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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1882)
A UltlAK FOB LIBERTY. ... , on the niglit of February 8 ilonel Rose completed the tunnel V.S Pri-m. through which C JiLlier oscapeu 10 me- reuurai -S frnk E. Moran, of the tv-tW' X-w York regiment, then Visouer there, go an t rw no mid hurried to join the ' ? -i ., tivoa. wuiio nunureus COlUrt w- ..rill. J- r Pr ..i. the tunnel, the cry of i,.1 f ii .roeared, and Capt. Moran hast irJs ?C...:a .!, rmeninff. What Mhim i related in an extremely en in 2 article in the Philadelphia ul . -I soueczed myself feet first Meli the narrow aperture in the fire ! inJ found that the opeuing led in Winding slant from the back of the i' .i U tha nliimnnv anil infrt ''' t ceiittr, which was divided from ..Mar COUlU"U IUD UCIAO eg cells IBro unuwuj uuuim luu Xn at the front of the building and alternately used for the confine it of bostiges, "troublesome pris and Union spios under death seu- vara HnnrlftRR ftlrtHAr.M. ahnnf 1 a 0f light stole into them of the day m a narrow grated window half ten in the sidewalf above. They ire guarded by special sentinels, were e with enormous rats, and tbe air in m wis sickening. From those dread , ca(,es many a brave fellow went forth death. A thick wall divided this ,'in tbe east cellar under the hospital ,ui and it was in the east wall of this llir'that the tunnel proper began. 1'inding the short fragment of a Man . rope hanging from the top of the ning, I let my foet ln, hoping to hnttom. but found nouo, and as L hrnised hand and shoulder made it iKwsible to hang long, i uaianeed my for a fall, whither and to what depth Lae not, for it was a ray less pit of ,-ines. Willi a son oi iauu in ior it I sbnt my eyes and teeth and in the me of liberty 'lot go. Thanks to my onghtful comrades, I fell into a huge ie of straw, and after rolling over two three times, 1 ioudu myscii in mo rkness among hundreds of squealing :s, and before I ooujd recover my ttilibrium a score oi me repulsive fatureu ran over me. uompiying with r instructions. I placed my back to the ill near where I dropped and waded ;ee deep toward the opposite wall, tough the straw tuat covered uie cellar. ,e ulace seemed to be perfectly alive . . LA .1 A to rats tuat lougui, squeaieu uun tore h other and thumped against my :l at everv step. At last I reached the wall and ran my nd alone the cold, damn surface in irch of the opening to the tunnel. In is manner I groped along until I ached the southeast corner, and be vine that I must have passed the hole mule my way back in the same way, i'liag tbe wall with increased anxiety d caution. I stopped a dozen times listen for some friendly token from v comrades who had long since pro led me, but no sound could be heard :t the horrible chorus of the rats. The ,u;ht of failure began to harass me, J id the thought that I should be ml t pass the night iu the loathsome i:e. Great beads of inspiration came on my forehead when I thought of ;ng found by the guards in the morn is', if indeed the colony of rats did not ere that time battle for the choice ;is of my remains. It paralyzed me to think that through i blundering the tunnel would be dis- wed that had cost so mucn heroic and that I should be loaded with ) disgrace of having deprived hundreds my follow prisoners of their liberty, this train of oppressing thoughts me tbe remembrance tht this had at ie time been tbe "dead cellar," where dies from the hospital room above it 1 to be boxed up prior to burial. Tbe voitmg idea tuat the Union dead stiouui er have been left, even temporarily, in Ich a place sickened me, and I would I've given a fortune at that miserable imeut for a friendly stream of light d t blessed breath of fresh air. I ought I had already surveyed an acre vail, und was on tbe boador of de iir, when to my boundless joy my nd fidl on a pair of beels. ',1 knew they m live heels, for I had no sooner uched them than they vanished like agio in the wall. "Who's there?" said a voice, as if from Rtave. "Moran," 1 answered, "from the Get iurg room. Who are you?" "Charley Morgan," the sepulchral iesponded, "from the Chickamaga Are the rebs cnmino?" 