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About The new Northwest. (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1875)
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Bit lug, bluer winter euch a wlnUr m Margaret bad uaver encountered upon the- Pacific Coast, although she fane-let she bad seen eol.l weather at Htoiie- hen f some 1 1 wlnter that seJLlli sun dogs high in the heavens anl plo- tured It aurora boreall In the northern eky a a grand conflagration of Immen sity, dragged iu tedious lengths over the Belltown moor, locked th river securely I blue fast nesset i of n I gb ty Ice-gorges, end drifted ths snows. Ilka low mountain ranges, along tha fence In (be clearings. And yet Mr. Armstrong bovsred be tween f and death. Tua ulna dsya THE ; goeeip that bad aueoeaded her anarriaga - with a wealthy denixsn of a far distant portion ef lb Kepublle, having subsided rear befura.tr try body except the be reaved widow Jones,-whose ni other heart" yearned after ber mieaiug lamb r kin, a only a mother's heart can yearn, and poor Jilted Joseph Hamsou, who bad cVvej It bib. MM alltaHlihaai thaa aart flail a. I asasaaaWi !. VSJ J Wl BJ VII BlIWg WWBBT BXJ VaPBJ ATTwBBBSBTBTBjr ble hope that every peeslug day - was bringing bim yet nearer to the consum mation of bia dearaet ambition the L building of a home In which the wJdow'a daughter was to be Installed a queen everybody except these bad well nigh forgotten that Bally Jones Juulor bad ever existed. t Or, If they thought of ber at all, it was a of one living In wealth and luxury, In a land of verdure "and sunshine, where sabds were literally golden, and rlche were to be gathered ' without the asking. But the goaaip oe caaioned -by ber strange return pennl lea, deranged and ' sick endured . throughout the winter. ; '- . Neighbor, were very kind aud very officious, a they are almost sur ty&e In a small village where everybody know everybody else's business far bet; tor than they know tbeircwHr-"' " Margaret was the aletlm. of jnany per eeculloiis In tb way of questioning "?rou thos wbo came to wall upo her step-mot her. , Laeklly, the revelation made y Mrs. AratstroBg to Mrs. Jane la the "dream wbicb waa bat all a dream," which ah bad related to ber prior to relapsing Into a condition of I noma, from wbicb It seetuad Impossible to arouse her; had so far put tha mother npon ber guard, that aha was enabled to assist Margaret greatly In parrying tbe ' Itiqulsltlv thrusts of lit curious. ,. . . When tbe child had found It Imposal. bia to longer hide tb true state of life - At Btonebenge fartn from tha kuowledge of the anxious widow, she freely re vealed to ber all that the reader know 'concerning. "It, wbicb, In addition to Mrs. Armstrong's "dream," fully cou--vlaoed her that ber slaughter, In yield ing to mere mercenary considerations In breaking her troth with Jhe one loyefjof. ber youth for the purpose of forming a matrimonial alliance with a man of wealth, bad made a mistake, bordering - eloaety npon tb verge of crime. : '. ; Ab, rfader, 1b day Is eomlbg, la tb history of Inevitable progression, wben any other reason for tbe consummation of conjugal relatione thaa tbe heaven ordained eae of an exalted afleoUoa will be everywhere held as a crime. But tbe natural punUbmeot JLbat follows ooat missiea of such crime will not the he - om whit greater than bow. W all ; know that men and wosoea are oflea - wrecked for life npon tb alter of asatrt - taooy, niade legal by sUtUte which are founded la Ignorance and perpetuated tinder a system of superstition that lays tbe reaponsiblUUea mt the oousumoia tloo of an unnatural" alliance upon the " Immoatabbi as though GoJ, tba In finite, would desecrate the holy ordt- ' nauQ of an honorable union by libelous oounterfvlts upon marriage a ii ought lo be, and as It surely aWwd war human Jaw and human Jtnowledg In accord with tba perfect Jawa of nature andof Ood. c' Amonf tha throng tf watchers wbof nightly eongregrated. Iu the borne of widow Jones to take regular turn In oaring forthe wanta of tb suffering In? - valid, Joseph Bameon, tlte llied, waa always to be found. ' How be slept, or wheri, or where, Was a mystery no one could solve. " ' lte would speud hour at a time -in .'playing with Fred and Chris, the two babies -of Mrs. Armstrong, who grew very fond of bim. " ' , . x Margaret waa at first Very shy, repell ing ble ad vauoea toward a close acquaint ance, with a maidenly reserve that be- eame bsTBnely ? but good Mrs. J noes, who really loved him as' a ao, gradu ally won the confldeoce of tbe girl, and cuaay were tbe ocaverloiie ladalged ta by tbJlhreO over the eoek log stove la the back kitchen, aa tbatnetber, un raveled link by liuk from tbeettd of Margaret' tongwe, tbe many Incidents -f ber daughler'a lit, la the protected matrlatonlaleoodjtiei to which woman , Is so oftu exhorted to bow, bsoauas - - 4Ood hath Joined her" to one who has tnadc bee; life motkciy of Ilea. Dear . reader, we never toaohupoa thia uee tlos), but we feel like crying oat against . turn libel upon (tod and His taring klndJ - which tbe accusation that lit makes such matches, fastens aa a human stigma upon His "wisdom, power, Jus lice, goodness and truth." Pr. 8nodgrees, tha physician who at tended Mrs. Armstrong, was a delicate little soul, who very much prided him self upon being a finished disciple of iEeculaplua. He had graduated at a western rural college of many pre ten slona, and his garnered store of learned phrases proved to be overpowering evl denoe to bis Illiterate associate at Bell town that ha fulljr linderstood his pro- m f - f lessiou. . j Margaret, who bad never been qoalntedjrlth anjfotbIL4)hyslcij eept Vr. Harding, who bad always eschewed a vain per! of hie atUlu menta, conceived a very stsong dislike to Dr. gnodgraaa, wbicb was overruled by everybody except tbe faithful friend. Joo Hameon. 8bs was tuiy one dy by tbe kitchen Ore trying to warm th frost bitten toes of little Chris, her- aelf In no very gentle mood, when Bam son entered, riding Fred upon bis back, where tb child was perched at bis own request, enjoy lug tbe fun to perfection. "What do you think of tbe doctor by this time T" asked Margaret, a she alternately chafed Christy's toes and blew warm breath through her bands upon the little, feet. , .. .i .... , ? ; m 1 ns ex mlnsiW ai gVit a i L decided reply. "If Mrs. Jones will dis miss, him, and tb pack of meddling busy-bodies that All tbe bouse constantly with eoarusioa, and leave yon and me alone with her mother to manage the case, I believe she'll recover J but, mark my word, she'll never get well at least she'll never get her reason while thia bouse Is turned Into a tavern and tbe Area Into log heaps around which every body gathers to see wbd can whisper loudest.'' " - Why don'tyou aay all this to grand- mar' aaksd Margaret. "Yen know 4 have no authority bare.,, If I had, I'd say 'gttmat a-oaf r to every meddler, doctor and all, and we'd see if time and rest and good attention wouldn'tbriBA- her back to ber aeosea." - - "i'i'eara Jo ne geUlng married ain't always what It's craekeo; np to be,-aaid Uinab, coming io from tbe clotbea Una, where aba had bees banging up the wet Uoen with, milieus on. 'fear to ass geUln' married ain't what it's oraoked up to be.-. I'd rather be a eullud gal an' stay single forever, than to be Mrs. Somebody a few years ami be sent home used p like Mlas 8ally.' We are all liable to sickness," re sponded Mr. Jonea, as aba entered tbe kitchen front tbe sitting-room, carry log la the tongs a red-hot brick, which aba was laklug out Into tbe aoow to cool -for ns about tbe invalid's bed. "Tbe Lord sends affliction upon them Ue lovea" - The) Tm sure I don't want bim to love" exelalased Margaret. Mercy" ejaculated Mrs. Jones, who, standing In the doorway and watching the hot brick ae it lay steaming on tbe aaow, waa Is) poslUoa to her every word. What a little bsatheu yuu ais, tabi sure 1 Take care tftat yowr. turn don't eorae next 1" "There' no dangetlf the Lord don't aooordlng to yonr reckoning,1 laughed tbe child. ' Tbe ateamiog baick was transferred to tbe custody -of mm attendant, and tbe aaxloua mother lingered near the stove far tbe purpose of eoctideotlally con sulting Hamsoa. . p-v : - "Waat wuld you do for ber if yea run J ay-eo 7" sue asked ear nestlr.' 1 . r...r-, " J' t "I'd dismiss that popinjay of a doc tor the first thing, with bis pompoua airs and big words. TIs's Imbibed a littls learning, and, la his hands. It la a dan gerous thlag. Then I'd say to very hefty except isftfssasry atlendanta, Tbe paueot M oetler oa alone. W prefer not to have ,bar brain confused by com pany.' " ' :M - But I'd offend tbe neighbors, and they're very kind. 1 hate todlamlsa tbe doctor, too, tor he's doing all he can for my daughter." - "Let 'em gel offesded an' be darned I" said Margaret. - PWr exclaimed the widow, look lag half frightened to death. ' "Where did you leara such expres sions, Margaret f" queried Joe Samson kindly. ' ; .