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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1880)
Talk of an "Old Whip." let me see, Mr. .you must have engage tto backing busing half a century, have you not? the question recently asked of one of old citizens, who for many year .was 0UI . t ..nutmntrprs from !Kt on the box to a younger man KTa I've handled the ribbons c over 1 A , n tn sixty vears. and My a short timo since I quit, not w.nse I wanted to, but you see the wo- otks got to be a little skeery of me, SSiht I hadn't the strength and seeing S to have, and so 1 kinder humored hem and give up, but Fin good for a iozenyearsT teaming yet. And certainly the old gentleman look Jasif he was. The bright blue eye, 5th a merry winkle; the firm grasp of w hand gave evidence that abundant .ronirth yet remained in the wrist; rnddv cheeks, and firm, clear voice gave 0 indication of advancing years, and Zaaht but tho white hair and many wrinkles were indications of the winrows nllo by tho scythe-bearer. Ho was a reseutative of that class of public Iprvants of whom there are few now with L living, but who in their day wore looked up to by young aud old alike--bcn in their scats of power with a Lferencc amounting to worship by the younger generation, and due respect to fa older. In the early days, before steam railroads were threading tneir way to every nook and corner of New Eng knd the Btage coach was the vehicle nrincipally employed to reach distant olaces. and the stage dnvor, in those Lvs before telegraph and daily news paper had become the power they now Ire was the one whose society was most sontrht after. The most coveted seat on the coach was that beside the driver, and happy was the individual who obtained it The easiest chair in the warmest cor ner of the fireplace at tho tavern was al ways retained for this emperor of the road and in the evening he was always sure of an attentive, if not approciativo, audience as he recounted tho latest news from "Hosting," interspersing tho nows of current events with that pertaining to the personal affairs of some former resi dent of the town, but who now was living jn the city and making strong headway on the road to fortuno-of the trials, joys and tribulations of the various people re siding along his route to the city. These evenings were always enjoyed by tho male population, and no doubt by the female part also, when the news was re tailed to them. Thinking that a few reminiscences from this "old stager might be of interest to the Journal read ers, tho writer stated that fact, and asked if ho would have any objestions to giving ""vall, no, I've got no Elections, but I don't know as they would be worth tho printing of 'em. Let's see, it was back in 18'2li that I was driving between Hav erhill and Boston, with a trip now and then to the Port (Newburyport) ; thorn was the days for living, and I tell you we boys that were driving in those days had right hard times when we happened to meet. There was Anse Tucker and Joo Smith, besides lots of others just like them, but Anse Tucker, he was at. tne top. He could tell more stories and new ones, too than all the rest of us combined. Why, I remember that pas sengers used to wait over for his day, so as to rido with him, and ho rarely went out without a full load, no matter what the weather was. Soine of the boys used to be jealous of him, as he used to turn in the most passage money. Ho fi lially owned an interest in tho line, and when tho Maine ltailroad was built he sold out, and with Joe Smith went on that road as conductors. They both died in the harness a few years ago." "I presume you must have met with many experiences that were sad as well as merry." "Yes, I've carried people whose wives, husbauds, daughters or sons were sick nigh unto death, and they fussing and fretting because the cattlo didn't get over the road faster, and blaming me because there was so many hills to climb. I re member ono man who had a wife sick at a house on the road, and he heard just before I started from Boston that she was dving. Wo had a light cargo that trip, and the man kept urging me to go faster, ho was so anxious. I was driving as fust us I desired to send the cattlo, be cause it was a pretty hot day, and I told him so. Ho asked me how much my horses were worth. I said about $70 picea. Horses were cheap in those ln's wallet richt out ami counted out $280, handed it to me, and said he wanted to ouy mem, un tln.t In. nine, drivn. Well, us he could get as rood ones for the money, and see- lug how worked up no was, i jusi ij .1 1 1 ii ruled the linej to lain, tolling him to go ahead if He wanted to, and didn t ne go. no j m li.t i, i i,;.1ib1i tioklincr the j'n mi' iufi wnij' u flanks of tho loaders ail the time we were ou level f;roiiud. and tho only Dreamers tlinv iv.. f . -. l.nn tlintr dimlied a hill. We finally reached the house his wife was stonping lit, about throe hours ahead of time; he found her alive, and rushing from the house, made me a present oi u-v t ti.nm ltnt ho insisted. r-niu. x K.l U'l II vi.i-.ju, - and so, as tho cattle were all right the next day, not hurt at all, 1 conciuueu iu kt the company, keep the horses and I tue money. i was once carrying ftnnv.la iri'i-l ami linr au-ppthpart tO HaV erhiil. 