'No; go ahead and make room for V said I, and away went the heels, ler sending a shower of dirt into my es. Th hole us I advanced appeared to re an average diameter of about two e'. At times wa anneared to be de- 'enJing, aud again we seemed to rise. e eann was clammv cold and the air ai and suffocatins'. Mv bruised snoul- f got rough usage as I wedged myself ' wan on my hands and face. The le grew narrower an T ndvancfld. and withstanding mv slight form I found more tlian once in the position of iai man who had Dreceeded me. Jfgan unhappily took a violent cramp oe of his leas and to reliave bis dis- I pulled off his shoe. This proved somewhat troublesome charge, for in save it for its owner I had to 'Ml it ahead of mn na T rmwloii on- v&- The length of the tunnel seemed 'minauie. I was a-asDinflr for breath. 1 my Bhoulder waslpaining dreadfully, 'eemed as if we were lost in some hor Je eravfl. 1 m struck with the wonderful clear- with which all sounds were trans- aana a a if wa n encompassed by metallic instead of V wells. At last, nearly fainting with UOCillnn . i l, , l'",u nu laugue, a ray oi W gladdeued my eyes and I felt the f "jme blessedness of fresh air cer f aJ 'the most delicious air I have ever my whole life. Morgan ex 1, n" hand and gave me a friendlv ficome as I rose like an apparition to :V", of the earth, and having iiunu terra firaa 1 maJe c101 n'1 survey of my surroundings. I ,n jard that divided two old build itli 'Ced ""P60"761 nortn ad ttod about about seventy feet from the eastern wall of the prin, nd look ing through the iliUpidated lence, i , the sentinels pacing thoir p,,,t,. ui i the light of the street lamp, e.mld tasil'. distinguish thoir feature. Au urolu-1 ui numcient wiatb for the passago of wagouslod to the street on the southt lut ran next to and parallel with the canal. I now noticed a third person in the yard, und Morgan in a whisper introduced Lieut. William Wutson of his own com pany of the Twenty-first Wisconsin regi luoiit. We held a hurried coufuronca and decided to go down the street in an easterly direction, agreeing to meet at the socond comer for further consulta tion. We each removed our shoes that wo might move noiselossly, and also that we might run the swifter if challenged by the sentinels. Walson went off first and wa followed in about two minutes by Morgan. As they moved away I closely watched the two nearost guards who at one time halted on their posts aud gazed togother at the retreating forms of my two fiieoda. I resolved , should they show a sign of firing, to shout an alarm to my comrades and dash down the street after them. But the guards appeared to have no suspicion that they were Yankees, and without any audible comraont regarding them, resumed the pacing oi tueir posts, l eeling this to bo my opportunity I stopped from the arched way and leisurely followed in the wake of my friends. It would be dim cult to convey to one who has not shared in a lilte exporienoe a clear idea of the peculiar sensation I felt when, after an imprisonment of over six months, 1 first found myself in the open fresh air, and drank in the first fragrant breath of my liberty; and yet I felt a pans of regert as I turned irresistibly to look at the grim walls of Libby, whore I was leaving, perhaps forever, many of the gallant fel lows, the most valued friends of my life. There came at the moment to my mind the touching words of Bonnivard, Byron's "Prisoner of Chillon:" "Yet itrnnge to tell Ia quiet we bad learned lodvell Uj verv cbaiui aud 1 grow filendi, fo much a long cimm.iuluu leu n To mike u wnai we ,v: Kveii I Kegnlued my faedoa wkh a lgn." I followed the trail of the Confeder ates to the border of the opon field which afforded a clear view for not less than hulf a milo toward tlio north. A small farm houe stood in sight at a distauce which I estimated at a thousand yards, but not a man was in sight or hearing. The sudden disappearance of the party, whom I knew could not have reached tue house in so brief a time, was significant, and I instantly concluded that they were at that very minuto deploying about the border of the swamp so as to encompass and close in on us. I turned quickly and ran back into the swamp, expecting as I retreated to hear the whiz of a bul let from a concealed Confederate. I had taken less than a dozen steps when a long, clear whistle was heard to my right and instantly answered by another on the opposite side of the swamp. My two friends, mistaking these for my sig nals, bounded through the woods like startled deer, running toward the south si Jo. I stopped an instant and heard a dozen answering whistles followed by the loud, clear command of the Confederated to "close in!