C V-j sbiitriiis. ' '
BV fcCOtNB In TBOBrC.
Bomftlmn In my life's tj morning,
HwiH't droaina of the future tbrt came,
Di-wtm of a fuiiirn tmmurial,
Of a lire mil oiitiory
Biiltli.wi urem of eUllclUooif are over,
Ana 'ni "y "" '
Mr Uuri I'll fphi mdeafh'trlver,
. , An 1 eiui Its dirk wave, ouioll "
. 8ometlrnwhD my oul Is worjr,
' Ana bunleneil with or aol .
.. I wntidor alo by Hie irearalel.
' And llt U1l raulitl fl"W
And I Ihw lh icofan oiigiil ,
hlDdwl b Mniuilcleiilin
AwHkli( niyniiiil frota itluiubr
WttU It nuteiofibmwwt aouieUme.
BometluiM I think ol a lovtd onn
Wlio b pinned In i in luorlai KM,
, BoruxHWuy in Die armi f ll nunel.
' Airny to toe inHiiKiouK or ligiil;
-. Vu itif u'Mtu ilr, unrUeiKi.
Jin world-weary ft nmy nllnihi
. 1, ino. iIihII raounl It benlde mm.
1 Iii tbo divaut, yet owir. oiueiluie.
, - ) ' I . Blockade UuBnli (f. -
Tbo ex-blockado-runnor was hardly
recognizublo whon tbo Times man again
eneounUrod him.. A serviceable winter
unit nnd overeout were substituted for
or iU liinowoni uttiro in which lie
bud last appeared. Tho outfit was
complete, oven to it hut of approved
width of brim, from under which bin
black eyes Hashed good-ioiiowsuip uno.
welcome '"Yes, I got a brush from
the wing of fortune," ho said, noticing
1h inquiring glance. "A lot of old
Confods bold a mooting hero a littlo
whilo ngo, and these togs uro evidniieo
of tho feeling they havo lor an om
oomi'udo.' The luck stopped nero,
'though, for the old wound butt boon
troubling ni, and I guess we'd bettor
ro in hero if we'ro joing to talk." The
glasses were at band ulniOHt an Hoon an
the seaU wern tuken. Wiping bin lips
he resumed Liu nurrutivo: "From Oeto
lier, 'til, on to tlio flow of tho war
wan a trying time on all who wero on
'gaged in running good across the Po
tomao. Tho Yunkcrs bad eomo to the
conclusion that the only way to mt
an end to tho business wan to dostroy
evory boat ownod by privuto individu
All on both sides of tho river and its
tributuriuH. Navy cutter and blue
jackets spent nearly threo weeks in ex-
' plorlng tho reeds and woodH along
, shoro, probing everywhere for hidden
craft, which they broke up remorseless
ly as aooli a found. They, however,
did not attompt to Jreveut Hulling
Niuarki from anchoring iu tho broad
river, boeauao tlio niont of tho Uher-
i men wero northern men, and wero be-
lievoil to Iki truly loyal. Ho they were
uutil it eumo to tlio (iiiHtion of dol
lars. ; When they found that they
eould get four or live prieeH for a
flkiir, they uhuuIIv tarried one or more
thitu they nooded for llxhing purpoeH,
and wero glad enough to part with
them for eiuth. I got up to SIutthiiiH
Toiut, on my tenth trip north, on
't Nov. 3 18(51. I lay around ther two
weekit iieforo I Hiieceodedin gifting a
a ttkiir to oroxH in. Wo took an many
bagx of wheat aboard tin the eraft
' would rarry, junt by way of aeeomnio
J tlatiou to an old friend, who had been
, .vory liberal to uh during our deton
tion. Tho weather wua very cold, und
. a uortheaHt wind wax very much to
Oar udvantago iu masking uh from the
UoU. It wua a Hovt'ii mile pull
fttrulght aeroH at the bent we could do,
tut tho route wo took I gueitK, must
havo doubled at least. You may
think it Mtrango, but the mournfulettt
souudd tliat 1 ever heard wero tho eallti
of tho gocHO, brant, loonit and duck,
which nought shelter from tho storm
in many of tho coves through which
we rowed. Our course, took uh right
iu the teeth of tho storui, and we were
wet through almost before we got
nturted. It added to our troubles in
another way, for every few minutes
either my urtncr or 1 had to stop
rowing to bail the boat before slio fill
ttd up far enough to wet our cargo.