1 had taken them up at different laces on tho road. Pretty so.m the young fellow was a urging me to drive faster, and I see that he and the girl w as kinder nervous like, and it wasn't till the irirl imraoif nmrinl mp. with tears in her eves, that I besan to drive faster Ti.or. i..-,.m n.o Iwiv n-pra runninur uiu u,n iiim im i"M " . . mr ..,-..;, .i onil ii snon as tllti girl was mis.d her oiks would be after her. You see I was young myseii men, n.i , t :.... . .attlA for all thov "nil 0J I Juab W II. .in u. --- - - was worth, and when I pulled up at the parson g honse they was wnuowuu umiy. I wont r oi.ln linnsd with tho couple and saw them hitched together, and just as we was coming out up come me gin foi. 1 1 .i. i.nt it u too late. I m.utjj huu uiuujri, " " . - know I had a warm friend in that house ki.i .f.. " iui irnlB " Did you give up staging when the railroad was built f . v.. i i f., ;t u rncnmir to Haverhill. I drove for a while to tne Port, bat not very long. I came to tuis 1 1 v. . ..t-.11 and (iid euort bs round the city ; after a while I bad a coach built lor me "' borses. I Lad more business than I eirpd In COnveyi"B -p--- to advaneeu icmu could do myself, so I bought anotlior team and kept them at work also. After awhilo I bought in New York a class sided hack, aud I tell you that made a onsation. Everybody wanted to use it, and it was kept going bo much that the axle was almost smokiucr hot from one day to another, for it was in use night and uay. i nnaiiv got two more like it, and for awhilo I about controlled the weddings and funerals in this town. But others bought thorn also, and of courso my monopoly was broken, but I kept most of my customers, and havo always had as much as I could attend to." " You were very busv, then, duriuor the late war?" V"ell, I should say so. Sometimes I didn't get to bed for a week it's a fact. I'd just drop down on the hay in tho sta ble and take an hour's nap whilo the horses were baiting. I had night work for all my teams, and at times I had to do more than tho others ; but as I was making money fast I didn't mind it. There was one queer thing happened one night. 1 liad a passenger who engaged me to carry bim out on the "Neck," and when I reached the place I found no pas senger to lot out. I felt pretty mad, but the noxt morning, in dusting the inside of my hack, I found a package of bank notes amounting to a considera ble sum. I knew they were left thoro by my lost passenger. I waited a day or two for him to hunt me up and come af ter his money, and as ho did not I adver tised it, not tho amount, but that a cer tain sum was found, etc., but no one ever came for it, and I still am enjoying the interest of it. But I could go on and tell you lots of stories, could, in fact, givo you the insido history of many scandals ; could tell yon of incidents that would bring tears to your eyes to hear me toll them, as it did for mo to witness thorn, but it wouldn't interest you. It would ? Well, I haven't the time it would take to tell tliem to spare to-day, but if you will come round some other timo I'll try and entertain you for aa hour. Good day." lioston Journal. Living In London. The London corrcsnondent of tho Boston Traveler says living there is not so cheap us in tho United States. Visitors have to nav ritrht and loft i V tJ for everything, tind often lor notn- mjj. "JOnguyid is ono vast show town. Evervthinsr is on exhibition at from sixpence to a shilling. If ono desires to visit iiiosunnes eiincr of royalty or litcruturo, he must weep tears, silvor tears, in every in stance. Shakspoaro a grave, a six. nnneo: Shaksnr arc's eusv chair, n " " ; i - tf shilling; dead Kings and Queens, ono Dllliiiui: , lowel ot a live one, two shillings and so on. Your sorro- spondent has been sweating six pences and shillings over sinco lanu in? on tho soil, and is likely to till ho leaves it; but, after all, there is nothing liko what is to bo seen hero in nil tho world, and if tho charges could only bo put in ono grand total tho traveler would iuiiik n cnetip. It is tho petty annoyance of drawing tho puree at every turn, and tho con: Btaut demand for a fee that, like a a nail in a shoe, keeps ono in con stant irritation. For instance, at tho theaters, tho American, accustomed to pay for his scat and havo the whnio navinar uusincss over, is put nnito out ot conceit before tho per- ibrmance begins by tho little anuoy- anco to which ho is suiijecteu. no mivs ten b u intra. 