-' I oonld hear the crash and parting of the brush as our pursuers pushed thoir way into the tangled junglo. The thought of going back a captive to Libby was like a knell of death, and I fully resolved to take any chances short of suicide rather than be taken. I had yet heard no sounds from the east side of the swamp, and therefore determined upon that as the point to run the gaunt let. I tore through the low bog and lost my left shoe in the treacherous mire, and to increase ray speed I took off the other and threw it away. I struck a cow-path running eastward, and, hatless and shoe less, I fairly flew over the ground. I sprang upon the huge trunk of a fallen tree that crossed the path, and as I leaped to the ground on the opposite side a tall Confederate, concealed be hind it and who had not heard my swift and noiseless approach, sprang to his feet, leaving his carbine leaning against the tree, turned and ran. He tripped and fell flat on his face, uttering a "whoop" like a Comanche Indian. As he lay straight in my path I leaped squarely over him and almoHt into the arms of three of the Confederates, who leveled their carbines at my head and demanded me to halt, while the fallen man, recovering his gua and his wits, came savagely toward me, gun in hand, und in a fochorn voice, shouted, "Sur render!" amid the laughter of his cooler companions. For a few minutes 1 hoped my two comrades might meet a better fate than I, but they were soon in sight, nitnm.ed bv the euard. and exchanged condolences. Tbe Confederate hunted up mv shoes for me and treatod us with considerable kinduess.being soldiers and not prison guard.-, they fed us liberally from their haversacks. They admitted that our discovery in the swamp was an accident and a great surprise to them, and added that we were outside of their posts. Single Women. A clever old maid once said that it wis far hotter to Le laughed at because you were not married than not be able to laugh because vou were. There is sound logiointbat. It is well for woman to marry if she meets a good, true man, who loves her and whom she lovos; but, if she be not suited, better that she re main single. Many old maids are help- i i ..,i"jpt ttfinnereu. and fill their allotted niche as acceptably as do their married hiut. -"- '"-j more to be honored than they would have been had they merely mar. ied for a home or position? Our young ladies Uve erroneous ideas on this subject. . i i. .li.irrnffld if thevhave TlieV leei mmwi '-o 1 u, arrived at a mature age and are not able to write "Mrs. ieiro Their whole ambition is to get ahuaband by hook or by croo, uui H bow thev must. Consequently they Uke the first'man who offer himself, whether he really suits them or not. ow, girls, do not marry in haste. Oet the best ed uXn possible, help about domestic Xn and enter some trade or profes Sr which you have a taste, and master it. Skilled labor is always well pa'd Don't spend your time repining Wcausejou cannot see the coming man. IfTon never aee him you can lead use ful, Lappy Uvea. TRAVEL, I iie no need of a ataU-lv i'iip, No fi'or of a rolling te. ! i iioien booki I take m- " v 'rt'itli the jroodlii't conijMuy, Aud whether 1 road of Suutbem ikua Or the wealth of an Eaituru port, ( my aee the world through mi author'a eyei, Mht ilwn); ia a eumn or court, Through wn derl'ul ikeU-hhooka that belonj To an art m( friend of mine, I vUit the plan of legend nnd tonj So f.nn alotn !),, Kinue: I liri'allio tlin irit nf ol I MMaliiM t 1 uid the nortoeru main: I Iread the vine clad valea of France And look tor my nutles in Suiu. The ung of v'eiintitin gondolier, A.ulny guide their moiulil boats I fcvni to hoar, or (he muiuaiiieer'a ' Tryolean echo U"U-. I matr tee the heather't purple plume Anion; the bauka and true, Or wander where the pri'iirofd hlooina Along the Ku jliU wuy. I teek the land of the Miduiirht Sirj Or trace the mure ol the Nile, I find the cedars of Lebanon Ur stud.