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9 Pmb Halloo's Pictorial. 1h Trial f ruk. V SLICK . MIL. i i .. 1 T ...1.1: ".. .1' .1. 1..., .hut ik.i.ma of the r .. . . ' . " . holiday Imaine .. over- roany m-re w I'll, fashionable unholslerer mi'dil have 1.11 1... !... .11 1,... ,i.,i Ijk uun1 her need lit wie.'purso-prou'lluvorticsoi 1 turn iit iimi "mi mm - scarcely h. troubled th4 lur-elf. Ik - knew not how to meet hi daily engage menu, their inlet hud U11 o much h than their importation! had anticipated. Oa the floor below them, whole bale of cotly damasks and broend" were lying unpacked, and in tho aJe-room, usually so thronged at Dili season of ihe year, lh richet fab ric were untouched ill on the shelns, and boxe of rare la-e and embroidery eldo.n saw tha lunliL'ht ther wort destined to teniner. Tha poor woman knew that heoko the truth, yul the lia l cl'lii; 10 w mis inn nope f employment, li they who had known and trusted her so long, could not furnish it, what hop wan there or a ch.mct engage, went, when thousands of her own x were u 11 able, to earn tho bread they ale, and stronu active men roamed the sireeis idly while their wive and children iilarved at borne I In all tho mverse and sorrows which Ma ry Iiond had met with lieforo, she had been brave and even thankful. Sho had l-en a proud and happy wife and mother, tho mis trcssof a comfortable homi'. 'no by one these bleiiiL'S Lad been withdrawn by the band who pave them, nnd shn had not mourned sinfully. Her hub:ind' long sick ness and death, laviitg her fir.t-lur.u Usido bim the same fatjil summer, her noble boy, so frank and loving, to whom she had come to look lor love nnd syuilmthr in In lather s'cad thus were enough to shuke the firm est faith, yet she bad "glorified fiod in the fire." Sueh blow msdo it easier for her to give up her comfortable home, nnd accept her lot henceforth with those whoso dady labor supplied their daily need. Shu had grown almost cheerful aiiini, in this busy life, uu sang at her needle, to otiiet tho littlo om lying 011 the floor ut lnr feet, whose pretty supiilicalii'iis it has been at first hard to re sist. She took up lovingly tho burdens of those among which slut was thiown, nnd cheered them with sympathy nnd hopeful words. II11I want actual want of food and and fire in this bitter weather, stood before her now, and temptations to doubt the good ness sud wisdom of rroudenco grew stroii ger sud stronger. Sho could henr the cold and hunger herself; she had duns so many a night already, wrapping her shaw l closely around hur with benumbed lingers, and try ing to forget (hat the whi supperh t, as she watched her children in their deep nnd healthful sleep. She ha I evor hem thank- fill for tho licccsMtv to ciniilov everv mo. inent, lest in eao and plonty she should have round tune Tor murmuring. Hut wretched idleness, then, to which she must look for ward, wo doubly hard in tho prospect of suffering through the need of her children, ami the temptation that camo with her to their lonely room. "I would woik at half price, Mr. Mercer, willingly," sho said, lingering at tho stair caso, with her heart chokingly full, at tho morning's disappointments. She knew, when sho offered to do so, 'that sho had scarcely been nhlo to livo thus f.ir, even when the had tho lilllo hourd saved from .1 1 1 iiiesuio 01 m r lurmiuro to maw u j.ou. That was all gonn now, hor hut coin was slipped iu her well worn, well-mended cot ton glove, to puichu.se n lonf on her wuy homo. "I am torry," Mr. Mercer said again, kindly, considering the hourly applications iimi worn 111:11 lo to In 1 1. and Ins own menial disijuiot, "but every olio is willing to do the same. Wo, really, have no work to give at any price." In pil of hur strong msolut ions, tho tears nearly blinded Mrs. Hond. as slid L'l Oik d down tho long, dark stairca-o to the sales room below. 