We had got used to calcium lights,
which every now and then were Hash
r cd from seutiuel guultoiils, lighting up
', tho ' water for mile around. They
aerved to show ui what to avoid, no
f lUuit.our greatest danger of capture lay
iu possibly encountering patrolling
cutturs, which carried no ligbta. We
had counted thut the destruction of the
hosts would hlacken the avigilance
"We had btMn rowing three or four
hours at tho least and thought that our
journey must bo nearly over when we
ran within a cable's length of a patrol
boat. Wo bent to our oar as closo as
could and aheerod a point or two ho
aa to got the help ol tlio wind in drifting
us away. We wore almost sure thut dun
ger hail passed when the calcium light of
, th Yankee awrpt over uh, and tho look-
B 1 1. . A - 1.1 !
ui iiiv cutit r vuiiHiiv a Kiiiiin mat
gave ua away. o could heai1 tan order
givon to nursuo, and knowing that noth
ing but the hardest work would pull us
through, wo bent tJ tho our. Tho Yau-
kee still flushed her light in our direc
tion, and although very distant it was
uougb to show the cutter where to fol
, low. Every few bcconda wM soo tho
flash, of small arms, und sometimes woM
hoar tho hiss of tho bullet sn it whistled
l. u-.. ...i ..... ....1 ..t ...
"J i'nvii viii la-nv, nun u'iii iin
boitig old oarsmen we mudo good time,
but the cutUr gained on us fast. When
we ro withiu about OU yards of tho
t . .i. i : i i , t
U.(- VIIV Mill inu tm m iiik uiwl KUtl
fast. With the fhoicit lyiug between a
irison and winter swim we wero not
ong iu ruukiug up our minds. Howie
and I W'nt overlMuxd and struck out for
shore. ' It was a hard swim, ami before
we hud got half over we could bear the
Toices of the blue-jackets when they
overhauled the skiff and summoued ua to
surreuder. They could hardly Udieve
thut e hud tried to swim ahoro, and
lost enough time in muking up their
tuiuds to lolluw to render pursuit n so
less. If they Lad come straight after us
they would have caught us, anyhow, for
we oould aoaretly sUtuirvr along. We
maougtHl to get into the deep-wootls, and
by iN-rsistcnt tramping all night we kept
the blood in circulation, but it was the
lll.leitt lutriMnf4l it tn w lif
"When daylight came we got our
- -bearings and soon reached a friendly
domicile, and with hospitable cheer and
lashings of drink we soon recover oar
sj.irtu. We found the country full of
1 Lks, and sere in considerable doubt
as Ui our best way of getting through.
I was for pushing through at all hazard,
but Walter Bowie that was his nme
. hod got tired of that tort of etpenenoe, 1
ana tietennued to stay where be was no-1
til he got chance to recrou the river
and return to the armies in the field. He
would not be arguod out of this, bo I
parted with him for tho last time, as it
orovod. Ho managed to get back into
. . . . .1 ti jiih r.iu
the Uonieueraey a low unj w
He rejoined his company and was killed
at SSilvcr Springs while loading a cavalry
raid only a few weeks afterward. A
braver fellow never livod. I found tem
porary shelter in tho honse of one of
lJowie'i relatives. Tho country was full
of scouting parties, who, I havo since
heard, wero looking especially for us. A
party of them came up to tho door of the
house I was liiumg in, aim i u "'j
escape from capturo to their neglect to
guard tho back door. I sliped out to
tho woods as spry as a squirrel and staid
there for three days, the family kindly
sending mo my food. The keenness of
pursuit then died out, and I once more
walked Iwldly to tho depot in Washing
ton, and on the strength of a pass, mudo
out in tho name of a friend who re
si inblod mo considerably, got my ticket
to Philadelphia.
- "As I told you before, my down trips
wero much easier than getting north, so
my return is not worth recounting, any
further thun to say thut tho 1UU0 ounces
of quinino that I took back were joyfully
received by tlio sicu ana starving urv.
"Tho trip on which I was captured
was one scarcely loss disagreeable than
that lust related. It begun only a week
after 1 got back to Richmond. I started
out seemingly in a streak of good luck,
for I found a skiff right to bund on my
arrivul lit Matthias Point. I was going
North alone nnd had to biro a eouplo of
d:irki(8to row mo nerons. Wo started
on tlio night of December 27th in u
Inving, blinding snow Moral.
