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VOL. VIII.
A SKETCHJP.OM LIFE.
BY JIYUONA Yt'lLLARD.
"Maxie, nro you sure that yon love
iiiin well fiioiiprii lo be his wilt ?"
' "Yes. Nettie. I believe that my
love tor Edgar is strong enough and
true euouuh.
to exist beyond the j
Iiotinlaiio8 ot tiiti, into the lite be
yond." And Mnxie raised her dark eyes,
swimming with" bright tear drops, to
the lave of her friend.
"I have no wish my darling to cloud
your prospect; and 1 cannot judge
other by myself. Sometime 1 will
I el I of my hie"; but now we will talk of
your prospect. I have no doubt
that you love Kdgar, but I have heard
a slight rumor that Edgar partakes of
the wine cup; and if it should be so,
you will need to love him witlm pow
erful love, to lead him to the path of
right, lest his feet stray iti the road to
ruin."
1 have heard that Edgar indulges
in the use of wine sometimes,'' replied
Maxie, "and in reply to my qucsitons,
he assured me that I never need wor
ry; that he was strong enough to look
out for himself; that he seldom par
look ami then sparingly."
I hope and pray, dear Maxie, that
for your sake ho will renounce, en
tirely, the company that leads him on."
"Edgar told me the way it happened
was this: After he graduated from
Uowdoin, ami went to New York, to
the hospital, be was in company with
Xed lCodgers; you know him. He
was verv smart, but be would take a
lass ofc.-isiiuiallv. His excuse was
that most l the physicians of our day
did the same; and his inllucuce over
Kdgar was uot of the best. Jut now
they are separated and I trust that
Edgar will see that if he Wishes to
succeed as a physician, he must let
drinking alone' said Maxie.
Maxie Uaymond ami Nettie Wit
her had been friends for several years.
They hail been chums at school, anil
since, Maxi had been teaching and
boarding with her friend.
Maxie was an orphan. Her father
was suddenly killed by being thrown
from his carriage while on his way to
business. lie had been in business
for several years, but had been tin
iortuunic, at the time ot his death,
left his treble wife and only daughter,
Maxie. in straightened circumstances.
Mrs. Kayniond's health faded rapidly
and she soon sank under the terrible
ailiiction and was laid beside her hus
band in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Maxie was left alone. She had no
. . I . .1 I
means lett Kir ucr support out i.ie eu
tlca, j u J-h Jier kind parents had
,,;... i,,.r. ami which was all that she
couiu can tier ou n.
It was about this time that she
formed the . acuuuiutaucu of Edgar
Everett, a vounir physician.
He was a tiiie looking man of twen-itv-five
aloui tke metium' heirhl.
His eyes were deep blue, complexion
j lair, and hair a lcaitti:ul Liroau.
j He had fmi.sliCNl his course and was
stopping wiili a friend in Boston, pre
' viotis to selecting a place in which to
locate.
On the afternoon that Mr. Ray
mond was thrown from kis carriage,
he was passing along M street, on
which Mr. Uaymond resided.
He taw them carrying the senseless
form of Mr. Uavmoud luto his htime,
and kuowkig the necessity of immedi
ate medical aid, h stepped to the
door ami orouercd Ins services as a
medical man.
When D . Everett left there he
promised to call again. In the even
ing he called with the iriend with
whom he had been stopping, who
chanced to be an intimate friend of
Mr. Uaymond's family. -
Under the circumstances, he was
doubly welcome, and soon the physi
cian found that it was not onl v from a
desire to assist the bereaved and suf-
fering widow, that caused him to re-
peat his visits to the home of Mrs
Uaymond. for he saw reflected in the
beautiful face of Maxie Uaymond a
wealth of soul far more pecious than
the beauty of face aud form. -,
He saw with what strength and no-1
bleness of soul she concealed her own
sorrow, and with what love and ten
derness she cared lor her mother, who
was so 6tirely passing away, lo leave
her alone. Alone! Ah! it is a cruel
word. It was not long before Ed
gar found tliat lie loved Maxie Uay
mond with an earnest, passionate love,
life for him would, be one dreary
space, unillumkied by the love of tlie
only woman that could be to him a
leading star. And when Edgar told
her of his great love, and besought
her to be his wife her answer was
Dear Edgar, wy love is yours, and
I will be faithful to you while life re
mains." Edgar1 reply as he folded her ia
his arms, was: '
"God grant that I may not be un
worthy of the great trust that He has
given me the love of a pure and no
ble woman." .
It was but a short time before tlsfy
stood by two graves, and the plain
slab of marble, with the werds "My
Father' and. "My . Mother," marked
the resting place of Maxie's parents.
It was arranged that Maxie should
remain awhile with her friend Nettie
Wilber, and as soon as Edgar should
make arrangements for a home, then
Maxie houid go with him.