2 au, lor ins seat for tho privilege of securing his seat in advanco, say on ino morning oi tho performance, and must pay an extra for "booking." When ho ar rives at tho theater, ba finds that his Milirs must remove their conncis. These must bo stored in tho cloak room, sixpenco each; then a pro gramme, tourponco eacn, auu a ico lor tho commissionaire who closes his ciih door as he drives away. Aa asivnnnrn is twelve CCUtS. all this amounts to a very pretty sum beforo m if els throu'f i his amusements ir i, especially if his party is of any con siderable size, but tnen u nas uiwuy been tho custom, and it is probable i' nlu-nvs will be. What was good enough lor thoir great-grandfathers is quite good cnougli lor tno present generation. Mr. Edrar S. Werner recently read before the Albany Institute a paper on this subject. Mr. Werner himself was, at ono time, afflicted with this terrible disease, and ho says that parents almost invariably treat a stut- tenng cuihi wiui mum nvv..v, i.mu iv frurWninff hiin. iucroafies his 111 j jj D r ' malady, or spoil him utterly by too mucu leniency. iiif prujici mi.,... Inch to treat sucu cmiuren is uw in scribed: "In nothing is the adage, An ounce of prevention is wortii a pounu oi cure," more applicable than iu stutter- ing. Indeed, in IU13 instance, u uim.o ilia one is more effective than a hun- of ..i..,:i,t r,t ,Un nflipr. Children with stuttering tendencies should be especially r,, ;ui,n,i- tliov should take a great deal of physical and out door exercise; care should be taken tnai meir iuu ui ..ii .winiu,i nn.l that their nerves are not "irritated. Lute hours and highly- seasoned food, and everything tending ... .i..nm wnl-in or undulv excite, ...it.. idnrKH-nllv. should be Tim flu d should not be ltUIUi-U .i toiir inn rami iv or wneii uui breath. If he has trouble with a word lwil.l Iia asked to reieai uie hole sentence and not the unending ord. OftimeS a serious mistaKe is hibub Tho l.n,l in drilled upon his niosi difficult words, and he comes to fear lUL'Ull iv, to . . 1 --;rtlo4 larw u rnntinnallv ie8rcnea He should not be permitted to associate with another stuttering child; mdetd, no ..i.:i i TnvoinrutAstnttenne may because by mimicking others. Through- out, the child snouiu u kind but firm treatment. A brace of hungry tramps, espying . , rnnninir. "Meala at all hours." entered and aked the loan of a breakfast. On being refused, they reluctantly took their departure, dryly ..t;n "Ti.ns mp.il are not at all Xl-Uis: &.uq, ' ours." recullarlties or "Yellow Jack." Since the beginning of the eighteenth century aoamen have had occasion to notice that sometimes, after a visit to certain ports in the West Indies or in Central South America, a mysterious something has happened their ships-a something which may in a few days turn the vessol into a floating pest-house, or which may show no signs of its presence for days or weeks, and yet at tho end of the voyago may promptly destroy a stranger entering tho hold ; which might attack all the sailors sleeping on one side of the ship, and leave tho rest unharmed in short an invisible, inpalpable entity presenting so many peculiarities in its results that it was tho most natural thing in tho world to imagine it as being on dowed with the attributes of purpose and will, and to speak of it as "Bronze John" or "Yellow Jack." This tendency to personify yellow fever is strong among all who aro familiar with it, and physicians and nurses w ho have had much experience of ita vagaries often speak of them, aud of Yellow Jack, in much the same terms as they would speak of a highly disreputablo but very interesting acquaintance a sort of Bohemian among diseases. Its courso iu a city has been compared t that of a tax collector passing from house to house along a street, often only one sido of a street. It is usually stopped by prison or convict walls, sometimos affecting but a few squares, and again developing in a week into oue of tho most terriblo of epidemics. We have no reliable information as to tho origin of yollow fever in time or space. Tho majority of specific, con tagious or infections diseases such as plague, small-pox, measles, scarlatina, cholera, etc. can be traced with