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THE WOOD-DEMON OF ROLSTADT.
Near the banks of CoUentz and
Cologne may bo Been the ruins of
Castle- , a castle which was the
prido of the Middle Agos. It was
the dwelling place of the old war
rior, CardoJph, the Iron Count of
RoUtadt, as he was called .after ho
returned from tbe wars of Emperor
Chafles. He found that the custle
had fared badly during his absence,
and he resolved that it should equal
in grandeur auy cautle in Germany,
Therefore he Bet an army of men to
work upon it, until old BarJolph'B
oath was fulfilled. The fame of the
cantle overspread the empire, and
princes Hocked thither to gaze upon
it, and feast sumptuously within its
massive walls. . -
As time passed, the warrior Count
grew old iu years. He was forced to
lay aside the Btaunch armor which
had received the blows of many a
battle-axe aud sword, for his w;uk
limbs could not bear, its dreadful
weight. He sighed as he hung up
the good broadsword on the castle's
walls, for he bad no son to wield it
as he had done.
He hod a daughter; but her white
hand was not made to clutch the
steel, chair-guarded hilt.
He wished Parthenopo would wed
some titled warrior, to whom he
could bequeath that sword, which
should do good work in the war
his old eyes now saw approaching.
Two years prior to the opening of
our story, Kudulph, Count of Low
stadt, solicited the baud of Parthen
ope. He merely asked the stein old
warrior for his daughter's hand; her
heart was already his.
"What?" cried the old Count,
"my daughter's hand craved by Couut
Rudolph of Lowstftdt? Where are
your decorations won in the service
of your Emperor? Out from my
castle, ignoblo man coward, I
might say. Ho who receives my
daughter's hand must show me an
armor that wears the marks of the
Frank's sword and halberd."
Slowly, aud with the saddest of
hearts, Couut Itudolpu lift the cantle
gate.
Alas! He coulu snow no war-worn
armor. Uurtng tue btnle justtn iea,
he had remained inactive, beautifying
his possessions. He had no Late for
war, but he was no coward. His an
cestors had fought and fallen beside
their Emperors, and one had saved
Charles' life on the battle-field.
Scarce two weeks had elapsed t-inc e
the Count's rejection, when he sud
denly disappeared from Iow-tadt.
lie left tuo castle at nigbt, telling
none of his mission or destiuatiou.
The mountain fastnesse were pene
trated? and the drag-hooks swept the
bed of the Rhine, but the missing
Count was not found.
"I alwavs took him to be a crack-
brained fellow," said the old Count
of llolstadt, when he heard of Ru
dolph's disappearance. "He will
turn up some day to find his lauds
confiscated by the Crown, and Par-
thenope the wife of the man of my
choice."
Parthenope shed many tears when
she beard that Lowstadt was without
a master and that mastei her lover.
She implored her father to relent, to
promise her hand to Rudolph if he
would return. But the Count was as
stern in heart as be was in war mat- i
ters.
"If he returns in battle-marked
armor be si. all become my son," be
answered. "And he must return
soon, or when he does come, if he
comes at all, he will find her Count
ess of something."
Months went by, but no tidings of
the missing Count reached tbe ears
of the womau who loved him. The
beautiful castle and broad acres of
Lowstadjb reverted to the Crown, and
the affair was forgotten in the war
which had marched into the Empire.
Day after day tidings came to
Rolstadt of bloody battles fought,
lost and won. Now tbe Emperor was
flying before the victorious Pranks,
and now suddenly reinforced, bad
turned their victory into a defeat and
utter rout.
The messengers spoke of a warrior
whom none knew, not even. the Em
peror, by whose side he fought. At
tbe outbreak of the war be bad ap
peared to Charles and solicited the
command of an army. But the Em
peror, who knew nothing of the un
known's prowess, refused him the re
quest, but he granted him the per
mission to tight at nis royal side.
