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TWO CHILDREN". t utus a. tita. Weary after a weary day. The mother tei with aronftinf bead; Although mm quiet angel'i tway Wti ott lb unity boaaehold spread. Tet aervooi, fretful, full of pais, Coatckrei of failure ia her etrile, . Mm ashed. "Ah dm I "Tit ell is rain, 1 1-7 lohvtt perfect We!" m i;. v TVt r br little dtajhtcr'l plaint; The child iu eroe tad weary Ux Wiia th )D, tultry play boar flint, And fcelmf ml and toothing due Th mcbrr wm too tired io bear, Th child iu br loo tired to know, As4 tn, ere (ithr ware awu Tbe woH bid ended it blow. III. Oh. wht ud ltd bitw wroor t Tn bAy tabbing, wot br way: Tba roe a rrow ewift and Mrong, That atill to all citrate aid "5y." "It u Toy doty: vrv nifhl Tb child it apt to diauber Jl wat tny duty. I wat ritLt," Aod lull ber contciene antwertd "5ay." IV. And toon with ft, regretful tnn, Kb ttood betide hr child tain ; And thai low I jbiog b the Leiri That it the alKrt d of pa n. And M bed th !ittl M, Th ehild.tl"n with child iih gritt, Hrr trmtara b her ttdt bad trtfesd, At if .n them to find relief. V. A broken Jul' china toy A b.l of ruby-lioted flats Th rwrtttre oft prtT boy A bunch of treated nbtwernw, Tn saother rated nil lor and ahame Her broom liken tern part rwared; Then tMtlr bnaihed aerdiriin'g'taame, And lowly knelt and lowly petrel; TL "I a n a eh M, dctr rather, tooe Mr trwejufd boawhold pu-li and gear, If f worry ail th long day through. Moat in Thy light appear. V bit am I but a liul eh;IJ That h&owi not how lit bed to lire; B trifle etxi, by li-r byjili ? fihr: p. if and five." A 3115 AS WAS WEOXGED. 1 cuurosju rroii. If it hid been a pteatanl day. and if wt hadn't all been oat of aorta with oar lack. thowld hate bad a word of welcome fur lb tlraner m b entered oar ramp thai wretched aftrrmooa. At II wat, fifty of at aaw bim leavt Chin Trail at Dead Han't Elbow and walk into ow camp, and never a man rot np to n latw ban. Th atranffer teemed to txperl jail inch a reception. That it, be didn't teem a b t tnr prurd. lie patted dowa lb tingle ttreet w Lad staved Rul lo Birbe. turned to the left at law lone pint tree, without once turning aroaad be tttked off a claim and began to erect a than ty. "Sad man, I'm afeared," growled Judife Mather, a be partly eloeed on eye and give lut ttranger the benefit of lb tqni'nt Bin bonne! out of tome camp fur ttealin'," added the tie rhap from Kentucky. "Tell you, be't got a banr-dog look," put in the ana known a "Obio bill." Every man in the ramp iu dowa on the freah arriTal, and that without emote. Ordinarily w were a Jolly ttt, and a ttranger coming among at met wiib wonlt of cbeer, bat that afternoon the devil wat to pay. Tb three unlet belong ing to th camp had strayed efl and been gab bled by the Imiiani, and on the beelt of thit ditceienr came the annmncemenl that we bad only tail enongb to lut two dart, while the to. gar wat entirvly gone. Ho w werecrm-grained and out of aorU.and itwatloeky for tbeatrarger that be gave at no ttraat to . pick a quarrel. The neii day wat bright aa i fair, and if it hadn't been fur Judge Klatber toacte of nt would bare gine orer and eicoted oar mtnnert and anked the tlranger to chip in and become neighborly; but the JoiIk -Be't a bad one. he U. I kin tell it by the . way bit bead it tet en bit body. Van thing t know a committee will come'al'jng here and gobble him np far robbery or murder." Two weekt bad patted, and while tome of ef at baJ girta. the ttraoger a curl g'Kxl morning," no one bad alruck handt with him, ee enter-d the ittnty 10 tmoke a friendly pipe. Then a cliatai came. The tit of at occupying one thinly wat eorking in common, and our bag of dntl wat baried in Ihe corner of the fire place. One morning thit bag wat muting, and yon can Imagine there wat a firtt data row ia no time. There wat the bole where tome one bad dag under the t to net and can led off oar treasure, and whom were we lo tutpect? W bad faith in tarb other, and we could not raipeet onttiileri became nune of them knew where our bag wat concealed, and bcriiue tbit wat the first rate of tlealing erer known on Betty Jane Hill. Ye, we were mad, and in the eici lenient of Ihe firtt dhvairery we cam near baring a free fight among oDrielree. Il increated our anrar lo ducover that we conld not reatonably tut pert any erne, and thit fact made erery one of at try the harder lo pick np a elut. At length Judge Slather t prang lo bit feet with the ex. elamalion: "By the bone of Kid