- Crete awhile Whenvcr I tiro of time and lid--. No matter how fur I may roam, I haveonly to Iny mv booi anle To tin J 'myself at home. The world is wide and tVe world ii f.iir, And heroea good to aee, Out a hearth and home, an t frien la to ilure Are all the world to me. And to ai;h iu vain lor foreign eight There turely it no int-d, A long at people live lo write, I mav live to read. And Sore Left. A dozen years ago a farmer came iuto Detroit with a load of potatoes and sold them to the grocer. A dispute arose as to the quantity. The farmer felt Mm himself cheated out of two bushels and he left tlio grocer wiih a black eye. The grocer w as a man who meant to keep even with all men. He therefore took his affidavit to whip that agricultural toiler within an inch of his life, aud the longer ho waited the middorho got. At the cud of a month, seeing no proapoct of catching the farmer in town, the grocer procured a home aud buggy and drove out to tho farm to have it out. When within throo miles of the plaoo he encountered a man on t'io highway and inquired: "Can you tell me whore old Stiver livei?" "Yes; going to bnv cattle of him?" "No sir! I'm going to pound him out oi ma boots! "I guess not! I'm old Stiver's son nnd you've got to whip me first." The grocer jumped out aud a battlo resulted. He polished tho son off, but it was a tight squeeze. He had not gone half a mile when a man who was husking com near the fenco hailed him with: "Did you have a fight down there?" "I'es." "Who whipped?" "I did." "Well, that was my brother you were fighting. And maybe you thiuk yon oau mash mo, too? A second fight took place, and proved a draw, lue grocer was somewhat dis couraged, haviug several loose teeth and a nosa as big as his wrist, hut he drove on to the next house. A strapping fel low about 27 years old was cutting wood at the gate, and the grocer drew up aud asked: "How far is it to 3tiver's?" "Which Stiver?" "Why the old liar Stiver." "StraDger, the man who speaks that wav of my old dad has got to be pounded," remarked the chopper, and a third tight was soon on the boards. This time tho grocer had his fill, aud after brushing tho grass out of his hair, he asked : "How fur is it to John Stiver's?" "Two miles." "One more question. I've met and fought with three of his sons. Is there another living between hero and the old man's?" "Another? Why thore are three, and besides, there are two single ones at home who could turn you wrongaido out in twenty seconds! The grocer drove slowly back to tho city and went to bed for a week. Ilia mistaking was in not waiting to oatoh the old man home some time when all the boys were off fishing. A Zunl Couftsh'p. There were two unmarried memborsof the house a nephew and au adopted girl. The nephew was an ovor-grewn, heavy faced, thick-lipped, blue-eyed blonde a specimen of the tribal allun ism, a dandy, and the darling of the white-haired "Old Ten." Oueday.after I had presented the latter with a pane of ruined noffitive glass, she ventured to compare her favorite with me. My flat teriuf! acknowledgements of this compli ment mado decided winnings of tbe old woman's hitherto restrained affections The governor spared this youth no more than the others. With characteristic irony, he called him "The Family Milk man," or "The Night Bird," the latter terra referring to his eyes, "which, tho eovernor usually added, "wiggled like those of au owl in strong sunlight." Tho maiden was jolly, pretty and coquettish the belle of "Kivcraide street, ner lovers were manv, but soon, of the long row who wuited under the moonlit caves, only one was admitted tbe gov ernor's younger brother, my sympathetic friend. There was but one room in the house in which the two could hone to be left to themselves mine. Here thev came nicht after night. They paid no attention to the lonely "Me-lik" in his hamJQOck, but sat opposite in the darknesa on the low adobe bencu, hour after hour, stroking each other's hands, siggling and cooing in low tones just like so many of my own people of the same age, only in a different language. An occasional smack, followed by feral nine indignation, tanght me tho meaning of "Stop that! m Zuui, and the pi-cu liarities of tbe Tueblo kiss. If the bliss fol Pair remained too late, the slab door would rumble on its wooden, hinges, and tbe governor, preceded by a lighted torch of cedar splints, would stalk in, and. as near as 1 could make out, rate the young man soundly for Lis want of resoect to the "Washingtona Me li- kana," whereupon tbe pair would vanish, the maiden sriKKlinff and the young man