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EUGENE CITY GUARD LITEST NEWS SUMMARY. r'TELEOBArU TO DATK. ' The amount paid fur pensions on ac count of the Uta war to Marcu lot, 1882, ii $.jOO,781,M). It ia entlmateJ there are now on tho rolls the name of 250,000 pentionera of the lot war. Thia doea not inolodo 30,U00eatiaiaUd aorvice pen aionera on aoooant of the war of 1812. Annual value of tho 250,000 lato war pen aionora, 827,500,000, and of IW.OOO war of 1812 peOHionera, 82.800,000, or an a gregote annual value of $30,300,000. E tiniuting diaburaumonta for May and June the total paid for peniiione the our ront flitcal year will not be fur from $05, 000,000. April 1, 1882, there wore on filo 217,1(12 Minding cluimn. which, if al lowed, would bo cu titled to arrears. Es timating 17, per cent, for rejection and $1200 aa average arrears in each cane, there would be paid, if 'allowed within the year, $214,1)00.800. There are 03,719 pending claims filed subitequent to the limitation irapoeod by the arrears act, and when allowed the powtion commences from the diite of filing. Deduct 17, per oeut. for rejoctiou and the avorago tlrst !)ayment would be a ono ,voar pnHion at S110 per case, or $4,8211.030. If the two elafiaos juat roforred to should bo at once added to the roll, in would inm-aso the anunul value of pensions 824,500,010, which, added to the present annuul $30, 100,000, would make $51,000,000. Tho Sunday Oazotto, WaHhington, print the following: Tho oabinut has secretly considered the propriety of tho requost made by the Chinese minister to allow of passage through this country en route to China of 00,000 coolies from Cuba. It was affirmed that groat hard ship and expense would accrue to thorn if they wero uot allowed to take this route. The executive very properly de nied the request. Tho pro Chinese press everywhere, with their usual ignorunco of facts, has taken up the diplomatic) falsehood of astuto Culrstiuls hero, and descant lustily on tho wrong done ooolio men and brothers. What wrong pray? It was suid that Chiuose Cubun laborers would have to rotnrn homo by way of England. That is a falsehood. Every one of them went to Cuba by ship from Hongkong to Panama, crossed tho isth mus and then by Vessel across the Carib bean sea to Cuba, l'robubly not ono of the 00,000 referred to ever came to or landed in the United Ktates. Why then should they return this way and by the mnxt expensive incMiods for such persons. We allude to this matter, first, to deny Chinoso pretension, and.sooond, to show in whut manner and how shrewdly Chi nese doalers in labor are endeavoring to circumvent the law. If Cubau coolies should be allowed to puts through tho United Btutea by far the larger propor tion of them would romuin. Tribune's Washington special says: Dr. MoWilliunifl, ussixtant physician at tho district jail does not think Uuiteau showed ull the itrmnoss in his last hours with which he has been credited. He said: "I had been at jail every night for the whole week washing him very closely. Ou tho night of tho 20th I vis ited his cell about midnight and found him sitting on a bed looking straight be fyre him iuto vacancy. The most perfect picture of despondoucy I ever beheld, lie asked mo then to inspect tho gallows for him. He did uot want any bungling. I willingly promised to do it. 