- . T don't know. From tbe boys at beeae, I guess. . Bat dare' Isn't swear In'.'' .' r ' , ,'! - i'1 ' .' "It la nothing elss'ri said the good woman excitedly "and I'll send yoa to the poor-bouce and get somebody else to Uke car of the child re a If yen ever talk tike that again. Old Ike Armstrongs a regular heathen r ; : "You're hi motber-ln-law'r'. reloried the child with spirit. f - "Lemm Amkm tAs hutemtf Cried tbe woman, losing alt control ef her tem per. ': ' '--i . . "When I agree to r was lb Arm 're sponses while Fred and Chris dung to' her skirts con vuhflvely. rJ , -' ; ' Prolonged srirfek of agony were heard la tbe room of the sick woman, and a feeble wall broke upon tbe ear of the astonished Visitor. " " ' J With Ihrttrth eft tiny hew life into the IratfbleamttnckheTf of ' Jos'nATfle. lwd wobM have loved h! and I earn returning reaaow to the clouded mlndof tbesofflrtiuf mother.' ' ' 'A'mld the rash of cares that thronged and Ledged tbe pathway of good Mrs. Jones, tbe Incipient .quarrel between herself and Margaret had been nipped la tbe bod. , : Mrs. -Armstrong awoke to conscious ness with ber mind tolerably clear. Kx eesafvc Illness had left ber very frail in-' deed, and. rigid, care was necessary to prevent re la pee. Tb learned physician, noting bow widely he bad mistaken tbe ease la bis charge, very demurely bowed himself out and returned no more. He doubt- Jess found it necessary to practice his great learning In some more apprecia tive quarter. w- e surprise of Mrs. Jones, Mar garet anderetood ths dutlee of nurse to both mother and child most fully, Joe Bamson, honest fellow, retired to bia bachelor quarters with another load upon his heart, I pwardly -cursing tbe day of bia own birth, and bewailing tbe fickleness of all women. Tbe Invalid waa made comfortable, and for many hours was allowed to slumber peacefully, only being suffl cieatly disturbed at intervals to prevent tbe Insidious Inroad ofjb sleep tbat koows no earthly waking. Reaaon bad dawned upon tbe mother with the first feeble wall of tbe little babe that prematurely, and all unbid den,' came Into the world where there seemed no earthly room for It But barbarism and elvilixatioa alike adapt themselves to circumstances, aud somehow the little life, with Its frail tenderness and feeble helplessness, called up the latent molber-eympatbies of Its grandmother's soul and awakened Jn ber a desire to preserve tbe little waif from" death. It was a daughter, too, and as focb awakened memories of tb dayaagone, when ber own daughter lay as helpless as this blrdllng, In the aruis of a doting father, long sfnos gone to his reward. - - ' "' Ii waTMargaret'a order that Cleared the bouse f--vlsl tors, and indirectly re sulted In sending tbe learned physician to more enlightened quarters. It a she who cat silently beside the sufferer's ptodrAlfoklug bee pale hair eare iagly. and praising tbe baby's marvelous my. " ' "Mamma, you never saw anything like It l Its eyes are clear, and delicately blue as tbe sky im April, and if fUUs hauda and ears look aa pink and pare aa the' shells we saw at Panama. Poa't yon remember the shells V "At Panama 7 Yea. 1 dreamed about them. : Wbere's Fred and Cfarlssy r "In bed and asleep, mamma, dear. made 'em white nightgowns of canton flannel, and they're tacked away In blankets like white kittens lu a rug, You'll see 'em to-morrow If you won't ask any more questions." "Where's your miner r "Out houtlng, I guess. Did yoa know your mother was here V "I dreamed about It.- Wben did aba comer' ----- -' -. ' ' - - - - "While your fever was so bad, you didn't know ber. Bball feall bar la?" "Yen, " and the iuvalld closed ber eyes dreamily. claimed, "Mrs. Jones, do come In juti now. " Mamma think aha' la 8tone benge, and she wkuls to know wben Vou cot there and bow you went. Just buaior her .fancies and praise the baby. Her mind afn't strong enough yet to reason 'about anything else hut the baby. I made her believe father was hunting. Be very careful about what yoa say to ber." "Why, child, where did yoa get your kill?" - - -''J; "Front sister Mettle, I guess. .Mamma was Ilka Ibis wben Fred waa little, only not so bad, and Mettle would n't let any body see ber for two Weeks but herself and me,. Then sb got better, but she's never becu quite well. . Wbcu lurissy was Utile sb wasn't out of ber head, though." Mrs. Jouea waa quick to act upon the suggestions of Margaret. . With ber face wreathed In sympa thetic smiles, she entered the chamber, kissed her daughter lovingly and called attention at once to tbe little babe that lay upon tbs pillow la a wilderness of laces and ruffles, tbe very same wbkjh tweoty-eevea year before bad en veloped her own wee body within the earn chamber walla. .. . 