bat I know the thief." Who itbe?" "That hangdog. eheeptea!iig ttranger! Hang me, if I didn't dream of hit coming in here latt uighl to borrow a aborel, and it wat hit digging under the tone which tar ted that dream, lie hat held aloof from nt, and that 'a proof enough that be came ber for no good purpote." It wat a ttraw to catch at. We bad lot! in a night all we bad gained by month of hard urk, and we didn't atop to reaton. II waa decided to lay tbe charge at the ttranger't door, and if bt could prove hit innocence, to much the belter. The newt that the White Itonte, at we called ourabanty, bad been rubbed, apreid like wild fire, and a w ttarted for the ttranger't claim onr crowd numb red a full hundred. Me wat outtide at wurk, and at he ttw tit he wat tlartled. The angry raurmuraand black lookt mutt btTO frightened him. Yon will tay that an innocent nun aould haro ttiid and braved the tlorm. At the crowd twixijud down on thit man he atarted off on a run. "Halt! Halt! Halt! or we'll thoot !" thoukd a too re of men. " He't the thief itop bim I ttop him I" roared the juJge. Kit or an uU were 11 red altuoat at one. and Ihe fugitive tumbled forward on the rorkt. Three bullvtt entered hit bark, and at the fore motl man bent over bim and turned hit white act red fict to the bet vent be gaimd out : "You have murdered rue Ood forgive von." "Now to eeari'h him," taid Ihe Judge 'at be came up, and half a doien handt made quick work of it. heating on hit hreaal. and mala tut lo hit neck by a lilibon, waa a package wrapped in oil-ekin. There waa a flutter of excitement at tfct Judge rude'y anapped the tiring and held the package in hit bind. It wat our diiaL Mo t We formed a circle round tbe Judge at be aat an a rock and opened the package, and ia lut than a minute there were while fare among nt. What were tbe eon ten UT A pho tograph of a fair-faced, middle-aged woman, and on tbe card wat written : M try-died June 19, 1857." That waa in dead min t wifef There wat a amend photograph that of a babe about a tear old. and the judge read alood ia a trembling voice: "Onr Harry died April 4. ISM." That waa not all. On a card were lock of their hair. There waa a gold ring one worn by the wife, a faded ribbon which her flngwre bad muehtd. ind a bit of plaid like tbe dratt tbe beby wore when photographed. Belie of what? Of yean agooe of fond wife and beautiful child of joy td happinett of a batbtnd i love and a fatber't grief! And we were looking dowa apon theet thing and feeling oar betrti tweliing np and oar eye growing mitty. when op come oar good-for-notbing. half witted cook with tbe bag of dutt ia hit band. In repairing tb fire-place be bad removed lb bag, and ia the excitement over iu anppoted lota wbal little wil be had wat frightened away forth moment. Tbe bole under tbe ttone bad been made br torn tmall animal ia tearcb of food, aad ia our hatat we bad accaeed and murdered an innocent man. It came to at in fall force at wt tltod there. and men tigned and wiped tbeir eye and walked away with trembliog tlept. The judge fell thai be iu motl to blame, lit wit locked upon at a bard, wicked man. but thote relict of tb dead broke bin up. lie aal there and tepl like a child, and in a voice trarcely audi ble for hit great emotion be moaned: "Heaven forgive me for mm ewruj deed: With aorrow with teadernett with beartt like children, we dug a grave ind pal tbe poor man into il. and with bit own bind th Judge plinted the bead-board and engraved there on: 'Here lie a man at wit wronged. aquii imiELK's cojsest. A DinreroM Wlf. Not long since, while overhauling a file of old pert, my ere chanced to fall upon an account of the death of Monakur Sumbke, once counsellor of State to the Duke of Holttein, hereditary Prince of Baseia. SUmbke mast hive lived to an advanced age very near to Lit bond red th year certainly. But the object of intro ducing him at this time is to (five an ac count of tbe manner in which he once saved the life of bis princely master: Tbe Duke of Holatein, being at Peters- borough, where be bad gone to meet teveral ambassadors for political par pone, foanJ himself lacking state wig, proper for a man in his position to wear on such an occasion. One of the foreign ambassadors, learning of his want, recommended him to his own barber, who was an experienced wig-maker, and upon whom he might depend for a wig that shonld please him. So, to the bar ber thus introduced, the duke gave the order; and, in due time, the wig was brought to his quarters. It