'You will lie down at this murder to-morrow,' ho said. To this I nimifl no reply. When I saw him noxt morning the guard said that ho hud slept none during tho night. He would occasionally go into a doze and start out of it with some inarticulate sound. Ollleers bear witness that ho ate nothing for his breakfast. Ho may have put something in his mouth amounting to nothiug. It was tho way at dinner when he was said to havo eaten a hearty meal. From what was learnod from tho guard ho broke down in perfect despair in tho morning and wept freely. It was necessary to niuke every effort to keep him up, to tulktohim, fuuhim, and urge him to be Ann, to bo a num. When (Ion, Crockor came into tho cell to read tho death warrant Uuiteau was greatly imi tated, but ho was able to stand. When it had been read ho sat down. When ho reaohed tho top of the scaffold ho faltered (not stn mbled) and reading his prayer ho wavered so excessively that Crocker was at oiio time anxious to slop it. It wus just buck of tho scufTold and I could see him cutching his breath and strug gling to control it. It was dreadful." Tho largest consignment of proselytes to tho faith of latter day Haiuts since 1802, when one steamer brought a thousand, arrived iu New York, on tho 3d, on the Onion steumship Nevada. There wero in all 022, under supervision of Elder Irvine, i)r. Oriusby, missionary, mid thirty two missionaries of minor rank. In general appearance they were a hardy, thrifty-looking olusn of people. F..u'li bad a fair amount of luggage, neatly packed and lulnded. The majority wero voung people and very few wero aged. Elder Irvine said: "These uew followers of our faith are not a promiscuous collec tion, the fact that they embrace our re ligion not being t lit only necessary qual ification for them to bo colonized in our territories. They must Ui strong, healthy and thrifty, ami must also posaesj some uieaus to start tliim iu their homes be fore we accept them. We uro particular not to bring over any cripples or desti tute people. Besides the til Mormon missionaries, we have 022 co'uverls, mostly composed of families. There are a large number of children with them. There is about an equal number of men aud women. Of the totul 5'. are Scandi navians, 72 Hollanders, and l'.'l Scotch, Irish, Welch, and English. Scandina vians are mostly farmers. Among them are a few mechanics aud tishcrmcu. The English spesking converts are nearly alt mechanics. We have amoug tho converts a larue uumber of dingle meu and women. Thv have been collected bv missionaries aect to Europe from Utah, the niU-iou-ries. being mostly professional men, ihysiciuna ami lawyers predominating, n two mouths we will have another largo consignment coming here from Europe. During the vo,age there were no births. A child three yen old died, aud one of the old men w thrown from his feet by a pluugo of the vesstd aud received in juries that will make it uoeeasary to send him to Ilia hospital. The converta will be tram-furred to Castle Garden, then will I be forwarded from there to Bait Lake I Oity. ' Lightning struck the signal station at Pike's Peak Baturuay ana suguuy in Jurod Sergeants Day and Hoynton. A New Haven dispatch says: The jury in the Malley trial for murder of Jennie Cramer bronght in a verdict of not guilty. Lightning twico set fire to grain fields near Nork, in Butta county, Cal., on the 3d. Damage slight but cause nnprece dented there. Louis Poznansky was killed in Load' ville on the 4th by the bursting of gun while firing a salute. Another man named A. I. Thatcher wag seriously injured. After threo meetings and as many die agreements, the Harvard and Columbia orews wore unable to agreo upon the bonr for tho race for the 4tu which was consequently declared off. C. W. Johnson, from Kentucky, was shot on the 4th at Eranklyn, Toxas, by Clara Christian, aged 18; the cause of the trugedy was a scandal alleged to have been put in circulation Dy jounson. Tho miners of Moyersdale and Alexan dria struck on the 1st for an advanco from 50 to CO cents per ton. They ay they will not resume work till tho ad vanco asked in the Cumberland region is granted. Tho action was the result of a combination. During the thunderstorm atTruckpo, Nov.. on the 2J a team driven by H. W. Robert, acooraponiod by his little boy, was struck by lightning and botn Horses were killed, the carriago demolished and occupants rendered unconscious