1 ho clerks, still retained for appenranea'iako, walked idly backward ami forwards, washing tha wonfher through the plate glass of door and windows, measiii iii" theirslridcs down the room by tlio ined.iU lions of tha velvet curput. Sho hurried past them into the wvtaud muddy .Uvct, where the snow was falling, nut thick mi l fast with promises of merry sleigh hells, and gay par ties, but floating drearily down, as if loth to stain its purity by melting into the miio be low. Tho sloro windows msdo a jest of ho iuggay wilh their disnl aV of 111 ,1 ii 1:1 V tt ...r.d and the carriages of thmo slill considered' wealthy splashed the papers bv. Mis. It.md paused More a low sturo, where slio had ought occasional employment, before her more profitable engagement w ith Mr. Mer cer. "I will try once more," sho ai, to her self, as she waited for a guv cani ne parly t cross th pavtmiont. h 'W!V. apparently a mother and daughter, the young Kh I 'out, radiant w,th expectation and beauty, heightened by ery chum of dress. There was no suggestion of "hard limes," thowf. in propnetie cry, now realized, was on al most every lipi the perfect toilet f these elegant women. Tho littlo fct exposed to tb luclemency of the day, almost a, ,,uuh by their IWian boots as her own by worn out shoo, hands gloved so daintily, flounce, rustling, velvet cloaks touehiim" her own eoarse clollunsr a (Lev sw.1,1 0 t.. .. lev SWeot lent. T,v..l younger children with'their nur r,m:l;.,...l I l the. e.rrl, Tl. ..... . .." I , .. ,1 i eniju-i vseateil lia l its litter of half opened parcels, toys and ck, aiid tumpting ceiikvtioiierr, which tb.,i. i. ...... t...... I :.l... i , ' f-tMiiB miuioui ruuKu or si-ru- J.te. A rWlins atttw of Lit., ,-r,, .... !.....! . ' , , . i "I , the kv .oiiwn'. heart ss she counted with the,e gaily .Wj ,,,, hcr ow liuleoiiealGekoJ us. V J , 7 i.,.... their long deferred m.l . f n IT"?, ' .r win, wiuiuui an .Hen. l,ml n.t she would bring. "' . rr,.- . ,, ,,, Im!f j, filtlUir j STArtiiteifc. r?" - her if she bad known it, for it embodied the war and rebellion of her own mind, not only nr,iiist these favorites of fortune, but Hun )u had madti them to to diflor. th're w a. no work" 10 oe give., ouv, .m . I. ....... .,!.., Imn.l. were uiieiimlovea It - - V.VJ,, , then! she mui.tsl.irv hvoritor f.rlUiieth.ilic!U:kof faith. Left to berself, when M i.urso-rroud fan ;i I 1 J"t encountered. liut for her children she Would dio flint. 'Il'iw lung rnuol this state of thing cm linuei" said one gentleman to another, as tin y waited on a lady' .low (election of an embroidered dres. "'J hero will be terrible distress among the Joor," "fiod alone knowsbusiness must revive a little in tlie irin. I think we haveeen lb worat. If we can only (et ll.roiijrli Hie Illnaiionoi rciruur miu im: .-n vm jniynicnts." "Two iiioiiiIh yet," thoiit'lit Mm. Iiond, m nlio eau(,'ht tho word. L'l, to that time, by the prepayment demanded of poor lodg er like hrdf,he would have a shelter, but fiKjil and fire where were they to come from 1 "Hut, mamma, tin i no much more el 8'init," urged the young (irl, who wai hei latiiig between two flnuiices of lace, destined to i!rae her lint real ball dress. "And the difference in cot, o triflinj,'," addrd I ho ready thop.wnmnn. The lady oiened and abut her gold bor dered forte mnmiuit mechanically. 'J low much did you ay I" "Only ten dollar, ma'uin! in the whole, llouneo.'' "Only ten dijllarn well, that is but a tri fle compared to your hein? really suited, Au jjua. We will take tho liru.weU only don't let your father know, for mercy sake, how much the whole dans comes to. lie will be preai hiug 'hard time' again, before you know it." ''he girl, thus tatifjht a lesson of duplici ty and frxtravngnnce, and by a mnthir, re s;nndvd by an expressive glance, that Kaid plainer than word, "never f' ar t'ust me fur that!" and drew her dress out of contact with tho poor woman pacing. "Some bejrgar," said the polito shop-woman, louking after her; "tho store in crowd, ed with them, and they are so impertinent HDinetiuies." "They really ought to rnforeo tho law ii(f.iiiist htreet beggars," tho Imly returned, wilh a nod of her plumed velvet bonnet. "l''orty-liveilolliirs,yiu