Once upon the held of battle, Charles
was forced to bow to the militarj gen
ius of the unknown knight, who kept
his helmet down and permitted none
to see his face.
Old Bardolph of, Rolstadt praised
the bravery of the mysterious war
rior, and he eagerly questioned each
messenger from the battle-field in
regard to him.
And Parthenope listened to the
6torics of the mailed knight. , Ahl
what if he proved to be Rudolph, she
thought ; but the thought was soon
dissipated.
For many days rumors had come
to old Bardolph's ears of a wood-demon.
who inhabited the woods of Rol
stadt. At last the rumors received
a creditable turn, and one day the,
Count himself saw the demon. r
Riding through the wood alone, the
Count suddenly came upon the de
mon, devouring an uncooked bird.
It was a man whose reason had long
since fled. ; and whose ghostly, fero
cious aspect denoted him to be what
the people styled him a demon.
The old warrior hoped to avoid the
naked demon, but the fierce and rest
less eyes fell cpon him, and with an
unearthly shriek their owner sprang
up from his seat and bore down upon
him. " . ' ' . ' '.'
- Sinking the spurs deeply into his
charger's flanks, Count Bardolph
dashed from, the scene, leaving the
baffled demon howling in his rear,
and breaking huge branches from the
, trees in his rage; ; r i
Half-faintiDg, the' old man' reached
his castle, where he related his ad
venture. , His beautiful daughter
swooned when he whispered some
thing in her ear. He told her that
he believed the demon to be Rudolph,
tbe lost Count of Lowstadt.
, By and by, the old Count's cattle
began to disappear, and the print of
a naked foot was discovered near tho
pons. The wood-demon had .been
there; ho had taken the cattle to his
forest haunts to gratify his insatiate
maw. Reason also left Parthenope
when the conviction that the wood
demon was Rudolph fastened itself
upon her mind. . Sickness seized
her frame, and . for months she lin
gered between life aud the portals of
tbe Rolstadt vaults.'
Her father watched unceasingly at
her couch, and tho news from the
war, which was drawing to a glorious
terminition for Germany, became
uninteresting to him. He thought
alone of Partheuope. If she should
be taken away from bitn, who would
perpetuate the name of Rolstadt?
At last, as if in answer to the fath
er's prayero, a change for the better
flitted across Parthenope 'sfaco. From
that moment she dated her recovery,
and when tho news of peace came to
the old castle, she was perfectly re
stored to her wonted health, but not
to her wonted pcoco of mind. She
brooded continually over the wood
demon, whom she steadfastly be
lieved was her lost lover.
"With the return of peace Count
Bardolph turned his attention again
to the subject of bis daughter's mar
riage. She must be wedded before
he died; the race of RoMadt should
not peribh with her.
Still the terrible inhabitant lived
ami preyed upon the cattle of Rol
stadt. Every night a fiua steer dis
appeared, for no one of the Count's
retainers were bold enough to faco
the demoniac thief.
"The demon must die," said Bar
dolph, one day. Soon I will bo cat
tleless, aud then my lands will be
worthless. How can I rid them of
the pest? Ha! I have it," he sudden
ly cried, starting to his feet. "I will
issue a proclamation, which shall be
worded thus:
"Bardolph, Count of Rolstadt, to
tho brave Knights of Germauy, greet
ing! Beit known that the forest of
Rulxtadt is inhabited by a ferocious
wood-demon, whose existence causes
much concern at this cantle, and
whose destruction is desired. There
fore, I, Bardolph, Count of Rotadt,
do offer the baud of my Parthenope,
the child of my heart, to the brave
Kuiht of the Empire, who, clad in
the war-worn armor, bearing bafberd
marks, shall, with bio own hands,
strike to earth said demon. And I
do now appoint my castle as the ren
dezvous of the Knights of Germany,
on the 25th day of April, twelve hun
dred and t-leven."
"Yes, I will issue a proclamation,
and it shall go forth to-morrow."
