
ceived an English ship of war close at
hand and lowering her boats.
" I knew the ship at a glance," she
said. "It was the La Hogue. 'O
Lord!' says I to my sister, 'the old
La Hague is off here again! What
shall we doy Here are their barges
coming again, and they'll burn up our
vessels just as they did afore.' You see,
there were two vessels at the wharf with
flour, and we could not afford to lose
that In those times, when the embargo
made It so hard to live we had to bile
pumpkins all day to get sweetening for
sugar. There were the muskets of the
guards. I was a good mind to take
those out beyond the light-house and fire
tiiem at the barges ; I might have killed
one or two, but it would have done no
good, for they would have turned round
and fired at the village.
' "I'll tell you what we'll do," said I
to my sister; " look here," says I, "you
take the drum, I'll take the fife." I
was fond of military music, and could
play four tunes on the fife. "Yankee
Doodle" was my master-piece. I learn
ed on the fife which the soldiers had at
the light-house. They had a drum
there, too ; so I said to her, " You take
the drum, and I'll take the fife."
" What good'll that do V" says she.
"Scare them," Bays I. "All you've
got to do Is to call the roll, and I'll
scream the fife, and we must keep out of
sight ; if they see us, they'll laugh us to
Boom." I showed her how to handle
the sticks, and we ran down behind the
cedar wood. So we put In, as the boys
say, and pretty soon I looked, and I
could see the men In the barges resting
on their oars and listening. When I
looked again I saw a flog flying from
the mast-head of the ship. My sister
began to make a speech, and I said,
"Don't make a noise; you make me
laugh, and I can't pucker my mouth.
When I looked again I saw they had
seen the flag, and turned so quick a man
fell overboard, and they picked him up
by the back of the neck and hauled him
in. When they went off, I played
' Y'ankee Doodle.' " Is not this heroine
who saved two ships laden with flour,
and perhaps other valuables, from de
struction, entitled to a pension y She
has five brothers and sisters still living
the eldest eighty-five, and the youngest
seventy-one. Her grandfather was one
hundred years and one month old at the
time of his death.
A Hundred Dollar Rat.
A man by the name of Schlve, resid
ing in Brush Valley, has a very valu
able though defunct rodent. -It appears
the gentleman is a lard dealer, and was
bo successful in business as to accumulate
a hundred dollar greenback. Unfor
tunately by much handling It became
thoroughly impregnated with lard, and
Its savory odor tempted a rat to burglar,
ize the sleeping apartment of the said
Schlve and make a luxurious and costly
meal ; after which, with portions of the
bill in its teeth, it retired to a bran box
for dessert, and was caught in the jaws
of a steel trap, which the prudent Schlve
had set. Fortunately the owner of the
money has the number and description
of the bill, and as an enthusiastic green
back club purpose forwarding the carcass
to the Secretary of the Treasury for dis
section and redemption of the wealth
contained therein. Mlltonian.
New Sleeping Cars.
A Detroit exchange says : The Detroit
and Milwaukee officials have come to
the conclusion that Pullman cars on
their line "cost more than it comes to,"
and have made arrangements for dis
pensing with them altogether. On July
1st they will introduce a cheap substi
tute in the shape of cars of their own,
each remodeled into three compartments
and each compartment containing a cer
tain number of Dr. Horton's revolving,
reclining chairs.
These chairs are wonders of flexibility
and mechanical contrivance. They can
be used In upright and reclining posi
sitlons, and at night, In connection with
adjustable head and foot rests, make ad
mirable couches. They are all joints,
hinges and articulations. The price for
using these chairs at night is not yet
fixed, but will probably be 75 cents.
It Is high time that some reduction
was made in sleeping car charges.
Is He a Woman ?
Tuscarora, la the State of Nevada,
baa lately been the scene of a most re
markable occurrence. - A person known as
Samuel M. Pollard courted and married a
young woman of good family and reputa
tion named Marancy Hughes. Marancy,
after living with Pollard for six months,
went back to her parents. She stated that
Pollard was a womati, who, from motives
oonoooted with her previous career, bad
assumed male attire, and had married her
partly as a cruel jest, aud partly to better
maintain her assumed character. Marancy
also said that Pollard had deterred her by
threats from previously making known the
facts ; and when some doubt was expressed
as to the truth of her astonishing story,
Marancy went before a Justice of the Peace
and made affidavit to it. She also nrged
the authorities to prosecute Pollard.
Meanwhile Pollard stoutly asserted that he
(or she) belonged to the male sex, and
averred that his wife had left him for
other reasons than those put forward by
her. The public, at first . incredulous,
gradually became convinced that Marancy's
statement was correct. Iu order to settle
the question, Pollard was arrested on a
charge of perjury iu having sworn falsely
wbeu the marriage license was obtained,
Tuscarora was in a fever of excitement, as
women are scarce iu that mining town, and
the prospect of an addition to the ranks of
the favored sex was anticipated with anxi
ety. But whatever hopes existed were
dashed by the reconciliation of Marancy and
her husband. They met in court, they em
braced, Marancy wept, aud they walked off
arm in arm without a word of explanation
to the wondering offioers. But still the
Tuscarorana believe that Pollard is a
woman.
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