"Snow is soiiietbinff thut will obscuro
tho rays of even a calcium light, but it
bus one disadvantage you can lose j our
self mora ewuly even than in a mist, es
pecially if the wind is shifting. That
must have been tho reason that we lost
our course, for it was near daylight when
wo struck tho Maryland shore. Wo
recognized it by its gravely bank, that on
the other Hide being muddy and fringed
with roods. I left tho darkies lo got
back tho best way they could, and struck
out for some shelter. Tho spot at which
wo landed was unknown to mo, but tho
lowing of u cow piloted me to a Mary
land furm house. 1 hud never been there
before, und I had to make a choice bo
tween risking capture by boldly asking
shelter or to catch what sleep I could in
the outhouses. 1 prudently choso tho
shuck house, and I may suy here that
I'vo slept on worso beds than corn-
shucks, with plenty of tbo same for cov
ering. I fell into a sound sleep, ajid
awoko most uuaccountublv warm an
hour or two after sunrise. The bent was
soon accounted for by tho fact that a lit
ter of young pigs had sought tho aamo
shelter and were lying almost in contact
with mo under tho shucks. 1 got my
bearings so m and found more hospituhlo
rofngo. My trip to Philadelphia was
without adventure and I might havo got
buck to ltichmond easily enough if 1 bad
taken the usual routo. 1 bad been so
luekv hitherto that 1 began to think I
could not bo caught. Tho Christmas
festivities of the people in Princo
lleorgo's County proved too attractive
lor me. 1 took tho precaution ol getting
a pns from the Provost Marshal certify
ing thut 1 was a loyal citizen. An old
( bum of mine was a relative of thut olli-
eer, und 1 worked the pass through him.
Thus protected I took no pains to conceal
myself, but nttended bulls und evening
companies us bold ns bruss. The ladies
were all in warm sympathy with tho
Kouth, ami 1 was in great request nniong
them to tell what I knew of their friends
in the army, 1 willingly acceedud to
their request to carry letters over for
them. After as pleasant a week us I
ever spent I continued nn my journey
South, I weut to Port Tobacco, expect
ing to make connection there with a boat
which was going to cross the river. I
was an hour too late and had to cast
around for some oilier way to oross.
Port Tobacco was full of soldiers, but I
relied on my pass und went to tho hotel
for dinner. Nearly all tho ollleers dined
there. 1 was muking myself agreeablet
them the best 1 knew bow and would
probably have got through unchallenged,
but, just as I was finishing my meul, the
olllcer of tbo day eumo iu.
"He uud I knew each other well be
fore tho wur, uud ho recognized me at
once. 'I'vo been looking for you for tho
lust two months, old boy; your game's
up.' I knew it was no uo to deny any
thing, so 1 weut along with him without
a word. 1 don't see that our old ac
quaintance niHi'.o him any easier on mo,
for bo shoved me into tho dirtiest cell iu
tbo Port Tobacco jail, and left mo there
for a day without anything to eat exocpt
what scanty rations my fellow-prisoners
shared with me. 1 was a war
inisoucr. and had no rights at all.
I wanted to get counsel, but was afforded
no opportunity to do so, and I did not
know what charges I was to be tried on
until neurlv a month afterward. 1 know
that I hud done enough to bring my head
into tho noose, and 1 wus anxious to know
whether they could prove it. You mav
think it was an anxious time, but I don't
remember it so. My most disagreeable
recollections relate to tho dirt of the cells
and tho unpleasant eompaniouship. U
is strange that all this tune I forgot tho
letters which 1 hud agreed to take South.
They bad searched me after tnv arrest,
but hud not found them, and Vy some
sort of futality I did not destroy them, as
I should have done. After a wivk of
Port Tobiuvo 1 &stranfcrred to the Did
Jail, in llaltimore. When thev searched
me there the letters were foumi, and they
furnished the proof of one of the eci
cations on which I wst afterward tried,
namely, rebel mail currier. That settled
my cum-, as I found at oiu'c, for instead
of having tint coiiipurutive comfort of
contlnoiucut iu a civil jail, they trans
ferred me at ouce to a cuwrnuto iu Port
Mcllenry.
"The Cxunmission which was called to
try me did not sit until July, and 1 was
not furnished with the charges and spec
ifications until so near the trial day that
1 hardly had any chance to make a do
fonm. Mr triers consisted of seven offi
cers, who sat in a room in St. Taol street,
to whichlwaa taken every dnv, man
acled and under guard. Two oht friends
defended me as well a thy could. That
pass which I got from Col. Miller, in
stead of proving a protection, became a
very damning j-art f the evidence
against me. They brought witnesMM to
show the surreptitious means by which
it was obtained, and that, taken in con
nection with my known enlistment in the
Confederate orray, was regarded as con
clusive proof that I was a spy. The let
ters, too, were arrayed against me. Mt
counsel argued in vain that even though
I bad agreed to carry the letters it should
not bo regarded as a serious offense, as
tho letters themselves consisted merely
of words of cheer from friends at home.
It took three days to try the case in tho
slow methods of military court, and I
went back to my casemate at tho end of
the third day m ignorance of my fate.