more precision to Asia as a starting-point; but Yellow Jack has no history. His presence is first distinctly recognized in the West Indies about lb'.lO, prior to which date thero is no satisfactory evidence of tho oxistence in theso islands of a pestilence presenting its peculiar symptoms, and harmless to the natives while fatal U the unauclimiited. It is the inter tropical Atlantic pesti lence, just as cholera is that of India, or tho plague that of Egpyt aud Mesopo tamia. It is a specific diseaso due to, a specific cause a causo which can bo packed away in a closet or bureau, and bo preserved for months; or which may bo carried in a ship, or in a trunk of clothes for hundreds of miles, retaining ito specific powers. Many of its phe nomena can at presont only be explained on the assumption that this cause is either itself capable of growth and reproduction outside tho bodies ot tho sick, or that it is the product of something which has these qualities. It othor words, tho causo may be a minuto organism, some what liko the yoast plant; or it may bo the product of such an organism, liko ulcohol. Either of theso may bo com prehended under what is Known as me germ-theory. If the cause is an organism ni.;,.li iKlf rntflra the huiuun body and multiplies there, it must exist in more than ono form; and in mo iorm iu ui it usually exists in the human body it is not canablo of passing directly to an other person. It is presumed that it usually enters tne Douy mi-uuu mo respiratory process, and a period of from ono to ten tluys elapses before tho char acteristic phenomena of tho disease ap pear. This is known as tiie periou oi in cubation. The cause of the disease hs a self-limited period of existence, and this period is comparatively Bhort if it is froely exposed to the external air. . In l,o Vfist Tndia Islands tho diseaso dis appears at various ports for many years, and only re-appears ou a nesi ruiiHjjiu- tationoftho cause. miernwumm re view. c.,. Sfv.Tniia. Tim news from Mis sissippi that Senator Lamar has had a stroke of paralysis is not a surprise to his intimate friends. Ho has ropeatedly had warnings of such an attack in me temporary loss of control ovor inc. rim side of his body, and his system has been in no condition to withstand the pro gress of this tendency. Ho has fully realized ins danger, ana uas iui l Hint lio Hbnuld be carried UlUU IU.. IV . v.vi -- off suddenly some day by a stroko of paralysis. Wliiio ins menus uupu mm ho will recover from the present attack, 1 ll . .. 1 II ........ there is a general convicuon w n iiu tically marks the close of his career. Wadellampton has not yet returned, and it is understood that he was much pros- i-..i,..l l,,r 41, n Tonnnt ilimtll of his SOU. UUIVU HJ iw--- The Senator has never recovered from the loss of his leg, and was not prepareu to stand such a shock. Tho dead Wado Hampton was tho fifth to bear that name ; ,l,-.-n,.f. linn and had iust taken charge of his father's property in Missis sippi. The aoseuce oi muimr uu ard in his fight for his Legal-Tender bill, ,. ;i l .,.. ,,nlv tin a nrnniinent Soutll- erner (Hill, of Georgia), who is heartily in iavor ui no iimin-'ii'ivu . ,. r Washington Corr. Springfield ltepub- hcan Tirv-viTi u-ttit A rrapahokb. Mv first .linn.. -;tli ilin Arraimhoes was by in vitation of Six Feathers, a very hospita- 1, o nn.l friendly Indian, ll was scrvcu ,.,,, mmi wbitn china, and coin prised stewed dog, boiled rice slightly i 1 1 1. I... -r.fi, ,.t inn swectenea, ureau uut. :-""" .. nimorvinir that mV host shook HUH l-.,.. viw. ...o ; . the contents of a perforated tin box into his cup, and supposing u was iit?ur, .,tl.... .l Liu pnninlp and found it was J , 1 " v. i . ..... 1 - , black pepper not, However, uu umii ..i.i .ivnr in ptremelv cold i i .i i 1 ii; 1 1 1 1 ...... y weather. Dog meat is considered a great luxury, and is reserved for feasts and special occasions. After dinner Six Feathers seated me upon a conch of buffalo robes and bright red blankets, ....o.t nnnn 11 ii i low mat mai lay upon .1.. n,l an.l nfrainst two poles Of a i.:...i vi,vi,;,-li nnii hi be ariven any m- cl nation, mis iormuu nuj-i-uii, i. the back when sitting and for the bead when lying down. My hostess now pre sented me with a pair of moccasins i ...i..,.;.l.,ro.l with colored nor- uninueiT i-uiui "-.