cursing. Frank H. Cashing, in De cember Century. Aa Autnmii Bemory. I The XovetiiV t- -uti was stealing bo twii t ! dnii '. iv embroidered Kuflit aud piaytnj mi i: ripples of the wood land rivulet. t'-n- golden rod along the brookside wa.' i..v aud then disturbed by the flight of bouio wild bird, and the anmacos iotln i' cardinal feozca li!;d like u many nodding Tn.!.i..h s'uti ueiH. A glorious but hrirf period when u delicate veil of Iiih Imt gn ur,,iind the wood, and the ltnudicate politician lianas around tlio candidate to negotiate tho sale or ins vote; whru the partridge drums up in the in e, uud the suapeuder peddler drums tip in the northern part of New York; when the honest furmor works the hurveat Held, and tbe Yonnir lad v worka the Christmas slip), era for the clergyman; when poetic damsels pluck tlio languid lerux, and tlio unpoetio housewife plucks the languishing Thanksgiving turkey. The birds twittered by the brook, and the squirrels darted along tiie atonn wall aud up iu tho tree, and tho voice of merry uniting parties reverberated through the silent aisles of the forest in harmony with tho sincere but unpoctio rquawk of the cat bird. duals about the style of day it was wheu a libt-henrted couple, tired of their woodlaud promenade, aat upon a fallen tree. "I am always so happy iu the woods," she commenced, "especially in the autnu.li, as the crepuscular shadows steal timidly into the valley, for then I float back to ohildbood's httppy time " "Glad to bear it," ho replied, rather abruptly. "I Bhall bring you up here often; the air is exhilarating, and will do you good; and we will gather wild flowers aud arrange them iu quaint designs." "Oh, you tire o good," sho said, iu Iouob of deep, unswerving devotioii. "I would much rather walk hero with you than in tho bustling city." "You would?" he inquired, with a Hlight tremor in his voice. "Indeed I would!" she responded. "When here with you, all alone, I feel perfectly secure and happy.'' "And so do I," he chanted, as lie thrust his hand into his vest pocket and felt his capital, which oousiatod of two atiHpcndor buttons aud a night key "so do I, my dear, because this pretty autumn wood ia just about 11 miles from the nearest ico cream saloon." fU. K. Muukittrick, iu Harper's Drawer. Xitlvei for 8 a dlde. Frederick Ornbb, of Erie, Pa., shot himsolf while in his honoymoon because his brido'a former husband, supposed to bo dead, appeared. failure to rooeive peusiou-money drove Enoch Iklemau, of Weatliersfleld, N. Y., aged 54 years, to suicide. He hung himself in his barn. Because sho had been beaten by her husband, Mis. David Worden, of Fort Wayne, Iud., set tire to her houso, nnd threw herself into tbe flumes. It is said that Boas W. Liohty, of Al leghany, Pa., committed suicide be cause a gypsy fortuno-tellor had pre dicted that lie would die by his own hand on that day. Matthew Couley, 13 years old, of Cleremout, N. II., shot at his dog, hit ting it on tho tail. His mother cousured him, aud bo shot himself through the heart. A dispute us to tlio division of a small sum of money caused William t . Sanbo, living in tho outskirts of Cincinnati, to murder his son, agod 31 years, and kill himself with a razor. Miss Blais, of Camden, S. C, a vory handsomo woman, recently committed suicide. Iter great-grandfather was hanged, her graudinotbor committed suicide, her father was tried for murder and escaped only to bo killed by another and one of her brothers is serving a lifo sentence for murder. L a&a In a Bath. A nowly-married couple, who arrived on their honeymoon trip at a celebrated Scotch watering-place at a time when ac commodation was at a premium, had a mattress spread for them by a com pas sionato inn-keeper in one of his baths, In the middle of the night the house was alarmed by loud shrieks proceeding from the nuptial chamber. What was the matter? Well, this. Tho young biide, wishing to ring for a maid, had caught hold of what she supposed to be the boll-rope, and pulled it Bmartly. Unhappily for her and her spouse, it was the cord of the shower-bath over their heads, and forthwith down plunged Biich a deluge of cold water as would throw a damper upon the most devoted of honey mooning couples. Her husband in dis may caught frantically at another cord on his side of tho extemporized couch, but the only response was an equally