for some time, but finally rocovoreu. The jury after an hour's deliberation returned a verdict that the railroad acci dent at Long I! ranch last week was caused by spreading of the rails on the bridge at l'arker s creek, and Unit tlio xsew lorn & Long Branch railroad company guilty of gross and cnlpablo nogligence. At a mooting of freight handlers at Jersey City on tho 3d it was announced a communication was received from f roight handlers of the Erie Co. at Buffalo, Elmira and Bulumanca, asking for infor mation concerning the strike and express ing a willingness to joiu the Jersey City men. The rise in the Mississippi, which has been coming down several days, has readied St. Louis. Tho lowest places in the levee are submerged, aud the ground floors of a few business houses covorod. Much dilliculty is found in leading and unloading steamers. It is not anticipated tho river will go any higher. Journal's Washington: Secretary Fol ger thinks the proposed issue of 2 per cent, bonds would huvo little effect ou the questions of redemption of outstand ing bouds, for the present at least. Prob ably he will issuo a cull for $15,000,000 more of coutiuued (S per cents, on theOth. This will loavo but $17,000,000 of this cIuhs of bouds outstanding. Two polioo forces patrol the city of Pittsburg, Va. Denioeratio polioo have refusod to surrender the station houso to readjiiHter polioo and tlio latter have made their headquarters at tho city jail. KoudjUMtcr mayor elect has not quulitled nnd tho present democratic mayor will not recognize the ivwljiiftor police force, llunco all offenders arrusted by them will bo tried by him. Montorov dispatch: Vaults of the old Curmel mission wero opened on tho 3d under direction of Kev. 1' at her Casanova, for the purpose of exhuming tho body of l'uther Junipero horro ami li is compan ions, ouuilers or taiiionuu missions. The remains of the following are idourti- lled : Father John Crespin, buried J uno 1. 1782: Father Junipero Berro, bnriud August 28, 1781; Father Julian Lope;;, buried July 15, 1707 aud Father Formiu Frunuisoo Lasuun, buried Juno 20, lHO.'I. They rere in redwood colUns aud the skeletons in good cor-ditiou aud portious of silk robes nnd bunds still preserved. Tho object of exhumation was to set at rest doubts as to tho burial pluco of the pioneer missionaries. The question rf releasing from quaran tine tho steamship Bclgic, at Han Fran cisco and allowing the vessel to bo docked, is us far from solution as ever. A few days ago all the white passengers refused to bo transferred from the steamer to tho hulk Wilmington owing to its filthy con dition and want of accommodations, and wero taken back. Before that all tho Chiueso passengers had boeu transferred to the hulk China. Afterwards tho steam ship company took ull the Chiueso pas sengers bank and placed them on tho Belgio. The while passoiigers are vory indignant at this action, but are power less to help themselves. So rests the matter for the present. Just what course the board of health will pursue remains to be seen. The Tribune has a long interview with Crocker, who tells the htory of that suit brought by Mrs, Colton. Tho document closes us follows: Settlement was made by her husband's warm personal friend Wetson, and by Tevis, ono ot tlio sharp est business men in California, to a man thoroughly devoted to her service. I never saw her from the time the embez zlement of Colton was discovered, and never threatened her by word of mouth or letter, or through her personal friends. Wheu the settlement wus made wo con sidered that we wero presenting her with S2iK).lHK) for our claim against her hus band's estate if it bad been enforced would have swamped it. O. F. Smith, attorney for Mrs, Colton. has beeu filling San Fraucisco papers with attacks upou me. I am lad of an opportunity to place the facts of the esse Wforo the