Two days afterward I was informed that
I had been found guilty, both as spy and
mail-carrier, and that I was condemned
to death, subject to the approval of Pros
ident Lincoln. I was never formally
sentenced, but I endured all the mental
suspenso of those who ure under sen
tence. My gruttest regret was that I
niuHt die by tho rope. I could havo en-
il MVI-WI t1 lift Jit. with much crreatcr
uuiuu ww " - - '
equanimity. My counsol interested them
scl ves very much in my behalf. Friends
at homo were appealed to lor tno. nrst
time, and Btrong influence wus brought
to bear upon tho President for a commu
tation of the sentence. I know that he
inclined to mercy always, but tlio neces
sity of muking such an example as would
l.rr.ik ii n tho blockudo-runnintf was
strongly urged also, and I eumo near
falling a victim to it. mo rresmeju
held.tho matter under advisement for a
week', and then decided to commute my
sentence to confinement in a military
prison during tho war. rort Jjeiuwaro
was selected for my prison, and out of
In, iinrilioln fit mv casemate thoro I could
seo the homo of my boyhood, und some
times I was ablo to recognize old ac
quaintances casting their nets in tho
rivnr nenr thn trranito stronghold. There
was no chance of escape. Swimming a
milo and a hall in a switt current i migui
li'ivn ilrinn lmt. tlin risk of the shot of the
cnurds who lined the bank, rendered any
such attempt impossible I had plenty
of leisure to roiioct on uio mistakes oi
my life, for 1 was tho last prisoner who
wus discharged from tho mid-river
fortress." 1'hilmklpliM Time.
French Communists and tbo l.cgion of
Honor.
Tho SlamliviVs Paris correspondent,
writing recently, says: The vexed ques
tion w hether the amnestied Communists
who belonged to the Legion of Honor
shall bo restored to their rank in tlio Or
der has been settled, at least as far us
concerns the power of tho Order itself.
The Council of the Legion met yesterday,
and, after a long and warm discussion,
in which the civil mumbers of the Order
appeared to incline towards and tho mil
itary members against the "rehabilita
tion," it was decided thut tho decoration
of tho Legion of Honor, being an honor
ary distinction, did not constitute a right,
and thut tho amnestied insurrectionists
could not legally claim it. If, later on,
any amnestied Communists deserved tho
decoration, tho Council would not per
haps object to tho nomination, but for
tho moment it was impossible 'to rein
state the offenders. This decision, how
ever, has yet to bo ratified by tho Presi
dent of the licpublic, who, as Grand
Master of tho Order, can annul it if ho
likes. The number of amnestied Com
munists who claim tho decoration is
twent v-five. Tho Council admits of onlv
one exception, said to bo that of M.
linssy, a surgeou who uttended the Com
munist wounded. General Yinoy has
placed tho report in the hands of M.
(Irevy. Tho Mo'v Acim' correspondent
says that against the decision of tho
Council was raised the voice of tho emi
nent text writer and great jurisconsult,
whom M. Lo Hoyer lately in the Semite
styled the "Prince of Jurisconsults,"
Paustin Helio. He argued thut the am
nesty effaced every trace of tho con
demnation. M. Weiss, in tho (lult)is,
develops the same argument which bo
before adduced if it unfortunately so
happens that the amnestied members of
the Legion are abominable, bandits, for
ever unworthy to wear the Cross, tho
Ministry should have thought of that be
fore it amnestied them. Tho decisions
of the Council will not be valid until
confirmed by the President of tho He
public, but oven liis Hut will not bo final.
1 lie tabooed chevaliers will fontiuue to
wear the red ribbon, und, if prosecuted
for illegally wearing it, will carry their
case to the Court of Cessation, whoso
judgment on a pure point of law will nit
he allected by tho Presidents opinion. It
is not denied that for any cause shown
the Council may strike any member of
the Legion of Honor oil' the rolls. The
contestation is that a1 has no power to
limit the sweeping effect of the ainuesty.
As the matter stands, the Council bus re
instated one Communard only, a surgeon
vi bo tended both the Versailles and in
surrectional trooos. It Iiiih struck off
six legionaries and twelve r;edallists.
Mr. Chimcov M. Depew told his story
at the recent New England dinner: Iu
the lleikshiro hills there wus a funeral.
The woman who mingles curiosity with
pity was there with her mourners. To
tho ulllcted widow, in a melancholy
voice, she said: "When did yon get
your now eight day clock?" "I ain't got
no new eight day dock," responded the
bereuved woniuu. "Why, what is thut
in the corner? Ain't that uu eight-day
clock?" persisted the curious visitor.
"No; that ain't a clock, that's the de
ceased. We stood it ou end to make
room for mourners."
"Miss Ciimbogo, says lilixon to that
interesting but rapidly advancing lady
of forty-four, "1 declare vou are looking
quite charming -a regular twenty-one
bloom and spirits. You can't bo a day
over that figure, if I'm ; judge." Miss
Camboge lets off a shower of smiles, and
says, "Now, Mi. Ulixen, you do say
much insinuating things und then you
guess ages so closely!"