liberal deluge of water, this time it being nearly hot. Tho unhappy pair theu screamed in nnison; and the bride in the excitement of the moment, uttered senti ments, anything but complimentary to the fond spouse,. When the servants came they were just in timo to rescue tho unlucky pair from drowning, as the reem was already half full of water, and the wifo was perched like a monkey on br husband's back uttering tbe most lamentable cries, while her husband was fumbling about in tbe dark, trying his best to find tho door. Exchange. True!) Tuiir Uoj. Teach them that a trno lady may bo found in calico quite at frequently as in velvet. Teach them that a common school ed ucation with common sense is better than a college education without it. Teach them that ono good, honest trade is worth a dozen professions. Teach them that "honesty is the best policy" that it is better to be poor than rich on profits of crooked whisky. Teach theii to respect their elder and tboraselveB. Teach them that, as they expect to be men some day, they cannot too soon learn to protect the weak and helpless. Teach them that to wear patched clothes is no disgrace, but to wear a black eye is. Teach them that God ia no respecter of sex, and that when be gave the seventh commandment be meant it for them as well as for their sisters. Teach them that by indulging their depraved appetites in the worst forms of dissipation, they are not fit to become the husbands of pure girl. lighter Txe, Leas Meallnf The cnci uiiiiea of tlio river and liar- , .... II 1..- ur jmiuery ire now j-iviiy wen uuiht' stood by the public, lhauka to the cia cuaaion whicu followed tho passage of tho bill aud the subsequent vote over tbe Presi.lunt'a veto. There are three hundred and sixty- tliite uieinbora of co"xress in the two ImiiHCH. There are three h nnd red and Uftv-aix apeoilia appropriations fur river and harbors. l.liU't;un the States wlnuli receive no share of the plunder, the re sult would show more than ono grant for every senator and representative. this fact tells the whole story, and it exhibits the large interests that com bined to curry the steal through. ilia appropriations under the recent act aggregated 18,71:1,87"). The oati- Uiatea of the engiueera for part of the work foot up fifty-six miliums, in addi tion to the money voted at tho last ses sion. Expeiienen has demonstrated that such estimates full vustly below the reality when the bills come to be paid. It ia douht'iil if one hundred millions would complete tho jobs now author ized. If the revenues were out down to tho proper standard for an economical and honest administration of the government this organized robbery would not bo pos sible. It is one of tlio consequences of a lingo surplus in the treasury, which as loug as it lasts is a standing invitation to all tho rascals. Tho only remedy for tlieso alarming evils is to cut on tho tcjiptatiou, to retrench expenditures rigidly, ami to bring taxation down to the lowest possible point. Experiments in any other direction will prove to be mere quackery. Lxpedients will not aimer. Surgery is needed, and noth ing short of tho knife will suvo tho life of the sugerer. N. . bun. The Kosiills of Overwork, Nothing is more reprehensible and thoroughly wrong than the idea that a woman fulUlls her duty by doing au amount of work far beyond her strength She only does not fulfill her duty, but she most signally fails in it, and the failure is truly deplorable. If tho work of the houaohold cannot be accomplished by order, system aud moderate work, without the necessity of wearing, heart breaking toil, then for the suke of hu manity let the work go on. The woman who Bpends hor lifo in unnecessary labor ia, by this very labor, unfitted for the highest duties of homo. She should be the haven of rest to which both husband aud children turn for peace and refresh mont. She should bo the careful, in telligent advisor and guide of one, the tender contlduuto and liolpmate of tho other. How is it possible for a woman exhausted iu body as a natural conse quence iu mind also to perform oithor of these olllcosr iter disposition ruined, her temper is sonred, her very nature is chaugod by the burden which too heavy to carry, ia dragged along as long as wearied feet and tired hands can do their part. Even her affections are blunted, and she becoim I merely a ma