public. The programme of the celebration, as announced, was substantially carried out in Sau Francisco. Tho procession, which was composed of military organi sations civic societies, eto foruiml at ! A. M.,and moved at 10 over tho line of march to the tirand Opera House, where literary and musical exercises were held. Tho procession was over ono mile iu length, and quite imposing, the military display being unusually tine. Misesti mated that the procession was witnessed by not loss than 75,000 people as it passed si'ow 1 over the route. The principal streets of tho oity were profusely deco rated with tlags, buutiug and patriotic mottoes ou bsuuers and shields. Uuu-dn-da of flags floated over the oily, and shipping wanaily decorated. The usual salutes were fired' from forts about tho harbor. During the afteruoou two bands discoursed music at Uolden Gate park, which was visited by over 20,000 persons. The celebration concluded with a fine pyrotechnic display, which waa witnessed by ail immense crowd. riHAMCB ADD tOMHUCa a FbakAmo, Jul; 1 flurllna tehinw oa London bulm, 80 Ujra, 14 Mti( W; tfoco noMtrr, It KIM- Transfers-Pas to H. Buik of England rata of lateral. S pe ol Mxw Yoa. July 1.-SurUn aiunana. P"m bulu'. Ion. M Hi short. (M. 3d uereial, Irqm litf Vo lowers document? lower. Hllrer bullion. 1000 fine, per fine ouKa-H-' U. rJ.Botida-.D,i, 100H.4H. 114, ie.lWS LoKiwx.JnljrT . t'nnaols, l 1S.. Hllver bullion, Euglleb standard, IttS 0t. V' BD' ounce, 6( '4. L'. S. Iiuudi-U. 133. tteld mmt tech. ICaoM. am rstacuoo MAKKitn. B FArfl. July Receipt-Wheel, 33.000 die, flour, 31 .W0 lncludlUKWm eboerdi CU, 1X1 ctle; pletM. 1MIU eke; e(K, W.UU0 dot. W lint Til mirket I Arm t full prlcti; lilPP'lB, 1 V1 70: etr cbolee mllllug, )t U, No. wulto (new), II tl lou(elile. Flour kltrkrlqulrt bnl flnu : Ctltfurlit country f rerire, eitrin, M 50 1 4 74; OrrK "U ud Vtllt Will Tcibtiluif lf4 MTxtf 6 10. linrlxy Tbe uiirkft It I'lk ftt quoalloui liat gl.cn; lee No. 'i ferd, (1 14 from wuert Oou No cliauifa to note In quuttiui; receipt re vrry eniill I mm ill qnrrter. but 1'kied itocka frrnn Ort-Kn ere lrSn. flto Mfkl itredy at full latere, M.-ft tl a). Onin ll(ii-Mrket HriD it uncbtnznl Uotntlona, Ltnl Market atrouRudquitbl)r biK1'" . lr btuke, lH-"Vl7; relrrn Iu Ikrrr, Kit-; ou.rrqiuil. tl'tne uurliaufd. Wool Truai;tlon llmlHil, receipt! lar,'o. market very drpreMrd; qui'tatlont unuilual at Vat'H'i'l I"' cholo uuatiru; 'JJnii fair to itoud einli ei: Wn'M (HKir owtrru; cbulie valley, niif, XV 7; ioare, Dm t-r anil Ejk Market cllaliariKMl. rialinou-Market q 11 tit Liu llnu; atr ky of fan lull took 'je)Ji aea. I'ortUMl rrwliirt) Prlre. FLOVn-StanrUrdbraudatS 00: rouutry, 14 to t T 'l -iiprrnne. H (Ou:i 7a. t OATK-4H(i.M)i! prr buahi l. - DAIlI.KV il par cruttl. ' 1UY Uulecl tnuolky, f 14 i lC 9 Inn. CI'llKu MK I'S llama, Ort.iu anh'ar cured 11-4 ltc; eiutiru noises bacon, IjvftllH.", abouldrra 10 0I1-. LAUD Quotatloui are lldj lu kvx; 14.13 In tine. aiiill.'ijli,- lu illa. I)lUi;i) Al'1'LES-Huu urlfd, Tc; PlnruuK-rdriHd (kivu.n. HOFSjno. DltlEU l'HIUB-Wltb pill, Srj pltleaa IOo for aim drlnd: llial2o for mwiiiue I'luiua. BUTTtll-Fam-y Jftf'jt : k-mmI lu Utoica. 20.ft 3'JSaoi 'air, 1(k1Sc. lu bulk, pvt-': iu bnue, a7H':ioc. OMONH-Ou.itallon U 2.1 ell. rilUH-'JV. CHICKENS-I'tT dog, ;4 5011; a.'iiall lu.f medium, li;t'KS-rrdo, $7(S. . 