- - t . wl.ich I was trratined to observe fitted perfectly, and I expressed my pleasure and manaa w i"c olminoKt Arrunaho. Cicrar- ettes, of which they are exceeding y fond, lx.ing prcxiucea, we cuu.j.muuj i..i i,;io ii.A fir burned bnerhtly iu i ,:.i ti , .uuv - . , . t - in the center of the lodge, maintaining a comfortable and unilorm wiiii-r.mr, and the smoke gracefully curled through its appointed aperture. Lieut. U. U. Lemly. U. S. A., in Harper's Magaaue for March. Cleanliness of Stables. We frequently come across remon strances against keeping harness in stables, tho reason given being that the ammonia prevalent there rots the leather and scon destroys tho harness. Now this is beginning at the wrong end to remedy an evil. Wo may talk and adviso "year in and year out," about this matter, but harness will lo kept in the stable in spite of all. Whero else cau the majority of peoplo who keep horses hang these trappings? A rich man may havo a closet in which tho harness may hang safely from fear of ammonia and all other dangers; but tho average horse owner will havo his peg behind tho team, because he can havo no other way of disposing of tho harness. But tho trouble would end is the production of ammonia was prevented. Enter an ordinary stublo at any period, but especially in the winter, when every cranny through which tho wind can come iu is carefully stopped, and what an offensive odor offends tho nostrils and irritates tho eyes. Is this odor of ammonia, strongly alkaline and irritant, injurious only to the harness? What of tho horses, and tho tender membranes of tho eye, tho throat and tho nasal pas sages? Do you think they aro less sensitive thai: oak-tanned harness leather, well-greased and preserved as it is? By no means. If tho prevalent odor injuriously affect tho leather, you may bo sure tho eyes suffer, the throat and lungs aro irritated and the nnsal pas sagos become inflamed. Then occurs tho frequent moon blindness, opthalmia, weeping of the ives, followed by iutlama tion, white specks, clouded cornea, and, finally, loss of sight; then follow coughs, bronchitis, pneumonia, heaves, catarrh, nasal gleet; and by-and-by, whon the blood has become poisoned by the aborption of diseased matter from inflamed and suppurated membranes, farcy and glanders dreadful and fatal in mini mill lmnuf trm mull H. Atlil whilo we think of saving the harness and removing it to a purer place, tue ueasc, wliu'li in wnrtli n doznn sots of it. is left to rot from theso pungent gasses without 1. .i .i . i i i i .1.- any noip. i. lean mo siauies, mm ui harness may hang in them safely; and be sure, if the stable is not a fit place for tlm lini'iuma if 14 nn tlllllVl fell tllO llOVHfl. A barrel of plaster can bo procured for about ono dollar. It is worth that as a fertilizer. It iB worth ten dollars as an absorbent of ammonia, and a hundred as a health preserver to tho horses, not counting tho savings to tho harness Sprinkle it everywhere, and bo liberal with it. litmtl Acic Yorker. London in Roman Times. Some fourteen or fifteen ceutur ies ago what is now Bishopsgato-stroet-Within, was a fashionable suburb of the Dniiimi T.nnilinillil. tho BolgrilVia or South Kensington of the period, where . t . ..iii. e ii. . . 'i.. 1.. tho aristocracy ana weaiui oi mo i-uy w nnn,l itunir ninl limit, innirnillcout lnim- k.llli.11 i.'" - o sions after the fashion of Komo with col umns, frescoes and tosselatod pavements, such as we see in tho disinterred city of Pompeii. In tho stroets might then bo seon chariotoors, driving rapuuy uiung inn.l in t.h a chariot race: fair ladies going to witness the gladitorial displays in the ampuitneaicr; uronzuu duiuidio from many a distant provinco of the Em pire; slaves groaning boneath heavy i,,,i.,intia af oniiilovoil in laborious ocou- pations-Hill mixed up with tho ordinary trallio of a considerable cny. xnuruiwniu, atmtoliinnr eastward and westward, ran the city wall, a portion of which may still bo seen in the street caiieu uouuuu-wuu, ,,.i,iv,,1 with statilv towers and bastions one of the latter having been exposed to public view uy tne oiuhui'k iuuiwuj tli vmi ri, Kt. (liln's churchyard. Thero was, however, no gateway in this part of the wall, as beyond lay an untraversablo morass, and beyond that a forest extend ing to and up the neignts oi iiiguguw, iM,i,..nll Tlill nt.. thoso who wished to go northward from the city having to go eastward to Aldgato, or westwnru io aiu .niA This lirolmblv was tho reason why tho rich selected tliis portion of tho m il. i .. f,,H 4lnt lkui ditTinn environs oi mo t-n iui ''t nu iwitnf mnrfl rntirnd and anict than in tho vicinity of a thoroughfare leading to a city outlet. Ui uioso niansioiin ui um patricians of Londinum, several vestiges have been found. On tho sito of St. Hel- n,o rniimint mis nf lump, edillces nave been laid bare. In 1707, at tho cornor of Caniomilo street, a fino tasselated pave ..,i a fniiinl' in 1752. another at the I111T1IV "'" 1 ' side of St. Helen's; m 1701, nnothcr in Camomile street; in l.ioaspioniuu speo in A lihitn and irrcv. at tho 11111-11 IU I.