'I It a girl, mother?" . "Yea, dear, aud would you believe It ? I was steaming a hot brick In the snow to-day, and where the enow was melted I found a clump of daisies. A soon as the baby came I said, 'It Bally' willing, we'll name ber Daisy f for yoa know daisies are so pretty, and such a com fort."1" , . . ... : ;V "Mother, yoa may call her what yoa like. But I am sorry she Isn't dead." The mother was I net presslbly shocked. "Why, my child r' she queried sadly. "Because the boose Is overrun with' children now. Freddy sod Chrlssy get abused continually ; and I might Aofx, If It wasn't for having sb large a family, togt back to yoa la Betllowa, some time."' . (. -''. "Poor child, poor cbld r ' "No, don't pliy me. I1" deserve 1 my fata. Jewftameoa would have beea kind Jilted him or Armstrong becaufseyeung Joe was poor and oKI Ike was rich. Yes, I deserve my fate ? Poor Joe f? and the MargarelnccaibTsIee V , a T i .i i with a longing look, as If loth to leave uj U' It. and hastening to tbe kitchen, ex- uitor f,V "J b tears trembled oa ber lashes and than rolled dowa ber pal cheeks laxlly. ' 'DWb appeared, carrying- In ber bands a bowl of delicate broth. - k ' "Wby, Dinah I where did you come from?" queried tbe In valid J much In terested. ' V' V" . t " "From tbe Kltojsn, of co'ss. Just drink this, honey ; it'sjam up." ' "It seems as though I were at borne again,! -I wonder If I vr will quit dreaming f" sb exclaimed ss she drank sparingly of tbs content of tb bowl and dropped ber bead languidly npon tbe pillow. In obedience to a look from tbe mother, Dinah left them alone. . Mrs. June busied herself about lbs chamber, putting everything to rights, replenishing the Are -and straighten tng tbe bed and pillows. Mrs. Armstrong again, fell Into an easy lumber, and wben she awoke ber mother Fbeslde lier TUtenlugtothe angry bowling of the, wintry wind and watching anxiously for her waklug mo menta todetennlue whether or hot tbe awakening would be another dawn of reason. : "Has your father come yet, MatlleT" queried the awakening sufferer. ' : " Not . yet," the mother answered, keeping her face In abadow. "Dear m t he'd buut, and hunt. If he knew w ware alt dying. -Tbe baby's a tw-f,lld,yousay, Mattle.?" Yes, a sweet little girl r and If you are willing welt call It Daisy. "That sounds very much like mother's voice. I've beeu dreaming of ber lately. ila T bow the' storm rage t Shut Hi door,' Msttle, please, ii wish I could quit dreaming about ny mother t or else I wish she'd corns !" Controlling Iberself-with a - Strong eOurt, Mrs. Jones moved forward Into the light, and bending over ber daughter, klseV-d her teuderly, uttering soothing words of sympathy and love.. "My darling child, you.have not bean holly dreaming.. Your mother Is with you. iter I am, my child. ,-VU bave beeu very III; but you re better now. If yon will promlasUo be very quiet and not get excited In any wsy, I will tell you a story." Iwn't you know your mother?" -, "I'm afraid ifrjnly-anothenfreamrfdown thetirifwhtteyon: took at tt And I bave Md so many. t me put m vliandt uboit Vouf faiee?7- - . "Once uporTllIme," began the mother, "a fair young young girl lived In Bell- towel.- Hhe wae the only daughter of a zrrinz. -u-r T-.ifriT,-.- TT.1rtwar tir "te'Tirtorrible-cm6adi wiuowM inotuer, sou ... vnutge oeus. Her mother doted on her and the girl grew somewhat way ward. She bad a lover, too, this village belle, and he was poor, but Honorable and Industrious, for he looked forward to a time In the uear future when he should be able to claim hla bride and surround ber with such comforts as sh had been accustomed to at home." -c:- ' ''All went well until one day at a picnic in the Belltown woods, tbs young lady met an oldish man .with plenty of money ailtt -Urge possessions. A widower he was, with a dozen cbll- dreu," and the mutftor was alarmed because ber daughter seemed-to fancy Its light- had gone, out and the deep shadows of loneliness stole over ber heart. ' y Time passed, aud letters came more and mors Infrequently, and always vague and unsatisfactory. Then they ceased 'altogether. . and - tbe mother mourned ber child as dead. "On day la tbe wintry autumn, aa the mother aat beside her lonely fire, a child rapped at tbe door. It waa the step-daughter f the old-time . village belle. Tbe mother followed ber to the wharf.' where sh found "ber daughter sick and partially deraagedajU&Jwe darling little boys beside her. The sick woman was taken to tbe mother s borne, and after weary months of paiu and languishing and clouded reason," Ibis darling baby came to bless Its mother and restore ber poor, dated sens. Do you comprehend V Ob, Brother, ta II yoa V and tbe pale ereaiure reload her thia head to the ma ternal (ace and flattered her fingers over the tearful cbeeka. 'kn "Yea, darllog, I am your own dear mother, and yoa are safe at hoate with Freddy and Chrlssy and little Daisy:" "Where' Mr. Armstrong ? "Thoaaeads ef miles away." Thank 0f f , ; DrVHardlif had clearly divined the truth wberfibt.saldvto MaUie, months before, la the seclusion of Btonehenge barracks, "That woinaa. detests tbat man. Hbe Beede lbe placing of a con tinent between herself and h,lm." "Mother yoaj spoke of somebody else. Is be la Rfiiiewa T' "Joe Bamsoiir "Ysa. Poor Joe I I treated bim badly once ; but, oh, I did ee much more terri bly abuse mysslf!" " "Joe baa beea here regularly during yonr Illness, my ehUd.f "Where Is h nowT" Clone to bU borne." Ia be to be married V "No, deart oe. Bamson Will never marry." ' "I Peg here f" ATtopefr f..