Mr. Wilber, the father of Maxie's
friend, Nettie, was a weally merchant,
of. Boston, and , resided a few miles
out of the city; and at the earnest so
licitations of Nettie it was decided
that Maxie slieuld be ma- ried at their
house. Nettie loved Maxie as a sis
ter, and it was while at her home that
the conversation recorded at the con
tnencement of our story, look place.
Mr. VV doer insisted on giving
Maxie an elaborate wedding, saying,
that he-had plenty of money, and no
children but Nettie, and- that there
would be plenty left.,
Bnt Maxie replied:
"Many thanks, for your great gen1
erosity, but I ihmk it, would be more
suitable as Edgar anj I- are both poor
. . . ., , , ! l-L- - ' - . . L . II - - II r- - -1 ----)
and just commencing life, to have j
plain, simple wedding. U woul.l bo i
more in accordance with my feelings; ,
mid to Maxios earnest wishes, Mr.
Wilber nml Nettie rcluctanly ho
ceded. It was a beautiful tnorning in the
early Fall when Maxie received a let
u - r from Edgar, saying that in one
week liu suouiu uu mere to ciaim uis
bride. m
Under Nettie's skillfiW management
Maxie had really an (ample outlil.
Ouo week later, and Maxie, attired
in a becoming suit of silvery-gray
poplin, stood beside Kdgar Everett,
in the spacious parlor of Mr. YYilbcr,
with no one save the venerable minis
ter, Mr. Wilder and Nettie, to wit
ness, and gave her life into the keep
iug of the man the loved.
Edgar had selected a flourishing
village in Maine (or a home, and soon
they were comfortably settled.
The time passed swiftly and hap
pily, and never was there a homo
more pleasant than that of Kdgar an I
Maxie. the first few mouths of their
married life. . ,
Ouu day Edgar came into the room
where his wife was sitting, exclaim
ing: Well, Maxie, I believe I am most
discouraged. Let's see! we have
been here 'some six mouths, and I
have not had practice enough to sup
port us half decently."
Oh, well, never mind, dear! We
know that it alwavs takes a phvsician
sumo time to gel into practice, ami
after you once get fairly started, then
the people will begin to appreciate
vou;" and the voung wife smiled
a I'll .1 .. I '
fondly ami proudly upon her husband;
nil as she slooiivil to kiss turn, she
noticed that his eves looked strangely
and that his cheeks were Hushed. A
terrible feeling of suffocation swept
over her heart, bat blie said nothing,
and Edgar who had thrown hiin-.cU
upon the sofa, sooii sank into a tleep
slumber.
Time passed on, and they still
struggled on as best they might.
The terrible couvicliun was forcing I
itscit upon Maxie, that Edgar was
trying lo drown his disappointment,
lack of success, iu the wine-cup.
Every way in her ower did she
strive to encourage her husband, often
thinking over her reply to Nettie's
question, "Do you love him well
enough to be his wife?" and she
would say to herself. "God helping
me, 1 will bo faithful to him through
l.fe."
Time passed on, and people who
had begun to like thu appearance of
Edgar, and were intending to employ
him, when they saw that ho was ad
dicted to drinking, shake their heads
and tay,
' I was terribly deceived iu that
young chap; I thought he appeared
like a smart, promising fcilow, aud 1
was only waiting tor some one else lo
try him; but this drinking business
will never do. All about it is, ho will
have to relbrift or starve, for all the
custoia he will get here.''
Maxie had advertised for a class,
and bv giving lessons in music and
-
wax work, they managed lo keep up
a respectable appearauce.
Uui the time drew on apace when
she was unable to go from house to
house, to give her music lessons; and
in the secret of her own room, she
prayed to God to spare her lite, that
she might still be a help to Edgar,
aud, if possible, save him lrotu utter
ruin.
A few weeks later, and from that
darkened room rose the feeble wailing
ot an iufant, and Edgar Everett now,
for the first time for many weeks a
thoroughly sober man stood by the
couch of li;s pale wife and infant son.
He approached her side, and bending
his head low upon uis bauds, great,
heavy sobs, like the rushing of mighty
wind, bowed the once strong man.
The inmost fountains of his heart were
j reached, and he wept with tears of
penitence.
Nellie Wither, who had in response
lo Maxics message, "Ume to me
Nettie, for I need a friend," immedi
atcty came to her; and entering the
room just then, sue approached tlie
weeping man, and laying her hand
upon his arm, said : .
"The doctor cautioned me particu
lar! v n trains l having her excited. See!
she has fainted."
A loug weary illness succeeded,
and only by the uu wearied care of
Edgar and- Nettie did they keep the
soul of Maxie from winging its way
to the spirit land.