-.., ..-- " O- ' northwest anglo of Cro?by bqnare, be sides fragments eisewnore. uuuuuu paper. t urmTKvivo. Visitors to JJt,.-Ulll -. , ... i.:. nm crentlv surprised at tno lllirj ijuuhh o i i l long period during which poopie u mourning uml remain in seclusion, ma custom must ba purely American, for it does not obtain elsewhere. In England i,r aiilnwer may. with perfect propriety, divest themselves of mourning uttiro at tne enn ui although in most cases they must retain it in some decree, a winio longer. nr,M.,.,,;,.,r in unvn for narenw ouo ver li(rlitT mourninir after six months, and tho same as regards the mourning of parents ior cnuuicu. i : Un f i'i,lrin and widowers it 18 UUIll, 111 l-Ufw v. , i not deemed at all obligatory to abstain from society for more man six .in. ,,!. in tl,n on ua of naronts who have UlllK'Hn" " . lost children it would io "' ' ? to larso entertainments beforo tho cxpi- . Whon a parent lias rutiuu ui . . i : died well stricken in years, ami qmw ...i:.....r ..,.11. nf nature, it WOllld CX- U1U1UUIJ W..1MV - ----- J cite no remark were tho children to go to nuiet dinner parties aiu.-r vureo ii.. i i. vnarsV mourning and muiivun. i . - , . l.i in iincli a case, oe BeC'lUNK'll , "' - 1 deemed aT.' -tionato. Mourning i ut umi.1i h.ntrtbs that some people really pass a large part of their lives in weeping and seclusion, the death of a father, mother, and ntoer or brother l,In an omrrniratfl of five VOaH. It IS Ilium,,, . ,. va aid not carrying the thinx too far. Life was surely not made to be sient in permanent seclusion ...,mi ,.t l,r,.uvpinent. more especi- ally for those who, in the ordinary course of nature, must precede us. Thousands of persons would gladly cut short their mourning but for the tyrrany of fashion, which arbitrarily rule; in this as in so much besides. Vw orK Time rri.- i:i:. ..f i,n H.-l.l have nistils, and every wide-awake citizen of fair Tex is arrayed like one oi mes. A Puzzled Parson. An old gontleman from the East, of a clerical aspect, took tho stago from Deli ver south in anto-railroad days. The journey was not altogether a uafo one, and he was not re-assured by tho sight of a number of rifles deposited' in the coach, and nervously askod for what they were. 'Torhaps you'll find out before you git to the Divido," was tho choering reply. Among the passengers was a particu larly (it Roomed to him) fierce-looking man, girded with a belt full of revolvers and cartridges, and clearly a rood agent or assassin. Somo miles out, this per son, hiking out a large flask, asked, "Stranger, do you irrigate?" "If you mean drink, sir, I do not." "Do vou object, stranger, to our irri-g-tting?'' "No, sir." And they drank accord ingly. After a further distaneo had been traversed, the supposed brigand again asked, "Stranger do you fumigate?" "If you mean smoke, sir, I do not." "Do you object, stranger, to our fumigating?" "No, sir." And then thoy proceeded to smoke. At tho dining-plack, whon our friend eamo to tender his money, tho proprietor said, "Your bill's paid." "Who paid it?" "That man," pointing to tho supposed highwayman, who, on being asked if ho had not made a mistake, replied, "Not nt nil A", in mm u-lion lin saw that VOU didn't irrigato and didn't fumigate, wo knew that you were a parson. Ann your bills aro all riirht as lonjr as you travel with this crowd. We've got a respect for the Church you bet! It was no liii'liwiLvninn but. a i-CHiiectabh) resident of Denver." Harper's Magazine. An Arrapahoe Buffalo Hunt. In approaching tho buffalo range a daneo ensue ensues. Tho tribo assem bles about an open spree, in tho middlo .if u'IikiIi nrn unlliittinir 11 Hi 11 V of tho VOtinC men of tho village, hideously painted .1 ..1.1 1 ... 1... and aimosi naKeu. a iuoihhoiiuiib umui accompanied by a regular beating upon "tom-toms," is begun. Tho shrill treble of the squaws mingles not discordantly .villi tt,n iriitturnl tnnoa nf tlm bucks: and to this wild refrain the central group be gin a rmlo and savago aanco, nopinug upon ono foot and then upon tho oth- oi nn,1 vollinir hori'iblv tho while. riiose who join in this grotosquo sport II il i, C UiUH enroll tuonimuves as a muv ui "viiixen Boldiery," the chief purpose of niina id w ".t . . with tho bulValoos, until, by a con- . .i -ii in.:.. certed action ot tno vinago, a uig surrounding" and great slaughter can bo effected. A buffalo hunt by Indians has often lid T m lintTiilocs aro iron- orally approacliod from such direction, that, in tlio chase that, ensues, uiey win run to-ward camp, and