He called his scribe into his pres
ence, and bade him transfer the proc
lamation, .which was done. Then he
afliscd his name, and sealed it with
the great seal of Rolstadt.
'What, father! cried Parthenope,
when tbe Count informed ber of bis
action; "Do vou offer my hand to
the slayer of Rudolph ? No, Icantiot
believe you so cruel.
" Peace, daughter, neaco," the
Count answered. "Think of Rudolph's
condition. Will he not be better off
sleeping calmly in his grave ? And
he shall sleep among the Rolstadts
Yes, Parthenope, I prourse you he
shall.'
Yes, she knew that Rudolph would
bo better off among the dead, and At
last, she acceded to her father s wish
es.
The following day the proclamation
left the castle, and on the 25th day
of April all the gallant Knights of
Uermany flocked to llolstadt.
Oh! it was a dazzling sight to be
hold tho noble band which drew rein
before the grand old pile of masonry,
known as "llolstadt s Pride.
Fifty knights composed the train
nftv conquerors on bloodj fields.
There was Theobald, who, by great
personal bravery, hod gained for bis
jbmperor tbe bloodiest battle of the
war. And Tolodolph, who turned
these defeats into splendid victories
John, the lion of Wurtcmburg, and
last, but not least, the mysterious
warrior.
Proudly he rode among his brothet
Kmguts on a snowy cnarger, crazing
around him from beneath the steel
bars of his helmet. He was clad in
magnificent armor, and upon his hel
met sat a dove of silver, clutching
two long silken streamers.
With Parthenope leaning on his
arm, Count Bardolph surveyed the
group of veterans. AH unclasped
their helmets that he mi "lit see their
faces, save the unknown. '
And comely, but war-begrimed
countenances were they which met
the gaze of father and daughter.
The knights were in the Spring-time
of life any of them worthy to bo the
husband of a llolstadt.
It was in vain that the old Count
pleaded with the mailed knight to
unclasp bis helmet and give him
glimpse of his face.
"What assurance have I that you
are of courtly descent?" said Bar
dolph, trying to look between the
steel bars.
i "My word," was the reply.
"Words are often false."
"But not a knight's," cried John of
Wurtemburg... "I will answer for
our mailed brother." ;
"Enough," said Bardolph: "I ask
no additional security. And now
noble fellows, away, and God bless
the successful." . . '.
' With a cheer, and the swincing o
swords in the air, the warriors turned
and rode toward the forest. I 1
"A noble setof fellows, daughter,
said Bardolph, watching the rapidly
disappearing band.,: "Which one do
you hope will gain your hand ?"
- "I am not partial ; to any particu
lar Knignt, iatnerr she answered,
thinking of the . "warriors' mission
"But I have a presentiment that the
unknown will slay Rudolph." !
L do not know, daughter, 1 do
not know; but if ho does I hope he
may be worthy of you."
When tbe knights reached the edge
of the forest, it was agreed that each
one should hunt the wood-demon in
dependent of his companions and
fight him single-handed, ,, '
Each warrior carried ft silver bugle,
which was to be blown by the success
ful one With many mutual good
wishes; the knights plunged into the
forest and separated.,, As we cannot
follow all, let us follow one, and be
the unknown. He rode for the dark
est port'on of the great wood with
drawn sword. Glancing from right
to left, his keen' eyes swept the
gloomy surroundings.
At last he descried blue smoke far
ahead. ' He gently touched his horse
with the spurs and galloped forward.