1"TA I'1)I S-Old, V II., II 00;ntw, ? i-tl., I' 75. HI1I.NGLI:S-Kr U, tl 7'vl 00. WE A fK. IIHFK StfcHio ft Nr.. P01lh-b.i7!, net 78. MI TTON-'Jdti'JHR. iiroM. V K A L-4 4 Sj Ton' '0 be Happy am Long lived. First, study to acquire a composure of mind and body. Avoid agitation of ono or tho other, especially before nnd after meals, or while the process of dieeilion isgoiugon. To this end, govern your temper; endeavor to look 011 the bright side of things, keep down, as much as possible, the unruly passions; discard envy, hatred and malice, and lay your bead upon tho pillow of cliurity with all mankind. Let not your wants outrun your means. natevor iiiiiietutios you nnvo to encounter, be uot perplexed, out only think whut is right to do in the sight of llini who neetli all thing!), and bear without puuug the results. ben vour mortl is solitary, let your thoughts bj cheerful; when you are social, which is better, . avoid disputes, or serious arguments or nupleasant topics. "Un quiet meals mako ill diges tions," and the contrary is produced by easy conversation, a nloasant project, welcome news, or a lively companion. I advise wives not to entertain their hus bands with domestio grievances about children nnd servants, nor nsk for money, nor propound unreasonable or provoking questions; and advise hus bands tu keep tho cares uuI vexirtions of the world to themselves, but to com municate whatever is comforting, cheer ful und amusing. Self governmeut is the best step to health and h.tppincss. r .1 il. fit . in inm councciiou 1110 louowmg niig gestions are apropos: ' hut slow ly, as if it was a pleasure you desired to prolong, rather than a duty to bo perfouned as noon as possible. Don't bring your prejudices, your dis likes, your annoyance, your past mis f 01 tunes or future forebodings to tho table. They will spoil tho WHt dinner. llospeot tho hours of niils; yon nave no right to injure tho t 'tnpprof theoook, destroy the flavor of the viands, and the comfort of tho family by your want of punctuality. llavo ns much variety in your food as possible, but not muuy dishes served at one time. Find as little f in It ns possible with tho food prepared, and praise when you can. Finally, ne thankful, if you Have no meat, that you have at least an appetite, and hope for somethiug better iu tho future, Downy or a Hindoo Biudr. Ono of tho daughters of Meer Ooelani Ilaba, Xawah of Surat, is about to bo married at Surat. Tho procession which carried the bride's dowry to tbe bridegroom's house was worthy of special mention. A number of elephants, horses, carriages and palkeos led the procession. After them came a number of female servauts, ull in suow-white clothes, each bearing in her hands a covered truy. About fifty youths followed with rose-wut'r decan ter of silver ou silver salvers. Then came 500 coolies, some with inagnihVent liedsteads, witii curtains, pillows, etc.; others with swings, benches, boxes, cup boards of various desurus, sofas, chairs, fables, aud, in short, all the parapher nalia of a modern houso. Theso were followed by seveuty tivo women each currying a tray of n oat meat. Oijo hun dred meu with cooking iiI'-iimIs brought up the rear. Some of these men carried on their heads basket loads of lamps. wall shades, chandeliers, etc. Isombay Samachar. London "'ruth says: "There ia no truth in the lierlin report ef the ap proaching inurrnige of the, 1 1 nu-t sa Bea trice. Her royal highness appears to have resigned herself to a routine lifo with the oneen, and she is rewarded by bring allowed to exercise far more influ ence iu a variety of ways than any of her sisters havo ever done. luileed, t'i quccu now leaves the mauag.uueut of almost everything iu the domestio line to the princess, who, 11 1 doubt, finds it utlier plruniut t pull the strings ut all the palaivs." This leaves the princess free to follow the recommendations re cently made by the Chicago Tribune, that she and Mr. rarnell, the king of all the Irish, unite themselves iu marriage. Why should she not poll the strings in her own palace? The Colorado potato Wtle Lu put in an early appearance in Indians, n I com menced rrly work in gakvlous where early varieties wore planted. BOW JOKES KISSED THI DU.VF LIS US. Dave yon ever seen a real apple dump ling? I do not mean tbe libel on it; that solid chunk of indigestion and misery that graces most tables, and is composed of