said I believe those are good bill tho boy can take the parcel to the c.'irri;pjf ; we uro goiiy directly to Madame ltoj;uet's." Mury Iiond faced the chill unpleasant at mosphere, ami turned towards the obscure street ill which sho lived. ? ever hud the war seemed so weary, or God's providence so i-ttnni'e 1 ' Unly ten dollars I live week hard curuings it wnt to her two month rescuo from inevitahlo sufl'orinrr. How lit tlo tho rich know of the comfoit that may he wrung from every pennv, when it is ex pended wall the forethought ofdays I somethiiig of the load wss lightened as 0 stepped from the creaking stairs and turned l lie koy of her own room. Within Wiis tho quick patter of feet across tho Hot dear childuu voices, and the welcome "O, it's mother ! mother' ooinu 0 cood'. "nod! I'm so clad" Tho threadbaro drosses nnd tho blue pinched fuces went to her very soul, as she uiviiiofi halt ot the lont auioni; tiiein, woii- doring as sho did so, whoro tho next was to enmo from. Sho could not borrow of her neighbors, thajr were as poor ai herself; poorer, fur when she took Willie, tho young est, into her Ian and chafed his little cold hand-wind feet, ho began to tell her of poor Johnny iumi, who came ami cried through tho keyhole, because he wni so hungry, and Ins nioihor had not come home yet, anil now it wo dark. Wouldn't his mother go for Juhnny, nnd give him some bread too, and keep him till his own mother camo Mrs. Hond sat still for a momuiit ; should she take this l;i-t mouthful from her own children for a stranger t It was onlv a mo ment, and Willio was set gently down, and she went onttoseck tho lonely hungry child. Sho had m.t far to go, for ho had drawn his feet up under him on tho entry floor, illiin sound of her children's voices fer com panionship, and so hud cried himself to 1 f 1 .1 , t . Vf i i ' T mV"T' tecterl loot were like ico. Soshe carr ed him ! back to her own room, where tho chill had jit . . V ueeiisoiieneii ai least, ov tho morn n-r'. fi, ...... .-1 11 ....... 1 1 . . ' 1 1 uauuov jeioet.arre.1 her Irom the greatest "Ari - it: , s led ,1,., . Id" : " " . 'V.. I timik it .;; L'r . : . 1 : r t::ll IJU Wl - . tellstVohmiy," " ",Ul"'r VCri: "No," answered Johnny f,i,l,. ,,., he h.van to cry ami sobi.o vl.d..i,"iK- il i. children Were fii-'htened. Mm. Hond utiilersto'd it belter than thev, for she had more than once met her neigh' bor reeling on the staircase, and braid the souiil ol blows and crien from 1...- 1W little Johtiny ! no wonder be Irembled o h hid his head 0n her Kwom. rixitn. i-TI,... . .. . ... .V T " ' T" HM thai ii 1 .. , I,,),,.,,!! Tt., ,(.... i .1,.-.,' ... wu .ou;io Tbe very etK,rt to ai,k cbrfullr t , ' and the' tout rrt fl J..l,. i...' i.. .mTMl .f .... i . 7 lr" "or own 'wWren, ' eiierisneo; at least lou. . ... r i l,. d.-,d,., ' "1H,' h,r M . 11,8 .. ., -, r'. ,. I not "' .hroWarS,, n . lore " " " . ' UiW taV V '"' t ociawM.iu.i. w.- ,. IJJArr'iT'- iwnguuuj Uhve. -I know it m ... W 0 IM ..it. or Ur tha I1CW itorV about tllO brook and the ravens, mid the cuke of "O, yea, that a nice one, anu wouiuu i little. Lot cake. such ai mother unedto make night for father's supper! I.M.U- r.n tlin other lids of her. rm 1 1 1 ---- a. Mary Jiond could not Help ui suuuon shelter of her own room, sh would have given way to tho bitter tears of disnpiiointuiciit and envy iiihi sue nau .ul .l,lf.., ilwir sake. Her benrt was too hard for prayer, or seeking comfort whero she bad ever found it, iu the pages of Jloly Writ. I imibt and murmuring lino seemeu to rise ull day, as a heavy cloud between her and her ood, IJut me niiuy roc w touched bv the bund of a littlo child, and there was still the fountain of sweet waters to bestirred beneath it. Kh earriid the now sweetly sleeping Johnny to his bed. and bid dowu wilh her own lilllo m, calmer and heavier than she had bain iiK' this lut trouble threatened her. Kor the morrow shall Uike eara of Ilia thing, of llelf, waa tha hut Co hen nt ilioiiehl tliat floutad through her niind. Out tlie cold wintry