Whkkk to he Sirs. A Frenchman,
given to curious statistics, bus issued a
pumphlet in which he comes to the con
clusion after a lulnirions examination of
the numUr of deaths from railway acci
dents in all parts of the world, that if a
jiersou were to live continually in a rail
way carriage, and sjHiitd all his time in
traveling, the chances in favor of his
dying from railway accident would not
ptvdominate until he was 0 years old.
Which, carried out to a fair sequence,
would seem to prove that to live the long
est time, one wants to trawl by rail all
his time.
He who drinks and govs away.
Will live to drink another dar.
Hut he who drink between his drinks
Light quickly in the gutter sinks.
A Whipping Match.
The great attraction of Brittany is "the
peasantry," and no wonder, for they are
quite sui generis; quite different from all
other populations. They combino the
sombro, taciturn" nature of tho Spaniard
with the droll, wild life of the Irish. It
is diflioult to understand how tho samo
people can be silent and noisy reserved
nnd running over with jollity. Yet so it
is. There must be a strain of tiger in a
iinimlution which could amuse itself as
lately as 1847 in cutting the lifo out of
. . ... , . i ii.
menus w itu a wuip rauuu uiior una su
ion: Lash, eighteen feet long, swelling
at a little distance from tho bundle to the
thickness of a man s arm, from whence
it tailored to a twisted and strongly
knotted end, made more like a knife by
tlm heir of a mixture of glue. This
T)lavthin2 was fixed upon a strong, stiff
stick, and often not only cut a man into
steaks, but sometimes cut out the lifo of
him at a singlo stroke, let a local nis-
tonan trtves an account of a lote wnieu
bo attended in 1817, at which the chief
attraction was a contest between twelve
men, six on a side, with these deadly
weimons. The smack of these whips
made, he says, much more noise than a
gun-shot; they could bo beard at tho dis
tance of two and a hall miles, ana wnen
several smack their whips in concert the
noise is so terrible that one must either
run away or ntop up one's ears. These
twelve men were ranged opposite ono an
other at a distance almost corresponding
to the length of the lashes of their whips.
They stood up, having for protection in
tho shupe of dress only short felt
breeches, und shirts mado of stout sail
cloth. Liko all Hreton peasants of the
old style, their hair hung down their
backs in long tressos, but was cut
straight across tho forehead after tho
fashion of "Gainsborough" "Dlue Boy."
They woro no hats or head covering.
The' left arm was naked, but tho right
arm, which hold tho whip, was protected
from tho fist to tho neck by an armlet or
shield of thick leather. Tho sides wero
distinguished by tho color of the tufts of
their whips, ttio ono being white the
other red. Theso men thus htanding
fuco to faco wero there to be wounded al
most to death for tho glory thereof, and
also for tho prize, which consisted of
half a dozen striped pocket-handkerchiefs
and a pound of tobacco. Tho sig
nal given by an old peasant, tho combat
ants put themselves into tho attitude of
defiance, the whip raised, whilo the lash
was hold in tho left hand. "Strike,"
said tho same voice, und tho twelve
eubles wero let loose in an instant, but
no smack was heard as they met, twisted,
and struggled in mid-nir. Those most
renowned quicLly disengaged their
lushes, and dealt tho second uud dreadful
blow upon tho persons of their antago
nists, opening up long seams of livid or
bleeding flesh; on the third stroke ull
the faces except two were seamed
ami flowing with blood. Theso two
were tho leaders olio tall, tho other
short ; ono heavy, the oilier light ; one
all llesh, tho other, nlthough only five
feet high, nil nerves nnd sinews. An
outsider would have backed tho giant,
but tho boys of Pripiae knew to well the
prowess of tho dwarf to risk their money
against him. The combat now ragod
with fury ; lueu disdained to parry, they
were only eager to strike. The sound
was that of a volley of musketry. The
lashes soften into tow, but harden again
and glue themselves together with blood.
The laces nre no longer huinuu ; the long
hair bangs down in front, bathed in per
spiration und blood. But not one blow
bus fallen on either champion. They
havo reserved themselves, they have
guarded and parried, knowing thut upon
them tho issue of tho light did depend.