toughened dongh and sour fruit; not that, bnt a dainty, puffy, flakey little ball, dripping with cream saace, aud exhaling an aroma like in cense. When the fork is" inserted, and the crust is pushed aside, what a sight to meet an epicure's eye, as a pink tinted, tart-sweet apple, with its sprink ling of nutmeg, lying within its cover ing like Venns in her shell. Now if there is any one thing Jones did like, it was such a dumpling aa I have attempted to describe; but Mrs.' Jones was not a suocess at dumplings. How many heart-rejding sighs aud bit ter teurs she has wasted over ber dump lings, no one but herself will ever know. All the leading cook books and fugitive recipes had been read and studied, but all to no purpose. The dumplings by courtesy were inevitably the same nu happy looking lumps of grayish color, that scorned all the coaxings of a fork, and generally resisted a too heavy pres sure by popping out of tho siucer npon the tablecloth or floor. If by accident one did succumb to a deliberate and well calculated stab of the prongs, what met the eye? Simply a small, guilty, shriv eled-lonking object, which appeared to slink into a corner, thoroughly con scious of not having accomplished its mission. Mo, dumplings were cot Mrs. Jones' forte. But dumplings were not the only thorns iu Mrs. Jone's existence; the queen thorn was her quondam bosom friend, Susan Wilkins, and two sharp little prickles were Liddy and Sally, mournful "has beens," who called Mrs. Wilkins "aw." If people's, faces were indicative of their chief accomplish ment or calling, physiognomists would immediately class Miss Liddy Wilkins among the pickling genus; bnt physiog nomists, like common mortals, are not infallible. Miss Liddy could do np oickles well enough, but her "chef d'ienvre" was a dumpling, and Mr Jonas Jones knew it. Now the Wilkinses. mother, and daughters, were fond of giving littlo dinners to one or two con genial spirits, and they were, in a culi nary nud gastromio point of view, won derful successes. What totnsto sonp! What luscious tenderloius of beef! What salads! And then a glass or two of dry wine to whut the appetite for the delicious dumpling that followed. Tho Wilkinses occupied a snito of rooms iu an apartment house, fourth floor front. One small girl did the heavy chores, and Mrs, Wilkins, with tho Misses Wilkins, attended to the rest of the houso or, more correctly speik ing, room keeping. How well Mr. Jonas Jones knew that fourth floor frontl How his heart bounded, when in re sponse to the nervous jerk of the fourth bell, tho door clicked, nnd mysterion.-dy opened! Up the four iligiits iu twice ns many jumps, and Jones stood within the parlor of that fourth floor front, whire Mrs. Wilkius, in tho giddy girlishness of her four and sixty years, gushingly welcomed him, and the Missos Liddy and Sally stood by, not doing anything in particular, bnt anxiously watching Mrs. Wilkins. In fact, Mrs. Wilkins wus tho social rudder, nnd without her guidance the Misses Wilkins wero alto gether at sea when in the parlor. Aud was Mrs. Jones blissfully ignor ant of tho dinners, dumplings, and sirenio f tarnations of that fourth llobr frout? Not a bit of it. Hardly a time did Mr. Jones Bip his wine, roll tho ten der morsel of a dumpling under his tongue, and after all pipe his littlo song to tho confused accompaniment of Miss Sally, that Mrs. Jones did not know all about it. and wearily moan ami bewail her lot in her dreary homo. Occasion ally sho would drown her grief in a new experiment with dumpling; once suc cessfully get tho knack ot an entablo dumpling, and sho knew that Jonas Jones would bo ull ber own again. Ou a certain briirbt Sunday in April many years no;o, Mr. Jones was up be times, and there was great scouring nnd brushing, and oiling aud perfuming. So slick rnd spruce and shiny did Mr. Jones look at thij breakfast table