-'-j-f-wPef AraMtroag-cid Isaae'eda-agbter. I thought I heard her scolding Chrlssy ." She to here, dariiag, but sbe doesa't scold Chrlssy. Bhe's very klad to him." ,v - "Wben may I ase Jos Bameon ? "When yoa get well, my precious child. Yoa musn't talk any more bow. Oa to sleep. , Til Uke ears of Delay. Just rest easy and contented. Yoa shall never leave your mother any more." " The recuperative power of woman are wonderful. An eminent writer my that man' capacity aeonipered to womaarlo ewvcr from hardabiy or abuses, may b aptly represented by submitting plg-lroa to tbe same treat ment which yoa sometimes bestow upon refined steel. - Ko long as tbe steel le not broken It will ply back to Its place when tbe pressure is removed, no matter how long or strong tbe strain npon It Bat ! the Iron doe not possess this power. Bend It and It will not always break, 'but when yoa endeavorto straighten It the power of rebounding Is not present as In tbe steel, Be' that aa It may, that balmy spring time brought fresh bloom to tbe check of the long mmif wlf"f T strong. , Merry child voices resounded through' the ttoouee, and tbe Inqnlaitive gossip of the nelRhborboodcontented Itself with shrugs ef virtuous shoulders, and an occasional "I told yoa she'd rue the day that made ber old Armstrong wife" (T be eonttmnex.11 JDm Oardea ef tL (sedar- If ever there was a place ou earth where the gods of theureeks and Ko maua asay be auppoeed to have lived aud bad a good time, that place must bave been In Colorado. Near the font of tbe famous mountain known aa Ilk" Peak Ilea tbe "Oardea of the Ooda. It is a small valley, Just oa1 lite edge of tbe KocKy MooniBirm, snrl ttcomptPtery surrounded by a - hlRli, tterpendleular wall Wl will mnwuxir, i , , uw.Wl .i. two cntraooes IhrotiKh thia wonderful wall; one of them, tb larger, I called "Tbe Beautiful Oate." It is a narrow gap In a mass of rock more than one hundred feet blah. As you enter yoa look over a valley fenced la ou all aides with white sandstoiie; and, nearly op poeiterBtr lite top ef a bill, 1 another small gateway, half concealed by a hupe rock about the size of sh ordinary cot tage.'!frbls mam of "rork iii so balanced on tbe sdgeof the slope that It looks as If it might jump orrand go thundering The Osrden of, the Ooils abounil towesliig amid, this loveliness, are souie of the most exiraordluaryV-queer and fantastic shapes ever made out of rock. Ague ago, when this part of the world -u, af ,k ton, u aui of the earth lu all sorts of positions. Borne were vertical; some slanting, and some were crisscross and mixed up rrn erally. - Learned men my that was tb way the layers of aaiMbttone, which once were flat, got up edgewise aud in all other witi.Vt must take their wonlfor It. There waa nobody there to. see. ' Trees and shrubs, after a time, grew up around, and the disturbed earth had peaee. Then came the mountain wind and the long autumn rain. The wind blew tbe sand against the rocks, which were so soft J,hal you could dig bales in them with a strong Jack-knlfs. - The wearing of the sand and wind ami water against three stony surf see carved them Into all sorts of wild end funny abanea. Aires and axe itaasod sway, umitai.iv. i grotestiue sculptures tooaerj I as they do nowr Here aud there among the trees rise, up fantastic shspes Ilk spires, tower sad steeples. Koine ..of the fanciful name given tbeea are "Monteauma'a Cathedral," "Cleopatra's Needle," "Washington Monument," "The Cathe dral Hplree" and "Needle Rock." But, of course, the balf-bumaa look Ing objects tbat gave a name to this curious garden are most-likely to attract attention. The namee by which they are kaewn are as fantastic aa tbe shapes thsmselvea. One, a fiiru'rsof a womau, draped and standing mournfully alone, baa many names. It l railed "The Mourning Bride," 'The Widow," "The irnlng Bride," "Tlie Widow," "The i.ti.i:. Maid," end byotlec tltiea, aety erTbr? mmml aatoiUaktog and few ad-4 UM Ma Id," and by oUtee titles, aey m of wbicb may happea to stick to ths ne thetlc figure, that might be called "Lot's wife,': only it isa pillar or stone instesd water-worn bowlder, mat looks lor ail the world like a gigantic fmg in tbe act of gelling ready lo Jump, ou get tired looking at this stony frog.. lie seem Just about to leap, but be never doea. He has beeu In tbat position for I don't know bow many hundred years, and be bas not Jumped yet. ' On one part of the wall, where tbe white sandstone Is mlsed with red, is a gigantic head of a buffalo. There