chine a woman without the time to bo womanly, a mother without the time to train aud cuido her children as only motbor can do, a wife without tho tiino to sympathize with and cheer hor hus band, a woman so overworked during the day that wheu night comes her sole thouffiit aud intense longing ia for rest aud aloep that very probably will not come, and cvon if it should, that she is too tirod to enioy. Better far let every thing go unfinished, to live as host she can, than to entail on horself and family tlio curso of overworn. oanitary Muga nine. A Familiar Odor. A nnna familiar nilnr will at nneA nnn jure up scenes, thonght and feeling long forgotten (if anything is ever forgotten) far more constantly and readily than any viuble strain or musto, or oilier sound, or taste, or visible object, or, least of all improHsion to the touch. How many dwellers in great citiea have been carried back in a moment to cottage hearths aud farm homestead I, to boyish wandorings in forest and on moor, to diamond lat ticed windows and sanded floors, to the solemn tick of a great eight day clock and loving voices of the dead by a whifl oi woodauioae or nrr- Ana now mu aroma of a mango or banana will call up vivid memories of sunny Boas and yel low sands fringed with palm trees! The ,water has a curious, though an extremely prosaio, expe rience on this point. Having spent seven years of Lis life on ocean-going steamers and in sugar-prodncing coun tries, he may be safoly assumed to be tolorubly familiar with flthe odor of rum. Yet even now, no aoouer does the fra grance of that delectable spirit obtrude itself npon him than a saint, briny, iodi nous ghost rises to minglo with its funics, accompatiiod by a vague and clammy rotion of dtickinoaa and a pro pensity to choke the phantom being born of a fearful mixture of seapods steeped in rum, with which, in accord ance with some veuorablo fetich of do mestic medicine, his throat was rtiblied when ho was a little child! All the Year Bound. (Jen. bbermnn and Urn tiirls. Tbe Washington correspondent of the Louisville Courier-Journal says: "Wash ingtouiauB are anticipating with regret losing (Jen. Sherman and his family, which St. Louis will gain in November, 18811. Oen. Sherman himself is an in stitution like the Treasury Department, and his ngly nut-cracker face is ono of the always welcome sights of Washing ton. Mrs. Sberniun is invisible no body knows what she does or whore she goes, but Misb Sherman and "Buche," as Oen. Sherman calls his daughter Kachel, are very popular. The old fel low is immenrely proud of his daughters, and admires them with a heartiness that is beautiful to see. Ho thinks what "llscbe" does not know about a book is not worth knowing that Miss Sherman is the most oapable of her sex; that Mrs. Tbackera is the moat fascinating creature and Mri. Fitch the best woman that ever lived. The Shermans are, in fact, nice and unpretending, every one of them. Heard in a boudoir "Mercy me, what are those horrible Bounds np-atairs?" "Ob, that's nothing but dearOeorge;! suppose be baa lost hi collar-button again." (Philadelphia New. hocsj:ho:,d iiku.i. If you dip your broom iu clean, hot suds once a weok, then shake it till it is almost dry, and then bang it u;, or stand it with the handle dowu, it will last twice as long as it would without this operation. l'ine apple cloth i now lined for chair b.ickair tidies. For handsome chair its transparency ia desirable, iu order iiottodistiiae tho richness of the up holstery, and its delicacy makes it much more iu keepiug than the thicker lmeu and crash. Bioe cakes are a nioo side dish for dinner. B.iil some rice until it is toft. thon roll it in your bauds in cakes; dip them in beaten egg, and then in Indian meal; see that thev are covered with tho meal. Theu fry them iu a littlo very hot lard. If to be served with meat, lay them around tho edge of tho plattor. A buckwheat shortcuko may bo a fore runner of those other cukes which are found on moat breakfast tables after tho first of December. Totwoonpsof sour milk allow ono large tcaspooiiful of soda; dissolve this in a little hot water, then stir it into tho milk; half a teuspnouful of salt is required and enough buck wheat flour to make a stiff batter. Put this iu a well-buttered tin aud buke for half au hour iu a hot oven. Servo while warm. Prettv littlo finev cake