As he neared the spot he saw a naked
ngure crouched over a fire. It .was
the wood-demon of Rolstadt. - In
stantly maturing his plans, tbe un
known gently drew rein and rode slow
ly on. Hie demon did not espy tbe
knight until he was almost upon
him. Then ho darted to his feet
with an animal-like cry, and sprang
t the warrior. A gallant thrust the
night executed at the broad breast
of his mad antagonist, who caught
tho blade and almost wrenched it
from tbe gauntleted hand. But,
with great effort tho mailed warrior
released his blade, and the next
thrust wounded the demon. Mad
dened beyond description at the
sight of his own blood, the wild man
knocked the sword from bis enemy a
and and sprang upon him. But his
success was ol snort uurauon, lor a
mighty blow from a steel-clad hand
scut him to tho earth, aud before he
could renew the attack, the knight
plunged his recovered sword into his
Then the silver bugle sent its clar
ion tones throughout the wood, and
one by one ihe unsuccessful warriors
came to the bloody spot. Brave fel
lows they were, not jealous of the
unknown, but they were glad that he
had gained success. They wanted
to see him unclasp his helmet, and
gaze upon the lace they had never
neeu.
Leaving tho wood-demon to sleep
in death, where be fell, the party gal
loped back to the castle.
Ihe Count aud his daughter met
him in the Lcourt-yard. Tie luce of
Parthenope was pale as ice, for she
saw iu thei faces of the UBhelmeted
ghts that tbe unknown hxul tdain
the wood-demon.
"Remove your helmet. Sir Knight,"
said old Bardolph, "and let my
daughter see her luture lord and my
future sou."
"Count Bardolph. Iobey " said the
knight, and, as if by magic, the steel
helmet flew back.
' Count Rudolph!" cried tho war
riors.
"Rudolph!-' shrieked Parthenope,
and she btaggered from her parent's
arms.
But ere she touched tbe ground
steel-protected arms were thrown
around her and the lips of the great
knight wcte glued to hers.
And the white horse stood rider
less before the astonished group.
"When I left your presence that
woful day," said Rudolph, addressing
tho Count, "I swore that I would re
turn with war-worn armor, or iiensh
on tho battle-field. Sir, look. at my
armor. Is it not scarred enough?
"Yes," cried old Bardolph, and
he received Rudolph with open arms.
"I was on my way to Rolstadt
when I heard of your proclamation,
and I resolved to enter the lists. Sir,
the madman was a servant of mine
in bis sane days. I recognized him
after I had slain him."
Loud and prolonged were the cheers
that welled from the throats of the
gallant knights of Germany, when
Count Rudolph again folded Par
thenope to his heart and kissed her
joyous face. They remained at tbe
old castie until tho re-united pair
were made one flesh by tbe old mm
ister, and then they departed for
their distant homes. The Emperor
Charles, eager to reward Rudolph,
tbe unknown knight, for his gallant
services in tbe war, restored his con
fiscated estates, and gave him others
of great value. And old Bardolph
was satisfied, for he could bequeath
his sword to Germany s bravest de
fender.
A Donation Party. Somewhere
in this State there is a Presbyterian
clergyman whose nominal salary is four
hundred and fifty dollars a year. ,
jjui ns it was six months id arrears
the congregation determined to give
bitn a donation party to help him along
It oame on the donation did.
The entire flock was on hand, and the
presents consisted of six rolling pins,
poo wiper and a quarter of a peck of
dried apples six years old.
The minister, of course had to furnish
refreshments; a ad the company not only
devoured four hams, three and a La If
pounds of sixty cent butter, and thirteen
loaves ot bread, but they ate up two
pounds of sugar and all the next winter's
preserves.
io crown au, lour spoons were miss
ing. L - -
Tho clergymnn says ho wants to have
just one more donation party and then
he will close up his business and hei
life over again as .champion pauper of
the almshouse . .. , ;, t
. He is particularly down on one sister
who jammed herself full of ham and
preserves, and enough other sufficient.
diet to keep the entire family for a week
aud thon laid up against the wall pre
tending to feel religious "ond singing
A nere is rest lor the woory. 'n
- He is willing to accept bets that she
will never weary as long as there is any
grub about that sister won't. ; . .
He would liko to foed her for a month
on inose roiling pins anu pen wipers
jusi out or revenge. - - .
VALLANDIUIIAN'fl MFC ECU.