it reel horns, ears, nostrils aud all glowering down at you, Just as if It were s petrified mammoth buffalo's heed stuck up there a a trophy, as the head and antlers of deer arc aomelimea bung up trophies, of lite chase. Another singular group Is "The Nun aud the Heal." You will have no difficulty In making out this pictare; and, aa the seal la peering over the rock at tbe auu, sit aeema to bave been at prayarLtbls croup 1 sometimes called "InternipVeil Medi tation." If I may be allowed, I should say it might be called 'Tba HHtbt of Impudence." It I about fifty feet high. AT. iVicAolo.." , Dox'T aa Too CaiTir xu Whatever Jo, do, never set. up for a critic We on'l mean a newspaper one, but la pri vate lire, ia tne private circle, in society. It will not do any one any good, and l will do you haras if yea mind being called disagreeable. If you tiotVI ilk any one's no or any on' chin, don't put your feeling Into word.'If any one's msaner'e don't please you, re member your aw a. People are But all made to suit owe taste, remember that. Take thing aa yoa 0od them. Keen a din ber after, It Is eaten, cannot be made any better. Coetitrael rault-flndlng, eontiauai eritfeiam of the eeaduct of Ibis one, and tbe speeeb-ef that one, tbe address of the other and the opinio bf t'other wilt not make home the happiest place aader tbe sua. If yea are never pliesaiwtth- any esse, sto eae ,wiil be pieeefcwllh you. And if it Is kuowa that youUr bard to suit, few will lake the, pains to autt yea. HeorlK'rmd , of a pillar of salt. Tben .there J.f. Jiogili,,f pwp of I hi article to mention a Woman and' ker Perroativs 1 , ruruH. - Tb Incident I am about to relate came to my knowledge a few weeks ago wbils traveling m tne interest of my business, and if yea think It worthy yoa caa give it spaos lo your paper ' . The principal actor in this affair re side In a small town In Indiaua, and are composed ef the- railroad agents his wife, and a man that keeps a gambling den in tbe town, where a few selected friends meet to while away the leisure hours and chance their surptns rash end, aa will be aeon, some cash that was not surplus on tbe turulug of a card. .A little less than a year ago the afore said railroad agent waa let into ths se cret tj which. iiS could and iUl gala ul mission to tbe dea of tbe "Tiger," and thenceforward he baa contributed largely to the support of tbs same, while bia wife and children bave been left to suf fer for the necessaries of life. From his first introduction, be, like tbe fabled "Bill Nye," played a loaiug game, and If bis opponent serosa the table was not a "Heathen i'blnee." be was too well schooled In the 'wsy s that arc dark aud me tricks mat are vain" ror an unso phisticated railroad maut Find! ox hla own earuinga luaurncieui to Keep, tbe gamcgorng, do toon irom me luuu oi tbe company three hundred dollars, and IbatHlka tbe reet, waa soon lost. Beina uuabla to aocouut to Ibe oouipaoy loci lue money, ibey were not . slow in flnd lug out that he waa a defaulter. Tbe company was about to remove him from tbe sanation Be Bad be Id la their confi dence, when tbe rumor reached bis wife's ears, and the truth revealed to her that be bad not only been; getting bis wages (a ining ne naa denied to ber, but hadltakenlfrom the cotunauv'a funds moueyJliat bad.beeo entrusted to bis Keeping, aud apeut IL ltow, abe did pot know, but waa sot long ip find ing out, for she went at ouce to tbe of fice and begged bim to tell ber what he bad done with tbe money.-Know lug it waa useless to try to keep It from Tier longer, he told her where and how bo bad spent the money. Without a word of reproach aha took from the daak a loaded revolver, threw her shawl over ber bead and shoulders, left the room aud went directly to- the "Dive" where ber husband had lost tbe. money. On entering, aha fouixfThe proprietor alone, amf in A very fw words made tbe object of her visit known by telling bim that bar husband bad lost three hundred dol lars there, and she wanted him to ret urn It. He politely Informed her that ber husband bad lost tbe money there at gambling, but be "could not think of retumlng'lt.Taklbg her baud from under her shawl, she presented the card 4 that aha expected to win l tlte game; aim wjm tne revolver oocaen uis in lace, she toUt bim that rulu and disgrace were knocking at tbeirdoor, and that he was tba destroyer oflheir once bappy home. anu tuai nouiing snort of tne money or bis life would induce ber to leave tlte ra-.FltnsriHrmrtvn ber tbe-deterprfnatlonto doat1 threatened, with tbe revolver atill cocked aud - leveled at bia head, to couuted'eut the money. Hhe took It, left the room, and fettling all was not yet done, site took the first train for n-, where tbe officials of the road kept their headquarters. On arrlviox titers sh wsnt at once to the office aud re quested an Interview, which waa kindly granted ner. nne ioki them wbo she waa, and what had brought ber there, gave them the three hundred dollars, laid litem irtltey would let her husband i remain in the office she Wuuld assist U 1.1... A 1 . 