for the haa- ket, and which are especially adapted for childreu's parties, are made by niixlug throe ouuees of rice Hour with three ounce of powdered sugar; beat three eggs, aud add, stirring all thoroughly together. Spread this mixture out smoothly nn some stiff writing paper, and bako in a siuoolu oven for twenty minutes; then take from the oven, and cut with fancy cutters in any shape or shapes you choose heurts, oresconts, aud rings aro all pretty. Cover each one with icing; sot them buck in the oven to harden. This will be accomplished in about two minutes. A bod which is not in constant use should never bo kept "made up." Wheu a guest is expected tho room should be thoroughly aired and warmed, aud tho bod made up with freshly aired light oot- tou or woolen bedding and an extra blanket left witbiu easy reach. Tho bod should be placed so that the morning light will not shino directly into ono'a faco npou awakening, or if tuat ia impos sible, tho window opposite tho bed should bo closely curtained. Everything noccssiry for a carefal toilet should be providod, especially a bath tub and plonty of coarse towels. A soft fur or wool rug upon which to stand while dressing, and one or two easy chairs aro comforts which will be appreciated. Those whoso biato for oolor has not boon proporly developed, will find that at first a steady hold to dolinatc, perhips for ji time they may think dull colors, will afford comparative security; a kind of Quaker uniformity the vory reverse of vulgarity. When knowledge gives strength fancy may venture ou bolder flights, always remembering that the choice of ths decoration for living-room walls must bo strongly guided by various circumstances. Are there many pictures to be hung? Are there many ornaments to bo placed? In either case tho color of paint, tho patterns of papor, or other decorations must be soft and subaorvient or they will impair the offeot of tbe beauty of form and tint in pictures and pottery. Ia the room in question too low? ' A perpondieular treatment will relievo tho eye. Is the height the ob jection? Tho line of a snrbase will sug got a length and dotiaot from hobjlit. Art Amateur. BMB OF TH0TJUI1I. Disraeli Every momont is travel, if understood. Colton We ask advice, but wo mean approbation. Ciooro Thore is not a moment without some duty, Teligu Worship without faith is a waste of flowers. Disraoli Everything comos if a man will only wait. French Proverb What a woman does not know she'll hide. Goethe Every one must think Lisowu way to arrive at truth. Cliamfort In love, one who ceases to be rich begins to be poor. La Brnyere Love dios of satiety, and is buried in oblivion. Arabic saying A learned man with out works is a cloud without rain. Madame do Bassanville Politeness is a wroath of llowort that adorns the world. French proverb Consolations console only those who are willing to be con soled. Goethe Whon two men quarrel, he who owns the ooolest head is most to blame. Anon Serrioes to bo readers.! reooa oilo frijn.lswhoin service rendered have estranged. La Eruyore Ono loves wholly hut once the first time; love that follow are less involuntary. t by Bliou'd not IToincn Whistle! If tho mere act of whistling can help and cheer a man so much, why should it 10 denied to a woman? If whistling can drive away the blues aud be company for a lonesome person, surely woman have much more need of its services than their brothers, for to them come many mora such occasions thau to tbe men. There are many who have not the gift of song. Why should they not whistle a they rock the cradle or por form their household dntios, or aocotn pany themselves on the piano? Bat there is a physical or hygenio advantage in whistling which should exouse it gainst all the canon of propriety or "good form." It i often remarked that the average girl ia eo narrow-cheated, and in that respect oompare so unfavor ably with her brother. May tbi not be dne in some measure to the habit of whistling which every boy acquirea as soon a he arrives at the dignity of pant and girls aoldom dot Let any one try for five minute the inhaling and exhal ing of the breath aa it occur in the act of whistling, and the effect upon the lung and chest can not fail to be no ticed. A daily practice of this kind would be of more benefit than all the patent inspirator and chest expandera in the market.