Edgar's conscience was deeply
moved, and the terrible .fact was to
him very plain, that it Maxie, his (Jar
ling wife, should die, he would ever
be her murderer, that the terrible anxi
ety and care which she had suffered
on his account, would be her death;
aud there, alone with himseH and God
ou' his bended knees, in the solemn
quiet, he vowed that if Ged would
spare him from the terrible crime' of
murdering his darling, the only being1
he loved, he would never again taste
the soul-destrf ying cup.
God was merciful, and the life of
that patient, noble wife was spared.
The little one waj too trail for
earth, but its life, though short, had
its mission.
Edgar signed the pledge publicly ;
and the ciuzens, seeing him determin
ed to reform, lent him a helping hand.
It was a severe el niggle,-for the
habit had wound ilselt closely into
his life. But perseverance, at length
had its reward. ' - '
- When his wifo was able to leave
the room for the first time, to join
them in the parlor, Edgar placing his
arm gently around her waiat, drew
her toward the window," that over
looked the little mound of their babe,
saying: , ' .-
"Dearest, I have come very' near
losing both of my treasures, and all by
my own folly; and God ' helping me,
the remainder of your life shall never
be darkened by wickedness of mine."
And well he kept his word; In
time, ty persistent and unwearied ef
forts, prosperity dawn.ed upon them,
rid iu happiness did' they together
ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER -29,
walk t ho path of life,
Ami Edgar would o
often say
"I owe it all to my faithful wifo.
If she had deserted me in that terri
ble folly ot mine, to-day wo would
not have been bare enjoying life and
its blessings together;'' mid Maxie,
laying her hand in his, gently whis
pered :
"Do yon remember my promise,
'I will be faithful to you while fife
remains y And ho I trust I shall
ever be, till wo enter the dark val
ley." (From th I.lvrrpixil Dully Pout
UICKB.VM AND II IM WIPK.
Foratr' Ulipa.hy Younu; oieiaani
Ibnuiplon If I Blotker.
A story reaches us from London
which will bo read with eagerness by
all who are interested as who is not?
iu the life of the late Clwu lo-i Dick
ens. Under ordinary ciruumstuuees
it would be rightly . deemed beyond
the ken of a public journal, but Mr.
Dickens' own deliberate choico made
his separation from his wife a public
topic and it would bo utiuctution tu
keep out of print gossip which,
though at present that of an inner
circle, is sure to become, very soon,
the Common talk of literary society.
The rumor is that Forster's "Life of
Dickers," vol. 2, which the world is
anxiously expecting, hangs tiro. The
biographer thinks that be ought to
tell the story of the separation of
Dickena and his wife, aud of course
is disposed to throw all tho blame of
the reparation upon Mrs. Dickens.
Ilut young Dickeun, who, it is said,
always siiled with his mother iu that
mutter, und thiuks that seunt justice
was done to her by bis father when
tho matter vh tuudu public, nays
that if amends be uot made to her by
Mr. Forster, a "plain, uuvurcished
tale" Rhu.lt be published in All the
Year Round. How the .matter will
end it is impossible to foretell. Per
haps tho beat way would be to leave
the tale untold, if j-oung Dickens
would consent to that course. At all
events, one cannot but admire this
young man s affection for liis mother.
and Ins chivalrous determination that
at all coHt to the reputation of his
father her ood name shall not be
blurred. It will be remembered that
Walter Savage L iudur sudden Iv sep
arated from his wife, nod never saw
her again. Mr. Forster. iu his bioir
rapliy of Landor, hurries over the
business swiftly, like a fekuU-r over
dangerous ice, but ho manages to
throw thf? Llaiut. rather upon Mrs.
laudor tb'in upou hi hero. But
having read this biography in; I got a
pretty correct notion of this hero
his extreme irritability, bis lofty no
tion of himself, his craving ambition
for homage from eveiybody we can
easily imagine that the offense which
his ifi who seems to have been a
very quiet, amiable lad v committed
was very blight. 3fr. Forster so tells-
tlie story as to make tho world be
lieve that certainly Mrs. Landor was
most to b!:ini. but it i questionable
whether Mr. Forster, iu dealing with
coteuiporary heroes, does not carry
his worship to the verge of flunkey
ism. Better leave the storv of Dick-
'etis and his wife untold if the son
would consent to it. But perhaps
he will not; perhaps be has long felt
the injustice to bin mother rankling
iu bis breast, and is now determined
to have the truth published. If so,
there will at least bo onj advantage
the revelation will put a welcome
end to the vexatious disputations and
improbable exclusive explanations
which are always forthcoming at din
ner tables und elsewhere when the
name of Dickens is mentioned.
, Composers should be more careful
in selecting their uusical genu, for
very, frequently the oddest mistake
arise from this idosyucrasy. The
following instance of occasional mis
hap is to id by a correspondent:
A very pretty and exceedingly
modest young lady the other morning
stepped into a well known music
dealer'a to make Botne purchas
es, and was waited upon by an
equally modest shopman. Throwing
buck her vail, the lady said:
"I want Rock me to Sleep."