morning came, dead onhea on tha Imirth. frost on tho window panes, tk-et aud torm without, and th children hang Hf, half anlied and fretful about her. Ib-w thickly nd bitterly th old temptations cme thronging back? Hut the knew they war tomptation now, ana remitted Ihrm with a silent prayer for sireiiittu. Thuiuh heay mo, yet will I trurt in him! Hut a she turned over tho slender wardrobe of herself and children, adding her a button and there a Iring, the heavy thoughts would come back. There was not a friend in lh grout city he cuuld apply lo j they had come there as stranger, the year befuru her hunbund death. Veoeath that roof were tea fumilie as deatitute a herself by thie sudden eesaation of nearly all businea. O, if the peoplo only knew how the poor were sufierio,', they could not waste o much I the thought, as the teen of yesterday returned to her mind. 1'iwi Ldwuid ! the wu glad that ho had died without dreaming of the want to which hii wife and childien would be reduced. There were tho clolhrs tint he had laid aside the day before betook to hit bed, almost sacredly preserved, at the bottom of the drawer. All eb-e had bten old those old and well worn, she could not part with I It was not foolish self-indulgence either no one wo'.ild give her onyth'ng for llem, and some day K.lily Wuuld need the suit her rkilful hands could piece from the remnants. Why not do it now I There was nothing else she could do and yet she touched the ulinoit threadbare gar- incuts liiiecriui'ly, reverently, they recalled so keenly the day they had been thus fulded and laid aaide, A bit ofwiulo paper fell to the floor, memo randum made perhaps that very day. The dear handwriting of the dead no matter how trivial the record was tweet to her, and she stooped down and raited it to her p'. There wo something within, lighter still 1 she held her breath as alio unfolded it ; it teemed almost too much of a mira cle to be believed. Yes, Ihe date wo that very day of hittickness, and he had forgotten to mention it lo her. "Keccivcd ef D & C , the enclosed $111, considered by mo a a bad debt." The preeite, clerk y hand, told the story, and the money won mill there, a pfl from the dia l ! No wonder that tho ch ldren crowded around her, and osked if ) waa ''sick," or "sorry," lor the revulsion was like grief nt first, as she swuyed to and fro, her face hidden in her ban Is, and realized that her wants were supplied, her lailh lcaues rebuked in lovo and gentleness. This is nut a record of tho present Want and trial round us ; but though it happened long ogo, it is recalled with tho hciwnfelrcnglhciiingsoinewenry heart, and confirming a waning faith in the promise of the Ixird. llrave tteslsluncc. Several years ago, when tho south of Ireland was, as it ever has beeu within the memory of the oldest inhabitant, in a dis turbed state, a gentleman advanced in years uvea iu a retired country House, ilo was n bachelor, and whether trusting in his suppo sed I'omiinriiy, or nnnsiiiiii.r t hat t in rren .'nil iinirin ninong tho gentry was cround ess, ho continued in his lonely mansion lonrr after his neighbors had quitted theirs for a sater resilience in town. II.. l,.l ),.,.,. i...i:....i e. 1 , v ' -".1... ifivu-iiioseu ior several uuvs. 8,,l'l'fr 1,1 ,"s wd-room, which was on the rrm.,.l 1'..... ....1 1.. .. . . . " " "-' "nil nuiVIl communicated. the servanu went to . ,1... 1 u,u . Ltiu WUllM wa-, shut ui for tho nwdit vj I'lu.eieiiuni oversiirni. Wero tormilten in the old man's chamlr, &r h--ft- ' - to bed, he "' g window lifted ill rwuiT cba,rdo0r was ' leaped through (he win "V" ";oI tollovred him in quk-k ok, gemteman sprang from ni me aparimetu; recollecting, however, the iorgotieli siimier tray, ho provided himself mi a case ktiito, aud reolutely took his ui I. .1.:.. i . .. uuuiun mo uoor. tie bad one advan tage over the murderers.they were in full moonlight, and he shrouded iu impenetrable darkness, A momentary hesitation took place """'"""i unoecuieil a ll-illlV. wim A,mll n,,.. .:. .! which ol them shou d ent tl, T,T' Wih ,he ,otfiJi,i 'T ' "T kneW her ,he victim slept. At lactone of thrill..;,.. ....... tiou.lv ni.nroached and . " V;..7 . " '"ouieni iu tloor-way, hesitated, advan.vd . n a whisper was hrard-a breathl..; .i. reigned around, aud the apartment be- "tio on. 7V . r.?n7"' . . n nn ,u Ui .1...1. . ,1. , .. t. j rtfWtiti., r ,j.Lulmu. ',0 I . ' vjuw wo neceesarv ' I . 