by this means facilitate tho transportation af their own llniiiliwlrt are killed, and tho meat cut iuto thin slices and hung out upon polos outside tno lodgo to ury in tho sun. Cured by this process, it is said to be "jorkod." Nothing pertain ing to tho animal is tnrown away. The entrails, and particularly tho tripe, indifferently cleaned, are eaton raw, or thrown upon live coals, wnero iney il.,.;,-.,! iii,,l 1ii-,iil into frilPl-iLIlt Clisi)- noss. Tho skull is cracked, and tho squaws insert thoir slender fingers into . . . i . ii. its crovices, and gromuiy uovuur mo bloody and uncooked brains. Tl,n ,lni-a (I, nt aill'i'UPil a HUCCCSBful hunt, after tho hides aro in process qt . . ... l : il- tanning, are passeu in gouurai nuo ness. All liands have eaten their fill, and with tho Indians a full stomach means a glad but slothful life. Luut. 11. R. Umljj. Terrible Sensation of Illuming Amuck. During a recent Mohammedan festival at Kandahar, a capital oi southern A f,,l,niutn a number of mounted Cliazis, as tliny aro namod, ran amuck through tho Untisii camp. iten. Ayier and several British soldiers wore woundod, and four of tho (Jha.is were i ;n.i Knnnino- iinim-lt is one of the niiiuu, n -- terrors of tho East, but is far less com mon than it formerly was. original iv a Tnliiv utnm it. was extended toother ,11ml. ..v...-, countrios in which tho Mohammedan rrned is nrovalent. Tho word amuck is ,.,.,,, tin nf iinHuil- .Tiuiancsn. to kill. Utl,lll,Jin v. 1 -i --- ' ' ,,n.i tlm think is simiilv a miscellaneous. indiscriminate killing. 1110 nauves oi thoso Eastern lands becouio, from long- continued, excessive uso of opium, ferociously frantio, and their irony is often intensified by .religious f.iiitacism. Then, absolutely mad, thoy rusli into the ..,,tu frndiienttv nude curitinft. liit i net ond Ktabbine. with knives which ti. uiivnvu purrv wnoniKOi'Vcr I lev cu ,,nti.r Thcv are ilre.idfhl to wo. Hlid still more dreadful to meet. They look animated very animaed curp-ten, they features being pinched an.l shar pened, their skin drawn like parc'iimmit, thoir pves irllttorinir Willi iierco i.iniiiu. , and their energy bent on slaughter. As manv ii a fnrtv imrsons havo been killed ju. r. ra thov (.ml,! lm ovorcomo. Their appearance is the signal lor gonorai uiiw.i, - - - - . , nlurm. Jl,VCrVUO(iy BOlzes 111" ini 1,a oan rniudi. and sallies forth to hunt down and exterminate tho common foe. Of course, there is no reasoning .;.!, ilmin nn way nf intimidating them. 11,1 j They must all be killed for general m.fr.tv. and t!i(!V aro killed ns soon as umii , I .(uiLi socars usctl to iu I'm - . - ..I. i,!,.v.l nlto'jethcr a:t weapons Bcainst . I,...,. nn.l tl.otf in-i still emidoved bo inr tli man at or thrust into them until tZt, ortiirc. riri'-anni are now tho offensive weapons when these aro safe; but in the narrow, crowded streets of tho East this is not often the case, joining is so formidable as an amuck-ruiner, u ia not Mtmnrrn that he is merci lessly slain. Tho Malays, owing to their f,.ritv trrau-licrv and ditrinir. aro the most dreaded of all, esiw-cially when they are armed with the dagger or creese, their native weapon, with which ii.m l.nvfl & ilp.iillv skill, and which makes a terrible and very dangerous wound. A European or an American who has seen an amuck is very apt to reinem ber it. A small boy looking at tho pictnre of Adam and Lve in the Garden oi tiden, asked his mother if they never wore more clothes than thoso in which they were rnnrmiontoil anil bein? told that those were all the wore, said: "Then what did they do when people came to cull?" SHOBT RITS. Ancient grease Old butter. It is expensive to raise children in Loadville Milk soils for 35 cents per quart. When a man has the fever and ague he sadly realizes that this is a shaky-world. Juvonilo "Scold:" "Yer nasty little thing! If yer father wasn't a poll, email I'd smack'verl" The snows and storms of winter are imiwiiiilinir. and. if vou have h.oc-rs. pre pare to shed thorn now. A young lady rolmkmgly asked us: Which is worse, to loco tight, or to get tight?" Wo give it np we never laced. A vonnir man whose k'iil lives some distance out of town, says that his Sun day niKht walk includes "two miles and hip." "Aud oh, Edward," said tho girl he was going to leave ueinna mm, at every stopping place bo sure you writ and then go ahead." I never had a man to cum to mo for advice, but before ho got thru lie had more advice to offer than to ask for Josh Billings. Tim oniull linv mv(r wishos he was twins except when two different Snmlay school Christmas trees are being held tho Hiuno evening. 