was very near the close of the day when tbe barber arrived with tbe wig, and it was to be worn that rerr evening. But, before trying it on the barber wished to share his lordship's head, that a perfect fit might be insured. At first the duke seriously objected, as he did not like to Uave an utter stranger per form that particular office of bead-shaving; bat be finally gave in and was about to snbmit his bead to the barber's lather brush when Counselor Stambke, who bad been a silent witness of the scene, stepped to the door and said: "We will simplify this." lie stepped to the door and called in an ofEoerof the police ,and the duke 'own barber. Now the trath waa the counsellor after ward explained, he knew that the ambas sador, who bad recommended the wig maker, bad an interest to be furthered by the duke's absense! He was afraid of Uolstein's influence) in the assembly. And, added to all tbe rest, the manner of the barber in demanding of the duke that he shonld have bis head shaved, had ben far from natural! "Humbkei-What means this !" asked the duke, "You shall soe, my lord," Dien he turned to the officer of police, and said: "This wig yonder wig-maker has jutt brought for his grace; and he demands that the head shall be shaven before it is tried on. Let the maker's own head be the first shaved; and the wig tried therer The poor wig-maker begged, and pray ed, and earned, and fought; but to no purpose. Ilia bead was shaved, and his wig set firmly thereon; and in a little more than twelve minutes he fell back dead! The Duke of Holstein attended the conferepce in bis old wig; and upon his promise that he would make no noise about tbe affair of the new wig he was allowed to hive the matter pretty much aftor his own desire. S. C. Jb. Tf sited lo See the Show. A low moan caused the city editor to look np from his work of writing no tice of Col. Bumper, who had merely called to announce his arrival, declaring that "these newspaper fellows will find it out anyway." Another low moan like the coo of a wounded dove. "Can I do anything for yon, madam?" She removed a tattered shall and handed the scribe a paper, which, in bad chi rogruphy, stated that Mrs. Milkripple was a poor widow with six children. "I am sorry that your husband is doad, madam. Died of yellow fever in Mem phis several-years ago, I sapose; or wss probably recognized as a St. Loots man and shot?" "No, sir," she answered with a sigh, "he wai killed br a mule." ' You draw a large draft on my sym pathies, madam; but l am moneyless. You have heard of Stanton's moneyless man? Well, that piece of poetic litera ture was dedicated to me." "Yon mistake me, sir. I do not want money." "Then yon want bacon and flour?" "No sir. I am poor, and my children are in need, but I do not want anything to eat." "Want to get a relation oat of the penitentiary T' "So, I have no relatives there." "Then what can I do for yon ?" She turned loose several thimbleful of tobacco spit, and said in a very low voice: "Yon see we are denied much of this world's amusement, being poor. There's going to be a man hung next Friday, and I want tickets of admission to the jail-yard, (live me the tickets and ray poor children will sing your praise. We hare missed all the theatres, and as Fri day will be my son Jim's birthday, and as I am too poor to give a suitable en tertainment, I thought that I would take the children to the hanging." Little Rock, Ark., Gazette. A new nse for Eleotrioity. Electricity is now employed in the rectification of in ferior alcohol. This work is generally accomplished by passing a current, gen erated by a roltaie battery and dvnamo electric machine, through it. By this operation tht superfluous hydrogen is disengaged, and beet-root alcohol, which ia usually very poor, can be made to yield 80 per cent, of spirits, equal to that obtained from the beet of malt. "Laws. Benj'min. do hash V said Annt Peggy, looking np mildly from ber knitting; "leastways find somethin' sensible to talk about." Bat Ben Hunter was not the man to be easily stopped in a story be had set his mind on telling, and bis good dame's gentle protest only seemed to whet the cariosity of the merry group who bad met to spend tbeir Christmas ere with the worthy old con pie. "Go on, Uncle Ben," came from every side; and Lnclo Ben, yon may be sure, waited for no second invitation. It was thus his atorr ran: "When Peggy there waseggy White, and turned of eighteen, there wan't her match for good looks 'ithin a range o' twenty