1 . : tituj, sim Hvufei iu,n tueir ituajoaas uoula uol hu-negleeled in tbs future. To their credit be It said tbey relumed her home with lite .assurance that for ' present ber husband should not bs """fssii be now not only attends to ber do mestic duty, but performs tbs duties and recelvee tbe wsges of a clerk In ths office of ber husband, and aa she andve about tbe office making herself useful, making out waybills aud receipts, sbs Is at the same time very ornamental, for along with her other attractions she Is tbe happy peeaesaor of an extremely beaetiful lace, and as I watched ber over tbe top of the paper la my band, with her little cblld standing at her desk lit a big arm-chair, toying with ber pencil, I thought abe was the happiest wife and mother I bad ever see a. -C Wrr J7oev(-M( Indianafiolii Herald. CirjraTraxL - FaMfi.T Hkltiomh. mirable feature about the rslixfou ofi the I-atter-'Jay HaluU; but. without stopping to aiscuss them ail, it answer circumstance which earn under our no tice a few days ago, says a 0ntll "ta per of Halt lk. 'iTsua sample f many suvh case In HaK Rake City. end throughout the Territory . la acooiver salioii with, a 'liberal-minded young Mormon, the writer asked bim If so and so of tlte same name were bis brothers. H topping a moment, as If ta-tudy a pots le. I he getitlemait then spoke of several nf his brothers and aiaters, re marking al lira close that tbese were all be was acquainted with. -Bot arc there more1 of yonr family whom yoirdn not knoWT w iMulred; wbereuoa tbe party proceeded to ex plain tbat bis faUter, oa of the foremost or tne prtrwtnnon, rta many women and also k great- many chlMren; tbat under the polygamous system boys and girts of tit same pateraiiy grow up to ma turity without ever meeting each other. Tbey are, therefore, not mere ordinary friends, bnt aa much st rangers to one anotlier aa though born in dlfTVreot Htatea. Hurelr this abase of tbe king- 'dom Is not to be emulated, although It may afford a solution ta the dneuine or Brlgbaaa lounc that a man may right-' fully marry h Is ewnr elate, a bas beeu dons In Uteb. llrlogTsg chlMren on In Ignorance of their consanguinity might help to carry oat the WK , Thb CtmisaUATK. Wc bave beea shown a design of an upholstered front gate, which seem destined to become very popular. The loo I-board is cash lasted, aod there le a wenar aeaprstone on each side t tbe Inside steo be'iost ad justable so that a short girl can brtag her Hps to the line of any given moee- tacbe wituont trounas. Jl tbe gate I occupied al lw P. M., an irea baud ex tend from the gate-post and- takes tbe young man by the left car, turns bim around, and' be la at once started toward home by a steel (aa. Tbe girl caa.Jf she likes, sei this part at a later hour than VOX, , . i . , Iowa ha fifteen lady uperinteTHle'nt cf tolteoto. i Flacky tiMM Case. la tha Jail la Balem, Massachusetts, Use a young girl of all teen, awaiting ' her trial for murder. Hhe waa put to work iu a boarding bouse by ber step mother, and while there waa seduced. Turned out disgraced, ber child -m a born without a wsioome auy where. Wben it was two weeks old she was di rected by ber step-mother to take it to Boston to becared for by public charity. Th poor child, ill, bewildered, stunned, sot snowing wnere to go, inrew uie baby Into tbe dock.- eihe then returned, waiting out-doors all night, that ber mother might suppose site had staid la Boston. But tbe dead baby was. found, tbe mother trarnnl, ami the aad story all confessed ber disgrace and discbarge from tbe place where sbe was employed, the poverty of ber bur u Is. the deaerUou of the young father, and the desperate act of drowning! Hhe waa arrested, brought before ths police court, waived an examination, and was then committed to tb Kalem Jail to await her trial for niurder by tb urana jury or tue rupenor wirt. im tbe same day, Joaepn Mcholson, nineteen year obi. who waa tbs father of-the cblld, was broughtjbefor tbe . same court, pleaded guilty, was fined f 3? and costs, and allowed to go at lib erty. - In two year he will be a legal jrotr, with tha right' to belu make the lawa wbicb are to apply to such cases aa hla. This Is tbs Justice which Is meted out by a court and government all mascu line. Womeu say they bavs alt the rights they want, aud would not vote if tbey could ; a ltd men aay tbay will pro- tect us, and that we need not trouble ourselves about the government end