, anassssssaeM t (
In our lout issue we published the
resolutions of the Democracy of Mont
gomery couofy, Ohio, which were drawn
up by Vallaodighsai!' Below we give
his speech- in presenting them. The
resolutions and speech will be read with
interest by all, whether their cntiments
bo indorsed or' not: '':.'
Thee resolutions, Mr. President,
sufficiently explain themselves.' The
principles and policies which they enun
ciate require the honest censure of those
ooly whose hostility is sincere. , Carp
ing criticism we both expect and con
demn. For more than two years past,
the bitter ' and bloady patulous of the
war have been gradually but steadily
and surely dying out. Continual and
irreconcilable dissent upon the new is
sues necessary, born of to-day, and ereo
bitter personal' discord among the
men of the Republican party who have
stood together on the quest ions of the
past, inevitably followed. The Demo
cratic party wisely remained silent, or
confined iuelf to these new issue. The
Republican party, having fulfilled its
origioal mission, was rapidly falling in
to decay. Moderation, justice, and
icaco wero becoming to its more vio
cot leaders the sentence of dcaih. The
administration party, into which, since
the 4th of .March, ISO'J, it has been
wholly transferred, had begun, from
causes thoroughly understood, to be
odious and even intolerable to the peo
ple. Upon tho iasues of amoety, cf
the honesty ot the legislative and exec
utive departments, of the turiff, of rev
enue and civil-service 'reform, of land,
grants to corporations, tho currency
qucation, Sao Bumingo and other si mi
lar questions, it was certain to be con
detuned. Necessity required that some
decisive movement should be made to
arrest the impending defeat. N"t the
statesmen, but the mere politicians, the
sycophants of the party, the paratites
clinging to and deriving nurture solely
from executive favor, were called into
be council of these Bourbons of the
present hour. Tbe men who forgot
oothiug, learn nothing, resolved upon
one more appeal to tho expiring pas
eioos and prejudice of their partisans
to the war cries or tho past. If civil
war io fact couid not again have been
nauzttraied, civil war in form, with all
its legislative and executive machinery,
aud all its political appliances, must be
revived in every state, to secure, first,
tho renominat'ton, and next the re-elec
tion of Grant. The belligerent pronun-
ciiiuienlo went forth. The bloody
blast of the war bti"!e was again sound-
d. A distinzuiftbed seoator the confi
dential advicr and main support of the
President, himself a consummate parti-
son leader, out powerful in proportion
to the uuftkilliulucss and cowardice of
his foes, was put forth as the ehief fo
ment or of this new crusade. But I say
to bm, and to all behind him, that the
hour has now come when neither he
nor they can be permitted to provoke
or to dictate issues for the Democracy
party, or to ignore those which the revolv
ing years and changing condition of tbe
country necesarily bring forth. That
which since lsbo has been but a ques
tion of time is now upon us. The
auspicious moment, the golden oppor-
inoiiv. "toe tue io me anairj oi men io
hn taken at the flood," has now, in my
judgement, reached us when the Demo
cratic party of to-day, laying aside every
weight and Mtaking from it the dead
body of the past, yet adherinc to its
ancient principles, can and must, at oue
bound, place itself upon the vantage
ground ot tbe present and defy iu eue-
mies to battle upon the living issues of
tho hour.
It is the purposo of these resolutions
to establish the JJetuocratio party ol
Montgomery county openly and firmly
upon this firm and impregnable basis
Tacitly, and in fact, we have stood up
on it for the past two years, and victory
has steadily been ours. Louudent 1 am
that we shall meet a prompt and very
cordial response from our brethren else
where and everywhere in this and other
States. Personally 1 care not tor de.