mild. Yon needn't frown an' shake your head, Peggy; you'd 'a liked to hear it well enough then. "Peggy waa left an orphan while very yonng; bat an nncle, as bad some prop erty an' no children, tack ber borne an brnng her np, an' when he died left her all he had. "It warn't that, let me says made me take t notion to Peggy. I re jest told roa how han'some she was; but even eft had been her money I was after, I'd precious little chance of erer gettin it, for by ber uncle's will, ef she married 'ithout the consent of Josh'way Spree kJe, ber guardeen, she lost all; and there was about as much prospect of Josh SpreckJe conscntin' to ber marrrin' me as then was of his doin any other good-natar'd thing. "Peggy 'n me'd talked thel thing over an' come to an tmderstanain' that as soon ss I'd scraped together enongh for a start, we'd hitch teams for better or wuss, 'ithout axin Mr. Spreckle's leave, let the money go where it mout "One day I bad to take a trip to a neighbonn settlement. The country was new and wild then, an my way laid through the woods. As the weather was hot an' my walk to be a long one, I didn't keer to carry more weight 'n necessary, 'n so left my rifie at home. "Arter trudgin' a spell I got into a deep thicket, an' pooty soon I beam load hollerin' as of somebody callin' for help. "I made for the sound, an afore long come to the edge of a deep gulch 'ith iteep walls o' rock on both sides, an' a rsgin' stream daahin' along at the bot tom. " 'On t'other side, np in tie crotch of a tree sot a man shontin' 'murder,' 'a londashe could sc reach; and on the ground below a big bear,squattin' on his haunches, was lookin' up an' lickin' his lips mightr wistful like. " 'Hello!' says I what's the matter?' "Tbe nun turned his head, an' lo'n behold, who should it be but Josh'way Spreckles! ' 'Good mornin'. Squire," says L Joeb'war, you see, 'd been lately lected Jnstice '0 the Peace,an liked bein' called by his no title. " 'Good mornin', Benjamin,' says he; Tra erer so much glad to see you. An for the first time in his life he looked 's ef he r'aly waa. "Yon seem to be in a pooty tight place, Squire,' says I. " I am,' aays be. 'I went out huntin' this mornin', an' all cf a suddent that devourin' monster you see there come rush in' after me at full split out 'o the bushes. I ups an' blazes away, but herin no time for a stiddy aim, made a clean miss, an' the savage critter come tearin'on madder'n afire. Of course I had to ran fo't, an' arter a sharp race barely succeeded in scrabblin' up here. "I mast confess I felt consid'rable much like remainin' nootral. Howserer, says I at last: "'What kin I do fir you, Squire? You see I've us gun.' " 'There's a young tree orer there.' says he, 'leanin' over the gubu from your side. You kin climb into it, an' let yourself drap orer here. My gun's but a little ways back yonder.an' I kin throw you my podtr horn an' bullet-pouch, an' you kin load up an' shoot the bear with no trouble at all.' " 'An' what'll the bear be doin' all the while?' says I. 'He's a lookin' at me from the tail of bis eye this minnit, an' I'm afeard ef I drap over there it'll be piump into &is jaws, ineres only one thing to do,' says I, 'an' that's to go'n fotch my rifle an' shoot the varment from over here.' " 'I guess that's so,' says be; 'but don't be gone long. The desp'rit brute has made two or three attempts to shin np here a'ready, an' there's no knowin' how soon he may succeed." " 'There's one thing I'd like to men tion afore goin', "Squire,' aay I. 'I've had it on my mind for some time.' " 'What's that?' says be. " 'Your ward, Peggy White' " 'Well?' says he, cockin' up one ear. " 'I want your consent to her'n me gittin' married,' says I, speakin' aquar' out. "He give a look at me, 'n then one at the bear. It was more'n a minnit afore he spoke. I seed thar waa a powerful in'ard struggle goin' on. Everybody know'd Josh'way Spreckles'd sot his heart on marrying Peggy to a nephew of his'n, so's to keep her money in the fam ily; an' I've nodoaM be was debatin'. just then, whether to tell me to go to the Old Scratch, takin' his own chances of tiriu' out the bear's patience, or to buy help with fair promises. Now, Josh'way waa a prudent man, an' a strict belierer in the doctrine of seli-presarrashun. So it lost, says he: " "Mr. Hunter, Pre long had my eye oc yon as a suitable match for Peggy.' "I'd more'n wunst hearn Josu'war Spreckles pronounced by good judges to be the ablest liar in the territ'ry, but that whopper fairly took away