that bright Sunday morning that Mrs. Jones feh her heart sink within her, nnd in a deso'nto voice asked, "Aro you going to town today, Jonas?" There was a painful pause, and then Mr. Jones replied deliberately, and with his eves on his cofl'eecup: "I am going to town to day." ' Tho conversation ended there. Mr. Jones was a mau of mauy ideus, but few words. Stuuding by the window, and looking after tho retreating form of Mr. Jones as it diminished down the street, Mrs. Jones suddenly had nn inspiration. She was a womau of inspirations. Her eldest sister was just so, too, but that is neither here nor there, and has nn connection with this particular intpir itiou of Mrs. Jones. Consulting tho clock and time table, alio found that sho could reach town iu lime (0 say ouo or two prayers at church, and lli"u she would dine with Susan Wilkins. S'io would overlook all past differences, and pay a friendly call. What better duy t. forget and forgive. Could any other thoughts or motives in fluence Mrs. Jones in h 'r desire to break bread with Susan Wilkius? My jeu bluslit s at und scorns uch a base im putation. In due course of tim Mrs. Jones ar rived at the temporary abiding place of Mrs. Wilkins. Findiu it unnecessary to rn g the bell, as tho m lin dour was open, she laboriously lubore 1 up the llihts of stairs. On the thir 1 Lnd s muds uf music assailed her ens, and when the fourth Iloor front wa reached, th not only heard the tortured pi.itio, but a voice, bnt whoso voice? Mrs Jones' heart gave a irrrat thump. It w.is it was Jona.-.! Wit 1 a trembling hand sho knocked at the door, but there was no response. The sinking yea, singing, I will not let my pen be guilty uf a li.irsh er word continued. Again Mrs Jous knocked, again she was nnu itice I; she tried tho handle; the door wa locked ! Misery! What should she do? Ia des paratiou she this tune give a tremen dous rap. The piaiM stopped with a snip, ss if it h I been st tbbed, and gave up it life with a -'iscorilan' Kroun; the voice mailed a ay in a ttvniKiug moan, snd there was an intense mlence lor several secouds, succeeded by touch rustling uf gowus, and skirmishing a',Mut I ie room, with an obligate accom paniment of closing doors- Then all WaS peOCeiUI BUI! me i:j was luiuni iu the lock. Miss Sallie's face appeared at the narrow opening, with her lips parsed to ask the person's business; but her lips lost their cunning, and her jaw fuirly dropped, as she rscognized the lisiior, who, without waiting for any ceremony, pushed into the room, and after ft quick glance at the sofa and chairs and under the piano, demanded in a suppressed voice: "Wheroishe?" "Whom do yon mean?" asked Misi Sallie, with her eyes quito out of her head, and nervously tearing two rose buds from the neck of her gown. "You know whom I moan Jonas." Miss Sallie, with ft great gulp, and looking as if she were right on the verge of a con vnlsion, stammered out: "I don't know what you mean, no baa not been here." "Do you mean to tell me.Sallie Wilkins. that my husband was not here, singing? "I do," maintained Miss Sallie, a groenish' hue spreading over her fea tures. At this juncture Mrs. Wilkins made her appearance, aud Miss Liddy brought up the rear, whh a flushed face, and the fragrance of dumplings clinging about her. "And you, Susan Wilkins, and you, Liddy, nnd you, Sally, mean to tell me that Jonca was not here ten minutes ago?" "Wo do," responded mother aud daugh ters in unison, something aftr the man merof a trio in a certain modern popular opera. Mrs. Jones looked at tho three stolid faces, and, doubting her own sense, sank into a chair, overcome with tears for tho time being. As she sat with her face bnried iu the folds of her handkerchief, the three ludios exchanged agonieed looks, through the open door rushed into the room the odors of all manner of good thintrs preparing in the rear. When