nunciation or unjust criticism from any
quarter. Upon tho fullest deliberation
and ample counsel with wise and brave
men of tbe party 1 take the responsibil
ity with pride and, pleasure. I add,
too, that as theso resolutions are the
fruit of the joint labors and counsels of
the gentlemen -associated with me here
at-home, so also this movement meets
their hearty concurrence. It is not a
new departure, but a return the res
toration of the Democratic party once
more to the ancient platlorm or prog
ress and reform, establishing the great
fact that the party, like everything else
in nature intended to endure, is capable
of adapting lUelt to the perpetua
growth and change which belong alike
to the political and the physical world
and retain yet intact the original prin
ciples and laws ot its being., Moreover
as to the movement here, we all bear
witness that in it there is nothing of a
merely personal charactor, either to ad
vance or to hinder any member of the
democratic party anywhere, nothing ex
ccpt the earnest and fixed purpose to
promote the welfare of' the whole party
and with it of the whole country.
UrREELEY A3 A .REPORTER. it IS Said
Af W
Horace Greeley once attempted to do
up a tasbionable party after tbe den
kins style, and wrote as follows:
"Mrs. John Buchanan was unusually
charming, with orange blossoms in
her hair, decollette dress, and Ion
trail." Horace was absent and failed
A C
to re an tue prooi, wiien wnat was
Mrs. B.'s indignation on reading the
next morning: "Mrs. John Bucban
an was continually cnurning witn an
orang-outang fastened to her hair, a
discolored eye, and in her shirt-tail!
a nine gin wno loves to pray, one
uight was very tired and sleepy, and was
getting into ner little bed without say
ing her prayers. But her mamma told
her to kneel down, first and pray, , So
she folded her little hands and said:
"Please, God, remember what Polly
said last night, sho'a so tired to-night.
Amen." '
AMERICAS (ilRLN AS STREET
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The freedom enjoyed by our young
women is a perfect marvel to foreign
ers. They are entirely incapable of
understanding how it accords with
safety and i tbe preservation of good
morals. The flirting which is carried
on between strangers in omnibuses,
horse-cars, and on ferry-boats, is so
open and patent they cannot help
seeing it. It may be, doubtless, in
many cases innocent enough, only en
gaged in for a bit of fun, to while
away tho passing moment, but it
presents a series of phenomena in
comprehensible t? tbe transatlantic
brain. : An English lady, in this
dazed and bewildered condition once
said to us: "It would never do to
trust EDglish girls with tbe inde
pendence American young women
enjoy. They are made differently,
and tho worst possible consequences
would ensue. I am surprised that
your girls can behave as I see them
without tbe loss of caste and charac
ter." Tbe implied compliment was
not undeserved . American girls pos
stss an almost incongruous mixture
of daring, innocence and tbe ability
to protect themselves; though they
often commit breaches of property
and good taste, they know where to
draw the line, and can, as a general
thing, be trusted. Many of our girls
here in New York are idle and fond
of excitement in high health, with
plenty of money to spend, and utter
ly free from care. Tbe lounger up
and down Fifth avenue of a sunny af
ternoon may meet them in shoals
and squads, decked out in their
finery, full of chatter and glee.
Thero are also specimens of the
young genus homo who appear to
have been born for the sole purpose of
squeezing themselves into the tight
est cf tailor's wares, and affording a
feeble excuse for the disp'ay of cox
combry. These creatures, many of
them, rromenade the avenue at all
hoorsof tbe day; afew have achieved
greatness, and are as familiar to the
dwellers of tho street as the Worth
monument. They oave at command
all the tricks and devices by which a
low grade of acquaintance can be es
tablished with the demoiselles who
flutter along the pavement. There
is an acquaintance of the eyes and
handkerchief. Siilv, feeble-minded
impertinences are practised, which,
f witnessed by tbe paternal relative
of the saucy rather fast young Miss,
who, if she does not invite at least
permits them, would, doubtless be in
strumental in drawing down the
chastisement of a kick on the young
male idiot who has been indulging in
this silly sport. This is a very ab
surd and ridiculous boy and girl
play. It belonga to the vealy period.