all my breath. " 'Then, sir, I've got your consent ?' says I, hardly daring to believe my own ears. " 'You her,' says be. " 'An' no talin back,' aays I. " 'Uonor bright!' says he. "I waited to bear no more, but sot off. hopin' and prayin' that my friend, the bear, mout 'not be tempted to desart bis post. As I hurried along I had time to thiuk how little dependence was to be plaoed on Josh'way Spreckles' word. Once out of danger be could easy 'nough go back on his promise, an' I'd no proof agin him. "All at wunst a thought flashed upon me. You will find out what twas pres ently. "In a couple of hours I was back with my rifle an' Peggy White besides; an' there aat the bear bless his honest heart -an' Josh'way Spreckles, jest as I'd left 'em. What's the meaniu' o this?' says Josh'way, as soon's he seed Peggy. " 'You're a Jeetice o'the peace, says I. 'Well r aays he. " 'An' kin marry folks,' aays L "'What 0' that f says be. " 'I want yon to marry me 'n Peggy,' says I. "'When?' says be. " 'Right oft,' says I. "He got so mad he fairly turned green. " 'Go straight borne ! be roared at Peggy- " 'I'm afeared to go alone,' she whim pered . 'for fear o' the bears.' " 'I'll go with you, darlin' I, j kem nJkr I didn't know'd nnffin tornin" to lead her away. . didn't want to. Yer parson talked back T bellowed Jooh'way UrmU' Dae It." " 'Come 'Surely you 're not goin' to leave a man in this fix. "'Marry us, then,' says I 'them's my farms. Come to 'em or not, as you like. 1 m a one price man. " 'Jine your right hands,' he growled through Lis teeth. An' in less'n fire minnits Peggy an' me was tied hard an' fast. But whether twas by sayia 'let no man put 'em asunder,' or tellin' ns to go to thunder, he wound up the ceremony, I couldn t quite hear. Howsever.Peggy ssys twas the right words be used "Then I tuck up my rifle an' pinted it at the bear. I hadn't the heart to kill tne nobie beast to wnicn I owed seen a debt o' gratitude. Accordinly I aimed so as to graze tho tip of his left ear. The bint was enongh, for when I fired he Kiva,!u head a quick jerk, and tnrnin' on me a reproachful look, scampered off. Josh way slid down from his roost, picked up his gun and loudened it; an' sulked off alone "So't turned out that I got Peggy, an' P'ggT got her money, an all by the help of our faithful friend, the bear which it has always been my hope that he lived long and prospered, an' ended his dsys by dyin' in his bed." lirlosj Instances of Forflreneu. We can easily conceive how a'person woose life had been accidentally or care lessly jeopardized, might forgive the unfortunate author of tbe evil; but that the benevolence of the victim should be extended, as in the cases following, is singular, and worthy of remark, to say the least. Once upon a time, so runs on old Eng lish storr, a surgeon, in bleeding a lady of quality, had the misfortune to prick an artery, the result cf which was the death of the patient. In making her will she left the surgeon, who, as we may well suppose, was deeply affected, a life annuity, payable from funds br her left for that and other purposes, of three hundred crowns, as much for the purpose, said tbe will, of consoling him as to "relieve him from the necessity of ever again bleeding anybody so long as be shall lire! Here is another, which is really pa thetic with more of heart in tbe for giveness than we can find in the first. During the month of January, 1773, a Polish princess, young, beautiful, and wealthy, met with the same accident that happened to the ladyabore mentioned; or at any rate, tne surgeon who bod been called to operate, by an unintended and unforeseen slip 01 tne knue, inflicted a fatal wound. Before her death, knowing that the end was near, she caused the fol lowing to be inserted in her will: "Conrinced of tho injury that mr un fortunate accident will occasion to the unhappy surgeon who is the cause of my death, I, bequeath to him a life annuity of two nundred ducats, secured by my es tate; and I do forgive his error from my heart. I wish that this may indemnify himfor the discreditwhich my sorrowful catastrophe will bring upon bim. ltn regard to the nrst story, 11 you should ask me what artery the surgeon pricked or how in the world he gotjat it I should be lorced to tell you that I could not imagine. But, then, it is not best to be critical about such things Any written history extant would pre sent a sorry look should the remorseless critio draw his iconoclastic pen across erery sentence of doubtful