Procuring the music the young
gentleman laid it befor her.
"Now." said the young lady, "I
want the 'Wandering Refugee."'
The shopman bowed, and this was
also procured.
"And now," excluded the pur
chaser' with a most bewitching smile,
"Kiss Me."'
" Wh what did you say, Miss?"
he at length found words to say.
"Kiss Me.'"
"I ca can't do it," he gasped in
agony; "I never kissed a young lady
iu my life." , .-.
The vail instantly dropped, and
the would-be purchaser, hurriedly
laying the music on the counter,
took a hasty departure. The young
man onl recovered after a spirited
explanation with the proprietor; but
hereafter the new composition '.'Kiss
Me," will be conspicuously posted at
the entrance of the establishment.
An old bachelor,, who had become
melancholy and f'oetical, wrote some
verseu for the village paper, in which
he expressed the hope that the
time would come when he should,
"Rest calmly In a Rhroud,
Wltu a weeping willow by his aldo." (
but, to hia inexpressible borrbf-it
came out in print, '
"When I shall rost calmly Jn a shawl,
; i With o whopping widow by my side.' ,.
: Those , resolute ; women who go
away oiit on the frotttiers to live' are
not to be trifled with' when they get
there. A married man in Idaho tried
the little experiment? of eloping with
a fascinating young girl, and Lis
indignant wife pursued and overtook
mm, ana Having administrated a
severe castigationbore him home ia
triumph. ; ; .": -' - -- V
'Who was the straightest man men
tioned in the Bible? Josephs Be
cause Pharoab made a rale- of hira.
Kroni tlm W. V. Chronicle, Nov. JAJ
joaq,vih vm'.
Minnie Myrtle Miller Airaln ou tUo Ros-
tram. '
Mrp-Minnie My rile Miller 'delivered
her second lecture on "Joaquin Mil
ler, the l'oet and the Man" to an au
dience ot aiiont three hundred per
sons, in Pacific Hall last evening
The lecture was delivered in a cleur,
ringing lone, and abounded in the most
delicate sal ire. Her sarcastic allusions
to her illustrious and romantic liege
were highly fipprcciatcd by her hear
ers, and so sharp and cutting was the
vein of wit nml satire running all
through it that the audience was kept
in continual smiles und good humor.
Punctually at b o'clock the lectures
emerged from tho waiting-room and
ascended the rostrum with a quick,
decisive step. Her appearance was
greeted with applause, which she ac
knowledged with a graceful bow. -She
was attired m a modest dress
of black silk, with white lace mauve,
and a delicate pink knot at her throat.
Her hair fell in long flowing curls
down her back and shoulders and Iter
hands were encased iu white kid
gloves.
A PRELIMINARY Al'OLOCiY.
She unrolled her manuscript, ar
ranged it u the table before her and
began her lecture, speaking in ,a clear,
quick tone, and an earnest manner
ftho began by appologixiug tor her ap
pearance before a San Francisco audit-lice
again, aud returning ln-r thanks
for the warm aud hearty reception
sho had met with in this city whe-.eshe
was an entire stranger. Hating
briefly explained the hard necessity
winch dime lar to enter the lectin o
field iu the hope of gaining a support
for herself and her helpless children,
and injured her hearers tlut distaste;
ful as it was to her she gladly made
the sacrifice iu order that her babies
might not go hungry, she turned her
attention to the suliject of her lecture.
Shu said I think 1 know whereof I
speak when I speak of Joaquin Mil
ler. When I speak of the l'oet of the
Sierras 1 speak of one greater than I,
the latcheis of whoso shoes I am not
oiihy to loosen. He is a very sen
sible man, a wise man, a practical
man, a. id he will view this matter iu
a common sensu way. He was al
ways very axuious about discouraging
me whenever he thought I would not
succeed, and this was wise and neces
sary. Of courre if lie sees that I am
bkely lo tail iu this business ho will
condemn me for it with his usual
earnestness; but it he sees that I am
likely lo succeed, I know his nature
well enough t know that he will
proffer Ins kindly assistance in gelling
up the lectures -audi consent to share
iu the profits."
THE VENEItAULK EN.4NAICCK.
She referred to an article published
in one of iho newspapers recently in
which she was styled a venerablo en
snarer rf iho poet's affections, and
purporting to show how, as she said,
the guileless young poet came down
front the Sierras, fresh from his wig
wam tires, to bo ensnared by a woman
many years younger than he and much
more inexperienced. She sketched
thu life of tho poet in the mines where
ho wheeled dirt and shoveled slum
for one month when a flood washed
awav all the fruits of his labor and he
threw up mining business in disgust,
aud after rooming the wild woods for
awhile ho went lo editing a newspa
per. . But perhaps his greatest mis
fortune was his meeting with tho ven
erable snail r of Point Blanco. He
grew tired of writing editorials, grew
tired of all labor and told the printers
he must go to the sea coast for his
health.