e are not considering now adespic
ble class of sharks who swarm in
great cities and molest decorous mat
rons, and aro dangerous to unpro
tected girls. e are dealing with
the youthful improprieties which,
practiced only, and without any at
tempt at concealment, impart to our
English cousins such a shiver of the
nerves. It is a pity to own
it, but our city girls are deplorably
uncultured. The march of the world
has left them one side: it has got to
lake them up and break them, as it
were. With the best material, the
roost promising, crude qualities, they
are, as yet, incapable of framing or
practising a code of manners which
shall develop the inherent dignity,
sweetness, and urbanity of our wo
manhood. Rcvelulion.
From the Banner of the Sooth and Planter's
Journal .
SET IS GOLD.
The character of an individual
ought to be a priceless jewel, guarded
with a jealous and watchful care a
gem of purest water set in gold re
fined. Before, above and around it,
should be written and acknowledged
of man the word "good." To secure
such a prize is no difficult matter.
It is an edifice of which every person
can be the architect, and the materi
als for its consruction cost but little.
Tbe good book tells us that "a good
name is to be chosen rather than
great riches," and one of the sweet
est of Scotia s bards haa sung in
choicest rhyme:
"The rank is but the guinea's stamp
The man's a man lor a' that."
Riches, rank, station, may give
power and command subserviency;
but a good character does more it
commands respect, admiration, and
affection. It is a beacon for other
mariners on the sea of life a shin
ing light to guide the footsteps of
other wanderers through the world.
How important, then, for every one
to possess such a gift. Its absence
will bo surely felt; while its presence
will go ringing down the corridors of
time, striking the returning echoes
of some good which it has accom
plished in its passage through the
waters of life.
The great things of the world may
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crumoie into aust; tue tnropes oi em
pire may totter and perish; nations
may rise . and fall; but the character
of the good will sume all these and
more. It will not only shine with
lustre here, but in the crreat Hereaf
ter will be Bet in gold, and flame with
a refulgent splendor a glorious re
ward for whatever it . has cOst to se
cure it in this world. ,
-What an inducement for every one
to secure this priceless Jewel- a re
ward here and a revrVrdhereafterl
Why should - any . one xf use to make
at least on effort to obtain it?
Some enterprising young tnan,has
invented a pocket in the sleeves o:
gentlemen's overcoats, bo that a lady
can slip her hand in when she takes
a gentlemen's arm, in case her hand
should happen to be cold.
Da. CHAPIN wittily remarked that,
in trvinar to gain two seconds in
getting on and off trains, many men had
J : j .i . i i
ecureu ttiuuwb tueir imras, - -
' ' A PROTEST. .
A Prniniied Yanke protests againtt 3
(bis talk about the Hoetha Chinee" sod iim
SyssJ
Vleh 1 vos going for sr
Und I sprscbea it blaln
Dot d' nonene dot darn sip
All der heebie's brain
'Root dot drickjr Sbon tihlnamsa's sudors,
Makes me d. ap saeia ben to goatbUs,
Vot's der goot of close dings .
If Shon Bhinejaaa peau , -Myoeer
Nye at der kard-blay,
' Peaanse be eaa sebeats
Like tiffs! nod all of his imbs
Shall we sebnieker and sbanpsaBT or swats T
Nn'nf I now dell jam someeHsgsv
Vieb Ton alitor de sews
Don yon May at doti hard-board
rut four dime ia dbree
Der sesht hand is b-ld hr '""Her
cA J found wot 0haO9 tomt m.
- THE VOYAOEBS.
From tbe depths of tbe Cnienowo,
Frjm tbe bosom of the Throne,
AU these counties saiHtoas' eoua
Launched out into childhood's sea.
Charged with joy and misery,
Struggling for supremacy.
Bearing in tbelr ehildisb eyes-
la their quaint tbonzb apt replies.
Great unrstbotned mysteries.
Onward eome with youthful year,
Grander hopes and darker fears, '
Intenpersed with smiles and fears.