laws. ' . Meantime, this child of sixteen years, said to be of feeble Intellect, Is shut up In ths one nxmi In the Jail which is set apart foe female prisonerswlth pmstl- tule for companions, without medloal care which she greatly needs, awaiting ber trial for murder. At least one woman, With a merciful mother heart, la trying to provide some thing for ber physical necessity. The mothers of Lynu aud of balem should Uke tlte case In band, as women can, and see to it that at least proper physi cal care shall be given to ber. One cannot, help praying that tbe dealb-angv kiudur tbau men-wad laws, could carry this weak, neglected cbIM to the si lent court where Injustice is Imposaihle, and where cruelty cannot enter. This ease makea a new demand for public sentiment, which shall bold men to a strict a mural standard as it" .. holds vaeroen, which shall pursue with added blame a man who seiects a ferble-- mluded cblld as bis victim, with the fell purpose of leaving her- to bear Let - sua me alone. If sertleiceTf'teath Is nronouuead upau this child, there would be a grim harmony throughout if tlte $ paid by be used IiIln uuiKi tne gaiinwa, anil tne aeuuoer snail M re me eiecutinner or ble victim. - - Wben tbe ghastly protects was over, the gallows, with a card In large black letters setting forth tbe facts, should be sent to the Centennial Kihlbltlon, where It should bave a conspicuous place, aa siiowiiig-one pnse or a niascuiiue gov ernment, wlilcti resolutely n-ruses give naif tb people, wbo are women, any voice iu the lawa they auffer under, or any Jury trial by their peers. W'otit aril Journal. Maaiacra eLta Innocent. . .. There are many way in whleh the masaacre"' of the Innocents Is accom plished. At this season of tbe year it Is morefrefiuantly dons by ths exposure ni inn rniiiiren, smi mors pertieuiseij of their limbs snd eitremltles, to COM. A writer la the Itoeten Trowtnri) give the following description of what be saw In that city. Tbe writer was walking at the Wet F.mi iu Boston, oue Tiltler cold morning, and met a gentleman and a little girl, the latter perhaps four year udd, tbe twe being probably father and iaubur. x I be writer says s "tbe gentleman's drees was unexcep tionable ; a complete suit of broadcloth, thick boota, aurtoot trimmed with fur, tb collar turned up to protect tba throat and face, fur glove aud fur cap, lfl not h lug to lie deelred In the way of protection frumrhw ley jalnd. Tbe child's drees might possibly . bsve beea Intended as an antithesis to th mau's, and probably ladies would uail it lovely. lUirluiiiiiK at tlte feel, til clrl had on ankle-tleff blue Moraneeo; rMh soles about aa thick as onllnary wrap ping ftauer; cotton steckiuK Mrs I Med aotljftttJy OVerTls Ug llialllie Tiiwb was plainly visible; at the kbeca, a tape evidently secured the stocking to some garment above, but from tb knee half way up ibe tltlgb tbe Uesh was bar. A alr of drawers were evidently Intended 10 protect the IblghC but what with stsreb and ornamantal openwork, tbey might aa well have been wn at home, mn far aa carrying out that part of lit In tention waa concerned. Aroeud the., waist were secured several Whit skirts or tiettleoate, boantlful In ornainenta- Uoa, and stambed so stiffly that tbey stood out at right angel to tha .body, ami onerea no proicciieo to tb abdo men, which It was their office to wsrm. A silk eacvrar, very gorawouaiy trimmed, but giving no pmtmtton to the arms er tbruat, kid glov (two bullous , a para-. sol, and bat ilk aa ornamented flower "bed, completed the costume which waa to protect that infant from a icy a blast as It wss ever my fortune to face. I waa chilly with silk drawers, woolen stock ings, broadoleth pantaloon, hoot with soiee lb ree quartern ef an laeb thick, aod beaver overcoat, aud yet ttole baby wae exposed to tbat cold with clothing In sufficient for a summer's dsy. pre sume the mother, when sh sent ber child out that day, thought there wasn't another ia BobUhi quit so sweet, and unquestionably, so far as outward adorn ment went, she. waa a success : hut so Jar aa proteettoo was concerned, she might ss wall have been naked." . A little glJT, while playing oh a rail- . road la Pennsylvania, a few days ago, got her foot so wedged In a frog tbat she could not release It. Hr mother saw tbe predicament aod heard aa approach , Ing train. Hhe ran to the rescue of ber child, but could uot eatrlratetbe foot. Tb train came ou, and although the en glnecr Instantly applied the brakes, t waa clear that It could aot be stopped quick enough, Tbe mother, finding that the child could not be teas than maimed, held her aa far afftb track aa ehs rould while the cars went by. A fool was " crashed, bat life waa saved. to - V - eve g . , " ... 7- 4- 7 f:i- e----r T- z. ,