TUB PINTO PEGASUS.
So one morning he mounted bis
spotted courser that stood impatiently
waiting for his rider, and, kissing his
hand to a smiling' widow who stood
at the door, rode gracefully toward
the west. Never was there a more
graceful rider, and never one who was
prouder of his horsemanship. He
rode on through the shadow of the
deep woods," past the Thteo Sisters,
through the uarrow valley of the
Uinpqua, with its yellow stubble
fields and its faded orchards, toward
tho sea. The Bcenery was grand and
inspiring, and 'the poet, gazing on its
beauties, became oblivious of all else,
and the spotted courser led him
astray. At nif hi the editor of the
Eugene City Jlegister was lost in the
mountains. It was nothing to him to
encamp iu the woods within blankets,
and next, morning he found the trail
and at nightfall arrived on the bluff
overlooking her home. She then
gave a very beautiful and poetic do
scriptitiou of her home in the fisher
man's cottago by the seaside. He
rode up to the door, leaping the spot
ted horse over the logs that lay
in front of the house, and dismounted,
removing his ponderous spurs that
made his heels so dignified. She de
scribed their meeting and the'days
they spent together in rambling on
the beach and scaling the crags over
hanging the oceau. '
JOAQUIN AS A HERO.
lie knew nothing about boats or
canoes, while she prided herself on
her skill iu managing a canoe.- One
day they started to cross the river
in a canoe lo gather shells on the op
posite bank. She-let the boat float
down the river and it finally was
caught in the ebbing tide anil carried
among the breakers at the ' mouth of
the river, v She r struggled hard
against it, but lifer hero sat all , the
while transfixed with fear and shout
ing, "I nil, Minnie, pull for 1 God's
sake." Her struggles were unavail
ing and they wero carried farther" out
and were every moment in danger of
upsetting. Suddenly the poet arose
and threw off his coat, pulled off his
boots and was just about jumping
overboard and forsaking hor to her
fate when a wavo caught them and
landed them both'high on the beach.
She was'vexod and disappointed, an.l
ybung ladies who have had the pie' a
are of reading tea cent novels would
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understand why she . wns angry.
She had ex peeled hero to intd plunge
tho waves and save her from drown-!
ing, 'but alter several years experience
wirh him, and especially after reading
'Kit Carson's Hide," and other iioems
Jot Ii'm, she had grave doubts whether
ho would have saved her or left her to
laku her chances. .At any rate she
was reconciled now to having beeit
saved by ihe waves.
THE Poi-T'fi CHARACTER ANALYZED.
Joaquin Miller was a true sou of
the godi. He was thu fitost poetic
man she had ever seen, Or heard, or
read of. It was the ersetice of poetry
which pervaded his life, that had made'
hin the marvelous mixture of good
ami bad that he is. There was noth
ing on thu face of the earth which ac
cords with his notions of poetry that
he would not do if. he could, and
nothing devoid of poetry that he
would willingly do. , It was very late
iu -life before he studied religion. His
father was a devout Christian, and
when Joaquin heard him. repeating
the Lord' Prayer he loved it for its
poetry He paid little attention to
creeds or religions, judaing all by the
elements of the poetical that entered
into them. He regarded the Bible as
one ot the greatest of literary produc
tions nothing more nor less, lie
recognized Christ as one of the great
est men that ever lived and admired
him for his poelrical career ami Iragic
death. He liked the fiftm and cere
monies of thu Catholic Church simply
because they were mysterious and
beautiful. It would be found on ex
amination that be never did anything,
nor entertained any opinion, except
iu the light of poetry. In this way
his religion was formed. He took all
the poetry out of the Christian, Jew
ish, Mohammedan and Pagan relig
ions, and out of this made up some
thing which he called his religion.
There was much in the Indian charst'
ter and worship which he admired.
He said the sun was light and heal,
therefore it was God, and the clildreti
of the sun ete not .entirely wrong.
HIS DOMESTIC ECCENTRICITIES.
. He wanted the children lo be pale
and puny, because, he said, children
of literary parents were almost al
ways del.cate and pale. Hewas an
noyed because Maud was strong and
fat and had a perfectly healthy organ
ization, nml often look comlorl in the
thought l hit Brick was weak and pu
ny. He had an idea that illegitimate
children were more precocious and
better adapted to literary pursuits
than those born in wedlock, aud he
often said lo her of their children:
"l don't care for these children.
They art b-gitiniate." He was always
contemplating death, and made his
will about once a mouth. It trt to
be amoving to see what varied dispo
sitions he made of his effects at times.