Now tho tall man bus hit home. A long,
blue, spiral murk, which here und there
squirts blood, twists around tho left arm
of the little Joseph, and makes him stag
ger with pain. Ho recovers himself ;
launches his whip at his foe, and but six
inches intervened between its deadly
point and tho face of Joseph tho great,
Animated by his first success, Kacr
stepped forward uud bent his whole
strength to the blow which bo aimed ut
Josille. The littlo man never parried,
the blow, but pirouetted as it were ;
while, without any etl'ort, ho threw out
his lash softly. The blow of Kacr
kissed ; but when Josille sharply drew
back bis lush tho whole faco of Kacr wus
cut in hulf-a gigantic gap opened up
the very bones. These two stood alone
in the lists ; the rest had made u truce,
and were engaged in attending to their
grievous wounds. Kuer, blinded by the
shock, put his armlet of leather before
bis faco and paused. Josille, so fur from
protltting by the occasion and pressing
his advantage, cooly took out his pocket
handkerchief and loudly blew his nose,
to the great amusement of his backers,
who thought it uu excellent joko. The
laughter uiade Kacr mad, threw him out
of his unit mill, und made him w ild. He
struck, stumped and made wonderful
points ; but Josille was calm, and ut the
end of ten minutes the giant, covered
w ith wounds, his hhirt cut into ribbons,
his month foaming, his eyes blinded, fell
hcuvily upon his kuoes, " Don't give
in !" cried some viecs still ; but the
effort to a!- war in vain. Josille, nppur
ontly incapable of pitv, like a true Bre
ton pcastiut, nguin Idew bis nose, and
prept..vd to give tho falling man his
coioj f jrtrc A shiver ran through the
crowd ; but Josille was better thun he
seemed, for iusteud of cutting the poor
flesh, he dexterously drew the whip out
of the bauds of the ictim, and folded his
arms upon his breast. Kacr shut his
eyes and laid his burning head upon the
sand. The whites were proclaimed the
victors. Each subaltern bad a lnx-ket
handkerchief worth tsl., and Josille the
'xxind of tobacco. I know not whether
any of these scenes are enacted now, but
this account is so recent that it throws
light upon the Breton peasant as I find
hint. loniMW .VitM:inc.
The lowest point to which wages have
yet fallen is five cents an hour, and tho
lduces where this has occurred are Hart
ford. Conn., and Providence, It. I., two
of the wealthiest cities in the country.
When the poor of these cities apply to
the authorities for relief they are re
quired to earn it by chopping kindling
wood in the municipal wood yards at fifty
cents a day, and a workingman'a day
East is ten hours.
Never think that God's delays -
God's denials. Hold on; fast; Laid
out. Patience is genius. Buffon.
Hayings, and Tthojirst Bald Them.
Many of our common sayings, bo trite
and pithy, ore used without tho least idea
from whose mouth or pen they first origi
nated. Probably the works of Shaks
peare furnish us with more of these
familiar maxims than any other w riter,
for to him wo owe: "All is not gold thut
glitters," "Make a virtue of necessity,
"Screw your courage to the sticking
place" (not point), "They laugh that
win." "This is tho short and long of it,
"Comparisons are odious," "As merry as
the day is long," "A Daniel come to judg
ment," "Frailty, thy name is Woman,
and a host of others.
Washington Irving gives us, llio
Almighty Dollar," Thomas Morton quo
ried long ago "What will Mrs. Gundy
gay?" whilo Goldsmith answers, "Ask me
no questions and I'll tell yon no fibs.
Charles C. Pinckney gives "Millions for
defense, but not one cent for tribute.
"First in war, first in peace, ond first in
the hearts of his fellow-citizens" (not
countrymen), appeared in tho resolution
presented to tho House of Representa
tives in December, 1700, prepared by
General Henry Lee.
From the same we cull, "Make assu
rance doubly sure," "Christmas comes
but once a vear." "Count their chickens
ere they uro hutched," uud "Look before
yu leap."
Thomas Tasser, a writer of tho six
teenth century, gives us, "Its an ill
will turns no good," "Uetter late mini
never, ".Look ero thou leup, anu xue
stone that is rolling can gather no moss."
All cry and no wool is found in sut
ler's lludibras.
Drvden savs "None but tho bravo de
serve the fair," "Men are but children of
a larger growth," and "Through thick
and thin." "No pent-np Utica contracts
our power," declared Jonathan Sowell.
"When Greeks loin Greeks then comes
the tug of war," Nathaniel Lee, 1(5112.
"Of two evils I have chosen tho least,
and "Tho end must justify the means,"
uro from Matthew Pryor. Wo are in
debted to Colley Cibber for tho agreea
ble intelligence thut "liiehard is himself
again. Johnson tells us oi a gooq
hutor, and Mackintosh m i i VI , the pnriiso
olteu attributed to John Lundolph,
"Wise und masterly inactivity."
"Vanety s the very spice of life, and
Not much the worso for wear." Cowper.
Man proposes, but God disposes,"
Thomas u Kempis.
Christopher Marlowe gave fortli tho in
vitation so often repeated by his broth
ers in u less public way, "Love mo little,
love me long. Ldward Coke was of tho
opinion that "A man's house is his cas
tle." To Milton wo owo "The paradise
of fools," "A wilderness of sweets," and
Moping melancholy and moonstruck
madness."