authority, or shonld he attempt to eliminate its simple tradition! lay lranns U)bb, Jr. Buckanai and Blihop llaghes. A story is told by the farmers of Bed ford Springs, in Pennsylvania, of the difficulties encountered by a young man who endearored to reach that place be fore the railway was laid through the hills. He was a poor young fellow from Lancaster, just admitted to the bar; and was on his way to attend to his first case. The buggy in which be rode was a light one, and be had found tbe road tolerably good until it came to a sudden stop in a deep quagmire. Beyond, a gang of Irish laborers were at work on its continuation, bat the quagmire was impassable for anr rehicle. "What am I to do?" he said to the men. "I can not drive across this swamp, and I have fifteen miles yet to go." "Lave yer buggy and fut it," growled a surly Hibernian. Tbe young fellow did not have a dol lar to spare to pay these men for their help. He looked down at his clothes. They were his best and only suit, and must last all winter. A walk of fifteen miles through this mud and slush would ruin them. If he turned back he would lose his first case. He stood irresolute. A young Irish man with a pleasant face was watching mm. "Come, boys," he said. "This won't do. Tbe gentleman can lead his horse, and we can carry the' buggy orer the swamp, come: He was a leader among them, and they obeyed him. In a few minutes the young man went on bis wsy rejoicing, with many thanks to the workmen who had befriended bim. Y'ears afterward the young lawyer and the Irish laborer met again. It was in the White House. The first waa James Buchanan .President of the United States. The second John Hughes, Archbishop of New York. The story is, we believe, true, and is a significant illustration of how open erery career is in this country to young men who possess qualities necessary to success. "Larnin' done it, air," said Columbus Green on entering "Cherry Hill" a few days ago under a sentence of eight years and eight months, making the fourth or fifth term of service he has been sen tenced to undergo in tbe Eastern Peni tentiary. He had only been out few weekt, and was asked bow he came to get back so toon. Such waa his answer "Larnin done it all, sir, shualt, 1 wouldn't a-bin back ef it hadn't been foah de larnin.' " Being questioned by one of the officials, whom the answer bail naturally interested, aa to just what Le meant, Columbus, who ia an African not leas than two yards long and of gigantic build, explained: You see, when I fust nor parson talked ' and talked to me, and I finely 'greed to learn to read and rite, and your teacher 'shuad me when I was rwine out Last time dat I could help myself wid de pen ef I d try. Well, I tried. I got up 'round Gettys burg, in Adams county, and fell tn wid a lot of niggas dat wouldn't 'blevo dat I was any 'count. To show 'em what I could do, I rit a little oahda on a stooh fo' some does, snd I got de does, yon bet. But de man whose name I sined to de oahda tummeled to it and I was brought in." Official Yes, but they nerer gare you such a dose aa eight years for that, did tney? Columbus IU tell vou "bout dat, too. You see, on de trial de jeJge he says "Pris'ner, bow offen yer been convicted befoahdis?" I 'eluded to let de jedge know dat I was no slouch. So tea I "Jedge, Tm hot a witness for dis prose cution, sab." Bite away I seed dat I'd stroaked de old fellah's bar de wrong war. but it was too late. JJer tnt a cunstable on de stand who k no wed I was down here befo', and den dey put on a mgga dat was in de party dat I zibited my larnin to wid dat oahda fo de does, Well, when dat mgga gun to gib me away so disgraceful it kinder) worked me up till 1 was 11st billin . tx 1 watched fo' a good chance to gib him one. He was standin' neau to whar I sot, and after I ns up and reached fo dat mgga he dropped like a stone. I wanted to let him understan' 'zactly bow mad I was, and I gess he foun' out. But it made de jedge powerful mad. De lawya agin me, be shut off de proceedins and said he was willin' to let de jury hab de case, and in two minutes dey had me convicted Den de jedge be says: "Pris'ner, I gib yer fire years fo' dat foagery, three yeahs fo dat sault .on tbe witness and eight months fo' somethin' else," but what de else was I didn't understan', and haren't foun ont yet. But yer can see, boss, ef it hadn t been fo de larnin Id not a got inter dis mischief." Philadelphia Inquirer. Gen. Burnslde'i Eellglon. - What a monument it is to the late Sen