Ho never willed anything to her ex
ccpt his love letters. He always
wauled lo be burned after death. He
liked nearly everything which did not
meet the approval of the world at
large. Everything wild and roman
tic was his delight. He took parlicu
l.ir pleasure in contemplating the lives
and deeds of criminals. Outlaws and
desperadoes were his especial pets
and he was fond of every criminal
from Joaquin .Miincta to ictona
Woodhull. The only speech he ever
made as a lawyer was in defense of a
horse thief.
THE POET'S LOVES.
thc was not prepared to give any
information in regard to his connec
tion with tho Indians. He used to
talk to her about a yonng woman of
his acquaintance who used to wear tar
on iter lace aud quills in her nose'.
He often said to her that this womart
never annoyed linn by wanting to
take her knitting and go1 visiting when
he wanted hef to stay ax borne. He
always insisted that eery man should
be absoluto.master of his own house,-
and as she was brought up to the
same' belief she yielded in everything"
to his will, and so accustomed did she
become to it that her-friends often
said to her, "You make a god of him;"
r.nd tor a time it was true.
' JOAQCIN AS A POET.
The lecturess then passed to a criti
cal dissection ot Joaqrums poetry
She said he was graceful in his flow of
rhyme, graphic in his descriptions, and
vigorous in style. .He lacked some
thing of the noble nature and did not
seem to have those fine emotions
which characterize many of the
poets. But he had many of tho qua!
ities and all the genius of a true poet,
and (he world, she predicted, had not
yet heard the prelude ot the grand
songs he would sing. But lie was un
stable and never knew his own mind
One day he believed one thing and
the next day he didn't believe i'. In
nrotf of this she referred to his inter
view with a, reporter of the New York
Sttn recently, m which he-said in one
place that he was Very poor and in
another place he said his publishers
send him large j sums of money for
everything he writes. -He said, that
perhaps she did not know, him. . Per
haps she did not. Perhaps there Were
others who knew him belter than she
did. If so let' them eome forward
and speak. She would welcome them,
and they would mingle their tears to
.vzil lir.i
( THE CTf AilBERlIAlD'S FRIEND.
' Kef erring lo-, the interview again,
jfhe read: "Here a chambermaid en
tfered. ".MV. Miller srid, "Excuse me,v'
and she left ' with a smile.: "
: rune lJ6et--ropr creatures! poor
creatures! These poor chambermaids'
all come trt'rhe ami tell mo thoir sto
ries, ihe history, of 'their lives. This
poor girl only gets $9 a month
know them all.' -They all come to me
and, tell me of their Miffeungs. Poor
creatures (sadly). This civilization is
a monster." v ,
' Yes, said she, they tell' him their
sorrow these poor chambermaids.
What can bo more touching and poet
icld than this sympathy for" chamber,
maids? , , '.;.?, , ;
I 3Ifs. Miller closed with Yufewr words'
id defence 'of her own dfonrse. She
NO.-16.
said she came from tho wildwoods of
Oregon without any experience in the
lecture field, and with no friend to as
sist her , Her children were liriinur
with her mother, who was keeping a
lodging house in Portland to support
them. She had started out to make
something with which to provide for
them, and the few souls who knew
and trusted her would yet set her
succeed; ' "
I From the NewOrli-iis Tlm-, Oeutb rr 2Sth.j
K.VOCM AKOKX;
Twenty yeare ago there was known
to the America- stage a Mr. X ,
an actor of considerable local celeb
rity in New York and Boston, and
many there are yet, in those cities
who recollect htm as an artist of mtfre
than average ability. In the heyday
of bis years and fame be married a
beautiful actress, but their marital
happiness was shortlived, for failing
to find hi each other's cornnanionshin
the fulfillment of hope's bright vis-
ioiis, they parted, he remaining in
the old field of his labors, while she
wandered through the land, gaining
much tmceess as an exponent of the
"horse duama," but through all these
years they nvar met nor knew the
one that tho other still lived, except
as the kuowledge wtfs borne by the
world's current history. Five years
ago the Jody appeared at the St.
Charles Theater in this city,an"Maz-
eppa," under the name of when
one night, while making the "run"
lashed to her steed, she met With
severe accident, resulting in her im
mediate withdrawal from the sfage,
f re in which time she faded out bf ex
istence; nothing wm known or beard
of her. and the husband, in common
with many, thought herdead. Mean
while the fortune of X varying,
a ever are the fortunes of actors,
bad led hiuf, now grown old, to join
Mr. Aiken's company, finally bring
ing up in New Orleans Monday last,
on which day, soon after his itrrival,
he started out for a walk. Wander
ing through the street of the Third
District, he came upon the figure of j
a woman standing in the door ay of
a cigar store. Upon her features Le
gazed as tpon one who awakeud rec
ollections of other days, lie looked
again, aud, as if by magic, he recog
nized t he wife of his early years.