111. . d.nn rrroaO the robber tank upon nun -"I O lue'Vr: .. ..... .......1.. ii i.i..n r.r.,-..nii.d tha rulliuns ill the OUUr from knowing the fate of their comrade. A second presented himself, crossed ihethresli. old, stumbled against bis dead associate, and received the old man's knifuin bis bosom. Ihe wound, though mortal, was not so fatal as tho other, and the rulliati had the strength to ejaculate bo was a dead man. Instantly several shots were tired, but the old gcntlcmau's position sheltered bim from the bullets. A third assassin advanced, leveled a lonjr fowling-picco through th door-way, and actually rested the barrel against the old mau'e body. The direction, however was a slanting ono, and, with admirable self-possession, be remained steady until tho mur derer drew the trigger, and tho ball passed him without injury; but the flush from the gun unfortunately disclosed his jdaco of am bush. Then commenced a desperate struggle tho robber, a powerful and athletic rollian, closed and seized bis victim around the body. There was no eaualitv between tho comba tants with regard lo strength, and nit hough the man struck often and furiously with hi knife, tho blcws wero ineffectual, and he was thrown heavily upon tho floor, with the mur derer uppermost. Even then, at that moment, bis presence of rnind saved this hcroio gentleman. Ho found that tho blado of tho knife bad turn ed, and ho coutrived to straighten it on the floor. Tho rufliau's bunds were nlrcudy on his throat the pressure more suffocating a few moments moro aud tho contest must bo ended ; but an accidental movo of tho body exposed tho murderer' idc the old man struck wilh bis remaining strength a deadly blow, the robber's urasp relaxed, and ' with a yell of mortal agony ho fell dead across his exhausted an' agonist. Horror-struck by the denth-shriek of their comrade, tho bandits wanted courngo to en ter that gloomy chamber, which had been already fatal to so many. They poured an irregular volley in, and leaping through an open window ran off, leaving their lifeless companions behind. Lights and assistance, came presently the chamber was a pool of gore, and the old man, nearly in a stato of insensibility, was covered w ith the blood, and encompassed by tho breathless bodies of bit intended murderers. Ilo recovered, however, to en joy for years his wxdl-won reputation, and to receive from tho Irish Viceroy tho honor of knighthood, which w as never conferred upon a braver man From tho Louisville Journal. Two carsOtd. It there on this cold, telM-h earth One lica't so cruel as to scold A roguish buy, brim-full uf mirth, .And, like my pet, just two year old ? For fun and mischief scan to leap Through littlo blue eyes from Hobby's heart, As from a harebell's chalice peep, The half-iniprisun'd sunbeams dart. ' I (tot a twitch the other day, Just half inclined to whip my pet, But on the man'el stowed nw-ay, That switch, unusid, is lying yet. l or when I shook it o'er his head Ilo danced about ha'f wild with glee, Then quick behind the t;ib!e fled, And feigning fear, peeped out nt me. What rou.'d I do but laugh at that ? Nor did my fit of laughter fail To make him nurse for to the cat lie sneaked, ami pu'led her long sleek tail Until poor pussy niewe J aloud, Aud then, I shook the twitch oneo moro, And many whippings inly vowel For little Rob were still in store. liut when I cried (with half a frown) ' "You'll hurt (he eat, you naughty boy 1" lie hugged her up and smoothed her down, Until poor pussy purred with joy For oreVirough all his m'schief flows, Am "entle fcelin" toftlv b.am . a if Through his wild mirth, like some sweet roje Itcflectcd