ator Burnside one that raiets him high er than civil or military honor could that l.ev. Augustus Woodbury, of Pror idence, in his funeral sermon, could say of turn: There was, withal, in General Burn side's character ,a deep religious element. It mar not often have come to the sur face, certainly not in any ostentatious way, but it lay within him, '.his safeguard from many an ill, his encouragement in many a difficult duty, and his support in many a score of trying experiences. It was my privilege to see somewhat of his innermost life, but whether more than others I do not now say; but we have had in former days many a conversation in camp, beneath the light of the star and in the early dawn, on verr high themes, and I was instiucted and helped by the clearness of his thought and the purity of bis spirit. Many a time has he kneeled in praver beside me in our quar ten before entering to rest at night, and in later years I doubt not there have been hours of secret, silent devotion. when be hnmbly and sincerely sought the help of God. In a letter which he wrote to me on assuming the command of the army of the Potomac I find these words: " You know ho much I feel any responsibility placed upon me, and can readily imagine how much of my time is occupied with this enormous com mand. You will remember that when I was with you in the field with a com paratively Bmall command, I felt that I could do nothing of myself, and I then felt more than ever in my life the need of an entire reliance upon an all-wise Creator. But now the responsibility is so great that at times I tremble at the thought of assuming that I am able to exercise so large a command. hClMIiriC 1.(EL'. .- m Rwueorr. a.rLr - I experiment, has produced a cJlia w,tb a dehca'e perfume, and i.Jhit. V? probable thai tbee fl0ers sir in ti . near future be so cultivated to the rote in the fragrance of ifcdor Two Lipic chemists hi.levi 1 . process lot obtaining sugar a trau nently liquid form. This rilt U Jr. to be effected br eddinr? sa r.n.;T, sugar solution a small quaity 0f citric acid, which combines wit the ... aod deprives it of iu ten.l.Jr tne..?T lize. J Some experiments by MO-intier tn. pear to prove that possesses, in a milder d poisonous property aa ti ine uuman saliva injec: 01 a ranary bird can 1 aants e. the ur.... oi sen.nt. Oder the ak.u witu symptoms rery closely rambling those resulting from serpent bes. Enthusiasts who makf special studr of sun snots and etter.nt phenomena ueueve tnat tne corneftone of a new science is being htifby .lucoTeriea pointing to an intim connection bt. tween solar and terrestal Just what the connect is they are not yet able to clearly defe, althongh dec tncity is suspected obeing the agent through which the eft U are manifested upon onr planet. Iu known th.i n gaseous envelope of e sun is affected by eruptions of suclprodigious magni tude as to be ntterlytyond onr power of conception, the disturbances ap pearing to us io e form of ,,;.iL changing spots androtuberances. The eras of the sK)t V sun-storms-occur at remarkably regur intervals, a com. plete cycle of the wious stages of activ. ity, from maximtl to minimum ,i again to maximnmbeing performed in about eleren yearf the so-called "sun spot period." T sun-spot physicists claim a coincides of the periods of maximum spots ind rears of atmospheric andflysical disturbance in the earth. The (esent has been a vear of great solar dirbanues, while it' has been marked y violent storm. ..i earthquakes up our globe. Further than this, thesedentists chum to have recently detect by simultaneous obser vation miror atospheric changes as the result of coitponding movements in the sun. Mandifliculties attend ti..o observations, M the Astronomer Roval for Scotland, d others believe that the state of tbe so will some day become en important faor in weather forecasts and like calculation. tc the Fa r Sex. Stripes ru lengthwise. The rage ;r beads is on the wane. Metallic fruit 11 res are fashionable. Dolmansre the leading fall wraps. Shonldeii'apes and fichus are rerr much worl Shirred collars on wraps hare taken the place hoods. Memorcan gleam but never renew. It bringus joy faint as the nerfuma of flowers ided and dried of the summer that is pte. A wid is a lady who may possibly never fid tne equal of her dear de parted, at who is determined to corneas near it f circumstances will allow. To sceed in any of life's endeavors. be ourtlente what they may, we require persevance, decision and tenacity of ill