With the revelation there rushed
through bis mind a host of memo
ries, and in an instant he bad fainted
away dead, on the banquette. He
was conveyed to bfc hotel, aud upon
his recovery immediately instituted
inquiries, which revealed to bioi that
after her accident she hod married
aud was then living with her second
husband. ;
Of course, she knows of his pres
ence here, but he has made her do
sign, aud both, so strangely met,
will still journey on apart, to meet
again never, perhaps, this side of
eternity.
An ExoLisif Ghost. I will relate a
story which was recently told tue dur
ing a little sojourn ia the country.
Iu the castle of Lord S. there is a
haunted room. Haunted rooms ar6
not uncommon in castles, but this
one was persistently haanted.
Every night anyone who occupied it
saw a ghost in it which flitted through
the apartment. A young gentleman
from London, visiting the family,
was very curious about this appari
tion, and was surprised to learn that
no persons who had seen it had ever
bad the courage to speak to it. At
his request he was put to sledp in
the apartment, and eariy next morn
ing the family crowded around to
learn his expirence.
"Well," says-Lord S., "did you
see the ghost?"
"Oh, yes," replied the gentleman,
cheerfully, "and I fancy I have pot
an end to that ghost's wanderings."
"Whatr How? Did you speak
to it?" , . ;
' "Oh. yes."
"And what did you say?"
"I asked it to subscribe for the
repairs on Warwick Castle, and it
immediaterj vanished." London Let
ter. ',,':.
A partt who proposes to pnblish
a new housekeeper's guide sends to
the Boston Commercial Mi tiki in the
following extracts fiom the forthcom
ing work:
"Plain sauce an interview witfh the
Saratoga Hotel clerk. - l
To make a good jam ask any
horse car conductor, i . .
To boil a tongue drink scalding'
coffee. , 1
To make a good broil leave' a let
ter from one of your sweethearts
where your wife' can fitid it. "
; How to make an Indian loaf give
him a gallon of whisky. ! i '
'A plain loaf a visit to the prairies.
How to make good puffs semi the
publisher fifty cents a line for thbm.
. How to make pi 'jostle the prin
fcr's elbow. ' i.io : ; ;( .-
To bone" a turkey fake it 'when
the poulterer is not looking. ' V'
- To corn beef feed your cattle at a
brewery. ',., ; '. y,i ;... ;f-
How to select a foul ask the um
fiire ot a base ball match.':
; A plain stow a tripsin an old-fash-'
mned street railway car on a warm
day.-: i-'-vi: ; .: ' ,. l -'
; The fleshy owner Of a crow-bait
span was complaining to some' by
standers that be did not know what
was the matter with hts horse's. He
bad tried everything that he could
think of condition plwders ant? all
other specifics but to no purpose.
They would not improve in flesh. A
Stable. boy of Irish persuasion, whose
sy m phathies , were aroused - by the
stdi-y, comprehended1 the story and
modestly asked, Did yees iVer try
corn?-' -Mi-:-"; , :,.- .i .;.:.;
MV Prodhamine, in'the deccline of
life, was talking to his nephew; to
whom be told; Btories;of his youth.
"But uncle,'. . suddenly, i esVa'nied
the young , man, "what , struck you
mostdurihg your life?" , JIy dear
ly, it was roar annfe." '
Rusinnss notirrs in lh Loi-al Columns, 'li
eefits per line, esrb Insertion. ' ' '-
For leeal and tranntenf sdrertisfcAer-t 2 i'
per snuars of 12 linen. ff the Urvt Insertion'
and $1 00 per square fur each fnbseqaeut In
sertion. , . ' .,' ...
6eTj from at Vat A of t'Utt.
TOtVVAs. VALLEY HoVEL Bt LW3 AXD
KOSSTITCTIOS.
Hash will be served op at this ho
tel three tidies a duy, at tho pound
ing of the gong;; ' "'
Hash made out o beef's pluck aad '
sheep liver will be Vharged extra for.
- Euny man kaught sticking up biz
ncze at tbe Lash will hat Lb bozo
lowered suddenly;
- Hash iz tbe fuse law of riator, a&d
this hotel will stick tew tbe Jaw ot
bust ou natur. , ,
' Korn beef hrfsh with cold sausage
in it for Sunday dinner. ' '
Hash made yesterday, and warmed
op for to-day, kouiU tue same as uu
hash. . .
BVidl parties sef'ted with hot or
kold hash on five lirinutes' warning.
- NO pound kftke or other ; zYonsense
allowed at this hotel. ' ? r .
. If this hotel understands what fthe
knows, and she thinks just ez likely
ar riot she dtfz, her bash katot be' out- .
Kiixt by enny other kousurrf.
Hush served tip on tbe jump i till
boars between regular bash.
5 dollars reward tew ency man' c'r,
woman who kan find enny sbinglu
naies or sbu strings iri our hash that
don't belong tbare.
We invite tbe bash puWikio'exa'fc
in ourmixt food, for we mean to
make our goods' the hurrah afifd cob
solasbun or the world.