fruin a gunhiug stream. Front morning's dawn till set of sun, li s foot and fingers never tiro, llo steals the poker for a gun And takes the broom to poke the fire. Then with a cunning look he'll sluud Up 'ii the highest chair in reach, And shouting loud with outstretched hand, l'retend to make a m'ghty speech. In every nook nnd corner sly, His roguish eye it sure to peep, And Grandma's pocket he will try To fathom be it e'er so deep. He pulls die buttons off my dress, And thcu says "look." My pretty boy I When I might seuld, I pause to bless Thy upturned face, so full of joy. His father's hat he luvee to wca?, And, ledinn half his tiny head, A glow of beauty, rich and rare, Upon that old black hat is ihed. Fur 'nenih its brim so dark and deep, His dimpled face a'l bright wilh bloom . Feepout,aro8y rapon peep Souieu'uw from clouds of wintry gloom. He'll tlyly pull his brothers' hair, Or steal their toys and run to me, But when thty gather round in prayer, lit foe will be nd bit little knee ; And though he scarce can speak a word, There' trorikip in hi. seeking eye, Anil Hobby's prayer I know is eerd, When he loots up to God'i blue iky. T! Tt,,er! U are the themvsU - riousclanhas r.n li S . ' u,u t'Hrrnur' "7 l of bi bree-1 cues. ix. - , only The ttu.iy Htov. Ia ike lowa of U .there Je W twerivol hod.ar torrS( k'r1 ,Mr i. ..,.ll il,. LmioeM of lh village. Atlast th invtalion of a new ttov gov Mr. Drown th BMKiidtuey. Il proved convenient and economi- col and met wilh universal favor. Tho Inventor wot never tired of descanting uiu it merit, and it rapid sal proved the truth of hi coniineuda. liont. All this wo not "done in a corner, " M r. Join wo. far from eujnyintf hi n.igl.hor' eelebriely j but for wliii couid do lillle eUe than found th l ,m n-i wure. and nuielly Conceal hi t" ' cbagiiu. The best nieo have lb. ir eneinie o had Ihi excellent stove. Koine one, either from Igivminc of il proper management, or from peiveneiien. chanced to return one to Mr. J., the rival of the in ventor. Sow was his hour of Iriumph. Mr. Jonct' a cit.iw front thop had for a long llm been the re ceplacleofdiliipidnlcd nd worn-out toves, dis carded fur modern luventiont, aud sold at old irou. Foremost among the moinumoaU of the ignor ance, ami folly of our father, th "Queen of the Kitchen" wa. placed. It took but one or two thorough dreuchiugt in Ihe raiu, to give her the tame rusty ealeu worth ies. aipcurnuce with her ancient companions. Never had enemy more complete triumph! The complacent invenlor teemed like a ditcou certed orator, to have lust tho thread of hit dis count He no longer followed customers to Ihe duor with pemeveriug eulogies of the favorite stove, fearing the countenance of the drfocd and weulher-beaten "Queen" might give Ihe lie lo lib asverlians. A deliberate slander, furnishing ground for a libel mil, would have been relief but to have his faultless slove standing there hi a con dition which teemed to say, "I have been tried and found wanting," was more than hi wounded tpiril could boar. The silent detraction had the desired effect Hit neighbor who could not spoil a joke for fiiend ship's sake, twitted him with his misfortune ; and what was slill more serious, the ale of the "Queen" decreased, to the entire satisfaction of his rival. Though in the competition of trade, sueh thing, may be considered honest, who can help teeing in this rusty ttovo an illustration of the worst sort of of evil speaking I Not the kind that utters itt foul slander iu tones which reach your ears, and gives you (he oppor tunity of self-defense, but the "stab in the dark," with Ihe tneiny and weapon concealed. "Wrath is cruel and anger it outrageous, but who is able tostund before envy 1" These sileutsluiiders, like Mr. Jones, say nothing of which you can complain ; "but by cerluin ominous glances, nnd significant shrugs uf the tbou!dcr,or perhaps by a brief iiisimiulion, ruin the repiilatiou of hit victimt in the most ture and terrible way. They sometimes dwell by your tide, and share your hospitality