Edward Young tells ns "Death loves a
shining mark," "A fool at forty is a lool
indeed," but, alas, for his knowledge of
human nature when ho tells us "Man
wants but little, nor that little long."
rroin Bacon conies "Knowledgo is
power, and 1 nomas Southerno reminds
us that "Pity's akin to love." Dean
Swift thonght that "Bread is the stuff of
life." Campbell found that "Coming
events cast their shadows before," and
lis distaueo lends enchantment to the
view." "A thing of beauty is a joy for
ever, is trom Iveats. rrunkliu suid,
"God helps them who help themselves,
und Lawrence- Sterne comforts us with
the thought, "God tempers the wind to
the shorn lamb."
Even some of tho "slung" phrases of
the day have a legitimate origin. "Put
ting your foot in it," is certainly not a
very elegant modo of expression, but,
according to the Asiatic liwmrfw, it is
quite a fine point of law; when the title
to land is disputed in Hindustan, two
boles are dug in tho ground und used to
incase a limb of each lawyer, (?), and
the ono who tired first lost his client's
care, l ancy, if you can, some of our
famous "limbs of the law" pleading iu
such a manner! It is generally the client
w ho "puts his foot in it.
hen things are in disorder they aro
ofien said to bo turned topsy-turvy; this
expression is derived from tho way in
which turf used lor fuel is placed to dry.
tho turf being turned downward; and
the expression then means topside turf
wav. Plutarch, in his lifo of Arcesilcus.
King of Sparta, gives us the origih of a
quaint and familiar expression.
On a certain occasion an ambassador
from Epirns, on a diplomatic mission,
was shown by the Kiug over his capital.
the ambassador knew of the monarch s
fame knew that though only nominally
Kiug of Sparta, ho was jet ruler of
Greece and ho had looked to sec mas
sive walls reuring aloft their embattled
towers for the defense of the town: but
he found nothing of the kind. He mar
velled much at this, and spoko of it to tho
King.
Sire, he said, "I havo visited most of
the principal towns, and 1 find no walls
reared for defense. Why is this?"
"Indeed, Sir Ambassador," replied
rgcsilens, "thou caust not have looked
carefully. Come with mo to-morrow
morning, and 1 will show you the walls
of Sparta."
Accordingly, on the following morning
the Kiug led his guest out upon the
plains where his army was drawn up in
full battle array, and pointing proudly to
the serried host, ho said:
"There, thou beholdest the walls of
Sparta- -ten thousand men, and every
man a brick:
The Sun's ELliY. An a'iirovini:if,i
idea may be formed of the sun's energy
from the following calculation of the
rainfall iu Cincinnati, which was re
cently published in the Cincinnati
Comnitrrial. "The weight of the ruin
w hich fell on Tuesday of last week wus
!.3il,571 tons. The weight of one cubic
foot of water is 61)'t pounds; the weight
of inches of water spread over one
acre is 340,312); pounds; the weight of
1 'inches of water, spread over one
square mile is 217,800,01 X) ponnds. The
area of Cincinnati is 24 square miles.
Over the entire area of Cincinnati there
fell, therefore, 5,227,200,000 pounds, or
2,3:53,571 tons weight This enormous
body of water was lifted up from the
earth by the cvaporativo power of the
Pr. Birsch, of Belgium, has canary
birds of the Norwich breed. Before and
after they moult he foeds them aith
white of egg spi-inked with Cayenne
repier, and their color become red. bo
he iuts.
The ExEmpre88 Eugenie's Mother.
The marriage of her daughter with th
late Emperor Napoleon III. is the Coun"
toss do Montijo'a chief claim upon tht
attention of the nowspapers. O'.herwisa
probably the lady would have died and
been buried with little foreign notice of
those mornful events. Sho went to Parjg
with two pretty daughters thirty.flve
years ago, and though living quietly, be.
came the subject of the following' note
entered at Police Headquarters by ono
of the Paris detectives: "Thero is stay,
ing at No. 45 Hue S. Antoine, in a rather
shabby apartment, n tho third floor a
Mine, "do Montijo, who professes to be the
wife of a Spanish gfaudeo. Her style of
living is modest nnjl sho receives no vis.,
its from Indies; but hreo or four times
week a number of gintlenien, principally
foreigners, como uild puss tho evening
with her und play cirds. It is presuma
ble that they uro att meted as much by tho
beauty of Mmo. de Montijo'a daughters as
by the wish to gamtlo." On the bor.lf
of this note tho Placet of Police wrote:
"Find out whethej Mmo. Montijo hi
really the wifo of a mblemauV" und on a
document appended b it was tho return:
Mme. do Montijo is foully what sho pro
fesses to bo, tho wifeof tho Count of that
name, but tho pui were virtually dj.
vorced threo year after marriage, and
the Conntees proves to livo on her
jointure of tenthouland francs a year."