JtaKTiiiAi Basos & Son., Props.
SEOaPIO, THE ZODIAC SKOSPIOX.
ext to tbe honest hornet theskor
pion seems tew me to be pretty much4
all ded loss. I never bad mich faith
in enny kind ov a kritter vbo wai
bilt only to bite.- SSorpions do' tta
best in a hot naberhood. If a &an
should take all the skorpiotnr ia tbe
world op into the northern part fcv
Nil Hampshire be warn Id loze roctoey
on them. They wOnldu' thaw out
tbafe in time for bizness. .1 never,
have seen a skorpion only in tbs
j Zodiuk, and I aint sory for this. ' If
there should ever be a lite in tho
zodiak I hope it will be a crab and
scorpion. This would be ft te', v.
whfteh no one would care wbith
wb?pt. I krfnt tell vou just cow how
the" skorpionr got a! ward of the zodiak,
but bi looic'g at !iz pictur I should
say he stood 2 good chances id id it;
one was to enter beVf fust, and the
other waz to change ends ami go ia
that way.
lost
A bright poodle dog, 5 dollar's re
ward, or a Warnr natur, and no'qiAs
tious asked, with one' white foot be
brad, will be paid for bis return' whenr
he stole away, with Cowing ears,- or
was strayed by someboddy, answers
tew Kristopher Kolcrmbust, with' ft
brass kollar, exchange paper? pieaze
copy, ana bos a iraxtUK tale.
rorxo. :-'.
A maiteeze soprano iat, about Isf
months old, singing old hundred on
a picket fence, late Thursda nite,
whichever person owns sed kat will
find him (or ber, according teW cir
cumstances) in a vakant t, just bakr
ov our bous, still butiful ia delbr.
, , ALSO. . .' ... .
found an old blew kotting timbrel
worth nothing, in place of na silk
one worth 12 dollars and fifty cents,
if tbe person whatlost tbe blew knot-'
ting uinbrel bf finding the other one,
hasA't had time enuff yet to repent
ot his blunder, 60 days longer will
be granted him' tew weep' over the
ackcident.
EKTAFr. '
, Here shu lls the qneen ov plze.
Aunt Sallv- Ann Von Bllxen. .
Apple and mlticr. kostard and'qninoe
bae couldn't be beat in mixes.'
Pakrod this spot stir her up Dot
Uergntce airiav- ia pi nxeu; t ,
hetlt-r, aa L ro wit bout pi.
Than wake up tato old vixen. "
TOE IMMEDIATE ADOPSHC5'. i '
A mail child, eleven months old
well broke tew the bottle, 9 teeth
kut, lite sunset hair, without spot or'
blemish,' do parents of ackopirt, hard:
tew kry, don't bite, shows signs of
genius', and has had wacshination.
' ' ; ' r Enquire within'.'
FLASHES 0? WIT AXD WISDOM.
Silence iz one ov the lost arts.
Ridicule that ain't truS hasno'par
tikular power. ' i ;' '
Politness iz not only the cheapest
but the most pbwerf ul argument that
i know or..,,. ,- , , : r'
Take all the phools ad good luetr
out of this world, and it would both
er the rest of ufe to "get a living. C r
A phools money is like his braces
vary oneazy. , ,f ' - "
There iz this' difierenSe between a
jest and a joke a jest may be kruef
but a joke never iz.' -..-..
Sins are the only things that I re
pent of, I never kould make apy-'
thing rtpentirig" oy blunders.
Human knowledge iz not veVy com
prehensive after all i hav seen men'
who kould kalkulate an eklipse' to a
square inch, who kouldn't cum with
in 30 feet ov harnessing a boss. . , ; k
..The owl iz remarkable for two',
things gravity and stupidity. " -' ,
Integrity in youth iz alr!osteei' aih
tew bekumT wisdum and libnor iti old
age..' " ' ' '. -t
. Tbare aint nothing that iz a rire"
kure for laziness but i Uhv known" u
secohd wife tew hurry it sum.
', It iz the surprizes ov life after all
that give it its zest even a rat makes
things interesting bi the natral sudV
denness with" which he corns out anil:
goes into his holel v .
The greatest, problenJ. ever given
to a- man to solve', and the one which
He has" made tfte least progross in, iz'.
"know' thy-self." ' - ;' " ' - k
Whenever yoif tee ' a'- dokter ho
alwas travels on the iran, you kau
bet he'iz out of a job. v ,
After a man haz got a fust rate
opinyun' oy ' hibself the' next best
thing tew hay izfthe good 'opiayurfoT'
others; ull yf H -' . f: v:..v u- ; . - - fi
f I'doh't kho a'z'iwant to bet efatry
tebney, and give odds, , on the man' y
who iz' alwus anxious Itgw "pra' out'
lod enery cDfttacebe kan git-' :' .. '