Mrs. Jones had collected hetsolf and Mrc. Wilkins and Miss Sally Miss Liddy having retired to the back regions had somewhat recovered from the shock, Mrs. Wilkius said in an injrred voice, and with a magnanimous and Christian like spirit of forgivenness: "You are very suspicious and unjust, Maria, but let that pais. Take off your bonnet and dine with us; we will give you what little we have." Mrs. Jones raised hor head, and glanc ing into tho next room, saw a table decked out with gay cuiua and glass ware, a bunch of rcul roses in the cen ter, and four places. That malicious imp, suspicion, once more took possess ion of Mrs. Jones and sho said: "I see there are four covers laid, Su san." "Yes," quickly responded Miss Sally. "I exiv-oted my cousin, Thomas; but I do not believo he'll come now." Miss Sail? gave a little choko, nnd re ceived aa approving glanoe from her ma. In a short time "diss Liddy showed herself at the door, and with ft jerk nnd a snap announced dinner. Could ever u tihle be swtt-ter or mure inviting? First, thero wus the tomato soup, and then the beef, and then the salad, and iinally the dumplings. E'ght of them. Such beauties! Mrs. Jones looked ut them with a feeling akin to awo. As tho dinner progressed, the spirits of t'ic partakers sank in reverse ratio, and when tho coffee was reached, there was a peculiar odor of dolefulness and de pression about even the inanimate ob jects. Just a tho dumplings were placed npon the table thero was a sup pressed and strnnglod sneeze, that ap peared to come from nowhere in particu lar aud to bolong to neither sea nor land; but it had the effect of making three of the diners give a violent stare and turn livid. Miss Sally giggled in spite of hor tenor, sho certainly giggled but that was ono of her idiosyncrasies. I shall now have to beg my readers to leave tho luxuries of the dining table, and step with me across the threshold to the adjoining room. It wus a sort of large, dark pantry, where were many shelves, filled with glass jars containing the last successes of Miss Liddy; also odds nnd cuds of all sorts, and a largo box with a lid used as a coal bin, but now holding more precious ware than that useful but smutty article, If you should lift the lid with me, you would see no less a personage than Mr. Jones sitting iu a horrid, cramped position 01 top of the few bushels of coal that still remained in the bin. Mr. Jones was burning with wrath and indignation, but Mr. Jones was helpless. Aside from his humiliating predicament, Mr, Jones suffered the pangs of hunger.whioh were only more aggravated by tho clat tor of dishes and penetrating odors that leaked through tho cracks of his place of retirement. The steam and aroma from the dumpling was too much for him, and caused the uncanny siund that bo startled tho trio in the diuiug room. Two hours or so afbr finishing her second dumpling Mrs. Jones took her d?p.irture, and there was a simultane ous rush by tho three ladies, for the Jiantry. A chair was brought, and Kr. fonea was assisted to alight. Drushes culled into requisition, aud soup and water were freely used, but few words said Mr. Jones. With a dignified and injured air, ho solemnly took his leave. The next Sunday Mrs. Jones timidly said at the breakfast table: "I hope, Jonas, that you will bo at home to-day, for I'm going to havo some dumplings; Liddy Wilkius has told mo just how to do it." After a pause, Mr. Jones in rather a severe way said: "Thank you, but 1 am not eating dumplings this year." And bo it hero recorded that Mr. Jones never to his dying day could lie prevailed upon to touch a dumpling, ami eveu the odor of one would make him ill. tn Easy Creditor. The parson ex teu.led the box to Bill, an I he blowly shook Lis head "Come, William, give something." said the parson. "Can't do it," said Bill. 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