j and when you are iu a com municative mood, artfully draw you out upou some uuforluaate .object or t-nit you lo th. betrayal of passion, and wheu with sullied reputation, you seek to find your enemy he has said nothing." AT. Y. Ohtiter. At Marietta, Ohio, not long since, a young Methodist minister who was deliver ing nn cloquest discourse, iu w hich temper ance was etitorceu, was repeatedly interrup ted by ofifensivo inquiries from ono of his congregation. Ilo submitted becomingly until tho third olletice, when calmly leav ing the desk, nnd walking d' libeiately to the pew w here the llltei 'rog.itor nt, anil las telling one hand lii inly upon thu collar ol his coat, and the other on tho waUlband of bis "iitiiiietitionables," he lifted him square out ot his seat, and bore him down tho itislc to the entrance, from w hich he ejected him, and then returning resumed Ins sermon. There- was no more interruption thereafter. J4.I'. A few d.iys since, in the North Carolina legislature, while n bill was pending which unposeu a una tor setting liquor to live ne groes, a member objected on tho ground that "such a law would make free negroes moro decent than tho whito population. Ex. Wo clip the following from nn exchange, but it is appropriate for this latitude ns well ns others : t.U was Hum that old lll This was ihe dying exclamation of the miserable Darry, huiigin llutl'alo on the last Friday in November, for tho murder of bis wife. Uvercome by terror at the foot of the gallows, ull his hardihood gone, quiveritt" in every nerve, shrieking wild prayers for mercy, his despairing cry was "Great God ! Oh my God! what an end I have come to! Merciful God 1 look down on me ! have mercy on my soul ! It was rum that did it! "and thus exclaiming, the drop foil, and 1 nrry was in eternity 1 Thus was the rumseller consummated. Ilow to nut a doss on Linen HMri. "Take two ounces of fine white ffiim arabio powder put it in a pitcher, and pour ou a pint or more of boiling water, according; to the ttrenirth you denire aud then, having covered it, let it etand all night iu the rooming pour it carefully u u' oregs into a clean bottle, cork it and keep it for use. A table spoonful of gum water stirred into .pint of starch made uj the usual manner. I B,ve io .awn, ciiner white or printed, a look of newness, when nothing else can restore them after mey have been washed." Toe ZtugloAot It is stated in the newspapers that the famout fossd .kelelon of the seugMon, found in Alabama, some fourteeo vear. .mi h . n , I Koch, hibited in New York, sod afterwards told - -p.-- - "ciinwi oiawa i to a Ur. McDowell, at St. Loui,, was lately taken for deU., and in prucest uf removal fell to pieces " f ",e bcnM were bn,k.B, when the r- ZZZ-.Z ' . . - , - ..J.tc,ui, pruuerai epoens by tt raw material. SALMAGUND I . Women's Uili (teralljr decay sooner than meu'ellio reason of which, oy a friend of ours, is becaut of th friction ot th loiigu owl th aweelttcet of the I pt. ' Th following is a copy of th sign up an cad. my for leaching youth in on ef tb western Hlalett 1'rkkmmn and Huuot, School Tascuaa. Freeman teache th Hoy and Hug th GlrU. A lady who live about leu mile, from Gorman' town, affirm thai her buys sr th most tender hearted children eh ever knew. Kbo say that if ah ask on of them la draw a pail of water, bo ,iy hur$t$ into lean. A young lady, having been engaged to b mar' ried, changed hr mind and be.ougbt the aid of a friend, toying, "Do help m ut of thl knot." 'Oil, certainly," replied her friend, "that's oil done, at it it uly a beau-knot." Somebody tayt that a young lady should alway ask the following question be for accepting th hand of a young man : 1. Is he honest? 