'What will tho harvest be? asks au exchange Well, just wait till tho har vest b(o crawls up your trowsers-leg.and you'll find out. "Do vou keep any Hamburg edging? asks a timid miss. "Not if wo can sell it," was tho pert reply of tho clerk. Ho kept somo that day. ml... 1..... ...I... I..,...' nr,t tjivmin-ll llllt.ll Ulu uuy wiiw iin.ii v (S"v "n- heads of his Christmas drum by this timo liinl nt. loast set his old Grandmother crazy and driven tho cook away, Mum um. how can Ood hear mo pray when ho's so fur away?" Boforo tho huVjr could reply a younger ono said, "Ho dot telephones a runnin to every place No motter bow bad and destructive a boy may be. ho never becomos so do- graded or loses his self-respect sutli- 'iontlv to throw mua on a circus poster. About the guiltiest looking person in tho world is a man accused of a crimo of which ho is innocent, and a newiy- marriod couple tryiug to pass for veterans. ir.iw ,i,th tlm 1 it t l.i busv beef Oh. as woll as could bo expectod umlar the oir- ... . , i. . i t.:. -- cumstances. wo ve jusi masmui nun iui unfolding his interest-sting tail, ding out him. ' Investigator" wonts to know what i good for cabbage worms. Bloss your soul man, cabbages oi course, a goon lump of cabbage will last Bovoral worms a week. A vouno- lady, the othor evening. kissed in the dark, ft young man whom sho mistook for lior lover, iisoovoiiuk hor mistake she said: "It's not ho but it's nice" a vniinir mnllmr was exulaiuiiiff to her five-year old boy that whon ho was bap tized he would bo ouo of Ood's little lambs. "And will I have hind legs and, go b-a-a?" "What's tho difference," nsked a toao.hnr in arithmetic, "between one yard and two yards?" "Afonce,"was the reply of a number of the class. The teacher was silent. Kn inn crnstv. rustv. musty, dust.fusty, gusty curmudgeon of a mau gave tho following toast at a celebration: "Our tire engines may tnoy do nae our maids over ready but nover wanted. u.,i ,inv, a inn is but n form of gen erosity: tho coiierosity of those who give themselves, having nothing more and better to give, and belongs equany to mo nobler naturod of both sexes. Tt iu ivnll nnnui'li to be humble, but it ,'. T.nauililn tn boost of vour humilility until it sours into the worst kind of solf pride Thero is hardly a virtuo iu tho calondar which a man will not loso if he talks much about it. A little bov said he didn't want tho soft part of the biscuit. "Soma little .. - . it . .. it 11 I.. boys," obsorvod the momor, -wouiu uo verv thankful to got it." "Thon why don't you give it to them," answered tho . " t t i I tho four-year oia uopciui. Ono of tho lady tooehors in a Reno ,.1,1 ;,, mOinnl a few davs sinco. was nborinir with an urchin on the sciouco- of simplo division. This is what came of it: "Now, Johnny, if you had an orange -,i.;i. inn win1ml to divido with your littln sister, how much would you give lien A suck. Tue Tattooed Phwceb. Prince Ed nf,l n tul I'rilll'ft flcnrira of Wales have been relieving tho monotony of their crniso in tho Jiturhault by a strange- fw.oU It. sms t hat on thmr apiieanuir one day a short time since on the qnar- tnr-ilecu of the vessel, mo vupuuu uv ticul Mom olhinir iioculiar about thoir ap- pcuranco, and on closer inspection dis- c ivered that boiu me rrinceo una im tlm Hi, In of the nose. The tattoo-marks, though plainly to be soonr. ire small, not being aoove tue eijmwi an inch in diameter, and aro intended rBunt nn anchor. Somewhat w . . - alarmed, and not a littlo vexed by this- iiscoery, the uapunn qunsiiouou iuo oung Princes as to how th ta tooing n.i l,n dnnn anil w'-lO had doilO it. They, liko spirited and honorable boys, lisolutely declined to say moro man muu had lieendono with their own consent, n,i it timn triitmiiiri'il that the vounsr- stcrs of the vessel hal all been Bimilarly ,.t,uin,1 fnra memorial of their cruiso in the vessel, and in order, as they said. that one Ujechnme migni snow anoiuer . whenever and wherever ho might here after see him. The notion is an amusing one. yet it is rather absurd to think that we shall have a King oi tmgiann wiui an anchor tattooed on his nose. There is no. truth in the statement which has been made that the Princess of Wales has been in great distress of mind with regard to this little incident. On the contrajy, the Princess treats it as a boyish freak, and on hearing of it for the first time only expressed her surprise that her sons had not themselves written to her anything about it. Lord Napier of Magdala, wu bad himself seen the tattoo marks, wm ablo to inform the Prim-ess that they were not in any decree a disfigurement. The Prince takes the matter much less calmly. London Vanity Fair, Jan. 17U.