Gliding into fancy's realm.
With no band to guide tbe balsa,
Passion oil times overwhelm.
When life's labor doth boffin.
Some to honor, som to a in.
Rapidly are siherod in. ,
Some will eare fr aaughtbnt pleasure.
Some will strive fur wordly treasure.
Some seek glory ia fall sneasure.
Seme will journey, erer tinging,
Radiant hearts abont them singing.
Glorious fruits thus homeward bringing.
Pome from their abundant store
Will so help the sorrowing poor.
That they'll hanger sever moss.
Year by year will pas away.
Bringing age and slow deosy.
Bringing lock ef lilrer gray.
, Then tbe shadow slowly lengthen.
Strangely then tbe pathway darken.
As with eager souls they hearken.
To the rustling in tbe air.
To the last adieu to care,
To the pastor' parting prayer,
T the whispering from the rirer,
Te tbe heart' inrtinetir qnirer.
To tbe voice, "I will delirer."
Then the soul on angel's wing
Seeks for life's eternal spring
Seeks tbe new awakening.
II cars the greeting from tbe Throne
"Ob, my child, well hast thoe) done.
To thy father's mansion come."
8. '. -Yew letter.
AHEBICAX WOXDERS.
The greatest cataract in the world
is the falls of Niagara, where the
waters from the great npper lakes
form a river three-fourths of a mile
in width, and then being suddenly
contracted, plunges over tbe rocks in
two columns to the depth of 125
feet. .
The greatest cave in the world is
the Mammoth cave of Kenttugry;
where any one can make a voyage on
the waters of a subterranean, river,
and catch fish without eyes.
The greatest river is the Mississip
pi, 4,000 miles long.
The largest valley in the world
is the valley of the Mississippi. It
contains -five hundred thousand
square miles, and is one of the most
fertile regions of the globe.
The greatest city parkin the world
is in Philadelphia. It contains over
two thousand acres. -
The greatest grain - port in the
world is Chicago.
ihe largest lake- in the world is
Lake Superior, which ia truly an in
land sea, being four hundred and
thirty miles long and one thousand
feet deep.
Ihe longest railroad in the world
is the x'acihc railroad, over three
thousand miles in length.
The greatest natural bridge in the
world is the natural bridge over Co-
dar creek in Virginia. It extends
over a c!asm eighty feet in depth and
two hundred and hity feet in depth,
and at the bottom of which tbe
creek flows.
The greatest mass of- solid iron in
the world is the Iron Mountain of
Missouri. It is three hundred and
fifty feet high, and two miles in cir
cuit.
The best specimen of Grecian
architecture in the world is the Gi-
rard College, Philadelphia.
The largest aqueduct in the world
is the Croton aqueduct. New York.
It is 40 1-2 miles long, and cost .
$12,500,000.
The largest deposits of anthracite
coal in the world are in Pennsylvania,
the mines of which supply the market
with millions of tons anuually and
appear inexhaustible.
CITY GIRLS.
- The girls of the principal cities
in
this country are noted as follows:
Baltimore, the handsomest.
Boston,' the most intellectual.
New York, the gayest and most ex
pensive in 'dress. - ;
Washington, the most airy and su
perficial. -
Philadelphia, the' most refined and
lady-like. '.
- Chicago, the fastest and most dis
sipated.. : j - .
Toledo, the biggest feet.
St. Louis, the most reckless.
New Orleans, the most traveled.
Cincinnati, the greatest flirts.
Louisville, the proudest. -
Detroit, the wildest.
Cleveland, the most graceful and
entertaining in conversation.
San Francisco, the most indiffer
ent. . ,. 1 '.: ..-,-
.Richmond, the most anxious to be
loved. -
Mobile, the most liberal entertain
ers. " - .- -
Hartford, the best musician. '
Buffalo, tho dullest,
"Rochester, the longest riir. .
The girls in the country ct i--1
the" best wives, '