2. It he kind of heart T 8. Can lie support me comfortably f And especially ior htlakea ntwtjtaper and fay for it ia ad' ranee t A loin of multon was on the table, and the gentleman opposite look the carver in hand. "Shall lent il suddlewise t" quoth he. "You hud better cut il bridlewise," replied his neighbor, "for then we shall 1! have a better chance to get a bit in our mom h r An old lady who did not know whether her plonlalion waa in Virgin'anr North Carolina, found when the lino wet run, that th wot a retideut of tho former. "Wall," said the, "I am glad I dou'l live In North Carolina I It was always such a sickly State." A woman was giving evidence iu a case, when lie was asked by the lawyers: "Waa ihe young woman virtuous previous to lliisoflairi" "Was she whatr ' irtuout .' wot she chasie 7" "Chaste ! yet the wat chaied about a quarlor of a mile." A fellow was doubting w helhor or nut he should volunteer to fiht tin Mexicans. On of Ihe flags waving before his ryes bearing tho inscription, victory or death,' somewhat troubled utid discour sed him. "Victory is a very good ihimr," said he, "but w by pul it victory or death ?" "Just put," said he, '-victory or cripple, nnd I'll go that." "Why don't you put on a clean shirt 7" said s swell the other night to his companion ; "ihen the girls will smile upon you as they do upon me." "Every body can't afford to wear a clean shirt every day at you cun," wit Ihe reply. "Why notl said whito collar. "Decatire,' said soiled collar, "erery lotly't mother it not a tensh tcoman.'' To Make Yeast. To two middling sized boiled potatoes add a pint of boiling wnter and two tub e spoonfuli of brown sugar. One pint of hot water should bo applied to every half pint of the comp nnd Hot water is better in warm weather. This yeast being mndo without flour, will keep lonrcr, and is raid to be much better, than any previously in n-e. Irish Wit. In a jolly company each one was to nsk a ques tion ; if it was answered, he paid a forfeit ; or if he co d I not answer il himself, he paid a f if it. Pat's question was, How the little giound equine dis his hoio without showing any dirt about the entrunce?' When they all gave il up Cat said, 'Sure you see, lio bej ns at the oilier end of the hole.' One of the rst i"e!aiin-d, 'I'.ul how doe he get ihere 7 ' All,' said Put, 'that's die qnesi ion canyon answer it yourtelf?" Not llaA. In the Independent we find the following from a mother: ' But did I novcr tell you what a time' I had with my little Joe J" ' 'No, what was itJ" "Why, I was showing him a picture of the mar tyes thrown to the lions, and was talking very rol cmnly to him, trying to make him feel what a tor-, riblo thing it w as. . .' 1 Ma !' said he, all at once, 'Oh, nial just look ot thnt pour little lion away behind there! He won't get any ! Worste Tradesman. A man, some six feet three inches iu height, and of herculeun build, went into the place of one of i the Worcester shop keepers, and asked if they hud . got any "whlrlcrs," that is stockings without feet. ' "No," said the thop-keeper ; "but we have got some famous big and strong Muckings, at will just suit such a man as you." "Let's have a look at 'em," said the man The counter wae immed'ately covered wilh at quantity. - The working Hercules selected the largest pair and-said "What's the price of them 7" ' "Four shillings and ninepence," wot tb rejoin der. i , ' "Can you cut the feet off of them?" was the- next query. ' " "Oh, certainly," said the thop-keeper. "Then just cut them off, was th laconic direc tion." No sooner said than don. The long shears , were applied, and instantly th stocking were, footless. "And what's the price of 'em now?" asked th ' 'customer,' with all the composure imaginable. "Price of them now !" echoed th "wonted1- -merchant, surprised beyond measure at the absurd ity of the question ; "why, four thiUines and nine- . pence, to be ture 7" Four ohillingtand ninepence!" exclaimed lh i niireli.r . I n.,.. .... l... . . i - .... gi-.o uui oue niiumir and siy- peuc. ior a pair or 'whirler' iu my life.' And he laid down the amount noon lha counter. ' "Well," replied the tradesman, chopfallea aud fairly outwitted, throwing the mutilation, at him, "take them, and be off with you ! You've 'whirl ed' me tlu ume, but Ml uke good care that nei ther you nor any of your roguith gang shall do it again, a long a I live."