Five years afterv ml the marriage. of
tbo Countess's elde t daughter to the rich
Spanish Duke of Aba brought wealth to
her family; for it ts reported that the
Duke gave tho oil lady ono hundred
thousand francs a rar on condition that
she should stay nwii- from Spain. She
returned to Paris with the fascinating
Eugenie, sot up an Istablishnient of con
siderable splendor,! became a guest at
President Louis Ntpoleon's receptions
and a protracted vistor nt his suburban
palaces; and suca-eded in keeping
Eugenie prcsiimubl heart-whole until
Nupoleon got ready lo lay soigo to thut
little fortress. In ader to facilitate op
erations she said to 11m ono day, in effect,
"Your attentions to py dear child are so
marked nnd have bieomo so remarked
upon, thut really, M President, I think
we shall have to takehur departure from
our adopted nnd beloted Puns. W o shall
bo forced I fear to mike the sacrifice, un
less, unloss, " "y dear Countess,"
interrupted, substan(ally, tho smitten
Nephew of bis Unel "don't say an
other word. I understand you perfectly.
Pray give mo until to-tnorrow. Forth
with he acquuinted hit Cabinet with his
intention to runrry Mill Montijo. They
objected that the lady wis not his equal
sociully. Ho replied tint ho would have
her anyhow. About a j week afterward
ho was proclaimed Emivror; and ubout
two mouths afterward it wus bound to
the beautiful Eugenie by both civil and
ecclesiastical ceremoniel, tho latter in
the Cathedral of Notro )auio. During
the Empire tho Countefs lived as bo
came an Emperor's motier-in-luw; and
when Napoleon fell at Se an sho retired
gracefully to Spain. He widowed and
childless daughter, after n long and try
ing journey from Chiselmrst, reached
Madrid too late to bid hoi farewell. The
dead Conntess was the daughter of a Mr.
Kirkpntrick, once an English Consul at
Malaga. Her husband ws tho youngest
sou of the Count of Montijo, who subse
quently became his futhet's heir. Liko
her daughters, she was beautiful iu her
prime, and wus victorious through
beauty.
Mustang In Texas llilrly Years Age.
Tho word mustang is a corruption of
mesteno, tho Mexican numo for a wild
horse. Many years ugo there wero thou
sands, no doubt millions, of tho.to ani
mals in Texas. In 1819, and for several
years thereafter, they were numerous in
the region between the Nueces ltiver and
tho Bio Grande. They were found furth
er north, but not in such numbers. Im
mense herds of wild horses could be seen
grazing on the prairies. When they saw
any ono approaching the leader would
often move to the front uud mako a ro
conuoissrtiieo. If things did not suit him,
he would give his heud a poeuliur toss,
wheel ami sound tho note of alarm.
These demonstrations would bo followed
by prompt movement on the part of tho
herd, sometimes to the front, but more
usually to the rear. They would wheel
into line, change front, move iu line, or
in column, with as much precision and
order as cavalry. It was wonderful to
witness how well they were drilled and
disciplined. In tho event a retreat was
ordered, tho leader would move in the
rear for a whilo. If any lugged or strag
gled they wero very apt to feel his teeth,
if not his heels. On some occasions a
movement to tho front was ordered. It
w as a charge in line, or in column, proud
ly headed by the leader. This was the
case sometimes when mounted men were
in sight. Tho Texas Hangers operating
in that country wero followed by pack
mules in charge of a guard. It was nec
essary nt times to form u hollow square,
places the mules inside, and to throw out
skirmishers to tire into the animals. If
thf leader could be struck, the charge
would be broken. The horses would re
tire at once. The mustangs were hunted
by Mexicans, and tiue-looking ones sin
gled out and lassoed. Whole herds were
driven at a run into pens having extend
ed wings, which contracted as they ap
proached the gate. As miny us 500 mus
tangs have been penne.; at ono "run."
They were sold at almost nothing, $5 be
ing a high price for a choice horse.
These mustungers were (. wild set, often
no better than Indians; somo of them
were honest, good men. They were
guilty of many murders and robberies.
The Comanehcs made many visits to that
region. They would pouuee n;xn the
mustungers, set them aloof, or kill them,
as caprice dictated. The Couianchea
wanted the mustangs to ride and to eat.
Horseflesh is a great delieiey with them.
The choice part is the fat immediately
under the mane. The sectiun in ques
tion was very hot in those ilnys for Amer
icans. A Texan was considered a hered
itary enemy by both mustungers and In
dians. His only protection was the rifle
and the six-shooter and a horse of
strength and bottom. 2'mu Muti A'ux-?f-
"Why, Dick," taid a ludy teacher the
other day, "you are gcltting to be an
awfully good boy, lately; ever o much
betU?rthan you were laMrear. Horn i
it?" "Oh. pshaw I Mi. Hotty." said tLe
youngster, "I dont hiive so" much turn-mick-ache
now."