ti reach tbe full measure of suc cess. 1 Were doubly fortunate that we have the cportunity to profit br the crest past the world without being shackled by il e are doubly foolish if we ueglit it. Its not so much bv the symmetry of fiat we attain in this life that we are lade to be happy as by tbe enliven ingiope of what we shall reach in the wori to come. Jo true man, however great the ferplation, will seek other means than tal'bood to cripple his adversary; for fal'hood is the shield of depravity and tb sword of cowardice. the man who remains single all his li) may hare the satisfaction of knowing t"it he has done an unspeakabre kind- iss to one woman viz, the woman he fight have made his wife. Vr..nn 1, ... 1 1... 1. 1 i.uuu, u uiiioi uiuioai u3 ucru icainru ota thoughtless words of censure. Of all evil things it is bard tosar which Is least. Shakspeare tells us, "There is small chance in rotten apples." DiKniinointmont ro tliA aiinL-pn niers Yet when on which ar rpRtA,! lli liri.lo-pa In mnre. 1 1 think that I have made no assumption, rational hon and liivm.nfi. that I hare shunned the responsibility,! - and only accepted, wben I was ordered to do it, and when it would have been disloyal and unfriendly to our govern ment not to do it, men 1 take couragi and approach our Heavenly rather wit; freedom and trustfulness, confident tha if I can act honestly and industriously constantly asking his protection a assistance, and all will be well, no mat? how dark everything now seems to mf' This well explains why it was saiibf him that he was not brilliant or show, but he was thoroughly trust worthy.soie thing for better. Recall the ancients and teach thenvhe power of steam; pat Columbus on bird the Great Eastern; furnish Gall$o's tube with Alvsn Clark's lenses; sen('the armies of Caasar by rail into Gnul; Jive Homer an edition of the Iliad f roq the University Press; besiege Troy witliron clads; clothe tbe Roman legions.'rom the power looms of Lowell; shoe-hem from '.he machinery of Lvnn; armthem with the Spencer Rifle; heat the bases of Pompeii with steam; light then with gas and illuminate them with eleoficity; send a daily paper with news w'isper ed to its columns from the foui quar ters of the globe, to every sojier in the army of Darius; tell Governf- Brad ford to telegraph to John liobnson in Leydeu, that the Mayflower hasarrived in port and has east anchor in Ihe har -borof Plymouth end you wll hare demonstrated to the great mill of old wlat untiring and superhuman -ffort the modern mind has made for thealeration and ad ran cement of mankal. (Dr. ionng If any man thinks be has eomio opera in bis bead, now is the time to let it out. ' - ew Orleans Picayune. A romantic young girl ant a tenor singer are harmless when apai, but they ntake a terrible combination, temarks an exchange, and we feel compiled to rise to explain that it is something about the erne way with s tin can etl a brindle fup. Ib-iomces lo lraw On. Mr. Webster used to tell with great zest on iurident in bis professional life, 1 toillustrate how past studies may prove of great service in an emergency. While practising iu New Hampshire, a black smith employed bim to defend a con tested will. The case wss such a com plicated one that he was obliged to order books from Boston at an expense of fifty dollars, in order to acquaint himself with and to settle the legal principles in volved. He won the case, and as the sum involved was small, charged fifteen dollars for services, and was largely out of pocket. Many years after, on passing through New York, he was consulted by Aaron Burr. "I hare a very perplexing case," said Mr. Burr, "which I cannot disentangle I know I am right, bat see no way of proving it in court." Mr. Webster listened, and found the principles identical with his former case. He stated them in such a luminous way that Mr. Burr excitedly asked: "Have you been consulted before,Mr Webster?" "No; nerer heard of the case until you mentioned it" "How is it possible that you could un ravel such a case at sight, when I had given it many hours of anxious study iu rain?" Mr. Webster enjoyed his perplexity, but finally relieved him by a statement of tbe facts. A great sum waa at stake, and Mr. Webster received a fee of one thousand dollars to balance his former loss. The moral of this incident is that what ever is worth doing at all ia worth doing well. Mr. Webster, when a young law yer, acted on thia maxim, and this laid the foundation of his greatness as a lawyer.